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Crystal Ball

2026-04-29T10:44:02Z

Roverlord:

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:''Crystal Ball is a member of [[Cobra]] from the [[G.I. Joe]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:HHS-CrystalBall.jpg|thumb|250px|right]]

'''Crystal Ball''' is a Cobra soothsayer.

==Fiction==
===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Gazing into the [[Baroness|Serpentress]]'s future, Crystal Ball foresaw that her [[Serpentor|child]] with [[Cobra Commander]] would one day become the true emperor of Cobra. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{MainIDW|Crystal Ball}}
Following the dissolution of Cobra, Crystal Ball fell in with the [[Dreadnok]]s, establishing himself as a sort of spiritual leader for the motorcycle gang. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook|Crystal Ball profile}} With them as muscle, Crystal Ball traveled to [[Hohhot]] and used his powers of persuasion to convince the local populace that only he could protect them from the kinds of monsters that were encroaching upon the world and that their governments would once again fail to protect them from. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #1}}

As the newly international G.I. Joe team arrived at his palace to take him down at the behest of the [[China|Chinese]] government, Crystal Ball greeted the Joes and ordered the Dreadnoks to attack them. As the Joes slowly but surely managed to fight back against the bikers, Crystal Ball denounced their short-sightedness and again insisted that only he could protect the world from the horrors that laid below the Earth's surface before having [[Burn Out (G.I. Joe)|Burn Out]] unleash several seemingly mind controlled members of the Mongolian populace on their foes. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 2|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #2}} Theorizing that getting Crystal Ball away from the civilians would break whatever hold he seemed to have on them, [[Rock 'n Roll]] jumped off of [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]]'s back to grab Crystal Ball off of the balcony. As he was grabbed by the Joe, Crystal Ball put his fingers to Rock's forehead, allowing him to sense a lust for destruction and a powerful guilt that filled the Joe that he encouraged him to embrace. This only momentarily dazed the Joe though and he soon threw Crystal Ball over his shoulders, carried him down the stairs, and eventually threw him in the back of the beat up 4x4 [[Cover Girl]] had managed to procure. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 3|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #3}} As the Dreadnoks gave the Joes chase, Crystal Ball continued to rave about the coming horrors from down below until he noticed [[Doc (Carla Greer)|Doc]] shoot some kind of energy blast from her hands, the realization that she didn't know [[Dire Wraith|what she really was]] causing him to cackle with laughter. With their transportation on it's last legs, the Joes were forced to abandon the jeep along with their prisoner. It was here that Crystal Ball cackled that the true, ancient gods of the Earth had finally awakened just as a [[Fatal Fluffy|gigantic monster]] burst from beneath the Dreadnoks' feet and dragged them back underground with it! {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 4|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #4}}

Now a prisoner aboard G.I. Joe's underwater headquarters ''[[Nemesis (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Lemuria]]'', Crystal Ball meditated surrounded by a circle of various pieces of garbage. When Rock 'n Roll came down to give him his lunch, he answered his question about his circle by claiming it was allowing him to see both of their futures before again putting his fingers to the Joe's forehead, this time giving Rock a vision of himself as a monster similar to the one in Hohot. Imploring Rock to embrace the fundamental chaos of his soul, Crystal Ball agreed with the Joe that they were far from done with one another. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 5|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #5}}

With the two of them being held aboard the ''Lemuria'' without trial, [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] arrived to G.I. Joe's base to take both Crystal Ball and the Baroness into custody so they could be tried for their crimes in [[Geneva]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 7|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #7}} While they were en route though, the prison transport suddenly came under attack from [[Cobra|Cobranarchist]]s and the amazingly still living Dreadnoks who were aiming to free both of them. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 8|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #8}} As [[Buzzer (G.I. Joe)|Buzzer]] and [[Torch (G.I. Joe)|Torch]] released both of them, Crystal Ball suddenly sensed the destruction of the hatchery from which the subterranean monsters were being born, meaning only the two progenitors of the race still lived. Summoning those two remaining monsters to cover their escape, Crystal Ball stood alongside [[Destro]], [[Doctor Mindbender|Dr. Mindbender]], a hooded Dire Wraith, and Baroness as she addressed the crowd of Cobranarchists inside a serpentine temple, declaring herself Commander of a new Cobra! {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 9|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #9}}

Admiring the snake shaped dagger and bowl [[Firefly]] had procured for him, Crystal Ball assured his new Commander that these artifacts were worth the trouble it took to acquire them and that all they needed for the coming ritual was to find the right location. {{storylink|M.A.S.K.: First Strike}}

Working alongside their Dire Wraith allies, Crystal Ball oversaw the ritual to open up the portal to [[Cobra-La]]. Once it was open and several unwilling Cobranarchists were forced inside and turned into [[Cobra Viper|Vipers]], Crystal Ball informed his Commander that the Dire Wraiths had served their purpose and that the hungry Vipers could feast upon them. At the Commander's command, Crystal Ball began overseeing the transformation of the rest of the Cobranarchists. {{storylink|Scarlett's Strike Force issue 1|Scarlett's Strike Force #1}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Scarlett's Strike Force issue 2|Scarlett's Strike Force #2}} {{storylink|Scarlett's Strike Force issue 3|Scarlett's Strike Force #3}}}}

==External links==
*[http://www.myuselessknowledge.com/joe/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99&Itemid=53 Crystal Ball at G. I. Joe Comics Homepage]

[[Category:Cobra members]]
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[[Category:IDW (2005) humans]]

Reflector (G1)

2026-04-04T13:44:20Z

Roverlord:

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{{disambigm|Reflector (disambiguation)|Refractor}}
:''Reflector is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:ReflectorG1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|It's a Kodak moment. Top down: Viewfinder, Spyglass, Spectro]]
'''Reflector''' (aka '''Refraktor''') likes to watch. He lives (they live?) to observe anything and everything, from scenery, to wildlife, to architecture. But above all else, Reflector likes to watch his (their?) comrades, learn their dark secrets, and profit from them. Reflector is also very impressed with his (their?) own abilities both in the fields of observation and blackmail.

Reflector is generally composed of three separate robots—[[Spectro]], [[Spyglass]], and [[Viewfinder]]—who combine into the one single-lens-reflex camera [[alternate mode|altmode]] that is Reflector. He is (they are?) also the leader (leaders?) of the [[Photon (subgroup)|Photons]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Chris Latta]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese, "Fire in the Sky")|[[Frank Todaro]] (English, "[[Transformers 40th Anniversary Event]]"), [[Wang Wèi]] (Chinese), [[Ulrich Bernsdorff]] (German), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1"), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "S.O.S. Dinobots"), [[Mário Monjardim]] (Portuguese), [[Francisco José]] (Portuguese, "Roll for It"), [[Orlando Drummond]] (Portuguese, "Divide and Conquer"), [[Carlos Seidl]] (Portuguese, "Autobot Spike"), [[Marco Ribeiro]] (Portuguese, "Generation 2", Audio News Dub), [[Paulo Maeda]] (Portuguese, "Generation 2", Audio Brasil dub), [[Edgar Givry]] (European French), [[Jean Roche]] (European French, "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1"), [[Jacques Ferrière]] (European French, "Roll for It"), [[Francis Lax]] & [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "Divide and Conquer"), Unknown (European French, "Autobot Spike")}}

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

[[File:GenericDecepticons MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Anything you need reflected? I (we?) gotcha covered.]]
Reflector later battled the Autobot forces on an offshore oil rig, {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} and joined in the Decepticons' attack on [[Sherman Dam]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} Reflector participated in the battle royale with the Autobots shortly before the Decepticons' failed attempt at returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard a new space cruiser. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}} Numerous [[Photon (subgroup)|robots sharing Reflector's design]], who existed in addition to the core trio, also took part in these activities. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

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

[[File:ReflectorCartoon1.jpg|left|thumb|I (we?) see EVERYTHING!]]
Reflector later worked with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] on another attempt to transport energon cubes to Cybertron via the space bridge. A group of Autobots soon arrived to investigate the Decepticon goings-on, but Reflector was quick to act and dazzled them with a blinding flash from his central lens. The Autobots soon got themselves together, though, and Reflector was dispatched when his duplicates were hurled into one another, causing them to recombine into one. Reflector's component selves later took part in a Decepticon attack on [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] and were fired upon by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]], but the three robots were confident that the Earth germ couldn't hit all of them at once. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

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

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

When the Decepticons used their space bridge to pull Cybertron itself into Earth's orbit in order to reap the energy released by the natural disasters that would result, Reflector was at Megatron's side as the Decepticon leader watched the construction of a hydroelectric energy collector. When an unexpectedly strong tidal wave demolished the structure, Megatron and Reflector escaped aboard a transport ship, though Reflector was given pause to wonder on the fate of the Decepticons' human ally, [[Doctor Arkeville]]. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}}

[[File:SOSDinobots Great Falls.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]

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

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

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

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

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

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

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Reflector was one of the Decepticons supporting the [[Selector]] revolt at [[Neo Scramble City]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

During the skirmish, [[Angolmois Energy]] began to erupt from the planet's surface. Reflector was caught in the corrupting backwash of one of the geysers. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
[[File:SRLF4 astrotrain snaps metroplex.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|After a long day at work, the Autobot city sat down for a beer.]]
[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] photographed the incomplete [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] with the aid of Reflector's camera mode, so that Megatron could decipher whether or not it was powerful enough to stand up to [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. Reflector and Shockwave were charged with manning the device's control as other teams of the Decepticons would go out and attack power plants to retrieve the energy stored within them. The whole plot was foiled when [[Jenny (G1)|Jenny]], a captive of the Decepticons, managed to reprogram Starscream into blowing up the Omega Wave Cannon's controls. Reflector was sent tumbling away from his post. He then followed Megatron into battle, but was forced to flee along with the rest of the Decepticons when a massive amount of Autobot reinforcements joined the fray. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
The Reflector trio were "one" of fourteen [[Decepticon Warlord|Warlords]] that arose championing the Decepticon cause. His / their legion, the [[Photon (subgroup)|Photons]], were an endless series of identical Cybertronians apparently patterned after their leader. As the [[Elite Guard|Autobot Elite Guard]] began picking off the Decepticon Warlords one at a time, Reflector attended the War Councils with the other Decepticon leaders to discuss strategy. It was Reflector who suggested they pool secrets and information for the greater good of the Decepticon cause. It was also Reflector who assimilated his / their Photons into the ranks of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s Decepticons after the Warlords gave up their secrets to each other. This merger allowed him / them to avoid certain destruction when [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] sent an unwitting suicide bomber to the next council meeting, wiping out all the remaining Warlords besides Megatron. {{storylink|A Team Effort}}

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

====''Cloud''====
The Reflector of "OG001 Spacetime" was one of several Decepticons who wound up on the receiving end of a beating from a [[Megatron (Cloud)|Megatron from another universe]], as he fought his way through them to get to [[Optimus Prime (Cloud)|his world's Optimus Prime]] and the super-powerful entity [[SARA]]. {{storylink|TFC-A01}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Reflectormarvel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|A [[To sell toys#Hi-and-die|hi-then-die]] who didn't even get to say hi!]]
A robot resembling Viewfinder was seen decorating the cavern floor of [[Mount St. Hilary]] after all the [[Decepticon]]s were rendered inoperative by [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]'s poisoned fuel. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

====''Transformers '84''====
As the [[Great War (G1)|war]] raged on Cybertron, Reflector was among the many Decepticons seen battling the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}}

===''S.T.A.R.S.'' continuity===
Using the human power known as "imagination," S.T.A.R.S. recruits could perceive what it was like to be Reflector. {{storylink|You Have Been Chosen.}}

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

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

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

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:BrothersBurden Reflector.jpg|thumb|left|"Who added Sky-Lynx to our Skype call?!"]]

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

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

''A "inferior copy" of'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}} Reflector remained on Cybertron and worked for [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], monitoring the planet and its inhabitants for him from a central mainframe. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} They were destroyed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] when he broke ranks with Shockwave's command structure; using Soundwave's expertise, Starscream delayed footage of himself as he encroached on Shockwave's monitor womb, within which the Reflector trio were posted. They thus were unable to foresee Starscream sneaking up on them, and he blasted all three 'cons to death. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

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

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

Viewfinder was present for a Decepticon gathering on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], during which [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] took control of the Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} During a subsequent Decepticon assault on an Autobot peace ceremony, the Reflector trio were charged with delivering a message to Optimus Prime. After being carried to Prime in [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'s palm, Viewfinder used his chest lens to project a hologram of Serpent O.R., allowing the Decepticon leader to negotiate with Prime. Reflector came under attack by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] during the negotiation, but Viewfinder managed to continue the transmission despite being injured. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Early in the war, the Reflector trio tried to stop an Autobot prison break in the [[Citadel (building)|Citadel]] only to be blown away by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. {{storylink|Rise}} Spectro and Spyglass were later seen aboard a Decepticon orbital outpost, terrified of walking down the same hallway as [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}

[[File:AHM3 Reflector Rumble.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
All three Reflector units (speaking entirely in unison), eventually joined [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] on [[Earth]], and helped defeat the Autobots there. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Following this victory, the Reflector trio help destroy [[New York City]] along with the other Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}} Spectro and Spyglass enjoyed "playing games" with the city's fleshy inhabitants, but were disappointed about how easily they came apart. Viewfinder preferred to brood by himself, while still echoing the other two's dialogue. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} Reflector stayed with Megatron when [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] rebelled against his leader {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}, and fought back against the Autobots when they returned to Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} The Decepticons were ultimately defeated {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} and Viewfinder and Spectro left the planet aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. {{storylink|Uneasy Lies the Head}} Spyglass was left behind, however, and was still trying to get off the planet two years later. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

In the aftermath of the war with [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] and [[D-Void]], the trio was instructed by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] to undertake a special mission beginning with the theft of [[Turmoil]]'s time-sliding space cruiser. {{storylink|Night and the City}} Using the ship, they were supposed to locate [[LV-117]] and report its circumstances back to Shockwave, but were unprepared for the planet's erratic movement through time. Appearing out of nowhere right in front of them, LV-117 flung the Reflector trio over one hundred years into the past, depleting the ship's fuel supply and causing it to crash. {{storylink|Syndromica (2)}}

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

====''Timelines''====
[[File:BotCon2016 Reflector CardArt.jpg|left|thumb|upright=.5|Yeah! Punch that card user!]]
After the apparent death of Viewfinder, Spectro and Spyglass sought out [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] to stabilize them for individualized life. However, when Viewfinder's body was recovered from LV-117, it was discovered that exposure to [[Ore-1]] would allow his spark to be reignited, and thus Reflector was reborn from this process. {{storylink|#Combiner Wars|BotCon 2016 Reflector profile card}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Reflectortrioandfriendrailway-HOS3.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5]]
The Reflector trio were three of the many Decepticons under Starscream's command during Earth's industrial revolution. They helped oversee the construction of the railway that would allow The [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to reach [[New York City|New York]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

{{IDW HOS}}

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

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

Reflector was dispatched to [[Primax 905.0 Beta|universal stream 905.0 Beta]] to search for the source of a new dimensional flux of previously unheard type. In their Pretender guises, the trio tracked the source of the disruption to the [[Otsuka Museum of Art]], and found that it was a strange tablet. Reflector was about to make off with the tablet when he was accosted by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], and his components promptly dropped their Pretender forms to battle the little Autobot. Unfortunately for Reflector, he was no match for the unearthly powers of an Alternity: Bumblebee snatched the tablet away, and with a snap of his fingers, reduced Reflector to a nearly two-dimensional state. From across the dimensions, Megatron saw his minions collapse like paper, and lashed out with his tesseractal swords, destroying the museum and the tablet, and wounding Bumblebee. By the time Bumblebee came to, Reflector was long gone. {{storylink|The World Is Flat!}}
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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:Siege-Refraktor-art.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6]]
Refraktor was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Espionage Raider]], whose function specialized in recon. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' webpage}}<ref name=Siege>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/siege ''Siege'' website]</ref> During the war for Cybertron, he was stationed inside the Decepticon stronghold, [[Helex (polity)|Helex]]. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan-1 Data Files}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
[[File:Refraktor Generics.jpg|thumb|250px|left]]
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Todaro]] ([[Siege episode 2|''Siege'' #2]], [[Earthrise episode 4|''Earthrise'' #4]], English), [[Kaiser Johnson]] ([[Siege episode 5|''Siege'' #5]] "Desperate Decepticon", English), [[Edward Bosco]], [[Shawn Hawkins]] ([[Earthrise episode 1|''Earthrise'' #1]] "Factory Worker", English), [[Mark Whitten]] ([[Earthrise episode 3|''Earthrise'' #3]] "Decepticon Refugee", English)|[[Júlio Monjardim]] (Portuguese), [[Julián Rodríguez]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Esteban Desco]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

Refraktor was part of the Decepticon ambush team that attacked the Autobots looking for the [[AllSpark]]. He fought with [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] during the battle. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}
Refraktor was present when Mirage attempted to infiltrate the Decepticon camp using a hologram. He fights Mirage again in a rematch. Refracktor was confused by all of Mirage's cloned holograms and was finally taken out of the fight by Mirage and Wheeljack. {{storylink|Siege episode 3}}
Refraktor was part of the Decepticon ranks that attacked the Ark. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

Refracktor was part of the Decepticons that traveled to the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] Station aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] ordered his Decepticons to attack [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. After an explosion, he reported to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] that Megatron cannot be found. Starscream assumed that Megatron was dead and took command of the Decepticon forces. The Decepticons broke into the area where the Autobots were and began to attack, but were ordered to cease fire when a wounded Megatron arrived, being supported by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. He ran over to help Megatron. Scorponok then attacked again, forcing Refraktor to counter-attack. Once Scorponok retreated, Megatron ordered the Decepticons to terminate the Autobots. Scorponok returned and attacked the Decepticons, allowing the Autobots to escape. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Three|''Transformers'' #3]]}}

[[File:TheWorldInYourEyesPart3 AscenticonGuardVolunteers.jpg|thumb|right|300px|He loves to watch]]

Refraktor was a veteran of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]]. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}} In the post-war era, Refraktor joined the Ascenticons and was one of the first four recruits for the [[Ascenticon Guard]]. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} However, Refraktor led a secret double life: as one of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s many operatives, he regularly reported highly sensitive intelligence regarding [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s increasingly volatile political movement back to the head of Cybertron's intelligence division. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}}

After [[Rubble]] had been murdered, Bumblebee petitioned to join the Ascenticon Guard, but neither Refraktor nor [[Flywheels|Skytread]] thought he was up to the task. When Skytread ran his mouth, Bumblebee punched him in the face, and Refraktor took a backhand before [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] broke up the fighting. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} When [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], who'd been implicated in Rubble's murder, received asylum at [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Ascenticon Headquarters]], Refraktor and the other members of the Ascenticon Guard took up defensive positions when [[Security Operations]] tried to intervene. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} After the Ascenticons got a rebrand, Refraktor accompanied Soundwave to a standoff in the [[Cybertronian Mountains]] where he met up with Starscream and brought him up to speed on everything that'd happen while he was away. Starscream angrily pointed out that he'd neglected to tell Starscream the most important revelation—Bumblebee, known associate of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]], had joined the Ascenticon Guard. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}}

[[File:WarWorldHunt-Refraktor.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

After the [[Tether]] fell and caused mass destruction in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Refraktor went on patrol with the rest of the Ascenticon Guard as they helped out with search and rescue operations. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} Eventually, however, as tensions mounted, Megatron fast-tracked a coup and successfully overthrew the Senate entirely after rebranding him and his followers as "Decepticons". Beforehand, Refraktor privately alerted Starscream of the impending coup and warned him to lay low until the dust had settled. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} When the Autobots and their allies tried to rescue Orion Pax and Sentinel from Decepticon captivity, Refraktor and [[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]] were on sentry duty outside the captured Senate building when [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] ran them over. {{storylink|War World: Prime}}

Refraktor was on patrol with [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] and [[Airwave (facility)|Airwave]] when they decided to harass [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s clinic and intimidate the medics who worked there into surrendering any Autobot sympathizers. However, Ratchet was less compliant than they'd hoped and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] eventually scared them into leaving when he threatened to turn a swarm of [[Diagnostic Drone|diagnostic drone]]s upon the three. {{storylink|Escape Part One}}

Refraktor also joined the Decepticon Guard in driving Security Operations away from one of their holding cells and freed some useful prisoners. During the operation, however, Refraktor cornered a member of Sec-Ops named [[Vibes]]. At Starscream's direction, he slipped Vibes a tip about [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Titan (group)|Titan]][[spark]]s. Starscream had been forced to share some of his cards with Megatron and Starscream, so he wanted Optimus Prime to have some of the same intelligence to keep himself potentially useful. While the injured Starscream underwent repairs, Refraktor reported on his successful mission, but warned Starscream that his loyalty would only stretch so far, especially as Megatron seemed to be winning. Starscream warned Refraktor not to get too cocky and start thinking for himself at a time like this. {{storylink|War World: Hunt}}

Incidentally, Refraktor was targeted by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] as a potential source of information as well. The enterprising casino owner tagged Refraktor as a favored patron, one who might get more talkative after some specially-refined energon. It may have been from him that Swindle learned the location of the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}} Refraktor and the Decepticons were soon deployed to the Sea of Rust in search of the Enigma. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}}
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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOfCybertron1-Reflector.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

Reflector was part of the final battle of the Great War that saw the Autobots flee Cybertron aboard the ''Ark'' before [[Gozer]] arrived on Cybertron. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}}

===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPart3-energoncubes.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

When the ''Ark'' rebooted in 1984, its repair beams first struck Skywarp, who proceeded to revive the Decepticon army. After the stasis-locked Autobots had been destroyed, the Decepticons attacked Earth. The humans responded by founding [[Skywatch]] which itself created [[Skynet]] and an army of [[T-800]] Terminator robots. Refraktor perished in the Skynet-Decepticon conflict, {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} and by the year [[2029]] one of his bodies was part of a mass grave outside [[Los Angeles]]. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}}

To avert the Decepticon threat, a lone T-800 travelled back to 1984 to try and destroy them before they conquered the world. The time traveller's intervention allowed the Autobots to be reactivated prompting the Decepticons to retreat from the ''Ark''. Conducting a scouting mission with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], Refraktor reported to Megatron on the energy production capabilities of a nearby [[Cyberdyne Systems]] facility, taking part in the subsequent attack on it. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} Once the facility had been conquered, Refraktor began filling up [[energon cube]]s before the Autobots arrived. Confident that he could crush the T-800 that they'd allied with, Refraktor was unprepared for the android throwing a bomb directly on his face and detonating it, killing him instantly. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:Finale-ArceeDoublecross.jpg|thumb|right]]

Refraktor was one of the many Cybertronians who'd been captured and [[magic]]ally brainwashed by [[King Sombra]]. When the Autobots and their pony friends launched a counterattack, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] used [[Applejack]]'s transforming [[exosuit|exo-suit]] to rescue both him and [[Doublecross]] by breaking the spell.

After he'd been returned to normal, Refraktor stood guard at the Decepticon [[space bridge|spacebridge]] as the [[Wonderbolts]] took a caged Sombra back to the land of [[Equestria]]. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

===''Canon/Transformers''===
On [[Earth]], "Refraktor-1", the central component of the camera mode, was altered by the [[AllSpark]] into a new body that could transform into a Canon [[EOS R5]] camera. However, with a stand-in, the other Refraktor units were able to still combine into their camera mode. Refraktor sought the [[Quantum Dial]] as a clue to solving the mystery of his ability to split. {{storylink|#Canon/Transformers 2|Decepticon Refraktor R5 bio}}
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===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 no. 5 – Reflector is Outmatched.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.25]]
Reflector was part of the Decepticon crew who attacked the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. He was revived in the present day to bolster the Decepticon ranks. Upon being revived, Reflector was curious about what had happened to [[Megatron (G1)#Energon Universe|Megatron]], but [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] ordered him to drop it and focus on the mission.

Starscream then airlifted him into battle against the Autobots at the Farmingham Dam, dropping into battle guns blazing and with an acronym-based quip at the ready. Unfortunately for him, he dove toward [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]], who was equipped with Megatron's arm, and therefore his [[fusion cannon]]. Reflector had just enough time to realize how fragged he was before he was eviscerated in a single shot. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
In one of several possible timelines, the time-traveling [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] Ravage broke into the ''Ark'' while its occupants were still in stasis and downloaded protoform cloning data from Reflector, among several others. He then returned to his future, planning to revive the Decepticons in new clone bodies and begin their conquest anew. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}

===''Sector Seven'' game===
Dubbed "[[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial]] - 115", a video of Reflector transforming in the midst of a child's birthday party reached the public through "hacked evidence" files. {{storylink|Sector Seven (game)}}

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

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

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

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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:ReflectorEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Three in one, one in three, we are the ones who heal thee.]]
[[Spyglass#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spyglass]], [[Spectro#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spectro]], and [[Viewfinder#Transformers: Earth Wars|Viewfinder]] were selected to spy on and gather intelligence on the [[Nova Power Core|Nova Core]]. They sneaked through the base's security and found the Nova Core. Unfortunately, by their own incompetence and curiosity they removed the device with the power plant still running. As soon as the reactor was set off, Reflector fled the scene.
{{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Project Supernova}}

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

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

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

As [[First Aid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|First Aid]] headed to an extraction site where his Medi-bots would meet him, Brake-Neck was compromised by Smokescreen, and Reflector stole the Core and tried to take off with it. First Aid intervened, and... unexpectedly, Spectro dropped the Nova Core into water, of all things. The Core went critical, and First Aid convinced Reflector to help him shield the energy as the Nova Core went into meltdown. The Nova Core faded, and Viewfinder only asked that the Autobot not tell Megatron about what just happened. Then Viewfinder got hit by Brake-Neck's bullet, much to his irritation {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars/Events| Big Bang!}}

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

While Swindle was having a sale with Luca, Reflector eavesdropped on the two, and learnt Luca had a "plan" for Starscream involving a box. Naturally, Reflector went to tattle on Starscream about the ploy. Starscream destroyed the box, much to Swindle's chagrin. Apparently it wasn't a trap, but in fact a gift for Starscream's Inception Day! - Cybertron-21, a high-fidelity holographic battlefield simulator. Starscream was shocked he had just destroyed a game (in mint condition). Reflector thought that it was a bad call to have done that, and they decide to go back to blackmailing people. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

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

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:reflector Reflector at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
The Reflectors were a team of Decepticons who specialized in light-based warfare, including holograms and optical misdirection. The three leaders of the group could combine into a single alternate mode, but the many [[Photon (subgroup)|Photon]] [[drone]]s based on their body-types could not. The Reflector trio spent most of their time on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], supervising the [[Assembly Forge]] responsible for constructing new Decepticon [[drone]]s. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy Reflector.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|We three kings of orient are... Left to right: Spectro, Viewfinder, Spyglass]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Reflector''' (Mail-away, [[1986]]/[[1987]]; wide release in Japan, [[1985]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''21'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spectro's [[shutter gun]], Viewfinder's [[lens laser]], Spyglass's [[opto blaster]], flash cube/missile launcher, 3 missiles, telephoto lens
{{toydesigner|[[Hideaki Yoke]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Shinji Aramaki]] (concept artist)}}
:Reflector is composed of three distinct robots that combine to form a camera that most closely resembles a 1969 Ricoh 126C-Flex TLS: [[Viewfinder#Toys|Viewfinder]] as the central component with the lens, [[Spectro#Toys|Spectro]] as the right-side component with the shutter button, and [[Spyglass#Toys|Spyglass]] as the left-side component with the flashcube. It actually has play functions that simulate an actual camera: the viewfinder actually works (though one needs to stand about 8' back to see anything clearly), and the shutter button clicks when pressed in.

[[File:G1_Reflector_Offer.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Reflector Offer]]:Reflector was first sold in Japan in 1985 as an ordinary retail item. While [[Hasbro]] originally planned him for release in 1984 (thus him appearing in the cartoon), they delayed selling him in the U.S. until 1986, and only then via mail-order. Reflector was first available via the [[The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:|direct-mail flyer promoting ''The Transformers: The Movie'']]''.'' (Amusingly, this came just as the character was being quietly and fully phased out of the fiction.) The toy would be a common offering in [[Pack-in material|pack-in flyers]] from then on, at a cost of $10 and two [[Robot Point]]s. Naturally, the Hasbro version has the flashcube missile launcher's spring removed, while the Takara version has it at regular missile-launching strength. Oddly, the Decepticon [[insignia]] decals on Spyglass and Spectro are inverted from the norm, being silver symbols with purple outlines, something not seen elsewhere in the first two years of G1 figures.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Spectro/spectro.htm More information on (part of) Reflector at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/SpyGlass/spyglass.htm More info on another part of Reflector at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Viewfinder/viewfinder.htm More info on yet another part of Reflector at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sideswipe vs. Reflector''' (unreleased Toys"R"Us exclusive 2-pack, planned for ca. 2011)}}</ul>
:This figure would have been a [[Retool#Gang-molded alternate parts|pretool]]/redeco of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' Deluxe Class [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Perceptor]], utilizing that toy's alternate head sculpt based on Perceptor's original 1985 toy's head (which does bear a passing resemblance to Viewfinder). It was inteded to be released as part of a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] two-pack with [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generations|Sideswipe]], a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Sideswipe]] in Sideswipe's ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' colors. The head sculpt intended for Reflector was first acknowledged by Hasbro at the [[BotCon 2010]] design panel,<ref name="botcon 2010">http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-hasbro-designers-panel-170066/</ref> and was later used by TakaraTomy for the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''Generations'' [[Magnificus (G1)#Generations|Magnificus]] figure. The intended deco sheets for the two figures were revealed by the unofficial [[Pete Sinclair|Pete]]'s Robot Convention on Facebook in 2020, but later taken down again at the request of Hasbro.

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====''Thrilling 30''====
[[File:GenT30-toy Reflector.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Didn't there used to be two more of you, you?"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Skrapnel & Reflector''' (Legends Class, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / #007'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] and [[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}
:Part of the sixth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Thrilling 30 (2013–2014)|Generations]]'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' "[[Shrapnel (G1)#Generations|Skrapnel]]" comes with Reflector, a smaller robot based on [[Viewfinder]]'s [[package art]]. Reflector can transform into a camera or a weapon modeled after Shrapnel's grenade launcher, both of which Skrapnel can wield via its [[5 mm post]], or mount onto Skrapnel's back in insect mode. The only way Reflector's camera mode can be held right-side-up is loosely by the unfolded robot arms–the 5mm post is on ''top'' of the camera, and is sculpted to resemble a camera's flashcube.

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenReflector/reflector.htm More information on ''Generations'' Reflector at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
{{anchor|MasterpieceGoldMegsReflector}}
[[File:MP-05G-Reflector.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Doesn't split into three figures, doesn't transform, doesn't take photos]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron Gold Ver.''' (December [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MP-5G'''
:A non-transforming Reflector comes with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP5G|MP-5G Megatron]], the Hasbro Asia gold-chrome redeco of the MP-5 mold Megatron.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:BotCon2016toy-Reflector.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The only camera here is a dash-cam.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Reflector''' (3-pack, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:Released as a [[BotCon 2016]] souvenir exclusive, ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Reflector (Spectro, Spyglass, and Viewfinder) is a three-pack of a singular redeco and retool of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Shockwave]], utilizing the mold's existing alternate head. Reflector transforms into a spaceship based on Shockwave's Cybertronian handgun mode. Undocumented in the instructions, Reflector can transform into a gun mode for any ''Combiner Wars'' gestalt.

:Hasbro has encouraged finding ways to combine the three into a vaguely camera-shaped object, and as such there are multiple [[Fan mode|unofficial attempts]].

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

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

::*[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/1065216-new-botcon-2016-configuration.html Deceptigtar's instructions]
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:Siege-toy Refraktor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Have fun finding three of me!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Refraktor''' (Deluxe Class, June [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID Number'': '''WFC-S36'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''SG-28'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[August 24]], 2019
:*''Hidden message code'': '''REFLECTOR'''
:*''Accessories:'' "EMM Distortion Blaster"/tripod part, "HPR Telefocal Shield"/lens part, "Bioscale Compression Rotor"/chest module
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro),<ref name=seibertron>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/siege-red-alert-revealed-stock-photos-for-nycc-siege-figures-design-notes-from-warden-nycc/42180/ Design notes] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[John Warden]] at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2018|San Diego Comic-Con 2018]], at Seibertron.com</ref> [[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}
:''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' '''Refraktor''' (thanks, [[trademark]]!) is a single-packaged Deluxe figure based on [[Viewfinder]]'s robot design, although the figure includes a removable 'chest module' which allows one to recreate [[Spectro]] or [[Spyglass]] instead.<ref name=seibertron/> As standalone robots, each Refraktor bot on its own can transform into an "artillery hovercraft"<ref name=seibertron /> that might be ''generously'' interpreted as marginally reminiscent of the BotCon 2016 redecoes above. Purchasing three units and combining them allows the formation of the classic camera mode, looking vaguely like a modern digital reflex body. To this end, each Refraktor includes a blaster and a shield which form one-third of the camera tripod and lens, respectively, with the Viewfinder "chest module" connecting the tripod for stability. Though not suggested in the instructions, you can also pop the other two chest modules into the empty sockets on top of each of the camera's sides, simulating the aperture and shutter speed controls on a real camera. Unlike most ''Siege'' figures, the Refraktors lack battle damage. Unfortunately, this figure [[Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon|suffers from a citogenerated]] red wrist stripe which was not actually there in the original cartoon.

:Inputting the blacklight code "Reflector" into the Teletraan-1 page on Hasbro's website reveals a desktop wallpaper containing a preview of the Refraktor Reconnaissance Team, notably before the official reveal at [[San Diego Comic-Con]].

:Due to the need for three Refraktors to make a camera, Hasbro wholesalers allowed independent retailers to order entire cases composed solely of them, outside the normal waves and case assortments offered to big-box retailers. As of 2019 this is not unusual and most figures are available this way.

:This mold was later redecoed to make ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)#Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (2020-2022)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Scrapface#Toys|Scrapface]], as well as retooled into ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Comic Edition|Comic Edition]]'' [[Xaaron (G1)#Generations Comic Edition|Emirate Xaaron]]. It also serves as the basis for the non-toy character [[Shamble]] as well as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Reflector (SG)|Reflector]]'s appearance in IDW's ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (IDW)|Shattered Glass]]'' comic.

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[[File:Siege-toy Refraktor 3pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This time you can tell us apart!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Refraktor Reconnaissance Team 3-Pack''' (Multi-pack, [[September 1]], [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' 3 "Telefocal Shields"/lens parts, 3 "Shutter Blaster/Lens Laser/Optic Blaster" rifles, "Flash Launcher" flashcube, "Shutter Armor", 3 "Bioscale Compression Rotors"/torso-parts, Kremzeek blast effect
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:One of many many ''many'' online exclusives revealed and opened for pre-order during [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2019, this set features three copies of the Deluxe figure above, only this time decoed to match the original Reflector toy layouts (mostly). Each robot also comes with extra accessories to make the combined camera mode look that much more like an actual modern-ish camera while still evoking the original toy, adding a flashcube for Spyglass, a grip/shutter-button for Spectro, and a viewfinder for Viewfinder.

:The set also includes a [[Kremzeek#War for Cybertron: Siege|Kremzeek]] figurine, which is compatible with the ''Siege'' "blast effect" system. Neat!

:This set was originally intended to be a [[HasCon 2019]] exclusive, but that event was indefinitely postponed.<ref>https://www.bbcw.com/product.php?productid=52162&cat=&page=9</ref>

:These three decoes (without the added equipment) were used for some of the [[:File:Refraktor Generics.jpg|background Refraktors]] in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]].
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFCT-toy Scrapface.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What's in a name?...besides an obvious insult.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Scrapface''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''WFC-05'''
:*''TakaraToy release date'': [[November 28]], 2020
:*''Accessories:'' blaster/tripod part, shield/lens part, chest module
{{note|This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as an [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]]-corrupted form of Reflector in ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.}}
:Part of the first assortment of toys promoting the [[Netflix]] [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], [[Scrapface#Toys|Scrapface]] is a blue-and-red redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Reflector (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Refraktor]], transforming into a Cybertronian "artillery hovercraft". Scrapface is molded almost entirely in shades of grey plastic with his splashes of colour being an extensive paint wash; this gives him the appearance of being covered in accumulated grime and battle scars.

:As with any version of this mold, Scrapface can also transform into one third of a camera, allowing buyers to combine three units into Reflector's classic camera mode ([[Shortpacking|good luck with getting three, though!]]). The shield becomes one third of a telephoto lens, while his blaster becomes one third of a tripod.

:The military insignia on Scrapface's box has him as a Ground Division Infantry Private, while his instructions place him in the Espionage unit like his Refraktor mold-mates. Given a similar copy/paste error in the concurrent Voyager Class [[Hotlink (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Hotlink]]'s instructions, the box probably has it right.

:This toy, like all of the Netflix ''War For Cybertron Trilogy'' toys, was a [[Walmart]] exclusive in the U.S. and Canada, and a [[TakaraTomy]] Mall exclusive in Japan.

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[[File:WFCT-toy Refraktor Centurion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Deluxe Centurion Drone''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WFC-E33'''

:A small, non-transforming accessory of Refraktor in camera mode is included as part of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]]. Refraktor is scaled so it may be paired with its Deluxe and Voyager contemporaries, though the handle placement makes it basically impossible for toys without swivel wrists to "use" it correctly, and even those with swivel wrists might have a hard time getting it to face level. Oh well!

:Unlike fellow accessory-bots [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#E33|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Soundwave]], Refraktor is completely unpainted. Also, Refraktor is curiously based on the original ''[[Micro Change]]''-mold toy, rather than either ''Siege'' iteration ''or'' the original cartoon model, the latter slightly odd given the original-cartoon-centric theme of the accessory pack.
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===''Canon/Transformers''===
[[File:TF-Canon-Transformers-Refraktor-R5.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You thought it was Megatron? It was me, '''''REFLECTOR!''''']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Refraktor R5''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*Accessories: Camera Cap/Shield, three-part small camera accessory, [[Quantum Dial]]
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy) and [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (Robot parts and accessory)}}
:An exclusive to [[TakaraTomy Mall]], ''[[Canon/Transformers]]'' Refraktor is a roughly Leader Class-sized figure that transforms into a fully licensed Canon EOS R5 digital camera. The toy is 80% the size of the genuine article and features a removable lens attachment, though it must be reattached to him before he can transform to robot mode since it forms his head and arms. The lens cap is removable and is used as a shield in robot mode. His included "Quantum Dial" accessory can be pegged onto his lens, just behind the front element. He also comes with a small version of his alternate mode from the original ''Transformers'' cartoon, which can split into three pieces, in homage to the original Reflector toy. As a bit of an easter egg and likely a nod to the original Reflector having three components, Refraktor has three very small "lenses" sculpted into his forehead, though they are almost entirely concealed by his helmet. The head must be unscrewed and the face removed (which can be quite difficult) to reveal them.

:Both his Quantum Dial and small camera accessory can be pegged into his palms. His hands feature a range of movement, with the thumb and index finger being articulated and the remaining fingers joined together.

:This mold was also used to make the concurrently released ''Canon/Transformers'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Canon/Transformers|Optimus Prime R5]] and the subsequent [[Nemesis Prime R5]] retool.
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===''Dramatic Capture Series''===
[[File:TF-DCS-Reflector.jpg|thumb|upright=1.10|"Getting reflector is gonna be a piece of [[Oil_cake|Oil cake!]]"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticons Part 1''' (Multi-pack, ([[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[November]] [[2025]]
:*''Accessories:'' 3 shields/lens parts, 3 rifles, flashcube, shield/grip, 3 shutters/torso-parts, 2 parts shoulder armor/viewfinders,[[Kremzeek]] blast effect

: The fifth ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' box set comes with the trio of Reflector(s) (Yes he got his name back) [[redeco]]ed from the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' toy into more saturated cartoon-accurate colors, Yet still having the inaccurate red stripe, They also come with the accessories from their multi-pack release listed above.

: Reflector(s) is packed with an additional [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Thundercracker]] figure (Possibly homaging the scene with them together from [[More_than_Meets_the_Eye,_Part_1|More than meets the eye Part 1]]) and the same [[Kremzeek (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Kremzeek]] figurine from the same multipack

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticons Part 2''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': February 2026y
: The later ''Dramatic Capture Series'' set "Decepticons Part 2" consisted of [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Skywarp]], [[Kickback (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Kickback]], [[Bombshell (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Bombshell]], and [[Shrapnel (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Shrapnel]]. Included among its accessories was a Reflector camera - a painted version of the ''[[Reflector (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' camera listed above.
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Milk Caramel''===
[[File:Tfcaramel reflector.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Sweet and observant, like a mother. Who takes pictures of your every action.]]
*'''Reflector''' (1985)
:A small soft-rubber figurine of Reflector (known as a ''keshigomu'' in Japan) was released as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s. Based specifically on the Viewfinder toy, the figure was available in multiple colors and came packaged with a piece of chocolate-covered caramel.
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===''Transformers Gum''===
*'''Reflector''' (1985)
**''Accessories:'' Spectro's "Shutter Gun", Viewfinder's "Lens Laser", Spyglass's "Optic Blaster", flash cube/missile launcher, missile, telephoto lens
:Essentially a downsized version of the original Reflector toy, the ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' kit is sculpted from black, red and grey plastic, features stickers rather than paint applications for details, and came with a stick of gum.
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===Decoy===
[[File:ReflectorDecoy1.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|"HI! I'M SUPPOSED TO BE CONSPICUOUS! AM I DOING IT RIGHT? HI!"]]
*'''Destron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Reflector was among the larger ''keshigomu'' developed by Takara, molded from soft purple rubber and initially sold in a multi-pack with twenty-one other Decepticon figurines. The figure, based on Reflector's animation model (unlike the earlier ''Caramel'' figure), features a number etched into its back which is the sum total of Reflector's [[Tech Spec]] ratings, for use in the various simple games that could be played with the figures. Reflector was later available in a peach coloration as part of various other multi-packs.

*'''Reflector''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''52'''
:The Reflector figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number (52, in Reflector's case). Like all Decepticons Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], and was, very early on in the promotion, available in an alternate red coloration that was only packed in with the Throttlebots. Unsurprisingly, this red figurine is much rarer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Reflector/reflector.htm More information on Reflector at TFU.info]''
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===''ReAction''===
*'''Reflector''' (2022)
:Released in the fifth wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[ReAction]]'' Reflector is a non-converting 3 3/4-inch action figure based on his appearance in the original cartoon, with 5 points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in his feet for use with some variety of stand. Unlike the various other accessory-less figures in the ''ReAction'' line, both of Reflector's hands are open to hold accessories he doesn't have.

:As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Reflector comes packaged on a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Reflector and Mirage.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|]]
*'''Rije & Refraktor Set''' ([[December]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''75 & 76'''
:Released as part of the tenth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "[[Mirage (G1)|Rije]]" and "Refraktor" (in his traditional form of [[Spectro]], [[Spyglass]] and [[Viewfinder]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#76|Translation of Reflector's Transformers Character Card]]''
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===''Blokees''===
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==Notes==
[[File:PreReflector.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Say "Cheese" and die.]]
*Reflector was originally the "Camera Robo" from Takara's ''[[Micro Change]]'' sub-series of the ''[[Microman|New Microman]]'' line. The only noteworthy difference between the two releases, besides the whole missile-launcher-neuter-in-the-United-States thing, is that the ''Microman'' release has "MICROX" emblazoned on the center unit's decals instead of "REFLECTOR".
*Not so surprisingly, the Camera Robo was first designed as a single unit. Apparently, the primary designer of the final toy, and possibly this initial design, was mecha designer [[Shinji Aramaki]], who designed the robots for ''{{w|Megazone 23}}'' and ''{{w|Genesis Climber Mospeada}}''.
*Reflector's role early in the cartoon makes it seem likely his toy was originally planned for inclusion in the initial 1984 line, a theory supported by the inclusion of a Hasbro product code consistent with the other 1984 toys in [[Teletraan I]]'s files on the Decepticons in "[[Heavy Metal War]]". Why Hasbro decided not to release it so late in the game is unknown, as is the reason they later reversed that decision to make it a viable mail-away. In accordance with Hasbro's decision not to release the figure, the [[Production bible|series story bible]] specifically discouraged writers from use of the character after season one ended.<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#043 Reflector's page in the series bible]</ref> Indeed, following "City of Steel", Reflector is never called for by an episode script again, and appears only in group shots of the Decepticons at the animators' discretion.
*At the script stage, Reflector was intended to be a singular robot who possessed the ability to split into three duplicates, identical save for the lens aperture in the chest of the robot who forms the center of their camera mode, who all act with the same mind and talk in unison, with the same voice. This ability was never shown on-screen, having apparently been consciously erased from the series: it was displayed in deleted scenes from "[[Divide and Conquer]]", "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]", and "[[War of the Dinobots]]". However, "Divide and Conquer" ''did'' show the three robots ''re-combining'', as the three components collide with one another and disappear until only one is left. Reflector was usually just seen in his triplicate state most of the time, but on rare occasions, he would appear as a single robot. His character model was also [[:File:GenericDecepticons MTMTE.jpg|sometimes]] used for [[generic]] Decepticon troops.
*In the Japanese dub of ''The Transformers'' cartoon, and in true anime fashion, Reflector announces the name of his special attack every time he uses it: "Flash Beam!"
*Amusingly, the mailaway flyer for Reflector's original toy advertised it as coming with a "flashcube and ''laser'' sheet", presumably due to someone in marketing misreading the [[instructions]]' "flashcube and ''label'' sheet".

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

==References==
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[[Category:Cloud Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Deceptihogs]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Energon Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mail order exclusives]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Multi-component Transformers]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Second Cybertron Alliance]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom Decepticons]]
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Reflector (G1)

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Roverlord:

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{{disambigm|Reflector (disambiguation)|Refractor}}
:''Reflector is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:ReflectorG1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|It's a Kodak moment. Top down: Viewfinder, Spyglass, Spectro]]
'''Reflector''' (aka '''Refraktor''') likes to watch. He lives (they live?) to observe anything and everything, from scenery, to wildlife, to architecture. But above all else, Reflector likes to watch his (their?) comrades, learn their dark secrets, and profit from them. Reflector is also very impressed with his (their?) own abilities both in the fields of observation and blackmail.

Reflector is generally composed of three separate robots—[[Spectro]], [[Spyglass]], and [[Viewfinder]]—who combine into the one single-lens-reflex camera [[alternate mode|altmode]] that is Reflector. He is (they are?) also the leader (leaders?) of the [[Photon (subgroup)|Photons]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Chris Latta]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese, "Fire in the Sky")|[[Frank Todaro]] (English, "[[Transformers 40th Anniversary Event]]"), [[Wang Wèi]] (Chinese), [[Ulrich Bernsdorff]] (German), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1"), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "S.O.S. Dinobots"), [[Mário Monjardim]] (Portuguese), [[Francisco José]] (Portuguese, "Roll for It"), [[Orlando Drummond]] (Portuguese, "Divide and Conquer"), [[Carlos Seidl]] (Portuguese, "Autobot Spike"), [[Marco Ribeiro]] (Portuguese, "Generation 2", Audio News Dub), [[Paulo Maeda]] (Portuguese, "Generation 2", Audio Brasil dub), [[Edgar Givry]] (European French), [[Jean Roche]] (European French, "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1"), [[Jacques Ferrière]] (European French, "Roll for It"), [[Francis Lax]] & [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "Divide and Conquer"), Unknown (European French, "Autobot Spike")}}

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

[[File:GenericDecepticons MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Anything you need reflected? I (we?) gotcha covered.]]
Reflector later battled the Autobot forces on an offshore oil rig, {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} and joined in the Decepticons' attack on [[Sherman Dam]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} Reflector participated in the battle royale with the Autobots shortly before the Decepticons' failed attempt at returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard a new space cruiser. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}} Numerous [[Photon (subgroup)|robots sharing Reflector's design]], who existed in addition to the core trio, also took part in these activities. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

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

[[File:ReflectorCartoon1.jpg|left|thumb|I (we?) see EVERYTHING!]]
Reflector later worked with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] on another attempt to transport energon cubes to Cybertron via the space bridge. A group of Autobots soon arrived to investigate the Decepticon goings-on, but Reflector was quick to act and dazzled them with a blinding flash from his central lens. The Autobots soon got themselves together, though, and Reflector was dispatched when his duplicates were hurled into one another, causing them to recombine into one. Reflector's component selves later took part in a Decepticon attack on [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] and were fired upon by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]], but the three robots were confident that the Earth germ couldn't hit all of them at once. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

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

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

When the Decepticons used their space bridge to pull Cybertron itself into Earth's orbit in order to reap the energy released by the natural disasters that would result, Reflector was at Megatron's side as the Decepticon leader watched the construction of a hydroelectric energy collector. When an unexpectedly strong tidal wave demolished the structure, Megatron and Reflector escaped aboard a transport ship, though Reflector was given pause to wonder on the fate of the Decepticons' human ally, [[Doctor Arkeville]]. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}}

[[File:SOSDinobots Great Falls.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]

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

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

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

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

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

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

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Reflector was one of the Decepticons supporting the [[Selector]] revolt at [[Neo Scramble City]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

During the skirmish, [[Angolmois Energy]] began to erupt from the planet's surface. Reflector was caught in the corrupting backwash of one of the geysers. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
[[File:SRLF4 astrotrain snaps metroplex.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|After a long day at work, the Autobot city sat down for a beer.]]
[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] photographed the incomplete [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] with the aid of Reflector's camera mode, so that Megatron could decipher whether or not it was powerful enough to stand up to [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. Reflector and Shockwave were charged with manning the device's control as other teams of the Decepticons would go out and attack power plants to retrieve the energy stored within them. The whole plot was foiled when [[Jenny (G1)|Jenny]], a captive of the Decepticons, managed to reprogram Starscream into blowing up the Omega Wave Cannon's controls. Reflector was sent tumbling away from his post. He then followed Megatron into battle, but was forced to flee along with the rest of the Decepticons when a massive amount of Autobot reinforcements joined the fray. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
The Reflector trio were "one" of fourteen [[Decepticon Warlord|Warlords]] that arose championing the Decepticon cause. His / their legion, the [[Photon (subgroup)|Photons]], were an endless series of identical Cybertronians apparently patterned after their leader. As the [[Elite Guard|Autobot Elite Guard]] began picking off the Decepticon Warlords one at a time, Reflector attended the War Councils with the other Decepticon leaders to discuss strategy. It was Reflector who suggested they pool secrets and information for the greater good of the Decepticon cause. It was also Reflector who assimilated his / their Photons into the ranks of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s Decepticons after the Warlords gave up their secrets to each other. This merger allowed him / them to avoid certain destruction when [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] sent an unwitting suicide bomber to the next council meeting, wiping out all the remaining Warlords besides Megatron. {{storylink|A Team Effort}}

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

====''Cloud''====
The Reflector of "OG001 Spacetime" was one of several Decepticons who wound up on the receiving end of a beating from a [[Megatron (Cloud)|Megatron from another universe]], as he fought his way through them to get to [[Optimus Prime (Cloud)|his world's Optimus Prime]] and the super-powerful entity [[SARA]]. {{storylink|TFC-A01}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Reflectormarvel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|A [[To sell toys#Hi-and-die|hi-then-die]] who didn't even get to say hi!]]
A robot resembling Viewfinder was seen decorating the cavern floor of [[Mount St. Hilary]] after all the [[Decepticon]]s were rendered inoperative by [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]'s poisoned fuel. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

====''Transformers '84''====
As the [[Great War (G1)|war]] raged on Cybertron, Reflector was among the many Decepticons seen battling the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}}

===''S.T.A.R.S.'' continuity===
Using the human power known as "imagination," S.T.A.R.S. recruits could perceive what it was like to be Reflector. {{storylink|You Have Been Chosen.}}

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

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

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

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:BrothersBurden Reflector.jpg|thumb|left|"Who added Sky-Lynx to our Skype call?!"]]

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

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

''A "inferior copy" of'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}} Reflector remained on Cybertron and worked for [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], monitoring the planet and its inhabitants for him from a central mainframe. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} They were destroyed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] when he broke ranks with Shockwave's command structure; using Soundwave's expertise, Starscream delayed footage of himself as he encroached on Shockwave's monitor womb, within which the Reflector trio were posted. They thus were unable to foresee Starscream sneaking up on them, and he blasted all three 'cons to death. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

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

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

Viewfinder was present for a Decepticon gathering on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], during which [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] took control of the Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} During a subsequent Decepticon assault on an Autobot peace ceremony, the Reflector trio were charged with delivering a message to Optimus Prime. After being carried to Prime in [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'s palm, Viewfinder used his chest lens to project a hologram of Serpent O.R., allowing the Decepticon leader to negotiate with Prime. Reflector came under attack by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] during the negotiation, but Viewfinder managed to continue the transmission despite being injured. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Early in the war, the Reflector trio tried to stop an Autobot prison break in the [[Citadel (building)|Citadel]] only to be blown away by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. {{storylink|Rise}} Spectro and Spyglass were later seen aboard a Decepticon orbital outpost, terrified of walking down the same hallway as [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}

[[File:AHM3 Reflector Rumble.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
All three Reflector units (speaking entirely in unison), eventually joined [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] on [[Earth]], and helped defeat the Autobots there. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Following this victory, the Reflector trio help destroy [[New York City]] along with the other Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}} Spectro and Spyglass enjoyed "playing games" with the city's fleshy inhabitants, but were disappointed about how easily they came apart. Viewfinder preferred to brood by himself, while still echoing the other two's dialogue. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} Reflector stayed with Megatron when [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] rebelled against his leader {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}, and fought back against the Autobots when they returned to Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} The Decepticons were ultimately defeated {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} and Viewfinder and Spectro left the planet aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. {{storylink|Uneasy Lies the Head}} Spyglass was left behind, however, and was still trying to get off the planet two years later. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

In the aftermath of the war with [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] and [[D-Void]], the trio was instructed by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] to undertake a special mission beginning with the theft of [[Turmoil]]'s time-sliding space cruiser. {{storylink|Night and the City}} Using the ship, they were supposed to locate [[LV-117]] and report its circumstances back to Shockwave, but were unprepared for the planet's erratic movement through time. Appearing out of nowhere right in front of them, LV-117 flung the Reflector trio over one hundred years into the past, depleting the ship's fuel supply and causing it to crash. {{storylink|Syndromica (2)}}

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

====''Timelines''====
[[File:BotCon2016 Reflector CardArt.jpg|left|thumb|upright=.5|Yeah! Punch that card user!]]
After the apparent death of Viewfinder, Spectro and Spyglass sought out [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] to stabilize them for individualized life. However, when Viewfinder's body was recovered from LV-117, it was discovered that exposure to [[Ore-1]] would allow his spark to be reignited, and thus Reflector was reborn from this process. {{storylink|#Combiner Wars|BotCon 2016 Reflector profile card}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Reflectortrioandfriendrailway-HOS3.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5]]
The Reflector trio were three of the many Decepticons under Starscream's command during Earth's industrial revolution. They helped oversee the construction of the railway that would allow The [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to reach [[New York City|New York]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

{{IDW HOS}}

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

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

Reflector was dispatched to [[Primax 905.0 Beta|universal stream 905.0 Beta]] to search for the source of a new dimensional flux of previously unheard type. In their Pretender guises, the trio tracked the source of the disruption to the [[Otsuka Museum of Art]], and found that it was a strange tablet. Reflector was about to make off with the tablet when he was accosted by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], and his components promptly dropped their Pretender forms to battle the little Autobot. Unfortunately for Reflector, he was no match for the unearthly powers of an Alternity: Bumblebee snatched the tablet away, and with a snap of his fingers, reduced Reflector to a nearly two-dimensional state. From across the dimensions, Megatron saw his minions collapse like paper, and lashed out with his tesseractal swords, destroying the museum and the tablet, and wounding Bumblebee. By the time Bumblebee came to, Reflector was long gone. {{storylink|The World Is Flat!}}
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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:Siege-Refraktor-art.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6]]
Refraktor was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Espionage Raider]], whose function specialized in recon. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' webpage}}<ref name=Siege>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/siege ''Siege'' website]</ref> During the war for Cybertron, he was stationed inside the Decepticon stronghold, [[Helex (polity)|Helex]]. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan-1 Data Files}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
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{{voiceactor|[[Frank Todaro]] ([[Siege episode 2|''Siege'' #2]], [[Earthrise episode 4|''Earthrise'' #4]], English), [[Kaiser Johnson]] ([[Siege episode 5|''Siege'' #5]] "Desperate Decepticon", English), [[Edward Bosco]], [[Shawn Hawkins]] ([[Earthrise episode 1|''Earthrise'' #1]] "Factory Worker", English), [[Mark Whitten]] ([[Earthrise episode 3|''Earthrise'' #3]] "Decepticon Refugee", English)|[[Júlio Monjardim]] (Portuguese), [[Julián Rodríguez]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Esteban Desco]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

Refraktor was part of the Decepticon ambush team that attacked the Autobots looking for the [[AllSpark]]. He fought with [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] during the battle. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}
Refraktor was present when Mirage attempted to infiltrate the Decepticon camp using a hologram. He fights Mirage again in a rematch. Refracktor was confused by all of Mirage's cloned holograms and was finally taken out of the fight by Mirage and Wheeljack. {{storylink|Siege episode 3}}
Refraktor was part of the Decepticon ranks that attacked the Ark. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

Refracktor was part of the Decepticons that traveled to the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] Station aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] ordered his Decepticons to attack [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. After an explosion, he reported to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] that Megatron cannot be found. Starscream assumed that Megatron was dead and took command of the Decepticon forces. The Decepticons broke into the area where the Autobots were and began to attack, but were ordered to cease fire when a wounded Megatron arrived, being supported by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. He ran over to help Megatron. Scorponok then attacked again, forcing Refraktor to counter-attack. Once Scorponok retreated, Megatron ordered the Decepticons to terminate the Autobots. Scorponok returned and attacked the Decepticons, allowing the Autobots to escape. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Three|''Transformers'' #3]]}}

[[File:TheWorldInYourEyesPart3 AscenticonGuardVolunteers.jpg|thumb|right|He loves to watch]]

Refraktor was a veteran of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]]. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}} In the post-war era, Refraktor joined the Ascenticons and was one of the first four recruits for the [[Ascenticon Guard]]. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} However, Refraktor led a secret double life: as one of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s many operatives, he regularly reported highly sensitive intelligence regarding [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s increasingly volatile political movement back to the head of Cybertron's intelligence division. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}}

After [[Rubble]] had been murdered, Bumblebee petitioned to join the Ascenticon Guard, but neither Refraktor nor [[Flywheels|Skytread]] thought he was up to the task. When Skytread ran his mouth, Bumblebee punched him in the face, and Refraktor took a backhand before [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] broke up the fighting. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} When [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], who'd been implicated in Rubble's murder, received asylum at [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Ascenticon Headquarters]], Refraktor and the other members of the Ascenticon Guard took up defensive positions when [[Security Operations]] tried to intervene. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} After the Ascenticons got a rebrand, Refraktor accompanied Soundwave to a standoff in the [[Cybertronian Mountains]] where he met up with Starscream and brought him up to speed on everything that'd happen while he was away. Starscream angrily pointed out that he'd neglected to tell Starscream the most important revelation—Bumblebee, known associate of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]], had joined the Ascenticon Guard. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}}

[[File:WarWorldHunt-Refraktor.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

After the [[Tether]] fell and caused mass destruction in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Refraktor went on patrol with the rest of the Ascenticon Guard as they helped out with search and rescue operations. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} Eventually, however, as tensions mounted, Megatron fast-tracked a coup and successfully overthrew the Senate entirely after rebranding him and his followers as "Decepticons". Beforehand, Refraktor privately alerted Starscream of the impending coup and warned him to lay low until the dust had settled. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} When the Autobots and their allies tried to rescue Orion Pax and Sentinel from Decepticon captivity, Refraktor and [[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]] were on sentry duty outside the captured Senate building when [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] ran them over. {{storylink|War World: Prime}}

Refraktor was on patrol with [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] and [[Airwave (facility)|Airwave]] when they decided to harass [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s clinic and intimidate the medics who worked there into surrendering any Autobot sympathizers. However, Ratchet was less compliant than they'd hoped and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] eventually scared them into leaving when he threatened to turn a swarm of [[Diagnostic Drone|diagnostic drone]]s upon the three. {{storylink|Escape Part One}}

Refraktor also joined the Decepticon Guard in driving Security Operations away from one of their holding cells and freed some useful prisoners. During the operation, however, Refraktor cornered a member of Sec-Ops named [[Vibes]]. At Starscream's direction, he slipped Vibes a tip about [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Titan (group)|Titan]][[spark]]s. Starscream had been forced to share some of his cards with Megatron and Starscream, so he wanted Optimus Prime to have some of the same intelligence to keep himself potentially useful. While the injured Starscream underwent repairs, Refraktor reported on his successful mission, but warned Starscream that his loyalty would only stretch so far, especially as Megatron seemed to be winning. Starscream warned Refraktor not to get too cocky and start thinking for himself at a time like this. {{storylink|War World: Hunt}}

Incidentally, Refraktor was targeted by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] as a potential source of information as well. The enterprising casino owner tagged Refraktor as a favored patron, one who might get more talkative after some specially-refined energon. It may have been from him that Swindle learned the location of the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}} Refraktor and the Decepticons were soon deployed to the Sea of Rust in search of the Enigma. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}}
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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOfCybertron1-Reflector.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

Reflector was part of the final battle of the Great War that saw the Autobots flee Cybertron aboard the ''Ark'' before [[Gozer]] arrived on Cybertron. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}}

===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPart3-energoncubes.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

When the ''Ark'' rebooted in 1984, its repair beams first struck Skywarp, who proceeded to revive the Decepticon army. After the stasis-locked Autobots had been destroyed, the Decepticons attacked Earth. The humans responded by founding [[Skywatch]] which itself created [[Skynet]] and an army of [[T-800]] Terminator robots. Refraktor perished in the Skynet-Decepticon conflict, {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} and by the year [[2029]] one of his bodies was part of a mass grave outside [[Los Angeles]]. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}}

To avert the Decepticon threat, a lone T-800 travelled back to 1984 to try and destroy them before they conquered the world. The time traveller's intervention allowed the Autobots to be reactivated prompting the Decepticons to retreat from the ''Ark''. Conducting a scouting mission with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], Refraktor reported to Megatron on the energy production capabilities of a nearby [[Cyberdyne Systems]] facility, taking part in the subsequent attack on it. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} Once the facility had been conquered, Refraktor began filling up [[energon cube]]s before the Autobots arrived. Confident that he could crush the T-800 that they'd allied with, Refraktor was unprepared for the android throwing a bomb directly on his face and detonating it, killing him instantly. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:Finale-ArceeDoublecross.jpg|thumb|right]]

Refraktor was one of the many Cybertronians who'd been captured and [[magic]]ally brainwashed by [[King Sombra]]. When the Autobots and their pony friends launched a counterattack, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] used [[Applejack]]'s transforming [[exosuit|exo-suit]] to rescue both him and [[Doublecross]] by breaking the spell.

After he'd been returned to normal, Refraktor stood guard at the Decepticon [[space bridge|spacebridge]] as the [[Wonderbolts]] took a caged Sombra back to the land of [[Equestria]]. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

===''Canon/Transformers''===
On [[Earth]], "Refraktor-1", the central component of the camera mode, was altered by the [[AllSpark]] into a new body that could transform into a Canon [[EOS R5]] camera. However, with a stand-in, the other Refraktor units were able to still combine into their camera mode. Refraktor sought the [[Quantum Dial]] as a clue to solving the mystery of his ability to split. {{storylink|#Canon/Transformers 2|Decepticon Refraktor R5 bio}}
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===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 no. 5 – Reflector is Outmatched.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.25]]
Reflector was part of the Decepticon crew who attacked the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. He was revived in the present day to bolster the Decepticon ranks. Upon being revived, Reflector was curious about what had happened to [[Megatron (G1)#Energon Universe|Megatron]], but [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] ordered him to drop it and focus on the mission.

Starscream then airlifted him into battle against the Autobots at the Farmingham Dam, dropping into battle guns blazing and with an acronym-based quip at the ready. Unfortunately for him, he dove toward [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]], who was equipped with Megatron's arm, and therefore his [[fusion cannon]]. Reflector had just enough time to realize how fragged he was before he was eviscerated in a single shot. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
In one of several possible timelines, the time-traveling [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] Ravage broke into the ''Ark'' while its occupants were still in stasis and downloaded protoform cloning data from Reflector, among several others. He then returned to his future, planning to revive the Decepticons in new clone bodies and begin their conquest anew. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}

===''Sector Seven'' game===
Dubbed "[[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial]] - 115", a video of Reflector transforming in the midst of a child's birthday party reached the public through "hacked evidence" files. {{storylink|Sector Seven (game)}}

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

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

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

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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:ReflectorEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Three in one, one in three, we are the ones who heal thee.]]
[[Spyglass#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spyglass]], [[Spectro#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spectro]], and [[Viewfinder#Transformers: Earth Wars|Viewfinder]] were selected to spy on and gather intelligence on the [[Nova Power Core|Nova Core]]. They sneaked through the base's security and found the Nova Core. Unfortunately, by their own incompetence and curiosity they removed the device with the power plant still running. As soon as the reactor was set off, Reflector fled the scene.
{{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Project Supernova}}

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

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

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

As [[First Aid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|First Aid]] headed to an extraction site where his Medi-bots would meet him, Brake-Neck was compromised by Smokescreen, and Reflector stole the Core and tried to take off with it. First Aid intervened, and... unexpectedly, Spectro dropped the Nova Core into water, of all things. The Core went critical, and First Aid convinced Reflector to help him shield the energy as the Nova Core went into meltdown. The Nova Core faded, and Viewfinder only asked that the Autobot not tell Megatron about what just happened. Then Viewfinder got hit by Brake-Neck's bullet, much to his irritation {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars/Events| Big Bang!}}

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

While Swindle was having a sale with Luca, Reflector eavesdropped on the two, and learnt Luca had a "plan" for Starscream involving a box. Naturally, Reflector went to tattle on Starscream about the ploy. Starscream destroyed the box, much to Swindle's chagrin. Apparently it wasn't a trap, but in fact a gift for Starscream's Inception Day! - Cybertron-21, a high-fidelity holographic battlefield simulator. Starscream was shocked he had just destroyed a game (in mint condition). Reflector thought that it was a bad call to have done that, and they decide to go back to blackmailing people. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

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

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:reflector Reflector at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
The Reflectors were a team of Decepticons who specialized in light-based warfare, including holograms and optical misdirection. The three leaders of the group could combine into a single alternate mode, but the many [[Photon (subgroup)|Photon]] [[drone]]s based on their body-types could not. The Reflector trio spent most of their time on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], supervising the [[Assembly Forge]] responsible for constructing new Decepticon [[drone]]s. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy Reflector.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|We three kings of orient are... Left to right: Spectro, Viewfinder, Spyglass]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Reflector''' (Mail-away, [[1986]]/[[1987]]; wide release in Japan, [[1985]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''21'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spectro's [[shutter gun]], Viewfinder's [[lens laser]], Spyglass's [[opto blaster]], flash cube/missile launcher, 3 missiles, telephoto lens
{{toydesigner|[[Hideaki Yoke]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Shinji Aramaki]] (concept artist)}}
:Reflector is composed of three distinct robots that combine to form a camera that most closely resembles a 1969 Ricoh 126C-Flex TLS: [[Viewfinder#Toys|Viewfinder]] as the central component with the lens, [[Spectro#Toys|Spectro]] as the right-side component with the shutter button, and [[Spyglass#Toys|Spyglass]] as the left-side component with the flashcube. It actually has play functions that simulate an actual camera: the viewfinder actually works (though one needs to stand about 8' back to see anything clearly), and the shutter button clicks when pressed in.

[[File:G1_Reflector_Offer.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Reflector Offer]]:Reflector was first sold in Japan in 1985 as an ordinary retail item. While [[Hasbro]] originally planned him for release in 1984 (thus him appearing in the cartoon), they delayed selling him in the U.S. until 1986, and only then via mail-order. Reflector was first available via the [[The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:|direct-mail flyer promoting ''The Transformers: The Movie'']]''.'' (Amusingly, this came just as the character was being quietly and fully phased out of the fiction.) The toy would be a common offering in [[Pack-in material|pack-in flyers]] from then on, at a cost of $10 and two [[Robot Point]]s. Naturally, the Hasbro version has the flashcube missile launcher's spring removed, while the Takara version has it at regular missile-launching strength. Oddly, the Decepticon [[insignia]] decals on Spyglass and Spectro are inverted from the norm, being silver symbols with purple outlines, something not seen elsewhere in the first two years of G1 figures.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Spectro/spectro.htm More information on (part of) Reflector at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/SpyGlass/spyglass.htm More info on another part of Reflector at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Viewfinder/viewfinder.htm More info on yet another part of Reflector at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sideswipe vs. Reflector''' (unreleased Toys"R"Us exclusive 2-pack, planned for ca. 2011)}}</ul>
:This figure would have been a [[Retool#Gang-molded alternate parts|pretool]]/redeco of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' Deluxe Class [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Perceptor]], utilizing that toy's alternate head sculpt based on Perceptor's original 1985 toy's head (which does bear a passing resemblance to Viewfinder). It was inteded to be released as part of a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] two-pack with [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generations|Sideswipe]], a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Sideswipe]] in Sideswipe's ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' colors. The head sculpt intended for Reflector was first acknowledged by Hasbro at the [[BotCon 2010]] design panel,<ref name="botcon 2010">http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-hasbro-designers-panel-170066/</ref> and was later used by TakaraTomy for the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''Generations'' [[Magnificus (G1)#Generations|Magnificus]] figure. The intended deco sheets for the two figures were revealed by the unofficial [[Pete Sinclair|Pete]]'s Robot Convention on Facebook in 2020, but later taken down again at the request of Hasbro.

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====''Thrilling 30''====
[[File:GenT30-toy Reflector.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Didn't there used to be two more of you, you?"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Skrapnel & Reflector''' (Legends Class, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / #007'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] and [[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}
:Part of the sixth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Thrilling 30 (2013–2014)|Generations]]'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' "[[Shrapnel (G1)#Generations|Skrapnel]]" comes with Reflector, a smaller robot based on [[Viewfinder]]'s [[package art]]. Reflector can transform into a camera or a weapon modeled after Shrapnel's grenade launcher, both of which Skrapnel can wield via its [[5 mm post]], or mount onto Skrapnel's back in insect mode. The only way Reflector's camera mode can be held right-side-up is loosely by the unfolded robot arms–the 5mm post is on ''top'' of the camera, and is sculpted to resemble a camera's flashcube.

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenReflector/reflector.htm More information on ''Generations'' Reflector at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
{{anchor|MasterpieceGoldMegsReflector}}
[[File:MP-05G-Reflector.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Doesn't split into three figures, doesn't transform, doesn't take photos]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron Gold Ver.''' (December [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MP-5G'''
:A non-transforming Reflector comes with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP5G|MP-5G Megatron]], the Hasbro Asia gold-chrome redeco of the MP-5 mold Megatron.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:BotCon2016toy-Reflector.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The only camera here is a dash-cam.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Reflector''' (3-pack, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:Released as a [[BotCon 2016]] souvenir exclusive, ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Reflector (Spectro, Spyglass, and Viewfinder) is a three-pack of a singular redeco and retool of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Shockwave]], utilizing the mold's existing alternate head. Reflector transforms into a spaceship based on Shockwave's Cybertronian handgun mode. Undocumented in the instructions, Reflector can transform into a gun mode for any ''Combiner Wars'' gestalt.

:Hasbro has encouraged finding ways to combine the three into a vaguely camera-shaped object, and as such there are multiple [[Fan mode|unofficial attempts]].

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

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

::*[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/1065216-new-botcon-2016-configuration.html Deceptigtar's instructions]
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:Siege-toy Refraktor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Have fun finding three of me!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Refraktor''' (Deluxe Class, June [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID Number'': '''WFC-S36'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''SG-28'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[August 24]], 2019
:*''Hidden message code'': '''REFLECTOR'''
:*''Accessories:'' "EMM Distortion Blaster"/tripod part, "HPR Telefocal Shield"/lens part, "Bioscale Compression Rotor"/chest module
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro),<ref name=seibertron>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/siege-red-alert-revealed-stock-photos-for-nycc-siege-figures-design-notes-from-warden-nycc/42180/ Design notes] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[John Warden]] at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2018|San Diego Comic-Con 2018]], at Seibertron.com</ref> [[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}
:''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' '''Refraktor''' (thanks, [[trademark]]!) is a single-packaged Deluxe figure based on [[Viewfinder]]'s robot design, although the figure includes a removable 'chest module' which allows one to recreate [[Spectro]] or [[Spyglass]] instead.<ref name=seibertron/> As standalone robots, each Refraktor bot on its own can transform into an "artillery hovercraft"<ref name=seibertron /> that might be ''generously'' interpreted as marginally reminiscent of the BotCon 2016 redecoes above. Purchasing three units and combining them allows the formation of the classic camera mode, looking vaguely like a modern digital reflex body. To this end, each Refraktor includes a blaster and a shield which form one-third of the camera tripod and lens, respectively, with the Viewfinder "chest module" connecting the tripod for stability. Though not suggested in the instructions, you can also pop the other two chest modules into the empty sockets on top of each of the camera's sides, simulating the aperture and shutter speed controls on a real camera. Unlike most ''Siege'' figures, the Refraktors lack battle damage. Unfortunately, this figure [[Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon|suffers from a citogenerated]] red wrist stripe which was not actually there in the original cartoon.

:Inputting the blacklight code "Reflector" into the Teletraan-1 page on Hasbro's website reveals a desktop wallpaper containing a preview of the Refraktor Reconnaissance Team, notably before the official reveal at [[San Diego Comic-Con]].

:Due to the need for three Refraktors to make a camera, Hasbro wholesalers allowed independent retailers to order entire cases composed solely of them, outside the normal waves and case assortments offered to big-box retailers. As of 2019 this is not unusual and most figures are available this way.

:This mold was later redecoed to make ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)#Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (2020-2022)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Scrapface#Toys|Scrapface]], as well as retooled into ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Comic Edition|Comic Edition]]'' [[Xaaron (G1)#Generations Comic Edition|Emirate Xaaron]]. It also serves as the basis for the non-toy character [[Shamble]] as well as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Reflector (SG)|Reflector]]'s appearance in IDW's ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (IDW)|Shattered Glass]]'' comic.

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[[File:Siege-toy Refraktor 3pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This time you can tell us apart!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Refraktor Reconnaissance Team 3-Pack''' (Multi-pack, [[September 1]], [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' 3 "Telefocal Shields"/lens parts, 3 "Shutter Blaster/Lens Laser/Optic Blaster" rifles, "Flash Launcher" flashcube, "Shutter Armor", 3 "Bioscale Compression Rotors"/torso-parts, Kremzeek blast effect
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:One of many many ''many'' online exclusives revealed and opened for pre-order during [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2019, this set features three copies of the Deluxe figure above, only this time decoed to match the original Reflector toy layouts (mostly). Each robot also comes with extra accessories to make the combined camera mode look that much more like an actual modern-ish camera while still evoking the original toy, adding a flashcube for Spyglass, a grip/shutter-button for Spectro, and a viewfinder for Viewfinder.

:The set also includes a [[Kremzeek#War for Cybertron: Siege|Kremzeek]] figurine, which is compatible with the ''Siege'' "blast effect" system. Neat!

:This set was originally intended to be a [[HasCon 2019]] exclusive, but that event was indefinitely postponed.<ref>https://www.bbcw.com/product.php?productid=52162&cat=&page=9</ref>

:These three decoes (without the added equipment) were used for some of the [[:File:Refraktor Generics.jpg|background Refraktors]] in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]].
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFCT-toy Scrapface.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What's in a name?...besides an obvious insult.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Scrapface''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''WFC-05'''
:*''TakaraToy release date'': [[November 28]], 2020
:*''Accessories:'' blaster/tripod part, shield/lens part, chest module
{{note|This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as an [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]]-corrupted form of Reflector in ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.}}
:Part of the first assortment of toys promoting the [[Netflix]] [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], [[Scrapface#Toys|Scrapface]] is a blue-and-red redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Reflector (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Refraktor]], transforming into a Cybertronian "artillery hovercraft". Scrapface is molded almost entirely in shades of grey plastic with his splashes of colour being an extensive paint wash; this gives him the appearance of being covered in accumulated grime and battle scars.

:As with any version of this mold, Scrapface can also transform into one third of a camera, allowing buyers to combine three units into Reflector's classic camera mode ([[Shortpacking|good luck with getting three, though!]]). The shield becomes one third of a telephoto lens, while his blaster becomes one third of a tripod.

:The military insignia on Scrapface's box has him as a Ground Division Infantry Private, while his instructions place him in the Espionage unit like his Refraktor mold-mates. Given a similar copy/paste error in the concurrent Voyager Class [[Hotlink (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Hotlink]]'s instructions, the box probably has it right.

:This toy, like all of the Netflix ''War For Cybertron Trilogy'' toys, was a [[Walmart]] exclusive in the U.S. and Canada, and a [[TakaraTomy]] Mall exclusive in Japan.

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[[File:WFCT-toy Refraktor Centurion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Deluxe Centurion Drone''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WFC-E33'''

:A small, non-transforming accessory of Refraktor in camera mode is included as part of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]]. Refraktor is scaled so it may be paired with its Deluxe and Voyager contemporaries, though the handle placement makes it basically impossible for toys without swivel wrists to "use" it correctly, and even those with swivel wrists might have a hard time getting it to face level. Oh well!

:Unlike fellow accessory-bots [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#E33|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Soundwave]], Refraktor is completely unpainted. Also, Refraktor is curiously based on the original ''[[Micro Change]]''-mold toy, rather than either ''Siege'' iteration ''or'' the original cartoon model, the latter slightly odd given the original-cartoon-centric theme of the accessory pack.
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===''Canon/Transformers''===
[[File:TF-Canon-Transformers-Refraktor-R5.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You thought it was Megatron? It was me, '''''REFLECTOR!''''']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Refraktor R5''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*Accessories: Camera Cap/Shield, three-part small camera accessory, [[Quantum Dial]]
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy) and [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (Robot parts and accessory)}}
:An exclusive to [[TakaraTomy Mall]], ''[[Canon/Transformers]]'' Refraktor is a roughly Leader Class-sized figure that transforms into a fully licensed Canon EOS R5 digital camera. The toy is 80% the size of the genuine article and features a removable lens attachment, though it must be reattached to him before he can transform to robot mode since it forms his head and arms. The lens cap is removable and is used as a shield in robot mode. His included "Quantum Dial" accessory can be pegged onto his lens, just behind the front element. He also comes with a small version of his alternate mode from the original ''Transformers'' cartoon, which can split into three pieces, in homage to the original Reflector toy. As a bit of an easter egg and likely a nod to the original Reflector having three components, Refraktor has three very small "lenses" sculpted into his forehead, though they are almost entirely concealed by his helmet. The head must be unscrewed and the face removed (which can be quite difficult) to reveal them.

:Both his Quantum Dial and small camera accessory can be pegged into his palms. His hands feature a range of movement, with the thumb and index finger being articulated and the remaining fingers joined together.

:This mold was also used to make the concurrently released ''Canon/Transformers'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Canon/Transformers|Optimus Prime R5]] and the subsequent [[Nemesis Prime R5]] retool.
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===''Dramatic Capture Series''===
[[File:TF-DCS-Reflector.jpg|thumb|upright=1.10|"Getting reflector is gonna be a piece of [[Oil_cake|Oil cake!]]"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticons Part 1''' (Multi-pack, ([[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[November]] [[2025]]
:*''Accessories:'' 3 shields/lens parts, 3 rifles, flashcube, shield/grip, 3 shutters/torso-parts, 2 parts shoulder armor/viewfinders,[[Kremzeek]] blast effect

: The fifth ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' box set comes with the trio of Reflector(s) (Yes he got his name back) [[redeco]]ed from the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' toy into more saturated cartoon-accurate colors, Yet still having the inaccurate red stripe, They also come with the accessories from their multi-pack release listed above.

: Reflector(s) is packed with an additional [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Thundercracker]] figure (Possibly homaging the scene with them together from [[More_than_Meets_the_Eye,_Part_1|More than meets the eye Part 1]]) and the same [[Kremzeek (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Kremzeek]] figurine from the same multipack

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticons Part 2''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': February 2026y
: The later ''Dramatic Capture Series'' set "Decepticons Part 2" consisted of [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Skywarp]], [[Kickback (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Kickback]], [[Bombshell (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Bombshell]], and [[Shrapnel (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Shrapnel]]. Included among its accessories was a Reflector camera - a painted version of the ''[[Reflector (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' camera listed above.
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Milk Caramel''===
[[File:Tfcaramel reflector.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Sweet and observant, like a mother. Who takes pictures of your every action.]]
*'''Reflector''' (1985)
:A small soft-rubber figurine of Reflector (known as a ''keshigomu'' in Japan) was released as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s. Based specifically on the Viewfinder toy, the figure was available in multiple colors and came packaged with a piece of chocolate-covered caramel.
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===''Transformers Gum''===
*'''Reflector''' (1985)
**''Accessories:'' Spectro's "Shutter Gun", Viewfinder's "Lens Laser", Spyglass's "Optic Blaster", flash cube/missile launcher, missile, telephoto lens
:Essentially a downsized version of the original Reflector toy, the ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' kit is sculpted from black, red and grey plastic, features stickers rather than paint applications for details, and came with a stick of gum.
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===Decoy===
[[File:ReflectorDecoy1.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|"HI! I'M SUPPOSED TO BE CONSPICUOUS! AM I DOING IT RIGHT? HI!"]]
*'''Destron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Reflector was among the larger ''keshigomu'' developed by Takara, molded from soft purple rubber and initially sold in a multi-pack with twenty-one other Decepticon figurines. The figure, based on Reflector's animation model (unlike the earlier ''Caramel'' figure), features a number etched into its back which is the sum total of Reflector's [[Tech Spec]] ratings, for use in the various simple games that could be played with the figures. Reflector was later available in a peach coloration as part of various other multi-packs.

*'''Reflector''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''52'''
:The Reflector figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number (52, in Reflector's case). Like all Decepticons Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], and was, very early on in the promotion, available in an alternate red coloration that was only packed in with the Throttlebots. Unsurprisingly, this red figurine is much rarer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Reflector/reflector.htm More information on Reflector at TFU.info]''
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===''ReAction''===
*'''Reflector''' (2022)
:Released in the fifth wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[ReAction]]'' Reflector is a non-converting 3 3/4-inch action figure based on his appearance in the original cartoon, with 5 points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in his feet for use with some variety of stand. Unlike the various other accessory-less figures in the ''ReAction'' line, both of Reflector's hands are open to hold accessories he doesn't have.

:As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Reflector comes packaged on a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Reflector and Mirage.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|]]
*'''Rije & Refraktor Set''' ([[December]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''75 & 76'''
:Released as part of the tenth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "[[Mirage (G1)|Rije]]" and "Refraktor" (in his traditional form of [[Spectro]], [[Spyglass]] and [[Viewfinder]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#76|Translation of Reflector's Transformers Character Card]]''
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===''Blokees''===
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==Notes==
[[File:PreReflector.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Say "Cheese" and die.]]
*Reflector was originally the "Camera Robo" from Takara's ''[[Micro Change]]'' sub-series of the ''[[Microman|New Microman]]'' line. The only noteworthy difference between the two releases, besides the whole missile-launcher-neuter-in-the-United-States thing, is that the ''Microman'' release has "MICROX" emblazoned on the center unit's decals instead of "REFLECTOR".
*Not so surprisingly, the Camera Robo was first designed as a single unit. Apparently, the primary designer of the final toy, and possibly this initial design, was mecha designer [[Shinji Aramaki]], who designed the robots for ''{{w|Megazone 23}}'' and ''{{w|Genesis Climber Mospeada}}''.
*Reflector's role early in the cartoon makes it seem likely his toy was originally planned for inclusion in the initial 1984 line, a theory supported by the inclusion of a Hasbro product code consistent with the other 1984 toys in [[Teletraan I]]'s files on the Decepticons in "[[Heavy Metal War]]". Why Hasbro decided not to release it so late in the game is unknown, as is the reason they later reversed that decision to make it a viable mail-away. In accordance with Hasbro's decision not to release the figure, the [[Production bible|series story bible]] specifically discouraged writers from use of the character after season one ended.<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#043 Reflector's page in the series bible]</ref> Indeed, following "City of Steel", Reflector is never called for by an episode script again, and appears only in group shots of the Decepticons at the animators' discretion.
*At the script stage, Reflector was intended to be a singular robot who possessed the ability to split into three duplicates, identical save for the lens aperture in the chest of the robot who forms the center of their camera mode, who all act with the same mind and talk in unison, with the same voice. This ability was never shown on-screen, having apparently been consciously erased from the series: it was displayed in deleted scenes from "[[Divide and Conquer]]", "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]", and "[[War of the Dinobots]]". However, "Divide and Conquer" ''did'' show the three robots ''re-combining'', as the three components collide with one another and disappear until only one is left. Reflector was usually just seen in his triplicate state most of the time, but on rare occasions, he would appear as a single robot. His character model was also [[:File:GenericDecepticons MTMTE.jpg|sometimes]] used for [[generic]] Decepticon troops.
*In the Japanese dub of ''The Transformers'' cartoon, and in true anime fashion, Reflector announces the name of his special attack every time he uses it: "Flash Beam!"
*Amusingly, the mailaway flyer for Reflector's original toy advertised it as coming with a "flashcube and ''laser'' sheet", presumably due to someone in marketing misreading the [[instructions]]' "flashcube and ''label'' sheet".

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

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Rumble (G1)

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Roverlord:

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:''Rumble is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:RumbleMissingInAction.jpg|upright=1.55|thumb|Ready to shake, break, rattle and QUAKE!]]
'''Rumble''' is your basic street punk: small, but always acting tough as a cover. He's not exactly the most subtle of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s [[Mini-Cassette|spies]], but what he lacks in discretion, he makes up for by being the brawler of the group. He talks tough because he ''is'' tough. Quick-tempered and of a generally mean disposition, he follows [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] eagerly, as the Decepticon leader lets him indulge in destruction. Rumble has a tendency to toss out a taunting rhyme at his enemies and is, according to [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], a "jerk" (or at other times, a "sawed-off nerd").

As the Decepticon demolitions expert, Rumble loves nothing more than to break things apart. His arms can transform into powerful piledrivers that, when pounded against the ground, can cause earthquakes, usually with fissures. He can be easily overpowered in a one-on-one match, though the real challenge is actually getting to him first. Even if you do, you usually need to get through his [[Relatives|brother]] [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] either before or after you get Rumble.

{{quote|If on Decepticon turf you happen to tumble, look out, robot, 'cause here comes Rumble!|Rumble, thinking he's funny|"[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:PowerPlay Rummmble.JPG|left|upright=1.4|thumb|That's my name, don't wear it out.]]
Millions of years ago on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Rumble was among [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s elite warriors in the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} After attending a meeting where Shockwave explained to the Decepticon rank and file how they would overcome their enemies, {{storylink|Warrior School!}} Rumble participated in the Decepticons' attempt to overpower the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. He ended up plunging down to the planet Earth below with all the other Transformers on board the Autobot vessel. They remained dormant and inactive until 1984, when the volcano their ship was nestled under erupted, bringing the Ark's sensors back online, and the Cybertronians with it. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} Megatron and the Decepticons immediately began plans to loot the planet's rich sources of energy. Rumble's ability to generate low-frequency groundwaves was instrumental in shaking loose equipment from the [[Harrison Nuclear Power Plant]], giving the Decepticons the raw materials necessary for the construction of their [[Fortress Sinister]]. {{storylink|Power Play!}} After securing a human fuel specialist, it was Rumble who provided [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] with a sample of Cybertronian fuel for analysis, simply by popping off his hand and pumping fuel from his wrist socket. Eww. As the Autobots confronted the Decepticons at their newly fortified base, Rumble came out to greet them. He used his earthquakes to knock [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] off-balance, but [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] just barreled his way through the tremors and decked the junk-punk with one punch. After dealing with the Autobot pugilist, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] scooped up his brother and brought him back into the base for repairs, but they were assaulted by [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] and his [[Spider-Man|arachnid partner]]. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

''Rumble was actually in favor of Decepticon democracy at one point, grumbling that [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] "deserved a vote" during one of the Air Commander's infamous arguments with Megatron. He was, however, smart enough not to grumble too loudly.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} ''Starscream later got his way, and the Decepticons staged an attack on the Ark. Rumble tried to pit himself against the Autobot warrior named [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], but found himself severely outmatched by the Autobot's piledriver punch.'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}

''On another of the Decepticons' outings, Rumble was tasked with generating seismic activity underwater, so that a [[Sherman Dam|nearby dam]] would be flooded, generating the power necessary to produce a crude fuel for the Decepticons. As he performed his part, Rumble was confronted by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], but easily bested him and sent him flying out of the river's waters. Upon the completion of their plot, the Decepticons fled.'' {{storylink|Decepticon Dam-Busters!}}

[[File:PrimeTime Rumble sweat.JPG|thumb|If only I hadn't forgotten to take my Insulin this morning...]]
Heavily damaged due to earlier battles, Rumble sat out the next Decepticon offensive against the Ark, {{storylink|The Last Stand}} and was not reactivated until after Decepticon leadership had shifted from Megatron to the returning [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. Thanks to their new commander, the Decepticons had secured the Ark and all of the Autobots were believed incapacitated. Despite all these victories, Rumble failed miserably at guarding the Ark, letting one [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] sneak by him and abscond with the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. It turned out Rumble's optical circuitry was too low-res to pick up on humans in his peripheral. {{storylink|The New Order}} After getting him to help secure an off-shore oil rig he had forcefully taken from industrialist [[G.B. Blackrock]], {{storylink|The Worse of Two Evils!}} Shockwave discovered that something was amiss. He actually had to run Rumble's memories through a computer-enhanced refinement process to uncover who had infiltrated the Ark during his absence. Needless to say, Shockwave was NOT happy when he found out. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}} Waiting for his punishment, Rumble actually began developing moisture and condensation on his face-plate in anticipation. Fortunately for Rumble, his only punishment was to guard their human slaves at the [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]]. Unfortunately for Rumble, he was no better at watching multiple humans than he was at watching one—the humans revolted when [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] turned on Shockwave, and Rumble was unable to stop them from escaping the plant. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

''Either Rumble or Frenzy participated in a petty attack on a human settlement. The Decepticons' personalities were strangely inverted upon being hit by an energy blast, and they all became big softies, apologizing profusely as they cleaned up the mess they had made. Once the blast's effects wore off, the Decepticons swore revenge for what they assumed to be an Autobot trick, and tracked the beam's origin to England. Though Starscream found the device responsible, a human invention called the "[[Purnel's Auto-Reverse Defence|PARD]]," it was destroyed before he could take off with it.'' {{storylink|To a Power Unknown!}}

[[File:CommandPerformances RumbleFrenzy explode.JPG|left|upright=0.8|thumb|Ow.]]
''Shockwave's defeat left the Decepticons leaderless for a time, and Rumble next served under Soundwave. Soundwave's first offensive against their enemies had Rumble accompany his commander to a secluded area, where Ravage lured Bumblebee out to their small strike force. Together, they brutalized the scout, and held him as bait to draw out Optimus Prime. Rumble was then posted up as part of a gauntlet, meant to weaken Prime as he approached. Though Rumble inflicted some damage onto Prime with his pile-drivers, the Autobot leader feigned defeat in order to have Rumble drop his guard, and then clobbered him unconscious.'' {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}} Eventually, Megatron and Shockwave reached an accord, agreeing to work together as co-leaders of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Command Performances!}} ''Rumble was sent out to the town of [[Portland|Greater Portland]] in a mission of utmost importance by Megatron. When [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], then on a scouting mission, came across him, Rumble accosted the Autobot and forced him into a dirty back-alley. Though Tracks managed to temporarilly blind Rumble with his black-beam gun, Rumble struck at his opponent's vital circuits, and left him crippled before resuming the task he had been sent out to accomplish.'' {{storylink|Missing in Action}} Rumble didn't last long into the new co-led Decepticon regime, however. Almost as soon as the Decepticons officially relocated to a coal mine in Wyoming, Megatron led Rumble and several of his fellow soldiers in an attack on the Ark. Having been alerted by Shockwave to an all-out Autobot assault on the mine, Megatron concluded that the Ark and its secrets would be relatively unguarded, and ripe for the picking. Well, Megatron was wrong... on an epic scale. Rumble and the Decepticons were treated to the first battle field test of the Autobots' new defense base: [[Omega Supreme (G1)|OMEGA SUPREME]]. Rumble was blown to pieces by Omega Supreme's plasma cannon, along with Starscream, [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]], [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], and Frenzy. Only Megatron and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] managed to limp away from the battle at all. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''When Starscream awoke from his life support machine on the Ark, he saw that Frenzy and Thundercracker were close to regaining consciousness, but that Rumble, Skywarp, and Buzzsaw were far from rehabilitated.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

Rumble remained a prisoner of the Autobots for years, his disassembled component parts resting in the Ark's detention facility until the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] raided the spaceship during a battle on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

=====Movie future timeline=====
In the far-flung future of [[2005]], the Decepticons besiege [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. Rumble was among the invading force, and witnessed Megatron being beaten down to near-death by Optimus when the two faction leaders met in a fateful duel. With their leader incapacitated, the Decepticons boarded Astrotrain and retreated from the battlefield. {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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Rumble, along with his fellow cassette [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], chose to serve under Shockwave and Starscream when the Decepticon factions split on Earth, fighting on the opposite side from Soundwave. He was present at the [[Enclave]], joining in the massive melee initiated by the Autobots, {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} and was later seen on Starscream's observation duty monitors. {{storylink|Bugged!}} After the two factions reunited, Rumble nestled back into his old space inside Soundwave's chest. He joined a massive Decepticon offensive against the Autobot [[Earthbase]], their goal to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] looted a human oil tanker in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:FrenzyRumbleRepair-G2.jpg|120px|thumb|Rumble also goes by that handle on Team Fortress 2.]]
Like most Decepticons, Rumble fell under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command following the restoration of Cybertron, disappearing into deep space for a period of time. When Megatron returned to depose Bludgeon and retake leadership, Rumble and Frenzy immediately fell into place at his side, and went to work reviving and rebuilding [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]], who had not followed the brothers' example and had been all but destroyed by Megatron as a result. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness|Tales of Earth Part Three}} Rumble was later present for Megatron's throttling of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the capture of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]'s energies from his chest. When the other Autobots arrived, Rumble used his piledrivers to toss [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] for a loop. But finding themselves outnumbered and unable to call for additional back-up due to a signal jam, the Decepticons retreat rather than risk losing their means of bringing a [[Bludgeon's new army|new Decepticon army]] to life. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} Later, after the Decepticons joined forces with the Autobots, Rumble accompanied his leader to the planet [[Ethos]], and was seen mopping up the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] [[Ethos raiding party|resistance]] after the Cons saved the Autobots' tailpipes. {{storylink|Escalation!}}

When [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] unleashed his full battalion against his ancestors, Rumble was manning the [[Warworld]]'s bridge alongside Soundwave and Frenzy. {{storylink|Total War!}} Both of his fellow bridge officers apparently jettisoned to safety before Starscream took full command of the Warworld, and so Rumble may have done so as well. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

====''Recordicons''====
[[File:Recordicons frumble.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8]]
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Rumble and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] were startled to be approached by the mysterious [[Ratbat (SG)|Batbot]] who was seeking [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. Rumble pointed out that Ratbat was dead, killed by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] who himself was also dead. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 11|''Recordicons'' #11}}

====''Transformers '84''====
Ambushing the Autobots as they blasted their way through a [[Stellae Cimeterium|debris field]], Rumble was one of the first Decepticons to board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], shortly before [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] pressed the button that would crash the ship into planet [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{note|An infamous production error during the making of the cartoon resulted in Rumble and Frenzy's [[FIRRIB|color schemes being switched]]. Thus, in the original Generation 1 cartoon, Rumble is blue and purple.}}

====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese), [[Katsumi Suzuki]] (Japanese, "Attack of the Autobots" & "Day of the Machines"), [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese, "The Movie") (see note below regarding Japanese cartoon)|[[Lin Dongfu]] (Chinese), [[Enrique Hernández]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Horacio Zapata]] (Latin-American Spanish, ''40th Anniversary Event'' dub), [[Ulrich Bernsdorff]] (German, season 1), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, season 2), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German, "The Movie" TV Dub & ''Generation 2'' dub of "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1"), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "Auto Berserk" & "Atlantis, Arise!"), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "Roll For It"), [[Jacques Ferrière]] (European French), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "City of Steel", "The Girl who loved Powerglide", "Hoist goes Hollywood" & "Trans-Europe Express"), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "Countdown to Extinction", "Day of the Machines" & "Auto Berserk"), [[Serge Lhorca]] (European French, "A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court", "Make Tracks", "Sea Change", "The Key to Vector Sigma" & "Cosmic Rust"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1"), Various unknown actors (European French, 5 episodes), [[Gianluca Izzo]] (Italian, ''40th Anniversary Event'' dub), [[Paulo Flores]] (Portuguese, most episodes), [[Ayrton Cardoso]] (Portuguese, "Heavy Metal War"), [[Olney Cazarré]] (Portuguese, "Atlantis, Arise!"), [[Orlando Drummond]] (Portuguese, "Auto Berserk" & "Microbots"), [[Francisco José]] (Portuguese, "A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court"), [[Carlos Seidl]] (Portuguese, "Sea Change"), [[Mário Monjardim]] (Portuguese, "Trans-Europe Express"), [[Sílvio Navas]] (Portuguese, "Cosmic Rust"), [[Amaury Costa]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" TV dub), [[André Filho]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub), [[Marco Ribeiro]] (Portuguese, "Generation 2", Audio News Dub), [[Zoltán F. Nagy]] (Hungarian, "The Movie", 2nd dub), [[Jeong Dong-yeol]] (Korean, "The Movie", KBS dub)}}

[[File:Mtmte1 rumble robotmode.jpg|left|thumb|left|And, thus, an entire generation was confused...]]
Four million years ago, Rumble was a member of the original Decepticon raiding party that boarded the [[Ark (G1)|Autobots' spacecraft]], which then crashed into prehistoric [[Earth]], knocking all the Transformers aboard offline. When they were reawakened in [[1984]] by a volcanic eruption, Rumble was reformatted by [[Teletraan I]] into an audio cassette that fit snugly into [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]'s chest compartment. As soon as the Decepticons had withdrawn from the crashed hulk of the Autobots' ship, Soundwave deployed Rumble to help [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] gather materials for construction of a temporary headquarters. Casually brushing off Starscream's constant complaints about [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s leadership abilities, Rumble put his piledrivers to work reducing a power plant to scrap to provide the needed building materials.

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With their temporary base in place and plans for a [[Victory (G1)|new space cruiser]] ready, the Decepticons began gathering energy from Earth's many available sources. They began with an attack on an offshore oil rig, during which Rumble menaced human worker [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], and shoved the man's son, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]], into the ocean when he tried to attack the small Decepticon.{{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Soon after, exploiting information stolen from Teletraan I, the Decepticons had Rumble cause a tidal wave that would push the power output of the hydroelectric plant at [[Sherman Dam]] to its maximum capacity. Rumble was caught in the act by the Autobot [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], but in spite of his diminutive size, Rumble came out on top in the underwater battle, burying Hound under a pile of rocks. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} Rumble and Hound had a rematch during the battle to prevent the Decepticons escaping Earth in their finished cruiser, but this time, Rumble didn't fare so well. The battle was soon called off so the Decepticons could board their ship, but Autobot spy [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] also snuck aboard and sabotaged the craft in mid-flight. As it plummeted back to Earth, Rumble began freaking out, fearing the impact would destroy them. Luckily for the little guy, he was wrong. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

When next seen, Rumble was guarding the Decepticons' [[space bridge]] with [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] as they awaited the return of Megatron from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Once Megatron had emerged from the bridge, Rumble joined him in attacked the laboratory of [[Alcazar|Doctor Alcazar]] and stood guard outside, warning the Autobots to keep their distance as Megatron worked to create [[antimatter]] with the lab's facilities. Although Hound and Mirage were able to sneak by Rumble using their hologram and invisibility powers, the Autobots were unable to stop Megatron completing his experiment, and Rumble took part in his leader's subsequent attack on [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]]. Megatron's plan was foiled when the Autobots used a remote control device to take over [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]'s body, causing him to fire the antimatter-powered Megatron at Rumble. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

Rumble was helping Starscream and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] load [[energon cube]]s for transport through the space bridge when a team of Autobots arrived with the intention of using the bridge themselves. Rumble tried to open a crevasse beneath [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], but the Decepticons were then ordered by Megatron to let the Autobots use the bridge. While they were absent, Megatron staged an attack on Autobot Headquarters, during which Rumble rumbled with [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} Rumble was later instrumental in the Decepticons' plan to tap the heat energy of the [[Earth's core]], as he smashed through the polar ice to help locate the crystal shaft they needed. In the process, he also uncovered the frozen body of [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[File:Sosdinos rumble broken piledrivers.jpg|thumb|Rumble never understood what is "''break''dance"... till now.]]
When the Decepticons attacked the [[Great Falls]] hydroelectric power plant, Rumble helped Megatron dispatch the counter-attacking Autobots with an unusual tactic: using the planet's equipment, Megatron channeled the seismic energy of tremors created by Rumble to boost the power of his [[fusion cannon]], and blasted all the Autobots into the river. When the Autobots' newest members, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], arrived to save their comrades, Rumble pitted his piledrivers against [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], who came out on top by creating a quake so powerful it broke Rumble's piledrivers off! {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} Then, after helping Megatron steal steel in [[Peru]], {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}} Rumble lent a hand making energon cubes from the energy of a mysterious [[Meteorini Chipperoni|meteorite]]. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

[[File:Tud2 rumble and slave.jpg|thumb|left|Alright! I'll say it! FIRRIB! FIRRIB!]]
Brashly striding through the open front door of Autobot Headquarters, Rumble set about causing tremors throughout the Autobots' base to distract the heroic robots while Laserbeak kidnapped Sparkplug Witwicky right out from under their noses. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} Rumble then served as something of a "lab assistant" to the Decepticons' new human ally, [[Doctor Arkeville]], as he turned Sparkplug and many other captured humans into mind-controlled slaves with his [[hypno-chip]]s. Rumble took a perverse enjoyment in watching the human slaves suffer, yanking one through an electric field {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} and tripping one unfortunate up while he was trying to do his allotted job. Rumble monitored the tidal waves created by Cybertron's gravity for Megatron, then joined in the final battle on a tropical island, where he tried once again to open a crevasse beneath Bumblebee, but got knocked into it himself. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} After Cybertron was moved back out Earth's orbit, the Decepticons set about repairing the damage the planet's gravity had caused to their [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|undersea headquarters]]. When Skywarp started bossing around Rumble and his brother [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], the two tiny terrors double-teamed Skywarp and brought him to the ground, and would have kept on fighting if Megatron had to not arrived to knock them into line. The battle-ready Rumble then accompanied Megatron to Doctor Arkeville's laboratory, where they were forced to team up with the Autobots to save the planet from his overloading [[Exponential Generator]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

[[File:G1 cartoon Rumble piledrivers.JPG|thumb|Not pictured: Jackie Chan]]
Rumble was next spotted gathering energon cubes at a shipyard in [[Bali]], {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}} after which he joined the other Decepticons in contributing his [[power chip rectifier]] to a machine that would transfer all their special abilities to Megatron. With these additional powers, Megatron challenged [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] to one-on-one combat, using Rumble's quake-generating abilities to open a chasm into which Prime tumbled. When the Decepticons' duplicity was revealed, they were all sent falling into a river of lava, Rumble included. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

Rumble was standing by as Megatron schemed to take control of "Autobot Spike," {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} then participated in the Decepticons invasion of [[New York City]], where he joined Soundwave and Frenzy in attacking a team of Autobots in [[Central Park]]. {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}} Rumble and the other cassettes later staged another attack on Autobot Headquarters, in order to distract the Autobots while Megatron and Starscream snuck inside to sabotage their [[recharging chamber]]s. Rumble tussled with Optimus Prime and [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]], sending the two Autobots falling into one of his crevasses, only to have them come bounding out and clobber him when he peered over the edge to observe their fate. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}}

[[File:Immobilizer rumble with remote.jpg|thumb|left]]
Rumble helped defend the installation the Decepticons were used to experiment with [[electro-cell]]s, {{storylink|Traitor (episode)}} after which he was put in charge of controlling the stolen Autobot invention, the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]], {{storylink|The Immobilizer}} and was briefly glimpsed in battle in the ghost town the Decepticons were used as a staging base. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

When the Decepticons allied themselves with the inhabitants of the underwater city of [[Sub-Atlantica]], Soundwave observed the Autobot infiltrators Bumblebee, Spike and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] pursuing the Sub-Atlantican king [[Nergill]] into the city's depths. Unable to follow due to his size, Soundwave sent Rumble and Ravage after them, but once they had tracked them down, Rumble was shocked to discover that the insane Nergill was planning to blow up Sub-Atlantica and everyone on it. Rumble tried to stop Nergill by activating his piledrivers and collapsing the chamber, but the mad fish-king dug his way out of the rubble and destroyed his city. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

[[File:Autoberserk rumble in negavator.jpg|thumb|[[Headmaster (Animated)|"Yes! I am soooo 1337!"]]]]
Rumble helped in the Decepticon plan to take over a fleet of oil tankers by firing [[Remote Control Circuit Linker|circuit linker cards]] at the ships that put them under the control of the super computer [[TORQ III]]. When a team of Autobots arrived to investigate, they were captured, and Rumble and Ravage served as their jailers until Spike engineered their escape by pinning the two cassettes to the wall with an electromagnet. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}} Rumble later put his piledrivers into action to help steal the human-built robot [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} and helped the Decepticons defend a crevice of [[korlonium crystal]]s from Autobot incursion. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

Together with Soundwave and his other cassettes, Rumble attacked the testing site for the Autobots' new weapon, the [[Negavator]]. While Frenzy kept Optimus Prime busy, Rumble was able to get inside the cockpit of the Negavator itself, but before he could turn its power on Prime, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] blasted the machine and shorted out the controls. Their mission foiled, the Decepticons fled, but as a parting gesture, Rumble launched a missile that demolished the control bunker and injured [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. The Decepticons made another play for the Negavator only a short time later, this time trying to bury the Autobots under an avalanche caused by Rumble, but enjoyed a similar lack of success. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}

[[File:Masterplan2 rumble boogie.jpg|thumb|left|Great Primus, but we already USED a breakdancing joke!]]
While searching the jungles of [[South America]] for the ruins of their [[Nemesis (G1)|old starship]], Rumble started bickering with Starscream, and was highly amused when the air commander was caught in the coils of a giant snake. When their quest ended in success, Rumble indulged in a bout of celebratory over-energizing with his fellow Decepticons that evening. {{storylink|Microbots}}

When the Decepticons fooled the population of Earth into believing the Autobots were villains and they were the true heroes, Rumble kept up appearances by attending a disco with Soundwave and the other cassettes, and genuinely quite enjoying himself. With the Autobots exiled to space, the Decepticons' ruse came to an end, and Rumble was made a slave-master in the work camp that the conquered [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] was turned into a slave camp. When [[Chip Chase]] tried to escape, Spike covered his flight by shoving a cart of energon cubes into Rumble, who was, in turn, sent crashing into a generator and was electrocuted. Although Chip was soon recaptured, it was not long before the Autobots returned to Earth to clear their names and send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

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Rumble was among the Decepticons who began malfunctioning due to the deterioration of his [[cybertonium]], causing him to uncontrollably deploy his piledrivers and start pummelling Megatron's leg. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Once repaired, Rumble participated in a Decepticon mission to [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]], where he, Starscream, Ravage and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] all found themselves cast back in time to the Middle Ages by the mysterious, magical [[Dragon Mound]]. Falling in with local ne'er-do-well [[Wigend of Blackthorn]], the energy-deprived Decepticons took part in a local jousting tournament as Wigend's representatives, in order to win ownership of the land owned by his rival, [[Aetheling the Red]], as the first step towards conquering the planet. Armed with a [[lance]] and shield and riding atop Ramjet, Rumble jousted with Sir Aetheling himself, but was defeated, prompting Starscream to discard chivalry and kidnap Aetheling's daughter [[Nimue]].

To repel the inevitable rescue attempt, Starscream had the Decepticons gather the ingredients necessary to make [[Dragon's Bane|gunpowder]]; Rumble got the unenviable job of gathering the "potassium nitrate" he required. Eventually, the Decepticons were defeated by [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], who had followed them back through time, and the wizard [[Beorht]], and were returned to their rightful era. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}

Rumble was among the Decepticons who temporarily gained the power of an [[electrum]] coating, {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} worked in the [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] Pine Barrens to create an army of robot car warrior {{storylink|Make Tracks}} and was caught up in the menace of the [[Morphobot]]s. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

[[File:G1-Cartoon-SeaChange-Rumble-Tree.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|Grandmother <s>Willow</s> Rumble.]]
Accompanying Megatron to [[Tlalakan (planet)|the world]] of the [[Tlalakan (species)|Tlalakans]] to quash a rebellion among the inhabitants, Rumble wound up falling into their [[Well of Transformation]], which caused his body to warp and change. Not understanding what was happening to him, Rumble begged the native girl [[Alana]] to help him, and she informed him that he needed to think of a tree in order to survive. Rumble complied... and promptly turned into one! Stuck in this immobile form on the shores of the well, Rumble was left out of the following battle until an explosion knocked him back into its waters and he returned to normal. {{storylink|Sea Change}}

Rumble was dispatched to Cybertron with Starscream, Ramjet, and Astrotrain to locate the headquarters of the [[Female Autobots]], and used his piledrivers to collapse their base on Starscream's orders. He mistakenly thought he witnessed Optimus's death in an acid pit and in a subsequent battle with the Autobots got a tower dropped on him by [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]'s [[Female Autobot laser pistol|sharpshooting skills]]. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} A little later, Rumble helped Soundwave prepare the [[psycho-probe]] to scan the mind of [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]], but the heiress's ability to jinx machines around her just meant that the unfortunate duo wound up being electrocuted by the device. {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}} Then, when the Decepticons invaded a movie lot to recover footage that a crew had taken of [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] carrying a secret cargo, Rumble mistook some animatronic dinosaurs for the Dinobots and blasted them to bits. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

[[File:KeytoVectorSigmaPt1 stealing DragStrip.jpg|thumb|Sadly, not an unlockable racer in Super Mario Kart.]]
Seeking to challenge the Autobots' rule of the roads, Megatron charged Rumble with stealing an assortment of cars and trucks that he could rebuild as Decepticons. His small size worked in his favor, and Rumble invaded a Formula 1 race track, hijacked some bank robbers' getaway car and terrorized a trucker named [[Possum Brown]] to get the vehicles Megatron required. Impressed by the rebuilt cards "stunt-driving", Rumble inspired Megatron to name his new creations the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. Rumble subsequently accompanied Megatron to Cybertron to bestow life to the Stunticons using the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]], although Rumble found the unassuming spherical form of the computer a bit underwhelming. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} The Decepticons then returned to Earth, and Rumble helped set up equipment to analyze the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]'s power. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Rumble travelled to [[Galata Valley]] with Megatron and Soundwave to help search for the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]], {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}} following which he went on a significantly greater journey, voyaging to the planet [[Antilla]] with Megatron, Starscream and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. The deserted planet creeped Rumble out, and he was happy when they left, with a new "[[Lightning Bug]]" heat ray weapon into the bargain. They also came away with the dreaded [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] plague, and Rumble accompanied Megatron as he used the Lightning Bug to spread the disease through Autobot Headquarters. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} For his final recorded adventures in the 20th century, Rumble battled Starscream's [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} and helped operate Megatron's [[Giant Purple Griffin|new fortress]], activating its flight systems and turning its weapons on [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

[[File:Rumblevsperceptor.jpg|thumb|left|Alright, open wide...]]
Over the course of the next twenty years, the Decepticons succeeded in conquering all of Cybertron and forcing the Autobots to relocate to bases on two of the planet's moons, and to their new home of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth. In 2005, when the Decepticons staged a [[Battle of Autobot City|major assault against Autobot City]], Rumble, Frenzy, Ravage and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] were deployed by Soundwave to disable a communications tower that [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] was using to broadcast a message to Optimus Prime at [[Moonbase One]]. After doing so, Rumble proceeded to smash his way into the tower with his piledrivers, and he and his fellow cassettes then piled on [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. Blaster then unleashed his own cassettes on them, and Rumble wound up grappling with [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, Rumble and his fellow cassettes had not acted quickly enough, and Blaster's distress call had indeed reached Optimus Prime, who soon arrived on Earth and defeated Megatron in battle. With the fall of their leader, the Decepticons retreated aboard Astrotrain, with Rumble carrying Megatron's fusion cannon while Soundwave carried Megatron himself. Once the Decepticons were on their way, it became necessary to jettison excess weight so that Astrotrain could make it to Cybertron, and Megatron was one of those ejected, prompting an argument over who should replace him as leader. When [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] called Soundwave "an uncharismatic bore", Soundwave ejected his cassettes to fight for his honor, and Rumble took particular umbrage at the insult. The Constructicons formed [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]] to teach them a lesson, but Rumble and Frenzy caused him to separate by shaking Astrotrain with their piledrivers. In the end, Starscream won out, and Rumble was present for his coronation...and subsequent disintegration by a powerful new Decepticon who appeared during the ceremony. Impressed by this show of force, Rumble asked what his name was so that the Decepticons could all cheer for him, and the newcomer announced he was [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

{{note|Rumble's involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' and the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]".}}

[[File:Ffod1 cons on chaar.jpg|thumb|Wait, I renewed my contract for a third season just to do this? That bites.]]
Galvatron's leadership did not start well, as the Decepticons were all subsequently forced off Cybertron by the Autobots following the defeat of the planet-eating [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. Badly damaged and low on energy, they retreated to the burnt-out planet of [[Chaar]], but even this great fall didn't dampen Rumble's spirits, as he was heard loudly advocating both "pulverowderizing" and "powderulverizing" the Autobots. [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] credited Rumble's enthusiasm, but pointed out they could hardly carry out his plan when they barely had enough energy to just stay alive. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} When Autobot leader [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] was found spying on the Decepticons with [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]], and Rumble joined the other Decepticons in mauling them before they were rescued by their Autobot comrades. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

Rumble consumed the much-needed energon brought to Chaar by the [[Quintesson]]s and voted in favor of accepting the aliens' offer of an alliance. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|In most Japanese media, Frenzy and Rumble's names are switched to follow the toys. To maintain consistency, TFWiki keeps the blue and purple robot on this page.}}

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

=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
[[File:Stargatebattles rumble and frenzy.jpg|thumb|left]]
In the late 1990s, Starscream forged a clandestine alliance with the [[Prime Minister of Japan]], promising that the country would be safe from attack by the Decepticons if they were allowed to freely and harmlessly collect energy within its borders, in secret from the rest of the world. Naturally, however, Starscream had no intention of actually honoring this agreement, and sent Rumble and Frenzy to the bottom of the sub-oceanic [[Pacific Ring of Fire|Japan Trench]], where they used their piledrivers to stimulate the tectonic plates of the trench and cause small earthquakes throughout Japan. As Starscream predicted, the quakes supplied massive amounts of energy for the Decepticons to gather, but were perceived as natural occurrences by the populace. Megatron was not impressed by the scheme, however, suspecting the Autobots would soon realize the truth... and he was, of course, completely right. When Optimus Prime and a team of Autobots arrived to investigate and caught the Decepticons in the act, Megatron had Rumble and Frenzy kick things into overdrive, causing a catastrophic quake that devastated Tokyo and covered the Decepticons' escape. The quake was so powerful that it actually threatened to sink the entire island of Japan, but before that could come to pass, Hound confronted Rumble and Frenzy and overpowered them by confusing them with his holograms. {{storylink|Activation}}

=====Controverse=====
At the trial of [[Primacron]], Rumble and the Decepticons crashed the proceedings after the verdict was rendered. Rumble went piledriver-to-piledriver against [[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]], but was ultimately beaten by the larger Cybertronian. {{storylink|Controverse}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Hirohiko Kakegawa]] (Japanese)|[[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)}}
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In the year [[2011]], when [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] was destroyed in battle with Blaster, Rumble and all the other cassettes gathered on [[Chaar]] to watch as the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] used the super-technology of the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] to resurrect their master as Soundblaster. The cassette team then helped to defend Soundblaster when he was focused on using a sonic control to remotely direct the actions of the Decepticons' new [[Madmachine]], but Blaster—now reborn as Twincast—was able to get past them and stop his rival. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

Alongside Ravage, Ratbat and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], Rumble was able to sneak into the lower levels of the Autobot-controlled Cybertron, and enter Vector Sigma's chamber, where he observed that the computer was in the process of developing a new alloy named [[cybertonuron]].<ref>Prepare for a headache on this one. The robot who enters Vector Sigma's chamber is the blue robot, hence, we're calling him Rumble here. However, in Japan, being blue means he should be Frenzy...but the credits of the episode ''actually list him as Rumble''. So whether the credits are wrong and this is Frenzy who we're calling Rumble, or the coloring is wrong and he should be Rumble who we'd normally call Frenzy, is, at this point, genuinely impossible to tell. So we're calling a duck a duck!</ref> {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}}

[[File:Hm ep15 rumble or frenzy.jpg|thumb|left|Maybe he's just a miscolored [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]].]]
Some time later, either Rumble or Frenzy<ref>We can't tell if it's Rumble or Frenzy because... well, dude, look at the picture.</ref> was dispatched by Soundblaster to deal with Blaster's cassettes when the Autobot communicator came to Chaar to spy on the unveiling of Scorponok's [[transtector]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

The arrival of Scorponok's new information officer, [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]], put Soundblaster in a bad mood, as he had the ability to dredge up Autobot info that even Soundblaster and his expert team of spies could not. They had no idea, of course, that this was because Counterpunch was actually the undercover Autobot double agent Punch, but nonetheless, Rumble and the other tapes consoled their boss and promised to try harder. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

While on the planets of [[Twin Star]], Soundblaster deployed Rumble and Frenzy to search for the energy supposedly hidden somewhere on the planet. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} Some time later, Rumble and the rest of Soundblaster's cassettes were seen standing guard outside the subterranean cavern on Master in which Scorponok was constructing his [[Zarak Shield]]. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
In [[2021]], Rumble accompanied Soundblaster to the [[Legends World]] and partied at his boss's new [[Dancitron]]. {{storylink|LG36 Soundwave}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Rumble was one of the Decepticons supporting the [[Selector]] revolt at [[Neo Scramble City]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[File:Superrobotlifemanga rumble and frenzy.jpg|thumb|There, we didn't color them! Problem solved!]]
In the late 1980s, working with Soundwave and his fellow Cassettes, Rumble attacked Bumblebee and the Autobot's human friend [[Kenji]] during their patrol of [[Tokyo]]. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] swooped in to take Kenji to safety, and Bumblebee easily eluded the inept Rumble long enough to execute a [[Bumble Kick]]! against Soundwave. With his chest-port damaged, Soundwave was unable to hide Rumble and the other Cassettes when [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] arrived to back up Bumblebee. They ended up just bouncing off Soundwave's chest in cassette mode. Cliffjumper grabbed them and began tearing out their magnetic tape which, if you think about it, seems kinda horrific. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

Rumble eventually recovered. In another scheme, the Decepticons tried to frame the Autobots for attacking Earth by giving the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] fake sigils and sending them on a mayhem spree. Dressed in snazzy robes to hide their identities, Rumble and Frenzy then began fanning the flames by preaching openly against the Autobots in human cities. Their cover was blown, however, when [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] washed the fake insignia off the Decepticons. Rumble and Frenzy were zapped by [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] and [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], revealing their identities as well. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====
When the Decepticons were finally forced off Earth, Soundblaster and his cassettes stayed behind on the planet to gather information. After a run-in with [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], Soundblaster was hurled over the horizon by the Autobot Headmaster's "Master Chrome Hurricane-Throw to the End of Hell" attack. Rumble and Frenzy attempted to wake their boss up as [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] approached, warning him that he was going to get in trouble. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
When [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] arrived to bust up the Decepticons' plan to terrorize the world with their [[Omega Wave Cannon]] cannon, Rumble (or Frenzy) was among the robots shown being scattered by the shockwaves created by the landing of the titantic Autobot. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
Rumble was among the Decepticons attacking [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. During the assault, he used his arm cannons against [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In an unstable [[Iocus]] reality engineered by the machinations of [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] and [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]], Rumble was replaced by [[Clutch (GoBots)|Clutch]] during the events of the [[Unicron War]]. Thus when Galvatron killed [[Zero]], it was Clutch who nervously asked [[Warpath (GoBots)|Warpath]] what the new arrival called himself. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

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

===Deadly Paradise===
Rumble was stationed on [[Carob Island]], where the Decepticons had set up a mining an construction operation. Using a rare ore from the island, the Decepticons were building duplicate Autobots loyal only to Megatron. Rumble was in charge of overlooking the force cages within the Decepticons' island base, capturing any Autobots who made it past Megatron's megamaze and into their core facility. He captured a squad of Autobots, but when Prowl taunted him about his size, Rumble lost his temper and used his earthquake-inducing abilities in retaliation. All he managed to do is incapacitate the other Decepticons in the room, which allowed Prowl to destroy the force-cage module, and free the captured Autobots. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}

===The Special Teams===
Rumble was summoned by Megatron to raid a power plant of its energy, after it had been evacuated of its human occupants due to the danger of landslides in the area. He proved himself to be rather impatient, urging Megatron to attack the [[Pullen Power Plant]] when the entirety of the Decepticon forces had yet to meet at the designated area. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}

===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
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When the Autobots invaded the Decepticons' headquarters in order to stop Megatron's latest world-conquering scheme, Rumble created one of his signature Earthquakes to thwart them. He was immediately blasted by Sunstreaker in response. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

After the Decepticons had captured a group of Autobots, they demanded the Autobots' surrender for their continued well-being. Rumble was amongst the Decepticons present when the evil robots discovered a statue of Devastator on their doorstep, presented as a peace offering from the Autobots. Though the Decepticons initially cheered, they were surprised to find themselves in the middle of an ambush when the Autobots burst forth from within the statue. Rumble attempted to use his earthquake-inducing abilities in the battle that followed, but this backfired. Numerous Decepticons were swallowed up by a fissure created by Rumble's tremor. Now outnumbered, the Decepticons ultimately were defeated by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}

===Marvel coloring books===
Rumble was in attendance at the Decepticons' latest meeting in their war room, where Megatron explained to his troops his plot to finance a new Decepticon army by pillaging sunken treasures from Alaskan waters. As part of the plan, Rumble and Soundwave disguised themselves as a cassette and cassette player respectively on the sea floor. Fooled into thinking he could grab these items for his friend Buster, Bumblebee was lured to the Decepticons' position and taken prisoner. Later, the Autobots rescued Bumblebee from the Decepticons, who lost the fight when Rumble attempted to create an Earthquake, only for it to backfire and swallow the Decepticons instead of the Autobots. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}}

Megatron having recently built a prison, Rumble and the other Decepticons were sent out to capture the Autobots. Rumble happened upon Optimus and Gears and buried them both in a landslide. Other Decepticons then took care of bringing the Autobots to Megatron's prison. The Autobots eventually broke out, however, and Rumble was held within one of Trailbreaker's forcefields as the heroic robots made their escape. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Rumble was one of the Decepticons who attempted to harm Sparkplug and Buster Witwicky, only to be thwarted by the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Rumble was one of the Decepticons posted within their stronghold to defend their [[molecular transfer device]] against the Autobots. When a small group of Autobots infiltrated the Decepticon base, Rumble attempted to use his earthquake-inducing abilities to stop them, only to be blasted by Optimus Prime's combat deck. He and the rest of the Decepticons were defeated when Bumblebee managed to turn the Decepticons' fuel-stealing device against them. Rumble stumbled off into the wilderness afterwards. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}

Rumble (or maybe Frenzy) was part of the Decepticon force that Megatron led to take over the Autobot base-camp. The Decepticons were fooled by a phony message that Optimus Prime sent warning of a Martian invasion and quickly vacated the camp, only to run right into an Autobot ambush. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}}

Megatron must have held Rumble (or Frenzy) in high esteem, as the Decepticon leader fantasized about him helping lead an army of Decepticons. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

Together with Thundercracker, Ravage, and Soundwave, Rumble constructed a dastardly trap for Autobots. A rest stop that was in truth a car-compactor in disguise! The group successfully crushed Gears with their trap, only for Mirage, Ratchet and Sideswipe to arrive on-scene immediately afterward. In an attempt to fight back, Rumble used his earthquake-inducing abilities. He only managed in creating a hole in which both he and Soundwave fell in. Way to go Rumble. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}

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Rumble (or Frenzy) accompanied Galvatron on a mission to [[Oil Valley]], to steal some of the fuel being dug up there. When they spotted Hot Rod and Daniel in the area, the Decepticons gave chase. Rumble/Frenzy and the rest of the Decepticons were driven away when Autobot reinforcements arrived, and had to leave without having procured any oil. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

When the Decepticons learned that the Autobots had long ago lost a large shipment of Energon cubes at the Ark's original crash site, Galvatron ordered them to head to Mt. St. Hillary to uncover it. There, Rumble fought the Autobots over possession of it. He uncovered the crate containing the Energon while fighting Sludge with his earthquake-inducing abilities. The brawl ended when Starscream scarfed down all of the Energon, and proceeded to pick a fight with Galvatron. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
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When the Decepticons discovered that the Autobots had built a mysterious device, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] believed it to be a weapon and enlisted Rumble to help him destroy it. The pair found the device not doing much of anything, and delayed destroying it while they examined it further. This merely gave time for the other Decepticons to catch up with them, however, they soon discovered what the device was for when it emitted a pulse of electricity that caused them all to malfunction, and they had to retreat. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

Starscream's first instinct when Megatron called the Decepticons to an experimental solar plant was to have Rumble gather the others and hold an impromptu mutiny against their leader. This didn't last long, and Rumble and the others were put to work using the solar plant to gather energy, until the Autobots arrived and put a stop to it by having [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] sabotage the machinery. {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}}

As the Decepticons' space cruiser neared completion, they tested the ion-drive in an old abandoned tunnel. Unfortunately, the Autobots got wind of their activities and attacked, resulting in the destruction of the drive and the collapsing of the tunnel on the hapless Decepticons. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}} During a battle over a windmill, Megatron became convinced that it was an Autobot superweapon that the Decepticons needed to capture. Unfortunately, Soundwave's idea to deploy Rumble backfired—Rumble's seismic attack resulted in the windmill falling over on top of them. {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}}

===Listen 'n Play audiobooks continuity===
As part of Megatron's plan to abduct humans and random them to the US government for fuel, Rumble was assigned the task of guarding the humans who were being kept in an abandoned warehouse. Unfortunately for him, the Autobots found the warehouse, and with Rumble's transmissions jammed so he couldn't call for help, they swiftly overwhelmed him. With a hole in his fuel tank, Rumble was out of the action when Starscream's squad later arrived. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Play)}}

===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
Rumble was part of the ambush party that boarded the Ark during the Cretaceous period, which led to Optimus Prime crashing his ship in a volcano and shutting everyone on board offline. The Decepticons then raided a nearby nuclear power to gain the additional power necessary to destroy the Autobots. The Decepticons and the Autobots battled afterwards, but with the Decepticons running low on fuel once more, the evil robots were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

Rumble was one of the Decepticons who sabotaged the Autobots’ chance at winning a cross-country car rally. During Hound's segment of the race, Rumble used his earthquake-creating abilities to destroy a bridge that was on Hound's route. He then congratulated himself and scampered off. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}}

Rumble was present when Megatron threatened his troops into coming up with a battle plan for him. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

Galvatron wanted to seize a robot car from a car show, in the hopes that its circuitry could help him create an army of robot slaves. Instead of attacking the car show populated by human civilians, Galvatron ordered Rumble to play with the fuse box and create a blackout so that they could sneak around without being noticed. This brilliant plan was still somehow overcome by the Autobots. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
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{{quote|Excellent thinking, Chief! You are right as usual!|Rumble|"[[Terror of Mount Sheelah]]"}}
Rumble was part of a team of Decepticons who tracked the Autobots to [[South America]] and battled atop [[Mount Sheelah]] until an eruption trapped the Decepticons in lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} After the Decepticons kidnapped a bunch of humans for use as slave labor, Rumble was happily shouting orders at them when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] scouted the base. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} He was also part of the Decepticon forces who went to invade [[Stanley Lake]] dam, and even threw the [[senior engineer]] in the lake. He and the other Decepticons were defeated by the Autobots using the dam itself. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} Rumble was also among the top-ranked Decepticons consulted by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in an attempt to work out a way to defeat the Autobots, leading to an affair that ended with the destruction of the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

====Renegade Rhetoric====
Rumble one of a number of rogue Decepticons who kidnapped their universe's Optimus Prime before fleeing to a [[Gargent 087.0 Kappa|parallel universe]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/02}} There, they stole a number of human inventions—Frenzy and [[Crash Test (G2)|Crash Test]] attacked the [[International Exhibition Center]] to steal a prototype [[Brainwave Scanner]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/09}} With their purloined technology, they upgraded themselves into [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]], outfought the Autobots sent to rescue their leader, then used a stolen [[Brainwave Scanner]] to turn Optimus into the evil [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/12}}

Nemesis was not content to be a mere soldier in Megatron's thrall, however; he, Frenzy, and Crash Test eventually struck out to go their own way. Rumble remained loyal to Megatron; after the Autobots had freed Optimus Prime from his brainwashing, the Decepticons attacked a scientific conference in Wuhan. The conference was a trap, and Rumble was defeated and captured by [[Qian Zilong]] using a prototype exosuit. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/07/14}}

===Highway Clash===
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When Megatron learned about the existence of a cargo of microchips that could bestow sentience onto robots, he brought Rumble along on the mission to steal them. From a secret underground lair, the two Decepticons planned out their assault, only to be opposed by Optimus Prime and Prowl who were secretly guarding the shipment. Whether or not the Decepticons succeeded in acquiring the chips depended on the decisions that [[you]] made! {{storylink|Highway Clash}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
In two different endings, Rumble stood with his fellow Decepticons atop [[Mount Lomas]], ready to defend their heretofore secret base from Autobots who'd just learned that it housed equipment for converting black coral into a superfuel. In one of these paths, Megatron challenged Optimus Prime to a duel which quickly backfired, prompting the ever-loyal Rumble to assist his leader by causing an earthquake. Naturally, Rumble's 'help' split the mountain in half, destroying everything the Decepticons had accomplished over the past week or so. ''Operation Black Coral'' was renamed ''Operation Earthquake Mistake'' in Rumble's honor.

The Autobots also won in the other path where Rumble was present, though apparently not due to him helping or otherwise doing anything of note. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

====Attack of the Insecticons====
Either Rumble or Frenzy were present, yet mostly uninvolved, in a number of possible adventures revolving around the Sun-Pak, a device invented by the Autobots' human ally Sparkplug. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Earthquake====
Rumble was an integral part of Megatron's latest plot, as were his earthquake-generating abilities. He thus would occasionally step outside the Decepticons newest secret base to practice. Unfortunately for Rumble, one of his practice sessions were spied upon by Beachcomber, who not only deduced that the Decepticons were up to something, but discovered the Decepticons' base when Rumble activated its hidden doors' mechanism.

In one possible sequence of events, Beachcomber attempted to enter the Decepticons' base through the main entrance, alongside Windcharger and Powerglide. Although the Decepticons were able to crush Windcharger, an entire Decepticon swarm was taken out, along with their fortress, when Beachcomber tricked Rumble into creating an earthquake.

If the Decepticons’ plot proceeded further, Rumble was stationed at Center City, awaiting the arrival of the Destruction Beam generated from the Decepticons’ fortress. The Destruction Beam would create a fault line near Center City, which Rumble would then exploit with his abilities to level the entire area. Whether or not Rumble succeeded depended on which choices the Autobots made. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}

===Minion of Unicron===
====The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual====
Rumble would always opt to be on the front-line of the advancing Decepticon army. On Cybertron, he wielded powerful sound waves as weapons, which he used to reduce entire buildings to rubble. After being reformatted into a new body on Earth, he took up using his pile-driver arms to much the same effect. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Rumble's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}}

When a report from [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] came in, alerting the Decepticons that [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and a couple of his soldiers were traveling towards [[Brazil]], Rumble stood in attendance as Megatron planned out an ambush against them. {{storylink|The Dinobots!}}

====''Universe''====
Rumble became even more antisocial after the death of his brother, Frenzy, in the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] war, and was eventually abducted by [[Unicron]] to join his [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minions of Unicron]] in the battle against the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]]. {{storylink|Rumble (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|BotCon 2006 Rumble bio}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
[[Vector Prime]] noted that the Rumble of [[Primax 094.0 Gamma]] perhaps took comfort in the fact that the individual most responsible for Frenzy's death, [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], was abducted and reformatted by Unicron as well. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/30}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Rumble, under his commanding officer Soundwave, was one of the earliest recruits Megatron made for his Decepticon faction millions of years ago. He helped guard Cybertron's giant planetary engines during Megatron's attempt to transform the planet into a space-faring juggernaut, but was defeated by a group of Autobots jointly led by Optimus Prime and Grimlock. The engines were destroyed, and the plot foiled. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

Rumble and his brother Frenzy remained loyal to the primary Decepticon faction under Shockwave's command during the [[Dark Ages]], and reintegrated as themselves into the Decepticon hierarchy after Megatron returned from [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] with his new [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]]. Assigned to guard Shockwave's lab alongside Frenzy, the pair were counting up Autobot casualties when one of the lab's machines suddenly exploded. They managed to convince Shockwave that it wasn't their fault, but as they went back to their counting game, another machine similarly blew up. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3}}

Four million years ago, Rumble was part of the crew of the ''Nemesis'' which crashed to Earth alongside the Autobots and the Ark. He was revived in 1984 along with the other Transformers for roughly a decade of renewed warfare, before the Autobots ultimately defeated the Decepticons and rendered them inoperative. Their triumphant return to Cybertron aboard the [[Ark II]] was sabotaged, however, and the Transformers were all believed destroyed in the resulting explosion. Instead, many of them were recovered by the mercenary named [[Lazarus]], who made efforts to reprogram the Cybertronians into weapons for his disposal. Megatron managed to override Lazarus's control, though, and freed his fellow Decepticons. {{storylink|Prime Directive}}

''Rumble stayed out of Decepticon politics during the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]]' interaction with the Transformers on Earth. He chose to work with Starscream in [[Las Vegas]] after Megatron's disappearance, and even remained in Vegas after Megatron returned and splintered the Decepticon army. {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}''

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When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arrived from Cybertron, he managed to defeat Megatron and assume control of the Decepticons in the name of the greater Unified Cybertronian government. Rumble and Frenzy were placed in charge of guarding the deactivated Megatron on the flight back to Cybertron, but were tossed aside by Starscream so that he could jettison Megatron into space. {{storylink|New World Order}} Later, Shockwave commissioned them to create a distraction that would keep [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] from fully realizing his plans, by unleashing the crazed [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] from a [[Detention Banks|detention facility]]. Once again, Starscream intervened on their mission, retrieving five additional prisoners, the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], for his own purposes. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

As Shockwave's government began to collapse around him, Starscream convinced his comrades from Earth to follow him back to that planet and raid it for energon. Starscream had Rumble and Frenzy haul the Combaticons, still in stasis, aboard a shuttle... but as they prepared for take-off, they found none of its systems were responding. They had accidentally boarded [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], who took off on his own volition, the Decepticons trapped within him. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} But the Decepticons managed to hack Sky Lynx's systems, and made their way to Earth. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} Rumble was part of Starscream's initial salvo against the ''Ark'', a decoy to be deliberately taken prisoner in order to draw out the remaining Autobots where the newly reformatted [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] could get at them in their combined form. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} All of the captive Decepticons were freed, only for the group to come under attack from [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], a crazed but powerful clone of Starscream. Using his "divine light," the clone shut down all of the Decepticons save his template. Rumble was left behind to be recaptured by the Autobots as Starscream fled from his double. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} After the Autobots were forced into a deal with Starscream due Sunstorm's threat, Rumble and the other Decepticon captives were released, but charged to only 50% power. At this point, Soundwave took steps to reunite the Decepticons with their true leader, Megatron. While Soundwave set up communications, Rumble and Frenzy passed the time by taking potshots at fish through the Decepticon base's underwater entry-point. Their fun-time was interrupted by the return of Starscream. Frenzy sent Rumble off to stall the seeker while he warned Soundwave of his approach. Unfortunately, Rumble stumbled his words after seeing how badly damaged Starscream was, and the annoyed 'bot shoved him out of his way. Soundwave was barely able to hide a communique with Megatron before Starscream burst into the room. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}}

Shortly thereafter, Megatron and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] arrived on Earth and overthrew Starscream's command, a change in management which Rumble, Frenzy, and Soundwave all welcomed with open arms. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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Rumble was one of the many Transformers recovered from the crashed [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] by [[Cobra]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}} He was repaired and retrofitted by [[Doctor Mindbender]], who proudly displayed him, Soundwave, and his fellow Mini-Cassettes to [[Destro]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Rumble was released by Soundwave, along with [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], during an attack on the [[SPS Research Facility|SPS Center]]. Rumble evaded the first wave of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] defenders and used his piledrivers to damage the target building. Scaling the building, he menaced [[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]] and [[Sci-Fi]] until [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] punched his lights out and then threw a missile at him. He was then captured by G.I. Joe. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}

Apparently having escaped somehow, Rumble was later seen back on [[Cobra Island]] when [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] undid Cobra's reprogramming of the Transformers. He happily chased some of his former captors, Destro and [[Zartan]], across the island until the [[Baroness]] stepped on him with a [[S.N.A.K.E.]] {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

Two years later, Rumble was back on Cybertron under the command of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. When [[Teletran 3]] malfunctioned, sending Transformers of both factions throughout Earth's timeline, Shockwave had his troops encircle the super-computer. Ultra Magnus kept it safe within a force-field, forcing Rumble and the others to wait around until his power supply ran out. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
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Rumble was among the Decepticons who were accidentally awakened by [[Cobra]] in the late 1930s. Together, the Decepticons and Cobra conquered the [[Fera Islands]], but came under attack from the Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. Rumble was among the soldiers sent to defend the [[Terrordrome]], using his small stature to disguise himself as a human trooper. After making his way close to the enemy, he used his piledrivers to crack open the ground and bury the Autobot tanks. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} While Rumble was busy taunting [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] for being friends with "meat", [[Scarlett]] jumped above him using [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and destroyed him by tossing a hand grenade in his face. {{storylink|Wolves}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
Rumble was hanging out with Megatron when Soundwave stopped by with the news that Starscream was apparently getting cozy with the Autobots. Megatron sent Rumble to gather up the Decepticons in the base for an attack to retrieve their wayward comrade, however, the attack party was later repelled by the Autobots. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Either Frenzy or Rumble participated in a savage Decepticon offensive against the Decepticons. He was defeated by Grimlock.

Then, either Rumble or Frenzy was one of the first victims to fall to [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ monstrous combined form. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''Lil Formers''===
After ejecting out the rest of his minions, Soundwave attempted to deploy Rumble for an upcoming fight, only for Rumble to refuse the order; now that he had all the leg room he could want inside of Soundwave's chest, he didn't want to give it up. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Universe'' cartoon===
Either Frenzy or Rumble was present during the early days of the Autobot/Decepticon war. He fought side by side with a green Decepticon.

Either Rumble or Frenzy later participated in a battle alongside Thrust and Soundwave during the early days of the Autobot/Decepticon war. {{storylink|Action Blast 1}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
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{{note|IDW's first continuity is inconsistent regarding the colors of Rumble and Frenzy. By and large, Rumble is depicted as red and black in most books, but ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy]]'' and the [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]] color him blue, while ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' colors him both ways.}}

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Millions of years ago, Rumble and Frenzy worked as "industrial equipment" at [[Mining Outpost C-12]], until the [[Senate]] shut down the site in favor of automating the work involved. Once a furious [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] kicked off a riot, Rumble and Frenzy joined in the fighting and were soon taken prisoner, destined for [[Penal Facility H-3]]. They managed to break free aboard [[Longshot (G1)|their prison transport]], however, and took control of it with Megatron's help. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}} The renegade miners then fled to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], where they got lost in the [[Gladiatorial combat|underground fighting tournaments]] that ran rampant throughout that city-state. As time passed, Megatron rose high in the ranks of the gladiators, eventually taking control of the games themselves. While accompanying him to a meeting with [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]], sent by Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to help foster the public unrest Megatron was fomenting, Rumble and Frenzy helped capture and restrain the spying [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] . {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

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As Megatron's passions turned from arena combat to outright insurrection, Rumble and Frenzy became part of his growing Decepticon movement. When Megatron crafted his plan for infiltrating and destroying the Senate, Rumble and his brother underwent alterations so that they could hide inside Soundwave's chest compartment, although neither of them were particularly enthusiastic about it. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} This allowed Soundwave to smuggle them into the Senate facilities, where they aided in annihilating the Senators, freeing arrested gladiators and stealing weapons from the armory. At the climax of the uprising, Rumble bore witness as Megatron personally beat down and humiliated the leader of the Senate's security, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

As the uprising led to outright civil war, Rumble accompanied Soundwave on a mission to spy on [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]. After being discovered and forced to escape, Soundwave released Rumble to deal with [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], which he did by collapsing the [[Neurospan Bridge]] with his piledrivers, burying the two pursuers in rubble. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} Four million years ago, Rumble assisted Soundwave in defending an energon convoy from the Autobots. While fighting [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], Soundwave ejected Rumble for ''Operation: Go For the Eyes!!!'', but Ironhide intervened and knocked the junk-punk for a loop. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

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In modern times, Rumble was active on Earth where he helped defeat the local Autobot forces and exile them to Cybertron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} After this, he was involved in the Decepticon full-frontal offensive on the planet, and the conquest of [[New York City]]. After the siege was over, however, the lack of organized resistance left Rumble with little to do. He and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] took to the streets, blowing up stray abandoned vehicles that happened to remind him of [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|certain people]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}}

While on a patrol in New York City, he ran afoul of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cmdr. Spike Witwicky]] and three other survivors. Rumble went after Spike and nearly succeeded in knocking him off his motorcycle, but one of the survivors, [[Charles (G1)|Charles]], seeking revenge for his son's death at the hands of Rumble, fired off a shot from a rocket launcher that hit Rumble point blank in the face, downing him instantly. Sensing something wrong, Soundwave found Rumble, picked up his damaged body, and went into a rage in which he lost control of his communications-blocking effect. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} He was apparently repaired and sided with [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] during his coup. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} When the Autobots returned from their exile, Rumble fought against them alongside [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} However, Megatron was defeated, and the Decepticons were forced to flee the planet aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. Along with Soundwave and the other cassettes, Rumble spent the trip looking after the severely injured Megatron. {{storylink|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

Two years later, Starscream's newfound leadership had only led to the Decepticons hiding on some distant, desolate asteroid, where energy was rare and violence was common. Rumble was seen fighting with Kickback over an unknown argument. {{storylink|All His Engines}} He later assisted Soundwave and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] as they restored Megatron and used his old body to make Rumble-scaled replicas of his gun mode. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}} With Megatron back on-line, Rumble and the others were quickly whipped back into shape and readied to battle once again. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}} Four months later, Rumble returned to Earth and attacked a [[Skywatch]] base alongside Soundwave and Frenzy, freeing several Decepticons held in Skywatch custody. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} Later at the Decepticon base, he was amongst those who prepared to watch a fight between Optimus Prime and Megatron, and was presumably caught in the blast when Prime ended the fight early by having a satellite dropped on the base. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

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Once the war finally ended, Rumble was amongst the Decepticons in Autobot captivity on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}} He joined a Cybertronian crowd recruited by Starscream to pressure Prowl into revealing one of his secret discoveries below ground on Cybertron. Once they finally got down there, they witnessed a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] declare that Starscream was the Cybertronian destined to unite their whole race. He and the other Cybertronians celebrated afterward with Starscream. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} His support was but a ruse, however, as he and the other cassettes were already planning for Megatron's return alongside Soundwave and Shockwave. When the time came, they used their mind-controlled minion Prowl to stage their own deaths so they could hide away and finish their plans in secrecy, though Prowl's catspaw [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] did it in the most violent way possible: slicing off Rumble's arms, stomping him in the face, and blowing up their base. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}} Relocated to the [[Black Room]], Rumble was upgraded into a new body with a tank [[alternate mode]] {{storylink|The Verge}} and took to the streets as the Decepticons put their plans into motion. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} During the battle over the city, he used his piledrivers to knock out [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] and was ready to take his revenge on Arcee as well, but instead got himself punched in the face by Ironhide and burned to a crisp by [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]. After the battle was over, all Autobots and Decepticons who would not renounce their factions were banished into the wilderness, including Rumble. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

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In the wilderness, Soundwave attempted to rally the Decepticons around him and hunt down the Shockwave for deserting them during the battle, but the other Decepticons had lost their faith in the cause and refused. [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] outright attacked Soundwave and fought him over leadership, causing Rumble and the other cassettes to come to his aid. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} In the end, they were the only ones to follow Soundwave to Shockwave's base at [[Crystal City]], where they fought Shockwave and his minion, [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]]. However, because of the presence of Shockwave's regenerative [[Ore-14]], neither side was able to harm one another, and Rumble and the others soon retreated. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} After returning with the other Decepticons in tow, they were caught in a wave of death emitted from Shockwave's [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]. Rumble's initial confusion about what happened turned to horror when he found that Frenzy was among the injured. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} He participated in the joint Autobot-Decepticon assault on Shockwave's location, only to have to flee with an injured Ravage in his arm when Shockwave sicced the Necrotitan on them. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} The defeated group fled back to Iacon even as the Titan advanced on the city. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} Once the Necrotitan had been brought down, Rumble and the other cassettes took a break to recover in Iacon, {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} only to be thrown back into the fray when Shockwave's [[Ammonite]] allies invaded Cybertron. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Once Shockwave was defeated, Rumble stood by Soundwave as he realized Megatron had changed sides and become an Autobot. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

Together with [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], Soundwave took control of the lost and confused Decepticons and led them back to Earth, where they negotiated with [[Earth Defense Command]] to build [[Sanctuary Station]], a place for them to live in peace. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} Rumble didn't much care for Galvatron's yammering about how he'd once united Cybertron millions of years ago, but immediately regretted mouthing off when his implication that Galvatron had a "[[Nova Prime|boss]]" enraged the ancient warrior who slammed him into a wall by the throat. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} As part of their deal with the EDC, the Decepticons later attacked Optimus Prime's Autobots, with Rumble and Frenzy using their special powers to fight [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} They clashed with the Autobots again on [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] in a battle that ended with the crippling of their [[Nemesis (G1)|starship]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

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Rumble was playing a card game with some of his fellow Decepticons when Galvatron gave them the opportunity to go with him and find, torture, and kill Spike Witwicky. Rumble was all too eager to come along. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} When Prowl and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] were the first to find Witwicky and his ally, [[Jimmy Pink]], both Rumble and Frenzy waited nearby in their new motorcycle alt-modes for the pair to try to use them as their escape tickets. Avoiding their pursuers, the pair brought their human riders straight into Galvatron's waiting arms, where Rumble expressed his disgust at having a human sit on him. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}} Rumble joined in fighting the Constructicons when they arrived on the scene, even despite his admiration for their choice of battle cry. Soon after, Rumble listened to the captive Jimmy Pink as he tried to explain to the Decepticons on how to play Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, and thought that he understood, but had no idea what a movie was. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} When [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] assaulted [[Onyx]]'s facility in [[Wanmu]], Rumble tried hammering the ground to bring the giant down, but was soon knocked away, much to his disappointment. While Arcee tried to talk Devastator down, Rumble had reservations about staying to fight the combiner, but Galvatron believed they had nothing more to fear. He turned out to be right, as Devastator separated back into his components. Rumble, Frenzy, and [[Ayana Jones]] then brought the re-captured Spike and Jimmy to Galvatron and [[Marissa Faireborn]]. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

Upon finding out that several Autobots were landing on Earth again, Rumble rushed to report the news to Soundwave and Galvatron. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} After the ''[[Ark-7]]'', full of Decepticons, crashed in [[Shanghai]], Rumble was among those there to greet them. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} He took part in the ensuing battle against Optimus Prime's forces, {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} and was among the many Decepticons who fled Earth aboard the ''[[Peace Without Tyranny]]''. During the trip to Sanctuary Station, Rumble and Frenzy explained to newcomer [[Swift (G1)|Swift]] about how Optimus was not a true Prime at all. {{storylink|New Worlds Order}} With Soundwave and Prime now in an alliance, Rumble was present as they planned their attack on the underwater ''Nemesis'' in an attempt to take Galvatron down once and for all. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} When the tide of this battle turned in Galvatron's favor with his small army of combiners wailing on [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], Rumble and Frenzy agreed to wait until the clash was over rather than follow Arcee into the battle. In the aftermath of the fight, the two congratulated each other on a job well done. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

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Rumble and Frenzy were still being evacuated from the ocean with the others when Earth Defense Command launched a strike on the recovering Cybertronians. {{storylink|White Light}} They briefly fought back before [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] led a retreat by the wounded. {{storylink|White Heat}}

Never ones to stay out of trouble, Rumble and Frenzy became secret arms dealers, in violation of the [[Tyrest Accord]] and...well, just about everybody's good sense. They stockpiled the confiscated and discarded weapons brought aboard Sanctuary Station and arranged to bring them to Earth. Using [[Holomatter|holomatter avatars,]] they began selling Cybertronian weaponry to humans who felt they needed to protect themselves from the alien threat. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}}

Meanwhile, Soundwave requested their aid on an infiltration mission when the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] arrived on Earth. Rumble and Frenzy had lost some respect for Soundwave since he started hanging out with Autobots and the Prime, but they were bored, so whatever. They joined Sanctuary's resident Autobot [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] in entering the Junkion ship to determine the scope of their forces, but ran afoul of a tank of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} They were overwhelmed by the marauding hordes. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} Fortunately, Soundwave managed to talk down the Sharkticons when the Junkions attacked Earth with them, pacifying even the ones facing Rumble and Frenzy. They tried to escape the Junkion ship, but ducked for cover when they saw Arcee facing off against [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], with no desire to face her blades again. Still, when the wall of the ship was ripped open and everyone was revealed, they totally claimed they were good guys and were helping the whole time! Honest! {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

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Rumble and Frenzy's gunrunning scam was eventually uncovered by [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] and the Colonist Autobots working with [[Aileron]]. The political ramifications worked to their advantage, though, as the Autobots couldn't figure out how to punish them without making things worse on Earth for Cybertronians. Aileron reluctantly decided to bury the information, letting the Cassettes off scot-free. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}} Rumble and Frenzy moved on to movie production, trying to create a blockbuster action movie called ''[[Dark Invasion]]'' under their company title, Tape Bros. It bombed so bad at the box office, the market was ruined for [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]]'s biopic on Starscream. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}} Some time later, when [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] invaded Earth, the pair reluctantly took up arms against the planet-eater's invading [[Maximal]] hordes in [[São Paulo]] with [[Strongarm (G1)|Strongarm]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}}
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===''United''===
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Rumble was part of a squad of Decepticons that waited in ambush for the Autobots on the planet Nebulos. Hidden away in inner-space, the Decepticons took the small Autobot unit by surprise. Rumble and Frenzy attempted to bar [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]]'s way, only to be taken out by a single shot from the Autobot. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Frenzy, Ravage, Laserbeak, and Rumble were the sons of Soundwave and nephews to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. When their father fell in battle on Earth, Shockwave summoned Rumble and Laserbeak to his side as part of a quest to revive their fallen relative, and together they brought Soundwave's corpse to the dread arcane scholar [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] in the city of [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|Black Cybertron}}

After Flame's mystic rites had brought Soundwave back to life as an emotionless being, Rumble took part in the final battle and watched as Laserbeak snatched the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Primax 096.0 Beta]], Rumble was a [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] and clashed with [[Greasepit (G2)|Greasepit]] during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
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Bolstered by the [[Titan Master]]s, Rumble accompanied Soundwave as the Decepticons orchestrated an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron, which was soon routed by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
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Rumble was one of the many Decepticons transported to the Japan of a parallel universe, and scouted out the nearby [[Photonic Power Laboratory]]. When the Decepticons besieged the building, Rumble attempted to piledrive his way through the glass cockpit of the [[Aphrodi A]] super robot before Ironhide knocked him away. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
During the war for Cybertron, Rumble was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Espionage Raider]]. {{storylink|Rumble (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' toy packaging}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five|''Transformers'' #11]] (mentioned); [[Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|#21]] (full)}}

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A member of [[the Rise]], Rumble was Frenzy's partner, going into hiding with him after [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s death. When the authorities began closing in, Rumble was part of the convoy that [[Rage (G1)|Rage]] was escorting before being waylaid by seismic activity. When a counterterrorism unit arrived, Rumble and Frenzy were harassed by [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], nearly being run over by [[Quake (G1)|Quake]]'s tank mode. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}}

After Quake had been pinned, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] ordered the infiltration troopers to cut him free before the arrival of [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]] turned the tide of the battle. Finding the situation unsalvageable, Sixshot reverted to jet mode and flew Rumble and Frenzy away. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}}

Rumble returned to the Rise under Shockwave's command. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} At Starscream's suggestion, Shockwave assigned Rumble a long-term reconnaissance mission buried near the [[immersant]] [[Codexa]], Optimus Prime's former mentor. Sure enough, Prime eventually made a pilgrimage to speak with her. He joined up with [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]] and the ambush team that attacked Prime's entourage. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}}

When [[Exarchon]] returned, Rumble and Frenzy defected to him alongside Soundblaster, being deployed to hunt down the Autobot scouts in the [[Sonic Canyons]]. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}} Rumble and Frenzy found their targets in the tunnels, just as Exarchon launched his drill to usurp the Allspark itself with his unique abilities. The infiltration troopers grabbed Soundblaster and pursued the Autobots, who were in turn pursuing the drill. In the lower levels of Cybertron they fought with the Autobots until [[Zetar (G1)|Zetar]] destroyed the drill, ending Exarchon's plans. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}}
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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
[[File:TFBTTF2-Rumbles.jpg|thumb|150px|"I'm seeing double here! Four Frenzies!"]]
In the year 1985, Megatron sent Ravage and Rumble to the sleepy town of [[Hill Valley]] to find an edge in their war against the Autobots. Their mission initially turned up nothing, but while staking out the [[Twin Pines Mall]] the two watched [[Marty McFly]] use a DeLorean to escape some Libyan terrorists, then disappear. Ravage's detection of trans-temporal particles led Soundwave to suggest that the humans had invented [[time travel]], and Megatron ordered the pair to steal the DeLorean time machine. The pair tailed [[Doc Brown]] and Marty to [[Lyon Estates]], where they prepared to seize the device through force only for [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to intervene. When the two humans overheard the scuffle and investigated, Bumblebee and Ravage reverted to alternate mode, {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}} but the damaged Rumble managed to limp to the DeLorean, reverting to cassette mode on its passenger floor-mat.

When Doc Brown time travelled to [[2015]], Rumble revealed himself to the human who was quickly won over by the Cybertronian's biology and offered to repair him. Winning the inventor's trust, Rumble helped him upgrade the DeLorean with 2015 technology before he summoned Megatron. When Megatron arrived however, he was so heavily damaged that Rumble decided that 2015 was unsalvageable, instead stealing the DeLorean to retroactively win the war.

Arriving in [[1974]], Rumble enslaved [[Biff Tannen]] and had him produce [[energon cube]]s for the next ten years before breaking into the ''Ark''. Hacking into [[Teletraan I]], Rumble had it reactivate his fellow Decepticons, explaining the last decade to Megatron. When Biff pointed out that there were now two Rumbles, Megatron decided that the time traveller had now outlived his usefulness, executing him on the spot. Rumble's head survived with Megatron ordering [[Gigawatt]] to plunder its memory banks for any useful foreknowledge. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}}

===Energon Universe===
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Rumble was one of many Decepticons lying dormant in the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] unearthed the ship and attempted to use [[Teletraan I|Teletraan One]] to reactivate and rebuild the Transformers aboard. Rumble was rebuilt alongside [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and his fellow cassettes during the subsequent fight. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}}

When the Decepticons attacked a power plant to collect energy via a converter taken from the Autobot's ship, Soundwave deployed Rumble to construct an energy transfer module. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 2|Transformers #2}} Later, Rumble joined the other functional Decepticons in their attack on the Autobots at the local hospital, attacking [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Energon Universe|Cliffjumper]] from behind. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 4|Transformers #4}}

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The Decepticons later attacked the Autobots at a dam where they were attempting to revive more of their warriors. As Rumble went for Cliffjumper again, the newly reactivated Jazz blasted off one of his pildriver arms. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

After the Decepticons lost the ''Ark'' {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 6|Transformers #6}}, Rumble and the other Decepticons regrouped in a volcanic cave. When Starscream protested against the other Decepticons' disdain of him, Rumble began to point out everything that Megatron would have done in their situation and was swifty smacked aside by the Seeker.

After Starscream's defeat and banishment from the Decepticon ranks by Soundwave, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}} he eventually managed to recruit the Combaticons and Astrotrain to his side. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 14|Transformers #14}} When they fought Soundwave's Decepticons in Seattle, Soundwave released the still one-armed Rumble to attack the airborne Astrotrain, sending him crashing to the ground. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*Rumble found a sweet-looking radio lying around, and decided to bring it back to Decepticon headquarters and show it off to [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. Soundwave realized immediately that the radio was, in fact, the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] in disguise and sent out [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] to deal with the intruder. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Blaster|Blaster commercial}}
*Soundwave, Rumble, and Frenzy had a dance-off against Blaster, [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. {{storylink|Blaster VS Soundwave 2013}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Rumble could hinder Optimus's progress, causing Prime to go in a section of the labyrinth-like Decepticon base he had not intended to venture in. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
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{{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
In one of several possible timelines, the time-traveling [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] Ravage broke into the ''Ark'' while its occupants were still in stasis and downloaded protoform cloning data from Rumble, among several others. He then returned to his future, planning to revive the Decepticons in new clone bodies and begin their conquest anew. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}

===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===
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Rumble worked as a prison guard following the capture of the Autobots, but was unable to prevent [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] from escaping. When the Autobots escaped to Earth, Rumble followed and unwisely picked a fight with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. Even with the help of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], this didn't go well for Rumble. He was equally as useless when the Autobots assaulted the main Decepticon fortress on Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
Rumble rallied with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] when the latter became Decepticon leader in Megatron's absence. The Autobots soon had the Decepticons defeated and Starscream's plan thwarted. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (Legends)|Countdown to Extinction}} Rumble was among a group of Decepticons who accidentally time travelled back to the sixth century and ended up having to battle some similarly displaced Autobots using medieval technology. They lost, and returned to the present as prisoners of the Autobots. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (Legends)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}

Rumble was among those who supported [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s bid for leadership. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}}

At some point, Rumble fought in a battle alongside [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. {{storylink|Fan Favorite}}

===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{voiceactor|[[Scott Whyte]]}}
Rumble aided Soundwave in his battles with the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{note|Rumble appears as a wearable accessory in the game.}}
{{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}
{{charstubgame|Does he do anything, game-play wise? How about adding to the note how much it costs?}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
Rumble—alongside Frenzy, Laserbeak, and Buzzsaw—were minions released by Soundwave as the larger bot's special ability.

===''World of Warships: Transformers''===
{{voiceactor|[[Zach Aguilar]] (English)}}
[[Image:WoW Rumble camo 1.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
{{charstubgames|{{storylink|World of Warships: Transformers}}}}
{{--}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Rumble and his brother Frenzy were mini-[[Tremorcon]]s capable of taking on targets much bigger than them. While in battle, Rumble was fond of using cruel rhymes and insults to destroy his enemy’s self-esteem. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
{{main|Rumble (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
*The Rumble/Frenzy head design was used as the basis for the head of [[Freezon]], the Decepticon [[Tyco]] [[Electric Racing Set]] car.
*[[Nick Roche]] had plans for a ''Spotlight: Rumble'' issue that fell through.<ref>''Sins of the Wreckers'' trade paperback "Noisemaze Logic" section</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Rumble''' (ランブル ''Ranburu'')
*''Czech:'' '''Rváč'''
*''French:'' '''Trompeur''' (Canada)
*''Cantonese:'' '''Lui-Heung''' (雷響)
*''Hebrew:'' '''Raád''' (רעד, "Tremble")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Görgető''' ("Trundler")
*''Italian:'' '''Tremot'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Rambo''' (Taiwan, 蘭波, ''Lánbō''), '''Hōnglónglóng''' (China, 轰隆隆, "Rumble" onomatopoeia)
*''Portuguese:'' '''Trovão''' (Portugal comics, "Thunder"), '''Estrondo''' (Brazil comics, "Bang")
*''Russian:'' '''Gromila''' (Громила "Thug")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Gurkotilo''' (Гуркотило, "Rumbler")

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Demolitions specialists]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Energon Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mini-Cassettes]]
[[Category:Minions of Unicron]]
[[Category:Second Cybertron Alliance]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass refugees]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Decepticons]]
[[Category:United Decepticons]]
[[Category:Universe Decepticons]]

Frenzy (G1)

2026-03-03T08:11:20Z

Roverlord:

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:''Frenzy is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Frenzyhahaha.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Frenzy is blue, but the sound effect's still confused.]]
For '''Frenzy''' it's not about any "Decepticon cause": it's not about any quantifiable cause, or goal, or purpose at all. It's about violence, fear, destruction, and mayhem. Frenzy lives to fight. He lusts to destroy with an intensity that borders on insanity. War is his fuel, his oxygen. Despite his small stature he'll lead a charge into battle against robots many times his size, screaming for destruction with every microchip of his being. This single-minded obsession makes him a hard bot to associate with personally, but a frightening asset on the battlefield. His partner and [[Relatives|brother]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], is only too eager to back him up.

Frenzy's manic attack style and his "battle cry" (a sonic attack produced by special drums in his torso that can severely disrupt electrical flows, resulting in all sorts of mechanical malfunctions and balance issues) make him difficult to get close to in combat, but cool and measured reaction to his wild ragings is usually the most effective strategy.

{{bigquote|Sow panic and surrender will bloom.|Frenzy's [[bio]] quote}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:TFUS3 frenzy vs brawn.jpg|left|thumb|]]
Frenzy was among the Decepticons who attacked the [[Autobot]]s' [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] four million years ago, and wound up trapped in stasis when the vessel crashed on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}} When the Transformers were reactivated as a consequences of a volcanic eruption in [[1984]], Frenzy declared that he would not rest until every Autobot had been destroyed, and departed the ship with his comrades. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} The Decepticons soon attacked the [[Harrison Nuclear Power Plant]] to obtain the resources to build [[Fortress Sinister|a fortress]] for themselves; Frenzy used his sonic powers to scramble distress calls by the plant personnel, ensuring the success of the Decepticons' mission. {{storylink|Power Play!}}

When the Decepticons kidnapped the Autobots' human friend [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] to devise a method of converting Earth fuel into a form suitable for them, the Autobots staged a rescue attempt. Frenzy and his brother Rumble met Sparkplug's would-be rescuers on the battlefield, and when his sibling fell to [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], Frenzy angrily turned his sonics on the tough little Autobot. Frenzy picked up his unconscious brother and took him back to the Decepticons' fortress for repair, but was tripped up along the way by a strand of webbing courtesy of [[Spider-Man]], taking both brothers out of the fight. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

[[File:EnemyWithin frenzy tricked.jpg|thumb]]
''Frenzy participated in the Decepticons' attack on [[Sherman Dam]].'' {{storylink|Decepticon Dam-Busters!}} ''Later, when a failed coup by [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] resulted in a trial by combat between him and Brawn, Frenzy was among the spectators of the battle. [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] sabotaged the battle, shooting Starscream down, then told Frenzy it was the Autobots' doing, driving the little 'bot into a rage. He called for the Decepticons to strike back at the Autobots, and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]—who had staged the whole thing to bring exactly this situation about—agreed.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} ''The Decepticons proceeded to attack the Ark, during which battle Frenzy clashed with [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], but they were soon stopped by the Ark's out-of-control artificial intelligence, [[Aunty]].'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}

Rendered inoperative by his recent injuries, Frenzy was unable to participate in the Decepticons' subsequent major offensive against the Autobots. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} He was repaired after [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] took control of the Decepticons, and was assigned guard duty of the captured Ark alongside his brother. {{storylink|The New Order}} They briefly departed to help secure the seized [[Blackrock Enterprises|Blackrock]] [[oil-drilling platform]], but returned to the Ark to swear fealty to Shockwave after he put down an attempt by Megatron to retake power. {{storylink|The Worse of Two Evils!}} He then relocated to the Decepticons' latest captured facility, [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]], where, after a few days of inactivity left him with a shorter temper than usual, Frenzy's anger boiled over when he overheard on the news that [[G.B. Blackrock]] had designed a new "[[Anti-Robot Photonic Multi-Cannon]]" to take back his plant. Shockwave had [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] quash Frenzy's his temper tantrum, after which Starscream stepped in and suggested a day out for mayhem and carnage would be good for troop morale. [[File:DisintegratedCircuits frenzy tantrum.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.5|]] Together, Starscream and Frenzy staged an attack on the unveiling of Blackrock's new weapon, with Frenzy's sonic powers sowing havoc among the crowd. Autobots [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]], along with neophyte superhuman [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]], counterattacked; struck by Wheeljack's [[magnetic inducer]], Frenzy was crushed beneath a barrage of magnetically attracted objects, and Starscream retreated, carrying him away. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}} {{storylink|Christmas Breaker!}} He was in working order again in time for the Decepticons' next major battle with the assembled Autobots, when they had managed to take control of Optimus's body with a fake head. However, most of the 'cons were taken out single-handedly by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] once his real head was reattached. {{storylink|Prime Time!}} Meanwhile, separated from the other Decepticons and lacking his higher brain functions, Megatron told the [[human]] [[Joey Slick]] the story of how his troops, including Frenzy, came to Earth. {{storylink|Shooting Star!}}

''Either Frenzy or Rumble participated in a petty attack on a human settlement. The Decepticons' personalities were strangely inverted upon being hit by an energy blast, and they all became big softies, apologizing profusely as they cleaned up the mess they had made. Once the blast's effects wore off, the Decepticons swore revenge for what they assumed to be an Autobot trick, and tracked the blast's origin to England. Though Starscream found the device responsible, a human invention called the "[[Purnel's Auto-Reverse Defence|PARD]]," it was destroyed before he could take off with it.'' {{storylink|To a Power Unknown!}}

[[File:Frenzy-RobotBuster.jpg|thumb|Good plan, Buster.]]
''When the Decepticons lured [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] into a trap, Frenzy was among those who ambushed and captured him.'' {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}} ''Later, he was ordered to accompany Shockwave to the Decepticon's old fortress, where despite a supposed mission objective of "salvage", Frenzy could clearly see that Shockwave was on edge because of Megatron's rumored return. Eager to hit something to relieve his stress, Frenzy was soon given a chance when [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], sporting a robotic [[battlesuit]], appeared on the scene, also looking for someone to beat up in order to prove his worth. Though shot in the back by the human, Frenzy easily shrugged off Buster's onboard weaponry, and in a blazing fury, unleashed the full force of his sonic powers on the human. Thinking he was shutting down his audio input, Buster actually activated an [[echo cell]] in his battlesuit that cancelled out and reflected Frenzy's sonic onslaught back at him, knocking him out.'' {{storylink|Robot Buster!}}

[[File:DistantThunder frenzy with parasite.jpg|left|thumb|upright=.7]]
On a subsequent mission, Frenzy accompanied Megatron and several others in an attack on the unguarded Ark. Unfortunately, they ran into the Autobots' new defense system, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who blasted Frenzy and several others into inactivity. Taken captive by the Autobots, his deactivated body was stored in a stasis capsule within the Ark. {{storylink|Command Performances!}} ''Frenzy did not remain a prisoner for long, however. When the Autobots were thrown into disarray by the arrival of the future Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], they overlooked the mechanical failure of the capsule holding Starscream, who escaped and set Frenzy and Thundercracker's capsules to awaken them before sneaking off to further his own agenda. Regaining consciousness, the confused pair immediately vacated the Ark and return to the Decepticons' [[Wyoming base]], which they found to be deserted, save for Shockwave. No sooner had they updated their leader on their situation than all three Decepticons were shunted into the other-dimensional world of [[limbo]] by the arrival of the future Autobots [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]].'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''In this other world, the three Decepticons found themselves in the middle of a war between the [[technorganic]] ape-like [[Cloran]] and the evil [[Zenag]], which Optimus Prime, [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] had already become embroiled in. Frenzy killed several of the creatures with his sonic powers, earning a sock on the jaw from Prime; subsequently, when Zenag offered the Decepticons the means to return home in exchange for fighting the Autobots for him, Frenzy was once again laid out by the Autobot leader. When Prime refused to fight any further, the truth of their situation became apparent: the entire world was actually an illusion created by the [[limbo parasite|neural parasites]] that dwelled in the void of limbo. As the illusion collapsed, a horrified and furious Frenzy tore the parasite that had seized him from his head and was about to reduce it to paste before Shockwave stopped him, wary that his actions might trigger a response.'' {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}} '' In short order, Frenzy and the others were all returned to their world when the time-travellers went back to the future.''

''When Megatron went missing after a failed assassination attempted mastermined by Shockwave, Frenzy was minding his own business when suddenly, in a flash of light, Megatron appeared in front of him, having teleported in across the [[space bridge]]. Distressed he called for Shockwave, but nobody suffered any repercussions, as the trip had addled Megatron's memories.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

When the Autobots launched an attack on the Decepticons' island headquarters to rescue a recently captured Buster Witwicky, Shockwave converted the landmass into its rocket-ship mode and had it blast off into space. Frenzy was standing at the ready, within the ship's control room, as this took place. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}}

Still in captivity by the Autobots since his defeat by Omega Supreme, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] rescued Frenzy and other Decepticons on orders from [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}}<ref>Feenzy's name was removed from the side of the capsule containing him when the issue was reprinted in the UK.</ref>

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:RageinHeaven frenzy solid gone.jpg|thumb|When you touch him, he warms right up.]]
Like most Decepticons, Frenzy fell under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command following the restoration of Cybertron, disappearing into deep space for a period of time. When Megatron returned to depose Bludgeon and retake leadership, Frenzy and Rumble immediately fell into place at his side, and went to work reviving and rebuilding [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]], who had not followed the brothers' example and had been all but destroyed by Megatron as a result. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness|Tales of Earth Part Three}} Upon Optimus's arrival on the battlefield, Frenzy descended to the Earth's surface. He witnessed Megatron defeat Optimus Prime and use a siphon to drain off the power of the Matrix. Autobot reinforcements arrived before Megatron could finish off his adversary, and the Decepticons retreated rather than lose their means of bringing a [[Bludgeon's new army|new army of Decepticons]] to life. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} When word of the Cybertronian Empire reached the Decepticons, Frenzy was among Megatron's forces who urged a violent response towards their "descendants." Much to his distress however, [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus's]] managed to strike first against them. In the ensuing conflict, the Decepticons were thoroughly defeated by their more advanced opponents. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

Frenzy was manning the bridge of the Decepticons' [[Warworld]] with Rumble and Soundwave when [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] forces attacked it. Unable to mount a counterattack thanks to the combat sequencers having been disabled (courtesy of a treacherous Starscream), {{storylink|Total War!}} Frenzy was among the personnel who fled in an escape pod to the [[Earth]] below, where presently, he joined in the combined Autobot/Decepticon offensive against the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. In final combat, Wheeljack cooked up a way to supercharge Frenzy's sonic powers to fend off their attacker, but as the Autobot scientist feared, the raw sonic energy proved too much for Frenzy's body to handle. Frenzy died with a smile on his face, reveling in the orgasmic excess of sound he was pumping out even as it overloaded his systems and destroyed him. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

====''Classics''====
[[File:Recordicons frumble.jpg|thumb|left|"Which one of us am I, again?"|upright=.75]]
{{noteclassics}}

Frenzy was present at the Decepticon base when [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]] made his failed play against Megatron. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

=====''Recordicons''=====
Frenzy and Rumble were startled to be approached by the mysterious [[Ratbat (SG)|Batbot]] who was seeking [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. After Rumble pointed out that Ratbat was no more, Batbot asked if Ratbat had any unresolved business. Rumble directed him to Ratbat's quarters where there was a pile of paperwork waiting to be done. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 11|Recordicons #11}}
{{--}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{note|An infamous production error during the making of the cartoon resulted in Rumble and Frenzy's [[FIRRIB|color schemes being switched]]. Thus, in the original Generation 1 cartoon, Frenzy is red and black.}}
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese), [[Yūichi Nagashima|Chō]] (Japanese, "Day of the Machines", "Attack of the Autobots") (see note below regarding Japanese cartoon)|[[Wang Wèi]] (Chinese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Claus Brockmeyer]] (German, The Movie TV Dub), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Auto Berserk''), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Countdown to Extinction"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "City of Steel"), [[Edgar Givry]] (European French, "Day of the Machines"), Unknown (European French, "Auto Berserk"), [[Ayrton Cardoso]] (Portuguese), [[Paulo Flores]] (Portuguese, "City of Steel"), [[André Filho]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub), [[Jorge Pires]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" Fox Kids dub), [[Seol Yeong-beom]] ((Korean, "The Movie", KBS dub)}}

[[File:DayoftheMachines frenzy with gun.jpg|thumb|And so [[FIRRIB|it]] begins...]]
Frenzy first appeared amongst the Decepticons on Earth shortly after [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was pulled into [[Earth]]'s orbit, performing some repair work on the Decepticons' base following the damage it had suffered during the chaos. Voicing his discontent with the workload, he demanded [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]'s job instead, prompting the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] to stomp on him. Frenzy seized Skywarp's descending foot and threw him into a wall, whereupon Rumble came to his bro's aid and started pummelling Skywarp in the face. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

[[File:TFTM frenzy piledrivers.jpg|left|thumb|The piledrivers are just making things ''more'' confusing!]]

Frenzy and Rumble were part of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s attack on [[New York City]], where they faced off against a group of Autobots in [[Central Park]], toppling [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] with their piledrivers. Frenzy later tried to ram a train into [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], but his vehicle was blown apart before he reached them. {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}} Later, the two siblings helped Megatron take control of a fleet of [[oil tanker]]s by using circuit linker cards connected to [[TORQ III]]. Frenzy was then assigned to defend the [[force field]] generator around the [[oil rig|oil platform]] where the Decepticons were emptying the tankers, but failed in this task when he was distracted by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], letting [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] sneak up and destroy the generator. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}} Very soon after, Frenzy took part in the Decepticon attack to steal the human-built ninja robot [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], raining rapid-fire laser death down on the humans while Rumble used his pile drivers to shake things up. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

Frenzy and Rumble later accompanied [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] on a mission to secure the [[Negavator]] for the Decepticons. They failed, but not before A.) Frenzy single-handedly tackled [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and B.) Rumble nearly disintegrated him with that oh so indiscriminate Negavator. All in all, a very interesting day for Frenzy. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}} Much later, he put in a brief appearance on the bridge of the Decepticons' [[Giant Purple Griffin|outlandish mobile fortress]], driving it alongside Rumble. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

In 2005, during the [[Battle of Autobot City|battle]] of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], Frenzy joined Rumble, Ratbat and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] in preventing [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]]'s distress call to the Moonbases. Dismantling the Autobots' communications equipment by hand, the brothers and their comrades then broke into his broadcasting tower and swarmed him and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. They were repulsed when Blaster unleashed his [[Mini-Cassette]]s to even the score, and Frenzy got into a fistfight with [[Eject (G1)|Eject]].

After Megatron was defeated, the Decepticons fled Earth aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] tossed their injured commander into space, a fight for control of the army broke out. When Soundwave and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] got into an insult-slinging match, Frenzy and Rumble popped out of their boss to defend his honor, and shook the Constructicons apart with their piledrivers just as they were attempting to form [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Frenzy's involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' and the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]".}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
[[File:StudioOX frumble.jpg|thumb|"Greatest Hits of Screamin' Jay Hawkins"?]]
{{note|In most Japanese media, Frenzy and Rumble's names are switched to follow the toys. To maintain consistency, this Wiki keeps the red and black robot on this page.}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
Frenzy joined his cassette brethren in squaring off against their Autobot cassette counterparts, but he was the fifth wheel in the fight and didn't get up to much during it. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 11|story page #11}}

=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
[[File:Stargatebattles rumble and frenzy.jpg|thumb|left]]
In the late 1990s, Starscream forged a clandestine alliance with the [[Prime Minister of Japan]], promising that the country would be safe from attack by the Decepticons if they were allowed to freely and harmlessly collect energy within its borders, in secret from the rest of the world. Naturally, however, Starscream had no intention of actually honoring this agreement, and sent Frenzy and Rumble to the bottom of the sub-oceanic [[Pacific Ring of Fire|Japan Trench]], where they used their piledrivers to stimulate the tectonic plates of the trench and cause small earthquakes throughout Japan. As Starscream predicted, the quakes supplied massive amounts of energy for the Decepticons to gather, but were perceived as natural occurrences by the populace. Megatron was not impressed by the scheme, however, suspecting the Autobots would soon realize the truth... and he was, of course, completely right. When Optimus Prime and a team of Autobots arrived to investigate and caught the Decepticons in the act, Megatron had Frenzy and Rumble kick things into overdrive, causing a catastrophic quake that devastated Tokyo and covered the Decepticons' escape. The quake was so powerful that it actually threatened to sink the entire island of Japan, but before that could come to pass, Hound confronted Frenzy and Rumble and overpowered them by confusing them with his holograms. {{storylink|Activation}}

=====Controverse=====
At the trial of [[Primacron]], Frenzy and the Decepticons crashed the proceedings after the verdict was rendered. Frenzy was defeated by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] in the courtroom. {{storylink|Controverse}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:Hm ep4 twincast vs tapes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Damn you, bloody bolo!]]
In the year 2011, when [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] was destroyed in battle with Blaster, Frenzy and all the other cassettes gathered on [[Chaar]] to watch as the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] used the super-technology of the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] to resurrect their master as Soundblaster. The cassette team then helped to defend Soundblaster when he was focused on using a sonic control to remotely direct the actions of the Decepticons' new [[Madmachine]], but Blaster—now reborn as Twincast—was able to get past them and stop his rival. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[File:Hm ep15 rumble or frenzy.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
Some time later, either Frenzy or Rumble<ref>We can't tell if it's Frenzy or Rumble because... well, dude, look at the picture.</ref> was dispatched by Soundblaster to deal with Twincast's cassettes when the Autobot communicator came to Chaar to spy on the unveiling of Scorponok's [[Transtector]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

The arrival of Scorponok's new information officer, [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]], put Soundblaster in a bad mood, as he had the ability to dredge up Autobot info that even Soundblaster and his expert team of spies could not. They had no idea, of course, that this was because Counterpunch was actually the undercover Autobot double agent Punch, but nonetheless, Frenzy and the other tapes consoled their boss and promised to try harder. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

While on the planets of [[Twin Star]], Soundblaster deployed Frenzy and Rumble to search for the energy supposedly hidden somewhere on the planet. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} Some time later, Frenzy and the rest of Soundblaster's cassettes were seen standing guard outside the subterranean cavern on Master in which Scorponok was constructing his [[Zarak Shield]]. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Frenzy was one of the Decepticons supporting the [[Selector]] revolt at [[Neo Scramble City]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}} He fought against the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s when they supported the other side. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[File:Superrobotlifemanga rumble and frenzy.jpg|upright=0.75|thumb]]
In the late 1980s, the Decepticons tried to frame the Autobots for attacking Earth by giving the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] fake sigils and sending them on a mayhem spree. Dressed in snazzy robes to hide their identities, Frenzy and Rumble then began fanning the flames by preaching openly against the Autobots in human cities. Their cover was blown, however, when [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] washed the fake insignia off the Decepticons. Frenzy and Rumble were zapped by [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] and [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], burning their robes away and revealing their identities to all. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====
When the Decepticons were finally forced off Earth, Soundblaster and his cassettes stayed behind on the planet to gather information. After a run in with [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], Soundblaster was hurled over the horizon by the Autobot Headmaster's "Master Chrome Hurricane-Throw to the End of Hell" attack. Frenzy and Rumble attempted to wake their boss up as [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] approached, warning him that he was going to get in trouble. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
When [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] arrived to bust up the Decepticons' plan to terrorize the world with their [[Omega Wave Cannon]], Frenzy (or Rumble) was among the robots shown being scattered by the shockwaves created by the landing of the titantic Autobot. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
Frenzy was among the Decepticons laying siege on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. He used his pile drivers to disorient [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
In [[2012]], Frenzy's face was on a computer screen in [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s laboratory as Jhiaxus was creating [[Frenzy (G2)|a clone of him]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
Either Frenzy or Rumble attempted to capture and/or kill Sparkplug and Buster Witwicky, only to be stopped by the Autobots. He was shot by Cliffjumper's [[glass gas]]. Later, Either Rumble or Frenzy was one of the Decepticons that attacked the Hoover Dam. They were repelled once more by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}}}}

Megatron must have held Frenzy (or Rumble) in high esteem, as the Decepticon leader fantasized about him helping lead an army of Decepticons. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

Frenzy (or Rumble) accompanied Galvatron on a mission to [[Oil Valley]], to steal some of the fuel being dug up there. When they spotted Hot Rod and Daniel in the area, the Decepticons gave chase. Frenzy/Rumble and the rest of the Decepticons were driven away when Autobot reinforcements arrived, and had to leave without having procured any oil. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
As the Decepticons puzzled over the purpose of a mysterious device the Autobots had built, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] suddenly realized [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] was absent. Frenzy announced he'd earlier seen Starscream leave with [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. Correctly surmising that Starscream was going to destroy the device in question, Megatron took Frenzy and the other Decepticons to go stop him. The device turned out to be a lightning collector, as the Decepticons discovered when it emitted a burst of power that caused them all to malfunction. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

===Listen 'n Play audiobooks continuity===
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Frenzy was assigned the unenviable task of welding Starscream into a fake airliner body. Starscream repeatedly demanded he up the heat on the welding gun so the fake shell would not fall off, and Frenzy claimed that Starscream's own maker would be fooled. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Play)}}

===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
Frenzy was part of the ambush party that boarded the Ark during the Cretaceous period, which led to Optimus Prime crashing his ship in a volcano and shutting everyone on board offline. The Decepticons then raided a nearby nuclear power to gain the additional power necessary to destroy the Autobots. The Decepticons and the Autobots battled afterwards, but with the Decepticons running low on fuel once more, the evil robots were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

Frenzy was present when Megatron threatened his troops into coming up with a battle plan for him. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
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In one path, Frenzy was one of many Decepticons in their secret base in [[Mount Lomas]], listening to Megatron's speech about how the [[black coral]] in nearby [[Dolphin's Bay]] would produce enough superfuel to triple their war-making capacity and crush the Autobots in just a few hours. As the speech wrapped up, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] intercepted a radio transmission containing details on Operation Black Coral which Megatron just mentioned, and took Frenzy with him to investigate. They rushed through a nearby doorway to find [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], whom Frenzy promptly paralyzed with a sonic attack and just left in the underwater tunnel as a rusty warning to anyone else who might stumble across their secret base.

If [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] tried to radio Bumblebee from his [[Star mini-submarine|mini-sub]] afterwards, Frenzy nailed it with a long range sonic attack as well, sending it out of control. In one possible subsequent path, [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] churned up the water near where Bumblebee disappeared to bring him to the surface, then deposited the still-paralyzed Autobot on the opposite shore of the bay. He then resumed stomping to create a tidal wave that collapsed the side of the mountain, washing away many Decepticons including Frenzy, which immediately cured Bumblebee of his paralysis.

In an alternate path, the Decepticons foolishly invited four of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to a premature mountaintop victory party, thinking they were still being controlled by [[cerebro-shell]]s. Suddenly, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] broke cover and ordered them to attack, then charged Frenzy, ripping him in half. It's not stated whether this freed Bumblebee of his paralysis as well, but it can be ''probably'' assumed.

In yet another alternate path, Frenzy was one of many Decepticons standing beside his leader on the mountaintop, doing nothing of note in the face of yet another Autobot victory.
{{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

====Battle Drive====
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In one possible scenario, where Megatron and his troops had tracked down Sparkplug to a cave in the mountains, Frenzy was amongst the Decepticons present, ready to pounce on the human. Then a small squadron of Autobots arrived to rescue Sparkplug. In the event that Megatron was destroyed by Swoop, Frenzy, along with the rest of the Decepticons, were easily defeated by the Autobots. In the event that Swoop retreated, Frenzy was amongst the Decepticons who remained at the cave instead of pursuing the Dinobot. Frenzy stood next to Megatron in a military formation, along with Buzzsaw, Ransack, Shockwave, Skywarp and Thundercracker, while Megatron delivered his sanction to the Autobots in the cave; "Prepare to die!" The battle that ensued lasted for two full days before the Decepticons were ready to move in for the kill. In the event that Swoop returned in time with reinforcements, Frenzy and the rest of the Decepticons were forced to retreat.

In a completely different possible series of events, Frenzy was amongst the enormous army of Decepticons that Megatron led against Optimus's small squad of Autobots, once the Autobots had been lured out in the open farmlands. If Optimus decided to keep his troops together in one unit while trying to make a dash for a nearby bridge, Frenzy backed up Soundwave, along with Buzzsaw and Laserbeak, in the Decepticons' first attempt to stop them. Although this initial attempt as unsuccessful on the Decepticons' part, they nonetheless eventually managed to halt Optimus's progress and pulverized the Autobots.

In the event that Optimus decided to instead stay behind and provide cover fire while the rest of the Autobots drove to safety, Frenzy was one of the ten Decepticons who ganged up on Optimus all at once. If Jazz backtracked to rescue his commanding officer, Frenzy backed up in fear after seeing Soundwave, Bombshell and Starscream being defeated by the two Autobots, allowing the pair to escape. {{storylink|Battle Drive}}

====Attack of the Insecticons====
Either Rumble or Frenzy were present, yet mostly uninvolved, in a number of possible adventures revolving around the Sun-Pak, a device invented by the Autobots' human ally Sparkplug. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Earthquake====
For Megatron's latest plot, Frenzy was tasked with monitoring the Destruction Beam which would destroy Center City. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}

====Desert Flight====
Frenzy was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.

In the event that the Autobots used a trojan ruse to infiltrate the Decepticon base, and the Decepticons’ forcefield was disabled, Frenzy and Ravage tackled Powerglide after the later had burst into the Decepticons’ base, guns ablaze, only for the two Decepticons to crash into one another when Powerglide ducked.{{storylink|Desert Flight}}

====Decepticon Poison====
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Frenzy is one of the most dreaded of Decepticons! He also has a fighter jet alternate mode.

In one possible sequence of events, Frenzy accompanied Megatron in order to take out the recently poisoned Autobots. They found themselves fighting against the now-cured Autobots, but gained the upper hand early in the fight nonetheless. They were nonetheless force into a retreat when Optimus led a second squad of Autobots into battle.

In another possible scenario, Megatron and his Decepticon squad were tricked into thinking that the Autobots were already dead, and strode into the Autobots’ base. The Decepticons lay down their weapons in order to carry out the Autobots’ "corpses," but were ambushed once they had disarmed themselves. Frenzy and the others were then quickly defeated.

In another possible scenario, Frenzy was led by Ramjet in a full-scale Decepticon assault. The Autobots, having miscalculated on how much antidote they had taken to cure themselves of the Decepticons’ poison, found themselves falling apart, leading to an easy victory for the Decepticons.

In yet another possible scenario, the Autobots managed to weaponize the tainted fuel, took out the first wave of the Decepticons’ attack with the toxic fumes emitted from the liquid when burned. Frenzy and Laserbeak proceeded to attack in the second wave, diving right through the poisonous cloud to drop bombs onto the Autobots. The toxic fumes affected them shortly as well, and when the pair fell out of the sky, the rest of the Decepticons retreated.

In a different sequence of events, Frenzy was one of the many Decepticons who attempted to poison a water supply facility, in order to turn the nearby human population into mindless slaves. In one possible scenario that followed, he was shot down with a [[cluster bomb]]by Powerglide, causing Frenzy to crash into the reservoir and release his poison supply into it anyways. Whoops. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

====Autobot Alert!====
Frenzy was stationed at the Decepticons’ command centre, working as a guard to make sure the Decepticons’ latest plan to conquer the Earth went smoothly.

In one possible scenario, he later boarded Astrotrain as the Decepticon shuttle took off from the command centre, and bossed Laserbeak around some.

In a completely different possible scenario, Frenzy accompanied Galvatron on a campaign to retrieve an ancient sphere of cybertite that contained the secrets to an ancient Autobot power-booster. Learning that the sphere was located within a sunken ship off the California coast, Frenzy and the others headed for its location.

If they found the Autobots in the middle of retrieving it, the Decepticons destroyed both the ship and the sphere, and proceeded to rain superior Decepticon firepower upon their foes.

If the Decepticons found the coast deserted, they retrieved the ship themselves, using the might of Devastator.

If Ironhide, Brawn and Grapple attempted to snatch the ship away from the Decepticons, Frenzy and his comrades destroyed the ship and the sphere contained within to keep it out of Autobot hands. The Decepticons then proceeded to pin down the Autobots in their hiding spots, leaving the heroic robots at their mercy.

If Springer, Topspin and Seaspray executed their plan to retrieve the sphere from Decepticon clutches, they successfully distracted the evil robots for long enough to whisk the cybertite sphere back to Metroplex. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

====The Invisibility Factor====
In one possible scenario, Frenzy was one of the Decepticons that happened upon [[Sarah Sanders]]’s ship when it landed in the desert. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Frenzy and the other Decepticons dragged the ship itself to a hidden location.

In another possible scenario, Frenzy and the other Decepticons happened upon Sarah Sanders's ship before any Autobots had come in contact with her. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Frenzy and the other Decepticons dragged the ship itself to a hidden location. In whichever scenario that followed, the Autobots managed to steal the Invisibility Device from the Decepticons, either dazzling Frenzy and the others with their headlights while Hot Rod took the device right out of their hands, or tricking him and most of the other Decepticons into leaving the spaceship behind while they pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase. The Decepticons did not succeed in catching Hot Rod no matter what scenario ensued. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Frenzy was one of the earliest recruits into Megatron's Decepticons over nine million years ago, apparently associated with Soundwave and his cassettes from the very beginning. Shortly after the appointment of Optimus Prime, Frenzy took part in the major Decepticon offensive against [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], defending one of Cybertron's planetary turbines against Autobot incursion alongside [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Hook (G1)|Hook]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}} In later years, Frenzy served under Shockwave's command during the [[Dark Ages]] as part of the main Decepticon faction. Assigned to guard Shockwave's lab alongside Rumble, the pair were counting up Autobot casualties when one of the lab's machines suddenly exploded. They managed to convince Shockwave that it wasn't their fault, but as they went back to their counting game, another machine similarly blew up. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3}}

Frenzy was a member of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' crew when it departed Cybertron in pursuit of the Autobots' Ark four million years ago. Crash-landing on Earth, the Transformers were trapped in stasis until a volcanic eruption awoke them in 1984, and their battle continued on the new world they found themselves on. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} Though not specifically seen or mentioned as one of them, Frenzy was presumably among those defeated Decepticons placed aboard the [[Ark II]] for a return flight to Cybertron. The Ark II was sabotaged by [[Robert Hallo]] and [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]] and exploded mid-flight, but Frenzy was not in evidence among the Transformers salvaged and restored by Rook.

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Frenzy at last resurfaced in 2003, participating in a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons in the Arctic. This fight was interrupted by an unexpected visit from Cybertron—Shockwave and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] working side by side in a unified Cybertronian government. When Shockwave subdued Megatron, Rumble and Frenzy fell under his command, and were assigned watch over their unconscious ex-leader in the hold of the ship that was taking them all back to Cybertron. When Starscream jettisoned Megatron's body into space, the two brothers were nearly sucked out along with him, but managed to cling on to each other and stay aboard the ship. {{storylink|New World Order}} Once back on Cybertron, Shockwave gave the pair a chance to atone for their failure, dispatching them to surreptitiously free the psychopathic [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] from the [[Detention Banks]] in order to distract Magnus and the [[Wreckers]] from his true motives. They accomplished their mission, but were caught in the act by Starscream {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} and shanghaied to help liberate the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] for Starscream's own plans. With Soundwave's assent, Frenzy and the rest of the Nemesis crew agreed to follow Starscream back to Earth and pillage and plunder its energy resources. Things did not go quite as planned, though, as Frenzy was the first to realize that the ship they were departing in was actually the Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Subduing Sky Lynx, Frenzy and the rest of Starscream's "brigade" were able to return to Earth and reoccupy their old underwater base. After Starscream went missing during a subsequent escapade involving [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], Frenzy and Rumble busied themselves by seeing which of them could shoot the most fish swimming in the waters around their headquarters. When Starscream returned, Frenzy rushed off to warn Soundwave, who had since made contact with the missing Megatron. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}} A short time later, Frenzy and Rumble were at Soundwave's side to welcome Megatron back to their base, the two brothers opening the doors to allow their leader access. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:DD JoeTF FIRRB GTFO.jpg|thumb|FIRRIB? GTFO.]]
Frenzy was one of the many Transformers recovered from the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' by [[Cobra]]. He was repaired and retrofitted by [[Doctor Mindbender]], who proudly displayed him, Soundwave, and his fellow Mini-Cassettes to [[Destro]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Frenzy was released by Soundwave, along with [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], during an attack on the [[SPS Research Facility|SPS Center]]. Frenzy was the first of the [[Battle Android Trooper]]s to fall when [[Sci-Fi]] fired a laser through his head. His body was taken into custody by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}

Two years later, Frenzy was back on Cybertron under the command of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. When [[Teletran 3]] malfunctioned, sending Transformers of both factions throughout Earth's timeline, Shockwave had his troops encircle the super-computer. Ultra Magnus kept it safe within a force-field, forcing Frenzy and the others to wait around until his power supply ran out. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
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Frenzy was among the Decepticons that were pressed into the service of [[Cobra]] in 1938. When [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] attacked Cobra's base on the [[Fera Islands]] the following year, Frenzy was guarding the airfield. He found [[Beachhead|Beach Head]] trying to sneak into the air control tower, and attacked the soldier when he didn't know the password. Beach Head attempted to electrocute Frenzy, but the Decepticon was unimpressed, responding that he always enjoyed that humans had something Autobots don't—a capacity for pain. {{storylink|Wolves}} During the fight, Frenzy was lured out on the airfield, where Beach Head poured airplane fuel on him. [[Grunt]] then opened fire on the airplane's fuel tank, causing an explosion that heavily damaged Frenzy and enveloped him in flames. Defiant till the end, Frenzy got back up, sneering at the "meat" trying to cook him, but the Joes continued to pepper him with bullets until he went down. {{storylink|Trenches}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Either Rumble or Frenzy participated in a savage Decepticon offensive against the Decepticons. He was defeated by Grimlock.

Then, either Frenzy or Rumble was one of the first victims to fall to [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ monstrous combined form. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''Lil Formers''===
Frenzy was one of the absurd amount of minions Soundwave ejected out of his chest, all in a row, in preparation for a fight. When Rumble refused to come out (since he now had all the leg-room inside Soundwave's chest to himself!) Frenzy shot him back a disapproving look.

Later, Runamuck had Frenzy repaint him black so as to pass for Runabout, in a ploy to avoid punishment for his latest failure. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Timelines''===
In [[Primax 094.0 Gamma|one universe]], Frenzy sacrificed himself to defend Autobot and Decepticon alike against the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}} which sent his brother [[Rumble (G1)#Minion of Unicron|Rumble]] into a deep depression. Some time later, [[Unicron]] abducted Rumble for the [[Universe War]]; {{storylink|Rumble (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|BotCon 2006 Rumble bio}} [[Vector Prime]] noted that Rumble possibly took comfort in the fact that the individual most responsible for Frenzy's death, [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], was abducted and forcibly reformatted as well. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}

===''Universe'' cartoon===
Either Frenzy or Rumble was present during the early days of the Autobot/Decepticon war. He fought side by side with a green Decepticon.

Either Rumble or Frenzy later participated in a battle alongside Thrust and Soundwave during the early days of the Autobot/Decepticon war. {{storylink|Action Blast 1}}

===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
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Frenzy was among the Decepticons present in [[Death Valley]] when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Tobias Muldoon]] discussed the pros and cons of constructing a base there. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} Some time after the factory was completed, Frenzy was guarding its borders when [[Jacob Lee Bonaventure]] arrived. At Bonaventure's request, Frenzy escorted him to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

{{IDW HOS}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 1|''Megatron Origin'' #1]]}}

{{note|IDW's first continuity is inconsistent regarding the colors of Frenzy and Rumble. By and large, Frenzy is depicted as blue and purple in most books, but ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy]]'' and the [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]] color him red, while ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' colors him both ways.}}

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Millions of years ago, Frenzy and Rumble were working together as "industrial equipment" on [[Mining Outpost C-12]], harvesting energon veins for Cybertron. When their employment was terminated by the [[Senate]] in favor of automation, a riot broke out among the miners, and they were taken into custody. With the aid of their fellow miner [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], however, Frenzy and Rumble hijacked the shuttle transporting them to prison, and the trio fled into the bowels of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}} There, they became participants in an underground deathsport tournament fronted by [[Clench (G1)|Clench]], fighting alongside him in the arena. After Megatron killed Clench and took control of the gladiatorial circle, Frenzy and Rumble accompanied him to a meeting with [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]], a representative of Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], who wished to help foster the public unrest Megatron was fomenting. The meeting was observed by council spies [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]]; Rumble and Frenzy held down Bumper so Megatron could interrogate him. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

[[File:Autocracy3 frenzy.jpg|thumb|"Yeah, yeah, FIRRIB, FIBRIR, waa waa waa..."]]
As part of Megatron's growing plans, Frenzy and Rumble were modified to lose their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s and instead fit inside Soundwave's chest compartment. They were not too happy with this, but didn't dare to protest against Megatron's orders. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} It was in these new forms that they were able to enact Megatron's "Trojan Horse" scheme, smuggled into the Senate facilities inside Soundwave where they helped assassinate the Senators, free arrested gladiators, and acquire an armory's worth of weapons for all. Megatron's forces began to lay waste to the city, and at the uprising's climax, Frenzy and Rumble watched their leader defeat [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

As Megatron's "Decepticon" movement continued to grow, Frenzy accompanied Soundwave on a mission to spy on [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]. Discovered by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] and fleeing, Soundwave deployed Frenzy in a crowded marketplace, where the little 'bot used his sonic vibrations to instill panic and fear amongst the civilians present, causing the crowd to turn on Pax. Making use of this distraction, Soundwave managed to reach the borders of Kaon before Orion caught up and shot Frenzy. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} No long after, when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] usurped Decepticon leadership, having exiled Megatron to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], Frenzy and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] were a bit confused since they thought Junkion was just a myth. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}}

[[File:AHM2DrillFrenzy.jpg|upright=1.66|left|thumb|This is why I hate dentists.]]
Frenzy was apparently not with Soundwave when he visited Earth in 1984 and was trapped in his [[alternate mode]], but he eventually reconnected with him and the rest of the Decepticon detachment on Earth by 2007, when the villains tricked and defeated the Autobots on the planet. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} With the Autobots exiled back to the dead Cybertron, the Decepticons declared open warfare on the human populace. Faced with hundreds of armed troops on the Great Lawn of [[New York City]]'s Central Park, Soundwave unleashed Frenzy, who, driven insane by millions of years of exposure to his own sonic vibrations, single-handedly annihilated the entire human detachment. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}}

[[File:Bumblebee 1 Frenzy Blood.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Frenzy's heard about bovine contributions to the greenhouse effect and decided to go proactive.]]
After the Autobots returned and drove the Decepticons from Earth, Frenzy was one of the unfortunates left stranded on the planet. Left abandoned for two years, his tenuous mental condition deteriorated even further, and he began talking to himself and engaged in regular cattle mutilation and slaughter. He was tagged for capture by [[Skywatch]], and they sent their new allies, [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] and the Autobots, to detain the crazed Mini-Cassette. Frenzy was captured and turned over to the humans. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}}

Despite his capture by Skywatch, contrary reports place Frenzy on the asteroid on which the destitute Decepticons had holed up, assisting Soundwave and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] as they built a new body for Megatron. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}} Four months later, Frenzy accompanied Soundwave back to Earth and attacked a Skywatch base holding a number of captured Decepticons. Frenzy used his sonic attack to bring the pain to [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} Later at the Decepticon base, he was amongst those who prepared to watch a fight between Optimus Prime and Megatron, and was presumably caught in the blast when Prime ended the fight early by having a satellite dropped on the base. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

After the [[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos Event]] ended the war, Frenzy stayed on Cybertron as the Autobots and [[NAIL]]s tried to rebuild their society. While many Decepticons tried to become part of the new world, Frenzy stuck by Soundwave and Shockwave, who were actually in contact with the missing Megatron, and putting a plan in place to re-ignite the war. When the time came, they used their mind-controlled minion [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] to stage their apparent deaths, so they could put the final pieces of their plan into place in absolute secrecy, though Prowl's catspaw [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] did it in the most violent way possible, incapacitating them all by blowing up the pen in which they were living. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}}

[[File:IDW RID13 frenzy newbody.jpg|thumb|left|200px|You should 'tread' lightly around the new Frenzy. Eh? Eh?]]

Relocated to the [[Black Room]], Frenzy was upgraded into a new body with a tank alternate mode {{storylink|The Verge}} and took to the streets as the Decepticons put their plans into motion. His new body duplicated the power of his sonic attacks, but unfortunately for him, he hadn't realized the effectiveness of sound waves depend on the thickness of the atmosphere. He learned that lesson after [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] easily waded through his attack and clocked him. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} After the battle was over, all Autobots and Decepticons who wouldn't renounce their factions were banished into the wilderness, including Frenzy. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

Frenzy fought beside Soundwave when [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] challenged his claim for leadership of the Decepticons, {{storylink|Shockpoint}} and went with Soundwave to [[Crystal City]] to confront Shockwave, hiding in Soundwave's chest with the other cassettes until Soundwave let them loose in order to catch the traitorous scientist off-guard. The regenerative properties of the [[Ore-14]] in the city soon made any fighting pointless, and Soundwave's party retreated. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} When the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]] appeared on Cybertron's surface and unleashed its death-wave, Frenzy was heavily affected as his whole body began to corrode away. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} Thanks to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s "life-wave," Frenzy managed to recover {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} just in time to do some drinking and singing at [[Swerve's]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} Frenzy helped Soundwave and his fellow cassettes in defending Cybertron against the [[Ammonite]]s, {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} and looked up to watch when the ''[[Lost Light]]'' came back from Crystal City. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

Frenzy wound up as a member of Soundwave and Galvatron's new Decepticons, {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} and went to Earth with the rest of them. Following Soundwave and Galvatron's meeting with the leadership of the [[Earth Defense Command]], Frenzy watched as Galvatron slammed Rumble into a wall in anger. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} When the Decepticons and EDC ambushed the Autobots together at [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]]'s homestead, Frenzy and Rumble attacked [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] together. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Frenzy then participated in the battle against the Autobots on [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

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Frenzy was quick to say he and some other Decepticons would be glad to help Galvatron after he interrupted a card game they were playing to invite them along in going after [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]]. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} Frenzy and Rumble waited in a [[Tokyo]] back alley in their brand-new motorcycle alt-modes for Witwicky and [[Jimmy Pink]], who were on the run from Prowl and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], to use them to try and escape. Frenzy and Rumble instead brought them to the waiting Galvatron, with Frenzy warning Spike not to provoke his brother. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}} Frenzy then fought the Constructicons and wasn't too enthused when Jimmy tried to teach him and the other Decepticons how to play Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} Frenzy helped Jimmy in saving Spike from the raging [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] during the combiner's attack on an [[Onyx]]-owned [[Wanmu]] facility, and asked Galvatron about retreating. He, Rumble, and [[Ayana Jones]] then brought Spike and Jimmy to Galvatron and [[Marissa Faireborn]] as prisoners. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati}}

Following the crash-landing of the Decepticon-occupied ''[[Ark-7]]'' in [[Shanghai]], Frenzy was one of those there to greet Galvatron's new soldiers. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} During the subsequent battle with Optimus Prime and his own soldiers, Frenzy was left stunned by the EDC's [[mindbomb]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} Fortunately, he managed to get on board the ''[[Peace Without Tyranny]]''. During the trip back to [[Sanctuary Station]], Frenzy and Rumble explained to new Decepticon [[Swift (G1)|Swift]] all about how Optimus was not a true Prime, but just another oppressor. {{storylink|New Worlds Order}} Frenzy was present when Soundwave and Optimus's new alliance discussed plans to launch an underwater assault on the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} and when this attack went south following Galvatron's use of the Onyx interface to control the [[Seeker clone]] combiners and create some new ones, Frenzy and Rumble decided to hang back as the various combiners beat on [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. After Superion ended up prevailing, Frenzy and Rumble came out of hiding to pat each on the back on what excellent work they had done. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

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Rumble and Frenzy were still being evacuated from the ocean with the others when Earth Defense Command launched a strike on the recovering Cybertronians. {{storylink|White Light}} They briefly fought back before [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] led a retreat by the wounded. {{storylink|White Heat}}

Never ones to stay out of trouble, Rumble and Frenzy became secret arms dealers, in violation of the [[Tyrest Accord]] and...well, just about everybody's good sense. They stockpiled the confiscated and discarded weapons brought aboard Sanctuary Station and arranged to bring them to Earth. Using [[Holomatter|holomatter avatars,]] they began selling Cybertronian weaponry to humans who felt they needed to protect themselves from the alien threat. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}}

Meanwhile, Soundwave requested their aid on an infiltration mission when the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s arrived on Earth. Rumble and Frenzy had lost some respect for Soundwave since he started hanging out with Autobots and the Prime, but they were bored, so whatever. They joined Sanctuary's resident Autobot [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] in entering the Junkion ship to determine the scope of their forces, but ran afoul of a tank of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} They were overwhelmed by the marauding hordes. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} Fortunately, Soundwave managed to talk down the Sharkticons when the Junkions attacked Earth with them, pacifying even the ones facing Rumble and Frenzy. They tried to escape the Junkion ship, but ducked for cover when they saw Arcee facing off against [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], with no desire to face her blades again. Still, when the wall of the ship was ripped open and everyone was revealed, they totally claimed they were good guys and were helping the whole time! Honest! {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

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Rumble and Frenzy's gunrunning scam was eventually uncovered by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and the Colonist Autobots working with [[Aileron]]. The political ramifications worked to their advantage, though, as the Autobots couldn't figure out how to punish them without making things worse on Earth for Cybertronians. Aileron reluctantly decided to bury the information, letting the Cassettes off scot free. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}} Rumble and Frenzy moved on to movie production, trying to create a blockbuster action movie called ''[[Dark Invasion]]'' under their company title, Tape Bros. It bombed so bad at the box office, the market was ruined for Thundercracker's biopic on Starscream. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}} Some time later, when [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] invaded Earth, the pair reluctantly took up arms against the planet-eater's invading [[Maximal]] hordes in [[São Paulo]] with [[Strongarm (G1)|Strongarm]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===''United''===
[[File:FierceFightingOnPlanetNebulos-FrenzyRumble.jpg|thumb|left]]

At some undetermined point in time, Frenzy stood in close proximity to [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|Lugnut]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}

Later, Frenzy was part of a squad of Decepticons that waited in ambush for the Autobots on the planet Nebulos. Hidden away in inner-space, the Decepticons took the small Autobot unit by surprise. Frenzy and Rumble attempted to bar [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]]'s way, only to be taken out by a single shot from the Autobot. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Frenzy_(NOT_Rumble)_Kre-O_Character_Image.jpg|thumb|"Well, I'm mad and I've gotta smash someth- Oh Bricks!"]]
Frenzy was among [[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O online manga|Bludgeon]]'s troops as they discovered the [[Red Bucket]]. He looked up in terror as [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] used the blocks of the bucket to build a giant Mega-Jazz robot to send everyone packing. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:ISawThreeShips-ThreePassengers.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Frenzy was aboard Soundwave when he, Shockwave and Starscream traveled from Cybertron to Earth to demand the humans surrender to Megatron. Frenzy, Laserbeak and Ravage met with the representative of their [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] welcomers, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], who made it clear that Earth had no intent of surrendering. This led to a battle which culminated with the Decepticons' defeat. As Frenzy and Laserbeak made their escape from the battleground, they were snatched up by a [[Cobra]] airship, and offered sanctuary by the [[Baroness|Serpentress]]. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}}

Now part of the Decepticobra alliance, Frenzy came across [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] skulking about within [[Decepticobropolis]]. He restrained the Joe and informed him that he planned on taking revenge for Soundwave's recent demise. But as Frenzy spoke, Duke stuffed a bomb inside his mouth. The explosive killed Frenzy, and Duke made good on his escape. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}}

Much later, a fatally wounded Hawk briefly remembered his first encounter with Frenzy as he passed away. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===Renegade Rhetoric===
Frenzy was one of a number of rogue Decepticons who kidnapped their universe's Optimus Prime before fleeing to a [[Gargent 087.0 Kappa|parallel universe]], where they stole a number of human inventions for the express purpose of upgrading themselves into [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]]. With their new bodies, they were able to outfight the Autobots sent to rescue their leader, then used a stolen [[Brainwave Scanner]] to turn Optimus into the evil [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/12}}

Nemesis was not content to be a mere soldier in Megatron's thrall, however; after turning Frenzy and [[Crash Test (G2)|Crash Test]] to his side, he and his new followers went their own way. The trio launched an attack on [[Jasper]], [[Nevada]] to steal the D-5 supertrain, and in the ensuing clash Frenzy's sonic powers overwhelmed [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s force fields. Nemesis Prime took the human [[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]] prisoner; although his two minions urged him to kill her, the crisis of conscience reawakened his true personality, and the Autobot leader promptly disposed of the Decepticons. Frenzy and Crash Test then took a group of human scientists hostage—the seemingly-helpless humans were in fact disguised operatives of the [[People's Liberation Army Paranormal Taskforce]], who incapacitated the Cybertronians with electro-disruptors and captured them. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/07/14}}

===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling a blue Frenzy was a member of the [[Blue Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. He and his comrades followed their commander [[Blue Big Convoy]] into battle when a duel between [[G1 World|dimension-tossed]] future warriors [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Ultra Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Convoy]] threatened the [[Blue Planet (GS)|Blue Planet]] and [[Beast People|its people]]. {{storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}}

In short order the battle went sideways when the traitorous [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus twins]] unleashed a rage virus to destroy the corps from within, and the infected Warrior attacked fellow Blue Warrior "[[Dai Atlas (G1)#Precursor World|Dai Atlas]]" in the ensuing free-for-all. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

Evidently eventually slain in the brawl himself, the Warrior was later memorialized with a hologram in the inner sanctum of the [[Ivory Towers]] by [[Magna Convoy]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Magna Convoy prequel comic}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
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Soundwave ejected Frenzy during the Decepticon attack on [[Kronos]]. He and Laserbeak successfully tag-teamed [[Scotty]], but were eventually taken out by a [[Klingon]] armada and captured by the organic aliens. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five|''Transformers'' #11]] (referenced); [[Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|#20]] (full)}}

[[File:Tremors SixshotRumbleFrenzy.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Step aside, Shockwave - ''this'' continuity, everything's ''my'' fault!]]

Frenzy was originally a miner, but later transferred to Cybertron's [[Intelligence]] division, and had worked with [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] once or twice. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}} Eventually, Frenzy and Rumble both joined [[The Rise]] as part of a larger plan to affect change on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} Hidden in a network of secret bunkers and abandoned [[War of the Threefold Spark|Threefold Spark]] bases, The Rise did its best to illegally procure [[energon]] through various sources, and at one point Frenzy was part of a team sent to steal energon from the [[energon transmission station]] near [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Under unclear circumstances, Frenzy panicked during the raid and, whether deliberately or by accident, murdered [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]], the station's operator, by impaling him on his drills. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors}}

When the murder went public, Rise leader [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] hid Frenzy away; as the political situation on Cybertron continued deteriorating, he would later be joined by [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] as two of the most wanted members of the organization. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}} [[Security Operations]] would eventually piece together Frenzy as the most likely suspect, {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}} and eventually put out a warrant for his arrest. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}}

[[File:WarsEndPartFour-Frenzy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Wait! Not everything's my fault! Don't leave me here!]]
Anticipating another security crackdown Shockwave organized the secret relocation of the most dangerous Risers, which included both Quake, Frenzy, and Rumble. However, a violent groundquake sent their trailer tumbling into a fissure, and while trying to lie low the Risers stumbled across [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]'s scientific team, who called in [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]]'s counter-terrorism unit. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}} After Quake had been pinned, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] ordered the infiltration troopers to cut him free before the arrival of [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]] turned the tide of the battle. Finding the situation unsalvageable, Sixshot reverted to jet mode and flew Rumble and Frenzy away. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}}

Frenzy returned to the Rise under Shockwave's command. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} He and the Rise ambushed Optimus Prime at the site of the [[immersant]] [[Codexa]]. They failed to capture the Prime, but netted Ultra Magnus instead. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}}

When [[Exarchon]] returned, Rumble and Frenzy defected to him alongside Soundblaster, and were deployed to hunt down the Autobot scouts in the [[Sonic Canyons]]. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}} Rumble and Frenzy found their targets in the tunnels, just as Exarchon launched his drill to usurp the Allspark itself with his unique abilities. The infiltration troopers grabbed Soundblaster and pursued the Autobots, who were in turn pursuing the drill. In the lower levels of Cybertron they fought with the Autobots until [[Zetar (G1)|Zetar]] destroyed the drill, ending Exarchon's plans. The drill's destruction started a cave-in, bringing down the roof in that area. Frenzy was trapped under some debris as the area collapsed around them. He pleaded for help, but the Autobot [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] remembered Frenzy had been responsible for killing Brainstorm, setting in motion the escalation of events that followed. He decided that buried and forgotten was exactly where Frenzy deserved to be, and left the trooper to his fate. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:TheMagicOfCybertron-FrenzysNewHobby.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

After [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] arrived in [[Equestria]], he ejected several minions to scout out the area, including Frenzy. The Decepticons encountered [[Fluttershy]] and [[Discord (MLP)|Discord]]; though many of the other cassettes quickly befriended the compassionate pony, Frenzy had no patience for her and promptly smacked her around—a move that drew the ire of Discord, their animal friends, and even the other Decepticons. After a short fight, Soundwave and Frenzy decided to befriend the Equestrians instead, and enjoyed some time playing together. {{storylink|Pet Sounds}}

After returning to Cybertron, Frenzy developed an affinity for pony culture and took to reading a book Fluttershy had given him during their last encounter, though other Decepticons like [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]] didn't understand his new interest. When Megatron hatched a new scheme to steal the magic of Equestria and bring it to Cybertron, the Decepticons brought back a crystal that contained [[King Sombra]]'s magical essence. During a skirmish between the ponies and Decepticons, [[Twilight Sparkle]]'s magic released the evil king, who put a number of Decepticons, including Frenzy, under his mind-control spell. {{storylink|The Magic of Cybertron}}

Sombra's defeat returned Frenzy and all the other mind-controlled Cybertronians to normal. As the ponies returned to Equestria under a conditional truce, Frenzy excitedly suggested a swap meet with their new friends. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

===Energon Universe===
Frenzy was revived by [[Teletraan I]] along with his buddy [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] to join an attack on the Autobots. They didn't fare too well; Reflector was immediately destroyed by a [[fusion cannon]]-wielding [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who proceeded to snatch Frenzy out of the air and smash his face to pieces on the ground, killing him. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Transformers Gather on the Snowy Mountain!|Search Quiz 2}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 45}}}}

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==Commercial appearances==
Soundwave, Rumble, and Frenzy had an intense and epic dance-off against Blaster, [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. {{storylink|Blaster VS Soundwave 2013}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Frenzy could hinder Optimus Prime's progress, by driving him temporarily crazy, causing the Autobot hero to briefly break down. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
Frenzy was among the [[Decepticon]] troops who sought to destroy [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on his journey, confronting him in the [[Temple Ruins]]... in theory. In reality, he was nowhere to be seen. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

{{note|Frenzy's supposed appearance in this game is from a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (promo video)|''Mystery of Convoy'' promo video]], but as noted, he's not actually in the game at all. Not even an unused sprite hidden in the code.}}

===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
[[File:C64 frenzy.jpg|left|thumb|C64FIRRIB]]
Frenzy was among the Decepticons who tried to prevent the Autobots from recovering the scattered pieces of their [[energon cube]]s. Created by the power of [[Robo-Cloning]], innumerable duplicate copies of Frenzy bedevilled the Autobots on their quest. {{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers}}
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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
In one of several possible timelines, the time-traveling [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] Ravage broke into the ''Ark'' while its occupants were still in stasis and downloaded protoform cloning data from Frenzy, among several others. He then returned to his future, planning to revive the Decepticons in new clone bodies and begin their conquest anew. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}

===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===
[[File:Gluawakening frenzy.jpg|thumb]]
Frenzy was aboard the Decepticon flagship when it attacked the Autobots' Ark four million years ago, and wound up trapped in stasis on Earth when the vessels crashed. The Decepticons were eventually all reactivated by a volcanic eruption, but the only Autobots to awaken were [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. As Bumblebee ventured out into the strange new world to search for energon to reactivate his comrades, Frenzy was the first Decepticon he encountered, and promptly dispatched. Frenzy repeatedly returned for more punishment, backing up his larger Decepticon allies as the battle for Earth raged on. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
Frenzy joined [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Beastbox (G1)|Beastbox]] in infiltrating a human science facility to gain access to a technology to increase [[Energon]] production. The trio were faced by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and his tapes. {{storylink|Espionage}}

After Optimus Prime's defeat at the hand of Megatron, Frenzy was involved in the skirmishes in Autobot city that ensued. {{storylink|The Omega Corps}}

When humans unlocked the secrets of [[Gravitronic Energy]], Soundwave and his minions, Frenzy among them, attempted to take possession of the data, but were foiled by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. {{storylink|Box Trap}}

With [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s abuse of his men causing dissent in the ranks, Frenzy and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] took him to the planet of the [[Torkuli]] for treatment, however the treatment proved ineffective, and the pair had to flee as Galvatron destroyed the planet. {{storylink|Web World}}

===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{voiceactor|[[Christopher Swindle]]}}
Frenzy aided Soundwave in his battles with the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
Frenzy is - alongside Rumble, Laserbeak, and Buzzsaw - one of the minions released by Soundwave as the larger bot's special ability.

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Frenzy and his brother Rumble were mini-[[Tremorcon]]s capable of taking on targets much bigger than them. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
{{main|Frenzy (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Frenzy (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:Frenzyname.jpg|thumb|Boy, times change.]]
*According to his toy's bio, he "Can roll his drums to produce high-pitch, grating sound of 200dB." This is about 100 times as loud as the famous Krakatoa volcanic eruption, which was audible 3,000 miles away. It's also six decibels louder than the 194 dB that is usually quoted as the maximum sound limit in Earth's atmosphere. However, that 194 dB limit assumes one is at sea-level and that the temperature is zero degrees Celsius. A sound of 200 dB is theoretically achievable on Earth under higher-pressure conditions (such as below sea-level) or at sub-zero temperatures.
*An early character bio for Frenzy published in ''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]'' gave him the nickname of '''Maddog'''.
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'s character model in Frenzy's colors is seen retreating with the Decepticons at the end of "[[Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots]]". Frenzy himself does not otherwise appear in the episode, making the actuality of his appearance in it arguable.
*Sunbow casting documents indicate that "Frenzy" was originally considered as a name for the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]], [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]], but was dropped—presumably because that name was already in use.
*The Rumble/Frenzy head design was used as the basis for the head of [[Freezon]], the Decepticon [[Tyco]] [[Electric Racing Set]] car.
*According to the cardbacks of ''Generation 2'' figures, the Go-Bots version of Frenzy was originally planned to be in red... which would've just added more fuel to the FIBRIR/FIRRIB debates.<ref>[http://transformersgallery.iquebec.com/jouet/bots92-1.jpg Go-Bots gallery]</ref>
*As with most other cameo Kreons, Frenzy uses existing ''Kre-O'' parts to make up his build: he uses the [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] helmet, the [[Onslaught (G1)#Kre-O|Onslaught]] twin cannon backpack and Kreon legs for arms in homage to [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s pile-driver arms (The Japanese dub of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' corrected the whole FIRRIB/FIBRIR issue by swapping the names, turning Rumble into Frenzy to make him consistent with the toy naming).
**Like almost all Japanese fiction or toys, he is [[FIRRIB|blue]]. His Kreon figure is red (well, black, but that's what anyone really means by saying he's red).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Frenzy''' (フレンジー ''Furenjī'')
*''French:'' '''Frénétik''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Tomboló''' ("Rampager")
*''Italian:'' '''Tartar'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Franz''' (Taiwan, 法蘭茲 ''Fǎlánzī''), '''Míluàn''' (迷乱, "Frenzy")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Frenesim''' (Portugal comics), '''Frenético''' (Brazil comics)
*''Russian:'' '''Dikiy''' (Дикий, "Wild")

==References==
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Legacy of Hope

2026-01-19T15:14:05Z

Roverlord:

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|writers=[[Ian Busch]] Dale Malinowski [[Greg Weisman]]
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'''Everyone goes to Cybertron where a familiar evil from Optimus's past is gathering power.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]: [[Hot Rod (ES)|Hot Rod]] arrives via [[Space bridge|Spacebridge]] carrying the [[Emberstone]], and is followed by [[Robby Malto|Robby]] and [[Mo Malto]] moments later. Hot Rod simply transforms and drives away, and Mo has to stop Robby's futile attempt at pursuit, insisting they need to go back and get backup. Menacing shapes close in on the two kids, forcing them to seek a hiding place, but the shelter they find is soon ripped away.

The rest of the Malto family along with [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] and [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] also arrive, and [[Alex Malto|Alex]] identifies their landing point as [[Praxus]], though the city appears to be in ruins. They head for a nearby secret [[Autobot]] base which [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] knows will have a [[Spark]] scanner. While they walk, [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] spots footprints and thinks they should follow the tracks, leading to an argument with Twitch which he acquiesces on. They eventually reach the base, but initial scans show no spark signatures in the city. As scans continue, Thrash attempts to use an Autobot secure channel to contact Optimus, but inadvertently attracts a horde of [[Sparkless]] to the building, forcing the group to fight until the scan can finish. Finally Bumblebee manages to lure the horde outside before the scan finishes, giving the team two possible leads: a dead zone where the scan has been blocked, and the location of two [[Decepticon]]s. Twitch and Thrash break into an argument over which of the two options is the best to pursue. It becomes more heated when Twitch realizes Thrash has told the others about her issue and ends with the pair deciding to pursue their chosen leads.

[[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]], Alex, Bumblebee and [[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] join Twitch in heading towards the scan void and she grouses about her brother. Meanwhile Megatron, [[Dot Malto|Dot]] and [[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] accompany Thrash to the location of the two Decepticons where Thrash scouts ahead to find there are actually three Transformers there. Twitch finds only a huge hole in the ground and she realizes she's led them to absolutely nothing and Thrash was right. The others try to cheer her up, but they're interrupted by the arrival of Decepticons, specifically [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]]'s group returned from Earth, and a fight ensues.

The other group find the three Decepticons have gone, but are soon under attack by a group of identical bots — [[Mirage (ES)|Mirage]] and his holographic clones, and their attempts to convince the Autobot that they're on the same side fall on deactivated audio sensors. When Thrash gets comms from Twitch asking for help, his team is busy fighting Mirage to go help. Dot suddenly spots human footprints on the ground and follows them to a nearby building where she finds Robby and Mo in [[exosuit]]s, getting the two kids to convince Mirage to stop fighting. Robby and Mo quickly fill the others in on what Hot Rod's done before wondering where everyone else is, causing Thrash to remember Twitch's earlier distress call. Meanwhile Twitch's team has reached an impasse with the Decepticons, but then a huge structure rises from the ground — Liege Maximo's fortress.

Optimus Prime is hauled in chains to a pod which opens revealing [[Liege Maximo]]. Optimus is shocked as he and the other Primes had long ago combined forces to trap Maximo in a void. Maximo reveals he's tracked down and destroyed the other Primes, wielding the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] as proof of [[Prima]]'s death. Maximo intends to use the power he's accumulated to take control of worlds and transform them into energon, and to this end he wants the [[Matrix of Leadership]] so he can command other life forms. He begins cutting into Optimus's chest, however the fortress has been invaded by Mirage, who is able to rescue Optimus, [[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] and [[Wheeljack (ES)|Wheeljack]], but Maximo prevents them from rescuing [[Prowl (ES)|Prowl]] and they're forced to leave without their comrade.

Thrash's group joins Twitch's team in the battle against the 'Cons, and they're soon also joined by Optimus Prime's group emerging from Maximo's fortress. Even with reinforcements, they're forced to flee when the 'Cons take Dot, Alex and Thrash hostage. The trio are taken before an unimpressed Maximo.

Mirage takes the others to [[Mirage's Garage]], an old converted Decepticon base. The Autobots observe they feel like they're low on energon, and Nightshade works out that it's as if Cybertron itself is leeching power from them — Mirage confirms that that's why everyone's joined "Team Liege". With few other options, they come up with a plan to get an energon refinery working again, and with the Cybertronians out of action bar Mirage, the task is assigned to the Terrans. Once they leave, Megatron realizes Maximo will need to take the Emberstone and [[Enigma of Combination]] to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]]. Optimus wants to go scout the area, but Megatron points out he needs to keep the Matrix safe, so instead Bumblebee heads out with Megatron and Elita-1. A short time later, Mo realizes Robby has gone — he's joined the trio, with Bumblebee reluctantly agreeing to let him tag along.

Twitch's team reaches the energon refinery where Nightshade effects repairs with the help of Wheeljack via comms. While this is happening, the rest of the team is jumped by [[Scorponok (ES)|Scorponok]] but keep him busy until Nightshade completes the fix. Scorponok tries to claim the energon in Liege Maximo's name, leading to him chasing the Terrans until Jawbreaker renders him unconscious. The group heads out into a sandstorm and begin making their way back to the garage.

Liege Maximo arrives at the Well of Sparks with Hot Rod and [[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]]. Bumblebee's group observes from a distance as Maximo pulls out the Enigma and Emberstone. Scorponok arrives and reports on events at the refinery, believing Twitch's team will have perished in the sandstorm. The group has, in fact, arrived back at the garage minus Twitch, who is lost in the sandstorm. At the Well, Robby sees his opportunity and goes for the Emberstone, only to be struck down by Maximo. The Enigma and Emberstone combine over the Well, producing a column of light and creating huge metal tendrils from the surface of Cybertron which spread to other nearby planets. Liege Maximo claims victory and demands to know where Optimus and the Matrix of Leadership are. When the team refuses to tell him, Liege pulls [[Triptych Mask|a staff]] from his chest and uses it to probe Robby's mind and discover the location of Mirage's Garage.

Still lost in the sandstorm, Twitch is knocked out by a piece of flying debris and finds herself in the presence of [[Quintus Prime]]. She berates him for not being there for her and insists he go talk to someone more worthy, but he instead leaves her with some words of inspiration. In the garage, Optimus is fading fast when Twitch arrives with the energon. Her warning about the incoming Decepticons allows them to ambush the 'Cons. This only gives them a small advantage, and Optimus's attempts to reason with Hot Rod don't go well. Finally Liege himself turns up and, pointing the [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]] at Optimus, demands the Matrix. Optimus reluctantly opens his chest to reveal an empty cavity. Maximo quickly works out that the missing Twitch has the Matrix and orders Hot Rod to go find her, shrugging off his request for energon. Hot Rod reacts by turning on Maximo.

Twitch arrives at Maximo's fortress with the energon from the refinery and frees everyone. Thrash is taken aback when Twitch is supportive of him, and heads off with Elita and Prowl to help Optimus. Twitch and the rest of the group stay to search as Twitch has sensed via the Matrix that someone is in great pain.

At the garage, Maximo beats Optimus severely until [[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]] suggests maybe they go look for Twitch, however Maximo is sure she'll turn up to help her family.

Twitch's group stumbles on the source of the feelings of pain she's been experiencing — the [[AllSpark]]! They're joined by Breakdown, but soon realize that the AllSpark is draining the energon out of everything and one due to a [[Liegian Darts|Liegian Dart]] stuck in the side of it. As a human, Robby is immune to the AllSpark's power and pulls the dart from it.

Liege Maximo terminates Optimus with the Star Saber, a state of affairs that lasts all of a second before Optimus is brought back online by the power of the AllSpark. The Decepticons, realizing Maximo has been lying to them about the AllSpark's destruction, turn on the Prime and blast him through the roof before leaving. Liege is still defiant before the Autobot/Malto forces, using the Star Saber to call in another horde of Sparkless. The team is able to take out the Sparkless, leaving just Maximo again, but he produces the [[Blades of Time]], intending to use them to turn Breakdown back to his side. Bumblebee throws himself in front of Breakdown and the blades regress him to an earlier form. Maximo then unleashes the Blades on Megatron while fighting Optimus, before terminating the former Decepticon leader with the Requiem Blaster. Maximo demands the Matrix and Twitch throws it to him before the Terrans all attack the evil Prime. Quickly realizing that the horns are his weak point, they manage to slice said horns off, resulting in Liege Maximo disappearing into a singularity.

The mechanical tendrils connecting the nearby worlds retract, freeing them. Optimus picks up the discarded Matrix and returns it to his chest, while Robby turns down Hot Rod's offer of the Emberstone back. They take Megatron's body to the AllSpark, which mends the hole in his chest however he is still dead. Jawbreaker announces he's staying on Cybertron for a while, and the family shares a hug, right as Megatron returns to life. Unfortunately the Blades of Time have regressed him to his hostile wartime self, and he immediately leaves through the Spacebridge. Twitch believes they can turn Megatron back to the side of good, and the team rolls out to go find him.

[['Til all are one]].

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Hot Rod (ES)|Hot Rod]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] (11)
*[[Mirage (ES)|Mirage]] (14)
*[[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] (25)
*[[Prowl (ES)|Prowl]] (28)
*[[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] (29)
*[[Wheeljack (ES)|Wheeljack]] (30)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] (12)
*[[Laserbeak (ES)|Laserbeak]] (15)
*[[Octopunch (ES)|Octopunch]] (16)
*[[Skullcruncher (ES)|Skullcruncher]] (17)
*[[Shrapnel (ES)|Shrapnel]] (18)
*[[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]] (19)
*[[Ravage (ES)|Ravage]] (20)
*[[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]] (21)
*[[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]] (22)
*[[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]] (23)
*[[Nova Storm (ES)|Nova Storm]] (24)
*[[Breakdown (ES)|Breakdown]] (26)
*[[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]] (27)
*[[Hardtop (ES)|Hardtop]] (31)
*[[Bombshell (ES)|Bombshell]] (33)
*[[Scorponok (ES)|Scorponok]] (34)

|c3=
*[[Robby Malto]] (2)
*[[Mo Malto]] (3)
*[[Dot Malto]] (4)
*[[Alex Malto]] (6)

|h4=[[Terran]]s||c4=
*[[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] (5)
*[[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] (7)
*[[Twitch]] (8)
*[[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] (9)
*[[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] (10)

|h5=Others||c5=
*[[Sparkless]] (13)
*[[Liege Maximo]] (32)
*[[Quintus Prime]] (35)
}}

==Quotes==
"There's one in our secret base not far from here." 
"The one in the polonium-packing district?" 
"Okay, make that a not-so-secret base."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Megatron'''

"I can't believe I finally get to Cybertron and the planet tries to kill me."
:—'''Jawbreaker'''

"We have already won, because I dare to do what Optimus never had the courage to: show the universe our strength and have all kneel before us"
:—'''Liege Maximo'''

"You are not alone. Lifeforms gifted with reason eventually question themselves. Those who never do are dangerous. Twitch, what makes any of us strong is believing we can be."
:—'''Quintus Prime'''

"Optimus!? Follow me or I will '''lay my vengeance upon ''you''.'''"
:—'''Megatron''' after he returns to his wartime self upon reactivation thanks to the Blades of Time

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Twitch is continuing her issues from the previous episode of feeling useless because she was out of action during the battle against the [[Quintesson]]s.
* The [[AllSpark]] returns. We first learned in "[[Warzone]]" that Megatron threw the Allspark into the Space Bridge back in [[2007]] and had wondered ever since if it made it back to Cybertron. Well, it did... kinda.
* Breakdown standing guard over an imprisoned Bumblebee might be a role reversal from the Season 1 finale "[[The Last Hope, Part 2]]" when Bumblebee was outside of Breakdown's prison cell.

===Transformers references===
* The Earth side of the Space Bridge is the now-standard portal generator, but the Cybertron side is pulled straight from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]], a ring-like structure that opens at the front after the travelers beam down from the sky.
* The concept of Sparkless zombie-like Transformers originates in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' cartoon]].
* Liege Maximo originates from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Generation 2'' Marvel comics]]. While he's had a few appearances in print since then, this is his first major role in an animated production.
* The tendrils interconnecting planets results in a structure that evokes the [[Hub (G2)|Hub]], Maximo’s project which was lightly touched on in G2 and explored in more detail in the unofficial [[Alignment]].
* The [[Exosuit]]s were first introduced in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* Mirage's ability to multiply himself was popularized in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'', his more jokey light-hearted personality also seems to be based off his ROTB portrayal.
* The staff Liege uses to probe Robby’s memories is [[Onyx Prime]]’s [[Triptych Mask]], portrayed as a spear rather than an actual mask like it was in ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]'' and the recent ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' [[Onyx Prime#Age of the Primes|toy.]]
* The [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]] sports [[The Fallen]]’s unique [[insignia]] created for ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes.]]''
* Speaking of The Fallen, Liege Maximo’s given backstory of turning on the rest of the [[Thirteen]] and being imprisoned in another dimension is highly reminiscent of Megatronus’ usual story. They even mention having erased Maximo from history!
* Optimus Prime was apparently present for the Thirteen’s defeat of Liege Maximo, all but stating that he himself was one of their number. Issue is, Prime himself stated in an [[Disarmed|earlier episode]] that he was once ''Orion Pax''. The probable intent was for him to have been reincarnated from the [[Thirteenth Prime]], like his [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Aligned continuity counterpart]], but this is never addressed on-screen.
* While probably not intentional, Hot Rod’s portrayal as a reluctant follower of a system he knows is flawed while trying to do as much good as he can from the inside bears more than a little resemblance to his [[Hot Rod (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|portrayal]] in ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]''.

===Real-world references===
*

===Errors===
* Maximo mispronounces [[Prima]]'s name as “Pree-ma”.
* Why did the Decepticons seemingly build human-controllable exo-suits on Cybertron?
* If the Blades of Time can regress Bumblebee's body back to how it used to be, why didn't it do the same for Megatron? Megatron in the past said he adopted his tiltrotor aircraft alternate mode as a sign of good faith in his heel-face turn, we could probably chalk that up to the animators not having made a pre-Earth mode Megatron design but it does seem like an oversight.
* Optimus said in ''[[Disarmed]]'' that he was a regular guy named Orion Pax before the Matrix was bestowed to him, but according to this episode he was apparently one of the original Primes?

===Trivia===
* [[Aaron LaPlante]] joins the cast of ''EarthSpark'' in this episode, but oddly, is only credited as "Additional Voices." This happened with [[Eric Bauza]] and [[Vanessa Marshall]] before him, and may suggest he was originally cast as one of the new characters featured in this special, only to be replaced after recording.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'espoir en héritage'''" ("Hope as a legacy")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 5]], 2025
::*[[Gilles Morvan]] does not return to dub Prowl's few lines, [[Fabrice Josso]] does not return to dub Wheeljack's line, and [[Sylvain Agaësse]] does not return to voice Shockwave's line. Who cares? It's only the big finale...
::*Still on that note, Breakdown changes voice again. And this, despite the presence of [[Arthur Pestel]], who voiced him in ''The Last Hope'', who dubs Hot Rod in this very episode. Who cares? It's only the big finale...

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Vermächtnis der Hoffnung'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 4]], 2025
[[Category:EarthSpark episodes]]

Legacy of Hope

2026-01-19T15:12:21Z

Roverlord:

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'''Everyone goes to Cybertron where a familiar evil from Optimus's past is gathering power.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]: [[Hot Rod (ES)|Hot Rod]] arrives via [[Space bridge|Spacebridge]] carrying the [[Emberstone]], and is followed by [[Robby Malto|Robby]] and [[Mo Malto]] moments later. Hot Rod simply transforms and drives away, and Mo has to stop Robby's futile attempt at pursuit, insisting they need to go back and get backup. Menacing shapes close in on the two kids, forcing them to seek a hiding place, but the shelter they find is soon ripped away.

The rest of the Malto family along with [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] and [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] also arrive, and [[Alex Malto|Alex]] identifies their landing point as [[Praxus]], though the city appears to be in ruins. They head for a nearby secret [[Autobot]] base which [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] knows will have a [[Spark]] scanner. While they walk, [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] spots footprints and thinks they should follow the tracks, leading to an argument with Twitch which he acquiesces on. They eventually reach the base, but initial scans show no spark signatures in the city. As scans continue, Thrash attempts to use an Autobot secure channel to contact Optimus, but inadvertently attracts a horde of [[Sparkless]] to the building, forcing the group to fight until the scan can finish. Finally Bumblebee manages to lure the horde outside before the scan finishes, giving the team two possible leads: a dead zone where the scan has been blocked, and the location of two [[Decepticon]]s. Twitch and Thrash break into an argument over which of the two options is the best to pursue. It becomes more heated when Twitch realizes Thrash has told the others about her issue and ends with the pair deciding to pursue their chosen leads.

[[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]], Alex, Bumblebee and [[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] join Twitch in heading towards the scan void and she grouses about her brother. Meanwhile Megatron, [[Dot Malto|Dot]] and [[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] accompany Thrash to the location of the two Decepticons where Thrash scouts ahead to find there are actually three Transformers there. Twitch finds only a huge hole in the ground and she realizes she's led them to absolutely nothing and Thrash was right. The others try to cheer her up, but they're interrupted by the arrival of Decepticons, specifically [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]]'s group returned from Earth, and a fight ensues.

The other group find the three Decepticons have gone, but are soon under attack by a group of identical bots — [[Mirage (ES)|Mirage]] and his holographic clones, and their attempts to convince the Autobot that they're on the same side fall on deactivated audio sensors. When Thrash gets comms from Twitch asking for help, his team is busy fighting Mirage to go help. Dot suddenly spots human footprints on the ground and follows them to a nearby building where she finds Robby and Mo in [[exosuit]]s, getting the two kids to convince Mirage to stop fighting. Robby and Mo quickly fill the others in on what Hot Rod's done before wondering where everyone else is, causing Thrash to remember Twitch's earlier distress call. Meanwhile Twitch's team has reached an impasse with the Decepticons, but then a huge structure rises from the ground — Liege Maximo's fortress.

Optimus Prime is hauled in chains to a pod which opens revealing [[Liege Maximo]]. Optimus is shocked as he and the other Primes had long ago combined forces to trap Maximo in a void. Maximo reveals he's tracked down and destroyed the other Primes, wielding the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] as proof of [[Prima]]'s death. Maximo intends to use the power he's accumulated to take control of worlds and transform them into energon, and to this end he wants the [[Matrix of Leadership]] so he can command other life forms. He begins cutting into Optimus's chest, however the fortress has been invaded by Mirage, who is able to rescue Optimus, [[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] and [[Wheeljack (ES)|Wheeljack]], but Maximo prevents them from rescuing [[Prowl (ES)|Prowl]] and they're forced to leave without their comrade.

Thrash's group joins Twitch's team in the battle against the 'Cons, and they're soon also joined by Optimus Prime's group emerging from Maximo's fortress. Even with reinforcements, they're forced to flee when the 'Cons take Dot, Alex and Thrash hostage. The trio are taken before an unimpressed Maximo.

Mirage takes the others to [[Mirage's Garage]], an old converted Decepticon base. The Autobots observe they feel like they're low on energon, and Nightshade works out that it's as if Cybertron itself is leeching power from them — Mirage confirms that that's why everyone's joined "Team Liege". With few other options, they come up with a plan to get an energon refinery working again, and with the Cybertronians out of action bar Mirage, the task is assigned to the Terrans. Once they leave, Megatron realizes Maximo will need to take the Emberstone and [[Enigma of Combination]] to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]]. Optimus wants to go scout the area, but Megatron points out he needs to keep the Matrix safe, so instead Bumblebee heads out with Megatron and Elita-1. A short time later, Mo realizes Robby has gone — he's joined the trio, with Bumblebee reluctantly agreeing to let him tag along.

Twitch's team reaches the energon refinery where Nightshade effects repairs with the help of Wheeljack via comms. While this is happening, the rest of the team is jumped by [[Scorponok (ES)|Scorponok]] but keep him busy until Nightshade completes the fix. Scorponok tries to claim the energon in Liege Maximo's name, leading to him chasing the Terrans until Jawbreaker renders him unconscious. The group heads out into a sandstorm and begin making their way back to the garage.

Liege Maximo arrives at the Well of Sparks with Hot Rod and [[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]]. Bumblebee's group observes from a distance as Maximo pulls out the Enigma and Emberstone. Scorponok arrives and reports on events at the refinery, believing Twitch's team will have perished in the sandstorm. The group has, in fact, arrived back at the garage minus Twitch, who is lost in the sandstorm. At the Well, Robby sees his opportunity and goes for the Emberstone, only to be struck down by Maximo. The Enigma and Emberstone combine over the Well, producing a column of light and creating huge metal tendrils from the surface of Cybertron which spread to other nearby planets. Liege Maximo claims victory and demands to know where Optimus and the Matrix of Leadership are. When the team refuses to tell him, Liege pulls [[Triptych Mask|a staff]] from his chest and uses it to probe Robby's mind and discover the location of Mirage's Garage.

Still lost in the sandstorm, Twitch is knocked out by a piece of flying debris and finds herself in the presence of [[Quintus Prime]]. She berates him for not being there for her and insists he go talk to someone more worthy, but he instead leaves her with some words of inspiration. In the garage, Optimus is fading fast when Twitch arrives with the energon. Her warning about the incoming Decepticons allows them to ambush the 'Cons. This only gives them a small advantage, and Optimus's attempts to reason with Hot Rod don't go well. Finally Liege himself turns up and, pointing the [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]] at Optimus, demands the Matrix. Optimus reluctantly opens his chest to reveal an empty cavity. Maximo quickly works out that the missing Twitch has the Matrix and orders Hot Rod to go find her, shrugging off his request for energon. Hot Rod reacts by turning on Maximo.

Twitch arrives at Maximo's fortress with the energon from the refinery and frees everyone. Thrash is taken aback when Twitch is supportive of him, and heads off with Elita and Prowl to help Optimus. Twitch and the rest of the group stay to search as Twitch has sensed via the Matrix that someone is in great pain.

At the garage, Maximo beats Optimus severely until [[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]] suggests maybe they go look for Twitch, however Maximo is sure she'll turn up to help her family.

Twitch's group stumbles on the source of the feelings of pain she's been experiencing — the [[AllSpark]]! They're joined by Breakdown, but soon realize that the AllSpark is draining the energon out of everything and one due to a [[Liegian Darts|Liegian Dart]] stuck in the side of it. As a human, Robby is immune to the AllSpark's power and pulls the dart from it.

Liege Maximo terminates Optimus with the Star Saber, a state of affairs that lasts all of a second before Optimus is brought back online by the power of the AllSpark. The Decepticons, realizing Maximo has been lying to them about the AllSpark's destruction, turn on the Prime and blast him through the roof before leaving. Liege is still defiant before the Autobot/Malto forces, using the Star Saber to call in another horde of Sparkless. The team is able to take out the Sparkless, leaving just Maximo again, but he produces the [[Blades of Time]], intending to use them to turn Breakdown back to his side. Bumblebee throws himself in front of Breakdown and the blades regress him to an earlier form. Maximo then unleashes the Blades on Megatron while fighting Optimus, before terminating the former Decepticon leader with the Requiem Blaster. Maximo demands the Matrix and Twitch throws it to him before the Terrans all attack the evil Prime. Quickly realizing that the horns are his weak point, they manage to slice said horns off, resulting in Liege Maximo disappearing into a singularity.

The mechanical tendrils connecting the nearby worlds retract, freeing them. Optimus picks up the discarded Matrix and returns it to his chest, while Robby turns down Hot Rod's offer of the Emberstone back. They take Megatron's body to the AllSpark, which mends the hole in his chest however he is still dead. Jawbreaker announces he's staying on Cybertron for a while, and the family shares a hug, right as Megatron returns to life. Unfortunately the Blades of Time have regressed him to his hostile wartime self, and he immediately leaves through the Spacebridge. Twitch believes they can turn Megatron back to the side of good, and the team rolls out to go find him.

[['Til all are one]].

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Hot Rod (ES)|Hot Rod]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] (11)
*[[Mirage (ES)|Mirage]] (14)
*[[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] (25)
*[[Prowl (ES)|Prowl]] (28)
*[[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] (29)
*[[Wheeljack (ES)|Wheeljack]] (30)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] (12)
*[[Laserbeak (ES)|Laserbeak]] (15)
*[[Octopunch (ES)|Octopunch]] (16)
*[[Skullcruncher (ES)|Skullcruncher]] (17)
*[[Shrapnel (ES)|Shrapnel]] (18)
*[[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]] (19)
*[[Ravage (ES)|Ravage]] (20)
*[[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]] (21)
*[[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]] (22)
*[[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]] (23)
*[[Nova Storm (ES)|Nova Storm]] (24)
*[[Breakdown (ES)|Breakdown]] (26)
*[[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]] (27)
*[[Hardtop (ES)|Hardtop]] (31)
*[[Bombshell (ES)|Bombshell]] (33)
*[[Scorponok (ES)|Scorponok]] (34)

|c3=
*[[Robby Malto]] (2)
*[[Mo Malto]] (3)
*[[Dot Malto]] (4)
*[[Alex Malto]] (6)

|h4=[[Terran]]s||c4=
*[[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] (5)
*[[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] (7)
*[[Twitch]] (8)
*[[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] (9)
*[[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] (10)

|h5=Others||c5=
*[[Sparkless]] (13)
*[[Liege Maximo]] (32)
*[[Quintus Prime]] (35)
}}

==Quotes==
"There's one in our secret base not far from here." 
"The one in the polonium-packing district?" 
"Okay, make that a not-so-secret base."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Megatron'''

"I can't believe I finally get to Cybertron and the planet tries to kill me."
:—'''Jawbreaker'''

"We have already won, because I dare to do what Optimus never had the courage to: show the universe our strength and have all kneel before us"
:—'''Liege Maximo'''

"You are not alone. Lifeforms gifted with reason eventually question themselves. Those who never do are dangerous. Twitch, what makes any of us strong is believing we can be."
:—'''Quintus Prime'''

"Optimus!? Follow me or I will '''lay my vengeance upon ''you''.'''"
:—'''Megatron''' after he returns to his wartime self upon reactivation thanks to the Blades of Time

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Twitch is continuing her issues from the previous episode of feeling useless because she was out of action during the battle against the [[Quintesson]]s.
* The [[AllSpark]] returns. We first learned in "[[Warzone]]" that Megatron threw the Allspark into the Space Bridge back in [[2007]] and had wondered ever since if it made it back to Cybertron. Well, it did... kinda.
* Breakdown standing guard over an imprisoned Bumblebee might be a role reversal from the Season 1 finale "[[The Last Hope, Part 2]]" when Bumblebee was outside of Breakdown's prison cell.

===Transformers references===
* The Earth side of the Space Bridge is the now-standard portal generator, but the Cybertron side is pulled straight from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]], a ring-like structure that opens at the front after the travelers beam down from the sky.
* The concept of Sparkless zombie-like Transformers originates in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' cartoon]].
* Liege Maximo originates from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Generation 2'' Marvel comics]]. While he's had a few appearances in print since then, this is his first major role in an animated production.
* The tendrils interconnecting planets results in a structure that evokes the [[Hub (G2)|Hub]], Maximo’s project which was lightly touched on in G2 and explored in more detail in the unofficial [[Alignment]].
* The [[Exosuit]]s were first introduced in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* Mirage's ability to multiply himself was popularized in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'', his more jokey light-hearted personality also seems to be based off his ROTB portrayal.
* The staff Liege uses to probe Robby’s memories is [[Onyx Prime]]’s [[Triptych Mask]], portrayed as a spear rather than an actual mask like it was in ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]'' and the recent ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' [[Onyx Prime#Age of the Primes|toy.]]
* The [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]] sports [[The Fallen]]’s unique [[insignia]] created for ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes.]]''
* Speaking of The Fallen, Liege Maximo’s given backstory of turning on the rest of the [[Thirteen]] and being imprisoned in another dimension is highly reminiscent of Megatronus’ usual story. They even mention having erased Maximo from history!
* Optimus Prime was apparently present for the Thirteen’s defeat of Liege Maximo, all but stating that he himself was one of their number. Issue is, Prime himself stated in an [[Disarmed|earlier episode]] that he was once ''Orion Pax''. The probable intent was for him to have been reincarnated from the [[Thirteenth Prime]], like his [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Aligned continuity counterpart]], but this is never addressed on-screen.
* While probably not intentional, Hot Rod’s portrayal as a reluctant follower of a system he knows is flawed while trying to do as much good as he can from the inside bears more than a little resemblance to his [[Hot Rod (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|portrayal]] in ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]''.

===Real-world references===
*

===Errors===
* Maximo mispronounces [[Prima]]'s name as “Pree-ma”.
* Why did the Decepticons seemingly build human-controllable exo-suits on Cybertron?
* If the Blades of Time can regress Bumblebee's body back to how it used to be, why didn't it do the same for Megatron? Megatron in the past said he adopted his tiltrotor aircraft alternate mode as a sign of good faith in his heel-face turn, we could probably chalk that up to the animators not having made a pre-Earth mode Megatron design but it does seem like an oversight.
* Optimus said in [[Disarmed]] that he was a regular guy named Orion Pax before the Matrix was bestowed to him, but according to this episode he was apparently one of the original Primes?

===Trivia===
* [[Aaron LaPlante]] joins the cast of ''EarthSpark'' in this episode, but oddly, is only credited as "Additional Voices." This happened with [[Eric Bauza]] and [[Vanessa Marshall]] before him, and may suggest he was originally cast as one of the new characters featured in this special, only to be replaced after recording.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'espoir en héritage'''" ("Hope as a legacy")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 5]], 2025
::*[[Gilles Morvan]] does not return to dub Prowl's few lines, [[Fabrice Josso]] does not return to dub Wheeljack's line, and [[Sylvain Agaësse]] does not return to voice Shockwave's line. Who cares? It's only the big finale...
::*Still on that note, Breakdown changes voice again. And this, despite the presence of [[Arthur Pestel]], who voiced him in ''The Last Hope'', who dubs Hot Rod in this very episode. Who cares? It's only the big finale...

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Vermächtnis der Hoffnung'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 4]], 2025
[[Category:EarthSpark episodes]]

Dirge (BW)

2026-01-17T18:14:06Z

Roverlord:

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{{disambig3|Dirge}}
:''Dirge is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]] from the [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:BWIIDirgeGuidebook.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Ehehehehe! You see? You never quite know what he's going to do! He's so spontaneous."]]
'''Dirge''' (ダージ ''Dāji'') is almost inseparable from his partner and best friend, [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]]. Together, the pair form a {{w|Manzai}} comedy duo; Dirge is the straight man, quick with a biting insult. He's also a Cybertronian gourmet, known for his talent of giving high-energy fuels higher potency and better flavor. [[Oil]] is one of his favorite substances to work with, and he is known for his very intense brews.<ref>Depiction in the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon</ref>

Dirge was later mutated into the [[Combatron (BW)|Cyborg Beast]] '''Dirgegun''' (ダージガン ''Dājigan'') by [[Angolmois Energy]], receiving a significant boost to his offensive capabilities in the process.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Eiji Takemoto]] (Japanese)}}
Dirge and his partner [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] were among the elite [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]] jets serving with [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]'s Predacons aboard the ''[[Galvaburg II]]''. They arrived on [[Gaia]] in search of the mysterious [[Angolmois Energy]] source. As the Predacons began harvesting the Angolmois Energy, they captured a group of Maximals from the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]'' in a paralyzing field. Dirge and his cohorts began firing upon their trapped prey, until [[Lio Convoy]] arrived and freed his troops. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}} The Predacons located a [[Mother Computer]] from the lost civilizations of Gaia, and began downloading combat modes from the computer's records. Galvatron overloaded his circuits assuming the most powerful modes in history, leading his brother [[Megastorm]] to assume command of the Predacons. Megastorm dispatched the Combatrons to find and capture the white lion who freed the Maximals, unaware at the time that it was Lio Convoy in beast mode. Dirge and Thrust hassled their rival duo, [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] and [[BB (BW)|BB]], until the more intelligent (...on average) Predacons trapped them in a smokescreen and sent Dirge and Thrust crashing into a cliff. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

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After Lio Convoy humiliated him, Megastorm ordered Dirge and Thrust to hunt down the Maximal commander and report his location so Megastorm could get his revenge. The pair didn't take kindly to Megastorm's commanding attitude, and stopped to have a grumble about it, whereupon the rage-aholic Maximal [[Bighorn]] showed up, desperately looking for a fight, and charged the duo. He misjudged the angle, though, and crashed into the wall next to the Predacons instead. As the bemused Dirge and Thrust tried to figure out what this guy's problem was, they were buried in a rockslide started by the ambitious Starscream's missile barrage, since he wanted the accolades of finding Lio Convoy first. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}}

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Dirge and Thrust hated the idea of reporting to Starscream, and only begrudgingly went along with his latest scheme to set up an underwater lake trap for the Maximals. Basically Starscream's stooges until his plan played out, Dirge and Thrust were quietly thrilled when the Maximals escaped their death-traps and foiled Starscream and BB's plot. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

Dirge and Thrust congratulated Megastorm on his latest plot to flood Gaia with automated fortress drones, far too many for the mere six Maximals to destroy. When they told him how grateful Galvatron would be for his work after the emperor awoke, however, Megastorm grew angry and stomped off. It was left to Starscream to explain to the duo how Megastorm had ambitions of his own beyond serving Galvatron dutifully. {{storylink|Galvatron Revived}}

Dirge and Thrust were overseeing the Autorollers in the construction of another energy fortress in the Southern Continent when they were attacked by the [[Insectron]]s, [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]]. The duo were ridiculously outmatched, and fled back to Megastorm with their tails between their legs. Starscream laughed at their ineptitude, and promised Megastorm to work smarter and not harder by turning the Insectrons against the Maximals, letting their enemies eliminate each other. Miffed by Starscream's attitude, Dirge and Thrust followed him and BB, only to get caught in one of the [[Hard energy net|bug-zapper nets]] Starscream set up for the Insectrons. Unable to even fathom how stupid these two were, Starscream just left them hanging in the net.

[[File:Bw2 ep7 dirge and thrust.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Cyber-waltz lesson with Thrust]]
The comedy duo eventually extracted themselves, and spotted Starscream and BB conversing with the Insectrons, whom they had trapped in a net and then freed in order to trick the Insectrons into believing the Maximals were responsible. When Dirge and Thrust were spotted zeroing in, Starscream and BB took the opportunity to ingratiate themselves with the Insectrons even further. Poor, poor Dirge and Thrust were shot down by BB, suffering further humiliations to help Starscream's scheme. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}} Still, Starscream successfully managed to turn several Insectrons against the Maximals. When he reported his success, Megastorm sent Dirge and Thrust to back him up. Once the Predacons arrived, the Maximals were nearly depleted of energy after their battle, and offered little resistance. Only when Lio Convoy and the other Maximals arrived, fresh and fully-energized, were the Predacons driven off. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

Dirge and Thrust were on the bridge of the ''Galvaburg II'', watching Starscream's plan to get the Insectrons wasted on super-strong oil unfold. No one noticed Galvatron awaken from his coma and dig into the spiked oil, until all the Combatrons had to flee from their drunken emperor. {{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}} After the Combatrons' several failures to eliminate the Insectrons, the Autorollers stepped forward to take the assignment. Starscream was worried the Autorollers would succeed and outshine his accomplishments. Dirge and Thrust, who had no accomplishments to speak of, said to let the Autorollers have their shot. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}}

Dirge and Thrust were out on patrol when the Autorollers brought their captives [[Tasmania Kid]] and [[Scissor Boy]] back to the ''Galvaburg II''. Megastorm tried to call the Combatrons back to help him when the Maximals and Insectrons arrived to protect their friends, but they arrived too late and Megastorm had to move the ship to escape their enemies' onslaught. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}} When Galvatron returned, gorging himself on Angolmois Energy and running amok in dragon mode, Dirge and Thrust needed Megastorm to very slowly explain to them why this was a bad thing. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}} As Megastorm ordered a massive attack on the [[South America|South Continent]], Dirge, Thrust and the Combatrons fought against the Maximals and Insectrons once more. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Dirge and Thrust were ordered to find and defeat the new giant warrior, [[Tripledacus]]. Unfortunately for their search, they had no idea the warrior was a combiner, and passed over confronting his component parts, the [[Jointron]] brothers, because they weren't the mission. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}}

[[File:BWII e15 Thrust and Dirge Enter.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
While supervising one of the Autorollers' construction projects, Dirge and Thrust spotted a beam of energy that revealed the location of the Maximal base. Seeing an opportunity to one-up Starscream, they conscripted Autostinger and Autocrasher to track the source of the signal. Finding a Maximal recon ship, Dirge and Thrust boarded it and found the Jointrons squabbling with the Maximals. Taking them hostage at gunpoint, the comedy duo warned their foes the Autorollers were outside pointing missiles at the fuel tanks in case they acted up. Unfortunately for Dirge and Thrust, once they had their captives, they didn't know what to do with them, especially after [[Gimlet]] smashed the radio so they couldn't call in to the ''Galvaburg II''. They ordered [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] to fix the radio, but then were swept up in salsa fever as the cheerful Jointrons threw an oil party while being held captive. By the time Lio Convoy and the other Maximals arrived and disabled the Autorollers outside, Dirge and Thrust were too wasted to fight back. They were now the Jointrons' prisoners. Luckily, the bizarre trio were soon distracted by their own antics, letting Dirge and Thrust inch out of the ship and fly away home. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}}

Starscream soon had another brilliant plan, so naturally Dirge and Thrust ended up doing grunt work. The comedy duo worked a smoke machine to trick the Maximals into thinking another fortress powered by Angolmois Energy was in production on the [[Eurasia|East Continent]]. The bait allowed Starscream and BB to test out a new [[bacteria bomb]] that sapped its victims' energy and rendered them unable to transform. It seemed remarkably effective against the Jointrons until Lio Convoy taught them the secret of friendship and sharing their energies to counter the bacteria. Tripledacus was then formed to demonstrate the Jointrons' displeasure towards Starscream. Dirge and Thrust somewhat sensibly chose not to get involved by that point. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

The Predacons' next plan involved capturing the Jointrons alive to study their combination abilities. Dirge and Thrust managed to net up DJ and Gimlet during the fray, and flew off to deliver them to the ''Galvaburg II''. Bighorn and Diver followed behind them, though, and Bighorn's [[Buffalo Missile]] blasted them out of the air, freeing the captives and leaving Dirge and Thrust out of luck. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}}

When the Autorollers discovered a [[Copy Machine]] in the ruins of Gaia, the Predacons learned it could create exact clones of anyone, except mono-chromatic in color. And ''super''-evil. After observing a battle between BB and the [[Copy BB]], Galvatron ordered the clone destroyed. Dirge and Thrust needed two guesses, but eventually pointed their guns at the correct BB and destroyed the clone. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

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[[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] once had a debate over who was the strongest of the Transformers, and convinced Lio Convoy and Galvatron to compare their troops. Dirge and Thrust were considered among the weakest, but Galvatron still though them superior to Lio Convoy's weakest troops, Tasmania Kid and Diver. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

As Megastorm became more distrusting of the ambitious Starscream, he attempted to raise the standing of Dirge and Thrust in their stead. Despite Starscream's complaints, the comedy duo were given a surveillance assignment by Megastorm to evaluate the [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]] when they arrived on Gaia. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}}

Megastorm hired the Seacons to take out the Maximals for them, but did a poor job of negotiating and accidentally gave away ALL the Predacons' Angolmois Energy if the Seacons were successful. Dirge and Thrust helped Megastorm construct a series of [[Decoy energy transmitter|transmitters]] to lure the Maximals into separate battles with the Seacons, while secretly making the transmitters into bombs as well, hoping to steal the victories from the pirates. The comedy duo panicked when Lio Convoy snuck up on them at the last transmitter site, however, and dropped the trigger mechanism. This caused the bombs to go off in a premature and karmic fashion, somehow blowing up just in time to damage Megastorm at each site before blasting him to the next one. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

Dirge and Thrust were present on the bridge of the ''Galvaburg II'' when Galvatron sent Starscream to conduct further negotiations with the Seacons. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}} When Lio Convoy and God Neptune were in a fight to the death, Dirge and Thrust intervened to prevent the other Maximals from racing to Convoy's side. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

Dirge and Thrust watched on as Starscream conducted an operation to save Galvatron from the injuries he suffered fighting against [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]]. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}} As Megastorm evolved into [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]], Dirge and Thrust quickly declared their loyalty to him when Galvatron was once again bedridden with injuries. They arrived long before Starscream and BB to help Gigastorm escape a Maximal trap. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

In a discussion on the nature of light versus darkness, Galvatron recalled Dirge and Thrust's involvement in the Seacons' escapades. {{storylink|The Artificial Planet Nemesis}}

Dirge and Thrust battled the [[Tako Tank]] at an Angolmois Energy trap Galvatron set for the Maximals. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}} They finally outdid Starscream by capturing him and BB on film talking about how they tried to kill Megastorm when he was transformed into Gigastorm. They showed this footage to Gigastorm, who devised a plan to rid himself of Starscream. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}}

Unfortunately, Gigastorm's plan only ended up making Starscream and BB more powerful than ever as Cyborg Beasts. Dirge and Thrust started feeling inadequate, and needed to redeem their image and standing in the Predacons. They settled on the idea of eliminating Lio Convoy to show their prowess, but proved woefully incapable. Their plan to kidnap Lio Junior as a hostage to draw out Lio Convoy led to a painful encounter with Magnaboss, and attacking Lio Convoy directly went just as well.

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Gigastorm finally took pity on his loyal minions, and brought them into his alternate mode where he fed his own Angolmois Energy through tubes into Dirge and Thrust, triggering their reformatting. They emerged as Dirgegun and Thrustor full of confidence and new power. Dirgegun discovered the power of his "Blast Leader" attack, an ultrasonic wave with a disruptive, paralyzing effect on his opponents. Unfortunately, the omnidirectional sound waves were crippling for Thrustor too, affecting their battle strategy. They made several successful attacks on the Maximals before fighting Lio Convoy to a stand still. Lio Convoy survived only thanks to the intervention of Lio Junior. {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot}}

[[File:DirgegunMovie1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The Naked Gun? Let's hope not]]
When a mysterious teleport gate crashed on Gaia, Galvatron sent the Cyborg Beasts out to secure the site. Dirgegun and his comrades attacked Tasmania Kid and the Magnaboss team to gain control of the gate and its command key. Although they secured the gate itself and seriously injured Kid, Lio Junior escaped with the key. Galvatron later tricked Lio Junior into turning over the key to him, taking the cub prisoner as well. When he escaped, Dirgegun and Thrustor chased their prisoner down before he reunited with Santon and Skywarp to form Magnaboss. They managed to injured Magnaboss, but were ultimately driven off. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

As the artificial planet Nemesis zeroed in on Gaia, the Maximals stepped up their counter-attacks, and the Predacon response increased as well. Dirgegun and Thrustor were sent out to stop the Maximals from freezing the volatile corrupted Angolmois Energy drawn out by Nemesis's presence. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} Later, they targeted a giant artillery cannon the Maximals intended to use to obliterate Nemesis before it reached Gaia (although the Cyborg Beasts' target turned out to be a decoy). {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}}

Whatever additional power and ego the Cyborg Beasts got from their exposure to the Angolmois Energy seemed to fade, for Dirgegun and Thrustor were soon being overwhelmed defending Autoroller fortresses from raids by Lio Junior. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}} When the Maximals fought to stop an ancient Gaian defense mechanism from destroying the planet, Gigastorm was heedless of the danger and ordered the Cyborg Beasts to attack the Maximals anyway. Galvatron arrived and called his little brother a fool, pulling back their troops so the Maximals could save them all. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

When the Maximals prepared to depart Gaia on a spaceship, they leaked the location of their base to Dirgegun and Thrustor to divert Predacon attention away from their true launch site. Dirgegun and Thrustor were thrilled with their awesome detective skills, and thought Hellscream's suspicion over their sudden competence was just sour grapes. Naturally, they were horribly, horribly wrong. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}} Dirgegun later watched as Galvatron dispatched the Seacons to attack the Maximals in space before they reached Nemesis. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

On Nemesis, the Predacons shot down the Maximal ship and boarded the wreckage, only to find the Maximals weren't present. They barely escaped the pre-rigged self-destruct mechanism. Dirgegun and the Cyborg Beasts confronted the Maximals as Lio Convoy tried to shut down Nemesis at its Angolmois Energy core. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}} When Galvatron emerged from the core, he told the assembled Maximals and Predacons that Lio Convoy and Lio Junior had been consumed by the Angolmois Energy he unleashed. Dirgegun and the Predacons cheered the death of Lio Convoy, but Galvatron bid them to be silent, mourning the loss of a valiant foe. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}} To everyone's surprise, Lio Convoy and Lio Junior emerged as the legendary Green Lion, powerful enough to drain all of Gigastorm's Angolmois Energy from him. When Galvatron left to reignite the sabotaged core, Dirgegun and the Beasts continued the fight against the remaining Maximals, despite the threat of Nemesis exploding at any moment. They eventually wised up, and the Cyborg Beasts got together and lugged the lumbering Gigastorm off of Nemesis before it exploded. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}

====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
While out on patrol, Dirge and Thrust wandered near the Maximals' base and were shot down by a barrage of missiles. When Lio Convoy approached the two downed Predacons, Dirge and Thrust expressed confusion as to why the Maximals were attacking them... The shock to their systems had somehow turned the pair into Maximals!

Later, Dirge and Thrust helped the Maximals fight back against their former teammates when the Predacons launched an assault on the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]''. Among the enemy ranks were Diver and Tasmania Kid, brainwashed into joining the Predacons by Starscream. When Starscream saw Dirge and Thrust fighting against alongside the Maximals, he became infuriated that Lio Convoy had "stolen his idea," and had BB shoot the pair out of the sky. The battlefield was then rocked by a powerful blast courtesy of Megastorm, badly injuring the Predacon forces. The Predacons retreated, with BB hauling the unconscious Dirge and Thrust along. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

====''Cloud''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Concealment}} {{storylink|Struggle}}}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Dirgegun returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. There, he watched a tussle between [[Big Convoy]] and [[Magmatron]]. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

===''Beast Wars II'' comic===
Dirge joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on [[Gaia]] in their quest for [[Angolmois Energy]]. After Galvatron absorbed some Angolmois Energy and fell into a deep sleep, Megastorm hooked up the Predacon leader to the machinery of the [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank]] to power it, and enlisted Dirge and his other fellow Predacons into piloting the vehicle against the Maximals. Dirge was at the wheel when Thrust began bothering him, and the former told the latter to concentrate on his job: looking over the juggernaut's radar screen. Thrust spoke up again, and Dirge once more told him to be quiet... prompting Thrust to hold up a cue-card to tell him that the Maximals were already approaching. The two Predacons then started bickering over the whole situation, but Megastorm was unperturbed by the Maximals' counter-offensive. The Predacons' vehicle was lured into a nearby river in the course of battle, where Dirge informed Megastorm that they were being attacked from bellow: the aquatic Maximals had taken advantage of the vehicle's more vulnerable underside, and planted bombs on it to sink the tank. Lio Convoy soon after managed to penetrate into the tank's control room, resulting in the tank's self-destruct mechanism being activated. The Predacons were all blown away in the resulting explosion. {{storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}} {{storylink|Realize the Forbidden Love!}} {{storylink|Make a Surprise Attack on the Super Weapon Base!}} {{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}} {{storylink|All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!}}}}

===Theft of the Golden Disk===
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Todaro]] (English)}}

Dirge worked for the crime lord [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] and was part of the team he sent out to steal information about the whereabouts of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] from the [[Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive]]. While [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] handled [[Maximal Command Security Force|the filth]], Dirge took the stolen data to Cryotek. Unfortunately for him, Megatron had switched the data with a Maximal tracking device, causing Dirge and his boss to be arrested for the theft while Megatron and his allies got clean away... {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
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{{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}
{{stub}}

Dirge was exposed to [[Angolmois Energy]] by [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]], which evolved the Predacon into the [[Combatron (BW)|Cyber Beast]] Dirgegun. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #1}}

During one of [[Magmatron]]'s astral journeys, Dirgegun was seen being throttled by [[Saberback]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling Dirge was a member of the [[Blue Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. He and his comrades followed their commander [[Blue Big Convoy]] into battle when a duel between [[G1 World|dimension-tossed]] future warriors [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Ultra Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Convoy]] threatened the [[Blue Planet (GS)|Blue Planet]] and [[Beast People|its people]]. {{Storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWII-toy Dirge.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Like the Blue Angels of comedy... one wrong move and they all crash.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Dirge''' (Basic, 1998)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-14'''
:*''Release date'': March ??, 1998
:*''Accessories'': "Dirge Gun" rifle & barrel
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Dirge is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' Basic Class [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Skywarp]]/[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Thundercracker]] toy, transforming from a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Dassault Rafale|Dassault Rafale fighter jet]] to [[robot mode]] with a single-step, spring-loaded transformation. The two halves of his "Dirge Gun" rifle store in his lower legs in jet mode. Dirge's color scheme is largely carried over from a proposed ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Thundercracker]] toy.

: Unfortunately, Dirge suffers from a minor misassembly where the armature connected to the sliding gear mechanism is flipped, forcing his cockpit slightly outward in robot mode.

: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as a new body for Generation 1 [[Dirge (G1)#Classics|Dirge]] in the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Collectors' Club magazine]] comic arc ''[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Dirge/dirge.htm More information on Dirge at TFU.info]''
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Land Horizon Showdown: Tasmania Kid VS Dirge''' (VS pack, 1998)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VS-14'''
:*''Release date'': March ??, 1998
:*''Accessories'': "Dirge Gun" rifle & barrel

: Dirge was also available in the "Land Horizon Showdown" (地平線の対決 ''chiheisen no taiketsu'') two-pack with [[Tasmania Kid#Toys|Tasmania Kid]], also released in the first wave of ''Beast Wars II'' toys.

: Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:BWII-toy Dirgegun.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Fullmetal Waspinator]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Dirgegun''' (Deluxe, 1998)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-25'''
:*''Release date'': November ??, 1998
:*''Accessories'': "Needle Launcher", 2 "Needle Missiles"
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Sold in the tenth wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products, "Dirgegun" is an extensive [[retool]]ing of the original ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxe Class [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Waspinator]] mold, transforming into a cyborg bee and has a Predacon [[Rubsign|energon chip]] in the center of his chest.

: In [[robot mode]], his stinger can be removed to become his hand-held "Needle Launcher"; a spring-loaded missile launcher that fires his "Needle Missiles" that store under each wing. The Needle Missiles can also be used in his "Needle Shot" launcher mounted on his [[beast mode]] back. This launcher can also be swung forward for robot-mode use if you rotate the inner chest assembly (and therefore his robot head) downward.

: Additionally—due to the wings being on ball joints—one can also rotate his wings down to have his VTOL turbine details facing forward to recreate his "Blast Leader" attack.

: This toy was retooled further to make [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Thrustinator|Thrustinator]]. The original tooling was also used to make ''Beast Wars'' [[Buzz Saw (BW)#Toys|Buzz Saw]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/DirgeGun/dirgegun.htm More information on Dirgegun at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===''Seal Retsuden''===
*'''Darge''' #047 (sticker, 1998)
*'''Darge''' #048 (sticker, 1998)
*'''Darge''' #077 (sticker, 1998)
:As part of their larger ''Seal Retsuden'' offering, [[Amada]] produced the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers Seal Retsuden]]'' set of 102 stickers. Of these, two normal ones (#047 and #048) and one metal one (#077) concern Dirge.
:*[[Source:Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers Seal Retsuden#Darge|''Seal Retsuden'' Dirge (Darge) bio translation]]

==Notes==
[[File:BWII Dirge card.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb]]
*Dirge's [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers Seal Retsuden|''Seal Retsuden'' stickers]] Romanize his name as "'''Darge'''". Needless to say, nobody takes this seriously.
*Much like the rest of the new cast introduced from "[[Enter Lio Junior]]" onwards, Dirgegun received a completely original [[character model]] by [[Takashi Yamamoto]] for "[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]", whereas his cartoon character model was designed by one of three other model artists. In Dirgegun's case, he notably features his "Needle Launcher" stinger weapon attached to the end of his, well... ''stinger'' in [[robot mode]], rather than having the open, toy-accurate gap that his cartoon model has.
*In "[[Theft of the Golden Disk]]", Dirge plays the part of [[Peter Lorre]], with vocal stylings to match. Like [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], this only worked so well.

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Neo Predacons]]
[[Category:Blue Order]]
[[Category:Cloud Predacons]]
[[Category:Destrons]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]

Dawn of the Predacus

2026-01-08T13:22:48Z

Roverlord:

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|seriesissue=[[BotCon]] comic
|prev=Cybertron's Most Wanted
|next=
|seriesissue2=''[[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]]''
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|next2=The Hot Rod
|title="Dawn of the Predacus"
|image=DawnOfThePredacus-cvr.jpg
|caption= I've got no strings to hold me down, to make me fret, or make me frown...
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[April 7]], [[2016]] ([[BotCon 2016]]) 
|writers=[[John-Paul Bove]]
|art=[[Corin Howell]]
|colors=John-Paul Bove
|color assists=[[Ed Pirrie]]
|letters=[[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[John Barber]]
|price=
|continuity=[[Beast Wars timeline (IDW)|IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity]]. ''Supposedly''.
|chronology=Circa [[2035]]
}}

'''At [[BotCon 2016|the end]] of [[Fun Publications|an era]], a [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Dawn_of_the_Predacus&oldid=1085435 huge] [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Dawn_of_the_Predacus&oldid=1085554 fight] ends in [[The Transformers (franchise)|disaster]] for many of [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|our heroes]]...'''

==Synopsis==
In the final days of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] watch [[Blades (G1)|Blades]]' live feed of the last major battle, a massive hole in place of the city that was once there. Prowl, horrified by the images he receives, asks Blades if he has a status update on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. The news isn't good: Prime is dead once more. The dour Autobots are silent for a moment, and Prowl confirms to Blades he's received his report.

Elsewhere, in a secret base, three high-ranking Decepticons—[[Cicadacon]], [[Sea Clamp]], and [[Ram Horn]]—have been experimenting with [[transmatter]], a material that fluctuates between reality, derived from the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. Having successfully evolved themselves with it in conjunction with the reformatting technology they've found in their secret base, the three have begun trying to evolve other Decepticons. Cicadacon breaks up an argument over between his fellow generals, reminding them that their "host" reacts negatively to anger. Their conversation is cut short anyway, when [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] arrives with news: [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] is dead! The generals, nonplussed at their "beloved" leader's death, check in with the young Decepticon [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], named after Galvatron's [[Megatron (G1)|former self]]. Megatron is eager to take the advantage with Prime dead, but the generals order him to stand down, with more pressing concerns ahead. Megatron ends the transmissions...and tells his troops to fight until there are no more Autobots. The generals return to their experiment, and [[Retrax|one Decepticon]] has been successfully reformatted! The generals explain to their new brother their plan: using transmatter, they will restore the Cybertronian race to their truest form, long lost over the successive generations of Transformers. The process, however, will not work on the dead, and they'll need both Autobots and Decepticons for their plan to be successful. Not trusting Megatron, the generals send Tarantulas to make sure a ceasefire comes to pass.

At [[Nova Plenum]], the highest ranking Autobots confer. With Prime dead, Prowl is the highest ranking Autobot...but he feels unworthy to lead. Instead, he proposes the Autobots form a [[Primal Council]], each of them leading the Autobots together. Silverbolt and Ironhide debate on what to do now; Silverbolt feels that they need time to recover, but Ironhide feels like going after the Decepticons now that they're down. Prowl suggests a compromise; with Galvatron dead, the Decepticons will be directionless, and so, he suggests that each Decepticon unit be reached out to for a chance to stand down. The others agree, but note that they'll need to send out updates to everyone. Silverbolt informs them that he's contacted most of them, but still hasn't reached [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who was leading Unit-3. Just then, an Autobot enters, informing them that Perceptor and the other members of Unit-3 are dead; now, he ''is'' [[Under-3|Unit-3]]. Unit-3 demands to hunt down the Decepticons, but Prowl has already made up his mind; he has sent [[Tigatron]] out with Unit-2, hoping that Tigatron's respectability will aid in a ceasefire. Ironhide strikes up a conversation with the angry Autobot, impressed by his bearings, and asks Unit-3 if he wants to take Perceptor's place in their contingency plan. Prowl and Perceptor go over Unit-3's report, noting that Perceptor detected readings of [[unspace|transwarp]] energy, which they suspect is linked to the Decepticons. Silverbolt consoles Prowl, distraught over all the death, assuring him that they will finish what the others started. They send the exploration ship, the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', to investigate the strange readings. The ship's captain, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], explains that they've been chosen, although one of his [[Rattrap (BW)|crew members]], pessimistic as ever, figures they've only been sent because there was no one else available.

At [[Omega Spaceport]], [[Scorponok (BW)|one]] of Megatron's soldiers alerts him to the approaching Autobot, but Megatron simply tells him to let them come. Tigatron, leading Unit-2, lets the Decepticons know of the Autobots offer of peace, putting an end to the war. But Megatron has already made up his mind—and his holding base falls apart as the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] combiner, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], emerges, along with Megatron's other Decepticons! Predaking quickly tears through many of the Autobot; Tigatron takes on Megatron, believing him a fool for continuing the madness, Meanwhile, the flying Autobot [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] takes on [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], though the latter, unlucky as always, is accidentally crushed underneath Predaking's foot. Megatron pontificates, believing that even if Cybertron is razed, the Transformers will rebuild it to be better—and do so to other worlds as well. Predaking interrupts his speech when he grabs Tigatron, however, and, knowing that he cannot allow the Autobots to rally behind a new leader, heads off with his troops, telling Predaking to finish off the Autobots. Airazor saves Tigatron from Predaking's grasp, but, knowing that the Decepticons are headed for the Primal Council, tells Tigatron to go help the others. Tigatron is reluctant at first, but Airazor insists, knowing that he is important to the contingency plan. Tigatron promises her that he will see her again and heads off, Airazor watching sadly as he goes.

Out in space, the ''Axalon'' nears closer to the source of the transwarp signals. Unfortunately, the signals are coming not from Cybertron...but from the disembodied head of [[Unicron]]! The generals realized their secret base has been located, but are unconcerned; Unicron is too drained of [[energon]] to react, and the transmatter bomb is prepped to go off in 20 cycles. Cicadacon, pleased that everything is going to plan, quotes a passage from the [[Covenant of Primus]], declaring that the last generation will become the first. Back on the ''Axalon'', the ship's [[Rhinox (BW)|science officer]] detects a build up of energy similar to stealth devices, unsure of its source. The energy suddenly shoots up, and the science officer deduces that whoever is inside is evacuating Unicron's head. Primal, realizing what's about to happen, orders the ship's shields up, as the transmatter bomb explodes, destroying Unicron's head. Tarantulas declares their plan ruined, as the shields of the ''Axalon'' have altered the trajectory of the bomb's fallout, preventing it from reaching most of Cybertron. Cicadacon simply states that it'll only take a bit longer than they had planned for. And Predaking, with Airazor grasped in his hands, watches as the transmatter falls to Cybertron...

In Nova Plenum, Megatron and his soldiers break through the Primal Council's tower. Megatron lets his name be heard...but he is confronted by an unafraid [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], who has faced the "real" Megatron, and roughs up the Decepticon. Megatron quickly regains his bearings, however, and knocks the Autobot back. He, Silverbolt, Prowl, and Unit-3 are quickly surrounded by the Decepticons...but the Autobots reveal they've planned for this! As Tigatron arrives, the five activate their contingency plan—and combine into [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]]! Knocking Megatron back, the Decepticon orders his troops to hold Magnaboss off until Predaking can arrive. Meanwhile, Predaking watches as both Autobots and Decepticons are affected by the transmatter bomb, including Airazor, becoming [[protoform|featureless liquid-metal robots]]. As the generals arrive, Predaking inquires them into what's happening to them. Cicadacon simply explains that they're heading towards "greatness", evolving into "protoforms." Predaking is confused, and Cicadacon merges with his fellow generals, Tarantulas, and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] into a combiner of their own, [[Predacus]]! Predacus apologizes to Predaking, wanting him to be remade too...but all good peacetimes need a martyr, and so Predacus knocks Predaking back, stabbing and killing him.

The bombs begin to reach Nova Plenum, causing much distress amongst both sides. As Magnaboss finds Airazor, Tarantulas rushes to Megatron. Tarantulas lies to his leader, claiming that the transmatter was part of a "doomsday device" created by Galvatron in the event of his death, and that when Predaking learned of this, the shameful combiner took his own life. Megatron doesn't believe Tarantulas, however, and pushes forward to take out the Autobots while he still can. Tarantulas radios Ravage that Megatron hasn't fallen for the bait, and so, Ravage snipes Megatron with a stun blast. Cicadacon steps forth, addressing the Autobots, declaring that the Decepticons have surrendered.

In the following days, the Autobot and Decepticon leaders meet together to discuss peace, signing a [[Pax Cybertronia|peace treaty]] to declare an armistice. Prowl declares that the Autobots and Decepticons are no more, those being the names of warriors. The Autobots become Maximals, while the Decepticons, using the example of Predaking, become the Predacons. Though they are not yet one race, in time, they will forge forth a new path as Cybertronians. Optimus Primal takes up guardianship of the transmatter victims on the ''Axalon'', promising to do what they can for them. Many come to visit their fallen friends; a heartbroken Tigatron watches over Airazor, a grim Prowl over [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and a young, respectful [[Dinobot (BW)|Predacon]] over [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. Those who have worked hard for peace on either side, like Ravage and Tarantulas, are given amnesty, while those who have prolonged the war, like Megatron, will be imprisoned and downgraded. Elsewhere, on [[Predacon Command Outpost One]], the generals, now the [[Tripredacus Council]], look over their continued experiments into weaponizing protoform technology. As he listens to his scientists' reports, Cicadacon smiles, looking over their plans for new [[Transwarp cruiser|ships]] and [[Magmatron|warriors]], preparing to make all one...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (1)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (2)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (3)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (4)
*[[Tigatron]] (13)
*[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (14)
*[[Lio Convoy]] (15)
*[[Big Convoy]] (16)
*[[Under-3|Unit-3]] (17)
*"[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]" (18)
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (19)
*"[[Lio Junior]]" (20)
*"[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]" (21)
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (23)
*[[Bigmos]] (28)
*[[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] (29)
*[[Razorbeast]] (30)
*[[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] (38)
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (40)
*[[Air Hammer (BW)|Air Hammer]] (44)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|White Propionica]]<ref>The [[BotCon 2016]] script reading, "[[The Hot Rod]]" established this name as Blackarachnia's pre-Earth name in this continuity.</ref> (45)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (46)

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Cicadacon]] (5)
*[[Sea Clamp]] (6)
*Decepticon experiments (7/8)
*[[Ram Horn]] (9)
*[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (10)
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Retrax]] (12)
*"[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]" (22)
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (24)
*[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (25)
*[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] (26)
*[[Terradive (G1)|Terradive]] (27)
*[[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzz Saw]] (31)
*[[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]] (33)
*[[Manta Ray (BW)|Manta Ray]] (34)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (35)
*[[Beetle]] (36)
*[[Snapper]] (37)
*[[Predacus]] (39)
*[[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]] (41)
*[[Scarem]] (42)
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] (43)
*"[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]" (47)
*[[Magmatron]] (blueprints) (48)

|h3=Others|c3=
*[[Unicron]]'s head (32)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Blades''': —ime is dead. I rekkkkrr— —Optimus Prime is dead. 
'''Silverbolt''': No... 
'''Ironhide''': RAGH! ''(punches wall)'' 
'''Blades''':—zzt—Do you copy? Kkkkkrt— 
'''Prowl''': Yes...we copy...
:—The Autobots react to Optimus Prime's death.

'''Tarantulas''': Generals! Galvatron is dead! 
'''Ram Horn''': Oh... How awful. 
'''Cicadacon''': Mmm.
:—The Decepticons react to Galvatron's death.

"He was a smart old son of a glitch, wasn't he? 
"That he was." 
"And he had quite the mouth on him, right?" 
"That he did."
:—'''Prowl''' and '''Silverbolt''' eulogize '''Perceptor'''

"Our world is deeply scarred. Its surface runs '''black''' with the blood of our fallen brothers. It need not continue. No more need perish, no more need be lost."
:—'''Tigatron'''

'''Terrorsaur''': You're mine! 
'''Waspinator''': Wing-lady not stop Waspinator! 
'''Airazor''': Firstly, I belong to no one. Secondly, talking in the third person is not a healthy thing. You should look into doing something about that. Third— 
'''Waspinator''': Eep. ''(gets stepped on by Predaking)'' 
'''Airazor''': —Never mind.
:—Thus began Waspinator's memorable career.

"You're right, of course, it ''is'' the end. The end of your insipid red badges and your pointless nobility. The old ways! So what if our cities fall down? We will build '''better''' ones. We will go to other worlds and we will build over theirs. Accept your fate. Before the end of this day, your line, your entire pathetic race will be—" 
''(Predaking grabs Tigatron.)'' 
"ARRRGH!" 
"—I... I wasn't finished and I do ''so'' enjoy a speech... Never mind."
:—'''Megatron's''' speech to '''Tigatron''' is interrupted.

"... I '''fought''' Megatron. He '''killed''' me. And I '''came back'''. What makes you think you can frighten me, you cheap, third-rate '''knock-off?!'''"
:—'''Ironhide''' threatens '''Megatron'''

==Notes==
* Characters mentioned but not seen include: [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], the original [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], and the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]].

===Continuity notes===
* Bove notes this story takes place some time after "[[The Rebirth]]", the three part finale of the original Sunbow ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon, with Optimus Prime and Galvatron in command of the Decepticons, respectively. Notably, Fortress Maximus is mentioned as one of the many fallen Autobots.
* Optimus Prime was claimed to fallen in the "final battle" between Autobots and Decepticons in the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' episode, "[[Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search]]".
* Prowl, Ironhide, and Silverbolt begin here their transformation to their Maximal selves, with them being shown to be in charge of the Maximals in both ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|The Ascending]]'' and the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'', the latter of which explicitly retconned the ''Beast Wars'' toys who formed Magnaboss into being the same characters as their ''Generation 1'' namesakes.
* Unicron's head is shown orbiting Cybertron, having fallen into the planet's orbit after his destruction in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' However, see "continuity errors" below.
* Part of the transmatter evolution process uses the reformatting technology of Unicron, seen most prominently in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* The idea of Optimus Primal and Megatron having both served in a "Great War" has been mentioned a few times before. ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' declared Megatron to have served as a Predacon Commander at the end of "the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]", while both his and Primal's [[BotCon 2006]] toy bios and profiles in the retail edition of "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]", as well as Megatron's ''Beast Wars Sourcebook'' profile, mentioned they were each veterans of the "last [[Great War (BW)|Great War]]" fought between the Maximals and Predacons after the end of the Autobot/Decepticon Great War (mentioned only in ''Beast Wars'' tie-in media written by or with input from [[Ben Yee]]), with Megatron's profiles noting that he was both a field commander and a general. However, see "Continuity errors" below.
* Big Convoy and Lio Convoy are shown as members of the Primal Council—both ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|The Ascending]]'' depicted them as high-ranking members of the Maximals, as well as being members of the cross-faction [[Committee for State Affairs]].
* In the cartoon, Galvatron's former existence as Megatron is one of the reasons they decided to retrieve him after being exiled to [[Chaar]], as seen in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]".
* Silverbolt notes that there has been rumors of experimentation with transwarp technology since before he came online. Megatron's message on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], seen in "[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]", had the Decepticon leader note that the technology was beginning to be developed. This was shortly after he and the other Decepticons awoke from stasis; Silverbolt was created not too long after, being infused with life by [[Vector Sigma]] in "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2]]".
* Primal, Rhinox, Rattrap, Dinobot, and Waspinator are all depicted in their [[BotCon 2006]] toy bodies.
* Megatron is seen reading the Covenant of Primus, from which he gained his name, as seen in the two-part finale of ''Beast Wars'', "Nemesis". Later in the issue, Cicadacon quotes a passage from it.
* Predaking here serves as the inspiration for the Predacon faction, something established by both "Dawn of Future's Past" and [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'s [[BotCon 2009]] toy bio. However, see "continuity errors" below.
* Multiple ships based on Ravage's [[transwarp cruiser]] from "The Agenda" are seen in this issue, along with the Predacon Command Outpost One from the first part. However, see "continuity errors" below.
* Ram Horn claims to have come from the [[Pit (BW)|Pit]], the Cybertronian version of Hell first mentioned in ''Beast Wars'', and a facility that the ''Beast Wars Sourcebook'' declared to be where Predacon protoforms are both created and joined with sparks. It's mentioned a few other times in the issue.
* Ironhide mentions how he was once killed by the original Megatron, only to come back; his death was seen in ''The Transformers: The Movie''. Later, Prowl mentions Megatron's surprise attack on the [[Autobot shuttle]] he and Ironhide were on, and Magnaboss paraphrases Megatron's line to a dying Ironhide: "such heroic nonsense."
* Among the victims of transmatter is Grimlock, presumably to set up the Dinobot's appearances in ''The Gathering'' and ''The Ascending''.
* Dinobot is seen standing over Grimlock's stasis pod, implying that he got the idea for his Beast Wars name from the Autobot subgroup. This made even more apparent in the accompanying BotCon 2016 script reading "[[The Hot Rod]]", in which the yet-not named as such Dinobot was presented as an admirer of Grimlock. {{w|Geoff Johns}} literalism at its finest, folks.
* A blueprint for the design of Magmatron is seen on Cicadacon's datapad; the Predacon served the Tripredacus Council before eventually betraying them in ''The Gathering''. However, see "errors" below.

===Transformers references===
* Part of the transmatter process includes energy from the Swarm, the entity that served as the main antagonist for the last few issues of the Marvel ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]'' comic. Sea Clamp's comments seem to imply that they're using it for it's life-giving powers, which it gained after it had consumed Optimus Prime and the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], having gained the life it lacked, in the [[A Rage in Heaven!|final issue]] of the series. This connection seems inspired by Larry DiTillio's desire to make the [[Vok]] an evolved form of the Swarm, who would have gave Cybertron protoforming technology. However, see "continuity errors" below. Later in the issue, Cicadacon swears by it.
* The first Decepticon successfully reformatted with transmatter is the ''Beast Wars'' Predacon pillbug Retrax.
* The Primal Council is named for the [[Convoy Council]], the Maximal military authority seen in the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (manga)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' comic—since Optimus Primal himself was renamed "Convoy" for Japanese markets.
* Big Convoy questions Prowl's plan, calling it a "few bah weeps short of a ninni bong," referencing the [[universal greeting]] from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
* Unit-3's name, replacing the moniker of "Under-3", is derived from Tigatron's codename from "Dawn of Future's Past", Unit-2. In fact, Tigatron's unit of Autobots is called "Unit-2".
* Big Convoy's unit is sent to the [[Rust Sea]] Peninsula; the Rust Sea was first mentioned in the letters page for the Marvel UK ''The Transformers'' comic, and has since then gone on to appear in many continuities.
* Unit-3 calls the Decepticons "Unicron's spawn," the same invective leveled at Tarantulas by Megatron in ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Nemesis Part 1]]".
* The fourth ''Axalon'' crew member, originally drawn as [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], appears to have been redrawn and colored as young ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II]]'' Maximal [[Lio Junior]], though it's most likely not meant to be him. Either him or another in his colors shows up at the end of the issue.
* Primal tells "Rattrap" to "shut his trap", a call-forward to the name that he will eventually take while also being a variation on the oft-slung "Shut up, Rattrap" catchphrase used whenever Rattrap was being obnoxious in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.
* Among the Decepticons generic seen in this issue are those based on or colored as the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' live-action movie continuity character [[Terradive (TF 2010)|Terradive]], the [[BotCon 1996]] exclusive ''Generation 2'' Decepticon [[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]] (specifically in the colors her creator [[Raksha]] wanted her to be in), the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]], the ''Generation 2'' release of [[Firecon]] [[Sparkstalker]], and ''Machine Wars'' [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]].
* On the opposite side, various generics on the Autobot side are colored as: ''Generation 2'' [[Laser Rod]] [[Volt]], ''Generation 2'' [[Color Changer]] [[Jetstorm (G2)|Jetstorm]], the ''Generation 2'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] version of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], European and Australasia-exclusive [[Action Master]] [[Rumbler (G1)|Rumbler]], the black-and-red version of Lio Junior from the ''Beast Wars II'' toyline included with a jigsaw puzzle, the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]], and [[R-Blade]].
* Aside from them, others bearing the color schemes (and hence, presumably ''are'' those characters) of ''Beast Wars'' Buzz Saw, Razorbeast Drill Bit, Manta Ray, Beetle, Snapper, Insecticon, Scarem, and Air Hammer, and ''Beast Wars II'' Bigmos and Dirge. Also, somewhat randomly, the Autobot Action Master Mainframe is seen both as part of Unit-2 and during the signing of the peace treaty.
* Ram Horn mentions "astro-seconds" and "quartrexes" in an attempt to annoy Sea Clamp, units of time mentioned in the Sunbow ''The Transformers'' cartoon episodes, in "[[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]]" and "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", respectively.
*Cicadacon lays down the Decepticon sigil when surrendering, similar to how Optimus Prime surrendered to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] in issue [[Surrender!|#74]] of the Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic, by laying down the Autobot symbol.

===Real-life references===
*Ironhide refers to the Predacon Megatron as a "[[Knockoff|knock-off]]," toys made by other companies that are obvious copies of real ''Transformers'' toys.

===Continuity errors===
*To put it ''very'' mildly, this story was quite controversial within the fandom—aside from the admittedly subjective "''Beast Wars'' isn't supposed to be all about Generation 1" complaints, the story in general actively contradicts major pieces of lore from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon. Some of these issues have their origins in plot points that author John-Paul Bove had in mind but either didn't have time for or didn't realize were unclear, which he has gone on to clarify [http://wordmongerer.tumblr.com/post/142758963250/this-past-weekend-my-first-transformers-story on his] [http://wordmongerer.tumblr.com/post/143819209495/greetings-now-i-am-not-the-most-online-person Tumblr]. However, many of his clarifications, based on his own [[authorial intent]], cause even further confusion. The story draws upon four major sources: the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, the Sunbow ''The Transformers'' cartoon, the BotCon 2006 "Dawn of Future's Past" comic, and the various IDW Publishing ''Beast Wars'' comics. For organization's sake, we have divided each continuity error by which story they contradict, along with a section for other general errors below.

====''Beast Wars'' cartoon errors====
* In the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon itself, the Autobots and Decepticons were treated as "Arthurian"-style figures, having long descended into legend by the time of the cartoon. This story chooses to brazenly ignore that, depicting a good majority of the ''Beast Wars'' cast as having existed at the end of the Great War. Some materials have done this before—the aforementioned ''Transformers: The Ultimate Guide'' placing Megatron at the end of the Great War, as well as Optimus Primal and Megatron's [[BotCon 2006]] toy bios, their "Dawn of Future's Past" retail edition profiles, and Megatron's ''Beast Wars Sourcebook'' profile, all declaring the two to be veterans of the Maximal/Predacon "Great War"—but all of these cases were already at odds with the cartoon long before this story's release (see [[Great War (BW)#Contentious continuity|here]] for more), so it's only more egregious that this story would choose to feature even more of the ''Beast Wars'' cast as coexisting with their "ancient ancestors".
* A particularly bad example of this story featuring ''Beast Wars'' characters during the age of the Autobots and Decepticons can be found with the Tripredacus Council: in "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", Ram Horn recounts how their "Decepticon ancestors" were defeated in battle, but this story decides to depict them as the ones who have surrendered. Bove claims that he ignored this line in favor of one from "[[Other Victories]]", where Tarantulas revealed that he and the Tripredacus Council were unconnected to either Autobot or Decepticon, and there's some vague lip service paid to this, with Sea Clamp noting that as far as the other Decepticons know, the generals are "as Decepticon as they are." However, even then, it's clear that Ram Horn and the others weren't literally meant to be the ones who surrendered to the Autobots. Even more baffling is Bove's choice to retcon Cicadacon and Sea Clamp (via their toy bios, and admittedly only implied) into being reformatted versions of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]; the latter particularly stands out, as it would have meant that Tarantulas would have been fine with killing one of his masters by blowing up the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' in "[[Master Blaster]]".
* Megatron is depicted as high-ranking enough to lead large forces of Decepticons and take command after Galvatron's defeat—but in the cartoon itself, he was originally a lowly gangster and troublemaker. Bove notes that he didn't intend for this...but even then, the fact that the Tripredacus Council considers him a threat to peace is questionable, when in the cartoon they considered him a minor annoyance to their plans until they detected the [[transwarp wavefront]] in "The Agenda (Part 1)", only then sending Ravage after him. Megatron even referred to the Autobots and Decepticons as "archaic energon-guzzlers" in "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]"—but here, he is one himself! And that's without even bringing up how his toy, obviously based on his [[Transmetal 2]] form, is used to depict a pre-''Beast Wars'' Megatron (for [[to sell toys|toy-selling purposes]], of course, but still).
* The idea of protoforming being a new technology had previously been suggested in the Japanese guidebook ''[[Beast Wars Universe]],'' which held it as a new development in the Pax Cybertronia era. This was based on [[authorial intent|notes]] from show runners [[Larry DiTillio]] and [[Bob Forward]]. However, those were "behind the scenes" notes that [[pseudocanon|had not made it into any published stories before]], and were alongside other conceptual notes that were rendered impossible by later storyline developments. Even if that concept is to be canonized by "Dawn," the depiction of protoforming as a specifically Decepticon superweapon that caused pre-existing Transformers to turn into protoforms, and the depiction of [[stasis pod]]s as life support systems are...dubious decisions, at best. Admittedly, the cartoon itself did cause some confusion as to whether or not the Maximal protoforms were newly brought online; the events of "[[The Spark]]" treated Airazor as part of a "newborn" metaphor, while both Tigatron's debut in "[[Fallen Comrades]]" and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]'s debut in "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]" mentioned that the crash of their stasis pods had damaged their "identity circuits," causing them to not "know" themselves; many interpreted this line as them having had actual lived ''identities'' beforehand, rather than simply being programmed with an innate sense of self that they had lost. This, along with Rampage having existed before being turned back into a protoform as seen in "[[Bad Spark]]" has caused many authors to ignore the "newborn" idea of protoforms in favor of them existing beforehand. Still, the decision to make Tigatron and Airazor as prominent Autobots at the end of the war, with Tigatron serving as one of the Autobot/Maximal leaders on the Primal Council feels contradictory, at the very least. See more below in "Dawn of Future's Past errors" for more on the specifics of Tigatron and Airazor, and "IDW Beast Wars" errors for more on the protoforms in general.
* The cartoon established that the majority of the characters renamed themselves upon arriving on Earth—the only ones whose names remained the same (aside from Ravage, obviously) were Optimus Primal, Megatron, Tarantulas, and [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]. The comic tries to continue that idea—Rhinox, Scorponok, and Rattrap are never referred to by name, but Terrorsaur is referred to by his name in his toy bio, and strangely, Waspinator refers to himself by his Earth name despite not having a toy made for this convention. And again, Tigatron and Airazor are shown to have their Earth names despite not apparently remembering anything else about their old lives.
* The ''Axalon'' is shown here to be an Autobot ship, scaled to their massive size. As seen in the cartoon, it was scaled to the Maximals—and when Primal was mutated by the power of Optimus Prime's spark into his "Optimal Optimus" form, he was shown to tower over the ship's bridge. It's ''possible'' that the ''Axalon'' could have been retrofitted since then to be smaller—but nothing in the cartoon suggests that. Additionally, Optimus Primal, while privy to some secrets like the experiments on [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]], was ultimately a lower-ranking Maximal, the captain of an exploration crew. The comic tries to pay some lip service to this idea, having Primal and his crew being sent because they're the only ship available...but he's shown to have enough authority to take the transmatter bomb victims into his care.
* Both Rhinox and Rattrap are depicted as crew members on the ''Axalon'' long before the start of the cartoon. With Rhinox, this isn't so unbelievable; Primal treats him as an old friend, and he's privy to secrets such as Protoform X being on board the ''Axalon''. However, the opening episodes of ''Beast Wars'' made it clear that Rattrap had only recently started serving under Primal's command at the beginning of the cartoon, consistently questioning Primal's decisions ("First day on the job or what?", "You sure you're cut out for this 'commander' gig?"), only warming up to him as time goes on. The story additionally suggests that Rattrap gave Optimus Primal his name, which, aside from the aforementioned issues with Rattrap's time on the ''Axalon'', is an utterly baffling idea. Even more baffling is that [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] was at one point obviously drawn as a member of the ''Axalon'' crew, but thankfully, he was changed into a random generic.
* Ships based on the [[transwarp cruiser]] used by Ravage in "The Agenda" can be seen in Unicron's head and on Cicadacon's datapad, but Sea Clamp called the ship "experimental", implying it was only recently developed.
* In the cartoon, Ravage's service as a Predacon under the Tripredacus Council is little more than a rumor, only known by certain Maximals like Optimus Primal. While he's not seen by anyone in this story besides the Tripredacus Council and Predaking, the fact that he's publicly granted amnesty for his actions seems to contradict that.
* In the cartoon, Tarantulas was slipped into Megatron's gang of criminals to keep tabs on him for the Tripredacus Council. Here, he's shown to do the same while Megatron was a high-ranking Decepticon, and apparently is trusted by Megatron. While this isn't contradictory per se, it's yet another odd decision.
* Finally, Inferno is shown among those affected by the transmatter bomb explosion, implying that he would become the protoform that was reprogrammed into the Predacon [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], a laughably stupid idea. Bove has claimed that he didn't explicitly show it to leave it up to interpretation, but still, it's very obvious what he was implying.

====Sunbow ''The Transformers'' errors====
* Of note, the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was written to be in a vague, unspecified ''Generation 1'' continuity, drawing on both elements of the Sunbow ''The Transformers'' cartoon and the Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics. However, as with the majority of post-cartoon ''Beast Wars'' stories, the comic opts to make it a continuation of the Sunbow cartoon, with elements that couldn't have happened in a comic based continuity being incorporated (Unicron's head orbiting Cybertron, Ironhide and Prowl's death at the hands of Megatron, Megatron's transformation into Galvatron). However, this doesn't prevent from continuity errors arising from the cartoon, some of which are the results of kind-of sort-of trying to include elements of Marvel continuity that simply just don't work with the cartoon.
* Unicron's head is shown to be orbiting Cybertron, as it famously was at the end of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' after his destruction. However, in the subsequent third season of the cartoon, Unicron's head was blasted out of orbit in "[[Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine]]", and was last seen floating in empty space in "[[Call of the Primitives]]".
* Cicadacon claims that the earliest generations of Cybertronians were forged from the "primordial metals" of Cybertron, similar to the origin given to the Transformer race by [[Simon Furman]] in both the Marvel US and UK ''The Transformers'' comics, and the ''Generation 2'' comic that served as a sequel to the former. However, this just straight up isn't true for cartoon continuity; the "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]" mini-series that served as the premiere for the third season of the cartoon revealed that the Cybertronians were mechanically manufactured by the [[Quintesson]]s, who used Cybertron as a factory world.
* Similarly, the Swarm connection is hard to reconcile with the cartoon continuity. In the ''Generation 2'' comics, the Swarm was the result of continued using of the "budding" method of [[Reproduction|creating]] new Transformers, which obviously doesn't exist in the cartoon continuity. Additionally, the Swarm's recreation by Optimus Prime using the Matrix couldn't have happened in this version, with the Matrix having been drained eradicating the [[Hate Plague]] in "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]". Again, the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon incorporated several Marvel continuity concepts, and any encounter with the Swarm almost certainly wouldn't have happened the same way it did in the comic, but the use of it with the rest of the comic being almost entirely Sunbow cartoon-based is certainly strange at the very least.

===="Dawn of Future's Past" errors====
* This story follows on with the retcon that Tigatron and Airazor existed ''before'' the events of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon. However, in that story, Tigatron was a Maximal beat cop, only known as "Unit-2" and not having enough clearance to know about the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], while Airazor was the pilot of the ship ''[[Chromia 10]]'', who didn't know each other prior to meeting in "Dawn of Future's Past". What's especially strange is the decision to have Airazor one of those affected by the transmatter bomb-meaning at some point she was cured and released from the ''Axalon'', only to have her spark transported into a blank protoform after her ship was heavily damaged saving the ''Axalon'' from [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]].
* The original Predacons being the source for the ''Beast Wars'' faction comes from "Dawn of Future's Past" and [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'s subsequent [[BotCon 2009]] toy bio card. However, them being the source of the name is about the ''only'' thing this story shares with those two sources. In Razorclaw's profile, it claimed that at the end of the war, Razorclaw rose to power after most of the Decepticons were destroyed, forming the Predacons, and nearly leading them to victory, only to be assassinated by the Tripredacus Council as part of their machinations. Here, the Predacons are killed before the Predacon faction is created, and are just random Decepticons whose deaths are used by the Tripredacus Council as propaganda, killed while they were combined. Additionally, [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] was shown to still be alive in "Dawn of Future's Past", aiding Megatron's theft of the Golden Disk with his agents, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. The bio of Laserbeak even stated that Divebomb was the one who gave both them ''and'' Ravage their new Predacon forms, with Ravage only later defecting to the Tripredacus Council's side.

====IDW Publishing ''Beast Wars'' errors====
* In general, the only major continuity errors that pop up are those that contradict the events given in the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'', and given that the guidebook also contradicted both the cartoon ''and'' ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|The Ascending]]'', it's not ''quite'' as egregious as some of the other errors. Still:
* Galvatron is depicted here as having fallen in his final battle with Optimus Prime. However, the glossary published in the trade version of the ''Beast Wars Sourcebook'' claimed that Galvatron's fate was unknown, the subject of legend and conjecture.
* Something that does contradict ''The Gathering'' and ''The Ascending'' is the depiction of many of the Predacons from that series—reprogrammed from Maximal protoforms—as active Decepticons on Cybertron, along with a few of the Maximals from said series, including Retrax, Buzz Saw, Manta Ray, Snapper, Insecticon, Scarem, and Air Hammer. It falls under the same error with protoforms mentioned above, but in what are definitely errors are the depiction of Retrax as the first successful experiment of the generals (he was depicted as a Maximal protoform reprogrammed by Magmatron's Predacons) and the depiction of both Snapper and Scarem as Decepticons (Snapper's profile in the ''Beast Wars Sourcebook'' depicted him as a former Maximal who joined the crew of the ''Axalon'', before being reprogrammed on Earth into a Predacon, while Scarem's profile noted that his Predacon reprogramming was imperfect, shades of his Maximal self still showing through).
* In keeping with the above notes about Megatron, issue [[The Gathering issue 1|#1]] of ''The Gathering'' had Lio Convoy explicitly describe Megatron as little more than a "loose cannon," not worth worrying about... but here, Lio Convoy is one of the Autobot commanders around when Megatron nearly pushes the Decepticons to defeat the Autobots!
* The peace treaty that the Autobots and Decepticons sign to formally end the Great War in this story is strongly intimated to be none other than the [[Pax Cybertronia]], first mentioned in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon episode "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]". While never explicitly elaborated on in the cartoon, the logical intent behind this treaty was that it was what officially brought an end to the age-old Autobot/Decepticon war, a notion that this story appears to agree with. However, with this story also being part of the IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics, that poses a problem with how the ''Beast Wars Sourcebook'' instead shifted the timeframe of the Pax Cybertronia's ratification to be much later than the Autobot Decepticon war.
** Throughout the ''Sourcebook''{{'}}s various profiles and Glossary entries are bits and pieces detailing the largely unseen period of history between the age of the Autobots and Decepticons and that of the Maximals and Predacons. The [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] between the Autobots and Decepticons was followed by the "[[Great Upgrade]]" that brought about the Maximals and Predacons, only for ''another'' [[Great War (BW)|Great War]] to break out between the latter two factions (and said war ended with events akin to ''Beast Wars II''). It was the end of ''this'' Great War that led to the signing of the Pax Cybertronia by the Maximal and Predacon leaders. Yet, the peace treaty depicted in this story predates the "Great Upgrade" and is signed by the remaining Autobot and Decepticon leaders.
** Furthermore, the ''Sourcebook'' profile for [[Magmatron]] stated that he tried to ruin the Pax Cybertronia in its infancy (by inciting events loosely akin to ''Beast Wars Neo''), meaning he obviously existed ''before'' the signing. But in this story, Cicadacon is seen working on designs for the ''creation'' of Magmatron, meaning he won't be born until ''after'' the treaty has already been signed.
:However, there ''is'' still some wiggle room for the ''Sourcebook''{{'}}s version of history to play out in this story's future, since the treaty signed here is never actually ''explicitly'' referred to as the "Pax Cybertronia". Ignoring the [[authorial intent|author's external commentary on the matter]] would allow for at least some of this to be smoothed over, with the treaty in this story being a different armistice and the actual Pax Cybertronia coming later.
* The Glossary's entry for the ''Axalon'' noted that the ship was built after the Pax Cybertronia as part of a Maximal-led space exploration initiative, while in this story it's shown as an existing Autobot ship already in service at the end of the Great War.
* Magnaboss's profile in the ''Sourcebook'' claimed he was developed in response to the Tripredacus Council's own combined form, [[Tripredacus]]. However, Magnaboss is here shown to be created as part of an end-of-the-war contingency, with his components apparently being unaware of Predacus.

===Art and technical errors===
* Sea Clamp and Ram Horn's names are consistently spelt as "Seaclamp" and "Ramhorn."
* Prowl, Ironhide, and Silverbolt have their combiner modes (and in Ironhide's case, his vehicle mode) of their ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toys, but their robots modes are depicted as mostly being modified versions of their classic character models, with Prowl having his hood chest and Ironhide his windshield chest.

===Other trivia===
*We're going to remind you now that the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon did not establish a definitive in-universe history for itself, merely making it highly plausible that events closely resembling (but not precisely matching) the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original Sunbow ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] and/or the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic]] happened offscreen. While "Dawn of the Predacus" is likewise light on details about the precise details of the Great War, the author notes that this story takes place thirty years after ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'',<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Next week find out what happened after G1 and before Beast Wars @BotCon... #transformers #G1 #beastwars [Image with text reading: ''30 years after the [[Battle of Autobot City|Battle for Autobot City]] / 300 years before the Beast Wars / There was the dawn of Predacus]''|link=https://twitter.com/wordmongerer/status/716433907621736448|name=John-Paul Bove|site=Twitter|year=2016|month=04|day=03}}</ref> pushing it closer towards the ever-popular "Generation 1 cartoon as background" route that most other ''Beast Wars'' tie-ins have utilized. Other interviews and statements from Bove note that, in his mind, the events of "[[The Rebirth]]" also happened, furthering the idea that it was meant to take place in the cartoon continuity.
*This book was produced by [[IDW Publishing]] instead of [[Fun Publications]]. As such, it was promoted as being in continuity with IDW's other ''Beast Wars'' books as well as Fun Publications' "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]"<ref>{{citesocial|quote=[...] There was no sensible way in which this back story could be placed in the one shot, and ultimately it seemed unnecessary because the fact that she is brought back in some way is explicit in DoFP. [...]|link=http://wordmongerer.tumblr.com/post/142758963250/this-past-weekend-my-first-transformers-story|name=John-Paul Bove|site=Tumblr|year=2016|month=04|day=13}}</ref>—although it doesn't slot in perfectly into that chronology either (see "[[#"Dawn of Future's Past" errors|'Dawn of Future's Past' errors]]" above).
* Several background characters were initially going to be pre-existing characters, only for the author to change his mind about including them. Among these was [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], whose appearance on the ''Axalon'' was deliberately modified because it was decided he wouldn't be part of the crew quite yet.
* Before it was given to IDW, [[Jim Sorenson]] was asked to write a pitch for this as a ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' story. He briefly mentioned "the ghost of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] ([[Prowl (TM2)|Prowl II]] maybe)" working to create [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] as a [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] weapon. In the end, the Tripredacus Council would have to stop its rampage by forming Predacus.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=VERY early on in the process, I was asked to pitch an idea for what Dawn of the Predacus would have looked like in the BWU universe. It would have been a story where the ghost of Prowl (Prowl II maybe) was acting from beyond the grave to put together a Builder threat, the Magnaboss. In the end, the Tri-Predacus Council itself would have had to intervene to stop the rampage. You can still see the toys solicited as such: https://www.toyarama.com/store/2016-botcon-beast-wars-uprising-dawn-of-the-predacus-five-figure-combiner-wars-boxed-convention-set-non-attending-1-pc-p1414.php In the end, though, FP opted to outsource the comic to IDW, so that story got shelved.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218015723/https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/?p=3360055#entry3360055|name=Jim Sorenson|site=The Allspark forums|title=Beast Wars Uprising: AMA|year=2016|month=10|day=15}}</ref> Sorenson and [[Jesse Wittenrich]] later added more detail: that Magnaboss was created after the Tripredacus Council and [[Predacon Secret Police]] had started investigating combiners, and the plot would have also had Megatron creating the beast mode upgrade (a plot later done in the prose fiction). Prowl had left behind a "[[Prowl (TM2)|Prowl 2.0]]" backup copy with a plan for a last-ditch weapon and when Tigatron, Airazor, and Tarantulas try to stop it, Tigatron just becomes part of the Magna-beast. "Predacus rises to (more-or-less) heroically battle Magnaboss to the death." The ending would have Megatron's beasties (who'd have just saved Airazor) taking advantage of the power vacuum created after the combiners died trashing the Predacus and [[Maximal Command Security Force]] armies, with Tarantulas and his combiner knowledge now working for Megs...<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/140167-ama-bish-jesse-jim/?p=3516260|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=The Allspark forums|title=AMA: Bish, Jesse, & Jim|defunct=y}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/140167-ama-bish-jesse-jim/?p=3516969|name=Jim Sorenson|site=The Allspark forums|title=AMA: Bish, Jesse, & Jim|defunct=y}}</ref>
**Sorenson warned us too that ''all of this'' (and anything else demanded) would have to fit into 22 pages "and FP or Hasbro might have said no. So, don't romanticize it too much."<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/140167-ama-bish-jesse-jim/?p=3517483|name=Jim Sorenson|site=The Allspark forums|title=AMA: Bish, Jesse, & Jim|defunct=y}}</ref>
*An early plan was to have Optimus on the Primal Council as Head of Science but that was dropped as "making him too prominent".
*This was originally planned as a miniseries. Cut bits would include:
**An explicit [[canonizing|canonization]] of the fan theory that [[Pretender]] and [[Micromaster]] tech had been the starting point for the Beasties (half of this longstanding theory appeared in 2013 in ''[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]'').
**The Golden Age, as established in "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", had indeed happened with just pockets of Decepticon rebellion but Galvatron blew it all up. It would've been more clearly established that there were many fighters who weren't in either main faction but were allied to them (Bove comparing this to how, in the [[World War II|Second World War]], there were multiple countries, groups, and sympathizers attached to the Allies and Axis).
**There would have been material on "the status of a number of Autobots before DotP and the some of the Cold War events after to properly begin to fill in some of the picture of a post-war world."
*This story treats "Transmatter" as something the readers are already supposed to be familiar with, but this was the first time the term had ever been used in ''Transformers'' fiction.

===Covers===
*'''BotCon Edition Primus Cover :''' [[Tigatron]], [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], and [[Under-3|Unit-3]] are attacked by [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] as he cycles through his six modes, by [[Robby Musso]] and [[Jesse Wittenrich]].
*'''BotCon Edition General Admission Cover :''' The heads of the [[Tripredacus Council]] along with [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] loom over [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]], [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], [[Tigatron]] and [[Under-3|Unit-3]], by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]].
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===Reprints===
* '''''[[Transformers 100-Page Giant: Power of the Predacons]]''''' ([[February 19]], [[2020]])
:*Collection includes "[[Spotlight: Jazz]]", "Dawn of the Predacus", ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering]]'' [[The Gathering issue 1|issue 1]], "[[What's in a Name?]]", and "[[Grudge Match!]]"
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File:100-Page-Power-Predacons.jpg|'''''Power of the Predacons'''''; cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
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==References==
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|ep=26
|series2=BWJtoon
|ep2=26
|prev2=Other Voices, Part 1
|next2=Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers
|image=Other_Voices_2_Optimus_pod.jpg
|caption=[[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Here we go again...]]
|title="Other Voices" Part 2
|season=1
|season ep=26
|production=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[April 1]], [[1997]]
|written by=[[Larry DiTillio]]
|directed by=[[Ezekiel Norton]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFcwQaOZ5I0
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''As the alien machine begins destroying the planet's energon, Optimus devises a desperate plan to destroy the device.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Other Voices 2 Tigatron Cheetor.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Beautiful things never turn out good.]]
Out on patrol, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Tigatron]] stare in awe at "the light at the end of the world", as [[Planet Buster|the alien machine]] continues powering up in space. [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] makes contact and orders them to return to base. [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] is pessimistic about their chances of survival, but Primal assures him that [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] will find a way for them to survive.

The [[Bio-Dome|alien bungalow]] finishes transferring power to the moon, and in a flash, [[Vok|the aliens]] depart: "Termination sequence engaged. Return to [[Nexus Zero]]."

[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] observe this from [[Darksyde (BW)|their base]]. Confronted with a machine intended to destroy them, Megatron activates a special program and scans the [[Axalon (BW)|Maximal base]], locating the spiders and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] within.

[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] is nearly finished converting a stored [[stasis pod]] into his escape ship. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] observes that it's a little cramped for two... but, weapon drawn, she has no intention of sharing the ride. Inferno arrives just then, blasts her, and sets Tarantulas on fire, knocking him out. Back at the Predacon base, Megatron detects the aborted flow of data to the stasis pod ship and reacts with fury.

[[File:Other Voices 2 Blackarachnia Inferno.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|A girl that can handle a gun, awesome!]]
Inferno starts to examine Tarantulas's work, but is attacked by Blackarachnia, who eludes him with a display of gymnastics before blasting him with his own gun. Picking up Tarantulas's cyber-link goggles, she forms a link with the unconscious Tarantulas to obtain the data needed to finish the pod ship—but finds that staring into the abyss of the spider's mind means that it also stares back...

The Maximals arrive at base, alarmed to find the shields down. Inside, they find Rhinox and [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] cyber-webbed to the ceiling. Optimus Primal sends Rattrap and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] to bring in their unwelcome visitors.

Megatron observes the data flow resuming, just as the altered moon opens fire on the planet with a broad, blinding power ray. Optimus Primal charges the Maximal base's shields as the external temperature begins climbing and deduces that the aliens intend to ignite the [[energon]] deposits. Megatron notes that this will obliterate the entire planet, an incredibly ruthless strategy that he rather admires. He assures his panicked troops that Tarantulas will save them, albeit inadvertently.

[[File:Other Voices 2 Optimus Blackarachnia.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Stasis pod or coffin? At episode's end no one's sure.]]
Blackarachnia finishes the pod ship, only to be discovered and held at gunpoint by Rattrap and Airazor. With Rhinox still out of commission, Optimus Primal is beginning to despair, when Rattrap summons him to the stasis hold. Primal is impressed by the ship and immediately orders Blackarachnia to change the command codes to respond to him. He intends to fly the ship up to the [[Planet Buster]] and detonate the [[transwarp cell]] to destroy it. With little alternative, Blackarachnia complies.

[[File:Other Voices 2 Megatron Optimus.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Worst in-flight movie ever.]]
Soon all is ready, and Optimus Primal has poignant parting words with his worried crew - at which point Blackarachnia comments on the Maximals' sentimentality and is knocked out by Airazor for it - before sealing the ship and launching it. Megatron scans the launch and notes with delight that Primal is flying the vessel. Primal soon reaches the Planet Buster, starts the ignition sequence, and gives the order to blow the hatch seals. But the hatch is sealed and locked! Megatron appears on his comm screen to gloat that he'd come up with exactly the same plan—only in his version of events, the ship's pilot goes "up with the ship". As the timer counts down to zero, the Maximals frantically wait for Optimus Primal to make his escape. Primal pounds on the sealed hatch, to no avail. As the Maximals wonder what is going on, Blackarachnia tells them it's too late... in Tarantulas's voice.

The transwarp cell explodes, and high above the planet, the Planet Buster is annihilated... along with the pod ship and Optimus Primal.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (1)
*[[Tigatron]] (2)
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (3)
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] (4)
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (5)
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (13)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (14)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] (6)
*[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] (7)
*[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (8)
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (9)
*[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (10)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (11)
*[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (12)
}}

==Quotes==
"Sufferin' circuits. What could it be?" 
"The light at the end of the world."
:—'''Cheetor''' and '''Tigatron''', watching the Planet Buster power up

"What is it?" 
"Well, I'd say it was the [[Instruments of Destruction|instrument of our destruction]]. Impressive, yesss..."
:—'''Scorponok''' and '''Megatron''' upon seeing the Planet Buster's true form.

'''Megatron''': Brilliant! They're causing a chain reaction which will rip this planet to atoms and destroy all traces of them—simply to deal with us! Such sheer ruthlessness. Such disregard for sentient life! ...I rather like these aliens. 
'''Terrorsaur''': Like them?! They're trying to ''destroy'' us! 
'''Waspinator''': Waszzpinator not want to be destroyed! Waszzpinator has ''plans''! 
'''Scorponok''': Megatron will save us! 
'''Megatron''': I think not. I've reserved ''that'' task for Tarantulas.
:—The Predacons react to the Planet Buster.

'''Blackarachnia''': We—I did it! 
'''Airazor''': ''Hooray'' for you. 
[''Blackarachnia finds herself held at gunpoint.''] 
'''Blackarachnia''': Did you know we have a truce?

"Cozy." 
"Just like a coffin."
:—'''Optimus Primal''' and '''Blackarachnia'''

"Oh, you Optimuses ''do'' love to sacrifice yourselves, don't you? Well, fortunately, this time your foolishness will destroy you ''and'' your Maximals. The Beast Wars are ''over'', Optimus. ''You'' '''''lose'''''."
:—'''Megatron''' rubs his victory in.

"'''''MEGATROOOOOON!'''''"
:—'''Optimus Primal'''{{'}}s last words before he kicks the bucket.

==Notes==
===Script timeline===
* First draft: 11th November 1996
* Second draft: 5th December 1996
* Finalised: 12th December 1996
* As Air: 2nd April 1997

===Animation and technical errors===
* In the first scene at the Predacon base, as the camera zooms over to Megatron after Terrorsaur says "What do we do?", the middle toe on Megatron's left foot is pointing upward.
* When Blackarachnia grabs Inferno's gun, she clips into Inferno for a split second.
* During Airazor and Rattrap's search for Blackarachnia, Airazor's gun floats in her hand when they jump into a hallway, and then gets "stuck" in her armpit as they walk towards the camera. Meawhile, her hands are posed grasping at nothing.
* When Blackarachnia asks Tigatron and Cheetor to unhand her, her mouth isn't animated.
* As Optimus Primal lies back into the stasis pod, his shoulder pads are much smaller than they usually are. This was done to avoid clipping with the sides of the cramped stasis pod model. It is an odd animation choice, however, given that simply folding his shoulder pads down is a normal part of his transformation, in much the same way he actually ''does'' do with his feet to allow the pod's canopy to close.
* When Megatron gloats to Optimus at the end of the episode, his hands seem to be switched, with his right arm ending in a normal hand instead of his [[beast mode]] head. (It's easiest to see when Megatron is laughing triumphantly at the end of his speech.)

===Continuity errors===
* When Blackarachnia and Tarantulas attacked Dinobot in the previous episode, they caused him to fall through the glass of the elevator on the right hand side of the ''Axalon''{{'}}s command center (from Dinobot's perspective). In this episode, the smashed elevator glass has been switched to the other elevator on the other side of the room.
* The piece of cyber-webbing Airazor steps on when she exits the elevator was not present during the close up of Rattrap as he complained about the missing Rhinox and Dinobot.
* Optimus asks Rattrap for a 30 nano-click timer on the self-destruct charge, but it's a 60 nano-click countdown when he activates it. Perhaps Rattrap felt his estimate wasn't generous enough.

===Continuity notes===
* Tigatron volunteers to pilot the stasis pod ship, citing that he "owes this world." This likely refers to his decision to destroy the [[Vok]]'s self-propelled-completely-peaceful-heavily-armed-[[Brigadoon|floating-island]]-paradise-of-death in "[[The Trigger, Part 2]]".

===Transformers references===
*Megatron's line, "You Optimuses do love to sacrifice yourselves", is a reference to the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|original Optimus Prime]] and [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|his numerous deaths]].

===Real-world references===
* Tigatron describes the Planet Buster's death ray as "the light at the end of the world", which might be a reference to the [[w:The Light at the End of the World (A Flock of Seagulls album)|album]] of the same name.

===Trivia===
* At the script stage, this episode had the subtitle "Termination Day".
* Regular Tarantulas actor [[Alec Willows]] was evidently indisposed during the recording of this episode; while all of Tarantulas's screams and laughs are his, as well as the character's final line ("Too late! Goodbye Optimus!") all of Tarantulas's other dialogue is provided by [[Scott McNeil]], doing his best Willows impression.
* Inferno's got the moves in this episode! During his fight with Blackarachnia he pulls off all sorts of kung fu moves and even does a little Jet Li roundhouse kick. This still surprisingly doesn't keep her from blowing his head off though.
* This episode is the first of two where Inferno refers to Megatron by name rather than as "Royalty" or "my queen."
* A planned but never-produced Generation 1 cameo was planned for "Other Voices" Part 2. The intent was for Megatron to gloat to Primal while the latter was trapped in the stasis pod—by projecting an image of the Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, on Primal's viewscreen as Primal raced for the false moon and met his demise.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/bc8e54e9165e0823?hl=en&&q=%22Optimus+Prime%22 Bob Forward interview on alt.toys.transformers]</ref>
[[File:OtherVoices2-explodedPrimalhead.jpg|right|thumb|300px|eject monke]]
*When you see the little parts of Primal flying towards the camera near the end of the episode, you can see Optimus's head fly at the screen very quickly with a distressed look on his face, apparently still alive and conscious as his eye lights are on.
* In [[Madman Entertainment]]'s ''Beast Wars Season 1'' DVD set, on a commentary track for this episode with fan consultant [[Ben Yee]] and story editor [[Larry DiTillio]], fellow story editor [[Bob Forward]] popped in to explain the significance of the slang term "[[Slag (slang)|slag]]". He explained that he looked up on refineries as he figured that robots would be made of steel, and one of the waste byproducts of creating steel was an unusable detritus called slag, which he thought would be an appropriate swear word for robots to use.
* Tarantulas is aware that Optimus will be unable to eject far before the Maximals (or Blackarachnia) find out, hinting that he was aware of Megatron's machinations.
* Just as the pod enters the Planet Buster, you can actually hear the sound of Optimus' arm-cannon firing, and glass shattering. It appears that he attempted to blast his way out, but was too late to actually escape.
*The overall plot of this episode (and, to a lesser extent, the [[Other Voices, Part 1|previous episode]]), has several similarities to "Web World Wars", the season 2 finale of ''ReBoot'' (perhaps not coincidental, as both shows were produced by Mainframe):
**Both episodes feature the heroes and villains working against a common foe (The Vok in ''Beast Wars'', The Web in ''ReBoot'') who intends to destroy them all with a powerful weapon (The Planet Buster in ''Beast Wars'', a giant Web portal in ''ReBoot'').
**Both episodes involve the characters developing a plan to eliminate said foe's weapon (destroying the Planet Buster in ''Beast Wars'', closing the portal to The Web in ''ReBoot'').
**At the end of both episodes, the main villain betrays the heroes, shooting their leader into the enemy weapon right before its destruction (in ''Beast Wars'': Megatron traps Optimus Primal in the stasis pod-ship as it detonates in the Planet Buster; in ''ReBoot'': Megabyte traps Bob in a missile, firing it into the Web portal before using the Hardware to seal it).

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Les Voix d'Autre Monde - 2e partie'''" ("The Voices from Another World - Part 2")

:*''Title:'' '''Les Voix 2''' (Canada, "The Voices 2")

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Andere Stimmen, Teil 2'''" ("Other Voices, Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 26|26 September]] [[1998]]
::*Megatron's line "I rather like these aliens." is translated slightly differently here ("I'm beginning to like these aliens.") than in the preview from last episode ("I somehow like these aliens.").
::*After reprogramming the stasis pod, instead of the original "We... ''I'' did it!", Blackarachnia says the somewhat nonsensical "We... Got it!"
::*Blackarachnia's line "You'll blow yourself to atoms." is strangely mangled. She responds to Primal's plan about creating a Transwarp explosion with "We should take that chance.", seemingly approving of the idea. Primal then tries to convince her to agree to his plan, which she seemingly already did.
::*Blackarachnia's "Unhand me, pussycats. I've got work to do." line is completely missing. In the dub's defense, her mouth isn't animated in the shot in question.
::*Either an error or a strange dubbing choice, but when Tarantulas takes over Blackarachnia's mind and speaks through her, she says "Have a nice trip, my Optimus." in her own voice.
::*Megatron tells Primal "You gorillas do love to sacrifice yourselves." instead of "You Optimuses..."
::*A voice-over at the end poses the question "Is this really the end?" This was the final episode of the show released in Germany.

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'arrivo - Parte 2'''" ("The Arrival - Part Two")

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Heiwa o Mamoru Tame ni...'''" (平和を守るために・・・, "To Protect the Peace...")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 25|25 March]] [[1998]]
:**For some inexplicable reason, beginning in this episode, Megatron now addresses [[Predacon computer|Naviko-chan]] by screeching her name in a very high-pitched voice. ''Every single time''.
:**While taunting Primal in the capsule, Megatron does not reference the previous sacrifices of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. This is actually the second time the Japanese dub deliberately eliminated a reference to Generation 1. Waspinator's brief identity crisis as [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] was removed from the dialogue in "[[Dark Designs]]".
:**As is expected, the ominous "The End?" text was replaced with the Japanese "To be continued?" (つづく?, ''Tsudzuku?'').
:**Various characters introduce themselves in the end credits, and there is no preview for the next episode (The season 2 and 3 episodes were not released there yet).

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Outras Vozes Parte 2'''" ("Other Voices Part 2")

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' '''Otras Voces Segunda Parte''' ("Other Voices Second Part")

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' '''Mòrì Jiànglín ''' (末日降临, "The Doomsday Comes")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — To Protect the Peace... ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2001 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Beginning: Vol. 4 ([[Universal]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Predacon Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — English and Japanese audio.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete First Season ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — Classic Episodes: Volume 4 — The Predacons Advance! ([[Alliance Atlantis]]) — English and French audio. 
[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — The Complete First Season (Alliance Atlantis) — English and French audio. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]

Transmutate (episode)

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Roverlord:

{{disambig2|the cartoon episode|the spotlight character|Transmutate (BW)}}
{{episode
|series=BWtoon
|ep=36
|series2=Metals
|ep2=9
|prev2=Code of Hero
|next2=The Agenda (Part 1)
|image=Transmutate base.jpg
|caption=You cried. Don't lie!
|title="Transmutate"
|season=2
|season ep=10
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[March 10]], 1998 ([[Toonami]]), [[May 2]], 1998 (syndication)
|written by=[[Christy Marx]]
|directed by=[[J. Falconer]] [[Sean Osborne]] [[George Samilski]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8A6muChH14
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''A strange creature emerges from a damaged stasis pod, and both Rampage and Silverbolt find a strange type of kinship with it.'''

==Synopsis==
Within the [[Darksyde (BW)|Predacon base]], [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] dozes in his quarters, an opportunity which [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] uses to make a grab for his [[spark]]. His efforts earn him nothing but painful punishment and a sharp rebuke from the suddenly-awake [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] leader.

[[Image:Transmutate Pod.jpg|left|200px|thumb|That's a fancy looking pod.]]
Elsewhere, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]], and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] are searching for another Predacon [[jamming tower]] in a mountainous, seismically unstable region; Megatron monitors them, and sends [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and Rampage to deal with them. Worried about the growing earthquakes, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] heads out to back up his teammates. A huge earth tremor emits strange [[energon]] discharges, knocking out Rattrap and Cheetor and burying them under a rock slide. The quake also uncovers a buried [[stasis pod]]; Megatron immediately sends Inferno after it; Rampage follows.

Inferno arrives at the pod, which is badly malfunctioning. Silverbolt arrives and takes him out of the picture. Rampage arrives, intrigued by the pod's contents. As its computer warns that "deconstruction" is "imminent", he urges the powerful spark within to fight its way free. With a mighty shriek, the pod explodes, releasing its passenger.

[[Image:Transmutate Rampage.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I'm a creep. I'm a weirdo.]]
Rattrap and Cheetor free themselves, and behold the new arrival: a strangely misshapen, almost skeletal creature. Rampage is impressed. He urges the newcomer to destroy the [[Maximal]]s; Silverbolt counters that they offer friendship. The new robot doesn't seem to know what to make of either side, until Inferno returns, opening fire on the Maximals but hitting the new arrival instead. In response, it unleashes a sonic shriek that shorts out the Maximals and drives Inferno off. As the last one standing, Rampage leads "[[Transmutate (BW)|Transmutate]]" away, telling it that he is its only friend.

Away from the others, Rampage examines Transmutate. Inferno catches up and demands to return the creature to Megatron. Rampage is prepared to fight it out, till Megatron sends a holo-communicator to speak with the new creature. When it can't even transform, he deems it worthless and orders it destroyed; Rampage pleads to give it a chance to destroy the Maximal to prove its worth. Megatron agrees.

[[Image:Transmutate Silverbolt.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Silverbolt attempts to communicate via sign language.]]
Optimus Primal and Silverbolt split up to hunt for Transmutate, sending the others back. Rampage uses Transmutate to lure Silverbolt into an ambush; he and Inferno blast the Maximal unconscious. When Transmutate hesitates to finish off Silverbolt, Inferno bashes it aside and prepares to finish the job himself. Transmutate responds by blasting him over the horizon. Primal arrives and buries Rampage; Silverbolt's intervention keeps Transmutate from blasting Primal in defense of its friend. Primal and Transmutate take Silverbolt away, Transmutate revealing that it can fly. Rampage breaks free and promises that Primal will not have the creature.

At the Maximal base, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] scans the creature and finds that its malformed structure and [[datatrax]] make it a danger to itself and everyone else. He recommends putting it into stasis, a suggestion that angers Silverbolt. As the team argues, Transmutate wanders off, then bursts out of the base in response to a call from Rampage. A still-fuming Silverbolt stalks off. Optimus Primal orders the team to find Transmutate.

[[Image:BWTransmutate Rampage mourning.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Alas, poor Transmutate, we knew her for one episode.]]
Rampage welcomes Transmutate, but Silverbolt arrives, and a fight ensues, with Transmutate watching unhappily. As the two struggle, they eventually launch weapons. Transmutate lands between the opposing missiles of its two friends with a cry of "Stop!"; its energies destroy the missiles but overloads the creature, destroying it.

Rampage cradles the creature's head in his hands as its spark fades out. As Optimus Primal arrives, Silverbolt urges him to leave Rampage be; they are "brothers" for the moment, both mourning the loss.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] (3)
*[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] (4)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (5)
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (6)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (7)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (1)
*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] (2)
*[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (8)

|c4=
*[[Transmutate (BW)|Transmutate]] (9)

}}
==Quotes==
"Man, I am tellin' ya, the things coming out of these pods is just getting weirder and weirder."
:—'''Rattrap''' on spotting the title character.

"Do not speak. None shall hurt you now. Come with me, come. I will protect you... I am your friend. Your only friend."
:—'''Rampage''' shows his compassionate side to Transmutate.

'''Inferno''': "Speak up! I won't have you freaks plotting behind [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|the Royalty]]'s back!" 
'''Rampage''': "I was explaining what it means to be a Predacon. Deceit, treachery, ''mindless'' loyalty." 
'''Inferno''': "Loyalty comes first!" *nod*
:—Inferno has his priorities straight.

"Have I told you how much I like ants, huh? Especially fried in a subtle blend of [[mech fluid]] and [[grated gears]]?"
:—'''Rampage''' being creepy again

"NOOO! You will not have it, Optimus! The darkness of its Spark echoes my own! It belongs with me!"
:—'''Rampage'''

"Are we Predacons now?! Do we destroy whatever does not fit our definition of perfection?!"
:—'''Silverbolt''', who is very pissed off that the rest of the Maximals want to put Transmutate into stasis-lock.

''[to Transmutate]'' "I knew you wouldn't fail me. We are two of a kind. We belong together." 
"Stop! This one is not for you." 
"It is only for me!"
:—'''Rampage''' and '''Silverbolt'''

"[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Friend… good]]. [[Rampage (BW)|Friend… dark]]. I… am… hurt."
:—'''Transmutate'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s last words

==Notes==
===Script timeline===
* First draft: 12th September 1997

===Animation and technical errors===
* At the very beginning of the episode, Megatron's energon-infusion bag disappears between two angled shots.
* Rampage just can't keep himself together in this episode. When Transmutate unleashes a burst of energy upon exiting its pod, Rampage is missing his robot mode "[[kibble]]" (resembling the silhouette of his pre-beast body seen in the flashback of "[[Bad Spark]]"). He is also missing it while he is trying to step on Silverbolt during the last battle. In many other scenes in this episode, Rampage's back kibble is present but out of alignment.
* Similarly, when Silverbolt declares to Rampage "This one is not for you!", he's missing his wing assembly.
* How the hell is Cheetor holding Rattrap in mid-air by the tail? His paws lack opposable thumbs!
* When Rampage drives up to the cliff where Transmutate's stasis pod in tank mode, just before he transforms to robot mode, his crawler treads just disappear. They don't retract, just vanish.
* When Rampage is urging Transmutate to kill Silverbolt, the usual structure of his mouth behind the zigzag plates is missing, leaving just a hole.

===Continuity errors===
* The energon deposits are purple in this episode, when in previous episodes they were uniformly depicted as dark blue.
* The Transmetals and Fuzors are rather handily taken out by an energon surge, when previous episodes had established that they were several times as resilient to energon buildup compared to a normal beast-former.
* Rampage matter-of-factly calls the protoform "Transmutate" several minutes before the sequence in which he asks it for its name and then slowly "figures out" that it should be Transmutate.
* It's never made clear why the Maximals can't simply transfer Transmutate's spark into a new protoform, like Optimus Primal after his death. The original script for the episode describes Transmutate's spark as "unstable", which presumably would have prevented the Maximals from going through such a procedure.

===Continuity notes===
* When leaving to help Cheetor, Rattrap, and Silverbolt, Optimus makes a remark about not wanting to lose any more friends. This is a reference to Dinobot (who died in the previous episode), and most likely also a nod to Tigatron and Airazor (who were abducted by the Vok a few episodes earlier).
* Gadgets and powers:
** Transmutate has a cute little jetpack-thing that pops out of its back.

===Transformers references===
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] swears by the name of his "great-aunt [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]". This may be a double reference, considering that Arcee and Transmutate are both voiced by [[Susan Blu]].

===Real-world references===
* When he feels the first earthquake, Rattrap says "Oh man. There's a whole lotta shakin' goin' on around here," in reference to the {{w|Jerry Lee Louis}} song ''{{w|Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On}}''.
* Rattrap compares Transmutate to an "[[Erector set]]".

===Trivia===
* When new, this episode was at the center of an [[April Fools' Day|April Fool's]] joke gone horribly, horribly wrong. A copy of the script was altered by persons unknown at [[Mainframe Entertainment]] to include some rather lurid scenes of a sexual nature. Regardless of whomever the victim of the joke was intended to be, the altered script found its way onto [[alt.toys.transformers]], to the horrified chagrin of the fandom. As if that weren't bad enough, the script was leaked ''before'' the episode actually aired in the United States, leaving the fandom debating whether the entire story, and the naughty bits in particular, were actually legitimate.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_frm/thread/a0692716a917082/2e1b7bbc8c17d4bb?hl=en&lnk=st&q=#2e1b7bbc8c17d4bb It's like a wreck on the freeway.]</ref><ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/d437ac801e991775?hl=en&&q=transmutate+script You don't want to look, but you know you will.]</ref>
* This episode is the only time when Transmetal Rattrap rears up on his hind legs and gesticulates with his forelegs, behavior which was extremely common for him prior to the quantum surge.
* In a rare instance, Inferno refers to Megatron by name rather than as "Royalty" or "my queen".
* This is the first episode of ''Beast Wars'' to not feature [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]. Also absent from this episode are Tarantulas and Blackarachnia (for the first time since "[[Law of the Jungle]]" for both of them). This is also the only episode of Season Two that neither of them are in (Blackarachnia actually appears in every episode following this one for the rest of the series run).
* Transmutate has a synth-y little leitmotif that plays every time it speaks or uses one of its many powers.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mutation'''" (Canada)

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'arrivo di Convertor'''" ("The Arrival of Transmutate")
::*After Inferno says that Transmutate is "the property of the royalty" and shoots it, Rampage says: «No, that's not true!» instead of screaming, making little sense in the scene.

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kani Jai!'''" (カニじゃい!, "I'm a Crab!")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 1]] [[1999]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Biànyì Biàntǐ '''" (变异变体, "Transmutate")

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Transmutante'''" ("Transmutant")

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Transmutante'''"

:*''Title:'' "'''Transmutante'''" (America)

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Series 2 / Volume 3 ({{{w|Siren Visual|Siren Entertainment}}) 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — I'm a Crab! ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2001 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 7 ([[Universal]])
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers: Metals'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete Second Season ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Seasons 2 & 3 ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]

Ravage (G1)

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:''Ravage is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] and later [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Ravageboxart.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|This is every comic book panel Ravage [[Character model#Model sheet poses used in fiction|has ever been in]]. Well, okay, sometimes they rotate him a bit.]]
No Decepticon has a stronger loyalty to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] than '''Ravage''' (aka '''Battle Ravage''', '''Tripredacus Agent''', '''Tri-Predacus Agent''', '''Black Panther Man''', '''Ravrav''', '''Chief''', '''Grandmaster Cattington''', '''Dangerflouf''', '''Hairless [[Meowgatron]]''', '''Analogue Kitty''', '''Nuggy McBubatron''', and '''Meow-Meow McNiff'''<ref>https://www.facebook.com/transformers/photos/a.153259298077606/2454681957935317/?type=3&theater</ref>). One of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s most reliable [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|spies]], Ravage believes unwaveringly in the Decepticon cause, and Megatron embodies that cause. To better serve Megatron and the Decepticons, Ravage has become the most efficient and deadly war machine under his command. He hides himself in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike with grim accuracy. His name is synonymous with stealth. His survivors are few.

Ravage's only weakness is bright light, which can temporarily blind him. Perhaps his absolute loyalty to Megatron can blind him as well.

Sometimes he's a talker, other times he just growls or hisses at anything that isn't Megatron or Soundwave.

{{quote|Decepticons forever!|Ravage|"[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Ravage uk258.png|thumb|left|upright=0.55]]

{{main|Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}

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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:RavagePet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

{{main|Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

A violent beast (potentially capable of speech but preferring to growl), Ravage acted as one of Soundwave's primary spies and enforcers. Ravage excelled at this during the 1980s, when the Autobot and Decepticon conflict was renewed on Earth. He continued terrorizing Autobots and humans alike, even surviving the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005. Following that, Ravage was revealed to be a "[[primitive]]" and assisted in the battle against [[Tornedron]].

In a splinter timeline, Ravage aided in the restoration of the fallen Soundwave in 2011. In 2021, Ravage travelled with his master to another dimension, only to be abandoned, whereupon the unemployed Ravage was left to seek his fortune as a police officer. Following the end of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict, Ravage was granted amnesty and rebuilt as a Predacon and proceeded to have numerous time-travelling adventures.

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===Deadly Paradise===
[[File:DeadlyParadise-RavageattacksProwl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Ravage was stationed on [[Carob Island]], where the Decepticons had set up a mining an construction operation. Using a rare ore from the island, the Decepticons were building duplicate Autobots loyal only to Megatron. Ravage acted as a go-between the Decepticons and Madame [[Cee]], a human who's expertise and tinkering in mechanics were crucial in building the clones. Upon one of his visits to Madame Cee's workshop, Ravage came upon Madame Cee talking to the Autobot Prowl. Ravage attempted to attack Prowl, but Prowl evaded him and locked Ravage in a room. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
Under Megatron's orders, Ravage snuck into the Autobots’ headquarters and stole all of their fuel. It wasn't easy, but once the deed done, Ravage assured Megatron that the Autobots were as defenceless as Earth kittens. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}

===Marvel colouring books===
[[File:Decepticon patrol ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Either Ravage is really big or that's a tiny elephant]]
Ravage is super-sneaky. He used the cover of an iceberg to board the Autobots' ship and tried to pounce on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], only to discover he'd fallen foul of a hologram. Outnumbered by the alerted Autobots, he fled the ship. During a later battle, he and the other Decepticons became accidental victims of [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s earthquake. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} Ravage was once successful in defeating [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]. [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] trapped him in a [[force field]] with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and Rumble. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Searching for a factory suitable for manufacturing troops, Ravage looked in a jungle fruitlessly. When they eventually found a factory, Ravage realized it was an Autobot trick, and pounced on [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] who was providing the hologram. Mirage retaliated by throwing electric balls at Ravage. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}} Ravage was among the Decepticons who attacked [[Hoover Dam]], but were driven off by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Ravage's spying alerted the Decepticons to a space communicator possessed by the Autobots, which allowed the Decepticons to send a fake message so they could take over the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Like [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Ravage loved to follow Megatron's orders. When the Autobots interrupted the Decepticons in the process of tearing up a forest, Ravage leaped at [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] only to completely miss and go plunging off a cliff. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

When [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] found a junk yard with a car compactor, Ravage came up with a cunning plan to lure the Autobots into it by disguising it as an [[Autobot Rest Stop]]. They compacted [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], but then the rest of the Autobots turned up, and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] paralyzed Ravage with a cloud of dust. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}

Under Shockwave's orders, Ravage, Laserbeak, Kickback, and the Constructicons attacked a human village, planning to raze it and build a fuel plant in its place. Little did they know they were being spied upon from orbit by the Autobot [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. When the Autobots attacked, Shockwave had Ravage and Kickback sneak up on them to hit them from behind. But Cosmos was still looking down upon the battlefield, and warned Grapple and Gears of the duo's approach. The Autobots then beat up the Decepticons, shoved them down a hole, and poured quick-drying cement atop of them to hold them in place. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

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Ravage faced off against [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] when the Autobots attacked the Decepticon base-camp. Ravage later tried to prevent the Autobots from abducting [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], but failed. {{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}

===Transformers Pop-Up Book===
Ravage was one of the Decepticons to participate in the battle at [[Castle Decepticon]]. He pounced out of Starscream's cockpit to attack Ultra Magnus. {{Storylink|Transformers Pop-Up Book}}

===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Ravage was among the Decepticons who tried to steal an oil truck from near the Autobots' base. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

===Dinobot War===
[[File:Time sphere dinobot war.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Disco inferno!]]
Skulking around [[Disneyland]], Ravage hid himself inside a Walkman so that [[you]] would carry him inside [[Wizard's Cave|The Wizard's Cave]] attraction where workmen had uncovered a buried UFO. After you activated a [[time-sphere]], Ravage and Laserbeak were transported four million years back in time, where they planned to locate the crashed Ark and destroy the Autobots within. After a few battles with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], the two cassettes located the site of the flying saucer, intending to take the [[time-travelling alien]]s' advanced technology. {{storylink|Dinobot War}}
{{note|As "Dinobot War" is a [[multipath adventure]], there are multiple outcomes for Ravage:}}
*One of the aliens transported him and Laserbeak to times and places unknown.
*You transported him and Laserbeak back to the present day and they slunk away, or were lost in the time-stream.
There are also several endings where Ravage kills you. Presumably he and Laserbeak then go on to carry out their plan and the Decepticons ultimately conquer the Earth.
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:AutobotsFightBack Ravage hunting.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
When the Decepticons were hit by a surge of power from a lightning collector built by the Autobots, they all began malfunctioning. Ravage spontaneously ejected from [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and attacked [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who batted him aside. Soundwave picked up the stricken "mechanical hound" as the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

On another occasion, the Decepticons spotted [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] spying on them and send Ravage after him. Ravage pursued the small Autobot, managing to fire off one of his missiles before Bumblebee used his sensitivity to bright light against him. After recovering from the eye-full of headlights, Ravage found Bumblebee had gone, but the cassette stumbled on a cave that would be perfect for testing the ion-drive for the space cruiser they were building. The news somewhat defused Megatron's temper at the escape of Bumblebee, and Ravage led the other Decepticons to his find. Ultimately, the Autobots got wind of the test and launched an attack, resulting in the ion-drive exploding and the tunnel collapsing on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}
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===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
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Ravage followed [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], and when the Autobot tried to abduct Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]], Ravage decided to capture her for the Decepticons instead. After jumping onto Cliffjumper's hood in panther mode, he transformed to [[robot mode]](?!) and tried to grab the doctor, only for Cliffjumper to [[glass gas]] his right arm. The Autobot made off with Blaisedale, leaving Ravage in the dust, but the Decepticon notified Megatron who made alternate arrangements. When later the Decepticons wanted to attack the solar plant, Ravage successfully kidnapped Blaisedale as a diversion. He and the other Decepticon guards later fled when the Autobots came to rescue her. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
Ravage spied on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and a bunch of Autobots in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and reported to Megatron. He was on Megatron's team as they tracked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to [[South America]] and attempted to seize [[Mount Sheelah]]. Unfortunately the volcano blew up in their faces, trapping them with lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} Ravage was hanging out at the Decepticon fortress when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] stole the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], but didn't detect the scout until it was too late. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] spotted a construction at [[Stanley Lake]], Ravage was the only Decepticon who knew his history well enough to recognize what a hydro electric station was, a method of generating power used on Cybertron "way way back in the mists of time." He accompanied Megatron to Stanley Lake on a fact-finding mission, and when the other Decepticons were washed away by a torrent thanks to the Autobots, Ravage alone escaped. He confronted [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], only to be dazzled by the Autobot's [[sound and light show]] until the other Autobots arrived, and he had to retreat. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} Sore at all the defeats, the Decepticons discussed how to defeat the Autobots, and Ravage came up with the idea of infiltrating the Autobot ranks with a spy. This plan paid off when Starscream did so and reported on an Autobot [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|super weapon]] being stored at [[Mount Levram]]. Of course, while the Decepticons were smashing Mount Levram, the Autobots demolished the Decepticon fortress, having gotten wise to Starscream and fooled him themselves. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===Battle Beneath the Ice===
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When human scientists discovered a mysterious city beneath the ice of the North Pole, they placed a call to Autobot City in order to get the Transformers' perspective on the discovery. The Decepticons also somehow learned of the city, and Ravage found a way to infiltrate it unnoticed. As he lurked, Ravage managed to record a conversation between one of the city-dwellers and the human Nyder, who were discussing stealing the warrior-factors from both the Autobots and Decepticons in order to encode it within themselves, thus turning their people into an army. He later came upon a group of humans as they were being given a tour of the city.

Making himself known, Ravage was threatened to leave at gunpoint by Hot Rod, who was accompanying the humans. Ravage assured him that if he had come as their enemy, he wouldn't have let them see him. Ravage went on to explain that the Decepticons hadn't shot down the humans’ plane, as the group had earlier been led to believe. One of the city-dwellers interrupted their conversation, and threatened to neutralize Ravage, pointing towards him a rod-like blaster. But Ravage was too quick for the city-dweller and pounced right for his throat. Before Ravage could reach him, Hot Rod discharged his photon lasers, and hit the city-dweller by accident. The city-dweller was revealed to be a robot, and Ravage played the conversation between Nyder and the [[Watcher]], the leader of the city-dwellers, he had previously recorded. Ravage and Hot Rod then forged a temporary alliance. Their group stumbled upon the city-dwellers analyzing a fight between Skydive and Vortex, programming themselves with the Autobots and Decepticons’ battle tactics. One of the young humans in the group, Jeff, asked Ravage to record the footage of the Gus Gopher Cartoon Show he had captured on his [[chronovid wristwatch]], and overwrite the city-dwellers’ computers with it. Ravage complied, noting that he liked this kind of sneaky plan.

Once the reprogramming was accomplished, and the city-dwellers began acting like cartoon characters, Ravage contacted the Combaticons above-ground and told them to cease fighting, and to follow the Aerialbots to the underground city. The city-dwellers defeated, the Decepticons honoured Ravage's truce and left in Blast Off's shuttle form peacefully. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Attack of the Insecticons====
Ravage alternatively spied on Decepticons of doubtful loyalty towards Megatron or prowled about Decepticon headquarters, keeping a lookout for intruders. He accomplished the first task in one possible adventure, where Shrapnel planned to overthrow Megatron with the use of an energy device called the Sun-Pak, and the later in another possible adventure where the Autobots attempted to retrieve the same device after it had been stolen by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Desert Flight====
Ravage was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.

In the event that the Autobots used a trojan ruse to infiltrate the Decepticon base, and the Decepticons’ forcefield was disabled, Frenzy and Ravage tackled Powerglide after the later had burst into the Decepticons’ base, guns ablaze, only for the two Decepticons to crash into one another when Powerglide ducked.{{storylink|Desert Flight}}

====Decepticon Poison====
Ravage possessed an fighter jet alternate mode. He was also armed with [[proton bomb]]s. He was one of the many Decepticons who attempted to poison a water reservoir in order to turn the nearby human population into mindless slaves. Whether they succeeded or not depended on which choices the Autobots made. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

====Autobot Alert!====
Ravage was stationed at the Decepticons’ command centre, working as a guard to make sure the Decepticons’ latest plan to conquer the Earth went smoothly. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

====The Invisibility Factor====
In one possible scenario, Ravage accompanied Galvatron on a patrol in a desert at night. Upon spotting a spaceship that flickered in-and-out of sight, the patrol investigated. Finding the Autobots Kup and Hot Rod conversing with a woman at the ship's landing site, Ravage and the others fired upon them, causing them to scramble away. Galvatron then ordered his troops to stay and scrutinize the spaceship instead of pursuing the Autobots.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, the Autobots were easily defeated and destroyed by the Ravage and the other Decepticons.

If Hot Rod and Kup silently followed the Decepticons back to their hide-out in a nearby canyon, they managed to tricked Ravage and the others into thinking that they were being ambushed by a whole squadron of Autobots. Panicking, the Decepticons attempted to retaliate by firing in all directions. Amidst the confusion, Ravage began arguing with Thrust, both of them insisting that the Autobots were attacking from a different direction.

If Hot Rod snuck down and successfully snatched the Invisibility Device from Shockwave, the Decepticons gave chase to the young Autobot. They were unable to catch him before Kup fired down onto the canyon's walls, causing it to collapse and burying the Decepticons under an avalanche of earth and rocks.

In an alternate scenario, Ravage and the other Decepticons decided to take off into space in [[Sarah Sanders]]'s ship after acquiring the Invisibility Device. Whether the Decepticons succeeded in mastering the Invisibility Device and subsequently destroyed the Autobots, or were destroyed or defeated themselves depended on what choices the Autobots made from this point on.

In another possible scenario, Ravage and the other Decepticons happened upon Sarah Sanders's ship before any Autobots had come in contact with her. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Ravage and the other Decepticons dragged the ship itself to a hidden location. In whichever scenario that followed, the Autobots managed to steal the Invisibility Device from the Decepticons, either dazzling Ravage and the others with their headlights while Hot Rod took the device right out of their hands, or tricking him and most of the other Decepticons into leaving the spaceship behind while they pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase. The Decepticons did not succeed in catching Hot Rod no matter what scenario ensued. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}

===Frito-Lay posters===
Ravage was amongst a squad of Decepticons who attempted to get to the power source within [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. While Megatron dueled Optimus, Ravage joined Starscream, Buzzsaw and Soundwave in an attack formation. The Decepticons were ultimately unsuccessful in gathering the data they were after. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Lee Tockar]] (English), [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese)|[[Xue Weigang]] (Chinese), [[Daoiz Cabezudo]] (Portuguese), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Sergio Romanò]] (Italian)}}

[[File:BWRavage introduction.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|This is what's called a Dutch angle. It's a cinematographic tool which suggests that something hinky is going on.]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticon warriors who was granted amnesty at the end of the Great War and reformatted into a Predacon, complete with [[Accent|a classy Russian accent]]. He was sent by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to capture [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], clean up any messes he might have made, and deal with the rest of those on Earth. Ravage made the trip to prehistoric Earth in a specially modified stealth [[transwarp cruiser]]. He successfully contacted the [[Maximal]]s and allied with them to capture Megatron. Due to the stealth capabilities of his ship, and the fact that [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] was also an agent of the council, Ravage and the Maximals easily captured Megatron and imprisoned him. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

[[File:Agenda1-Decepticonsforever.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Rock Will Never Die]]

Megatron, however, had one more card to play. He knew that Ravage wasn't going to let any of the stranded Transformers live, and also knew he had the one thing that would turn Ravage to his side. Using a fragment from the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Megatron showed Ravage something which shocked him—a message from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the leader of the Decepticons. As a safeguard against potential defeat, Megatron had left instructions for the descendants of the Decepticons to use transwarp technology to return to prehistoric Earth. Although the message cut out before it was finished, Megatron's plan worked: Ravage, moved by the sight of his former master, released Megatron. After Megatron explained the rest of the message, Ravage joined the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and turned on the Maximals. Megatron and Ravage attacked [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], at which point he transformed into his old mini-cassette alternate mode, jumped into the tape player on his ship and took full control. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

His latest treachery was short-lived. During the assault on the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] infiltrated his ship and used [[Fusion weaponry#Fusion grenade|fusion grenade]]s to cause an explosion that destroyed the vessel and Ravage himself. As the inferno headed toward the bridge, Ravage raised a fist and shouted, "Decepticons forever!" as he was destroyed, along with his ship. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

His head, seemingly all that remained of him, was knocked into the water below the ''Axalon'' by one of Tarantulas's [[Arachnoid]]s. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}
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====3H comics====
[[File:Ravageiguanusrazorclawpd2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|Ravage 3 Bodies Evolution!<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers.fanfic/msg/a5cd7fda89f12c7c?dmode=source&hl=en&pli=1</ref>]]

Even though the [[Maximal]]s had left Earth with [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] were far from over! [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s "death" was actually a cover for his return in a more powerful form that had ingested the power of the [[Vok]]! He revived Ravage into a new [[Transmetal 2]] body to help boost his forces, which also included [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] and [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], and prepared to begin the next stage of his evil plan. Meanwhile, the remnants of Ravage's previous body were recycled by the Vok to re-create [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} {{storylink|Primeval Dawn II}}

Soon, Ravage led an attack on [[Primal Prime]], the Vok's new champion, and managed to separate Prime from Tigatron, [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], and [[Ramulus]]. Ravage boasted of his "dark cloak" which shrouded him from even Airazor's impressive sensor array, and unleashed a volley of missiles which knocked her out of the sky. Meanwhile, Tarantulas encountered Primal Prime far from the main battle, and after a heated battle, the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] itself was ripped from his chest by the undead [[Unicron's Spawn|spawn of Unicron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

[[File:Ravagespittorpd3.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms from catlike thing to catlike thing.]]

Back at [[Tarantulas's lair]], with the Matrix in their possession, Ravage oversaw the construction of a [[unspace|transwarp]] portal that would transport them deep within the maw of their new master, [[Unicron]]! Their newly born ally, [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], expressed frustration at their unwillingness to finish off the Maximals during the battle, and Ravage responded brutally. Ravage was immune to Spittor's deadly venom-covered surface, but Spittor was not likewise protected from Ravage's savage claws, so Spittor quickly quit complaining. Once the portal was completed, Tarantulas allowed them to attack the Maximals; Ravage and the others had served their purpose. Ravage led them to the Ark, but warned them to not disturb the [[Autobot]]s or [[Decepticon]]s on board. But little did they know that the Vok themselves had taken control of Primal Prime's body, and remade it in their powerful image... {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3}}

{{note|[[3H Productions]] dissolved before this storyline could be completed. Based on the subsequent ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Universe]]'' storylines, it can be assumed that the Matrix of Leadership was restored to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s body at the end of this altercation, that the Maximals were triumphant, and that Tarantulas somehow fled to return to Unicron. Ravage's fate is unknown.}}

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====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
While Ravage was considered by many to be loyal only to himself, his primary loyalty was actually to Megatron and the dream of Decepticon conquest. He viewed himself as carrying on where Megatron left off, scheming and operating constantly to end Cybertron's peace and bring back a conquering empire. He had psycho blasters, guns that ''gave you seizures''. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}

Alternately, Ravage was encouraged to follow the will of the [[Tripredacus Council]] by [[Sea Clamp]], and was rumored to have gained a newer, less limited body from them. {{Storylink|#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Ravage bio}}

[[File:DawnofthePredacus RavageAndTarantulasLaugh.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.1|]]
By the tail-end of the Great War, Ravage could combine with the Tripredacus Council and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] to form [[Predacus]]. He did so when several soldiers, including Predaking, refused to follow their orders of standing down after the deaths of both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. In this form, he slayed Predaking, ensuring that the Council's far-reaching and sinister plans could continue unimpeded. He next sniped an upstart soldier going by the name "[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]" with a stun-gun, and the Council surrendered to the Autobots on behalf of all Predacons. For this "great risk" he took to ensure the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, Ravage was granted amnesty by the Primal Council. He and Tarantulas had a good laugh the Autobots' expense afterwards, mocking their gullibility; all they had ensured was that the Tripredacus Council's machinations would continue during peacetime. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] was surveying the timestream, he witnessed several key events of the Beast Wars. Among those was Ravage having a conversation with the captured [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

[[File:RavageTheGathering4.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|[[IDW Publishing|IDW]] decided having his actual robot mode was a little too "Transformers"-y.]]
After Ravage's involvement in the Beast Wars, Magmatron recovered his heavily damaged torso, which still contained his spark. Magmatron then inserted the spark into a blank [[protoform]], which had already been affected by the Transmetal 2 Driver, and Ravage was reborn. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} In his Transmetal 2 body, he and his fellow Predacons, under the command of Magmatron, sought out [[Razorbeast]]'s band of Maximals. Viewing from a safe distance, Ravage ordered his soldiers to engage. Additional Maximal forces arrived, however, and Ravage's forces were defeated. Ravage retreated into the wilderness. {{storylink|Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering}}

Subsequently, Ravage would utilize all the Predacons under his command in a desperate attack as a diversion while he crept into the Maximal base to steal the [[chronal phase facilitator|chronal phase armbands]] left behind by Magmatron. He was confronted by Razorbeast, who guessed incorrectly that Ravage intended to use them to board the Autobot shuttle and return to Cybertron. Ravage corrected him by stating that he intended to free Megatron and eradicate the Maximal forces. His ambitions, however, were thwarted by [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] who caught him off guard and gave Razorbeast the opportunity to knock Ravage offline. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

It is not certain if Ravage's intentions for Megatron were another ruse or if he was ''actually'' out of his kitty mind regarding the tactical feasibility of this endeavor.

[[File:Lio V Ravage.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Who's the big cat NOW?]]
However, what WAS a ruse was Ravage being offline — as soon as he had been tied up by Razorbeast, the Maximal commander had to leave to help on the battlefield—upon which Ravage stopped playing dead and broke loose rather easily, managing to obtain the chronal displacement bands that Razorbeast had put him right next to after pointing them out. (A tactical genius, that Razorbeast.) However, upon activating the bands, Ravage was pulled into Chronospace by the trapped Magmatron, who warned him of the apocalypse that was to come, and ordered him to form a truce with the Maximals to fight this menace. And after hearing the warning, Ravage heeded the sage advice, sneaking out of the base while [[Chronal phase|chronically displaced]] and re-emerging to the sight of several gun barrels from [[Lio Convoy]], Razorbeast, and the Pack. However, just as he explained the situation, [[Latolata|Rartorata]] emerged from nowhere and turned Razorbeast into a frenzied monster. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

After introducing himself to Lio Convoy, Ravage agreed with him on a truce until they dealt with the menace of [[Shokaract]]. Commandeering his Predacons, Ravage's forces defeated Rartorata and Ravage extracted a sample of [[Angolmois Energy]] from the [[Blentron|Blendtron]]. When he told Lio Convoy to abandon the Angolmois-infected Razorbeast, the Pack's leader warned him that if he made light of his friend's peril again, he'd personally de-spark him. Ravage boarded the Pack's ship and returned to Cybertron with them, on the way analyzing the Angolmois Capsule, to come up with a vaccine. However, as he explained, none of them were qualified scientists for the task. After arriving on Cybertron, Shokaract blasted the Maximal ship out of the sky. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

[[File:BWTheAscending4 Grimlock Convoys Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ravage was the fifth Maximal legend who left before they became famous.]]
Ravage survived the crash, along with the Pack, and visited Magmatron again. Magmatron told Ravage to chronally-displace Shokaract so he could "enlighten him". He then showed unusual concern for Razorbeast's Maximals, asking how they were doing. Ravage then returned to the battle and hit [[Herald of Shokaract|Shokaract's Heralds]] with a grenade at an opportune moment. After Shokaract's suicide, Ravage found Magmatron returned and they all lived happily ever after.

Until [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}
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====SD BotCon====
Ravage was [[Dawn of the Predacus|laughing maniacally over drinks]] with Tarantulas when the pair were approached by Beetle. Beetle told the pair they were being kicked out of the bar, since everyone else was tired of their cackling. Ravage turned to Tarantulas and asked where they could go to laugh to their hearts' content... and Tarantulas knew just the place: a children's ball pit! {{storylink|SD SG issue 5|SD BotCon #1}}

====''Timelines''====
Ravage was mentioned as being recruited along with fellow [[Mini-Cassette]]s [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] by the Predacon [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], but for some reason left them soon afterwards to become an operative for the [[Tripredacus Council]]. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
[[File:Metals2-22.jpg‎|thumb|right|300x|Ready to make kharakiri, my lord!]]
Ravage was on board the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crashed onto [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}}

Many millennia later, after his son, [[Jaguar]], went crazy and began killing everyone, even Predacons, General Ravage disowned him. Ravage was later chosen by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to take an army to [[Earth|Energoa]] and defeat [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and end the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. But before the general could leave Cybertron, he and his troops were attacked by Jaguar.

Ravage ordered his men to kill his son, but Jaguar easily slaughtered them all. Jaguar then told the corpse of his father that he would finish his mission and eliminate all the Transformers on Energoa. {{Storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:Soundwavewarwithin.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|MUKNY NOT CATT]]
Ravage, with a much more arboreal alt mode, was among the opponents that Optronix foresaw himself battling against in a prophetic visions bestowed upon him upon first receiving the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Ravage was part of the second assassination team Megatron sent after the now new [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] Optimus Prime, alongside Soundwave, Kickback, Shrapnel, and Bombshell. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} But Optimus proved to be more formidable than any of them anticipated. Optimus lost his pursuers in Cybertron's labyrinthine underground, forcing them to rely on Ravage's sense of smell to track him down. Optimus managed to use the environment to sneak up on the Decepticons, and savaged the lot of them. After taking care of Shrapnel and Bombshell, Prime blinded Ravage with an energy burst from his own partner [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], then he tossed Kickback into the feral Decepticon, squashing him against the wall. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}}

Later, Ravage became an operative of Shockwave's faction during the [[Dark Ages]]. They made war against the [[Chaos Trinity]] to upset the plans of [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Ravage was also present at [[Tyger Pax]] when the Decepticons and [[Ultracon]]s reluctantly planned to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. The ceremony was interrupted by a bombing engineered by Starscream, but this only served to further cement the alliance between the three factions. Ravage was among the 'bots who struck back against Starscream's troops, fighting alongside the likes of Prowl and Bluestreak. After the Starscream's Predacons were defeated, Cybertron's finally seemed to be drawing to a close... right until Megatron returned in all his glory, with the thousand-strong [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] at his back. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

Millions of years later, Ravage and the crew of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' awoke on Earth in 1984, and did battle with the crew of the ''Ark'' for some time. He and the rest of Megatron's army were eventually defeated and captured by the Autobots, but their return vessel to Cybertron, the ''[[Ark II]]'', was destroyed in mid-flight, leaving the Transformers apparently dead. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Ravage and many others were recovered and reprogrammed by the human mercenary known as [[Lazarus]]. As a test of his control and their power, Lazarus sent his robots to destroy the [[Smitco Oil Refinery]], and Ravage was there to "pacify" any human resistance. Megatron soon broke free of Lazarus's control, however, and freed his fellow Decepticons in the process. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

''When Megatron vanished from the face of the Earth, Ravage reluctantly joined Soundwave and many other Decepticons in following Starscream as the new leader. Starscream made his first act to take over the human city of [[Las Vegas]], turning it into a kingdom under his command. In order to ensure cooperation, he worked with the human population, promising them fame and protection in exchange for their obedience. Soundwave and his cassettes worked directly with the LVPD, supplementing their efforts with surveillance and Cybertronian based weaponry. Ravage personally intervened during a block war, dismembering a gang member before he could kill patrol officer [[Ryan O'Brien]]. The Decepticons weren't above silencing their detractors, though, and that same officer was beaten to death by some of his fellow cops later that evening, for conspiring against the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

''Megatron returned from deep space sometime later, but the extent of his injuries at the hands of the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] left him unable to retake his command from Starscream. Instead, he voluntarily went into exile, but invited the other Decepticons to leave Starscream and join him. Ravage and Soundwave were among the Decepticons was eagerly accepted this invitation.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

''After an enormous battle with the Keepers in Las Vegas, Megatron reclaimed leadership of the Decepticons from Starscream. To properly declare his return to power to the world, Megatron made a brazen assault directly on the White House in [[Washington, D.C.]] He had Ravage patrolling the alleyways, terrorizing civilians and running interference—the cat's efforts kept a large portion of the DCPD and National Guard occupied while Megatron had his "conference" with the [[President of the United States|President]]. Later, the President sought revenge on the Transformers during an ambush in the Nevada desert. He had American troops employ [[deconstructionite]]s, tiny microchip-sized projectiles reverse engineered from Cybertronian technology, with the power to drain energy away from Transformer systems. Ravage was caught in the initial barrage, and either his small size or limited processing power made him fall victim faster than others. Megatron had to carry Ravage to safety as the Decepticons retreated.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

[[File:Ravagewarandpeace.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|RARRRRR yourself.]]
Sometime thereafter, Shockwave arrived on Earth with a detachment of Unified Cybertronian soldiers, equipped to take both Autobots and Decepticons into custody as enemies of the peace. Shockwave quickly granted clemency to Soundwave, Ravage, and the other Decepticons willing to swear fealty to him, after he disposed of Megatron. {{storylink|New World Order}} After returning to Cybertron, Soundwave was considering his options when a small sound caught his attention. He dispatched Ravage to investigate, but the poor kitty tried to tackle [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and got a mouthful of [[null-ray]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Starscream had plans of his own, and managed to convince Soundwave and his cassettes that following him would be more profitable than throwing in with Shockwave. During the chaos of the Autobot insurrection that soon followed, they arranged [[Sky Lynx (G1)|transport]] and fled back to Earth to loot its energy resources. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

{{BW Shell Game}}
After having sent Ravage out on his errand on prehistoric Earth, the Tripredacus Council tasked Magmatron with keeping a watch on all Maximal Channels, should their agent in the field fail in his mission. But Magmatron and Ravage were working together behind the Council's back, and the former-Decepticon sent planetary scans to Magmatron so he could implement his own plans for the stasis pods on prehistoric Earth. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Ravage clones gi joe vol 2.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Ravage was among the Transformers laying dormant aboard the ''Ark'' when it was discovered by [[Cobra]], who took the alien robots and reprogrammed them to serve in [[Cobra Commander]]'s plot to conquer the world. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Along with Soundwave and the other cassettes, Ravage was sent to attack the [[SPS Research Facility]], where he protected [[Zartan]] as the ninja stole a necessary module from the facility. He fought against [[Quick Kick]] and [[Mutt]], and would've killed them if he hadn't been recalled to [[Cobra Island]] when Zartan got out and deemed the mission a success. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} Shortly after the Decepticons returned, however, Cobra's control of them was broken by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s tampering, and Soundwave sent out Ravage to punish his former captors. The jaguar knocked out [[Firefly]] and dragged him back to Soundwave to be used as a slave. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Ravage later attacked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] only to be grabbed and crushed in the Autobot's fist. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

Two years later when [[Teletran 3]] had gone berserk, sending scores of Transformers and humans both forwards and backwards in time, Ravage was among the Decepticons who surrounded the tower where the disturbance had originated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

In an alternate future in which the Decepticons had conquered Earth, packs of Ravages prowled the woods that a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and Cobra members were traveling through. A few of them were destroyed by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], causing the remaining ones to flee. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Ravage-Trial by Fire.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75]]
Ravage was one of the Decepticons under [[Cobra]]'s command in [[1939]]. [[Storm Shadow|Stormshadow]] pitted him against [[Snake-Eyes]] during the two ninjas' duel among the [[Fera Islands]]. {{storylink|Transformed}} After a short but fierce battle, Snake-Eyes incapacitated Ravage with a hand grenade. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} The injured jaguar re-emerged soon after Snake-Eyes had killed Stormshadow, but quickly lost his life to the ninja's katana. {{storylink|Trenches}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Ravage participated in an all-out Decepticon offensive, squaring off against Steeljaw as the carnage raged around them. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Marktwainvsravage.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Tales of my lion-taming have been greatly exaggerated.]]
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] sent Ravage to kill [[Tobias Muldoon]], who had deserted the Decepticons when he learned they were evil. Ravage tracked him to [[Stanford Merriweather]]'s house in [[San Francisco]] and crashed into the household, startling Muldoon, Merriweather, Merriweather's daughter [[Kitty Merriweather|Kitty]], and [[Mark Twain]]. The humans fled the house as Ravage broke through the wall.

He then pretty much got his ass kicked by Mark Twain, who took advantage of Ravage being momentarily trapped in rubble to flick a [[cigar]] at him, thus igniting a gas leak. The explosion flung Ravage into the bay, never to be seen again. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Lil Formers''===
Ravage was one of the absurd amount of minion Soundwave ejected out of his chest, all in a row, in preparation for a fight. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Ravage participated in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! While scouting out the area, he was captured by the humans organizing the convention, and put on display as a sale item. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei ravage petted.jpg|thumb|"Who's my kitty? Who's my kitty?"]]
Ravage stole a sack of energon cubes for [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Starscream]], deftly avoiding the pursuing [[Hound (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Hound]] and delivering the booty to his waiting master. Just before Starscream could put the energon to use, however, the pair were attacked by [[Cheetor (BW)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Cheetor]], who stabbed Ravage in the side with one of his throwing stars and pinned both Decepticons beneath his feet. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 8}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' BunBun manga===
When [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Starscream]] attacked a power plant with the help of the brainwashed [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Skyfire]], Ravage stealthily observed and recorded the battle with the Autobots that followed. Ravage took his recording back to [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Megatron]], and then curled up in his leader's lap as he reviewed the footage. {{storylink|Wataru's Power}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Device Label''===
Ravage had been given the mission to root out and interfere with the Autobot activity taking place within the computer under Megatron and Soundwave's command. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#Device Label|Ravage's Device Label Bio}}

===''Recordicons''===
Ravage was at a bar that Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and [[Lazorbeak]] were at. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 16|Recordicons #16}}

===Robot Heroes===
Soundwave hid in his harmless-looking alternate mode... until it was time to strike! He then loosed Laserbeak and Ravage from his chest compartment. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreORavage.jpg|thumb]]

Ravage was standing upright among the Decepticon forces when they introduced the Predacons. {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}}

While [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s plan to brainwash humanity unfolded, the Decepticon patted Ravage's head. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}

Ravage was seen flying into battle with Soundwave in [[Isami Tatewaki|some kid]]'s living room. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Part of a troupe of Decepticons sent to Earth to demand the humans surrender to Megatron, Ravage met with the human representative, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], and quickly learned that [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] wasn't so keen on the idea of surrendering. The Decepticons seemed to have the upper hand in the ensuing battle and Ravage again invited Hawk to surrender, but the human only responded by cleaving the cat's head with his mysterious tomahawk. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} Ravage was then captured by G.I. Joe and fell under the control of [[Doctor Venom]] when he turned Soundwave's body into a human-controlled mech suit. During a battle with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Venom unleashed Ravage from Soundwave's chest compartment to attack the Autobot. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}}}}

===Legends World===
Ravage was the manager of a toy store, where he was puzzled by customer [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s attempts at using telepathy at him. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 1}} He was later shocked when Rattrap showed up to buy toys in the form of a real Transformer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 1|Bonus Edition Vol. 1}} During [[Christmas]], Ravage was standing outside his store, wielding guns and advertising the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|newest ''Transformers'' series]]. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Bolstered by the [[Titan Master]]s, Ravage accompanied Soundwave as the Decepticons orchestrated an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron, which was soon routed by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
Ravage was one of the many Decepticons who invaded the [[Klingon]] homeworld of [[Kronos]] during Megatron's attempt to claim the planet as the seat of a new Decepticon Empire, and tangled with [[M'Ress]] before he was incapacitated by the Klingon armada. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
Transported to the Japan of an alternate universe, Ravage joined Soundwave and the other Decepticons as they scoped out the [[Photon Power Laboratory]]. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
During the war for Cybertron, Ravage was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Espionage Raider]]. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Todaro]]}}
[[File:SiegeEpisode2-Ravage.jpg|thumb|250px]]
Ravage was one of several Decepticons who searched for the missing [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] after a failed ambush against the Autobots, but proved unable to find his comrade. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}

[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] brought Ravage with him when he and Megatron's inner cadre left Cybertron aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Soundwave was picked up by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] on the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] Station and ejected Ravage. Ravage leaped onto the Titan's face and started raking his eyes, making him lose his grip on Soundwave and dropping him. Later in the battle, Ravage was picked up and thrown across the room by Scorponok. After an explosion, Ravage woke up [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. He is part of the Decepticons that broke into the area where the Autobots were and began to attack. They were ordered to cease fire when a wounded Megatron arrived, being supported by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage was again licking the face of an unconscious Starscream. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

After the Decepticons crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, Soundwave deployed Ravage and Laserbeak to take on a treacherous [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], but the pair were quickly defeated and thrown aside by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] warrior. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}
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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOfCybertronPart5-cassettes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|That darn ghost cat!]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticons who escaped [[Gozer]]'s destruction of Cybertron after [[Kremzeek]] transformed them into [[ghost]]s. A thousand years later, following the [[Ghostbusters]]' defeat of Kremzeek, Ravage was ejected from Soundwave alongside Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to deal with the humans. Reincarnated as grotesque, ectoplasm-spewing ghosts, the three Decepticons attacked [[Ray Stantz]] before being promptly dissipated when Soundwave was captured within a [[ghost trap]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}
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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPartTwo-Ravage.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Kitten is angry. Kitten is offended.]]
Shortly after Soundwave awoke in 1984 aboard the ''Ark'', he dispatched Ravage to take care of [[Sarah Connor]] while he fought the [[T-800|the Terminator unit]] sent back in time to kill the Decepticons. Ravage chased her around the flight deck and eventually pursued her up onto [[Teletraan I]] and caused her to accidentally reactivate [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Though Ravage pounced on the Autobot leader, Optimus simply grabbed the Decepticon by the tail and used him as an improvised weapon against Soundwave. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

When the Autobots and Decepticons next clashed in the middle of the [[Cyberdyne Systems]] factory, Ravage trailed Sarah as she tried to raise [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and the other Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' from a nearby security booth. This time, however, the human girl grabbed a pistol, wrestled the Decepticon to the ground, and killed him by jamming the gun into his mouth and shooting him through the head. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|''Transformers'' #23]]}}

[[File:WeHaveDecievedYou-InfiltrationTroopers.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Captain Clench and his Zoo Crew.]]
Ravage was one of the many infiltration troopers [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] deployed during the Decepticon attack on the [[Senate]]. They rushed [[Grotusque]] and [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] and easily defeated them. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] posted Ravage and Laserbeak to guard a number of high-profile prisoners that included [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]], which they did up until [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] burst through the floor and sent the pair running. {{storylink|War World: Prime}} He later watched a drone [[Termagax]] constructed berate the Decepticons (Megatron in particular) for twisting her ideals. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings}} As the Decepticons strengthened their hold over Iacon, Ravage joined in with his fellow Decepticons as they quashed a burgeoning rebellion in the city's [[energon storage field]]s. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

Later, Ravage, [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], and [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] were assigned to move [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] to the [[Senate]] prison facility. They were interrupted mid-transfer by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Charger]], and [[Fire Beast]]; amidst the chaos, Elita was able to escape her captors and retaliated by kicking Ravage into the wall so that Bumblebee could shoot him. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

Ravage was among the Decepticons assembled by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] to attack [[Swindle's]] and recover the escaping [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} They fought with the Autobots, but ultimately failed to prevent the escape. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}}

Ravage gathered with the Decepticon army outside [[Crystal City]] as Strika ordered the attack. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:PetSounds-HappyEnding.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Soundwave ejected Ravage and several other cassettes to investigate [[Ponyville]] after arriving in [[Equestria]]. Their presence drew the attention of [[Fluttershy]]; impressed by Soundwave's "pets", she soon won the affection of Ravage, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. When the pony tried to treat a "boo-boo" on Ravage's nose, however, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] decided that she'd gone too far and swatted her away, an act that only drew the ire of Fluttershy's animal friends, [[Discord (MLP)|Discord]], and even Frenzy's fellow cassettes. However, Soundwave—keen on not losing the friendship of his faithful cassettes—agreed to a truce, and when both sides decided to become friends Ravage happily played with some of Fluttershy's animal companions. {{storylink|Pet Sounds}}

After accidentally trapping himself and some Equestrians underneath a pile of girders, Soundwave unleashed both Ravage and Laserbeak to try and blast their way free. However, the group only escaped after combining their musical talents to unleash a powerful sonic blast. {{storylink|Sick Beats}} In the final battle against [[King Sombra]], Ravage and [[Applejack]] worked together to trip up a mind-controlled [[Clampdown (G1)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
[[File:TFBTTF-RavageRunOver.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Yeah, this is a boo-boo that Fluttershy might not be able to fix.]]
In the year 1985, Megatron sent Ravage and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] to the sleepy town of [[Hill Valley]] to find an edge in their war against the Autobots. Their mission initially turned up nothing, but while staking out the [[Twin Pines Mall]] the two watched [[Marty McFly]] use a DeLorean to escape some Libyan terrorists, then disappear. Ravage's detection of trans-temporal particles led Soundwave to suggest that the humans had invented [[time travel]], and Megatron ordered the pair to steal the DeLorean time machine. The pair tailed [[Doc Brown]] and Marty to [[Lyon Estates]], where they prepared to seize the device through force... only for [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to intervene. The two humans overheard the scuffle and investigated, so both sides transformed to evade detection; when Marty picked up Ravage, however, Bumblebee took the opportunity to reverse, scare the teenager into dropping the cassette, and destroy the Decepticon by running him over. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}}

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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
[[File:Unpredictable-minicassettes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

In the heat of battle, Soundwave unleashed Ravage and Laserbeak against Optimus and Bumblebee, but his reinforcements failed to have the desired effect, as the two Autobots found his minions adorable. {{storylink|Unpredictable}} Ravage and Laserbeak battled [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], and later cheered Soundwave on as he and Blaster took part in a rap battle against each other. However, this truce was short lived, and the Autobots and Decepticons were soon battling each other once more. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 13}}

Ravage was one of several Decepticons who fought the Autobots for control of the perfect barbecue spot, but ultimately lost. {{storylink|I Want to Protect This Place}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! issue 32}} {{storylink|The Transformers Go! Go! Search Quiz is Here!|Search Quiz}} {{storylink|The Transformers Gather on the Snowy Mountain!|Search Quiz 2}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 45}}}}

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===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 – Optimus shoots Ravage.jpg|This may have unforseen consequences.|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
One of the Decepticons that came to [[Earth]] aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', [[Soundwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Soundwave]] sent out Ravage to assist [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] in holding down [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage proceeded to bite Prime's arm until the Autobot shot him off at point blank range. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}} Soundwave was later seen cradling his body. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 3|Transformers #3}}

Later, Starscream and Soundwave were able to get [[Teletraan I|Teletraan One]] back up and running. Soundwave was about to suggest using it to repair Ravage, but Starscream, contemptuous of starting with the smallest of their number, punted the cassette aside, instead opting to revive [[Thundercracker (G1)#Energon Universe|Thundercracker]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

When the Autobots recaptured the ''Ark'', Soundwave was carrying Ravage out when Optimus attempted to reason with Soundwave to stop the war. Soundwave looked to Ravage before throwing a punch at Optimus. Soundwave, with Ravage, then retreated with Thundercracker. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 6|Transformers #6}} When Soundwave challenged Starscream to a duel over the Decepticon leadership and gained the upper hand, Starscream pathetically tried to bargain with Soundwave, only for Soundwave to note that he hadn't forgiven Starscream for kicking Ravage, and disembowelled him. Now having claimed leadership of the Decepticons, Soundwave pledged to use the parts he'd ripped from Starscream to repair Ravage. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}}

Later, Soundwave was looking for the parts to conduct these repairs at the Decepticons' new headquarters in the sunken ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' when he was interrupted by [[Shockwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Shockwave]]. Shockwave admonished Soundwave for bothering with the damaged [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Recordicon]], and prepared to recycle Ravage, arguing that Soundwave could have newer, stronger pets once they retook Cybertron. Before Shockwave could do so though, he was distracted by the appearance of a whale outside, and dropped Ravage to rush and see it. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}}

[[File:TF2023 no. 18 - Ravage Revived.jpg|thumb|250px|right]]
After the reenernization of Cybertron had failed and left Shockwave's status unknown, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 12|Transformers #12}} the Decepticons were scattered and lost the ''Nemesis''. Once they had regrouped, Soundwave led numerous raids on cities in hopes of luring the crippled Autobots out of hiding and and obtaining a stockpile of energy. After one of these raids, Soundwave lamented that Ravage's repairs would once again have to be put on hold and promised Laserbeak that their family would be whole again soon before sending him on a mission {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 15|Transformers #15}} to retrieve Megatron.

When Starscream was eventually revealed to still be alive and with the Combaticons and Astrotrain on his side, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 16|Transformers #16}} he eventually clashed with Soundwave again in [[Seattle]]. When the Seeker tore open Soundwave's chest compartment and extracted Ravage's comatose body, he berated Soundwave for how much he cared out his tapes before preparing to finish Ravage permanently. It was then that Laserbeak returned with Megatron, who put a stop to the squabble at once. To reward Soundwave's loyalty, Megatron used his spark to revive Ravage, who nuzzled Laserbeak before leaping into a delighted Soundwave's arms. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}} He then leapt back out of his master's arms as [[Astrotrain (G1) #Energon Universe|Astrotrain]] charged at the newly returned Megatron.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}}

Later, he was sent after [[Hound (G1) #Energon Universe|Hound]], but was fended off by the Autobot with help from his human allies [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)| Clutch]] and [[Matt Trakker]] {{storylink| G.I. Joe Energon Universe 2025 Special story}}

Ravage then participated in the Decepticon's final assault on [[Chicago]], charging at [[Jazz (G1) #Energon Universe|Jazz]] during the final showdown at the planetarium.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 23|Transformers #23}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Commercials that featured original footage of Ravage include:
*A battle he took part in a battle against the Dinobots alongside [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. Ravage blasted [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], only to find himself face-to-face with a robotic Triceratops when his opponent assumed his beast mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|Dinobots commercial}}
*When [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was duped into bringing [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] into the Decepticons' headquarters, thinking the Autobot was just a normal radio, Soundwave dispatched Laserbeak and Ravage to deal with the intruder. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Blaster|Blaster commercial}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Ravage could interfere with Optimus Prime's progress. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
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{{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)}}

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===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
Ravage was among the [[Decepticon]] troops who sought to destroy [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on his journey, confronting him in the [[Temple Ruins]]... in theory. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

{{note|Ravage's supposed appearance in this game is from a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (promo video)|''Mystery of Convoy'' promo video]]. However, Ravage does not actually appear anywhere in the game, not even in unused sprite form. Given the video was made when the game was still in early development, it's likely he was planned as an enemy but then scrapped.}}

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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
[[File:N64Ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Stupid sexy Ravage.]]
In an alternate timeline created when the Predacon Megatron sent a message through Transwarp back to his past self, Ravage betrayed him, then entered the ancient Autobot battle cruiser, the ''Ark''. Using its tech, he developed a prototype cloning device based on transreplication technology, through which he could produce clones of the ancient Decepticons, with memories and personalities intact. One by one, he downloaded protoform cloning data of the legendary warriors: (Decepticon) Megatron, Skywarp, Starscream, Thundercracker, Reflector, Rumble, Frenzy, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and Soundwave. Ravage returned to Predacon space, ready to produce his clone army and already making plans of conquest. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals}}

{{BW fighter ending|Ravage|N64}}
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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (PS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
Ravage battled the Maximals in pitched combat. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)}}
{{note|Ravage appears as a secret playable character in the North American version of the game, but does not appear at all in the game's story mode.}}

===3D Battle Card Game===
Ravage fights under the command of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] once more, this time with several allies from (potentially) different universes and/or timelines. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Ravage took part in a covert infiltration of the Autobot base led by Soundwave, allowing them to pass information back to the Decepticons and ensure a string of Decepticon victories. They were eventually uncovered by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and sent packing. {{storylink|Covert Operations (Legends)|Covert Operations}}

Ravage aided the Decepticon Powermasters in a battle against their hated rivals, the Autobot Powermasters. {{storylink|End of the Road (Legends)|End of the Road}}

Ravage was part of a group of Decepticons who teamed up with the Autobots [[Windblade (G1)|Wingblade]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to battle the Ammonites on a distant planet. Together, they were able to drive off several Ammonite attacks, but the two factions soon started fighting one another over differing opinions. Eventually, the Autobots defeated the Ammonites and sent the Decepticons packing. Though angered by this turn of events, Ravage and the other Decepticons found consolation that the Ammonites also tasted defeat at the Autobots' hands, and returned to their starship. {{storylink|Into the Abyss}}

Ravage was among a group of Decepticons who accidentally time traveled back to the sixth century and ended up having to battle some similarly displaced Autobots using medieval technology. They lost, and returned to the present as prisoners of the Autobots. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (Legends)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
Ravage aided Soundwave in his battles with the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTF-screen Acc-Ravage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Ravage is an "Accessory" character, giving Deceptihogs he's attached to "acid rounds": anything their weapon hits but does not immediately destroy has its HP quickly sapped by burning acid. This bonus can be increased with upgrades won from random-prize Crates or in the "[[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower" mini-game.

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

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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Ravage-(TM).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Ravage (TM) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character first available as a reward to ''60'' players in the "Beast Wars: Episode 4" event.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Ravage was a cruel and sadistic spy who specialized in stealth operations, but was vulnerable to bright lights. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}} Soundwave considered him to be one of his most reliable saboteurs. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

By the time of the Maximals and Predacons, "Tripredacus Agent" had become a Predacon operative with a feline alternate mode. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

==Toys==
{{main|Ravage (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Ravage (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
* A working name for Ravage was '''Stalker'''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-bob-budiansky-panel-coverage-170041/ Bob Budiansky Botcon Panel Coverage]</ref> Meanwhile, a partially-erased barely-legible piece of [[Bob Budiansky]]'s handwritten notes suggests "'''Tapecat'''" was at one point considered for Ravage.
* Alternate names, narration, and in-universe descriptions by other characters over the years have inconsistently described the specific sub-genus of feline which Ravage represents as a jaguar, a panther, a puma, and sometimes even as a canine.
* Ravage's original [[package art]] is by far the most-copied depiction of any Transformer. It was, of course, adapted for his cartoon [[character model]], which was utilized in his ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' profile, but was also used (twice) in 1984's "back-of-the-box" battle scene,<ref>http://www.botchthecrab.com/galleryImage.asp?gallery=7&image=33</ref> and was copied in licensed coloring books and storybooks; the pose also showed up repeatedly in the Marvel Comics. In "[[Time Wars|Time Wars Part 2]]" (Marvel UK #200), artist [[Robin Smith]] copied the art multiple times across several subsequent panels. And it was, of course, recolored for [[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]]'s card-art.
* According to the ''[[The Transformers Adventure Game Books|Transformers Adventure Game Book]]'', "[[Dinobot War]]", Ravage's cassette mode is labelled as the soundtrack to the musical ''[[Cats]]''.
[[File:RiseOfCobraRobotPanther.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Note: not Baroness, not Ravage, '''and''' not actually from ''Pursuit of Cobra''. Nice going, slide. (Furthermore: panther sadly confirmed not able to use Ravage's G1 weapons.)]]
* At JoeCon 2011, [[Rik Alvarez]] and [[John Warden]] participated in a "Treasures from the Hasbro Archives" panel, which revealed that an unproduced ''Rise of Cobra'' "[[Baroness|Arctic Baroness]]" figure would have come with a robot panther modeled on Ravage. While Alvarez was ambiguous about the figure's identity, Warden consistently denied that it was actually going to '''be''' Ravage, though admitted the use of Ravage design cues was intentional. Neither the Baroness or the robot panther were tooled, with the panther in the photo being the only one in existence.
* In his first appearance, ''Kre-O'' Ravage is based on his bipedal ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' appearance, and in the third one he is based on his quadruped 1984 appearance. While only his head is seen in his second appearance, he's likely to be in quadruped form as his role there is more pet-like.
* In his third appearance, he's shown in the pose depicted on his classic G1 package art. And [[Character model#Model sheet poses used in fiction|everywhere else]].

===''Beast Wars''===
* Ravage's ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' [[robot mode]] [[character model]] is a modified Transmetal Cheetor model with Tigatron's beast head. "[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Metals|Metals Jaguar]]", the ''Beast Wars'' toy for Ravage released solely in Japan, is also a modified [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Cheetor]].
* Ravage's transformation to cassette mode in "[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]" was accompanied by the Generation 1 transformation sound effect.
* Ravage's profile in the IDW ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' seems to suggest that, in the body he is first seen in the ''Beast Wars'', he possess three separate modes; robot, beast, and cassette.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jaguar''' (ジャガー ''Jagā''), '''Ravage''' (ラヴィッジ ''Ravijji'', ラベッジ ''Rabejji'')
*''Czech:'' '''Trhač'''
*''French:'' '''Saboteur''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Romboló''' ("Ravager")
*''Italian:'' '''Iena''' ("Hyena"), '''Ursus''' (''Beast Wars'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pòhùai''' (Taiwan, 破壞, "Ravage"), '''Robin''' (Taiwan ''Beast Wars'', 羅賓 ''Lúobīn''), '''Jīqì Gǒu''' (China, 机器狗, "Mechanical Dog"), '''Lüèduóshòu''' (China ''Beast Wars'', 掠夺兽, "Ravening Beast")
*''Polish:'' '''Wściekły''' ("More Than Meets The Eye", "Furious"), '''Wściekłość''' ("The Movie", "Rage"), '''Łupieżca''' ("A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court", "Reaver"), '''Dewastator''' (''Beast Wars'', "Devastator")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Raiva''' (Portugal comics, "Rage"), '''Selvagem''' (Brazil comics, "Wild"), '''Destruição''' (Brazil ''Beast Wars'', "Destruction")
*''Russian:'' '''Grabitel'''' (Грабитель, "Robber")
*''Spanish:'' '''Destructor''' (Spain, "Destroyer"), '''Devastador''' (''Beast Wars'' Latin American dub, "Devastator")
*''Swedish:'' '''Utplånaren''' (''Generation 2'', "Obliterator")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Spustoshuvach''' (ICTV, Спустошувач, "Devastator")

==References==
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Data disc

2025-10-17T05:13:28Z

Roverlord:

{{disambig3.5|round, multi-coloured data storage units|the memory stick-like data storage units|data slug|Golden Disk|the all-gold discs often used to store data}}
[[File:WFCDS Data Disk.jpg|thumb|right|168px|Golden Disk (WFC)]]
'''Data discs''' are a form of storage media used by [[Transformer]]s.
__NOTOC__
==Fiction==
===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] kept the information in his laboratory stored on data discs. [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] managed to steal a number of them, though most of those he stole were damaged in a battle with the [[Decepticon]]. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] still managed to retrieve information from a few of them, including Shockwave's cloning process and data on some weapons from a derelict ship. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 13}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
Data disks containing all manner of data were concealed around [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and could be used by soldiers to boost their stats. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron (DS)}}
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==Toys==
===''Generations''===
'''Decepticons'''
[[File:Generationstoy-FOCRumble.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
*[[Buzzsaw (FOC)#Generations|Buzzsaw]] (2013)
*[[Frenzy (WFC)#Generations|Frenzy]] (2013)
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)#Generations|Laserbeak]] (2013)
*[[Ratbat (WFC)#Generations|Ratbat]] (2013)
*[[Ravage (WFC)#Generations|Ravage]] (2013)
*[[Rumble (WFC)#Generations|Rumble]] (2013)
'''Autobots'''
*[[Eject (FOC)#Generations|Eject]] (2013)
*[[Ramhorn (FOC)#Generations|Ramhorn]] (2013)
*[[Rewind (FOC)#Generations|Rewind]] (2013)
*[[Steeljaw (FOC)#Generations|Steeljaw]] (2013)
*[[Sunder (FOC)#Generations|Sunder]] (2013)
:The ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Fall of Cybertron (2012–2013)|Generations: Fall of Cybertron]]'' data-disc-based toys are all designed to interact with the Voyager Class [[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Fall of Cybertron|Soundwave]], [[Blaster (FOC)#Generations|Blaster]], and [[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#GenerationsSoundblaster|Soundblaster]] toys, which have a storage compartment in the chest in which the Mini-cons can be stored in data disc form. This is similar to the old days, when these characters were cassettes, but in any case, technology marches on, and so must the tapes. A launching mechanism causes the data discs to pop out and spring open into robot mode.

==See also==
*[[Data-Con]]

[[Category:Prime technology]]
[[Category:Storage media]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron technology]]

Theft of the Golden Disk

2025-10-16T19:29:40Z

Roverlord:

{{featured}}

{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Transformers Timelines]]''
|otherseries2=Pre-[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]
|title="Theft of the Golden Disk"
|prev2=The Razor's Edge
|next2=Dawn of Future's Past
|image=Cryotektheft.jpg
|caption=C'mon, youse mugs.
|production company=[[Octavirate Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[July 1]], [[2007]]
|writers=[[Trent Troop]], [[Ronald D. Smith]], and [[Kristen Maxwell]]
|video=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIJVSjIuNYg
|videosite=YouTube (Part 1)
|video2=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDRYFCO7fpo
|videosite2=YouTube (Part 2)
}}

'''A gang of Predacons plot a heist that will ultimately impact time itself...'''

==Synopsis==
Predacon mob boss [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] shows his student, [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], a hologram of an artifact he plans to steal: the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], an alien object with the power to help take control of Cybertron. Many Maximals and Predacons have attempted to steal this before, every attempt being a failure, but Cryotek believes Megatron, his favorite student, has the capabilities, though his apprentice expresses annoyance with the crime boss' self-aggrandizing. Agents of Cryotek have found a [[Darksyde (BW)|ship]] for Megatron, and have found the [[Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive|data archive]] where the Maximals house all data they have on the Golden Disk, including where it is currently located. Cryotek gives him strict orders that only he is allowed to decode the [[Data-Con|data-con]]. As Megatron leaves with his crew and several of Cryotek's henchmen, Cryotek bids his student farewell, laughing malevolently...

At [[Maximal Power Station B4-Y]], "[[Scorponok (BW)|Clamps]]" and [[Backslash]] arrive in their vehicle modes. At the Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive, [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] cuts through the security doors, and Megatron's [[Dinobot (BW)|lieutenant]] pulls out the thickly armored opening. Dirge detects several security beams, and Megatron gives orders to the two at the power station to begin setting up time bombs. "Clamps" is setting up one when a security guard happens upon him. As he begins to question the Predacon, Backslash cuts through his chest with his [[energon]] blades, telling "Clamps" to watch his back. Meanwhile, at [[Predacon Transwarp Research Center D-F]], [[Buzzbomb]] and one of Megatron's [[Waspinator (BW)|men]], a green flying bot, blast their way in, killing everyone there. Another of Megatron's [[Terrorsaur (BW)|men]], a red flying bot, enters, observing the ship they have obtained. Meanwhile, Megatron is annoyed at the lack of progress at the power station end. Backslash is programming one of the timers, when another security guard aims his weapon at his head, ordering him to turn around. As Backslash futilely protests, Scorponok laughs at the reversal of fortunes, and activates the bomb, knocking out the power, with Backslash caught in the blast. Megatron and his lieutenant enter the archive, hurrying before emergency power kicks in.

Inside, a security guard, distracted by the statues and artifacts, backs up into the lieutenant, who knocks the Maximal against the wall, incapacitating him. Entering the vault, Megatron's lieutenant sets up a time-bomb, while Megatron takes the data-con out, inserting it into a disk, while a transmitter attaches itself to Megatron's arm. Megatron, against Cryotek's orders, sends his [[Tarantulas (BW)|science officer]] the data-con on a private channel, and the scientist laughs maniacally as he beings to decode the data.

Emergency power kicks in, and the city lights itself up again. At the Transwarp Research Center, the red Predacon stands over Buzzbomb's smoking corpse, having blasted him with one of the deceased Predacon researcher's weapons while the power was out. As Megatron and his lieutenant exit the Archives, they come under fire from the [[Maximal Command Security Force]]. Megatron destroys their helicopter unit, while his lieutenant runs into a ravine, throwing the disk the data-con is contained in to Dirge, who quickly flies away from the scene. Grabbing onto a statue, the Predacon breaks off the arm, and uses the momentum to propel him to a gap in two buildings, using his shovel arm to skid down to the bottom, where several MCSF cops gather around him. [[Switchblade (BW)|Two]] of [[Stopgap|them]] are knocked out by the Predacon's eye lasers, while an attempt by the third to blast him in the back fails, and the Predacon throws him aside. Another cop, [[9K]], activates his energon axe, and the Predacon activates his energy sword in response. The two rush at each other, prepared to fight...

Back at Cryotek's headquarters, Dirge rushes in with the data-con. When Dirge questions him about the Maximals and Megatron, Cryotek reveals that he tipped the Maximals off; with the archive destroyed, any evidence to implicate him went with it, and with Megatron leading the Maximals away, Cryotek could steal the disk without anyone noticing. Dirge is shocked, but Cryotek, while fond of Megatron as if he were his son, states that he can get another son; but there's only one Golden Disk. In any case, Cryotek claims, Megatron was bound to betray him. Cryotek is proven right when he opens the disk and finds it only contains the transmitter, as Megatron has switched it around. As the Maximals enter and detain him, Cryotek screams his pupil's name, and later demands his lawyer...

...while elsewhere, Megatron, his lieutenant, and "Clamps" enter the chamber of the Golden Disk. Megatron holds the artifact in his hands, and laughs, uttering a satisfied "yes"....

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
* Unnamed Maximal security guard 1 (12)
* Unnamed Maximal security guard 2 (13)
* Unnamed Maximal security guard 3 (14)
* [[Shatterpoint]] (15)
* Unnamed Maximal helicopter (16)
* [[Stopgap]] (17)
* [[Switchblade (BW)|Switchblade]] (18)
* [[High Beam]] (19)
* [[9K]] (20)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=
* [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] (1)
* [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] (3)
* [[Backslash]] (4)
* [[Buzzbomb]] (5)
* [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (6)
* "[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]" (7)
* "[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]" (8)
* "[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok/Clamps]]" (9)
* "[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]" (10)
* "[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]" (11)

|h3=Others|c3=
* [[Diagnostic Drone]] (2)
}}

==Quotes==
"I wish to speak to my lawyer."
:— '''Cryotek''', right after the closing credits

==Notes==
*The cast:
**[[David Kaye]]: [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]
**[[Ronald D. Smith]]: [[Backslash]]
**[[Frank Todaro]]: [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]]
**[[Trent Troop]]: Powerplant Guards
**[[Brad Venable]]: [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]
**[[Alec Willows]]: [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (archival audio)

===Continuity notes===
* This animation is an immediate prequel to the events of BotCon 2006's comic story "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]", ending perhaps only seconds before the comic begins.

===Transformers references===
[[File:TotGD statue collection.jpg|upright=1.67|right|thumb]]
* Most of the sound effects in this animation are pulled from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]], notably the metal footfalls, laserblasts, and classic [[transformation]] sound. Also, the music that plays over the ending credits is a remix of the [[theme song|ending theme]] music from the original cartoon. Tarantulas's distinctive laugh, meanwhile, is pulled from ''Beast Wars''.
* Cryotek is a virtual redeco of ''Energon'' [[Shockblast]] with a new head and deco inspired by his ''Robots in Disguise'' toy. Backslash is a virtual redeco of ''Energon'' [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] in ''Armada'' [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]] colors. Buzzbomb is a virtual redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]] in the colors of the [[Fox Kids]] Waspinator toy.
** Dirge, a character originally featured in ''Beast Wars II'', is one of Cryotek's henchmen.
* Scorponok is a virtual redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Shortround (Cybertron)|Shortround]], Terrorsaur of ''Energon'' Skyblast, and Tarantulas of ''Cybertron'' [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]], albeit with a new head.
* The first Maximal security guard is mostly generic, with the hood of ''Cybertron'' [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]]'s vehicle mode on his shoulder. The second has ''Energon'' Shockblast's cannon mounted on his shoulder, and uses his head. The third, along with several MCSF members, uses ''Cybertron'' Ransack's body. The helicopter unit is a virtual redeco of ''Armada'' [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]]. These are among the ''many'' generic Maximals featured.
* A [[Diagnostic Drone]] hovers behind Cryotek in a few shots.
* Behind Cryotek is a screen that displays the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] symbol. Also shown is a [[Cycle Drone]] from two angles.
* A statue of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] is seen near the power station.
* The artifacts in the archive include:
** Statues of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], a [[Mini-spy]], [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]], [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]], and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]].
** A replica of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]
** A [[Mini-Con storage panel]] from the [[Transformers (Armada PS2)|''Armada'' PS2]] game.
** A [[Cyber Planet Key]]
** [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[fusion cannon]].
** [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] in cassette mode.
** A bust of Optimus Prime.
* The exterior statue Dinobot uses to regain control of his fall is a heavily stylized rendition of [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]]'s [[Pretender]] shell.
* One of the researchers resembles a ''Beast Wars'' Terrorsaur without beast kibble coloured like [[Lazorbeak]] or [[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]], while another resembles a ''Beast Wars'' Dinobot without beast kibble.
* The bombs Scorponok and Dinobot plant use Autobot [[energon star]] models from ''Energon''.
* Four years later in [[2011]], the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] bio for Waspinator would reveal that the unnamed location of the Golden Disk in this special is none other than the [[Hall of Records]].

===Real-world references===
* The script is heavily influenced by ''{{w|The Maltese Falcon (1941 film)|The Maltese Falcon}}'', down to Cryotek and Dirge's performances, which were patterned after ''Falcon'' actors {{w|Sidney Greenstreet}} and {{w|Peter Lorre}} (respectively).
* Buzzbomb is named after a robot from ''{{w|COPS (animated TV series)|COPS}}''.

===Animation and technical errors===
* When Megatron was under fire by the MaxCops after leaving the archives, when he fired back at them, his shots that hit them impacted with a "digital deletion effect" rather than an explosion-like one.
* Cryotek has an unpainted Decepticon insignia on his left shoulder. This error isn't terribly surprising given the fact that Cryotek's body was created from a [[Shockblast]] model.
* Backslash's hand clips through the bomb he programs.
* Part of the interior of the model of Tarantulas clips through his chest while he decodes the data-con.

===Continuity errors===
* Scorponok, Terrorsaur, and Tarantulas have different bodies than they do in the comic following these events (see below). This is due to the production schedules of the animation and comic resulting in there not being enough time to make completely new models and render new scenes based on the final comic designs; the "non-toy" show-Predacon trio's animation bodies are based on toy-models that had been made well in advance of the actual production.
*In one of the first lines spoken in this video, Cryotek says, "For over three hundred cycles, the Golden Disk has carried the mystery of incredible power under its shimmering surface." The thing is, a cycle is roughly one minute. He ought to have said "For over three hundred ''stellar'' cycles," instead, in reference to the three centuries between the eras of Generation 1 and ''Beast Wars''.

===Trivia===
*"Theft of the Golden Disc" began life as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7cRDZJ0naQ a dialogue-less fan animation] by Trent Troop and Kristen Maxwell posted to YouTube on [[May 9]], [[2006]]. The finished, canon remake was originally shown at Sunday, July 1, 2007, at the [[BotCon 2007]] "Collectors' Club" panel. It premiered online on [[January 8]], [[2008]].
* The YouTube version contains an extra scene not in the BotCon reel; a shot of the ''Darksyde'' in the hangar Terrorsaur, Waspinator, and Buzzbomb took over. The ship never actually appeared in the original version. Oops.
* The trailer for this episode short includes a brief glimpse at a scene in which the Darksyde begins to take off. This was not seen in the episode itself (or at least, not in the YouTube version).
* It is awesome.

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7cRDZJ0naQ Early non-canon version on YouTube]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By_w8THE6fE Official Trailer on YouTube]

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Kranix (ROTDS)

2025-09-06T14:54:52Z

Roverlord:

{{disambig2|the Aligned scientist|the Generation 1 Lithone|Kranix (G1)}}
:''Kranix is a [[Patterner]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
{{faceless}}

The [[Patterner]] '''Kranix''' is a scientist. He has an unlucky name.

==Games==
===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
Kranix was a scientist who examined the [[Dark Spark]] while various groups, such as the [[Disciples of the Thirteen]] and his own [[Patterner]]s, debated its nature and ultimate fate. He was one of many such investigators to disappear mysteriously, only to resurface as the mind-controlled slaves of the turncoat [[Crystal Guardian]] [[Jhiaxus (ROTDS)|Jhiaxus]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Notes==
*Kranix is never explicitly called a Patterner; however, he is identified as one of many scientists who have gone mysteriously missing, and later Jhiaxus is accused of having enslaved a large number of missing Patterners.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Kranix''' (クラニクス ''Kuranikusu'')

[[Category:Aligned Transformers]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Talk:Shockwave (SG)

2025-09-01T22:25:50Z

Roverlord:

==Possible Pic==

On a TFCC Wallpaper, I've seen a character which is basically a yellow Shockblast. I'm assuming this is meant to be SG Shockwave, but since there's no information beyond the picture, all it is is assumption. Can we possibly use it as his pic or not? [[User:Riddlerj|Riddlerj]] 21:09, 2 March 2011 (EST)
:Good question... Shockwave hasn't really shown up in fiction beyond a mention by Megatron... Perhaps this should be a question to ask Trent Troop, who made the image? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 21:30, 2 March 2011 (EST)
::It is SG Shockwave. [http://transformersclub.com/members/transforum/msgs.cfm?msg=139524] --[[Special:Contributions/67.252.49.31|67.252.49.31]] 21:38, 2 March 2011 (EST)
:::I'll upload it for now, unless anyone decides against it. [[User:Riddlerj|Riddlerj]] 22:00, 2 March 2011 (EST)
Isn't he seeking Beta Maxx to learn the secrets of Primus according to BM's Bio? [[Special:Contributions/71.238.50.144|71.238.50.144]] 08:52, 13 January 2012 (EST)
: No, that bio was written long before SG Shockwave was created. It's likely referring to TransTech Shockwave, who was the Shockwave being written at the time the bio was published. It's not impossible for FP to retcon this, and it might even make more sense, but our job here is not to change things because we think they make more sense. Deciding on our own that Beta Maxx's bio referred to a Shockwave who didn't exist yet at the time is totally making things up. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:24, 13 January 2012 (EST)

== "Harmonizing" ==

For one: where exactly was it discussed that we should "harmonize" the two interpretations of SG characters? And for two: why? I don't think "harmonizing" works for characters that have two wildly different personalities (read: one is an original personality and one is largely based on what IDW had done before with the original versions of the characters in MTMTE et al) and that we should come up with a different solution to that. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 12:27, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
:Writing bios that combine elements of multiple characterizations is literally a thing we do all the time. There's no problem here. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 12:31, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
::Blaster, Shockwave, Scorponok, and Fortress Maximus are all evidence to the contrary. And again, where was this "discussion?" Because as far as I can tell, there was none. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 12:34, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
:::A, we have always written intros to be continuity-neutral where possible. B, Loco literally did this for Blaster, Goldbug and Optimus, and no one cared. Gonna suggest you let this one go. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 12:37, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
::::I didn't notice Locoman's edits to Blaster; for Goldbug and Optimus it's whatever, their personalities in either one are largely similar, but I absolutely bristle at the Blaster example because there is no similarity in personality between either version. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 12:39, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
::::And again: why is this discussion happening in the Discord and not actually on the Wiki where there's actual records of it happening? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 12:46, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
:::::Because, again, continuity-neutral lead paragraphs have ''always'' been a thing we've done. Funpub does not get special treatment just because it came first. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 12:50, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
::::::I've been at this Wiki for nearly a decade, I know what we ''generally'' do. But in my opinion the differences between FunPub SG and IDW SG are large enough that they aren't as easily "reconciled," which is why I brought up Blaster et al, and why I'm frustrated that there was no discussion beforehand. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 12:58, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
:::::::As you just said, that's your opinion. TransFormersfan1 is not the one in the wrong for doing what we always do, and did not need to "start a discussion" to treat the article the same way we do every other article on the wiki. It's on you to argue why IDWSG is somehow exempt from what you just admitted is our own usual policy. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 13:05, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
::::::::There are multiple exceptions to the rule that I have already brought up in the course of this discussion. Generation 1 Blaster's intro mainly goes with the cartoon depictions of him; there's only vague overtones of the more angsty personality he has in the comics, which is irreconcilable with the cartoon's happy-go-lucky take on the character. Generation 1 Shockwave's page goes with the comic; there's not a single mention of the "loyal Decepticon" take from the cartoon despite that being a major version of the character. IDW SG's take on Blaster, Soundwave, and other characters (Ratbat and Ravage in the first series comes to mind) are in similar boats. And yes, there are characters that are fairly similar between both versions; Starscream, Optimus, and Goldbug are all fairly close, despite the difference in details. But that doesn't mean that unilaterally we should just go ahead and do it for each and every SG character that shows up. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 13:16, 31 October 2022 (EDT)

"Why are you reverting this, it was already agreed on Discord" - I'll take things that should never be written again for $10000. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 13:26, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
:This isn't about Discord, and is completely removed from the context. TFf1 asked if the lead should be rewritten to incorporate IDW2, and they were told by Grum and myself that our general policy is continuity-neutral intros, ''which it is''. It's fine if you don't want to join the Discord, but stop acting like people asking questions there to get an immediate answer is some sort of crime. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 13:33, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
::I'm not allowed in the Discord. I don't care if it's asked over in there; it's bound to get a quicker answer just because of the amount of people in there. But if something is brought up over there and not here, don't act surprised when people who aren't there aren't on the same page. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 14:51, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
:::In what way is adjusting writeups to account for different portrayals of comparable weight against our policies? [[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]]) 15:50, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
:::: I never said it was? I said I don’t agree with writing it in a way that mixes and merges two very disparate characterizations into one particular way, which is why I brought up both G1 Blaster and Shockwave’s pages. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:53, 31 October 2022 (EDT)

This bit that has just been added to SG Megatron's page is a perfect example of what I've been talking about: "Despite his centuries of heroic resistance, Megatron feels poorly suited to command. Gruff and short-tempered, he doesn't understand why the Decepticons put their trust and faith in him. In fact, he'd rather they ''didn't''. Every life lost weights heavy on him, and the responsibility of leadership is one he wishes he could simply put down. But if the Decepticons want him to lead them, he will." This is literally only true for the IDW version; there's "harmonizing" and then there's "putting two completely contradictory characterizations into the lead and acting like they're the same." If we're going to be insistent on "harmonizing" then it needs to be done better than this. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 14:45, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
:Yes, it's only true for the IDW version. But that version has now had more media appearances than the FP one, and it doesn't fly in the face of his FunPub incarnation either. That incarnation was always humble, adding his defining IDW traits to an otherwise FunPub bio seems like exactly the kind of harmonizing we're trying to achieve. I'm happy to discuss it. But I don't appreciate that after admins have decided, you're acting like the final say on this and erasing my edits. So how would you rewrite the SG Megatron page to equally reflect both incarnations of the character, without erasing a bunch of writing other contributors have made? [[User:TransFormersfan1|TransFormersfan1]] ([[User talk:TransFormersfan1|talk]]) 15:17, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
::I really don’t think “the latter version of the character appeared more” is grounds for saying that the article’s intro should have that forced in there; FP SG Megatron absolutely never had anything that made him seem weary of his cause. Off the top of my head, the IDW version of Jhiaxus technically has more appearances than the original, but that doesn’t make him “more important” than the original. Or the various versions of Straxus, for that matter. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:27, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
:::It doesn't strike me as the least bit incompatible. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 15:42, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
::::Really. You don’t see any difference between “leader still fighting after all these years willing to sacrifice himself for someone he just met” and “tired old man who doesn’t believe he can fight anymore.”? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:49, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
:::::Nope, because the section isn't just about Funpub Megs. Or are you suggesting we strip out all the stuff about Galvatron too since that only applies to Funpub? -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 15:52, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
::::::Oh for god’s sake. If we’re going to have an overview of all versions then it shouldn’t have something that’s about a very specific incarnation of the character and none of the others. I wouldn’t object to a line like “oftentimes Megatron is faced with overwhelming odds but even in the face of defeat he finds a way to push forward his cause” because that is applicable to both. Saying that he feels like a disappointment to his followers is not. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:57, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
:::::::"it shouldn’t have something that’s about a very specific incarnation of the character and none of the others" That is ''literally'' what you keep reverting to. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 15:58, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
::::::I also don't think you're reading what I wrote. He doesn't think he's worthy of being leader, and the loss wears on him. What about that is really so contradictory? The purpose of the opening bios is to give readers a sense of the general character. That means some of FunPub, some of IDW. I think if anything I'm being deferential to the Club incarnation by only adding one new paragraph that isn't terribly contradictory and noting in some universes he's a miner. I personally ''prefer'' the Club take, but I'm trying to make it accessible and clear for IDW/Pulse readers. [[User:TransFormersfan1|TransFormersfan1]] ([[User talk:TransFormersfan1|talk]]) 16:05, 31 October 2022 (EDT)

Ohhh-kay. Cyberlink and TFfan1 are correct that we generally try to have our opening paragraphs reflect as broad a selection of the character's portrayals as possible - and yes, that CAN include attributes that are exclusive to one version of the character, as seen on G1 Swerve mentioning IDW-exclusive concepts. At the same time, Escargon is correct that sometimes there are portrayals that are SO distinct that it's not really possible to reconcile them, and they have to be noted separately; I think that SG Blaster is an example of that. With that in mind, can we focus on individual characters rather than arguing over the idea of the intros being cross-continuity? Thanks. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 16:25, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
:Fair enough. I had hesitated from totally rewriting them out of respect for previous contributors, but I can see how that's made things too difficult to reconcile. I worry about us losing the unqiue traits of the characters as we smooth them out into something that can be about either. [[User:TransFormersfan1|TransFormersfan1]] ([[User talk:TransFormersfan1|talk]]) 16:41, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
:: When I wrote Blaster’s intro paragraph I felt like there were enough points of commonality—uptight, perfectionist, asshole that even the other Autobots hate— to take a stab at a more unified rewrite. At any rate, and regardless of how you feel about IDWSG, it seems wrong to prioritize the FunPub universe where he’s a side character with a funny accent over the reboot comics where he’s a major character who got an entire issue to himself. [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 17:31, 31 October 2022 (EDT)
:::He’s not a side character? He’s the main antagonist of at least two stories and he had a toy. He showed up in more FP SG things than the IDW one has! And putting aside that, it’s never been our policy that “more recent” should take prominence over the original; we’ve always tried to cover all versions, yes, but we also tend to ascribe more prominence to the original versions of characters (for example, the early depictions of Cheetor and Hot Shot tend to get more prominence in the intro over the later more mature ones, even though both are equally prominent), and in these cases, it’s the Fun Pub ones. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:01, 31 October 2022 (EDT)

==Main Picture==

The page's second image shows the character much better than the first one. Maybe ''that'' should be the top picture instead?
[[User:Roverlord|Roverlord]] ([[User talk:Roverlord|talk]]) 18:25, 1 September 2025 (EDT)

Peptex

2025-08-26T07:12:26Z

Roverlord:

'''Peptex''' is a [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] settlement close to the [[Rust Sea|Rust Spot]].

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] intended to execute [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] by strapping him to a shuttle in the Rust Spot and sending it crashing and burning into the nearest settlement, though he wasn't sure if this would be Peptex or [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} In the early days of the war, forty-three citizens of Peptex were killed by weapons manufactured from a warehouse run by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
On post-war Cybertron, Peptex was largely populated by [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s. Even on the best of days, the [[Maximal Command Security Force]] was barely tolerated. After [[Lio Convoy]] kicked off the [[Grand Uprising]], riots began sparking across the planet, and Peptex was no exception. In order to avoid exacerbating proto-race tensions, MCSF officers were under strict instruction to use non-lethal force dealing with the crowds. After one such riot, MCSF officer [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]] was forced to kill her partner [[Betabear]] when he tried to kill hapless Predacon [[Sea Panic]] in a Nucleon-fuelled rage. {{storylink|Burning Bridges}}

Unsurprisingly, it fell to the [[Resistance (BWU)|Resistance]] during the Grand Uprising. {{storylink|Safe Spaces}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising polities]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) cities]]
[[Category:Polities on Cybertron]]

Peptex

2025-08-26T07:11:56Z

Roverlord:

'''Peptex''' is a [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] settlement close to the [[Rust Sea|Rust Spot]].

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] intended to execute [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] by strapping him to a shuttle in the Rust Spot and sending it crashing and burning into the nearest settlement, though he wasn't sure if this would be Peptex or [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} In the early days of the war, forty-three citizens of Peptex were killed by weapons manufactured from a warehouse run by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
On post-war Cybertron, Peptex was largely populated by [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s. Even on the best of days, the [[Maximal Command Security Force]] was barely tolerated. After [[Lio Convoy]] kicked off the [[Grand Uprising]], riots began sparking across the planet, and Peptex was no exception. In order to avoid exacerbating proto-race tensions, MCSF officers were under strict instruction to use non-lethal force dealing with the crowds. After one such riot, MCSF officer [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]] was forced to kill her partner [[Betabear]] when he tried to kill hapless Predacon Sea Panic in a Nucleon-fuelled rage. {{storylink|Burning Bridges}}

Unsurprisingly, it fell to the [[Resistance (BWU)|Resistance]] during the Grand Uprising. {{storylink|Safe Spaces}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising polities]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) cities]]
[[Category:Polities on Cybertron]]

Peptex

2025-08-26T07:09:38Z

Roverlord:

'''Peptex''' is a [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] settlement close to the [[Rust Sea|Rust Spot]].

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] intended to execute [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] by strapping him to a shuttle in the Rust Spot and sending it crashing and burning into the nearest settlement, though he wasn't sure if this would be Peptex or [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} In the early days of the war, forty-three citizens of Peptex were killed by weapons manufactured from a warehouse run by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
On post-war Cybertron, Peptex was largely populated by [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s. Even on the best of days, the Maximal Command Security Force was barely tolerated. After Lio Convoy kicked off the [[Grand Uprising]], riots began sparking across the planet, and Peptex was no exception. In order to avoid exacerbating proto-race tensions, MCSF officers were under strict instruction to use non-lethal force dealing with the crowds. After one such riot, MCSF officer [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]] was forced to kill her partner [[Betabear]] when he tried to kill hapless Predacon Sea Panic in a Nucleon-fuelled rage. {{storylink|Burning Bridges}}

Unsurprisingly, it fell to the [[Resistance (BWU)|Resistance]] during the Grand Uprising. {{storylink|Safe Spaces}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising polities]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) cities]]
[[Category:Polities on Cybertron]]

Peptex

2025-08-26T07:09:14Z

Roverlord:

'''Peptex''' is a [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] settlement close to the [[Rust Sea|Rust Spot]].

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] intended to execute [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] by strapping him to a shuttle in the Rust Spot and sending it crashing and burning into the nearest settlement, though he wasn't sure if this would be Peptex or [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} In the early days of the war, forty-three citizens of Peptex were killed by weapons manufactured from a warehouse run by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
On post-war Cybertron, Peptex was largely populated by [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s. Even on the best of days, the Maximal Command Security Force was barely tolerated. After Lio Convoy kicked off the [[Grand Uprising]], riots began sparking across the planet, and Peptex was no exception. In order to avoid exacerbating proto-race tensions, MCSF officers were under strict instruction to use non-lethal force dealing with the crowds. After one such riot, MCSF officer [[Stiletto (BW)]] was forced to kill her partner [[Betabear]] when he tried to kill hapless Predacon Sea Panic in a Nucleon-fuelled rage. {{storylink|Burning Bridges}}

Unsurprisingly, it fell to the [[Resistance (BWU)|Resistance]] during the Grand Uprising. {{storylink|Safe Spaces}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising polities]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) cities]]
[[Category:Polities on Cybertron]]

Predacon Transwarp Research Center D-F

2025-08-12T17:07:31Z

Roverlord:

[[File:TotGD Predacon Transwarp Research Center D-F.jpg|upright=1.67|right|thumb]]
'''Predacon Transwarp Research Center D-F''' is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]-owned research facility located in [[Cybertropolis]]. As the name also reveals, it's where the Predacons look into and develop [[unspace|transwarp]] technology.

==Fiction==
===Theft of the Golden Disk===
[[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]'s right-hand man [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] came across information on the development of an experimental [[transwarp cruiser]] at the Predacon Transwarp Research Center D-F. {{storylink|Dirge (BW)|Dirge's ''Timelines'' profile}} Cryotek weaved this knowledge into his plan to steal the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]. On his orders, "[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]", "[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]" and [[Buzzbomb]], jointly Team Beta, blew and slaughtered their way into Predacon Transwarp Research Center D-F to steal a [[Transwarp Drive|transwarp-capable]] getaway ship. Shortly thereafter, the Center's lights went out as a result of Team Alpha destroying [[Maximal Power Station B4-Y]], and "Terrorsaur" used the situation to kill Buzzbomb, who hadn't allied with [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] like the others. That matter taken care of, when lights went back on, "Terrorsaur" and "Waspinator" left with the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]''. {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

[[Category:Beast Wars locations]]
[[Category:Cybertron]]

Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)

2025-08-11T04:48:39Z

Roverlord:

{{nav-earthspark}}
First unveiled at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2022|San Diego Comic-Con 2022]], '''''Transformers: EarthSpark''''' is a toyline for the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|accompanying cartoon]], primarily aimed at a younger demographic. It is largely similar to the previous ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' toyline, with many toys revolving around a [[gimmick]], as well as sharing three [[size class]]es: 1-Step Changer (now renamed to "1-Step ''Flip'' Changer"), Warrior Class, and Deluxe Class. The two new size classes, Tacticons and Spin Changers, are the smallest and largest size classes, respectively. ''EarthSpark'' also includes [[redeco]]es from ''Cyberverse''.

==Hasbro ''Earthspark'' toyline==
===Tacticons===
The smallest size class, the Tacticons are bite-sized toys that can transform while on your finger to "forge a connection with ''Transformers'' robots like never before."<ref name="facebook">[[July 22]] Official [https://www.facebook.com/transformers/posts/pfbid02nnAWS39noniUYrdV235kArQf1gKdW7KsTit9MKSUqEzvKUjBt9yPB5efN4PrMs9Ul Transformers Facebook post] revealing the ''EarthSpark'' toyline: "Forge a connection with #Transformers robots like never before with Transformers: EarthSpark Tacticon figures that convert around a finger! Fun in every flip! Convert 1-Step Flip Changer figures from robot mode to alt. mode in 1 exciting step by flipping the bot in the air!"</ref>

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#Tacticon|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#Tacticon|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Tacticon|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (ES)#EarthSpark|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hashtag (ES)#Tacticon|Terran Hashtag]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (ES)#Tacticon|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Twitch#Tacticon|Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Earthspark-Tacticon-Megatron.jpg|thumb|Tacticon [[Megatron (ES)#Tacticon|Megatron]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (ES)#Tacticon|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|}

===1-Step Flip Changers===
Carried over from the ''Cyberverse'' 1-Step Changers but slightly smaller and generally even less articulated, the 1-Step Flip Changers have a greater emphasis on "flipping the bot in the air."<ref name="facebook"/> This is despite the fact the actual gimmick at the heart of these figures is a switch on their robot mode which when pressed - if, say you tipped them over on your desk - releases the mechanism to automatically transform them into their alternate mode in a pleasing flurry of motion. Of course, this means multiple toys have a variation on the 'switchblade' transformation used since all the way back in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]''.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#1step|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#1Step|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (ES)#EarthSpark|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (ES)#EarthSpark|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (ES)#EarthSpark|Swindle]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#OneStep|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twitch#OneStep|Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (ES)#EarthSpark|Breakdown]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Earthspark-1-Step-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|1-Step Flip Changer [[Optimus Prime (ES)#1-Step Flip Changers|Optimus Prime]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita-1 (ES)#OneStep|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullcruncher (ES)#EarthSpark|Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Spitfire (ES)#EarthSpark|Chaos Terran Spitfire]]}}
</ul>
|}

===1-Step Smash Changers===
Succeeding the Flip Changers in [[2025]], the 1-Step Smash Changers transform from vehicles to simple robots when smashed against something. Or really just by pressing down on fins at the rear of the vehicle modes.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#Smash|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#Smash|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Smash|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-terran|[[Thrash (ES)#Smash|Terran Thrash]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-ES-SmashChanger-Thrash.jpg|thumb|1-Step Smash Changer [[Thrash (ES)#Smash|Terran Thrash]]]]
|}

===Warrior Class===
Much like ''Cyberverse'', the Warrior Class toys are more articulated than most size classes in the line but with a focus on an attack gimmick. Several of the figures are redecoes from ''Cyberverse''. Waves 5 and 6 introduce a "Combine & Ride" gimmick similar to [[Powerlinx]] that allows figures to form an upper body to attach to a compatible vehicle mode or to allow another half-robot to attach to the top of their vehicle mode. This feature uses the same connections as the below Cyber-Combiners assortment. Many US retailers stopped carrying the size class in 2024, and in 2025 the size class was dropped completely.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita-1 (ES)#EarthSpark|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Warrior|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (ES)#EarthSpark|Skywarp]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#Warrior|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thrash (ES)#EarthSpark|Terran Thrash]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jawbreaker (ES)#EarthSpark|Terran Jawbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (ES)#EarthSpark|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (ES)#Warrior|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Transformers-EarthSpark-Warrior-Class-Elita-1.jpg|thumb|Warrior Class [[Elita-1 (ES)#Toys|Elita-1]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#Warrior|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-terran|[[Twitch#Warrior|Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-terran|[[Hashtag (ES)#Warrior|Terran Hashtag]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Spitfire (ES)#Warrior|Chaos Terran Spitfire]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 6}}
{{-}}

===Deluxe Class===
The ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''-esque Deluxe Class toys have a greater focus on [[show-accuracy]], accessories, and [[articulation]]. Befitting the more collector-orientated designs, the Deluxe Class toys are available on [[Hasbro Pulse]].

Each toy from the first four waves of figures included a piece for a [[Build a Figure]] of [[Mandroid#Toys|Mandroid]], with one swappable arm. Wave 5 and beyond dropped the extra pieces, and new releases of prior-wave toys from that point on also lacked the Mandroid parts. Wave 7 in 2025 saw a new packaging style, visually similar to ''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]'' packaging.

Like the Warrior Class, several of the figures of "legacy" characters are ''Cyberverse'' redecoes. Disappointing, we know.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#ESDeluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#ESDeluxe|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twitch#EarthSpark|Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Deluxe|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (ES)#EarthSpark|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (ES)#EarthSpark|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nightshade (ES)#EarthSpark|Terran Nightshade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (ES)#Deluxe|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ES-toy_Nightshade_Deluxe.jpg|thumb|Deluxe [[Nightshade (ES)#EarthSpark|Terran Nightshade]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (ES)#Deluxe|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-terran|[[Thrash (ES)#Deluxe|Terran Thrash]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Aftermath (ES)#EarthSpark|Chaos Terran Aftermath]]}}
{{Bp-terran|[[Jawbreaker (ES)#Deluxe Series|Terran Jawbreaker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-terran|[[Hashtag (ES)#Deluxe|Terran Hashtag]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (ES)#Deluxe|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#Cyberglow|Cyberglow Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cosmos (ES)#Deluxe|Cosmos]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Spitfire (ES)#Deluxe|Chaos Terran Spitfire]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 10}}
{{note|Wave 7 (the first wave of 2025) consisted entirely of repacks.}}

===Spin Changers===
The largest size class, the Spin Changers each include a human figurine that can interact with the larger robot, via a circular base or an accessory.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#SpinChanger|Bumblebee]] & [[Mo Malto#EarthSpark|Mo Malto]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Spin Changers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Robby Malto#EarthSpark|Robby Malto]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Spin_Changer_Bumblebee_Earthspark.jpeg|thumb|Spin Changer Bumblebee & Mo Malto]]
|}

===Cyber-Combiners===
These two-packs offer the first true action figures of main human characters Robby and Mo who can now combine with other Autobots like ye olde [[Powerlinx]]. They are compatible with above Warrior Class figures with the "Combine & Ride" gimmick. The sets would also see new releases in updated packaging in 2025.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#CyberCombiner|Bumblebee]] & [[Mo Malto#CyberCombiner|Mo Malto]]}}
{{Bp-terran|[[Twitch #CyberCombiner|Terran Twitch]] & [[Robby Malto#CyberCombiner|Robby Malto]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ESCyberCombinerTwitchAndRobbyCombined.jpg|thumb|upright=.66|Cyber-Combiner Terran Twitch and Robby Malto]]
|}

===Other Toys===
A redeco of the ''Cyberverse'' Optimus Battle Base Trailer, as well as a redeco/retool of the Warrior Class toy with a new, more show-accurate trailer the following year, were released. ''EarthSpark'' reintroduced a [[Roleplay toy|roleplay]] assortment with the foam-dart-firing, plastic-shiv-popping NERF Cyber-Sleeve Battle Blaster.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Other'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#TrailerPlayset|Optimus Prime Battle Base Trailer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus_Prime_(ES)#HasbroBattleTrailer|Optimus Prime Battle Trailer]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Roleplay'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Cyber-sleeve#Merchandise|Cyber-Sleeve Battle Blaster]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:ESCyberSleeveBattleBlaster.jpg|thumb|upright=.66|Cyber-Sleeve Battle Blaster]]
|}
{{--}}

==TakaraTomy ''EarthSpark'' toyline==
In a surprising departure from the brand synergy with Hasbro's lines shown since 2018, Takara Tomy's ''EarthSpark'' line is markedly different from Western offerings. Not only are most figures sporting improved, more show-accurate decoes, but they do not come in plastic-free packaging, marking a return to plastic trays, bubbles on cardbacks, and window boxes.

'''Spin Changer Series''' 
Compared to Hasbro's releases, these Spin Changers come in boxes with a plastic window.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESC-01 [[Optimus Prime (ES)#Spin Changers|Spin Changer Optimus Prime]] & [[Robby Malto#EarthSpark|Robby]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESC-02 [[Bumblebee (ES)#SpinChanger|Spin Changer Bumblebee]] & [[Mo Malto#EarthSpark|Mo]]}}
|
|}
{{-}}
'''DX Series''' 
Compared to Hasbro's boxed releases, the DX Series toys come on cardbacks with plastic bubbles like the days of old. However, the Mandroid "build-a-figure" parts are not included. This line includes both the Hasbro "Deluxe" molds and altered/enhanced versions of Hasbro "Warrior Class" molds to boot.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESD-01 [[Optimus Prime (ES)#Deluxe|DX Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESD-02 [[Megatron (ES)#ESDeluxe|DX Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-03 [[Bumblebee (ES)#ESDeluxe|DX Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-04 [[Twitch#Toys|DX Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[November 11]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESD-05 [[Nightshade (ES)#Toys|DX Terran Nightshade]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESD-06 [[Shockwave (ES)#Toys|DX Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-07 [[Grimlock (ES)#Toys|DX Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESD-08 [[Starscream (ES)#Deluxe|DX Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 16]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESD-09 [[Thrash (ES)#Toys|DX Terran Thrash]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-S [[Optimus Prime (ES)#DXBattleStation|DX Battle Station Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[June 2]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESD-10 [[Prowl (ES)#TakaraESDeluxe|DX Prowl]] (canceled)}}
{{Bp-terran|ESD-11 [[Thrash (ES)#Deluxe|DX Thrash Malto]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-EarthSpark-JP-ESD-13-DX-Terran-Hashtag.jpg|thumb|[[Hashtag (ES)#DX|DX Terran Hashtag]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 27]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-terran|ESD-12 [[Jawbreaker (ES)#Deluxe Series|DX Terran Jawbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-terran|ESD-13 [[Hashtag (ES)#DX|DX Terran Hashtag]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-14 [[Elita-1 (ES)#Deluxe|DX Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESD-15 [[Aftermath (ES)#EarthSpark|DX Aftermath]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
'''Supatto Change Series''' 
"Supatto Change" (スパっとチェンジ, "Quick Change") is TakaraTomy's name for the 1-Step Flip Changers, which now also come packaged in plastic bubbles on cardbacks.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESS-01 [[Optimus Prime (ES)#1Step|Supatto Change Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESS-02 [[Megatron (ES)#OneStep|Supatto Change Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESS-03 [[Bumblebee (ES)#1step|Supatto Change Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESS-04 [[Twitch#OneStep|Supatto Change Terran Twitch]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESS-05 [[Swindle (ES)#Toys|Supatto Change Swindle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[November 11]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESS-06 [[Wheeljack (ES)#Toys|Supatto Change Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESS-07 [[Soundwave (ES)#Toys|Supatto Change Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 16]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESS-08 [[Elita-1 (ES)#OneStep|Supatto Change Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESS-09 [[Skullcruncher (ES)#EarthSpark|Supatto Change Skullcruncher]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

==Notes==
*''EarthSpark'' is the first cartoon tie-in toyline to use the plastic-free packaging first introduced in ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' for every toy. Each size class has an open window except for the Tacticons, which use closed boxes. In the west, at least...
*The deluxe class packaging features [[Alphabet|Autobot Script]] on the inner tray, reading "Earthspark".

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:EarthSpark (toyline)}}
[[Category:EarthSpark| (toyline)]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Spitfire (ES)

2025-08-10T04:57:39Z

Roverlord:

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Spitfire}}
:''Spitfire is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Terran]] from the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:ESSpitfire.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2|Fuel the Fire!]]

'''Spitfire''' was born in the skies of [[Earth]], a Chaos Terran created from a corrupted shard of the [[Emberstone]]. Despite looking almost identical to [[Twitch]], she is the opposite of the other [[Terran]] in almost every way; deadpan, mean-spirited, gloomy, manipulative, and uncaring for almost anyone but herself. Spitfire is determined to be the best, even at the cost of others and fighting dirty. Her alternate mode is the 2.0 upgrade of [[Wheeljack (ES)|Wheeljack]]'s drone, giving her access to extra abilities; such as hyper-speed and stealth mode.

Spitfire isn't a formal member of any faction, but has allied herself with the [[Decepticon]]s after causing mayhem among the Autobots and the Terrans. She gets along with her fellow Chaos Terran [[Aftermath (ES)|Aftermath]], sharing a love for destruction and havoc.

==Fiction==
===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Zelda Williams]] (English), [[Kathreen Khavari]] (English, "[[Spitfire (episode)|Spitfire]]"/"[[The Imposters]]")|[[Betzabé Jara]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Marianna Alexandre]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Marjorie Frantz]] (French)}}

Spitfire was created when [[Twitch]] and [[Laserbeak (ES)|Laserbeak]], while fighting over an [[Emberstone]] shard, accidentally dropped the shard into some clouds. The condensation coming in contact with the shard created Spitfire while still in the sky, causing her to immediately fall towards the ground. Twitch, along with a 2.0 drone she named Schmo, dove to her rescue, but Spitfire started fighting Twitch while in the air. Twitch then grabbed the drone with her, which Spitfire scanned, successfully landing on the ground using her new alt-mode. She then went to the Malto home with Twitch, who introduced her and convinced her parents to allow Spitfire to stay, despite being a [[Chaos Terran]]. While Twitch was introducing Spitfire to the [[Autobot]]s, Twitch was given a special Autobot mission, which Spitfire objected to, claiming she should've gone instead since she was the superior model. Spitfire then participated in the Polyhex Protocol for the right to go on the mission, antagonizing Twitch during the competition. She fell behind during the penultimate challenge, and cut [[Alex Malto]]’s zip line in order to win. She was disqualified from being able to go on the mission, this started an argument between Spitfire and Twitch about the rules, which resulted in Spitfire attacking Twitch. The fight went into the air as another rainstorm rolled in, during which Spitfire continually antagonized Twitch and used her form's better speed and invisibility to get the upper hand. Twitch eventually ended the fight and spared Spitfire, but Spitfire then used her pairing technology to control Twitch's body to steal everything she cares about. As she was doing this, a lightning bolt struck them both and sent both Terrans falling. Spitfire, now in Twitch's body, then said that the Chaos Terran must be kept away from the family. {{storylink|Spitfire (episode)|Spitfire}}

Sensing an opportunity, Spitfire did her best to act naturally and not raise suspicions, though apparently not successfully enough as [[Dot Malto|Dot]] insisted Robby accompany her on the Autobot mission. When the real Twitch showed up at the Malto farm, Spitfire managed to maintain her ruse and turn Robby against his sibling. She and Robby went to Autobot base for the mission, however [[Wheeljack (ES)|Wheeljack]] had become suspicious of her and she used the [[Cyber Slayer]] to take him out before attempting to make an escape with the weapon. On the way out she ran into Robby and Twitch, however this time the ruse was swiftly discovered and the pair gave chase to Spitfire. Twitch successfully switched the pair back to the right bodies, but with [[Aftermath (ES)|Aftermath]]'s help, Spitfire got away with the Cyber Slayer and the two Chaos Terrans returned to the Decepticon base. {{storylink|The Imposters}} Starscream assigned Aftermath and Spitfire the task of using the Cyber Slayer to break into [[Terratronus]], which they set about with gusto and eventually succeeded. {{storylink|Witwicky, Part 1}} Starscream, having reclaimed the Emberstone, joined the pair as they entered Terratronus's spark chamber and turned the Cyber Slayer on them, taking them offline so he could use the shards that brought them to life to complete the Emberstone. {{storylink|Witwicky, Part 2}}

Their lifeless bodies remained in the spark chamber where Starscream was trapped. As time wore on, he started having mock tea parties with them. As part of a plan to deal with a storm of chaos energy unleashed by the Quintessons, a team led by Optimus retrieved the Cyber Slayer and the Chaos Terrans' bodies. {{storylink|Judgment Day, Part 1}} The Chaos Terrans were placed in Optimus's trailer with the Cyber Slayer rigged to it, and dropped into the storm where the chaos energy was absorbed and channeled into the pair, bringing them back to life. Though they were tempted to just leave, the others talked them into stay and joining the battle against the Quintessons. As part of a diversionary plan, Spitfire reluctantly cyber-synced with Robby and [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] and attacked the Quintesson ship until it was destroyed by Terratronus. Following the victory, Aftermath grabbed Spitfire and split. {{storylink|Judgment Day, Part 2}}

==Toys==
===''EarthSpark''===
[[File:ES-toy Spitfire 1Step.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I was ''born'' for Strike Squad Special Force Delta! ''I shall cleave our foes in twain!!!'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Chaos Terran Spitfire''' (1-Step Flip Changer, [[2024]])}}</ul>

: Part of the sixth wave of Hasbro ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|EarthSpark]]'' "1-Step Flip Changers", this version of Spitfire is a [[redeco]] of [[Twitch#Warrior|1-Step Twitch]], a simple toy that converts from robot to drone and vice-versa in, well, one step.

: While the drone-to-robot conversion must be done manually, robot-to-drone can be triggered by pressing the button in her midsection, unlocking the spring-loaded autotransformation. This can be more amusingly triggered by tipping Spitfire face-forward, as the button is designed to be the first part of the upper body to hit the ground, thus popping her into drone mode in proper orientation. So less a "Flip Changer" than a "Trip Changer".

{{-}}{{anchor|Warrior}}
[[File:TF-EarthSpark-Warrior-Class-Spitfire.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Released too late to be [[Ripclaw]]'s ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' vehicular design.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Chaos Terran Spitfire''' (Warrior Class, 2025)}}</ul>

: Released in the sixth wave of ''EarthSpark'' Warrior Class toys, "Chaos Terran Spitfire" is (naturally) a redeco of [[Twitch#Warrior|Warrior Class Twitch]], transforming into a hover drone.

: Spitfire features a "Combine and Ride" gimmick similar to the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Autobots' "[[Powerlinx]]" gimmick, that allows the figure to form an upper body to attach to a compatible vehicle mode, or to allow another "Combine and Ride" Warrior Class figure to attach to the top of their vehicle mode. Spitfire's combination connectors are also compatible with ''EarthSpark'' Cyber Combiner figures.
{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}{{anchor|Deluxe}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Chaos Terran Spitfire''' (Deluxe Class, 2025)}}</ul>

: Part of the tenth wave of ''EarthSpark'' Deluxe Class toys, "Chaos Terran Spitfire" is a redeco of [[Twitch#Deluxe|Deluxe Class Twitch]], transforming from a highly articulated robot into a hover drone.

: She comes with a blaster that fits over either of her forearms to replicate the "arm turns into blaster" of her show model. This gun can be stored on the underside of her drone mode, plus there is undocumented storage for the piece on her robot-mode back, though it interferes with her hip articulation. The clear-plastic wings are safely removable from the socket joints, and while probably unintended, can fit in her hands as blade weapons like in the show, if one fits them in right above the ball joint.
{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category:EarthSpark Decepticons]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Terrans]]

Spitfire (ES)

2025-08-10T04:57:03Z

Roverlord:

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Spitfire}}
:''Spitfire is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Terran]] from the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:ESSpitfire.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2|Fuel the Fire!]]

'''Spitfire''' was born in the skies of [[Earth]], a Chaos Terran created from a corrupted shard of the [[Emberstone]]. Despite looking almost identical to [[Twitch]], she is the opposite of the other [[Terran]] in almost every way; deadpan, mean-spirited, gloomy, manipulative, and uncaring for almost anyone but herself. Spitfire is determined to be the best, even at the cost of others and fighting dirty. Her alternate mode is the 2.0 upgrade of [[Wheeljack (ES)|Wheeljack]]'s drone, giving her access to extra abilities; such as hyper-speed and stealth mode.

Spitfire isn't a formal member of any faction, but has allied herself with the [[Decepticon]]s after causing mayhem among the Autobots and the Terrans. She gets along with her fellow Chaos Terran [[Aftermath (ES)|Aftermath]], sharing a love for destruction and havoc.

==Fiction==
===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Zelda Williams]] (English), [[Kathreen Khavari]] (English, "[[Spitfire (episode)|Spitfire]]"/"[[The Imposters]]")|[[Betzabé Jara]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Marianna Alexandre]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Marjorie Frantz]] (French)}}

Spitfire was created when [[Twitch]] and [[Laserbeak (ES)|Laserbeak]], while fighting over an [[Emberstone]] shard, accidentally dropped the shard into some clouds. The condensation coming in contact with the shard created Spitfire while still in the sky, causing her to immediately fall towards the ground. Twitch, along with a 2.0 drone she named Schmo, dove to her rescue, but Spitfire started fighting Twitch while in the air. Twitch then grabbed the drone with her, which Spitfire scanned, successfully landing on the ground using her new alt-mode. She then went to the Malto home with Twitch, who introduced her and convinced her parents to allow Spitfire to stay, despite being a [[Chaos Terran]]. While Twitch was introducing Spitfire to the [[Autobot]]s, Twitch was given a special Autobot mission, which Spitfire objected to, claiming she should've gone instead since she was the superior model. Spitfire then participated in the Polyhex Protocol for the right to go on the mission, antagonizing Twitch during the competition. She fell behind during the penultimate challenge, and cut [[Alex Malto]]’s zip line in order to win. She was disqualified from being able to go on the mission, this started an argument between Spitfire and Twitch about the rules, which resulted in Spitfire attacking Twitch. The fight went into the air as another rainstorm rolled in, during which Spitfire continually antagonized Twitch and used her form's better speed and invisibility to get the upper hand. Twitch eventually ended the fight and spared Spitfire, but Spitfire then used her pairing technology to control Twitch's body to steal everything she cares about. As she was doing this, a lightning bolt struck them both and sent both Terrans falling. Spitfire, now in Twitch's body, then said that the Chaos Terran must be kept away from the family. {{storylink|Spitfire (episode)|Spitfire}}

Sensing an opportunity, Spitfire did her best to act naturally and not raise suspicions, though apparently not successfully enough as [[Dot Malto|Dot]] insisted Robby accompany her on the Autobot mission. When the real Twitch showed up at the Malto farm, Spitfire managed to maintain her ruse and turn Robby against his sibling. She and Robby went to Autobot base for the mission, however [[Wheeljack (ES)|Wheeljack]] had become suspicious of her and she used the [[Cyber Slayer]] to take him out before attempting to make an escape with the weapon. On the way out she ran into Robby and Twitch, however this time the ruse was swiftly discovered and the pair gave chase to Spitfire. Twitch successfully switched the pair back to the right bodies, but with [[Aftermath (ES)|Aftermath]]'s help, Spitfire got away with the Cyber Slayer and the two Chaos Terrans returned to the Decepticon base. {{storylink|The Imposters}} Starscream assigned Aftermath and Spitfire the task of using the Cyber Slayer to break into [[Terratronus]], which they set about with gusto and eventually succeeded. {{storylink|Witwicky, Part 1}} Starscream, having reclaimed the Emberstone, joined the pair as they entered Terratronus's spark chamber and turned the Cyber Slayer on them, taking them offline so he could use the shards that brought them to life to complete the Emberstone. {{storylink|Witwicky, Part 2}}

Their lifeless bodies remained in the spark chamber where Starscream was trapped. As time wore on, he started having mock tea parties with them. As part of a plan to deal with a storm of chaos energy unleashed by the Quintessons, a team led by Optimus retrieved the Cyber Slayer and the Chaos Terrans' bodies. {{storylink|Judgment Day, Part 1}} The Chaos Terrans were placed in Optimus's trailer with the Cyber Slayer rigged to it, and dropped into the storm where the chaos energy was absorbed and channeled into the pair, bringing them back to life. Though they were tempted to just leave, the others talked them into stay and joining the battle against the Quintessons. As part of a diversionary plan, Spitfire reluctantly cyber-synced with Robby and [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] and attacked the Quintesson ship until it was destroyed by Terratronus. Following the victory, Aftermath grabbed Spitfire and split. {{storylink|Judgment Day, Part 2}}

==Toys==
===''EarthSpark''===
[[File:ES-toy Spitfire 1Step.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I was ''born'' for Strike Squad Special Force Delta! ''I shall cleave our foes in twain!!!'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Chaos Terran Spitfire''' (1-Step Flip Changer, [[2024]])}}</ul>

: Part of the sixth wave of Hasbro ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|EarthSpark]]'' "1-Step Flip Changers", this version of Spitfire is a [[redeco]] of [[Twitch#Warrior|1-Step Twitch]], a simple toy that converts from robot to drone and vice-versa in, well, one step.

: While the drone-to-robot conversion must be done manually, robot-to-drone can be triggered by pressing the button in her midsection, unlocking the spring-loaded autotransformation. This can be more amusingly triggered by tipping Spitfire face-forward, as the button is designed to be the first part of the upper body to hit the ground, thus popping her into drone mode in proper orientation. So less a "Flip Changer" than a "Trip Changer".

{{-}}{{anchor|Warrior}}
[[File:TF-EarthSpark-Warrior-Class-Spitfire.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Released too late to be [[Ripclaw]]'s ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' vehicular design.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Chaos Terran Spitfire''' (Warrior Class, 2025)}}</ul>

: Released in the sixth wave of ''EarthSpark'' Warrior Class toys, "Chaos Terran Spitfire" is (naturally) a redeco of [[Twitch#Warrior|Warrior Class Twitch]], transforming into a hover drone.

: Spitfire features a "Combine and Ride" gimmick similar to the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Autobots' "[[Powerlinx]]" gimmick, that allows the figure to form an upper body to attach to a compatible vehicle mode, or to allow another "Combine and Ride" Warrior Class figure to attach to the top of their vehicle mode. Spitfire's combination connectors are also compatible with ''EarthSpark'' Cyber Combiner figures.
{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}{{anchor|Deluxe}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Chaos Terran Spitfire''' (Deluxe Class, 2025)}}</ul>

: Part of the tenth wave of ''EarthSpark'' Warrior Class toys, "Chaos Terran Spitfire" is a redeco of [[Twitch#Deluxe|Deluxe Class Twitch]], transforming from a hughly articulated robot into a hover drone.

: She comes with a blaster that fits over either of her forearms to replicate the "arm turns into blaster" of her show model. This gun can be stored on the underside of her drone mode, plus there is undocumented storage for the piece on her robot-mode back, though it interferes with her hip articulation. The clear-plastic wings are safely removable from the socket joints, and while probably unintended, can fit in her hands as blade weapons like in the show, if one fits them in right above the ball joint.
{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category:EarthSpark Decepticons]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Terrans]]

Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)

2025-07-17T15:08:02Z

Roverlord:

{{nav-earthspark}}
First unveiled at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2022|San Diego Comic-Con 2022]], '''''Transformers: EarthSpark''''' is a toyline for the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|accompanying cartoon]], primarily aimed at a younger demographic. It is largely similar to the previous ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' toyline, with many toys revolving around a [[gimmick]], as well as sharing three [[size class]]es: 1-Step Changer (now renamed to "1-Step ''Flip'' Changer"), Warrior Class, and Deluxe Class. The two new size classes, Tacticons and Spin Changers, are the smallest and largest size classes, respectively. ''EarthSpark'' also includes [[redeco]]es from ''Cyberverse''.

==Hasbro ''Earthspark'' toyline==
===Tacticons===
The smallest size class, the Tacticons are bite-sized toys that can transform while on your finger to "forge a connection with ''Transformers'' robots like never before."<ref name="facebook">[[July 22]] Official [https://www.facebook.com/transformers/posts/pfbid02nnAWS39noniUYrdV235kArQf1gKdW7KsTit9MKSUqEzvKUjBt9yPB5efN4PrMs9Ul Transformers Facebook post] revealing the ''EarthSpark'' toyline: "Forge a connection with #Transformers robots like never before with Transformers: EarthSpark Tacticon figures that convert around a finger! Fun in every flip! Convert 1-Step Flip Changer figures from robot mode to alt. mode in 1 exciting step by flipping the bot in the air!"</ref>

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#Tacticon|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#Tacticon|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Tacticon|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (ES)#EarthSpark|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hashtag (ES)#Tacticon|Terran Hashtag]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (ES)#Tacticon|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Twitch#Tacticon|Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Earthspark-Tacticon-Megatron.jpg|thumb|Tacticon [[Megatron (ES)#Tacticon|Megatron]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (ES)#Tacticon|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|}

===1-Step Flip Changers===
Carried over from the ''Cyberverse'' 1-Step Changers but slightly smaller and generally even less articulated, the 1-Step Flip Changers have a greater emphasis on "flipping the bot in the air."<ref name="facebook"/> This is despite the fact the actual gimmick at the heart of these figures is a switch on their robot mode which when pressed - if, say you tipped them over on your desk - releases the mechanism to automatically transform them into their alternate mode in a pleasing flurry of motion. Of course, this means multiple toys have a variation on the 'switchblade' transformation used since all the way back in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]''.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#1step|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#1Step|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (ES)#EarthSpark|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (ES)#EarthSpark|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (ES)#EarthSpark|Swindle]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#OneStep|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twitch#OneStep|Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (ES)#EarthSpark|Breakdown]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Earthspark-1-Step-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|1-Step Flip Changer [[Optimus Prime (ES)#1-Step Flip Changers|Optimus Prime]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita-1 (ES)#OneStep|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullcruncher (ES)#EarthSpark|Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Spitfire (ES)#EarthSpark|Chaos Terran Spitfire]]}}
</ul>
|}

===1-Step Smash Changers===
Succeeding the Flip Changers in [[2025]], the 1-Step Smash Changers transform from vehicles to simple robots when smashed against something. Or really just by pressing down on fins at the rear of the vehicle modes.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#Smash|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#Smash|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Smash|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-terran|[[Thrash (ES)#Smash|Terran Thrash]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-ES-SmashChanger-Thrash.jpg|thumb|1-Step Smash Changer [[Thrash (ES)#Smash|Terran Thrash]]]]
|}

===Warrior Class===
Much like ''Cyberverse'', the Warrior Class toys are more articulated than most size classes in the line but with a focus on an attack gimmick. Several of the figures are redecoes from ''Cyberverse''. Waves 5 and 6 introduce a "Combine & Ride" gimmick similar to [[Powerlinx]] that allows figures to form an upper body to attach to a compatible vehicle mode or to allow another half-robot to attach to the top of their vehicle mode. This feature uses the same connections as the below Cyber-Combiners assortment.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita-1 (ES)#EarthSpark|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Warrior|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (ES)#EarthSpark|Skywarp]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#Warrior|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thrash (ES)#EarthSpark|Terran Thrash]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jawbreaker (ES)#EarthSpark|Terran Jawbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (ES)#EarthSpark|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (ES)#Warrior|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Transformers-EarthSpark-Warrior-Class-Elita-1.jpg|thumb|Warrior Class [[Elita-1 (ES)#Toys|Elita-1]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#Warrior|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twitch#Warrior|Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hashtag (ES)#Warrior|Terran Hashtag]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Spitfire (ES)#Warrior|Chaos Terran Spitfire]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 6}}
{{-}}

===Deluxe Class===
The ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''-esque Deluxe Class toys have a greater focus on [[show-accuracy]], accessories, and [[articulation]]. Befitting the more collector-orientated designs, the Deluxe Class toys are available on [[Hasbro Pulse]].

Each toy from the first four waves of figures included a piece for a [[Build a Figure]] of [[Mandroid#Toys|Mandroid]], with one swappable arm. Wave 5 and beyond dropped the extra pieces, and new releases of prior-wave toys from that point on also lacked the Mandroid parts. Wave 7 in 2025 saw a new packaging style, visually similar to ''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]'' packaging.

Like the Warrior Class, several of the figures of "legacy" characters are ''Cyberverse'' redecoes. Disappointing, we know.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#ESDeluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#ESDeluxe|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twitch#EarthSpark|Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Deluxe|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (ES)#EarthSpark|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (ES)#EarthSpark|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nightshade (ES)#EarthSpark|Terran Nightshade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (ES)#Deluxe|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ES-toy_Nightshade_Deluxe.jpg|thumb|Deluxe [[Nightshade (ES)#EarthSpark|Terran Nightshade]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (ES)#Deluxe|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-terran|[[Thrash (ES)#Deluxe|Terran Thrash]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Aftermath (ES)#EarthSpark|Chaos Terran Aftermath]]}}
{{Bp-terran|[[Jawbreaker (ES)#Deluxe Series|Terran Jawbreaker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-terran|[[Hashtag (ES)#Deluxe|Terran Hashtag]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (ES)#Deluxe|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#Cyberglow|Cyberglow Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cosmos (ES)#Deluxe|Cosmos]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 10}}
{{note|Wave 7 (the first wave of 2025) consisted entirely of repacks.}}

===Spin Changers===
The largest size class, the Spin Changers each include a human figurine that can interact with the larger robot, via a circular base or an accessory.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#SpinChanger|Bumblebee]] & [[Mo Malto#EarthSpark|Mo Malto]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Spin Changers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Robby Malto#EarthSpark|Robby Malto]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Spin_Changer_Bumblebee_Earthspark.jpeg|thumb|Spin Changer Bumblebee & Mo Malto]]
|}

===Cyber-Combiners===
These two-packs offer the first true action figures of main human characters Robby and Mo who can now combine with other Autobots like ye olde [[Powerlinx]]. They are compatible with above Warrior Class figures with the "Combine & Ride" gimmick. The sets would also see new releases in updated packaging in 2025.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#CyberCombiner|Bumblebee]] & [[Mo Malto#CyberCombiner|Mo Malto]]}}
{{Bp-terran|[[Twitch #CyberCombiner|Terran Twitch]] & [[Robby Malto#CyberCombiner|Robby Malto]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ESCyberCombinerTwitchAndRobbyCombined.jpg|thumb|upright=.66|Cyber-Combiner Terran Twitch and Robby Malto]]
|}

===Other Toys===
A redeco of the ''Cyberverse'' Optimus Battle Base Trailer, as well as a redeco/retool of the Warrior Class toy with a new, more show-accurate trailer the following year, were released. ''EarthSpark'' reintroduced a [[Roleplay toy|roleplay]] assortment with the foam-dart-firing, plastic-shiv-popping NERF Cyber-Sleeve Battle Blaster.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Other'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#TrailerPlayset|Optimus Prime Battle Base Trailer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus_Prime_(ES)#HasbroBattleTrailer|Optimus Prime Battle Trailer]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Roleplay'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Cyber-sleeve#Merchandise|Cyber-Sleeve Battle Blaster]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:ESCyberSleeveBattleBlaster.jpg|thumb|upright=.66|Cyber-Sleeve Battle Blaster]]
|}
{{--}}

==TakaraTomy ''EarthSpark'' toyline==
In a surprising departure from the brand synergy with Hasbro's lines shown since 2018, Takara Tomy's ''EarthSpark'' line is markedly different from Western offerings. Not only are most figures sporting improved, more show-accurate decoes, but they do not come in plastic-free packaging, marking a return to plastic trays, bubbles on cardbacks, and window boxes.

'''Spin Changer Series''' 
Compared to Hasbro's releases, these Spin Changers come in boxes with a plastic window.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESC-01 [[Optimus Prime (ES)#Spin Changers|Spin Changer Optimus Prime]] & [[Robby Malto#EarthSpark|Robby]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESC-02 [[Bumblebee (ES)#SpinChanger|Spin Changer Bumblebee]] & [[Mo Malto#EarthSpark|Mo]]}}
|
|}
{{-}}
'''DX Series''' 
Compared to Hasbro's boxed releases, the DX Series toys come on cardbacks with plastic bubbles like the days of old. However, the Mandroid "build-a-figure" parts are not included. This line includes both the Hasbro "Deluxe" molds and altered/enhanced versions of Hasbro "Warrior Class" molds to boot.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESD-01 [[Optimus Prime (ES)#Deluxe|DX Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESD-02 [[Megatron (ES)#ESDeluxe|DX Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-03 [[Bumblebee (ES)#ESDeluxe|DX Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-04 [[Twitch#Toys|DX Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[November 11]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESD-05 [[Nightshade (ES)#Toys|DX Terran Nightshade]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESD-06 [[Shockwave (ES)#Toys|DX Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-07 [[Grimlock (ES)#Toys|DX Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESD-08 [[Starscream (ES)#Deluxe|DX Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 16]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESD-09 [[Thrash (ES)#Toys|DX Terran Thrash]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-S [[Optimus Prime (ES)#DXBattleStation|DX Battle Station Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[June 2]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESD-10 [[Prowl (ES)#TakaraESDeluxe|DX Prowl]] (canceled)}}
{{Bp-terran|ESD-11 [[Thrash (ES)#Deluxe|DX Thrash Malto]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-EarthSpark-JP-ESD-13-DX-Terran-Hashtag.jpg|thumb|[[Hashtag (ES)#DX|DX Terran Hashtag]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 27]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-terran|ESD-12 [[Jawbreaker (ES)#Deluxe Series|DX Terran Jawbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-terran|ESD-13 [[Hashtag (ES)#DX|DX Terran Hashtag]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-14 [[Elita-1 (ES)#Deluxe|DX Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESD-15 [[Aftermath (ES)#EarthSpark|DX Aftermath]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
'''Supatto Change Series''' 
"Supatto Change" (スパっとチェンジ, "Quick Change") is TakaraTomy's name for the 1-Step Flip Changers, which now also come packaged in plastic bubbles on cardbacks.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESS-01 [[Optimus Prime (ES)#1Step|Supatto Change Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESS-02 [[Megatron (ES)#OneStep|Supatto Change Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESS-03 [[Bumblebee (ES)#1step|Supatto Change Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESS-04 [[Twitch#OneStep|Supatto Change Terran Twitch]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESS-05 [[Swindle (ES)#Toys|Supatto Change Swindle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[November 11]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESS-06 [[Wheeljack (ES)#Toys|Supatto Change Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESS-07 [[Soundwave (ES)#Toys|Supatto Change Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 16]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESS-08 [[Elita-1 (ES)#OneStep|Supatto Change Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESS-09 [[Skullcruncher (ES)#EarthSpark|Supatto Change Skullcruncher]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

==Notes==
*''EarthSpark'' is the first cartoon tie-in toyline to use the plastic-free packaging first introduced in ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' for every toy. Each size class has an open window except for the Tacticons, which use closed boxes. In the west, at least...
*The deluxe class packaging features [[Alphabet|Autobot Script]] on the inner tray, reading "Earthspark".

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:EarthSpark| (toyline)]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)

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Roverlord:

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First unveiled at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2022|San Diego Comic-Con 2022]], '''''Transformers: EarthSpark''''' is a toyline for the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|accompanying cartoon]], primarily aimed at a younger demographic. It is largely similar to the previous ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' toyline, with many toys revolving around a [[gimmick]], as well as sharing three [[size class]]es: 1-Step Changer (now renamed to "1-Step ''Flip'' Changer"), Warrior Class, and Deluxe Class. The two new size classes, Tacticons and Spin Changers, are the smallest and largest size classes, respectively. ''EarthSpark'' also includes [[redeco]]es from ''Cyberverse''.

==Hasbro ''Earthspark'' toyline==
===Tacticons===
The smallest size class, the Tacticons are bite-sized toys that can transform while on your finger to "forge a connection with ''Transformers'' robots like never before."<ref name="facebook">[[July 22]] Official [https://www.facebook.com/transformers/posts/pfbid02nnAWS39noniUYrdV235kArQf1gKdW7KsTit9MKSUqEzvKUjBt9yPB5efN4PrMs9Ul Transformers Facebook post] revealing the ''EarthSpark'' toyline: "Forge a connection with #Transformers robots like never before with Transformers: EarthSpark Tacticon figures that convert around a finger! Fun in every flip! Convert 1-Step Flip Changer figures from robot mode to alt. mode in 1 exciting step by flipping the bot in the air!"</ref>

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#Tacticon|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#Tacticon|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Tacticon|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (ES)#EarthSpark|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hashtag (ES)#Tacticon|Terran Hashtag]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (ES)#Tacticon|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Twitch#Tacticon|Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Earthspark-Tacticon-Megatron.jpg|thumb|Tacticon [[Megatron (ES)#Tacticon|Megatron]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (ES)#Tacticon|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|}

===1-Step Flip Changers===
Carried over from the ''Cyberverse'' 1-Step Changers but slightly smaller and generally even less articulated, the 1-Step Flip Changers have a greater emphasis on "flipping the bot in the air."<ref name="facebook"/> This is despite the fact the actual gimmick at the heart of these figures is a switch on their robot mode which when pressed - if, say you tipped them over on your desk - releases the mechanism to automatically transform them into their alternate mode in a pleasing flurry of motion. Of course, this means multiple toys have a variation on the 'switchblade' transformation used since all the way back in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]''.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#1step|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#1Step|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (ES)#EarthSpark|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (ES)#EarthSpark|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (ES)#EarthSpark|Swindle]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#OneStep|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twitch#OneStep|Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (ES)#EarthSpark|Breakdown]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Earthspark-1-Step-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|1-Step Flip Changer [[Optimus Prime (ES)#1-Step Flip Changers|Optimus Prime]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita-1 (ES)#OneStep|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullcruncher (ES)#EarthSpark|Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Spitfire (ES)#EarthSpark|Chaos Terran Spitfire]]}}
</ul>
|}

===1-Step Smash Changers===
Succeeding the Flip Changers in [[2025]], the 1-Step Smash Changers transform from vehicles to simple robots when smashed against something. Or really just by pressing down on fins at the rear of the vehicle modes.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#Smash|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#Smash|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Smash|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-terran|[[Thrash (ES)#Smash|Terran Thrash]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-ES-SmashChanger-Thrash.jpg|thumb|1-Step Smash Changer [[Thrash (ES)#Smash|Terran Thrash]]]]
|}

===Warrior Class===
Much like ''Cyberverse'', the Warrior Class toys are more articulated than most size classes in the line but with a focus on an attack gimmick. Several of the figures are redecoes from ''Cyberverse''. Waves 5 and 6 introduce a "Combine & Ride" gimmick similar to [[Powerlinx]] that allows figures to form an upper body to attach to a compatible vehicle mode or to allow another half-robot to attach to the top of their vehicle mode. This feature uses the same connections as the below Cyber-Combiners assortment.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita-1 (ES)#EarthSpark|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Warrior|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (ES)#EarthSpark|Skywarp]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#Warrior|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thrash (ES)#EarthSpark|Terran Thrash]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jawbreaker (ES)#EarthSpark|Terran Jawbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (ES)#EarthSpark|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (ES)#Warrior|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Transformers-EarthSpark-Warrior-Class-Elita-1.jpg|thumb|Warrior Class [[Elita-1 (ES)#Toys|Elita-1]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#Warrior|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twitch#Warrior|Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hashtag (ES)#Warrior|Terran Hashtag]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Spitfire (ES)#Warrior|Chaos Terran Spitfire]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 6}}
{{-}}

===Deluxe Class===
The ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''-esque Deluxe Class toys have a greater focus on [[show-accuracy]], accessories, and [[articulation]]. Befitting the more collector-orientated designs, the Deluxe Class toys are available on [[Hasbro Pulse]].

Each toy from the first four waves of figures included a piece for a [[Build a Figure]] of [[Mandroid#Toys|Mandroid]], with one swappable arm. Wave 5 and beyond dropped the extra pieces, and new releases of prior-wave toys from that point on also lacked the Mandroid parts. Wave 7 in 2025 saw a new packaging style, visually similar to ''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]'' packaging.

Like the Warrior Class, several of the figures of "legacy" characters are ''Cyberverse'' redecoes. Disappointing, we know.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#ESDeluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#ESDeluxe|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twitch#EarthSpark|Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Deluxe|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (ES)#EarthSpark|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (ES)#EarthSpark|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nightshade (ES)#EarthSpark|Terran Nightshade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (ES)#Deluxe|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ES-toy_Nightshade_Deluxe.jpg|thumb|Deluxe [[Nightshade (ES)#EarthSpark|Terran Nightshade]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (ES)#Deluxe|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-terran|[[Thrash (ES)#Deluxe|Terran Thrash]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Aftermath (ES)#EarthSpark|Chaos Terran Aftermath]]}}
{{Bp-terran|[[Jawbreaker (ES)#Deluxe Series|Terran Jawbreaker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-terran|[[Hashtag (ES)#Deluxe|Terran Hashtag]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (ES)#Deluxe|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#Cyberglow|Cyberglow Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|}
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cosmos (ES)#Deluxe|Cosmos]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 10}}
{{note|Wave 7 (the first wave of 2025) consisted entirely of repacks.}}

===Spin Changers===
The largest size class, the Spin Changers each include a human figurine that can interact with the larger robot, via a circular base or an accessory.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#SpinChanger|Bumblebee]] & [[Mo Malto#EarthSpark|Mo Malto]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Spin Changers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Robby Malto#EarthSpark|Robby Malto]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Spin_Changer_Bumblebee_Earthspark.jpeg|thumb|Spin Changer Bumblebee & Mo Malto]]
|}

===Cyber-Combiners===
These two-packs offer the first true action figures of main human characters Robby and Mo who can now combine with other Autobots like ye olde [[Powerlinx]]. They are compatible with above Warrior Class figures with the "Combine & Ride" gimmick. The sets would also see new releases in updated packaging in 2025.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#CyberCombiner|Bumblebee]] & [[Mo Malto#CyberCombiner|Mo Malto]]}}
{{Bp-terran|[[Twitch #CyberCombiner|Terran Twitch]] & [[Robby Malto#CyberCombiner|Robby Malto]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ESCyberCombinerTwitchAndRobbyCombined.jpg|thumb|upright=.66|Cyber-Combiner Terran Twitch and Robby Malto]]
|}

===Other Toys===
A redeco of the ''Cyberverse'' Optimus Battle Base Trailer, as well as a redeco/retool of the Warrior Class toy with a new, more show-accurate trailer the following year, were released. ''EarthSpark'' reintroduced a [[Roleplay toy|roleplay]] assortment with the foam-dart-firing, plastic-shiv-popping NERF Cyber-Sleeve Battle Blaster.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Other'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#TrailerPlayset|Optimus Prime Battle Base Trailer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus_Prime_(ES)#HasbroBattleTrailer|Optimus Prime Battle Trailer]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Roleplay'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Cyber-sleeve#Merchandise|Cyber-Sleeve Battle Blaster]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:ESCyberSleeveBattleBlaster.jpg|thumb|upright=.66|Cyber-Sleeve Battle Blaster]]
|}
{{--}}

==TakaraTomy ''EarthSpark'' toyline==
In a surprising departure from the brand synergy with Hasbro's lines shown since 2018, Takara Tomy's ''EarthSpark'' line is markedly different from Western offerings. Not only are most figures sporting improved, more show-accurate decoes, but they do not come in plastic-free packaging, marking a return to plastic trays, bubbles on cardbacks, and window boxes.

'''Spin Changer Series''' 
Compared to Hasbro's releases, these Spin Changers come in boxes with a plastic window.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESC-01 [[Optimus Prime (ES)#Spin Changers|Spin Changer Optimus Prime]] & [[Robby Malto#EarthSpark|Robby]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESC-02 [[Bumblebee (ES)#SpinChanger|Spin Changer Bumblebee]] & [[Mo Malto#EarthSpark|Mo]]}}
|
|}
{{-}}
'''DX Series''' 
Compared to Hasbro's boxed releases, the DX Series toys come on cardbacks with plastic bubbles like the days of old. However, the Mandroid "build-a-figure" parts are not included. This line includes both the Hasbro "Deluxe" molds and altered/enhanced versions of Hasbro "Warrior Class" molds to boot.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESD-01 [[Optimus Prime (ES)#Deluxe|DX Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESD-02 [[Megatron (ES)#ESDeluxe|DX Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-03 [[Bumblebee (ES)#ESDeluxe|DX Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-04 [[Twitch#Toys|DX Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[November 11]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESD-05 [[Nightshade (ES)#Toys|DX Terran Nightshade]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESD-06 [[Shockwave (ES)#Toys|DX Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-07 [[Grimlock (ES)#Toys|DX Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESD-08 [[Starscream (ES)#Deluxe|DX Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 16]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
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{{Bp-terran|ESD-11 [[Thrash (ES)#Deluxe|DX Thrash Malto]]}}
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{{Bp-terran|ESD-12 [[Jawbreaker (ES)#Deluxe Series|DX Terran Jawbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-terran|ESD-13 [[Hashtag (ES)#DX|DX Terran Hashtag]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-14 [[Elita-1 (ES)#Deluxe|DX Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESD-15 [[Aftermath (ES)#EarthSpark|DX Aftermath]]}}
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'''Supatto Change Series''' 
"Supatto Change" (スパっとチェンジ, "Quick Change") is TakaraTomy's name for the 1-Step Flip Changers, which now also come packaged in plastic bubbles on cardbacks.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
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{{Bp-d1|ESS-02 [[Megatron (ES)#OneStep|Supatto Change Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESS-03 [[Bumblebee (ES)#1step|Supatto Change Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESS-04 [[Twitch#OneStep|Supatto Change Terran Twitch]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESS-05 [[Swindle (ES)#Toys|Supatto Change Swindle]]}}
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{{Bp-a1|ESS-06 [[Wheeljack (ES)#Toys|Supatto Change Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESS-07 [[Soundwave (ES)#Toys|Supatto Change Soundwave]]}}
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{{Bp-a1|ESS-08 [[Elita-1 (ES)#OneStep|Supatto Change Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESS-09 [[Skullcruncher (ES)#EarthSpark|Supatto Change Skullcruncher]]}}
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==Notes==
*''EarthSpark'' is the first cartoon tie-in toyline to use the plastic-free packaging first introduced in ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' for every toy. Each size class has an open window except for the Tacticons, which use closed boxes. In the west, at least...
*The deluxe class packaging features [[Alphabet|Autobot Script]] on the inner tray, reading "Earthspark".

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:EarthSpark| (toyline)]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Nemesis (G1)

2025-07-13T10:56:35Z

Roverlord:

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambigm|Nemesis (disambiguation)|Lemuria (disambiguation)}}
: ''The ''Nemesis'' is a space ship from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Nemesis astroids.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|When the Decepticons play a game of Asteroids, it's quite literal.]]

The '''''Nemesis''''' was the flagship of the [[Decepticon fleet]] and the most powerful warship they ever built. It was notorious for ambushing and shooting down the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Sometimes Nemesis is a transformer.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}

[[File:Target2006 nemesis.jpg|275px|thumb|left|Like some va...wait, what?]]

[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and his crew of Decepticons used the ''Nemesis'' to chase [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of Autobots out into deep space. Eventually, the Decepticons boarded the ''Ark'', the Autobots' ship, and left the ''Nemesis'' orbiting Earth. The ''Ark'' then crashed into Earth with all the Transformers on board, deactivating them and leaving the ''Nemesis'' in orbit with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to watch it. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

''The ''Nemesis'' remained undisturbed, hidden from Earthling view with superior cloaking technology. In 2006, [[Galvatron (G1)#Galvatron I|Galvatron]] traveled back in time to the year 1986 in order to build a large laser cannon to destroy [[Unicron/Generation 1#Marvel The Transformers comics|Unicron]]. Upon completing the cannon, Galvatron tested its effectiveness on the orbiting ''Nemesis'', destroying the ship with a single blast.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

====''Transformers '84''====
The ''Nemesis'' was designed by [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] so [[Decepticon High Command]] could ambush the Autobots after they'd destroyed the oncoming [[asteroid belt]]. Skyfire himself however was barred from boarding on Shockwave's orders, the lead scientist feeling that his subordinate's talents would be best utilized if he remained on Cybertron. After a delay with the absent Shockwave, the ship launched, {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}} hiding behind an asteroid so it could ambush its Autobot counterpart. Deducing Optimus Prime's trap, Shockwave remained aboard the ''Nemesis'' during the fateful attack. After the ''Ark'' crashed on Earth, Shockwave used the ship to communicate with [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] before the [[Conehead]]s boarded. Needing to verify on the status of the ''Ark'', Shockwave incapacitated the three with a [[scraplet]] virus before he exited the ship. Solar cycles later, Counterpunch tried to make contact with the now overdue Shockwave, the ship rerouting the call to the scientist's hastily assembled mining station. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}} Still in orbit, the ship's environmental protocols cured the Coneheads of the scraplet virus. After they took stock of their situation, the trio blasted out of the ''Nemesis'' to find the ''Ark'' and Shockwave. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}

Though the Coneheads found the ''Ark'', they also found a controlled Megatron channeling dangerously large amounts of [[antimatter]], quickly taking their leave. Retreating back to the ''Nemesis'', they found themselves unable to engage the propulsion system, contacting [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] to deliver a status report and request rescue. Straxus agreed to send rescue but only on the condition that they stayed silent about the ''Ark'', an offer that the Coneheads readily agreed to. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}

====Crew====
{{collist|3|
* [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]
* [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]
* [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]
* [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
* [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]
* [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]]
* [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]]
* [[Viewfinder]]
* [[Decepticon medics|A medic]]
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:NemesisMicrobots1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Eh, it's not so big]]

The ''Nemesis'' was the ship used by the Decepticons to pursue the [[Autobot]]s. All the Decepticons left the ship to board the ''Ark'' and both ships ended-up crashing on prehistoric [[Earth]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

Before the crash, however, several objects were ejected from the ship, including an escape pod {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}} and what would become the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

In 1985, archaeologists eventually discovered the wreck of the ''Nemesis'' in South America. Once [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] relayed the news to [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], the Decepticons deployed immediately. Upon arriving, Megatron removed the ''Nemesis''{{'}}s power-source, the [[Heart of Cybertron]] and had [[Hook (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Hook]] then install it in him. Imbued with near-limitless power, Megatron then attempted to destroy the Autobots, and almost succeeded, until the Heart of Cybertron was removed from his body and destroyed by [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]], [[Brawn (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Brawn]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Microbots}}
{{--}}

=====Crew=====
[[File:GenericDecepticons MTMTE.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
{{collist|2|
* [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]
* [[Bombshell (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Bombshell]]
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Buzzsaw]]
* [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
* [[Kickback (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Kickback]]
* [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]]
* [[Reflector (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Reflector]]
* [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]]
* [[Rumble (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Rumble]]
* [[Shrapnel (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Shrapnel]]
* [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]
* [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]
* [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]
* [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]]
* Various [[Air Warrior]]s
* Various [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]]-type warriors
* Various [[Photon (subgroup)|Photons]]
}}

====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''====
The transformed ''Nemesis'' was a spectator of the second week of the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}
{{--}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
[[File:BWNemesisPt1 rises.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|And in four million years, [[Victory (G1)|its sister ship]] crashes into the ocean, coming full circle.]]
The ''Nemesis'' was the flagship of the [[Decepticon fleet]], and the most powerful warship they ever possessed.

[[File:BWNemesisPt1 Nemesisname.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Megs wanted his victims to know who it was that blew them up.]]
It shot down the ''Ark'', but was damaged during the battle and crashed on Earth. It was revealed that [[Tarantulas (BW)#Beast Wars cartoon|Tarantulas]] had discovered the wreckage of the ''Nemesis'' deep under water, and had been refurbishing it for unknown purposes. While he'd finished rebuilding it and outfitting it with [[unspace|transwarp]] capabilities and a Predacon-scaled command console, Tarantulas was killed before he could use it; [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] found out about the ''Nemesis'' soon after, and commandeered it as a last ditch attempt to rewrite history and destroy the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1|Nemesis Part 1}}

Using the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s awesome power, Megatron managed to kill [[Tigerhawk#Beast Wars cartoon|Tigerhawk]], as well as [[Inferno (BW)#Beast Wars cartoon|Inferno]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)#Beast Wars cartoon|Quickstrike]] by accident when he tried to avenge himself on the [[anthropoid]] leader. He soon began to tear at [[Mount St. Hilary]], intending to obliterate the slumbering ''Ark''! In the final battle, the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s controls were severely damaged when [[Rhinox (BW)#Beast Wars cartoon|Rhinox]] crashed an [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta|Autobot shuttle]] ''through'' the warship. Out of control, the ship flew eastwards into the rising sun, turning slowly south and eventually crashing (unseen) several thousand miles away. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2|Nemesis Part 2}}
{{--}}

====Tactical systems====
{{quote|I will say this for my namesake; he liked the artillery big, and plentiful.|Beast Wars Megatron on ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s armaments|"[[Nemesis Part 2]]"}}
[[File:Nemesis missiles.JPG|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Skywarp, Rumble, and Thrust liked to write messages on the missiles.]]
Even for the flagship of the Decepticon space fleet, one might have considered the armament on the ''Nemesis'' to be overkill. In addition to the standard energy weapons used by the Decepticons, the vessel carried a massive amount of [[missile]]s, which could be fired slowly in a swarm of rocket propelled death. A [[tractor beam]] could pull anything beneath it up to be sliced and grounded up by rotating blades and drills. The blades were incredibly sharp, being able to slice through solid rock.

[[File:Nemesis fusion cannon.JPG|125px|thumb|"A second fusion cannon is unworkable, Megatron." "Silence, Starscream!"]]
Given that Megatron himself would have be the ship's normal commander, it should not be surprising that the primary weapon on the ''Nemesis'' was a [[fusion cannon]]. The fusion cannon was powered by its own reactor, apparently separate from the main [[Energon]] supply. The reactor needed to be at one hundred percent capacity to fire a blast, and would require a powerup time between blasts.

The ship also featured systems to enable the forced boarding of enemy ships. A pair of magnetic couplings amidships allowed for the ''Nemesis'' to forcibly establish a magnetic junction between herself and the unfortunate target, and a boarding chute could be released from within the hull to allow crew-members to cross the gap between ships. The tip of the chute could also be heated to cut through hull plating at least as thick as that used on the ''[[Ark (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Ark]]''.

Tactically the ship had two main weaknesses. During the flight from Cybertron a heavy meteor shower required so much power to maintain the shields that ''Nemesis'' was forced to fly in the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s wake in order to survive. Given that a similar energy crisis shortly affected the ''Ark'' as well, it would seem that both ships were weakened by the lack of energy on Cybertron. Ergo, the ''Nemesis'' functioned best when well-fueled, otherwise her size and power requirements could make the ship a liability.

The second weakness was placing all the main tactical, command and fire-control systems in the prominent dorsal conning tower. Though the location provided an excellent viewpoint for piloting the ship and directing combat (and was presumably well armored and shielded), it also made for a compelling target, as happened in the final act of the Beast Wars when Rhinox piloted an [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta|Autobot shuttle]] straight into the conning tower in a kamikaze run, taking out the bridge and crippling the ship, which flew rudderless until crashing in [[South America]], where in the 20th century human excavations would unearth her. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}} {{storylink|Microbots}}
{{--}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:NemesisDreamwave1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Prepare for ship-to-ship intimacy."]]

Built to be the flagship of [[Megatron (G1)#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Megatron]]'s space fleet, the ''Nemesis'' was one of the largest ships created in its time. It used experimental Transwarp technology for space travel. On Cybertron the ship was mainly used as a siege engine, hoards of Decepticons would disembark to attack Autobot targets, while the ''Nemesis'' would launch a bombardment. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye}}
After returning to Earth following Shockwave's defeat on Cybertron, [[Starscream (G1)#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Starscream]] used the ''Nemesis'' as his base of operations. It is unknown if the warship had previously been used for this purpose by the Decepticons or if Starscream rediscovered it after returning to Earth. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

The technical specifications for the ''Nemesis'' were:

* Estimated length: 2.5 miles
* Wingspan: 1.75 miles
* Height: 1.25 miles

{{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye #8}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
A [[worldburner]]-class capital ship, the ''Nemesis'' was designed to raze whole planets. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

After [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] defected to the Autobots, [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] took command of the Decepticons and led them to Earth on board the ''Nemesis''. The ship was kept in high orbit before later flying to the [[Earth Defense Command#2005 IDW continuity|EDC]]'s base on [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] after the "[[mindbomb]]" was used on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} When Prowl hacked into the EDC mainframe he unleashed all the missiles on the ''Nemesis'' crippling it and causing it to crash instantly. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires| I Dream of Wires}} The wreck of the ship ended up on the bottom of the Indian Ocean where it was continued to be used as the main base of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} Following its near-destruction by [[Superion (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Superion]], {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} and capture by the EDC, {{storylink|White Heat}} [[G.I. Joe (team)#2005 IDW continuity|G.I. Joe]] moved in turning into a stationary base that they rechristened '''''Lemuria'''''. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #1}}

When [[Unicron/Generation 1#2005 IDW continuity|Unicron]] began his attack on the [[Cybertronian colonies#2005 IDW continuity|Cybertronian colonies]], [[Depth Charge (BW)#2005 IDW continuity|Depth Charge]] led a horde of [[Maximal#2005 IDW continuity|Maximals]] to attack ''Lemuria'' only for he and his troops to be chased off by [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]]'s group. {{storylink|Last Stand (G.I. Joe)|Last Stand}} [[Scarlett#2005 IDW continuity|Scarlett]] viewed the attack as proof that Unicron would eventually turn his attention to Earth. {{storylink|Road's End}} Following the defeat of Unicron, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] was imprisoned aboard ''Lemuria'', with [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] serving as his warden. {{storylink|Post}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
The Decepticon flagship, the ''Nemesis'' was commandeered by [[Shipwreck#Transformers vs. G.I. Joe|Shipwreck]] in an unseen adventure. Utilizing the ship, the Joe rammed Megatron's "Mega-Megatron" [[Combiner|combined]] form, returning the Decepticon leader to his normal state. After the Decepticons had been defeated, Shipwreck used the ''Nemesis'' to patrol the trade routes within the [[asteroid belt]] and fight off [[Zanzibar]]'s piracy. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
The legendary vessel that carried the Decepticons to Earth, by the late 24th century a surviving piece of the ''Nemesis'' was part of the collection in the office of [[Dynamic Energon Distilleries|D.E.D.]] administrator [[Megatron (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Gnashteeth]]. {{storylink|Identity Politics}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
Four million years ago, the ''Nemesis'' followed the ''Ark'', immobilizing it with its tractor beams so the crew could board the Autobot ship. While the ''Ark'' crashed on the nearby Earth, what happened to the ''Nemesis'' is unknown, but when the Decepticons later departed Earth to flee [[World War III]], they did so aboard [[Trypticon (G1)#Star Trek vs. Transformers|Trypticon]].

While mind-melded with [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Star Trek vs. Transformers|Optimus Prime]], [[Spock]] glimpsed his memories of the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
With Cybertron's fate sealed and the Autobots gone, the Decepticons followed them closely through space aboard the ''Nemesis'' in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref>

In the midst of their mission, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] discovered that ''Nemesis'' crewmember Counterpunch was actually an Autobot double agent named [[Punch (G1)|Punch]]. Once his identity was discovered, Punch escaped the ''Nemesis'' in an escape pod and made his way to the nearby Disaster Planet, [[Master (planet)|Dominus]]. Megatron, in retaliation, sent Barricade to hunt him down. {{Storylink|Source:Earthrise Galactic Odyssey Collection|Encounter 4: Dominus Criminal Pursuit}}

{{stub|{{storylink|Source:Kingdom Golden Disk Collection#CHAPTER 2: …AND OUT THE OTHER SIDE|''Golden Disk Collection'' Chapter 2}} {{storylink|Source:Kingdom Golden Disk Collection#CHAPTER 4: THE TERRORFYING CONCLUSION|''Golden Disk Collection'' Chapter 4}}}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
After the Autobots had removed the [[AllSpark|Allspark]] from Cybertron, the planet's condition began to decline, Megatron redirected all resources on Cybertron, including the [[spark]]s of his prisoners and soldiers, into Project Nemesis, a massive starship with which to find the Allspark and find the Autobot ''Ark''. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}} {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}}

After being informed of the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s location by [[Doubledealer]], {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}} the ''Nemesis'' set out for the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] system, finding the ''Ark'' by an active [[space bridge]] that the Autobots hoped to use to reach the Allspark. Unwilling to turn the warship's armament on the portal, Megatron ordered a boarding party prepped. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}}

Having slipped away from the chaos, Starscream was more than willing to use the ''Nemesis'' to destroy the ''Ark'', ordering an attack just as the Autobot craft went to warp. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

The energies had opened a portal to the [[Dead Universe]], an opening that Megatron, after kicking Starscream off the bridge, ordered the ship through. Entering the rift, the ''Nemesis'' was boarded by [[Galvatron (G1)|a mysterious Decepticon]] who guided Megatron after the ''Ark'' and how to harness the strange powers of the realm. By the time he'd left, the ''Nemesis'' had caught up with the ''Ark'' just as both ships returned to normal space, above an organic planet. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}}

Its weapon systems offline after the jolt of crossing realities, the ''Nemesis'' used its [[tractor beam]] to tow in the ''Ark'', ramming it. As the Decepticons boarded the ''Ark'', [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] took the chance to scamper over to the unguarded ''Nemesis'', seizing command of it and turning its weapons on the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'' when it arrived. When the ''Fortune''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s warp core began to overload however, the ''Nemesis'' disconnected from the ''Ark'' and began pulling away. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

Unable to reach a safe distance in time, the ''Nemesis'' was caught in the blast and wound up crashing on the planet. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} When the [[Maximal]]s detected its crash, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] sent [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] to investigate, ordering her to allow herself to be captured so he could surreptitiously place tracking devices on the crew. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}} As she scouted the perimeter, the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] approached the ship and struck an alliance with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} When Airazor was discovered, she was promptly imprisoned, the Autobots and Maximals setting out to rescue her. Despite the foreknowledge granted to the Decepticons and Predacons by the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], the Autobots and Maximals were successful in their mission. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}}

Following the Autobots and Maximals recovering the Allspark, the ''Nemesis'' had been repaired and set out for the ''Ark'', turning its cannons on it. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] was snuck aboard the ship, managing to hack into and disable its weapon systems. When Megatron decided to substitute his warship's firepower with his own, he was confronted by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] allowing enough of a delay for [[Teletraan I]] to reconfigure the ''Ark'' into a transformable body. With this newfound power, Teletraan managed to physically punch the ''Nemesis'', bringing it down. Its wreckage was subsequently abandoned when the Autobots and Maximals took the Decepticons and Predacons prisoner and returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}}
===''Legacy''===
The ''Nemesis'' struck fear in those who dared cross her. She despised Autobots and her only goal was to demolish any opposition to a Decepticon victory. {{storylink|#Legacy|Nemesis bio}}

===Energon Universe===
When the Autobots fled Cybertron, the ''Nemesis'' launched from Cybertron to pursue the ''Ark''. When the Decepticons boarded the other ship, the pilotless ''Nemesis'' fell down to Earth, crashing in the [[Pacific Ocean]].

[[File:TF2023 no. 8 - Nemesis Underwater.jpg|thumb|left]]
A hundred years later, the ''Nemesis'' was raised by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and partially reactivated using the nuclear reactor of the scuttled [[USS Henry Harrison|USS ''Henry Harrison'']]. Having being previously sealed inside the vessel by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] was let out at [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s order, and the interim leader managed to tentatively recruit Astrotrain. After writing off the possibility of raising the ''Nemesis'', noting that the craft required far more [[energon]] than the Decepticons had, Soundwave made use of its communications array to reestablish contact with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 8|Transformers #8}}

With contact reestablished, the Decepticons opened a [[space bridge]] atop the ''Nemesis''. Only Shockwave, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and half of [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] made it through to Earth, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]], having also hopped through with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], damaged the space bridge allowing her, Magnus and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to escape the area. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 9|Transformers #9}}

After the space bridge was repaired, Shockwave determined that the resources aboard the ''Nemesis'' would take too long to efficiently harvest Earth's energy. To that end, he ordered the Constructicons to build a [[feeder]], harvesting nearby ocean fauna and flora into [[energon]]. Pumping all the energon into the ''Nemesis'', Shockwave managed to reopen the space bridge, allowing him to bring Cybertron itself into Earth's orbit. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}}

Managing to appeal to [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], the Autobots teleported to the ''Nemesis'', intending to destroy it to sever Earth's side of the space bridge. No sooner had the Autobots arrived did the Construticons form [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] once again, with the sight of Shockwave scaring away the traumatized [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 11|Transformers #11}}

After Devastator was sent falling into the energon harvester, breaking the ''Nemesis''{{'}}s hold on Cybertron even as the energy transfer continued. Refusing to leave Cliffjumper behind again, Optimus ran through the space bridge, chasing away the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and crushing Shockwave's head. Though Optimus sought to return to Earth, Elita destroyed Cybertron's end of the portal, citing the Autobots' need for Optimus and how they could use the pilfered energon. Unwilling to save Cybertron at the expense of another world, Optimus tried to detonate the charges and destroy the ''Nemesis'' only for Elita to reveal she'd never set them. With no other choice, Optimus detonated the pilfered energon directly, severing the link between the two planets. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 12|Transformers #12}}

The foiling of their plan rendered the ''Nemesis'' "lost" to the Decepticons, Soundwave having them wreak destruction across human society to lure out the Autobots on their terms. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 15|Transformers #15}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
*''Stage'': 4
*''Point value'': 4000
*''Hit points'': 4
At the end of the [[Subspace Zone]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Mystery of Convoy|Ultra Magnus]] fought and defeated the Destron Boat. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
The starship appears as an accessory to [[Minion Pig#As Cyclonus|Cyclonus]], and it is very, VERY small, which is very, VERY weird. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
The ''Nemesis'' crash-landed in South America, and Megatron used it as his headquarters for some time during the early days of the war on Earth. However, when a group of Decepticons began constructing the ''[[Victory (G1)|Victory]]'', they cannibalized most of the ''Nemesis'' and recycled the parts into their new ship. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{Charstubgames|{{Storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

==Toys==
===''Titans Return''===
[[File:Titans Return Trypticon.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Necro & Decepticon Full-Tilt & Trypticon''' (Titan Class, 2017)}}</ul>
:* ''Accessories:'' Cannon/Full-Tilt holder
{{note|[[Trypticon (G1)#Titans Return|Trypticon]] was described as transforming into the ''Nemesis'' in a Designer's Desk video released on Hasbro's YouTube Channel,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjQE0N233X0] Transformers: Titans Return - ‘Trypticon’ Designer Desk | Transformers Official, 14 September 2017</ref> seemingly in reference to [[Trypticon (WFC)|Aligned Trypticon]] becoming the ''Nemesis''.}}

: Standing at 20 inches tall, ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Trypticon was the tallest Decepticon figure made at that point. (It was later surpassed by the [[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'']] [[Scorponok (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Scorponok]].) He features several new action features, such as a spring-loaded pop-out forehead-gun and the ability to "eat" [[Titan Master]] figures, who fall down his throat into his stomach, which can be opened to retrieve them. His city mode unfolds to around three feet wide, and the "battle station" mode of his classic toy is rebranded as the ''Nemesis'', a spaceship that can fit a Deluxe-class action figure in its forward bay. The front of the ''Nemesis'' mode features sculpted faux eyes, intended to make it look like it is formed by Trypticon's head. In lieu of electronics, Trypticon comes with his old partner [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Titans Return|Full-Tilt]], who has been significantly upgraded to become a full-sized Deluxe figure in his own right, with his own Titan Master partner, [[Wipe-Out#Titans Return|Necro]], who is actually a new version of Trypticon's comic bud, [[Wipe-Out]]. Since his head is obviously too large to interact with Titan Masters as most Titans Return figures do, he features a slot near the back of his head where you can insert a head-mode Titan Master, causing the orange canopy on his head to open and the laser cannon to slide up.

: Early production runs of the figure had a serious [[design flaw]] in the hip ratchets: a combination of strong springs and weak plastic caused the mechanisms of the joints to destroy themselves very quickly if they were used. Cutting the springs in half or repeatedly compressing them to reduce their length appears to solve this problem on affected copies of the toy. Later production runs appear to have fixed the issue entirely. Similarly, early specimens of this figure had a chest door that would not latch closed properly and could not bear the weight of Full-Tilt; this too was fixed in later shipments. However, the tail is entirely a different matter: the gears inside can potentially make a "snap!" sound even if care is taken while posing, causing the tail to droop down.

: The large cannons on Trypticon's back can be extended; this is mentioned in the instructions, but not depicted in any of the stock photography. Originally, the paired towers on Trypticon's back were symmetrical in their design, mirroring each other. A later [[variant]] was released with a [[retool]]ed right tower, mimicking the asymmetrical tower designs on the original figure.

: On Monday 13th February 2017, the Monday before [[Toy Fair 2017]], a picture of the toy was released and swiftly withdrawn from the Transformers Instagram account.

: In fall 2018, huge quantities of Trypticons were found at outlet stores in the U.S. for a fraction of their original price. This may be a sign of poor initial sales, or a result of other retailers buying up what was supposed to be a year's worth of inventory from recently bankrupted U.S. branch of [[Toys"R"Us]].

: Like [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Titans Return|Fortress Maximus]], Trypticon doesn't come with his vehicular drone Brunt, though a new [[Brunt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Brunt]] was later announced a year later for the ''Siege'' toyline.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-SS86-Coronation-Starscream-Nemesis-Throne.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''There's no time for resting.'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Coronation Starscream''' (Leader Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>

: ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Coronation Starscream]] comes with a throne to sit on, which is actually the command chair of the ''Nemesis''. The back of the throne can store his coronation accessories. Other Decepticon figures, including [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'']]/[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' Megatron]], can be accommodated in the seat.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Titan-Class-Nemesis.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|''Nemesis'' ''At the end of the line'' '''''I'LL MAKE YOU [[Trypticon (G1)|MIIIINE]] OOOOOHHH''''']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Nemesis''' (Titan Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:* ''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-49'''
:* ''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November 25]], 2023
:* ''Accessories'': 2 shin pad blasters, 2 stabilizer fin axes, 4 [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker jet]] figurines
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro), [[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)<ref>[[April 4]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qv8dh66d48 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Sam Smith]], [[Shogo Hasui]], and [[Delaney Norris]]</ref> <ref>Sam Smith's [https://www.instagram.com/p/CrzuqU8MUtc/ Instagram] [https://www.instagram.com/p/Crzu54Qs1Tk/ posts] [https://www.instagram.com/p/CrzvOrbMY2X/ about] ''Legacy'' Decepticon Nemesis</ref>}}

: The largest [[toy]] of a [[female Transformer]] yet released, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' "Decepticon Nemesis" transforms from a cartoon-accurate spaceship to robot and back. Her head design is based on the Decepticon insignia and is meant to parallel the "[[Last Autobot]]" design of the previous Titan [[Ark (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Ark]]. The extra horns on her head are inspired by the crown from [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Studio Series|''Studio Series'' Coronation Starscream]]. Her spaceship mode's large ventral fin can unfold to form a flat platform for display purposes.

: In robot mode, her shin pads can detach and become large blasters for her to wield, and similarly her stabilizer fins become hand-held axes. The latter is specifically noted as her [[Evo-Fusion]] ability on the box. Parts around her head can compress to form a battle mask.

: She comes with four tiny [[Slug figure|unpainted jets]] that attach to connectors which slide out of her arms. These sliding connectors can also represent the boarding tube from the original cartoon, and are compatible with the [[A.I.R. Lock System]]. The jets, as made clear in the [[package art]], represent [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Legacy|Ramjet]], [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Legacy|Thrust]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Nemesis|Thundercracker]] and a Cybertronian-mode [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Nemesis|Skywarp]] (though the art for Skywarp is actually based off the [[IP infringement|unlicensed "Prankstor" figure]]… ''whoopsie!''). This choice of jets was not random, as micro-figures of [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Starscream]] and [[Dirge (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Dirge]] had previously been released with the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' "[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Behold Galvatron]]" set. The jets can remain in place even when the connectors are not deployed, allowing convenient storage of the otherwise easily lost jets.

: Use caution when transforming her arms: the lower arms swing out laterally on ratchet joints, and there is nothing stopping you from moving them one "click" too far and bending back the spaceship segments on her upper arms, immediately leaving stress marks.

: Likely by design, you can make the spaceship form of Nemesis look more like the ''[[Victory (G1)|Victory]]'' if you remove the stabilizer fins and guns, fold down the wing extensions, and remove the top of the conning tower.

: The Nemesis was first teased on the ''Legacy Evolution'' [[Package art|box art]]. She was revealed in prototype form on the April 4th [[Hasbro Pulse]] Fanstream, with pre-orders going up on [[May 2]].

:* ''Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Nemesis from Sam Smith on Instagram:''
:** ''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CrzuqU8MUtc/ Part I]''
:** ''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Crzu54Qs1Tk/ Part II - Robot Mode]''
:** ''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CrzvOrbMY2X/ Part III - Ship Mode]''
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===''Dramatic Capture Series''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Bridge''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:* ''Release Date'': March 2024
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: The ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' "Nemesis Bridge" multi-pack comes with a near-identical Nemesis Throne reused from the ''Studio Series'' Coronation Starscream toy. The set includes [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Megatron]], [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Soundwave]], and [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Laserbeak]].
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===''Throne Collection''===
[[File:TC-01 Throne Collection 01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|The Iron Throne will go to the bot who has the strength to seize it]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Throne Collection 01''' (スローンコレクション01, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''TC-01'''
:*''Release Date'': [[September 13]], [[2024]]
:Released exclusively at the 40th Anniversary Transformers Expo 2024 in Tokyo, Japan, "Throne Collection 01" is a gray redeco of the ''Studio Series'' Nemesis throne, sold individually for ¥2500 (about US$17).
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:Selects Trypticon.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Trypticon''' (Titan, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Cannon/Full-Tilt holder
{{note|[[Trypticon (G1)#Age of the Primes|Trypticon]] was once again described as transforming into a “''Nemesis''-class spaceship” in an Instagram post announcing his preorder date.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Standing tall in its dinosaur mode, complete with articulated jaws and claws, this Titan can also convert into an imposing Nemesis-class spaceship for intergalactic conquest|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/DEx1OLMpHuA/|site=Instagram|year=2025|month=1|day=13}}</ref>}}

: A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on to ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'', Trypticon is a redeco of his ''Titans Return'' figure, sporting a darker color scheme based on his cartoon appearance. Additionally, parts of his chest that previously used clear plastic are now opaque. He still comes with [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Generations Selects|Full-Tilt]] and [[Wipe-Out#Generations Selects|Necro]], both of whom are redecoed to match Trypticon's new color scheme. In keeping with contemporary ''Generations'' releases, the original figure's stickers have been omitted.

: Trypticon also notably marks a major shift in the packaging design for ''Generations Selects'', abandoning the line's previous "cardboard box" aesthetic in favor of a new look that unifies ''Generations Selects'' with the main ''Age of the Primes'' line and the similarly-redesigned ''Studio Series''.

: ''Generations Selects'' Trypticon was revealed through the official ''Transformers'' Instagram page on [[December 28]], [[2024]], with preorders going live on [[January 14]] of the following year.
{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
* The name "Nemesis" wasn't used until the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon. Before the show, the ship was simply called "Decepticon Space Cruiser".<ref name=bwu-p35>''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'', page 35</ref>
* According to ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' episode "[[Microbots]]", the star drive on board the ''Nemesis'' contains a Cybertronian alloy known as [[Cybertroid alloy]].
* According to ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'', the ''Nemesis'' originally crashed into the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. After the event from the episode "[[Nemesis Part 2]]", this time the ''Nemesis'' crashed into a mountain located in [[Mexico]].<ref name=bwu-p35/>
* ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Transformers: Energon]]'' [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]]'s [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] was originally designed to resemble the ''Nemesis'', and his early working name was "Decepticon Nemesis".
* In the 2005 IDW continuity the ship is called the ''Nemesis'', looks like the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]'', and shares the fate of the ''[[Victory (G1)|Victory]]''. This is why we love [[John Barber]].
* A [[beast mode]] was briefly considered for the ''Legacy Evolution'' Nemesis figure but a more traditional humanoid robot mode was picked to better pair off with [[Ark (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|The Ark]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=very briefly at the beginning we discussed a beast form for the Nemesis, but really wanted a bot vs bot to pair off against the ARK. The Arks robot mode was a massive reveal, and we wanted that same energy by way of an all new character..|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CrzuqU8MUtc/|name=Sam Smith|site=Instagram|year=2023|month=05|day=4}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''''Nemesis''''' (ネメシス ''Nemeshisu''), '''Destron Boat''' (''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'', デストロンボート ''Desutoron Bōto'')
* ''Mandarin:'' '''Fùchóu Nǚshén''' (復仇女神, "{{w|Nemesis}}", lit. "Goddess of Revenge"), '''Bàoyìng Hào''' (China, 报应号, "Retribution"),'''Bàoyǐng Hào''' (China, 暴影号, "Ferocious Shadow")
* ''French:'' '''''Némésis'''''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars starships]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising starships]]
[[Category:Decepticon bases]]
[[Category:Decepticon starships]]
[[Category:Dramatic Capture Series]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Energon Universe starships]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category:Generation 1 starships]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) starships]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mystery of Convoy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Predacon starships]]

Fuzor

2025-07-10T07:49:10Z

Roverlord:

[[File:Fuzorslogo.jpg|center|upright=1.67]]

[[File:Coming of the Fuzors 1 Quickstrike intro.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|All they wanted was a {{w|Spider goat|stronger polymer}}.]]

A '''Fuzor''' is a Transformer whose alternate mode is a fusion of two or more distinct kinds of beasts. The condition can be brought on by a [[stasis pod]] malfunction, which can cause its [[DNA scanner]] to choose two native life forms simultaneously and combine them. Such malfunctions happened on prehistoric Earth, in the wake of the [[quantum surge]] caused by the destruction of the [[Vok]] [[Planet Buster]]. The Vok can also create Fuzors by fusing two bots' bodies into one, as they did to Airazor and Tigatron.

Known Fuzors include:
{{collist|2|
* [[Air Hammer (BW)|Air Hammer]]
* ''Beast Wars'' [[Bantor (BW)|Bantor]]
* ''Prime'' [[Bantor (Prime)|Bantor]]
* [[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]]
* [[Darksteel (BWU)|Darksteel]] <ref>"[[Technorganic Secrets]]" </ref>
* [[Injector (BW)|Injector]]
* [[Magmatron]]<ref>Retroactive identification of "Magmasaurus" mode (the combination of his individual beast modes) in ''Beast Machines Dinobots'' bio.</ref>
* [[Noctorro]]
* [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]
* [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]
* [[Sky Shadow (BW)|Sky Shadow]]
* [[Terragator]]
* [[Tigerhawk]]<ref>Retroactive identification in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' and Japanese ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' bio.</ref>
* [[Torca (BW)|Torca]]
}}

In addition, the [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]] were previously Fuzors who were affected by Megatron's anti-transformation virus:
* [[Icebird]]
* [[Poison Bite]]
* [[Razor Claw]]
* [[Soundwave (BW)|Soundwave]]

The earlier, Fuzor forms of these characters have never been seen.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
[[File:Coming of the Fuzors 1 Megatron fuzors.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
The energies of the [[Planet Buster]] caused a multitude of orbiting [[stasis pod]]s to crash to prehistoric [[Earth]] during the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. Many of these pods were damaged in the process. Replication errors caused at least two such pods to produce Transformers with beast modes that were composed of two different animals mixed together: Silverbolt and Quickstrike.

Each of them had significant data track loss, and had personalities dominated by a single trait (Silverbolt had chivalry, while Quickstrike had cruelty). It is unclear whether these are common traits of Fuzors, or if the stasis pods experienced additional damage beyond the [[DNA scanner]]s. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}}

These two might have been partially [[Transmetal]]; the attack of the Vok [[Metal Hunter]] incapacitated the normal Beast Warriors, but the Transmetals and Fuzors quickly recovered from it. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 2)}}
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====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
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===Fire in the Dark===
====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Aurex 1104.30-JH Zeta|one universe]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] destroyed [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s shipload of [[Super Energon]] in orbit, triggering a Super Energon Transwarp Explosion which turned several Beast Warriors into Transmetals and damaged some stasis pods to create Fuzors. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 13/8/2015}}

====''Legends'' anthology====
One of these Fuzors, [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]], was known as the heroic feathered wolf god to the [[Natiltec]] people of prehistoric [[Mexico]]. {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
At some point [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] modified [[Bantor (Prime)|Bantor]] from a Transformer that could transform into a mandrill into a mandrill/tiger Fuzor. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
On the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] colony of [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], a civilization of beast mode Transformers evolved in isolation from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], with some of them developing chimeric beast forms. While merged with the mind of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] caught a glimpse of [[Injector (BW)|Injector]] and [[Air Hammer (BW)|Air Hammer]] swimming in an ocean. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]] and [[Labrat]], working for the [[Darksyder]]s, produced the Fuzors and the [[Horrorcon (Universe)|Horrorcons]], at least in part by reverse engineering a [[Klaws|captured cyborg]]. {{storylink|Derailment}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
*'''Fuzors''' (1998)
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|''Basic''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Air Hammer (BW)|Air Hammer]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Bantor (BW)|Bantor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Noctorro]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Terragator]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|''Deluxe''
{{Bp-p1|[[Injector (BW)|Injector]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Sky Shadow (BW)|Sky Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Torca (BW)|Torca]]}}
|[[File:Crosssell-fuzors.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|But beware, more are coming!]]
</ul>
|}
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==Notes==
*In case it isn't clear, "Fuzor" is meant to be an "Xtreme Kool letterz" version of fuser, meaning one who fuses. However, the name rhymes with "soar", not "sir".
*The ''Beast Wars'' cartoon gives no proper origin for "Fuzor" as an in-universe term. In "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)]]", Megatron uses it to refer to Silverbolt as if the word already existed.
*Someone at Hasbro (or rather, Kenner at the time) probably really liked the concept of mixing together wild animals to create new monstrous beasts; the same premise was used for their ''Jurassic Park: Chaos Effect'' subline, launched at the same time as the Fuzors were released, and advertised in the same toy catalogs.
*Hasbro reused the term "Fuzor" for its ''[[Zoids]]: Fuzors'' subline.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Fuzor''' (フューザー ''Fyūzā'')<ref>As would happen with ''Beast Machines'' [[Tankor (BM)#Notes|Tankor]], the Japanese localization of ''Beast Wars'' misinterpreted the word "Fuzor" to be pronounced like "color" rather than like "décor".</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars subgroups]]
[[Category:Fuzors| ]]
[[Category:Prime subgroups]]

Fuzor

2025-07-10T07:47:27Z

Roverlord:

[[File:Fuzorslogo.jpg|center|upright=1.67]]

[[File:Coming of the Fuzors 1 Quickstrike intro.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|All they wanted was a {{w|Spider goat|stronger polymer}}.]]

A '''Fuzor''' is a Transformer whose alternate mode is a fusion of two or more distinct kinds of beasts. The condition can be brought on by a [[stasis pod]] malfunction, which can cause its [[DNA scanner]] to choose two native life forms simultaneously and combine them. Such malfunctions happened on prehistoric Earth, in the wake of the [[quantum surge]] caused by the destruction of the [[Vok]] [[Planet Buster]]. The Vok can also create Fuzors by combining two bots, as they did to Airazor and Tigatron.

Known Fuzors include:
{{collist|2|
* [[Air Hammer (BW)|Air Hammer]]
* ''Beast Wars'' [[Bantor (BW)|Bantor]]
* ''Prime'' [[Bantor (Prime)|Bantor]]
* [[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]]
* [[Darksteel (BWU)|Darksteel]] <ref>"[[Technorganic Secrets]]" </ref>
* [[Injector (BW)|Injector]]
* [[Magmatron]]<ref>Retroactive identification of "Magmasaurus" mode (the combination of his individual beast modes) in ''Beast Machines Dinobots'' bio.</ref>
* [[Noctorro]]
* [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]
* [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]
* [[Sky Shadow (BW)|Sky Shadow]]
* [[Terragator]]
* [[Tigerhawk]]<ref>Retroactive identification in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' and Japanese ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' bio.</ref>
* [[Torca (BW)|Torca]]
}}

In addition, the [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]] were previously Fuzors who were affected by Megatron's anti-transformation virus:
* [[Icebird]]
* [[Poison Bite]]
* [[Razor Claw]]
* [[Soundwave (BW)|Soundwave]]

The earlier, Fuzor forms of these characters have never been seen.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
[[File:Coming of the Fuzors 1 Megatron fuzors.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
The energies of the [[Planet Buster]] caused a multitude of orbiting [[stasis pod]]s to crash to prehistoric [[Earth]] during the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. Many of these pods were damaged in the process. Replication errors caused at least two such pods to produce Transformers with beast modes that were composed of two different animals mixed together: Silverbolt and Quickstrike.

Each of them had significant data track loss, and had personalities dominated by a single trait (Silverbolt had chivalry, while Quickstrike had cruelty). It is unclear whether these are common traits of Fuzors, or if the stasis pods experienced additional damage beyond the [[DNA scanner]]s. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}}

These two might have been partially [[Transmetal]]; the attack of the Vok [[Metal Hunter]] incapacitated the normal Beast Warriors, but the Transmetals and Fuzors quickly recovered from it. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 2)}}
{{-}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
{{groupstub}}

===Fire in the Dark===
====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Aurex 1104.30-JH Zeta|one universe]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] destroyed [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s shipload of [[Super Energon]] in orbit, triggering a Super Energon Transwarp Explosion which turned several Beast Warriors into Transmetals and damaged some stasis pods to create Fuzors. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 13/8/2015}}

====''Legends'' anthology====
One of these Fuzors, [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]], was known as the heroic feathered wolf god to the [[Natiltec]] people of prehistoric [[Mexico]]. {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
At some point [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] modified [[Bantor (Prime)|Bantor]] from a Transformer that could transform into a mandrill into a mandrill/tiger Fuzor. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
On the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] colony of [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], a civilization of beast mode Transformers evolved in isolation from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], with some of them developing chimeric beast forms. While merged with the mind of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] caught a glimpse of [[Injector (BW)|Injector]] and [[Air Hammer (BW)|Air Hammer]] swimming in an ocean. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]] and [[Labrat]], working for the [[Darksyder]]s, produced the Fuzors and the [[Horrorcon (Universe)|Horrorcons]], at least in part by reverse engineering a [[Klaws|captured cyborg]]. {{storylink|Derailment}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
*'''Fuzors''' (1998)
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|''Basic''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Air Hammer (BW)|Air Hammer]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Bantor (BW)|Bantor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Noctorro]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Terragator]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|''Deluxe''
{{Bp-p1|[[Injector (BW)|Injector]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Sky Shadow (BW)|Sky Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Torca (BW)|Torca]]}}
|[[File:Crosssell-fuzors.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|But beware, more are coming!]]
</ul>
|}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*In case it isn't clear, "Fuzor" is meant to be an "Xtreme Kool letterz" version of fuser, meaning one who fuses. However, the name rhymes with "soar", not "sir".
*The ''Beast Wars'' cartoon gives no proper origin for "Fuzor" as an in-universe term. In "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)]]", Megatron uses it to refer to Silverbolt as if the word already existed.
*Someone at Hasbro (or rather, Kenner at the time) probably really liked the concept of mixing together wild animals to create new monstrous beasts; the same premise was used for their ''Jurassic Park: Chaos Effect'' subline, launched at the same time as the Fuzors were released, and advertised in the same toy catalogs.
*Hasbro reused the term "Fuzor" for its ''[[Zoids]]: Fuzors'' subline.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Fuzor''' (フューザー ''Fyūzā'')<ref>As would happen with ''Beast Machines'' [[Tankor (BM)#Notes|Tankor]], the Japanese localization of ''Beast Wars'' misinterpreted the word "Fuzor" to be pronounced like "color" rather than like "décor".</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars subgroups]]
[[Category:Fuzors| ]]
[[Category:Prime subgroups]]

Talk:Terrorsaur (BW)

2025-07-01T15:04:11Z

Roverlord:

Is Terrorsaur's pre-beast form based on any existing toy? --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 19:22, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
: No. Like Scorponok and Tarantulas, he looks like a mechy version of his BW body. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:40, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
::[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=822181&postcount=13 Info from the BotCon guy]. The non-toy guys were based loosely on other toys toys. Like, Scorponok looks a heck of a lot like Energon Scorponok. With that in mind, I'd like to know what toy they had in mind for Terrorsaur and Tarantulas. --[[User:Crockalley|Crockalley]] 23:23, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

While neither species had been discovered yet, Terrorsaur's beast mode bears resemblance to Ludodactylus and Caulkicephalus, having a pretty stereotypical "pterosaur" look but also teeth.
[[User:Roverlord|Roverlord]] ([[User talk:Roverlord|talk]]) 11:04, 1 July 2025 (EDT)

==Packaging==
I've noticed how on more recent toys the wiki has been listing in-package mis-transformations. Well, I recently bought a MOSC basic Terrorsaur and I opened it for my birthday.(I know, I am a horrible person) and i noticed that he was mis-transformed to fit in the bubble, his beast mode legs weren't in their tabs the way they're supposed to be; instead, they were in the arm configuration and just layed flat next to the robot mode legs. Is this worthy of note? [[User:Stevo|Stevo]] 13:15, 13 June 2013 (EDT)

Talk:Terrorsaur (BW)

2025-07-01T15:03:13Z

Roverlord:

Is Terrorsaur's pre-beast form based on any existing toy? --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 19:22, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
: No. Like Scorponok and Tarantulas, he looks like a mechy version of his BW body. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:40, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
::[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=822181&postcount=13 Info from the BotCon guy]. The non-toy guys were based loosely on other toys toys. Like, Scorponok looks a heck of a lot like Energon Scorponok. With that in mind, I'd like to know what toy they had in mind for Terrorsaur and Tarantulas. --[[User:Crockalley|Crockalley]] 23:23, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

While neither species had been discovered yet, Terrorsaur's beast mode bears resemblance to Ludodactylus and Caulkicephalus, having a pretty stereotypical "pterosaur" look but also teeth. ---

==Packaging==
I've noticed how on more recent toys the wiki has been listing in-package mis-transformations. Well, I recently bought a MOSC basic Terrorsaur and I opened it for my birthday.(I know, I am a horrible person) and i noticed that he was mis-transformed to fit in the bubble, his beast mode legs weren't in their tabs the way they're supposed to be; instead, they were in the arm configuration and just layed flat next to the robot mode legs. Is this worthy of note? [[User:Stevo|Stevo]] 13:15, 13 June 2013 (EDT)

Talk:Terrorsaur (BW)

2025-07-01T15:02:50Z

Roverlord:

Is Terrorsaur's pre-beast form based on any existing toy? --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 19:22, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
: No. Like Scorponok and Tarantulas, he looks like a mechy version of his BW body. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:40, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
::[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=822181&postcount=13 Info from the BotCon guy]. The non-toy guys were based loosely on other toys toys. Like, Scorponok looks a heck of a lot like Energon Scorponok. With that in mind, I'd like to know what toy they had in mind for Terrorsaur and Tarantulas. --[[User:Crockalley|Crockalley]] 23:23, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

While neither species had been discovered yet, Terrorsaur's beast mode bears resemblance to Ludodactylus and Caulkicephalus, having a pretty stereotypical "pterosaur" look but also teeth.
--

==Packaging==
I've noticed how on more recent toys the wiki has been listing in-package mis-transformations. Well, I recently bought a MOSC basic Terrorsaur and I opened it for my birthday.(I know, I am a horrible person) and i noticed that he was mis-transformed to fit in the bubble, his beast mode legs weren't in their tabs the way they're supposed to be; instead, they were in the arm configuration and just layed flat next to the robot mode legs. Is this worthy of note? [[User:Stevo|Stevo]] 13:15, 13 June 2013 (EDT)

Talk:Terrorsaur (BW)

2025-07-01T15:02:33Z

Roverlord:

Is Terrorsaur's pre-beast form based on any existing toy? --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 19:22, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
: No. Like Scorponok and Tarantulas, he looks like a mechy version of his BW body. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:40, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
::[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=822181&postcount=13 Info from the BotCon guy]. The non-toy guys were based loosely on other toys toys. Like, Scorponok looks a heck of a lot like Energon Scorponok. With that in mind, I'd like to know what toy they had in mind for Terrorsaur and Tarantulas. --[[User:Crockalley|Crockalley]] 23:23, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

While neither species had been discovered yet, Terrorsaur's beast mode bears resemblance to Ludodactylus and Caulkicephalus, having a pretty stereotypical "pterosaur" look but also teeth.
---

==Packaging==
I've noticed how on more recent toys the wiki has been listing in-package mis-transformations. Well, I recently bought a MOSC basic Terrorsaur and I opened it for my birthday.(I know, I am a horrible person) and i noticed that he was mis-transformed to fit in the bubble, his beast mode legs weren't in their tabs the way they're supposed to be; instead, they were in the arm configuration and just layed flat next to the robot mode legs. Is this worthy of note? [[User:Stevo|Stevo]] 13:15, 13 June 2013 (EDT)

Talk:Terrorsaur (BW)

2025-07-01T15:02:12Z

Roverlord:

Is Terrorsaur's pre-beast form based on any existing toy? --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 19:22, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
: No. Like Scorponok and Tarantulas, he looks like a mechy version of his BW body. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:40, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
::[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=822181&postcount=13 Info from the BotCon guy]. The non-toy guys were based loosely on other toys toys. Like, Scorponok looks a heck of a lot like Energon Scorponok. With that in mind, I'd like to know what toy they had in mind for Terrorsaur and Tarantulas. --[[User:Crockalley|Crockalley]] 23:23, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

While neither species had been discovered yet, Terrorsaur's beast mode bears resemblance to Ludodactylus and Caulkicephalus, having a pretty stereotypical "pterosaur" look but also teeth.
----

==Packaging==
I've noticed how on more recent toys the wiki has been listing in-package mis-transformations. Well, I recently bought a MOSC basic Terrorsaur and I opened it for my birthday.(I know, I am a horrible person) and i noticed that he was mis-transformed to fit in the bubble, his beast mode legs weren't in their tabs the way they're supposed to be; instead, they were in the arm configuration and just layed flat next to the robot mode legs. Is this worthy of note? [[User:Stevo|Stevo]] 13:15, 13 June 2013 (EDT)

Dinobot (BW)

2025-06-11T07:56:30Z

Roverlord:

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:''Dinobot is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] or [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:TFLegends-Dinobotcardart.jpg|300px|thumb|






"You lived like a warrior ans died to an hero." [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en&&] ]]








'''Dinobot''' (aka '''Dynobot''') is a Predacon ruled by his sense of honor. He lives to die gloriously in battle. When he aided [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] in the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Dinobot believed he was in the pursuit of endless glory. But when he and his Predacon peers crashed on what seemed to be the wrong planet alongside a [[Maximal]] exploration vessel, he rebelled against Megatron and joined the Maximal team. It would be an uneasy alliance, fraught with turns of loyalty and turns of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespearean]] phrase. But it also led to strong friendships and even the salvation of all [[human]]ity.

As befits a warrior of his stature, Dinobot is skilled in all forms of combat. He wields a spinning sword and a [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotating blade]] as his preferred tools in battle, but, ever pragmatic in matters of violence, he has been known to use ranged weapons, such as his laser eye-beams or a simple handheld gun. He has threatened to use any and all of these on [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], with whom he has an intense rivalry. Deep down, he may respect the rodent, but he'll die before he'll admit to it.

{{bigquote|The question that has haunted my being has been answered: The future is not fixed. My choices are my own. And yet, how ironic, for I now find I have no choice at all! I am a warrior... let the battle be joined.|Dinobot|"[[Code of Hero]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
Dinobot was a [[Maximal]] warrior on present day Earth. He clawed his way up to the top through victory after victory. Optimus considered him a natural when it comes to combat expertise. His thirst for battle was unquenchable. {{storylink|Dinobot (BW)#Toys|Dinobot bio}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)|[[Yu Zhenbo]] (Chinese), [[Luiz Carlos de Moraes]] (Portuguese, Season 1), [[Jorge Barcellos]] (Portuguese, Season 2 onwards), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Héctor Cantolla]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Mario Zucca]] (Italian), [[Michel Vigné]] (French), [[Uli Pleßmann]] (German)}}

[[File:BWDinobot arrival.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair... wherever the hell we are."]]
Dinobot was one of a group of rogue Predacons and was party to their theft of the Maximal relic, the Golden Disk. They stole a ship and traveled through a transwarp portal, with the Maximal ship ''Axalon'' not far behind. After a heated space battle over a mysterious planet, both ships were damaged, and they fell blazing towards the ground below.

The entire planet was saturated with [[energon]], so much so that Dinobot and the other Predacons required protection. To this end, organic forms were scanned. In Dinobot's case, ''Velociraptor'' remains buried deep within the volcanic soil of their crash site became the basis for his new form. But the levels of energon were just one problem—this planet looked nothing like [[Earth]], their target destination! As Dinobot ventured outside the base, he blamed [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] for this error and announced his intention to take over the Predacons himself. Megatron laughed and had [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] shoot him over the horizon.

Dinobot, cheated and humbled, took his efforts elsewhere. As the Maximals returned to their crashed ship from an outing, Dinobot was there, blocking the rocky bridge that crossed the waterfall surrounding their new base. This time, he challenged [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], and for the leadership of the Maximals. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

[[File:BWPart1 bridgefaceoff.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Ill met by moonlight—er, sunlight, proud Optimus."]]
He and Optimus Primal began their fight. It almost ended badly for Primal when the Maximal commander's foot slipped on the edge of the bridge, but Dinobot saved him, as the Predacon believed that a dishonorable death would mean a dishonorable victory on his own part. They continued, but their battle was interrupted by a Predacon attack. After that clash subsided, Dinobot helped the Maximals, leading them to a victory against Megatron when he tried to obtain the bounty of a mountain-sized cache of natural energon. Optimus accepted him into the fold—not as a leader, of course, but still as a valued team member. This didn't sit well with the other Maximals, particularly [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}}

Dinobot provided not only brute force but an understanding of the enemy. A short time afterward, Dinobot was standing with Primal and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] on the bridge of the ''Axalon'' around a holo-map of the Predacon base when Primal suggested that Rattrap go on a scouting mission. {{storylink|The Web}}

[[File:Dinobotbulliescheetor.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Come not within the measure of my wrath."]]
However, though he was an asset against the Predacons, Dinobot sowed discontent amongst the Maximals' own ranks. Early on, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] was ordered to his quarters for fumbling the test of an energon monitoring device, and Dinobot suggested to the young Maximal that he secretly test the device himself. This ended in potential disaster when Cheetor unwittingly created an instant-transport stream between the two bases. When [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] used this to infiltrate the Maximal base, Dinobot feigned a desire to team up with him and overthrow Megatron. Lulling him into a false sense of security, Dinobot eventually took care of him with the trash disposal unit—all without firing a shot, and the other Maximals never even knew. {{storylink|Equal Measures}}

[[File:ChainofCommand-Dinobotrotateblade.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"I have no words. My voice is in my rotate blade."]]
Dinobot and Optimus Primal investigated an energy signature detected within the [[Standing Stones]], an enigmatic monument of alien origin. After a clash with Megatron and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], the monument came to life and Optimus Primal disappeared before their eyes. When Dinobot woke up, he was in the Maximal CR chamber, as he'd been found stripped down and abandoned outside the base by unknown hands. But that wasn't important-Optimus Primal was gone, perhaps dead! The Maximals quickly tried to select a new leader by [[Democracy|secret ballot]], and Dinobot laughed at them when their vote ended in a tie. No, he would be the new leader-by force, if necessary! However, they were all interrupted by a message from Optimus Primal, who was inside the alien monument. Primal put Rattrap in charge, and the remaining Maximals mounted a plan to extract Primal from the alien construct. After another battle with the Predacons at the Standing Stones, the aliens returned Primal to them, with no explanations. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}

When an incoming [[stasis pod]] carrying a potential new Maximal team member was detected, Dinobot refused to let Primal leave without scouting the area outside the ''Axalon'' first himself. Dinobot was convinced the Predacons would try to remove Primal from the equation, as he was their faction's only flying member, and he was right—the Predacons managed to damage Primal enough to keep him out of the race for the pod. Dinobot stayed behind with Primal while the others made a play for the pod on foot. When Dinobot received a transmission indicating the Maximals were having difficulties, he awoke Primal's [[core consciousness]] to consult him. As a result, the two were able to bounce a signal off one of the planet's moons to the dormant stasis pod, beating the Predacons to the punch. [[Tigatron]] joined the team. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}}

[[File:Better Mousetrap Dinobot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Today is a good day for violence!"]]
Soon after, Dinobot and Primal were investigating a second stasis pod when they were suddenly ambushed by Predacons. The Predacons defeated the two and secured the pod for themselves, bringing [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] online. As this was one in a long string of clever coups, this forced Optimus Primal to consider that their team was suffering from an information leak. Primal scapegoated Rattrap, an accusation in which Dinobot took pleasure. Dinobot was all too happy to destroy the alleged turncoat despite the potential hypocrisy of that act. Rattrap subsequently defected, and in the ensuing battle, was ordered by Megatron to shoot Dinobot, his frequent rival. After some hesitation, Rattrap shot Terrorsaur instead and revealed that the entire situation was a ruse by Optimus Primal to detect the real source of the information leak: stolen Maximal codes. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy (episode)|Double Jeopardy}}

Childish infighting between Rattrap and Dinobot inadvertently triggered Rhinox's new security program, [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]], before it could be completed. Dinobot and the other Maximals fled the ''Axalon'', while Rattrap stayed inside to combat Sentinel himself. Later, when Sentinel appeared to have shut down, Rattrap was assumed dead. Each Maximal gave a touching eulogy for Rattrap except for Dinobot, who refused to taint Rattrap's memory with lies. It was soon revealed that Rattrap had not perished, but had instead managed to shut off Sentinel.{{storylink|A Better Mousetrap}}

[[File:Dinobotversusplant.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"I will speak daggers to it, but use none."]]
Dinobot joined Optimus Primal on a mission once again, but this time to explore the planet's native organisms. Dinobot considered this work as being beneath him, and in the process found himself assaulted by one of the planet's flora. As Primal considered this a lesson in respect learned, he found himself attacked by one of Scorponok's [[cyberbee]]s. It injected him with a virus that was intended to make him a coward, but instead removed all his inhibitions. Upon returning Primal to the ''Axalon'', Dinobot oddly found himself agreeing that this new bloodthirsty Primal was not a beneficial change. After he failed to solve the problem with the Predacons diplomatically, as Primal would have wanted, it was decided to let the new violent Primal be the new violent Primal. Ultimately, Primal acquired the antidote and woke up with Dinobot standing watch over him. Dinobot assured him that it was merely his shift, and not indicative of his feelings towards Primal—despite having placed a beautiful plant in Primal's quarters. {{storylink|Gorilla Warfare}}

[[File:Victory Dinobot.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"Alas, poor Tarantulas; he had legs, and knew how to lose them."]]

When a Cybertronian probe was detected, Dinobot helped his teammates attempt to contact it, despite the fact he dreaded a return home. After all, he was a criminal even in Predacon terms, and he had no hope for a warm Maximal reception. Somewhat fortunately for Dinobot's potential fate, their attempts to catch the attention of the probe failed when [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] invented the [[Transformation Lock Lens|transformation lock lens]]. {{storylink|The Probe}} The issue was raised again when the Maximals thought that the Predacons had been destroyed. Dinobot elected to remain on the planet while the Maximals repaired their ship and launched it. However, just as Dinobot wandered off to explore the world that had become his, he stumbled across the not-so-dead Predacons, who attacked the ''Axalon'' and grounded the Maximals once again. {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}}

[[File:Dinobot mirror.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|"A little more than kin, and less than kind."]]

After Dinobot and the other Maximals were saved from a Predacon attack by Rhinox's ingenuity, Rhinox was abducted by the Predacons and reprogrammed into one of them. Optimus Primal waited for this to backfire on them, and when their plot began to unravel, Dinobot joined the Maximals in infiltrating the Predacon base and retrieving their kidnapped comrade. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Megatron soon set his sights on Dinobot as well. After Terrorsaur buried Dinobot in a cave, Megatron unleashed a [[Clone One|clone of Dinobot]] on the unsuspecting Maximals. Ultimately, Dinobot broke free and returned to the ''Axalon'', where he confronted his clone and ate him. Yes. He ate him. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}

Not long afterward, Tigatron went missing during a routine scouting report. When Optimus Primal noted that Tigatron was the victim of an aerial attack, Dinobot identified the culprits as Waspinator and Terrorsaur. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} Dinobot remained at base with Rhinox while the others searched for Tigatron on a mysterious flying island. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}} Dinobot suffered along with his teammates when the energon dampener was stolen from the ''Axalon'', requiring him and the others to stay in [[beast mode]] to avoid energon surges. Between that and sleep deprivation from persistent Predacon attacks, their innate beast instincts began to take over, and the Maximals went feral. It was only through the instruction of Tigatron that they were able to defeat the Predacons and retrieve the dampener. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}}

Dinobot was tested again when he, Cheetor, Rhinox, and Rattrap were blinded by a Predacon attack. They were far from base and completely helpless, so Dinobot immediately began to panic. Rhinox was able to calm him and the others and slowly lead them back to base, using their other senses. They were rescued by Optimus Primal and Tigatron at the foot of the base just as they began to slip into [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}} The Maximals were also visited by the wandering spark of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who possessed the body of Waspinator and led a successful attack on the Maximal base, resulting in Dinobot receiving critical damage. Forced out of their base, Optimus Primal surrendered the Maximals to Starscream, under the condition that Dinobot be repaired. In exchange, Starscream ordered the Maximals to attack Megatron. Despite his treachery, Starscream himself was deceived, as Dinobot was not as damaged as advertised. He and Primal were able to eject Starscream from Waspinator's body and retake the ''Axalon''. {{storylink|Possession}}

[[File:Dinobottarantulasrattrapthelowroad.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"Frailty, thy name is Tarantulas!"]]
Once again, the feud between Rattrap and Dinobot led to disaster. Their carelessness indirectly caused Rhinox to be infected with a [[Energon discharge virus|virus]] that caused him to eject energy involuntarily, via hiccups or sneezes or...other means. Optimus Primal ordered the bickering pair to hunt down Tarantulas in his lair and obtain the antidote, figuring they'd either learn to work together or everyone would be destroyed. Unfortunately, the latter wasn't so unlikely an option, as Dinobot and Rattrap's out-of-control behavior toward each other repeatedly sabotaged their efforts to capture Tarantulas. Dinobot was able to grab him just as Megatron arrived, and claimed the spider as a hostage. Megatron did not care and shot them both. Ultimately, the day was saved when Rhinox used his virus against the Predacons, unleashing a mighty explosion from his rear end. {{storylink|The Low Road}}

Despite his increasing loyalty to the team, Dinobot's violent heart occasionally created rifts. Most notable was his reaction to [[Tigatron]]'s pacifism: When the tiger tried to leave the Maximals in grief over the accidental death of his best friend, Dinobot argued vociferously with the "coward". He simply could not comprehend what Tigatron was saying, that in order to stop the fighting, someone had to lay down his weapon. The confrontation with Tigatron revealed more than just Dinobot's warrior ethic. He explained to Tigatron a bit of his motives for turning against Megatron: He feared that if Megatron used Earth's energon supply to wage a new war, Cybertron would burn as a result. Dinobot could only see desertion, and for that he nearly killed Tigatron, who refused to fight back. But Primal interrupted before any damage was done, and Tigatron later came back to battle to save Dinobot from a Predacon attack, making the whole point moot. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}

The [[Vok|alien]] mystery that surrounded the planet soon came to a head. When it became apparent that the aliens themselves would visit them imminently, the Predacons surprisingly called for a truce. Tigatron was called to sneak into the Predacon base and find out what had captured Megatron's attention, and Dinobot and the other Maximals staged a non-lethal battle to cover Tigatron's exit, upholding their end of the truce. Dinobot loosened a large boulder out of place, allowing it to crush both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Before the Storm}} As expected, the aliens arrived. A wormhole opened up over the planet, and a beam shot down to the surface, where another alien device was activated. Rhinox and Dinobot stayed behind at the ''Axalon'' while the others investigated, but were too engaged by the planet's second moon shifting its shape into a horrible [[Planet Buster]] weapon to notice their base had been compromised. Both Rhinox and Dinobot were removed from the equation by Blackarachnia and Tarantulas. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} The Maximals returned to find them both welded to the ceiling by cyberwebs. Dinobot and Rhinox were placed inside [[CR chamber]]s as Rattrap and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] went to find their unwelcome visitors. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}

[[File:Dinobotgoldendisks.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry."]]
When Dinobot awoke, Optimus Primal was dead, having sacrificed himself to destroy the Planet Buster with a transwarp explosion, and Cheetor and Rattrap had been altered into [[Transmetal]] forms by the resulting [[quantum surge]]. After reluctantly admitting Rattrap's new form was an improvement, he immediately declared himself the new Maximal leader. However, with Primal dead, Rhinox was not in any mood to tolerate Dinobot's outburst and shut him up forcefully. While Rattrap and Cheetor were sent outside to deal with Waspinator and a newly Transmetalled Megatron, Rhinox and Dinobot were stuck with the task of restoring their security systems. They did not account for [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], who had also infiltrated the ''Axalon''. Thankfully, Rhinox was able to defeat the Predacon and eject him from the ship. {{storylink|Aftermath (BW episode)|Aftermath}}

With the destruction of the planet's second moon and the stabilization of the planet's natural energon reserves, it became apparent to Dinobot that Megatron was right all along; this was indeed Earth, though in the distant past. Dinobot broke into the Predacon base and stole Megatron's golden disks. He knew that they contained information about the future, and this cut to the core of his being: "If the future is indeed immutably foretold, then my demise is but moments from that confirmation, for I could not live if not the master of my fate." Dinobot hid the disks in a remote location and returned to the ''Axalon'', where Rattrap was having a minor meltdown. Rhinox had hooked himself to a machine with little explanation, and with Tigatron and Airazor on a long-term exploration trip, it fell to Rattrap, Dinobot, and Cheetor to hold off the combined force of the Predacons. Worse yet, Megatron had introduced two new [[Fuzor]]s to his team, [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]. Dinobot grabbed what weaponry he could, and with the other two Maximals engaged the Predacons far from the ship, in hopes that they could keep the Predacons away from whatever Rhinox was trying to accomplish. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}}

[[File:Coming of the Fuzors 2 Dinobot Rattrap.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!"]]

Their efforts, though seemingly doomed, were not for naught. Though Dinobot, Rattrap, and Cheetor fought to near-death, they held off the enemy long enough for Rhinox's gamble to work. He had travelled into the [[Transformer afterlife|Matrix]] and retrieved Optimus Primal's spark. Optimus Primal, restored as a Transmetal from a [[blank]] [[protoform]], dramatically turned the tide, saving Dinobot and the others from what would at least have been honorable deaths. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

[[File:Maximal No More Dinobot bow.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Is this a dagger which I see before me, Dinobot, the handle toward my hand?"]]

His desire to discover whether the future could be changed kept Dinobot focused on Megatron's actions. When Predacon installations were placed in a Voyager-disk-like pattern, Dinobot remarked that Megatron's plan proceeded even without the disk's information. Thus, he resubmitted himself to Megatron's command, but the Maximals' influence still showed itself. When he was pitted in a death match against [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] in a bizarre test of loyalty, Dinobot subdued his foe but refused to kill him, offering to train him instead. But Megatron accepted the prodigal son anyway, as long as he returned the original Golden Disk. (He had already given the alien disk to Rhinox.) Dinobot complied. He admitted to himself that by helping Megatron he might be sacrificing his own race, but he had to discover whether his actions were his own or predestined. After the artifact was back in Megatron's hands, Rattrap attacked and was quickly immobilized. As a final test of allegiance, Dinobot was ordered to kill his former teammate. This task proved too much for him, and he turned once again on the Predacon leader. Megatron retreated with the disk in his possession, and Primal was left with the decision on whether to allow Dinobot back into their ranks. Dinobot explained that either way, he would fight Megatron, prompting Primal to forgive Dinobot his treacherous actions. Once welcomed back, Dinobot told Primal of Megatron's ultimate designs for the disks' information. {{storylink|Maximal, No More}}

As Rhinox and Dinobot scanned known alien sites, they suddenly realized that Tigatron and Airazor were journeying into one. But before they could send a warning, the traveling pair triggered the alien site and were shot into space. Dinobot and the other Maximals were rallied by Optimus Primal to this site, where they confronted the Predacons. Before the fight could begin, the alien site activated again, creating a massive [[Metal Hunter]], and blasted everyone in the area. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}} The Transformers who had not been altered by the quantum surge lay deactivated, but the Transmetals and Fuzors were unaffected by the Metal Hunter's blast. Silverbolt and Cheetor were instructed to carry Dinobot and Rhinox back to the base for repairs. Megatron used the alien disk to activate the Metal Hunter, and the Maximals gained an unlikely ally: Tarantulas. Dinobot, like his fellow Maximals, greeted the Predacon turncoat with bared weapons and only reluctantly allowed Tarantulas to aid them. Subsequently, Dinobot joined an assault on the Metal Hunter itself, a cover for Tarantulas's entry. The Metal Hunter was destroyed. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 2)}}

[[File:CodeofHero-letthebattlebejoined.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"To Bay or not to Bay; that is the question, and here is the sunset."]]

When Silverbolt went missing during an energon storm while he, Cheetor, and Optimus Primal were investigating [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]], Dinobot suggested they forget the Fuzor and concentrate on the Predacons. The enemy was, after all, minus both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia, while they were only down one member. Primal rejected Dinobot's lack of sympathy. As Primal and Cheetor left to find Silverbolt, Dinobot turned to one of the ''Axalon''{{'}}s consoles and began downloading into its database. {{storylink|Bad Spark}}

Unlike Primal, Rattrap was not so forgiving of Dinobot's earlier betrayal. After contemplating suicide and enduring Rattrap's continuing recriminations, Dinobot decided to set things right. He tracked Megatron down and found him testing the original disk which Dinobot had returned. Megatron had discovered a mountain whose image was recorded on the disk, and he had [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] destroy the peak. From a distance, Dinobot saw his greatest hope and worst fear form simultaneously: The disk's image changed. Dinobot's future was his own...but Megatron had virtually limitless power to change it.

[[File:Dinobot funeral.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|"Out, out, brief spark! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor mech that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more."]]

When the Predacons launched an attack on a tribe of [[anthropoid]]s, attempting to destroy the future human race and alter the course of the Autobot/Decepticon war, Dinobot singlehandedly took on all of them. Having already been blindsided by Tarantulas (and having squashed him under a rock in retaliation), he ambushed Inferno, burying his sword in the latter's chest. Blackarachnia banged him up with her machine guns until Dinobot used Inferno himself as a shield, after which he blew away both Predacons with the ant-bot's own gun.

Dinobot proceeded to bombard Rampage from above until Waspinator shot him down (and caused him to land on top of the luckless flier); when Rampage tried to retaliate in tank mode, Dinobot shoved the downed Waspinator into the mad experiment's cannon, causing Rampage to blow himself apart. The backfire sent the warrior flying with severe damage, and Quickstrike was eager to add to his pain. Despite his optic weaponry shorting out, Dinobot still managed to beat the Fuzor, pummeling him with his bare hands before slamming him head-first into a rock.

At this point, his internal computer attempted to engage stasis lock to save his remaining energy, but Dinobot overrode it and turned to face his final opponent: Megatron himself. Mocking the weakened Dinobot, Megatron tallied the score firmly in his own favor: He had unimaginable power via the Golden Disk, he held a lone anthropoid hostage, and the severely damaged Dinobot was the only obstacle in his reality-warping plan. Mostly depowered, severely outmatched, and refusing to quit, Dinobot jammed a rock through a stick and attacked with the makeshift hammer. As the anthropoid's bonds dissolved, Megatron dropped the disk, allowing Dinobot to shatter it with his last bit of energy.

The rest of the Maximals arrived to drive Megatron off, but it was too late for their comrade. After a final conversation with his allies (including a last insult to Rattrap and a request to have his story told truly and without embellishment), Dinobot's spark left his frame. He was given a hero's funeral, with his body cremated as the Maximal fliers executed a {{w|Missing man formation}}. His legacy remained even with the anthropoids, who found his hammer and used it as a weapon. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}

Megatron, because that's the sort of prick he is, created a zombie-esque [[Dinobot II|Transmetal 2 clone]] of Dinobot. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}}

Later, to convince Rattrap to let him search for ex-Predacon [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], Silverbolt reminded him he'd trusted the original Dinobot. Rattrap grumped that he'd "regretted it" a few times, but still let his comrade out. {{storylink|Proving Grounds (BW)|Proving Grounds}}

[[File:Dinobotflashesnem1.jpg|right|380px|thumb|Behold, the enemy within!]]
Thanks to the destruction of [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], the Dinobot clone's spark-brother, Dinobot's consciousness was able to take hold of the clone and make him regain a sense of honour. {{storylink|Transformers Hall of Fame}} {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

{{note|It was not entirely spelt out during "Nemesis" why Dinobot II was regaining Dinobot's memories. The 2010 Transformers Hall of Fame profile for Dinobot stated that the original's spirit had somehow returned from beyond to influence his clone. There was also an unproduced episode of ''Beast Wars'', "[[Dark Glass]]", where Rattrap would have discovered and downloaded a back-up of Dinobot's memories into Dinobot II; while the script never made it past a first draft, "[[Bad Spark]]" had Dinobot backing himself up onto the Axalon.}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''Cloud''=====
While investigating an energon mine with the other Maximals in the 9-BW Spacetime, Optimus Primal encountered [[Hot Rodimus]] and [[SARA]], lost denizens of [[Cloud World]] who allowed most of the Maximals to believe they were from outer space and hunting [[Shockwave (Cloud)|a criminal]]. With their two new friends, the Maximals were about to reach the energon mine when they were ambushed by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Hot Rodimus's battle with [[Shockwave (Cloud)|Shockwave]] caused an energon eruption that sent the Predacons fleeing and almost consumed the Maximals who were trying to save the local wildlife. Fortunately, SARA was able to convert the eruption into less dangerous [[energon crystal]]s and the visitors returned to their proper spacetime. {{storylink|Wild (Cloud)|Wild}}

=====''Beast Wars Diorama Story''=====
Dinobot eventually met up with several [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s from [[Transformers (film)|another dimension]]. A battle broke out between the Maximals, Predacons, Autobots and Decepticons. The other-dimensional Transformers eventually returned to their place of origin and the Beast Wars continued as they were. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story|Beast Wars Diorama Story}}
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====''Transformers: Dinobots'' packaging blurb====
When Dinobot's spark returned to the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]], the "data" contained in his "DNA schematics" returned with him. Later, to combat Megatron's [[technorganic]] virus the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] reformated a small group of survivors using these "DNA schematics" from Dinobot, creating the Beast Machines era [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dinobots}}

====3H comics====
After using the [[Divine Light]] to access [[Primus]]'s power, [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] reanimated several [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] corpses into facsimiles of [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s old subordinates, including one of Dinobot in his pre-Earth vehicular form. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:Dinobotmtmte8.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Little did we know that there was a giant shovel on the other arm.]]
During the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|He Who Would Be Megatron]] also scanned the historical datatrax of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. He failed to notice the approaching guard until Dinobot dispatched him with his sword and insisted they speed up the operation. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye #8}}
{{BW Shell Game}}
While traveling back to Cybertron at the conclusion of the Beast Wars, Optimus Primal reflected on past battles, including those in which Dinobot fought. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====
While Megatron was being guided through the afterlife by Rhinox, he beheld a vision of himself slaughtering his allies and foes alike, Dinobot among them. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
Near the end of the Great War, several combatants had been reduced to protoforms due to the fallout of a foiled [[Tripredacus Council]] plot. Among those afflicted was [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], who's stasis pod "Dinobot" came upon as it was being stored away. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] surveyed the events that began the Beast Wars, he witnessed several key moments involving Dinobot, among them his duel with Optimus Primal upon the stone bridge leading to the Maximal base. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

====''Timelines''====
[[File:Dinobotdawnoffuturespast.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them."]]

After meeting with [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], "Dinobot", Megatron, and [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] broke into the [[Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive]] to steal a [[Data-Con]] which would provide all sorts of information about the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]. As they were making their getaway, Dinobot threw the Data-Con to Dirge (who was unaware of a switch on Megatron's part) before battling a squadron of [[Maximal Command Security Force|Maximal Security Troopers]], ending with a close combat duel with [[9K]] using his then energy-based sword. Dinobot evidently emerged victorious, as he was later seen with Megatron and "[[Scorponok (BW)|Clamps]]". {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

Megatron and Dinobot joined [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] in escaping the archives with the Golden Disk, avoiding patrolmen [[Nitrostreak|Unit 1]] and [[Tigatron|Unit 2]]. As Dinobot disabled the former, he protested Megatron's apparent cowardice and dishonorable tactics. Megatron responded by clamping his fist around Dinobot's neck, rebuking him for using the "h" word in his presence. After Dinobot had regained his composure, they made their way to the rendezvous point with the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' and launched into space, where they activated their transwarp drive.

The ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Chromia 10]]'' gave chase, though the latter was destroyed by [[Laserbeak (G1)|unknown]] [[Buzzsaw (G1)|assailants]]. When the ''Axalon'' caught up with the Predacons, Dinobot balked at the idea of fleeing again and managed to fire a few shots at the ''Axalon''. After Megatron taunted the pilot of the ''Axalon'' via videoscreen, Dinobot and the other rogue Predacons on board the ''Darksyde'' disappeared through a transwarp portal, with the ''Axalon'' close behind. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

After [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was reborn on [[Earth]], Dinobot rushed out to assist the Maximals against the Predacons during a plot to launch an orbital weapon. The launching pad was destroyed by Airazor just as Dinobot arrived. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}

====Razorclaw continuity====
In one splinter timeline of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]], minor atmospheric perturbations caused [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]'s stasis pod to crash on the far side of Earth, and due to his absence, Megatron slaughtered all the remaining Maximals except [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 7, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 07/08/2015}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
Following the [[Quantum surge]], Dinobot, as well as many other Maximals, became separated from the rest of the team and left stranded somewhere on [[Earth|Energoa]]. After Optimus Primal's resurrection and escape from Megatron, Dinobot could be seen watching the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] from somewhere off in the distance. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}

Dinobot eventually got in contact with his Maximal comrades and revealed he was recovering in a [[anthropoid]] village. The village was promptly attacked by [[Jaguar]] and Dinobot died defending the anthropoids. Optimus Primal showed up and, swearing to avenge Dinobot's death, killed Jaguar in battle. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 3|Beast Wars Metals #3}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkeimanga-Dinobot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Who's got two thumbs on one hand except for when I switch to my fists? THIS guy!]]
In the present day, the [[Autobot]] [[Mini Vehicle]]s dug up the bodies of [[Hot Shot (G1)|Hot Shot]] and Dinobot from deep within the earth. As the Mini Vehicles wondered if Dinobot were an Autobot, he woke up angrily, and began to attack the others, hoping to find a worthy foe, until finally Hot Shot (and his [[Mini-Con]], Jolt) faced Dinobot in battle. After seeing Hot Shot perform a series of clever moves, Dinobot suggested the two battle for leadership. However, Hot Shot declined Dinobot's offer and suggested instead they team up and make peace.

Hot Shot returned with Dinobot to Autobot headquarters, where [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] immediately suggesting he and Dinobot fight each other for fun, ruining Hot Shot's ceasefire. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Visualize Shot 13}}}}
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===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-4-Dinobot.jpg|75px|thumb]]
Dinobot had himself a hearty laugh when [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] attempted to replicate [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]'s new clear-torso'd power-up via a see-through negligee. {{Storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:AloneTogetherP-Dynobot.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
On a Cybertron ruled by the decrepit and corrupt Builders, '''Dynobot''' was one of the first Maximals and Predacons to speak out against the system, agitating for change. It was his words that would inspire some of the first seeds of real resistance on Cybertron. {{storylink|Derailment}} Eventually, Dynobot was captured and placed in the maximum security level of the [[Ferromax Detention Center]]. There he stayed until a group of Maximals led by Rattrap broke him out in a daring raid. {{storylink|Alone Together: Prologue|Prologue}}
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===Legends World===
[[File:LegendsChristmasDinobot.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

In the [[Legends World]], Dinobot was an employee of [[Axalon Trading Company]] whose solution to most problems was to eat them. During one busy day he was being rushed by their boss, Optimus Primal and complained that he needed help if he was supposed to get done any faster. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap|The Transformation Gap}} When he was introduced to the new junior employee, Rattrap, the first thing Dinobot did was try to eat him. Rattrap wouldn't let this get to him, though, and continued doing his job even while stuck in the raptor's mouth. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 11#The Two's Recent Encounter|The Two's Recent Encounter}}

Dinobot made fun of Rattrap for collecting children's toys, but a defensive Rattrap argued that Transformers could be really difficult to transform and challenged him to transform a [[Mach Kick]]. He was unable to make heads or tails of the toy, so in the end he gave up and simply ate it, to Rattrap's horror. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 11#When We Have Been Social|When We Have Been Social}} Rattrap took revenge by replacing Dinobot's office supplies with ''[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]'' toys, forcing him to transform them before he could get any work done. This backfired on him when Dinobot ate these toys as well. On a hot day he demanded Rattrap bring him an popsicle, only to receive a plastic [[Gari Robo-kun]] transforming popsicle instead. Naturally, he proceeded to eat it anyway, leaving Rattrap despairing that he should've seen it coming by now. {{storylink|Prank}}

For [[Christmas]], Rattrap gifted Dinobot the alarm clock Transformer [[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]], which mystified him. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} The tall stature of Dinobot and the other Axalon employees was another source of grief for Rattrap, who disliked his small size. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}} Dinobot later visited the TransformersFes 2016 event, where he encountered an alternate dimension version of Rattrap. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rattrap)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} He was among the employees present for the inauguration of the new Autobot-Axalon office building, in actuality a new [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Windblade6-allofus.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
Dinobot was a resident of the colony world [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], and a member of the [[Scale Walkers|Scale Walker]] tribe. He gathered with representatives of the other three tribes in [[Talon Valley]], in front of a [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] portal, to discuss the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] [[combiner]]s who had invaded three weeks prior. While declaring he would defend his planet from any invaders, no matter the cost, a traveler from offworld arrived through the portal: [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. Dinobot quickly took a disliking to him.

After Rattrap returned to Cybertron with intel, a week later, official representatives from offworld arrived on Eukaris through the portal. Dinobot and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] were suspicious of them, as they heard of how their kind was once driven away and slaughtered by ancient Cybertronians, but amidst their visitors' pleas for peace, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] was allowed to speak, as she was not actually Cybertronian, but a [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]]. The planet's gigantic guardian, [[Chela]], awoke before their eyes to quell this reunion of worlds, and Dinobot and the others attempted to defend the spacebridge from it, but it was summarily defeated by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Dinobot was put off that in spite of the destruction of their legendary guardian, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] still condoned an alliance. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

Dinobot begrudgingly (and adorably) gave a gift to his [[Fur Walkers|Fur Walker]] rival Cheetor on Chosen One Day. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[Thrashclaw]] had a mentor who was a "brown and blue, thick-headed, dynamic" bot who went off with a "[[Megatron (BW)|purple lunatic]]". {{storylink|Life Finds a Way}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor| [[Krizz Kaliko]] (English), [[Ryuichi Abe]] (Japanese)|[[Dirc Simpson]] (German), [[Guillaume Orsat]] (French), [[Sérgio Moreno]] (Portuguese), [[Gabi Jiménez]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Mario Castañeda]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Vinod Sharma]] (Hindi)}}
{{bigquote|But now I... ''I'm not pure-sparked, nor wise or heroic...'' but I've tried to live my life well...|Dinobot nearing his final moments, [[Kingdom episode 3]]}}
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep2-Dinobot-stops-Megatrons-theft.jpg|thumb|250px|left|"''Part fools!'' Put up your swords, you know not what you do."]]
Dinobot was a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] born out of an uninhabitable [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] due to loss of the [[AllSpark]] by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} and the threat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}} Dinobot studied the legends of the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]], recognizing them as pure-[[Spark]]ed warrior heroes, and leaders of wisdom and honor. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}

Dinobot reluctantly joined [[Megatron (BW)|Predacon Megatron]] and his small band of thieves to steal the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] and return it to the original [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in hopes of changing Cybertron's future for the better. When Megatron was carrying out the theft, Dinobot tried to reason with [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] to end their mission and stop Megatron's dangerous plan, especially since the pair had not done anything incriminating. When Megatron returned and tossed the Golden Disk by accident to Blackarachnia, Dinobot pointed a blaster at the Predacon leader, expecting Blackarachnia to return the disk to the Maximal Enforcers. In actuality, Blackarachnia stole the ammo from his blaster and returned the disk to Megatron, and Dinobot was scolded for his lack of loyalty. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}} The Predacons traced the original Megatron's steps back to [[Earth]] in the past using the Golden Disk, where the Predacons took on [[beast mode]]s and engaged in a battle with the Maximals from the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''. The conflict would continue for cycles, {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} and Dinobot thought of defecting to [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and the Maximals a thousand times. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}

While patrolling through the jungle, Dinobot's attention was drawn by the sound of space debris falling to Earth's surface. He emerged from the foliage to investigate, discovering the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}} Dinobot and Predacon Megatron later met with Decepticons from the recently crashed ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' to bow down and deliver the Golden Disk. In the ''Nemesis'', Dinobot stood alongside while the two Megatrons discussed, and was then ushered out of the room along with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. The Seeker boasted that he must have been a legend in the future, though Dinobot denied this, angering Starscream. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}}

[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep2-Dinobot-catches-BA-n-Starscream.jpg|thumb|300px|"What, drawn and talk of peace!"]]

Dinobot soon found the treacherous lieutenant discussing matters with Blackarachnia, but before he could say anything, the ''Nemesis'''s alarms went off, as Soundwave had caught Airazor. Dinobot was witness to her torture at his Megatron's hands, causing him to express his disgust, and for Megatron to express his disgust at Dinobot. The two were interrupted by Blackarachnia telling the Predacon leader he'd been summoned to the bridge, leaving Airazor's questioning to Dinobot. However, his doubts gave him pause, and eventually he and Airazor began talking, as she began poking holes in his emotional armor. Confused, Dinobot took off to confront Blackarachnia. When he did, he was attacked by a cloaked Starscream, who felt the best course of action was to kill him, but Dinobot talked him out of this by revealing he wanted to ''join'' them, to form a new faction that could prevent all sides from killing one another. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}}

[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep3-Dinobot-velociraptor-n-Airazor.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Better a witty fool than a foolish wit."]]

The trio used knowledge gained from eavesdropping on Megatron to journey to the Allspark's true location, but on approach their shuttle crashed. As Blackarachnia and Starscream attributed blame, Dinobot was entranced by the Allspark's holographic defenses, which then lashed out at them. Witnessing Starscream's attempts to flee disgusted Dinobot. At that moment, the Allspark changed tactics to trapping those around them in illusions. An unaffected Dinobot saw Starscream's fantasy of being a king, which only disgusted him further, and caused the two to come to blows, the Predacon calling Starscream out on his using his pain to justify his selfish greed. However, Starscream soon had Dinobot over a cliff, which he then dropped him over. Surviving, albeit injured, Dinobot made his own way through the Allspark's forest. His time with the treacherous pair had galvanized Dinobot, and he decided to make a stand against both Megatrons to retrieve the Golden Disk, aware that this would result in his own demise.

Finding an injured Airazor, he informed her of his choice, and set off toward the Decepticons, warding her off by saying her injuries would slow him down. Arriving, he was attacked by Ravage and Laserbeak, followed by Soundwave. Subduing them, he was then sucker-punched by the original Megatron. The two fought, with Dinobot criticizing the Decepticon leader as a desperate and clumsy tyrant. With a well-timed strike, Dinobot managed to defeat his opponent, only to then be mauled by the other Megatron. Viciously wounded, Dinobot used the last of his energies to wound Megatron and steal the Matrix from him.

However, his injuries proved too much for Dinobot, and he was unable to get far. Speaking to the talisman, he implored it for help, and it cut through the Allspark's illusions, allowing the Autobots and Maximals to find him. Dying, Dinobot admitted to his former enemy how he'd thought of becoming a Maximal, and asked if Primal would've accepted him. Primal responded he would've, but Dinobot would probably have made a terrible Maximal. An amused Dinobot admitted the truth of this, before finally succumbing to his wounds. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}

[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep3-Dinobot-blasts-Megatron.jpg|thumb|300px|"It is a tale. Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury. ''Signifying nothing.''"]]

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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:Kingdom Golden Disk Dinobot becomes Dinomus.jpg|thumb|right|I will give you a new rotate blade, and a rigid grill structure to command.]]
The Predacons traveled across time to find the [[AllSpark]] and change the fate of Cybertron. While battling the [[Maximal]]s on pre-[[Ice Age]] Earth, both sides were joined by the Autobots and Decepticons, their epic battle changing their combined destinies forever.

Dinobot's function was a warrior, and he [[trans-scan]]ned into a raptor. His [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|cyber-slash tail and cyber shield]] were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his inner-conflict, principle, and ferocity. Dinobot's message from the future was that his loyalties will be tested and he will question what he believes. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

During the collective battle, Dinobot teamed up with [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and the Decepticon [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in pursuit of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and the Autobot [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Battle Across Time Collection marketing material}}<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08TM6TDF7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Battle Across Time Collection on Amazon]</ref>

Dinobot was one of a few 'bots with three possible destinies recorded on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|''Voyager'' Golden Disk]]. {{storylink|Source:Golden Disk destinies|''Kingdom'' Golden Disk cards}}
*In one destiny, Dinobot leads a united [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] faction, standing alongside [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]], and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]].
*In another destiny, he became a Maximal, sporting a new color scheme.
*In his last destiny, Dinobot was reformatted into '''Dinomus''' as a [[Herald of Unicron]].

In other possible destinies recorded on the ''Voyager'' Golden Disk, Dinobot was present when Blackarachnia became a Maximal. {{storylink|Source:Golden Disk destinies|''Kingdom'' Golden Disk cards}}
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===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
[[File:SavageLandingPart1-ScienceMinistry.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

Dinobot, named for [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and his [[Dinobot (G1)|elite wartime unit]], {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 6}} was a member of [[Megatron (BW)|Galavar]]'s cell of Predacon separatists in the employ of the [[Tripredacus Council]]. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}} Although proud of his Predacon heritage, Dinobot's rigid code of honour led to frequent disagreements with his comrades, and over time Dinobot developed a deep, if private, hatred for thuggish 'bots like [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] and [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Primal Rage}} When Galavar went rogue and changed his name to "Megatron", Dinobot nevertheless joined his leader on a mission to liberate the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] from the Maximal [[Ministry of Science|Science Ministry]]. During the heist, Dinobot prevented Terrorsaur from killing [[Under-3|a guard]] in the belief that there could be no honour in killing a defenseless enemy who wouldn't fight back before Scorponok killed him anyways.

After stealing the Maximal warship ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'', Dinobot and the other Predacons attempted to follow the coordinates on the disk but came under attack from the Maximal science vessel ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' before [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] could activate the ship's [[Transwarp Drive|transwarp drive]]; as they jumped through [[unspace]] across space and time, Dinobot stopped Terrorsaur from firing on the ''Axalon'' as the blast would destroy both ships. When both ships crashed on a mysterious organic world, the ''Darksyde''{{'}}s computer rebuilt the Predacons with organic [[beast mode]]s. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}} Dinobot went to Tarantulas' lab to check on his progress on mapping the planet's environment, but Tarantualas only cared about the unspace energy all around the ship. Dinobot ordered Tarantulas to abandon the project, but the scientist refused to comply and ordered the Dinobot to leave his lab. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 2}}

[[File:SavageLandingPart4-DinobotNyx.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

When the Predacons captured and tortured the Maximal [[Nyx]] for information, Dinobot stepped in and tried to reason with Megatron, but his protest that a worthy foe deserved a worthy death only angered Megatron. However, when Tarantulas deduced that other Maximals must've survived the crash, Megatron forgave his outburst but warned Dinobot to not defy him again. When the seven Predacons went outside to watch Nyx's execution using Tarantulas's recently invented [[Transformation Lock Lens|transformation lock lens]], Dinobot's long-brewing crisis of conscience finally came to a head; after destroying the device, he turned on the other Predacons so that Nyx could transform back into beast mode and escape. [[Skold]] and Scorponok accused him of betraying the Predacon cause, but Dinobot insisted that he had not betrayed his ideals and offered Skold the chance to join him. Skold refused, so Dinobot threw Skold at Megatron, forced the Predacons back into the ship, and used his security clearance to put the ''Darksyde'' into a full lockdown before escaping into the jungle. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 3}}

While traversing the jungle, Dinobot used his beast mode to track Nyx and successfully rescued the injured flier from a native creature. However, extreme damage to her systems caused her to collapse, and after consulting her [[onboard computer]] Dinobot was able to plot a course back to the crashed ''Axalon''. Once he'd arrived at the Maximal ship, the remaining four Maximals confronted him; although [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] initially mistook him for an aggressor, Dinobot announced his intentions to join the Maximals. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 4}} A skeptical Optimus immediately confined Dinobot to a makeshift brig until he could deduce his true intentions, and although Primal remained skeptical, Nyx requested to speak with him, and grew increasingly convinced that Dinobot's unexpected rescue indicated a genuine change of heart. When Megatron and the other Predacons attacked shortly thereafter, Nyx made the decision to release Dinobot so that he could turn the tide in the favour of the outnumbered Maximals. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 5}}

[[File:SavageLandingPart6-Dinobotstabbed.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"'tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church door, but 'tis enough; t'will serve."]]

After Dinobot defeated [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] successfully reactivated the ship's deflector shields; when Primal ordered a retreat, however, Dinobot found that the shield frequencies corresponded to Maximal source code, leaving him unable to retreat with the other Maximals as the remaining Predacons closed in. Confident that he could best five Predacons again, Tarantulas, the ''sixth'' Predacon, rejoined the battlefield in time to ambush Dinobot, stab him through the chest, and leave him helpless as the other Predacons closed in to beat him to the brink of death. Primal used the ''Axalon''{{'}}s [[plasma cannon]]s to force Megatron into a retreat and save Dinobot's life, but the experience left Dinobot critically damaged and doubtful that he would ever fight at full strength again. Although Dinobot planned to exile himself into the jungle so as to not burden the other Maximals, Primal told their new ally that they'd be honoured if he joined their team. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 6}}

Some time later, Dinobot was still on the mend and passed the time by sparring with Optimus, {{storylink|Pod Part 1}} though he soon developed a mutual dislike for his nominal teammate Rattrap. {{storylink|Primal Rage}} One night, while briefing the other Maximals on his former Predacon allies over a game of cards, Cheetor heard a noise in the corridor and went to investigate. {{storylink|Pod Part 1}} The Maximals discovered that [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] had invaded the base and sabotaged the remaining Maximal [[stasis pod]]s in orbit. While Dinobot and Nyx headed to the ship's armory to see if she'd stolen any weapons, Dinobot prevented Cheetor from running into an explosive web-tripwire that would've killed them all. Although the Maximals couldn't prevent Blackarachnia from carrying out her sabotage and escaping, Dinobot and the other Maximals attended a meeting where Primal announced that they'd be going on the offensive. {{storylink|Pod Part 2}}

Optimus and Dinobot were on hand when Skold delivered a wounded [[Razorbeast]] to the ship. Dinobot noticed that Skold had become more confident since they last crossed paths, and offered her a place with the Maximals, but Skold rejected his offer to become a Maximal; due to her own past, she accused the Maximals of hiding their cruelty behind a benevolent facade. {{storylink|Thicker Skin}}

[[File:MaximalsStrikeBackPart2-DinobotVsMegatron.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cry havoc, and let slip the dinosaurs of war.]]

Having jury-rigged an escape pod as an improvised shuttlecraft to reach the ''Darksyde'' and take back the Golden Disk, Dinobot explained its history to his teammates and how Megatron first took an interest in the artifact before piloting the vessel and its crew to the ''Darksyde''. Despite Rhinox's reservations about directly engaging the Predacons, Dinobot opined that Megatron understood no other language but force, and took the step of unelashing a bombing run on the Predacons below as part of a first salvo. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 1}} In the ensuing battle, Dinobot fetched up against Megatron once more, but his injuries proved his undoing; the Predacon leader quickly realized that Dinobot now favored his right side and unleashed a punishing bite from his tyrannosaur jaws that left Dinobot badly wounded before Primal distracted Megatron at the last moment. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 2}} Despite his injuries, Dinobot had enough fight in him to incapacitate Waspinator with his [[optic weaponry]]. Although the battle ended in a stalemate—Megatron held control of the disc and the Maximals left under a conditional ceasefire, although Rattrap secretly copied the information on the artifact—Dinobot grimly mused that they should've taken out Megatron when they had the chance. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 3}}

At some point, Dinobot took part in a skirmish against the Predacons that ended with Cheetor getting injured. {{storylink|The Speedway of Central Consciousness}}

While planting early warning sensors outside the ''Axalon'', Dinobot and Optimus came under assault from Blackarachnia and Tarantulas, who attempted to infect him with a new variety of aggression-enhancing [[energon]]. However, Primal took the brunt of the explosion; while Dinobot's warrior instincts helped him suppress his anger, Primal had no such compunctions and quickly went berserk. As he rampaged through the ship, Dinobot suggested he take on Megatron, aware that Primal would tire himself before that and burn the infection out of his systems. {{storylink|Primal Rage}} Dinobot was surprised when Optimus returned with a warning that an advanced alien race known as the Vok, who had been monitoring the Cybertronians since their arrival, had taken exception to their presence and now desired to destroy both sides, requiring them to work together, a fact Dinobot and Rattrap were both skeptical about, with the Predacon feeling an alliance would only be an invitation for betrayal. However, Optimus was adamant. As part of the arrangement, Dinobot and Rhinox travelled to the ''Darksyde'' as an exchange with the Predacons. As they were working, Scorponok learned that Tarantulas had locked information on the ship's transwarp drive using Megatron's own codes. When confronted, the spider-bot attempted to flee, managing to make it outside the ship before Dinobot caught up to him and incapacitated him, in case Megatron wanted to interrogate the traitor. Megatron did, but this only allowed Tarantulas to summon his secret experiment: The reanimated corpse of Terrorsaur, which stunned Dinobot with one blow. {{storylink|The Beginning of the End}}

As Dinobot recovered, Tarantulas bargained with the Vok, having them summon reinforcements, which in this case was every protoform that had not yet been activated. Dinobot took to the field against these new opponents, but the fight soon ended when the Vok appeared in person, disrupting the Sparks of both sides, until they were blasted by the newly arrived ''Axalon'' using the harnessed energy of unspace. The remaining Children of the Vok chose to depart, while Megatron decided to resume the attack, until Rattrap blasted him with the unspace weapon as well, displacing him in time. With Megatron gone, Optimus suggested a truce to go after Tarantulas and then return to Cybertron, but neither Blackarachnia nor Dinobot thought it was worth it, with Dinobot pointing out the justice department would be unwilling to go easy on them without Megatron. As a result, the Predacons went their own way. {{storylink|The End (BW)|The End}}

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==Games==
===''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game continuity===
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game advertising comic====
Upon arriving on "[[Earth|Planet Energon]]", the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Maximals and their Predacon adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
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[[File:BeastWarsPSX-Dinobotstats.jpg|thumb|Digital [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotate blade]]!]]

Many Beast Wars combatants had managed to construct personal bases, customized to their personal tastes, due to the extended duration of the war. Dinobot's own was situated in the "Polluted Area" of the planet, where a previous conflict had rendered it a gloomy and dilapidated environment. Dinobot joined his fellow Maximals in battling not only an entrenched Predacon threat, but the interdimensional monsters known as the [[Skriix]].

=====Maximal campaign=====
Upon having eliminated the Predacon threat, Dinobot was part of Optimus Primal's roll call when he announced that the galaxy was now at peace.

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=====Predacon campaign=====
After the Maximals failed to rescue a downed stasis pod in Dinobot's territory, the Predacons took advantage of Dinobot's troops having recently been thinned by a conflict with the Skriix. This left Dinobot vulnerable, leading him to be assassinated by a Predacon agent. In response to Dinobot's death, Optimus Primal launched an unsuccessful attempt on the Predacon ship, which ultimately led to the Maximals' undoing. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Dinobot was part of Megatron's forces when a huge earthquake uncovered [[Energon]]. He took part in an ambush of the Maximals, so that the Predacons could gain control of this new resource. Also he appeared to have at least two raptor clones backing him up. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Legends)|Beast Wars}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDinobot.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Beware my hand-mouth!]]
Dinobot participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Dinobot-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|250px|Clever Boy. He stole [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/killer-instinct-season-2-the-return-of-riptor/1100-6424228/ someone's] new design...]]
Dinobot was one of many warriors pulled from [[Beast Era|his universe]] to fight for the [[Quintesson]]s. There are many of him running around, some of which join [[You|the Commander]]. Notably, he is the only character in the game to have a unique victory animation.
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Dinobot EarthWars.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]

When Dinobot arrived on the future Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] wanted him to join the Dinobots because of his name. Dinobot refused, causing confusion among the Dinobots. Dinobot then wished Rattrap was there because of Grimlock's annoyances. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

Megatron took [[Tonbot]] and Waspinator to the site where Transmetal II Dinobot was stashed so they could get Rampage's half-spark. It was hidden in the La Brea Tar-pits so it could mask it. He sent Waspinator there to dig out Dinobot's body to obtain the spark. {{Storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Last Line of Defense}}
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*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Ability: Pack Hunting '''- Place three decoys that have 33% of your health and DPS. For 15 seconds, you go pack hunting using melee attacks dealing damage and any healing received is increased by 20%.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:dinobot Dinobot at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Dinobot was originally a Predacon who defected to the Maximals. Although he was a powerful close-range combatant, he frequently butted heads with the cynical Rattrap. Dinobot eventually perished defending primitive humans from a Predacon attack, but Megatron used samples of his genetic structure to engineer a [[Dinobot II|monstrous clone]] of his former lieutenant. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

==Toys==
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==Merchandise==
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==Notes==
* From the size to the proportions to the complete lack of feathers, Dinobot's [[beast mode]] barely resembles a {{w|File:Velociraptor Restoration.png|real ''Velociraptor''}}, and as was common in the 1990s, takes more inspiration from the "''Velociraptors''" of ''{{w|Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park}}'' fame, which had shot the species to worldwide awareness three years prior and was likewise accompanied by a toyline from [[Kenner]]. Since raptors were not definitively known to be feathered in [[1996]] (feathers on dromeosaurids were considered speculative until the late 1990s and evidence of ''Velociraptor'' in particular having feathers did not emerge until [[2007]]), the contemporary science was not taken into account when designing the toy or animated [[character model]].
** Additionally, ''Jurassic Park''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s interpretation of ''Velociraptors''—and by extension, Dinobot—were actually based on a larger genus of raptor called ''{{w|Deinonychus}}'' (though even this genus is much smaller than the raptors seen in Jurassic Park, who are closer in size to the genus ''{{w|Achillobator}}'' that was described in 1999). The reason the genus of raptor was renamed in the film, dates back to the original ''{{w|Jurassic Park (novel)|Jurassic Park}}'' novel, where the author {{w|Michael Crichton}} thought the name was more appealing than "''Deinonychus''". Because of this, the vast majority of {{w|Velociraptor in popular culture|''Velociraptors'' in popular culture}} are often misrepresented, and Dinobot is no exception to this.
* The many characters in ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' who switch sides between the Autobots and Decepticons were inspired by Dinobot, as Aaron Archer was fond of the character's dynamic.<ref>{{citesocial|quote='There were a lot of side changing during ''Armada'', it's a big theme in the show and built into many of the toys.' Yeah, and I got that off of Dinobot from ''Beast Wars'', I really liked how that character functioned, and I did like that, I guess, we did that with Wheeljack and some of the other ones.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSXaInBmtIk&t=2264s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday night LIVE: Toy Talk Q&A|year=2023|month=05|day=12}}</ref>
* [[Smokescreen (Armada)#Hoist|''Armada'' Hoist]]'s head was based on Dinobot's—something which Dinobot's ''Timelines'' figure, reusing the Hoist mold, takes advantage of.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Cybertron Scourge... is that... that's the... backhoe guy. *Mimes Hoist's arm gimmick.* Yeah, his head is very much like Dinobot, I think I did design it like that. I don't know why. But I like that look. [Could you think of him as the Unicron Trilogy's Dinobot?] Yeah you totally could. Definitely with those colors, it even has that veliciraptor color vibe that they were using back then.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ToNlyjgeZc&t=445s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday Night LIVE - General discussion|year=2023|month=03|day=24}}</ref>
* Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' comics, Dinobot is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]]'s helmet in gold.
* The [[#Beast Wars: Uprising|''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnation]] of Dynobot is a "virtual redeco" of the [[Springer (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Voyager Class Springer mold]]. Accordingly, [[Grimlock (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Grimlock]] shares this body-type in ''Uprising''.
* Unlike the other recognizable Maximals and Predacons featured in the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic, Dinobot's Cybertronian body is a wholly-new design yet retains his regular color scheme.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Didn't base Nyx on anything in particular! Dinobot is much the same. I picture the orb on his chest as a nod to the spark gem gimmick but other than that I just wanted a samurai kinda look to his silhouette. The arm mounted blades kind of a nod the Gundam Spiegel|link=https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1357035373184962561|name=Josh Burcham|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=02|day=03|(defunct=)}}</ref>
* Author [[Erik Burnham]] considered killing off Dinobot in [[Savage Landing Part 6|''Beast Wars'' #6]] but ultimately spared him.<ref>Erik Burnham at TFNation 2021</ref>

===Toy related===
[[File:BWRConcept04.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Dinobot's control art. The beast head displays a more rigid grill structure.]]
* Dinobot's original toy was designed to supplant a failed lion Transformer counterpart to Cheetor that ended up being, understandably, too similar to Cheetor. A dinosaur's entry into the Maximals was justified by pointing out that the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had been good guys in Generation 1.<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p1-2</ref>
* In the first ''Beast Wars'' toy commercials, [[:File:Dinobottoycommercial.jpg|Dinobot had a slightly different deco than the final toy]]. He was browner, rather than pinker, and had thicker stripes.
* Some fans are inclined to yank off Dinobot's mutant mask pieces, since he doesn't have them on the television show, they get in the way during transformation, and they're easily removable. Ten years later, Hasbro thought so, too, in their stock photography for ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' Dinobot.
* A mainline [[:File:TMDinobotConcept.jpg|Transmetal Dinobot made it to the concept art stage]]. Several elements of the design were recycled for Transmetal [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]].
* Dinobot's toy curiously has six toes on each foot. Since his legs form his [[robot mode]] arms, not only does this mean he's left with two thumbs, but also a tiny, barely noticeable finger molded near his wrist. The double thumbs got carried over onto his animation model, yet his in-show beast mode appears to only have three toes. Between all this, it has to be said that real-life raptors had no more than four toes on each of their feet.
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===Television related===
[[File:Dinobotearlycgimodel.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Code of... something.]]
* Several views of preliminary ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' CGI models were available in the Special Features of [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s ''Beast Wars: The Complete Second Season'' DVD box set. Dinobot's early model, like the other preliminary models, took more cues from the toy, such as including the [[mutant head]] and actually looking transformable. Interestingly enough, the preliminary model transformed into the final beast mode model, but since Dinobot's transformation involves swapping out parts, that's not too hard to believe.
[[File:Dinobotearlycgimodel2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]]'s influence reached back through time.]]
* Australia's ''Beast Wars'' DVD sets from [[Madman Entertainment]] offered images of in-progress Dinobot models from later into production. Even in this late stage, he kept a large amount of his transformation kibble, though the aesthetic flourishes (like the spines on his ankles and the ribs in his torso) began to take shape. And, hey, check out that [[chin]].
* In an interview on Madman's Season 3 DVDs, Scott McNeil revealed that he created the Dinobot voice by using his previous experience mimicking [[Chris Latta]]'s famous performance of [[Cobra Commander]] when replacing him in the role after his death. Since he found the Latta-style vocalisation so difficult to maintain, he tried dropping it two octaves, and thus arrived at Dinobot.
* In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Dinobot spoke with a protracted and emphatic ''dā'' (ダー) attached to the ends of his sentences. This is a vocal tic associated with older, archaic forms of speech, signifying his old-timey sensibilities and concepts of honor.
* Between the first and second seasons, Dinobot's robot mode raptor stripes were re-texture mapped. This is most noticeable on his hands, where the amount of stripe detail increases substantially. When Dinobot II briefly flashes back and forth between his and the original Dinobot's body in the series finale, it's the first season stripe pattern again.
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===Fandom related===
* Some fans humorously refer to Dinobot's [[Cyber-slash tail weapon]] as a "Rotate Blade" because of its usage in a [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& terrible fanfic by MG-Dinobot].
* Likewise, fans refer to Dinobot as having a "rigid grill structure", an injoke that came into being because of an [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/307ed3ad2152d304 alt.toys.transformers poster's] somewhat confusing signature that included a quote from ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''. What part of Dinobot is the rigid grill structure is not definitively determined, whether it be the bony pair of robot legs that hang under his toy's beast mode or his, uh, crotch.
* Speaking of Dinobot's crotch, [[Mainframe Entertainment]] once had a little fun with Dinobot's model after hours. "[[:File:Dirkdinobot.jpg|Dirk Dinobot]]" may not be safe for work, but his grill structure here is anything but rigid! Fan James Hooks was responsible for originally posting the Dirk Dinobot image on [[alt.toys.transformers]], thanks to an unknown person from Mainframe Entertainment.
* On [[May 7]], [[2010]], he was unveiled as one of the first five nominees for the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]], the first ''Beast Wars'' character to earn the honor and the only character not to be from 1984 or 1985. A tongue-in-cheek campaign for Dinobot was started by [[David Willis]], with the gag being that he'd never beat the 1984/5 characters. To everyone's surprise, at [[BotCon 2010]]'s Hall of Fame ceremony, Dinobot was unveiled as the winner: he became both the first ''Beast Wars'' character and first fan-voted to be inducted, beating out even long time favorites [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dinobot''' (ダイノボット ''Dainobotto'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Dillonburg''' (狄龍堡 ''Dik Lung Bou'')
*''Korean:'' '''Dinobot''' (다이노봇 ''Dainobos'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''KǒnglóngYǒngshì''' (China, 恐龙勇士, "Dinosaur Warrior"), '''Mó Lóng''' (Taiwan, 魔龍, "Demonic Dinosaur"),
*''Russian:'' '''Zuborob''' (first ''Beast Wars'' dub, Зубороб), '''Dinobot''' (second ''Beast Wars'' dub, Динобот)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& "Dinobot's Old Technology" by MG-Dinobot]
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?R=3D1EC1EB-19B9-F369-109E-19B934FCADD2:en_US Botcon 2010 tribute]

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Dinobot (BW)

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:''Dinobot (aka '''Dynobot''') is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] or [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

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"You lived like a warrior ans died to an hero." [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en&&] ]]








'''Dinobot''' is a Predacon ruled by his sense of honor. He lives to die gloriously in battle. When he aided [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] in the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Dinobot believed he was in the pursuit of endless glory. But when he and his Predacon peers crashed on what seemed to be the wrong planet alongside a [[Maximal]] exploration vessel, he rebelled against Megatron and joined the Maximal team. It would be an uneasy alliance, fraught with turns of loyalty and turns of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespearean]] phrase. But it also led to strong friendships and even the salvation of all [[human]]ity.

As befits a warrior of his stature, Dinobot is skilled in all forms of combat. He wields a spinning sword and a [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotating blade]] as his preferred tools in battle, but, ever pragmatic in matters of violence, he has been known to use ranged weapons, such as his laser eye-beams or a simple handheld gun. He has threatened to use any and all of these on [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], with whom he has an intense rivalry. Deep down, he may respect the rodent, but he'll die before he'll admit to it.

{{bigquote|The question that has haunted my being has been answered: The future is not fixed. My choices are my own. And yet, how ironic, for I now find I have no choice at all! I am a warrior... let the battle be joined.|Dinobot|"[[Code of Hero]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
Dinobot was a [[Maximal]] warrior on present day Earth. He clawed his way up to the top through victory after victory. Optimus considered him a natural when it comes to combat expertise. His thirst for battle was unquenchable. {{storylink|Dinobot (BW)#Toys|Dinobot bio}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)|[[Yu Zhenbo]] (Chinese), [[Luiz Carlos de Moraes]] (Portuguese, Season 1), [[Jorge Barcellos]] (Portuguese, Season 2 onwards), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Héctor Cantolla]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Mario Zucca]] (Italian), [[Michel Vigné]] (French), [[Uli Pleßmann]] (German)}}

[[File:BWDinobot arrival.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair... wherever the hell we are."]]
Dinobot was one of a group of rogue Predacons and was party to their theft of the Maximal relic, the Golden Disk. They stole a ship and traveled through a transwarp portal, with the Maximal ship ''Axalon'' not far behind. After a heated space battle over a mysterious planet, both ships were damaged, and they fell blazing towards the ground below.

The entire planet was saturated with [[energon]], so much so that Dinobot and the other Predacons required protection. To this end, organic forms were scanned. In Dinobot's case, ''Velociraptor'' remains buried deep within the volcanic soil of their crash site became the basis for his new form. But the levels of energon were just one problem—this planet looked nothing like [[Earth]], their target destination! As Dinobot ventured outside the base, he blamed [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] for this error and announced his intention to take over the Predacons himself. Megatron laughed and had [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] shoot him over the horizon.

Dinobot, cheated and humbled, took his efforts elsewhere. As the Maximals returned to their crashed ship from an outing, Dinobot was there, blocking the rocky bridge that crossed the waterfall surrounding their new base. This time, he challenged [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], and for the leadership of the Maximals. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

[[File:BWPart1 bridgefaceoff.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Ill met by moonlight—er, sunlight, proud Optimus."]]
He and Optimus Primal began their fight. It almost ended badly for Primal when the Maximal commander's foot slipped on the edge of the bridge, but Dinobot saved him, as the Predacon believed that a dishonorable death would mean a dishonorable victory on his own part. They continued, but their battle was interrupted by a Predacon attack. After that clash subsided, Dinobot helped the Maximals, leading them to a victory against Megatron when he tried to obtain the bounty of a mountain-sized cache of natural energon. Optimus accepted him into the fold—not as a leader, of course, but still as a valued team member. This didn't sit well with the other Maximals, particularly [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}}

Dinobot provided not only brute force but an understanding of the enemy. A short time afterward, Dinobot was standing with Primal and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] on the bridge of the ''Axalon'' around a holo-map of the Predacon base when Primal suggested that Rattrap go on a scouting mission. {{storylink|The Web}}

[[File:Dinobotbulliescheetor.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Come not within the measure of my wrath."]]
However, though he was an asset against the Predacons, Dinobot sowed discontent amongst the Maximals' own ranks. Early on, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] was ordered to his quarters for fumbling the test of an energon monitoring device, and Dinobot suggested to the young Maximal that he secretly test the device himself. This ended in potential disaster when Cheetor unwittingly created an instant-transport stream between the two bases. When [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] used this to infiltrate the Maximal base, Dinobot feigned a desire to team up with him and overthrow Megatron. Lulling him into a false sense of security, Dinobot eventually took care of him with the trash disposal unit—all without firing a shot, and the other Maximals never even knew. {{storylink|Equal Measures}}

[[File:ChainofCommand-Dinobotrotateblade.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"I have no words. My voice is in my rotate blade."]]
Dinobot and Optimus Primal investigated an energy signature detected within the [[Standing Stones]], an enigmatic monument of alien origin. After a clash with Megatron and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], the monument came to life and Optimus Primal disappeared before their eyes. When Dinobot woke up, he was in the Maximal CR chamber, as he'd been found stripped down and abandoned outside the base by unknown hands. But that wasn't important-Optimus Primal was gone, perhaps dead! The Maximals quickly tried to select a new leader by [[Democracy|secret ballot]], and Dinobot laughed at them when their vote ended in a tie. No, he would be the new leader-by force, if necessary! However, they were all interrupted by a message from Optimus Primal, who was inside the alien monument. Primal put Rattrap in charge, and the remaining Maximals mounted a plan to extract Primal from the alien construct. After another battle with the Predacons at the Standing Stones, the aliens returned Primal to them, with no explanations. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}

When an incoming [[stasis pod]] carrying a potential new Maximal team member was detected, Dinobot refused to let Primal leave without scouting the area outside the ''Axalon'' first himself. Dinobot was convinced the Predacons would try to remove Primal from the equation, as he was their faction's only flying member, and he was right—the Predacons managed to damage Primal enough to keep him out of the race for the pod. Dinobot stayed behind with Primal while the others made a play for the pod on foot. When Dinobot received a transmission indicating the Maximals were having difficulties, he awoke Primal's [[core consciousness]] to consult him. As a result, the two were able to bounce a signal off one of the planet's moons to the dormant stasis pod, beating the Predacons to the punch. [[Tigatron]] joined the team. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}}

[[File:Better Mousetrap Dinobot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Today is a good day for violence!"]]
Soon after, Dinobot and Primal were investigating a second stasis pod when they were suddenly ambushed by Predacons. The Predacons defeated the two and secured the pod for themselves, bringing [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] online. As this was one in a long string of clever coups, this forced Optimus Primal to consider that their team was suffering from an information leak. Primal scapegoated Rattrap, an accusation in which Dinobot took pleasure. Dinobot was all too happy to destroy the alleged turncoat despite the potential hypocrisy of that act. Rattrap subsequently defected, and in the ensuing battle, was ordered by Megatron to shoot Dinobot, his frequent rival. After some hesitation, Rattrap shot Terrorsaur instead and revealed that the entire situation was a ruse by Optimus Primal to detect the real source of the information leak: stolen Maximal codes. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy (episode)|Double Jeopardy}}

Childish infighting between Rattrap and Dinobot inadvertently triggered Rhinox's new security program, [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]], before it could be completed. Dinobot and the other Maximals fled the ''Axalon'', while Rattrap stayed inside to combat Sentinel himself. Later, when Sentinel appeared to have shut down, Rattrap was assumed dead. Each Maximal gave a touching eulogy for Rattrap except for Dinobot, who refused to taint Rattrap's memory with lies. It was soon revealed that Rattrap had not perished, but had instead managed to shut off Sentinel.{{storylink|A Better Mousetrap}}

[[File:Dinobotversusplant.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"I will speak daggers to it, but use none."]]
Dinobot joined Optimus Primal on a mission once again, but this time to explore the planet's native organisms. Dinobot considered this work as being beneath him, and in the process found himself assaulted by one of the planet's flora. As Primal considered this a lesson in respect learned, he found himself attacked by one of Scorponok's [[cyberbee]]s. It injected him with a virus that was intended to make him a coward, but instead removed all his inhibitions. Upon returning Primal to the ''Axalon'', Dinobot oddly found himself agreeing that this new bloodthirsty Primal was not a beneficial change. After he failed to solve the problem with the Predacons diplomatically, as Primal would have wanted, it was decided to let the new violent Primal be the new violent Primal. Ultimately, Primal acquired the antidote and woke up with Dinobot standing watch over him. Dinobot assured him that it was merely his shift, and not indicative of his feelings towards Primal—despite having placed a beautiful plant in Primal's quarters. {{storylink|Gorilla Warfare}}

[[File:Victory Dinobot.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"Alas, poor Tarantulas; he had legs, and knew how to lose them."]]

When a Cybertronian probe was detected, Dinobot helped his teammates attempt to contact it, despite the fact he dreaded a return home. After all, he was a criminal even in Predacon terms, and he had no hope for a warm Maximal reception. Somewhat fortunately for Dinobot's potential fate, their attempts to catch the attention of the probe failed when [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] invented the [[Transformation Lock Lens|transformation lock lens]]. {{storylink|The Probe}} The issue was raised again when the Maximals thought that the Predacons had been destroyed. Dinobot elected to remain on the planet while the Maximals repaired their ship and launched it. However, just as Dinobot wandered off to explore the world that had become his, he stumbled across the not-so-dead Predacons, who attacked the ''Axalon'' and grounded the Maximals once again. {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}}

[[File:Dinobot mirror.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|"A little more than kin, and less than kind."]]

After Dinobot and the other Maximals were saved from a Predacon attack by Rhinox's ingenuity, Rhinox was abducted by the Predacons and reprogrammed into one of them. Optimus Primal waited for this to backfire on them, and when their plot began to unravel, Dinobot joined the Maximals in infiltrating the Predacon base and retrieving their kidnapped comrade. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Megatron soon set his sights on Dinobot as well. After Terrorsaur buried Dinobot in a cave, Megatron unleashed a [[Clone One|clone of Dinobot]] on the unsuspecting Maximals. Ultimately, Dinobot broke free and returned to the ''Axalon'', where he confronted his clone and ate him. Yes. He ate him. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}

Not long afterward, Tigatron went missing during a routine scouting report. When Optimus Primal noted that Tigatron was the victim of an aerial attack, Dinobot identified the culprits as Waspinator and Terrorsaur. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} Dinobot remained at base with Rhinox while the others searched for Tigatron on a mysterious flying island. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}} Dinobot suffered along with his teammates when the energon dampener was stolen from the ''Axalon'', requiring him and the others to stay in [[beast mode]] to avoid energon surges. Between that and sleep deprivation from persistent Predacon attacks, their innate beast instincts began to take over, and the Maximals went feral. It was only through the instruction of Tigatron that they were able to defeat the Predacons and retrieve the dampener. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}}

Dinobot was tested again when he, Cheetor, Rhinox, and Rattrap were blinded by a Predacon attack. They were far from base and completely helpless, so Dinobot immediately began to panic. Rhinox was able to calm him and the others and slowly lead them back to base, using their other senses. They were rescued by Optimus Primal and Tigatron at the foot of the base just as they began to slip into [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}} The Maximals were also visited by the wandering spark of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who possessed the body of Waspinator and led a successful attack on the Maximal base, resulting in Dinobot receiving critical damage. Forced out of their base, Optimus Primal surrendered the Maximals to Starscream, under the condition that Dinobot be repaired. In exchange, Starscream ordered the Maximals to attack Megatron. Despite his treachery, Starscream himself was deceived, as Dinobot was not as damaged as advertised. He and Primal were able to eject Starscream from Waspinator's body and retake the ''Axalon''. {{storylink|Possession}}

[[File:Dinobottarantulasrattrapthelowroad.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"Frailty, thy name is Tarantulas!"]]
Once again, the feud between Rattrap and Dinobot led to disaster. Their carelessness indirectly caused Rhinox to be infected with a [[Energon discharge virus|virus]] that caused him to eject energy involuntarily, via hiccups or sneezes or...other means. Optimus Primal ordered the bickering pair to hunt down Tarantulas in his lair and obtain the antidote, figuring they'd either learn to work together or everyone would be destroyed. Unfortunately, the latter wasn't so unlikely an option, as Dinobot and Rattrap's out-of-control behavior toward each other repeatedly sabotaged their efforts to capture Tarantulas. Dinobot was able to grab him just as Megatron arrived, and claimed the spider as a hostage. Megatron did not care and shot them both. Ultimately, the day was saved when Rhinox used his virus against the Predacons, unleashing a mighty explosion from his rear end. {{storylink|The Low Road}}

Despite his increasing loyalty to the team, Dinobot's violent heart occasionally created rifts. Most notable was his reaction to [[Tigatron]]'s pacifism: When the tiger tried to leave the Maximals in grief over the accidental death of his best friend, Dinobot argued vociferously with the "coward". He simply could not comprehend what Tigatron was saying, that in order to stop the fighting, someone had to lay down his weapon. The confrontation with Tigatron revealed more than just Dinobot's warrior ethic. He explained to Tigatron a bit of his motives for turning against Megatron: He feared that if Megatron used Earth's energon supply to wage a new war, Cybertron would burn as a result. Dinobot could only see desertion, and for that he nearly killed Tigatron, who refused to fight back. But Primal interrupted before any damage was done, and Tigatron later came back to battle to save Dinobot from a Predacon attack, making the whole point moot. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}

The [[Vok|alien]] mystery that surrounded the planet soon came to a head. When it became apparent that the aliens themselves would visit them imminently, the Predacons surprisingly called for a truce. Tigatron was called to sneak into the Predacon base and find out what had captured Megatron's attention, and Dinobot and the other Maximals staged a non-lethal battle to cover Tigatron's exit, upholding their end of the truce. Dinobot loosened a large boulder out of place, allowing it to crush both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Before the Storm}} As expected, the aliens arrived. A wormhole opened up over the planet, and a beam shot down to the surface, where another alien device was activated. Rhinox and Dinobot stayed behind at the ''Axalon'' while the others investigated, but were too engaged by the planet's second moon shifting its shape into a horrible [[Planet Buster]] weapon to notice their base had been compromised. Both Rhinox and Dinobot were removed from the equation by Blackarachnia and Tarantulas. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} The Maximals returned to find them both welded to the ceiling by cyberwebs. Dinobot and Rhinox were placed inside [[CR chamber]]s as Rattrap and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] went to find their unwelcome visitors. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}

[[File:Dinobotgoldendisks.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry."]]
When Dinobot awoke, Optimus Primal was dead, having sacrificed himself to destroy the Planet Buster with a transwarp explosion, and Cheetor and Rattrap had been altered into [[Transmetal]] forms by the resulting [[quantum surge]]. After reluctantly admitting Rattrap's new form was an improvement, he immediately declared himself the new Maximal leader. However, with Primal dead, Rhinox was not in any mood to tolerate Dinobot's outburst and shut him up forcefully. While Rattrap and Cheetor were sent outside to deal with Waspinator and a newly Transmetalled Megatron, Rhinox and Dinobot were stuck with the task of restoring their security systems. They did not account for [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], who had also infiltrated the ''Axalon''. Thankfully, Rhinox was able to defeat the Predacon and eject him from the ship. {{storylink|Aftermath (BW episode)|Aftermath}}

With the destruction of the planet's second moon and the stabilization of the planet's natural energon reserves, it became apparent to Dinobot that Megatron was right all along; this was indeed Earth, though in the distant past. Dinobot broke into the Predacon base and stole Megatron's golden disks. He knew that they contained information about the future, and this cut to the core of his being: "If the future is indeed immutably foretold, then my demise is but moments from that confirmation, for I could not live if not the master of my fate." Dinobot hid the disks in a remote location and returned to the ''Axalon'', where Rattrap was having a minor meltdown. Rhinox had hooked himself to a machine with little explanation, and with Tigatron and Airazor on a long-term exploration trip, it fell to Rattrap, Dinobot, and Cheetor to hold off the combined force of the Predacons. Worse yet, Megatron had introduced two new [[Fuzor]]s to his team, [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]. Dinobot grabbed what weaponry he could, and with the other two Maximals engaged the Predacons far from the ship, in hopes that they could keep the Predacons away from whatever Rhinox was trying to accomplish. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}}

[[File:Coming of the Fuzors 2 Dinobot Rattrap.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!"]]

Their efforts, though seemingly doomed, were not for naught. Though Dinobot, Rattrap, and Cheetor fought to near-death, they held off the enemy long enough for Rhinox's gamble to work. He had travelled into the [[Transformer afterlife|Matrix]] and retrieved Optimus Primal's spark. Optimus Primal, restored as a Transmetal from a [[blank]] [[protoform]], dramatically turned the tide, saving Dinobot and the others from what would at least have been honorable deaths. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

[[File:Maximal No More Dinobot bow.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Is this a dagger which I see before me, Dinobot, the handle toward my hand?"]]

His desire to discover whether the future could be changed kept Dinobot focused on Megatron's actions. When Predacon installations were placed in a Voyager-disk-like pattern, Dinobot remarked that Megatron's plan proceeded even without the disk's information. Thus, he resubmitted himself to Megatron's command, but the Maximals' influence still showed itself. When he was pitted in a death match against [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] in a bizarre test of loyalty, Dinobot subdued his foe but refused to kill him, offering to train him instead. But Megatron accepted the prodigal son anyway, as long as he returned the original Golden Disk. (He had already given the alien disk to Rhinox.) Dinobot complied. He admitted to himself that by helping Megatron he might be sacrificing his own race, but he had to discover whether his actions were his own or predestined. After the artifact was back in Megatron's hands, Rattrap attacked and was quickly immobilized. As a final test of allegiance, Dinobot was ordered to kill his former teammate. This task proved too much for him, and he turned once again on the Predacon leader. Megatron retreated with the disk in his possession, and Primal was left with the decision on whether to allow Dinobot back into their ranks. Dinobot explained that either way, he would fight Megatron, prompting Primal to forgive Dinobot his treacherous actions. Once welcomed back, Dinobot told Primal of Megatron's ultimate designs for the disks' information. {{storylink|Maximal, No More}}

As Rhinox and Dinobot scanned known alien sites, they suddenly realized that Tigatron and Airazor were journeying into one. But before they could send a warning, the traveling pair triggered the alien site and were shot into space. Dinobot and the other Maximals were rallied by Optimus Primal to this site, where they confronted the Predacons. Before the fight could begin, the alien site activated again, creating a massive [[Metal Hunter]], and blasted everyone in the area. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}} The Transformers who had not been altered by the quantum surge lay deactivated, but the Transmetals and Fuzors were unaffected by the Metal Hunter's blast. Silverbolt and Cheetor were instructed to carry Dinobot and Rhinox back to the base for repairs. Megatron used the alien disk to activate the Metal Hunter, and the Maximals gained an unlikely ally: Tarantulas. Dinobot, like his fellow Maximals, greeted the Predacon turncoat with bared weapons and only reluctantly allowed Tarantulas to aid them. Subsequently, Dinobot joined an assault on the Metal Hunter itself, a cover for Tarantulas's entry. The Metal Hunter was destroyed. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 2)}}

[[File:CodeofHero-letthebattlebejoined.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"To Bay or not to Bay; that is the question, and here is the sunset."]]

When Silverbolt went missing during an energon storm while he, Cheetor, and Optimus Primal were investigating [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]], Dinobot suggested they forget the Fuzor and concentrate on the Predacons. The enemy was, after all, minus both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia, while they were only down one member. Primal rejected Dinobot's lack of sympathy. As Primal and Cheetor left to find Silverbolt, Dinobot turned to one of the ''Axalon''{{'}}s consoles and began downloading into its database. {{storylink|Bad Spark}}

Unlike Primal, Rattrap was not so forgiving of Dinobot's earlier betrayal. After contemplating suicide and enduring Rattrap's continuing recriminations, Dinobot decided to set things right. He tracked Megatron down and found him testing the original disk which Dinobot had returned. Megatron had discovered a mountain whose image was recorded on the disk, and he had [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] destroy the peak. From a distance, Dinobot saw his greatest hope and worst fear form simultaneously: The disk's image changed. Dinobot's future was his own...but Megatron had virtually limitless power to change it.

[[File:Dinobot funeral.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|"Out, out, brief spark! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor mech that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more."]]

When the Predacons launched an attack on a tribe of [[anthropoid]]s, attempting to destroy the future human race and alter the course of the Autobot/Decepticon war, Dinobot singlehandedly took on all of them. Having already been blindsided by Tarantulas (and having squashed him under a rock in retaliation), he ambushed Inferno, burying his sword in the latter's chest. Blackarachnia banged him up with her machine guns until Dinobot used Inferno himself as a shield, after which he blew away both Predacons with the ant-bot's own gun.

Dinobot proceeded to bombard Rampage from above until Waspinator shot him down (and caused him to land on top of the luckless flier); when Rampage tried to retaliate in tank mode, Dinobot shoved the downed Waspinator into the mad experiment's cannon, causing Rampage to blow himself apart. The backfire sent the warrior flying with severe damage, and Quickstrike was eager to add to his pain. Despite his optic weaponry shorting out, Dinobot still managed to beat the Fuzor, pummeling him with his bare hands before slamming him head-first into a rock.

At this point, his internal computer attempted to engage stasis lock to save his remaining energy, but Dinobot overrode it and turned to face his final opponent: Megatron himself. Mocking the weakened Dinobot, Megatron tallied the score firmly in his own favor: He had unimaginable power via the Golden Disk, he held a lone anthropoid hostage, and the severely damaged Dinobot was the only obstacle in his reality-warping plan. Mostly depowered, severely outmatched, and refusing to quit, Dinobot jammed a rock through a stick and attacked with the makeshift hammer. As the anthropoid's bonds dissolved, Megatron dropped the disk, allowing Dinobot to shatter it with his last bit of energy.

The rest of the Maximals arrived to drive Megatron off, but it was too late for their comrade. After a final conversation with his allies (including a last insult to Rattrap and a request to have his story told truly and without embellishment), Dinobot's spark left his frame. He was given a hero's funeral, with his body cremated as the Maximal fliers executed a {{w|Missing man formation}}. His legacy remained even with the anthropoids, who found his hammer and used it as a weapon. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}

Megatron, because that's the sort of prick he is, created a zombie-esque [[Dinobot II|Transmetal 2 clone]] of Dinobot. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}}

Later, to convince Rattrap to let him search for ex-Predacon [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], Silverbolt reminded him he'd trusted the original Dinobot. Rattrap grumped that he'd "regretted it" a few times, but still let his comrade out. {{storylink|Proving Grounds (BW)|Proving Grounds}}

[[File:Dinobotflashesnem1.jpg|right|380px|thumb|Behold, the enemy within!]]
Thanks to the destruction of [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], the Dinobot clone's spark-brother, Dinobot's consciousness was able to take hold of the clone and make him regain a sense of honour. {{storylink|Transformers Hall of Fame}} {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

{{note|It was not entirely spelt out during "Nemesis" why Dinobot II was regaining Dinobot's memories. The 2010 Transformers Hall of Fame profile for Dinobot stated that the original's spirit had somehow returned from beyond to influence his clone. There was also an unproduced episode of ''Beast Wars'', "[[Dark Glass]]", where Rattrap would have discovered and downloaded a back-up of Dinobot's memories into Dinobot II; while the script never made it past a first draft, "[[Bad Spark]]" had Dinobot backing himself up onto the Axalon.}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''Cloud''=====
While investigating an energon mine with the other Maximals in the 9-BW Spacetime, Optimus Primal encountered [[Hot Rodimus]] and [[SARA]], lost denizens of [[Cloud World]] who allowed most of the Maximals to believe they were from outer space and hunting [[Shockwave (Cloud)|a criminal]]. With their two new friends, the Maximals were about to reach the energon mine when they were ambushed by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Hot Rodimus's battle with [[Shockwave (Cloud)|Shockwave]] caused an energon eruption that sent the Predacons fleeing and almost consumed the Maximals who were trying to save the local wildlife. Fortunately, SARA was able to convert the eruption into less dangerous [[energon crystal]]s and the visitors returned to their proper spacetime. {{storylink|Wild (Cloud)|Wild}}

=====''Beast Wars Diorama Story''=====
Dinobot eventually met up with several [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s from [[Transformers (film)|another dimension]]. A battle broke out between the Maximals, Predacons, Autobots and Decepticons. The other-dimensional Transformers eventually returned to their place of origin and the Beast Wars continued as they were. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story|Beast Wars Diorama Story}}
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====''Transformers: Dinobots'' packaging blurb====
When Dinobot's spark returned to the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]], the "data" contained in his "DNA schematics" returned with him. Later, to combat Megatron's [[technorganic]] virus the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] reformated a small group of survivors using these "DNA schematics" from Dinobot, creating the Beast Machines era [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dinobots}}

====3H comics====
After using the [[Divine Light]] to access [[Primus]]'s power, [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] reanimated several [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] corpses into facsimiles of [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s old subordinates, including one of Dinobot in his pre-Earth vehicular form. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:Dinobotmtmte8.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Little did we know that there was a giant shovel on the other arm.]]
During the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|He Who Would Be Megatron]] also scanned the historical datatrax of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. He failed to notice the approaching guard until Dinobot dispatched him with his sword and insisted they speed up the operation. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye #8}}
{{BW Shell Game}}
While traveling back to Cybertron at the conclusion of the Beast Wars, Optimus Primal reflected on past battles, including those in which Dinobot fought. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====
While Megatron was being guided through the afterlife by Rhinox, he beheld a vision of himself slaughtering his allies and foes alike, Dinobot among them. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
Near the end of the Great War, several combatants had been reduced to protoforms due to the fallout of a foiled [[Tripredacus Council]] plot. Among those afflicted was [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], who's stasis pod "Dinobot" came upon as it was being stored away. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] surveyed the events that began the Beast Wars, he witnessed several key moments involving Dinobot, among them his duel with Optimus Primal upon the stone bridge leading to the Maximal base. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

====''Timelines''====
[[File:Dinobotdawnoffuturespast.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them."]]

After meeting with [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], "Dinobot", Megatron, and [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] broke into the [[Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive]] to steal a [[Data-Con]] which would provide all sorts of information about the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]. As they were making their getaway, Dinobot threw the Data-Con to Dirge (who was unaware of a switch on Megatron's part) before battling a squadron of [[Maximal Command Security Force|Maximal Security Troopers]], ending with a close combat duel with [[9K]] using his then energy-based sword. Dinobot evidently emerged victorious, as he was later seen with Megatron and "[[Scorponok (BW)|Clamps]]". {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

Megatron and Dinobot joined [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] in escaping the archives with the Golden Disk, avoiding patrolmen [[Nitrostreak|Unit 1]] and [[Tigatron|Unit 2]]. As Dinobot disabled the former, he protested Megatron's apparent cowardice and dishonorable tactics. Megatron responded by clamping his fist around Dinobot's neck, rebuking him for using the "h" word in his presence. After Dinobot had regained his composure, they made their way to the rendezvous point with the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' and launched into space, where they activated their transwarp drive.

The ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Chromia 10]]'' gave chase, though the latter was destroyed by [[Laserbeak (G1)|unknown]] [[Buzzsaw (G1)|assailants]]. When the ''Axalon'' caught up with the Predacons, Dinobot balked at the idea of fleeing again and managed to fire a few shots at the ''Axalon''. After Megatron taunted the pilot of the ''Axalon'' via videoscreen, Dinobot and the other rogue Predacons on board the ''Darksyde'' disappeared through a transwarp portal, with the ''Axalon'' close behind. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

After [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was reborn on [[Earth]], Dinobot rushed out to assist the Maximals against the Predacons during a plot to launch an orbital weapon. The launching pad was destroyed by Airazor just as Dinobot arrived. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}

====Razorclaw continuity====
In one splinter timeline of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]], minor atmospheric perturbations caused [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]'s stasis pod to crash on the far side of Earth, and due to his absence, Megatron slaughtered all the remaining Maximals except [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 7, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 07/08/2015}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
Following the [[Quantum surge]], Dinobot, as well as many other Maximals, became separated from the rest of the team and left stranded somewhere on [[Earth|Energoa]]. After Optimus Primal's resurrection and escape from Megatron, Dinobot could be seen watching the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] from somewhere off in the distance. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}

Dinobot eventually got in contact with his Maximal comrades and revealed he was recovering in a [[anthropoid]] village. The village was promptly attacked by [[Jaguar]] and Dinobot died defending the anthropoids. Optimus Primal showed up and, swearing to avenge Dinobot's death, killed Jaguar in battle. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 3|Beast Wars Metals #3}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkeimanga-Dinobot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Who's got two thumbs on one hand except for when I switch to my fists? THIS guy!]]
In the present day, the [[Autobot]] [[Mini Vehicle]]s dug up the bodies of [[Hot Shot (G1)|Hot Shot]] and Dinobot from deep within the earth. As the Mini Vehicles wondered if Dinobot were an Autobot, he woke up angrily, and began to attack the others, hoping to find a worthy foe, until finally Hot Shot (and his [[Mini-Con]], Jolt) faced Dinobot in battle. After seeing Hot Shot perform a series of clever moves, Dinobot suggested the two battle for leadership. However, Hot Shot declined Dinobot's offer and suggested instead they team up and make peace.

Hot Shot returned with Dinobot to Autobot headquarters, where [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] immediately suggesting he and Dinobot fight each other for fun, ruining Hot Shot's ceasefire. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Kre-O'' comic===
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Dinobot had himself a hearty laugh when [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] attempted to replicate [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]'s new clear-torso'd power-up via a see-through negligee. {{Storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
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On a Cybertron ruled by the decrepit and corrupt Builders, '''Dynobot''' was one of the first Maximals and Predacons to speak out against the system, agitating for change. It was his words that would inspire some of the first seeds of real resistance on Cybertron. {{storylink|Derailment}} Eventually, Dynobot was captured and placed in the maximum security level of the [[Ferromax Detention Center]]. There he stayed until a group of Maximals led by Rattrap broke him out in a daring raid. {{storylink|Alone Together: Prologue|Prologue}}
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===Legends World===
[[File:LegendsChristmasDinobot.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

In the [[Legends World]], Dinobot was an employee of [[Axalon Trading Company]] whose solution to most problems was to eat them. During one busy day he was being rushed by their boss, Optimus Primal and complained that he needed help if he was supposed to get done any faster. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap|The Transformation Gap}} When he was introduced to the new junior employee, Rattrap, the first thing Dinobot did was try to eat him. Rattrap wouldn't let this get to him, though, and continued doing his job even while stuck in the raptor's mouth. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 11#The Two's Recent Encounter|The Two's Recent Encounter}}

Dinobot made fun of Rattrap for collecting children's toys, but a defensive Rattrap argued that Transformers could be really difficult to transform and challenged him to transform a [[Mach Kick]]. He was unable to make heads or tails of the toy, so in the end he gave up and simply ate it, to Rattrap's horror. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 11#When We Have Been Social|When We Have Been Social}} Rattrap took revenge by replacing Dinobot's office supplies with ''[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]'' toys, forcing him to transform them before he could get any work done. This backfired on him when Dinobot ate these toys as well. On a hot day he demanded Rattrap bring him an popsicle, only to receive a plastic [[Gari Robo-kun]] transforming popsicle instead. Naturally, he proceeded to eat it anyway, leaving Rattrap despairing that he should've seen it coming by now. {{storylink|Prank}}

For [[Christmas]], Rattrap gifted Dinobot the alarm clock Transformer [[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]], which mystified him. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} The tall stature of Dinobot and the other Axalon employees was another source of grief for Rattrap, who disliked his small size. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}} Dinobot later visited the TransformersFes 2016 event, where he encountered an alternate dimension version of Rattrap. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rattrap)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} He was among the employees present for the inauguration of the new Autobot-Axalon office building, in actuality a new [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
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Dinobot was a resident of the colony world [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], and a member of the [[Scale Walkers|Scale Walker]] tribe. He gathered with representatives of the other three tribes in [[Talon Valley]], in front of a [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] portal, to discuss the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] [[combiner]]s who had invaded three weeks prior. While declaring he would defend his planet from any invaders, no matter the cost, a traveler from offworld arrived through the portal: [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. Dinobot quickly took a disliking to him.

After Rattrap returned to Cybertron with intel, a week later, official representatives from offworld arrived on Eukaris through the portal. Dinobot and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] were suspicious of them, as they heard of how their kind was once driven away and slaughtered by ancient Cybertronians, but amidst their visitors' pleas for peace, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] was allowed to speak, as she was not actually Cybertronian, but a [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]]. The planet's gigantic guardian, [[Chela]], awoke before their eyes to quell this reunion of worlds, and Dinobot and the others attempted to defend the spacebridge from it, but it was summarily defeated by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Dinobot was put off that in spite of the destruction of their legendary guardian, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] still condoned an alliance. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

Dinobot begrudgingly (and adorably) gave a gift to his [[Fur Walkers|Fur Walker]] rival Cheetor on Chosen One Day. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[Thrashclaw]] had a mentor who was a "brown and blue, thick-headed, dynamic" bot who went off with a "[[Megatron (BW)|purple lunatic]]". {{storylink|Life Finds a Way}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor| [[Krizz Kaliko]] (English), [[Ryuichi Abe]] (Japanese)|[[Dirc Simpson]] (German), [[Guillaume Orsat]] (French), [[Sérgio Moreno]] (Portuguese), [[Gabi Jiménez]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Mario Castañeda]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Vinod Sharma]] (Hindi)}}
{{bigquote|But now I... ''I'm not pure-sparked, nor wise or heroic...'' but I've tried to live my life well...|Dinobot nearing his final moments, [[Kingdom episode 3]]}}
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep2-Dinobot-stops-Megatrons-theft.jpg|thumb|250px|left|"''Part fools!'' Put up your swords, you know not what you do."]]
Dinobot was a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] born out of an uninhabitable [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] due to loss of the [[AllSpark]] by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} and the threat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}} Dinobot studied the legends of the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]], recognizing them as pure-[[Spark]]ed warrior heroes, and leaders of wisdom and honor. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}

Dinobot reluctantly joined [[Megatron (BW)|Predacon Megatron]] and his small band of thieves to steal the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] and return it to the original [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in hopes of changing Cybertron's future for the better. When Megatron was carrying out the theft, Dinobot tried to reason with [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] to end their mission and stop Megatron's dangerous plan, especially since the pair had not done anything incriminating. When Megatron returned and tossed the Golden Disk by accident to Blackarachnia, Dinobot pointed a blaster at the Predacon leader, expecting Blackarachnia to return the disk to the Maximal Enforcers. In actuality, Blackarachnia stole the ammo from his blaster and returned the disk to Megatron, and Dinobot was scolded for his lack of loyalty. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}} The Predacons traced the original Megatron's steps back to [[Earth]] in the past using the Golden Disk, where the Predacons took on [[beast mode]]s and engaged in a battle with the Maximals from the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''. The conflict would continue for cycles, {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} and Dinobot thought of defecting to [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and the Maximals a thousand times. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}

While patrolling through the jungle, Dinobot's attention was drawn by the sound of space debris falling to Earth's surface. He emerged from the foliage to investigate, discovering the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}} Dinobot and Predacon Megatron later met with Decepticons from the recently crashed ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' to bow down and deliver the Golden Disk. In the ''Nemesis'', Dinobot stood alongside while the two Megatrons discussed, and was then ushered out of the room along with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. The Seeker boasted that he must have been a legend in the future, though Dinobot denied this, angering Starscream. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}}

[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep2-Dinobot-catches-BA-n-Starscream.jpg|thumb|300px|"What, drawn and talk of peace!"]]

Dinobot soon found the treacherous lieutenant discussing matters with Blackarachnia, but before he could say anything, the ''Nemesis'''s alarms went off, as Soundwave had caught Airazor. Dinobot was witness to her torture at his Megatron's hands, causing him to express his disgust, and for Megatron to express his disgust at Dinobot. The two were interrupted by Blackarachnia telling the Predacon leader he'd been summoned to the bridge, leaving Airazor's questioning to Dinobot. However, his doubts gave him pause, and eventually he and Airazor began talking, as she began poking holes in his emotional armor. Confused, Dinobot took off to confront Blackarachnia. When he did, he was attacked by a cloaked Starscream, who felt the best course of action was to kill him, but Dinobot talked him out of this by revealing he wanted to ''join'' them, to form a new faction that could prevent all sides from killing one another. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}}

[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep3-Dinobot-velociraptor-n-Airazor.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Better a witty fool than a foolish wit."]]

The trio used knowledge gained from eavesdropping on Megatron to journey to the Allspark's true location, but on approach their shuttle crashed. As Blackarachnia and Starscream attributed blame, Dinobot was entranced by the Allspark's holographic defenses, which then lashed out at them. Witnessing Starscream's attempts to flee disgusted Dinobot. At that moment, the Allspark changed tactics to trapping those around them in illusions. An unaffected Dinobot saw Starscream's fantasy of being a king, which only disgusted him further, and caused the two to come to blows, the Predacon calling Starscream out on his using his pain to justify his selfish greed. However, Starscream soon had Dinobot over a cliff, which he then dropped him over. Surviving, albeit injured, Dinobot made his own way through the Allspark's forest. His time with the treacherous pair had galvanized Dinobot, and he decided to make a stand against both Megatrons to retrieve the Golden Disk, aware that this would result in his own demise.

Finding an injured Airazor, he informed her of his choice, and set off toward the Decepticons, warding her off by saying her injuries would slow him down. Arriving, he was attacked by Ravage and Laserbeak, followed by Soundwave. Subduing them, he was then sucker-punched by the original Megatron. The two fought, with Dinobot criticizing the Decepticon leader as a desperate and clumsy tyrant. With a well-timed strike, Dinobot managed to defeat his opponent, only to then be mauled by the other Megatron. Viciously wounded, Dinobot used the last of his energies to wound Megatron and steal the Matrix from him.

However, his injuries proved too much for Dinobot, and he was unable to get far. Speaking to the talisman, he implored it for help, and it cut through the Allspark's illusions, allowing the Autobots and Maximals to find him. Dying, Dinobot admitted to his former enemy how he'd thought of becoming a Maximal, and asked if Primal would've accepted him. Primal responded he would've, but Dinobot would probably have made a terrible Maximal. An amused Dinobot admitted the truth of this, before finally succumbing to his wounds. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}

[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep3-Dinobot-blasts-Megatron.jpg|thumb|300px|"It is a tale. Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury. ''Signifying nothing.''"]]

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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:Kingdom Golden Disk Dinobot becomes Dinomus.jpg|thumb|right|I will give you a new rotate blade, and a rigid grill structure to command.]]
The Predacons traveled across time to find the [[AllSpark]] and change the fate of Cybertron. While battling the [[Maximal]]s on pre-[[Ice Age]] Earth, both sides were joined by the Autobots and Decepticons, their epic battle changing their combined destinies forever.

Dinobot's function was a warrior, and he [[trans-scan]]ned into a raptor. His [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|cyber-slash tail and cyber shield]] were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his inner-conflict, principle, and ferocity. Dinobot's message from the future was that his loyalties will be tested and he will question what he believes. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

During the collective battle, Dinobot teamed up with [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and the Decepticon [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in pursuit of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and the Autobot [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Battle Across Time Collection marketing material}}<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08TM6TDF7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Battle Across Time Collection on Amazon]</ref>

Dinobot was one of a few 'bots with three possible destinies recorded on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|''Voyager'' Golden Disk]]. {{storylink|Source:Golden Disk destinies|''Kingdom'' Golden Disk cards}}
*In one destiny, Dinobot leads a united [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] faction, standing alongside [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]], and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]].
*In another destiny, he became a Maximal, sporting a new color scheme.
*In his last destiny, Dinobot was reformatted into '''Dinomus''' as a [[Herald of Unicron]].

In other possible destinies recorded on the ''Voyager'' Golden Disk, Dinobot was present when Blackarachnia became a Maximal. {{storylink|Source:Golden Disk destinies|''Kingdom'' Golden Disk cards}}
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===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
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Dinobot, named for [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and his [[Dinobot (G1)|elite wartime unit]], {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 6}} was a member of [[Megatron (BW)|Galavar]]'s cell of Predacon separatists in the employ of the [[Tripredacus Council]]. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}} Although proud of his Predacon heritage, Dinobot's rigid code of honour led to frequent disagreements with his comrades, and over time Dinobot developed a deep, if private, hatred for thuggish 'bots like [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] and [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Primal Rage}} When Galavar went rogue and changed his name to "Megatron", Dinobot nevertheless joined his leader on a mission to liberate the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] from the Maximal [[Ministry of Science|Science Ministry]]. During the heist, Dinobot prevented Terrorsaur from killing [[Under-3|a guard]] in the belief that there could be no honour in killing a defenseless enemy who wouldn't fight back before Scorponok killed him anyways.

After stealing the Maximal warship ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'', Dinobot and the other Predacons attempted to follow the coordinates on the disk but came under attack from the Maximal science vessel ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' before [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] could activate the ship's [[Transwarp Drive|transwarp drive]]; as they jumped through [[unspace]] across space and time, Dinobot stopped Terrorsaur from firing on the ''Axalon'' as the blast would destroy both ships. When both ships crashed on a mysterious organic world, the ''Darksyde''{{'}}s computer rebuilt the Predacons with organic [[beast mode]]s. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}} Dinobot went to Tarantulas' lab to check on his progress on mapping the planet's environment, but Tarantualas only cared about the unspace energy all around the ship. Dinobot ordered Tarantulas to abandon the project, but the scientist refused to comply and ordered the Dinobot to leave his lab. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 2}}

[[File:SavageLandingPart4-DinobotNyx.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

When the Predacons captured and tortured the Maximal [[Nyx]] for information, Dinobot stepped in and tried to reason with Megatron, but his protest that a worthy foe deserved a worthy death only angered Megatron. However, when Tarantulas deduced that other Maximals must've survived the crash, Megatron forgave his outburst but warned Dinobot to not defy him again. When the seven Predacons went outside to watch Nyx's execution using Tarantulas's recently invented [[Transformation Lock Lens|transformation lock lens]], Dinobot's long-brewing crisis of conscience finally came to a head; after destroying the device, he turned on the other Predacons so that Nyx could transform back into beast mode and escape. [[Skold]] and Scorponok accused him of betraying the Predacon cause, but Dinobot insisted that he had not betrayed his ideals and offered Skold the chance to join him. Skold refused, so Dinobot threw Skold at Megatron, forced the Predacons back into the ship, and used his security clearance to put the ''Darksyde'' into a full lockdown before escaping into the jungle. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 3}}

While traversing the jungle, Dinobot used his beast mode to track Nyx and successfully rescued the injured flier from a native creature. However, extreme damage to her systems caused her to collapse, and after consulting her [[onboard computer]] Dinobot was able to plot a course back to the crashed ''Axalon''. Once he'd arrived at the Maximal ship, the remaining four Maximals confronted him; although [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] initially mistook him for an aggressor, Dinobot announced his intentions to join the Maximals. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 4}} A skeptical Optimus immediately confined Dinobot to a makeshift brig until he could deduce his true intentions, and although Primal remained skeptical, Nyx requested to speak with him, and grew increasingly convinced that Dinobot's unexpected rescue indicated a genuine change of heart. When Megatron and the other Predacons attacked shortly thereafter, Nyx made the decision to release Dinobot so that he could turn the tide in the favour of the outnumbered Maximals. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 5}}

[[File:SavageLandingPart6-Dinobotstabbed.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"'tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church door, but 'tis enough; t'will serve."]]

After Dinobot defeated [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] successfully reactivated the ship's deflector shields; when Primal ordered a retreat, however, Dinobot found that the shield frequencies corresponded to Maximal source code, leaving him unable to retreat with the other Maximals as the remaining Predacons closed in. Confident that he could best five Predacons again, Tarantulas, the ''sixth'' Predacon, rejoined the battlefield in time to ambush Dinobot, stab him through the chest, and leave him helpless as the other Predacons closed in to beat him to the brink of death. Primal used the ''Axalon''{{'}}s [[plasma cannon]]s to force Megatron into a retreat and save Dinobot's life, but the experience left Dinobot critically damaged and doubtful that he would ever fight at full strength again. Although Dinobot planned to exile himself into the jungle so as to not burden the other Maximals, Primal told their new ally that they'd be honoured if he joined their team. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 6}}

Some time later, Dinobot was still on the mend and passed the time by sparring with Optimus, {{storylink|Pod Part 1}} though he soon developed a mutual dislike for his nominal teammate Rattrap. {{storylink|Primal Rage}} One night, while briefing the other Maximals on his former Predacon allies over a game of cards, Cheetor heard a noise in the corridor and went to investigate. {{storylink|Pod Part 1}} The Maximals discovered that [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] had invaded the base and sabotaged the remaining Maximal [[stasis pod]]s in orbit. While Dinobot and Nyx headed to the ship's armory to see if she'd stolen any weapons, Dinobot prevented Cheetor from running into an explosive web-tripwire that would've killed them all. Although the Maximals couldn't prevent Blackarachnia from carrying out her sabotage and escaping, Dinobot and the other Maximals attended a meeting where Primal announced that they'd be going on the offensive. {{storylink|Pod Part 2}}

Optimus and Dinobot were on hand when Skold delivered a wounded [[Razorbeast]] to the ship. Dinobot noticed that Skold had become more confident since they last crossed paths, and offered her a place with the Maximals, but Skold rejected his offer to become a Maximal; due to her own past, she accused the Maximals of hiding their cruelty behind a benevolent facade. {{storylink|Thicker Skin}}

[[File:MaximalsStrikeBackPart2-DinobotVsMegatron.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cry havoc, and let slip the dinosaurs of war.]]

Having jury-rigged an escape pod as an improvised shuttlecraft to reach the ''Darksyde'' and take back the Golden Disk, Dinobot explained its history to his teammates and how Megatron first took an interest in the artifact before piloting the vessel and its crew to the ''Darksyde''. Despite Rhinox's reservations about directly engaging the Predacons, Dinobot opined that Megatron understood no other language but force, and took the step of unelashing a bombing run on the Predacons below as part of a first salvo. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 1}} In the ensuing battle, Dinobot fetched up against Megatron once more, but his injuries proved his undoing; the Predacon leader quickly realized that Dinobot now favored his right side and unleashed a punishing bite from his tyrannosaur jaws that left Dinobot badly wounded before Primal distracted Megatron at the last moment. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 2}} Despite his injuries, Dinobot had enough fight in him to incapacitate Waspinator with his [[optic weaponry]]. Although the battle ended in a stalemate—Megatron held control of the disc and the Maximals left under a conditional ceasefire, although Rattrap secretly copied the information on the artifact—Dinobot grimly mused that they should've taken out Megatron when they had the chance. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 3}}

At some point, Dinobot took part in a skirmish against the Predacons that ended with Cheetor getting injured. {{storylink|The Speedway of Central Consciousness}}

While planting early warning sensors outside the ''Axalon'', Dinobot and Optimus came under assault from Blackarachnia and Tarantulas, who attempted to infect him with a new variety of aggression-enhancing [[energon]]. However, Primal took the brunt of the explosion; while Dinobot's warrior instincts helped him suppress his anger, Primal had no such compunctions and quickly went berserk. As he rampaged through the ship, Dinobot suggested he take on Megatron, aware that Primal would tire himself before that and burn the infection out of his systems. {{storylink|Primal Rage}} Dinobot was surprised when Optimus returned with a warning that an advanced alien race known as the Vok, who had been monitoring the Cybertronians since their arrival, had taken exception to their presence and now desired to destroy both sides, requiring them to work together, a fact Dinobot and Rattrap were both skeptical about, with the Predacon feeling an alliance would only be an invitation for betrayal. However, Optimus was adamant. As part of the arrangement, Dinobot and Rhinox travelled to the ''Darksyde'' as an exchange with the Predacons. As they were working, Scorponok learned that Tarantulas had locked information on the ship's transwarp drive using Megatron's own codes. When confronted, the spider-bot attempted to flee, managing to make it outside the ship before Dinobot caught up to him and incapacitated him, in case Megatron wanted to interrogate the traitor. Megatron did, but this only allowed Tarantulas to summon his secret experiment: The reanimated corpse of Terrorsaur, which stunned Dinobot with one blow. {{storylink|The Beginning of the End}}

As Dinobot recovered, Tarantulas bargained with the Vok, having them summon reinforcements, which in this case was every protoform that had not yet been activated. Dinobot took to the field against these new opponents, but the fight soon ended when the Vok appeared in person, disrupting the Sparks of both sides, until they were blasted by the newly arrived ''Axalon'' using the harnessed energy of unspace. The remaining Children of the Vok chose to depart, while Megatron decided to resume the attack, until Rattrap blasted him with the unspace weapon as well, displacing him in time. With Megatron gone, Optimus suggested a truce to go after Tarantulas and then return to Cybertron, but neither Blackarachnia nor Dinobot thought it was worth it, with Dinobot pointing out the justice department would be unwilling to go easy on them without Megatron. As a result, the Predacons went their own way. {{storylink|The End (BW)|The End}}

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==Games==
===''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game continuity===
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game advertising comic====
Upon arriving on "[[Earth|Planet Energon]]", the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Maximals and their Predacon adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
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[[File:BeastWarsPSX-Dinobotstats.jpg|thumb|Digital [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotate blade]]!]]

Many Beast Wars combatants had managed to construct personal bases, customized to their personal tastes, due to the extended duration of the war. Dinobot's own was situated in the "Polluted Area" of the planet, where a previous conflict had rendered it a gloomy and dilapidated environment. Dinobot joined his fellow Maximals in battling not only an entrenched Predacon threat, but the interdimensional monsters known as the [[Skriix]].

=====Maximal campaign=====
Upon having eliminated the Predacon threat, Dinobot was part of Optimus Primal's roll call when he announced that the galaxy was now at peace.

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=====Predacon campaign=====
After the Maximals failed to rescue a downed stasis pod in Dinobot's territory, the Predacons took advantage of Dinobot's troops having recently been thinned by a conflict with the Skriix. This left Dinobot vulnerable, leading him to be assassinated by a Predacon agent. In response to Dinobot's death, Optimus Primal launched an unsuccessful attempt on the Predacon ship, which ultimately led to the Maximals' undoing. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Dinobot was part of Megatron's forces when a huge earthquake uncovered [[Energon]]. He took part in an ambush of the Maximals, so that the Predacons could gain control of this new resource. Also he appeared to have at least two raptor clones backing him up. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Legends)|Beast Wars}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDinobot.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Beware my hand-mouth!]]
Dinobot participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Dinobot-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|250px|Clever Boy. He stole [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/killer-instinct-season-2-the-return-of-riptor/1100-6424228/ someone's] new design...]]
Dinobot was one of many warriors pulled from [[Beast Era|his universe]] to fight for the [[Quintesson]]s. There are many of him running around, some of which join [[You|the Commander]]. Notably, he is the only character in the game to have a unique victory animation.
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Dinobot EarthWars.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]

When Dinobot arrived on the future Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] wanted him to join the Dinobots because of his name. Dinobot refused, causing confusion among the Dinobots. Dinobot then wished Rattrap was there because of Grimlock's annoyances. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

Megatron took [[Tonbot]] and Waspinator to the site where Transmetal II Dinobot was stashed so they could get Rampage's half-spark. It was hidden in the La Brea Tar-pits so it could mask it. He sent Waspinator there to dig out Dinobot's body to obtain the spark. {{Storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Last Line of Defense}}
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*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Ability: Pack Hunting '''- Place three decoys that have 33% of your health and DPS. For 15 seconds, you go pack hunting using melee attacks dealing damage and any healing received is increased by 20%.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:dinobot Dinobot at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Dinobot was originally a Predacon who defected to the Maximals. Although he was a powerful close-range combatant, he frequently butted heads with the cynical Rattrap. Dinobot eventually perished defending primitive humans from a Predacon attack, but Megatron used samples of his genetic structure to engineer a [[Dinobot II|monstrous clone]] of his former lieutenant. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

==Toys==
{{main|Dinobot (BW)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Dinobot (BW)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
* From the size to the proportions to the complete lack of feathers, Dinobot's [[beast mode]] barely resembles a {{w|File:Velociraptor Restoration.png|real ''Velociraptor''}}, and as was common in the 1990s, takes more inspiration from the "''Velociraptors''" of ''{{w|Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park}}'' fame, which had shot the species to worldwide awareness three years prior and was likewise accompanied by a toyline from [[Kenner]]. Since raptors were not definitively known to be feathered in [[1996]] (feathers on dromeosaurids were considered speculative until the late 1990s and evidence of ''Velociraptor'' in particular having feathers did not emerge until [[2007]]), the contemporary science was not taken into account when designing the toy or animated [[character model]].
** Additionally, ''Jurassic Park''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s interpretation of ''Velociraptors''—and by extension, Dinobot—were actually based on a larger genus of raptor called ''{{w|Deinonychus}}'' (though even this genus is much smaller than the raptors seen in Jurassic Park, who are closer in size to the genus ''{{w|Achillobator}}'' that was described in 1999). The reason the genus of raptor was renamed in the film, dates back to the original ''{{w|Jurassic Park (novel)|Jurassic Park}}'' novel, where the author {{w|Michael Crichton}} thought the name was more appealing than "''Deinonychus''". Because of this, the vast majority of {{w|Velociraptor in popular culture|''Velociraptors'' in popular culture}} are often misrepresented, and Dinobot is no exception to this.
* The many characters in ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' who switch sides between the Autobots and Decepticons were inspired by Dinobot, as Aaron Archer was fond of the character's dynamic.<ref>{{citesocial|quote='There were a lot of side changing during ''Armada'', it's a big theme in the show and built into many of the toys.' Yeah, and I got that off of Dinobot from ''Beast Wars'', I really liked how that character functioned, and I did like that, I guess, we did that with Wheeljack and some of the other ones.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSXaInBmtIk&t=2264s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday night LIVE: Toy Talk Q&A|year=2023|month=05|day=12}}</ref>
* [[Smokescreen (Armada)#Hoist|''Armada'' Hoist]]'s head was based on Dinobot's—something which Dinobot's ''Timelines'' figure, reusing the Hoist mold, takes advantage of.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Cybertron Scourge... is that... that's the... backhoe guy. *Mimes Hoist's arm gimmick.* Yeah, his head is very much like Dinobot, I think I did design it like that. I don't know why. But I like that look. [Could you think of him as the Unicron Trilogy's Dinobot?] Yeah you totally could. Definitely with those colors, it even has that veliciraptor color vibe that they were using back then.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ToNlyjgeZc&t=445s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday Night LIVE - General discussion|year=2023|month=03|day=24}}</ref>
* Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' comics, Dinobot is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]]'s helmet in gold.
* The [[#Beast Wars: Uprising|''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnation]] of Dynobot is a "virtual redeco" of the [[Springer (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Voyager Class Springer mold]]. Accordingly, [[Grimlock (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Grimlock]] shares this body-type in ''Uprising''.
* Unlike the other recognizable Maximals and Predacons featured in the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic, Dinobot's Cybertronian body is a wholly-new design yet retains his regular color scheme.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Didn't base Nyx on anything in particular! Dinobot is much the same. I picture the orb on his chest as a nod to the spark gem gimmick but other than that I just wanted a samurai kinda look to his silhouette. The arm mounted blades kind of a nod the Gundam Spiegel|link=https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1357035373184962561|name=Josh Burcham|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=02|day=03|(defunct=)}}</ref>
* Author [[Erik Burnham]] considered killing off Dinobot in [[Savage Landing Part 6|''Beast Wars'' #6]] but ultimately spared him.<ref>Erik Burnham at TFNation 2021</ref>

===Toy related===
[[File:BWRConcept04.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Dinobot's control art. The beast head displays a more rigid grill structure.]]
* Dinobot's original toy was designed to supplant a failed lion Transformer counterpart to Cheetor that ended up being, understandably, too similar to Cheetor. A dinosaur's entry into the Maximals was justified by pointing out that the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had been good guys in Generation 1.<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p1-2</ref>
* In the first ''Beast Wars'' toy commercials, [[:File:Dinobottoycommercial.jpg|Dinobot had a slightly different deco than the final toy]]. He was browner, rather than pinker, and had thicker stripes.
* Some fans are inclined to yank off Dinobot's mutant mask pieces, since he doesn't have them on the television show, they get in the way during transformation, and they're easily removable. Ten years later, Hasbro thought so, too, in their stock photography for ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' Dinobot.
* A mainline [[:File:TMDinobotConcept.jpg|Transmetal Dinobot made it to the concept art stage]]. Several elements of the design were recycled for Transmetal [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]].
* Dinobot's toy curiously has six toes on each foot. Since his legs form his [[robot mode]] arms, not only does this mean he's left with two thumbs, but also a tiny, barely noticeable finger molded near his wrist. The double thumbs got carried over onto his animation model, yet his in-show beast mode appears to only have three toes. Between all this, it has to be said that real-life raptors had no more than four toes on each of their feet.
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===Television related===
[[File:Dinobotearlycgimodel.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Code of... something.]]
* Several views of preliminary ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' CGI models were available in the Special Features of [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s ''Beast Wars: The Complete Second Season'' DVD box set. Dinobot's early model, like the other preliminary models, took more cues from the toy, such as including the [[mutant head]] and actually looking transformable. Interestingly enough, the preliminary model transformed into the final beast mode model, but since Dinobot's transformation involves swapping out parts, that's not too hard to believe.
[[File:Dinobotearlycgimodel2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]]'s influence reached back through time.]]
* Australia's ''Beast Wars'' DVD sets from [[Madman Entertainment]] offered images of in-progress Dinobot models from later into production. Even in this late stage, he kept a large amount of his transformation kibble, though the aesthetic flourishes (like the spines on his ankles and the ribs in his torso) began to take shape. And, hey, check out that [[chin]].
* In an interview on Madman's Season 3 DVDs, Scott McNeil revealed that he created the Dinobot voice by using his previous experience mimicking [[Chris Latta]]'s famous performance of [[Cobra Commander]] when replacing him in the role after his death. Since he found the Latta-style vocalisation so difficult to maintain, he tried dropping it two octaves, and thus arrived at Dinobot.
* In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Dinobot spoke with a protracted and emphatic ''dā'' (ダー) attached to the ends of his sentences. This is a vocal tic associated with older, archaic forms of speech, signifying his old-timey sensibilities and concepts of honor.
* Between the first and second seasons, Dinobot's robot mode raptor stripes were re-texture mapped. This is most noticeable on his hands, where the amount of stripe detail increases substantially. When Dinobot II briefly flashes back and forth between his and the original Dinobot's body in the series finale, it's the first season stripe pattern again.
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===Fandom related===
* Some fans humorously refer to Dinobot's [[Cyber-slash tail weapon]] as a "Rotate Blade" because of its usage in a [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& terrible fanfic by MG-Dinobot].
* Likewise, fans refer to Dinobot as having a "rigid grill structure", an injoke that came into being because of an [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/307ed3ad2152d304 alt.toys.transformers poster's] somewhat confusing signature that included a quote from ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''. What part of Dinobot is the rigid grill structure is not definitively determined, whether it be the bony pair of robot legs that hang under his toy's beast mode or his, uh, crotch.
* Speaking of Dinobot's crotch, [[Mainframe Entertainment]] once had a little fun with Dinobot's model after hours. "[[:File:Dirkdinobot.jpg|Dirk Dinobot]]" may not be safe for work, but his grill structure here is anything but rigid! Fan James Hooks was responsible for originally posting the Dirk Dinobot image on [[alt.toys.transformers]], thanks to an unknown person from Mainframe Entertainment.
* On [[May 7]], [[2010]], he was unveiled as one of the first five nominees for the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]], the first ''Beast Wars'' character to earn the honor and the only character not to be from 1984 or 1985. A tongue-in-cheek campaign for Dinobot was started by [[David Willis]], with the gag being that he'd never beat the 1984/5 characters. To everyone's surprise, at [[BotCon 2010]]'s Hall of Fame ceremony, Dinobot was unveiled as the winner: he became both the first ''Beast Wars'' character and first fan-voted to be inducted, beating out even long time favorites [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dinobot''' (ダイノボット ''Dainobotto'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Dillonburg''' (狄龍堡 ''Dik Lung Bou'')
*''Korean:'' '''Dinobot''' (다이노봇 ''Dainobos'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''KǒnglóngYǒngshì''' (China, 恐龙勇士, "Dinosaur Warrior"), '''Mó Lóng''' (Taiwan, 魔龍, "Demonic Dinosaur"),
*''Russian:'' '''Zuborob''' (first ''Beast Wars'' dub, Зубороб), '''Dinobot''' (second ''Beast Wars'' dub, Динобот)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& "Dinobot's Old Technology" by MG-Dinobot]
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?R=3D1EC1EB-19B9-F369-109E-19B934FCADD2:en_US Botcon 2010 tribute]

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Theft of the Golden Disk

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{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Transformers Timelines]]''
|otherseries2=Pre-[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]
|title="Theft of the Golden Disk"
|prev2=The Razor's Edge
|next2=Dawn of Future's Past
|image=Cryotektheft.jpg
|caption=C'mon, youse mugs.
|production company=[[Octavirate Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[July 1]], [[2007]]
|writers=[[Trent Troop]], [[Ronald D. Smith]], and [[Kristen Maxwell]]
|video=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIJVSjIuNYg
|videosite=YouTube (Part 1)
|video2=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDRYFCO7fpo
|videosite2=YouTube (Part 2)
}}

'''A gang of Predacons plot a heist that will ultimately impact time itself...'''

==Synopsis==
Predacon mob boss [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] shows his student, [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], a hologram of an artifact he plans to steal: the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], an alien object with the power to help take control of Cybertron. Many Maximals and Predacons have attempted to steal this before, every attempt being a failure, but Cryotek believes Megatron, his favorite student, has the capabilities, though his apprentice expresses annoyance with the crime boss' self-aggrandizing. Agents of Cryotek have found a [[Darksyde (BW)|ship]] for Megatron, and have found the [[Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive|data archive]] where the Maximals house all data they have on the Golden Disk, including where it is currently located. Cryotek gives him strict orders that only he is allowed to decode the [[Data-Con|data-con]]. As Megatron leaves with his crew and several of Cryotek's henchmen, Cryotek bids his student farewell, laughing malevolently...

At [[Maximal Power Station B4-Y]], "[[Scorponok (BW)|Clamps]]" and [[Backslash]] arrive in their vehicle modes. At the Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive, [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] cuts through the security doors, and Megatron's [[Dinobot (BW)|lieutenant]] pulls out the thickly armored opening. Dirge detects several security beams, and Megatron gives orders to the two at the power station to begin setting up time bombs. "Clamps" is setting up one when a security guard happens upon him. As he begins to question the Predacon, Backslash cuts through his chest with his [[energon]] blades, telling "Clamps" to watch his back. Meanwhile, at [[Predacon Transwarp Research Center D-F]], [[Buzzbomb]] and one of Megatron's [[Waspinator (BW)|men]], a green flying bot, blast their way in, killing everyone there. Another of Megatron's [[Terrorsaur (BW)|men]], a red flying bot, enters, observing the ship they have obtained. Meanwhile, Megatron is annoyed at the lack of progress at the power station end. Backslash is programming one of the timers, when another security guard aims his weapon at his head, ordering him to turn around. As Backslash futilely protests, Scorponok laughs at the reversal of fortunes, and activates the bomb, knocking out the power, with Backslash caught in the blast. Megatron and his lieutenant enter the archive, hurrying before emergency power kicks in.

Inside, a security guard, distracted by the statues and artifacts, backs up into the lieutenant, who knocks the Maximal against the wall, incapacitating him. Entering the vault, Megatron's lieutenant sets up a time-bomb, while Megatron takes the data-con out, inserting it into a disk, while a transmitter attaches itself to Megatron's arm. Megatron, against Cryotek's orders, sends his [[Tarantulas (BW)|science officer]] the data-con on a private channel, and the scientist laughs maniacally as he beings to decode the data.

Emergency power kicks in, and the city lights itself up again. At the Transwarp Research Center, the red Predacon stands over Buzzbomb's smoking corpse, having blasted him with one of the deceased Predacon researcher's weapons while the power was out. As Megatron and his lieutenant exit the Archives, they come under fire from the [[Maximal Command Security Force]]. Megatron destroys their helicopter unit, while his lieutenant runs into a ravine, throwing the disk the data-con is contained in to Dirge, who quickly flies away from the scene. Grabbing onto a statue, the Predacon breaks off the arm, and uses the momentum to propel him to a gap in two buildings, using his shovel arm to skid down to the bottom, where several MCSF cops gather around him. [[Switchblade (BW)|Two]] of [[Stopgap|them]] are knocked out by the Predacon's eye lasers, while an attempt by the third to blast him in the back fails, and the Predacon throws him aside. Another cop, [[9K]], activates his energon axe, and the Predacon activates his energy sword in response. The two rush at each other, prepared to fight...

Back at Cryotek's headquarters, Dirge rushes in with the data-con. When Dirge questions him about the Maximals and Megatron, Cryotek reveals that he tipped the Maximals off; with the archive destroyed, any evidence to implicate him went with it, and with Megatron leading the Maximals away, Cryotek could steal the disk without anyone noticing. Dirge is shocked, but Cryotek, while fond of Megatron as if he were his son, states that he can get another; there's only one Golden Disk. In any case, Cryotek claims, Megatron was bound to betray him. Cryotek is proven right when he opens the disk and finds it only contains the transmitter, as Megatron has switched it around. As the Maximals enter and detain him, Cryotek screams his pupil's name, and later demands his lawyer...

...while elsewhere, Megatron, his lieutenant, and "Clamps" enter the chamber of the Golden Disk. Megatron holds the artifact in his hands, and laughs, uttering a satisfied "yes"....

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
* Unnamed Maximal security guard 1 (12)
* Unnamed Maximal security guard 2 (13)
* Unnamed Maximal security guard 3 (14)
* [[Shatterpoint]] (15)
* Unnamed Maximal helicopter (16)
* [[Stopgap]] (17)
* [[Switchblade (BW)|Switchblade]] (18)
* [[High Beam]] (19)
* [[9K]] (20)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=
* [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] (1)
* [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] (3)
* [[Backslash]] (4)
* [[Buzzbomb]] (5)
* [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (6)
* "[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]" (7)
* "[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]" (8)
* "[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok/Clamps]]" (9)
* "[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]" (10)
* "[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]" (11)

|h3=Others|c3=
* [[Diagnostic Drone]] (2)
}}

==Quotes==
"I wish to speak to my lawyer."
:— '''Cryotek''', right after the closing credits

==Notes==
*The cast:
**[[David Kaye]]: [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]
**[[Ronald D. Smith]]: [[Backslash]]
**[[Frank Todaro]]: [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]]
**[[Trent Troop]]: Powerplant Guards
**[[Brad Venable]]: [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]
**[[Alec Willows]]: [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (archival audio)

===Continuity notes===
* This animation is an immediate prequel to the events of BotCon 2006's comic story "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]", ending perhaps only seconds before the comic begins.

===Transformers references===
[[File:TotGD statue collection.jpg|upright=1.67|right|thumb]]
* Most of the sound effects in this animation are pulled from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]], notably the metal footfalls, laserblasts, and classic [[transformation]] sound. Also, the music that plays over the ending credits is a remix of the [[theme song|ending theme]] music from the original cartoon. Tarantulas's distinctive laugh, meanwhile, is pulled from ''Beast Wars''.
* Cryotek is a virtual redeco of ''Energon'' [[Shockblast]] with a new head and deco inspired by his ''Robots in Disguise'' toy. Backslash is a virtual redeco of ''Energon'' [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] in ''Armada'' [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]] colors. Buzzbomb is a virtual redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]] in the colors of the [[Fox Kids]] Waspinator toy.
** Dirge, a character originally featured in ''Beast Wars II'', is one of Cryotek's henchmen.
* Scorponok is a virtual redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Shortround (Cybertron)|Shortround]], Terrorsaur of ''Energon'' Skyblast, Tarantulas of ''Cybertron'' [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (albeit with a new head), Waspinator of ''BWII'' [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]], Megatron is a modified [[Red Alert (Armada)|Cybertron Defense Red Alert]], and Dinobot a modified ''Armada'' [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]].
* The first Maximal security guard is mostly generic, with the hood of ''Cybertron'' [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]]'s vehicle mode on his shoulder. The second has ''Energon'' Shockblast's cannon mounted on his shoulder, and uses his head. The third, along with several MCSF members, uses ''Cybertron'' Ransack's body. The helicopter unit is a virtual redeco of ''Armada'' [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]]. These are among the ''many'' generic Maximals featured.
* A [[Diagnostic Drone]] hovers behind Cryotek in a few shots.
* Behind Cryotek is a screen that displays the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] symbol. Also shown is a [[Cycle Drone]] from two angles.
* A statue of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] is seen near the power station.
* The artifacts in the archive include:
** Statues of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], a [[Mini-spy]], [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]], [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]], and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]].
** A replica of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]
** A [[Mini-Con storage panel]] from the [[Transformers (Armada PS2)|''Armada'' PS2]] game.
** A [[Cyber Planet Key]]
** [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[fusion cannon]].
** [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] in cassette mode.
** A bust of Optimus Prime.
* The exterior statue Dinobot uses to regain control of his fall is a heavily stylized rendition of [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]]'s [[Pretender]] shell.
* One of the researchers resembles a ''Beast Wars'' Terrorsaur without beast kibble coloured like [[Lazorbeak]] or [[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]], while another resembles a ''Beast Wars'' Dinobot without beast kibble.
* The bombs Scorponok and Dinobot plant use Autobot [[energon star]] models from ''Energon''.
* Four years later in [[2011]], the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] bio for Waspinator would reveal that the unnamed location of the Golden Disk in this special is none other than the [[Hall of Records]].

===Real-world references===
* The script is heavily influenced by ''{{w|The Maltese Falcon (1941 film)|The Maltese Falcon}}'', down to Cryotek and Dirge's performances, which were patterned after ''Falcon'' actors {{w|Sidney Greenstreet}} and {{w|Peter Lorre}} (respectively).
* Buzzbomb is named after a robot from ''{{w|COPS (animated TV series)|COPS}}''.

===Animation and technical errors===
* When Megatron was under fire by the MaxCops after leaving the archives, when he fired back at them, his shots that hit them impacted with a "digital deletion effect" rather than an explosion-like one.
* Cryotek has an unpainted Decepticon insignia on his left shoulder. This error isn't terribly surprising given the fact that Cryotek's body was created from a [[Shockblast]] model.
* Backslash's hand clips through the bomb he programs.
* Part of the interior of the model of Tarantulas clips through his chest while he decodes the data-con.

===Continuity errors===
* Scorponok, Terrorsaur, and Tarantulas have different bodies than they do in the comic following these events (see below). This is due to the production schedules of the animation and comic resulting in there not being enough time to make completely new models and render new scenes based on the final comic designs; the "non-toy" show-Predacon trio's animation bodies are based on toy-models that had been made well in advance of the actual production.
*In one of the first lines spoken in this video, Cryotek says, "For over three hundred cycles, the Golden Disk has carried the mystery of incredible power under its shimmering surface." The thing is, a cycle is roughly one minute. He ought to have said "For over three hundred ''stellar'' cycles," instead, in reference to the three centuries between the eras of Generation 1 and ''Beast Wars''.

===Trivia===
*"Theft of the Golden Disc" began life as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7cRDZJ0naQ a dialogue-less fan animation] by Trent Troop and Kristen Maxwell posted to YouTube on [[May 9]], [[2006]]. The finished, canon remake was originally shown at Sunday, July 1, 2007, at the [[BotCon 2007]] "Collectors' Club" panel. It premiered online on [[January 8]], [[2008]].
* The YouTube version contains an extra scene not in the BotCon reel; a shot of the ''Darksyde'' in the hangar Terrorsaur, Waspinator, and Buzzbomb took over. The ship never actually appeared in the original version. Oops.
* The trailer for this episode short includes a brief glimpse at a scene in which the Darksyde begins to take off. This was not seen in the episode itself (or at least, not in the YouTube version).
* It is awesome.

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7cRDZJ0naQ Early non-canon version on YouTube]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By_w8THE6fE Official Trailer on YouTube]

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]
[[Category:Timelines media]]

Theft of the Golden Disk

2025-06-09T21:21:23Z

Roverlord:

{{featured}}

{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Transformers Timelines]]''
|otherseries2=Pre-[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]
|title="Theft of the Golden Disk"
|prev2=The Razor's Edge
|next2=Dawn of Future's Past
|image=Cryotektheft.jpg
|caption=C'mon, youse mugs.
|production company=[[Octavirate Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[July 1]], [[2007]]
|writers=[[Trent Troop]], [[Ronald D. Smith]], and [[Kristen Maxwell]]
|video=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIJVSjIuNYg
|videosite=YouTube (Part 1)
|video2=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDRYFCO7fpo
|videosite2=YouTube (Part 2)
}}

'''A gang of Predacons plot a heist that will ultimately impact time itself...'''

==Synopsis==
Predacon mob boss [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] shows his student, [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], a hologram of an artifact he plans to steal: the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], an alien object with the power to help take control of Cybertron. Many Maximals and Predacons have attempted to steal this before, every attempt being a failure, but Cryotek believes Megatron, his favorite student, has the capabilities, though his apprentice expresses annoyance with the crime boss' self-aggrandizing. Agents of Cryotek have found a [[Darksyde (BW)|ship]] for Megatron, and have found the [[Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive|data archive]] where the Maximals house all data they have on the Golden Disk, including where it is currently located. Cryotek gives him strict orders that only he is allowed to decode the [[Data-Con|data-con]]. As Megatron leaves with his crew and several of Cryotek's henchmen, Cryotek bids his student farewell, laughing malevolently...

At [[Maximal Power Station B4-Y]], "[[Scorponok (BW)|Clamps]]" and [[Backslash]] arrive in their vehicle modes. At the Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive, [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] cuts through the security doors, and Megatron's [[Dinobot (BW)|lieutenant]] pulls out the thickly armored opening. Dirge detects several security beams, and Megatron gives orders to the two at the power station to begin setting up time bombs. "Clamps" is setting up one when a security guard happens upon him. As he begins to question the Predacon, Backslash cuts through his chest with his [[energon]] blades, telling "Clamps" to watch his back. Meanwhile, at [[Predacon Transwarp Research Center D-F]], [[Buzzbomb]] and one of Megatron's [[Waspinator (BW)|men]], a green flying bot, blast their way in, killing everyone there. Another of Megatron's [[Terrorsaur (BW)|men]], a red flying bot, enters, observing the ship they have obtained. Meanwhile, Megatron is annoyed at the lack of progress at the power station end. Backslash is programming one of the timers, when another security guard aims his weapon at his head, ordering him to turn around. As Backslash futilely protests, Scorponok laughs at the reversal of fortunes, and activates the bomb, knocking out the power, with Backslash caught in the blast. Megatron and his lieutenant enter the archive, hurrying before emergency power kicks in.

Inside, a security guard, distracted by the statues and artifacts, backs up into the lieutenant, who knocks the Maximal against the wall, incapacitating him. Entering the vault, Megatron's lieutenant sets up a time-bomb, while Megatron takes the data-con out, inserting it into a disk, while a transmitter attaches itself to Megatron's arm. Megatron, against Cryotek's orders, sends his [[Tarantulas (BW)|science officer]] the data-con on a private channel, and the scientist laughs maniacally as he beings to decode the data.

Emergency power kicks in, and the city lights itself up again. At the Transwarp Research Center, the red Predacon stands over Buzzbomb's smoking corpse, having blasted him with one of the deceased Predacon researcher's weapons while the power was out. As Megatron and his lieutenant exit the Archives, they come under fire from the [[Maximal Command Security Force]]. Megatron destroys their helicopter unit, while his lieutenant runs into a ravine, throwing the disk the data-con is contained in to Dirge, who quickly flies away from the scene. Grabbing onto a statue, the Predacon breaks off the arm, and uses the momentum to propel him to a gap in two buildings, using his shovel arm to skid down to the bottom, where several MCSF cops gather around him. [[Switchblade (BW)|Two]] of [[Stopgap|them]] are knocked out by the Predacon's eye lasers, while an attempt by the third to blast him in the back fails, and the Predacon throws him aside. Another cop, [[9K]], activates his energon axe, and the Predacon activates his energy sword in response. The two rush at each other, prepared to fight...

Back at Cryotek's headquarters, Dirge rushes in with the data-con. When Dirge questions him about the Maximals and Megatron, Cryotek reveals that he tipped the Maximals off; with the archive destroyed, any evidence to implicate him went with it, and with Megatron leading the Maximals away, Cryotek could steal the disk without anyone noticing. Dirge is shocked, but Cryotek, while fond of Megatron as if he were his son, states that he can get another; there's only one Golden Disk. In any case, Cryotek claims, Megatron was bound to betray him. Cryotek is proven right when he opens the disk and finds it only contains the transmitter, as Megatron has switched it around. As the Maximals enter and detain him, Cryotek screams his pupil's name, and later demands his lawyer...

...while elsewhere, Megatron, his lieutenant, and "Clamps" enter the chamber of the Golden Disk. Megatron holds the artifact in his hands, and laughs, uttering a satisfied "yes"....

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
* Unnamed Maximal security guard 1 (12)
* Unnamed Maximal security guard 2 (13)
* Unnamed Maximal security guard 3 (14)
* [[Shatterpoint]] (15)
* Unnamed Maximal helicopter (16)
* [[Stopgap]] (17)
* [[Switchblade (BW)|Switchblade]] (18)
* [[High Beam]] (19)
* [[9K]] (20)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=
* [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] (1)
* [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] (3)
* [[Backslash]] (4)
* [[Buzzbomb]] (5)
* [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (6)
* "[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]" (7)
* "[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]" (8)
* "[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok/Clamps]]" (9)
* "[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]" (10)
* "[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]" (11)

|h3=Others|c3=
* [[Diagnostic Drone]] (2)
}}

==Quotes==
"I wish to speak to my lawyer."
:— '''Cryotek''', right after the closing credits

==Notes==
*The cast:
**[[David Kaye]]: [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]
**[[Ronald D. Smith]]: [[Backslash]]
**[[Frank Todaro]]: [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]]
**[[Trent Troop]]: Powerplant Guards
**[[Brad Venable]]: [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]
**[[Alec Willows]]: [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (archival audio)

===Continuity notes===
* This animation is an immediate prequel to the events of BotCon 2006's comic story "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]", ending perhaps only seconds before the comic begins.

===Transformers references===
[[File:TotGD statue collection.jpg|upright=1.67|right|thumb]]
* Most of the sound effects in this animation are pulled from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]], notably the metal footfalls, laserblasts, and classic [[transformation]] sound. Also, the music that plays over the ending credits is a remix of the [[theme song|ending theme]] music from the original cartoon. Tarantulas's distinctive laugh, meanwhile, is pulled from ''Beast Wars''.
* Cryotek is a virtual redeco of ''Energon'' [[Shockblast]] with a new head and deco inspired by his ''Robots in Disguise'' toy. Backslash is a virtual redeco of ''Energon'' [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] in ''Armada'' [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]] colors. Buzzbomb is a virtual redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]] in the colors of the [[Fox Kids]] Waspinator toy.
** Dirge, a character originally featured in ''Beast Wars II'', is one of Cryotek's henchmen.
* Scorponok is a virtual redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Shortround (Cybertron)|Shortround]], Terrorsaur of ''Energon'' Skyblast, and Tarantulas of ''Cybertron'' [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]], albeit with a new head. Megatron is a modified [[Red Alert (Armada)|Cybertron Defense Red Alert]], and Dinobot a modified ''Armada'' [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]].
* The first Maximal security guard is mostly generic, with the hood of ''Cybertron'' [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]]'s vehicle mode on his shoulder. The second has ''Energon'' Shockblast's cannon mounted on his shoulder, and uses his head. The third, along with several MCSF members, uses ''Cybertron'' Ransack's body. The helicopter unit is a virtual redeco of ''Armada'' [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]]. These are among the ''many'' generic Maximals featured.
* A [[Diagnostic Drone]] hovers behind Cryotek in a few shots.
* Behind Cryotek is a screen that displays the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] symbol. Also shown is a [[Cycle Drone]] from two angles.
* A statue of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] is seen near the power station.
* The artifacts in the archive include:
** Statues of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], a [[Mini-spy]], [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]], [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]], and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]].
** A replica of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]
** A [[Mini-Con storage panel]] from the [[Transformers (Armada PS2)|''Armada'' PS2]] game.
** A [[Cyber Planet Key]]
** [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[fusion cannon]].
** [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] in cassette mode.
** A bust of Optimus Prime.
* The exterior statue Dinobot uses to regain control of his fall is a heavily stylized rendition of [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]]'s [[Pretender]] shell.
* One of the researchers resembles a ''Beast Wars'' Terrorsaur without beast kibble coloured like [[Lazorbeak]] or [[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]], while another resembles a ''Beast Wars'' Dinobot without beast kibble.
* The bombs Scorponok and Dinobot plant use Autobot [[energon star]] models from ''Energon''.
* Four years later in [[2011]], the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] bio for Waspinator would reveal that the unnamed location of the Golden Disk in this special is none other than the [[Hall of Records]].

===Real-world references===
* The script is heavily influenced by ''{{w|The Maltese Falcon (1941 film)|The Maltese Falcon}}'', down to Cryotek and Dirge's performances, which were patterned after ''Falcon'' actors {{w|Sidney Greenstreet}} and {{w|Peter Lorre}} (respectively).
* Buzzbomb is named after a robot from ''{{w|COPS (animated TV series)|COPS}}''.

===Animation and technical errors===
* When Megatron was under fire by the MaxCops after leaving the archives, when he fired back at them, his shots that hit them impacted with a "digital deletion effect" rather than an explosion-like one.
* Cryotek has an unpainted Decepticon insignia on his left shoulder. This error isn't terribly surprising given the fact that Cryotek's body was created from a [[Shockblast]] model.
* Backslash's hand clips through the bomb he programs.
* Part of the interior of the model of Tarantulas clips through his chest while he decodes the data-con.

===Continuity errors===
* Scorponok, Terrorsaur, and Tarantulas have different bodies than they do in the comic following these events (see below). This is due to the production schedules of the animation and comic resulting in there not being enough time to make completely new models and render new scenes based on the final comic designs; the "non-toy" show-Predacon trio's animation bodies are based on toy-models that had been made well in advance of the actual production.
*In one of the first lines spoken in this video, Cryotek says, "For over three hundred cycles, the Golden Disk has carried the mystery of incredible power under its shimmering surface." The thing is, a cycle is roughly one minute. He ought to have said "For over three hundred ''stellar'' cycles," instead, in reference to the three centuries between the eras of Generation 1 and ''Beast Wars''.

===Trivia===
*"Theft of the Golden Disc" began life as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7cRDZJ0naQ a dialogue-less fan animation] by Trent Troop and Kristen Maxwell posted to YouTube on [[May 9]], [[2006]]. The finished, canon remake was originally shown at Sunday, July 1, 2007, at the [[BotCon 2007]] "Collectors' Club" panel. It premiered online on [[January 8]], [[2008]].
* The YouTube version contains an extra scene not in the BotCon reel; a shot of the ''Darksyde'' in the hangar Terrorsaur, Waspinator, and Buzzbomb took over. The ship never actually appeared in the original version. Oops.
* The trailer for this episode short includes a brief glimpse at a scene in which the Darksyde begins to take off. This was not seen in the episode itself (or at least, not in the YouTube version).
* It is awesome.

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7cRDZJ0naQ Early non-canon version on YouTube]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By_w8THE6fE Official Trailer on YouTube]

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]
[[Category:Timelines media]]

Theft of the Golden Disk

2025-06-09T21:20:39Z

Roverlord:

{{featured}}

{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Transformers Timelines]]''
|otherseries2=Pre-[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]
|title="Theft of the Golden Disk"
|prev2=The Razor's Edge
|next2=Dawn of Future's Past
|image=Cryotektheft.jpg
|caption=C'mon, youse mugs.
|production company=[[Octavirate Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[July 1]], [[2007]]
|writers=[[Trent Troop]], [[Ronald D. Smith]], and [[Kristen Maxwell]]
|video=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIJVSjIuNYg
|videosite=YouTube (Part 1)
|video2=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDRYFCO7fpo
|videosite2=YouTube (Part 2)
}}

'''A gang of Predacons plot a heist that will ultimately impact time itself...'''

==Synopsis==
Predacon mob boss [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] shows his student, [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], a hologram of an artifact he plans to steal: the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], an alien object with the power to help take control of Cybertron. Many Maximals and Predacons have attempted to steal this before, every attempt being a failure, but Cryotek believes Megatron, his favorite student, has the capabilities, though his apprentice expresses annoyance with the crime boss' self-aggrandizing. Agents of Cryotek have found a [[Darksyde (BW)|ship]] for Megatron, and have found the [[Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive|data archive]] where the Maximals house all data they have on the Golden Disk, including where it is currently located. Cryotek gives him strict orders that only he is allowed to decode the [[Data-Con|data-con]]. As Megatron leaves with his crew and several of Cryotek's henchmen, Cryotek bids his student farewell, laughing malevolently...

At [[Maximal Power Station B4-Y]], "[[Scorponok (BW)|Clamps]]" and [[Backslash]] arrive in their vehicle modes. At the Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive, [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] cuts through the security doors, and Megatron's [[Dinobot (BW)|lieutenant]] pulls out the thickly armored opening. Dirge detects several security beams, and Megatron gives orders to the two at the power station to begin setting up time bombs. "Clamps" is setting up one when a security guard happens upon him. As he begins to question the Predacon, Backslash cuts through his chest with his [[energon]] blades, telling "Clamps" to watch his back. Meanwhile, at [[Predacon Transwarp Research Center D-F]], [[Buzzbomb]] and one of Megatron's [[Waspinator (BW)|men]], a green flying bot, blast their way in, killing everyone there. Another of Megatron's [[Terrorsaur (BW)|men]], a red flying bot, enters, observing the ship they have obtained. Meanwhile, Megatron is annoyed at the lack of progress at the power station end. Backslash is programming one of the timers, when another security guard aims his weapon at his head, ordering him to turn around. As Backslash futilely protests, Scorponok laughs at the reversal of fortunes, and activates the bomb, knocking out the power, with Backslash caught in the blast. Megatron and his lieutenant enter the archive, hurrying before emergency power kicks in.

Inside, a security guard, distracted by the statues and artifacts, backs up into the lieutenant, who knocks the Maximal against the wall, incapacitating him. Entering the vault, Megatron's lieutenant sets up a time-bomb, while Megatron takes the data-con out, inserting it into a disk, while a transmitter attaches itself to Megatron's arm. Megatron, against Cryotek's orders, sends his [[Tarantulas (BW)|science officer]] the data-con on a private channel, and the scientist laughs maniacally as he beings to decode the data.

Emergency power kicks in, and the city lights itself up again. At the Transwarp Research Center, the red Predacon stands over Buzzbomb's smoking corpse, having blasted him with one of the deceased Predacon researcher's weapons while the power was out. As Megatron and his lieutenant exit the Archives, they come under fire from the [[Maximal Command Security Force]]. Megatron destroys their helicopter unit, while his lieutenant runs into a ravine, throwing the disk the data-con is contained in to Dirge, who quickly flies away from the scene. Grabbing onto a statue, the Predacon breaks off the arm, and uses the momentum to propel him to a gap in two buildings, using his shovel arm to skid down to the bottom, where several MCSF cops gather around him. [[Switchblade (BW)|Two]] of [[Stopgap|them]] are knocked out by the Predacon's eye lasers, while an attempt by the third to blast him in the back fails, and the Predacon throws him aside. Another cop, [[9K]], activates his energon axe, and the Predacon activates his energy sword in response. The two rush at each other, prepared to fight...

Back at Cryotek's headquarters, Dirge rushes in with the data-con. When Dirge questions him about the Maximals and Megatron, Cryotek reveals that he tipped the Maximals off; with the archive destroyed, any evidence to implicate him went with it, and with Megatron leading the Maximals away, Cryotek could steal the disk without anyone noticing. Dirge is shocked, but Cryotek, while fond of Megatron as if he were his son, states that he can get another; there's only one Golden Disk. In any case, Cryotek claims, Megatron was bound to betray him. Cryotek is proven right when he opens the disk and finds it only contains the transmitter, as Megatron has switched it around. As the Maximals enter and detain him, Cryotek screams his pupil's name, and later demands his lawyer...

...while elsewhere, Megatron, his lieutenant, and "Clamps" enter the chamber of the Golden Disk. Megatron holds the artifact in his hands, and laughs, uttering a satisfied "yes"....

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
* Unnamed Maximal security guard 1 (12)
* Unnamed Maximal security guard 2 (13)
* Unnamed Maximal security guard 3 (14)
* [[Shatterpoint]] (15)
* Unnamed Maximal helicopter (16)
* [[Stopgap]] (17)
* [[Switchblade (BW)|Switchblade]] (18)
* [[High Beam]] (19)
* [[9K]] (20)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=
* [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] (1)
* [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] (3)
* [[Backslash]] (4)
* [[Buzzbomb]] (5)
* [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (6)
* "[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]" (7)
* "[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]" (8)
* "[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok/Clamps]]" (9)
* "[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]" (10)
* "[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]" (11)

|h3=Others|c3=
* [[Diagnostic Drone]] (2)
}}

==Quotes==
"I wish to speak to my lawyer."
:— '''Cryotek''', right after the closing credits

==Notes==
*The cast:
**[[David Kaye]]: [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]
**[[Ronald D. Smith]]: [[Backslash]]
**[[Frank Todaro]]: [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]]
**[[Trent Troop]]: Powerplant Guards
**[[Brad Venable]]: [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]
**[[Alec Willows]]: [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (archival audio)

===Continuity notes===
* This animation is an immediate prequel to the events of BotCon 2006's comic story "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]", ending perhaps only seconds before the comic begins.

===Transformers references===
[[File:TotGD statue collection.jpg|upright=1.67|right|thumb]]
* Most of the sound effects in this animation are pulled from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]], notably the metal footfalls, laserblasts, and classic [[transformation]] sound. Also, the music that plays over the ending credits is a remix of the [[theme song|ending theme]] music from the original cartoon. Tarantulas's distinctive laugh, meanwhile, is pulled from ''Beast Wars''.
* Cryotek is a virtual redeco of ''Energon'' [[Shockblast]] with a new head and deco inspired by his ''Robots in Disguise'' toy. Backslash is a virtual redeco of ''Energon'' [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] in ''Armada'' [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]] colors. Buzzbomb is a virtual redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]] in the colors of the [[Fox Kids]] Waspinator toy.
** Dirge, a character originally featured in ''Beast Wars II'', is one of Cryotek's henchmen.
* Scorponok is a virtual redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Shortround (Cybertron)|Shortround]], Terrorsaur of ''Energon'' Skyblast, and Tarantulas of ''Cybertron'' [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]], albeit with a new head. Megatron is a modified [[Red Alert (Armada)|Cybertron Defense Red Alert]], and Dinobot a modified ''Armada'' [[Hoist (Armada)|Hoist]].
* The first Maximal security guard is mostly generic, with the hood of ''Cybertron'' [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]]'s vehicle mode on his shoulder. The second has ''Energon'' Shockblast's cannon mounted on his shoulder, and uses his head. The third, along with several MCSF members, uses ''Cybertron'' Ransack's body. The helicopter unit is a virtual redeco of ''Armada'' [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]]. These are among the ''many'' generic Maximals featured.
* A [[Diagnostic Drone]] hovers behind Cryotek in a few shots.
* Behind Cryotek is a screen that displays the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] symbol. Also shown is a [[Cycle Drone]] from two angles.
* A statue of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] is seen near the power station.
* The artifacts in the archive include:
** Statues of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], a [[Mini-spy]], [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]], [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]], and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]].
** A replica of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]
** A [[Mini-Con storage panel]] from the [[Transformers (Armada PS2)|''Armada'' PS2]] game.
** A [[Cyber Planet Key]]
** [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[fusion cannon]].
** [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] in cassette mode.
** A bust of Optimus Prime.
* The exterior statue Dinobot uses to regain control of his fall is a heavily stylized rendition of [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]]'s [[Pretender]] shell.
* One of the researchers resembles a ''Beast Wars'' Terrorsaur without beast kibble coloured like [[Lazorbeak]] or [[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]], while another resembles a ''Beast Wars'' Dinobot without beast kibble.
* The bombs Scorponok and Dinobot plant use Autobot [[energon star]] models from ''Energon''.
* Four years later in [[2011]], the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] bio for Waspinator would reveal that the unnamed location of the Golden Disk in this special is none other than the [[Hall of Records]].

===Real-world references===
* The script is heavily influenced by ''{{w|The Maltese Falcon (1941 film)|The Maltese Falcon}}'', down to Cryotek and Dirge's performances, which were patterned after ''Falcon'' actors {{w|Sidney Greenstreet}} and {{w|Peter Lorre}} (respectively).
* Buzzbomb is named after a robot from ''{{w|COPS (animated TV series)|COPS}}''.

===Animation and technical errors===
* When Megatron was under fire by the MaxCops after leaving the archives, when he fired back at them, his shots that hit them impacted with a "digital deletion effect" rather than an explosion-like one.
* Cryotek has an unpainted Decepticon insignia on his left shoulder. This error isn't terribly surprising given the fact that Cryotek's body was created from a [[Shockblast]] model.
* Backslash's hand clips through the bomb he programs.
* Part of the interior of the model of Tarantulas clips through his chest while he decodes the data-con.

===Continuity errors===
* Scorponok, Terrorsaur, and Tarantulas have different bodies than they do in the comic following these events (see below). This is due to the production schedules of the animation and comic resulting in there not being enough time to make completely new models and render new scenes based on the final comic designs; the "non-toy" show-Predacon trio's animation bodies are based on toy-models that had been made well in advance of the actual production.
*In one of the first lines spoken in this video, Cryotek says, "For over three hundred cycles, the Golden Disk has carried the mystery of incredible power under its shimmering surface." The thing is, a cycle is roughly one minute. He ought to have said "For over three hundred ''stellar'' cycles," instead, in reference to the three centuries between the eras of Generation 1 and ''Beast Wars''.

===Trivia===
*"Theft of the Golden Disc" began life as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7cRDZJ0naQ a dialogue-less fan animation] by Trent Troop and Kristen Maxwell posted to YouTube on [[May 9]], [[2006]]. The finished, canon remake was originally shown at Sunday, July 1, 2007, at the [[BotCon 2007]] "Collectors' Club" panel. It premiered online on [[January 8]], [[2008]].
* The YouTube version contains an extra scene not in the BotCon reel; a shot of the ''Darksyde'' in the hangar Terrorsaur, Waspinator, and Buzzbomb took over. The ship never actually appeared in the original version. Oops.
* The trailer for this episode short includes a brief glimpse at a scene in which the Darksyde begins to take off. This was not seen in the episode itself (or at least, not in the YouTube version).
* It is awesome.

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7cRDZJ0naQ Early non-canon version on YouTube]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By_w8THE6fE Official Trailer on YouTube]

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Scorponok (BW)

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Roverlord:

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:''Scorponok is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:BWScorponokSticker.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms into a scorpion. Surprise?]]
'''Scorponok'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s personality seems to have two main features: He's often dumb, and he's always loyal to [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (surprisingly so, considering Megatron's [[Terrorsaur (BW)|other]] [[Tarantulas (BW)|crew]] [[Blackarachnia (BW)|members]]), and of those two features, only the loyalty seems to be consistent. He tries to serve Megatron to the best of his abilities, but when [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] is able to outwit you, there's only so much you have to offer.

Scorponok serves as Megatron's newly promoted [[second-in-command]] on the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' after [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]'s defection to the [[Maximal]]s, though he is insecure about the title and constantly tries to assert himself among the other Predacons who, aware of his shortcomings, generally dismiss or ignore him.

Scorponok's only other real contribution to Megatron's cause is in developing cyber-viruses that he delivers with his [[Cyberbee|cyberbee drone]]. (This is impressive, actually, given his otherwise limited mentality.) However, these generally don't work out as he hoped, and so they've done little to increase his standing in the eyes of the other Predacons.

Sometimes, he's known as '''Clamps'''.

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
Inhabiting the [[Mojave Desert]], Scorponok was suited to the harsh conditions of this arid environment. Described as vicious, this desert attack specialist relied mainly on surprise attacks to overcome his foes. For this task, he possessed three alternatives: launching a robotic bee stored in one claw, his 2-shot missile blast stored in the other; his terrifying tail, which dealt poisonous cyber-strikes. {{storylink|Scorponok (BW)#Toys|Scorponok bio}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Don Brown]] (English), [[Masashi Endō]] (Japanese)|[[Fang Shuqiao]] (Chinese), [[Alexander Novikov]] (Russian, 1st dub), [[Bernard Métraux]] (French), [[Sidney Lilla]] (Portuguese), [[Antonio Paiola]] (Italian), [[Mario Grete]] (German), [[Bardo Miranda]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Enrique Cazorla]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

[[File:BeastWars1 Scorponok battleready.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55|OUR MISSILES!]]
Crash-landing on an unknown planet, Scorponok and his peers were forced to take on organic [[beast mode]]s to shield themselves from the planet's dangerous levels of raw [[energon]]. Scorponok took a scorpion as his new [[alternate mode]]. When Dinobot furiously berated [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] for foolishly marooning them on the wrong planet and attempted to attack his leader, Scorponok stood behind Megatron and waited for his cue to fire on Dinobot, sending the traitor far into the distance. Later, Scorponok participated in the first battle between the Maximal and Predacon factions and managed to trap [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor's]] leg under a boulder. However, the Predacons soon succumbed to energon overload. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

After recovering in beast mode, Scorponok and the lower-ranking Predacons were wagering who would win the battle between [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and Dinobot until Megatron ordered them to fire on the unwitting combatants. After their shots failed to destroy the Maximals but instead revealed a massive energon cache buried inside a mountain, the Predacons moved out, followed by the Maximals. The two parties confronted each other at the energon cache, and Scorponok fought Dinobot in the one-on-one clashes that ensued. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}}

[[File:TheWeb Scorponok beastmode.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|[https://biosector01.com/wiki/Vorox Beware my stinger tail!]]]
While Scorponok was later salvaging a mega-cannon, he was surprised by Cheetor. Luckily [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] distracted the Maximal, giving Scorponok time to hit Cheetor with a missile. Despite asserting that he was second in command and should be giving the orders, Scorponok took Tarantulas's suggestion to scarper before Optimus Primal arrived. He subsequently installed the cannon as part of the perimeter defenses for the Predacon base, aided by [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]. {{storylink|The Web}} Scorponok found himself hunting Cheetor again, when the cat somehow teleported into the Predacon base. Cheetor escaped into the ducts, so Scorponok sent a missile in after him, unsuccessfully. A short time later, they found Cheetor messing with the Predacon computer, so Scorponok fired another missile at him, only for it to end up slagging himself and Waspinator. {{storylink|Equal Measures}}

[[File:ChainofCommand Scorponok fail.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Looks like somebody forgot their parachute before skydiving...]]
Scorponok took part in a battle at the [[Standing Stones]], and ended up face-down in the dirt after Cheetor shot him. After Primal went missing, blasted by an [[Vok probe|alien probe]], Megatron sent Scorponok and Waspinator to guard the Standing Stones. As it turned out, Primal wasn't dead, and after he was released from the probe, he blasted all of the Predacons. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}} When Terrorsaur mounted a leadership bid and badly damaged Megatron, Scorponok simply had his leader repaired the ''instant'' Terrorsaur wasn't looking. {{storylink|Power Surge (episode)|Power Surge}}

After a [[stasis pod]] crashed, Megatron took Scorponok and Tarantulas to attack the Maximal base. While the Predacon leader provided a diversion, the two other Predacons sneaked up on Dinobot, knocking him out. Unfortunately for them, Dinobot had time to activate the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[autogun]]s, and first Tarantulas, then Scorponok were blasted off the ship. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}} Scorponok was part of an ambush, enabling the Predacons to steal another stasis pod and bring [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] online. Terrorsaur would later mount another bid to become leader, with [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s help, but Scorponok announced loudly and at length that his loyalty belonged to Megatron and he would never follow Terrorsaur. As it turned out, Megatron allowed Terrorsaur temporary leadership, so Scorponok appeared to be happy to follow the new leader's commands, at least until it was proved in battle that Terrorsaur was incompetent as a leader. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy (episode)|Double Jeopardy}}

Megatron tasked Scorponok with a mission to create a virus for his [[cyberbee]] that would turn Optimus Primal into a coward. Ambushing the Maximal leader and Dinobot as they were on a botanical study near a waterfall, Scorponok managed to have his cyberbee latch onto Optimus when he attempted to help the traitor. Unfortunately, Optimus Primal fired off a shot before going down, dislodging the log Scorponok was sitting upon and sending him over the edge of the waterfall. To greater misfortune, Scorponok had botched the virus, turning Optimus Primal not into a coward, but a fearless, ultra-aggressive berserker. When the Predacons found out about this via a warning from Cheetor, Megatron was so furious that he kicked Scorponok with his T. Rex foot for his incompetence. When Primal ripped the cyberbee off and chucked it at Megatron's back, Megatron rushed away to Scorponok, demanding that he dislodge the time bomb from him immediately. But as try he might, he couldn't get the cyberbee off in time as both he and Megatron were caught in the explosion. {{storylink|Gorilla Warfare}}

[[File:TheProbe Scorponok minus claw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|He told me enough. He told me you killed him.]]
Scorponok spotted the Maximals building a communications array, and gave a video of it to Terrorsaur to take back to Megatron. After word came through that the array was to be destroyed, he confronted the Maximals. Primal intercepted his missiles, Rattrap blew his claw off, and then Dinobot blasted him into the distance-and he would later be squashed by Blackarachnia when Rattrap blasted her off the same cliff. {{storylink|The Probe}} He was later (improbably) one of the Predacons who staged a revolt against Megatron. That should have been the Maximal's first clue it was only a mock revolt, as once they'd made the ''Axalon'' space-worthy, the Predacons emerged from hiding and attempted to take their ship. Scorponok actually downed Dinobot at the start of the fight, but ended up eating the former Predacon's optic beams and a round of fire from the ''Axalon''. Despite this, he was still able to fire a missile to knock Primal from the entry lift, and Megatron would ensure that the ship would never fly again. {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}}

[[File:DarkDesigns Scorponok squished.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Yet another day Scorponok would rather forget.]]
After [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] was converted into a Predacon by Megatron's [[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]], Scorponok found himself assigned to repair the base computer. Unaware that the computer had actually been sabotaged by Rhinox, he was surprised and shocked when the ex-Maximal dropped a pile of heavy crates on him. A spell in a Predacon restoration pool left him ready to extract some revenge, but Rhinox deftly deflected his rage onto Terrorsaur, and the pair had their heads slammed together by Rhinox. Despite all this, he was able to take part in the inevitable fight with the Maximals, during which he was able to take some of his anger out on Dinobot. He ultimately lost the fight and was at ground zero when the Transmuter exploded. {{storylink|Dark Designs}}

Scorponok acted as a lab assistant to Megatron, as his leader created a [[Clone One|clone of Dinobot]]. He was a teeny bit skeptical at the result. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}} When another stasis pod crashed, Megatron dispatched [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and Scorponok to retrieve it. Blackarachnia was disgusted by Scorponok's subservient attitude, and on their way to the pod, she ditched him. Scorponok almost immediately ran into [[Tigatron]], who ended his quest by freezing him. {{storylink|The Spark}}

Scorponok was again teamed with Blackarachnia when Terrorsaur and Waspinator found a [[Brigadoon|weird flying island]]. After they reached the island, Scorponok used a cyberbee to check the place out, but it was intercepted by Tigatron. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} The two Predacons reached the obelisk at the center of the island and blasted their way in. When Blackarachnia announced the island's power would allow her to defeat even Megatron, Scorponok revealed that he had been sent with her to make sure that didn't happen. Of course, she promptly tricked him into triggering one of the island's many traps, and he fell through the hole that opened up to the ground below. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}}

[[File:Spider's Game Scorponok Inferno.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Looks like someone gave Scorponok...]]
On another occasion, Scorponok was on lookout when he spotted Tarantulas being "chased" by a stasis pod. Megatron ordered he obtain take the stasis pod back to base, so he confronted Tarantulas... only for the pod to blow up, knocking him into some boulders, where a falling rock rendered him unconscious. By the time he recovered, the fight was over, and Megatron ordered him to gather up [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] for repair. {{storylink|Spider's Game}} He took part in a diversionary attack on the ''Axalon'', while Waspinator and Terrorsaur stole the ship's [[rectifier coil]]. Later, once the Maximals had gone feral, he participated on the hunt by carrying Megatron's chair, but was taken down by Cheetor once the Maximals overcame their beast instincts. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}}

In one of his rare successes, Scorponok triggered an energon explosion, apparently taking out a group of Maximals. In reality, he'd simply blinded them, but he didn't find this out until after he'd reported back to Megatron. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}} After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], possessing the body of Waspinator, helped the Predacons take over the ''Axalon'', Megatron left the [[Decepticon]] in charge of the Maximal base with Scorponok and Blackarachnia as underlings. When the inevitable betrayal occurred, Scorponok put up a token resistance before Starscream blasted him off the side of the ship. {{storylink|Possession}}

[[File:OtherVoices1 Scorponok and Megatron pose.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|So we shall flow a river forth to Thee and teeming with souls shall it ever be. In Nomene Patris Et Filii et Spiritus Sancti]]
Scorponok was among the Predacons who were taken out by Rhinox's almighty fart. {{storylink|The Low Road}} After Megatron declared a truce, and Tigatron infiltrated the Predacon base in search of information, Scorponok and Terrorsaur attempted to stop the Maximal from escaping, and ended up colliding spectacularly. Luckily for Scorponok, he didn't have to pursue Tigatron, as the Predacons who did mostly came back on stretchers. {{storylink|Before the Storm}} Scorponok later accompanied Megatron on a mission to an [[Bio-Dome|alien construct]] which had appeared. His toxic sting was instrumental in breaching the construct's wall, allowing Rattrap to get inside and retrieve [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. Of course, a short time later, Rattrap used one of Scorponok's missiles to dispose of Megatron, shortly before Scorponok himself was blasted by Airazor. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}}

[[File:BW Scorponok Terrorsaur deaths.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Oh, the... robotity?]]
Back at base, Scorponok and the other Predacons monitored the situation with the [[Planet Buster]] which had been revealed high above the planet. Though Scorponok was confident that Megatron would save them, his leader announced that he had someone else in mind to do that. As it turned out, Optimus Primal was the one who piloted a modified stasis pod and blew up the Planet Buster. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} Scorponok celebrated with his fellow Predacons, but the destruction of the alien weapon had other consequences. A [[quantum surge]] flooded through the base, beginning to mutate their bodies into [[Transmetal]]s. However both Scorponok and Terrorsaur lost control of their hover platforms, crashing into each other and tumbling into the lava beneath the Predacon base, where they perished. No one much noticed, though Blackarachnia pointed out that only Waspinator was present with Megatron when the Predacons arrived at the ''Axalon'' (only to keep herself from getting blasted). {{storylink|Aftermath (BW episode)|Aftermath}}
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====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base=====
Scorponok was witness to [[Predacon computer|NAVI-ko]] being sent through [[unspace|transwarp]] to acquire [[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime]] for the Predacon forces. {{storylink|Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base}}

=====''Cloud''=====
While the Maximals were trying to help out the wayward [[Hot Rodimus]] and [[SARA]] of the [[Cloud World]], they investigated an energon mine, only to find the Predacons waiting there. The two sides battled, and Hot Rodimus took the opportunity to transform into helicopter mode to pursue his true quarry, the [[Shockwave (Cloud)|Shockwave]] from his world. The two's battle set off the nearby energon, forcing the Predacons to retreat. {{storylink|Wild (Cloud)|Wild}}

====3H comics====
After using the [[Divine Light]] to access [[Primus]]'s power, [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] reanimated several [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] corpses into facsimiles of [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s old subordinates, including one of Scorponok. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====
While Megatron was being guided through the afterlife by Rhinox, he beheld a vision of himself slaughtering his allies and foes alike, Scorponok among them. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
[[File:Transmetalscorponok.jpg|thumb|left|You'd look angry too if you had heat burns all over you.]]
The 'bot who would one day call himself "Scorponok" served under [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] at the tail-end of the Great War. When the Autobot negotiator [[Tigatron]] approached Megatron's camp, Scorponok was instructed to let him come so that they could spring a surprise attack on the unsuspecting 'bot. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

After the Quantum Surge hit prehistoric Earth, Scorponok and Terrorsaur did not actually die—they were just put in stasis lock. They awakened after the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] ended, finding themselves in Transmetal bodies. Scorponok got shafted, though—his new body didn't have a third [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] like everyone else's. He had hover-fans with which he could [[Flight|fly]], though, so that's likely a decent thing. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}

====''Timelines''====
{{voiceactor|[[Brad Venable]] (English)}}
[[File:Scorponokbwdawn.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Looking at him, he was probably called "Scorponok" before the Beast Wars, too.]]
The Predacon who would become Scorponok was part of a mission with [[Backslash]] to steal the sacred Maximal relic, the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], on behalf of [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]; in fact, "Scorponok" was loyal to [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and in on his plan to take the disk for himself. He was meant to bomb [[Maximal Power Station B4-Y]] to aid Megatron and his partner's attack; he was almost caught by a guard but Backslash saved him, berating him for being sloppy. Later on, when Backslash was caught by a guard, "Scorponok" laughed, mockingly referencing what Backslash said earlier and happily triggered the bombs, killing his alleged comrade. Nice guy. {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

With the Disk in their hands (and Scorponok having time to completely change bodies!), the thieves were picked up by their other comrades in a stolen ship, newly christened the ''Darksyde''. Soon after leaving Cybertron, the ''Darksyde'' was involved in a space battle with the Maximal vessels ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and ''[[Chromia 10]]'' and an unidentified Predacon ship. At its conclusion, only the ''Axalon'' and the ''Darksyde'' survived, and both ships passed through a [[unspace|transwarp]] portal to an unknown destination. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

Two weeks after [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was reborn on [[Earth]], Scorponok fought to defend an orbital weapon from the Maximals. Scorponok and the launching pad were dealt with by Airazor. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}

====Waspscream continuity====
In [[Primax 208.06 Zeta]], the Starscream of [[Primax 206.15 Gamma]] merged with Waspinator to successfully defeat the Maximals and, after a [[quantum surge]], threw Megatron, Inferno, and Scorponok into containment. However, Megatron escaped en route to Cybertron, harvested everyone's sparks, used their remaining bodies to create his [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] hordes. Wanting generals for his army, Megatron 'rescued' Waspscream's prisoners. Scorponok was horrified by what had happened to Cybertron and wanted no part of it. Megatron cared little for his objections and ripped out his spark to create his general [[Tankor (BM)#3H comics|Tankor]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/16}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
When [[human]] archaeologists uncovered a cave filled with primitive language, [[Mini-Con]] [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] translated it for them. The markings told of a time when the Maximals and Predacons crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, though the stranded Transformers were seen by the protohumans as gods. One in the form of an "scorpion" was among them. {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}

===Legends World===
Scorponok was an employee at [[Tera-Kura Co.]] with an unrequited crush on [[Megatron (BW)#Transformers Legends comic|President Megatron]]. Megatron didn't appreciate his feelings. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 13#Rivals! Tera-Kura Co.!|Rivals! Tera-Kura Co.!}} At some point during the work day, Scorponok joined his other male employees in admiring [[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers Legends comic|Blackarachnia]] and [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]]. {{Storylink|LG-15 Nightbird Shadow Sequel}} When the [[Waspinator (BW)#Cartoon continuity|Waspinator]] of another world took over Tera-Kura, he forced Scorponok to fan him with a palm leaf. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Waspinator)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} He was among the employees charged with moving [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]] to safety during an attack, but could do little to fight back when [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] came for it. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}} He was later present when Megatron got control of his company back. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 63|Bonus Edition Vol. 63}}

After the [[Legends World]] was restored, Scorponok watched on as [[T-AI|Ai]] attempted to arrest [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] in [[Tera-Kura Co.]] {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:IdentityPolitics Scorponok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"You are not the guy. You're not capable of ''being'' the guy. I had a guy but now I don't. You are not the guy!"]]
Scorponok served as a lowly programmer for the [[Dynamic Energon Distilleries]] plant in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. However, his lucky break came when he bumped into [[Stockade (Universe 2003)|two]] [[Rav (BWU)|Maximals]] breaking in to the plant. The security guard [[Impound]] was able to catch them, and Scorponok was congratulated personally by the administrator, [[Megatron (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Gnashteeth]]. During their meeting, Scorponok was impressed with both Gnashteeth's collection of [[Decepticon]] relics and his powerful personality. Gnashteeth promoted him to senior programmer, cementing Scorponok's belief in his boss. During a second meeting, however, Gnashteeth told him that he would be replaced from his position as Administrator before improvements to the [[energon]] process that Scorponok had been making could take form. An idle comment by Scorponok gave Gnashteeth an idea to create and sell extra energon on the black market to become richer than their wildest dreams. Scorponok was a little unsure of the whole thing, but agreed because Gnashteeth made him feel needed.

The two quickly set up their scheme, and began selling their newly-stolen energon. Their first transaction was not satisfactory to Gnashteeth, who vowed to sell directly to the customers, using [[Empty|Empties]] as middlemen. During this time, Scorponok had to put out a hit on one of them, [[Tappet]], who stole his assigned cubes and needed to be made an example. Their rapidly-growing enterprise came under fire on two angles- Gnashteeth was demoted to co-deputy adminstatrator, and another gang, the [[Kospego (group)|Kospegos]], were moving in on their turf. An attempted meeting between the two criminal organizations went poorly- Kospego leader [[Thunderhoof (BWU)|Thunderhoof]] made them wait, their [[Raze|hired]] [[Sting (G1)|muscle]] were bribed to leave, and when negotiations fell through, Gnashteeth was assaulted by Thunderhoof. Thunderhoof, along with [[Terrorsaur (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Terrorsaur]], another Kospego, beat Gnashteeth nearly to death and mockingly dubbed him "Megatron" as Scorponok watched, powerless to intervene. Afterwards, Scorponok took his boss back to the plant to heal him.

[[File:NotAllMegatrons-newbodies.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Yeah, Mr. White! Yeah, science!"]]

While Gnashteeth was recovering, the plant's other co-deptuty, [[Budora (BWU)|Budora]], warned Scorponok that it was probably for the best that Gnashteeth would quietly leave the company. But that proved to be the last straw for Gnashteeth, who decided to quit playing by the rules and take all of the energon he could. Soon afterwards, Scorponok and Gnashteeth faked a meltdown, allowing them to steal scores of cubes. However, Impound tried to remove Scorponok, believing that there actually was an emergency. Scorponok had no choice but to execute the security bot.

Later, Scorponok accompanied his boss to his second meeting with the Kospegos, where Gnashteeth stole a trick right out of Thunderhoof's playbook by bribing Terrorsaur and [[Scavenger (BM)|Scavenger]] to turn on their boss, and Scorponok, all reluctance towards violence removed, helped deal with him. The new gang, gathered in a warehouse, christened themselves "Darksyders" based on Scorponok's suggestion. {{storylink|Identity Politics}}

Scorponok remained at Megatron's side as the Darksyders consolidated control over the Cybertronian underworld, including the [[Destron Boy]]s and finally the [[Minion of Unicron (BW)|Minions of Unicron]]. Yet Megatron was unfulfilled, as their success didn't come until after the [[Grand Uprising]] of the Resistance had begun to challenge the Builders. Megatron wanted nothing [[Lio Convoy]] could give him, but greater power and glory clearly lay in changing the social order somehow. Scorponok assisted Megatron in a thought experiment that led him to his next quest: removing energon dependency from the population.

As Megatron's project consumed him, Scorponok did his best to facilitate his master's wishes. He coordinated various Darksyders and independent contractors in acquiring the technology needed to make the impossible happen. He also liaised with [[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]], the Builder mad scientist that Megatron brought into the fold to aid his schemes. Finally, success was achieved and the Darksyders were the first protoformers to adopt [[Beast mode]]s, allowing them to produce their own energon through natural processes like the mechanimals of Cybertron. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

Sale of the [[Beast Upgrade]] technology made the Darksyders both legitimate and rich. They were able to move into a heavily fortified base in Iacon prior to the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] spreading across the planet. Scorponok barricaded the doors and windows as Megatron put Leatherhide to work creating the means to oppose the Vehicons. He succeeded, and Wasp was turned into Waspinator (with a little help from Scorponok and Terrorsaur choosing him as a test subject), able to turn the Vehicons away with a wireless signal. {{storylink|Derailment}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
Scorponok was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals. When the Maximals invaded Cybertron, he was one of the many warriors who wound up battling [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and fell to his death when Arcee disrupted the [[Ore-4|gravity generator]] in [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
[[File:SavageLandingPart1-Scorponok.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

Scorponok was a follower of [[Megatron (BW)|Galavar]], leader of a cell of Predacon separatists in the employ of the [[Tripredacus Council]]. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}} A talented computer programmer, Scorponok regarded himself as one of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s top codebreakers, and had previously used his skills to help quell the [[Wolfjay Rebellion]] on [[Riliot]]. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 2}} When their ambitious leader, now going by the name "[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]", set his sights upon a [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|golden disk]] housed in the Maximal [[Ministry of Science|Science Ministry]], Scorponok, [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]], and [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] raided the facility and stole the disk.

The Predacons fled Cybertron aboard the stolen Maximal warship ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'', but came under threat from the Maximal science vessel ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''. The brief ship-to-ship skirmish ended when [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] successfully spooled their [[Transwarp Drive|transwarp drive]] and escaped through time and space to one of the coordinates indicated on the disk; when the Maximals pursued them through [[unspace]], however, the second round of combat between the two ships ended with both sides crash-landing on the planet below and knocking their occupants into [[stasis lock]]. To survive on this [[energon]]-rich planet, the ''Darksyde's'' computer rebuilt all of the Predacons with organic [[beast mode]]s that would allow them to safely withstand high levels of ambient [[energon radiation]]. After reawakening in his new body, Scorponok and the other Predacons watched as Megatron announced his intentions to find and deal with any Maximal stragglers who'd survived the crash. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}}

[[File:SavageLandingPart4-Predacons.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

While the Predacons scouted out the terrain beyond the crashed ''Darksyde'', Scorponok went to check on Megatron, who'd grown increasingly frustrated by his inability to decode the encrypted files on the stolen disk. When Scorponok suggested that he could lend his own skills to the task, Megatron throttled his subordinate and told him to help Tarantulas get the lay of the land. On the way out, Scorponok yelled at [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], who'd just returned from a reconnaissance flight, to do his job and survey the area. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 2}}

After the Predacons had captured [[Nyx]],and decided to execute the helpless Maximal after a fruitless interrogation, Scorponok took part in the proceedings before the conflicted [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] turned on his nominal comrades and, after a brief fight, trapped them all inside the ''Darksyde'' while he and Nyx escaped into the jungle. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 3}} While trapped in the ship, Scorponok played a hand of cards with Waspinator; when Tarantulas finally unscrambled the ship's systems, Megatron ordered all the Predacons to find and eliminate the traitorous Dinobot. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 4}} The Predacons tracked the two all the way back to the crashed ''Axalon'', and launched a full-scale attack on the ship. In the ensuing melee, Scorponok went up against [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], but found himself flummoxed by the agile Maximal's speed. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 5}} When [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] successfully reactivated the ''Axalon''{{'}}s shields, the other Maximals retreated... all save Dinobot, whose unfamiliar [[spark]] signature prevented him from passing through the deflector shields. Though Dinobot confidently assumed that he could take five Predacons at once, Tarantulas ambushed the ex-Predacon and stabbed him through the chest, and the other Predacons joined in to beat Dinobot to the brink of death before [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] turned the ship's guns on the Predacons and forced them into a retreat. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 6}}

Weeks later, Scorponok accused Terrorsaur of treason when Terrorsaur suggested that Megatron's obsession with decoding the Golden Disk was a sign that he was losing his mind, and ordered Terrorsaur and Waspinator to join him on a routine energon-gathering run. {{storylink|Pod Part 1}}

When the recently activated [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] joined the Predacons, Scorponok attended a Predacon banquet intended to commemorate their unexpected victory. While the other Predacons went out to search for more downed [[stasis pod]]s, Scorponok suggested that [[Skold]] could help with some routine maintenance, but was surprised when Skold told him she just wanted to be left alone. {{storylink|Thicker Skin}} Some time afterwards, Scorponok watched in shock as Skold befriended and subsequently beheaded their prisoner [[Powerhug (BW)|Powerhug]]. {{storylink|Skold's No Good, Very Bad Day}}

[[File:MaximalsStrikeBackPart2-RhinoxVsScorponok.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

While supervising a routine training session, Scorponok and Terrorsaur again found themselves at odds when a bloodthirsty Terrorsaur began criticizing Megatron's recent decisions and suggested that he take command. After Megatron violently reminded Terrorsaur of his place, the Predacons came under attack from the Maximals, who'd rigged up an improvised shuttlecraft and used it to launch a bombing run on the ''Darksyde''. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 1}} During the battle, Scorponok faced off against [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 2}} until Cheetor redirected Blackarachnia's stun blast and used it to take Scorponok out of the fight. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 3}}

At some point, Scorponok took part in a skirmish over energon that ended with Cheetor getting injured. {{storylink|The Speedway of Central Consciousness}}

[[File:PrimalRage-PredaconVsMutants.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

With Terrorsaur dead, Waspinator partnered with Scorponok to search for energon in the jungle, and the two stumbled across a pack of particularly aggressive mutant animals. The pair discovered a strange lode of red energon; when they brought it back to their base, Tarantulas discovered that the substance possessed unusual, aggression-enhancing properties capable of turning anyone who came too close into violent berserkers. When Scorponok pointed out that the stuff didn't seem to affect him or Waspinator, Tarantulas pointedly asked what that said about the pair. {{storylink|Primal Rage}}

Later, Optimus and Megatron's encounter with the [[Vok]] and their [[Children of the Vok (group)|servants]] forced them to declare a temporary truce and work together to forestall the Vok. Scorponok and Rhinox worked together to salvage whatever they could from the ''Darksyde'''s transwarp engines and potentially beam a message back to Cybertron, but while working discovered signs of treachery that pointed to Megatron. When they investigated, they found that Tarantulas, the only other person with access codes had already cut a deal with the Vok and set about sabotaging the Maximal-Predacon alliance; after capturing the treacherous scientist, however, Tarantulas retaliated by unleashing Terrorsaur's reanimated [[zombie]] corpse. As Terrorsaur rampaged through the ship, Scorponok tried to raise the alarm by contacting his comrades aboard the ''Axalon''. Moments after sending the transmission, Tarantulas and Terrorsaur found him; although Scorponok tried to put up a fight, Terrorsaur easily killed him and drained his [[energon]]. {{storylink|The Beginning of the End}}

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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
The Predacons traveled across time to find the [[AllSpark]] and change the fate of Cybertron. While battling the [[Maximal]]s on pre-[[Ice Age]] Earth, both sides were joined by the Autobots and Decepticons, their epic battle changing their combined destinies forever.

Scorponok's function was a guard, and he [[trans-scan]]ned into a scorpion. His [[Cyberbee]] and mega [[missile]]s were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his dutifulness, single-mindedness, and strength. Scorponok's message from the future was that he will be [[Mirage (G1)|deceived]] by [[Astrotrain (G1)|someone]] he thought was on his side. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

During the collective battle, Scorponok pursued [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] and the Autobot [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Battle Across Time Collection marketing material}}<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08TM27396/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Battle Across Time Collection on Amazon]</ref>

In a possible destiny recorded on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|''Voyager'' Golden Disk]], Scorponok was present when [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] became a Maximal. In other possible destiny, he was part of the united Maximal-Predacon faction lead by [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]. {{storylink|Source:Golden Disk destinies|''Kingdom'' Golden Disk cards}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Danny Hansen]] (English)}}
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep2-Scorponok-gets-fooled.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Scorponok (BW)#Transformers: Battle Tactics|Sometimes there are lots of me!]]]]
Predacon Scorponok was one of the many Predacons who came to earth as part of Megatron's crew. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} He was sent to intercept [[Rattrap (BW)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Rattrap]] along with [[Astrotrain (G1)#War for Cybertron|Astrotrain]] before he could free [[Airazor (BW)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Airazor]]. Though they initially succeeded, the two Maximals were saved by [[Mirage (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Mirage]], who decloaked and punched Astrotrain. Just when he thought he had finally subdued Rattrap, Mirage, as Astrotrain, talked him down. Mirage freed Airazor before they were discovered. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}} Multiples of him attacked Airazor and [[Blackarachnia (BW)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Blackarachnia]] while they were trying to hack into the [[Nemesis (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Nemesis's]] systems. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}} He was one of the Autobots, Decepticons, Maximals, and Predacons who fought against [[Galvatron (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Galvatron]] and [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Nemesis Prime]]. He later got to walk off into the sunset with the other Decepticons and Predacons after Cybertron was restored. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}
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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! issue 38}} {{storylink|The Transformers Gather on the Snowy Mountain!|Search Quiz 2}}}}

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==Games==
===''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game continuity===
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game advertising comic====
Upon arriving on "[[Earth|Planet Energon]]," the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Predacons and their Maximal adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
{{voiceactor|??? (English), ??? (Japanese)}}

Many Beast Wars combatants had managed to construct personal bases, customized to their personal tastes, due to the extended duration of the war. Scorponok built a desert operation in the a desert area, mining Energon. Scorponok joined his fellow Predacons in battling not only the persistent Maximal resistance, but the interdimensional monsters known as the [[Skriix]].

=====Maximal campaign=====
Scorponok's mining operation was causing damage to the environment. A lone Maximal investigated, and after the Maximal traversed the dangerous desert and reached the base, he confronted Scorponok, and his many drones. Notable among the drones under Scorponok's command was a giant, purple, mechanical scorpion. After destroying most of Scorponok's drones, the Maximal needed to battle Scorponok himself. The conflict began outside Scorponok's interior base, a structure protected by a shield and autoguns. Once the shield generators and autoguns were destroyed, the Maximal moved in and forced the Predacon to fall into a canyon. After following his opponent downwards, the Maximal finally killed Scorponok.

=====Predacon campaign=====
{{BW VG|Scorponok|P}}

===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
Megatron was capable of summoning Scorponok forth to the battlefield in his attempts to acquire the super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]]. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Scorponok was part of Megatron's forces when a huge earthquake uncovered [[Energon]]. He took part in an ambush of the Maximals, so that the Predacons could gain control of this new resource. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Legends)|Beast Wars}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsScorponok.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
Scorponok participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were lots of him! He was a Super Rare character available as a reward for the "Beast Wars Episode 2" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics|Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Forged_To_Fight_Scorponok.jpg|thumb|300px|Like regular backfire, but ''SPICY!'']]
Scorponok was one of the Predacons pulled from [[Beast Era|his universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around! As a Warrior, He builds Venom Charges with each Power bar, which can be unloaded on enemies as Backfires and other strong effects with more charges, or they regenerate some health on Scorponok when attacked. His Cyberbee Special attacks Daze enemies making them miss their ranged Special attacks.
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight|Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Despite his otherwise low intelligence, Scorponok was a talented Predacon codebreaker who was fiercely loyal to Megatron. When not fighting on the front lines, he specialized in creating dangerous computer viruses capable of hacking other Cybertronians.

In an alternate universe, Scorponok was exposed to the [[quantum surge]] and gained an airborne [[Transmetal]] form with the power to control magma. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWtoy-ScorponokMega.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Admit it, you bought this for the bee.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Scorponok''' (Mega Class, [[1996]]/[[1997]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Scorpos'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''D-2'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[1997]]/[[1998]]
:*''Accessories'': [[Cyberbee#Toys|Cyberbee drone]], 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the first-year ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Mega Class toys, Scorponok transforms into a fairly organic but highly inaccurate black scorpion. The right pincer contains a small, spring-loaded [[Cyberbee|bee drone]] which can be launched, while his left pincer has a spring-loaded double missile launcher activated by pulling the top part of his claw open far enough to trigger the launcher. His tail also has a spring-loaded "stinging" action activated by pushing forward on a lever halfway up the scorpion tail. All three [[gimmick]]s are available in both modes.

: As one of the first toys released in the ''Beast Wars'' line, he features a "[[mutant head]]" gimmick; the halves of his mutant mask clamshell over his robot face from the sides.

: In Japan, "Scorpos" was initially released without notable changes from the [[Hasbro]] version in 1997. In January of 1998, he and most of the rest of the show-cast toys were [[redeco]]ed to be more "show-accurate", with wildly varying degrees of success. Scorpos's black plastic was replaced with a charcoal gray, and the connecting red pieces were colored a lighter shade, almost orange. Both versions also came with a character [[bio]] card.

: One should take care not to stress the pin that holds the cyber bee in his claw, it's fairly frail.

: This mold was later used to make [[Sandstorm (BW)#Toys|Sandstorm]] and [[Double Punch#Beast Wars|Double Punch]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Scorponok/scorponok.htm More information on Scorponok at TFU.info]''

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[[File:VS2-PolarClawScorponok.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Arctic Showdown"? Good luck, Scorp.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Hokkyoku no Taiketsu: Whiteclaw VS Scorpos''' (Vs set, 1996)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VS-2'''
:*''Accessories'': [[Cyberbee#VS2|Cyberbee drone]], 2 missiles

: In Japan, Scorpos was available both as an individual and in an "Arctic Showdown" (北極の対決) two-pack with [[Polar Claw#VS2|Whiteclaw]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases. It is unknown if the set ever came with the [[redeco]]ed "show-like" version of Scorpos.

: Both toys are packaged in [[beast mode]] with their smaller partners deployed, making it look like the fight isn't going so well for Whiteclaw.

{{-}}{{anchor|MCDTM}}{{anchor|McTransmetal}}
[[File:BW-toy ScorponokMcD.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Oo oo. C'mon party people. Oo oo. Put your claws in the air.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Scorponok''' (Happy Meal promotion, 1998)}}</ul>
:*''McNumber'': '''4'''

: Since Scorponok got killed off in order to introduce [[To sell toys|new prod—er, ''characters'']], he was granted a "[[Transmetal]]" toy as part of the second [[McDonald's]] ''Beast Wars'' Happy Meal promotion. He transforms like every other Scorponok, except his shoulders can't go lower than a few degrees from pointing up, meaning all he can do is "raise the roof." It's cast mostly in gauche magenta and "metallic" gold soft-plastics to prevent little kiddies from breaking it. Like the other McDonald's Transmetals, he lacks a third "vehicle" mode. Unlike the others, he actually bears a passing resemblance to his previous body featured in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Predacon/Scorponok/scorponok.htm More information on McDonald's Scorponok at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:TFSStoy-Scorponok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Fractyl w/ Scorponok''' (TFSS 5.0, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Gun

: Part of the fifth and final portion of [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|TFSS 5.0]] toys, ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Scorponok is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Generations: Thrilling 30]]'' Legends Class [[Scamper#Generations|Scamper]], transforming into a six-wheeled Cybertronic sports car with side-mounted cannons. He comes with a gun which can peg onto his hands and back/roof via [[5 mm post]].

: Scorponok comes in a box with the Deluxe-sized [[Fractyl#Generations|Fractyl]]. This set was released alongside the [[Lifeline (G1)#Toys|Lifeline]] and [[Quickslinger (G1)#Toys|Quickslinger]] 2-pack.

: This mold also served as the model for [[Metrodash]] in the [[The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|''Legends'' comic]].

::*''[https://bwtf.com/toyreviews/generations/combinerwars/scorponok More information on TFSS Scorponok at BWTF.com]''
{{GenerationsScamper}}
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Deluxe Scorponok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"lol" said the Scorpion, "lmao".]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Predacon Scorponok''' (Deluxe Class, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K23'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-17'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': <s>[[January 29]]</s> March, [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': [[Cyberbee#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Cyberbee drone]], "Mega Missile"<ref>[[Hasbro Pulse]] [https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-war-for-cybertron-kingdom-deluxe-wfc-k23-predacon-scorponok product description]: "Comes with his classic Mega Missile and Cyberbee drone accessories that can be inserted into his claw."</ref>
:*''Known designers'': [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>Transformers panel at [[Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021]]</ref>

: Released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' "Predacon Scorponok" (named as such to distinguish this Scorponok from his [[Scorponok (G1)|namesake]]) transforms from a ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon-accurate robot to a realistic scorpion in 24 steps, albeit in blue-grey, lavender, and red. Scorponok also has a pair of missiles (in one piece) and his [[Cyberbee#Generations|Cyberbee]], each with a [[5 mm post]] compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]/[[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology]], and can store into each of his claws.

: If the scorpion legs are out of the way, the stinger tail can reach over his head in robot mode, as it features multiple joints. Unfortunately, due to transformation, the stinger tail loses most articulation in beast mode. The toy is a shorter-than-average Deluxe Class toy, as Scorponok, akin to other shorter Deluxes like Cliffjumper or Huffer, was a shorter-than-average character in fiction.

: Much like most of the toyline, Scorponok comes with one of four possible holographic [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] cards for his wave, which reveals a [[Source:Golden Disk destinies|possible destiny]] of a key character.

: Initially set for a [[January 29]], 2022 release by TakaraTomy, Scorponok was delayed to March 2022.

: This figure was retooled into ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Sandstorm (BW)#Legacy|Predacon Sandstorm]].
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===''Vintage Beast Wars''===
[[File:Vintage-BW-Scorponok-stock-images.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The ''most'' accurate version of the original toy you'll ever own.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Scorponok''' ("Ultra", [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Cyberbee#Vintage Beast Wars|Cyberbee drone]], 2 missiles

: In celebration of the 25th anniversary of ''Beast Wars'', the original 1996 Mega Class Scorponok was reissued under the ''[[Vintage|Vintage Beast Wars]]'' lineup. Scorponok features all the same accessories and functionality as the original toy but differs in plastic coloration. The biggest difference is the black plastic parts which have been changed to a more [[show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] gray.

: Much like ''Vintage G1'', Scorponok is packaged in a box styled after the original ''Beast Wars'' toy packaging, [[package art]] and all. Also similar to ''Vintage G1'', the time disparity since the original release has the toy set at over double the price of the toy's 1996 release, $41.99 versus $15. This figure is exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States.
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:Buzzworthy Creatures Collide Scorponok.JPG|thumb|upright=1.67|Admit it, you bought this for the [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#CreaturesCollide|bug.]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Creatures Collide''' (4-pack, 2022)}}
:*''Series'': '''''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'''''
:*''Accessories'': [[Cyberbee]] drone, missile, alternate head
:*''Known designers'': [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)

: Part of the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' "Creatures Collide" 4-pack, this "Predacon Scorponok" is a redeco of the ''Kingdom'' figure, decoed to match his original [[#Beast Wars|''Beast Wars'' toy]] in predominantly black, red, and translucent indigo plastics. He again includes his Cyberbee and missile accessories, the latter of which is now awesomely tampographed with Maximal insignias like in his early appearances in the cartoon (see [[#Notes|below]]). Scorponok also includes a copy of this mold's alternate "mutant" head, which originally debuted with ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Sandstorm (BW)#Legacy|Predacon Sandstorm]], with the instructions encouraging buyers to swap and change the heads at the neck ball joint (though TFWiki.net encourages you to yank the head ''forward'', rather than upward as the instructions suggest).

: This set also includes [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#CreaturesCollide|Autobot Goldbug]], [[Ransack (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Ransack]], and [[Skywasp#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Skywasp]]. The ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' line was exclusive to [[Target]] in the U.S.
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===''Beast Wars Again''===
[[File:TF-BW-Vintage-JP-BWVS-02-Scorponok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Gankyō no Taiketsu''' (Multi-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''BWVS-02'''
:*''Release date'': [[September 30]], 2023
:*''Accessories'': [[Cyberbee#Vintage Beast Wars|Cyberbee drone]], 2 missiles
:*''Known designers'': [[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy), [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]] (packaging artist)

: Released as part of the ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers Again|Beast Wars Again]]'' line, the "Tough Showdown" (頑強の対決) set contains Scorpos and [[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Beast Wars Again|Rhinox]]. Scorpos is a redeco of [[#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Predacon Scorponok]] in slightly more cartoon-accurate colors and detailing; the "biggest" change being his groin and lower legs are now the same gray as the rest of his body.
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===''Swapticons''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Scorponok''' (Jungle Missions, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tail
: Part of the ''[[Swapticons]]'' "Jungle Missions" five-pack, Scorponok transforms into the back half of a semi-organic/semi-robotic scorpion. He has no specific partner he is intended to connect to and is instead meant to be mixed and matched, front or back, to make whatever silly abomination you feel like unleashing. His hands are hidden among his scorpion legs, which can swivel forward and backward.

: His scorpion tail accessory has a 3mm peg, allowing it to be wielded by most contemporary Core class figures. However, it can also be attached to his back in either mode, though he can't hold it in his hands.
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==Merchandise==
===''Beast Wars Movie Coin''===
*'''Beast Wars Movie Coin''' (1997)

:Released only in Japan, Scorponok was one of ten characters from Beast Wars to receive a movie coin.
::*''[http://www.tfmuseum.com/tf-02273.html Scorponok Movie Coin at TFMuseum.com]''
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===''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''===
[[File:Scorponokmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)

:Scorponok was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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===Kabaya===
*'''Whiteclaw vs Scorpos''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''2'''

:Part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Choco|Beast Wars Choco]]'' line of blindpacked [[candy toy]]s, this small soft-rubber figurine was paired with Polar Claw and included a bio card and candy-covered chocolates. The figures were available in either translucent purple or translucent black rubber.
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*'''Scorpos''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''2'''

: A small PVC Scorponok figurine molded onto an irregularly-shaped stand was released alongside fizzy candy by as part of Kabaya's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Ramune|Beast Wars Ramune]]'' line.
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===First 4 Figures===

*'''Scorponok''' (<s>2006/2007</s> unreleased)

:This was to be a 7-or-8-inch tall resin bust of Scorponok released as part of a ''Beast Wars'' tenth anniversary series by model company [[First 4 Figures]]. Scorponok would have been sculpted to be accurate to his ''Beast Wars'' cartoon design, and would likely have been depicted from the waist and upwards on a base or pedestal. His digital sculpt was shown to toy news sites by First 4 Figures at New York [[Toy Fair]] in February 2006,<ref name=ASM>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070806062058/http://toyfair06.asmzine.com/first4figures/report.html "First4Figures Limited Transformers Statues and Busts Info!"] at ASMzine.com (archived)</ref> and the company had also allowed [[BigBadToyStore]] to solicit him for sale.<ref name=bbtsseibs>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/update-from-bigbadtoystorecom-transformers-and-gij/6539/ "Update from BigBadToyStore.com: Transformers and G.I.Joe Statues and Busts!!!"] on Seibertron.com</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070407160752/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=526&category=2037 BigBadToyStore's listings for First 4 Figures' busts] (archived)</ref>

:Mini busts in the planned ''Beast Wars'' line were designed to reflect the scale of the characters as seen in the cartoon, and each was set to be limited to 1,996 pieces, in a nod to the franchise's year of origin.<ref name=ASM/> Unfortunately, Scorponok and the rest of the ''Beast Wars'' bust line were cancelled, with First 4 Figures citing a challenging marketplace and lack of retailer interest.
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==Notes==
[[File:ToyFair96ScorpGriz.jpg|thumb|The most effective stealth ever.]]
*A preliminary name for the character was "'''[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'''".<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CJC-i7cgfHR/ Hasbro concept presentation for McDonald's collaboration, scanned by Instagram user @roboticplanettoys]</ref>
*Scorponok (and fellow Mega Class figure [[Polar Claw#Toys|Polar Claw]]) was first advertised on the back of the [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Toys|Optimus Primal]] versus [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Toys|Megatron]] two-pack at the start of the ''Beast Wars'' line in transparent orange and blue plastic (at right). Another version cast in pink translucent plastic and having the final claw coloration surfaced in 2006, although this could likely be explained by the random plastics used in [[Prototype|test shots]]. Some early animation test shots included on [[Madman Entertainment]]'s Beast Wars Season 2 DVD release show Scorponok in his orange and blue color scheme, as does the painted artwork from the 1996 Beast Wars Happy Meal promotion box.
[[File:BW_Scorponok_Claw_Scorpion.jpg|thumb|HUGS!]]
*An early idea for Scorponok's launching drone wasn't yet a Cyberbee, but... another smaller scorpion! <ref>[[Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Generations]], p105.</ref>
*Scorponok's CGI animation model had an unusual tendency to switch from having yellow-colored optics to red-colored optics at random—sometimes within the same scene of a given episode. Most of the time he had yellow, though.
*In the first few episodes, Scorponok's missiles had Maximal [[Insignia|faction symbols]] on them, a Cybertronian equivalent to carving the name of your next victim on your bullets. Many viewers failed to pick up on this symbolism, though, and they were promptly replaced with Predacon faction symbols to avoid confusion.
*In the first few episodes, Scorponok spoke in a way resembling Waspinator's speech patterns, although with a noticeably increased difficulty in rational thinking, using his own name to refer to himself rather than using pronouns. As the episodes progressed, as Scorponok was forced into more active roles, his speech slowly grew more sophisticated until he was on the same level as most of his fellow Predacons, though his incompetency remained the same.
*In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', the unique verbal tic assigned to Scorponok was a habit of endlessly chanting ''ora ora ora''. He speaks with a thick American accent, pronouncing Japanese words poorly (particularly his way of announcing "henshin"). Another quality exclusive to the Japanese version of Scorponok is that he can be heard weeping like a child in both "[[Double Jeopardy (episode)|Double Jeopardy]]" and "[[Dark Designs]]".
*In the French dub of ''Beast Wars'', Scorponok often punctuates his phrases with "clac clac" (an onomatopoeia for the clapping clamps) at the end or in the middle of his phrases, or while listening to someone talking to him.
*Scorponok's pre-Beast form in "[[Theft of the Golden Disk]]" is a [[redeco|recolor]]ing of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Scout Class [[Shortround (Cybertron)#Toys|Shortround]]. However, in "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]", his body is based on ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Ultra-sized [[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|Scorponok]]. Even though the latter story is set immediately after the former, there would be no real opportunity for him to change bodies in between.
*Production materials for "Theft of the Golden Disk" gave Scorponok the pre-Earth name of "'''Scorponaut'''".<ref>{{citesocial|link=http://therobotmonster.tumblr.com/post/12292500335/scorponaut-3d-rendering-from-theft-of-the|name=Trent Troop|site=Tumblr|title=Scorponaut - 3d Rendering|year=2011|month=11|day=03}}</ref> As this name did not make it into the final product (with Backslash referring to Scorponok by the nickname "Clamps"), the name's [[canon]]icity remains questionable. It ''almost'' got made canon by [[Jim Sorenson]] as the name for the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnation of the character, but the idea was nixed.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=[Was there anything we had to drop from the stories?] I feel certain there has been, but nothing of major substance. Cosmetic changes mostly. Scorponok was originally called Scorponaut, for instance.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218015723/https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/?p=3360055#entry3360052|name=Jim Sorenson|site=The Allspark forums|title=Beast Wars Uprising: AMA|year=2016|month=10|day=15|archived=y}}</ref>
*''Combiner Wars'' Scorponok was a last-minute "accessory" addition to the TFSS, made only after [[Fun Publications]] discovered that they were losing the Club license. The addition was made purely for the sake of thematically completing the crews from the "[[BotCon 2006|Dawn of Future's Past]]" set; had they not been losing the license, he probably would have been delayed a year and made from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Warrior Class [[Bisk (RID)#Warrior|Bisk]] instead.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I remember someone that FP saying that the only reason Scorponok was made from Scamper was because the only thing that could be added to the FSS after the ax fell was accessories, and the club really wanted to finish out the first-year Beast Wars crew. Any idea what you might have used for a Scorponok if you weren't constrained by such concerns?|link=http://web.archive.org/web/20210202034055/https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/137564-petes-robot-convention-and-twerk-academy/page-43#entry3546661|name=Jim Sorenson|site=The Allspark forums|title=Pete's Robot Convention and twerk academy.|year=2017|month=07|day=03|archived=y}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=Yeah we wouldn't have made him in 5.0, would have seen the Bisk mold, and Scorponok would have had his clampy claws.|link=http://web.archive.org/web/20210202034055/https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/137564-petes-robot-convention-and-twerk-academy/page-43#entry3546719|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=The Allspark forums|title=Pete's Robot Convention and twerk academy.|year=2017|month=07|day=03|archive=y}}</ref>
*In the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic, Scorponok's vehicular Cybertronian body shares physical similarities with his aforementioned appearance in "Dawn of Future's Past", but with a different color scheme influenced by his ''Combiner Wars'' toy.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Scorponok is a subtle nod to the TF Collector Club version in the chest. I picture a similar car alt mode. Tarantulas is actually based on a popular fan idea of a repaint of Cybertron Brakedown. Megatron takes a lot of cues from botcon toy as well minus the huge missile 🙂|link=https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1357004320382668801|name=Josh Burcham|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=02|day=03}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scorpos''' (スコルポス ''Sukoruposu''), '''Scorponok''' (スコルポノック ''Sukoruponokku'')
*''French:'' '''Scorpinor'''
*''German:'' '''Scorpinok'''
*''Italian:'' '''Scorpionok'''
*''Korean:'' '''Scorpinok''' (스콜피녹 ''Seukolpinog'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jù Xiē''' (巨蝎, "Giant Scorpion")
*''Polish:'' '''Skorpinor'''(Voice Over), '''Skorpinok''(Canal + Dubb)
*''Spanish:'' '''Escorpicón''' (America, "Scorpicon")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:WFC-Kingdom-Scorponok-art.jpg|''Kingdom'' packaging art
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Armada Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Again]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Predacons]]
[[Category:Cloud Predacons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Go! Go! Predacons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Maximals]]
[[Category:Legacy Predacons]]
[[Category:Legends World natives]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]
[[Category:Multi-component Transformers]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Transformers]]
[[Category:Transmetals]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom Predacons]]

Shadowzone (dimension)

2025-06-03T14:59:38Z

Roverlord:

{{disambig2|the dimension|the episode in which it debuted|Shadowzone (episode)}}
[[File:Portals-BBinshadowzone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|"You are entering the vicinity of an area adjacent to a location. The kind of place where there might be a monster, or some kind of weird mirror. These are just examples; it could also be something much better."]]
The '''Shadowzone''' is an alternate dimension outside the main reality. Its existence means that anyone trapped within it is unable to interact with normal space as they are out of phase and seemingly encased in a limited amount of space.

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
During a battle against [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], the activation of two simultaneous [[GroundBridge]]s led to the portals feeding off each other at the same moment. Thus, [[Miko Nakadai]], [[Jack Darby]], [[Raf Esquivel]], the [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]], and Starscream's severed arm got caught in the resulting explosion which catapulted all of them into a Shadowzone. Whilst [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Autobot]]s searched for their human friends, Jack managed to alert them of being trapped in an alternate dimension by sending a text to [[Miko's phone]], which was left at the Autobot base. This allowed [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] to open a portal with the GroundBridge to allow the three humans to escape the Shadowzone, along with Skyquake's hand which had been chasing them. This left the trapped and undead Skyquake the remaining occupant of the Shadowzone. {{Storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

Starscream later mentioned that Skyquake was likely still trapped in the Shadowzone while under a [[cortical psychic patch]] interrogation session, much to [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]]'s shock. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}}

After [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] GroundBridged the Wreckers off the bridge of the ''Nemesis'', Jack and Miko, the latter in the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]], boarded the ship. Soundwave attempted a repeat performance, giving Raf the opportunity to open a second GroundBridge, recreating the original accident and trapping the unwitting Decepticon in the Shadowzone. {{storylink|Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock}}

=== 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon ===
[[File:TRID S3 E2 KOTH SC 4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hey, look at that weird mirror...]]

While repairing a GroundBridge, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] accidentally caused it to malfunction and open a portal to the Shadowzone. Soundwave emerged, and after trashing Team Bee, he threw Bumblebee into the realm. Remembering what had happened last time, Bumblebee managed to contact Fixit via radio. From there, the other team members were able to get Soundwave to accidentally overlap his GroundBridge portals, opening another rift and allowing Bumblebee to return. Soundwave and Laserbeak were summarily defeated and thrown back into their prison. {{storylink|Portals}}

Soundwave later made contact with [[:Category:Activator Mini-Cons|a group of Mini-Cons]] who were capable of opening GroundBridge portals to and from the Shadowzone. Taking them as his minions, he sent them on raids to retrieve [[Decepticon Hunter]]s from the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] for a project he was constructing within the dimension. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 2)}} {{storylink|The Great Divide}} {{storylink|Guilty As Charged}} {{storylink|Railroad Rage}}. He later contacted [[Steeljaw's Pack]] through one of the portals, ordering them (on behalf of their "[[Autobot High Council|benefactors]]") to prepare for his arrival back in normal space. {{storylink|Prepare for Departure}} Soundwave eventually used the combined Decepticon Hunter weapon to break the dimensional barrier between Earth and the Shadowzone in order to escape with his project, a transgalactic beacon generator constructed from wreckage recovered in the Shadowzone. This move was detected by Ratchet, who was studying Shadowzone particles. Following Soundwave's defeat, [[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]] was encouraged by Optimus to make the Shadowzone his home, as nobody would hunt him there. {{storylink|Collateral Damage}}
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Shadowzone''' (シャドウゾーン ''Shadōzōn'')
*''Finnish:''' '''Varjovyöhyke''' ("Shadowzone")
*''French:'' '''Zone d'ombre''' ("Shadowzone")
*''Indonesian:'' '''Zona Bayangan''' ("Shadowzone")

==See also==
*[[Chronal phase]]

[[Category:Dimensions]]
[[Category:Prime locations]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) locations]]

Swindle (ES)

2025-05-31T11:32:33Z

Roverlord:

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Swindle}}
:''Swindle is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Tfearthspark Swindle robot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Half cool story, bro.]]

The brains of the two-bot team he makes with his [[relatives|brother]] [[Hardtop (ES)|Hardtop]], you can't trust '''Swindle'''. Every interaction is a performance, be it a sob story to make you drop your guard, or roping someone into some mischief to make them think he's just a fun-loving bot who likes to break the rules. But don't be fooled, Swindle is a liar and a thief at his core. He may care for his brother, but everyone else is a means to an end. Once they question his suggestions or try to back out of whatever criminal enterprise he's tricked them into being a part of, the jig is up. Swindle's grin and happy-go-lucky front drops, and what's left is the cold, ruthless criminal he really is, ready to gun down the same people he called friends just a minute before.

Hell of a surfboarder though.

==Fiction==
===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Nolan North]] (English), [[Kensō Katō]] (Japanese)|[[Julien Allouf]] (French), [[Carlo Vázquez Díaz]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jesús Pinillos]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Hardianto]] (Indonesian), [[Stefano Brusa]] (Italian), [[Zoltán Renácz]] (Hungarian), [[Péter Szokol]] (Hungarian, [[Prime Time (episode)|Prime Time]] only), [[Felipe Okami]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Krzysztof Rogucki]] (Polish)}}

[[File:House-Rules Swindle Thrash Mo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.70|left|"[[Public service announcement|"Now I know", "And knowing is half the battle."]]]]
Swindle fought Bumblebee in the [[Battle of the Bay]]. {{storylink|House Rules}} Years later, Swindle and Hardtop traveled to a trainyard in [[Witwicky (town)|Witwicky]] on a hot tip, eager to score some unguarded [[energon]]. However, the hot tip turned out to be a hot trap, set up by [[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]], and the pair ended up facing both her and [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]]. Elita alone proved to be more than a match for both Decepticons, boxing them both into an arena of fallen shipping containers, a perfect setup for Optimus to hurl one of the containers at them. Swindle was pushed out of the way by his brother who took the brunt, and a sudden attack by [[Arachnamech]]s gave the con-man an opening to escape.{{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}}

Swindle continued to look for his brother, attacking [[G.H.O.S.T.]] trucks and installations to steal gear and info in the hopes of locating Hardtop. Spotting easy suckers in [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] and [[Mo Malto]], he was able to quickly convince them he was really a good guy just out looking for his missing brother... and while the latter half of that was true, the first part definitely wasn't. He used them to try and steal equipment from a G.H.O.S.T. truck, with Mo able to get through the Transformer-proof energon force field, though he had to drop the ruse and threaten their lives to get her to do so. The timely arrival of [[Dot Malto|Dot]] and [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] foiled his plans, and Swindle had to run off empty-handed. {{storylink|House Rules}}

In another attempt to break his brother out of G.H.O.S.T. custody, Swindle traveled through the tunnels below the G.H.O.S.T. base, only to end up at Dot's ranger station, where she,[[Robby Malto]], and [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] happened to be. A chase ensued, in which Swindle shot at the Malto's ranger truck, causing it to crash, but the blast was Deflected by Robby's newly discovered cyber sleeve ability. He tried to get the jump on Optimus while he was distracted by the Maltos, but was easily taken out by a stealthily placed [[restraining bolt]] getting locked in his alt mode. While Optimus and the Maltos were talking about Robby's newly discovered ability, Swindle honked his horn and reminded them he was still there. {{storylink|Disarmed}}

Being then placed in G.H.O.S.T. custody, He tried to escape along with [[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]], [[Nova Storm (ES)|Nova Storm]] and [[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]], saying they should have stuck with the original plan. He and Soundwave where stopped in their attempt by a force field barrier, expressing his annoyance with Starscream for leaving them behind. {{Storylink|What Dwells Within}} He was freed from prison by the remaining [[Terran|Terrans]]{{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 1}} and later assisted in their fight against [[Mandroid]], he and Soundwave riding into battle atop Hardtop to battle the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]. He and the other bots present were deactivated when Mandroid activated a superweapon that drained their energon, only for them to be revived a few minutes later when Robby and Mo reversed the effects. {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 2}}

A year later, Swindle chased Optimus Prime and the Maltos down a highway as part of a Decepticon attempt to acquire an [[Emberstone|Embershard]].{{storylink|Aftermath (ES episode)|Aftermath}} He went to the fairgrounds of [[Fairmaestro]] to attempt an arms trade, attempting to pinch a Scatterblaster by trading a counterfit flamethrower. As the trade was underway, he noticed the human had an Embershard, and attempted to trade for it, to no avail, before being shut out and driven away by an electrified tent.{{Storylink|The Butterfly Effect}}
When [[Aftermath (ES)|Aftermath]] brought a body-swapped Twitch back to Decepticon Base, Swindle could be seen being bench-pressed by his brother.{{storylink|The Imposters}} When Aftermath stole Optimus Prime's trailer, the two brothers stole it from him, taking it to the quarry to open it. The two tried shooting it, to no avail, before then putting it on a mobile conveyor belt to break it open on the rocks at the bottom of the quarry. As they were doing that, Hashtag and Robby Malto attacked them to get it back, before both parties lost it to Skywarp and Nova Storm. Later, all five thieves attempted to take the trailer one more time, before getting quickly repelled by the trailer's array of firepower. {{Storylink|Dude, Where's My Trailer?}}

Swindle was present when [[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]] made a grand speech to the Decepticons about his plans to make Earth into "New Cybertron" with the [[Emberstone]] , when the Autobots and [[Terran|Terrans]] attacked, taking part in the ensuing battle. When Starscream used the Emberstone to raise [[Terratronus]], he and Hardtop debated whose side their commander was really on, Swindle sure he was still on theirs. He was proven wrong when a mindless blow from the massive titan destroyed the cliff the Decepticons were observing the battle from. He then followed [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]]'s attempt to flee, before being stopped cold by the force shield the Terrans and Maltos created to contain the rampaging titan.{{storylink|Witwicky, Part 2}}

When an Autobot spacecraft landed in the dome, Swindle and the other cons sought to seize it. They hoped to use it to return to Cybertron. Their initial attack was repelled by the autocannons, but after the ship ran out of power, they made another play for it. During the fight, Swindle was incensed that someone other than him had beat up Hardtop. Eventually, Optimus and Prowl were overpowered, and all the Decepticons blasted off into space.{{storylink|No Soldier Left Behind}}
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==Toys==
===''EarthSpark''===
[[File:Earthspark Swindle Flip Changer Toy.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.66|''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-ES-JP-ESS-05-Supatto-(Flip-Changer)-Swindle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Swindle''' (1-Step Flip Changer, 2022)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy Name'': '''Supatto Change Swindle'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''ESS-05'''

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)| EarthSpark]]'' "1-Step Flip Changers", Swindle is a simple toy that converts from robot to offroader car and vice versa in a single step. His vehicle mode can be arrived at much faster by letting him fall face-up onto a solid surface. This releases a switch on his leg and allows him to spring back into car mode instantly.

:The TakaraTomy release features an additional/altered deco to closely resemble his on-screen appearances.

==Notes==
*While Swindle overall draws from his [[Swindle (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]] in terms of personality and design, his relationship with Hardtop comes from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)| Cybertron]]'' [[Swindle (Cybertron)|Swindle]], where they were likewise brothers.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Swindle''' (スインドル ''Suindoru'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Svindli''' ("Spoof")

[[Category:EarthSpark Decepticons]]

Starscream (ES)

2025-05-30T08:47:59Z

Roverlord:

{{factions|decepticon|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Starscream}}

: '' Starscream is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Starscream-earthspark-stock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|[[Starscream (WFC)|"Nice to see me, isn't it?"]]]]
'''Starscream''' was once a high-ranking member of the [[Decepticon]]s who served under [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]], an experience full of abuse that has left him with some very deep scars. Now that the war's over, he and his fellow [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] are mainly interested in trying to survive, and whether or not Megatron really has changed, he's a long way from ever trusting him again.
==Fiction==
===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English), [[Setsuji Satō]] (Japanese)|[[Paulo Vignolo]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Gabriel Bueno]] (Brazilian Portuguese, "Decoy" only), [[Benjamin Wangermée]] (French), [[Ernesto Cronik]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

Starscream served under [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] during the war between the [[Autobot]]s and Decepticons, until Megatron's defection to the Autobots sometime after their arrival on Earth. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}} He partook in the Battle of the Spacebridge, unsuccessfully trying to prevent the former [[Decepticon leader]] from hurling the [[AllSpark]] through the [[space bridge|spacebridge]] back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]]'s destruction of the spacebridge, as well as the loss of the AllSpark, brought the war to a swift end. {{storylink|Warzone}}

Fifteen years later, Starscream had been captured and imprisoned in a secret [[G.H.O.S.T.]] detention facility. Undeterred, he watched with glee as recent inmate [[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]] released [[Ravage (ES)|Ravage]] into the facility to perform recon. {{storylink|Decoy (episode)|Decoy}} While still a prisoner, Starscream glared angrily as he watched [[Skullcruncher (ES)|Skullcruncher]] be experimented on by G.H.O.S.T. {{storylink|Hashtag: Oops}}

Starscream, [[Nova Storm (ES)|Nova Storm]] and [[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]] managed to escape G.H.O.S.T. HQ into an old cave system, where they encountered the Malto kids and were menaced by a [[Dweller (ES)|Dweller]]. To his surprise, Starscream found a sympathetic ear in [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]], who listened to his stories of abuse at the hands of Megatron, and when the kids came up with a plan to trap the Dweller, Starscream talked the other Seekers into helping. During the attempt, they encountered Megatron, who had come into the caves in search of Starscream, and during the ensuing fight, Starscream and Hashtag were carried off by the beast. Starscream was willing to sacrifice himself to allow Hashtag to escape, but Hashtag managed to defeat the Dweller and save him. In the aftermath, Megatron offered Starscream a safe place to go, but Starscream turned him down, teleporting away with Nova Storm and Skywarp. {{storylink|What Dwells Within}}

Learning of Mandroid's plan to wipe out all Cybertronian life, Starscream, Nova Storm and Skywarp returned to aid efforts to stop the mad scientist. Starscream gleefully took the opportunity for some payback on Megatron, whom Mandroid had mind-controlled to protect the superweapon he'd created. Ultimately Mandroid activated the weapon, causing Starscream and Megatron to drop lifeless from the sky, however the pair were brought back online a short time later when Robby and Mo used their [[cyber-sleeve]]s to reverse the effects. {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 2}}

In the immediate aftermath of Mandroid’s defeat, the Decepticons upheld the truce with the Autobots and Maltos. However, it was not long before their greed and ambition resurfaced, and they began to seek the shards of the Emberstone for themselves. Starscream emerged as leader and set up a base near Witwicky. A year later, a new Terran was created after a skirmish for a shard of the Emberstone. Starscream was less than pleased at this development as it hampered his plans to conquer earth. He required the entire Emberstone to power the weapon he had discovered beneath Witwicky. After receiving intel from Soundwave about three new shards, Starscream ordered the Decepticons to intercept the Maltos at the shipyard. [[Breakdown (ES)|Breakdown]] was eager to fight, but Starscream ordered him to watch [[Aftermath (ES)|Aftermath]] instead. In the fight, Starscream grappled with Megatron and refused to end the conflict. Skywarp and Nova Storm eventually brought him an Emberstone container. He quickly found it to be a fake and ordered all the cons back to base. Starscream and the other jets arrived in time to be shot down by their own air defenses, while the Maltos made a hasty retreat.
{{storylink|Aftermath (ES episode)|Aftermath}}

In need of some critical intel, Starscream ordered [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]] to retrieve [[Karen Croft|Agent Croft’s]] personal hard drive. When Shockwave turned up empty-handed, Starscream decided a more subtle approach was needed. So, he ordered Ravage to infiltrate the Autobot base. After Ravage also failed to retrieve the drive, Starscream raged at the pair. Later, Shockwave returned to base and reported that he had lost the drive, but had downloaded the data Starscream was after. Starscream laughed evilly when Shockwave showed him a scan of Witwicky topography. {{storylink|Control Alt Delete}}

Aftermath would eventually bring [[Spitfire (ES)|Spitfire]] (who was really a body swapped Twitch) back to Decepticon HQ. Unimpressed with having another Chaos Terran to manage, Starscream ordered Aftermath keep her out of the way and continued planning a mission to retrieve the Cyber Slayer. Seeing an opportunity to sabotage it, Twitch attempted to join the mission by antagonizing Starscream and Skywarp. The resulting tussle ended with Skywarp falling onto and destroying the holographic cube the Decepticons had planned to use for the mission. Enraged, Starscream kicked Twitch out.
[[File:WitwickyPart2 StarscreamChaosSleeve.jpg|thumb|left]]
During the mission, the Decepticons failed to retrieve the Cyber Slayer, much to Starscream's anger. However, Aftermath and Spitfire, the latter having been returned to her body, returned to Decepticon HQ with the weapon in hand and presented it to Starscream. {{storylink|The Imposters}} Starscream ordered the two Chaos Terrans to use the Cyber Slayer to dig under Witwicky and the two eventually uncovered the sleeping titan, [[Terratronus]]. {{storylink|Witwicky, Part 1}} The Maltos, having realized Starscream's plan to use the corrupted Emberstone to bend Terratronus to his will, quickly assembled an Autobot/Terran strike force to take the Decepticons' Ember shards. Starscream, confident in their victory, brushed off Shockwave's skepticism in his plan. As the Autobots and Terrans break into the base, Megatron implored Starscream to surrender, but the Seeker refused and the battle began. Taking Alex Malto hostage, Starscream forced the Maltos to give up their own Ember shards and gave Spitfire the honor of combing them with the Decepticons' to reform the Emberstone.

Arriving at Terratronus' spark chamber, Starscream, Aftermath, and Spitfire sealed Robby, Mo, Thrash, and Hashtag out of it. Just as the Maltos tried to bait Aftermath into letting them in, Starscream, Cyber Slayer in hand, took out Aftermath and claimed his Ember shard before turning on Spitfire and doing the same to her. The artifact now complete, Starscream gave himself a "Chaos Sleeve" and linked with Terratronus' spark. Terratronus erupted from the ground just outside Witwicky as the Decepticons on the ground cheered. Starscream flushed the Maltos from her body and began swiping at the town, nearly taking out the Decepticons in the process. Having second thoughts, Shockwave ordered them to flee. Robby and Mo, uniting the power of their cybersleeves, generated a huge dome around Terratronus, trapping her and the retreating Decepticons. The Emberstone was teleported to them out of Terratronus, breaking Starscream's control over the titan and trapping him. {{storylink|Witwicky, Part 2}}
[[File:TheNeedforRead StarscreamTrapped.jpg|thumb|right]]
Trapped within the inert Terratronus' spark chamber, Starscream could only watch helplessly as the events of the following weeks played out {{storylink|The Need for Read}}, with Megatron musing that he had traded one prison for another. Starscream witnessed the other Decepticons escaping Earth aboard [[Prowl (ES)|Prowl]]'s ship {{storylink|No Soldier Left Behind}} and the [[Quintesson]]s arriving to claim the Maltos' cybersleeves.

During the ensuing fight, the Maltos, realizing they needed all the help they could get, arrived at Terratronus' spark chamber to retrieve the deactivated Chaos Terrans, only to find Starscream holding a tea party with their corpses. Knocked unconscious with the Cyber Slayer by Hashtag, Starscream was dragged off to the brig at Autobot base by Prowl {{storylink|Judgement Day, Part 1}}

==Toys==
===''EarthSpark''===
{{anchor|Tacticon}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Starscream''' (Tacticon, ???)}}</ul>
: A new mold, ''Earthspark'' Tacticon Starscream transforms from a blocky jet with wheels and tiny wings into an unposeable robot in a single step activated by sticking your finger in.

[[File:TF-Earthspark-Warrior-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|At least the mold's in accurate colors this time.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Starscream''' (Warrior Class, 2023)}}</ul>

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|EarthSpark]]'' Warrior Class toys, Starscream is another [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Warrior_Class|Starscream]] toy, converting from robot to jet and back. His Action Attack gimmick is activated by winding up a spring in his waist and releasing the upper part of the figure, allowing it to spin and flip out its spring-loaded wing blades with centrifugal force. The waist can be locked in place by pegging his landing gear onto a peg on his backside. Additionally, he has non-firing blasters molded into his forearms with [[5 mm post]] hole hands.
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{{anchor|Deluxe}}
[[File:TF-Earthspark-Deluxe-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-ES-JP-ESD-08-Deluxe-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Starscream''' (Deluxe Class, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''ESD-08'''
:* ''Accessories'': [[Mandroid#Toys|Mandroid]] Cybertronian left arm (Hasbro release only)

: Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|EarthSpark]]'' Deluxes, Starscream is a redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Deluxe_Class|Starscream]] deluxe class toy, converting from robot to jet and back. He does not retain that release's blast effects, but instead includes a Cybertronian left arm for the [[Mandroid]] Build a Figure- redecoed from the one included with fellow Cyberverse redeco [[Shockwave_(ES)#Toys|Shockwave]].

: The TakaraTomy release of the toy features additional/altered paint patterns to make him closely resemble the character's on-screen appearances. This release also omits the Mandroid arm.
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==Notes==
[[File:EarthSpark-Decoy-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"Wait, you said "[[Starscream's Ghost|''become'' a ghost]]", not "come to G.H.O.S.T."? Whoops, must've misread the memo, that's on me."]]
* Starscream's eyes are noticeably colored blue like the Autobots, as opposed to the red used by most of the other Decepticons, with the exception of his first appearance.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Starscream''' (スタースクリーム ''Sutāsukurīmu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Üstökös''' ("Comet")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:EarthSpark Decepticons]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]

Megatron (ES)

2025-05-30T06:49:47Z

Roverlord:

{{factions|decepticon|ghost|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Megatron}}

:''Megatron is a [[G.H.O.S.T.]]-allied [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Megatron-earthspark-stock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Wanna make somethin' of it?]]
'''Megatron''' ''used'' to be the cruel and merciless leader of the Decepticons, who fought against [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] and his [[Autobot]]s across both [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and [[Earth]].

These days, however, he's reformed. He now works ''with'' Optimus and his Autobots, as well as [[G.H.O.S.T.]], to protect the people of Earth, human and Cybertronian alike. However, that doesn't mean he follows Optimus blindly. Megatron cares deeply for his former troops, and does NOT appreciate G.H.O.S.T.’s treatment of them. He’s trying to make the best of a bad situation, in the name of peace, but there’s still a bit of tension between the two leaders. He has, however, forged a lasting friendship with fellow veteran [[Dot Malto]].

As much as he has his doubts in the alliance with G.H.O.S.T., he doesn't regret turning away from what he was becoming. Though the other Decepticons call him "traitor", he's the only one who still believes in their ''original'' vision: a peaceful and plentiful future for the Cybertronian race. He sees the [[Terran]]s as the embodiment of that hope, and wants to make sure they don't make the same mistakes he now regrets.

==Fiction==
===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Rory McCann]] (English), [[Shigeru Chiba]] (Japanese)| [[Gerardo Vásquez]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Pedro Tena]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Dario Oppido]] (Italian), [[Carlos Gesteira]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Julien Kramer]] (French), [[Ferenc Borbiczki]] (Hungarian), [[Andrzej Chudy]] (Polish), [[Sim Seung-han]] (Korean), [[Douglas Welbat]] (German)}}

[[File:ShockwaveVsMegatron Warzone.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Megatron"]]
Megatron led the Decepticons in a war against the Autobots on Cybertron. However, things changed when the war moved to Earth and Megatron came to realize how far he strayed from his original ideals when he encountered the human soldier, [[Dot Malto]]. {{storylink|Warzone}} At some point, the two fought together in the [[Battle of Burbank]].{{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 2}} Megatron later convinced Optimus Prime of his change of [[spark]] by scanning an Earth [[alternate mode]], taking on the form of a helicopter so he could defend Dot and other human soldiers from a seeker attack. {{storylink|Outtakes}} When the Decepticons moved the source of Cybertronian life, the [[AllSpark]], off their home world and brought it to Earth to try and create a new Decepticon army, Megatron realized how dire the war had become. He aided Optimus in the final battle of the war, where he snuck behind enemy lines and stole the AllSpark from his former friend and subordinate, [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]]. Imprisoning Shockwave and fighting through his own former soldiers as he tried to return the AllSpark to Cybertron, Megatron could only gaze in awe as it looked like the AllSpark was destroyed after he hurled it through [[space bridge]], which exploded when Optimus fired a shot at it. {{storylink|Warzone}} With both factions now stranded on Earth and the war essentially over, Megatron began working with both the Autobots and humans, including [[Dot Malto]] as part of Platoon Cyber Strike, to rebuild the damage the war had caused and round up resisting Decepticons, many of whom regarded Megatron as a traitor. He and Optimus began working with the secret human organization G.H.O.S.T. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}}

[[File:MegatronLiveLaughLove.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Nickelback|LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH!]]]]

When someone began attacking G.H.O.S.T. convoys near [[Witwicky (town)|Witwicky]], Megatron arrived to help Optimus and [[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]], and was reunited with Dot. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}} Their investigation led them to Dot's kids, who had encountered two new Terran Transformers, [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] and [[Twitch]]. After the two Terrans were botnapped by [[Mandroid]], Megatron and the others had to assault the scientist's base to rescue them. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 2}} Megatron was training in a simulator provided by G.H.O.S.T. when Bumblebee contacted him looking for advice on getting Twitch and Thrash to listen to him. Megatron's advice was not all that helpful. {{storylink|Moo-ving In}} Megatron and Optimus found themselves struggling in battle against [[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]], [[Laserbeak (ES)|Laserbeak]] and [[Ravage (ES)|Ravage]] after the cassettebots stole [[Jon Schloder|Agent Schloder]]'s ID badge. With Bumblebee's help, the trio were captured, though Megatron was beginning to regret how they were treating his former comrades. On the way back to the G.H.O.S.T. base, they were attacked by [[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]], and though Soundwave was defeated and captured, Megatron opted to let the three cassettebot minions go. {{storylink|Decoy (episode)|Decoy}}

During an Autobot Alliance ceremony at G.H.O.S.T., Megatron and Optimus found themselves battling [[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]] and [[Nova Storm (ES)|Nova Storm]], who had come aiming to get hold of Optimus's left arm. Though they fought the pair off, Megatron believed the battle would not help cement human/Cybertronian relations. When the two seekers were later captured, Megatron and Dot went to take the pair in to captivity, only to discover it was a trap. They were instead imprisoned by Mandroid, who had machinery ready to disassemble Megatron. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 1}} Optimus and the Terrans arrived posing as captives of three new Terrans, and though the plan was exposed almost immediately, it succeeded in freeing Megatron. Mandroid's base turned out to be a huge mech, and Megatron and Twitch provided air support while the others took out the mech's cameras. When the time came to destroy the mech's cannon, Megatron was too injured to continue, leading Twitch to carry out the task instead. In the aftermath, Megatron pointed out the lack of G.H.O.S.T. backup to Optimus, but the Autobot leader pointed out the Terrans and humans that they had fought alongside as the true alliance. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 2}}

Sometime after the battle, Megatron was performing cleanup duty with Elita-1 when he was approached by the young Terran, [[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]], who nervously asked how he got his current an alt-mode. Taken aback at this, as no one had ever asked him that question before, Megatron sat down with the young bot and told him how he got his tiltrotor alt-mode. He at first thought it unfair to lose his Cybertronian alt-mode but had to make a quick decision when Dot Malto's squad came under attack and their unit needed air support. The other Terran present, [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]], then began replaying footage of this moment but was quickly told to stop by Jawbreaker for drudging up bad memories. {{storylink|Outtakes}}

Megatron later brought the Malto children and Terrans to the [[Spacebridge Memorial Park]]. Despite the location bringing up bad memories, Megatron taught the children the true history of the final battle of the war, mainly that the AllSpark's seeming destruction meant Cybertron itself was also destroyed and the Transformers stranded on Earth were the only remaining survivors of their species. His history lesson was interrupted by the returning Shockwave, freed from the stasis chamber Megatron had long ago trapped him. Vowing that the war wouldn't end so long as he functioned, Shockwave and Megatron battled it out until Megatron got the drop on him with a shot from The Immobilizer, once again forcibly putting Shockwave into stasis-lock. As the morning dawned and Shockwave was taken into custody by G.H.O.S.T., Megatron gave some parting words of advice to the Terrans, not to simply just learn from their Autobot/Decepticon seniors, but to be better than they were. {{storylink|Warzone}}

Mandroid used a hologram of Megatron as an avatar to fight the Malto kids when they were trapped in the Autobot rec room. {{storylink|Disarmed}} Following a jail break by [[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]], Megatron disregarded Croft's instructions and secretly pursued his former subordinate into an unused cave system. He found both the missing Decepticons and the Malto kids in a fight with the [[Dweller (ES)|Dweller]], and afterwards offered Starscream a safe haven rather than taking him back to G.H.O.S.T., though the offer was refused. {{storylink|What Dwells Within}} Megatron continued to be frustrated by Croft's refusal to let him go after Starscream. Optimus turned out to share his concerns about G.H.O.S.T., revealing to Megatron that he'd had Bumblebee infiltrate the base to investigate the areas they were barred from. {{storylink|Stowed Away, Stowaways}}

Receiving a distress call from Hashtag using an old Decepticon frequency, Megatron headed to the Malto farm with Optimus and a group of Autobots to help defend it against Croft's squad of [[Ghoid]]s. Though they were triumphant, Croft activated a Mandroid-supplied device that knocked out Megatron and the Autobots present. {{storylink|The Battle of Witwicky}} Megatron and the others remained out-cold while Mandroid began enacting his plan to turn the spacebridge into a worldwide energon-draining superweapon {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 1}} but he and the others were brought back online under Mandroid's control so that they could protect the weapon. Megatron was directed at Twitch and she was just able to avoid being fragged until Starscream arrived to keep his former leader busy. When Mandroid activated the superweapon, the pair were deactivated and dropped from the sky, later being reactivated when Robby and Mo used their cyber-sleeves to reverse the effects. {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 2}}

To help the Maltos retrieve the Decepticon’s Emberstone shards, Megatron participated in a diversionary battle at the shipyards. He grappled with Starscream in the air over a shard container. He tried to talk Starscream down, but the seeker was beyond reason. Skywarp and Nova Storm managed to double-team Megatron, and Starscream grabbed the container exposing the ruse. {{storylink|Aftermath (ES episode)|Aftermath}}

When Twitch and Spitfire could not agree on who should go on an important Autobot mission, Megatron invoked the Polyhex Protocol to settle the dispute. This consisted of an obstacle course in which all of the Maltos and Spitfire would compete. Megatron started the competion with a blast from his alt mode and monitored the contestant’s progress. Spitfire proved to be a ruthless competitor and severed Alex’s zip line, forcing Twitch to rescue him. Megatron witnessed the save from the air. When Spitfire loudly objected to Twitch being declared the winner, Megatron responded that the protocols demanded the winner demonstrate a sense of honor. Spitfire furiously attacked Twitch in retaliation, and Megatron insisted that Twitch must face her alone. {{storylink|Spitfire (episode)|Spitfire}}

Megatron was a part of the Terran/Autobot strike force that stormed the Decepticon base. He traded barbs with his former underlings as the battle began. He and the others were frozen in place when Starscream had Spitfire unleash the power of the corrupted Emberstone. He was returned to normal when the Emberstone was destroyed. {{storylink|Witwicky, Part 2}}

When an Autobot spacecraft landed in the dome, Megatron, along with Optimus and the Maltos, went to investigate. As they entered the dome, Megatron and Optimus bickered over the best way to proceed. They discovered that Shockwave's Decepticons were already at the ship blasting away at it until they were repulsed by the ship's autocannons. The ship then targeted Megatron, who had to remain behind cover with Dot while the others went on until he was forced to emerge to stop Ravage scouting the ship, resulting in him coming into conflict with [[Prowl (ES)|Prowl]]. As part of a plan to recharge the ship, Megatron attempted to fly to Terratronus's helm, only to be struck by chaos lightning and forced down. He recovered in time to later save the kids when they fell. Unfortunately the ship had been commandeered by Shockwave's forces, and Megatron turned down Shockwave's offer of a place on board in favor of saving Optimus's life when the Autobot leader fell from the ship. {{storylink|No Soldier Left Behind}}

An outbreak of [[Hate Plague]] in the Autobot base left Optimus and Megatron at odds over the next course of action, as Megatron believed they should abandon base to seek help. As it turned out, Optimus was infected in their attempt to reach the base entrance, and though Megatron and Twitch used the [[Hypershuttle]] to reach the [[Arctic]], Megatron too revealed he had been infected. He and his old enemy fought, until it turned out the extreme cold was an effective cure for the plague. {{storylink|Fire and Ice}} During the following investigation, Prowl, Thrash and Robby questioned Megatron regarding his whereabouts the previous day. {{storylink|The Truth Is Out There}}

The arrival of a [[Quintesson]] ship had the Autobots and Maltos turn out to greet it. Following the destruction of the Chaos Dome, Megatron attempted to escort Mo and Robby up to the ship, only to be shot down and caught by Prowl. They rejoined the others in time to hear Nightshade's plan to deal with the chaos storm that the Quintessons had unleashed. {{Storylink|Judgment Day, Part 1}} Megatron was ready to take part in the plan, but Optimus sent Prowl and [[Cosmos (ES)|Cosmos]] to carry it out instead. When it all went terribly wrong, Megatron stepped in to save Prowl's life, using the Cyber Slayer to revive the Autobot and returning the earlier favor. The kids escaped from the Quintesson ship in their cyber-synced form, but were shot down in the process and as a result Twitch was seriously injured. Megatron transported her and Wheeljack to safety so she could be repaired, returning with her fully healed after the Quintesson ship had been destroyed. {{storylink|Judgment Day, Part 2}}

==Toys==
===''EarthSpark''===
{{Note|The TakaraTomy releases of some toys feature additional/altered paint patterns (complete with [[G.H.O.S.T.]] emblems) to make him closely resemble the character's on-screen appearances.}}
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[[File:TF-Earthspark-Tacticon-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Tacticon, [[2022]])}}</ul>

: Released in the first wave of the ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|EarthSpark]]'' "Tacticon assortment", Megatron is a small figure that converts from a small tiltrotor aircraft into an [[Brick (term)|unposeable]] robot with just a single step controlled by your fingertip.

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[[File:Transformers-EarthSpark-Deluxe-Class-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Hey guys, check out this disembodied arm I found!" ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2022)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''ESD-02'''
:*''Accessories'': Two-part cannon, left arm for [[Mandroid]] (Hasbro release only)

: Released as part of the first wave of ''Earthspark'' Deluxe Class figures, Megatron is a show-accurate mold that transforms into a stylized tiltrotor aircraft. Parts of his vehicle mode engines combine to form his arm cannon. He also comes with a [[Build a Figure]] piece, in this case: a left arm for Mandroid.

:[[File:TF-ES-JP-ESD-02-Deluxe-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1|left|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
:A later variant of Megatron has new packaging and omits the BAF piece.

:The TakaraTomy release of the figure has more paint operations to make him more show-accurate. This release also omits the Mandroid BAF piece.

: Box images show Megatron with a cannon on his arm and another cannon held in his hand.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Cyberglow Megatron''' (Deluxe, [[2025]])}}</ul>

:Released in the ninth wave of ''Earthspark'' Deluxe Class figures, Cyberglow Megatron is a release of his Warrior Class toy with glow-in-the-dark decals, sold as a deluxe.

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[[File:TF-Earthspark-Warrior-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Warrior, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Blaster/ sword

:Released in the second wave of ''Earthspark'' Warrior Class figures, this version of Megatron is a somewhat simplified Deluxe-scaled figure. His cannon features a deployable blade from its barrel.

:Like many contemporary figures, Megatron features [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] in his feet. The outer side of his cannon also features a 3mm port for an unknown reason.

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[[File:TF-Earthspark-OneStep-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (1-Step Flip Changer, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy Name'': '''Supatto Change Megatron'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''ESS-02'''

: Released in the third wave of Hasbro's "1-Step Flip Changer" assortment, Megatron is a simple toy that converts from robot to vehicle and vice versa by being folded inside-out/outside-in. The change to helicopter mode can be done automatically by pressing the button between his legs; this can also be done by simply tipping him face-forward, which makes the trigger connect with the ground before his upper body does and activating the spring-loaded transformation mechanism.

:[[File:TF-ES-JP-ESS-02-Supatto-(Flip-Changer)-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1|left|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]

: The TakaraTomy version of this toy, released in the first wave of their ''Earthspark'' line, has significantly more paint on him so he better reflects the show model. His GHOST/Decepticon symbol is also black instead of purple.

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[[File:TF-ES-SmashChanger-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (1-Step Smash Changer, [[2025]])}}</ul>
: Part of the first wave of "1-Step Smash Changers", this version of Megatron is a LOT like his prior 1-Step toy. However, this time it's the vehicle-to-robot transformation that's spring-activated: triggered by holding the fins at the rear of his vehicle mode and smashing him against a surface (or just press down on the fins if you're boring). The toy is reset by pulling his body back down.

:He sports a regular Decepticon symbol instead of a GHOST one as reflected in later episodes of the show. His wings have hinges that are seemingly only for fitting in his box as they go mentioned, though folding them in robot mode does emulate his fusion cannon.
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==Notes==
[[File:ES_Megatron_concept_art_-_ArtCup.jpg|thumb|upright=2.0|I thought he looked familiar!]]
*Megatron being an ex-villain harkens back to his [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW counterpart]]. ''Unlike'' IDW's Megatron, however, this Megatron retains his Decepticon [[insignia]]. This version of Megatron also draws design elements from his IDW counterpart, as evident from the concept art collage<ref>[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/VyEkYg ArtStation post by ArtCup 21 November 2022]</ref> (at right), which includes [[Flame Toys]]' [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Flame Toys|model kit]] based on [[Alex Milne]]'s [[:File:RageRage-Megatronappears.jpg|2014 Autobot design]].
*The Earthspark Series Production Bible described Megatron as turning into "his own version of a" Weaponized Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン ''Megatoron'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:EarthSpark Decepticons]]
[[Category:G.H.O.S.T.]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]

Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)

2025-05-30T05:47:46Z

Roverlord:

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First unveiled at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2022|San Diego Comic-Con 2022]], '''''Transformers: EarthSpark''''' is a toyline for the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|accompanying cartoon]], primarily aimed at a younger demographic. It is largely similar to the previous ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' toyline, with many toys revolving around a [[gimmick]], as well as sharing three [[size class]]es: 1-Step Changer (now renamed to "1-Step ''Flip'' Changer"), Warrior Class, and Deluxe Class. The two new size classes, Tacticons and Spin Changers, are the smallest and largest size classes, respectively. ''EarthSpark'' also includes [[redeco]]es from ''Cyberverse''.

==Hasbro ''Earthspark'' toyline==
===Tacticons===
The smallest size class, the Tacticons are bite-sized toys that can transform while on your finger to "forge a connection with ''Transformers'' robots like never before."<ref name="facebook">[[July 22]] Official [https://www.facebook.com/transformers/posts/pfbid02nnAWS39noniUYrdV235kArQf1gKdW7KsTit9MKSUqEzvKUjBt9yPB5efN4PrMs9Ul Transformers Facebook post] revealing the ''EarthSpark'' toyline: "Forge a connection with #Transformers robots like never before with Transformers: EarthSpark Tacticon figures that convert around a finger! Fun in every flip! Convert 1-Step Flip Changer figures from robot mode to alt. mode in 1 exciting step by flipping the bot in the air!"</ref>

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#Tacticon|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#Tacticon|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Tacticon|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (ES)#EarthSpark|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hashtag (ES)#Tacticon|Terran Hashtag]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (ES)#Tacticon|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Twitch#Tacticon|Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Earthspark-Tacticon-Megatron.jpg|thumb|Tacticon [[Megatron (ES)#Tacticon|Megatron]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (ES)#Tacticon|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|}

===1-Step Flip Changers===
Carried over from the ''Cyberverse'' 1-Step Changers but slightly smaller and generally even less articulated, the 1-Step Flip Changers have a greater emphasis on "flipping the bot in the air."<ref name="facebook"/> This is despite the fact the actual gimmick at the heart of these figures is a switch on their robot mode which when pressed - if, say you tipped them over on your desk - releases the mechanism to automatically transform them into their alternate mode in a pleasing flurry of motion. Of course, this means multiple toys have a variation on the 'switchblade' transformation used since all the way back in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]''.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#1step|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#1Step|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (ES)#EarthSpark|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (ES)#EarthSpark|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (ES)#EarthSpark|Swindle]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#OneStep|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twitch#OneStep|Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (ES)#EarthSpark|Breakdown]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Earthspark-1-Step-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|1-Step Flip Changer [[Optimus Prime (ES)#1-Step Flip Changers|Optimus Prime]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita-1 (ES)#OneStep|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullcruncher (ES)#EarthSpark|Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Spitfire (ES)#EarthSpark|Chaos Terran Spitfire]]}}
</ul>
|}

===1-Step Smash Changers===
Succeeding the Flip Changers in [[2025]], the 1-Step Smash Changers transform from vehicles to simple robots when smashed against something. Or really just by pressing down on fins at the rear of the vehicle modes.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#Smash|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#Smash|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Smash|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-terran|[[Thrash (ES)#Smash|Terran Thrash]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-ES-SmashChanger-Thrash.jpg|thumb|1-Step Smash Changer [[Thrash (ES)#Smash|Terran Thrash]]]]
|}

===Warrior Class===
Much like ''Cyberverse'', the Warrior Class toys are more articulated than most size classes in the line but with a focus on an attack gimmick. Several of the figures are redecoes from ''Cyberverse''. Waves 5 and 6 introduce a "Combine & Ride" gimmick similar to [[Powerlinx]] that allows figures to form an upper body to attach to a compatible vehicle mode or to allow another half-robot to attach to the top of their vehicle mode. This feature uses the same connections as the below Cyber-Combiners assortment.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita-1 (ES)#EarthSpark|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Warrior|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (ES)#EarthSpark|Skywarp]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#Warrior|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thrash (ES)#EarthSpark|Terran Thrash]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jawbreaker (ES)#EarthSpark|Terran Jawbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (ES)#EarthSpark|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (ES)#Warrior|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Transformers-EarthSpark-Warrior-Class-Elita-1.jpg|thumb|Warrior Class [[Elita-1 (ES)#Toys|Elita-1]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#Warrior|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twitch#Warrior|Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hashtag (ES)#Warrior|Terran Hashtag]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Spitfire (ES)#Warrior|Chaos Terran Spitfire]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 6}}
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===Deluxe Class===
The ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''-esque Deluxe Class toys have a greater focus on [[show-accuracy]], accessories, and [[articulation]]. Befitting the more collector-orientated designs, the Deluxe Class toys are available on [[Hasbro Pulse]].

Each toy from the first four waves of figures included a piece for a [[Build a Figure]] of [[Mandroid#Toys|Mandroid]], with one swappable arm. Wave 5 and beyond dropped the extra pieces, and new releases of prior-wave toys from that point on also lacked the Mandroid parts. Wave 7 in 2025 saw a new packaging style, visually similar to ''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]'' packaging.

Like the Warrior Class, several of the figures of "legacy" characters are ''Cyberverse'' redecoes. Disappointing, we know.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#ESDeluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#ESDeluxe|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twitch#EarthSpark|Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Deluxe|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (ES)#EarthSpark|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (ES)#EarthSpark|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nightshade (ES)#EarthSpark|Terran Nightshade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (ES)#Deluxe|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ES-toy_Nightshade_Deluxe.jpg|thumb|Deluxe [[Nightshade (ES)#EarthSpark|Terran Nightshade]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (ES)#Deluxe|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-terran|[[Thrash (ES)#Deluxe|Terran Thrash]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-terran|[[Jawbreaker (ES)#Deluxe Series|Terran Jawbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Aftermath (ES)#EarthSpark|Chaos Terran Aftermath]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-terran|[[Hashtag (ES)#Deluxe|Terran Hashtag]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (ES)#Deluxe|Soundwave]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#Cyberglow|Cyberglow Megatron]]}}
</ul>
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 9}}
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{{note|Wave 7 (the first wave of 2025) consisted entirely of repacks.}}

===Spin Changers===
The largest size class, the Spin Changers each include a human figurine that can interact with the larger robot, via a circular base or an accessory.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#SpinChanger|Bumblebee]] & [[Mo Malto#EarthSpark|Mo Malto]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Spin Changers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Robby Malto#EarthSpark|Robby Malto]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Spin_Changer_Bumblebee_Earthspark.jpeg|thumb|Spin Changer Bumblebee & Mo Malto]]
|}

===Cyber-Combiners===
These two-packs offer the first true action figures of main human characters Robby and Mo who can now combine with other Autobots like ye olde [[Powerlinx]]. They are compatible with above Warrior Class figures with the "Combine & Ride" gimmick. The sets would also see new releases in updated packaging in 2025.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#CyberCombiner|Bumblebee]] & [[Mo Malto#CyberCombiner|Mo Malto]]}}
{{Bp-terran|[[Twitch #CyberCombiner|Terran Twitch]] & [[Robby Malto#CyberCombiner|Robby Malto]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ESCyberCombinerTwitchAndRobbyCombined.jpg|thumb|upright=.66|Cyber-Combiner Terran Twitch and Robby Malto]]
|}

===Other Toys===
A redeco of the ''Cyberverse'' Optimus Battle Base Trailer, as well as a redeco/retool of the Warrior Class toy with a new, more show-accurate trailer the following year, were released. ''EarthSpark'' reintroduced a [[Roleplay toy|roleplay]] assortment with the foam-dart-firing, plastic-shiv-popping NERF Cyber-Sleeve Battle Blaster.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Other'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#TrailerPlayset|Optimus Prime Battle Base Trailer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus_Prime_(ES)#HasbroBattleTrailer|Optimus Prime Battle Trailer]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Roleplay'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Cyber-sleeve#Merchandise|Cyber-Sleeve Battle Blaster]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:ESCyberSleeveBattleBlaster.jpg|thumb|upright=.66|Cyber-Sleeve Battle Blaster]]
|}
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==TakaraTomy ''EarthSpark'' toyline==
In a surprising departure from the brand synergy with Hasbro's lines shown since 2018, Takara Tomy's ''EarthSpark'' line is markedly different from Western offerings. Not only are most figures sporting improved, more show-accurate decoes, but they do not come in plastic-free packaging, marking a return to plastic trays, bubbles on cardbacks, and window boxes.

'''Spin Changer Series''' 
Compared to Hasbro's releases, these Spin Changers come in boxes with a plastic window.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESC-01 [[Optimus Prime (ES)#Spin Changers|Spin Changer Optimus Prime]] & [[Robby Malto#EarthSpark|Robby]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESC-02 [[Bumblebee (ES)#SpinChanger|Spin Changer Bumblebee]] & [[Mo Malto#EarthSpark|Mo]]}}
|
|}
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'''DX Series''' 
Compared to Hasbro's boxed releases, the DX Series toys come on cardbacks with plastic bubbles like the days of old. However, the Mandroid "build-a-figure" parts are not included. This line includes both the Hasbro "Deluxe" molds and altered/enhanced versions of Hasbro "Warrior Class" molds to boot.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESD-01 [[Optimus Prime (ES)#Deluxe|DX Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESD-02 [[Megatron (ES)#ESDeluxe|DX Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-03 [[Bumblebee (ES)#ESDeluxe|DX Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-04 [[Twitch#Toys|DX Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[November 11]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESD-05 [[Nightshade (ES)#Toys|DX Terran Nightshade]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESD-06 [[Shockwave (ES)#Toys|DX Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-07 [[Grimlock (ES)#Toys|DX Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESD-08 [[Starscream (ES)#Deluxe|DX Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 16]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESD-09 [[Thrash (ES)#Toys|DX Terran Thrash]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-S [[Optimus Prime (ES)#DXBattleStation|DX Battle Station Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[June 2]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESD-10 [[Prowl (ES)#TakaraESDeluxe|DX Prowl]] (canceled)}}
{{Bp-terran|ESD-11 [[Thrash (ES)#Deluxe|DX Thrash Malto]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-EarthSpark-JP-ESD-13-DX-Terran-Hashtag.jpg|thumb|[[Hashtag (ES)#DX|DX Terran Hashtag]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 27]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-terran|ESD-12 [[Jawbreaker (ES)#Deluxe Series|DX Terran Jawbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-terran|ESD-13 [[Hashtag (ES)#DX|DX Terran Hashtag]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-14 [[Elita-1 (ES)#Deluxe|DX Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESD-15 [[Aftermath (ES)#EarthSpark|DX Aftermath]]}}
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'''Supatto Change Series''' 
"Supatto Change" (スパっとチェンジ, "Quick Change") is TakaraTomy's name for the 1-Step Flip Changers, which now also come packaged in plastic bubbles on cardbacks.

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{{Bp-a1|ESS-01 [[Optimus Prime (ES)#1Step|Supatto Change Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESS-02 [[Megatron (ES)#OneStep|Supatto Change Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESS-03 [[Bumblebee (ES)#1step|Supatto Change Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESS-04 [[Twitch#OneStep|Supatto Change Terran Twitch]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESS-05 [[Swindle (ES)#Toys|Supatto Change Swindle]]}}
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{{Bp-a1|ESS-06 [[Wheeljack (ES)#Toys|Supatto Change Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESS-07 [[Soundwave (ES)#Toys|Supatto Change Soundwave]]}}
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{{Bp-a1|ESS-08 [[Elita-1 (ES)#OneStep|Supatto Change Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESS-09 [[Skullcruncher (ES)#EarthSpark|Supatto Change Skullcruncher]]}}
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==Notes==
*''EarthSpark'' is the first cartoon tie-in toyline to use the plastic-free packaging first introduced in ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' for every toy. Each size class has an open window except for the Tacticons, which use closed boxes. In the west, at least...
*The deluxe class packaging features [[Alphabet|Autobot Script]] on the inner tray, reading "Earthspark".

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:EarthSpark (toyline)}}
[[Category:EarthSpark| (toyline)]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Megatron (ES)

2025-05-30T05:45:43Z

Roverlord:

{{factions|decepticon|ghost|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Megatron}}

:''Megatron is a [[G.H.O.S.T.]]-allied [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Megatron-earthspark-stock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Wanna make somethin' of it?]]
'''Megatron''' ''used'' to be the cruel and merciless leader of the Decepticons, who fought against [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] and his [[Autobot]]s across both [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and [[Earth]].

These days, however, he's reformed. He now works ''with'' Optimus and his Autobots, as well as [[G.H.O.S.T.]], to protect the people of Earth, human and Cybertronian alike. However, that doesn't mean he follows Optimus blindly. Megatron cares deeply for his former troops, and does NOT appreciate G.H.O.S.T.’s treatment of them. He’s trying to make the best of a bad situation, in the name of peace, but there’s still a bit of tension between the two leaders. He has, however, forged a lasting friendship with fellow veteran [[Dot Malto]].

As much as he has his doubts in the alliance with G.H.O.S.T., he doesn't regret turning away from what he was becoming. Though the other Decepticons call him "traitor", he's the only one who still believes in their ''original'' vision: a peaceful and plentiful future for the Cybertronian race. He sees the [[Terran]]s as the embodiment of that hope, and wants to make sure they don't make the same mistakes he now regrets.

==Fiction==
===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Rory McCann]] (English), [[Shigeru Chiba]] (Japanese)| [[Gerardo Vásquez]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Pedro Tena]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Dario Oppido]] (Italian), [[Carlos Gesteira]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Julien Kramer]] (French), [[Ferenc Borbiczki]] (Hungarian), [[Andrzej Chudy]] (Polish), [[Sim Seung-han]] (Korean), [[Douglas Welbat]] (German)}}

[[File:ShockwaveVsMegatron Warzone.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Megatron"]]
Megatron led the Decepticons in a war against the Autobots on Cybertron. However, things changed when the war moved to Earth and Megatron came to realize how far he strayed from his original ideals when he encountered the human soldier, [[Dot Malto]]. {{storylink|Warzone}} At some point, the two fought together in the [[Battle of Burbank]].{{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 2}} Megatron later convinced Optimus Prime of his change of [[spark]] by scanning an Earth [[alternate mode]], taking on the form of a helicopter so he could defend Dot and other human soldiers from a seeker attack. {{storylink|Outtakes}} When the Decepticons moved the source of Cybertronian life, the [[AllSpark]], off their home world and brought it to Earth to try and create a new Decepticon army, Megatron realized how dire the war had become. He aided Optimus in the final battle of the war, where he snuck behind enemy lines and stole the AllSpark from his former friend and subordinate, [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]]. Imprisoning Shockwave and fighting through his own former soldiers as he tried to return the AllSpark to Cybertron, Megatron could only gaze in awe as it looked like the AllSpark was destroyed after he hurled it through [[space bridge]], which exploded when Optimus fired a shot at it. {{storylink|Warzone}} With both factions now stranded on Earth and the war essentially over, Megatron began working with both the Autobots and humans, including [[Dot Malto]] as part of Platoon Cyber Strike, to rebuild the damage the war had caused and round up resisting Decepticons, many of whom regarded Megatron as a traitor. He and Optimus began working with the secret human organization G.H.O.S.T. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}}

[[File:MegatronLiveLaughLove.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Nickelback|LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH!]]]]

When someone began attacking G.H.O.S.T. convoys near [[Witwicky (town)|Witwicky]], Megatron arrived to help Optimus and [[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]], and was reunited with Dot. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}} Their investigation led them to Dot's kids, who had encountered two new Terran Transformers, [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] and [[Twitch]]. After the two Terrans were botnapped by [[Mandroid]], Megatron and the others had to assault the scientist's base to rescue them. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 2}} Megatron was training in a simulator provided by G.H.O.S.T. when Bumblebee contacted him looking for advice on getting Twitch and Thrash to listen to him. Megatron's advice was not all that helpful. {{storylink|Moo-ving In}} Megatron and Optimus found themselves struggling in battle against [[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]], [[Laserbeak (ES)|Laserbeak]] and [[Ravage (ES)|Ravage]] after the cassettebots stole [[Jon Schloder|Agent Schloder]]'s ID badge. With Bumblebee's help, the trio were captured, though Megatron was beginning to regret how they were treating his former comrades. On the way back to the G.H.O.S.T. base, they were attacked by [[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]], and though Soundwave was defeated and captured, Megatron opted to let the three cassettebot minions go. {{storylink|Decoy (episode)|Decoy}}

During an Autobot Alliance ceremony at G.H.O.S.T., Megatron and Optimus found themselves battling [[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]] and [[Nova Storm (ES)|Nova Storm]], who had come aiming to get hold of Optimus's left arm. Though they fought the pair off, Megatron believed the battle would not help cement human/Cybertronian relations. When the two seekers were later captured, Megatron and Dot went to take the pair in to captivity, only to discover it was a trap. They were instead imprisoned by Mandroid, who had machinery ready to disassemble Megatron. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 1}} Optimus and the Terrans arrived posing as captives of three new Terrans, and though the plan was exposed almost immediately, it succeeded in freeing Megatron. Mandroid's base turned out to be a huge mech, and Megatron and Twitch provided air support while the others took out the mech's cameras. When the time came to destroy the mech's cannon, Megatron was too injured to continue, leading Twitch to carry out the task instead. In the aftermath, Megatron pointed out the lack of G.H.O.S.T. backup to Optimus, but the Autobot leader pointed out the Terrans and humans that they had fought alongside as the true alliance. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 2}}

Sometime after the battle, Megatron was performing cleanup duty with Elita-1 when he was approached by the young Terran, [[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]], who nervously asked how he got his current an alt-mode. Taken aback at this, as no one had ever asked him that question before, Megatron sat down with the young bot and told him how he got his tiltrotor alt-mode. He at first thought it unfair to lose his Cybertronian alt-mode but had to make a quick decision when Dot Malto's squad came under attack and their unit needed air support. The other Terran present, [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]], then began replaying footage of this moment but was quickly told to stop by Jawbreaker for drudging up bad memories. {{storylink|Outtakes}}

Megatron later brought the Malto children and Terrans to the [[Spacebridge Memorial Park]]. Despite the location bringing up bad memories, Megatron taught the children the true history of the final battle of the war, mainly that the AllSpark's seeming destruction meant Cybertron itself was also destroyed and the Transformers stranded on Earth were the only remaining survivors of their species. His history lesson was interrupted by the returning Shockwave, freed from the stasis chamber Megatron had long ago trapped him. Vowing that the war wouldn't end so long as he functioned, Shockwave and Megatron battled it out until Megatron got the drop on him with a shot from The Immobilizer, once again forcibly putting Shockwave into stasis-lock. As the morning dawned and Shockwave was taken into custody by G.H.O.S.T., Megatron gave some parting words of advice to the Terrans, not to simply just learn from their Autobot/Decepticon seniors, but to be better than they were. {{storylink|Warzone}}

Mandroid used a hologram of Megatron as an avatar to fight the Malto kids when they were trapped in the Autobot rec room. {{storylink|Disarmed}} Following a jail break by [[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]], Megatron disregarded Croft's instructions and secretly pursued his former subordinate into an unused cave system. He found both the missing Decepticons and the Malto kids in a fight with the [[Dweller (ES)|Dweller]], and afterwards offered Starscream a safe haven rather than taking him back to G.H.O.S.T., though the offer was refused. {{storylink|What Dwells Within}} Megatron continued to be frustrated by Croft's refusal to let him go after Starscream. Optimus turned out to share his concerns about G.H.O.S.T., revealing to Megatron that he'd had Bumblebee infiltrate the base to investigate the areas they were barred from. {{storylink|Stowed Away, Stowaways}}

Receiving a distress call from Hashtag using an old Decepticon frequency, Megatron headed to the Malto farm with Optimus and a group of Autobots to help defend it against Croft's squad of [[Ghoid]]s. Though they were triumphant, Croft activated a Mandroid-supplied device that knocked out Megatron and the Autobots present. {{storylink|The Battle of Witwicky}} Megatron and the others remained out-cold while Mandroid began enacting his plan to turn the spacebridge into a worldwide energon-draining superweapon {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 1}} but he and the others were brought back online under Mandroid's control so that they could protect the weapon. Megatron was directed at Twitch and she was just able to avoid being fragged until Starscream arrived to keep his former leader busy. When Mandroid activated the superweapon, the pair were deactivated and dropped from the sky, later being reactivated when Robby and Mo used their cyber-sleeves to reverse the effects. {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 2}}

To help the Maltos retrieve the Decepticon’s Emberstone shards, Megatron participated in a diversionary battle at the shipyards. He grappled with Starscream in the air over a shard container. He tried to talk Starscream down, but the seeker was beyond reason. Skywarp and Nova Storm managed to double-team Megatron, and Starscream grabbed the container exposing the ruse. {{storylink|Aftermath (ES episode)|Aftermath}}

When Twitch and Spitfire could not agree on who should go on an important Autobot mission, Megatron invoked the Polyhex Protocol to settle the dispute. This consisted of an obstacle course in which all of the Maltos and Spitfire would compete. Megatron started the competion with a blast from his alt mode and monitored the contestant’s progress. Spitfire proved to be a ruthless competitor and severed Alex’s zip line, forcing Twitch to rescue him. Megatron witnessed the save from the air. When Spitfire loudly objected to Twitch being declared the winner, Megatron responded that the protocols demanded the winner demonstrate a sense of honor. Spitfire furiously attacked Twitch in retaliation, and Megatron insisted that Twitch must face her alone. {{storylink|Spitfire (episode)|Spitfire}}

Megatron was a part of the Terran/Autobot strike force that stormed the Decepticon base. He traded barbs with his former underlings as the battle began. He and the others were frozen in place when Starscream had Spitfire unleash the power of the corrupted Emberstone. He was returned to normal when the Emberstone was destroyed. {{storylink|Witwicky, Part 2}}

When an Autobot spacecraft landed in the dome, Megatron, along with Optimus and the Maltos, went to investigate. As they entered the dome, Megatron and Optimus bickered over the best way to proceed. They discovered that Shockwave's Decepticons were already at the ship blasting away at it until they were repulsed by the ship's autocannons. The ship then targeted Megatron, who had to remain behind cover with Dot while the others went on until he was forced to emerge to stop Ravage scouting the ship, resulting in him coming into conflict with [[Prowl (ES)|Prowl]]. As part of a plan to recharge the ship, Megatron attempted to fly to Terratronus's helm, only to be struck by chaos lightning and forced down. He recovered in time to later save the kids when they fell. Unfortunately the ship had been commandeered by Shockwave's forces, and Megatron turned down Shockwave's offer of a place on board in favor of saving Optimus's life when the Autobot leader fell from the ship. {{storylink|No Soldier Left Behind}}

An outbreak of [[Hate Plague]] in the Autobot base left Optimus and Megatron at odds over the next course of action, as Megatron believed they should abandon base to seek help. As it turned out, Optimus was infected in their attempt to reach the base entrance, and though Megatron and Twitch used the [[Hypershuttle]] to reach the [[Arctic]], Megatron too revealed he had been infected. He and his old enemy fought, until it turned out the extreme cold was an effective cure for the plague. {{storylink|Fire and Ice}} During the following investigation, Prowl, Thrash and Robby questioned Megatron regarding his whereabouts the previous day. {{storylink|The Truth Is Out There}}

The arrival of a [[Quintesson]] ship had the Autobots and Maltos turn out to greet it. Following the destruction of the Chaos Dome, Megatron attempted to escort Mo and Robby up to the ship, only to be shot down and caught by Prowl. They rejoined the others in time to hear Nightshade's plan to deal with the chaos storm that the Quintessons had unleashed. {{Storylink|Judgment Day, Part 1}} Megatron was ready to take part in the plan, but Optimus sent Prowl and [[Cosmos (ES)|Cosmos]] to carry it out instead. When it all went terribly wrong, Megatron stepped in to save Prowl's life, using the Cyber Slayer to revive the Autobot and returning the earlier favor. The kids escaped from the Quintesson ship in their cyber-synced form, but were shot down in the process and as a result Twitch was seriously injured. Megatron transported her and Wheeljack to safety so she could be repaired, returning with her fully healed after the Quintesson ship had been destroyed. {{storylink|Judgment Day, Part 2}}

==Toys==
===''EarthSpark''===
{{Note|The TakaraTomy releases of some toys feature additional/altered paint patterns (complete with [[G.H.O.S.T.]] emblems) to make him closely resemble the character's on-screen appearances.}}
{{anchor|Tacticon}}
[[File:TF-Earthspark-Tacticon-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Tacticon, [[2022]])}}</ul>

: Released in the first wave of the ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|EarthSpark]]'' "Tacticon assortment", Megatron is a small figure that converts from a small tiltrotor aircraft into an [[Brick (term)|unposeable]] robot with just a single step controlled by your fingertip.

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[[File:Transformers-EarthSpark-Deluxe-Class-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Hey guys, check out this disembodied arm I found!" ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2022)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''ESD-02'''
:*''Accessories'': Two-part cannon, left arm for [[Mandroid]] (Hasbro release only)

: Released as part of the first wave of ''Earthspark'' Deluxe Class figures, Megatron is a show-accurate mold that transforms into a stylized tiltrotor aircraft. Parts of his vehicle mode engines combine to form his arm cannon. He also comes with a [[Build a Figure]] piece, in this case: a left arm for Mandroid.

:[[File:TF-ES-JP-ESD-02-Deluxe-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1|left|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
:A later variant of Megatron has new packaging and omits the BAF piece.

:The TakaraTomy release of the figure has more paint operations to make him more show-accurate. This release also omits the Mandroid BAF piece.

: Box images show Megatron with a cannon on his arm and another cannon held in his hand.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Cyberglow Megatron''' (Deluxe, [[2025]])}}</ul>

:Released in the ninth wave of ''Earthspark'' Deluxe Class figures, Cyberglow Megatron is a release of his Warrior Class toy with glow-in-the-dark decals sold as a deluxe.

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[[File:TF-Earthspark-Warrior-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Warrior, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Blaster/ sword

:Released in the second wave of ''Earthspark'' Warrior Class figures, this version of Megatron is a somewhat simplified Deluxe-scaled figure. His cannon features a deployable blade from its barrel.

:Like many contemporary figures, Megatron features [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] in his feet. The outer side of his cannon also features a 3mm port for an unknown reason.

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[[File:TF-Earthspark-OneStep-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (1-Step Flip Changer, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy Name'': '''Supatto Change Megatron'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''ESS-02'''

: Released in the third wave of Hasbro's "1-Step Flip Changer" assortment, Megatron is a simple toy that converts from robot to vehicle and vice versa by being folded inside-out/outside-in. The change to helicopter mode can be done automatically by pressing the button between his legs; this can also be done by simply tipping him face-forward, which makes the trigger connect with the ground before his upper body does and activating the spring-loaded transformation mechanism.

:[[File:TF-ES-JP-ESS-02-Supatto-(Flip-Changer)-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1|left|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]

: The TakaraTomy version of this toy, released in the first wave of their ''Earthspark'' line, has significantly more paint on him so he better reflects the show model. His GHOST/Decepticon symbol is also black instead of purple.

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[[File:TF-ES-SmashChanger-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (1-Step Smash Changer, [[2025]])}}</ul>
: Part of the first wave of "1-Step Smash Changers", this version of Megatron is a LOT like his prior 1-Step toy. However, this time it's the vehicle-to-robot transformation that's spring-activated: triggered by holding the fins at the rear of his vehicle mode and smashing him against a surface (or just press down on the fins if you're boring). The toy is reset by pulling his body back down.

:He sports a regular Decepticon symbol instead of a GHOST one as reflected in later episodes of the show. His wings have hinges that are seemingly only for fitting in his box as they go mentioned, though folding them in robot mode does emulate his fusion cannon.
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==Notes==
[[File:ES_Megatron_concept_art_-_ArtCup.jpg|thumb|upright=2.0|I thought he looked familiar!]]
*Megatron being an ex-villain harkens back to his [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW counterpart]]. ''Unlike'' IDW's Megatron, however, this Megatron retains his Decepticon [[insignia]]. This version of Megatron also draws design elements from his IDW counterpart, as evident from the concept art collage<ref>[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/VyEkYg ArtStation post by ArtCup 21 November 2022]</ref> (at right), which includes [[Flame Toys]]' [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Flame Toys|model kit]] based on [[Alex Milne]]'s [[:File:RageRage-Megatronappears.jpg|2014 Autobot design]].
*The Earthspark Series Production Bible described Megatron as turning into "his own version of a" Weaponized Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン ''Megatoron'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:EarthSpark Decepticons]]
[[Category:G.H.O.S.T.]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]

Megatron (ES)

2025-05-30T05:44:41Z

Roverlord:

{{factions|decepticon|ghost|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Megatron}}

:''Megatron is a [[G.H.O.S.T.]]-allied [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Megatron-earthspark-stock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Wanna make somethin' of it?]]
'''Megatron''' ''used'' to be the cruel and merciless leader of the Decepticons, who fought against [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] and his [[Autobot]]s across both [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and [[Earth]].

These days, however, he's reformed. He now works ''with'' Optimus and his Autobots, as well as [[G.H.O.S.T.]], to protect the people of Earth, human and Cybertronian alike. However, that doesn't mean he follows Optimus blindly. Megatron cares deeply for his former troops, and does NOT appreciate G.H.O.S.T.’s treatment of them. He’s trying to make the best of a bad situation, in the name of peace, but there’s still a bit of tension between the two leaders. He has, however, forged a lasting friendship with fellow veteran [[Dot Malto]].

As much as he has his doubts in the alliance with G.H.O.S.T., he doesn't regret turning away from what he was becoming. Though the other Decepticons call him "traitor", he's the only one who still believes in their ''original'' vision: a peaceful and plentiful future for the Cybertronian race. He sees the [[Terran]]s as the embodiment of that hope, and wants to make sure they don't make the same mistakes he now regrets.

==Fiction==
===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Rory McCann]] (English), [[Shigeru Chiba]] (Japanese)| [[Gerardo Vásquez]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Pedro Tena]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Dario Oppido]] (Italian), [[Carlos Gesteira]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Julien Kramer]] (French), [[Ferenc Borbiczki]] (Hungarian), [[Andrzej Chudy]] (Polish), [[Sim Seung-han]] (Korean), [[Douglas Welbat]] (German)}}

[[File:ShockwaveVsMegatron Warzone.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Megatron"]]
Megatron led the Decepticons in a war against the Autobots on Cybertron. However, things changed when the war moved to Earth and Megatron came to realize how far he strayed from his original ideals when he encountered the human soldier, [[Dot Malto]]. {{storylink|Warzone}} At some point, the two fought together in the [[Battle of Burbank]].{{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 2}} Megatron later convinced Optimus Prime of his change of [[spark]] by scanning an Earth [[alternate mode]], taking on the form of a helicopter so he could defend Dot and other human soldiers from a seeker attack. {{storylink|Outtakes}} When the Decepticons moved the source of Cybertronian life, the [[AllSpark]], off their home world and brought it to Earth to try and create a new Decepticon army, Megatron realized how dire the war had become. He aided Optimus in the final battle of the war, where he snuck behind enemy lines and stole the AllSpark from his former friend and subordinate, [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]]. Imprisoning Shockwave and fighting through his own former soldiers as he tried to return the AllSpark to Cybertron, Megatron could only gaze in awe as it looked like the AllSpark was destroyed after he hurled it through [[space bridge]], which exploded when Optimus fired a shot at it. {{storylink|Warzone}} With both factions now stranded on Earth and the war essentially over, Megatron began working with both the Autobots and humans, including [[Dot Malto]] as part of Platoon Cyber Strike, to rebuild the damage the war had caused and round up resisting Decepticons, many of whom regarded Megatron as a traitor. He and Optimus began working with the secret human organization G.H.O.S.T. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}}

[[File:MegatronLiveLaughLove.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Nickelback|LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH!]]]]

When someone began attacking G.H.O.S.T. convoys near [[Witwicky (town)|Witwicky]], Megatron arrived to help Optimus and [[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]], and was reunited with Dot. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}} Their investigation led them to Dot's kids, who had encountered two new Terran Transformers, [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] and [[Twitch]]. After the two Terrans were botnapped by [[Mandroid]], Megatron and the others had to assault the scientist's base to rescue them. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 2}} Megatron was training in a simulator provided by G.H.O.S.T. when Bumblebee contacted him looking for advice on getting Twitch and Thrash to listen to him. Megatron's advice was not all that helpful. {{storylink|Moo-ving In}} Megatron and Optimus found themselves struggling in battle against [[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]], [[Laserbeak (ES)|Laserbeak]] and [[Ravage (ES)|Ravage]] after the cassettebots stole [[Jon Schloder|Agent Schloder]]'s ID badge. With Bumblebee's help, the trio were captured, though Megatron was beginning to regret how they were treating his former comrades. On the way back to the G.H.O.S.T. base, they were attacked by [[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]], and though Soundwave was defeated and captured, Megatron opted to let the three cassettebot minions go. {{storylink|Decoy (episode)|Decoy}}

During an Autobot Alliance ceremony at G.H.O.S.T., Megatron and Optimus found themselves battling [[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]] and [[Nova Storm (ES)|Nova Storm]], who had come aiming to get hold of Optimus's left arm. Though they fought the pair off, Megatron believed the battle would not help cement human/Cybertronian relations. When the two seekers were later captured, Megatron and Dot went to take the pair in to captivity, only to discover it was a trap. They were instead imprisoned by Mandroid, who had machinery ready to disassemble Megatron. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 1}} Optimus and the Terrans arrived posing as captives of three new Terrans, and though the plan was exposed almost immediately, it succeeded in freeing Megatron. Mandroid's base turned out to be a huge mech, and Megatron and Twitch provided air support while the others took out the mech's cameras. When the time came to destroy the mech's cannon, Megatron was too injured to continue, leading Twitch to carry out the task instead. In the aftermath, Megatron pointed out the lack of G.H.O.S.T. backup to Optimus, but the Autobot leader pointed out the Terrans and humans that they had fought alongside as the true alliance. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 2}}

Sometime after the battle, Megatron was performing cleanup duty with Elita-1 when he was approached by the young Terran, [[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]], who nervously asked how he got his current an alt-mode. Taken aback at this, as no one had ever asked him that question before, Megatron sat down with the young bot and told him how he got his tiltrotor alt-mode. He at first thought it unfair to lose his Cybertronian alt-mode but had to make a quick decision when Dot Malto's squad came under attack and their unit needed air support. The other Terran present, [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]], then began replaying footage of this moment but was quickly told to stop by Jawbreaker for drudging up bad memories. {{storylink|Outtakes}}

Megatron later brought the Malto children and Terrans to the [[Spacebridge Memorial Park]]. Despite the location bringing up bad memories, Megatron taught the children the true history of the final battle of the war, mainly that the AllSpark's seeming destruction meant Cybertron itself was also destroyed and the Transformers stranded on Earth were the only remaining survivors of their species. His history lesson was interrupted by the returning Shockwave, freed from the stasis chamber Megatron had long ago trapped him. Vowing that the war wouldn't end so long as he functioned, Shockwave and Megatron battled it out until Megatron got the drop on him with a shot from The Immobilizer, once again forcibly putting Shockwave into stasis-lock. As the morning dawned and Shockwave was taken into custody by G.H.O.S.T., Megatron gave some parting words of advice to the Terrans, not to simply just learn from their Autobot/Decepticon seniors, but to be better than they were. {{storylink|Warzone}}

Mandroid used a hologram of Megatron as an avatar to fight the Malto kids when they were trapped in the Autobot rec room. {{storylink|Disarmed}} Following a jail break by [[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]], Megatron disregarded Croft's instructions and secretly pursued his former subordinate into an unused cave system. He found both the missing Decepticons and the Malto kids in a fight with the [[Dweller (ES)|Dweller]], and afterwards offered Starscream a safe haven rather than taking him back to G.H.O.S.T., though the offer was refused. {{storylink|What Dwells Within}} Megatron continued to be frustrated by Croft's refusal to let him go after Starscream. Optimus turned out to share his concerns about G.H.O.S.T., revealing to Megatron that he'd had Bumblebee infiltrate the base to investigate the areas they were barred from. {{storylink|Stowed Away, Stowaways}}

Receiving a distress call from Hashtag using an old Decepticon frequency, Megatron headed to the Malto farm with Optimus and a group of Autobots to help defend it against Croft's squad of [[Ghoid]]s. Though they were triumphant, Croft activated a Mandroid-supplied device that knocked out Megatron and the Autobots present. {{storylink|The Battle of Witwicky}} Megatron and the others remained out-cold while Mandroid began enacting his plan to turn the spacebridge into a worldwide energon-draining superweapon {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 1}} but he and the others were brought back online under Mandroid's control so that they could protect the weapon. Megatron was directed at Twitch and she was just able to avoid being fragged until Starscream arrived to keep his former leader busy. When Mandroid activated the superweapon, the pair were deactivated and dropped from the sky, later being reactivated when Robby and Mo used their cyber-sleeves to reverse the effects. {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 2}}

To help the Maltos retrieve the Decepticon’s Emberstone shards, Megatron participated in a diversionary battle at the shipyards. He grappled with Starscream in the air over a shard container. He tried to talk Starscream down, but the seeker was beyond reason. Skywarp and Nova Storm managed to double-team Megatron, and Starscream grabbed the container exposing the ruse. {{storylink|Aftermath (ES episode)|Aftermath}}

When Twitch and Spitfire could not agree on who should go on an important Autobot mission, Megatron invoked the Polyhex Protocol to settle the dispute. This consisted of an obstacle course in which all of the Maltos and Spitfire would compete. Megatron started the competion with a blast from his alt mode and monitored the contestant’s progress. Spitfire proved to be a ruthless competitor and severed Alex’s zip line, forcing Twitch to rescue him. Megatron witnessed the save from the air. When Spitfire loudly objected to Twitch being declared the winner, Megatron responded that the protocols demanded the winner demonstrate a sense of honor. Spitfire furiously attacked Twitch in retaliation, and Megatron insisted that Twitch must face her alone. {{storylink|Spitfire (episode)|Spitfire}}

Megatron was a part of the Terran/Autobot strike force that stormed the Decepticon base. He traded barbs with his former underlings as the battle began. He and the others were frozen in place when Starscream had Spitfire unleash the power of the corrupted Emberstone. He was returned to normal when the Emberstone was destroyed. {{storylink|Witwicky, Part 2}}

When an Autobot spacecraft landed in the dome, Megatron, along with Optimus and the Maltos, went to investigate. As they entered the dome, Megatron and Optimus bickered over the best way to proceed. They discovered that Shockwave's Decepticons were already at the ship blasting away at it until they were repulsed by the ship's autocannons. The ship then targeted Megatron, who had to remain behind cover with Dot while the others went on until he was forced to emerge to stop Ravage scouting the ship, resulting in him coming into conflict with [[Prowl (ES)|Prowl]]. As part of a plan to recharge the ship, Megatron attempted to fly to Terratronus's helm, only to be struck by chaos lightning and forced down. He recovered in time to later save the kids when they fell. Unfortunately the ship had been commandeered by Shockwave's forces, and Megatron turned down Shockwave's offer of a place on board in favor of saving Optimus's life when the Autobot leader fell from the ship. {{storylink|No Soldier Left Behind}}

An outbreak of [[Hate Plague]] in the Autobot base left Optimus and Megatron at odds over the next course of action, as Megatron believed they should abandon base to seek help. As it turned out, Optimus was infected in their attempt to reach the base entrance, and though Megatron and Twitch used the [[Hypershuttle]] to reach the [[Arctic]], Megatron too revealed he had been infected. He and his old enemy fought, until it turned out the extreme cold was an effective cure for the plague. {{storylink|Fire and Ice}} During the following investigation, Prowl, Thrash and Robby questioned Megatron regarding his whereabouts the previous day. {{storylink|The Truth Is Out There}}

The arrival of a [[Quintesson]] ship had the Autobots and Maltos turn out to greet it. Following the destruction of the Chaos Dome, Megatron attempted to escort Mo and Robby up to the ship, only to be shot down and caught by Prowl. They rejoined the others in time to hear Nightshade's plan to deal with the chaos storm that the Quintessons had unleashed. {{Storylink|Judgment Day, Part 1}} Megatron was ready to take part in the plan, but Optimus sent Prowl and [[Cosmos (ES)|Cosmos]] to carry it out instead. When it all went terribly wrong, Megatron stepped in to save Prowl's life, using the Cyber Slayer to revive the Autobot and returning the earlier favor. The kids escaped from the Quintesson ship in their cyber-synced form, but were shot down in the process and as a result Twitch was seriously injured. Megatron transported her and Wheeljack to safety so she could be repaired, returning with her fully healed after the Quintesson ship had been destroyed. {{storylink|Judgment Day, Part 2}}

==Toys==
===''EarthSpark''===
{{Note|The TakaraTomy releases of some toys feature additional/altered paint patterns (complete with [[G.H.O.S.T.]] emblems) to make him closely resemble the character's on-screen appearances.}}
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[[File:TF-Earthspark-Tacticon-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Tacticon, [[2022]])}}</ul>

: Released in the first wave of the ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|EarthSpark]]'' "Tacticon assortment", Megatron is a small figure that converts from a small tiltrotor aircraft into an [[Brick (term)|unposeable]] robot with just a single step controlled by your fingertip.

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[[File:Transformers-EarthSpark-Deluxe-Class-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Hey guys, check out this disembodied arm I found!" ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2022)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''ESD-02'''
:*''Accessories'': Two-part cannon, left arm for [[Mandroid]] (Hasbro release only)

: Released as part of the first wave of ''Earthspark'' Deluxe Class figures, Megatron is a show-accurate mold that transforms into a stylized tiltrotor aircraft. Parts of his vehicle mode engines combine to form his arm cannon. He also comes with a [[Build a Figure]] piece, in this case: a left arm for Mandroid.

:[[File:TF-ES-JP-ESD-02-Deluxe-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1|left|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
:A later variant of Megatron has new packaging and omits the BAF piece.

:The TakaraTomy release of the figure has more paint operations to make him more show-accurate. This release also omits the Mandroid BAF piece.

: Box images show Megatron with a cannon on his arm and another cannon held in his hand.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Cyberglow Megatron''' (Deluxe, [[2025]])}}</ul>

:Released in the ninth wave of ''Earthspark'' Deluxe Class figures, Cyberglow Megatron is a release of his Warrior Class toy witt glow-in-the-dark decals.

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[[File:TF-Earthspark-Warrior-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Warrior, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Blaster/ sword

:Released in the second wave of ''Earthspark'' Warrior Class figures, this version of Megatron is a somewhat simplified Deluxe-scaled figure. His cannon features a deployable blade from its barrel.

:Like many contemporary figures, Megatron features [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] in his feet. The outer side of his cannon also features a 3mm port for an unknown reason.

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[[File:TF-Earthspark-OneStep-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (1-Step Flip Changer, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy Name'': '''Supatto Change Megatron'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''ESS-02'''

: Released in the third wave of Hasbro's "1-Step Flip Changer" assortment, Megatron is a simple toy that converts from robot to vehicle and vice versa by being folded inside-out/outside-in. The change to helicopter mode can be done automatically by pressing the button between his legs; this can also be done by simply tipping him face-forward, which makes the trigger connect with the ground before his upper body does and activating the spring-loaded transformation mechanism.

:[[File:TF-ES-JP-ESS-02-Supatto-(Flip-Changer)-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1|left|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]

: The TakaraTomy version of this toy, released in the first wave of their ''Earthspark'' line, has significantly more paint on him so he better reflects the show model. His GHOST/Decepticon symbol is also black instead of purple.

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[[File:TF-ES-SmashChanger-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (1-Step Smash Changer, [[2025]])}}</ul>
: Part of the first wave of "1-Step Smash Changers", this version of Megatron is a LOT like his prior 1-Step toy. However, this time it's the vehicle-to-robot transformation that's spring-activated: triggered by holding the fins at the rear of his vehicle mode and smashing him against a surface (or just press down on the fins if you're boring). The toy is reset by pulling his body back down.

:He sports a regular Decepticon symbol instead of a GHOST one as reflected in later episodes of the show. His wings have hinges that are seemingly only for fitting in his box as they go mentioned, though folding them in robot mode does emulate his fusion cannon.
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==Notes==
[[File:ES_Megatron_concept_art_-_ArtCup.jpg|thumb|upright=2.0|I thought he looked familiar!]]
*Megatron being an ex-villain harkens back to his [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW counterpart]]. ''Unlike'' IDW's Megatron, however, this Megatron retains his Decepticon [[insignia]]. This version of Megatron also draws design elements from his IDW counterpart, as evident from the concept art collage<ref>[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/VyEkYg ArtStation post by ArtCup 21 November 2022]</ref> (at right), which includes [[Flame Toys]]' [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Flame Toys|model kit]] based on [[Alex Milne]]'s [[:File:RageRage-Megatronappears.jpg|2014 Autobot design]].
*The Earthspark Series Production Bible described Megatron as turning into "his own version of a" Weaponized Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン ''Megatoron'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:EarthSpark Decepticons]]
[[Category:G.H.O.S.T.]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]

Megatron (ES)

2025-05-30T05:44:01Z

Roverlord:

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{{disambig3|Megatron}}

:''Megatron is a [[G.H.O.S.T.]]-allied [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Megatron-earthspark-stock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Wanna make somethin' of it?]]
'''Megatron''' ''used'' to be the cruel and merciless leader of the Decepticons, who fought against [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] and his [[Autobot]]s across both [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and [[Earth]].

These days, however, he's reformed. He now works ''with'' Optimus and his Autobots, as well as [[G.H.O.S.T.]], to protect the people of Earth, human and Cybertronian alike. However, that doesn't mean he follows Optimus blindly. Megatron cares deeply for his former troops, and does NOT appreciate G.H.O.S.T.’s treatment of them. He’s trying to make the best of a bad situation, in the name of peace, but there’s still a bit of tension between the two leaders. He has, however, forged a lasting friendship with fellow veteran [[Dot Malto]].

As much as he has his doubts in the alliance with G.H.O.S.T., he doesn't regret turning away from what he was becoming. Though the other Decepticons call him "traitor", he's the only one who still believes in their ''original'' vision: a peaceful and plentiful future for the Cybertronian race. He sees the [[Terran]]s as the embodiment of that hope, and wants to make sure they don't make the same mistakes he now regrets.

==Fiction==
===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Rory McCann]] (English), [[Shigeru Chiba]] (Japanese)| [[Gerardo Vásquez]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Pedro Tena]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Dario Oppido]] (Italian), [[Carlos Gesteira]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Julien Kramer]] (French), [[Ferenc Borbiczki]] (Hungarian), [[Andrzej Chudy]] (Polish), [[Sim Seung-han]] (Korean), [[Douglas Welbat]] (German)}}

[[File:ShockwaveVsMegatron Warzone.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Megatron"]]
Megatron led the Decepticons in a war against the Autobots on Cybertron. However, things changed when the war moved to Earth and Megatron came to realize how far he strayed from his original ideals when he encountered the human soldier, [[Dot Malto]]. {{storylink|Warzone}} At some point, the two fought together in the [[Battle of Burbank]].{{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 2}} Megatron later convinced Optimus Prime of his change of [[spark]] by scanning an Earth [[alternate mode]], taking on the form of a helicopter so he could defend Dot and other human soldiers from a seeker attack. {{storylink|Outtakes}} When the Decepticons moved the source of Cybertronian life, the [[AllSpark]], off their home world and brought it to Earth to try and create a new Decepticon army, Megatron realized how dire the war had become. He aided Optimus in the final battle of the war, where he snuck behind enemy lines and stole the AllSpark from his former friend and subordinate, [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]]. Imprisoning Shockwave and fighting through his own former soldiers as he tried to return the AllSpark to Cybertron, Megatron could only gaze in awe as it looked like the AllSpark was destroyed after he hurled it through [[space bridge]], which exploded when Optimus fired a shot at it. {{storylink|Warzone}} With both factions now stranded on Earth and the war essentially over, Megatron began working with both the Autobots and humans, including [[Dot Malto]] as part of Platoon Cyber Strike, to rebuild the damage the war had caused and round up resisting Decepticons, many of whom regarded Megatron as a traitor. He and Optimus began working with the secret human organization G.H.O.S.T. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}}

[[File:MegatronLiveLaughLove.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Nickelback|LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH!]]]]

When someone began attacking G.H.O.S.T. convoys near [[Witwicky (town)|Witwicky]], Megatron arrived to help Optimus and [[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]], and was reunited with Dot. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}} Their investigation led them to Dot's kids, who had encountered two new Terran Transformers, [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] and [[Twitch]]. After the two Terrans were botnapped by [[Mandroid]], Megatron and the others had to assault the scientist's base to rescue them. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 2}} Megatron was training in a simulator provided by G.H.O.S.T. when Bumblebee contacted him looking for advice on getting Twitch and Thrash to listen to him. Megatron's advice was not all that helpful. {{storylink|Moo-ving In}} Megatron and Optimus found themselves struggling in battle against [[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]], [[Laserbeak (ES)|Laserbeak]] and [[Ravage (ES)|Ravage]] after the cassettebots stole [[Jon Schloder|Agent Schloder]]'s ID badge. With Bumblebee's help, the trio were captured, though Megatron was beginning to regret how they were treating his former comrades. On the way back to the G.H.O.S.T. base, they were attacked by [[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]], and though Soundwave was defeated and captured, Megatron opted to let the three cassettebot minions go. {{storylink|Decoy (episode)|Decoy}}

During an Autobot Alliance ceremony at G.H.O.S.T., Megatron and Optimus found themselves battling [[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]] and [[Nova Storm (ES)|Nova Storm]], who had come aiming to get hold of Optimus's left arm. Though they fought the pair off, Megatron believed the battle would not help cement human/Cybertronian relations. When the two seekers were later captured, Megatron and Dot went to take the pair in to captivity, only to discover it was a trap. They were instead imprisoned by Mandroid, who had machinery ready to disassemble Megatron. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 1}} Optimus and the Terrans arrived posing as captives of three new Terrans, and though the plan was exposed almost immediately, it succeeded in freeing Megatron. Mandroid's base turned out to be a huge mech, and Megatron and Twitch provided air support while the others took out the mech's cameras. When the time came to destroy the mech's cannon, Megatron was too injured to continue, leading Twitch to carry out the task instead. In the aftermath, Megatron pointed out the lack of G.H.O.S.T. backup to Optimus, but the Autobot leader pointed out the Terrans and humans that they had fought alongside as the true alliance. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 2}}

Sometime after the battle, Megatron was performing cleanup duty with Elita-1 when he was approached by the young Terran, [[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]], who nervously asked how he got his current an alt-mode. Taken aback at this, as no one had ever asked him that question before, Megatron sat down with the young bot and told him how he got his tiltrotor alt-mode. He at first thought it unfair to lose his Cybertronian alt-mode but had to make a quick decision when Dot Malto's squad came under attack and their unit needed air support. The other Terran present, [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]], then began replaying footage of this moment but was quickly told to stop by Jawbreaker for drudging up bad memories. {{storylink|Outtakes}}

Megatron later brought the Malto children and Terrans to the [[Spacebridge Memorial Park]]. Despite the location bringing up bad memories, Megatron taught the children the true history of the final battle of the war, mainly that the AllSpark's seeming destruction meant Cybertron itself was also destroyed and the Transformers stranded on Earth were the only remaining survivors of their species. His history lesson was interrupted by the returning Shockwave, freed from the stasis chamber Megatron had long ago trapped him. Vowing that the war wouldn't end so long as he functioned, Shockwave and Megatron battled it out until Megatron got the drop on him with a shot from The Immobilizer, once again forcibly putting Shockwave into stasis-lock. As the morning dawned and Shockwave was taken into custody by G.H.O.S.T., Megatron gave some parting words of advice to the Terrans, not to simply just learn from their Autobot/Decepticon seniors, but to be better than they were. {{storylink|Warzone}}

Mandroid used a hologram of Megatron as an avatar to fight the Malto kids when they were trapped in the Autobot rec room. {{storylink|Disarmed}} Following a jail break by [[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]], Megatron disregarded Croft's instructions and secretly pursued his former subordinate into an unused cave system. He found both the missing Decepticons and the Malto kids in a fight with the [[Dweller (ES)|Dweller]], and afterwards offered Starscream a safe haven rather than taking him back to G.H.O.S.T., though the offer was refused. {{storylink|What Dwells Within}} Megatron continued to be frustrated by Croft's refusal to let him go after Starscream. Optimus turned out to share his concerns about G.H.O.S.T., revealing to Megatron that he'd had Bumblebee infiltrate the base to investigate the areas they were barred from. {{storylink|Stowed Away, Stowaways}}

Receiving a distress call from Hashtag using an old Decepticon frequency, Megatron headed to the Malto farm with Optimus and a group of Autobots to help defend it against Croft's squad of [[Ghoid]]s. Though they were triumphant, Croft activated a Mandroid-supplied device that knocked out Megatron and the Autobots present. {{storylink|The Battle of Witwicky}} Megatron and the others remained out-cold while Mandroid began enacting his plan to turn the spacebridge into a worldwide energon-draining superweapon {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 1}} but he and the others were brought back online under Mandroid's control so that they could protect the weapon. Megatron was directed at Twitch and she was just able to avoid being fragged until Starscream arrived to keep his former leader busy. When Mandroid activated the superweapon, the pair were deactivated and dropped from the sky, later being reactivated when Robby and Mo used their cyber-sleeves to reverse the effects. {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 2}}

To help the Maltos retrieve the Decepticon’s Emberstone shards, Megatron participated in a diversionary battle at the shipyards. He grappled with Starscream in the air over a shard container. He tried to talk Starscream down, but the seeker was beyond reason. Skywarp and Nova Storm managed to double-team Megatron, and Starscream grabbed the container exposing the ruse. {{storylink|Aftermath (ES episode)|Aftermath}}

When Twitch and Spitfire could not agree on who should go on an important Autobot mission, Megatron invoked the Polyhex Protocol to settle the dispute. This consisted of an obstacle course in which all of the Maltos and Spitfire would compete. Megatron started the competion with a blast from his alt mode and monitored the contestant’s progress. Spitfire proved to be a ruthless competitor and severed Alex’s zip line, forcing Twitch to rescue him. Megatron witnessed the save from the air. When Spitfire loudly objected to Twitch being declared the winner, Megatron responded that the protocols demanded the winner demonstrate a sense of honor. Spitfire furiously attacked Twitch in retaliation, and Megatron insisted that Twitch must face her alone. {{storylink|Spitfire (episode)|Spitfire}}

Megatron was a part of the Terran/Autobot strike force that stormed the Decepticon base. He traded barbs with his former underlings as the battle began. He and the others were frozen in place when Starscream had Spitfire unleash the power of the corrupted Emberstone. He was returned to normal when the Emberstone was destroyed. {{storylink|Witwicky, Part 2}}

When an Autobot spacecraft landed in the dome, Megatron, along with Optimus and the Maltos, went to investigate. As they entered the dome, Megatron and Optimus bickered over the best way to proceed. They discovered that Shockwave's Decepticons were already at the ship blasting away at it until they were repulsed by the ship's autocannons. The ship then targeted Megatron, who had to remain behind cover with Dot while the others went on until he was forced to emerge to stop Ravage scouting the ship, resulting in him coming into conflict with [[Prowl (ES)|Prowl]]. As part of a plan to recharge the ship, Megatron attempted to fly to Terratronus's helm, only to be struck by chaos lightning and forced down. He recovered in time to later save the kids when they fell. Unfortunately the ship had been commandeered by Shockwave's forces, and Megatron turned down Shockwave's offer of a place on board in favor of saving Optimus's life when the Autobot leader fell from the ship. {{storylink|No Soldier Left Behind}}

An outbreak of [[Hate Plague]] in the Autobot base left Optimus and Megatron at odds over the next course of action, as Megatron believed they should abandon base to seek help. As it turned out, Optimus was infected in their attempt to reach the base entrance, and though Megatron and Twitch used the [[Hypershuttle]] to reach the [[Arctic]], Megatron too revealed he had been infected. He and his old enemy fought, until it turned out the extreme cold was an effective cure for the plague. {{storylink|Fire and Ice}} During the following investigation, Prowl, Thrash and Robby questioned Megatron regarding his whereabouts the previous day. {{storylink|The Truth Is Out There}}

The arrival of a [[Quintesson]] ship had the Autobots and Maltos turn out to greet it. Following the destruction of the Chaos Dome, Megatron attempted to escort Mo and Robby up to the ship, only to be shot down and caught by Prowl. They rejoined the others in time to hear Nightshade's plan to deal with the chaos storm that the Quintessons had unleashed. {{Storylink|Judgment Day, Part 1}} Megatron was ready to take part in the plan, but Optimus sent Prowl and [[Cosmos (ES)|Cosmos]] to carry it out instead. When it all went terribly wrong, Megatron stepped in to save Prowl's life, using the Cyber Slayer to revive the Autobot and returning the earlier favor. The kids escaped from the Quintesson ship in their cyber-synced form, but were shot down in the process and as a result Twitch was seriously injured. Megatron transported her and Wheeljack to safety so she could be repaired, returning with her fully healed after the Quintesson ship had been destroyed. {{storylink|Judgment Day, Part 2}}

==Toys==
===''EarthSpark''===
{{Note|The TakaraTomy releases of some toys feature additional/altered paint patterns (complete with [[G.H.O.S.T.]] emblems) to make him closely resemble the character's on-screen appearances.}}
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[[File:TF-Earthspark-Tacticon-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Tacticon, [[2022]])}}</ul>

: Released in the first wave of the ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|EarthSpark]]'' "Tacticon assortment", Megatron is a small figure that converts from a small tiltrotor aircraft into an [[Brick (term)|unposeable]] robot with just a single step controlled by your fingertip.

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[[File:Transformers-EarthSpark-Deluxe-Class-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Hey guys, check out this disembodied arm I found!" ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2022)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''ESD-02'''
:*''Accessories'': Two-part cannon, left arm for [[Mandroid]] (Hasbro release only)

: Released as part of the first wave of ''Earthspark'' Deluxe Class figures, Megatron is a show-accurate mold that transforms into a stylized tiltrotor aircraft. Parts of his vehicle mode engines combine to form his arm cannon. He also comes with a [[Build a Figure]] piece, in this case: a left arm for Mandroid.

:[[File:TF-ES-JP-ESD-02-Deluxe-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1|left|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
:A later variant of Megatron has new packaging and omits the BAF piece.

:The TakaraTomy release of the figure has more paint operations to make him more show-accurate. This release also omits the Mandroid BAF piece.

: Box images show Megatron with a cannon on his arm and another cannon held in his hand.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Deluxe, [[2025]])}}</ul>

:Released in the ninth wave of ''Earthspark'' Deluxe Class figures, Cyberglow Megatron is a release of his Warrior Class toy witt glow-in-the-dark decals.

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[[File:TF-Earthspark-Warrior-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Warrior, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Blaster/ sword

:Released in the second wave of ''Earthspark'' Warrior Class figures, this version of Megatron is a somewhat simplified Deluxe-scaled figure. His cannon features a deployable blade from its barrel.

:Like many contemporary figures, Megatron features [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] in his feet. The outer side of his cannon also features a 3mm port for an unknown reason.

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[[File:TF-Earthspark-OneStep-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (1-Step Flip Changer, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy Name'': '''Supatto Change Megatron'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''ESS-02'''

: Released in the third wave of Hasbro's "1-Step Flip Changer" assortment, Megatron is a simple toy that converts from robot to vehicle and vice versa by being folded inside-out/outside-in. The change to helicopter mode can be done automatically by pressing the button between his legs; this can also be done by simply tipping him face-forward, which makes the trigger connect with the ground before his upper body does and activating the spring-loaded transformation mechanism.

:[[File:TF-ES-JP-ESS-02-Supatto-(Flip-Changer)-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1|left|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]

: The TakaraTomy version of this toy, released in the first wave of their ''Earthspark'' line, has significantly more paint on him so he better reflects the show model. His GHOST/Decepticon symbol is also black instead of purple.

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[[File:TF-ES-SmashChanger-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (1-Step Smash Changer, [[2025]])}}</ul>
: Part of the first wave of "1-Step Smash Changers", this version of Megatron is a LOT like his prior 1-Step toy. However, this time it's the vehicle-to-robot transformation that's spring-activated: triggered by holding the fins at the rear of his vehicle mode and smashing him against a surface (or just press down on the fins if you're boring). The toy is reset by pulling his body back down.

:He sports a regular Decepticon symbol instead of a GHOST one as reflected in later episodes of the show. His wings have hinges that are seemingly only for fitting in his box as they go mentioned, though folding them in robot mode does emulate his fusion cannon.
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==Notes==
[[File:ES_Megatron_concept_art_-_ArtCup.jpg|thumb|upright=2.0|I thought he looked familiar!]]
*Megatron being an ex-villain harkens back to his [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW counterpart]]. ''Unlike'' IDW's Megatron, however, this Megatron retains his Decepticon [[insignia]]. This version of Megatron also draws design elements from his IDW counterpart, as evident from the concept art collage<ref>[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/VyEkYg ArtStation post by ArtCup 21 November 2022]</ref> (at right), which includes [[Flame Toys]]' [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Flame Toys|model kit]] based on [[Alex Milne]]'s [[:File:RageRage-Megatronappears.jpg|2014 Autobot design]].
*The Earthspark Series Production Bible described Megatron as turning into "his own version of a" Weaponized Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン ''Megatoron'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:EarthSpark Decepticons]]
[[Category:G.H.O.S.T.]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]

Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)

2025-05-30T05:39:48Z

Roverlord:

{{nav-earthspark}}
First unveiled at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2022|San Diego Comic-Con 2022]], '''''Transformers: EarthSpark''''' is a toyline for the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|accompanying cartoon]], primarily aimed at a younger demographic. It is largely similar to the previous ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' toyline, with many toys revolving around a [[gimmick]], as well as sharing three [[size class]]es: 1-Step Changer (now renamed to "1-Step ''Flip'' Changer"), Warrior Class, and Deluxe Class. The two new size classes, Tacticons and Spin Changers, are the smallest and largest size classes, respectively. ''EarthSpark'' also includes [[redeco]]es from ''Cyberverse''.

==Hasbro ''Earthspark'' toyline==
===Tacticons===
The smallest size class, the Tacticons are bite-sized toys that can transform while on your finger to "forge a connection with ''Transformers'' robots like never before."<ref name="facebook">[[July 22]] Official [https://www.facebook.com/transformers/posts/pfbid02nnAWS39noniUYrdV235kArQf1gKdW7KsTit9MKSUqEzvKUjBt9yPB5efN4PrMs9Ul Transformers Facebook post] revealing the ''EarthSpark'' toyline: "Forge a connection with #Transformers robots like never before with Transformers: EarthSpark Tacticon figures that convert around a finger! Fun in every flip! Convert 1-Step Flip Changer figures from robot mode to alt. mode in 1 exciting step by flipping the bot in the air!"</ref>

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#Tacticon|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#Tacticon|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Tacticon|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (ES)#EarthSpark|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hashtag (ES)#Tacticon|Terran Hashtag]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (ES)#Tacticon|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Twitch#Tacticon|Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Earthspark-Tacticon-Megatron.jpg|thumb|Tacticon [[Megatron (ES)#Tacticon|Megatron]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (ES)#Tacticon|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|}

===1-Step Flip Changers===
Carried over from the ''Cyberverse'' 1-Step Changers but slightly smaller and generally even less articulated, the 1-Step Flip Changers have a greater emphasis on "flipping the bot in the air."<ref name="facebook"/> This is despite the fact the actual gimmick at the heart of these figures is a switch on their robot mode which when pressed - if, say you tipped them over on your desk - releases the mechanism to automatically transform them into their alternate mode in a pleasing flurry of motion. Of course, this means multiple toys have a variation on the 'switchblade' transformation used since all the way back in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]''.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#1step|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#1Step|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (ES)#EarthSpark|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (ES)#EarthSpark|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (ES)#EarthSpark|Swindle]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#OneStep|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twitch#OneStep|Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (ES)#EarthSpark|Breakdown]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Earthspark-1-Step-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|1-Step Flip Changer [[Optimus Prime (ES)#1-Step Flip Changers|Optimus Prime]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita-1 (ES)#OneStep|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullcruncher (ES)#EarthSpark|Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Spitfire (ES)#EarthSpark|Chaos Terran Spitfire]]}}
</ul>
|}

===1-Step Smash Changers===
Succeeding the Flip Changers in [[2025]], the 1-Step Smash Changers transform from vehicles to simple robots when smashed against something. Or really just by pressing down on fins at the rear of the vehicle modes.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#Smash|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#Smash|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Smash|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-terran|[[Thrash (ES)#Smash|Terran Thrash]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-ES-SmashChanger-Thrash.jpg|thumb|1-Step Smash Changer [[Thrash (ES)#Smash|Terran Thrash]]]]
|}

===Warrior Class===
Much like ''Cyberverse'', the Warrior Class toys are more articulated than most size classes in the line but with a focus on an attack gimmick. Several of the figures are redecoes from ''Cyberverse''. Waves 5 and 6 introduce a "Combine & Ride" gimmick similar to [[Powerlinx]] that allows figures to form an upper body to attach to a compatible vehicle mode or to allow another half-robot to attach to the top of their vehicle mode. This feature uses the same connections as the below Cyber-Combiners assortment.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita-1 (ES)#EarthSpark|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Warrior|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (ES)#EarthSpark|Skywarp]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#Warrior|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thrash (ES)#EarthSpark|Terran Thrash]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jawbreaker (ES)#EarthSpark|Terran Jawbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (ES)#EarthSpark|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (ES)#Warrior|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Transformers-EarthSpark-Warrior-Class-Elita-1.jpg|thumb|Warrior Class [[Elita-1 (ES)#Toys|Elita-1]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#Warrior|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twitch#Warrior|Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hashtag (ES)#Warrior|Terran Hashtag]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Spitfire (ES)#Warrior|Chaos Terran Spitfire]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 6}}
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===Deluxe Class===
The ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''-esque Deluxe Class toys have a greater focus on [[show-accuracy]], accessories, and [[articulation]]. Befitting the more collector-orientated designs, the Deluxe Class toys are available on [[Hasbro Pulse]].

Each toy from the first four waves of figures included a piece for a [[Build a Figure]] of [[Mandroid#Toys|Mandroid]], with one swappable arm. Wave 5 and beyond dropped the extra pieces, and new releases of prior-wave toys from that point on also lacked the Mandroid parts. Wave 7 in 2025 saw a new packaging style, visually similar to ''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]'' packaging.

Like the Warrior Class, several of the figures of "legacy" characters are ''Cyberverse'' redecoes. Disappointing, we know.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#ESDeluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#ESDeluxe|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twitch#EarthSpark|Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Deluxe|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (ES)#EarthSpark|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (ES)#EarthSpark|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nightshade (ES)#EarthSpark|Terran Nightshade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (ES)#Deluxe|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ES-toy_Nightshade_Deluxe.jpg|thumb|Deluxe [[Nightshade (ES)#EarthSpark|Terran Nightshade]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (ES)#Deluxe|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-terran|[[Thrash (ES)#Deluxe|Terran Thrash]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-terran|[[Jawbreaker (ES)#Deluxe Series|Terran Jawbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Aftermath (ES)#EarthSpark|Chaos Terran Aftermath]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-terran|[[Hashtag (ES)#Deluxe|Terran Hashtag]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (ES)#Deluxe|Soundwave]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (ES)#Deluxe|Cyberglow Megatron]]}}
</ul>
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 9}}
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{{note|Wave 7 (the first wave of 2025) consisted entirely of repacks.}}

===Spin Changers===
The largest size class, the Spin Changers each include a human figurine that can interact with the larger robot, via a circular base or an accessory.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#SpinChanger|Bumblebee]] & [[Mo Malto#EarthSpark|Mo Malto]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#Spin Changers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Robby Malto#EarthSpark|Robby Malto]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Spin_Changer_Bumblebee_Earthspark.jpeg|thumb|Spin Changer Bumblebee & Mo Malto]]
|}

===Cyber-Combiners===
These two-packs offer the first true action figures of main human characters Robby and Mo who can now combine with other Autobots like ye olde [[Powerlinx]]. They are compatible with above Warrior Class figures with the "Combine & Ride" gimmick. The sets would also see new releases in updated packaging in 2025.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (ES)#CyberCombiner|Bumblebee]] & [[Mo Malto#CyberCombiner|Mo Malto]]}}
{{Bp-terran|[[Twitch #CyberCombiner|Terran Twitch]] & [[Robby Malto#CyberCombiner|Robby Malto]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ESCyberCombinerTwitchAndRobbyCombined.jpg|thumb|upright=.66|Cyber-Combiner Terran Twitch and Robby Malto]]
|}

===Other Toys===
A redeco of the ''Cyberverse'' Optimus Battle Base Trailer, as well as a redeco/retool of the Warrior Class toy with a new, more show-accurate trailer the following year, were released. ''EarthSpark'' reintroduced a [[Roleplay toy|roleplay]] assortment with the foam-dart-firing, plastic-shiv-popping NERF Cyber-Sleeve Battle Blaster.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Other'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (ES)#TrailerPlayset|Optimus Prime Battle Base Trailer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus_Prime_(ES)#HasbroBattleTrailer|Optimus Prime Battle Trailer]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Roleplay'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Cyber-sleeve#Merchandise|Cyber-Sleeve Battle Blaster]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:ESCyberSleeveBattleBlaster.jpg|thumb|upright=.66|Cyber-Sleeve Battle Blaster]]
|}
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==TakaraTomy ''EarthSpark'' toyline==
In a surprising departure from the brand synergy with Hasbro's lines shown since 2018, Takara Tomy's ''EarthSpark'' line is markedly different from Western offerings. Not only are most figures sporting improved, more show-accurate decoes, but they do not come in plastic-free packaging, marking a return to plastic trays, bubbles on cardbacks, and window boxes.

'''Spin Changer Series''' 
Compared to Hasbro's releases, these Spin Changers come in boxes with a plastic window.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESC-01 [[Optimus Prime (ES)#Spin Changers|Spin Changer Optimus Prime]] & [[Robby Malto#EarthSpark|Robby]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESC-02 [[Bumblebee (ES)#SpinChanger|Spin Changer Bumblebee]] & [[Mo Malto#EarthSpark|Mo]]}}
|
|}
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'''DX Series''' 
Compared to Hasbro's boxed releases, the DX Series toys come on cardbacks with plastic bubbles like the days of old. However, the Mandroid "build-a-figure" parts are not included. This line includes both the Hasbro "Deluxe" molds and altered/enhanced versions of Hasbro "Warrior Class" molds to boot.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESD-01 [[Optimus Prime (ES)#Deluxe|DX Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESD-02 [[Megatron (ES)#ESDeluxe|DX Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-03 [[Bumblebee (ES)#ESDeluxe|DX Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-04 [[Twitch#Toys|DX Terran Twitch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[November 11]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESD-05 [[Nightshade (ES)#Toys|DX Terran Nightshade]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESD-06 [[Shockwave (ES)#Toys|DX Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-07 [[Grimlock (ES)#Toys|DX Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESD-08 [[Starscream (ES)#Deluxe|DX Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 16]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESD-09 [[Thrash (ES)#Toys|DX Terran Thrash]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-S [[Optimus Prime (ES)#DXBattleStation|DX Battle Station Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[June 2]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESD-10 [[Prowl (ES)#TakaraESDeluxe|DX Prowl]] (canceled)}}
{{Bp-terran|ESD-11 [[Thrash (ES)#Deluxe|DX Thrash Malto]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-EarthSpark-JP-ESD-13-DX-Terran-Hashtag.jpg|thumb|[[Hashtag (ES)#DX|DX Terran Hashtag]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 27]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-terran|ESD-12 [[Jawbreaker (ES)#Deluxe Series|DX Terran Jawbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-terran|ESD-13 [[Hashtag (ES)#DX|DX Terran Hashtag]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESD-14 [[Elita-1 (ES)#Deluxe|DX Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESD-15 [[Aftermath (ES)#EarthSpark|DX Aftermath]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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'''Supatto Change Series''' 
"Supatto Change" (スパっとチェンジ, "Quick Change") is TakaraTomy's name for the 1-Step Flip Changers, which now also come packaged in plastic bubbles on cardbacks.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESS-01 [[Optimus Prime (ES)#1Step|Supatto Change Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESS-02 [[Megatron (ES)#OneStep|Supatto Change Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESS-03 [[Bumblebee (ES)#1step|Supatto Change Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|ESS-04 [[Twitch#OneStep|Supatto Change Terran Twitch]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESS-05 [[Swindle (ES)#Toys|Supatto Change Swindle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[November 11]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESS-06 [[Wheeljack (ES)#Toys|Supatto Change Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESS-07 [[Soundwave (ES)#Toys|Supatto Change Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 16]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ESS-08 [[Elita-1 (ES)#OneStep|Supatto Change Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|ESS-09 [[Skullcruncher (ES)#EarthSpark|Supatto Change Skullcruncher]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

==Notes==
*''EarthSpark'' is the first cartoon tie-in toyline to use the plastic-free packaging first introduced in ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' for every toy. Each size class has an open window except for the Tacticons, which use closed boxes. In the west, at least...
*The deluxe class packaging features [[Alphabet|Autobot Script]] on the inner tray, reading "Earthspark".

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:EarthSpark (toyline)}}
[[Category:EarthSpark| (toyline)]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Transformers Animated (comic)

2025-05-27T17:32:34Z

Roverlord:

{{Nav-Animated}}

Three comic lines have been produced in the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' continuity:

*[[IDW Publishing]]
**[[Transformers Animated (IDW)|''Transformers Animated'']] is an adaptation of the cartoon series using screen captures arranged in comic book-style panels.
**''[[Transformers Animated: The Arrival|The Arrival]]'' is a series featuring original stories.
*[[Titan Books]]
**''[[Transformers Animated (Titan)|Transformers Animated]]'', a short-lived UK-exclusive comic magazine.
**''[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Transformers]]'', which ran the leftover strips from the above comic.

Hasbro also released the exclusive comic "[[First (and Second) in Flight]]" bundled in with the [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] two-pack. This issue was originally solicited as the sixth issue of ''The Arrival'', but the standalone comic was later canceled. It was included in the trade paperback release though.

Much later, ''[[Transformers Animated: Trial & Error|Trial & Error]]'' was released as a TF Nation 2017 convention exclusive.

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