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Triple Changer

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[[File:5 blitzwing new world order.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Blitzwing demonstrates his triple-changing abilities, transforming from an ''incredibly'' unconvincing jet into a tank that's only ''slightly'' unconvincing.]]
In their quest for ever-greater machines of war, the [[Decepticon]]s developed warriors with two distinct [[alternate mode]]s. These '''Triple Changers''' can travel by land and air with equal ease and in the heat of battle they can rapidly change form to confuse and outflank the enemy. To counter this threat, the [[Autobot]]s also developed their own group of Triple Changers.

The Triple Changers are:

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]}}
</ul>

{{note|In Transformers fiction, the term "Triple Changer" refers almost exclusively to these two subgroups which are the only such characters ever shown as cohesive teams. However, other official sources such as toy packaging, catalogs, [[Hasbro]] spokespersons and commercials have applied the term "Triple Changer" rather haphazardly to other characters from [[Continuity family|various continuities]]. Further muddying the waters, a few characters with three distinct modes have never been labeled as Triple Changers in toys or fiction even in cases where it would really make sense to do so.}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:TripleTakeover Blitzwing Astrotrain stadium.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
The Triple Changers [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] joined [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s forces sometime after their leader woke up from a 4-million year sleep. Blitzwing took part in the sacking of [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} while Astrotrain helped take over [[Earth]] after the Autobots were exiled. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} The pair were soon integrated into Megatron's forces with Astrotrain regularly providing transport {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} {{storylink|The Gambler}} {{storylink|Sea Change}} and Blitzwing providing extra muscle. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} Astrotrain had the opportunity to command a mission after shooting down [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] over [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] and took advantage of [[Titan (species)|the native species]]' [[Religion|superstitions]] by posing as one of their [[Sky God]]s. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

It wasn't long before the two Triple Changers fell in with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and plotted to overthrow Megatron. What their co-conspirator didn't realize was that Astrotrain and Blitzwing intended to rule alone and once both he and their leader were out of the way the Triple Changers attempted to take over Earth in their own fashion. Astrotrain created a number of trains he controlled while Blitzwing took over a football stadium. Their rule lasted roughly as long as it took for Megatron and Starscream to thaw themselves out and then the pair found they faced [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

The two Triple Changers were dispatched to negotiate with [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] for his help in destroying the Autobots, but the pair instead fell foul of the traps Chumley had intended for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Chumley released them when it became clear he'd lost against Optimus, but instead of attacking the Autobots as he assumed they would the two Decepticons went after him. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}} Astrotrain largely returned to transportation duties following this {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}} {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} even transporting Starscream into exile. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

By [[2005]], the Autobot Triple Changer [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] had arrived on Earth and was at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] when the Decepticons, including Astrotrain and Blitzwing attacked it. Following the climactic battle between Megatron and Prime, Astrotrain served as getaway ship taking the surviving Decepticons back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After a second attack on Autobot City, Springer fled Earth with the other Autobots and after a stopover on [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] took part in the effort to defeat [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} Following Unicron's defeat the Decepticons including Astrotrain, Blitzwing and [[Octane]] ended up seeking refuge on [[Chaar]] where they survived in an [[energon]]-starved state. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} The Quintessons took advantage of this and manipulated both sides to attempt to destroy them all. Blitzwing, in the process of helping halt the Quintesson plan effectively turned traitor in [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s eyes and was banished from the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:SandstormOctane BFF.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] also arrived on Earth and helped take part in investigations when Octane took control of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], using the huge Transformer's might to secure him a deal with [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. At the end of the affair Octane was also banished from the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} The Autobots encountered another Triple Changer, [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] on the planet [[Paradron]]. Sandstorm was descended from early Cybertronian migrants who had come to Paradron fleeing the war. After Paradron's destruction, Sandstorm joined the Autobot forces on Earth. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} It was while on Earth that he befriended Octane though he was unable to prevent the Decepticons tracking the renegade down. Octane eventually fell in with Starscream, who had been reduced to an apparition and was trying to resurrect Unicron. This didn't go well. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} Broadside continued to work with the Autobots as transport and occasionally muscle {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} and for the Decepticons so did both Astrotrain {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} and apparently Octane. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}
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====Marvel Comics continuity====
=====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=====
{{noteukonly}}
''[[Steamhammer (G1)|Steamhammer]] fought Autobots in a battle near the town of [[Yuss]] using both his jet and tank modes. He was killed.'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

[[File:Ratbatcratercritters.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Didja ever wonder what guys like Astrotrain do if they have an itch in the middle of their back? That's gotta ''suck'' for 'em. There is ''no way'' he can reach back there.]]
''The Decepticon Triple Changers served alongside the [[Conehead]]s and [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where Octane and Blitzwing developed a reputation as two of the Decepticons' [[Ten Deadliest Killers|deadliest killers]]: key targets in [[Operation: Volcano]].'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} ''The deadly killer Octane would later oversee a [[Decepticon fuel store|fuel store]] and run away screaming from Autobots.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

The Decepticon Triple Changers were called into service by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] when a freighter that he had sent to [[Earth]] failed to make contact upon its arrival. The three Triple Changers traveled to Earth via [[space bridge]] and located the crashed freighter at the bottom of an impact crater. They quickly discovered that the pilot had become infected with [[scraplet]]s...which immediately infected ''them'' as well. Despite the rapidly spreading disease, they were happy to attack two Autobots who arrived to investigate the crater. One of the Autobots fled while the other proved to be a fair match for the trio. {{storylink|Crater Critters}}

Eventually, they overpowered and captured [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], taking him prisoner. Astrotrain contacted Ratbat on Cybertron, requesting a cure. Instead, Ratbat dispatched a group of captured Autobots with orders to destroy all the infected Transformers on Earth with canisters of acid... including his own troops! Weakened by the disease, the Triple Changers could do little but sit around in the crater and wait for the end to come, whether by acid melting or scraplet consumption.

Luckily for the Triple Changers, the other Autobot, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]], had managed to find a cure for the disease. Though Blaster demanded that Goldbug kill him along with the Decepticons rather than curing them, Goldbug's hand was forced the other way when the scraplets merged into a titanic combined form. He sprayed [[water|the cure]] on all the crater's occupants, including the Decepticons. Quickly recovering, the Triple Changers rallied to the attack, bringing down the combined scraplet monster with their weapons. Subsequently, they grabbed the cargo of the crashed freighter and made good their escape. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

The Triple Changers subsequently joined the main force of Decepticons on Earth, initially under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command, then later Ratbat's. They participated in the great battle against the Autobots on the Moon, {{storylink|Totaled!}} played host to human guests at [[Club Con]], {{storylink|Club Con!}} and battled [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s forces in the Arctic, a battle in which they fared particularly well. {{storylink|Cold War!}} They didn't fare so well against the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], however, who slaughtered all three of them in a single blast. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

In a dystopian future, they served under [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] and killed [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]]. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

[[File:Triplechangerstarget2006.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
''The Autobot Triple Changers first came to prominence in the days leading up to [[Operation: Volcano]]; they were called into service by [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] to fill in for Ultra Magnus, should the latter not return from Earth in time to participate in the mission. They convinced the [[Wrecker]]s' leader, [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], that they would be up to the challenge by beating the stuffing out of him before rocketing back to the Autobot base, [[Debris]]. When Impactor was killed in the aborted mission, Triple Changer Springer took over as Wrecker leader, with the other two becoming part of the force as well.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''The Triple Changers participated in several of the Wreckers' missions on Cybertron'' {{storylink|City of Fear!}} ''and Earth.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} ''After the latter mission turned into a near-disaster, Sandstorm and Broadside were sent to Earth along with Inferno as an advance guard.'' {{storylink|Firebug!}} {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}}

''They were still with the Wreckers during the catastrophic battle against [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], which saw Sandstorm destroyed. Broadside and Springer survived ''{{storylink|Time Wars}} ''eventually going on to form the [[Survivors]] group.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}
{{note|The Survivors' storyline then suffered a minor continuity switch ending up in the Earthforce continuity as seen below.}}
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======Earthforce======
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Triple changers shockwave secrets.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
During the [[Decepticon Civil War]] on Earth, the Decepticon Triple Changers would serve under Shockwave. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Their great highlights were helping beat the snot out of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}} and joining the massed attack on Autobot [[Earthbase]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} Their lowlight was Octane getting stuck on a military firing range while full of fuel, and Astrotrain and Blitzwing leaving him behind out of annoyance. {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}

Meanwhile, Springer and Broadside had to deal with the Decepticon [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] leaving the Survivors to avenge his friend [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]]'s death at the hands of the new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} hooking up with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s [[Earthforce]] to assist him in defeating the Decepticon unit. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} They would go on to defend an [[oil tanker]] from Starscream in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}
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======Marvel UK future timelines======
[[File:Rodimus technobots wreckers peace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
In one possible future, Broadside, Springer and Sandstorm would be three of the last Autobots when the war ended in [[2510]]. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] made Springer his successor, only for fighting to break out over it; Sandstorm fired the second shot, killing [[Triton]]. {{storylink|Peace}}
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=====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic=====
Broadside was part of a team of "[[Firestormer]]s" that raided various Decepticon outposts across the galaxy. {{storylink|War Without End!}} Springer, meanwhile, had apparently joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s main force of Autobots and participated in a counter-Decepticon raid on [[Ethos]] {{storylink|Escalation!}} as well as the final battle against the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] on Earth. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

Octane was also present in the conflict, but [[Death|not for long]]. {{storylink|Total War!}}
=====''Regeneration One''=====
{{NoteRG1}}
Megatron reanimated and lobotomized all three Decepticon Triple Changers after recovering their remains from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and utilized them as part of his [[zombie]] army. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} The Autobot Triple Changers, as part of the Wreckers, travelled to Earth to combat this threat, though Megatron executed Springer in cold blood to provoke Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} With Megatron dead and [[Aunty|Auntie]] deactivated, the inert zombies were dumped into a pit and vaporised from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

Sandstorm and the injured Broadside returned to Cybertron aboard the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]'' {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}} where Sandstorm continued to serve with the Wreckers; keeping the peace at [[Eugenesis Plaza]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} and [[Auto-artery RG1]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} and participating in a failed attack at [[Fort Scyk]] to root out [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s Neo-Decepticons. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} With the arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]'' above the planet, he formed part of a raid on the Decepticon ship but was caught unawares by the master of [[Metallikato]] and found himself impaled by a sword. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

Both Broadside and Sandstorm were well enough recovered to join Rodimus Prime's assault on the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], with the Wreckers operating separately from the main Autobot forces and using the Hub's interplanetary "[[slam rail]]" tube system to avoid detection while causing massive explosions to detach planets from its superstructure. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}
====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:BlitzwingDissectionDreamwave.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|This detailed scientific cutaway view reveals that underneath all that armor Blitzwing is... made of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy|mechanical stuff]].]]
Triple Changers Blitzwing, Octane, Astrotrain and [[Fumes]] were involved in Decepticon battle operations around the time that Optimus Prime rose to command the Autobots. They participated in a major attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} and came close to victory {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} before [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] managed to destroy the entire [[Polities of Cybertron|city-state]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

{{note|Blitzwing is shown to transform into all three modes during the attack on Iacon though this would seem to be retconned away by subsequent issues.}}

Blitzwing was a dangerous experiment of Shockwave's captured and kept in containment by the Autobots. He possessed unique qualities that led [[the Fallen]] to seek him out for the [[Unbinding]]. During this time, Springer led the splinter faction the Wreckers. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

Later, Blitzwing and Astrotrain spontaneously began to grow new parts perhaps heralding their evolution into Triple Changers. (Yes, we know this makes no sense.) {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

Obsessed with improving the Cybertronian race, Shockwave created the [[Duocon]]s and though they were unstable it convinced him to go one stage further and modify several other Transformers into Triple Changers starting with Springer. Triple Changers can change between modes three times as fast as a normal Transformer. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye}}

Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane and Blitzwing formed Shockwave's Triple Changer Strike Team and travelled to Earth to apprehend the rogue crews of the ''Ark'' and ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|New World Order}} On their return to Cybertron it was revealed the Autobots had doubts about their alliance with the former Decepticons and released Prime's crew to the Autobot resistance though Sandstorm was killed by [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]]. Meanwhile, Octane chanced across the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and provoked [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] into decapitating him. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] returned to wrest control of the Decepticons from Shockwave, Blitzwing remained steadfastly loyal to the one-eyed commander and so was torn apart by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] for his trouble. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}
====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:Overcharge shadowplay.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]
Long before the war started Blitzwing and [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] were members of the [[Triorian Guard]], the [[Senate]]'s unit of multi-terrain Triple Changers charged with guarding the body of [[Nominus Prime]] as it lay in the [[Primal Basilica]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} Around the same time, [[Trepan]]'s [[Relinquishment Clinic]] was running a special offer on Triple Changers that proved very popular. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

Astrotrain and Blitzwing joined the Decepticons early in the war {{storylink|The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy}} and [[Octane|Tankor]] transported energy for the Decepticon army on several occasions. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

The orphaned [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] [[Stardrive]] was a Triple Changer able to turn into both a car and jet. After meeting more Cybertronians, she was surprised and confused to learn not all of them possessed this ability. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}

Astrotrain and Blitzwing were part of Starscream's [[Infiltration protocol|infiltration unit]] on Earth. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration}} They survived attacks by the [[Reaper]]s and Autobots before they were driven from the planet. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}} When the Autobots returned with Omega Supreme the Decepticons retreated into space ferried by Astrotrain. {{storylink|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron}} Tankor was left behind until [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] returned to Earth and reunited his army. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

[[File:Wreckersstormbringer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
The Autobot Triple Changers were part of the [[Wrecker]]s until the team fractured leaving only Springer {{storylink|Bullets}} who was then put in a coma by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Zero Point}} Broadside and Sandstorm ended up with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s forces on Earth after the [[Surge (event)|Surge]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers}} After the war formally ended, Broadside aided [[Autobot High Command]] in rebuilding society on Cybertron. Astrotrain and Blitzwing aided [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] in preparing for Megatron's return while Tankor fell in with [[NAIL|the neutrals]] and left the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Verge}}

The two remaining Decepticons would then fall under the command of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} and returned to Earth as part of his plan to locate [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Broadside and Sandstorm served as Megatron's guards during his trial on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]]; {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Broadside then went on to serve under Megatron as part of the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} Meanwhile, Tankor joined a motley crew of former Autobots and Decepticons on Cybertron who would become allied with the Camiens [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade #3}}

The [[Hydrobot (G1)|Hydrobots]] counted at least two Triple Changers among their number: [[Aquabat]] and "the other one". {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

===Live-action film series===
According to hypotheses chronicled in [[Vector Sigma]]'s [[datatrax]], the ability to have two or even more alternate modes may be connected to a Transformer's [[CNA|genetics]].<ref>Hasbro's online [http://web.archive.org/web/20100330183135/http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/TRANSFORMERS-Glossary.cfm Transformers glossary].</ref>

When resurrected by an [[AllSpark]] fragment, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] gained the altmode of a flying Cybertronian tank thanks to an infusion of new parts from [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|ze little one]], in addition to his Cybertronian jet mode from [[Transformers (film)|before]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen comic adaptation}}

[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] is shown contorting into a gun-emplacement artillery mode during [[Operation: Firestorm]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] takes on many different disguises including a printer, TV and human-sized pink [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

[[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] is shown to be able to transform into both a helicopter and a Bugatti Veyron at will without having to [[scanning|scan]] a new form. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}} Since switching into a Mercedes AMG GT R, it is currently unknown if he still possesses a third mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

[[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]] is also a Triple Changer, following along with [[Blitzwing (G1)|his]] [[Blitzwing (Animated)|roots]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel|Bumblebee Movie Prequel}}

[[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] were originally standard Transformers, each with their own muscle car mode, before upgrading into Triple Changers by scanning a {{w|Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier jet}} and a {{w|Bell AH-1 SuperCobra}} helicopter, respectively. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

===''Animated''===
[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] was experimented on by [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] and rebuilt as a Triple Changer, but this had the result of fracturing his mind into three distinct personalities: "Icy" Blitzwing, a cold, cunning and stone-faced tactician; "Hothead" Blitzwing, a destructively uncontained vent of rage; and "Random" Blitzwing, a comically-insane and rambling maniac. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}} However, when it came to an [[Earth]]-based alternate mode two of his personalities, Icy and Hothead were unable to choose between a jet for the former and a tank for the latter until his Random side suggested scanning ''both'' of them. Unfortunately, his personalities changed primarily in sync with his vehicle modes, especially if he converted from Icy or Random to Hothead which [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] later noticed allowing the Autobots to exploit this weakness by causing him to crash when he converted from jet mode to tank mode mid-flight. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}} {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

It is unknown if [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime/Shockwave]] counts as a Triple Changer since his "Longarm" form had a crane-alternate mode while his default "Shockwave" form had a tank-alternate mode. This may have been due to his unique [[size changing]] abilities he employed during his extended infiltration of the Autobot ranks. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} {{storylink|TransWarped}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
Transformers can readily scan additional modes bringing up their total to three or more. {{storylink|Changes}} {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Boulder]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], and [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] are all eventually referred to as Triple Changers, having each taken on third Dinobot forms. {{storylink|Quarry's Quarry}} Blades believes the use of Triple-Changing is unfair when used in a game of [[Rescue Ball]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Blitzwingg1toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|In a line cut from ''The Transformers: The Movie'', Blitzwing says that as a Triple Changer he's worth any two of his comrades. But it turns out that he retailed for a bit less than the Seekers.]]
*'''Decepticon Triple Changers''' (1985)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]}}

*'''Autobot Triple Changers''' (1986)
{{Bp-a1|[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]}}

*'''Decepticon Triple Changers''' (1986)
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane]]}}
</ul>

:The original Triple Changers were released in the second year of Generation 1, and were sufficiently popular to inspire four more in [[1986]]. Springer, Sandstorm, Astrotrain, and Octane were re-released in [[1991]] as part of the [[Europe]]an ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line.

===Classics===
[[File:ClassicsAstrotrain.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Classics|Astrotrain]]

===Universe (2008)===
*[[Octane|Tankor]]
:Octane with a new name.

===Generations===
*[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Generations|Blitzwing]]
*[[Sandstorm (G1)#Generations|Sandstorm]]
*[[Springer (G1)/toys#Thrilling_30|Autobot Springer]]

{{note|This list includes only toys that actually have three modes. Several of the Triple Changer characters have had later releases in other toy molds, most notably Sandstorm and Springer, but these forms lacked the third mode required to qualify as Triple Changers.}}

===Subsequent toys labeled as "Triple Changers"===
[[File:G1 Scorponok toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
;Generation 1
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (called a "Headmaster Triple Changer base" in a commercial and in "[[Doomsday for Nebulos]].")

;''Generation 2''
*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] (1994)
:The bomber/tank/robot describes himself as "triple-changing Dreadwing" in a television [[commercial]]. Another commercial has the announcer saying "Dreadwing is a Triple Changer."

;''Beast Wars''
[[File:BW-toy Depthcharge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]: a triple-changing [[Transmetal]] from the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'']]
*[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] (1998)
*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] (1998)
:Although the packaging says "3 mode conversion", the commercial announcer says that each of these characters "triple changes".

;''Armada''
[[File:Armada Laserbeak toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The only Triple Changer from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'': [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]]]]
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (2002)

;''Energon''
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (2004)
*[[Shockblast]] (2004)
*[[Six Shot]] (2005)

;''Cybertron''
*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]] (2005)
*[[Anti-Blaze]] (2006)
*[[Checkpoint (Cybertron)|Checkpoint]] (2006)
*[[Scythe (Cybertron)|Scythe]] (2006)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Cryo Scourge]] (2006)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Galvatron]] (2006)

;''Animated''
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (2008)

;''Revenge of the Fallen''
[[File:Soundwaverotfpreviewtoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Triple-changing [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], superior!]]
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] (2009)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (2009)
*[[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]]<ref>Megatron was identified as a Triple Changer in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe|Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]'' and was shown with two alternate modes in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic adaption]]. He did not display this ability in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|the film]], nor [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|his toys]].</ref> (2009)

;''Dark of the Moon''
[[File:DOTM-toy Backfire SpikeWitwicky.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Triple-changing [[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]], who's being ridden by [[Spike Witwicky (DOTM)|some guy]].]]
*[[Thunderhead]] (2011)
*[[Sandstorm (TF 2010)|Sandstorm]] (2011)
*[[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]] (2011)
*[[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]] (2011)
*[[Whirl (ROTF)|Whirl]] (2011)
*[[Tailpipe (DOTM)|Tailpipe]] & [[Pinpointer (DOTM)|Pinpointer]] (2011)
*[[Drag Strip (DOTM)|Drag Strip]] (2011)
*[[Half-Track (DOTM)|Half-Track]] (2011)
*[[Reverb (DOTM)|Reverb]] (2011)
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] (2011)
:''All'' the [[Human Alliance]] Basic-class robot figures are Triple Changers.
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 4|Striker Optimus]] (2011)

;Construct-Bots
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Bumblebee]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Blitzwing]]

;Unreleased
*"[[Dropshot (Armada)|Dropshot]]"
*"[[Fumes]]"
*ATB Megatron (called a Triple Changer by a Hasbro pitch man.)
*Marauder Megatron

===Retroactively labeled as Triple Changers===
[[File:G1toy Snapdragon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile book series identifies [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|''G1'' Snapdragon]] as Triple Changers.
*Dreamwave's ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More Than Meets The Eye: Armada]]'' book labels [[Over-Run (Armada)|''Armada'' Over-Run]] as a Triple Changer, also stating that other Mini-Cons with a third mode are Triple Changers.
*[[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' labels [[B'Boom]] as a Triple Changer but not [[Apache]].
*The mobile game ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]]'' identifies [[Sky Lynx (G1)|''G1'' Sky Lynx]] as a Triple Changer, with the appropriate in-game ability boost.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Triple Changer''' (トリプルチェンジャー ''Toripuru Chenjā''), '''Triplebot''' (Autobots, トリプルボット ''Toripurubotto''), '''Tripletron''' (Decepticons, トリプルトロン ''Toripurutoron'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Triplaváltozók'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Sān Pièn Jén''' (Taiwan, 三變人, "Triple Changer"), '''Sān Pièn Chīn Kāng''' (Taiwan, 三變金剛, "Triple-change Vajra"), '''Sānbiàn Zhànshì''' (China, 三变战士, "Triple-change Fighter")
*''Polish:'' '''Trójzmienny'''

==See also==
*[[Super Mode]]
*[[Attack mode]]
*[[Transportation mode]]
*[[:Category:Transformers with three modes|Transformers with three modes]]
*[[Transmetal]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Beast Wars subgroups]]
[[Category:Cybertron franchise]]
[[Category:Energon franchise]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Gimmicks]]
[[Category:Subgroups]]
[[Category:Toys]]
[[Category:Triple Changers| ]]

Triple Changer

2019-09-16T00:58:19Z

Saberclaw: /* Generations */

[[File:5 blitzwing new world order.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Blitzwing demonstrates his triple-changing abilities, transforming from an ''incredibly'' unconvincing jet into a tank that's only ''slightly'' unconvincing.]]
In their quest for ever-greater machines of war, the [[Decepticon]]s developed warriors with two distinct [[alternate mode]]s. These '''Triple Changers''' can travel by land and air with equal ease and in the heat of battle they can rapidly change form to confuse and outflank the enemy. To counter this threat, the [[Autobot]]s also developed their own group of Triple Changers.

The Triple Changers are:

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]}}
</ul>

{{note|In Transformers fiction, the term "Triple Changer" refers almost exclusively to these two subgroups which are the only such characters ever shown as cohesive teams. However, other official sources such as toy packaging, catalogs, [[Hasbro]] spokespersons and commercials have applied the term "Triple Changer" rather haphazardly to other characters from [[Continuity family|various continuities]]. Further muddying the waters, a few characters with three distinct modes have never been labeled as Triple Changers in toys or fiction even in cases where it would really make sense to do so.}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:TripleTakeover Blitzwing Astrotrain stadium.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
The Triple Changers [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] joined [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s forces sometime after their leader woke up from a 4-million year sleep. Blitzwing took part in the sacking of [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} while Astrotrain helped take over [[Earth]] after the Autobots were exiled. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} The pair were soon integrated into Megatron's forces with Astrotrain regularly providing transport {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} {{storylink|The Gambler}} {{storylink|Sea Change}} and Blitzwing providing extra muscle. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} Astrotrain had the opportunity to command a mission after shooting down [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] over [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] and took advantage of [[Titan (species)|the native species]]' [[Religion|superstitions]] by posing as one of their [[Sky God]]s. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

It wasn't long before the two Triple Changers fell in with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and plotted to overthrow Megatron. What their co-conspirator didn't realize was that Astrotrain and Blitzwing intended to rule alone and once both he and their leader were out of the way the Triple Changers attempted to take over Earth in their own fashion. Astrotrain created a number of trains he controlled while Blitzwing took over a football stadium. Their rule lasted roughly as long as it took for Megatron and Starscream to thaw themselves out and then the pair found they faced [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

The two Triple Changers were dispatched to negotiate with [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] for his help in destroying the Autobots, but the pair instead fell foul of the traps Chumley had intended for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Chumley released them when it became clear he'd lost against Optimus, but instead of attacking the Autobots as he assumed they would the two Decepticons went after him. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}} Astrotrain largely returned to transportation duties following this {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}} {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} even transporting Starscream into exile. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

By [[2005]], the Autobot Triple Changer [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] had arrived on Earth and was at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] when the Decepticons, including Astrotrain and Blitzwing attacked it. Following the climactic battle between Megatron and Prime, Astrotrain served as getaway ship taking the surviving Decepticons back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After a second attack on Autobot City, Springer fled Earth with the other Autobots and after a stopover on [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] took part in the effort to defeat [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} Following Unicron's defeat the Decepticons including Astrotrain, Blitzwing and [[Octane]] ended up seeking refuge on [[Chaar]] where they survived in an [[energon]]-starved state. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} The Quintessons took advantage of this and manipulated both sides to attempt to destroy them all. Blitzwing, in the process of helping halt the Quintesson plan effectively turned traitor in [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s eyes and was banished from the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:SandstormOctane BFF.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] also arrived on Earth and helped take part in investigations when Octane took control of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], using the huge Transformer's might to secure him a deal with [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. At the end of the affair Octane was also banished from the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} The Autobots encountered another Triple Changer, [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] on the planet [[Paradron]]. Sandstorm was descended from early Cybertronian migrants who had come to Paradron fleeing the war. After Paradron's destruction, Sandstorm joined the Autobot forces on Earth. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} It was while on Earth that he befriended Octane though he was unable to prevent the Decepticons tracking the renegade down. Octane eventually fell in with Starscream, who had been reduced to an apparition and was trying to resurrect Unicron. This didn't go well. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} Broadside continued to work with the Autobots as transport and occasionally muscle {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} and for the Decepticons so did both Astrotrain {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} and apparently Octane. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}
{{groupstub}}
====Marvel Comics continuity====
=====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=====
{{noteukonly}}
''[[Steamhammer (G1)|Steamhammer]] fought Autobots in a battle near the town of [[Yuss]] using both his jet and tank modes. He was killed.'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

[[File:Ratbatcratercritters.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Didja ever wonder what guys like Astrotrain do if they have an itch in the middle of their back? That's gotta ''suck'' for 'em. There is ''no way'' he can reach back there.]]
''The Decepticon Triple Changers served alongside the [[Conehead]]s and [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where Octane and Blitzwing developed a reputation as two of the Decepticons' [[Ten Deadliest Killers|deadliest killers]]: key targets in [[Operation: Volcano]].'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} ''The deadly killer Octane would later oversee a [[Decepticon fuel store|fuel store]] and run away screaming from Autobots.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

The Decepticon Triple Changers were called into service by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] when a freighter that he had sent to [[Earth]] failed to make contact upon its arrival. The three Triple Changers traveled to Earth via [[space bridge]] and located the crashed freighter at the bottom of an impact crater. They quickly discovered that the pilot had become infected with [[scraplet]]s...which immediately infected ''them'' as well. Despite the rapidly spreading disease, they were happy to attack two Autobots who arrived to investigate the crater. One of the Autobots fled while the other proved to be a fair match for the trio. {{storylink|Crater Critters}}

Eventually, they overpowered and captured [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], taking him prisoner. Astrotrain contacted Ratbat on Cybertron, requesting a cure. Instead, Ratbat dispatched a group of captured Autobots with orders to destroy all the infected Transformers on Earth with canisters of acid... including his own troops! Weakened by the disease, the Triple Changers could do little but sit around in the crater and wait for the end to come, whether by acid melting or scraplet consumption.

Luckily for the Triple Changers, the other Autobot, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]], had managed to find a cure for the disease. Though Blaster demanded that Goldbug kill him along with the Decepticons rather than curing them, Goldbug's hand was forced the other way when the scraplets merged into a titanic combined form. He sprayed [[water|the cure]] on all the crater's occupants, including the Decepticons. Quickly recovering, the Triple Changers rallied to the attack, bringing down the combined scraplet monster with their weapons. Subsequently, they grabbed the cargo of the crashed freighter and made good their escape. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

The Triple Changers subsequently joined the main force of Decepticons on Earth, initially under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command, then later Ratbat's. They participated in the great battle against the Autobots on the Moon, {{storylink|Totaled!}} played host to human guests at [[Club Con]], {{storylink|Club Con!}} and battled [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s forces in the Arctic, a battle in which they fared particularly well. {{storylink|Cold War!}} They didn't fare so well against the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], however, who slaughtered all three of them in a single blast. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

In a dystopian future, they served under [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] and killed [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]]. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

[[File:Triplechangerstarget2006.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
''The Autobot Triple Changers first came to prominence in the days leading up to [[Operation: Volcano]]; they were called into service by [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] to fill in for Ultra Magnus, should the latter not return from Earth in time to participate in the mission. They convinced the [[Wrecker]]s' leader, [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], that they would be up to the challenge by beating the stuffing out of him before rocketing back to the Autobot base, [[Debris]]. When Impactor was killed in the aborted mission, Triple Changer Springer took over as Wrecker leader, with the other two becoming part of the force as well.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''The Triple Changers participated in several of the Wreckers' missions on Cybertron'' {{storylink|City of Fear!}} ''and Earth.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} ''After the latter mission turned into a near-disaster, Sandstorm and Broadside were sent to Earth along with Inferno as an advance guard.'' {{storylink|Firebug!}} {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}}

''They were still with the Wreckers during the catastrophic battle against [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], which saw Sandstorm destroyed. Broadside and Springer survived ''{{storylink|Time Wars}} ''eventually going on to form the [[Survivors]] group.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}
{{note|The Survivors' storyline then suffered a minor continuity switch ending up in the Earthforce continuity as seen below.}}
{{-}}
======Earthforce======
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Triple changers shockwave secrets.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
During the [[Decepticon Civil War]] on Earth, the Decepticon Triple Changers would serve under Shockwave. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Their great highlights were helping beat the snot out of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}} and joining the massed attack on Autobot [[Earthbase]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} Their lowlight was Octane getting stuck on a military firing range while full of fuel, and Astrotrain and Blitzwing leaving him behind out of annoyance. {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}

Meanwhile, Springer and Broadside had to deal with the Decepticon [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] leaving the Survivors to avenge his friend [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]]'s death at the hands of the new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} hooking up with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s [[Earthforce]] to assist him in defeating the Decepticon unit. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} They would go on to defend an [[oil tanker]] from Starscream in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}
{{-}}
======Marvel UK future timelines======
[[File:Rodimus technobots wreckers peace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
In one possible future, Broadside, Springer and Sandstorm would be three of the last Autobots when the war ended in [[2510]]. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] made Springer his successor, only for fighting to break out over it; Sandstorm fired the second shot, killing [[Triton]]. {{storylink|Peace}}
{{-}}
=====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic=====
Broadside was part of a team of "[[Firestormer]]s" that raided various Decepticon outposts across the galaxy. {{storylink|War Without End!}} Springer, meanwhile, had apparently joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s main force of Autobots and participated in a counter-Decepticon raid on [[Ethos]] {{storylink|Escalation!}} as well as the final battle against the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] on Earth. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

Octane was also present in the conflict, but [[Death|not for long]]. {{storylink|Total War!}}
=====''Regeneration One''=====
{{NoteRG1}}
Megatron reanimated and lobotomized all three Decepticon Triple Changers after recovering their remains from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and utilized them as part of his [[zombie]] army. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} The Autobot Triple Changers, as part of the Wreckers, travelled to Earth to combat this threat, though Megatron executed Springer in cold blood to provoke Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} With Megatron dead and [[Aunty|Auntie]] deactivated, the inert zombies were dumped into a pit and vaporised from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

Sandstorm and the injured Broadside returned to Cybertron aboard the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]'' {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}} where Sandstorm continued to serve with the Wreckers; keeping the peace at [[Eugenesis Plaza]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} and [[Auto-artery RG1]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} and participating in a failed attack at [[Fort Scyk]] to root out [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s Neo-Decepticons. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} With the arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]'' above the planet, he formed part of a raid on the Decepticon ship but was caught unawares by the master of [[Metallikato]] and found himself impaled by a sword. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

Both Broadside and Sandstorm were well enough recovered to join Rodimus Prime's assault on the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], with the Wreckers operating separately from the main Autobot forces and using the Hub's interplanetary "[[slam rail]]" tube system to avoid detection while causing massive explosions to detach planets from its superstructure. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}
====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:BlitzwingDissectionDreamwave.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|This detailed scientific cutaway view reveals that underneath all that armor Blitzwing is... made of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy|mechanical stuff]].]]
Triple Changers Blitzwing, Octane, Astrotrain and [[Fumes]] were involved in Decepticon battle operations around the time that Optimus Prime rose to command the Autobots. They participated in a major attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} and came close to victory {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} before [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] managed to destroy the entire [[Polities of Cybertron|city-state]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

{{note|Blitzwing is shown to transform into all three modes during the attack on Iacon though this would seem to be retconned away by subsequent issues.}}

Blitzwing was a dangerous experiment of Shockwave's captured and kept in containment by the Autobots. He possessed unique qualities that led [[the Fallen]] to seek him out for the [[Unbinding]]. During this time, Springer led the splinter faction the Wreckers. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

Later, Blitzwing and Astrotrain spontaneously began to grow new parts perhaps heralding their evolution into Triple Changers. (Yes, we know this makes no sense.) {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

Obsessed with improving the Cybertronian race, Shockwave created the [[Duocon]]s and though they were unstable it convinced him to go one stage further and modify several other Transformers into Triple Changers starting with Springer. Triple Changers can change between modes three times as fast as a normal Transformer. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye}}

Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane and Blitzwing formed Shockwave's Triple Changer Strike Team and travelled to Earth to apprehend the rogue crews of the ''Ark'' and ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|New World Order}} On their return to Cybertron it was revealed the Autobots had doubts about their alliance with the former Decepticons and released Prime's crew to the Autobot resistance though Sandstorm was killed by [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]]. Meanwhile, Octane chanced across the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and provoked [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] into decapitating him. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] returned to wrest control of the Decepticons from Shockwave, Blitzwing remained steadfastly loyal to the one-eyed commander and so was torn apart by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] for his trouble. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}
====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:Overcharge shadowplay.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]
Long before the war started Blitzwing and [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] were members of the [[Triorian Guard]], the [[Senate]]'s unit of multi-terrain Triple Changers charged with guarding the body of [[Nominus Prime]] as it lay in the [[Primal Basilica]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} Around the same time, [[Trepan]]'s [[Relinquishment Clinic]] was running a special offer on Triple Changers that proved very popular. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

Astrotrain and Blitzwing joined the Decepticons early in the war {{storylink|The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy}} and [[Octane|Tankor]] transported energy for the Decepticon army on several occasions. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

The orphaned [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] [[Stardrive]] was a Triple Changer able to turn into both a car and jet. After meeting more Cybertronians, she was surprised and confused to learn not all of them possessed this ability. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}

Astrotrain and Blitzwing were part of Starscream's [[Infiltration protocol|infiltration unit]] on Earth. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration}} They survived attacks by the [[Reaper]]s and Autobots before they were driven from the planet. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}} When the Autobots returned with Omega Supreme the Decepticons retreated into space ferried by Astrotrain. {{storylink|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron}} Tankor was left behind until [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] returned to Earth and reunited his army. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

[[File:Wreckersstormbringer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
The Autobot Triple Changers were part of the [[Wrecker]]s until the team fractured leaving only Springer {{storylink|Bullets}} who was then put in a coma by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Zero Point}} Broadside and Sandstorm ended up with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s forces on Earth after the [[Surge (event)|Surge]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers}} After the war formally ended, Broadside aided [[Autobot High Command]] in rebuilding society on Cybertron. Astrotrain and Blitzwing aided [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] in preparing for Megatron's return while Tankor fell in with [[NAIL|the neutrals]] and left the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Verge}}

The two remaining Decepticons would then fall under the command of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} and returned to Earth as part of his plan to locate [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Broadside and Sandstorm served as Megatron's guards during his trial on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]]; {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Broadside then went on to serve under Megatron as part of the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} Meanwhile, Tankor joined a motley crew of former Autobots and Decepticons on Cybertron who would become allied with the Camiens [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade #3}}

The [[Hydrobot (G1)|Hydrobots]] counted at least two Triple Changers among their number: [[Aquabat]] and "the other one". {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

===Live-action film series===
According to hypotheses chronicled in [[Vector Sigma]]'s [[datatrax]], the ability to have two or even more alternate modes may be connected to a Transformer's [[CNA|genetics]].<ref>Hasbro's online [http://web.archive.org/web/20100330183135/http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/TRANSFORMERS-Glossary.cfm Transformers glossary].</ref>

When resurrected by an [[AllSpark]] fragment, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] gained the altmode of a flying Cybertronian tank thanks to an infusion of new parts from [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|ze little one]], in addition to his Cybertronian jet mode from [[Transformers (film)|before]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen comic adaptation}}

[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] is shown contorting into a gun-emplacement artillery mode during [[Operation: Firestorm]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] takes on many different disguises including a printer, TV and human-sized pink [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

[[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] is shown to be able to transform into both a helicopter and a Bugatti Veyron at will without having to [[scanning|scan]] a new form. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}} Since switching into a Mercedes AMG GT R, it is currently unknown if he still possesses a third mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

[[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]] is also a Triple Changer, following along with [[Blitzwing (G1)|his]] [[Blitzwing (Animated)|roots]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel|Bumblebee Movie Prequel}}

[[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] were originally standard Transformers, each with their own muscle car mode, before upgrading into Triple Changers by scanning a {{w|Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier jet}} and a {{w|Bell AH-1 SuperCobra}} helicopter, respectively. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

===''Animated''===
[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] was experimented on by [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] and rebuilt as a Triple Changer, but this had the result of fracturing his mind into three distinct personalities: "Icy" Blitzwing, a cold, cunning and stone-faced tactician; "Hothead" Blitzwing, a destructively uncontained vent of rage; and "Random" Blitzwing, a comically-insane and rambling maniac. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}} However, when it came to an [[Earth]]-based alternate mode two of his personalities, Icy and Hothead were unable to choose between a jet for the former and a tank for the latter until his Random side suggested scanning ''both'' of them. Unfortunately, his personalities changed primarily in sync with his vehicle modes, especially if he converted from Icy or Random to Hothead which [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] later noticed allowing the Autobots to exploit this weakness by causing him to crash when he converted from jet mode to tank mode mid-flight. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}} {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

It is unknown if [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime/Shockwave]] counts as a Triple Changer since his "Longarm" form had a crane-alternate mode while his default "Shockwave" form had a tank-alternate mode. This may have been due to his unique [[size changing]] abilities he employed during his extended infiltration of the Autobot ranks. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} {{storylink|TransWarped}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
Transformers can readily scan additional modes bringing up their total to three or more. {{storylink|Changes}} {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Boulder]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], and [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] are all eventually referred to as Triple Changers, having each taken on third Dinobot forms. {{storylink|Quarry's Quarry}} Blades believes the use of Triple-Changing is unfair when used in a game of [[Rescue Ball]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Blitzwingg1toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|In a line cut from ''The Transformers: The Movie'', Blitzwing says that as a Triple Changer he's worth any two of his comrades. But it turns out that he retailed for a bit less than the Seekers.]]
*'''Decepticon Triple Changers''' (1985)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]}}

*'''Autobot Triple Changers''' (1986)
{{Bp-a1|[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]}}

*'''Decepticon Triple Changers''' (1986)
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane]]}}
</ul>

:The original Triple Changers were released in the second year of Generation 1, and were sufficiently popular to inspire four more in [[1986]]. Springer, Sandstorm, Astrotrain, and Octane were re-released in [[1991]] as part of the [[Europe]]an ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line.

===Classics===
[[File:ClassicsAstrotrain.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Classics|Astrotrain]]

===Universe (2008)===
*[[Octane|Tankor]]
:Octane with a new name.

===Generations===
*[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Generations|Blitzwing]]
*[[Sandstorm (G1)#Thrilling_30|Sandstorm]]
*[[Springer (G1)/toys#Thrilling_30|Autobot Springer]]

{{note|This list includes only toys that actually have three modes. Several of the Triple Changer characters have had later releases in other toy molds, most notably Sandstorm and Springer, but these forms lacked the third mode required to qualify as Triple Changers.}}

===Subsequent toys labeled as "Triple Changers"===
[[File:G1 Scorponok toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
;Generation 1
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (called a "Headmaster Triple Changer base" in a commercial and in "[[Doomsday for Nebulos]].")

;''Generation 2''
*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] (1994)
:The bomber/tank/robot describes himself as "triple-changing Dreadwing" in a television [[commercial]]. Another commercial has the announcer saying "Dreadwing is a Triple Changer."

;''Beast Wars''
[[File:BW-toy Depthcharge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]: a triple-changing [[Transmetal]] from the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'']]
*[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] (1998)
*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] (1998)
:Although the packaging says "3 mode conversion", the commercial announcer says that each of these characters "triple changes".

;''Armada''
[[File:Armada Laserbeak toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The only Triple Changer from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'': [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]]]]
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (2002)

;''Energon''
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (2004)
*[[Shockblast]] (2004)
*[[Six Shot]] (2005)

;''Cybertron''
*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]] (2005)
*[[Anti-Blaze]] (2006)
*[[Checkpoint (Cybertron)|Checkpoint]] (2006)
*[[Scythe (Cybertron)|Scythe]] (2006)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Cryo Scourge]] (2006)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Galvatron]] (2006)

;''Animated''
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (2008)

;''Revenge of the Fallen''
[[File:Soundwaverotfpreviewtoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Triple-changing [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], superior!]]
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] (2009)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (2009)
*[[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]]<ref>Megatron was identified as a Triple Changer in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe|Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]'' and was shown with two alternate modes in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic adaption]]. He did not display this ability in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|the film]], nor [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|his toys]].</ref> (2009)

;''Dark of the Moon''
[[File:DOTM-toy Backfire SpikeWitwicky.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Triple-changing [[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]], who's being ridden by [[Spike Witwicky (DOTM)|some guy]].]]
*[[Thunderhead]] (2011)
*[[Sandstorm (TF 2010)|Sandstorm]] (2011)
*[[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]] (2011)
*[[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]] (2011)
*[[Whirl (ROTF)|Whirl]] (2011)
*[[Tailpipe (DOTM)|Tailpipe]] & [[Pinpointer (DOTM)|Pinpointer]] (2011)
*[[Drag Strip (DOTM)|Drag Strip]] (2011)
*[[Half-Track (DOTM)|Half-Track]] (2011)
*[[Reverb (DOTM)|Reverb]] (2011)
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] (2011)
:''All'' the [[Human Alliance]] Basic-class robot figures are Triple Changers.
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 4|Striker Optimus]] (2011)

;Construct-Bots
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Bumblebee]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Blitzwing]]

;Unreleased
*"[[Dropshot (Armada)|Dropshot]]"
*"[[Fumes]]"
*ATB Megatron (called a Triple Changer by a Hasbro pitch man.)
*Marauder Megatron

===Retroactively labeled as Triple Changers===
[[File:G1toy Snapdragon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile book series identifies [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|''G1'' Snapdragon]] as Triple Changers.
*Dreamwave's ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More Than Meets The Eye: Armada]]'' book labels [[Over-Run (Armada)|''Armada'' Over-Run]] as a Triple Changer, also stating that other Mini-Cons with a third mode are Triple Changers.
*[[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' labels [[B'Boom]] as a Triple Changer but not [[Apache]].
*The mobile game ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]]'' identifies [[Sky Lynx (G1)|''G1'' Sky Lynx]] as a Triple Changer, with the appropriate in-game ability boost.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Triple Changer''' (トリプルチェンジャー ''Toripuru Chenjā''), '''Triplebot''' (Autobots, トリプルボット ''Toripurubotto''), '''Tripletron''' (Decepticons, トリプルトロン ''Toripurutoron'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Triplaváltozók'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Sān Pièn Jén''' (Taiwan, 三變人, "Triple Changer"), '''Sān Pièn Chīn Kāng''' (Taiwan, 三變金剛, "Triple-change Vajra"), '''Sānbiàn Zhànshì''' (China, 三变战士, "Triple-change Fighter")
*''Polish:'' '''Trójzmienny'''

==See also==
*[[Super Mode]]
*[[Attack mode]]
*[[Transportation mode]]
*[[:Category:Transformers with three modes|Transformers with three modes]]
*[[Transmetal]]

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars subgroups]]
[[Category:Cybertron franchise]]
[[Category:Energon franchise]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Gimmicks]]
[[Category:Subgroups]]
[[Category:Toys]]
[[Category:Triple Changers| ]]

Triple Changer

2019-09-16T00:56:46Z

Saberclaw: /* Generations */

[[File:5 blitzwing new world order.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Blitzwing demonstrates his triple-changing abilities, transforming from an ''incredibly'' unconvincing jet into a tank that's only ''slightly'' unconvincing.]]
In their quest for ever-greater machines of war, the [[Decepticon]]s developed warriors with two distinct [[alternate mode]]s. These '''Triple Changers''' can travel by land and air with equal ease and in the heat of battle they can rapidly change form to confuse and outflank the enemy. To counter this threat, the [[Autobot]]s also developed their own group of Triple Changers.

The Triple Changers are:

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]}}
</ul>

{{note|In Transformers fiction, the term "Triple Changer" refers almost exclusively to these two subgroups which are the only such characters ever shown as cohesive teams. However, other official sources such as toy packaging, catalogs, [[Hasbro]] spokespersons and commercials have applied the term "Triple Changer" rather haphazardly to other characters from [[Continuity family|various continuities]]. Further muddying the waters, a few characters with three distinct modes have never been labeled as Triple Changers in toys or fiction even in cases where it would really make sense to do so.}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:TripleTakeover Blitzwing Astrotrain stadium.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
The Triple Changers [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] joined [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s forces sometime after their leader woke up from a 4-million year sleep. Blitzwing took part in the sacking of [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} while Astrotrain helped take over [[Earth]] after the Autobots were exiled. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} The pair were soon integrated into Megatron's forces with Astrotrain regularly providing transport {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} {{storylink|The Gambler}} {{storylink|Sea Change}} and Blitzwing providing extra muscle. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} Astrotrain had the opportunity to command a mission after shooting down [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] over [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] and took advantage of [[Titan (species)|the native species]]' [[Religion|superstitions]] by posing as one of their [[Sky God]]s. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

It wasn't long before the two Triple Changers fell in with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and plotted to overthrow Megatron. What their co-conspirator didn't realize was that Astrotrain and Blitzwing intended to rule alone and once both he and their leader were out of the way the Triple Changers attempted to take over Earth in their own fashion. Astrotrain created a number of trains he controlled while Blitzwing took over a football stadium. Their rule lasted roughly as long as it took for Megatron and Starscream to thaw themselves out and then the pair found they faced [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

The two Triple Changers were dispatched to negotiate with [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] for his help in destroying the Autobots, but the pair instead fell foul of the traps Chumley had intended for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Chumley released them when it became clear he'd lost against Optimus, but instead of attacking the Autobots as he assumed they would the two Decepticons went after him. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}} Astrotrain largely returned to transportation duties following this {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}} {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} even transporting Starscream into exile. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

By [[2005]], the Autobot Triple Changer [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] had arrived on Earth and was at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] when the Decepticons, including Astrotrain and Blitzwing attacked it. Following the climactic battle between Megatron and Prime, Astrotrain served as getaway ship taking the surviving Decepticons back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After a second attack on Autobot City, Springer fled Earth with the other Autobots and after a stopover on [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] took part in the effort to defeat [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} Following Unicron's defeat the Decepticons including Astrotrain, Blitzwing and [[Octane]] ended up seeking refuge on [[Chaar]] where they survived in an [[energon]]-starved state. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} The Quintessons took advantage of this and manipulated both sides to attempt to destroy them all. Blitzwing, in the process of helping halt the Quintesson plan effectively turned traitor in [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s eyes and was banished from the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:SandstormOctane BFF.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] also arrived on Earth and helped take part in investigations when Octane took control of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], using the huge Transformer's might to secure him a deal with [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. At the end of the affair Octane was also banished from the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} The Autobots encountered another Triple Changer, [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] on the planet [[Paradron]]. Sandstorm was descended from early Cybertronian migrants who had come to Paradron fleeing the war. After Paradron's destruction, Sandstorm joined the Autobot forces on Earth. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} It was while on Earth that he befriended Octane though he was unable to prevent the Decepticons tracking the renegade down. Octane eventually fell in with Starscream, who had been reduced to an apparition and was trying to resurrect Unicron. This didn't go well. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} Broadside continued to work with the Autobots as transport and occasionally muscle {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} and for the Decepticons so did both Astrotrain {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} and apparently Octane. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}
{{groupstub}}
====Marvel Comics continuity====
=====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=====
{{noteukonly}}
''[[Steamhammer (G1)|Steamhammer]] fought Autobots in a battle near the town of [[Yuss]] using both his jet and tank modes. He was killed.'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

[[File:Ratbatcratercritters.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Didja ever wonder what guys like Astrotrain do if they have an itch in the middle of their back? That's gotta ''suck'' for 'em. There is ''no way'' he can reach back there.]]
''The Decepticon Triple Changers served alongside the [[Conehead]]s and [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where Octane and Blitzwing developed a reputation as two of the Decepticons' [[Ten Deadliest Killers|deadliest killers]]: key targets in [[Operation: Volcano]].'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} ''The deadly killer Octane would later oversee a [[Decepticon fuel store|fuel store]] and run away screaming from Autobots.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

The Decepticon Triple Changers were called into service by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] when a freighter that he had sent to [[Earth]] failed to make contact upon its arrival. The three Triple Changers traveled to Earth via [[space bridge]] and located the crashed freighter at the bottom of an impact crater. They quickly discovered that the pilot had become infected with [[scraplet]]s...which immediately infected ''them'' as well. Despite the rapidly spreading disease, they were happy to attack two Autobots who arrived to investigate the crater. One of the Autobots fled while the other proved to be a fair match for the trio. {{storylink|Crater Critters}}

Eventually, they overpowered and captured [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], taking him prisoner. Astrotrain contacted Ratbat on Cybertron, requesting a cure. Instead, Ratbat dispatched a group of captured Autobots with orders to destroy all the infected Transformers on Earth with canisters of acid... including his own troops! Weakened by the disease, the Triple Changers could do little but sit around in the crater and wait for the end to come, whether by acid melting or scraplet consumption.

Luckily for the Triple Changers, the other Autobot, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]], had managed to find a cure for the disease. Though Blaster demanded that Goldbug kill him along with the Decepticons rather than curing them, Goldbug's hand was forced the other way when the scraplets merged into a titanic combined form. He sprayed [[water|the cure]] on all the crater's occupants, including the Decepticons. Quickly recovering, the Triple Changers rallied to the attack, bringing down the combined scraplet monster with their weapons. Subsequently, they grabbed the cargo of the crashed freighter and made good their escape. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

The Triple Changers subsequently joined the main force of Decepticons on Earth, initially under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command, then later Ratbat's. They participated in the great battle against the Autobots on the Moon, {{storylink|Totaled!}} played host to human guests at [[Club Con]], {{storylink|Club Con!}} and battled [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s forces in the Arctic, a battle in which they fared particularly well. {{storylink|Cold War!}} They didn't fare so well against the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], however, who slaughtered all three of them in a single blast. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

In a dystopian future, they served under [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] and killed [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]]. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

[[File:Triplechangerstarget2006.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
''The Autobot Triple Changers first came to prominence in the days leading up to [[Operation: Volcano]]; they were called into service by [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] to fill in for Ultra Magnus, should the latter not return from Earth in time to participate in the mission. They convinced the [[Wrecker]]s' leader, [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], that they would be up to the challenge by beating the stuffing out of him before rocketing back to the Autobot base, [[Debris]]. When Impactor was killed in the aborted mission, Triple Changer Springer took over as Wrecker leader, with the other two becoming part of the force as well.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''The Triple Changers participated in several of the Wreckers' missions on Cybertron'' {{storylink|City of Fear!}} ''and Earth.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} ''After the latter mission turned into a near-disaster, Sandstorm and Broadside were sent to Earth along with Inferno as an advance guard.'' {{storylink|Firebug!}} {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}}

''They were still with the Wreckers during the catastrophic battle against [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], which saw Sandstorm destroyed. Broadside and Springer survived ''{{storylink|Time Wars}} ''eventually going on to form the [[Survivors]] group.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}
{{note|The Survivors' storyline then suffered a minor continuity switch ending up in the Earthforce continuity as seen below.}}
{{-}}
======Earthforce======
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Triple changers shockwave secrets.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
During the [[Decepticon Civil War]] on Earth, the Decepticon Triple Changers would serve under Shockwave. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Their great highlights were helping beat the snot out of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}} and joining the massed attack on Autobot [[Earthbase]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} Their lowlight was Octane getting stuck on a military firing range while full of fuel, and Astrotrain and Blitzwing leaving him behind out of annoyance. {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}

Meanwhile, Springer and Broadside had to deal with the Decepticon [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] leaving the Survivors to avenge his friend [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]]'s death at the hands of the new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} hooking up with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s [[Earthforce]] to assist him in defeating the Decepticon unit. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} They would go on to defend an [[oil tanker]] from Starscream in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}
{{-}}
======Marvel UK future timelines======
[[File:Rodimus technobots wreckers peace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
In one possible future, Broadside, Springer and Sandstorm would be three of the last Autobots when the war ended in [[2510]]. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] made Springer his successor, only for fighting to break out over it; Sandstorm fired the second shot, killing [[Triton]]. {{storylink|Peace}}
{{-}}
=====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic=====
Broadside was part of a team of "[[Firestormer]]s" that raided various Decepticon outposts across the galaxy. {{storylink|War Without End!}} Springer, meanwhile, had apparently joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s main force of Autobots and participated in a counter-Decepticon raid on [[Ethos]] {{storylink|Escalation!}} as well as the final battle against the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] on Earth. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

Octane was also present in the conflict, but [[Death|not for long]]. {{storylink|Total War!}}
=====''Regeneration One''=====
{{NoteRG1}}
Megatron reanimated and lobotomized all three Decepticon Triple Changers after recovering their remains from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and utilized them as part of his [[zombie]] army. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} The Autobot Triple Changers, as part of the Wreckers, travelled to Earth to combat this threat, though Megatron executed Springer in cold blood to provoke Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} With Megatron dead and [[Aunty|Auntie]] deactivated, the inert zombies were dumped into a pit and vaporised from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

Sandstorm and the injured Broadside returned to Cybertron aboard the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]'' {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}} where Sandstorm continued to serve with the Wreckers; keeping the peace at [[Eugenesis Plaza]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} and [[Auto-artery RG1]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} and participating in a failed attack at [[Fort Scyk]] to root out [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s Neo-Decepticons. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} With the arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]'' above the planet, he formed part of a raid on the Decepticon ship but was caught unawares by the master of [[Metallikato]] and found himself impaled by a sword. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

Both Broadside and Sandstorm were well enough recovered to join Rodimus Prime's assault on the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], with the Wreckers operating separately from the main Autobot forces and using the Hub's interplanetary "[[slam rail]]" tube system to avoid detection while causing massive explosions to detach planets from its superstructure. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}
====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:BlitzwingDissectionDreamwave.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|This detailed scientific cutaway view reveals that underneath all that armor Blitzwing is... made of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy|mechanical stuff]].]]
Triple Changers Blitzwing, Octane, Astrotrain and [[Fumes]] were involved in Decepticon battle operations around the time that Optimus Prime rose to command the Autobots. They participated in a major attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} and came close to victory {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} before [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] managed to destroy the entire [[Polities of Cybertron|city-state]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

{{note|Blitzwing is shown to transform into all three modes during the attack on Iacon though this would seem to be retconned away by subsequent issues.}}

Blitzwing was a dangerous experiment of Shockwave's captured and kept in containment by the Autobots. He possessed unique qualities that led [[the Fallen]] to seek him out for the [[Unbinding]]. During this time, Springer led the splinter faction the Wreckers. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

Later, Blitzwing and Astrotrain spontaneously began to grow new parts perhaps heralding their evolution into Triple Changers. (Yes, we know this makes no sense.) {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

Obsessed with improving the Cybertronian race, Shockwave created the [[Duocon]]s and though they were unstable it convinced him to go one stage further and modify several other Transformers into Triple Changers starting with Springer. Triple Changers can change between modes three times as fast as a normal Transformer. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye}}

Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane and Blitzwing formed Shockwave's Triple Changer Strike Team and travelled to Earth to apprehend the rogue crews of the ''Ark'' and ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|New World Order}} On their return to Cybertron it was revealed the Autobots had doubts about their alliance with the former Decepticons and released Prime's crew to the Autobot resistance though Sandstorm was killed by [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]]. Meanwhile, Octane chanced across the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and provoked [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] into decapitating him. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] returned to wrest control of the Decepticons from Shockwave, Blitzwing remained steadfastly loyal to the one-eyed commander and so was torn apart by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] for his trouble. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}
====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:Overcharge shadowplay.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]
Long before the war started Blitzwing and [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] were members of the [[Triorian Guard]], the [[Senate]]'s unit of multi-terrain Triple Changers charged with guarding the body of [[Nominus Prime]] as it lay in the [[Primal Basilica]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} Around the same time, [[Trepan]]'s [[Relinquishment Clinic]] was running a special offer on Triple Changers that proved very popular. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

Astrotrain and Blitzwing joined the Decepticons early in the war {{storylink|The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy}} and [[Octane|Tankor]] transported energy for the Decepticon army on several occasions. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

The orphaned [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] [[Stardrive]] was a Triple Changer able to turn into both a car and jet. After meeting more Cybertronians, she was surprised and confused to learn not all of them possessed this ability. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}

Astrotrain and Blitzwing were part of Starscream's [[Infiltration protocol|infiltration unit]] on Earth. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration}} They survived attacks by the [[Reaper]]s and Autobots before they were driven from the planet. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}} When the Autobots returned with Omega Supreme the Decepticons retreated into space ferried by Astrotrain. {{storylink|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron}} Tankor was left behind until [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] returned to Earth and reunited his army. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

[[File:Wreckersstormbringer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
The Autobot Triple Changers were part of the [[Wrecker]]s until the team fractured leaving only Springer {{storylink|Bullets}} who was then put in a coma by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Zero Point}} Broadside and Sandstorm ended up with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s forces on Earth after the [[Surge (event)|Surge]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers}} After the war formally ended, Broadside aided [[Autobot High Command]] in rebuilding society on Cybertron. Astrotrain and Blitzwing aided [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] in preparing for Megatron's return while Tankor fell in with [[NAIL|the neutrals]] and left the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Verge}}

The two remaining Decepticons would then fall under the command of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} and returned to Earth as part of his plan to locate [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Broadside and Sandstorm served as Megatron's guards during his trial on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]]; {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Broadside then went on to serve under Megatron as part of the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} Meanwhile, Tankor joined a motley crew of former Autobots and Decepticons on Cybertron who would become allied with the Camiens [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade #3}}

The [[Hydrobot (G1)|Hydrobots]] counted at least two Triple Changers among their number: [[Aquabat]] and "the other one". {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

===Live-action film series===
According to hypotheses chronicled in [[Vector Sigma]]'s [[datatrax]], the ability to have two or even more alternate modes may be connected to a Transformer's [[CNA|genetics]].<ref>Hasbro's online [http://web.archive.org/web/20100330183135/http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/TRANSFORMERS-Glossary.cfm Transformers glossary].</ref>

When resurrected by an [[AllSpark]] fragment, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] gained the altmode of a flying Cybertronian tank thanks to an infusion of new parts from [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|ze little one]], in addition to his Cybertronian jet mode from [[Transformers (film)|before]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen comic adaptation}}

[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] is shown contorting into a gun-emplacement artillery mode during [[Operation: Firestorm]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] takes on many different disguises including a printer, TV and human-sized pink [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

[[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] is shown to be able to transform into both a helicopter and a Bugatti Veyron at will without having to [[scanning|scan]] a new form. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}} Since switching into a Mercedes AMG GT R, it is currently unknown if he still possesses a third mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

[[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]] is also a Triple Changer, following along with [[Blitzwing (G1)|his]] [[Blitzwing (Animated)|roots]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel|Bumblebee Movie Prequel}}

[[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] were originally standard Transformers, each with their own muscle car mode, before upgrading into Triple Changers by scanning a {{w|Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier jet}} and a {{w|Bell AH-1 SuperCobra}} helicopter, respectively. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

===''Animated''===
[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] was experimented on by [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] and rebuilt as a Triple Changer, but this had the result of fracturing his mind into three distinct personalities: "Icy" Blitzwing, a cold, cunning and stone-faced tactician; "Hothead" Blitzwing, a destructively uncontained vent of rage; and "Random" Blitzwing, a comically-insane and rambling maniac. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}} However, when it came to an [[Earth]]-based alternate mode two of his personalities, Icy and Hothead were unable to choose between a jet for the former and a tank for the latter until his Random side suggested scanning ''both'' of them. Unfortunately, his personalities changed primarily in sync with his vehicle modes, especially if he converted from Icy or Random to Hothead which [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] later noticed allowing the Autobots to exploit this weakness by causing him to crash when he converted from jet mode to tank mode mid-flight. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}} {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

It is unknown if [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime/Shockwave]] counts as a Triple Changer since his "Longarm" form had a crane-alternate mode while his default "Shockwave" form had a tank-alternate mode. This may have been due to his unique [[size changing]] abilities he employed during his extended infiltration of the Autobot ranks. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} {{storylink|TransWarped}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
Transformers can readily scan additional modes bringing up their total to three or more. {{storylink|Changes}} {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Boulder]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], and [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] are all eventually referred to as Triple Changers, having each taken on third Dinobot forms. {{storylink|Quarry's Quarry}} Blades believes the use of Triple-Changing is unfair when used in a game of [[Rescue Ball]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Blitzwingg1toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|In a line cut from ''The Transformers: The Movie'', Blitzwing says that as a Triple Changer he's worth any two of his comrades. But it turns out that he retailed for a bit less than the Seekers.]]
*'''Decepticon Triple Changers''' (1985)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]}}

*'''Autobot Triple Changers''' (1986)
{{Bp-a1|[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]}}

*'''Decepticon Triple Changers''' (1986)
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane]]}}
</ul>

:The original Triple Changers were released in the second year of Generation 1, and were sufficiently popular to inspire four more in [[1986]]. Springer, Sandstorm, Astrotrain, and Octane were re-released in [[1991]] as part of the [[Europe]]an ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line.

===Classics===
[[File:ClassicsAstrotrain.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Classics|Astrotrain]]

===Universe (2008)===
*[[Octane|Tankor]]
:Octane with a new name.

===Generations===
*[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Generations|Blitzwing]]
*[[Sandstorm (G1)#Generations|Sandstorm]]
*[[Springer (G1)/toys#Thrilling30|Autobot Springer]]

{{note|This list includes only toys that actually have three modes. Several of the Triple Changer characters have had later releases in other toy molds, most notably Sandstorm and Springer, but these forms lacked the third mode required to qualify as Triple Changers.}}

===Subsequent toys labeled as "Triple Changers"===
[[File:G1 Scorponok toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
;Generation 1
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (called a "Headmaster Triple Changer base" in a commercial and in "[[Doomsday for Nebulos]].")

;''Generation 2''
*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] (1994)
:The bomber/tank/robot describes himself as "triple-changing Dreadwing" in a television [[commercial]]. Another commercial has the announcer saying "Dreadwing is a Triple Changer."

;''Beast Wars''
[[File:BW-toy Depthcharge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]: a triple-changing [[Transmetal]] from the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'']]
*[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] (1998)
*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] (1998)
:Although the packaging says "3 mode conversion", the commercial announcer says that each of these characters "triple changes".

;''Armada''
[[File:Armada Laserbeak toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The only Triple Changer from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'': [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]]]]
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (2002)

;''Energon''
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (2004)
*[[Shockblast]] (2004)
*[[Six Shot]] (2005)

;''Cybertron''
*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]] (2005)
*[[Anti-Blaze]] (2006)
*[[Checkpoint (Cybertron)|Checkpoint]] (2006)
*[[Scythe (Cybertron)|Scythe]] (2006)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Cryo Scourge]] (2006)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Galvatron]] (2006)

;''Animated''
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (2008)

;''Revenge of the Fallen''
[[File:Soundwaverotfpreviewtoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Triple-changing [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], superior!]]
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] (2009)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (2009)
*[[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]]<ref>Megatron was identified as a Triple Changer in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe|Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]'' and was shown with two alternate modes in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic adaption]]. He did not display this ability in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|the film]], nor [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|his toys]].</ref> (2009)

;''Dark of the Moon''
[[File:DOTM-toy Backfire SpikeWitwicky.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Triple-changing [[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]], who's being ridden by [[Spike Witwicky (DOTM)|some guy]].]]
*[[Thunderhead]] (2011)
*[[Sandstorm (TF 2010)|Sandstorm]] (2011)
*[[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]] (2011)
*[[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]] (2011)
*[[Whirl (ROTF)|Whirl]] (2011)
*[[Tailpipe (DOTM)|Tailpipe]] & [[Pinpointer (DOTM)|Pinpointer]] (2011)
*[[Drag Strip (DOTM)|Drag Strip]] (2011)
*[[Half-Track (DOTM)|Half-Track]] (2011)
*[[Reverb (DOTM)|Reverb]] (2011)
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] (2011)
:''All'' the [[Human Alliance]] Basic-class robot figures are Triple Changers.
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 4|Striker Optimus]] (2011)

;Construct-Bots
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Bumblebee]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Blitzwing]]

;Unreleased
*"[[Dropshot (Armada)|Dropshot]]"
*"[[Fumes]]"
*ATB Megatron (called a Triple Changer by a Hasbro pitch man.)
*Marauder Megatron

===Retroactively labeled as Triple Changers===
[[File:G1toy Snapdragon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile book series identifies [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|''G1'' Snapdragon]] as Triple Changers.
*Dreamwave's ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More Than Meets The Eye: Armada]]'' book labels [[Over-Run (Armada)|''Armada'' Over-Run]] as a Triple Changer, also stating that other Mini-Cons with a third mode are Triple Changers.
*[[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' labels [[B'Boom]] as a Triple Changer but not [[Apache]].
*The mobile game ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]]'' identifies [[Sky Lynx (G1)|''G1'' Sky Lynx]] as a Triple Changer, with the appropriate in-game ability boost.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Triple Changer''' (トリプルチェンジャー ''Toripuru Chenjā''), '''Triplebot''' (Autobots, トリプルボット ''Toripurubotto''), '''Tripletron''' (Decepticons, トリプルトロン ''Toripurutoron'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Triplaváltozók'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Sān Pièn Jén''' (Taiwan, 三變人, "Triple Changer"), '''Sān Pièn Chīn Kāng''' (Taiwan, 三變金剛, "Triple-change Vajra"), '''Sānbiàn Zhànshì''' (China, 三变战士, "Triple-change Fighter")
*''Polish:'' '''Trójzmienny'''

==See also==
*[[Super Mode]]
*[[Attack mode]]
*[[Transportation mode]]
*[[:Category:Transformers with three modes|Transformers with three modes]]
*[[Transmetal]]

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars subgroups]]
[[Category:Cybertron franchise]]
[[Category:Energon franchise]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Gimmicks]]
[[Category:Subgroups]]
[[Category:Toys]]
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Springer (G1)/toys

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[[File:G1 boxart Springer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I've got better things to do tonight than look like me in the show!]]

'''Springer''' tends to suffer from the difficulty of engineering a fully-functional triple-changing toy.

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==Toys==
===The Transformers===
[[File:SpringerG1Toy.JPG|thumb|Three totally different modes]]
*'''Springer''' (1986/1992)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-84'''
**''Accessories'': "Light saber" rotor blade, "laser" rifle

:Springer was one of three Autobot [[Triple Changer]]s. He transforms from a robot to a futuristic armored car to a helicopter that doesn't look terribly different from the car. In [[robot mode]], his articulation is limited entirely to his arms. His copter rotor blades snap together to form a [[sword]].

:Very early releases of Springer had a [[die-cast]] metal chestplate which was then changed to plastic in subsequent releases.

:Springer was re-released in 1992 as part of the [[Europe]]an-market ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line. This version uses the plastic chest, and his [[rubsign]] indent has been filled in.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Springer/springer.htm More information on Springer at TFU.info]''
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===Timelines===
[[File:Springerbotcontoy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Suffers from vestigial JaAm cravings.]]
*'''Springer''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Sword, silver-bordered green [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]-style Autobot [[Cyber Key]]

:Sold together in a bag with [[Huffer (G1)#Timelines|Huffer]] and their instructions, keys, and bio cards, ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Springer is a ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]''-themed [[BotCon 2007]] attendee exclusive. A paint-heavy green and grey [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyCDF|Cybertron Defense Hot Shot]], Springer transforms into a modified {{w|M1117 Armored Security Vehicle|M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle}}. When Springer's Cyber Key is inserted into the back of the turret, the two gun barrels open up into dual (non-firing) missile launchers. Compartments on his shoulders and his thighs can also open up to reveal additional missile launchers. He also comes with a dagger that stows between his legs and sort-of acts as an exhaust pipe in vehicle mode; when he's in robot mode, the dagger can be hand-held via [[5mm post]], pegged into the front of his fist, or stored in a sheath on his leg. The same sheath can be used to store his Cyber Key in vehicle mode.

:Springer is assembled differently from the other uses of this mold. The panels covering the missile racks on each shoulder are swapped, finally following the assembly shown in the [[instructions]].

:The mold was later used as ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Roadbuster (G1)#Universe (2008)|Roadbuster]] in the [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] Autobot Ambush Comic 2-Pack. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Hardhead (BWN)|Hard Head]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/BCSpringer/springer.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Springer at TFU.info]''
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===Universe (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 Springer comicpack toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Whatever happened to the whole Triple Changer angle? And no, [[attack mode]]s don't count.]]
*'''Standoff Beneath the Streets''' (Voyager-Deluxe Comic two-pack, 2008)
**''Series'': '''War Within Series'''
**''Accessories'': Two "plasma rockets", "spinning [[energon]] blades"/rotor blades, Autobot [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]-style [[Cyber Key]]

:A Target-exclusive redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Evac]], ''Universe'' Springer transforms into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Eurocopter Dauphin|Eurocopter Dauphin rescue helicopter]]. His "energon blades"/rotor blades spin using a geared push-button, and become a spinning-blade weapon mounted on his robot mode's left arm. He has an [[Retractable string gimmick|adjustable winch]], which retracts with the push of a button: this gimmick ends up on his right robot mode arm. Inserting a Cyber Key into his back end (backpack in robot mode) swings around a pair of spring-loaded "plasma rocket launchers"/[[missile]] launchers. His (conveniently color-coded) red Cyber Key is unpainted, save for its silver Autobot symbol. He was available only with [[Ratbat (G1)#Universe (2008)|Ratbat]].

:His [[packaging]] [[stock photography]] has both of his modes flipped.

:Packaging Springer with Ratbat is an [[homage]] to their rivalry in ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]]''. Likewise, Springer's deco is directly inspired by his color layout in ''The Dark Ages'', down to the blue "cockpit" painted on his chest, and that he does not have three modes (yet). This connection is further enhanced by having Ratbat possess a humanoid robot mode and jet-like altmode. See [[#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|above]].

:In its first release in Canada, the set did not include a comic (in spite of the ''INCLUDES COMIC!'' marking on the package), and in the US, the set included the ''wrong'' comic. Instead of a reprint of "[[Target: 2006]]" parts [[Target: 2006#Wreck and Rule!|5]] and [[Target: 2006#The Devil You Know...|6]], which was meant for the "Autobot Ambush" Deluxe-Voyager two-pack of [[Roadbuster (G1)#Universe (2008)|Roadbuster]] and [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Dirge]], the right comic was to be ''The Dark Ages'' issue "[[Escalation]]", which was similarly and erroneously included with the "Autobot Ambush" two-pack.

:This mold was also used to make ''Universe'' [[Blades (G1)#Universe (2008)|Blades]] and ''Timelines/[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Megatron (SG)#Galvatron|Galvatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUSpringer/springer.htm More information on ''Universe'' Springer at TFU.info]''
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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy SpringerKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|"I've got better things to do tonight than rebuilding".]]
* '''Autobot Springer''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2012/2015)
**''Collection'': '''1'''
**''Bag number'': '''22851 42'''
**''Accessories'': Logo block, 2 swords

: Part of the first normal wave of [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]]s, Springer is a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]]-bagged mini-figure, though a stamped ID number can be found on the back of the bag, top-right corner. He comes with extra parts to turn him into a helicopter.

:He uses the [[Hound (Kre-O)|Hound]] helmet.

:What with being a brick-figure, one could borrow the necessary parts from another Kreon to make him into a car.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OSpringer/springer.htm More information on Springer at TFU.info]''

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* '''Autobot Springer''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2016)
**''Collection'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Logo plate, 2 swords

:In 2016, Collection 1 was re-released in a whole new production run for Dollar General stores in the US as part of a large collection of re-released ''Kre-O'' sets. But where most of these releases are nigh-identical to the originals, the re-released Micro-Changer blind-bags use the almost-entirely-retooled 2015 Kreon, with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. (It is possible for some of the add-on pieces to be in the older hues.) Springer's torso and face [[tampograph]]s have also been reworked to be slightly more detailed, and the formerly-bare legs now have extra detail tampographing on them. His light gray paint has been replaced with shiny silver.

:Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.

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===Generations===
====GDO====
[[File:GenerationsGDOtoy Springer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now we just need a Voyager Class ground mode Springer to keep things even.]]
*'''Autobot Springer''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Accessories'': Left & right missile launchers, two missiles, sword

:An Asian market exclusive, ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Springer is a redeco and [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Hunt for the Decepticons]] [[Tomahawk (TF 2010)|Tomahawk]], with a new head and sword. He transforms into a slightly futuristic strike helicopter with a rotating camera array under its cockpit, sporting an amalgamation of features from both the {{w|Eurocopter Tiger}} and the ADH-02 Hellhound attack helicopter from ''{{w|Patlabor}}''. He comes with spring-loaded missile launchers that mount under his wings. In robot mode, he is armed with "snapping pincers" on his right forearm, while his missile launchers end up over his shoulders. They can also be detached and held in his hands via 5mm post, or clipped onto the mini-guns on his wings or onto his forearms using the [[C joint]] system. The new sword can be held at the handle, or be held via the two [[Mini-Con]]-compatible posts on its hilt. The sword has no dedicated spot to store in either mode, and has to use the one of the mounting points on the wings where the launchers usually store, meaning one of these launchers has to mount via C joint instead.

:Springer was originally only to be released as part of a big block of toys, referred to as "GDO" (Global Development Organization), which were originally developed [[exclusive]]ly for release in China and other Hasbro Asia markets. However, [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] picked up those figures, including Springer, as part of a ''massive'' group of ''Transformers'' exclusives for US market release, just in time for the 2012 holiday shopping season.

:The original version of this sculpt was [[retool]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Vortex (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|Vortex]], and redecoed (but with Vortex's head) into ''Timelines'' [[Spinister (G1)#Timelines|Spinister]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GDOSpringer/springer.htm More information on ''Generations'' Springer at TFU.info]''

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====Thrilling 30====
[[File:Generationstoy-VoyagerSpringer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''There'' we go! ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-Generations-TG21-Springer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I've got better things to do tonight than being show-accurate! ''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Autobot Springer''' (Voyager, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / 001'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG21'''
**''Accessories'': Dual missile launcher, two missiles, rotor blades/sword

: Part of the third wave of [[2012]]-[[2013]] ''Generations'' Voyager Class toys, '[[Thrilling 30]]' "Autobot Springer" is based on [[Nick Roche]]'s design of the character from ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', and is a Triple Changer, transforming into both an armored car and a helicopter. Yup.

:His helicopter rotors detach to transform into a sword that is held by his hands via 5mm post, and can store underneath his car mode or on his back in robot mode. He also comes with a dual missile launcher that fires its two missiles in succession via a two-step pressure launch. The launcher features a jointed 5mm handle to allow it to pivot, and can mount underneath the helicopter cockpit. He has two 5mm ports on his back, the sword hilt has an additional post, and the launcher has additional ports at the top and bottom. There are reports that the second 5mm port on his back is incorrectly sized and the rotor of his helicopter mode can't be correctly plugged into it the way the picture shows. Springer's head is also ''extremely'' prone to detaching when being switched between robot and vehicle mode.

:The Japanese release of Springer features some differences in plastic colors, including a duller shade of yellow and a uniform silver color replacing the Western release's light and dark grays. He also has green feet.

:This mold was redecoed into ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Cloud|Hot Rodimus]], retooled into [[BotCon 2015]] [[Battletrap#Timelines|Battletrap]], and extensively [[retool]]ed into 'Thrilling 30' [[Sandstorm (G1)#Voyager|Sandstorm]]. This mold also served as the basis of the non-toy ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnations of [[Dinobot (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Dynobot]] and [[Grimlock (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Grimlock]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/GenSpringer/springer.htm More information on "Thrilling 30" Springer at TFU.info]''
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====Platinum Edition====
[[File:TF-Generations-Platinum-Edition-Autobot-Heroes-Springer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now with 50% more IDW and movie inspiration, and 25% more gold paint.]]
*'''Autobot Heroes''' (5-pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Springer's weapons (dual missile launcher, two missiles, rotor blades/sword), Arcee's weapons (2 swords), Kup's "laser musket" rifle/exhaust pipe, Ultra Magnus' 2 guns, Blurr's weapons (Sniper rifle, left & right pistols), Minimus Ambus figure
:Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', "Autobot Springer" is a redeco of his ''Thrilling 30'' Voyager Class toy, featuring additional colors and some metallic paint operations on his parts.

: Springer's new deco is similar, but not [[show-accuracy|visibly identical]] to his ''Generation 1'' color scheme. Unfortunately, the addition of a second shade of green results in mismatched colors across his parts, most conspicuously having biceps colored both gray and green. Early [[stock photography|stock photos]] depicting a hand-painted [[prototype]] featured gray colored hands, although the actual released figure's hands are cast in green plastic, which is also reflected by the later stock photos that depict a production sample. For unknown reasons, the window piece that ends up on his left forearm in robot mode is lacking the green paint for the frame underneath the window, compared to its counterpart on the right forearm.

:Springer was released as part of 5-pack with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Ultra Magnus]] (including [[Minimus Ambus#Platinum Edition|Minimus Ambus]]), [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Arcee]], [[Kup (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Sergeant Kup]], and [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Blurr]]. The set also included a recreation of the theatrical poster for the 1986 movie. In the United States, this set was officially a [[Target]] exclusive, but was only available via the company's website, never sold in stores. It was also released in Singapore, although it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not. In Canada, it was available via the Canadian [[Walmart]] website but never found in stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was available via the UK [[Toys"R"Us]] website and in some stores. In Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of both [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online. In Germany, it was available via retailer Real and specialty store Rappelkiste Ahlen, also only available online.
{{GenerationsSpringerMold}}
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====War for Cybertron: Siege====
[[File:WFC-Siege-WFC-S38-Voyager-Springer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Featuring the smallest cockpit of all time.]]
*'''Autobot Springer''' ([[June 2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-S38'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SG-32'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[September 30]], 2019'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "W-10 Airslice Chopper Blades," "JF-10 Warp Blaster," "C-10 EM Void Blast Capacitor," rotor blade base (combine to form the "D.E.W. Mega Missile Launcher")
:''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|Siege]]'' Autobot Springer is an all-new, cartoon-accurate mold that transforms from robot, to car or helicopter. He includes four weapons compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], two "W-10 Airslice Chopper Blades," which are two swords that turns into rotor blades, and the "JF-10 Warp Blaster" and "C-10 EM Void Blast Capacitor," two blasters. All four weapons can mount on the rotor blade base and form the "D.E.W. Mega Missile Launcher." Springer also features "battle damage" paint applications on his front shoulders, chest, and legs, as well as multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:Springer is highly articulated, with poseability rivaling his older ''Thrilling 30'' release. Unfortunately, his ankles, which are mounted on pinned sideways swivels, struggle to support his weight, which will cause him to easily fall over forwards or backwards.
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===Hero Mashers===
[[File:HeroMashers_Springer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I've got better things to do tonight than be Playskool!]]
*'''Springer''' (Basic, 2014)
**''Pieces:'' '''9'''
: Part of the first wave of basic ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' toys, Springer is a non-transforming robot. He includes an extremely lengthy laser gun. Springer is capable of being disassembled and having his limbs swapped out with any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure. The figure takes a few specific design cues from the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]] [[Thrilling 30]]'' Springer toy, such as wheels in the calves and slotted shoulders.
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===Legends===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG-19-Springer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|We can't believe we're actually saying this, but we like the Hasbro version ''better''.]]
*'''Sprung (Autobot Springer)''' (Voyager, [[2016]]-[[February 27|02-27]])
**''ID number'': '''LG-19'''
**''Accessories'': Dual missile launcher, two missiles, rotor blades/sword

:An extensive redeco of the ''Generations'' Springer toy. Unlike the previous Japanese ''Generations'' release, ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Sprung features a more animation-accurate color scheme. Two shades of green replace the single shade of the ''Generations'' release, with the lighter green replacing the yellow on Springer's chest. His thighs and fists are a light olive green-gray color. He comes with [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|volume 19]] of ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends: Bonus Edition]]''.

:Some promotional images used a more subdued shade of green instead of the bright one.
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==Notes==
*The Hasbro design team chose the ''Cybertron'' Evac mold for ''Universe'' Springer because the BotCon 2007 version already had the ground vehicle [[alternate mode]] of the original covered, and they wanted to give some attention to the original's helicopter mode.
*Fun Publications' [[Jesse Wittenrich]] used an unwanted [[#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Springer]] to come up with ''Shattered Glass'' Galvatron.
*When asked at [[BotCon 2016]] what toy concept he most regretted not being able to do, [[Pete Sinclair]] stated that he wanted a ''Shattered Glass'' Rodimus toy out of [[Springer (G1)/toys#Voyager|''Generations'' Springer]].<ref>[http://tformers.com/botcon-2016-botcon-over-the-years-the-last-panel-of-the-last-botcon/28965/news.html BotCon 2016 report by RAC]</ref>
**Likewise, the mold was initially mulled as ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] for BotCon 2016.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/PetesRoboCon/photos/pcb.559345394409351/559344184409472/?type=3&theater</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Hero Mashers Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]

Springer (G1)/toys

2019-09-16T00:53:42Z

Saberclaw: /* War for Cybertron: Siege */

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[[File:G1 boxart Springer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I've got better things to do tonight than look like me in the show!]]

'''Springer''' tends to suffer from the difficulty of engineering a fully-functional triple-changing toy.

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==Toys==
===The Transformers===
[[File:SpringerG1Toy.JPG|thumb|Three totally different modes]]
*'''Springer''' (1986/1992)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-84'''
**''Accessories'': "Light saber" rotor blade, "laser" rifle

:Springer was one of three Autobot [[Triple Changer]]s. He transforms from a robot to a futuristic armored car to a helicopter that doesn't look terribly different from the car. In [[robot mode]], his articulation is limited entirely to his arms. His copter rotor blades snap together to form a [[sword]].

:Very early releases of Springer had a [[die-cast]] metal chestplate which was then changed to plastic in subsequent releases.

:Springer was re-released in 1992 as part of the [[Europe]]an-market ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line. This version uses the plastic chest, and his [[rubsign]] indent has been filled in.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Springer/springer.htm More information on Springer at TFU.info]''
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===Timelines===
[[File:Springerbotcontoy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Suffers from vestigial JaAm cravings.]]
*'''Springer''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Sword, silver-bordered green [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]-style Autobot [[Cyber Key]]

:Sold together in a bag with [[Huffer (G1)#Timelines|Huffer]] and their instructions, keys, and bio cards, ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Springer is a ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]''-themed [[BotCon 2007]] attendee exclusive. A paint-heavy green and grey [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyCDF|Cybertron Defense Hot Shot]], Springer transforms into a modified {{w|M1117 Armored Security Vehicle|M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle}}. When Springer's Cyber Key is inserted into the back of the turret, the two gun barrels open up into dual (non-firing) missile launchers. Compartments on his shoulders and his thighs can also open up to reveal additional missile launchers. He also comes with a dagger that stows between his legs and sort-of acts as an exhaust pipe in vehicle mode; when he's in robot mode, the dagger can be hand-held via [[5mm post]], pegged into the front of his fist, or stored in a sheath on his leg. The same sheath can be used to store his Cyber Key in vehicle mode.

:Springer is assembled differently from the other uses of this mold. The panels covering the missile racks on each shoulder are swapped, finally following the assembly shown in the [[instructions]].

:The mold was later used as ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Roadbuster (G1)#Universe (2008)|Roadbuster]] in the [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] Autobot Ambush Comic 2-Pack. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Hardhead (BWN)|Hard Head]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/BCSpringer/springer.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Springer at TFU.info]''
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===Universe (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 Springer comicpack toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Whatever happened to the whole Triple Changer angle? And no, [[attack mode]]s don't count.]]
*'''Standoff Beneath the Streets''' (Voyager-Deluxe Comic two-pack, 2008)
**''Series'': '''War Within Series'''
**''Accessories'': Two "plasma rockets", "spinning [[energon]] blades"/rotor blades, Autobot [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]-style [[Cyber Key]]

:A Target-exclusive redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Evac]], ''Universe'' Springer transforms into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Eurocopter Dauphin|Eurocopter Dauphin rescue helicopter]]. His "energon blades"/rotor blades spin using a geared push-button, and become a spinning-blade weapon mounted on his robot mode's left arm. He has an [[Retractable string gimmick|adjustable winch]], which retracts with the push of a button: this gimmick ends up on his right robot mode arm. Inserting a Cyber Key into his back end (backpack in robot mode) swings around a pair of spring-loaded "plasma rocket launchers"/[[missile]] launchers. His (conveniently color-coded) red Cyber Key is unpainted, save for its silver Autobot symbol. He was available only with [[Ratbat (G1)#Universe (2008)|Ratbat]].

:His [[packaging]] [[stock photography]] has both of his modes flipped.

:Packaging Springer with Ratbat is an [[homage]] to their rivalry in ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]]''. Likewise, Springer's deco is directly inspired by his color layout in ''The Dark Ages'', down to the blue "cockpit" painted on his chest, and that he does not have three modes (yet). This connection is further enhanced by having Ratbat possess a humanoid robot mode and jet-like altmode. See [[#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|above]].

:In its first release in Canada, the set did not include a comic (in spite of the ''INCLUDES COMIC!'' marking on the package), and in the US, the set included the ''wrong'' comic. Instead of a reprint of "[[Target: 2006]]" parts [[Target: 2006#Wreck and Rule!|5]] and [[Target: 2006#The Devil You Know...|6]], which was meant for the "Autobot Ambush" Deluxe-Voyager two-pack of [[Roadbuster (G1)#Universe (2008)|Roadbuster]] and [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Dirge]], the right comic was to be ''The Dark Ages'' issue "[[Escalation]]", which was similarly and erroneously included with the "Autobot Ambush" two-pack.

:This mold was also used to make ''Universe'' [[Blades (G1)#Universe (2008)|Blades]] and ''Timelines/[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Megatron (SG)#Galvatron|Galvatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUSpringer/springer.htm More information on ''Universe'' Springer at TFU.info]''
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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy SpringerKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|"I've got better things to do tonight than rebuilding".]]
* '''Autobot Springer''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2012/2015)
**''Collection'': '''1'''
**''Bag number'': '''22851 42'''
**''Accessories'': Logo block, 2 swords

: Part of the first normal wave of [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]]s, Springer is a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]]-bagged mini-figure, though a stamped ID number can be found on the back of the bag, top-right corner. He comes with extra parts to turn him into a helicopter.

:He uses the [[Hound (Kre-O)|Hound]] helmet.

:What with being a brick-figure, one could borrow the necessary parts from another Kreon to make him into a car.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OSpringer/springer.htm More information on Springer at TFU.info]''

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* '''Autobot Springer''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2016)
**''Collection'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Logo plate, 2 swords

:In 2016, Collection 1 was re-released in a whole new production run for Dollar General stores in the US as part of a large collection of re-released ''Kre-O'' sets. But where most of these releases are nigh-identical to the originals, the re-released Micro-Changer blind-bags use the almost-entirely-retooled 2015 Kreon, with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. (It is possible for some of the add-on pieces to be in the older hues.) Springer's torso and face [[tampograph]]s have also been reworked to be slightly more detailed, and the formerly-bare legs now have extra detail tampographing on them. His light gray paint has been replaced with shiny silver.

:Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.

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===Generations===
====GDO====
[[File:GenerationsGDOtoy Springer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now we just need a Voyager Class ground mode Springer to keep things even.]]
*'''Autobot Springer''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Accessories'': Left & right missile launchers, two missiles, sword

:An Asian market exclusive, ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Springer is a redeco and [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Hunt for the Decepticons]] [[Tomahawk (TF 2010)|Tomahawk]], with a new head and sword. He transforms into a slightly futuristic strike helicopter with a rotating camera array under its cockpit, sporting an amalgamation of features from both the {{w|Eurocopter Tiger}} and the ADH-02 Hellhound attack helicopter from ''{{w|Patlabor}}''. He comes with spring-loaded missile launchers that mount under his wings. In robot mode, he is armed with "snapping pincers" on his right forearm, while his missile launchers end up over his shoulders. They can also be detached and held in his hands via 5mm post, or clipped onto the mini-guns on his wings or onto his forearms using the [[C joint]] system. The new sword can be held at the handle, or be held via the two [[Mini-Con]]-compatible posts on its hilt. The sword has no dedicated spot to store in either mode, and has to use the one of the mounting points on the wings where the launchers usually store, meaning one of these launchers has to mount via C joint instead.

:Springer was originally only to be released as part of a big block of toys, referred to as "GDO" (Global Development Organization), which were originally developed [[exclusive]]ly for release in China and other Hasbro Asia markets. However, [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] picked up those figures, including Springer, as part of a ''massive'' group of ''Transformers'' exclusives for US market release, just in time for the 2012 holiday shopping season.

:The original version of this sculpt was [[retool]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Vortex (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|Vortex]], and redecoed (but with Vortex's head) into ''Timelines'' [[Spinister (G1)#Timelines|Spinister]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GDOSpringer/springer.htm More information on ''Generations'' Springer at TFU.info]''

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====Thrilling 30====
[[File:Generationstoy-VoyagerSpringer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''There'' we go! ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-Generations-TG21-Springer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I've got better things to do tonight than being show-accurate! ''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Autobot Springer''' (Voyager, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / 001'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG21'''
**''Accessories'': Dual missile launcher, two missiles, rotor blades/sword

: Part of the third wave of [[2012]]-[[2013]] ''Generations'' Voyager Class toys, '[[Thrilling 30]]' "Autobot Springer" is based on [[Nick Roche]]'s design of the character from ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', and is a Triple Changer, transforming into both an armored car and a helicopter. Yup.

:His helicopter rotors detach to transform into a sword that is held by his hands via 5mm post, and can store underneath his car mode or on his back in robot mode. He also comes with a dual missile launcher that fires its two missiles in succession via a two-step pressure launch. The launcher features a jointed 5mm handle to allow it to pivot, and can mount underneath the helicopter cockpit. He has two 5mm ports on his back, the sword hilt has an additional post, and the launcher has additional ports at the top and bottom. There are reports that the second 5mm port on his back is incorrectly sized and the rotor of his helicopter mode can't be correctly plugged into it the way the picture shows. Springer's head is also ''extremely'' prone to detaching when being switched between robot and vehicle mode.

:The Japanese release of Springer features some differences in plastic colors, including a duller shade of yellow and a uniform silver color replacing the Western release's light and dark grays. He also has green feet.

:This mold was redecoed into ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Cloud|Hot Rodimus]], retooled into [[BotCon 2015]] [[Battletrap#Timelines|Battletrap]], and extensively [[retool]]ed into 'Thrilling 30' [[Sandstorm (G1)#Voyager|Sandstorm]]. This mold also served as the basis of the non-toy ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnations of [[Dinobot (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Dynobot]] and [[Grimlock (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Grimlock]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/GenSpringer/springer.htm More information on "Thrilling 30" Springer at TFU.info]''
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====Platinum Edition====
[[File:TF-Generations-Platinum-Edition-Autobot-Heroes-Springer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now with 50% more IDW and movie inspiration, and 25% more gold paint.]]
*'''Autobot Heroes''' (5-pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Springer's weapons (dual missile launcher, two missiles, rotor blades/sword), Arcee's weapons (2 swords), Kup's "laser musket" rifle/exhaust pipe, Ultra Magnus' 2 guns, Blurr's weapons (Sniper rifle, left & right pistols), Minimus Ambus figure
:Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', "Autobot Springer" is a redeco of his ''Thrilling 30'' Voyager Class toy, featuring additional colors and some metallic paint operations on his parts.

: Springer's new deco is similar, but not [[show-accuracy|visibly identical]] to his ''Generation 1'' color scheme. Unfortunately, the addition of a second shade of green results in mismatched colors across his parts, most conspicuously having biceps colored both gray and green. Early [[stock photography|stock photos]] depicting a hand-painted [[prototype]] featured gray colored hands, although the actual released figure's hands are cast in green plastic, which is also reflected by the later stock photos that depict a production sample. For unknown reasons, the window piece that ends up on his left forearm in robot mode is lacking the green paint for the frame underneath the window, compared to its counterpart on the right forearm.

:Springer was released as part of 5-pack with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Ultra Magnus]] (including [[Minimus Ambus#Platinum Edition|Minimus Ambus]]), [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Arcee]], [[Kup (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Sergeant Kup]], and [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Blurr]]. The set also included a recreation of the theatrical poster for the 1986 movie. In the United States, this set was officially a [[Target]] exclusive, but was only available via the company's website, never sold in stores. It was also released in Singapore, although it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not. In Canada, it was available via the Canadian [[Walmart]] website but never found in stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was available via the UK [[Toys"R"Us]] website and in some stores. In Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of both [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online. In Germany, it was available via retailer Real and specialty store Rappelkiste Ahlen, also only available online.
{{GenerationsSpringerMold}}
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====War for Cybertron: Siege====
[[File:WFC-Siege-WFC-S38-Voyager-Springer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Featuring the smallest cockpit of all time.]]
*'''Autobot Springer''' ([[June, 2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-S38'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SG-32'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[September 30]], 2019'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "W-10 Airslice Chopper Blades," "JF-10 Warp Blaster," "C-10 EM Void Blast Capacitor," rotor blade base (combine to form the "D.E.W. Mega Missile Launcher")
:''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|Siege]]'' Autobot Springer is an all-new, cartoon-accurate mold that transforms from robot, to car or helicopter. He includes four weapons compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], two "W-10 Airslice Chopper Blades," which are two swords that turns into rotor blades, and the "JF-10 Warp Blaster" and "C-10 EM Void Blast Capacitor," two blasters. All four weapons can mount on the rotor blade base and form the "D.E.W. Mega Missile Launcher." Springer also features "battle damage" paint applications on his front shoulders, chest, and legs, as well as multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:Springer is highly articulated, with poseability rivaling his older ''Thrilling 30'' release. Unfortunately, his ankles, which are mounted on pinned sideways swivels, struggle to support his weight, which will cause him to easily fall over forwards or backwards.
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===Hero Mashers===
[[File:HeroMashers_Springer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I've got better things to do tonight than be Playskool!]]
*'''Springer''' (Basic, 2014)
**''Pieces:'' '''9'''
: Part of the first wave of basic ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' toys, Springer is a non-transforming robot. He includes an extremely lengthy laser gun. Springer is capable of being disassembled and having his limbs swapped out with any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure. The figure takes a few specific design cues from the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]] [[Thrilling 30]]'' Springer toy, such as wheels in the calves and slotted shoulders.
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===Legends===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG-19-Springer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|We can't believe we're actually saying this, but we like the Hasbro version ''better''.]]
*'''Sprung (Autobot Springer)''' (Voyager, [[2016]]-[[February 27|02-27]])
**''ID number'': '''LG-19'''
**''Accessories'': Dual missile launcher, two missiles, rotor blades/sword

:An extensive redeco of the ''Generations'' Springer toy. Unlike the previous Japanese ''Generations'' release, ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Sprung features a more animation-accurate color scheme. Two shades of green replace the single shade of the ''Generations'' release, with the lighter green replacing the yellow on Springer's chest. His thighs and fists are a light olive green-gray color. He comes with [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|volume 19]] of ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends: Bonus Edition]]''.

:Some promotional images used a more subdued shade of green instead of the bright one.
{{GenerationsSpringerMold}}
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==Notes==
*The Hasbro design team chose the ''Cybertron'' Evac mold for ''Universe'' Springer because the BotCon 2007 version already had the ground vehicle [[alternate mode]] of the original covered, and they wanted to give some attention to the original's helicopter mode.
*Fun Publications' [[Jesse Wittenrich]] used an unwanted [[#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Springer]] to come up with ''Shattered Glass'' Galvatron.
*When asked at [[BotCon 2016]] what toy concept he most regretted not being able to do, [[Pete Sinclair]] stated that he wanted a ''Shattered Glass'' Rodimus toy out of [[Springer (G1)/toys#Voyager|''Generations'' Springer]].<ref>[http://tformers.com/botcon-2016-botcon-over-the-years-the-last-panel-of-the-last-botcon/28965/news.html BotCon 2016 report by RAC]</ref>
**Likewise, the mold was initially mulled as ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] for BotCon 2016.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/PetesRoboCon/photos/pcb.559345394409351/559344184409472/?type=3&theater</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Hero Mashers Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]

Triple Changer

2019-09-16T00:52:26Z

Saberclaw: /* Generations */

[[File:5 blitzwing new world order.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Blitzwing demonstrates his triple-changing abilities, transforming from an ''incredibly'' unconvincing jet into a tank that's only ''slightly'' unconvincing.]]
In their quest for ever-greater machines of war, the [[Decepticon]]s developed warriors with two distinct [[alternate mode]]s. These '''Triple Changers''' can travel by land and air with equal ease and in the heat of battle they can rapidly change form to confuse and outflank the enemy. To counter this threat, the [[Autobot]]s also developed their own group of Triple Changers.

The Triple Changers are:

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]}}
</ul>

{{note|In Transformers fiction, the term "Triple Changer" refers almost exclusively to these two subgroups which are the only such characters ever shown as cohesive teams. However, other official sources such as toy packaging, catalogs, [[Hasbro]] spokespersons and commercials have applied the term "Triple Changer" rather haphazardly to other characters from [[Continuity family|various continuities]]. Further muddying the waters, a few characters with three distinct modes have never been labeled as Triple Changers in toys or fiction even in cases where it would really make sense to do so.}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:TripleTakeover Blitzwing Astrotrain stadium.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
The Triple Changers [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] joined [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s forces sometime after their leader woke up from a 4-million year sleep. Blitzwing took part in the sacking of [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} while Astrotrain helped take over [[Earth]] after the Autobots were exiled. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} The pair were soon integrated into Megatron's forces with Astrotrain regularly providing transport {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} {{storylink|The Gambler}} {{storylink|Sea Change}} and Blitzwing providing extra muscle. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} Astrotrain had the opportunity to command a mission after shooting down [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] over [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] and took advantage of [[Titan (species)|the native species]]' [[Religion|superstitions]] by posing as one of their [[Sky God]]s. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

It wasn't long before the two Triple Changers fell in with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and plotted to overthrow Megatron. What their co-conspirator didn't realize was that Astrotrain and Blitzwing intended to rule alone and once both he and their leader were out of the way the Triple Changers attempted to take over Earth in their own fashion. Astrotrain created a number of trains he controlled while Blitzwing took over a football stadium. Their rule lasted roughly as long as it took for Megatron and Starscream to thaw themselves out and then the pair found they faced [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

The two Triple Changers were dispatched to negotiate with [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] for his help in destroying the Autobots, but the pair instead fell foul of the traps Chumley had intended for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Chumley released them when it became clear he'd lost against Optimus, but instead of attacking the Autobots as he assumed they would the two Decepticons went after him. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}} Astrotrain largely returned to transportation duties following this {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}} {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} even transporting Starscream into exile. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

By [[2005]], the Autobot Triple Changer [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] had arrived on Earth and was at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] when the Decepticons, including Astrotrain and Blitzwing attacked it. Following the climactic battle between Megatron and Prime, Astrotrain served as getaway ship taking the surviving Decepticons back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After a second attack on Autobot City, Springer fled Earth with the other Autobots and after a stopover on [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] took part in the effort to defeat [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} Following Unicron's defeat the Decepticons including Astrotrain, Blitzwing and [[Octane]] ended up seeking refuge on [[Chaar]] where they survived in an [[energon]]-starved state. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} The Quintessons took advantage of this and manipulated both sides to attempt to destroy them all. Blitzwing, in the process of helping halt the Quintesson plan effectively turned traitor in [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s eyes and was banished from the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:SandstormOctane BFF.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] also arrived on Earth and helped take part in investigations when Octane took control of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], using the huge Transformer's might to secure him a deal with [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. At the end of the affair Octane was also banished from the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} The Autobots encountered another Triple Changer, [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] on the planet [[Paradron]]. Sandstorm was descended from early Cybertronian migrants who had come to Paradron fleeing the war. After Paradron's destruction, Sandstorm joined the Autobot forces on Earth. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} It was while on Earth that he befriended Octane though he was unable to prevent the Decepticons tracking the renegade down. Octane eventually fell in with Starscream, who had been reduced to an apparition and was trying to resurrect Unicron. This didn't go well. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} Broadside continued to work with the Autobots as transport and occasionally muscle {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} and for the Decepticons so did both Astrotrain {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} and apparently Octane. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}
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====Marvel Comics continuity====
=====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=====
{{noteukonly}}
''[[Steamhammer (G1)|Steamhammer]] fought Autobots in a battle near the town of [[Yuss]] using both his jet and tank modes. He was killed.'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

[[File:Ratbatcratercritters.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Didja ever wonder what guys like Astrotrain do if they have an itch in the middle of their back? That's gotta ''suck'' for 'em. There is ''no way'' he can reach back there.]]
''The Decepticon Triple Changers served alongside the [[Conehead]]s and [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where Octane and Blitzwing developed a reputation as two of the Decepticons' [[Ten Deadliest Killers|deadliest killers]]: key targets in [[Operation: Volcano]].'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} ''The deadly killer Octane would later oversee a [[Decepticon fuel store|fuel store]] and run away screaming from Autobots.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

The Decepticon Triple Changers were called into service by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] when a freighter that he had sent to [[Earth]] failed to make contact upon its arrival. The three Triple Changers traveled to Earth via [[space bridge]] and located the crashed freighter at the bottom of an impact crater. They quickly discovered that the pilot had become infected with [[scraplet]]s...which immediately infected ''them'' as well. Despite the rapidly spreading disease, they were happy to attack two Autobots who arrived to investigate the crater. One of the Autobots fled while the other proved to be a fair match for the trio. {{storylink|Crater Critters}}

Eventually, they overpowered and captured [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], taking him prisoner. Astrotrain contacted Ratbat on Cybertron, requesting a cure. Instead, Ratbat dispatched a group of captured Autobots with orders to destroy all the infected Transformers on Earth with canisters of acid... including his own troops! Weakened by the disease, the Triple Changers could do little but sit around in the crater and wait for the end to come, whether by acid melting or scraplet consumption.

Luckily for the Triple Changers, the other Autobot, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]], had managed to find a cure for the disease. Though Blaster demanded that Goldbug kill him along with the Decepticons rather than curing them, Goldbug's hand was forced the other way when the scraplets merged into a titanic combined form. He sprayed [[water|the cure]] on all the crater's occupants, including the Decepticons. Quickly recovering, the Triple Changers rallied to the attack, bringing down the combined scraplet monster with their weapons. Subsequently, they grabbed the cargo of the crashed freighter and made good their escape. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

The Triple Changers subsequently joined the main force of Decepticons on Earth, initially under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command, then later Ratbat's. They participated in the great battle against the Autobots on the Moon, {{storylink|Totaled!}} played host to human guests at [[Club Con]], {{storylink|Club Con!}} and battled [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s forces in the Arctic, a battle in which they fared particularly well. {{storylink|Cold War!}} They didn't fare so well against the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], however, who slaughtered all three of them in a single blast. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

In a dystopian future, they served under [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] and killed [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]]. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

[[File:Triplechangerstarget2006.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
''The Autobot Triple Changers first came to prominence in the days leading up to [[Operation: Volcano]]; they were called into service by [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] to fill in for Ultra Magnus, should the latter not return from Earth in time to participate in the mission. They convinced the [[Wrecker]]s' leader, [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], that they would be up to the challenge by beating the stuffing out of him before rocketing back to the Autobot base, [[Debris]]. When Impactor was killed in the aborted mission, Triple Changer Springer took over as Wrecker leader, with the other two becoming part of the force as well.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''The Triple Changers participated in several of the Wreckers' missions on Cybertron'' {{storylink|City of Fear!}} ''and Earth.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} ''After the latter mission turned into a near-disaster, Sandstorm and Broadside were sent to Earth along with Inferno as an advance guard.'' {{storylink|Firebug!}} {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}}

''They were still with the Wreckers during the catastrophic battle against [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], which saw Sandstorm destroyed. Broadside and Springer survived ''{{storylink|Time Wars}} ''eventually going on to form the [[Survivors]] group.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}
{{note|The Survivors' storyline then suffered a minor continuity switch ending up in the Earthforce continuity as seen below.}}
{{-}}
======Earthforce======
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Triple changers shockwave secrets.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
During the [[Decepticon Civil War]] on Earth, the Decepticon Triple Changers would serve under Shockwave. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Their great highlights were helping beat the snot out of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}} and joining the massed attack on Autobot [[Earthbase]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} Their lowlight was Octane getting stuck on a military firing range while full of fuel, and Astrotrain and Blitzwing leaving him behind out of annoyance. {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}

Meanwhile, Springer and Broadside had to deal with the Decepticon [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] leaving the Survivors to avenge his friend [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]]'s death at the hands of the new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} hooking up with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s [[Earthforce]] to assist him in defeating the Decepticon unit. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} They would go on to defend an [[oil tanker]] from Starscream in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}
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======Marvel UK future timelines======
[[File:Rodimus technobots wreckers peace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
In one possible future, Broadside, Springer and Sandstorm would be three of the last Autobots when the war ended in [[2510]]. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] made Springer his successor, only for fighting to break out over it; Sandstorm fired the second shot, killing [[Triton]]. {{storylink|Peace}}
{{-}}
=====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic=====
Broadside was part of a team of "[[Firestormer]]s" that raided various Decepticon outposts across the galaxy. {{storylink|War Without End!}} Springer, meanwhile, had apparently joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s main force of Autobots and participated in a counter-Decepticon raid on [[Ethos]] {{storylink|Escalation!}} as well as the final battle against the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] on Earth. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

Octane was also present in the conflict, but [[Death|not for long]]. {{storylink|Total War!}}
=====''Regeneration One''=====
{{NoteRG1}}
Megatron reanimated and lobotomized all three Decepticon Triple Changers after recovering their remains from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and utilized them as part of his [[zombie]] army. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} The Autobot Triple Changers, as part of the Wreckers, travelled to Earth to combat this threat, though Megatron executed Springer in cold blood to provoke Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} With Megatron dead and [[Aunty|Auntie]] deactivated, the inert zombies were dumped into a pit and vaporised from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

Sandstorm and the injured Broadside returned to Cybertron aboard the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]'' {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}} where Sandstorm continued to serve with the Wreckers; keeping the peace at [[Eugenesis Plaza]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} and [[Auto-artery RG1]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} and participating in a failed attack at [[Fort Scyk]] to root out [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s Neo-Decepticons. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} With the arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]'' above the planet, he formed part of a raid on the Decepticon ship but was caught unawares by the master of [[Metallikato]] and found himself impaled by a sword. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

Both Broadside and Sandstorm were well enough recovered to join Rodimus Prime's assault on the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], with the Wreckers operating separately from the main Autobot forces and using the Hub's interplanetary "[[slam rail]]" tube system to avoid detection while causing massive explosions to detach planets from its superstructure. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}
====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:BlitzwingDissectionDreamwave.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|This detailed scientific cutaway view reveals that underneath all that armor Blitzwing is... made of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy|mechanical stuff]].]]
Triple Changers Blitzwing, Octane, Astrotrain and [[Fumes]] were involved in Decepticon battle operations around the time that Optimus Prime rose to command the Autobots. They participated in a major attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} and came close to victory {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} before [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] managed to destroy the entire [[Polities of Cybertron|city-state]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

{{note|Blitzwing is shown to transform into all three modes during the attack on Iacon though this would seem to be retconned away by subsequent issues.}}

Blitzwing was a dangerous experiment of Shockwave's captured and kept in containment by the Autobots. He possessed unique qualities that led [[the Fallen]] to seek him out for the [[Unbinding]]. During this time, Springer led the splinter faction the Wreckers. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

Later, Blitzwing and Astrotrain spontaneously began to grow new parts perhaps heralding their evolution into Triple Changers. (Yes, we know this makes no sense.) {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

Obsessed with improving the Cybertronian race, Shockwave created the [[Duocon]]s and though they were unstable it convinced him to go one stage further and modify several other Transformers into Triple Changers starting with Springer. Triple Changers can change between modes three times as fast as a normal Transformer. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye}}

Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane and Blitzwing formed Shockwave's Triple Changer Strike Team and travelled to Earth to apprehend the rogue crews of the ''Ark'' and ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|New World Order}} On their return to Cybertron it was revealed the Autobots had doubts about their alliance with the former Decepticons and released Prime's crew to the Autobot resistance though Sandstorm was killed by [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]]. Meanwhile, Octane chanced across the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and provoked [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] into decapitating him. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] returned to wrest control of the Decepticons from Shockwave, Blitzwing remained steadfastly loyal to the one-eyed commander and so was torn apart by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] for his trouble. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}
====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:Overcharge shadowplay.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]
Long before the war started Blitzwing and [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] were members of the [[Triorian Guard]], the [[Senate]]'s unit of multi-terrain Triple Changers charged with guarding the body of [[Nominus Prime]] as it lay in the [[Primal Basilica]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} Around the same time, [[Trepan]]'s [[Relinquishment Clinic]] was running a special offer on Triple Changers that proved very popular. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

Astrotrain and Blitzwing joined the Decepticons early in the war {{storylink|The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy}} and [[Octane|Tankor]] transported energy for the Decepticon army on several occasions. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

The orphaned [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] [[Stardrive]] was a Triple Changer able to turn into both a car and jet. After meeting more Cybertronians, she was surprised and confused to learn not all of them possessed this ability. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}

Astrotrain and Blitzwing were part of Starscream's [[Infiltration protocol|infiltration unit]] on Earth. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration}} They survived attacks by the [[Reaper]]s and Autobots before they were driven from the planet. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}} When the Autobots returned with Omega Supreme the Decepticons retreated into space ferried by Astrotrain. {{storylink|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron}} Tankor was left behind until [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] returned to Earth and reunited his army. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

[[File:Wreckersstormbringer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
The Autobot Triple Changers were part of the [[Wrecker]]s until the team fractured leaving only Springer {{storylink|Bullets}} who was then put in a coma by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Zero Point}} Broadside and Sandstorm ended up with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s forces on Earth after the [[Surge (event)|Surge]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers}} After the war formally ended, Broadside aided [[Autobot High Command]] in rebuilding society on Cybertron. Astrotrain and Blitzwing aided [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] in preparing for Megatron's return while Tankor fell in with [[NAIL|the neutrals]] and left the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Verge}}

The two remaining Decepticons would then fall under the command of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} and returned to Earth as part of his plan to locate [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Broadside and Sandstorm served as Megatron's guards during his trial on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]]; {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Broadside then went on to serve under Megatron as part of the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} Meanwhile, Tankor joined a motley crew of former Autobots and Decepticons on Cybertron who would become allied with the Camiens [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade #3}}

The [[Hydrobot (G1)|Hydrobots]] counted at least two Triple Changers among their number: [[Aquabat]] and "the other one". {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

===Live-action film series===
According to hypotheses chronicled in [[Vector Sigma]]'s [[datatrax]], the ability to have two or even more alternate modes may be connected to a Transformer's [[CNA|genetics]].<ref>Hasbro's online [http://web.archive.org/web/20100330183135/http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/TRANSFORMERS-Glossary.cfm Transformers glossary].</ref>

When resurrected by an [[AllSpark]] fragment, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] gained the altmode of a flying Cybertronian tank thanks to an infusion of new parts from [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|ze little one]], in addition to his Cybertronian jet mode from [[Transformers (film)|before]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen comic adaptation}}

[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] is shown contorting into a gun-emplacement artillery mode during [[Operation: Firestorm]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] takes on many different disguises including a printer, TV and human-sized pink [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

[[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] is shown to be able to transform into both a helicopter and a Bugatti Veyron at will without having to [[scanning|scan]] a new form. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}} Since switching into a Mercedes AMG GT R, it is currently unknown if he still possesses a third mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

[[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]] is also a Triple Changer, following along with [[Blitzwing (G1)|his]] [[Blitzwing (Animated)|roots]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel|Bumblebee Movie Prequel}}

[[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] were originally standard Transformers, each with their own muscle car mode, before upgrading into Triple Changers by scanning a {{w|Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier jet}} and a {{w|Bell AH-1 SuperCobra}} helicopter, respectively. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

===''Animated''===
[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] was experimented on by [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] and rebuilt as a Triple Changer, but this had the result of fracturing his mind into three distinct personalities: "Icy" Blitzwing, a cold, cunning and stone-faced tactician; "Hothead" Blitzwing, a destructively uncontained vent of rage; and "Random" Blitzwing, a comically-insane and rambling maniac. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}} However, when it came to an [[Earth]]-based alternate mode two of his personalities, Icy and Hothead were unable to choose between a jet for the former and a tank for the latter until his Random side suggested scanning ''both'' of them. Unfortunately, his personalities changed primarily in sync with his vehicle modes, especially if he converted from Icy or Random to Hothead which [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] later noticed allowing the Autobots to exploit this weakness by causing him to crash when he converted from jet mode to tank mode mid-flight. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}} {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

It is unknown if [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime/Shockwave]] counts as a Triple Changer since his "Longarm" form had a crane-alternate mode while his default "Shockwave" form had a tank-alternate mode. This may have been due to his unique [[size changing]] abilities he employed during his extended infiltration of the Autobot ranks. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} {{storylink|TransWarped}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
Transformers can readily scan additional modes bringing up their total to three or more. {{storylink|Changes}} {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Boulder]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], and [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] are all eventually referred to as Triple Changers, having each taken on third Dinobot forms. {{storylink|Quarry's Quarry}} Blades believes the use of Triple-Changing is unfair when used in a game of [[Rescue Ball]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Blitzwingg1toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|In a line cut from ''The Transformers: The Movie'', Blitzwing says that as a Triple Changer he's worth any two of his comrades. But it turns out that he retailed for a bit less than the Seekers.]]
*'''Decepticon Triple Changers''' (1985)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]}}

*'''Autobot Triple Changers''' (1986)
{{Bp-a1|[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]}}

*'''Decepticon Triple Changers''' (1986)
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane]]}}
</ul>

:The original Triple Changers were released in the second year of Generation 1, and were sufficiently popular to inspire four more in [[1986]]. Springer, Sandstorm, Astrotrain, and Octane were re-released in [[1991]] as part of the [[Europe]]an ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line.

===Classics===
[[File:ClassicsAstrotrain.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Classics|Astrotrain]]

===Universe (2008)===
*[[Octane|Tankor]]
:Octane with a new name.

===Generations===
*[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Generations|Blitzwing]]
*[[Sandstorm (G1)#Generations|Sandstorm]]
*[[Springer (G1)/toys#Generations|Autobot Springer]]

{{note|This list includes only toys that actually have three modes. Several of the Triple Changer characters have had later releases in other toy molds, most notably Sandstorm and Springer, but these forms lacked the third mode required to qualify as Triple Changers.}}

===Subsequent toys labeled as "Triple Changers"===
[[File:G1 Scorponok toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
;Generation 1
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (called a "Headmaster Triple Changer base" in a commercial and in "[[Doomsday for Nebulos]].")

;''Generation 2''
*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] (1994)
:The bomber/tank/robot describes himself as "triple-changing Dreadwing" in a television [[commercial]]. Another commercial has the announcer saying "Dreadwing is a Triple Changer."

;''Beast Wars''
[[File:BW-toy Depthcharge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]: a triple-changing [[Transmetal]] from the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'']]
*[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] (1998)
*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] (1998)
:Although the packaging says "3 mode conversion", the commercial announcer says that each of these characters "triple changes".

;''Armada''
[[File:Armada Laserbeak toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The only Triple Changer from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'': [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]]]]
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (2002)

;''Energon''
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (2004)
*[[Shockblast]] (2004)
*[[Six Shot]] (2005)

;''Cybertron''
*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]] (2005)
*[[Anti-Blaze]] (2006)
*[[Checkpoint (Cybertron)|Checkpoint]] (2006)
*[[Scythe (Cybertron)|Scythe]] (2006)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Cryo Scourge]] (2006)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Galvatron]] (2006)

;''Animated''
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (2008)

;''Revenge of the Fallen''
[[File:Soundwaverotfpreviewtoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Triple-changing [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], superior!]]
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] (2009)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (2009)
*[[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]]<ref>Megatron was identified as a Triple Changer in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe|Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]'' and was shown with two alternate modes in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic adaption]]. He did not display this ability in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|the film]], nor [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|his toys]].</ref> (2009)

;''Dark of the Moon''
[[File:DOTM-toy Backfire SpikeWitwicky.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Triple-changing [[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]], who's being ridden by [[Spike Witwicky (DOTM)|some guy]].]]
*[[Thunderhead]] (2011)
*[[Sandstorm (TF 2010)|Sandstorm]] (2011)
*[[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]] (2011)
*[[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]] (2011)
*[[Whirl (ROTF)|Whirl]] (2011)
*[[Tailpipe (DOTM)|Tailpipe]] & [[Pinpointer (DOTM)|Pinpointer]] (2011)
*[[Drag Strip (DOTM)|Drag Strip]] (2011)
*[[Half-Track (DOTM)|Half-Track]] (2011)
*[[Reverb (DOTM)|Reverb]] (2011)
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] (2011)
:''All'' the [[Human Alliance]] Basic-class robot figures are Triple Changers.
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 4|Striker Optimus]] (2011)

;Construct-Bots
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Bumblebee]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Blitzwing]]

;Unreleased
*"[[Dropshot (Armada)|Dropshot]]"
*"[[Fumes]]"
*ATB Megatron (called a Triple Changer by a Hasbro pitch man.)
*Marauder Megatron

===Retroactively labeled as Triple Changers===
[[File:G1toy Snapdragon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile book series identifies [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|''G1'' Snapdragon]] as Triple Changers.
*Dreamwave's ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More Than Meets The Eye: Armada]]'' book labels [[Over-Run (Armada)|''Armada'' Over-Run]] as a Triple Changer, also stating that other Mini-Cons with a third mode are Triple Changers.
*[[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' labels [[B'Boom]] as a Triple Changer but not [[Apache]].
*The mobile game ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]]'' identifies [[Sky Lynx (G1)|''G1'' Sky Lynx]] as a Triple Changer, with the appropriate in-game ability boost.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Triple Changer''' (トリプルチェンジャー ''Toripuru Chenjā''), '''Triplebot''' (Autobots, トリプルボット ''Toripurubotto''), '''Tripletron''' (Decepticons, トリプルトロン ''Toripurutoron'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Triplaváltozók'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Sān Pièn Jén''' (Taiwan, 三變人, "Triple Changer"), '''Sān Pièn Chīn Kāng''' (Taiwan, 三變金剛, "Triple-change Vajra"), '''Sānbiàn Zhànshì''' (China, 三变战士, "Triple-change Fighter")
*''Polish:'' '''Trójzmienny'''

==See also==
*[[Super Mode]]
*[[Attack mode]]
*[[Transportation mode]]
*[[:Category:Transformers with three modes|Transformers with three modes]]
*[[Transmetal]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Beast Wars subgroups]]
[[Category:Cybertron franchise]]
[[Category:Energon franchise]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Gimmicks]]
[[Category:Subgroups]]
[[Category:Toys]]
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Triple Changer

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[[File:5 blitzwing new world order.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Blitzwing demonstrates his triple-changing abilities, transforming from an ''incredibly'' unconvincing jet into a tank that's only ''slightly'' unconvincing.]]
In their quest for ever-greater machines of war, the [[Decepticon]]s developed warriors with two distinct [[alternate mode]]s. These '''Triple Changers''' can travel by land and air with equal ease and in the heat of battle they can rapidly change form to confuse and outflank the enemy. To counter this threat, the [[Autobot]]s also developed their own group of Triple Changers.

The Triple Changers are:

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]}}
</ul>

{{note|In Transformers fiction, the term "Triple Changer" refers almost exclusively to these two subgroups which are the only such characters ever shown as cohesive teams. However, other official sources such as toy packaging, catalogs, [[Hasbro]] spokespersons and commercials have applied the term "Triple Changer" rather haphazardly to other characters from [[Continuity family|various continuities]]. Further muddying the waters, a few characters with three distinct modes have never been labeled as Triple Changers in toys or fiction even in cases where it would really make sense to do so.}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:TripleTakeover Blitzwing Astrotrain stadium.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
The Triple Changers [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] joined [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s forces sometime after their leader woke up from a 4-million year sleep. Blitzwing took part in the sacking of [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} while Astrotrain helped take over [[Earth]] after the Autobots were exiled. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} The pair were soon integrated into Megatron's forces with Astrotrain regularly providing transport {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} {{storylink|The Gambler}} {{storylink|Sea Change}} and Blitzwing providing extra muscle. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} Astrotrain had the opportunity to command a mission after shooting down [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] over [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] and took advantage of [[Titan (species)|the native species]]' [[Religion|superstitions]] by posing as one of their [[Sky God]]s. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

It wasn't long before the two Triple Changers fell in with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and plotted to overthrow Megatron. What their co-conspirator didn't realize was that Astrotrain and Blitzwing intended to rule alone and once both he and their leader were out of the way the Triple Changers attempted to take over Earth in their own fashion. Astrotrain created a number of trains he controlled while Blitzwing took over a football stadium. Their rule lasted roughly as long as it took for Megatron and Starscream to thaw themselves out and then the pair found they faced [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

The two Triple Changers were dispatched to negotiate with [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] for his help in destroying the Autobots, but the pair instead fell foul of the traps Chumley had intended for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Chumley released them when it became clear he'd lost against Optimus, but instead of attacking the Autobots as he assumed they would the two Decepticons went after him. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}} Astrotrain largely returned to transportation duties following this {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}} {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} even transporting Starscream into exile. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

By [[2005]], the Autobot Triple Changer [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] had arrived on Earth and was at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] when the Decepticons, including Astrotrain and Blitzwing attacked it. Following the climactic battle between Megatron and Prime, Astrotrain served as getaway ship taking the surviving Decepticons back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After a second attack on Autobot City, Springer fled Earth with the other Autobots and after a stopover on [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] took part in the effort to defeat [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} Following Unicron's defeat the Decepticons including Astrotrain, Blitzwing and [[Octane]] ended up seeking refuge on [[Chaar]] where they survived in an [[energon]]-starved state. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} The Quintessons took advantage of this and manipulated both sides to attempt to destroy them all. Blitzwing, in the process of helping halt the Quintesson plan effectively turned traitor in [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s eyes and was banished from the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:SandstormOctane BFF.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] also arrived on Earth and helped take part in investigations when Octane took control of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], using the huge Transformer's might to secure him a deal with [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. At the end of the affair Octane was also banished from the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} The Autobots encountered another Triple Changer, [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] on the planet [[Paradron]]. Sandstorm was descended from early Cybertronian migrants who had come to Paradron fleeing the war. After Paradron's destruction, Sandstorm joined the Autobot forces on Earth. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} It was while on Earth that he befriended Octane though he was unable to prevent the Decepticons tracking the renegade down. Octane eventually fell in with Starscream, who had been reduced to an apparition and was trying to resurrect Unicron. This didn't go well. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} Broadside continued to work with the Autobots as transport and occasionally muscle {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} and for the Decepticons so did both Astrotrain {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} and apparently Octane. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}
{{groupstub}}
====Marvel Comics continuity====
=====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=====
{{noteukonly}}
''[[Steamhammer (G1)|Steamhammer]] fought Autobots in a battle near the town of [[Yuss]] using both his jet and tank modes. He was killed.'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

[[File:Ratbatcratercritters.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Didja ever wonder what guys like Astrotrain do if they have an itch in the middle of their back? That's gotta ''suck'' for 'em. There is ''no way'' he can reach back there.]]
''The Decepticon Triple Changers served alongside the [[Conehead]]s and [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where Octane and Blitzwing developed a reputation as two of the Decepticons' [[Ten Deadliest Killers|deadliest killers]]: key targets in [[Operation: Volcano]].'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} ''The deadly killer Octane would later oversee a [[Decepticon fuel store|fuel store]] and run away screaming from Autobots.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

The Decepticon Triple Changers were called into service by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] when a freighter that he had sent to [[Earth]] failed to make contact upon its arrival. The three Triple Changers traveled to Earth via [[space bridge]] and located the crashed freighter at the bottom of an impact crater. They quickly discovered that the pilot had become infected with [[scraplet]]s...which immediately infected ''them'' as well. Despite the rapidly spreading disease, they were happy to attack two Autobots who arrived to investigate the crater. One of the Autobots fled while the other proved to be a fair match for the trio. {{storylink|Crater Critters}}

Eventually, they overpowered and captured [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], taking him prisoner. Astrotrain contacted Ratbat on Cybertron, requesting a cure. Instead, Ratbat dispatched a group of captured Autobots with orders to destroy all the infected Transformers on Earth with canisters of acid... including his own troops! Weakened by the disease, the Triple Changers could do little but sit around in the crater and wait for the end to come, whether by acid melting or scraplet consumption.

Luckily for the Triple Changers, the other Autobot, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]], had managed to find a cure for the disease. Though Blaster demanded that Goldbug kill him along with the Decepticons rather than curing them, Goldbug's hand was forced the other way when the scraplets merged into a titanic combined form. He sprayed [[water|the cure]] on all the crater's occupants, including the Decepticons. Quickly recovering, the Triple Changers rallied to the attack, bringing down the combined scraplet monster with their weapons. Subsequently, they grabbed the cargo of the crashed freighter and made good their escape. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

The Triple Changers subsequently joined the main force of Decepticons on Earth, initially under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command, then later Ratbat's. They participated in the great battle against the Autobots on the Moon, {{storylink|Totaled!}} played host to human guests at [[Club Con]], {{storylink|Club Con!}} and battled [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s forces in the Arctic, a battle in which they fared particularly well. {{storylink|Cold War!}} They didn't fare so well against the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], however, who slaughtered all three of them in a single blast. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

In a dystopian future, they served under [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] and killed [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]]. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

[[File:Triplechangerstarget2006.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
''The Autobot Triple Changers first came to prominence in the days leading up to [[Operation: Volcano]]; they were called into service by [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] to fill in for Ultra Magnus, should the latter not return from Earth in time to participate in the mission. They convinced the [[Wrecker]]s' leader, [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], that they would be up to the challenge by beating the stuffing out of him before rocketing back to the Autobot base, [[Debris]]. When Impactor was killed in the aborted mission, Triple Changer Springer took over as Wrecker leader, with the other two becoming part of the force as well.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''The Triple Changers participated in several of the Wreckers' missions on Cybertron'' {{storylink|City of Fear!}} ''and Earth.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} ''After the latter mission turned into a near-disaster, Sandstorm and Broadside were sent to Earth along with Inferno as an advance guard.'' {{storylink|Firebug!}} {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}}

''They were still with the Wreckers during the catastrophic battle against [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], which saw Sandstorm destroyed. Broadside and Springer survived ''{{storylink|Time Wars}} ''eventually going on to form the [[Survivors]] group.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}
{{note|The Survivors' storyline then suffered a minor continuity switch ending up in the Earthforce continuity as seen below.}}
{{-}}
======Earthforce======
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Triple changers shockwave secrets.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
During the [[Decepticon Civil War]] on Earth, the Decepticon Triple Changers would serve under Shockwave. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Their great highlights were helping beat the snot out of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}} and joining the massed attack on Autobot [[Earthbase]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} Their lowlight was Octane getting stuck on a military firing range while full of fuel, and Astrotrain and Blitzwing leaving him behind out of annoyance. {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}

Meanwhile, Springer and Broadside had to deal with the Decepticon [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] leaving the Survivors to avenge his friend [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]]'s death at the hands of the new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} hooking up with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s [[Earthforce]] to assist him in defeating the Decepticon unit. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} They would go on to defend an [[oil tanker]] from Starscream in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}
{{-}}
======Marvel UK future timelines======
[[File:Rodimus technobots wreckers peace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
In one possible future, Broadside, Springer and Sandstorm would be three of the last Autobots when the war ended in [[2510]]. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] made Springer his successor, only for fighting to break out over it; Sandstorm fired the second shot, killing [[Triton]]. {{storylink|Peace}}
{{-}}
=====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic=====
Broadside was part of a team of "[[Firestormer]]s" that raided various Decepticon outposts across the galaxy. {{storylink|War Without End!}} Springer, meanwhile, had apparently joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s main force of Autobots and participated in a counter-Decepticon raid on [[Ethos]] {{storylink|Escalation!}} as well as the final battle against the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] on Earth. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

Octane was also present in the conflict, but [[Death|not for long]]. {{storylink|Total War!}}
=====''Regeneration One''=====
{{NoteRG1}}
Megatron reanimated and lobotomized all three Decepticon Triple Changers after recovering their remains from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and utilized them as part of his [[zombie]] army. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} The Autobot Triple Changers, as part of the Wreckers, travelled to Earth to combat this threat, though Megatron executed Springer in cold blood to provoke Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} With Megatron dead and [[Aunty|Auntie]] deactivated, the inert zombies were dumped into a pit and vaporised from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

Sandstorm and the injured Broadside returned to Cybertron aboard the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]'' {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}} where Sandstorm continued to serve with the Wreckers; keeping the peace at [[Eugenesis Plaza]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} and [[Auto-artery RG1]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} and participating in a failed attack at [[Fort Scyk]] to root out [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s Neo-Decepticons. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} With the arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]'' above the planet, he formed part of a raid on the Decepticon ship but was caught unawares by the master of [[Metallikato]] and found himself impaled by a sword. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

Both Broadside and Sandstorm were well enough recovered to join Rodimus Prime's assault on the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], with the Wreckers operating separately from the main Autobot forces and using the Hub's interplanetary "[[slam rail]]" tube system to avoid detection while causing massive explosions to detach planets from its superstructure. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}
====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:BlitzwingDissectionDreamwave.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|This detailed scientific cutaway view reveals that underneath all that armor Blitzwing is... made of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy|mechanical stuff]].]]
Triple Changers Blitzwing, Octane, Astrotrain and [[Fumes]] were involved in Decepticon battle operations around the time that Optimus Prime rose to command the Autobots. They participated in a major attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} and came close to victory {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} before [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] managed to destroy the entire [[Polities of Cybertron|city-state]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

{{note|Blitzwing is shown to transform into all three modes during the attack on Iacon though this would seem to be retconned away by subsequent issues.}}

Blitzwing was a dangerous experiment of Shockwave's captured and kept in containment by the Autobots. He possessed unique qualities that led [[the Fallen]] to seek him out for the [[Unbinding]]. During this time, Springer led the splinter faction the Wreckers. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

Later, Blitzwing and Astrotrain spontaneously began to grow new parts perhaps heralding their evolution into Triple Changers. (Yes, we know this makes no sense.) {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

Obsessed with improving the Cybertronian race, Shockwave created the [[Duocon]]s and though they were unstable it convinced him to go one stage further and modify several other Transformers into Triple Changers starting with Springer. Triple Changers can change between modes three times as fast as a normal Transformer. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye}}

Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane and Blitzwing formed Shockwave's Triple Changer Strike Team and travelled to Earth to apprehend the rogue crews of the ''Ark'' and ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|New World Order}} On their return to Cybertron it was revealed the Autobots had doubts about their alliance with the former Decepticons and released Prime's crew to the Autobot resistance though Sandstorm was killed by [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]]. Meanwhile, Octane chanced across the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and provoked [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] into decapitating him. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] returned to wrest control of the Decepticons from Shockwave, Blitzwing remained steadfastly loyal to the one-eyed commander and so was torn apart by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] for his trouble. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}
====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:Overcharge shadowplay.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]
Long before the war started Blitzwing and [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] were members of the [[Triorian Guard]], the [[Senate]]'s unit of multi-terrain Triple Changers charged with guarding the body of [[Nominus Prime]] as it lay in the [[Primal Basilica]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} Around the same time, [[Trepan]]'s [[Relinquishment Clinic]] was running a special offer on Triple Changers that proved very popular. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

Astrotrain and Blitzwing joined the Decepticons early in the war {{storylink|The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy}} and [[Octane|Tankor]] transported energy for the Decepticon army on several occasions. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

The orphaned [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] [[Stardrive]] was a Triple Changer able to turn into both a car and jet. After meeting more Cybertronians, she was surprised and confused to learn not all of them possessed this ability. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}

Astrotrain and Blitzwing were part of Starscream's [[Infiltration protocol|infiltration unit]] on Earth. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration}} They survived attacks by the [[Reaper]]s and Autobots before they were driven from the planet. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}} When the Autobots returned with Omega Supreme the Decepticons retreated into space ferried by Astrotrain. {{storylink|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron}} Tankor was left behind until [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] returned to Earth and reunited his army. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

[[File:Wreckersstormbringer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
The Autobot Triple Changers were part of the [[Wrecker]]s until the team fractured leaving only Springer {{storylink|Bullets}} who was then put in a coma by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Zero Point}} Broadside and Sandstorm ended up with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s forces on Earth after the [[Surge (event)|Surge]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers}} After the war formally ended, Broadside aided [[Autobot High Command]] in rebuilding society on Cybertron. Astrotrain and Blitzwing aided [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] in preparing for Megatron's return while Tankor fell in with [[NAIL|the neutrals]] and left the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Verge}}

The two remaining Decepticons would then fall under the command of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} and returned to Earth as part of his plan to locate [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Broadside and Sandstorm served as Megatron's guards during his trial on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]]; {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Broadside then went on to serve under Megatron as part of the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} Meanwhile, Tankor joined a motley crew of former Autobots and Decepticons on Cybertron who would become allied with the Camiens [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade #3}}

The [[Hydrobot (G1)|Hydrobots]] counted at least two Triple Changers among their number: [[Aquabat]] and "the other one". {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

===Live-action film series===
According to hypotheses chronicled in [[Vector Sigma]]'s [[datatrax]], the ability to have two or even more alternate modes may be connected to a Transformer's [[CNA|genetics]].<ref>Hasbro's online [http://web.archive.org/web/20100330183135/http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/TRANSFORMERS-Glossary.cfm Transformers glossary].</ref>

When resurrected by an [[AllSpark]] fragment, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] gained the altmode of a flying Cybertronian tank thanks to an infusion of new parts from [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|ze little one]], in addition to his Cybertronian jet mode from [[Transformers (film)|before]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen comic adaptation}}

[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] is shown contorting into a gun-emplacement artillery mode during [[Operation: Firestorm]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] takes on many different disguises including a printer, TV and human-sized pink [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

[[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] is shown to be able to transform into both a helicopter and a Bugatti Veyron at will without having to [[scanning|scan]] a new form. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}} Since switching into a Mercedes AMG GT R, it is currently unknown if he still possesses a third mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

[[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]] is also a Triple Changer, following along with [[Blitzwing (G1)|his]] [[Blitzwing (Animated)|roots]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel|Bumblebee Movie Prequel}}

[[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] were originally standard Transformers, each with their own muscle car mode, before upgrading into Triple Changers by scanning a {{w|Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier jet}} and a {{w|Bell AH-1 SuperCobra}} helicopter, respectively. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

===''Animated''===
[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] was experimented on by [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] and rebuilt as a Triple Changer, but this had the result of fracturing his mind into three distinct personalities: "Icy" Blitzwing, a cold, cunning and stone-faced tactician; "Hothead" Blitzwing, a destructively uncontained vent of rage; and "Random" Blitzwing, a comically-insane and rambling maniac. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}} However, when it came to an [[Earth]]-based alternate mode two of his personalities, Icy and Hothead were unable to choose between a jet for the former and a tank for the latter until his Random side suggested scanning ''both'' of them. Unfortunately, his personalities changed primarily in sync with his vehicle modes, especially if he converted from Icy or Random to Hothead which [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] later noticed allowing the Autobots to exploit this weakness by causing him to crash when he converted from jet mode to tank mode mid-flight. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}} {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

It is unknown if [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime/Shockwave]] counts as a Triple Changer since his "Longarm" form had a crane-alternate mode while his default "Shockwave" form had a tank-alternate mode. This may have been due to his unique [[size changing]] abilities he employed during his extended infiltration of the Autobot ranks. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} {{storylink|TransWarped}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
Transformers can readily scan additional modes bringing up their total to three or more. {{storylink|Changes}} {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Boulder]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], and [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] are all eventually referred to as Triple Changers, having each taken on third Dinobot forms. {{storylink|Quarry's Quarry}} Blades believes the use of Triple-Changing is unfair when used in a game of [[Rescue Ball]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Blitzwingg1toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|In a line cut from ''The Transformers: The Movie'', Blitzwing says that as a Triple Changer he's worth any two of his comrades. But it turns out that he retailed for a bit less than the Seekers.]]
*'''Decepticon Triple Changers''' (1985)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]}}

*'''Autobot Triple Changers''' (1986)
{{Bp-a1|[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]}}

*'''Decepticon Triple Changers''' (1986)
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane]]}}
</ul>

:The original Triple Changers were released in the second year of Generation 1, and were sufficiently popular to inspire four more in [[1986]]. Springer, Sandstorm, Astrotrain, and Octane were re-released in [[1991]] as part of the [[Europe]]an ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line.

===Classics===
[[File:ClassicsAstrotrain.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Classics|Astrotrain]]

===Universe (2008)===
*[[Octane|Tankor]]
:Octane with a new name.

===Generations===
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Generations|Blitzwing]]
*[[Sandstorm (G1)#Generations|Sandstorm]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Voyager|Autobot Springer]]

{{note|This list includes only toys that actually have three modes. Several of the Triple Changer characters have had later releases in other toy molds, most notably Sandstorm and Springer, but these forms lacked the third mode required to qualify as Triple Changers.}}

===Subsequent toys labeled as "Triple Changers"===
[[File:G1 Scorponok toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
;Generation 1
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (called a "Headmaster Triple Changer base" in a commercial and in "[[Doomsday for Nebulos]].")

;''Generation 2''
*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] (1994)
:The bomber/tank/robot describes himself as "triple-changing Dreadwing" in a television [[commercial]]. Another commercial has the announcer saying "Dreadwing is a Triple Changer."

;''Beast Wars''
[[File:BW-toy Depthcharge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]: a triple-changing [[Transmetal]] from the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'']]
*[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] (1998)
*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] (1998)
:Although the packaging says "3 mode conversion", the commercial announcer says that each of these characters "triple changes".

;''Armada''
[[File:Armada Laserbeak toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The only Triple Changer from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'': [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]]]]
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (2002)

;''Energon''
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (2004)
*[[Shockblast]] (2004)
*[[Six Shot]] (2005)

;''Cybertron''
*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]] (2005)
*[[Anti-Blaze]] (2006)
*[[Checkpoint (Cybertron)|Checkpoint]] (2006)
*[[Scythe (Cybertron)|Scythe]] (2006)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Cryo Scourge]] (2006)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Galvatron]] (2006)

;''Animated''
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (2008)

;''Revenge of the Fallen''
[[File:Soundwaverotfpreviewtoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Triple-changing [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], superior!]]
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] (2009)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (2009)
*[[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]]<ref>Megatron was identified as a Triple Changer in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe|Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]'' and was shown with two alternate modes in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic adaption]]. He did not display this ability in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|the film]], nor [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|his toys]].</ref> (2009)

;''Dark of the Moon''
[[File:DOTM-toy Backfire SpikeWitwicky.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Triple-changing [[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]], who's being ridden by [[Spike Witwicky (DOTM)|some guy]].]]
*[[Thunderhead]] (2011)
*[[Sandstorm (TF 2010)|Sandstorm]] (2011)
*[[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]] (2011)
*[[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]] (2011)
*[[Whirl (ROTF)|Whirl]] (2011)
*[[Tailpipe (DOTM)|Tailpipe]] & [[Pinpointer (DOTM)|Pinpointer]] (2011)
*[[Drag Strip (DOTM)|Drag Strip]] (2011)
*[[Half-Track (DOTM)|Half-Track]] (2011)
*[[Reverb (DOTM)|Reverb]] (2011)
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] (2011)
:''All'' the [[Human Alliance]] Basic-class robot figures are Triple Changers.
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 4|Striker Optimus]] (2011)

;Construct-Bots
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Bumblebee]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Blitzwing]]

;Unreleased
*"[[Dropshot (Armada)|Dropshot]]"
*"[[Fumes]]"
*ATB Megatron (called a Triple Changer by a Hasbro pitch man.)
*Marauder Megatron

===Retroactively labeled as Triple Changers===
[[File:G1toy Snapdragon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile book series identifies [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|''G1'' Snapdragon]] as Triple Changers.
*Dreamwave's ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More Than Meets The Eye: Armada]]'' book labels [[Over-Run (Armada)|''Armada'' Over-Run]] as a Triple Changer, also stating that other Mini-Cons with a third mode are Triple Changers.
*[[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' labels [[B'Boom]] as a Triple Changer but not [[Apache]].
*The mobile game ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]]'' identifies [[Sky Lynx (G1)|''G1'' Sky Lynx]] as a Triple Changer, with the appropriate in-game ability boost.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Triple Changer''' (トリプルチェンジャー ''Toripuru Chenjā''), '''Triplebot''' (Autobots, トリプルボット ''Toripurubotto''), '''Tripletron''' (Decepticons, トリプルトロン ''Toripurutoron'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Triplaváltozók'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Sān Pièn Jén''' (Taiwan, 三變人, "Triple Changer"), '''Sān Pièn Chīn Kāng''' (Taiwan, 三變金剛, "Triple-change Vajra"), '''Sānbiàn Zhànshì''' (China, 三变战士, "Triple-change Fighter")
*''Polish:'' '''Trójzmienny'''

==See also==
*[[Super Mode]]
*[[Attack mode]]
*[[Transportation mode]]
*[[:Category:Transformers with three modes|Transformers with three modes]]
*[[Transmetal]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Beast Wars subgroups]]
[[Category:Cybertron franchise]]
[[Category:Energon franchise]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Gimmicks]]
[[Category:Subgroups]]
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Triple Changer

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[[File:5 blitzwing new world order.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Blitzwing demonstrates his triple-changing abilities, transforming from an ''incredibly'' unconvincing jet into a tank that's only ''slightly'' unconvincing.]]
In their quest for ever-greater machines of war, the [[Decepticon]]s developed warriors with two distinct [[alternate mode]]s. These '''Triple Changers''' can travel by land and air with equal ease and in the heat of battle they can rapidly change form to confuse and outflank the enemy. To counter this threat, the [[Autobot]]s also developed their own group of Triple Changers.

The Triple Changers are:

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]}}
</ul>

{{note|In Transformers fiction, the term "Triple Changer" refers almost exclusively to these two subgroups which are the only such characters ever shown as cohesive teams. However, other official sources such as toy packaging, catalogs, [[Hasbro]] spokespersons and commercials have applied the term "Triple Changer" rather haphazardly to other characters from [[Continuity family|various continuities]]. Further muddying the waters, a few characters with three distinct modes have never been labeled as Triple Changers in toys or fiction even in cases where it would really make sense to do so.}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:TripleTakeover Blitzwing Astrotrain stadium.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
The Triple Changers [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] joined [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s forces sometime after their leader woke up from a 4-million year sleep. Blitzwing took part in the sacking of [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} while Astrotrain helped take over [[Earth]] after the Autobots were exiled. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} The pair were soon integrated into Megatron's forces with Astrotrain regularly providing transport {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} {{storylink|The Gambler}} {{storylink|Sea Change}} and Blitzwing providing extra muscle. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} Astrotrain had the opportunity to command a mission after shooting down [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] over [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] and took advantage of [[Titan (species)|the native species]]' [[Religion|superstitions]] by posing as one of their [[Sky God]]s. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

It wasn't long before the two Triple Changers fell in with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and plotted to overthrow Megatron. What their co-conspirator didn't realize was that Astrotrain and Blitzwing intended to rule alone and once both he and their leader were out of the way the Triple Changers attempted to take over Earth in their own fashion. Astrotrain created a number of trains he controlled while Blitzwing took over a football stadium. Their rule lasted roughly as long as it took for Megatron and Starscream to thaw themselves out and then the pair found they faced [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

The two Triple Changers were dispatched to negotiate with [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] for his help in destroying the Autobots, but the pair instead fell foul of the traps Chumley had intended for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Chumley released them when it became clear he'd lost against Optimus, but instead of attacking the Autobots as he assumed they would the two Decepticons went after him. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}} Astrotrain largely returned to transportation duties following this {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}} {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} even transporting Starscream into exile. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

By [[2005]], the Autobot Triple Changer [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] had arrived on Earth and was at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] when the Decepticons, including Astrotrain and Blitzwing attacked it. Following the climactic battle between Megatron and Prime, Astrotrain served as getaway ship taking the surviving Decepticons back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After a second attack on Autobot City, Springer fled Earth with the other Autobots and after a stopover on [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] took part in the effort to defeat [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} Following Unicron's defeat the Decepticons including Astrotrain, Blitzwing and [[Octane]] ended up seeking refuge on [[Chaar]] where they survived in an [[energon]]-starved state. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} The Quintessons took advantage of this and manipulated both sides to attempt to destroy them all. Blitzwing, in the process of helping halt the Quintesson plan effectively turned traitor in [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s eyes and was banished from the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:SandstormOctane BFF.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] also arrived on Earth and helped take part in investigations when Octane took control of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], using the huge Transformer's might to secure him a deal with [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. At the end of the affair Octane was also banished from the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} The Autobots encountered another Triple Changer, [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] on the planet [[Paradron]]. Sandstorm was descended from early Cybertronian migrants who had come to Paradron fleeing the war. After Paradron's destruction, Sandstorm joined the Autobot forces on Earth. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} It was while on Earth that he befriended Octane though he was unable to prevent the Decepticons tracking the renegade down. Octane eventually fell in with Starscream, who had been reduced to an apparition and was trying to resurrect Unicron. This didn't go well. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} Broadside continued to work with the Autobots as transport and occasionally muscle {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} and for the Decepticons so did both Astrotrain {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} and apparently Octane. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}
{{groupstub}}
====Marvel Comics continuity====
=====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=====
{{noteukonly}}
''[[Steamhammer (G1)|Steamhammer]] fought Autobots in a battle near the town of [[Yuss]] using both his jet and tank modes. He was killed.'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

[[File:Ratbatcratercritters.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Didja ever wonder what guys like Astrotrain do if they have an itch in the middle of their back? That's gotta ''suck'' for 'em. There is ''no way'' he can reach back there.]]
''The Decepticon Triple Changers served alongside the [[Conehead]]s and [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where Octane and Blitzwing developed a reputation as two of the Decepticons' [[Ten Deadliest Killers|deadliest killers]]: key targets in [[Operation: Volcano]].'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} ''The deadly killer Octane would later oversee a [[Decepticon fuel store|fuel store]] and run away screaming from Autobots.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

The Decepticon Triple Changers were called into service by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] when a freighter that he had sent to [[Earth]] failed to make contact upon its arrival. The three Triple Changers traveled to Earth via [[space bridge]] and located the crashed freighter at the bottom of an impact crater. They quickly discovered that the pilot had become infected with [[scraplet]]s...which immediately infected ''them'' as well. Despite the rapidly spreading disease, they were happy to attack two Autobots who arrived to investigate the crater. One of the Autobots fled while the other proved to be a fair match for the trio. {{storylink|Crater Critters}}

Eventually, they overpowered and captured [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], taking him prisoner. Astrotrain contacted Ratbat on Cybertron, requesting a cure. Instead, Ratbat dispatched a group of captured Autobots with orders to destroy all the infected Transformers on Earth with canisters of acid... including his own troops! Weakened by the disease, the Triple Changers could do little but sit around in the crater and wait for the end to come, whether by acid melting or scraplet consumption.

Luckily for the Triple Changers, the other Autobot, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]], had managed to find a cure for the disease. Though Blaster demanded that Goldbug kill him along with the Decepticons rather than curing them, Goldbug's hand was forced the other way when the scraplets merged into a titanic combined form. He sprayed [[water|the cure]] on all the crater's occupants, including the Decepticons. Quickly recovering, the Triple Changers rallied to the attack, bringing down the combined scraplet monster with their weapons. Subsequently, they grabbed the cargo of the crashed freighter and made good their escape. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

The Triple Changers subsequently joined the main force of Decepticons on Earth, initially under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command, then later Ratbat's. They participated in the great battle against the Autobots on the Moon, {{storylink|Totaled!}} played host to human guests at [[Club Con]], {{storylink|Club Con!}} and battled [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s forces in the Arctic, a battle in which they fared particularly well. {{storylink|Cold War!}} They didn't fare so well against the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], however, who slaughtered all three of them in a single blast. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

In a dystopian future, they served under [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] and killed [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]]. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

[[File:Triplechangerstarget2006.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
''The Autobot Triple Changers first came to prominence in the days leading up to [[Operation: Volcano]]; they were called into service by [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] to fill in for Ultra Magnus, should the latter not return from Earth in time to participate in the mission. They convinced the [[Wrecker]]s' leader, [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], that they would be up to the challenge by beating the stuffing out of him before rocketing back to the Autobot base, [[Debris]]. When Impactor was killed in the aborted mission, Triple Changer Springer took over as Wrecker leader, with the other two becoming part of the force as well.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''The Triple Changers participated in several of the Wreckers' missions on Cybertron'' {{storylink|City of Fear!}} ''and Earth.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} ''After the latter mission turned into a near-disaster, Sandstorm and Broadside were sent to Earth along with Inferno as an advance guard.'' {{storylink|Firebug!}} {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}}

''They were still with the Wreckers during the catastrophic battle against [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], which saw Sandstorm destroyed. Broadside and Springer survived ''{{storylink|Time Wars}} ''eventually going on to form the [[Survivors]] group.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}
{{note|The Survivors' storyline then suffered a minor continuity switch ending up in the Earthforce continuity as seen below.}}
{{-}}
======Earthforce======
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Triple changers shockwave secrets.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
During the [[Decepticon Civil War]] on Earth, the Decepticon Triple Changers would serve under Shockwave. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Their great highlights were helping beat the snot out of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}} and joining the massed attack on Autobot [[Earthbase]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} Their lowlight was Octane getting stuck on a military firing range while full of fuel, and Astrotrain and Blitzwing leaving him behind out of annoyance. {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}

Meanwhile, Springer and Broadside had to deal with the Decepticon [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] leaving the Survivors to avenge his friend [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]]'s death at the hands of the new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} hooking up with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s [[Earthforce]] to assist him in defeating the Decepticon unit. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} They would go on to defend an [[oil tanker]] from Starscream in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}
{{-}}
======Marvel UK future timelines======
[[File:Rodimus technobots wreckers peace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
In one possible future, Broadside, Springer and Sandstorm would be three of the last Autobots when the war ended in [[2510]]. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] made Springer his successor, only for fighting to break out over it; Sandstorm fired the second shot, killing [[Triton]]. {{storylink|Peace}}
{{-}}
=====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic=====
Broadside was part of a team of "[[Firestormer]]s" that raided various Decepticon outposts across the galaxy. {{storylink|War Without End!}} Springer, meanwhile, had apparently joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s main force of Autobots and participated in a counter-Decepticon raid on [[Ethos]] {{storylink|Escalation!}} as well as the final battle against the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] on Earth. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

Octane was also present in the conflict, but [[Death|not for long]]. {{storylink|Total War!}}
=====''Regeneration One''=====
{{NoteRG1}}
Megatron reanimated and lobotomized all three Decepticon Triple Changers after recovering their remains from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and utilized them as part of his [[zombie]] army. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} The Autobot Triple Changers, as part of the Wreckers, travelled to Earth to combat this threat, though Megatron executed Springer in cold blood to provoke Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} With Megatron dead and [[Aunty|Auntie]] deactivated, the inert zombies were dumped into a pit and vaporised from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

Sandstorm and the injured Broadside returned to Cybertron aboard the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]'' {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}} where Sandstorm continued to serve with the Wreckers; keeping the peace at [[Eugenesis Plaza]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} and [[Auto-artery RG1]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} and participating in a failed attack at [[Fort Scyk]] to root out [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s Neo-Decepticons. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} With the arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]'' above the planet, he formed part of a raid on the Decepticon ship but was caught unawares by the master of [[Metallikato]] and found himself impaled by a sword. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

Both Broadside and Sandstorm were well enough recovered to join Rodimus Prime's assault on the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], with the Wreckers operating separately from the main Autobot forces and using the Hub's interplanetary "[[slam rail]]" tube system to avoid detection while causing massive explosions to detach planets from its superstructure. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}
====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:BlitzwingDissectionDreamwave.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|This detailed scientific cutaway view reveals that underneath all that armor Blitzwing is... made of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy|mechanical stuff]].]]
Triple Changers Blitzwing, Octane, Astrotrain and [[Fumes]] were involved in Decepticon battle operations around the time that Optimus Prime rose to command the Autobots. They participated in a major attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} and came close to victory {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} before [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] managed to destroy the entire [[Polities of Cybertron|city-state]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

{{note|Blitzwing is shown to transform into all three modes during the attack on Iacon though this would seem to be retconned away by subsequent issues.}}

Blitzwing was a dangerous experiment of Shockwave's captured and kept in containment by the Autobots. He possessed unique qualities that led [[the Fallen]] to seek him out for the [[Unbinding]]. During this time, Springer led the splinter faction the Wreckers. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

Later, Blitzwing and Astrotrain spontaneously began to grow new parts perhaps heralding their evolution into Triple Changers. (Yes, we know this makes no sense.) {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

Obsessed with improving the Cybertronian race, Shockwave created the [[Duocon]]s and though they were unstable it convinced him to go one stage further and modify several other Transformers into Triple Changers starting with Springer. Triple Changers can change between modes three times as fast as a normal Transformer. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye}}

Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane and Blitzwing formed Shockwave's Triple Changer Strike Team and travelled to Earth to apprehend the rogue crews of the ''Ark'' and ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|New World Order}} On their return to Cybertron it was revealed the Autobots had doubts about their alliance with the former Decepticons and released Prime's crew to the Autobot resistance though Sandstorm was killed by [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]]. Meanwhile, Octane chanced across the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and provoked [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] into decapitating him. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] returned to wrest control of the Decepticons from Shockwave, Blitzwing remained steadfastly loyal to the one-eyed commander and so was torn apart by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] for his trouble. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}
====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:Overcharge shadowplay.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]
Long before the war started Blitzwing and [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] were members of the [[Triorian Guard]], the [[Senate]]'s unit of multi-terrain Triple Changers charged with guarding the body of [[Nominus Prime]] as it lay in the [[Primal Basilica]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} Around the same time, [[Trepan]]'s [[Relinquishment Clinic]] was running a special offer on Triple Changers that proved very popular. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

Astrotrain and Blitzwing joined the Decepticons early in the war {{storylink|The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy}} and [[Octane|Tankor]] transported energy for the Decepticon army on several occasions. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

The orphaned [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] [[Stardrive]] was a Triple Changer able to turn into both a car and jet. After meeting more Cybertronians, she was surprised and confused to learn not all of them possessed this ability. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}

Astrotrain and Blitzwing were part of Starscream's [[Infiltration protocol|infiltration unit]] on Earth. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration}} They survived attacks by the [[Reaper]]s and Autobots before they were driven from the planet. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}} When the Autobots returned with Omega Supreme the Decepticons retreated into space ferried by Astrotrain. {{storylink|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron}} Tankor was left behind until [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] returned to Earth and reunited his army. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

[[File:Wreckersstormbringer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
The Autobot Triple Changers were part of the [[Wrecker]]s until the team fractured leaving only Springer {{storylink|Bullets}} who was then put in a coma by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Zero Point}} Broadside and Sandstorm ended up with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s forces on Earth after the [[Surge (event)|Surge]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers}} After the war formally ended, Broadside aided [[Autobot High Command]] in rebuilding society on Cybertron. Astrotrain and Blitzwing aided [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] in preparing for Megatron's return while Tankor fell in with [[NAIL|the neutrals]] and left the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Verge}}

The two remaining Decepticons would then fall under the command of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} and returned to Earth as part of his plan to locate [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Broadside and Sandstorm served as Megatron's guards during his trial on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]]; {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Broadside then went on to serve under Megatron as part of the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} Meanwhile, Tankor joined a motley crew of former Autobots and Decepticons on Cybertron who would become allied with the Camiens [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade #3}}

The [[Hydrobot (G1)|Hydrobots]] counted at least two Triple Changers among their number: [[Aquabat]] and "the other one". {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

===Live-action film series===
According to hypotheses chronicled in [[Vector Sigma]]'s [[datatrax]], the ability to have two or even more alternate modes may be connected to a Transformer's [[CNA|genetics]].<ref>Hasbro's online [http://web.archive.org/web/20100330183135/http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/TRANSFORMERS-Glossary.cfm Transformers glossary].</ref>

When resurrected by an [[AllSpark]] fragment, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] gained the altmode of a flying Cybertronian tank thanks to an infusion of new parts from [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|ze little one]], in addition to his Cybertronian jet mode from [[Transformers (film)|before]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen comic adaptation}}

[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] is shown contorting into a gun-emplacement artillery mode during [[Operation: Firestorm]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] takes on many different disguises including a printer, TV and human-sized pink [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

[[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] is shown to be able to transform into both a helicopter and a Bugatti Veyron at will without having to [[scanning|scan]] a new form. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}} Since switching into a Mercedes AMG GT R, it is currently unknown if he still possesses a third mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

[[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]] is also a Triple Changer, following along with [[Blitzwing (G1)|his]] [[Blitzwing (Animated)|roots]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel|Bumblebee Movie Prequel}}

[[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] were originally standard Transformers, each with their own muscle car mode, before upgrading into Triple Changers by scanning a {{w|Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier jet}} and a {{w|Bell AH-1 SuperCobra}} helicopter, respectively. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

===''Animated''===
[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] was experimented on by [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] and rebuilt as a Triple Changer, but this had the result of fracturing his mind into three distinct personalities: "Icy" Blitzwing, a cold, cunning and stone-faced tactician; "Hothead" Blitzwing, a destructively uncontained vent of rage; and "Random" Blitzwing, a comically-insane and rambling maniac. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}} However, when it came to an [[Earth]]-based alternate mode two of his personalities, Icy and Hothead were unable to choose between a jet for the former and a tank for the latter until his Random side suggested scanning ''both'' of them. Unfortunately, his personalities changed primarily in sync with his vehicle modes, especially if he converted from Icy or Random to Hothead which [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] later noticed allowing the Autobots to exploit this weakness by causing him to crash when he converted from jet mode to tank mode mid-flight. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}} {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

It is unknown if [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime/Shockwave]] counts as a Triple Changer since his "Longarm" form had a crane-alternate mode while his default "Shockwave" form had a tank-alternate mode. This may have been due to his unique [[size changing]] abilities he employed during his extended infiltration of the Autobot ranks. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} {{storylink|TransWarped}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
Transformers can readily scan additional modes bringing up their total to three or more. {{storylink|Changes}} {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Boulder]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], and [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] are all eventually referred to as Triple Changers, having each taken on third Dinobot forms. {{storylink|Quarry's Quarry}} Blades believes the use of Triple-Changing is unfair when used in a game of [[Rescue Ball]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Blitzwingg1toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|In a line cut from ''The Transformers: The Movie'', Blitzwing says that as a Triple Changer he's worth any two of his comrades. But it turns out that he retailed for a bit less than the Seekers.]]
*'''Decepticon Triple Changers''' (1985)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]}}

*'''Autobot Triple Changers''' (1986)
{{Bp-a1|[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]}}

*'''Decepticon Triple Changers''' (1986)
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane]]}}
</ul>

:The original Triple Changers were released in the second year of Generation 1, and were sufficiently popular to inspire four more in [[1986]]. Springer, Sandstorm, Astrotrain, and Octane were re-released in [[1991]] as part of the [[Europe]]an ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line.

===Classics===
[[File:ClassicsAstrotrain.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*[Astrotrain] (https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Classics) 2006

===Universe (2008)===
*[[Octane|Tankor]]
:Octane with a new name.

===Generations===
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Generations|Blitzwing]]
*[[Sandstorm (G1)#Generations|Sandstorm]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Voyager|Autobot Springer]]

{{note|This list includes only toys that actually have three modes. Several of the Triple Changer characters have had later releases in other toy molds, most notably Sandstorm and Springer, but these forms lacked the third mode required to qualify as Triple Changers.}}

===Subsequent toys labeled as "Triple Changers"===
[[File:G1 Scorponok toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
;Generation 1
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (called a "Headmaster Triple Changer base" in a commercial and in "[[Doomsday for Nebulos]].")

;''Generation 2''
*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] (1994)
:The bomber/tank/robot describes himself as "triple-changing Dreadwing" in a television [[commercial]]. Another commercial has the announcer saying "Dreadwing is a Triple Changer."

;''Beast Wars''
[[File:BW-toy Depthcharge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]: a triple-changing [[Transmetal]] from the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'']]
*[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] (1998)
*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] (1998)
:Although the packaging says "3 mode conversion", the commercial announcer says that each of these characters "triple changes".

;''Armada''
[[File:Armada Laserbeak toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The only Triple Changer from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'': [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]]]]
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (2002)

;''Energon''
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (2004)
*[[Shockblast]] (2004)
*[[Six Shot]] (2005)

;''Cybertron''
*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]] (2005)
*[[Anti-Blaze]] (2006)
*[[Checkpoint (Cybertron)|Checkpoint]] (2006)
*[[Scythe (Cybertron)|Scythe]] (2006)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Cryo Scourge]] (2006)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Galvatron]] (2006)

;''Animated''
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (2008)

;''Revenge of the Fallen''
[[File:Soundwaverotfpreviewtoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Triple-changing [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], superior!]]
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] (2009)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (2009)
*[[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]]<ref>Megatron was identified as a Triple Changer in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe|Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]'' and was shown with two alternate modes in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic adaption]]. He did not display this ability in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|the film]], nor [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|his toys]].</ref> (2009)

;''Dark of the Moon''
[[File:DOTM-toy Backfire SpikeWitwicky.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Triple-changing [[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]], who's being ridden by [[Spike Witwicky (DOTM)|some guy]].]]
*[[Thunderhead]] (2011)
*[[Sandstorm (TF 2010)|Sandstorm]] (2011)
*[[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]] (2011)
*[[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]] (2011)
*[[Whirl (ROTF)|Whirl]] (2011)
*[[Tailpipe (DOTM)|Tailpipe]] & [[Pinpointer (DOTM)|Pinpointer]] (2011)
*[[Drag Strip (DOTM)|Drag Strip]] (2011)
*[[Half-Track (DOTM)|Half-Track]] (2011)
*[[Reverb (DOTM)|Reverb]] (2011)
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] (2011)
:''All'' the [[Human Alliance]] Basic-class robot figures are Triple Changers.
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 4|Striker Optimus]] (2011)

;Construct-Bots
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Bumblebee]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Blitzwing]]

;Unreleased
*"[[Dropshot (Armada)|Dropshot]]"
*"[[Fumes]]"
*ATB Megatron (called a Triple Changer by a Hasbro pitch man.)
*Marauder Megatron

===Retroactively labeled as Triple Changers===
[[File:G1toy Snapdragon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile book series identifies [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|''G1'' Snapdragon]] as Triple Changers.
*Dreamwave's ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More Than Meets The Eye: Armada]]'' book labels [[Over-Run (Armada)|''Armada'' Over-Run]] as a Triple Changer, also stating that other Mini-Cons with a third mode are Triple Changers.
*[[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' labels [[B'Boom]] as a Triple Changer but not [[Apache]].
*The mobile game ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]]'' identifies [[Sky Lynx (G1)|''G1'' Sky Lynx]] as a Triple Changer, with the appropriate in-game ability boost.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Triple Changer''' (トリプルチェンジャー ''Toripuru Chenjā''), '''Triplebot''' (Autobots, トリプルボット ''Toripurubotto''), '''Tripletron''' (Decepticons, トリプルトロン ''Toripurutoron'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Triplaváltozók'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Sān Pièn Jén''' (Taiwan, 三變人, "Triple Changer"), '''Sān Pièn Chīn Kāng''' (Taiwan, 三變金剛, "Triple-change Vajra"), '''Sānbiàn Zhànshì''' (China, 三变战士, "Triple-change Fighter")
*''Polish:'' '''Trójzmienny'''

==See also==
*[[Super Mode]]
*[[Attack mode]]
*[[Transportation mode]]
*[[:Category:Transformers with three modes|Transformers with three modes]]
*[[Transmetal]]

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars subgroups]]
[[Category:Cybertron franchise]]
[[Category:Energon franchise]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Gimmicks]]
[[Category:Subgroups]]
[[Category:Toys]]
[[Category:Triple Changers| ]]

Triple Changer

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Saberclaw: /* Classics */

[[File:5 blitzwing new world order.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Blitzwing demonstrates his triple-changing abilities, transforming from an ''incredibly'' unconvincing jet into a tank that's only ''slightly'' unconvincing.]]
In their quest for ever-greater machines of war, the [[Decepticon]]s developed warriors with two distinct [[alternate mode]]s. These '''Triple Changers''' can travel by land and air with equal ease and in the heat of battle they can rapidly change form to confuse and outflank the enemy. To counter this threat, the [[Autobot]]s also developed their own group of Triple Changers.

The Triple Changers are:

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]}}
</ul>

{{note|In Transformers fiction, the term "Triple Changer" refers almost exclusively to these two subgroups which are the only such characters ever shown as cohesive teams. However, other official sources such as toy packaging, catalogs, [[Hasbro]] spokespersons and commercials have applied the term "Triple Changer" rather haphazardly to other characters from [[Continuity family|various continuities]]. Further muddying the waters, a few characters with three distinct modes have never been labeled as Triple Changers in toys or fiction even in cases where it would really make sense to do so.}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:TripleTakeover Blitzwing Astrotrain stadium.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
The Triple Changers [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] joined [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s forces sometime after their leader woke up from a 4-million year sleep. Blitzwing took part in the sacking of [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} while Astrotrain helped take over [[Earth]] after the Autobots were exiled. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} The pair were soon integrated into Megatron's forces with Astrotrain regularly providing transport {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} {{storylink|The Gambler}} {{storylink|Sea Change}} and Blitzwing providing extra muscle. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} Astrotrain had the opportunity to command a mission after shooting down [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] over [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] and took advantage of [[Titan (species)|the native species]]' [[Religion|superstitions]] by posing as one of their [[Sky God]]s. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

It wasn't long before the two Triple Changers fell in with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and plotted to overthrow Megatron. What their co-conspirator didn't realize was that Astrotrain and Blitzwing intended to rule alone and once both he and their leader were out of the way the Triple Changers attempted to take over Earth in their own fashion. Astrotrain created a number of trains he controlled while Blitzwing took over a football stadium. Their rule lasted roughly as long as it took for Megatron and Starscream to thaw themselves out and then the pair found they faced [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

The two Triple Changers were dispatched to negotiate with [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] for his help in destroying the Autobots, but the pair instead fell foul of the traps Chumley had intended for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Chumley released them when it became clear he'd lost against Optimus, but instead of attacking the Autobots as he assumed they would the two Decepticons went after him. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}} Astrotrain largely returned to transportation duties following this {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}} {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} even transporting Starscream into exile. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

By [[2005]], the Autobot Triple Changer [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] had arrived on Earth and was at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] when the Decepticons, including Astrotrain and Blitzwing attacked it. Following the climactic battle between Megatron and Prime, Astrotrain served as getaway ship taking the surviving Decepticons back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After a second attack on Autobot City, Springer fled Earth with the other Autobots and after a stopover on [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] took part in the effort to defeat [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} Following Unicron's defeat the Decepticons including Astrotrain, Blitzwing and [[Octane]] ended up seeking refuge on [[Chaar]] where they survived in an [[energon]]-starved state. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} The Quintessons took advantage of this and manipulated both sides to attempt to destroy them all. Blitzwing, in the process of helping halt the Quintesson plan effectively turned traitor in [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s eyes and was banished from the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:SandstormOctane BFF.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] also arrived on Earth and helped take part in investigations when Octane took control of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], using the huge Transformer's might to secure him a deal with [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. At the end of the affair Octane was also banished from the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} The Autobots encountered another Triple Changer, [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] on the planet [[Paradron]]. Sandstorm was descended from early Cybertronian migrants who had come to Paradron fleeing the war. After Paradron's destruction, Sandstorm joined the Autobot forces on Earth. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} It was while on Earth that he befriended Octane though he was unable to prevent the Decepticons tracking the renegade down. Octane eventually fell in with Starscream, who had been reduced to an apparition and was trying to resurrect Unicron. This didn't go well. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} Broadside continued to work with the Autobots as transport and occasionally muscle {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} and for the Decepticons so did both Astrotrain {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} and apparently Octane. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}
{{groupstub}}
====Marvel Comics continuity====
=====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=====
{{noteukonly}}
''[[Steamhammer (G1)|Steamhammer]] fought Autobots in a battle near the town of [[Yuss]] using both his jet and tank modes. He was killed.'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

[[File:Ratbatcratercritters.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Didja ever wonder what guys like Astrotrain do if they have an itch in the middle of their back? That's gotta ''suck'' for 'em. There is ''no way'' he can reach back there.]]
''The Decepticon Triple Changers served alongside the [[Conehead]]s and [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where Octane and Blitzwing developed a reputation as two of the Decepticons' [[Ten Deadliest Killers|deadliest killers]]: key targets in [[Operation: Volcano]].'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} ''The deadly killer Octane would later oversee a [[Decepticon fuel store|fuel store]] and run away screaming from Autobots.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

The Decepticon Triple Changers were called into service by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] when a freighter that he had sent to [[Earth]] failed to make contact upon its arrival. The three Triple Changers traveled to Earth via [[space bridge]] and located the crashed freighter at the bottom of an impact crater. They quickly discovered that the pilot had become infected with [[scraplet]]s...which immediately infected ''them'' as well. Despite the rapidly spreading disease, they were happy to attack two Autobots who arrived to investigate the crater. One of the Autobots fled while the other proved to be a fair match for the trio. {{storylink|Crater Critters}}

Eventually, they overpowered and captured [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], taking him prisoner. Astrotrain contacted Ratbat on Cybertron, requesting a cure. Instead, Ratbat dispatched a group of captured Autobots with orders to destroy all the infected Transformers on Earth with canisters of acid... including his own troops! Weakened by the disease, the Triple Changers could do little but sit around in the crater and wait for the end to come, whether by acid melting or scraplet consumption.

Luckily for the Triple Changers, the other Autobot, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]], had managed to find a cure for the disease. Though Blaster demanded that Goldbug kill him along with the Decepticons rather than curing them, Goldbug's hand was forced the other way when the scraplets merged into a titanic combined form. He sprayed [[water|the cure]] on all the crater's occupants, including the Decepticons. Quickly recovering, the Triple Changers rallied to the attack, bringing down the combined scraplet monster with their weapons. Subsequently, they grabbed the cargo of the crashed freighter and made good their escape. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

The Triple Changers subsequently joined the main force of Decepticons on Earth, initially under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command, then later Ratbat's. They participated in the great battle against the Autobots on the Moon, {{storylink|Totaled!}} played host to human guests at [[Club Con]], {{storylink|Club Con!}} and battled [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s forces in the Arctic, a battle in which they fared particularly well. {{storylink|Cold War!}} They didn't fare so well against the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], however, who slaughtered all three of them in a single blast. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

In a dystopian future, they served under [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] and killed [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]]. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

[[File:Triplechangerstarget2006.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
''The Autobot Triple Changers first came to prominence in the days leading up to [[Operation: Volcano]]; they were called into service by [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] to fill in for Ultra Magnus, should the latter not return from Earth in time to participate in the mission. They convinced the [[Wrecker]]s' leader, [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], that they would be up to the challenge by beating the stuffing out of him before rocketing back to the Autobot base, [[Debris]]. When Impactor was killed in the aborted mission, Triple Changer Springer took over as Wrecker leader, with the other two becoming part of the force as well.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''The Triple Changers participated in several of the Wreckers' missions on Cybertron'' {{storylink|City of Fear!}} ''and Earth.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} ''After the latter mission turned into a near-disaster, Sandstorm and Broadside were sent to Earth along with Inferno as an advance guard.'' {{storylink|Firebug!}} {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}}

''They were still with the Wreckers during the catastrophic battle against [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], which saw Sandstorm destroyed. Broadside and Springer survived ''{{storylink|Time Wars}} ''eventually going on to form the [[Survivors]] group.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}
{{note|The Survivors' storyline then suffered a minor continuity switch ending up in the Earthforce continuity as seen below.}}
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======Earthforce======
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Triple changers shockwave secrets.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
During the [[Decepticon Civil War]] on Earth, the Decepticon Triple Changers would serve under Shockwave. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Their great highlights were helping beat the snot out of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}} and joining the massed attack on Autobot [[Earthbase]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} Their lowlight was Octane getting stuck on a military firing range while full of fuel, and Astrotrain and Blitzwing leaving him behind out of annoyance. {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}

Meanwhile, Springer and Broadside had to deal with the Decepticon [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] leaving the Survivors to avenge his friend [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]]'s death at the hands of the new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} hooking up with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s [[Earthforce]] to assist him in defeating the Decepticon unit. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} They would go on to defend an [[oil tanker]] from Starscream in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}
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======Marvel UK future timelines======
[[File:Rodimus technobots wreckers peace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
In one possible future, Broadside, Springer and Sandstorm would be three of the last Autobots when the war ended in [[2510]]. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] made Springer his successor, only for fighting to break out over it; Sandstorm fired the second shot, killing [[Triton]]. {{storylink|Peace}}
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=====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic=====
Broadside was part of a team of "[[Firestormer]]s" that raided various Decepticon outposts across the galaxy. {{storylink|War Without End!}} Springer, meanwhile, had apparently joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s main force of Autobots and participated in a counter-Decepticon raid on [[Ethos]] {{storylink|Escalation!}} as well as the final battle against the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] on Earth. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

Octane was also present in the conflict, but [[Death|not for long]]. {{storylink|Total War!}}
=====''Regeneration One''=====
{{NoteRG1}}
Megatron reanimated and lobotomized all three Decepticon Triple Changers after recovering their remains from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and utilized them as part of his [[zombie]] army. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} The Autobot Triple Changers, as part of the Wreckers, travelled to Earth to combat this threat, though Megatron executed Springer in cold blood to provoke Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} With Megatron dead and [[Aunty|Auntie]] deactivated, the inert zombies were dumped into a pit and vaporised from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

Sandstorm and the injured Broadside returned to Cybertron aboard the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]'' {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}} where Sandstorm continued to serve with the Wreckers; keeping the peace at [[Eugenesis Plaza]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} and [[Auto-artery RG1]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} and participating in a failed attack at [[Fort Scyk]] to root out [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s Neo-Decepticons. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} With the arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]'' above the planet, he formed part of a raid on the Decepticon ship but was caught unawares by the master of [[Metallikato]] and found himself impaled by a sword. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

Both Broadside and Sandstorm were well enough recovered to join Rodimus Prime's assault on the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], with the Wreckers operating separately from the main Autobot forces and using the Hub's interplanetary "[[slam rail]]" tube system to avoid detection while causing massive explosions to detach planets from its superstructure. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}
====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:BlitzwingDissectionDreamwave.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|This detailed scientific cutaway view reveals that underneath all that armor Blitzwing is... made of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy|mechanical stuff]].]]
Triple Changers Blitzwing, Octane, Astrotrain and [[Fumes]] were involved in Decepticon battle operations around the time that Optimus Prime rose to command the Autobots. They participated in a major attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} and came close to victory {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} before [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] managed to destroy the entire [[Polities of Cybertron|city-state]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

{{note|Blitzwing is shown to transform into all three modes during the attack on Iacon though this would seem to be retconned away by subsequent issues.}}

Blitzwing was a dangerous experiment of Shockwave's captured and kept in containment by the Autobots. He possessed unique qualities that led [[the Fallen]] to seek him out for the [[Unbinding]]. During this time, Springer led the splinter faction the Wreckers. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

Later, Blitzwing and Astrotrain spontaneously began to grow new parts perhaps heralding their evolution into Triple Changers. (Yes, we know this makes no sense.) {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

Obsessed with improving the Cybertronian race, Shockwave created the [[Duocon]]s and though they were unstable it convinced him to go one stage further and modify several other Transformers into Triple Changers starting with Springer. Triple Changers can change between modes three times as fast as a normal Transformer. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye}}

Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane and Blitzwing formed Shockwave's Triple Changer Strike Team and travelled to Earth to apprehend the rogue crews of the ''Ark'' and ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|New World Order}} On their return to Cybertron it was revealed the Autobots had doubts about their alliance with the former Decepticons and released Prime's crew to the Autobot resistance though Sandstorm was killed by [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]]. Meanwhile, Octane chanced across the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and provoked [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] into decapitating him. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] returned to wrest control of the Decepticons from Shockwave, Blitzwing remained steadfastly loyal to the one-eyed commander and so was torn apart by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] for his trouble. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}
====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:Overcharge shadowplay.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]
Long before the war started Blitzwing and [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] were members of the [[Triorian Guard]], the [[Senate]]'s unit of multi-terrain Triple Changers charged with guarding the body of [[Nominus Prime]] as it lay in the [[Primal Basilica]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} Around the same time, [[Trepan]]'s [[Relinquishment Clinic]] was running a special offer on Triple Changers that proved very popular. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

Astrotrain and Blitzwing joined the Decepticons early in the war {{storylink|The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy}} and [[Octane|Tankor]] transported energy for the Decepticon army on several occasions. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

The orphaned [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] [[Stardrive]] was a Triple Changer able to turn into both a car and jet. After meeting more Cybertronians, she was surprised and confused to learn not all of them possessed this ability. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}

Astrotrain and Blitzwing were part of Starscream's [[Infiltration protocol|infiltration unit]] on Earth. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration}} They survived attacks by the [[Reaper]]s and Autobots before they were driven from the planet. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}} When the Autobots returned with Omega Supreme the Decepticons retreated into space ferried by Astrotrain. {{storylink|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron}} Tankor was left behind until [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] returned to Earth and reunited his army. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

[[File:Wreckersstormbringer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
The Autobot Triple Changers were part of the [[Wrecker]]s until the team fractured leaving only Springer {{storylink|Bullets}} who was then put in a coma by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Zero Point}} Broadside and Sandstorm ended up with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s forces on Earth after the [[Surge (event)|Surge]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers}} After the war formally ended, Broadside aided [[Autobot High Command]] in rebuilding society on Cybertron. Astrotrain and Blitzwing aided [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] in preparing for Megatron's return while Tankor fell in with [[NAIL|the neutrals]] and left the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Verge}}

The two remaining Decepticons would then fall under the command of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} and returned to Earth as part of his plan to locate [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Broadside and Sandstorm served as Megatron's guards during his trial on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]]; {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Broadside then went on to serve under Megatron as part of the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} Meanwhile, Tankor joined a motley crew of former Autobots and Decepticons on Cybertron who would become allied with the Camiens [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade #3}}

The [[Hydrobot (G1)|Hydrobots]] counted at least two Triple Changers among their number: [[Aquabat]] and "the other one". {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

===Live-action film series===
According to hypotheses chronicled in [[Vector Sigma]]'s [[datatrax]], the ability to have two or even more alternate modes may be connected to a Transformer's [[CNA|genetics]].<ref>Hasbro's online [http://web.archive.org/web/20100330183135/http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/TRANSFORMERS-Glossary.cfm Transformers glossary].</ref>

When resurrected by an [[AllSpark]] fragment, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] gained the altmode of a flying Cybertronian tank thanks to an infusion of new parts from [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|ze little one]], in addition to his Cybertronian jet mode from [[Transformers (film)|before]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen comic adaptation}}

[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] is shown contorting into a gun-emplacement artillery mode during [[Operation: Firestorm]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] takes on many different disguises including a printer, TV and human-sized pink [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

[[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] is shown to be able to transform into both a helicopter and a Bugatti Veyron at will without having to [[scanning|scan]] a new form. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}} Since switching into a Mercedes AMG GT R, it is currently unknown if he still possesses a third mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

[[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]] is also a Triple Changer, following along with [[Blitzwing (G1)|his]] [[Blitzwing (Animated)|roots]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel|Bumblebee Movie Prequel}}

[[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] were originally standard Transformers, each with their own muscle car mode, before upgrading into Triple Changers by scanning a {{w|Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier jet}} and a {{w|Bell AH-1 SuperCobra}} helicopter, respectively. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

===''Animated''===
[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] was experimented on by [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] and rebuilt as a Triple Changer, but this had the result of fracturing his mind into three distinct personalities: "Icy" Blitzwing, a cold, cunning and stone-faced tactician; "Hothead" Blitzwing, a destructively uncontained vent of rage; and "Random" Blitzwing, a comically-insane and rambling maniac. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}} However, when it came to an [[Earth]]-based alternate mode two of his personalities, Icy and Hothead were unable to choose between a jet for the former and a tank for the latter until his Random side suggested scanning ''both'' of them. Unfortunately, his personalities changed primarily in sync with his vehicle modes, especially if he converted from Icy or Random to Hothead which [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] later noticed allowing the Autobots to exploit this weakness by causing him to crash when he converted from jet mode to tank mode mid-flight. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}} {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

It is unknown if [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime/Shockwave]] counts as a Triple Changer since his "Longarm" form had a crane-alternate mode while his default "Shockwave" form had a tank-alternate mode. This may have been due to his unique [[size changing]] abilities he employed during his extended infiltration of the Autobot ranks. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} {{storylink|TransWarped}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
Transformers can readily scan additional modes bringing up their total to three or more. {{storylink|Changes}} {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Boulder]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], and [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] are all eventually referred to as Triple Changers, having each taken on third Dinobot forms. {{storylink|Quarry's Quarry}} Blades believes the use of Triple-Changing is unfair when used in a game of [[Rescue Ball]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Blitzwingg1toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|In a line cut from ''The Transformers: The Movie'', Blitzwing says that as a Triple Changer he's worth any two of his comrades. But it turns out that he retailed for a bit less than the Seekers.]]
*'''Decepticon Triple Changers''' (1985)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]}}

*'''Autobot Triple Changers''' (1986)
{{Bp-a1|[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]}}

*'''Decepticon Triple Changers''' (1986)
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane]]}}
</ul>

:The original Triple Changers were released in the second year of Generation 1, and were sufficiently popular to inspire four more in [[1986]]. Springer, Sandstorm, Astrotrain, and Octane were re-released in [[1991]] as part of the [[Europe]]an ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line.

===Classics===
[[File:ClassicsAstrotrain.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*[https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Classics] (Astrotrain) 2006

===Universe (2008)===
*[[Octane|Tankor]]
:Octane with a new name.

===Generations===
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Generations|Blitzwing]]
*[[Sandstorm (G1)#Generations|Sandstorm]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Voyager|Autobot Springer]]

{{note|This list includes only toys that actually have three modes. Several of the Triple Changer characters have had later releases in other toy molds, most notably Sandstorm and Springer, but these forms lacked the third mode required to qualify as Triple Changers.}}

===Subsequent toys labeled as "Triple Changers"===
[[File:G1 Scorponok toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
;Generation 1
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (called a "Headmaster Triple Changer base" in a commercial and in "[[Doomsday for Nebulos]].")

;''Generation 2''
*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] (1994)
:The bomber/tank/robot describes himself as "triple-changing Dreadwing" in a television [[commercial]]. Another commercial has the announcer saying "Dreadwing is a Triple Changer."

;''Beast Wars''
[[File:BW-toy Depthcharge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]: a triple-changing [[Transmetal]] from the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'']]
*[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] (1998)
*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] (1998)
:Although the packaging says "3 mode conversion", the commercial announcer says that each of these characters "triple changes".

;''Armada''
[[File:Armada Laserbeak toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The only Triple Changer from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'': [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]]]]
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (2002)

;''Energon''
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (2004)
*[[Shockblast]] (2004)
*[[Six Shot]] (2005)

;''Cybertron''
*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]] (2005)
*[[Anti-Blaze]] (2006)
*[[Checkpoint (Cybertron)|Checkpoint]] (2006)
*[[Scythe (Cybertron)|Scythe]] (2006)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Cryo Scourge]] (2006)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Galvatron]] (2006)

;''Animated''
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (2008)

;''Revenge of the Fallen''
[[File:Soundwaverotfpreviewtoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Triple-changing [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], superior!]]
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] (2009)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (2009)
*[[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]]<ref>Megatron was identified as a Triple Changer in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe|Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]'' and was shown with two alternate modes in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic adaption]]. He did not display this ability in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|the film]], nor [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|his toys]].</ref> (2009)

;''Dark of the Moon''
[[File:DOTM-toy Backfire SpikeWitwicky.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Triple-changing [[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]], who's being ridden by [[Spike Witwicky (DOTM)|some guy]].]]
*[[Thunderhead]] (2011)
*[[Sandstorm (TF 2010)|Sandstorm]] (2011)
*[[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]] (2011)
*[[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]] (2011)
*[[Whirl (ROTF)|Whirl]] (2011)
*[[Tailpipe (DOTM)|Tailpipe]] & [[Pinpointer (DOTM)|Pinpointer]] (2011)
*[[Drag Strip (DOTM)|Drag Strip]] (2011)
*[[Half-Track (DOTM)|Half-Track]] (2011)
*[[Reverb (DOTM)|Reverb]] (2011)
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] (2011)
:''All'' the [[Human Alliance]] Basic-class robot figures are Triple Changers.
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 4|Striker Optimus]] (2011)

;Construct-Bots
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Bumblebee]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Blitzwing]]

;Unreleased
*"[[Dropshot (Armada)|Dropshot]]"
*"[[Fumes]]"
*ATB Megatron (called a Triple Changer by a Hasbro pitch man.)
*Marauder Megatron

===Retroactively labeled as Triple Changers===
[[File:G1toy Snapdragon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile book series identifies [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|''G1'' Snapdragon]] as Triple Changers.
*Dreamwave's ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More Than Meets The Eye: Armada]]'' book labels [[Over-Run (Armada)|''Armada'' Over-Run]] as a Triple Changer, also stating that other Mini-Cons with a third mode are Triple Changers.
*[[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' labels [[B'Boom]] as a Triple Changer but not [[Apache]].
*The mobile game ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]]'' identifies [[Sky Lynx (G1)|''G1'' Sky Lynx]] as a Triple Changer, with the appropriate in-game ability boost.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Triple Changer''' (トリプルチェンジャー ''Toripuru Chenjā''), '''Triplebot''' (Autobots, トリプルボット ''Toripurubotto''), '''Tripletron''' (Decepticons, トリプルトロン ''Toripurutoron'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Triplaváltozók'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Sān Pièn Jén''' (Taiwan, 三變人, "Triple Changer"), '''Sān Pièn Chīn Kāng''' (Taiwan, 三變金剛, "Triple-change Vajra"), '''Sānbiàn Zhànshì''' (China, 三变战士, "Triple-change Fighter")
*''Polish:'' '''Trójzmienny'''

==See also==
*[[Super Mode]]
*[[Attack mode]]
*[[Transportation mode]]
*[[:Category:Transformers with three modes|Transformers with three modes]]
*[[Transmetal]]

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars subgroups]]
[[Category:Cybertron franchise]]
[[Category:Energon franchise]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Gimmicks]]
[[Category:Subgroups]]
[[Category:Toys]]
[[Category:Triple Changers| ]]

Triple Changer

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Saberclaw: /* Classics */

[[File:5 blitzwing new world order.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Blitzwing demonstrates his triple-changing abilities, transforming from an ''incredibly'' unconvincing jet into a tank that's only ''slightly'' unconvincing.]]
In their quest for ever-greater machines of war, the [[Decepticon]]s developed warriors with two distinct [[alternate mode]]s. These '''Triple Changers''' can travel by land and air with equal ease and in the heat of battle they can rapidly change form to confuse and outflank the enemy. To counter this threat, the [[Autobot]]s also developed their own group of Triple Changers.

The Triple Changers are:

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]}}
</ul>

{{note|In Transformers fiction, the term "Triple Changer" refers almost exclusively to these two subgroups which are the only such characters ever shown as cohesive teams. However, other official sources such as toy packaging, catalogs, [[Hasbro]] spokespersons and commercials have applied the term "Triple Changer" rather haphazardly to other characters from [[Continuity family|various continuities]]. Further muddying the waters, a few characters with three distinct modes have never been labeled as Triple Changers in toys or fiction even in cases where it would really make sense to do so.}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:TripleTakeover Blitzwing Astrotrain stadium.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
The Triple Changers [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] joined [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s forces sometime after their leader woke up from a 4-million year sleep. Blitzwing took part in the sacking of [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} while Astrotrain helped take over [[Earth]] after the Autobots were exiled. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} The pair were soon integrated into Megatron's forces with Astrotrain regularly providing transport {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} {{storylink|The Gambler}} {{storylink|Sea Change}} and Blitzwing providing extra muscle. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} Astrotrain had the opportunity to command a mission after shooting down [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] over [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] and took advantage of [[Titan (species)|the native species]]' [[Religion|superstitions]] by posing as one of their [[Sky God]]s. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

It wasn't long before the two Triple Changers fell in with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and plotted to overthrow Megatron. What their co-conspirator didn't realize was that Astrotrain and Blitzwing intended to rule alone and once both he and their leader were out of the way the Triple Changers attempted to take over Earth in their own fashion. Astrotrain created a number of trains he controlled while Blitzwing took over a football stadium. Their rule lasted roughly as long as it took for Megatron and Starscream to thaw themselves out and then the pair found they faced [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

The two Triple Changers were dispatched to negotiate with [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] for his help in destroying the Autobots, but the pair instead fell foul of the traps Chumley had intended for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Chumley released them when it became clear he'd lost against Optimus, but instead of attacking the Autobots as he assumed they would the two Decepticons went after him. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}} Astrotrain largely returned to transportation duties following this {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}} {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} even transporting Starscream into exile. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

By [[2005]], the Autobot Triple Changer [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] had arrived on Earth and was at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] when the Decepticons, including Astrotrain and Blitzwing attacked it. Following the climactic battle between Megatron and Prime, Astrotrain served as getaway ship taking the surviving Decepticons back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After a second attack on Autobot City, Springer fled Earth with the other Autobots and after a stopover on [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] took part in the effort to defeat [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} Following Unicron's defeat the Decepticons including Astrotrain, Blitzwing and [[Octane]] ended up seeking refuge on [[Chaar]] where they survived in an [[energon]]-starved state. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} The Quintessons took advantage of this and manipulated both sides to attempt to destroy them all. Blitzwing, in the process of helping halt the Quintesson plan effectively turned traitor in [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s eyes and was banished from the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:SandstormOctane BFF.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] also arrived on Earth and helped take part in investigations when Octane took control of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], using the huge Transformer's might to secure him a deal with [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. At the end of the affair Octane was also banished from the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} The Autobots encountered another Triple Changer, [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] on the planet [[Paradron]]. Sandstorm was descended from early Cybertronian migrants who had come to Paradron fleeing the war. After Paradron's destruction, Sandstorm joined the Autobot forces on Earth. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} It was while on Earth that he befriended Octane though he was unable to prevent the Decepticons tracking the renegade down. Octane eventually fell in with Starscream, who had been reduced to an apparition and was trying to resurrect Unicron. This didn't go well. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} Broadside continued to work with the Autobots as transport and occasionally muscle {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} and for the Decepticons so did both Astrotrain {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} and apparently Octane. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}
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====Marvel Comics continuity====
=====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=====
{{noteukonly}}
''[[Steamhammer (G1)|Steamhammer]] fought Autobots in a battle near the town of [[Yuss]] using both his jet and tank modes. He was killed.'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

[[File:Ratbatcratercritters.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Didja ever wonder what guys like Astrotrain do if they have an itch in the middle of their back? That's gotta ''suck'' for 'em. There is ''no way'' he can reach back there.]]
''The Decepticon Triple Changers served alongside the [[Conehead]]s and [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where Octane and Blitzwing developed a reputation as two of the Decepticons' [[Ten Deadliest Killers|deadliest killers]]: key targets in [[Operation: Volcano]].'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} ''The deadly killer Octane would later oversee a [[Decepticon fuel store|fuel store]] and run away screaming from Autobots.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

The Decepticon Triple Changers were called into service by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] when a freighter that he had sent to [[Earth]] failed to make contact upon its arrival. The three Triple Changers traveled to Earth via [[space bridge]] and located the crashed freighter at the bottom of an impact crater. They quickly discovered that the pilot had become infected with [[scraplet]]s...which immediately infected ''them'' as well. Despite the rapidly spreading disease, they were happy to attack two Autobots who arrived to investigate the crater. One of the Autobots fled while the other proved to be a fair match for the trio. {{storylink|Crater Critters}}

Eventually, they overpowered and captured [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], taking him prisoner. Astrotrain contacted Ratbat on Cybertron, requesting a cure. Instead, Ratbat dispatched a group of captured Autobots with orders to destroy all the infected Transformers on Earth with canisters of acid... including his own troops! Weakened by the disease, the Triple Changers could do little but sit around in the crater and wait for the end to come, whether by acid melting or scraplet consumption.

Luckily for the Triple Changers, the other Autobot, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]], had managed to find a cure for the disease. Though Blaster demanded that Goldbug kill him along with the Decepticons rather than curing them, Goldbug's hand was forced the other way when the scraplets merged into a titanic combined form. He sprayed [[water|the cure]] on all the crater's occupants, including the Decepticons. Quickly recovering, the Triple Changers rallied to the attack, bringing down the combined scraplet monster with their weapons. Subsequently, they grabbed the cargo of the crashed freighter and made good their escape. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

The Triple Changers subsequently joined the main force of Decepticons on Earth, initially under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command, then later Ratbat's. They participated in the great battle against the Autobots on the Moon, {{storylink|Totaled!}} played host to human guests at [[Club Con]], {{storylink|Club Con!}} and battled [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s forces in the Arctic, a battle in which they fared particularly well. {{storylink|Cold War!}} They didn't fare so well against the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], however, who slaughtered all three of them in a single blast. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

In a dystopian future, they served under [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] and killed [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]]. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

[[File:Triplechangerstarget2006.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
''The Autobot Triple Changers first came to prominence in the days leading up to [[Operation: Volcano]]; they were called into service by [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] to fill in for Ultra Magnus, should the latter not return from Earth in time to participate in the mission. They convinced the [[Wrecker]]s' leader, [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], that they would be up to the challenge by beating the stuffing out of him before rocketing back to the Autobot base, [[Debris]]. When Impactor was killed in the aborted mission, Triple Changer Springer took over as Wrecker leader, with the other two becoming part of the force as well.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''The Triple Changers participated in several of the Wreckers' missions on Cybertron'' {{storylink|City of Fear!}} ''and Earth.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} ''After the latter mission turned into a near-disaster, Sandstorm and Broadside were sent to Earth along with Inferno as an advance guard.'' {{storylink|Firebug!}} {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}}

''They were still with the Wreckers during the catastrophic battle against [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], which saw Sandstorm destroyed. Broadside and Springer survived ''{{storylink|Time Wars}} ''eventually going on to form the [[Survivors]] group.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}
{{note|The Survivors' storyline then suffered a minor continuity switch ending up in the Earthforce continuity as seen below.}}
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======Earthforce======
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Triple changers shockwave secrets.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
During the [[Decepticon Civil War]] on Earth, the Decepticon Triple Changers would serve under Shockwave. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Their great highlights were helping beat the snot out of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}} and joining the massed attack on Autobot [[Earthbase]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} Their lowlight was Octane getting stuck on a military firing range while full of fuel, and Astrotrain and Blitzwing leaving him behind out of annoyance. {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}

Meanwhile, Springer and Broadside had to deal with the Decepticon [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] leaving the Survivors to avenge his friend [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]]'s death at the hands of the new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} hooking up with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s [[Earthforce]] to assist him in defeating the Decepticon unit. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} They would go on to defend an [[oil tanker]] from Starscream in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}
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======Marvel UK future timelines======
[[File:Rodimus technobots wreckers peace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
In one possible future, Broadside, Springer and Sandstorm would be three of the last Autobots when the war ended in [[2510]]. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] made Springer his successor, only for fighting to break out over it; Sandstorm fired the second shot, killing [[Triton]]. {{storylink|Peace}}
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=====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic=====
Broadside was part of a team of "[[Firestormer]]s" that raided various Decepticon outposts across the galaxy. {{storylink|War Without End!}} Springer, meanwhile, had apparently joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s main force of Autobots and participated in a counter-Decepticon raid on [[Ethos]] {{storylink|Escalation!}} as well as the final battle against the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] on Earth. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

Octane was also present in the conflict, but [[Death|not for long]]. {{storylink|Total War!}}
=====''Regeneration One''=====
{{NoteRG1}}
Megatron reanimated and lobotomized all three Decepticon Triple Changers after recovering their remains from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and utilized them as part of his [[zombie]] army. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} The Autobot Triple Changers, as part of the Wreckers, travelled to Earth to combat this threat, though Megatron executed Springer in cold blood to provoke Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} With Megatron dead and [[Aunty|Auntie]] deactivated, the inert zombies were dumped into a pit and vaporised from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

Sandstorm and the injured Broadside returned to Cybertron aboard the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]'' {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}} where Sandstorm continued to serve with the Wreckers; keeping the peace at [[Eugenesis Plaza]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} and [[Auto-artery RG1]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} and participating in a failed attack at [[Fort Scyk]] to root out [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s Neo-Decepticons. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} With the arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]'' above the planet, he formed part of a raid on the Decepticon ship but was caught unawares by the master of [[Metallikato]] and found himself impaled by a sword. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

Both Broadside and Sandstorm were well enough recovered to join Rodimus Prime's assault on the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], with the Wreckers operating separately from the main Autobot forces and using the Hub's interplanetary "[[slam rail]]" tube system to avoid detection while causing massive explosions to detach planets from its superstructure. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}
====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:BlitzwingDissectionDreamwave.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|This detailed scientific cutaway view reveals that underneath all that armor Blitzwing is... made of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy|mechanical stuff]].]]
Triple Changers Blitzwing, Octane, Astrotrain and [[Fumes]] were involved in Decepticon battle operations around the time that Optimus Prime rose to command the Autobots. They participated in a major attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} and came close to victory {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} before [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] managed to destroy the entire [[Polities of Cybertron|city-state]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

{{note|Blitzwing is shown to transform into all three modes during the attack on Iacon though this would seem to be retconned away by subsequent issues.}}

Blitzwing was a dangerous experiment of Shockwave's captured and kept in containment by the Autobots. He possessed unique qualities that led [[the Fallen]] to seek him out for the [[Unbinding]]. During this time, Springer led the splinter faction the Wreckers. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

Later, Blitzwing and Astrotrain spontaneously began to grow new parts perhaps heralding their evolution into Triple Changers. (Yes, we know this makes no sense.) {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

Obsessed with improving the Cybertronian race, Shockwave created the [[Duocon]]s and though they were unstable it convinced him to go one stage further and modify several other Transformers into Triple Changers starting with Springer. Triple Changers can change between modes three times as fast as a normal Transformer. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye}}

Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane and Blitzwing formed Shockwave's Triple Changer Strike Team and travelled to Earth to apprehend the rogue crews of the ''Ark'' and ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|New World Order}} On their return to Cybertron it was revealed the Autobots had doubts about their alliance with the former Decepticons and released Prime's crew to the Autobot resistance though Sandstorm was killed by [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]]. Meanwhile, Octane chanced across the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and provoked [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] into decapitating him. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] returned to wrest control of the Decepticons from Shockwave, Blitzwing remained steadfastly loyal to the one-eyed commander and so was torn apart by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] for his trouble. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}
====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:Overcharge shadowplay.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]
Long before the war started Blitzwing and [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] were members of the [[Triorian Guard]], the [[Senate]]'s unit of multi-terrain Triple Changers charged with guarding the body of [[Nominus Prime]] as it lay in the [[Primal Basilica]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} Around the same time, [[Trepan]]'s [[Relinquishment Clinic]] was running a special offer on Triple Changers that proved very popular. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

Astrotrain and Blitzwing joined the Decepticons early in the war {{storylink|The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy}} and [[Octane|Tankor]] transported energy for the Decepticon army on several occasions. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

The orphaned [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] [[Stardrive]] was a Triple Changer able to turn into both a car and jet. After meeting more Cybertronians, she was surprised and confused to learn not all of them possessed this ability. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}

Astrotrain and Blitzwing were part of Starscream's [[Infiltration protocol|infiltration unit]] on Earth. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration}} They survived attacks by the [[Reaper]]s and Autobots before they were driven from the planet. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}} When the Autobots returned with Omega Supreme the Decepticons retreated into space ferried by Astrotrain. {{storylink|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron}} Tankor was left behind until [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] returned to Earth and reunited his army. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

[[File:Wreckersstormbringer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
The Autobot Triple Changers were part of the [[Wrecker]]s until the team fractured leaving only Springer {{storylink|Bullets}} who was then put in a coma by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Zero Point}} Broadside and Sandstorm ended up with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s forces on Earth after the [[Surge (event)|Surge]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers}} After the war formally ended, Broadside aided [[Autobot High Command]] in rebuilding society on Cybertron. Astrotrain and Blitzwing aided [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] in preparing for Megatron's return while Tankor fell in with [[NAIL|the neutrals]] and left the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Verge}}

The two remaining Decepticons would then fall under the command of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} and returned to Earth as part of his plan to locate [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Broadside and Sandstorm served as Megatron's guards during his trial on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]]; {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Broadside then went on to serve under Megatron as part of the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} Meanwhile, Tankor joined a motley crew of former Autobots and Decepticons on Cybertron who would become allied with the Camiens [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade #3}}

The [[Hydrobot (G1)|Hydrobots]] counted at least two Triple Changers among their number: [[Aquabat]] and "the other one". {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

===Live-action film series===
According to hypotheses chronicled in [[Vector Sigma]]'s [[datatrax]], the ability to have two or even more alternate modes may be connected to a Transformer's [[CNA|genetics]].<ref>Hasbro's online [http://web.archive.org/web/20100330183135/http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/TRANSFORMERS-Glossary.cfm Transformers glossary].</ref>

When resurrected by an [[AllSpark]] fragment, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] gained the altmode of a flying Cybertronian tank thanks to an infusion of new parts from [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|ze little one]], in addition to his Cybertronian jet mode from [[Transformers (film)|before]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen comic adaptation}}

[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] is shown contorting into a gun-emplacement artillery mode during [[Operation: Firestorm]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] takes on many different disguises including a printer, TV and human-sized pink [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

[[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] is shown to be able to transform into both a helicopter and a Bugatti Veyron at will without having to [[scanning|scan]] a new form. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}} Since switching into a Mercedes AMG GT R, it is currently unknown if he still possesses a third mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

[[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]] is also a Triple Changer, following along with [[Blitzwing (G1)|his]] [[Blitzwing (Animated)|roots]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel|Bumblebee Movie Prequel}}

[[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] were originally standard Transformers, each with their own muscle car mode, before upgrading into Triple Changers by scanning a {{w|Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier jet}} and a {{w|Bell AH-1 SuperCobra}} helicopter, respectively. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

===''Animated''===
[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] was experimented on by [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] and rebuilt as a Triple Changer, but this had the result of fracturing his mind into three distinct personalities: "Icy" Blitzwing, a cold, cunning and stone-faced tactician; "Hothead" Blitzwing, a destructively uncontained vent of rage; and "Random" Blitzwing, a comically-insane and rambling maniac. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}} However, when it came to an [[Earth]]-based alternate mode two of his personalities, Icy and Hothead were unable to choose between a jet for the former and a tank for the latter until his Random side suggested scanning ''both'' of them. Unfortunately, his personalities changed primarily in sync with his vehicle modes, especially if he converted from Icy or Random to Hothead which [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] later noticed allowing the Autobots to exploit this weakness by causing him to crash when he converted from jet mode to tank mode mid-flight. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}} {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

It is unknown if [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime/Shockwave]] counts as a Triple Changer since his "Longarm" form had a crane-alternate mode while his default "Shockwave" form had a tank-alternate mode. This may have been due to his unique [[size changing]] abilities he employed during his extended infiltration of the Autobot ranks. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} {{storylink|TransWarped}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
Transformers can readily scan additional modes bringing up their total to three or more. {{storylink|Changes}} {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Boulder]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], and [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] are all eventually referred to as Triple Changers, having each taken on third Dinobot forms. {{storylink|Quarry's Quarry}} Blades believes the use of Triple-Changing is unfair when used in a game of [[Rescue Ball]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Blitzwingg1toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|In a line cut from ''The Transformers: The Movie'', Blitzwing says that as a Triple Changer he's worth any two of his comrades. But it turns out that he retailed for a bit less than the Seekers.]]
*'''Decepticon Triple Changers''' (1985)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]}}

*'''Autobot Triple Changers''' (1986)
{{Bp-a1|[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]}}

*'''Decepticon Triple Changers''' (1986)
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane]]}}
</ul>

:The original Triple Changers were released in the second year of Generation 1, and were sufficiently popular to inspire four more in [[1986]]. Springer, Sandstorm, Astrotrain, and Octane were re-released in [[1991]] as part of the [[Europe]]an ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line.

===Classics===
[[File:ClassicsAstrotrain.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*[Astrotrain] (https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Classics) 2006

===Universe (2008)===
*[[Octane|Tankor]]
:Octane with a new name.

===Generations===
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Generations|Blitzwing]]
*[[Sandstorm (G1)#Generations|Sandstorm]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Voyager|Autobot Springer]]

{{note|This list includes only toys that actually have three modes. Several of the Triple Changer characters have had later releases in other toy molds, most notably Sandstorm and Springer, but these forms lacked the third mode required to qualify as Triple Changers.}}

===Subsequent toys labeled as "Triple Changers"===
[[File:G1 Scorponok toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
;Generation 1
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (called a "Headmaster Triple Changer base" in a commercial and in "[[Doomsday for Nebulos]].")

;''Generation 2''
*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] (1994)
:The bomber/tank/robot describes himself as "triple-changing Dreadwing" in a television [[commercial]]. Another commercial has the announcer saying "Dreadwing is a Triple Changer."

;''Beast Wars''
[[File:BW-toy Depthcharge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]: a triple-changing [[Transmetal]] from the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'']]
*[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] (1998)
*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] (1998)
:Although the packaging says "3 mode conversion", the commercial announcer says that each of these characters "triple changes".

;''Armada''
[[File:Armada Laserbeak toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The only Triple Changer from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'': [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]]]]
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (2002)

;''Energon''
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (2004)
*[[Shockblast]] (2004)
*[[Six Shot]] (2005)

;''Cybertron''
*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]] (2005)
*[[Anti-Blaze]] (2006)
*[[Checkpoint (Cybertron)|Checkpoint]] (2006)
*[[Scythe (Cybertron)|Scythe]] (2006)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Cryo Scourge]] (2006)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Galvatron]] (2006)

;''Animated''
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (2008)

;''Revenge of the Fallen''
[[File:Soundwaverotfpreviewtoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Triple-changing [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], superior!]]
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] (2009)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (2009)
*[[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]]<ref>Megatron was identified as a Triple Changer in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe|Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]'' and was shown with two alternate modes in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic adaption]]. He did not display this ability in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|the film]], nor [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|his toys]].</ref> (2009)

;''Dark of the Moon''
[[File:DOTM-toy Backfire SpikeWitwicky.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Triple-changing [[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]], who's being ridden by [[Spike Witwicky (DOTM)|some guy]].]]
*[[Thunderhead]] (2011)
*[[Sandstorm (TF 2010)|Sandstorm]] (2011)
*[[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]] (2011)
*[[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]] (2011)
*[[Whirl (ROTF)|Whirl]] (2011)
*[[Tailpipe (DOTM)|Tailpipe]] & [[Pinpointer (DOTM)|Pinpointer]] (2011)
*[[Drag Strip (DOTM)|Drag Strip]] (2011)
*[[Half-Track (DOTM)|Half-Track]] (2011)
*[[Reverb (DOTM)|Reverb]] (2011)
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] (2011)
:''All'' the [[Human Alliance]] Basic-class robot figures are Triple Changers.
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 4|Striker Optimus]] (2011)

;Construct-Bots
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Bumblebee]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Blitzwing]]

;Unreleased
*"[[Dropshot (Armada)|Dropshot]]"
*"[[Fumes]]"
*ATB Megatron (called a Triple Changer by a Hasbro pitch man.)
*Marauder Megatron

===Retroactively labeled as Triple Changers===
[[File:G1toy Snapdragon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile book series identifies [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|''G1'' Snapdragon]] as Triple Changers.
*Dreamwave's ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More Than Meets The Eye: Armada]]'' book labels [[Over-Run (Armada)|''Armada'' Over-Run]] as a Triple Changer, also stating that other Mini-Cons with a third mode are Triple Changers.
*[[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' labels [[B'Boom]] as a Triple Changer but not [[Apache]].
*The mobile game ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]]'' identifies [[Sky Lynx (G1)|''G1'' Sky Lynx]] as a Triple Changer, with the appropriate in-game ability boost.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Triple Changer''' (トリプルチェンジャー ''Toripuru Chenjā''), '''Triplebot''' (Autobots, トリプルボット ''Toripurubotto''), '''Tripletron''' (Decepticons, トリプルトロン ''Toripurutoron'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Triplaváltozók'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Sān Pièn Jén''' (Taiwan, 三變人, "Triple Changer"), '''Sān Pièn Chīn Kāng''' (Taiwan, 三變金剛, "Triple-change Vajra"), '''Sānbiàn Zhànshì''' (China, 三变战士, "Triple-change Fighter")
*''Polish:'' '''Trójzmienny'''

==See also==
*[[Super Mode]]
*[[Attack mode]]
*[[Transportation mode]]
*[[:Category:Transformers with three modes|Transformers with three modes]]
*[[Transmetal]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Beast Wars subgroups]]
[[Category:Cybertron franchise]]
[[Category:Energon franchise]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Gimmicks]]
[[Category:Subgroups]]
[[Category:Toys]]
[[Category:Triple Changers| ]]

Sins of the Wreckers issue 1

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{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers]]'' #1
|prev=In Word and Deed
|next=Sins of the Wreckers issue 2
|image=SotW1_regcvr.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[November 25]], [[2015]]
|coverdate=November 2015
|written by=[[Nick Roche]]
|art by=Nick Roche
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[John Barber]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2015)]]
}}
'''When Prowl reappears on Earth, only to vanish again immediately, Arcee suspects Verity Carlo is involved while Kup follows Prowl's last wishes and calls in the Wreckers to take on the case.'''

==Synopsis==
A proximity transponder alerts [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]—aboard the ''[[Ark-7]]'', in orbit above [[Earth]]—to the sudden, unexplained appearance of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] on the planet below, only for him to then disappear just as suddenly. Seeking access to Prowl's quarters in search of an explanation, Arcee goes looking for security chief [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]], who she finds floating in space following a blackout while doing some riveting work on the ship's hull. After being dragged inside and woken up, Kup is reluctant to open Prowl's quarters, which only serves to further Arcee's suspicions that his blackout was not coincidental...

On ''[[Debris]]'', the space station headquarters of the [[Wrecker]]s, [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] sits in grim silence and listens as his former partner [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] pounds relentlessly on the walls of his windowless cell, screaming obscenities at his jailer. Presently, [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] arrives, having completed another day of reading to the comatose body of [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] in the station's med-bay, and he and Impactor lament the current state of the Wreckers, who no longer serve a real purpose now that peace has fallen over the Cybertronian race. All they do now is take out small Decepticon resistance cells; it was on such a mission that Guzzle recently went over the edge, massacring a defeated Decepticon unit and earning himself the cell he now resides in. Impactor sorrowfully recalls how hard it was not to simply join in the slaughter, but Roadbuster sees it as a sign of strength—Impactor is ''helping'' his comrade, and doing so will help him to grow and change, just as caring for Springer has changed Roadbuster himself.

Arcee's suspicions grow as Kup proves inexplicably capable of getting them into Prowl's quarters with alarming ease, but bigger concerns soon emerge when they discover messages on Prowl's computer from the Autobots' old human ally [[Verity Carlo]]. Verity, it turns out, has been blackmailing Prowl with a secondary copy of the data from the [[Aequitas]] trials, entrusted to her by [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] before his death, leading Arcee to believe that Prowl was on Earth to meet with her. An automatic recording of Prowl's then plays, left in the event that he became compromised, requesting that one specific Autobot be called in to help rescue him from whatever fate has befallen him: Springer. Kup immediately reaches for a communicator, hoping that this news of this mission will be the magic words to wake Springer from his coma, but Arcee, frustrated that Prowl would choose someone else for the mission over herself, knocks Kup out and tales off for Verity's last known location: [[Nome]], [[Alaska]].

In an unknown location, Prowl awakens in a barren, metal room. Hesitantly staggering out the unlocked door, he finds himself in a kaleidoscopic landscape that assaults his senses and brings him to his knees. The last thing he sees before passing out is [[Tarantulas (BW)|a shadowed figure]] welcoming him to "the [[Noisemaze]]"...

[[File:Sotw1 stakeout kicks a bear.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
In the snowy wastes of Nome, the sick and exhausted Verity Carlo attempts to outrun a [[Polar Claw|polar bear]], but looks as though she is about to meet her end at its claws until [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] arrives to rescue her. A deputy of the [[Tyrest Accord]] assigned to work with Verity by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] years ago, Stakeout parted ways with Verity some time ago for her own safety, but has been brought to her aid now by the message she left him, detailing her plans to blackmail Prowl. Verity seeks justice for the dead, but Stakeout insists that if she releases the Aequitas data, she will shatter the fragile peace of the newly-unified Cybertron. Verity tries to argue further, but her ailing body is suddenly racked with pain... at which point Stakeout is blasted off the road by Arcee, who abducts Verity at sword-point.

Back on the ''Ark-7'', Kup recovers and makes his call to ''Debris'', speaking directly to Springer. He recounts his time trapped in the [[Dead Universe]] and the sadness he felt knowing that his prolonged captivity meant that Springer had never revived, since he would have come to rescue him if he had. Kup explains Prowl's request, and barks an order for Springer to wake up... but silence is all that is heard on the other hand of the comm channel.

[[File:Hubcap sins of the wreckers 1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
On ''Debris'', Impactor and Roadbuster stroll through the room containing grave markers for the fallen members of the Wreckers, including a pre-emptive gravestone for Impactor himself. Impactor's thoughts turn to Springer, and the idea of allowing him to die with some dignity instead of being hooked up to machines—a notion that raises Roadbuster's considerable ire. Before they can start arguing too vociferously, they are interrupted by [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]], the station administrator, a smirking little communications buff who has arrived to tell them that Guzzle is fifteen minutes away from melting his way out of his cell. Even this news is not quite enough to change the topic of discussion, though, and Impactor asks Hubcap for ''his'' opinion on Springer's plight... at which point, an alarm begins ringing, signifying that Springer's life signs have ceased. The trio sprint to the med-bay, where they find that the alarm has sounded not because Springer has died... but because he is ''gone''...

Back on Earth, Arcee has taken Verity to a deserted pier warehouse for questioning, but the human claims to have no knowledge of Prowl's whereabouts and is happy at the thought of his finally suffering for his machinations and manipulations. Arcee does not believe her and threatens to destroy the Aequtias [[data slug]], but as Verity convulses in pain once more, Kup arrives with the assembled forces of the Wreckers—Impactor, Roadbuster, Hubcap, Guzzle, Stakeout, and the hale and hearty Springer!
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*[[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] (6)
*[[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] (7)
*[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] (10)
*[[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] (9)
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==Quotes==

"The Wreckers are '''dead'''. '''Peace''' killed us."
:—'''Impactor'''

"All this search is telling us is that Prowl's even '''shadier''' than we suspected and it's making me want to '''stab'''."
:—'''Arcee'''

"Dammit, he '''deserves it'''. I deserve it. No—the '''dead''' deserve it." 
"'''No'''—they deserve '''not''' not to have died for '''nothing'''. Verity, if you leak this data, this '''half-peace''' between the Autobots and Decepticons '''falls apart'''. I know '''you're''' hurting, but if this gets out, how many more innocents die?" 
"You're '''totally''' going to get off on this, but sometimes you're '''so''' Ultra Magnus."
:—'''Verity''' and '''Stakeout'''

"Imagine it. Imagine being '''trapped,''' locked inside yourself, any freedom you have '''stolen''' from you as you're kept around on the whim of '''someone else'''." 
"Imagine talking about '''Springer''' instead of '''yourself'''."
:—'''Impactor''' and '''Roadbuster'''

"'''We're the Wreckers.''' And we're here to make things '''better.'''"
:—'''Springer'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*This issue does not offer a precise chronological placement for ''Sins of the Wreckers'', but it appears to fall after Arcee's visit to Cybertron (seen in ''[[An Uneventful Night|Combiner Hunters]]'' and [[The Transgressors|''The Transformers'' #44]]) but before [[The Nothing Man|''The Transformers'' #45]]. In the latter issue, Arcee and Kup are shown returning to the ''[[Ark-7]]'', with [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] commenting that it was "about time [they] got back", indicating that they are returning from the adventure that ''Sins'' is going to send them on.
*Kup was subconsciously placed under Prowl's influence in [[All Hail Megatron issue 15|''All Hail Megatron'' #15]], and that connection is alluded to throughout the issue, with Kup having unconscious knowledge of a lot of Prowl's security and protocols. As such, his passing out at the moment of Prowl's disappearance cannot be coincidence.
*Prowl's plight comes on the heels of his final falling out with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] in [[Now and On Earth|''The Transformers'' #42]]. He disappeared at the end of that issue, but was shown to have simply been spirited away to safety by [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]; his reappearance on Earth, then subsequent re-''dis''appearance, at the start of this issue is separate from that. He's still missing his left eye, after his last escapade as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s head back in [[Mistakes and Mayhem|volume 2, issue 2]] of the ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' miniseries.
*Kup uses the same model of rivet gun that [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] used in [[Interiors|''More than Meets the Eye'' #6]].
*Prowl's desk has hand indentations from way back when he flipped it in [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|''More than Meets the Eye'' #1]].
*''Debris'' has been mentioned several times in past stories but this it's first "on-screen" appearance. Though it did appear over in ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'', in that continuity it was a barracks on Cybertron, rather than a space station.
*Guzzle and Impactor went off adventuring together at the end of ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]''. The short story "[[Escape (G1)|Escape]]", published in the hardcover collection of ''Last Stand'', explored how Guzzle was growing increasingly unstable, which has culminated in his situation at the beginning of his story.
*Springer has been offline since the end of ''Last Stand''. The prose story "[[Zero Point]]", also published in the ''Last Stand'' hardcover, detailed how Roadbuster has watched over his unconscious body and read to him.
*Verity was revealed to have a second copy of the Aequitas data in "[[In Word and Deed]]", another short story included in the ''Last Stand'' hardcover. This plot point was originally going to be part of the ''Last Stand'' mini-series, with Verity's data slug appearing on the last page of the final issue, but it got cut out.
*Stakeout could be glimpsed in vehicle mode on the final page of [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #5]], sitting in vehicle mode outside [[Mister O's|the cafe]] Verity was in at the time. There was nothing that particularly suggested this police car had any greater significance in the issue, until a note in the ''Last Stand'' hardcover made a point of singling it out, and stressing that it was "not Prowl or [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]." This issue marks the debut of his robot mode, as well as the revelation of his standard Cybertronian status as opposed to being a Micromaster in this universe.
*Kup recounts the time he was trapped in the [[Dead Universe]] in [[The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|''The Transformers: Infestation'' #2]]. He was eventually rescued during ''[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]''.
*When Roadbuster lists off past leaders of the Wreckers, he names [[Crest]] and [[Hyperion (G1)|Hyperion]], who were first mentioned in the prose story "[[Bullets]]" from the ''Last Stand'' hardcover, and later received pictorial appearances in the early issues of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''. A new character, [[Threnody]], is also included in the list.
*Grave markers are seen for [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] and [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]], who both died during the original ''Last Stand'' mini-series; [[Rack'n'Ruin (G1)|Rack]], whose passing (along with his brother Ruin) was alluded to in "[[Dead Men's Boots]]" (a ''[[Transformers: Mosaic]]'' strip [[canon]]ized when it was printed in the ''Last Stand'' hardcover); and Hyperion, who died in [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|''More than Meets the Eye'' #2]].
*Hubcap makes his first present-day appearance in IDW continuity with this issue, having shown up before in ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron: Origin]]'' and the flashback story [[All Hail Megatron issue 13|"Old Ways"]]. He was most recently mentioned in [[Under Cold Blue Stars|''More than Meets the Eye'' #15]] as being an old friend of the now-deceased [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]].
*The symbol on the med-bay door on ''Debris'' is a green version of the normally red cross—like "it's not a Red Cross, we swear" stand-in symbol seen on characters such as [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] over in ''More than Meets the Eye''.
*Verity notes that "a third of [her] life" has been ruined by the Transformers' war—a stark reminder of the march of time. A year-and-a-half before this issue's publication, [[Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|''Robots in Disguise'' #29]] established that eight years had passed since ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', which itself took place a year after Verity's original adventures with the Autobots during [[Simon Furman]]'s "-Ations" tenure. That's right: Verity, who we originally met while she was still in her teens, is now in her late twenties.
*Guzzle got '''''BUFF'''''. Appearing only on the last page of the issue, having spent the rest of it locked up in a box without windows, he is now terrifyingly huge, standing taller and wider than Roadbuster, when previously, he was the shortest member of the team. His [[Autopedia]] profile, published in ''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #5, noted that he had previously undergone body augmentation so that he would be deemed fit for combat; looks like he got a taste for it. Either that or he is in some sort of mechsuit (even Nick Roche doesn't know!).

===Transformers references===
*The Noisemaze takes its name from the Japanese name of [[Sideways (Armada)|''Cybertron'' Sideways]].
*The inclusion of a polar bear, not to mention the other animals glimpsed in the opening page, would seem to be a nod by Nick Roche to seminal ''Transformers'' writer [[Simon Furman]] and his own love of the animals (Furman's fondness for polar bears saw them appear several times during the "[[Earthforce]]" run of stories in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK series]]). But this is the world of the Transformers, where [[Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|nothing IS what it seems!]]

===Real-world references===
*In-keeping with the fondness she displayed for giving the Transformers various colorful nicknames in ''Last Stand'', Verity gives Arcee several epithets drawn from the musical ''{{w|Grease (film)|Grease}}'', calling her both "Pink Lady", from the all-female gang from the movie the Pink Ladies, and "Rizzo", the name of the gang's leader.
*Confirmed by Roche's commentary in the series TPB, Springer's return is blatantly styled as an analog to the resurrection of Jesus—an empty "tomb", walking back into the story flanked by his followers, and with the telegraph poles in the last page's background resembling the crucifixes of Calgary. He said he definitely "wasn't going for subtlety this time."

===Other notes===
*The story is followed by a letter from Nick Roche to the audience about the making of the comic.

===Soundtrack===
Jokingly remarking that he had been "Twitter-shamed" into compiling a soundtrack for this issue, akin to those posted by [[James Roberts]] for each issue of ''More than Meets the Eye'', Nick Roche offered these tunes and pieces of commentary:
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqXXwklQ91Q Bliss]" by {{w|Tori Amos}}—a "weirdly prescient mood piece"
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgLp6HvOKVk A Forest]" by {{w|Bat for Lashes}}—"Verity's theme, I guess?"
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl5om4iD5Js Last of Our Kind]" by {{w|The Darkness (band)|The Darkness}}—"the power rock version of Roadbuster and Impactor's conversation"

===Covers (3)===
*'''Regular cover:''' A montage of our heroes, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Subscription cover:''' A shadowed Impactor stands before a row of Autobot graves, by [[Declan Shalvey]] and [[Jordie Bellaire]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' The Wreckers line-up circa [[Pova]] leaps down from on high, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
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Titan Master

2019-03-07T17:47:28Z

Saberclaw: /* Studio Series */

[[File:crashbash_titan_master.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]].]]

'''Titan Masters''' are a diminutive breed of [[Transformer]]. Long ago, this ancient and mysterious group of Transformers worked within the gigantic bodies of the [[Titan (group)|Titans]], maintaining their complicated systems as the Titans journeyed across the [[galaxy]]. The Titan Masters were created as gifts, intended to be shared with other civilizations that the Titans might meet in their journeys. Each Titan Master possesses a unique [[Spark]] that allows them to transfer their innate powers into the bodies of other Cybertronians by forming their head, not unlike the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]].

With the resurgence of the Titans themselves, the Titan Masters, long forgotten by Cybertronian civilization at large, have re-emerged from the realm of myth and legend and joined the modern era of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s... representing a Pandora's grab-bag of superpowers sure to unleash earth-shaking results.

==Fiction==
===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
When the universe was still forming, before [[Autobot]]s or [[Decepticon]]s existed, the giant spaceship robots known as Titans were created and sent out to discover the powers and mysteries of the universe. Each Titan was crewed by Titan Masters, tiny robot caretakers charged with up-keeping their systems. The Titan Masters also had a greater purpose: Each had a unique superpower they could grant to other Transformers, a gift intended to forge links with other civilizations they might discover. The Titans and their crews were eventually forgotten by all but a few power-hungry and entirely unsuccessful legend hunters. Until the Titans mysteriously returned, and the Titan Masters partnered up with Autobots and Decepticons alike. [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] vowed that the Decepticons would use the Titan Masters to rule the universe!

This new conflict quickly spread across the Transformer's universe. On [[Velocitron]] the Speed Planet's biggest race of the year was interrupted in the final lap. Blurr, a previous champion of all Velocitron's major races, had teamed up with Titan Master [[Haywire|Hyperfire]] at his wheel. They vied with [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] for the lead when the Decepticon tracker Scourge and an allied Titan Master [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]] attacked, trying to capture their assigned target: Hyperfire. Luckily Powermaster [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] were on hand to try and stop them.

Meanwhile, searching for info on the mysterious return of the Titans and their crews, [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] followed a trail of clues to the "Beast Planet" [[Eukaris]]. Amid jungle covered buildings Alpha Trion and the Titan Master [[Grimlock (G1)|Clobber]] located a mysterious ancient artifact that was linked to the Titans and Titan Masters. [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] led [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Wolfwire]], and the Titan Master [[Apeface]] in an ambush to steal the artifact.

On [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], the Decepticon [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullsmasher]] aided by Titan Masters Grax and Terri-bull infiltrated the planet and stole the codes to the intergalactic [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]] network for the Decepticons. An Autobot spy team lead by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] detected the theft. Blaster, [[Stripes]], [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] and the Titan Master [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] chased down the thieves and battled for the codes in Caminus' streets.

Later, back on Cybertron, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] led an all out assault. [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] Astrotrain, Skullsmasher, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], among others, pressed the attack while Powermaster Prime, Chromedome, Highbrow, Wheelie, Blaster and Hardhead were among the defenders. The battle was interrupted when what first seemed like an earthquake attack by Rumble was actually the landscape itself transforming into the Legendary Titan: [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], so large he uses two levels of Titan Master. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

Later, back on Velocitron a new race was held. The prize? The power to temporarily control the speed of anything, even time itself. The Autobots sent a team lead by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Laser Prime]]. At his command - [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (a Quantum Engineer to supercharge their engines), [[Fastlane|Fastclash]] (a decoy and escape artist, to confuse pursuit and leave it in a wreck) and [[Quickswitch]] (a mercurial assault warrior). Rodimus Prime finished the race first and claimed the prize for the Autobots, but there was a catch! To gain the power he was transformed into a Titan Master himself, able to grant it to another. The Autobots faced a firefight to evade the Cons and leave the planet. Laser Prime saved the day, useing his Laserpoint System to open a portal away from the world of speed. <ref>''Titans Return'' Chaos on Velocitron pack-in poster bios and story blurb</ref>

In the depths of space the monster Titan [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and his Titan Master [[Wipe-Out|Necro]] traveled in starship mode between worlds, landing as a dark fortress or a terrible giant beast, brining doom and ultimate destruction wherever they passed. Trypticon ever hungered for Titan Masters to devour the way another robot would Energon cubes, and the macabre Necro longs to harvest and devour the sparks of all Transformers who cross his dark path.
{{storylink|Trypticon (G1)#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Trypticon on-package blurb}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:TitansReturn Infinitus Sentinel.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
The Titan Masters were an ancient race, dating back to the time of the [[Thirteen Tribes]]. {{storylink|White Heat}} Their diminutive stature belied their frighteningly alien physiology; not only could they puppeteer the decapitated bodies of any larger Transformer, but they had the ability to consume the [[Spark]]s of their victims as an alternative source of energy. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}} Their power lay in the ability to summon and control the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s of ancient Cybertron, who were instinctually drawn to follow their commands. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}} Some possessed the ability to fly under their own power, {{storylink|Enter The Shadow}} and, unlike other Cybertronians, they could selectively shut down parts of their body to cope with discomfort. {{storylink|Power and Glory}}

At least two Titan Masters survived until the present day. [[Infinitus]], who had served his master [[Nexus Prime]] during the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], took on a new identity after the death of his Prime and became [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], "dying" during his first battle with [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|White Heat}} Following the creation of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on [[Earth]], Infinitus was roused from his slumber and vowed to "purify" Cybertron from Decepticons and colonists. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

[[Sovereign]], the herald of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Onyx Prime]], was dispatched to Earth to find the lost [[Enigma of Combination]]. Disguised as a [[human]], he eventually took on the alias [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]. {{storylink|White Light}} He remained unaware of his true heritage until Sentinel Prime travelled to Earth and forcibly re-awoke Sovereign from his human disguise. Although Sentinel Prime planned to use an army of undead Titans to cleanse his homeworld, he and Sovereign were defeated by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]], [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Beak]]. Sovereign was reverted to his Blackrock persona and Sentinel was killed. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}} "Blackrock" would go on to use his Titan Master powers extensively during the search for the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] and [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]]. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}} After receiving encouragement from the spectre of [[Atomic Man|Mike Power]], Blackrock used his abilities to summon [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] and transmit a curative pulse, amplified by the Titan's personal Space Bridge, returning the [[Dire Wraith]] mutates to human form. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}
{{-}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
In the ten thousand years following the [[Grand Uprising]], the subclasses of [[Cyberdroid]] ([[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s, [[Powermaster]]s) were misremembered as the "Titanmasters". [[Lio Convoy]] was thought to have been Titanmaster partners with the mech called [[Moon (BWII)|Moon or Mecha Usagi]], though this was unconfirmed. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
====Titans Return====
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{{Bp-a1|[[Siren (G1)#Generations|Loudmouth]] with hovercar/hovertank}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nightbeat (G1)#TitansReturn|Nightbeat]] with jet/drilltank}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Horri-Bull#Generations|Terri-Bull]] with tank/jet}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Apeface#Generations|Apeface]] with gorilla/jet}}
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{{Bp-a1|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Brawn]] with hovercraft/treaded jeep}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Clobber]] with dragon/tyrannosaur}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Flywheels#Generations|Skytread]] with tank/jet}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Autobot Ptero]] with pteranodon/jet}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fangry (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Fangry]] with winged wolf/dragon}}
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{{Bp-d1|[[Overkill (G1)#Generations|Overboard]] with dragon/tyrannosaur}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lione#Generations|Sawback]] with lion/jet}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Shuffler#Generations|Autobot Shuffler]] with elephant/tank}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Repugnus (G1)#Generations|Repugnus]] with insectoid monster/blade shield}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ramhorn (G1)#Titans Return|Ramhorn]] with rhinoceros/tank}}
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Titan-Master-Shuffler.jpg|thumb|250px|Titan Master Shuffler]]
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{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe'''
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{{Bp-d1|[[Grax#Generations|Grax]] with [[Skullcruncher (G1)#Generations|Skullsmasher]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Duros#Generations|Furos]] with [[Hardhead (G1)#Generations|Hardhead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracas#Generations|Fracas]] with [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Haywire#Generations|Hyperfire]] with [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Stylor#Generations|Autobot Stylor]] with [[Chromedome (G1)#Generations|Chromedome]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Monzo#Generations|Monxo]] with [[Weirdwolf (G1)#Generations|Wolfwire]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Vorath#Generations|Vorath]] with [[Mindwipe (G1)#Generations|Mindwipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gort#Generations|Xort]] with [[Highbrow (G1)#Generations|Highbrow]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcana#TitansReturnIndividual|Autobot Teslor]] with [[Brainstorm (G1)#TitansReturnIndividual|Brainstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Firebolt (G1)#Generations|Firedrive]] with [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Daburu (Generations)#Generations|Daburu]] with [[Doublecross#Generations|Autobot Twinferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blowpipe (G1)#Generations|Blowpipe]] with [[Triggerhappy (G1)#Generations|Triggerhappy]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Rev#Generations|Autobot Throttle]] with [[Getaway#Generations|Autobot Breakaway]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Convex#Generations|Convex]] with [[Perceptor (G1)#Titans Return|Perceptor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Recoil (G1)#Generations|Flintlock]] with [[Kup (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Sergeant Kup]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Freezeout (Generations)#Generations|Freezeout]] with [[Topspin (G1)#Generations|Autobot Topspin]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Gatoraider#Generations|Gatorface]] with [[Krok (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Krok]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Chasm#Generations|Chasm]] with [[Quake (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Quake]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Aimless (G1)|Aimless]] with [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorchfire#Generations|Scorchfire]] with [[Windblade (G1)#Titans Return|Windblade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Flameout#Generations|Flameout]] with [[Twin Twist#Generations|Twin Twist]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Caliburst (G1)|Caliburst]] with [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]]}}
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Voyager''' ([[2016]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Infinitus#Generations|Autobot Infinitus]] with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Generations|Sentinel Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nucleon (Generations)#Generations|Nucleon]] with [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Darkmoon#Generations|Darkmoon]] with [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Astrotrain]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sovereign#Generations|Autobot Sovereign]] with [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Generations|Alpha Trion]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Doomshot#Generations|Doomshot]] with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Diac#Generations|Diac]] with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#TRTripleChanger|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blunderbuss#Generations|Blunderbuss]] with [[Broadside (G1)#Generations|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Murk#Generations|Murk]] with [[Octane#TitansReturn|Octone]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hazard#Generations|Decepticon Hazard]] with [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Blitzwing]]}}
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Leader'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Twin Cast#Generations|Twin Cast]] with [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Autobot Blaster]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hi-Q#Generations|Autobot Apex]] with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Powermaster Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundblaster (Generations)#Generations|Soundblaster]] with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Revolver#Generations|Decepticon Revolver]] with [[Sixshot#Generations|Six Shot]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ominus#Generations|Ominus]] with [[Black Shadow (Victory)#TitansReturn|Sky Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Giga#Generations|Dreadnaut]] with [[Overlord (Masterforce)#Generations|Decepticon Overlord]]}}
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Emissary (Generations)#Generations|Emissary]] with [[Cerebros (G1)#Generations|Cerebros]] & [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Generations|Fortress Maximus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Wipe-Out#Generations|Necro]] with [[Full-Tilt (G1)#TitansReturn|Full-Tilt]] & [[Trypticon (G1)#TitansReturn|Trypticon]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Necro.jpg|200px|thumb|[[Wipe-Out|Necro]]]]
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Force (2016)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Infinitus#TitanForce|Autobot Infinitus]] & [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#TitanForce|Sentinel Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (G1)#TitanForce|Windblade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Brainstorm (G1)#TitanForce|Brainstorm]] & [[Arcana#TitanForce|Autobot Teslor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Fortress Maximus Convention Edition (2016)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Emissary (Generations)#Generations|Emissary]] & [[Cerebros (G1)#Generations|Cerebros]] & [[Fortress_Maximus_(G1)/toys#Generations|Fortress Maximus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Primitive Skateboarding (2017)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Primitive Skateboarding|Optimus Prime]] & [[Shreddicus Maximus#Generations|Shreddicus Maximus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TR-toy ShreddicusMaximus.jpg|thumb|250px|Primitive Skateboarding Leader Class Shreddicus Maximus and Optimus Prime]]
|}

{|style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walgreens]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcana#TitansReturnIndividual|Autobot Teslor]] & [[Brainstorm (G1)#TitansReturnIndividual|Brainstorm]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Chaos on Velocitron ([[Dynamus#Generations|Dynamus]] & [[Quickswitch#Generations|Quickswitch]], [[Refractor#Generations|Refractor]]
& [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#ChaosOnVelocitron|Laser Prime]], [[Parsec#Generations|Parsec]] & [[Nautica (G1)#Toys|Autobot Nautica]], [[Fastlane#Generations|Fastclash]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#ChaosOnVelocitron|Rodimus Prime]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BigBadToyStore]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1d1|Siege on Cybertron ([[Ginrai (human)#Generations|Ginrai]] & [[Magnus Prime#Toys|Magnus Prime]], [[Haruma_Gō#Generations|Professor Go]] & [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)#Generations|Metalhawk]], [[Fathom#Generations|Fathom]] & [[Tidal Wave (G1)#Generations|Tidal Wave]], [[Pounce#Generations|Pounce]], [[Thunderwing (G1)#SiegeOnCybertron|Thunderwing]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hasbro Toy Shop/ToysЯUs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)#Generations|Leinad]] & [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Titans_Return|Arcee]] with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Titans_Return|Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Fengul]] & [[Grotusque]] with [[Scorponok (G1)/toys#Generations|Scorponok]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Brainstorm-(Individual-Release).jpg|thumb|250px|Walgreens exclusive Deluxe Class Brainstorm and Autobot Teslor.]]
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Special Edition''' ([[2018]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Dastard#Toys|Dastard]] & [[Repugnus (G1)#SpecialEdition|Repugnus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Generations-TR-Deluxe-Class-Repugnus.jpg|thumb|250px|Special Edition Deluxe Class Dastard and Repugnus]]
|}

====Studio Series====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe''' ([[2019]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|39 [[Cogman#Generations|Cogman]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Studio-Series-MV5-39-Deluxe-Cogman.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Class Cogman]]
|}
{{note|Although [[Thundercracker (Movie)#Generations|Thundercracker]] and [[KSI Boss#Toys|KSI Boss]] lack Titan Masters of their own, the non-transformable heads can be removed and replaced with one, which can also ride in their jet mode's cockpit.}}

===Tribute===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Evolution 2-Pack''' ([[2017]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Tribute2Pack|Orion Pax]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Tribute-2-pack-Orion-Pax.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Class Orion Pax]]
|}

===The Last Knight===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe''' ([[2017]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cogman#Deluxe|Cogman]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TLK-DeluxeCogman.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Class Cogman]]
|}
{{note|Although [[Nitro_Zeus#The_Last_Knight|Decepticon Nitro]] lacks a Titan Master of his own, the non-transformable head can be removed and replaced with one, which can also ride in his jet mode's cockpit.}}

===Bumblebee===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Leader''' (2018)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (ROTF)#Bumblebee|Soundwave]] & [[Doombox]]}}
|
|[[File:Bumblebee-Greatest-Hits-Doombox.jpg|thumb|250px]]
|}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*In a nod to the conceptual origins of the Titan Masters, the blueprint-style design on the inside of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' packaging features an image of [[Nebulos]], with lines branching out to images of Titan Masters.
*While there are standardised elements to ensure line-wide compatibility, the exact design of both Titan Master heads and sockets varies from figure to figure. As a result, some combinations will result in a vice-like grip, and others in a loose, wobbly connection, even when using the Titan Master originally packaged with the figure. Looser connections can often be improved by rotating the Titan Master's head 180 degrees – this causes the tabs inside the socket to press directly onto the sides of the head (rather than sitting into the notches designed for them), creating a tighter grip.

===Foreign names===
*''French'': '''Maître Titan'''
*''Portuguese'': '''Mestre Titã'''
*''Spanish'': '''Maestro Titán'''

==See also==
*[[Headmaster (technology)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Gimmicks]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Titan Masters| ]]
[[Category:Titans Return]]

Powertrain

2019-02-22T17:43:24Z

Saberclaw:

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Powertrain is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Powertrain cardart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Jack Kirby has a lot to answer for.]]
'''Powertrain''' is the cautious, by-the-book leader of the [[Off Road Patrol]]. He approaches every problem with patience, carefully analyzing the best way to tackle it, be it interpersonal conflicts within the Autobot ranks (particularly with the standoffish [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]]) or sneaking into a [[Decepticon]] installation to blow it to kingdom come from within. Thankfully, he's also a pragmatist, and knows that sometimes, "by-the-book" isn't the answer, no matter how uncomfortable such a decision makes him.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #4</ref>

{{note|In Japan, [[Tote]] leads the "Off Road Patrol Team" instead of Powertrain.}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
''When the Autobots developed the micro-sized, energy efficient Micromasters, they considered the technology above top secret. They were so concerned with keeping the process out of Decepticon hands that each Micromaster was outfitted with a suicide device, and ordered to use it in lieu of capture. When the [[Battle Patrol]] were captured alive by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], Powertrain and the other Micromasters were ordered to destroy the research facility and everyone inside rather than risk additional captures on a rescue mission. Despite their orders, the Autobot Micromasters braved the installation. Entry to the facility proved a little too easy... Turns out the Decepticons had already successfully reverse-engineered Micromaster technology, and were now using the Autobots to test their new Air Strike Patrol. With a bit of trickery on [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]]'s part, the Autobots nonetheless managed to liberate their comrades. Although the Decepticons now had Micromaster technology, everyone came back alive.'' {{storylink|A Small War!}}

[[File:Off road patrol king con.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
Powertrain and the Off-Road Patrol developed a taste for insubordination on Cybertron, which may have been part of the reason [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] agreed to send them to Earth instead, as reinforcements for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s diminished army aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Alongside the [[Race Car Patrol]], they warped to Earth and were greeted by Prime and [[Hi-Q]]. Optimus laid out a pair of recent news reports involving giant creatures spotted in the [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] swamps and unusual storm activity consolidating over Manhattan. Believing there was a Decepticon link between the stories, the Off-Road Patrol took to the swamps to seek out any clues. [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]] located the Decepticon [[Pretender]]s, [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] and [[Skullgrin]], operating a stormmaker station in the swamp. Powertrain and the others soon arrived on the scene. As they engaged the enemy, Powertrain radioed [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] and the Race Car Patrol to pick-up a human witness who fled the scene. The Off-Road Patrol managed to destroy the stormmaker, but the forces of nature were too far along to stop. Luckily, Roadhandler and his new friend, [[Cecilia Santiago]], were able to stop Iguanus atop the [[Empire State Building]] and save [[New York City]]. After the mission's completion, the Micromasters regrouped at the base of the Empire State Building, where Optimus offered to pick them up, so they could avoid any trouble from the local law enforcement agents. The Micromasters refused Optimus's help, preferring to instead act as an independent unit and deal with such matters their own way. {{storylink|King Con!}}

Staying on in New York, the Micromasters became local celebrities while using their skills to stop crime. Among their exploits, Powertrain and Roadhandler caught some armed thieves outside of a grocery store. A few days later, Roadhandler found a new forum with which to demonstrate Autobot virtues to a larger human audience: the professional wrestling circuit. He quickly achieved fame through this venue, attracting the unwanted attentions of the Decepticons. [[Zarak (G1)|Lord Zarak]] eventually arranged to have one of his Micromasters, [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]], to face off against Roadhandler in the ring. To ensure a Decepticon victory however, Zarak planned to take some human hostages. Cecilia saw through this ploy, and had Powertrain, along with the rest of the Autobot Micromasters, foil the abductions. Roadhandler was able to emerge victorious without worry about casualties. {{storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Powertrain and the Autobot Micromasters battled against their Decepticon counterparts in New York City. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|New York — A City Sinking in Terror}} They later fought the Pretenders while defending oil deposits in Alaska. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions}}

===''Zone'' story pages===
When [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] initiated the "Zone Project", the Off Road Patrol helped rebuild planet [[Micro]] into the new and improved planet Zone. To counter this threat, [[Violen Jiger]] began conquering worlds to build his own [[Decepticon Zone]]. All the [[Micromaster]] teams, including the Off Road Patrol, were then mobilized to patrol the galaxy, specifically planets where their special abilities would be most useful. Early on, the Off Road Patrol were sent to scout a rocky, mountainous planet. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

Later, [[King Poseidon]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] were sent to conquer the aquatic world of [[Wall]]. The Off Road Patrol engaged them in battle and with the help of Commanders [[Overload (G1)|Overload]], [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], [[Missile Bull]] and [[Skywave]], they emerged triumphant. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 3}}

When the [[Powered Master]]s flew off to the [[Tenth Planet]] for their showdown with Violen Jiger, all the Micromaster teams took command of Zone and vowed to keep it safe in their Commander's absence. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Created after the launch of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in a joint venture by the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s, Powertrain could first be seen hanging out in [[Little Iacon]] with his fellow Micromasters. He and Highjump were discussing [[Blaze Master]], a Decepticon Micro they thought could be talked over onto the Autobot side. {{storylink|The Gray Race}} When the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacked [[Little Iacon]], Powertrain was among the many Micromasters taken prisoners by the Decepticons, {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} but was later set free alongside his fellow diminutive comrades. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:Spotlight Hardhead Powetrain Mudslinger Tote Highjump.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right]]
Powertrain and the rest of the "Off-Road Patrol" were part of the Micromaster assault on [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] at [[Gorlam Prime]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

===''TransTech''===
A version of Powertrain and the rest of the Off Road Patrol found themselves on [[Axiom Nexus]]. They joined the [[Sub-Metro Amateur League Lobbing]] competition, but were defeated by the [[Mighty Mechanics]], a team composed of bots named "Fixit," in the championship. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/28}}
{{--}}

==Commercial appearances==
Powertrain was among the many Autobot Micromasters unleashed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] that managed to infiltrate the Decepticons' lair and muck up the place. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Patrols|Micromaster Patrols commercial}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy Powertrain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Flat nose truck modes are for wimps! What? Oh yeah, sorry boss, my bad..."]]
*'''Off Road Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1989]])
:Powertrain transforms into an orange semi-trailer "sleeper cab" truck of made-up model. He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates [[Highjump (G1)|Highjump]], [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]], and [[Tote]].

:This mold was also used to make [[Ironworks]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Powertrain/powertrain.htm More information on Powertrain at TFU.info]''

===''Zone''===
*'''Off Road Patrol Team''' (Micro TF Team, [[1990]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-335'''
:The Off Road Patrol was sold in Japan a year later as part of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Zone]]'' series, with no notable changes from their [[Hasbro]] releases.
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Powertrain is [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with his teammate [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]], sharing the same plastic colors.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Freed''' (フリード ''Furīdo'')
*''French:'' '''Défonceur''' (Canada, "Digger")
*''Italian:'' '''Terminus'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Gorlam Prime]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

2018

2018-12-04T00:19:39Z

Saberclaw: /* Legends */

{{yearofthe|2018}}

The year '''2018''' (MMXVIII) is the 35th year since the [[Transformers brand]] began.

{{see|Transformers timeline}}

==Events==
===Fiction===
===Non-fiction===

====Conventions====

====Exhibitions====

====Deaths====
*[[May 15]] — [[Dean Stefan]]
*[[August 13]] — [[Unshō Ishizuka]]
*[[August 20]] — [[Roger Behr]]

==Print==
===Comics===
====IDW====
* ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|Lost Light]]'' #13–25 (ongoing)
* ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' #15–25 (ongoing) + [[Starscream: The Movie (comic)|2018 Annual]]
* ''[[Scarlett's Strike Force]]'' #2–3 (3 issues)
* ''[[Transformers vs. Visionaries]]'' #1–5 (5 issues)
* ''[[Transformers: Unicron]]'' #0–6 (7 issues)
* ''[[Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers]]'' (one-shot)
* ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel]]'' #1–4 (4 issues)
* ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare]]'' Graphic Novel
* ''[[Star Trek vs. Transformers]]'' #1–4 (5 issues) ''*in progress*''
* ''[[Transformers - Bumblebee: Go for the Gold]]'' Graphic Novel ''*scheduled*''

===Books===

==Collections==
===Comics===
====Hachette Partworks====
* ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 20: End of the Road]]''
:* Volume 72: The Dying of the Light
:* Volume 75: Titans Return, Part 1
:* Volume 60: Dark Cybertron, Part 2
:* Volume 71: All Hail Optimus
:* Volume 02: New Order
:* Volume 03: Dinobot Hunt
:* Volume 23: Destiny
:* Volume 30: War Within: The Dark Ages
:* Volume 45: Last Stand of the Wreckers
:* Volume 49: The Iron Age
:* Volume 11: The Legacy of Unicron
:* Volume 17: Matrix Quest
:* Volume 73: Transformers vs G.I. Joe, Part 1
:* Volume 76: Titans Return, Part 2
:* Volume 62: Earthfall
:* Volume 04: Second Generation
:* Volume 32: Infiltration
:* Volume 24: The War to End All Wars
:* Volume 28: Worlds Collide, Part 2
:* Volume 42: Revelation
:* Volume 65: Combiner Wars
:* Volume 79: Primeless
:* Volume 12: Cosmic Carnival
:* Volume 25: Prime Directive
:* Volume 53: Liars, A to D

====IDW====
* ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Transformers Windblade: The Last City]]'' TPB
* ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' Vol. 2 TPB
* ''[[First Strike|Transformers/G.I. JOE: First Strike]]'' TPB
* ''[[First Strike|Transformers/G.I. JOE: First Strike - Champions]]'' TPB
* ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|Lost Light]]'' Vol. 2 TPB
* ''[[Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor]]'' TPB
* ''[[The Transformers: Redemption of the Dinobots]]'' TPB
* ''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 7|The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 7]]'' Hardcover
* ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One|Till All Are One]]'' Vol. 3 TPB
* ''[[Scarlett's Strike Force]]'' TPB
* ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' Vol. 3 TPB
* ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers Saga]]'' TPB
* ''[[Transformers vs. Visionaries]]'' TPB
* ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|Lost Light]]'' Vol. 3 TPB
* ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel]]'' TPB ''
* ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' Vol. 4 TPB
* <s>''[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 6|Classics UK Volume 6]]'' TPB </s>''*cancelled*''
* ''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 8|The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 8]]'' Hardcover ''*scheduled*''
* ''[[Micronauts: Into the Microspace]]'' TPB ''*scheduled*''

==Media==
===Movies (Theatrical)===
*''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' ''*scheduled*''

===Television===
* ''[[Transformers: Titans Return (cartoon)|Titans Return]]'' episodes 9–10
* ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]'' episodes 1–10
* ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' Chapter One episodes 1–18 ''*in progress*''

===Video Games===
* ''[[Transformers: Shadows Rising]]''

===Music===

==Toys==
===Hasbro===
====[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]====
=====Cyber Series=====
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Cyber Series|Decepticon Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Cyber Series|Sideswipe]]}}
</ul>
{{-}}
=====[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]=====
======Prime Masters======
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-d1|[[Alchemist Prime#Generations|Alchemist Prime]] (w/ [[Submarauder (G1)#Generations|Submarauder]] decoy armor)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Alpha Trion (G1)#Power of the Primes|Alpha Trion]] (w/ [[Landmine (G1)#Generations|Landmine]] decoy armor)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen/toys#Generations|Megatronus]] (w/ [[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Generations|Bomb-Burst]] decoy armor)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quintus Prime#Generations|Quintus Prime]] (w/ [[Bludgeon (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Bludgeon]] decoy armor)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Solus Prime#Generations|Solus Prime]] (w/ [[Octopunch (G1)#Generations|Octopunch]] decoy armor)}}
</ul>

======Legends======
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cindersaur (G1)#Generations|Cindersaur]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Outback (G1)#Generations|Autobot Outback]]}}
</ul>

======Deluxe======
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-d1|[[Darkwing (G1)#Generations|Blackwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Sludge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Moonracer (G1)#Generations|Autobot Moonracer]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rippersnapper (G1)#Generations|Terrorcon Rippersnapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blot (G1)#Generations|Terrorcon Blot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cutthroat (G1)#Generations|Terrorcon Cutthroat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sinnertwin (G1)#Generations|Terrorcon Sinnertwin]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Firestar (G1)#Generations|Autobot Novastar]]}}
</ul>

======Voyager======
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-d1|[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Generations|Terrorcon Hun-Gurrr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita One (G1)#Generations|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Generations|Inferno]]}}
</ul>

======Leader======
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-sa|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#RodimusUnicronus|Evolution Rodimus Unicronus]] (w/ Nemesis Hot Rod)}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Power of the Primes|Evolution Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>

======Exclusives======
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Power of the Primes|Wreck-Gar]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Power of the Primes|Evolution Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)#Power of The Primes|Blast Off]]}}
</ul>
{{-}}

=====[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|War for Cybertron: Siege]]=====
======Battle Masters======
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S1 [[Firebolt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Firedrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S2 [[Lionizer (G1)#Generations|Lionizer]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S3 [[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]]}}
</ul>

======Micromasters======
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S4 [[Roadhandler (G1)#Generations|Roadhandler]] & [[Swindler#Generations|Swindler]] ([[Race Car Patrol#Generations|Race Car Patrol]])}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S5 [[Storm Cloud (G1)#Generations|Storm Cloud]] & [[Whisper (G1)#Generations|Visper]] ([[Air Strike Patrol#Generations|Air Strike Patrol]])}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S6 [[Big Shot#Generations|Autobot Topshot]] & [[Flak (G1)#Generations|Flak]] ([[Battle Patrol#Generations|Battle Patrol]])}}
</ul>

======Deluxe Class======
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S7 [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S8 [[Cog (G1)#Generations|Cog]] (Weaponizer)}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S9 [[Hound (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S10 [[Flywheels#War for Cybertron: Siege|Skytread]]}}
</ul>

======Voyager Class======
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S11 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S12 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
{{-}}

=====[[Studio Series]]=====
======Deluxe Class======
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Bumblebee]] (''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'')}}
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
{{Bp-d1|03 [[Crowbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|04 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Autobot Ratchet]] (''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'')}}
{{Bp-a1|10 [[Jazz (Movie)#Studio Series|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Generations|Shadow Raider]]}}
{{Bp-a1|18 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS18|Bumblebee]] (''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' VW)}}
{{Bp-d1|22 [[Dropkick (Movie)#Studio Series|Dropkick]]}}
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Generations|KSI Sentry]]}}
{{Bp-a1|26 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS26|WWII Bumblebee]] ''*scheduled*''}}
{{Bp-a1|27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS27|Clunker Bumblebee]] ''*scheduled*''}}
{{Bp-d1|28 [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Barricade]] ''*scheduled*''}}
{{Bp-a1|29 [[Sideswipe (Movie)#Generations|Sideswipe]] ''*scheduled*''}}
{{Bp-d1|30 [[Crankcase (DOTM)#Generations|Crankcase]] ''*scheduled*''}}
</ul>

======Voyager Class======
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|05 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|06 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|12 [[Brawl (Movie)#Studio Series|Decepticon Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|13 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|14 [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|21 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#SS21|Starscream]] (''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'')}}
</ul>

======Leader Class======
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|08 [[Blackout (Movie)#Studio Series|Decepticon Blackout]]}}
</ul>

======Multipacks======
<ul class="icon-list">
'''"15 Bumblebee"'''
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS15|Bumblebee]] (''Bumblebee'' Camaro)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Charlie Watson|Charlie]]}}

'''"Bumblebee Then & Now 2-Pack"'''
{{Bp-a1|24 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS24|Bumblebee]] (''Bumblebee'' VW)}}
{{Bp-a1|25 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS24|Bumblebee]] (''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'')}}
</ul>

======Exclusives======
''Toys"R"Us''
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-d1|09 [[Thundercracker (Movie)#Studio Series|Thundercracker]]}}
</ul>

''San Diego Comic-Con/Hasbro Toy Shop''
<ul class="icon-list">
'''"19 Bumblebee Vol. 1 Retro Rock Garage"'''
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)#Studio Series|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dairu]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Uruaz]]}}
</ul>

''Entertainment Earth/Big Bad Toy Store/Gamestop''
<ul class="icon-list">
'''"20 Bumblebee Vol. 2 Retro Pop Highway"'''
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)#Studio Series|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Uriad]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Zauru]]}}
</ul>
{{-}}

====[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]====
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|[[Boulder#QuickDig|Quick Dig Boulder]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Knight Watch|Knight Watch Optimus Prime]] (transformable, with [[Lance (RB)|Lance the Raptor-Bot]] and [[Scale (RB)|Scale the Shield-Bot]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Rescue Guard|Rescue Guard Bumblebee]] (transformable, with [[Growl (RB)|Growl]] and [[Sergeant Slaughber]])}}
</ul>
{{-}}

====[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]====
=====Crash Combiners=====
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Crash Combiners|Grimlock]] / [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Primelock|Optimus Prime]] ([[Primelock#Toys|Primelock]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Saberhorn#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Saberhorn]] / [[Bisk (RID)#CrashCombiner|Bisk]] ([[Saberclaw#Toys|Saberclaw]])}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===TakaraTomy===
====[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]====
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|[[Clone (subgroup)#Legends|LG58 Clonebot set]] ([[Fastlane#Legends|Fastlane]] & [[Cloudraker (G1)#Legends|Cloudraker]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Legends|LG59 Blitzwing]] (w/ [[Big Convoy#Legends|Big Fight]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Overlord (Masterforce)#Legends|LG60 Overlord]] (w/ [[Giga#Legends|Giga]] and [[Mega#Legends|Mega]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Metroplex (G1)#Legends|LGEX Metroflex]] (w/ [[Scamper#Legends|Scamper]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Clone (subgroup)#LG61|LG61 Clonetron set]] ([[Pounce#Legends|Pounce]] & [[Wingspan#Legends|Wingspan]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (G1)#LG62|LG62 Targetmaster Windblade]] (w/ [[Pinpointer (G1)#Legends|Pointech]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#LG63|LG63 G2 Megatron]] (w/ [[Noble (BM)#Legends|Noble]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sixshot#Legends|LGEX Greatshot]] (w/ [[Jack (Headmasters)#Legends|Jack]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grand Maximus#Legends|LGEX Grand Maximus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Seaspray (G1)#Legends|LG64 Seaspray]] & [[Lione#Legends|Lione]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twin Twist#Legends|LG65 Twin Twist]] (w/ [[Spoilsport#Legends|Spoil]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Topspin (G1)#Legends|LG66 Topspin]] (w/ [[Peacemaker#Legends|Peaceman]])}}
</ul>
{{-}}

====[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]====
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#MP-40|MP-40 Targetmaster Hot Rodimus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp711|MP-711 Convoy (7-Eleven ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Masterpiece|MPM-5 Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Masterpiece|MPM-6 Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dinobot (BW)#Masterpiece|MP-41 Dinobot (Beast Wars)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cordon#Masterpiece|MP-42 Cordon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Shadow Panther#Masterpiece|MP-34S Shadow Panther (Beast Wars)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#MasterpieceAnimeColor|MP-17+ Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MasterpieceMPM7|MPM-7 Bumblebee (Bumblebee Movie)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#MP29Plus|MP-29+ Defense Officer Laserwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP36Plus|MP-36+ Megatron]] ''*scheduled* 12-29''}}
</ul>
{{-}}

====[[Transformers Movie The Best|Movie The Best]]====
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Movie)#Movie The Best|MB-12 Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Movie)#Movie The Best|MB-13 Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Movie The Best|MB-14 Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Movie The Best|MB-15 Lockdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Movie)#Movie The Best|MB-16 Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MB17|MB-17 Optimus Prime Revenge Version]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MB18|MB-18 War Hammer Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#Movie The Best|MB-19 Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MtBNemesisPrime|MB-20 Nemesis Prime]]}}
</ul>
{{-}}

====[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]====
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micronus Prime#Generations|PP-01 Micronus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Liege Maximo#Generations|PP-02 Liege Maximo]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#Generations|PP-03 Vector Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (Generations)#Generations|PP-04 Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windcharger (G1)#Power of the Primes|PP-05 Windcharger]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (G1)#Generations|PP-06 Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generations|PP-07 Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|PP-08 Rodimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|PP-09 Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-d1|[[Alchemist Prime#Generations|PP-10 Alchemist Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)#Power of the Primes|PP-11 Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|PP-12 Dinobot Swoop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Power of the Primes|PP-13 Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Power of the Primes|PP-14 Dinobot Sludge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|PP-15 Grimlock]]}}
</ul>
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|[[Moonracer (G1)#Generations|PP-16 Moonracer]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwind (G1)#Generations|PP-17 Dreadwind]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Darkwing (G1)#Generations|PP-18 Blackwing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|PP-19 Starscream]]}}
</ul>
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-d1|[[Quintus Prime#Generations|PP-20 Quintus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rippersnapper (G1)#Generations|PP-21 Terrorcon Rippersnapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cutthroat (G1)#Generations|PP-22 Terrorcon Cutthroat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blot (G1)#Generations|PP-23 Terrorcon Blot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sinnertwin (G1)#Generations|PP-24 Terrorcon Sinnertwin]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Generations|PP-25 Hun-Gurrr]]}}
</ul>
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita One (G1)#Generations|PP-26 Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Generations|PP-27 Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Solus Prime#Generations|PP-28 Solus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Battleslash#Generations|PP-29 Decepticon Battleslash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Roadtrap#Generations|PP-30 Roadtrap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Predaking (G1)#Generations|PP-31 Predaking]]}}
</ul>
{{-}}

====[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]====
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ryu]] vs. [[Vega]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ken]] vs. [[Chun-Li]]}}
</ul>
{{-}}

====[[Studio Series]]====
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|SS-01 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-03 [[Crowbar#Studio Series|Crowbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-04 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-05 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-06 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-08 [[Blackout (Movie)#Studio Series|Decepticon Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-09 [[Jazz (Movie)#Studio Series|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-10 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-11 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-12 [[Brawl (Movie)#Studio Series|Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-13 [[Shadow Raider#Generations|Shadow Raider]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-14 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-15 [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-16 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS18|Bumblebee]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-17 [[KSI Sentry#Generations|KSI Sentry]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SS-18 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#SS21|Starscream]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')}}
</ul>

=====Promotional campaigns=====
*[[Quad Barrel Shotgun]] (buy 4000 yen from select stores starting [[April 21]]st)

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James Roberts

2018-10-25T18:39:18Z

Saberclaw: /* Notes */

{{disambig3|James}}

[[Image:James Roberts.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A proud smile, a sad smile.]]
'''James Roberts''' (born [[November 15]], [[1976]])<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/533729176067801088 "Best tweet ever."]</ref> is a [[United Kingdom|British]] writer and Transformers fan. He was one of the early members of fan club [[Transmasters UK|Transmasters UK (TMUK)]], and wrote a number of text stories and strips. The most famous of these is the ''absolutely'' massive ''Eugenesis'', an unofficial novel he first published back in 2001.

His first shot at pro-work was pitching ''Spotlight: Octane'' with fellow TMUKer [[Nick Roche]] in 2007, where he wrote an extensive outline (some of which has shown up in his later comics). It wasn't picked up and Roberts forgot all about it until reminded in 2016.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/737321575976947712 "@NickRoche:In 2007, @jroberts332 and I attempted to pitch Spotlight: Octane. Here's the cover and character design." @joberts332: "*head explodes* I'd completely forgotten about this! Oh my god!"]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/737321240428486656 @NickRoche: "Not a script, but James wrote a very extensive outline which he then hacked down. Some of it has shown up in MTMTE."]</ref> His first successful bit of work was helping out on [[All Hail Megatron issue 15|''All Hail Megatron'' #15]], acting as a "sounding board" for Nick's script. While he didn't write any of the script, Nick made sure to include him in the credits.<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/interview-with-james-roberts- Moonbase 2 interview], 29:15 to 31:00</ref>

After that, Roberts was brought in to co-write ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', in order to lessen the stress and workload for Roche. While the first issue was all pre-planned by Roche, from issue two onwards it became a collaborative effort.<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/interview-with-james-roberts- Moonbase 2 interview], 39:40 to 31:00</ref> He went on to write the text story "[[Bullets]]" for the ''Wreckers'' trade and then became a co-writer on the [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing]] for the "[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]'" story. Following that, he co-wrote ''[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]'' and became the sole writer on the new ongoing, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''.

One of his noted habits is massive world-building and drip-feeding character details & backstory throughout a run. He's cheerfully admitted he likes building up a character history in non-sequential order "so [[you]] fill in the blanks".<ref>[http://theunderbase.libsyn.com/the-underbase-deconstructs-shadowplay "The Underbase Podcast Deconstructs Shadowplay"], 09:11 - 09:24</ref> His characters are prone to language- and literature-related digressions and witticisms, and sometimes self-aware to the point of straining the fourth wall. Due to all his long term plots, he obsesses a ''lot'' over every script and they all start as longhand before being refined ("I have a tower of notebooks full of my barely legible handwriting"). <ref>[https://boroughcon.com/2017/04/revealing-greatness-with-james-roberts/ Interview with Boroughcon]</ref>

{{quote|Always start off low, always start off with real people, y'know, because most of us ''are'' ordinary people.|James Roberts,<ref>[http://theunderbase.libsyn.com/the-underbase-deconstructs-shadowplay "The Underbase Podcast Deconstructs Shadowplay", 1:10:22 - 1:10:30]</ref>}}

{{quote|Let’s just say that my interest in politics stems from time spent working closely with politicians.|Roberts on his job before becoming a full-time writer.<ref>[http://boards.idwpublishing.com/3/viewtopic.php?p=309699#p309699 IDW Forum Q&A: "Assuming that writing is now your full-time job, what did you do for a living before?"]</ref>}}

==Writing==
* ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' (co-written with Nick Roche)
** "[[Dead Men's Boots]]"
** "[[Bullets]]"
** "[[Zero Point]]"
* ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' [[Chaos Theory Part 1|#22]], [[Chaos Theory Part 2|#23]], [[Chaos Part One: Lamentations|#24]], [[Chaos Part Two: Numbers|#26]], [[Chaos Part Three: Kings|#28]], [[Chaos Part Four: Genesis|#30]], (co-plotter on #24, #26, #28, and #30 with [[Mike Costa]])
* ''[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime]]'' (co-written with [[John Barber]])
* ''[[The Transformers Classics UK]]'' (essay writer)
* ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]''
* ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|The Transformers Spotlight]]: [[Omega's Conundrum|Orion Pax]]''
* ''The Transformers Spotlight: [[The Reluctant Specialist|Trailcutter]]''
* ''The Transformers Spotlight: [[The Waiting Game|Hoist]]''
*"[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" (with John Barber)
*"[[Silent Light]]", from [[The Transformers Holiday Special]]
*"[[The Last Autobot]]" (with [[Mairghread Scott]] and John Barber)
* ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light]]''

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
James Roberts was the author of a book [[Jimmy (G1)|Jimmy]] owned, whose title began with an ''E''. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 3|Maximum Dinobots #3}}

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon 2014]]

==Notes==
*He first got into Transformers in 1986, in time for the [[Triple Changer]]s, and hunted down older toys and Ladybird Books at second-hand shops and fetes; key memories also include visiting the local shop and poring over their Hasbro retailer catalogue for new toys, with his mind being ''blown'' by Mega and Ultra Pretenders ("they're inside and oh my god that one transforms!"). The earliest toy he bought himself was [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]]. He's even said the [[Action Master]]s were "cool", explaining he felt those toys showed Hasbro's faith in the characters selling toys and not the transformation gimmick itself.<ref>[http://www.fullmetalhero.com/t14540/ Moonbase2's second interview with James Roberts - 49:50 to 59:30]</ref>
*He was nominated for Favourite Writer in the 2014 True Believers Awards.<ref>[http://www.truebelieverscomicawards.com/nominees.html True Believers Comic Awards nominees]</ref>
*His first Transformers comic was [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!|issue #113]]. Because of that, the number 113 is [[113 (disambiguation)|constantly showing up]] in his work.
[[Image:Eugenesis easteregg.jpg|thumb|right|200px|James Roberts: ''E(aster Egg)!'']]
* Roche snuck ''Eugenesis'' into a bookshelf in [[Maximum Dinobots issue 3|''Maximum Dinobots'' #3]].
* The original ''Eugenesis'' cover looked like a Penguin Classics book (even sporting the tagline "[[Polyhex]] 21st Century Classics"). Roberts has said this was him poking fun at his own "lofty" aspirations. [http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_roberts.php]
* Shockwave's death in ''[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]'' has haunted Roberts since childhood...<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/interview-with-james-roberts- Moonbase 2 interview], 50:26 to 51:08</ref>
* [[Mike Costa]] has joked that because of James's popularity among the nerdier fans, he thought that even if people didn't like ''Chaos'', "they'd have to pretend they did because James' name was on it!"<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/webpage/the-underbase-reviews-ongoing-31 The Underbase podcast interview with Mike Costa ("Special Guest")]</ref>
* In ''Eugenesis'', Roberts listed some of his creative influences (circa 2001): [[Simon Furman]], {{w|Martin Amis}}, {{w|Chris Carter}}, {{w|Graham Greene}}, {{w|Neil Hannon}}, {{w|Vladimir Nabokov}} and {{w|Morrissey}}, "who I doubt have ever been acknowledged in the same sentence". He's since brought up his admiration for {{w|Russell T Davies}}' TV work (including his run on ''[[Doctor Who]]''); {{w|Peter David}}, {{w|Grant Morrison}}'s ''{{w|Zenith (comics)|Zenith}}'', and ''{{w|Justice League International}}'' in comics; and {{w|Don DeLillo}}, {{w|Philip Roth}}, and {{w|John Updike}}'s "Rabbit" books in literature. Science fiction prose isn't his thing though, instead gravitating to literary fiction.<ref>[http://www.fullmetalhero.com/t14540/ Moonbase2's second interview with James Roberts - 01:20:00 to 1:22:15]</ref>
* Roberts admitted to being "a control freak when it comes to my scripts", and that they are often 50 pages long with precise panel-by-panel descriptions. However, he concedes artists like [[Alex Milne]] have "a far, far superior grasp of visual storytelling than I do", and "unless the way a particular shot is framed is integral to the plot", they can feel free to deviate.<ref>[http://boards.idwpublishing.com/3/viewtopic.php?p=309177&sid=47e759963d0b07cbf1c5e7dc2f5a8c4f#p309177 Answer to a post on an IDW Forum Q&A.]</ref> Nick Roche strongly implied in 2015 that these masses of detailed panels are why they hadn't worked together for a while<ref>[https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/665246818389856256 "Well, we haven't worked together in three years... make of THAT what you will... :)"] (11:16 a.m. - 13 Nov 2015)</ref>, though they are still friends, you paranoid person.
* His biceps are huge.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://twitter.com/jroberts332 James Roberts' Twitter feed]
* [http://www.oneshallstand.com/articles/wreckers.html One Shall Stand.com interview on the Wreckers]
* [http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_roberts.php TransFans interview with James Roberts]
* [http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/interview-with-james-roberts- Moonbase 2 interview with James Roberts]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pVvISkgzDQ TFcon 2015 YouTube interview]

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Doublecross

2018-10-08T01:26:38Z

Saberclaw: /* The Headmasters cartoon */

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{{disambigm|Double Cross|Twinferno}}
:''Doublecross is an [[Autobot]] [[Monsterbot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Doublecross mb.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Oh, no room for me in the '''80s'', but now I'm supposed to come when you call, [[Simon Furman|Simon]]?!]]

You can't depend on '''Doublecross''' (aka '''Twinferno'''), since he is literally of two minds about... well, everything. Each of his beast heads has its own personality and they can't agree on anything. Make a deal or set plans with one hissing half of Doublecross and you'll likely find the other knew nothing about it and refuses to help. And don't think that getting him to transform to robot mode will help, as there's no way of knowing which mind is in control. Just about the only thing they can agree with themselves on is destroying [[Decepticon]]s. Thankfully they are, at least, good at that.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Brothersinarmor-doublecross-smash.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Here's the pitch...it's a double play!]]
Doublecross, along with the other Monsterbots, joined [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]] on his travels to [[Nebulos]] in search of peace. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}

The dream of peace proved faulty when the Decepticons followed them there and began taking control of the planet. Along with his fellow Monsterbots and various other Autobots, Doublecross took part in the attempted defense of the [[Mercury Gardens of Melanossus]], smashing a Decepticon with a hurled chunk of concrete. As the Decepticon Headmasters unleashed their full firepower, however, Doublecross was of two minds about the situation, with one head saying they must fall back, while the other head demanded that they stay and fight. [[Grotusque]] agreed with the first head and ordered a retreat.

[[File:Brothersinarmor-monsterbots3.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|A walking session of Congress.]]
Upon returning to the Autobots' swamp encampment, Doublecross and Grotusque dejectedly reported the outcome of the battle to their fellow Autobots.

Not long afterward, Doublecross's flight abilities proved useful as the Autobots left Nebulos, awkwardly returning to their orbiting ship, the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]''. He may or may not have been carrying a fellow Autobot as a passenger. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

The ''Steelhaven'' made its way to Earth's orbit, and eventually its crew met up with the Ark's. Following a dispute over leadership of the Autobots, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] decided to settle their differences in ritual combat on the Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]], with all other Autobots in attendance being witnesses to the duel. When the Decepticons interrupted the proceedings with a surprise attack, Doublecross participated in the giant Autobot-Decepticon rumble which ensued. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
[[File:RebellionOnPlanetBeast-Doublecross.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66 | What do you mean?! - You snore! - Oh I don't- anyway, you have bad breath! - Because you never brush my teeth! - Oh, stop quickly, let's have a cup of tea!]]
{{voiceactor|[[Michihiro Ikemizu]] (right head, Japanese), [[Kōji Totani]] (left head, Japanese)}}
Doublecross and the Monsterbots were sent to the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], where the Decepticons were enslaving the natives. After they helped free the slaves and the Decepticons were driven away, Rodimus Prime ordered the Monsterbots to stay on Beast just in case the enemy returned. Grotusque and Repugnus said they had nothing against that, while Doublecross just quietly hung out in the background. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}}

[[File:UltraMagnusDies DoublecrossVsHorrorcons.JPG|right|upright=1.1|thumb|The Horrorcons play Double Dragon.]]
Eventually, the Monsterbots were called away from the planet to serve as reinforcements during a battle against the Decepticons on planet [[Paradise]]. Doublecross literally fought fire with fire as his right head tried to extinguish a burning forest using its flaming breath. The left head chastised him for such stupid thinking before realizing that it didn't have a "water-breath" either, and both opted for stomping the flames out. Shortly afterwards, Doublecross joined up with the other Monsterbots, and together they defeated [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and helped drive the Decepticons off the planet. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

Doublecross later found himself on [[Earth]], separated from the other two Monsterbots. He defended an Autobot energy facility in [[Florida|Miami]] from a Decepticon attack, and spent most of the time arguing with himself until the [[Horrorcon]] duo attacked him. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}
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====''Legends'' comic====
The Monsterbots returned to Beast to aid the Beastformers in their war against the [[Laser Beast]]s, during which Doublecross set out to recover the [[Three Wise Ones]]' gems from the enemy side. While he succeeded, he was attacked by [[Tigerburn]] who tore his robot mode head off using the [[Stag Hunter]]. {{storylink|LG51 Doublecross Prologue}} While his body remained functional, he lost his sense of self and became a mindless puppet used as a weapon by the Laser Beasts. While chasing [[White Leo]] to the [[Legends World]], Tigerburn brought Doublecross along and modified him to become [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]-compatible, allowing the Laser Beast Headmaster to take full control of the Monsterbot's body. Armed with the [[Haywire|Haywire Laser]], the Tigerburn-Doublecross combination came close to defeating White Leo before [[White Lune]] removed Tigerburn and used the Three Wise Ones' gems to merge White Leo with Doublecross's severed head, turning him into a Headmaster. When White Leo connected to Doublecross's body, his mind was restored and he helped defeat Tigerburn. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 51|Bonus Edition Vol. 51}}

Some time after being reunited with the other Monsterbots, Doublecross and his pals encountered Legends [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] on Beast. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
The three Monsterbots and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] comprised [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s team during the search for [[Metascan Alpha]]. The group ended up on a desolate moon, confronted by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s. Ultra Magnus insisted they ignore the Decepticons and continue with their mission. They flew down to the planet below, only to find it under attack by the [[Destructon]]s. Doublecross was quickly batted aside by [[Medusa]]. The Autobots beat a hasty retreat back to the moon, where the Destructons began beating on the Decepticons. Magnus and Doublecross aided the Decepticons, leading to the forming of a truce between the two factions. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===3H comics===
Less than 3 [[Units of time|deca-cycles]] after the [[reformatting]] of Cybertron into a [[technorganic]] wonderland, Doublecross and his fellow Monsterbots (apparently all having undergone the [[Great Upgrade]] downsizing) were seen exiting a bar on [[Spaceport CSSB-16]] soused out of their minds on some high quality [[energon]]. {{storylink|The Wreckers: Finale Part 1}} If they had been a bit less drunk or exited just a bit later, they likely would have run smack into [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] and the [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]]. As it is... they just missed another chance to actually DO something. ''sigh.''

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Transformers: Maximum Dinobots #2]]

[[File:OP1 Hooligan.jpg|thumb|left|Murder is wrong!]]
In the era of [[Zeta Prime]], Doublecross was seen among the crowd of protesters rallying against the [[Outback (G1)|Autobot cop]] who reportedly killed an unarmed [[Hefter|Decepticon agitator]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

[[File:DoublecrossBadPun.JPG|upright=1.95|thumb|Hideous murder is a gas! Whooo!]]
In modern times, Doublecross and the other Monsterbots traveled to [[Earth]] to bail out [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}} Upon arrival, Doublecross slaughtered [[Sunstreaker clone|Machination Headmasters]] by ripping them in two, incinerating them, and subjecting them to an extremely awful pun. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 3|Maximum Dinobots #3}}

After the initial bout of Headmaster slaughter, the Monsterbots agreed to drop the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] off at Machination HQ for a final reckoning. Aboard their ship, Doublecross and Grotusque observed quietly (and slightly menacingly) as Repugnus negotiated a fee with Grimlock. The Monsterbots dropped the Dynobots off at their destination, while taking some anti-air fire. Luckily, the Monsterbots' ship was well-armed and they were able to easily destroy all ground defenses with a blanket dispersal of firepower. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots #4}}

Their agreement with the Dynobots called for evac as well, and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] eventually showed up to be pulled out. Repugnus even offered up membership in the Monsterbots to the trio. But the three Dynobots eventually decided that they would stay behind to fight after all. The Monsterbots presumably left the planet shortly thereafter. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}

Having returned to Cybertron after the war ended, Doublecross was enjoying a drink at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. {{storylink|Night and the City}} Much later he joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' under the command of a reformed [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} He was hanging out at [[Swerve's]] for movie night when parts of the ''Lost Light'' suddenly started disappearing, forcing the crew to abandon ship. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} After the whole mess had been dealt with and the ship returned, Doublecross returned to Swerve's only to be knocked out cold when [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] spiked the drinks. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}} He and Repugnus collapsed on top of [[Rung (G1)|Rung]], trapping him. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

When [[Getaway]] put the final stages of his mutiny into play, Doublecross, like most members of the crew, chose to side with the escapologist. After the Protectobots returned from Cybertron, Doublecross was part of the security crew dispatched to their shuttle bay. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}}

===''Wings Universe''===
During the [[Machine Wars (event)|Machine Wars]], Doublecross served under City Commander [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] in defense of [[Uraya]] against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s clone soldiers. {{storylink|Termination}}

===''TransTech''===
[[File:Offworlderprisoners-CMW.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|right]]
Doublecross was one of many 'bots being held in [[Axiom Nexus]]'s Offworlder Maximum Security Prison. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}
{{--}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
'''Twinferno''' was partnered with the ancient [[Titan Master]] [[Daburu (Generations)|Daburu]], who could provide an Energon jolt to propel Twinferno's systems to peak performance. {{storylink|#Generations|''Titans Return'' Daburu/Twinferno packaging bio}}

==Commercial appearances==
Doublecross and the Monsterbots were created accidentally during an attempt to create new Autobots. [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] raced to warn [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] of the accident, as the wild Monsterbots trashed the lab where they were born. Thankfully the Decepticons [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and [[Octane]] attacked just then and the Monsterbots burst out of the building through the wall to fight them. Doublecross took on Cyclonus, chomping on him with both mouths. Rodimus expressed relief that, though they were monsters, at least they were Autobot monsters. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Monsterbots|Monsterbots commercial}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Walter Roberts]] (English)}}
====''Autobot'' story====
{{Note|Doublecross was a bonus character available for use in the Autobot campaign during the second runthrough.}}

====''Decepticon'' story====
As [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s forces infiltrated the Ranpas geothermal plant, Doublecross confronted them as they approached the main power collector for the plant. After a brief struggle, Doublecross was forced to retreat. Megatron was not impressed. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy Doublecross.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Two head-hands are better than one!]]
* '''Doublecross''' (Monsterbot, [[1987]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-100'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Rust-ray rifle]]"
: Doublecross transforms into a two-headed dragon with hints of organic limbs (he's the very first Transformer to have organic-like detailing, in fact). Pressing a lever on his back causes "cold" sparks to shoot from his dragon-mode collarbone and the buzzsaw in his chest to vibrate. As he does not have actual hands in robot mode, his "rust-ray rifle" pegs into holes in his dragon-heads' jaws. There is a minor variation to the rifle: some have twin holes just above the "ammo clip", while others have two raised circles.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Doublecross/doublecross.htm More information on Doublecross at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===Generations===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Deluxe-Twinferno.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Our love ain’t nothing but a monster with two heads.]]
*'''Daburu & Autobot Twinferno''' (Deluxe Class, [[2016]])
**''Accessories'': 2 Guns, [[Daburu (Generations)|Daburu]] Titan Master

:"Autobot Twinferno" is part of the third wave of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Deluxe Class toys, transforming from a two-headed dragon into a robot and back. His weapons can be wielded separately in 5mm compatible holes in his dragon heads, wings, and hands or tab into the top of his shoulders. The weapons can also combine into a double-barreled weapon that can be piloted by Titan Master figures or be pegged into the robot or dragon's back. While in dragon mode, Daburu can ride in a compartment within the stomach, or stand on the dragon's back. His monster mode retains its organically-detailed limbs and sports a small, nonfunctional circular sawblade in the chest as a homage to the original figure.

:The figure was a commonly-found shelfwarmer of the line, often lining entire pegs with unsold figures even through future wave releases.

:Twinferno was retooled into his fellow Monsterbots [[Grotusque#Generations|Grotusque]] and [[Repugnus_(G1)#Generations|Repugnus]], and his body (sans the head) serves as a model for the non-toy ''Legends'' version of [[Scorponok_(G1)#Transformers_Legends_comic_2|Blackzarak's Transtector]].
{{-}}

===Legends===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG51-Targetmaster-Doublecross.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey! Somebody lost their Targetmaster!]]
*'''Targetmaster Doublecross''' (Deluxe Class, [[2017]]-[[November 25|11-25]])
**''ID number'': '''LG51'''
**''Accessories'': [[White Leo#Legends|White Leo]] Headmaster, [[White Lune#Legends|Haywire]] Targetmaster

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' "Targetmaster Doublecross" is a redeco of the ''Titans Return'' Deluxe figure in anime-accurate colors. The ''Legends'' version of Daburu is redecoed in robot mode as [[White Leo#Legends|White Leo]]. Doublecross also comes with his own Targetmaster [[White Lune#Legends|Haywire]] (Haywire's mold was probably not production-ready in time for [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Legends|''Legends'' Blurr]], hence the odd release pairing with Doublecross).

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==Merchandise==
===''Tiny Titans''===
*'''Autobot Twinferno''' (Tiny Titans, [[2015]])
**''Series'': '''3'''
**''Number: '''12/12'''
:Part of the third [[Blindpacking|blind-bagged]] assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'', this small, soft-plastic figurine comes with a trading card with a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

==Notes==
*Doublecross's [[Tech Spec]] gives him a Strength rating of "1". This is presumably an editing gaffe, since the only other times a "1" showed up in anybody's ratings were in cases such as the Mini-Vehicles and [[Throttlebot]]s, under "Firepower"—indicating that they had no guns at all! However, Doublecross's "1" was taken at face value by the ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile books, which state that Doublecross is extremely weak, as well as his ''Generations'' figure's stat card, which gives him a 5, the same as smaller characters like [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. None of his fictional portrayals follow this, however.
* All of their original instruction graphics depict [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] with Doublecross's rust-ray rifle and Doublecross with Repugnus's venom laser.
* Doublecross is depicted as having functional hands in his alt-mode but not in his robot mode, a rarity (possibly unique) among Generation 1 characters.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Doublecross''' (ダブルクロス ''Daburukurosu'')
*''French:'' '''Traître'''
*''Italian:'' '''Drekbot'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Shuāngtóulóng''' (China, 双头龙, "Twin-headed Dragon")

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Battle Master

2018-09-18T12:42:14Z

Saberclaw: /* Generations */

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|''This article is about the 2019 gimmick. For the 1987 gimmick, see [[Targetmaster (technology)]]. For the 2014 franchise, see [[Battle Masters]].''
|}
:''Battle Masters are a cross-factional subgroup from the [[War for Cybertron: Siege (franchise)|War for Cybertron: Siege]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:WarForCybertronSiege-Firedrive-CardArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"When I got tired, I slept. When I got hungry, I ate. When I had to go, you know, I went."]]

'''Battle Masters''' are small [[Transformer]]s that can [[Targetmaster (technology)|transform into weapons]] compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T.]] system. Not only can they provide adequate firepower on their own, they can also combine with other C.O.M.B.A.T. weapons to form bigger and badder guns.

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==Toys==
===Generations===
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<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Firebolt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Firedrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lionizer (G1)#Generations|Lionizer]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blowpipe (G1)#War_for_Cybertron:_Siege|Blowpipe]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:War-For-Cybertron-Siege-Battle-Master-Firedrive.jpg|thumb|300px]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*"Battle Masters" are named as such either because [[Hasbro]] has lost the [[trademark]] for "Targetmaster", some may have non-firearm alt-modes, or both.

==See also==
*[[Titan Master]]
*[[Prime Master]]

[[Category: Battle Masters]]
[[Category: Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category: Gimmicks]]
[[Category: Technology]]
[[Category: War for Cybertron: Siege]]

Battle Master

2018-09-18T12:41:57Z

Saberclaw: /* Generations */

{| style="margin:0 1em; padding:.5em; background:#f7f8ff; border:thin solid #aaa;display:block;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
|''This article is about the 2019 gimmick. For the 1987 gimmick, see [[Targetmaster (technology)]]. For the 2014 franchise, see [[Battle Masters]].''
|}
:''Battle Masters are a cross-factional subgroup from the [[War for Cybertron: Siege (franchise)|War for Cybertron: Siege]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:WarForCybertronSiege-Firedrive-CardArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"When I got tired, I slept. When I got hungry, I ate. When I had to go, you know, I went."]]

'''Battle Masters''' are small [[Transformer]]s that can [[Targetmaster (technology)|transform into weapons]] compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T.]] system. Not only can they provide adequate firepower on their own, they can also combine with other C.O.M.B.A.T. weapons to form bigger and badder guns.

{{TOCclear}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Battle Masters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Firebolt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Firedrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lionizer (G1)#Generations|Lionizer]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blowpipe (G1)##War_for_Cybertron:_Siege|Blowpipe]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:War-For-Cybertron-Siege-Battle-Master-Firedrive.jpg|thumb|300px]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*"Battle Masters" are named as such either because [[Hasbro]] has lost the [[trademark]] for "Targetmaster", some may have non-firearm alt-modes, or both.

==See also==
*[[Titan Master]]
*[[Prime Master]]

[[Category: Battle Masters]]
[[Category: Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category: Gimmicks]]
[[Category: Technology]]
[[Category: War for Cybertron: Siege]]

Beastbox (SG)

2018-09-12T19:08:12Z

Saberclaw:

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{{disambig3.5|the heroic Decepticon|his evil counterpart|Beastbox (G1)|Beastbox}}
:''Beastbox is a heroic [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)| Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Recordicons19-beastbox.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"I'm not a monkey, I'm a scientist."]]
'''Beastbox''' is a gorilla, not a monkey.

==Fiction==
===Recordicons===
After [[Squawktalk (SG)|Squawktalk]] contracted some sort of [[Internet]] virus and began chanting spam phrases, [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] suggested that Beastbox invest in an anti-virus. Beastbox was more interested in clarifying that he was a gorilla, in light of Squawktalk's loud commands to "punch the monkey!" {{storylink|Recordicons#Recordicons #19|Recordicons #19}}

==Notes==
*Beastbox's colors are meant to look like the titular character from ''{{w|Birdman and the Galaxy Trio}}'', and later ''{{w|Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law}}'', when he combines with Squawktalk.

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Ornament class

2018-09-07T18:24:45Z

Saberclaw: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity family */

:''The ornament class is totally a social stratum that really exists from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
Of all the possible classes of Functionism, set out and labeled according to the [[Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy]], the '''Ornament class''' is possibly the rarest seen of all. So much so you might even think the Ornament class was just something made up one day as a cheat. But it isn't. They really exist, their seldom-seen alternate modes fulfilling whatever role Adaptus designed them for, probably brightening up a room or something.

The [[Functionist Council]] would never lie about things like that.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity family===
When the Functionists came to power, they were presented with a unique problem, in the form of [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]. Since Functionism dictated that every shape served a purpose, the fact that no-one could figure out ''what'' exactly Rung's unique alt-mode was for proved a flaw in their entire philosophy. So they subjected him to every possible test they could conceive of, and came up with nothing. When that didn't work, they made him wear a fake wheel, to "reassure" the populace. After several thousand more tests they gave up, and decided to create the entirely fictional ornament class, dubbing Rung its only member. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

It eventually turned out that Rung's purpose was the fabrication of new [[photonic crystal]]s, something unprecedented by the Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}}

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First Aid (G1)

2018-08-24T17:32:37Z

Saberclaw: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

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:''First Aid is an [[Autobot]] [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TFU First Aid.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Damn it, Jim! I'm a doctor, not a pacifist!]]
'''First Aid''' is one of the most empathic and compassionate beings you'll ever meet. He cares deeply about all living things. Heck, he even cares deeply about the "pain" of inanimate objects. A broken or malfunctioning can-opener will earn just as much sympathy and attention as a fellow Autobot. Otherwise, First Aid is a soft-spoken and sometimes overly cautious sort (especially when it comes to the well-being of a fellow Autobot). Still, all the Autobots know he will work long and hard to do his best for them and that their well-being matters to him more than anything, and those are quite comforting thoughts.

First Aid combines with his fellow Protectobots to form [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Gaia Guardian]], or [[God Guardian]].

{{bigquote|Where there's life, there's hope.|First Aid|"[[Afterdeath!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====Ask Vector Prime====
The Protectobots once lived on the colony world of [[Archon]], but as the colony slowly began to fail they succumbed to [[stasis lock]]. They remained that way until [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] chanced across the ruins of the planet and brought them back to Earth. The only way to revive them was through an [[energon]] infusion; the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s volunteered for the process. The Protectobots made a complete recovery and then some: the transfusion had given them the ability to combine! Optimus Prime gave them [[Protectobots' headquarters|their own headquarters]] in [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]], hoping that city life would help them acclimatize to life on Earth while also providing the metropolis with an extra degree of protection. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/21}}

====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Bell]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Massimo Corizza]] (Italian), [[Michael Rüth]] (German, ''The Ultimate Weapon'' & ''The Big Broadcast of 2006''), [[Wolfgang Mascher]] (German, ''Surprise Party''), [[Franz Rudnick]] (German, ''The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1''), [[Christoph Jablonka]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''The Ultimate Weapon'')}}

[[File:TUW first aid fullbody.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|The shiniest doctor around.]]
First Aid is an avowed pacifist. When the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacked an inhabited city on [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] called upon the Protectobots to evacuate the civilians caught in the crossfire. First Aid helped an injured man discovered by Streetwise. Later, as Earth's orbit was diverted to the [[Sun]] by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], First Aid brought civilians to a meat locker that [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and Streetwise had commandeered to help the [[human]]s cool down. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

First Aid, as part of Defensor, was the arm that wielded the rifle which totally blew up [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Afterwards, he was with the Protectobots when they saved some window-washers from a burning skyscraper. Later still, First Aid and the other Protectobots were ordered to help defend [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] from a Decepticon attack. They merged into Defensor and activated his useless force field, which almost immediately deactivated, allowing the Decepticons to blast Defensor back into his component parts. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[File:Firstaidfixesmultramagnus.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Well… a little clyster with the fresh machine oil… and your constipation will pass off!]]
In the year [[2005]], First Aid was among the Autobot stationed at [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] when the Autobot city came under attack from [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}} Later, in 2006, he was on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for the planet's first peace conference. He participated in a surprise birthday party for [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] along with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], Groove and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. The Combaticons then attacked a nearby shuttle bay, hoping to scrap the ships which would be used to ferry delegates to the conference. First Aid happily blasted away at the Combaticons. After the battle, First Aid was tending to a serious wound Magnus suffered on his back, when he used his own body to shield Wheelie from a Decepticon attack. When attention turned to the damaged shuttle, Ultra Magnus insisted First Aid repair the ship first and deal with his injuries later. Guess he forgot First Aid was a doctor, not a mechanic! (Ol' [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] sure wouldn't have taken no lip — he would have disconnected the patient's vocal processor first.) {{storylink|Surprise Party}}

First Aid and the Protectobots were part of the Autobot unit that travelled to the planet [[Eurythma]], forming Defensor to battle Decepticons there. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} Later, when [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] took heavy fire over the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]], [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] brought him back to Cybertron for repairs. First Aid arrived and began patching up the super-robot. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}
[[File:TUD firstaid.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"This isn't a war. It's a murder." [switch flipped] "This isn't a war, it's a moider!"]]
When the Autobots were asked to help the Dutch authorities deal with French rebels, First Aid bemoaned the whole situation, wondering why humans were always fighting amongst themselves. After the human aggressors were dispersed, a Decepticon sneak attack knocked [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] out of the sky, and First Aid carried him back to Metroplex for repairs. No sooner was the operation complete than an intruder alert within the city drew the medic's attention, and he found the Decepticon Swindle stealing Metroplex's [[transformation cog]]. First Aid attempted to talk the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] into handing the cog over, but Swindle laughed in his face, and was easily able make off with his loot because First Aid's pacifism meant that he refused to fight back. Despite [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]'s attempts to convince First Aid that they didn't expect him to compromise his beliefs, the medic felt he was a liability to the Autobots and left, taking up residence in a junk yard and helping its custodian [[NUL-A]] chug down some oil and repair some refrigerators. In time, First Aid was approached by [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], who brought dire news that the immobilized Metroplex was under attack from Trypticon. Only the skilled First Aid could properly align Metroplex's new transforming cog, and the medic was convinced to lend his aid. [[File:RoOP1 firstaid altmode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]] While Trypticon and the half-transformed Metroplex fought it out, First Aid bravely entered the Autobot giant and re-aligned the cog, allowing the Autobot city to transform fully and defeat Trypticon. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

When [[Jessica Morgan]] was injured in a Decepticon attack on her [[Mark Morgan|father]]'s laboratory, First Aid was summoned to transport her to County General Hospital. First Aid helped to restore the paralyzed Jessica's ability to walk with an exo-skeleton, but his efforts were met only with hatred from her father, who loathed the Transformers. Subsequently, when news reached the Autobots that Optimus Prime's body was being kept at Morgan's lab, First Aid and the Protectobots were part of the battle unit that returned there, merged as Defensor. Like most present, they succumbed to the madness of the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

In [[2007]], First Aid and the Protectobots were among those who defended Cybertron against a major Decepticon attack, only to fall before the power of the new Decepticon [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}} Some time later, at [[Tommy Kennedy]]'s birthday, First Aid, among other Autobots, presented to the human boy a cake. {{Storylink|Surprise Party#Season 5|Season 5: Surprise Party}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon take place in Japanese continuity as described above, except "The Rebirth" and subsequent adventures do not occur, and the events of season 3 take place in 2010. Several additional stories are inserted into the timeline as follows.}}
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
[[File:FSLRF protectobots.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3|"And then we'll change this font!"]]
First Aid and the other Protectobots made their dramatic debut when they formed Defensor to defeat both Menasor and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 12|Story page #12}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====

When the Decepticon combiners attacked a baseball stadium in [[Japan]], the Protectobots and Aerialbots raced to the rescue. After attending to the blaze created by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'s destruction, First Aid and his team combined into Defensor. However, Defensor's central component was damaged battling Bruticus; with Hot Spot out of action, the Protectobots could not maintain their super-robot form. Getting an idea, the Autobots' human friend [[Kenji]] told [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to shoot out the legs of the Decepticon super-robots. With their legs damaged, Menasor and Bruticus were left open for First Aid and the other small Protectobots to link up as their new legs, taking over the Decepticons' locomotion, sending them out to sea. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

Later, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] were paving over a natural island paradise, and the Autobots sent a rescue party to save the wildlife and their friends on the island. Due to the medical needs of the mission, First Aid replaced [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] with the Aerialbots to form Superion. Even linked together, First Aid and the Aerialbots were outclassed against both [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], until [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] generated a hologram of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to distract the dino-base Decepticon, sending him over a cliff. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}
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=====Scramble City=====
[[File:GreatTFwar protectobots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
First Aid and the Protectobots participated in the Scramble City project under Ultra Magnus's direction, working towards the construction of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. After the Decepticons uncovered their secret building site, the Protectobots rode into battle alongside the newly completed Metroplex. First Aid and his comrades arrived and formed Defensor just in time to act as the harbinger of Metroplex and his really big gun. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Great Transformer War'' manga=====
In [[2010]], [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] kidnapped the scientist [[Dalton]] in order to upgrade his combiner warriors. First Aid and the Protectobots joined forces with the Aerialbots to rescue Dalton from inside Trypticon. Superion was heavily damaged in the first strike run, however, and Hot Spot needed time in his repair bay mode to bring the Aerialbots back to fighting strength. While Blades snuck into Trypticon alone to rescue Dalton, First Aid, Streetwise and Groove defended Hot Spot against both Menasor and Bruticus. They held out long enough for the Aerialbots to be revived. After the Aerialbots distracted the Decepticons, Blades completed his mission and the Autobots rolled out for Scramble City with Dalton in tow. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:HM3 firstaid.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]
In [[2011]], Galvatron attacked Cybertron looking to take control of [[Vector Sigma]]. First Aid and the Protectobots were active in Cybertron's defense as Defensor during the assault, {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} after which they were reassigned to Earth to help keep the Decepticons busy while [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s searched for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]]. On a security sweep, the Protectobots ran across their old nemeses, the Combaticons, and the two teams quickly combined to battle as Bruticus and Defensor. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

[[File:JHeadmasters09Tracks.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Just what the doctor ordered!]]
When Galvatron made another strike on Cybertron, this time to steal the super-metal [[Cybertonuron]], First Aid and the Protectobots assembled before the [[space bridge]] on Earth to be transported into battle. As he helped defend the planet, First Aid was seen delivering a mighty kick to the face of... er, his fellow Autobot [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. Seeking out the Combaticons on the battlefield, the Protectobots soon formed Defensor and fought once more with Bruticus. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} For at least part of the battle, the two teams disassembled again for man-to-man combat. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

First Aid and the Protectobots were dispatched to [[Peru]] with the [[Trainbot]]s when a volcano erupted, leaving a mountainside village in dire peril. Their rescue mission was blocked first by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], who [[Shouki]] and the Trainbots stepped in to occupy, then by the Decepticon Headmasters. True to his devout pacifism, First Aid was not seen engaging in battle until the Protectobots formed Defensor. In the combined form, however, the team were vulnerable to [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s paralysis ray, which was strong enough to force First Aid and the Protectobots apart and leave them completely immobilized. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

First Aid and the Protectobots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Defensor upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Later, when the Autobots' attempts to provide energy aid to the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] were disrupted by the Decepticons, First Aid and the Protectobots fought back against the enemy, and formed Defensor to counter Devastator on the battlefield. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

[[File:HM35 defensor armforaleg.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Well, if it isn't my old friend Mr. McGreg!]]
After the death of Ultra Magnus, the Autobots were desperately trying to pick up the slack during Sixshot's campaign of destruction around the globe. First Aid and the Protectobots assembled as Defensor to go out and confront Sixshot at one of the attack sites, but they apparently didn't fare too well. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, First Aid and the Protectobots assisted Spike in ridding the planet of all traces of their departed foes, starting with the Decepticons' abandoned Earth base. Combined as Defensor, the team joined Raiden and Computron in obliterating the base. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

Following a lengthy period of inactivity, the Decepticons renewed their attacks on Earth. With [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] still off in space, Spike Witwicky dispatched First Aid and the Protectobots to Canberra, [[Australia]] to confronted Bruticus at one of Scorponok's new Death Towers. As Defensor, the Protectobots were beaten severely by Bruticus, and First Aid was even knocked out of the arm socket. Using Scramble Power, Defensor switched Streetwise up to his shoulder and reattached First Aid as a leg, still carrying his fireball cannon. Despite this cunning(?) trick, Defensor was defeated by Bruticus. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As part of Defensor, First Aid participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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=====''Unite Warriors''=====
In [[2021]] when his old friend NUL-A's birthday came around, First Aid got the other Protectobots to play a baseball game in his honor. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Today Is First Aid's Close Friend NUL-A's Birthday!|Today Is First Aid's Close Friend NUL-A's Birthday!}}

=====Wars manga=====
[[File:Metrowars FirstAid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
First Aid was stationed at [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] while it was under reconstruction after an attack from [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]. When Metrotitan and the Decepticons attacked again, the reborn Metroplex transformed and First Aid helped [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] man one of Metroplex's cannons. With Metroplex's firepower, the Decepticons were sent retreating. {{Storylink|Metrowars}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
After Cybertron entered its new Golden Age, the war between the Autobots and Decepticons still raged in space and on Earth. First Aid perished along with most of the rest of Defensor in battle with their nemesis, Menasor. Only Streetwise and Breakdown survived. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:SecondGeneration protectobots.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3|First Aid's faceplate and visor are at the dry cleaners.]]
''When their human ally [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] began suffering from a series of troubling dreams, the Autobots peered inside his mind in an attempt to understand. There, they saw a vision of a team of new robots, the Protectobots—First Aid among them—being ordered to guard the [[Pullen Power Plant]] against Decepticon attack. Attacked by the Stunticons and Combaticons, the team did the incredible, merging their bodies to become Defensor. Realizing that they were being sent a message about the future of Transformer evolution by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] itself, the Autobots determined to make this vision a reality and set about building the new robots they had seen.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}} {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}}

Having learned of a Decepticon plot to acquire the human-made [[hydrothermocline]], Optimus Prime brought the Protectobots with him to [[Energy Futures Industries]] in order to guard the device. After [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] arrived ready for a fight, the Transformers allowed themselves to be convinced of a better solution by [[Ethan Zachary]], an employee of EFI. Zachary would upload their minds into a video simulation program known as [[Multi-World]], allowing the Transformers to do battle without damaging the hydrothermocline or the surrounding area. Inside the game world, First Aid and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] were exploring Vineland when their path was blocked by a web of thick vines. [[File:Firstaid-g1issue26.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|I'd have helped, but I only do hands.]] First Aid wanted to blast through, but Streetwise thought better of it and merely lifted the vines out of their way. They were caught off-guard by the Combaticons [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], but were then miraculously saved by the living vines they had refrained from destroying moments ago. First Aid then used his [[decrystallizer cannon]] on the Decepticons, making them brittle enough for Streetwise to shatter with a burst from his [[Compression cannon|compressed air cannon]]. Ultimately, Optimus Prime declared himself the loser, and so First Aid and the other Protectobots watched their leader detonate before their eyes. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}} {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} ''These events were observed by the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

First Aid later attempted to console a despondent [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] after the death of Optimus Prime, teaching him that it was best to worry more about the patients he could save rather than the patients he could not. Returning to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] after attending Prime's funeral, First Aid and the other Autobots came under attack from the vessel's defense systems, control of which had been seized by the human criminal [[Mechanic (G1)|The Mechanic]]. Ratchet defeated the human, and he and First Aid tended to the wounded. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}}

[[File:GalvatronDorA firstaid mass substitution.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3]]
''When the freelance peacekeeping agent [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] travelled back in time from the future, First Aid was temporarily mass-displaced [[Limbo]] to make room for the bounty hunter right before [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]'s eyes.'' {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}}

After [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] abandoned the Autobots due to their disagreements with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock's]] leadership, Grimlock tasked the Protectobots with finding the deserters and returning them to the Ark. First Aid and the others found them (and the [[Throttlebot]]s) hiding at [[Big Steve's Used Cars]], where the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s had already arrived. As the two teams battled each other, individually First Aid squared off with [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], and both sides were so blinded by their battle that they didn't notice [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] making away with Goldbug and the Throttlebots. With the Combaticons deterred, however, the Protectobots still had Blaster to bring back to Grimlock... for trial and execution. {{storylink|Used Autobots}}

[[File:ChildsPlay-FirstAidGroove.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|<obligatory Scale article link>]] Blaster was mode-locked into stereo mode, clamped to [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and also carried inside First Aid for travel back to the Ark, but the Protectobots met up with the Combaticons again within a sprawling trainyard. After the Combaticons merged into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and laid into First Aid and the others, they were forced to set Blaster aside and merge into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] to counter. Blaster, released from mode-lock by some errant children, came to Defensor's rescue, and ultimately First Aid and the others decided Blaster shouldn't stand trial, and he was set free. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}} After First Aid returned to the Ark, the humans were recaptured and Grimlock ordered them to be executed. First Aid and the other Autobots were upset, though they didn't know Grimlock was bluffing in order to draw Blaster into his custody. They begged Blaster to usurp leadership of the Autobots, but Blaster was forced to surrender himself in order to assure the children's safety. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} {{storylink|Totaled!}}

''Following Optimus Prime's return to life, First Aid and the Protectobots were assigned to guard the backup copy of the [[floppy disk]] that had enabled his resurrection, stored at an [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]] warehouse. Alerted to Combaticon activity at [[Rutter U.S. Military Base]], the team was relieved by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s so they could go and deal with their old rivals. Unfortunately, they were too late to stop the Combaticons' theft of military technology; worse yet, upon their return to the warehouse, they discovered that the Decepticon Powermasters had stolen the disk in their absence. Combining into Defensor, they tried to stop the villains from escaping, but a barrage of fire from the underhanded Combaticons knocked the giant over. With the villains gone, Defensor split back into his components, and First Aid tended to the Autobot Powermasters' wounds.'' {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}}

First Aid and several other Autobots helped Blaster train. {{storylink|Club Con!}} ''Soon after, First Aid was among the Transformers deactivated in the battle with the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and was put in a life support capsule. A couple of years later, Optimus Prime briefly considered using a Matrix fragment to revive him after Ratchet's disappearance.'' {{storylink|The Greatest Gift of All!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
At the raw oil harbor of [[Rotterdam]], First Aid and the other Protectobots combined into Defensor to battle [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Ultimately, the Decepticons would retreat, as Powermaster Optimus Prime had predicted! {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:First aid g2 swarm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] discovered the threat of the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], they called in Autobots scattered across the galaxy, including First Aid. And, when Grimlock chose to disobey Prime's directives and make a tactical first strike against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s ships, First Aid went with him. They were quickly found out and captured, though, leaving it to Optimus to bail them out of trouble. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}}

Sometime later, First Aid was working with a science team alongside [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]]. They attempted to find out what had devastated the population of [[J'asik]], down to the cellular level. Samples taken from the bodies helped the team identify the killer, known as the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]], as an offshoot of the Cybertronian race. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:First aid kup rg1 loose ends 5.jpg|thumb|left]]
In [[2012]] First Aid travelled to a devastated Earth with Optimus Prime and a group of other Autobots to confront Megatron. After fighting his way through Megatron's lobotomised [[zombie]] army, the medic attended to [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and injected him with an anti-toxin that would hopefully regress the [[Scraplet]] infection the captive [[Wrecker]] had been infected with. When he was sufficiently recovered, Kup took First Aid's gun and used it to kill Ratchet, in turn killing Megatron through the link he and the doctor shared. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} In the aftermath, First Aid delivered a casualty report to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

Following the foiling of [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s [[Gene Key]] scheme, First Aid sat in on a meeting of Autobot high command to discuss the lingering after-effects on Cybertronian society of the Decepticon warmonger's plan. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} This was soon followed by an attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] by [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s Neo-Decepticons, which was put down by a team of Autobots led by Blaster; in the aftermath, First Aid tended [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s wounds. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}

First Aid was on hand to help treat the wounded after [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Warworld]] attacked Cybertron, and was seen carrying such an unfortunate on a stretcher with help from [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}} Soon after, when [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his [[Primum Fugae]] caused havoc, First Aid repaired [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s injuries. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}

====''Timelines''====
At some point during the war against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]], First Aid developed [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|GPS]], preventing him from properly combining. On Optimus Prime's orders, First Aid and [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] conducted a full-body spark transplant on a dying Ratchet, transferring him to a new body. Ratchet's new body came equipped with combination technology, allowing him to take First Aid's place as Defensor's limb. {{storylink|Ratchet (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Customization class G2 Ratchet bio}}

===The Special Teams===
Optimus Prime assigned First Aid and the other Protectobots to defend the [[Pullen Power Plant]], where they combined into Defensor to battle [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Thankfully, [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] arrived to even the odds, and ultimately the Decepticons were repelled. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
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Following [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s resurrection, First Aid and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] bugged him to come in for a full checkup, which [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] believed was just their way of saying that it was good to have the Autobot leader back. The checkup was interrupted by an alarm, which First Aid announced indicated a Decepticon attack. He took part in the effort to repel [[Sixshot]]'s forces, only for them to retreat on their own, when Prime realised it was just a diversion while Galvatron attacked the Energon plant. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
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When the Decepticons stole the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], <s>Ratchet</s> First Aid built an army of Autobot [[decoy]]s to distract the Decepticons while the real Autobots attempted to retrieve their missing artifact. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Firstaid-warwithin.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|In his younger years, First Aid wore a stylish hoodie.]]
Following the disappearance of Optimus Prime and Megatron in a [[space bridge]] accident, the Autobots and Decepticons splintered into multiple separate factions. In compliance with the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]], First Aid and the other Protectobots declared themselves unaligned to any of the groups, and elected to continue operating as an independent team, rather than go their separate ways. When word reached them that the Constructicons had broken the accord by siding with the [[Ultracon]]s, however, First Aid and his comrades knew that they had to take a stand themselves, and decided to aid the [[Wrecker]]s in battle against the Decepticon giant. {{storylink|Escalation}} When Defensor began prioritizing Devastator's destruction over preventing collateral damage, Wreckers leader Springer had to talk the Protectobots into separating, after which they were able to use their individual smarts to bring the Constructicon combiner down: First Aid had Hot Spot lift him up on his ladder so he could plug a power cable into a port on Devastator's body, overloading Devastator and forcing him to separate. In the battle's aftermath, First Aid thanked Springer for talking them down, realizing they still had a lot to learn about their combined self. {{storylink|Devastation}} The team subsequently returned to their home base to analyze what had gone wrong with their combination, though First Aid had to convince Hot Spot to let it go when he started to become obsessive. But just as the Protectobots were preparing to take some downtime, they were attacked by the [[Chaos Trinity]], who kidnapped Hot Spot for use in [[The Fallen]]'s scheme. In the scuffle, First Aid was taken out by teammate Streetwise, who had been hypnotized by Mindwipe. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

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Roughly 6.5 million years later, First Aid the Protectobots battled Menasor as Defensor when the Stunticons escaped from a penal facility... and lost, big time. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Soon after, the team aided in the Autobot insurrection against [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s rule of Cybertron. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} After the Autobots regained power, First Aid and the Protectobots searched Shockwave's clone lab, finding [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] barely alive, having been attacked by [[Sunstorm (G1)|an unknown assailant]]. First Aid was seen administering medical help to the heavily damaged [[Battlecharger]]s. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Jazz]]; [[Bullets]] (modern era, text); [[Life After the Big Bang|Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #4]] (on panel)

First Aid was born [[Reproduction#IDW Generation 1 continuity|forged]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

In the early days of the war, First Aid was part of an extraction team who located the damaged pair of [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] following their skirmish with the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. He performed initial repairs on both of them, bringing Tracks back online. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}} About four million years ago, he was seen chatting with his comrades [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] during a victory celebration. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

[[File:MTMTE4 a passing interest.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Doctors cure people, medics make them more comfortable while they die]]
First Aid was eventually assigned to [[Delphi]], an Autobot emergency medical facility on [[Messatine]]. Like any emergency room, Delphi experienced brief flurries of activity followed by long cycles of nothing but routine patient care and waiting for the next disaster. While passing the time First Aid became an avid subscriber to ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'', the adventures of the Autobots' most elite strike team compiled by their unofficial biographer, [[Ironfist (G1)|Fisitron]]. He often found himself reading (and re-reading) [[Pova|Datalog 113: Showdown at Pova]] whenever his work lagged. Five years into his tour at Delphi, while attending a medical conference on the [[Kimia Facility]], First Aid had his own brush with the Wreckers when their leader [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] approached him with a rather unique request. Springer had a mole deep within the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] known only as [[Dominus Ambus|Agent 113]], who had a highly unusual means of delivering messages to his Autobot contacts: In battle, he would ''shoot'' a fellow Autobot with pinpoint accuracy through the right "eye" of their faction symbol with a bullet containing a data-chip with his report inside. First Aid was one of several medics secretly recruited by Springer to always be on the lookout for Agent 113's calling card. First Aid eagerly accepted the "secret mission" and checked over the insignia of every patient that came through his emergency room doors from then on. Not the subtlest of Autobots, First Aid developed a reputation for being fixated on insignias, and was even referred to Autobot psycho-analyst [[Rung (G1)|Rung]], who diagnosed him with "obsessive compulsive tendencies" that forced First Aid's boss [[Ambulon]] to demote him to nurse. But First Aid's attention to his secret duty paid off: one night after the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], when he was giving the once over to [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]]'s recon team after a skirmish with the DJD, First Aid finally discovered one of Agent 113's bullets. The encoded information he delivered to Springer led to the Wreckers' ill-fated mission on [[Garrus-9]]. {{storylink|Bullets}}

[[File:first-aid-jumpstart.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3|"Have you any idea how many [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]]s I had to buy to make these jump leads?" "Yes honey,four..." "it was worth it...Now I can finally say 'Say hello to my little friend!'"]]
When the [[Red Rust]] virus broke out in Delphi, First Aid, Ambulon, and [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]]'s efforts to treat it seemed to be in vain, forcing First Aid to call for help by transmitting the facility's patient survival statistics through the [[transwarp|subspace]] network once used to distribute the ''Wreckers: Declassified'' datalogs. This attracted the attention of [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]], who brought [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] and [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] to Delphi where First Aid told them about the outbreak. Using "jump-starting", a new method of [[spark]] resuscitation he had invented himself, he later used his own spark to revitalize a comatose [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]] just in time to save the others from a pair of [[Genericon]]s believed to have spread the virus. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} After Fortress Maximus killed the Genericons, it was discovered that Pharma was the culprit behind the virus, a fact that First Aid had long suspected. In the chaos that followed, First Aid took charge to save the patients around him. [[File:MTMTE5 firstaid takes charge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|OBJECTION!!!!!]] After Pharma was defeated and Ratchet used the villain's vaccine to cure Delphi of its virus, First Aid returned to the ''[[Lost Light]]'' with Ratchet. Ratchet promised to promote the nurse to Chief Medical Officer in place of himself after witnessing his actions. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}} To First Aid's silent annoyance, however, Ratchet showed no signs of relinquishing the title any time soon, leaving him Chief Medical Officer-in-training. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

While visiting the [[Swerve's|ship's bar]], First Aid was asked by Ambulon to keep his fellow medic's embarrassing alt-mode a secret, though the request was in vain as [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] promptly triggered Ambulon's transformation anyway. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} First Aid was repairing a dismembered [[Dipstick]] when he and much of the crew were frozen in place by one of [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]]'s experimental weapons. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} After Fortress Maximus went on a small shooting spree inside the Lost Light, First Aid helped Ratchet treat the victims. He failed to notice the pattern Ratchet saw in them: they all resembled [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Interiors}} That escapade concluded with Swerve accidentally shooting Rung in the head; First Aid, Ambulon, and Ratchet were instrumental in saving Rung's life {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} and First Aid took the lead on his aftercare, helping him re-learn how to distinguish people from their surroundings. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}}

First Aid was among the crew members that had been shrunken by Brainstorm's mass-displacement cannon and sent to destroy some [[Nanocon]]s inside [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] that had been mysteriously revived. First Aid was resized after the Nanocons were destroyed and attended [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]'s Autobot Initiation Ceremony and asked [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] what he had graffitied inside Ultra Magnus' body but the ceremony began before Whirl could make a full answer. First Aid then told [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] that Ambulon was handling some offline crew members that had suddenly came back to life. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} After the situation was handled, First Aid joined a few Autobots for movie night in [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]]'s hab-suite where they watched "[[Proteus's Promise]]". {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

[[File:Patternism-FirstAid.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Hey honey! Sorry, but some guy got his head cut off at work today, so I'm gonna need to stay late.]]
When someone tried to kill [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], First Aid and Ambulon went to work fixing him up. In the process, First Aid discovered the truth, {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} that Red Alert's injuries were self-inflicted, though [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] didn't take the news well. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

Following the return of the ''[[Leading Light]]'' from [[Temptoria]], First Aid tended to the rapidly-fading Rewind and talked [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] into giving the small Autobot a jumpstart. Unfortunately he had to break the news that it hadn't worked. As it turned out, Whirl also had a compatible [[spark]], and First Aid successfully carried out the procedure with him. {{storylink|Before & After}} First Aid later helped Tailgate throw an "alt mode party" in an attempt to get Rung to transform, and appeared in one of Rewind's documentaries to explain how the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'' worked. {{storylink|Little Victories}} When Overlord was let loose on the ''Lost Light'' and stabbed Ultra Magnus through the spark, First Aid rushed to his aid but sadly recognized the injury to be fatal. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}}

When Ultra Magnus's body got up and floated away under mysterious circumstances, First Aid gathered with the rest of the crew to gawp at a huge portal the ''Lost Light'' had followed Magnus's trail to. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} After the ship went through the portal, First Aid and Ambulon were in the medbay when the [[Legislator]]s invaded the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} Alas, the ship was soon overrun, and both 'bots found themselves teleported to Pharma's new lab on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]]. First Aid had to witness Ambulon being horrifically sawn in half, ''lengthwise'' as part of a twisted competition between Ratchet and Pharma. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} When Ratchet refused the younger medic's help, First Aid was infuriated by his attitude and accused him of being unable to let go of his reputation as "best medic" out of a belief that no one else could ever match his expertise. While Ratchet then revealed that the reason he couldn't help was that Ambulon was already dead, he saw the truth in First Aid's words and promised to officially hand over the title of Chief Medical Officer once they'd caught Pharma. First Aid, however, saw no reason to show the corrupt medic any mercy. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}

[[File:ThisCalamitousLife-FirstAid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Not amused]]
First Aid was soon able to confront Pharma, and was enraged that rather than show remorse for his murders of patients or Ambulon, the rogue medic was ''amused'' by what he'd done. When he went so far as to laugh at Ambulon's death, the younger medic snapped and executed him on the spot, then realized what he'd done and broke down. He was comforted by Rung, but on returning to the ''Lost Light'' he shut himself in and refused to talk to anyone. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} The crew eventually convinced him to come out and perform an autopsy on a the corpse of a mysterious ''second'' Rodimus, hoping some work would help rehabilitate him. First Aid deduced from the body's [[innermost energon]] that it was an alternate Rodimus and not some kind of copy. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

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As it transpired, the second Rodimus was a quantum duplicate, which began the slow quantum erasure of the ''Lost Light'' and its crew. First Aid abandoned ship, but soon, his shuttle disappeared around him, as did crewmates [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] and [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]]—only [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and First Aid were left, floating in space, because they weren't members of the ship's original crew. Once the situation had been put to rights, everyone reappeared, and First Aid's group set down on the planet [[Ofsted XVII]] for a momentary breather. First Aid went off to explore the area, and found a gravely-wounded Transformer of unclear affiliation in a nearby lecture theatre. A quick examination proved he was a Decepticon, but First Aid kept this fact from his crewmates as he called upon them to donate some of their [[innermost energon]] to help the 'bot survive. Recognizing the 'bots true allegiance, Mainframe and Bluestreak refused; Trailcutter agreed, but just as he was about to start the process, First Aid recognized the mantra the delirious patient was chanting as the motto of the Decepticon Justice Division. Refusing to heal one of ''those'' monsters under any circumstances, First Aid tried to talk Trailcutter out of helping him, to no avail—and unfortunately, First Aid's fears proved true as the 'bot, [[Vos (DJD)|Vos]], attacked Trailcutter as soon as he had been re-powered. While Trailcutter protected himself with his forcefield, First Aid sped off to get the others, but when they returned, they were horrified to discover that Trailcutter had trapped a second, hidden DJD member, [[Kaon (DJD)|Kaon]], inside his field with him, who had torn him to pieces. {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}} The remaining trio tried to escape in their shuttle, but it was blown up before it could take off as a parting gesture from the DJD. Fortunately, First Aid and his friends survived. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

After Ratchet had several crewmembers tested for "super-[[scraplet]]s", First Aid recognized it as a complete fabrication and an excuse for the senior doctor to talk to his friends in private. As it turned out, Ratchet had been tying up some loose ends before leaving the ''Lost Light'': when First Aid next came to see him, all he found was a method of contacting him and a note officially promoting First Aid to Chief Medical Officer. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

When the ''Lost Light'' met with the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'' for a pre-wake party for the near-death [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]], First Aid and [[Minimus Ambus]] met with ''Vis Vitalis'' chief medical officer [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]]. While Velocity showed Minimus the supposed map to [[Cyberutopia]] that Thunderclash had drawn on the wall, First Aid examined Thunderclash. To First Aid's surprise, however, Thunderclash was ''not'' dying of his old war wound, which had miraculously been healed six months prior. As Velocity could not come up with any information about the "passing healer", First Aid opened up Thunderclash's trailer to examine, finding it empty. Then, Thunderclash started manipulating his own systems to make the life sign monitor display a message: "You're all blind, you're all dead". They then heard a knocking coming from his trailer. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} First Aid, Minimus, and Velocity came under attack by strange creatures. [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] and [[Skystriker (G1)|Skystriker]] arrived in response to the noise only for the creatures to tear Skystriker to shreds. In an act of supreme heroism, Thunderclash himself transformed to hold the creatures off. The group from the medbay then fled with others to the danceroom. There, it was determined that the beasts were [[personality tick]]s, picked up by the [[Caminus|Camien]] crewmembers from [[Marasma]]. They had healed Thunderclash's wound so that they could continue feeding on his charisma and were now visible because their perception-based cloaking was down. Just as all hope seemed lost, the ticks suddenly all died, having overdosed on Rodimus and Megatron's combined charisma. First Aid later attended a party to celebrate the day's successes at [[Swerve's]] aboard the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}}

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Some time later when [[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]] was due to return to Cybertron to represent the ''Lost Light'' in the first meeting between Cybertron and [[Caminus]], First Aid chose to come with as his acting doctor, worried about the "visions" his patient had been experiencing. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} As he was accepting a goodbye present from Tailgate and setting Velocity up to take care of things during his absence, a comatose Swerve was brought before First Aid, but he was unable to locate the problem without surgery and the patient was much too weak to survive being opened up. He had to leave before the other crew members solved the mystery, but on learning from Velocity that the injury had been in Swerve's shoulder and seeing an old picture of him with an insignia on that same shoulder, First Aid realized the damage must have be caused by one of Agent 113's data bullets and asked Velocity to retrieve it. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}} They were accompanied by [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]]: their mission to protect Mirage led to Streetwise jokingly dubbing the group the "Protectobots". {{storylink|The Possible Light}}

On arrival, they came with Mirage as he sought out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], leading to their getting caught up in a [[combiner]] duel between [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]'s [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] recognized the Protectobots as another potential combiner for his side and, before First Aid could protest that they weren't even a proper team, used the [[Enigma of Combination]] to merge them into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], who bested Devastator soon after coming online. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} Optimus Prime found it worrying that none of Defensor's components had reverted to their normal forms since becoming a combiner; Prowl noted that it was difficult for combiner teams to stay separate for long. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} Once the whole Caminus mess was over, First Aid and the others managed to separate and left Cybertron to return to the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

Some time later, Red Alert misremembered First Aid queuing to join the crew of the ''Lost Light'' alongside other incongruous characters, such as Ambulon, Ironfist, and [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Last Light}}

The shuttle eventually caught up with the ''Lost Light'', making a violent (yet smart) crash landing into shuttlebay four. As First Aid crawled out of the shuttle however, a security team headed by [[Powerflash]] aimed their weapons at him before [[Getaway]] diffused the tension and offerred some evasive statements to explain the ship's radio silence and explained the change in command before he directed First Aid to take [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] to the med-bay. While there, the two discussed their missing crewmates and possible theories on what had happened before he ran a Spark check noting the large drop in the total number of Sparks and one behind a large, locked door. Attempting to cut through it, Getaway popped in and merrily unlocked it revealing the comatose [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]. After some disturbing gallows humour, First Aid demanded Getaway tell him what had happened to Rodimus and Megatron who revealed that Team Rodimus had abandoned ship believing they could make better progress without the larger crew before insisting First Aid speak to Hoist about Thunderclash. First Aid found the substitute medic in [["Visages"]] where he caught up with the crew over several overpriced drinks and learnt of the many changes aboard ship.

His suspicions mounting, First Aid called a meeting for the Protectobots and Mirage in the abandoned [[Swerve's]] noting that twenty-five members of the crew were unaccounted for. As they traded theories and accusations, Mirage and First Aid referenced being asked by Getaway and Atomizer if they would support a mutiny against Megatron, a conversation First Aid confessed to regretting. [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] took that as his cue to enter and revealed the truth behind the mutiny and Thunderclash. Getaway's inner circle then entered and the escapeologist revealed that Thunderclash was in a memory loop. [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] then found the lights, revealing the horrific sight of [[brain module]]s still attached to their spinal columns, pocked with ''teeth-marks'' and suspended in [[engex]]. A running firefight soon broke out as the Protectobots scrambled back to their shuttle to notify [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]. The group managed to board a shuttle before it was struck by a [[proton missile]] and towed in with a tractor beam and they were all placed in a memory loop. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}} First Aid had a narrow brush with death when Getaway ordered [[Atomizer]] to shoot one of the Protectobots, but was spared when he chose [[Rook (Generations)|Rook]] instead. Awakened from his memory loop by Riptide, he and the Protectobots stormed the shuttle bay as Defensor after taking a detour to retrieve [[Ambulon]]'s corpse as a substitute leg for the combiner. However, Defensor was soon cut down and the Protectobots gunned to pieces by Getaway's "new hire" [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]]. First Aid, the sole surviving Protectobot, only escaped his second brush with death and escaped aboard a shuttle with Thunderclash and Riptide thanks to Atomizer having a change of heart and jumping Star Saber. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
After being injured in a fight while protecting humans, First Aid doubted his effectiveness in combat. [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] tried to cheer him up by insisting on how valuable First Aid was to the Protectobots. Sure enough, First Aid soon had the opportunity to lead the Protectobots in a search for [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Metroplex (Kre-O)|Metroplex]]'s stolen transforming cog. In the aftermath of a battle between [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and Defensor, First Aid remained true to himself by even treating the injured [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. {{storylink|Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
First Aid was presumably present as part of Defensor during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Following the example of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], First Aid and the rest of the Protectobots downsized into [[Micromaster]]s in order to conserve fuel on an energy-starved post-[[Great War (G1)|Great War]] Cybertron.

After a break-in into the [[Forever Vaults]] left one of its guards, [[Cop-Tur (G1)|Cop-Tur]], injured but alive, he was placed under the care of First Aid and [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] in [[Micropolis]]. Cop-Tur's condition baffled both doctors, as unbeknownst to them, he had been infected by the [[G-Virus]]: an artificial plague that would replicate the process that had turned [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Either Fixit or First Aid was blasted by [[Galvatron (BWII)|their patient]] after he had undergone his transformation. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
First Aid was among the Autobot troops who bore witness to a pivotal duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, one meant to end the war before the never-ending arms race between the two factions spiralled further out of control. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

==Commercial appearances==
*First Aid and the rest of the Protectobots rushed the Decepticon fortress [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], undaunted by its enormous size. When Trypticon assumed its battle station mode, the Protectobots merged into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] to better fight back. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Defensor and Trypticon|Defensor and Trypticon commercial}}
*First Aid and the Protectobots received a message from Optimus Prime alerting them that [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] was wreaking havoc in a human city, and that the threat was "bigger than ever." The Protectobots combined into Defensor to better combat the Decepticon. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#2015|Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars commercials}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
During a Decepticon attack on a major human city, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and the Protectobots launched rescue operations. Unfortunately their efforts were hampered by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who unleashed all manner of sonic attacks on them. {{storylink|To the Rescue}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsFirstAid.jpg|thumb|left|400px]]
First Aid participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character available as reward in the "Defensor Safeguard" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:First-Aid-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|300px| The Poor man's Ratchet.]]
First Aid volunteered to head to Project Nova research site and check its status. He reported that everything was calm, but then he spotted Spectro sneaking through the back door of the facility. Not waiting for backup, he went after him to investigate. [[Reflector (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Reflector]] was running toward him and shoved him aside, and First Aid also proceeded to evacuate when he heard a noise, and his transmission was severed. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Project Supernova}}

With First Aid missing, Optimus gave [[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers Earth Wars|Smokescreen]], who was also at the research site, the task to find him. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Bit of a Longshot}}

First Aid reestablished commmunications, but he was in circuit shock, leaking lubricants, and exposed to the Nova Core's exotic particles. He harnessed his medi-bots to shield him so he can repair himself faster. Optimus also told him to keep his head low while Smokescreen was in battle with Brake-Neck. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Battle Hardened}}

Fully repaired, he helped in the evacuation and protection of the humans from the site, but couldn't let them out of his sight while Brake-Neck was around. He sent his two medi-bots to secure the Nova Core. As they were making their way back, Reflector yanked it from their grasps and took the core for themselves. But Spyglass accidentally dropped the core into water. First Aid convinced the trio to help him shield the core or else everyone would die. Afterwards, he headed out with Smokescreen. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events| Big Bang!}}

When First Aid arrived, Hot Spot was glad to see another Protectobot on Earth. Ratchet and Wheeljack also affirmed their medical assistance. Just then Wheeljack's unstable plasma caster exploded, which Bumblebee thought was a Decepticon diversion. First Aid told him not to worry and lead him to the lab.

At some point Bumblebee asked about First Aid's red medi-bots. He explained his Shield Drones were Build Bots he found in an abandoned base, and refitted with shielding tech and reprogrammed to prevent Autobots from being hurt in the first place. That said, he resumed Bumblebee's dentist appointment, with Hot Spot next.

First Aid was fixing a part in a struggling patient when Ratchet reminded him he could turn his Energon mixer off before fixing it, but First Aid considered it cruel. They turned their attention to another patient in stasis mode who had sustained beam laser damage and mortar shrapnel. Ratchet stated the vulgar reality of war stripped of pomp and ceremony, but First Aid was optimistic; where there's life, there's hope.

*'''Class:''' Medic
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 2 star
*'''Weapons:''': First Aid uses a medi-gun that shoots out health bombs, instead of one continuous stream. His Medibots both use healing beams and provide 40-45% resistant shields.
*'''Ability: Deploy Medibots''' - Deploys 2 Medibots, 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:first-aid| First Aid at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1toy FirstAid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''First Aid''' (Protectobot, [[1986]][[1987|–87]], [[1991]])
**''Team ID number'': '''P4'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-75'''
**''Accessories:'' "[[Photon pistol]]", "dual-barrelled [[decrystallizer cannon]]", cannon connector

:First Aid transforms into a Datsun Vanette C120 ambulance (distinguishable from the Nissan version by its twin headlamps), model year 1980 or later. As a small, simple toy, there are some significant compromises in the appearance of the vehicle to facilitate transformation, such as the rather visible hinge joints for the front end and the big gap in the back of the ambulance to facilitate his knee joint. In [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], First Aid can be equipped with his large decrystallizer cannon via a connector piece that plugs into the 5mm peg hole on his rear, while in [[robot mode]], he is armed with a small photon pistol. The card instructions for this toy incorrectly show Groove's photon pistol instead of First Aid's weapon. Similarly, Streetwise's connector is shown instead of the connector for First Aid's decrystallizer cannon.

:First Aid combines with his fellow Protectobots to form Defensor, taking the nominal position of left arm. As a [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style robot, however, he can form any limb for the robot, and can interact with all other combiner teams built with the same design.

:The initial release of First Aid had a [[die-cast]] metal chest, but like several other 1986 toys, later releases replaced this with red plastic. In 1987, he came packaged with a random Autobot [[Decoy]].

:First Aid and the other Protectobots were re-released in 1991 as part of the [[Europe]]an-market ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line.

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed as [[Safety]] from the [[Guard City]] giftset in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (toyline)|''Operation Combination'' toyline]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/FirstAid/firstaid.htm More information on First Aid at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G1toy defensor giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Defensor''' (giftset, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-76'''
**''Accessories:'' Photon pistol, dual-barrelled decrystallizer cannon, cannon connector

:First Aid was also included as part of the Defensor giftset, unchanged from his individual release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Defensor/defensor.htm More information on Defensor at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G1toy Classics FirstAid.JPG|thumb|Spanish packaging pictured.]]
*'''First Aid''' (Classic Protectobots, 1991)
**''Accessories:'' Photon pistol, dual-barrelled decrystallizer cannon, cannon connector

:The plastic-chested version of First Aid was reissued in 1991 as part of the European-[[exclusive]] "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" line, along with his fellow Protectobots. He came on new golden packaging with all his original accessories, but had his [[rubsign]] removed, though the indentation for it on his roof remained.
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===Generation 2===
[[File:G2-FirstAid.jpg|thumb|They didn't change me much.]]
*'''First Aid''' (Protectobot, unreleased)
**''Team ID number:'' '''P2'''
**''Accessories:'' "Photon pistol", "dual-barrelled decrystallizer cannon", cannon connector
:The Protectobots were to be released as part of the second wave of combiners in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''. However, this entire wave was ultimately canceled for unknown reasons. First Aid was to be off-white with seafoam-green robot chest, [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|swirly metallic gold]] robot parts and a different rescue/ambulance deco. Vanishingly few samples—less than a dozen—of this item made their way outside [[Hasbro]], including some on-card samples, which give him the unit number "P2".
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===Universe (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy FirstAid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''First Aid''' (Micromaster Protectobot, [[2004]])
**''Accessories'': Defensor right foot
{{note|The ''Universe'' [[First Aid (Universe)#Universe (2003)|First Aid]] toy was utilized as the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of First Aid.}}

:An [[exclusive]] to Kay-Bee stores, First Aid is mostly-identical to the ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]'' version of [[Sireen#Micromaster 2|Sireen]], transforming into an ambulance of undetermined model. The only difference between the two is that First Aid has gray-plastic thighs whereas Sireen has black. He can also form any other part of the combined Defensor robot, but he's extremely awkward at best as anything other than a leg; his normal placement is as the right leg.

:The toy's larger connector socket is approximately 5mm wide, making First Aid compatible with [[Powerlinx]] ports.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/MMFirstAid/firstaid.htm More information on First Aid at TFU.info]''
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===Bot Shots===
[[Image:BotShots FirstAid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|First Aid? More like [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Ratchet]].]]
*'''Protectobots''' (Multi-pack, 2013?)
**''Number'': '''T0??'''
***''Fist strength'':
***''Blaster strength'': '''487'''
***''Sword strength'':
:A redeco of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Autobot Ratchet]], "Protectobot First Aid" automatically transforms from emergency-response SUV to robot when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He was to be sold in a five-pack with [[Hot Spot (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Hot Spot]], [[Blades (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Blades]], [[Groove (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Groove]] and [[Streetwise (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Streetsmart]], but this never saw release.

:Many of his parts originally came from [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Ironhide]] and were also used for [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Bot Shots|Super Bot Dirt Boss]], [[Hound (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Blitz Shot Autobot Hound]] and [[Swindle (G1)#Bot Shots|Swindle]].

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===Kre-O===
[[FIle:KreO-Toy First Aid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|First Aid superior, Protectobots inferior.]]
*'''Defensor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2013]])
**''Set number'': '''A4474'''
**''Pieces'': '''85'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol

:First Aid comes as part of the Defensor [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set alongside [[Blades (G1)#Kre-O|Blades]], [[Hot Spot (G1)#Kre-O|Hot Spot]], and [[Streetwise (G1)#Kre-O|Streetsmart]], and can be rebuilt from his robot mode into an ambulance. He can also contribute his bricks to form Defensor. His helmet was originally created for [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Soundwave]] (can you tell?) and his gun used to be [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]]'s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OFirstAid/firstaid.htm More information on First Aid at TFU.info]''
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===Transformers (2014)===
[[File:ProtectobotsEmergencyResponse-FirstAid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|You better snap this one up, 'cuz they're definitely not gonna make a real First Aid any time... uh...]]
*'''Protectobots Emergency Response''' (three-pack, [[2014]])
:"Protectobot First Aid" is a minor redeco of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Transformers: Prime]]'' Deluxe Class [[Ratchet (WFC)#Prime|Autobot Ratchet]], with altered paint applications (now predominantly blue) and a lighter shade of gray plastic. He also has a "dramatic head reveal" [[gimmick]], with his [[robot mode]] head being spring-loaded to pop up once his "backpack" is pulled down. He features [[5mm post|5mm peg-holes]] for his hands, a pair on his front bumpers/shins, and a pair on his vehicle roof.

:First Aid also comes with a pair of battle blades that can mount/be held via 5mm post, and his hands can be swung down at the wrist to give the appearance of the blades sprouting out of his wrists. The blades can mount into the peg-holes on his front bumper, creating a battle mode, and the blades can store on tabs underneath his vehicle.

:First Aid is only available in three-pack with [[Streetwise (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot Streetsmart]] and [[Groove (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot Groove]], which was released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Hasbro's Asian markets, while in the United States, it was officially an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive that was later also stocked by other online retailers such as [[BigBadToyStore]] for a hefty markup.

:This mold was retooled into [[BotCon 2014]] [[Cannonball (G1)#Timelines|Cannonball]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/AKDFirstAid/firstaid.htm More information on 2014 First Aid at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
[[File:Generationstoy-FirstAid.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|...any time soon. ''Huh.'']]
*'''Protectobot First Aid''' (Deluxe, [[2015]])
**'''4 of 5: [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]'''
**Accessories: Axe, double-barrelled gun/fist/foot
:Released as part of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline imprint of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'', First Aid is an extensive retool of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Offroad#Generations|Decepticon Offroad]]. He transforms into either an {{w|Advanced life support|Advanced Life Support (ALS) vehicle}} or a limb for any combiner in the same subline or any ''Unite Warriors'' Voyager class figure or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber's]] legs, although he officially forms the right leg of [[Defensor (G1)#Generations|Defensor]]. He has a tab on the roof of his vehicle mode that fits into a slot on his fist/foot accessory, allowing it to serve as a gun. He is the only Deluxe Class Protectobot whose instructions actually show him using the gun in this manner.

:First Aid comes with a copy of "''Combiner Wars'' #12" (actually [[Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|''The Transformers'' #36]]). In Canada, Latin America, and Europe, the comic is omitted and replaced with a collector card featuring the figure's [[package art]].

:The original version of this mold was also used to make [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|TFSS]] [[Ruckus (G1)#Combiner Wars|Grabuge]] and ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Breakdown (WFC)#Unite Warriors 2|Zombie War Breakdown]], and was differently retooled into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#CombinerWars|Ironhide]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#CombinerWars|Trailbreaker]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWFirstAid/firstaid.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' First Aid at TFU.info]''
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===Unite Warriors===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW03-First-Aid.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Guardian''' ('''Defensor''') (Multi-pack, 2015-[[December 12|12-12]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-03'''
**''Accessories:'' Axe, double-barrelled gun/fist/foot

:Takara's iteration of ''Combiner Wars'' Defensor is sold in a gift set including the five original Protectobots, with Groove (as a new Deluxe-sized mold) included instead of [[Rook (Generations)#Toys|Rook]]. First Aid features deco changes that evoke his original toy, such as a triangle symbol and thin red stripe alongside his vehicle mode side and an Autobot insignia on his left foot.

:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Guardian is released as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive, rather than being a regular release. Preorders were open from May 25 to July 6, and it was shipped December 2015.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Gum===
[[File:G1merch tfgum firstaid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Groove and First Aid''' (1987)
**''Accessories'': Photon pistol, dual-barrelled decrystallizer cannon

:Released in the fourth wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s, this incarnation of First Aid is a snap-together model kit constructed of white, red and black plastic. Available only in a two-pack with Groove (and a stick of gum), First Aid has no paint applications, but features some stickers for decoration. He retains all the features and functionality of his larger toy, and combines with the other ''Transformers Gum'' Protectobots, all available in the same wave, to form Defensor.

::*''[http://bowbowdaijin.blog96.fc2.com/blog-entry-13.html More information on Transformers Gum First Aid at a Japanese fan blog]''
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===G Guardian===
[[File:GGuardian firstaid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''First Aid''' (Candy toy, [[2012]])
**''ID number:'' '''2'''
**''Accessories:'' Photon pistol
:First Aid is a snap-together candy toy model kit produced by Kabaya for their ''[[Gaia Guardian|G Guardian]]'' series, coming in an individual box packed with a stick of (chalky) gum. Made up of red and white plastic with ''lots'' of stickers for detail, he can combine with his five wave-mates to form [[Gaia Guardian]], able to become either an arm or a leg for the super-robot in the style of his Generation 1 figure. Similarly, he can also combine in the traditional manner with ''G Guardian'' Groove, Streetwise & Blades and Kabaya's 2012 ''Transformers Gum'' Hot Spot to form Defensor. ''G Guardian'' [[Heatrock]] and [[Skyfeather]] attach to Defensor to create [[God Guardian]].
::*''[http://d.hatena.ne.jp/nagano07/20120420/1334943000 More information on the G Guardian Protectobots at a Japanese blog]''
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==Notes==
*First Aid is often characterized broadly in the fandom as a pacifist, but this attribute was only demonstrated in [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]]—his fellow Protectobot [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] was indicated to be the pacifist Protectobot in the original Tech Spec profiles. In First Aid's other appearances, he seems to have little problem fighting his enemies.
*Although the Protectobots in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]] are assumed to have been built on Earth (explicitly so in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|Marvel UK comics]]), his advice in "[[Afterdeath!]]" to [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] after [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|death]] sounds like words of experience.
*In the Italian dub, First Aid speaks with a cadence resembling an ambulance siren.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''First Aid''' (ファーストエイド ''Fāsuto Eido'')
*''French:'' '''Ambulo''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Sirena'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jíjiùyuán''' (急救员, "First Responder")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Primeiro Socorro''' (Portugal Comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Verstak''' (Верстак, "Joiner's Bench"), '''Sanitar''' (Санитар, "Male Nurse")

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Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

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[[File:Infiltration2 Ironhide.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|He's looking for the man who shot his pa.]]
'''Ironhide''' punches everybody, and then has an existential crisis. Lather, rinse, repeat.

:*''First Appearance:'' [[Infiltration issue 2|Transformers: Infiltration #2]]

==IDW Generation 1 comics==
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===In Principio===
[[File:IronhideInTheBlood ironhide collars outback.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|If you're going to punch [[Outback (G1)|him]], better do it now. You're [[Spotlight: Kup|not going to get another chance.]]]]
Back before the war, Ironhide was part of the [[Cybertronian Civil Militia]], {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Old Ways}} and later the Security Services. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} He performed both public and private security work, keeping the streets safe while also overseeing specific businesses and events. Ironhide was working the crowds at the Cybertronian raceway when [[Outback (G1)|a small 'bot]] burst through the line and attempted to shoot [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]], one of the star racers. Ironhide stopped the shooting and turned the little guy over to the authorities, paying little heed to his warnings about [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] and the growing Decepticon movement. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}} But the danger the would-be assassin forewarned soon came to pass: after Megatron murdered [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]], Ironhide attended their funeral (with [[Chromia (G1)|a familiar fembot]]), where Security Services leader [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] rallied them to begin fighting back against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} Ironhide was on the streets with Sentinel Prime and [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] during the Battle of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], when the security forces tried to halt the rebel Decepticons, dishing out justice with his fists. Unfortunately, Sentinel was slain by Megatron during the fight, and his body dumped in front of Ironhide and the other officers, at which point Prowl ordered a retreat. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

[[File:AHM13 let him speak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
When [[Zeta Prime]] rose to succeed Sentinel, he reorganized the security forces into an army to combat the Decepticon insurgency. Ironhide was selected by [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] to be a member of these so-called "[[Autobot]]s", and was placed under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]]. Skeptical of the former police officer's ability to fight a war, Ironhide was not shy about telling the young 'bot so in the gruffest way possible, but Orion proved willing to take advice from the more experienced soldier. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Old Ways}} During a mission to prevent an assassination attempt on Zeta Prime, Ironhide was part of an Autobot unit led by Kup and saved the confused racer [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]] from wandering right into their crossfire. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}}

Ironhide was part of a unit led by Orionx Pax that broke up an arms deal between [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and a group of insurgents in [[Nyon]]. {{storylink|Law and Disorder}} Returning to base, Ironhide and [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] busied themselves with a little target practice, until Orion arrived and instructed them to get ready for action, as a big operation from Zeta Prime was on the horizon. {{storylink|Parasites}} Minutes later, the team were sent to hunt down the Decepticon spy [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], but Ironhide and Prowl's attempt to arrest him only resulted in [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] dropping a [[Neurospan Bridge|bridge]] on them. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} The mission ended with Orion Pax and Bumblebee taken to Kaon for a talk with Megatron, but Ironhide and the rest of the team busted into the [[Jump Joint|meeting place]] and rescued them. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}}

[[File:Autocracy7 ironhide vs thundercracker.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6]]
Zeta Prime's next mission for Orion Pax's team was to capture the insurgent [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]], whom they tracked to the [[Acropolex]] in Nyon. Ironhide didn't at all care for the spiritual theme of the building, doubting inscriptions claiming that [['Til all are one|all would be one]] and calling the [[Matrix of Leadership]] "superstitious mumbo-jumbo" and propaganda to make the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]] look big. In the end, the Autobots found that Hot Rod only wanted to enlighten them to Zeta Prime's horrible treatment of civilians. {{storylink|Ruins}} With this revelation, they turned on the Prime and tried to protect Nyon from his [[Guardian robot|Omega Destructors]], but even Ironhide's [[Cyclone Launcher]] failed to scratch the giants. Orion's team was soon defeated by Zeta himself and his [[vamparc ribbon]]. {{storylink|Purge}} Surprisingly, the Autobots were saved from certain death by Megatron, who wanted them to join forces with him against Zeta Prime's tyranny. Ironhide didn't get along with [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]]. {{storylink|Choices}}

While Orion and Megatron confronted Zeta himself, Ironhide led the attack on his [[Citadel]] and joined up with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s unit when they also turned on the Prime. {{storylink|Overthrown}} As soon as Zeta Prime was dead, however, Megatron betrayed the Autobots and Ironhide was forced to go into hiding in [[Ultrix]] with Bumblebee and Ultra Magnus. He wanted to get out there and fight back against Megatron's rule, but before they could do much the Decepticons found the Autobots' safe-house and captured them. {{storylink|Transformation (issue)|Transformation}} They were taken to the Citadel and prepared for execution, but fortunately Hot Rod decided to become an Autobot around that time and bailed them out of prison. Ironhide and the others then followed Orion's ID signal to Nyon, where they learned of his transformation into Optimus Prime and the awakening of the city robot [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] who had been the Acropolex the entire time. {{storylink|Rise}} Led by the new Prime, the Autobots marched on Megatron's Citadel where they would fight for control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} Though they won, driving the Decepticons out of Iacon, Ironhide knew they'd be back soon enough. {{storylink|Endgame}}

[[File:Primacy1 optimus and ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]
During the early days of Optimus's leadership, Ironhide aided him in the defense of the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]]. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} After the battle ended with the destruction of the refinery, he attended a memorial service dedicated to the lost lives. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} During the battle with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], he led a heavy weapons unit charged with distracting the monster with a [[fusion-borer]] assault. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}} However, once he moved in to confirm that their target was down, Ironhide was attacked by Trypticon's dragon-like minions and trapped beneath rubble. {{storylink|Annihilation}} When the beast was finally brought down, Ironhide was not happy that the Autobots had to leave it in the hands of Megatron, but they had little choice and returned home to repair an injured Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}}

Ironhide accompanied Optimus Prime on his sabbatical journey to the [[Grav-Haraan glacier]], where they encountered the long lost [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and brought him back to civilization. {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy #1}} After then bearing witness to the battle between Metroplex and a returned Trypticon, he stood in defense of Iacon against a massive Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}} The Autobots came out victorious, and Ironhide watched as Prime held a speech asking the Decepticons to stand down and look at the chaos they'd wrought. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

Though the Decepticons had been bested that day, they were not stopped. The war would only continue, and Ironhide participated in the bloodiest battle of them all, on [[Varas Centralus]], where he began a rivalry with [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]]. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} At another point he led a rescue team to extract [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], whom Jazz was originally assigned to evacuate. They arrived just in the nick of time to ward off the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] and save their comrades. On the trip back to Iacon, Jazz told Ironhide what had happened and what to tell the blinded Tracks. After Jazz had left, Tracks asked Ironhide who had saved him. Ironhide said simply that he was just an Autobot like Tracks was, and that he should never forget what that meant. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}} [[File:TheIronAge ironhide take shot for prime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]] In yet another of the war's countless battles, Ironhide fought the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] and [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] alongside Bumblebee and [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|another yellow Autobot]], who didn't make it. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

Over the course of the war, the student-and-teacher relationship between Optimus Prime and Ironhide evolved. Prime grew willing to go against Ironhide's counsel, once doing so to save the Autobots from Trypticon waiting in ambush, while also learning the benefit of sticking to your guns like the stubborn old soldier did, once insisting on saving Ironhide's life after a booby-trap left them badly damaging and hanging over a cliff-edge. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Old Ways}} Four million years ago, Ironhide and Prime were defending a city from the Decepticon advance. They broke off from the other Autobots to intercept a Decepticon fuel convoy headed for Megatron's troops. Through grit and determination, the duo managed to capture the entire convoy without firing a single shot. The Autobots won the day and were eager to celebrate their victory that night by over-energizing a tad. Ironhide remained resolute, however, constantly scanning the crowd for trouble even amidst the festivities. Lucky that he did, because a Decepticon assassin named [[Axer (G1)|Axer]] had infiltrated the party, and pulled a concealed blaster to execute Optimus Prime from behind. True to his duty, Ironhide flung himself into the path of Axer's shot, taking the full blast for his friend and commander. Although he eventually recovered from his injuries, this incident would have long term consequences for Ironhide. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

500,000 years ago Ironhide helped defend Metroplex during the city-bot's last stand, a battle that ended with Metroplex leaving Cybertron. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}
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===Et In Terra===
[[File:Escalation1 ironhide altmode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]
In the modern era, Ironhide was second-in-command (under Prowl) of a detachment of Autobots that had operated covertly on [[Earth]] for at least four years, attempting to foil a [[Infiltration protocol|Decepticon infiltration unit]] led by [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]. When [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] went against orders and rescued a trio of humans who had become Decepticon targets, Ironhide joined Prowl and [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]] in tracking him down, dispatching his Decepticon pursuer, then apprehending him and the humans. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}} Ratchet's "arrest" was brief, as he had learned that the Decepticons were stepping up their protocol and entering "Siege Mode"; Prowl intended his team to deal with it personally, but Ironhide went behind his back and secretly sent a summons to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}} A subsequent investigation by Ratchet, Bumblebee and the humans determined that the Decepticons had gone off-mission in order to acquire Earth's [[Ore-13|powerful Energon variant]], and that Megatron had arrived on the planet—arrived, Ironhide realized, to put his house in order. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}} Ironhide and the rest of the team observed as Megatron put down Starscream's rebellion, and, realizing there was nothing they could do with their current level of manpower, returned to base to find that in their absence, Optimus Prime had arrived in response to Ironhide's message. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

[[File:Escalation2 Ironhide ANGRY.jpg|upright=1.75|left|thumb|Ironhide's holomatter avatar is a pissed-off old man. Fitting.]]
As plans for escalated battle tactics were formulated, Ironhide and Sunstreaker were assigned the task of escorting Ratchet's human friends back to their homes and out of danger, with Ironhide transporting [[Verity Carlo]] and [[Jimmy Pink]], and Sunstreaker carrying [[Hunter O'Nion]]. En route, stuck in traffic, they were ambushed by agents of the [[Machination]], and Ironhide had to crash and bash his way through the gridlocked vehicles to get to Sunstreaker... only to find that he had apparently been destroyed by the humans. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} When police arrived to remove Sunstreaker's remains, Ironhide followed them to a storage compound; mistakenly believing the whole thing was the work of the Decepticons using human [[facsimile construct]]s, he angrily advocated taking the fight to their enemies' door, but Optimus Prime refused and ordered him back to base. A unit led by Prime subsequently recovered Sunstreaker's remains, but an examination by Ratchet revealed that it was ''not'' Sunstreaker, and Ironhide realized the attack had been a feint. {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}}

[[File:Escalation3-IronhidevsPrimeandProwl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Well, I guess they don't see eye to eye.]]
Believing he owed it to Sunstreaker to find him, Ironhide side-stepped the chain of command and petitioned Optimus directly to be allowed to join the search mission. Prime denied him, and an infuriated Prowl chewed him out and assigned him base duty while the other Autobots left for [[Brasnya]] to confront the Decepticons. Ironhide was having none of it, however; as soon as the others were gone, he joined up with Ratchet and the humans' on their mission to locate Sunstreaker and Hunter. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} Their search led them to a Machination safehouse disguised as an auto-shop, which Verity and Jimmy snuck into while Ratchet and Ironhide waited outside. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} When the humans failed to report back after the pre-arranged ten-minute interval, Ironhide just ram-raided the building, and discovered they had been hit with knock-out gas, and that a self-destruct sequence was counting down. {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}} He and Ratchet used their [[holomatter]] avatars to lift the humans to safety, but Ironhide failed to get out of the building in time and was caught in the explosion. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

[[File:Devastation3 ironhide crushhour.jpg|left|thumb|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqT2uOa1-d0 Once in an Indian Nation, I took the kids on the skids where the Hopi was happy 'til I heard 'em say...'You're worthless.']]]
Ironhide's shattered chassis was taken to a scrap yard by the local authorities, and it took the Autobots three weeks to track him down, finally locating him less than three hours before he was due to be crushes in a pneumatic press. Hot Rod and [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]] were sent to recover him, {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} but were delayed when they ran into more Machination agents on the way: [[Sunstreaker clone|clones]] of the captive Sunstreaker, controlled by human [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] pilots. {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}} They prevailed, and made it to the scrap yard to start searching for Ironhide with less than ten minutes to spare, {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} but the Machination's Headmasters soon caught up to them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} The villains were dispatched for good with the aid of [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], who had been sent to retrieve Hot Rod and the others by Optimus Prime; a more dangerous situation was brewing on [[Garrus-9]], requiring the Autobots leave Earth to deal with it. Hot Rod refused to go though, wanting to see the Headmaster mystery to the end; Hardhead reluctantly let him go and took Wheeljack and Ironhide back to the ''[[Ark-32]]'' with him. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

A little later, Ironhide had been repaired and restored, and watched as Jimmy and Verity were reunited with Hunter, who Hot Rod had rescued from the Machination along with Sunstreaker. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}
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===On the brink===
[[File:Ironhidepuncheseveryone.jpg|upright=1.75|thumb|Ironhide.]]
When the Autobots returned to Earth to pick up where they had left off, they discovered that the Decepticon had disappeared. They spent a year searching for leads, but could find no intel; {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Prowl advised taking no action, but Ironhide, able to speak more to the warrior inside of Optimus, advised proactive steps. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Everything in its Right Place}} A chance soon fell into their laps: [[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]] discovered that the Decepticons had supposedly suffered a schism, and were now split into two factions led by Megatron and Starscream. Seeing an opening, the Autobots staged an attack on what was ''supposed'' to be the weakened Starscream's faction, but upon striking, they discovered they had been lured into a trap: the schism had been faked, and the unified forces of the Decepticons overpowered the Autobots. Ironhide and his comrades were all exiled to the dead Cybertron through a [[space bridge]], and Optimus Prime was taken offline by a failed attempt to prevent their fate. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}}

[[File:Ironhide punches Hot Rod.jpg|upright=1.75|thumb|left|Punches.]]
Frustrations ran high in the Autobot camp. Tracks attempted to lift their spirits by telling the story of the time he was saved by a mysterious Autobot. Though Ironhide knew it was Jazz who had saved Tracks that day, the old story gave them hope, and he thanked him for it. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}} This did little to assuage Ironhide's simmering anger, however; already harboring guilt over Optimus's situation, he suspected that Mirage had sold the Autobots to the Decepticons, deliberately feeding them the intel about the supposed schism, but found himself being shut out by Prowl and Jazz, resulting a feeling of helplessness that only worsened his temperament. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} When Prowl refused to entertain the notion of Mirage's betrayal without proof, implying that ''any'' Autobot, even Ironhide himself, could have been responsible, Ironhide finally lost it and slugged him. Jazz interceded before the situation could escalate and took the old 'bot aside to talk out his grievances, but couldn't give Ironhide all the answers he wanted. Eager for something to punch, Ironhide accepted [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]'s invitation to investigate an emergency message from Wheeljack and Bumblebee, who were out on a scouting patrol. After instructing Sunstreaker to keep a close eye on Mirage in his absence, he and Cliffjumper headed out, and ran across Hot Rod—or rather, in the darkness, Ironhide mistakenly ran his fist across Hot Rod's face. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} They took Hot Rod back to their camp, and listened has he explained how he and the rest of his unit, led by Kup, had made their way back to Cybertron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}

[[File:AHM7 Ironhide assaults Mirage.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|EVERYONE!]]
Soon after the rest of Kup's unit arrived to join up with Prime's battered team, Ironhide tried to tell [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] his suspicions about Mirage, but was cut off mid-sentence by a brief attack by of one of the [[Insecticon swarm]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} The Autobots proceeded to recover energon supplies from Kup's ship the ''[[Trion]]'', but while taking a rest stop on the way back to camp, Ironhide observed the irate Sunstreaker storming out of a building and tried to calm him down. Sunstreaker angrily explained that his brother [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] had just lectured him about his and Ironhide's hostile attitude towards Mirage, and how it was only making things worse among the Autobots—and that was the last straw for Ironhide. Cornering Mirage, Ironhide proceeded to beat him near to death. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Kup chewed him out for his actions, and for always seeing the worst in other 'bots, but before their conversation could reach resolution, the Swarm caught up to them. The Autobots poured on the speed, intending to blow up the bridge leading back to their camp after they had crossed it to prevent the Swarm from following, but as they were arguing amongst themselves who would risk their lives detonating the explosives, Ironhide noticed Sunstreaker had already stepped out onto the bridge. Following the younger 'bot, Ironhide demanded to know what he was doing... at which point, a guilt-wracked Sunstreaker revealed that ''he'', not Mirage, was the real traitor, having made a made a deal with Starscream that would supposedly have resulted in Megatron's demise. Before more could be said, both were assaulted by the Swarm; [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] got Ironhide to safety, but Sunstreaker remained to blow up the bridge, killing himself and taking a large portion of the Swarm with him. The tormented Ironhide went to rest and recover, and was soon approached by Drift, who told him that Sunstreaker had not been ''solely'' responsible for their plight. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

[[File:All Hail Megatron 10 Optimus and Ironhide.jpg|upright=1.6|left|thumb|Seen shortly before being reminded of how he [[All Hail Megatron issue 13|used]] to hate Op's guts.]]
Rightly feeling like a complete prat, Ironhide attempted to apologize to Mirage, but was angrily rebuffed. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} Soon after, Optimus Prime was back on his feet, and Ironhide learned what Jazz and Prowl had been hiding from him: Megatron had stolen the [[Matrix of Leadership]] right out of Optimus's chest. Optimus requested that Ironhide not hold it against the pair, and Ironhide agreed, calling him the "greatest bot I've ever known"—something Prime found amusing, considering how they clashed when they first met. The Autobots then had to contend with the Swarm laying siege to their camp; Ironhide found himself side by side with Mirage at the front line defenses, and refused to let the comrade he had so badly mistreated sacrifice himself, even when Mirage tried to encourage him to get to safety. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

Saved by the timely arrival of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Ironhide and the Autobots were then taken to Earth by their giant ally, where they engaged the Decepticons in battle. Ironhide was concerned about the threat posed by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], but fortunately, his worry was unfounded, as Omega stepped in and slagged Devastator. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} The battle reached its end when human soldier [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike]] sniped Megatron; Ironhide called Starscream a coward when he ordered the Decepticons to retreat. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} In the aftermath, Ironhide admitted to Optimus Prime that he was tired of the neverending war and was considering retiring from the Autobot army. He changed his mind following some reminiscing over the many bonds he and Prime had forged over the years. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Old Ways}} Soon after, when Bumblebee went missing in one of the human disaster areas in a ruined New York, Ironhide was part of an Autobot squad who managed to retrieve him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16|Hidden}}

===Reborn against the Swarm===
[[File:Ongoing Issue 1-Ironhide Bites The Dust.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Either Hot Rod's jinxed or he secretly wants the entire 1984 cast dead.]]
The Autobots remained on Earth for two years, Optimus Prime's guilt over the devastation their war brought to the world preventing them from leaving the humans behind. Unfortunately, the humans weren't at all interested in Prime's guilt, but were actively hunting Autobot and Decepticon alike. Ironhide thought Hot Rod was out of line criticizing Prime for his choices, but Prime actually agreed with Hot Rod and sanctioned the rescue of several captured Autobots from the clutches of [[Skywatch]]. Ironhide supported the decision, and agreed to Prime's request for him to be part of Hot Rod's team, promising that nothing would happen to the young 'bot, When the rescue attempt deteriorated into a firefight and the humans began responding with lethal force, Ironhide threw himself into the path of a particle cannon turret aimed Hot Rod and Prowl, taking a fatal shot through the chest to protect his field leader and keep his promise to Prime. Prowl brought Ironhide's body back to the Autobots' hidden base after the battle, and Optimus blamed himself for his old friend's demise, which served as a catalyst for his resignation from the Autobots. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} Ironhide's body lay in state in the Autobots' med-bay, where it was later examined by Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Ironhide's death was.... short-lived. Seeking to return Cybertron to a habitable state, the ancient Autobot sage [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] required a powerful warrior to obliterate what remained of the Insecticon swarm that still infested the planet, and chose Ironhide for the task. That he was dead was immaterial: Trion built a brand new body for Ironhide on Cybertron and restored his [[spark]] from the "[[Transformer afterlife|core]]". However, it transpired that the wound Ironhide had suffered saving Optimus Prime from Axer's assassination attempt four million years prior had disrupted his spark's connection the core, and that all of Ironhide's memories from after that point had not been recorded. {{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}} Thus, when the restored Ironhide awoke in a deserted lab, he had no recollection of anything from after Axer's attack, and was horrified at the ruined state of his homeworld. {{storylink|The Iron Age}} Wandering through the husk of Iacon in a daze, he found himself set upon by the swarm, and while he initially enjoyed the chance to vent his frustrations against them, the adrenaline soon wore off and panic set in. Driving wildly through the streets, fearing that the insectoid monsters were all that was left of his people, Ironhide crashed and knocked himself out, then experienced an unsettling dream of his own funeral. He was awoken by a [[Scamper|small drone]], which asked him to simply "Follow", and with nothing better to do, Ironhide accompanied the little robot to a brightly lit and functioning complex. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}}

[[File:IroningOutTheDetails ironhide armed.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|I only drink the blood of my enemies. And occasionally a strawberry yoo-hoo.]]
Inside, Ironhide was greeted by Alpha Trion, whom he had never heard of before, and whose self-important attitude got on his nerves. Filled in on the history of Cybertron's ruination by Trion, Ironhide was incredulous, but soon turned his attention towards a nearby screen, which was detecting a life signal on the planet. Ironhide ignored Alpha Trion's warnings and headed out to save the 'bot, who he discovered was a heavily-damaged but still-functional Sunstreaker. Having no memory of his betrayal, Ironhide couldn't understand what he kept apologizing about, and fought his way through even more Insecticons to bring him back to Alpha Trion. Upon arriving, Ironhide demanded to know what Sunstreaker just was talking about, and Trion explained the story behind Ironhide's death and amnesiac resurrection. {{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}}

Accepting the Insecticon-exermination duty Trion had chosen him for, Ironhide outfitted himself with as many weapons as he could carry and went head-to-head with hundreds of the creatures. He stumbled upon the wreckage of the ''Trion'' and managed to use its guns to destroy a portion of the swarm, though he was forced to self-destruct it when the monsters got too close for comfort. In the end, he was fighting an estimated 200 of the creatures with his bare hands, and was forced to call Alpha Trion for help. His call was heeded, and Trion revealed that his base of operations was actually the gigantic Autobot Metroplex, who smashed the remaining members of the swarm with one hand. This got Ironhide rather angry, as Metroplex could've done the work instead of him, and it didn't help that Alpha Trion just dismissed his worries and prepared to leave him on the planet to exterminate the last few swarm monsters. He finally snapped and socked the old guy in the face. Though surprised, Alpha Trion shrugged off his act of assault and explained that he was only a small piece in a large game, and he didn't need to know everything. Before Trion left for space, Ironhide asked him with one last question: given that Trion had claimed to have started reconstructing Ironhide's body and memories ''before'' he had actually been killed, how had Trion known that he was going to die? The answer gave him something to think about: Trion believed he was always going to end up getting himself killed sooner or later, thanks to his self-sacrificing nature. Soon, Ironhide and Sunstreaker were left as the only Autobots on Cybertron, with a lot of stuff to catch up on and a lot of things to think about... {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

[[File:SpaceOpera where are we headed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]
As time passed, Ironhide and Sunstreaker exterminated what was left of the swarm, even managing to [[Bob (IDW)|domesticate one]], only for another threat to reach Cybertron: an army led by [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]. After a first wave of attacks, a ship landed nearby, and Ironhide smashed his way into it, assuming it to be a Decepticon vessel he could use. As a pleasant surprise, he instead found it crewed by Hot Rod (now going by "Rodimus") and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (plus [[Garnak]], an alien friend of theirs who mistakenly attacked him). After some catching-up, they were attacked by [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], but managed to escape on Rodimus's ship and head to Earth for reinforcements. {{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Out of the Silent Planet}}

Upon arriving on Earth for the "first time", Ironhide commented that it smelled bad. Needless to say, the Autobots there were confused to see him alive, but their new leader, Bumblebee, had them refrain from asking him questions. Ironhide himself was mostly confused as to how ''Bumblebee'' managed to become leader and why they had stayed on Earth for so long, but Bumblebee couldn't respond to that very well. Led by Optimus Prime, Ironhide and most of the other Autobots boarded Omega Supreme and left for Cybertron the next day, taking with them the captive Megatron, who had surrendered to Autobot custody shortly before Ironhide's arrival. [[File:Lamentations ironhide vs galvatron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"I'll beat a motherfragger with ''another'' motherfragger!"]] {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} During the journey, Ironhide talked to Prime about Megatron's boggling decision, and suggested he sit down and talk to the captured Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} After several interrogations of Megatron failed to shed any light on his actions, Ironhide warned Optimus Prime against letting it get to him. Appreciating the sentiment, Prime told him it was nice to see him so young again, but Ironhide only responded that he didn't ''feel'' young.

Ironhide was telling his fellow Autobots of his time with Alpha Trion when Omega Supreme arrived at Cybertron, at which point he and several other Autobots went down to the planet and met with Galvatron. When they refused to join his army, Galvatron decided to destroy them, but Ironhide stopped him from shooting Optimus Prime, then proceeded to wail on him with the corpse of one of his own soldiers until he retreated. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} Alongside the rest of the Autobots, he then fought in a huge battle with Galvatron's army of Sweeps. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}} Optimus Prime took Ironhide, Rodimus and Drift and broke away from battle to chase Galvatron himself as he moved towards the core of Cybertron, but halted when Drift stabbed himself in order to not be brainwashed by the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} When ordered to bring the injured Autobot to safety, Ironhide protested that Optimus needed him as a bodyguard, but relented when Rodimus asked him to save one more life. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}
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===The new Cybertron===
[[File:PaxCybertronian old ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Tell us about the time you punched Prowl!" "Which time? Can you narrow it down?"]]
Optimus Prime defeated Galvatron and stopped his plans by purifying [[Vector Sigma]] with the Matrix of Leadership. Cybertron was reborn in a flash of white light, and in that flash, Ironhide had a vision of the distant future in which he was an ageing veteran, the last of those who had fought in the Great War, living on a prosperous and peaceful [[Gorlam Prime]]. As the last remnant of a bygone era, he was revered by the young Transformers, but he struggled with finding his place in the new civilization. He was accompanied by Alpha Trion, who would comfort his friend with his importance to the history of the race. {{Storylink|Pax Cybertronia (issue)|Pax Cybertronia}} {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

[[File:ABetterTomorrow cybertronian ironhide.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|So many new and interesting faces to punch!]]
After Ironhide awoke from his vision, Megatron's Decepticons were captured, and [[NAIL|neutral Cybertronians]] who had fled the war long ago began returning home, called back to Cybertron by Vector Sigma. Unfortunately they didn't like having the Autobots in charge and started a riot which Ironhide had to help beat down. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} The mysterious rebirth of Cybertron had also made the planet's terrain alive and very hostile, so Ironhide—now fitted out with a new Cybertronian-mode body—spent his time testing how far from civilization he could get before being forced to turn back. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} He was present during the memorial service for the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'', a ship captained by Rodimus which seemingly exploded on launch. {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}}

When mysterious explosions began occurring around the city, caused by stray energy waves from Vector Sigma, Ironhide and Wheeljack constructed and launched a rocket that gave the energy something to latch onto, allowing it to detonate harmlessly off-planet. {{storylink|Stick Together}} Neutrals continued to arrive regularly, and one turned out to be Ironhide's old rival Sky-Byte, whom he took on a tour of the city and filled in on recent events Sky-Byte was left suspicious of the Autobots' motives, so Ironhide suggested he go see if the Decepticons were any better, but when that resulted in Sky-Byte being captured with [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and in danger of being lynched by an angry mob, Ironhide calmed the crowd by telling them they needed to pursue a peaceful future of equality. The next day, Prowl, angry that Ironhide's actions had led to Bumblebee's deactivation of the [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chip]]s being used to keep the Decepticons in check, asked the old 'bot how he could be so sure things would work out. And Ironhide told him: it was because of his vision of the future, when grudges were no more because all the Autobots and Decepticons were dead. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

[[File:NightandtheCity ironhide vs dinobots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Realizing that everyone thought his circuits were a bit sizzled from that vision story, Ironhide decided he needed to get out of Iacon for a while and accepted a mission to search for the missing [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. Together with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], he traveled into the Cybertronian wilderness, where they discovered signs of battle and a strange signal that was messing with their minds, causing them to suspect Megatron was out there. He also told the Dinobots of his vision, which to his surprise they believed in, but expressed worry that the "[[Pax Cybertronia]]" he had witnessed was still made up of a universe conquered by the Cybertronians just like Megatron or [[Nova Prime]] had wanted. After they set up camp for the night, the Dinobots were driven crazy by the signal and turned on each other, with Ironhide caught in the middle. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} While escaping, he discovered a recorded message left by [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], who revealed that the same thing had happened to the Aerialbots and warned that Ironhide's comrades would soon team up against him. Ironhide tracked down the source of the transmission, all the while fending off the combined attacks of the Dinobots, but what he found at the end wasn't the Aerialbots, but a combination of them calling itself [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Night and the City}}

[[File:HeavyistheHead ironhide punches devastator.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Six people punched for the price of one!]]
With Ironhide, Superion and the Dinobots all in the same place, the mind-bending signal was spread too thin and soon ceased to affect them, allowing the Dinobots to calm down. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} As they made their way back to Iacon, Ironhide caught a news transmission in which [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] tried to suppress the Decepticon riots breaking out in the city. {{storylink|The Verge}} They arrived just in time to witness Megatron gather his army and unleash Devastator in an attempt to conquer the planet once more. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} While Superion challenged Devastator, Ironhide and the Dinobots took to the streets to lead their fellow Autobots in the battle with the Decepticon forces. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} After Superion failed, Ironhide took it upon himself to take down Devastator, whose head was now made up of a brainwashed Prowl. He belted the giant straight in the face and told him that his time in the wilderness had made him realize the future wasn't as set as his vision had made it seem—they could change themselves and change the future, and so could Prowl. His words reached his fellow Autobot, enabling him to remove himself from Devastator. The Autobots were able to defeat Megatron once again, but the NAILs had had enough of their war and, under Starscream's leadership, banished both factions from the city. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

Knowing the dangers of the wilderness, Ironhide questioned Starscream's decision, but like most Autobots, he relented on the basis that staying would only cause more conflicts. Soon after the Autobots had set up camp outside the city, Ironhide had to break up a fight between [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] and their surprising new allies, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Worried that the signal that drove the Dinobots into their frenzy and created Superion might still be active and able to affect lone Transformers during the night, he then tried talk Arcee into being more of a team player. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} As a light lit up on the horizon, the Autobots went to investigate and got front row seats to witness the arrival of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s [[Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Confused, Ironhide and the others could do little but point their guns at the giant at the mysterious, immobile giant and wait for something to happen. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} The standoff was interrupted by the arrival of Decepticons, but the ensuing battle was short as the Necrotitan unleashed a deadly energy wave, {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} causing damage on both sides but leaving a fortunate Ironhide unscathed. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}}

[[File:FinestHour I got worse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Now you're just making it TOO easy for Ironhide to punch you, Nova.]]
Putting their differences aside, the Autobots and Decepticons joined forces to stop Shockwave's plan to summon Nova Prime and Galvatron from the [[Dead Universe]]. Ironhide was charged with preventing the ancient Transformers' transition through a portal in Megatron's chest, and was able to beat Nova back into the Dead Universe before Shockwave brought the Necrotitan crashing into his base. Injured in the attack, he was carried to safety by Megatron before the Decepticon leader got ambushed by Galvatron. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} Soundwave and Frenzy bore him the rest of the way as they all escape the collapse of Shockwave's base, {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} after which the Autobots returned to Iacon to defend the city from the advancing Necrotitan. Their efforts had no effect and Ironhide and Arcee ended up caught in an explosion, {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} but they were unharmed and met up with the rest of the Cybertronians, including the returning crew of the ''Lost Light'', to celebrate the Necrotitan's defeat at the hands of Metroplex. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} Their troubles didn't end there though, as Shockwave summoned an army of [[Ammonite]]s to keep Autobots and Decepticons from interfering with his master plan, forcing Ironhide and his comrades back into battle. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Once Shockwave was finally defeated, Ironhide witnessed the emergence of Megatron as an Autobot. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

Ironhide attended the trial for the surrendered Megatron at [[Raskol Arena]], {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} where he witnessed a group of Decepticons unsuccessfully attempt to free their leader. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} After the trial was over, Ironhide remained on Cybertron to keep an eye on Starscream and aid [[Cityspeaker]] [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] in taking care of Metroplex. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}
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===Forging a new future===
[[File:Windblade2 windblade ironhide chromia.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75]]
As it turned out, Shockwave's machinations had led to the destruction of Gorlam Prime, contradicting Ironhide's vision of the future and shaking the conviction he had in it. He spent the next six months wandering the insides of the ancient Metroplex in hopes of finding answers to what it all meant. This gave him a fairly intimate knowledge of the city-bot's layout, which led Windblade to go to him for help when she was searching for the location of junction T134, to which power was being mysteriously diverted. While she was alone with the old soldier, Windblade—a newcomer to Cybertron and unsure who to trust—asked him for his opinion of Starscream, but Ironhide declined to answer, advising instead that she ask some of Starscream's fellow Decepticons to get a more accurate answer. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} Windblade's continued investigation into the power diversion resulted in an attempt on her life; she believed Starscream was responsible, and while Ironhide wasn't as convinced, he helped her and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] dig up some more leads to solve the case. {{storylink|A Long Way Down}}

When Wheeljack recovered from injuries sustained during the battle of Iacon, Ironhide was present for his emergence from the stasis tube that healed him, but quickly slipped away. Wheeljack followed him out to the remains of Shockwave's [[Crystal City]] base, where Ironhide confided that he now felt lost and uncertain about everything ever since his vision had been proven untrue. Wheeljack tried to cheer him up by telling him ''no one'' knows what the future holds: that sense of uncertainty is just called "being alive". Soon after, Wheeljack set to work repairing Superion at Starscream's request, but he had Ironhide and Windblade watching his back. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

[[File:CombinerWars2 ironhide and mirage vision.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
Soon after, Optimus Prime returned to Cybertron to commemorate the anniversary of his receiving the Matrix, and Ironhide and Chromia had to step in to break up a street-fight when a gang of Decepticons attacked Prime and Windblade. The quartet then met with Wheeljack in Metroplex's space bridge chamber, where it was revealed that Starscream stood poised to use the Titan's now-active space bridge to make contact with the thirteen lost colony worlds, starting with Windblade and Chromia's homeworld, [[Caminus]]. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} Starscream initiated contact with a scheme to place the Camiens in his debt; he secretly had [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] attack the planet so that he could send the Superion—restored by the [[Enigma of Combination]]—to save it. Suspecting Starscream's involvement, Ironhide and Chromia nonetheless pitched in to save Caminus, battling the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] combiner. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

After the threat had been put down, a slumbering Ironhide saw what appeared to be another vision of the future: of Cybertron, Caminus, and Earth all burning, with himself and Mirage in the middle of it all. Willing to discount it as a bad dream, Ironhide attended the ceremonies that formally established contact between Cybertron and Caminus, and led the first team the colony world to help in the relief effort. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} Though initially skeptical of the Decepticons who volunteered to join the effort, Ironhide was pleasantly surprised to see them legitimately helping out. Chromia had harsher words, which prompted Ironhide to reveal that he knew that ''she'' had been the one responsible for the supposed attempt on Windblade's life—actually a scare tactic to try and convince her to leave Cybertron. Ironhide did not judge her for her actions, however; all 'bots make mistakes, he said, and he could see she looked up to Windblade the way he did Optimus. Their bonding moment was soon interrupted by the sudden appearance of Devastator—Prowl had gone rogue, and, still able to combine with the Constructicons, was determined to keep Cybertron and the colony worlds separate for fear that Starscream would use them to build an empire. Ironhide and the others all took on the giant, and their fight spilled back through the space bride to Cybertron, where Superion and Starscream's newest combiner [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] defeated Devastator. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

[[File:CombinerWars5 see our mind.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75|And taste the rainbow, while you're at it!]]
Ironhide retired to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam]]'s for a drink with Mirage and Sunstreaker, where all three buried the hatchet over their old animosities. Mirage, it transpired, had returned from ''Lost Light'' because he too had had a vision identical to Ironhide's, and Sunstreaker proposed that perhaps it ''not'' a vision, but a case of them somehow sharing "mindspace" with someone else, and seeing what this other party had planned for the future. The trio took their concerns to Prime, who was visiting the incarcerated Prowl, but arrived just as Prowl's contingency plan went into action: his agent, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], stole the Engima of Combination, and used it to merge Optimus, Prowl, Sunstreaker, Ironhide, and Mirage into a new combiner. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} Within the mind of his new gestalt, Ironhide, Optimus, Mirage, and Sunstreaker united their way of thinking—their belief in the strength of individuals, and their refusal to accept Prowl's numbers-and-statistics view of the world—to shut out Prowl's control of their merged form. Declaring themselves [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]], the combined Autobots subdued the renewed threat of Devastator—rebuilt by Starscream but now out of control—then separated so that Prowl could be arrested for his crimes. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

When contact with the second colony, [[Velocitron]], was established, Windblade recruited Ironhide for a mission to the planet. They materialized right in the path of one of Velocitron's huge moving cities, with the searing heat of the planet's sun burning up the landscape behind it. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} After making their way aboard the moving city, Ironhide and the others infiltrated the races and arranged for Blurr to make a spectacle before the audience, winning the race and drawing favor for an alliance with Cybertron. {{storylink|Race Against the Light}}

On [[Chosen One Day]], Ironhide, Wheeljack and their buddies thanked Starscream for the holiday by giving him their friendship "if only for one night!" {{storylink|Choose Me}}

When the Decepticons stormed the spacebridge chamber, Ironhide joined Chromia and Windblade in trying to retake control of the bridge. After Optimus Prime and the combiners joined suit, Ironhide bore witness to Prime traveling to Earth, annexing it into the Council of Worlds in order to ensure peace. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} He joined Prime's forces in [[Shanghai]], where they battled Galvatron's Decepticons who were attempting to conquer the planet again. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

[[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|"Joe Colton"]] recalled Ironhide's early presence on Earth while discussing the Transformers' history on the planet. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

After returning to Cybertron, Ironhide established his own private security firm, [[I.H. Cybertronian Securities]]. When the Council began suspecting corruption among Starscream's [[Badgeless]] police, he was summoned to a Council session by [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] who suggested appointing him as a special prosecutor to investigate. He then headed off to Blurr's to deal with [[Drunkatron|an intoxicated Decepticon]], only for two Badgeless to take the drunk off his hands when he mentioned Swindle and gun him down him in an alley. {{storylink|07:00:00}} This led to widespread protests and calls for justice, and while Starscream wanted to meet the rioters with force, Ironhide shot down his idea and proposed his own: putting Ironhide himself in charge of the [[Cybertronian Security Force]] and allowing him to recruit ordinary citizens as a show of trust and openness. The Council agreed, and while Ironhide was initially met with anger when he appeared before the protesters and was even attacked by [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], a number of them did take him up on his offer. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}} He trained the new recruits personally and was able to report to the Council that they were coming along nicely. {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}}

When a new combiner, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], appeared and started tearing apart everything around him, Ironhide led his new forces against him. He was asked by Chromia to cripple Bruticus, but was forced to blow the combiner's head off when he threatened to kill Chromia. Chromia then confessed to having killed three Transformers after arriving on Cybertron and asked Ironhide to arrest her, which he reluctantly did. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}} Some time later, Sentinel Prime turned up alive and well and began shooting up the Decepticon ghetto, denouncing Ironhide as an Autobot traitor when he and his security forces met him in battle. They had little success fighting off the Prime and failed to stop him from entering Metroplex's space bridge. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} Ironhide then assisted with relief efforts in the ghetto. {{storylink|White Heat}}

Ironhide was talking to Starscream about letting him safekeep the Enigma of Combination when the Council learned of the culmination of Sentinel Prime's plan—an army of undead Titans was approaching Cybertron. He ordered his forces to evacuate the civilian population before the Titans arrived, then took to the battlefield. {{storylink|Ping}} The battle went poorly, and he soon returned to organizing evacuation efforts, during which he encountered Chromia. She pleaded with him to get to Windblade and make sure she didn't do anything stupid, but he could not abandon his duties. {{storylink|Desperate Times}} From his post he witnessed Carcer transform into its robot mode, the Titan [[Vigilem]]. {{storylink|Rubicon}} After Cybertron was saved and things got back to normal, Ironhide was informed by Starscream that while the Combaticons were recovering, medical examinations suggested they could not be held responsible for their actions as Bruticus. {{storylink|The Price of You}}

When the time came for Earth to properly join the [[Council of Worlds]], the CSF coordinated security with [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. Once the [[Iron Ring]] struck, Ironhide authorized his troops to utilize lethal force against the [[Red Shadows]]. Contacting Starscream, he claimed the need to contain the situation prompting the Seeker to shut down the Space Bridge entirely. {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}} After conferring with Optimus and Windblade, Ironhide rammed some Red Shadows to death while rescuing [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]]'s squadron. {{storylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}} With [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]], Ironhide broke up a fight between [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] and brought them all to the Council to sort things out. {{storylink|First Strike issue 3|First Strike #3}}

On Starscream's order, Ironhide then threw both G.I. Joe and [[M.A.S.K.]] in jail before he led a squad underground to kill Colton's squad. Before departing however, he chided Windblade for the dismissive attitude she had begun taking towards Optimus. After [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] had located Colton, Ironhide's team deployed only to trigger several turrets. {{storylink|First Strike issue 4|First Strike #4}} Managing to destroy the turrets, Ironhide was then called back to the Council chambers by Starscream after Optimus had gone rogue and broken the humans out of jail. Backed up by Council members, Ironhide led a squad down to the deepest parts of Cybertron so as to put a stop to everything. {{storylink|First Strike issue 5|First Strike #5}} Their arrival only caused more chaos in the battle between Optimus and Colton's teams. The fighting ended when "Garrison Kreiger" revealed himself to be an alien known as [[Merklynn]] who activated the alien [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] and used it, in concert with Cybertron's own [[energon]] supply, to create the city of [[New Prysmos]] before teleporting all combatants back to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. With Elita, Ironhide escorted the Iron Ring to their prison cells before he led a squad down to New Prysmos to try and penetrate it to no success. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}}

After free elections had been called and Windblade threw in her metaphorical hat, Ironhide sat next to her in [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] to ensure she remained sober by the night's end. Near dawn, the two went their separate ways. After Starscream confessed to a laundry list of crimes at the electoral debates, Ironhide oversaw his arrest and those of his associates before bringing Windblade the paperwork necessary to finalize their incarceration (though he personally would have preferred the death sentence). At Windblade's insistence, he then set up a meeting between her and Starscream. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

Once New Prysmos had begun to fill up with [[Prysmosian]]s, Windblade sent Ironhide, as chief of Cybertron's security, to negotiate with the aliens, alongside the notably more optimistic Kup. Ironhide personally felt the situation was ridiculous, noting that the Cybertronians were barely holding onto Cybertron without having to deal with organic refugees. As the two walked through the city, they debated how to proceed before Kup embarrassed them both with the [[universal greeting]]. Ironhide them read the terms under which the Council would be open to negotiating with the Prysmosians before [[Virulina]] declared them unreasonable only for Ironhide to bluntly say she had two choices: Her people could agree to their terms or stay behind the quarantine shield forever noting they should be grateful they were being offered ''anything'' after launching a failed invasion. At [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]]'s mobile lab, the scientist showed the effects that [[magic]] had had on [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]]. Learning that the Talisman was tunnelling its way down to [[Vector Sigma]] was the last straw for Ironhide who dragged Kup back to New Prysmos where Virulina impishly revealed she knew about the Talisman's progress. When Ironhide moved to kill her, the [[Darkling Lord]] unleashed her magic only for Kup to take the bullet, killing him on the spot. {{storylink| Schismatic}}

Ironhide immediately evacuated the city and back to Wheeljack's lab where he adamantly proposed wiping New Prysmos off the surface of Cybertron. Wheeljack and Breakdown glumly explained that their analysis of the Talisman's energy had revealed it to be fatal to Cybertronians and that they simply lacked sufficient time to neutralize the alien device. At the moment, [[Leoric]] and the [[Spectral Knight]]s arrived proposing an alliance. With the Talisman less than two days from Vector Sigma, Ironhide reluctantly agreed. {{storylink|Cybertron No More}} After the group had been approached by [[Mortdred]], who brought intelligence regarding the situation in New Prysmos, Ironhide and Leoric planned to send a strike team back into the city to assassinate Virulina. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Transformers vs. Visionaries)|Desperate Measures}} Once Wheeljack had constructed an anti-Talisman bomb and installed it within [[Quickswitch]], Ironhide joined the drill team. Quickswitch was soon confronted by the Talisman's energies however and expired shortly afterwards. Climbing out of his corpse, Ironhide noted they'd made it to "The Antechamber of Hell" which was a good place to set up the bomb. As the explosive was being primed, the defected [[Arzon]] arrived and sliced the explosive in two. {{storylink|Good Men}}

==Notes==
[[File:NickRocheIronhideRevelation.jpg|thumb|]]
*The fact that the recovery of Ironhide was not actually shown in ''Devastation'' #6 was a bone of contention at the time, with some readers being confused as to whether they successfully managed it, although [[Simon Furman]] attributed not showing it to a simple lack of page space <ref>[https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/02/25/all-this-and-devastation-6/#comment-3246 Simon Furman]: I realize stuff like getting Ironhide back got resolved off-panel, but it was an issue already bursting at the seams. Should have squeezed in a panel but it would have looked that way, ‘squeezed in’. It just didn’t seem to fit the outro to the issue, the way it panned out. Soon as I can, I’ll give you all a full update on Ironhide’s status/condition.</ref> As a result, [[Nick Roche]] drew the sketch to the right as an "insert" for ''[[Spotlight: Cyclonus]]'' to "fix" it.<ref>http://boards.idwpublishing.com/3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4140</ref>
**[[Guido Guidi]] would later cite the sketch as an "unintentional" influence for the way he drew Ironhide on [[:File:AHM_04_CoverA.jpg|Cover A of ''All Hail Megatron''#4]].<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/190938-all-hail-megatron-4-guidi-cover-post2386826.html</ref>
*Ironhide was actually [[Mike Costa]]'s ''second'' choice to kill off in "[[...For All Mankind]]". His original intention had been to kill ''Bumblebee'', believing it was the most shocking death he could do. [[Hasbro]] said "NO".<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/webpage/the-underbase-reviews-ongoing-31 Moonbase 2 interview with Mike Costa ("Special Guest")]</ref> <s>Ultimately, Bumblebee would be killed off four years later, during the "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" event story.</s> [[Ghost Stories|And they've stuck to that belief.]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Autobots]]

Tidal Wave (G1)

2018-06-04T16:12:30Z

Saberclaw:

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Tidal Wave}}
:''Tidal Wave is a [[Transformer]] or a starship from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Tidalwavesotw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"There be WHALES here!"]]
Whether a [[Star Seeker]] ship or a large [[Transformer]], '''Tidal Wave''' is a force to be reckoned with.

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==Fiction==
===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:HtF-TidalWave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7]]
The ''Tidal Wave'', Scourge of the Seven Systems, was the ship of the [[Star Seeker]]s, captained by the lineage of [[Decepticon]] pirates named [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]]. Armed with laser turrets, [[proton missile]]s, and rail guns, it carried its crew as they pillaged and plundered their way across the galaxy.

{{locationstub|{{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}} {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}}}

====Crew====
{{collist|3|
*[[Arms Minicon]]s
**[[Pillage]]
**[[Plunder]]
*[[Axer (G1)|Axor]] (''Master Gunner's "apprentice"'')
*[[Brimstone (G1 Star Seeker)|Brimstone]] (''Master Gunner and Quartermaster'')
*[[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball the 5th]] (''captain'')
*[[Chairman]] (''speech writer and captain's chair'')
*[[Dread Pirate Crew]]
**[[Boltcaster]]
**[[Cutback]] (''Chairman's escort'')
**[[Drydock (G1)|Drydock]] (''chief mechanic'')
**[[Lockpick]] (''gunner'')
**[[Neurotoxin]] (''boatswain'')
**[[Rolling Thunder (G1)|Rolling Thunder]]
**[[Skyduster]]
**[[Stormcharge]]
**[[Thunderclap (G1)|Thunderclap]]
**[[Turbolift]]
**[[Wheellock]]
*[[Eclipse (G1)|Eclipse]]
*[[Ferak]] (''engineer'')
*[[Ferrocious]]
*[[Shokaract|Hunter]]
*[[Izzerkilod]]
*[[Navigator (Star Seeker)|Navigator]]
*[[Olin Zarak]]/[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (''laborer'')
*[[Rockhopper]] (''maintenance'')
*[[Squirm]]
*[[Thunderlane]] (''cook and bartender'')
*[[Tornado]] (''saboteur'')
*[[Vez]] (''doctor'')
}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:SinsoftheWreckers2-settledown.jpg|left|thumb|300px|]]
Cranky and temperamental, the potty-mouthed Tidal Wave was the largest member of [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]], a group of Cybertronians who sought to expose the truths about society hidden by their leaders. After allying with [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], he became a [[Chimeracon]], a Transformer with biological components and a [[beast mode]] that was able to hide him from detection. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

Tarantulas deployed Mayhem to [[Earth]], where Tidal Wave disguised himself as a whale. Operating from the ocean, he became a mobile base for the smaller members of Mayhem, with his internal workings hosted a portal that gained access to Tarantulas's [[Noisemaze]]. When [[Stampy (BWN)|Stampy]] fled with the [[Aequitas]] [[data slug]] stolen from [[Verity Carlo]], [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] followed the rabbit and was surprised when he fled into a whale's mouth. [[Claw Jaw]] and [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]] emerged from the same mouth to deal with the Autobot. Despite orders to remain underwater, Tidal Wave surfaced and transformed into a massive tank. After more members of the [[Wrecker]]s joined the fight, Tidal Wave attempted to transform into robot mode, but unfortunately found himself stuck in mid-transformation ... because the missing [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] had been swallowed and accidentally jammed into his [[transformation cog]]. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}}

After fighting through more of Tidal Wave's animal comrades, [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] managed to cow the beast Transformers by holding Claw Jaw hostage, and the squid allowed the Autobots to enter the portal in Tidal Wave that led to [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]'s prison. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}} The other members of Mayhem managed to re-engage Tidal Wave's jammed transformation cog by extricating the damaged Autobot. The sullen Chimeracon was able to re-enter his beast mode and retreat to the ocean. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

Overhearing a fight within the Noisemaze, a furious Tidal Wave decided that he'd had enough, and decided to turn his own body inside-out to enter the realm, ignoring the fact that his sheer mass accompanied by the presence of the ''[[Debris]]'' threatened the Noisemaze's integrity. Tidal Wave wound up kicking Impactor into the [[Tor]]... which was where Impactor was planning to go anyway. Tidal Wave turned his attention to the ''Debris'', attacking it. With the Wreckers' job done, Prowl decided to destroy all of Tarantulas's creations, including the Noisemaze. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} Tidal Wave's attack on the ''Debris'' caused coffins containing deceased Wreckers to spill out. Prowl delivered Tarantulas's [[Obtenteum]] to the battlefield where Guzzle force-fed it to Tidal Wave, causing him to go mad and destroy with impunity. Sensing the collapse of the Noisemaze, [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] used his forced-transformation powers on Tidal Wave, unaware that the gravitational forces associated with his transformation would collapse the Noisemaze entirely. Tidal Wave's fate after the collapse is unknown. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 5|Sins of the Wreckers #5}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[Image:Derailment TidalWave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|]]

Tidal Wave was the flagship of the Builder fleet defending the [[Yuss Straits|Straits of Yuss]] and the waterways leading up to Iacon. His fellow Decepticon [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] was wired into Tidal Wave's bridge as captain, commanding a crew of Micromasters. With minimal mental capacity left (if he ever had it), Tidal Wave made no contribution to the battle other than shouting his name over and over again. When the Builders' navy was overwhelmed, Banzai-Tron ordered Tidal Wave on a collision course with the ''[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]'', the Resistance flagship. The impact created an explosion that utterly consumed both ships. {{storylink|Derailment}}
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===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[File:SiegeOnCybertron-Tidal Wave.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Hey, I look like Titan from that cancelled show!]]
Tidal Wave was partnered with the [[Titan Master]] [[Fathom]], who granted him the power of armor crush.<ref>[[Trypticon's Titan Master Crunch]]</ref> Tidal Wave took part in a mission to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], wherein he linked with [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] to unleash seismic storms against their foes.<ref>''Titans Return'' Siege on Cybertron pack-in blurb</ref>
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==Toys==
{{main|Tidal Wave (Armada)#Armada}}

===Generations===
[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Siege-on-Cybertron-Tidal-Wave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Secretly writing fanfic of him being Galvatron's Conjunx Endura.]]
*'''Siege on Cybertron''' (Gift set, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Seated gun, [[Fathom#Generations|Fathom]] Titan Master, 5 mini jets

:A redeco and retool of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Broadside (G1)#Generations|Broadside]], Tidal Wave transforms into a aircraft carrier and another aircraft-carrier-sized and very not-aerodynamic jet fighter (however, the legs can be shrunken down with some fiddling). Tidal Wave also features Titan Master-compatible ports on some of his parts. He still retains the Mini Aerialbot jet sprue, but it is currently unknown if those jets represent the evil versions of Aerialbots or something else.

:Oddly enough for a 2010s Hasbro toy, Tidal Wave's deco is based on ''Armada'' Tidal Wave's [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Armada cartoon|appearance in the ''Armada'' cartoon]] rather than the [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Armada|Hasbro ''Armada'' toy]].

:Tidal Wave and Fathom were only available as part of the "Siege of Cybertron" set, which also includes [[Magnus Prime#Generations|Magnus Prime]] & [[Ginrai (human)#Generations|Ginrai]], [[Haruma Gō#Generations|Professor Go]] & [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)#Generations|Metalhawk]], [[Pounce#Generations|Decepticon Pounce]], and [[Thunderwing (G1)#SiegeOnCybertron|Thunderwing]]. In the United States, this set was exclusive to [[BigBadToyStore]], but it saw a wider release in Canada where it was available at [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], the Canadian [[Walmart]] online store, book store chain Indigo and several PC retailers (seriously!). Additionally, it was also available at retail in Hong Kong and Singapore and even saw an official in the Netherlands, where it was exclusively available from BOL.

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=6838 More information on Tidal Wave at Transformers-Universe.com]''
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==Notes==
*The ''Tidal Wave'' in ''Wings Universe'' is treated as a perfectly normal spaceship in all fiction, although [[Hoist the Flag|''Timelines'' #10]] artist [[Hayato Sakamoto]] sold a poster at [[BotCon 2014]] depicting it in a robot mode (again based on the ''Armada'' Tidal Wave toy).

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Decepticons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising vehicles]]
[[Category:Mayhem]]
[[Category:Titans Return]]
[[Category:Watercraft]]
[[Category:Wings Universe starships]]

Pyra Magna (G1)

2018-05-09T03:35:08Z

Saberclaw: I added a caption, it's a quote from Pyrrha Nikos.

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{{disambig3|Pyro|Pyra}}
:''Pyra Magna is a [[Caminus|Camien]] [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:PyraMagna-modelsheet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Paragon 'til death.]]

A tough, serious, thoughtful commander, '''Pyra Magna''' excels at making the hard choices and transforming challenges that would break others into advantages. Though she has been shaped by the hardships of the [[Rust Sea]], her true strength comes from deep within her Spark. Pyra Magna's soul burns with a powerful flame that fuels her absolute, relentless will to survive. Devout to the point of fanatacism and driven by her personal convictions, Prya Magna places great faith in the [[Thirteen]] and their legacy — including the divine [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Pyra's piety, combined with her boundless ambition, have led her to wonder if, perhaps, ''she'' might be better off becoming the next bearer of that most sacred [[Autobot]] artifact.

As the leader of a group of [[Torchbearer]]s, her personal team of "Rust Renegades" from [[Caminus]] are explorers who seek out Cybertronian artifacts for preservation. She is dedicated to her job and the [[Mistress of Flame]]. Following the recovery of [[Enigma of Combination|one ancient artifact]], she gained the ability to [[combiner|combine]] with her teammates to form the goliath [[Victorion]].

Pyra's internal water system has been compromised by corrosive gasses. She utilizes this unfortunate circumstance to power her Corrosion Cannons, weapons that weaken enemy armor and jam up their gears.

{{bigquote|I exist to '''light''' the '''way'''. There's nothing wrong with wanting to light the entire '''galaxy.'''|Pyra Magna reflects|"[[New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows]]"}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:GhostStories-pyraanddustup.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"For it is in passing that we achieve immortality. Through this, we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all. Infinite in distance and unbound by death, I release your soul, and by my shoulder, protect thee."]]

'''Pyra''' originally served under the previous incarnation of the Torchbearers, keeping the peace on Caminus under the command of [[Praesidia Magna]]. Their adventures took them far and wide across their homeworld, and though other Torchbearers fell in the line of duty Pyra remained unswerving in her devotion to the lineage of the Primes. On one fateful excursion, she and the team travelled to the impoverished village of [[Parvus Oppidum]] on the request of Torchbearer fangirls [[Dust Up|Dustup]] and [[Jumpstream]]. The Torchbearers found themselves under assault by strange mechanical beasts, who killed Praesidia and [[Fastbreak (G1)|Fastbreak]]. Pyra herself was attacked by a gigantic winged monster, which threatened to drag her into a massive singularity that had appeared in the middle of the town. Pyra locked eyes with the beast before blacking out; by the time she came to, the fight had reduced the town to rubble and the monsters had vanished.

[[File:GhostStories-pyramagnavehiclemode.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Traumatized by her failures, Pyra suffered a series of nightmares where the monster recited an ancient poem from a Camien text as she repeatedly watched Praesidia die on a barren planet. In the waking world, she struck up a friendship with [[Rust Dust]], who had been named after the same poem that haunted Pyra's dreams. Eventually, she went to the [[Mistress of Flame]] for guidance; the Mistress explained to her about the dead world of [[Antilla]] that she and Praesidia had once visited. The Mistress's guidance did little to assuage Pyra's internal doubts, and as she continued to dream she realized that the "black angel" of her nightmares was none other than [[Onyx Prime]], one of the legendary [[Thirteen]]. Pyra realized that if Onyx fled while she was unconscious because he feared further confrontation, it meant that the Primes could not be the infallible figures deified in Camien religion. Galvanized by her revelations, Pyra took command of the Torchbearers, recruiting Jumpstream and Dust Up into the newest incarnation of the team. Pyra herself took the role of leader, becoming "Pyra Magna" and wiling to face the threat of the Primes, even if it meant blaspheming the will of the Mistress. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}

Pyra Magna continued to lead the Torchbearers for many years, at one point helping out in the village where [[Aileron]] lived. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Pyra Magna was present when [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] re-established contact with Caminus after millennia of isolation, and watched [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] set foot on Caminus, revealing the legendary [[Matrix of Leadership]] to the assembled crowd. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} The Mistress of Flame believed that Optimus was the incarnation of the legendary Thirteenth Prime; Pyra and her team considered the matter to be more complex. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}}

[[File:AnUneventfulNight-PyraMagnanowords.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Soon after Caminus joined the [[Council of Worlds]], The Torchbearers travelled to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to search for the remains of [[Crystal City]]. While combing the [[Rust Sea]], Magna was alerted to a bunch of other Transformers entering the area. Curious, she ordered her team to investigate and fought [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] attacking [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. Attacking ''a [[Cityspeaker]]''?! Windblade told them to leave it but an angry Pyra Magna ordered her team to intervene. She also tried to hold Windblade back when Arcee threatened to destroy some object, as she couldn't allow a Cityspeaker to risk herself for it, until that object turned out to be the legendary [[Enigma of Combination]]. One accident later, and Pyra Magna was part of a new combiner!

After a new and angry Victorion was convinced to stand down and separate, Magna apologized to Windblade for their brief rampage. She also apologized to Arcee, but told her not to call their new state an "abomination"; while she sympathised with Arcee's fear that people would be forced into becoming gestalts, she said they ''had'' become one and had the right to be "what we are". {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}

The Torchbearers opted to remain in the Rust Sea for a time, still learning to control their new powers. The inhabitants of the wasteland soon learned to avoid them. On one occasion, Pyra Magna and her team appeared to scare off a group of zombified [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

They remained in exile until [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]–seeking answers about what it ''truly'' meant to be a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], decided to visit the group. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Merging into Victorion, the Torchbearers tested Optimus's physical and spiritual resolve. Optimus's agnosticism about the [[Matrix of Leadership]] prompted Victorion to lay claim to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]; though Pyra believed that Optimus was ''not'' the legendary [[The Arisen|Thirteenth Prime]], the Torchbearers vowed to build Optimus into a worthy Prime anyway. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

[[File:OnceUponATimeOnEarth-killthehumans.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|It's always polite to ask permission.]]
Pyra Magna led the Torchbearers back to Iacon, where they combined and joined Starscream's forces in quelling a Decepticon riot at the space bridge. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} After Optimus declared [[Earth]] a member of the [[Council of Worlds]], the Torchbearers—still combined—took part in a skirmish against [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s splinter force of Decepticons, but had to fall back after [[China]] deployed its anti-Transformer weaponry. As the Autobots regrouped at [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]]'s old house, Pyra Magna argued with [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

As a show of good faith, the Autobots began patrolling impoverished and troubled regions around the world. Pyra Magna and the other Torchbearers defended a Middle Eastern girls' school from religious fanatics. The Torchbearers would later travel to the [[White House]] after Aileron went rogue, forming Victorion and extricating the Autobots from the White House lawn. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} The Torchbearers participated in Optimus and Soundwave's joint operation on the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Victorion was torn apart by Galvatron's planetwide Enigma of Combination, and her components were knocked unconscious. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} By the time that the Torchbearers had regained consciousness, the fight had already moved offworld. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} Pyra Magna led her team as they helped mop up the stragglers, {{storylink|White Light}} but were forced to combine again after the [[Earth Defense Command]] launched an attack on the exhausted Autobots. {{storylink|White Heat}}

[[File:Informed-PyraMagnaAndWindblade.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Pyra Manga.]]

The Earthbound Autobots continued to settle into [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], until [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] abruptly went dormant and stopped communicating with the Autobots. Pyra Magna and Soundwave called Windblade to Earth to see if her cityspeaking talents could help them pinpoint what had gone wrong. The trio worked for many days trying to diagnose each of the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]]'s systems, but their search turned up nothing. {{storylink|Informed}} Soon, the Torchbearers were called into action to defend Arcee and [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] from [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] in [[Oregon]], using Victorion's gravity powers to harmlessly take down human aircraft in the wake of Soundwave's EMP attack. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}}

Back at Autobot City, Pyra Magna's idle speculation about the state of Metrotitan allowed Windblade to correctly deduce that Metrotitan was merely ignoring them, waiting to speak to a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. Pyra Magna watched as Windblade merged her consciousness with the Titan's, and when Windblade's mind returned from [[Microspace|another dimension]] she and Pyra Magna requested help from Optimus Prime to save the ailing universe from a destructive {{i|Entropy Cloud|entropy cloud}}. {{storylink|Informed}} Days later, the [[Dire Wraith]]s and [[M.A.S.K.]] besieged Autobot City for the deposits of [[Ore-13]] beneath; although Victorion swung into action to defend the base from the monstrous [[Baron Karza]], she was forced to split into her components to deal with an army of Dire Wraiths and even the odds. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

[[File:ToWalkAmongTheChosen-torchbearers.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

When the crisis had been dealt with, the Autobots and their allies — including some recently arrived colonists with religious aspirations — turned their attention back to stabilizing the increasingly volatile Earth. Following some peacekeeping in [[Mexico City]], Pyra Magna reported that a large spaceship of alien origin was approaching Earth. She and the Torchbearers accompanied Optimus Prime when they travelled to the [[Matterhorn]] and intercept the craft. There, she explained to Optimus that the Matrix's supernatural glow was merely a reaction to fragments of [[Ore-13]] in the mountain, not so subtly hinting that her true feelings that ''she'' shoud bear the Matrix. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} The spacecraft, as it turned, out, was carrying a load of [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] refugees. Pyra Magna and her team formed Victorion while Optimus made diplomatic overtures to their leaders [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Rum-Maj]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

A series of diplomatic roadblocks prevented Optimus Prime from carrying out his twin goals: helping the wandering Junkions rebuild their [[Junkion (planet)|shattered homeworld]] through the use of [[Ore-13]], and allowing Earth to join the Council of Worlds. To this end, he engineered a diplomatic crisis that would force the Council to bring Earth into their membership. When Pyra Magna overheard this — and Optimus telling Aileron that he placed no religious faith in the Matrix — Pyra punched Prime in his faceplate and accused him of manipulating the faith of others to further his own ends. Pyra recanted her earlier vow to help Optimus, reasserting that she, a true believer, should be holding the Matrix. The following morning, Pyra and the Torchbearers attended Prime's summit between humans, Cybertronians, and Junkions, which was interrupted when the Junkions sicced a school of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s on all assembled. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

Though supremely dissatisfied by the way that Prime had managed the crisis, Pyra nevertheless led her Torchbearers into the fight by deploying Victorion and using her gravity powers to lay into the oncoming Junkions. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} The fighting came to a head before Optimus, realizing that he had overstepped his bounds as a Prime, successfully brokered a new peace between all sides and successfully convinced their enemies to lay down their arms. Autobots, Junkions, and Sharkticons alike relocated to the abandoned EDC base in the [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] begin the construction of "[[Little Cybertron]]." {{storylink|What It's Really Like}} Optimus, sensing the growing rift between them, appointed the Torchbearer to oversee construction in the hopes of giving the two some time apart. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}} As construction began, Pyra watched the city take shape with [[Slide]], who was still unable to forgive the Junkions for killing her [[twin]] [[Oiler]] in the recent battle. Pyra encouraged the young Transformer to question Optimus's judgement, noting that "true" Primes stood for justice. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

At some point, Pyra began communicating with [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], sending him data packets. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

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Several days into the job, Pyra criticized [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] for spending more time playing with his [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] than helping with the construction work. Her criticisms caught the attention of [[Marissa Faireborn]]; sensing a kindred spirit, Pyra Magna invited Marissa to take a ride around the city with her to discuss recent events. After the Torchbearers helped some Junkions out of a pile of rubble, Pyra confessed that she was hoping to depose Optimus Prime so that she could take command and guide Earth towards a brighter future. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}} Not long after that, she approached Slide once again after the young [[Devisiun|Devisien]] had been left behind by her friends. Pyra reminded her that though everyone else had forgotten her pain, ''she'' hadn't. When Optimus decided to briefly withdraw from Earth in the face of mounting political opposition, he invited Pyra Magna to accompany him so they could talk out their differences. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}}

The pair travelled to [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s singularity in the heart of the Rust Sea, where they discussed their recent adventure and the nature of faith. Pyra listened to Prime's tale about how [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] came to join the Autobots. Pyra found the moral of Prime's tale too saccharine, and recounted her own story: the tale of Praesidia Magna's doomed expedition to Parvus Oppidum, and her own subsequent crisis of faith. Though Optimus was not a believer, he took Pyra's words at face value, and the two agreed to put their pasts behind them and face the future together. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} When the two made their way back to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], [[Aileron]] brought the news that Earth had finally chosen an ambassador to speak for them on the [[Council of Worlds]]. To pass the time until the [[United Nations]] finalized their choice, the two payed a visit to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] where he recounted the unification of the [[Thirteen]] Primes. After the tale concluded, the [[President of the United States]] called to reveal that Marissa Faireborn had been chosen. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

At the grand ceremony, Pyra flanked Optimus (and in [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]]'s opinion was totally winning on the red carpet) before the [[Iron Ring]] struck. {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}} Pyra leapt right into battle, atomizing a contingent of [[Iron Grenadier]]s with her pick-axe. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}}

After the invasion, Pyra survived a battlefield before being approached by Arcee, looking to recruit her for a mission into the wilderness. Pyra declined, feeling a pressing need to return to Earth as a result of being part of a combiner. Before departing she oh so innocently asked Arcee about Prowl and his former purpose among the Autobots before positing that Arcee's purpose might be to keep her and Optimus in check. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}} After exiting the Space Bridge, Pyra quickly excused herself and informed Prowl of the political rumblings on Earth and Cybertron before being informed of a group of [[Maximal|marauding bestial Cybertronians]]. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

Once Optimus had returned to Earth, he oversaw the extraction of a large supply of [[Ore-13]] to deal with Cybertron's energy crisis. As he took the shipment through the Space Bridge, Pyra offered to take the [[Colonist Soldiers]] down to the mine to help them truly understand what Optimus was trying to accomplish on Earth. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} No sooner had they touched down did [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] receive a summons from Cybertron prompting Pyra to remain on alert should the aid of the Torchbearers be needed. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Pyra Magna, legendary for her escapades in the Rust Sea, was [[Magna Stampede]]'s great-aunt. {{storylink|Derailment}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Pyra_MagnaEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75| ]]
Pyra Magna came to Earth before most of the other Torchbearers to help out in the cause on Earth and get the [[Fractal Map]].
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Lost Map Campaign}} {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Power Play Campaign}}

Pyra Magna and the torchbearers were in the sector closest to Polyhex, when they went to investigate the mysterious disappearance of Dinobot Sludge. It wasn't until she found a broken cerebro shell that they knew who was behind the attack. Attempting to contact Autobot base about the missing Autobot, they were contacted by Drift, who told them the Dinobot is in fact named Slog, not Sludge.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Polyhex Saga}}

*'''Class:''' Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 1 star
*'''Weaponry:''' Pyra uses her cudgel (Bat'leth on a stick?) to attack defenses.
*'''Ability: Fire Rush:''' Rushes into combat and spreads fire along the way dealing some damage over a few seconds.
**'''Cost:'''4 ability points. +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:pyra-magna| Pyra Magna at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-PyraMagna.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
*'''Victorion''' (Collection Pack, [[2016]])
:''Accessories:'' Cudgel

:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Pyra Magna is a [[retool]] of Voyager Class [[Hot Spot (G1)#CombinerWars|Hot Spot]] from the same toy line, with a new head, forearms, chestplate, and some different ladder-boom parts. She transforms into a fire truck resembling a modified Rosenbauer Panther 6x6, with a working ladder-boom. She can also form the torso to super-robot [[Victorion]], which officially also includes her teammates [[Stormclash#Generations|Stormclash]], [[Skyburst (G1)#Generations|Skyburst]], [[Dust Up#Generations|Dust Up]], [[Jumpstream#Generations|Jumpstream]], and [[Rust Dust#Generations|Rust Dust]], though in this mode she can also use any combination of ''[[Transformers: Generations#Combiner Wars|Combiner Wars]]'' or ''Unite Warriors'' limb-bots. Her cudgel forms the hilt of Victorion's sword.

:Many (if not all) samples of Pyra Magna come with [[Misassembly|misassembled]] knee struts. They are reversed on both legs, preventing her knee assemblies from locking in properly for robot mode. This issue was shared with [[Onslaught (G1)#G2BruticusSet|''Generation 2'' Bruticus]]. In an undocumented feature also shared with Onslaught, the backs of her feet can flip out to provide better support.

:Like the rest of her Torchbearers, Pyra Magna features Cybertronic tampographs on her vehicle mode, which reads "''If Cybertron''" on her right and "''Be your home''" on the left.

:Pyra Magna was only available as part of a Victorion box set, including a poster and a collector card based on the set's packaging art. The set was one of several so-called "Collection Packs" that were "online exclusives" in the United States, available from online retailers such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], and [[BigBadToyStore]] as well as the online stores of "big box" retailers such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]], and [[Kmart]]. In Hasbro's Asian markets such as Singapore and Taiwan, the set was available at general retail. In Australia, it was sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Canada, was both sold at Toys"R"Us stores and available via Amazon Canada. In The United Kingdom, it was available via the UK Toys"R"Us website (but never sold in stores), whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online.

:This version of the sculpt was also redecoed into ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Megaempress#Toys|Megaempress]].
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==Notes==
*"Pyra magna" is (roughly translated) Latin for "great fire".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Pyra Magna''' (パイラマグナ ''Paira Maguna'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jù Yàn''' (巨焰, "Great Flame")

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