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<div>{{faction|autobot}}<br />
{{disambig3|Rodimus}}<br />
:''Rodimus Prime is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]]. He is sometimes called '''Rodimus Minor'''.''<br />
[[Image:RodimusAnimated-charactermodel.jpg|right|thumb|250px|I'm thinkin' of tryin' out for a scholarship.]]<br />
<br />
To call the commander of [[Team Athenia]] a prodigy is an understatement. Though his drill sergeant [[Kup (Animated)|Kup]] took him for a turbo-revving punk at first, '''Hot Rod''', the young bot who would one day be called '''Rodimus Prime''', distinguished himself during a live-fire exercise by throwing himself in front of a grenade to save his mentor. From there the higher-ups took special interest in him, and he was accepted into the [[Autobot Academy]] a full decade before his boot camp peers. In the Academy he continued to dazzle command, mastering servo-to-servo combat and a wide arrange of weaponry, as well as designing the energy bow that became his signature weapon. Some even began to refer to him as the "chosen one" after seeing him in action, and when he became the youngest Autobot to be assigned his own command, many felt he was on the fast-track to becoming [[Magnus (rank)|Magnus]].<br />
<br />
{{TOCclear}}<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''Animated'' cartoon===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Judd Nelson]] (English), [[Hiroya Ishimaru]] (Japanese)<br />
{{Idw-tfa}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:Animated Rodimus Bow.jpg|left|thumb|300px|[[Visionaries|''Three suns aligned / Pour forth their light / And fill the archer's bow with MIGHT!'']]]]<br />
<br />
The Autobot who would later be named Hot Rod was the youngest Autobot ever to receive the [[Valor's Flame]]. <ref>According to Rodimus Minor's "Galactic Powers and Abilities"</ref><br />
<br />
''Eight hundred [[Units of time|stellar cycle]]s ago, Hot Rod, [[Skram (Animated)|Skram]], [[Quickslinger (Animated)|Quickslinger]], and [[Blaster (Animated)|Blaster]] were assigned to the drill instructor Kup. Kup named Hot Rod because of his punk attitude and the flames on his chest. At first Kup thought Hot Rod was all smoke and no flame, but during their final training exercise, Skram tripped and dropped a grenade near Kup, causing Hot Rod to jump on top of the grenade to save his instructor. Thankfully, the grenade was a dud, but this event changed Kup's perception of the youngster dramatically. <br />
<br />
''Hot Rod got into the Academy one decade before the rest of his peers and earned himself the nickname "the chosen one." Years of studying taught him every form of hand-to-hand combat and all forms of Autobot weaponry. Soon, he renamed himself Rodimus, and centuries later, he was assigned leadership of Team Athenia.'' {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:TransWarpedRodimusCosmicRust.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Well, I'm free the Saturday after that. Beyond that, I'm going to have to check my calendar.]]<br />
<br />
Rodimus Prime and his team, [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]], [[Hot Shot (Animated)|Hot Shot]], [[Brawn (Animated)|Brawn]], and [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]], defended [[space bridge 687-030]] from [[Team Chaar]]. Rodimus ordered Brawn and Ironhide to fall back so they could protect the bridge, but a combo attack from [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]] and [[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]] took down both [[Autobot]]s. Rodimus managed to evade [[Spittor (Animated)|Spittor]]'s tentacle-attack and incapacitate the monster, but he was quickly knocked aside by [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]]'s power-stomp attack.<br />
<br />
As the Decepticons moved in, Rodimus defiantly growled that they'd have to go through him. In response, Oil Slick threw a vial of [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] at Rodimus' feet, which quickly spread across his body and paralyzed him. {{storylink|TransWarped}} ''The infection ravaged his body, and he was slow to recover, earning the pity of his old trainer, Kup.'' {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:EndgamePartII-MainframeRodimusWarpath.jpg|thumb|200px|left|He's already trying to figure out how to get Optimus killed.<br />
<br />
Alongside [[Bumper (Animated)|Bumper]] and [[Furao]], the apparently rust-free Rodimus was among the crowd welcoming home [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel "Magnus"]] and cheering on the capture of several [[Decepticon]] prisoners. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}} Later still, he was also seen cheering for [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and his crew when they returned to the planet after finally defeating [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}<br />
<br />
''Rodimus and the rest of Team Athenia had a private box for the opening night of [[The Motor Master]]'s Stunt Convoy show.'' {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
===''The Cool'' comic===<br />
Defending a space bridge outpost, Rodimus Prime and his crew encountered a [[Rock Lord]] and did battle with it. Although unsure of what the creature actually was, and bemoaning that had he had some Energon gum on himself he might have been able to befriend the creature, Rodimus nonetheless was able to quickly discover a weak spot on the beast. He then lead his team to victory in slaying the creature, delivering the finishing blow himself.{{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 2|The Cool Extra #2}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Animated===<br />
{{anchor|SonsofCybertron}}<br />
[[Image:Takara_animated_crystal_rodimus.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Is that clear, Mr. Bender?]]<br />
*'''Sons of Cybertron: Optimus Prime and Rodimus''' (Deluxe 2-pack, [[July 24]]th 2010)<br />
**''Accessories'': "Energy Bow", 2 missiles<br />
<br />
: "Sons of Cybertron" ''Animated'' [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#SonsofCybertron|Optimus Prime]] and Rodimus are translucent [[redeco]]es of their respective Deluxe Class molds. In addition to being part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara's]] ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Transformers 2010]]'' celebration, the set was also sold as an exclusive at Shanghai Con. <br />
<br />
: This version of the mold was the first one available, beating out both standard Hasbro and TakaraTomy versions.<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
[[Image:Animated Rodimus Minor toy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Also capable of shooting an [[energon cube]] off [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide's]] head at 20 paces.]]<br />
[[Image:AnimatedDeluxeRodimusJapan.jpg|thumb|300px|]]<br />
*'''Rodimus Minor''' (Deluxe, 2010)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-33'''<br />
**''Accessories'': "Energy Bow", 2 missiles<br />
<br />
: Available [[exclusive]]ly at [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] in the US, Rodimus Minor transforms into a futuristic car that is an homage to the vehicle mode of Generation 1 [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. A panel on the car's hood, which is also the figure's chest, can be flipped to either show an engine block or the figure's Autobot [[insignia]]. The figure comes with an Energy Bow, capable of firing two missiles. His bow can be tabbed to the roof of his car mode or snapped on his hand. The tabs that secure his bow in vehicle mode are 5mm wide, making it useable by other figures as well. For reasons unknown, Rodimus' shoulders are actually cast out of the same gold plastic as used on parts of his bow, but painted over entirely to match the color of the rest of car... instead of, y'know, just being red plastic like the rest.<br />
<br />
: Rodimus and his casemate [[Ironhide (Animated)#Toys|Ironhide]] are the first ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' figures to be secured by twisted paper strips instead of metal and plastic twist-ties.<br />
<br />
:The mass retail Japanese version, released [[August 28]]th 2010, is covered mostly in metallic purple paint, though there are some unpainted purple parts due to [[unpaintable plastic]].<br />
<br />
:Rodimus was redecoed as [[Dark Rodimus|Black Rodimus]] and [[retool]]ed as ''Animated'' [[Breakdown (Animated)|Breakdown]] and [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]].<br />
<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/RodimusMinor/rodimusminor.htm More information on Rodimus Minor at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*Rodimus shares his [[Hot Rod (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]'s original voice actor, Judd Nelson. He's also the first new incarnation of Rodimus to share the original Generation 1 cartoon character's burgundy coloration, instead of a red one.<br />
*Originally, Rodimus was going to be the [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|jerk]] character of ''Animated''. This means his team is roughly 60% [[Hot Shot (Animated)|scrapped]] [[Red Alert (Animated)|ideas]], although 40% of those are because of the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]].<br />
*According to [[Eric Siebenaler]] at [[BotCon 2009]], Rodimus' design was influenced by the fact that many ''Animated'' characters had large, boot-like feet. In an attempt to move away from this for variety's sake, Rodimus was given skinnier legs by putting most of his mass in his torso.<br />
*Given the bow and helmet design, Rodimus' design also owes a bit to [[Marvel Comics]]' [[Wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics) |Hawkeye]].<br />
*Despite being credited by the show's creators<ref>''Animated'' [[Tech Spec]] by [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #24.]]</ref> as having the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] rank and clearly being the leader of a team like [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|another bloke]], his toy is listed as "Rodimus Minor" for the fact, revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2009, that "there were already too many Primes in the toy line". Within the series, he is only ever called or credited as "Rodimus".<br />
* Rodimus's "popped collar" was apparently inspired by Hot Rod fan and [[Unofficial conventions|TFcon]] staff member, [[User:Protoman|Daniel "Protoman" Arseneault]]. <ref>http://www.formspring.me/DerrickJWyatt/q/164802542423798204</ref><br />
*Additionally, Rodimus is the only character in ''Animated'' to share a voice actor with his G1 counterpart in both the English and Japanese dubs. Someone in the studios must love him!<br />
[[Image:DecepticonAirRodimusPrimeBumper.jpg|thumb|]]<br />
* Rodimus Prime's appearances in "Decepticon Air" and "Endgame, Part II" were excised when the episodes were cropped to standard definition. However, his presence in the episodes was revealed when they was later broadcast in wide-format HD on [[The Hub]].<br />
**The panning shot he appears in during "Decepticon Air" actually contains ''two'' of him, but as there are also multiple Ironhides, Brawns, and Beachcombers in that scene, it can be fairly assumed that at least one of them is "real".<br />
<br />
===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Rodimus''' (ロディマス ''Rodimasu'')<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Animated Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Primes]]<br />
[[Category:Toys "R" Us exclusives]]</div>Seriousrunner2https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Rodimus_Prime_(Animated)&diff=768376Rodimus Prime (Animated)2012-11-17T00:10:19Z<p>Seriousrunner2: /* Animated cartoon */</p>
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<div>{{faction|autobot}}<br />
{{disambig3|Rodimus}}<br />
:''Rodimus Prime is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]]. He is sometimes called '''Rodimus Minor'''.''<br />
[[Image:RodimusAnimated-charactermodel.jpg|right|thumb|250px|I'm thinkin' of tryin' out for a scholarship.]]<br />
<br />
To call the commander of [[Team Athenia]] a prodigy is an understatement. Though his drill sergeant [[Kup (Animated)|Kup]] took him for a turbo-revving punk at first, '''Hot Rod''', the young bot who would one day be called '''Rodimus Prime''', distinguished himself during a live-fire exercise by throwing himself in front of a grenade to save his mentor. From there the higher-ups took special interest in him, and he was accepted into the [[Autobot Academy]] a full decade before his boot camp peers. In the Academy he continued to dazzle command, mastering servo-to-servo combat and a wide arrange of weaponry, as well as designing the energy bow that became his signature weapon. Some even began to refer to him as the "chosen one" after seeing him in action, and when he became the youngest Autobot to be assigned his own command, many felt he was on the fast-track to becoming [[Magnus (rank)|Magnus]].<br />
<br />
{{TOCclear}}<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''Animated'' cartoon===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Judd Nelson]] (English), [[Hiroya Ishimaru]] (Japanese)<br />
{{Idw-tfa}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:Animated Rodimus Bow.jpg|left|thumb|300px|[[Visionaries|''Three suns aligned / Pour forth their light / And fill the archer's bow with MIGHT!'']]]]<br />
<br />
The Autobot who would later be named Hot Rod was the youngest Autobot ever to receive the [[Valor's Flame]]. <ref>According to Rodimus Minor's "Galactic Powers and Abilities"</ref><br />
<br />
''Eight hundred [[Units of time|stellar cycle]]s ago, Hot Rod, [[Skram (Animated)|Skram]], [[Quickslinger (Animated)|Quickslinger]], and [[Blaster (Animated)|Blaster]] were assigned to the drill instructor Kup. Kup named Hot Rod because of his punk attitude and the flames on his chest. At first Kup thought Hot Rod was all smoke and no flame, but during their final training exercise, Skram tripped and dropped a grenade near Kup, causing Hot Rod to jump on top of the grenade to save his instructor. Thankfully, the grenade was a dud, but this event changed Kup's perception of the youngster dramatically. <br />
<br />
''Hot Rod got into the Academy one decade before the rest of his peers and earned himself the nickname "the chosen one." Years of studying taught him every form of hand-to-hand combat and all forms of Autobot weaponry. Soon, he renamed himself Rodimus, and centuries later, he was assigned leadership of Team Athenia.'' {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:TransWarpedRodimusCosmicRust.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Well, I'm free the Saturday after that. Beyond that, I'm going to have to check my calendar.]]<br />
<br />
Rodimus Prime and his team, [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]], [[Hot Shot (Animated)|Hot Shot]], [[Brawn (Animated)|Brawn]], and [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]], defended [[space bridge 687-030]] from [[Team Chaar]]. Rodimus ordered Brawn and Ironhide to fall back so they could protect the bridge, but a combo attack from [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]] and [[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]] took down both [[Autobot]]s. Rodimus managed to evade [[Spittor (Animated)|Spittor]]'s tentacle-attack and incapacitate the monster, but he was quickly knocked aside by [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]]'s power-stomp attack.<br />
<br />
As the Decepticons moved in, Rodimus defiantly growled that they'd have to go through him. In response, Oil Slick threw a vial of [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] at Rodimus' feet, which quickly spread across his body and paralyzed him. {{storylink|TransWarped}} ''The infection ravaged his body, and he was slow to recover, earning the pity of his old trainer, Kup.'' {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:EndgamePartII-MainframeRodimusWarpath.jpg|thumb|left|He's already trying to figure out how to get Optimus killed.<br />
<br />
Alongside [[Bumper (Animated)|Bumper]] and [[Furao]], the apparently rust-free Rodimus was among the crowd welcoming home [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel "Magnus"]] and cheering on the capture of several [[Decepticon]] prisoners. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}} Later still, he was also seen cheering for [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and his crew when they returned to the planet after finally defeating [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}<br />
<br />
''Rodimus and the rest of Team Athenia had a private box for the opening night of [[The Motor Master]]'s Stunt Convoy show.'' {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
===''The Cool'' comic===<br />
Defending a space bridge outpost, Rodimus Prime and his crew encountered a [[Rock Lord]] and did battle with it. Although unsure of what the creature actually was, and bemoaning that had he had some Energon gum on himself he might have been able to befriend the creature, Rodimus nonetheless was able to quickly discover a weak spot on the beast. He then lead his team to victory in slaying the creature, delivering the finishing blow himself.{{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 2|The Cool Extra #2}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Animated===<br />
{{anchor|SonsofCybertron}}<br />
[[Image:Takara_animated_crystal_rodimus.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Is that clear, Mr. Bender?]]<br />
*'''Sons of Cybertron: Optimus Prime and Rodimus''' (Deluxe 2-pack, [[July 24]]th 2010)<br />
**''Accessories'': "Energy Bow", 2 missiles<br />
<br />
: "Sons of Cybertron" ''Animated'' [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#SonsofCybertron|Optimus Prime]] and Rodimus are translucent [[redeco]]es of their respective Deluxe Class molds. In addition to being part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara's]] ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Transformers 2010]]'' celebration, the set was also sold as an exclusive at Shanghai Con. <br />
<br />
: This version of the mold was the first one available, beating out both standard Hasbro and TakaraTomy versions.<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
[[Image:Animated Rodimus Minor toy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Also capable of shooting an [[energon cube]] off [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide's]] head at 20 paces.]]<br />
[[Image:AnimatedDeluxeRodimusJapan.jpg|thumb|300px|]]<br />
*'''Rodimus Minor''' (Deluxe, 2010)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-33'''<br />
**''Accessories'': "Energy Bow", 2 missiles<br />
<br />
: Available [[exclusive]]ly at [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] in the US, Rodimus Minor transforms into a futuristic car that is an homage to the vehicle mode of Generation 1 [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. A panel on the car's hood, which is also the figure's chest, can be flipped to either show an engine block or the figure's Autobot [[insignia]]. The figure comes with an Energy Bow, capable of firing two missiles. His bow can be tabbed to the roof of his car mode or snapped on his hand. The tabs that secure his bow in vehicle mode are 5mm wide, making it useable by other figures as well. For reasons unknown, Rodimus' shoulders are actually cast out of the same gold plastic as used on parts of his bow, but painted over entirely to match the color of the rest of car... instead of, y'know, just being red plastic like the rest.<br />
<br />
: Rodimus and his casemate [[Ironhide (Animated)#Toys|Ironhide]] are the first ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' figures to be secured by twisted paper strips instead of metal and plastic twist-ties.<br />
<br />
:The mass retail Japanese version, released [[August 28]]th 2010, is covered mostly in metallic purple paint, though there are some unpainted purple parts due to [[unpaintable plastic]].<br />
<br />
:Rodimus was redecoed as [[Dark Rodimus|Black Rodimus]] and [[retool]]ed as ''Animated'' [[Breakdown (Animated)|Breakdown]] and [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]].<br />
<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/RodimusMinor/rodimusminor.htm More information on Rodimus Minor at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*Rodimus shares his [[Hot Rod (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]'s original voice actor, Judd Nelson. He's also the first new incarnation of Rodimus to share the original Generation 1 cartoon character's burgundy coloration, instead of a red one.<br />
*Originally, Rodimus was going to be the [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|jerk]] character of ''Animated''. This means his team is roughly 60% [[Hot Shot (Animated)|scrapped]] [[Red Alert (Animated)|ideas]], although 40% of those are because of the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]].<br />
*According to [[Eric Siebenaler]] at [[BotCon 2009]], Rodimus' design was influenced by the fact that many ''Animated'' characters had large, boot-like feet. In an attempt to move away from this for variety's sake, Rodimus was given skinnier legs by putting most of his mass in his torso.<br />
*Given the bow and helmet design, Rodimus' design also owes a bit to [[Marvel Comics]]' [[Wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics) |Hawkeye]].<br />
*Despite being credited by the show's creators<ref>''Animated'' [[Tech Spec]] by [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #24.]]</ref> as having the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] rank and clearly being the leader of a team like [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|another bloke]], his toy is listed as "Rodimus Minor" for the fact, revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2009, that "there were already too many Primes in the toy line". Within the series, he is only ever called or credited as "Rodimus".<br />
* Rodimus's "popped collar" was apparently inspired by Hot Rod fan and [[Unofficial conventions|TFcon]] staff member, [[User:Protoman|Daniel "Protoman" Arseneault]]. <ref>http://www.formspring.me/DerrickJWyatt/q/164802542423798204</ref><br />
*Additionally, Rodimus is the only character in ''Animated'' to share a voice actor with his G1 counterpart in both the English and Japanese dubs. Someone in the studios must love him!<br />
[[Image:DecepticonAirRodimusPrimeBumper.jpg|thumb|]]<br />
* Rodimus Prime's appearances in "Decepticon Air" and "Endgame, Part II" were excised when the episodes were cropped to standard definition. However, his presence in the episodes was revealed when they was later broadcast in wide-format HD on [[The Hub]].<br />
**The panning shot he appears in during "Decepticon Air" actually contains ''two'' of him, but as there are also multiple Ironhides, Brawns, and Beachcombers in that scene, it can be fairly assumed that at least one of them is "real".<br />
<br />
===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Rodimus''' (ロディマス ''Rodimasu'')<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Animated Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Primes]]<br />
[[Category:Toys "R" Us exclusives]]</div>Seriousrunner2https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Rodimus_Prime_(Animated)&diff=768375Rodimus Prime (Animated)2012-11-17T00:08:15Z<p>Seriousrunner2: /* Animated cartoon */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{faction|autobot}}<br />
{{disambig3|Rodimus}}<br />
:''Rodimus Prime is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]]. He is sometimes called '''Rodimus Minor'''.''<br />
[[Image:RodimusAnimated-charactermodel.jpg|right|thumb|250px|I'm thinkin' of tryin' out for a scholarship.]]<br />
<br />
To call the commander of [[Team Athenia]] a prodigy is an understatement. Though his drill sergeant [[Kup (Animated)|Kup]] took him for a turbo-revving punk at first, '''Hot Rod''', the young bot who would one day be called '''Rodimus Prime''', distinguished himself during a live-fire exercise by throwing himself in front of a grenade to save his mentor. From there the higher-ups took special interest in him, and he was accepted into the [[Autobot Academy]] a full decade before his boot camp peers. In the Academy he continued to dazzle command, mastering servo-to-servo combat and a wide arrange of weaponry, as well as designing the energy bow that became his signature weapon. Some even began to refer to him as the "chosen one" after seeing him in action, and when he became the youngest Autobot to be assigned his own command, many felt he was on the fast-track to becoming [[Magnus (rank)|Magnus]].<br />
<br />
{{TOCclear}}<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''Animated'' cartoon===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Judd Nelson]] (English), [[Hiroya Ishimaru]] (Japanese)<br />
{{Idw-tfa}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:Animated Rodimus Bow.jpg|left|thumb|300px|[[Visionaries|''Three suns aligned / Pour forth their light / And fill the archer's bow with MIGHT!'']]]]<br />
<br />
The Autobot who would later be named Hot Rod was the youngest Autobot ever to receive the [[Valor's Flame]]. <ref>According to Rodimus Minor's "Galactic Powers and Abilities"</ref><br />
<br />
''Eight hundred [[Units of time|stellar cycle]]s ago, Hot Rod, [[Skram (Animated)|Skram]], [[Quickslinger (Animated)|Quickslinger]], and [[Blaster (Animated)|Blaster]] were assigned to the drill instructor Kup. Kup named Hot Rod because of his punk attitude and the flames on his chest. At first Kup thought Hot Rod was all smoke and no flame, but during their final training exercise, Skram tripped and dropped a grenade near Kup, causing Hot Rod to jump on top of the grenade to save his instructor. Thankfully, the grenade was a dud, but this event changed Kup's perception of the youngster dramatically. <br />
<br />
''Hot Rod got into the Academy one decade before the rest of his peers and earned himself the nickname "the chosen one." Years of studying taught him every form of hand-to-hand combat and all forms of Autobot weaponry. Soon, he renamed himself Rodimus, and centuries later, he was assigned leadership of Team Athenia.'' {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:TransWarpedRodimusCosmicRust.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Well, I'm free the Saturday after that. Beyond that, I'm going to have to check my calendar.]]<br />
<br />
Rodimus Prime and his team, [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]], [[Hot Shot (Animated)|Hot Shot]], [[Brawn (Animated)|Brawn]], and [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]], defended [[space bridge 687-030]] from [[Team Chaar]]. Rodimus ordered Brawn and Ironhide to fall back so they could protect the bridge, but a combo attack from [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]] and [[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]] took down both [[Autobot]]s. Rodimus managed to evade [[Spittor (Animated)|Spittor]]'s tentacle-attack and incapacitate the monster, but he was quickly knocked aside by [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]]'s power-stomp attack.<br />
<br />
As the Decepticons moved in, Rodimus defiantly growled that they'd have to go through him. In response, Oil Slick threw a vial of [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] at Rodimus' feet, which quickly spread across his body and paralyzed him. {{storylink|TransWarped}} ''The infection ravaged his body, and he was slow to recover, earning the pity of his old trainer, Kup.'' {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:EndgamePartII-MainframeRodimusWarpath.jpg|thumb|left| He's already trying to figure out how to get Optimus killed.<br />
<br />
Alongside [[Bumper (Animated)|Bumper]] and [[Furao]], the apparently rust-free Rodimus was among the crowd welcoming home [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel "Magnus"]] and cheering on the capture of several [[Decepticon]] prisoners. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}} Later still, he was also seen cheering for [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and his crew when they returned to the planet after finally defeating [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}<br />
<br />
''Rodimus and the rest of Team Athenia had a private box for the opening night of [[The Motor Master]]'s Stunt Convoy show.'' {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
===''The Cool'' comic===<br />
Defending a space bridge outpost, Rodimus Prime and his crew encountered a [[Rock Lord]] and did battle with it. Although unsure of what the creature actually was, and bemoaning that had he had some Energon gum on himself he might have been able to befriend the creature, Rodimus nonetheless was able to quickly discover a weak spot on the beast. He then lead his team to victory in slaying the creature, delivering the finishing blow himself.{{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 2|The Cool Extra #2}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Animated===<br />
{{anchor|SonsofCybertron}}<br />
[[Image:Takara_animated_crystal_rodimus.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Is that clear, Mr. Bender?]]<br />
*'''Sons of Cybertron: Optimus Prime and Rodimus''' (Deluxe 2-pack, [[July 24]]th 2010)<br />
**''Accessories'': "Energy Bow", 2 missiles<br />
<br />
: "Sons of Cybertron" ''Animated'' [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#SonsofCybertron|Optimus Prime]] and Rodimus are translucent [[redeco]]es of their respective Deluxe Class molds. In addition to being part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara's]] ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Transformers 2010]]'' celebration, the set was also sold as an exclusive at Shanghai Con. <br />
<br />
: This version of the mold was the first one available, beating out both standard Hasbro and TakaraTomy versions.<br />
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[[Image:Animated Rodimus Minor toy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Also capable of shooting an [[energon cube]] off [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide's]] head at 20 paces.]]<br />
[[Image:AnimatedDeluxeRodimusJapan.jpg|thumb|300px|]]<br />
*'''Rodimus Minor''' (Deluxe, 2010)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-33'''<br />
**''Accessories'': "Energy Bow", 2 missiles<br />
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: Available [[exclusive]]ly at [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] in the US, Rodimus Minor transforms into a futuristic car that is an homage to the vehicle mode of Generation 1 [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. A panel on the car's hood, which is also the figure's chest, can be flipped to either show an engine block or the figure's Autobot [[insignia]]. The figure comes with an Energy Bow, capable of firing two missiles. His bow can be tabbed to the roof of his car mode or snapped on his hand. The tabs that secure his bow in vehicle mode are 5mm wide, making it useable by other figures as well. For reasons unknown, Rodimus' shoulders are actually cast out of the same gold plastic as used on parts of his bow, but painted over entirely to match the color of the rest of car... instead of, y'know, just being red plastic like the rest.<br />
<br />
: Rodimus and his casemate [[Ironhide (Animated)#Toys|Ironhide]] are the first ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' figures to be secured by twisted paper strips instead of metal and plastic twist-ties.<br />
<br />
:The mass retail Japanese version, released [[August 28]]th 2010, is covered mostly in metallic purple paint, though there are some unpainted purple parts due to [[unpaintable plastic]].<br />
<br />
:Rodimus was redecoed as [[Dark Rodimus|Black Rodimus]] and [[retool]]ed as ''Animated'' [[Breakdown (Animated)|Breakdown]] and [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/RodimusMinor/rodimusminor.htm More information on Rodimus Minor at TFU.info]''<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Rodimus shares his [[Hot Rod (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]'s original voice actor, Judd Nelson. He's also the first new incarnation of Rodimus to share the original Generation 1 cartoon character's burgundy coloration, instead of a red one.<br />
*Originally, Rodimus was going to be the [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|jerk]] character of ''Animated''. This means his team is roughly 60% [[Hot Shot (Animated)|scrapped]] [[Red Alert (Animated)|ideas]], although 40% of those are because of the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]].<br />
*According to [[Eric Siebenaler]] at [[BotCon 2009]], Rodimus' design was influenced by the fact that many ''Animated'' characters had large, boot-like feet. In an attempt to move away from this for variety's sake, Rodimus was given skinnier legs by putting most of his mass in his torso.<br />
*Given the bow and helmet design, Rodimus' design also owes a bit to [[Marvel Comics]]' [[Wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics) |Hawkeye]].<br />
*Despite being credited by the show's creators<ref>''Animated'' [[Tech Spec]] by [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #24.]]</ref> as having the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] rank and clearly being the leader of a team like [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|another bloke]], his toy is listed as "Rodimus Minor" for the fact, revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2009, that "there were already too many Primes in the toy line". Within the series, he is only ever called or credited as "Rodimus".<br />
* Rodimus's "popped collar" was apparently inspired by Hot Rod fan and [[Unofficial conventions|TFcon]] staff member, [[User:Protoman|Daniel "Protoman" Arseneault]]. <ref>http://www.formspring.me/DerrickJWyatt/q/164802542423798204</ref><br />
*Additionally, Rodimus is the only character in ''Animated'' to share a voice actor with his G1 counterpart in both the English and Japanese dubs. Someone in the studios must love him!<br />
[[Image:DecepticonAirRodimusPrimeBumper.jpg|thumb|]]<br />
* Rodimus Prime's appearances in "Decepticon Air" and "Endgame, Part II" were excised when the episodes were cropped to standard definition. However, his presence in the episodes was revealed when they was later broadcast in wide-format HD on [[The Hub]].<br />
**The panning shot he appears in during "Decepticon Air" actually contains ''two'' of him, but as there are also multiple Ironhides, Brawns, and Beachcombers in that scene, it can be fairly assumed that at least one of them is "real".<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Rodimus''' (ロディマス ''Rodimasu'')<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Animated Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Primes]]<br />
[[Category:Toys "R" Us exclusives]]</div>Seriousrunner2https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Wheeljack_(Prime)&diff=768188Wheeljack (Prime)2012-11-15T18:23:44Z<p>Seriousrunner2: /* Notes */</p>
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<div>{{disambig3|Wheeljack}}<br />
{{factions|autobot|wreckers|hofsilver}}<br />
:''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] and [[Wrecker]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br />
[[Image:PrimeWheeljack-HowToDraw.jpg|right|thumb|325px|"I'm here to build gizmos and be a badass loner, and I'm all out of knowing how to build gizmos!"]]<br />
<br />
'''Wheeljack''' is one of the roughest Autobots around. As a former member of the [[Wrecker]]s, he's seen plenty of action, and he's got the snarky one-liners to prove it. If there's anything he likes more than slicing up [[Decepticon]]s with his swords or inventing new gadgets to slice Decepticons in different ways, it's hanging with his old buddy, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (who calls him '''Jackie'''). <br />
<br />
Wheeljack doubts [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s leadership capabilities, believing he's more of a stuffy old figurehead than a warrior. Wheeljack also chafes under too much supervision. That's why he usually takes off shortly after he's arrived. He'd rather be on his own. <br />
<br />
{{bigquote|If you're trying to ruin my day, you're gonna have to try harder.|Wheeljack|"[[Con Job]]"}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Aligned novels===<br />
Wheeljack was a member of the Wreckers black ops. After the [[Great Exodus]], the Autobots remaining on Cybertron encountered the inventor and engineer wandering outside [[Crystal City]]. They took him in, with [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] theorizing that he had escaped from [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]]'s facilities there. Wheeljack proceeded to equip the resistance with new gadgets and weaponry, but his true loyalty remained to science, rather than the Autobots.<br />
<br />
Eventually, Wheeljack, along with [[Ultra Magnus (Prime)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]] approached Alpha Trion to propose re-creating [[space bridge]] technology on a personal scale, and using the energies from the space bridge explosion to trace the locations of the vanished ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' and ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]''. The project proceeded, and the inventor was able to find a way of opening a brief passageway through space-time, utilising the remaining energies of the [[Well of All Sparks]] and the damaged consciousness of [[Vector Sigma]]. Wheeljack suggested they send a message of some sort through the gateway to [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], but Alpha Trion advocated sending an actual bot. Eventually, the Autobot called [[Chaindrive]] was sent, equipped with a device to track the [[Matrix of Leadership]], a piece of the [[Blades of Time]], and a warning for Optimus regarding the [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}<br />
<br />
===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
{{voiceactor|[[James Horan]] (English), [[Yūki Tai]] (Japanese)|[[Lorenzo Scattorin]] (Italian), [[Dennis Schmidt-Foß]] (German), [[Ricardo Sawaya]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}<br />
[[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackgun.jpg|left|thumb|200px|"[[Vehicon (Prime)|Steve]]! I built a machine that builds guns that shoot Vehicons. Come see!"]]<br />
<br />
Wheeljack was a member of the [[Wrecker]]s alongside [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], {{storylink|Con Job}} [[Impactor (Prime)|Impactor]], [[Roadbuster (Prime)|Roadbuster]], [[Rotorstorm (Prime)|Rotorstorm]], [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]] and [[Pyro (Prime)|Pyro]]. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}} He took part in an unnamed battle where he and Bulkhead became surrounded by Decepticons and low on Energon. However, Wheeljack threw a grenade into a smelter, causing it to explode and take out the attackers.{{storylink|Con Job}} Him and Bulkhead also had an altercation on [[Sandokan]].{{storylink|Loose Cannons}}. However, early on in the war, Bulkhead left the Wreckers to join [[Team Prime]] while Wheeljack continued to serve in the Wreckers. Wheeljack took part in the Battle of [[Darkmount]] Pass, where he took out a group of Decepticons to get the Wreckers across a smelting pit. When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] went dark, he began traveling the stars alone in the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]''. {{storylink|Con Job}}<br />
<br />
Eventually he reached [[Earth]]'s [[Solar System]] and was hailed by the Autobots stationed there, including Bulkhead. As he was coming in to land at the coordinates provided by [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], his ship was attacked and shot down by [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]]. Wheeljack emerged from the ''Jackhammer'' and proceeded to trash the Decepticons, but was eventually overwhelmed and taken back to the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'' where he was imprisoned. He was amused to find that [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] was in command of the Decepticons, and almost goaded Starscream into killing him.<br />
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[[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackswords.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Wheeljack: determined to make [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] redundant.]]<br />
<br />
An opportunity allowed him to kill his guard and break free from his bonds. He scaled to the top of the ship, where Starscream was waiting for [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]], who'd taken on Wheeljack's appearance, to open the Autobot [[GroundBridge]]. Wheeljack smashed a bunch of Vehicons and assaulted Starscream before escaping through the GroundBridge to the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]]. There he confronted Makeshift and the pair dueled with swords until Wheeljack was victorious. Bulkhead tossed Makeshift back through the GroundBridge along with a "present" for the 'cons.<br />
<br />
Though the Autobots welcomed Wheeljack, he revealed that he intended to return to space. He invited Bulkhead along, but Bulkhead was too attached to his friends on Earth to leave. Bulkhead was sure Wheeljack would return someday... {{storylink|Con Job}}<br />
<br />
When [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] was trying to stir Bulkhead's memory after he absorbed the data from the [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] she mentioned Wheeljack, and showed Bulkhead the picture she took of them together before he left. Sadly, this did not jog Bulkhead's memory. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:LooseCannons Wheeljack fires back.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Who shoots first?]]<br />
During his travels, Wheeljack made contact with fellow Wrecker [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]] only for [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] to destroy Seaspray's ship. Wheeljack chased Dreadwing to Earth where they battled near a gas station, which was destroyed in the conflict as [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s team arrived. Filling the other Autobots in, Wheeljack found himself chafing over the need for secrecy. When Dreadwing called him to arrange a meeting, Wheeljack took Bulkhead to try and trap the Decepticon. The encounter instead left Wheeljack buried.<br />
<br />
[[Image:LooseCannons Wheeljack undergoes repairs.jpg|thumb|right|250px|After Arkham City, Wheeljack Ryder gets fixed by a Doctor.]]<br />
Once Optimus dug him out, he accompanied the Autobot leader to the port where Bulkhead had been taken by Dreadwing and attempted to remove the bomb the Decepticon had placed on his comrade. Eventually he was forced to concede only Dreadwing could remove the bomb, and he and Optimus played a gambit that forced Dreadwing's hand. Convinced to stay on Earth by the other Autobots, Wheeljack adopted a new alternate mode and drove off to explore the planet. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}} He also used the time to become quite familar with the location of key Decepticon Energon mines. {{storylink|Hurt}}<br />
<br />
As the Autobots split up to retrieve the four new Iacon relics, Optimus told Ratchet that he'd need Wheeljack's help for the mission ahead. Remembering his past experiences with the Wrecker, Ratchet was naturally reluctant to go through with the idea, but Optimus reminded the medic that he would need a capable warrior like Wheeljack to watch his back. {{storylink|Triangulation}} <br />
<br />
[[Image:Prime-TriageRatchet&Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|left|250px|After this, you wanna go build a [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]?]]<br />
Ratchet rendezvoused with Wheeljack by the ''Jackhammer'', and they headed out in the ship to find the relic. Wheeljack quickly got on Ratchet's nerve by calling him "doc" and "sunshine" but soon encountered [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]]. The Wrecker engaged Soundwave in a dog fight using some fancy aerial flight moves, but against the advice of Ratchet, Wheeljack let Soundwave go and attacked [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]]. After a lengthy dog fight, Wheeljack shot the [[Mini-Con]] down, but the ''Jackhammer'' was also disabled. On the ground Wheeljack found Laserbeak and suggested planting a grenade inside of the Mini-Con to kill Soundwave, but Ratchet had a better idea: A virus which would download the entire Iacon data base into their systems. <br />
<br />
While Ratchet set about implanting the virus into Laserbeak, Wheeljack went after Soundwave, soon locating and attacking the Decepticon. Though he almost got the upper hand, Soundwave hit him with the [[Resonance Blaster]], and Wheeljack barely had time to warn Ratchet before falling unconscious. Despite the damage, Wheeljack refused to return to base for treatment and instead set about fixing his ship. But before Ratchet left, Wheeljack finally acknowledged the doctor by name. {{storylink|Triage}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:Hurt-WheeljackHardshell.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Wheeljack learns the ''Hard'' way that giving Hardshell some 5-Hour Energy wasn't a very good idea.]]<br />
Wheeljack was called in to the base when Bulkhead turned up critically injured. While he had full confidence in Ratchet's abilities, he decided to go find the responsible parties. Joined by Miko, he attacked an energon mine to draw out [[Hardshell]]. This succeeded, and Wheeljack left Miko in the ship while he faced the Insecticons. Unfortunately Hardshell was too much for him to handle, but as he was about to be killed, Miko interceded in the fight, blasting Hardshell with the ''Jackhammer''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> missiles. After losing the rest of the Insecticon swarm by throwing a box of grenades at them, Wheeljack welcomed Miko to the ranks of the Wreckers. The pair returned to base, though Wheeljack didn't want to see his friend lying comatose and left. {{storylink|Hurt}} Ratchet held a grudge over Wheeljack's revenge stunt, and when Arcee suggested calling the Wrecker in to cover for Bulkhead, Ratchet objected. {{storylink|New Recruit}}<br />
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{{spoiler|Darkest Hour (episode)|December 2, 2012}}<br />
After picking up an immense energy surge, Wheeljack returned to the Autobot base to find it under attack by Decepticon forces. He joined Fowler in attempting to hold the Decepticons off until his ship was eventually shot down by Starscream. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
===Transformers: Fall of Cybertron===<br />
[[Image:WheeljackFOC-artcloseup.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Never bump foreheads with this guy.]]<br />
{{Note|Wheeljack does not appear in the campaign of ''Fall of Cybertron''. However, he does make an appearance in one of the Escalation maps and he is in multiplayer if the Havoc DLC pack is downloaded.}}<br />
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Cyberverse===<br />
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[[Image:TF-Cyberverse-Vehicle-Wheeljack-Spaceship.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He get's all the ladies with this thing.]]<br />
*'''''Star Hammer'' with Wheeljack''' (Cyberverse Vehicle, 2012)<br />
**''Series/number'': '''2 / 001'''<br />
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[May 28|5-28]]-2012'''<br />
**''Japanese ID number'': '''EZ-10'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords<br />
<br />
: Part of the first wave of large ''[[Cyberverse]]'' vehicles, this smaller, simplified version of Wheeljack comes with two translucent blue swords, which he can hold using 3mm ports in his hands. These swords are also capable of storing on his vehicle mode's roof, although the downward-curving orientation shown in the stock photo at right is not actually possible due to a [[design change|change]] to how the pegs are arranged.<br />
<br />
: This version of Wheeljack was only available with the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)#Toys|Star Hammer]]'', in which he can be seated in the opening cockpit. In the ''Star Hammer's'' battle platform mode, Wheeljack can man one of three battle stations using flip-down handlebars (which also allow other Cyberverse figures to man them).<br />
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: In Japan, the set was released under the name "'''Spaceship Star Hammer'''", but there are no notable physical differences from the Hasbro release.<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/LegWheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on Cyberverse Legion Wheeljack at TFU.info]''<br />
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::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1543.html Wheeljack & Star Hammer at Alfes's Toy Blog]''<br />
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*'''Hyperspeed Wheeljack''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)<br />
**''Series/number:'' '''2 / 010'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' "Gravimetric blaster"<br />
<br />
: Part of the third wave of ''Cyberverse'' Legion Class toys, this version of Wheeljack is a single-carded release of the figure previously available with the Star Hammer vehicle, [[redeco]]ed as an [[homage]] to the "[[Marlboor_Wheeljack|Marlboor]]" ''[[Diaclone]]'' [[pre-Transformer]]s [[retool]] of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Wheeljack]] sculpt. He comes with a recolored version of the twin-barreled blaster that was originally available with Cyberverse ''Prime'' [[Bumblebee (Prime)#Cyberverse|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (Prime)#Cyberverse|Arcee]]. The weapon in the same color is also used by Cyberverse [[Tailgate (Prime)#Cyberverse|Tailgate]].<br />
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===Prime===<br />
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[[Image:PrimeRIDtoy-WheeljackDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Let's see how many different Deluxe Wheeljacks we can find on pegs in 2012.]]<br />
[[Image:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-WheeljackArmsMicron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Just when you thought you were going to escape this page without a reference to ''[[Phil LaMarr|Samurai Jack]]''...]]<br />
*'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe, 2012)<br />
**''Series/number:'' '''1 / 003'''<br />
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[October 27|10-27]]-2012'''<br />
**''Japanese ID number'': '''AM-23'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords, Arms Micron "Ooje" (TakaraTomy only)<br />
<br />
: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Wheeljack transforms into a modified [http://www.new-stratos.com/en/#/downloads 2011 Lancia New Stratos Concept]. He comes with two swords which can stow underneath the vehicle or attach under the front bumper to create an attack mode. In robot mode, Wheeljack can either hold the swords, stow them on his shoulders (both via [[5mm post]]), or they can be inserted into slots near his wings. Surprisingly, there are no Autobot insignias on Wheeljack whatsoever.<br />
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: In wave six of the ''Prime'' toyline, Wheeljack was put into new packaging, which came with a DVD featuring the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)| Prime]]'' episode, "[[Loose Cannons]]".<br />
<br />
: The TakaraTomy version of Wheeljack, part of the seventh wave of the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toyline, has some significant differences from the Hasbro release. He features a warmer shade of white plastic, his warm light-gray plastics are darker and cooler, his cool-gray plastics are lighter and warmer, his wings, knee spikes, and swords are cast in a much softer plastic, and many of his [[paint operation]]s have been dropped in favor of customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s from a separate sheet. (This also gives him some Autobot insignias in the process.) As part of the [[Arms Micron]] gimmick, he has also been [[retool]]ed with extra 5mm posts and holes on his spoiler and hood/legs, respectively. Unlike other Arms Micron releases, Wheeljack retains his original twin sword accessories, albeit unpainted and cast in a cooler shade of gray, and he additionally comes with his Arms Micron partner, [[Ooje#Prime|Ooje]], who transforms from a humanoid robot into... a rather bulky weapon that vaguely sort-of resembles his normal sword, if you squint.<br />
<br />
: This mold was [[redeco]]ed and retooled into [[Dead End (Prime)|Dead End]] and [[Wildrider (Prime)#Toys|Wildrider]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/Wheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on ''Robots in Disguise'' Wheeljack at TFU.info]''<br />
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*'''Wheeljack''' (Dark Energon Deluxe, 2012)<br />
**''Accessories'': 2 swords<br />
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: A [[BigBadToyStore]] [[exclusive]], this [[Dark Energon|Dark-Energon]]-infused redeco of ''Prime'' Wheeljack is cast in translucent-blue and black plastics with copper and red accents, in a blatant [[homage]] to [[Slicer]].<br />
<br />
: Though he was packaged on an individual card, he was only sold as part of a set with the Dark Energon versions of [[Bumblebee (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Bumblebee]], [[Knock Out (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Knock Out]] and [[Starscream (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Starscream]].<br />
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{{comingsoontoy}}<br />
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===Beast Hunters===<br />
{{anchor|BHDeluxe}}<br />
[[Image:PrimeBeastHunterstoy-Wheeljack.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Am I Zoro Yet?]]<br />
*'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe, 2013)<br />
**''Accessories'': Falcon Spear<br />
: A rather extensive [[retool]] of Wheeljack to make his alternate mode covered with spikes, Wheeljack also gets a slightly-retooled new noggin and comes with a new accessory, a "Falcon Spear", which can shoot a capture ring and can mount on top of his vehicle mode.<br />
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{{comingsoontoy}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*At [[BotCon 2011]], it was stated Wheeljack is meant to be a mechanic as with other incarnations, but it has yet to be mentioned or shown in-series.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79724 Botcon 2011 Transformers Prime Panel!] on the AllSpark</ref><br />
*However it is interesting to note that if one does math, after Ratchet returned to base in Triage, Bulkhead came through a few seconds later. When Arcee, Bumblebee, and the kids return from New York, Ratchet is just reviving him. A short while after Optimus returns, Arcee has contacted Wheeljack and Agent Fowler has yet to leave. Wheeljack arrives shortly after Fowler and Miko leave. So it's a possibility that Wheeljack repaired the Jackhammer in 3 hours or '''20 minutes'''. How's that for a mechanic? <br />
* Wheeljack's "one grenade, one shot" strategy is hinted at by the fact that he does carry a single grenade on his hip.<br />
* The Japanese dub of ''Prime'' gives Wheeljack a traditional samurai speech pattern to go with his swords.<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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[[Category:Prime Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Wreckers]]<br />
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Hall of Fame]]</div>Seriousrunner2https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Wheeljack_(Prime)&diff=768187Wheeljack (Prime)2012-11-15T18:23:25Z<p>Seriousrunner2: /* Notes */</p>
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<div>{{disambig3|Wheeljack}}<br />
{{factions|autobot|wreckers|hofsilver}}<br />
:''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] and [[Wrecker]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br />
[[Image:PrimeWheeljack-HowToDraw.jpg|right|thumb|325px|"I'm here to build gizmos and be a badass loner, and I'm all out of knowing how to build gizmos!"]]<br />
<br />
'''Wheeljack''' is one of the roughest Autobots around. As a former member of the [[Wrecker]]s, he's seen plenty of action, and he's got the snarky one-liners to prove it. If there's anything he likes more than slicing up [[Decepticon]]s with his swords or inventing new gadgets to slice Decepticons in different ways, it's hanging with his old buddy, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (who calls him '''Jackie'''). <br />
<br />
Wheeljack doubts [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s leadership capabilities, believing he's more of a stuffy old figurehead than a warrior. Wheeljack also chafes under too much supervision. That's why he usually takes off shortly after he's arrived. He'd rather be on his own. <br />
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{{bigquote|If you're trying to ruin my day, you're gonna have to try harder.|Wheeljack|"[[Con Job]]"}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Aligned novels===<br />
Wheeljack was a member of the Wreckers black ops. After the [[Great Exodus]], the Autobots remaining on Cybertron encountered the inventor and engineer wandering outside [[Crystal City]]. They took him in, with [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] theorizing that he had escaped from [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]]'s facilities there. Wheeljack proceeded to equip the resistance with new gadgets and weaponry, but his true loyalty remained to science, rather than the Autobots.<br />
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Eventually, Wheeljack, along with [[Ultra Magnus (Prime)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]] approached Alpha Trion to propose re-creating [[space bridge]] technology on a personal scale, and using the energies from the space bridge explosion to trace the locations of the vanished ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' and ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]''. The project proceeded, and the inventor was able to find a way of opening a brief passageway through space-time, utilising the remaining energies of the [[Well of All Sparks]] and the damaged consciousness of [[Vector Sigma]]. Wheeljack suggested they send a message of some sort through the gateway to [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], but Alpha Trion advocated sending an actual bot. Eventually, the Autobot called [[Chaindrive]] was sent, equipped with a device to track the [[Matrix of Leadership]], a piece of the [[Blades of Time]], and a warning for Optimus regarding the [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}<br />
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===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
{{voiceactor|[[James Horan]] (English), [[Yūki Tai]] (Japanese)|[[Lorenzo Scattorin]] (Italian), [[Dennis Schmidt-Foß]] (German), [[Ricardo Sawaya]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}<br />
[[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackgun.jpg|left|thumb|200px|"[[Vehicon (Prime)|Steve]]! I built a machine that builds guns that shoot Vehicons. Come see!"]]<br />
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Wheeljack was a member of the [[Wrecker]]s alongside [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], {{storylink|Con Job}} [[Impactor (Prime)|Impactor]], [[Roadbuster (Prime)|Roadbuster]], [[Rotorstorm (Prime)|Rotorstorm]], [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]] and [[Pyro (Prime)|Pyro]]. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}} He took part in an unnamed battle where he and Bulkhead became surrounded by Decepticons and low on Energon. However, Wheeljack threw a grenade into a smelter, causing it to explode and take out the attackers.{{storylink|Con Job}} Him and Bulkhead also had an altercation on [[Sandokan]].{{storylink|Loose Cannons}}. However, early on in the war, Bulkhead left the Wreckers to join [[Team Prime]] while Wheeljack continued to serve in the Wreckers. Wheeljack took part in the Battle of [[Darkmount]] Pass, where he took out a group of Decepticons to get the Wreckers across a smelting pit. When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] went dark, he began traveling the stars alone in the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]''. {{storylink|Con Job}}<br />
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Eventually he reached [[Earth]]'s [[Solar System]] and was hailed by the Autobots stationed there, including Bulkhead. As he was coming in to land at the coordinates provided by [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], his ship was attacked and shot down by [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]]. Wheeljack emerged from the ''Jackhammer'' and proceeded to trash the Decepticons, but was eventually overwhelmed and taken back to the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'' where he was imprisoned. He was amused to find that [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] was in command of the Decepticons, and almost goaded Starscream into killing him.<br />
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[[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackswords.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Wheeljack: determined to make [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] redundant.]]<br />
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An opportunity allowed him to kill his guard and break free from his bonds. He scaled to the top of the ship, where Starscream was waiting for [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]], who'd taken on Wheeljack's appearance, to open the Autobot [[GroundBridge]]. Wheeljack smashed a bunch of Vehicons and assaulted Starscream before escaping through the GroundBridge to the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]]. There he confronted Makeshift and the pair dueled with swords until Wheeljack was victorious. Bulkhead tossed Makeshift back through the GroundBridge along with a "present" for the 'cons.<br />
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Though the Autobots welcomed Wheeljack, he revealed that he intended to return to space. He invited Bulkhead along, but Bulkhead was too attached to his friends on Earth to leave. Bulkhead was sure Wheeljack would return someday... {{storylink|Con Job}}<br />
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When [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] was trying to stir Bulkhead's memory after he absorbed the data from the [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] she mentioned Wheeljack, and showed Bulkhead the picture she took of them together before he left. Sadly, this did not jog Bulkhead's memory. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}<br />
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[[Image:LooseCannons Wheeljack fires back.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Who shoots first?]]<br />
During his travels, Wheeljack made contact with fellow Wrecker [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]] only for [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] to destroy Seaspray's ship. Wheeljack chased Dreadwing to Earth where they battled near a gas station, which was destroyed in the conflict as [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s team arrived. Filling the other Autobots in, Wheeljack found himself chafing over the need for secrecy. When Dreadwing called him to arrange a meeting, Wheeljack took Bulkhead to try and trap the Decepticon. The encounter instead left Wheeljack buried.<br />
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[[Image:LooseCannons Wheeljack undergoes repairs.jpg|thumb|right|250px|After Arkham City, Wheeljack Ryder gets fixed by a Doctor.]]<br />
Once Optimus dug him out, he accompanied the Autobot leader to the port where Bulkhead had been taken by Dreadwing and attempted to remove the bomb the Decepticon had placed on his comrade. Eventually he was forced to concede only Dreadwing could remove the bomb, and he and Optimus played a gambit that forced Dreadwing's hand. Convinced to stay on Earth by the other Autobots, Wheeljack adopted a new alternate mode and drove off to explore the planet. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}} He also used the time to become quite familar with the location of key Decepticon Energon mines. {{storylink|Hurt}}<br />
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As the Autobots split up to retrieve the four new Iacon relics, Optimus told Ratchet that he'd need Wheeljack's help for the mission ahead. Remembering his past experiences with the Wrecker, Ratchet was naturally reluctant to go through with the idea, but Optimus reminded the medic that he would need a capable warrior like Wheeljack to watch his back. {{storylink|Triangulation}} <br />
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[[Image:Prime-TriageRatchet&Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|left|250px|After this, you wanna go build a [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]?]]<br />
Ratchet rendezvoused with Wheeljack by the ''Jackhammer'', and they headed out in the ship to find the relic. Wheeljack quickly got on Ratchet's nerve by calling him "doc" and "sunshine" but soon encountered [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]]. The Wrecker engaged Soundwave in a dog fight using some fancy aerial flight moves, but against the advice of Ratchet, Wheeljack let Soundwave go and attacked [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]]. After a lengthy dog fight, Wheeljack shot the [[Mini-Con]] down, but the ''Jackhammer'' was also disabled. On the ground Wheeljack found Laserbeak and suggested planting a grenade inside of the Mini-Con to kill Soundwave, but Ratchet had a better idea: A virus which would download the entire Iacon data base into their systems. <br />
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While Ratchet set about implanting the virus into Laserbeak, Wheeljack went after Soundwave, soon locating and attacking the Decepticon. Though he almost got the upper hand, Soundwave hit him with the [[Resonance Blaster]], and Wheeljack barely had time to warn Ratchet before falling unconscious. Despite the damage, Wheeljack refused to return to base for treatment and instead set about fixing his ship. But before Ratchet left, Wheeljack finally acknowledged the doctor by name. {{storylink|Triage}}<br />
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[[Image:Hurt-WheeljackHardshell.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Wheeljack learns the ''Hard'' way that giving Hardshell some 5-Hour Energy wasn't a very good idea.]]<br />
Wheeljack was called in to the base when Bulkhead turned up critically injured. While he had full confidence in Ratchet's abilities, he decided to go find the responsible parties. Joined by Miko, he attacked an energon mine to draw out [[Hardshell]]. This succeeded, and Wheeljack left Miko in the ship while he faced the Insecticons. Unfortunately Hardshell was too much for him to handle, but as he was about to be killed, Miko interceded in the fight, blasting Hardshell with the ''Jackhammer''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> missiles. After losing the rest of the Insecticon swarm by throwing a box of grenades at them, Wheeljack welcomed Miko to the ranks of the Wreckers. The pair returned to base, though Wheeljack didn't want to see his friend lying comatose and left. {{storylink|Hurt}} Ratchet held a grudge over Wheeljack's revenge stunt, and when Arcee suggested calling the Wrecker in to cover for Bulkhead, Ratchet objected. {{storylink|New Recruit}}<br />
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{{spoiler|Darkest Hour (episode)|December 2, 2012}}<br />
After picking up an immense energy surge, Wheeljack returned to the Autobot base to find it under attack by Decepticon forces. He joined Fowler in attempting to hold the Decepticons off until his ship was eventually shot down by Starscream. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
===Transformers: Fall of Cybertron===<br />
[[Image:WheeljackFOC-artcloseup.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Never bump foreheads with this guy.]]<br />
{{Note|Wheeljack does not appear in the campaign of ''Fall of Cybertron''. However, he does make an appearance in one of the Escalation maps and he is in multiplayer if the Havoc DLC pack is downloaded.}}<br />
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Cyberverse===<br />
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[[Image:TF-Cyberverse-Vehicle-Wheeljack-Spaceship.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He get's all the ladies with this thing.]]<br />
*'''''Star Hammer'' with Wheeljack''' (Cyberverse Vehicle, 2012)<br />
**''Series/number'': '''2 / 001'''<br />
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[May 28|5-28]]-2012'''<br />
**''Japanese ID number'': '''EZ-10'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords<br />
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: Part of the first wave of large ''[[Cyberverse]]'' vehicles, this smaller, simplified version of Wheeljack comes with two translucent blue swords, which he can hold using 3mm ports in his hands. These swords are also capable of storing on his vehicle mode's roof, although the downward-curving orientation shown in the stock photo at right is not actually possible due to a [[design change|change]] to how the pegs are arranged.<br />
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: This version of Wheeljack was only available with the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)#Toys|Star Hammer]]'', in which he can be seated in the opening cockpit. In the ''Star Hammer's'' battle platform mode, Wheeljack can man one of three battle stations using flip-down handlebars (which also allow other Cyberverse figures to man them).<br />
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: In Japan, the set was released under the name "'''Spaceship Star Hammer'''", but there are no notable physical differences from the Hasbro release.<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/LegWheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on Cyberverse Legion Wheeljack at TFU.info]''<br />
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::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1543.html Wheeljack & Star Hammer at Alfes's Toy Blog]''<br />
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*'''Hyperspeed Wheeljack''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)<br />
**''Series/number:'' '''2 / 010'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' "Gravimetric blaster"<br />
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: Part of the third wave of ''Cyberverse'' Legion Class toys, this version of Wheeljack is a single-carded release of the figure previously available with the Star Hammer vehicle, [[redeco]]ed as an [[homage]] to the "[[Marlboor_Wheeljack|Marlboor]]" ''[[Diaclone]]'' [[pre-Transformer]]s [[retool]] of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Wheeljack]] sculpt. He comes with a recolored version of the twin-barreled blaster that was originally available with Cyberverse ''Prime'' [[Bumblebee (Prime)#Cyberverse|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (Prime)#Cyberverse|Arcee]]. The weapon in the same color is also used by Cyberverse [[Tailgate (Prime)#Cyberverse|Tailgate]].<br />
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===Prime===<br />
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[[Image:PrimeRIDtoy-WheeljackDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Let's see how many different Deluxe Wheeljacks we can find on pegs in 2012.]]<br />
[[Image:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-WheeljackArmsMicron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Just when you thought you were going to escape this page without a reference to ''[[Phil LaMarr|Samurai Jack]]''...]]<br />
*'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe, 2012)<br />
**''Series/number:'' '''1 / 003'''<br />
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[October 27|10-27]]-2012'''<br />
**''Japanese ID number'': '''AM-23'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords, Arms Micron "Ooje" (TakaraTomy only)<br />
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: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Wheeljack transforms into a modified [http://www.new-stratos.com/en/#/downloads 2011 Lancia New Stratos Concept]. He comes with two swords which can stow underneath the vehicle or attach under the front bumper to create an attack mode. In robot mode, Wheeljack can either hold the swords, stow them on his shoulders (both via [[5mm post]]), or they can be inserted into slots near his wings. Surprisingly, there are no Autobot insignias on Wheeljack whatsoever.<br />
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: In wave six of the ''Prime'' toyline, Wheeljack was put into new packaging, which came with a DVD featuring the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)| Prime]]'' episode, "[[Loose Cannons]]".<br />
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: The TakaraTomy version of Wheeljack, part of the seventh wave of the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toyline, has some significant differences from the Hasbro release. He features a warmer shade of white plastic, his warm light-gray plastics are darker and cooler, his cool-gray plastics are lighter and warmer, his wings, knee spikes, and swords are cast in a much softer plastic, and many of his [[paint operation]]s have been dropped in favor of customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s from a separate sheet. (This also gives him some Autobot insignias in the process.) As part of the [[Arms Micron]] gimmick, he has also been [[retool]]ed with extra 5mm posts and holes on his spoiler and hood/legs, respectively. Unlike other Arms Micron releases, Wheeljack retains his original twin sword accessories, albeit unpainted and cast in a cooler shade of gray, and he additionally comes with his Arms Micron partner, [[Ooje#Prime|Ooje]], who transforms from a humanoid robot into... a rather bulky weapon that vaguely sort-of resembles his normal sword, if you squint.<br />
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: This mold was [[redeco]]ed and retooled into [[Dead End (Prime)|Dead End]] and [[Wildrider (Prime)#Toys|Wildrider]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/Wheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on ''Robots in Disguise'' Wheeljack at TFU.info]''<br />
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*'''Wheeljack''' (Dark Energon Deluxe, 2012)<br />
**''Accessories'': 2 swords<br />
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: A [[BigBadToyStore]] [[exclusive]], this [[Dark Energon|Dark-Energon]]-infused redeco of ''Prime'' Wheeljack is cast in translucent-blue and black plastics with copper and red accents, in a blatant [[homage]] to [[Slicer]].<br />
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: Though he was packaged on an individual card, he was only sold as part of a set with the Dark Energon versions of [[Bumblebee (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Bumblebee]], [[Knock Out (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Knock Out]] and [[Starscream (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Starscream]].<br />
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{{comingsoontoy}}<br />
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===Beast Hunters===<br />
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[[Image:PrimeBeastHunterstoy-Wheeljack.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Am I Zoro Yet?]]<br />
*'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe, 2013)<br />
**''Accessories'': Falcon Spear<br />
: A rather extensive [[retool]] of Wheeljack to make his alternate mode covered with spikes, Wheeljack also gets a slightly-retooled new noggin and comes with a new accessory, a "Falcon Spear", which can shoot a capture ring and can mount on top of his vehicle mode.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*At [[BotCon 2011]], it was stated Wheeljack is meant to be a mechanic as with other incarnations, but it has yet to be mentioned or shown in-series.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79724 Botcon 2011 Transformers Prime Panel!] on the AllSpark</ref><br />
*However it is interesting to note that if one does math, after Ratchet returned to base in Triage, Bulkhead came through a few seconds later. When Arcee, Bumblebee, and the kids return from New York, Ratchet is just reviving him. A short while after Optimus returns, Arcee has contacted Wheeljack and Agent Fowler has yet to leave. Wheeljack arrives shortly after Fowler and Miko leave. So it's a possibility that Wheeljack repaired the Jackhammer in 3 hours or ''20 minutes.'' How's that for a mechanic? <br />
* Wheeljack's "one grenade, one shot" strategy is hinted at by the fact that he does carry a single grenade on his hip.<br />
* The Japanese dub of ''Prime'' gives Wheeljack a traditional samurai speech pattern to go with his swords.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Prime Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Wreckers]]<br />
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]<br />
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:''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] and [[Wrecker]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br />
[[Image:PrimeWheeljack-HowToDraw.jpg|right|thumb|325px|"I'm here to build gizmos and be a badass loner, and I'm all out of knowing how to build gizmos!"]]<br />
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'''Wheeljack''' is one of the roughest Autobots around. As a former member of the [[Wrecker]]s, he's seen plenty of action, and he's got the snarky one-liners to prove it. If there's anything he likes more than slicing up [[Decepticon]]s with his swords or inventing new gadgets to slice Decepticons in different ways, it's hanging with his old buddy, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (who calls him '''Jackie'''). <br />
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Wheeljack doubts [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s leadership capabilities, believing he's more of a stuffy old figurehead than a warrior. Wheeljack also chafes under too much supervision. That's why he usually takes off shortly after he's arrived. He'd rather be on his own. <br />
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{{bigquote|If you're trying to ruin my day, you're gonna have to try harder.|Wheeljack|"[[Con Job]]"}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Aligned novels===<br />
Wheeljack was a member of the Wreckers black ops. After the [[Great Exodus]], the Autobots remaining on Cybertron encountered the inventor and engineer wandering outside [[Crystal City]]. They took him in, with [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] theorizing that he had escaped from [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]]'s facilities there. Wheeljack proceeded to equip the resistance with new gadgets and weaponry, but his true loyalty remained to science, rather than the Autobots.<br />
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Eventually, Wheeljack, along with [[Ultra Magnus (Prime)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]] approached Alpha Trion to propose re-creating [[space bridge]] technology on a personal scale, and using the energies from the space bridge explosion to trace the locations of the vanished ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' and ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]''. The project proceeded, and the inventor was able to find a way of opening a brief passageway through space-time, utilising the remaining energies of the [[Well of All Sparks]] and the damaged consciousness of [[Vector Sigma]]. Wheeljack suggested they send a message of some sort through the gateway to [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], but Alpha Trion advocated sending an actual bot. Eventually, the Autobot called [[Chaindrive]] was sent, equipped with a device to track the [[Matrix of Leadership]], a piece of the [[Blades of Time]], and a warning for Optimus regarding the [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}<br />
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===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
{{voiceactor|[[James Horan]] (English), [[Yūki Tai]] (Japanese)|[[Lorenzo Scattorin]] (Italian), [[Dennis Schmidt-Foß]] (German), [[Ricardo Sawaya]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}<br />
[[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackgun.jpg|left|thumb|200px|"[[Vehicon (Prime)|Steve]]! I built a machine that builds guns that shoot Vehicons. Come see!"]]<br />
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Wheeljack was a member of the [[Wrecker]]s alongside [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], {{storylink|Con Job}} [[Impactor (Prime)|Impactor]], [[Roadbuster (Prime)|Roadbuster]], [[Rotorstorm (Prime)|Rotorstorm]], [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]] and [[Pyro (Prime)|Pyro]]. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}} He took part in an unnamed battle where he and Bulkhead became surrounded by Decepticons and low on Energon. However, Wheeljack threw a grenade into a smelter, causing it to explode and take out the attackers.{{storylink|Con Job}} Him and Bulkhead also had an altercation on [[Sandokan]].{{storylink|Loose Cannons}}. However, early on in the war, Bulkhead left the Wreckers to join [[Team Prime]] while Wheeljack continued to serve in the Wreckers. Wheeljack took part in the Battle of [[Darkmount]] Pass, where he took out a group of Decepticons to get the Wreckers across a smelting pit. When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] went dark, he began traveling the stars alone in the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]''. {{storylink|Con Job}}<br />
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Eventually he reached [[Earth]]'s [[Solar System]] and was hailed by the Autobots stationed there, including Bulkhead. As he was coming in to land at the coordinates provided by [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], his ship was attacked and shot down by [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]]. Wheeljack emerged from the ''Jackhammer'' and proceeded to trash the Decepticons, but was eventually overwhelmed and taken back to the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'' where he was imprisoned. He was amused to find that [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] was in command of the Decepticons, and almost goaded Starscream into killing him.<br />
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[[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackswords.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Wheeljack: determined to make [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] redundant.]]<br />
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An opportunity allowed him to kill his guard and break free from his bonds. He scaled to the top of the ship, where Starscream was waiting for [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]], who'd taken on Wheeljack's appearance, to open the Autobot [[GroundBridge]]. Wheeljack smashed a bunch of Vehicons and assaulted Starscream before escaping through the GroundBridge to the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]]. There he confronted Makeshift and the pair dueled with swords until Wheeljack was victorious. Bulkhead tossed Makeshift back through the GroundBridge along with a "present" for the 'cons.<br />
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Though the Autobots welcomed Wheeljack, he revealed that he intended to return to space. He invited Bulkhead along, but Bulkhead was too attached to his friends on Earth to leave. Bulkhead was sure Wheeljack would return someday... {{storylink|Con Job}}<br />
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When [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] was trying to stir Bulkhead's memory after he absorbed the data from the [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] she mentioned Wheeljack, and showed Bulkhead the picture she took of them together before he left. Sadly, this did not jog Bulkhead's memory. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}<br />
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[[Image:LooseCannons Wheeljack fires back.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Who shoots first?]]<br />
During his travels, Wheeljack made contact with fellow Wrecker [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]] only for [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] to destroy Seaspray's ship. Wheeljack chased Dreadwing to Earth where they battled near a gas station, which was destroyed in the conflict as [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s team arrived. Filling the other Autobots in, Wheeljack found himself chafing over the need for secrecy. When Dreadwing called him to arrange a meeting, Wheeljack took Bulkhead to try and trap the Decepticon. The encounter instead left Wheeljack buried.<br />
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[[Image:LooseCannons Wheeljack undergoes repairs.jpg|thumb|right|250px|After Arkham City, Wheeljack Ryder gets fixed by a Doctor.]]<br />
Once Optimus dug him out, he accompanied the Autobot leader to the port where Bulkhead had been taken by Dreadwing and attempted to remove the bomb the Decepticon had placed on his comrade. Eventually he was forced to concede only Dreadwing could remove the bomb, and he and Optimus played a gambit that forced Dreadwing's hand. Convinced to stay on Earth by the other Autobots, Wheeljack adopted a new alternate mode and drove off to explore the planet. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}} He also used the time to become quite familar with the location of key Decepticon Energon mines. {{storylink|Hurt}}<br />
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As the Autobots split up to retrieve the four new Iacon relics, Optimus told Ratchet that he'd need Wheeljack's help for the mission ahead. Remembering his past experiences with the Wrecker, Ratchet was naturally reluctant to go through with the idea, but Optimus reminded the medic that he would need a capable warrior like Wheeljack to watch his back. {{storylink|Triangulation}} <br />
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[[Image:Prime-TriageRatchet&Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|left|250px|After this, you wanna go build a [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]?]]<br />
Ratchet rendezvoused with Wheeljack by the ''Jackhammer'', and they headed out in the ship to find the relic. Wheeljack quickly got on Ratchet's nerve by calling him "doc" and "sunshine" but soon encountered [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]]. The Wrecker engaged Soundwave in a dog fight using some fancy aerial flight moves, but against the advice of Ratchet, Wheeljack let Soundwave go and attacked [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]]. After a lengthy dog fight, Wheeljack shot the [[Mini-Con]] down, but the ''Jackhammer'' was also disabled. On the ground Wheeljack found Laserbeak and suggested planting a grenade inside of the Mini-Con to kill Soundwave, but Ratchet had a better idea: A virus which would download the entire Iacon data base into their systems. <br />
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While Ratchet set about implanting the virus into Laserbeak, Wheeljack went after Soundwave, soon locating and attacking the Decepticon. Though he almost got the upper hand, Soundwave hit him with the [[Resonance Blaster]], and Wheeljack barely had time to warn Ratchet before falling unconscious. Despite the damage, Wheeljack refused to return to base for treatment and instead set about fixing his ship. But before Ratchet left, Wheeljack finally acknowledged the doctor by name. {{storylink|Triage}}<br />
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[[Image:Hurt-WheeljackHardshell.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Wheeljack learns the ''Hard'' way that giving Hardshell some 5-Hour Energy wasn't a very good idea.]]<br />
Wheeljack was called in to the base when Bulkhead turned up critically injured. While he had full confidence in Ratchet's abilities, he decided to go find the responsible parties. Joined by Miko, he attacked an energon mine to draw out [[Hardshell]]. This succeeded, and Wheeljack left Miko in the ship while he faced the Insecticons. Unfortunately Hardshell was too much for him to handle, but as he was about to be killed, Miko interceded in the fight, blasting Hardshell with the ''Jackhammer''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> missiles. After losing the rest of the Insecticon swarm by throwing a box of grenades at them, Wheeljack welcomed Miko to the ranks of the Wreckers. The pair returned to base, though Wheeljack didn't want to see his friend lying comatose and left. {{storylink|Hurt}} Ratchet held a grudge over Wheeljack's revenge stunt, and when Arcee suggested calling the Wrecker in to cover for Bulkhead, Ratchet objected. {{storylink|New Recruit}}<br />
<br />
{{spoiler|Darkest Hour (episode)|December 2, 2012}}<br />
After picking up an immense energy surge, Wheeljack returned to the Autobot base to find it under attack by Decepticon forces. He joined Fowler in attempting to hold the Decepticons off until his ship was eventually shot down by Starscream. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==Games==<br />
===Transformers: Fall of Cybertron===<br />
[[Image:WheeljackFOC-artcloseup.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Never bump foreheads with this guy.]]<br />
{{Note|Wheeljack does not appear in the campaign of ''Fall of Cybertron''. However, he does make an appearance in one of the Escalation maps and he is in multiplayer if the Havoc DLC pack is downloaded.}}<br />
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Cyberverse===<br />
{{anchor|Cyberverse}}<br />
[[Image:TF-Cyberverse-Vehicle-Wheeljack-Spaceship.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He get's all the ladies with this thing.]]<br />
*'''''Star Hammer'' with Wheeljack''' (Cyberverse Vehicle, 2012)<br />
**''Series/number'': '''2 / 001'''<br />
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[May 28|5-28]]-2012'''<br />
**''Japanese ID number'': '''EZ-10'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords<br />
<br />
: Part of the first wave of large ''[[Cyberverse]]'' vehicles, this smaller, simplified version of Wheeljack comes with two translucent blue swords, which he can hold using 3mm ports in his hands. These swords are also capable of storing on his vehicle mode's roof, although the downward-curving orientation shown in the stock photo at right is not actually possible due to a [[design change|change]] to how the pegs are arranged.<br />
<br />
: This version of Wheeljack was only available with the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)#Toys|Star Hammer]]'', in which he can be seated in the opening cockpit. In the ''Star Hammer's'' battle platform mode, Wheeljack can man one of three battle stations using flip-down handlebars (which also allow other Cyberverse figures to man them).<br />
<br />
: In Japan, the set was released under the name "'''Spaceship Star Hammer'''", but there are no notable physical differences from the Hasbro release.<br />
<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/LegWheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on Cyberverse Legion Wheeljack at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1543.html Wheeljack & Star Hammer at Alfes's Toy Blog]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|Hyperspeed}}<br />
*'''Hyperspeed Wheeljack''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)<br />
**''Series/number:'' '''2 / 010'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' "Gravimetric blaster"<br />
<br />
: Part of the third wave of ''Cyberverse'' Legion Class toys, this version of Wheeljack is a single-carded release of the figure previously available with the Star Hammer vehicle, [[redeco]]ed as an [[homage]] to the "[[Marlboor_Wheeljack|Marlboor]]" ''[[Diaclone]]'' [[pre-Transformer]]s [[retool]] of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Wheeljack]] sculpt. He comes with a recolored version of the twin-barreled blaster that was originally available with Cyberverse ''Prime'' [[Bumblebee (Prime)#Cyberverse|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (Prime)#Cyberverse|Arcee]]. The weapon in the same color is also used by Cyberverse [[Tailgate (Prime)#Cyberverse|Tailgate]].<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Prime===<br />
{{anchor|Deluxe}}<br />
[[Image:PrimeRIDtoy-WheeljackDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Let's see how many different Deluxe Wheeljacks we can find on pegs in 2012.]]<br />
[[Image:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-WheeljackArmsMicron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Just when you thought you were going to escape this page without a reference to ''[[Phil LaMarr|Samurai Jack]]''...]]<br />
*'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe, 2012)<br />
**''Series/number:'' '''1 / 003'''<br />
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[October 27|10-27]]-2012'''<br />
**''Japanese ID number'': '''AM-23'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords, Arms Micron "Ooje" (TakaraTomy only)<br />
<br />
: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Wheeljack transforms into a modified [http://www.new-stratos.com/en/#/downloads 2011 Lancia New Stratos Concept]. He comes with two swords which can stow underneath the vehicle or attach under the front bumper to create an attack mode. In robot mode, Wheeljack can either hold the swords, stow them on his shoulders (both via [[5mm post]]), or they can be inserted into slots near his wings. Surprisingly, there are no Autobot insignias on Wheeljack whatsoever.<br />
<br />
: In wave six of the ''Prime'' toyline, Wheeljack was put into new packaging, which came with a DVD featuring the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)| Prime]]'' episode, "[[Loose Cannons]]".<br />
<br />
: The TakaraTomy version of Wheeljack, part of the seventh wave of the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toyline, has some significant differences from the Hasbro release. He features a warmer shade of white plastic, his warm light-gray plastics are darker and cooler, his cool-gray plastics are lighter and warmer, his wings, knee spikes, and swords are cast in a much softer plastic, and many of his [[paint operation]]s have been dropped in favor of customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s from a separate sheet. (This also gives him some Autobot insignias in the process.) As part of the [[Arms Micron]] gimmick, he has also been [[retool]]ed with extra 5mm posts and holes on his spoiler and hood/legs, respectively. Unlike other Arms Micron releases, Wheeljack retains his original twin sword accessories, albeit unpainted and cast in a cooler shade of gray, and he additionally comes with his Arms Micron partner, [[Ooje#Prime|Ooje]], who transforms from a humanoid robot into... a rather bulky weapon that vaguely sort-of resembles his normal sword, if you squint.<br />
<br />
: This mold was [[redeco]]ed and retooled into [[Dead End (Prime)|Dead End]] and [[Wildrider (Prime)#Toys|Wildrider]].<br />
<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/Wheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on ''Robots in Disguise'' Wheeljack at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|DarkEnergon}}<br />
*'''Wheeljack''' (Dark Energon Deluxe, 2012)<br />
**''Accessories'': 2 swords<br />
<br />
: A [[BigBadToyStore]] [[exclusive]], this [[Dark Energon|Dark-Energon]]-infused redeco of ''Prime'' Wheeljack is cast in translucent-blue and black plastics with copper and red accents, in a blatant [[homage]] to [[Slicer]].<br />
<br />
: Though he was packaged on an individual card, he was only sold as part of a set with the Dark Energon versions of [[Bumblebee (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Bumblebee]], [[Knock Out (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Knock Out]] and [[Starscream (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Starscream]].<br />
<br />
{{comingsoontoy}}<br />
<br />
===Beast Hunters===<br />
{{anchor|BHDeluxe}}<br />
[[Image:PrimeBeastHunterstoy-Wheeljack.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Am I Zoro Yet?]]<br />
*'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe, 2013)<br />
**''Accessories'': Falcon Spear<br />
: A rather extensive [[retool]] of Wheeljack to make his alternate mode covered with spikes, Wheeljack also gets a slightly-retooled new noggin and comes with a new accessory, a "Falcon Spear", which can shoot a capture ring and can mount on top of his vehicle mode.<br />
<br />
{{comingsoontoy}}<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*At [[BotCon 2011]], it was stated Wheeljack is meant to be a mechanic as with other incarnations, but it has yet to be mentioned or shown in-series.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79724 Botcon 2011 Transformers Prime Panel!] on the AllSpark</ref><br />
*However it is interesting to note that if one does math, after Ratchet returned to base in Triage, Bulkhead came through a few seconds later. When Arcee, Bumblebee, and the kids return from New York, Ratchet is just reviving him. A short while after Optimus returns, Arcee has contacted Wheeljack and Agent Fowler has yet to leave. Wheeljack arrives shortly after Fowler and Miko leave. So it's a possibility that Wheeljack repaired the Jackhammer in 3 hours or''20 minutes.'' How's that for a mechanic? <br />
* Wheeljack's "one grenade, one shot" strategy is hinted at by the fact that he does carry a single grenade on his hip.<br />
* The Japanese dub of ''Prime'' gives Wheeljack a traditional samurai speech pattern to go with his swords.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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[[Category:Prime Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Wreckers]]<br />
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Hall of Fame]]</div>Seriousrunner2https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Wheeljack_(Prime)&diff=768185Wheeljack (Prime)2012-11-15T18:22:35Z<p>Seriousrunner2: /* Notes */</p>
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<div>{{disambig3|Wheeljack}}<br />
{{factions|autobot|wreckers|hofsilver}}<br />
:''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] and [[Wrecker]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br />
[[Image:PrimeWheeljack-HowToDraw.jpg|right|thumb|325px|"I'm here to build gizmos and be a badass loner, and I'm all out of knowing how to build gizmos!"]]<br />
<br />
'''Wheeljack''' is one of the roughest Autobots around. As a former member of the [[Wrecker]]s, he's seen plenty of action, and he's got the snarky one-liners to prove it. If there's anything he likes more than slicing up [[Decepticon]]s with his swords or inventing new gadgets to slice Decepticons in different ways, it's hanging with his old buddy, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (who calls him '''Jackie'''). <br />
<br />
Wheeljack doubts [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s leadership capabilities, believing he's more of a stuffy old figurehead than a warrior. Wheeljack also chafes under too much supervision. That's why he usually takes off shortly after he's arrived. He'd rather be on his own. <br />
<br />
{{bigquote|If you're trying to ruin my day, you're gonna have to try harder.|Wheeljack|"[[Con Job]]"}}<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===Aligned novels===<br />
Wheeljack was a member of the Wreckers black ops. After the [[Great Exodus]], the Autobots remaining on Cybertron encountered the inventor and engineer wandering outside [[Crystal City]]. They took him in, with [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] theorizing that he had escaped from [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]]'s facilities there. Wheeljack proceeded to equip the resistance with new gadgets and weaponry, but his true loyalty remained to science, rather than the Autobots.<br />
<br />
Eventually, Wheeljack, along with [[Ultra Magnus (Prime)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]] approached Alpha Trion to propose re-creating [[space bridge]] technology on a personal scale, and using the energies from the space bridge explosion to trace the locations of the vanished ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' and ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]''. The project proceeded, and the inventor was able to find a way of opening a brief passageway through space-time, utilising the remaining energies of the [[Well of All Sparks]] and the damaged consciousness of [[Vector Sigma]]. Wheeljack suggested they send a message of some sort through the gateway to [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], but Alpha Trion advocated sending an actual bot. Eventually, the Autobot called [[Chaindrive]] was sent, equipped with a device to track the [[Matrix of Leadership]], a piece of the [[Blades of Time]], and a warning for Optimus regarding the [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}<br />
<br />
===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
{{voiceactor|[[James Horan]] (English), [[Yūki Tai]] (Japanese)|[[Lorenzo Scattorin]] (Italian), [[Dennis Schmidt-Foß]] (German), [[Ricardo Sawaya]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}<br />
[[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackgun.jpg|left|thumb|200px|"[[Vehicon (Prime)|Steve]]! I built a machine that builds guns that shoot Vehicons. Come see!"]]<br />
<br />
Wheeljack was a member of the [[Wrecker]]s alongside [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], {{storylink|Con Job}} [[Impactor (Prime)|Impactor]], [[Roadbuster (Prime)|Roadbuster]], [[Rotorstorm (Prime)|Rotorstorm]], [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]] and [[Pyro (Prime)|Pyro]]. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}} He took part in an unnamed battle where he and Bulkhead became surrounded by Decepticons and low on Energon. However, Wheeljack threw a grenade into a smelter, causing it to explode and take out the attackers.{{storylink|Con Job}} Him and Bulkhead also had an altercation on [[Sandokan]].{{storylink|Loose Cannons}}. However, early on in the war, Bulkhead left the Wreckers to join [[Team Prime]] while Wheeljack continued to serve in the Wreckers. Wheeljack took part in the Battle of [[Darkmount]] Pass, where he took out a group of Decepticons to get the Wreckers across a smelting pit. When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] went dark, he began traveling the stars alone in the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]''. {{storylink|Con Job}}<br />
<br />
Eventually he reached [[Earth]]'s [[Solar System]] and was hailed by the Autobots stationed there, including Bulkhead. As he was coming in to land at the coordinates provided by [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], his ship was attacked and shot down by [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]]. Wheeljack emerged from the ''Jackhammer'' and proceeded to trash the Decepticons, but was eventually overwhelmed and taken back to the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'' where he was imprisoned. He was amused to find that [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] was in command of the Decepticons, and almost goaded Starscream into killing him.<br />
<br />
[[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackswords.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Wheeljack: determined to make [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] redundant.]]<br />
<br />
An opportunity allowed him to kill his guard and break free from his bonds. He scaled to the top of the ship, where Starscream was waiting for [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]], who'd taken on Wheeljack's appearance, to open the Autobot [[GroundBridge]]. Wheeljack smashed a bunch of Vehicons and assaulted Starscream before escaping through the GroundBridge to the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]]. There he confronted Makeshift and the pair dueled with swords until Wheeljack was victorious. Bulkhead tossed Makeshift back through the GroundBridge along with a "present" for the 'cons.<br />
<br />
Though the Autobots welcomed Wheeljack, he revealed that he intended to return to space. He invited Bulkhead along, but Bulkhead was too attached to his friends on Earth to leave. Bulkhead was sure Wheeljack would return someday... {{storylink|Con Job}}<br />
<br />
When [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] was trying to stir Bulkhead's memory after he absorbed the data from the [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] she mentioned Wheeljack, and showed Bulkhead the picture she took of them together before he left. Sadly, this did not jog Bulkhead's memory. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:LooseCannons Wheeljack fires back.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Who shoots first?]]<br />
During his travels, Wheeljack made contact with fellow Wrecker [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]] only for [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] to destroy Seaspray's ship. Wheeljack chased Dreadwing to Earth where they battled near a gas station, which was destroyed in the conflict as [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s team arrived. Filling the other Autobots in, Wheeljack found himself chafing over the need for secrecy. When Dreadwing called him to arrange a meeting, Wheeljack took Bulkhead to try and trap the Decepticon. The encounter instead left Wheeljack buried.<br />
<br />
[[Image:LooseCannons Wheeljack undergoes repairs.jpg|thumb|right|250px|After Arkham City, Wheeljack Ryder gets fixed by a Doctor.]]<br />
Once Optimus dug him out, he accompanied the Autobot leader to the port where Bulkhead had been taken by Dreadwing and attempted to remove the bomb the Decepticon had placed on his comrade. Eventually he was forced to concede only Dreadwing could remove the bomb, and he and Optimus played a gambit that forced Dreadwing's hand. Convinced to stay on Earth by the other Autobots, Wheeljack adopted a new alternate mode and drove off to explore the planet. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}} He also used the time to become quite familar with the location of key Decepticon Energon mines. {{storylink|Hurt}}<br />
<br />
As the Autobots split up to retrieve the four new Iacon relics, Optimus told Ratchet that he'd need Wheeljack's help for the mission ahead. Remembering his past experiences with the Wrecker, Ratchet was naturally reluctant to go through with the idea, but Optimus reminded the medic that he would need a capable warrior like Wheeljack to watch his back. {{storylink|Triangulation}} <br />
<br />
[[Image:Prime-TriageRatchet&Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|left|250px|After this, you wanna go build a [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]?]]<br />
Ratchet rendezvoused with Wheeljack by the ''Jackhammer'', and they headed out in the ship to find the relic. Wheeljack quickly got on Ratchet's nerve by calling him "doc" and "sunshine" but soon encountered [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]]. The Wrecker engaged Soundwave in a dog fight using some fancy aerial flight moves, but against the advice of Ratchet, Wheeljack let Soundwave go and attacked [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]]. After a lengthy dog fight, Wheeljack shot the [[Mini-Con]] down, but the ''Jackhammer'' was also disabled. On the ground Wheeljack found Laserbeak and suggested planting a grenade inside of the Mini-Con to kill Soundwave, but Ratchet had a better idea: A virus which would download the entire Iacon data base into their systems. <br />
<br />
While Ratchet set about implanting the virus into Laserbeak, Wheeljack went after Soundwave, soon locating and attacking the Decepticon. Though he almost got the upper hand, Soundwave hit him with the [[Resonance Blaster]], and Wheeljack barely had time to warn Ratchet before falling unconscious. Despite the damage, Wheeljack refused to return to base for treatment and instead set about fixing his ship. But before Ratchet left, Wheeljack finally acknowledged the doctor by name. {{storylink|Triage}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:Hurt-WheeljackHardshell.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Wheeljack learns the ''Hard'' way that giving Hardshell some 5-Hour Energy wasn't a very good idea.]]<br />
Wheeljack was called in to the base when Bulkhead turned up critically injured. While he had full confidence in Ratchet's abilities, he decided to go find the responsible parties. Joined by Miko, he attacked an energon mine to draw out [[Hardshell]]. This succeeded, and Wheeljack left Miko in the ship while he faced the Insecticons. Unfortunately Hardshell was too much for him to handle, but as he was about to be killed, Miko interceded in the fight, blasting Hardshell with the ''Jackhammer''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> missiles. After losing the rest of the Insecticon swarm by throwing a box of grenades at them, Wheeljack welcomed Miko to the ranks of the Wreckers. The pair returned to base, though Wheeljack didn't want to see his friend lying comatose and left. {{storylink|Hurt}} Ratchet held a grudge over Wheeljack's revenge stunt, and when Arcee suggested calling the Wrecker in to cover for Bulkhead, Ratchet objected. {{storylink|New Recruit}}<br />
<br />
{{spoiler|Darkest Hour (episode)|December 2, 2012}}<br />
After picking up an immense energy surge, Wheeljack returned to the Autobot base to find it under attack by Decepticon forces. He joined Fowler in attempting to hold the Decepticons off until his ship was eventually shot down by Starscream. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==Games==<br />
===Transformers: Fall of Cybertron===<br />
[[Image:WheeljackFOC-artcloseup.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Never bump foreheads with this guy.]]<br />
{{Note|Wheeljack does not appear in the campaign of ''Fall of Cybertron''. However, he does make an appearance in one of the Escalation maps and he is in multiplayer if the Havoc DLC pack is downloaded.}}<br />
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Cyberverse===<br />
{{anchor|Cyberverse}}<br />
[[Image:TF-Cyberverse-Vehicle-Wheeljack-Spaceship.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He get's all the ladies with this thing.]]<br />
*'''''Star Hammer'' with Wheeljack''' (Cyberverse Vehicle, 2012)<br />
**''Series/number'': '''2 / 001'''<br />
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[May 28|5-28]]-2012'''<br />
**''Japanese ID number'': '''EZ-10'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords<br />
<br />
: Part of the first wave of large ''[[Cyberverse]]'' vehicles, this smaller, simplified version of Wheeljack comes with two translucent blue swords, which he can hold using 3mm ports in his hands. These swords are also capable of storing on his vehicle mode's roof, although the downward-curving orientation shown in the stock photo at right is not actually possible due to a [[design change|change]] to how the pegs are arranged.<br />
<br />
: This version of Wheeljack was only available with the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)#Toys|Star Hammer]]'', in which he can be seated in the opening cockpit. In the ''Star Hammer's'' battle platform mode, Wheeljack can man one of three battle stations using flip-down handlebars (which also allow other Cyberverse figures to man them).<br />
<br />
: In Japan, the set was released under the name "'''Spaceship Star Hammer'''", but there are no notable physical differences from the Hasbro release.<br />
<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/LegWheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on Cyberverse Legion Wheeljack at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1543.html Wheeljack & Star Hammer at Alfes's Toy Blog]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|Hyperspeed}}<br />
*'''Hyperspeed Wheeljack''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)<br />
**''Series/number:'' '''2 / 010'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' "Gravimetric blaster"<br />
<br />
: Part of the third wave of ''Cyberverse'' Legion Class toys, this version of Wheeljack is a single-carded release of the figure previously available with the Star Hammer vehicle, [[redeco]]ed as an [[homage]] to the "[[Marlboor_Wheeljack|Marlboor]]" ''[[Diaclone]]'' [[pre-Transformer]]s [[retool]] of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Wheeljack]] sculpt. He comes with a recolored version of the twin-barreled blaster that was originally available with Cyberverse ''Prime'' [[Bumblebee (Prime)#Cyberverse|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (Prime)#Cyberverse|Arcee]]. The weapon in the same color is also used by Cyberverse [[Tailgate (Prime)#Cyberverse|Tailgate]].<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Prime===<br />
{{anchor|Deluxe}}<br />
[[Image:PrimeRIDtoy-WheeljackDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Let's see how many different Deluxe Wheeljacks we can find on pegs in 2012.]]<br />
[[Image:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-WheeljackArmsMicron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Just when you thought you were going to escape this page without a reference to ''[[Phil LaMarr|Samurai Jack]]''...]]<br />
*'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe, 2012)<br />
**''Series/number:'' '''1 / 003'''<br />
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[October 27|10-27]]-2012'''<br />
**''Japanese ID number'': '''AM-23'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords, Arms Micron "Ooje" (TakaraTomy only)<br />
<br />
: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Wheeljack transforms into a modified [http://www.new-stratos.com/en/#/downloads 2011 Lancia New Stratos Concept]. He comes with two swords which can stow underneath the vehicle or attach under the front bumper to create an attack mode. In robot mode, Wheeljack can either hold the swords, stow them on his shoulders (both via [[5mm post]]), or they can be inserted into slots near his wings. Surprisingly, there are no Autobot insignias on Wheeljack whatsoever.<br />
<br />
: In wave six of the ''Prime'' toyline, Wheeljack was put into new packaging, which came with a DVD featuring the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)| Prime]]'' episode, "[[Loose Cannons]]".<br />
<br />
: The TakaraTomy version of Wheeljack, part of the seventh wave of the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toyline, has some significant differences from the Hasbro release. He features a warmer shade of white plastic, his warm light-gray plastics are darker and cooler, his cool-gray plastics are lighter and warmer, his wings, knee spikes, and swords are cast in a much softer plastic, and many of his [[paint operation]]s have been dropped in favor of customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s from a separate sheet. (This also gives him some Autobot insignias in the process.) As part of the [[Arms Micron]] gimmick, he has also been [[retool]]ed with extra 5mm posts and holes on his spoiler and hood/legs, respectively. Unlike other Arms Micron releases, Wheeljack retains his original twin sword accessories, albeit unpainted and cast in a cooler shade of gray, and he additionally comes with his Arms Micron partner, [[Ooje#Prime|Ooje]], who transforms from a humanoid robot into... a rather bulky weapon that vaguely sort-of resembles his normal sword, if you squint.<br />
<br />
: This mold was [[redeco]]ed and retooled into [[Dead End (Prime)|Dead End]] and [[Wildrider (Prime)#Toys|Wildrider]].<br />
<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/Wheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on ''Robots in Disguise'' Wheeljack at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|DarkEnergon}}<br />
*'''Wheeljack''' (Dark Energon Deluxe, 2012)<br />
**''Accessories'': 2 swords<br />
<br />
: A [[BigBadToyStore]] [[exclusive]], this [[Dark Energon|Dark-Energon]]-infused redeco of ''Prime'' Wheeljack is cast in translucent-blue and black plastics with copper and red accents, in a blatant [[homage]] to [[Slicer]].<br />
<br />
: Though he was packaged on an individual card, he was only sold as part of a set with the Dark Energon versions of [[Bumblebee (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Bumblebee]], [[Knock Out (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Knock Out]] and [[Starscream (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Starscream]].<br />
<br />
{{comingsoontoy}}<br />
<br />
===Beast Hunters===<br />
{{anchor|BHDeluxe}}<br />
[[Image:PrimeBeastHunterstoy-Wheeljack.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Am I Zoro Yet?]]<br />
*'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe, 2013)<br />
**''Accessories'': Falcon Spear<br />
: A rather extensive [[retool]] of Wheeljack to make his alternate mode covered with spikes, Wheeljack also gets a slightly-retooled new noggin and comes with a new accessory, a "Falcon Spear", which can shoot a capture ring and can mount on top of his vehicle mode.<br />
<br />
{{comingsoontoy}}<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*At [[BotCon 2011]], it was stated Wheeljack is meant to be a mechanic as with other incarnations, but it has yet to be mentioned or shown in-series.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79724 Botcon 2011 Transformers Prime Panel!] on the AllSpark</ref><br />
*However it is interesting to note that if one does math, after Ratchet returned to base in Triage, Bulkhead came through a few seconds later. When Arcee, Bumblebee, and the kids return from New York, Ratchet is just reviving him. A short while after Optimus returns, Arcee has contacted Wheeljack and Agent Fowler has yet to leave. Wheeljack arrives shortly. So it's a possibility that Wheeljack repaired the Jackhammer in 3 hours or''20 minutes.'' How's that for a mechanic? <br />
* Wheeljack's "one grenade, one shot" strategy is hinted at by the fact that he does carry a single grenade on his hip.<br />
* The Japanese dub of ''Prime'' gives Wheeljack a traditional samurai speech pattern to go with his swords.<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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[[Category:Prime Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Wreckers]]<br />
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Hall of Fame]]</div>Seriousrunner2https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Crossfire_(Prime)&diff=768183Crossfire (Prime)2012-11-15T18:18:48Z<p>Seriousrunner2: /* Animation and technical errors */</p>
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<div>{{episode|<br />
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 33<br />
|prev=Loose Cannons<br />
|next=Nemesis Prime (episode)<br />
|image=Crossfire Megatron and Insecticon close together.jpg<br />
|caption=You'll get caught up in the...<br />
|title="Crossfire"<br />
|airdate=[[March 31]], [[2012]]<br />
|written by=[[Marty Isenberg]]<br />
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br />
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Airachnid and Starscream struggle to control an Insecticon warrior.'''<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
[[Image:Crossfire MECH finds Breakdown.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Finally I can get ahead in this organization."]]<br />
[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] muses to [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] about [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]]'s inevitable decryption of the [[Project Iacon|Iacon files,]] and requests for her tracking abilities to be enlisted in the search for the resulting coordinates. Megatron dismisses her, and Soundwave replays the audio of her suggestion to leave Megatron [[One Shall Rise, Part 2|earlier]]. He contacts [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], who replies with an oath of loyalty. The leader orders him to perform a task he normally performs [[Rock Bottom|himself]], but now leaves to his first officer. The Seeker is confused, as Airachnid holds that position, but his mission becomes clear—he is to dispose of the treacherous spider.<br />
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[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]], Dreadwing, and Airachnid follow the trail of an unconfirmed [[energon]] deposit. Airachnid is amused at the heavy backup, and takes the opportunity to grill Breakdown on his lack of skill, and lack of eye. Dreadwing attempts to calm him, but another insult puts him into a frenzy. He jumps at the spider, but is webbed in the face. Dreadwing joins the fray, but is pinned to a tree by Airachnid's webbing, but not before he lets off a blast which collapses a tree on Airachnid, damaging one of her legs and forcing her to retreat. Breakdown gives chase, and finds her collapsed in a ravine, but as he raises his hammer to finish her, he is snagged by a webbing booby trap the renegade fembot has laid for him. Immobilized, Breakdown can do nothing to stop Airachnid from slicing him to pieces. She leaves his remains behind, which are presently discovered by a contingent of [[MECH]] soldiers.<br />
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[[Image:Crossfire Starscream and Airachnid plot.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"This is going to be awesome! With this Insecticon we can off Megatron and take over the whole thing!" "Insecticon, eat him."]]<br />
In a cave, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] pities his lot in life as he jumps for a meager scrap of energon. He is interrupted by a nearby rumbling that surprises him—it is an [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]], unearthing a large chunk of energon. He orders the brute to hand it over, but it attacks him, forcing him to hide. He witnesses the Insecticon bowing to another surprise—Airachnid. He makes himself known, and she makes her rogue status known, giving Starscream the idea to propose an alliance to overthrow Megatron with the help of her oversized herald. She proposes an alternative—she overthrows Megatron, and Starscream dies. She orders the Insecticon to kill him.<br />
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At the base, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] receives another [[Orion Pax, Part 2|high frequency signal with an embedded message,]] again from Starscream, who promises valuable intel in exchange for medical aid. His intel proves none-too-relevant until he mentions the Insecticon, and provides Airachnid's location. Back at base, [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] berates Ratchet and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] for letting him go again, but [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]] is confident in sparing helpless lifeforms, regardless of personal vendettas.<br />
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[[Image:Crossfire Optimus aims at Megatron.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"One shall stand, one sha-oh, wait, too late."]]<br />
Airachnid contacts Megatron and proposes a challenge, which he accepts, forbidding Dreadwing to follow him. Making his way to the mine, the Decepticon leader is immediately assaulted by the Insecticon, who ignores Megatron's orders to stand down and begins to beat him down. Though he does not initially fare well, it does not take long for the former gladiator to put himself on equal footing with the beast. The Autobots bridge in, and Arcee goes for Airachnid, chasing her off into the adjoining tunnels while the other Autobots watch as Megatron triumphs over the Insecticon, tearing off its limbs and head. The Autobots surround Megatron as he falls, exhausted. Prime mulls over the idea of ending his life when suddenly, Dreadwing and a large detachment of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] descend into the cavern. Prime agrees to trade the Autobots' lives for Megatron's, but once the trade is made, Megatron orders the Vehicons to attack, and departs with Dreadwing, noting his appreciation for Dreadwing's disregard of orders.<br />
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[[Image:Crossfire Airachnid strings up Arcee.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"I saw you hanging around and thought I'd wrap things up."]]<br />
Arcee, meanwhile, follows Airachnid, but finds herself suddenly stuck in a trap. As her nemesis prepares to finish her, a missile streaks through the air and pushes Airachnid off Arcee. She escapes as Starscream—intent on payback—continues to fire. Now alone with Arcee, the Seeker recalls her decision to spare him earlier, and in returning the favor, he cuts her free from Airachnid'a trap and leaves her be rescued by the Autobots, declaring themselves even.<br />
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Underground, even as she swears her vengeance, Airachnid comes upon the source of her warrior—an entire nest of Insecticons.<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (10)<br />
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (11)<br />
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (12)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (13)<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (14)<br />
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*[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] (1)<br />
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (2)<br />
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (3)<br />
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (4)<br />
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (5)<br />
*[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] (9)<br />
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (15)<br />
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*[[MECH|MECH soldiers]] (6)<br />
*[[MECH 1]] (7)<br />
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*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (8)<br />
}}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
"I know we've never seen ''eyes-to-eye'', but that doesn't mean we can't ''patch'' things up."<br />
:—'''Airachnid''' baits Breakdown with extra-strength puns.<br />
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"Easy prey."<br />
:—'''Breakdown's''' last words.<br />
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"You dare turn your back on a superior life-form? I am Commander Starscream!"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' using his former position to get others to do what he wants...[[Orion Pax, Part 1|''again.'']]<br />
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"Nonetheless, I do not condone the termination of any defenseless life form."<br />
:—'''Optimus Prime''', who ironically will almost terminate a defenseless and injured Megatron.<br />
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"You and your beast would do well to remember—''I honed my skills in the pits of [[Kaon]]!''"<br />
:—'''Megatron''' reminds all that he is not so easily beaten. <br />
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"How right you were, Airachnid. Payback. Is. ''Sweet!''"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' making Airachnid eat her own words. <br />
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"Never trust a 'Con. Kick Buckethead's bucket!"<br />
:—'''Bulkhead''''s opinion on Dreadwing's offer to trade Megatron's life for the Autobots'.<br />
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"You disobeyed my orders in following me here. You will make a fine first lieutenant."<br />
:—'''Megatron''' might have finally made a good choice for second-in-command.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
=== Animation and technical errors ===<br />
*When Bulkhead jumps out of the GroundBridge with Ratchet following behind, the wrecking ball on his left arm somehow transforms silently back to his hand.<br />
*When the Insecticon throws Megatron into the air and slashes at him with its horn, it injures his shoulder and Energon is splattered from the wound. When Megatron recovers, the injury appears on his neck instead. He is old because he is ''hard.''<br />
*When Megatron switches to his vehicle mode, the webbing on his cannon disappears. If this was intentional, why not just do it to fight off the Autobots?<br />
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===Continuity errors===<br />
*Soundwave's trace of Airachnid's signal appears to locate her around about Bolivia, while the Autobot trace of the same signal places it on the north coast of [[South America]], in Guyana or Suriname.<br />
*Megatron's blood/energon is colored blue when [[Stronger, Faster|it's been]] [[One Shall Fall|shown previously]] [[One Shall Rise, Part 1|to be purple]]. [[Darkness Rising, Part 4|He said so himself!]]<br />
*Starscream's missiles reappear on his arms after he fires them.<br />
*Bulkhead's remark that Starscream helped MECH steal Bumblebee's T-cog isn't entirely accurate, as MECH had already stolen Bumblebee's T-cog before Starscream had formed the alliance, in fact if Bumblebee hadn't arrived at the trap first it would have been Starscream who would have his T-cog stolen as he also was lured to the trap.<br />
*Earlier in "Deux Ex Machina" and "Metal Attraction", Breakdown's blaster fires tracking missiles. However, this episode's blaster fires laser blasts, like Vehicon fire. It would have been Airachnid who would've been lying in pieces had Breakdown kept his original weapon.<br />
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===Continuity notes===<br />
*Arcee reminds the team yet again of how Airachnid took [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]] away from her, as well as how Starscream was responsible for [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper's]] demise.<br />
*Starscream hasn't forgotten how Arcee let him live after their last encounter from "[[Partners]]".<br />
*Soundwave plays dialogue from "[[One Shall Rise, Part 2]]" to remind Megatron what Airachnid thinks of him.<br />
*MECH comes across the dismembered remains of Breakdown, and cites it as a "[[Operation: Breakdown|familiar face]]".<br />
*Starscream contacts Ratchet the same way he did back in "[[Orion Pax, Part 2]]", and meets him and Bulkhead in what appears to be the same place. Both he and Bulkhead even reference the events of that episode. Arcee seems to have learned about it as well.<br />
*The events of the two-part episode "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 1|Operation Bumblebee]]" are brought up while Starscream begs for treatment.<br />
*The "task" Megatron normally performs himself—the disposal of treacherous soldiers—previously occurred in "[[Rock Bottom]]", where Starscream was the recipient.<br />
*Megatron refers to his skills and training as a Kaon gladiator.<br />
* Despite Optimus's speech about it being wrong to terminate a defenseless lifeform like Starscream, he was more than willing to eliminate Megatron when he was in a similar position. Clearly, he still stands by his comment of [[One Shall Rise, Part 2|the option of extinguishing Megatron's spark still being in play]].<br />
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===Real-world references===<br />
*When Megatron contacts Dreadwing about him killing Airachnid and taking her place as Megatron's 1st lieutenant, Dreadwing picks up and cocks what appears to be a stormtrooper rifle from the Star Wars movies.<br />
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===Foreign localization===<br />
'''German'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Das Insecticon'''" ("The Insecticon")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 1|1 November]] [[2012]]<br />
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'''Japanese'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Haran Henkei! Konchū Gekisen'''" (波乱変形!昆虫激戦, "Turbulent Transformation! Insect Battle")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 17|17 November]] [[2012]]<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
*Starscream's arm-mounted missiles still work even with his T-Cog missing, since there's no transformation involved in firing them.<br />
*The Decepticons really didn't do a good job in stripping that mine, considering all the Insecticon had to do was push away a couple of rocks to find a huge clump of energon in the wall.<br />
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[[Category:Prime episodes]]</div>Seriousrunner2https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Darkest_Hour_(episode)&diff=768181Darkest Hour (episode)2012-11-15T18:13:27Z<p>Seriousrunner2: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{disambig3|Darkest Hour}}<br />
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{{episode|<br />
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 52<br />
|prev=Regeneration (Prime)<br />
|next=<br />
|image=PrimeDarkestHourOPArm.jpg<br />
|caption=Season one ended with Optimus' figurative death. Season two, he's just dead.<br />
|title="Darkest Hour"<br />
|airdate=[[November 2]], [[2012]]<br />
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]<br />
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br />
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Megatron's plans force Optimus to make a risky decision that could have inescapable consequences for the entire Autobot team.'''<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
[[Image:DarkestHour-captives.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Jack: It's all because of us.<br>Miko: We're so fragged.<br>Raf: Can I go to the bathroom?]]<br />
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The two groups stand on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], locked in a face-off. While the [[Autobot]]s have the [[Omega Key]]s, the [[Decepticon]]s have [[Jack Darby|Jack]], [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] orders [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] to get ready to expose Jack to Cybertron's toxic atmosphere. Though the kids are ready to sacrifice themselves to save the planet, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] isn't, and the Autobots throw down their weapons. [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] hands over his key in exchange for Miko, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] hands over his for Raf, and Megatron insists that as someone who was entrusted with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], Jack is surely worth ''two'' keys, so Arcee and Smokescreen are compelled to hand over theirs. The exchange done, a [[space bridge]] opens and the Autobots are quickly surrounded by [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]].<br />
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On [[Earth]], [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] gets a call from [[June Darby]], worried as she can't get in touch with Jack. Ratchet, unable to get in touch with Optimus and unaware that the kids are on Cybertron, is more concerned with keeping the comm lines clear, and quickly ends the call.<br />
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Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave and Knock Out each hold a key, and activate the [[Omega Lock]]. At a touch from Megatron, the lock sends out a beam of energy that recreates a nearby ruin, turning it into a pristine building. Though Optimus requests he be allowed to take the [[human]]s back to Earth, Megatron announces they'll be safer where they are. He has Starscream open up a space bridge portal over the Omega Lock site, and unleashes a mechaforming beam through it... to Earth, just outside of [[Jasper]], [[Nevada]]. A horrified June drops her phone, and the Autobot base's systems go haywire from the energy overload.<br />
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[[Image:DarkestHour-June.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I've been watching far too many movies."]]<br />
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Miko wonders aloud if the beam will simply restore Earth, but Optimus says that this won't be the case; the beam will instead [[Eco-structuring|cyberform]] the planet, tuning it into another metallic world, and in the process destroy ''all'' indigenous life. Unable to let Earth die, Optimus leaps into action, slicing his way through the guards with his blade and lunging for the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Though Megatron tries to respond with the [[Dark Star Saber]], Optimus neatly cleaves the purloined Prime arm off of the Decepticon leader and sends the Dark blade flying, charging the Lock. Starscream gets his face stamped on as he tries to stop Optimus, and the other two Decepticons dive for cover as the Star Saber finds its mark, resulting in a massive explosion.<br />
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The cyberforming beam dissipates, and Ratchet's equipment clears up in time to get a transmission from Optimus requesting a space bridge. As the Decepticons pick themselves out of the rubble, the Autobots retreat through back to Earth. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] quips, earning a quick backhand from Starscream, snarling that he needs to attend to their wounded leader. Starscream's ranting at Optimus's actions is cut of by a burst of maniacal laughter from Megatron... "They can run, but they can never again run ''home''!"<br />
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[[Image:DarkestHour-NewKaon.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Welp. There goes the neighborhood.]]<br />
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Ratchet is aghast as the Autobots return carrying the children, and even more so when they tell him Optimus has destroyed the Omega Lock. He staggers, lamenting that the sheer depth of loss the war has brought has all come to naught, with Cybertron now doomed to forever be a lifeless husk. [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] snaps at Ratchet, claiming it's not his place to question Optimus's battlefield decisions, and Ratchet does not exactly react well to that. The discussion is cut short by a call from an absolutely furious [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]], suggesting they take a look outside. As the Autobots reach the mountaintop via elevator, they find a huge [[New Kaon (fortress)|Cybertronian fortress]] now stands right on their doorstep. Fowler, landing his helicopter next to them, wonders why they picked Jasper. As the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'' arrives, the answer becomes painfully clear: the Decepticons have found the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]].<br />
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Megatron, still missing his arm, rallies his air troops with a speech damning Optimus for his actions, and Starscream launches his armada of silver-toned Jet Vehicons, followed by the [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] horde. The Autobots retreat into the base, but Fowler jumps back into his helicopter and flies directly through the oncoming Decepticon formations. While he's soon outgunned and being chased by Vehicons, the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]'' streaks into view—[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] has come to lend a hand, much to the surprise of the Autobots, since their last parting was not exactly on friendly terms.<br />
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[[Image:DarkestHour-thisistheplace.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Album|We're going 'til the world stops turning, while we burn it to the ground tonight!]]]]<br />
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Optimus orders the Autobots to abandon base via [[GroundBridge]], each departing to different locations in the [[United States of America|USA]] in the hopes that it will allow them to evade capture easier and regroup. Bumblebee and Raf head out first, then Bulkhead and Miko, then Arcee and Jack. Outside, Fowler avoids more Decepticons only to see the ''Nemesis'' moving into position over the Autobot base. At the same time, June is approaching the base by car in search of her son, but is stopped by a low-flying Vehicon. Fowler moves fast, gunning the Decepticon down and pulling June to safety. Though Wheeljack has bought the Autobots time, the numbers are against him, and a pair of seeking missiles from Starscream soon send the ''Jackhammer'' plummeting to Earth in a trail of smoke. <br />
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Smokescreen having departed on his own, Ratchet and Optimus are the last ones left in the base. Optimus tells Ratchet to go on, while he will make sure the Decepticons can't follow. Realizing the implications, Ratchet sadly takes his leave. Optimus moves to use the Star Saber to destroy the space bridge controls, but at that moment his task is rendered moot as the ''Nemesis'' fires a colossal cannon, destroying the Autobot base in a huge explosion.<br />
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Megatron and Starscream fly down to the remains, landing on the Autobot [[insignia]]. The two gloat over their victory... and not far, all that can be seen of Optimus is his hand sticking out from the burning rubble...<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (1)<br />
* [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (2)<br />
* [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (3)<br />
* [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (4)<br />
* [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (5)<br />
* [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (14)<br />
* [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (18)<br />
|c2=<br />
* [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (6)<br />
* [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (9)<br />
* [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (10)<br />
* [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (12)<br />
* [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (13)<br />
* [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (17)<br />
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* [[Jack Darby]] (7)<br />
* [[Raf Esquivel]] (8)<br />
* [[Miko Nakadai]] (11)<br />
* [[June Darby]] (15)<br />
* [[William Fowler]] (16)<br />
}}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
"I guess we should cancel the welcome home party."<br />
:—'''Knock Out''' makes an ill-timed quip.<br />
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"Optimus... ''we needed that''."<br />
:—'''Ratchet''' expresses his dismay over Optimus's actions.<br />
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"Our opportunity to revive Cybertron has been lost, due to the treachery of Optimus Prime. But from our fortress of New Kaon, we will instead seize control of THIS world! '''Decepticons! Transform and rise up!'''"<br />
:—'''Megatron''' gives his army a motivational speech as the onslaught begins.<br />
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"And that's how you wreck a Wrecker!"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' bragging as he shoots down Wheeljack's ship.<br />
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"I... never imagined it would end like this."<br><br />
''[Heads through the GroundBridge]''<br><br />
"Neither did I, old friend."<br />
:—'''Ratchet''' and '''Optimus Prime''' on the breaking of [[Team Prime]].<br />
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"United we stand, divided they fall."<br />
:—'''Starscream''' continues to gloat at what is left of the Autobot base.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
===Animation and technical errors===<br />
* As in previous episodes, Megatron's jet mode retains the fusion cannon even though he no longer has it.<br />
* During Ratchet's last scene before he enters the ground bridge, you can clearly see part of his helmet going through his chest.<br />
*When Optimus transforms his arm into his regular sword, the Vehicons behind him are suddenly ground units.<br />
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===Continuity notes===<br />
* Megatron remembers that Jack was entrusted with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] back in "[[Orion Pax, Part 3]]".<br />
* Ratchet vaguely references the events of "[[Hurt]]" when expressing surprise at Wheeljack's arrival. This also seems to be the reason why no one enlisted his aid for the events of the previous episode.<br />
* Optimus cuts off Megatron's Prime arm, which he acquired in "[[Alpha/Omega]]".<br />
[[Image:Sentinel prime dw.jpg|right|thumb|180px|[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Mikado/The_criminal_cried_as_he_dropped_him_down ''With a frightful, frantic, fearful frown, I bared my big right arm'']]]<br />
===Transformers references===<br />
* "[[Darkest hour]]", yet again.<br />
* Megatron commands his troops to "Transform and rise up!", a phrase coined by the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]].<br />
* The red panel Megatron activates on the Omega Lock resembles an [[energon star]].<br />
* Megatron plans to [[Cyberforming|cyberform]] Earth.<br />
*The final shot of Optimus Prime's arm looks [[The War Within issue 1|oddly familiar]].<br />
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===Real-world references===<br />
* Optimus Prime explains that the Omega Lock will "cyberform your planet in favor of its new matrix, destroying all indigenous life in the process," a reference to the Genesis Device in ''[[wikipedia:Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]''. [[Spock]], describing the effect of the Device on an inhabited world, explains that it "would destroy such life, in favor of its new matrix."<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
[[Image:PrimeDarkestHourStarscreamsArmadaSingle.jpg|thumb|250px|ARE YOU SARAH CONNOR?]]<br />
* A new type of Decepticon flyer debuts, sporting a silver and grey paint job. Just where these new awesome-looking Vehicons came from has not yet been explained. <br />
* June Darby makes an appearance after a 23-episode absence.<br />
* This is the first time we see a space bridge portal open facing downward and the second time we see a portal open North-South.<br />
* June bought a new car after her old one was destroyed in "[[One Shall Rise, Part 1]]".<br />
* [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] was still being held in that stasis pod when the Autobot Base blew up, leaving open the question of her fate. The various Iacon relics are also left unaccounted for. The [[Forge of Solus Prime]] was in the Autobot base, same as Airachnid. The [[phase shifter]], [[Immobilizer]], [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]], and [[polarity gauntlet]] were all last seen on Cybertron, and the Autobots made no apparent effort to retrieve them. Finally, it's never shown if Megatron retrieved his Dark Star Saber and Prime arm.<br />
* Optimus makes use of his integrated sword for the first time since the arrival of the Star Saber.<br />
* Megatron goes almost the entire episode without a right arm. He is old because he is ''hard'', man. <br />
* Fowler manages to kill four Decepticons in this episode, two of which he shoots down with the gun on his helicopter. He must have gotten an upgrade after its lackluster performances in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]" and "[[Crisscross]]".<br />
* Technially, Jack was entrusted with the Key to Vector Sigma. Of course, it has the power to restore the matrix, so same difference.<br />
*Soundwave appears to be laughing along with the other decepticons.<br />
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[[Category:Prime episodes]]</div>Seriousrunner2https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Talk:Soundwave_(WFC)&diff=768180Talk:Soundwave (WFC)2012-11-15T18:12:15Z<p>Seriousrunner2: /* Season 2 */</p>
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<div>== Triple Changer? ==<br />
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Ok, we all know that Soundwave can transform into a Spy Rig-class Cybertronian truck, right? Well, right before his boss fight against Optimus and his team, he is briefly seen in the form of a Cybertronian device similar to a tapedeck, much like his original G1 counterpart's Earth mode. Does this mean he's a Triple Changer or is that just an interface mode like when you use the mounted turrets? --[[User:Cydra|Cydra]] 21:19, 4 July 2010 (EDT)<br />
:As per our standards, we do not classify anyone as a "Triple Changer" (proper noun) unless they are specifically labeled as such. Lots of TFs have third modes who are not Triple Changers. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 21:31, 4 July 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== Toy Image ==<br />
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I'm not going to switch out the caption just 'cause I feel like it, but every time I look at the image, all I can think of is, "BECAUSE YOU ARE HEADCRAB SOUNDWAVE!"--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 19:09, 15 July 2010 (EDT)<br />
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==Cybertron Adventures==<br />
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Soundwave discovers that the Autobots have infiltrated the Datacore. Megatron sends him and Barricade to take care of the intrusion. The two speed out, and Soundwave must navigate a highway overgrown with Dark Energon crystals while dealing with swarms of Aerialbots before they can shut off access to the Datacore. An Autobot Destroyer blocks Soundwave's path and brings the roof down, forcing him to take an alternate route. he makes his way to a security station and downloads the information on the Autobots' advance, radioing Barricade to meet him at the assigned coordinates. When Soundwave arrives, though, he finds Barricade in the middle of a shooting gallery. The Autobots are soon joined by an aerial Destroyer, but the pair make short work of it. Soundwave intercepts a data download but cuts it off quickly, and races to intercept the escaping Autobots. Weaving his way through Dark Energon crystals and moving walls (huh?), he reaches the intercept point in time, causing Ironhide and Bumblebee to skid out of control... and right into a fusion blast from Megatron.<br />
This is here because I cant figure out how to put this on the page-- [[<noinclude>User:</noinclude>Kuptrion]]<br />
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== Other Figures ==<br />
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Doesn't WFC Soundwave have an RPM figure and a Stealth Force figure? --[[User:Spongezilla|Spongezilla]] 4 August 2010 (EDT)<br />
:I'm pretty sure that RPMs and Stealth Force are exclusive to the movie universe. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 16:14, 4 August 2010 (EDT)<br />
::Hm, they used his Video game robot mode, and Inferno appears to be from the Classics Universe. Gah, the 2010 line is all screwed up. -- [[User:Spongezilla|Spongezilla]] 00:07, 5 August 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::I'd say the Stealth Force figure is the movie guy, even though he has the WFC robot mode and the Animated vehicle mode. His bio talks about how he used to be a satellite and how he's just come down to Earth for the first time. That points to movie continuity to me. (Meanwhile, Stealth Force Silverstreak and Hound are clearly the G1 guys.) ((This should probably go on the Stealth Force page.)) --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:48, 5 August 2010 (EDT)<br />
::::Well, given how the RPM/Speed Stars image at the bottom, and the package photography on the Stealth Force toy all represent WFC Soundwave... I'd say they're toys of this Soundwave and not ROTF Soundwave. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:23, 9 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::::You're well late, it's discussed on [[Soundwave (ROTF)]]. Still, what with [[repurposing]], we can discuss it here too. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 13:37, 9 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
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What about the new Legion Class Soundwave. Mold wise it's clearly DOTM Soundwave, but the packaging is for the Prime line with his Prime Bio on the back. [[User:helli0n|helli0n]] 21:27, 6 June 2012 (EDT)<br />
:I don't know much about the bio on the back but the front of the packaging omits the Prime name just like it does for Mirage and Evac. They wouldn't leave them out if they were blatantly meant to be Prime toys. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 21:45, 10 June 2012 (EDT)<br />
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== Voice Actor ==<br />
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If he doesn't have one then there's no point having it there. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 11:29, 29 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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== Quote ==<br />
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Could we not consider Starscream and Knock Out's exchane in Sick Mind for Soundwave's main quote? It fits with Soundwave's role as... well, the eyes and ears of the Decepticons, as the spy.<br />
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"That blasted Soundwave sees and hears everything."<br />
"The eyes and ears of the Decepticons." {{unsigned|72.190.7.46}}<br />
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==toy picture==<br />
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It's here http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-soundwave-wheeljack-and-cliffjumper-at-nycc-173564/<br />
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It's "reining in", you guys. You ''rein in'' a horse. Reigning is something a monarch does.<br />
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==Shockwave (DOTM)==<br />
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Soundwave (Prime) is silent, he doesn't show any signs of sentience when someones talks to him, except moving his head to say no or yes, he just stands and watches.<br />
He's apparently dangerous : Airachnid seems to have given the autobots the hell of a run in previous episodes, and he owned her.<br />
Shockwave in the movie : the same. ( well apparently in prequel comics he kills and kills and kills. )<br />
Should we point the similarity in the Notes ? Is it on purpose that two of the most popular characters EVER bear similarities or is it a coincidence ? [[User:SnipinScientist|SnipinScientist]]<br />
:Well... no. "Soundwave doesn't speak, just like Shockwave in the Dark Of The Moon movie" is really not a noteworthy thing. There's lots of Transformers who don't speak. That doesn't make them identical/homages/noteworthingly similar. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 07:32, 18 February 2012 (EST)<br />
: Decepticons who don't speak in the live-action movies are a dime a dozen. I suppose we could also note that Soundwave (Prime) is just like Movie Blackout, Bonecrusher, Ravage, Scorponok, all seven/eight/nine Constructicons, Sideways, all the protoform warriors, Crowbar, Crankcase, Hatchet... but at that point we're just being friggin' ridiculous, wouldn't you say? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 09:13, 18 February 2012 (EST)<br />
::Bonecrusher, Demolishor, Mixmaster and Rampage did speak.--[[Special:Contributions/199.60.104.18|199.60.104.18]] 23:04, 22 February 2012 (EST)<br />
:::That is not the point. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 23:55, 22 February 2012 (EST)<br />
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== Season 2 ==<br />
Is it true that Soundwave is going to start talking in season 2 of ''Prime''?[[Special:Contributions/71.162.102.155|71.162.102.155]] 23:11, 23 February 2012 (EST)<br />
:Well is he?[[Special:Contributions/71.255.172.244|71.255.172.244]] 16:33, 1 March 2012 (EST)<br />
::You know as much about it as we do. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:59, 1 March 2012 (EST)<br />
This topic is rendered moot.<br />
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== Go-Box ==<br />
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His Go-Box as it appears on message boards etc [http://tfwiki.net/goboxes/SoundwavePrime.png is blank]. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:50, 8 March 2012 (EST)<br />
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== Noticed on the deluxe toy ==<br />
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The paint apps on the nose of the vehicle mode look an awful lot like eyes, and the heels of the robot mode feet hinge just under it like a beak. In a sense, his vehicle mode seems to be at least a visual homage to Laserbeak, since Prime Laserbeak looks more like a bat than anything. Worth noting in trivia? --[[Special:Contributions/72.215.154.250|72.215.154.250]] 16:38, 11 March 2012 (EDT)<br />
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:No, that's just a coincidence. (and really, he doesn't look anything like Laserbeak.)--[[User:Roni134730|Roni134730]] 09:57, 12 March 2012 (EDT)<br />
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== "Canons" ==<br />
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Someone might want to go correct that in the Prime toy's mention of the Takara release.<br />
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== Soundblaster ==<br />
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Should'nt we add the Soundblaster and Buzzsaw repaint of the Fall of Cybertron Soundwave toy to the page?<br />
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== RID Soundwave's arms ==<br />
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I just got a deluxe Soundwave the other day, and noticed that mine has an... ''interesting'' use of plastic in the parts of the arms that fold out with the hands on them: On his right arm, this piece is cast in a slightly flexible, but still rigid, plastic (''a la'' Wheeljack's swords), yet on the left arm, it's that annoying soft plastic. Did I get a factory reject, or is this a common curiosity? If all (or even multiple) figures have them, I think it ought to be mentioned on the page.<br />
:- [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] <sup>[[User talk:Queso|Complain here]]</sup> 02:15, 2 July 2012 (EDT)<br />
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:Managed to compare my Hasbro and TakaraTomy Soundwaves. The Hasbro version features slightly more rigid a plastic head, arms, tail-fins, nose, and Laserbeak wings, while the TakaraTomy version has soft rubbery ones. Interesting. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 06:59, 2 July 2012 (EDT)<br />
::Mine's the Hasbro version. The nose and heels are soft, but they're just in between the two arms in terms of harness, whereas the head seems to match the right arm. The left arm is just weird, though. It's the only part that's made of a plastic ''that soft''. This isn't something that one would have to compare two figures to notice. It's blatantly (and painfully) obvious.<br />
::- [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] <sup>[[User talk:Queso|Complain here]]</sup> 23:58, 2 July 2012 (EDT)<br />
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== Soundwave's blasters ==<br />
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Should something be added about FoC Soundwave's handheld blaster? It's identical to G1 Prime's Ion Blaster, although it was omitted in the first run of FOC Soundwaves released in Australia (possibly all of them, but we don't know for sure)?[[User:Larkmarn|Larkmarn]] 15:19, 5 November 2012 (EST)</div>Seriousrunner2https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Darkest_Hour_(episode)&diff=768179Darkest Hour (episode)2012-11-15T18:09:45Z<p>Seriousrunner2: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{disambig3|Darkest Hour}}<br />
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{{episode|<br />
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 52<br />
|prev=Regeneration (Prime)<br />
|next=<br />
|image=PrimeDarkestHourOPArm.jpg<br />
|caption=Season one ended with Optimus' figurative death. Season two, he's just dead.<br />
|title="Darkest Hour"<br />
|airdate=[[November 2]], [[2012]]<br />
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]<br />
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br />
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Megatron's plans force Optimus to make a risky decision that could have inescapable consequences for the entire Autobot team.'''<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
[[Image:DarkestHour-captives.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Jack: It's all because of us.<br>Miko: We're so fragged.<br>Raf: Can I go to the bathroom?]]<br />
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The two groups stand on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], locked in a face-off. While the [[Autobot]]s have the [[Omega Key]]s, the [[Decepticon]]s have [[Jack Darby|Jack]], [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] orders [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] to get ready to expose Jack to Cybertron's toxic atmosphere. Though the kids are ready to sacrifice themselves to save the planet, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] isn't, and the Autobots throw down their weapons. [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] hands over his key in exchange for Miko, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] hands over his for Raf, and Megatron insists that as someone who was entrusted with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], Jack is surely worth ''two'' keys, so Arcee and Smokescreen are compelled to hand over theirs. The exchange done, a [[space bridge]] opens and the Autobots are quickly surrounded by [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]].<br />
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On [[Earth]], [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] gets a call from [[June Darby]], worried as she can't get in touch with Jack. Ratchet, unable to get in touch with Optimus and unaware that the kids are on Cybertron, is more concerned with keeping the comm lines clear, and quickly ends the call.<br />
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Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave and Knock Out each hold a key, and activate the [[Omega Lock]]. At a touch from Megatron, the lock sends out a beam of energy that recreates a nearby ruin, turning it into a pristine building. Though Optimus requests he be allowed to take the [[human]]s back to Earth, Megatron announces they'll be safer where they are. He has Starscream open up a space bridge portal over the Omega Lock site, and unleashes a mechaforming beam through it... to Earth, just outside of [[Jasper]], [[Nevada]]. A horrified June drops her phone, and the Autobot base's systems go haywire from the energy overload.<br />
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[[Image:DarkestHour-June.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I've been watching far too many movies."]]<br />
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Miko wonders aloud if the beam will simply restore Earth, but Optimus says that this won't be the case; the beam will instead [[Eco-structuring|cyberform]] the planet, tuning it into another metallic world, and in the process destroy ''all'' indigenous life. Unable to let Earth die, Optimus leaps into action, slicing his way through the guards with his blade and lunging for the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Though Megatron tries to respond with the [[Dark Star Saber]], Optimus neatly cleaves the purloined Prime arm off of the Decepticon leader and sends the Dark blade flying, charging the Lock. Starscream gets his face stamped on as he tries to stop Optimus, and the other two Decepticons dive for cover as the Star Saber finds its mark, resulting in a massive explosion.<br />
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The cyberforming beam dissipates, and Ratchet's equipment clears up in time to get a transmission from Optimus requesting a space bridge. As the Decepticons pick themselves out of the rubble, the Autobots retreat through back to Earth. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] quips, earning a quick backhand from Starscream, snarling that he needs to attend to their wounded leader. Starscream's ranting at Optimus's actions is cut of by a burst of maniacal laughter from Megatron... "They can run, but they can never again run ''home''!"<br />
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[[Image:DarkestHour-NewKaon.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Welp. There goes the neighborhood.]]<br />
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Ratchet is aghast as the Autobots return carrying the children, and even more so when they tell him Optimus has destroyed the Omega Lock. He staggers, lamenting that the sheer depth of loss the war has brought has all come to naught, with Cybertron now doomed to forever be a lifeless husk. [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] snaps at Ratchet, claiming it's not his place to question Optimus's battlefield decisions, and Ratchet does not exactly react well to that. The discussion is cut short by a call from an absolutely furious [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]], suggesting they take a look outside. As the Autobots reach the mountaintop via elevator, they find a huge [[New Kaon (fortress)|Cybertronian fortress]] now stands right on their doorstep. Fowler, landing his helicopter next to them, wonders why they picked Jasper. As the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'' arrives, the answer becomes painfully clear: the Decepticons have found the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]].<br />
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Megatron, still missing his arm, rallies his air troops with a speech damning Optimus for his actions, and Starscream launches his armada of silver-toned Jet Vehicons, followed by the [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] horde. The Autobots retreat into the base, but Fowler jumps back into his helicopter and flies directly through the oncoming Decepticon formations. While he's soon outgunned and being chased by Vehicons, the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]'' streaks into view—[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] has come to lend a hand, much to the surprise of the Autobots, since their last parting was not exactly on friendly terms.<br />
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[[Image:DarkestHour-thisistheplace.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Album|We're going 'til the world stops turning, while we burn it to the ground tonight!]]]]<br />
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Optimus orders the Autobots to abandon base via [[GroundBridge]], each departing to different locations in the [[United States of America|USA]] in the hopes that it will allow them to evade capture easier and regroup. Bumblebee and Raf head out first, then Bulkhead and Miko, then Arcee and Jack. Outside, Fowler avoids more Decepticons only to see the ''Nemesis'' moving into position over the Autobot base. At the same time, June is approaching the base by car in search of her son, but is stopped by a low-flying Vehicon. Fowler moves fast, gunning the Decepticon down and pulling June to safety. Though Wheeljack has bought the Autobots time, the numbers are against him, and a pair of seeking missiles from Starscream soon send the ''Jackhammer'' plummeting to Earth in a trail of smoke. <br />
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Smokescreen having departed on his own, Ratchet and Optimus are the last ones left in the base. Optimus tells Ratchet to go on, while he will make sure the Decepticons can't follow. Realizing the implications, Ratchet sadly takes his leave. Optimus moves to use the Star Saber to destroy the space bridge controls, but at that moment his task is rendered moot as the ''Nemesis'' fires a colossal cannon, destroying the Autobot base in a huge explosion.<br />
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Megatron and Starscream fly down to the remains, landing on the Autobot [[insignia]]. The two gloat over their victory... and not far, all that can be seen of Optimus is his hand sticking out from the burning rubble...<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (1)<br />
* [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (2)<br />
* [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (3)<br />
* [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (4)<br />
* [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (5)<br />
* [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (14)<br />
* [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (18)<br />
|c2=<br />
* [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (6)<br />
* [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (9)<br />
* [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (10)<br />
* [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (12)<br />
* [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (13)<br />
* [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (17)<br />
|c3=<br />
* [[Jack Darby]] (7)<br />
* [[Raf Esquivel]] (8)<br />
* [[Miko Nakadai]] (11)<br />
* [[June Darby]] (15)<br />
* [[William Fowler]] (16)<br />
}}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
"I guess we should cancel the welcome home party."<br />
:—'''Knock Out''' makes an ill-timed quip.<br />
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"Optimus... ''we needed that''."<br />
:—'''Ratchet''' expresses his dismay over Optimus's actions.<br />
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"Our opportunity to revive Cybertron has been lost, due to the treachery of Optimus Prime. But from our fortress of New Kaon, we will instead seize control of THIS world! '''Decepticons! Transform and rise up!'''"<br />
:—'''Megatron''' gives his army a motivational speech as the onslaught begins.<br />
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"And that's how you wreck a Wrecker!"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' bragging as he shoots down Wheeljack's ship.<br />
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"I... never imagined it would end like this."<br><br />
''[Heads through the GroundBridge]''<br><br />
"Neither did I, old friend."<br />
:—'''Ratchet''' and '''Optimus Prime''' on the breaking of [[Team Prime]].<br />
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"United we stand, divided they fall."<br />
:—'''Starscream''' continues to gloat at what is left of the Autobot base.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
===Animation and technical errors===<br />
* As in previous episodes, Megatron's jet mode retains the fusion cannon even though he no longer has it.<br />
* During Ratchet's last scene before he enters the ground bridge, you can clearly see part of his helmet going through his chest.<br />
*When Optimus transforms his arm into his regular sword, the Vehicons behind him are suddenly ground units.<br />
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===Continuity notes===<br />
* Megatron remembers that Jack was entrusted with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] back in "[[Orion Pax, Part 3]]".<br />
* Ratchet vaguely references the events of "[[Hurt]]" when expressing surprise at Wheeljack's arrival. This also seems to be the reason why no one enlisted his aid for the events of the previous episode.<br />
* Optimus cuts off Megatron's Prime arm, which he acquired in "[[Alpha/Omega]]".<br />
[[Image:Sentinel prime dw.jpg|right|thumb|180px|[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Mikado/The_criminal_cried_as_he_dropped_him_down ''With a frightful, frantic, fearful frown, I bared my big right arm'']]]<br />
===Transformers references===<br />
* "[[Darkest hour]]", yet again.<br />
* Megatron commands his troops to "Transform and rise up!", a phrase coined by the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]].<br />
* The red panel Megatron activates on the Omega Lock resembles an [[energon star]].<br />
* Megatron plans to [[Cyberforming|cyberform]] Earth.<br />
*The final shot of Optimus Prime's arm looks [[The War Within issue 1|oddly familiar]].<br />
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===Real-world references===<br />
* Optimus Prime explains that the Omega Lock will "cyberform your planet in favor of its new matrix, destroying all indigenous life in the process," a reference to the Genesis Device in ''[[wikipedia:Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]''. [[Spock]], describing the effect of the Device on an inhabited world, explains that it "would destroy such life, in favor of its new matrix."<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
[[Image:PrimeDarkestHourStarscreamsArmadaSingle.jpg|thumb|250px|ARE YOU SARAH CONNOR?]]<br />
* A new type of Decepticon flyer debuts, sporting a silver and grey paint job. Just where these new awesome-looking Vehicons came from has not yet been explained. <br />
* June Darby makes an appearance after a 23-episode absence.<br />
* This is the first time we see a space bridge portal open facing downward and the second time we see a portal open North-South.<br />
* June bought a new car after her old one was destroyed in "[[One Shall Rise, Part 1]]".<br />
* [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] was still being held in that stasis pod when the Autobot Base blew up, leaving open the question of her fate. The various Iacon relics are also left unaccounted for. The [[Forge of Solus Prime]] was in the Autobot base, same as Airachnid. The [[phase shifter]], [[Immobilizer]], [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]], and [[polarity gauntlet]] were all last seen on Cybertron, and the Autobots made no apparent effort to retrieve them. Finally, it's never shown if Megatron retrieved his Dark Star Saber and Prime arm.<br />
* Optimus makes use of his integrated sword for the first time since the arrival of the Star Saber.<br />
* Megatron goes almost the entire episode without a right arm. He is old because he is ''hard'', man. <br />
* Fowler manages to kill four Decepticons in this episode, two of which he shoots down with the gun on his helicopter. He must have gotten an upgrade after its lackluster performances in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]" and "[[Crisscross]]".<br />
* Technially, Jack was entrusted with the Key to Vector Sigma. Of course, it has the power to restore the matrix, so same difference.<br />
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[[Category:Prime episodes]]</div>Seriousrunner2https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Darkest_Hour_(episode)&diff=768178Darkest Hour (episode)2012-11-15T18:06:42Z<p>Seriousrunner2: </p>
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<div>{{disambig3|Darkest Hour}}<br />
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{{episode|<br />
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 52<br />
|prev=Regeneration (Prime)<br />
|next=<br />
|image=PrimeDarkestHourOPArm.jpg<br />
|caption=Season one ended with Optimus' figurative death. Season two, he's just dead.<br />
|title="Darkest Hour"<br />
|airdate=[[November 2]], [[2012]]<br />
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]<br />
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br />
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Megatron's plans force Optimus to make a risky decision that could have inescapable consequences for the entire Autobot team.'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
[[Image:DarkestHour-captives.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Jack: It's all because of us.<br>Miko: We're so fragged.<br>Raf: Can I go to the bathroom?]]<br />
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The two groups stand on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], locked in a face-off. While the [[Autobot]]s have the [[Omega Key]]s, the [[Decepticon]]s have [[Jack Darby|Jack]], [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] orders [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] to get ready to expose Jack to Cybertron's toxic atmosphere. Though the kids are ready to sacrifice themselves to save the planet, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] isn't, and the Autobots throw down their weapons. [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] hands over his key in exchange for Miko, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] hands over his for Raf, and Megatron insists that as someone who was entrusted with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], Jack is surely worth ''two'' keys, so Arcee and Smokescreen are compelled to hand over theirs. The exchange done, a [[space bridge]] opens and the Autobots are quickly surrounded by [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]].<br />
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On [[Earth]], [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] gets a call from [[June Darby]], worried as she can't get in touch with Jack. Ratchet, unable to get in touch with Optimus and unaware that the kids are on Cybertron, is more concerned with keeping the comm lines clear, and quickly ends the call.<br />
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Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave and Knock Out each hold a key, and activate the [[Omega Lock]]. At a touch from Megatron, the lock sends out a beam of energy that recreates a nearby ruin, turning it into a pristine building. Though Optimus requests he be allowed to take the [[human]]s back to Earth, Megatron announces they'll be safer where they are. He has Starscream open up a space bridge portal over the Omega Lock site, and unleashes a mechaforming beam through it... to Earth, just outside of [[Jasper]], [[Nevada]]. A horrified June drops her phone, and the Autobot base's systems go haywire from the energy overload.<br />
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[[Image:DarkestHour-June.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I've been watching far too many movies."]]<br />
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Miko wonders aloud if the beam will simply restore Earth, but Optimus says that this won't be the case; the beam will instead [[Eco-structuring|cyberform]] the planet, tuning it into another metallic world, and in the process destroy ''all'' indigenous life. Unable to let Earth die, Optimus leaps into action, slicing his way through the guards with his blade and lunging for the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Though Megatron tries to respond with the [[Dark Star Saber]], Optimus neatly cleaves the purloined Prime arm off of the Decepticon leader and sends the Dark blade flying, charging the Lock. Starscream gets his face stamped on as he tries to stop Optimus, and the other two Decepticons dive for cover as the Star Saber finds its mark, resulting in a massive explosion.<br />
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The cyberforming beam dissipates, and Ratchet's equipment clears up in time to get a transmission from Optimus requesting a space bridge. As the Decepticons pick themselves out of the rubble, the Autobots retreat through back to Earth. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] quips, earning a quick backhand from Starscream, snarling that he needs to attend to their wounded leader. Starscream's ranting at Optimus's actions is cut of by a burst of maniacal laughter from Megatron... "They can run, but they can never again run ''home''!"<br />
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[[Image:DarkestHour-NewKaon.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Welp. There goes the neighborhood.]]<br />
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Ratchet is aghast as the Autobots return carrying the children, and even more so when they tell him Optimus has destroyed the Omega Lock. He staggers, lamenting that the sheer depth of loss the war has brought has all come to naught, with Cybertron now doomed to forever be a lifeless husk. [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] snaps at Ratchet, claiming it's not his place to question Optimus's battlefield decisions, and Ratchet does not exactly react well to that. The discussion is cut short by a call from an absolutely furious [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]], suggesting they take a look outside. As the Autobots reach the mountaintop via elevator, they find a huge [[New Kaon (fortress)|Cybertronian fortress]] now stands right on their doorstep. Fowler, landing his helicopter next to them, wonders why they picked Jasper. As the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'' arrives, the answer becomes painfully clear: the Decepticons have found the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]].<br />
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Megatron, still missing his arm, rallies his air troops with a speech damning Optimus for his actions, and Starscream launches his armada of silver-toned Jet Vehicons, followed by the [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] horde. The Autobots retreat into the base, but Fowler jumps back into his helicopter and flies directly through the oncoming Decepticon formations. While he's soon outgunned and being chased by Vehicons, the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]'' streaks into view—[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] has come to lend a hand, much to the surprise of the Autobots, since their last parting was not exactly on friendly terms.<br />
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[[Image:DarkestHour-thisistheplace.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Album|We're going 'til the world stops turning, while we burn it to the ground tonight!]]]]<br />
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Optimus orders the Autobots to abandon base via [[GroundBridge]], each departing to different locations in the [[United States of America|USA]] in the hopes that it will allow them to evade capture easier and regroup. Bumblebee and Raf head out first, then Bulkhead and Miko, then Arcee and Jack. Outside, Fowler avoids more Decepticons only to see the ''Nemesis'' moving into position over the Autobot base. At the same time, June is approaching the base by car in search of her son, but is stopped by a low-flying Vehicon. Fowler moves fast, gunning the Decepticon down and pulling June to safety. Though Wheeljack has bought the Autobots time, the numbers are against him, and a pair of seeking missiles from Starscream soon send the ''Jackhammer'' plummeting to Earth in a trail of smoke. <br />
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Smokescreen having departed on his own, Ratchet and Optimus are the last ones left in the base. Optimus tells Ratchet to go on, while he will make sure the Decepticons can't follow. Realizing the implications, Ratchet sadly takes his leave. Optimus moves to use the Star Saber to destroy the space bridge controls, but at that moment his task is rendered moot as the ''Nemesis'' fires a colossal cannon, destroying the Autobot base in a huge explosion.<br />
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Megatron and Starscream fly down to the remains, landing on the Autobot [[insignia]]. The two gloat over their victory... and not far, all that can be seen of Optimus is his hand sticking out from the burning rubble...<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
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* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (1)<br />
* [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (2)<br />
* [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (3)<br />
* [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (4)<br />
* [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (5)<br />
* [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (14)<br />
* [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (18)<br />
|c2=<br />
* [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (6)<br />
* [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (9)<br />
* [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (10)<br />
* [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (12)<br />
* [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (13)<br />
* [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (17)<br />
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* [[Jack Darby]] (7)<br />
* [[Raf Esquivel]] (8)<br />
* [[Miko Nakadai]] (11)<br />
* [[June Darby]] (15)<br />
* [[William Fowler]] (16)<br />
}}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
"I guess we should cancel the welcome home party."<br />
:—'''Knock Out''' makes an ill-timed quip.<br />
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"Optimus... ''we needed that''."<br />
:—'''Ratchet''' expresses his dismay over Optimus's actions.<br />
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"Our opportunity to revive Cybertron has been lost, due to the treachery of Optimus Prime. But from our fortress of New Kaon, we will instead seize control of THIS world! '''Decepticons! Transform and rise up!'''"<br />
:—'''Megatron''' gives his army a motivational speech as the onslaught begins.<br />
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"And that's how you wreck a Wrecker!"<br />
:—'''Starscream''' bragging as he shoots down Wheeljack's ship.<br />
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"I... never imagined it would end like this."<br><br />
''[Heads through the GroundBridge]''<br><br />
"Neither did I, old friend."<br />
:—'''Ratchet''' and '''Optimus Prime''' on the breaking of [[Team Prime]].<br />
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"United we stand, divided they fall."<br />
:—'''Starscream''' continues to gloat at what is left of the Autobot base.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
===Animation and technical errors===<br />
* As in previous episodes, Megatron's jet mode retains the fusion cannon even though he no longer has it.<br />
* During Ratchet's last scene before he enters the ground bridge, you can clearly see part of his helmet going through his chest.<br />
*When Optimus transforms his arm into his regular sword, the Vehicons behind him are suddenly ground units.<br />
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===Continuity notes===<br />
* Megatron remembers that Jack was entrusted with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] back in "[[Orion Pax, Part 3]]".<br />
* Ratchet vaguely references the events of "[[Hurt]]" when expressing surprise at Wheeljack's arrival. This also seems to be the reason why no one enlisted his aid for the events of the previous episode.<br />
* Optimus cuts off Megatron's Prime arm, which he acquired in "[[Alpha/Omega]]".<br />
[[Image:Sentinel prime dw.jpg|right|thumb|180px|[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Mikado/The_criminal_cried_as_he_dropped_him_down ''With a frightful, frantic, fearful frown, I bared my big right arm'']]]<br />
===Transformers references===<br />
* "[[Darkest hour]]", yet again.<br />
* Megatron commands his troops to "Transform and rise up!", a phrase coined by the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]].<br />
* The red panel Megatron activates on the Omega Lock resembles an [[energon star]].<br />
* Megatron plans to [[Cyberforming|cyberform]] Earth.<br />
*The final shot of Optimus Prime's arm looks [[The War Within issue 1|oddly familiar]].<br />
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===Real-world references===<br />
* Optimus Prime explains that the Omega Lock will "cyberform your planet in favor of its new matrix, destroying all indigenous life in the process," a reference to the Genesis Device in ''[[wikipedia:Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]''. [[Spock]], describing the effect of the Device on an inhabited world, explains that it "would destroy such life, in favor of its new matrix."<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
[[Image:PrimeDarkestHourStarscreamsArmadaSingle.jpg|thumb|250px|ARE YOU SARAH CONNOR?]]<br />
* A new type of Decepticon flyer debuts, sporting a silver and grey paint job. Just where these new awesome-looking Vehicons came from has not yet been explained. <br />
* June Darby makes an appearance after a 23-episode absence.<br />
* This is the first time we see a space bridge portal open facing downward and the second time we see a portal open North-South.<br />
* June bought a new car after her old one was destroyed in "[[One Shall Rise, Part 1]]".<br />
* [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] was still being held in that stasis pod when the Autobot Base blew up, leaving open the question of her fate. The various Iacon relics are also left unaccounted for. The [[Forge of Solus Prime]] was in the Autobot base, same as Airachnid. The [[phase shifter]], [[Immobilizer]], [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]], and [[polarity gauntlet]] were all last seen on Cybertron, and the Autobots made no apparent effort to retrieve them. Finally, it's never shown if Megatron retrieved his Dark Star Saber and Prime arm.<br />
* Optimus makes use of his integrated sword for the first time since the arrival of the Star Saber.<br />
* Megatron goes almost the entire episode without a right arm. He is old because he is ''hard'', man. <br />
* Fowler manages to kill four Decepticons in this episode, two of which he shoots down with the gun on his helicopter. He must have gotten an upgrade after its lackluster performances in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]" and "[[Crisscross]]".<br />
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{{disambig3|Smokescreen}}<br />
:''Smokescreen is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:NewRecruit-prettygoodplan.jpg|thumb|300px|I'm here to be an Optimus fanboy and make people suspicious, and I'm all out of being an Opti- wait, no, I'm not...]]<br />
'''Smokescreen''' is an eager young Autobot recruit, all too ready to fight in the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]]. While he may talk a mile a minute and be greener than [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]'s paintwork, Smokescreen at least has the sense to use his wits when charging into a situation, rather than heading in firing blind. He also idolizes [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] and will do anything to impress him.<br />
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{{bigquote|Now that was a plan!|Smokescreen|''[[New Recruit]]''}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===''Prime'' cartoon===<br />
:''Voice actor'': [[Nolan North]] (English)<br />
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[[Image:New-recruit-smokescreen-flashback-tfp.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Maybe if I punch the screen hard enough, I'll be able to escape.]]<br />
Back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the latter part of the war, Smokescreen was keen to be a soldier and underwent training with the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] though it was more of a boot camp at the time. To his disappointment, he ended up on security detail at the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] [[Hall of Records]] guarding [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]]. He was also put in guard of the Iacon relics. Though he learned much, he still yearned for combat. He thought his chance had come when the [[Decepticon]]s attacked Iacon directly, but instead he was immediately knocked into stasis by a Decepticon bomb. Or so he thought. {{storylink|New Recruit}} Without knowing, Smokescreen was actually knocked out by Alpha Trion himself who opened him up and stored one of the Omega Key Iacon relics in his body. {{storylink|Inside Job}} Somehow Smokescreen ended up on a Decepticon transport and awakened on it. Giving the guard the slip, Smokescreen stole an escape pod which took him to [[Earth]].<br />
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Upon landing, he joined members of [[Team Prime]] in fighting off some Decepticons who had converged on the pod. His wild, reckless fighting ignited the pod's spilled fuel, which sent the Deceptions packing, but did little to impress Team Prime. Though the others were suspicious, Optimus accepted him upon his recounting of tales only Alpha Trion and Optimus would have known. They took him to [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Outpost Omega One]] and the [[human]] [[Jack Darby]] gave him a tour during which he recognized some of the relics from the Hall of Records. Due to Smokescreen's inexperience, Optimus refused to let him go on a mission to recover [[Red Energon]], and instead he and Jack went to find him a new [[alternate mode]]. When Prime's team got into trouble, Smokescreen had the idea of using the [[phase shifter]] to help and convinced [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] to let him try. On the battlefield, he succeeded in using it to separate [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] from the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]], ultimately resulting a victory (more or less) for the Autobots. With that success, Optimus welcomed him to Team Prime. {{storylink|New Recruit}}<br />
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[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] rebuffed Smokescreen's suggestion of using the Apex Armor while mending. When the Decepticons got hold of a [[Project Damocles]] satellite, Optimus led a team including Smokescreen to a military base in [[Colorado]] to protect the satellite's control codes. They ended up tangling with Decepticons, and Smokescreen was almost hit by the laser from the orbiting satellite. Smokescreen tried a solo attempt to get to [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]]'s location but was almost hit again before being called to join Bulkhead in fighting [[Silas|Cylas]] and they succeeded in driving the [[MECH]] commander off. Smokescreen told the Wrecker that he studied all of his unit's battles which gave Bulkhead more confidence in him. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}<br />
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[[Image:Legacy-Smokescreencar.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Just a LeMans racing car driving down the wrong side of the road in the middle of Nevada. Don't mind me.]]<br />
After Smokescreen threatened a human driver and had his picture taken, he was assigned Jack to teach him the ropes. He managed to talk Jack into pulling pranks on several humans, and when Ratchet detected an Iacon homing beacon, Smokescreen volunteered to investigate and took Jack along too. When it turned out the relic in question was the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], Smokescreen charged in and was promptly captured by the Decepticons. After the rest of the Autobots saved the day, they gave Smokescreen a stern talking to. {{storylink|Legacy}}<br />
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When Optimus decoded the location of the first [[Omega Key]], Smokescreen volunteered to go fetch it, and secretly took the phase shifter with him. After he and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] found the key, they were ambushed by Megatron, who struck Smokescreen with a wave of energy from the [[Dark Star Saber]]. Though the other Autobots thought Smokescreen dead, he had instead survived thanks to the phase shifter and found his way out of the ruins in time to help Optimus retrieve the Omega Key from Megatron. Ratchet later said Smokescreen could keep the phase shifter, though his joy was tempered by the loss of the Star Saber. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}<br />
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Smokescreen remained exuberant after his victory, getting on the other Autobot's nerves, and was disappointed when he was left at base while Arcee and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] went to get the next key. He got his chance when he and Bulkhead were sent to get Key number 3, but after an encounter with [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], Smokescreen was knocked out in the process of retrieving the key. He was upset at the loss, and after Arcee lectured him, went out for a drive, unaware that both sides were about to discover that he himself was the final relic. Unfortunately the Decepticons found him first, and he was captured by Soundwave. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}}<br />
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Smokescreen awakened at the Decepticon lab table where he discovered that the final Omega Key was inside him. The Decepticons extracted the final Omega Key from him using his own Phase shifter and also used a [[cortical psychic patch]] to learn what he knew about the relics. However when Knock Out attempted to find out the Autobot base location, Smokescreen was able to regain his phase shifter from [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and used it to steal the two keys the Decepticons possessed. After free-falling off the ship and saving himself with the shifter, Smokescreen bridged back to base with the two keys, but a short time later, Starscream managed to steal all three of the Autobots' keys. {{storylink|Inside Job}}<br />
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As the Autobots equipped themselves to go to Cybertron, Smokescreen took the [[spark extractor]] from storage. On Cybertron, he used his phase shifter to get the drop on the Decepticons and generally cause mayhem in their ranks, and dropped the extractor in their midst before phasing away. Having reclaimed the Omega Keys, the Autobots found the [[Omega Lock]], only for the Decepticons to unveil their trump card in the form of the three kids as hostages. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}<br />
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{{spoiler|Darkest Hour (episode)|December 2, 2012}}<br />
Smokescreen was forced to surrender the Phase Shifter and hand over his key in exchange for Jack. After Optimus destroyed the Omega Lock to prevent Megatron destroying Earth, Smokescreen returned with the others to base, only to find that the Decepticons were attacking it. The Autobots were forced to abandon base, and Smokescreen bridged to a point somewhere in the US. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Prime===<br />
[[Image:Primetoy AMsmokescreen.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Are you gonna be a good boy & give up nicely?]]<br />
*'''Smokescreen''' (Deluxe, [[November 24|11-24]]-2012)<br />
**''ID number'': '''AM-26'''<br />
**''Accessories'': "S.2" Arms Micron<br />
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: A [[redeco]] of [[Knock Out (Prime)#Toys|Knock Out]] with a new [[retool]]ed head and a spoiler, Smokescreen is (currently) [[exclusive]] to the [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)| Prime]]'' toyline. He transforms into a low-riding sports car. As part of the [[Arms Micron]] gimmick, he has extra [[5mm post]]-holes in both modes, allowing him to use the weapon-bots. He comes with an Arms Micron partner named [[S.2]] who transforms into a crossbow.<br />
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===Beast Hunters===<br />
{{anchor|Cyberverse}}<br />
[[Image:Prime-toy SmokescreenCyberverse.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Guns don't kill people, ''I'' kill people!]]<br />
*'''Smokescreen''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2013)<br />
**''Accessories'': Chain Bolter<br />
: ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse]] Smokescreen is an all-new mold, transforming into a rally sports car, and comes with a "Chain Bolter" blaster with a chainsaw bayonet. Both Smokescreen and his weapon have [[C joint|3mm posts and hole]]s.<br />
{{comingsoontoy}}<br />
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*'''Sky Claw with Smokescreen''' (Cyberverse Vehicle, 2013)<br />
: A redeco of the Legion-class Smokesceen mold in blue and yellow, Smokescreen comes with the [[Sky Claw]] vehicle.<br />
{{comingsoontoy}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*According to the ''Transformers: Prime Season 1'' DVD/Blu-Ray featurettes, Smokescreen was in the original line-up for Season 1, and would've died in the Season finale. However, the character was replaced by [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and his death was moved to the first episode.<br />
*Smokescreen is the only main Autobot character to have made no [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|ga]][[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|me]] or [[Transformers: Exodus|bo]][[Transformers: Exiles|ok]] appearances. <br />
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