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The Killing Jar (episode)

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 episode|the ''Punishment'' issue|The Killing Jar (issue)}}
{{episode
|series=G1toon
|ep=71
|series2=2010
|ep2=10
|prev2=Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)
|next2=Chaos (episode)
|title="The Killing Jar"
|image=Captured KillingJar.jpg
|caption=When I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head and cry.
|season=3
|season ep=6
|airdate=[[September 29]], 1986
|written by=[[Michael Charles Hill]] [[Joey Kurihara Piedra]]
|production code=700-91
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]], [[Studio Look]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj8fFw958NI
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, Marissa Faireborn, and Wreck-Gar are captured by a Quintesson scientist for experiments, but are sucked into a more dangerous problem—a black hole.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Killing Jar Fakegalvatron.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Galvatron hates hugs. So he decides to leave this one.]]

As [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] stargazes, he's being spied on by a [[Quintesson]] scientist and his [[Allicon]] guard. Disguising their ship as [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], the pair lure Magnus on board where he's attacked by a fake [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]. The scientist correctly predicts Magnus's actions as the [[Autobot]] attempts to restrain his leader without harming him. With Magnus safely imprisoned, the scientist sets course for [[Chaar]]. Once there, the ship is again disguised, this time as [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] lured on board. Again, the scientist predicts that Cyclonus will behave in a similar manner to Magnus when confronted with a hostile illusion of his leader. On [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] is enjoying [[Lippo the Clown]]'s TV show when the clown himself turns up in a spacecraft and lures Wreck-Gar on board. Naturally it is soon revealed to be the Quintesson ship. The scientist predicts that placing a [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] in a clean, uncluttered room will cause him to go catatonic. Instead Wreck-Gar proceeds to tear up the walls to make the chamber more like "home sweet home".

Disguised as a shuttle, the Quintesson ship docks with an [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] space station, and [[Marissa Faireborn]] is lured on board by an illusion of her father. Once the ship leaves the space station, Marissa is shocked when her father's face changes into the Quintesson "death" face. She strikes the illusion to the ground and it disappears — the Quintesson scientist observes that violence is always the human way. Finally the bars on Marissa's cell appear and all four captives are able to communicate.

[[File:Killing Jar Allicon storm.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Morbius, something is approaching from the southwest]]

The scientist visits the cell area, instructing his guard to activate a [[submission field]], pinning Marissa to the floor. As the pair move in, Wreck-Gar fires his fist, deactivating the field and allowing Marissa to attack the Quintesson and attempt to free Ultra Magnus. Before she can free him, the room begins crackling with electrical energy — the ship has flown into an [[electron storm]].

As the captives are assaulted by the energy, the Quintesson and his guard head for the control room and attempt to steer the ship through the storm. After a wrong move, the guard manages to guide the ship out of the storm. In the cell area, Magnus grabs hold of the electron bars, short-circuiting the bars on all four cells and freeing everyone. When the scientist and guard return to the cell area, they're jumped by Marissa and Wreck-Gar while Magnus and Cyclonus fight over what they're going to do with the ship. Marissa gets the better of the Quintesson and begins to plot a course back to Earth, but discovers that the ship has fallen into the gravity field of a [[black hole]].

[[File:Killing Jar Black hole viewer.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|A journey that begins where everything ends]]

She interrupts the fighting to let everyone know they've got bigger problems, but while the Allicon guard activates a distress signal, the Quintesson slips away to the rear of the ship where the escape pods are located. The others follow him, only to find that most of the pods have been rendered useless by the electron storm and only one remains operational. Magnus yanks the scientist from the escape pod, but the launch sequence has already started. Though Cyclonus intends to use it himself, Wreck-Gar tackles him so that Magnus can help Marissa into the pod. While they're fighting, the pod launches with no one aboard and Magnus is pulled out as the whole room begins to depressurise.

To Magnus's surprise, Cyclonus saves him with a tractor beam. The scientist explodes angrily at them for allowing the escape pod to launch unmanned but during the ensuing discussion, they begin to receive a transmission and spy a ship coming up behind them. Although they believe rescue is imminent, it turns out merely to be a derelict ship, which is dragged into the black hole ahead of them. Finally the Quintesson ship's engines overload, and the ship follows the derelict into the black hole...

[[File:Newcolors KillingJar.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Get on it, e-Hobby.]]

...only to emerge into a [[negative universe]] where the color spectrum is drastically altered. While the Quintesson works on a plan to return them to their own universe, the others set about repairing the overloaded engines. Once repairs are complete, the Quintesson slingshots the ship through the white hole, re-emerging from the black hole into the middle of a battle. Magnus radios for help from Sky Lynx, who docks with the ship. The group goes their separate ways, Ultra Magnus, Wreck-Gar and Marissa returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in Sky Lynx, and Cyclonus leaves in Astrotrain.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (1)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (8)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (12)

|c2=
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (5)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (13)

|c3=
*[[Marissa Faireborn]] (10)

|c4=
*[[Quintesson#Scientist|Quintesson Scientist]] (2)
*[[Allicon|Quintesson Guard]] (3)
*Fake [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (3)
*Fake [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (4)
*Fake [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (6)
*Fake [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (7)
*Fake [[Lippo the Clown]] (9)
*Fake [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (11)
}}

==Quotes==
"Ultra Magnus is a soldier first and foremost." 
"This Decepticon and the Autobot are two of a kind. One is good and one is evil, but to me that is no difference at all." 
"As an Autobot, this Junkion should have reacted as I predicted. Remarkable." 
"Humans are disgusting creatures, but worthy of study, if just to find a better way of destroying them." 
"Violence is always the humans' way of solving problems." 
:—Various observations made by the '''Quintesson scientist''' after capturing his test subjects.

"Galvatron! Why would you attack me, your most loyal soldier?"
:—'''Cyclonus''' asks an almost rhetorical question.

"Greetings, specimens! ''[aside to guard]'' They are much smarter than they appear to be on the monitor."
:— the '''Quintesson scientist'''

"We wouldn't be in this situation at all…" 
"…If you had not captured us." 
"Cyclonus, I can finish my own thoughts. I don't need you to do it for me." 
"Maybe the thought was not yours to begin with, Ultra Magnus."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Cyclonus'''

"Cyclonus, you saved me? But why?" 
"Warriors such as you and I should meet their end in battle."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Cyclonus'''

"Sky Lynx! Disengage and take a reverse heading!" 
"Ultra Magnus, where are you?" 
"Behind you! What do you think reverse means?!"
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Sky Lynx'''

==Notes==
===Production information===
* First draft script submitted: 22nd April 1986
* Second revision: 30th April 1986
* Third revision: 6th May 1986
* Dialogue recording: 7th May 1986

===Continuity notes===
*The Quintesson makes the interesting claim that he "contributed to the Autobots' design".
*Gadgets and powers:
**The Quintesson ship has a "mirage sequence" which lets it emulate all kinds of other ships, and even the voices of Transformers. It gets Sky Lynx's voice and personality spot-on!
**A rare instance of Ultra Magnus actually firing one of his shoulder missiles. It . . . doesn't help.
**Cyclonus fires lasers out of his fists, joining a small cadre of Transformers ([[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]], [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]) who have shown this ability.
**Wreck-Gar can fire off his hand like a rocket.
**Wreck-Gar also loses an arm and pops it right back on, in line with the Junkions' self-rebuilding abilities.
**Cyclonus has an arm-mounted tractor beam.
*The Quintesson scientist refers to his guard's transformed mode as his [[alternate mode]], the first use of that term in official fiction.
*Although he is not named, Marissa's father has the same voice actor and sounds the same as [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'s [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]], all indicating that Marissa is Flint's daughter. Additionally, the file name presented on the back of Flint's G.I. Joe toy packaging is "Dashiell R. Faireborn." This connection was later confirmed by ''Transformers'' writer and story editor [[Flint Dille]].

===Real-world references===
*A {{w|killing jar}} is an {{w|Entomology|entomological}} tool for killing insect specimens, usually with gas.
*As usual, most of Wreck-Gar's lines are drawn from television, film and radio:
**When lured into the Quintesson ship, Wreck-Gar says, "No candid camera insta-clicks me!" This refers to the TV series ''{{w|Candid Camera}}'', one of the earliest (if not THE earliest) prank/practical joke shows on television.
**When Marissa remarks she's in a zoo or a jail, Wreck-Gar responds with "Book me, Danno, I have the right to remain silent!" "Book 'em, Danno," is a catch phrase of Jack Lord's character from the '70s action-detective series ''{{w|Hawaii Five-O}}''.
**As the ship gets struck by the electron storm, Wreck-Gar remarks, "What a revoltin' development!" This catchphrase originated on the 1940s radio show, ''{{w|The Life of Riley}}''; in geek circles, it's probably better known as one of the trademark lines of the [[Thing]], the powerful member of the superhero team the [[Fantastic Four]].
**Shortly afterward, Wreck-Gar exclaims, "We've gotta get out of this place!", a likely reference to the song of the same name by {{w|The Animals}}.
**As Wreck-Gar deflects the guard's spear, he mentions "Shield is in good hands," referring to the slogan for {{w|Allstate|Allstate Insurance}}.
**"Away go troubles down the drain" is the long-running slogan of Roto-Rooter plumbing services. Wreck-Gar even gets the tune and cadence right.
**When Wreck-Gar tackles Cyclonus during the escape pod feud, he says that Marissa will be staying up "All Night Long" quoting the {{w|Lionel Richie}} song.
**When Magnus dismisses the potential rescue ship as not being a "Decepticon junk", Wreck-Gar says, "Junk? Wreck-Gar phoned home!" This plays on the famous "E.T. phone home." quote from ''{{w|E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial}}''.
**When the Quintesson ship is about to go back through the white hole, Wreck-Gar says that they can "go back, Jack, and do it again," quoting the {{w|Steely Dan}} song "Do It Again".
*Despite the wonky science that unfolds in the episode's plot, the Quintesson scientist gives us a pretty accurate summation of what a black hole is.
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**Sparking and clashing [[lightsaber]]s throughout the electron storm sequence.
**A sped-up version of the [[TIE Fighter]] roar and [[X-wing Fighter|X-wing]] engine whine as the derelict ship spirals into the black hole, and again as the Quintesson ship emerges from the white hole.
**[[Death Star]] super laser - once again, sped up and modulated - as the Quintesson ship makes its approach to the white hole.
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine roar as Sky Lynx approaches Cybertron.

===Animation and technical errors===
*All of the shots of Unicron's head have it entirely in gold other than his mouth, when his face should be gray as well. It was correct the last time we saw it in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]".
*The first shot of Unicron's head shows it with black eye holes (in "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1" it had broken green eyes). A few shots later, it has intact purple eyes.
*When we first see Ultra Magnus on the Quintesson's screen, his left foot flashes from blue to white several times.
*The closeup of the Quintesson as he observes Ultra Magnus delivers his line without moving his lips.
*Several times in the episode, the area on top of Ultra Magnus' back is colored grey instead of red.
*Hardly unique to this episode, but Sky Lynx has only 2 thrusters instead of three throughout the episode.
*"Sky Lynx"'s transport section is all white and red - missing its blue - after he lands.
*Rodimus mouths Ultra Magnus' line "Rodimus! What do you mean Sky Lynx is.."
*The [[Knockoff|fake]] Rodimus is missing his spoiler in all but one shot of the illusion sequence, and is consistently colored in the lighter magenta color scheme of Hot Rod. Furthermore, in most shots, he is drawn to the specifications of a much earlier design for the character, which positions his Autobot insignia on his "collar", rather than in the center of his chest-flames. This design had previously been seen in animation in Hot Rod's [[Commercial#1986|commercial]] and [[The Transformers: The Movie promo]]. As the episode was in the animation process during the tail end of the movie's own production cycle, it's likely the animators never got the finalized model until later.
*Cyclonus gets a slightly modulated version of the Autobot laser sound effect as he shoots down the practice drone. He also sounds more like Motormaster as he gives himself the commands "Ready... aim... fire!"
*When Cyclonus first transforms to [[robot mode]], he's missing the transformation sound effect.
*The second time the fake Galvatron rushes Cyclonus, his Decepticon symbol is red rather than purple.
*"No Candid Camera insta-clicks me!" - Wreck-Gar's mouth doesn't move for this line.
*The fake Lippo the Clown's mouth is disconnected from his face as he invites Wreck-Gar inside.
*After the Quintesson reacts to Wreck-Gar's behavior, the Quintesson ship is shown drifting backwards (thrusters-first) through space. (Or more precisely, someone scrolled the star background in the wrong direction.)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] fires his hand like a rocket to free Marissa, but he is incorrectly shown with both hands for two scenes before we see him picking up the lost hand and re-attaching it.
*Marissa is shown hitting the button on Magnus' door while standing straight, but later it's located way above where she could reach it.
*As the ship is buffeted by the electron storm, letters and numbers are visible in the clouds at the bottom of the screen.
*The Quintesson's mouth has been consistently red, but is white as he calls for resuming study of the human.
*The Allicon is shown with a moving mouthplate early in the episode, similar to Optimus Prime or Soundwave. When he announces "Aft section! Escape pods!" he's drawn with an opening mouth at the top of his mouthplate. Then as the players watch the arrival of the derilict ship, he's got a mouth at the ''bottom'' of his mouthplate - which still woobers normally!
*The Allicon's voice - and mannerisms - suddenly change during the black hole sequence; he seems to get a lot dumber and more robotic.
*In the shot of the escape pod chamber, Cyclonus is shown taller than Magnus, and again as they mutually loom over the Quintesson.
*During the first shot of the Quintesson preparing to use the escape pod, the escape pod is missing from the launch tube.
*The digital countdown timer is given an analog counter effect.
*Cyclonus's line is slightly clipped off: "Only Decepticons would travel this fa[r]".
*The Quintesson explains that the derelict ship has no engines, but a second later it gets engine sound effects as it falls victim to the black hole.
*As Magnus and Cyclonus square off after the big jailbreak, a wide shot has Magnus' face colored entirely blue for a second. When they come to grips in a continuation of the sequence a few shots later, Cyclonus' wings flash in and out of existence.
*After it emerges from the white hole, one shot shows the Quintesson ship in the usual (non-negative) colors.
*After they arrive in the negative universe and Magnus throws the scientist at the Allicon, the Allicon's right forearm goes missing. It reappears after this scene so that Marissa can remove it and use it to repair the engines, but then it's right back in place a moment later as he and the Quintesson prepare the ship's launch. It's gone again when Magnus manhandles him by the head.
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] is drawn mouthing the second half of the Quintesson scientist's line, "You all realize if the ship enters the white hole at the incorrect trajectory..."
*Cybertron's post-movie appearance remains consistently inconsistent; here, the matte painting of the planet in the epilogue features giant spikey buildings at a scale even more ludicrous than those of the standard model sheet design.
*In the exterior shot of Magnus standing in Sky Lynx's cockpit, Sky Lynx is missing his center window mullions. Instead he has a big gray hunk of machinery blocking the center of the windows.

====Rhino release====
*When [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]] went back to the original film elements of this episode, a couple of shots of the Quintesson talking do not feature mouth movements, including when he announces they're going to test Ultra Magnus's reactions. These shots were originally corrected for broadcast, and the [[Shout! Factory]] DVD includes the corrected shots spliced in from the broadcast master - though with visibly softer image quality and slightly different color hues.

===Continuity errors===
[[File:Fakebroadside KillingJar.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|The Quints have bad intel on Broadside—and so has Cyclonus.]]
*The illusion that the Quintessons used to trick Cyclonus is of the [[Triple Changer]] [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], which is odd, since Broadside is an Autobot. Not only this, but the voice is 100% Broadside's and his name is also credited in the dialogue script (linked in the "[[#External links|External links]]" section below) at line 37. The Japanese dub tries to correct this by renaming him as "Broadswipe". [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|Volume 53]] of the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends]]'' comic further attempts to resolve this by establishing Broadside briefly working with the Decepticons, but this is only applicable to the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Japanese continuity]].
*Cyclonus requires an escape pod to escape from the Quintesson ship, even though he turns into a spaceship. If there is a relevant difference between the pod's capabilities and his alt mode's, it is never mentioned.
*The Quintesson says he understands the Transformers' programming because he helped design the Autobots. Even assuming he means the ancestors of the current generation of Autobots, it still doesn't explain how he knows anything about Cyclonus's programming, since Cyclonus was built by Unicron.
*Ultra Magnus smashes the cockpit of the escape pod to get the Quintesson out. How does he expect Marissa to use it when she doesn't have a space suit?

===Trivia===
[[File:KillingJar negative Magnus Marissa.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
*While one would expect that the characters' colors while in the white hole would be the "negative" values of their originals, this is not the case. They appear to be pretty much random sets of colors.
*With a robot cast of only five, this episode features fewer Transformers than any other.
*The background music which plays during the "working together" montage in the final act is the first piece of new music composed for season three (besides the [[theme song|opening theme]]), and would appear to have been created specifically for the scene in question. Tiny snippets of it can be heard in a selection of other episodes, and also in the ''G.I. Joe'' episode "Second Hand Emotions".

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le piège infernal'''" ("The Infernal Trap")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Concerning the European French dub:
:::*After having a brand new team of voice actors in ''The Movie'' and another one in the ''Five Faces of Darkness'' episodes (with still [[Francis Lax]] in the latter), the original voice actor team from seasons 1 and 2 is back. Like in most episodes throughout the series, Francis Lax, [[Henry Djanik]], [[Albert Augier]], [[Georges Atlas]] and [[François Leccia]] are back together. They are joined by a yet unidentified actress for Marissa Fairborne.
:::*The dialogue between Sky Lynx and Ultra Magnus at the beginning is absent. Instead, the dub makes a weird scene in which Ultra Magnus just boards a silent Sky Lynx and says "Rodimus wants to see me right now".
:::*Despite Henry Djanik voicing Ultra Magnus, and also Rodimus Prime for his unique line, Francis Lax provides Rodimus' battle grunts, probably in order to not make a second take and have both characters in one take.
:::*After the brawl, the Quintesson scientist just says "The Autobot will only defend himself if threatened", removing the part about not hurting his leader.
:::*The Quintesson's line about Ultra Magnus' weapons being useless and asking to take them to Chaar are absent.
:::*Cyclonus' lines are missing in his first scene in jet mode.
:::*The Quintesson disguised as Marissa's father calls her "Marissa Fairbone" while sending his message. That is definitely not her father!
:::*Wreck-Gar's line "We've got to get out of this place!" is missing.
:::*Cyclonus states that he needs to take the ship and to take it ''on'' Galvatron, like if Galvatron was a planet.
:::*Cyclonus adds little reactions to what Ultra Magnus says during the last third of the episode. When Ultra Magnus says "Cyclonus I thank you but I can finish my phrases myself!", Cyclonus adds a little "You're welcome" after "I thank you". Again, when Ultra Magnus asks who is sending the signal, an off-screen Cyclonus adds "Good question!".
:::*Sky Lynx's name is pronounced. Last episode, he was called Salvatron.
:::*When Sky Lynx asks where the others are, Ultra Magnus answers on a pretty aggressive tone "Behind you! Try to think from time to time!". Sky Lynx answers "Okay okay, no problem, calm down and I take you home!".

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der Sog des schwarzen Loches'''" ("The Maelstrom of the Black Hole")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (first dub):'' "'''Il buco nero'''" ("The Black Hole")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Right before Wreck-Gar appears, "Junkion planet" is translated as if it was "planet Junkion". Despite being possibly caused by a translation mistake, it still makes sense since "Junkion" can both refer to the planet and to its inhabitants.
::*Cyclonus's line: «The Autobot short-circuited the electron bars!» is changed to: «The Autobot'''s''' short-circuited the bars!», despite the fact that just one Autobot did it.
::*In "Decepticon junk" the word "junk" is left in English, making it look like it referred to the planet.
:*''Title (second dub):'' "'''La trappola per insetti'''" ("The Bug Trap")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Polish'''
:*"Title:" none (title card was removed)
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*The episode almost completely avoids names or names of factions or gives them in a wrong form. Ultra Magnus is called “Magnus,” Marissa is “Nemerysa,” Cyclonus is named (only once) “Saiklones” (either the voiceover lector tried to pronounce it in English or that was the translation he got). Wreck- Gar is called “Drankard.” Interestingly, both Rodimus Prime and Galvatron (sic!) are referred to (by Sky Lynx and Broadside illusions) as “Lotus Pierwszy” ("Lotus Prime" or "Lotus the First"). Also "EDC" is called "EDC Center" and later just "The Center" for which both Ultra Magnus and Marissa are working.
::* "It is my duty to take this ship back to Cybertron!" / "And it is my duty to deliver it and you to Galvatron!" was changed to "We need to turn around immediately and return this ship to the Center [EDC]!" / "This is not my task and you will not order me around!",
::* An exchange between Ultra Magnus and Cyclonus "This cannot be!" / "Yes, it is! A Black Hole" was changed to "It doesn't look good" / "We'are not blind".
::* Marrissa talking about Quintesson's guard being unable to stop Quintesson was left without translation.
::* Whole debate about nature of the derelict ship is bit different - for example Wreck-Gar says it is a pirate ship.

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' 4人の捕虜 (''Yonnin no Horyo'', "Four Captives")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 23]], [[1987]]
::*Broadside in this episode is renamed as "Broadswipe". Whether this was because the translator was working off [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nff7JQQJcwJRWAb3EeUZInyCk3VWIKws/view an outdated revision of the script] or to correct the continuity error is unclear.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sǐwáng Hēidòng '''" (死亡黑洞, "The Black Hole of Death")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' '''?'''
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*This episode's original translated title is currently lost due to a glitch in the only known surviving copy of the audio track.

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Душегубка'''" (''Dooshegoobka'', "The Killing Jar")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Latin Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''El Agujero Negro'''" ("The Black Hole")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2000 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 8: Evil Experiments ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1: Vol. 1 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 4: Series 3.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 16 ([[Déclic Images]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — Box-Set (3DVDs) ([[Flex Media]]) — German audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://imdb.com/title/tt0733024/ IMDb's page for this episode]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20230305021906/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-91.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nff7JQQJcwJRWAb3EeUZInyCk3VWIKws/view?usp=drive_link Full episode script, second revision marked up by Wally Burr]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/15XI16HLTLeDCJci3URsiX2j2fBisFLQ4/view?usp=drive_link Full episode script, third revision with art reference enclosed]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Prb53pZ1DIn9HVedXDCJH5rZr7DsM7lS Episode call sheet and dialogue script]

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The Killing Jar (episode)

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 episode|the ''Punishment'' issue|The Killing Jar (issue)}}
{{episode
|series=G1toon
|ep=71
|series2=2010
|ep2=10
|prev2=Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)
|next2=Chaos (episode)
|title="The Killing Jar"
|image=Captured KillingJar.jpg
|caption=When I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head and cry.
|season=3
|season ep=6
|airdate=[[September 29]], 1986
|written by=[[Michael Charles Hill]] [[Joey Kurihara Piedra]]
|production code=700-91
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]], [[Studio Look]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj8fFw958NI
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, Marissa Faireborn, and Wreck-Gar are captured by a Quintesson scientist for experiments, but are sucked into a more dangerous problem—a black hole.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Killing Jar Fakegalvatron.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Galvatron hates hugs. So he decides to leave this one.]]

As [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] stargazes, he's being spied on by a [[Quintesson]] scientist and his [[Allicon]] guard. Disguising their ship as [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], the pair lure Magnus on board where he's attacked by a fake [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]. The scientist correctly predicts Magnus's actions as the [[Autobot]] attempts to restrain his leader without harming him. With Magnus safely imprisoned, the scientist sets course for [[Chaar]]. Once there, the ship is again disguised, this time as [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] lured on board. Again, the scientist predicts that Cyclonus will behave in a similar manner to Magnus when confronted with a hostile illusion of his leader. On [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] is enjoying [[Lippo the Clown]]'s TV show when the clown himself turns up in a spacecraft and lures Wreck-Gar on board. Naturally it is soon revealed to be the Quintesson ship. The scientist predicts that placing a [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] in a clean, uncluttered room will cause him to go catatonic. Instead Wreck-Gar proceeds to tear up the walls to make the chamber more like "home sweet home".

Disguised as a shuttle, the Quintesson ship docks with an [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] space station, and [[Marissa Faireborn]] is lured on board by an illusion of her father. Once the ship leaves the space station, Marissa is shocked when her father's face changes into the Quintesson "death" face. She strikes the illusion to the ground and it disappears — the Quintesson scientist observes that violence is always the human way. Finally the bars on Marissa's cell appear and all four captives are able to communicate.

[[File:Killing Jar Allicon storm.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Morbius, something is approaching from the southwest]]

The scientist visits the cell area, instructing his guard to activate a [[submission field]], pinning Marissa to the floor. As the pair move in, Wreck-Gar fires his fist, deactivating the field and allowing Marissa to attack the Quintesson and attempt to free Ultra Magnus. Before she can free him, the room begins crackling with electrical energy — the ship has flown into an [[electron storm]].

As the captives are assaulted by the energy, the Quintesson and his guard head for the control room and attempt to steer the ship through the storm. After a wrong move, the guard manages to guide the ship out of the storm. In the cell area, Magnus grabs hold of the electron bars, short-circuiting the bars on all four cells and freeing everyone. When the scientist and guard return to the cell area, they're jumped by Marissa and Wreck-Gar while Magnus and Cyclonus fight over what they're going to do with the ship. Marissa gets the better of the Quintesson and begins to plot a course back to Earth, but discovers that the ship has fallen into the gravity field of a [[black hole]].

[[File:Killing Jar Black hole viewer.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|A journey that begins where everything ends]]

She interrupts the fighting to let everyone know they've got bigger problems, but while the Allicon guard activates a distress signal, the Quintesson slips away to the rear of the ship where the escape pods are located. The others follow him, only to find that most of the pods have been rendered useless by the electron storm and only one remains operational. Magnus yanks the scientist from the escape pod, but the launch sequence has already started. Though Cyclonus intends to use it himself, Wreck-Gar tackles him so that Magnus can help Marissa into the pod. While they're fighting, the pod launches with no one aboard and Magnus is pulled out as the whole room begins to depressurise.

To Magnus's surprise, Cyclonus saves him with a tractor beam. The scientist explodes angrily at them for allowing the escape pod to launch unmanned but during the ensuing discussion, they begin to receive a transmission and spy a ship coming up behind them. Although they believe rescue is imminent, it turns out merely to be a derelict ship, which is dragged into the black hole ahead of them. Finally the Quintesson ship's engines overload, and the ship follows the derelict into the black hole...

[[File:Newcolors KillingJar.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Get on it, e-Hobby.]]

...only to emerge into a [[negative universe]] where the color spectrum is drastically altered. While the Quintesson works on a plan to return them to their own universe, the others set about repairing the overloaded engines. Once repairs are complete, the Quintesson slingshots the ship through the white hole, re-emerging from the black hole into the middle of a battle. Magnus radios for help from Sky Lynx, who docks with the ship. The group goes their separate ways, Ultra Magnus, Wreck-Gar and Marissa returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in Sky Lynx, and Cyclonus leaves in Astrotrain.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (1)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (8)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (12)

|c2=
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (5)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (13)

|c3=
*[[Marissa Faireborn]] (10)

|c4=
*[[Quintesson#Scientist|Quintesson Scientist]] (2)
*[[Allicon|Quintesson Guard]] (3)
*Fake [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (3)
*Fake [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (4)
*Fake [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (6)
*Fake [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (7)
*Fake [[Lippo the Clown]] (9)
*Fake [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (11)
}}

==Quotes==
"Ultra Magnus is a soldier first and foremost." 
"This Decepticon and the Autobot are two of a kind. One is good and one is evil, but to me that is no difference at all." 
"As an Autobot, this Junkion should have reacted as I predicted. Remarkable." 
"Humans are disgusting creatures, but worthy of study, if just to find a better way of destroying them." 
"Violence is always the humans' way of solving problems." 
:—Various observations made by the '''Quintesson scientist''' after capturing his test subjects.

"Galvatron! Why would you attack me, your most loyal soldier?"
:—'''Cyclonus''' asks an almost rhetorical question.

"Greetings, specimens! ''[aside to guard]'' They are much smarter than they appear to be on the monitor."
:— the '''Quintesson scientist'''

"We wouldn't be in this situation at all…" 
"…If you had not captured us." 
"Cyclonus, I can finish my own thoughts. I don't need you to do it for me." 
"Maybe the thought was not yours to begin with, Ultra Magnus."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Cyclonus'''

"Cyclonus, you saved me? But why?" 
"Warriors such as you and I should meet their end in battle."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Cyclonus'''

"Sky Lynx! Disengage and take a reverse heading!" 
"Ultra Magnus, where are you?" 
"Behind you! What do you think reverse means?!"
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Sky Lynx'''

==Notes==
===Production information===
* First draft script submitted: 22nd April 1986
* Second revision: 30th April 1986
* Third revision: 6th May 1986
* Dialogue recording: 7th May 1986

===Continuity notes===
*The Quintesson makes the interesting claim that he "contributed to the Autobots' design".
*Gadgets and powers:
**The Quintesson ship has a "mirage sequence" which lets it emulate all kinds of other ships, and even the voices of Transformers. It gets Sky Lynx's voice and personality spot-on!
**A rare instance of Ultra Magnus actually firing one of his shoulder missiles. It . . . doesn't help.
**Cyclonus fires lasers out of his fists, joining a small cadre of Transformers ([[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]], [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]) who have shown this ability.
**Wreck-Gar can fire off his hand like a rocket.
**Wreck-Gar also loses an arm and pops it right back on, in line with the Junkions' self-rebuilding abilities.
**Cyclonus has an arm-mounted tractor beam.
*The Quintesson scientist refers to his guard's transformed mode as his [[alternate mode]], the first use of that term in official fiction.
*Although he is not named, Marissa's father has the same voice actor and sounds the same as [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'s [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]], all indicating that Marissa is Flint's daughter. Additionally, the file name presented on the back of Flint's G.I. Joe toy packaging is "Dashiell R. Faireborn." This connection was later confirmed by ''Transformers'' writer and story editor [[Flint Dille]].

===Real-world references===
*A {{w|killing jar}} is an {{w|Entomology|entomological}} tool for killing insect specimens, usually with gas.
*As usual, most of Wreck-Gar's lines are drawn from television, film and radio:
**When lured into the Quintesson ship, Wreck-Gar says, "No candid camera insta-clicks me!" This refers to the TV series ''{{w|Candid Camera}}'', one of the earliest (if not THE earliest) prank/practical joke shows on television.
**When Marissa remarks she's in a zoo or a jail, Wreck-Gar responds with "Book me, Danno, I have the right to remain silent!" "Book 'em, Danno," is a catch phrase of Jack Lord's character from the '70s action-detective series ''{{w|Hawaii Five-O}}''.
**As the ship gets struck by the electron storm, Wreck-Gar remarks, "What a revoltin' development!" This catchphrase originated on the 1940s radio show, ''{{w|The Life of Riley}}''; in geek circles, it's probably better known as one of the trademark lines of the [[Thing]], the powerful member of the superhero team the [[Fantastic Four]].
**Shortly afterward, Wreck-Gar exclaims, "We've gotta get out of this place!", a likely reference to the song of the same name by {{w|The Animals}}.
**As Wreck-Gar deflects the guard's spear, he mentions "Shield is in good hands," referring to the slogan for {{w|Allstate|Allstate Insurance}}.
**"Away go troubles down the drain" is the long-running slogan of Roto-Rooter plumbing services. Wreck-Gar even gets the tune and cadence right.
**When Wreck-Gar tackles Cyclonus during the escape pod feud, he says that Marissa will be staying up "All Night Long" quoting the {{w|Lionel Richie}} song.
**When Magnus dismisses the potential rescue ship as not being a "Decepticon junk", Wreck-Gar says, "Junk? Wreck-Gar phoned home!" This plays on the famous "E.T. phone home." quote from ''{{w|E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial}}''.
**When the Quintesson ship is about to go back through the white hole, Wreck-Gar says that they can "go back, Jack, and do it again," quoting the {{w|Steely Dan}} song "Do It Again".
*Despite the wonky science that unfolds in the episode's plot, the Quintesson scientist gives us a pretty accurate summation of what a black hole is.
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**Sparking and clashing [[lightsaber]]s throughout the electron storm sequence.
**A sped-up version of the [[TIE Fighter]] roar and [[X-wing Fighter|X-wing]] engine whine as the derelict ship spirals into the black hole, and again as the Quintesson ship emerges from the white hole.
**[[Death Star]] super laser - once again, sped up and modulated - as the Quintesson ship makes its approach to the white hole.
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine roar as Sky Lynx approaches Cybertron.

===Animation and technical errors===
*All of the shots of Unicron's head have it entirely in gold other than his mouth, when his face should be gray as well. It was correct the last time we saw it in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]".
*The first shot of Unicron's head shows it with black eye holes (in "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1" it had broken green eyes). A few shots later, it has intact purple eyes.
*When we first see Ultra Magnus on the Quintesson's screen, his left foot flashes from blue to white several times.
*The closeup of the Quintesson as he observes Ultra Magnus delivers his line without moving his lips.
*Several times in the episode, the area on top of Ultra Magnus' back is colored grey instead of red.
*Hardly unique to this episode, but Sky Lynx has only 2 thrusters instead of three throughout the episode.
*"Sky Lynx"'s transport section is all white and red - missing its blue - after he lands.
*Rodimus mouths Ultra Magnus' line "Rodimus! What do you mean Sky Lynx is.."
*The [[Knockoff|fake]] Rodimus is missing his spoiler in all but one shot of the illusion sequence, and is consistently colored in the lighter magenta color scheme of Hot Rod. Furthermore, in most shots, he is drawn to the specifications of a much earlier design for the character, which positions his Autobot insignia on his "collar", rather than in the center of his chest-flames. This design had previously been seen in animation in Hot Rod's [[Commercial#1986|commercial]] and [[The Transformers: The Movie promo]]. As the episode was in the animation process during the tail end of the movie's own production cycle, it's likely the animators never got the finalized model until later.
*Cyclonus gets a slightly modulated version of the Autobot laser sound effect as he shoots down the practice drone. He also sounds more like Motormaster as he gives himself the commands "Ready... aim... fire!"
*When Cyclonus first transforms to [[robot mode]], he's missing the transformation sound effect.
*The second time the fake Galvatron rushes Cyclonus, his Decepticon symbol is red rather than purple.
*"No Candid Camera insta-clicks me!" - Wreck-Gar's mouth doesn't move for this line.
*The fake Lippo the Clown's mouth is disconnected from his face as he invites Wreck-Gar inside.
*After the Quintesson reacts to Wreck-Gar's behavior, the Quintesson ship is shown drifting backwards (thrusters-first) through space. (Or more precisely, someone scrolled the star background in the wrong direction.)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] fires his hand like a rocket to free Marissa, but he is incorrectly shown with both hands for two scenes before we see him picking up the lost hand and re-attaching it.
*Marissa is shown hitting the button on Magnus' door while standing straight, but later it's located way above where she could reach it.
*As the ship is buffeted by the electron storm, letters and numbers are visible in the clouds at the bottom of the screen.
*The Quintesson's mouth has been consistently red, but is white as he calls for resuming study of the human.
*The Allicon is shown with a moving mouthplate early in the episode, similar to Optimus Prime or Soundwave. When he announces "Aft section! Escape pods!" he's drawn with an opening mouth at the top of his mouthplate. Then as the players watch the arrival of the derilict ship, he's got a mouth at the ''bottom'' of his mouthplate - which still woobers normally!
*The Allicon's voice - and mannerisms - suddenly change during the black hole sequence; he seems to get a lot dumber and more robotic.
*In the shot of the escape pod chamber, Cyclonus is shown taller than Magnus, and again as they mutually loom over the Quintesson.
*During the first shot of the Quintesson preparing to use the escape pod, the escape pod is missing from the launch tube.
*The digital countdown timer is given an analog counter effect.
*Cyclonus's line is slightly clipped off: "Only Decepticons would travel this fa[r]".
*The Quintesson explains that the derelict ship has no engines, but a second later it gets engine sound effects as it falls victim to the black hole.
*As Magnus and Cyclonus square off after the big jailbreak, a wide shot has Magnus' face colored entirely blue for a second. When they come to grips in a continuation of the sequence a few shots later, Cyclonus' wings flash in and out of existence.
*After it emerges from the white hole, one shot shows the Quintesson ship in the usual (non-negative) colors.
*After they arrive in the negative universe and Magnus throws the scientist at the Allicon, the Allicon's right forearm goes missing. It reappears after this scene so that Marissa can remove it and use it to repair the engines, but then it's right back in place a moment later as he and the Quintesson prepare the ship's launch. It's gone again when Magnus manhandles him by the head.
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] is drawn mouthing the second half of the Quintesson scientist's line, "You all realize if the ship enters the white hole at the incorrect trajectory..."
*Cybertron's post-movie appearance remains consistently inconsistent; here, the matte painting of the planet in the epilogue features giant spikey buildings at a scale even more ludicrous than those of the standard model sheet design.
*In the exterior shot of Magnus standing in Sky Lynx's cockpit, Sky Lynx is missing his center window mullions. Instead he has a big gray hunk of machinery blocking the center of the windows.

====Rhino release====
*When [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]] went back to the original film elements of this episode, a couple of shots of the Quintesson talking do not feature mouth movements, including when he announces they're going to test Ultra Magnus's reactions. These shots were originally corrected for broadcast, and the [[Shout! Factory]] DVD includes the corrected shots spliced in from the broadcast master - though with visibly softer image quality and slightly different color hues.

===Continuity errors===
[[File:Fakebroadside KillingJar.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|The Quints have bad intel on Broadside—and so has Cyclonus.]]
*The illusion that the Quintessons used to trick Cyclonus is of the [[Triple Changer]] [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], which is odd, since Broadside is an Autobot. Not only this, but the voice is 100% Broadside's and his name is also credited in the dialogue script (linked in the "[[#External links|External links]]" section below) at line 37. The Japanese dub tries to correct this by renaming him as "Broadswipe". [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|Volume 53]] of the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends]]'' comic further attempts to resolve this by establishing Broadside briefly working with the Decepticons, but this is only applicable to the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Japanese continuity]].
*Cyclonus requires an escape pod to escape from the Quintesson ship, even though he turns into a spaceship. If there is a relevant difference between the pod's capabilities and his alt mode's, it is never mentioned.
*The Quintesson says he understands the Transformers' programming because he helped design the Autobots. Even assuming he means the ancestors of the current generation of Autobots, it still doesn't explain how he knows anything about Cyclonus's programming, since Cyclonus was built by Unicron.
*Ultra Magnus smashes the cockpit of the escape pod to get the Quintesson out. How does he expect Marissa to use it when she doesn't have a space suit?

===Trivia===
[[File:KillingJar negative Magnus Marissa.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
*While one would expect that the characters' colors while in the white hole would be the "negative" values of their originals, this is not the case. They appear to be pretty much random sets of colors.
*With a robot cast of only five, this episode features fewer Transformers than any other.
*The background music which plays during the "working together" montage in the final act is the first piece of new music composed for season three (besides the [[theme song|opening theme]]), and would appear to have been created specifically for the scene in question. Tiny snippets of it can be heard in a selection of other episodes, and also in the ''G.I. Joe'' episode "Second Hand Emotions".

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le piège infernal'''" ("The Infernal Trap")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Concerning the European French dub:
:::*After having a brand new team of voice actors in ''The Movie'' and another one in the ''Five Faces of Darkness'' episodes (with still [[Francis Lax]] in the latter), the original voice actor team from seasons 1 and 2 is back. Like in most episodes throughout the series, Francis Lax, [[Henry Djanik]], [[Albert Augier]], [[Georges Atlas]] and [[François Leccia]] are back together. They are joined by a yet unidentified actress for Marissa Fairborne.
:::*The dialogue between Sky Lynx and Ultra Magnus at the beginning is absent. Instead, the dub makes a weird scene in which Ultra Magnus just boards a silent Sky Lynx and says "Rodimus wants to see me right now".
:::*Despite Henry Djanik voicing Ultra Magnus, and also Rodimus Prime for his unique line, Francis Lax provides Rodimus' battle grunts, probably in order to not make a second take and have both characters in one take.
:::*After the brawl, the Quintesson scientist just says "The Autobot will only defend himself if threatened", removing the part about not hurting his leader.
:::*The Quintesson's line about Ultra Magnus' weapons being useless and asking to take them to Chaar are absent.
:::*Cyclonus' lines are missing in his first scene in jet mode.
:::*The Quintesson disguised as Marissa's father calls her "Marissa Fairbone" while sending his message. That is definitely not her father!
:::*Wreck-Gar's line "We've got to get out of this place!" is missing.
:::*Cyclonus states that he needs to take the ship and to take it ''on'' Galvatron, like if Galvatron was a planet.
:::*Cyclonus adds little reactions to what Ultra Magnus says during the last third of the episode. When Ultra Magnus says "Cyclonus I thank you but I can finish my phrases myself!", Cyclonus adds a little "You're welcome" after "I thank you". Again, when Ultra Magnus asks who is sending the signal, an off-screen Cyclonus adds "Good question!".
:::*Sky Lynx's name is pronounced. Last episode, he was called Salvatron.
:::*When Sky Lynx asks where the others are, Ultra Magnus answers on a pretty aggressive tone "Behind you! Try to think from time to time!". Sky Lynx answers "Okay okay, no problem, calm down and I take you home!".

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der Sog des schwarzen Loches'''" ("The Maelstrom of the Black Hole")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (first dub):'' "'''Il buco nero'''" ("The Black Hole")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Right before Wreck-Gar appears, "Junkion planet" is translated as if it was "planet Junkion". Despite being possibly caused by a translation mistake, it still makes sense since "Junkion" can both refer to the planet and to its inhabitants.
::*Cyclonus's line: «The Autobot short-circuited the electron bars!» is changed to: «The Autobot'''s''' short-circuited the bars!», despite the fact that just one Autobot did it.
::*In "Decepticon junk" the word "junk" is left in English, making it look like it referred to the planet.
:*''Title (second dub):'' "'''La trappola per insetti'''" ("The Bug Trap")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Polish'''
:*"Title:" none (title card was removed)
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*The episode almost completely avoids names or names of factions or gives them in a wrong form. Ultra Magnus is called “Magnus,” Marissa is “Nemerysa,” Cyclonus is named (only once) “Saiklones” (either the voiceover lector tried to pronounce it in English or that was the translation he got). Wreck- Gar is called “Drankard.” Interestingly, both Rodimus Prime and Galvatron (sic!) are referred to (by Sky Lynx and Broadside illusions) as “Lotus Pierwszy” ("Lotus Prime" or "Lotus the First"). Also "EDC" is called "EDC Center" and later just "The Center" for which both Ultra Magnus and Marissa are working.
::* "It is my duty to take this ship back to Cybertron!" / "And it is my duty to deliver it and you to Galvatron!" was changed to "We need to turn around immediately and return this ship to the Center [EDC]!" / "This is not my task and you will not order me around!",
::* An exchange between Ultra Magnus and Cyclonus "This cannot be!" / "Yes, it is! A Black Hole" was changed to "It doesn't look good" / "We'are not blind".
::* Marrissa talking about Quintesson's guard being unable to stop Quintesson was left without translation.
::* Whole debate about nature of the derelict ship is bit different - for example Wreck-Gar says it is a pirate ship.

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'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' 4人の捕虜 (''Yonnin no Horyo'', "Four Captives")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 23]], [[1987]]
::*Broadside in this episode is renamed as "Broadswipe". Whether this was because the translator was working off [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nff7JQQJcwJRWAb3EeUZInyCk3VWIKws/view an outdated revision of the script] or to correct the continuity error is unclear.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sǐwáng Hēidòng '''" (死亡黑洞, "The Black Hole of Death")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' '''?'''
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*This episode's original translated title is currently lost due to a glitch in the only known surviving copy of the audio track.

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Душегубка'''" (''Dooshegoobka'', "The Killing Jar")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Latin Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''El Agujero Negro'''" ("The Black Hole")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2000 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 8: Evil Experiments ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1: Vol. 1 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 4: Series 3.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 16 ([[Déclic Images]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — Box-Set (3DVDs) ([[Flex Media]]) — German audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
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==External links==
*[http://imdb.com/title/tt0733024/ IMDb's page for this episode]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20230305021906/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-91.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nff7JQQJcwJRWAb3EeUZInyCk3VWIKws/view?usp=drive_link Full episode script, second revision marked up by Wally Burr]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/15XI16HLTLeDCJci3URsiX2j2fBisFLQ4/view?usp=drive_link Full episode script, third revision with art reference enclosed]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Prb53pZ1DIn9HVedXDCJH5rZr7DsM7lS Episode call sheet and dialogue script]

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The Killing Jar (episode)

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 episode|the ''Punishment'' issue|The Killing Jar (issue)}}
{{episode
|series=G1toon
|ep=71
|series2=2010
|ep2=10
|prev2=Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)
|next2=Chaos (episode)
|title="The Killing Jar"
|image=Captured KillingJar.jpg
|caption=When I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head and cry.
|season=3
|season ep=6
|airdate=[[September 29]], 1986
|written by=[[Michael Charles Hill]] [[Joey Kurihara Piedra]]
|production code=700-91
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]], [[Studio Look]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj8fFw958NI
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, Marissa Faireborn, and Wreck-Gar are captured by a Quintesson scientist for experiments, but are sucked into a more dangerous problem—a black hole.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Killing Jar Fakegalvatron.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Galvatron hates hugs. So he decides to leave this one.]]

As [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] stargazes, he's being spied on by a [[Quintesson]] scientist and his [[Allicon]] guard. Disguising their ship as [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], the pair lure Magnus on board where he's attacked by a fake [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]. The scientist correctly predicts Magnus's actions as the [[Autobot]] attempts to restrain his leader without harming him. With Magnus safely imprisoned, the scientist sets course for [[Chaar]]. Once there, the ship is again disguised, this time as [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] lured on board. Again, the scientist predicts that Cyclonus will behave in a similar manner to Magnus when confronted with a hostile illusion of his leader. On [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] is enjoying [[Lippo the Clown]]'s TV show when the clown himself turns up in a spacecraft and lures Wreck-Gar on board. Naturally it is soon revealed to be the Quintesson ship. The scientist predicts that placing a [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] in a clean, uncluttered room will cause him to go catatonic. Instead Wreck-Gar proceeds to tear up the walls to make the chamber more like "home sweet home".

Disguised as a shuttle, the Quintesson ship docks with an [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] space station, and [[Marissa Faireborn]] is lured on board by an illusion of her father. Once the ship leaves the space station, Marissa is shocked when her father's face changes into the Quintesson "death" face. She strikes the illusion to the ground and it disappears — the Quintesson scientist observes that violence is always the human way. Finally the bars on Marissa's cell appear and all four captives are able to communicate.

[[File:Killing Jar Allicon storm.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Morbius, something is approaching from the southwest]]

The scientist visits the cell area, instructing his guard to activate a [[submission field]], pinning Marissa to the floor. As the pair move in, Wreck-Gar fires his fist, deactivating the field and allowing Marissa to attack the Quintesson and attempt to free Ultra Magnus. Before she can free him, the room begins crackling with electrical energy — the ship has flown into an [[electron storm]].

As the captives are assaulted by the energy, the Quintesson and his guard head for the control room and attempt to steer the ship through the storm. After a wrong move, the guard manages to guide the ship out of the storm. In the cell area, Magnus grabs hold of the electron bars, short-circuiting the bars on all four cells and freeing everyone. When the scientist and guard return to the cell area, they're jumped by Marissa and Wreck-Gar while Magnus and Cyclonus fight over what they're going to do with the ship. Marissa gets the better of the Quintesson and begins to plot a course back to Earth, but discovers that the ship has fallen into the gravity field of a [[black hole]].

[[File:Killing Jar Black hole viewer.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|A journey that begins where everything ends]]

She interrupts the fighting to let everyone know they've got bigger problems, but while the Allicon guard activates a distress signal, the Quintesson slips away to the rear of the ship where the escape pods are located. The others follow him, only to find that most of the pods have been rendered useless by the electron storm and only one remains operational. Magnus yanks the scientist from the escape pod, but the launch sequence has already started. Though Cyclonus intends to use it himself, Wreck-Gar tackles him so that Magnus can help Marissa into the pod. While they're fighting, the pod launches with no one aboard and Magnus is pulled out as the whole room begins to depressurise.

To Magnus's surprise, Cyclonus saves him with a tractor beam. The scientist explodes angrily at them for allowing the escape pod to launch unmanned but during the ensuing discussion, they begin to receive a transmission and spy a ship coming up behind them. Although they believe rescue is imminent, it turns out merely to be a derelict ship, which is dragged into the black hole ahead of them. Finally the Quintesson ship's engines overload, and the ship follows the derelict into the black hole...

[[File:Newcolors KillingJar.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Get on it, e-Hobby.]]

...only to emerge into a [[negative universe]] where the color spectrum is drastically altered. While the Quintesson works on a plan to return them to their own universe, the others set about repairing the overloaded engines. Once repairs are complete, the Quintesson slingshots the ship through the white hole, re-emerging from the black hole into the middle of a battle. Magnus radios for help from Sky Lynx, who docks with the ship. The group goes their separate ways, Ultra Magnus, Wreck-Gar and Marissa returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in Sky Lynx, and Cyclonus leaves in Astrotrain.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (1)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (8)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (12)

|c2=
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (5)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (13)

|c3=
*[[Marissa Faireborn]] (10)

|c4=
*[[Quintesson#Scientist|Quintesson Scientist]] (2)
*[[Allicon|Quintesson Guard]] (3)
*Fake [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (3)
*Fake [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (4)
*Fake [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (6)
*Fake [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (7)
*Fake [[Lippo the Clown]] (9)
*Fake [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (11)
}}

==Quotes==
"Ultra Magnus is a soldier first and foremost." 
"This Decepticon and the Autobot are two of a kind. One is good and one is evil, but to me that is no difference at all." 
"As an Autobot, this Junkion should have reacted as I predicted. Remarkable." 
"Humans are disgusting creatures, but worthy of study, if just to find a better way of destroying them." 
"Violence is always the humans' way of solving problems." 
:—Various observations made by the '''Quintesson scientist''' after capturing his test subjects.

"Galvatron! Why would you attack me, your most loyal soldier?"
:—'''Cyclonus''' asks an almost rhetorical question.

"Greetings, specimens! ''[aside to guard]'' They are much smarter than they appear to be on the monitor."
:— the '''Quintesson scientist'''

"We wouldn't be in this situation at all…" 
"…If you had not captured us." 
"Cyclonus, I can finish my own thoughts. I don't need you to do it for me." 
"Maybe the thought was not yours to begin with, Ultra Magnus."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Cyclonus'''

"Cyclonus, you saved me? But why?" 
"Warriors such as you and I should meet their end in battle."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Cyclonus'''

"Sky Lynx! Disengage and take a reverse heading!" 
"Ultra Magnus, where are you?" 
"Behind you! What do you think reverse means?!"
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Sky Lynx'''

==Notes==
===Production information===
* First draft script submitted: 22nd April 1986
* Second revision: 30th April 1986
* Third revision: 6th May 1986
* Dialogue recording: 7th May 1986

===Continuity notes===
*The Quintesson makes the interesting claim that he "contributed to the Autobots' design".
*Gadgets and powers:
**The Quintesson ship has a "mirage sequence" which lets it emulate all kinds of other ships, and even the voices of Transformers. It gets Sky Lynx's voice and personality spot-on!
**A rare instance of Ultra Magnus actually firing one of his shoulder missiles. It . . . doesn't help.
**Cyclonus fires lasers out of his fists, joining a small cadre of Transformers ([[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]], [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]) who have shown this ability.
**Wreck-Gar can fire off his hand like a rocket.
**Wreck-Gar also loses an arm and pops it right back on, in line with the Junkions' self-rebuilding abilities.
**Cyclonus has an arm-mounted tractor beam.
*The Quintesson scientist refers to his guard's transformed mode as his [[alternate mode]], the first use of that term in official fiction.
*Although he is not named, Marissa's father has the same voice actor and sounds the same as [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'s [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]], all indicating that Marissa is Flint's daughter. Additionally, the file name presented on the back of Flint's G.I. Joe toy packaging is "Dashiell R. Faireborn." This connection was later confirmed by ''Transformers'' writer and story editor [[Flint Dille]].

===Real-world references===
*A {{w|killing jar}} is an {{w|Entomology|entomological}} tool for killing insect specimens, usually with gas.
*As usual, most of Wreck-Gar's lines are drawn from television, film and radio:
**When lured into the Quintesson ship, Wreck-Gar says, "No candid camera insta-clicks me!" This refers to the TV series ''{{w|Candid Camera}}'', one of the earliest (if not THE earliest) prank/practical joke shows on television.
**When Marissa remarks she's in a zoo or a jail, Wreck-Gar responds with "Book me, Danno, I have the right to remain silent!" "Book 'em, Danno," is a catch phrase of Jack Lord's character from the '70s action-detective series ''{{w|Hawaii Five-O}}''.
**As the ship gets struck by the electron storm, Wreck-Gar remarks, "What a revoltin' development!" This catchphrase originated on the 1940s radio show, ''{{w|The Life of Riley}}''; in geek circles, it's probably better known as one of the trademark lines of the [[Thing]], the powerful member of the superhero team the [[Fantastic Four]].
**Shortly afterward, Wreck-Gar exclaims, "We've gotta get out of this place!", a likely reference to the song of the same name by {{w|The Animals}}.
**As Wreck-Gar deflects the guard's spear, he mentions "Shield is in good hands," referring to the slogan for {{w|Allstate|Allstate Insurance}}.
**"Away go troubles down the drain" is the long-running slogan of Roto-Rooter plumbing services. Wreck-Gar even gets the tune and cadence right.
**When Wreck-Gar tackles Cyclonus during the escape pod feud, he says that Marissa will be staying up "All Night Long" quoting the {{w|Lionel Richie}} song.
**When Magnus dismisses the potential rescue ship as not being a "Decepticon junk", Wreck-Gar says, "Junk? Wreck-Gar phoned home!" This plays on the famous "E.T. phone home." quote from ''{{w|E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial}}''.
**When the Quintesson ship is about to go back through the white hole, Wreck-Gar says that they can "go back, Jack, and do it again," quoting the {{w|Steely Dan}} song "Do It Again".
*Despite the wonky science that unfolds in the episode's plot, the Quintesson scientist gives us a pretty accurate summation of what a black hole is.
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**Sparking and clashing [[lightsaber]]s throughout the electron storm sequence.
**A sped-up version of the [[TIE Fighter]] roar and [[X-wing Fighter|X-wing]] engine whine as the derelict ship spirals into the black hole, and again as the Quintesson ship emerges from the white hole.
**[[Death Star]] super laser - once again, sped up and modulated - as the Quintesson ship makes its approach to the white hole.
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine roar as Sky Lynx approaches Cybertron.

===Animation and technical errors===
*All of the shots of Unicron's head have it entirely in gold other than his mouth, when his face should be gray as well. It was correct the last time we saw it in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]".
*The first shot of Unicron's head shows it with black eye holes (in "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1" it had broken green eyes). A few shots later, it has intact purple eyes.
*When we first see Ultra Magnus on the Quintesson's screen, his left foot flashes from blue to white several times.
*The closeup of the Quintesson as he observes Ultra Magnus delivers his line without moving his lips.
*Several times in the episode, the area on top of Ultra Magnus' back is colored grey instead of red.
*Hardly unique to this episode, but Sky Lynx has only 2 thrusters instead of three throughout the episode.
*"Sky Lynx"'s transport section is all white and red - missing its blue - after he lands.
*Rodimus mouths Ultra Magnus' line "Rodimus! What do you mean Sky Lynx is.."
*The [[Knockoff|fake]] Rodimus is missing his spoiler in all but one shot of the illusion sequence, and is consistently colored in the lighter magenta color scheme of Hot Rod. Furthermore, in most shots, he is drawn to the specifications of a much earlier design for the character, which positions his Autobot insignia on his "collar", rather than in the center of his chest-flames. This design had previously been seen in animation in Hot Rod's [[Commercial#1986|commercial]] and [[The Transformers: The Movie promo]]. As the episode was in the animation process during the tail end of the movie's own production cycle, it's likely the animators never got the finalized model until later.
*Cyclonus gets a slightly modulated version of the Autobot laser sound effect as he shoots down the practice drone. He also sounds more like Motormaster as he gives himself the commands "Ready... aim... fire!"
*When Cyclonus first transforms to [[robot mode]], he's missing the transformation sound effect.
*The second time the fake Galvatron rushes Cyclonus, his Decepticon symbol is red rather than purple.
*"No Candid Camera insta-clicks me!" - Wreck-Gar's mouth doesn't move for this line.
*The fake Lippo the Clown's mouth is disconnected from his face as he invites Wreck-Gar inside.
*After the Quintesson reacts to Wreck-Gar's behavior, the Quintesson ship is shown drifting backwards (thrusters-first) through space. (Or more precisely, someone scrolled the star background in the wrong direction.)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] fires his hand like a rocket to free Marissa, but he is incorrectly shown with both hands for two scenes before we see him picking up the lost hand and re-attaching it.
*Marissa is shown hitting the button on Magnus' door while standing straight, but later it's located way above where she could reach it.
*As the ship is buffeted by the electron storm, letters and numbers are visible in the clouds at the bottom of the screen.
*The Quintesson's mouth has been consistently red, but is white as he calls for resuming study of the human.
*The Allicon is shown with a moving mouthplate early in the episode, similar to Optimus Prime or Soundwave. When he announces "Aft section! Escape pods!" he's drawn with an opening mouth at the top of his mouthplate. Then as the players watch the arrival of the derilict ship, he's got a mouth at the ''bottom'' of his mouthplate - which still woobers normally!
*The Allicon's voice - and mannerisms - suddenly change during the black hole sequence; he seems to get a lot dumber and more robotic.
*In the shot of the escape pod chamber, Cyclonus is shown taller than Magnus, and again as they mutually loom over the Quintesson.
*During the first shot of the Quintesson preparing to use the escape pod, the escape pod is missing from the launch tube.
*The digital countdown timer is given an analog counter effect.
*Cyclonus's line is slightly clipped off: "Only Decepticons would travel this fa[r]".
*The Quintesson explains that the derelict ship has no engines, but a second later it gets engine sound effects as it falls victim to the black hole.
*As Magnus and Cyclonus square off after the big jailbreak, a wide shot has Magnus' face colored entirely blue for a second. When they come to grips in a continuation of the sequence a few shots later, Cyclonus' wings flash in and out of existence.
*After it emerges from the white hole, one shot shows the Quintesson ship in the usual (non-negative) colors.
*After they arrive in the negative universe and Magnus throws the scientist at the Allicon, the Allicon's right forearm goes missing. It reappears after this scene so that Marissa can remove it and use it to repair the engines, but then it's right back in place a moment later as he and the Quintesson prepare the ship's launch. It's gone again when Magnus manhandles him by the head.
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] is drawn mouthing the second half of the Quintesson scientist's line, "You all realize if the ship enters the white hole at the incorrect trajectory..."
*Cybertron's post-movie appearance remains consistently inconsistent; here, the matte painting of the planet in the epilogue features giant spikey buildings at a scale even more ludicrous than those of the standard model sheet design.
*In the exterior shot of Magnus standing in Sky Lynx's cockpit, Sky Lynx is missing his center window mullions. Instead he has a big gray hunk of machinery blocking the center of the windows.

====Rhino release====
*When [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]] went back to the original film elements of this episode, a couple of shots of the Quintesson talking do not feature mouth movements, including when he announces they're going to test Ultra Magnus's reactions. These shots were originally corrected for broadcast, and the [[Shout! Factory]] DVD includes the corrected shots spliced in from the broadcast master - though with visibly softer image quality and slightly different color hues.

===Continuity errors===
[[File:Fakebroadside KillingJar.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|The Quints have bad intel on Broadside—and so has Cyclonus.]]
*The illusion that the Quintessons used to trick Cyclonus is of the [[Triple Changer]] [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], which is odd, since Broadside is an Autobot. Not only this, but the voice is 100% Broadside's and his name is also credited in the dialogue script (linked in the "[[#External links|External links]]" section below) at line 37. The Japanese dub tries to correct this by renaming him as "Broadswipe". [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|Volume 53]] of the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends]]'' comic further attempts to resolve this by establishing Broadside briefly working with the Decepticons, but this is only applicable to the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Japanese continuity]].
*Cyclonus requires an escape pod to escape from the Quintesson ship, even though he turns into a spaceship. If there is a relevant difference between the pod's capabilities and his alt mode's, it is never mentioned.
*The Quintesson says he understands the Transformers' programming because he helped design the Autobots. Even assuming he means the ancestors of the current generation of Autobots, it still doesn't explain how he knows anything about Cyclonus's programming, since Cyclonus was built by Unicron.
*Ultra Magnus smashes the cockpit of the escape pod to get the Quintesson out. How does he expect Marissa to use it when she doesn't have a space suit?

===Trivia===
[[File:KillingJar negative Magnus Marissa.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
*While one would expect that the characters' colors while in the white hole would be the "negative" values of their originals, this is not the case. They appear to be pretty much random sets of colors.
*With a robot cast of only five, this episode features fewer Transformers than any other.
*The background music which plays during the "working together" montage in the final act is the first piece of new music composed for season three (besides the [[theme song|opening theme]]), and would appear to have been created specifically for the scene in question. Tiny snippets of it can be heard in a selection of other episodes, and also in the ''G.I. Joe'' episode "Second Hand Emotions".

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le piège infernal'''" ("The Infernal Trap")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Concerning the European French dub:
:::*After having a brand new team of voice actors in ''The Movie'' and another one in the ''Five Faces of Darkness'' episodes (with still [[Francis Lax]] in the latter), the original voice actor team from seasons 1 and 2 is back. Like in most episodes throughout the series, Francis Lax, [[Henry Djanik]], [[Albert Augier]], [[Georges Atlas]] and [[François Leccia]] are back together. They are joined by a yet unidentified actress for Marissa Fairborne.
:::*The dialogue between Sky Lynx and Ultra Magnus at the beginning is absent. Instead, the dub makes a weird scene in which Ultra Magnus just boards a silent Sky Lynx and says "Rodimus wants to see me right now".
:::*Despite Henry Djanik voicing Ultra Magnus, and also Rodimus Prime for his unique line, Francis Lax provides Rodimus' battle grunts, probably in order to not make a second take and have both characters in one take.
:::*After the brawl, the Quintesson scientist just says "The Autobot will only defend himself if threatened", removing the part about not hurting his leader.
:::*The Quintesson's line about Ultra Magnus' weapons being useless and asking to take them to Chaar are absent.
:::*Cyclonus' lines are missing in his first scene in jet mode.
:::*The Quintesson disguised as Marissa's father calls her "Marissa Fairbone" while sending his message. That is definitely not her father!
:::*Wreck-Gar's line "We've got to get out of this place!" is missing.
:::*Cyclonus states that he needs to take the ship and to take it ''on'' Galvatron, like if Galvatron was a planet.
:::*Cyclonus adds little reactions to what Ultra Magnus says during the last third of the episode. When Ultra Magnus says "Cyclonus I thank you but I can finish my phrases myself!", Cyclonus adds a little "You're welcome" after "I thank you". Again, when Ultra Magnus asks who is sending the signal, an off-screen Cyclonus adds "Good question!".
:::*Sky Lynx's name is pronounced. Last episode, he was called Salvatron.
:::*When Sky Lynx asks where the others are, Ultra Magnus answers on a pretty aggressive tone "Behind you! Try to think from time to time!". Sky Lynx answers "Okay okay, no problem, calm down and I take you home!".

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der Sog des schwarzen Loches'''" ("The Maelstrom of the Black Hole")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (first dub):'' "'''Il buco nero'''" ("The Black Hole")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Right before Wreck-Gar appears, "Junkion planet" is translated as if it was "planet Junkion". Despite being possibly caused by a translation mistake, it still makes sense since "Junkion" can both refer to the planet and to its inhabitants.
::*Cyclonus's line: «The Autobot short-circuited the electron bars!» is changed to: «The Autobot'''s''' short-circuited the bars!», despite the fact that just one Autobot did it.
::*In "Decepticon junk" the word "junk" is left in English, making it look like it referred to the planet.
:*''Title (second dub):'' "'''La trappola per insetti'''" ("The Bug Trap")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Polish'''
:*"Title:" none (title card was removed)
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*The episode almost completely avoids names or names of factions or gives them in a wrong form. Ultra Magnus is called “Magnus,” Marissa is “Nemerysa,” Cyclonus is named (only once) “Saiklones” (either the voiceover lector tried to pronounce it in English or that was the translation he got). Wreck- Gar is called “Drankard.” Interestingly, both Rodimus Prime and Galvatron (sic!) are referred to (by Sky Lynx and Broadside illusions) as “Lotus Pierwszy” ("Lotus Prime" or "Lotus the First"). Also "EDC" is called "EDC Center" and later just "The Center" for which both Ultra Magnus and Marissa are working.
::* "It is my duty to take this ship back to Cybertron!" / "And it is my duty to deliver it and you to Galvatron!" was changed to "You need to turn around immediately and return the ship to the Center [EDC]!" / "This is not my task and you will not order me around!",
::* An exchange between Ultra Magnus and Cyclonus "This cannot be!" / "Yes, it is! A Black Hole" was changed to "It doesn't look good" / "We'are not blind".
::* Marrissa talking about Quintesson's guard being unable to stop Quintesson was left without translation.

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'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' 4人の捕虜 (''Yonnin no Horyo'', "Four Captives")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 23]], [[1987]]
::*Broadside in this episode is renamed as "Broadswipe". Whether this was because the translator was working off [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nff7JQQJcwJRWAb3EeUZInyCk3VWIKws/view an outdated revision of the script] or to correct the continuity error is unclear.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sǐwáng Hēidòng '''" (死亡黑洞, "The Black Hole of Death")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' '''?'''
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*This episode's original translated title is currently lost due to a glitch in the only known surviving copy of the audio track.

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Душегубка'''" (''Dooshegoobka'', "The Killing Jar")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Latin Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''El Agujero Negro'''" ("The Black Hole")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2000 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 8: Evil Experiments ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1: Vol. 1 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 4: Series 3.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 16 ([[Déclic Images]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — Box-Set (3DVDs) ([[Flex Media]]) — German audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://imdb.com/title/tt0733024/ IMDb's page for this episode]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20230305021906/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-91.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nff7JQQJcwJRWAb3EeUZInyCk3VWIKws/view?usp=drive_link Full episode script, second revision marked up by Wally Burr]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/15XI16HLTLeDCJci3URsiX2j2fBisFLQ4/view?usp=drive_link Full episode script, third revision with art reference enclosed]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Prb53pZ1DIn9HVedXDCJH5rZr7DsM7lS Episode call sheet and dialogue script]

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The Master Builders (episode)

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{{disambig2|the cartoon episode|the ''Legends'' event|The Master Builders (Legends)}}
{{episode
|series=G1toon
|ep=32
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=20
|prev2=Dinobot Island, Part 2
|next2=The Insecticon Syndrome
|series3=''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|The Transformers: Generation 2]]''
|ep3=10
|prev3=Dinobot Island, Part 2
|next3=A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)
|image=MasterBuilders Scrapper Grapple plans.jpg
|caption="Nigel gave me a drawing that said 18 inches. Now, whether or not he knows the difference between feet and inches is not my problem. I do what I'm told." "But you're not as confused as him, are you. I mean, it's not your job to be as confused as Nigel."
|title="The Master Builders" "The Master Builder"
|season=2
|season ep=16
|production code=#700-31
|airdate=[[October 8]], 1985
|written by=[[David N. Gottlieb]] [[Herb Engelhardt]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiI9D4OdF4s
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''Grapple and Hoist ally themselves with the Constructicons.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Master builders2.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|I think you'll need to join Weight Watchers.]]
[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] shows [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] a working model of a [[Solar Power Tower]] he wants to build and the two of them take it to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Optimus is occupied at the moment because [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]] is teaching him how to play [[basketball]]. Optimus likes Grapple's concept, but rejects the plan because it would be difficult to defend the tower against an attack.

The Autobots are interrupted by [[Teletraan I]], alerting them that [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] has been shot down by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]. Hoist and Grapple take up the task and depart to repair the [[Autobot]] plane. During their return trip to the Ark, Grapple attempts to convince Hoist to build the tower with him, regardless of Prime's orders. Hoist protests, pointing out they can't do it alone, let alone disobey Optimus.

Their conversation is cut short when they are trapped by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] says they've left the [[Decepticon]]s and proposes a joint project. Grapple, enamored with his solar tower idea, agrees, but wants proof of their partnership. They promise to bring proof back and fly off.

[[File:Master builders prime basketball.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Chillin' out, maxin', relaxin', all cool/and shootin' some b-ball outside of the school...]]
On their return to Decepticon headquarters, the Constructicons are confronted with several weapons pointed at them, as well as an enraged [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], who confronts them with video tape of their conversation with Grapple. They all swear loyalty to Megatron, and insist they plan to betray the Autobots. Satisfied with their explanation, Megatron lets them go with a present. They return to Grapple and Hoist with "proof", an entire truckload of [[energon]], they claim they have stolen from Megatron. Convinced that they are working in good faith, Grapple and Hoist agree to the partnership. The Constructicons are soon stealing construction materials from the humans for the project.

Meantime, Optimus is playing basketball with [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]. After he shuts Tracks down during a drive to the net, Prime notices that Tracks needs maintenance, but no one knows where Hoist is. The Autobot leader sends Powerglide out to find the missing Autobots. Powerglide finds the solar tower and reports back.

[[File:MasterBuilders Devastator finishing touch.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Look, up in the sky! 
Is it a bird? 
Is it a plane? 
No, it's a sun-focusing sphere. 
Well, that's disappointing...]]
Grapple is in his element, directing the Constructicons as the tower is built, and blissfully unaware of their deception. The Constructicons merge to form [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]] in order to place the sun-focusing sphere at the top of the tower. With the last piece in place, the tables turn. Megatron attacks Grapple and Hoist and claims the tower as his own. The Decepticons get to work collecting the energy.

[[File:MasterBuilders Grapple sunset.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Dammit, I've ruined another garage kit.]]
The Autobots arrive and attack, quickly overwhelming the Decepticons, who retreat behind the tower. The Autobots follow, to find that the Constructicons have formed Devastator and he's not so easy to defeat. Prime tricks Devastator into trying to kick Smokescreen but he kicks the tower instead. A few more rounds of laser fire send Devastator crashing into the tower, demolishing it. Megatron and the Constructicons retreat.

The Autobots dig in the debris to try and find Grapple and Hoist. [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] discovers them encased in a sheet of metal and punches it apart. Grapple and Hoist apologize for the trouble they've caused. Prime is in a forgiving mood, but says they have to clean up the mess themselves. As the others drive off, Grapple and Hoist fondly remember the tower.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (1)
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] (4)
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (5)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] (6)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (7)
*[[Teletraan I]] (9)
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (20)
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (21)
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (22)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (24)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (25)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] (26)
*[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (27)
|c2=
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (2)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (3)
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (10)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (11)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (12)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (13)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (14)
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (15)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (16)
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (17)
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (18)
*[[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]] (23)
|c3=
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (8)
*[[Construction Foreman]] (19)
}}

==Quotes==
"Move over, blue skies. Here comes old Powerglide, king of the cloud chasers, sultan of the stratosphere, ace of the air."
:—'''Powerglide''', king of self-esteem.

"Well, if he's not impressed, I'll... be ''de''pressed."
:—'''Grapple''' worries about whether Optimus Prime will agree on his proposal for a Solar Tower.

"Am I 'drooling' correctly?" 
"The word is 'dribbling', Optimus!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Spike''' play basketball.

'''Megatron''': "Ahhh, my loyal Constructicons. You are loyal, aren't you? No! You're traitors! And you can't deny it." 
'''Scrapper''': "Megatron, y-y-you got it all wrong!" 
'''Hook''': "We're still working for you, and for the glory of the Decepticons." 
'''Bonecrusher''': "You see we eavesdropped on their plans." 
'''Long Haul''': "Plans to build a whopper solar tower!" 
'''Scavenger''': "That'd produce megawatts of energy." 
'''Mixmaster''': "Energy we can use to destroy the Autobots. Get it, Get it, heh-huh?"
:— The Constructicons try to explain themselves to a furious Megatron.

'''Bonecrusher''': We'll just help ourselves if you don't mind. 
'''Long Haul''': Or even if you do! 
'''Construction foreman:''' Who me? M-mind? Why should I! hehe... he. [''tears up his blueprints'']
:—The Constructicons rob a hapless building site.

"As soon as my Power Tower is finished, I must find a place to sign my name... in very large letters."
:—'''Grapple''' as the Solar Power Tower is approaching completion.

"Watch out Spike! I'm driving for a layoff!" 
"It's called a layup, Prime! And watch out for Tracks!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' gets basketball lessons from '''Spike'''.

"'Get this.' 'Bring that.' I thought I was finally gonna ''build'' somethin'!"
:—'''Long Haul''' after being told to bring another solar panel.

"Man, look at that! That's so tall, the top is in a different time zone than the bottom!"
:—Observing the Solar Power Tower, '''Spike''' demonstrates that you don't need to understand geography if your best friends are giant robots.

"There'll be other towers to design and build, Grapple." 
"It ''was'' magnificent... for a little while, wasn't it, Hoist?" 
"Incredible. Absolutely incredible."
:—'''Hoist''' and '''Grapple''', amid the ruins of the Solar Power Tower.

==Notes==
===Production information===
*First draft script: 25th January 1985
*Script revised: 30th January 1985
*Dialogue revised by [[Ron Friedman]]: 31st January 1985
*Dialogue recording: 11th February 1985

===Continuity notes===
[[File:MasterBuilders Cliffjumper glass gas gun.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"This Master Builder will thwart the Kragle and save the realm!"]]
[[File:MasterBuilders Megatron chest compartment.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Two can play at this game, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]..."]]
*Scrapper claims that the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] admired Grapple's work back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. This contradicts the earlier statement in "[[Heavy Metal War]]" that the Constructicons were built recently on Earth, but fits with the later accounts of their history given in "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme]]" and "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]".
*Gadgets and powers:
**Powerglide has a video camera that extends from his nosecone, right in front of his canopy.
**The Autobots can shoot lasers out of their headlights when they drive into battle. The idea never crossed their minds in "[[The Autobot Run]]". One is tempted to fanwank the error away by saying that the events of that episode inspired them to install these extra armaments.
**Tracks has twin missile launchers in his [[Alternate mode|car mode]] hood.
**Devastator uses his [[optic weaponry|eye beams]] yet again. He [[The Autobot Run|loves]] [[The Core|those]] things!
**Cliffjumper's [[glass gas]] resembles a snowball or comet, and can be repelled by a strong wind (possibly a call-back to his bio weakness, which says that he must remain upwind of it or fall victim to its effects.)
**Megatron has a compartment in his chest that holds a pair of binoculars. We get a look inside the same location of his chest during "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]", and needless to say there ain't no binoculars there.

===Real-world references===
*"Here Comes the Sun!" Grapple says, completing his Solar Power Tower model and quoting the title of a [[Fab Four|Beatles]] {{w|Here Comes the Sun|tune}}.
*The Autobots make their [[Atlantis, Arise!|second foray into the sports world]], as Spike teaches Optimus Prime about basketball. Prime learns to <s>drool</s> dribble the ball, spins the ball on one finger, and orders Spike to "Compute, quickly!" as he passes the ball to him. Later, Prime quotes the stereotypical sportscaster ("He shoots, he scores!") while driving for a <s>layoff</s> lay up. Later still, he rolls the basketball across his arms and shoulders.
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**When Prime leaps toward the basketball goal, he gets the [[Death Star]] firing/Alderaan exploding sound effect sequence.
**Megatron takes off from the ruined power tower with the same sound effect. The Constructicons follow him with the rest of that sound effect, along with some [[X-wing Fighter]] diving sounds.

===Animation and technical errors===
*One gun, many lasers:
**Skywarp only has two weapons to fire, yet about a dozen different laser beams are shown streaking past Powerglide.
*Skywarp's under-wing insignia are missing throughout the opening sequence.
*As Wheeljack gives Grapple his thumbs-up, the glow effect of his flashing "ears" is misaligned from the ears themselves at the start and end of the shot.
*Teletraan I gets the radio-muffle on its voice as it announces that Powerglide has been shot down.
*Hoist and Grapple are both drawn far bulkier than normal when they head out to collect Powerglide.
*Improbable viewpoints:
**As Scrapper treaties with the Autobots, a random rock opens up, and out pops a video camera. While this does explain how Megatron and Starscream can watch the conversation from Decepticon Headquarters, it raises the question of just how many random rocks the Decepticons had to load up with cameras to ensure that they'd actually catch something. Why not have [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] do the spying?
**The camera's angle changes during Scrapper's speech, even though it's clearly fixed in place.
**The camera's angle has changed ''again'' when Megatron shows it to the Constructicons.
**The view of Grapple and Hoist that Powerglide relays back to Autobot Headquarters is clearly not taken from a moving airplane.
*Scrapper's eyeband turns gray as he points toward Long Haul approaching with the energon cubes.
*Coloring errors:
**As he welds alongside Hoist, Grapple's butt changes from gray to orange.
**Scavenger's face is almost entirely dark gray as he discusses his welding troubles with Grapple.
**Devastator's back, i.e. Long Haul's cargo bed, is purple throughout the episode. It should be green.
**After Brawn finds the ruined model of the [[Solar Power Tower]], Cliffjumper steps into the frame, colored yellow like Bumblebee.
**When Grapple picks up the ruined model, one of its solar panels is gray instead of gold.
*Flying Autobots:
**Prime leaps toward the basket with a flight sound effect.
*Tracks is supposed to be emitting some kind of malfunctioning-type of noise as Prime helps him to his feet, but it's barely audible as such.
*Tracks is missing one of his missile launchers as Spike runs up to join the group on the basketball court.
*In a bizarre stylistic decision, the Constructicons' second combination sequence does not feature the transforming sound. Instead, as they convert to their combined forms, they get a sound effect normally reserved for energy effects. Each one glows blue after transforming, accompanied by an even more bizarre tinkling noise.
*As usual, the apportionment of Devastator's components is off; Long Haul forms about 90% of the torso, with Hook forming the remainder (it should be split almost evenly between them.) Everyone else is correct, which puts this episode ahead of most of its contemporaries.
[[File:MasterBuilders devastator under attack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Then later, he's this size.]]
*Not that Devastator isn't [[Scale|out of whack]] in every episode, but when the Autobots first approach them, Scrapper's shovel alone is several times taller than the Autobots. When Devastator is about to kick Smokescreen, one of [[Scrapper (G1)|Devastator's legs]] is roughly three times the size of the Autobot.
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] appears for a single shot during the battle, standing alongside Optimus as they rock in the breeze from Devastator's hand-swipe. Though he was playing basketball earlier in the episode, he's completely absent from the battle group before and after this single shot. Best guess is that it should have been Ironhide.
*As he and the others fire on Devastator, one of Powerglide's laser blasts doesn't quite line up with the corresponding sound effect.
*Prime is missing the horizontal lines on his tummy grille as the Autobots cheer.
*When Optimus orders the other Autobots to free Grapple and Hoist from the rubble, the perspective of the shot with the Autobots makes it look like Tracks is the same size as his minibot teammates.
*As Hoist and Grapple first face Prime, Grapple's front bumper is bent in the middle. This may be meant to signify damage from his captivity... but the damage disappears after this one shot.
*As Prime accepts the pair's apologies, Hoist's right arm is missing, as is the top of Grapple's left arm.

====Rhino DVD release====
[[File:Masterbuilder.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The Master Bait—uh, Builders]]
*When remastered for DVD by [[Rhino Entertainment]], the re-created title card for the episode was incorrectly rendered as "The Master Builder". This title appeared on all associated material included with the DVD set, and can be seen in the screen shot at right. Oddly enough, while the same incorrect title card appears in the 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" edition by Shout! Factory, the correct title appears on the DVD menu and the box set's episode guide.
*The Rhino Entertainment release of this episode uses an initial take of the scene at the opening of the third act, which is depicted with a sunbeam effect over the image. The shot then pans over to a background painting of a door that ''doesn't'' open on cue to setup the next scene of Megatron walking through the already open doorway. The broadcast master take of this shot was corrected with added animation of the door opening after the panning comes to a halt; however the sunbeam effect was also removed at the same time. This short sequence was not replaced with the as-broadcast footage for the Shout! Factory DVD release.

===Continuity errors===
[[File:MasterBuilders Solarpowertower.jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|It's to get them closer to the sun, obviously!]]
*The solar panels seem to be the only essential component of the tower. Why do they need to be up on this huge cumbersome tower? Couldn't they simply build them into the top of the volcano, thereby satisfying Optimus Prime's security requirements? (For that matter, why aren't they already tapping into the geothermal energy of the lava beneath?)
*In [[robot mode]], Grapple and Hoist could ''easily'' have leaped over the boulder that first blocks their path. We'll give them a pass and say they were just panicked.
*Scrapper leaps ''down'' onto the boulder after the first commercial break... but he already leapt downward off the boulder when dodging the Autobots' fire.
*A giant paper blueprint? Really? The super-advanced space robots haven't switched over to a paperless office yet?
*Optimus's "Battle formation! Roll!" order is kind of strange, since the Autobots already appear to have both items covered.

===Trivia===
*This episode introduces a slightly modified color model for Devastator. In his previous appearances, that, erm, ''protrusion'' on the front of his pelvis was green with purple sides, but is changed to solid purple, while the portion of his torso underneath his chest plate is changed from purple to green. However, the new model mistakenly colors the "jet port" on the top of his chest plate green instead of purple. This new color model would be used for all future appearance by Devastator that were animated by [[Toei Animation|Toei]]; unsurprisingly, [[AKOM]] never got the memo.
*The Autobots have a color-coded alert system. When Teletraan I discovered that Powerglide was shot down he called for "condition magenta". When Optimus Prime discovered Grapple and Hoist were working with the Constructicons, he called for "disaster code blue" and ordered a strike force to assemble.
*Unlike [[Make Tracks|Tracks]], Grapple and Hoist appear to have been unconcerned with where and how the Constructicons procured their building supplies.
*Seriously, can you imagine the [[Scale|size]] of the ball that the Autobots need to play basketball?
*Due to the initial script running short of required runtime, the scenes of Powerglide being shot down and the Constructicons' raid for building materials were added in revisions. Evidently, adding these new scenes was still not sufficient, as Devastator's second combination sequence was staggered for an inordinate amount of time on the storyboards.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Les maîtres constructeurs'''" ("The Master Builders")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*All the logo transitions were cut. It is unknown if it was that way for the original broadcast or if the episode was chopped for the DVD release.
::*Grapple's line "Landslide!" is missing.
::*Hook's line "More panels, Long Haul, and be quick about it!" is missing. This results in a long moment just looking at Long Haul on top of a ladder.
::*In order to not pronounce Powerglide's name, Optimus Prime's line "I read you, Powerglide. Where are they?" is dubbed by "Where are they, those two madmen?".
::*Scrapper's line "Merge into Devastator!" is strangely translated by "Prepare him!", despite the name of Devastator usually being one of the only left intact in the dub.
::*Megatron calls Ramjet "Ratchet" too.
::*Warpath's sounds as he shoots Devastator are absent from the dub.
::*Scrapper's line "Megatron! Come back!" is missing.

'''German'''
:*''Title (Generation 2 dub):'' "'''Der Energieturm'''" ("The Energy Tower")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 2]], [[1994]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (dub 1):'' "'''Il grande progetto'''" ("The Great Project")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''I costruttori'''" ("The Builders")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Master Builder'''" (マスタービルダー, "The Master Builders")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 22]], [[1985]]
:*After Megatron looks through his binoculars, the dub has him ordering ''Blitzwing'' to intercept, not ''Ramjet'' (even though Ramjet is clearly the one who takes off at Megatron's command). Ramjet is even dubbed with Blitzwing's voice.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Jiànzhù Dàshī '''" (建筑大师, "The Master Builders")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Os Mestres Construtores'''" ("The Master Builders")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Budowniczowie'''" ("The Builders")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Gore-stroyiteli'''" (Горе-строители, "The Sorry Builders")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

===Toys inspired by this episode===
*'''''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-35 [[Grapple (G1)#Masterpiece|Grapple]] ([[TakaraTomy]], 2017)'''
:A redeco and retool of ''Masterpiece'' [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Inferno]], Grapple includes the model and the blueprint for the Solar Power Tower, a new handgun, and the screwdriver to build it, all from this episode.
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==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1994]] — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1998]] — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[2001]] — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2002]] — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1: Vol. 3 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2003]] — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] [[2004]] — ''Transformers'' — Collection 2: Series 2.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 6 ([[Déclic Images]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2006]] — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] [[2007]] — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] [[2008]] — ''Transformers'' — Volume 04: Stagione Due Parte Seconda ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2009]] — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2011]] — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2014]] — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://imdb.com/title/tt0808858/ IMDb's page for this episode]
*[http://teletran93.deepspace93.com/tf2/ep32/ Teletran93's page for this episode]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PwvgoyoWHNAn-v0L0sdh_fyOu9tW8nCp Digital restoration of revised script dated 30th January 1985]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lfq8n20jR3A8LulWYSRY4urkaC74hdHx Full episode script, as revised by Ron Friedman 31st January 1985]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yzmWzPRxaXvVV8PV_AMsjzaicpG-5VGr/view?usp=drive_link Model sheets and background layouts]

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:''Windcharger is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:WindchargerTFU.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|[[Mister Fantastic|He]] tricked me...with a wooden gun!!!]]

Of all the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s crew who crash-landed on Earth, '''Windcharger''' is unquestionably the fastest on the ground, at least for short distances. Windcharger can go from zero to 60 MPH virtually instantly, limited only by the traction between his tires and their driving surface. Frequently, after tearing away with a neck-snapping jerk, he will just as rapidly squeal to a halt to investigate something that caught his eye, for Windcharger is impulsive as well as impatient, both in mind and in body.

In [[robot mode]], Windcharger can energize his arms and make them the poles of a precisely controllable electromagnet, powerful enough to levitate ten tons of steel 700 feet away. With care, he can draw objects gently toward him or hurl them violently away. Also, as the long-suffering laws of physics dictate, this field is extremely strong near Windcharger; at close range, he can tear magnetic objects to shreds. As [[Transformer|Cybertronians]] are made of metal, this makes Windcharger a genuinely ''terrifying'' force on the battlefield, and [[Decepticon]]s have been known to retreat as soon as they hear that he's entered the fray.

Unfortunately for Windcharger, his power supply, biased as it is toward a brief, heavy overload, is prone to failure if the overload is too severe or too long-lasting. Even worse, his impulsive nature makes him hardly willing to exercise the mental control he needs to avoid overusing his power. As a result, Windcharger often finds himself stumbling home, reeking of ozone and burned insulation, and needing medical attention and a nice, tall, chilled glass of dielectric [[oil]].<ref>Generation 1 Windcharger profile printed in ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|The Transformers Universe]]'' #1</ref>

{{bigquote|Quick action equals quick victory.|Windcharger's Generation 1 bio}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:AndThereShallComeALeader WindchargerSavesPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right]]
''Five million years ago, Windcharger was part of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s plan to defend [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] from the [[Decepticon]]s. After Prime lured the Decepticons onto a bridge and blew it up, Windcharger used his magnetic powers to pull him to safety.'' {{storylink|And There Shall Come...a Leader!}}

Windcharger was among the elite few selected by Optimus Prime to join him in crashing the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] into the [[Earth]], to keep the ship's secrets from the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} After the Autobots awoke in [[1984]], Windcharger was very concerned with how they would obtain more fuel, though thankfully a solution presented itself almost immediately; [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] had befriended a human who suggested a means of converting gasoline to Energon. {{storylink|Power Play!}} After the human, [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], was abducted by the Decepticons, Windcharger participated in the attack on [[Fortress Sinister]] to rescue him. After the clash, Windcharger looked on at [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]'s body, deactivated following his fellow Autobot's plummet from the Decepticon fortress, but still salvageable. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} ''Returning to base, the Autobots busied themselves in repairing the Ark. During their work, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] was subjected to a powerful electrical feedback, altering his personality and making him violently irrational. The haywire Autobot stormed out and began rampaging through a nearby town, forcing Windcharger and the others to subdue him. Another electrical shock returned Brawn to his senses, but the Autobots couldn't be sure he was wholly back to normal. His test of loyalty came in the form of a trial by combat against [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], and though Windcharger believed that Brawn was destroyed in the duel, he was overjoyed to see that the Autobot's demise had simply been a ruse orchestrated using Mirage's holographic powers. Windcharger then cheered as Brawn was welcomed back into the Autobot fold.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}}

[[File:WindchargerTriumphant.gif|left|upright=1.5|thumb|When he gets done with Guardian, he's gonna erase all the big guy's VHS tapes. Just BECAUSE.]]
''During a Decepticon attack on the Ark, Optimus Prime attempted to activate the Ark's computer, known as [[Aunty|Auntie]], to bring the defense systems back online. Unfortunately, Auntie had been damaged in the crash and become unstable. Unable to remember who was friend or foe, she used a magnetic field to subdue all the combatants aside from Windcharger and [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], whose magnetic powers enabled them to counter Auntie’s magnetic force. With Ravage's help, Windcharger was able to deactivate Auntie's [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] battle droid. Once Ravage shut down Auntie, Windcharger used his powers to hurl [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] from the Autobot base.'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}

After witnessing [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] accuse [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] of treachery, Windcharger battled the Decepticons once more, but was defeated by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] along with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} His deactivated body was strung up from the Ark's ceiling to be used as spare parts. {{storylink|The New Order}}

''The Decepticons reprogrammed Guardian while in control of the Ark, and once they had been vanquished from the ship, the droid was reactivated. At this time, the Ark was still full of deactivated Autobots in need of repair. The few active Autobots made Windcharger's reactivation a priority so that he could use his magnetic powers to thwart the hostile droid. Ultimately, however, Windcharger did not get the chance, as [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] stepped up to the task instead.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Grimlock!}}

[[File:Cliffjumperuk.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|He just finds Gears attractive, is all.]]
After [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] had put the bulk of the Autobots back in working order, he had Windcharger and the others go on a diagnostics run through the open plains to ensure they were back in tip-top shape. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}} Some time later, Windcharger was gunned down by Optimus Prime's body when the Decepticons took control of it using a fake head. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

''When the Autobots were dispatched to locate the missing [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], all suffering from madness due to circuit damage, Windcharger was assigned to lead "A-Team", which included [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]. The three searched for [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] in a northern [[California]] swamp, but were captured in a Decepticon ambush led by [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. They were later rescued thanks to Bumblebee.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}

He was seen much later, watching [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] duke it out for leadership of the Autobots on the moon. He then took part in fighting the Decepticon forces that attempted to ambush them. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Autobot decepticon battle transformers 84.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
Windcharger was seen fighting against the Decepticons during one of the early battles of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron. Later, [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] took him for a tour of the newly constructed [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], the ship on which he would be serving, and which would ultimately be sent crashing into the [[Earth]] by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}} Windcharger was thrown by an explosion after the Decepticons attacked the Ark in flight. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[John Stephenson]] (English), [[Terry McGovern]] (English, "Masquerade"), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese, "SOS Dinobots"), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese, "Microbots", "Fire on the Mountain")|[[Liu Qin]] (Chinese), [[Juan Cuadra]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[André Filho]] (Portuguese), [[Antônio Patiño]] (Portuguese, "Fire on the Mountain"), [[Francisco José]] (Portuguese, "A Prime Problem"), [[Marcos Miranda]] (Portuguese, "Prime Target"), [[Roberto Macedo]] (Portuguese, "Masquerade"), [[Niko Macoulis]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "Masquerade"), [[Frank Muth]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "S.O.S. Dinobots"), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "S.O.S. Dinobots"), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "A Prime Problem"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Masquerade"), [[Charlie Elvegård]] (Swedish, Generation 2)}}

[[File:MTMTE2 Windcharger coat.jpg|thumb|"A phone booth! I need a phone booth!! ...Also, pants."]]
Windcharger was part of the initial crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', on a mission to seek out new energy sources to fuel their struggle with the Decepticons. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} After awakening on Earth over four million years later, Windcharger participated in the unsuccessful Autobot counter-attack on the Decepticon siege of [[Sherman Dam]], which was being run at dangerous capacities to fill the Decepticons' [[energon cube]]s. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

He was also among the group of Autobots who attempted to stop the Decepticons raiding the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]]. He dressed up in a lab coat during an attempt to trick the Decepticons into attacking a fake rocket base, though it turned out the Decepticons they were fighting were decoys, and he and the other Autobots were forced to try and stop the Decepticons from taking off in their [[Victory (G1)|space cruiser]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[File:FireOnTheMountain Windcharger vehiclemode.jpg|thumb|left|[[Laserbeak (G1)|Tinfoil turkey]] at seven o'clock.]]
When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] was severely damaged, Windcharger, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] went to see how the repairs were going, unaware that [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] had hitched a ride on Brawn's shoulder. He later helped defend headquarters long enough for a new [[cosmitron]] to be retrieved from Cybertron, so Prime could be repaired. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} Windcharger attended the unveiling of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], and was knocked over by [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] during the ensuing chaos. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

Of all the other Autobots, he seemed to be closest to [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], judging from their excellent teamwork and friendly banter while journeying with [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] to investigate a Decepticon super-weapon in Peru. When Windcharger was injured during the battle later in that mission, Brawn was quick to swear vengeance for the small 'bot. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}}

[[File:UltimateDoom2 Windcharger tractorbeam.jpg|thumb|Windcharger, sitting in the rafters, waving a flashlight in a slow circle. Welcome to the worst rave ever.]]
When [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] was kidnapped by the Decepticons, Windcharger was in the group which tunneled beneath the [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon base]], using his magnetic field to detect when they'd reached their destination and carrying Sparkplug from the base. Along with the other Autobots, he was unsuccessful in preventing [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] from bringing Cybertron into Earth's orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} After [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] fell into a chasm during the Autobot retreat, Windcharger used his tractor beam to pull the little Autobot out. The eruption of [[Mount St. Hilary|the volcano]] at Autobot HQ blew Windcharger, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and Huffer into the air, necessitating a rescue by Skyfire. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}}

[[File:PlagueOfInsecticons Windcharger repulsorfield.jpg|thumb|left|Windcharger's call for help from the sea creatures was unsuccessful. It was answered by a yellow Volkswagen and a kid in a hard hat.]]
After [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] were sighted in [[Bali]], Windcharger, Brawn and Bumblebee headed there in Skyfire. They found the Insecticons feeding on a field of hay, but had trouble fighting them off. Windcharger had to set up a repulsor field to stop them from being cut to bits by the spikes from [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]'s grenade. The rest of the Autobots turned up in time to save their bacon, and they pursued the Decepticons to a nearby refinery. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

Windcharger was in the group of Autobots who attempted to defend a new Air Force rocket base from the Decepticons. He and Ratchet were taken out by an attack from behind by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], who was promptly given the boot by Brawn. Windcharger was OK though, and later helped the other Autobots try to reason with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] when the boy was placed in a robot body and went a little nuts. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} He gave Sunstreaker a magnetic boost, after the hot shot fell short in a stunt jump over the other Autobots in vehicle mode. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}} He was hanging around Autobot HQ when [[Teletraan I]] detected strange readings from the bottom of the Atlantic, but didn't bother volunteering to go check it out. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}} At one point, he helped the other Autobots construct [[detection plate]]s to increase Headquarter's security grid. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

[[File:PrimeProblem Windcharger scrap.jpg|thumb|"Silly Windcharger—did you destroy another good PC with your amazing magnetic powers?" "...A bee flew by and I panicked."]]
Much like the other Autobots, Windcharger was bemused by Optimus Prime's odd behavior after one particular battle, and even more confused when a second Optimus drove into Headquarters. Their test to determine the real Prime proved inconclusive, however the Autobots were alerted by strange energy readings from the crevasse the earlier battle had taken place at. Returning to the scene, they battled the Decepticons again, however Windcharger and Spike spotted [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] acting oddly, and found Megatron's [[Incredibly tall rocket|control center]], from which he was controlling the false Prime.

Before they could return to warn the other Autobots, the pair were spotted, and Windcharger was knocked into the crevasse, where he only escaped destruction by transforming—his vehicle mode tires insulated him from the [[korlonium crystal]]s filling the crevasse. He was able to climb out and warn the other Autobots. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

[[File:PrimeTarget Optimus addresses Autobots.jpg|left|thumb|"Why do I bother showing up for roll call when no one ever talks to me?"]]
Windcharger was around when [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] attempted to demonstrate how he'd taught the Dinobots to better control their abilities. It didn't go well. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} When Megatron supercharged himself with the [[Heart of Cybertron]], Windcharger helped defend Headquarters against the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Microbots}} All of the Autobots were banished from Earth after the Decepticons framed them with an elaborate plan. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} They almost crashed into the sun, but made it back to Earth safely. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

After a close call with [[Cybertonium]] depletion, Windcharger was around for a ceremony honoring Spike, [[Carly]] and the Dinobots for retrieving more of the valuable substance from Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} He was present in the battle over the lake of [[electrum]]. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} He, Huffer and [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] blasted Decepticon drones in New York City. {{storylink|Make Tracks}} After [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and Bumblebee disappeared, Windcharger took part in the search. As the other Autobots were picked off by [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] and his servant [[Dinsmore]], Windcharger narrowly escaped one of their fiendish traps. He regrouped at HQ with the other Autobots in time for Chumley to deliver his challenge to Optimus. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

[[File:WindchargerTFMovie.jpg|thumb|He got better... maybe.]]
Windcharger was among the five Autobots who disguised themselves as [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] in order to halt one of Megatron's evil schemes; he [[camouflage paint|camouflaged himself]] as [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. When the group was forced to become a fake [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], Windcharger's magnetic powers were essential to pull the Autobots together for the illusion. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

Windcharger was among the Autobots killed at the [[Battle of Autobot City]]; [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] pulled his corpse into the shelter of a bunker and laid it alongside that of Wheeljack. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Windcharger’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]].''}}

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====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
[[File:Outlier WindchargerVDecepticharge.jpg|thumb|left]]
In the [[2004]] of [[BT World|a split timeline]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] was granted a vision by the time-tossed Decepticon [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] of Windcharger's looming death in the year [[2005]]. The scientist resolved to save his life. {{storylink|Project Bodyshop|Project: Bodyshop}}

Two BT-16 Honda S-2000 Aero Style bodies were built for Windcharger to use, but the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] shuttle they were on disappeared during delivery. One of the BT-16s ended up being possessed by the [[spark]] of a [[Blackarachnia (BW)|future Transformer]], while the other was implanted with an evil [[laser core]] by [[Unicron]] and became [[Decepticharge]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}

Windcharger would nevertheless still receive a Binaltech body. When Decepticharge and Blackarachnia attacked the EDC Space Center, Windcharger went face-to-face with Decepticharge and seemingly took both his double and himself out with the full might of his magnetic powers. {{Storylink|Outlier (comic)|Outlier}}
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=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
Under circumstances undisclosed, Windcharger came back to life. In [[2050]], Windcharger was among the Autobots defending [[Neo Scramble City]] against the [[Selector]] revolt. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
Windcharger greeted [[Kenji]], the Autobots' new human friend, when he came to visit their headquarters in [[Japan]]. Shortly afterwards, the city of Yokohama came under attack from the Decepticons, and Windcharger followed Optimus Prime to the site of the battle. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
After the Autobots had foiled the Decepticons' [[Omega Wave Cannon|latest plan]], Windcharger and dozens of other Autobots arrived at the villains base alongside [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] to punish them for their misdeeds. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{wingsnote}}
By 2012, memorial statues of Windcharger, [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] had been built at Autobot City. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}} Windcharger's legacy as one of the fastest Autobots on land was carried on by his [[relatives|relative]] [[Windbreaker]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 45|Windbreaker bio}}

====''Cloud''====
Prior to his departure on the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', Windcharger was witness to the incursion into their spacetime by another [[Optimus Prime (Cloud)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Cloud)|Megatron]] from [[Cloud World]]. He got knocked around as the foreign Megatron unleashed the power of [[SARA]]. {{storylink|Rampage (Cloud)|Rampage}}

====''Deviations''====
In an alternate timeline where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] survived the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Windcharger's body was lined up with other victims of the battle to be honored. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===''Find Your Fate Junior''===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
[[File:DinobotsStrikeBack-magnets.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Slagging magnets, how do they work?]]
When [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] used a [[cerebro-shell]] to control the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and send them on a violent rampage, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] had few options. One option involved letting [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] use a hologram of Optimus Prime to lure the Dinobots over a cliff. The other was to allow Windcharger to use his magnetic powers to remove the shells from a distance. Windcharger was eager to be chosen.

But how far away should he stand? If he stands too close, he may cause a whirlwind of magnetic destruction that would rip the Dinobots to shreds, causing dino-corpse parts to fly about and knock the Autobots around! But if he stands too far away, his powers may have no effect and everyone will die helplessly at the hands of their brainwashed comrades.

Windcharger stood 40 feet away:

{{quote|"The magnetism is too much - they'll be ripped apart!" shouts Prowl as bolts, screws, and bits of metal fly away from the whirling Dinobots. "I'm afraid you're right," Windcharger replies with a frown, "but there's nothing we can do."}}

Let's stand a little further away next time, Windcharger. You murderer.

In the alternate path, he did just that. From 100 feet away, his magnetic field harmlessly popped all four shells right off.

The next day, in one possible path, Skids returned to the ''Ark'' to report Bumblebee disappearing after radioing him about a secret base inside [[Mount Lomas]] where the Decepticons were ready to process black coral into superfuel. While Prowl wanted to have the Dinobots infiltrate and back-stab the Decepticons, Windcharger advocated an immediate all-out assault, partly for Bumblebee's sake. Turns out either course of action would produce an Autobot victory, but [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] didn't fare as well if Optimus selected Windcharger's plan. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

====Earthquake====
[[File:EarthquakePowerglideBeahccomberWindcharger.jpg|thumb|]]
In one possible sequence of events, Windcharger was sent out alongside Powerglide and Beachcomber to investage a secret Decepticon fortress discovered by Beachcomber. Once the three Autobots arrived at cliff face that concealed the Decepticons' base, the three of them debated on which course of action they would take.

If the three Autobots decided to walk through the main entrance of the Decepticons' base, Windcharger was the first to charge forward. Unfortunately for Windcharger, the doors slammed shut upon him, crushing him into a heap of smoking metal. Fortunately for Windcharger, Rumble was tricked into creating an earthquake that incapacitated the Decepticons almost immediately, allowing for Powerglide and Beachcomber to retrieve his remains, and bring them to Ratchet for repairs.

If the trio decided instead to look for an alternate entrance into the Decepticon fortress, they discovered a narrow passageway hidden behind bushes and scrubs. Beachcomber then led his squad into the passageway until they emerged into a storage room. Leading out of the storage room was a passage not unlike the one from which they had just emerged, and a brightly lit corridor. Windcharger voted to explore the other dark passageway.

If Beachcomber joined Windcharger, the two of them soon found themselves before a heavy stone doorway. Hearing Decepticon voices beyond the door, the pair argued whether or not to try spring a surprise attack on the Decepticons.

If Beachcomber decided to proceed with Windcharger and attack, the two Autobots started to argue once more on how to get through the heavy door. While Windcharger was eager to use his magnetic abilities to bust it down, Beachcomber considered attempting to decode the door's access lock.

If the pair managed to decode the door's password, they found themselves intruding upon Megatron's secret chamber. Upon hearing Megatron approaching, the pair grabbed him from behind. Taken by surprised, the Decepticon leader was tricked into thinking that the Autobots had has base surrounded, and was made to have the Decepticons surrender. After contacting Optimus Prime, to send reinforcements, the Decepticons’ ploy was successfully undone.

If the pair were unable to decode the door's password, Windcharger attempted to smash the door down, despite Beachcomber's protests. All Windcharger managed to do was make a lot of noise, and the two Autobots fled. Unfortunately, as they retreated, they were spotted by Megatron, who blocked off their exit in his weapon mode. The Decepticon leader then promptly slaughtered the pair.

If Beachcomber decided to explore the brightly lit corridor with Powerglide, Windcharger was unable to find anything of importance on his own. But the other two Autobots shortly met up with him once more, and informed Windcharger that they had uncovered the Decepticons’ ploy. The trio returned to Autobot headquarters to relate their findings to Optimus Prime. The Decepticons planned to use a Destruction Beam to create a fault line near Center City, which would in turn be exploited by Rumble's earthquake-inducing abilities to destroy the entire area. The Autobots then decided to split up in two groups, one to attack the Decepticons’ fortress, the other to attempt to stop Rumble in Center City. It is unknown which group, if any, Windcharger was assigned to.

Alternatively, if Beachcomber decided to have Windcharger, Powerglide and himself each investigate a different area of the Decepticons’ fortress, Beachcomber would get himself captured, leading to his teammate's capture. Windcharger was ordered executed by Buzzsaw while the Decepticons carried on with their evil deeds. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}
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====Desert Flight====
Windcharger was part of a group of the Autobots’ best scouts, led by Optimus on a fuel-finding mission. He rescued Powerglide from crashing before the Autobots’ newest adventure could even begin when P.G.’s engines stalled, through the use of his magnetic abilities. The noise the convoy had heard, which had led to Powerglide stalling out, was a large explosion in the distance. Optimus sent Cosmos to investigate the noise.

If Cosmos radioed his findings to Optimus immediately, Optimus’s convoy moved in to investigate a nearby Decepticon base. En route, the Autobots passed near a human town, but began floating in mid-air before being able to reach it. Evidently, the phenomenon was caused by a Decepticon anti-gravity weapon.

If Optimus ordered his troops to come to the humans’ aid, they found themselves taking part in a struggle in futility, as the entire town was near-weightless, meaning they couldn't put the humans anywhere where they wouldn't float away once more. Then, the Autobots heard Decepticons approaching. Helpless in their current position, the Autobots were quickly eradicated by the Decepticons.

If Optimus ordered his troops to attack the Decepticon base, they soon reached an area free of the anti-gravity beam's influence. They were then attacked by a small fleet of Decepticons. The Decepticons were quickly forced to break off their attack and retreated. But with the battle over, the Autobots noticed a small human boy at their feet. The Autobots then headed for the Decepticon base, with their stowaway. Megatron delivered an ultimatum; if the Autobots did not surrender Optimus Prime to the Decepticons immediately, he would use his gravity beam to have the nearby humans float off into space.

If the Autobots decided to continue with their initial plan to simply attack the Decepticon base, their advance was halted by a force field. Megatron then fired his beam in all directions, causing a ripple effect that sent everything not fastened down to the Earth's surface to float helplessly out into space.

Alternatively, the Autobots could concoct a plan where Optimus would pretend to allow himself to be taken prisoner, per Buddy's suggestion. In actuality, Windcharger and the rest of the Autobots were hidden away inside Optimus's trailer. The Autobots then led a surprise attack on their unsuspecting foes. Windcharger was tasked with disabling the Decepticons’ forcefield, so that further Autobot reinforcements could allow for a quick victory. Seeking out the control room, Windcharger came face-to-face with a Decepticon drone, demanding a password. The Decepticons being rather uncreative with the passwords, Windcharger settled on two possible phrases that had a high possibility of being correct.

If Windcharger guessed that the password was "MEGATRON IS SUPREME!" he was promptly executed by the Decepticon drone.

If Windcharger guessed that the password was "DEATH TO OPTIMUS PRIME!" the guard drone allowed him safe passage. Windcharger then easily turned off the bases's forcefield.

In the event that Buddy tampered with the gravity gun in the ensuing battle, the Autobots would emerge victorious.

In the event that Buddy instead entered a space-time anomaly created throughout the course of the battle, the Autobots would lose their fight against the Decepticons, and Windcharger wound up either injured or dead.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, wherein Cosmos had taken off to explore the Decepticon base on his own, The Autobot convoy were surprised to see two Cosmoses flying back towards them some time later. Both Cosmoses declared themselves to be the real one, and urged Optimus to destroy the other.

If Optimus destroyed the wrong Cosmos, the duplicate obliterated Windcharger and the rest of the Autobots with the [[proton bomb]] it housed within its body.

If Optimus destroyed the duplicate Cosmos, the real one would inform the Autobots of the Decepticons’ schemes, and the convoy would roll out to take on their adversaries. They were soon met by a squad of flying Decepticons, but were at a strict disadvantage against their adversaries as their vehicle modes possessed no weapons. The Autobots nonetheless managed to fight their way to the Decepticons’ base, one way or another, and defeated the Decepticons by using their own gravity weapon against them. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}
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====Decepticon Poison====
[[File:DecepticonPoisonAutobotVictory.jpg|thumb|]]
Windcharger's magnetic powers come from his magnetic gun, rather than being built into his superstructure.
In one possible scenario, Windcharger was amongst the troops that Optimus brought to the Decepticons’ poison lab, in order to foil the Decepticons’ plan of poisoning the humans’ nearby water supply. Upon seeing the Decepticons hauling out barrels of poison, Windcharger suggested that he drive down and use his magnetic powers to cause a ruckus. The rest of the Autobots would then be able to come in and take care of the Decepticons easily.

If Optimus went along with Windcharger's plan, WIndcharger would levitate the barrels over the Decepticons’ head with his magnetic abilities, leading to Jazz and Prowl working together to ignite their contents over the Decepticons’ heads. The Decepticons were forced to retreat, and the lab was destroyed, allowing the Autobots to drive back to base victoriously. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

===Sticker Adventures books===
Windcharger helped fend off a Decepticon attack. He and the other Autobots then enjoyed an unusual lull in Decepticon activities for the next several days, only to find out they had been lulled into a false sense of security; the Decepticons had stolen the Autobots’ entire supply of fuel during this quiet time. Windcharger set out to find more fuel before it was too late, only for Hound to tell him that the Decepticons were already approaching. Thankfully, Optimus returned just in time with a new shipment of fuel.Re-energized, the Autobots forced the Decepticons to flee once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}

===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
[[File:BattleForEarth WindchargerMagField.jpg|thumb|left|"I'll repel their fire with my magnetic field, by which I mean my head!"]]
Windcharger was one of the thirty-five Autobots rebuilt on Earth as terrestrial vehicles. Learning that Megatron was once more up to no good, Windcharger joined Optimus and the rest of the Autobots in an assault on the Decepticon base. Finding themselves welcomed with open arms into the enemy stronghold, Windcharger gave Optimus a confused look in response to these bizarre happenings. The Decepticons' act was soon revealed as a distraction, and Windcharger engaged Soundwave in combat, repelling the Decepticon with a magnetic field. The Autobots were expelled from the Decepticons' headquarters, but soon returned to do battle with the evil robots once more when Megatron executed his plan to take millions of humans hostage in a bid to gain the Earth's unconditional surrender. In the fight that followed, Windcharger was blasted by Devastator. The Autobots eventually won the conflict thanks to the Dinobots' timely intervention, and Windcharger drove away with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

In order to liberate a group of Autobot hostages from the Decepticons, Windcharger helped build a statue of Devastator, from within which the Autobots could hide. Windcharger helped bring the false peace offering before the Decepticons' headquarters. From this point on, it was up to the Autobots hiding within the statue to rescue the hostages. They ultimately succeeded. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
Windcharger was part of the Autobot convoy that followed Optimus Prime into battle when the Autobots learned that the Decepticons were using a [[molecular transfer device]] to steal fuel from all over the globe. He helped Huffer fight Starscream by using his magnetic powers to pull the Decepticon down into Huffer's range. Having expended a lot of his energy during the fight against the Decepticons, Windcharger was tended to by Ratchet, and received a fuel transfer from the much less fuel-efficient [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]].{{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
Windcharger was part of a battle unit assembled by Optimus Prime to stop the Decepticons from seizing control of...a single windmill. (No, really.) {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}}

===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
{{voiceactor|??}}
While spying on the Decepticons, Windcharger found out that they were intending to use Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]]'s solar reactor to drain all the [[Sun]]'s energy for their own use, spelling doom for Earth. He returned to headquarters to warn [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and found that Dr. Blaisedale had already been persuaded to help the Autobots. They raced to the solar plant to defend it against the Decepticons, but when Blaisedale was kidnapped by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], Windcharger was part of a team led by Optimus to rescue her. By the time they got back to the solar plant, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] had run out of energy, and Windcharger had to push him clear of the battle. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
After a day of hard work repairing the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', Windcharger and the other Autobots relaxed in front of the [[television]], only to discover the Decepticons were kidnapping humans. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} He, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] kept the Decepticon base under constant surveillance via a shift system. When Windcharger spotted the Decepticons leaving for [[Stanley Lake]], he alerted the other Autobots and was part of the mission to save the dam there. {{Storylink|Menace at the Dam}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] attempted to defect to the Autobots, Windcharger thought that the Decepticon would have much useful information for them. As it turned out, it was a trick so Starscream could pass on information to the Decepticons, but the Autobots were able to use it to their advantage and destroy the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===Deadly Paradise===
[[File:DeadlyParadise Windcharger kills Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Oh, okay, ''that's'' how they work. Yikes.]]
Windcharger was part of a team of Autobots who traveled to [[Carob Island]] to investigate suspected Decepticon activity. Upon discovering Decepticon machines digging for a unique ore, he helped destroy them using his magnetic abilities. It soon transpired that the Decepticons were forcing local roboticist [[Cee|Madame Cee]] to build fake Autobots, and after rescuing [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] from her grasp, Windcharger and the others made it to the Decepticon base on the island. They were initially captured and imprisoned, but were soon busted out by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and started attacking their captors. During the battle, Windcharger grabbed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and crushed him to death using the full force of his personal magnetic field. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}

===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
When [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] was brainwashed by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s cerebro-shell, Windcharger was able to magnetically remove the shell from his head on the battle field, in a manner that apparently caused no lasting brain damage. Hooray! {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

When the Decepticons invaded a car show at the Coliseum, Windcharger was one of the robots in disguise who infiltrated the show to thwart the Decepticon plot. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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''When Optimus Prime and Megatron joined forces against the U.S. military, Windcharger was on hand with the Autobots in confronting the President's forces. He was one of the first to fall before the assault of the [[deconstructionite]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''

[[File:NightofCombaticons Wheeljack Windcharger defeated.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|This looks familiar....]]
When Optimus Prime and a number of other Autobots were forced to surrender to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s forces and return to Cybertron, Windcharger was part of a small unit that managed to sneak away and remain in hiding on Earth. These 'bots, led by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], were tasked with investigating [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]'s prior arrival on Earth, to gain further insight on the unfolding events. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Windcharger, Jazz, and Brawn returned to the Alaska battlefield, only to discover that Scourge's body had vanished. Baffled by this turn of events, Windcharger suggested that the group return to base, and leave the brainier 'bots to figure out what to do next. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

After the end of Shockwave's despotic rule over Cybertron, the Autobots on Cybertron made contact with Windcharger's crew for an update and promised to send supplies. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Unfortunately, a group of Decepticons returned to Earth under Starscream's command first. Windcharger was deactivated battling the brutal [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and subsequently left to rust at the bottom of a lake. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} He was eventually fished out by [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] (who had arrived from Cybertron with Bumblebee with supplies), but they were waylaid by [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} Bumper, Warpath, Windcharger and the other unconscious Autobots were then transported to a secret underground facility. {{storylink|Atonement}} There, the EDC began repairs on the Autobots, though Windcharger needed more work than most, and was still off-line when several other Autobots accompanied [[Marissa Faireborn]] and her soldiers on a mission to [[San Desto]]. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}}

By the time the San Desto mission had been completed, Windcharger was back on his feet. He and the rest of Jazz's team said their goodbyes to Marissa before departing in the ''Orion''. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} The Autobots traveled to Alaska, where Prowl and the troops serving under him had already begun construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
After a brutal battle during which [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], a monstrous gestalt of unimaginable power, was released, Windcharger's butchered form lay smoldering in a mass grave of both Autobot and Decepticon corpses. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 3|''Megatron Origin'' #3]]}}

[[File:Shadowplay3-WindchargerLowBoredomThreshold.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Magic arms!]]
Windcharger was an "[[Outlier (group)|outlier]]": a Transformer who had some abnormal skill or attribute that had nothing to do with his alt mode. (He called them his "magic arms".) [[Functionism|Functionists]] ''hate'' that crap, so he kept it secret and hung out at the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]], where [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator Shockwave]] had created a safe haven for outliers. Windcharger owed so much to Shockwave that he joined him and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] in a heist, risking his life against a [[Senate]] conspiracy; his magnetic powers were used to "fly" the thieves into the [[Primal Basilica]] to steal "the Matrix" (actually a bomb) without tripping any alarms. He also used his magnetism to stop the bomb falling when Ratchet accidentally dropped it. Sadly, his Academy home was destroyed and his mentor Shockwave [[Shadowplay|brainwashed]] in an [[Institute]] branch. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

The Outliers stuck with Orion Pax and aided him in defending a [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] in [[Alyon]] from [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s [[Elite Guard|forces]]. With help from a group of time travelers from the ''[[Lost Light]]'' of the future, the group took down a weapons platform sent to irradiate the hot spot's [[spark]]s: in Windcharger's case, he magnetically ''hurled'' Pax ''through'' the platform. They then had their memories of the travelers wiped by [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]]. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

Some time later, after [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] were killed in the line of duty, Windcharger attended their funeral. Most mourners were Autobots working in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] Security Services, with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] present, so Windcharger may or may not have switched to the Security Services. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

[[File:TheIronAge WindchargerBlurr.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|Look, Windcharger, you've already got the magnet thing. Let Blurr have the speed thing.]]
Windcharger responded to Optimus' rallying call for additional support and fought in the following battle for control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} Windcharger later met the Autobot leader personally (again). {{storylink|Endgame}}

As the war spread across Cybertron, Windcharger became a soldier in the Autobot army under Optimus Prime's command. When they were defending a city from the Decepticon advancing force, Optimus Prime ordered [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] to use his speed to break through the enemy ranks and sow confusion. Windcharger volunteered his own rapid movement, but Optimus Prime rebuffed him due to Blurr's superior speed, and asked Windcharger to hold the line with [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]. After their victory, he was seen at a celebration talking with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

Much, much later, Windcharger made it to [[Earth]], along with [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] after the Decepticons wiped out Autobot outposts across the galaxy. {{storylink|Ride-Along}} At one point, Windcharger was captured by [[Skywatch]], along with [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}}

[[File:WokenFuries-Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
He was released from captivity once the Autobots and Skywatch settled their differences, but it wasn't long before the Decepticons struck once again. Forced to abandon their Skywatch base, Windcharger and the other Autobots fled towards [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] only to find themselves under attack, first from humans with anti-Transformer sentiments, then from [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] himself. Even the Autobots' combined firepower failed to put a scratch on the Decepticon's brand new body, and they were defeated in short order. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}

Most of the Autobots left Earth a while later, intending to return to Cybertron. They took a captive Megatron with them, and seeing the powerful Decepticon leader in bonds was a source of great interest to Windcharger and others. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} Once back on their home planet, the Autobots fought against [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
Windcharger stood behind Optimus Prime with his fellow Autobots, ready to fight. {{storylink|Visualize Shot 1}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
Windcharger was a goalie in in a game of soccer against [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] and the Constructicons. {{storylink|Ultimate Defender}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
[[File:PowerOfThePrimes-Windcharger-CardArt.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb]]
The Autobot warrior Windcharger could enhance his electromagnetic powers by linking with [[Prime Master]]s. {{storylink|Windcharger (G1)#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Windcharger packaging bio}}
{{note|For a list of powers manifested by Windcharger, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this chart]].}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|''Transformers'' #30]]}}
[[File:WeAreNotMeantToBeDarkness-Me.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Peace was never an option.]]
Windcharger was one of [[Pyra Magna]]'s [[Companion]]s, being intensely loyal to the [[Great General]]. His particular special [[ability]] made him a greatly-feared name among experienced soldiers. When Pyra met with [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] to parlay, the Companions hid nearby within a [[shimmer field]] in case things went south. Sure enough, Strika had prepared an ambush for Pyra Magna, and sicced a squad of Decepticons on her. The Companions leapt into action against Pyra's attackers and once [[Red Wing (G1)|Red Wing]] realized that he was up against ''Windcharger'', he quickly fled the scene. [[Nacelle (G1)|Nacelle]] wasn't so informed, and wound up being nearly pulled apart by Windcharger's magnetic powers. After driving the Decepticons off, Pyra announced that they would be putting their support behind Optimus Prime for the time being. {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}}

[[File:SeaOfRustII WindchargerVNovaStorm.jpg|thumb|right|Today was meant to be a display of your power. Instead, I give you a glimpse of the devastation my power can unleash upon ''you''.]]
Windcharger was part of a strike team sent aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to rescue [[Termagax]] from an [[Insecticon clone]] horde. Once they had secured the area, Pyra Magna obtained permission from Termagax to set up a defensive position against an incoming Decepticon assault. Windcharger, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] were stationed atop [[House (building)|House]] in anticipation of the [[Rainmaker]]s leading off the attack. While Arcee and Sureshot picked off [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] and [[Ion Storm]] with sniper shots, Windcharger was tasked with halting the nigh-invulnerable [[Nova Storm (G1)|Nova Storm]]'s advance. He snared her with his magnetic powers, but she proved able to keep flying and dragged him straight through House's walls. Windcharger bypassed her invulnerability by magnetically crushing her internals, finally taking Nova Storm out of the fight. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}}

[[Exarchon]] was spotted in the [[Sonic Canyons]], and Pyra Magna brought out her Companions to finish the last war. Windcharger and the others found [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s Decepticons also opposing the Threefold Spark, although some members of [[The Rise]] had thrown in with Exarchon. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}} Their first assault was repulsed, and Pyra Magna regrouped with Sixshot to plan tactics. Windcharger checked on Jumpstream, who had visited a future where Exarchon won, and seemed to be at the axis point where that future either came to pass or was averted. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}} Circumstances improved when [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], [[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]], and [[Sparkstalker]] arrived with a solution—a [[Titan (group)|Titanspark]] in a modified cage, designed to capture Exarchon's unique spark and prevent it from escaping again. The plan was put into motion, and the united Cybertronians succeeded in containing Exarchon's spark before destroying it altogether. The truce had reached its breaking point, though, and the Autobots and Decepticons soon returned to their respective camps. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}}
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==Games==
===''Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons''===
Windcharger had been taken prisoner by the Decepticons, and was hidden away in their maze-like base along with several other Autobots. This prompted Optimus Prime to embark on a rescue mission. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
Windcharger was among the Autobots handpicked by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] for a mission to deliver energon to a hidden Autobot base. Unfortunately their plan was foiled by the interference of [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]], [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] and [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]. {{storylink|Road to Ruin}}

Windcharger was part of [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]'s team which had to speed a vital component to a power station to prevent it from exploding. They made it, despite interference from [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. {{storylink|Rushdown Road}}

Windcharger and a few other Autobots were heading back from a charity event when they received a distress signal from a nearby human military base. Investigating, they found the Decepticons scouring the base for the [[MacGuffin Generator]]. Though Windcharger learned of the device's location, he was too late to prevent [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] from stealing it. Though the Decepticons appeared to have won as they activated the device, it proved too volatile and blew them off into the distance. Windcharger helped the humans rebuild the base in the battle's aftermath. {{storylink|Raiding Party}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsWindcharger.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]
Windcharger participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character that could be recruited by collecting 35 units of Cybermetal, and 16 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1-toy Windcharger.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What, no face? Ripoff!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Windcharger''' (Minicar/Mini Vehicle, [[1984]]/[[1985]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''12'''
{{toydesigner|[[Masaki Maruyama]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Windcharger was part of the original assortment of Autobot [[Mini Vehicle|Minicars]] released in 1984, transforming into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Pontiac Firebird Trans Am|Pontiac Firebird Trans Am]] sports car.

:He was later re-released in 1985 with the gradual slope of his lower abdomen flattened out and his hood insignia sticker replaced with a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]]; this release also came with a blue [[Mini-spy#Toys|"Motorized Transformer" (aka "Mini-spy")]] in one of four styles. There are reports of darker-red 1985-release Windchargers, but we have not been able to confirm that this is not simply an instance of [[photodegradation]].

:There are also a number of variant Windchargers released in countries south of the US, though Windcharger does not seem to have quite as many as other Mini Vehicles. The Mexican [[IGA]] and Venezuelan [[Rubiplas]] releases are incredibly similar to the Hasbro version (though quality of materials and construction can differ, and not for the better), but lack face paint. The more unusual/different colorations will be covered in individual entries below.

:The mold was first released in 1983 as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Micro Change]]'' line, but evidence exists to suggest it was originally designed by defunct American toy company Knickerbocker for the cancelled toyline, ''[[Mysterians]]''. This mold was also used to make [[Camaro#Toys|Camaro]] (which was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Windcharger (SG)|Windcharger]]), and was [[retool]]ed to make [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (or, in Mexico's case, ''redecoed'' to make Tailgate).

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-windcharger/264/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Windcharger at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Windcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Windcharger at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1984/instr_windcharger.jpg Instructions for Windcharger at Botchthecrab.com]''
{{G1WindchargerMold}}

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Camaro''' (Robocar, [[1985]])}}</ul>

: Released in Brazil by [[Estrela]] in 1985, the oddly-named Robocar "Camaro" - most likely stemming from his Trans Am alt mode being confused for a 3rd gen Chevrolet Camaro during the localization process - was available in two color schemes: red and grey (Windcharger's original colors), and white and grey. Both versions lose the Autobot [[insignia]] sticker, replaced with a sticker based on the original chest-sticker from the ''Micro Change'' version.

: Whether or not Robocar Camaro is the same character as the evil [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] [[Camaro#Toys|Camaro]] is unknown.

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[[File:G1-toy Windcharger-Antex.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v3CzvQ9e_w BITCHIN CAMARO BITCHIN CAMARO]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Camaro''' (Robocar, 1985)}}</ul>

: Released in Argentina by [[Antex]], Robocar Camaro (retaining his odd Brazilian name) was available in two color schemes: blue-and-black and yellow-and-black. The face paint can vary from sample to sample, coming in either silver or white. Initial batches of the figure feature the same ''Micro Change''-inspired chest sticker as the Estrela versions, while later releases replaced them with a different design that also ended up on "[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Antex|Carrera]]". In either case, the stickers have really weak glue and don't particularly like to stay in place. The Estrela-design sticker is also prone to misprints.

: While Camaro's cardback depicted the white and red versions of the toy, it is believed this was merely a holdover from the Estrela-designed packaging, and that neither coloration was never sold in Argentina.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Windcharger''' (Mini Vehicle, 1987)}}</ul>

: Manufactured by [[Peru|Peruvian]] company [[Lynsa]] and sold in Peru and [[Chile]], Windcharger was sold in at least three different confirmed color schemes (all lacking paint or chrome): the original red-and-gray, light-blueish-gray-and-blue, and green-and-yellow. It is claimed that there may be ''six'' different versions of Peruvian Windcharger all told, with the three others being unique to that market, but no-one has been able to find and confirm the others so far.

{{note|Peruvian company BASA (which eventually changed to HUDE) apparently also (briefly) sold ''Transformers'' in Peru, but these were straight imports of Hasbro Mini Vehicles with a company sticker applied to the packaging.}}

::*''[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/mini_frame.php?art=peru More information on Peruvian Mini Vehicles at TF-1.com]''

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[[File:G1-toy WindchargerKeychain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Windcharger''' (Keychain, 2002, 2007)}}</ul>

: A keychain version of Windcharger was released by [[Hasbro]] licensee [[Fun4All]] as part of the second wave of ''Transformers'' keychains. Though based on the original toy, this is an entirely new set of molds, with a number of small differences throughout (minor proportion differences and generally softer edges), but the most immediately obvious one is the small plastic ring added to the front bumper, which the metal key chain attaches to. This version also lacks the silver paint on his robot-mode face. The keychains came on pretty close reproductions of their original cardbacks from 1984. These were originally sold in chains like Hot Topic and video game stores, but over the course of several years, found their way even to the racks of Wal-Mart.

: In 2003, Takara released all four of the keychain Minibots ([[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Keychain|Cliffjumper]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Keychain|Bumblebee]], Windcharger, and [[Brawn (G1)/toys#Keychain|Brawn]]) as [[7-Eleven]] [[exclusive]]s. They came in [[blindpacking|blind-packed boxes]] so you don't know which one you got until you open 'er up, plus each one could also come in a "[[Chase figure|chase]]" all-black version exclusive to this release (weirdly, the black version ''did'' have silver face paint while the normal color release still didn't!). The black deco was later [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Black Charger|an evil clone]] of Windcharger.

: All four keychains were re-released in 2007 under the ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Heroes of Cybertron]]'' banner by [[Basic Fun]] (Fun4All having gone bankrupt in 2004). Sold on new cardbacks with the ''Heroes'' look, these releases are functionally identical to the originals except for the actual chain part, which is a different style with an additional black plastic tab attached. Unlike the other three re-released keychains, 2007 Windcharger does not have a change to his company stamping, because ''bizarrely there is no company stamping on '''any''' iteration of the Windcharger keychain for reasons unexplained''.

: This version of the mold was [[redeco]]ed to make the [[BotCon Europe 2002]] [[exclusive]] [[Rook (Universe)#Toys|Rook]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/BlackWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on the black keychain Windcharger at TFU.info]''
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===''Alternators''===
[[File:AltWindcharger toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Who am I and what happened to my gun?!!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Honda S2000 Windcharger''' (Alternator, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''10'''
:*''Accessories'': Engine-shield
{{toydesigner|[[Mark McCall]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist), [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Originally designed to be an updated version of the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]] [[Overdrive#Binaltech|Overdrive]], this ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' toy ended up having its name changed to "Windcharger" by [[Hasbro]] after they were unable to obtain the [[trademark]] for "Overdrive". (The toy ''was'' released as Overdrive as part of the Japanese ''Binaltech'' line, however.) His [[alternate mode]] is a [[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]] 1:24 scale Honda S2000 sports car with a removable "ragtop" roof, which doubles as a shield in robot mode, plus a replacement "folded down" ragtop roof piece. Like most ''Alternators'' toys, Windcharger features [[rubber tires]], opening doors, hood and trunk, a detailed driver/passenger compartment complete with seats, dashboard and steering wheel and a working "steering" mechanism (though not connected to the steering wheel).

:Differences between ''Alternators'' Windcharger and ''Binaltech'' Overdrive go beyond the different names and the usual mix of [[die-cast]] metal and plastic parts for the ''Binaltech'' version's vehicle mode shell (including a fully painted car exterior) versus the ''Alternators'' version's all-plastic car shell: At the request of Honda's USA branch, who didn't like the idea of "their" toy toting a gun around, Windcharger lacks the long drive-shaft/barrel for the rifle accessory formed from his engine block, which was even called a "shield" on the packaging. Since Honda's Japanese department had no such objections, however, ''Binaltech'' Overdrive did include an unchanged barrel. Other minor differences include slightly differently-shaped visors, the [[paint operation]]s on the front grille, and their dashboards sculpted as mirrored counterparts of each other, with Overdrive having the steering wheel on the rights side (like a Japanese car) while Windcharger has it on the left side (like an American car) for all the Hasbro markets he was released in.

:This sculpt was [[retool]]ed into [[Decepticharge]], which was planned to get a ''Binaltech'' counterpart (with Overdrive's Japanese-car dashboard) as [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and eventually as "[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Binaltech|Blackwidow]]", but those plans were ultimately scrapped. The intended "Blackwidow" version was later released in different colors as ''Binaltech'' [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Binaltech|Arcee]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/AltWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on ''Alternators'' Windcharger at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF2010 scout G1Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Fire, water, air and dirt, ****ing magnets, how do they work?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Windcharger''' (Scout Class, [[2010]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the fourth wave of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] Scout Class toys (the first wave under the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' banner), Windcharger transforms into a genericized modern muscle car that's a cross between a fifth generation {{w|Ford Mustang}} and a fifth generation {{w|Chevrolet Camaro}}. In robot mode, Windcharger features flip-out arm cannons in his wrists, noted in his bio to fire blasts of electromagnetism. His head sculpt is based on the same "modified [[character model|animation model]] head" design as ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Decepticharge]]'s head, which had originally been designed with Windcharger in mind (see below). His cannons also feature [[C joint]] bars that can be used even when they are folded away into his forearms. As part of the ''Reveal the Shield'' [[subline imprint]] of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toy line]], he features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

: Like many other ''Reveal the Shield'' toys, Windcharger fell victim to the discontinuation of the 2010 ''Transformers'' line by all major US retail chains in favor of the then upcoming ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' line. While he ''was'' widely available in foreign markets such as the United Kingdom, Canada, or Germany, US [[fandom|fans]] who didn't want to import him could initially only buy him from online retailers. Windcharger, together with several other ''Reveal the Shield'' toys, later showed up at discount stores such as Ross and Five Below, where he sold for a mere $5 a pop, and CVS Pharmacies, who charged more than MSRP for him. Coupled with the demand for a new-sculpt toy of a 1984 character, this resulted in a situation where you could either buy him locally for cheap if you were lucky, or had to resort to importing him or even buying from [[Toy scalping|scalpers]]. On the upside, at least ''he'' got officially released, unlike [[Bodyblock (TF 2010)|the subsequent]] [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Scout Class]] [[Downshift (TF 2010)|wave]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Windcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Windcharger at TFU.info]''
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===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy-Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now with less ambiguity!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Windcharger vs Decepticon Wipe-Out''' (Multi-pack, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''UN-27'''
:*''Release date'': [[January 28]], 2012

: Windcharger is part of wave five of [[Transformers United|''United'']], and comes packaged with his [[redeco]], [[Wipe-Out#Toys|Wipe-Out]]. ''United'' Windcharger replaces the rub sign with a tampographed Autobot symbol. While there are the ''slightest'' of plastic shade differences from the Hasbro release, they're pretty much visually negligible.

:Like the 5th and 6th wave figures, The packaging feature a sticker that said "limited quantity (数量限定)", indicating that this set is released in limited numbers after its first and only shipment.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy WindchargerKreon.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1p2|'''Mech Venom Strike''' (Beast Force Figure Pack, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''2235'''
:*''Pieces'': 49 pieces
:*''Accessories'': Stand-brick, scoped pistol, Gun emplacement

: The "[[Mech Venom Strike]]" Beast Force set includes a Windcharger Kreon who can be rebuilt into a muscle car. Extra details are provided by customer-applied [[sticker]]s. He also has an adjustable gun emplacement with a pressure-launch missile.

: Windcharger reuses [[Hound (Kre-O)|Hound]]'s helmet and [[Sentinel Prime (Kre-O)|Sentinel Prime]]'s pistol.

: The set also comes with a buildable brick-beast [[Corhada]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Windcharger at TFU.info]''

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[[File:SDCC2014_KreonClassof1984_Windcharger.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B0090'''
:*''Voted'': Most Likely to Run Out of Energon
:*''Accessories'': Scoped pistol

: This version of Windcharger has more extensive toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior version, including a visored-and-masked face. Oddly, he has a door-wing backpack, despite neither the original toy or cartoon model having such a feature.

:He was only available in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "[[Kreon Class of 1984]]". Remaining stock was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online, only there ''was'' no remaining stock after the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Class of 1984 Windcharger at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:TFGenerations Legends Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I sense my better toy nearby..]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Windcharger''' (Legends Class, [[2015]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:Windcharger, released as part of the first wave of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line's ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[subline imprint]], is a retool of ''Generations'' [[Tailgate (G1)#Generations|Tailgate]] with a new head, which heavily resembles that of the ''Reveal the Shield'' figure. Because the head sculpt and the center of his vehicle mode hood are one piece, the latter is also changed, now sporting sculpted details instead of Tailgate's smooth surface. The [[5 mm post|5mm peg hole]] is retained.

:His lower legs feature details that are intended to evoke the look of rear window shades. While both the original Windcharger toy and the ''Reveal the Shield'' figure actually had rear windows with sculpted "shades" that ended up on his legs, ''Combiner Wars'' Windcharger has a smooth rear window, and the details on his legs are a case of "[[kibble#"Faux-parts"|faux-parts]]". They weren't as obvious on Tailgate due to the latter's plastic color layout and the lack of paint, but on Windcharger, they're painted the same color as his actual rear window, making them stand out much more.

:He includes a collector card featuring art from the "[[Road to Ruin]]" episode of ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' (art which is highly evocative of [[#Transformers (2010)|the ''Reveal the Shield'' toy]] and ''not'' this one).

:The original version of this mold was redecoed into ''Timelines'' [[Nightracer (G2)#Timelines|Nightracer]] and served as the model for the non-toy ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of [[Tailgate (SG)|Tailgate]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Windcharger at TFU.info]''
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-POTP-Legends-Class-Windcharger.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|...after a quick face swap. (Paper cut-out labcoat not included.)]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Windcharger''' (Legends Class, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-05'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 25]], [[2018]]
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Windcharger transforms from a robot into a fictionalized Pontiac Firebird Trans Am sports car that is based on his [[#Generation 1|Generation 1 toy]]. He also features an opening canopy on his alternate mode to let any Titan/Prime Masters to ride in.

:Although sample pictures and renders depict Windcharger's head as being elevated oddly high above his shoulders, it can be further collapsed down by angling his back half further down, which is how the toy is packaged. He was retooled into [[Tailgate (G1)#Power of the Primes|Tailgate]].

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==Merchandise==
===Estrela===
[[File:Camaro-JogoDosTransformers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Jogo dos Transformers''' (1985)
:A tiny generic white car representing "Camaro" (Windcharger per his original toy name in Brazil) was included as a pawn in [[Estrela]]'s ''[[Jogo dos Transformers]]'' board game. He is not directly named, simply being called the "carrinho branco" (little white car) in the game's instructions, but his identity is revealed as a pair of cards featuring art of his original toy in vehicle mode are also included. He comes with a small sticker that's placed on the bottom of the car representing his robot mode, thus allowing him to roughly "transform" by being placed vertically - a little bit like what [[Robot Powered Machines]] would do about a pair of decades later.

:This same car was recolored to represent [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Estrela|Volks (AKA Bumblebee)]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Estrela|Carrera (AKA Cliffjumper)]], and [[Sedan (Robocar)|Sedan]] in the same board game.
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===Decoy===
*'''Windcharger''' (Decoy, [[1987]])
**''Decoy ID number'': '''25'''

:[[Decoy]] Windcharger is a small, red rubber figure depicting his robot mode. Like all Autobot Decoys, he was randomly packaged with [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Windcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Decoy Windcharger at TFU.info]''

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===''Transformers Gum''===
[[File:Kabaya_DX_Fort_Max_Command_Base.JPG|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Command Base + Charger''' (2012)
**''Accessories'': Photon Rifle, Dual Laser Blaster

:Part of the first wave of the ''[[Transformers Gum#DX kits|Transformers Gum DX]]'' series, the Command Base is a snap-together model kit of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]’s torso in city mode, including his central tower. Also included is a tiny but still transforming figure of "'''Charger'''" (Windcharger), accurate to his original toy. The kit must be assembled from unpainted blue, gray, and red sprues, with customer-applied stickers providing all of the non-moulded details. It also comes with something that could charitably be called chewing gum.

:The Command Base has its own action feature: once the tower is tilted backwards, the space underneath can be raised by a lever, deploying Windcharger down the ramp. This kit can combine with the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#GumDX|Launcher Base]] and the [[Powerglide (G1)/toys#Merchandise|Sky Base]] to create a fully transformable [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Gumbined|Fortress Maximus]], with the Command Base providing his rifle, blaster, and the twin cannons concealed inside the tower.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W5Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Windcharger, Autobot Warrior''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T43/T46'''
**''Stars: ''7

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.
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==Notes==
[[File:Windcharger-COTP01.jpg|thumb|"Look alive, men—oh, sorry, Windcharger."]]
* Windcharger had the preliminary name of '''Sprint'''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071230210811/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41003 Post by Jim S on the Allspark Forums, 2007/12/25 (via the Internet Archive)]</ref>
*Early in development, Bob Budiansky's original profiles for the ''Transformers'' characters also included nicknames by which they were known; Windcharger went by "'''Jack Rabbit'''". These nicknames were removed from the profiles when they were published as Marvel's ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' series, but some of them saw publication in ''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]''.
* Poor ol' Windcharger is the only Autobot who doesn't get a name-check or a chance to use his special powers at any point during the show's three-part pilot, "[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]". All he gets to do is get beat up by [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. Per the episode's original script, he was ''supposed'' to get a brief spotlight helping Brawn and Huffer fight the [[oil rig]] fire at the conclusion of the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|first episode]], but with the removal of this scene, he didn't even get to ''speak'' until "[[Divide and Conquer]]".
* In an early draft of ''The Movie'', Windcharger's fate was much more gruesome. He survived the initial assault on Autobot City, true, but was present when [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and his new troops came back to finish the job. Windcharger was launched into the air by a volley of missile fire that obliterated [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], and was ripped to pieces in midair by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and his "armada" '''flying through him'''. His dismembered parts rained down on [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], who then ran for it.<ref>http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritaage-auctions-transformers-movie.html</ref>
*Windcharger makes a post-mortem appearance in the third-season episode "[[Call of the Primitives]]" as the energy creature [[Tornedron]] attacks [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Whether this appearance was accidental or if he "got better" (like [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Victory cartoon|Wheeljack]]) is unknown.
* Whether the ''Alternators'' Windcharger toy actually represents G1 Windcharger or the Omnibot [[Overdrive]], whom it was originally designed as (and actually released as under ''Binaltech''), is up for debate. The toy's packaging lacks a bio, it even predates the addition of mottos to ''Alternators'' packaging, and with ''Alternators'' designs not appearing in any fiction whatsoever (with [[Descent into Evil#Notes|one exception]]), all we have to go by is his name. Since Windcharger predates the practice of using the name of an established character as an alternate name for a toy of a different character from the same continuity whose name is unavailable for trademark (or other) reasons (see "[[Slag (G1)#Robot Heroes|Snarl]]", "[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|Strafe]]", and "[[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generations|Caliburst]]" for a few examples), we have chosen to keep the figure listed on Windcharger's page, not least because the ''Binaltech'' version ''is'' listed on Overdrive's page after all.
* The retool of ''Alternators'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Alternators|Grimlock]] was originally planned to be Windcharger (presumably in red) with his own head, with the vehicle mode being a convertible.<ref>''[[Transformers Collection 2007]]''</ref> Ultimately, however, the toy ended up as [[Wheeljack (G1)#Alternators|Wheeljack]] instead, with a new head sculpt. The head sculpt originally intended for Ford-Windcharger eventually ended up being used for the retool of the actual "Windcharger" toy (the Honda S2000 mold) instead, now named "[[Decepticharge]]".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Charger''' (チャージャー ''Chājā''), '''Windcharger''' (ウィンドチャージャー ''Windochājā''; ウインドチャージャー ''Uindochājā'')
*''Czech:'' '''Náprava'''
*''French:'' '''Rapido''' (Canada), '''Wintor''' (European French cartoon dub)
*''Hebrew:'' '''To'én Rúah''' (טוען רוח, "Wind Charger")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Széllovas''' ("Wind-rider")
*''Italian:'' '''Lampo''' ("Lightning Flash")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chōngdiànqì''' (China, 充电器, "(Electrical) Charger")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Ventania''', '''Vendaval''', '''Giro''' (Brazil comics), '''Camaro''' (Brazil toys)
*''Polish:'' '''Wiatropęd''' ("Masquerade", "Windchaser")
*''Russian:'' '''Razrjadnik''' (Разрядник, "Discharger")
*''South American:'' '''Camaro'''

==References==
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[[Category:Alternators Autobots]]
[[Category:Cloud Autobots]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
[[Category:Second Cybertron Alliance]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Ratchet (G1)

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:''Ratchet is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Ratchetg1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|All aboard the party ambulance!]]
'''Ratchet''' is the Autobots' Chief Medical Officer. If something's broke, he can fix it. Ratchet is known for his irreverent bedside manner; he loves having a good time, and his party-loving nature has given him a dry wit. He is not a particularly mighty warrior, which sometimes leads him to believe that he is expendable. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] has trouble convincing Ratchet that this is far from the truth.

Although he's a healer, Ratchet often finds himself on the front lines of combat and, on occasion, the last hope the Autobots have. These pressures are sometimes too much for him to handle, but Ratchet ultimately never gives up.

His [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] sometimes splits into his robot and a [[Onebox component|separate component]]. In some universes, he can combine with his fellow Autobots to form [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Sky Reign]] or [[Modulus]].

In some timelines, Ratchet becomes the last Autobot alive, thus taking on the moniker '''The Autobot'''.<ref>In the alternate timeline featured in [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' #3]] and in a [[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 4, 2015|4 June 2015 entry]] of the [[Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook page.</ref>

{{bigquote|I guess I've been too busy to think about the dead... I've been too concerned with helping the living.|Ratchet|"[[Funeral for a Friend!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Ratchetjollies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|left|This scene is badass up until he says "jollies".]]

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

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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:Ratchetg1cartoon.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|Ruh-roh. Rooby-rooby-roo!]]
{{main|Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
Ratchet was the chief medical officer aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and continued to serve in that capacity for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s forces on Earth during the mid-1980s. He formed something of a friendly rivalry with the human [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], who often assisted him in his repairs. In [[2005]], Ratchet was killed by the Decepticons just prior to the [[Battle of Autobot City]]. His body was interred on the [[Autobot Mausoleum]], but it was ultimately destroyed in an explosion.

In a splinter timeline, Ratchet was eventually revived through means unknown, and in 2011, joined the [[Disaster Relief Team]] to aid Autobots caught in the destruction of Cybertron. By 2021, Ratchet had helped to restore Cybertron to its former state. In the 2030s, he joined his teammates in battling [[Grand Scourge]].
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===''The Special Teams''===
After crashing on Earth in the Ark and remaining dormant for millions of years, Ratchet, along with Sideswipe and Optimus, were the first Autobots to awaken after the Decepticons’ own resurrection. These three helped the other Autobots repair themselves with the aid of the Ark's computer. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}

===Deadly Paradise===
[[File:Carob megamaze.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|That's so (1984) Ratchet!]]
Sideswipe was convicted of destroying the [[Nova Suspension Bridge]] and deactivated, despite his pleas of innoncence, in order to ease the strain on human/Autobot relations. Prowl became suspicious of the Decepticons being somehow involved, and discovered evidence that lead to the remote [[Carob Island]]. Ratchet accompanied Prowl, Windcharger, Hound, Bumblebee, and Brawn and headed to said island. Upon landfall, Prowl discovered a cave from where suspicious sounds were coming from. Leaving Bumblebee and Hound behind to guard the entrance, Prowl, Windcharger, Brawn, and Ratchet went inside. The Autobots exploring the cave came upon several [[Decepticon gopher]]s and drilling machines gathering a rare ore for their evil masters. Working together, Ratchet and the others made short work of the Decepticon machines. When they exited the cave, however, they discovered that Bumblebee and Hound were missing. They were instead greeted by Madame [[Cee]] and her army of pig-robots. Madame Cee insisted that their friends were fine and brought the Autobots to her home, where she told them to rest and enjoy themselves. Prowl eventually discovered that Madame Cee was working for the Decepticons, and reactivated the captive Bumblebee and Hound. The Autobots learned that the Decepticons were forcing Cee to help build Autobot duplicates. After learning of the location of Megatron's temporary base on the island, Ratchet and the rest of the group entered it, finding themselves wandering in a vast, underground labyrinth. They finally came upon an open area, only to be captured in force cages by the Decepticons. Prowl managed to free the rest of the group, and Ratchet helped Brawn defeat Skywarp while the others dealt with Starscream and Megatron. Through a stroke of luck, the Autobots managed to escape Megatron's megamaze when they discovered that Ratchet's lubricant container had been leaking all day, thus leaving them a trail that led out of the facility. The Autobots returned to their headquarters where they were able to clear Sideswipes name, and presumably reactivated him. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
[[File:JawsofTerror-Ratchet.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
Ratchet retro-fitted Skyfire with external fuel tanks in order to allow the Autobot superjet to reach a Decepticon satellite in Earth orbit that was beaming down heat and destruction thanks to a gigantic diamond lens. When Skyfire failed to destroyed his satellite and burned up on reentry upon falling back to Earth, Optimus ordered Ratchet to weld together a square-mile sheet of polished metal. This would be used in the Autobot's plan “B” in taking out the satellite. {{storylink|Satellite of Doom}}

When a boarding party encountered a time-delay booby-trap inside a Decepticon transport ship, two of its members were sent to Ratchet for repairs. {{storylink|When Continents Collide}}

Ratchet was busy fixing up Slag inside the Dinobots’ secret base when Megatron's [[Thermo-borer]] burst through the wall of the medical room, activating the base's alarms. Though Megatron and Soundwave retreated immediately, Ratchet managed to plant a [[Memory Scrambler Mine]] on the Thermo-borer's hull. he then returned to fixing Slag, though he drew increasingly annoyed that repairs were taking too long, and distracting from his duty of reactivating the other Dinobots from their tar cocoons so they could join the Autobot ranks. Just as Ratchet finished up his repairs on Slag, the Dinobots’ headquarters began to tremble as the [[Crusher (G1)|Crusher]] forced its way inside. Ratchet and Slag both ran to a safer spot. But the vibrations caused by the Crusher's entrance had inadvertently freed hundreds of Dinobots from their tar cocoons. Joining the newly activated robots, Ratchet beat back Megatron and Soundwave. {{storylink|Jaws of Terror}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
[[File:BattleForEarth-RatchetProwl.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Enjoy my early toy-based color scheme!]]
Ratchet was among the Autobots who'd crash-landed with the others on Earth, and was present the Autobots held a meeting to discuss whether the Decepticons were behind a strange construction company. Ratchet transformed into ambulance mode and accompanied the others when an investigation was decided upon. Later, when [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] started having a fit right in the middle of a stand-off with the Decepticons, Ratchet moved over to see if he was alright. Later, after the Autobots had been blasted out of Decepticons headquarters, Ratchet pathed up their minor injuries to be sure they would be in top-condition for the battle to come. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

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===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:DecepticonPatrol-Ratchet.jpg|right|thumb|150px|This is Ratchet, honest.]]
When Mirage had been damaged by Ravage, Ratchet drove over to the battlefield to fix his friend. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}}

Either Ratchet or Ironhide helped the Autobots in protecting Hoover Dam from the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Ratchet was one of the many Autobots who followed Optimus into battle when it was discovered that the Decepticons were stealing fuel from all across the globe with the help of a [[molecular transfer device]]. He tended to Windcharger after their first battle against the Decepticons that day, and noted that the Autobots were running low on fuel, while the Decepticons' reserves were still plentiful. Ratchet helped Ironhide transfer some of his fuel to Windcharger and Jazz so that the more fuel-efficient Autobots could continue fighting. When the Autobots succeeded in capturing the molecular transfer device and turned its power on the Decepticons, Optimus trasked Ratchet with dismantling the machine afterwards, so that the Decepticons would never be able to use its power again. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}

[[File:MessageFromOuterSpace-Ratchet.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]

While the Autobots were rebuilding their crashed ship, Ratchet focused on the space communicator so that they could call for help from nearby spaceships. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} During a day off, Ratchet worked on restoring Prowl. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}

When Gears had fallen for a dastardly Decepticon trap and gotten himself crushed, Ratchet, Sideswipe and Mirage somehow knew about it instantly. They came to Gears's rescue, and once Mirage and Sideswipe had beaten the Decepticons back, Ratchet fixed Gears right up. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}

Once Ratchet was in a big book of coloring fun. {{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}

Ratchet was part of a small strike team of Autobots assembled by Ultra Magnus to help the Dinobots, who were currently engaged in battle against the Decepticons, just outside of Autobot City. Upon arriving at [[Oil Valley]], Ratchet tended to the injured Slag. After they defeated the Decepticons, Ratchet and the others were cheered on by the nearby oil rig workers as they drove back to Autobot City. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

While he and the other Autobots were busy having a good time, they were attacked by the Decepticons. After a [[cerebro-shell]]ed Springer hurt Hot Rod, Ratchet repaired the latter while questioning the former. When the Autobots discovered the cerebro-shell was the cause of Springer's behavioral turn, Ratchet helped lead the Autobots to the Decepticon camp to get their revenge. {{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}

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===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
[[File:Ratchetgreatcarrally.jpg|left|thumb|"You sure are a jerk when you repair me, Ratchet!"]]
Upon awakening on Earth after being offline for about 65 million years, Ratchet met Sparkplug and his son Spike. With the Decepticons still not in the know of what forms the Autobots had taken, Ratchet was one of the troops that Optimus led into the desert in order to ambush their enemies. Though they successfully took by surprise a squadron of Decepticons, the Autobots had not anticipated a second group flying in from the opposite direction. Thanks to a warning from Spike and Sparkplug, the Autobots managed to fend off the Decepticons, and came to accept Earth as their new home. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

{{quote|You sure go all to pieces when a missile hits you, Hound.}}

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While [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] was taking part in a cross-country Car Rally, he was attacked by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]'s missiles. Ratchet raced onto the scene to repair Hound, and joked that his patient sure falls apart when a missile hits him! Also, Hound complained that Ratchet was screwing him together too tightly, causing him pain.

Ratchet is kind of a jerk. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}}

Following a battle with the Decepticons that resulted in many Autobot injuries, Ratchet and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] were busy trying to fix them. Optimus Prime asked them about their progress, but they both sighed. Ratchet noted that even the mighty Dinobots were out of commission, for they had suffered the heaviest losses. But suddenly, the Decepticons attacked, having repaired their warriors in record time! Optimus Prime called his remaining functional warriors to the highways while Ratchet and Huffer returned to their repairs. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
Ratchet was part of an Autobot expedition to [[South America]] to search for energy, but split from the rest of the group some time before they found [[Mount Sheelah]]. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Ratchet gave [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] a good tune up before he participated in a car rally / recon mission. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}

Optimus Prime placed Ratchet in command of Autobot headquarters when he led a battle unit to confront the Decepticons. {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}}

While performing repairs on the Autobots, Ratchet became concerned by the lack of [[cybernite]] and other Cybertronian materials necessary for his work. Fortunately, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and the Autobots used radio transmitters to simulate the Northern Lights and trick a trio of Decepticon space stations into blowing each other up, causing cybernite to fall from the skies. (Long story.) {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

===Listen 'n Play audiobooks continuity===
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When [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] brought [[Steve Guymo]] to the Autobot base, Optimus asked Ratchet to treat the delirious man. Though Ratchet was no expert on carbon forms, he provided Guymo with some water while grousing about Jazz's joy rides. The Autobots learned from Steve that the Decepticons were abducting humans from airports, and helped him rescue Megatron's hostages. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Play)}}

===''S.T.A.R.S.'' continuity===
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When [[Johnny (G1)|Johnny]] spotted [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] stealing energy, he called his Autobot allies through his S.T.A.R.S. control center. Ratchet was amongst those who responded to Johnny's call. {{storylink|Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all?}} Ratchet and the other Autobots struggled against Thundercracker energy-syphoning powers. {{storylink|Can one boy, alone, hold back the evil Decepticons?}} What happened afterwards is not known.

Later, Ultra Magnus pleaded for [[you]] to "requisition" Ratchet and other Autobots in order to combat the Decepticon threat. Using the human power known as "imagination," S.T.A.R.S. recruits could perceive what it was like to be Ratchet. {{storylink|You Have Been Chosen.}}

Before the construction of Autobot City on Earth, Optimus led a convoy of Autobots to find the ideal location for their new base's construction. Ratchet was amongst the troops accompanying Optimus. As they drove along, the Autobots were ambushed by the Decepticons. The battle that ensued later came to be known as "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]." {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}} {{storylink|The Autobots Are Under Attack!}}
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===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
In the path where Mirage used a hologram of Optimus Prime to lure the four [[cerebro-shell]]-controlled [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] over the edge of [[Bandit's Bluff]] and into the ocean, Ratchet was one of the Autobots crewing [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray's]] destroyer mode. He helped haul the unconscious quartet aboard for safe transport back to the Ark, then dried them off, chuckling, "This is one Decepticon plan that was all wet!" (''The Autobots never learn about Operation Black Coral in this path'')

In an alternate path, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] were exploring [[Dolphin's Bay]] in search of Decepticon activity when the former was paralyzed and left in an underwater cave by [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]. This leads to four possible endings, two of which involve Ratchet rescuing Bumblebee. In one, he first repairs a waterlogged and injured Skids on the deck of Seaspray after [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] hauled his disabled [[Star mini-submarine|mini-sub]] off the ocean floor. Skids then told his three teammates about Operation Black Coral, prompting a full-scale Autobot assault, during which Ratchet and Skids used the repaired sub to rescue Bumblebee. Another ending saw a similar assault in which Ratchet was part of the land-force and rescued Bumblebee on his own. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}
====Attack of the Insecticons====
Ratchet was a minor player in many possible adventures centred around the Sun-Pak, a device created by Sparkplug to solve the Autobots' energy woes. The Autobot medic was present to tend to depowered Autobots should the situation allow it, as well as ribbing his friend Ironhide about the later's old age. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}
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====Decepticon Poison====
In one possible scenario, where a squad of Autobots recently cured from a Decepticon poison lead the charge against the Decepticons only to be overpowered by Megatron, Ratchet was quick to jump into action and tend to the wounded. His first patient was Sunstreaker, who had been struck down by a blast of Megatron's fusion cannon. Though the Decepticons were eventually forced to retreat, Ratchet would undoubtedly have his hands full repairing all the Autobots severely injured that day.

In another possible turn of events, Ratchet helped Perceptor dispense his cure to the ailing Autobots. Unfortunately, Perceptor miscalculated how much of his antidote to give to each Autobot. The Autobots who received the antidote soon found themselves falling apart, and though Ratchet attempted to fix them as quickly as possible, the Autobots were left outmatched against the greater number of Decepticons, and quickly defeated.

In another possible sequence of events, Optimus successfully retrieved the antidote to the poison from the Decepticons’ poison lab, and with Ratchet's help, brought the poisoned Autobots back from the precipice of death.

If Optimus later decided to bring a squadron of Autobots to the nearby water reservoir, in order to present the Decepticons from poisoning the nearby human population, Ratchet was amongst the Autobots who came along.

In one possible scenario, Ratchet was tasked with attempting once more with reassembling the many Autobots who had fallen on the battlefield. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}
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====Autobot Alert!====
In one possible scenario, Ratchet was ordered by Ultra Magnus to prep the Autobots’ shuttle; the Decepticons were in the middle of taking over Earth's communication satellites. After a few technical difficulties, Ratchet was able to have the shuttle ready for take-off, allowing Ultra Magnus's team to head into space and attempt to foil the Decepticons’ ploy.

In another possible scenario, wherein Ultra Magnus agreed to prioritize theft of a coded message, Ratchet was part of the captive audience that listened to Kup divulge information about an ancient Autobot formula. Ratchet took off towards the Autobots’ desert research centre along with a number of other Autobots. Once there, he was tasked with fixing Springer.

With Springer fixed, Ratchet and the Autobots learned that the cybertite sphere containing the formula was discovered by humans during the 16th century. If the Decepticons had decoded Springer's message, they would be searching off the coast of [[California]], where the ship containing the sphere had sunk. If they hadn't decoded the message, the Decepticons would still be digging in the nearby crater.

If Ultra Magnus decided to assume that the Decepticons had already decrypted the message, he ordered his forces to split up to more efficiently address the situation. Ratchet was part of the main Autobot force being led by Ultra Magnus. Ultra Magnus's troops were informed by Powerglide (who had flown ahead of the land-bound group) that he had discovered the location of the sunken ship containing the cybertite sphere. Simultaneously, Blurr caught up with the group to inform them that the Decepticons were quickly approaching. The Autobots then needed to decide whether they would raise the ship themselves, or try and ambush the Decepticons after they had done so.

In one possible scenario that ensued, Grapple had been tasked to retrieve the sunken ship containing the sphere via the use of his crane, only for it to suffer a mechanical breakdown. Though Ratchet was able to fix it, the Autobots had lost valuable time. The Decepticons showed up and destroyed both the ship and sphere within, leaving the Autobots to be pummelled by superior Decepticon firepower. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====The Invisibility Factor====
In one possible scenario, the Decepticons gained control of an [[Invisibility Device]]. When the invisible Decepticons attacked Metroplex city, Ratchet and the rest of the Autobots were reduced to scrap metal, unable to fight the unseen enemy.

In another scenario, Ratchet inspected Kup and Hot Rod's circuits after Springer and Jazz told him they suspected the former two had a few wires loose. Ratchet gave the pair a clean bill of health, but Kup and Hot Rod's claims of seeing spaceships with invisibility capabilities were dismissed and forgotten nonetheless. Then, Ratchet and the rest of the Autobots within Metroplex were caught by surprise by a fleet of identical ships swooping down upon them. The Autobots were all destroyed as Galvatron gloated of his victory. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}
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===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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Ratchet served on an alien spacecraft with the Autobots [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] under the command of Ultra Magnus. While fighting Decepticons, their spaceship took heavy damage and crash-landed on the planet [[Barrenikon]]. There, he met [[you]], having just emerged from the Vortex, a portal through space and time contained within the planet. Together, you went on an adventure, fighting Decepticons, braving Barrenikon's barren desert or its putrid swamp, and trying to find a way to get the Autobots space-bound once more. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
[[File:Agenda3-AutobotsonArkattack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's fallen and he's not getting up.]]
Four million years ago, Ratchet, Optimus Prime, Prowl, Ironhide, and Jazz were on the bridge of the Ark when it was suddenly attacked by the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. It crashed in a dormant volcano for untold years until it was disturbed by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], who had traveled from the far future. Ratchet's body was sprawled across a pile of boxes. Frozen in [[stasis lock]] as he was, Ratchet was unable to stop the Predacon from assassinating the equally comatose Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} This act would have rewritten history from that moment forward, but the ensuing time storm was stopped as [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] held Prime's spark in trust until his troupe of [[Maximal]]s, led by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], could repair Prime's body. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}
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====''Universe'' comic====
When [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon|an alternate universe]]'s [[Ratchet (Universe)|Ratchet]] groused about how he was not sent back to his home universe as most of the rescued abductees of [[Unicron]] were, it was suggested that he was needed now on [[primax 797.18 Epsilon|the local]] Cybertron as in the past, the local Ratchet had been a great healer.

An iteration of [[Primax]] Ratchet was one of several Transformers from all eras and all realities across the [[multiverse]] suggested by [[Alpha Trion]] for [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] to recruit into his [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]]. Optimus Primal decided to pluck [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] back from death instead. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}}
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====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
[[Santon]] learned from texts written on Autobot medics such as Ratchet and [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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{{quote|"OW! I should blast you to atoms! You did that ''on purpose''!" 
"Tone down your audio amplifiers, will ya? That ''didn't'' hurt... ''much''."|Starscream and Ratchet|"[[Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire]]"|style=2}}

[[File:Ratchettww.jpg|left|thumb|The Cybertronian red cross is Pac-Man.]]
8.2 million years ago, Ratchet accompanied [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] to the [[Border Regions|Sub-Orbital District]] of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], which had been devastated after [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] activated the [[planetary engine]]s. He found no life signs in the entire blast radius. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} 600,000 years later, Ratchet remained with the Prowl-led Autobots after Optimus Prime disappeared in a [[space bridge]] explosion. He repaired [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] after the theoretician was damaged in a battle with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

Ratchet was among the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it crashed on [[Earth]], and awoke in 1984 to battle the [[Decepticon]]s. After years of fighting, Ratchet and the other Autobots took part in [[Operation Liberation]] in 1998, a joint human/Autobot operation that defeated and captured the Earth-bound Decepticons. However, the ''[[Ark II]]'', which was meant to convey the Autobots, the captured Decepticons, and a number of humans back to Cybertron, was sabotaged by General [[Robert Hallo]], sending Ratchet and his comrades to the bottom of the [[Arctic|Arctic Ocean]]. Years later, Ratchet was brought back by the sinister [[Lazarus]], who had recovered and reprogrammed a number of Transformers for his nefarious ends. However, when Megatron broke free of Lazarus's control, he hooked up Ratchet and a number of other Autobots to a device that generated a deadly "metal virus". {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} Soon after, Optimus Prime detached Ratchet and the others from the doomsday device, {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} and he eventually recovered.

''When the alien [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] took over [[Las Vegas]], Ratchet was among the Autobots assembled by Optimus Prime to invade the occupied area. While the others engaged in battle, Ratchet was tasked with dealing with the collateral damage, and leading the human residents of Las Vegas to safety. He returned to the protection of Optimus Prime and his [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] augmented power before a nuclear strike hit the city, and lent his skills to repairing the Autobots who had given their energon to power up Prime's "Finishing Move".'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

''Over the next few days, Ratchet brought all the Autobots back on-line, including [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], who had each been drastically injured over the course of the preceding events. No sooner had Bluestreak been reactivated, though, that he was drawn back into the Keepers' control by their pawn, [[Franklin Townsend]]. Franklin's status as an "[[augment]]" — a human specially engineered using Cybertronian technology — allowed him to bypass [[Teletraan I]]'s security and infiltrate the Ark. Ratchet blamed himself for allowed that loophole in the security system. Later, Ratchet diagnosed the effects of the [[deconstructionite]]s—reverse-engineered nanotechnology used by the government against the Transformers to drain away their processing power.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

Ratchet took part in a battle on the shores of [[Alaska]] with the Decepticons over possession of a crashed spacecraft containing [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. As the Autobots overwhelmed their foes, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arrived on the planet and gave them an ultimatum: surrender and return to a newly unified Cybertron, or be destroyed. While the Decepticons were overwhelmed by these new arrivals, the Autobots managed to retreat from the battleground. Returning to the Ark, Ratchet tended to the wounded, including Ironhide, who had gotten several explosive shells lodged into his backside. Grimlock rejoined their ranks, and though it caused a stir among the other soldiers, Ratchet welcomed back the Dinobot, claiming that his bravado was exactly what the Autobots needed at the moment, faced with their new powerful enemy. {{storylink|New World Order}} Optimus Prime assigned Ratchet to a [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]-led team that was to remain on Earth while he surrendered himself to Shockwave, having been left with little other options on the matter. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} After Shockwave's lieutenant, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], took Prime and others back to Cybertron, Ratchet and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] remained at the Ark as Jazz, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] attempted to locate Scourge and his ship. Unfortunately, Jazz informed Ratchet that both the ship and its passenger had vanished from the battlefield in their absence. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

[[File:DWSkyfire Starscream Ratchet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|My crotch is my stomach.]]
After the end of Shockwave's despotic rule over Cybertron, the Autobots on Cybertron made contact with Ratchet's crew for an update and promised to send supplies. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and a team of Decepticons arrived on Earth, they attacked the Ark's inhabitants, wanting the starship for themselves. In the initial assault, the Autobots managed to take [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], his cassettes, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] prisoner, but eventually all the Autobots but Ratchet and Brawn were defeated by the mighty [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Expecting the arrival of the supply ship from Cybertron later that day, Ratchet and Brawn slipped past the Ark's defense systems, made haywire by Bruticus's assault, in order to contact the ship and warn them. Unfortunately, Bruticus caught up soon after, and they were forced to destroy the Ark rather than let the Decepticons have access to [[Teletraan I]]. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} Before the battle could escalate further, it was interrupted by the arrival of [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], a [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] seemingly powered by supernatural forces. While the Decepticons' attention shifted to this new arrival, the ''[[Orion]]'' supply ship also came on the scene, only to be downed by Sunstorm. Thankfully, most of the Decepticons were also knocked offline by the radiant super-warrior, and Sunstorm left in pursuit of Starscream. After being cheered up by Bumblebee somewhat, Ratchet set up three [[Powerdasher]] drones to repair the damages done to the ''Orion''. They completed their task in a few hours, only for Starscream to then turn up again, now accompanied by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} An uneasy truce was formed between the small group of Autobots and Decepticons, and Ratchet begrudgingly put his medic skills to work on Starscream. Using his expertise, he built a homing device that duplicated Starscream's energy signature, and an energy-siphon for his allies to attach to Sunstorm when he inevitably returned. Thanks to Jetfire's help, the Autobots managed to attach the siphon onto Sunstorm, forcing the super-clone to flee. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} However, after Jetfire left the ''[[Orion]]'' to go after Sunstorm, Starscream used his [[null-ray]] on the remaining Autobots, including Ratchet, and deserted them. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} The Autobots recovered, including several that were fixed up by the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] to help them out in ousting an Insecticon infestation in the town of [[San Desto]]. After the completion of their mission, they were picked up by Ratchet in the ''Orion'', who filled them in on what had happened to the rest of the Autobots in their absence. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

Ratchet later aided in the construction of Autobot City. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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The newly formed [[human]] terrorist organization named [[Cobra]] uncovered the Ark buried in a dormant volcano. Finding two armies of giant, transformable robots, they repurposed these aliens for their own use, rebuilding them so they could reconfigure into various Cobra-designed vehicles. Ratchet was reprogrammed and rebuilt into a Cobra [[H.I.S.S. tank|HISS tank]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}} After Cobra's initial attack on [[Washington, D.C.]], Ratchet was put on display within the Cobra armory while [[Destro]] was shown about Cobra Island. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was eventually able to break free from his reprogramming and awakened the other Transformers, {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} and, with the help of the human anti-terrorist task-force [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], he defeated Megatron and Cobra. An alliance between the Autobots and the United States government was formed. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

[[File:Ratchetjoetf2.jpg|upright=0.8|thumb|Physician, arm thyself.]]
Two years later, a malfunction in [[Teletran 3]] sent dozens of Transformers into various points in history, an act which, if not reversed, would result in a perpetual holocaust being unleashed across [[Earth]]. To retrieve one Transformer and bring him home, a team of Cobra and G.I. Joe agents were sent 15 years into an apocalyptic future where [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and his Decepticons ruled. The remaining cyborged humans had formed a resistance which had only one Autobot warrior who stood between them and utter annihilation. The last Autobot alive, Ratchet had grown bitter and battle-hardened after years of guerrilla warfare, and he demanded the team sent to bring him back to the present day help him complete one more mission. Ratchet, the Joes, and the Cobra agents were successful in freeing a factory nearby that was manned by enslaved humans, but Ratchet refused to go home with them and abandon his calling. [[Barbecue]] returned Ratchet home against his wishes, and as Ratchet cursed the stupid little creature, the [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] of the present day shot Ratchet in the back, putting him out of commission. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

Later, when [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] took Optimus Prime prisoner, Ratchet (still in his post-apocalyptic body) was part of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s rescue team. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
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Ratchet was among the Autobots who were awakened by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] in [[1939]], and joined their war on [[Cobra]] and the Decepticons. During the assault on the Cobra [[Terrordrome]], he wondered why the Decepticons were so easy to defeat ''now'', after having been such a pain in the neck back on Cybertron. Ratchet most likely perished when the [[Matrix of Leadership]] was smashed to pieces shortly afterwards. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
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During a particularly violent battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Ratchet looked on in horror as [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]] dispensed wanton carnage onto the battlefield. He attempted to tend to Jazz, one of the many Autobots wounded during battle. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

As Ratchet, his patient, and a small number of other surviving Autobots rode in Optimus Prime's trailer in an effort to outrun The Beast, Ratchet warned Prime that Jazz would not make it if they didn't slow down. Thankfully, Jetfire showed up just in time to rescue Prime's passengers, save Skids, who was crushed moments before Jetfire's arrival. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
While on a mission to retrieve [[Sky Spy]], Ratchet encountered [[Stitch]], a veteran army medic, and helped him save a woman trapped in a swollen creek. The woman needed emergency medical treatment, so Ratchet used Sky Spy to scan the necessary information from Stitch's mind in order to complete surgery on the woman. Sometime later, Ratchet checked on Stitch and presented him with a new cybernetic arm to replace the one he used to repair Sky Spy. {{storylink|Healers, Fighters, and Transformers}}

===Descent into Evil===
[[File:Ratchetironhidedescent.jpg|left|thumb|Amazingly not dead.]]
Years after the Decepticon and Autobot Wars had ended, Ratchet and five other Autobots were sent to [[Ceti Alpha Seven]] to destroy [[Deathsaurus (G1)|General Deathsaurus's]] Insecticon clone lab and stop his planned Decepticon uprising. After a team of four (consisting of [[Outback (G1)|Fallback]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]], and [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]]) failed, Ratchet and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] followed to help. After battling swarms of [[Virulent Clone]]s and [[Buzzclaw (G1)|Buzzclaw]], they finally met up with Deathsaurus himself. Ironhide stayed to fight the general, and Ratchet separated to find their fallen friends.

Ratchet managed to gather the victims but was captured by Deathsaurus along with Ironhide. Both were restrained inside the lab, which was set to detonate. Before this happened, Ricochet sneaked in and freed them, allowing them to gather the wounded and escape as the clone lab was destroyed. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
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{{main|Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
The Autobots' Chief Medical Officer, a close friend of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and someone who had treated every [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] since [[Nominus Prime]], Ratchet somehow ended up in a bog-standard Tactical Response Unit on a tenth-rate planet called "Earth" circling around a fourth-rate star called "the Sun" populated by strange creatures known as "humans". There, after several years, he went rogue to track down a human who had somehow found his way into a Decepticon Infiltration Bunker. Finding him dead, he found his palmtop computer with photos of the base in the hands of a runaway called [[Verity Carlo]], triggering the discovery a series of events that would bring Optimus himself to Earth after even [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], his unit commander, ultimately had to admit was significant despite his hatred for Ratchet's "playing hero."

After the Decepticon [[Surge (event)|Surge]], Ratchet was amongst those stranded first on an uninhabitable Cybertron, then Earth for an extended time. After these and [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s Chaos War were over, finished, he joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'', aiming to find a successor as CMO - and while he did so, by the name of [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], he also found a new pair of hands to replace his worn-out set, courtesy of the mad [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] who would become his new arch-enemy. Groovy.

In his time aboard the madcap ship, Ratchet would form a grudging respect for the Decepticon turncoat [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], eventually leaving the ship to find the exiled 'bot, forming a strong bond with him once they'd reunited. In time, this evolved into a full blown romance, the two becoming [[Conjunx Endura]] before, far in the future, Ratchet experienced "age-related burnout" and passed peacefully, knowing he'd found love and something bigger than himself.

===''Hearts of Steel''===
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Ratchet fought in the "[[Ice Age Wars]]" on ancient Earth, transforming into an unidentified animal with scales and spikes. As the increasingly colder climate began to threaten the Autobots and Decepticons, they powered down underground to finish their conflict at a later date, and were eventually awoken by humans in the mid-19th century. Ratchet and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] agreed that it was too early to awaken [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and interfere with humanity, but they were disregarded by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] who wanted to help the humans reach their goals. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}}

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Upon learning from the humans that the Decepticons were also awake, Bumblebee reported this to Ratchet and Prowl, who were seemingly in charge while Prime was asleep. Now that he knew Decepticons were involved, Ratchet felt it necessary for the Autobots to do something. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} Taking on a medical boxcar altmode, he joined the other Autobots in forming a train and pursuing the Decepticons' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] as it headed towards [[New York City|New York]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}} They were briefly held back when the Decepticons collapsed a tunnel entrance on them, forcing Ratchet and the others to stop and dig their comrades and human allies out of the rubble. Once the Astrotrain was stopped and the Decepticons were defeated, the Autobots went back underground to continue fighting another day. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

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In [[1888]], the [[Elder God]]s began threatening Earth, causing the Autobots to resurface. Seeking the energy needed to reactivate Optimus Prime, Ratchet and several other Autobots brought inventors [[Tobias Muldoon]] and [[Nikola Tesla]] to their deep-frozen leader. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} After sacrificing their energy to awaken Optimus Prime with [[Tesla tower|Tesla's invention]], Optimus Prime granted his soldiers some of his personal energon reserves. Soon, the Autobots set out to save [[Port Cenotaph]]; there, they found [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], who had been infected by the Elder God. While Ratchet handled Ironhide, Optimus Prime defeated the Elder God and it retreated to the ocean depths, releasing its hold on its thralls on the surface. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}}

The Autobots continued to protect humanity for many years, keeping an eye out for the reappearance of Decepticons. In the 21st century Ratchet investigated a possible Decepticon signal, but it turned out to be a trap set by the human organization [[Skylogic Systems]], who captured him. The humans extracted Ratchet's DNA and combined it with mutated human genes to engineer a deadly virus, mistakenly believing it was the key to preventing a supposed invasion of human-alien hybrids. He was eventually rescued from the Skylogic labs by Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and a trio of heroic humans known as the [[Lone Gunmen]]. {{storylink|The X-Files: Conspiracy: The Transformers}}

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===''Lil Formers''===
When he met an [[Ratchet (Animated)|alternate-universe version of himself]], Ratchet was taken aback over just hold old the other fellow was. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Universe'' cartoon===
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Ratchet was one of the many oppressed Cybertronians who sought freedom when their planet's halls of power grew dark with corruption, greed and malice. After the war had raged for some time, he was one of the few Autobots privilieged with seeing Optimus insert the Matrix of Leadership into his chest for the first time. Ratchet was one of the first Autobots to travel to Earth, and took on an alternate form to disguise himself amongst its populace. {{storylink|Action Blast 1}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:RatchetHenkeiTsushima.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|"Ma'am, I'm just an SUV—oh, fine."]]
Despite rescuing a girl from a burning building, she had fallen unconscious, so he offered to drive her and her mother to the hospital. Unfortunately, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] was tailing them from above. He would have blasted Ratchet, but Inferno blocked the shot with his fire truck mode, transformed, and then knocked Starscream out of the sky with his water cannon. Thanks to Inferno's help, Ratchet was able to successfully deliver the girl to the hospital.

But Ratchet's work wasn't done, as he had taken note of Inferno's heavy injuries. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 10|Henkei! Henkei! #10}}
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===''Universe'' toy bio===
On Cybertron before the war, Ratchet was a top mechanic and a partier. Years of tragic encounters with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] tempered Ratchet's good nature, leaving him melancholic and sour. {{storylink|Ratchet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Autobot Ratchet toy bio}}

===Robot Heroes===
Ratchet was Optimus's oldest pal. They both traveled with their other Autobot friends to Earth, and hid away their ship. Afterwards, the Autobots tussled with the Decepticons and Ratchet knocked Skywarp out of the air! The Decepticons were defeated, but in case they should ever return, the Autobots swore to keep vigil over the Earth. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''United''===
Millions of years ago, Megatron thought Optimus Prime to be forever vanquished. He was proven wrong when the Autobot leader rushed into battle alongside Ratchet and his other compatriots against him in a surprise attack. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
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Ratchet was in the audience of a tag battle pitting [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] against [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing}} He was in the audience of a dance competition too. {{storylink|Bot Stars}}

While responding to an emergency, Ratchet accidentally ran over [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] outside the [[Kre-O Museum]]. Ratchet shrugged it off. {{storylink|Megatron's Revenge}}

Ratchet participated in an enormous battle against the Decepticons... until Optimus Prime began talking about the plot of the [[live-action film series]] to the audience. Ratchet operated the camera for the "recap" segments Optimus recounted until [[Grimlock (Kre-O)|Grimlock]]'s attempt to order a pizza on the phone started bleeping out Optimus's lines. {{storylink|Take Us to the Movies}} {{storylink|Take Us Through the Movies}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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===''BeCool'' shorts===
{{voiceactor|[[Kōichi Toshima]] (Japanese)}}
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'''Ambulance''' (救急車 ''Kyūkyūsha'') was a medic in his world who liked to help others. {{storylink|The Self-Introduction Chapter}} Among others, he was caught in a traffic jam, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Trailer]] made them all transform into robot modes so that they could walk past the jam. {{storylink|The Story of the Surprising and Big Traffic Jam!}} Ambulance again got stuck with others because of a hole in the road. When Trailer used his body to bridge the gap, Ambulance drove over. {{storylink|The Story of Mister Trailer's Big Success!}}

Ambulance, '''Highway Patrol Car''' (ハイウェイパトカー ''Haiwei Patokā''), and '''Rescue Car''' (レスキューカー ''Resukyū Kā'') were part of the audience of ''Quiz! BeCool''. {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}} Ambulance went to Yellow Sports Car's aid after he slipped on a [[banana]] peel while driving and got caught in an accident. {{storylink|The Story of Protecting the Signal!}} As part of a fire brigade headed by [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Firetruck]], Ambulance and Rescue Car attempted to put out a building on fire, not realizing it was a set for a movie. Highway Patrol Car was part of the crowd that witnessed this embarrassing mistake. {{storylink|The Story of the Fire Brigade Dispatch!}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Ratchet was one of the [[Autobot]]s who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the ''[[Ark (Kre-O)|Ark]]'' in search for energy blocks to alleviate their hunger. Thanks to the boarding of the ''Ark'' by [[Decepticon]]s, the ''Ark'' crashed and the [[Transformer]]s fell into a four million year-long sleep. They woke up to a world filled with blocks. {{storylink|Kreon Story}} After Optimus Prime's body was stolen by Decepticons, Ratchet reported that the thieves were approaching their base. {{storylink|Negligence Is the Greatest Enemy! Optimus Became a Monster!?}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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After members of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] came to Cybertron and formed an alliance with the Autobots, Ratchet talked with [[Doc (G.I. Joe)|Doc]] about the possible medicinal advances that could be achieved with the two species working together. Their chat was interrupted by an attack by the Decepticobra alliance. Then, Imhotep Rodimus came to him with a wounded [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], and pleaded Ratchet to give him immediate medical attention. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

Ratchet later joined the "[[Rescuebot]]s", an alliance of Autobots who swore to defend what remained of the human race, and combined with them to form the mighty [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] on the eve of the final battle against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

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===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Primax 185.0 Beta]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] used [[Decepto-Pack]]s to enslave humanity, having the construct a [[Zod]] army which he turned against the Autobots before leading the dreadnoughts in a brutal campaign of galactic conquest. The only known Autobot left, Ratchet adopted the moniker of "The Autobot" and, alongside the [[Dreadnok]]s, snuck aboard Galvatron's flagship as the tyrant was attempting to transfer his bloated, gargantuan [[spark]] into [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to become [[Grand Galvatron]], the quartet killing him in this moment of vulnerability at the cost of their own lives. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 4, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 04/06/2015}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Ratchet had died some time prior to the 24th century, and the [[Ratchet Memorial Hospital]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] was presumably named in his honor. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

===''Bumblebee'' graphic novels===
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Ratchet repaired [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] after the Autobot scout was wounded in a [[cybertonium]] explosion, and assessed Bumblebee's progress as he ran laps around the ''Ark'' to break in his new body. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare|Win If You Dare}}

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===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
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Ratchet was a member of the ''Ark'' when the ship left Cybertron four million years ago; when the ''Ark'' crash-landed on [[Earth]], its occupants reactivated in the late 20th century to resume their secret war against the Decepticons until the destructive [[Eugenics Wars]] and the subsequent outbreak of [[World War III]] forced the Autobots to flee the planet aboard [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. After decades of travel across the galaxy in search of [[energon]], Fortress Maximus was attacked by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and boarded by the Decepticons, with the subsequent battle sent Fortress Maximus and its occupants—both Autobot and Decepticon—crashing to the barren surface of [[Cygnus Seven]].

The Autobots and their Decepticon combatants remained in stasis for many centuries, until the day that [[Federation]] miners stumbled across the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s inert form while prospecting a [[dilithium]] mineshaft, triggering Fortress Maximus automated repair subroutines and bringing the Cybertronians within his form back to life. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} While the Decepticons immediately launched an attack on the surface mining colony, with Optimus rolling out to stop them, the other Autobots had only just returned to consciousness when [[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]] and the crew of the ''[[USS Enterprise]]'' investigated, with Jazz—distrustful of [[human]]s thanks to their time on Earth—taking command of the situation and preemptively trying to blast the humans. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}} Ratchet convinced Jazz to stand down, and after Kirk convinced the Autobots of their good intentions and filled them in on the situation the Autobots agreed to protect Cygnus Seven from the Decepticons; though the Decepticons collapsed the mineshaft in an attempt to seal the Autobots in, Ratchet hatched a new plan to bring Fortress Maximus back online and into fighting shape.

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After adjusting Fortress Maximus's internal workings, Ratchet was able to rig up a mechanism so that Kirk could interface with the gigantic Autobot, and from his mind Ratchet was able to glean a memory of the starship ''Enterprise'' and its schematics. Fortress Maximus was able to reconfigure his body into a Cybertronian-scaled copy of the starship and blast free, and as the other Autobots and [[Starfleet]] personnel faced off against the Decepticons and their [[Klingon]] allies Ratchet, helped Kirk take command of the living ship in the ensuing battle, eventually getting Kirk to transform the Titan into "Fortress Tiberius." {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}} Despite Ratchet's best efforts, however, Kirk was unable to prevent Fortress Maximus's own instincts from overriding his own, nearly succumbing to the Autobot's desire for revenge before the human successfully defeated Trypticon. On learning that Starscream had absconded with a load of [[dilithium]] and planned to conquer the [[Kronos|Klingon homeworld]], Ratchet reunited with the other Autobots and their Federation allies aboard Fortress Tiberius as they rendezvoused with the real ''Enterprise'' and helped to get the damaged ship back online. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}}

Needing to monitor the [[binary bonding]], Ratchet remained aboard the Titan, even as his fellows were beamed to the real ''Enterprise'', and clashed with [[Leonard McCoy|Doctor McCoy]] on health protocol, before Kirk and Optimus came up with the idea of the [[Crewbot]]s. Ratchet did not take part in the battle for Kronos, remaining aboard Maximus, where he reunited with his friends as they went off to explore the galaxy. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
[[File:MazingerZvsTransformers-altmodes.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Does Bumblebee turn into a clown car or something?]]

Ratchet joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and several other Autobots as they battled for control of a [[space bridge]], until a sudden accident pulled them across dimensions and into the [[Japan]] of an alternate reality. Upon arriving, the heroes encountered [[Baron Ashura]], who misled them into supporting [[Doctor Hell]] and his [[Iron Mask Army]] in their campaign against [[Kōji Kabuto]]'s [[Mazinger Z]] super robot. The Autobots joined their new allies when they made an attack on the [[Photonic Power Laboratory]] and faced off against Mazinger Z, but soon realized that they'd been deceived and turned on their former allies before forming a new alliance with Mazinger Z.

When the Decepticons and the [[Mechanical Beast]]s made a second run on the building, Ratchet watched from afar as Optimus Prime rode the [[Jet Scrander]] into battle. Eventually, when everyone involved put aside their differences to defeat a Maazinger-empowered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], the explosion that destroyed Starscream proved powerful enough to open a second portal that transported Ratchet and the other Cybertronians back to their own universe. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
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During the war for Cybertron, Ratchet's main functions were to rescue and repair. As part of the [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Engineering unit]], he held the rank of Private {{storylink|Ratchet (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' toy box/instructions}} and/or Specialist {{storylink|Ratchet (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' webpage/toy packaging tray}} (or maybe he was a Ground Command Special Ops Sergeant<ref>The bio for Ratchet on the [https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/siege ''Siege'' webpage] mistakenly uses an image of [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]'s Ground Command Special Ops Sergeant insignia. The accompanying text refers to him as a Ground Command Engineering Specialist.</ref>). After the [[Tagan Heights]] region was compromised — its high strategic value leading to it sustaining heavy damage in the war — salvage operations by the Autobots were made on its outskirts, with Ratchet taking charge. Their main objective was to search for leftover technology that could be reused. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan-1 Data Files}}<ref name=Siege>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/siege ''Siege'' website]</ref>

After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> When the ship eventually ran low on fuel, required the Autobots to search nearby planets for fuel sources. [[Teletraan I|Teletraan-1]] detected a source of rich energy on the planet [[Paradron]], leading Ratchet on a mission to the planet's surface. There he encountered the [[Paradron Medic]], [[Lifeline (G1)|Lifeline]], a refugee who fled to Paradron after the war broke out. Reluctant to help him secure [[Energon]] due to his ties to the war, Ratchet proved himself useful in helping injured bots, such as [[Hot House (facility)|Hot House]], impressing Lifeline with his dedication to help others as high as her own. {{Storylink|Source:Earthrise Galactic Odyssey Collection|Encounter 1: Paradron Medics}}

Closer than ever to reaching the [[AllSpark]], the Autobots awakened after crash-landing on pre-Ice Age Earth. While battling the Decepticons, both sides were joined by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, their epic battle changing their combined destinies.

During this period, Ratchet's function was a medic, and he [[Scanning|trans-scanned]] into an ambulance. His arc welders and [[laser scalpel]]s were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his dedication, gruffness, and compassion. Ratchet's message from the future was that while his patience will be tested, he must carry on. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Rafael Goldstein]] (English), [[Hozumi Gōda]] (Japanese)|[[Boris Rehlinger]] (French), [[Jaron Löwenberg]] (German), [[Raphael Rossatto]] (Portuguese), [[Eduardo Bosch]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Raúl Solo]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Mukesh Pandey]] (Hindi)}}

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Before he was a doctor, Ratchet was one of the most brilliant engineers on Cybertron. He was well known for his ability to put machines back together as well as designing weapons, his fame even reaching as far as [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]. But when he saw what those weapons did during the war, he gave up engineering and devoted himself to medicine. Embittered by how Optimus Prime had only prolonged the conflict, he established a hidden clinic inside an abandoned theatre where he committed himself to helping anyone in need of his care, regardless of faction, and asked only that his patients pay this kindness forward by helping all the other patients. While searching the ruins of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Ratchet uncovered the Decepticon [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] underneath a huge pile of rubble and took him back to the clinic for repairs.

When the Autobots discovered a disused [[space bridge]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] sought out Ratchet clinic and asked for his help to bring it back online. Ratchet initially refused, believing that this decision would only jeopardize his patients and potentially spread their war to other planets, but eventually pledged his support when Prime informed him that Megatron planned to weaponize the Allspark. {{storylink|Siege episode 3}} After joining up with the Autobots, Ratchet and Impactor travelled to the spacebridge to try and bring it online; Impactor and the Autobots were able to draw Decepticon fire so that Ratchet could complete his work on the device during a brief lull in Decepticon activity. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}}

[[File:EarthriseEpisode3-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|right|300px|I diagnose you with dead.]]

Ratchet soon brought the bridge back online, and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] was able to disguise the installation from another [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] patrol. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}} During the final battle for the Allspark, Ratchet was on hand to reactivate the bridge at the right moment—but when Optimus ordered him to activate it, he would've died if not for Impactor deliberately throwing himself into [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s line of fire and sacrificing himself to save his rescuer's life. As [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] joined the melee, Ratchet joined Prime and the others as they boarded the ''Ark'' and flew through the spacebridge to a distant corner of the galaxy. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}} Though Ratchet had gone, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]]'s Autobots used his clinic as their new base of operations while resisting [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s regime. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}}

After the ''Ark'' and its crew escaped [[Deseeus]] on the planet [[Chaar]], Ratchet informed Prime that they'd found the Allspark but lacked the [[energon]] to make the trip. Instead, he proposed travelling to the nearby [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] system and using the still-active space bridge there to reach the artifact. However, when they arrived and sent a reconnaissance team to investigate, the Autobots found that an abandoned space station had blocked the portal; though Ratchet unsuccessfully tried to establish control over the old outpost, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] instead proposed sending an expedition to scuttle the vessel from within. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}} Later, Ratchet took part in the final battle over [[Earth]] that ended with both the ''Ark'' and the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' crash-landing on the primitive planet. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

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The Autobots discovered that they weren't the only Cybertronians on prehistoric Earth—the [[Maximal]]s, a group of Cybertronians from a dystopian alternate future, found the ''Ark'' first, and Ratchet was forced to intervene between Maximal commander [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and Optimus Prime to tend to the still-wounded Autobot leader. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} Ratchet, Wheeljack, and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] stayed behind to repair the starship and get a fix on the AllSPark's current position. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}} After the heroes recovered the AllSPark, Ratchet and Wheeljack attempted to launch the vessel, but were unable to activate the ship before the Decepticons and their new [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] used the ''Nemesis'' to launch a full-scale attack. Although the three struggled to repair the vessel, the day was saved when [[Teletraan I]] reconfigured their starship into a towering robot form and used this new body to defeat the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}} After returning to a lifeless Cybertron, Ratchet took part in the final battle against a time-travelling [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and later watched as the AllSpark returned the planet to life, marking the end of the Autobot-Decepticon war. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
:*''First appearance:'' [[The World In Your Eyes Part Four|''Transformers'' issue #4]]
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Ratchet spent time away from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after the end of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] and performed medical work while touring the colony worlds. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} In the present day, Ratchet had returned to Cybertron and found work in one of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s medical centres alongside [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]]. {{storylink|Escape Part One}} In the days before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Ratchet performed an autopsy on [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] when the scientist was found murdered at his [[energon transmission station]], {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} and discovered that he had suffered a sharp, piercing attack to the midsection. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} Later, he attended Brainstorm's funeral. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}}

Some time later, Ratchet performed another autopsy on the young [[Rubble]], the second murder victim in living memory; based on his findings, he determined that the little 'bot had been killed through blunt force trauma and reached the uncomfortable conclusion that two separate murderers were active on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} When [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] helped uncover a [[The Rise|Rise]] base under the [[Memorial Crater]], she was heavily injured in a blast and brought to Ratchet for repairs. Windblade managed to retrieve a list of probable Rise members, and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] had Ratchet compare and contrast the suspects with his findings. There were too many heavyweight 'bots to narrow down Rubble's murderer, but Ratchet believed it was likely that [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], with his integrated drills, could have been responsible for Brainstorm's death. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}}

[[File:AllFallDown-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Sometimes Ratchet dyes his chevron to feel younger.]]

Ratchet's services were continually called upon after an explosion following a stand-off with the Rise at an immersant [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. Two Risers were killed, two knocked into comas from the blast with their sparks barely flickering, and [[Javelin]] of [[Security Operations]] in surgery from a head wound. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} When Megatron's Decepticons overthrew the [[Senate]] and took over Iacon, Ratchet joined the Autobots and listened to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] make his first speech. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}} Not long afterwards, Ratchet was working at the clinic when [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s gang of Decepticons arrived to round up any Autobot sympathizers, only for Hoist to chase them away with a swarm of [[Diagnostic Drone]]s. {{storylink|Escape Part One}}

At some point afterwards, Ratchet and most of the other medical workers walked out rather than support the new Decepticon regime and joined the Autobots. While operating out of [[Polyhex]], Ratchet and [[Lancer]] later provided medical assistance for [[Jumpstream]] after a disastrous teleportation experiment. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight II|Test Flight II}} As she recovered, Ratchet tried to prevent Perceptor from over-exerting his patient to find out the results of his experiment. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

As the Decepticons gained ground, Ratchet withdrew to [[Crystal City]], where he helped treat an injured [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] when she returned from Iacon. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} When the Decepticons overran the city, Ratchet and the other remaining Autobots retreated to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] and launched every remaining spaceship they could muster, and Ratchet joined his compatriots aboard their ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' to hear Optimus Prime's latest speech. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPart3-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

Ratchet was one of the Autobots [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] reactivated to help get the rest of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Autobot crew in fighting shape. He and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] did what they could to help the damaged Autobots until the [[T-800]] turned the Autobot's own armory against them and remotely destroyed the ''Ark'' from afar. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
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Ratchet was repairing [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] when he witnessed [[King Sombra]] attack. {{storylink|The Magic of Cybertron}} He later paired up with [[Rarity]] as they pursued a group of enslaved Transformers. Their attempt to capture one as a test subject led to the capture of the still free-willed [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]], who was taking advantage of the situation to steal some accoutrements for himself. An annoyed Ratchet planted a "bomb" on Knock Out and warned that he'd detonate it if the Decepticon didn't help them. After tracking Sombra's minions to an energon spring, the group launched an impromptu attack on Sombra's forces. Ratchet used the distraction to prepare his equipment, but was interrupted by Knock Out taking some of it to use on [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]] in an attempt to free him. Set upon by the possessed bots, Ratchet expressed scorn at the idea of "friendship energy" being the solution, only for Rarity to remind him that it worked against Sombra once before. Asking if she can do it again, he fitted a device to her head which allowed her to channel her magic and Knock Out's emotions, successfully freeing the Transformers present from Sombra's control. As he admitted that he had only put a tracking device on Knock Out, Ratchet wondered if Wheeljack could build upon the principle, unaware that Sombra had witnessed the entire event.{{storylink|The Beauty of Cybertron}}

Ratchet later worked with Shockwave and Wheeljack to construct a set of transforming, emotion-powered exo-suits for their pony companions. In the final battle against a Sombra-controlled [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], he wielded [[Fluttershy]] as a shield. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}
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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
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Ratchet was one of the Autobots [[Gigawatt]] and [[Marty McFly]] pre-emptively reactivated in 1984 to prevent a time-travelling [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] from altering history. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 4}}
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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===

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===Calm Sleep Stories===
Ratchet was the medical officer and search and rescue specialist of Optimus Prime's team. Just over 20 feet tall in robot mode, he was equipped with medical tools and sensors, and took the Earth altmode of a fire department rescue vehicle.

One night on Earth, Ratchet and the other Autobots visited a drive-in theater in [[Idaho]]. {{storylink|History of the Transformers}}

===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 – Ratchet kicks Starscream.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.317|[[:File:G1_ChangingGears_Ratchet_karate.jpg |I didn't hear you COUGH!]]]]
Ratchet was one of numerous Autobots lying dormant in the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when [[Jetfire (G1)#Energon Universe|Jetfire]] arrived and tried to use [[Teletraan I|Teletraan One]] to rouse his brethren starting with [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]], unaware of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] that had split their species into Autobots and Decepticons. Once Starscream was revived and repaired, the Decepticon tried to murder the still-slumbering Autobots, only to be held back, first by Jetfire, then by a newly revived [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]]. It was into this turmoil that Ratchet was revived, prompting the medic to leap to Prime's assistance with a kick to Starscream's head.

Unfortunately for the Autobots, [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] was next to revive, and the two Decepticons brought [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] before Teletraan One so that he could be revived next. Realizing that they would soon be outnumbered, Prime opted to retreat, ordering Ratchet to load as many dormant Autobots as he could into his [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]] while he kept the Decepticons busy. As he was busy complying with this order, Ratchet could only look on as Prime took the brunt of a missile salvo from Soundwave. As Optimus shot Teletraan One to prevent any more Decepticons from reviving, Ratchet completed the loading, and he and Prime transformed into their new Earth-based [[alternate mode]]s and fled the ''Ark''.

[[File:TF2023 – Prime & Ratchet vehicle modes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.317|right]]
While making their getaway, Ratchet was surprised to see two [[Human|organic creatures]] – [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Energon Universe|Spike]] and [[Carly (G1)#Energon Universe|Carly]] – in Prime's cab. But before Ratchet could inquire further, the two Autobots had to dodge shots from Starscream and Skywarp. Luckily, Jetfire leapt to their defence, but incurred severe wounds in the process. The energy-deprived Decepticons were forced to abandon their pursuit.

As the Autobots hid out in an abandoned quarry, Optimus tried to use the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to heal the stricken Jetfire, but Ratchet informed him that not even the Matrix could stop the inevitable, and a remorseful Jetfire succumbed to his wounds. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}}

[[File:TF2023 – Carly paints her van.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.25]]
With the raw materials in the quarry and the last of their stored energy, Ratchet used Prime's Combat Deck to revive [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Energon Universe|Cliffjumper]], but without more energy, he couldn't revive anyone else. Ratchet also shot down the possibilities of using the Matrix, saying Prime's life was too valuable to risk, and of pooling the leftover Energon inside Cliffjumper and himself. When the Decepticons attacked a nearby power plant, Optimus told Ratchet that it was now his duty to defend Earth from the Decepticons before ordering Cliffjumper to stay behind and protect Ratchet and the other Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 2|Transformers #2}}

Later, as Ratchet was working on a dormant [[Wheeljack (G1)#Energon Universe|Wheeljack]], he received a call from Optimus; Spike had been injured and they needed help! The communication cut out, and Ratchet apologized to Wheeljack as he moved to revive an Autobot with firepower: [[Jazz (G1)#Energon Universe|Jazz]]. Ratchet, towing the Combat Deck, and Jazz arrived at the local hospital just in time for Jazz to turn the tables against the Decepticons, prompting their retreat.

Ratchet watched on as (against his advice) Optimus used the Matrix to restore power to the hospital. Ratchet repaired the generator and then began to argue with Optimus over the leader's use of the last of the Matrix's energy, explaining that draining the Matrix also drained Prime's lifeforce, and he could have used the Matrix to repair himself instead. Optimus rebutted this, claiming he used it in service of innocent lives, but Ratchet countered by saying the humans were not innocent, pointing to Spike's injuries as proof. The conversation was interrupted when Jazz collapsed, Ratchet explaining that even though he had pooled all the Autobots' remaining Energon, it had not been enough to sustain him.

[[File:TF2023 no. 4 – Ratchet and Prime go over their options.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
As Optimus held Jazz, Ratchet told him the Autobots had to start thinking of themselves or risk Decepticon victory. When Optimus reaffirmed that humans were worth saving, Ratchet reminded him of their lack of Energon before diverting his attention to the potential advantage he had brought along in the Combat Deck: the [[fusion cannon]]-wielding arm of [[Megatron (G1)#Energon Universe|Megatron]]. Optimus initially refused, but Ratchet urged him, saying there was no other choice. It was then that Spike's father [[Sparkplug Witwicky#Energon Universe|Sparky]] approached the two and said he might have a solution to the Autobots' energy problem, which along with Ratchet's urging, prompted Optimus to change his mind and use Megatron's arm. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 4|Transformers #4}}

[[File:TF2023 no. 5 – Ratchet and Arcee Have a Moment.jpg|left|thumb]]
Sparky's idea turned out to be using a human-built dam coupled with a jerry-rigged turbine to generate the energy the Autobots needed. To help build the turbine, Ratchet revived Wheeljack, but due to the energy shortage, he rebuilt only the engineer's top half and positioned him on a mechanical pedestal. The operation succeeded, and to start, the Autobots revived Ratchet's old friend [[Arcee (G1)#Energon Universe|Arcee]]. The two were happy to see each other again, but their reunion was short-lived, as Arcee immediately had to tackle Ratchet out of the way of a Decepticon bombardment. He and Arcee then rushed to get Jazz back up and running – for good this time. They then saw Carly falling to her doom, but thankfully Arcee was able to catch her in time. In the end, Ratchet was able to get Jazz revived, but the turbine was damaged in the battle.

Optimus then ordered a counteroffensive to retake the ''Ark''. Just as they approached the starship, an explosion rocked Ratchet off his wheels, and the medic could only look on as [[Long Haul (G1)#Energon Universe|Long Haul]] rammed Optimus Prime aside. Before he could rush to his leader's aid however, Ratchet took an excavator bucket to the thigh from [[Scavenger (G1)#Energon Universe|Scavenger]] and watched as the newly revived [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] formed [[Devastator (G1)#Energon Universe|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

[[File:TF2023 no. 6 – Door shuts on Ratchet.jpg|right|Now he's twinning with [[Wheeljack (G1)#Energon Universe|Wheeljack]]!|thumb]]
Ratchet and the other Autobots then made a retreat for the ''Ark'', before watching in terror as Devastator slammed Optimus against the starship. Having to get in the ship unassisted he crawled as fast as he could, but he wasn't fast enough, as Devastator grabbed a hold of his leg he barked at Jazz to close the ship's door, severing his leg. He then started tending to Optimus' wounds realizing the Prime was out of time, he could only sit there and watch as the Autobot leader gave up the Matrix. Ratchet then questioned what Sparky was about to do, he could only watch as the man entered the Matrix and the Autobot leader was restored. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 6|Transformers #6}}

Following the battle for the ''Ark'', Wheeljack repaired Ratchet's legs manually, as the Teletraan One-embedded Skywarp locked the Autobots out of the computer's repair functions. The medic accompanied Optimus to visit a recovering Spike, although the boy was reticent to speak to the Autobot leader. On the drive back, he attempted to console Prime regarding Sparky's fate, only to watch Optimus veer off the road due to visions of a baby Spike. Upon their return to the ''Ark'', Ratchet watched as Optimus revealed his plan to find the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}} And so, Ratchet was able to repair Jetfire, but there was only enough of his spark remaining that he would be blinded, trapped in vehicle mode, and unable to move by himself.

Later, when renewed Decepticon activity was detected, Ratchet joined Prime, Cliffjumper, and Jazz in flying aboard Jetfire to the scene. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 8|Transformers #8}} However, no sooner had they arrived than an energy pulse sent Jetfire crashing and all of the Autobots were thrown clear. Ratchet saw the newly arrived [[Shockwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Shockwave]] approach Cliffjumper and prepare to shoot him. Ratchet promptly jumped and took the shot meant for the Mini Vehicle, blowing a massive hole in his chest. Ratchet's sacrifice would only set Cliffjumper up for an even worse fate, as he and Jazz would later be dragged away to be used in painful experimentation by Shockwave. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 9|Transformers #9}} News of his death hit Wheeljack particularly hard. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:TripleChangerscommercial-Ratchet.jpg|left|thumb|273px]]
Ratchet helped fend off [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] alongside his fellow Autobots. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Triple Changers and Perceptor|Triple Changers and Perceptor commercial}}
Ratchet was part of an epic battle in a desert against the Decepticons. He drove alongside Optimus and Bumblebee while the Autobots dodged weapons-fire from Starscream overhead. {{storylink|Commercial#Kre-O|KRE-O TRANSFORMERS teaser trailer}}
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==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini-Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Ratchet could come to his aid when Optimus was broken down. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Merluzzi]] (English)}}
====Autobot story====
{{Note|Ratchet was available as a playable character in the Autobot campaign during the second playthrough.}}

====Decepticon story====
During the search for the [[Jewel of Mystery]], the Decepticons needed a key to proceed through the ruins. While searching for [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and the key, they came across Ratchet. Ratchet delayed the Decepticons for a short time before they continued their pursuit of Chromedome. {{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===
[[File:Gluawakening ratchet.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
Ratchet was among the Autobots who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and spent four million years in stasis after it was shot down over [[Earth]] by the Decepticons. He was among the first of the Autobots to recover, and sent Bumblebee on a series of energy gathering missions while he attempted to repair Optimus and the others. Ratchet worried about involving the [[human]]s in their war, but Optimus awoke in time to announce they had no choice. During a battle at [[Dyson Dam]], the Autobots captured [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], whom Ratchet repaired after it turned out Jetfire wasn't a Decepticon after all. Discovering that the Decepticons had built a [[space bridge]], the Autobots used it to return to Cybertron, onto to find that their home world had been conquered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] during their four million year nap.

By rewiring the circuitry in his embedded tool set, Ratchet was able to free himself and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and the pair liberated Optimus and [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] before the Autobot team retreated back to Earth. They arrived back in time to help [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in battle against the Decepticons. When the Autobots detected a distress call, Ratchet thought it might be Grimlock, but as it turned out, it was a trap. They managed to survive that, and hurried back to the Ark, where they had to repel a Decepticon assault on their ship. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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===Kre-O Transformers Konquest===
The Autobots' peaceful day in [[Kreopolis]] was shattered when the city was bombarded by the Decepticons, and a number of Autobots including Ratchet were shattered into their component blocks. As Ratchet's pieces rained from the sky, they were caught by Optimus Prime's [[Kreon]], and the Autobot medic was soon reassembled. Ratchet subsequently dropped Prime off back at the battlefield so he could catch other Autobots. {{storylink|Kre-O Transformers Konquest}}

===Prime Defence===
Ratchet's Kreon helped Optimus Prime defend Earth by periodically appearing on a highway to repair his shields. {{storylink|Prime Defence}}

===''Kreon Chaos''===
Ratchet would aid his fellow Autobots in their mission to retrieve the Optimus Prime Kre-O kit parts held within the Decepticons' headquarters by fixing sabotaged computer terminals. Once repaired, Bumblebee could hack into said terminals to grant them further access into enemy territory. The Autobots eventually managed to make it into the enemy's base, and retrieved the kit parts. Ratchet then assembled the kit into a colossal Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Kreon Chaos}}
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===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:Bsbg-ratchet.jpg|thumb|Who wants a cold hand lube?]]
Ratchet participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
When Megatron challenged Optimus Prime to a duel, Ratchet was one of the few Autobots left at HQ to defend it from an attack by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. He joined [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] in mounting a defense, but they were no match for the Decepticon team. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War - Part 1}} During a Decepticon attack on a major human city, Ratchet, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s launched rescue operations. Unfortunately their efforts were hampered by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who unleashed all manner of sonic attacks on them. {{storylink|To the Rescue}} He was among the Autobots affected by Megatron's sabotage of the Autobot [[recharging chamber]], and on Megatron's orders attacked [[Rutter U.S. Military Base|Rutter Military Base]]. He and the other Autobots were returned to normal by [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]'s [[attitude exchanger]]. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (Legends)|Attack of the Autobots}}

Ratchet went missing, and somehow became fused to Megatron. The other Autobots located him in inter-dimensional space, where he had come under attack by a time-displaced [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. The Autobots were able to rescue him, taking him back to their base where he was successfully separated from Megatron. {{storylink|Savage Circle}}

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

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
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Ratchet appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Terence. He also comes in a [[Terence (AB)#As Specialist Ratchet|Specialist version]]. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsRatchet.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|[[Dull surprise|What's that on your face, doc?]]]]
Ratchet participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon characters that could be recruited for 20 units of Cybermetal, and 8 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Ratchet-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|MEEEDIIIC!!!!]]
Never talk to Ratchet about problems, for him it's all solutions.
If it's broken, he'll remake it. If it's a battlefield wound he'll patch and repair it. It's this comforting repair bay manner that puts those he treats at ease, and a deft, gentle touch with the laser scalpel doesn't hurt either.
All of which belies his otherwise gruff, somewhat outspoken manner, and Ratchet's one of the few Autobots that Optimus Prime tolerates any backtalk from... mostly. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Ratchet Bio}}

When Ratchet first arrived, Melody asked who the new guy was, and he introduced himself, while Blaster stated he definitely had his work cut out for him. He was then asked to get his repair kit ready when they came across three Decepticon bases. He advised the other Autobots not to get hit too much. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars#Campaigns|Power Play Campaign}}
*'''Class:''' Medic
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 1 star
*'''Weapons:''' Ratchet heals other Autobots with his healing beam. If there's no one on the battlefield, he'll just use a standard SMG gun.
*'''Ability: Healing Grenade''' - Launches a grenade that recovers health to all Autobots in a large area over 5 seconds.
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:ratchet Ratchet at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Ratchet_TFO.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"HAMMER DOWN!"]]
{{bigquote|Broken? I'm here to fix ya.}}

Ratchet is one of the oldest members of the Autobots. This was evident in a chipped corner of his helm, a reminder of the Cybertronian civil war. As a skilled medic, Ratchet was praised for his charisma and positive attitude towards others. When Ratchet comes to mind, he is first perceived as a comedian who's able to describe things in an interesting manner. To any Autobots, he is both their friend and medic. As long as his iron will lives on, Ratchet's performance on the battlefield will always be exceptional.

In battle, Ratchet wielded the "[[Sapphire Scalpel]]" buzzsaw and the "[[Toxic Syringe]]". His active skill is "Vital Linkup":
*'''Vital Linkup''' — Ratchet tethers himself to a nearby ally, conjoining his health with his ally's. Any damage taken by said ally will also be dealt onto Ratchet. Meanwhile, the tether heals both parties at a rate of 80 HP per second. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero3.shtml Ratchet on the Transformers Online website]</ref>

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Ratchet-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ratchet's advice: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz5BU44_h74 "Pop it, Don't drop it." ]]]
Ratchet was one of the Autobots pulled from [[The Transformers (franchise)|his universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around! As a Tech bot, He Shocks enemies with his blasters, and performs Self-Diagnostics to repair himself when low on health, and sometimes automatically when hit with a single strong attack. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

Ratchet eventually joined the Quintesson ranks, saying that their technology was much more advanced than their own "primitive" technology. He had some sense knocked into him by the Commander.
He spent much of the rest of his time repairing others.

He developed a "mind device" that was stolen by Grimlock.

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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
[[File:BBORatchet.jpg|thumb|left]]
Ratchet took part in a series of attacks against multiple Decepticon bases, destroying them and defeating all enemies in the process. 500 Armor, 500 Blaster Strength, Score x2, Coins x2, Blaster Speed: Slow {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Ratchet was the Autobot's chief medic—although the stressful nature of wartime left him under constant pressure, Ratchet was a determined fighter and always willing to help his comrades. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

Ratchet was transported to the [[Apex (RPG)|Apex]] when the evil [[Lord MindWaveZ]] merged many realities together into one chaotic realm. Along with [[Cover Girl]] and [[T.J. Johnson]], the three assisted a group of heroes as they battled Lord MindWaveZ and attempted to restore their worlds to normal. {{storylink|Worlds Collide: Battle for the Multiverse}}

==Toys==
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==Merchandise==
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==Notes==
[[File:G1RatchetSexchange.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|So Ratchet basically avoided becoming part of the ''Girls Gone Wild'' cast. Good on her. Er, him.]]
[[File:BC2011HoFRatchetArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Bork bork bork - wait, no, that's Sweden...]]
*[[Bob Budiansky]] has said that he named Ratchet after the less-friendly medic {{w|Nurse Ratched}} from ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest''.
*Ratchet never really showed his party animal spirit in Marvel, outside of the start of "Warrior School". Budiansky gives two answers for why: "1) in the comic book stories, he always found himself in situations too serious to allow his party personality to emerge. 2) I screwed up and forgot I had written that as part of his profile. I prefer to go with answer number 1."<ref>[http://www.metalmachine.net/blog/2009/11/21/todds-take-with-bob-budiansky-the-architect-of-the-transformers/ Budiansky interview at Metal Machine]</ref>
*In the Shout! Factory Matrix of Leadership Special Edition DVD set, an interview with Bob Budiansky features close-ups of his original character notes for several characters, Ratchet being one of them. Oddly, his handwritten notes refer to Ratchet as "her" and the Autobots' "go-to gal" for repairs. While this obviously was not the final direction the character took, it is an odd [[Ratchet (Animated)#Notes|coincidence]]... and a fact that makes the early nicknames '''"Cool Hand Lube"''' and '''"Greasefinger"''' ''even more embarrassing''.<ref>Nicknames in profiles published in ''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]''.</ref>
*In a '''different''' gender-related coincidence, the French ''[[Diaclone]]'' release of Ratchet, "Ambulance", was referred to as female in one of [[Joustra]]'s [http://www.tf-1.com/articles/pretf/joustraamb_template.html pack-in minicomics].
*The colors of Ratchet's helmet differ depending on the medium... and sometimes within the same medium: The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original Sunbow cartoon]] gave him a white helmet with a black crest, whereas the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] gave him a red helmet with a white crest. The [[BotCon 2005]] exclusive figure was the first Ratchet toy with an actual head, and it [[show-accuracy|followed the cartoon coloring]] for the helmet (although the crest ended up ''silver'' rather than black). Since then, pretty much every toy ever put out by [[TakaraTomy]] has followed the cartoon coloring for the helmet, whereas a lot of Hasbro's toys as well as numerous video games have opted for a "hybrid" cartoon/Marvel comic version (or an "inverted Marvel" version), a white helmet with a ''red'' crest. (The [[BotCon 2016]] customization class figure offered all three versions as part of different possible Ratchet decos.) The [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave continuity]] featured the "Marvel" colors for the helmet for stories set in the distant past (such as the ''[[War Within (franchise)|War Within]]'' titles), while stories set in the then-present day depicted the helmet in "cartoon" colors. [[2005 IDW continuity|The first IDW universe]] long favoured the "Marvel" colors for the helmet, although the "cartoon" colors as well as the modern-day "Hasbro toy" colors occasionally slip in by mistake, sometimes even alternating within the same issue (and are then sometimes fixed for the trade paperback collection); and it was reversed towards the end of the continuity. The [[2019 IDW continuity|second IDW continuity]] (and indeed most contemporary media like the ''War for Cybertron'' cartoon and several IDW crossover miniseries) go with a Sunbow-accurate white helmet, though the colour of the chevron can vary depending on the artist. Another weird one-off version, a red helmet with a ''red'' crest, appears in the storybook ''[[The Great Car Rally]]''.
*Speaking of colors: The Hall of Fame banner that was outside the Pasadena Civic Auditorium during [[BotCon 2011]] depicted Ratchet with inverted shoulder colors. While ostensibly done to avoid the legal wrath of the Red Cross organization, it suggests that Ratchet has suddenly become Christian and/or decided to align himself with Switzerland.
*While Ratchet has a [[Show-accuracy|toy-accurate]] head design in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon, the rest of his body is just a redressing of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s model, as evident by the lack of the remolded details that [[:File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Deluxe-Ironhide.jpg|the toy]] [[:File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Deluxe-Ratchet.jpg|received]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ratchet''' (ラチェット ''Rachetto'')
*''Czech:'' '''Zdravotník''' (Paramedic)
*''French:'' '''Mécano''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Racsni'''
*''Italian:'' '''Doc'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhìlúnjī''' (Taiwan, 制輪機, "Ratchet"), '''Jiùhùchē''' (China, 救护车, "Ambulance")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Alavanca''' (Portugal comics), '''Trinco''' (Brazil comics, "Lock")
*''Polish:'' '''Bystry''' ("Cosmic Rust", "Smart"), '''Rakieta''' ("Dark Awakening", "Rocket")
*''Russian:'' '''Khrapovik''' (cartoon, Храповик, "Ratchet")

==References==
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Ratchet (G1)

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:''Ratchet is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Ratchetg1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|All aboard the party ambulance!]]
'''Ratchet''' is the Autobots' Chief Medical Officer. If something's broke, he can fix it. Ratchet is known for his irreverent bedside manner; he loves having a good time, and his party-loving nature has given him a dry wit. He is not a particularly mighty warrior, which sometimes leads him to believe that he is expendable. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] has trouble convincing Ratchet that this is far from the truth.

Although he's a healer, Ratchet often finds himself on the front lines of combat and, on occasion, the last hope the Autobots have. These pressures are sometimes too much for him to handle, but Ratchet ultimately never gives up.

His [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] sometimes splits into his robot and a [[Onebox component|separate component]]. In some universes, he can combine with his fellow Autobots to form [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Sky Reign]] or [[Modulus]].

In some timelines, Ratchet becomes the last Autobot alive, thus taking on the moniker '''The Autobot'''.<ref>In the alternate timeline featured in [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' #3]] and in a [[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 4, 2015|4 June 2015 entry]] of the [[Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook page.</ref>

{{bigquote|I guess I've been too busy to think about the dead... I've been too concerned with helping the living.|Ratchet|"[[Funeral for a Friend!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Ratchetjollies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|left|This scene is badass up until he says "jollies".]]

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

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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:Ratchetg1cartoon.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|Ruh-roh. Rooby-rooby-roo!]]
{{main|Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
Ratchet was the chief medical officer aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and continued to serve in that capacity for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s forces on Earth during the mid-1980s. He formed something of a friendly rivalry with the human [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], who often assisted him in his repairs. In [[2005]], Ratchet was killed by the Decepticons just prior to the [[Battle of Autobot City]]. His body was interred on the [[Autobot Mausoleum]], but it was ultimately destroyed in an explosion.

In a splinter timeline, Ratchet was eventually revived through means unknown, and in 2011, joined the [[Disaster Relief Team]] to aid Autobots caught in the destruction of Cybertron. By 2021, Ratchet had helped to restore Cybertron to its former state. In the 2030s, he joined his teammates in battling [[Grand Scourge]].
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===''The Special Teams''===
After crashing on Earth in the Ark and remaining dormant for millions of years, Ratchet, along with Sideswipe and Optimus, were the first Autobots to awaken after the Decepticons’ own resurrection. These three helped the other Autobots repair themselves with the aid of the Ark's computer. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}

===Deadly Paradise===
[[File:Carob megamaze.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|That's so (1984) Ratchet!]]
Sideswipe was convicted of destroying the [[Nova Suspension Bridge]] and deactivated, despite his pleas of innoncence, in order to ease the strain on human/Autobot relations. Prowl became suspicious of the Decepticons being somehow involved, and discovered evidence that lead to the remote [[Carob Island]]. Ratchet accompanied Prowl, Windcharger, Hound, Bumblebee, and Brawn and headed to said island. Upon landfall, Prowl discovered a cave from where suspicious sounds were coming from. Leaving Bumblebee and Hound behind to guard the entrance, Prowl, Windcharger, Brawn, and Ratchet went inside. The Autobots exploring the cave came upon several [[Decepticon gopher]]s and drilling machines gathering a rare ore for their evil masters. Working together, Ratchet and the others made short work of the Decepticon machines. When they exited the cave, however, they discovered that Bumblebee and Hound were missing. They were instead greeted by Madame [[Cee]] and her army of pig-robots. Madame Cee insisted that their friends were fine and brought the Autobots to her home, where she told them to rest and enjoy themselves. Prowl eventually discovered that Madame Cee was working for the Decepticons, and reactivated the captive Bumblebee and Hound. The Autobots learned that the Decepticons were forcing Cee to help build Autobot duplicates. After learning of the location of Megatron's temporary base on the island, Ratchet and the rest of the group entered it, finding themselves wandering in a vast, underground labyrinth. They finally came upon an open area, only to be captured in force cages by the Decepticons. Prowl managed to free the rest of the group, and Ratchet helped Brawn defeat Skywarp while the others dealt with Starscream and Megatron. Through a stroke of luck, the Autobots managed to escape Megatron's megamaze when they discovered that Ratchet's lubricant container had been leaking all day, thus leaving them a trail that led out of the facility. The Autobots returned to their headquarters where they were able to clear Sideswipes name, and presumably reactivated him. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
[[File:JawsofTerror-Ratchet.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
Ratchet retro-fitted Skyfire with external fuel tanks in order to allow the Autobot superjet to reach a Decepticon satellite in Earth orbit that was beaming down heat and destruction thanks to a gigantic diamond lens. When Skyfire failed to destroyed his satellite and burned up on reentry upon falling back to Earth, Optimus ordered Ratchet to weld together a square-mile sheet of polished metal. This would be used in the Autobot's plan “B” in taking out the satellite. {{storylink|Satellite of Doom}}

When a boarding party encountered a time-delay booby-trap inside a Decepticon transport ship, two of its members were sent to Ratchet for repairs. {{storylink|When Continents Collide}}

Ratchet was busy fixing up Slag inside the Dinobots’ secret base when Megatron's [[Thermo-borer]] burst through the wall of the medical room, activating the base's alarms. Though Megatron and Soundwave retreated immediately, Ratchet managed to plant a [[Memory Scrambler Mine]] on the Thermo-borer's hull. he then returned to fixing Slag, though he drew increasingly annoyed that repairs were taking too long, and distracting from his duty of reactivating the other Dinobots from their tar cocoons so they could join the Autobot ranks. Just as Ratchet finished up his repairs on Slag, the Dinobots’ headquarters began to tremble as the [[Crusher (G1)|Crusher]] forced its way inside. Ratchet and Slag both ran to a safer spot. But the vibrations caused by the Crusher's entrance had inadvertently freed hundreds of Dinobots from their tar cocoons. Joining the newly activated robots, Ratchet beat back Megatron and Soundwave. {{storylink|Jaws of Terror}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
[[File:BattleForEarth-RatchetProwl.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Enjoy my early toy-based color scheme!]]
Ratchet was among the Autobots who'd crash-landed with the others on Earth, and was present the Autobots held a meeting to discuss whether the Decepticons were behind a strange construction company. Ratchet transformed into ambulance mode and accompanied the others when an investigation was decided upon. Later, when [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] started having a fit right in the middle of a stand-off with the Decepticons, Ratchet moved over to see if he was alright. Later, after the Autobots had been blasted out of Decepticons headquarters, Ratchet pathed up their minor injuries to be sure they would be in top-condition for the battle to come. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

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===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:DecepticonPatrol-Ratchet.jpg|right|thumb|150px|This is Ratchet, honest.]]
When Mirage had been damaged by Ravage, Ratchet drove over to the battlefield to fix his friend. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}}

Either Ratchet or Ironhide helped the Autobots in protecting Hoover Dam from the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Ratchet was one of the many Autobots who followed Optimus into battle when it was discovered that the Decepticons were stealing fuel from all across the globe with the help of a [[molecular transfer device]]. He tended to Windcharger after their first battle against the Decepticons that day, and noted that the Autobots were running low on fuel, while the Decepticons' reserves were still plentiful. Ratchet helped Ironhide transfer some of his fuel to Windcharger and Jazz so that the more fuel-efficient Autobots could continue fighting. When the Autobots succeeded in capturing the molecular transfer device and turned its power on the Decepticons, Optimus trasked Ratchet with dismantling the machine afterwards, so that the Decepticons would never be able to use its power again. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}

[[File:MessageFromOuterSpace-Ratchet.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]

While the Autobots were rebuilding their crashed ship, Ratchet focused on the space communicator so that they could call for help from nearby spaceships. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} During a day off, Ratchet worked on restoring Prowl. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}

When Gears had fallen for a dastardly Decepticon trap and gotten himself crushed, Ratchet, Sideswipe and Mirage somehow knew about it instantly. They came to Gears's rescue, and once Mirage and Sideswipe had beaten the Decepticons back, Ratchet fixed Gears right up. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}

Once Ratchet was in a big book of coloring fun. {{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}

Ratchet was part of a small strike team of Autobots assembled by Ultra Magnus to help the Dinobots, who were currently engaged in battle against the Decepticons, just outside of Autobot City. Upon arriving at [[Oil Valley]], Ratchet tended to the injured Slag. After they defeated the Decepticons, Ratchet and the others were cheered on by the nearby oil rig workers as they drove back to Autobot City. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

While he and the other Autobots were busy having a good time, they were attacked by the Decepticons. After a [[cerebro-shell]]ed Springer hurt Hot Rod, Ratchet repaired the latter while questioning the former. When the Autobots discovered the cerebro-shell was the cause of Springer's behavioral turn, Ratchet helped lead the Autobots to the Decepticon camp to get their revenge. {{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}

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===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
[[File:Ratchetgreatcarrally.jpg|left|thumb|"You sure are a jerk when you repair me, Ratchet!"]]
Upon awakening on Earth after being offline for about 65 million years, Ratchet met Sparkplug and his son Spike. With the Decepticons still not in the know of what forms the Autobots had taken, Ratchet was one of the troops that Optimus led into the desert in order to ambush their enemies. Though they successfully took by surprise a squadron of Decepticons, the Autobots had not anticipated a second group flying in from the opposite direction. Thanks to a warning from Spike and Sparkplug, the Autobots managed to fend off the Decepticons, and came to accept Earth as their new home. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

{{quote|You sure go all to pieces when a missile hits you, Hound.}}

[[File:DecepticonHijack-Ratchets.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]

While [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] was taking part in a cross-country Car Rally, he was attacked by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]'s missiles. Ratchet raced onto the scene to repair Hound, and joked that his patient sure falls apart when a missile hits him! Also, Hound complained that Ratchet was screwing him together too tightly, causing him pain.

Ratchet is kind of a jerk. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}}

Following a battle with the Decepticons that resulted in many Autobot injuries, Ratchet and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] were busy trying to fix them. Optimus Prime asked them about their progress, but they both sighed. Ratchet noted that even the mighty Dinobots were out of commission, for they had suffered the heaviest losses. But suddenly, the Decepticons attacked, having repaired their warriors in record time! Optimus Prime called his remaining functional warriors to the highways while Ratchet and Huffer returned to their repairs. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
Ratchet was part of an Autobot expedition to [[South America]] to search for energy, but split from the rest of the group some time before they found [[Mount Sheelah]]. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Ratchet gave [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] a good tune up before he participated in a car rally / recon mission. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}

Optimus Prime placed Ratchet in command of Autobot headquarters when he led a battle unit to confront the Decepticons. {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}}

While performing repairs on the Autobots, Ratchet became concerned by the lack of [[cybernite]] and other Cybertronian materials necessary for his work. Fortunately, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and the Autobots used radio transmitters to simulate the Northern Lights and trick a trio of Decepticon space stations into blowing each other up, causing cybernite to fall from the skies. (Long story.) {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

===Listen 'n Play audiobooks continuity===
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When [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] brought [[Steve Guymo]] to the Autobot base, Optimus asked Ratchet to treat the delirious man. Though Ratchet was no expert on carbon forms, he provided Guymo with some water while grousing about Jazz's joy rides. The Autobots learned from Steve that the Decepticons were abducting humans from airports, and helped him rescue Megatron's hostages. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Play)}}

===''S.T.A.R.S.'' continuity===
[[File:PackIn RodimusPrimeRemembers Inside2.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
When [[Johnny (G1)|Johnny]] spotted [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] stealing energy, he called his Autobot allies through his S.T.A.R.S. control center. Ratchet was amongst those who responded to Johnny's call. {{storylink|Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all?}} Ratchet and the other Autobots struggled against Thundercracker energy-syphoning powers. {{storylink|Can one boy, alone, hold back the evil Decepticons?}} What happened afterwards is not known.

Later, Ultra Magnus pleaded for [[you]] to "requisition" Ratchet and other Autobots in order to combat the Decepticon threat. Using the human power known as "imagination," S.T.A.R.S. recruits could perceive what it was like to be Ratchet. {{storylink|You Have Been Chosen.}}

Before the construction of Autobot City on Earth, Optimus led a convoy of Autobots to find the ideal location for their new base's construction. Ratchet was amongst the troops accompanying Optimus. As they drove along, the Autobots were ambushed by the Decepticons. The battle that ensued later came to be known as "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]." {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}} {{storylink|The Autobots Are Under Attack!}}
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===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
In the path where Mirage used a hologram of Optimus Prime to lure the four [[cerebro-shell]]-controlled [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] over the edge of [[Bandit's Bluff]] and into the ocean, Ratchet was one of the Autobots crewing [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray's]] destroyer mode. He helped haul the unconscious quartet aboard for safe transport back to the Ark, then dried them off, chuckling, "This is one Decepticon plan that was all wet!" (''The Autobots never learn about Operation Black Coral in this path'')

In an alternate path, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] were exploring [[Dolphin's Bay]] in search of Decepticon activity when the former was paralyzed and left in an underwater cave by [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]. This leads to four possible endings, two of which involve Ratchet rescuing Bumblebee. In one, he first repairs a waterlogged and injured Skids on the deck of Seaspray after [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] hauled his disabled [[Star mini-submarine|mini-sub]] off the ocean floor. Skids then told his three teammates about Operation Black Coral, prompting a full-scale Autobot assault, during which Ratchet and Skids used the repaired sub to rescue Bumblebee. Another ending saw a similar assault in which Ratchet was part of the land-force and rescued Bumblebee on his own. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}
====Attack of the Insecticons====
Ratchet was a minor player in many possible adventures centred around the Sun-Pak, a device created by Sparkplug to solve the Autobots' energy woes. The Autobot medic was present to tend to depowered Autobots should the situation allow it, as well as ribbing his friend Ironhide about the later's old age. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}
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====Decepticon Poison====
In one possible scenario, where a squad of Autobots recently cured from a Decepticon poison lead the charge against the Decepticons only to be overpowered by Megatron, Ratchet was quick to jump into action and tend to the wounded. His first patient was Sunstreaker, who had been struck down by a blast of Megatron's fusion cannon. Though the Decepticons were eventually forced to retreat, Ratchet would undoubtedly have his hands full repairing all the Autobots severely injured that day.

In another possible turn of events, Ratchet helped Perceptor dispense his cure to the ailing Autobots. Unfortunately, Perceptor miscalculated how much of his antidote to give to each Autobot. The Autobots who received the antidote soon found themselves falling apart, and though Ratchet attempted to fix them as quickly as possible, the Autobots were left outmatched against the greater number of Decepticons, and quickly defeated.

In another possible sequence of events, Optimus successfully retrieved the antidote to the poison from the Decepticons’ poison lab, and with Ratchet's help, brought the poisoned Autobots back from the precipice of death.

If Optimus later decided to bring a squadron of Autobots to the nearby water reservoir, in order to present the Decepticons from poisoning the nearby human population, Ratchet was amongst the Autobots who came along.

In one possible scenario, Ratchet was tasked with attempting once more with reassembling the many Autobots who had fallen on the battlefield. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}
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====Autobot Alert!====
In one possible scenario, Ratchet was ordered by Ultra Magnus to prep the Autobots’ shuttle; the Decepticons were in the middle of taking over Earth's communication satellites. After a few technical difficulties, Ratchet was able to have the shuttle ready for take-off, allowing Ultra Magnus's team to head into space and attempt to foil the Decepticons’ ploy.

In another possible scenario, wherein Ultra Magnus agreed to prioritize theft of a coded message, Ratchet was part of the captive audience that listened to Kup divulge information about an ancient Autobot formula. Ratchet took off towards the Autobots’ desert research centre along with a number of other Autobots. Once there, he was tasked with fixing Springer.

With Springer fixed, Ratchet and the Autobots learned that the cybertite sphere containing the formula was discovered by humans during the 16th century. If the Decepticons had decoded Springer's message, they would be searching off the coast of [[California]], where the ship containing the sphere had sunk. If they hadn't decoded the message, the Decepticons would still be digging in the nearby crater.

If Ultra Magnus decided to assume that the Decepticons had already decrypted the message, he ordered his forces to split up to more efficiently address the situation. Ratchet was part of the main Autobot force being led by Ultra Magnus. Ultra Magnus's troops were informed by Powerglide (who had flown ahead of the land-bound group) that he had discovered the location of the sunken ship containing the cybertite sphere. Simultaneously, Blurr caught up with the group to inform them that the Decepticons were quickly approaching. The Autobots then needed to decide whether they would raise the ship themselves, or try and ambush the Decepticons after they had done so.

In one possible scenario that ensued, Grapple had been tasked to retrieve the sunken ship containing the sphere via the use of his crane, only for it to suffer a mechanical breakdown. Though Ratchet was able to fix it, the Autobots had lost valuable time. The Decepticons showed up and destroyed both the ship and sphere within, leaving the Autobots to be pummelled by superior Decepticon firepower. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====The Invisibility Factor====
In one possible scenario, the Decepticons gained control of an [[Invisibility Device]]. When the invisible Decepticons attacked Metroplex city, Ratchet and the rest of the Autobots were reduced to scrap metal, unable to fight the unseen enemy.

In another scenario, Ratchet inspected Kup and Hot Rod's circuits after Springer and Jazz told him they suspected the former two had a few wires loose. Ratchet gave the pair a clean bill of health, but Kup and Hot Rod's claims of seeing spaceships with invisibility capabilities were dismissed and forgotten nonetheless. Then, Ratchet and the rest of the Autobots within Metroplex were caught by surprise by a fleet of identical ships swooping down upon them. The Autobots were all destroyed as Galvatron gloated of his victory. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}
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===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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Ratchet served on an alien spacecraft with the Autobots [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] under the command of Ultra Magnus. While fighting Decepticons, their spaceship took heavy damage and crash-landed on the planet [[Barrenikon]]. There, he met [[you]], having just emerged from the Vortex, a portal through space and time contained within the planet. Together, you went on an adventure, fighting Decepticons, braving Barrenikon's barren desert or its putrid swamp, and trying to find a way to get the Autobots space-bound once more. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
[[File:Agenda3-AutobotsonArkattack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's fallen and he's not getting up.]]
Four million years ago, Ratchet, Optimus Prime, Prowl, Ironhide, and Jazz were on the bridge of the Ark when it was suddenly attacked by the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. It crashed in a dormant volcano for untold years until it was disturbed by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], who had traveled from the far future. Ratchet's body was sprawled across a pile of boxes. Frozen in [[stasis lock]] as he was, Ratchet was unable to stop the Predacon from assassinating the equally comatose Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} This act would have rewritten history from that moment forward, but the ensuing time storm was stopped as [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] held Prime's spark in trust until his troupe of [[Maximal]]s, led by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], could repair Prime's body. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}
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====''Universe'' comic====
When [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon|an alternate universe]]'s [[Ratchet (Universe)|Ratchet]] groused about how he was not sent back to his home universe as most of the rescued abductees of [[Unicron]] were, it was suggested that he was needed now on [[primax 797.18 Epsilon|the local]] Cybertron as in the past, the local Ratchet had been a great healer.

An iteration of [[Primax]] Ratchet was one of several Transformers from all eras and all realities across the [[multiverse]] suggested by [[Alpha Trion]] for [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] to recruit into his [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]]. Optimus Primal decided to pluck [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] back from death instead. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}}
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====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
[[Santon]] learned from texts written on Autobot medics such as Ratchet and [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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{{quote|"OW! I should blast you to atoms! You did that ''on purpose''!" 
"Tone down your audio amplifiers, will ya? That ''didn't'' hurt... ''much''."|Starscream and Ratchet|"[[Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire]]"|style=2}}

[[File:Ratchettww.jpg|left|thumb|The Cybertronian red cross is Pac-Man.]]
8.2 million years ago, Ratchet accompanied [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] to the [[Border Regions|Sub-Orbital District]] of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], which had been devastated after [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] activated the [[planetary engine]]s. He found no life signs in the entire blast radius. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} 600,000 years later, Ratchet remained with the Prowl-led Autobots after Optimus Prime disappeared in a [[space bridge]] explosion. He repaired [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] after the theoretician was damaged in a battle with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

Ratchet was among the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it crashed on [[Earth]], and awoke in 1984 to battle the [[Decepticon]]s. After years of fighting, Ratchet and the other Autobots took part in [[Operation Liberation]] in 1998, a joint human/Autobot operation that defeated and captured the Earth-bound Decepticons. However, the ''[[Ark II]]'', which was meant to convey the Autobots, the captured Decepticons, and a number of humans back to Cybertron, was sabotaged by General [[Robert Hallo]], sending Ratchet and his comrades to the bottom of the [[Arctic|Arctic Ocean]]. Years later, Ratchet was brought back by the sinister [[Lazarus]], who had recovered and reprogrammed a number of Transformers for his nefarious ends. However, when Megatron broke free of Lazarus's control, he hooked up Ratchet and a number of other Autobots to a device that generated a deadly "metal virus". {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} Soon after, Optimus Prime detached Ratchet and the others from the doomsday device, {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} and he eventually recovered.

''When the alien [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] took over [[Las Vegas]], Ratchet was among the Autobots assembled by Optimus Prime to invade the occupied area. While the others engaged in battle, Ratchet was tasked with dealing with the collateral damage, and leading the human residents of Las Vegas to safety. He returned to the protection of Optimus Prime and his [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] augmented power before a nuclear strike hit the city, and lent his skills to repairing the Autobots who had given their energon to power up Prime's "Finishing Move".'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

''Over the next few days, Ratchet brought all the Autobots back on-line, including [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], who had each been drastically injured over the course of the preceding events. No sooner had Bluestreak been reactivated, though, that he was drawn back into the Keepers' control by their pawn, [[Franklin Townsend]]. Franklin's status as an "[[augment]]" — a human specially engineered using Cybertronian technology — allowed him to bypass [[Teletraan I]]'s security and infiltrate the Ark. Ratchet blamed himself for allowed that loophole in the security system. Later, Ratchet diagnosed the effects of the [[deconstructionite]]s—reverse-engineered nanotechnology used by the government against the Transformers to drain away their processing power.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

Ratchet took part in a battle on the shores of [[Alaska]] with the Decepticons over possession of a crashed spacecraft containing [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. As the Autobots overwhelmed their foes, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arrived on the planet and gave them an ultimatum: surrender and return to a newly unified Cybertron, or be destroyed. While the Decepticons were overwhelmed by these new arrivals, the Autobots managed to retreat from the battleground. Returning to the Ark, Ratchet tended to the wounded, including Ironhide, who had gotten several explosive shells lodged into his backside. Grimlock rejoined their ranks, and though it caused a stir among the other soldiers, Ratchet welcomed back the Dinobot, claiming that his bravado was exactly what the Autobots needed at the moment, faced with their new powerful enemy. {{storylink|New World Order}} Optimus Prime assigned Ratchet to a [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]-led team that was to remain on Earth while he surrendered himself to Shockwave, having been left with little other options on the matter. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} After Shockwave's lieutenant, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], took Prime and others back to Cybertron, Ratchet and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] remained at the Ark as Jazz, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] attempted to locate Scourge and his ship. Unfortunately, Jazz informed Ratchet that both the ship and its passenger had vanished from the battlefield in their absence. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

[[File:DWSkyfire Starscream Ratchet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|My crotch is my stomach.]]
After the end of Shockwave's despotic rule over Cybertron, the Autobots on Cybertron made contact with Ratchet's crew for an update and promised to send supplies. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and a team of Decepticons arrived on Earth, they attacked the Ark's inhabitants, wanting the starship for themselves. In the initial assault, the Autobots managed to take [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], his cassettes, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] prisoner, but eventually all the Autobots but Ratchet and Brawn were defeated by the mighty [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Expecting the arrival of the supply ship from Cybertron later that day, Ratchet and Brawn slipped past the Ark's defense systems, made haywire by Bruticus's assault, in order to contact the ship and warn them. Unfortunately, Bruticus caught up soon after, and they were forced to destroy the Ark rather than let the Decepticons have access to [[Teletraan I]]. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} Before the battle could escalate further, it was interrupted by the arrival of [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], a [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] seemingly powered by supernatural forces. While the Decepticons' attention shifted to this new arrival, the ''[[Orion]]'' supply ship also came on the scene, only to be downed by Sunstorm. Thankfully, most of the Decepticons were also knocked offline by the radiant super-warrior, and Sunstorm left in pursuit of Starscream. After being cheered up by Bumblebee somewhat, Ratchet set up three [[Powerdasher]] drones to repair the damages done to the ''Orion''. They completed their task in a few hours, only for Starscream to then turn up again, now accompanied by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} An uneasy truce was formed between the small group of Autobots and Decepticons, and Ratchet begrudgingly put his medic skills to work on Starscream. Using his expertise, he built a homing device that duplicated Starscream's energy signature, and an energy-siphon for his allies to attach to Sunstorm when he inevitably returned. Thanks to Jetfire's help, the Autobots managed to attach the siphon onto Sunstorm, forcing the super-clone to flee. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} However, after Jetfire left the ''[[Orion]]'' to go after Sunstorm, Starscream used his [[null-ray]] on the remaining Autobots, including Ratchet, and deserted them. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} The Autobots recovered, including several that were fixed up by the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] to help them out in ousting an Insecticon infestation in the town of [[San Desto]]. After the completion of their mission, they were picked up by Ratchet in the ''Orion'', who filled them in on what had happened to the rest of the Autobots in their absence. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

Ratchet later aided in the construction of Autobot City. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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The newly formed [[human]] terrorist organization named [[Cobra]] uncovered the Ark buried in a dormant volcano. Finding two armies of giant, transformable robots, they repurposed these aliens for their own use, rebuilding them so they could reconfigure into various Cobra-designed vehicles. Ratchet was reprogrammed and rebuilt into a Cobra [[H.I.S.S. tank|HISS tank]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}} After Cobra's initial attack on [[Washington, D.C.]], Ratchet was put on display within the Cobra armory while [[Destro]] was shown about Cobra Island. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was eventually able to break free from his reprogramming and awakened the other Transformers, {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} and, with the help of the human anti-terrorist task-force [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], he defeated Megatron and Cobra. An alliance between the Autobots and the United States government was formed. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

[[File:Ratchetjoetf2.jpg|upright=0.8|thumb|Physician, arm thyself.]]
Two years later, a malfunction in [[Teletran 3]] sent dozens of Transformers into various points in history, an act which, if not reversed, would result in a perpetual holocaust being unleashed across [[Earth]]. To retrieve one Transformer and bring him home, a team of Cobra and G.I. Joe agents were sent 15 years into an apocalyptic future where [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and his Decepticons ruled. The remaining cyborged humans had formed a resistance which had only one Autobot warrior who stood between them and utter annihilation. The last Autobot alive, Ratchet had grown bitter and battle-hardened after years of guerrilla warfare, and he demanded the team sent to bring him back to the present day help him complete one more mission. Ratchet, the Joes, and the Cobra agents were successful in freeing a factory nearby that was manned by enslaved humans, but Ratchet refused to go home with them and abandon his calling. [[Barbecue]] returned Ratchet home against his wishes, and as Ratchet cursed the stupid little creature, the [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] of the present day shot Ratchet in the back, putting him out of commission. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

Later, when [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] took Optimus Prime prisoner, Ratchet (still in his post-apocalyptic body) was part of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s rescue team. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
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Ratchet was among the Autobots who were awakened by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] in [[1939]], and joined their war on [[Cobra]] and the Decepticons. During the assault on the Cobra [[Terrordrome]], he wondered why the Decepticons were so easy to defeat ''now'', after having been such a pain in the neck back on Cybertron. Ratchet most likely perished when the [[Matrix of Leadership]] was smashed to pieces shortly afterwards. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
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During a particularly violent battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Ratchet looked on in horror as [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]] dispensed wanton carnage onto the battlefield. He attempted to tend to Jazz, one of the many Autobots wounded during battle. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

As Ratchet, his patient, and a small number of other surviving Autobots rode in Optimus Prime's trailer in an effort to outrun The Beast, Ratchet warned Prime that Jazz would not make it if they didn't slow down. Thankfully, Jetfire showed up just in time to rescue Prime's passengers, save Skids, who was crushed moments before Jetfire's arrival. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
While on a mission to retrieve [[Sky Spy]], Ratchet encountered [[Stitch]], a veteran army medic, and helped him save a woman trapped in a swollen creek. The woman needed emergency medical treatment, so Ratchet used Sky Spy to scan the necessary information from Stitch's mind in order to complete surgery on the woman. Sometime later, Ratchet checked on Stitch and presented him with a new cybernetic arm to replace the one he used to repair Sky Spy. {{storylink|Healers, Fighters, and Transformers}}

===Descent into Evil===
[[File:Ratchetironhidedescent.jpg|left|thumb|Amazingly not dead.]]
Years after the Decepticon and Autobot Wars had ended, Ratchet and five other Autobots were sent to [[Ceti Alpha Seven]] to destroy [[Deathsaurus (G1)|General Deathsaurus's]] Insecticon clone lab and stop his planned Decepticon uprising. After a team of four (consisting of [[Outback (G1)|Fallback]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]], and [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]]) failed, Ratchet and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] followed to help. After battling swarms of [[Virulent Clone]]s and [[Buzzclaw (G1)|Buzzclaw]], they finally met up with Deathsaurus himself. Ironhide stayed to fight the general, and Ratchet separated to find their fallen friends.

Ratchet managed to gather the victims but was captured by Deathsaurus along with Ironhide. Both were restrained inside the lab, which was set to detonate. Before this happened, Ricochet sneaked in and freed them, allowing them to gather the wounded and escape as the clone lab was destroyed. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
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{{main|Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
The Autobots' Chief Medical Officer, a close friend of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and someone who had treated every [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] since [[Nominus Prime]], Ratchet somehow ended up in a bog-standard Tactical Response Unit on a tenth-rate planet called "Earth" circling around a fourth-rate star called "the Sun" populated by strange creatures known as "humans". There, after several years, he went rogue to track down a human who had somehow found his way into a Decepticon Infiltration Bunker. Finding him dead, he found his palmtop computer with photos of the base in the hands of a runaway called [[Verity Carlo]], triggering the discovery a series of events that would bring Optimus himself to Earth after even [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], his unit commander, ultimately had to admit was significant despite his hatred for Ratchet's "playing hero."

After the Decepticon [[Surge (event)|Surge]], Ratchet was amongst those stranded first on an uninhabitable Cybertron, then Earth for an extended time. After these and [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s Chaos War were over, finished, he joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'', aiming to find a successor as CMO - and while he did so, by the name of [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], he also found a new pair of hands to replace his worn-out set, courtesy of the mad [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] who would become his new arch-enemy. Groovy.

In his time aboard the madcap ship, Ratchet would form a grudging respect for the Decepticon turncoat [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], eventually leaving the ship to find the exiled 'bot, forming a strong bond with him once they'd reunited. In time, this evolved into a full blown romance, the two becoming [[Conjunx Endura]] before, far in the future, Ratchet experienced "age-related burnout" and passed peacefully, knowing he'd found love and something bigger than himself.

===''Hearts of Steel''===
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Ratchet fought in the "[[Ice Age Wars]]" on ancient Earth, transforming into an unidentified animal with scales and spikes. As the increasingly colder climate began to threaten the Autobots and Decepticons, they powered down underground to finish their conflict at a later date, and were eventually awoken by humans in the mid-19th century. Ratchet and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] agreed that it was too early to awaken [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and interfere with humanity, but they were disregarded by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] who wanted to help the humans reach their goals. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}}

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Upon learning from the humans that the Decepticons were also awake, Bumblebee reported this to Ratchet and Prowl, who were seemingly in charge while Prime was asleep. Now that he knew Decepticons were involved, Ratchet felt it necessary for the Autobots to do something. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} Taking on a medical boxcar altmode, he joined the other Autobots in forming a train and pursuing the Decepticons' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] as it headed towards [[New York City|New York]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}} They were briefly held back when the Decepticons collapsed a tunnel entrance on them, forcing Ratchet and the others to stop and dig their comrades and human allies out of the rubble. Once the Astrotrain was stopped and the Decepticons were defeated, the Autobots went back underground to continue fighting another day. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

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In [[1888]], the [[Elder God]]s began threatening Earth, causing the Autobots to resurface. Seeking the energy needed to reactivate Optimus Prime, Ratchet and several other Autobots brought inventors [[Tobias Muldoon]] and [[Nikola Tesla]] to their deep-frozen leader. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} After sacrificing their energy to awaken Optimus Prime with [[Tesla tower|Tesla's invention]], Optimus Prime granted his soldiers some of his personal energon reserves. Soon, the Autobots set out to save [[Port Cenotaph]]; there, they found [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], who had been infected by the Elder God. While Ratchet handled Ironhide, Optimus Prime defeated the Elder God and it retreated to the ocean depths, releasing its hold on its thralls on the surface. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}}

The Autobots continued to protect humanity for many years, keeping an eye out for the reappearance of Decepticons. In the 21st century Ratchet investigated a possible Decepticon signal, but it turned out to be a trap set by the human organization [[Skylogic Systems]], who captured him. The humans extracted Ratchet's DNA and combined it with mutated human genes to engineer a deadly virus, mistakenly believing it was the key to preventing a supposed invasion of human-alien hybrids. He was eventually rescued from the Skylogic labs by Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and a trio of heroic humans known as the [[Lone Gunmen]]. {{storylink|The X-Files: Conspiracy: The Transformers}}

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===''Lil Formers''===
When he met an [[Ratchet (Animated)|alternate-universe version of himself]], Ratchet was taken aback over just hold old the other fellow was. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Universe'' cartoon===
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Ratchet was one of the many oppressed Cybertronians who sought freedom when their planet's halls of power grew dark with corruption, greed and malice. After the war had raged for some time, he was one of the few Autobots privilieged with seeing Optimus insert the Matrix of Leadership into his chest for the first time. Ratchet was one of the first Autobots to travel to Earth, and took on an alternate form to disguise himself amongst its populace. {{storylink|Action Blast 1}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:RatchetHenkeiTsushima.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|"Ma'am, I'm just an SUV—oh, fine."]]
Despite rescuing a girl from a burning building, she had fallen unconscious, so he offered to drive her and her mother to the hospital. Unfortunately, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] was tailing them from above. He would have blasted Ratchet, but Inferno blocked the shot with his fire truck mode, transformed, and then knocked Starscream out of the sky with his water cannon. Thanks to Inferno's help, Ratchet was able to successfully deliver the girl to the hospital.

But Ratchet's work wasn't done, as he had taken note of Inferno's heavy injuries. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 10|Henkei! Henkei! #10}}
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===''Universe'' toy bio===
On Cybertron before the war, Ratchet was a top mechanic and a partier. Years of tragic encounters with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] tempered Ratchet's good nature, leaving him melancholic and sour. {{storylink|Ratchet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Autobot Ratchet toy bio}}

===Robot Heroes===
Ratchet was Optimus's oldest pal. They both traveled with their other Autobot friends to Earth, and hid away their ship. Afterwards, the Autobots tussled with the Decepticons and Ratchet knocked Skywarp out of the air! The Decepticons were defeated, but in case they should ever return, the Autobots swore to keep vigil over the Earth. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''United''===
Millions of years ago, Megatron thought Optimus Prime to be forever vanquished. He was proven wrong when the Autobot leader rushed into battle alongside Ratchet and his other compatriots against him in a surprise attack. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[File:ratchetkreo-wallpaper.jpg|thumb|Oo! Did someone said "Pediatrician"?]]
Ratchet was in the audience of a tag battle pitting [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] against [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing}} He was in the audience of a dance competition too. {{storylink|Bot Stars}}

While responding to an emergency, Ratchet accidentally ran over [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] outside the [[Kre-O Museum]]. Ratchet shrugged it off. {{storylink|Megatron's Revenge}}

Ratchet participated in an enormous battle against the Decepticons... until Optimus Prime began talking about the plot of the [[live-action film series]] to the audience. Ratchet operated the camera for the "recap" segments Optimus recounted until [[Grimlock (Kre-O)|Grimlock]]'s attempt to order a pizza on the phone started bleeping out Optimus's lines. {{storylink|Take Us to the Movies}} {{storylink|Take Us Through the Movies}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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===''BeCool'' shorts===
{{voiceactor|[[Kōichi Toshima]] (Japanese)}}
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'''Ambulance''' (救急車 ''Kyūkyūsha'') was a medic in his world who liked to help others. {{storylink|The Self-Introduction Chapter}} Among others, he was caught in a traffic jam, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Trailer]] made them all transform into robot modes so that they could walk past the jam. {{storylink|The Story of the Surprising and Big Traffic Jam!}} Ambulance again got stuck with others because of a hole in the road. When Trailer used his body to bridge the gap, Ambulance drove over. {{storylink|The Story of Mister Trailer's Big Success!}}

Ambulance, '''Highway Patrol Car''' (ハイウェイパトカー ''Haiwei Patokā''), and '''Rescue Car''' (レスキューカー ''Resukyū Kā'') were part of the audience of ''Quiz! BeCool''. {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}} Ambulance went to Yellow Sports Car's aid after he slipped on a [[banana]] peel while driving and got caught in an accident. {{storylink|The Story of Protecting the Signal!}} As part of a fire brigade headed by [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Firetruck]], Ambulance and Rescue Car attempted to put out a building on fire, not realizing it was a set for a movie. Highway Patrol Car was part of the crowd that witnessed this embarrassing mistake. {{storylink|The Story of the Fire Brigade Dispatch!}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Ratchet was one of the [[Autobot]]s who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the ''[[Ark (Kre-O)|Ark]]'' in search for energy blocks to alleviate their hunger. Thanks to the boarding of the ''Ark'' by [[Decepticon]]s, the ''Ark'' crashed and the [[Transformer]]s fell into a four million year-long sleep. They woke up to a world filled with blocks. {{storylink|Kreon Story}} After Optimus Prime's body was stolen by Decepticons, Ratchet reported that the thieves were approaching their base. {{storylink|Negligence Is the Greatest Enemy! Optimus Became a Monster!?}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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After members of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] came to Cybertron and formed an alliance with the Autobots, Ratchet talked with [[Doc (G.I. Joe)|Doc]] about the possible medicinal advances that could be achieved with the two species working together. Their chat was interrupted by an attack by the Decepticobra alliance. Then, Imhotep Rodimus came to him with a wounded [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], and pleaded Ratchet to give him immediate medical attention. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

Ratchet later joined the "[[Rescuebot]]s", an alliance of Autobots who swore to defend what remained of the human race, and combined with them to form the mighty [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] on the eve of the final battle against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

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===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Primax 185.0 Beta]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] used [[Decepto-Pack]]s to enslave humanity, having the construct a [[Zod]] army which he turned against the Autobots before leading the dreadnoughts in a brutal campaign of galactic conquest. The only known Autobot left, Ratchet adopted the moniker of "The Autobot" and, alongside the [[Dreadnok]]s, snuck aboard Galvatron's flagship as the tyrant was attempting to transfer his bloated, gargantuan [[spark]] into [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to become [[Grand Galvatron]], the quartet killing him in this moment of vulnerability at the cost of their own lives. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 4, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 04/06/2015}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Ratchet had died some time prior to the 24th century, and the [[Ratchet Memorial Hospital]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] was presumably named in his honor. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

===''Bumblebee'' graphic novels===
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Ratchet repaired [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] after the Autobot scout was wounded in a [[cybertonium]] explosion, and assessed Bumblebee's progress as he ran laps around the ''Ark'' to break in his new body. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare|Win If You Dare}}

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===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
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Ratchet was a member of the ''Ark'' when the ship left Cybertron four million years ago; when the ''Ark'' crash-landed on [[Earth]], its occupants reactivated in the late 20th century to resume their secret war against the Decepticons until the destructive [[Eugenics Wars]] and the subsequent outbreak of [[World War III]] forced the Autobots to flee the planet aboard [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. After decades of travel across the galaxy in search of [[energon]], Fortress Maximus was attacked by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and boarded by the Decepticons, with the subsequent battle sent Fortress Maximus and its occupants—both Autobot and Decepticon—crashing to the barren surface of [[Cygnus Seven]].

The Autobots and their Decepticon combatants remained in stasis for many centuries, until the day that [[Federation]] miners stumbled across the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s inert form while prospecting a [[dilithium]] mineshaft, triggering Fortress Maximus automated repair subroutines and bringing the Cybertronians within his form back to life. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} While the Decepticons immediately launched an attack on the surface mining colony, with Optimus rolling out to stop them, the other Autobots had only just returned to consciousness when [[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]] and the crew of the ''[[USS Enterprise]]'' investigated, with Jazz—distrustful of [[human]]s thanks to their time on Earth—taking command of the situation and preemptively trying to blast the humans. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}} Ratchet convinced Jazz to stand down, and after Kirk convinced the Autobots of their good intentions and filled them in on the situation the Autobots agreed to protect Cygnus Seven from the Decepticons; though the Decepticons collapsed the mineshaft in an attempt to seal the Autobots in, Ratchet hatched a new plan to bring Fortress Maximus back online and into fighting shape.

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After adjusting Fortress Maximus's internal workings, Ratchet was able to rig up a mechanism so that Kirk could interface with the gigantic Autobot, and from his mind Ratchet was able to glean a memory of the starship ''Enterprise'' and its schematics. Fortress Maximus was able to reconfigure his body into a Cybertronian-scaled copy of the starship and blast free, and as the other Autobots and [[Starfleet]] personnel faced off against the Decepticons and their [[Klingon]] allies Ratchet, helped Kirk take command of the living ship in the ensuing battle, eventually getting Kirk to transform the Titan into "Fortress Tiberius." {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}} Despite Ratchet's best efforts, however, Kirk was unable to prevent Fortress Maximus's own instincts from overriding his own, nearly succumbing to the Autobot's desire for revenge before the human successfully defeated Trypticon. On learning that Starscream had absconded with a load of [[dilithium]] and planned to conquer the [[Kronos|Klingon homeworld]], Ratchet reunited with the other Autobots and their Federation allies aboard Fortress Tiberius as they rendezvoused with the real ''Enterprise'' and helped to get the damaged ship back online. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}}

Needing to monitor the [[binary bonding]], Ratchet remained aboard the Titan, even as his fellows were beamed to the real ''Enterprise'', and clashed with [[Leonard McCoy|Doctor McCoy]] on health protocol, before Kirk and Optimus came up with the idea of the [[Crewbot]]s. Ratchet did not take part in the battle for Kronos, remaining aboard Maximus, where he reunited with his friends as they went off to explore the galaxy. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
[[File:MazingerZvsTransformers-altmodes.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Does Bumblebee turn into a clown car or something?]]

Ratchet joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and several other Autobots as they battled for control of a [[space bridge]], until a sudden accident pulled them across dimensions and into the [[Japan]] of an alternate reality. Upon arriving, the heroes encountered [[Baron Ashura]], who misled them into supporting [[Doctor Hell]] and his [[Iron Mask Army]] in their campaign against [[Kōji Kabuto]]'s [[Mazinger Z]] super robot. The Autobots joined their new allies when they made an attack on the [[Photonic Power Laboratory]] and faced off against Mazinger Z, but soon realized that they'd been deceived and turned on their former allies before forming a new alliance with Mazinger Z.

When the Decepticons and the [[Mechanical Beast]]s made a second run on the building, Ratchet watched from afar as Optimus Prime rode the [[Jet Scrander]] into battle. Eventually, when everyone involved put aside their differences to defeat a Maazinger-empowered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], the explosion that destroyed Starscream proved powerful enough to open a second portal that transported Ratchet and the other Cybertronians back to their own universe. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
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During the war for Cybertron, Ratchet's main functions were to rescue and repair. As part of the [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Engineering unit]], he held the rank of Private {{storylink|Ratchet (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' toy box/instructions}} and/or Specialist {{storylink|Ratchet (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' webpage/toy packaging tray}} (or maybe he was a Ground Command Special Ops Sergeant<ref>The bio for Ratchet on the [https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/siege ''Siege'' webpage] mistakenly uses an image of [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]'s Ground Command Special Ops Sergeant insignia. The accompanying text refers to him as a Ground Command Engineering Specialist.</ref>). After the [[Tagan Heights]] region was compromised — its high strategic value leading to it sustaining heavy damage in the war — salvage operations by the Autobots were made on its outskirts, with Ratchet taking charge. Their main objective was to search for leftover technology that could be reused. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan-1 Data Files}}<ref name=Siege>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/siege ''Siege'' website]</ref>

After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> When the ship eventually ran low on fuel, required the Autobots to search nearby planets for fuel sources. [[Teletraan I|Teletraan-1]] detected a source of rich energy on the planet [[Paradron]], leading Ratchet on a mission to the planet's surface. There he encountered the [[Paradron Medic]], [[Lifeline (G1)|Lifeline]], a refugee who fled to Paradron after the war broke out. Reluctant to help him secure [[Energon]] due to his ties to the war, Ratchet proved himself useful in helping injured bots, such as [[Hot House (facility)|Hot House]], impressing Lifeline with his dedication to help others as high as her own. {{Storylink|Source:Earthrise Galactic Odyssey Collection|Encounter 1: Paradron Medics}}

Closer than ever to reaching the [[AllSpark]], the Autobots awakened after crash-landing on pre-Ice Age Earth. While battling the Decepticons, both sides were joined by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, their epic battle changing their combined destinies.

During this period, Ratchet's function was a medic, and he [[Scanning|trans-scanned]] into an ambulance. His arc welders and [[laser scalpel]]s were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his dedication, gruffness, and compassion. Ratchet's message from the future was that while his patience will be tested, he must carry on. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Rafael Goldstein]] (English), [[Hozumi Gōda]] (Japanese)|[[Boris Rehlinger]] (French), [[Jaron Löwenberg]] (German), [[Raphael Rossatto]] (Portuguese), [[Eduardo Bosch]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Raúl Solo]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Mukesh Pandey]] (Hindi)}}

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Before he was a doctor, Ratchet was one of the most brilliant engineers on Cybertron. He was well known for his ability to put machines back together as well as designing weapons, his fame even reaching as far as [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]. But when he saw what those weapons did during the war, he gave up engineering and devoted himself to medicine. Embittered by how Optimus Prime had only prolonged the conflict, he established a hidden clinic inside an abandoned theatre where he committed himself to helping anyone in need of his care, regardless of faction, and asked only that his patients pay this kindness forward by helping all the other patients. While searching the ruins of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Ratchet uncovered the Decepticon [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] underneath a huge pile of rubble and took him back to the clinic for repairs.

When the Autobots discovered a disused [[space bridge]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] sought out Ratchet clinic and asked for his help to bring it back online. Ratchet initially refused, believing that this decision would only jeopardize his patients and potentially spread their war to other planets, but eventually pledged his support when Prime informed him that Megatron planned to weaponize the Allspark. {{storylink|Siege episode 3}} After joining up with the Autobots, Ratchet and Impactor travelled to the spacebridge to try and bring it online; Impactor and the Autobots were able to draw Decepticon fire so that Ratchet could complete his work on the device during a brief lull in Decepticon activity. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}}

[[File:EarthriseEpisode3-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|right|300px|I diagnose you with dead.]]

Ratchet soon brought the bridge back online, and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] was able to disguise the installation from another [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] patrol. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}} During the final battle for the Allspark, Ratchet was on hand to reactivate the bridge at the right moment—but when Optimus ordered him to activate it, he would've died if not for Impactor deliberately throwing himself into [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s line of fire and sacrificing himself to save his rescuer's life. As [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] joined the melee, Ratchet joined Prime and the others as they boarded the ''Ark'' and flew through the spacebridge to a distant corner of the galaxy. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}} Though Ratchet had gone, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]]'s Autobots used his clinic as their new base of operations while resisting [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s regime. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}}

After the ''Ark'' and its crew escaped [[Deseeus]] on the planet [[Chaar]], Ratchet informed Prime that they'd found the Allspark but lacked the [[energon]] to make the trip. Instead, he proposed travelling to the nearby [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] system and using the still-active space bridge there to reach the artifact. However, when they arrived and sent a reconnaissance team to investigate, the Autobots found that an abandoned space station had blocked the portal; though Ratchet unsuccessfully tried to establish control over the old outpost, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] instead proposed sending an expedition to scuttle the vessel from within. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}} Later, Ratchet took part in the final battle over [[Earth]] that ended with both the ''Ark'' and the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' crash-landing on the primitive planet. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

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The Autobots discovered that they weren't the only Cybertronians on prehistoric Earth—the [[Maximal]]s, a group of Cybertronians from a dystopian alternate future, found the ''Ark'' first, and Ratchet was forced to intervene between Maximal commander [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and Optimus Prime to tend to the still-wounded Autobot leader. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} Ratchet, Wheeljack, and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] stayed behind to repair the starship and get a fix on the AllSPark's current position. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}} After the heroes recovered the AllSPark, Ratchet and Wheeljack attempted to launch the vessel, but were unable to activate the ship before the Decepticons and their new [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] used the ''Nemesis'' to launch a full-scale attack. Although the three struggled to repair the vessel, the day was saved when [[Teletraan I]] reconfigured their starship into a towering robot form and used this new body to defeat the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}} After returning to a lifeless Cybertron, Ratchet took part in the final battle against a time-travelling [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and later watched as the AllSpark returned the planet to life, marking the end of the Autobot-Decepticon war. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
:*''First appearance:'' [[The World In Your Eyes Part Four|''Transformers'' issue #4]]
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Ratchet spent time away from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after the end of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] and performed medical work while touring the colony worlds. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} In the present day, Ratchet had returned to Cybertron and found work in one of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s medical centres alongside [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]]. {{storylink|Escape Part One}} In the days before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Ratchet performed an autopsy on [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] when the scientist was found murdered at his [[energon transmission station]], {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} and discovered that he had suffered a sharp, piercing attack to the midsection. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} Later, he attended Brainstorm's funeral. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}}

Some time later, Ratchet performed another autopsy on the young [[Rubble]], the second murder victim in living memory; based on his findings, he determined that the little 'bot had been killed through blunt force trauma and reached the uncomfortable conclusion that two separate murderers were active on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} When [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] helped uncover a [[The Rise|Rise]] base under the [[Memorial Crater]], she was heavily injured in a blast and brought to Ratchet for repairs. Windblade managed to retrieve a list of probable Rise members, and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] had Ratchet compare and contrast the suspects with his findings. There were too many heavyweight 'bots to narrow down Rubble's murderer, but Ratchet believed it was likely that [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], with his integrated drills, could have been responsible for Brainstorm's death. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}}

[[File:AllFallDown-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Sometimes Ratchet dyes his chevron to feel younger.]]

Ratchet's services were continually called upon after an explosion following a stand-off with the Rise at an immersant [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. Two Risers were killed, two knocked into comas from the blast with their sparks barely flickering, and [[Javelin]] of [[Security Operations]] in surgery from a head wound. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} When Megatron's Decepticons overthrew the [[Senate]] and took over Iacon, Ratchet joined the Autobots and listened to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] make his first speech. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}} Not long afterwards, Ratchet was working at the clinic when [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s gang of Decepticons arrived to round up any Autobot sympathizers, only for Hoist to chase them away with a swarm of [[Diagnostic Drone]]s. {{storylink|Escape Part One}}

At some point afterwards, Ratchet and most of the other medical workers walked out rather than support the new Decepticon regime and joined the Autobots. While operating out of [[Polyhex]], Ratchet and [[Lancer]] later provided medical assistance for [[Jumpstream]] after a disastrous teleportation experiment. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight II|Test Flight II}} As she recovered, Ratchet tried to prevent Perceptor from over-exerting his patient to find out the results of his experiment. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

As the Decepticons gained ground, Ratchet withdrew to [[Crystal City]], where he helped treat an injured [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] when she returned from Iacon. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} When the Decepticons overran the city, Ratchet and the other remaining Autobots retreated to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] and launched every remaining spaceship they could muster, and Ratchet joined his compatriots aboard their ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' to hear Optimus Prime's latest speech. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
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Ratchet was one of the Autobots [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] reactivated to help get the rest of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Autobot crew in fighting shape. He and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] did what they could to help the damaged Autobots until the [[T-800]] turned the Autobot's own armory against them and remotely destroyed the ''Ark'' from afar. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
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Ratchet was repairing [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] when he witnessed [[King Sombra]] attack. {{storylink|The Magic of Cybertron}} He later paired up with [[Rarity]] as they pursued a group of enslaved Transformers. Their attempt to capture one as a test subject led to the capture of the still free-willed [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]], who was taking advantage of the situation to steal some accoutrements for himself. An annoyed Ratchet planted a "bomb" on Knock Out and warned that he'd detonate it if the Decepticon didn't help them. After tracking Sombra's minions to an energon spring, the group launched an impromptu attack on Sombra's forces. Ratchet used the distraction to prepare his equipment, but was interrupted by Knock Out taking some of it to use on [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]] in an attempt to free him. Set upon by the possessed bots, Ratchet expressed scorn at the idea of "friendship energy" being the solution, only for Rarity to remind him that it worked against Sombra once before. Asking if she can do it again, he fitted a device to her head which allowed her to channel her magic and Knock Out's emotions, successfully freeing the Transformers present from Sombra's control. As he admitted that he had only put a tracking device on Knock Out, Ratchet wondered if Wheeljack could build upon the principle, unaware that Sombra had witnessed the entire event.{{storylink|The Beauty of Cybertron}}

Ratchet later worked with Shockwave and Wheeljack to construct a set of transforming, emotion-powered exo-suits for their pony companions. In the final battle against a Sombra-controlled [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], he wielded [[Fluttershy]] as a shield. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}
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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
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Ratchet was one of the Autobots [[Gigawatt]] and [[Marty McFly]] pre-emptively reactivated in 1984 to prevent a time-travelling [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] from altering history. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 4}}
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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Iron Man of Repair}} {{storylink|The Commander's Birthday}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 17}} {{storylink|The Big Operation to Help Santa!}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 26}} {{storylink|Chonky}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 32}} {{storylink|Transformers Go! Go! Extra Volume|Extra Volume}} {{storylink|The Transformers Gather on the Snowy Mountain!|Search Quiz 2}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 46}} {{storylink|I Love Surprises!}}}}

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===Calm Sleep Stories===
Ratchet was the medical officer and search and rescue specialist of Optimus Prime's team. Just over 20 feet tall in robot mode, he was equipped with medical tools and sensors, and took the Earth altmode of a fire department rescue vehicle.

One night on Earth, Ratchet and the other Autobots visited a drive-in theater in [[Idaho]]. {{storylink|History of the Transformers}}

===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 – Ratchet kicks Starscream.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.317|[[:File:G1_ChangingGears_Ratchet_karate.jpg |I didn't hear you COUGH!]]]]
Ratchet was one of numerous Autobots lying dormant in the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when [[Jetfire (G1)#Energon Universe|Jetfire]] arrived and tried to use [[Teletraan I|Teletraan One]] to rouse his brethren starting with [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]], unaware of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] that had split their species into Autobots and Decepticons. Once Starscream was revived and repaired, the Decepticon tried to murder the still-slumbering Autobots, only to be held back, first by Jetfire, then by a newly revived [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]]. It was into this turmoil that Ratchet was revived, prompting the medic to leap to Prime's assistance with a kick to Starscream's head.

Unfortunately for the Autobots, [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] was next to revive, and the two Decepticons brought [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] before Teletraan One so that he could be revived next. Realizing that they would soon be outnumbered, Prime opted to retreat, ordering Ratchet to load as many dormant Autobots as he could into his [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]] while he kept the Decepticons busy. As he was busy complying with this order, Ratchet could only look on as Prime took the brunt of a missile salvo from Soundwave. As Optimus shot Teletraan One to prevent any more Decepticons from reviving, Ratchet completed the loading, and he and Prime transformed into their new Earth-based [[alternate mode]]s and fled the ''Ark''.

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While making their getaway, Ratchet was surprised to see two [[Human|organic creatures]] – [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Energon Universe|Spike]] and [[Carly (G1)#Energon Universe|Carly]] – in Prime's cab. But before Ratchet could inquire further, the two Autobots had to dodge shots from Starscream and Skywarp. Luckily, Jetfire leapt to their defence, but incurred severe wounds in the process. The energy-deprived Decepticons were forced to abandon their pursuit.

As the Autobots hid out in an abandoned quarry, Optimus tried to use the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to heal the stricken Jetfire, but Ratchet informed him that not even the Matrix could stop the inevitable, and a remorseful Jetfire succumbed to his wounds. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}}

[[File:TF2023 – Carly paints her van.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.25]]
With the raw materials in the quarry and the last of their stored energy, Ratchet used Prime's Combat Deck to revive [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Energon Universe|Cliffjumper]], but without more energy, he couldn't revive anyone else. Ratchet also shot down the possibilities of using the Matrix, saying Prime's life was too valuable to risk, and of pooling the leftover Energon inside Cliffjumper and himself. When the Decepticons attacked a nearby power plant, Optimus told Ratchet that it was now his duty to defend Earth from the Decepticons before ordering Cliffjumper to stay behind and protect Ratchet and the other Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 2|Transformers #2}}

Later, as Ratchet was working on a dormant [[Wheeljack (G1)#Energon Universe|Wheeljack]], he received a call from Optimus; Spike had been injured and they needed help! The communication cut out, and Ratchet apologized to Wheeljack as he moved to revive an Autobot with firepower: [[Jazz (G1)#Energon Universe|Jazz]]. Ratchet, towing the Combat Deck, and Jazz arrived at the local hospital just in time for Jazz to turn the tables against the Decepticons, prompting their retreat.

Ratchet watched on as (against his advice) Optimus used the Matrix to restore power to the hospital. Ratchet repaired the generator and then began to argue with Optimus over the leader's use of the last of the Matrix's energy, explaining that draining the Matrix also drained Prime's lifeforce, and he could have used the Matrix to repair himself instead. Optimus rebutted this, claiming he used it in service of innocent lives, but Ratchet countered by saying the humans were not innocent, pointing to Spike's injuries as proof. The conversation was interrupted when Jazz collapsed, Ratchet explaining that even though he had pooled all the Autobots' remaining Energon, it had not been enough to sustain him.

[[File:TF2023 no. 4 – Ratchet and Prime go over their options.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
As Optimus held Jazz, Ratchet told him the Autobots had to start thinking of themselves or risk Decepticon victory. When Optimus reaffirmed that humans were worth saving, Ratchet reminded him of their lack of Energon before diverting his attention to the potential advantage he had brought along in the Combat Deck: the [[fusion cannon]]-wielding arm of [[Megatron (G1)#Energon Universe|Megatron]]. Optimus initially refused, but Ratchet urged him, saying there was no other choice. It was then that Spike's father [[Sparkplug Witwicky#Energon Universe|Sparky]] approached the two and said he might have a solution to the Autobots' energy problem, which along with Ratchet's urging, prompted Optimus to change his mind and use Megatron's arm. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 4|Transformers #4}}

[[File:TF2023 no. 5 – Ratchet and Arcee Have a Moment.jpg|left|thumb]]
Sparky's idea turned out to be using a human-built dam coupled with a jerry-rigged turbine to generate the energy the Autobots needed. To help build the turbine, Ratchet revived Wheeljack, but due to the energy shortage, he rebuilt only the engineer's top half and positioned him on a mechanical pedestal. The operation succeeded, and to start, the Autobots revived Ratchet's old friend [[Arcee (G1)#Energon Universe|Arcee]]. The two were happy to see each other again, but their reunion was short-lived, as Arcee immediately had to tackle Ratchet out of the way of a Decepticon bombardment. He and Arcee then rushed to get Jazz back up and running – for good this time. They then saw Carly falling to her doom, but thankfully Arcee was able to catch her in time. In the end, Ratchet was able to get Jazz revived, but the turbine was damaged in the battle.

Optimus then ordered a counteroffensive to retake the ''Ark''. Just as they approached the starship, an explosion rocked Ratchet off his wheels, and the medic could only look on as [[Long Haul (G1)#Energon Universe|Long Haul]] rammed Optimus Prime aside. Before he could rush to his leader's aid however, Ratchet took an excavator bucket to the thigh from [[Scavenger (G1)#Energon Universe|Scavenger]] and watched as the newly revived [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] formed [[Devastator (G1)#Energon Universe|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

[[File:TF2023 no. 6 – Door shuts on Ratchet.jpg|right|Now he's twinning with [[Wheeljack (G1)#Energon Universe|Wheeljack]]!|thumb]]
Ratchet and the other Autobots then made a retreat for the ''Ark'', before watching in terror as Devastator slammed Optimus against the starship. Having to get in the ship unassisted he crawled as fast as he could, but he wasn't fast enough, as Devastator grabbed a hold of his leg he barked at Jazz to close the ship's door, severing his leg. He then started tending to Optimus' wounds realizing the Prime was out of time, he could only sit there and watch as the Autobot leader gave up the Matrix. Ratchet then questioned what Sparky was about to do, he could only watch as the man entered the Matrix and the Autobot leader was restored. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 6|Transformers #6}}

Following the battle for the ''Ark'', Wheeljack repaired Ratchet's legs manually, as the Teletraan One-embedded Skywarp locked the Autobots out of the computer's repair functions. The medic accompanied Optimus to visit a recovering Spike, although the boy was reticent to speak to the Autobot leader. On the drive back, he attempted to console Prime regarding Sparky's fate, only to watch Optimus veer off the road due to visions of a baby Spike. Upon their return to the ''Ark'', Ratchet watched as Optimus revealed his plan to find the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}} And so, Ratchet was able to repair Jetfire, but there was only enough of his spark remaining that he would be blinded, trapped in vehicle mode, and unable to move by himself.

Later, when renewed Decepticon activity was detected, Ratchet joined Prime, Cliffjumper, and Jazz in flying aboard Jetfire to the scene. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 8|Transformers #8}} However, no sooner had they arrived than an energy pulse sent Jetfire crashing and all of the Autobots were thrown clear. Ratchet saw the newly arrived [[Shockwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Shockwave]] approach Cliffjumper and prepare to shoot him. Ratchet promptly jumped and took the shot meant for the Mini Vehicle, blowing a massive hole in his chest. Ratchet's sacrifice would only set Cliffjumper up for an even worse fate, as he and Jazz would later be dragged away to be used in painful experimentation by Shockwave. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 9|Transformers #9}} News of his death hit Wheeljack particularly hard. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}}
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==Commercial appearances==
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Ratchet helped fend off [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] alongside his fellow Autobots. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Triple Changers and Perceptor|Triple Changers and Perceptor commercial}}
Ratchet was part of an epic battle in a desert against the Decepticons. He drove alongside Optimus and Bumblebee while the Autobots dodged weapons-fire from Starscream overhead. {{storylink|Commercial#Kre-O|KRE-O TRANSFORMERS teaser trailer}}
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==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini-Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Ratchet could come to his aid when Optimus was broken down. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Merluzzi]] (English)}}
====Autobot story====
{{Note|Ratchet was available as a playable character in the Autobot campaign during the second playthrough.}}

====Decepticon story====
During the search for the [[Jewel of Mystery]], the Decepticons needed a key to proceed through the ruins. While searching for [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and the key, they came across Ratchet. Ratchet delayed the Decepticons for a short time before they continued their pursuit of Chromedome. {{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===
[[File:Gluawakening ratchet.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
Ratchet was among the Autobots who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and spent four million years in stasis after it was shot down over [[Earth]] by the Decepticons. He was among the first of the Autobots to recover, and sent Bumblebee on a series of energy gathering missions while he attempted to repair Optimus and the others. Ratchet worried about involving the [[human]]s in their war, but Optimus awoke in time to announce they had no choice. During a battle at [[Dyson Dam]], the Autobots captured [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], whom Ratchet repaired after it turned out Jetfire wasn't a Decepticon after all. Discovering that the Decepticons had built a [[space bridge]], the Autobots used it to return to Cybertron, onto to find that their home world had been conquered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] during their four million year nap.

By rewiring the circuitry in his embedded tool set, Ratchet was able to free himself and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and the pair liberated Optimus and [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] before the Autobot team retreated back to Earth. They arrived back in time to help [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in battle against the Decepticons. When the Autobots detected a distress call, Ratchet thought it might be Grimlock, but as it turned out, it was a trap. They managed to survive that, and hurried back to the Ark, where they had to repel a Decepticon assault on their ship. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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===Kre-O Transformers Konquest===
The Autobots' peaceful day in [[Kreopolis]] was shattered when the city was bombarded by the Decepticons, and a number of Autobots including Ratchet were shattered into their component blocks. As Ratchet's pieces rained from the sky, they were caught by Optimus Prime's [[Kreon]], and the Autobot medic was soon reassembled. Ratchet subsequently dropped Prime off back at the battlefield so he could catch other Autobots. {{storylink|Kre-O Transformers Konquest}}

===Prime Defence===
Ratchet's Kreon helped Optimus Prime defend Earth by periodically appearing on a highway to repair his shields. {{storylink|Prime Defence}}

===''Kreon Chaos''===
Ratchet would aid his fellow Autobots in their mission to retrieve the Optimus Prime Kre-O kit parts held within the Decepticons' headquarters by fixing sabotaged computer terminals. Once repaired, Bumblebee could hack into said terminals to grant them further access into enemy territory. The Autobots eventually managed to make it into the enemy's base, and retrieved the kit parts. Ratchet then assembled the kit into a colossal Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Kreon Chaos}}
{{charstubgame|"Earth" and "Moon" stages}}

===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:Bsbg-ratchet.jpg|thumb|Who wants a cold hand lube?]]
Ratchet participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
When Megatron challenged Optimus Prime to a duel, Ratchet was one of the few Autobots left at HQ to defend it from an attack by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. He joined [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] in mounting a defense, but they were no match for the Decepticon team. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War - Part 1}} During a Decepticon attack on a major human city, Ratchet, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s launched rescue operations. Unfortunately their efforts were hampered by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who unleashed all manner of sonic attacks on them. {{storylink|To the Rescue}} He was among the Autobots affected by Megatron's sabotage of the Autobot [[recharging chamber]], and on Megatron's orders attacked [[Rutter U.S. Military Base|Rutter Military Base]]. He and the other Autobots were returned to normal by [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]'s [[attitude exchanger]]. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (Legends)|Attack of the Autobots}}

Ratchet went missing, and somehow became fused to Megatron. The other Autobots located him in inter-dimensional space, where he had come under attack by a time-displaced [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. The Autobots were able to rescue him, taking him back to their base where he was successfully separated from Megatron. {{storylink|Savage Circle}}

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

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
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Ratchet appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Terence. He also comes in a [[Terence (AB)#As Specialist Ratchet|Specialist version]]. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsRatchet.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|[[Dull surprise|What's that on your face, doc?]]]]
Ratchet participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon characters that could be recruited for 20 units of Cybermetal, and 8 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Ratchet-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|MEEEDIIIC!!!!]]
Never talk to Ratchet about problems, for him it's all solutions.
If it's broken, he'll remake it. If it's a battlefield wound he'll patch and repair it. It's this comforting repair bay manner that puts those he treats at ease, and a deft, gentle touch with the laser scalpel doesn't hurt either.
All of which belies his otherwise gruff, somewhat outspoken manner, and Ratchet's one of the few Autobots that Optimus Prime tolerates any backtalk from... mostly. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Ratchet Bio}}

When Ratchet first arrived, Melody asked who the new guy was, and he introduced himself, while Blaster stated he definitely had his work cut out for him. He was then asked to get his repair kit ready when they came across three Decepticon bases. He advised the other Autobots not to get hit too much. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars#Campaigns|Power Play Campaign}}
*'''Class:''' Medic
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 1 star
*'''Weapons:''' Ratchet heals other Autobots with his healing beam. If there's no one on the battlefield, he'll just use a standard SMG gun.
*'''Ability: Healing Grenade''' - Launches a grenade that recovers health to all Autobots in a large area over 5 seconds.
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:ratchet Ratchet at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Ratchet_TFO.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"HAMMER DOWN!"]]
{{bigquote|Broken? I'm here to fix ya.}}

Ratchet is one of the oldest members of the Autobots. This was evident in a chipped corner of his helm, a reminder of the Cybertronian civil war. As a skilled medic, Ratchet was praised for his charisma and positive attitude towards others. When Ratchet comes to mind, he is first perceived as a comedian who's able to describe things in an interesting manner. To any Autobots, he is both their friend and medic. As long as his iron will lives on, Ratchet's performance on the battlefield will always be exceptional.

In battle, Ratchet wielded the "[[Sapphire Scalpel]]" buzzsaw and the "[[Toxic Syringe]]". His active skill is "Vital Linkup":
*'''Vital Linkup''' — Ratchet tethers himself to a nearby ally, conjoining his health with his ally's. Any damage taken by said ally will also be dealt onto Ratchet. Meanwhile, the tether heals both parties at a rate of 80 HP per second. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero3.shtml Ratchet on the Transformers Online website]</ref>

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Ratchet-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ratchet's advice: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz5BU44_h74 "Pop it, Don't drop it." ]]]
Ratchet was one of the Autobots pulled from [[The Transformers (franchise)|his universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around! As a Tech bot, He Shocks enemies with his blasters, and performs Self-Diagnostics to repair himself when low on health, and sometimes automatically when hit with a single strong attack. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

Ratchet eventually joined the Quintesson ranks, saying that their technology was much more advanced than their own "primitive" technology. He had some sense knocked into him by the Commander.
He spent much of the rest of his time repairing others.

He developed a "mind device" that was stolen by Grimlock.

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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
[[File:BBORatchet.jpg|thumb|left]]
Ratchet took part in a series of attacks against multiple Decepticon bases, destroying them and defeating all enemies in the process. 500 Armor, 500 Blaster Strength, Score x2, Coins x2, Blaster Speed: Slow {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Ratchet was the Autobot's chief medic—although the stressful nature of wartime left him under constant pressure, Ratchet was a determined fighter and always willing to help his comrades. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

Ratchet was transported to the [[Apex (RPG)|Apex]] when the evil [[Lord MindWaveZ]] merged many realities together into one chaotic realm. Along with [[Cover Girl]] and [[T.J. Johnson]], the three assisted a group of heroes as they battled Lord MindWaveZ and attempted to restore their worlds to normal. {{storylink|Worlds Collide: Battle for the Multiverse}}

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

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

==Notes==
[[File:G1RatchetSexchange.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|So Ratchet basically avoided becoming part of the ''Girls Gone Wild'' cast. Good on her. Er, him.]]
[[File:BC2011HoFRatchetArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Bork bork bork - wait, no, that's Sweden...]]
*[[Bob Budiansky]] has said that he named Ratchet after the less-friendly medic {{w|Nurse Ratched}} from ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest''.
*Ratchet never really showed his party animal spirit in Marvel, outside of the start of "Warrior School". Budiansky gives two answers for why: "1) in the comic book stories, he always found himself in situations too serious to allow his party personality to emerge. 2) I screwed up and forgot I had written that as part of his profile. I prefer to go with answer number 1."<ref>[http://www.metalmachine.net/blog/2009/11/21/todds-take-with-bob-budiansky-the-architect-of-the-transformers/ Budiansky interview at Metal Machine]</ref>
*In the Shout! Factory Matrix of Leadership Special Edition DVD set, an interview with Bob Budiansky features close-ups of his original character notes for several characters, Ratchet being one of them. Oddly, his handwritten notes refer to Ratchet as "her" and the Autobots' "go-to gal" for repairs. While this obviously was not the final direction the character took, it is an odd [[Ratchet (Animated)#Notes|coincidence]]... and a fact that makes the early nicknames '''"Cool Hand Lube"''' and '''"Greasefinger"''' ''even more embarrassing''.<ref>Nicknames in profiles published in ''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]''.</ref>
*In a '''different''' gender-related coincidence, the French ''[[Diaclone]]'' release of Ratchet, "Ambulance", was referred to as female in one of [[Joustra]]'s [http://www.tf-1.com/articles/pretf/joustraamb_template.html pack-in minicomics].
*The colors of Ratchet's helmet differ depending on the medium... and sometimes within the same medium: The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original Sunbow cartoon]] gave him a white helmet with a black crest, whereas the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] gave him a red helmet with a white crest. The [[BotCon 2005]] exclusive figure was the first Ratchet toy with an actual head, and it [[show-accuracy|followed the cartoon coloring]] for the helmet (although the crest ended up ''silver'' rather than black). Since then, pretty much every toy ever put out by [[TakaraTomy]] has followed the cartoon coloring for the helmet, whereas a lot of Hasbro's toys as well as numerous video games have opted for a "hybrid" cartoon/Marvel comic version (or an "inverted Marvel" version), a white helmet with a ''red'' crest. (The [[BotCon 2016]] customization class figure offered all three versions as part of different possible Ratchet decos.) The [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave continuity]] featured the "Marvel" colors for the helmet for stories set in the distant past (such as the ''[[War Within (franchise)|War Within]]'' titles), while stories set in the then-present day depicted the helmet in "cartoon" colors. [[2005 IDW continuity|The first IDW universe]] long favoured the "Marvel" colors for the helmet, although the "cartoon" colors as well as the modern-day "Hasbro toy" colors occasionally slip in by mistake, sometimes even alternating within the same issue (and are then sometimes fixed for the trade paperback collection); and it was reversed towards the end of the continuity. The [[2019 IDW continuity|second IDW continuity]] (and indeed most contemporary media like the ''War for Cybertron'' cartoon and several IDW crossover miniseries) go with a Sunbow-accurate white helmet, though the colour of the chevron can vary depending on the artist. Another weird one-off version, a red helmet with a ''red'' crest, appears in the storybook ''[[The Great Car Rally]]''.
*Speaking of colors: The Hall of Fame banner that was outside the Pasadena Civic Auditorium during [[BotCon 2011]] depicted Ratchet with inverted shoulder colors. While ostensibly done to avoid the legal wrath of the Red Cross organization, it suggests that Ratchet has suddenly become Christian and/or decided to align himself with Switzerland.
*While Ratchet has a [[Show-accuracy|toy-accurate]] head design in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon, the rest of his body is just a redressing of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s model, as evident by the lack of the remolded details that [[:File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Deluxe-Ironhide.jpg|the toy]] [[:File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Deluxe-Ratchet.jpg|received]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ratchet''' (ラチェット ''Rachetto'')
*''Czech:'' '''Zdravotník''' (Paramedic)
*''French:'' '''Mécano''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Racsni'''
*''Italian:'' '''Doc'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhìlúnjī''' (Taiwan, 制輪機, "Ratchet"), '''Jiùhùchē''' (China, 救护车, "Ambulance")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Alavanca''' (Portugal comics), '''Trinco''' (Brazil comics, "Lock")
*''Polish": '''Bystry''' ("Cosmic Rust", "Smart"), '''Rakieta''' ("Dark Awakening", "Rocket")
*''Russian:'' '''Khrapovik''' (cartoon, Храповик, "Ratchet")

==References==
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Ironhide (G1)

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:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] and later [[Maximal]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Ironhideg1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Properly pronounced "Arn-hahhhd".]]
'''Ironhide''' is one of the oldest and toughest Autobots, and has been on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s team for a long time. "They don't make them like they used to" is an apt description of Ironhide—he's yesterday's model, but he's built to last.

Gruff and ornery, he prefers actions to words, and dislikes talk for talk's sake. (He wouldn't enjoy being paired up with [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]].) But though he may be rough around the edges, he's still optimistic and upbeat. The upside to being through more than your share of trouble means trouble ain't so big a scare anymore.

Ironhide's most distinctive ability is the [[water gun]], a weapon which can generate and shoot a liquid of virtually any type. Liquid nitrogen is historically a favorite, but there have been acids, mortar, and more.

His vehicle mode sometimes splits into his robot and a [[Onebox component|separate component]]. In some universes, he can [[combiner|combine]] with his fellow Autobots to form [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] or [[Betatron (CW)|Betatron]]. In other timelines, he will survive the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], joining forces with other Autobot veterans to form [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]].

{{quote|We're at war. Motivational words out of some protocol manual and a glitzy parade ain't gonna win it.|Ironhide, "[[Old Ways]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Ironhidetarget2006.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

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

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

[[File:TheSearchforAlphaTrion Ironhide acidblasts.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Yeah...liquid nitrogen...sure...]]

Ironhide was part of the bridge crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Autobots' spacecraft]] when it embarked on its fateful voyage to seek out new sources of energy beyond [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] four million years ago and its crash on [[Earth]]. He was reactivated in 1984, and remained a prominent member of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime's]] Autobots, playing a key role in stopping many of the Decepticon's plots on Earth, even if his temperament sometimes got the better of him. Memorable events included a brief retirement from the Autobot forces, only to return to save his comrades from the threat of the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]], and reuniting with his old love [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] on Cybertron.

Sadly, Ironhide's luck came to and end when in 2005, the Decepticons boarded his shuttle en route to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. Even the old timer could not stand up when severely outnumbered, as all of his crewmates were killed, and he was executed by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] at point blank range.

In timelines that branch off from this one, he was apparently restored to life through unrevealed means, and joined the Autobot effort against the Decepticons, now under the command of a [[Galvatron II|Galvatron from another dimension]].
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
[[File:BattleforEarth optimus and ironhide.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2]]
Ironhide was one of the thirty-five Autobots rebuilt on Earth in the form of a terrestrial vehicle. Along with Hound, Windcharger and Optimus, Ironhide once cheered so loudly that it almost made a volcano erupt. Later, he was a participant in a fight that ensued between the Autobots and the Decepticons when Megatron attempted to take millions of humans hostage in order to demand Earth's unconditional surrender to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

In order to liberate a group of Autobot hostages from the Decepticons, Ironhide helped build a statue of Devastator, from within which the Autobots could hide. Ironhide helped bring the false peace offering before the Decepticons' headquarters. From this point on, it was up to the Autobots hiding within the statue to rescue the hostages. They ultimately succeeded. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:SummertimeColoringBook ironhide.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1]]
Either Ironhide or Ratchet helped the Autobots in protecting Hoover Dam from the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Ironhide was part of the Autobot convoy that followed Optimus Prime into battle when it was discovered that the Decepticons were using a [[molecular transfer device]] to steal fuel from all around the globe. After the encountered Decepticon opposition en-route, Ironhide volunteered to donate some of his fuel to the more energy-efficient Autobots so that they continue fighting without him. The Autobots utlimately succeeded in turning the Decepticons' device against them, and returned the stolen fuel to its rightful owners. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}

Ironhide was among the Autobots who went out to patrol the area around the Autobots' camp after a rainstorm. In their absence, Bumblebee, who had been left to guard the base, was lured away by a message professing to be from a rescue team from Cybertron, come to take the Autobots back home —but was, in actuality, a Decepticon trick. The Decepticons took over the Autobots' base, but the heroes turned the tables on them, tricking them with a fake message of their own and clobbering them all when they came running out. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}}
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===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
When the Cybertronian civil war had yet to leave the planet, Optimus asked his Autobots to join him in leaving their home world behind and travel out into space. When Bumblebee volunteered to join Optimus, Ironhide and the rest of the Autobots jumped in as well. After crash-landing on Earth and being offline for about 65 millions years, Ironhide and the rest of the Autobots met Sparkplug and his son Spike. With the Decepticons still not in the know of what forms the Autobots had taken, Ironhide was one of the troops that Optimus led into the desert in order to ambush their enemies. Though they successfully took by surprise a squadron of Decepticons, the Autobots had not anticipated a second group flying in from the opposite direction. Thanks to a warning from Spike and Sparkplug, the Autobots managed to fend off the Decepticons, and came to accept Earth as their new home. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===

[[File:MegatronsFightforPower Ironhide.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1]]

While out stretching his suspension, Ironhide decided to entertain himself by tuning into human radio. Unable to pick up anything but commercials, he began scanning more and more frequencies, and inadvertently wound up picking up a radio contact of Decepticons in flight, and raced back to base to report it to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}}

Ironhide volunteered for grocery trip duties with Spike and Sparkplug Witwicky. Apparently, the two humans ate so much it put a strain on Ironhide's suspension. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}

Ironhide was part of a battle unit assembled by Optimus Prime to stop the Decepticons from seizing control of...a single windmill. (No, really.) {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}}
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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===
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====Attack of the Insecticons====
Ironhide was in the process of completing a trial-run with [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]'s newest invention, the [[Sun-Pak]], when the Decepticons attacked the Autobots' secret underground testing track. The ensuing fight between the two factions was skewed in favour of the Decepticons, forcing the Autobots into a series of difficult choices. In the subsequent possible scenarios, Ironhide was more in favour of bargaining with the Decepticons for the Autobots' lives, and ran into difficulties in keeping the Sun-Pak out of Decepticon hands. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Decepticon Poison====
[[File:Twintwist-gunslinger.jpg|thumb|left|Left to Right:[[Bumblebee (G1)|Stumpy]], [[Twin Twist|Not an '84]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Trukk]], [[Brawn (G1)|Deformed Limbs]], and the [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Headless Horseman]]]]
Ironhide was amongst the Autobots about to be topped up with their latest batch of fuel when Red Alert burst into Autobot headquarters, warning everyone about Ramjet being spotted nearby. Red Alert’s warning came in just in time, as the Autobots’ fuel had been poisoned, and Ironhide would have been left unable to transform had he ingested any of it.

In one possible scenario that ensued, Ironhide was part of the Autobots’ back-up squadron, as they attempted to defend the Autobot base against the Decepticons. In one version of the ensuing events, the Autobots were able to beat back the Decepticons, though not without receiving some grievous injuries themselves.

In another possible scenario, where Optimus followed a plan courtesy of Prowl, the Autobot leader instructed his troops to transform into vehicle mode and play dead. The Decepticons, believing the Autobots’ ruse, disarmed themselves in order to carry out the Autobots’ “carcasses.” Now with the element of surprise against unarmed opponent, the Autobots Transformed and were able to easily defeat the evil robots.

In another possible turn of events, Perceptor gave out too much of his antidote to cure each poisoned Autobot. The Autobots who received the antidote soon found themselves falling apart, leaving Ironhide and the rest outmatched against the greater number of Decepticons.

In yet another possible scenario, Optimus opted to use the tainted fuel as a weapon against an encroaching Decepticon squadron. The plan went off without a hitch, and the Autobots celebrated another victory over the Decepticons.

In a completely different scenario, Optimus decided to go on the offensive and strike back at the Decepticons after they had poisoned a good number of Autobots. Prowl quickly pointed out that the mission required brains, not muscles, pointing to Ironhide. Optimus agreed, and Ironhide could only grumble while Prowl smirked. Prick.

In one possible scenario that followed, Optimus and his squadron returned to base with the antidote and cured the poisoned Autobots. The Autobots then proceeded to stop the Decepticons in their latest plot: to poison the nearby water supply.

If Optimus led his troops back to the Decepticons’ poison lab, Ironhide was amongst the Autobot convoy that drove into action. Upon seeing the Decepticons hauling out drums of poison, Ironhide suggested the Autobots go in strong and attack them directly.

If Optimus went along with Ironhide’s plan, Ironhide, Brawn, Twin Twist and Hound were called forth by Optimus to gun down the laboratory. The laboratory then caved in on itself, signalling an Autobot victory. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

====Autobot Alert!====
Ironhide was present at the Autobot city of Metroplex when an Autobot Alert sounded.

He and the other Autobots learned of two Decepticon plots simultaneously occurring. One of which was the theft of a coded message meant for Ultra Magnus’s eyes only. If Ultra Magnus decided to prioritize theft of the coded message, Ironhide was part of the captive audience that listened to Kup divulge information about an ancient Autobot formula. Ironhide took off towards the Autobots’ desert research centre along with a number of other Autobots. Once there, they learned from Springer that the Cybertite sphere containing the formula was discovered by humans during the 16th century. If the Decepticons had decoded Springer's message, they would be searching off the coast of California, where the ship containing the sphere had sunk. If they hadn’t decoded the message, the Decepticons would still be digging in the nearby crater.

If Ultra Magnus decided to assume that the Decepticons had already decrypted the message, he ordered his forces to split up to more efficiently address the situation. Ironhide was part of the main group of Autobot forces led by Ultra Magnus towards the California coast. Arriving at the scene, Ultra Magnus’s troops were informed by Powerglide (who had flown ahead of the land-bound group) that he had discovered the location of the sunken ship containing the cybertite sphere. Simultaneously, Blurr caught up with the group to inform them that the Decepticons were quickly approaching. The Autobots then needed to decide whether they would raise the ship themselves, or try and ambush the Decepticons after they had done so.

If Ultra Magnus decided to have his Autobots hide while the Decepticons raised the ship, Ironhide found himself in a cave with Brawn and Grapple. The three Autobots spied Devastator retrieving the sunken ship from the water, and decided that the three of them would snatch the sphere away from the Decepticons.

If Ironhide and his team executed their plan before any other Autobots, they had Grapple reel the ship away from the Decepticons with his crane hook, while Ironhide and Brawn attempted to defend their position. The Decepticons destroyed both the ship and the cybertite sphere contained within, and then began pummelling the Autobots with their superior firepower. Trapped in their caves, the Autobots were left at the Decepticons’ mercy. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
[[File:TFin3D2 Ironhide rips through wall.jpg|thumb|There's a door just to your left, Ironhide.]]
When a distress call from [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] reached [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Ironhide set off to find out why the small Autobot was so far from his assigned area. This lead him to the planet [[Andellor]], to which Cosmos had traveled in search of the [[Prism of Power]]. Ironhide first managed to dispatch [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] without breaking a sweat, before he, Cosmos, and the five children who needed the Prism, encountered [[Grogg]], guardian of the ancient artifact. Though Ironhide pleaded with Grogg that they needed the Prism, Grogg insisted they answer his riddle or die. After one of the children answered the riddle, Ironhide returned with Cosmos and the children to the [[S.S. Exton 9]] space station and defeated [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in battle. {{storylink|Transformers in 3-D issue 2|Transformers in 3-D #2}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
[[File:Agenda3 Prowl and Ironhide.jpg|thumb|left|Prowl, don't you think this whole project is about to crash and burn?]]
Ironhide was part of the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and was manning a console on the ship's bridge when it was attacked by the Decepticons in the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. The vessel crashed on prehistoric [[Earth]], where Ironhide and the rest of the crew were sent into stasis lock, and were thus was unable to stop [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] leader [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] from attempting to alter history by travelling back in time and killing [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Fortunately, the villain's efforts were thwarted by [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s [[Maximal]]s. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

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====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
[[File:Maximalimperium.jpg|right|upright=1.5|thumb|The three munkyteers]]
As the Great War drew to a close, Ironhide, Silverbolt, and Prowl received news that, in a final and terrible confrontation, both Optimus Prime and Galvatron had perished. These three, and the rest of the Autobot high council, divided leadership duties over the Autobots between themselves, and took on the post of "Primal Council" in the process. Though Prime's demise made Ironhide's temper flare, he nonetheless agreed to Prowl's proposal to extend an olive branch to the remaining Decepticon troops, hoping to end the war without further bloodshed. His anger was echoed by the [[Under-3|last surviving member]] of "Unit-3," and impressed by his gumption, Ironhide enlisted the soldier to become part of a contingency plan, should their peace-brokering not pan out; Unit-3 was fitted with the same Combiner technology that Ironhide, Prowl, Silverbolt, and [[Tigatron]] already housed in their bodies. But greater troubles still loomed ahead, including a report from the late [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] that transwarp reactions had been detected en-masse recently.

One general in the enemy force refused the Autobots' call for peace. Having renamed himself "[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]," he led [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], among others, on a rampage. Ironhide was left unimpressed by this new threat, boasting that he had come back from being killed by the ''real'' Megatron. Assembling themselves into the gestalt [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]], Ironhide and his allies pushed back as transwarp energy rained down on Cybertron, turning all those it struck into a fluctuating quantum state. Thankfully, the higher-ups in the Decepticon hierarchy then arrived on the battlefield, and elected to surrender to the Autobots. Thereafter, the Pax Cybertronia was signed, ushering an era of peace on Cybertron. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

During this peacetime, Ironhide served as an [[Maximal Elder|Elder]] presiding over the [[Maximal Imperium]] alongside [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]. Leadership seemed to have robbed him of a bit of his gusto, although according to [[Big Convoy]] he was 'right honorable'. Ironhide, Prowl and Silverbolt sent [[Ikard]] to request a report from Big Convoy, but he refused, citing his need to investigate the [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]]-fueled murders. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Before the war, Ironhide was a construction engineer, working on the bridges that connected Cybertron's city states. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} When war broke out, he joined [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s commando unit, along with [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], when they attempted to defend [[Altihex]] against the Decepticons. Though Altihex was lost, the unit survived to attend [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s inauguration. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} The new Prime's first decree was for the Autobots to abandon Cybertron, and Ironhide took part in the preparations for the evacuation at the [[Central Spaceport]], despite disagreeing with Optimus's decision. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} Soon, the Decepticon launched an attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and Ironhide and the rest of the unit met Grimlock on the [[Tri-Torus Loop]] for what they assumed was a counter-attack. They were surprised when Grimlock informed them they would be leaving Iacon to the Decepticons; instead, he led them to the crater that had once been the [[Forum of Enlightenment]], from whence they headed underground to search for Optimus. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} [[File:WarWithin5 ironhide.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75|No bug's gonna get past that windshield...]] Ironhide's sensors led the group to Cybertron's [[Planetary engine|planetary turbines]], now under Decepticon control; Grimlock ordered the team to shut them down, but as they listened in on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s plans for turbines, they were discovered by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} Ironhide and Kup held the Constructicons off, but things looked bleak until Grimlock returned with Optimus. They kept the Decepticons distracted long enough for Wheeljack to take out the planetary engines. Though Ironhide expected Optimus to resume the evacuation, Prime announced they were staying. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

After Prime was lost through a space bridge, and the Cybertronians fell into even more factions, Ironhide became a part of Grimlock's [[Lightning Strike Coalition]]. During an attempt by Starscream's forces to seize a couple of transporters full of energon, Ironhide and Wheeljack were able to board and fly off in the transporters while the rest of the team kept Starscream busy. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}}

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Four million years ago, Ironhide was part of the ''Ark''{{'}}s original crew, who became entombed on Earth and awoke in 1984. After nearly twenty years of fighting, the Autobots triumphed over the Decepticons and attempted to return to Cybertron aboard the ''[[Ark II]]'', but the vessel was sabotaged as part of a human conspiracy and fell back to Earth. Ironhide was among the Transformers secretly salvaged from the wreck by black marketeer [[Lazarus]] as a potential weapon of mass destruction for sale. When the Decepticons were able to break Lazarus's control over them, however, Megatron used Ironhide and the other Autobots' life-energies to power a metallic virus that he intended to use to cyberform Earth. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} Left severely weakened by the energy drain, Ironhide was unable to help Optimus Prime's team stop the virus, but was able to pass on to Prime a message Megatron had given him: the Decepticons were about to attack [[San Francisco]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}}

''When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] returned from an alien world with the malevolent [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] in tow, Ironhide was one of the first Autobots who joined them in the fight against the invaders. The Keepers had taken residence in [[Las Vegas]], Nevada, and a united force of Autobots and Decepticons descended on the city in the hopes of stopping the aliens before the United States government unleashed a nuclear strike. When Optimus Prime used an energon pool to supercharge himself and the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], Ironhide and the other Autobots joined their own energon with Prime to enhance his efforts. Through their combined energies, the nuclear missile was averted and the Keepers were displaced into the Void. {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}''

''After the battle, Optimus Prime was forced by a debt of honor to hand over the Matrix to Megatron, a decision which didn't sit well with many of the Autobots. Ironhide did his best to defend his leader's actions against the likes of [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], but even he had trouble justifying the decision. Ironhide also joined the Autobots in confronting the American military in the Nevada desert, where the President attempted to have them assassinated. The military used [[deconstructionite]]s, reverse-engineered Cybertronian technology in the form of tiny microchips that literally sapped away the Transformers' strength. Ironhide was the first of the Autobots to fall before this assault, and had to be hauled to safety inside Prime's trailer segment. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''

[[File:PassiveAggression-KupIronhidereunite.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Old people ''never'' stop doing it. Now try to get that out of your brain!]]

Around a year after the virus incident, the Autobots again confronted the Decepticons, this time over a mysterious shuttle pod that landed in Northern Canada. [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] got the drop on Ironhide during the fight, riddling his backside with explosive shells. The feisty security agent had to be dragged off the battlefield so that Ratchet could perform the necessary repairs back at base. In the meantime, a force of United Cybertronians led by Shockwave arrived on Earth and demanded that Prime and his crew surrender themselves into protective custody, in order to prevent them from rekindling the war which had been over on Cybertron now for centuries. {{storylink|New World Order}} Leaving behind a skeleton crew to watch over Earth, Optimus Prime, Ironhide and the other Autobots allowed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and his operatives to bring them back to their home planet. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} The realization that his soldiers were now seen a criminals and monsters by the population of Cybertron preyed on Optimus Prime's mind, but Ironhide told him not to blame himself. Nonetheless, the Autobots found themselves in a rather tight spot, locked up in cages while footage of their battles on Earth were being broadcast planet-wide to further turn public opinion against them. Thankfully, there were dissidents within Shockwave's regime, and the Autobots were freed from their cells by [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

[[File:Prowl Ironhide DWOngoing3.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8|T, when was the last time we just looked at the stars?]]

After splitting up into two groups, Ironhide and the others learned that many Autobots on Cybertron questioned Shockwave's beneficence and had organized into several insurgency cells. Ironhide and Prowl met with [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]'s unit, who in turn brought them in touch with Optimus and a second unit led by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and Kup. Ironhide quickly exchanged greetings (and a few good-natured insults) with his war-buddy Kup. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} With the ''Ark''{{'}}s crew at hand, the insurgency took to the streets, fighting back against Shockwave and his "[[Guardian robot|Dark Guardians]]". Ironhide joined [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and Hot Rod on the front lines during the advance, providing Optimus with the cover he needed to breach Shockwave's inner sanctum. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} He briefly objected when Grimlock showed up to start barking orders, but backed off when he admitted he didn't have any better ideas. He then participated in the final push on Shockwave's headquarters, ultimately ending with the Decepticon's regime being toppled. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

After informing the Autobots on Earth of the events that had taken place on Cybertron, {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Ironhide, Prowl and Kup attempted to coordinate things on Cybertron, with Ironhide focused on training the inexperienced populace for combat. He quickly became exasperated over his new recruits' lack of improvement after several training sessions, and bemoaned the Autobots' lack of preparedness should the Decepticons attack to Prowl. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} Ironhide was greatly amused when the uncharismatic Prowl attempted to make a public address at [[Central Hall]], only to be bombarded with questions from concerned citizens. Later, he, Prowl and Kup knocked back [[Kremzeek|refreshments]] at the [[Alpha Preserve]] and reflected upon the changing political landscape of Cybertron, and wondered if it would be best for old warriors such as themselves to leave. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} With the discovery of a [[Sunstorm (G1)|mysterious cloned Transformer]] possessing the accumulated knowledge of [[Vector Sigma]] heading towards [[Earth]], Prowl decided that the ''Ark''{{'}}s old crew had an obligation to return there and defend their second home. {{storylink|Original Sin}} Though some such as [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] griped, Ironhide knew that for all of their complaints, they would join the mission anyway. {{storylink|Atonement}} Leaving command of Cybertron to Ultra Magnus, they returned to Earth {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} and began construction of a new Autobot base of operations: [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF1 Ironhide HISS.jpg|left|thumb|upright=.75|A [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|toy accurate head]], at least.]]
Many years after the Ark had crashed on Earth, the human terrorist organization [[Cobra]] discovered it and its dormant crew. The Transformers were reprogrammed to be under Cobra's control and given new alternate modes, with Ironhide, Ratchet and Optimus Prime now turning into [[HISS tank]]s. Along with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], the three Autobots were forced to attack a peace summit in [[Washington, D.C.]] {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}} After Cobra's initial attack on Washington, Ironhide was put on display within the Cobra armory while [[Destro]] was shown about Cobra Island. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} The reprogrammed Transformers were eventually freed thanks to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and despite Cobra's efforts to regain control of Ironhide, the Autobot got away when Ratchet ripped their control cables out of his head. Along with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], the two then joined Optimus Prime in fighting back against both the freed Decepticons and Cobra. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} During the battle, Ironhide didn't do much but liken the density of Decepticons on [[Cobra Island]] to that of [[astro tick]]s on [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'s behind. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

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After defeating the Decepticons on Earth, the Autobots returned to Cybertron, which [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] had conquered in their absence. With the Autobots reduced to a small resistance band, Ironhide helped Optimus Prime and Jazz steal a pile of [[energon cube]]s from the Decepticons. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} He was understandably surprised when his two friends suddenly disappeared in a flash of light. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

Much later, when Optimus Prime was captured by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], Ironhide joined a team of Autobots who were waiting for a chance to free him. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} When Serpent O.R.'s hostages were freed and [[G.I. Joe (team)|reinforcements]] arrived from Earth, the team attacked and ultimately defeated the Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
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Along with the other Autobots, Iron Hide {{sic}} lay deactivated among the [[Fera Islands]] for four million years, until one day in [[1939]] when [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] arrived on the archipelago to defeat [[Cobra]]. [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] accidentally activated the Autobots' [[Sky Spy|repair drone]], which awakened the Autobots and reformatted them, starting with Iron Hide, who was given the form of a human tank. The spooked humans opened fire on the metal giant, but their bullets merely bounced off, and Iron Hide politely asked them to cut it out before the ricochets hurt anyone. After things had settled down, Iron Hide supported the idea of the Autobots helping G.I. Joe, as he needed some workout after that little nap they took. {{storylink|Transformed}}

On behalf of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Iron Hide later asked [[Scarlett]] what she was brooding about. The human cryptically said that someone important was missing, but wouldn't explain [[Snake-Eyes|who]]. Shortly afterwards, Iron Hide was shipped out on a barge to attack the [[Terrordrome]] along with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. {{storylink|Trenches}} During the ensuing battle, he punched out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and offered to help [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in his duel with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], but it turned out Grimlock didn't need any help. Iron Hide presumably perished when the life-giving [[Matrix of Leadership]] was shattered in order to stop [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
[[File:TheBeastWithin thud.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8]]
Ironhide participated in a savage battle against the Decepticons, though he did not fare too well, and got tossed around like a ragdoll by Megatron. The battle came to an gruesome end when the Dinobots merged into [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]] and tore the Decepticons to pieces, but Ironhide looked on in horror as the gestalt creature then turned its murderous attentions towards the Autobots. {{storylink|The Beast Within}} Ironhide, Skids, Ratchet, and Bumblebee piled inside Optimus Prime's trailer as the Autobot leader attempted to outrun The Beast, but things didn't look good. Fortunately, Ironhide was able to contact Jetfire, who whisked them all to safety. Er, except Skids. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences|Consequences}}
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===Descent into Evil===
[[File:Ratchetironhidedescent.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|Amazingly not dead.]]
Ironhide was severely injured during a battle on [[Moon Base Four]], but Optimus Prime used his [[Reconfiguration Matrix]] to create a new body for his old friend. {{storylink|Ironhide (G1)/toys#Timelines|BotCon 2005 Ironhide's profile card}}

Years after the Autobot-Decepticon Wars ended, Ironhide and five other Autobots were sent to [[Ceti Alpha Seven]] to destroy General [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] clone lab and stop his planned Decepticon uprising. After a team of four (consisting of [[Outback (G1)|Fallback]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]], and [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]]) failed, Ironhide and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] followed to help. After battling swarms of [[Virulent Clone]]s and [[Buzzclaw (G1)|Buzzclaw]], they finally met up with Deathsaurus himself. Ironhide stayed to fight the general, and Ratchet separated to find their fallen friends. However, Ironhide was shot in the back by [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] and he went into stasis lock. Ironhide woke up restrained inside Deathsaurus' lab with Ratchet, while Deathsaurus appeared to them on a monitor and told them he planned to destroy the lab by remote. Before the lab could detonate, Ricochet sneaked in and freed them, allowing them to gather their fallen and escape. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Infiltration2 Ironhide.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|He's looking for the man who shot his pa.]]
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An early Autobot and one of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s teachers, Ironhide ended up as part of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s counter-infiltration unit on Earth. There, he aided [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]], [[Verity Carlo]] and [[Jimmy Pink]] in trying to discover what had happened to the missing [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], and almost ended up killed from an explosion while saving the two humans. His deactivated form wound up in the clutches of the [[Machination]], but he was eventually rescued by [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Wheeljack (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]], and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]].

When the Autobots were betrayed from within, resulting in the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], Optimus Prime's near-fatal wounding, and the Autobots' exile to dead Cybertron, Ironhide carried immense anger and regret over the situation. He believed [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] was responsible for their betrayal and nearly beat him to death, but was suitably ashamed to learn he was wrong, and that Sunstreaker was the culprit. With Prime healed, Ironhide returned to Earth with the Autobots and defeated the Decepticons, ending the war.

Stranded on Earth for several years, Ironhide took a shot meant for Hot Rod during a raid on a [[Skywatch]] facility, and died... but not for long. Reborn on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] one year later through the machinations of [[Alpha Trion]], albeit missing four million years of memories, Ironhide was left to finish off the [[Insecticon swarm]] infesting the planet with a crippled Sunstreaker until Hot Rod (now calling himself "Rodimus") and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] recovered them. Reunited with the Autobots in time for Cybertron's rebirth, he had a vision of a peaceful future for the Transformer race, which influenced the role he took in the Autobots' and Decepticons' attempts to build a new Cybertronian society together.

When [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] made one last attempt to conquer the planet, Ironhide was instrumental in defeating the new, upgraded [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]-[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Subsequently, he was sent into a depression when [[Gorlam Prime]] was destroyed during [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" plot, seemingly invalidating Ironhide's vision of the future, but he soon began to see new visions, which led him to combine with Optimus Prime, Sunstreaker, Mirage and Prowl into [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]].
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
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Ironhide was part of the Autobot forces who fought the Decepticons on Earth in the distant past until an incoming ice age threatened to deactivate them all. Both sides went into hiding underground, remaining in stasis until the 1860's, at which point they were accidentally awakened by [[human]]s. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} As they resumed their war with the Decepticons, Ironhide and the others took on train modes and allied themselves with [[John Henry]] in order to pursue the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}} [[File:Infestation2 ironhide.jpg|right|thumb]] Ironhide was the second car in the Autobot train, an artillery boxcar with his name on it. When [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] began to attack the Autobot train from above, he partially transformed to [[robot mode]] in order to shoot him down. After the Decepticons were defeated, the Autobots went back to sleep underground. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

By [[1888]], Ironhide had gotten involved with humanity again, hiding on the [[USS Miskatonic|USS ''Miskatonic'']] in the form of a gun turret. On the way to [[Ireland]] the ship was attacked by a tentacled monster from underneath the waves, forcing Ironhide to abandon it and report to the other Autobots. A week later at [[Port Cenotaph]], he ran into [[fish people|additional creatures]] and [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]], who revealed that he and the Decepticons were now following the [[Elder God]]s instead of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Ironhide tried to fight the empowered Decepticon, but was overcome by his eldritch tentacles. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} As a servant of the Elder Gods, Ironhide stood guard at Port Cenotaph with the Decepticons, protecting it against an international fleet when they came to investigate the disappearance of multiple ships. Ironhide was freed from the Elder Gods' control when [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Hearts of Steel|Optimus Prime]] injured the attending Elder God enough to force it back into the depths of the ocean. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}} {{storylink|Infestation 2 issue 1|Infestation 2 #1}}

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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
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When Megatron transformed himself into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and defeated the other Autobots, Ironhide came speeding to their rescue. Though he managed to get close enough to the Decepticon to stab him with his sword, Ironhide was not prepared for Galvatron to ''catch'' the blade between his teeth! Fortunately, before he could shoot Ironhide, the energon power boost the villain had subjected himself too suddenly wore off, and Galvatron reverted into a weakened Megatron, who Ironhide blasted. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 7|Henkei! Henkei! #7}}

Ironhide, [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] tracked [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] to a volcanic region of the planet where [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] was about to unveil the restored Galvatron to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Engaging the jets in battle, Ironhide and the Autobots successfully blocked the lava pool Galvatron was too emerge from. Their satisfaction turned to horror, however, when Galvatron blasted free from the rubble anyhow. Luckily, Galvatron was not a morning person, and was more interested in berating Cyclonus and Starscream for interrupting his nap than attacking the Autobots. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 9|Henkei! Henkei! #9}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Generations'' manga===
Ironhide was taking a pounding from the uncharacteristically-aggressive [[Octane]] when Mirage stepped in, meutralizing the 'Con before he was even aware of the invisible Autobot's presence. Both Ironhide and Mirage were shocked when Octane continued moving despite having his circuits disrupted, and were downright beside themselves when the ghost of Starscream—[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|having arrived from another dimension]]—emerged from within the [[Triple Changer]]. {{storylink|Mirage's Activity}} Starscream departed to go after Megatron, and Ironhide and Mirage gave chase, knowing that once he was done with Megatron, Starscream would be coming after the Autobots. With a little help from interdimensional Autobot quantum operatives [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Screech (Generations)|Screech]], they sent Starscream fleeing back where he came from. {{storylink|Starscream's New Body}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! BunBun'' manga===
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Ironhide, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] were called in by Optimus Prime to take the place of his team as protectors of Earth, while Prime led his men into space in pursuit of Galvatron. Ironhide wasn't pleased that Rodimus was going to be in charge of the team, and glowered in the background, even as Hound tried to calm him down.
{{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}
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===''United''===
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Millions of years ago on Cybertron, Ironhide went into battle against the Decepticons alongside Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Ratchet. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}
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===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[File:Kreon Ironhide wallpaper.jpg|left|thumb|I am the mac daddy of Hiemlich County.]]
Ironhide joined in with some stoic dancing after the Autobots foiled a Decepticon plan to make a grilled cheese sandwich. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}

Ironhide participated in an enormous battle against the Decepticons... until Optimus Prime began talking about the plot of the [[live-action film series]] to the audience. The fighting begun once more when a pizza was delivered to the battlefield. {{storylink|Take Us to the Movies}} {{storylink|Take Us Through the Movies}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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Ironhide fought by Optimus Prime's side during the war on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} During the final battle on their homeworld, Ironhide helped Wheeljack operate [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s system as the titanic Autobot battled against Starscream's army of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticuses]]. This combat saw the last of the planet's energy drained away, so Ironhide and the Autobots ventured into space to seek new sources of power. {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}} Attacked by the Decepticons, they crash-landed on Earth, where, after four million years, they were eventually reactivated by a volcanic eruption. {{storylink|To Earth}} The Autobots immediately clashed with the Decepticons over Earth's resources, and Ironhide was part of the team who took part in a running battle with the Decepticons jets, which led the Autobots to a power plant the Decepticons were raiding. {{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} The Decepticons covered their escape by detonating the [[energon cube]]s they had gathered, but a young human plant worker, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] was injured in the blast. The Autobots took him back to their headquarters for medical attention, and Ironhide and the others all greeted him when he awoke and told him the story of how they had come to Earth. {{storylink|To Earth}}

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When the Decepticons unleashed their combiner, Devastator, in the heart of a human city, Ironhide was among the Autobots who tried in vain to take on the giant, peppering his huge frame with ineffective weapon fire. Worse yet, the Decepticons revealed they had constructed a huge [[space bridge]] beneath the city, and Optimus Prime was stabbed and apparently slain by Megatron. {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} The Autobots withdrew, but Ironhide remained positive, and helped bolster the spirits of the dejected Spike and [[Chip Chase|Chip]], who then helped [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] build the reinforcements the Autobots needed: the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]! Ironhide led the prehistoric powerhouses in an attack on the space bridge, and although they all fought well and took down many of the Decepticons, they were too late to stop the bridge from opening, and were swarmed by the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] that came through the portal. {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)}} Things got even worse when the bridge was fully activated, and the Decepticons teleported Cybertron itself into Earth's orbit, {{storylink|The False Power}} which immediately began causing catastrophic natural disasters due to its gravity that Ironhide and the others were caught up in. Fortunately, the day was saved when Autobot allies on Cybertron moved the planet out of orbit, and Optimus Prime returned to defeat Megatron, {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} while Ironhide and the other Autobots, with help from the human military, mopped up the remaining Decepticons. {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} In the wake of the Decepticons' defeat, Ironhide appeared on TV with the Autobots to introduce themselves to the world, and continued to fight in the defense of Earth. {{storylink|Conclusion}}

===''BeCool''===
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'''Black Off Road Car''' (黒のオフロードカー ''Kuro no Ofu Rōdo Kā'') was part of the audience of ''Quiz! BeCool''. {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}} He was part of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Yellow Sports Car]]'s explanations about the BeCool mark. {{storylink|The Story of What Do I Know About the BeCool Mark?}} Black Off Road Car was later caught in a big traffic accident when Yellow Sports Car spun out of control after slipping on a [[banana]] peel. {{storylink|The Story of Protecting the Signal!}}

Black Off Road Car was part of the crew of a film that was interrupted by a fire brigade who thought the pyrotechnics were a real fire, handling a bounce board and a clapperboard. {{storylink|The Story of the Fire Brigade Dispatch!}}
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===''Construct-Bots'' cartoon===
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Ironhide was out and about with Bumblebee when they came upon Starscream preening in front of a full length mirror. The pair snickered at the narcissistic Decepticon. Predaking then attacked Starscream, scattering his pieces. Bumblebee swapped Starscream's wings with wheels when the Decepticon was distracted. This led to Starscream breaking apart once more after leaping off a cliff-edge. Ironhide fist-bumped with Bumblebee, and then looked on as his friend attached Starscream's wings to himself and took to the skies. {{storylink|Take Flight!}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Ironhide had himself a hearty laugh when [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] attempted to replicate [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]'s new clear-torso'd power-up via a see-through negligee. {{Storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}} When the Decepticons attacked the Autobot base using their [[Alligaticon]], Ironhide defied the beast. {{storylink|Negligence Is the Greatest Enemy! Optimus Became a Monster!?}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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Ironhide was the Royal Guard to the House of the Primes. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} When [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] came under attack from the combined forces of [[Decepticon|Decepti]][[Cobra]], Ironhide ran into action alongside [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Jinx]], and [[Cutter (G.I. Joe)|Cutter]]. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} The counterattack did not go well, and several Autobots and G.I. Joes were captured; Ironhide was part of a unit who staged a rescue attempt by intercepting the prisoner transport [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], but that too failed. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

After Metroplex had been convinced to transform back to [[robot mode]], Ironhide was part of the Jotobot alliance that marched on Trypticon. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} The following battle saw Megatron use his internal [[black hole]] to turn the Autobot army into a suit of armor for himself before an impact from the commandeered [[Nemesis (G1)|''Nemesis'']] freed the Autobots. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
A famous [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] who had died some time prior to the 24th century, Ironhide's face adorned a denomination of [[Cyber Planet Key|cyber planet key]]. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

===''Bumblebee'' graphic novels===
Ironhide was one of a number of Autobots away from the ''Ark'', performing goodwill missions somewhere in the United States. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare|Win If You Dare}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
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On Cybertron, Ironhide was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Infantry Captain]], whose function served as bodyguard. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' webpage}}<ref name=Siege>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/siege ''Siege'' website]</ref> During the war for Cybertron, Ironhide was dispatched to [[Protihex]] as part of his patrol. While there, he dectected the presence of the [[Decepticon]] [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and reported to [[Teletraan I|Teletraan-1]] that the superhighway's waypoint had been compromised. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan-1 Data Files}}

After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> Crashlanding on [[Earth]], Ironhide became a security officer and teamed up with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], forming the "Autobot Alliance". The pair encountered and fought the Decepticon [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker Elite]] team, consisting of [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Autobot Alliance marketing material}}<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-TRA-EARTHRISE-EARTHMODE-Pack/dp/B07ZPL7DXZ Autobot Alliance on Amazon]</ref>
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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Kaiser Johnson]] (English), [[Ryūnosuke Watanuki]] (Japanese)|[[Erwan Zamor]] (French), [[Patrick Giese]] (German), [[Duda Espinoza]] (Portuguese), [[Héctor Emmanuel Gómez]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

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Ironhide and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] intercepted a lone Decepticon who had strayed too close to the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', but discovered that the Decepticon was [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who had come to join their cause. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}} He later joined the impromptu interrogation session, but remained skeptical of Jetfire's true intentions despite his claims. As a computer virus engineered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] ate its way through Cybertron's network, he warned [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] that Autobot outposts across the planet were suffering from system failures, moments before the virus hit the ''Ark'' and took its cloaking system offline. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}} Ironhide and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] worked to get the ship back online while helping to keep the Decepticons at bay, and were aboard the ''Ark'' when it went through Cybertron's last [[space bridge]] to retrieve the [[AllSpark]], though the passage through the portal left everyone aboard unconscious. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

[[Doubledealer]]'s crew of [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] eventually discovered the drifting ''Ark'', brought it back online, and took the captured Autobots to the planet [[Chaar]] to meet with their employer, the [[Quintesson]] [[Deseeus]]. When Optimus went to meet with the alien alone, Ironhide remained confident that their leader could handle things himself. Deseeus proved dangerously irrational, however, and when one-fifth of his personality usurped the rest of his consciousness, the mercenaries turned on their employer by freeing the other Autobots and allowing them to flee to their ship. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}}

[[File:EarthriseEpisode3-Ironhide.jpg|thumb|300px|"If you kids can't keep your hands to yourselves, I'm going to turn this ship around and it'll be no Earth for anyone!"]]
As the ship's pilot, Ironhide flew the ship to the nearby [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] system in the hopes of seeking out an active spacebridge, but discovered an abandoned space station wedged halfway through the still-active dimensional portal. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}} Ironhide remained on the ''Ark'' while the others investigated in more detail, but when they returned from their encounter with an enraged [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and the Decepticons, Prime ordred Ironhide to get the ship out of harm's way. When Ironhide fired the warp drive, however, a freak accident stranded their ship in the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}} Ironhide and the other Autobots detected the presence of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], who teleported Optimus away to speak with him in private. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}}

Following their return to realspace, Ironhide and the others discovered that they'd been teleported into orbit around an [[Earth|unfamiliar green world]], but the trip through the Dead Universe left both their ship and the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' disabled. When the Decepticons boarded their ship, Ironhide and the other Autobot proved able to repel the invaders, only for the mercenaries to arrive aboard their own ship and open fire on both sides—in reality, they were mind-controlled by Deseeus. Though the Autobots were able to repel the Quintesson, the battle ended with the ''Ark'' and ''Nemesis'' crashing on the planet below. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

[[File:KingdomEp1-IronhideTigatron.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Ironhide's Las Vegas magic show goes horribly wrong.]]

Soon after the crash, Ironhide reported that they'd marooned themselves on an organic planet; when some of the native creatures invaded their ship, however, the Autobots encountered a group of [[Maximal]]s: time-travelling Cybertronians from a future timeline in which the AllSpark had never been returned to Cybertron. After a brief misunderstanding, the group agreed to join forces with the Maximals to find the AllSpark and repair the Autobot ship. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}}

After Optimus retrieved both the Matrix of Leadership and the AllSpark, Ironhide took part in the final battle against the ''Nemesis'' and Megatron's new [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] allies. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}} Following their return to Cybertron with their new captives, Ironhide participated in the battle against [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and, following the rebirth of their world, stood with Optimus Prime as the Autobots, Maximals, Decepticons, and Predacons marked a tentative end to their war. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part One|''Transformers'' #1]]}}

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Ironhide was the head of Senate security, adjutant to [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], and the leader of the [[Senate Guard]]. Although nominally neutral, Ironhide was good friends with Senator [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] of the [[Autobot]]s. One evening, while Sentinel Prime was away on a tour of the Cybertronian colony worlds, Ironhide informed Orion that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], leader of the controversial [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] party, had arrived to speak privately with the Autobot Senator. When the meeting ended, Megatron contemptuously shoved Ironhide aside. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} A few days later, when news of [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s murder began to circulate, Megatron unveiled the [[Ascenticon Guard]] and Ironhide grew concerned that Megatron had recruited the notoriously violent [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] into his militia. Orion instructed Ironhide to keep Sentinel updated on the situation, but to avoid any specifics, while Ironhide pointed out that the assassination attempt against Megatron that had galvanized him into forming the Ascenticon Guard had been suspiciously incompetent. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}}

Ironhide later attended Brainstorm's funeral, where he noted that the notoriously atheistic scientist would have been appalled by the [[Reversionist]]s overseeing the ceremony. While at the funeral, the security director nearly came to blows with Megatron when he criticized how Megatron and his followers had co-opted [[Termagax]]'s peaceful ideals. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}} Soon afterwards, a second murder took place when the newly-forged Cybertronian [[Rubble]] died, and Ironhide contacted Orion to inform him that Sentinel Prime had cut his tour short and was making preparations to return to Cybertron ahead of schedule. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} When [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]] touched down at Iacon's spaceport, Sentinel ordered Ironhide to escort him and his retinue to the Senate to get to the bottom of things. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} Ironhide and the other members of the Senate Guard provided security for a closed Senate session where Sentinel Prime announced his intentions to arrest Senator [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] for working with the terrorist organization known as [[The Rise]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}}

The Rise subsequently attacked and collapsed the [[Tether]]; in the immediate aftermath, Ironhide and Orion met with Sentinel to discuss their next steps. Their meeting ended poorly, however, and a furious Sentinel stormed off when Orion suggested releasing [[Pyra Magna]] from prison to meet the threat head-on. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} When [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]]'s team captured Quake, Ironhide stood by as Sentinel Prime announced his intentions to publicly parade the criminal through the streets of Iacon—though Optimus confessed to Ironhide that their leader's growing reliance on theatrics and pageantry were only playing right into Megatron's hands. Despite his misgivings, Ironhide authorized the other members of the Senate Guard to provide extra security out on the streets, even though their jurisdictional authority only extended as far as the Senate's walls. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}}

[[File:WarWorldPrime-SenateGuardAltmodes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Senate Utility Vehicle.]]

Finally, with his options running out, Sentinel Prime announced his intentions to convene the Senate without the Ascenticons, a drastic procedure that involved every member of the Senate Guard locking down the building. When Megatron and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] arrived to confront the Senate directly, Ironhide looked to Orion for orders, but the Autobot senator told Ironhide to let them pass, noting that for all of Sentinel's bluster they ''were'' still elected Senators. This proved a dramatic mistake: Megatron was able to storm Sentinel's pulpit, rename his movement to the "Decepticons", and launch a surprise attack on the building that ended with the Senate Guard and the Senator's they'd been assigned to protect all taken hostage. When Ironhide, [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] charged into the building to investigate, Strika and her goons blasted them right back out again. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} Ironhide and the other survivors of the attack retreated to the [[South Tower Security Center]] to plan their next moves. Intent on rescuing the other members of the Senate Guard, Ironhide volunteered to lead the charge into the building, and with [[Zetar (G1)|Zetar]]'s assistance his team tunneled under the Senate and worked their way up—first bashing their way into the Senate Guard's holding cell to free their compatriots, then launching a surprise attack on the cells above them to free Orion and Sentinel. While the two Senators made a break for it, the Senate Guard made a sweep of the building for any other prisoners but ran afoul of Strika's [[Strika's Heavies|heavy-hitting Decepticon]]s. [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] fatally blasted [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]], and the group lost [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] as they retreated to their designated fallback point. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

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With Sentinel dead, Orion Pax inherited the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and became Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots. Ironhide was part of the group that listened to his first speech, then helped lay Sentinel's body to rest while he listened to Optimus ruminate on his predecessor's legacy. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}} Ironhide blamed himself for the deaths of Roulette and Chainclaw, and rededicated the Guard to protecting Optimus Prime as the last representative of the elected government. He recruited [[Javelin]] from [[Security Operations]] to give her a better environment to serve in than under Prowl. Ironhide and the Guard deployed with Optimus Prime to visit Perceptor at the [[Forge Pyramid]], the last major facility in Iacon not yet under Decepticon control. The Decepticons attacked during their visit, and Ironhide led the Guard in getting Prime, Perceptor and his staff to safety. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} Iacon had fallen, and so Ironhide and those loyal to Optimus Prime abandoned the city to the Decepticons. {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}} They relocated to [[Crystal City]] and united under the Autobot symbol to define their resistance. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

Ironhide and the Senate Guard renamed themselves the Prime Guard, dedicating to protecting the life of Optimus Prime. They were deployed to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] when Optimus went to speak to [[Termagax]] about the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} A battle broke out with the Decepticons over the Enigma, and Ironhide's Prime Guard fought fiercely to defend their position. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

Ironhide and the Prime Guard accompanied Optimus on a visit to his [[immersant]] mentor, [[Codexa]]. The Decepticons had laid a trap, however, getting the drop on Ironhide and his men. Ultra Magnus managed to draw attention, letting the Prime Guard get their momentum back. Ironhide's men secured Optimus Prime, but at the cost of Ultra Magnus being captured. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}}

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After Magnus was rescued in a raid on Iacon, Ironhide and the Autobots prepared for a siege at Crystal City in retribution. As Strika's Decepticons invaded, the Autobots fell back to a single bunker in the city limits before [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]], last of the Titans, returned from space. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} Lodestar and her combiner friend [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] turned the tide. Many Decepticons fled while Ironhide started taking prisoners from [[Strika's Heavies]] who remained. The former Great General agreed to negotiations, and Ironhide and Ultra Magnus flanked Optimus as he spoke with Megatron holographically. Optimus Prime offered a truce and promised to abdicate Cybertron so that the more existential threats of the [[rust worm]]s, [[Insecticon clone]] swarm, and [[Exarchon]] could be dealt with first. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}}

Megatron agreed to these terms, and the Autobots began a slow march across the planet's wilderness to Darkmount and the last ''Ark''. They found devastation creeping across the living world, having consumed the [[Light Garden]], among other spots. Their position became even more tenuous as the Decepticons boxed them in with artillery fire, trapping the Autobot procession in the path of the rust worms. Ironhide gathered the Prime Guard around Optimus as the [[Mediator]] of the Matrix pulled the bearer inwards to communicate. {{storylink|Radical Time}} Optimus awoke and the Autobots held the line against the worms until [[Termagax]] completed a plan to pit the Insecticons against the worms, ending both threats. {{storylink|End of Time}}

The Autobots made their final stand at Darkmount, holding off the Decepticon army while preparing the ''Ark'' for launch. Ironhide kept to Optimus's side, protecting the Prime with his life. After the launch, Ironhide was present with the united Autobots as Optimus Prime addressed his people, on the way to the Winged Moon. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===

[[File:MazingerZvsTransformers-IronhideInLove.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Don't let [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] find out about this!]]

Ironhide was one of a number of Autobots battling the Decepticons for control of a [[space bridge]] until a freak space-time warp pulled them into the [[Japan]] of an alternate reality. Soon after arriving, the Autobots encountered [[Baron Ashura]], who misled them into supporting [[Doctor Hell]] and his [[Iron Mask Army]] in their campaign against [[Kōji Kabuto]]'s [[Mazinger Z]]. Not realising that they'd been decieved, the Autobots supported the villains as they attacked the [[Photonic Power Laboratory]] and faced off against Mazinger Z. After realizing that they'd been on the wrong side all along, the Autobots quickly changed sides and drove the villains away before formally introducing themselves to the humans.

At the Photonic Power Laboratory, the Autobots got acquainted with their new allies while Ironhide fell head-over-heels in love with [[Sayaka Yumi]]'s [[Aphrodi A]] robot. When the Decepticons and the Mechanical Beasts made a second run on the building, Ironhide joined the battle, and even rescued the object of his affection from [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], before Optimus Prime and the [[Jet Scrander]] helped turn the tide. But when Starscream made his own play for power by using photonic power and Mazinger's own parts to transform himself into the powerful "Mazinscream". It took a three-way alliance to put the treacherous Decepticon down for good, and the resulting explosion generated enough dimension-ripping force to transport all of the other Cybertronians back to their own world. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
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When the Decepticons won the Great War, Ironhide was one of the Autobots who fled the planet aboard the ''Ark'' and escaped [[Gozer]]'s destruction of Cybertron and the near-extinction of the Cybertronian race. A thousand years later, when [[Ectotron|Ectronymous Diamatron]] detected a Cybertronian beacon on the planet Earth, Ironhide opined that it was a Decepticon trick only for Jazz to wave this off as a paranoia. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}}

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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
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One of the many Autobots transported to the magical land of [[Equestria]], Ironhide joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] for the final battle against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Queen Chrysalis]] in the [[Crystal Empire]]. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}

When [[King Sombra]] attacked Cybertron, Ironhide was one of the many Cybertronians captured and brainwashed by the evil pony. Along with Sombra's other minions, Ironhide shot at the [[Wonderbolt]]s and [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s when they attempted a coordinated attack, but was disoriented by [[Rainbow Dash]]'s "Sonic Rainboom" maneuver and subsequently entangled in an energy net. {{storylink|Stunt Flying}}

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===2021 IDW ''Beast Wars'' comic===
[[File:SavageLandingPart1-Ironhide.jpg|thumb|left|300px|We'd point out that he doesn't have a beast mode yet, but that's irrelephant to this writeup.]]

After [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] had stolen the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] and fled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'', Ironhide alerted [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and the crew of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' to the attack and warned them that they were the only [[unspace|transwarp]]-capable vessel capable of pursuing the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] separatists. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}}
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===Calm Sleep Stories===
Ironhide was the most experienced soldier of Optimus Prime's Autobot team. He was heavily armored and very tough, the latter of which was also reflected in his speech. Before Megatron formed the Decepticons, Ironhide was a field commander for the Cybertron Civil Defense Force, and defended the planet from interplanetary threats. On Earth, he took the form of a pickup truck, which he used to carry fuel and supplies.

One night on Earth, Ironhide and the other Autobots visited a drive-in theater in [[Idaho]]. {{storylink|History of the Transformers}} After a long day of assisting with bridge repair, Ironhide and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] got into an argument about where they should rest for the night, with Ironhide insisting that they stay in a wrecking yard or parking lot so they could more easily blend in with the other vehicles. Thankfully, the argument was defused when [[you]] called to offer the Autobots a place to stay, much to Ironhide's delight. {{storylink|Building Bridges with Optimus Prime}}

===''Transformers Go! Go!''===

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! issue 42}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 17}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 32}} {{storylink|Transformers Go! Go! Extra Volume|Extra Volume}} {{storylink|The Transformers Go! Go! Search Quiz is Here!|Search Quiz}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 40}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 44}} {{storylink|The Transformers Gather on the Snowy Mountain!|Search Quiz 2}}}}

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==Commercial appearances==
Ironhide planned on attending [[BotCon 2009]] alongside his fellow Autobots. {{storylink|BotCon 2009!}}

==Games==
===''Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons''===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Ironhide could come to Optimus Prime's aid, acting as a bodyguard against Decepticon attacks. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
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{{voiceactor|[[Russ Veillard]] (English)}}
Ironhide was the first Autobot to confront the Decepticons on the planet of [[Zel Samine]], blocking their progress with an "invisible wall" and forcing them to fight him. Unfortunately for Ironhide, neither he nor the Autobots with him lasted long, and when the Decepticons had taken them down, the invisible wall disappeared. Soon after, he tried to prevent the Decepticons from reaching the Autobots' fallen shuttle, then later, joined in the defense of the [[Ranpas Geothermal Power Plant]] and [[Monogan Hydroelectric Power Station]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
{{Note|Ironhide is a non-playable character. In addition to his brief role in the story at the start of the game, he appears among the legion of Autobot duplicates in the Decepticon campaign.}}
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===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===
[[File:Gluawakening ironhide.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] called. He wants his helmet crest back.]]
Ironhide was among the Autobots who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and spent four million years in stasis after it was shot down over Earth by the Decepticons. As one of the more badly injured, he was placed in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] until the Autobots had gathered enough energon to revive him. He was well enough to take part in a battle when the Autobots saved [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] from a bunch of Decepticons, and took part in the defense of the Ark when the Decepticons attempted to assault it. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:BotShots Ironhide.jpg|thumb|right]]
Ironhide was among the many Bot Shots who battled in the arenas of Cybertron. He used his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Construct-Bots Builder''===
The components necessary for building "Construct-Bot" Ironhide were accessible within the Cybertron construction zone. Despite it being against protocol, [[you]] could mix his parts with those of Decepticons! (gasp!) {{storylink|Construct-Bots Builder}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends ironhidecards.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]
When Megatron challenged Optimus Prime to a duel, Ironhide was one of the few Autobots left at HQ to defend it from an attack by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Taking command, he attempted to organize the defense, but they were no match for the Decepticon team. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War - Part 1}}

When the Decepticons discovered a pool of [[Electrum]] and plotted to use this new discovery to annihilate the Autobots, Ironhide and the rest of Optimus's forces sneakily located the lagoon themselves and coated themselves with the substance. In the end, they Autobots forced the Decepticons to retreat, but the miraculous Electrum lagoon was destroyed. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (Legends)|The Golden Lagoon}}

Ironhide took part in the defense of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] during a Decepticon assault, but was unable to prevent their advance. {{storylink|One Shall Fall...}} He had better luck during an assault by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] — he and [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] managed to retrieve [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]] and fight their way through the Decepticon ranks to get Metroplex back on his feet. {{storylink|Monstrosity}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
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Ironhide appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Terence. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Ironhide-(CW).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Ironhide participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{Charstubgames|{{Storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Ironhide-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Let's smash some Deceptichops!]]

Tough, ornery and uncompromising, Ironhide is an old school warrior - low on words, high on knocking heads together.
As Optimus Prime's head of security, he takes the attitude that everyone is a suspect until proven otherwise.
That said, his gruff exterior hides a softer soul, his concern for life, be it mechanical or organic or somewhere inbetween, second only to that of Optimus Prime himself. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Ironhide Bio}}

Ironhide came to Earth after [[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jetfire]] activated a [[Quantum crystal|Warrior Crystal]] for the newly acquired spacebridge. He and Jetfire then raid a Decepticon Outpost and are advised by Blaster to build and upgrade their HQ as quickly as possible. Jetfire and Ironhide then find another Quantum Crystal and bring another recruit to help in the battle against the Decepticons. All three of the Autobots find a Quantum Crystal powerful enough to bring through their leader, Optimus Prime! {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Get Optimus! Campaign}}

Ironhide contacts his inside agent Sunstreaker so that they can get some help in the endeavour to find the [[Fractal Map]]. Sunstreaker comes through the space bridge and gives the Autobots the coordinates to the next piece.

Ironhide found some consolation in Ratchet once Ratchet came through the spacebridge. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| The Lost Map Campaign}}

During the final battle for the Fractal Map, Ironhide said they should just go in and smash some Deceptichums, and all the other Autobots attack the base! {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| The Codex Showdown Campaign}}

*'''Class:''' Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' One star
*'''Weapons:''' Ironhide uses a pistol type SMG to shoot up a target, then targets it with his fists and smashes it.
*'''Ability: Rush In''' - Rushes in to combat dealing damage to the final target and smashes walls along the way!
**'''Cost''': 3 ability points +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:ironhide Ironhide at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Ironhide-G1-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|300px|He ain't no simple reskin of Ratchet!]]
As a Brawler, Ironhide lives up to his name stacking up Armor buffs and the occasional Melee Buff for every combo, which can be channeled into Purify and Stun abilities. His Signature Trythillium Armor hurts opponents that strike it.
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Ironhide was a veteran Autobot who specialized in chemical weapons, and one of Optimus Prime’s closest allies. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

Ironhide was transported to the [[Apex (RPG)|Apex]] when the evil [[Lord MindWaveZ]] merged many realities together into one chaotic realm. Along with [[Doc (Carla Greer)|Doc]] and [[Emma Goodall]], the three assisted a group of heroes as they battled Lord MindWaveZ and attempted to restore their worlds to normal. {{storylink|Worlds Collide: Battle for the Multiverse}}

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

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

==Notes==
*[[Bob Budiansky]] named Ironhide after the TV detective show, ''{{w|Ironside (TV series)|Ironside}}'', whose titular protagonist was also a grizzled veteran of his profession.<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/the-moonbase-2-podcast-interviews-bob-budiansky- Moonbase 2 podcast interview with Bob Budiansky]</ref>
*A 1986 [[Panini]] stickerbook sold in Belgium and the Netherlands gave Ironhide the alternate French language name "Ferro Métal". Whether this name was used in any other media made for French-speaking regions is unknown.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ironhide''' (アイアンハイド ''Aianhaido'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Tei Paid''' (鐵皮, "Iron Hide")
*''Czech:'' ''' Nárazník''' ("Bumper")
*''French:'' '''Rhino''' (Canada), '''Irok''' (European French cartoon dub)
*''French/Dutch/German:'' '''Ironhide / Depisteur''' (France/Netherlands/Germany, ''Generation 2'' [[Power Master]] toy)
*''Hebrew:'' '''Ór Pladá''' (עור פלדה, "Steel Hide")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Acélfej''' ("Steel-head"), '''Vaskezű''' (1st ''The Movie'' dub, "Ironhand")
*''Italian:'' '''Falco''' ("Hawk"), '''Proton''' (''Generation 2'' [[Power Master]] toy), '''Pelle di Ferro''' (''Beast Wars'', "Iron Skin")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zàng Tiě''' (Taiwan, 藏鐵, "Hiding Iron"), '''Tiě Pí''' (China, 铁皮, "Iron Hide")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Couraça''' (Brazil comics, "Hide"), '''Arma-de-Ferro''' (Portugal comics, "Iron Weapon")
*''Russian:'' '''Bronevik''' (Броневик, "Armored Transport")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Zaliznyak''' (Залізняк, "Ironstone")
*''Polish:'' '''Metalowiec''' ("Dark Awakening", "Metalsmith")

==References==
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==External links==
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Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)

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{{disambig3.5|the Aerialbot|the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]]|Skydive (Predator)|Skydive|other characters}}
:''Skydive is an [[Autobot]] [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TFU Skydive.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Bookish flying ace extraordinaire.]]
'''Skydive''', it has been said, would rather read about an aerial battle than take part in one. He's the Aerialbots' resident bookworm and is fascinated by the history and science behind aerial warfare. Within the limits of his design, he's capable of duplicating the flight patterns of anything he sees. His knowledge of aerial warfare and tactics is unmatched. Skydive is probably the most skilled Autobot flier in existence. All of that, and you're more likely to find him secluded in a cozy library than actually in the sky. He's simply too modest and bookish to realize how smart and skilled he really is. Thankfully the rest of the Autobots definitely do.

Skydive combines with his fellow [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] or with other Transformers to form [[Ultra Prime]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Laurie Faso]] (English), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese), [[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Yao Huang]] (Chinese), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2''), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, ''Ghost in the Machine''), [[Christian Weygand]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Ghost in the Machine''), [[Ionei Silva]] (Portuguese), [[Hélio Ribeiro]] (Portuguese, "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Serge Lhorca]] (European French, ''The Key to Vector Sigma'' & ''War Dawn'')}}

[[File:Skydive slingshot.jpg|left|thumb|Skydive tries to explain to Slingshot why his wrist-mounted sundial doesn't work in the shade.]]
At one point during the eternal war with the Autobots on Earth, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] grew fed up with how his opponents ruled the roads and created a group of Decepticon cars known as the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. In order to give his new warriors life, he brought them to Cybertron and tracked down the ancient supercomputer, [[Vector Sigma]], to input cybernetic personalities into the Stunticons. Thanks to a series of traps and drones in their way, the Autobots failed to prevent Megatron from succeeding and returning to Earth. Seeking to even the playing field, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] conceived of the idea of retrofitting several broken-down Cybertronian ships into Earthly jets, and bringing them to life as a team of Autobot flyers. With the help of his technical savvy soldiers, [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], Wheeljack, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], and Prime's own creator, [[Alpha Trion]], Optimus's plan was enacted and the Aerialbots were born. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:Skydivewardawn.jpg|thumb|Pose by [[Pat Lee|Funana.]]]]
Because Optimus Prime specified to Vector Sigma that the Aerialbots be given personalities that required them to learn and grow, and make their own decisions, however, Skydive and his friends were not instantly bound to the Autobot cause. Their sense of pride in their flying ability caused many of them to look down on the other Autobots. Despite their personalities being like night and day, Skydive and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] were frequent flying partners and often on the same side of any argument. Skydive's eye for aerial maneuvering left him just as impressed as the more emotional Slingshot when it came to the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]' flight skills, and this innocent zest for knowledge led him and his partners into a Decepticon trap. Turning the [[Kronosphere]] on the hapless Autobots, Megatron sent the Aerialbots back in time nine million years. Their journey led them to the earliest days of the war, and they personally saw Megatron maliciously gun down unarmed Cybertronians in his quest for power. Skydive and the other Aerialbots returned to the present with an unshakeable commitment to seeing the Decepticon threat ended. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

Skydive had to explain the exact nature of the [[Statue of Liberty]] to a confused [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] while the Autobots were spraying it with [[Corrostop]]. The Stunticons then arrived to kidnap [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and the Aerialbots pursued their getaway jet [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] all the way back to [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon Headquarters]], where they were forced to retreat after the [[Lightning Bug]] was turned on them. The Aerialbots later managed to avoid being infected by [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] and combined into Superion to beat Menasor and destroy the Lightning Bug, saving the day. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:Primesb&skydiveairassault.jpg|left|thumb|Better an arch than [[Triple Takeover|a throne]].]]
During a Decepticon ambush in the [[Middle East]], Slingshot was buried in a cave and Skydive served as...support to help dig him out. Skydive and Slingshot then went undercover to investigate a string of airplane thefts. They ended up carved up into pieces and put back together by a [[Jumal|street kid who also just happened to be a deposed royal prince]] who was also a mechanical genius. Convenient! Skydive later joined the Aerialbots in forming Superion to fight [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and the [[Giant Purple Griffin]]. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

After the death of Megatron and the retaking of Cybertron, Skydive and the Aerialbots became part of the Autobot Fleet. When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and Spike were kidnapped to [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], the rescue party alerted the Aerialbots to swoop by for covering fire and pick-up. [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and Skydive made the strafing run that took out the Quintessons' defensive [[proton cannon]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

When the Quintessons destroyed their own planet to get at the Autobots, the resulting blast wave destroyed the Aerialbots' ship, sending Skydive and the rest hurtling through space. Although they clearly survived, Skydive, Fireflight and Slingshot were not seen after the explosion. They eventually impacted on [[Goo Number 8739-B]], and were rescued by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} The Autobots were attacked by Decepticons while on Goo. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

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Skydive was present when Optimus Prime briefly returned from the dead, and gathered the Autobot Fleet for an attack on the Quintessons. He was also on the flagship with [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] when they spotted Hot Rod and the others coming to warn the Fleet about the Quintesson trap. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

{{Note|In the episode "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]", several jets in the Autobot Fleet resembling the Aerialbots' alt modes were destroyed by the Quintessons. Repeatedly. Since the Aerialbots unquestionably survived the attack, it would seem their character models were merely used to build up the size of the fleet, and the casualty figures.}}

Before long, history repeated itself (literally) as Skydive and the Aerialbots had another time travel adventure involving Alpha Trion, only this time it involved the ancient Autobot himself traveling into the present from the past, back from when he was merely A-3. The Quintessons were experimenting with [[Time Window]] technology when Perceptor and a group of Autobots came across their work. Summoned for reinforcements, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] arrived with Superion and the other Autobots to drive the Quintessons off the asteroid. As the time window was left open, a robot named A-3 materialized on the asteroid. It wasn't until after the Quintessons convinced the Autobots that the window needed to be closed for the sake of the universe, and A-3 returned to his own time, that Skydive and the Aerialbots realized they had once again been in the presence of "the father of the Autobots". {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

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Once, Air Raid led the Decepticon duo of [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] into an asteroid field where Skydive and his fellow Aerialbots were waiting to spring an ambush. The Aerialbots messed the Decepticons up pretty badly, especially after they transformed into Superion. Eventually, Skydive and the others chased the Decepticons through a strange warp in space. This proceeded to have no consequences for [[Sandstorm (G1)|anyone]] [[Paradron|whatsoever]]. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}

Skydive and the Aerialbots tried to stop the Decepticons' abduction of [[Octane]], and later showed up to stage an ambush for [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

Skydive and the Aerialbots were spending a relaxing day watching home movies on [[Teletraan II]] when things suddenly got serious, as the Autobots' computer off-handedly informed them [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] was never destroyed in his last battle with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Sure enough, Silverbolt and Skydive were later present at the former site of Fort Knox, investigating Trypticon's handiwork on behalf of the [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|King of Kings]] of [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. When they tracked Trypticon to his new staging grounds, Skydive and the Aerialbots launched from [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], but the Decepticon presence in Carbombya was more than they had anticipated. The Aerialbots made a hasty retreat when confronted with overwhelming firepower, but soon returned with reinforcements and drove the Decepticons from Carbombya. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

During a battle in space, Skydive and the Aerialbots may or may not have been present. Superion, at least, was surely there on the planet [[Eurythma]]... sometimes. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} Skydive was ''definitely'' stationed at Autobot City, though, when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] stole Metroplex's eyes. The massive Autobot was nearly driven mad with pain when the Decepticons set off a bomb in his brain, and Skydive, Silverbolt and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] had to keep him contained so that his thrashing didn't destroy anything irreplaceable. Like Portland. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}

After [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] took some hostile fire over the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], Rodimus Prime dispatched Skydive and the Aerialbots to investigate. They were caught in a crossfire between the brain-addled Junkions and the Quintessons, who were responsible for messing with the Junkions' air waves, and their minds. Even after becoming Superion, the Aerialbots took heavy fire and had to be brought back to [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] on Cybertron for repairs. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} Later, Skydive and the Aerialbots were working with Rodimus Prime and Ultra Magnus in Europe to fend off the latest wave of Decepticon attacks. When Trypticon arrived, they played the bi-planes to his King Kong. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Skydive made a brief appearance when the Autobots brought their new generator on-line after the creation of the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}} During the Decepticon invasion of Japan, the Aerialbots fought against [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] when he tried to derail a bullet train full of passengers. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Sometime thereafter, Skydive and the Aerialbots were recruited by Rodimus Prime to rescue the body of Optimus Prime from [[Gregory Swofford|Swofford]] and [[Mark Morgan|Morgan]]. Unfortunately, this only meant they were among the first Autobots exposed to the [[Hate Plague]]. Despite the madness induced by the red dust, the Aerialbots were apparently still willing to form Superion. Superion ran amok, causing serious property damage, infecting [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], and taking several other Autobots out of action. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Skydive and the others were eventually cured of the Hate Plague along with the entire planet when Optimus Prime unleashed the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

When the Decepticons invaded Cybertron searching for the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], the Aerialbots tried to stop them. Unfortunately, they didn't reckon with [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Despite his skill as an aerial ace, Skydive was matched move for move by Sixshot in his starfighter mode, and was blasted out of the sky. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} The Aerialbots were next seen retreating in disarray from an advancing [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] as the battle on Cybertron continued. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} The Aerialbots were ultimately defeated and had their [[power pack]]s removed to help fuel the rocket engine the Decepticons installed on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City: Mobilization=====
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese)}}
Skydive and the Aerialbots were dispatched from the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] to aid Optimus Prime in battle with the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Their aerial firepower frankly overwhelmed the marauding Decepticons, and sent them home with their transistors between their struts. On his second attempt, Megatron sent the Stunticons, who were considerably more successful in engaging the Autobots. Damaged in jet modes, Skydive the Aerialbots chose instead to merge and form Superion. As Superion, they possessed scramble combining abilities, but so did the Stunticons when they formed Menasor. The Aerialbots were in the midst of reconfiguring their limb formation when Fireflight, being...well, a daydreaming idiot, mixed up whether he was supposed to be the right leg or the left. His indecision gave Menasor time to shoot him down, and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] assumed the place of Superion's right leg instead, corrupting his programming. Skydive and the others were trapped as Superion, literally fighting themselves, until Fireflight retook his place as Superion's limb. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
Skydive was among the Autobots defending their base when the Decepticons came to steal the [[Transform Super Cog]]. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Hm2 Skydive Air Raid.jpg|200px|thumb]]
Skydive and the Aerialbots were stationed at Autobot City on Earth in 2011. When Galvatron attacked Cybertron via the old [[space bridge]] network, the Aerialbots were summoned to Cybertron as reinforcements. They soon arrived with the [[Trainbot]]s and quickly joined the battle. Skydive and his team formed Superion and battled [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and Devastator. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Later, the combined Aerialbots fought alongside [[Raiden]] and Defensor against the Decepticon combiners, and were nearly crushed when Bruticus collapsed a building on their position. They were bailed out by the arrival of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. When Hot Rod began his search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on Earth, Skydive and the Aerialbots returned to the humans' planet to assist him. They confronted the Stunticons in the desert, pitting Superion against Menasor yet again. The battle was so fierce it eventually carried them to the Arctic where Hot Rod was searching. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[File:HM6 warped Aerialbots.jpg|thumb|200px|left]]
Skydive and his flying comrades joined the [[Triple Changer]]s in distracting the Decepticons long enough for [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] to sneak inside Trypticon and gather data on the [[Madmachine]]. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} Sometime later, Skydive and the Aerialbots were on a research vessel that passed near a [[Metamorphose|strange meteorite]]. The meteorite had been altered by Galvatron to produce magnetic warping waves whenever it detected metal, and so it send the Aerialbots and their ship twisting through space. Although the Decepticons tried to intervene, the Autobots eventually recovered Skydive and his injured colleagues. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

Following a lengthy repair cycle, Skydive and the Aerialbots were ready for action when Galvatron and the Decepticons laid siege to Cybertron one last time. Transporting to Cybertron from Earth, they raced into battle (on foot, for some reason). Skydive and the team got the drop on the Stunticons when they merged into Superion, smashing and scattering the 'Cons before they could form Menasor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} As the fighting continued, the Aerialbots battled Abominus as Superion and later separated to trade blaster fire with the Stunticons. The warring only came to an end once [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s bombs blew up [[Vector Sigma]] and annihilated the planet.{{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

When [[buridanka|a giant carnivorous plant]] attacked San Francisco, Ultra Magnus dispatched Skydive and the Aerialbots to combat it. Although they made frequent bombing runs on the organism, the Aerialbots were unable to stop it. Only the arrival of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] and his powerful giant [[Transtector]] brought an end to the creature's rampage. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} Skydive and the Aerialbots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Superion upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

When one of Scorponok's Death Towers emerged in Washington D.C., Skydive and the Aerialbots were dispatched to investigate it. As part of Superion, Skydive participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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=====Metrowars=====
As part of Superion, Skydive was stationed at [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] while it was under reconstruction after an attack from [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]. {{storylink|Metrowars}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
In the 2030s, Skydive and the Aerialbots deployed from Metroplex to put a stop to the Stunticons' latest bout of mischief. {{storylink|Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!}} This led to a battle in which Superion battled and was defeated by [[Grand Scourge]], though he was saved by [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], allowing the Aerialbots to escape. They went on to accompany Broadside to the [[Legends World]] and help him defeat [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], who then started living with them on Broadside's giant [[transtector]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|Bonus Edition Vol. 53}} The Aerialbots later visited Metroplex, another visitor to this world, and hosted their annual barbecue party on his city mode together with their old friend, [[Jumal|King Hassan]]. {{storylink|Today Is Energon BBQ!}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Metroplex}} When the world was flooded by [[Tigerburn]], Skydive watched from the safety of Broadside's ship mode as the [[Laser Beast]] took control of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 64|Bonus Edition Vol. 64}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], the Autobots chose to support the [[Selector]]s in their revolution against their human creators and masters. As a result, Skydive and the Aerialbots abandoned their friend [[Jumal]] in the Middle East to reunite with the Autobot forces. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
When the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s confronted Menasor at a baseball stadium, Skydive and the Aerialbots arrived as back-up. They formed Superion to engage Menasor and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. After [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] was injured, Superion targeted the Decepticon combiners' legs, shaking them loose and giving the smaller Protectobots a chance to link up with the Decepticon gestalts and override control of their bodies. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}} After the Autobots discovered a utopia island paradise, it was besieged by Megatron and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], who wanted to build an impregnable fortress. [[Kenji]] radioed for help, and Optimus Prime sent Skydive and the Aerialbots to the rescue. As Superion they fought off [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] using their smarts to outthink the evil warriors. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
In [[2010]], Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to utilize his skills and improve the Decepticons' combiner technology. Skydive and the Aerialbots joined the Protectobots in assaulting Trypticon, in hopes of rescuing the hostage scientist. Skydive and his team formed Superion for a first strike, but the Decepticon combiners countered with their deployment modes, launching the Stunticon and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] troops with enough force to tear Superion apart. The Protectobots stood guard over [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] as he performed battlefield triage on the Aerialbots in his repair bay mode, bringing them back on-line. Silverbolt then transformed into launcher mode and unleashed Skydive and the other Aerialbots in their own scramble attack, blinding Menasor and Bruticus long enough for the Autobots to escape safely with Dalton. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons, up to their usual tricks, threatened to plunder Earth's resources. The Aerialbots pleaded with Optimus Prime to allow them to deal with their bitter rivals, the Stunticons, currently attacking a powerplant. Though Optimus was hesitant at first, the Aerialbots being new and inexperienced, he allowed them this chance to prove themselves. The two teams met, and quickly combined into their gestalt forms to do battle. Though Superion was initially crippled by the [[Omega Wave Cannon]], a new weapon controlled by the Decepticons, he held his own until the Autobots dispatched enough reinforcements to turn the tide of battle, and send the Decepticons fleeing. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Aerialbots second generation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Autobot planes will always be superior as long as there are wonderful bots like us in the cockpit. And German parts."]]
''Thanks to his previous connection to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] began experiencing dreams and visions of new Transformers, beginning with an etching of Superion he made without even being consciously aware of it.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}} ''By sharing his visions with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], Buster was able to clarify the images and understand the future of the evolution of the Cybertronian race—amalgam model robots like the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]' [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], capable of a more-streamlined merging into a more powerful form. {{storylink|Second Generation!}} Together, Optimus and Buster witnessed a prophetic vision in which Skydive and the other Aerialbots assisted the Protectobots in defending the [[Pullen Power Plant]] from the Combaticons and the Stunticons by combining into their gestalt forms. {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} It was this vision which allowed Optimus Prime and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] to conceive of and construct the Aerialbots.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Skydive aerialbots over america.jpg|left|thumb|"I'll dance on your grave!"]]
Working on a plan to reverse engineer the gestalt technology the Decepticons used to create Devastator, Optimus Prime and the Autobots staged a daring raid on the Decepticon base of operations, giving [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] enough time to digitally record the Constructicons' electrical transformation pattern for study. {{storylink|Command Performances!}} Working off that blueprint, Wheeljack successfully created Skydive and the Aerialbots. During the new warriors' testing phase, however, the Autobots were alerted to a Decepticon operation at Hoover Dam. Only the Aerialbots were fast enough to reach the location in time, and so Prime was forced to send them into battle before their programming was completed.

Arriving to find a giant energy siphoning device being channeled through the [[space bridge]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] deferred to Skydive's strategic knowledge on how to deal with the target. Skydive's preliminary attack run failed to even damage the device, however, and before he could make a second pass the Decepticon jet [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] took the offensive, temporarily grounding Skydive with the disruptive power of his engines.

The Aerialbots eventually turned the tide on the Decepticons and drove them off, giving them time to focus on the energy siphon which was the core of the problem. At Silverbolt's command, they merged into Superion and began dismantling the drill device. A problem arose, however, when [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]] controlled pawn [[Ricky Vasquez]] pointed [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (in his gun mode) at the giant Autobot. Because the majority of the Aerialbots were not programmed specifically to protect human life, Superion only saw a potential threat that needed to be eliminated. As the human fought against the Decepticons' control, Silverbolt too fought inside Superion's gestalt mind to protect the human. In the end, Silverbolt was forced to disengage Superion to keep him from destroying the human. Luckily, Ricky was more successful and managed to break the cerebro-shell's hold long enough to point Megatron at the drill and destroy it, ending the threat. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

[[File:Aerialbots minds wiped marvel 22.jpg|thumb|right|"Wait, we're standing here to be LOBOTOMIZED?? I thought we were standing for a group picture!"]]
After the near disaster at Hoover Dam, Optimus Prime had the Aerialbots shut down and their programming completely erased. Returned to a blank slate, he then input fully-programmed personalities for them with the Matrix before their next mission. It, uh... didn't help. In battle with [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] as Superion, the Aerialbots were attacked by [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]], deactivated, and captured by [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]]. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} As these humans' prisoners, the Aerialbots' bodies were disassembled for study, while their faces were mounted on Circuit Breaker's wall as trophies. They were only released, along with several other Autobot captives, after Circuit Breaker was forced to elicit their aid by combining them into a [[Circuit Breaker's Autobot suit|giant mechanical suit]] to defeat the [[Battlecharger]]s. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

{{GIJoeTransformersfiction}}
Optimus Prime sent Skydive and the Aerialbots to back up Bumblebee as he investigated possible Decepticon activity at the unveiling of [[Power Station Alpha]]. They arrived just in time to see Bumblebee being blown away by the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team guarding the power station and combined into Superion in an attempt to retrieve Bumblebee's body. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} Upon learning that Optimus Prime had died in battle while the Aerialbots were on their mission, Superion immediately disengaged and returned to the Ark. {{storylink|Power Struggle}} Skydive and the other Autobots aboard the Ark watched as [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] tried and failed to save Optimus Prime. Their leader irreparable, the Autobots held funerary services for him, and launched his remains into space. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} Later, the Autobots united with both G.I. Joe and [[Cobra]] against the Decepticons, who planned to use Power Station Alpha to destroy the world. Skydive and the Aerialbots entered the battle and once more formed Superion, this time to defeat [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

''The Aerialbots would battle Menasor again at a Blackrock plant, and this time the fusion worked so well everyone found out the others' weaknesses and neuroses. Silverbolt's shame over his fear of heights being found out by the others drove Superion into a vicious, brutal fury.'' {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}}

''Later, Skydive and the other Aerialbots fell under Jetfire's command, investigating enemy activity in a small East Coast town. Little did they suspect that Jetfire had been tasked with undermining each one of them as a means of testing their psychological limits. Early in the mission, Skydive and Air Raid teased Silverbolt over his displacement as team leader, unaware on how deep their words cut. When Decepticon signatures were detected within a power plant, Jetfire turned to Skydive for battle tactics, only to shoot down his plan upon hearing it. Though Fireflight spoke up to defend Skydive, Slingshot rendered the discussion moot by rushing into a surprise attack.''

''The Autobots were met with [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] holding several humans hostage. Skydive's attempt at blasting the latter Decepticon met with failure when Skywarp teleported out of the way, causing the shot to impact an energon cache. The group managed to escape the ensuing explosion, and the Aerialbots merged into Superion to do away with Starscream, the other two Decepticons having already escaped. Superion proved destructive and slow-witted as ever, and his target managed to escape. Despite the mission ending on a sour note, Jetfire gave the Aerialbots a positive review, having been unconscious during Superion's poor showing.'' {{storylink|The Return of the Transformers}}

As [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] took over the Autobots, Skydive and the other Aerialbots took an extended leave of absence from the war, since the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] commander focused Autobot resources on repairing their fallen comrades and prepping the Ark to become spaceworthy again. The Autobot craft launched into orbit in pursuit of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], who had been partaking in overtly mutinous behavior. Though the Autobots managed to capture Blaster's [[Blast Off (G1)|spaceship]], within it they only found a [[Spacehikers|quartet of small human children and a stuffed bear]]. In order to draw out his real target, Grimlock put the humans on trial, a procession which Skydive attended. He was visibly displeased when Grimlock sentenced the kids to death for aiding Blaster, though thankfully this was all a ruse on Grimlock's end to draw Blaster into the open. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

Skydive disembarked with the rest of the Earth-bound Autobots from the Ark onto Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]], where they witnessed a battle for leadership between [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and Blaster. This was a moment of opportunity for [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s Decepticons, who attacked Slingshot and the others on the moon's surface. Though the Decepticons struck a devastating first blow, Blaster and Grimlock managed to temporarily put aside their differences in order to lead their troops together. Though many Autobots were severely damaged, the Decepticons were successfully pushed into a retreat. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

''After the [[Nebulan]] [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] stole a power cell, Skydive and Fireflight were tasked with retrieving it. Their pursuit of Throttle's vehicle, the Decepticon [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]], took them over the ocean, where they accidentally shot him down, sending craft, passenger, and power cell all plunging down into the drink.'' {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}}

[[File:Aerialbots buster marvel 50.jpg|left|thumb|Skydive's there to make sure Air Raid doesn't take Buster's wallet as he ODs.]]
Sometime later, it was Skydive, [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]], and [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] who were the first to respond to a distress call from Buster Witwicky, the Autobots' old human ally who had been the Decepticons' prisoner for nearly a year. They found the boy nearly frozen to death on an iceberg, and brought him to the care of his older brother, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], and the latter's binary bonded partner, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. But the Autobots had been led into a trap laid out by Starscream, who had planted Buster outside the Decepticons' secret base. Though a brief fire-exchange ensued, the Autobots and Decepticon forces joined when they realized that Starscream, planning to acquire the nigh-infinite power of the [[Underbase]], posed a greater threat. Together, they were able to prevent him from absorbing most of the Underbase's power. Unfortunately, the fraction Starscream did manage to take into himself still bestowed him with unimaginable power. In an effort to protect the Earth from his rampage, the Aerialbots were Starscream's first victims, wiped out in a single blast of cosmic power in the skies over [[New York City]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

Along with the other deactivated Autobots aboard the Ark, Skydive and the Aerialbots were eventually revived by the [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] super-energy Grimlock and the Dinobots recovered from [[Hydrus Four]].
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=====Earthforce=====
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Fresh off the RE-assembly line, Skydive screwed up an Autobot mission by broadcasting the location of [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] and his hijacked Decepticon ozone rocket over an uncoded frequency. Luckily, Prowl managed to remove the poison gas canisters before the Decepticons got there, and the two 'Con factions ended up fighting over nothing of value. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}}

[[File:Skydive mystery.jpg|thumb|left|"Has anyone seen my right leg?"]]
A few nights later, Skydive was coming to relieve [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] from a late-night guard shift when he found signs of a skirmish. Wheeljack was gone, and some animal tracks he took for signs of [[Fantasy Predacon|Predacon]] activity were all over the place! Tracing them to the main base, Skydive found it had been forced open, and a shadowy figure was creeping through the halls. He leapt into action!...right on top of poor Wheeljack. It turned out Ol' Wheels had tripped over his lamp and heating unit at the guard post, run into a [[polar bear]], and scampered away out of sheer fright, forcing the door when he couldn't find his key.

This incident was mercifully left off the official duty logs. {{storylink|Mystery!}}

[[File:Aerialbots the house that wheeljack built.jpg|thumb|Hail Luftwaffe! Hail Hi...Skydive!]]
Skydive was present with the entire Earthforce team outside Autobot [[Earthbase]] when Wheeljack unveiled his brand-new unbreachable defensive system. This was unfortunate, as Wheeljack had forgotten that, once activated, the system could only be turned off from the inside. Prowl elected to run the gauntlet and reach the shutdown console inside, and the Aerialbots provided air support for him. Skydive and his buddies gunned down the [[Acid Bat]]s at the entryway, giving Prowl his chance to get through. {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}}

In a later battle, Skydive and his team formed Superion... and were quickly taken over by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]. Still less embarrassing than "Mystery!" {{storylink|Inside Story!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
In [[2008]], Skydive was on monitor duty at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] when he detected a "disappearing blip" on the radar screens. He alerted [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], but before they could ID the contact, the contact ID'ed itself: [[Quintesson]] [[Trident Attack Craft]] on bombing runs! Skydive was knocked out by the oncoming blast, but Blaster dragged him to a safe place. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

=====Another Time & Place=====
When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and the Decepticons took control of the Nucleon supply at Hydrus Four, Skydive joined Air Raid and Silverbolt in bombing the medical center to announce the Autobots' imminent arrival. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}

=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
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[[File:Aerialbots big broadcast of 2006.jpg|thumb]]
After receiving reports from [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] that [[Quintesson|strange goings-on]] were happening around the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] sent Skydive and the Aerialbots to investigate. Encountering a [[Quintesson Cruiser]] above the planet, they formed Superion, who fired his jets at the ship's force fields. The resultant explosion not only damaged the Quintesson craft but also knocked Superion unconscious. He was recovered by Sky Lynx, who returned him to Cybertron for repairs. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 13|The Energon Trap}}}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Skydive all or nothing.jpg|thumb|left|--I just pawned him to pay off my gambling debts!]]
After the Autobots split into smaller combat units throughout the universe, Skydive was sent to Earth with a group of Autobots under [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]]'s command to deal with the re-emergence of Megatron. The Decepticon's new abilities and [[Cobra]] allies proved a considerable challenge, though. After half their number were killed and their transport destroyed, Skydive volunteered for a strategic play to get inside the enemy-controlled Ark. Shutting off his systems on a time-delay to appear as lifeless machinery to the sensors Megatron had set up in the ship, he was smuggled aboard the Ark by some disguised [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] soldiers. {{storylink|Final Transformations}} Once inside, he received some surprise help from [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], who had returned just in time to reconnect with his [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] partner, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. With Fortress Maximus sacrificing his life to distract Megatron and destroy the Ark, Skydive got to safety with [[Sidney Biggles-Jones|Dr. Sidney Biggles-Jones]], the human scientist Megatron had taken prisoner. {{storylink|All or Nothing!}}

While observing a Decepticon attack from the shadows, Skydive witnessed Megatron resurfacing with Starscream to resume command of the Decepticon army from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}} A full scale Decepticon assault on Earth soon followed, and Skydive sought out Optimus Prime for reinforcements. He returned with only the Autobot Commander in tow, {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness|Tales of Earth Part Three}} which failed to impress G.I. Joe leader [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], who had envisioned more than a solitary Autobot coming to their aid. Skydive tried to convince the human that Optimus was more than just an ordinary Autobot, and that his commander surely had a plan to deal with the situation at hand. Unfortunately, Prime's plan was to reason with Megatron, which didn't pan out. The Autobot leader was beaten near-death, and Matrix energy was siphoned from his body so Megatron could bring to life a new army. Thankfully, a group led by Grimlock arrived and saw the Decepticons off. Skydive soon afterwards left Earth duty to reunite with his fellow Aerialbots in the stars. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} He was later involved in the ill-fated defense of the planet [[Ethos]], {{storylink|Escalation!}} and the battle for Earth against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian armada]]. {{storylink|Total War!}}

====Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic====
After the Ark was crashed some time into the war on Earth, Skydive reported that none of its passengers, including [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], had survived. He was mistaken, as the Decepticons leader soon returned in a new body. {{storylink|War Zone}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Aerialbots destiny.jpg|thumb|At last, the Autobots' answer to the deadly [[Triangle formation]], the Pentagon Formation!]]
After Silverbolt was reformatted into a new [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]-free body, he was reunited with Skydive and the rest of the Aerialbots, flying scouting missions for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Cybertronian Civil Defense]]. They were recalled to base before they were able to stumble upon [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s Neo-Decepticons, which may have been fortunate as Soundwave had [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] waiting for them. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} Soon after that Skydive and the Aerialbots flew alongside [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] as he located Ultra Magnus, missing since his first bout with [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], and updated him regarding the arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]'' and its invading army of [[Blitz Engine]]s above Cybertron. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} Skydive and the Aerialbots then joined Blades, [[Doubleheader]], [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]], [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]] and [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] in attacking the ''Warworld'' directly, providing a distraction so that the [[Wreckers]] could sneak aboard. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}
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===The Special Teams===
Skydive was created on Cybertron, where Vector Sigma first ignited the spark of life within him. Skydive, and the rest of the Aerialbots were nearly convinced to join the Decepticons upon their initial alliance with the Autobots. This was due to a fault in the Aerialbots’ programming, present due to a sudden drop in the mega-computer when they were being created. The Aerialbots were sent over by Optimus to help the Protectobots defend the [[Pullen Power Plant]] from the Decepticons. As they flew towards the plant, Skydive and Fireflight crossed paths with Blast Off, and recognized that he was wearing a Decepticon badge. The Aerialbots then combined into Superion to even the odds against Menasor and Bruticus. Bruticus fell early in the battle, prompting the Aerialbots to separate and give chase to Starscream while Defensor took over the fight with Menasor. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
When an Autobot salvage expedition was unexpectedly ambushed by Decepticons, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] became concerned that the Cons had developed a new form of surveillance. Silverbolt suggested his men perform a full scan of the area for any spy installation. The Aerialbots were unable to locate any sites on the ground, but a ghost of a radar contact at high altitude caught their attention. Forming Superion, they flew as high as possible and confirmed that ''something'' was out there in the upper atmosphere. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

===Battle Beneath the Ice===
[[File:BBTI-Slingshot+Skydive.jpg|thumb|left]]
Skydive and Slingshot assisted [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] in apprehending the Battlechargers. The incident was captured on television.

When human scientists discovered a mysterious city beneath the ice of the North Pole, they placed a call to Autobot City in order to get the Transformers' perspective on the discovery. Skydive, Slingshot and Hot Rod were dispatched with the research team to investigate. On their way, the humans' research plane was shot down by a powerful laser, and the Aerialbots were unable to locate the craft in the terrible blizzard. They instead made their way to the on-site research team, only to happily discover that Hot Rod and their human friends had been saved by the [[city-dweller]]s themselves. While the [[Watcher]], leader of the city-dwellers, showed the humans and Autobots around their hidden home, monitor screens alerted the group that the Combaticons had arrived, and were investigating the crash site. The Aerialbots concluded that [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]'s orbital firepower was responsible for the crash, and flew out to engage the Decepticons in battle. Eventually, however, Autobot and Decepticon alike learned that the city-dweller were the real threat, and joined forces to vanquish the strange but malevolent beings. Skydive rather reluctantly complied with the truce and allowed [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and the Combaticons to leave without incident once the fighting was over. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Skydive and his fellow Aerialbots became one of the first Autobot "[[Special Teams]]" several million years ago, adopting the process used to create [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] in order to become Superion. The unchecked destructive power of these super-robots was eventually recognized by the Autobot and Decepticon factions, however. By the time of the Dark Ages, the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] had been ratified, strictly forbidding Special Teams from operating together on any given faction, in order to prevent these titans from tearing the planet apart. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

[[File:DWPrimeDirective6 Autobots wanttheirheads.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Being the Aerialbots' resident tactician, Skydive knows they can use Optimus's puffy proportions as cover.]]
Millions of years later, Skydive and the Aerialbots were active on [[Earth]] with Optimus Prime and the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They did not arrive on that ship, however, and the actual manner of their arrival was never explained. The war on the human homeworld raged from the 1980s until 1998 when the Decepticons were finally defeated, and in the following year, the ''[[Ark II]]'' was constructed to take the Transformers home. However, the ship was sabotaged by the rogue engineer-turned arms dealer Adam Rook, known as [[Lazarus]], and General [[Robert Hallo]], who planned on reprogramming the Transformers into the service of the United States military. The Aerialbots were some of the few Transformers who were not recovered by Lazarus for his reprogramming venture, now aimed at hiring out the Transformers to the highest bidder. Instead, they were reactivated as Superion in 2002 by Optimus Prime, using the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

Silverbolt and the Aerialbots in their Superion form, battled the Decepticons in the Northwest Territories of [[Canada]] {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} and again in [[San Francisco]]. During the latter conflict, Superion was broken down into his individual components while battling [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} The Autobots were then tied up with steel girders while Megatron tried to convince Optimus to join him, purporting that humans were too morally bankrupt to be worth his efforts. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} But thanks to the interference of some humans, Skydive and his team were freed and eventually reunified in order to intercept a nuclear missile (launched by General Hallo) headed for the California coastline. Superion, and by extension the Aerialbots, were destroyed in stopping the missile. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

Their remains were collected secretly by [[Earth Defense Command]] and held in Area 51. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
The Aerialbots were awakened on the [[Fera Islands]] in [[1939]] and were reformatted as [[World War II]]-era fighter planes. After joining the battle against [[Cobra]] and the Decepticons, Silverbolt and the others battled the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], forcing them back. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} When [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] fell off a cliff, the Aerialbots combined into Superion and rescued them. {{storylink|Wolves}}

As Superion, they came under fire from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], {{storylink|Trenches}} eventually succumbing to his firepower, and were destroyed. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Chaos Part Two: Numbers|''Transformers vol. 1'' #26]]

Early in the war, the Aerialbots responded to Optimus' rallying call for additional support against the Decepticons and fought against the Seekers in the battle that followed. {{storylink|Broadcast}} He later provided air support after the rise of the spawn of [[Mortilus]] known as [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}}

[[File:StickTogether-Aerialbots.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66]]
Thousands of years later, Skydive was among the Autobots poised to fight against [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s army on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Led by [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], he and the other Autobot fliers attacked [[Kimia Facility]] and fought with the many [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] defending it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

[[File:Skydive calms crowd Stick Together.jpg|thumb|right]]
After the war ended, Skydive and his fellow Aerialbots worked crowd control on the Decepticons after Ratbat was murdered. He later followed Silverbolt's lead along with the rest of the Aerialbots in deserting Bumblebee's fledgling government. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

Shortly after leaving Iacon behind and traveling into the untamed wilderness Cybertron had become, the Aerialbots were the first to fall victim to [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s experiments with a [[combiner]] energy that influenced their minds and made them turn on each other. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Skydive eventually teamed up with the other Aerialbots and tried to do Silverbolt in, tracking him for three days. After Silverbolt finally succumbed to the influence of the signal, the team was forcibly merged into a single being: [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]! {{storylink|Night and the City}}

Superion soon fell in battle against a Prowl-controlled Devastator, leaving all the surviving Aerialbots comatose and on life support. {{storylink|Three Monologues}} They were eventually rebuilt and resuscitated through the efforts of Wheeljack and the [[Enigma of Combination]], {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}. As part of Starscream's political maneuvers, Skydive and the new Aerialbot team were deployed to [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] to stop Menasor. Superion was able to dispatch the Stunticon combiner. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Following a clash with Devastator, Superion was briefly reduced to his components, although Starscream thought otherwise and forcibly reintegrated the Aerialbots back into Superion. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

Much to Optimus Prime's concern, Superion hadn't separated since the fight with Devastator; Prowl commented that for all intents and purposes Superion ''was'' the new default form for the Aerialbots. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}}

As Superion joined Optimus Prime's Autobots on Earth, he disassembled into his individual Aerialbot components from time to time. Skydive and the Aerialbots performed a "bombing" run in the arid desert, releasing payloads that caused dramatic botanical growth where they fell, providing food to support the local humans. Skydive and the Aerialbots then fled the air resistance they faced, reluctantly holding to Prime's orders to not engage any human counter-strikes. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} He was later seen on a raft recuperating with the other Aerialbots while the remaining Decepticons were being taken into custody. {{storylink|White Light}}

Skydive and the Aerialbots returned to Cybertron and took to the skies when [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] descended on their homeworld in [[Nemesis (BW)|his personal vessel]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} Skydive engaged [[Unicron]]'s [[Maximal]] army when the planet-eater attacked Cybertron. {{storylink|Our Finest}} On Earth, he combined with his fellow Aerialbots into Superion to help defeat Unicron for good. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Pursuing the AllSpark after it had been launched into space, Skydive was one of the many Autobots that found their way to Earth. There, he participated in a great battle within a human settlement against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
Responding to an attack on [[Metroplex (G1)|Autobot base]] by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], Skydive had the other Aerialbots cut the chatter about [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s acrophobia and focus on the battle. They attacked the evil combiners in the form of Superion and, after a brief setback brought about by Silverbolt's weakness, defeated their enemies by attacking them from ground level. {{storylink|Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
Before he enlisted in the Autobots, Skydive was the Cybertronian equivalent of an air traffic controller. This experience honed his multitasking ability and eidetic memory, and led to him assuming the position of chief aerial tactician for the Aerialbots. {{storylink|Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Combiner Wars|Skydive's bio}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
During his invasion of Cybertron, [[King Sombra]] used his magic to enslave many Cybertronians, including Skydive and the other Aerialbots. As Superion, the Aerialbots attacked the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, but [[Spike (MLP)|Spike]] broke through Sombra's mind control and forced them to de-combine. {{storylink|The Mightiest Dinobot}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Skydive and the rest of the Aerialbots flew over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Stunticons. Both teams combined, and their gestalt forms engaged in a no-holds-barred slug-fest. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}
*Skydive and the Aerialbots received a message from Optimus Prime alerting them that [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] was wreaking havoc in a human city, and that the threat was "bigger than ever." The Aerialbots combined into Superion to better combat the Decepticon. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#2015|Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars commercials}}
*After being upgraded to their "Generation 2" bodies, the Aerialbots flew over some suburbs, greatly impressing a young boy. They then merged into Superion to duel against [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Aerialbots and Combaticons|Generation 2 Aerialbots and Combaticons commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
When the Autobots learned that the Decepticons were planning to create a new batch of Decepticons, the Autobots responded by returning to Cybertron and building the Aerialbots. Both they and the Stunticons were brought to life at the same time before Vector Sigma, and Skydive and the Aerialbots fought to defend the supercomputer from the Decepticons. Though it seemed that the Decepticons might win thanks to the power of Menasor, the Aerialbots managed to rout the Decepticons and chase them away. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Skydive and the rest of the Aerialbots clashed against the Stunticons once more on Earth, when the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] to transform the planet into a new Cybertron. He and his teammates merged into Superion, and they were ultimately victorious. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Silverbolt, Skydive, and Fireflight were sent to intercept [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]'s convoy, which was delivering part of a super weapon to Decepticon HQ. Their attack resulted in the Decepticons destroying their own weapon to keep it out of Autobot hands. {{storylink|Eagle Eyes}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsSkydive.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]
Skydive participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character first available as a reward in the "Superion's Guard" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Skydive-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|300px| Lightning bolts not included.]]
Studious and thoughtful, Skydive knows more about air tactics than all of the other Aerialbots put together, but sometimes leans more towards theory than actual practice.
The trick is to get his nose out of the books and into the sky.
Once there, the others look to him for guidance and group strategy, something he finds - given his streak of extreme modesty - a little daunting.
Skydive just doesn't realize how smart he really is. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Skydive Bio}}

Skydive had a few aerial dogfights with the Decepticon Seeker [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]].
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

He also combines to form Superion with the other Aerialbots. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Combiner Wars Campaign}}
But he complained that being part of the Autobot's only combiner Superion was taking time away from his studies.{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events| Breaking Point event}}

*'''Class''': Aerial
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 1 Star (2 star in beta)
*'''Weapons:''' Skydive wields dual miniguns to rapidly damage targets.
*'''Ability: Acid Bombs'''- Drop 6 acid bombs onto the target dealing high damage over time. Useful for taking out strong defenses.
**'''Cost''': 5 ability points. +3 reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:skydive Skydive at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Skydive was the Aerialbot's primary tactician. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}} The Aerialbots were among the many Transformers summoned to the [[Apex (RPG)|Apex]], where they provided air support and covering fire for other heroes. {{storylink|Worlds Collide: Battle for the Multiverse}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Skydive Toy.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|I dive from grey skies only]]
*'''Skydive''' (Aerialbot, [[1986]], [[1991]])
**''Team ID number'': '''A2'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-51'''
**''Accessories'': [[nega-gun]]
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Skydive transforms into an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|F-16 Falcon fighter jet]]. As a [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can form the arm or leg to any super robot of compatible construction, though his nominal placement is as the right leg to [[Superion (G1)|Superion]].

:All five Aerialbots were also later made available as mail-away offers in Japan during ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' in 1991. Skydive (like all the other limb-jets) cost 1000 yen and two [[Robot Point|robot points]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Skydive/skydive.htm More information on Skydive at TFU.info]''

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*'''Superion''' (Multi-pack, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-55'''
:All five Aerialbots were made available in a gift set, released in most markets. The toys are identical to their individually-packaged versions.

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*'''Skydive''' (1990)
**''Accessories'': nega-gun
:Skydive was rereleased without changes in the 1990 European/Australian "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" reissue series.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-Aerialbot-Skydive-Toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Skydive''' (Aerialbot, [[1994]])
**''Team ID number:'' '''A1'''
**''Accessories'': [[Nega-gun#Generation 2|mega gun]]
:Skydive was [[redeco]]ed for his ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' release, gaining a fetching gray and blue scheme.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Autobot/Skydive/skydive.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Skydive at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe-AR-Skydive.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|Airdive?]]
*'''Aerial Rivals''' (multi-pack, [[2008]])
**''Series'': '''Classic Series'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}
:A redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Jetfire (Armada)#LOC|Jetfire]]'s ''Legends of Cybertron'' figure, ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Skydive transforms into a cargo plane with a color scheme based upon his ''Generation 2'' incarnation. In his plane form, the tail section can be swiveled up to form an attack mode.

:He was only available in a [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] five-pack with Legends Class [[Blades (G1)#LOC|Blades]], [[Air Raid (G1)#Universe (2008)|Air Raid]], [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ramjet]], and [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Thrust]]. The [[packaging]] back and the [[instructions]] swap Air Raid and Skydive's names, but since the deco used for "Air Raid" is very clearly based on ''Generation 2'' Skydive, this can be assumed to be an error.

:This sculpt was also used for ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Fireflight (G1)#Classics|Fireflight]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUAirRaid/airraid.htm More information on Legends Skydive (presumably mislabeled) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Universe2008 Skydive.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Superion''' (Multi-pack, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Shield/double-cannon, Autobot-type [[energon star]]
**''Series'': '''G1 Series'''
:Available only as a component of ''Universe'' [[Superion (G1)#Universe (2008)|Superion]], this version of Skydive is a lavender and grey redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Sky Shadow (Energon)#Toys|Sky Shadow]]/[[Terradive (Energon)#Toys|Terradive]] mold, transforming into an A-10 "Thunderbolt" plane. He can also form a leg or arm to any ''Energon''-series "[[Powerlinx]] [[Combiner]]" super robot, though his nominal placement is as the right leg to Superion. He comes with a shield/double cannon that can become a footplate or "hand" for his combined mode, plus a blue "super energon" Autobot-style energon star that fits over his [[spark crystal]].

:He shares his mold with fellow Superion pack-mate [[Fireflight (G1)#Universe (2008)|Fireflight]].

:Skydive was released, along with the others in this box set, in 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' packaging in Australia and Singapore. This set was released as a Target-[[exclusive]] set in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Superion (ROTF)|Superion]] packaging for North America. Thus, this toy doubles as [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Movie]] [[Skydive (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Skydive]].

:This mold was also used to make [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Skyfall (Cybertron)#Toys|Skyfall]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Skydive/skydive.htm More information on Skydive at TFU.info]''

===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Skydive.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Superion''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2013]])
**''Set number'': '''A2226'''
**''Pieces'': '''75'''
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Kre-O]]'' Skydive comes as part of the Superion [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from his robot mode into a jet. He can also contribute his bricks to form Superion together with [[Silverbolt (G1)#Kre-O|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)#Kre-O|Air Raid]], and [[Fireflight (G1)#Kre-O|Firestrike]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OSkydive/skydive.htm More information on Skydive at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, [[2016]])
**''Set number'': '''???'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
:3 years later, the 3 Micro-Changer combiners, Superion, Bruticus, and Menasor was reissued and released as a 3-pack. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BotShots 5pack Skydive.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Autobot Air Force''' (Five-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''T013'''
***''Fist strength'': '''372'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''817'''
***''Sword strength'': '''422'''
:''[[Bot Shots (franchise)|Bot Shots]]'' Skydive is a redeco of the [[Powerglide (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Powerglide]] mold. As such, he turns into a super-deformed jet with a spring-loaded transformation back into robot mode. He was available in a five-pack with [[Silverbolt (G1)#Bot Shots|Silverbolt]], [[Slingshot (G1)#Bot Shots|Quickslinger]], [[Fireflight (G1)#Bot Shots|Autobot Firestrike]], and [[Air Raid (G1)#Bot Shots|Air Raid]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSSkydive/skydive.htm More information on Skydive at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Skydive Generations.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|As featured on ''Pimp My Altmode''.]]
*'''Skydive''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]])
**'''2 OF 5: [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'''
**''Accessories'': double barrelled gun, gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}
:Released under the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' imprint of the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] toyline, Skydive transforms from a fighter jet roughly based on a {{w|General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon}} (as evidenced by the nose cone shape, cockpit design, as well as the characteristic clipped delta wings), although with twin vertical stabilizers, to a robot that updates his original body. He can also become an arm or leg for any Voyager Class toys from the ''Combiner Wars'' line or [[Combiner Wars (toyline)#Compatible toys in other lines|any other compatible toys]], but is mainly grouped with his fellow Deluxe Class Aerialbots [[Alpha Bravo#Combiner Wars|Alpha Bravo]], [[Fireflight (G1)#Combiner Wars|Firefly]], and [[Air Raid (G1)#Combiner Wars|Air Raid]], along with the Voyager Class [[Silverbolt (G1)#Combiner Wars|Silverbolt]], to form [[Superion (G1)#Combiner Wars|Superion]]. He is also officially associated with [[Galvatronus (CW)#Combiner Wars|Galvatronus]] and [[Ultra Prime#Toys|Ultra Prime]]. In his instructions it states that he forms the left arm and highlights this in red. The red arm however is actually Firefly and Skydive is depicted as the left leg.

:A large portion of his body parts are shared with his team mate Air Raid including his waist, legs, combining connector, and gun. Notably, said gun is in fact based upon [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]'s [[photon displacer gun]], presumably as a direct or indirect result of his and Skydive's weapons being swapped in their [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[package art]].

:Skydive was intended to be packed in with an issue of the [[Combiner Wars (comic)|''Combiner Wars'' comic]] in the U.S., Australian, and Asian markets, and a collector card in other markets, featuring art from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' episode "[[Eagle Eyes]]". However, due to production schedule problems, the entire first wave of Deluxes shipped with collector cards worldwide.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150317182353/http://bwtf.com/events/toyfair2015/interview-part1 Interview with Jerry Jivoin at BWTF.com] (archived)</ref> The comics eventually surfaced at an unidentified comic convention in Taipei, Taiwan.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/bios-for-first-wave-of-transformers-combiner-wars-deluxes-more-alpha-bravo-fiction/33738/ Bios for first wave of Transformers Combiner Wars deluxes, more Alpha Bravo fiction at Seibertron.com]</ref> Additionally, as a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Skydive was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref>

:Skydive was redecoed into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Cicadacon#Generations|General Cicadacon]] and [[Windsweeper#Generations|Windsweeper]], and also retooled into ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Ghost Starscream]] and ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Dreadwind (G1)#Generations|Dreadwind]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWSkydive/skydive.htm More information on Combiner Wars Skydive at TFU.info]''
{{CWSkydiveMold}}

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[[File:Generations-Combiner-Wars-G2-Skydive.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb| Huh. Pimp my Alt-mode actually worked.]]
*'''Superion''' (Collection Pack, 2016)
**''Accessories:'' rifle, individual Aerialbots guns/fists/feet
:A ''Generation 2''-themed redeco of ''Combiner Wars'' Skydive is packed along with the other Aerialbots (including [[Powerglide (G1)/toys#CWG2|Powerglide]]), and sold as a [[giftset]].

:The [[Superion (G1)#CWG2|Superion]] "Collection Pack" was (at least in theory) a "shared exclusive" between various online retailers (such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], [[BigBadToyStore]], and Entertainment Earth) and the online storefronts of major "big box" retailers (such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]], and [[Kmart]]). It was still available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets, though.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWSkydive/skydive.htm More information on Combiner Wars G2 Skydive at TFU.info]''
{{CWSkydiveMold}}
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW01-Skydive.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Superion''' (giftset, [[June 27]], 2015 (reissued [[February 23]], [[2019]]))
**''ID number:'' '''UW-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Double-barrelled gun, gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Takara's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' iteration of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Superion (G1)#Unite Warriors|Superion]] features a redeco of Skydive, with blue tailfins, additional 'lightning' patterns on his wings, and additional black trim around the chest and shoulders to more closely emulate his cartoon appearance.
{{CWSkydiveMold}}
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===''Titans Return''===
*'''Blunderbuss & Broadside''' (Voyager Class, [[2017]])
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}
:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Broadside (G1)#Generations|Broadside]] comes with tiny Aerialbot jets (specifically in the alternate modes of their ''Combiner Wars'' figures) molded on a sprue; once cut off this sprue, the jets can be attached to his carrier and robot mode ports.

===''Legends''===
*'''Broadside''' ([[November 25]], 2017)
**''ID number'': '''LG53'''
:The ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' release of Broadside also includes five Airbot sprues, redecoed in a different shade of gray to match Broadside's cartoon-accurate appearance.

===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-Skydive.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Aerialbot Skydive''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*'''5 of 5: [[Superion (G1)#Age of the Primes|Superion]]'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[June 10]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEAkXHAU034 Transformers Fanstream | June 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Nate Purswell]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes]]'' Deluxes, "Aerialbot Skydive" is a heavy retool of [[Air Raid (G1)#Age of the Primes|Aerialbot Air Raid]]; with almost everything being new. He transforms into a rough approximation of an F-16 Falcon, with a robot mode based directly on his animation model from the original cartoon.

:He comes with a pair of identical black blasters that can be mounted under his wings in jet mode.

:Skydive’s main feature is his ability to transform into a leg that can attach to the frame included with [[Silverbolt (G1)#Age of the Primes|Silverbolt]], the line’s Commander, to help form Superion. His nominal place is as the combiner’s right leg.

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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2Skydive.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Skydive, Air Warfare Specialist''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T39/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5
:Skydive, Air Warfare Specialist was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Skydive, Air Warfare Specialist is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Skydive, Air Warfare Specialist depicts [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'s left arm, which is formed by Skydive in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot Mode is reused from the ''Combiner Wars'' Skydive toy's packaging art, and is based on said figure.

:Skydive, Air Warfare Specialist can be used to form Superion, Sky Protector with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Aerialbot Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Aerialbots are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Superion and Menasor.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Superion & Menasor Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''37 & 38'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (with his components [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], Skydive, [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (with ''his'' components [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#37|Translation of Superion's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
* Skydive is the only standard member of the Aerialbot team to not follow its uniform white color, being primarily colored gray instead.
* Skydive's [[character model]] suffers a similar fate to that of both [[Superion (G1)#Character models and appearance|Superion]] and [[Fireflight (G1)#Notes|Fireflight]], in that his tailfins on his back are depicted spread out from the front view, yet from the back view they are folded back. This confusion led to the tailfins being drawn differently from scene to scene.
*Most modern Hasbro molds include a "pretooled" alternate head on the sprue, with ''Combiner Wars'' Skydive's alternate tooling being based on the Generation 1 Seeker leader [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]]. For clarification, TakaraTomy's ''Unite Warriors'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Ghost Starscream]] uses this pretooled head and not a TakaraTomy-original element.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Skydive''' (スカイダイブ ''Sukaidaibu'')
*''French:'' '''Parachuto''' (Canada)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fǔchōng''' (China, 俯冲, "Dive")
*''Italian:'' '''Log'''
*''Polish:'' '''Nurek''' ("Cosmic Rust", "Diver")
*''Russian:'' '''Pikirovshhik''' (Пикировщик, "Diver")

==Gallery==
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File:EW-skin-Skydive-G2.jpg|''Generation 2''-themed skin on ''Combiner Wars''-based robot mode in ''Earth Wars'' mobile game
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==References==
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Ravage (G1)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

====Decepticon Poison====
Ravage possessed an fighter jet alternate mode. He was also armed with [[proton bomb]]s. He was one of the many Decepticons who attempted to poison a water reservoir in order to turn the nearby human population into mindless slaves. Whether they succeeded or not depended on which choices the Autobots made. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

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

====The Invisibility Factor====
In one possible scenario, Ravage accompanied Galvatron on a patrol in a desert at night. Upon spotting a spaceship that flickered in-and-out of sight, the patrol investigated. Finding the Autobots Kup and Hot Rod conversing with a woman at the ship's landing site, Ravage and the others fired upon them, causing them to scramble away. Galvatron then ordered his troops to stay and scrutinize the spaceship instead of pursuing the Autobots.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, the Autobots were easily defeated and destroyed by the Ravage and the other Decepticons.

If Hot Rod and Kup silently followed the Decepticons back to their hide-out in a nearby canyon, they managed to tricked Ravage and the others into thinking that they were being ambushed by a whole squadron of Autobots. Panicking, the Decepticons attempted to retaliate by firing in all directions. Amidst the confusion, Ravage began arguing with Thrust, both of them insisting that the Autobots were attacking from a different direction.

If Hot Rod snuck down and successfully snatched the Invisibility Device from Shockwave, the Decepticons gave chase to the young Autobot. They were unable to catch him before Kup fired down onto the canyon's walls, causing it to collapse and burying the Decepticons under an avalanche of earth and rocks.

In an alternate scenario, Ravage and the other Decepticons decided to take off into space in [[Sarah Sanders]]'s ship after acquiring the Invisibility Device. Whether the Decepticons succeeded in mastering the Invisibility Device and subsequently destroyed the Autobots, or were destroyed or defeated themselves depended on what choices the Autobots made from this point on.

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

===Frito-Lay posters===
Ravage was amongst a squad of Decepticons who attempted to get to the power source within [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. While Megatron dueled Optimus, Ravage joined Starscream, Buzzsaw and Soundwave in an attack formation. The Decepticons were ultimately unsuccessful in gathering the data they were after. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Lee Tockar]] (English), [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese)|[[Xue Weigang]] (Chinese), [[Daoiz Cabezudo]] (Portuguese), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Sergio Romanò]] (Italian)}}

[[File:BWRavage introduction.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|This is what's called a Dutch angle. It's a cinematographic tool which suggests that something hinky is going on.]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticon warriors who was granted amnesty at the end of the Great War and reformatted into a Predacon, complete with [[Accent|a classy Russian accent]]. He was sent by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to capture [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], clean up any messes he might have made, and deal with the rest of those on Earth. Ravage made the trip to prehistoric Earth in a specially modified stealth [[transwarp cruiser]]. He successfully contacted the [[Maximal]]s and allied with them to capture Megatron. Due to the stealth capabilities of his ship, and the fact that [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] was also an agent of the council, Ravage and the Maximals easily captured Megatron and imprisoned him. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

[[File:Agenda1-Decepticonsforever.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Rock Will Never Die]]

Megatron, however, had one more card to play. He knew that Ravage wasn't going to let any of the stranded Transformers live, and also knew he had the one thing that would turn Ravage to his side. Using a fragment from the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Megatron showed Ravage something which shocked him—a message from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the leader of the Decepticons. As a safeguard against potential defeat, Megatron had left instructions for the descendants of the Decepticons to use transwarp technology to return to prehistoric Earth. Although the message cut out before it was finished, Megatron's plan worked: Ravage, moved by the sight of his former master, released Megatron. After Megatron explained the rest of the message, Ravage joined the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and turned on the Maximals. Megatron and Ravage attacked [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], at which point he transformed into his old mini-cassette alternate mode, jumped into the tape player on his ship and took full control. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

His latest treachery was short-lived. During the assault on the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] infiltrated his ship and used [[Fusion weaponry#Fusion grenade|fusion grenade]]s to cause an explosion that destroyed the vessel and Ravage himself. As the inferno headed toward the bridge, Ravage raised a fist and shouted, "Decepticons forever!" as he was destroyed, along with his ship. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

His head, seemingly all that remained of him, was knocked into the water below the ''Axalon'' by one of Tarantulas's [[Arachnoid]]s. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}
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====3H comics====
[[File:Ravageiguanusrazorclawpd2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|Ravage 3 Bodies Evolution!<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers.fanfic/msg/a5cd7fda89f12c7c?dmode=source&hl=en&pli=1</ref>]]

Even though the [[Maximal]]s had left Earth with [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] were far from over! [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s "death" was actually a cover for his return in a more powerful form that had ingested the power of the [[Vok]]! He revived Ravage into a new [[Transmetal 2]] body to help boost his forces, which also included [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] and [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], and prepared to begin the next stage of his evil plan. Meanwhile, the remnants of Ravage's previous body were recycled by the Vok to re-create [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} {{storylink|Primeval Dawn II}}

Soon, Ravage led an attack on [[Primal Prime]], the Vok's new champion, and managed to separate Prime from Tigatron, [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], and [[Ramulus]]. Ravage boasted of his "dark cloak" which shrouded him from even Airazor's impressive sensor array, and unleashed a volley of missiles which knocked her out of the sky. Meanwhile, Tarantulas encountered Primal Prime far from the main battle, and after a heated battle, the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] itself was ripped from his chest by the undead [[Unicron's Spawn|spawn of Unicron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

[[File:Ravagespittorpd3.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms from catlike thing to catlike thing.]]

Back at [[Tarantulas's lair]], with the Matrix in their possession, Ravage oversaw the construction of a [[unspace|transwarp]] portal that would transport them deep within the maw of their new master, [[Unicron]]! Their newly born ally, [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], expressed frustration at their unwillingness to finish off the Maximals during the battle, and Ravage responded brutally. Ravage was immune to Spittor's deadly venom-covered surface, but Spittor was not likewise protected from Ravage's savage claws, so Spittor quickly quit complaining. Once the portal was completed, Tarantulas allowed them to attack the Maximals; Ravage and the others had served their purpose. Ravage led them to the Ark, but warned them to not disturb the [[Autobot]]s or [[Decepticon]]s on board. But little did they know that the Vok themselves had taken control of Primal Prime's body, and remade it in their powerful image... {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3}}

{{note|[[3H Productions]] dissolved before this storyline could be completed. Based on the subsequent ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Universe]]'' storylines, it can be assumed that the Matrix of Leadership was restored to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s body at the end of this altercation, that the Maximals were triumphant, and that Tarantulas somehow fled to return to Unicron. Ravage's fate is unknown.}}

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====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
While Ravage was considered by many to be loyal only to himself, his primary loyalty was actually to Megatron and the dream of Decepticon conquest. He viewed himself as carrying on where Megatron left off, scheming and operating constantly to end Cybertron's peace and bring back a conquering empire. He had psycho blasters, guns that ''gave you seizures''. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}

Alternately, Ravage was encouraged to follow the will of the [[Tripredacus Council]] by [[Sea Clamp]], and was rumored to have gained a newer, less limited body from them. {{Storylink|#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Ravage bio}}

[[File:DawnofthePredacus RavageAndTarantulasLaugh.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.1|]]
By the tail-end of the Great War, Ravage could combine with the Tripredacus Council and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] to form [[Predacus]]. He did so when several soldiers, including Predaking, refused to follow their orders of standing down after the deaths of both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. In this form, he slayed Predaking, ensuring that the Council's far-reaching and sinister plans could continue unimpeded. He next sniped an upstart soldier going by the name "[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]" with a stun-gun, and the Council surrendered to the Autobots on behalf of all Predacons. For this "great risk" he took to ensure the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, Ravage was granted amnesty by the Primal Council. He and Tarantulas had a good laugh the Autobots' expense afterwards, mocking their gullibility; all they had ensured was that the Tripredacus Council's machinations would continue during peacetime. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] was surveying the timestream, he witnessed several key events of the Beast Wars. Among those was Ravage having a conversation with the captured [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

[[File:RavageTheGathering4.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|[[IDW Publishing|IDW]] decided having his actual robot mode was a little too "Transformers"-y.]]
After Ravage's involvement in the Beast Wars, Magmatron recovered his heavily damaged torso, which still contained his spark. Magmatron then inserted the spark into a blank [[protoform]], which had already been affected by the Transmetal 2 Driver, and Ravage was reborn. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} In his Transmetal 2 body, he and his fellow Predacons, under the command of Magmatron, sought out [[Razorbeast]]'s band of Maximals. Viewing from a safe distance, Ravage ordered his soldiers to engage. Additional Maximal forces arrived, however, and Ravage's forces were defeated. Ravage retreated into the wilderness. {{storylink|Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering}}

Subsequently, Ravage would utilize all the Predacons under his command in a desperate attack as a diversion while he crept into the Maximal base to steal the [[chronal phase facilitator|chronal phase armbands]] left behind by Magmatron. He was confronted by Razorbeast, who guessed incorrectly that Ravage intended to use them to board the Autobot shuttle and return to Cybertron. Ravage corrected him by stating that he intended to free Megatron and eradicate the Maximal forces. His ambitions, however, were thwarted by [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] who caught him off guard and gave Razorbeast the opportunity to knock Ravage offline. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

It is not certain if Ravage's intentions for Megatron were another ruse or if he was ''actually'' out of his kitty mind regarding the tactical feasibility of this endeavor.

[[File:Lio V Ravage.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Who's the big cat NOW?]]
However, what WAS a ruse was Ravage being offline — as soon as he had been tied up by Razorbeast, the Maximal commander had to leave to help on the battlefield—upon which Ravage stopped playing dead and broke loose rather easily, managing to obtain the chronal displacement bands that Razorbeast had put him right next to after pointing them out. (A tactical genius, that Razorbeast.) However, upon activating the bands, Ravage was pulled into Chronospace by the trapped Magmatron, who warned him of the apocalypse that was to come, and ordered him to form a truce with the Maximals to fight this menace. And after hearing the warning, Ravage heeded the sage advice, sneaking out of the base while [[Chronal phase|chronically displaced]] and re-emerging to the sight of several gun barrels from [[Lio Convoy]], Razorbeast, and the Pack. However, just as he explained the situation, [[Latolata|Rartorata]] emerged from nowhere and turned Razorbeast into a frenzied monster. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

After introducing himself to Lio Convoy, Ravage agreed with him on a truce until they dealt with the menace of [[Shokaract]]. Commandeering his Predacons, Ravage's forces defeated Rartorata and Ravage extracted a sample of [[Angolmois Energy]] from the [[Blentron|Blendtron]]. When he told Lio Convoy to abandon the Angolmois-infected Razorbeast, the Pack's leader warned him that if he made light of his friend's peril again, he'd personally de-spark him. Ravage boarded the Pack's ship and returned to Cybertron with them, on the way analyzing the Angolmois Capsule, to come up with a vaccine. However, as he explained, none of them were qualified scientists for the task. After arriving on Cybertron, Shokaract blasted the Maximal ship out of the sky. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

[[File:BWTheAscending4 Grimlock Convoys Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ravage was the fifth Maximal legend who left before they became famous.]]
Ravage survived the crash, along with the Pack, and visited Magmatron again. Magmatron told Ravage to chronally-displace Shokaract so he could "enlighten him". He then showed unusual concern for Razorbeast's Maximals, asking how they were doing. Ravage then returned to the battle and hit [[Herald of Shokaract|Shokaract's Heralds]] with a grenade at an opportune moment. After Shokaract's suicide, Ravage found Magmatron returned and they all lived happily ever after.

Until [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}
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====SD BotCon====
Ravage was [[Dawn of the Predacus|laughing maniacally over drinks]] with Tarantulas when the pair were approached by Beetle. Beetle told the pair they were being kicked out of the bar, since everyone else was tired of their cackling. Ravage turned to Tarantulas and asked where they could go to laugh to their hearts' content... and Tarantulas knew just the place: a children's ball pit! {{storylink|SD SG issue 5|SD BotCon #1}}

====''Timelines''====
Ravage was mentioned as being recruited along with fellow [[Mini-Cassette]]s [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] by the Predacon [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], but for some reason left them soon afterwards to become an operative for the [[Tripredacus Council]]. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
[[File:Metals2-22.jpg‎|thumb|right|300x|Ready to make kharakiri, my lord!]]
Ravage was on board the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crashed onto [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}}

Many millennia later, after his son, [[Jaguar]], went crazy and began killing everyone, even Predacons, General Ravage disowned him. Ravage was later chosen by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to take an army to [[Earth|Energoa]] and defeat [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and end the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. But before the general could leave Cybertron, he and his troops were attacked by Jaguar.

Ravage ordered his men to kill his son, but Jaguar easily slaughtered them all. Jaguar then told the corpse of his father that he would finish his mission and eliminate all the Transformers on Energoa. {{Storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:Soundwavewarwithin.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|MUKNY NOT CATT]]
Ravage, with a much more arboreal alt mode, was among the opponents that Optronix foresaw himself battling against in a prophetic visions bestowed upon him upon first receiving the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Ravage was part of the second assassination team Megatron sent after the now new [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] Optimus Prime, alongside Soundwave, Kickback, Shrapnel, and Bombshell. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} But Optimus proved to be more formidable than any of them anticipated. Optimus lost his pursuers in Cybertron's labyrinthine underground, forcing them to rely on Ravage's sense of smell to track him down. Optimus managed to use the environment to sneak up on the Decepticons, and savaged the lot of them. After taking care of Shrapnel and Bombshell, Prime blinded Ravage with an energy burst from his own partner [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], then he tossed Kickback into the feral Decepticon, squashing him against the wall. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}}

Later, Ravage became an operative of Shockwave's faction during the [[Dark Ages]]. They made war against the [[Chaos Trinity]] to upset the plans of [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Ravage was also present at [[Tyger Pax]] when the Decepticons and [[Ultracon]]s reluctantly planned to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. The ceremony was interrupted by a bombing engineered by Starscream, but this only served to further cement the alliance between the three factions. Ravage was among the 'bots who struck back against Starscream's troops, fighting alongside the likes of Prowl and Bluestreak. After the Starscream's Predacons were defeated, Cybertron's finally seemed to be drawing to a close... right until Megatron returned in all his glory, with the thousand-strong [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] at his back. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

Millions of years later, Ravage and the crew of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' awoke on Earth in 1984, and did battle with the crew of the ''Ark'' for some time. He and the rest of Megatron's army were eventually defeated and captured by the Autobots, but their return vessel to Cybertron, the ''[[Ark II]]'', was destroyed in mid-flight, leaving the Transformers apparently dead. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Ravage and many others were recovered and reprogrammed by the human mercenary known as [[Lazarus]]. As a test of his control and their power, Lazarus sent his robots to destroy the [[Smitco Oil Refinery]], and Ravage was there to "pacify" any human resistance. Megatron soon broke free of Lazarus's control, however, and freed his fellow Decepticons in the process. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

''When Megatron vanished from the face of the Earth, Ravage reluctantly joined Soundwave and many other Decepticons in following Starscream as the new leader. Starscream made his first act to take over the human city of [[Las Vegas]], turning it into a kingdom under his command. In order to ensure cooperation, he worked with the human population, promising them fame and protection in exchange for their obedience. Soundwave and his cassettes worked directly with the LVPD, supplementing their efforts with surveillance and Cybertronian based weaponry. Ravage personally intervened during a block war, dismembering a gang member before he could kill patrol officer [[Ryan O'Brien]]. The Decepticons weren't above silencing their detractors, though, and that same officer was beaten to death by some of his fellow cops later that evening, for conspiring against the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

''Megatron returned from deep space sometime later, but the extent of his injuries at the hands of the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] left him unable to retake his command from Starscream. Instead, he voluntarily went into exile, but invited the other Decepticons to leave Starscream and join him. Ravage and Soundwave were among the Decepticons was eagerly accepted this invitation.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

''After an enormous battle with the Keepers in Las Vegas, Megatron reclaimed leadership of the Decepticons from Starscream. To properly declare his return to power to the world, Megatron made a brazen assault directly on the White House in [[Washington, D.C.]] He had Ravage patrolling the alleyways, terrorizing civilians and running interference—the cat's efforts kept a large portion of the DCPD and National Guard occupied while Megatron had his "conference" with the [[President of the United States|President]]. Later, the President sought revenge on the Transformers during an ambush in the Nevada desert. He had American troops employ [[deconstructionite]]s, tiny microchip-sized projectiles reverse engineered from Cybertronian technology, with the power to drain energy away from Transformer systems. Ravage was caught in the initial barrage, and either his small size or limited processing power made him fall victim faster than others. Megatron had to carry Ravage to safety as the Decepticons retreated.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

[[File:Ravagewarandpeace.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|RARRRRR yourself.]]
Sometime thereafter, Shockwave arrived on Earth with a detachment of Unified Cybertronian soldiers, equipped to take both Autobots and Decepticons into custody as enemies of the peace. Shockwave quickly granted clemency to Soundwave, Ravage, and the other Decepticons willing to swear fealty to him, after he disposed of Megatron. {{storylink|New World Order}} After returning to Cybertron, Soundwave was considering his options when a small sound caught his attention. He dispatched Ravage to investigate, but the poor kitty tried to tackle [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and got a mouthful of [[null-ray]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Starscream had plans of his own, and managed to convince Soundwave and his cassettes that following him would be more profitable than throwing in with Shockwave. During the chaos of the Autobot insurrection that soon followed, they arranged [[Sky Lynx (G1)|transport]] and fled back to Earth to loot its energy resources. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

{{BW Shell Game}}
After having sent Ravage out on his errand on prehistoric Earth, the Tripredacus Council tasked Magmatron with keeping a watch on all Maximal Channels, should their agent in the field fail in his mission. But Magmatron and Ravage were working together behind the Council's back, and the former-Decepticon sent planetary scans to Magmatron so he could implement his own plans for the stasis pods on prehistoric Earth. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Ravage clones gi joe vol 2.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Ravage was among the Transformers laying dormant aboard the ''Ark'' when it was discovered by [[Cobra]], who took the alien robots and reprogrammed them to serve in [[Cobra Commander]]'s plot to conquer the world. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Along with Soundwave and the other cassettes, Ravage was sent to attack the [[SPS Research Facility]], where he protected [[Zartan]] as the ninja stole a necessary module from the facility. He fought against [[Quick Kick]] and [[Mutt]], and would've killed them if he hadn't been recalled to [[Cobra Island]] when Zartan got out and deemed the mission a success. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} Shortly after the Decepticons returned, however, Cobra's control of them was broken by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s tampering, and Soundwave sent out Ravage to punish his former captors. The jaguar knocked out [[Firefly]] and dragged him back to Soundwave to be used as a slave. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Ravage later attacked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] only to be grabbed and crushed in the Autobot's fist. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

Two years later when [[Teletran 3]] had gone berserk, sending scores of Transformers and humans both forwards and backwards in time, Ravage was among the Decepticons who surrounded the tower where the disturbance had originated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

In an alternate future in which the Decepticons had conquered Earth, packs of Ravages prowled the woods that a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and Cobra members were traveling through. A few of them were destroyed by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], causing the remaining ones to flee. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Ravage-Trial by Fire.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75]]
Ravage was one of the Decepticons under [[Cobra]]'s command in [[1939]]. [[Storm Shadow|Stormshadow]] pitted him against [[Snake-Eyes]] during the two ninjas' duel among the [[Fera Islands]]. {{storylink|Transformed}} After a short but fierce battle, Snake-Eyes incapacitated Ravage with a hand grenade. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} The injured jaguar re-emerged soon after Snake-Eyes had killed Stormshadow, but quickly lost his life to the ninja's katana. {{storylink|Trenches}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Ravage participated in an all-out Decepticon offensive, squaring off against Steeljaw as the carnage raged around them. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Marktwainvsravage.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Tales of my lion-taming have been greatly exaggerated.]]
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] sent Ravage to kill [[Tobias Muldoon]], who had deserted the Decepticons when he learned they were evil. Ravage tracked him to [[Stanford Merriweather]]'s house in [[San Francisco]] and crashed into the household, startling Muldoon, Merriweather, Merriweather's daughter [[Kitty Merriweather|Kitty]], and [[Mark Twain]]. The humans fled the house as Ravage broke through the wall.

He then pretty much got his ass kicked by Mark Twain, who took advantage of Ravage being momentarily trapped in rubble to flick a [[cigar]] at him, thus igniting a gas leak. The explosion flung Ravage into the bay, never to be seen again. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Lil Formers''===
Ravage was one of the absurd amount of minion Soundwave ejected out of his chest, all in a row, in preparation for a fight. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Ravage participated in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! While scouting out the area, he was captured by the humans organizing the convention, and put on display as a sale item. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei ravage petted.jpg|thumb|"Who's my kitty? Who's my kitty?"]]
Ravage stole a sack of energon cubes for [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Starscream]], deftly avoiding the pursuing [[Hound (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Hound]] and delivering the booty to his waiting master. Just before Starscream could put the energon to use, however, the pair were attacked by [[Cheetor (BW)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Cheetor]], who stabbed Ravage in the side with one of his throwing stars and pinned both Decepticons beneath his feet. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 8}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' BunBun manga===
When [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Starscream]] attacked a power plant with the help of the brainwashed [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Skyfire]], Ravage stealthily observed and recorded the battle with the Autobots that followed. Ravage took his recording back to [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Megatron]], and then curled up in his leader's lap as he reviewed the footage. {{storylink|Wataru's Power}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Device Label''===
Ravage had been given the mission to root out and interfere with the Autobot activity taking place within the computer under Megatron and Soundwave's command. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#Device Label|Ravage's Device Label Bio}}

===''Recordicons''===
Ravage was at a bar that Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and [[Lazorbeak]] were at. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 16|Recordicons #16}}

===Robot Heroes===
Soundwave hid in his harmless-looking alternate mode... until it was time to strike! He then loosed Laserbeak and Ravage from his chest compartment. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreORavage.jpg|thumb]]

Ravage was standing upright among the Decepticon forces when they introduced the Predacons. {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}}

While [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s plan to brainwash humanity unfolded, the Decepticon patted Ravage's head. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}

Ravage was seen flying into battle with Soundwave in [[Isami Tatewaki|some kid]]'s living room. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Part of a troupe of Decepticons sent to Earth to demand the humans surrender to Megatron, Ravage met with the human representative, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], and quickly learned that [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] wasn't so keen on the idea of surrendering. The Decepticons seemed to have the upper hand in the ensuing battle and Ravage again invited Hawk to surrender, but the human only responded by cleaving the cat's head with his mysterious tomahawk. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} Ravage was then captured by G.I. Joe and fell under the control of [[Doctor Venom]] when he turned Soundwave's body into a human-controlled mech suit. During a battle with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Venom unleashed Ravage from Soundwave's chest compartment to attack the Autobot. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}}}}

===Legends World===
Ravage was the manager of a toy store, where he was puzzled by customer [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s attempts at using telepathy at him. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 1}} He was later shocked when Rattrap showed up to buy toys in the form of a real Transformer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 1|Bonus Edition Vol. 1}} During [[Christmas]], Ravage was standing outside his store, wielding guns and advertising the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|newest ''Transformers'' series]]. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}}

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

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
Ravage was one of the many Decepticons who invaded the [[Klingon]] homeworld of [[Kronos]] during Megatron's attempt to claim the planet as the seat of a new Decepticon Empire, and tangled with [[M'Ress]] before he was incapacitated by the Klingon armada. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
Transported to the Japan of an alternate universe, Ravage joined Soundwave and the other Decepticons as they scoped out the [[Photon Power Laboratory]]. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
During the war for Cybertron, Ravage was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Espionage Raider]]. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Todaro]]}}
[[File:SiegeEpisode2-Ravage.jpg|thumb|250px]]
Ravage was one of several Decepticons who searched for the missing [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] after a failed ambush against the Autobots, but proved unable to find his comrade. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}

[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] brought Ravage with him when he and Megatron's inner cadre left Cybertron aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Soundwave was picked up by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] on the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] Station and ejected Ravage. Ravage leaped onto the Titan's face and started raking his eyes, making him lose his grip on Soundwave and dropping him. Later in the battle, Ravage was picked up and thrown across the room by Scorponok. After an explosion, Ravage woke up [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. He is part of the Decepticons that broke into the area where the Autobots were and began to attack. They were ordered to cease fire when a wounded Megatron arrived, being supported by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage was again licking the face of an unconscious Starscream. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

After the Decepticons crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, Soundwave deployed Ravage and Laserbeak to take on a treacherous [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], but the pair were quickly defeated and thrown aside by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] warrior. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}
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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOfCybertronPart5-cassettes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|That darn ghost cat!]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticons who escaped [[Gozer]]'s destruction of Cybertron after [[Kremzeek]] transformed them into [[ghost]]s. A thousand years later, following the [[Ghostbusters]]' defeat of Kremzeek, Ravage was ejected from Soundwave alongside Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to deal with the humans. Reincarnated as grotesque, ectoplasm-spewing ghosts, the three Decepticons attacked [[Ray Stantz]] before being promptly dissipated when Soundwave was captured within a [[ghost trap]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}
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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPartTwo-Ravage.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Kitten is angry. Kitten is offended.]]
Shortly after Soundwave awoke in 1984 aboard the ''Ark'', he dispatched Ravage to take care of [[Sarah Connor]] while he fought the [[T-800|the Terminator unit]] sent back in time to kill the Decepticons. Ravage chased her around the flight deck and eventually pursued her up onto [[Teletraan I]] and caused her to accidentally reactivate [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Though Ravage pounced on the Autobot leader, Optimus simply grabbed the Decepticon by the tail and used him as an improvised weapon against Soundwave. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

When the Autobots and Decepticons next clashed in the middle of the [[Cyberdyne Systems]] factory, Ravage trailed Sarah as she tried to raise [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and the other Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' from a nearby security booth. This time, however, the human girl grabbed a pistol, wrestled the Decepticon to the ground, and killed him by jamming the gun into his mouth and shooting him through the head. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|''Transformers'' #23]]}}

[[File:WeHaveDecievedYou-InfiltrationTroopers.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Captain Clench and his Zoo Crew.]]
Ravage was one of the many infiltration troopers [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] deployed during the Decepticon attack on the [[Senate]]. They rushed [[Grotusque]] and [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] and easily defeated them. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] posted Ravage and Laserbeak to guard a number of high-profile prisoners that included [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]], which they did up until [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] burst through the floor and sent the pair running. {{storylink|War World: Prime}} He later watched a drone [[Termagax]] constructed berate the Decepticons (Megatron in particular) for twisting her ideals. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings}} As the Decepticons strengthened their hold over Iacon, Ravage joined in with his fellow Decepticons as they quashed a burgeoning rebellion in the city's [[energon storage field]]s. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

Later, Ravage, [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], and [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] were assigned to move [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] to the [[Senate]] prison facility. They were interrupted mid-transfer by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Charger]], and [[Fire Beast]]; amidst the chaos, Elita was able to escape her captors and retaliated by kicking Ravage into the wall so that Bumblebee could shoot him. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

Ravage was among the Decepticons assembled by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] to attack [[Swindle's]] and recover the escaping [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} They fought with the Autobots, but ultimately failed to prevent the escape. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}}

Ravage gathered with the Decepticon army outside [[Crystal City]] as Strika ordered the attack. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:PetSounds-HappyEnding.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Soundwave ejected Ravage and several other cassettes to investigate [[Ponyville]] after arriving in [[Equestria]]. Their presence drew the attention of [[Fluttershy]]; impressed by Soundwave's "pets", she soon won the affection of Ravage, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. When the pony tried to treat a "boo-boo" on Ravage's nose, however, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] decided that she'd gone too far and swatted her away, an act that only drew the ire of Fluttershy's animal friends, [[Discord (MLP)|Discord]], and even Frenzy's fellow cassettes. However, Soundwave—keen on not losing the friendship of his faithful cassettes—agreed to a truce, and when both sides decided to become friends Ravage happily played with some of Fluttershy's animal companions. {{storylink|Pet Sounds}}

After accidentally trapping himself and some Equestrians underneath a pile of girders, Soundwave unleashed both Ravage and Laserbeak to try and blast their way free. However, the group only escaped after combining their musical talents to unleash a powerful sonic blast. {{storylink|Sick Beats}} In the final battle against [[King Sombra]], Ravage and [[Applejack]] worked together to trip up a mind-controlled [[Clampdown (G1)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
[[File:TFBTTF-RavageRunOver.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Yeah, this is a boo-boo that Fluttershy might not be able to fix.]]
In the year 1985, Megatron sent Ravage and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] to the sleepy town of [[Hill Valley]] to find an edge in their war against the Autobots. Their mission initially turned up nothing, but while staking out the [[Twin Pines Mall]] the two watched [[Marty McFly]] use a DeLorean to escape some Libyan terrorists, then disappear. Ravage's detection of trans-temporal particles led Soundwave to suggest that the humans had invented [[time travel]], and Megatron ordered the pair to steal the DeLorean time machine. The pair tailed [[Doc Brown]] and Marty to [[Lyon Estates]], where they prepared to seize the device through force... only for [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to intervene. The two humans overheard the scuffle and investigated, so both sides transformed to evade detection; when Marty picked up Ravage, however, Bumblebee took the opportunity to reverse, scare the teenager into dropping the cassette, and destroy the Decepticon by running him over. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}}

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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
[[File:Unpredictable-minicassettes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

In the heat of battle, Soundwave unleashed Ravage and Laserbeak against Optimus and Bumblebee, but his reinforcements failed to have the desired effect, as the two Autobots found his minions adorable. {{storylink|Unpredictable}} Ravage and Laserbeak battled [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], and later cheered Soundwave on as he and Blaster took part in a rap battle against each other. However, this truce was short lived, and the Autobots and Decepticons were soon battling each other once more. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 13}}

Ravage was one of several Decepticons who fought the Autobots for control of the perfect barbecue spot, but ultimately lost. {{storylink|I Want to Protect This Place}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! issue 32}} {{storylink|The Transformers Go! Go! Search Quiz is Here!|Search Quiz}} {{storylink|The Transformers Gather on the Snowy Mountain!|Search Quiz 2}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 45}}}}

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===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 – Optimus shoots Ravage.jpg|This may have unforseen consequences.|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
One of the Decepticons that came to [[Earth]] aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', [[Soundwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Soundwave]] sent out Ravage to assist [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] in holding down [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage proceeded to bite Prime's arm until the Autobot shot him off at point blank range. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}} Soundwave was later seen cradling his body. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 3|Transformers #3}}

Later, Starscream and Soundwave were able to get [[Teletraan I|Teletraan One]] back up and running. Soundwave was about to suggest using it to repair Ravage, but Starscream, contemptuous of starting with the smallest of their number, punted the cassette aside, instead opting to revive [[Thundercracker (G1)#Energon Universe|Thundercracker]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

When the Autobots recaptured the ''Ark'', Soundwave was carrying Ravage out when Optimus attempted to reason with Soundwave to stop the war. Soundwave looked to Ravage before throwing a punch at Optimus. Soundwave, with Ravage, then retreated with Thundercracker. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 6|Transformers #6}} When Soundwave challenged Starscream to a duel over the Decepticon leadership and gained the upper hand, Starscream pathetically tried to bargain with Soundwave, only for Soundwave to note that he hadn't forgiven Starscream for kicking Ravage, and disembowelled him. Now having claimed leadership of the Decepticons, Soundwave pledged to use the parts he'd ripped from Starscream to repair Ravage. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}}

Later, Soundwave was looking for the parts to conduct these repairs at the Decepticons' new headquarters in the sunken ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' when he was interrupted by [[Shockwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Shockwave]]. Shockwave admonished Soundwave for bothering with the damaged [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Recordicon]], and prepared to recycle Ravage, arguing that Soundwave could have newer, stronger pets once they retook Cybertron. Before Shockwave could do so though, he was distracted by the appearance of a whale outside, and dropped Ravage to rush and see it. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}}

[[File:TF2023 no. 18 - Ravage Revived.jpg|thumb|250px|right]]
After the reenernization of Cybertron had failed and left Shockwave's status unknown, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 12|Transformers #12}} the Decepticons were scattered and lost the ''Nemesis''. Once they had regrouped, Soundwave led numerous raids on cities in hopes of luring the crippled Autobots out of hiding and and obtaining a stockpile of energy. After one of these raids, Soundwave lamented that Ravage's repairs would once again have to be put on hold and promised Laserbeak that their family would be whole again soon before sending him on a mission {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 15|Transformers #15}} to retrieve Megatron.

When Starscream was eventually revealed to still be alive and with the Combaticons and Astrotrain on his side, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 16|Transformers #16}} he eventually clashed with Soundwave again in [[Seattle]]. When the Seeker tore open Soundwave's chest compartment and extracted Ravage's comatose body, he berated Soundwave for how much he cared out his tapes before preparing to finish Ravage permanently. It was then that Laserbeak returned with Megatron, who put a stop to the squabble at once. To reward Soundwave's loyalty, Megatron used his spark to revive Ravage, who nuzzled Laserbeak before leaping into a delighted Soundwave's arms. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Commercials that featured original footage of Ravage include:
*A battle he took part in a battle against the Dinobots alongside [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. Ravage blasted [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], only to find himself face-to-face with a robotic Triceratops when his opponent assumed his beast mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|Dinobots commercial}}
*When [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was duped into bringing [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] into the Decepticons' headquarters, thinking the Autobot was just a normal radio, Soundwave dispatched Laserbeak and Ravage to deal with the intruder. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Blaster|Blaster commercial}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Ravage could interfere with Optimus Prime's progress. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

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

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

{{note|Ravage's supposed appearance in this game is from a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (promo video)|''Mystery of Convoy'' promo video]]. However, Ravage does not actually appear anywhere in the game, not even in unused sprite form. Given the video was made when the game was still in early development, it's likely he was planned as an enemy but then scrapped.}}

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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
[[File:N64Ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Stupid sexy Ravage.]]
In an alternate timeline created when the Predacon Megatron sent a message through Transwarp back to his past self, Ravage betrayed him, then entered the ancient Autobot battle cruiser, the ''Ark''. Using its tech, he developed a prototype cloning device based on transreplication technology, through which he could produce clones of the ancient Decepticons, with memories and personalities intact. One by one, he downloaded protoform cloning data of the legendary warriors: (Decepticon) Megatron, Skywarp, Starscream, Thundercracker, Reflector, Rumble, Frenzy, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and Soundwave. Ravage returned to Predacon space, ready to produce his clone army and already making plans of conquest. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals}}

{{BW fighter ending|Ravage|N64}}
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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (PS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
Ravage battled the Maximals in pitched combat. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)}}
{{note|Ravage appears as a secret playable character in the North American version of the game, but does not appear at all in the game's story mode.}}

===3D Battle Card Game===
Ravage fights under the command of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] once more, this time with several allies from (potentially) different universes and/or timelines. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Ravage took part in a covert infiltration of the Autobot base led by Soundwave, allowing them to pass information back to the Decepticons and ensure a string of Decepticon victories. They were eventually uncovered by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and sent packing. {{storylink|Covert Operations (Legends)|Covert Operations}}

Ravage aided the Decepticon Powermasters in a battle against their hated rivals, the Autobot Powermasters. {{storylink|End of the Road (Legends)|End of the Road}}

Ravage was part of a group of Decepticons who teamed up with the Autobots [[Windblade (G1)|Wingblade]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to battle the Ammonites on a distant planet. Together, they were able to drive off several Ammonite attacks, but the two factions soon started fighting one another over differing opinions. Eventually, the Autobots defeated the Ammonites and sent the Decepticons packing. Though angered by this turn of events, Ravage and the other Decepticons found consolation that the Ammonites also tasted defeat at the Autobots' hands, and returned to their starship. {{storylink|Into the Abyss}}

Ravage was among a group of Decepticons who accidentally time traveled back to the sixth century and ended up having to battle some similarly displaced Autobots using medieval technology. They lost, and returned to the present as prisoners of the Autobots. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (Legends)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
Ravage aided Soundwave in his battles with the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTF-screen Acc-Ravage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Ravage is an "Accessory" character, giving Deceptihogs he's attached to "acid rounds": anything their weapon hits but does not immediately destroy has its HP quickly sapped by burning acid. This bonus can be increased with upgrades won from random-prize Crates or in the "[[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower" mini-game.

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

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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Ravage-(TM).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Ravage (TM) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character first available as a reward to ''60'' players in the "Beast Wars: Episode 4" event.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Ravage was a cruel and sadistic spy who specialized in stealth operations, but was vulnerable to bright lights. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}} Soundwave considered him to be one of his most reliable saboteurs. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

By the time of the Maximals and Predacons, "Tripredacus Agent" had become a Predacon operative with a feline alternate mode. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

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

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

==Notes==
* A working name for Ravage was '''Stalker'''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-bob-budiansky-panel-coverage-170041/ Bob Budiansky Botcon Panel Coverage]</ref> Meanwhile, a partially-erased barely-legible piece of [[Bob Budiansky]]'s handwritten notes suggests "'''Tapecat'''" was at one point considered for Ravage.
* Alternate names, narration, and in-universe descriptions by other characters over the years have inconsistently described the specific sub-genus of feline which Ravage represents as a jaguar, a panther, a puma, and sometimes even as a canine.
* Ravage's original [[package art]] is by far the most-copied depiction of any Transformer. It was, of course, adapted for his cartoon [[character model]], which was utilized in his ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' profile, but was also used (twice) in 1984's "back-of-the-box" battle scene,<ref>http://www.botchthecrab.com/galleryImage.asp?gallery=7&image=33</ref> and was copied in licensed coloring books and storybooks; the pose also showed up repeatedly in the Marvel Comics. In "[[Time Wars|Time Wars Part 2]]" (Marvel UK #200), artist [[Robin Smith]] copied the art multiple times across several subsequent panels. And it was, of course, recolored for [[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]]'s card-art.
* According to the ''[[The Transformers Adventure Game Books|Transformers Adventure Game Book]]'', "[[Dinobot War]]", Ravage's cassette mode is labelled as the soundtrack to the musical ''[[Cats]]''.
[[File:RiseOfCobraRobotPanther.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Note: not Baroness, not Ravage, '''and''' not actually from ''Pursuit of Cobra''. Nice going, slide. (Furthermore: panther sadly confirmed not able to use Ravage's G1 weapons.)]]
* At JoeCon 2011, [[Rik Alvarez]] and [[John Warden]] participated in a "Treasures from the Hasbro Archives" panel, which revealed that an unproduced ''Rise of Cobra'' "[[Baroness|Arctic Baroness]]" figure would have come with a robot panther modeled on Ravage. While Alvarez was ambiguous about the figure's identity, Warden consistently denied that it was actually going to '''be''' Ravage, though admitted the use of Ravage design cues was intentional. Neither the Baroness or the robot panther were tooled, with the panther in the photo being the only one in existence.
* In his first appearance, ''Kre-O'' Ravage is based on his bipedal ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' appearance, and in the third one he is based on his quadruped 1984 appearance. While only his head is seen in his second appearance, he's likely to be in quadruped form as his role there is more pet-like.
* In his third appearance, he's shown in the pose depicted on his classic G1 package art. And [[Character model#Model sheet poses used in fiction|everywhere else]].

===''Beast Wars''===
* Ravage's ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' [[robot mode]] [[character model]] is a modified Transmetal Cheetor model with Tigatron's beast head. "[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Metals|Metals Jaguar]]", the ''Beast Wars'' toy for Ravage released solely in Japan, is also a modified [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Cheetor]].
* Ravage's transformation to cassette mode in "[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]" was accompanied by the Generation 1 transformation sound effect.
* Ravage's profile in the IDW ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' seems to suggest that, in the body he is first seen in the ''Beast Wars'', he possess three separate modes; robot, beast, and cassette.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jaguar''' (ジャガー ''Jagā''), '''Ravage''' (ラヴィッジ ''Ravijji'', ラベッジ ''Rabejji'')
*''Czech:'' '''Trhač'''
*''French:'' '''Saboteur''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Romboló''' ("Ravager")
*''Italian:'' '''Iena''' ("Hyena"), '''Ursus''' (''Beast Wars'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pòhùai''' (Taiwan, 破壞, "Ravage"), '''Robin''' (Taiwan ''Beast Wars'', 羅賓 ''Lúobīn''), '''Jīqì Gǒu''' (China, 机器狗, "Mechanical Dog"), '''Lüèduóshòu''' (China ''Beast Wars'', 掠夺兽, "Ravening Beast")
*''Polish:'' '''Wściekły''' ("More Than Meets The Eye", "Furious"), '''Wściekłość''' ("The Movie", "Rage"), '''Łupieżca''' ("A Decepticon Raider on King Arthur's Court", "Reaver"), '''Dewastator''' (''Beast Wars'', "Devastator")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Raiva''' (Portugal comics, "Rage"), '''Selvagem''' (Brazil comics, "Wild"), '''Destruição''' (Brazil ''Beast Wars'', "Destruction")
*''Russian:'' '''Grabitel'''' (Грабитель, "Robber")
*''Spanish:'' '''Destructor''' (Spain, "Destroyer"), '''Devastador''' (''Beast Wars'' Latin American dub, "Devastator")
*''Swedish:'' '''Utplånaren''' (''Generation 2'', "Obliterator")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Spustoshuvach''' (ICTV, Спустошувач, "Devastator")

==References==
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Motormaster (G1)

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:''Motormaster is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEMotormaster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A man of means by no means.]]
When '''Motormaster''' (aka '''Motorbreath''') booms out orders in his hollow, bottomless-deep voice of doom, his [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] soldiers listen in very real fear. (Hey, if your boss could barrel at top speed through a concrete block 20 feet thick and turn it to rubble like it was no big deal, you'd be terrified of disobeying too.) A cold and brutal tyrant, without an ounce of mercy or care for any lesser being, he considers himself the true "King of the Road." He longs to one day prove his claim by destroying [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], though he knows that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] might kill Prime first.

In the meantime, Motormaster settles for picking on his fellow Stunticons. He knows the mental disorders and insecurities of his team well, and he'll prey on these weaknesses often. He ostensibly does this in order to make them more effective warriors. The truth is that he just thinks it's funny to provoke them. This abuse makes the other four hate Motormaster as much as they fear him, and is one of the root causes of the psychological instabilities [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] suffers from when all five combine.

{{bigquote|Well, look who's here! The old King of the Road! When I'm finished with ya, you'll be King of the Junkyard!|Motormaster, to Optimus Prime|"[[Masquerade]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Roger C. Carmel]] (English), [[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)|[[Lin Dongfu]] (Chinese), [[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, most of Season 3), [[Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch]] (German, "Webworld"), [[Christoph Lindert]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "Starscream's Brigade"), [[Thomas Albus]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "Masquerade" & "The Ultimate Weapon"), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Masquerade"), [[Michel Barbey]] (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4"), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French, "Webworld"), Unknown (European French, "Trans-Europe Express" & "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3"), [[Luiz Carlos Persy]] (Portuguese), [[Francisco José]] (Portuguese, "Starscream's Brigade"), [[Carlos Marques]] (Portuguese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1 - 4")}}

[[File:Stunticons.jpg|left|thumb]]
After a failed attempt to steal experimental rocket fuel from the [[United States military]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] realized that while the Decepticons controlled the skies, the Autobots had supremacy on the ground, and so they needed new ground-based warriors who could out-drive and out-fight the Autobots on their terms. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] stole a truck that would become Motormaster from a [[hard hat]]-wearing trucker named [[Possum Brown]]. The Decepticons journeyed to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], beat the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] out of [[Alpha Trion]]'s possession and ordered the [[Vector Sigma|ancient supercomputer]] to give life to the Stunticons. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Motormaster immediately pledged his loyalty to Megatron, though his burning desire was to defeat [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Whilst the Autobots were trapped on Cybertron, the Decepticons returned to [[Earth]] with the newly awakened Stunticons who began wreaking havoc and damaging the Autobots' good name by attacking the US military base containing the experimental rocket fuel. Eventually, the Autobots returned with the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] whose combined form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] defeated the Stunticon combiner Menasor... with a little help from [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:Teurox wheeljack vs motormaster.jpg|thumb|And it's hard to say, just how somethings never change! And it's hard to find, an attempt to draw the line! I'm just burning doing the neutron dance!]]
Despite this defeat, the Stunticons were the key component in Megatron's elaborate scheme to hold a [[Europa 2000|fake charity race]] from Paris to Istanbul so he could steal US driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s car which would be melted down to house the powerful [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. Motormaster personally saw to the disposal of the Autobots' stunt driver, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. It was an extended battle between skill and power, but the Stunticon leader eventually caught his prey by crushing him underneath his massive frame. One by one, the Stunticons disabled the Autobot participants assigned to protect Cahnay, but the downfall of Megatron's plan came when he ordered the Stunticons to stop going after the remaining Autobots. Eventually, the Stunticons were defeated when Cahnay rammed his car into Menasor's face. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

When Megatron was infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] after a trip to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], the Stunticons were assigned to capture the Autobot scientist [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who had developed the powerful anti-corrosion [[Corrostop]]. Motormaster ensnared Perceptor with a commandeered ferry's anchor. After Megatron cured himself and infected the Autobots with the Cosmic Rust, Menasor attacked the Statue of Liberty in [[New York City]] with the ancient [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray, intent on stopping the Autobots from matter-duplicating more Corrostop from the layer they sprayed on the statue. Superion defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

After [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was banished for yet another failed coup, he returned with a powerful new Decepticon team called the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], who were able to outfight Autobot and Decepticon alike. With Megatron needing a trump card, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] attempted to call on the Stunticons to help, but they refused as they were having a demolition derby with various human-owned cars. However, the Stunticons belatedly arrived after the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and forced Megatron to acknowledge Starscream as the new Decepticon leader. Realizing that Starscream would not stop at Megatron, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and disabled Bruticus in one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:G1 cartoon Motormaster slagged.JPG|left|thumb|If that isn't just deserts, I don't know what is.]]
On another mission from Megatron, Motormaster dispatched his fellow Stunticons to collect several scientific components which the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] needed to finish a new Super Weapon. Motormaster himself stole the world's largest and most perfect ruby from its place in a museum. His path back to base was blocked by Optimus Prime himself, giving Motormaster his long-awaited chance to prove he was the true "King of the Road". After he and Optimus rammed into each head-on at full speed, though, Prime only had a slight headache while Motormaster blew out his tires, crumpled his trailer, broke his windows and shattered his ego. Beaten and bruised, Motormaster and his fellow Stunticons were all towed back to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and held prisoner. Unaware of Megatron's full plans for the components, the Autobots conceived of a scheme to infiltrate the Decepticon camp disguised as the Stunticons, using camouflage paint to alter their appearances. To add insult to injury (well, injuries), Optimus Prime took Motormaster's place among the faux Stunticons. After the Autobots left, though, Breakdown managed to vibrate himself loose from his cage and let Motormaster and the others free as well. They merged to become Menasor and swept aside the meager resistance the Autobots put up at the Ark. Flying to Megatron's hidden construction site as Menasor, the Stunticons confronted their impostors and exposed the Autobots' Trojan Horse play. Still, Prime had arranged a double-cross and had tampered with the ruby's properties, causing Megatron's Super Weapon to explode after only a short use. Menasor fled, and the other Decepticons quickly followed suit. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:Decepticons w galvatron.jpg|thumb|*cue ''Harvey Birdman'' [[theme song|theme]]*]]
Like most Decepticons, Motormaster was left leaderless and near-powerless after the destruction of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] and the disappearance of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. By 2006, he and the other Decepticons had retreated to a burnt-out hunk of a planet called [[Chaar]], a world of ash in ruin. Certain that the Decepticons could be reborn as a fighting force if only they had a leader, Motormaster contributed nearly the last of his energon for [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]'s hunt for Galvatron and collapsed on the spot as a result. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} He got back up to attack [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] when the Decepticons caught them snooping. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} While Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] were resurrecting Galvatron, the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on Chaar with an offer of energon in exchange for attacking the Autobots. Motormaster called on a vote to decide if they would follow the aliens, and with [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] being the only negative, the desperate Decepticons put themselves under the command of the Quintessons and attacked the Autobots on [[Goo Number 8739-B|Goo]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} When Galvatron returned, he first shot Motormaster, who quickly re-pledged his loyalty before Galvatron ultimately agreed to go along with the Quintessons anyway. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Motormaster then traveled to Earth to help prevent the Autobots from obtaining [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]]. He lunged at [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] when the tiny Autobot had the cog, but wound up tackling [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] instead. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:MotormasterAnimated.jpg|left|thumb|I'm Jerkwad-bot, and I drank all the beer.]]
Motormaster began to doubt Galvatron's adequacy as Decepticon leader in later months. Along with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], he eventually confronted second-in-command Cyclonus and demanded that something be done about Galvatron or else there would be mutiny. It seemed to be an empty boast, however, as Galvatron just kept on being crazy. {{storylink|Webworld}}

Motormaster and the Stunticons accompanied Galvatron to Europe for a scheme involving the theft of Metroplex's transformation cog. However, they failed to hold off Rodimus Prime and Ultra Magnus while the Witwickys infiltrated Trypticon to steal his cog in retribution. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Later, Motormaster sieged the lab of [[Gregory Swofford|Swofford]] and [[Mark Morgan|Morgan]] with Galvatron, and became one of the first Decepticons infected with the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
{{voiceactor|[[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)}}
Motormaster and the Stunticons were summoned by Megatron to put an end to the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project, and succeed where [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] had failed. Their first strike was impressive, holding back Optimus Prime and a cadre of Autobots and shooting the Aerialbots out of the skies. When the Aerialbots formed Superion, Motormaster and his teammates followed suit and merged into Menasor. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Michitaka Kobayashi]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Hm9 Drag Strip Motormaster.jpg|thumb]]
Motormaster and the Stunticons participated in Galvatron's siege on Cybertron. They managed to gain the high ground against the Dinobots and Throttlebots, and rained laser fire down on their opponents. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Motormaster and his team formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the Battleship Maximus. Transporting back to Earth, they attempted to interfere with Hot Rod's quest for the Matrix. Motormaster's team were confronted by the Aerialbots in the desert, but the battle of their combiner forms eventually led them to the Arctic. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[File:IRMLFE Decepticon cheer.jpg|thumb|left]]
When [[Vector Sigma]] began perfecting the new super-metal [[Cybertonuron]] on Cybertron, Galvatron ordered another all-out attack on the planet to seize the metal for the Decepticons before the Autobots could make use of it. Motormaster and the Stunticons journeyed to Cybertron with the strike force, and confronted their old enemies, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots got the drop on Motormaster's group by forming Superion and lashing out before the Stunticons could form Menasor as well. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} In [[San Francisco]], Motormaster and the Stunticons assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. They fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Sometime later, Motormaster and the Stunticons gathered in the desert as their Ninja Commander [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] began issuing orders. They assembled as Menasor, and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Motormaster was also among the Decepticons who assembled to welcome Scorponok as their new Emperor of Terror following Galvatron's fall. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

=====''Zone''=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Motormaster was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
[[File:UniteWarriorsOffshot Motormaster Dead End.jpg|thumb]]
When the Stunticons enjoyed themselves with their personal annual event—stealing human cars and having a violent race with them—Motormaster was responsible for waving the chequered flag at the finish line. {{storylink|Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!}}

Soon afterwards, the Stunticons as Menasor were involved in a fight against the Autobots, which was interrupted by dimensional intruder [[Grand Scourge]]. After Scourge split Menasor apart into his component 'bots, Motormaster was forced to flee as the dimensional intruder forcefully combined with the other four Stunticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}} He watched as [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] arrived and defeated Grand Scourge, freeing the other Stunticons, then retreated on Megatron's orders. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53}}

=====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''=====
Motormaster was one of many spectators for the [[Speedia 500]] race on [[Velocitron]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}} He remained for the second week of the race. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Menasor and the Decepticons joined the revolution of the [[Selector]]s against their human masters. The [[Quintesson]]s and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s sided with the humans, and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] attacked all while craving Angolmois Energy. In battle with a scrambled version of [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], Abominus crashed into Bruticus and Menasor and stole some of their limb components to make an even stronger version of himself. Motormaster was left abandoned on the battlefield as [[Abomenaticus]] charged back into the fight. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}
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====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[File:DecepticonTrailerBrigade1.jpg|upright=0.8|thumb|left|"I'm so tall! Ha-ha-ha! ''I'm so tall!''"]]
Motormaster and the Stunticons decided to have a little fun and tear up a baseball stadium in Japan. Luckily, the Autobots' plucky young ally [[Kenji]] was present to radio for assistance. All the combiner teams assembled, and it was Menasor and Bruticus against Superion and Defensor! Defensor was forced to break apart by the combined Decepticon attack, but Superion and Kenji got the idea to shoot out the Decepticons' legs. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] took advantage of the empty combiner ports and took over as Menasor's legs, launching him into the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

While posing as Autobots, Motormaster, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Stunticons rampaged through the city streets, smearing the good name of their adversaries. Later, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] posed as humans to rally people against the Autobots, and Motormaster's brigade staged an attack on the rally to drive the point home. The Autobot fire engines [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] arrived, however, and used their water hoses to wash off the Decepticons' fake insignia. Enraged, Motormaster planned to combine into Menasor... only to see his men were already retreating into the distance. As members of the [[Decepticon Trailer Corps]], Motormaster and Onslaught attempted to invent powerlinx modes a few decades early, summoning their "great wheel attack". Hot Spot and Inferno managed to loop the Decepticons around their ladders, hurling the 'Cons right into a finishing blow by Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In the year [[2010]], Motormaster participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Menasor in order to battle alongside Bruticus and Devastator against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]], who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Menasor and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
When the Decepticons kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]], the famous scientist, the Autobots tried to raid Trypticon and save him. Motormaster and Onslaught linked up to the Dino-base in their launcher modes, sending their teammates flying at the Autobots at high speeds. Superion was torn limb from limb, and Motormaster then ordered the Stunticons to combine into Menasor to finish them off. The Protectobots managed to hold off the Decepticons long enough for Hot Spot to repair the Aerialbots and Blades to rescue Dalton. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Motormaster was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. With the device at the ready, Motormaster led his Stunticons out to retrieve some energy from a power plant. They were met with the Aerialbots, and both teams combined into the gestalt forms. Though Superion was crippled by the Omega Wave Cannon, the Stunticons, as well as the rest of the Decepticons, were sent packing when a massive amount of Autobot reinforcements arrived to turn the tide of the battle. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Stunticonsmarvelg1.jpg|thumb|Feeling a bit marginalized...]]

''After [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] stashed the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] in his head, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] began having strange visions of combiner robots. Investigating further, Optimus and Buster shared a prophetic vision.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}} ''In it, the "[[Special Teams]]" fought over the abandoned [[Pullen Power Plant]], combining into their gestalt forms throughout the clash.'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} ''but unbeknownst to them, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] were also listening in, thanks to Shockwave's Matrix-monitoring equipment. Impressed by the vision of the Stunticons and calling them the "ultimate progression" of the combiner process, Shockwave immediately began plans for their construction.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

Motormaster and the Stunticons were given life by the Creation Matrix, at least inadvertently. [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] had "bugged" Optimus Prime with a [[cerebro-shell]] and, when the Autobot leader unleashed the power of the Matrix to bring the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to life, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] was able to tap into and divert some of the energy to bring an equal number of his own troops to life. The Stunticons' first mission was to further the Decepticon plans for anti-Autobot propaganda. Recognizing that the Autobot efforts on Earth were stymied as long as the humans could not tell the difference between the two factions, Megatron had taken great efforts to ensure ALL the "giant robots" were hated by the public. When the Autobot [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] selflessly saved a woman trapped by power lines, however, that good publicity threatened his plans. Therefore, Megatron sent Motormaster and the Stunticons out to find Skids. Once they did, the Stunticons drew attention to themselves by demolishing a highway, and then pretended to be "defending" Skids once [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] forces arrived. Their efforts not only successfully tarnished the Autobot image in the eyes of the humans, but even led to the deactivation and capture of the Aerialbots by RAAT. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

[[File:Motormaster prey.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
''Later, Motormaster managed to earn Megatron's ire with his suggestion that the Stunticons could take out Optimus Prime, to which he quickly appended the proviso "once you'd beaten [him] to within an inch of his life". Though Megatron's paranoia had grown to extreme levels by this point, Soundwave persuaded him that Motormaster's "idea" of using weight of numbers against Prime had some merit and Megatron sent for the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Upon their arrival from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Predacons used Motormaster for target practice, to Megatron's great amusement, though he escaped unharmed.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

Motormaster was part of a Decepticon convoy led by Megatron to set up the hydrothermocline in the Florida Keys, though the trip was interrupted by the Decepticon leader's paranoid fantasy that the dead Optimus Prime would appear and attack him. Motormaster took the first opportunity to leave Megatron on the side of the road. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

Motormaster and his team saw little action after that. Decepticon internal politics caused leadership to change hands several times over the following months, and the Stunticons were ultimately lost in the shuffle. Under Ratbat's leadership, Motormaster followed Onslaught into battle on the [[moon (moon)|Moon]], where the Decepticons' surprise attack managed to catch the Autobots unawares. Though they struck a devastating first blow, the Decepticons were ultimately forced into a retreat when [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], then squabbling over Autobot leadership, managed to put aside their differences and rallied their forces into a counterattack. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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[[File:Motormaster front line.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"King of the Road", my central processor]]
Motormaster fought alongside [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] against the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Two Steps Back!}} By the time of the [[Enclave]], he worked alongside Megatron. When Autobot saboteurs faked an assassination attempt on Megatron, all chance for peace-talks between his and Shockwave's faction became a thing of the past, and Motormaster was swept up in the brawl that ensued. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

Motormaster was later present with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s troops outside [[Decepticon Louisiana bayou base|their base]] when Soundwave and Starscream announced they were taking over. {{storylink|Internal Affairs!}} Later, the Decepticons learned a human reporter named [[Irwin Spoon]] would be writing an exclusive about the Autobots to upgrade their public image. In order to stop this, they sent Motormaster and the Stunticons out to snatch the human. Using his henchmen as a distraction, Motormaster rammed [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] from behind and pulled the reporter into his cab to make a getaway. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} It wasn't that easy, however, as the Autobots gave chase. Motormaster ran Prowl off the road again, and surprised [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] into running into his trailer by disconnecting from it (a surprise to everyone, no doubt). In the end it was his own Stunticons who did Motormaster in, though—[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] tried to ram [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] as they were following Motormaster's cab, but the Autobots dodged at the last second and the 'Con cars barreled into their own leader, sending him into a ditch. Bumblebee then ripped off Motormaster's door and rescued the human. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Stunticons ark duty.jpg|thumb|left]]
In [[2003]], Motormaster and the Stunticons took on a mission to steal the plans for [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] from their courier, [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]]. They surrounded the Autobot, and Motormaster had his goons tag-team the old wreck until they got their hands on the data tape. Thinking they were done for the day, the Stunticons got lucky and had a second beatdown when the hotheaded Autobot [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] chased after them alone to retrieve the tape. Needless to say, they beat the ball bearings out of him. {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

Five years later, Motormaster and the Stunticons were present on Cybertron when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] (under the influence of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]) attempted to take [[Decepticon leader]]ship from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Combined into Menasor, the Stunticons tried to save their commander but were, alas, too late. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} Later, under [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s command, the Decepticons were engaged in an extended guerrilla war with the Autobots for control of Cybertron. After getting a tip from the [[Quintesson]]s, Soundwave had Motormaster and his other lieutenants gather the troops for a full-scale attack on the Autobots. The tip turned out to be a trap, however, and Motormaster and the others had to bail out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] in mid-flight to protect themselves from a mass of invaders. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Motormaster and the Stunticons attacked Earth's energy resources, and formed Menasor to battle Defensor for possession of their prize. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Motormaster appeared among the Decepticons and Autobots preparing Earth for an apocalyptic encounter with the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

===The Special Teams===
Motormaster and the rest of the Stunticons were being kept a secret from the Autobots until Megatron was ready to dispatch them on a raid on the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Once in position, the Stunticons raced forward, ready to take whatever Autobots might be guarding the location by surprise. Encountering the Protectobots en route, Motormaster ordered the other Stunticons to combine into Menasor to do battle against them. The fight soon began to weigh in the Autobots’ favour, prompting Menasor to split up into individual robots once more, who dispersed away from the battlefield. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:WarWithin6 MotormasterTransforms.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|He only works well with other "masters" or "crushers".]]
During the start of the war, Motormaster served as Starscream's enforcer. After Starscream had disposed of Megatron by making him fall into Cybertron's vast underground, he had Motormaster forcibly extract the data held within [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] to uncover what Megatron had been planning prior to his take-over. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} Uncovering the means to transform their entire planet, Starscream had Motormaster assist him in his attempts to have [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] mechaform [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]... by threatening Scrapper with being mechaformed by Motormaster himself. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} During the subsequent Autobot assault on the base, Motormaster was on the verge of killing [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], when [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] rammed into him at full speed, sending Motormaster flying into a far-off wall. Grimlock one, Motormaster zero. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}} During the [[Dark Ages]], he joined up with Starscream's [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]], helping him steal raw energon, only to have Grimlock and the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] steal the energon. Grimlock: two, Motormaster: zero. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} Afterwards, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] united the Autobot forces, and managed to convince the [[Ultracon]]s and Shockwave's Decepticons to sign a peace accord. Starscream, seeking to prevent this merging of factions, tasked Motormaster with sniping Ultra Magnus. He failed, as Grimlock took the bullet for Magnus. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} Despite the wound appearing fatal at first, Grimlock ended up surviving. Grimlock: three, Motormaster: zero.

At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]]. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for the release of the Stunticons. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} They formed into Menasor and ran amok in Iacon for a while, until Ultra Magnus arrived and began to attack Menasor by insulting the Stunticons individually. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily halting Menasor's destruction. At that point, Ultra Magnus is quoted to have said: "'King of the Road' eh? We'll see about that," just before ramming the combiner in the chest while in vehicle mode, forcing Menasor to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJvsTFv2Issue2Motormaster.jpg|thumb|left|[[E. J. Su]] gives us a brief glimpse of [[The Transformers: Infiltration|things to come]] from him.]]
When the Stunticons were transported into 1930s [[Chicago]] by a malfunctioning [[Teletran 3]], a group of human criminals found them dormant in their car modes and started using them. Planning to rob a bank, they filled Motormaster with dynamite, only to find themselves in a firefight between the other Stunticons and the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] sent from the future to retrieve the Transformers. The [[Baroness]] detonated the dynamite inside Motormaster and stuck a [[disruption unit]] on him, reactivating him (albeit with a headache) and sending the whole group back to present-day Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

Some time later, Motormaster attended a meeting arranged by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], who was gathering Decepticons for his army. As Menasor, he and the other Stunticons then attacked an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Following the battle, Motormaster and [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]] delivered the captive Optimus Prime to Serpent O.R., {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} but Prime soon got loose from his chains and attacked the Decepticon leader, so Motormaster and several other subgroup leaders came to his aid. While Prime fought back bravely, taking out several Decepticons, Motormaster and [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] eventually beat him to a pulp and allowed Serpent O.R. to steal the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. Unfortunately, [[Cobra Commander]] chose that moment to take control of Serpent O.R.'s body and use it to attack the two Decepticons, apparently killing them. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===''The Beast Within''===
During a particularly violent battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Motormaster joined with the other Stunticons to form Menasor and do battle with [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ combined form. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga===
{{see|#Games}}
The five Stunticons confronted Ultra Magnus as he reached the end of the [[Floating City]], combining into Menasor and opening fire on the Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!|Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{First|[[Megatron Origin issue 4|''Megatron Origin'' #4]]; [[Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|''Transformers vol. 1'' #3]] (modern era)}}
[[File:MegatronOrigin4 Motormaster.jpg|upright=2.0|thumb|Sentinel Prime goes Indiana Jones on Motormaster.]]
Apparently hailing from the city-state of [[Altihex]], Motormaster took up the open invitation to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s discontented populace and journeyed to the secret bloodsport arena to join [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] in his insurrection against the [[Senate]]'s control. He was seen in the presence of the Stunticons, suggesting they had already formed a team bond prior to the first major uprising. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} During the opening battle of the war with Security Services in Kaon, Motormaster continued with his (apparent) goal of being run down by every [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] who turns into a truck when he leapt in the way of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and was flattened by the no-nonsense commander. That 'Con just doesn't know when to quit, does he? {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

Being opposed to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s brief leadership of the Decepticons, the Stunticons deserted and became highwaymen on [[Magmara Nine]] until informed by [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] that Megatron had returned. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} Returning to the fold, Motormaster participated in the invasion of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}} where he as per tradition tried to ram [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] head on. Despite his bravado, however, he was sent flying by the collision while Prime went unharmed. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

In one of the war's countless battles, Motormaster witnessed [[Hot Shot (G1)|a yellow Autobot]] get destroyed in a Decepticon-Autobot crossfire. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

[[File:ARudeAwakening Motormaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
In the modern era, Motormaster accompanied Megatron on his invasion of [[Earth]], only to be left behind and captured by the human organization [[Skywatch]] along with two of his subordinates, [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. The Stunticons' deactivated bodies were later retrieved by [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], who was leading a group of Autobots and Decepticons brought together by the same goal: getting off Earth. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}} Motormaster was brought back online, and joined the other Stunticons in the construction of a starship. However, their ranks were still missing [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], and Motormaster and Dead End had an inkling as to where he was. Via [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], they convinced Hot Rod (now "Rodimus Prime") to let them retrieve their final comrade, but before they could start searching, Motormaster noticed an intruder approaching. He suspected it could be humans, but Swindle confirmed that it was actually [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}

The Stunticons eventually found Breakdown, and got rid of his [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|driver]] when Motormaster threatened to ram him head-on. The missing Stunticon was loaded into Motormaster's trailer and brought back to the building site of the starship, where the Stunticons revealed that Swindle had modified them into combiners! Motormaster combined with his subordinates into [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], whom Swindle ordered to kill Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}} During the subsequent battle, Swindle's lack of experience in adapting the combiner technology proved to be Menasor's downfall. The other Stunticons began arguing with each other, pulling on Motormaster as Menasor was damaged, and refused to protect him when Optimus Prime ordered an attack on the combiner's torso. After Menasor fell to pieces, the component Stunticons were arrested by Skywatch. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

Months later, the Skywatch facility where the Stunticons were held came under attack from [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] and other Decepticons who had returned from space. Motormaster and his men were freed, and quickly joined in the destruction of the base. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} After traveling to a Decepticon base where Megatron had reestablished command of the Decepticons, Motormaster watched as a fight between Optimus Prime and Megatron began. He was presumably caught in the explosion when Optimus dropped a satellite on the base. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} Megatron then allowed himself to be captured and taken to Cybertron so that his army could follow him using a [[space bridge]], but the Decepticons were interrupted when [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] infiltrated them. Motormaster and the Stunticons were ordered to stay behind and kill the Autobot, but were all knocked out by an electric surge when Bumblebee interrupted the space bridge's power flow, allowing the Autobots to recapture them. {{storylink|The Question}}

[[File:FirstContact MotormasterVOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|"At last, our epic rivalry will- ''UNGH!!!''"]]
Much later, Motormaster was brought back to Cybertron, where he was part of an angry Decepticon crowd who demanded answers from the Autobots for [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s death. {{storylink|Stick Together}} When the long-lost Megatron returned, Motormaster joined a Decepticon mob that intervened when the Autobots attempted to execute him on the spot. {{storylink|City on Fire}} The return of Megatron invigorated him and the other Decepticons, and they soon took to rioting in the streets. {{storylink|The Verge}}

Motormaster and the Stunticons eventually took up residence in the growing Decepticon ghetto outside of Metroplex. There, they joined in with a group of malcontents and attacked Optimus Prime and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] as they made their way through the neighborhood. Ironhide and Chromia eventually intervened and managed to get the 'Cons to disperse. Back at their base, they were approached by Swindle; Motormaster was still bitter about Swindle's bodge job and vocalized his displeasure, until Swindle revealed that he had gotten his hands on the [[Enigma of Combination]]. Reunited into the new and improved Menasor, Swindle and the Stunticons travelled to [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] with the express intention to loot the entire planet. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

Things quickly went downhill for the Stunticons and Menasor was summarily trounced by the similarly rebuilt Superion. The Stunticons were disassembled, sent back to Cybertron, and imprisoned. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Along with the other Stunticons, Motormaster was soon liberated by Swindle, and formed Menasor as a distraction. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The Stunticons were defeated once again by Superion, Defensor, and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]], and summarily re-imprisoned. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

===''Titanium Series'' Menasor toy bio===
With the help of experimental technology, the gestalt frame of Menasor was unified into a singular body. While the dominant personality of this new body was Motormaster, the constant mental assault on him by the supressed personalities of his Stunticon teammates made Menasor little more than a destructive monster of rage and agony, making him unable to reach his potential to be the ultimate weapon.

Motormaster's control slipped only once in an occasion when Stunticons found themselves united in Menasor. {{storylink|Menasor (G1)#Titanium Series|Titanium Series Menasor}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
The Stunticons were created by Megatron as an infiltration unit {{storylink|Drag Strip (G1)#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}} to challenge the Autobots' dominance of Earth's streets and highways, {{storylink|Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End's bio}} with the Decepticon leader hand-picking their alternate modes. {{storylink|Breakdown (G1)#Combiner Wars|Breakdown's bio}} The team were largely so enamored with their Earth-based vehicle forms that they chose to retain them upon returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Drag Strip (G1)#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}}

Ultimately <s>Wildrider</s> ''Brake-Neck'' died under unclear circumstances, so Motormaster hand-picked Offroad as his replacement. {{storylink|Offroad (CW)#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Offroad's bio}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Motormaster was presumably present as part of Menasor during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:StuntFlying-RainbowDash.jpg|thumb]]

One of the many Cybertronians brainwashed by [[King Sombra]], Motormaster shot at the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s and [[Wonderbolt]]s until [[Rainbow Dash]]'s powerful "Sonic Rainboom" attack sent him flying. {{storylink|Stunt Flying}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Motormaster was once a business rival of [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]'s, until Swindle used his connections with [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and the Cybertronian government to run him out of business by getting him arrested. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}}

===Energon Universe===
At some point Motormaster was airlifted by [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] for some reason. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 17|Transformers #17}}

==Commercial appearances==
Motormaster and the rest of the Stunticons drove over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Aerialbots. Both teams combined, and their gestalt forms engaged in a no-holds-barred slug-fest. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}

==Games==
===The Transformers (PS2)===
{{Note|Motormaster is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[Image:BotShots Motorbreath.jpg|thumb|D'these people even give a damn anymore? I swear they stopped trying after Season 2!]]
Motormaster participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Motormaster and the rest of the Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, Motormaster and his kin were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Later, Motormaster participated in a fight on Earth as the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the key to transform Earth into a new Cybertron. Even though he and his fellow Stunticons merged into Menasor, the battle was still lost to the Autobots, and the Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had trouble controlling the Stunticons. The team went on a crime spree in the back alleys of human cities until they were tracked down and stopped by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and his team. {{storylink|The Thin Blue Line}} Motormaster led a convoy consisting of [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] which attempted to deliver the final component of a Decepticon super weapon to Decepticon HQ. An interception by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] forced them to destroy the super weapon to keep it out of Autobot hands, and Motormaster and his crew scattered. {{storylink|Eagle Eyes}} Motormaster was among the Decepticons who joined with the Quintessons in an attempt to destroy the Autobots. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 2}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Corporal Pig#As Motormaster}}
Motormaster appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Corporal Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Motormaster.jpg|thumb|[[Marc Swint|And that's when the prince realized that when you grab a bull by the horns, sometimes, he'll take you for a ride]].]]
Motormaster participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be acquired as a reward in the "Menasor's Might" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
[[File:Devastation-Motormaster.jpg|thumb|And that's when the time-traveller realized that his sword was about as useless as a screen door on a submarine.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Liam O'Brien]]}}
After Starscream dropped the damaged [[Plasma Core]], Motormaster challenged the Autobots to a no-rules road race to reach it, but they left him eating their dust. Motormaster suffered an acute case of road rage over this defeat, so the next time he challenged the Autobots he made sure to bring the rest of the Stunticons with him to form Menasor. Even though the Autobots overcame the combiner, he was still able to throw the plasma core to a waiting swarm of Insecticons for delivery to Megatron. He would next challenge the Autobots as one of the many Decepticons that tried to stop them from reaching the [[Ferrotaxis]], then finally formed Menasor a second time for a tag-team brawl with Devastator. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Motormaster-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|ALL MY STUNTICONS ARE IN [[Transformers: Earth Wars|ANOTHER GAME]]!!]]
Motormaster was one of the Decepticons pulled from [[The Transformers (franchise)|his universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around! As a Brawler, He's Unstoppable whenever he dashes in, debuffs enemies when ramming into them as a truck, and grows angry with stronger Melee hits as he loses health. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Motormaster_Earth_Wars.jpg|thumb|GUESS WHO'S HERE! Wait.... [http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/01/22/transformmissions-m01e-powertrain-not-motormaster-full-color-pics-331355 Did I change?]]]
Motormaster is the leader of the Stunticons and rightful ruler of the roads!

One day, Optimus Prime and Megatron got into a huge brawl, and both were heavily damaged. Motormaster saw this as an opportunity, and took Megatron's body, claiming that he was to be the new ruler of the Decepticons! It... didn't go so well for him.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons''': Motormaster uses the rocket pods on his shoulders to deal moderate damage from afar, and uses his Sword when up close to smash his targets.
*'''Ability: '''Lightning Burst - Overcharge the Sparks of your allies, making them deal '''a percentage of Their damage''' in an area around them over '''5 seconds'''.
**'''Cost:''' 6 ability points +2 cost increase.
***'''Percentage of damage applied:'''
****'''2-4 star:''' 180% (lvl 1) - 432% (lvl 11)
****'''5 star:''' 240% (lvl 1) - 576% (lvl 11)
***'''Level 11 Upgrade Bonus:''' Burst effect duration extended to 8 seconds.
***'''Level 11 Updated Ability Description:''' Overcharge the Sparks of your allies, making them deal '''a percentage of Their damage''' in an area around them over '''8 seconds'''.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:motormaster Motormaster at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Motormaster was the leader of the Stunticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Motormaster toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Nemesis Prime? Nemesis Prime? Frag Nemesis Prime!"]]
*'''Motormaster''' (Stunticon, [[1986]])
**''Team ID number:'' '''S5'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-50'''
**''Accessories:'' [[ionizer sword]], [[cyclone gun]], [[roller car]]/Menasor's chestpiece, Menasor's head, Menasor's hands, Menasor's feet, blast deflector
{{toydesigner|[[Kaoru Matsumoto]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://patents.google.com/patent/USD297039 Menasor's patent] at Google Patents.</ref>|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

:Originally designed for the aborted ''[[Diaclone]]'' line ''[[Diaclone#Jizai Gattai|Jizai Gattai]]'' (自在合体 "Limitless Combination") and then brought over to the ''Transformers'' toyline, ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Motormaster transforms into a black Kenworth K100 Aerodyne sleeper truck pulling a long, dark-silver trailer. Unlike Optimus Prime's toy, his trailer is permanently attached to the cab and makes up the bulk of all of his modes, though this also results in Motormaster's truck mode being half the size of Optimus' own truck mode. Motormaster can assume a base/repair bay mode which can connect to the Decepticon city [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]], a feature only documented in Trypticon's [[instructions]]. (He can also connect to [[Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metroplex]], but this is undocumented for [[Autobot|obvious reasons]].) His small "[[roller car]]" gains relevance in this mode, as it is scaled for the base-mode's ramp. The Japanese release includes a launcher mechanism to propel the car, much like Optimus Prime's Combat Deck propels Roller. (As with [[Silverbolt (G1)#Toys|Silverbolt]], Motormaster's various knock-offs include the launcher.)

:In [[robot mode]], he is armed with a long, purple cyclone gun and a large, silver, vacuum-metalized ionizer [[sword]]. He also forms the central body of Menasor, with the roller car becoming his chest piece and Menasor's mask covering his face. Menasor's hands and feet were included in Motormaster's box.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Motormaster/motormaster.htm More information on Motormaster at TFU.info]''

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*'''Menasor''' (Giftset, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-55'''
**''Accessories:'' ionizer sword, cyclone gun, roller car/Menasor's chestpiece, Menasor's head, Menasor's hands, Menasor's feet, blast deflector
:Motormaster was also available as part of the Menasor giftset. He is identical to the individually-packaged release.

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*'''Motormaster''' ([[1990]])
**''Accessories:'' ionizer sword, cyclone gun, roller car/Menasor's chestpiece, Menasor's head, Menasor's hands, Menasor's feet, blast deflector
:Motormaster and the other Stunticons were rereleased without changes in the European/Australian-exclusive [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] reissue line.

===''Generation 2''===
[[File:MotormasterG2.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm still all man.]]
*'''Motormaster''' (Stunticon)
**''Team ID number:'' '''S1'''
:The Stunticons and Protectobots were planned to be released as part of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' line]], but were ultimately canceled (though Breakdown saw "release" as the [[BotCon 1994]] [[exclusive]]). The smaller limb-robots all have had packaged samples appear, but no packaged samples of Motormaster or Hot Spot are known to exist, and the two leaders are the hardest of their sets to come across nowadays. Recent samples have appeared on [[eBay]], though at ridiculously high prices reaching US $26,000!<ref>http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/unreleased-g2-menasor-sells-for-26815-on-ebay/30758/</ref> Production samples, unlike the earlier sample pictured on the wiki, sport a raised 5mm posthole where the rubsign indent originally was, intended as a mounting point for a G2 missile launcher. Some have even included the launcher and missiles, which are the type created for G2 Starscream and Ramjet. The launcher is black, the missiles are the same bright orange-ish red used by Silverbolt.
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003MenasorTestshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This is like a diametrically opposite kind of distasteful from Thunder Clash.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Ultra, unreleased)
:A redeco of [[Thunder Clash#Toys|Thunder Clash]] as Motormaster (called "Menasor" because of [[trademark]] issues) was planned as a store exclusive for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'', but was ultimately canceled.

::*''[http://www.iaconone.com/datatrax/datatrax_002.php Unproduced Universe Menasor package art at Iacon One Datatrax]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:GenerationsMotorbreathToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Even in tiny size, he's still a big 'ol jerk.]]
*'''Motorbreath''' (Legends Class, [[2012]])
**''Accessories'': Ionizer sword
:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] "Motorbreath" (named so for [[trademark]] reasons) is a [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#RTS|Reveal the Shield]]'' Legends Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#RTSLegends|Optimus Prime]]. He features new hands and a hole on his head/[[Alternate mode|vehicle]] roof compatible with [[C joint|3mm post]]s, and comes with a compatible [[ionizer sword|sword]] (sculpted after Generation 1 Motormaster's sword) that features two posts and a hole, allowing it to be held and mounted in different ways. Originally developed by Hasbro Asia for release in their territories as part of a large line-up referred to under the ominous term "GDO" (which was later revealed to stand for "Global Development Organization"), Motorbreath was later released together with various other formerly "Asian-[[exclusive]]" toys as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in the United States for the 2012 holiday season.

:This retooled version of the sculpt (including the sword) was later redecoed for a [[Variant#Tooling|running change variant]] of the "Dollar Store"-exclusive version of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Optimus Prime]], and was also redecoed without the sword as [[EZ Collection#Transformers: EZ Collection Gum|''EZ Collection Gum'']] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#EZ Collection Gum|Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/GDOMotorbreath/motorbreath.htm More information on Motorbreath at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Generationstoy-UltimateGiftSet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Fated to be a King of the Junkyard anytime soon.]]
*'''Ultimate Gift Set''' (2012)
**''Accessories'': Ionizer sword
:This unchanged release of Legends Class Motorbreath comes packed with ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Thundercracker]], as well as Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Generations|Combat Hero Optimus Prime]] and a ''Generation 2''-styled Deluxe Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generations|Autobot Jazz]].

:The Ultimate Gift Set was an online retailer exclusive in the United States, but was available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BSToy-Motorbreath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"When I'm finished with ya, I'll be King of the Jumpers!"]]
*'''Stunticons''' (Multi-pack, [[2013]])
**''Number'': '''T006'''
***''Fist strength'': '''930'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''170'''
***''Sword strength'': '''520'''
:Part of the first wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Series 2 five-packs, Motorbreath is a translucent-purple [[redeco]] of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#BotShotSuperBot|the truck version of Megatron]]. He transforms into a teeny little long-nosed semi truck with "trailer", with a spring-loaded [[Autotransformation|automatic transformation]] to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. Despite possessing translucent plastic and more lopsided stats than a regular Bot Shot, he is apparently not labeled as a Super Bot. He was sold in a five-pack with [[Dead End (G1)#Bot Shots|Dead End]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Bot Shots|Decepticon Dragstrip]], [[Wildrider (G1)#Bot Shots|Brake-Neck]], and [[Breakdown (G1)#Bot Shots|Breakdown]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSMotorbreath/motorbreath.htm More information on Motorbreath at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Motorbreath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Howdy, folks. I'm Android 13. Look at mah trucker hat.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7308'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''
**''Accessories'': Sword
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Motorbreath" is a [[Kreon]] included with the [[Menasor (G1)#Kre-O|Menasor]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from robot to either truck or part of Menasor's torso and left arm. His deco is based on the [[#Toys|Generation 1 Motormaster toy]], and he wears a black Constructicon helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-OMotorbreath/motorbreath.htm More information on Motorbreath at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, 2016)
**''Set number'': '''B6425'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
**''Accessories'': Sword

: Menasor was reissued in a 3-pack along with [[Superion (G1)#Kre-O|Superion]] and [[Bruticus (G1)#Kre-O|Bruticus]], with ''most'' of the components unchanged from the previous release. For this version however, "Motormaster" (renamed due to [[trademark]] re-availability) has a lavender headpiece instead of dark purple.

: This three-pack was sold in Dollar General stores for a whopping $12. Considering the original releases of each combiner cost $10 ''each'', that's quite a bargain!
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Generations-CW Voyager Motormaster stock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Larger and more versatile ol' jerk!]]
*'''Motormaster''' (Voyager Class, 2015)
**'''3 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
**''Accessories'': Sword, gun
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Voyager Class toys, Motormaster is a [[retool]] of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|Optimus Prime]], now in gray and black and featuring almost a complete re-shelling, making his truck mode in particular very distinct from the figure on which he's based. As a ''Combiner Wars'' Voyager torso, he can combine with any Deluxe Class toys released as part of the same subline–but, of course, he's intended to be combined with [[Blackjack (G1)#Generations|Blackjack]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Dragstrip]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], and [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Offroad]] (or [[Wildrider (G1)#Generations|Brake-Neck]]) to create [[Menasor (G1)#Generations|Menasor]].

:Motormaster comes with a sword and a gun that can combine to form Menasor's big sword. Tabs on the weapons allow them to lock together to be stored on the trailer hitch in vehicle mode, and in theory to a dedicated slot on the underside of the Menasor "skirt" when the skirt is folded up onto Motormaster's "backpack"; unfortunately, the connection is rarely tight enough for this to work properly. In torso mode, his chest is designed after the original Motormaster's [[Roller car]], and can be opened to reveal a second chest detailed similarly to ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]]'s.

:Motormaster also includes a collector's card featuring art from the "[[Eagle Eyes]]" episode of ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''.

:As a retool of Prime, the initial wave 2 release of Motormaster, unfortunately, suffers from the same design flaw as his predecessor: his hips have very heavy ratchet joints with too few stopping points to control their outward motion, which makes it very difficult for the figure to strike a natural pose below the belt. In addition, the feet are designed to rest flat on the ground when the legs are spread, but the only stable positions possible with the hip joints are with the legs straight down or spread at a much wider angle than intended. This also afflicts Menasor, as the gestalt shares Motormaster's hips. The gestalt feet are designed to rest flat on the ground when the lower legs are straight down, but in this mode, the only stable position possible with the hip joints is with the legs spread.

:This flaw was eventually fixed by a change to the ratcheting joints, with the gears having their cogs shifted half a position, finally enabling both Motormaster and Menasor's legs to be in stable positions while the feet rest flat on the ground, as originally intended. The improved hips were first found on the TakaraTomy ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' release of Motormaster/Menasor (see below). However, soon afterwards, wave 4 of the ''Combiner Wars'' Voyager Class assortment not only featured a redeco/retool of Optimus Prime (named "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#CWBC|Battle Core Optimus Prime]]") that featured the improved hip joints, but also a re-release of Motormaster himself that incorporated the update. The two versions of Motormaster can be told apart with relative ease by a five-digit manufacturing date code embossed on the rear of the figure's packaging and etched into the toy's left foot: the flawed wave 2 version features a date code starting with a "4", indicating that the figure was manufactured in 2014, whereas the improved wave 4 version features a date code starting with a "5", indicating a 2015 year of manufacture. The re-release also had the unfortunate effect of turning Motormaster into a recurring [[shelfwarmer]].

:Despite the ratchet fix however, Motormaster is also the weakest link of the Stunticons' gestalt combination, due to several design failures attributed to his torso mode. The square holes and tabs used to secure the arms together when in torso mode are too weak to remain locked in place (though a very small number of copies can secure the arm well), and are prone to falling out of position should an attached arm be moved. The torso mode's skirt plate is also attached to the stomach rather than the pelvis, rendering the waist swivel nearly worthless due to the skirt obstructing articulation. The pegs used to secure Blackjack to Menasor's chest are also molded incorrectly, leaving the connection unsecured.

:He and the last three waves of ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe and Voyager figures later showed up in the USA at TJ Maxx at reduced prices.

:As a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Motormaster was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWMotormaster/motormaster.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Motormaster at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-G2-Motormaster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Colorful and Gaudy ol' jerk!]]
*'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, Stunticon weapons/extremities
:A [[redeco]] of the aforementioned ''Combiner Wars'' mold, this Motormaster is based on his [[#Generation 2|cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy]]. Well, okay, technically, this set is based on [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 somebody's hand-painted recreation] of the canceled ''Generation 2'' toys, including an erroneous purple and silver [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] and some other errors.

:Like all versions of the ''Combiner Wars'' Optimus Prime and Motormaster toys released after mid-2015, this Motormaster has improved hip joints. Despite this, the pegs that hold Blackjack in gestalt form are still unchanged.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWMotormaster/motormaster.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Generation 2 Motormaster at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
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[[File:Takaratomy-unite-warriors-motormaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A better paint-detailed jerk! (only in Japan.)]]
*'''Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''Accessories'': Sword, gun
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:The ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' release of Motormaster is sold in a [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]] gift set that includes the five original "Stuntrons". Motormaster features mostly metallic gunmetal plastic, and more paint details on his vehicle and robot modes to better resemble his G1 design. He has the retooled hip ratchets also applied to the revised Hasbro Motormaster and Battle Core Optimus Prime, allowing him to stand naturally in both robot and torso mode.

:Unfortunately, there are some reports<ref>https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/uw-motormaster-has-disintegrated-from-the-waist.1096466/</ref> that due to the molded [[Gold Plastic Syndrome#Other notable instances|''swirly'' gunmetal plastic]] on the majority of Motormaster's body, the upper torso's stomach section will eventually tear itself apart after a few years of play. Or, if you were especially unlucky, as early as the ''first day'' of play.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Commander-Class-Motormaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|High play-value jerk!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Motormaster''' (Commander Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*'''5 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-13'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November]], [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': Sword, base gun, trailer/Menasor frame
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Dan Khanna]] (concept artist)}}

: "Decepticon Motormaster", the first Commander Class figure from the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' line, is a cartoon-accurate version of the character, that can be transformed into a Kenworth K100 Aerodyne sleeper truck, complete with a detachable articulated trailer. Unlike the original toy, which transformed from robot into a complete cab-and-trailer combo, ''Legacy'' Motormaster forms only the cab portion of the truck, with the trailer disconnecting to form a [[Thunder Clash]]-y battle station. More importantly, the trailer also plays a key role in the ''Legacy'' Stunticons' unconventional combination method: in an attempt to match the Generation 1 animation as closely as possible, the trailer itself forms Menasor's chest plate, hips, arms, and legs, with the Stunticon cars then being attached to the limbs that are already there. Motormaster himself forms Menasor's core torso, back, and head. So, even with no additional Stunticons, Motormaster and his trailer can form a functional skeletal frame of Menasor, able to stand and pose on its own; this is advertised on the back of Motormaster's packaging.

: Motormaster's packaging also advertises that he is Menasor component "5 of 5". At the time of his release, components "3 of 5" and "4 of 5" had not yet been officially revealed, so they do not appear in his instructions; subsequent reveals name Dead End as #3 and Breakdown as #4.

: Motormaster's main cab section, despite unfolding to form Motormaster's entire main robot mode, uses "faux-parts" to give the appearance that the cab of the truck forms only his toes, complete with tiny molded wheels. In truck mode, Motormaster's molded headlights are sadly unpainted. However, in robot mode, his toes have painted headlights… which, due to cartoon-accuracy requirements, are a completely different shape from his vehicle mode ones.

: Motormaster's robot mode hips have to be flipped around during transformation due to the cartoon/toy-accurate upper-thigh details of the legs being orientated on the opposite side of the legs coming straight from truck mode, due to the joints' rivet hole needing to be used as a connector for the roof panel to attach in said mode. All of Motormaster's stock images from both [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy]] are mistransformed due to the orientation the legs need to be in for truck mode… even in the stock images of the toy-deco repaint listed below!

: The trailer converts between its three modes of the trailer; a base, or Menasor skeleton via heavy partsforming 7 separate sections, not including the sword (which can be stored inside the trailer). These sections form both arm frames, both leg frames, the torso frame, a gun, and a pedestal for that gun. The gun and pedestal form a central part of base mode and can be wielded by either Motormaster or Menasor using different height configurations. While the tower does not integrate into Menasor's robot form, it features a 5mm peg that can be plugged into Menasor's back for storage, forming 'wings'. Two flip-down struts allow the trailer to stand separately in trailer mode without tipping forward.

: The Menasor frame has highly specialized connections for individual Stunticon cars. Dragstrip {{sic}} will only fit on the right arm, and Dead End will only fit on the left arm. Wild Rider {{sic}} and Breakdown will fit on either leg, but only on the legs. The arm bots are meant to be attached whole before Menasor's elbow is fully transformed, so that unique fittings can unlock their ability to split in half, forming separate upper and lower arm armor. The leg bots, when they attach, cause spring-loaded panels to close on the front of the legs. These panels were ''meant'' to display detailing resembling the bottom of the specific car meant to be attached there (Wild Rider on the left, and Breakdown on the right), but on the actual toy the panels on both legs are identical.

: The sword's unusual handle allows it to be gripped not just by Motormaster or Menasor with their standard-sized fist holes, but also by ''Legacy Core'' class figures, with their smaller fists able to grip a small protrusion at the bottom.

: Menasor's leg frames attach to the upper legs using a special variant of the ''Combiner Wars'' standard limb peg system, allowing compatibility with any ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe as alternate replacement legs. However, tolerances and security of connection may vary between individual samples, or may stress the figures involved; in addition, Menasor's shins are quite a bit longer than a properly-transformed ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe. Menasor's shoulder connections are not compatible with the ''Combiner Wars'' system, and his leg frame peg connectors have a special additional tab that prevents using his legs with other toys. ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' [[Silverbolt (G1)#Age of the Primes|Silverbolt]] makes use of the same frame system as Motormaster to form [[Superion (G1)#Age of the Primes|Superion]], and can swap his parts with him. (However, the bots that connect to the frames cannot be attached to the other combiner’s ones.)

: There are reports of the white and gray [[unpaintable plastic]] on some copies of Motormaster being prone to rapid [[photodegradation]] leading to splotch-like yellowing, sometimes visible upon first opening the box. The pin housing on his left shoulder is also particularly prone to cracking, due to the shoulder part in between it being pinned just slightly out of position compared to the right shoulder. Due to the way he is packaged, it is not uncommon for the thin plastic struts the trailer's wheels are mounted on to be warped out of shape, as well as a minor amount of scuffing on Motormaster's chest caused by collisions with the trailer.

: This figure was revealed through the Hasbro Taobao store, hours before the [[April 12]], [[2022]] Fan First Tuesday.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-ToyDeco-Motormaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Toy-accurate deco jerk!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Stunticon Menasor''' (Giftset, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Stunticon Menastor''' (スタンティコンメナソー)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-90'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[March 29]]
:*''Accessories'': Sword, base gun, trailer/Menasor frame
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>

: A redeco of the above ''Legacy'' figure, "Decepticon Motormaster" is based on the original 1986 Generation 1 toy's deco and decals... but omits the car chest and differently-sculpted head of the Menasor frame. Bummer.

: Motormaster was released in a giftset with the other ''Legacy'' Stunticons, each done in a toy-accurate deco. This set was revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2023, and went up for preorder as a [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive on [[August 1]]st.
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Gum''===
[[File:Kabaya menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|A jolly, candy-like jerk!]]
*'''Motormaster''' (Candy toy, 2009)

:Motormaster was released through the ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' line and is a snap-together model kit, based on the original G1 toy, that uses stickers for details and came with a stick of gum. Along with his truck and robot modes, he can also be transformed into the same base mode the original G1 toy featured as well. He includes his sword, rifle and the additional kibble required to transform him into his torso mode, including the roller car.

:Motormaster is cast in gray and navy-blue plastic, instead of his more recognizeable black. Due to this, he is entirely reliant on the included stickers to create his recognizeable color scheme. This stickers are considerably large, cover a wide area, must wrap around curved-surfaces and corners, and are highly prone to peeling off after application, especially if even slightly misapplied. The figure includes no molded details on the truck cab, meaning simply painting them alone will not suffice to replace the stickers.

:Motormaster can be combined with the limbs released under the ''[[Gaia Scramble]]'' line to form Menasor.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W2Motormaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Motormaster, Stunticon Leader''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: ''Rise of the Combiners'''''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T30/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5

:Motormaster, Stunticon Leader was released as part of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'' Wave 2: ''Rise of the Combiners''. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Motormaster, Stunticon Leader is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Motormaster, Stunticon Leader depicts [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'s head and torso, which, as with most depictions, is formed by Motormaster in the artwork.

:The artwork for Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game and is based on the original G1 Motormaster design, while the Bot Mode artwork is reused from Motormaster's ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy's box art, and is based on said figure.

:Motormaster, Stunticon Leader can be used to form Menasor, Menacing Colossus with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Stunticons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Superion and Menasor.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Superion & Menasor Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''37 & 38'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (with his components [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (with ''his'' components [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], Motormaster, [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#38|Translation of Menasor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
*Though the Generation 1 toy is clearly a single-trailer rig, the seams of Motormaster's transformation were often misinterpreted by artists as being a division between two trailers. Thus, Motormaster is sometimes portrayed as a double-trailer rig, even though the "front trailer" doesn't have any rear wheels.
*In the 2006/2007 ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' line, a [[redeco]] of ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]] was intended to be Motormaster, but the name could not be obtained. The toy was given the name "[[Menasor (G1)#Classics|Menasor]]" and the super robot's function of "Super Warrior", effectively making him Menasor, not Motormaster.
*Motormaster has three different pieces of box art. The original American packaging art has his legs transformed correctly (according to his instructions), but the subsequent gift set and Japanese art attempt to 'correct' his legs, spreading them more (on the gift set) and outright transforming his legs incorrectly on the Japanese version.
*Motormaster's design in ''Earth Wars'' is modeled on the "[[IP infringement|third party]]" Powertrain figure by TransFormMissions, which is itself an interpretation of his design in IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Motormaster''' (モーターマスター ''Mōtāmasutā'')
*''French:'' '''Pilot-As''' (Canada, 1986 release), '''Cerveau''' (Canada, 1990 "Classic" version)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Gépmester''' ("Machine-master")
*''Italian:'' '''Barracuda'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Mǎdá Dàshī''' (Taiwan, 馬達大師, "Motor Master"), '''Qìchē Dàshī''' (China, 汽车大师, "Auto Master")
*''Polish:'' '''Motomistrz''' ("Masquerade", "Motomaster"), '''Falster''' (sic!) ("The Key to Vector Sigma, Part One", misheard)
*''Russian:'' '''Motomaster''' (Мотомастер)

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:G2MotormasterArt.jpg|Unused ''Generation 2'' packaging art
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.iaconone.com/datatrax/ Universe Motormaster/Menasor's art (and other tidbits) at Iacon One]

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Wildrider (G1)

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{{disambigm|Wildrider (disambiguation)|Brake-Neck (disambiguation)}}
:''Wildrider is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEWildrider.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|When slow people race Wildrider, THE TERRORISTS WIN.]]
What [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] does for air travel, '''Wildrider''' (aka '''Wild Rider'''<ref name="classic">Though Wildrider's name was spelled as one word on his own packaging (including the "[[bio]]"/[[Tech Spec]]s on the back of the packaging, as well as in his profile published in issue 4 of [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|The Transformers Universe]]'', he was spelled "Wild Rider", as two words, in the [[cross-sell]] featured on the back of all the Stunticons' packaging, including his own. This applied not only to the English-only packaging version available in the United States, but also to the [[multilingual packaging|bilingual]] English/French verson sold in Canada and the multilingual version available in continental Europe. The same spelling was used ''again'' for all packaging versions of the 1990 "[[Classics (Europe)|Classic]] Stunticon" release of the figure (except for the Italian version released by [[GiG]], which called him "Squalo"), but this time it was not just limited to the cross-sell, but was in fact the default name featured ''everywhere'' on his packaging. The ultimately [[unreleased toy|unreleased]] ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' redeco once again spelled his name as one word (this time including the cross-sell!). In 2022, the spelling as two words was also used as a more [[trademark]]-friendly name for his ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' toy.</ref> and '''Brake-Neck''') does for the roadways. The difference is that the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] honestly means no harm and this insanely wild-riding [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] most ''definitely'' does. Some of his Decepticon comrades suspect him of playing insane to enhance his street cred, but those who have come to know him the best realize that it's no act. Wildrider really is as crazy as they come and a very real danger to anything on the road with him. Even his fellow Stunticons are wary of driving anywhere near him.

Which is a problem because if things get too quiet, if all he can hear is ''himself'', Wildrider becomes afraid there's enemies closing in on him, waiting to get him...

Wildrider combines with his fellow Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].

{{bigquote|I'm Wildrider, and I wanna bust something up!|Wildrider, speaking his first words|"[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Terry McGovern]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese, "Trans-Europe Express"), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), [[Peter Musäus]] (German, "The Burden Hardest to Bear"), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, ''Generation 2'' "Starscreams Brigade"), [[Niko Macoulis]] (German, ''Generation 2'' "Masquerade"), [[Olivier Destrez]] (European French), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Masquerade"), Unknown (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), [[Paulo Flores]] (Portuguese), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Portuguese, "Trans-Europe Express"), [[Orlando Drummond]] (Portuguese, "Starscream's Brigade")}}

[[File:KeyVectorSigma1 Wildrider fly.JPG|left|thumb]]
After a failed attempt to steal experimental rocket fuel from [[United States military]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] realized that while the Decepticons controlled the skies, the Autobots had supremacy on the ground, and so they needed new ground-based warriors who could out-drive and out-fight the Autobots on their terms. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was sent to steal various [[human]] vehicles that would be rebuilt in the new Stunticons. The Decepticons journeyed to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], beat the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] out of [[Alpha Trion]]'s possession and ordered the [[Vector Sigma|ancient supercomputer]] to give life to the Stunticons. While the other Stunticons pledged their loyalty to Megatron, Wildrider merely stated his desire for destruction. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Whilst the Autobots were trapped on Cybertron, the Decepticons returned to [[Earth]] with the newly awakened Stunticons, who began wreaking havoc and damaging the Autobots' good name by attacking the US military base containing the experimental rocket fuel. Eventually, the Autobots returned with the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] whose combined form Superion defeated the Stunticon combiner Menasor. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:TransEuropeExpress riding Wildrider.jpg|thumb|Not Mr. Toad.]]
When the Autobots got involved in the fake [[Europa 2000]] charity race he had set up, Megatron needed them removed from the playing field to stop any interference with his plans to dig up the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]] and steal an experimental car engine from [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]], the top US driver. He had the Stunticons intercept and eliminate the Autobots, and Wildrider helped disable [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] with his fellow Decepticons. [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] refused to just lay down, though, dodging the Stunticons' ramming attacks and jumping atop Wildrider's hood. The crazy Stunticon eventually shook Bluestreak off by just crashing hood-first into a mountain at over 150 mph. Afterwards, the Stunticons were defeated when Cahnay rammed his car into Menasor's face. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[File:CosmicRust Wildrider speedboat.jpg|thumb|left|The Hate Boat/Soon will be making another round...]]
When Megatron was infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] after a trip to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], the Stunticons were assigned to capture the Autobot scientist [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who had developed the powerful anti-corrosion [[Corrostop]]. Wildrider drove a speedboat while Drag Strip water skied behind him. After Megatron cured himself and infected the Autobots with the Cosmic Rust, Menasor attacked the Statue of Liberty in [[New York City]] with the ancient [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray, trying to stop the Autobots from [[Matter duplicator|matter-duplicating]] more Corrostop from the layer they sprayed on the statue. Superion defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

After [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was banished for yet another failed coup, he returned with a powerful new Decepticon team called the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], who were able to outfight Autobot and Decepticon alike. With Megatron needing a trump card, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] attempted to call on the Stunticons to help, but they refused as they were having a demolition derby with various human-owned cars. However, the Stunticons belatedly arrived after the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and forced Megatron to acknowledge Starscream as the new Decepticon leader. Realizing that Starscream would not stop at Megatron, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and disabled Bruticus in one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:Masquerade BreakdownWildriderdefeated.jpg|right|thumb|How mortifrying!!]]
In his next scheme, Megatron charged the Stunticons with bringing him the last key items for his new molecular disrupter cannon. Wildrider and his partner [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] broke into an optics laboratory and robbed a scientist of his experimental lenses for Megatron's weapon. Upon their escape, though, the Stunticons ran into [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] blocking the road. Wildrider took the challenge and managed to just miss hitting the Autobots with his crazy driving, and dodge the missiles fired at him by Inferno. He tested his luck on a second drive-by, though, and was blasted into submission by Hoist. The Stunticons were all captured and imprisoned inside the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], while several Autobots employed camouflage paint to disguise themselves as the Stunticons in a Trojan Horse ploy to find out what Megatron wanted with the components. The Autobot warrior [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] took Wildrider's place. After the Autobots took off, however, Breakdown managed to free his fellow Stunticons, and they all joined up to form Menasor, easily smashing through the remaining Autobots guarding them. As Menasor, they returned to Megatron and attempted to convince him they were the true Stunticons. Though ultimately successful, the Autobots had made alterations to the stolen components which caused Megatron's weapon to blow up in his face, and the Decepticons beat a hasty retreat. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:BurdenHardesttoBear Stunticons Matrix.jpg|left|thumb|And now I am Wildimus Prime!!]]
After their exile to [[Chaar]] in 2006, the Stunticons had been reduced to fighting over scraps of energon with the other Decepticons. When [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] returned with the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], Wildrider expressed the threat that they had better have brought some energon with them. When questioned by Dead End what he would do if they hadn't, Wildrider was at a loss. Nevertheless, he donated his share of energon to revive [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Wildrider joined in on the attack when the Decepticons noticed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] spying on them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} When the [[Quintesson]]s arrived offering them energon in exchange for defeating the Autobots, Wildrider was among those Decepticons who were incredulous of the terms due to their weakened state, but signed on regardless. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

Wildrider merged with his fellow Stunticons into Menasor to take on [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] during a battle in the [[Netherlands]]. They later got their butts kicked by Rodimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] when the two helped steal [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s [[transformation cog]]. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Later, Wildrider and Dead End got into a street race with Rodimus Prime in [[Japan]], ultimately forcing him off the road. After the crash, the two Stunticons found the [[Matrix of Leadership]] had been blown clear by the impact, and Wildrider brought it back to his leader, Galvatron. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} After hearing Optimus Prime's body was being stored in [[Mark Morgan|Dr. Morgan]]'s lab, Wildrider followed Galvatron in an attack on the facility, but wound up being infected by the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
Wildrider and the Stunticons were summoned by Megatron to put an end to the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project, and succeeded where [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] had failed. Their first strike was impressive, holding back Optimus Prime and a cadre of Autobots and shooting the Aerialbots out of the skies. When the Aerialbots formed Superion, Wildrider and his teammates followed suit and merged into Menasor. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
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Wildrider fought the Autobots on Earth under [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s command. They tried to prevent [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s troops from reaching the Space Bridge, but failed. He and the Stunticons soon arrived on Cybertron to participate in Galvatron's siege. They managed to gain the high ground against the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Throttlebot]]s, and rained laser fire down on their opponents. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Wildrider and his team formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the Battleship Maximus. Transporting back to Earth, they attempted to interfere with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s quest for the Matrix. Wildrider and the Stunticons were confronted by the Aerialbots in the desert, but the battle of their combiner forms eventually led them to the Arctic. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

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When [[Vector Sigma]] began perfecting the new super-metal [[Cybertonuron]] on Cybertron, Galvatron ordered another all-out attack on the planet to seize the metal for the Decepticons before the Autobots could make use of it. Wildrider and the Stunticons journeyed to Cybertron with the strike force, and confronted their old enemies, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots got the drop on Wildrider's group by forming Superion and lashing out before the Stunticons could form Menasor as well. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Wildrider and the Stunticons were still in a firefight sometime later, as [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] passed by looking for [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} In [[San Francisco]], Wildrider and the Stunticons assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. They fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Sometime later, Wildrider and the Stunticons gathered in the desert as their Ninja Commander Sixshot began issuing orders. They assembled as Menasor, and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

=====''Zone''=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Wildrider was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
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Sometime beyond the year [[2036]], Wildrider and the other Stunticons enjoyed themselves with their own personal annual event: stealing human cars and use them to race each other. {{storylink|Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!}}

Soon afterwards, the Stunticons as Menasor were involved in a fight wherein [[Grand Scourge]] dropped in through a tear in space-time and used his [[Matrix Breaker]] sword to disassemble Menasor with a single blow. After grappling Dead End, the dimensional intruder realized he could forcefully combine with the Stunticons. Though Wildrider attempted to flee, Grand Scourge managed to have him form the right leg of his gestalt mode. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}} He was freed when Grand Scourge was defeated by [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and fled with the other Stunticons. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|Bonus Edition Vol. 53}}

=====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''=====
Wildrider was one of many spectators for the [[Speedia 500]] race on [[Velocitron]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}} He remained for the second week of the race. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
Wildrider listened to Megatron boast about how [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] would trounce [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] once its construction was complete. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

Wildrider and the Stunticons decided to have a little fun and tear up a baseball stadium in Japan. Luckily, the Autobots' plucky young ally [[Kenji]] was present to radio for assistance. All the combiner teams assembled, and it was Menasor and Bruticus against Superion and Defensor! Defensor was forced to break apart by the combined Decepticon attack, but Superion and Kenji got the idea to shoot out the Decepticons' legs. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] took advantage of the empty combiner ports and took over as Menasor's legs, launching him into the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

While posing as Autobots, Wildrider, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Stunticons rampaged through the city streets, smearing the good name of their adversaries. Later, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] posed as humans to rally people against the Autobots, and Motormaster's brigade staged an attack on the rally to drive the point home. The Autobot fire engines [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] arrived, however, and used their water hoses to wash off the Decepticons' fake insignia. Enraged, Motormaster planned to combine into Menasor...only to see Wildrider and the rest of his men were already retreating into the distance. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In the year [[2010]], Wildrider participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Menasor in order to battle alongside Bruticus and Devastator against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]], who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Menasor and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}
{{note|Wildrider only appears as a component of Menasor}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to upgrade the might of his combiner warriors. When the Autobot combiners arrived to save Dalton, Wildrider and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Motormaster's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Stunticons then merged into Menasor to move in for the kill. They were ultimately outwitted by the Autobots, however, who rescued Dalton and safely returned to Metroplex. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Wildrider was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. With the device at the ready, the Stunticons headed out to retrieve some energy from a power plant. They were met with the Aerialbots, and both teams combined into the gestalt forms. Though Superion was crippled by the Omega Wave Cannon, the Autobots turned the tide of the battle by sending out massive amounts of reinforcements into the field. Superion then gained the upper hand against Menasor by dislodging Wildrider as the combiner's leg, and having Slingshot take his place. Menasor was beaten down, and the Decepticons were sent packing. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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''When [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] began having strange visions of combiner robots following [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] stashing the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] in his head, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] rigged up a device to monitor his dreams.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}} ''Together, Optimus and Buster watched these new "[[Special Teams]]" fighting over the abandoned [[Pullen Power Plant]]'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} ''unaware that [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] were also listening in. Their futuristic combining technology impressed Shockwave so much that he immediately ordered his troops to begin plans for the Stunticons' construction.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

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Wildrider was given life by the Creation Matrix at the same time as the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. Through [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]] in Optimus Prime's mind, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] was able to tap into and divert some of the Matrix energy to bring an equal number of his own troops to life. The Stunticons' first mission was to tail the Autobot [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and besmirch the Autobot's good reputation by causing carnage on a freeway. They were engaged by [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] forces and Wildrider received a nasty shock from [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] before [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] managed to knock her out of the air. When the Aerialbots arrived, the Stunticons pretended to defend their "comrade" Skids, convincing Circuit Breaker and the human forces that there were no good robots. As both teams combined into their gestalt forms and did battle, Circuit Breaker used up all her power disabling [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], leaving [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] victorious. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

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''Wildrider was stationed at the Decepticons' [[Wyoming base]] when Motormaster ill-advisedly suggested that the Stunticons could take out Optimus Prime, earning Megatron's ire. Wildrider and the others looked on as Megatron nearly crushed the Stunticon leader with a boulder.'' {{storylink|Prey!}} Later, Wildrider served aboard the Decepticons' [[Club Con|island starship]] under the command of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and took part in a massed ambush of the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], where he was seen tangling with [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]. [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], then squabbling over leadership of the Autobots, managed to put aside their differences long enough in order to rally their troops into a counter-attack, sending the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|Totaled!}} When the Decepticons converted their base into a human holiday resort, Wildrider was posted on the beach to warn bathers not to swim out too far. After [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] ignored his advice and provoked the wrath of the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]], causing a battle on the beach, Wildrider stood by as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] apologised to the traumatised holidaymakers. {{storylink|Club Con!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
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In [[2003]], the Stunticons were recruited by [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] to steal some classified documents from the Autobots, about their upcoming plans for [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. Wildrider and his cronies ran the courier, [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], off the side of the road and beat him till he gave up the information. Then they beat up [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] when he tried to interfere because, well, it was fun. Ultimately, the plans turned out to be fakes, so the Decepticons didn't gain anything from them. {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

[[File:SpacePiratesSoundwaveLeader.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Soundwave's defensive driving classes are wasted on Wildrider.]]
By [[2008]] the Stunticons were stationed on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] under the command of Shockwave. They combined into Menasor in an attempt to protect him from an assassination attempt by [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] but were unsuccessful so leadership of the Decepticons passed to [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

Later, Wildrider was among the Decepticon soldiers aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] when [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] was leading them in an assault on [[Autobase]]. They were themselves attacked by the [[Quintesson]]s en route. Previous information that Decepticon commander Soundwave had received, informing him that the Autobots were mostly off-world, turned out to be a ruse orchestrated by the aliens to ambush his troops. The Decepticons were forced to call upon the Autobots for assistance in thwarting the Quintessons' forceful colonization of their homeworld. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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Wildrider worked on [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s team when he and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] were vying for control of the Decepticons. When the conflict between the two Decepticon factions reached its peak, both leaders called for an [[Enclave]], where they could negotiate an alliance. The peace-talks were sabotaged by the Autobots, and Wildrider was swept up in the fracas that broke out afterwards. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

A poisoned [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] staggered into Wildrider's quarters, and gave him a tape of battle plans to transmit to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Wildrider assumed that Soundwave had been betrayed by traitors in Megatron's faction of Decepticons, and attempted to send the plans in secret. When Megatron saw him doing so, however, he assumed that the Stunticon was trying to send them to his rival Shockwave, making him the traitor who had betrayed him to Shockwave earlier. With one blast from his [[fusion cannon]], Megatron promptly killed him. Which was exactly what Soundwave (who had not been poisoned and was, in fact, the traitor) had planned. Harsh. {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Wildrider and the Stunticons fought the Autobots while trying to steal from Earth's resources. They formed Menasor in battle with Defensor, but were soon dismantled. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}

===The Special Teams===
Wildrider and the rest of the Stunticons were being kept a secret from the Autobots until Megatron was ready to dispatch them on a raid on the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Once in position, the Stunticons raced forward, ready to take whatever Autobots might be guarding the location by surprise. Encountering the Protectobots en route, Motormaster ordered Wildrider and the other Stunticons to combine into Menasor to do battle. The fight soon began to weigh in the Autobots’ favour, prompting Menasor to split up into individual robots once more, who dispersed away from the battlefield. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]]. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for the release of the Stunticons. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} They formed into Menasor and ran amok for a while, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and began insulting them. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily stopping Menasor and allowing Ultra Magnus to ram the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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Wildrider, the other Stunticons and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] were sent to 1930s [[Chicago]] when [[Teletran 3]] malfunctioned, and were left dormant in the forms of cars from that time. They were soon found and used by a criminal gang led by [[Tommy Fingers]], until a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] and [[Cobra]] members arrived from the future to retrieve the lost Transformers and prevent the apocalypse. Wildrider, Dead End and Drag Strip were awakened by Breakdown, who wasn't so dormant after all, and started chasing Optimus Prime and the humans across the city. Eventually the two groups ran into Motormaster, and everyone were promptly transported back to present-day Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

When [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] started reunifying the Decepticons into his own army, Wildrider and the other Stunticons were among his earliest recruits. They helped capture a group of Autobots and Joes that followed Serpent O.R. to Cybertron, then attacked an Autobot peace ceremony in the form of Menasor. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} The giant used his Wildrider leg to stomp at least one innocent civilian to death. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===''The Beast Within''===
During a particularly violent battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Wildrider joined with the other Stunticons to form Menasor and do battle with [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ combined form. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga===
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The five Stunticons confronted Ultra Magnus as he reached the end of the [[Floating City]], combining into Menasor and opening fire on the Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!|Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3]]; [[Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|Transformers vol. 1 #3]] (modern era)
[[File:MegatronOrigin3 DeadEnd Wildrider.jpg|thumb|An optimistic Dead End? A mellow Wildrider?! What is this, some kind of alternate universe?!]]
Wildrider was seen with other Stunticons entering the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] arena to join the newly formed Decepticons for some good ol' fashioned civil disobedience. He also did us all a favor and told [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] to be quiet because, let's face it, a cheery and optimistic Dead End signals the coming of [[Unicron|the End of Days]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

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During the brief Decepticon reign of Cybertron, Wildrider and Breakdown set out to take out the anti-Decepticon pirate news broadcaster, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], according to [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s location. They attacked Blaster only to be defeated by the arriving [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Broadcast}} When [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] usurped [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] as Decepticon leader, the Stunticons protested and left both the Decepticons and Cybertron to become highwaymen on [[Magmara Nine]]. While robbing [[Strongbox]] there, they were approached by [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] who told them Megatron had taken back command. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} Returning to the fold, the Stunticons participated in Megatron's assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], during which they tried to attack Optimus Prime only to get blown away by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

Millions of years later, Wildrider was among the Decepticons captured by [[Skywatch]] after the Stunticons were abandoned on Earth. {{Storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} Luckily for him, he was soon rescued by [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]'s splinter faction of Autobots and Decepticons trying to get off the planet. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

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Wildrider and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] went on a mission to retrieve [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], the only Stunticon missing from their group. They were disgusted to find that their comrade was being driven by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|a human]], and Wildrider rammed him, telling Drag Strip that they could always fix him later. They met with some resistance from the human, but eventually recovered Breakdown and took him back to base. A few hours later, the Stunticons revealed that [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] had given them the ability to combine, and attacked their former Autobot allies in the form of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

However, despite Menasor's power, his effectiveness as a warrior was stunted by the fact that his components kept arguing amongst themselves. The Autobots took note of this weakness and distracted the combiner by targeting the individual Stunticons, and eventually he was taken down by Optimus Prime. Like most of the Decepticons, Wildrider was taken into custody by Skywatch. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

Months later, the Stunticons were freed from their captivity when Decepticons under Megatron's command returned to Earth and attacked the Skywatch facility where they were held. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} The Decepticons intended to rejoin Megatron on Cybertron, but were interrupted by [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'s attempts to sabotage their [[space bridge]]. Wildrider and the other Stunticons stayed behind to take care of the Autobot, but were knocked out by an energy surge when Bumblebee interrupted the bridge's power flow. {{storylink|The Question}} The Autobots subsequently captured the Stunticons and brought them to a restored Cybertron, where they were imprisoned alongside the rest of the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} Following their release, Wildrider was among a Cybertronian crowd recruited by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] to pressure [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] into revealing one of his secret discoveries below ground on Cybertron. Later underground, they witnessed a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] declare that Starscream was the Cybertronian destined to unite their whole race. He and the other Cybertronians celebrated afterwards with Starscream. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}}

Wildrider was so disappointed in his team for losing to Bumblebee that he up and left the Stunticons altogether, leaving his space to be filled by [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]]. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
The Stunticons were created by Megatron as an infiltration unit {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}} to challenge the Autobots' dominance of Earth's streets and highways, {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Dead End's bio}} with the Decepticon leader hand-picking their alternate modes. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Breakdown's bio}} The team were largely so enamored with their Earth-based vehicle forms that they chose to retain them upon returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}}

<s>Wildrider</s> ''Brake-Neck'' got into enough crashes that his sanity was in question, especially given his inexplicable change in name. The rest of the Stunticons kept an eye on the reckless driver with concern that his deteriorating condition merited his replacement. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Brake-Neck's bio}} Ultimately Brake-Neck fell under unclear circumstances, so Motormaster hand-picked Offroad as his replacement. The rest of the Stunticons found it difficult to trust Offroad, in part because of his macabre choice to emulate Brake-Neck's colors. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Offroad's bio}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Wildrider was presumably present as part of Menasor during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

==Commercial appearances==
Wildrider and the rest of the Stunticons drove over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Aerialbots. Both teams combined, and their gestalt forms engaged in a no-holds-barred slug-fest. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}

==Games==
===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[Image:BotShots Brake-Neck.jpg|thumb|right]]
Wildrider participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had trouble controlling the Stunticons. The team went on a crime spree in the back alleys of human cities until they were tracked down and stopped by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and his team. {{storylink|The Thin Blue Line}} Wildrider and Breakdown were sent to stop a convoy of Autobots from delivering a vital component to a power station to prevent it exploding. Possibly because they were the only ones crazy enough not to realize they'd be in danger if they were near the station when it exploded. They failed anyway. {{storylink|Rushdown Road}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:EW-Wildrider.jpg|thumb|]]
When Offroad arrived on Earth, Breakdown asked what happened to Wildrider, and he replied he didn't want to know. {{storylink|Offroad (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Offroad Research}}

With Megatron stuck in 1984, Soundwave decided to send Wildrider and a team of [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T. bots]] back in time to find him. {{storylink|Crossroads of Time}}

Before being sent back in time by Soundwave, Wildrider recruited Ozu to assist him and the rest of the C.O.M.B.A.T. bots. {{storylink|The Dark Age}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Wildrider was a member of the Stunticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Wildrider toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|If you don't buy this toy, then the terrorists have... lost, I guess?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Wildrider''' (Stunticon, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''S3'''
:*''Japanese ID number'': '''D-53'''
:*''Accessories'': [[scattershot gun]], [[plasma-energy blaster]], connector
{{toydesigner|[[Kaoru Matsumoto]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://patents.google.com/patent/USD297039 Menasor's patent] at Google Patents.</ref>|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Wildrider transforms into a dark grey Ferrari 308 GTB sports car. He comes with a large, black double-barreled plasma-energy blaster that attaches onto the back of his vehicle mode.

:In [[robot mode]], Wildrider is armed with a black scattershot gun. He usually forms Menasor's left leg, but as a [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combiner limb, he can also occupy any other limb position.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Wildrider/wildrider.htm More information on Wildrider at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|G1Menasor}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Menasor''' (Gift set, 1986)}}</ul>
:*''Japanese ID number'': '''D-55'''
:Wildrider was also made available as part of a full Stunticon five-pack in the US, European, and [[Japan]]ese markets. All of the figures inside were identical to their individual releases.

{{anchor|1990Classic}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Wild Rider'''<ref name="classic"/> ([[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': scattershot gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:"Wild Rider" and the other Stunticons were rereleased without changes in 1990 as part of the European/Australian [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] reissue line.
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===''Generation 2''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Wildrider''' (Stunticon, Unreleased)}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number:'' '''S5'''
[[File:G2-Wildrider.jpg|thumb|Watch out! I'm bright!]]
:For the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' line]], Hasbro intended to release [[redeco]]es of the Stunticons in [[1994]], with Wildrider being cast primarily in yellow plastic, with blue and black accents. Ultimately, however, the toys never went into mass production and remained officially unreleased. Only the four limbs are known to have made it to the sample packaging stage, having turned up in very limited numbers over the years (with the exception of ''Generation 2'' [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], who was available at [[BotCon 1994]] in somewhat larger quantities). All the ''Generation 2'' Stunticons are known to catch high prices on the secondary market.<ref>[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/StuntsWilderiderProtoMOSC1.html Photos of Generation 2 Wildrider in sample packaging at Toyarchive.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1533/Generation+2/Wildrider.html Mirrored photos of Generation 2 Wildrider in sample packaging at Transformers @ The Moon]</ref>
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Gentei! Gentei!''===
{{anchor|Gentei}}
[[File:Wildrider gentei.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Just give him the [[facial hair|goatee]] and be done with it...I mean, "''Lettle Lady, non!''"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Stuntron Wildrider''' ([[August 30]], [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile
:An [[exclusive]] item from the "Chara Hobby 2008" show in Japan on August 30th, 2008, ''Gentei! Gentei!'' (Japanese for "Exclusive! Exclusive!") Wildrider is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Deluxe Class [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Classics|Rodimus]] with a very vaguely Wildrider-inspired color scheme (but retaining all of ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Rodimus' [[paint operation]]s, including the flames), transforming into a Dome Zero concept car. His rear "thruster" fires a spring-loaded missile, and the back section can be flipped up to turn it into a roof-mounted weapon. The thruster becomes a hand-held blaster in robot mode, and can also be mounted on his back as a "jetpack". His left arm hides a flip-out (non-spinning) buzzsaw.
{{ClassicsRodimusMold}}
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BSToy-Brake-Neck.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Stunticons''' (Multi-pack, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''Number'': '''T009'''
::*''Fist strength'': '''345'''
::*''Blaster strength'': '''655'''
::*''Sword strength'': '''610'''
:A redeco of the [[Topspin (DOTM)#Bot Shots|Topspin]] Bot Shot in dark grey, Brake-Neck (Wildrider renamed for [[trademark]] issues) automatically transforms between car and robot mode, when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He was sold in a five-pack with [[Motormaster (G1)#Bot Shots|Motorbreath]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Bot Shots|Decepticon Dragstrip]], [[Dead End (G1)#Bot Shots|Dead End]], and [[Breakdown (G1)#Bot Shots|Breakdown]].
::*[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSBrake-Neck/brake-neck.htm Brake-Neck at TFU.info]

===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy BrakeNeckKreon.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Wait, ''I'm'' the one they didn't want in [[Menasor (G1)#Kre-O|Menasor]]?!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Brake-Neck''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Bag number'': '''33501 44'''
:*''Accessories'': stand brick, small pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the fourth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Brake-Neck can be rebuilt from a robot to a low-and-lean street racer.

:He uses the [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Sideswipe]] helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-OBrake-Neck/brake-neck.htm More information on ''Kre-O'' Brake-Neck at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:Unite-Warriors-UW02-Wildrider.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yes, but does it come with a stolen Matrix of Leadership?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
:*''Accessories'': exhaust pipe/battle club, weapon/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] and [[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Takara's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' iteration of [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]] features Wildrider, a retool and redeco of [[Dead End (G1)#Unite Warriors|Dead End]] from the same set, sporting a new head sculpt. However, unlike the Hasbro release (see below), Wildrider has more paint details and plastic color changes on his vehicle and robot modes to better resemble his Generation 1 design.

:This toy is also officially associated with [[Grand Scourge#Toys|Scourge Grand Prime]].
{{CWDeadEndMold}}
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===''Combiner Wars''===
{{anchor|Generations}}
[[File:GenerationsBrake-NeckPromoPic.jpg|thumb|300px|You know you'll get me instead of the [[Offroad (CW)|guy]] with the totally new mold.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Brake-Neck''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)}}</ul>
:*'''2 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
:*''Accessories'': exhaust pipe/battle club, weapon/fist/foot
:Hasbro's release of the ''Unite Warriors'' Wildrider figure, (again) renamed for [[trademark]] issues. ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Brake-Neck is a retool of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]] which transforms from a supercar resembling a Ferrari 458 Italia to robot and back. As a Combiner Wars Deluxe limb, he is able to combine with any ''Combiner Wars''-style Voyager Class figure or form one of [[Godbomber#Legends|Godbomber]]'s legs but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Dragstrip]], and [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]] to create [[Menasor (G1)#Generations|Menasor]] (though his cardback and instructions show him replacing Dead End rather than [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Offroad]]). His cardback bio contains a cute reference to his original name, citing how 'even the unpredictable Stunticons see him as an out-of-control ''wild rider'''.

:Like Dead End, Brake-Neck comes with a copy of "''Combiner Wars'' #8" (actually [[Heavy Is the Head|''Robots in Disguise'' #16]]).

:This toy served as the basis for the ''Earth Wars'' character [[Brake-Neck (G1)|Brake-Neck]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWBrake-Neck/brake-neck.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Brake-Neck at TFU.info]''
{{CWDeadEndMold}}
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{{anchor|CWG2}}{{anchor|GenerationsG2}}
[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-G2-Brake-Neck.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Chiquita Dave's robotsona.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' exhaust pipe/battle club, weapon/fist/foot
:A [[redeco]] of the ''Combiner Wars'' Stunticons, this Brake-Neck is based on his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy. Well, okay, technically, this set is based on [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 somebody's hand-painted recreation] of the cancelled ''Generation 2'' toys, including an [[Circular reporting|erroneous]] purple and silver [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] and some other errors (most relevant to this article, the original ''Generation 2'' Wildrider's face was evidently going to be [https://www.deviantart.com/transfan2/art/TF-G2-Stunticons-Pics-002-G2-Wildrider-V2-005-379525903 cyan] or [https://tfwiki.net/~fortmax/random/G2/Stunticons/Wildrider%20back.JPG red] rather than purple). Compared to his fellow G2 ''Combiner Wars'' Stunticons, Wildrider is the most accurate to [[#Generation 2|his G2 toy]].
{{CWDeadEndMold}}
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Wild-Rider.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|All... my... friends... know the Wild Rider.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Wild Rider''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*'''2 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-07'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October]], [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 Energon blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Dan Khanna]] (concept artist)}}
:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Decepticon Wild Rider" (he got his name back!) transforms into a close approximation of a Ferrari 308 GTB sports car mode in 17 steps. His accessories include two blasters, which can mount to his race car mode (reminiscent of the attack vehicle mode of his Generation 1 toy). The blasters are also molded after his Generation 1 "Scattershot Gun" and also named "Dual Energon Scattershot Blasters" in his bio, which is accessible by scanning the QR code on the back of his [[packaging]].

:The last step of Wild Rider's [[instructions]] depicts tabs and slots to secure his inner legs that do not actually exist on the toy itself. Also, the panels forming the car rear cannot open as wide as the instructions show, and forcing the hinges can result in stress marks or breakage. In addition, it is practically impossible to peg the feet into the car undercarriage as the instructions suggest, as the plastic tolerances will inevitably cause the very short pegs to slip out of the holes they are supposed to connect to. However, the ankle hinges have enough friction to ensure the feet do not drag on the ground when the vehicle mode is rolled on a flat surface. The back of his head has a port for [[light-piping]], though his eyes are painted over in silver, neutering the effect.

:This figure is not compatible with any prior systems of combination. As ''Legacy'' Menasor is designed with a specific limb configuration in mind, Wild Rider is limited to being one of Menasor's legs, but unlike Drag Strip and Dead End as the arms, he can be used for either the left or right leg.

:This figure was revealed by CBR a day prior to the [[April 12]], [[2022]] Fan First Tuesday.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/new-transformers-generations-legacy-figure-line-announced-by-hasbro ''EXCLUSIVE: Transformers Debuts Wild Rider, Blitzwing Legacy Figures'' - on CBR]</ref>

:Wild Rider was retooled into his Stunticon teammate [[Breakdown (G1)#Legacy|Breakdown]].
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{{anchor|LegacyGiftset}}
[[File:TF-Legacy-ToyDeco-Wildrider.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Stunticon Menasor''' (Giftset, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Stunticon Menastor''' (スタンティコンメナソー)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-90'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[March 29]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 Energon blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>

:A redeco of the above standard-release ''Legacy'' figure, "Decepticon Wild Rider" is based on the original 1986 Generation 1 toy's deco and decals.

:Wild Rider was released in a giftset with the other four ''Legacy'' Stunticons, each done in a toy-accurate deco. This set was revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2023, and went up for preorder as a [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive on [[August 1]].
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Superion and Menasor.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Superion & Menasor Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''37 & 38'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (with his components [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (with ''his'' components [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#38|Translation of Menasor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
[[File:Generations Scout DeadEnd.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* In 2005, the mold used for ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Decepticharge]] was presented as an upcoming release for the Japanese ''Binaltech'' line. Originally, Takara intended to name their version of the toy "Wildrider", possibly because the Hasbro version's deco resembled the unreleased ''Generation 2'' Wildrider toy's color scheme. However, Takara ultimately had to abandon that idea because they couldn't get the trademark. Instead, they decided to give the toy an entirely new deco, as the Hasbro toy's deco didn't meet their ideal of "real-life accuracy". In robot mode, the toy was given a color scheme based on the Transmetal 2 incarnation of Beast Wars [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], with the toy's name being changed to "Blackwidow", Takara's name for the character. Ultimately, however, Takara decided to cancel the toy altogether, as they were fearing that another redeco (in addition to the upcoming ''Binaltech Asterisk'' toys) would be too repetitive. Plans to release the toy as part of a different line were dropped.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/5d6d41f6d6b3f57e/ Doug Dlin relaying a response from Hirofimi Ichikawa regarding the fate of the Honda S2000 redeco at alt.toys.transformers]</ref> [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Binaltech|Then they apparently changed their minds again.]]
* A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown]] in the Asian-exclusive ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line (later picked up for American release by Toys"R"Us) in 2012 is named Dead End and has a bio fitting the character's name. However, his color scheme and tech specs are both clearly patterned off of Wildrider.
* Inspired by the ''Combiner Wars'' toyline, the ''Earth Wars'' mobile game debuted a character named [[Brake-Neck (G1)|Brake-Neck]] in March 2017. Hints were dropped in dialogue that in ''Earth Wars'' continuity, Brake-Neck and Wildrider were separate individuals, but it would not be until October 2023 that [[#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wildrider]] himself would appear, based on the [[#Legacy|distinct ''Legacy'' toy]], cementing Brake-Neck as his own individual.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wildrider''' (ワイルドライダー ''Wairudoraidā'')
*''French:'' '''Faroucho''' (Canada, 1986 release), '''Chauffard''' (Canada, 1990 "Classic" version)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Féktelen''' ("Boisterious")
*''Italian:'' '''Squalo''' ("Shark")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Mǎngzhuàng''' (莽撞, "Reckless")
*''Polish:'' '''Dziki Jeździec''' ("Wild Rider", "Masquerade"), '''Alial''' (sic!) (misheard, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part One")
*''Russian:'' '''Bezumec''' (Безумец, "Madman")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:G2WildriderArt.jpg|Unused ''Generation 2'' packaging art
File:RID16 cvrHASBN.jpg|''Combiner Wars'' comic packaging art
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Wildrider/wildrider.htm Wildrider at TFU.info]

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Dead End (G1)

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SerpentorImperator:

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{{disambig3|Dead End}}
:''Dead End is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEDeadEnd.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Life! Don't talk to me about life.]]
'''Dead End''' (aka '''Deadend'''<ref name="deadend">For the 1986 European release in [[multilingual packaging]], Dead End's name was spelled in two words all over his packaging as per normal, except for the "[[bio]]"/[[Tech Spec]]s on the back of the packaging (which was more of a "motto/Tech Specs" due to the need to fit everything in four languages), which spelled his name "Deadend", as one word. (The same happened to his fellow Stunticon Drag Strip.)</ref>) knows that his having an entry in [[Main Page|some database somewhere]] hardly matters. It's in his name, the Dead End. The page will be vandalized. The computers will eventually fail. The data will be lost. The [[Human|species that made it]] will go extinct. Their [[Earth|planet]] will become barren. The [[sun]] will die out. All suns will die out. The universe will implode again, or expand into nothingness, or be eaten by [[Unicron|a giant evil space-god]]. So what's the point?

Despite this deep knowledge of the dark, inevitable pointlessness of existence, he spends an inordinate amount of time polishing and primping himself. This is something the other Decepticons are sure to tease him about whenever they get the chance, which only depresses him more. If you can actually motivate him to fight, he's a fearless warrior and actually cheers up a little, since trying to save his own life can momentarily distract him from how ultimately brief and pointless it is; the hard trick is getting him motivated in the first place, since in the end we're all doomed. ''Sigh.''

Dead End combines with his fellow Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], though he doesn't know why he bothers.

{{quote|Face it: we're doomed.|Dead End at any given minute|"[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Philip L. Clarke|Phillip Clarke]] (English), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese, "Starscream's Brigade"), [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese, ''2010''), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1")|[[Ulrich Bernsdorff]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1 & 4"), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3"), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, "The Burden Hardest to Bear"), [[Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Trans-Europe Express" & "Cosmic Rust"), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "Starscream's Brigade" & "Masquerade"), [[Éric Etcheverry]] (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4"), Unknown actors (European French, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1" & "Fives Faces of Darkness", Parts 1 & 3), [[Enrique Hernández]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Hélio Ribeiro]] (Portuguese), [[Mário Monjardim]] (Portuguese, "Trans-Europe Express"), [[Júlio César]] (Portuguese, "Starscream's Brigade"), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Portuguese, "Masquerade"), [[Nilton Valério]] (Portuguese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1 & 4")}}

[[File:KeytoVectorSigmaPt1 bankrobbers DeadEnd.jpg|left|thumb|'Con Day Afternoon]]
Dead End, along with the other Stunticons, were given [[Spark|life]] by Vector Sigma in an attempt by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to form a ground based unit. Seeing little choice in the matter, Dead End decided to do what Megatron said. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} The Decepticons returned to [[Earth]] with the newly awakened Stunticons who began wreaking havoc and damaging the Autobots' good name by attacking the US military base containing the experimental rocket fuel. Eventually, the Autobots returned with the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] whose combined form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] defeated the Stunticon combiner Menasor. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:TransEuropeExpress DeadEnd carjack.jpg|thumb|"The Heat Death of the universe is coming, I tell you! COMING!"]]
Despite this defeat, the Stunticons were the key component in Megatron's elaborate scheme to hold a [[Europa 2000|fake charity race]] from Paris to Istanbul so he could steal US driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s car which would be melted down to house the powerful [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. Megatron ordered the Stunticons to eliminate the Autobots protecting Cahnay. While his fellow Stunticons surrounded the brothers [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], Dead End leapt ahead of the racers and transformed, blasting the boxed-in Autobots off the road. They disabled several more racers, but when Dead End set a trap for [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], the wily gunner managed to escape his attackers. Together, Auggie Cahnay, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and Bluestreak defeated Menasor and destroyed the Pearl of Bahoudin. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[File:Cosmicrust taking over this boat.jpg|left|thumb|“Everybody freeze”]]
When Megatron was infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] after a trip to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], the Stunticons were assigned to capture the Autobot scientist [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who had developed the powerful anti-corrosion [[Corrostop]]. After Megatron cured himself and infected the Autobots with the Cosmic Rust, Menasor attacked the Statue of Liberty in [[New York City]] with the ancient [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray, intent on stopping the Autobots from matter-duplicating more Corrostop from the layer they sprayed on the statue. Superion defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

Caught up in a demolition derby, the Stunticons missed most of the "civil war" between the Decepticons and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. They arrived at the battle site just as Starscream was declaring victory over Megatron. Dead End didn't particularly care either way, until [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] pointed out that Starscream was insufferable enough already without being in charge, and Dead End quickly conceded that point. The Stunticons formed Menasor and, one Batman *POW* later, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] was in pieces. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

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On another occasion, Megatron instructed the Stunticons to bring him a series of scientific components for his latest Unbeatable Super Weapon. Dead End and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] were assigned to acquire an experimental generator from the U.S. military. The retrieval was successful, but they encountered the Autobots [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] on the drive to their rendezvous with Megatron. Dead End was disabled by a blast of Tracks' black beam gun, followed by Warpath putting his fist through the Stunticon's roof. Disabled and collected as prisoners of war, the Stunticons were brought back to the Ark and held in captivity while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and a strike team of Autobots used camouflage paint to mimic the Stunticons and infiltrate Megatron's camp. Special operations agent [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], a cheerful and easy-going robot, assumed Dead End's appearance, which undoubtedly made Dead End feel even worse. The real Stunticons managed to break free, however, and confronted their doppelgangers as Menasor. Ultimately, the Super Weapon was destroyed, and the Decepticons were forced into a retreat. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:FFoD3 DeadEnd eating.jpg|left|thumb|Only Swindle would be cagey enough to choose a nihilist as his official taste tester.]]
After the Decepticons were driven off Cybertron in the aftermath of [[Unicron]]'s attack, they fled to [[Chaar]]. Suffering constant energon shortages, they were reduced to fighting among themselves. The Stunticons stuck together, but things were dire. So dire, in fact, that the Decepticons offered up their energon when it was learned that [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] was alive. Dead End warned that they were doomed if they gave up their energon, but [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] countered that if they didn't, they were doomed anyway. Either way, they were doomed. Oh, for God's sake... {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Dead End joined in on the attack when the Decepticons noticed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] spying on them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} When the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on Chaar, the other Decepticons cowered in fear. Dead End, however, had had enough. If he was going to die, he would just get it over with. He asked the Quintessons to just make it quick, but they offered energon instead. He deferred to [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]'s negotiating skills, and when Swindle said to test some of the energon, he agreed. What the heck, poison would probably be quicker than fuel exhaustion. Fortunately, the energon was untainted, and Dead End agreed to help the Quintessons destroy the Autobots on [[Goo Number 8739-B|Goo 8739-B]]. Might as well take a few Autobots with them before they go offline. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} When they arrived, Galvatron showed up and fired upon the "traitors". Dead End couldn't care less: whether from in front or behind, death was death. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} After Galvatron seized control of the Decepticons and struck up an alliance with the Quintessons, the Stunticons were part of the Decepticon team attacking the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:BurdenHardesttoBear Stunticons Matrix.jpg|thumb|The Matrix is of no use to someone with 24 darkest hours a day.]]
Dead End and the Stunticons fought alongside Galvatron during a scheme to steal [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s transforming cog, leaving him vulnerable to [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. When Rodimus Prime, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] infiltrated Trypticon to steal ''his'' transforming cog, the Stunticons were soundly defeated by the two Autobots. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}} Later, after a series of assaults on Japan, Dead End and Wildrider were left behind on Earth to watch for Autobot activity while the others returned to Chaar. Seeing Rodimus Prime driving on a secluded stretch of highway, the two Stunticons went after him, and eventually knocked the Autobot leader off the side of a cliff. This jarred loose the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from Rodimus' chest cavity, and so Dead End and Wildrider took their prize back to Galvatron. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

A short while later, the Stunticons were part of a task force led by Galvatron to stop Rodimus Prime from recovering the body of Optimus Prime from [[Mark Morgan|two]] [[Gregory Swofford|humans]]. Upon arrival, however, they were met with several [[Hate Plague]]-infected Autobots, and before Dead End could react to the situation, he was tackled and infected by Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
Dead End and the Stunticons were summoned by Megatron to put an end to the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project, and succeed where [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] had failed. Their first strike was impressive, holding back Optimus Prime and a cadre of Autobots and shooting the Aerialbots out of the skies. When the Aerialbots formed Superion, Dead End and his teammates followed suit and merged into Menasor. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
In the early 21st century, the Decepticons gained a temporary advantage by unleashing the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] virus on the Autobots. Their hated foes turned defeat into victory, however, by creating the revolutionary [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech Project]] to transfer the sparks of the infected Autobots into powerful new forms. {{storylink|Binaltech Is... (Chapter 1)|Binaltech Is...}} In order to gain Binaltech power for themselves, the Decepticons and their human allies the [[Concurrence]] used mind control technology to infiltrate the Binaltech Project, implanting Decepticons into bodies meant for Autobots. Thanks to [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and the Concurrence, Dead End became the first Decepticon Binaltech warrior, stealing a new frame meant for the injured Autobot [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. {{storylink|Arise! Evil Binaltechs}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:Hm9 Dead End Smoke.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
Dead End and the Stunticons participated in Galvatron's siege on Cybertron. They managed to gain the high ground against the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Throttlebot]]s, and rained laser fire down on their opponents. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Dead End and his team formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. Transporting back to Earth, they attempted to interfere with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s quest for the Matrix. Dead End and the Stunticons were confronted by the Aerialbots in the desert, but the battle of their combiner forms eventually led them to the Arctic. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[File:IRMLFE Decepticon cheer.jpg|thumb|200px]]
When [[Vector Sigma]] began perfecting the new super-metal [[Cybertonuron]] on Cybertron, Galvatron ordered another all-out attack on the planet to seize the metal for the Decepticons before the Autobots could make use of it. Dead End and the Stunticons journeyed to Cybertron with the strike force, and confronted their old enemies, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots got the drop on Dead End's group by forming Superion and lashing out before the Stunticons could form Menasor as well. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Dead End and the Stunticons were still in a firefight sometime later, as [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] passed by looking for [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} In [[San Francisco]], Dead End and the Stunticons assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. They fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Sometime later, Dead End and the Stunticons gathered in the desert as their Ninja Commander [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] began issuing orders. They assembled as Menasor, and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Dead End was also among the Decepticons who assembled to welcome Scorponok as their new Emperor of Terror following Galvatron's fall. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

=====''Zone''=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Dead End was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====e-HOBBY comics=====
[[Grand Scourge]] dropped in through a tear in space-time during a fight between the Autobots and Decepticons, and used his [[Matrix Breaker]] sword to disassemble Menasor with a single blow. After grappling Dead End, the dimensional intruder realized he could forcefully combine with the Stunticons. Dead End became the right arm for Grand Scourge's gestalt mode. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
[[File:UniteWarriorsOffshot Motormaster Dead End.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Sometime beyond the year 2025, the Stunticons got together for their annual demolition race, an event where they raced each other atop stolen human cars. Dead End won with a [[Symultech Industries]] racecar he'd stolen from [[Auggie Cahnay Jr.]]. {{storylink|Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!}}

=====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''=====
Dead End was one of many spectators for the [[Speedia 500]] race on [[Velocitron]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}} He remained for the second week of the race. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Menasor and the Decepticons joined the revolution of the [[Selector]]s against their human masters. The [[Quintesson]]s and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s sided with the humans, and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] attacked all while craving [[Angolmois Energy]]. In battle with a scrambled version of [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], Abominus crashed into Bruticus and Menasor and stole some of their limb components to make an even stronger version of himself, including Dead End. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

The makeshift combiner separated, but Dead End and other Decepticons later followed the Terrorcons through a portal to the [[Precursor World]]. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Prelude|Finale Prelude}} He helped [[Turtler]] form the [[Scramble 7]] combination. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
Dead End and the Stunticons decided to have a little fun and tear up a baseball stadium in Japan. Luckily, the Autobots' plucky young ally [[Kenji]] was present to radio for assistance. All the combiner teams assembled, and it was Menasor and Bruticus against Superion and Defensor! Defensor was forced to break apart by the combined Decepticon attack, but Superion and Kenji got the idea to shoot out the Decepticons' legs. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] took advantage of the empty combiner ports and took over as Menasor's legs, launching him into the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

While posing as Autobots, Dead End, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Stunticons rampaged through the city streets, smearing the good name of their adversaries. Later, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] posed as humans to rally people against the Autobots, and Motormaster's brigade staged an attack on the rally to drive the point home. The Autobot fire engines [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] arrived, however, and used their water hoses to wash off the Decepticons' fake insignia. Enraged, Motormaster planned to combine into Menasor...only to see Dead End and the others were already retreating into the distance. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

Dead End was one of the Decepticons that oversaw the conversion of a [[Battle Dog|dog]] into a Decepticon weapon. The awesome energy within the animal allowed it to escape, and Megatron was forced to send out the Combaticons in order to retrieve it. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In the year [[2010]], Dead End participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Menasor in order to battle alongside Bruticus and Devastator against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]], who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Menasor and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}
{{note|Dead End only appears as a component of Menasor}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to upgrade the might of his combiner warriors. When the Autobot combiners arrived to save Dalton, Dead End and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Motormaster's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Stunticons then merged into Menasor to move in for the kill. They were ultimately outwitted by the Autobots, however, who rescued Dalton and safely returned to Metroplex. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic=====
Dead End was among those Decepticons chosen to combine into [[Scramble 7]], but the new [[combiner|gestalt]] was ultimately defeated by the Autobots' [[Chōkon Power|Jinchōkon Power]]. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The Earth-Space Alliance Army}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Dead End was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. With the device at the ready, the Stunticons headed out to retrieve some energy from a power plant. They were met with the Aerialbots, and both teams combined into the gestalt forms. As they battled, Menasor made great use of his modular nature, having his Stunticon components swap between being arms and legs. Atop of this, Superion was crippled by the Omega Wave Cannon, giving the Decepticons the advantage. But the Autobots turned the tide of the battle by sending out massive amounts of reinforcements into the field, and the Decepticons were sent packing. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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''When [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] began experiencing strange dreams about new Transformers, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] joined him in his dreamscape, and together the two observed a vision brought on by Buster's brief connection to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]].'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}} ''Dead End and his fellow Stunticons were seen transforming into Menasor, and battling the Autobots alongside [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] at the [[Pullen Power Plant]].'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} ''Unfortunately, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] intercepted the signals for Prime and Buster's shared dream, giving the Decepticons just as much knowledge about these future [[Special Teams]] as the Autobots.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Dead end heavy traffic.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|Confetti for a party? How droll! But of course I wasn't invited.]]
The [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] known as [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] managed to infiltrate the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and plant one of his [[cerebro-shell]]s inside Optimus Prime. Thanks to this espionage, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and Soundwave were able to harness the digital energy of the Creation Matrix when Prime unleashed it. Thus, as the Autobots were bringing life to the new [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] Special Team, so too were the Decepticons bringing their new Stunticons on-line. Megatron wasted no time in sending his newly minted minions out to ruin the Autobots' good name. Dead End and his teammates started an ad hoc demolition derby on a highway, cornering the Autobot [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] while pretending to defend him against the human robot-hunters, [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] and [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]]. Dead End didn't see much point in even acknowledging the fleshlings, but he was pushed into combat by his leader, [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]. After a combination battle with the Aerialbots, the Stunticons returned to Megatron, their mission to smear the Autobots' reputation with the humans complete. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

''Dead End was on hand to witness Motormaster being beaten and threatened by Megatron for daring to suggest he could best Optimus Prime. Only Megatron could defeat Prime!'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

[[File:Dead end megatron gone but not forgotten.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Megatron became more and more unstable over time, especially after Optimus Prime died, but not by his own hands. While the Decepticons traveled convoy to a [[space bridge]] nexus in the Florida Keys, Megatron rode in gun mode inside of Dead End. He stopped long enough to totally demolish a passing truck that resembled Optimus Prime. Dead End pointed out Megatron's mistake, but his great leader seemed satisfied by the thought that if the truck HAD been Prime, then Prime would certainly be dead now. Even though he already was. Even Dead End's obsession with death wasn't enough to understand Megatron in this state. Once they reached the rendezvous point, Dead End rather eagerly left with [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] while Megatron waited behind for an ambush by Optimus Prime that he was sure was coming. Megatron ended up blowing himself up shortly thereafter, and certainly Dead End and the other Decepticons were none too broken up by that turn of events. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

With Megatron gone, Dead End and the Stunticons began working for [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], at a tropical island base which was actually a disguised space cruiser. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}} They staged a daring attack against the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], but were ultimately driven off by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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[[File:Battlechargers stunticons life in the slow lane.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Back in action on Earth, Dead End and his Stunticon partner Drag Strip began working for a faction of Decepticons led by Megatron. Megatron had created an [[Global warming satellite|ozone-warping rocket]], designed to trap heat in the atmosphere which could be tapped for a new source of energy, even though it would virtually destroy all life on Earth. Their plan was interrupted by two Autobots, [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Starting Over!}} While Wheeljack kept the Stunticons busy, Prowl leapt onto the rocket itself, his weight knocking it off course and causing it to crash before it reached the apex point in the atmosphere it was meant to travel to. Dead End and Drag Strip raced to the crash site, hoping to retrieve the atmospheric poisons Megatron had loaded it with. At the fallen rocket, however, they ran into [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], who were interested in securing the equipment for their commander, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. The four Decepticons began to tussle, little realizing Prowl had already snuck away and neutralized the canisters. How droll. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}}

At the [[Enclave]], Dead End was seen talking to [[Octane]] early on. Later, after the party descended into violence, he was seen punching out [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] while fighting back-to-back with [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]], both of them little realizing they were supposed to be on opposite sides. Probably. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} During the attack on Autobot Earthbase, Dead End and Breakdown joined the [[Battlecharger]]s in racing in through the wall of laser fire, trying to reach the base and the Autobot soldiers inside defending it. None of them made it, though, so it was all rather pointless in the end. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} When the Decepticons needed to kidnap the Autobots' human ally, [[Irwin Spoon]], Dead End and the Stunticons ran interference for Motormaster so that he could get away with the human stored inside his cab. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} After Breakdown took himself out of action, though, only Dead End and Drag Strip were left to stop [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] from catching up with their leader. The two Stunticons raced up onto the rear bumpers of their foes, only to be caught off guard when the Autobots suddenly broke away, sending the Decepticon cars hurtling into the back wheels of their own boss, Motormaster, knocking all of them off the road. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

{{note|Drag Strip and Dead End are mistakenly named as Shockwave's troops in "[[Life in the Slow Lane]]", just as the Battlechargers are mistakenly identified as working for Megatron.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
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Dead End and the Stunticons attacked [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] on the road in [[2003]], making an attempt to steal the plans for the upcoming [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. They were successful, but the plans were a set of fakes, so they ultimately didn't gain anything. An exhausting exercise in futility—bet Dead End droned on about that for days. {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

In [[2008]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] were compelled by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] to make an assassination attempt on the Decepticon leader, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. They sealed the door to the audience chamber during the attack, and so [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] summoned the Stunticons as Menasor to break through the door. They eventually did so, and Breakdown and Dead End were about to execute the Decepticon traitors when Death's Head returned with news of Shockwave's demise. Using a series of explosives built into his hover platform as an incentive, the bounty hunter forced Soundwave and the other Decepticons to submit to their leadership. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Dead End and the Stunticons battled the Autobots over possession of an oil refinery and its resources. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|He Who Laughs Last...}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
After [[Skullgrin]] was killed on a survey mission by the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], Dead End was seen among the Decepticons [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] was pumping up into a killing fury. (There was, however, a speech bubble near Dead End's head calling for "Death to the pretenders!" Maybe he meant the Cybertronian-Decepticons, or maybe he just didn't like Skullgrin). Despite his fervor, the Decepticons wound up on the losing side of the skirmish, with many of their numbers killed as a result. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

===The Special Teams===
Dead End and the rest of the Stunticons were being kept a secret from the Autobots until Megatron was ready to dispatch them on a raid on the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Once in position, the Stunticons raced forward, ready to take whatever Autobots might be guarding the location by surprise. Encountering the Protectobots en route, Motormaster ordered Dead End and the other Stunticons to combine into Menasor to do battle. Dead End and Breakdown received the most damage during the fight, prompting them to send signals to their gestalt form to flee the battle. The fight soon began to weigh in the Autobots’ favour, prompting Menasor to split up into individual robots once more, who dispersed away from the battlefield. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:AgeofWrath1 DeadEndZipIt.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|left|There's a thin line between fatalism and realism.]]
At one point during the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Dead End was linked with the Stunticons to become a super-combiner known as Menasor. After the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]]s, though, the Stunticons were forced to disband as a unit to prevent major devastation. To that end, Dead End and Motormaster joined Starscream's [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]] separate from their teammates. When Starscream announced that they were crashing the peace ceremony between the other factions, Dead End brought up the fact that they were ridiculously outnumbered, but Motormaster told him to either say something positive or shut up. As Dead End predicted, their attack was met with overwhelming resistance from a combined Autobot/Decepticon/[[Ultracon]] front. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]]. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for the release of the Stunticons. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} They formed into Menasor and ran amok for a while, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and began insulting them. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily stopping Menasor and allowing Ultra Magnus to ram the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Stunticons GIJoevsTFsII2.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.7|We're doomed, see? Myeah.]]
Along with his Stunticon comrades, Dead End was sent into 1930's [[Chicago]] when [[Teletran 3]] went haywire. After being reformatted and locked into the shapes of old human cars, they were found and used by a gang of organized criminals for three days. The Stunticons, aside from Motormaster, were then found by a group of members from [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]], sent from the future to retrieve the Cybertronians and avoid a temporal holocaust. Dead End was awoken when Breakdown snagged the humans' [[disruption unit]]s and shared them with the others, and the Stunticons promptly attacked their saviors and their Autobot ally, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. After following them in a car chase that led halfway across Chicago, the Stunticons stumbled into Motormaster, at which point everyone was sent back to present-day Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

Some time later, Dead End and the other Stunticons joined [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s new Decepticon army, and helped capture a team of Autobots and G.I. Joes that followed him to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} They later combined into Menasor for an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===''The Beast Within''===
During an all-out Decepticon offensive, Dead End joined the Predacons in battling the Dinobots. When the Dinobots merged to form [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], Dead End merged with the other Stunticons in order to do battle with him. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga===
{{see|#Games}}
The five Stunticons confronted Ultra Magnus as he reached the end of the [[Floating City]], combining into Menasor and opening fire on the Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!|Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Megatron Origin issue 3|''Megatron Origin'' #3]]; [[Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|''Transformers vol. 1'' #3]] (modern era)

[[File:MegatronOrigin3 DeadEnd Wildrider.jpg|left|thumb|Strangely optimistic for a pessimist.]]
Dead End was one of dozens of Cybertronians who answered the call to join [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s underground pit-fighting ring, and later participated in the first street battle against Autobot forces. He was also...unnervingly ''optimistic'' about his chances of making the team.

Seriously, it was creepy. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

[[File:Seasons in Flight Dead End.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|right|"Do you want me to sit in a corner and rust or just fall apart where I'm standing?"]]
Soon afterwards, Megatron launched his rebellion, and Dead End fought alongside [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] in the ensuing battle. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} Dead End and his fellow Stunticons abandoned the Decepticons after [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] usurped Megatron, becoming highwaymen on planet [[Magmara Nine]]. They were in the middle of hijacking [[Strongbox]]'s cargo when [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] arrived to tell them Megatron had returned. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} Falling back under Megatron's command, Dead End participated in the massive Decepticon attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. The Stunticons attempted to intercept [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] on his way to face Megatron, but were blasted off the road by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

Several million years later, Dead End was among the Decepticons left behind on [[Earth]] following a failed invasion. In search of fuel, he assaulted a human gas station and guzzled its precious liquid. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} Along with Motormaster and Wildrider, he was then captured and deactivated by [[Skywatch]]. The three Stunticons were eventually rescued by [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], who needed all the help he could get in getting off the planet. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}} With Drag Strip already on board the team, the four Stunticons began helping construct a starship. However, the team still wanted their [[Breakdown (G1)|last member]] back, and Dead End and Motormaster claimed to know where to find him. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}

After Breakdown was recovered, Dead End and the others revealed that they didn't just want him back so they could be a big, happy Stunticon family—[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] had modified the team into combiners, allowing them to merge into [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], kill the Autobots and take the ship for themselves! {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}} However, the Autobots soon figured out Menasor's weakness: his components could barely agree on anything. They focused their attacks on Dead End, which confused and angered the other components, opening Menasor up to be defeated by Optimus Prime. The Stunticons were subsequently captured by Skywatch. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

[[File:The Demolished Man Dead End rams Pennington.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7]]
[[File:Dead End tackles Bumblebee The Question.jpg|thumb]]
Dead End would eventually find himself rescued from Skywatch a second time when the other Decepticons returned to Earth and attacked the base where the Stunticons were held. As he drove towards freedom, he made sure to ram Skywatch agent [[Kyle Pennington|Pennington]] on the way. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} The amassed Decepticons prepared to use a [[space bridge]] to join Megatron on Cybertron, but were interrupted by [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]], prompting the Stunticons to stay behind and rough him up. However, by sticking his walking stick in the space bridge's power flow, Bumblebee caused a power surge that destroyed the device and incapacitated Dead End and his team, allowing the Autobots to recapture them. {{storylink|The Question}}

Dead End was later moved to Cybertron and kept on Autobot captivity there. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} He was part of an angry Decepticon crowd who demanded answers from the Autobots for [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s death. {{storylink|Stick Together}} Dead End was later among a Cybertronian crowd recruited by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] to pressure [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] into revealing one of his secret discoveries below ground on Cybertron. Later underground, they witnessed a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] declare that Starscream was the Cybertronian destined to unite their whole race. He and the other Cybertronians celebrated afterwards with Starscream. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} When Megatron returned, however, the Decepticons fell back to being loyal to him and saved him from execution at the hands of the Autobots. {{storylink|City on Fire}} During their riots in celebration of Megatron's return, Dead End and several others raided the Autobot prison and freed their leader. {{storylink|The Verge}}

After the [[Dark Cybertron (prophecy)|Dark Cybertron]] crisis, the Stunticons took up residence in the growing Decepticon ghetto outside of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Unwitting pawns in Starscream's scheme, Swindle convinced them that a better life was right around the corner... if they attacked the planet [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] and pillaged the place. The [[Enigma of Combination]] reunited them into a new and improved Menasor; Swindle and the Stunticons travelled through Metroplex's spacebridge and stormed Caminus. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

Things quickly went downhill for the Stunticons and Menasor was summarily trounced by the similarly rebuilt [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. The Stunticons were disassembled, sent back to Cybertron, and imprisoned. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Along with the other Stunticons, Dead End was soon liberated by Swindle, and they formed Menasor and incited a Decepticon riot at Metroplex's spacebridge chamber. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The Stunticons fared poorly in their second fight against the Autobot combiners, and after Menasor fell the Stunticons were put away for good. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
The Stunticons were created by Megatron as an infiltration unit {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}} to challenge the Autobots' dominance of Earth's streets and highways, {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Dead End's bio}} with the Decepticon leader hand-picking their alternate modes. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Breakdown's bio}} The team were largely so enamored with their Earth-based vehicle forms that they chose to retain them upon returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}}

Despite leaving the planet, Dead End knows that his "happy place" can only be found on Earth – sitting alone in a darkened car wash. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Dead End's bio}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Dead End was presumably present as part of Menasor during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

==Commercial appearances==
Dead End and the rest of the Stunticons drove over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Aerialbots. Both teams combined, and their gestalt forms engaged in a no-holds-barred slug-fest. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}

==Games==
===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[Image:BotShots Dead End.jpg|thumb|right|205px|Seems a little happy for a Dead End.]]
Dead End participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Dead End and the rest of the Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, Dead End and his kin were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Later, Dead End participated in a fight on Earth as the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the key to transform Earth into a new Cybertron. Even though he and his fellow Stunticons merged into Menasor, the battle was still lost to the Autobots, and the Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

In the early days of the war, Megatron tasked [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and Dead End with breaching Iacon's defences. The two Decepticons were opposed by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], and were ultimately unsuccessful in taking the city due to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s involvement. {{storylink|Assault on Iacon}}

Even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had trouble controlling the Stunticons. The team went on a crime spree in the back alleys of human cities until they were tracked down and stopped by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and his team. {{storylink|The Thin Blue Line}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Moustache Pig#As Dead End}}
Dead End appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Moustache Pig. Yep. Moustache Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDeadEnd.jpg|thumb|400px|left|"It doesn't matter how high my stats are. I'm going to lose anyway."]]
Dead End participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character available as a reward in the "Menasor's Might" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
As [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was about to repair the ''[[Proudstar]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s damaged [[Plasma Core]], Dead End and the other Stunticons arrived and formed Menasor in an attempt to stop the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Deadend TFO.jpg|thumb|right|"Break out the butter, I'm gonna make toast!"]]
{{bigquote|Everyone is nothing but rotten fodder.}}

Dead End viewed the Autobot-Decepticon war from a pessimistic perspective. He believed no matter how long the war lasted, all Transformers were doomed to die. In comparison to the other Decepticons, Dead End spent more time preserving and maintaining his comrades' image and performance. On the other hand, once Dead End is engaged in combat, he becomes a fierce and deadly adversary. Dead End would satiate his anarchic and somber soul by stopping at nothing to destroy the Autobots.

In battle, Dead End wielded a pair of "[[Prism Blades]]" and the "[[Charged Particle Rifle]]". His active skill was "Architect":
*'''Architect'''— Dead End can either construct a turret or a restorative emitter. The turret is set to shoot at any incoming target, while the restorative emitter will heal Dead End and/or allies within proximity of its energy projection. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero5.shtml Dead End on the Transformers Online website]</ref>
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:DeadEndearthwars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Why am I here? This game will be discontinued eventually like the last mobile game I was in.]]
Dead End was present on the [[Decepticon lunar dome base|Decepticon Moonbase]]. He looked down on Earth, remarking on how it was inevitable for beautiful things to turn to dust. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Moonbase}}

When Offroad, Bludgeon, and Lockdown arrived at the Moonbase, Dead End demanded that they explain their presence. They replied that they were under orders from Straxus and that they needed to see what Dead End was protecting. He led them to a chamber holding the only known sample of the deadly [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]].

Bludgeon declared it the kind of weapon that would bring victory to the Earth Wars, but Dead End doubted that any Cybertronian on Earth would survive. Offroad tried to convince Dead End to hand over the sample, when [[Kup (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kup]] barged in and told Dead End to step away from the kill-switch, lest it be the death of them all. Dead End replied that he did NOT care, but it bothered Offroad that his life was on the line, so he knocked Dead End out. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Handle with Care}}

Dead End was brought to Earth, and Drag Strip complained that the intra-team rivalry was getting overwhelming, while Brake-Neck remarked he looked fresh for a corpse. Megatron simply asked if Dead End had anything to report. Dead End was prepared to hand over his head for sticking to the mission, but Megatron told him to save the dramatics because a 'con who could follow orders was more useful to him. He then said they'd have their little talk later...

*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 2 star
*'''Weaponry''': He uses a rapid-fire laser gun of the same make as Powerglide's and Viper's, and every 10 seconds, he will use a long range cluster grenade that can be thrown over walls and deals higher DPS across a respectable area of effect.
*'''Ability: Orbital Bounce''': Teleports to a target location and gains 70% damage reduction and immunity to slows and stuns for 5 (lvl 1) - 8.4 (lvl 10) seconds {{note|This ability was fan-voted on the Transformers: Earth Wars BAND page.}}
**'''Cost:''' 4 ability points +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:dead-end Dead End at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

{{charstubgames|Story}}

===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
Dead End was among the Decepticons defending their multiple bases against Autobot invasors. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Dead End was a dour, nihilistic warrior. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}} and a member of the Stunticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1DeadEnd toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I think you ought to know I'm feeling very depressed.]]
*'''Dead End''' ([[1986]])
**''Team ID number:'' '''S1'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-54'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Compression cannon|compressor-air gun]], [[plasma-energy blaster]], connector
{{toydesigner|[[Kaoru Matsumoto]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://patents.google.com/patent/USD297039 Menasor's patent] at Google Patents.</ref>|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

:The original Dead End toy transformed into a maroon Porsche 928. He comes with a black double-barreled plasma-energy blaster that attaches to the back of his vehicle mode.

:In robot mode, Dead End's legs transform similarly to [[Breakdown (G1)#Toys|Breakdown]]'s, flipping and inverting. He is armed with a small black laser pistol. As he was designed with the Scramble City-style combination, he can form the arm or leg to any similarly-constructed robot combination. Although the 1986 G1 Menasor toy giftset shows Dead End as Menasor's right leg, Dead End's nominal placement is as Menasor's left arm.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/DeadEnd/deadend.htm More information on Dead End at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|G1Menasor}}
*'''Menasor''' (Giftset, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-55'''
:Dead End was also available as part of the Menasor giftset.

{{anchor|1990Classic}}
*'''Dead End''' ([[1990]])
**''Accessories:'' compressor-air gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Dead End and the other Stunticons were rereleased without changes as part of the [[Europe]]an/[[Australia]]n ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' reissue line in 1990.

===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-DeadEnd.jpg|thumb|'This paint job was doomed from the start.']]
*'''Dead End''' (Stunticon)
**''Team ID number:'' '''S2'''''
:For the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' line]], Hasbro intended to release [[redeco]]es of the Stunticons in 1994, with Dead End being cast primarily in red plastic, with black and blue accents. Ultimately, however, the toys never went into mass production and remained officially unreleased. Only the four limbs are known to have made it to the sample packaging stage, having turned up in very limited numbers over the years (with the exception of G2 [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], who was available at [[BotCon 1994]] in somewhat larger quantities). All the G2 Stunticons are known to catch high prices on the secondary market.<ref>[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1531/Generation+2/Deadend.html Mirrored photos of Generation 2 Dead End in sample packaging at Transformers @ The Moon]</ref>

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===''Alternators''===
{{anchor|Alternators/Binaltech}}
[[File:Alternators DeadEnd toy.jpg|upright=1.75|thumb|I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left side.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dodge Viper Dead End''' (Alternators, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Alternators ID number'': '''6'''
:*''Binaltech ID number'': '''BT-05'''
:*''Binaltech release date'': [[July 16]], 2004
:*''Accessories:'' Engine/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] and [[Mark McCall]] (Hasbro)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' Dead End is a [[retool]] of [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Side Swipe]], with his [[alternate mode]] being a [[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]] black 1:24 scale Dodge Viper Competition Coupe (compared to Side Swipe's SRT-10 street model) with silver stripes, red windows and headlights. Like Side Swipe, he features opening doors, a detailed interior, a hood that opens to reveal an engine bay holding a replica Viper V-10 engine, movable steering and [[rubber tires]].

:His [[transformation]] into robot mode is mostly identical to Side Swipe's, with some changes owing to the slightly different alternate mode. Specific differences include the hood, wheels, roof, the entire rear end of the car, chest and head. The head sculpt is distinctively modeled after Generation 1 [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys|Sunstreaker]], as this tooling was originally designed as the latter Autobot. Like Side Swipe, he is armed with a [[vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metalized]] silver gun formed out of his engine.

:The main difference between Hasbro's ''Alternators'' release and the Japanese ''Binaltech'' version is that ''Binaltech'' Dead End's car shell (minus the rear end of the car, which forms the "backpack" [[kibble]] in robot mode) is constructed partially out of die-cast metal and has the entire car shell painted.

:Though the ''Alternators'' version was initially not released in Europe (not counting an imported release of the US-packaged version, which was sold as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in some Scandinavian countries), it was later released as part of a Europe-only wave of ''Alternators'' toys in the same packaging style as the second North American ''Alternators'' assortment, the latter of which Dead End was not re-released in.

:Dead End was later [[redeco]]ed into Sunstreaker, the character he was originally designed as, with two distinctively different decos released as ''Alternators'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Alternators|Sunstreaker]] and ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Binaltech Asterisk|Sunstreaker]].

::*''[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#5|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Dead End's bio and tech specs]]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/AltDeadEnd/deadend.htm More information on ''Alternators'' Dead End at TFU.info]''
{{AlternatorsSideswipeMold}}
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BSToy-Dead End.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I might have not retained the alt-mode of something cool like a Viper or a transaxle Porsche but rest assured that all my crippling depression is still here.]]
*'''Stunticons''' (Multi-pack, [[2013]])
**''Number'': '''T007'''
***''Fist strength'': '''270'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''685'''
***''Sword strength'': '''665'''
:A redeco of the [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Bot Shots|Leadfoot]] Bot Shot in maroon and grey, Dead End automatically transforms between car and robot mode, when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He was sold in a five-pack with [[Motormaster (G1)#Bot Shots|Motorbreath]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Bot Shots|Decepticon Dragstrip]], [[Wildrider (G1)#Bot Shots|Brake-Neck]], and [[Breakdown (G1)#Bot Shots|Breakdown]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSDeadEnd/deadend.htm More information on Dead End at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generations Scout DeadEnd.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Dead End is really suffering from an identity crisis...]]
*'''Dead End''' (Scout Class, [[2012]])
:An Asian market exclusive, Dead End is a red and gray [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown]], transforming into a sports car loosely based on a Lamborghini Gallardo. Notably, despite having the name Dead End and a bio fitting G1 Dead End, the figure's color scheme and Tech Specs are a reference to fellow Stunticon [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]].

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

:This mold was also used to make the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' series]] [[Oil Pan]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/GDODeadEnd/deadend.htm More information on ''Generations'' Dead End at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Dead End.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If I'm tiny enough to be man-handled by a kid, what's the point of releasing a toy like this? It's doomed to get eaten by a kid.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2014]])
**''Set number'': '''A7308'''
**''Pieces'':
**''Accessories'': Pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Dead End" is a [[Kreon]] included with the [[Menasor (G1)#Kre-O|Menasor]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from robot to either sports car or Menasor's left leg, part of his left arm, and the head. His deco is based on the [[Dead End (G1)#Generation 1|Generation 1 Dead End toy]], and he wears a black [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Sideswipe]] helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-ODeadEnd/deadend.htm More information on ''Kre-O'' Dead End at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Combiner3pack}}
*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, 2016)
**''Set number'': '''???'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
:3 years later, the 3 Micro-Changer combiners, Superion, Bruticus, and Menasor were reissued and released as a 3-pack. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Generations-CW Deluxe Dead End.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I didn't ask to be made: no one consulted me or considered my feelings in the matter.]]
*'''Dead End''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]])
**'''2 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
** ''Accessories:'' Muffler/beatstick, Gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Dead End transforms from a supercar resembling a Ferrari 458 Italia to robot and back! As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe limb he is be able to form a limb for any ''Combiner Wars''-style figure or form one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Dragstrip]], and [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Offroad]] to create [[Menasor (G1)#Generations|Menasor]]. In arm mode, the instructions depict the hood of the car folded down against the roof, while in the stock photography and in the comics, the hood points up at an angle. Dead End can be converted in vehicle mode with his front chest flap still attached onto his robot chest, as long you're careful on rolling him on certain surfaces.

:Dead End comes with a copy of "''Combiner Wars'' #8" (actually [[Heavy Is the Head|''Robots in Disguise'' #16]]). Non-American releases instead come with a collector card featuring art from the episode "[[The Thin Blue Line]]" of ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''.

:As a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Dead End was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref>

:Dead End was retooled extensively to create ''Combiner Wars'' [[Streetwise (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Streetwise]]. That version of the mold was then further retooled to create [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Generations|Prowl]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Generations|Smokescreen]]. The original version of Dead End received a new head sculpt to create [[Wildrider (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|''Unite Warriors'' Wildrider/''Combiner Wars'' Brake-Neck]], and a separate new head and chestpiece to create [[Dust Up#Toys|Dust Up]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWDeadEnd/deadend.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Dead End at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-G2-Dead-End.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Why bother releasing a G2 homage? It's doomed to be cancelled like the last one."]]
*'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, [[2016]])
**''Accessories:'' Sword, Stunticon weapons/extremities
:A [[redeco]] of the above ''Combiner Wars'' mold, this Dead End is based on [[#Generation 2|his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy]]. Well, okay, technically this set is based on [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 somebody's hand-painted recreation] of his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy, including [[Citogenesis|an erroneous]] purple and silver [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] and some other errors. A corrected G2 deco should've been that the black on his hood wouldn't cover the whole thing with some red going down the middle to his G2 Decepticon symbol which should be lower down his hood and picked out in yellow, there should be yellow on his roof and on both his left and right sides, he shouldn't have a Decepticon symbol on his chest and he shouldn't have blue on his lower legs.
{{CWDeadEndMold}}
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===''Unite Warriors''===
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[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW-02-Dead-End.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What's the point for giving me show-accurate paint job? We still had the same plastic quality.]]
*'''Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''Accessories:'' club, hand/foot/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Takara's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' version of Dead End is sold in a [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]] gift set which includes the five original "Stuntrons". He has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon. Notable omissions to the deco are the gold stripe on top of his car mode (which allows the Decepticon logo to be in the center rather tilted to one side), and the silver side panels, as neither were part of Dead End's original animation model; the latter detail allows the [[unpaintable plastic]] elbow joint to be cast in maroon to match the rest of his car body.

:This toy is also officially associated with [[Grand Scourge#Toys|Scourge Grand Prime]].
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Dead-End.jpeg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Why bother combining me with my team? You'll just have to give me the [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] treatment anyway.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dead End''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*'''3 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-16'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[January]], [[2023]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Energon]] blasters<ref>https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/07/14/transformers-legacy-deluxe-pointblack-dead-end-skullgrin-amazon-listings-and-product-descriptions-460703</ref>
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Dan Khanna]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Deluxe Class figures, Dead End transforms into a close approximation of his Porsche 928 sports car mode in 15 steps. Though heavily based on his appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon, his vehicle mode features a yellow stripe running through the top, a nod to his original toy. His accessories include two blasters, which can mount to the back of his car mode.

: Dead End combines with his fellow ''Legacy'' Stunticon toys to form Menasor. When Dead End is attached to Menasor's half-transformed left arm, a hidden button on his underside is depressed, releasing a spring-locked latch that allows the figure to split in two at the waist, thereby allowing the arm to fully transform and giving Menasor a full range of elbow motion. As ''Legacy'' Menasor is designed with a specific limb configuration in mind, Dead End is limited to being Menasor's left arm, as he is incompatible with the tabbing system on the right arm intended for Drag Strip or the legs intended for Wildrider and Breakdown. Due to this design, Dead End is also not compatible with any prior systems of combination.

: Many have reported that Dead End's alternate mode fails to tab together correctly, resulting in unsightly gaps on the car's rear end, split down the middle. While the tolerances for this are kind of ridiculous, the back end ''can'' fit together by pushing the feet (now on the back-end of the roof) down so they are ''not'' flush with the portion of roof just in front of them but just a bit below, which locks tabs into designated slots and stops the legs from pushing against outward each other somehow. Dark magic maybe.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-G2-Dead-End.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You weren't able to find [[Shadowstrip|the first G2 Stunticon they released]], so why bother looking for me?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''G2 Universe Dead End''' (Deluxe Class, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Energon]] blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Dan Khanna]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the [[Transformers: Legacy#Exclusives 2|''Legacy: Evolution'' ''Toxitron Collection'']], "G2 Universe Dead End" is a redeco of the above ''Legacy'' figure, based on his [[#Generation 2|unreleased ''Generation 2'' deco]]. Unlike the [[#CWG2|''Combiner Wars'' iteration]], Dead End's colors are accurate to the original unreleased toy. Also, unlike fellow Walmart-exclusive G2 Stunticon arm component [[Shadowstrip]], G2 Dead End is labelled as such, and not as a separate character.

: The ''Toxitron Collection'' was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States.
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[[File:TF-Legacy-ToyDeco-DeadEnd.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't bother trying to get me, this set will be too expensive for you anyway.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Stunticon Menasor''' (Giftset, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Stunticon Menastor''' (スタンティコンメナソー)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-90'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[March 29]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Energon]] blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>

: A redeco of the above standard-release ''Legacy'' figure, this version of Dead End is based on the original 1986 toy's deco and decals.

: He was only available in a giftset with the other ''Legacy'' Stunticons, each done in a toy-accurate deco. This set was revealed at [[San Diego Comic Con]] 2023, and went up for preorder as a [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive on [[August 1]]st.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2DeadEnd.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Dead End, Doomed Loner''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T15/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5
:Dead End, Doomed Loner was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Dead End, Doomed Loner is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Dead End, Doomed Loner depicts [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'s right arm, which is formed by Dead End in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot and Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.

:Dead End, Doomed Loner can be used to form Menasor, Menacing Colossus with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Stunticons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Superion and Menasor.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Superion & Menasor Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''37 & 38'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (with his components [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (with ''his'' components Dead End, [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#38|Translation of Menasor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
*Dead End was homaged in the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' character [[Treadshot (Universe 2003)|Treadshot]].
*Dead End is the sole Stunticon representative in any of the cross-team Decepticon combinations. He forms the left foot of [[Scramble 7]], the right arm of [[Abomenaticus]], and the left arm of [[Decepticon Super Scramble]].
*Dead End's ''Earth Wars'' character model is recolored from that of [[Dust Up|Dustup]]'s, with [[Brake-Neck (G1)|Brake-Neck]] also using this design.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dead End''' (デッドエンド ''Deddo Endo'')
*''French:'' '''Impasse''' (Canada, 1986 release), '''Borne''' (Canada, 1990 "Classic" version)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Zsákutca'''
*''Italian:'' '''Cobra'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Sǐxiàng''' (Taiwan, 死巷, "Dead End"), '''Fēngsuǒ''' (China, 封锁, "Blockade")
*''Russian:'' '''Tupik''' (Тупик, "Dead End"), '''Chjort''' (Чёрт, "Devil")
*''Polish:'' '''Ślepy Zaułek''' (TM Semic Comic, "Dead End"), '''Kres''' ("Masquerade", "The End")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:G2DeadEndArt.jpg|Unused ''Generation 2'' packaging art
File:RID16 cvrHASDE.jpg|''Combiner Wars'' comic packaging art
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Alternators Decepticons]]
[[Category:Bot Shots Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Stunticons]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Autobots]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Decepticons]]
[[Category:War Within Predacons]]

The Transformers Sticker Book (1986)

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'''The Transformers Sticker Book''' was a children's activity book published internationally by Panini in 1986.

==Vital statistics==
Published in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Denmark, France, Poland, Germany, Greece, and Italy, this album was designed to hold 256 collectible stickers. These stickers were used to retell a number of season one episodes of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' cartoon]] as well as add visuals to a number of profiles. The profile pages each featured two foil stickers of the Transformer in question in both robot and [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]].
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==Overview==
[[File:Panini-page.jpg|thumb|The foul force of 189 has taken out half Megatron's forces.]]
[[File:Panini-profile-small.jpg|thumb|Where's my middle?]]

The full checklist of stickers is as follows:
* #1 - #2: Autobot and Decepticon faction stickers (on foil paper)
* #3 - #11: Mural artwork from year two
* #12 - #42: "The Beginning" featuring [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]] episode scenes
* #43 - #50: Optimus Prime profile
* #51 - #82: [[S.O.S. Dinobots]] episode scenes
* #83 - #90: Megatron profile
* #91 - #121: [[War of the Dinobots]] episode scenes
* #122 - #129: Slag profile
* #130 - #137: Snarl profile
* #138 - #169: [[Fire in the Sky]] episode scenes
* #170 - #177: Thrust profile
* #178 - #208: [[Heavy Metal War|The Heavy Metal War]] episode scenes
* #209 - #216: Inferno profile
* #217 - #248: [[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]] episode scenes
* #248 - #256: Swoop profile

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==Notes==
* Identifies the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] by name.
* [[Luisa]]'s name was first revealed in this book.
* The highly truncated retelling of the first 3 episodes identifies the [[Decepticon]]s' fuel-gathering mission as '''Operation Energy''', and says that their plan was to construct a superweapon, not a space shuttle. Operation Energy is foiled because the [[human]]s learn to work with the [[Autobot]]s and anticipate the Decepticons' attacks, setting the stage for the stalemate of the ongoing series.
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] is a genius! He's credited with designing the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and building [[Sky Spy]].
* Panini let you buy stickers directly! No doubt they're out of number #174.
* Character art from the toy boxes is used for the [[robot mode]]s on the profile pages, and illustrations of the toys are used for [[alternate mode]]s.
* Although this book depicts events from cartoon continuity, [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] is referred to as Jetfire throughout.
* The French/Dutch version of this stickerbook gave a handful of characters alternate French-language names (the Dutch portions staying unchanged). These names include: "Bonnebille" for [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], "Starscrim" for [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], "Stacar" for [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], "Ferro Métal" for [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], "Infernal" for [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], "Swarp" for [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], "Smarl" for [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], and "Trust" for [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]. Whether these names were used in any other media made for French-speaking regions is unknown.
*Curiously, the album makes use of the same film prints that were used years later by [[Kid Rhino|Rhino Entertainment]] for their infamous DVD releases.

[[Category:Generation 1 activity books]]
[[Category:Sticker books]]

Scattershot (G1)

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{{disambig3|Scattershot}}
:''Scattershot is an [[Autobot]] [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:DWMTMTE Scattershot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I'm smart. Now hold still while I shoot you."]]

'''Scattershot''' (aka '''Scattorshot'''<ref name="scattorshot">"Scattorshot" was an alternate spelling of the name "Scattershot" used by Hasbro for a while, ''presumably'' because they thought at the time that the non-standard spelling would make the name more easily defensible as a [[trademark]]. It was first used for a [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|different character]] from the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' franchise, and subsequently also applied to other characters using the name, which included a new [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toy from the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' line representing the ''Generation 1'' Scattershot character that was released in 2008. By 2014, Hasbro was using the spelling "Scattershot" again.</ref>) needs no desktop generals or academy-trained slag skimmers to tell him how to fight. He just wades into a [[Decepticon Patrol|Decepticon patrol]] and doesn't come out until he's broken all his crayons and scribbled all over the mazes he couldn't solve. Then he puts down the coloring books and does the same thing to a hostile Decepticon force, only with guns and [[acid pellet]]s instead of crayons. That's what he calls "strategy". Though Scattershot forms the main body of the giant [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], if his own mind holds any fragment of the thoughtful titan's slow, considered approach, he hides it very well.

[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] would certainly like his style, and even the tin-plated bucketheads that think he's a blustering buffoon must admit that Scattershot is uniquely tough, the sort that [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] would say "broke the mold he was poured in". He won't stop fighting until he's utterly spent, down to his last microjoule of energy and drop of [[energon]]. He expects no less from the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] under his command. Sometimes he combines with other Autobots to form [[Comperian]], [[Autobot Super Scramble]], [[Betatron (CW)|Betatron]], or [[Modulus]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}

[[File:LoveAndSteel-reportswereright.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Scattershot is the one on the right.]]
Scattershot was one of the Autobots who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' in order to start a new life away from war (and perhaps from tin-plated bucketheads). {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}} But the Decepticons followed them to their new home on [[Nebulos]], bringing the war along with them. Scattershot and the other Technobots repelled a Terrorcon attack on the resort city [[Splendora]] by forming [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] before all of the Transformers left Nebulos. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}}

After arriving in Earth space, the crew of the ''Steelhaven'' made contact with the ''Ark''. [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] brought Scattershot and his top officers to meet [[Grimlock (G1)|Boss Grimlock]]. Grimlock was less than impressed with the new arrivals, and wound up challenging Maximus to a duel in order to maintain control of the Autobot forces. [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was ultimately the one who battled the Dinobot on Earth's moon for leadership supremacy. The proceedings were interrupted by a Decepticon attack, and the duelists were forced to put their differences aside to lead their troops together against the attackers. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:TimeWars2-TakeUp.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Scattershot is the one who's exactly the same height and size as everyone else.]]

''Scattershot travelled to [[Earth]] in an [[Ark shuttlecraft]] to confront the [[time travel]]ling Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. However, when Prime and his companions were [[mass substitution|transported]] to [[Limbo]] by the arrival of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and his future Autobots via [[Time-jump mechanism|time-jump]], Maximus and Scattershot jumped to the wrong conclusion and attacked the newcomers. With Wheeljack's help, Scattershot took on Blurr during the confusion. Eventually the misunderstanding was explained and the present and future Autobots united with their Decepticon counterparts to end the threat posed by the [[time rift]]. {{storylink|Time Wars}}''

The Terrorcons later lamented Scattershot's demise as he and the other Technobots were killed by [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] upon arriving in [[Buenos Aires]]. Stopping the [[Underbase]] was one puzzle Scattershot could not solve. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Autobots attack space pirates.jpg|thumb||left|upright=1.95]]
In [[2008]], when [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] learned that [[Unicron]] was reconstructing himself on the planet of [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], he took a shuttle with Scattershot, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to bring a stop to it. While Prime and the Dinobots took the low road to wade through Unicron's mind-controlled [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] followers, Scattershot and Smokescreen stayed on the shuttle, taking pot-shots at Unicron's giant head while avoiding his annihilating eye beams. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} [[File:ScattershotKillsRoadBusterUkAnnual88.jpg|thumb|right|225px|And so, the "Tastes great! Less filling!" argument reaches its inevitable conclusion.]] Some months later, Scattershot joined [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in responding to a Decepticon rescue call, and soon began fighting right alongside [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s forces against a marauding army of [[Quintesson]]s. Despite bonding in the course of battle, Soundwave reluctantly refused Magnus's suggestion of peace, as too much had happened between the two factions over the millennia. As the Decepticons departed, Scattershot remarked that Soundwave was probably right, and Ultra Magnus called that the true tragedy. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

In another timeline, the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons came to a close in [[2510]], when [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s [[Wreckers]] took down the last Decepticon outpost. One Decepticon still survived, however: [[Triton]], a deep-cover spy working inside the Autobots. When Rodimus Prime announced his retirement and plan to give over the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to Springer, Triton spoke out against the idea, dividing the Autobots on whether Springer or Ultra Magnus should be the next leader. Scattershot and the Technobots sided with Magnus, while the Wreckers remained loyal to Springer. The next sequence of events was inevitable: [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] shoved Triton, Triton punched Whirl, [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] threatened to kill Triton, but Scattershot fired first, claiming the first casualty of the new Autobot Civil War. {{storylink|Peace}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Lancer one crew war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Come on guys! Between the five of us, I'm sure we can combine into ''somebody''!"]]
Scattershot was part of the forces that went with Rodimus Prime to assault [[Hub (G2)|the Hub Network]], leading one half of a two-pronged attack on one of the Hub's connection systems to cripple it. The plan proved a failure and a massive [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] army attacked, downing the ship Scattershot was in. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}} Somehow Scattershot was apparently left on Cybertron and was one of the victims of the transfiguration caused by the [[Dark Matrix]] entity, presumably turned into a [[shadow-leech]]. Before his demise, he was manning the security outside the Star Chamber. His acid pellet gun was found by [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and used to pierce through the door. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Money-is-everything-scattershot.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
{{voiceactor|[[Stephen Keener]] (English), [[Minoru Inaba]] (Japanese)|[[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, ''Grimlocks New Brain'' & ''The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1''), [[Peter Musäus]] (German, ''Money is Everything''), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, ''The Rebirth, Part 1''), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French, ''The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1''), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, ''The Rebirth, Part 1''), [[Flávio Back]] (Portuguese, "Grimlock's New Brain"), [[Marco Antônio Costa]] (Portuguese, "Money is Everything")}}

To counter the threat of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], an accidentally super-intelligent [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] built Scattershot and the other Technobots out of parts from [[Unicron]]'s brain. Scattershot was appointed leader of the new team by his own creator, a fact that did not sit well with him initially, but the Dinobot leader replied that he and his teammates were perfectly capable of fulfilling their task. As the Technobots rushed into battle against their counterparts, Scattershot shattered the [[anti-electron]] source that [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] had stolen for [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], thwarting the Decepticon's plans. When the Terrorcons merged into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], Scattershot and his team were forced to pull back seeking for Grimlock's advice. It was then when the Dinobot leader revealed to the group that he also had given them the ability to merge into the gestalt [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. After receiving Grimlock's super-intelligence (the process leaving him in his original mental state), Computron was successful in defeating Abominus by forcing him to separate into his individual Terrorcon components, and Galvatron was left with no choice but to call his minions for a retreat. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:ScattershotGrimNewBrain.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|He can only hit things flying over him.]]
Later stationed in [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on [[Earth]], Scattershot and Strafe helped [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] captain [[Marissa Faireborn]] intercept an incoming bogey; Scattershot was pumped at the chance for some action, having become bored with their work at the EDC science station. The target turned out to be the trader ship ''[[Lazy Sue]]'', pursued by the Terrorcon Hun-Gurrr, who snagged Scattershot and Strafe and knocked them both out of the sky. Saved by Lightspeed's quick thinking, Scattershot claimed they totally could have handled it by themselves.

Eager for a rematch with the Terrorcon, Scattershot accompanied Strafe, Lightspeed, and the smuggler [[Dirk Manus]] to track down a [[Quintesson]] base within the solar system. This time they got shot down by Abominus, and were saved by the arrival of Fairborne and the other two Technobots. The team faced off against Abominus once more at the Quintesson base; combined as Computron, they quickly drove their foes into retreat. {{storylink|Money Is Everything (episode)|Money Is Everything}}

[[File:ReturnofOptimus1 Scattershot rescues Jessica.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Normally, the Protectobots are called in to rescue humans trapped under giant chocolate bars.]]

Scattershot and the other Technobots again clashed with the Terrorcons, who had been sent by Galvatron to steal the [[Impervious alloy|heat-resistant metal]] developed by Dr. [[Mark Morgan]] and [[Gregory Swofford]]. The Terrorcons succeeded in absconding with the alloy. The battle damaged Morgan's lab and left his daughter [[Jessica Morgan|Jessica]] pinned under some debris. Scattershot broke off the pursuit to rescue Jessica and ordered for [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] to be brought in to transport her to a hospital. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

Scattershot was manning the radar screen at Autobot City months later, when he made out about 100 "blips" heading right for them. His keen Technobot intelligence interpreted these blips to be <s>the 1987 Decepticon toy shipment</s> a full-scale attack. During the assault, Scattershot eagerly took to the skies to fight the aerial forces, then used his cannon mode to take potshots at the Decepticons from the ground while they retreated. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} Scattershot was among those celebrating the revitalization of Cybertron into a new [[Golden Age]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
The Technobots, upgraded with the help of the human scientist Doctor [[Dalton]], faced off against the Terrorcon [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], but it was a trap set by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. Forcing Abominus to split into his components, the individual Terrorcons spat a mind-controlling substance at Computron. Before Galvatron could get far with his new warrior, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] came to the Technobots’ rescue in an [[exosuit]], firing a beam into Computron's eyes that removed the mind-controlling effect. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (1)=====
As part of Computron, Scattershot took on [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] alongside an Autobot/Decepticon alliance in [[2011]]. {{storylink|Super Megatron comic 1}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)}}
In [[2011]], Galvatron staged a major attack on Cybertron. Scattershot and the Technobots joined the Dinobots on the front lines of defense. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} As [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] began his search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on Earth, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] gathered Scattershot and the Technobots to prevent the Decepticons from hampering his quest. When Hot Rod finally located the Matrix, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] confronted him with the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and Terrorcons, but the Technobots arrived to help even the odds. Scattershot ordered them to form Computron, and the mighty giant occupied the Decepticons so that Hot Rod could make a break for the [[space bridge|Space Bridge]]. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

[[File:Hm6 Nosecone Scattershot.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Later, Galvatron launched [[Metamorphose]], a metal-twisting meteorite, and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] were its first victims. Scattershot and the Technobots were sent out to recover their damaged comrades for repairs, but they were intercepted by the Terrorcons. The fighting escalated with new arrivals on both sides, as the Decepticons tried to keep their foes occupied until the meteorite reached [[Athenia]], destroying the Autobots completely. The [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] eventually arrived to carry the Headmasters into space to confront the meteorite, and so Scattershot and the Technobots formed Computron and covered their retreat. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

Scattershot was on Earth with Ultra Magnus, attending to the [[Sixshot (G1)|shadowy robot]]'s threat to steal all of Japan's energy. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}} The two of them also studied the mysterious seismic activity which led to a volcano erupting near the [[Peru]]vian city of [[Pan]]. Maybe [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] and [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] finally nagged Scattershot into taking an interest in science. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} When [[buridanka|a giant carnivorous plant]] took root in [[San Francisco]], Ultra Magnus sent Scattershot and the Technobots to deal with the incident. The plant proved to be extraordinarily resilient, however, and it was also guarded by the Decepticons. The Technobots were distracted by combat with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], first as individuals and later combined as Computron and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} After the [[Trainbot]]s ran into trouble on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Scattershot and his team were on the way to help when [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] intervened. The Earthbound Decepticons succeeded in occupying the Technobots so that they couldn't make it to Mars. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

Scattershot and the Technobots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Computron upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Scattershot's regiment later helped load the Trainbots with energon supplies for the destitute planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]]. They were attacked by the greedy Decepticons and fought back both as the mighty Computron and as individuals, using the Trainbots' large vehicle modes as a shield. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

The Technobots accompanied Fortress on his quest to prevent the Decepticons from stealing energy elsewhere in the galaxy. During this extended mission, Scattershot and his teammates formed Computron to battle [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] on the planet [[Paradise]]. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

[[File:Hm27 Technobots and Protectobots.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
After returning to Earth, Scattershot and the Technobots reassociated with Ultra Magnus at Autobot City on Earth. They were sent to [[Florida|Miami]] to counter a Decepticon attack, and battled Abominus as Computron. Unfortunately, the attack was a ruse to draw them away from Autobot City, and they were unable to stop Sixshot's assassination of Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} The Decepticon attacks continued even after Magnus's death, as Sixshot launched five separate strikes at once around the world. Scattershot and the Technobots were dispatched as Computron to one of the many battle sites. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Later, Scattershot informed Fortress that the Decepticons were attacking the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]], in the [[Pacific Ring of Fire]]. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Scattershot and the Technobots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure. On one occasion, they located Sixshot's old command base. By combining into Computron, the Technobots helped Defensor and [[Raiden]] obliterate the base, wiping out all trace of the Decepticons' presence. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

As part of Computron, Scattershot participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
[[File:UniteWarriorsOffshot Scattershot.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
Upon learning of the human custom of [[Father's Day]], the Technobots decided to throw a surprise party for their own "father", Grimlock. Scattershot took it upon himself to bake him an [[energon cake]]. {{storylink|Surprise Father's Day Party!!}}

In [[2022]], the other Technobots were part of [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] forces engaging [[Concurrence]] remnants when [[Sixshot (G1)|Greatshot]] suddenly arrived and finished off the enemy. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (2)=====
In 2050, relations soured between the [[Cybertron Alliance]] and humanity when humans created their own living robots called [[Selector]]s, who rose up and demanded their freedom. The Technobots prepared to abandon [[Earth Defense Command]] headquarters at [[Neo Scramble City]]. At [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus's]] request, they transformed into Computron to determine the humans' chances of winning. Computron initially calculated humanity's odds at approaching zero, but the probability changed drastically when Grimlock and the Dinobots declared loyalty to humanity. The Technobots refused to stand against their father, and entered the battle on the side of the Dinobots. Scattershot and the Technobots merged with the newly combiner-compatible Grimlock, forming [[Volcaticon]]. With Grimlock forming the body, Scattershot entered a Targetmaster configuration as an electropulse cannon for Volcaticon to wield. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{First|[[Stormbringer issue 1|Transformers: Stormbringer #1]]}}

[[File:Stormbringer 1 Scattershot and Jetfire.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|right|Under attack from vicious onomatopoeia]]
Scattershot was second in command of the science vessel ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'', working under [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]]. It was during this period that their ship encountered the rare [[Ore-13|Ultra-Energon]] on the abandoned [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. In contrast to his usual action-oriented style, it was Scattershot who was the voice of caution on the mission to investigate. It was advice that should have been heeded as the team was attacked by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s rogue Decepticons. Scattershot himself was impaled by [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] during the attack. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} Like the other Technobots, Scattershot was in the process of being cannibalized for parts when a recovery team arrived. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} In a desperate battle against the super-powerful [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], it was the Technobots' brains that saved the day, by uncovering the clues to defeat the juggernaut. Scattershot remained on Cybertron to further investigate. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

Later, Scattershot helped take the Monstructor six into custody, after their fight with Omega Supreme. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

[[File:PlanForEverything-Scattershot.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Fixit makes a mental note to discuss Scattershot's "Angry Birds" addiction at his next performance review]]
Later still, Scattershot and the other Technobots were at least temporarily assigned to assist Jetfire in understanding the mysteries of [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] and his [[Combiner|gestalt technology]]. This research was conducted at the Autobot penal facility at [[Garrus-9]], under the command of warden [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. When the Decepticons attacked to retrieve [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor's components]], several of the Technobots were heavily damaged in the fighting. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

Scattershot and the Technobots reverse engineered the polydermal grafting process that Bludgeon had used on himself, and delivered the shells to Cloudburst and company. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Years later, after the war had ended, Scattershot was present in a medical facility on a restored Cybertron. {{storylink|Stick Together}} When the Decepticons made their move to conquer the planet, he aided [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] in taking care of the injured. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}}

Scattershot took part in the battle against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], commanding [[Fastlane]] and [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]], only for their ship to be obliterated by a [[Worldsweeper]]. {{storylink|Our Finest}} Later, Scattershot's spirit appeared among the many dead glimpsed by [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] as he sacrificed his own life to help Optimus Prime defeat Unicron. {{storylink|Ceremony}}
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===''Combiner Wars'' toy bio===
[[File:CombinerWars Scattershot CardArt.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

The Autobots' secret weapon, Scattershot had the ability to combine with any other Autobots into Combiners not slowed down by clashing component personalities. {{storylink|#Generations|''Generations Combiner Wars'' Scattershot toy bio}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Light/Star|''Transformers Annual 2021'']]}}
[[File:LightStar-Technobots.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
Scattershot and his "[[Technobot (G1)|Technological Solutions]]" team were [[Colonial Security]] operatives who spent most of their time solving problems on Cybertron's various colony worlds and keeping the peace. He and the rest of his team were sent to provide backup for the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]] when she and her [[cityspeaker]] [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] went to search for the rogue Titan [[Vigilem]], although the pair didn't approve of his decision to bring a Titan-killing [[imploder]] weapon aboard as a contingency measure.

After cycles of searching, Lodestar finally tracked Vigilem's signal to the [[Hexagon]] asteroid colony, but when the colony's administrator [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] proved reluctant to turn the Titan over to them, Scattershot led his team to the colony using one of Lodestar's shuttles in the hopes that they could discreetly carry out their mission from within, but were detained upon arrival by Thunderwing's enforcer [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and brought to Thunderwing, and after some negotiation Strafe and Lightspeed were allowed down to the docking bay while [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] brought Scattershot and Nosecone to the docking controls to manually disconnect Vigilem from his berth. However, a sudden comms blackout caused Scattershot to suspect treachery; after taking out their escorts the two escaped into the station's ventilation system, and after ambushing Bludgeon and reuniting with Afterburner the team regrouped in a sealed-off portion of the station that belonged to [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]]. While battling the mad scientist, the five 'bots were knocked into her [[Combination Core]], which forcibly merged them into a new combiner.

[[File:FateOfCybertron ScattershotCombinationCore.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Correctly realizing that the newly dubbed "Computron" would surely destroy the colony if allowed to run amok, Thunderwing jettisoned part of the colony into space and took Computron with it. Although they eventually separated, Scattershot discovered that he'd somehow absorbed the power of the Enigma, and its glowing energy still coursed through his systems. Eventually, the wounded Lodestar found the team adrift in deep space after she'd killed Vigilem and brought them aboard as they limped back to the [[Black Hub]] for repairs. {{storylink|Light/Star}}

Eventually, Lodestar returned to Cybertron and found the Autobots of [[Crystal City]] under siege by the Decepticon army. She and Computron brought a temporary end to the fighting. Scattershot and the Technobots disengaged and he explained to the new [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] how he absorbed an artificial Enigma to gain this new power. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} They traveled to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] with Lodestar to recover their strength, but redeployed as Computron with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to help the Autobots reach Darkmount without further Decepticon interference. The Autobots held ground at Darkmount against the advancing Decepticons until the last ''Ark'' could be prepped for launch. Scattershot reactivated Computron to fight alongside the prodigious [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]] against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], the Decepticon's combiner. Devastator had more experience than Computron, however, and broke him apart. Scattershot recovered and realized the artificial Enigma within him gave him an opportunity Devastator lacked. Taking volunteers from the [[Senate Guard|Prime Guard]], Scattershot added [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]], [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], [[Javelin]], and [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] to the gestalt, dramatically increasing Computron's size and power. In this new form, Computron drew the attention of the Decepticons and sacrificed himself to remain behind while Optimus and the others left aboard the ''Ark''. Computron was finally broken down, and Megatron's Decepticons took Scattershot and the other Autobots into custody as prisoners. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

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==Commercial appearances==
*Faced with the might of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Scattershot and his fellow Technobots dodged the huge Decepticons' claws and merged into Computron to fight back, but they were quickly bowled over when Scorponok hurled a mountain at them. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Computron and Scorponok|Technobots and Scorponok commercial}}
*Scattershot and the Technobots attempted to defeat and cage the vicious [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. He beheld [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] falling into one of the Technobots' pitfall traps before getting bowled over by a boulder thrown by [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Technobots and Terrorcons|Technobots and Terrorcons commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{note|Scattershot is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Autobot duplicates in the Decepticon campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Scattershot and his Technobots were ambushed by the Terrorcons, who not only sought to neutralize Computron, but were also after the keys to Autobot City. {{storylink|Circuit Breaker (Legends)|Circuit Breaker}} The Technobots came to [[Dirk Manus]]'s aid when his ship was attacked by the Terrorcons. Though they managed to repel the first attack, the Terrorcons eventually overcame them, however after the [[Quintesson]]s doublecrossed Manus, he used the [[Recreator]] to repair the Autobot team so they could defeat the Quintessons. {{storylink|Money Is Everything (Legends)|Money Is Everything}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Scattershot.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Scattershot participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character available as a reward for the "Computron's Challenge" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:EW-Scattershot.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Scattershot was the leader of the Technobots. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1-toy Scattershot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Just don't fold the cannon down in my robot mode. PLEASE]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Scattershot''' (Technobot leader, [[1987]]/[[1988]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number:'' '''TK5'''
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''C-86'''
:*''Accessories'': "Acid pellet gun", 2 "artillery guns", Computron head, left & right Computron fists, Computron chestplate/base, 2 Computron foot-plates

: ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Scattershot transforms into a large red and white space cruiser with a ginormous cannon up front. In jet form, his rear landing gear is actually on his wings, which need to be folded down to keep him upright on the ground. His "Attack Jet" mode simply adds one of his small "artillery guns" to the top of the jet and the Computron chestplate to the underside; the instructions show the chestplate attached ''backwards'' from how it is actually designed to attach so it will not work that way. The more well-known secondary mode is the "Rocket Launcher" form, a piece of grounded artillery where the chestplate forms a blast shield. In any mode, pressing the gray button on his pilot compartment roof splits his nosecone open down the middle, revealing a spring-loaded non-firing cannon-barrel (which is what you're supposed to do for Rocket Launcher mode anyway).

: Scattershot can also combine with his fellow Technobots to form [[Computron (G1)#Toys|Computron]], serving as the super-robot's torso. He can also combine with any other Transformers that use the "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]"-style connection system.

: Later releases of the [[Hasbro]] Scattershot from 1988 have no [[rubsign]], and the indent for the rubsign has also been [[retool]]ed away.

: The red plastic that makes up his robot mode crotch and forearms can often be found [[Photodegradation|discolored]] to a very pale pink color on most specimens of Scattershot on the aftermarket, leaving the figure in two different shades of red. Hilariously, this discoloration was taken at face-value and made its way into the [[knockoff|counterfeit]] releases of Scattershot.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Scattershot/scattershot.htm More information on Scattershot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy computron giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Computron''' (Gift set, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''C-91'''
:*''Accessories'': "Acid pellet gun", 2 "artillery guns", Computron head, left & right Computron fists, Computron chestplate/base, 2 Computron foot-plates

: All five Technobots were also available as a complete gift-set in many markets. All of the toys are identical to their individual rubsign-indent-having releases.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Computron/computron.htm More information on Computron at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1987/instr_technobots.jpg Instruction booklet for Computron at Botchthecrab.com]''
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:TF-Universe-2008-Scattershot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Special Team Leaders''' (Multi-pack, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''Classic Series'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' "Scatt'''o'''rshot" (so named due to [[trademark]] issues) is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]] [[Vector Prime#LOC|Vector Prime]] toy, transforming into a futuristic spaceship. He is available only in a Target-[[exclusive]] five-pack with miniature versions of combiner-team leaders [[Hot Spot (G1)#Universe (2008)|Hot Zone]], [[Razorclaw (G1)#Universe (2008)|Razorclaw]], [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Universe (2008)|Hun-Gurrr]], and [[Silverbolt (G1)#2008Legends|Silverbolt]].

:A photo of the toy on the back of the packaging features additional articulation in the elbows which is not present in the final toy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUScattershot/scattershot.htm More information on Universe Scattorshot at TFU.info]''

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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy ScattershotKreon.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Computron''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A7308'''
:*''Pieces'': '''75'''
:*''Accessories'': Cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Kre-O]]'' "Scattershot" (he got his name back!) is a [[Kreon]] included with the [[Computron (G1)#Kre-O|Computron]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from robot to "rocket plane" mode. His parts are also used to make up the combined Computron mode, with most of the Kreon itself forming the right leg and his helmet serving as Computron's helmet. There is a possibility that the orange pistols at the rear of the jet mode will have a very tight connection with the dark red pieces, resulting in them being damaged. Exercise caution!

: His deco is based on the [[#Toys|Generation 1 Scattershot toy]], and he wears a dark red [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Sideswipe]] helmet, to match the combined mode's head.

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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CWScattershot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's scowling because he won't be forming Computron… yet.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Scattershot''' (Voyager Class, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, shield

:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Voyager Class Scattershot is a retool of [[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#Generations|Silverbolt]] from the same toy line, transforming into a spaceship with a cannon for a nose. Rather uncharacteristically, he sports an unchanged version of [[Superion (G1)#Generations|Superion]]'s head and chest. As a ''Combiner Wars'' Voyager he is able to combine with any Deluxe Class toys from the same subline or the ''Unite Warriors'' line, although he was intended to combine with [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]], [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Prowl]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ironhide]] to form [[Betatron (CW)#Toys|Betatron]]. Stock photography pictures his vehicle mode as mistransformed.

:While his iconic cannon mode isn't shown in instruction & stock photos, it's still possible to create it [[Fan mode|with some creativity]].<ref>[https://live.staticflickr.com/1489/24787473372_124fe665d2_c.jpg]</ref>

:Later releases of Scattershot feature a running change: the joint for Betatron's head is thickened in response to the breakage issues.

:Though Scattershot's wave was scheduled for a first quarter 2016 release, it arrived on U.S. store shelves in late 2015.

:He and the last three waves of ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe and Voyager figures later showed up in the U.S. at TJ Maxx at reduced prices.

:This version of the mold was retooled into ''Timelines'' [[Sea Clamp#Generations|General Sea Clamp]], while the original was separately retooled into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Generations|Cyclonus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWScattershot/scattershot.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Scattershot at TFU.info]''
{{CWSilverboltMold}}

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[[File:CW-toy Scattershot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Told you.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Computron''' (Collection Pack, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, shield, left & right Computron hands, 2 Computron feet

: A straight redeco of the individually-available figure, this version of Scattershot features a deco more accurate to the original toy, with large sections of maroon as well as blue detailing on his chest, arms, and combined mode. He also has a toy-accurate deco for Computron's head but his own head is now closer in colour to the original cartoon with a dark blue visor and grey face. He also features the retooled and improved combiner head's joint.

:This Scattershot figure was only available as part of a [[Computron (G1)#Generations|Computron]] box set, including a poster and a collector card based on the set's packaging art. The set was one of several so-called "Collection Packs" that were "online exclusives" in the United States, available from online retailers such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], and [[BigBadToyStore]] as well as the online stores of "big box" retailers such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]], and [[Kmart]]. In Hasbro's Asian markets such as Singapore and Taiwan, the set was available at general retail. In Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, it was sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online.

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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:UW-toy Scattershot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Called it.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Computicon''' (giftset, [[August 27]], [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''UW-08'''
:*''English name:'' '''Computron'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 rifles

: Takara's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' iteration of Scattershot was also only available in a full combiner-team box set, and was the fifth and last of the sets released at regular retail. He is a retool of the Hasbro version, featuring a new cartoon-accurate thruster chestplate, knees, Computicon chestplate, and Computicon head (as well as the retooled head joint). He also lacks the tiny rubbery pointy tail end piece of the spaceship mode found on both Hasbro Scattershots and all versions of Silverbolt. His deco is tilted more towards the cartoon coloration; the combined mode chestplate even has blinky-computery-light deco as seen in "[[Money Is Everything (episode)|Money Is Everything]]"!

: Instead of the Silverbolt long-rifle and shield, he comes with two new guns which are designed to combine into the core of a massive multi-gun for use in Computron mode. Unfortunately, due to their size and the design of Scattershot's wings, they cannot be placed in the obvious front-facing under-wing position in jet mode without popping the wings out of place. Instead the instructions place them as "thrusters" pointing backwards.
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==Notes==
[[File:Scattershotback.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|And I'll thank you not to stare.]]
*All of the Technobots' pre-final rear-view [[robot mode]] models were seemingly drawn based on the isometric view of their front models. While at least two members of the team were left unaffected by this, Scattershot, [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]], and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]'s models all ended up with horribly drawn rear-views. In Scattershot's case, his vehicle mode nosecone is drawn sitting behind his left shoulder instead of the center of his back. The rear-view model also gives him a third, upside-down shoulder where the nose ''should'' be, as a way to relate parts of his vehicle mode to his robot mode—a common practice that was used for the majority of the season 2 characters who lacked rear-view toy references, [[:File:AstrotrainCharacterModel.jpg|leading the artists]] [[:File:RedAlertG1-modelback.jpg|to make something up]].
**As with just about every episode animated by [[AKOM]], the pre-final models of the Technobots were used, leading to several episodes using these rear-views.
**There is evidence of a revised set of rear-view models existing for all of the Technobots in the [[Toei Animation|Toei]]-animated episodes, however, those models appears to have been lost after season 3, as Toei ended up using the pre-final versions for ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' cartoon.
*Scattershot is the only Scramble City-style leader who assumes his "third mode" in the animated series: once in "Grimlock's New Brain" and again in "[[The Rebirth, Part 1]]". Not only that, but in "The Rebirth", he drives ''while still transformed''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scattershot''' (スキャッターショット ''Sukyattāshotto'')
*''French:'' '''Répétitir''' (Canada)<ref>A portmanteau of "répétitif" ("repetitive") and "tirer" ("shoot").</ref>
*''Italian:'' '''Scatterbot'''
*''Polish:'' '''Szybkostrzelny''' ("Quick-shot", "Quickfire")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Sàn-dàn''' (Taiwan, 散彈, "Scatter Bullet"), '''Jīgūan Pào''' (China, 机关炮, "Machine Gun")
*''Russian:'' '''Revolver''' (Револьвер)

==References==
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Scattershot (G1)

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:''Scattershot is an [[Autobot]] [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:DWMTMTE Scattershot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I'm smart. Now hold still while I shoot you."]]

'''Scattershot''' (aka '''Scattorshot'''<ref name="scattorshot">"Scattorshot" was an alternate spelling of the name "Scattershot" used by Hasbro for a while, ''presumably'' because they thought at the time that the non-standard spelling would make the name more easily defensible as a [[trademark]]. It was first used for a [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|different character]] from the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' franchise, and subsequently also applied to other characters using the name, which included a new [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toy from the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' line representing the ''Generation 1'' Scattershot character that was released in 2008. By 2014, Hasbro was using the spelling "Scattershot" again.</ref>) needs no desktop generals or academy-trained slag skimmers to tell him how to fight. He just wades into a [[Decepticon Patrol|Decepticon patrol]] and doesn't come out until he's broken all his crayons and scribbled all over the mazes he couldn't solve. Then he puts down the coloring books and does the same thing to a hostile Decepticon force, only with guns and [[acid pellet]]s instead of crayons. That's what he calls "strategy". Though Scattershot forms the main body of the giant [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], if his own mind holds any fragment of the thoughtful titan's slow, considered approach, he hides it very well.

[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] would certainly like his style, and even the tin-plated bucketheads that think he's a blustering buffoon must admit that Scattershot is uniquely tough, the sort that [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] would say "broke the mold he was poured in". He won't stop fighting until he's utterly spent, down to his last microjoule of energy and drop of [[energon]]. He expects no less from the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] under his command. Sometimes he combines with other Autobots to form [[Comperian]], [[Autobot Super Scramble]], [[Betatron (CW)|Betatron]], or [[Modulus]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:LoveAndSteel-reportswereright.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Scattershot is the one on the right.]]
Scattershot was one of the Autobots who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' in order to start a new life away from war (and perhaps from tin-plated bucketheads). {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}} But the Decepticons followed them to their new home on [[Nebulos]], bringing the war along with them. Scattershot and the other Technobots repelled a Terrorcon attack on the resort city [[Splendora]] by forming [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] before all of the Transformers left Nebulos. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}}

After arriving in Earth space, the crew of the ''Steelhaven'' made contact with the ''Ark''. [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] brought Scattershot and his top officers to meet [[Grimlock (G1)|Boss Grimlock]]. Grimlock was less than impressed with the new arrivals, and wound up challenging Maximus to a duel in order to maintain control of the Autobot forces. [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was ultimately the one who battled the Dinobot on Earth's moon for leadership supremacy. The proceedings were interrupted by a Decepticon attack, and the duelists were forced to put their differences aside to lead their troops together against the attackers. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:TimeWars2-TakeUp.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Scattershot is the one who's exactly the same height and size as everyone else.]]

''Scattershot travelled to [[Earth]] in an [[Ark shuttlecraft]] to confront the [[time travel]]ling Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. However, when Prime and his companions were [[mass substitution|transported]] to [[Limbo]] by the arrival of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and his future Autobots via [[Time-jump mechanism|time-jump]], Maximus and Scattershot jumped to the wrong conclusion and attacked the newcomers. With Wheeljack's help, Scattershot took on Blurr during the confusion. Eventually the misunderstanding was explained and the present and future Autobots united with their Decepticon counterparts to end the threat posed by the [[time rift]]. {{storylink|Time Wars}}''

The Terrorcons later lamented Scattershot's demise as he and the other Technobots were killed by [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] upon arriving in [[Buenos Aires]]. Stopping the [[Underbase]] was one puzzle Scattershot could not solve. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Autobots attack space pirates.jpg|thumb||left|upright=1.95]]
In [[2008]], when [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] learned that [[Unicron]] was reconstructing himself on the planet of [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], he took a shuttle with Scattershot, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to bring a stop to it. While Prime and the Dinobots took the low road to wade through Unicron's mind-controlled [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] followers, Scattershot and Smokescreen stayed on the shuttle, taking pot-shots at Unicron's giant head while avoiding his annihilating eye beams. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} [[File:ScattershotKillsRoadBusterUkAnnual88.jpg|thumb|right|225px|And so, the "Tastes great! Less filling!" argument reaches its inevitable conclusion.]] Some months later, Scattershot joined [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in responding to a Decepticon rescue call, and soon began fighting right alongside [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s forces against a marauding army of [[Quintesson]]s. Despite bonding in the course of battle, Soundwave reluctantly refused Magnus's suggestion of peace, as too much had happened between the two factions over the millennia. As the Decepticons departed, Scattershot remarked that Soundwave was probably right, and Ultra Magnus called that the true tragedy. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

In another timeline, the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons came to a close in [[2510]], when [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s [[Wreckers]] took down the last Decepticon outpost. One Decepticon still survived, however: [[Triton]], a deep-cover spy working inside the Autobots. When Rodimus Prime announced his retirement and plan to give over the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to Springer, Triton spoke out against the idea, dividing the Autobots on whether Springer or Ultra Magnus should be the next leader. Scattershot and the Technobots sided with Magnus, while the Wreckers remained loyal to Springer. The next sequence of events was inevitable: [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] shoved Triton, Triton punched Whirl, [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] threatened to kill Triton, but Scattershot fired first, claiming the first casualty of the new Autobot Civil War. {{storylink|Peace}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Lancer one crew war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Come on guys! Between the five of us, I'm sure we can combine into ''somebody''!"]]
Scattershot was part of the forces that went with Rodimus Prime to assault [[Hub (G2)|the Hub Network]], leading one half of a two-pronged attack on one of the Hub's connection systems to cripple it. The plan proved a failure and a massive [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] army attacked, downing the ship Scattershot was in. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}} Somehow Scattershot was apparently left on Cybertron and was one of the victims of the transfiguration caused by the [[Dark Matrix]] entity, presumably turned into a [[shadow-leech]]. Before his demise, he was manning the security outside the Star Chamber. His acid pellet gun was found by [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and used to pierce through the door. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Money-is-everything-scattershot.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
{{voiceactor|[[Stephen Keener]] (English), [[Minoru Inaba]] (Japanese)|[[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, ''Grimlocks New Brain'' & ''The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1''), [[Peter Musäus]] (German, ''Money is Everything''), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, ''The Rebirth, Part 1''), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French, ''The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1''), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, ''The Rebirth, Part 1''), [[Flávio Back]] (Portuguese, "Grimlock's New Brain"), [[Marco Antônio Costa]] (Portuguese, "Money is Everything")}}

To counter the threat of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], an accidentally super-intelligent [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] built Scattershot and the other Technobots out of parts from [[Unicron]]'s brain. Scattershot was appointed leader of the new team by his own creator, a fact that did not sit well with him initially, but the Dinobot leader replied that he and his teammates were perfectly capable of fulfilling their task. As the Technobots rushed into battle against their counterparts, Scattershot shattered the [[anti-electron]] source that [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] had stolen for [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], thwarting the Decepticon's plans. When the Terrorcons merged into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], Scattershot and his team were forced to pull back seeking for Grimlock's advice. It was then when the Dinobot leader revealed to the group that he also had given them the ability to merge into the gestalt [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. After receiving Grimlock's super-intelligence (the process leaving him in his original mental state), Computron was successful in defeating Abominus by forcing him to separate into his individual Terrorcon components, and Galvatron was left with no choice but to call his minions for a retreat. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:ScattershotGrimNewBrain.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|He can only hit things flying over him.]]
Later stationed in [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on [[Earth]], Scattershot and Strafe helped [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] captain [[Marissa Faireborn]] intercept an incoming bogey; Scattershot was pumped at the chance for some action, having become bored with their work at the EDC science station. The target turned out to be the trader ship ''[[Lazy Sue]]'', pursued by the Terrorcon Hun-Gurrr, who snagged Scattershot and Strafe and knocked them both out of the sky. Saved by Lightspeed's quick thinking, Scattershot claimed they totally could have handled it by themselves.

Eager for a rematch with the Terrorcon, Scattershot accompanied Strafe, Lightspeed, and the smuggler [[Dirk Manus]] to track down a [[Quintesson]] base within the solar system. This time they got shot down by Abominus, and were saved by the arrival of Fairborne and the other two Technobots. The team faced off against Abominus once more at the Quintesson base; combined as Computron, they quickly drove their foes into retreat. {{storylink|Money Is Everything (episode)|Money Is Everything}}

[[File:ReturnofOptimus1 Scattershot rescues Jessica.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Normally, the Protectobots are called in to rescue humans trapped under giant chocolate bars.]]

Scattershot and the other Technobots again clashed with the Terrorcons, who had been sent by Galvatron to steal the [[Impervious alloy|heat-resistant metal]] developed by Dr. [[Mark Morgan]] and [[Gregory Swofford]]. The Terrorcons succeeded in absconding with the alloy. The battle damaged Morgan's lab and left his daughter [[Jessica Morgan|Jessica]] pinned under some debris. Scattershot broke off the pursuit to rescue Jessica and ordered for [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] to be brought in to transport her to a hospital. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

Scattershot was manning the radar screen at Autobot City months later, when he made out about 100 "blips" heading right for them. His keen Technobot intelligence interpreted these blips to be <s>the 1987 Decepticon toy shipment</s> a full-scale attack. During the assault, Scattershot eagerly took to the skies to fight the aerial forces, then used his cannon mode to take potshots at the Decepticons from the ground while they retreated. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} Scattershot was among those celebrating the revitalization of Cybertron into a new [[Golden Age]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
The Technobots, upgraded with the help of the human scientist Doctor [[Dalton]], faced off against the Terrorcon [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], but it was a trap set by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. Forcing Abominus to split into his components, the individual Terrorcons spat a mind-controlling substance at Computron. Before Galvatron could get far with his new warrior, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] came to the Technobots’ rescue in an [[exosuit]], firing a beam into Computron's eyes that removed the mind-controlling effect. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (1)=====
As part of Computron, Scattershot took on [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] alongside an Autobot/Decepticon alliance in [[2011]]. {{storylink|Super Megatron comic 1}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)}}
In [[2011]], Galvatron staged a major attack on Cybertron. Scattershot and the Technobots joined the Dinobots on the front lines of defense. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} As [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] began his search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on Earth, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] gathered Scattershot and the Technobots to prevent the Decepticons from hampering his quest. When Hot Rod finally located the Matrix, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] confronted him with the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and Terrorcons, but the Technobots arrived to help even the odds. Scattershot ordered them to form Computron, and the mighty giant occupied the Decepticons so that Hot Rod could make a break for the [[space bridge|Space Bridge]]. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

[[File:Hm6 Nosecone Scattershot.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Later, Galvatron launched [[Metamorphose]], a metal-twisting meteorite, and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] were its first victims. Scattershot and the Technobots were sent out to recover their damaged comrades for repairs, but they were intercepted by the Terrorcons. The fighting escalated with new arrivals on both sides, as the Decepticons tried to keep their foes occupied until the meteorite reached [[Athenia]], destroying the Autobots completely. The [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] eventually arrived to carry the Headmasters into space to confront the meteorite, and so Scattershot and the Technobots formed Computron and covered their retreat. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

Scattershot was on Earth with Ultra Magnus, attending to the [[Sixshot (G1)|shadowy robot]]'s threat to steal all of Japan's energy. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}} The two of them also studied the mysterious seismic activity which led to a volcano erupting near the [[Peru]]vian city of [[Pan]]. Maybe [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] and [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] finally nagged Scattershot into taking an interest in science. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} When [[buridanka|a giant carnivorous plant]] took root in [[San Francisco]], Ultra Magnus sent Scattershot and the Technobots to deal with the incident. The plant proved to be extraordinarily resilient, however, and it was also guarded by the Decepticons. The Technobots were distracted by combat with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], first as individuals and later combined as Computron and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} After the [[Trainbot]]s ran into trouble on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Scattershot and his team were on the way to help when [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] intervened. The Earthbound Decepticons succeeded in occupying the Technobots so that they couldn't make it to Mars. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

Scattershot and the Technobots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Computron upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Scattershot's regiment later helped load the Trainbots with energon supplies for the destitute planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]]. They were attacked by the greedy Decepticons and fought back both as the mighty Computron and as individuals, using the Trainbots' large vehicle modes as a shield. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

The Technobots accompanied Fortress on his quest to prevent the Decepticons from stealing energy elsewhere in the galaxy. During this extended mission, Scattershot and his teammates formed Computron to battle [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] on the planet [[Paradise]]. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

[[File:Hm27 Technobots and Protectobots.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
After returning to Earth, Scattershot and the Technobots reassociated with Ultra Magnus at Autobot City on Earth. They were sent to [[Florida|Miami]] to counter a Decepticon attack, and battled Abominus as Computron. Unfortunately, the attack was a ruse to draw them away from Autobot City, and they were unable to stop Sixshot's assassination of Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} The Decepticon attacks continued even after Magnus's death, as Sixshot launched five separate strikes at once around the world. Scattershot and the Technobots were dispatched as Computron to one of the many battle sites. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Later, Scattershot informed Fortress that the Decepticons were attacking the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]], in the [[Pacific Ring of Fire]]. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Scattershot and the Technobots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure. On one occasion, they located Sixshot's old command base. By combining into Computron, the Technobots helped Defensor and [[Raiden]] obliterate the base, wiping out all trace of the Decepticons' presence. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

As part of Computron, Scattershot participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
[[File:UniteWarriorsOffshot Scattershot.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
Upon learning of the human custom of [[Father's Day]], the Technobots decided to throw a surprise party for their own "father", Grimlock. Scattershot took it upon himself to bake him an [[energon cake]]. {{storylink|Surprise Father's Day Party!!}}

In [[2022]], the other Technobots were part of [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] forces engaging [[Concurrence]] remnants when [[Sixshot (G1)|Greatshot]] suddenly arrived and finished off the enemy. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (2)=====
In 2050, relations soured between the [[Cybertron Alliance]] and humanity when humans created their own living robots called [[Selector]]s, who rose up and demanded their freedom. The Technobots prepared to abandon [[Earth Defense Command]] headquarters at [[Neo Scramble City]]. At [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus's]] request, they transformed into Computron to determine the humans' chances of winning. Computron initially calculated humanity's odds at approaching zero, but the probability changed drastically when Grimlock and the Dinobots declared loyalty to humanity. The Technobots refused to stand against their father, and entered the battle on the side of the Dinobots. Scattershot and the Technobots merged with the newly combiner-compatible Grimlock, forming [[Volcaticon]]. With Grimlock forming the body, Scattershot entered a Targetmaster configuration as an electropulse cannon for Volcaticon to wield. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{First|[[Stormbringer issue 1|Transformers: Stormbringer #1]]}}

[[File:Stormbringer 1 Scattershot and Jetfire.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|right|Under attack from vicious onomatopoeia]]
Scattershot was second in command of the science vessel ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'', working under [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]]. It was during this period that their ship encountered the rare [[Ore-13|Ultra-Energon]] on the abandoned [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. In contrast to his usual action-oriented style, it was Scattershot who was the voice of caution on the mission to investigate. It was advice that should have been heeded as the team was attacked by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s rogue Decepticons. Scattershot himself was impaled by [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] during the attack. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} Like the other Technobots, Scattershot was in the process of being cannibalized for parts when a recovery team arrived. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} In a desperate battle against the super-powerful [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], it was the Technobots' brains that saved the day, by uncovering the clues to defeat the juggernaut. Scattershot remained on Cybertron to further investigate. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

Later, Scattershot helped take the Monstructor six into custody, after their fight with Omega Supreme. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

[[File:PlanForEverything-Scattershot.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Fixit makes a mental note to discuss Scattershot's "Angry Birds" addiction at his next performance review]]
Later still, Scattershot and the other Technobots were at least temporarily assigned to assist Jetfire in understanding the mysteries of [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] and his [[Combiner|gestalt technology]]. This research was conducted at the Autobot penal facility at [[Garrus-9]], under the command of warden [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. When the Decepticons attacked to retrieve [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor's components]], several of the Technobots were heavily damaged in the fighting. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

Scattershot and the Technobots reverse engineered the polydermal grafting process that Bludgeon had used on himself, and delivered the shells to Cloudburst and company. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Years later, after the war had ended, Scattershot was present in a medical facility on a restored Cybertron. {{storylink|Stick Together}} When the Decepticons made their move to conquer the planet, he aided [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] in taking care of the injured. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}}

Scattershot took part in the battle against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], commanding [[Fastlane]] and [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]], only for their ship to be obliterated by a [[Worldsweeper]]. {{storylink|Our Finest}} Later, Scattershot's spirit appeared among the many dead glimpsed by [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] as he sacrificed his own life to help Optimus Prime defeat Unicron. {{storylink|Ceremony}}
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===''Combiner Wars'' toy bio===
[[File:CombinerWars Scattershot CardArt.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

The Autobots' secret weapon, Scattershot had the ability to combine with any other Autobots into Combiners not slowed down by clashing component personalities. {{storylink|#Generations|''Generations Combiner Wars'' Scattershot toy bio}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
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[[File:LightStar-Technobots.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
Scattershot and his "[[Technobot (G1)|Technological Solutions]]" team were [[Colonial Security]] operatives who spent most of their time solving problems on Cybertron's various colony worlds and keeping the peace. He and the rest of his team were sent to provide backup for the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]] when she and her [[cityspeaker]] [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] went to search for the rogue Titan [[Vigilem]], although the pair didn't approve of his decision to bring a Titan-killing [[imploder]] weapon aboard as a contingency measure.

After cycles of searching, Lodestar finally tracked Vigilem's signal to the [[Hexagon]] asteroid colony, but when the colony's administrator [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] proved reluctant to turn the Titan over to them, Scattershot led his team to the colony using one of Lodestar's shuttles in the hopes that they could discreetly carry out their mission from within, but were detained upon arrival by Thunderwing's enforcer [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and brought to Thunderwing, and after some negotiation Strafe and Lightspeed were allowed down to the docking bay while [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] brought Scattershot and Nosecone to the docking controls to manually disconnect Vigilem from his berth. However, a sudden comms blackout caused Scattershot to suspect treachery; after taking out their escorts the two escaped into the station's ventilation system, and after ambushing Bludgeon and reuniting with Afterburner the team regrouped in a sealed-off portion of the station that belonged to [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]]. While battling the mad scientist, the five 'bots were knocked into her [[Combination Core]], which forcibly merged them into a new combiner.

[[File:FateOfCybertron ScattershotCombinationCore.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Correctly realizing that the newly dubbed "Computron" would surely destroy the colony if allowed to run amok, Thunderwing jettisoned part of the colony into space and took Computron with it. Although they eventually separated, Scattershot discovered that he'd somehow absorbed the power of the Enigma, and its glowing energy still coursed through his systems. Eventually, the wounded Lodestar found the team adrift in deep space after she'd killed Vigilem and brought them aboard as they limped back to the [[Black Hub]] for repairs. {{storylink|Light/Star}}

Eventually, Lodestar returned to Cybertron and found the Autobots of [[Crystal City]] under siege by the Decepticon army. She and Computron brought a temporary end to the fighting. Scattershot and the Technobots disengaged and he explained to the new [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] how he absorbed an artificial Enigma to gain this new power. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} They traveled to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] with Lodestar to recover their strength, but redeployed as Computron with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to help the Autobots reach Darkmount without further Decepticon interference. The Autobots held ground at Darkmount against the advancing Decepticons until the last ''Ark'' could be prepped for launch. Scattershot reactivated Computron to fight alongside the prodigious [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]] against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], the Decepticon's combiner. Devastator had more experience than Computron, however, and broke him apart. Scattershot recovered and realized the artificial Enigma within him gave him an opportunity Devastator lacked. Taking volunteers from the [[Senate Guard|Prime Guard]], Scattershot added [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]], [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], [[Javelin]], and [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] to the gestalt, dramatically increasing Computron's size and power. In this new form, Computron drew the attention of the Decepticons and sacrificed himself to remain behind while Optimus and the others left aboard the ''Ark''. Computron was finally broken down, and Megatron's Decepticons took Scattershot and the other Autobots into custody as prisoners. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

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==Commercial appearances==
*Faced with the might of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Scattershot and his fellow Technobots dodged the huge Decepticons' claws and merged into Computron to fight back, but they were quickly bowled over when Scorponok hurled a mountain at them. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Computron and Scorponok|Technobots and Scorponok commercial}}
*Scattershot and the Technobots attempted to defeat and cage the vicious [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. He beheld [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] falling into one of the Technobots' pitfall traps before getting bowled over by a boulder thrown by [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Technobots and Terrorcons|Technobots and Terrorcons commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{note|Scattershot is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Autobot duplicates in the Decepticon campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Scattershot and his Technobots were ambushed by the Terrorcons, who not only sought to neutralize Computron, but were also after the keys to Autobot City. {{storylink|Circuit Breaker (Legends)|Circuit Breaker}} The Technobots came to [[Dirk Manus]]'s aid when his ship was attacked by the Terrorcons. Though they managed to repel the first attack, the Terrorcons eventually overcame them, however after the [[Quintesson]]s doublecrossed Manus, he used the [[Recreator]] to repair the Autobot team so they could defeat the Quintessons. {{storylink|Money Is Everything (Legends)|Money Is Everything}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Scattershot.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Scattershot participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character available as a reward for the "Computron's Challenge" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:EW-Scattershot.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Scattershot was the leader of the Technobots. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1-toy Scattershot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Just don't fold the cannon down in my robot mode. PLEASE]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Scattershot''' (Technobot leader, [[1987]]/[[1988]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number:'' '''TK5'''
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''C-86'''
:*''Accessories'': "Acid pellet gun", 2 "artillery guns", Computron head, left & right Computron fists, Computron chestplate/base, 2 Computron foot-plates

: ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Scattershot transforms into a large red and white space cruiser with a ginormous cannon up front. In jet form, his rear landing gear is actually on his wings, which need to be folded down to keep him upright on the ground. His "Attack Jet" mode simply adds one of his small "artillery guns" to the top of the jet and the Computron chestplate to the underside; the instructions show the chestplate attached ''backwards'' from how it is actually designed to attach so it will not work that way. The more well-known secondary mode is the "Rocket Launcher" form, a piece of grounded artillery where the chestplate forms a blast shield. In any mode, pressing the gray button on his pilot compartment roof splits his nosecone open down the middle, revealing a spring-loaded non-firing cannon-barrel (which is what you're supposed to do for Rocket Launcher mode anyway).

: Scattershot can also combine with his fellow Technobots to form [[Computron (G1)#Toys|Computron]], serving as the super-robot's torso. He can also combine with any other Transformers that use the "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]"-style connection system.

: Later releases of the [[Hasbro]] Scattershot from 1988 have no [[rubsign]], and the indent for the rubsign has also been [[retool]]ed away.

: The red plastic that makes up his robot mode crotch and forearms can often be found [[Photodegradation|discolored]] to a very pale pink color on most specimens of Scattershot on the aftermarket, leaving the figure in two different shades of red. Hilariously, this discoloration was taken at face-value and made its way into the [[knockoff|counterfeit]] releases of Scattershot.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Scattershot/scattershot.htm More information on Scattershot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy computron giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Computron''' (Gift set, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''C-91'''
:*''Accessories'': "Acid pellet gun", 2 "artillery guns", Computron head, left & right Computron fists, Computron chestplate/base, 2 Computron foot-plates

: All five Technobots were also available as a complete gift-set in many markets. All of the toys are identical to their individual rubsign-indent-having releases.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Computron/computron.htm More information on Computron at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1987/instr_technobots.jpg Instruction booklet for Computron at Botchthecrab.com]''
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:TF-Universe-2008-Scattershot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Special Team Leaders''' (Multi-pack, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''Classic Series'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' "Scatt'''o'''rshot" (so named due to [[trademark]] issues) is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]] [[Vector Prime#LOC|Vector Prime]] toy, transforming into a futuristic spaceship. He is available only in a Target-[[exclusive]] five-pack with miniature versions of combiner-team leaders [[Hot Spot (G1)#Universe (2008)|Hot Zone]], [[Razorclaw (G1)#Universe (2008)|Razorclaw]], [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Universe (2008)|Hun-Gurrr]], and [[Silverbolt (G1)#2008Legends|Silverbolt]].

:A photo of the toy on the back of the packaging features additional articulation in the elbows which is not present in the final toy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUScattershot/scattershot.htm More information on Universe Scattorshot at TFU.info]''

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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy ScattershotKreon.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Computron''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A7308'''
:*''Pieces'': '''75'''
:*''Accessories'': Cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Kre-O]]'' "Scattershot" (he got his name back!) is a [[Kreon]] included with the [[Computron (G1)#Kre-O|Computron]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from robot to "rocket plane" mode. His parts are also used to make up the combined Computron mode, with most of the Kreon itself forming the right leg and his helmet serving as Computron's helmet. There is a possibility that the orange pistols at the rear of the jet mode will have a very tight connection with the dark red pieces, resulting in them being damaged. Exercise caution!

: His deco is based on the [[#Toys|Generation 1 Scattershot toy]], and he wears a dark red [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Sideswipe]] helmet, to match the combined mode's head.

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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CWScattershot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's scowling because he won't be forming Computron… yet.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Scattershot''' (Voyager Class, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, shield

:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Voyager Class Scattershot is a retool of [[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#Generations|Silverbolt]] from the same toy line, transforming into a spaceship with a cannon for a nose. Rather uncharacteristically, he sports an unchanged version of [[Superion (G1)#Generations|Superion]]'s head and chest. As a ''Combiner Wars'' Voyager he is able to combine with any Deluxe Class toys from the same subline or the ''Unite Warriors'' line, although he was intended to combine with [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]], [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Prowl]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ironhide]] to form [[Betatron (CW)#Toys|Betatron]]. Stock photography pictures his vehicle mode as mistransformed.

:While his iconic cannon mode isn't shown in instruction & stock photos, it's still possible to create it [[Fan mode|with some creativity]].<ref>[https://live.staticflickr.com/1489/24787473372_124fe665d2_c.jpg]</ref>

:Later releases of Scattershot feature a running change: the joint for Betatron's head is thickened in response to the breakage issues.

:Though Scattershot's wave was scheduled for a first quarter 2016 release, it arrived on U.S. store shelves in late 2015.

:He and the last three waves of ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe and Voyager figures later showed up in the U.S. at TJ Maxx at reduced prices.

:This version of the mold was retooled into ''Timelines'' [[Sea Clamp#Generations|General Sea Clamp]], while the original was separately retooled into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Generations|Cyclonus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWScattershot/scattershot.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Scattershot at TFU.info]''
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[[File:CW-toy Scattershot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Told you.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Computron''' (Collection Pack, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, shield, left & right Computron hands, 2 Computron feet

: A straight redeco of the individually-available figure, this version of Scattershot features a deco more accurate to the original toy, with large sections of maroon as well as blue detailing on his chest, arms, and combined mode. He also has a toy-accurate deco for Computron's head but his own head is now closer in colour to the original cartoon with a dark blue visor and grey face. He also features the retooled and improved combiner head's joint.

:This Scattershot figure was only available as part of a [[Computron (G1)#Generations|Computron]] box set, including a poster and a collector card based on the set's packaging art. The set was one of several so-called "Collection Packs" that were "online exclusives" in the United States, available from online retailers such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], and [[BigBadToyStore]] as well as the online stores of "big box" retailers such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]], and [[Kmart]]. In Hasbro's Asian markets such as Singapore and Taiwan, the set was available at general retail. In Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, it was sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online.

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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:UW-toy Scattershot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Called it.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Computicon''' (giftset, [[August 27]], [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''UW-08'''
:*''English name:'' '''Computron'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 rifles

: Takara's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' iteration of Scattershot was also only available in a full combiner-team box set, and was the fifth and last of the sets released at regular retail. He is a retool of the Hasbro version, featuring a new cartoon-accurate thruster chestplate, knees, Computicon chestplate, and Computicon head (as well as the retooled head joint). He also lacks the tiny rubbery pointy tail end piece of the spaceship mode found on both Hasbro Scattershots and all versions of Silverbolt. His deco is tilted more towards the cartoon coloration; the combined mode chestplate even has blinky-computery-light deco as seen in "[[Money Is Everything (episode)|Money Is Everything]]"!

: Instead of the Silverbolt long-rifle and shield, he comes with two new guns which are designed to combine into the core of a massive multi-gun for use in Computron mode. Unfortunately, due to their size and the design of Scattershot's wings, they cannot be placed in the obvious front-facing under-wing position in jet mode without popping the wings out of place. Instead the instructions place them as "thrusters" pointing backwards.
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==Notes==
[[File:Scattershotback.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|And I'll thank you not to stare.]]
*All of the Technobots' pre-final rear-view [[robot mode]] models were seemingly drawn based on the isometric view of their front models. While at least two members of the team were left unaffected by this, Scattershot, [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]], and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]'s models all ended up with horribly drawn rear-views. In Scattershot's case, his vehicle mode nosecone is drawn sitting behind his left shoulder instead of the center of his back. The rear-view model also gives him a third, upside-down shoulder where the nose ''should'' be, as a way to relate parts of his vehicle mode to his robot mode—a common practice that was used for the majority of the season 2 characters who lacked rear-view toy references, [[:File:AstrotrainCharacterModel.jpg|leading the artists]] [[:File:RedAlertG1-modelback.jpg|to make something up]].
**As with just about every episode animated by [[AKOM]], the pre-final models of the Technobots were used, leading to several episodes using these rear-views.
**There is evidence of a revised set of rear-view models existing for all of the Technobots in the [[Toei Animation|Toei]]-animated episodes, however, those models appears to have been lost after season 3, as Toei ended up using the pre-final versions for ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' cartoon.
*Scattershot is the only Scramble City-style leader who assumes his "third mode" in the animated series: once in "Grimlock's New Brain" and again in "[[The Rebirth, Part 1]]". Not only that, but in "The Rebirth", he drives ''while still transformed''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scattershot''' (スキャッターショット ''Sukyattāshotto'')
*''French:'' '''Répétitir''' (Canada)<ref>A portmanteau of "répétitif" ("repetitive") and "tirer" ("shoot").</ref>
*''Italian:'' '''Scatterbot'''
*''Italian:'' '''Szybkostrzelny''' ("Quick-shot", "Quickfire")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Sàn-dàn''' (Taiwan, 散彈, "Scatter Bullet"), '''Jīgūan Pào''' (China, 机关炮, "Machine Gun")
*''Russian:'' '''Revolver''' (Револьвер)

==References==
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[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Technobots]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Autobots]]
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Afterburner (G1)

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{{disambig3|Afterburner}}
:''Afterburner is an [[Autobot]] [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TFU Afterburner.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|You'd be antisocial too if Grimlock was your dad.]]
'''Afterburner''' (aka '''Afterburst'''<ref name="afterburst">"Afterburst" was a substitute name used by Hasbro for a new toy representing the ''Generation 1'' Afterburner character, because the name "Afterburner" is currently not available as a [[trademark]], used only once for a ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]] released in 2014.</ref> or '''Afterbreaker'''<ref name="afterbreaker">"Afterbreaker" is yet another substitute name for new toys representing the Afterburner character, first used by [[Fun Publications]] for a non-transforming motorcycle from their ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (toyline)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' line released in 2016, and then by Hasbro themselves for a transforming figure from the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' line released in 2016.</ref>) hates authority, hates being given orders, and is generally a seething cauldron of anger. Even innocuous remarks from teammates can send him into a furious rampage. He is ruthless and relentless in battle, giving him the greatest outlet for his rage. Somehow, he can get his temper under control long enough to form the giant [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] with his fellow [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], and it does not affect the combiner's mental processes.

{{bigquote|Mellow out, Afterburner.|[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] gives Afterburner some good advice|"[[Grimlock's New Brain]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Technobots attack.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8]]
Afterburner was one of the Autobots who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' in order to start a new life away from war (maybe he was feeling sick that day). {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}} But the Decepticons followed them to their new home on [[Nebulos]]. Afterburner and the other Technobots repelled a [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] attack on the resort city [[Splendora]] {{storylink|Love and Steel!}} before all of the Transformers left Nebulos. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

Afterburner was part of the crew of ''Steelhaven'' when they descended on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to watch a ritual combat between [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] for overall leadership of the Autobot forces. He never got to see the result, as the proceedings were interrupted by a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

When [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] took control of the powers of the [[Underbase]], Afterburner was part of the joint Autobot/Decepticon force that challenged him in the city of [[Buenos Aires]], and one of Starscream's many, many victims. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
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====Marvel UK future timelines====
[[File:Afterburner peace.jpg|thumb|"Give it up, Dragos! Give it up! Give it up! Give it up, Dragos! Give it up! Give it up, Dragos!"]]
In the post-[[Time Wars]] version of [[2009]], Afterburner was stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth. He was seen racing to the rescue of [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and his shuttle crew when [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] possessed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and turned him against the Autobots. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}}

In [[2510]] of another future, Afterburner was present when Rodimus Prime announced the official end of the [[Great War (G1)|Autobot/Decepticon war]]. Unfortunately, hostilities were stirred up between the Technobots and the [[Wreckers]] at the peace ceremony, leading to a NEW war on Cybertron. Don't look at Afterburner—he really didn't have anything to do with it. {{storylink|Peace}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jim Cummings]] (English), [[Toshiro Ishii]] (Japanese)|[[Holger Schwiers]] (German, ''Grimlock's New Brain''), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, ''Money Is Everything'')}}
[[File:G1 afterburner moneyiseverything.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|left|Winnie the Pooh's biggest fan.]]
The Technobots were created by [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] as a countermeasure to the new [[Decepticon]] [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], using the heightened intelligence the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] had gained through an accident. Once their bodies had been built, Grimlock transferred his powerful intellect into them, returning to his original intelligence settings. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:Money-is-everything-afterburner-vehicle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|THIS IS AN ILLEGAL EXIT. YOU MUST RETURN TO GAME GRID.]]
The Technobots were soon after stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on [[Earth]], to learn how to work with humans. Afterburner was incensed when he observed Scattershot and Strafe being beaten around by Hun-Gurr, and rushed off to assist without waiting for his [[Nosecone (G1)|slow-talking, slow-walking comrades]]. He eagerly attacked their Terrorcon opponent and, with the others' help, drove him off. Later he accompanied [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] captain [[Marissa Faireborn]] on a mission to track down a [[Quintesson]] base within the solar system, threatening along the way to do nasty things to the self-serving smuggler [[Dirk Manus]]. Finding his teammates damaged and under attack by [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], he eagerly attacked. His strategy: hit 'em hard! Despite having apparently led the Technobots into a trap, Manus managed to talk his way out of being abandoned by the Technobots; Afterburner wasn't exactly impressed. Thanks to his somewhat underhanded help, the Technobots were led to the Quintesson base and defeated the Terrorcons there. {{storylink|Money Is Everything (episode)|Money Is Everything}}

The Technobots responded to the Terrorcon attack on [[Mark Morgan]]'s laboratory. Combining into Computron, they fought [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], but the battle inadvertently injured Morgan's [[Jessica Morgan|daughter]], leading the scientist and his friend [[Gregory Swofford]] to infect the Autobots with the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Months later, the Technobots were present for the attack on Autobot City where the Decepticons stole the key to the [[Plasma energy|plasma energy chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} Afterburner was later present as Cybertron was re-energized and a new Golden Age was ushered in. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
The Technobots, upgraded with the help of the human scientist Doctor [[Dalton]], faced off against the Terrorcon Abominus, but it was a trap set by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. Forcing Abominus to split into his components, the individual Terrorcons spat a mind-controlling substance at Computron. Before Galvatron could get far with his new warrior, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] came to the Technobot's rescue in an [[exosuit]], firing a beam into Computron's eyes that removed the mind-controlling effect. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (1)=====
As part of Computron, Afterburner took on [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] alongside an Autobot/Decepticon alliance in [[2011]]. {{storylink|Super Megatron comic 1}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:Hm1 Technobots Transform.jpg|thumb|200px]]
In [[2011]], Galvatron staged a major attack on Cybertron. Afterburner and the Technobots joined the Dinobots on the front lines of defense. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} As [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] continued his search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] gathered Afterburner and the Technobots to prevent the Decepticons from hampering his quest. When Hot Rod finally located the Matrix, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] confronted him with the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and Terrorcons, but the Technobots arrived to help even the odds. Scattershot ordered them to form Computron, and the mighty giant occupied the Decepticons so that Hot Rod could make a break for the [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Later, Galvatron launched [[Metamorphose]], a metal-twisting meteorite, and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s were its first victims. Afterburner and the Technobots were sent out to recover their damaged comrades for repairs, but they were intercepted by the Terrorcons. The fighting escalated with new arrivals on both sides, as the Decepticons tried to keep their foes occupied until the meteorite reached [[Athenia]], destroying the Autobots completely. The [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] eventually arrived to carry the Headmasters into space to confront the meteorite, and so Afterburner and the Technobots formed Computron and covered their retreat. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

When [[buridanka|a giant carnivorous plant]] took root in [[San Francisco]], Ultra Magnus sent Afterburner and the Technobots to deal with the incident. The plant proved to be extraordinarily resilient, however, and it was also guarded by the Decepticons. The Technobots were distracted by combat with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], first as individuals and later combined as Computron and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} After the Trainbots ran into trouble on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Afterburner and his team were on the way to help when [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] intervened. The Earthbound Decepticons succeeded in occupying the Technobots so that they couldn't make it to Mars. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

Afterburner and the Technobots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Computron upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Afterburner's regiment later helped load the Trainbots with [[energon]] supplies for the destitute planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]]. They were attacked by the greedy Decepticons and fought back both as the mighty Computron and as individuals, using the Trainbots' large vehicle modes as a shield. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

[[File:Hm27 Technobots and Protectobots.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
When Fortress was choosing his team to chase after Scorponok and the Decepticons through space, Afterburner was one of the Autobots tapped for service. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}} During this extended mission, Afterburner and the Technobots formed Computron to battle [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] on the planet [[Paradise]]. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

After returning to Earth, Afterburner and the Technobots reassociated with Ultra Magnus at Autobot City on Earth. They were sent to [[Florida|Miami]] to counter a Decepticon attack, and battled Abominus as Computron. Unfortunately, the attack was a ruse to draw them away from Autobot City, and they were unable to stop [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s assassination of Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} The Decepticon attacks continued even after Magnus's death, as Sixshot launched five separate strikes at once around the world. Afterburner and the Technobots were dispatched as Computron to one of the many battle sites. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Afterburner and the Technobots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure. On one occasion, they located Sixshot's old command base. By combining into Computron, the Technobots helped Defensor and Raiden obliterate the base, wiping out all trace of the Decepticons' presence. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

As part of Computron, Afterburner participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
[[File:UniteWarriorsOffshot Afterburner.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Learning of the human custom of [[Father's Day]], the Technobots decided to throw a party for their own "father", Grimlock. Afterburner and Nosecone were still in the midst of preparing energon goodies and decorations when Grimlock arrived earlier than expected. {{storylink|Surprise Father's Day Party!!}} Afterburner was also one of the guests invited to a rehearsal of the [[Disaster Relief Team]]'s new musical. {{storylink|Invitation to the Dress Rehearsal!}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (2)=====
In 2050, humans and the [[Cybertron Alliance]] learned how to harness [[Angolmois Energy]] from beneath the Earth's surface. It was used for many purposes, including medical procedures such as restoring the lost memories of the Autobot, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. Afterburner and the Technobots were overjoyed by Wheeljack's restoration, as they considered him their "grandfather" for creating Grimlock and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

Relations soured between the Cybertron Alliance and humanity when humans created their own living robots called [[Selector]]s, who rose up and demanded their freedom. The Technobots prepared to abandon [[Earth Defense Command]] headquarters at [[Neo Scramble City]]. At [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus's]] request, they transformed into Computron to determine the humans' chances of winning. Computron initially calculated humanity's odds at approaching zero, but the probability changed drastically when Grimlock and the Dinobots declared loyalty to humanity. The Technobots refused to stand against their father, and entered the battle on the side of the Dinobots. Afterburner and the Technobots merged with the newly combiner-compatible Grimlock, forming [[Volcaticon]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{First|[[Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1]]}}

[[File:Stormbringer2 Nosecone Afterburner.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Don't think, just kiss me. No one will know except the wiki.]]
Afterburner was a crewmember of the Autobot survey ship ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'' along with his fellow Technobots and [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]]. They discovered mysterious signs of active energon on the supposedly dead world of Cybertron, and sent a team down to investigate. Afterburner and Nosecone stayed aboard the Calabi-Yau, but were shot down by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his hidden team of fanatics. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} Hunted by [[Centurion droid]]s and worn down by the planet's dangerous radiation levels, the two Technobots managed to survive until [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Wreckers]] arrived and took them to safety. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}

When Optimus Prime came across a [[Pretender Monster|group of Cybertronians]] who had been [[Combiner|grotesquely re-engineered]] into a [[Monstructor (G1)|combined form]] by the scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], he turned the sextet over to Jetfire and the Technobots for study and possible help. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} Afterburner and his science team took up work at the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary, until it was assaulted by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] under the command of the [[Decepticon Secret Service]]. Under heavy fire, he and Scattershot were prepared to carry out Prime's instructions and terminate the combiners rather than let them fall into Decepticon hands, but ultimately failed to do so before [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] triggered an orbital bounce and stole the sextet right out from under them. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

Events escalated shortly after that when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and the [[Ark-12]] chased an [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|unknown Cybertronian]] to a cave on [[Corata-Vaz]]. The cave was emanating an unusual but powerful energy source, and was guarded by none other than a reactivated [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. Afterburner and the Technobots were put to work by Jetfire to do their best to analyze the energy signature despite Thunderwing's efforts to keep them from making direct contact with it. When the Autobots quest for answers led them to the void of the [[Benzuli Expanse]], Jetfire volunteered to try Pretender technology as a means of entering the Expanse safely. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

Aboard their new cargo vessel ''[[Nightbird (ship)|Nightbird]]'', Afterburner and the Technobots rushed to reach [[Cloudburst]]'s team at the edge of the Benzuli Expanse. As they traveled they also worked on perfecting new Pretender carapaces for the journey inside the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} They arrived just in time to execute a ship-to-ship transporter beam, pulling Cloudburst and the ''[[Mirror-Manifold]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew to safety. The Technobots provided the carapaces Cloudburst and company needed to enter the Dead Universe and dispose of the [[Nega-Core]]s threatening their universe. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:Afterburner and Lightspeed Numbers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|]]
After the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], Afterburner was reassigned to a platoon under the command of [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]. They successfully defeated the [[Tremorcon]]s on [[Hydrus 5]], thanks largely to the heroic actions of their commanding officer. {{storylink|Bullets}}

He later ended up stationed at [[Kimia Facility]] in time to see [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] and his army of [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] invade the facility and slaughter almost everyone inside. Afterburner and Lightspeed took part in the fight against the Sweeps. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} Despite their stand against the Sweeps, many of the remaining Autobots at Kimia were killed in the fight and soon Cyclonus was using the facility as a massive laser cannon. However, Afterburner and Lightspeed had managed to survive and held against the Sweeps. Realizing what Cyclonus and his Sweeps were doing, the two used charges to destroy the facility from within, sacrificing themselves in the process. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Light/Star|''Transformers Annual 2021'']]}}
[[File:LightStar-Afterburner_Nosecone.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
Afterburner and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technical Solutions Team]] joined up with [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]] and [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] to search for [[Vigilem]], the rogue [[Titan (group)|Titan]] who attacked the [[Winged Moon]]. Afterburner and Nosecone passed the downtime in their search playing games, though in the end Afterburner always lost. Vigilem was eventually located at the [[Hexagon]] outpost. Base commander [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] was recalcitrant with the team as they tried to secure Vigilem without leading to violence. Nosecone had to remind Afterburner (again, apparently) that collateral damage was a bad thing and to be avoided. Afterburner was left as liaison with Thunderwing and his guard [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] as the rest of the team went about the station. When comms suddenly got jammed, Afterburner was attacked by Bludgeon. He escaped the assassin's grasp and reconnected with Scattershot and Nosecone. A restored comms broadcast led them to Strafe and Lightspeed, who found the criminal scientist Airachnid performing experiments on Thunderwing's behalf. The Technical Solutions Team reunited and then genuinely united as Scattershot fell into the [[Combination Core]], an artificial [[Enigma of Combination]] Airachnid had been working on. The resulting eruption brought the Team together as never before, creating a new Combiner known as Computron. Thunderwing ejected that section of Hexagon, leaving him/them to drift through space. The Technical Solutions Team disassembled and were recovered by Lodestar after she destroyed Vigilem. {{storylink|Light/Star}}

Afterburner and his team returned to Cybertron aboard the badly damaged Lodestar. They met with Optimus Prime and the besieged Autobots at [[Crystal City]] as they faced [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] and the Decepticon army. Computron and Lodestar were enough to make the Decepticons give pause, but the Technobots could not retain their combiner form indefinitely. Optimus sent them on ahead to the evacuation site at [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] to recover. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} The other Autobots eventually made their way towards Darkmount, preparing to leave Cybertron aboard the last ''Ark''. Computron battled the Decepticons' combiner [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] as the passengers loaded, but wasn't strong enough on his own. Afterburner and the Technobots were forced apart, but Scattershot managed to double their strength by adding five volunteers from the [[Senate Guard|Prime Guard]] to a new Computron. They sacrificed themselves to hold the Decepticons until the ''Ark'' took off, and the Autobots left behind were apprehended and imprisoned by Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:Finale-MyWorkhorses.jpg|thumb|300px]]
Afterburner was one of the many Cybertronians who'd been captured and brainwashed by the evil [[King Sombra]]. During the final battle, Sombra deployed Afterburner and a number of other Cybertronians to keep his attackers occupied while he cast his next spell, but Sombra's defeat broke the spell and returned them all to normal. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
The [[Afterburner Memorial Speedway]] on Cybertron was presumably named for Afterburner. {{storylink|The Speedway of Central Consciousness}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Faced with the might of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Afterburner and his fellow Technobots dodged the huge Decepticon's claws and merged into Computron to fight back, but they were quickly bowled over when Scorponok hurled a mountain at them. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Computron and Scorponok|Technobots and Scorponok commercial}}
*Afterburner, [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]], and [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] worked together to project a forcefield to halt a boulder pitched towards them by [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]]. The Technobots then stood their ground to stave off an attack from the rest of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] against [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Technobots and Terrorcons|Technobots and Terrorcons commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Because they feared [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]'s power, the Terrorcons ambushed Afterburner and the rest of the Technobots. Fearing the loss of the key to Autobot City, Scattorshot sent Afterburner for reinforcements. {{storylink|Circuit Breaker (Legends)|Circuit Breaker}} The Technobots came to [[Dirk Manus]]'s aid when his ship was attacked by the Terrorcons. Though they managed to repel the first attack, the Terrorcons eventually overcame them, however after the [[Quintesson]]s doublecrossed Manus, he used the [[Recreator]] to repair the Autobot team so they could defeat the Quintessons. {{storylink|Money Is Everything (Legends)|Money Is Everything}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Afterburner.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|"You must play this game a lot!" "Game? What game?"]]
Afterburner participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character available as a reward for the "Computron's Challenge" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:EW-Afterbreaker.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]

Afterbreaker is mad, bad and dangerous to know... if you catch him in the wrong mood. Unfortunately, this mercurial character is studiously engaged in advanced theoretical science one moment and flying into a berserker rage the next. To be fair, it doesn't take much to set him off, and he particularly hates being given orders.
Afterbreaker's fiery temperament is reflected in his flaming motorbike skid maneuver, which can trap a foe in a blazing ring of metal-melting fire. The Technobot team framework helps rein in some of his incendiary nature. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Huffer Bio}}

*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest Star rating''': 1
*'''Weapons''':
*''' Ability: Sabotage''' - Create a ring of fire that deals damage and prevents enemies from receiving shielding, and shoot bolts of electrical fire up to 8 times disabling and causing damage.
**'''Cost''': 5 ability points. +3 for reuses.
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{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:afterbreaker Afterbreaker at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Afterburner was an irritable member of the Technobots. At one point, he attended [[Termagax]]’s lecture on combiners at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1-toy Afterburner.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Not quite ''Tron'', but close enough to be cool.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Afterburner''' (Technobot, [[1987]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''TK1'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-90'''
:*''Accessories'': [[sonic blaster pistol]], [[Plasma pulse cannon|pulse cannon]], [[incendiary missile]] rack
:Released in the fourth year of Hasbro's US ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (third year in Europe and in Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line), Technobot Afterburner transforms into an orange and white Cybertronic motorcycle, with add-on (non-firing) missile launcher and cannon accessories. Like several combiner limb bots of the era, his "fist holes" are horizontal rather than vertical, so his pistol has pegs both in the normal "handle" spot and on one side, meaning that he can only hold it in his left "hand" either sideways or upside-down.

:As a "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]"-style combiner, he can form the limb to any similar-construction super robot, but his nominal placement is as the right arm of Computron. Undocumented in the instructions, a second square peg can flip out from the rear of his vehicle mode, while his vehicle mode's "headlight" is a [[5 mm post|5 mm]] socket. Also undocumented in the instructions are the missile launcher having a 5 mm post on the back and the cannon having a 5 mm barrel. So if you want, Afterburner can have his missile launcher facing forwards mounted above his front tire, or Computron can have a missile launcher for a hand, or Computron can hold Afterburner's cannon by the barrel and wield it like a club.

:Early —and seemingly more common— releases of Afterburner have factory-applied D-shaped "vent" stickers on the sides of his dark-gray hips (seen in the full vehicle mode image, right). Later releases altered these stickers to just the circle and moved them to the front wheel hub, presumably to prevent sticker rub from the robot-mode arms. And then, very late-run releases of Afterburner lack both the [[rubsign]] and the indent said rubsign was placed in.

:There is also a packaging variant for all four small Technobots, which included a random bonus Autobot [[Decoy|"Decoy" mini-figurine]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Afterburner/afterburner.htm More information on Afterburner at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy computron giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Computron''' (Gift set, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-91'''
:*''Accessories'': sonic blaster pistol, pulse cannon, incendiary missile rack
:All five Technobots were available both separately and in a full-team gift set. The box-set versions are identical to their individual rubsign-having releases; the set could come with either vent-sticker variant of Afterburner. It's unclear if the rubsign-indent-less versions were similarly available as a box set, but it seems unlikely.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Computron/computron.htm More information on Computron at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1987/instr_technobots.jpg Instruction booklet for Computron at Botchthecrab.com]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy ComputronAfterburstKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"...now don't forget. YOUR. <big>BRICKS</big>!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Computron''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A7307'''
:*''Pieces'': '''75'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 clip-on rifles
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}
:''[[Kre-O]]'' "'''Afterburst'''" (so named thanks to ever-changing [[trademark]] situations) is a [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] who can be rebuilt from robot mode to a Cybertronian motorcycle. He uses a pair of clip-on rifles, and uses the "Constructicon" style helmet. His parts are also used to make [[Computron (G1)#Kre-O|Computron]].

:He was only available in the Computron Micro-Changer Combiner set, along with [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Kre-O|Lightstorm]], [[Scattershot (G1)#Kre-O|Scattershot]], and [[Strafe (G1)#Kre-O|Strafe]]. The wave Computron came in was mostly available through online outlets rather than through standard brick-and-mortar stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OAfterburst/afterburst.htm More information on Afterburst at TFU.info]''
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===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
[[File:TimelinesToy marissa and afterburner.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|So named because ''after'' he shoots the wheel, he ''breaks''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Marissa Faireborn with Afterbreaker''' ([[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': wheel
:''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (toyline)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' "'''Afterbreaker'''" (renamed due to trademark issues) is a non-transforming futuristic bike [[redeco]]ed from the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] Retaliation'' "[http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/12/wheelblaster/ Wheel Blaster Bike]" toy. True to the toy's name, the front wheel can be launched as a projectile at targets.

:Available exclusively through the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] store (as well as the G.I. Joe Collector's Club Store) in 2015, he was packed with [[Marissa Faireborn#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Marissa Faireborn]] in homage to her work with the Technobots in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[Money Is Everything (episode)|Money Is Everything]]".

:Promotional imagery gives him his old "Afterburner" name, but the final product was named "Afterbreaker".

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/15/afterbreaker/ More information on Afterbreaker at YoJoe.com]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Combiner-Wars-Afterbreaker.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Now that is something you don't see everyday."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Computron''' (Collection Pack, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 rifles
:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' "'''Afterbreaker'''" is a [[retool]]ing of [[Groove (G1)#CWDeluxe|Protectobot Groove]] from the same toy line, featuring a new canopy section that more closely resembles his original alternate mode apart from being green. The rest of his deco, meanwhile, is largely inspired by his original toy.

:As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class figure, he can combine with any Voyager Class toys released as part of the ''Combiner Wars''/''Unite Warriors'' lines or with [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]] and form either an arm or a leg for the gestalt form, but his official purpose is to combine with his fellow Technobots and serve as the right arm of [[Computron (G1)#Generations|Computron]].

:The early [[stock photography|stock CG render]] depicted on the set's packaging not only featured a much redder deco than the final toy but also used the original Groove head, but the toy itself features the same new head as the ''Unite Warriors'' release.

:Afterbreaker was only available as part of a Computron box set, including a poster and a collector card based on the set's packaging art. The set was one of several so-called "Collection Packs" that were "online exclusives" in the United States, available from online retailers such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], and [[BigBadToyStore]] as well as the online stores of "big box" retailers such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]], and [[Kmart]]. In Hasbro's Asian markets such as Singapore and Taiwan, the set was available at general retail. In Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, it was sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online.

:This mold was differently retooled to make ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Power of the Primes|Wreck-Gar]].
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===''Unite Warriors''===
{{anchor|UW08}}
[[File:UW-toy Afterburner.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Thirty-ish years of anger finally turned him red.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Computicon''' (Gift set, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[August 27]], 2016
:*''ID number'': '''UW-08'''
:*''Accessories'': blaster, missile launcher, combiner hand/foot/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Afterburner is a straight redeco of his ''Combiner Wars'' counterpart, with a color scheme heavily based on the animation where Afterburner tended to be more red than orange. Rather than reusing Groove's guns, he has two newly-molded guns based on the "Pulse Cannon" and "Incendiary Missiles" launcher that were included with [[#Toys|his Generation 1 counterpart]]. Like the original figure, both guns can mount on the side of his vehicle mode, but unlike the original figure he can now hold these while in robot mode, though their size and flatness make them kind of awkward in any position. The packaging assigns him the [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]]/[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]]/[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Wheeljack]] "turbine"-style HFG accessory, rather than the [[Alpha Bravo#Toys|Alpha Bravo]]/[[Blades (G1)#Generations|Blades]]/[[Vortex (G1)#Combiner Wars|Vortex]] one previously associated with Groove.

:As a ''Unite Warriors'' limb he can combine with any Voyager Class toys released as part of the ''Combiner Wars'', ''Unite Warriors'', and ''Power of the Primes'' sublines or become one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs but is, of course, intended to be combined with his pack-in Technobots to form [[Computron (G1)#Unite Warriors|Computicon]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/UWAfterburner/afterburner.htm More information on ''Unite Warriors'' Afterburner at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Afterburnerback.jpg|upright=0.8|thumb|Yeah, just stick that anywhere.]]
*All of the Technobots' pre-final rear-view [[robot mode]] models were seemingly drawn based on the isometric view of their front models. While at least two members of the team were left unaffected by this, [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]], Afterburner and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]'s models all ended up with horribly drawn rear-views. In Afterburner's case, his vehicle mode's front wheel is drawn sitting behind his left shoulder instead of the center of his back. The rear-view model also omits his rear wheel and adds some made up details to fill in the places that his wheels ''should'' be in.
**As with just about every episode animated by [[AKOM]], the pre-final models of the Technobots were used, leading to several episodes using these rear-views.
**There is evidence of a revised set of rear-view models existing for all of the Technobots in the [[Toei Animation|Toei]]-animated episodes, however, those models appears to have been lost after season 3, as Toei ended up using the pre-final versions for ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' cartoon.
*Afterburner's Generation 1 bio has the peculiar last line [http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/techspecs/autobot/1987/ts_afterburner.jpg "Combines with fellow Combaticons to form Computron."] This was corrected in the tech spec on the giftset box.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Afterburner''' (アフターバーナー ''Afutābānā'')
*''French:'' '''Postpyro''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Radarbot'''
*''Polish:'' '''Dopalacz''' ("Afterburner")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Làotiě''' (China, 烙铁, "Flatiron")
*''Russian:'' '''Astrofakel''' (Астрофакел, "Astrotorch")

==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Autobots]]
[[Category:Gunners]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
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[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
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Aerialbot (G1)

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{{disambig3|Aerialbot}}
:''The Aerialbots are an [[Autobot]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Aerialbots2.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Cause when you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the waaay...]]
The '''Aerialbots''' are the first Autobot [[Combiner|combiner/gestalt/special team]]. They transform into Earth-style aircraft and combine to form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. They are the mortal enemies of the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]].

*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] — ''Concorde SST (Supersonic Transport)'' — {{w|acrophobia|acrophobic}} leader, and den mother
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] — ''McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle'' — impulsive and fearless close-quarters fighter
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (sometimes also known as Firestrike or Firefly) — ''McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II'' — daydreamer, dangerously absent-minded flyer
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] — ''General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon'' — unassuming but gifted strategist, military history aficionado
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (sometimes also known as Quickslinger) — ''British Aerospace Sea Harrier'' — insecure loud-mouthed jerk, {{w|VTOL}} capabilities

And sometimes:

*[[Alpha Bravo]] — ''helicopter'' — an insecure slowpoke who sometimes replaces Slingshot
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] — ''A-10 Warthog'' — show off who can sometimes transform into Superion's gun
*[[Balloon]] — ''hot air balloon'' — the first Aerialbot, basket case everyone tries to forget
*[[Airazor (Universe)|Airazor]] — ''fictional jet'' — small but fierce guy who occasionally replaces Slingshot
*[[Barrel Roll]] — ''Cybertronian jet'' — former hothead who has apparently mellowed with age
*[[Thrust (Armada)|''Armada'' Thrust]] — ''F-14 Tomcat fighter jet'' — a dimension hopper and honorary member

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Aerialbots group.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|Future Autobot jerks.]]
In order to fight the [[Autobot]]s more effectively on the ground, the [[Decepticon]]s built a [[Combiner|combiner team]] that could convert into cars. However, in order to give these [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] life, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had to take them to [[Vector Sigma]], a megacomputer deep within [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Vector Sigma could only be activated with a [[Key to Vector Sigma|circuit key]], which was in the hands of the ancient Autobot [[Alpha Trion]]. Megatron stole the Key and succeeded in giving life to the new team. A group of Autobots had been following Megatron, and, to counter the Stunticons, they rebuilt some old, abandoned shuttles into the Aerialbots. However, without the Key, they couldn't activate Vector Sigma. Alpha Trion then revealed that, as one of the first Transformers created, he had the ability to interface his power supply with the megacomputer. Against [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s protests, he merged with Vector Sigma, activating it, and his lifeless body fell to the ground. Prime asked Vector Sigma to "Let [the Aerialbots] think for themselves, to grow in knowledge and wisdom, and let them always value freedom and life wherever they find it." After the Aerialbots were programmed, Alpha Trion's voice came from the megacomputer; his mind had merged with Vector Sigma.

[[File:Aerialbots key2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|It's like a very boring rave.]]
Once on [[Earth]], the Aerialbots fought a brief battle with the Stunticons that ended when Megatron sent a message to his car warriors to return to base. Thinking that the Stunticons had retreated, the Aerialbots' egos soared; all, that is, except [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s. During the fight, he had discovered his fear of heights, which he guessed came from the fact that he was built from a low-altitude cargo shuttle. Prime helped him deal with the phobia by naming him Aerialbot Leader, thus giving him duties that would keep his mind off of his fear. However, he found his position a hard one to fill. The other Aerialbots, especially [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]], saw themselves as better than anyone else. They couldn't understand why the Autobots wasted their time protecting the foolish and inferior humans, and they eventually left the Autobots. Silverbolt, who didn't agree, merely promised Prime he would bring them back, then left with them. After a while, Silverbolt finally convinced them that they owed the Autobots their lives, and they decided to stay with the Autobot army.

[[File:G1Silverbolt Key1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"Goodbye, cruel world!"]]
Meanwhile, Megatron had discovered that the Key could "de-energize" Earthen matter, turning it to metal. Hoping to create a new Cybertron, he began sweeping through forests near the [[Seattle|Seattle-Tacoma area]], turning everything from trees to mountains into metal. The Autobots tried to stop him, but the Stunticons were unstoppable... that is, until the Aerialbots arrived. The two teams formed their gestalt modes, and, as the battle entered the outskirts of a city, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] arrived and turned the tide. Megatron retreated, but he still had the Key. Silverbolt, braving his phobia, chased him down and destroyed it. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

A few weeks later, strange energy readings were detected on Cybertron. A team of Autobots and the Aerialbots left to investigate. The Aerialbots, enamored with Cybertron, were on a patrol when they were attacked by three Decepticon jets. Curious, Slingshot surrendered and began to ask the Decepticons questions, like why Prime thought they were evil. All the other Aerialbots except Silverbolt did the same, and Silverbolt followed at a distance. [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], feigning friendship, led the naive team into the [[Kronosphere]], a time machine that had been generating the unusual energy readings. As Silverbolt arrived, trying to convince his teammates that they were in a trap, Megatron activated the Kronosphere, intending to send them back to before the beginning of time. Outside of the timestream, they would be trapped in eternal nothingness. However, the other Autobots arrived and destroyed the machine before it could finish its work. The Aerialbots had been sent only nine million years into the past, during the [[Golden Age|Golden Age of Cybertron]] before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] had broken out.

[[File:OrionPax Ariel.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|And here we have the backs of our character models.]]
In the past, the Aerialbots met a young Transformer named [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]], who was working at an energy shipment facility. As they got to know each other, Orion soon told them about his admiration of a "new kind" of Transformer that had the ability to fly in [[robot mode]]. He was understandably awestruck when the leader of those robots, Megatron, arrived at his workplace under the guise of friendship. After Orion gave him a brief tour, Megatron ordered his disguised troops to attack the facility and take the energon. During the assault, Orion, his girlfriend [[Elita One (G1)|Ariel]], and his friend [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] were severely injured. The Aerialbots arrived at the scene just as Megatron was leaving. They took Orion to the young Alpha Trion, who was devising ways to fight the Decepticons. He rebuilt Orion into the first of a new breed that would be capable of standing against Megatron. He also gave him a new name: Optimus Prime.

Prime inflicted severe damage on the Decepticon forces, but Megatron was still powerful. His raiders were starting to loot a fuel transfer center that would supply him with enough [[energon]] to win the war just as it was beginning. The Aerialbots realized this, and they set up explosives to destroy the energon. However, while they were inside, the Decepticons surrounded the facility, preventing their escape. Now fully aware of Megatron's evil, they set off the charges despite the danger to themselves. Just as the energon detonated, they found themselves being transported back to the present. When they arrived, they saw that the Autobots had repaired the Kronosphere but were fighting the Decepticons and a reanimated [[Guardian robot]]. The Aerialbots combined into Superion and destroyed the Guardian, and Megatron retreated. As the Decepticons flew away, Slingshot swore: "You'll never get away from us, Megatron! We won't stop fighting till you're finished!" {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

[[File:Aerial assault4.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Well, they did try to warn us about tensions in the Middle East.]]
Since that time, the Aerialbots have been invaluable to the Earth-bound (and largely flightless) Autobots. When Megatron obtained the ultra-powerful [[Lightning Bug]] from the ruins of an ancient Autobot colony, it was Superion who eventually destroyed the weapon (after having defeated [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]). {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

Later, Slingshot and Skydive went undercover at a Middle Eastern airbase to investigate a rash of jet thefts. Late one night, men in laundry trucks began disassembling them and several other jets, carting their components to a car repair shop. There, the parts were jury-rigged into bizarre-looking cars and driven across the border to Megatron's secret base. The planes were then reassembled and used by the Decepticons as a remote-controlled drone armada. With the help of [[Jumal|Hassan]], a young human who was also investigating the smugglers, Slingshot and Skydive were rebuilt without being detected. The other Aerialbots soon arrived and began battling the drones, the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], and Megatron's [[Giant Purple Griffin|sphinx-like airborne fortress]]. As Superion, they beat the Combaticons' gestalt mode [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and destroyed the fortress by blowing up an oil well. After the Decepticons retreated, the Autobots discovered that [[Ali (Sunbow)|Ali]], the head of the smuggling operation, had become the ruler of his country by allying himself with Megatron and overthrowing a certain Prince Jumal. Megatron was going to use Ali's drone jets to take over the Middle Eastern oil fields, thus supplying himself with enough energy to conquer the world... and giving Ali a fair share of domination, of course. It was also revealed that the Aerialbots' friend Hassan was actually the deposed Prince Jumal in disguise. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

For many years, the Aerialbots remained a valuable asset to the Autobot cause. When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and several other Autobots were trapped on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], the Aerialbots arrived in a rescue craft and saved them, just as the planet self-destructed. However, the force of the explosion destroyed their ship, and they hurtled helplessly through space until colliding with [[Goo 8739-B]]. There, they fought a giant trash-collecting machine and (later) Decepticon warriors before escaping with the help of the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

[[File:Aerial forever 2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Hey! Didn't you use to have a longer moustache?"]]
Some time later, the Aerialbots were dispatched as part of a reinforcement team to help a group of Autobots who had discovered a [[Quintesson]] base on a large asteroid near Cybertron. The Aerialbots arrived and drove the Quintessons away, finding [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] heavily damaged and half-conscious. Before blacking out, Perceptor told them that the team had discovered a Quint time machine. Under attack with virtually no hope of escape, the other team members had jumped through the [[Time Window]] just moments before their would-be rescuers arrived. Now, the reinforcement team (led by Rodimus Prime) could do nothing but keep the time machine activated and hope that their comrades would come back through. The Autobots also made another discovery at the Quint base: the Quintessons had used the time machine to extract from the distant past an Autobot named A-3. As Rodimus and A-3 began to converse, the Quintessons returned in force, and a battle ensued. During the battle, chronal energies emanating from the time machine were playing havoc with the nature of space-time. Events were occurring that defied normal linear time, such as endlessly repeating loops and sudden reversals of the timestream. Superion was holding A-3, protecting him from the Quint attacks, when suddenly the ancient robot became Alpha Trion. He told Superion, "You must live, that I may be born," then reverted to A-3. Then things really got bizarre when a second Superion appeared out of nowhere and began attacking the Quintessons. The two gestalts proved to be too much for the Quintessons, who retreated. After they left, the second Superion vanished. Later, the Quintessons sent the Autobots a holographic message explaining that the time distortions were the result of the activated time machine, and that it had to be destroyed before the space-time continuum was completely unraveled. A-3 volunteered to go back through the window and find the missing Autobots, which he did. Upon their return to 2006, the window was destroyed, and everything appeared to return to normal. The time-traveling Autobots had participated in the first rebellion against the Quintessons 11 million years ago, and that battle was won when A-3 returned through the window and used a secret weapon. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

Later, the Aerialbots returned to the Middle East, this time to fight in the African desert nation of [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. The conniving Decepticon [[Octane]] had convinced [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|Abdul Fakkadi]], the ruler of the country, to allow the heavily damaged [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to recuperate there, using the super-rich Carbombyan oil as a fuel source. Octane sought to use the power of the oil and the strength of Trypticon to overthrow [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and become leader of the Decepticons. Meanwhile, in order to justify the giant Decepticon's oil consumption, Octane ordered Trypticon to steal famous monuments (including Fort Knox and all of its gold) and place them in Carbombya. The money gleaned from these tourist attractions would make up for the loss of natural resources. But the Autobots soon deduced Trypticon's location, and the Aerialbots were sent to attack. However, their timing was terrible—Galvatron and the main Decepticon army had just arrived in the country to investigate the situation, and the Aerialbots found themselves badly outclassed. They retreated, and Galvatron took over Carbombya, imprisoning Fakkadi. Later, the Aerialbots returned with reinforcements (including the behemoth [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]). They won that battle, driving the Decepticons out of the nation and freeing Fakkadi. Ecstatically grateful for the Autobots' help, Fakkadi swore never to associate with the Decepticons again. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

The Aerialbots later traveled to an Earth-like world inhabited by humanoids who could produce the [[harmony]], a manipulation of sound that could be used as either a miraculous healing power or an incredibly destructive force. Naturally, Galvatron sought to possess the harmony, and the Aerialbots were among the Autobots who tried to stop him. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

Some time after that incident, the Aerialbots met up once again with Trypticon. Trypticon blasted Air Raid with his powerful fire-breath, but, while the Decepticon dinosaur was recharging, Silverbolt was able to fly into his mouth and inflict heavy damage that disabled him for a brief period of time. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Their next assignment was to investigate the Junkions, who had inexplicably attacked the Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. When they arrived at the junk planet, they found a Quintesson ship in orbit, so they merged into Superion and attacked. Superion inflicted damage on the ship, but he was also heavily injured. Unbeknownst to the Aerialbots, the Quintessons had been using subliminal messages to induce xenophobic hatred in the television-obsessed Junkions. However, Superion's attack had damaged the Quintessons' transmitter, and the subliminal message turned from "All other life forms are your enemies" to "To care is to share; to share is to care." The brainwashed Junkions blindly obliged, using their own omnidirectional broadcaster to share the original message of hatred with the rest of the galaxy. Every race with any sort of TV technology was affected, and massive interstellar war broke out. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

[[File:ROOP1 superion hateplague.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
The Autobots soon stopped the messages and thereby ended the wars, but the Aerialbots' next major appearance heralded another galactic conflict. They were part of an Autobot team sent to a human laboratory where the late Optimus Prime's body was supposedly stored. The body was there, but it was a trap set by a vengeful scientist to infect the Transformers with the [[Hate Plague]], highly contagious spores that cause maniacal hatred and violence. The Aerialbots were among the first to be infected, and in their subsequent rampage, they gravely injured several Autobots (including [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]) and passed the disease to many more. The damaged Autobots were later repaired, and Bumblebee was completely rebuilt into a new form, Goldbug. With their help, the reanimated Optimus Prime was able to cure the Plague by emptying the Matrix. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

The Aerialbots were later seen fighting the Decepticons, a battle during which the entire team was taken out by the Decepticon [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} Despite being robbed of their [[power pack]]s while unconscious, one of the Aerialbots was seen jumping with Bumblebee, indicating they survived. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
Omega Supreme discovered five survivors of the ancient Autobot colony, [[Archon]]. Unfortunately, they were in [[stasis lock]], and only an energon infusion from the Aerialbots was able to revive them. This infusion unexpectedly granted the newcomers, the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], the ability to combine!

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of "The Rebirth" do not occur in Japanese cartoon continuity.}}

=====Scramble City=====
The Aerialbots were dispatched from the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] to aid Optimus Prime in battle with the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Their aerial firepower frankly overwhelmed the marauding Decepticons, and sent them home with their transistors between their struts. On his second attempt, Megatron sent the Stunticons, who were considerably more successful in engaging the Autobots. Damaged in [[alternate mode|jet mode]]s, the Aerialbots chose instead to merge and form Superion. As Superion, they possessed scramble combining abilities, but so did the Stunticons when they formed Menasor. The Aerialbots were in the midst of reconfiguring their limb formation when Fireflight, being... well, a daydreaming idiot, mixed up whether he was supposed to be the right leg or the left. His indecision gave Menasor time to shoot him down, and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] assumed the place of Superion's right leg instead, corrupting his programming. Abashed by his boner, Fireflight teamed up with Optimus Prime to assault Menasor, and retook his place as Superion's limb. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:Hm2 Skydive Air Raid.jpg|thumb|200px]]
The Aerialbots were stationed on Earth when Galvatron attacked Cybertron with his new [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] warriors. They were summoned to the [[space bridge]] with Ultra Magnus, and transported to Cybertron along with the Trainbots and several additional warriors. As Superion, they battled the Decepticon combiner [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] nearly shot them in the back, but Optimus Prime used a flying jump kick to spoil his aim, and the shot struck Abominus instead. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Later, Superion, Defensor and [[Raiden]] were being overrun by four Decepticon combiners until the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] intervened, scattering the 'Cons like flies. As [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] began his mission on Earth to find the Matrix of Leadership, the Aerialbots transported back to that planet to keep the Decepticons from interfering. They confronted the Stunticons in the desert and started a fierce battle. Superion was unable to stop Menasor from reaching Hot Rod in the Arctic, but he did keep the Decepticons too busy to intervene on the mission too badly. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

After Blaster was rebuilt as Twincast, the Aerialbots and the [[Triple Changer]]s distracted the Decepticons long enough for Twincast to sneak inside Trypticon and gather data on the [[Madmachine]]. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} Sometime later, the Aerialbots were on a research vessel that passed near a [[Metamorphose|strange meteorite]]. The meteorite had been altered by Galvatron to produce magnetic warping waves whenever it detected metal, and so it send the Aerialbots and their ship twisting through space. Although the Decepticons tried to intervene, the Autobots eventually recovered Silverbolt and his injured men. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

[[File:HM9 Aerialbots charge with Superion.jpg|thumb|200px|left]]
Following a lengthy repair cycle, the Aerialbots were ready for action when Galvatron and the Decepticons laid siege to Cybertron one last time. Transporting to Cybertron from Earth, they raced into battle (on foot, for some reason). The Aerialbots got the drop on the Stunticons when they merged into Superion, smashing and scattering the 'Cons before they could form Menasor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} As the fighting continued, the Aerialbots battled Abominus as Superion and later separated to trade blaster fire with the Stunticons. The warring only came to an end once [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s bombs blew up [[Vector Sigma]] and annihilated the planet. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

Silverbolt was operating at Autobot City when a volcano erupted in [[Peru]]. He begged Ultra Magnus to send him team in, but Magnus couldn't spare the extra troops. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} When a giant carnivorous plant attacked San Francisco, Ultra Magnus dispatched Silverbolt and the Aerialbots to combat it. Although they made frequent bombing runs on the organism, the Aerialbots were unable to stop it. Only the arrival of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] and his powerful giant [[transtector]] brought an end to the creature's rampage. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

The Aerialbots were part of a strike team who traveled to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to attack the Decepticons during Scorponok's leadership rally. They immediately assembled into Superion after launching out of the robot train. The tide turned against the Autobots when Galvatron arrived and galvanized his troops to strike back. Superion was zapped hard, and fled with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

When one of Scorponok's Death Towers emerged in Washington D.C., the Aerialbots were dispatched to investigate it. In their combined form as Superion, the Aerialbots participated in the Autobots' final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. Along with all the Autobots present, they lent their energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Metrowars''=====
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=====''Unite Warriors/Legends''=====
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=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
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====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
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=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
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====''Full Throttle Scramble Power!''====
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Aerialbots second generation.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"Okay, whoever the smartass is that's playing Kenny Loggins needs to turn that off."]]
''After housing the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] in his mind, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] began experiencing dreams and visions of new Transformers, beginning with an etching of Superion he made subconsciously.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}} ''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and Buster shared a vision of these new combining robots battling their Decepticon counterparts at the [[Pullen Power Plant]]'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} ''and based upon these visions [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was able to conceive of and construct the Aerialbots.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Aerialbots marvel 21.jpg|thumb|What, too good to make your own [[introdump]]s?]]
The Aerialbots were created to bolster the [[Earth]]-bound [[Autobot]]s' depleted forces, counter the [[Decepticon]]s' aerial superiority, and utilize the [[combiner]] technology that [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] had stolen from the Decepticons. Their first mission came suddenly when a crisis arose at [[Hoover Dam]]. An employee armed with a super-powerful handgun had taken over the control room and ordered that the dam be shut down. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] suspected [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s involvement, but the only Autobots who could reach the dam fast enough were the newly constructed Aerialbots. Although [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] had completed their bodies, [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] was the only one whose personality had been fully programmed. Feeling he had no choice, Prime sent them anyway.

[[File:Aerialbots disassemble marvel 21.jpg|left|thumb|Don't get used to this [[scale]] for the Aerialbots.]]
Arriving at the dam, they found that it had, indeed, been shut down, and where water used to fall there now hovered a [[space bridge]]. Sitting on the bridge was a giant drilling machine that was slowly boring through the dam. From the machine, a huge pipe led back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The Decepticons' plan was apparent: The water that would normally flow over the dam would be piped to Cybertron, where technologically advanced turbines would generate huge amounts of power. As the Aerialbots began to assault the drill, they were intercepted by [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], who had just arrived from Cybertron. During the fight, Silverbolt briefly succumbed to his fear of heights, but he recovered by putting his team's safety before his own. The battle was soon joined by the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] (also new arrivals from Cybertron), but the Aerialbots still managed to win the fight. The drill, however, was impervious to individual attacks, so the Aerialbots combined into [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and began to destroy it. Suddenly, the human who had started the whole mess (under [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s mind control) appeared atop the dam and pointed Megatron's gun mode at the Autobot gestalt. As Megatron hurled threats, Superion reached over to crush him. The human, [[Ricky Vasquez]], began to think of his daughter, and Bombshell's control weakened. At the same time, Superion was having a mental crisis of his own: Silverbolt, the only fully programmed Aerialbot, was the only one who had any respect for human life, and he tried desperately to override the other Aerialbots and stop the gestalt from crushing Ricky. Realizing that he couldn't succeed, he forced his team to disassemble. Meanwhile, Ricky managed to fight the Decepticon mind control just enough to shoot the drill instead of the Aerialbots. The Decepticons left in defeat, and the Aerialbots returned to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

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However, the tiny Bombshell was able to sneak into the Ark with the Aerialbots, and he secretly injected a mind-controlling [[cerebro-shell]] into Optimus Prime. However, the shell malfunctioned, and the Insecticon could only read Prime's thoughts, not control them. Megatron still used this to his advantage, for when Prime used the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to give life to more robots, Megatron could secretly access its power and do the same. This occurred when Prime reprogrammed the Aerialbots. Because of their poor performance at Hoover Dam, Optimus had had the team's minds completely wiped and re-created. During the process of re-creation, Matrix power was channeled from the cerebro-shell to [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]], then to Megatron (via an artificial communications hook-up), and from him into the lifeless [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. This five-member Decepticon team could transform into Earthly cars, and thus humans would easily confuse them with the Autobots.

The Stunticons began to wreak havoc on a highway, and their attack was not a random one; they were targeting the Autobot [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], who, along with the human [[Donny Finkleberg]], was searching for a group of Cybertronian Autobots that had been accidentally transported to Earth. As the Stunticons neared Skids, Donny ran off to safety. At that moment, a [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] team led by [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] attacked the Decepticons but was somewhat ineffectual. The Stunticons surrounded Skids, who saw the helplessness of his situation and didn't fight back. Then the Aerialbots appeared and began firing at the Stunticons, who pretended to be protecting Skids. Circuit Breaker saw the destructive Stunticons appear to protect the supposed "good guy" Skids, and this further cemented her belief that all robots are evil. After the two Transformer teams merged into their gestalt modes, Circuit Breaker slipped into the fight and blasted Superion with all the energy her suit could provide. This stunned the giant Autobot long enough for the Stunticon gestalt, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], to deal a debilitating blow with his cyclone gun. Skids and Donny used the opportunity to escape and continue their mission. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

[[File:MarvelUS23 Autobot suit.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"You know, we were already a much cooler combiner before you dissected us, you crazy bitch."]]
The Stunticons withdrew, and the deactivated Superion was taken to RAAT headquarters and disassembled for study. Several other captured Autobots (incidentally, the same ones Skids and Donny had been looking for) were in similar states of dissection when RAAT again moved into the offensive, this time against the two Decepticon [[Battlecharger]]s. In the heat of the battle, Circuit Breaker unintentionally endangered the lives of civilians (and lost the fight anyway). Because of her poor judgment, she was forbidden to participate in any more assaults on the Battlechargers. Itching for revenge on the two Decepticons, she found that her only possible allies were the disassembled Autobots in her lab. It would have taken too long to repair their bodies properly and reconnect their brains, but she knew she could jury-rig them together into [[Circuit Breaker's Autobot suit|a form that she could control]]. However, she would not be able to subdue them completely, so she struck a deal: If they would obey her commands, then she would let them go after she had had her revenge on the Battlechargers. And that is just what happened. Unfortunately for her, releasing the Autobots got her fired from RAAT. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

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Immediately after Ratchet finished repairing the damage inflicted by Circuit Breaker's studies and jury-rigging, the Aerialbots were sent on a new mission: Bumblebee had spotted Bombshell at the grand unveiling of [[Power Station Alpha]], an advanced, mobile nuclear power facility. Sent to assist Bumblebee, the Aerialbots arrived to find their ally in pieces. The anti-terrorist team [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] had been guarding the station, and, mistaking Bumblebee for a threat, they had destroyed him. The Aerialbots combined into Superion and briefly battled the humans. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} The fight was cut short by a radio message from [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], who informed Superion that Optimus Prime was dead and that all Autobots were to return to the Ark. The Aerialbots did just that, leaving Bumblebee's wreckage (and some confused G.I. Joes) behind. {{storylink|Power Struggle}}

Later, the Decepticons stole Power Station Alpha and began to use it in a plan that would, if enacted, ultimately destroy the Earth. After clearing up some misunderstandings, an alliance was formed between the Autobots, G.I. Joe, and (recognizing the mutual threat) the terrorist organization called [[Cobra]]. While a team of humans sneak-attacked the station, the Aerialbots participated in a diversionary strike on the Decepticons' island base. As human jets battled the Decepticons' air armada, Superion fought an aerial battle with Devastator, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] combiner. Just as Superion defeated his foe, Alpha was destroyed. The beaten Decepticons retreated, and the Autobot-Joe-Cobra alliance dispersed. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

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After this point, the Aerialbots faded out of the spotlight. Their next notable appearance was during [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s Decepticon captivity. Wanting the awesome power of the mysterious, spaceborne [[Underbase]] for himself, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] used Buster as bait to lure the Autobots into a massive battle with the Decepticons. He would use the confusion to sneak off and find the Underbase before anyone else could. Three Aerialbots (Air Raid, Fireflight, and Skydive) were the Advance Security Patrol that found Buster freezing in the Arctic. After the other Autobots arrived, the battle ensued. However, the combatants soon deduced Starscream's plan, and they forged a shaky alliance to stop him. When they found him, they were able to stop him from absorbing all but a small fraction of the Underbase's power...but that was enough to make him virtually invincible. In a show of force, he sought to destroy three major Earth cities. The Aerialbots were easily eliminated while defending [[New York City]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

Although Starscream was eventually destroyed, the severe microchip damage he inflicted on his victims kept them in deactivation for a very long time. Although the technology to repair them did exist, the Autobots didn't have it on the Ark. The Aerialbots and many others were not revived until [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] found a miracle fuel called [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]], and they awoke just in time to fight the demi-god [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} After Unicron's destruction, the Decepticons left Cybertron to conquer other worlds. Under Grimlock's impulsive orders, Aerialbot leader Silverbolt piloted the main pursuit ship that flew right into a Decepticon ambush (nearly destroying the entire Autobot army). {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} Despite this, the Autobots prevailed, and the Decepticons exiled themselves (supposedly) forever. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

=====''Robo-Capers''=====
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[[Balloon]] was the first Aerialbot. {{storylink|Robo-Capers issue 114|Robo-Capers #114}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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Stored in stasis aboard the Ark following his deactivation at the hands of Starscream, Silverbolt was revived by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] with a [[mind bug]]. {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}} When [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] took charge of Autobot activity on Earth, Silverbolt joined the new Earthforce in opposing the remaining Decepticon factions, led by Megatron and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Break-Away!}}

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At some point the other Aerialbots were revived and joined the Earthforce alongside Silverbolt. Skydive was on duty guarding the partially-constructed [[Earthbase]] when he and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] had an altercation with a heating unit and a [[polar bear]], much to Air Raid's amusement. {{storylink|Mystery!}} Later, they were present for the opening of the Earthbase, but when Wheeljack's security systems worked a little too well, they had to battle [[Acid Bat]]s to gain access. {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}}

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The Aerialbots were combined into Superion when he was struck with a [[cerebro-shell]], courtesy of the Insecticon named Bombshell, and he began to run amok in [[New York (state)|New York State]]. Unable to stop him themselves, the Earthforce was forced to enlist the help of a human reporter named [[Irwin Spoon]], who could infiltrate Superion's exo-structure and manually pull the cerebro-shell out of his circuitry. {{storylink|Inside Story!}}

Silverbolt was later sent on a mission to [[Stanix]] with five other Autobots, where he was captured by [[Megadeath (G1)|Megadeath]], who had tortured his comrades millions of years ago. Silverbolt got them to face their fear and move past it, saving their lives. {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

{{note|Unlike the rest of Earthforce, the return of the Aerialbots (besides Silverbolt) was never explained on panel. Presumably, Wheeljack rebuilt them in the Bodyshop much like he did for [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]].}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
In [[2008]], Air Raid was stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] when it came under attack from [[Quintesson]] invaders. He was quickly overwhelmed and strung up like a trophy from the city's walls. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
For a time, peace was known, but when G.I. Joe discovered that Megatron had returned, they contacted the Autobots on Cybertron and a team including the Aerialbot Skydive was sent to Earth to stop him. Unprepared for the resurrected Decepticon leader's sheer power, most of the team was slaughtered and Megatron escaped aboard the Ark, though Skydive managed to stowaway along with the human [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]. {{storylink|Final Transformations}} Spike found the body of his [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster partner]], [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], and merged with it. He and Skydive attacked Megatron, and Max was severely injured. With his last ounce of strength, Max plunged himself into the Ark's [[antimatter]] conversion chamber, setting off a chain reaction that quickly destroyed the ship. Skydive escaped with Megatron's human captive, the brilliant Doctor [[Sidney Biggles-Jones]], and delivered her to G.I. Joe. {{storylink|All or Nothing!}}

Once the threat of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] started to become apparent, Silverbolt and the other Aerialbots rejoined the Autobots proper and participated in training exercises with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}} As the only Autobot on Earth, Skydive briefly functioned as a liaison between his own army and the humans. When the main Decepticon army returned and began decimating the Earth, Skydive contacted Optimus Prime and asked for reinforcements. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory|Tales of Earth Part Two}} When other Autobots arrived and established a presence on the planet, Skydive was reunited with his fellow Aerialbots. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

Soon the vicious [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] arrived on the Earth and began devouring all Transformers. The Aerialbot Slingshot was destroyed, along with [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], just moments before Megatron arrived with [[Rheanimum|a substance]] that would make metal virtually indestructible. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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Following the infusion of [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] into his systems, Silverbolt was kept out of action at the [[Nursery (Cybertron)|Nursery]] {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}} due to blacking out from his enchanced hypersonic burn and having to be rescued from shooting off into infinity by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Restored to a Nucleon-free body thanks to technology acquired by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] from the resurrected Decepticon [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Silverbolt was transferred to "[[Garage|The Garage]]" alongside the similarly recovering [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]. Having proved their combat-effectiveness in taking down the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] allowed them to rejoin the Autobots proper. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}

Silverbolt was reunited with the rest of the Aerialbots and they began flying scouting missions for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Cybertronian Civil Defense]] but were recalled to base before they were able to stumble upon [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s Neo-Decepticons. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} They saw action soon after that, flying alongside [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] as he located Ultra Magnus following his first bout with [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] and appraised him of the situation regarding the ''[[Warworld|enormous alien spaceship]] disgorging hordes of [[Blitz Engine|indestructible warriors]] onto the planet's surface''. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} Blades and the Aerialbots then joined [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Doubleheader]], [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]], [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]] and [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] in attacking the ''Warworld'' directly, to provide a distraction so that the [[Wreckers]] could sneak aboard. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

After surviving the battle against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his forces at the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], Slingshot was killed by a [[shadow-leech]] upon his return to Cybertron. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
During the [[Dark Ages]] on Cybertron, the Autobots were able to get their hands on the blueprints for [[mass intellect]], allowing them to bestow upon the Aerialbots the combination form of Superion. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} Following the signing of the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]], the Aerialbots were effectively declared non-aligned and forbidden from combining. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}} Although they were not part of the Ark's original crew, they somehow wound up on Earth in the 1980s, and joined Optimus Prime's team battling the Decepticons on that planet. Like all the Autobots of Earth, they were believed dead after the ''[[Ark II]]'' exploded on its maiden voyage in 1999. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}}

In fact, the Aerialbots lay in a dormant state beneath the [[Arctic]] until Optimus Prime used the power of the Matrix to revive them several years later. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} As Superion, they flew the reactivated Autobots to [[Lazarus]]'s base, {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} and then to San Francisco once Megatron reassumed control of the Decepticons. Superion was damaged battling Devastator and the Seekers, and collapsed back into the individual Aerialbots. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} When San Francisco was threatened with a nuclear missile, however, Silverbolt gathered his team back together, and they shot out over the ocean to intercept the missile as Superion. The missile detonated safely away from the city, but Superion was destroyed. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

The remains of the Aerialbots were taken into custody by [[Earth Defense Command]], and held in their secret facility in Nevada. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
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The Aerialbots were awakened on the [[Fera Islands]] in [[1939]] and were reformatted as [[World War II]]-era fighter planes. After joining the battle against [[Cobra]] and the Decepticons, they did battle with the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], forcing them back. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} When [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] fell off a cliff, the Aerialbots combined into Superion and rescued them. {{storylink|Wolves}}

As Superion, the Aerialbots advanced on the Cobra [[Terrordrome]], only to come under fire by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Trenches}} The combiner shielded his allies from enemy fire as long as he could, but eventually succumbed, and the Aerialbots were destroyed. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
When an Autobot peace ceremony on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] came under attack from the Decepticons, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] attempted to contact the Aerialbots for reinforcements. Unfortunately, he was interrupted by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] before he could finish the transmission, and the Aerialbots never arrived. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===2008 ''Universe'' toy bios===
Silverbolt honed the Aerialbots into one of the finest Autobot units in the universe. {{storylink|Silverbolt (G1)#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Silverbolt toy bio}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Early in the war, the Aerialbots responded to Optimus Prime's rallying call for additional support against the Decepticons and fought against the Seekers in the battle of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Broadcast}} They would later participate in the battle against [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in [[Harmonex]] by collapsing a building on the beast. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}}

[[File:StickTogether-Aerialbots.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Green paint is the new red shirt.]]
Four million years later, the Aerialbots and the other Autobot fliers helped attack the [[Kimia Facility]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] defending it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}} After the war, the Aerialbots helped perform crowd control after the [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|"suicide"]] of [[Ratbat (G1)|former Senator Ratbat]]. With the death of [[Barrel Roll]], one of their members, the Aerialbots were outraged and blamed the Decepticons, leading to their receding from Bumblebee's government when [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] was allowed to join thanks to his hand in saving some [[NAIL]]s. {{storylink|Stick Together}} Abandoning Iacon, they entered the wilderness of a reborn Cybertron, where they were chosen by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] to serve as test subjects for his experiments with an energy capable of creating [[combiner]]s. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} The Aerialbots first succumbed to rage and madness, but then, the four smaller 'bots began to unify in purpose, hunting down Silverbolt, who resisted the process for longer. {{storylink|Night and the City}} To cope, the Aerialbots' minds and bodies spontaneously reconfigured of their own accord, fusing the five Autobots together into a being calling itself "The Superion". {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

Superion was later found by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], sent to search for the Aerialbots, and rescued him from the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] who had also succumbed to the energy's effects. {{storylink|Night and the City}} With a sufficiently large number of Transformers now in one place, the energies Megatron was broadcasting became too diluted to have any effect, restoring everyone to their right minds, {{storylink|Second Exodus}} and Ironhide then led them all back to Iacon to help save the city from Megatron. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Superion spent the battle grappling with Megatron's [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]], a duel that ended with the Aerialbot combiner being torn in half. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}}

After Megatron's defeat, [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] seized control of Iacon and exiled those who would not renounce their factions from the city. Still in the form of Superion, the Aerialbots were allowed to remain in the city until the combiner was repaired enough to make a decision for himself. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} Medic [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] would later admit he couldn't even tell if the Aerialbots were truly alive in their current state. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} Slingshot, having received the worst injuries, eventually died. However, Starscream wanted to rebuild Superion as every other faction has a combiner on their side. Wheeljack was commissioned to help accelerate Superion's recovery, though he was more concerned with the lives of the individual Aerialbots. Alpha Bravo and Powerglide volunteered to become part of the Aerielbot team to fill in for Slingshot. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

After the [[Enigma of Combination]] was delivered to Starscream, the surviving Aerialbots soon made a full recovery. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} The rebuilt team was deployed to [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] to deal with a similarly rebuilt Menasor. Thanks to the Enigma, this time the Aerialbots formed into a stronger Superion with a more cohesive mental state. The new Superion soon proved himself more than a match for [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and defeated him, earning him the praise and admiration of the Camiens. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Superion was needed when Prowl's Devastator returned and tried to destroy the burgeoning alliance between Cybertron and Caminus. While Superion's Enigma-granted abilities made him an agile warrior, Devastator's brute strength was able to overcome it and Superion had to team up with the newly created [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] to stop Devastator. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

In the aftermath, Starscream stationed Superion and Defensor on Caminus, guarding the vital space bridge to Cybertron. Much to Optimus Prime's concern, Superion had not separated himself since his first fight with Menasor; Prowl commented that for all intents and purposes Superion ''was'' the new default form for the Aerialbots. The two combiners were later a topic that Optimus and Prowl discussed with the latter highlighting that both would undoubtably side with Optimus over Starscream, scaring the Seeker into getting a combiner of his own. When Menasor and Devastator came to blows, the Autobot combiners joined the fight, the duel taking them to [[Mystery colony planet|an alien planet]] where [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] made himself known. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}}

When Optimus Maximus faltered, Superior and Defensor quickly rushed to their leader's defence before he stabilized. The brawl carried the quintet of combiners across the various [[Cybertronian colonies]] before the Autobots literally ripped Devastator apart. When Optimus Maximus was later forced to decombine, Superion grieved that he might never form again. {{storylink|All That Remains}} When Devastator was allowed to reform, he and Superior guarded the space bridge once again. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}}

When Starscream located the colony of [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]], he had the Aerialbots combine into Superion as something shiny for the natives. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

When Decepticons raided the space bridge chamber, Optimus Prime summoned Superion for crowd control. Despite Starscream's efforts to remain in command of the combiner, Superion followed Optimus Prime to Earth as a show of force to annex the planet for the Council of Worlds and prevent Galvatron and the Decepticons from seizing it for themselves. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

Superion and the Autobots engaged the Decepticon invaders, but Galvatron's forces were mostly conquered by the [[mindbomb]] effect controlled by [[Earth Defense Command]]. Galvatron then teleported away via [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], leaving the Autobots to deal with the unhappy Chinese defense forces. Prime's aide [[Aileron]] retrieved his ''[[Skyroller]]'' from Cybertron, and the Autobots loaded aboard, taking the Space Bridge with them as they fled. Superion and Prime's forces relocated to [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]]'s old residence while considering their next move. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

The Aerialbots later decombined to carry out a humanitarian bombing run in West [[Africa]] only to come under fire from some ingrates. While Alpha Bravo wanted to fire back, Silverbolt prevented him. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}}

Superion subsequently accompanied the combined Autobot/Decepticon strikeforce as they moved on Galvatron's underwater base in the [[Indian Ocean]]. While Superion initially held up well against the onslaught of [[Seeker clone]]s, tag-teaming them alongside [[Victorion]], the two combiners were unprepared for Galvatron's ace in the hole: thanks to the machinations of G.B. Blackrock and his [[Onyx]] software, Galvatron had hijacked the Enigma of Combination and spread its powers across the Earth. Superion was thus caught by surprise when Galvatron began mish-mashing the combatants together, creating a combiner of his own in the form of [[Galvatronus (CW)|Galvatronus]]. Seconds later, Victorion was taken out of action by Galvatron's newfound ability to forcibly ''de-'' combine combiners through the Enigma, leaving Superion alone and facing down Galvatronus and [[Sky Reign]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}}

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Galvatron then tried to turn the Enigma's power on Superion—however, Superion had ''not'' been created through the energies of the Enigma, allowing him to fend off the mental assault and stay together. As the other Autobots watched, Superion struggled to deactivate the Engima's adaptive code before coming up with a solution; by overwriting part of the source code into his own cortex, he could harness the Enigma's energies for his own, using it to force the other comibners to separate at he cost of losing control of his [[Size changing|mass displacement]], temporarily growing even larger and using his super-size to smash the ''Nemesis'' apart.

The threat vanquished, Superion separated; by de-combining, Superion had deactivated a vital part of the source code and nullified the power of the Earth-Enigma... so long as he never re-formed. Upon splitting, Silverbolt officially declared that Superion was "dead". {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

Despite the trauma of the act, the Aerialbots were soon up and about, helping mop up the remains of Galvatron's crew. {{storylink|White Light}}

Years later, when [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] began an apocalyptic attack on the galaxy, the Aerialbots were part of the [[Autobot fleet]] that defended Caminus but failed to beat back the Chaos Bringer and its [[Maximal]] army, limping back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Our Darkest}} When the monster soon followed, the Aerialbots led the defence of their homeworld, rallying anyone who could fly. {{storylink|Our Finest}}

Surviving the fall of Cybertron, the Aerialbots escaped to Earth with the other Transformer refugees. As part of the final attack on Unicron, Superion reformed to tap into the powers of the Enigma once more. As the battle for Earth raged, however, Superion was forced to go up against [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], mutated by the power of [[Ore-11]], but after joining forces with Victorion, the pair successfully brought him down for good, with Superion blasting a hole through the evil combiner's torso as Victorion rammed her fist through his head.

Using the powers of ''both'' Enigmas and [[Stardrive]]'s [[magic]], [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] was able to tap into the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]], communing with the spirits of the deceased and using them to bolster Optimus Prime as he struggled against [[Unicron's creator]] in [[infraspace]]. When the battle had been won, Superion rejoined Metroplex and the other heroes as the assembled Cybertronians gazed out at their new homeworld. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
The Aerialbots, like the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], were convinced by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] to downsize to [[Micromaster]] bodies. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
When [[King Sombra]] was unleashed on Cybertron, he cast his mind-control spell on the Aerialbots, enthralling them to his will. When they combined into Superion, the result was the combiner being singularly focused on enforcing Sombra's will. Recognizing what had happened, [[Spike (MLP)|Spike]] appealed to the individuality of each Aerialbot, allowing them to break free of Sombra's control and decombining. As the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] praised Spike's cleverness, the Aerialbots politely applauded while wondering what the hell had just happened. {{storylink|The Mightiest Dinobot}}

===''Energon Universe''===
The Aerialbots were created on Cybertron during the war to specifically counter the Decepticons, but were generally considered to be big softies. They were part of the crew of the Ark, and were revived on Earth to serve as reinforcements against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] return. When Optimus Prime seemed troubled, they all came in for a big group hug with their leader {{Storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 20|Transformers #20}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
The Aerialbots managed to drive [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] into a retreat after this twisted creation of [[Doctor Arkeville]] was unleashed on the world. {{storylink|Nemesis Rising}} They had similar success intercepting [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]'s convoy, which was trying to deliver part of a super weapon to Decepticon HQ. The Aerialbots' attack resulted in the Decepticons destroying their own weapon to keep it out of Autobot hands. {{storylink|Eagle Eyes}} The Aerialbots were trapped by the Decepticons and sent back in time through a [[Chronogon]] portal. Encountering the archivists Orion Pax and Ariel, the team took the injured pair to [[Alpha Trion]] following an attack on the [[Iacon Archives]]. Trion helped the team return to present day, where Silverbolt told [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] about their adventure. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
The Aerialbots were the first Autobot combiner team, and the mortal enemies of the rambunctious Stunticons. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}} The Aerialbots were among the many Transformers summoned to the [[Apex (RPG)|Apex]], where they provided air support and covering fire for other heroes. {{storylink|Worlds Collide: Battle for the Multiverse}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1 Silverbolt toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Silverbolt]]
[[File:G1Slingshot toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Slingshot]]
*'''Aerialbots''' ([[1985]]/[[1990]]/[[1991]])
**[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]
**[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]
**[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]
**[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]
**[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The Aerialbots were released in late 1985, in sync with their [[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2|television debut]]. They could be bought separately or as a gift set.

:The four smaller toys were sold on cards at the $5 price point. All four share a virtually identical [[transformation|transformation scheme]]; the tail and nosecone swing up to combine into a backpack, the arms pull out from the sides, and the legs are formed by extending the fuselage. Though they have fused feet and no elbow or neck articulation, ball joints at the shoulders give them remarkable posability at that joint.

:The four smaller jets combine with the much larger Silverbolt (sold boxed with the combiner pieces) to form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]].

:All five Aerialbots were also available as part of the [[Europe]]an ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line in 1990, before also later being made available as Japanese mail-aways in 1991.

===''Generation 2''===
*'''Aerialbots''' ([[1994]])
**[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]
**[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]
**[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]
**[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]
**[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]
{{toydesigner|[[Jeffrey Mangiat]] (packaging artist)}}

:Redecos of the ''Generation 1'' figures, with what might charitably be called ''enhanced visibility'' color schemes. Several years later, Slingshot began to suffer from [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]].

*'''Air Raid''' (Cyberjet, [[1995]])

:A redeco of the [[Skyjack (G2)|Skyjack]] Stealth Fighter mold.

===''Classics''===
*'''Fireflight''' (Legends, [[2006]])

:A redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]] [[Jetfire (Armada)#LOC|Jetfire]] figure released under the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' line. The figure's deco was originally designed with ''Generation 1'' Powerglide in mind, but because that name was unavailable as a [[trademark]] at the time, the figure was released as [[Fireflight (G1)#Classics|Fireflight]] instead.

===''Universe'' (2008)===
====Classic Series====
*'''Silverbolt''' (Ultra, [[2008]])
:An all-new sculpt released under the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' line]], this Ultra-sized [[Silverbolt (G1)#Universe (2008)|Silverbolt]] figure is not designed as a combiner.

*'''Aerial Rivals''' (Legends Class multi-pack, 2008)
:A redecos of ''Cybertron'' Legends of Cybertron [[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Legends|Soundwave]] as [[Air Raid (G1)#Universe (2008)|Air Raid]] and another redeco of Jetfire from the same line as [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Universe (2008)|Skydive]] were released as part of a [[Target]] exclusive five-pack together with [[Blades (G1)#LOC|Autobot Blades]], [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Thrust]] and [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ramjet]]. The back of the packaging as well as the [[instructions]] identify the Soundwave redeco as "Skydive" and the Jetfire redeco as "Air Raid", which is assumed to be an error since the deco for "Skydive" is based on the ''Generation 2'' Cyberjet Air Raid figure.

*'''Special Team Leaders''' (Legends Class multi-pack, 2008)
:Another Target exclusive five-pack released under the ''2008'' Universe line, featuring a redeco of ''Cybertron'' Legends of Cybertron [[Thundercracker (Armada)#LoC|Thundercracker]] as [[Silverbolt (G1)#Legend|Silverbolt]] alongside "[[Hot Spot (G1)#Universe (2008)|Autobot Hot Zone]]", "[[Scattershot (G1)#Universe (2008)|Scattorshot]]", [[Razorclaw (G1)#Universe (2008)|Razorclaw]] and [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Universe (2008)|Hun-Gurr]].

====G1 Series====
*'''Superion''' (Multi-pack, 2008)
**[[Airazor (Universe)|Airazor]]
**[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]
**[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]
**[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]
**[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]

:The ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Aerialbots are redecos of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Air Team]], only available as a [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] multi-pack in Australia and Singapore. For [[trademark]] reasons, Slingshot was replaced by [[Airazor (Universe)|Airazor]] for this release.

:This multi-pack was released in North America in new packaging as the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Aerialbot (ROTF)|Aerialbots]].

===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CW Aerialbots packaged.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Collect them all! (Good luck, Europeans.)]]
*'''Aerialbots''' ([[2015]])
**[[Silverbolt (G1)#Generations|Silverbolt]] (Voyager Class)
**[[Air Raid (G1)#Generations|Air Raid]] (Deluxe Class)
**[[Alpha Bravo]] (Deluxe Class)
**[[Fireflight (G1)#Generations|Firefly]] (Deluxe Class)
**[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Generations|Skydive]] (Deluxe Class)
**[[Slingshot (G1)#Generations|Quickslinger]] (Deluxe Class)
**[[Powerglide (G1)/toys#Generations|Powerglide]] (Legends Class)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:The ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Aerialbots are a set of new sculpts consisting of a Voyager Class leader/torso and four Deluxe Class limbs, each sold separately. Initially, new member Alpha Bravo replaced Slingshot and was released as part of the general retail Deluxe Class assortment in the same [[wave]] as teammates Skydive and "Firefly" (Fireflight renamed for [[trademark]] reasons). Air Raid, a [[retool]] of Skydive, was released in the subsequent wave. They can, once again, be combined into [[Superion (G1)#Generations|Superion]], who is also capable of using the concurrently released Legends Class Powerglide as a weapon.

:Several months later, "Quickslinger" (Slingshot renamed for trademark reasons), a redeco of Firefly with a new head sculpt, was released as part of a promotion named "May Mayhem" that, as far as its official United States release was concerned, was (at least in theory) a "shared exclusive" between various online retailers (such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], [[BigBadToyStore]] and Entertainment Earth), the online storefronts of major "big box" retailers (such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]] and [[Kmart]]), and comic book stores that order through Diamond Distributors. It was still available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets, though.

:As a part of the first and second wave promotion in Asian Toys"R"US markets, a free sticker sheet for the Aerialbots and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Superion was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref> These sticker sheets did not include stickers for Quickslinger or Powerglide, however.

*'''Superion''' (Collection Pack, [[2016]]), includes:
**[[Silverbolt (G1)#GenerationsG2|Silverbolt]]
**[[Air Raid (G1)#GenerationsG2|Air Raid]]
**[[Fireflight (G1)#GenerationsG2|Firefly]]
**[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#GenerationsG2|Skydive]]
**[[Slingshot (G1)#GenerationsG2|Quickslinger]]
**[[Powerglide (G1)/toys#GenerationsG2|Powerglide]]

:The ''Combiner Wars'' Aerialbots were also made available as a [[giftset]], this time sporting their ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' decos. Quickslinger was included instead of Alpha Bravo, and Powerglide (who never had a ''Generation 2'' toy) was given a new, made-up deco.

:Similar to the "May Mayhem" single release of Quickslinger, the Superion "Collection Pack" was also a "shared exclusive" between various online retailers and the online storefronts of major "big box" retailers in the United States, but was available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets.

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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TakaraTomy UniteWarriors UW01 Airbot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Superion''' (giftset, [[June 27]], [[2015]] (reissued [[February 23]], [[2019]]))
**''ID number:'' '''UW-01'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] and [[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:The [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' release of the ''Combiner Wars'' "Airbots" comes as a [[Superion (G1)#Unite Warriors|Superion]] [[giftset]] and features "Sling" (Slingshot) instead of Alpha Bravo from the get-go, but lacks Powerglide who was [[Powerglide (RID)#Adventure|released]] as part the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Adventure Series|Adventure]]'' line instead. This set also saw an official Hasbro-initiated release in Australia, as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive.

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[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW06-Armada-Thrust.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''Grand Galvatron''' (giftset, [[April 30]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-06'''
**''Accessories'': Double-barreled Gun, Gun/Fist/Foot

:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' "Curse Armada Thrust" is a redeco/retool of [[Air Raid (G1)#Generations|Air Raid]], sporting a new head and a deco based on his appearances in the ''Armada'' cartoon. He was released as part of the [[Grand Galvatron]] giftset along with [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Tactician Cyclonus]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Ghost Starscream]], [[Roller (G1)#UW06|Wandering Roller]], and [[Breakdown (WFC)#Unite Warriors|Zombie War Breakdown]].
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===''Titans Return''===
*'''Blunderbuss & Broadside''' (Voyager Class, 2017)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}
:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Broadside comes with tiny Aerialbot jets (specifically in the alternate modes of their ''Combiner Wars'' figures, with a representation of Quickslinger rather than Alpha Bravo) cast in gray plastic, though painted over white, still on their sprue; once cut off this sprue, the jets can be attached to his carrier and robot mode ports.

*'''Siege on Cybertron''' (gift set, 2017)
:This set includes [[Tidal Wave (G1)#Generations|Tidal Wave]], a redeco of Broadside with a [[Fathom#Generations|new head]], who includes the sprue of mini Aerialbot jets previously included with Broadside, now painted black. It's unknown if those jets are supposed to represent evil versions of the Aerialbots or something else.
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===''Legends''===
*'''Broadside''' ([[November 25]], [[2017]])
**''ID number'': '''LG53'''

:The ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' release of ''Titans Return'' Broadside also includes a plastic sprue with five Airbot miniatures, now cast in a lighter shade of gray plastic, and unpainted. Technically, this means that between ''Titans Return'' Broadside and Tidal Wave, and ''Legends'' Broadside, four of the five mini Aerialbots have been made available in their original colors, missing only a red version of Fireflight/Firefly/Firebolt.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Slingshot (G1)#Age of the Primes|Autobot Slingshot]]''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Air Raid (G1)#Age of the Primes|Autobot Air Raid]]''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Silverbolt (G1)#Age of the Primes|Autobot Silverbolt]]''' (Commander Class, [[2025]])}}
</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Zhi6Y6EkU/ ''Age of the Primes'' panel] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] at [[Cybertron Con 2024]] Day 1, recorded at the "Giant Peng Peng" (巨大化鹏鹏) BilliBilli channel.</ref>
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{{comingsoontoy}}

==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2Superion.jpg|thumb]]
*'''[[Superion (G1)|Superion]], Sky Protector''' (2019)
**[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]], Fearless Flyer
**[[Alpha Bravo]], Airborne Special Ops
**[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], Sky High Recon
**[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], Aerialbot Leader
**[[Skydive (G1)|Skydive]], Air Warfare Specialist
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Stars: ''25

:One of the titular [[combiner]]s from the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners, Superion, Sky Protector can be formed by playing the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Aerialbot Enigma]] while the Character cards for all five [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] are in Bot Mode while on the battlefield and/or the KO area.

:Superion, Sky Protector's art is based on the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] version of Superion, with [[Alpha Bravo]] replacing [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]].
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Superion and Menasor.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Superion & Menasor Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''37 & 38'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (with his components [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (with ''his'' components [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#37|Translation of Superion's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
*On the original toys, all of the Aerialbots except Slingshot have their forward landing gear in their nose section - Slingshot's is too short, forcing his to be on his chest instead. The other three limb Aerialbots are sculpted with a faux landing leg on their chests to match him.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Airbot''' (エアーボット ''Eābotto''), '''Aerialbot''' (エアリアルボット ''Eariarubotto'')
*''English:'' '''Air Corps Regiment''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''French:'' '''Aérobot''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Légirobot''' ("Aerial-robot")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fēixíng Tàibǎo''' (飞行太保, "Flying Guardian")
*''Polish:'' '''Aeroboty''' ("Aerobots"), '''Nietoperze''' ("Bats", "Starscream's Ghost"), '''Zwiadowcy''' ("Scouts", "The Big Broadcast of 2006")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Aerialbots| ]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 2 subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]
[[Category:Regeneration One]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game subgroups]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors subgroups]]

Energon

2025-06-10T20:53:42Z

SerpentorImperator:

{{disambig3|Energon}}
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[[File:EnergonCubesCartoon1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Taste the not-so-rainbow-but-shiny-pink]]
'''Energon''' (sometimes spelled with a capital letter, sometimes not<ref>Original Sunbow documentation from the production of the Generation 1 cartoon series (as seen on the [[Metrodome]] DVD collections, among other places) alternates between spelling the fuel's name with an upper- and a lower-case "e", with the lower-case option appearing more frequently—a standard reflected in other contemporary media such as the [[Action Cards]], and even publications as recent as the [[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|''Timelines'' stories]] written by [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]]. Only in recent years, beginning in force around the time of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' franchise, has the upper-case "Energon" become more pervasive, with perhaps the earliest example being its intermittent use in ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[instructions]] sheets (in reference to the line's [[rubsign]]s, which would alternately be called "Energon Chips", "Energon chips" and "energon chips"). Most recently, the novel ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' and the ''Timelines'' stories by [[Jesse Wittenrich]] have used the capital-E spelling. This article opts to use the original lower-case as the default, using the upper-case for continuities where it has been explicitly spelled that way.</ref>) is the preferred fuel of the [[Transformer]] race. It takes many forms, including ore, crystal, gas, and raw energy, but it is most commonly used by Transformers in its liquid state, which is stored in many different mediums, most famously the [[energon cube]]. It is ubiquitous in [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] culture; in addition to being the Transformers' primary "foodstuff", it also serves as the default power source for their machines and weapons, and is even used as a currency, a catch-all fuel of life, technology, war and commerce on Cybertron and beyond. This widespread use also comes in defiance of its extreme volatility: energon is prone to detonating explosively if mishandled, and is even used as ammunition in order to exploit this attribute.

True energon is an emanation of [[Primus]], the creator-god of the Transformers, and is, in its most [[Rarified Energon|rarefied state]], the basic building block of Transformers' [[living metal|bodies]] and [[spark]]s. A highly coveted substance, it is sometimes capable of inducing remarkable transformations in Cybertronians, [[spontaneous recoloration|reshaping and otherwise altering]] their bodies while imbuing great strength and other powers, either temporary or permanent depending on the duration or strength of exposure. True energon is, however, extremely rare: in most [[universal stream]]s, the Transformers' long [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|war]] has left Cybertron drained of all but the smallest fraction of the substance, and although it ''has'' been known to exist on a small sampling of other planets throughout the [[multiverse]] (usually [[Earth]]), its paucity leaves the Transformers usually subsisting on artificially-generated substitutes created from other local energy sources.

{{bigquote|They're all after this stuff called Energon, which is kinda like food and gas and blood and electricity all mixed into one.|[[Raf Esquivel]]|[[Raf's Notes]]}}

==Conceptual history==
[[File:Energon cube design evolution.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Layered, iridescent cubes alternated their screentime with non-layered ones before being supplanted entirely by purple ones.]]
[[File:Raw energon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The raw form of natural energon has taken several different forms in different continuities, including crystals and ore.]]

[[Energon cube]]s were introduced in the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|first episode]] of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon series]] as a kind of fuel storage medium used by the [[Decepticon]]s, which converted any energy source placed within them into a concentrated liquid form. As of "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]," the show then began using the term "energon" to refer to the liquid energy itself. The cubes were initially depicted as being stacked high and filled with the energy in question, then compressed, taking on a layered appearance and an iridescent rainbow coloration, but even within the original mini-series, they also appeared as solid cubes without the layered effect. Immediately following the mini-series, in "[[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]]", the stacking-and-compressing idea was omitted, and the cubes were instead colored a solid glowing purple-pink. This was the only time the cubes were depicted this way in season one; otherwise, they remained rainbow-hued and alternated between layered and non-layered for the remainder of the season and the early portion of season two, until the purple-pink cubes reappeared in "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", and became the standard depiction of energon for the remainder of the cartoon, and the default coloration for energon in much future media.

Energon was, at first, treated as an invention of the Decepticons, which only they used; [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] had never heard of it in the pilot episode, while "[[Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots]]" presented the Autobots as using [[recharging chamber]]s to re-energize, and "[[Traitor (episode)|Traitor]]" included a scene of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] puzzling over where [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] would have acquired energon cubes from. Towards the end of the second season, however, this idea was abandoned; energon was shown to be in use by the Autobots (with flashbacks even showing it in use on Cybertron millions of years ago), and also by alien species elsewhere in the galaxy, and the idea that it was, or had ''ever'' been, a Decepticon invention was retconned away and forgotten.

The [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 comic]] treated energon much like the cartoon did, depicting it as cubes produced by the processing of other energy sources, used by both Autobots and Decepticons. The first piece of fiction to re-examine energon was, surprisingly, the 1987 comic ''[[Transformers in 3-D]]'' by [[Blackthorne Publishing]]. The first issue of the series, "[[The Test (issue)|The Test]]", was the first story to explicitly present energon as something other than an artificially-generated fuel, establishing that it also existed as a unique natural element. Through pleasant coincidence, the idea of natural energon returned and gained widespread acknowledgement in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon in 1996, where it was depicted as a highly unstable, naturally-occurring [[energon crystal|crystalline mineral]] that emitted dangerous radiation.

Japanese ''Beast Wars'' spin-off shows ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'', ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Beast Wars Neo]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Car Robots]]'' depicted energon as possessing more strange and fantastical powers, able to power up Transformers into new forms. These abilities were also seen in ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Transformers: Energon]]'', which was the first series to depict energon as the creation of [[Primus]], and presented it as not just as a fuel, but as the mystical source of life itself, its energy able to bring life to stars and planets. This idea would in turn be reflected in the 2007 [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]], in which the planet Cybertron and the Transformer race had both been created through the power of the [[AllSpark]]. Though the energy of the AllSpark was not explicitly called energon in the film itself, the film's [[Transformers The Game|video game adaptation]] identified it as such; after all, the relic had been called "The Energon Cube" during the development of the film! The same year, the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Hasbro Transformers Collectors Club]] magazine story "[[Crossing Over]]" introduced [[Rarified Energon]], revealing that it is actually the base substance from which Transformers were ''created'' at the molecular level.

All these scattered ideas were united and reiterated in the [[Aligned continuity family]], most notably in ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]'', cementing the current modern understanding of energon as summarized in the lede of this article. Now, for specifics on energon in all of this various fiction, read on.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
:''For further information, see: [[Energon cube]], [[energon-axe]], [[energon mace]], [[energon chain]]s, [[Energon Transfer Machine]], [[energon convertor]], [[energon pump]], [[energon bar]], [[energon goodie]], [[energon infuser]]''
=====''The Transformers'' cartoon=====
[[File:Mtmte1 prepare the energon cubes.jpg|left|225px|thumb|Soundwave tests out a 'tapedeck enhancement' pill. Ahem.]]
The history of energon in this universe is confusing at best. It appears to have been in use on Cybertron in the distant past: the inhabitants of the colony world of [[Paradron]] were aware of it in the year 2006, despite fleeing Cybertron during [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|civil wars]] millions of years beforehand, {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} and nine million years ago, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]] and his [[Autobot]] dockworker companions were seen loading and transporting what very much appeared to be energon cubes as part of their daily routine. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}} These accounts, then, seem to stand in complete contradiction to the Autobots subsequent apparent ignorance and disuse of the fuel during their early years on Earth and the Decepticons' monopolization of it—but this would not be only time that Transformers were shown to have poor memories of their personal histories.<ref>Optimus Prime and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] completely forgot that Alpha Trion was their creator, for instance.</ref>

Over 1984 and 1985, energon cubes were solely seen being used by the Decepticons. The cubes were a self-sustaining forcefield framework with no internal mechanisms, which was capable of converting virtually any form of energy that entered it into liquid energon. The empty cubes initially had to be generated by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} but other Decepticons eventually gained the ability to manifest them. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} The Autobots' lack of knowledge about energon was displayed almost immediately after Transformers awoke on [[Earth]] in 1984; upon learning of Megatron's plan to convert Earthly resources into the fuel, Hound could only report back to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] that the villains were intending to create "some kind of cube". {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Indeed, even [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] showed a lack of familiarity with the cubes, driven as he was to test them so he could make sure they worked. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

[[File:TransporttoOblivion fillingcubes.jpg|225px|thumb|Filling up the tanks... err... I mean cubes...]]
The Decepticons created energon from a massive amount of varied resources during their time on earth, ranging from conventional electricity, oil and geothermal to more esoteric, extra-dimensional sources like [[antimatter]]. The exact nature of the conversion process was never detailed, but usually simply involved taking an empty energon cube and attaching it to, or placing it next to, the energy source to be drained. The cube itself then carried out the conversion, processing the energy into liquid energon that filled the cube. Sometimes, the process required an [[Energon Transfer Machine]]. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} Energon was occasionally influenced by the source materials used to create it, sometimes taking on its properties: Cubes created with anti-matter, for instance, reacted violently due to prolonged exposure to normal matter {{storylink|Roll for It}} while the especially pure oil of [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] yielded a particularly potent "super-energon" that "smelled" different (according to [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]) and created an instantly perceptible increase in vigor and strength in those who consumed it. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} In addition to powering them personally, the Decepticons occasionally used energon for even more nefarious means; Megatron's arsenal included an [[energon mace]], {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} and the Decepticons once forged [[energon chain]]s to bind the Autobots with. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[File:Gamblersmokescreenbets.jpg|left|thumb|225px|"Wait a minute." "What?" "Well, we're supposed to haggle."]]

Energon was first seen being used as a currency in the form of chips—by non-Cybertronians, no less—in the den of iniquity known as [[Sheol]], on the asteroid of [[Monacus]], where the Decepticons were running a protection racket, forcing local crime boss [[Gyconi|Lord Gyconi]] to pay them a cut of his profits. This dank place was also home to the first documented instance of Autobots running on energon, when Gyconi powered up a group of Autobots he had captured with an unstable brew that quickly depleted and left them defenseless during pit fights. {{storylink|The Gambler}}

Other than this forced instance, the Autobots refrained from using energon during their first year on Earth: [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] was heard to balk at the notion of Mirage having energon cubes, {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}} while the Autobots used [[recharging chamber]]s to re-energize themselves, rather than drinking energon. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}} Evidently, however, they began experimenting and using energon some time in 1985; when describing his physiology to the [[Tlalakan (species)|Tlalakan]] [[Alana]], [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] noted that he had an [[energon pump]] inside him, {{storylink|Sea Change}} and when they captured the Stunticons, the Autobots used [[energon bar]]s to imprison them. {{storylink|Masquerade}} By the year 2005, they had fully embraced energon as their own fuel, and began creating and storing it at Autobot City on Earth, using it to power their attempt to retake Cybertron after the planet fell entirely into Decepticon hands. The Autobots followed the Decepticons' lead in their use of energon cubes, but also created the bite-sized "[[energon goodie]]". {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} By 2006, use of energon had become widespread enough in the galaxy that it was on the menu at a neutral alien space station visited by [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Octane]], although their energon was served in the unique form of small orange wedges. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

[[File:Microbots overenergizing.jpg|thumb|275px|"''Red solo cup....I fill you up.....Let's have a partyyyyyyyyyy....''"]]

Liquid energon is measured in [[astroliter]]s. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} Transformers consume energon in the same manner as [[human]]s eat or drink: by simply putting it in their open mouths. The liquid can be drunk from a whole cube, leaving the empty framework behind, {{storylink|Microbots}} but the framework itself is obviously safe to "eat" as well, as Transformers have also been seen biting into cubes, breaking pieces off to chew on, and in the case of particularly large individuals, eating them whole. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}. Notably, breaking a chunk off a cube does not damage the structural integrity of either the cube or the removed piece; evidently, the forcefield resolves itself around the broken area to prevent spillage of the precious contents. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Once consumed, energon is passed through an [[energon convertor]] within the Transformer's systems. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} Excessive consumption of energon results in "over-energizing", a state of inebriation accompanied by all the singing, burbling and reminiscing that you might expect. {{storylink|Microbots}} In emergency cases, a shot of energon can be injected directly into a Transformer's system with an [[energon infuser]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

{{note|Later media has classified the energy axe Optimus Prime wields in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]" as an "[[energon-axe]]", but this is something of a misnomer as far as cartoon continuity goes, as the only time he was seen to use the axe in this continuity was when the Autobots were not supposedly ''using'' energon.}}
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=====Japanese cartoon continuity=====
:''For further information, see: [[energon wine]], [[Energon Z]], [[joint energon]]''
[[File:Sixshot energon.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|When Sixshot is on the road, he carries his liquid energon in a Transformers lunchbox.]]
By the year 2011, Earth had also embraced the potential that energon held to solve its own energy crisis. Earth's ambassador to Cybertron, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], worked closely with the Autobots and teams of human scientists to develop new sources of energon, which was closely stockpiled, guarded, and rationed between Cybertron, Earth and the Autobots' secondary headquarters on the planet [[Athenia]]. [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] had little tolerance for [[energon wine]], over-energizing after a single glass, {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} while Spike viewed the energon as so important that when the energy-starved planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] sent a request for aid, he had to crunch the numbers to see if it was viable to share any! {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

The Decepticons also continued energon production, spreading their reach to more and more planets, raiding the worlds of [[Hive (planet)|Hive]], {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}} [[Twin Star]], {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} [[Daros]], {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}} [[Paradise]] {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}} and the [[Pirate Planet]] {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}} as part of a master plan by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to accumulate a huge quantity of the fuel, which he would then use to help him integrate the very Earth into his body. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

[[File:EnergonZ.jpg|thumb|I love... lava lamp.]]
Galvatron's rival for leadership, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], did not place nearly as much significance on energon, instead experimenting with the deadly [[plasma energy]] to achieve his goals. He still drank it, though, and being an evil mastermind, he did enjoy swishing it around in a snifter, because he was classy like that. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] also enjoyed taking his energon in a glass, and was less prone to crushing them in fits of melodramatic rage than Scorponok was. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}} Some time before 2021, the Autobots developed a form of energon known as [[joint energon]], which could be used to turn Transformers into [[combiner]]s. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}}

Energon fell out of focus after Scorponok's Decepticons were forced off Earth; the forces of [[Devil Z]] who terrorized the planet a few years later were not interested in gathering energy, {{storylink|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce}} while [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s campaign against Earth in 2025 targeted a wide array of different energy types, not bothering with the energon conversion process. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory}} The Autobots did continue to experiment with the fuel on the planet [[Micro]], however, and developed an even more potent version known as "[[Energon Z]]", which became a target for [[Violengiguar]] and his [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Zone (franchise)|Zone}}

=====''Wings Universe''=====
Aiming for a big score, [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]] the 5th's [[Star Seeker]]s [[time travel]]led to [[2984]] and seized [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s severed head to try and drain the now peaceful Cybertron of its energon. Though they weren't exactly the sharpest tools in the shed, their plan might have succeeded had the recent [[Great Transformation]] meant that the now [[technorganic]] planet no longer ran on pure energon. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}
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====Marvel Comics continuity====
:''For further information, see: [[Transformer fuel]], [[Energon Stick]]''
[[File:Energoncubesrockandrollout.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb]]
[[File:FinalBattle-energonsticks.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|Stick, cube, whatever!]]
Although energon was not mentioned by name until the Transformers had been on Earth for a while, it ''was'' quickly established that Earthly fuels were incompatible with Cybertronian systems and needed to undergo ''some'' kind of conversion process before they were consumable. {{storylink|Power Play!}} This [[Transformer fuel]] was the subject of several struggles between the Autobots and Decepticons, and was also shown to be intrinsic to several important cultural ceremonies like the [[Rite of Oneness]] and the [[Rite of the Autobrand]]. {{storylink|Warrior School!}} {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

Energon made its first named appearance with the debut of a [[power siphon]] invented by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], which was capable of converting multiple energy sources into energon cubes. After testing it out on oil from a captured [[Blackrock Enterprises]] offshore [[oil-drilling platform]], the villains then took it to a [[Brick Springstern]] concert and used it to make cubes from the raucous sonic energy of the singer's performance. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

The Autobots also went on to make smart use of energon: [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] invented a [[Geothermal Generator]] to transform the [[Earth]]'s underground heat into energon cubes, successfully producing so many that the Autobots were able to power the entire [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and get the ship airborne again. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} They were also seen using a [[:File:Marvel52 concentratedenergoncubes.jpg|concentrated form of energon]], green in color and much smaller and less-explosive than normal cubes, which was employed as currency when dealing with alien races. {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?}}

[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] complained to himself about an energon shortage on Earth and planned to use [[Dynamo|Hector Dialonzo]] as some kind of super-[[Powermaster]]. {{storylink|The Human Factor!}}

In an alternate future timeline, when the Autobots were stranded on the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] tried making peace with the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] using the [[universal greeting]] and the offering of [[Energon Stick|energon sticks]]. Junkion leader [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] was most enthralled by the "tasty sticks". {{storylink|The Final Battle!}}

{{note|Energon sticks were called for by the script of ''The Transformers: The Movie'', but were replaced in the finished film by energon goodies. The sticks appear in the comic book adaptation of the film (albeit ''called'' "energon cubes", even though they are not drawn as such), as well as other works based on the script like the [[Sticker Adventures]] book, ''[[Battle on the Junk Planet]]''.}}

In a different alternate future, [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] conquered the western hemisphere of Earth and planned on allowing the [[European Crisis Coalition]] to [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]] [[North America|North]] and [[South America]] to smithereens. He would have hid behind the shield generated at the East Coast [[Decepticon Powerbase]] while various powerbases converted the resulting radiation into energon. It didn't work out that way. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers in 3D''====
[[File:Energon molecule.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Energon is alien poop? We guess Primus works in mysterious ways...]]
This universe is home to the first documented appearance of the true element of energon. The conversion process for transforming the element into a consumable form involves combining it with various other molecules, resulting in what is termed "pure energon". While not discussed explicitly, this would imply the existence of an "impure" energon that can be manufactured without use of the element.

True energon was evidently rare enough that its discovery was cause for immediate action, as evidenced when both the Autobots and Decepticons mobilized with haste to investigate a potential source of it on a barren asteroid far from Cybertron. Puzzlingly, their quest led to some [[little informant|small, organic alien creatures]], and each faction took one back to their base for study. It was [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], studying the creatures' biological processes, who realized that their ''excrement'' was true energon! Before anything could be done with this information, however, a battle broke out between the two factions, and the two aliens wandered off, revealed to actually be supremely intelligent lifeforms who had been employed to spy on the Transformers by the [[Quintesson]]s! {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}{{-}}

====European toy bio continuity====
[[File:Energonfigures.jpg|thumb]]

{{see|Energon figure}}

The many deadly functions of the dimension-traversing [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]'s body were controlled by "[[Energon figure]]s", small humanoid forms that could transform into engines and connect to his body. To stop this monolithic horror, the Autobots stole and duplicated the technology, providing the trio known as the [[Motorvator]]s with Energon Figures that gave them new powers: [[Flame (Motorvator)|Flame]]'s Energon Figure had an analytical compu-unit that gave him enhanced problem solving abilities, [[Gripper (G1)|Gripper]]'s provided the dual functions of wide-sweep radar and sonic scanner, while [[Lightspeed (Motorvator)|Lightspeed]]'s was equipped with micro lens photo-record equipment.<ref>Overlord, Gripper, Flame, and Lightspeed's [[bio]]s and packaging blurbs.</ref>

====Beast Era====
=====''Beast Wars'' cartoon=====
:''For further information, see: [[Energon crystal]], [[energon radiation]], [[energon discharge virus]], [[energon storm]], [[energon armor]], [[furmanite|anti-energon]]''
[[File:PowerSurge energon crystals.jpg|left|thumb|225px]]
Following the information on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] to prehistoric Earth, the teams of [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] under the command of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] discovered the planet to be teeming with natural crystalline energon. In fact, the element was in such abundance that it had blanketed the planet with an all-encompassing field of [[energon radiation]], which threatened to overload the Transformers' unprotected bodies and send them into [[stasis lock]]. As the organic creatures of the planet were unaffected by the radiation, the Maximals and Predacons adopted [[beast mode]]s with organic skins in order to shield themselves from its harmful effects, able only to transform into [[robot mode]] outside of their shielded headquarters for comparatively short periods of time before the energon build-up in their systems became dangerous. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} Manipulation of the crystals was a particularly challenging task, given their explosive instability; among the Predacons, only [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] had the skill to carve them up safely. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}} If a significant mass of crystals exploded, the radiation could interact with the local atmosphere and induce an [[energon storm]] that would see energon lance from the sky as lightning. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} While it was experimented with, used to power various machines and even weaponized on occasion, neither the Maximals nor the Predacons were ever seen actually ''consuming'' any energon during their [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] on Earth, but it certainly did run through their bodies, as demonstrated rather violently when [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] was infected with an [[energon discharge virus]] that left him sneezing and...''otherwise'' shooting energon out of his body. {{storylink|The Low Road}}
[[File:TangledWeb energon cubes.jpg|thumb|225px]]
By all accounts, the existence of natural energon on a planet other than Cybertron was not uncommon in this universe, but it was eventually revealed that the energon was not there naturally: Earth had been ''seeded'' with the crystals by the mysterious aliens known as the [[Vok]].<ref>''Beast Wars'' writer [[Larry DiTillio]] envisioned the Vok as placing the energon on Earth for future generations of humanity to find and use as a clean energy source.</ref> Viewing the intrusion of the Transformers onto the planet as a disruption to enigmatic experiments they were conducting on Earth, the Vok attempted to "sterilize" their work-surface by activating their orbital [[Planet Buster]] weapon, and blasting the planet with its energy beam. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} This beam caused most of the planet's energon crystals to explode before it was destroyed by Optimus Primal, but a not-insubstantial portion of them remained, some of which were transformed into a more stable form referred to as "energon cubes". {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}} These rarely-seen "natural" cubes are different to the artificial energon cubes seen in other universes; they remain composed of crystal, but are much safer to handle and to generally be around, unless they are cracked, at which point the radiation locked within them will be violently released. {{storylink|Tangled Web}}
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=====Japanese cartoon continuity=====
{{see|Energon Matrix}}
[[File:PrimalLeadershipMatrix1.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
At some point over the three centuries that followed the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], a new energon-powered device was created: the [[Energon Matrix]]. Sculpted in the likeness of the legendary [[Matrix of Leadership]], these objects of power were given to [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]-ranked [[Maximal]]s, and were capable of supplying huge boosts of energon to their wielders in moments of desperate need, which could be further magnified if more than one Energon Matrix was used together. These power boosts could massively enhance the wielder's physical attributes, usually accompanied by [[spontaneous recoloration]], such as when Optimus Primal and Lio Convoy used theirs to become the super-strong "Burning Optimus Primal" and super-fast "Flash Lio Convoy", {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}} or be released as mighty energy blasts, as when [[Big Convoy]] combined his with his [[Big Cannon]] to create a weapon powerful enough to obliterate [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle}} The Matrices may also have some connection to [[Vector Sigma]], the mega-computer at the heart of Cybertron, since it was able to communicate through Big Convoy's Matrix, making him say what it wanted. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}}

When Optimus Primal and Lio Convoy were caught up in the dimensional fissure known as the [[Blastizone]], they found themselves teleported from their respective time periods to Earth circa 2004. Here, they teamed up with Optimus Prime, and their Energon Matrices apparently unlocked the power of an Energon Matrix within Prime himself, as he was soon using his in tandem with theirs to create shatteringly powerful attacks like the "Double Convoy Tornado" {{storylink|Fight! The Group of the Strongest Commanders!}} and the "Lio Typhoon Arrow". {{storylink|Lio Convoy Storms In (episode)|Lio Convoy Storms In}}

=====''Beast Wars: Uprising''=====
Eleven million years of civil war had drained virtually all of Cybertron's Energon supply. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} So high was the premium on Energon that the vast majority of the surviving Autobots and Decepticons were unable to transform or even move under their power. To save fuel, they reorganized themselves into the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders]] some wiring themselves directly into their planet to save fuel. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} The Autobot [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] eventually created the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] to serve as the next generation of Cybertronians who were fuel efficient enough to move about freely in spite of the pitiful Energon supply on the planet. {{storylink|Head Games}} Both Maximals and Predacons were victims however to the Builders' spiteful Energon supply chains limiting their freedom. {{storylink|Alone Together}} {{storylink|Head Games}}

The [[Mechanimal]]s were capable of metabolizing their own Energon. Four cycles into the [[Grand Uprising]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] discovered this fact and created the "Beast Upgrade" to allow his people to replicate this ability and thus free them from the Energon supply lines, allowing them a great advantage in the war. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}} Following the war, Cybertron began healing with its Energon supplies refreshing themselves. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

[[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] on the other hand boasted a rich Energon supply. As a result, technology and [[Overcharge (G1)|products]] developed on Quintessa consumed high levels of the substance. {{storylink|Burning Bridges}}
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====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
{{see|Energon Pools}}
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{{note|The Dreamwave G1 continuity specifically incorporates the depiction of energon as seen in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.}}
Natural Energon exists in crystalline form both on Cybertron and select other planets throughout the galaxy, with Earth being home to a particularly high concentration of it. Transformers can power themselves off the crystals by using ambient absorption circuits in their body to soak up their energy, but this is always a dicey prospect, given the explosive nature of the mineral. For safety's sake, the crystals are usually processed into a liquid state before they consumed by Transformers, at which point the Energon can be taken orally in [[robot mode]] or loaded directly into the Transformer's fuel tank in [[alternate mode]]. This processed, liquid Energon can also be synthesised from other energy resources—an unfortunate necessity, given the rarity of the natural crystals on Cybertron after the Transformers' war took its toll on the planet. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye #8}}

Approximately 3.5 million years ago, Cybertron's supply of Energon was completely depleted, and the entire planet and all the Transformers on it were deactivated for a long, pre-programmed period known as the [[Great Shutdown]]. During this time, Cybertron slowly regenerated, and by the time the Transformers came back online around 3000 years ago, Energon was back in supply. With Cybertron restored to peace, the fuel was no longer a scarcity; by 2003, the [[High Council Pavilions]]' [[Energon Pools]] were recharged {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} and the Transformers had even started canning the fuel in [[Kremzeek]]-branded cans, which were enjoyed by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] in a moment of riverside relaxation {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} and served at Autobot strategy meetings along with small Energon cubes. {{storylink|Original Sin}}

{{note|A large pool of purple-pink goop was uncovered beneath the surface of the Earth by [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] in "Original Sin", but it was never explained if this was actually energon or not, since Dreamwave went bankrupt and ceased publication before this plot thread could be revisited.}}

=====''The Transformers Trilogy''=====
{{note|Although they are notionally part of the Dreamwave continuity, the depiction of energon in ''[[The Transformers Trilogy]]'' of novels stands in complete contradiction to Dreamwave's writings.}}
Pure energon is a silvery-yellow liquid that exists naturally on certain planets, and is the power source of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. During a battle with the alien [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] in [[Las Vegas]], a subterranean reservoir of the fuel was discovered beneath the city that was of such size that Optimus Prime claimed he had never seen so much of it in one place before. With an American [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear missile]] streaking towards Vegas in order to eliminate both the Keepers and the Transformers, Prime immersed himself in the energon pool, supercharging the Matrix and suffusing his entire body with the energon's power. With this added power, Prime used the Matrix to contain and redirect the nuclear blast, apparently destroying the Keepers while protecting the rest of the city. {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
:''For further information, see: [[Regenesis]], [[Ore-13]], [[Innermost energon]], [[Energon synthesizer]]
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In this universe, natural energon is known only to exist on Cybertron, {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} and in the pre-war days, [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] was among the workers that mined it. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}} Unfortunately for the Transformers, their war stripped Cybertron of its resources, energon included, precipitating a cataclysm that ultimately rendered the planet sterile and uninhabitable. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} A similar fate befell many of the lost colony worlds that had splintered off from Cybertron in ancient times; in particular, the planet [[Caminus (planet)#2005 IDW continuity|Caminus]] was so deprived of energon that its people developed lower frequency [[spark]]s and bled blue energon as opposed to pink/purple energon of their ancestors and fellow colonists. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade #4}} [[Velocitron#2005 IDW continuity|Velocitron]] on the other hand, had such an abundance of solar power that their energon was only used to fuel its citizens as opposed to its widespread usage on other Transformer inhabited planets. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}}

With their homeworld lost to them, the Autobots and Decepticons subsequently scattered across the galaxy, seeking new sources of fuel, subsisting on "artificial energon derivatives" and "foul local brews" {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} that [[Cliffjumper (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Cliffjumper]] described as "nowhere near as good as the real thing". {{storylink|Spotlight: Cliffjumper}} Several seemingly dead and empty planetoids contained underground reservoirs of liquid "pseudo-energon", which according to a [[Guardminder]] was about 20-25% as fuel efficient as proper energon. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}} Scientists on [[Elonia]] discovered a way to synthesize energon in order to fuel [[Stardrive]], leading to their [[energon synthesizer]] becoming a target for the Decepticons. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}}

Millennia beforehand, the Decepticon logician [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] had correctly predicted that Cybertron's resources would eventually dry up, and so formulated the [[Regenesis]] program as a countermeasure to the inevitable energon drought. Distilling energon, he created a series of thirteen ores with which he seeded specially-selected planets—including Earth—where energon would then flourish and grow, so that he could harvest it in the centuries to come. [[File:Infiltration6 starscream on ultraenergon.jpg|thumb|Hepped up on goofballs.]] As Shockwave visited each of the planets, he observed that some ores had failed to take root, and others had mutated and gained bizarre properties over time, life, death and more. On Earth, however, the thirteenth ore had flourished to the point that the planet had begun to undergo geological collapse, generating an atmosphere that was hazardous to Transformer life. Intending to regulate the process with global dampers, Shockwave was stopped by the Dynobots and buried in a volcanic eruption and leaving the ore to mature into an exceptionally powerful energon variant. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}}

Investigating Shockwave's research, the scheming [[Bludgeon (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Bludgeon]] learned of the Regenesis program, and travelled to Earth in the 1980s to harvest a sample of the super-powerful energon. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}} Using this "Ultra-Energon", as he termed it, Bludgeon reactivated the monstrous [[Thunderwing (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Thunderwing]] to facilitate his agenda of conquest. {{storylink|The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer}} Meanwhile, a team of Decepticons led by Starscream independently discovered the existence of Ore-13, and initiated [[infiltration protocol]] to conquer the planet and harvest it. Seeing in Ore-13 the potential power to help him overthrow Megatron, Starscream powered himself up with the energon and staged his own coup. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} It was the instability of the Ultra-Energon that was the downfall of both Starscream and Thunderwing: although the additional power it provided them was undeniable, it burnt out very quickly, at which point they were left extremely weakened and easily bested.

Natural energon is mined as ore, and undergoes processing into a liquid "resin" form, which can then be metabolized by Cybertronians. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} There are multiple ways for a Cybertronian to intake energon. Most commonly, it is drunk (often from cube-shaped glasses), {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} which is how other [[Nightmare Fuel|intoxicating]] [[engex|beverages]] are consumed. {{storylink|Shadowplay_(Conclusion):_An_Intimate_Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}. On pre-war Cybertron, bots also restored their energon levels by using wall-mounted ports they inserted their fingers into. {{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}} When [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] fueled up on [[Ore-13]], he did it via a [[delivery capsule]], a large full body capsule that provided a potent "hit" of concentrated energon. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} Cybertronians also possess ports on their arms {{storylink|Spotlight: Cliffjumper}}, and chests that can be accessed to take in or donate energon. {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}} Energon flows within Transformers' bodies in purple-pink liquid form, which is prone to splattering ''eeeeverywhere'' if the Transformer receives serious injury. {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin}} {{storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers}} Energon already circulating within a Cybertronian's body is "active", and for certain transfusions is more desirable than stored energon. {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}}

Following the failed Decepticon invasion of Earth, humans learned to produce yellow-colored energon, but it was a difficult and costly process and the substance could only be stored for a few months before growing unstable, making it nonviable as an alternate energy source. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|The Land Ironclads}} [[Skywatch]] ran experiments on energon and used it to power their [[crash suit]]s, which were based on Cybertronian technology. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} [[North Korea]] was able to produce 7,000 cubic feet of energon per month, which according to Skywatch was enough to power [[Combaticon (G1)|five Transformers]]. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|The Land Ironclads}}

After the [[Matrix of Leadership]] had somehow restarted [[Vector Sigma]], {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}} Cybertron was reset to a primordial state causing it to once again become rich with energon. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} After Cybertron had reconnected with Caminus, they brought much needed energon to the colony. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} Human hero-turned-supervillain [[Joe Colton]] sought to poison Cybertron's energon reserves using the mysterious [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]], thereby killing the planet and all the Transformers, but the alien wizard [[Merklynn]] beat him to the punch, instead using it to convert the energon into a form he could manipulate with his magic. Merklynn used the energon to transform a portion of the planet's underground into the city of [[New Prysmos]]. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}} Unbeknownst to Merklynn, his plans had factored into Shockwave's long-term goals. By activating the Talisman, the [[Prysmosian]] had poisoned Cybertron's energon and turned the planet into a poisoned trap for [[Unicron/Generation 1#2005 IDW continuity|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Our Finest}}

The Transformers soon discovered that the mystically transformed energon was unpalatable to them, forcing them to instead rely on a substitute brewed on Earth by humans, which nobody was happy about. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}} Instead they found themselves relying on [[Ore-13]] supplied by Optimus. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}}

When Unicron finally arrived at Cybertron however, he physically tore the planet in two, never consuming the lethal energon. {{storylink|Road's End}}

=====The Functionist Universe=====
In a timeline where Megatron was never born, the [[Functionist Council]] grew ever more powerful. As the [[Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy]] grew more ubiquitous in society, the higher castes would continue to be given higher grade energon leading to some people, branded as the [[Pretender]]s, to bolt fake [[kibble]] onto themselves for better fuel. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

When Cybertron was left stranded in the main universe, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] made the decision to remove the ''Lost Light''{{'}}s uniquely powerful quantum engines to double the universally displaced planet's energon reserves to both make up for the Council's liberal use of the resource and provide enough fuel to nurture the [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] [[spark]]s. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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====''Henkei! Henkei! Comic BunBun'' manga====
{{see|Energon Cube}}
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This universe's Cybertron gained its supply of energon from the colossal "Energon Cube", a solid mass of energon bigger than a starship. When it was lost to the reaches of space, [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Megatron]] each led two small teams in pursuit of it, but they were unable to intercept the Cube before it crash-landed on Earth and shattered into innumerable fragments that were scattered all across the planet. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}} Additionally, the release of energy caused by the cube's shattering endowed a special ability in some newborn babies within range of the impact wave: they became [[Booster]]s, legendary beings able to generate and control energon. {{storylink|Wataru's Power}}

The Autobots and Decepticons hid themselves amongst human society to search for the cube shards and the Boosters. Both sides were able to accumulate substantial portions of energon, but only the Autobots were able to locate any Boosters: first was [[Akira Kihara]], who sadly died using his powers to save Optimus Prime, {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} and second was [[Wataru Hoshinoumi]]. When they first met Wataru, the Autobots were unaware that he was a Booster, but Optimus Prime soon realized the truth after showing Wataru the chunk of the Energon Cube that they had recovered. [[File:Henkei8 megatron energon bath.jpg|thumb|225px]] When Wataru touched the shard, a wave of energon swept over the Autobots, healing their wounds and offering them a mystic, cross-dimensional vision of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|another time and place]]. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}

As a Booster, Wataru was able to aid his Autobot allies by temporarily increasing their strength, healing their injuries, generating protective forcefields and powering up their weapons, as he did when he transformed Optimus Prime's [[energon-axe]] into a sword that the Autobot leader used to grievously wound Megatron. {{storylink|Optimus Prime's Secret}} [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] sought to heal his leader by placing him in a bath of molten energon cubes, but Optimus Prime tracked him down while he was still recovering. Megatron flew into a rage at the sight of Prime, and the energon began reacting to his furious emotions, levitating and whirling around. The maddened Megatron seized one of the cubes and bit deeply into it, triggering an explosive release of power. Consumed by the explosion, Megatron emerged, transformed by the power of energon into [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Galvatron]]! {{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}}

====''Star Trek vs. Transformers''====
When the Autobots and Decepticons awoke on Earth during the 1980s, they immediately engaged in a covert war over the organic world's supply of energon. When the planet descended into [[World War III]], the Autobots left aboard [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] to search for the resource on other worlds, eventually finding a bounty on [[Cygnus Seven]]. Before they could begin mining operations, they were shot down by the Decepticons aboard [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], subsequently crashing and winding up in stasis lock. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} When the Transformers awoke in the 23rd century, Starscream decided to substitute energon with [[dilithium]] and use the mineral to fuel his conquest of [[Kronos]]. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}}

====2019 IDW continuity====
:''For further information, see: [[Winged Moon]], [[energon storage field]], [[energon transmission station]], [[Probat (species)|Probat]]
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Crucial to the day-to-day functioning of Cybertronian infrastructure, energon had been mined from the living fabric of Cybertron since ancient times, {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} although the substance existed in raw crystalline form elsewhere in the galaxy. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} During Cybertron's [[Golden Age]], Transformers colonized other worlds for the purposes of harvesting and refining energon, {{storylink|Orion Pax: Free Fall}} processing usable quantities into [[Energon cube|cube]] form. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 1}} {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} The [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s possessed the mutant power to metabolize any matter into energon, {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} and one unusual organic species, the [[Probat (species)|Probat]], could burn their own guano and turn it into a highly refined energon crystal. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 1}}

By the end of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], the creation of the [[Winged Moon]]—a massive space station that extracted energon from the very fabric of spacetime—rendered the Cybertronian mining industry obsolete, {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} although colonial refineries on planets like [[Mayalx]] and [[Probat (planet)|Probat]] remained operational. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}} {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 1}} At some point after the war, [[Autobot]] leader [[Nominus Prime]] passed the historic [[Nominus Edict]]. This legislature forbade the harvesting of energon in space sectors controlled by other sentient lifeforms, and mandated that Cybertron maintain a level of energon sufficient to supply all foreseeable needs for at least ten [[Units of time|kilocycles]]. As a result of these stringent demands, the frequency of new [[Reproduction|forgings]] rapidly decreased. This also placed a restriction on both the energon ratios of the average citizen and the number of forgings that were allowed. {{storylink|Orion Pax: Free Fall}} Some individuals like the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s were deliberately kept underfuelled—leaving them perpetually tired and incapable of combination—supposedly for the safety of those around them. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}}

[[File:TheWorldInYourEyesPart5-EnergonStorageField.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

A network of [[energon transmission station]]s handled the remote transmission of energon beamed down from the Winged Moon, {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} sending it to individual polities where energon engineers safely handled and stored the substance in vast [[energon storage field]]s, in accordance with the terms of the Nominus Edict. By the time of [[Gauge]]'s forging, [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s energon yards had stockpiled enough energon to fuel the entirety of Cybertron's population for three to four kilocycles, with twice as much stored in the moon, [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], and all the sub-stations. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}

Among other things, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] faction campaigned for the dissolution of the Nominus Edict, and found support in a large number of citizens dissatisfied with the Autobot-controlled Senate and its strict energon rationing practices. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} To fuel the terrorist activities of [[The Rise]], [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]] was sent to install a discreet [[energon siphon]] onto the Winged Moon, which transmitted a portion of the moon's energon into the salvaged refueling chambers stored in their base beneath Iacon's [[Memorial Crater]] via a relay station on [[Vigilem]]'s hull. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three}} {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}} In between, they bolstered this by stealing from local energon transmission stations, including the station [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] operated beyond the [[Cybertronian Mountains]]. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} As [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] cracked down on The Rise and their allies, these stations were universally reinforced and fitted with powerful theft-deterrent measures. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}}

The subsequent destruction of the [[Tether]] that connected the Winged Moon to Cybertron caused a severe energon crisis, made worse by the destruction of at least two energon storage yards in Iacon. {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}} As a result, Cybertronians began hoarding whatever energon they had, while members of The Rise were forced to find alternate ways to salvage fuel to continue their operations. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}}

Leading a team of engineers, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] managed to save the Winged Moon with a high-pressure energon explosion. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}} When [[Team Stream]] arrived to help themselves to what was left of the moon, the engineers detonated the majority of the moon's energon reserves. {{storylink|War World: Moon|Moon}}

=====Alternate future=====
In an alternate future where [[Exarchon]] had successfully conquered Cybertron, the majority of the planet's energon was being beamed out into space, a small amount being reserved for Exarchon and his lackies. Deprived of their usual fuel, the small resistance of active Cybertronians got by on [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight II|Test Flight II}}

====''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''====
A mysterious group observed a recent crossover between two unrelated universes, and one wondered if it was due to the intersection of [[photon power]] and energon. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

====''Transformers vs. the Terminator''====
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPart3-energoncubes.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Y'load sixteen tons, whaddya get...]]
The Decepticons attacked [[Cyberdyne Systems]] for its nuclear reactor, converted its output into energon, and used it to fill energon cubes. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}
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====''My Little Pony/Transformers''====
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Energon was an ingredient in Cybertronian cuisine, such as [[Gauge]]'s favorite [[iron filings|iron filing]] casserole. After arriving in [[Equestria]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] attempted to find a way to turn ponies into energon, though [[Pinkie Pie]] and [[Gauge]] defeated him before he could find a way to put this theory into practice. {{storylink|They Eat Ponies, Don't They?}}

[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] attempted to steal [[magic]]al artifacts from the [[Crystal Empire]] to create a more powerful fuel source for him and his troops, but the Decepticons were defeated and sent back to Cybertron without getting their hands on any Equestrian magic. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}

====''Transformers/Back to the Future''====
In a timeline where the Decepticons ruled supreme, the people of [[Earth]] were enslaved and put to work creating energon cubes. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}} {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}}

====''King Grimlock''====
In [[Menonia]] there existed a tainted form of energon, the blood of the malevolent deity [[Soltron]]. Alive to some degree, this energon sought to corrupt all who consumed it. Centuries of its consumption caused the [[Golden One]] to become enthralled to Soltron. To the people of Menonia, the energon was known as "'''sorcerous fuel'''", being the power source for their [[magic]] spells. {{storylink|Grimlock and the Sorcerer}}

Using the last of their sorcerous fuel, Elder [[Arnak]] of [[Valerift]] opened a portal to Cybertron to try and summon Optimus Prime to Menonia's aid once again, only to receive [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Grimlock the Rebel}} Weeks afterwards, the Dinobot engaged [[Mara-Al-Utha|the Red Wizard]] in battle. Finding that his foe was a [[Quintesson]], Grimlock inflicted a fatal wound that caused the Red Wizard to leak out the tainted energon. {{storylink|Grimlock the Avenger}} As Grimlock examined the corpse, the energon tried to corrupt his systems only for the Dinobot to incinerate it. After aligning with the people of Valerift, the warriors of [[Angloria]] used their hoarded supplies of sorcerous fuel to create a solar eclipse, weakening the Golden One enough for Grimlock to slay the tyrant. {{storylink|Grimlock and the Sorcerer}}

Upon defeating Soltron, Grimlock gave the people of Menonia a sample of his own energon, the organics using it to open a portal back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Grimlock the Triumphant}}

====''Last Bot Standing''====
:''For further information, see: [[energon key]]
[[File:LastBotStanding4-Energon.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

As the Great War spread further out across the galaxy, all known sources of energon were exhausted. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}} When they first arrived on the planet [[Donnokt]] however, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], [[Gripper (G1)|Gripper]] and [[Strongarm (G1)|Strongarm]] found that the planet had energon-sympathetic materials and would yield a rich, if highly volatile, bounty in millions of years. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}} After deciding to live off only their own energon supplies, the three Autobots discovered that an organic race was evolving on Donnokt. Fearing that the energon would one day attract more surviving Cybertronians to Donnokt, the three fashioned three [[energon key]]s with which to heal themselves in the event of other Cybertronians arriving on the primitive world. After choosing a family of natives to watch over the keys, {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}} they recorded a video explaining the planet's energon. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}}

Elsewhere in the universe, a group of misfit Cybertronian survivors under the command of [[Steel Jaw|Steeljaw]] re-engineered themselves to run on [[biofuel]], a fuel they synthesized by harvesting organic matter. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}} Converting to run on biofuel left them unable to metabolize energon and thinking the substance extinct, Steeljaw's group no longer bothered to even scan for it. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}} Though biofuel sustained the Cybertronians, its inferiority to energon left them constantly hungry and tired. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}}

Over the centuries, the energon keys on Donnokt became the family heirlooms of the Wallkis family, eldest [[Shib Wallkis]] taking to wearing one around her neck. The planet's natives eventually discovered the now ripe energon in the mountains beyond [[Fembrance]], harvesting the "fizzbang" into fuel for their steam cars. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 1|Last Bot Standing #1}}

When Steeljaw's force arrived on Donnokt, they abducted Rodimus and intended to turn Shib into biofuel. Nostalgic at seeing an old friend, [[Wheelie (G1)|the Veteran]] granted Rodimus and Shib the chance to say goodbye, the girl taking the chance to use her energon key on Rodimus, regenerating him. After dispatching the Cybertronians left to guard him, Rodimus raced back to Fembrance to destroy the other two keys, only to discover Steeljaw had captured the whole of the town. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}}

Furiously, Steeljaw revealed that to an unapologetic Rodimus that he'd discovered the energon that the Autobot was hiding. The promise of true energon caused Steeljaw's followers to charge him for the two energon keys, shattering one in the process. When Sharpclaw and Steeljaw began a scuffle for the last key, they too dropped it, allowing Rodimus to kick the key to Shib who ran off with it. Leaving [[Unstoppimus]] to deal with Rodimus, the siblings followed Shib to the mouth of the energon mine.

After Steeljaw had beaten the last key out of Sharpclaw and used it to heal himself, Steeljaw savagely beat Rodimus to near-death before the Autobot and Shib revealed that the energon was useless to them. Rodimus had already destroyed the biofuel refinery leaving them with no long term power source to fuel their conversion back to energon. Furious, Steeljaw impaled Rodimus and threw him down the mineshaft, intending to detonate the crystals and destroy them all only for the energon to heal Rodimus' wounds and supercharge him, allowing him to easily defeat Steeljaw. In the aftermath, Rodimus taught the natives of Fembrance on how to better use energon to fuel their society before he exiled himself to orbit with the surviving visitors, content to burn out his fuel. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}}

====Energon Universe====
When the Decepticons awoke on Earth, they were mired by a lack of energon. After [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] located a suitable power plant, Starscream, who had the highest energon levels, was peer pressured into checking it out. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}} After Starscream confirmed the plant's viability as a power source, the Decepticons brought an energy transfer module to synthesize energon. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 2|Transformers #2}} Though this alleviated their immediate energy concerns, Soundwave noted that they still lacked sufficient materials to fully repair Teletraan One. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 3|Transformers #3}}

Elsewhere on Earth, Megatron had been found by [[Cobra-La]]. Studying the [[Decepticon leader]], the man who would become [[Cobra Commander]], painfully, extracted energon from Megatron, using the sample to develop a means to track other energon signatures on Earth. {{storylink|Cobra Commander issue 1|Cobra Commander #1}}

Inspired by the Decepticons' attack on the power plant, [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparky]] suggested that the Autobots draw power directly from the dam. After [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was partially brought back online, he built a turbine that harvested the power from the water flow into energon. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

After taking over as [[Decepticon leader]], {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}} [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] led the Decepticons to reclaim the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', using the craft's communications array to reconnect with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] on Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 8|Transformers #8}} After coming to Earth via [[space bridge]], Shockwave ordered the construction of a [[feeder]], using the machine to synthesize a large bounty of energon from nearby oceanic flora and fauna. Using the fuel, Shockwave reactivated the space bridge and brought Cybertron to Earth's orbit, intending to harvest the organic planet for more energon. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}}
With a fresh bounty of resources, Cybertron quickly began regenerating its energon reserves. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 11|Transformers #11}} Following Shockwave having his head crushed by Optimus Prime, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] sought to make use of the pilfered energon. Refusing to win at the cost of Earth, Optimus detonated the energon stores, the explosion severing the link between Earth and Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 12|Transformers #12}}
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===2001 ''Robots in Disguise''===
:''For further information, see: [[Energon chain]]s.''

[[File:Sideburnsobsession energon chains.jpg|left|thumb|Is this the equivalent of being tied up with spaghetti?]]
Energon played only a minimal role in this universe, as the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] came to Earth in search of [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]], rather than for more traditional energy theft. It did crop up from time to time, though: the Predacons' craft, the [[Megastar]], ran on energon cubes, and they carried out a few heists to gather up Earthly energy sources they could process to create them—though flashlight batteries were not an especially viable option for conversion. {{storylink|An Explosive Situation}} Either the conversion or the process by which the cubes powered the ship involved a smelter. {{storylink|The Fish Test}} At one point, the Predacons created chains from energon and staged a trap for the Autobots using them. {{storylink|Sideburn's Obsession}}

Energon is ingested through an "energon intake" {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}} and comes in "leaded" and "unleaded" varieties—[[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] swore off the latter when he found he didn't have the energy to keep up with the speedy [[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]]. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}}
{{note|In the original Japanese version of ''Robots in Disguise'', Optimus Prime wields an Energon Matrix (see [[#Beast Era|Beast Era]], above) rather than the Matrix of Leadership.}}

===Unicron Trilogy===
:''For further information, see: [[energon star]], [[energon weapon]], [[Energon Sword]], [[Energon Saber]], [[energon tower (technology)|energon tower]], [[energon grid (technology)|energon grid]], [[Energon Blaster]], [[Energon band]], [[Energon Orb]], [[energon gas]], [[Super Energon]], [[Energon Volant Accumulator]], [[energon tomato]]

====''Energon'' cartoon====
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Energon exists naturally on multiple planets throughout the universe in the form of glowing golden ore. Following the end of the [[Unicron Battles]] in 2010, the allied forces of the Autobots and Decepticons united with humankind to mine Energon for the betterment of both their species. The Transformers' reawakened creator-god Primus—manifesting in this universe as a glowing white orb of Energon itself—bestowed upon the young human [[Kicker Jones]] the ability to sense the location of Energon, {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}} and Kicker's father, [[Brian Jones]], used his son's new power to find Energon deposits on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], in the [[asteroid belt]] and on multiple locations on Earth. The Transformers and humans set up [[Cybertron City (city)|Cybertron Cities]] in all these various locations to mine the ore: [[Mars City]], [[Asteroid City]], [[Ocean City]], [[Plains City]] in [[United Kingdom|England]], [[Jungle City]] in [[Mexico]], [[Desert City]] in [[Egypt]], [[Blizzard City]] in the [[Arctic]], {{storylink|Transformers: Energon Official Guidebook|Official Guidebook}} and later [[Lunar City]] on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Kicker Beware!}}

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In its unprocessed form, Energon ore is bursting with raw energy, and hence hazardous to normal Transformer life. The only Transformers capable of safely handling energon are the [[Omnicon]]s, whose bodies became immunized to the ore's hazardous effects after years of mining it in space, and the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]]. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}} These master Energon sculptors can absorb the energy from Energon ore into their bodies, and then generate sold-state [[Energon star]]s that can be given to other Autobots to temporarily boost their strength. The Stars are also capable of generating [[Energon weapon]]s like spears and axes, though these drastically shorten the Star's lifespan. {{storylink|Scorpinok (episode)|Scorpinok}} In one particularly puzzling instance, the interaction of multiple Energon Stars with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Matrix of Leadership#Unicron Trilogy|Matrix of Leadership]] led to the creation of the [[Energon Blaster]]. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}} Energon can also be processed into a liquid form that can be used as a medicinal bath capable of incredible feats like limb regeneration. {{storylink|Megatron Raid}} This refined, positively-charged "Autobot" Energon is typically red in color.

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In 2020, trapped in the ruined, deactivated body of Unicron, the insane alien [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] realized Energon's immense potential to create, and using what little Energon remained in the planet-eater's husk, created the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] from the very substance of Unicron to raid the Autobots' Energon mines. It was Alpha Q's intention to use indefinable, mystic properties of the Energon they would gather to recreate all the worlds that Unicron had consumed over the millennia. {{storylink|A Tale of Two Heros}} To rally the disenfranchised Decepticons to his side, Alpha Q forged an [[Energon Sword]] from the Spark of [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], who had been trapped in Unicron's body for a decade. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}} Megatron, however, was able to siphon off some of the Energon the Terrorcons returned with and crafted a new body for himself, ousting Alpha Q (who escaped in Unicron's disembodied head) and taking control of the Terrorcons. Under Megatron's directions, the Terrorcons gathered Energon to rebuild Unicron himself, so that Megatron could use him as a weapon. {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}} The Terrorcons were created to be immune to the harmful effects of raw Energon; they consume it orally, and convert it into green, negatively-charged "Decepticon" Energon Stars internally. Like the Autobots' Omnicon-made stars, these could be used by the Decepticons as power-enhancers, but they apparently remained unsafe to touch directly: When [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] tried to grab one, he received a debilitating jolt of energy that scarred his body with jagged lightning patterns. {{storylink|Scorpinok (episode)|Scorpinok}} The Terrorcons were also not the only thing Alpha Q used Energon to create: using the small supply he had left after escaping from Megatron, he restored the deceased [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] to life. Unfortunately, he ran out halfway through the process, leaving Starscream incomplete, a sort of Energon "ghost", whose body constantly shifted from physical to incorporeal. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}}

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Setting off into space to stop Megatron's plans, the Autobots left Earth protected by Doctor Jones' newest Energon innovation: the [[energon grid (technology)|energon grid]], a protective field of plasma-state Energon generated by [[energon tower (technology)|energon towers]] positioned at each of the Cybertron Cities. {{storylink|Battle of the Asteroid Belt}} The mechanism was later duplicated on Cybertron, where the towers were fuelled by [[Energon gas|gaseous green Energon]]. {{storylink|Battle Stations}} Earth's defense had to be sacrificed for the greater good, however, when Kicker convinced his father to beam all of Earth's Energon to Alpha Q, who used it to charge Unicron's head. Alpha Q rammed the positively-charged head into Unicron's body, causing the release of the "sparks" of all the planets Unicron had destroyed. {{storylink|Open Fire!}} Trying to destroy Alpha Q, Megatron triggered the release of all the negatively-charged Energon in Unicron's body, causing a violent reaction between the two kinds of Energon that tore open a fissure in space. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}}

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In the [[Alpha Q's universe|newly created dimension]] this fissure led to, Unicron's head became a glowing [[Energon Orb|sun]], nurturing all the reborn planets with its life-giving Energon light. Consequently, however, all of the planets were rich in Energon themselves, making them ripe targets for Decepticon pillaging. {{storylink|Protection}} Alas, the villains were able to gather enough Energon to restore and reactivate Unicron's body, and even reclaimed his head, extinguishing the Energon sun it had become and killing Alpha Q in the process. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}} To stop Megatron's schemes, Primus transmitted Energon from Cybertron to the Autobots, [[burning spirit|recoloring and powering them up]], and transforming the combined Optimus Prime and [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] into a planetary-scale giant. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} Prime and Omega were able to destroy Unicron's body, but Alpha Q's planets were in danger of dying due to the destruction of Energon sun. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}} Salvation came in the form of Primus' greatest creation: a reservoir of liquid blue [[Super Energon]], sealed away beneath Cybertron's surface, from a time when Autobots and Decepticons were allies, intended to usher in a new era of peace. {{storylink|Ambition}} This Energon had incredibly potent transformational abilities: it transformed Megatron into Galvatron, recolored and powered up [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]], {{storylink|Wishes}} and turned [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]] Terrorcons into giants. {{storylink|Decepticon Army}} A second immersion transformed Galvatron into a giant as well, at which point he was possessed by Unicron's still-living [[Spark]], but Primus orchestrated his downfall by gathering up the entire reservoir of Super-Energon and transforming it into a new foundling sun. Struggling against Unicron's control, Megatron flung himself into the sun, and both he and the planet-eater were seemingly destroyed as it burst into life. This new Energon sun took up position in Alpha Q's universe, nurturing his planets once more. {{storylink|The Sun}}

====''Energon'' comic====
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In this universal stream, Energon's raw form is a green gas. It normally undergoes processing before use for optimal efficiency, but even in its crude gaseous form, it remains a very effective power source. [[Energon Volant Accumulator]] planes are used to collect Energon vapour before it is lost to the atmosphere. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}}

The existence of pockets of energon gas on Earth was discovered by the alternative energy research and development company [[Alterenergy]], who dubbed it "01 Source". Unknown the public, the discovery was the work of Alterenergy consultant Brian Jones, whose son Kicker had the unexplained ability to detect Energon. This made Alterenergy a target for the Terrorcons, a cell of Decepticons who had been recruited by the evil alien [[Alpha Quintesson]], who bade them gather Energon to reactivate his master Unicron. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} Attacking Alterenergy's [[Australia|Western Australia]] facility, the Terrorcons stole Energon using siphons that condensed the gas into green liquid form, which they then used to power themselves up with. [[File:Energon29 energon weapons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95]] Thankfully, the Autobots arrived, able to take on their Energon-empowered foes thanks to their new [[Spark of Combination|combining abilities]]. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}} Following the Autobots' victory, {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}} they entered into an alliance with the humans, and began setting up drilling sites around the Earth to replenish their own dwindling supplies of Energon. {{storylink|Omni-Potent}}

Energon can be shaped and moulded by the small group of evolved [[Mini-Con]]s known as Omnicons, who can fire it as blasts, create energy-constructs from it and sculpt it into powerful weapons. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}} Kicker also discovered that his energon-manipulating powers had evolved when he was attacked by Decepticons over an Energon pocket in [[Turkey]] and was able to channel and redirect the energy into the Omnicons. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}}

===Live-action film series===
:''For further information see: [[AllSpark]], [[Energon drone]], [[Dual Energon Swords]], [[Energon detector]]

{{quote|Without it, we'd all perish, oxidize and rust, ''like my wretched self!'' Do you have any idea what it's like to slowly fall apart and die?!|[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] explains the importance of Energon|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''}}

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Cybertron's source of Energon in this universe was the legendary, life-giving [[AllSpark]] cube, which sustained the planet and the Transformer race through its constant generation of the fuel, presumably in the form of crystals or ore. It was the Energon produced by the AllSpark that gave life to the first Cybertronians, the [[Dynasty of Primes]], creating them from Cybertron's metal surface itself. The Primes were soon to learn that the AllSpark's supply of Energon was not infinite: it required periodic recharging to continue Energon generation, and the only source of energy viable enough was that of suns. Using [[Star Harvester]]s, the Primes converted the suns of lifeless star systems into Energon, which fuelled the AllSpark, in turn allowing it to generate exponentially greater amounts of the energy, thereby allowing Cybertron to thrive, and more and more Transformers to be given life. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

Millions of years later, at the height of the civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] had the AllSpark blasted into space, to put its power beyond the reach of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. Without the AllSpark's constant supply of Energon, however, Cybertron began to atrophy, eventually becoming a ruin of a planet, uninhabitable by the Transformers. They too took to the stars, searching for the lost cube: the Autobots to reinvigorate Cybertron, Megatron planning to use its Energon to bring to life the machinery of other worlds, forging an even greater army. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} Without true Energon from the Allspark, the Transformers were forced instead to subsist on a manufactured brew processed out of other natural resources on the other worlds they visited. Although much more stable that the Energon of most universes, if this artificial Energon ''were'' hypothetically detonated, the resultant explosion would be large enough to obliterate most of a good-sized continent. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

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The AllSpark landed on Earth in what would become Colorado, directly on top of an entrance into a mysterious network of subterranean caves that criss-crossed the entire planet. The cube's Energon radiation was funnelled into the tunnels for thousands of years, stimulating the growth of Energon ore, and mutating the animals that lived there into huge monstrosities. The Energon was discovered in caves in the Sierra Nevada mountains by gentleman adventurers [[Walter Simmons]] and [[Theodore Joseph Wells]] in the late 19th Century, {{storylink|Original}} but while these two men would go on to found the organization [[Sector Seven]], dedicated to protecting the Earth against the Transformers, they would not realize that this discovery was connected to their larger mission until they found the AllSpark and excavated it in 1913, uncovering more of the substance in the caves beneath it. They also discovered the abandoned [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], who was looking for the cube himself, and who accidentally triggered a surge of Energon from it that overloaded his systems and brought a nearby crane, car, gun and radio to life. {{storylink|Irreplaceable}} Energon was the subject of some study on Earth in later years; scientist [[Dina Morgan]] experimented with the energy potential of converting the crystals into liquid, and a memo about her research was later discovered by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] during his advance recon on the planet in the early 21st century. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots}}

In 2007, Bumblebee was joined on the planet by more representatives of both factions, leading to a battle for possession of the AllSpark in [[Mission City]], during which a wave of Energon was released that brought [[Dispensor|several]] [[Xbox 360 robot|Earth]] [[steering wheel robot|machines]] to life. Ultimately, the cube was destroyed when [[Sam Witwicky]] plunged it into Megatron's Spark, overloading and apparently destroying him. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} Following the destruction of the cube and the defeat of the Decepticons, the Autobots allied with humankind, and, lacking the time to confirm the presence of true Energon on Earth, instead began stockpiling manufactured Energon at [[NEST]] base on [[Diego Garcia]]. When questioned about the substance by [[Robert Epps]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] explained that it was basically useless to humanity; they could not use it to power weapons the way the Transformers did (like Optimus Prime's [[Dual Energon Swords]]) because its chemical composition was far beyond their ability to master. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

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In 2009, the small fragments that remained of the AllSpark cube were revealed to still possess Energon-generating powers when one was stolen by the Decepticons and used to restore Megatron to life. At the bidding of his master, a renegade member of the Dynasty of Primes known as [[The Fallen]], Megatron uncovered a hidden Star Harvester The Fallen had built in Egypt nineteen thousand years beforehand, planning to use it to convert Earth's sun into Energon that could be used to sire a new race of Decepticon [[hatchling]]s. Another shard brought a group of [[Appliancebot|kitchen appliances]] in Sam Witwicky's home to life; Sam later used it to rouse Jetfire from his years-long slumber. Jetfire was living proof of the fact that without regular consumption of Energon of any kind, a Transformer's body and mind begin to slowly break down, rusting away in a kind of robotic senility. By combining with Jetfire, Optimus Prime gained the power to stop Megatron and The Fallen and destroy the Star Harvester. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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Not long after the Autobot victory in Egypt, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] stumbled across a cave full of natural Energon, and was nearly brainwashed by the Decepticon [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]] into harvesting it for the Decepticons. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 5}} Later still, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] were seen transporting a cargo of Energon ''cubes'', but whether they were created from the natural Energon Ironhide found or just more manufactured Energon is unknown. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 10}} Within a few years, NEST developed [[Energon detector]]s that could alert them to the approach of Cybertronian lifeforms, and had them stationed around major cities, forcing the Decepticons to withdraw to unmonitored regions of the planet like [[Namibia]], [[Africa]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

Energon flows inside Transformers' bodies in a liquid form through a structure akin to a human's circulatory system. It is prone to gushing out when a Transformer receives debilitating injuries—glowing blue Energon showered from the wounds sustained by several Transformers during the battle of [[Mission City]], {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} while a golden form of liquid Energon oozed from The Fallen's dying frame<ref>Hasbro's online [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/TRANSFORMERS-Glossary.cfm Transformers glossary].</ref> when Optimus Prime killed him. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}} In fact, quite a ''lot'' of differently-colored fluids were seen slooshing and squirting from the Transformers during the quest for the Matrix of Leadership and the battles over [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s space bridge, including a disturbingly blood-like red liquid, but whether or not any of these were Energon is unclear. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}} {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}} Later still, [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], and [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]]'s robot prototypes could be seen spilling a ''green'' liquid when injured. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}} The same liquid bled from the wounded [[Talisman Knight]], and spilt out from [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] after he was shot in the shoulder by [[Edmund Burton]]. [[Izabella]] hurled jars full of the stuff to confuse [[Transformers Reaction Force|TRF]] robots into firing on each other. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
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===Fun Publications comics===
{{see|Rarified Energon}}
[[File:CrossingOver5 rarified energon.jpg|left|thumb|165px|"The formula is water! Pure, ordinary water!"]]
On the second leg of their multiverse-hopping journey, amnesiac Transformers [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] and [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] discovered a pool of liquid energon beneath the jungles of South America, being watched over a similar Transformer named [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]]. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5}} They were informed by Breakway's assistant, the computer system known as the [[Caretaker]], that the pool was no ordinary energon: it was [[Rarified Energon]], the base substance that made up Transformers' bodies and sparks. Skyfall, Landquake, and Breakway were, in fact, components of [[Nexus Prime]], one of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]], who had been tasked with guarding Rarified Energon by Primus eons in the past. When Nexus Prime had been divided into five separate robots in order to protect the secret of [[Prima]]'s [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], Rarified Energon was left without a guardian, and was consequently secreted away in the corners of the multiverse—for if it should be destroyed, then it would be impossible for more Transformer life to be created. The Caretaker opened a cross-dimensional portal to take the three Transformers to the universe where they would find the [[Topspin (Classics)|fourth of their number]], assuring them that the Rarified Energon would be teleported away to a new safe location once they had left. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}
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===Animated===
{{see|Energon farm}}
[[File:Ani07 sllsparkinfusedenergon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Mine mine mine! All mine!"]]
Crystalline formations of natural energon are cultivated on Cybertron at [[energon farm]]s, a menial task that earns workers a reputation as hayseeds despite its extreme importance, {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}} and stored in energon cubes. Despite the Autobots being in full control of Cybertron and no excess energon being expended in a war effort, the substance remains extremely precious, as evidenced by the risks cadet [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]] took when he and fellow cadets [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] and [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] attempted to recover a huge stockpile of it from a starship that had crashed on the planet [[Archa Seven]] centuries beforehand. Sentinel called this "AllSpark-infused energon", but there was nothing to indicate that it was any different from normal energon, suggesting that the energies of the life-giving [[AllSpark]] are known to be shared by energon in this universe, as they are in [[#live-action film series|others]]. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}

Contrary to the hardships faced by Transformers in other universes, when [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]'s teams were stranded on Earth with no energon, they proved quite able to survive on simple [[oil]]. Back on Cybertron, though, energon remained on the menu at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], where varieties served included Z and Ultra blends from various different planets, as well as energon-on-a-stick for the little 'bots. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} Energon is used to power the machines and weapons of Cybertron, like those of the [[Elite Guard]]'s [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]], {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}} and small energon cubes are used as blasting charges in construction. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

===Shattered Glass===
[[File:Cliffjumper&SGGoryu Dungeons&Dinobots.jpg|left|thumb|100px|[[Steven Spielberg]] takes the directorial reins.]]
{{see|Energon rod}}
The energon of this twisted mirror universe is superficially different to the more recognizable fuel of most worlds. Here, it is a sickly green-yellow in color, is stored primarily in [[energon rod|rod]]s, and is considered by the dimensionally-displaced [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] to have a strange aftertaste when compared to the energon of his home dimension. It remains used as a form of currency among Transformers.

Among the natural sources of energon on this universe's Cybertron are bright blue crystalline deposits that form on the shores of the [[Rust Sea]], when the sea's innate trace energon content is solidified by evaporation. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}
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===Aligned===
:''For further information, see: [[Energon battle pistol]], [[Energon grenade]], [[Energon repair ray]], [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]], [[Dark Energon]], [[Energon prod]], [[Energon Harvester]], [[Synthetic Energon]], [[Energon shard]], [[Tox-En]], [[Red Energon]], [[Chronogon]]
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[[Alpha Trion]] explained that energon is an emanation of Primus, and a different form of that which makes up a [[Transformer]] and everything else on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}} Energon occurs naturally in the form of blue crystals, {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} though these sometimes resemble normal rocks. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} It is stored within Energon cubes, {{storylink|Masters & Students}} the framework for which can be produced by the Decepticon [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron}} and is fashioned into smaller ingots for oral ingestion by Transformers. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}} To distinguish it from other varieties, the blue version was also referred to as "live energon." {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

In Cybertron's [[Golden Age]], the [[ancient]]s moved energon by reconstituting and concentrating it into its most rarefied form, that of pure energy, which is transmitted between arrays such as the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}} [[File:Starscreamharvestingcrystals.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Starscream harvesting raw Energon.]] Similarly, they used [[energon Harvester]]s to draw energy right out of energon crystals. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} A formula for a synthetic version of energon, known as [[Synthetic Energon]], was developed; but was apparently never put into production, the formula instead being stored within a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]], one that would eventually be launched off-world during the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]]. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

When war broke out on Cybertron, energon was weaponized in the form of the [[energon battle pistol]] and the [[energon prod]] (the latter an instrument of torture that would later prove to have a particularly deleterious, if temporary, effect on the human neural system {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}), but also found use on the battlefield as an implement of healing in medical tools like the [[Energon grenade]], which releases a localized aura of energon that restores the vigor of Transformers within the grenade's range. Medics were also known to carry [[energon repair ray]]s, more focused tools that fire a beam of energon to heal the injured. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)}} As the war depleted energon supplies on Cybertron, both sides tried hiding their stockpiles of this valuable commodity on many other planets, including [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} To protect Decepticon assets, a squadron of [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] were deployed to guard the deposits. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} The Decepticons even began experimenting with Energon's poisonous counterpart, [[Dark Energon]], a product of [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] in the same way that live energon is a product of Primus. Using it, the Decepticons corrupted the [[core]] of Cybertron, and although the Autobots restored it, the planet's energon supply had been crippled, necessitating that the Transformers depart Cybertron so that it would be able to recharge and regenerate enough energon to once again support life. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron}}

Though the [[Autobot fleet]] was quick to flee Cybertron for other worlds, the Decepticons took the initiative and sought out energy rich planets whose resources they could convert into energon that would heal Cybertron. Using an ancient [[space bridge]] he'd found in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] stole energy from several worlds and converted it into energon, this process creating a toxic energon-based byproduct. Shockwave eventually rediscovered the Earth, finding it to possess enough raw energon for their purposes and reported its location to [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

By coincidence or design, the Transformers' war eventually carried them back to Earth in the 21st century. After an undetailed initial clash, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] retreated into space to gather up an army, and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], left in charge of the Decepticons on Earth, set about mining the energon that had flourished on the planet, claiming there was enough there to repower Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)}} The shifting geology of Earth occasionally stymied his attempts, as some deposits had become unmineable since originally being stored; the largest of these was labelled "ND-7 Class". {{storylink|Out of His Head}} After three years, however, Megatron returned, having recovered more Dark Energon from the depths of space {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}, but he was fortunately stopped by the Autobots from using it to reanimate Cybertron's dead. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

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[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots later discovered the data cylinder containing the synthetic Energon formula, but its contents were beamed directly into [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]'s brain. The formula threatened to wipe his mind, so he was only able to transcribe a portion of it before it was necessary to remove it shoot it off into space. {{storylink|T.M.I.}} [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] then attempted to complete the formula, but the result of experiments was a green liquid form of energon which supercharged his physical attributes at the loss of his mental stability. In the throes of this rage, Ratchet attacked a Decepticon mine and was wounded by Megatron, allowing [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to obtain for the Decepticons a sample of the Synthetic Energon that drained from his wounds. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

Having gone rogue, Starscream was forced to either steal energon from the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} or scavenge for it in abandoned mines. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}} After [[MECH]] stole [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s [[transformation cog|T-cog]] in an attempt to get their own creation working, Starscream pointed out that it required energon to properly function. He used a small amount of his own as a demonstration. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} With Starscream's help, they were able to track down a sizable deposit. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}} [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] later found an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] which searched for energon for her. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}

A sample of [[Tox-En]] was stored in the Iacon Vaults, and eventually made its way to Earth, which was found by Bulkhead. After a fight with [[Hardshell]], Bulkhead began to drip liquefied energon, which Bulkhead figured was leaking from a loose gasket. Bulkhead used the leak to make a false trail of energon puddles to lead the Insecticons away while he carried the Tox-En to a nearby volcano for disposal. At one point, Hardshell took time out to taste an Energon puddle. {{storylink|Toxicity}}

A chunk of [[Red Energon]] was uncovered on Earth, and during the race to get hold of it, Starscream managed to secure a chunk. {{storylink|New Recruit}} The destruction of [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]] left the Autobots with a critically short energon supply prompting Ratchet to look into the Synthetic Energon formula once again. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} Starscream and Knock Out attempted to mix Dark and Synthetic Energon together to create a new army of super soldiers but the resulting interaction between the two substances turned [[Silas|the test subject]] into a Terrorcon with an insatiable lust for live Energon. {{storylink|Thirst}}

After [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] revealed his sapience, the Decepticons manipulated the Autobots into destroying the gestating Predacon clones luring them to Shockwave's laboratory with energon. {{storylink|Evolution}}

A bizarre interaction with the energon of Earth was responsible for bringing many weapons, including the Transformers' personal armaments, to life as the [[Arms Micron]]s.

One hazard encountered by the [[Rescue Bot]]s was the [[energon eater]], a space-going creature which fed off the energon from ships they attacked, and occasionally their occupants. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}}

Energon turned out to be the power source required to get the [[Temporal Station]] to work. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}}

[[Madeline Pynch]]'s drilling operation uncovered a sizeable chunk of energon on the ocean floor. Once she learned of its energy potential, she dubbed it "Pynchonium" and used it to create [[Pynch-Cell]]s with which she intended to corner the world's energy market. The [[Griffin Rock]] rescue team launched a covert mission and managed to steal the energon from her compound on the mainland. {{storylink|Cody's 11}}

After the War ended, Earth's energon supplies had dropped even further. The Decepticon [[Ped (RID)|Ped]] attempted to steal the Autobot supply of [[Energon cube]]s to monopolize the precious resource and gain his long denied respect from the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} A subset of Cybertronians were unable to normally consume Energon normally and had to suck it out of other Cybertronians. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}} {{storylink|Sick as a Bot}}

During the gold rush, miners uncovered energon and subsequently abandoned the mine. It was later found by [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]] and [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]], however the mine collapsed. Grimlock was able to take a small nugget of energon before they escaped the mine. {{storylink|The Great Energon Rush}}
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===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:Cave Monsters - Cyberverse - The Journey.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Swerve (G1)|"Impossible! Our laserfire is just making him stronger!"]]]]

When the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']] ran low on energon, the crew stopped off at a nearby moon to mine more of the substance only to find that [[Cave monster|a race of insects]] had evolved to draw nourishment from the crystals, the Autobots' energon blasts likewise proving harmless to the beasts. Unwilling to condemn an innocent alien race, [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] decided against mining operations. {{storylink|The Journey}}

Some 66 million years later, to try and get the ''Ark'' spaceworthy, [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]] created a super-concentrated energon derivative that he dubbed "[[Hyper Fuel]]". The Hyper Fuel proved a bit ''too'' hyper however, so he instead began working on [[Mega Fuel]]. {{storylink|The Visitor}}

As the ''Ark'' carried the [[AllSpark]] back to Cybertron, Wheeljack devised a system to draw energon directly from it. While the badges proved an initial success, [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] tampered with the delivery system, overloading the Autobots' systems with energon and driving them mad until Optimus shut it down. {{storylink|Party Down}}

Without the AllSpark, Cybertron's energon had begun to curdle into a toxic black variant. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron III}}

When the AllSpark returned to Cybertron, live energon began flowing through the planet, restoring it. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}} With the caves of the [[Monsterbot (Cyberverse)|Monsterbots]] rich with the substance once more, [[Affluous]] seized on the opportunity to affect a paradigm shift in their society, dividing the Monsterbots into the "[[Energon Master]]s", led by him, and those he deemed unworthy. His rule went unchallenged until [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] and [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] arrived to find a psychic shard of [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]], toppling Affluous in the process. {{storylink|Journey To The Valley Of Repugnus}}

===''BotBots'' cartoon===
One night, a cloud of energon swept over a [[Mall (BotBots)|mall]], turning various objects inside into the BotBots. {{storylink|Mall Than Meets the Eye}}

===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
Energon takes the form of pink-purple cubes or rectangles when stored for transport. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}} Energon could be quickly infused into the system by the use of [[energon patch]]es, which are applied to the bot's body and immediately absorbed. Multiple types of energon were common knowledge on Earth, to the point that "Know Your Energon" posters could be found in classrooms. {{storylink|Friends and Family}} Outlaw Decepticons [[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]] and [[Hardtop (ES)|Hardtop]] were led to into a trap by [[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] in the hopes of stealing several cubes. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}} The Earth-born [[Terran]]s did not survive on energon (though they could absorb it), instead subsisting off the [[water]] that had birthed them. {{storylink|Friends and Family}}

When trying to pierce [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]]'s [[force field]], the Terrans discovered that they had just enough energon in their system for the field to keep them out. {{storylink|Warzone}}

===''One'' film===
Thanks to the Matrix of Leadership possessed by [[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]], energon once flowed freely throughout Cybertron. When the Matrix was lost, destroyed by Primus himself in response to [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]]'s unworthy attempt to claim it by betrayal, energon consequently ceased to flow.

As Sentinel Prime had bartered his rulership of Cybertron in exchange for sending regular shipments of energon to the Quintessons, he resorted to harsh measures to extract the necessary quota, creating an underclass of [[cogless]] Cybertronians to mine what energon remained from the planet's strata. Shortly before Sentinel Prime was overthrown, these reserves had begun to run out. Not only did his final shipment fail to meet the Quintessons' demands, there was barely enough left over to meet Cybertron's.

Ultimately, Primus recognized the miner and revolutionary [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]] as a worthy successor to the Primes, reformatting him into Optimus Prime and granting him the Matrix of Leadership. With the Matrix restored, energon began to flow once again.
{{storylink|Transformers One (film)|Transformers One}}

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==Toys and merchandise==
===''Beast Wars''===

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The [[rubsign]]s introduced into the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline in 1997 were called "Energon Chips". On the Japanese side of things, Energon Matrices were included with [[Lio Convoy]] and [[Big Convoy]]'s toys; while the former's was merely sculpted detail beneath a panel on his chest, the latter's was fully removable.
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===Generation 1===

[[File:G1 energon toys.jpg|thumb|275px|Foooood Fiiight!!!]]
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]]'s energon-axe and energon mace were the first toys that represented physical energon. [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] has enjoyed a long love affair with these weapons, which up until their release in plastic form, had only been ''very'' rarely seen. After several ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' PVC figurines depicted Prime and Megatron with the weapons deployed, the armaments made the jump to true toys with the ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' line of reissues, which featured new axe and mace accessories for the 2003 re-releases of the original Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers Collection|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Transformers Collection|Megatron]] toys. These weapons were also included with the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' versions of the characters, and on Prime's ''[[Hybrid Style]]'' and ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' figures as well. Prime's axe in particular has gotten a lot of face-time, having been recolored with each new [[redeco]] of these various Prime toys—and that's been quite a few! See the [[energon-axe]] article for a full listing of this weapon's releases.

''The Transformers Collection'' also featured the first toys made of energon cubes, three of which came packaged with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] giftset. The translucent pink cubes are made of soft rubbery plastic, and are quite small; fairly in-scale with the Insecticons themselves, but undeniably dinky next to any larger toys. The reason for their small size is so that they can fit into the Insecticons' opening cockpits, left over from their days as ''[[Diaclone]]'' toys. Three cubes were also included with the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Insecticon clone]] [[redeco]] of this set.
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===''Energon''===

[[File:Energon weapons.jpg|left|thumb|275px]]

All the Omnicon and Terrorcon toys released in the ''Energon'' toyline came packaged with an Energon star (called an "Energon chip" in the toyline) which could attach to the Spark crystals that most of the toys in the series feature, and an Energon weapon, itself formed from several modular pieces that could be mixed and matched with other figures and other Energon weapon components through the miracle of [[5 mm post]]s. The Autobot stars and weapons were various shades of red, while the Decepticons' were green (purple was considered too close to red<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Purple is to close to red we needed more seperation between the two forms in the toys and for the cartoon and print partners.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2003/09/17/orsons-world-9-17-910|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=2003|month=09|day=17}}</ref>), with each faction sporting a different design for their Energon stars. These weapons included [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]'s '''Energy Axe''' (formed from a boom arm and a spare tire) [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]]'s '''Energy Spear''' (the merging of a cannon and two rocket boosters), [[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]]'s '''Energy Cutter''' (made up of a projecting dish and two shield panels), [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]]'s compound bow (built from fuel tanks and exhaust pipes), [[Battle Ravage]]'s twin cannons, [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]'s '''Energy Raiden''' (the united form of two blades) [[Cruellock]]'s '''Energy Blade''' (a large sword made even larger with the addition of a small gun as a handle) and [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]]'s '''Energy Drill''' (a dagger and gatling cannon combined). In addition to being recolored and sold in the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' and live-action movie toylines along with the figures who wielded them, many of these weapons were released in new colors as exclusives in Japan, sometimes on their own, sometimes packaged with different toys. See the [[Energon weapon|Energon weapon article]] for a full list. One other set of modular Energon weapons was available as part of the line: the rifle and sword which came with Starscream, owing to the character's status as an "Energon ghost". This pair of weapons could combine to form a ''huge'' sword.

[[File:Energontoy sword and combiner.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

The limb components of the three "Maximus" [[Combiner]]s released during ''Energon'' also each came with a translucent blue "Super Energon" star and an Energon weapon. Rather than follow the modular mix-and-match pattern of the earlier toys, however, these Energon weapons converted into either a hand or foot for their combined super [[robot mode]]. From [[Superion Maximus]], [[Treadshot (Energon)|Treadshot]] and [[Windrazor (Energon)|Windrazor]] came with twin double-ended cannons, while [[Sky Shadow (Energon)|Sky Shadow]] and [[Terradive (Energon)|Terradive]] were armed with double-barrelled blasters; from [[Constructicon Maximus]], [[Sledge (Energon)|Sledge]] and [[Bonecrusher (Energon)|Bonecrusher]] wielded odd clawed cudgels that were particularly strange next to [[Duststorm (Energon)|Duststorm]] and [[Wideload (Energon)|Wideload]]'s pincer-claws; and from [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]], [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]] and [[Blight (Energon)|Blight]] bore combined double-barrelled cannon radar arrays, while [[Blackout (combiner)|Blackout]] and [[Stormcloud (Energon)|Stormcloud]] brandished modular quintuple-barrelled arsenals. These figures were redecoed across the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toylines, and select limbs were chosen by the Transformers Collectors' Club to become components of their exclusive combiner figure, the energon-manipulating Nexus Prime.

[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]]'s Energon Sword was his perennial accessory throughout the ''Energon'' toyline, available in various sizes and colors with his toys, and also with a ''Super Link'' exclusive Kicker figure and as a rather large role-play weapon. See the [[Energon Sword|Energon Sword article]] for a full list of releases. By contrast, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]]'s Energon Blaster was ''only'' released as a role-play weapon, its role in the toyline about as memorable as its brief, puzzling appearance in the cartoon.

Energon took another form for a small line of European-exclusive [[List of Transformers restaurant promotions|McDonald's Happy Meal ''Energon'' toys]]. The four figures in the series each came with a large, translucent "Energon cube", which could be inserted inside their body and featured various effects: Optimus Prime and [[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Ironhide]]'s had electronic sounds, while Megatron and [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]]'s featured LED lights.

===Live-action movies===
[[File:ROTF energon swords.jpg|left|thumb|225px| Now... where's that face?]]

The first [[subline imprint]] of the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie toyline]] was the "[[AllSpark Power]]" series, in which all the figures sported bright blue parts to represent the glowing blue Energon power of the AllSpark. The AllSpark itself was also rendered in plastic form: it came as a small accessory packaged with the Japanese releases of the "AllSpark Power" figures, or as more esoteric objects like a Rubik's Cube, a paperweight and a candy container. We guess that would make the candy itself the Energon! See the [[AllSpark|AllSpark article]] for a complete listing of merchandise.

[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]]'s original live-action movie toy did not include the Energon Sword he was seen deploying in the feature film, but the blade was soon added when the figure was retooled for the "[[Premium Series]]" subline imprint. A second sword was added to Prime's arsenal in the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie, and given that the swords played a major part in one of the film's set-piece battles, they were quickly established as a fixture on almost all of the line's Optimus Prime toys, from his large-scale Leader-class figure, all the way down to his ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' figurine. See the [[Dual Energon Swords|Dual Energon Swords article]] for a full listing of toys wielding these face-taking blades.

===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
An [[exclusive]] toy set released for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012, was a [[redeco]] of the 2012 new-[[mold]] ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]'' [[HISS tank]] meant to represent Shockwave, with an additional cannon piece meant to emulate Generation 1 Shockwave's gun barrel. It includes the [[Cobra]]s [[Destro|James McCullen Destro XXIV]] and a [[Battle Android Trooper]]<ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/12/shockwavehiss/ Shockwave H.I.S.S. page at yojoe.com]</ref> with a trolley for carrying a trio of [[Energon cube]]s. The three cubes, clearly inspired by the Generation 1 cartoon version, are clear pink plastic with inserts to make them appear to be partially filled with liquid.

===''War For Cybertron Trilogy''===
In the first two toy line installments, the [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Nemesis Prime]] War for Cybertron spoiler packs all included a small tub of a [[Play-Doh]] like substance that had 3 small rubbery plastic Energon cubes within them.

===''R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]''===
The [[Walmart]] exclusive non-transforming ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toyline features characters from different [[franchises]] that are each dependent on [[show-accuracy]] in each sculpts within their own respective series, this also plays even with their own accessories. Characters from the Generation 1-era are packaged with Glowy Pink Cubes, Raw Energon Crystals for ''Beast Wars'' characters and [[Dark Energon]] Cubes for ''[[Transformers: Prime]]'' characters .

===''Legacy''===
Bringing together characters from across the ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]] in celebration of the approaching 40th anniversary of [[Transformers brand|the brand]] (like ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' did for the 30th anniversary), ''Legacy'' toys are accompanied with clear weapons very reminiscent of those from ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Transformers: Energon]]'', which can be combined using [[5 mm post]]s. Like the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Cyberverse|Cyberverse]]'' toys from the ''Prime'' Franchise, Autobots are marketed with Energon Weapons while Decepticons are associated with Dark Energon.<ref>[[Hasbro PulseCon 2021]]</ref> Even [[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|characters who]] [[Transformers: Legacy (toyline)#Core Class|don't receive]] clear weapons or accessories are marketed in social media posts as including "Energon-infused" weapons/accessories.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Harness the power of Energon with Energon-infused accessories that come with both figures.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CY4XcbCL56p|name=@tranformersoffical|site=Instagram|year=2022|month=01|day=18}}</ref>

===''Transformers ULTIMATES!''===
[[Super7]]'s ''[[Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' line included a non-transforming figure of G1 [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#ULTIMATES!|Megatron]] with a whole slew of accessories based on gear from specific episodes. Among these is a half-empty Energon cube, meant to represent the drinking scene from "[[Microbots]]".
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Energon''' (エネルゴン ''enerugon'', エナジョン ''enajon'')
*''Chinese:'' '''Energon''' (comics, 异能晶 ''yìnéngjīng''), '''néngliàng kuài''' (Generation 1, 能量块, "energy block"), '''néngliàng jīngtǐ''' (''Generation 2'', 能量晶体, "energy crystal")
*''Polish:'' '''Energon''', '''Energosok''' ("Rnergojuice"), '''Energościan''' ("Energocube" or "Energohedron")
*''Russian:'' '''Energon''' (Энергон)

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Nightmare Planet

2025-06-10T20:49:21Z

SerpentorImperator:

{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|series2=2010
|ep=79
|ep2=24
|prev2=Money Is Everything (episode)
|next2=Grimlock's New Brain
|image=NightmarePlanet Quintessons watch Daniel.jpg
|caption="But it wasn't a dream. It was a place. And you and you and you...and you were there!"
|title="Nightmare Planet"
|season=3
|season ep=14
|production code=700-99
|airdate=[[October 31]], 1986
|written by=[[Beth Bornstein]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]], [[Studio Look]], [[Nakamura Production]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CV_gB4p6dE
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''A recurring nightmare of Daniel's turns out to be an experiment by the Quintessons.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] has been having nightmares involving a giant [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. Worried, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]] and [[Carly (G1)|Carly]] ask [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] to come visit him. Rodimus manages to calm Daniel, suggesting that should a huge Galvatron menace Daniel again, to imagine a huge Rodimus to fight him off. After he falls back asleep, a tentacle grabs Daniel...

[[File:NightmarePlanet Dragon drop.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Rule Two: No make-believe things like, oh, pink dragons and stuff.]]

Meanwhile, Rodimus, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] are driving through some thick fog when the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] attack the [[Autobot]]s. However, both factions of [[Transformer]]s are suddenly attacked by monsters on which their weapons have no effect. It turns out that the [[Quintesson]]s are using Daniel's nightmares to create chaotic monsters which will destroy the unpredictable Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s.

Springer and [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] are captured by a [[dragon]] and taken to a castle. While there, they meet a [[Fairy-tale princess|princess]] chained in a dungeon, whom Springer unbinds. She tells them of a magic [[lance]] that can kill the dragon and claims that her father will give them [[gold]] if they free her. Springer agrees to free the Princess and slay the dragon regardless of the reward, while Razorclaw acts like he's on the verge of coughing up a hairball.

[[File:Nightmare Planet snake monster.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|This scene would probably have played out much differently in ''Kiss Players''.]]

Back at the battle, Rodimus, Magnus, and the Predacons are being threatened by a witch and giant. They manage to dodge a blast from the witch that turns the giant into a toad and Magnus finds a bucket of water which destroys the witch. However, a giant snake monster appears from the ground and nearly swallows the Transformers before a plane, piloted by a familiar face, rescues them. The Quintessons realize that Daniel's subconscious mind is assisting the Autobots, so they increase the power to suppress his help. At the castle, Springer is trying to find way out, while Razorclaw has decided to wait until the guards come. Suddenly, Springer thinks of a plan, but requires Razorclaw's help.

[[File:NightmarePlanetSteed.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|This is like a Frazetta painting. With giant robots.]]

Elsewhere, Rodimus, Magnus, and the Predacons find an abandoned amusement park. Heading into the fun house, [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] and [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] are attacked by the mirrors, while [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] falls down a large hole. Rodimus and [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] are attacked by a giant Galvatron, which is then defeated by a giant Rodimus Prime. Rodimus realizes that they are somehow in Daniel's dream, due to the situation matching the advice he'd previously given. At the castle, Springer is fighting the dragon but needs help. Razorclaw refuses to help, but the Princess reminds Razorclaw that the dragon will kill him as well. Razorclaw reluctantly serves as Springer's mount and he stabs the dragon, killing it. The castle also disappears and a yellow brick road appears.

[[File:NightmarePlanet Rodimus Daniel in bed.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"You won't tell anyone I wet the bed, will you, Rodimus?"]]

Meanwhile, Rodimus is calling out to Daniel. Shocked by the revelation that Daniel is trying to help save the Transformers in his nightmares, the Quintessons set the machine on its highest level, which will kill Daniel. The dream world begins to deteriorate, but the Princess guides them through the storm. Daniel is able to draw the Quintessons in subconsciously and the Autobots rescue him. Razorclaw wants to scrap the Autobots, but Headstrong cannot [[Transformation|transform]], preventing them from becoming [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. Razorclaw orders the Predacons to retreat.

Back at home, Daniel wakes up, not remembering what happened, and tells Rodimus that he took control of the dream. Rodimus tells Daniel that he won't have any more nightmares: "No more giant Galvatrons, and no more snake monsters." Daniel looks confused: "Hey... how'd you know about the snake monsters?"
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==Featured Characters==
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|c1=
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (6)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (7)

|c2=
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (8)
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] (9)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (10)
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (11)
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (12)
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (13)

|c3=
*[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (1)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (4)
*[[Carly (G1)|Carly Witwicky]] (5)

|c4=
*Dream giant [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (2)
*[[Quintesson]]s (14)
*Dream witch (15)
*Dream giant (16)
*Dream [[dragon]] (17)
*Dream [[fairy-tale princess]] (18)
*Dream giant [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus]] (19)
}}

==Quotes==
"I'll do it, my lady, and for no reward!" 
"...Bleh, you're making me ''sick'', Autobot."
:— '''Springer''''s heroic antics aren't much to '''Razorclaw''''s liking

"How did you know that would work?!" 
"I spent time talking TV with [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Rodimus'''

[[File:Nightmare-planet-galvatron-anysizehewants.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|This is just one of those times when no caption we post will ever be as hilarious as the actual quote.]]
"Hold up, Headstrong! It's not the real thing! Look at how big he is!" 
"FOOL! Galvatron can be any size he wants!"
:— '''Rodimus Prime''' and '''"Galvatron"''' debate the [[Size changing|mass-shifting]] issue.

"Get him, Rodimus!"
:— '''Rodimus Prime''' cheering for (giant) himself battling Galvatron.

"The fantasy's over, Rodimus Prime. Enough fun for one day." 
"If that's his idea of fun, what does he consider a bad time?"
:— '''Razorclaw''' and '''Springer''' have differing definitions of "fun".

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The Witwickys have a giant-scale home (presumably on Cybertron), with halls, ceilings and doors big enough to accommodate their robotic friends.
*Razorclaw seems awfully interested in the princess's offer of gold. Whether this means it has actual value among the Decepticons, or he just likes shiny things, is unknown. But he probably just likes shiny things.
*The princess is pretty much Carly in a pink gown.

===Real-world references===
*The yellow brick road and the witch being defeated with a bucket of water are both references to ''{{w|The Wizard of Oz}}''.
*The giant recites the famous lines from ''Jack and the Beanstalk'': "Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman!"
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**[[Death Star]] superlaser as Divebomb flies over the clowns.

===Animation and technical errors===
There's evidence to suggest this episode had a troubled production:
*The finished animation is missing in-between cels in several scenes (leaving the keyframes only), such as when Springer climbs onto Razorclaw.
*The episode under-runs to such an extent that ''two'' [[Secret Files of Teletraan II|secret files]] are tagged onto the end rather than one, presumably to make up for various missing shots.
*The artistic style is all over the map. Sometimes it's standard [[Toei Animation|Toei]] style; sometimes it's the upgraded style used in the animated Movie; and for a few shots, it's a highly stylized anime rendering of the characters. The differing styles alternate from scene to scene and sometimes shot to shot. Suggesting the use of more than one animation team and/or studio to help out (as was usually common, but not to this extent).[[File:Nightmare-planet-springer-razorclaw.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"We're gonna get out of here by skipping a few scenes ahead."]]
*At least one scene seems to be missing from the episode. When Springer, Razorclaw and the princess are still locked up and know they need the magic lance to defeat the dragon, Springer says he has an idea to break out. The next time we see the trio, they're free, they have the magic lance and Springer is fighting the dragon.
*The battles with the dream-creatures are generally a bit disjointed and nonsensical; though it could have been scripted that way for surreal, dream-like effect, ''The Transformers'' usually wasn't that edgy:
**The first batch of dream-creatures get no introduction at all - the camera shot changes, and they're just ''there'', just strolling along. None of the Transformers seem too concerned that a madhouse of giant organic creatures just waltzed in out of nowhere, either - literally ''nobody'' comments on it.
**When the witch appears, Rodimus yells "Hold it! Don't fire!" at the other Transformers present... and the witch replies "For THAT I shall cast a spell on all of you!" Presumably one of the Predacons was supposed to have fired on her, provoking her reaction.
**No context is provided for the battle with the flytrap plants; the battle is already in progress when the episode rejoins the characters, the monster plants having appeared and attacked between scenes. Rampage and Tantrum's fight with them also seems to be missing a few shots or lines of dialog or ''something''. Rampage's "Get away from me!" seems to have been (p)recycled from his later encounter in the house of mirrors, as it doesn't entirely make sense in this context. Likewise, Tantrum's "I thought you could do it too!" seems like it should be a reply or follow-on from another line.
**Rodimus calmly floats up into the air where Headstrong is trapped in a plant. The plant then explodes for no reason.[[File:Nightmare-planet-ultramagnus-rodimus-gardner.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"Fighting clowns? Yeah, it's pretty undignified. Could be worse, I guess. It's not like I'm having to do something really humiliating, like flex my mouth pistons to destroy a swarm of nanocons."]]
**Magnus is never shown getting the weed-killer tank he uses against the Venus flytrap-style plants; likewise, the plants aren't actually shown wilting or freezing or anything; they just kind of flash and jump back and forth.
**Magnus's "Look!" - possibly meant for him finding the weed killer tank - doesn't correspond to anything happening on-screen.
**A plant clamps onto Rodimus's leg. Magnus then freezes a bunch of ''other'' plants, and Rodimus's predicament is magically over.
**When Daniel dreams up the clowns, only three are shown appearing at first - but each subsequent shot shows another clown, a different one in every shot, for over half a dozen total.

More commonplace errors include:
*Rodimus Prime's head crest is missing the line through it for most of the episode.
*Spike's eyebrows are black instead of brown.
*Rodimus's hand is yellow instead of gray as he rests it on Daniel's shoulder.
*Rodimus's vehicle form is strangely flattened as he and the others drive into the fog.
*"Not the best place for a party" - The sides of Springer's helmet are light gray instead of green.
*Rampage's weapons use a modulated version of the Galvatron cannon sound when he fires on Magnus. So does Predaking's gun.
*Headstrong somehow lands in a puddle of muck, despite the battle happening on a metal surface.
[[File:Nightmare-planet-predaking-badart.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|We call it "bad art" but it's still way better than AKOM!]]
[[File:Nightmare-planet-predaking-goodart.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"Predaking HAS the crotch thrust! He needs nothing more!"]]
*Predaking's combination sequence is a re-drawn copy of his sequence from "[[Chaos (episode)|Chaos]]", skipping the robot modes. Recycled footage isn't ''technically'' an error, but the previous shot had the Predacons scattered and grappling with various Autobots; then suddenly they're all together and combining.
**Both of Predaking's footplates are drawn incorrectly, and instead of both being light gray, one is red and the other white.
**And then, with a loud mechanical whirring sound, Predaking's shoulder guns tilt a tiny bit forward for no reason.
**The next shot has Predaking's weapons facing all the way forward. It's also in a ''completely'' different art style from the previous shot.
*"Predaking has the power" - what he ''lacks'', however, is facial coloration - his black eyeband changes to orange as he flexes and starts to turn.
**Predaking then fires a weapon from his chest while his back is turned to us - but he doesn't have any weapons there!
*As Magnus yells, "Look out!," Rodimus is missing his Autobot symbol (of course, at the tiny size of the shot, it would just be a red smudge anyway.)
*Tantrum is colored blue and gray as he and the others look up at the giant.
*Rodimus has red eyes as he and Rampage leap out of the way of the witch's spell.
**And again as he comments on the giant's destruction.
**Again as he tries to convince Headstrong about the giant Galvatron.
**Giant Rodimus has red eyes as he first confronts the giant Galvatron.
**"This is gonna sound bizarre, Magnus..." Rodimus has red eyes... then the next shot, a nearly-identical closeup, has him with the correct blue eyes. Then back to red when the first shot is recycled.
*"A bucket of water...but why?" is spoken by Magnus, but Rodimus' mouth is moving. Rodimus has yellow hands again, too.
*"How did you know that would work?" - Both Magnus and Rodimus's hands are drawn abnormally huge compared to their bodies.
*"When this experiment is completed" - the Quintesson's death face has two panels that flash between light and dark gray, in synch with the motion of his mouth.
*"You're setting it too high! It might damage the human's brain!" - Only the Quintessons' speaking faces are colored; the other faces are grayed out.
**The same shot, and the same error, recurs when the Quintessons set the machine to its highest setting.
*When Rodimus Prime remarks the giant Rodimus fighting the giant Galvatron is like in Daniel's nightmare, his voice is enhanced to sound like the giant Rodimus.
*Just before the yellow brick road appears, the sides of Springer's helmet are gold all around (not just inside). This is corrected a moment later.
*"The human brain still defies us" - the Quintesson's body is missing, leaving his face floating in air as he talks.
*The Quintesson's display has a setting marked "over''lord''" instead of "over''load''".
*"Hang on, Danny! I'm coming!" Rodimus's spoiler is missing.
*When Daniel "wakes up," for two shots Rodimus' Autobot symbol is above his chest flame instead of inside it, drawn to the specifications of an earlier character design that also crops up in Hot Rod's [[Commercial#1986|commercial]], [[The Transformers: The Movie promo]], and "[[The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar]]".
*Tantrum's eyeband is red instead of yellow as he stands behind Razorclaw.

===Continuity errors===
*Based on the scenery, and the Quintessons' gloating that the experiment will allow them to take control of Cybertron, the entire episode ''seems'' to happen on that world. Assuming that's the case, it raises the question of how the Predacons are able to run around unhindered on the Autobot-controlled planet. Ditto for the Quintessons, who appear to be operating on the same planet.
*Likewise, just how the Quintessons' magical machine works is never given any explanation. If it can project a real-life version of anything at all, wouldn't it make more sense to just hook it up to one of the Quintessons and have them imagine a really big Transformer-eating Sharkticon, instead of grabbing Daniel, aka "one of the most heavily-guarded-by-the-Autobots humans alive"? And if the human brain was really the vital component to make it work, wouldn't any other random unguarded human do just as well? Or better yet, one who ''hated'' the Autobots so they wouldn't try to save them in their dreams?
*Even if this loony scheme had succeeded, the Quintessons would have destroyed all of eight Transformers for their troubles.
*What's all this Danny stuff? Granted, Danny is a nickname for Daniel, but he's never been Danny before and he's never Danny again.

===Trivia===
*This episode is the first to use the new, more heavily synthesized Season 3 background music.
*It's a coincidence that this episode is horror themed and it aired on [[Halloween]]. Then again, the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' episode "Nightmare Assault" aired the previous day... so maybe not.
*Springer acting as a knight is at least an unintentional pun: the German word for knight in a chess game is "Springer".

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title (European French broadcast):'' ?
:*''Title (Canadian French broadcast and European French DVD release):'' "'''La planète des cauchemars'''" ("The Nightmare Planet")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*To date, and although there is probably one in existence, the European French dub of this episode is lost. The French DVD editions use the Canadian French dub instead.
::*Concerning the Canadian French dub:
:::*Unlike the original version, Predaking does not say his name, but says "The king of the Predacons".
:::*Instead of telling Divebomb that they need to free Springer and Razorclaw, Rodimus Prime says that "they need to free Springer, Razorclaw", as if he was talking to Razorclaw himself.
:::*Rodimus Prime's line "I've spend time talking TV with Wreck-Gar" is dubbed by "I took the time to study what happens on television".
:::*The princess tells Springer to follow the yellow-brick road, and Springer says "Like in the Wizard of Oz... I can't believe it!".
:::*Daniel's breathing is missing as he wakes up.
:::*Rodimus Prime is still called Rodimus Primo instead of Rodimus Primus.
:::*During the secret file, Soundwave ejects Laserbeak and calls him "Warrior bird". His Canadian French name is usually Vautour.

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der Alptraum Planet'''" ("The Nightmare Planet")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (first dub):'' "'''Incubi'''" ("Nightmares")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Sometimes in this episode Springer speaks in rhymes, although not always.
:*''Title (second dub):'' "'''Il pianeta dell'incubo'''" ("The Planet of the Nightmare")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese''' To date, and although there is probably one in existence, the European French dub of this episode is lost. The French DVD editions use the Canadian French dub instead.
:*''Title:'' 悪夢の惑星 (''Akumu no Wakusei'', "Nightmare Planet")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 22]], [[1987]]
::*This episode features an original "[[Secret Files of Teletraan II]]" segment exclusive to the Japanese version. It focuses on the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], Aerialbots, [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and is ''really'' long. This replaces the original "Secret Files" segments which focused on the Decepticons and [[Quintesson]]s & [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''È Mèng'''" (噩梦, "Nightmare")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' '''?'''
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*This episode's original translated title is currently lost due to a glitch in the only known surviving copy of the audio track.

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' '''Koszmarna planeta''' ("The Nightmarish Planet")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::* "The fog so thick you could cut it with laser beam" was misunderstood by translator and translated as "Folks, I think you could use laser beam".
::* Predaking refers to himself simply as The King (Król). He also uses term "power" as "authority".
::* Later on Razorclaw orders Predacons to "turn into Predacons" instead of "merge to become Predaking". It looks like Predacons were alt-modes.
::* Also Predacons are called Predycons (Predykony).
::* The name of Wreck-Gar is missing - Rodimus simply says that he was watching TV.

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Plunetuh nochneekh koshmurov'''" (Планета ночных кошмаров, "A Planet of Nightmares")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1987 — ''Transformers'' — Starscream's Ghost / The Nightmare Planet / The Ghost in the Machine ([[St. Michael Video Library]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 1987 — ''Transformers'' — Der Alptraum-Planet ([[Polyband]]) — German audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1990 — ''Transformers'' — Nightmare Planet ([[Tempo Video|Collins Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1992 — ''Transformers'' — The Nightmare Planet ([[Tempo Video|Tempo Kids Club]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1: Vol. 3 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 4: Series 3.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2005 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 20 ([[Déclic Images]]) — Canadian French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — Box-Set (3DVDs) ([[Flex Media]]) — German audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20230305021923/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-99.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VSj2XtAeSbsKbQkVfAE_v76fTyGsm1TN Episode dialogue script]

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]
[[Category:MSTF]]

Nightmare Planet

2025-06-10T20:47:30Z

SerpentorImperator:

{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|series2=2010
|ep=79
|ep2=24
|prev2=Money Is Everything (episode)
|next2=Grimlock's New Brain
|image=NightmarePlanet Quintessons watch Daniel.jpg
|caption="But it wasn't a dream. It was a place. And you and you and you...and you were there!"
|title="Nightmare Planet"
|season=3
|season ep=14
|production code=700-99
|airdate=[[October 31]], 1986
|written by=[[Beth Bornstein]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]], [[Studio Look]], [[Nakamura Production]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CV_gB4p6dE
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''A recurring nightmare of Daniel's turns out to be an experiment by the Quintessons.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] has been having nightmares involving a giant [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. Worried, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]] and [[Carly (G1)|Carly]] ask [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] to come visit him. Rodimus manages to calm Daniel, suggesting that should a huge Galvatron menace Daniel again, to imagine a huge Rodimus to fight him off. After he falls back asleep, a tentacle grabs Daniel...

[[File:NightmarePlanet Dragon drop.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Rule Two: No make-believe things like, oh, pink dragons and stuff.]]

Meanwhile, Rodimus, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] are driving through some thick fog when the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] attack the [[Autobot]]s. However, both factions of [[Transformer]]s are suddenly attacked by monsters on which their weapons have no effect. It turns out that the [[Quintesson]]s are using Daniel's nightmares to create chaotic monsters which will destroy the unpredictable Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s.

Springer and [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] are captured by a [[dragon]] and taken to a castle. While there, they meet a [[Fairy-tale princess|princess]] chained in a dungeon, whom Springer unbinds. She tells them of a magic [[lance]] that can kill the dragon and claims that her father will give them [[gold]] if they free her. Springer agrees to free the Princess and slay the dragon regardless of the reward, while Razorclaw acts like he's on the verge of coughing up a hairball.

[[File:Nightmare Planet snake monster.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|This scene would probably have played out much differently in ''Kiss Players''.]]

Back at the battle, Rodimus, Magnus, and the Predacons are being threatened by a witch and giant. They manage to dodge a blast from the witch that turns the giant into a toad and Magnus finds a bucket of water which destroys the witch. However, a giant snake monster appears from the ground and nearly swallows the Transformers before a plane, piloted by a familiar face, rescues them. The Quintessons realize that Daniel's subconscious mind is assisting the Autobots, so they increase the power to suppress his help. At the castle, Springer is trying to find way out, while Razorclaw has decided to wait until the guards come. Suddenly, Springer thinks of a plan, but requires Razorclaw's help.

[[File:NightmarePlanetSteed.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|This is like a Frazetta painting. With giant robots.]]

Elsewhere, Rodimus, Magnus, and the Predacons find an abandoned amusement park. Heading into the fun house, [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] and [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] are attacked by the mirrors, while [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] falls down a large hole. Rodimus and [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] are attacked by a giant Galvatron, which is then defeated by a giant Rodimus Prime. Rodimus realizes that they are somehow in Daniel's dream, due to the situation matching the advice he'd previously given. At the castle, Springer is fighting the dragon but needs help. Razorclaw refuses to help, but the Princess reminds Razorclaw that the dragon will kill him as well. Razorclaw reluctantly serves as Springer's mount and he stabs the dragon, killing it. The castle also disappears and a yellow brick road appears.

[[File:NightmarePlanet Rodimus Daniel in bed.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"You won't tell anyone I wet the bed, will you, Rodimus?"]]

Meanwhile, Rodimus is calling out to Daniel. Shocked by the revelation that Daniel is trying to help save the Transformers in his nightmares, the Quintessons set the machine on its highest level, which will kill Daniel. The dream world begins to deteriorate, but the Princess guides them through the storm. Daniel is able to draw the Quintessons in subconsciously and the Autobots rescue him. Razorclaw wants to scrap the Autobots, but Headstrong cannot [[Transformation|transform]], preventing them from becoming [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. Razorclaw orders the Predacons to retreat.

Back at home, Daniel wakes up, not remembering what happened, and tells Rodimus that he took control of the dream. Rodimus tells Daniel that he won't have any more nightmares: "No more giant Galvatrons, and no more snake monsters." Daniel looks confused: "Hey... how'd you know about the snake monsters?"
{{-}}

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (6)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (7)

|c2=
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (8)
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] (9)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (10)
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (11)
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (12)
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (13)

|c3=
*[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (1)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (4)
*[[Carly (G1)|Carly Witwicky]] (5)

|c4=
*Dream giant [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (2)
*[[Quintesson]]s (14)
*Dream witch (15)
*Dream giant (16)
*Dream [[dragon]] (17)
*Dream [[fairy-tale princess]] (18)
*Dream giant [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus]] (19)
}}

==Quotes==
"I'll do it, my lady, and for no reward!" 
"...Bleh, you're making me ''sick'', Autobot."
:— '''Springer''''s heroic antics aren't much to '''Razorclaw''''s liking

"How did you know that would work?!" 
"I spent time talking TV with [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Rodimus'''

[[File:Nightmare-planet-galvatron-anysizehewants.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|This is just one of those times when no caption we post will ever be as hilarious as the actual quote.]]
"Hold up, Headstrong! It's not the real thing! Look at how big he is!" 
"FOOL! Galvatron can be any size he wants!"
:— '''Rodimus Prime''' and '''"Galvatron"''' debate the [[Size changing|mass-shifting]] issue.

"Get him, Rodimus!"
:— '''Rodimus Prime''' cheering for (giant) himself battling Galvatron.

"The fantasy's over, Rodimus Prime. Enough fun for one day." 
"If that's his idea of fun, what does he consider a bad time?"
:— '''Razorclaw''' and '''Springer''' have differing definitions of "fun".

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The Witwickys have a giant-scale home (presumably on Cybertron), with halls, ceilings and doors big enough to accommodate their robotic friends.
*Razorclaw seems awfully interested in the princess's offer of gold. Whether this means it has actual value among the Decepticons, or he just likes shiny things, is unknown. But he probably just likes shiny things.
*The princess is pretty much Carly in a pink gown.

===Real-world references===
*The yellow brick road and the witch being defeated with a bucket of water are both references to ''{{w|The Wizard of Oz}}''.
*The giant recites the famous lines from ''Jack and the Beanstalk'': "Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman!"
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**[[Death Star]] superlaser as Divebomb flies over the clowns.

===Animation and technical errors===
There's evidence to suggest this episode had a troubled production:
*The finished animation is missing in-between cels in several scenes (leaving the keyframes only), such as when Springer climbs onto Razorclaw.
*The episode under-runs to such an extent that ''two'' [[Secret Files of Teletraan II|secret files]] are tagged onto the end rather than one, presumably to make up for various missing shots.
*The artistic style is all over the map. Sometimes it's standard [[Toei Animation|Toei]] style; sometimes it's the upgraded style used in the animated Movie; and for a few shots, it's a highly stylized anime rendering of the characters. The differing styles alternate from scene to scene and sometimes shot to shot. Suggesting the use of more than one animation team and/or studio to help out (as was usually common, but not to this extent).[[File:Nightmare-planet-springer-razorclaw.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"We're gonna get out of here by skipping a few scenes ahead."]]
*At least one scene seems to be missing from the episode. When Springer, Razorclaw and the princess are still locked up and know they need the magic lance to defeat the dragon, Springer says he has an idea to break out. The next time we see the trio, they're free, they have the magic lance and Springer is fighting the dragon.
*The battles with the dream-creatures are generally a bit disjointed and nonsensical; though it could have been scripted that way for surreal, dream-like effect, ''The Transformers'' usually wasn't that edgy:
**The first batch of dream-creatures get no introduction at all - the camera shot changes, and they're just ''there'', just strolling along. None of the Transformers seem too concerned that a madhouse of giant organic creatures just waltzed in out of nowhere, either - literally ''nobody'' comments on it.
**When the witch appears, Rodimus yells "Hold it! Don't fire!" at the other Transformers present... and the witch replies "For THAT I shall cast a spell on all of you!" Presumably one of the Predacons was supposed to have fired on her, provoking her reaction.
**No context is provided for the battle with the flytrap plants; the battle is already in progress when the episode rejoins the characters, the monster plants having appeared and attacked between scenes. Rampage and Tantrum's fight with them also seems to be missing a few shots or lines of dialog or ''something''. Rampage's "Get away from me!" seems to have been (p)recycled from his later encounter in the house of mirrors, as it doesn't entirely make sense in this context. Likewise, Tantrum's "I thought you could do it too!" seems like it should be a reply or follow-on from another line.
**Rodimus calmly floats up into the air where Headstrong is trapped in a plant. The plant then explodes for no reason.[[File:Nightmare-planet-ultramagnus-rodimus-gardner.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"Fighting clowns? Yeah, it's pretty undignified. Could be worse, I guess. It's not like I'm having to do something really humiliating, like flex my mouth pistons to destroy a swarm of nanocons."]]
**Magnus is never shown getting the weed-killer tank he uses against the Venus flytrap-style plants; likewise, the plants aren't actually shown wilting or freezing or anything; they just kind of flash and jump back and forth.
**Magnus's "Look!" - possibly meant for him finding the weed killer tank - doesn't correspond to anything happening on-screen.
**A plant clamps onto Rodimus's leg. Magnus then freezes a bunch of ''other'' plants, and Rodimus's predicament is magically over.
**When Daniel dreams up the clowns, only three are shown appearing at first - but each subsequent shot shows another clown, a different one in every shot, for over half a dozen total.

More commonplace errors include:
*Rodimus Prime's head crest is missing the line through it for most of the episode.
*Spike's eyebrows are black instead of brown.
*Rodimus's hand is yellow instead of gray as he rests it on Daniel's shoulder.
*Rodimus's vehicle form is strangely flattened as he and the others drive into the fog.
*"Not the best place for a party" - The sides of Springer's helmet are light gray instead of green.
*Rampage's weapons use a modulated version of the Galvatron cannon sound when he fires on Magnus. So does Predaking's gun.
*Headstrong somehow lands in a puddle of muck, despite the battle happening on a metal surface.
[[File:Nightmare-planet-predaking-badart.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|We call it "bad art" but it's still way better than AKOM!]]
[[File:Nightmare-planet-predaking-goodart.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"Predaking HAS the crotch thrust! He needs nothing more!"]]
*Predaking's combination sequence is a re-drawn copy of his sequence from "[[Chaos (episode)|Chaos]]", skipping the robot modes. Recycled footage isn't ''technically'' an error, but the previous shot had the Predacons scattered and grappling with various Autobots; then suddenly they're all together and combining.
**Both of Predaking's footplates are drawn incorrectly, and instead of both being light gray, one is red and the other white.
**And then, with a loud mechanical whirring sound, Predaking's shoulder guns tilt a tiny bit forward for no reason.
**The next shot has Predaking's weapons facing all the way forward. It's also in a ''completely'' different art style from the previous shot.
*"Predaking has the power" - what he ''lacks'', however, is facial coloration - his black eyeband changes to orange as he flexes and starts to turn.
**Predaking then fires a weapon from his chest while his back is turned to us - but he doesn't have any weapons there!
*As Magnus yells, "Look out!," Rodimus is missing his Autobot symbol (of course, at the tiny size of the shot, it would just be a red smudge anyway.)
*Tantrum is colored blue and gray as he and the others look up at the giant.
*Rodimus has red eyes as he and Rampage leap out of the way of the witch's spell.
**And again as he comments on the giant's destruction.
**Again as he tries to convince Headstrong about the giant Galvatron.
**Giant Rodimus has red eyes as he first confronts the giant Galvatron.
**"This is gonna sound bizarre, Magnus..." Rodimus has red eyes... then the next shot, a nearly-identical closeup, has him with the correct blue eyes. Then back to red when the first shot is recycled.
*"A bucket of water...but why?" is spoken by Magnus, but Rodimus' mouth is moving. Rodimus has yellow hands again, too.
*"How did you know that would work?" - Both Magnus and Rodimus's hands are drawn abnormally huge compared to their bodies.
*"When this experiment is completed" - the Quintesson's death face has two panels that flash between light and dark gray, in synch with the motion of his mouth.
*"You're setting it too high! It might damage the human's brain!" - Only the Quintessons' speaking faces are colored; the other faces are grayed out.
**The same shot, and the same error, recurs when the Quintessons set the machine to its highest setting.
*When Rodimus Prime remarks the giant Rodimus fighting the giant Galvatron is like in Daniel's nightmare, his voice is enhanced to sound like the giant Rodimus.
*Just before the yellow brick road appears, the sides of Springer's helmet are gold all around (not just inside). This is corrected a moment later.
*"The human brain still defies us" - the Quintesson's body is missing, leaving his face floating in air as he talks.
*The Quintesson's display has a setting marked "over''lord''" instead of "over''load''".
*"Hang on, Danny! I'm coming!" Rodimus's spoiler is missing.
*When Daniel "wakes up," for two shots Rodimus' Autobot symbol is above his chest flame instead of inside it, drawn to the specifications of an earlier character design that also crops up in Hot Rod's [[Commercial#1986|commercial]], [[The Transformers: The Movie promo]], and "[[The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar]]".
*Tantrum's eyeband is red instead of yellow as he stands behind Razorclaw.

===Continuity errors===
*Based on the scenery, and the Quintessons' gloating that the experiment will allow them to take control of Cybertron, the entire episode ''seems'' to happen on that world. Assuming that's the case, it raises the question of how the Predacons are able to run around unhindered on the Autobot-controlled planet. Ditto for the Quintessons, who appear to be operating on the same planet.
*Likewise, just how the Quintessons' magical machine works is never given any explanation. If it can project a real-life version of anything at all, wouldn't it make more sense to just hook it up to one of the Quintessons and have them imagine a really big Transformer-eating Sharkticon, instead of grabbing Daniel, aka "one of the most heavily-guarded-by-the-Autobots humans alive"? And if the human brain was really the vital component to make it work, wouldn't any other random unguarded human do just as well? Or better yet, one who ''hated'' the Autobots so they wouldn't try to save them in their dreams?
*Even if this loony scheme had succeeded, the Quintessons would have destroyed all of eight Transformers for their troubles.
*What's all this Danny stuff? Granted, Danny is a nickname for Daniel, but he's never been Danny before and he's never Danny again.

===Trivia===
*This episode is the first to use the new, more heavily synthesized Season 3 background music.
*It's a coincidence that this episode is horror themed and it aired on [[Halloween]]. Then again, the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' episode "Nightmare Assault" aired the previous day... so maybe not.
*Springer acting as a knight is at least an unintentional pun: the German word for knight in a chess game is "Springer".

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title (European French broadcast):'' ?
:*''Title (Canadian French broadcast and European French DVD release):'' "'''La planète des cauchemars'''" ("The Nightmare Planet")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*To date, and although there is probably one in existence, the European French dub of this episode is lost. The French DVD editions use the Canadian French dub instead.
::*Concerning the Canadian French dub:
:::*Unlike the original version, Predaking does not say his name, but says "The king of the Predacons".
:::*Instead of telling Divebomb that they need to free Springer and Razorclaw, Rodimus Prime says that "they need to free Springer, Razorclaw", as if he was talking to Razorclaw himself.
:::*Rodimus Prime's line "I've spend time talking TV with Wreck-Gar" is dubbed by "I took the time to study what happens on television".
:::*The princess tells Springer to follow the yellow-brick road, and Springer says "Like in the Wizard of Oz... I can't believe it!".
:::*Daniel's breathing is missing as he wakes up.
:::*Rodimus Prime is still called Rodimus Primo instead of Rodimus Primus.
:::*During the secret file, Soundwave ejects Laserbeak and calls him "Warrior bird". His Canadian French name is usually Vautour.

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der Alptraum Planet'''" ("The Nightmare Planet")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (first dub):'' "'''Incubi'''" ("Nightmares")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Sometimes in this episode Springer speaks in rhymes, although not always.
:*''Title (second dub):'' "'''Il pianeta dell'incubo'''" ("The Planet of the Nightmare")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese''' To date, and although there is probably one in existence, the European French dub of this episode is lost. The French DVD editions use the Canadian French dub instead.
:*''Title:'' 悪夢の惑星 (''Akumu no Wakusei'', "Nightmare Planet")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 22]], [[1987]]
::*This episode features an original "[[Secret Files of Teletraan II]]" segment exclusive to the Japanese version. It focuses on the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], Aerialbots, [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and is ''really'' long. This replaces the original "Secret Files" segments which focused on the Decepticons and [[Quintesson]]s & [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''È Mèng'''" (噩梦, "Nightmare")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' '''?'''
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*This episode's original translated title is currently lost due to a glitch in the only known surviving copy of the audio track.

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' '''Koszmarna planeta''' ("The Nightmarish Planet")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::* "The fog so thick you can cut it with laser" was misunderstood by translator and translated as "Folks, I think you should use laser beam".
::* Predaking refers to himself simply as The King (Król). He also uses term "power" as "authority".
::* Later on Razorclaw orders Predacons to "turn into Predacons" instead of "merge to become Predaking". It looks like Predacons were alt-modes.
::* Also Predacons are called Predycons (Predykony).
::* The name of Wreck-Gar is missing - Rodimus simply says that he was watching TV.

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Plunetuh nochneekh koshmurov'''" (Планета ночных кошмаров, "A Planet of Nightmares")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1987 — ''Transformers'' — Starscream's Ghost / The Nightmare Planet / The Ghost in the Machine ([[St. Michael Video Library]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 1987 — ''Transformers'' — Der Alptraum-Planet ([[Polyband]]) — German audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1990 — ''Transformers'' — Nightmare Planet ([[Tempo Video|Collins Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1992 — ''Transformers'' — The Nightmare Planet ([[Tempo Video|Tempo Kids Club]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1: Vol. 3 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 4: Series 3.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2005 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 20 ([[Déclic Images]]) — Canadian French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — Box-Set (3DVDs) ([[Flex Media]]) — German audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20230305021923/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-99.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VSj2XtAeSbsKbQkVfAE_v76fTyGsm1TN Episode dialogue script]

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]
[[Category:MSTF]]

Only Human

2025-06-10T20:35:59Z

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{{disambig2|the cartoon episode|the mobile game event|Only Human (Legends)}}
{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|ep=88
|series2=2010
|ep2=22
|prev2=The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)
|next2=Money Is Everything (episode)
|image=Autobot synthoids.jpg
|caption=The gang's all here
|title="Only Human"
|season=3
|season ep=23
|production code=700-108
|airdate=[[November 13]], 1986
|written by=[[Susan K. Williams]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUth1weMps0
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''When several Autobots interfere with his "business", a powerful crime lord has their minds placed into synthoid bodies, with the help of the strangely familiar "Old Snake".'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:CC-OldSnake01.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Doing a crossover... in style!]]

As buildings explode across the futuristic cityscape of [[New York City]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] attempts to save as many people as he can. At the docks, crime lord [[Victor Drath]]'s men, led by [[Dutch (G1)|Dutch]], attempt to steal a canister of [[newtronium]]. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] stop them; however, Dutch shoots the canister which explodes in Rodimus's hands, allowing the criminals to escape in their flying car.

Tired of the [[Autobot]]s interfering with his operations, Drath contacts the mysterious [[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]], who apparently ran some kind of terrorist organization in the past. Drath purchases Old Snake's assistance and technology, setting up a laboratory at his home. Lured to the laboratory, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] are trapped and their minds transferred into newly created [[synthoid]] human bodies. While the human [[Autobot]]s are taken away to be disposed at the junk yard, Snake suggests that Drath can make use of the Autobots' former robot bodies.

[[File:ArceeSpringerHuman.JPG|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"Hey Arcee, biologically we can...you know." "What? Huh?" "Nevermind."]]

The four Autobots manage to escape from the crusher in the junk yard before they're pulverised. They find clothing in a nearby building and swiftly realize what has happened. They split up—Magnus and Arcee decide to attempt to contact [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] while Rodimus and Springer go after Drath. Once the pair reaches Drath's house, Rodimus attempts to draw the guards away, but is wounded. He is given refuge by Drath's girlfriend [[Michelle]]. Springer spots Drath's men taking the Autobots' robot bodies for a test drive, taking the opportunity to rob a jewellery store. He is offers to help operate his old body, claiming that he has experience with heavy machinery, and gains the thugs' confidence.

Meanwhile Arcee and Ultra Magnus are having no luck contacting the police chief they'd worked with after the earlier bombings. They notice a nearby warehouse is owned by Drath and break in, discovering it's full of weapons. Unfortunately Arcee trips a silent alarm, and they're interrupted by thugs driving their old bodies. Magnus threatens them with a grenade, giving Arcee time to escape on a stolen motorcycle, but he is captured by Dutch a short time later.

[[File:OnlyHuman Rodimus Michelle breakfast.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|- Coffee in bed, sir? - Yeah, caffeine is ''very'' bad, honey!]]

Rodimus shares breakfast with Michelle, who confides that she knows who he is, but will help him get into Drath's house. Arcee makes it to Autobot City, but the human security guards don't believe her story and instead place her in detention. Rodimus and Michelle enter Drath's home... only for Drath's men to spring the trap which Michelle has lured him into. Drath tells Rodimus that Snake has come up with a new plan — load the Autobots' robot bodies with explosives and use them to blow up Autobot City. Springer discovers the plan as well, when he drives his robot body to pick up the explosives. He and Ultra Magnus liberate his old body, though it is damaged in the escape. The three remaining Autobot forms are dispatched for Autobot City.

[[File:OnlyHuman Thugs in Rodimus.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]

Rodimus manages to get free of the goons and take down Drath himself. Drath gloats that Autobot City is still doomed. Indeed, Drath's thugs are nearing the city in the three purloined Autobot forms. Springer and Ultra Magnus fly Springer's robot form to catch up with the other three Autobots en route to Metroplex. Knowing that the Autobots in the city won't realize three Trojan horses are coming until it's too late, Ultra Magnus tells Springer to attack the city himself. Their firing on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] alerts the inhabitants, and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] has time to activate the city’s defenses and waylay the oncoming Autobots.

Later, after the Autobots have put together the pieces, [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] rigs the equipment at Drath's former hideout and transfers Rodimus Prime and the others' minds back to their rightful place. When asked about their adventure, Rodimus gives extra consideration to Michelle as she's led away along with Drath's other men. Meanwhile, safely away, Old Snake muses to himself how they just don't make terrorists like they used to. He also tries to yell out the rallying cry of his former organization but breaks down into coughing, so it's absolutely impossible to tell what group he used to run.
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==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters|c1=
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (2)
*[[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] (3)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (4)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (10)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (11)
*[[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] (12)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (13)

|c3=
*[[Dutch (G1)|Dutch]] (1)
*[[Turan|Chief Turan]] (6)
*[[Victor Drath]] (7)
*[[Michelle]] (8)
*[[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]] (9)
*Rodimus Prime (5)
*Ultra Magnus (4)
*Springer (2)
*Arcee (3)
}}

==Quotes==
"We will deal with the Autobots as we would any other impediment to business." 
"Yer gonna ICE them robots?!"
:—'''Victor Drath''' and '''Dutch''' talk business

"Yer 'trash' got up an' took a hike before I could squash 'em!"
:—'''Junkyard goon'''

'''Victor Drath:''' Does that technology still exist, Snake? Is it for sale? 
'''"Old Snake":''' This is the world, Mr. Drath. ''Everything'' is for sale. 
:—Often from toy companies!

"The Path to True Humanity! Only $4.95, tax deductible!" 
''[Springer shoves him aside]'' 
"Sorry, pal, I'm a ''robot'' at heart. ...Terrific. I already need a shave."
:—'''Street proselytizer''' and humanized '''Springer'''

'''Springer''': Need a hand? I, uh...operate heavy equipment. 
'''Goon #1''': Uh...yeah. 
'''Goon #2''': But dere's only room for ''two'' in here! 
''[#1 boots #2 out the hatch]'' 
'''Goon #1''': Yeah! Yer right!
:—Springer gets a lift from his own body.

"Don't think for a moment that I haven't the nerve to use this—I ''have!''"
:—Even humanized, '''Ultra Magnus''' is a badass.

"What's this?" 
"It's called breakfast, dummy." 
"Mph. Smells better than it tastes."
:—Humanized '''Rodimus''' discovers coffee, courtesy of '''Michelle'''

"Snake pointed out to me a problem with eliminating only the four of you...namely, an entire city of Autobots who might be tempted to vengeance. I believe in solutions, not problems. You can watch the destruction of Metroplex before you die."
:—'''Victor Drath''' rubs Rodimus's nose in it.

[[File:CC-OldSnake02.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
"Well, did you enjoy your sojourn, Rodimus?" 
"Maybe a little ''too'' much, Perceptor."
:—'''Perceptor''' innocently asks a very loaded question of '''Rodimus''', as the camera pointedly zooms in on Michelle.

"Poor Mr. Drath. Not quite smart enough, were you? They simply don't make terrorists like they ''used'' to! COOOOOBRA-ha-*hackcoughcoughcough*"
:—"'''Old Snake'''" gets away scot-free.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:OldSnakeYellowFingers1.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Or maybe Old Snake was eating Cheet-os and the animators miscolored his fingers.]]
*[[Synthoid]]s originally appeared in the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' episodes "The Synthoid Conspiracy" and "There's No Place Like Springfield".
*Throughout the episode, Old Snake's fingers, visible through his torn-up gloves, are colored yellow and occasionally detailed with scales. This fits in with the timeline of the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' animated series, as in ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', Cobra Commander was mutated into a yellow-scaled snake-man and then an actual cobra. He was eventually restored to his yellow-scaled snake-man form in the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' episode "Operation: Dragonfire, Day 2", though that episode aired three years ''after'' this one, and came from a ''different'' production company. Regardless, hey, with this episode taking place in "the future", that means the continuity works out!
*This episode, along with "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]" and "[[Madman's Paradise]]", is one of the few episodes to not feature Decepticons. In fact, this episode marks the only time in the G1 cartoon where all of the antagonists are human (or [[Cobra Commander|humanoid]]). Of course, they still get the Decepticon logo during the scene transitions.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Springer can deploy his arms while still in helicopter mode.
*More than most, this episode plays up the "futuristic" aspect of the show's 2006 setting, with flying cars, crazy looking non-flying cars with sci-fi engine sounds, humans with laser guns, and New York's crazy huge Jetsons buildings.
*It also paints a picture of a close alliance between the humans and the Autobots. The Autobots are working directly with the NYPD, and have a load of humans helping to staff Autobot City (something not seen in any other episode).
*This episode might answer a question [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] asked at the end of the Season 2 episode "[[Autobot Spike]]" about what would happen if an Autobot's mind were placed in a human's body.

===Real world references===
[[File:OnlyHuman New York opening cityscape.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|[[New Cybertron]] redux? ]]
*Though never called out by name, the episode is set in and around a futuristic [[New York City]]. Badly drawn versions of the [[Empire State Building]] and the [[World Trade Center]] towers can be glimpsed in the opening shot — absolutely ''dwarfed'' by the crazy future buildings behind them — and "NYPD" markings on the first police hovercar can also be glimpsed.
*This episode uses a number of common cartoon sound effects for helicopter rotors and laser beams that had not been heard on ''Transformers'' before... but which were very common on its contemporary competitor, ''{{gb|Challenge of the GoBots (cartoon)|Challenge of the}} [[GoBots]]''.
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**The [[C-3PO]] "NO!" laser effect is used as the Rodimus-mecha blasts Springer, and again for all the shots coming from Autobot City.
**The [[Millennium Falcon]] engine effect is used when Dutch launches his flying car at the beginning.

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===Animation and technical errors===
*This episode is animated by the same unidentified studio who AKOM sub-contracted to produce "[[Starscream's Ghost]]." As in that episode, early, outdated character models are used plentifully and consistently: Rodimus, Kup, Arcee, and Springer all appear with their early designs for the duration of the episode
*Like in a lot of AKOM episodes, the inside of Ultra Magnus's mouth is often blue.
*Throughout their time as piloted mecha, the Autobots' bodies are ''huge''.
*The glow effect from the fire engine's flashing light isn't aligned with the light itself.
*During the rescue at the start, Springer, in helicopter mode, somehow catches a falling human on his nose, despite the fact the human would have to pass through his spinning rotors. A few shots later, his arms separate from his helicopter body without the transformation sound effect.
**He extends his arms to rescue two trapped humans, but folds them away again before the explosion that knocks him down has even started.
*As the trapped couple watches Springer crash, they're floating slightly above the ledge they're supposed to be sitting on.
*At the docks, Magnus transforms to his full robot mode from just his cab, leaving his trailer sitting behind him!
**Rodimus does the same thing, though the cartoon was less consistent on whether or not his trailer is a separate component.
*As he runs up to the waterfront, Rodimus' spoiler is all-yellow when it should be orange in the middle. This error occurs throughout the episode.
*Old Snake wasn't "pacing," as his subordinate said. When Drath finds him, he appears to be sitting on a curb.
*Old Snake's yellow fingers are inconsistently detailed; sometimes having a scaly texture and sometimes simply being smooth.
*The establishing shot of Autobot City during nighttime is ''extremely'' crudely drawn, simply depicting a lot of generic skyscraper-like buildings that only vaguely resemble the buildings that make up Autobot City.
[[File:Autobot City TFTM Panorama season 3 comparison.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The Autobots leave the tarps on at night. (Third row, center, just in case.)]]
*"Still amused, Springer?" - Ultra Magnus's mouth doesn't move. Neither does Rodimus for his subsequent "This way!" line.
*Magnus ''physically shrinks'' as the mind-transfer helmet thing comes down onto his head. He's also got a lot of miscolored bits - gray cheekguards that should be blue, red torso-top that should be blue, and missile-launcher fronts that are red instead of white.
*The commercial bumpers have a couple extra seconds' worth of music.
*"As the humanized Autobots plan their first move, Rodimus is drawn mouthing Magnus's lines.
*Despite being human, there are occasions when the Autobots' voices are still synthesized to sound robotic.
*"And risk our both getting caught?" - Rodimus' mouth isn't moving.
*When Old Snake first has the Autobots transform, Hot Rod is drawn in place of Rodimus, transforming into his trailer-less sports car mode. He's still colored like his older self, though.
*When human Springer offers to pilot his robot form, the guy saying there's only room for two is on the right, then the shot changes and he's on the left.
*When human Springer climbs into his robot form, his crotch clips over a control rod.
*When Human Ultra Magnus and Arcee finds one of Drath's warehouses, Magnus effortlessly pushes a detached trailer towards a window, but Arcee has her arms out as if she's supposed to help him - and doesn't move until ''after'' Magnus reaches the window.
*Drath throws open a window shade, dazzling Rodimus with the sunlight - but it's shown as though some sort of laser rays are striking him. They even get a sound effect. Haven't the animators ever seen sunlight before?
*As Drath views a video of Arcee and Ultra Magnus, in vehicle mode, outside his warehouse, Magnus is missing his missile launchers.
*As the vehicle modes of Springer and Rodimus pull up to Drath's warehouse, Rodimus is drawn with Hot Rod's vehicle mode again.
*When Springer grabs the map of Autobot City (which isn't much of a map), his glove is brown, but the next shot shows it (correctly) in white.
*As Springer and Magnus escape, Springer's body converts from car to helicopter without the transforming sound, or even any visible transformation sequence.
*Drath sees a video of Springer escaping and crashing... but doesn't react to anything till the video randomly changes to the other Autobots still sitting outside the warehouse.
*After Rodimus kicks Drath and prepares to slug him:
**Rodimus mouths Drath's "Go ahead" line.
**The display shows Magnus' cab with blue on top instead of all-white, and Rodimus's vehicle form without his trailer.
**And in today's episode of Improbable Viewpoints, how ''does'' Drath get that traveling head-on view of the three Autobots driving down the road?
*When Blaster sees the first three Autobots approaching Autobot City, Springer is shown instead of Arcee.
*Blaster's voice is way over synthesized.
*Arcee mouths part of Blaster's dialogue in her cell.
*Blaster has one big switch instead of three individual ones in a few shots.
*Perceptor is shown cheering for the returning Autobots. His chest is red instead of white, and his Autobot logo is framed in black instead of white (throughout the episode). Next to him, Grimlock's chest is white instead of gold.
**The next shot shows Kup, Perceptor and Grimlock in a much smaller opening than they were in previously.
*When Magnus presses the firing button, the button's glow effect is layered in front of his finger.
*As Blaster observes Springer opening fire on Autobot City, the laser beams are coming right out of the screen.
*Sudden starry night:
**Springer encounters the street proselytizer by daylight... but once he encounters Drath's goons just a moment later, the rest of the scene happens in the nighttime.
**Night sky behind a shot of some guns and turrets as Autobot City finishes transforming.
**And again as Springer draws the Autobots' fire toward the other non-Autobots.
*Blaster and another Autobot are shown standing on the transformed city; Blaster was at his control station like two seconds ago.
**Also, what happened to all those big servos and switches that had to be activated last time? Here, Blaster just pushes one button and the whole city transforms.
*Springer is briefly layered in front of Rodimus Prime's vehicle mode as he draws the Autobots' fire.
*Springer crashes on a concrete road, then is shown on a dirt path leading to Autobot City.
*Magnus is inexplicably in truck mode when the Autobots are about to be restored.
*Perceptor vanishes from the scene as the Autobots leave Drath's house, replaced by Magnus and Springer.
*As the Autobots leave Drath's house, a doorway (with outer space behind it) is seen ''behind'' them. They were in an enclosed room.

===Continuity errors===
*Michelle’s motivation is a little murky. She seems genuinely upset when the Autobots are supposedly killed by Drath, and later she saves Rodimus from his pursuers—yet later, she happily turns him over to Drath. Was she actually attracted to Rodimus and changed her mind, or was she just luring him into a trap all along? If she was working for Drath from the get-go, why didn’t she just let his men capture him when they asked for him earlier?
*The Autobots adapt to being human REALLY easily. Other than Springer needing a shave, there’s very little attention paid to the new problems with suddenly being biological. Shouldn’t the Autobots have problems understanding such concepts as going to the bathroom or breathing? Then again, that stuff veers into uncomfortable territory. This is a children’s show after all.
*In hindsight, just what was Victor Drath’s plan with the Autobots? He obviously has no trouble capturing the Autobots on his own, but purchased the synthoid equipment and went through all the trouble to set it up anyway to transfer the Autobots' minds into human bodies which he would simply dispose of. He also is going to take their former robot bodies and also simply dispose of them. It’s Ol’ Snake that gives him the idea actually to use the robot bodies. Why couldn’t he just capture the Autobots and simply dispose of them intact? Then again, maybe that’s overthinking it. This is a...well, you know.
*Where is the Matrix during all this body-switching anyway?
*It's a bit of a stretch that Michelle was able to recognize Rodimus "by the look in his eyes" - not only has he gone from being a robot to being a human, she only saw him operational for a few seconds! (Things like him saying "Circuits shorted" and not recognizing coffee might be bigger hints.)

===Trivia===
[[File:OnlyHumanlineup.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Ultra Magnus didn't want to admit he wanted the pink overalls.]]
[[File:Only Human Rodimus (synthoid) breaks door.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Rodimus the Terminator.]]
[[File:Michelle.JPG|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way.]]
*In general, this episode is ''really'' rushed, storywise. Scenes are raced through at a pretty breakneck pace, and on the whole, there's a tremendous sense of the episode having to hold back from actually ''doing'' anything with the potential-laden concept of the Autobots becoming human. Many of the ideas in the episode only seem half-developed, and what few subtleties do manage to break through the constant hurtle towards the final scene are often blunted by the complete lack of even just a reflective second or two to let them sink in; the final few minutes of the episode in particular are a collection of brief, perfunctory, checklist-ticking scenes surrounded by noisy [[scene transition]]s that don't even last 30 seconds each. The episode really cries out to be a two-parter, which is a real shame, since the annotations for the episode included amongst the original documentation featured on [[Metrodome]]'s DVDs suggest that the production staff were ''really'' excited and enthusiastic about it.
*While not an error, since the reason for it is clear enough, it is a fun coincidence that once human, our four heroes find overalls to wear that perfectly match their former bodies' color schemes. It was also convenient for the new synthoid bodies to form complete with tee shirts and pants. This is a children’s show, you know.
*The humanized Autobots' synthoid bodies are much stronger than humans are. For example, during their escape from the junkyard, synthoid Rodimus is able to break through padlocked metal doors, an impossible feat for a human. In another example, humanized Ultra Magnus and Arcee push a container which is taller and heavier than they are and jump on it to penetrate into Drath's warehouse.
*For some reason, human Arcee doesn't look like Princess Leia. Even her hair is different.
*Human Rodimus and Human Springer look a lot like their respective voice actors, [[Dick Gautier]] and [[Neil Ross]]. Seriously, go look at the actors' pictures and compare.
*Human Arcee rides a motorcycle in this episode. She turns ''into'' one in [[Arcee (Energon)|several]] [[Arcee (Movie)|other]] [[Arcee (SG)|continuity]] [[Arcee (WFC)|families]].
*After Dutch and company escape, there's no background music for them, or for Magnus and Rodimus as they climb out of the water - one of the ''very'' few moments of silence in the show. A second, shorter gap happens as Dutch proposes robbing the jewelry store.
*Although new background music tracks were introduced to the series beginning with "[[Nightmare Planet]]", in a similar situation to "[[Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee]]", this episode uses none of the new music tracks heard in Season 3 and in the [[The Dweller in the Depths|two]] [[Grimlock's New Brain|episodes]] that immediately surround it.
*This episode was lampooned at [[BotCon 2005]]'s [[MSTF]] presentation, as part of a "theme show" where all of the ''Transformers'' episodes featured had (sometimes really tenuous) ties to ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]''. Because this was the first year of [[Fun Publications]]' take on BotCon, and they ran the Joe convention, you see.
*The ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers: Animated]]'' episode "[[Human Error, Part I|Human Error]]" would revisit the idea of Transformers becoming humans, as would approximately eight billion different works of [[fan fiction]].

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Seulement Humain'''" ("Only Human")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*This episode has been dubbed (or maybe re-dubbed) in the 2000s by a brand new team (including voice actors from the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' dubbing team like [[Bruno Magne]] and [[Frédéric Cerdal]]). This was probably on demand from [[Déclic Images]] for their DVD collection. That may be because the original dub was lost or not usable. It is unknown if a dubbing of this episode was made in the 1980s and if so, where it is.
::*Despite this new dub being made in France, all the robots are called by their Canadian French names, with the exception of Metroplex.
::*The sounds of the Autobots greeting the arrival of Rodimus and the others are recovered from the original version, we can hear some English among them.

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Nur ein Mensch'''" ("Only Human")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (first dub):'' "'''Solo umano'''" ("Only Human")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*At the beginning of the episode, when Springer saves a man from falling, he says: «To save him, or not to save him, that is the question», quoting Shakespeare's ''[[w:Hamlet|Hamlet]]''. Still, the sentence sounds somehow weird since it make it look like Springer wasn't really sure if save him or let him die!
::*Newtronium is called "neutronium", like the real element, although that's not its Italian name (which should be ''neutronio'').
::*Old Snake's battlecry in the closing scene becomes simply a scream in this dub.
:*''Title (second dub):'' "'''Soltanto un essere umano'''" ("Just a Human Being")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

[[File:OnlyHumanJap1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Someone put a hat on that football.]]
'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' 人間トランスフォーマー (''Ningen Transformer'', "Human Transformers")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 7]], [[1987]]
::*[[Ryōichi Tanaka]], voice of Cobra Commander in the Japanese dub of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'', reprises the role for Old Snake.
::*In the Japanese dub of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'', the [[Cobra]] battlecry is "Co-Co-Cobraaa!" rather than just plain ole "Cobraaa!" As such, Old Snake's battlecry in the closing scene is appropriately localized (though he still bursts into a coughing fit).
::*'''Cut:''' The scene where the informant tells Victor Drath that Old Snake is down the street pacing back and forth, then gets punched in the face as payment, was cut for time.
::*This episode was very heavily promoted in the pages of ''[[TV Magazine]]'', featuring two pieces of unique promotional art by [[Ban Magami]] across two separate issues (a rarity for episode promos). Oddly, neither promo seemed to accurately describe the contents of the episode. The May 1987 issue boasted a "special news" emblem, indicating its importance over other episodes promoted that issue. The blurb described the episode, then tantalized children with the reveal that Cobra Commander, "the archenemy of [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Grant]] and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]", would be leading his [[Cobra]] army in a fight against the Autobots. The June 1987 issue continued this misinformation campaign, even going so far as to feature a full-page promo of the episode with artwork depicting "Old Snake" ominously leading a number of Cobra [[Rattler]]s and [[F.A.N.G.]]s. The campaign was either deliberately misinformative, or Magami was working from outdated story summaries (a similar screw-up appeared in his promo artwork for "[[Starscream's Ghost]]").

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Zhǐbuguò shì Fánrén '''" (只不过是凡人, "Just Human Beings")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Apenas Humano'''" ("Only Human")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Tylko człowiek'''" ("Only Human")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Translation almost entirely dodges names and term "Autobot". Arcee - in the Autobot City - says "I am a robot, Transformer".
::* Ultra Magnus is called "Mega Magnes" and Springer "Springplips".
::* "Circuits... Shorted... Matrix... Need Matrix..." is changed to "They turned us into humans! They outsmarted us!".
::* Old Snake's "bodyguard" instead of saying that Snake is walking on the streer tells Drath and Dutch to split and that in this place you have to pay for entrance. It makes their reaction bit better.
::* Blaster instead of saying that missing robots are returning to Metroplex tells others to seek them and report to him if they found them.

===Toys inspired by this episode===
[[File:GIJ-TF-Club-Crossover-Only-Human-Rodimus-Prime.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|right|Only a toy.]]
*'''''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (toyline)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' [[Cobra Commander#TCC2015|Old Snake]] with [[Battle Android Trooper#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Advanced Stealth B.A.T. Duo]] ([[Fun Publications]], 2015)'''
:A figure composed mostly of reused and redecoed parts from other ''G.I. Joe'' figures (although the hat is new) that represents "Old Snake" as he appears in "Only Human", available exclusively through Fun Publications' ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' Collectors Club online stores, as part of a three-pack with two B.A.T.s (which are unrelated to this episode).

*'''''Transformers Collectors' Club'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Transformers Collectors' Club|Autobot Leader Code Name: Rodimus Prime]] (Fun Publications, 2016)'''
:A figure composed mostly of reused and redecoed parts from other ''G.I. Joe'' figures that represents Rodimus Prime's synthoid human body seen in this episode, available exclusively through Fun Publications' ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' Collectors Club online stores.

*'''''Transformers Collectors' Club'' [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Transformers Collectors' Club|Autobot Warrior Code Name: Arcee]] (Fun Publications, 2016)'''
:A figure composed mostly of reused and redecoed parts from other ''G.I. Joe'' figures (although the head is new) that represents Arcee's synthoid human body seen in this episode, available exclusively through Fun Publications' ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' Collectors Club online stores.

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==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1992 — ''Transformers'' — Only Human ([[Tempo Video|Tempo Kids Club]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 5: Series 3.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2005 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 21 ([[Déclic Images]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DNKdqp_YJR6Cy12jtVYouMXbQc_Sg3Ub Episode dialogue script]

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]
[[Category:MSTF]]

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'''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The original ''Transformers'' cartoon]]''' has been released several times over the past 25 years.

{{note|This page is just an overview. For further details, see the individual pages linked in each section.}}

==VHS==
===United States and Canada===
[[Image:FHE-RollForIt.jpg|thumb|75px|]]
[[Image:FHE-FFoD.jpg|thumb|75px|]]
;[[Family Home Entertainment]] (1985-1990)
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 1: "More than Meets the Eye" (1985)
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 2: "The Ultimate Doom" (1985)
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 3: "S.O.S. Dinobots" (1985)
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 4: "Fire in the Sky" (1985)
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 5: "Divide and Conquer" (1985)
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 6: "Roll for It" (1985)
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 7: "Transport to Oblivion" (1985)
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 8: "Fire on the Mountain" (1985)
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 9: "War of the Dinobots" (1985)
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 10: "Heavy Metal War" (1986)
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 11: "Countdown to Extinction" (1986)
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 12: "The Secret of Omega Supreme", "War Dawn", "A Plague of Insecticons" (1986)
*''The Transformers'' — The Return of Optimus Prime (1987)
*''The Transformers'' — Five Faces of Darkness (1990)
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;[[Malofilm]] / [[Malofilm|Behaviour Distribution]] / [[Malofilm|Seville Entertainment]] (1995-1999)
[[Image:BehaviourRebirth.jpg|thumb|75px|]]
*''The Transformers'' — The Autobots vs. The Decepticons (1995)
*''Transformers'' — Autobots vs. Decepticons (Version Française) (1995)
*''The Transformers'' — The Ultimate Doom (1996)
*''Transformers'' — L'Ultime Piège (1996)
*''The Transformers'' — War of the Dinobots (1997)
*''The Transformers: Generation 2'' — Desertion of the Dinobots (1998)
*''The Transformers: Generation 2'' — Dinobot Island (1998)
*''The Transformers: Generation 2'' — Megatron's Master Plan (1998)
*''The Transformers: Generation 2'' — Rebirth: The Movie (1998)
*''The Transformers: Generation 2'' — More than Meets the Eye (1999)
{{note|Despite being labeled as ''Generation 2'', [[The Rebirth]] featured the original versions of the episodes without the [[Cybernet Space Cube]].}}
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[[Image:RhinoVHSvol5.jpg|thumb|75px|]]
[[Image:RhinoVHSvol7.jpg|thumb|75px|]]
;[[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]] (1999-2001)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 1: Prime Threat (1999)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 2: Revenge of the Decepticons (1999)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 3: Programmed for Evil (1999)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 4: The Key to Vector Sigma (2000)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 5: Return to Cybertron (2000)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 6: Evolution Revolution (2000)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 7: The Return of Optimus Prime (2000)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 8: Evil Experiments (2000)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 9: Grimlock the Hero (2000)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 10: Megatron's Master Plan (2000)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 11: The Decepticon Possession (2000)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 12: Size Matters (2000)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Exclusively from Blockbuster (2000)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Kidmongous: Exclusively from Blockbuster (2000)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Heroes: The Rebirth (2001)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Villains: The Ultimate Doom (2001)
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===Japan===
;[[VAP]] (1985)
*''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' (1985)

===United Kingdom and Ireland===
[[Image:VideoGems ArrivalfromCybertron.jpg|thumb|75px|]]
[[Image:Channel5 DesertionoftheDinobots.jpg|thumb|75px|]]
[[Image:EUK FunHouse VHS.jpg|thumb|75px|]]
[[Image:TempoVideo BigBroadcastof2006 FightorFlee.jpg|thumb|75px|]]
[[Image:CollinsVideo DarkAwakening.jpg|thumb|75px|]]
[[Image:TempoKidsClub OnlyHuman.jpg|thumb|75px|]]

;[[Video Gems]] (1986)
*''The Transformers'' — Arrival from Cybertron (1986, 1988, 1991)
*''The Transformers'' — Megatron's Master Plan (1986, 1988)
*''The Transformers'' — Desertion of the Dinobots (1986, 1988)
*''The Transformers'' — The Key to Vector Sigma & War Dawn (1986, 1988, 1991)

;[[Channel 5]] (1986)
*''Transformers'' — Desertion of the Dinobots (1986)
*''Transformers'' — Desertion of the Dinobots 3-D (1990)

;[[St. Michael Video Library]] (1986-1987)
*''The Transformers'' — Dinobot Island, also includes The Revenge of Bruticus (1986)
*''Transformers'' — Starscream's Ghost / The Nightmare Planet / The Ghost in the Machine (1987)

;[[Entertainment UK]] (1987)
*''Transformers'' — 1: The Revenge of Bruticus / 2: Dinobot Island (Parts 1 and 2) (1987, 1991)

;[[Tempo Video]] / [[Tempo Video|Collins Video]] (1987-1993)
*''Transformers'' — Heavy Metal Wars / The Girl Who Loved Powerglide (1987)
*''Transformers'' — Call of the Primitives / The Girl Who Loved Powerglide (1988)
*''Transformers'' — Headmasters: The Rebirth (Parts, 1, 2 & 3) (1988)
*''Transformers'' — The Return of Optimus Prime: Optimus Prime the Ultimate Robot (1988)
*''Transformers'' — Dark Awakening / Grimlock's New Brain (1988)
*The Action Adventure Collection (1988)
*''Transformers'' — A Ghost in the Machine / Heavy Metal Wars (1989)
*''Transformers'' — The Big Broadcast of 2006 / Fight or Flee (1989)
*The Action Adventure Collection II (1989)
*''Transformers'' — Carnage in C Minor / The Ultimate Weapon (1989)
*''Transformers'' — Headmasters / The Return of Optimus Prime (1989)
*''Transformers'' — Fight or Flee / Call of the Primitives (1989)
*''Transformers'' — Starscream's Brigade (1989)
*The Action Adventure Collection IV (1990)
*''Transformers'' — Dark Awakening (1990)
*''Transformers'' — Nightmare Planet (1990)
*''Transformers'' — The Girl Who Loved Powerglide (1990)
*''Transformers'' — Dark Awakening / Grimlock's New Brain (1990)
*''Transformers'' — Heavy Metal Wars / The Girl Who Loved Powerglide (1990)
*''Transformers'' — Cosmic Rust / Masquerade (1990)
*''Transformers'' — Starscream's Ghost / Fight or Flee (1991)
*''Transformers'' — Thief in the Night / Surprise Party (1991)
*''Transformers'' — Headmasters / The Return of Optimus Prime / Cosmic Rust (1991)
*''Transformers'' — The Nightmare Planet (1992)
*''Transformers'' — Super Video (1992)
*''Transformers'' — Only Human (1992)
*The Biggest Ever Saturday Morning Picture Show (1993)
*The Biggest Ever Saturday Morning Heroes (1993)
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===Germany===
[[Image:Polyband AlptraumPlanet VHS.jpg|thumb|75px|]]
;[[Polyband]] (1987)
*''Transformers'' — Die Rückkehr von Optimus Prime (Erster Teil) (1987)
*''Transformers'' — Die Rückkehr von Optimus Prime (Zweiter Teil) (1987)
*''Transformers'' — Die Wiedergeburt (Erster Teil) (1987)
*''Transformers'' — Die Wiedergeburt (Zweiter Teil) (1987)
*''Transformers'' — Die Wiedergeburt (Dritter Teil) (1987)
*''Transformers'' — Der Alptraum-Planet (1987)
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===Denmark===
;[[Salut Video]] (1989-1990)
*''Transformers 1'' — More Than Meets The Eye parts 1-3 (1989)
*''Transformers'' — The Ultimate Doom parts 1-3 (1989)
*''Transformers Dinosaur Øen'' — Dinobot Island pars 1-2 + Attack of the Autobots (1990)

===Italy===
;Stardust (1990)
*''Transformers - Viaggio nel Futuro'' - Transport to Oblivion + Roll for It (1990)
*''Transformers - Cielo Infuocato'' - Divide and Conquer + Fire on the Mountain (1990)
*''Transformers - Assalto Aereo'' - Aerial Assault + The Revenge of Bruticus (1990)

===Poland===
;Demel (early 90s)
*''Transformers 1'' - Transport to Oblivion + Roll for It + Divide and Conquer
*''Transformers 2'' - Fire in the Sky + S.O.S. Dinobots + Cosmic Rust
*''Transformers 3'' - Masquerade + Fight or Flee + The Nightmare Planet
*''Transformers 4'' - Dark Awakening + Grimlock's New Brain + Starscream's Ghost
*''Transformers 5'' - Heavy Metal War + The Girl Who Loved Powerglide + The Big Broadcast of 2006
*''Transformers 6'' - Madman's Paradise + Call of the Primitives + The Quintesson Journal
*''Transformers 7'' - Killing Jar + Chaos + Forever is a Long Time Coming
*''Transformers 8'' - Rebirth (1-3)
*''Transformers 9'' - Only Human + More Than Meets The Eye (1-3)
*''Transformers 10'' - Starscream's Brigade + The Key to Vector Sigma (1-2) + War Dawn
*''Transformers: Druga generacja'' (''Generation 2'') - The Core + The Dinobot's Island (1-2)
*''Transformers: Druga generacja. Część 2'' (''Generation 2. Part 2'') - The Master Builders + A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court + The Golden Lagoon
;ITI Home Video (early 90s - probably)
*''Transformery'' (''Transformers: The Movie'')

==Laserdisc==
===United States and Canada===
;[[Family Home Entertainment]] (1990)
*''The Transformers'' — Five Faces of Darkness (1990)
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===Japan===
[[Image:Takara Convoy Set Laserdisc Box.jpg|thumb|150px|]]
;[[TakaraTomy|Takara]] (1994-1996)
*''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[March 5]] 1994)
*''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Megatron Set (1995)
*''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: 2010'' Set (1995)
*''Transformers: The Headmasters'' Set (1996)

;[[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]] (1998-1999)
*''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition (1998)
*''The Transformers'' — Decepticon Edition (1999)
*''The Transformers: 2010'' (1999)
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==DVD==
===United States and Canada===
[[Image:Rhino Season1 DVD.jpg|thumb|150px|]]
;[[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]] (2001–2004)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Heroes: The Rebirth (2001)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Villains: The Ultimate Doom (2001)
*''The Original Transformers'' — First Season Collector's Edition (2002)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Volume One (2002)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Volume Two (2002)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Volume Three (2002)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 (2002)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1: Vol. 1 (2002)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1: Vol. 2 (2002)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1: Vol. 3 (2002)[[Image:Rhino Season2 Part1 DVD.jpg|thumb|150px|]]
*''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1: Vol. 4 (2002)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2 (2003)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2: Vol. 5 (2003)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2: Vol. 6 (2003)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2: Vol. 7 (2003)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2: Vol. 8 (2003)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1 (2003)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1: Vol. 1 (2003)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1: Vol. 2 (2003)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1: Vol. 3 (2003)
*''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 (2004)
[[Image:ShoutFactory CompleteSeries DVD.jpg|thumb|150px|]]

;[[Shout! Factory]] (2009–Present)
*''The Transformers'' — The Complete First Season: 25th Anniversary Edition (2009)
*''The Transformers'' — More than Meets the Eye (2009)
*''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 25th Anniversary Edition (2009)
*''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (2009)
*''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume Two: 25th Anniversary Edition (2010)
*''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[April 20]], 2010)
*''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series ([[May 24]], 2011)
*''The Transformers'': Season One [30th Anniversary Edition] ([[April 29]], [[2014]])
*''The Transformers'': Season Two, Vol. 1 [30th Anniversary Edition] (April 29, 2014)
*''The Transformers'': Season Two, Vol. 2 [30th Anniversary Edition] (April 29, 2014)
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*''The Transformers'': Roar of the Dinobots ([[June 3]], 2014)
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===Mexico===
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*''Transformers'' — 6: Renacimiento (2006)
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;[[Leader Vision]] (2007)
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*''Transformers'' — 3: La Isla De Los Dinobots (2007)
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===Japan===
;[[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]] (2001)
*''The Transformers—DVD-BOX 1'' (2000)
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;[[Geneon Universal Entertainment]] (2012)
*''[http://db2.geneonuniversal.jp/contents/hp0003/list.php?CNo=3&AgentProCon=16819 The Transformers—DVD-BOX 1]'' ([[January 25]], 2012)
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===United Kingdom and Ireland===
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*''Transformers'' — Original Series: Volume Three (2002)
*''Transformers'' — Complete Original Series: Deluxe Edition (2002)
*''Transformers'' — Five Faces of Darkness: Parts 1-5 (2002)
*''Transformers'' — The Rebirth: Parts 1-3 (2002)
{{-}}

;[[Metrodome]] (2003-2009)
[[Image:Metrodome G1Season2Part1 DVD.jpg|thumb|75px|]]
[[Image:Metrodome G1Season2Part2 DVD.jpg|thumb|75px|]]
*''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 (2003)
*''Transformers'' — Bumper Collection Special (2004)
*''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2 (2004)
*''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 (2004)
*''Transformers'' — Season 1 (2004)
*''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (2006)
*''Transformers'' — The Classic Episodes (2007)
*''Classic Transformers'' — Series One: Part One (2007)
*''Classic Transformers'' — Series One: Part Two (2007)
*''Transformers'' — Season One (2009)
*''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part One (2009)
*''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part Two (2009)
*''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (2009)
*''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (2014)
{{-}}

===Australia and New Zealand===
;[[Madman Entertainment]] (2003-2009)
[[Image:Madman G1 CompleteCollection DVD.jpg|thumb|150px|]]
*''Transformers'' — Collection 1: Series 1 (2003)
*''Transformers'' — Collection 2: Series 2.1 (2004)
*''Transformers'' — Collection 3: Series 2.2 (2004)
*''Transformers'' — Collection 4: Series 3.1 (2004)
*''Transformers'' — Collection 5: Series 3.2 (2004)
*''Transformers'' — Collection 6: Series 4 (2005)
*The Best of ''The Transformers'' (2006)
*''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (2007)
*''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (2009)
{{-}}

===Germany===
;[[Great Movies]] (2006)
[[Image:GreatMovies_TFTM.jpg|thumb|75px]]
*''Transformers'' (2006)
{{-}}

;[[Flex Media]] (2007-2008)
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*''Transformers'' — Box-Set (3DVDs) (2007)
*''Transformers'' — Box-Set (2DVDs) (2008)
{{-}}

;[[Carol Media]] (2009)
[[Image:CarolMedia_TFTM.jpg|thumb|75px]]
*''Transformers'' - Der Film (2009)
{{-}}

===Italy===
[[Image:Medianetwork G1 Vol3 DVD.jpg|thumb|85px|]]
;[[Medianetwork Communication]] (2008-2009)
*''Transformers'' — Volume 01: Stagione Uno, Parte Prima (2008)
*''Transformers'' — Volume 02: Stagione Uno, Parte Seconda (2008)
*''Transformers'' — Volume 03: Stagione Due, Parte Prima (2008)
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;[[Dynit]] (2011-)
*''Transformers 2010'' — Volume 01: Stagione Tre, Parte Prima (2011) <ref>http://gonagai.forumfree.it/?t=58950370</ref><ref>http://www.dynit.it/scheda.asp?ctl=1&mn=3&iddsc=909</ref>
*''Transformers 2010'' — Volume 02: Stagione Tre, Parte Seconda (2011) <ref>http://www.dynit.it/scheda.asp?ctl=1&mn=3&iddsc=910</ref>
*''Transformers 2010'' — Volume 03: Stagione Tre, Parte Terza (2011) <ref>http://www.dynit.it/scheda.asp?ctl=1&mn=3&iddsc=911</ref>

===Sweden===
;[[Filmfactory]] (?)
*''Transformers (svenskt tal)'' (2003)
*''Transformers och tidsmaskinen'' (2009)

===France===
;[[Déclic Images]] (2004-2005)
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*''Transformers'' — Box 1 (2004)
**''Transformers'' - Vol 1
**''Transformers'' - Vol 2
**''Transformers'' - Vol 3
**''Transformers'' - Vol 4
**''Transformers'' - Vol 5
**''Transformers'' - Vol 6
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*''Transformers'' — Box 2 (2004)
**''Transformers'' - Vol 7
**''Transformers'' - Vol 8
**''Transformers'' - Vol 9
**''Transformers'' - Vol 10
**''Transformers'' - Vol 11
**''Transformers'' - Vol 12
[[Image:Declic-G1-DVDBox4.jpg|thumb|140px|]]
*''Transformers'' — Box 3 (2004)
**''Transformers'' - Vol 13
**''Transformers'' - Vol 14
**''Transformers'' - Vol 15
**''Transformers'' - Vol 16
**''Transformers'' - Vol 17 (''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'')
**''Transformers'' - Vol 18
*''Transformers'' — Box 4 (2005)
**''Transformers'' - Vol 19
**''Transformers'' - Vol 20
**''Transformers'' - Vol 21
**''Transformers'' - Vol 22
**''Transformers'' - Vol 23
**''Transformers'' - Vol 24
{{-}}

;[[UFG Junior]] (2003-2011)
[[Image:UFG-G1-LaCourseDesAutobots.jpg|thumb|150px|]]
*''Transformers'' — La Course des Autobots (2003)
*''Transformers'' — Le Cosmitron (2004)
*''Transformers'' — Le Retour de Megatron (2004)
*''Transformers'' — Les Dinobots (2005)
*''Transformers'' — Le Retour d'Optimus Prime (2005)
*''Transformers'' — Le Fantôme dans la Machine (2007)
*''Transformers'' — Le Journal des Quintessons (2007)
*''Transformers'' — L'Attaque des Autobots (2011)

==Notes==
<references/>

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Grimlock's New Brain

2025-06-09T22:03:46Z

SerpentorImperator:

{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|image=Grimlock's New Brain Grimlock Technobots.JPG
|caption=Me Grimlock make geeks!
|ep=89
|prev2=Nightmare Planet
|next2=Call of the Primitives
|title="Grimlock's New Brain"
|season=3
|season ep=24
|Japanese=
|production code=700-110
|airdate=[[November 14]], 1986
|written by=[[Paul Davids]]
|series2=2010
|ep2=25
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y32IZVXBU9s
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''Grimlock gains tremendous intelligence and creates the Technobots.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Grimlock's New Brain Skuxxoid Slizardo.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Purple stuff? Bah! I wanted Sunny D!]]
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the [[Autobot]]s are unveiling [[Power Platform Alpha|a new generator]] that will better supply them with power. As [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] signals [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] to activate the machine, Grimlock admits he's forgotten which switch to pull, and manages to trigger several alarms before Rodimus points out the switch he's supposed to pull. Grimlock points out that he is "smartest Dinobot of all," which [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] notes is probably true, wishing the Dinobots had more sophisticated brains. Grimlock, mildly insulted, threatens to bash Perceptor's brain. Elsewhere, a [[Skuxxoid]] and [[Slizardo]] are sneaking into the generator to place [[anti-electron]]s inside the device, a mission [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] has paid them to carry out with the aim of eventually killing the Autobots.

[[File:Grimlock's New Brain Grimlock generator off.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|Me Grimlock hate Windows Vista.]]
In space, [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] are flying back to Cybertron, musing that they're late for the ceremony. Cosmos suddenty finds himself flying out of control, and when Sky Lynx swoops in to help, he loses control of his [[auto gyro]]s too. The other Autobots spot their predicament and rush to help as the two fliers crash into Power Platform Alpha. [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] tries to air lift Sky Lynx to repair bay, but also begins to malfunction. Perceptor concludes that the problem is originating in the generator and Rodimus, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Grimlock, and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] head down to investigate, using an [[electro map]] provided by Perceptor as a guide. The electro map is soon broken by Grimlock, who storms off in a huff after Rodimus yells at him, so while Kup babysits Grimlock, Rodimus and Magnus continue to search for the core. While Rodimus starts malfunctioning thanks to the anti-electrons, Grimlock and Kup reach the generator's controls, and Kup begins to suffer memory malfunctions. Grimlock deactivates the generator with the ever-appropriate tactic of biting it, but immediately begins to act differently. He speaks in a proper manner, with an extended vocabulary, and appears to have lost his taste for combat. He rescues Rodimus and Magnus from a security system they've tripped by simply switching it off. They soon spot [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] who has been observing them, but the Decepticon escapes. The Autobots return to the surface and pass the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] fishing in a local pond. [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] invites Grimlock to join, but Grimlock declines, saying he has more important matters to attend to. The Dinobots are concerned, as they always fish together. Meanwhile Ratbat and reports back to Galvatron. Galvatron threatens to kill the Skuxxoid and Slizardo for ruining his plan, as the anti-electrons have already vaporized and were hard to find, but Slizardo reveals that there is another source of anti-electrons...in [[Unicron]]'s brain.

[[File:Grimlock's New Brain Dinobots fishing.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Rodimus, isn't that a public pond?" "Quiet, Magnus, this is the only way we can get them to bathe."]]
Elsewhere, Grimlock concludes that anti-electrons were the source of the problem. As Galvatron's ship approaches Unicron's head, he cautions his soldiers, saying that Unicron may be quite powerful. On Cybertron, the Dinobots seek out Grimlock, who is building a new spaceship, and he asks for their help. [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] does not like Grimlock's change in attitude, and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] declares that "Grimlock no fun". With their leader not acting like one of them, the Dinobots decide to go hunting without him. Later, Grimlock has taken Rodimus, Perceptor, and Kup to Unicron's head, having concluded that Unicron's body was the original source. However, Galvatron fires anti-electrons at the shuttle, causing it to crash and the Autobots to malfunction and even causing Rodimus to revert back to Hot Rod. Galvatron then unleashes the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] on the Autobots while Grimlock runs off. Grimlock then uses components of Unicron to build [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] and asks him to drill a hole into Unicron's brain.

[[File:Grimlock's New Brain Computron Abominus.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|Computron teaches Abominus to slow dance.]]
Elsewhere, [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] are retrieving the anti-electrons when they reactivate Unicron. The Chaos Bringer's internal defenses activate, but [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]], another robot built by Grimlock, destroys the defenses. Finally, Grimlock builds three more robots: [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]], [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]], and [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]], the last of whom he appoints as leader of the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s. He sends the Technobots to fight the Terrorcons. Cyclonus and Scourge are handing Galvatron the anti-electrons they've found when the jar is destroyed by the Technobots before they engage the Terrorcons in battle, until the Terrorcons merge into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. Retreating, the Technobots ask Grimlock for advice, and Grimlock reveals that they are also [[Combiner]]s, commanding them to merge into [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. The computational capacity held by the gestalt is massive, yet he claims that he lacks the intelligence to feed it. Grimlock connects a device to Computron's head which transfers his super-intelligence to Computron. Now armed with incredible intelligence, Computron is able to defeat Abominus, using intense vibrations to cause the Decepticon combiner to separate, and sends the [[Decepticon]]s running.

On Cybertron, Rodimus is holding a celebration for the newly functioning generator, the creation of the Technobots, and Grimlock's efforts. However, Sludge reveals that Grimlock is fishing with the Dinobots. Grimlock says that being a genius all the time is no fun, and he'd rather be a regular Dinobot. The Autobots cheer his statement, apparently preferring their one-bot engines of destruction to be simple-minded.

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (1)
*[[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] (2)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (5)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (6)
*[[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] (7)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (8)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (9)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (10)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (11)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (12)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (15)
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (16)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (17)
*[[Teletraan II]] (18)
*[[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (30)
*[[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] (31)
*[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (32)
*[[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (33)
*[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (34)
*[[Computron (G1)|Computron]] (36)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (37)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (38)
}}
|c2=
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (19)
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] (20)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (21)
*[[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] (22)
*[[Blot (G1)|Blot]] (23)
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (24)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (25)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (26)
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] (28)
*[[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] (29)
*[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (35)
|c4=
*[[Skuxxoid]] (13)
*[[Slizardo]] (14)
*[[Unicron]] (27)
}}

==Quotes==
"Can't be that one, must be one of these. Eenie Menie miny moe. This switch real rad! Gonna pull." 
"Grimlock, no!!!!! It's this one over here!" 
"Uhhh, that Grimlock's next choice."
:—'''Grimlock''' showing '''Rodimus''' why he should not have been given such an important task.

"Why you think Grimlock stupid? Me no stupid. Grimlock is smartest Dinobot of all." 
"Unfortunately, that's probably true. I just wish the Dinobots had more sophisticated brains." 
"Brains?! Grimlock know how to bash brains. Maybe bash yours."
:—'''Grimlock''' threatening to beat up '''Perceptor'''.

'''Grimlock''': What go wrong? 
'''Perceptor''': Something incapacitated their aerial capabilities. 
'''Grimlock''': Huh? 
'''Rodimus Prime''': He means they couldn't fly, so they crashed. 
'''Grimlock''': Me knew that!
:—Simplifying things for a Dinobot isn't that simple.

"Hey, how did you shut down that baby?" 
"I, Grimlock...used my rear molars." 
"Uh that makes good sense, good going. You what?!" 
"Is your hearing impaired, Kup? Ohh, with some Autobots, you have to explain everything."
:—'''Kup''' and '''Grimlock''' the latter of whom has just received a great deal of intelligence

"Anti-electrons, of course! They attack our electrocircuits! Now why didn't I think of that?" 
"Perhaps because your mental abilities are so limited."
:—Oh snap! '''Perceptor''' just got dissed! By '''Grimlock'''!

[[File:GrimlocksNewBrain strafe robotmode.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
'''Strafe''': Yahoo! It feels great to be a Technobot! My name is Strafe! 
'''Afterburner''': Far out! Fantastic! I'm Afterburner! I'm raring to burn neutrons and see some heavy action! 
'''Lightspeed''': Mellow out, Afterburner. 
'''Afterburner''': Says who? 
'''Lightspeed''': They call me Lightspeed, faster than a speeding photon. 
'''Grimlock''': And you, Scattershot, shall be the leader of the Technobots.
:—The newly created '''Technobots''' and '''Grimlock''' engage in a brief [[introdump]].

"Me Grimlock say you smart now. Me no can help you anymore!"
:—'''Grimlock''' transfers his intelligence and is done with his Skyfire impression.

"Me Grimlock say no fun to be genius all the time. Much more fun to be good old Dinobot Grimlock."
:—'''Grimlock''' on his recent bout with intelligence.

==Notes==
===Production information===
* Premise/Outline revised: 28th July 1986 (Original title: Creation Of The Technobots)
* First draft script: 16th September 1986
* Script finalised by [[Marv Wolfman]]

===Continuity notes===
[[File:Broadsidegrimlocksnewbrain.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Snarl and Blurr are stepping on Broadside's feet, while Kup is stepping on Snarl's feet.]]
[[File:ScattershotGrimNewBrain.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Somehow these shots hit the Terrorcons, who are standing on the same surface as him.]]
*Final appearance of Cosmos.
*Broadside appears here in his revised toy-based model, with a faceplate and smaller head. He's also consistently shown to be huge - twice the size of the Dinobots, who loom over the average Autobot. This can be considered rather odd, as [[AKOM]] was typically handed out of date pre-final model sheets for most of their episodes.
*The Skuxxoid previously appeared in "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]" and "[[Starscream's Ghost]]", again working as a freelance agent in Galvatron's employ. He repeats his grumbly "wife and kids" schtick from the latter episode, though a lot more half-heartedly.
*Slizardo, meanwhile, hasn't been seen since Season 2's "The Gambler", when he was rocketing off with Devcon following a change of heart. Looks like it didn't take!
*Ratbat appears, but [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] isn't in the episode.
*The Terrorcons make their inauspicious debut here; they appear without explanation or introduction.
*Cybertron circa 2005 has some standing water - the pool the Dinobots are "fishing" in.
*Unicron's head is shown to no longer orbit Cybertron, after the events of "[[Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine]]" saw it blasted off into space. It's also looking substantially worse for wear than it was the last time we saw it, presumably a consequence of the explosives that were set off in its immediate vicinity in that episode.
*The anti-electrons have a neat effect on Rodimus Prime the second time they cause his transformation systems to malfunction: he briefly reverts into Hot Rod! This is no error: in addition to transforming into his junior self's vehicle mode, his coloring changes to Hot Rod's traditional magenta, and actor [[Dick Gautier]] raises his voice in pitch to his normal Hot Rod voice. (It's one in a series of incidents that see Rodimus reverted to Hot Rod, presumably to push the toy.)
*Gadgets and powers:
**Scattershot displays his often-forgotten third mode, a stationary artillery piece.

===Real-world references===
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**[[TIE Fighter]] roar as Sky Lynx and Cosmos crash.
**And again as Ratbat flees from Rodimus & company.
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' roar as Strafe takes off.
**TIE Fighter again as Scattershot makes his first attack.
**And again as he dives in front of Abominus.
**[[X-wing Fighter|X-wing]] diving whine as the Decepticons retreat.

===Animation and technical errors===
*"Grimlock's New Brain" features ''spectacularly'' low production values almost across the board. The animation is choppy, the artwork is poor, the shot blocking frequently cuts off characters (Kup utters his whole first line of dialog while we look at the back of his head; Magnus keeps blocking and unblocking our view of Perceptor while he delivers his opening speech), characters are often off-model, the visual effects are goofy, much of the voice processing is incorrect, and the story doesn't entirely make sense.
*As is par for the course post-Movie, Cybertron looks different in the opening establishing shot than any previous appearance.
[[File:GrimlocksNewBrain Slizardo with anti-electrons.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|WOO YEAHHHH! I'm gonna chug this whole keg, then I'm gonna do the animation for "Grimlock's New Brain"!]]
*Coloring errors:
**Just as in Season 2, AKOM seems to have gotten incorrect color models for several characters. Thus:
***Rodimus and Galvatron are both consistently colored using outdated color models; Rodimus's shoulder indentations are red instead of white, his pelvis-windshield details are white instead of light burgundy, and his gun is red instead of black, while Galvatron has pale purple "underpants."
***The inside of Ultra Magnus's mouth is consistently portrayed as red.
**A long shot during Magnus's speech shows Perceptor's chest in all-red.
**In a pan over the listening Autobots, Sludge's dino mode eye is drawn too large and colored all-blue; Broadside has red bits on his cheeks that should be gray.
**Grimlock's entire neck is grey for a moment as he tries to remember which switch to throw; it should be yellow-gold.
***The back of his neck is grey in several subsequent shots.
**When he drops the container of anti-electrons, Slizardo's eye is green.
**And then both his eyes - including the one under the patch - are featureless yellow blobs as he and the Skuxxoid report to Galvatron.
**When Rodimus is grabbed by Hun-Gurrr, his spoiler is all-yellow. (It should be orange in the middle.)
*Rodimus is missing his spoiler as he reacts to Grimlock's first wrong button-push.
*Though he's speaking, Grimlock's mouth doesn't move as he deactivates the first switch and pulls the second.
*Rodimus's collar extends much too far into his chest as he corrrects Grimlock.
*When the Autobots applaud the activation of the power generator, Springer is twice as tall as Kup and [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]].
*Voice processing:
**The Skuxxoid's voice is missing the raspy flange it had back in "Five Faces of Darkness".
**Cosmos's voice is missing its usual self-echo effect throughout the episode.
**Blaster's voice is missing its usual modulation.
*The smoke that first bursts from Cosmos' engines is layered behind him, rather than emerging from the thrusters.
*When Blaster is struck by the beam of light, his switch is drawn as one long switch instead of three small ones.
*As Perceptor, Grimlock, and Rodimus walk forward to see Blaster's predicament, they seem to appear out of thin air.
*As Springer flies off to help his about-to-crash comrades, he clips through Grimlock.
[[File:RodimusPrimeG1-trailermanagement.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.2|It follows him around everywhere: down stairs, into space, on other planets...]]
*Where's the trailer go?
**The cartoon never quite decided how Rodimus Prime was supposed to transform. More often than not, his robot form becomes his entire space Winnebago form, as when he transforms alongside Springer. Occasionally, though, his trailer portion is treated Optimus-style, sliding on or off the screen as needed - twice in this episode. It rolls off-screen as he returns to [[robot mode]] at the crash site, and it rolls in from off-screen when he involuntarily transforms in the tunnels.
[[File:GrimlocksNewBrain Cosmos and SkyLynx crashed.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Cosmos transforms into robot mode, but is back in spaceship mode as Blaster tries to report.
*Teletraan II's report starts with a shot of space for some reason.
*The next shot shows a huge display in front of the Autobots instead of a framed screen.
*"Me Grimlock wonder how this happen" - the inside of Grimlock's dino-mouth is missing, making his head appear one-dimensional when his mouth is open; meanwhile, Rodimus's collar is dark red instead of orange.
*After Teletraan II's report, a shot is layered incorrectly, so Perceptor looks huge next to Rodimus Prime.
*As they enter the tunnels, Kup and Magnus are the same height; Kup should be several heads shorter.
*Rodimus's spoiler is too far up on his back after Grimlock storms off.
*When Rodimus starts reacting to the generator, he and Magnus are bathed in a bright blueish light; the subsequent two shots show them in normal colors.
*"What did you do, bite the controls?" - Rodimus is as tall as Magnus; he should be a bit shorter.
*"But Dinobots always go fish together!" - Slag's mouth is drawn moving (just barely), but Snarl's voice is speaking.
*Ratbat flies into one of the slots in Galvatron's terminal, but subsequent shots are missing the slots.
*When the Terrorcons open fire on Unicron's cerebral chamber, Hun-Gurrr and Sinnertwin's lasers don't come from any actual point on their bodies.
*"But - what you do?" Slag's horns are gray instead of red, and his foreleg is missing.
*Sludge's neck repeatedly flashes between yellow and grey for a few frames when Grimlock gives him orders.
*The Decepticon ship has no thrusters as it approaches Unicron's head.
*The Terrorcons are HUGE as they attack the Autobots. Hun-Gurrr ''has'' been shown to be a bit larger than the standard Transformer, but not to the point of towering over Rodimus in his low-slung [[beast mode]]!
[[File:Grimlocksnewbrain hotrod vs hungrr.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Rodimus's "EAT ME!!" challenge might've gone better if he were Tommy Lee Jones, but alas, he is not.]]
*Hot Rod's missing his spoiler as Hun-Gurrr grabs him. Hot Rod also has a red Decepticon insignia in this scene.
[[File:Grimlocks-new-brain-nosecone-vehicle.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Nosecone is huge in his first few shots - he's taller than Grimlock after drilling into Unicron's brain, and his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] is large enough for Grimlock to hang onto the back of.
**Said drilling of a "passage deep into Unicron's brain" consists of drilling through... one wall.
*Cyclonus is missing the orange shapes on his chest and waist in several shots.
*Thanks to Roger C. Carmel's inconsistency with his voices, Unicron sounds similar to John Colicos's Apocalypse from the 1992 ''[[X-Men]]'' TV series (although it also sounds drunk).
*Afterburner's Autobot logo moves up his chest (and has a black frame instead of white) as Lightspeed introduces himself. Lightspeed's own logo is missing in the same shot.
*Scattershot's chest is misproportioned as Grimlock names him leader.
*In a subsequent closeup shot, Scattershot's optic visor has a white outline that shouldn't be there.
*An overhead shot shows the Autobots firing their weapons, but no beams coming out.
*As he dives to attack, Scattershot is layered over some parts of Unicron when he should be behind them.
*Much like the Stunticons and Combaticons before them, the Technobots appear to lack proper transformation sequence guides. One after the next, they morph from robot to vehicle and back with no correlation between the two modes.
*During [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]'s combination sequence, [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] transforms into [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] and [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]], who then transform into Abominus's legs. Hun-Gurr himself then drops into the frame from above and merges with them.
**The same effect is used in reverse when Computron breaks Abominus apart. The Sinnertwin leg is also drawn with one of Cutthroat's wings attached to it.
*Hun-Gurrr's order to merge continues long after the combination sequence is complete.
*As Abominus reacts to Scattershot, the background behind him suddenly changes saturation.
*Even with Computron's combination sequence almost entirely off-screen, AKOM still screwed it up - two halves of Scattershot are seen separated and combining.
*As the Decepticons shoot Computron, Galvatron is shooting too, but we don't hear his cannon's sound effect.
*Computron shoots the Decepticons, but his laser is missing its beam.
*The Decepticons are far too big when they leave Unicron's head.
*As Rodimus delivers a closing speech to the Autobots, Cosmos's arms are drawn backwards, and Kup is portrayed as a generic in a vaguely Kup-esque color scheme. The same shot is also a good illustration of how the Technobots had no back-side character models - Scattershot's nosecone is drawn as a tiny flat cylinder on his left shoulder, for example.
*Afterburner is missing his mouth as he and the others turn to look for Grimlock.
*Earlier on, we saw Sludge devour a mechanical fish. In his final shot, Grimlock grabs what is clearly an organic fish (which must be like ten feet long). So... which is it?
*In the last shot of the episode, Blaster is missing his switches, Perceptor and Cosmos are missing their Autobot logos, and pretty much everyone is a malformed blob.

===Continuity errors===
*The creation of the Technobots seems to conflict with the premise established by "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1|The Key to Vector Sigma]]"; in those episodes, it is established that the supercomputer [[Vector Sigma]] is required to give personalities to Transformers, but here, the Technobots get personalities independently of it. We might hand-wave it by saying the super-smart Grimlock simply has the skill needed to program full, authentic cybernetic personalities into the Technobots on his own. With the introduction of the concept of [[spark]]s in much later fiction and the reclassification of Vector Sigma as a conduit to the Allspark, the events of this episode are called into question again.
**Note that this discrepancy is shared with ''every single other episode'' in which new Transformers are shown being created.
**''Maaaaany'' years later, [[Ask Vector Prime]] would offer the explanation—for the alternate-continuity "[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]" version of the cartoon—that Grimlock had been able to use [[Dark Energon|Unicron's lifeblood]] to generate sparks for the Technobots, in the same way that [[Energon|Primus's lifeblood]] could.
*If Grimlock has proven himself so incompetent, why does Rodimus have Grimlock, of all 'bots, activate the generator at the beginning? Why not someone like Perceptor, who's even conveniently nearby when they decide to pull the switch?
*Likewise, why does Rodimus bring him along to find the power generator? There are plenty of other Autobots who can provide muscle.
*The anti-electrons affect Cosmos and Sky Lynx without any visual effect to convey that they were hit by them. But on the surface, the generator suddenly starts targeting random Autobots with pinkish anti-electron rays. Nobody seems to notice this peculiar behavior, even when it causes them to malfunction. Later, Rodimus and Kup suffer the effects again with no visual representation.
*Blaster's "This ain't ever happened before" claim is a bit hyperbolic - similar things happened to various Autobots during the events of "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1]]" and "[[Kremzeek!]]".
[[File:Grimlock's New Brain Electromap.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Perceptor's "electro-map" looks a lot like a compass!
*When the Autobots near the power generator, why are Kup and Rodimus affected, but Ultra Magnus and Grimlock aren't?
*Swoop is curiously absent from the Dinobots, particularly since Snarl makes a fuss over them all fishing together.
*Blurr can be seen numerous times fighting alongside the Autobots, despite him not being present on the shuttle ride over.
[[File:GrimlocksNewBrain Brainwave Transfer.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Even being super-intelligent, Grimlock somehow creates the Technobots in what seems like a few minutes. He also creates the intelligence transfer helmet in no time at all!
*Seems like a scene or two may have been swapped around: after Nosecone brings Grimlock into Unicron's brain, things cut away to Cyclonus and Scourge as they awaken Unicron, and when we return to Grimlock and Nosecone, Strafe and Lightspeed have suddenly appeared, and Strafe (referred to by name) is instrumental in disabling Unicron's defenses. We might simply assume Grimlock built these two new 'bots in the intermission, but then, after the action cuts to the fighting on the surface, we return to Grimlock, and he is finishing the construction of the Technobots, who then line up and give their introductory speeches and names, including Strafe, like we were supposed to be hearing of him for the first time. It appears that scene of Unicron awakening and his defenses being disabled should have come after this, rather than before.
*Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge are retreating by flying off Unicron's head. They are leaving their spaceship (and Terrorcons).

===Trivia===
*While the episode is centered around Grimlock, he never once transforms out of his dinosaur mode. Then again, seeing a ''T. rex'' talk with such an extensive vocabulary is kinda funny.
*The device Grimlock invents to transfer his intelligence into Computron was later rendered in plastic and included with the [[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]] PVC version of Grimlock. It would subsequently be recreated in plastic ''again'' for the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' version of Grimlock, which dubbed the contraption the "[[Brainwave Transfer Device]]".
*Voice actor [[Gregg Berger]] has stated that while this was the most difficult episode for him to do (in that it required figuring out how an intelligent Grimlock should sound), it was also the episode he enjoyed working on the most, as it shows him using his [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] voice for Grimlock's intelligent voice.
*The concept of Grimlock becoming smart for a single episode would be revisited in the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' episode "[[Brainpower]]".
*"Anti-electrons" in this episode are clearly meant to be a technobabble-sounding fictional substance with an adverse effect on electronics, rather than the {{w|positron|positrons}} that exist in reality and are also known as "antielectrons".

===Foreign localization===
[[File:GrimlockManga.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Meet Prof. Grimlock. Cheaters and plagiarists will not be expelled, merely eaten.]]
'''French'''
:*''Title (European French broadcast):'' ?
:*''Title (Canadian French broadcast and European French DVD release):'' "'''La nouvelle intelligence de La Menace'''" ("Grimlock's New Intelligence")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*To date, and although there is probably one in existence, the European French dub of this episode is lost. The French DVD editions use the Canadian French dub instead.
::*In that same Canadian French dub, Sky Lynx is still called by his English name instead of "Chaînon".

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Grimlocks neues Gehirn'''" ("Grimlock's New Brain")
:*''Original airdate:'' July 6, 1990

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (first dub):'' "'''Tiran l'inventore'''" ("Grimlock the Inventor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Usually in this dub Springer speaks using an aulic and poetic speech, but in this episode he speaks in normal Italian instead. He's also not voiced by his usual actor here.
::*Grimlock doesn't change his speech when he becomes intelligent. In fact, Kup's lines are slightly changed making it look like he simply didn't understand what Grimlock said instead of being surprised by how he was talking.
::*Skuxxoid's line: «I did what you asked and now I want my money 'cause my kids need it, you see» finishes '''after''' he stops moving his mouth and '''after''' Slizardo begins speaking (you can actually hear both talking at the same time). Skuxxoid also says that his friends need the money, istead of his kids.
::*When Grimlock tells the Technobots that he can't be their leader, he says that the reason is that they will live more than him, and that he's old. This is clearly not true since Grimlock is actually extremely young for an Autobot, being more or less twenty years old.
:*''Title (second dub):'' "'''Il nuovo cervello di Grimlock'''" ("Grimlock's New Brain")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''グリムロックの新しい頭脳'''" (''Grimlock no Atarashii Zunō'', "Grimlock's New Brain")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 29]], [[1987]]
:*Artwork for the episode featured in ''[[TV Magazine]]'' showed Grimlock wearing a mortarboard and lecturing on something complicated.
:*A (very short) "[[Secret Files of Teletraan II]]" segment unique to Japan was attached to this episode. The segment focuses on [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. It replaces the original "Secret Files" segment used in the US broadcast which focused on [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. The original segment was never used in the Japanese broadcast of the series.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Cōngmíng de Gāngsuǒ '''" (聪明的钢锁, "Clever Grimlock")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' '''?'''
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*This episode's original translated title is currently lost due to a glitch in the only known surviving copy of the audio track.

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' '''Nowy mózg Grimlocka''' ("Grimlock's New Brain")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Cybertron is called Salvatron.
::*When talking about checking the Unicron's brain, Skuxxoid says "Unicornów" (in plural).
::*Abominus is not referred by name - he is either called Giant or Terrorcon (or rather Terricon).
::*Ratbat is just called "the enemy" (by Rodimus).
::*"Terrorcons, merge to become Abominus!" was misunderstood and translated "10 ton! Będę niepokonany" ("Ten tons! I will be invincible!").

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1988 — ''Transformers'' — Dark Awakening / Grimlock's New Brain ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1990 — ''Transformers'' — Dark Awakening / Grimlock's New Brain ([[Tempo Video|Abbey Home Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2000 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 9: Grimlock the Hero ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 5: Series 3.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2005 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 21 ([[Déclic Images]]) — Canadian French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Roar of the Dinobots (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1E-6fFXNC9RuWTq1Ypp5CRlRHzXg-LwAg Episode dialogue script]

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

Grimlock's New Brain

2025-06-09T22:02:58Z

SerpentorImperator:

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|series=G1toon
|image=Grimlock's New Brain Grimlock Technobots.JPG
|caption=Me Grimlock make geeks!
|ep=89
|prev2=Nightmare Planet
|next2=Call of the Primitives
|title="Grimlock's New Brain"
|season=3
|season ep=24
|Japanese=
|production code=700-110
|airdate=[[November 14]], 1986
|written by=[[Paul Davids]]
|series2=2010
|ep2=25
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y32IZVXBU9s
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''Grimlock gains tremendous intelligence and creates the Technobots.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Grimlock's New Brain Skuxxoid Slizardo.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Purple stuff? Bah! I wanted Sunny D!]]
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the [[Autobot]]s are unveiling [[Power Platform Alpha|a new generator]] that will better supply them with power. As [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] signals [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] to activate the machine, Grimlock admits he's forgotten which switch to pull, and manages to trigger several alarms before Rodimus points out the switch he's supposed to pull. Grimlock points out that he is "smartest Dinobot of all," which [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] notes is probably true, wishing the Dinobots had more sophisticated brains. Grimlock, mildly insulted, threatens to bash Perceptor's brain. Elsewhere, a [[Skuxxoid]] and [[Slizardo]] are sneaking into the generator to place [[anti-electron]]s inside the device, a mission [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] has paid them to carry out with the aim of eventually killing the Autobots.

[[File:Grimlock's New Brain Grimlock generator off.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|Me Grimlock hate Windows Vista.]]
In space, [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] are flying back to Cybertron, musing that they're late for the ceremony. Cosmos suddenty finds himself flying out of control, and when Sky Lynx swoops in to help, he loses control of his [[auto gyro]]s too. The other Autobots spot their predicament and rush to help as the two fliers crash into Power Platform Alpha. [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] tries to air lift Sky Lynx to repair bay, but also begins to malfunction. Perceptor concludes that the problem is originating in the generator and Rodimus, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Grimlock, and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] head down to investigate, using an [[electro map]] provided by Perceptor as a guide. The electro map is soon broken by Grimlock, who storms off in a huff after Rodimus yells at him, so while Kup babysits Grimlock, Rodimus and Magnus continue to search for the core. While Rodimus starts malfunctioning thanks to the anti-electrons, Grimlock and Kup reach the generator's controls, and Kup begins to suffer memory malfunctions. Grimlock deactivates the generator with the ever-appropriate tactic of biting it, but immediately begins to act differently. He speaks in a proper manner, with an extended vocabulary, and appears to have lost his taste for combat. He rescues Rodimus and Magnus from a security system they've tripped by simply switching it off. They soon spot [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] who has been observing them, but the Decepticon escapes. The Autobots return to the surface and pass the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] fishing in a local pond. [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] invites Grimlock to join, but Grimlock declines, saying he has more important matters to attend to. The Dinobots are concerned, as they always fish together. Meanwhile Ratbat and reports back to Galvatron. Galvatron threatens to kill the Skuxxoid and Slizardo for ruining his plan, as the anti-electrons have already vaporized and were hard to find, but Slizardo reveals that there is another source of anti-electrons...in [[Unicron]]'s brain.

[[File:Grimlock's New Brain Dinobots fishing.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Rodimus, isn't that a public pond?" "Quiet, Magnus, this is the only way we can get them to bathe."]]
Elsewhere, Grimlock concludes that anti-electrons were the source of the problem. As Galvatron's ship approaches Unicron's head, he cautions his soldiers, saying that Unicron may be quite powerful. On Cybertron, the Dinobots seek out Grimlock, who is building a new spaceship, and he asks for their help. [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] does not like Grimlock's change in attitude, and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] declares that "Grimlock no fun". With their leader not acting like one of them, the Dinobots decide to go hunting without him. Later, Grimlock has taken Rodimus, Perceptor, and Kup to Unicron's head, having concluded that Unicron's body was the original source. However, Galvatron fires anti-electrons at the shuttle, causing it to crash and the Autobots to malfunction and even causing Rodimus to revert back to Hot Rod. Galvatron then unleashes the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] on the Autobots while Grimlock runs off. Grimlock then uses components of Unicron to build [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] and asks him to drill a hole into Unicron's brain.

[[File:Grimlock's New Brain Computron Abominus.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|Computron teaches Abominus to slow dance.]]
Elsewhere, [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] are retrieving the anti-electrons when they reactivate Unicron. The Chaos Bringer's internal defenses activate, but [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]], another robot built by Grimlock, destroys the defenses. Finally, Grimlock builds three more robots: [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]], [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]], and [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]], the last of whom he appoints as leader of the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s. He sends the Technobots to fight the Terrorcons. Cyclonus and Scourge are handing Galvatron the anti-electrons they've found when the jar is destroyed by the Technobots before they engage the Terrorcons in battle, until the Terrorcons merge into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. Retreating, the Technobots ask Grimlock for advice, and Grimlock reveals that they are also [[Combiner]]s, commanding them to merge into [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. The computational capacity held by the gestalt is massive, yet he claims that he lacks the intelligence to feed it. Grimlock connects a device to Computron's head which transfers his super-intelligence to Computron. Now armed with incredible intelligence, Computron is able to defeat Abominus, using intense vibrations to cause the Decepticon combiner to separate, and sends the [[Decepticon]]s running.

On Cybertron, Rodimus is holding a celebration for the newly functioning generator, the creation of the Technobots, and Grimlock's efforts. However, Sludge reveals that Grimlock is fishing with the Dinobots. Grimlock says that being a genius all the time is no fun, and he'd rather be a regular Dinobot. The Autobots cheer his statement, apparently preferring their one-bot engines of destruction to be simple-minded.

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (1)
*[[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] (2)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (5)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (6)
*[[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] (7)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (8)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (9)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (10)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (11)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (12)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (15)
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (16)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (17)
*[[Teletraan II]] (18)
*[[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (30)
*[[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] (31)
*[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (32)
*[[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (33)
*[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (34)
*[[Computron (G1)|Computron]] (36)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (37)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (38)
}}
|c2=
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (19)
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] (20)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (21)
*[[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] (22)
*[[Blot (G1)|Blot]] (23)
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (24)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (25)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (26)
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] (28)
*[[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] (29)
*[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (35)
|c4=
*[[Skuxxoid]] (13)
*[[Slizardo]] (14)
*[[Unicron]] (27)
}}

==Quotes==
"Can't be that one, must be one of these. Eenie Menie miny moe. This switch real rad! Gonna pull." 
"Grimlock, no!!!!! It's this one over here!" 
"Uhhh, that Grimlock's next choice."
:—'''Grimlock''' showing '''Rodimus''' why he should not have been given such an important task.

"Why you think Grimlock stupid? Me no stupid. Grimlock is smartest Dinobot of all." 
"Unfortunately, that's probably true. I just wish the Dinobots had more sophisticated brains." 
"Brains?! Grimlock know how to bash brains. Maybe bash yours."
:—'''Grimlock''' threatening to beat up '''Perceptor'''.

'''Grimlock''': What go wrong? 
'''Perceptor''': Something incapacitated their aerial capabilities. 
'''Grimlock''': Huh? 
'''Rodimus Prime''': He means they couldn't fly, so they crashed. 
'''Grimlock''': Me knew that!
:—Simplifying things for a Dinobot isn't that simple.

"Hey, how did you shut down that baby?" 
"I, Grimlock...used my rear molars." 
"Uh that makes good sense, good going. You what?!" 
"Is your hearing impaired, Kup? Ohh, with some Autobots, you have to explain everything."
:—'''Kup''' and '''Grimlock''' the latter of whom has just received a great deal of intelligence

"Anti-electrons, of course! They attack our electrocircuits! Now why didn't I think of that?" 
"Perhaps because your mental abilities are so limited."
:—Oh snap! '''Perceptor''' just got dissed! By '''Grimlock'''!

[[File:GrimlocksNewBrain strafe robotmode.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
'''Strafe''': Yahoo! It feels great to be a Technobot! My name is Strafe! 
'''Afterburner''': Far out! Fantastic! I'm Afterburner! I'm raring to burn neutrons and see some heavy action! 
'''Lightspeed''': Mellow out, Afterburner. 
'''Afterburner''': Says who? 
'''Lightspeed''': They call me Lightspeed, faster than a speeding photon. 
'''Grimlock''': And you, Scattershot, shall be the leader of the Technobots.
:—The newly created '''Technobots''' and '''Grimlock''' engage in a brief [[introdump]].

"Me Grimlock say you smart now. Me no can help you anymore!"
:—'''Grimlock''' transfers his intelligence and is done with his Skyfire impression.

"Me Grimlock say no fun to be genius all the time. Much more fun to be good old Dinobot Grimlock."
:—'''Grimlock''' on his recent bout with intelligence.

==Notes==
===Production information===
* Premise/Outline revised: 28th July 1986 (Original title: Creation Of The Technobots)
* First draft script: 16th September 1986
* Script finalised by [[Marv Wolfman]]

===Continuity notes===
[[File:Broadsidegrimlocksnewbrain.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Snarl and Blurr are stepping on Broadside's feet, while Kup is stepping on Snarl's feet.]]
[[File:ScattershotGrimNewBrain.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Somehow these shots hit the Terrorcons, who are standing on the same surface as him.]]
*Final appearance of Cosmos.
*Broadside appears here in his revised toy-based model, with a faceplate and smaller head. He's also consistently shown to be huge - twice the size of the Dinobots, who loom over the average Autobot. This can be considered rather odd, as [[AKOM]] was typically handed out of date pre-final model sheets for most of their episodes.
*The Skuxxoid previously appeared in "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]" and "[[Starscream's Ghost]]", again working as a freelance agent in Galvatron's employ. He repeats his grumbly "wife and kids" schtick from the latter episode, though a lot more half-heartedly.
*Slizardo, meanwhile, hasn't been seen since Season 2's "The Gambler", when he was rocketing off with Devcon following a change of heart. Looks like it didn't take!
*Ratbat appears, but [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] isn't in the episode.
*The Terrorcons make their inauspicious debut here; they appear without explanation or introduction.
*Cybertron circa 2005 has some standing water - the pool the Dinobots are "fishing" in.
*Unicron's head is shown to no longer orbit Cybertron, after the events of "[[Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine]]" saw it blasted off into space. It's also looking substantially worse for wear than it was the last time we saw it, presumably a consequence of the explosives that were set off in its immediate vicinity in that episode.
*The anti-electrons have a neat effect on Rodimus Prime the second time they cause his transformation systems to malfunction: he briefly reverts into Hot Rod! This is no error: in addition to transforming into his junior self's vehicle mode, his coloring changes to Hot Rod's traditional magenta, and actor [[Dick Gautier]] raises his voice in pitch to his normal Hot Rod voice. (It's one in a series of incidents that see Rodimus reverted to Hot Rod, presumably to push the toy.)
*Gadgets and powers:
**Scattershot displays his often-forgotten third mode, a stationary artillery piece.

===Real-world references===
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**[[TIE Fighter]] roar as Sky Lynx and Cosmos crash.
**And again as Ratbat flees from Rodimus & company.
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' roar as Strafe takes off.
**TIE Fighter again as Scattershot makes his first attack.
**And again as he dives in front of Abominus.
**[[X-wing Fighter|X-wing]] diving whine as the Decepticons retreat.

===Animation and technical errors===
*"Grimlock's New Brain" features ''spectacularly'' low production values almost across the board. The animation is choppy, the artwork is poor, the shot blocking frequently cuts off characters (Kup utters his whole first line of dialog while we look at the back of his head; Magnus keeps blocking and unblocking our view of Perceptor while he delivers his opening speech), characters are often off-model, the visual effects are goofy, much of the voice processing is incorrect, and the story doesn't entirely make sense.
*As is par for the course post-Movie, Cybertron looks different in the opening establishing shot than any previous appearance.
[[File:GrimlocksNewBrain Slizardo with anti-electrons.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|WOO YEAHHHH! I'm gonna chug this whole keg, then I'm gonna do the animation for "Grimlock's New Brain"!]]
*Coloring errors:
**Just as in Season 2, AKOM seems to have gotten incorrect color models for several characters. Thus:
***Rodimus and Galvatron are both consistently colored using outdated color models; Rodimus's shoulder indentations are red instead of white, his pelvis-windshield details are white instead of light burgundy, and his gun is red instead of black, while Galvatron has pale purple "underpants."
***The inside of Ultra Magnus's mouth is consistently portrayed as red.
**A long shot during Magnus's speech shows Perceptor's chest in all-red.
**In a pan over the listening Autobots, Sludge's dino mode eye is drawn too large and colored all-blue; Broadside has red bits on his cheeks that should be gray.
**Grimlock's entire neck is grey for a moment as he tries to remember which switch to throw; it should be yellow-gold.
***The back of his neck is grey in several subsequent shots.
**When he drops the container of anti-electrons, Slizardo's eye is green.
**And then both his eyes - including the one under the patch - are featureless yellow blobs as he and the Skuxxoid report to Galvatron.
**When Rodimus is grabbed by Hun-Gurrr, his spoiler is all-yellow. (It should be orange in the middle.)
*Rodimus is missing his spoiler as he reacts to Grimlock's first wrong button-push.
*Though he's speaking, Grimlock's mouth doesn't move as he deactivates the first switch and pulls the second.
*Rodimus's collar extends much too far into his chest as he corrrects Grimlock.
*When the Autobots applaud the activation of the power generator, Springer is twice as tall as Kup and [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]].
*Voice processing:
**The Skuxxoid's voice is missing the raspy flange it had back in "Five Faces of Darkness".
**Cosmos's voice is missing its usual self-echo effect throughout the episode.
**Blaster's voice is missing its usual modulation.
*The smoke that first bursts from Cosmos' engines is layered behind him, rather than emerging from the thrusters.
*When Blaster is struck by the beam of light, his switch is drawn as one long switch instead of three small ones.
*As Perceptor, Grimlock, and Rodimus walk forward to see Blaster's predicament, they seem to appear out of thin air.
*As Springer flies off to help his about-to-crash comrades, he clips through Grimlock.
[[File:RodimusPrimeG1-trailermanagement.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.2|It follows him around everywhere: down stairs, into space, on other planets...]]
*Where's the trailer go?
**The cartoon never quite decided how Rodimus Prime was supposed to transform. More often than not, his robot form becomes his entire space Winnebago form, as when he transforms alongside Springer. Occasionally, though, his trailer portion is treated Optimus-style, sliding on or off the screen as needed - twice in this episode. It rolls off-screen as he returns to [[robot mode]] at the crash site, and it rolls in from off-screen when he involuntarily transforms in the tunnels.
[[File:GrimlocksNewBrain Cosmos and SkyLynx crashed.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Cosmos transforms into robot mode, but is back in spaceship mode as Blaster tries to report.
*Teletraan II's report starts with a shot of space for some reason.
*The next shot shows a huge display in front of the Autobots instead of a framed screen.
*"Me Grimlock wonder how this happen" - the inside of Grimlock's dino-mouth is missing, making his head appear one-dimensional when his mouth is open; meanwhile, Rodimus's collar is dark red instead of orange.
*After Teletraan II's report, a shot is layered incorrectly, so Perceptor looks huge next to Rodimus Prime.
*As they enter the tunnels, Kup and Magnus are the same height; Kup should be several heads shorter.
*Rodimus's spoiler is too far up on his back after Grimlock storms off.
*When Rodimus starts reacting to the generator, he and Magnus are bathed in a bright blueish light; the subsequent two shots show them in normal colors.
*"What did you do, bite the controls?" - Rodimus is as tall as Magnus; he should be a bit shorter.
*"But Dinobots always go fish together!" - Slag's mouth is drawn moving (just barely), but Snarl's voice is speaking.
*Ratbat flies into one of the slots in Galvatron's terminal, but subsequent shots are missing the slots.
*When the Terrorcons open fire on Unicron's cerebral chamber, Hun-Gurrr and Sinnertwin's lasers don't come from any actual point on their bodies.
*"But - what you do?" Slag's horns are gray instead of red, and his foreleg is missing.
*Sludge's neck repeatedly flashes between yellow and grey for a few frames when Grimlock gives him orders.
*The Decepticon ship has no thrusters as it approaches Unicron's head.
*The Terrorcons are HUGE as they attack the Autobots. Hun-Gurrr ''has'' been shown to be a bit larger than the standard Transformer, but not to the point of towering over Rodimus in his low-slung [[beast mode]]!
[[File:Grimlocksnewbrain hotrod vs hungrr.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Rodimus's "EAT ME!!" challenge might've gone better if he were Tommy Lee Jones, but alas, he is not.]]
*Hot Rod's missing his spoiler as Hun-Gurrr grabs him. Hot Rod also has a red Decepticon insignia in this scene.
[[File:Grimlocks-new-brain-nosecone-vehicle.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Nosecone is huge in his first few shots - he's taller than Grimlock after drilling into Unicron's brain, and his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] is large enough for Grimlock to hang onto the back of.
**Said drilling of a "passage deep into Unicron's brain" consists of drilling through... one wall.
*Cyclonus is missing the orange shapes on his chest and waist in several shots.
*Thanks to Roger C. Carmel's inconsistency with his voices, Unicron sounds similar to John Colicos's Apocalypse from the 1992 ''[[X-Men]]'' TV series (although it also sounds drunk).
*Afterburner's Autobot logo moves up his chest (and has a black frame instead of white) as Lightspeed introduces himself. Lightspeed's own logo is missing in the same shot.
*Scattershot's chest is misproportioned as Grimlock names him leader.
*In a subsequent closeup shot, Scattershot's optic visor has a white outline that shouldn't be there.
*An overhead shot shows the Autobots firing their weapons, but no beams coming out.
*As he dives to attack, Scattershot is layered over some parts of Unicron when he should be behind them.
*Much like the Stunticons and Combaticons before them, the Technobots appear to lack proper transformation sequence guides. One after the next, they morph from robot to vehicle and back with no correlation between the two modes.
*During [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]'s combination sequence, [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] transforms into [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] and [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]], who then transform into Abominus's legs. Hun-Gurr himself then drops into the frame from above and merges with them.
**The same effect is used in reverse when Computron breaks Abominus apart. The Sinnertwin leg is also drawn with one of Cutthroat's wings attached to it.
*Hun-Gurrr's order to merge continues long after the combination sequence is complete.
*As Abominus reacts to Scattershot, the background behind him suddenly changes saturation.
*Even with Computron's combination sequence almost entirely off-screen, AKOM still screwed it up - two halves of Scattershot are seen separated and combining.
*As the Decepticons shoot Computron, Galvatron is shooting too, but we don't hear his cannon's sound effect.
*Computron shoots the Decepticons, but his laser is missing its beam.
*The Decepticons are far too big when they leave Unicron's head.
*As Rodimus delivers a closing speech to the Autobots, Cosmos's arms are drawn backwards, and Kup is portrayed as a generic in a vaguely Kup-esque color scheme. The same shot is also a good illustration of how the Technobots had no back-side character models - Scattershot's nosecone is drawn as a tiny flat cylinder on his left shoulder, for example.
*Afterburner is missing his mouth as he and the others turn to look for Grimlock.
*Earlier on, we saw Sludge devour a mechanical fish. In his final shot, Grimlock grabs what is clearly an organic fish (which must be like ten feet long). So... which is it?
*In the last shot of the episode, Blaster is missing his switches, Perceptor and Cosmos are missing their Autobot logos, and pretty much everyone is a malformed blob.

===Continuity errors===
*The creation of the Technobots seems to conflict with the premise established by "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1|The Key to Vector Sigma]]"; in those episodes, it is established that the supercomputer [[Vector Sigma]] is required to give personalities to Transformers, but here, the Technobots get personalities independently of it. We might hand-wave it by saying the super-smart Grimlock simply has the skill needed to program full, authentic cybernetic personalities into the Technobots on his own. With the introduction of the concept of [[spark]]s in much later fiction and the reclassification of Vector Sigma as a conduit to the Allspark, the events of this episode are called into question again.
**Note that this discrepancy is shared with ''every single other episode'' in which new Transformers are shown being created.
**''Maaaaany'' years later, [[Ask Vector Prime]] would offer the explanation—for the alternate-continuity "[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]" version of the cartoon—that Grimlock had been able to use [[Dark Energon|Unicron's lifeblood]] to generate sparks for the Technobots, in the same way that [[Energon|Primus's lifeblood]] could.
*If Grimlock has proven himself so incompetent, why does Rodimus have Grimlock, of all 'bots, activate the generator at the beginning? Why not someone like Perceptor, who's even conveniently nearby when they decide to pull the switch?
*Likewise, why does Rodimus bring him along to find the power generator? There are plenty of other Autobots who can provide muscle.
*The anti-electrons affect Cosmos and Sky Lynx without any visual effect to convey that they were hit by them. But on the surface, the generator suddenly starts targeting random Autobots with pinkish anti-electron rays. Nobody seems to notice this peculiar behavior, even when it causes them to malfunction. Later, Rodimus and Kup suffer the effects again with no visual representation.
*Blaster's "This ain't ever happened before" claim is a bit hyperbolic - similar things happened to various Autobots during the events of "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1]]" and "[[Kremzeek!]]".
[[File:Grimlock's New Brain Electromap.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Perceptor's "electro-map" looks a lot like a compass!
*When the Autobots near the power generator, why are Kup and Rodimus affected, but Ultra Magnus and Grimlock aren't?
*Swoop is curiously absent from the Dinobots, particularly since Snarl makes a fuss over them all fishing together.
*Blurr can be seen numerous times fighting alongside the Autobots, despite him not being present on the shuttle ride over.
[[File:GrimlocksNewBrain Brainwave Transfer.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Even being super-intelligent, Grimlock somehow creates the Technobots in what seems like a few minutes. He also creates the intelligence transfer helmet in no time at all!
*Seems like a scene or two may have been swapped around: after Nosecone brings Grimlock into Unicron's brain, things cut away to Cyclonus and Scourge as they awaken Unicron, and when we return to Grimlock and Nosecone, Strafe and Lightspeed have suddenly appeared, and Strafe (referred to by name) is instrumental in disabling Unicron's defenses. We might simply assume Grimlock built these two new 'bots in the intermission, but then, after the action cuts to the fighting on the surface, we return to Grimlock, and he is finishing the construction of the Technobots, who then line up and give their introductory speeches and names, including Strafe, like we were supposed to be hearing of him for the first time. It appears that scene of Unicron awakening and his defenses being disabled should have come after this, rather than before.
*Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scource are retreating by flying off Unicron's head. They are leaving their spaceship (and Terrorcons).

===Trivia===
*While the episode is centered around Grimlock, he never once transforms out of his dinosaur mode. Then again, seeing a ''T. rex'' talk with such an extensive vocabulary is kinda funny.
*The device Grimlock invents to transfer his intelligence into Computron was later rendered in plastic and included with the [[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]] PVC version of Grimlock. It would subsequently be recreated in plastic ''again'' for the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' version of Grimlock, which dubbed the contraption the "[[Brainwave Transfer Device]]".
*Voice actor [[Gregg Berger]] has stated that while this was the most difficult episode for him to do (in that it required figuring out how an intelligent Grimlock should sound), it was also the episode he enjoyed working on the most, as it shows him using his [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] voice for Grimlock's intelligent voice.
*The concept of Grimlock becoming smart for a single episode would be revisited in the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' episode "[[Brainpower]]".
*"Anti-electrons" in this episode are clearly meant to be a technobabble-sounding fictional substance with an adverse effect on electronics, rather than the {{w|positron|positrons}} that exist in reality and are also known as "antielectrons".

===Foreign localization===
[[File:GrimlockManga.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Meet Prof. Grimlock. Cheaters and plagiarists will not be expelled, merely eaten.]]
'''French'''
:*''Title (European French broadcast):'' ?
:*''Title (Canadian French broadcast and European French DVD release):'' "'''La nouvelle intelligence de La Menace'''" ("Grimlock's New Intelligence")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*To date, and although there is probably one in existence, the European French dub of this episode is lost. The French DVD editions use the Canadian French dub instead.
::*In that same Canadian French dub, Sky Lynx is still called by his English name instead of "Chaînon".

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Grimlocks neues Gehirn'''" ("Grimlock's New Brain")
:*''Original airdate:'' July 6, 1990

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (first dub):'' "'''Tiran l'inventore'''" ("Grimlock the Inventor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Usually in this dub Springer speaks using an aulic and poetic speech, but in this episode he speaks in normal Italian instead. He's also not voiced by his usual actor here.
::*Grimlock doesn't change his speech when he becomes intelligent. In fact, Kup's lines are slightly changed making it look like he simply didn't understand what Grimlock said instead of being surprised by how he was talking.
::*Skuxxoid's line: «I did what you asked and now I want my money 'cause my kids need it, you see» finishes '''after''' he stops moving his mouth and '''after''' Slizardo begins speaking (you can actually hear both talking at the same time). Skuxxoid also says that his friends need the money, istead of his kids.
::*When Grimlock tells the Technobots that he can't be their leader, he says that the reason is that they will live more than him, and that he's old. This is clearly not true since Grimlock is actually extremely young for an Autobot, being more or less twenty years old.
:*''Title (second dub):'' "'''Il nuovo cervello di Grimlock'''" ("Grimlock's New Brain")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''グリムロックの新しい頭脳'''" (''Grimlock no Atarashii Zunō'', "Grimlock's New Brain")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 29]], [[1987]]
:*Artwork for the episode featured in ''[[TV Magazine]]'' showed Grimlock wearing a mortarboard and lecturing on something complicated.
:*A (very short) "[[Secret Files of Teletraan II]]" segment unique to Japan was attached to this episode. The segment focuses on [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. It replaces the original "Secret Files" segment used in the US broadcast which focused on [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. The original segment was never used in the Japanese broadcast of the series.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Cōngmíng de Gāngsuǒ '''" (聪明的钢锁, "Clever Grimlock")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' '''?'''
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*This episode's original translated title is currently lost due to a glitch in the only known surviving copy of the audio track.

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' '''Nowy mózg Grimlocka''' ("Grimlock's New Brain")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Cybertron is called Salvatron.
::*When talking about checking the Unicron's brain, Skuxxoid says "Unicornów" (in plural).
::*Abominus is not referred by name - he is either called Giant or Terrorcon (or rather Terricon).
::*Ratbat is just called "the enemy" (by Rodimus).
::*"Terrorcons, merge to become Abominus!" was misunderstood and translated "10 ton! Będę niepokonany" ("Ten tons! I will be invincible!").

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1988 — ''Transformers'' — Dark Awakening / Grimlock's New Brain ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1990 — ''Transformers'' — Dark Awakening / Grimlock's New Brain ([[Tempo Video|Abbey Home Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2000 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 9: Grimlock the Hero ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 5: Series 3.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2005 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 21 ([[Déclic Images]]) — Canadian French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Roar of the Dinobots (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1E-6fFXNC9RuWTq1Ypp5CRlRHzXg-LwAg Episode dialogue script]

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

Dariusz Odija

2025-06-09T21:55:40Z

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[[File:Dariusz Odija.jpg|197px|thumb]]
'''Dariusz Odija''' ([[1960]]) is a Polish voice actor born in Słupsk. Some of his other dubbing roles have included the Brain from ''Pinky and the Brain'', Emperor Zurg from ''Toy Story 2'', [[Raphael]] from the 2003 ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' series, Brainiac in "Superman: The Animated Series", Robbie Robertson and Dormammu in "Spider-Man: The Animated Series", and Green Arrow in ''Justice League Unlimited''.

==Roles==
===Energon===
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]
===Cybertron===
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]
===Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen===
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (only in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|the video game]])
===Prime===
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]
===Cyberverse===
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] (eps.9-10)
===Rescue Bots Academy===
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0644077/ Dariusz Odija on IMDB].
*{{w|Dariusz Odija|lang=pl|Dariusz Odija at Wikipedia (PL)}}

[[Category:Polish voice actors|Odija, Dariusz]]

Menasor (G1)

2025-06-09T21:43:14Z

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:''Menasor is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Menasor studioox.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dennis the Menasor]]
'''Menasor''' was meant to be the ultimate Decepticon weapon, and perhaps he would have been if not for the fatal flaw in his design. His mind was designed to merge the psyches of the five [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] who compose his form. Unfortunately the great depth of resentment the four limb components feel towards [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], plus the extreme differences in attitude that makes them less a team and more a destruction derby, and of course the tiny detail that they're all psychotic, has created a primal psychological rift and left Menasor an unpredictable mass of conflicting, chaotic impulses.

Extremely powerful, highly mentally unstable, and prone to violent tantrums where he lashes out at anything in range, Menasor is not a weapon to point and fire, but a raging monster to turn loose on the battlefield and then get as far out of range as possible.

Menasor is the combined form of all five Stunticons:

*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (torso)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (left arm)
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (left leg)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (right arm)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (right leg)

In some universes, [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]] or [[Brake-Neck (G1)|Brake-Neck]] replaces Wildrider on the team, and sometimes the "[[roller car]]" or [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]] act as a sixth component forming a chestplate for the combiner.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Roger C. Carmel]] (English, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2" only), [[Regis Cordic]] (English), [[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)|[[Zhan Che]] (Chinese), [[Toni Orlandi]] (Italian, second dub), [[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American), [[Willi Röbke]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1''), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, ''The Ultimate Weapon''), [[Christoph Jablonka]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''The Ultimate Weapon''), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "Cosmic Rust"), [[Jean Roche]] (European French, "Masquerade"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), Unknown actors (European French, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2", "Trans-Europe Express"), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Portuguese), [[Paulo Flores]] (Portuguese, "Masquerade")}}

[[File:KtVS2 Introducing Menasor.jpg|thumb|left|Don't offend the little ones, Prime!]]
Created by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to counteract the [[Autobot]]s' rule of the road, the Stunticons were powerful in their own right, but were also equipped with a secret ability by the Decepticon leader: they were the second Decepticon combiner team, able to merge into the towering Menasor. Megatron had the Stunticons unveil their combined form to battle the Autobots' new team, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] had predicted Menasor's existence, and had given the Aerialbots the power to combine into [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. Menasor quickly took the upper hand in the fight that ensued between the two giants, his sheer aggression driving the Autobot combiner back, trapping him in a landslide. Just as Menasor was charging his opponent with intent to impale him on a factory smokestack, however, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] appeared to intercept the Stunticon gestalt's attack. Omega freed Superion, and the two Autobots overpowered Menasor, forcing him to disengage and retreat. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:CosmicRust Menasor holds aloft bug.jpg|thumb|By the power of bumblebees!]]
When the Autobots obtained the weather-manipulating [[Pearl of Bahoudin]], Megatron had the Stunticons merged into Menasor to reclaim the device. His heavy-handed efforts did more harm than good, however, as the Pearl was knocked free from [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]'s grasp and was swept up into a cyclone of its own making. Megatron abandoned the field of battle, leaving Menasor to menace the Autobots until the Pearl's storms wiped out all life on Earth. Bumblebee, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] tried burying Menasor in a crevasse, but the giant's prodigious strength allowed him to tear free easily, forcing the Autobots back into a corner as he pressed his attack. Moments before the Autobots met their end, the <s>raging jackass</s> champion driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]] hopped a cliff in his specially-designed car, launching it full speed ''straight into Menasor's face.'' Even Menasor couldn't shrug off an impact like that, and went down like a sack of tironium bricks. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

Menasor's size and strength were brought into play when the Decepticons targeted the [[Statue of Liberty]] for destruction, as he could wield the [[Antilla]]n [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray as a hand-held weapon. The Autobots defend the statue, and before Menasor could open fire with the Lightning Bug, a strafing run from the Aerialbots caused him to drop the weapon. His flying foes combined into Superion and the two titans grappling over the weapon until Superion triumphed, throwing Menasor so hard that he splintered into his component Stunticons, giving the Aerialbot combiner the chance to destroy the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:Masquerade Menasors.JPG|left|thumb|"If you are me, then who am I? This is all way too confusing for me."]]
While gathering up the components required for a new Decepticon laser weapon, the Stunticons wound up being captured by the Autobots. Looking to find out what Megatron was up to, a squad of Autobots used [[camouflage paint]] to disguise themselves as Stunticons to infiltrate the Decepticons camp, but while they were away on the mission, Breakdown managed to shake the true Stunticons free from their cells. The team united into Menasor, who felled their Autobot captors, then smashed his way out of the Autobots' volcano and took off for the Decepticons' temporary base. His arrival confused everyone, as he insisted that the "Stunticons" already present were impostors, but the Autobots were able to maintain their deception a while longer by "merging" into a Menasor form of their own through a combination of [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]'s magnetic powers and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]'s illusions. The two Menasors battled, but the Autobots' makeshift combination couldn't stand up to a slash from the true Menasor's sword, and their true identities were exposed. Menasor stood strong in the hail of firepower the Autobots proceeded to unleash against him, but when a cavalry of other Autobots then arrived, the combiner decided he had had enough, and fled. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:FiveFaces1 Menasor wields sword.jpg|thumb|I'll kill you if you point out that I'm just Motormaster with some cars attached to my arms!]]
When the treacherous [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] rampaged with his new [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] army, Megatron requested the assistance of the Stunticons, only to be rebuffed by Drag Strip. The Stunticons finally decided to take notice when the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]; at first, the rowdy bunch of cars did not care if Megatron was destroyed, but they realized Starscream would not simply stop at eliminating his former leader. The team quickly formed Menasor, who dispatched Bruticus with one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

In 2005, following their expulsion from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Stunticons retreated with the rest of the Decepticons to the planet of [[Chaar]]. When [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] returned with a pittance of [[energon]] to go around, the Decepticons began fighting over the small handful of cubes, but Menasor held back until a victor had emerged in the form of Devastator, whom he then attacked. Menasor chopped the energy-deprived [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] combiner into his constituent 'bots, but before he could claim his prize, the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] swooped in to snatch up the cube. At that point, [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] arrived to chastise the squabbling Decepticons; Menasor and Astrotrain shared a wearied look as Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s mindlessly chanted their loyalty to the absent [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

In 2006, the Stunticons attempted to attack a weakened [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], who was missing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], as he rescued a falling train. Unfortunately for them, no sooner had they combined into Menasor than [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] blasted their combined form in the back, disabling him before he even laid a hand on Defensor. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese continuity as described above, except the events of 2006 take place in 2010, and many additional stories are inserted into the timeline.}}
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
[[File:FSRLFstorypage combaticon menasor.jpg|thumb|left|Brutisor, or Menacus. You decide!]]
When Menasor clashed with Superion in the heart of a major metropolitan area, the Stunticon combiner took the upper hand in the fight, but was bested when the Aerialbots separated and bound their opponent with energy ropes, making him an easy target for [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]]'s firepower. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 8|Story page #8}} Later, Menasor teamed up with Devastator to wreak some havoc on the Autobots, but the Autobots had some new backup in the form of Defensor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 12|Story page #12}}

During a later battle with the Autobots, Motormaster combined with the Combaticons to form a variant version of Menasor with [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] as arms, and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] as legs. The Autobots were aghast at the sight of this new menace, {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 13|Story page #13}} but likely not ''quite'' as aghast as they were at the sight of Menasor, Devastator, and Bruticus's [[:File:GestaltTrioTVMagazine.jpg|deformed bodies]] when they later gathered for another major battle. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 16|Story page #16}}

=====Scramble City=====
{{voiceactor|[[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)}}
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After the Aerialbots prevented an attempt by the Decepticons to attack the subterranean construction site of their Scramble City project, the Stunticons were called into action and soon combined into Menasor to battle their airborne rivals. When Superion unveiled the full extent of the Aerialbots' [[Scramble Power]], reconfiguring his limbs to increase his power, Menasor shocked the Autobots by revealing that he too had the same ability. The Stunticons had a slightly better handle on the power, too; when [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] forgot his position on the combiner, leaving Superion legless, Menasor disconnected Wildrider and had him take the place of Superion's missing limb, crippling the Aerialbot gestalt. A barrage from the other Autobots severed Wildrider, and the restored Superion toppled Menasor, but the Combaticons then arrived to aid the Stunticons. Menasor and Bruticus tag-teamed Superion, but were both stopped when [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City itself]] was brought into battle to end the conflict. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''Transformers 2010'' story pages=====
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Following the return of Galvatron and their alliance with the [[Quintesson]]s, the Decepticons renewed their offensive against the Autobots. Menasor, Bruticus and Devastator joined the Decepticons' newest combiner [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] in battling Superion and Defensor, though Predaking did most of the work as Menasor held back and smirked at the sight of his old rivals taking a beating. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)#Part 2|Story page #2}} To fight back, the Autobots had to take the threat posed by Menasor and the other combiners into consideration and develop appropriate countermeasures. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)#Part 4|Story page #4}}

In an "imaginary tale" that proposed an alliance between the Stunticons, Aerialbots, Combaticons and Protectobots, a version of Menasor was formed who had Vortex for a right arm, [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] as his left arm, [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] as his right leg, and Fireflight as his left leg. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)#Part 5|Story page #5}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Hōchū Ōtsuka]], [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:HM2 menasor uses hotrod as shield.jpg|thumb|''"Made... In... China...?"'']]
The Stunticons participated in Galvatron's siege on Cybertron in the year 2011. They formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. Returning to Earth, they were deployed to stop what appeared to be an attempt by the Aerialbots to steal a cache of Decepticon energon in the desert, but this was a feint to keep them busy and prevent them from interfering in Hot Rod's quest for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Realizing they had been had, the team formed Menasor and sped to Hot Rod's location in the Arctic, but Superion followed and took Menasor down despite his attempt to use Hot Rod as a shield. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

In [[San Francisco]], Menasor assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. He fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]' combined form, [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} Much later, the Stunticons assembled in the desert as their Ninja Commander [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] began issuing orders. They formed Menasor and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

[[File:HMep35 sixshot strikes menasor.jpg|thumb|left|he got hit with a getsuga tensho'']]
Following the Decepticons' apparent expulsion from Earth, Menasor was among the group who secretly did not leave the planet, but who instead withdrew to the sub-oceanic city of [[Lemuria (myth)|Lemuria]], where he oversaw the processing of [[crysmagnetal]] for Scorponok's fiendish [[Death Tower]]s. Following the towers' deployment, he joined the entire Decepticon army in battling the Autobots at the North Pole, where he would have killed [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] if Sixshot hadn't intervened on the boy's behalf, charging the combiner head-on and toppling him. When Scorponok's plan was foiled, Menasor escaped into space along with the rest of the Decepticons as the battle climaxed. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Zone''=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masato Hirano]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:MenasorZone1.jpg|thumb|Those racecars are, like, 50 stories tall.]]

Menasor was among the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] recruited by the Decepticons' newest [[Emperor of Destruction]], [[Violengiguar]]. Outfited with new armor and weaponry—including a giant shield that he could sling at his enemies, and some kind of funky transparent-green Phantom-of-the-Opera-lookin' half-face mask—Menasor was somewhat dubiously christened the "Intelligence General" of the group, and sent forth to conquer planets in pursuit of Violengiguar's goal of creating a [[Decepticon Zone]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} At some point, the Generals schooled [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the [[Powered Master]]s. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

Together with Overlord and Abominus, Menasor laid waste to the world of Feminia, destroying the entire planet and nearly killing Autobot leader Star Saber. With the Autobots left in disarray, Violengiguar gathered all nine of his generals together and instructed them to gather the energy sources necessary for him to create a Decepticon Zone: the Energon Z of planet Zone, and the mysterious [[Zodiac]], concealed on Earth. Menasor joined Overlord, Abominus and Bruticus in attacking Zone; the armament of the Autobots' Zone Base was no match for the giants, and Menasor smashed the [[Gasoline Base]] component to pieces with his huge shield. Overlord tore the Energon Z power core out of Zone Base, and the team immediately departed to redenzvous with the other generals and hand over the Energon Z so they could take it with them to Earth. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====e-HOBBY comics=====
Menasor was charging into battle against the Autobots when the dimensional intruder [[Grand Scourge]] suddenly dropped in through a tear in space-time. Menasor cared little about the new arrival's identity, moving in to crush him immediately. But with a single swift blow of Grand Scourge's [[Matrix Breaker]] sword, Menasor was split into his individual components. The Stunticons were then forced to combine with Grand Scourge, save Motormaster, who fled in terror. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Menasor and the Decepticons joined the revolution of the [[Selector]]s against their human masters. The [[Quintesson]]s and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s sided with the humans, and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] attacked all while craving Angolmois Energy. In battle with a scrambled version of [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], Abominus crashed into Bruticus and Menasor and stole some of their limb components to make an even stronger version of himself. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[File:FSRLFmanga menasor.jpg|thumb|left]]
In the late 1980s, under orders from [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], Menasor joined the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] in an energy raid on [[Tokyo]]. Though challenged by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and a unit of Autobots, Menasor made short work of them by punching all he could in the face with his giant fist. His evil was bested, however, when Prime drove up a ramp and punched ''him'' in the face. The blow was powerful enough to force him to retreat. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 1|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #1}}

Menasor later attacked a baseball stadium where [[Kenji]] was on a date, intending to turn it into a new Decepticon base. Kenji quickly summoned [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to battle the Decepticon, but Menasor was immediately aided by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. After a short skirmish, Decepticon victory seemed in the bag until Menasor got his legs knocked off. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] then latched onto the stumps and blasted Menasor away, dumping him in the Pacific Ocean, far away from Japan. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
The Stunticons joined the entire Decepticon army in a raid on [[Feminia]] to capture the [[Prime Energy Tower]]. Menasor was formed along with [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] to oppose the Autobot battalion guarding the tower; they were met by the Autobots' own big soldiers Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme, but with the addition of Predaking to the fray, the Autobots were soon outnumbered. The [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]] were there to save the day, tying Predaking's legs together and causing him to topple over and crush Menasor and the other combiners under his weight. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
[[File:GreatTFwar menasor vs aerialbots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
After tearing Superion into his component Aerialbots, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and joined Bruticus in defending [[Trypticon (G1)|Dinobase]] against incursion by the Protectobots. While his men kept the pair busy, [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] used his repair bay mode to fix up the injured Aerialbots, who then blinded the giants with their dazzling "Scramble Shot" fly-by attack. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic=====
The image of Menasor was among a group of holograms of older Decepticons projected by [[King Poseidon]] to deceive and confuse the Autobots under [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]'s command. {{storylink|Burn, Chokon! New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
Menasor was among the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] recruited by the Decepticons' newest [[Emperor of Destruction]], [[Violengiguar]]. Outfited with new armor and weaponry—including a giant shield that he could sling at his enemies, and some kind of funky transparent-green Phantom-of-the-Opera-lookin' half-face mask—Menasor was somewhat dubiously christened the "Intelligence General" of the group, and sent forth to conquer planets in pursuit of Violengiguar's goal of creating a [[Decepticon Zone]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} At some point, the Generals schooled [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the [[Powered Master]]s. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

Following the generals' successful destruction of the planet Feminia, which badly wounded current Autobot leader [[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]], a team consisting of Menasor, Bruticus, [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] attacked the leaderless Autobot [[Micromaster]]s on the planet [[Micro|Zone]] and stole their [[Energon Z]] power source, a key component in Violengiguar's plan. As they came under an intimidating amount of firepower from [[Zone Base]], they feld with their prize; the Autobots tried to pursue them into space, but were stopped by [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] and his energy web. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
[[File:FullThrottleScramblePower menasor doublegravitoguns.jpg|thumb|left]]
On a mission to steal energy from a power plant, the Stunticons formed Menasor to fight off the interfering Superion. With Superion weakened by a blast from the Decepticons' new electromagnetic [[Omega Wave Cannon]], Menasor reconfigured his limbs, positioning Drag Strip and Wildrider as his arms for a [[gravito-gun|Double Graviton Gun]] attack that pinned the Aerialbot down. Unfortunately for Menasor, Metroplex and the other Autobots soon arrived, and the sight of the giant city-bot left the Stunticon combiner momentarily stunned, allowing Superion to right himself. Superion disengaged Slingshot, who knocked Wildrider loose from Menasor and took his place, immobilizing the Decepticon so that Superion could stomp him into defeat. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

====''The Animated Movie''====
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During the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005, Menasor and Bruticus staged an attack on [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]], occupying the attentions of Omega Supreme, Superion and Defensor and preventing them from coming to the aid of their comrades in the besieged city. {{storylink|Transformers: The Animated Movie|The Animated Movie trade paperback}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
[[File:Timelines5 destroyed menasor.jpg|thumb|left]]
{{Wingsnote}}
After Cybertron entered its new Golden Age, the war between the Autobots and Decepticons still raged in space and on Earth. Menasor was permanently destroyed in battle with his nemesis, [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Only Breakdown, acting as one of the giant's legs at the time, managed to survive the colossal damage Menasor suffered. He swore revenge against the last surviving [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], dedicating himself to finishing the destruction his team had started. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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''Menasor first appeared in a series of dreams experienced by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], in which the young boy saw the Decepticon combiner ambush Superion while the Autobot was distracted after defeating [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] in combat, only to be beaten back and buried in a landslide. Realizing in short order that these dreams were, in fact, visions of the future granted to Buster by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] his brain had briefly housed, the Autobots and Decepticons devised a way to peer into his mind. In this dream-vision, they watched as the Stunticons formed Menasor to combat the Protectobots as they attempted to save humans at the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Menasor found himself physically outmatched by the Protectobot gestalt Defensor, but back-up soon arrived in the form of Bruticus. While Defensor and Bruticus grappled, Superion arrived to engage Menasor; unfortunately for the Stunticon combiner, his personality problems handicapped him, with Dead End taking objection to being ordered about, leading to him firing his weapons too late to hit Superion and accidentally blasting Bruticus instead. Menasor attempted to flee, but Superion stopped his flight by opening a crevasse under his feet with his [[stress fracture cannon]].'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}} {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}}

[[File:Menasor superion heavy traffic.jpg|thumb|left]]
''Using these dreams as a blueprint'', the Decepticons constructed the Stunticons and imbued them with life via one of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]]s, which siphoned off the energies of the Creation Matrix as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] used it to bring the similarly created Aerialbots to life. When the two teams subsequently met in battle over the Autobot named [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and his human passenger, [[Donny Finkleberg]], they merged into Menasor and Superion for the first time. The two gargantuan gladiators shattered a freeway overpass (or was it an entrance ramp...?) before engaging in hand-to-hand combat. Unfortunately for the Autobots, the ever-unhelpful robot hunter named [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] entered the fray for [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] and zapped Superion, temporarily overloading his circuitry and allowing Menasor to administer the coup-de-grace, courtesy of his [[cyclone gun]]. Skids and Finkleberg disappeared in the melee, though, forcing the Stunticons to disconnect and begin searching for them anew. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

''Later, Menasor attacked a [[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]] fuel plant, once again drawing the attention of the Aerialbots. [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] and his team were forced to combine into Superion in order to battle the united Stunticons. Unfortunately for Silverbolt, this meant his teammates learned about his fear of heights due to the mental bleedover. Ashamed, he caused Superion to fight back extremely savagely against Menasor, almost injuring innocent civilians in the process.'' {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}}
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====Marvel UK future timelines====
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In [[2008]], the renegade Decepticons [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] teamed up with the freelance peacekeeping agent named [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] to assassinate Commander [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. Cut off from the battle by a set of blast doors, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] summoned Menasor to help him break through and deal with the traitors. The super-robot eventually succeeded, but it was too late. Shockwave was dead, and the Decepticons were forced to accept Scourge and Cyclonus as their new leaders. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

===The Special Teams===
A malfunction in the systems of the Autobots' new combiner team, the Aerialbots, caused them to briefly defect to the Decepticons, but when they returned to the Autobot ranks, Megatron was inspired to compensate for their loss by creating the Stunticons. After Starscream collected the freshly-created Stunticons from Cybertron, Megatron ordered them all to rendezvous with the rest of the Decepticon force at the recently evacuated [[Pullen Power Plant]]. The Stunticons merged into Menasor to smash through the Protectobots guarding the plant, but Menasor was unprepared for the Protectobots' own ability to combine into Defensor. Bruticus soon arrived to back him up, but Superion then join the fray; Menasor and Superion squared off, with the Aerialbot combiner successfully damaging Menasor's armor with his stress fracture cannon. Having taken enough lumps for one day, Menasor disengaged into the individual Stunticons and fled. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:WarandPeace4 menasor crush.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.75]]
Menasor was one of several combiner robots based on the original prototype, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. He existed as the combined form of Motormaster's Stunticons, but was effectively forced into retirement by the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]], which outlawed the use of super-robots among the factions. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]], much to the relief of security officer [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #6}} However, in the year 2003, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] had [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] surreptitiously release the Stunticons, unleashing Menasor on an unsuspecting world once again. The deranged combiner ran amok for a while, crushing Defensor and the Wreckers when they tried to stand in his way, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and took up the fight. Insulting the individual Stunticons as he battled, Magnus was able to fracture Menasor's mind, causing the five Stunticons' consciousnesses to began to bickering inside his head over whose fault it was that they were losing. Temporarily paralyzed by this mental turmoil, Menasor was left wide open, and Ultra Magnus rammed the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his disabled component parts. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:ArtofWar4 Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75]]
When a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]] members ran into the Stunticons in 1930's [[Chicago]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] warned them about the existence of Menasor. Thankfully, Motormaster wasn't around to form the giant. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

After the Stunticons were recruited into [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s army, Menasor attacked an Autobot peace ceremony, teaming up with [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] to defeat [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} He then tracked down Optimus Prime, stomped on a [[Optimus Prime's rescuees|civilian]] Optimus had just saved, and delivered [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] to pass a message on to the Autobot leader. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
[[File:BeastWithin menasor killed.jpg|left|thumb]]
Just as the Decepticons were on the brink of a great victory over the Autobots, the tables turned when the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] revealed their long-hidden combined form, [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]. This misshapen monstrosity's raw power struck fear in all the Decepticons, but the Constructicons, Combaticons and Stunticons found the courage to combine and counter-attack. When the Beast effortlessly felled Bruticus and Devastator, however, Menasor thought twice about going through with an attack, and instead cowered before the monster, begging for mercy. But the Beast had none: it seized Menasor, lifted him above its head, and tore him to pieces. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===''Mystery of Convoy''===
{{see|#Games}}
====''Alternity''====
[[File:MysteryofConvoystrategyguide menasor.jpg|thumb]]
One of a higher-dimensional [[Megatron (G1)#Alternity|Megatron]]'s many pawns in a "[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|game full of death and suffering]]", Menasor was empowered to be pitted against an [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|avatar]] of a higher-dimensional [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Alternity|Optimus Prime]], alongside endless hordes of other Decepticons. {{storylink|To Die Game!}}

====''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga====
The five Stunticons confronted Ultra Magnus as he reached the end of the [[Floating City]], combining into Menasor and opening fire on the Autobot. Magnus leapt over their blasts and returned fire, striking the combiner's weak point: the flashing spot in the middle of his forehead. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!|Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|''Transformers'' #5]]}}
[[File:EnemiesoftheSystem menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|Menasor's only purpose in IDW fiction is get beaten up by everyone and everything.]]
Gestalt technology was the product of [[Nexus Prime]]'s [[Enigma of Combination]] in the ancient past of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and when it was lost, many dedicated themselves to rediscovering it. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Perhaps the most unexpected success was that accomplished by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who stole what little of the technology had been re-engineered, reunited the scattered Stunticons after they were left behind on Earth following the Decepticon evacuation of the planet, and gave them the ability to combine into Menasor. Keeping his accomplishment a secret, Swindle forged a phoney alliance with a splinter group of Autobots led by Hot Rod, but once they had completed construction of the spacecraft to take them off Earth, he revealed his intent to steal the ship and kill the Autobots, and had the Stunticons merge into Menasor before their horrified eyes. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}} Fortunately for the Autobots, the combination wasn't seamless, and the Stunticons were left with individualized consciousnesses instead of a gestalt Menasor mind. ''Un''fortunately for Swindle's chosen first target, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], they didn't disagree about killing him...only ''how'' to kill him. The arrival of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] gave Menasor momentary pause, long enough for [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] to recognize how uncoordinated Menasor's mind(s) was, and instruct the Autobots on exploiting that weakness. By selectively targeting the individual Stunticon components, the Autobots forced them to think of their own safety instead of Menasor's, making the giant easy prey. He was overwhelmed by their firepower, and broken down into separate Decepticons before capture. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

The Stunticons' makeshift combination would never function again, but represented a further step in the continuing rediscovery of the technology; Shockwave studied the records of his creation, {{storylink|Shockpoint}} which fed into the Decepticons' subsequent perfection of the process. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} When [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] later took rulership of Cybertron, he encouraged [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] to help him create a functioning combiner of his own, citing Menasor as a particularly worrisome example of a combiner created by an unlikely source. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

[[File:CW-returnofmenasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Basically the only time that Menasor posed a threat to anyone... for about five minutes or so.]]
After [[The Question|a particularly humiliating defeat]] resulted in [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] leaving the Stunticons, Offroad was brought in to replace him. As the Stunticons were explaining to him how they operated, they were approached by Swindle, who piqued their interest by showing them that he had with him the Enigma of Combination. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} Beforehand, Starscream had also arranged for [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]] to join the Stunticons, fully aware that the cop's anger issues would affect the personality of a combiner... {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

After using the Enigma to upgrade Menasor—allowing the Stunticons to properly merge their minds—the Stunticons combined, and accompanied Swindle to the colony world of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], ready to steal anything of value from its people. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} He appeared in front of the [[Alpha Squadron]] to menace his enemies and when [[Afterburner (G2)|one of them]] tried to arrest him, he stomped the poor bot flat. By this point Swindle realized Starscream had arranged for the Stunticons to play villains so that he could take them down and become the "savior" of Caminus, but his attempts to convince Menasor to stand down were in vain due to Blackjack's influence, which turned the combiner into an unhinged, raging monster. Menasor made short work of both Camien defenders and Starscream's reinforcements from Cybertron, but was finally brought down when Starscream and Optimus Prime deployed the Autobot combiner [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], whose mental stability prevailed over Menasor's blind rage. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

The Stunticons and Swindle were incarcerated in Starscream's secret prison while Starscream built relations with the Camiens. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} However, in the interim, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and the Constructicons returned to Cybertron and tried to use [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] to forcibly sever contact between Cybertron and Caminus, only to bet thwarted when Starscream created the Autobot combiner [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} Meanwhile, Starscream's advisor [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], also not wanting Starscream to form a Cybertronian empire, was colluding with Prowl. While Starscream gained Devastator's loyalty, Rattrap freed Swindle to cause a distraction while Rattrap freed Prowl. Swindle graciously complied, breaking out the Stunticons and proceeding to lie to them and several Decepticons that a better life awaited them on Caminus. The Stunticons combined into Menasor, leading the charge to Metroplex's space bridge chamber. Menasor tried to enter the portal only for Devastator to oppose him; Defensor and Superion soon joined the four-way fray. During the ensuing clash, a stray shot from Swindle hit the space bridge's control panel and destabilized the portal. Menasor and Superion fell through to an unknown, alien planet and were soon joined by Defensor and then Devastator, who demands that the other three calm down or else he would make them calm down. But then they were joined by the result of Prowl's machinations: the new combiner [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]! {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The combiners fought as they travelled from planet to planet, and Menasor was subsequently knocked out by Defensor and dragged back to Cybertron, where Windblade and Chromia helped subdue him. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

Later, when the [[Mistress of Flame]] wanted [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] released to Camien custody, she suggested Swindle or Menasor could be handed over instead to face justice for their crimes. Wanting to keep Menasor and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] on his side, Starscream opted to release Chromia. {{storylink|Heavy}}

===''Titanium Series'' Menasor toy bio===
With the help of experimental technology, the gestalt frame of Menasor was unified into a singular body. While the dominant personality of this new body was Motormaster, the constant mental assault on him by the supressed personalities of his Stunticon teammates made Menasor little more than a destructive monster of rage and agony, making him unable to reach his potential to be the ultimate weapon.

Motormaster's control slipped only once in an occasion when Stunticons found themselves united in Menasor. {{storylink|#Titanium Series|Titanium Series Menasor}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
With [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Menasor attempted to place a giant bust of [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s head atop the Decepticon's solar tower. However, the three were unable to work as a team and sent the tower collapsing on themselves. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
During the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]], Menasor attacked [[Defensor (G1)#Ask Vector Prime|Defensor]] while the Autobot was attempting to evacuate the workers. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Menasor was among the gathered Decepticons standing safely behind [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s force field when the combined forces of the Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] came calling. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Charlie Guzman]] (English)}}
[[File:CombinerWarsTheFallScreen.JPG|thumb|upright=1.5|left|"Hi, I'm Trypticon!"]]
The creation of Menasor and his ilk led to Optimus Prime's realization that the Transformers' civil war had become a never-ending arms race, one that could only end in Cybertron's destruction. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

Menasor and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] fought one another, a fight that spilled over to [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]. Menasor was able to put down his Autobot enemy for good, but was soon set upon by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Maxima]]. Declaring that combiners were here to stay, he killed Maxima after she blasted him in the eye - but Maxima's sacrifice allowed Windblade to kill the combiner. {{storylink|The Fall}} For this incident, Windblade swore vengeance against the combiners and all who followed them. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Windblade}} Menasor's remains were brought back to Cybertron, where Starscream absorbed them into his giant super-combiner form. {{storylink|A War of Giants}}

For some reason or the other, Menasor and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] were later brought back to life. Probably due to the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}

Menasor assisted in the reconstruction efforts following the end of the Combiner Wars. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked, he and the other Combiners were recruited by the [[Mistress of Flame]] to search for [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}} They eventually reached the [[Titan (group)|Titan]], where Menasor got distracted by a flashing button and pressed it, inadvertently launching a [[Emissary (TR)|missile]]. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} When [[Victorion]] took control of Fortress Maximus's weapons and prepared to fire them at Trypticon, Menasor spoke up in protest, noting that the barrage would hit [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] as well, but was overruled. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}}

[[File:POTP-Ep2-Volcanicus-Menasor-dies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] arrived at Fortress Maximus and revealed the Mistress of Flame had perished, Menasor and the other Combiners assumed him responsible and attacked. Menasor managed to grab Megatron, but was forced to release him after taking a shot to the face from his [[fusion cannon]]. Once Windblade arrived and the fight stopped long enough for Megatron to explain, Menasor fused with the other Combiners using the Enigma of Combination, turning Victorion into a super-Combiner. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}} Unfortunately, they proved no match for Trypticon and were ultimately forced to separate again, though Menasor was quick to jump back into the fray. He and Computron attempted to attack Trypticon's foot to knock him off balance, later joining the others in attacking Trypticon's fortress mode from all sides. {{storylink|In Good Hands}} When Trypticon swallowed Victorion and the Enigma, he used its power to take control of Menasor and the other Combiners, forcing them to attack Maximus and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Consumed}} Menasor was freed form Trypticon's control after the Titan expelled the Enigma, and he bore witness to the return of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and the death of Optimus. Believing he intended to restart the Decepticons, Menasor was all but ready to kill Megatron, but cooler heads eventually prevailed and he agreed to follow Megatron's lead in hopes of stopping Megatronus. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}

Unfortunately, while the others went searching for the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]] in [[Primal Swamp]], Menasor and his team were cornered by [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]]. Though he refused to admit Megatron's whereabouts and tried to fight back, he was eventually restrained by Overlord, who forced him to watch as Rodimus destroyed each of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s limbs. Finally cracking, Menasor confessed where the others had gone, only for Rodimus to finish Devastator off and Overlord to crush Menasor's neck, killing him again, causing his spark to float away. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep1-Menasor-easter-egg.jpg|left|thumb|Teletraan I accurately predicts the Stunticons' release in the [[Transformers: Legacy|next toyline]].]]
Upon exiting the [[Dead Universe]], [[Teletraan I]] was immobilized while processing a massive data upload, {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}} as he was seeing multiple visions of the future, {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}} one of which included Menasor. An ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' monitor would display the future data again after crash landing on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:G1commercial menasor vs superion.jpg|thumb]]
*After some dramatic transforming and posing, the Stunticons and Aerialbots combined to do battle as Menasor and Superion. Superion evaded Menasor's firepower and closed in for a hand-to-hand fight, but Menasor was ready for the Aerialbot combiner and hurled him over his shoulder. Charging in to finish the job, however, Menasor was met by Superion's powerful fist and send reeling backwards to collide with a cliff-face, which collapsed and buried him. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}
*When Menasor was wreaking havoc in a human city, either [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] or [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] stepped forth to oppose him. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#2015|Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars commercials}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
[[File:MysteryofConvoy Menasor.png|right|thumb|Menasor, famous for... flying in place.]]

Menasor guards the end of the [[Floating City]], in a great dark room with three hovering platforms, firing periodic laser blasts across the room. His armor makes him invulnerable to damage, except for one spot: a conveniently glowing multicolored spot on his forehead crest. Shot enough times there, and Menasor will fall. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}
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===''Transformers: The Headmasters''===
[[File:HeadmastersNES chromedome vs menasor.jpg|thumb]]
When the Decepticons captured some of the Autobots' greatest warriors, Menasor and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] stood guard over [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] on the Jail planet. They were defeated and their prisoners were rescued by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and the other freed Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
The Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, the Stunticons were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Upon discovering that the key could transform Earth's organic matter into metal, the Stunticons merged once more into Menasor to fight against the Aerialbots, who attempted to stop them from transforming Earth into a new Cybertron. Menasor was defeated by Superion. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Corporal Pig#As Menasor}}
Menasor appears as the third Combiner, unlockable in Challenge Events or with a gem purchase. His head is Corporal Pig's. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===
Menasor, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of a Decepticon team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. He faced off against a team of Autobots in a series of one-on-one matches. If he managed to defeat Bumblebee, Rodimus, Grimlock, Jetfire, and Optimus Prime, Menasor was declared to be the tournament's champion! {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Menasor.jpg|thumb|My optic sweep specials make me more ineffective at max level!]]
Menasor participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! Menasor could be recruited to a team if all of his components were at max level. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{voiceactor|[[James Arnold Taylor]]}}

[[File:Devastation-Menasor.jpg|thumb]]
After being defeated by the Autobots while they tried to retrieve the [[Plasma Core]], Motormaster brought out the rest of the Stunticons to form Menasor. The Autobots were able to get the better of the combiner, but he still tossed the Plasma Core to a waiting Insecticon that delivered it to Megatron (while rather petulantly complaining that no one defeated Menasor). Menasor appeared again on the ''[[Proudstar]]'' to help Devastator stop the Autobots from reaching the [[Ferrotaxis]], but both of the combiners were sent plummeting over the ledge to their apparent doom. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Menasor_Earth_Wars.jpg|thumb| Offroad not used, because Menasor doesn't want to seem [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|too familiar]]]]

Menasor was formed after a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Rust Renegades, and Lugnut's betrayal so that he could revive Megatron. Motormaster vowed revenge, but the personalities of the Stunticons clashed, and Menasor couldn't exactly be controlled.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

Menasor can be formed once all 3 to 4 star Stunticons have been collected.

*'''Class''' - Combiner
* '''Weapons''' - Menasor swings around a large sword to heavily damage any building. His sword is capable of deflecting projectiles and damage. When up close, Menasor can also stomp on enemy defenses.
*'''Abilities''':
**'''Blade Dash''' - Dash straight to a target and slash it for heavy damage
**'''Kinetic Barrier''' - Spin your blade, reflecting 75% of all damage dealt to you and dealing damage to nearby enemies
**'''Internal Conflict''' - Deal heavy damage and disable enemies over a large area while losing 20% of your max Health. If this ability kills you, disable the entire enemy base for 10–15 seconds
*'''Cooldown''': 15 seconds to 20 seconds.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:menasor Menasor at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Menasor was the combined form of the Stunticons, and a monstrous force of nature to be reckoned with. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1menasor toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Not [[Masquerade|Optimus Prime and the Autobots in cosplay]].]]
*'''Menasor''' ([[1986]], [[1990]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-55'''
**''Accessories:'' Head, left & right fists, left & right feet, [[roller car]]/chest plate, "blast deflector" waist plate, Motormaster's [[cyclone gun]] and [[ionizer sword]], small Stunticons' individual guns, sticker sheets (both individual packs and giftset)
{{toydesigner|[[Kaoru Matsumoto]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://patents.google.com/patent/USD297039 Menasor's patent] at Google Patents.</ref>|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

:Menasor is formed out of all five Stunticon toys, with Motormaster serving as the central body component, and the four smaller team members as limbs, using additional attachments for Menasor's hands and feet, a mask for his head, waist armor, and a chestplate formed from the "roller car" figure included with Motormaster. He is armed with Motormaster's sword and cyclone rifle. As a "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]"-style combiner, Menasor's limbs are fully interchangeable; any of his limb-components, or any members of the other compatible combiner teams, are able to form either an arm or leg for the giant. Menasor is the smallest, but sturdiest, of the Scramble City combiners.

:Along with Metroplex, Superion, Bruticus, and Defensor, Menasor was designed for an aborted ''[[Diaclone]]'' line that would have been called ''[[Diaclone#Jizai Gattai|Jizai Gattai]]'' (自在合体 "Limitless Combination"), which was shelved to make way for the ''Transformers'' line. Menasor's five Stunticon components could be purchased either individually, or in a giftset. A Japanese "VS-A" set that would have packaged Menasor with Superion was planned, but went unreleased.

:In his original release year of 1986, Menasor's five Stunticon components could be purchased either individually, or in a [[giftset]]. The individual Stunticons were later reissued in [[Europe]] as part of the ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' series in 1990.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Menasor/menasor.htm More information on Menasor at TFU.info]''
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2 Stunticons 1995 Tomart.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Generation 2 Defensor and Menasor|Yowza]].]]
*'''Menasor''' (unreleased)
**''Accessories:'' Head, left & right fists, left & right feet, [[roller car]]/chest plate, "blast deflector" waist plate, Motormaster's cyclone gun and sword, small Stunticons' individual guns
:[[Redeco]]s of all five Stunticons were planned for release in [[1994]], but were canceled, with only a handful of test shots and production samples made, including a small run of [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdowns]] produced as a [[BotCon 1994|1994 BotCon]] exclusive. Given the ''Generation 2'' toyline's handling of other combiners, it is unlikely Menasor would have been released as a giftset even if the individual figures had made it to retail.

:While the number of collectors who own ''Generation 2'' Menasor is vanishingly small in ''this'' universe, at least one collector in [[Unicron Trilogy|''another'' universe]] has managed to snag himself [[Generation 2 Defensor and Menasor|a set]]—Decepticon toy aficionado [[Shortround (Cybertron)|Shortround]]!

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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003MenasorTestshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Man. He looks like a rolling bruise.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Ultra Class, <s>[[2004]]</s>?)
:A redeco of ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' Ultra Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Optimus Prime]] (himself a [[retool]]ing of Generation 1 [[Thunder Clash#Toys|Thunder Clash]]) as Menasor was planned as a store exclusive for the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe toyline]]'', but was ultimately canceled. It was initially supposed to be Motormaster, but trademark issues forced a name change.

::*''[http://www.iaconone.com/datatrax/datatrax_002.php Unproduced Universe Menasor package art at Iacon One Datatrax]''

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===''Classics''===
*'''Menasor''' (Classic Legends, [[2007]])
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}
[[File:ClassicsLOCMenasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Not [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]].]]
:This black and purple [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]] [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Optimus Prime]] transforms into a futuristic truck cab. It was intended to be Motormaster, but the name [[trademark]] could not be obtained. The toy was given the name "Menasor", and the super robot's function of "Super Warrior," effectively making him Menasor, not Motormaster.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Zone]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/ClassicsMenasor/menasor.htm More information on ''Classics'' Menasor at TFU.info.]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium-toy Menasor.JPG|upright=1.67|thumb|Not [[Dark Hot Rod]].]]
*'''Menasor''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, [[2007]])
**''Accessories:'' Rifle, display stand
:A [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] first sold at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2007, Menasor is a redeco of the ''[[Titanium Series]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Rodimus Prime]], transforming into a Cybertronic Winnebago-ish thing.

:According to this Menasor's bio, he is a single entity built from the bodies of the individual Stunticons and controlled by their psychotic, permanently unified minds.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/SDCCMenasor/menasor.htm More information on ''Titanium'' Menasor on TFU.info.]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now, where's my Trucker hat?]]
*'''Menasor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A7308'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the third wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Menasor comes as a set of four component Kreons: Breakdown, Dead End, Drag Strip, and Motorbreath. The Kreons can be built into their robot modes or their vehicle modes, or they can be built into Menasor by taking them apart and combining their pieces.

:Like the entire Micro Changer combiner sets, Menasor comes with only one Kre-O display brick, and a sticker sheet composed of his leg detailing and a ''Kre-O'' logo. Due to the leg stickers being slightly transparent, applying them into the black-colored leg parts can render the details being semi-transparent. The instructions also did not mention on where you should put the ''Kre-O'' logo sticker. Also, Menasor's combined mode's waist part is somehow prone to falling off from the assembly while posing, and he has a problem standing straight due to how the legs are constructed.

:As Kreon combiners only involve four components, ''Kre-O'' [[Wildrider (G1)#Kre-O|Brake-Neck]] instead ended up as a Series 4 blind-bagged figure. However he can built along with the gestalt if you have any creativity.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-OMenasor/menasor.htm More information on Menasor at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, 2016)
**''Set number'': '''B6425'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
:3 years later, the 3 Micro-Changer combiners, Superion, Bruticus, and Menasor was reissued and released as a 3-pack. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.

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===''Combiner Wars''===
{{anchor|Generations}}
[[File:Generations CW Menasor.JPG|thumb|upright=1.67|Still not Optimus Prime and the Autobots in cosplay...[[Optimus Maximus (G1)|or is he?]] ]]
*'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Dead End''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Motormaster''' (Voyager Class, 2015)
*'''Breakdown''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Decepticon Offroad''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
:*'''Brake-Neck''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Decepticon Blackjack''' (Legends Class, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword (formed from Motormaster's sword and gun), 4 hands/feet, 4 small weapons
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Part of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline, ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Menasor is an entirely new mold Scramble City-style combiner made up of four Deluxe figures ([[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Dragstrip]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], and new member [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Offroad]]) as limbs, a Voyager figure ([[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]]) as the torso, and [[Blackjack (G1)#Generations|Blackjack]] for the chestplate. He can wield a large, [[5 mm post]] sword formed by connecting Motormaster's smaller sword to his gun and can also hold any of the Deluxe components' smaller weapons. He was announced at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[2014]] along with fellow combiner Superion. His stock photo cleverly concealed an online listing image of ''Generations'' Huffer and Blackjack. A few months after the other Stunticons' release, [[Wildrider (G1)#Generations|Brake-Neck]] (actually Wildrider, renamed due to trademark reasons) was announced and released shortly thereafter, intended to replace Offroad and complete the original Stunticon roster.

:Menasor is considered the least-stable Combiner of the entire ''Combiner Wars'' line, due to the various design failures that plague Motormaster's design which will more likely than not cause him to fall apart. Such issues include but are not limited to: bad hip articulation due to poorly-designed ratchet joints which complicates his ability to stand any way other than straight and stiff (further complicated by the lack of ankle articulation necessary to compensate), shoulder mechanisms that come untabbed due to weak lock tolerances if the arms are moved, a problematic waist swivel caused by the skirt flap being attached to the stomach instead of the pelvis, and the inability to keep Blackjack securely attached to the chest due to incorrectly-molded sizing in the tabs. Although the hip ratchet problem was (slightly) resolved with an updated re-release of Motormaster that included remolded ratchets, the other problems were not addressed by the rerelease or subsequent redecos.

:Although heavily based on the G1 design for Menasor, the Generations iteration of Menasor instructs the legs to be attached with the car body facing forward, as opposed to facing backwards like the G1 toy. Although the undersides of the Stunticons resemble the G1 toys enough to resemble the G1 design if attached backwards, doing so will rob Menasor of his functional knees, ironic due to the fact the reverse was done to give the G1 Menasor toy functioning knees.

:As a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Menasor was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref> These sticker sheets did not include stickers for Brake-Neck or Blackjack, however.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWMenasor/menasor.htm More information on ''Generations'' Menasor at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Transformers-Generations-Combiner-Wars-G2-Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Shortround (Cybertron)|Shortround]] would have a field day at this.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, Stunticon weapons/extremities
:A [[redeco]] of the ''Combiner Wars'' Stunticons, based on their cancelled [[#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' toys]]. Well, okay, [[Circular reporting|technically]], this set is based on [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 somebody's hand-painted recreation] of the cancelled ''Generation 2'' toys, including an erroneous purple and silver [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] and some other errors. This set replaces Offroad with [[Wildrider (G1)#CWG2|Brake-Neck]], and includes [[Blackjack (G1)#CWG2|Blackjack]]. G2 Menasor is available as a box set, and comes with a collector card and a poster of ''Combiner Wars'' G1 Menasor printed on cardstock paper, both presented inside an envelope.

:This set's Motormaster has the improved hip ratchet joints.

:The second set of stock photos shows Menasor as ''hideously'' mistransformed in combined mode, and some shots also depicted the head with only one horn, the other being broken off.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWMenasor/menasor.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' G2 Menasor at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
{{anchor|UniteWarriors}}
[[File:TakaraTomy-UW02-Menasor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Oh, no room for Offroad, huh? Well fine, I'll go build my own combiner! With Blackjack! And hookers!]]
*'''Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword (formed from Motormaster's sword and gun), 4 hands/feet, 4 small weapons
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] and [[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Takara's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' iteration of Menasor was sold in a gift set including all five "Stuntrons" (minus [[Runabout (RID)|the Blackjack mold]]) with Wildrider (a retooled Dead End) included instead of Offroad. He has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon. Most notably, Motormaster has more black on his vehicle mode, "Drag Stripe" has red details instead of purple, and Dead End lacks his usual gold stripe. The set also features some minor improvements to the original sculpts, such as improved hip-ratchets for Motormaster for increased stability. In addition, Breakdown's hand/foot/gun accessory (which was designed with the intended Sunstreaker redeco/retool in mind, doubling as his "supercharger" engine) was replaced with another version of Dragstrip's hand/foot/gun accessory, which also increases the symmetry for the hands and feet.

:As the entirety of Motormaster is molded in [[Gold Plastic Syndrome#Other notable instances|swirly plastic]], Menasor/Motormaster's waist can eventually crack and split the torso in half.

:Printed on his instructions is the second chapter of ''[[Unite Warriors Offshot]]''. Undocumented in the instructions, ''Unite Warriors'' Menasor's chest can attach ''Adventure'' [[Runabout (RID)|Runabout]] (or his mold mates Blackjack and Rodimus) on his combined mode chest.

:The giftset also included a collector commemorative coin when purchased in select retailers outside Japan.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Combiner-Menasor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|ゴゴゴゴ (''Menacing'')]]
*'''Menasor''' ([[2022]], [[2023]])
**'''1 of 5: [[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Dragstrip]]'''
**'''2 of 5: [[Wildrider (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Wild Rider]]'''
**'''3 of 5: [[Dead End (G1)#Legacy|Dead End]]'''
**'''4 of 5: [[Breakdown (G1)#Legacy|Breakdown]]'''
**'''5 of 5: [[Motormaster (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Motormaster]]'''
**''Origin universe'': '''G1 Universe'''
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[John Warden]] (concept), [[Dan Khanna]] (concept artist)}}

:The first combiner figure released in the main ''Generations'' line since ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'', ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Menasor is based heavily on the character's appearance in the original Generation 1 cartoon. To match this design—which depicted the Stunticons as if they were simply hanging off Menasor's limbs, rather than actually forming the limbs themselves—the toy features a very unconventional combination method that involves Motormaster's trailer splitting into five combiner-body pieces—two arms, two legs, and a torso—to which the individual Stunticons attach. When attached to the arm pieces, hidden buttons on the arm Stunticons are pressed that allow them to split in two, giving Menasor a full range of elbow articulation; the leg Stunticons, meanwhile, activate an auto-transform feature in the leg pieces themselves, closing up the front of the leg to "complete" its appearance. Motormaster himself forms the upper block of the chest and the head. Nearly every one of Menasor's joints is constructed using strong ratchets, adding a great deal of stability to him overall.
[[File:Hasbro China Tmall Exclusive Legacy Menasor Boxset.jpg|thumb|left]]

:As the other Stunticons themselves do not actually play a role in the combination process, it is possible—and indeed, advertised on the back of Motormaster's packaging—to combine most of the trailer pieces into a skeletal, incomplete Menasor even if you don't have any of the limb-bots. Unlike past toys of Menasor, the ''Legacy'' Stunticons are not interchangeable, each designed to form a specific limb; at most, you can swap the legs, Breakdown and Wild Rider, for one another. Although the ''Legacy'' Stunticons are not designed to be reverse-compatible with the older ''Combiner Wars'' figures, Motormaster's combination system features ''Combiner Wars'' joint-sized recesses, which technically allow any ''Combiner Wars''-compatible figure to be used as a leg for Menasor, although the connected ''Combiner Wars'' leg will not secure inside the recess and not scale properly if used with a native Menasor leg. The middle portion of Motormaster's trailer is also not involved in the combination. ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' [[Superion (G1)#Age of the Primes|Superion]] makes use of the same frame system as Menasor, and can swap his parts with him. (However, the bots that connect to the frames cannot be attached to the other combiner’s ones.) Both of his shins share identical detailing due to the scrapped original plan for Breakdown to be a straight redeco of Wildrider with zero retooling.

:His forearms have molded details based on his arm blasters from "[[Masquerade]]".

:According to designer [[John Warden]], he devised the basics of this unique combination scheme with Shogo Hasui, passing a napkin back and forth as they split a hamburger.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I remember famously splitting a hamburger Hasui, I tell this story all the time, where we went to a bar and grill and the hamburger was too big, and so we split it down the middle, and we were drawing on napkins having a back-and-forth to each other, and during that meeting we devised the idea of how to make Menasor. He would have to be this Commander class character flanked by a bunch of Deluxes.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2024/08/03/sdcc-2024-hasbro-interview-john-wardens-return-generations-studio-series-combiners-more-513802|name=John Warden|site=TFW2005|title=SDCC 2024 Hasbro Interview – John Warden’s Return, Generations, Studio Series, Combiners, More!|year=2024|month=08|day=03}}</ref>

:In January 2023, the entirety of Menasor was sold as a boxset exclusive to Hasbro China's Tmall store. It contained all 5 components, unchanged and in their original packaging, inside of a larger box decorated with an illustration of Menasor. The set came with an enamel pin based on the combiner's original G1 box illustration. The set was limited to 100 copies.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-ToyDeco-Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Stunticon Menasor''' (Giftset, [[2023]])
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Stunticon Menastor''' (スタンティコンメナソー)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-90'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[March 29]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released as a giftset, "Stunticon Menasor" is formed from five redecos of the above ''Legacy'' figures, this time based on their original 1986 toy decos. Out of the five figures, only [[Breakdown (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Breakdown]] received an optional alternate head to match his toy design.

:Menasor's five components were revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2023, and sold in a [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive giftset. Said giftset features a similar layout to the original Generation 1 Menasor boxset, and even includes a bio and tech specs on the back. Neat!

:The set itself went up for pre-order on [[August 1]]st.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Ramune===
[[File:Ramune menasor keshi.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Menasor''' (1986)
**''ID number:'' '''3'''
:An unpainted figurine of Menasor was available as part of the second range of [[Kabaya]]'s line of ''[[Transformers Ramune]]'' [[candy toy]]s, tying in with the ''Scramble City'' toyline. Like all figures in the series, Menasor was sold in a [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]] box with fizzy "ramune" candy, and featured a main body was made of hard red plastic, with soft grey PVC limbs articulated at the hips and shoulders.

*'''Menasor''' (1986)
:Later in 1986, in the third ''Ramune'' wave, Menasor was among the characters immortalized as a soft rubber figurine, known as a ''keshigomu'' in Japan. He was available in either red, blue, or yellow colors, and as before, came blindpacked with ramune candy. While similar to the separate range of ''keshigomu'' figures released by Takara that would later be imported by Hasbro as part of their [[Decoy]] promotion, Menasor and his wave-mates saw no American release.
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===Forms Robo===
*'''Menasor''' (1986)
:Menasor was also part of the small ''[[Forms Robo]]'' collection of larger ''keshigomu'', with this chunkier version of the character standing at around twice the height of his ''Ramune'' figure. Like the other figures in this series, Menasor was packaged in an individual baggie and was available in red, blue, green, and yellow.

===Gaia Scramble/Transformers Gum===
[[File:Kabaya menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Menasor''' (2013)
:This incarnation of Menasor is formed by combining the separate Stunticons available in two of [[Kabaya]]'s lines of [[candy toy]]s: Dead End, Breakdown, Drag Strip and Wildrider were available as part of the ''[[Gaia Scramble]]'' line, while Motormaster was released through the ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' line. All five figures are snap-together model kits that use stickers for details and come with a stick of gum; Dead End and Breakdown share a mold, as do Drag Strip and Wildrider, each kit affecting minor differences in how they are assembled to differentiate the figures beyond color, which, aside from Motormaster, bear no resemblance to any previous established color schemes for the Stunticons.
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2Menasor.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Menasor, Menacing Colossus''' (2019)
**[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], Paranoid Scout
**[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], Doomed Loner
**[[Drag Strip (G1)|Decepticon Drag Strip]], Cutthroat Warrior
**[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], Stunticon Leader
**[[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]], All-Terrain Soldier
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Stars: ''25

:One of the titular [[combiner]]s from the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners, Menasor, Menacing Colossus can be formed by playing the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while the Character cards for all five [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] are in Bot Mode while on the battlefield and/or the KO area.

:Menasor, Menacing Colossus' art is based on the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] version of Menasor, with [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]] replacing [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. Like the Combiner Wars version of Menasor, [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]] is depicted as a chestplate despite not being included in the card set.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Superion and Menasor.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Superion & Menasor Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''37 & 38'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (with his components [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) and Menasor (with ''his'' components [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#38|Translation of Menasor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Machinima-CW-Menasor.jpg|Machinima ''Combiner Wars'' model.
</gallery>

==Notes==
[[File:MenasorEarly.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Menasor got dressed in a rush this morning.]]
[[File:MenasorDevastationConcept.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

* Menasor's [[instructions]] and [[package art]] depict Drag Strip and Breakdown as his arms, and Wildrider and Dead End as his legs, while the [[character model]] used for the cartoon and comic—which has gone on to become the "default" arrangement for Menasor in most subsequent media—makes Drag Strip and Dead End the arms, and Breakdown and Wildrider the legs. An alternate model, designed by [[Studio OX]] for the ''[[TV Magazine]]'' manga and story pages, seen at the top of this article, makes Drag Strip and Wildrider the arms, and Breakdown and Dead End the legs. Drag Strip's the only one in the same place in every configuration!
* An alternate animation character sheet from the original cartoon exists for Menasor. It features all of the limbs in different orientations (the arms upside-down, the legs upside down and reversed with the car sides facing front) from the final model ''and'' the chest sports an Autobot symbol, suggesting, perhaps, that the Stunticon and Aerialbot toy factions may have originally been the other way around. This model was used for the toy [[commercial]] which appeared to introduce the Stunticons and Aerialbots, though with the faction symbol corrected.
* The animators frequently misinterpreted Menasor's character model in the original cartoon. Instead of having the four small Stunticons as his actual limbs (with, for example, his fist directly attached to Drag Strip's form), he was drawn as though the four cars attached on top of generic blocky limbs that extended from Motormaster.
** Menasor's original design featured in IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing series]] features a modified version of this idea; Motormaster's separating parts form the torso, forearms, hands, and feet of Menasor's body, with the Stunticons filling the missing gaps in the body. When Menasor returned after being rebuilt by the Enigma of Combination, his design was altered to resemble the toy featured in the concurrently running ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toyline, and returns to the traditional combiner limb setup.
** Conversely, Menasor's appearance in ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]'' combines his classic Generation 1 and ''Combiner Wars'' designs. While combining, the Stunticons instead attach directly on top of Motormaster's limbs before merging with them to form Menasor's limbs. The resulting Menasor design uses the torso and arms from his G1 design, and uses the CW design for the legs, chest and head. Offroad is featured in this design instead of Wildrider, and although he does not appear with the Stunticon grouping prior to combining or when Menasor briefly separates, Blackjack takes the place of the Roller Car on Menasor's chest, materializing directly from Motormaster himself.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Menasor''' (メナゾール ''Menazōru'', メナソー ''Menasō'')
*''French:'' '''Menasor''' (European French cartoon dub, and Canada, carded Stunticon limbs only), '''Confusio''' (Canada, Motormaster's box and Menasor giftset)
*''Italian:'' '''Pentacar''' (toyline and season 3), '''Ultrax''' (cartoon)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fēitiān Hǔ''' (飞天虎, "Flying Tiger")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Ameaçador''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Megasaur''' (Мегазавр ''Megazavr'')
*''Polish:'' '''Minozaury''' or '''Minozaur''' ("Minosaurs" or "Minosaur", "Masquerade"), '''Minotaur''' ("Cosmic Rust"), '''Megazaur''' ("Megasaur", one line of dialogue in "Masquerade")

==References==
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Stunticon (G1)

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{{disambig3|Stunticon}}
:''The Stunticons are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Stunticons magami.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|"Roads? Where we're going... we don't need... roads."]]
The '''Stunticons''' are a group of five rebellious Decepticon automobiles that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] can barely control. They are the mortal enemies of the [[Autobot]] [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]].

The Stunticons consist of:

*The merciless [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (leader)
*The victory obsessed [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]
*The gloom ridden [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]]
*The paranoid [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]
*The psychotic [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]

They can combine to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].

In some universes:

*The untrustworthy [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]], who sometimes replaces Wildrider
*The resourceful [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]]
*The drone-like [[roller car]]

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Stunticons.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Unfortunately, this image lost the Clint Eastwood reference to [[A Fistful of Energon|the poncho]].]]
In envy of the Autobots' vehicular modes, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] stole various human vehicles and customized them so he could have his own car team, the Stunticons. Before they were given [[Spark|life]], he brought them out for a test drive via remote control, forcing them to flip, somersault, fly off the road, drive up cliffs and bash through forests without a scratch. The Stunticons having satisfied Megatron's idea of normalcy, he headed to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to get Cybernetic personalities for them. He asks Vector Sigma to "fill them with hatred for the Autobots and everything they stand for". On activation, they swore loyalty to Megatron... or at least agreed to do what he told them to.

Their first mission was to steal the [[superfuel]] from the humans. As they smashed up the superfuel facility, the human guards immediately assumed that they were Autobots, since the Decepticons could not possibly [[Constructicon (G1)|transform]] [[Astrotrain (G1)|into]] [[Blitzwing (G1)|land vehicles]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Whilst the Autobots were marooned on Cybertron, the Decepticons returned to [[Earth]] with the newly awakened Stunticons who began wreaking havoc and damaging the Autobots' good name by attacking the US military base containing the experimental rocket fuel. Eventually, the Autobots returned with the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] whose combined form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] defeated the Stunticon combiner Menasor... with a little help from [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:Trans-europe-express-stunticons-sideswipe-sunstreaker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Despite this defeat, the Stunticons were the key component in Megatron's elaborate scheme to hold a [[Europa 2000|fake charity race]] from Paris to Istanbul so he could steal US driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s car which would be melted down to house the powerful [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. One by one, the Stunticons disabled the Autobot participants assigned to protect Cahnay, but the downfall of Megatron's plan came when he ordered the Stunticons to stop going after the remaining Autobots. Though they combined into Menasor to fend off the last three Autobots, the giant was eventually defeated by the Autobots and Cahnay. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[File:Cosmicrust taking over this boat.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
When Megatron was infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] after a trip to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], the Stunticons were assigned to capture the Autobot scientist [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who had developed the powerful anti-corrosion [[Corrostop]]. After Megatron cured himself and infected the Autobots with the disease, Menasor attacked the Statue of Liberty in [[New York City]] with the ancient [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray, intent on stopping the Autobots from matter-duplicating more Corrostop from the layer they sprayed on the statue. Superion defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

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After [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was banished for yet another failed coup, he returned with a powerful new Decepticon team called the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], who were able to outfight Autobot and Decepticon alike. Needing a trump card, Megatron attempted to call on the Stunticons to help, but they refused as the rebellious Decepticons were busy having a demolition derby with various human-owned cars. However, the Stunticons belatedly arrived after the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and forced Megatron to acknowledge Starscream as the new Decepticon leader. Realizing that Starscream would not stop at Megatron, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and disabled Bruticus in one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

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Megatron ordered the Stunticons out to steal a series of items, but their actions were quickly noticed by the Autobots, who managed to track down and capture them, culminating with a head-on collision between Motormaster and Optimus Prime that only the Autobot leader was able to drive away from. Optimus and several of his Autobots used [[camouflage paint]] to disguise themselves as the Stunticons, so that they could infiltrate the Decepticons and learn Megatron's plans for the stolen components. The disguised Autobots flaunted their impersonations in front of the captured Stunticons, infuriating them enough to work up the energy to escape. Upon confronting the fake Stunticons at the site of Megatron's new weapon, the real Stunticons combined into Menasor, only to be shocked when the Autobots pull off the same stunt (thanks to a combination of [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]'s and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]'s powers). The ''ersatz'' Menasor proved to be no match for the real thing, though, and the masquerade quickly fell apart. When Megatron attempted to use his new weapon on the Autobots, however, it blew up in his face (thanks to a little sabotage from [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]]), and the Stunticons were forced to flee with the other Decepticons.{{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:Ffod3 squalor on chaar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Gathered friends, listen again to our legend of the Transformers...]]
In the year [[2005]], in the aftermath of [[The Transformers: The Movie|the battle with Unicron]], the Stunticons joined the Decepticon retreat to the planet [[Chaar]], where dwindling resources left them on the verge of shutdown. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] arrived proclaiming that they would bring [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] back. Dead End was not particularly optimistic about the situation. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} When [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] were discovered spying on them, the Stunticons participated in a beat-down of the Autobot intruders, until [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] arrived in a commandeered [[Rockeroid|Scuxxoid ship]] to rescue them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} Before Cyclonus can return with Galvatron, however, the [[Quintesson]]s showed up and offered the Decepticons unlimited energon in exchange for destroying Rodimus Prime, who by then was stranded on [[Goo 8739-B|Goo]] with only a few other Autobots. Dead End sampled the first batch of energon and found it satisfactory, leading to the other Decepticons to dogpile on the rest of it. Motormaster put the Quintessons' offer up to a vote, and only [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] chose not to participate, sensing something familiar about the Quintessons and suspecting they couldn't be trusted. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} The attack on Goo was interrupted when Galvatron showed up to reassert himself over the Decepticons, but in the confusion, the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] rescued the Autobots. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} The Stunticons participated in the joint Decepticon/Quintesson attack on Cybertron, which turned out to be a ruse by the Quintessons in their bid to retake Cybertron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

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In [[2006]], the Decepticons attempted to take advantage of civil unrest among the humans in northern Europe to wreak havoc. The Stunticons merged into Menasor to try and take on a one-armed Defensor, but the combiner was dispatched by Rodimus and Ultra Magnus. Later, the Stunticons responded to an alert at Trypticon's perimeter, charging into battle alongside Galvatron - only to be dispatched ''again'' by Rodimus and Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

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Later that year, Wildrider and Dead End encountered Rodimus Prime and [[Marissa Faireborn]] on a mountain road in [[Japan]], and the two Stunticons proceeded to run Rodimus off the road. When they inspected the crashed Autobot leader, they found the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]], and took it back to Chaar as a present for Galvatron. When the Decepticon leader attempted to use the Matrix to boost his power and it failed, he accused Wildrider and Dead End of breaking it, but visions of the [[Ancient Autobots]] convinced Galvatron to get rid of it. After [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] decided to use the Matrix himself, he overpowered Galvatron and Cyclonus, and led the Decepticons, including all Stunticons present, on an assault on Earth. When Hot Rod reclaimed the matrix from Scourge, the assault came to an end. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

The Stunticons joined Galvatron in following Bruticus into the loading dock of [[Mark Morgan|Dr. Morgan]]'s laboratory, after learning that the body of Optimus Prime was being held there. A group of [[Hate Plague]]-infected Autobots led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] quickly infected Bruticus and the Stunticons, though, forcing Galvatron to retreat back to Chaar. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Presumably, the Stunticons were cured when the revived Optimus Prime was able to open the Matrix, though they would not be seen again during or immediately after that crisis. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
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The Decepticons discovered that the Autobots were secretly constructing a [[Metroplex (G1)|mobile fortress]], and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] mobilized his forces to attack the Autobots' secret factory. The Stunticons were deployed against the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] after the latter group drove off the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. As the Stunticons and Aerialbots used Scramble Power to try to optimize the power of their combined forms, [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] crashed into his own teammates, leaving an opening on [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] took advantage by disengaging from [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and taking a position as Superion's leg, which caused the air warrior great pain. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] shot Wildrider off, though, allowing Fireflight to recombine with his team. At that point, the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] showed up and combined into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], turning the tide of the battle in favor of the Decepticons.

Menasor and Bruticus were able to overpower Superion, but found themselves outmatched when the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] showed up and formed [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], followed by the newly completed Scramble City fortress, which transformed into the [[robot mode]] of Metroplex! The city-bot quickly dispatched Menasor and Bruticus with one shot; however, the victory was short-lived, as the Decepticons then revealed their own city warrior - [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]! {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
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The Stunticons participated in Galvatron's siege on Cybertron. They managed to gain the high ground against the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Throttlebot]]s, and rained laser fire down on their opponents. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Later, the Stunticons formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the Battleship Maximus. Transporting back to Earth, they attempted to interfere with Hot Rod's quest for the Matrix. They were confronted by the Aerialbots in the desert, but the battle of their combiner forms eventually led them to the Arctic. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

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When [[Vector Sigma]] began perfecting the new super-metal [[Cybertonuron]] on Cybertron, Galvatron ordered another all-out attack on the planet to seize the metal for the Decepticons before the Autobots could make use of it. The Stunticons journeyed to Cybertron with the strike force, and confronted their old enemies, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots got the drop on the Stunticons by forming Superion and lashing out before the Stunticons could form Menasor as well. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} They were still in a firefight sometime later, as [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] passed by looking for [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} In [[San Francisco]], the Stunticons assisted Bruticus in using a carnivorous plant to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. They fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Much later, the Stunticons assembled in the desert as their Ninja Commander [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] began issuing orders. They assembled as Menasor, and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

=====''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. The Stunticons were among those summoned, but only in the form of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
The Stunticons decided to have a little fun and tear up a baseball stadium in Japan. Luckily, the Autobots' plucky young ally [[Kenji]] was present to radio for assistance. All the combiner teams assembled, and it was Menasor and Bruticus against Superion and Defensor! Defensor was forced to break apart by the combined Decepticon attack, but Superion and Kenji got the idea to shoot out the Decepticons' legs. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] took advantage of the empty combiner ports and took over as Menasor's legs, launching him into the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

While posing as Autobots, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Stunticons rampaged through the city streets, smearing the good name of their adversaries. Later, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] posed as humans to rally people against the Autobots, and Motormaster's brigade staged an attack on the rally to drive the point home. The Autobot fire engines [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] arrived, however, and used their water hoses to wash off the Decepticons' fake insignia. Enraged, Motormaster planned to combine into Menasor...only to see the other Stunticons were already retreating into the distance. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Stunticonsmarvelg1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Soundwave not included.]]
''Due to his experience with the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] experienced a vision of the future, in which the Stunticons and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] battled the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] and [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] over the abandoned [[Pullen Power Plant]]. In order to help make sense of the visions, Buster was temporarily mind-linked to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], but unbeknownst to them, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] were able to monitor them as well, allowing the Decepticons to gain insights into their own future forces!'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

The Stunticons were brought to life on Earth thanks to a [[cerebro-shell]], which the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] implanted inside Optimus Prime, allowing Megatron to remotely access the power of the Creation Matrix when Prime used it to give life to the Aerialbots. Megatron sent the Stunticons out to menace the human population after [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] was sighted on television saving a human, in order to increase fear of Transformers among the population. During the ensuing fight, the Stunticons formed Menasor to counter Superion, but the Autobot gestalt was disabled by [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]]. The Stunticon combiner attempted to take advantage of Circuit Breaker's weakened state after her attack on Superion, but [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|her human teammates]], led by [[Walter Barnett (G1)|Walter Barnett]], saved her. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

''In a fit of hubris, Motormaster suggested to Megatron that the Stunticons could finish off Optimus Prime—and then quickly corrected himself to say they could only after Megatron had worked Prime over. Soundwave convinced Megatron that there was merit to Motormaster's idea of overpowering Optimus with numbers, but Megatron decided to use the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] instead of the Stunticons, and had them use Motormaster as target practice as a warm-up! Fortunately for Motormaster, the Predacons opted only to scare him.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

The Stunticons didn't see much action afterward, as both the Autobot and Decepticon factions became embroiled in internal politics. The team was last seen in action together when [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] sent Motormaster to lead a Decepticon assault on the Autobot gathering on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], giving the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] a chance to recover the deactivated Decepticons being held in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. When [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] joined the battle, they were able to force the Decepticons to retreat. {{storylink|Totaled!}} Soon after, Drag Strip and Breakdown were among the Decepticons participating in the [[Club Con]] resort scam. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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Back in action on Earth, Drag Strip and his Stunticon partner Dead End began working for a faction of Decepticons led by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. Megatron had created an [[Global warming satellite|ozone-warping rocket]], designed to trap heat in the atmosphere which could be tapped for a new source of energy, even though it would virtually destroy all life on Earth. Their plan was interrupted by two Autobots, [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Starting Over!}} While Wheeljack kept the Stunticons busy, Prowl leapt onto the rocket itself, his weight knocking it off course and causing it to crash before it reached the apex point in the atmosphere it was meant to travel to. Drag Strip and Dead End raced to the crashsite, hoping to retrieve the atmospheric poisons Megatron had loaded it with. At the fallen rocket, however, they ran into [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], who were interested in securing the equipment for their commander, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. The four Decepticons began to tussle, little realizing Prowl had already snuck away and neutralized the canisters. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}}

Several Stunticons were seen at the [[Enclave]] between Megatron and Shockwave's troops before the fracas broke out. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

A poisoned [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] staggered into Wildrider's quarters, and gave him a tape of battle plans to transmit to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Wildrider assumed that Soundwave had been betrayed by traitors in Megatron's faction of Decepticons, and attempted to send the plans in secret. When Megatron saw him doing so, however, he assumed that the Stunticon was trying to send them to his rival Shockwave, making him the traitor who had betrayed him to Shockwave earlier. With one blast from his [[fusion cannon]], Megatron promptly killed him. Which was exactly what Soundwave (who had not been poisoned and was, in fact, the traitor) had planned. Harsh. {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}} Shortly thereafter, Motormaster was present with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s troops outside [[Decepticon Louisiana bayou base|their base]] when Soundwave and Starscream announced they were taking over. {{storylink|Internal Affairs!}}

Later, the Decepticons learned a human reporter named [[Irwin Spoon]] would be writing an exclusive about the Autobots to upgrade their public image. In order to stop this, they sent Motormaster and the Stunticons out to snatch the human. Using his henchmen as a distraction, Motormaster rammed Prowl from behind and pulled the reporter into his cab to make a getaway. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} It wasn't that easy, however, as the Autobots gave chase. Motormaster ran Prowl off the road again, and surprised [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] into running into his trailer by disconnecting from it (a surprise to everyone, no doubt). In the end it was his own Stunticons who did Motormaster in, though—[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] tried to ram [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] as they were following Motormaster's cab, but the Autobots dodged at the last second and the 'Con cars barreled into their own leader, sending him into a ditch. Bumblebee then ripped off Motormaster's door and rescued the human.

"King of the Road", my central processor. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
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In [[2003]], Motormaster and the Stunticons took on a mission to steal the plans for [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] from their courier, [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]]. They surrounded the Autobot, and Motormaster had his goons tag-team the old wreck until they got their hands on the data tape. Thinking they were done for the day, the Stunticons got lucky and had a second beatdown when the hotheaded Autobot [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] chased after them alone to retrieve the tape. Needless to say, they beat the ball bearings out of him. {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

Five years later, Motormaster and the Stunticons were present on Cybertron when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] (under the influence of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]) attempted to take [[Decepticon leader]]ship from [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. Combined into Menasor, the Stunticons tried to save their commander but were, alas, too late. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} Later, under [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s command, the Decepticons were engaged in an extended guerrilla war with the Autobots for control of Cybertron. After getting a tip from the [[Quintesson]]s, Soundwave had Motormaster and his other lieutenants gather the troops for a full-scale attack on the Autobots. The tip turned out to be a trap, however, and Motormaster and the others had to bail out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] in mid-flight to protect themselves from a mass of invaders. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Menasor and the other Decepticon combiners battled their Autobot counterparts. Defensor managed to destroy a crucial part of Menasor, defeating him.
{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]]. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for the release of the Stunticons. They formed into Menasor and ran amuck for a while, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and began insulting them. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily stopping Menasor and allowing Ultra Magnus to ram the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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When [[Teletran 3]] went out of control and started zapping random Transformers into different points in Earth's timeline, the Stunticons found themselves laying dormant in mid-1930's [[Chicago]]... except Breakdown, who kept his consciousness and waited for the [[G.I. Joe (team)|various]] [[Cobra|humans]] sent to retrieve the lost Decepticons. While Motormaster was missing, Breakdown woke three of his comrades and the Stunticons chased the humans and Optimus Prime across the city. Eventually they found Motormaster, and were promptly transported back to present-day Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

Some time later, the Stunticons were recruited by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], and helped him capture some pesky Autobots and G.I. Joes. Motormaster later attended a Decepticon gathering organized by their new leader, and attacked an Autobot peace ceremony in the form of Menasor. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} After the giant helped [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] take down [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], he brought [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] to Optimus Prime. A short while later, Drag Strip was seen among the Decepticon forces preparing to defend their base from a combined Autobot/G.I. Joe assault, while Breakdown completely failed to guard some human prisoners. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} Motormaster helped defend Serpent O.R. from Optimus Prime's fury, but it didn't end well. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Motormaster, Dead End and Wildrider were among the Cybertronians who answered the call to join [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s underground pit-fighting ring, and later participated in the first street battle against Autobot forces. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} As the war broke out, Dead End and Drag Strip were seen fighting Autobots as Motormaster attempted to challenge [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

When [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] usurped Megatron, the Stunticons refused to accept his authority and left for [[Magmara Nine]]. It was while robbing [[Strongbox]] on this world that they learned from [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] that Megatron had returned, convincing them to return to the Decepticon fold. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} The reunited Decepticon army traveled back to Cybertron and enacted an invasion of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], during which the Stunticons attacked [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] to keep him from interfering with Megatron. This ended poorly, as Motormaster was rammed aside by Prime while the rest of them were blown away by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

Many years later, the Stunticons were abandoned on [[Earth]] following a failed Decepticon invasion. Motormaster, Wildrider and Dead End were all captured and deactivated by [[Skywatch]] {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}, as was Breakdown sometime later. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} Drag Strip managed to avoid capture, and joined a crew of Decepticons under [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]'s leadership trying to get off the planet. They allied themselves with a group of Autobots with similar goals, led by [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} This mixed group later rescued Motormaster, Wildrider and Dead End, as well as others, and the Autobot [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] concocted a method of reversing the mode-lock imposed on them by Skywatch. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

The Stunticons participated in the construction of a new space cruiser, while Swindle talked "Rodimus Prime" into agreeing to let them rescue their brother Breakdown, and reunite the team. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} Wildrider and Drag Strip assaulted [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] while he was driving around in Breakdown, recovering the last member of their group. Swindle hastily applied stolen combiner technology to the quintet, enabling them to form the terrifying Menasor and help him seek revenge on his old nemesis, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}} Swindle's mechanical skill didn't equal his greed, however, and the combined Stunticons could not achieve the mental fusion they needed, leaving Menasor awkward and self-contradictory in battle, despite his fearsome power. The Autobots took advantage of the Stunticons' weakness and overwhelmed the new gestalt. All the Stunticons were taken into custody by Skywatch again after the battle. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

The Stunticons were freed once the Decepticons returned to Earth and attacked the Skywatch facility where they were held. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} When the other Decepticons left the planet via [[space bridge]] to join Megatron on Cybertron, the Stunticons stayed behind to finish off an intruding [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]], only to be defeated and recaptured. {{storylink|The Question}} They were subsequently brought to a restored Cybertron and imprisoned alongside the other Decepticons. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}}

Humiliated by his defeat, Wildrider quit the Stunticons. At some point after this, they were joined by Offroad and Blackjack; the latter had been planted in the group by Starscream to serve his own ends. They took up residence in the growing Decepticon ghetto outside of Metroplex. There, they joined in with a group of malcontents and attacked Optimus Prime and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] as they made their way through the neighborhood. [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] eventually intervened and managed to get the 'Cons to disperse. Back at their base, they were approached by Swindle; who revealed that he had gotten his hands on the mythical [[Enigma of Combination]]. Using the Enigma, he reubuilt Menasor, allowing the Stunticons to properly merge their minds; Blackjack's notoriously short temper exponentially increased Menasor's aggressiveness. With this done, Swindle and Menasor travelled to [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] with the express intention to loot the entire planet. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

Things quickly went downhill for the Stunticons: not only was Caminus devoid of any useful materials, but Blackjack's influence meant that Menasor was incapable of listening to reason or retreating. Menasor was summarily trounced by the similarly rebuilt Superion and the Stunticons were disassembled, sent back to Cybertron, and imprisoned. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] freed Swindle from captivity; seeking a distraction, Swindle did the same for the Stunticons, who immediately formed Menasor and went on the warpath. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} Although he teamed up with Devastator, Menasor was defeated once again by Superion, Defensor, and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]], and the Stunticons were summarily re-imprisoned. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

Later, when the [[Mistress of Flame]] wanted [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] released to Camien custody, she suggested Swindle or Menasor could be handed over instead to face justice for their crimes. Wanting to keep Menasor and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] on his side, Starscream opted to release Chromia. {{storylink|Heavy}}

===''Bot Shots'' online bios===
The team was founded by Breakdown. {{storylink|Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown's bio}} Dragstrip liked to find ways to compete with the other team members. {{storylink|Drag Strip (G1)|Dragstrip's bio}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] kept a signed picture of the Stunticons in his glovebox. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

When [[Thunder Mayhem]] rampaged across Cybertron, Menasor was part of the counterattack against him only to be slain. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
The Decepticons decided they needed land-based forces of their own, stealing and modifying a group of vehicles into the Stunticons. Though the Decepticons took their creations to [[Vector Sigma]] and had the supercomputer imbue them with life, the Autobots did likewise with the Aerialbots. The Decepticon team, despite merging into Menasor, were eventually defeated. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

Even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had trouble controlling the Stunticons. The team went on a crime spree in the back alleys of human cities until they were tracked down and stopped by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and his team. {{storylink|The Thin Blue Line}}

===''Transformers: Devastation''===
As [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was about to repair the ''[[Proudstar]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s damaged [[Plasma Core]], the Stunticons arrived and formed Menasor in an attempt to stop the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
The Stunticons were a group of rebellious Decepticons who were constantly posturing against Megatron’s orders. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:Stunticons-collectallfive.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Learn to count, the Decepticon way!]]
*'''Stunticons''', [[1986]]
**[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]
**[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]]
**[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]
**[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]
**[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]
***''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-50''' through '''D-54'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kaoru Matsumoto]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://patents.google.com/patent/USD297039 Menasor's patent] at Google Patents.</ref>|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

:As a [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]-style [[combiner]] team, the Stunticons consist of four small "limbs", sold carded at the $5 price point, and a single larger leader toy that forms the combined robot's torso, sold boxed for roughly $12. They were available in 1986 and 1987.

:The smaller Stunticons, like their Aerialbot counterparts, share a general [[transformation|transformation scheme]] involving pulling out the back of the vehicle to form legs, and flipping the hood out of the way to reveal the robot head. Dead End and Breakdown share an additional step, requiring rotating their legs at the knees and pushing the legs back in so they aren't incredibly tall and skinny. All four feature shoulder articulation and not much else. Each comes with a small pistol for the [[robot mode]], and a ''huge'' double-barreled cannon which plugs into the back of the [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]].

:The four smaller cars are fairly close in [[scale]], but Motormaster throws the whole equation off. He's a tiny truck compared to his teammates, a point which becomes doubly obvious alongside the much-larger truck form of the original Optimus Prime toy, his supposed arch-rival.

:All five Stunticons were later available as part of the [[Europe]]an ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line in 1990.

:The Stunticons are ''slightly'' less prone to being produced as [[knockoff]]s than the other Scramble City teams. Inexplicably, three members of the group (Motormaster, Breakdown and Drag Strip) are frequently packaged by bootleggers with two members of the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]. Drag Strip was named "Brain Man" in at least one such set.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2 Stunticons 1995 Tomart.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Generation 2 Defensor and Menasor|Yowza.]]]]
*[[Redeco]]s of all five Stunticons were planned for release in 1994, but were canceled. ''Generation 2'' Stunticon and Protectobot limbs have surfaced over the years in what appears to be finished packaging. (Motormaster and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] have never appeared in finished packaging, but unpainted prototypes have surfaced.) However, these are still exceedingly rare pieces, and all told it is believed that less than a dozen of each team member were produced, with one exception: Breakdown, who was available in relatively small numbers (about 300 pieces) as a [[BotCon 1994]] [[exclusive]]. While no plans for a giftset are known, Menasor would have been constructed using these toys.
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
*'''Menasor''' (Ultra, unreleased)

:A redeco of [[Thunder Clash#Generation 1|Thunder Clash]] (or, more accurately, the ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Optimus Prime]] [[retool]]) was planned as a store exclusive for the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toy line]]. Initially it was supposed to be Motormaster, but because the [[trademark]] was not available at the time, it was renamed into "Menasor" before being canceled altogether.

===''Alternators''===
*'''Dead End''' (Alternators, [[2004]])
:A retool of ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Side Swipe]], originally planned as Sunstreaker, instead given a different deco and released as [[Dead End (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Dead End]]. He was later redecoed into [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Binaltech Asterisk|two]] [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Alternators|different]] versions of Sunstreaker anyways, both for Takara's ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' line and for Hasbro's ''Alternators'' line.

===''Classics''===
*'''Menasor''' (Classic Legends, [[2007]])
:A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Optimus Prime]] released under the [[Transformers: Classics|2006 ''Classics'']] line was intended to be Motormaster, but the since the trademark was still not available, the figure was again given the name "[[Menasor (G1)#Classics|Menasor]]", and the super robot's function of "Super Warrior".

===''Titanium Series''===
*'''Menasor''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
:For the same reason as the ''Universe'' and ''Classic'' Legends figures listed above, a redeco of ''[[Titanium Series]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Rodimus Prime]] was released as "[[Menasor (G1)#Titanium Series|Menasor]]". In the United States, this figure was exclusively available at the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2007, and later also at the Hasbro Toy Shop website, but was available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets. The official on-packaging [[bio]] explicitly declares him a single entity built from the bodies of the individual Stunticons.

===''Universe'' (2008)===
*'''Decepticon Drag Strip''' ("Special Edition" Deluxe, [[2008]])
:A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classic]]'' Deluxe [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Classics|Mirage]] as [[Drag Strip (G1)#Universe (2008)|Drag Strip]], released under the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' line]]. As part of a line-up of "Special Edition" Deluxes, the figure was available at general retail in Australia and Hasbro's Asian markets, but was also sold in the United States through the Hasbro Toy Shop website, and later also showed up at clearance chain Marshalls.

===''Gentei! Gentei!''===
*'''Stuntron Wildrider''' (Deluxe, 2008)
:A redeco of ''Classic'' Deluxe [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Rodimus]] as [[Wildrider (G1)#Gentei! Gentei!|Wildrider]] was released in Japan as part of ''Gentei! Gentei!'', the exclusive range of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' line, available at the "Chara Hobby 2008" show.

===''Timelines''===
*'''Generation 2: Redux''' ([[BotCon 2010]] box set)
:A redeco (but sporting an all-new head sculpt) of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Deluxe Class [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]]/[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Sideswipe]] as [[Breakdown (G1)#Timelines|Breakdown]], specifically in the colors of the BotCon 1994 exclusive ''Generation 2'' figure, was released as part of [[Fun Publications]]' [[BotCon 2010]] exclusive "Generation 2: Redux" box set together with [[Pyro (G1)#Timelines|Autobot Spark]], [[Streetwise (G1)#Timelines|Streetstar]], [[Clench (G1)#Timelines|Clench]] and [[Sky-Byte (RID)#Toys|Sky-Byte]].

*'''Breakdown''' (Subscription Service Deluxe, [[2013]])
:Due to popular demand, a redeco of the BotCon 2010 exclusive figure (retaining its head sculpt) in Breakdown's classic ''Generation 1'' colors was made available by Fun Publications as part of the first round of the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]' [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]].

===''Bot Shots''===
*'''Stunticons''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Numbers:'' T006-T010
:Sold as a five-pack, the Stunticons consist of redecos of existing molds: Motorbreath from [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]], Decepticon Dragstrip from [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]], Brake-Neck from [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], Dead End from [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] and Breakdown from [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]].

===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-UltimateGiftSet.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|Just the typical scale discrepancies you'd expect from a Transformers toy line.]]
*'''Ultimate Gift Set''' (multi-pack, 2012)
:A redeco of Legends Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2010Legend|Optimus Prime]] from the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toy line]]'s ''Reveal the Shield'' [[subline imprint]], [[Motormaster (G1)#UltimateGiftSet|Motorbreath]] (Motormaster renamed for [[trademark]] reasons) was available as part of a so-called "[[giftset#Ultimate Gift Set|Ultimate Gift Set]]" alongside [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Thundercracker]] and the woefully out of scale Deluxe Class figures [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#UltimateGiftSet|Combat Hero Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Autobot Jazz]], released under the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line.

:Like Thundercracker, Motorbreath included a new sword weapon with [[c joint|3mm pegs]] and was retooled to accommodate said weapon. In the United States, the "Ultimate Gift Set" was a "shared exclusive" between online retailers (such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and [[BigBadToyStore]]) and the online storefronts of major "big box" retailers (such as [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Walmart]]), but was available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets.

*'''Motorbreath''' (Legends Class, 2012)
:Shortly before the release of the "Ultimate Gift Set", Motorbreath was also made available individually as part of a large line-up of figures designed specifically for Hasbro's Asian markets such as Hong Kong, Singapore or Taiwan, referred to under the ominous term "GDO" (which was later revealed to stand for "Global Development Organization"). Hasbro later made the "GDO" toys available in the United States and Canada as [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusives.

*'''Dead End''' (Scout Class, 2012)
:A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Scout Class [[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Generations|Dead End]] was released as part of the ''Generations'' line's "GDO" line-up in the same manner as Motorbreath.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CW Stunticons packaged.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|With a ''lot'' of patience, Europeans could eventually purchase five of seven figures at their local retail. In some markets.]]
*'''Stunticons''' ([[2015]])
**[[Motormaster (G1)#CombinerWars|Motormaster]] (Voyager Class)
**[[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Dragstrip]] (Deluxe Class)
**[[Dead End (G1)#CombinerWars|Dead End]] (Deluxe Class)
**[[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]] (Deluxe Class)
**[[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Decepticon Offroad]] (Deluxe Class)
**[[Wildrider (G1)#Generations|Brake-Neck]] (Deluxe Class)
**[[Blackjack (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Blackjack]] (Legends Class)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:The ''Generations [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Stunticons are a set of new sculpts (with the exception of Motormaster, who was planned as a [[retool#Gang-molded alternate parts|pretool]] of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|Optimus Prime]] figure from the same line, which was released first), consisting of a Voyager Class leader/torso and four Deluxe Class limbs, each sold separately. With the exception of Dragstrip, who was released as part of the first [[wave]] of the Deluxe Class assortment alongside three of the [[Aerialbot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Aerialbots]], most of the Stunticon figures were released as part of the second wave of their respective assortments, with new member Offroad replacing Wildrider. They can, once again, be combined into [[Menasor (G1)#Generations|Menasor]], with Legends Class Blackjack taking the role of Motormaster's [[Roller car]] on Menasor's chest.

:Several months later, "Brake-Neck" (Wildrider renamed for [[trademark]] reasons), a redeco of Dead End with a new head sculpt, was released as part of a promotion named "May Mayhem" that, as far as its official United States release was concerned, was (at least in theory) a "shared exclusive" between various online retailers (such as Hasbro Toy Shop, Amazon, BigBadToyStore and Entertainment Earth), the online storefronts of major "big box" retailers (such as Toys"R"Us, Walmart, [[Target]] and [[Kmart]]), and comic book stores that order through Diamond Distributors. It was still available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets, though.

:As a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and Stunticons was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Menasor was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref> These sticker sheets did not include stickers for Brake-Neck or Blackjack, however.

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[[File:Transformers-Generations-Combiner-Wars-G2-Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, [[2016]])
:The ''Combiner Wars'' Stunticons were also made available as a [[giftset]], this time sporting their ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' decos. Brake-Neck was included instead of Offroad, and Blackjack (who never had a ''Generation 2'' toy) was given a new, made-up deco.

:Well, technically, this set is based on [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 somebody's hand-painted recreation] of the cancelled ''Generation 2'' toys, including a badly color-matched purple and silver Breakdown and some other errors. This set replaces Offroad with Brake-Neck, and includes Blackjack. G2 Menasor is available as a box set, and comes with a collector card and a poster of ''Combiner Wars'' G1 Menasor printed on cardstock paper, both presented inside an envelope.

:Similar to the "May Mayhem" single release of Brake-Neck, the Superion "Collection Pack" was also a "shared exclusive" between various online retailers and the online storefronts of major "big box" retailers in the United States, but was available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets.
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW-02-Dead-End.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Stuntron Combined Soldier Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''English name:'' '''Decepticon Stunticons Combiner Menasor'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] and [[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:The [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' release of the ''Combiner Wars'' "Stuntrons" comes as a [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]] [[giftset]] and features Wildrider instead of Offroad from the get-go, but lacks Blackjack, whose sculpt (redecoed into [[Runabout (RID)#Adventure|Runabout]]) was released as part the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Adventure Series|Adventure]]'' line instead.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Drag-Strip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''[[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Dragstrip]]''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])
*'''[[Wildrider (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Wild Rider]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2022)
*'''[[Motormaster (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Motormaster]]''' (Commander Class, 2022)
*'''[[Dead End (G1)#Legacy|Dead End]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2022)
*'''[[Breakdown (G1)#Legacy|Breakdown]]''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Dan Khanna]] (concept artist)}}
:The ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Stunticons are the most cartoon-accurate iterations of the characters released to date, and also the the first combiner team released in mainline ''Generations'' since ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-ToyDeco-Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Stunticon Menasor''' (Giftset, 2023)
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>

:Released as a giftset, ''Stunticon Menasor'' is formed from five redecos of the above ''Legacy'' figures, this time based on their original 1986 toy decos. Unfortunately, this toy accurate Menasor lacks the car chest and different head the original G1 Menasor ''actually'' had. Bummer.

:Menasor's five components were revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2023, and sold in a [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive giftset. Said giftset features a similar layout to the original G1 Menasor boxset, and even includes a bio and tech specs on the back. Neat!

:The set itself went up for pre-order on August 1st.

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*'''[[Drag Strip (G1)#Velocitron|G2 Universe Shadowstrip]]''' (Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection Deluxe Class, [[2022]])
*'''[[Dead End (G1)#Toxitron|G2 Universe Dead End]]''' (Toxitron Collection Deluxe Class, [[2023]])
*'''[[Breakdown (G1)|G2 Universe Breakdown]]''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro; Shadowstrip only)}}
:Thus far, three ''Generation 2''-themed redecos of the ''Legacy'' Stunticons have been released through different venues:

:In 2022, shortly after the regular Deluxe Class Dragstrip had been released, the ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' capsule line-up (which was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada, and to Smyths Toys in the United Kingdom, Ireleand and Germany) contained a redeco of Dragstrip who was officially marketed as a separate character called "[[Shadowstrip#Legacy|G2 Universe Shadowstrip]]", although designer Sam Smith acknowledged that the toy also works as the ''Generation 2'' version of Drag Strip.

:Then, in 2023, the ''Toxitron Collection'' capsule line-up (which was also exclusive to Walmart in the United States and Canada) contained a ''Generation 2'' redeco of Dead End, who was actually marketed ''as'' Dead End this time.

:Lastly, in 2025, the regular general retail ''Legacy'' Deluxe Class assortment contained a ''Generation 2'' redeco of Breakdown, this first time ''ever'' that any version of Breakdown in ''Generation 2'' colors was ''not'' released as an exclusive (arguably, the ''Combiner Wars'' Menasor Collection Pack was still an "online exclusive").

:Time will tell when and how G2 versions of Wild Rider and Motormaster are going to be released.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2Menasor.jpg|thumb]]
*'''[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], Menacing Colossus''' (2019)
**[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], Paranoid Scout
**[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], Doomed Loner
**[[Drag Strip (G1)|Decepticon Drag Strip]], Cutthroat Warrior
**[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], Stunticon Leader
**[[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]], All-Terrain Soldier
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Stars: ''25

:One of the titular [[combiner]]s from the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners, Menasor, Menacing Colossus can be formed by playing the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while the Character cards for all five [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] are in Bot Mode while on the battlefield and/or the KO area.

:Menasor, Menacing Colossus' art is based on the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] version of Menasor, with [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]] replacing [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. Like the Combiner Wars version of Menasor, [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]] is depicted as a chestplate despite not being included in the card set.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Superion and Menasor.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Superion & Menasor Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''37 & 38'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (with his components [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (with ''his'' components [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#38|Translation of Menasor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
*Not unlike [[Megatron (G1)#Notes|Megatron]] himself, the Stunticons' Generation 1 [[character model]]s were initially designed based on concept artwork for the toys which featured very different heads from the finished figures. These head designs survived to the characters' finished models, through other revisions and redesigns that took the characters' appearance even further away from the toys.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Stuntron''' (スタントロン ''Sutantoron''), '''Stunticon''' (スタンティコン ''Sutantikon'')
*''French:'' '''Cascadican''' (Europe, "Stunticon")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Sztuntikon'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fēi Hǔ Duì''' (飞虎队, "Flying Tiger Gang")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Acrobaticon''' (Brazil)
*''Polish:'' '''Statykony''' ("Cosmic Rust", "Masquerade"), '''Ogłuszeniowcy''' ("Stunners", TM-Semic comics), '''Thunderconowie''' ("Thundercons", "Strarcream's Brigade")
*''Russian:'' '''Effecticon''' (Эффектикон ''Effektikon'')

==References==
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[[Category:Bot Shots]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 2 subgroups]]
[[Category:Stunticons| Stunticon (G1)]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game subgroups]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors subgroups]]

Drag Strip (G1)

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:''Drag Strip is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEDragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|One more word out of you, and I'll stomp my alt-mode.]]

'''Drag Strip''' (aka '''Dragstrip''') has never heard of the term "graceful in victory". He doesn't just like to win, he ''loves'' it. Drag Strip would sooner die a miserable death than ever sacrifice a victory, as he thrives on the bragging rights which accompany first place. He just loves to bite more than he can chew and can't keep himself from stroking his own ego and bragging about his accomplishments in ''excruciating'' detail.

The other Decepticons, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] included, hate his metal guts and would gladly pummel him to scrap for being plain obnoxious if it weren't for the fact that his insatiable lust for victory makes him a formidable foe against the [[Autobot]]s. Not that he cares; they're just jealous.

Drag Strip combines with his fellow Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].

{{bigquote|See you junk-hunks at the finish line... '''''if''''' you make it.|Drag Strip|"[[Tread & Circuits Part 3]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{Voiceactor|[[Ron Gans]] (English), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japanese), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese, "Masquerade"), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Willi Röbke]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2''), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Starscreams Brigade''), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Masquerade''), [[Francis Lax]] (European French), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "Trans-Europe Express"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Masquerade")}}

[[File:KeytoVectorSigmaPt1 stealing DragStrip.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Long before fans, Rumble was inventing his own Toilet-modes for Transformers.]]
After a failed attempt to steal experimental [[superfuel]] from [[United States military]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] realized that while the Decepticons controlled the skies, the Autobots had supremacy on the ground, and so they needed new ground-based warriors who could out-drive and out-fight the Autobots on their terms. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was sent to steal various [[human]] vehicles that would be rebuilt into the new Stunticons. In Drag Strip's case, Rumble targeted the winner of a Formula 1 race on national television, which was a bad idea really, as it alerted the Autobots to Megatron's scheme. The Decepticons journeyed to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], beat the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] out of [[Alpha Trion]]'s possession and ordered the [[Vector Sigma|ancient supercomputer]] to give life to the Stunticons. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Whilst the Autobots were trapped on Cybertron, the Decepticons returned to [[Earth]] with the newly awakened Stunticons who began wreaking havoc and damaging the Autobots' good name by attacking the US military base containing the experimental rocket fuel. Eventually, the Autobots returned with the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] whose combined form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] defeated the Stunticon combiner Menasor. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Despite this defeat, the Stunticons were the key component in Megatron's elaborate scheme to hold [[Europa 2000|a fake charity race]] from Paris to Istanbul so he could steal U.S. driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s experimental car which would be melted down to house the powerful [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. One by one, the Stunticons disabled the Autobot participants assigned to protect Cahnay, but the downfall of Megatron's plan came when he ordered the Stunticons to stop going after the remaining Autobots. Together, Cahnay, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] defeated Menasor and destroyed the Pearl of Bahoudin. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[File:Dragstripcartoon.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Where'd he get this head from, anyway?]]
When Megatron needed additional equipment for his latest secret weapon, he sent the Stunticons out to steal it for him. Drag Strip and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] stormed a U.S. military base and scooped up a new experimental generator for their leader. On the way back, Drag Strip kept trying to taunt the disinterested Dead End into racing with him back to base. Their racing was interrupted, though, by the Autobots [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. Drag Strip was knocked for a loop by Warpath's rapid-fire shells from his turret gun. Brought in to Autobot custody, the Stunticons were held prisoner while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots used camouflage paint to disguise themselves as the Stunticons in order to enter Megatron's good graces and learn the purpose of the stolen equipment. [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], the Autobots' spy, took Drag Strip's place. The Stunticons did manage to break loose, though, and smashed their way out of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] as Menasor and made their rendezvous with Megatron, only to find themselves confronted with a faux Menasor, created by a combination of Mirage's illusions and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]'s magnetism. The real Menasor easily broke the delicately bonded "Menasor", but the Autobots had also sabotaged the equipment before handing it over to Megatron. After the super-cannon exploded, the Stunticons fled the battle. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:CosmicRust DragStrip waterskiing.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|Come to Cuba, and let loose your wild side.]]
When Megatron was infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] after a trip to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], the Stunticons were assigned to capture the Autobot scientist [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who had developed the powerful anti-corrosion [[Corrostop]]. Drag Strip water skiied behind a speedboat driven by [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]], allowing him to force Perceptor to back into the waiting [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]. After Megatron cured himself and infected the Autobots with the Cosmic Rust, Menasor attacked the Statue of Liberty in [[New York City]] with the ancient [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray, intent on stopping the Autobots from [[Matter duplicator|matter-duplicating]] more Corrostop from the layer they sprayed on the statue. Superion defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

After [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was banished for yet another failed coup, he returned with a powerful new Decepticon team called the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] who were able to outfight Autobot and Decepticon alike. With Megatron needing a trump card, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] attempted to call on the Stunticons to help, but Drag Strip said to tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust pipe. However, the Stunticons belatedly arrived after the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and forced Megatron to acknowledge Starscream as the new Decepticon leader. Realizing that Starscream would not stop at Megatron, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and disabled Bruticus in one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

In the wake of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron in the year [[2005]] and the subsequent Decepticon exile to [[Chaar]] in [[2006]], the Stunticons were reduced to being scavengers, fighting like [[slaarg]]s with their fellow Decepticons over the few scraps of energon they had. This changed when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] brought news of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s survival, and the Stunticons were among the first to donate their few remaining energon supplies to help revive their leader and give the Decepticons purpose. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Drag Strip joined in on the attack when the Decepticons noticed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] spying on them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} However, while Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] were recovering Galvatron, the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on Chaar with an offer of energon in exchange for attacking the Autobots. Drag Strip was among those who were incredulous at their offer... but the Stunticons were instrumental in convincing the other Decepticons to go along with the Quintessons. Drag Strip was the very first Decepticon to board the Quintesson ship when ordered. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} After Galvatron returned to seize control of the Decepticons, the Stunticons were part of the Decepticon team attacking the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:G1 UltimateWeapon Stunticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
When the Decepticons took up arms in Europe, Drag Strip and the Stunticons were part of the troops Galvatron maintained out of their mobile headquarters, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. They joined forces to battle Defensor as Menasor. Later, the Stunticons were diverted away from Trypticon by Rodimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], allowing the Witwickys to sneak inside and steal the city-bot's transforming cog. As diversions go, it was a good one—the Stunticons were beaten senseless by the two Autobot leaders, and were in no position to pursue the thieves. Galvatron expressed his disgust with their performance by punting Drag Strip into a tree. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Drag Strip made a very brief appearance on Chaar when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] used the power of the Matrix to temporarily wrest control of the Decepticons from Galvatron. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Drag Strip and the Stunticons were also among the first Decepticons to be infected by the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
Drag Strip and the Stunticons are summoned by Megatron to put an end to the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project, and succeed where [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] had failed. Their first strike was impressive, holding back Optimus Prime and a cadre of Autobots and shooting the Aerialbots out of the skies. When the Aerialbots formed Superion, Drag Strip and his teammates followed suit and merged into Menasor. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:Hm9 Drag Strip Motormaster.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Drag Strip and the Stunticons participated in Galvatron's siege on Cybertron. They managed to gain the high ground against the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Throttlebot]]s, and rained laser fire down on their opponents. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Drag Strip and his team formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. Transporting back to Earth, they attempted to interfere with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s quest for the Matrix. Drag Strip and the Stunticons were confronted by the Aerialbots in the desert, but the battle of their combiner forms eventually led them to the Arctic. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[File:Hm13 Stunticons vs Technobots.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
When [[Vector Sigma]] began perfecting the new super-metal [[Cybertonuron]] on Cybertron, Galvatron ordered another all-out attack on the planet to seize the metal for the Decepticons before the Autobots could make use of it. Drag Strip and the Stunticons journeyed to Cybertron with the strike force, and confronted their old enemies, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots got the drop on Drag Strip's group by forming Superion and lashing out before the Stunticons could form Menasor as well. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Drag Strip and the Stunticons were still in a firefight sometime later, as [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] passed by looking for [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} In [[San Francisco]], Drag Strip and the Stunticons assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. They fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Sometime later, Drag Strip and the Stunticons gathered in the desert as their Ninja Commander [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] began issuing orders. They assembled as Menasor, and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Drag Strip was also among the Decepticons who assembled to welcome Scorponok as their new Emperor of Terror following Galvatron's fall. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

=====''Zone''=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Drag Strip was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
The Stunticons took some time off to enjoy their personal annual event: stealing human cars and having a violent race with them. {{storylink|Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!}}

Soon afterwards, Menasor was involved in a fight against the Autobots when both sides were interrupted by the dimensional intruder [[Grand Scourge]], who used his [[Matrix Breaker]] sword to disassemble Menasor with a single blow. After grappling Dead End, the dimensional intruder realized he could forcefully combine with the Stunticons. Before Drag Strip could react, he was grabbed by Grand Scourge and forced to serve as the left arm of the rogue Decepticon's gestalt mode. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}} They Stunticons were saved when [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] arrived and defeated Grand Scourge, and Drag Strip fled while complaining that he just wanted to go back to demolition racing. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53}}

=====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''=====
Drag Strip was one of many spectators for the [[Speedia 500]] race on [[Velocitron]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}} He remained for the second week, although the mysterious new racer known as [[Shadowstrip]] seemed awfully familiar... {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
Drag Strip listened to Megatron boast about how [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] would trounce [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] once its construction was complete. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

Drag Strip and the Stunticons decided to have a little fun and tear up a baseball stadium in Japan. Luckily, the Autobots' plucky young ally [[Kenji]] was present to radio for assistance. All the combiner teams assembled, and it was Menasor and Bruticus against Superion and Defensor! Defensor was forced to break apart by the combined Decepticon attack, but Superion and Kenji got the idea to shoot out the Decepticons' legs. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] took advantage of the empty combiner ports and took over as Menasor's legs, launching him into the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

While posing as Autobots, Drag Strip, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Stunticons rampaged through the city streets, smearing the good name of their adversaries. Later, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] posed as humans to rally people against the Autobots, and Motormaster's brigade staged an attack on the rally to drive the point home. The Autobot fire engines [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] arrived, however, and used their water hoses to wash off the Decepticons' fake insignia. Enraged, Motormaster planned to combine into Menasor...only to see his men were already retreating into the distance. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In the year [[2010]], Drag Strip participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Menasor in order to battle alongside Bruticus and Devastator against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]], who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Menasor and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}
{{note|Drag Strip only appears as a component of Menasor}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to upgrade the might of his combiner warriors. When the Autobot combiners arrived to save Dalton, Drag Strip and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Motormaster's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Stunticons then merged into Menasor to move in for the kill. They were ultimately outwitted by the Autobots, however, who rescued Dalton and safely returned to Metroplex. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Drag Strip was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. With the device at the ready, the Stunticons headed out to retrieve some energy from a power plant. They were met with the Aerialbots, and both teams combined into the gestalt forms. As they battled, Menasor made great use of his modular nature, having his Stunticon components swap between being arms and legs. Atop of this, Superion was crippled by the Omega Wave Cannon, giving the Decepticons the advantage. But the Autobots turned the tide of the battle by sending out massive amounts of reinforcements into the field, and the Decepticons were sent packing. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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''Drag Strip and the Stunticons, along with the other [[Special Teams]], were first conceived within [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s mind shortly after the human had relinquished control of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Together, they shared a vision of the Stunticons and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fighting the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] and [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] at the [[Pullen Power Plant]].'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} ''[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] was able to view this data remotely and prepare for their development.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Stunticonsmarvelg1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|And thus Drag Strip was born! Oh, and all those blue guys, too, we guess.]]
Upon learning that the [[cerebro-shell]] implanted in Optimus Prime had also granted them access to the powers of the Creation Matrix, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] immediately built a team of Decepticons. The new Stunticons, which included Drag Strip, were sent to find the Autobot [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], who had earned new trust for the Autobots by publicly saving a [[human]]. After Drag Strip and the others knocked over every car in their way to get to Skids, they turned to "protect" him from the new Aerialbots, hoping to confuse the public and discredit the Autobots. Drag Strip combined with his fellow Stunticons to form Menasor, and they fought the Aerialbots' Superion. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

''Drag Strip and the other Stunticons watched in horror as Megatron bludgeoned [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] with a boulder for suggesting that he might need their assistance in defeating Optimus Prime.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

Megatron gathered Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons before him to escort him in gun mode to Florida, where they would be air-lifted to the Decepticons' [[Club Con|new island headquarters]]. In the wake of the death of Optimus Prime, Megatron's paranoia had grown so great that Drag Strip and the others left their leader behind to deal with a random human truck. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} After Megatron's apparent demise, Drag Strip stood by while his new commander, Shockwave, spoke to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] about the temporary use of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

[[File:Decepticons enemy action.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"I was the first one to know your plan sucked, Shockwave!"]]
''Drag Strip was at Shockwave's side when the Decepticon leader ordered his warriors to try and gun down [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] as he breached the defenses of their [[Club Con|underwater base]]. However, upon his arrival, Galvatron told the Decepticons that he had only wished to talk, and that Shockwave's decision to meet him with violence had only served to assure they had made a powerful enemy. Drag Strip turned to his leader, utterly unimpressed over how Shockwave had handled the situation.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

During a battle on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] between [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] for command of the combined Earth/[[Nebulos]] Autobot forces, recently promoted Decepticon commander Ratbat orchestrated a surprise assault on both groups. Motormaster led Drag Strip and the entire Earth-based Decepticon army from their space-faring Decepticon headquarters. But when Blaster and Grimlock noticed the ambush, they teamed up and turned the tide against the Decepticons. Drag Strip was defeated by a shot from Grimlock's missile launchers, and after many casualties, the Decepticons were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:Vortex drag strip wildrider thrust starscream club con.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|Drag Strip will quickly take your bags up to your room.]]
Ratbat moved their space-traveling island base back to Earth's seas, where it became a human travel resort to smokescreen the Decepticons' efforts to locate a key to finding the powerful [[Underbase]]. Drag Strip was advertised on television as part of the island's smiling welcoming party. The Autobots sent Blaster and [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] to rescue [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], and Jessie was able to sneak into the Decepticons' base and past Drag Strip and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (who were telling jokes to each other) to find Buster. Though the infiltrators were found out, both were able to escape the Decepticons. The attempt to subdue Blaster resulted in a firefight with him however, spooking many of the human vacationers. Drag Strip saw many of them off the island afterwards. {{storylink|Club Con!}} After the Decepticons found what they were looking for, Drag Strip was seen escorting Buster Witwicky back to his cell so that Starscream and Ratbat could review the data they had acquired privately. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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[[File:Battlechargers stunticons life in the slow lane.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"It doesn't matter if we all got here at the same time. All ties go to me."]]
Back in action on Earth, Drag Strip and his Stunticon partner Dead End began working for a faction of Decepticons led by Megatron. Megatron had created an [[Global warming satellite|ozone-warping rocket]], designed to trap heat in the atmosphere which could be tapped for a new source of energy, even though it would virtually destroy all life on Earth. Their plan was interrupted by two Autobots, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Starting Over!}} While Wheeljack kept the Stunticons busy, Prowl leapt onto the rocket itself, his weight knocking it off course and causing it to crash before it reached the apex point in the atmosphere it was meant to travel to. Drag Strip and Dead End raced to the crashsite, hoping to retrieve the atmospheric poisons Megatron had loaded it with. At the fallen rocket, however, they ran into [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], who were interested in securing the equipment for their commander, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. The four Decepticons began to tussle, little realizing Prowl had already snuck away and neutralized the canisters. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}}

Drag Strip attended an [[Enclave]] in an attempt to unite the disparate Decepticon factions, but Autobot sabotage ensured that it was unsuccessful by faking an assassination attempt on Megatron. Drag Strip was afterwards swept into a giant brawl between Megatron and Shockwave's troops. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

Later on, when the united Decepticon forces attacked the Autobot [[Earthbase]], Drag Strip was seen charging into battle in robot mode for some reason, even though the [[Battlecharger]]s and his fellow Stunticons were all racing forward in vehicle mode. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] looted a human [[oil tanker]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} When the Decepticons needed to kidnap the Autobots' human ally, [[Irwin Spoon]], Drag Strip and the Stunticons ran interference for Motormaster so that he could get away with the human stored inside his cab. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} After Breakdown took himself out of action, though, only Drag Strip and Dead End were left to stop [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] from catching up with their leader. The two Stunticons raced up onto the rear bumpers of their foes, only to be caught off guard when the Autobots suddenly broke away, sending the Decepticon cars hurtling into the back wheels of their own boss, Motormaster, knocking all of them off the road. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

{{note|Drag Strip and Dead End are mistakenly named as Shockwave's troops in "[[Life in the Slow Lane]]", just as the Battlechargers are mistakenly identified as working for Megatron.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Stunticons ark duty.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Ha!! I punched the old fart first! I win!"]]
In [[2003]], [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] uncovered information about a new city the Autobots were planning to build, and sent the Stunticons out to intercept [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], who was carrying the schematics to their human allies. Demonstrating patented bullying skills, Drag Strip and the Stunticons ganged up on the wily old Autobot and demanded <s>his lunch money</s> the data disk. Kup was relatively willing to give it up (the disk was, after all, a fake), but Drag Strip still had two of his buddies grab the Autobot's arms so's he could get in a few gutshots for good measure. And, to make a good day even better, a few minutes later Drag Strip and his cronies got to beat up [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] when he tried to stop them! {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

[[File:Menasor legacy of unicron.jpg|thumb|"First arm to punch through the wall wins! You on, Dead End??"]]
In [[2008]] Drag Strip was serving under Shockwave on Cybertron. When the renegade Decepticons [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] teamed up with the freelance peacekeeping agent [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] to assassinate the [[Decepticon leader]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] summoned the Stunticons to form Menasor and Drag Strip helped punch through the blast doors that cut them off from the battle. They succeeded but were too late, as Shockwave was already dead and rather than execute them for treason, the Decepticons were forced to accept Cyclonus and Scourge's leadership. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Dragstripnewdawn.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"Which is mostly all of him, turns out."]]
Drag Strip participated in the Decepticons' first battle with the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]. It, uh... didn't go too well, with his team getting outright massacred by the enemy. Any fight you can walk away from may be a good one, but any fight that leaves you scouring a planet for the impact crater [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|your leader]] made after he was knocked out of space can't have been ''that'' good. Find him Drag Strip did however, and despite his grievous wounds, Megatron proved to still be functional. {{storylink|New Dawn}}
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====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:AtFightsEnd-OverkillDragstripAcidStorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I look like Mirage now!]]
After the war officially ended on [[Klo]], Drag Strip was one of the handful of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons who scattered to the far corners of the universe. He, [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]], and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] were waiting on a dusty planet when [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s rogue team of Autobots attempted to hunt them down. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

===The Special Teams===
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons were being kept a secret from the Autobots until Megatron was ready to dispatch them on a raid on the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Once in position, the Stunticons raced forward, ready to take whatever Autobots might be guarding the location by surprise. Encountering the Protectobots en route, Motormaster ordered Drag Strip and the other Stunticons to combine into Menasor to do battle. The fight soon began to weigh in the Autobots’ favour, prompting Menasor to split up into individual robots once more, who dispersed away from the battlefield. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]]. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] to release the Stunticons. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} They formed into Menasor and ran amok for a while, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and began insulting them. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily stopping Menasor and allowing Ultra Magnus to ram the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Stunticons GIJoevsTFsII2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
Along with many other Transformers, the Stunticons were transported into Earth's past when [[Teletran 3]] went wild. Ending up in 1930's [[Chicago]], Drag Strip was deactivated and locked into the form of a '30s car, which was fairly sporty for the time but not nearly as fast as his usual race car mode. He and the other Stunticons were briefly used for organized crime by a group of humans, until a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]s and [[Cobra]] members showed up to bring them back to the future. As soon as Drag Strip was awakened from his car mode, however, he and his comrades starting chasing after the humans and their [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Autobot friend]]. The chase ended when the humans found and activated the lost Motormaster, which allowed all the time-travelers to return to the future. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

The Stunticons later joined [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s Decepticon army and helped him capture a team of Autobots and G.I. Joes. As Menasor, they then participated in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Drag Strip was later seen preparing to defend the Decepticon headquarters from a combined Autobot G.I./Joe assault. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Drag Strip participated in a savage all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. With the Decepticons maintaining the advantage throughout the battle, Drag Strip was amongst those who approached a crippled Optimus Prime, ready to dispatch the Autobot leader. Before they could deliver the finishing blow, the Dinobots combined into The Beast, shifting the Decepticons’ priorities. Drag Strip then joined with the other Stunticons to form Menasor and do battle with [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga===
{{see|#Games}}
The five Stunticons confronted Ultra Magnus as he reached the end of the [[Floating City]], combining into Menasor and opening fire on the Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!|Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Megatron Origin issue 4|''Megatron Origin'' #4]]; [[Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|''Transformers vol. 1'' #2]] (modern era)
[[File:IronInTheBlood-DragStrip.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"So [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], you entered this race just to let me beat you? Great! Always happy to meet a fan!"]]
Before the war, Drag Strip was a professional [[Cybertronian sport#Races|racer]], with over six thousand victories under his belt thanks to his ruthless nature. He got involved with [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] when the miner-turned-gladiator began to make a name for himself, and as a result, the Autobot [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] tried to assassinate him prior to a race against [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]. Drag Strip's life was saved by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], a race track security guard. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}}

[[File:MegatronOrigin4 Stunticons.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Well...there goes the neighborhood...again."]]
When Megatron launched his brutal rebellion, Drag Strip participated in the battle of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] alongside [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], defending themselves against [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and his [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} The Stunticons were among the Decepticons that deserted rather than serve under Megatron usurper, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], becoming robbers on [[Magmara Nine]] instead. One day while robbing [[Strongbox]] they found their victim wasn't carrying valuables, but rather [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]], sent to tell them Megatron was back. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} The team subsequently returned to the fold and participated in the battle of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], during which they were blown away by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] when they tried to stop [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] from reaching Megatron. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}} During the war for Cybertron, Drag Strip killed [[Hot Shot (G1)|a yellow Autobot]] on the front lines. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

Centuries later, Drag Strip was among the Decepticons who had been left behind following the Decepticon retreat from Earth. Along with several other Decepticons, he helped rescue Thundercracker, who referred to him as an "idiotic Stunticon" in return. Jerk. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} Led by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], Drag Strip and the other abandoned Decepticons attacked [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], until Swindle suggested that they team up with the Autobots with the goal of getting off the planet instead. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

A while later, Drag Strip and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] were sent to retrieve [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], the only Stunticon missing from the group. They found him in the hands of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] and began attacking him (after all, he could always be repaired after the human was squished). Spike fought back, puncturing one of Drag Strip's tires, but the Stunticons eventually won and took Breakdown back to their starship-building site. There, they revealed that Swindle had modified them into combiners, and attacked their former Autobot allies in the form of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

[[File:NewArrivalsOldEncounters-evasiveaction.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"What do you mean I didn't come in first in this crowd shot?! [[Swindle (G1)|You]] [[Spyglass|two]] cheated!"]]
Swindle's hasty application of the combiner technology did not properly integrate the personalities of the Stunticons, leaving them arguing amongst themselves while combined. The Autobots managed to distract and overwhelm Menasor by targeting his components individually, bringing the gestalt down. Drag Strip and many of his comrades were taken into custody by Skywatch. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

After a few months in captivity, the Stunticons were broken out by the main Decepticon force once they returned to Earth. Drag Strip watched as Optimus Prime confronted Megatron near the Decepticon base, and was caught in an explosion when Prime suddenly had a satellite dropped on his nemesis. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} Megatron then allowed himself to be captured and taken to Cybertron so that his army could follow him using a [[space bridge]], but [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] infiltrated them in an attempt to sabotage the bridge. The Stunticons stayed behind on Earth to kill the little Autobot, only to be knocked out by an electric surge when Bumblebee interrupted the space bridge's power flow, allowing the Autobots to recapture them. {{storylink|The Question}}

Once the war had ended and the Stunticons had returned to Cybertron, they took up residence in the growing Decepticon ghetto outside of Metroplex. Unwitting pawns in Starscream's scheme, Swindle convinced them that a better life was right around the corner... if they attacked the planet [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] and pillaged the place. The [[Enigma of Combination]] reunited them into a new and improved Menasor; Swindle and the Stunticons travelled through Metroplex's space bridge and stormed Caminus. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

Things quickly went downhill for the Stunticons and Menasor was summarily trounced by the similarly rebuilt Superion. The Stunticons were disassembled, sent back to Cybertron, and imprisoned. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Along with the other Stunticons, Drag Strip was soon liberated by Swindle, forming Menasor and inciting a Decepticon riot at Metroplex's space bridge. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The Stunticons fared poorly in this fight as well, and after Menasor fell the Stunticons were put away for good. {{storylink|All That Remains}}
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===Ask Vector Prime===
Drag Strip was presumably present as part of Menasor during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Tread&Circuits3 HotShotDragStripRicochet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|]]
Drag Strip was a famous racer, known for pulling underhanded tricks during his races. He raced in the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}} Drag Strip demonstrated poor sportsmanship by mocking the participating [[Wreckers]], but then cried foul when [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] used him as a springboard to catch up to the lead racers. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons drove over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Aerialbots. Both teams combined, and their gestalt forms engaged in a no-holds-barred slug-fest. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}

==Games==
===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:BotShots Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Drag Strip participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, Drag Strip and his kin were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Later, Drag Strip participated in a fight on Earth as the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the key to transform Earth into a new Cybertron. Even though he and his fellow Stunticons merged into Menasor, the battle was still lost to the Autobots, and the Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had trouble controlling the Stunticons. The team went on a crime spree in the back alleys of human cities until they were tracked down and stopped by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and his team. {{storylink|The Thin Blue Line}} Drag Strip later aided [[Unicron]] when the planet-eater attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}} After Megatron and his men, including Drag Strip, found a [[Lightning Bug]] on an old Autobot colony world, they found they'd contracted [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Back on Earth, they stole [[corrostop]] and cured themselves, before inflicting the disease on the Autobots. The Decepticons were unable to stop the Autobots getting a sample of corrostop from the [[Statue of Liberty]] and curing themselves, however. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (Legends)|Cosmic Rust}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Corporal Pig#As Drag Strip}}
Drag Strip appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Corporal Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDragstrip.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"This game is pointless. You know I'm going to win every time, right?"]]
Drag Strip participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character who could be recruited by collecting 105 units of Cybermetal and 48 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
As [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was about to repair the ''[[Proudstar]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s damaged [[Plasma Core]], Drag Strip and the other Stunticons arrived and formed Menasor in an attempt to stop the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Drag Strip TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
{{bigquote|Only those who crossed the finish line first survive.}}

Many find the self proclaimed Drag Strip to be a distasteful individual. It's as if his vocal circuits were designed to incessantly irk everyone. Whether it be fighting, racing, or flat out robbery, Drag Strip would deceive his opponent by any means to prevail. Because of his trickery, everyone avoided him. Drag Strip's personality may be perceived as a defect, but to Megatron, this is the type of Decepticon he requires. Of course, other dishonest Cybertronians would seize the opportunity to demonstrate their superiority for trickery, only to cause Drag Strip to go on a rampage.

In battle, Drag Strip wielded a pair of "[[Shadow Daggers]]" and the "[[Lightspeed Cutting Torch]]". His active skill was "Blademarang":
*'''Blademarang'''—Drag Strip throws a dagger that strikes all opponents within the vicinity. Each target receives a DoT tick, which starts off with 260 points of damage, with a 20% increase to every successive tick. If there is more than one opponent, then Drag Strip can throw up to 2 blademarangs. An additional 20% damage will be contributed onto every additional enemy over 5 seconds. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero14.shtml Drag Strip on the Transformers Online website]</ref>
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:DragstripEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|I lose, I slag you. I win, I slag you AND rub it in your face, AND get to kick your tailpipe. Eat it Autobots!]]
Dragstrip secretly arrived on Earth to race some of the local humans. When Hound found out, Dragstrip challenged the Autobots to a race. If they didn't race him, he would kill all the humans on the track at the current moment. Optimus reluctantly accepted the challenge, and sent Mirage and some other Autobot racers. Unfortunately, this left a large number of Autobots missing in the ranks, and Megatron saw this as an opportunity to hit the Autobots hard. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Race Day Mayhem Event}}

Dragstrip meets up with the rest of the Stunticons during the race requesting some backup. [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] asked who the new black and red truck who stole his colors was, to which Breakdown replies it was their new recruit. Dragstrip took both Offroad and Breakdown to the track to race. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

When Dragstrip finally joined the rest of the Stunticons, he started bragging about how he could take on all the Autobots alone and win! Starscream commented on how Dragstrip had more of an ego than he did, while Bludgeon just said he was glad to have Dragstrip on the team, even if he had to tolerate the egomaniac. Dragstrip, Offroad, and Breakdown then planned on how they would get the rest of their team to earth, starting with [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]]. {{storylink|transformers: Earth Wars| Dragstrip Research}}

*'''Class''': Gunner
*'''Lowest Star rating''': 2 star
*'''Weapons''': Dragstrip uses a standard issue [[grenade launcher]] with custom paint applications.
*'''Ability: Holo Assault''': Send out 5 holographic drones of Dragstrip to hit 5 targets around the target area, dealing 70 damage to buildings (Level 1) Deals ''DOUBLE'' damage to resource buildings.
**'''Cost''': 7 Ability points +2 for extra usage

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:drag-strip Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki Dragstrip Page]

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Drag Strip was a member of the Stunticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Dragstrip toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I think my cannon might be affecting my racing profile.]]
*'''Drag Strip''' (Stunticon, [[1986]]/[[1987]]/[[1990]])
**''US Team ID number:'' '''S4'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-52'''
**''Accessories:'' [[gravito-gun]], [[plasma-energy blaster]], connector
{{toydesigner|[[Kaoru Matsumoto]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://patents.google.com/patent/USD297039 Menasor's patent] at Google Patents.</ref>|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Drag Strip transforms into a {{w|Tyrrell P34}} Six-Wheeler race car. He comes with a purple double-barreled plasma-energy blaster that attaches to the back of his vehicle mode. In robot mode he is armed with a small purple gravito-gun. His fists do not have peg holes, allowing them to be less obvious in vehicle mode. Because of this, his weapon plugs into the top of his wrist. Since he was designed with the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combination, he can form the arm or leg to any similarly-constructed robot combination, though his nominal placement is as the right arm to [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Due to the difference in his frame construction, Drag Strip is the only Stunticon whose car body faces forwards rather than backwards when used as a combiner leg.

:The picture on the right shows his vehicle mistransformed as the silver-chromed piece is supposed to be flipped back to form the engine block part and cover the Decepticon sigil, as shown [http://toys.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2007/10/transformers-g1-0308_1191473381.jpg here].

:Drag Strip's [[sticker]]s are asymmetrical and visibly different from those shown on packaging photos, and several stickers' worth of art are left un-cut and unusable on the sticker sheet. This is believed to be a result of a late-stage change in the placement of his [[rubsign]]. It seems that the rubsign was intended to be placed on the left side of the vehicle, with smaller stripe stickers on either side to make space for it, while the longer stripe stickers are used on the right side and the spoiler. Meanwhile, the space for the rubsign was originally covered by a wider stripe sticker.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2019/08/hasbro-g1-drag-strip-hidden-stickers.html|name=Maz|site=Transformers Square One|title=Hasbro G1 Drag Strip - The Hidden Stickers|year=2019|month=08|day=22}}</reF> By carefully repositioning the rubsign and manually cutting the shapes into the unused printed sections of the sticker sheet, you can recreate this original layout if you so wish.

:In 1990 Drag Strip was offered as a mail away by the Weetabix Breakfast Cereal in the UK. [[Aerialbot (G1)#Toys|Aerialbot]] [[Fireflight (G1)#Toys|Fireflight]] was available in the same offer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/DragStrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Drag Strip at TFU.info]''
::*''[https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2019/08/hasbro-g1-drag-strip-hidden-stickers.html?m=1 Analysis of Drag Strip's sticker sheet changes at TF-1]

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*'''Menasor''' (Giftset, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-55'''
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Drag Strip was also available as part of the Menasor giftset. All of the toys in the set are identical to their individually-packaged versions.

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*'''Drag Strip''' (1990)
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Drag Strip and his fellow Stunticons were rereleased without changes as part of the European "gold-box" [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] reissue line in 1990.

===''Generation 2''===
[[File:StuntsDragStripProtoMOSC2a.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yeah, G2 sure was nothing but neon.]]
*'''Drag Strip''' (Stunticon)
**''Team ID number:'' '''S4'''
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:For the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' line, Hasbro intended to release [[redeco]]es of the Stunticons in 1994, with Drag Strip being cast in primarily black plastic, with blue accents. Ultimately, however, the toys never went into mass production and remained officially unreleased. Only the four limbs are known to have made it to the sample packaging stage, having turned up in very limited numbers over the years (with the exception of ''Generation 2'' [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], who was available at [[BotCon 1994]] in somewhat larger quantities). All the ''Generation 2'' Stunticons are known to catch high prices on the secondary market.<ref>[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/StuntsDragstripProtoMOSC1.html Photos of Generation 2 Drag Strip in sample packaging at Toyarchive.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1532/Generation+2/Dragstrip.html Mirrored photos of Generation 2 Drag Strip in sample packaging at Transformers @ The Moon]</ref><ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/111393-pics-g2-stunticon-s4-drag-strip-mosc-pics.html Transfan2's photos of Drag Strip in sample packaging at TFW2005]</ref>
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 DragStrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's got a bit of a yellow streak.]]
*'''Decepticon Drag Strip''' ("Special Edition" Deluxe, [[2008]])
**''Accessories:'' front spoiler/gun
:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Decepticon Drag Strip is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Classics|Mirage]]. He transforms into a closed-canopy Formula racer concept car. The front "wing" of the car mode detaches to become a handheld weapon. In spite of having clear red plastic in his light piping segment, Drag Strip's light piping gimmick was neutered... with red paint.

:Drag Strip suffers from sticky paint around the red cockpit similar to the sticky paint found on most [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|Prowl]]s.

:Like the other "Special Edition" figures, Drag Strip comes in a black book box-style packaging with monochrome art. Though initially an Asian/Australian-market [[exclusive]], Drag Strip was made available for purchase in the United States via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] and, bizarrely, at Marshalls stores.

:This mold was also used to make the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie toyline]]'s [[Fracture (Movie)#Toys|Fracture]], [[BotCon 2007]]'s [[Mirage (G1)#Timelines|Hologram Mirage]] and [[BotCon 2013]]'s [[Mirage (G1)#BotCon2013|''Machine Wars'' Mirage]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/HTSDragStrip/dragstrip.htm More information on ''Universe'' Drag Strip at TFU.info.]''
{{ClassicsMirageMold}}
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:ConstructBots Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Dragstrip''' (Elite Class, [[2013]])
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Construct-Bots]]'' "Decepticon Dragstrip" transforms into a formula 1 racecar. He has one of the more convincing alternate modes of the 2013-era Construct-Bots. His front bumper becomes a hand-held blaster.

:He is one of the few original series Construct-Bots that doesn't reuse other's parts, nor were his parts used on other figures making him one of the more unique sets.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BSToy-Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Surprisingly not a Mirage repaint.]]
*'''Stunticons''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Number'': '''T008'''
***''Fist strength'': '''245'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''880'''
***''Sword strength'': '''495'''
:A redeco of the [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Jazz]] Bot Shot in yellow with red stripes, "Decepticon Dragstrip" automatically transforms between car and robot mode, when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He was sold in a five-pack with [[Motormaster (G1)|Motorbreath]], [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Brake-Neck]], and [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSDragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Dragstrip at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy DragStripKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|This smaller more Aerodynamic design improves my chance of winning! Oh yeah!]]
*'''Menasor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2014]])
**''Set number'': '''A7308'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''
**''Accessories'': pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Decepticon Dragstrip" is a [[Kreon]] included with the [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from robot to either sports car or Menasor's right arm and part of the torso. His deco is based on the Generation 1 Drag Strip toy, and he wears a grey [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-ODragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Drag Strip at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Combiner3pack}}
*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, [[2016]])
**''Set number'': '''B6425'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
**''Accessories'': pistol
:In 2016, Dollar General stores in the US got a three-pack of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and Menasor that sold for a mere $14. Given the original kits retailed at $10 apiece, wow. While a couple of the Kreons inside had small changes, "Decepticon Dragstrip" was one of the ones identical to his original release.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|What, not a redeco of [[Drag Strip (Animated)|''Generations'' Arcee?]]]]
*'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]])
**'''1 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
**''Accessories:'' sword, gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Dragstrip" is part of wave one of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class toys and transforms from an Indianapolis-style Dallara DW12 to robot and back! He can also transform into a limb for any ''Combiner Wars''-style Voyager Class figure or form one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber's]] legs but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Offroad]], and [[Blackjack (G1)#Generations|Blackjack]] to create [[Menasor (G1)#Generations|Menasor]]. He is also officially associated with [[Galvatronus (CW)#Toys|Galvatronus]], [[Ultra Prime]], and [[Grand Scourge|Scourge Grand Prime]] as well as being used with [[Superion (G1)#Generations|Superion]] due to [[Air Raid (G1)#Generations|Air Raid]] not being part of wave one. Dragstrip comes with a collector card featuring art from the episode "[[The Thin Blue Line]]" of ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''.

:While the instructions have the spoiler in the proper position for the leg mode, they never actually show it pivoting up. Missing this step will result in a combiner with one leg slightly longer than the other, which will result in a lopsided stature unless another deluxe combiner with a spoiler-mounted peghole (such as Breakdown) is used as the other leg. Bear in mind the photo to the right shows the leg incorrectly transformed with the spoiler still down.

:Dragstrip's included dagger includes a diagonally-oriented 5mm peg that seemingly serves no purpose, as although he can hold it with the peg, the angle it is molded at causes it to collide with his forearm, and so the peg doesn't go in very far at all. The dagger also has no unobstructive place to mount while Dragstrip is in vehicle mode, causing it to protrude outwards from the vehicle no matter where it attaches.

:As a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Dragstrip was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref>

:This mold was retooled into [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]]. Two years later, the mold's wheels and Combiner joint would be reused for [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Jazz]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWDragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Dragstrip at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-G2-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dragstrip tries to increase his "emo" level by wearing a black leather jacket over a tacky yellow shirt. Should've just stuck with the bleeding optics.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, Stunticon weapons/extremities
:A [[redeco]] of the above ''Combiner Wars'' mold, this Drag Strip is based on [[#Generation 2|his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy]]. Well, okay, technically, this set is based on [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 somebody's hand-painted recreation] of his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy, including an erroneous purple and silver [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] and some other errors. Barring mold issues, the correct G2 deco should've removed the blue stripes down his arms and have them be straight black, the blue stripe on the front of the vehicle mode should be smaller, the spoiler details should have been more visible and the combiner port should have been black.
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW-02-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I won a better looking remold from those [[Mirage (G1)/toys|OTHER]] Remolds. [[Hasbro|IN YOUR FACE]]!!!!]]
*'''Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword, hand/foot/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Takara's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' version of "Drag Stripe" is sold in a [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]] gift set which includes the five original "Stuntrons". He has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon. Most obviously, he is predominantly bright yellow, has black shoulders to evoke his second set of wheels, has fewer details than the Hasbro version, and the little that remain are red instead of purple. This toy is also officially associated with [[Grand Scourge#Toys|Grand Scourge]].
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===''Legacy''===
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[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Drag-Strip.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hang on, how am I supposed to combine with the rest of my team? Wait, what are you- [[Jazz (Movie)|SHEEAAAGH]]!!!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*'''1 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 30]], [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Gravito-gun|Gravito-blasters]]<ref>https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/bios/drqrinld</ref>
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Dan Khanna]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Decepticon Dragstrip" is a mostly cartoon-accurate version of the character, except for the shoulder pylons that are formed from the the car's front air dam. He transforms into a close approximation of his Tyrrell P34 Six-Wheeler race car mode in 17 steps. His accessories include two blasters, which can mount on his race car mode or combine side-by-side into a dual-barrel blaster. Dragstrip is also the only wave 1 Deluxe of the ''Legacy'' line to not use any translucent plastic in his construction.

: Dragstrip combines with his fellow ''Legacy'' Stunticon toys to form Menasor. When Dragstrip is attached to Menasor's right arm, a hidden button on his underside is depressed, releasing a spring-locked latch that allows the figure to split in two at the waist, thereby giving Menasor a full range of elbow motion. As ''Legacy'' Menasor is designed with a specific limb configuration in mind, Dragstrip is limited to being Menasor's right arm, as he's incompatible with the tabbing system on the left arm intended for Dead End. Due to this design, Drag Strip is also not compatible with any prior systems of combination.

:Concept art depicts Dragstrip with the radar dish that would ultimately be included with ''Legacy'' Core Shockwave.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CefEjqbMojG/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Drag Strip from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram.]''

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Shadowstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Looks like you're going to the Shadowstrip, Jimbo.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''G2 Universe Shadowstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 Gravito-blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection]]'' "G2 Universe [[Shadowstrip]]" is a redeco of the retail Drag Strip release, done in the colors of [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generation 2|the cancelled ''Generation 2'' figure from 1994]]. The differences between the ''Generation 2'' toy and Shadowstrip are the increased usage of gold paint, less usage of blue paint, and golden flag tampographs on his sides. Shadowstrip comes with two blasters, like Dragstrip. Despite not being called out in the instructions, Shadowstrip can still be used for the right arm of [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]].

: While the ''Transformers'' team considers Shadowstrip a new character,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Shadowstrip has a new name for a new character.|link=https://tformers.com/transformers-legacy-evolution-studio-series-media-roundtable-qa-report/47655/news.html|site=Tformers|year=2022|month=10|day=20}}</ref> Shadowstrip's designer acknowledges that the toy also works as the ''Generation 2'' version of Drag Strip.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Okay, let’s talk G2 Shadowstrip! If this character doesn’t look or sound familiar, it is likely due to the fact that he is based on an unreleased G2 toy redeco of Dragstrip. [...] What do you think of Shadowstrip? Do you enjoy his as an entirely new character? Or do you just think of him as being G2 Dragstrip?|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1PzYKOmcD/|name=Sam Smith|site=Instagram|title=VELOCITRON SPEEDIA 500 G2 Universe Shadowstrip|year=2022|month=11|day=11}}</ref>

: The ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the US, with [[Hasbro Pulse]] receiving limited quantities of the figure. The series was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan, a Smyths exclusive in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany, and a Farmers department store exclusive in New Zealand.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1PzYKOmcD/ Design notes on Shadowstrip from Hasbro designer Sam Smith on Instragram.]''

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[[File:TF-Legacy-ToyDeco-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Stunticon Menasor''' (Giftset, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Stunticon Menastor''' (スタンティコンメナソー)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-90'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[March 29]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Gravito-gun|Gravito-blasters]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>

: A redeco of the above standard-release ''Legacy'' figure, "Decepticon Dragstrip" is based on the original 1986 Generation 1 toy's deco and decals.

: Dragstrip was released in a giftset with the other ''Legacy'' Stunticons, each done in a toy-accurate deco. This set was revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2023, and went up for preorder as a [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive on [[August 1]]st.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2DecepticonDragStrip.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T16/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5
:Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior depicts [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor's]] right leg, which is formed by Drag Strip in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot and Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.

:Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior can be used to form Menasor, Menacing Colossus with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Stunticons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Superion and Menasor.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Superion & Menasor Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''37 & 38'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (with his components [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (with ''his'' components [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and Drag Strip) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#38|Translation of Menasor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Drag Stripe''' (ドラッグストライプ ''Doraggu Sutoraipu''), '''Drag Strip''' (ドラッグストリップ ''Doraggu Sutorippu'')
*''French:'' '''Démarro''' (Canada, "Start-Up", 1986 release), '''Broyeur''' (Canada, 1990 "Classic" version)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kolonc''' ("Drag")
*''Italian:'' '''Iguana'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bēnchí''' (Taiwan, 奔馳, "Gallop"), '''Qǐangjíe''' (China, 抢劫, "Robbery")
*''Polish:'' '''Renegat''' ("Renegade", in "Masquerade")
*''Russian:'' '''Ruchnik''' (Ручник, "Hand-Brake")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:G2DragStripArt.jpg|Unused ''Generation 2'' packaging art
File:CW Drag Strip cvr.jpg|''Combiner Wars'' comic packaging art
</gallery>

==References==
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Marissa Faireborn

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:''Marissa Faireborn is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Marissafaireborne.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|DON'T [[Transformer romance|DATE ROBOTS]]. Brought to you by the Space Pope.]]
'''Marissa Faireborn''' (sometimes '''Marissa Bishop''') is an officer in the [[Earth Defense Command]]. Hailing from a family with a history [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|in]] [[Lady Jaye|the]] [[Nathaniel Faireborn|military]], Marissa is tough, headstrong and independent. She's a take-charge woman who's always calm in a crisis and performs her duties with strict professionalism. She may be small and squishy, but her boldness, strength of heart and skill with many weapons from blaster to knife mean she is respected by both Autobots and Decepticons alike. When a Decepticon looks upon Marissa Faireborn, they see a genuine adversary, while the Autobots know her as a trusted ally and friend... and in [[Optimus Prime (G1)|some]] [[Jazz (G1)|cases]], even an unlikely romantic partner!

Also, she's great at surfboarding.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Susan Blu]] (English), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)|[[Michele Sterr]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3 - 5", "Money Is Everything", "The Burden Hardest To Bear"), [[Michaela Amler]] (German, "The Killing Jar"), [[Maria Böhme]] (German, "Forever Is a Long Time Coming"), [[Gloria García]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Myriam Thereza]] (Portuguese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3 - 5"), [[Emília Rey]] (Portuguese, "The Killing Jar"), [[Jane Kelly]] (Portuguese, "Forever Is a Long Time Coming" & "Money Is Everything"), [[Anne Kerylen]] (European French, "The Killing Jar")}}

[[File:FFOD3 marissa woman of action.jpg|left|thumb|225px|Barbarella, eat your heart out.]]
In the year 2005, Captain Marissa Faireborn was stationed at the EDC's base on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] when a call for aid came through from [[Autobot]] communications officer [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]]. Marissa had been tracking an Autobot shuttle which had come under attack by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the [[Decepticon]]s in the vicinity of [[Jupiter]], and Blaster requested that she provide back up to the stricken craft. Marissa deployed immediately, but before she could make it onto the scene, the shuttle was destroyed by a cosmic storm, and its occupants—[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and the new [[transformation cog|transforming cog]] for [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] that they were couriering to [[Earth]]—were blasted to the planet's moon [[Io]]. Tracking their trajectories, Marissa set course for the moon, {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} and arrived to witness the two Autobots being terrorized by a swarm of the moon's native [[lightpole]]s. Blurr was able to clear the swarm with cog in hand, and the militaristic Marissa set her ship down and instructed him to come aboard. Unwilling to leave Wheelie behind, the speedy Autobot raced back into the heart of the swarm in order to save his friend, an action that Marissa seemed unable to comprehend, deeming her digital wristwatch capable of better decisions. Nonetheless, she disembarked her ship and entered the fray herself with a [[jet pack]], firing at the lightpoles with a [[null-ray]] blaster. Marissa was able to thin the swarm out enough for Blurr and Wheelie to get clear, but before they could get aboard her ship, several of the lightpoles transformed into their missile forms and fell upon the craft, blowing it up.

[[File:FFOD5 marissa leaps.jpg|thumb]]

Marissa quickly took stock of the situation and stopped Blurr from panicking so they could examine the wreckage and see if the ship's radio was still working. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} The radio was, indeed, still functional, and Marissa used it to contact Blaster on Earth as the trio were again set upon by the lightpoles. Blaster tried to assuage her fears by assuring her that [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] was on his way, but Marissa didn't even know who or what that was, so it didn't raise her spirits much. Soon after, the powerful Sky Lynx arrived on Io and blasted the lightpoles to bits, but before Marissa, Wheelie and Blurr could board his cargo pod, they were set upon by the newest Decepticon warriors, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Marissa could do little in the battle that ensued, but was at least able to escape injury, nimbly vaulting over [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] as he charged at her. After Sky Lynx had successfully dispatched the Predacons, the team headed for Earth at top speed, and successfully delivered the transforming cog in time for Metroplex to transform and fend off an attack by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Soon after, Marissa stood beside her allies and watched as [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] addressed the Autobot forces on their concurrent victory over the [[Quintesson]]s. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:Killingjar marissa and monster.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]

As 2006 settled in, Marissa was aboard the EDC's space station in orbit above Earth when an unexpected EDC shuttle started an approach. Marissa demanded an identification from the shuttle's pilot, and was overjoyed to discover that was it was actually her [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|father]], come to visit. As the shuttle touched down in the landing bay, Marissa boarded quickly and embraced her father, but before she could lead him off the ship, its doors shut behind her and it quickly took off again. The shuttle was, in actuality, a disguised Quintesson vessel, and her "father" was nothing more than a solid hologram which abruptly transformed into a monstrous shape and attacked her. With a few quick martial arts kicks and chops, Marissa had downed the simulation, and then discovered she was not the Quintesson scientist's only captive: [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] had also been abducted to participate in the Quintesson's experiments. Knocked out by a [[submission field]], Marissa was to be the Quintesson's first examination subject, but Wreck-Gar was able to deactivate the submission device, allowing her to overpower the feeble Quintesson scientist.

[[File:Killingjar negative wreckgar marissa quint.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Chaos ensued when the ship passed through an [[electron storm]], and Marissa used the fighting as a cover to reach the ship's controls, intending to plot a course back to Earth. Unfortunately, the ship was now caught in the gravity of a [[black hole]], and Marissa had to stop everyone from fighting so they could work together to assess the situation. The Quintesson scientist attempted to flee aboard the ship's lone working escape pod, but Ultra Magnus hauled him from the pod and attempted to send Marissa to safety in his place. Unfortunately, interference from the Quintesson's [[Allicon|guard]] delayed Marissa from boarding, and the whole ship was sucked through the black hole, into a [[negative universe]]. Only through finally putting aside their differences and working together, were Marissa, the Transformers and the Quintessons able to repair the ship and return to their universe of origin, where Sky Lynx soon arrived to take Marissa, Wreck-Gar and Ultra Magnus home. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar}}

[[File:Marissababy.jpg|left|thumb|The inspiration for ''Kiss Players''.]]

Marissa was engaging in a bout of regular target practise at an EDC gun range on Earth, trying out "level 3" in her pursuit of a challenge. After blasting a target of Cyclonus, she was suddenly struck by a wave of chronal energy released into the universe by a malfunctioning Quintesson [[Time Window]]. The energy caused Marissa to regress into a crying infant, much to the shock of the EDC trooper on watch at the time. Luckily, the Autobots, working with the Quintessons, were able to shut down and destroy the time window, undoing the effects of the chronal energy. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[File:MoneyIsEverything Marissa and Dirk have dinner.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"You like me because I'm a scoundrel."]]

Teamed with the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] as part of a science unit, Marissa and her Autobot allies were called into action to rescue <s>smuggler</s> "free trader" [[Dirk Manus]] when his ship, the ''[[Lazy Sue]]'' was attacked by the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. A mutual attraction between Marissa and Manus sprang up immediately, but Marissa did not trust the trader entirely when he claimed that he had found a Quintesson base on the moon of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]]. As [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], the Technobots supported investigation of his claims, but until the ''Lazy Sue'' could be repaired, Marissa resolved not to let Manus out of her sight, leading to a romantic evening of dinner and dancing. This did not win Marissa over entirely, however, and she soon confirmed her suspicions when she tracked Manus back out into the desert where he had crashed, and discovered that he was actually attempting to transport a highly-experimental [[Recreator|molecular recreator]] to the Quintessons. Marissa attempted to arrest Manus, but he pulled a concealed weapon on her and shot the blaster from her hand before overpowering her in a struggle, knocking her out and tying her up. She was not found until the next morning, by [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] and [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]]—the rest of the Technobots had already departed for Titan with Manus.

[[File:Moneyiseverything marissa dress uniform.jpg|left|thumb]]

Marissa, Afterburner and Nosecone quickly made their way to Titan, and discovered that Manus had been double-crossed by the Quintessons, and a team of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] were now on his and the other Technobots' tails. Marissa and her companions disposed of the Quintessons, but purely to rescue the other Technobots: Marissa slugged Manus in the jaw and was prepared to leave him to rot. Manus spun the situation around, informing Marissa of the molecular recreator and promising to disable it, forcing her to keep him around. As they trekked back to the Quintesson base, Marissa and Manus confessed their attraction to each other, but both also admitted that their jobs came first... not that that stopped them from getting rather hot and heavy in the middle of the jungle floor when Manus helped save Marissa from some living vines. But even that was a ruse: Manus used their closeness to grab Marissa's blaster, and walked her and the Technobots into the Quintessons' base as his prisoners. Marissa was horrified when Manus used the recreator to molecularly disassemble the Technobots, and when she attempted to rush the smuggler, she was downed by the Terrorcons. Yet again, however, Manus's actions had a hidden purpose: while the Quintessons were distracted by Marissa's outburst, he reassembled the Technobots, having always intended to double-cross the Quintessons himself in just this manner. With their injuries healed by the process, the Technobots formed Computron and battled the Terrorcons while Marissa argued with Manus that he could have trusted her with his plans. With the villains dispatched, Marissa took possession of the recreator, and everyone returned to Earth. Marissa regretted that she could not give Manus the credits the Quintessons had duped him out of... until [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] came racing up to inform her that the credits had disappeared from the EDC coffers. Marissa turned to Dirk, and before she could even finish accusing him, he kissed her, threw her to the ground, and escaped aboard the ''Lazy Sue''. Out in space, however, Manus discovered that Marissa had replaced the credits with [[mimic dust]], and he could only laugh at the prim and proper EDC captain having pulled a con of her own. {{storylink|Money Is Everything (episode)|Money Is Everything}}

[[File:Burdenhardest marissa finds rodimus.jpg|thumb|"Marrisa, I took some [[Hate Plague|bad dope]], can you help me to my bed?"]]

Marissa accompanied the Autobots to [[Japan]] during a series of Decepticon attacks upon the country. Rodimus Prime was feeling the burden of leadership particularly heavily at the time, and Marissa's request for yet more help after the latest Decepticon assault had been squashed proved to be the last straw for the troubled Autobot. Telling Marissa to leave him alone, Rodimus departed to blow off some steam. Understanding what he was feeling, Marissa followed in order to offer Rodimus someone to talk to, but Rodimus told her he would rather race, and Marissa decided to play along. As the pair raced, however, they were attacked by [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and run off the road. By the time Marissa had got her car back on the road, the two [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] had plucked the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] from Rodimus's body, reverting him to Hot Rod. Marissa called in the other Autobots, who were shocked to discover what had happened, but Hot Rod himself cared little, happy to be young and carefree again. The Matrix, meanwhile, wound up in the hands of [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], who led a Decepticon attack on Japan; Marissa alerted the Autobots to the appearance of the Decepticons through an EDC [[warp gate|Warp Gate]], and Hot Rod was able to defeat Scourge, reclaim the Matrix, and accept his burden. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese continuity as detailed above, except that the events of the third season, in which Marissa appears, occur in 2010, rather than over 2005/2006. Japanese continuity inserts several new stories in the resultant gap in the timeline; notably in Marissa's case, she features prominently in the storyline of ''Kiss Players'', which takes place before her appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon, but which simply cannot occur in American cartoon continuity, as the time-gap during which it takes place does not exist there.}}

=====''Kiss Players''=====
{{voiceactor|[[Lyrian]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:Marissa and prime in childhood.jpg|left|upright=1.15|thumb|Remember, a giant, sentient death machine is for life, not just for Christmas.]]
[[File:KP marissa in commando gear.jpg|thumb|Not another Marissa's Knife episode.]]

As a child in the 1990s, Marissa lived in [[New York City|New York]], where she met and became friends with [[Shaoshao Li]], who developed an extremely strong attachment to her. The young Marissa resented her [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|military father]], so when one of his missions went awry and she and her father had to be rescued by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], she quickly came to view the Autobot leader as a surrogate father figure... and perhaps a little bit more. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 34|Kiss Players #34}} Shaoshao didn't take Marissa's friendship with Prime very well, resenting the Autobot for, in her eyes, stealing Marissa away from her, and Shaoshao was forced to move back to [[Japan]] with her family before reaching an understanding with her friend. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 23|Kiss Players #23}}

Shortly after [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime's death]] in 2005, the body of the new [[Decepticon]] leader [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] crash-landed on [[Earth]], decimating [[Tokyo]] and utterly shattering [[Transformer]]-[[Human]] relations. A governmental organization known as the Earth Defense Command, headed up by the rabid anti-Transformer fanatic [[Hitoshizuku Amaō]], was quickly established to force the Transformers off Earth, but support for the movement was not universal, and Marissa was amongst its opponents. Alas, these voices went unheard, and by 2006, Earth was Transformer-free, and the embittered Marissa decided that rather than try to fight the EDC with peaceful protests, she'd have a go at fighting them with big, pointy knives, as part of a female commando resistance group.

When Earth Defense Command brought Optimus Prime's corpse to Japan, Marissa secretly observed the arrival of the cargo plane carrying the Autobot leader's body. {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 1|Kiss Players #1}} She and her commando unit were quick to attack the convoy transporting the body, only to discover that the cadaver was a decoy concealing an EDC [[Autorooper]] that slaughtered them all, save for Marissa herself. Recognizing an unassuming trailer amongst the other vehicles in the convoy, Marissa sliced it open with her knife, revealing that it contained the remains of the real Optimus Prime. The exposure of Prime's body, however, had a bizarre effect on the Autorooper, which ejected [[Kayu Michikusa|its Kiss Player partner]] and begin to fuse with the Autobot's corpse. As if to bid farewell to her friend, Marissa kissed Prime, but with this action, she discovered that she was a "[[Kiss Player]]"—a human being who had been infused with the scattered cells of Galvatron, giving them the ability to fuse with other beings. Her Kiss Player powers unleashed, Marissa fused with Prime, triggering a transformation that restored him to life and converted his body into a new Dodge SRT-10 form. {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 2|Kiss Players #2}}

Marissa and Prime promptly made themselves scarce, and began travelling together, battling the monstrous creatures known as [[Legion (KP)|Legion]] that Galvatron's dispersed cells had also produced, while also eluding the EDC. Marissa thought of Prime as [[Transformer romance|her boyfriend]], {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 1|Kiss Players #1}} and Prime himself certainly cared for the girl, unwilling as he was to put her in harm's way, despite the prodigious knife-wielding skills that she could share with him via their kiss-fusion. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 4|Kiss Players #4}}

[[File:Marissafairebornekissplay.jpg|left|thumb||upright=1.2|Marissa buys [[Mint in sealed box|MISB]] because she wants a GERM FREE toy.]]

Knife skills were not Marissa's only attribute, however: she was also a talented surfer, and wondered if she could share ''that'' ability with Prime via their fusion. As it turned out, Prime was actually [[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3|already quite skilled in that area]]. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 7|Kiss Players #7}} Prime soon found a better use for Marissa's surfboard when he used his new powers to transform it into a knife so he could make use of the skills Marissa's fusion gave with him. Marissa was not very happy, {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 10|Kiss Players #10}} but took it in stride, and dubbed the new weapon the "[[Surfblade]]". In response, Prime named her shirt "The Three Skull Brothers", after the image on it. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 16|Kiss Players #16}}

[[File:Kissplayers2 prime marissa.jpg|225px|thumb|If Hi-Q made you that little bit awkward... cover your eyes now.]]

Prime and Marissa had a close relationship, as the girl washed Prime in "intimate" spots like his gas tank, {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 19|Kiss Players #19}} and they would go on "dates" together, at one point visiting the seaside, only to wind up in battle with a Legion created from the fusion of an octopus and a shipwreck. Prime regretted that these activities had to be carried out under the cover of night, and vowed that he and Marissa would visit the beach under the light of the sun. {{storylink|Someday, Beneath the Sun}}

Marissa later crossed paths with a girl named [[Atari Hitotonari]], and quickly became friends with her. Sadly, Marissa soon discovered that Atari was actually a member of the EDC, and realized regretfully that this would likely mean they would have to fight. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 13|Kiss Players #13}} Nevertheless, when Atari found herself in danger, Marissa and Prime rescued her on several occasions. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 9|Kiss Players #9}}

[[File:KP prime turns on marissa.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Hands, Mister!]]

Soon, Optimus Prime found himself suffering from a recurring nightmare filled with visions of his old enemy, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. In the grip of one of these hallucinations, Prime lost control of himself and almost crushed Marissa in his fist, but was thankfully able to regain his senses before he hurt her. Marissa and Prime subsequently fused, and were able to corral a legion of Legion for an attack upon the EDC headquarters. They found their way barred by a pair of most unexpected opponents: [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] had returned to Earth and become Kiss Player partners with Marissa's old friend, Shaoshao. Hot Rod believed Prime to be an impostor, and Shaoshao wished to see him dead so that she might "reclaim" Marissa as her friend, and so Prime and Hot Rod began battling. The tide shifted when Atari entered the battle, the attack was broken off, and Prime and Marissa now found they had to elude Hot Rod and Shaoshao as well as the EDC's force. {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 3|Kiss Players #3}} Marissa could likely never have predicted that Hot Rod would steal her underwear for Shaoshao, though. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 28|Kiss Players #28}} {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 29|Kiss Players 29}}

Marissa spent a lot of time reflecting on things after that, thinking back on the summer she had spent with Prime, {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 22|Kiss Players #22}} on Prime's own past, {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 25|Kiss Players #25}} and his current nightmares. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 31|Kiss Players #31}} After viewing a seaside fireworks display for their "last date", {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 34|Kiss Players #34}} Marissa and Prime again launched a Legion-backed attack upon the EDC. This time, however, Marissa, Shaoshao, Atari, Prime and Hot Rod all decided to set their differences aside in order to discover the true, dark secret lurking within the EDC. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 37|Kiss Players #37}} Venturing into the mysterious [[Genital System]] facility hidden beneath the EDC headquarters, the team discovered a mad plot by EDC Commander [[Hitoshizuku Amaō]] to resurrect her daughter, who had died in Galvatron's impact. Thanks to the efforts of Marissa and her friends, the plan was foiled, the [[anti-electron]] field keeping Transformers off Earth was deactivated, and Galvatron's cells were extracted from the Legions and Kiss Players and reconstituted within his body, which was launched off into space. As a result, Marissa lost her Kiss Player powers, and Prime slipped back into death once more. {{storylink|I, You, and the Spinning Earth}}

[[File:15gogo sparkbots appear.jpg|215px|thumb|The ghost of the giant [[Kremzeek]] comes to haunt the Kiss Players.]]
Following the deactivation of the anti-electron field, the Autobots returned to Earth in early 2007, but Transformer-human relations were still in tatters. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] came up with the idea of a Transformer-human singing group to try and repair relations and spread goodwill between the two races, and to that end, Marissa joined with Shaoshao, Atari, and [[Mini-Cassette|cassette Transformers]] [[Glit (KP)|Glit]], [[Sundor]] and [[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]] to form this group, the "[[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]]".

While on their world goodwill tour, the Kiss Players arrived in North America to perform at [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] but just before the concert began, three mysterious glowing orbs appeared before the Kiss Players, and telepathically spoke to them. Introducing themselves as the [[Sparkbot]]s, [[Star Dust]], [[Angela]] and [[Zangetsu]], they instructed the three girls to kiss them. When they did so, the girls and Brave Maximus were suddenly whisked off through time, rematerializing at [[Sherman Dam]] in the year 1985, where they witnessed Optimus Prime's historic battle with [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] atop the structure. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 39|Kiss Players #39}}

At Angela's behest, Marissa kissed the Sparkbot to transform her and rode the flying lion to Prime's side, where, unseen by the combatants, she was instructed to kiss the Autobot leader. Marissa complied, and a fragment of what the Sparkbots called the "[[AllSpark]]" emerged from his chest. This, the Sparkbots explained, was the Kiss Players' mission—to recover all the fragments of the Allspark, scattered throughout space and time. Marissa regretted that she could not stay and try to avert Prime's deadly fate-to-come, but continued voyaging through the timestream with the rest of her friends to accomplish this task. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 40|Kiss Players #40}} {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 1}}

The Kiss Players traveled from past to future, collecting AllSpark fragments along the way. Their adventures soon led them to the year 2011, where they fell into the clutches of the [[Quintesson]]s. Even the power of {{w|Moe (slang)|moe}}, despite transforming Marissa into a sailor-suited bunny girl, was not enough to spare them from the Quintesson judge's verdict of "not guilty". Fortunately, Optimus Prime and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Goldbug]] came to their accidental rescue, and the Kiss Players' voyage continued. {{storylink|Kiss Players Picture Story Show}}

On her next mission, Marissa witnessed a robot she believed to be Optimus Prime being brutally beaten in combat in a desert by the Decepticon warrior [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]. Marissa hastily kissed what she thought was her longtime robotic beau, but as the Allspark fragment emerged, Angela explained that this was not Prime, but [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]], a human man who had bonded with a [[Transtector]] intended for Prime's use. Marissa was horrified that she had kissed someone other than Prime, and made Angela promise not to tell anyone. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 43|Kiss Players #43}}

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Things were proceeding smoothly until the Kiss Players began obtaining Allspark fragments from Transformers participating in the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. At the point of the Allspark fragments' emergence, an enigmatic, invisible force began appearing to steal the fragments away, starting with the fragment Atari recovered from [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], {{Storylink|Sparkbots Volume 2}} and carrying on with those Marissa recovered from [[Lio Convoy]] and [[Big Convoy]]. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 46|Kiss Players #46}} The Kiss Players gave chase across the timestream, but Brave Maximus wound up crashing into the "[[Wall of Time]]", {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 47|Kiss Players #47}} and the team was scattered across the multiverse. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 48|Kiss Players #48}} {{Storylink|Sparkbots Volume 3}}

Marissa found herself transported to the [[Aurex 103.10 Alpha|MD World]], during the height of the Transformers' [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|war for energon]]. There, she met the native [[Mini-Con]] [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]], who had become separated from his partner [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] after the larger 'bot's death. Having felt a similar loss when Optimus Prime died, Marissa empathized with Blackout, and told him that their partners lived on in their hearts. As the Transformers battled in space overhead, the mysterious force suddenly seized Marissa and dragged her off through time and space, {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 49|Kiss Players #49}} bringing her to prehistoric Earth in her home universe, where she was reunited with the other girls. It transpired the intangible force that had been plaguing their adventures was, in actuality, the power of [[Primus]], god of the Transformers, and that the Sparkbots were in fact, servants of his nemesis, [[Unicron]]. The "Allspark" that the Kiss Players had been gathering was, in fact, Unicron's shattered [[Angolmois Energy|lifeforce]], and the Sparkbots were attempting to resurrect their deceased master. {{Storylink|Sparkbots Volume 4}} Thankfully, Primus was able to trap Unicron's lifeforce within the Earth, but he would not answer the Kiss Players questions on what their own future would be. As his last act before he transformed into a [[Vector Sigma|golden sphere]], Primus returned the Kiss Players to the present day 2007, mere moments after they had left on their adventure. Realizing that her future was not defined by Primus or any god, Marissa vowed to make her own future, and enlisted in the reformed, restructured EDC. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 51|Kiss Players #51}} {{Storylink|Sparkbots Volume 5}}
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=====''Legends'' comic=====
Marissa was one of the many women brought to the [[Legends World]] by [[Tigatron]] using the [[10.2 ultra-drill|ultra-drill]] in an attempt to get women who liked him better than [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. It did not work out, as all of the women brought over eventually swooned over Springer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}}

=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
In a parallel universe which was diverged off from the mainstream timeline by the powers of a mysterious entity known as the [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Protector]], Marissa was stationed at the EDC's Mars base in 2007 when [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and his Decepticons attacked. Marissa watched as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] appeared on the scene and challenged Megatron to battle for control of Earth's solar system. {{storylink|Kill Switch}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
In 2011, Marissa was briefly mentioned by [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] as a human candidate for the mission to stop [[Metamorphose]], but he was informed by [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] that the Earth Defense Command couldn't get involved in the situation. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

=====''Masterpiece'' toy bios=====
Following 2011, Marissa befriended an Autobot named Powerdrive who eventually revealed a secret about himself—he was actually [[Delta Magnus]]. When he was appointed [[City Commander]] and panicked over the possibility of his secret identity being found out by the Decepticons, Marissa helped him through his crisis with kind words and advice. {{storylink|Delta Magnus #Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Delta Magnus bio}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
In [[2021]], Marissa and her daughter [[Sue Faireborn|Sue]] were on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as [[Grand Galvatron]] arrived and announced his intention to conquer the planet. {{storylink|Sky Reign Chapter}} When Optimus Prime came back to life only to reveal that his return was temporary and that he would die again in seven days, Marissa's daughter Sue burst into tears. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}} In order to make new happy memories with Prime while she had the chance, she gifted a Transformer-scaled surfboard to her old friend, inspiring him to take the other Autobots surfing in [[Hawaii]]. Marissa and her daughter came along and sat in Prime's hand as he watched his soldiers enjoy themselves. {{storylink|Crossing the Pacific Ocean!?}} She also accompanied Prime to the [[Disaster Relief Team]]'s musical rehearsal. {{storylink|Invitation to the Dress Rehearsal!}}

When [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] summoned Deltra Magnus to the [[Legends World]], Marissa happened to be brought along for the ride. On her suggestion, they spent a day checking the dimension out just for fun. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Magna Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Marissa and Sue later had a fight that caused Sue to run away from home. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 46|Bonus Edition Vol. 46}} In [[2022]], Marissa led the EDC against the forces of the [[Concurrence]], personally piloting [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] into battle. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} The following year she accompanied Jetfire to the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] where she was reunited with Sue. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}} In [[2039]], Marissa enjoyed some leisure time with her daughter. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
[[File:Marissa Selects.jpg|left|thumb|100px|]]

When humanity's [[Selector]]s rebelled in the year [[2050]], receiving support from the Decepticons, an elderly Marissa, now the director of Earth Defense Command, was present at EDC headquarters where she and her fellow former Kiss Players were shocked to learn that the Autobots would be fighting on the Selectors' side as well. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Marissafairebornedw2.jpg|225px|thumb|Okay, but what if over all this EDC armor I also wore this sweet leather jacket?]]

Marissa was the granddaughter of [[Nathaniel Faireborn]], founder of the Earth Defense Command.

As [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] attempted to haul the deactivated bodies of [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] out of an [[Oregon]] lake, they were arrested by Commander Marissa Faireborn and a legion of [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] troops. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} Bumper and Warpath were rendered unconscious, and the seven Autobots were taken to the EDCs subterranean headquarters in the Nevada desert. {{storylink|Atonement}} Contrary to first appearances, the EDC actually helped to repair the damaged Autobots, hoping for their aid in investigating a mysterious Cybertronian energy signature emanating from the deserted town of [[San Desto]]. Marissa recruited Jazz, Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, and Bumper for the job, and led them and the [[EDC Night Force Unit]] into action.

[[File:Marissafairebornedw.jpg|left|thumb|You wouldn't be the [[Sammy Harker|first]] [[G.B. Blackrock|human]] he's done this to.]]
Even before they touched down in San Desto, Marissa had established a good rapport with Jazz, with both parties mutually respecting the other's skills. As such, when a sweep of the town turned up no civilians, Marissa instructed her troops to follow Jazz's orders as they would hers, as they began a more thorough search. Soon enough, they were attacked by an army of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] clones, who killed off most of the EDC soldiers and captured Bumper. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}} Jazz and Marissa managed to escape to [[Crothers Auto-Body|a garage]], where they found a veritable abattoir of human and bovine remains. The Insecticons tracked them down, forcing them to flee into a subterranean egg chamber, which Jazz promptly torched. This provoked an attack from an enraged [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], but Sideswipe and Sunstreaker managed to cover Jazz and Marissa's escape back to the surface. Once there, they were confronted with yet more Insecticon clones and the [[cerebro-shell]]-controlled human citizens of San Desto. While the Autobots were unwilling to risk killing the helpless thralls, Marissa waded into the army with fists flying. Further bloodshed was prevented, however, when Bumper took out [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], neutralizing both clones and slaves. {{storylink|Extermination}}

Soon after, back at EDC headquarters, Marissa shared a few parting words with Jazz as he and the other Autobots waited for their comrades to pick them up. Marissa assured Jazz that he was not to blame for the loss of the entire Night Force, and seemed about to bring up the [[Transformer romance|strange relationship]] that had bloomed between the pair of them, until Wheeljack interrupted. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

Sometime later, Marissa was chewed out by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|her superior]] over the loss of Night Force, who blamed the involvement of the Autobots for the mission going sour. Marissa defended the Autobots (and left the colonel distinctly unimpressed in the process, particularly when he learned that she was on a first-name basis with Jazz), but the colonel demanded that she reinstate her grandfather's [[Project Centurion]], in order to put the EDC on a more equal footing with the Transformers, in terms of power. Marissa objected vocally, but could not sway her commanding officer. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|''Robots in Disguise'' #28]]}}
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Marissa Bishop was the illegitimate daughter of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] officer [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Dashiel Faireborn]] and his old girlfriend [[Claire Austin]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #2}} She spent an unhappy childhood with her alcoholic mother and surrogate father [[Howard Bishop|Howard]] in [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]]; when her parents divorced, she learned who her biological father was and took his surname out of spite. As G.I. Joe operatives were, at the time, required to fake their death to join, Marissa naturally assumed that her father had died. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2|Marissa Faireborn profile}}

While still a college student at [[New York University]], {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2|Marissa Faireborn profile}} Marissa was participating in the Occupy Wall Street movement in [[New York City]] when the [[Decepticon]] invasion struck, killing thousands and devastating the city. As one of the businessmen she'd been protesting against died in her arms, she realized there were much greater evils out there that humanity needed to stand united against. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}} She enlisted in the military the very next day. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}} Two years later, she graduated and joined [[Skywatch]], under the command of [[Sparkplug Witwicky|General Daniel Witwicky]]; when Skywatch was decommissioned circa 2012, she became a field commander in its replacement, the [[United Nations|UN]]-chartered Earth Defense Command. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}} {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2|Marissa Faireborn profile}}

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When the Decepticons returned in 2014 proposing a truce, Marissa was part of the group General Witwicky brought to the [[Antarctica|South Pole]] to meet with their new leaders: [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]. Galvatron revealed that [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], humanity's tormentor, had recently defected to the Autobots; thanks to Galvatron deliberately twisting the nature of this "betrayal," he persuaded EDC to form an alliance with the Decepticons against the Autobots should they return to Earth. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

At the same time, Marissa helped to forge an alliance of convenience with the Decepticon deserter [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]], providing him asylum on Earth and a source of [[energon]]. Eventually, Marissa caved and gave the marooned ex-Decepticon a dog named [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] for companionship. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2|Marissa Faireborn profile}}

Marissa's second-in-command [[Ayana Jones]], who had served in G.I. Joe prior to the organization's dissolution, eventually revealed to her that Flint was still alive. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2|Marissa Faireborn profile}} The two met, but never formed a meaningful relationship. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

Two months after ratifying this-human Decepticon alliance, Marissa led a strike team to shoot down an intruding Cybertronian starship, one that belonged to [[Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2|Marissa Faireborn profile}} The EDC took custody of the ship and its occupant and interred them in the EDC's [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] base. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

[[File:RID28 Marissa Faireborn.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|"Good work, Thundercracker! We're making you head writer on ''SVU''!"]]

When the Autobots arrived four months later to find Trion, Marissa contacted Thundercracker, using him as bait to lure [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobot team into an ambush. Once Prime and his troops arrived at Thundercracker's home, she revealed the existence of the EDC-Decepticon alliance and placed them under arrest. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} The Autobots resisted and escaped, and Marissa left the pursuit up to her Decepticon allies. This turned out to be a bad idea when the Decepticons confronted the Autobots in a populated area, prompting her to try to call off the operation, but the Decepticons didn't listen. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Bad came to worse as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] joined the fight and the Transformers revealed their [[robot mode]]s to the civilians, forcing Marissa to deploy the EDC's trump card: a [[mindbomb]] that knocked the Decepticons out cold, cutting the conflict short. The Autobots got away, and Marissa and her troops quickly got busy covering up what had happened. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

While reporting on the clean-up to General Witwicky and [[Sanjay Bharwaney]], located at the EDC's [[Marshall Islands]] base, Marissa was interrupted by Galvatron and Soundwave teleporting into the base and crushing the comm-link. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} She immediately had Thundercracker fly her to the base, arriving in the middle of a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons only to find Witwicky dead. Galvatron claimed the general had been killed by the Autobot [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], which Marissa believed, knowing of Prowl's grudge against [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

[[File:TheObliterati-MarissaElbowsSpike.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|"That's for showing up in Season 3 ya jerk!"]]

Marissa and [[Ayana Jones]] traveled to [[Tokyo]] to meet with [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]], CEO of [[Onyx]] and provider of much of the EDC's tech, in response to the reemergence of Spike Witwicky and his threat against Onyx. She was unimpressed with Blackrock's outrage and informed him that Witwicky was never part of the EDC, but that they would capture him regardless. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} When Prowl and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] appeared in Tokyo also in search of Witwicky, Marissa's called for reinforcements as she herself prioritized evacuating Blackrock. Blackrock shocked her with the revelation that he possessed Cybertronian relics, then requested they change course to [[Wanmu]] to protect them. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}} At the Wanmu Onyx base, Marissa was given a tour on Blackrock's collection, most importantly the [[Enigma of Combination]] that he claimed had caused the evolution of human society. The tour was rudely interrupted by Prowl's Devastator, come to retrieve the Enigma. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} Faireborn and [[Ayana Jones]] found themselves drawing guns on Spike, who pretended Faireborn was an old romantic conquest to confuse and get the drop on her (you're a creep, Spike). When the aforementioned Devastator distracted him, she clobbered him. The incident ended with Spike arrested, the loss of EDC's robot drone army, and Galvatron irked that Faireborn and the EDC had kept information about said drones from him. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

Soon after, Faireborn and Jones visited the Decepticon's new [[Sanctuary Station|space station commune]] alongside a gladhandling Blackrock. Both EDC women were worried about him and his stories, and Marissa dropped the bombshell that they had no trace of Blackrock ''existing'' until three years ago. Still, she thought, better to have him on their side than running unchecked, right? {{storylink|South of Heaven}} Not long after, Blackrock used this to gain access to Spike's cell. (Marissa wasn't interested in anything the prisoner had to say. Nor was she interested in listening to Thundercracker's new script, but tough shit ''there'') {{storylink|The Nothing Man}}

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Soon after, Thundercracker learned about Christmas and decided to write a children's story where he was a noir detective investigating a murder caused by Megatron to frame Santa Claus which he read to Marissa. She had some criticisms to offer, namely being killed on page two. {{storylink|The Thirteenth Day of Christmas}}

What Marissa didn't know was that Blackrock had Autobot prisoners under the EDC base and his Onyx Interface was allowing him to spy on all Earth systems. While she groused about Buster the dog peeing on the floor, that same dog and [[D.0.C.]] busted the conspiracy wide open! Faireborn had just enough time to realise what was going on before Galvatron attacked, revealing Blackrock was a sleeper agent for his rival Cybertronian, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} Thundercracker, the Autobots, and the E.D.C. gathered their forces in order to prepare for Galvatron's oncoming invasion of the planet. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

[[File:NoFairFights-MarissaInTrouble.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]

When an all out brawl between Autobots and Decepticons broke out in Shanghai, Faireborn ordered the Mind-Bomb fired on all Cybertronians in the city, offering her apologies to the Autobots present for what would befall their comrades. When the victorious, and very ticked off, Autobots arrived at Bikini Atoll, Faireborn acknowledged that Optimus had saved the city from Galvatron and let him take his men without a fight but wondered if she'd done the right thing shortly afterward. The fact that Optimus annexed Earth hours later did not reassure her. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} She and Jones were called to the [[White House]]. To her dismay, the President had reinstated [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike]] and made him her liaison the EDC while also putting [[Zilong Qian]] as a contact for the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]]. {{storylink|New Worlds Order}} She and Jones later tried to explain to the President that war with the Autobots was a bad idea and that they should at least consider Optimus' message of peace at face value. Unfortunately for her case, [[Aileron]] showed up making threats and Faireborn was forced, somewhat reluctantly, to coordinate a defence. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} Marissa was present as the EDC received satellite imagery of the Cybertronians' location from an [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|anonymous source]] and half heartedly warned Spike to be careful when engaging Optimus Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} She and Jones received a secret message within the larger message of Blackrock singling his location in the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. The two removed him before [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] could kill him, with [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] teleporting them away. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} She spoke to the President again, trying to highlight the positives, only for her superior to warn her that she would soon be removed from her post as head of the EDC. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} Her replacement was General [[Joe Colton]]. She continued to work for the EDC and called back Spike per his orders. She later explained who Colton was to Skywarp and her opinion that the General was in over his head. {{storylink|White Light}}

[[File:and marissa faireborne helps too.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Garth Ennis Presents ''Transformers''.]]

After Joe Colton was revealed to have been [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|replaced by a Dire Wraith]] and killed by the Space Knight, [[Rom]], Faireborn was called to the White House, where she was to courier a briefcase. She defended her actions to the President, before she highlighted the recent string of failures suffered by the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'s. The debate was interrupted when Marissa got an alert that Scarlett had launched an attack on Bikini Atoll to kill the Wraiths there. The Wraiths in the Oval Office took this as their cue to attack Marissa for the [[Ore-13]] in the briefcase. Marissa was able to mow through them with her custom firearm and deduction of their biology before she called in [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] for backup. Just as she and the President were cornered by Wraiths, the Seeker arrived and began casually cutting through the Wraiths. When he pointed out the [[Seeker clone]]s had attacked him, that led Marissa to conclude the situation room was compromised by Wraiths before [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] revealed her ability to sniff out Wraiths. Marissa led the fight to the situation room, where she mowed down countless Wraiths with her rifle as Thundercracker killed their leader. After the crisis had passed, Marissa reunited Thundercracker with his friends, before the Cybertronian announced he was going on a road trip. {{storylink|Thundercracker & Buster Save the World}} Marissa was still fired but at least the President apologized for it. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

[[File:DanceAmongTheShadows-unhappyreunion.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|"So, um, this, is, uh, awkward, but, uh, have-have we ever actually, you know, met?"]]

Marissa joined Thundercracker on his road trip and was in [[Egypt]] taking in the sights before Thundercracker received a call. The Seeker however dismissed it as a wrong number and Marissa went off, followed by Buster. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} Marissa was soon reunited with her estranged father, who wanted her to join G.I. Joe, so that Thundercracker would aid the team with a Cybertronian problem. The discussion did not go well, as Marissa would not be in charge again before she derisively commented on her father's [[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|latest romantic partner]] (a woman ''barely older'' than her), lamenting that he never changed. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

Marissa then went to take in the sights of a local bazaar with Buster before Thundercracker convinced her to meet with Flint by suggesting he wanted to get to know her better. With little choice, she went to meet her father and ordered him to land his [[Sky Hawk]] in [[Sicily]]. There she confessed to her father that she had turned down his offer, not because she didn't want to work with him, but because she felt there was no way to win against the Cybertronians. Therefore, she was just seeing the world before it all went to hell. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

[[File:OriginMyths-RepresentativeMarissa.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2]]

Sure enough it went to hell when [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] began invading the world...and then all began leaving. Flint left to follow them but Marissa stayed behind, until Thundercracker convinced her otherwise. Arriving at the [[Matterhorn]] after Optimus found a peaceful resolution, she brought forward the idea of a refugee camp for the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] and was rehired to oversee construction. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} After donning a new catsuit, she argued with her dad about the merits of change before she went to defend Thundercracker from [[Pyra Magna]], an act that impressed the Torchbearer. Pyra drove Marissa around and expressed her belief that she and the human were the same and that the Camien wanted Marissa's help in overthrowing Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}} Marissa and the President later watched [[Brad Emory]] report on [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]]'s interview before the President commented on Marissa's good relations with most Cybertronians, saying it was just what the humans needed, asking if she'd given any thought to travelling abroad. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} After getting approval from the [[United Nations]], Marissa was appointed Earth's first interstellar ambassador. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

Wearing a stunning (and bulletproof) [[Barber]] original, Marissa departed Autobot City escorted by her father. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}} At the grand ceremony within [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Marissa gave a television interview about her past experiences with Cybertronians, saying that the mechanical aliens were part of life and humanity would do well to work with them rather than fight them forever. Riding on a G.I. Joe [[Bridge Layer]] through Iacon, Marissa caught up with [[Ayana Jones|Mayday]] as they discussed the many unknown Cybertronians and that fake smiling was all Marissa could do in the face of thirty-foot tall politicians. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}}

[[File:UnificationDayDawn MarissaRedShadows.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left]]
Arriving at the plaza, Marissa was interviewed by [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] before a large explosion cut [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] off before he could finish his third word. At [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s command, Marissa and Starscream were evacuated to "Echo Point" by [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]. {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}} Marissa, however simply grabbed her firearm and opened fire on the [[Red Shadows]] before her father and Mayday insisted she retreat from the battlefield. As Marissa was being led away, she and Mayday questioned the lack of reinforcements, before Flint deduced the Space Bridge was closed and Arcee saved them from death via a COBRA truck. Arcee then carried Marissa and Mayday to safety before the latter went off to find Blackrock and [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]]. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}} On Earth, Thundercracker feared what had become of Marissa once Starscream ordered the Space Bridge nexus shut down. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}}

Brought to the [[Spire]], Marissa witnessed the harmonious teamwork and democratic progress of Starscream and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]], before Elita put forth the suggestion that all humans were to blame for the attack on Iacon and summoned her weapon to execute all humans, starting with Marissa. Far from being intimated, Marissa instead chewed out Elita for thinking indiscriminate mass murder was the sign of great leadership and mocked her intelligence, humbling the Carcerian into taking a more tactical approach. {{storylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}}

Elita next proposed mass deportation, and Marissa agreed that the humans should have stayed on Earth but since Earth was already a member of the Council, she and her species had every right to be present. After Starscream had locked up [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[M.A.S.K.]], Marissa visited [[Scarlett]] and promised that despite [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s blustering, he would mobilize forces against Colton to not look weak. When Scarlett expressed doubt that Starscream could stop Colton, Marissa revealed that all she could do was try to convince Starscream to take the threat seriously and that she was regretting taking the position of ambassador. {{storylink|First Strike issue 4|First Strike #4}} After the creation of [[New Prysmos]], Elita glared at Marissa from behind. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}}

[[File:TheDeadComeHomePart1 MarissaFlex.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Are we ''sure'' this version of her isn't related to [[Lady Jaye]]?]]
Marissa then attended a Council meeting to discuss the state of Cybertron's energon and alternative energy sources. When Elita put forth the idea of invading Earth for resources, Marissa lampshaded the double standard present in the Council before noting that it had taken only forty-seven humans to bring Cybertron to knee and that angering six and a half billion more was a bad idea. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}} Marissa was later retrieved by Blackrock and brought to the Cybertronian wilderness, where Optimus revealed his plan to have [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] become Earth's embassy on Cybertron to protect the new generation of [[protoform]]s and show that Earth was as deserving of a spot on the Council as the other colony worlds. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

After moving into her new embassy, Marissa found herself beset by paperwork before Starscream stopped by and, to Marissa's horror, hired Thundercracker to produce a biopic about him. After Thundercracker came to Marissa to vent his woes about production troubles, Marissa arranged for him to speak to [[Bulletman|Richard Ruby]] about advice on film making. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}} Marissa was later present when Windblade returned to her seat on the Council. After Starscream kicked out [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] and [[Longtooth]] to prevent news of [[Liege Maximo]]'s freedom leaking to the public, Marissa asked [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] what a Liege Maximo was. {{storylink|The Chosen One}} After Thundercracker's film had bombed in virtually all respects, Marissa comforted her friend before a call came in from [[J.J. Hackensack]] who wanted to collaborate with Thundercracker on his next project. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

[[File:TheGround MarissaWindblade.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8]]
With Optimus, Marissa oversaw the opening of a jointly operated and employed human/Cybertronian [[Ore-13]] mine in [[Kentucky]]. However, when the two delivered the energon to Cybertron, Onyx Prime and Liege Maximo returned to the planet. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} During the Council session regarding the two Primes, Marissa attempted to make her voice heard, only for Onyx to continuously shut her up. When an explosion ripped through the [[Spire]], Optimus and Windblade shielded Marissa. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} When it transpired that [[Alpha Trion]] had perished in the blast, Onyx took the opportunity to slander humans as a party that had corrupted Cybertron before fermenting chaos in Iacon, prompting Marissa to call [[Rashid Nasir]] and have him send the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to help. When Onyx left for his ship, Marissa rode on Windblade's shoulder as the cityspeaker carried Optimus, only for the Prime to fall when Metrotitan arrived. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}}

Returning to the Spire, Marissa continued her attempts at summoning the Dinobots, only for Trypticon himself to decide that Cybertron was doomed and spacebridge himself to Earth. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} After fliers failed to find the missing Optimus Prime, Elita advocated turning [[Vigilem|Carcer]] on [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]], but Marissa dissuaded that line of thought in light of the poor luck Metrotitan had already had against the evil Titan. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} When Onyx was unmasked as Shockwave and brought before the Council, the Decepticon had his crimes read out, with Marissa superfluously pointing out the damage that the scientist had wrought to Earth. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

Marissa soon went back to Earth to speak to the President regarding the presence of Trypticon - now perched atop [[Mount Rushmore]] - on Earth. As Marissa assured the President that no more Cybertronians would be squatting on Earth, [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] drove up and turned himself in for killing [[John Powell]] in exchange for [[Rom]] being allowed usage of Trypticon's spacebridge. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}}

The Dinobots soon arrived at Jazz's prison to petition for their friend's release, Marissa acting as a mediator between the Joes and Autobots before the [[Colonist Soldiers]] arrived on a half-cocked rescue mission. Despite Marissa's attempts to keep the peace, the situation escalated to the point that [[Gimlet]], in a burst of instinct, killed [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] before [[Slag (G1)|Slug]], in another burst of instinct, slayed the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukarian]]. When the Junkions chose that moment to try and conquer Earth again, it was Jazz who defused the situation before [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] appeared in the skies overhead, Marissa reflecting that the time of chaos had come at last. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}}

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Not wasting a moment, Marissa called Thundercracker so he could put his skills to use in the crisis before the President called her regarding Metroplex materializing by [[Victoria Falls]]. When [[Rom]] and Soundwave explained Unicron before the ''[[Peaceful Revolution]]'' materialized, underground, to take all the Transformers to Africa. {{storylink|A Sunrise Dark}} Donning a new catsuit, Marissa attended the briefing in Trypticon. Before Thundercracker left to play his role in the battle, he asked Marissa to watch over Buster, even should he not return. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}

The Aerialbots soon arrived at Mount Rushmore, combining into [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to revive the "Earth-Enigma" and allowing Soundwave to make use of the physical [[Enigma of Combination]]. Before the plan could be put into motion, Marissa pointed out [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] dropping from overhead, only for Superion and a revived [[Victorion]] to engage him while the [[Worldsweeper]] flew off out of control. As Marissa protected Buster during the chaos, Soundwave and Optimus Prime initiated their plan to defeat Unicron using the Enigma and were ultimately successful. Marissa comforted Buster in the aftermath, assuming Thundercracker hadn't survived, but was soon happily proven wrong as her friend returned from space with [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]]. They had a joyful reunion and Marissa nuzzled up with Buster as everyone basked in the sunlight. {{storylink|Ceremony}} As [[Little Cybertron]] underwent repairs, Marissa talked to Arcee about her gender reassignment and her plans for the future. Marissa was later present at Optimus' funeral, openly mourning his passing. {{storylink|Post}}
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==Games==
===Transformers: Forged to Fight===
[[File:Marissa Faireborn Forged to Fight.png|thumb|right|300px|This is my ass-kicking suit.]]
Marissa was present on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it strangely crash-landed on a [[New Quintessa|mysterious planet]]. In the Campaign she gives some helpful suggestions to [[You|the Commander]] and the [[Autobot]]s.
{{charstubgames|[[Transformers: Forged to Fight]]}}
==Toys==
===''Binaltech Asterisk''===
*'''Black Convoy meets Melissa''' (2006?)
**''ID number:'' '''BTA-04'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/blaster

:A planned release of the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternators|Optimus Prime]] in Japanese markets, ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Black Convoy]] was solicited to retailers in 2005, in a set with an accompanying "Melissa" figurine (as was usual for the ''Asterisk'' line). However, those solicitations were withdrawn and the toy quietly cancelled by the end of the year, with the mold and Melissa instead being released as ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kiss Players|Convoy]] × [[#Kiss Players 2|Melissa]] in [[2006]].
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===''Kiss Players''===
[[File:Marissafairebornkptoy.jpg|215px|thumb|EDC Casual Fridays; Note: She's supposed to be 20 YEARS OLD]]
*'''Convoy × Melissa''' (Kiss Players, [[2006]])
**''Accessories:'' Four arms, two pairs of legs, stand, "[[Surfblade]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

: Available only as part of the headliner ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' set, Marissa's first-ever toy is a soft-plastic PVC figurine with a permanent pucker, designed mainly to sit demurely on the [[robot mode]] shoulder of her partner [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Convoy]]. Marissa comes with several interchangeable limbs; a pair of legs bent at the knee to allow her to perch on Prime's shoulder or sit in his driver's seat, a pair of straight legs to allow her stand upright (but only with the aid of the small stand included), a set of straight arms, and a set of arms bent at the elbow to allow her mime the act of placing her hands on Prime's steering wheel while she's sitting in him. She comes with a surfboard (that she really can't use) that becomes either Optimus Prime's "Surfblade" sword or a pair of long serrated knives. The set also comes with a CD containing the first 5 episodes of the ''Kiss Players'' radio drama and the exclusive 10-minute audio story, "[[Someday, Beneath the Sun]]".

: This set was originally intended for release in the ''Binaltech Asterisk'' line as "[[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Black Convoy]] meets Marissa", but was cancelled due to low sales of the previous toys before it was even ''officially'' solicited. How much difference there is between the planned ''Asterisk'' version of Marissa and the final ''Kiss Players'' version is currently unknown. (Although it could be assumed she was originally wearing some pants.)
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===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
[[File:TimelinesToy marissa and afterburner.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Why would I need a bike when I have a Jetpack?]]
*'''Marissa Faireborn with Afterbreaker''' ([[2015]])
**''Accessories:'' Jetpack with rifle, pistol, figure stand
: Marissa is one of two exclusive figures available through both the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] and the G.I. Joe Collector's Club stores in 2015. She consists of a combination of redecoed parts from existing ''G.I.Joe'' figures; namely, the head first used for the 2006 version of Agent Courtney Krieger (aka [[Cover Girl]]), the torso and waist of the 2010 ''Resolute'' version of [[Scarlett]], the arms of the 2009 '' Rise of Cobra'' "Paris Pursuit" version of the [[Baroness]], the thighs/upper legs of the 2009 ''Rise of Cobra'' version of Shana "Scarlett" O'Hara, and the hands, lower legs and feet of the 2009 ''Rise of Cobra'' version of Courtney "Cover Girl" Krieger. This combination of parts has the unfortunate effect of making her neck appear disproportionally long.

: Her accessories are likewise recolored from existing ''G.I. Joe'' accessories: Her gun originally came with the 2008 comic pack version of the [[Iron Grenadier]], her rifle originally came with the 2010 ''Pursuit of Cobra'' "Arctic" version of [[Destro]], and the rocket pack is a redeco of the JUMP pack that was first released by itself all the way back in 1982, and has since been available with multiple different figures. These accessories are meant to emulate the rocket pack and [[null-ray]] blaster she used in "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]".

:Also included is a non-transforming "[[Afterburner (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Afterbreaker]]" (aka Afterburner, renamed due to trademark issues), redecoed from the 2012 ''Retaliation'' Wheel Blaster Bike, in homage to her work with the Technobots in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] episode "[[Money Is Everything (episode)|Money Is Everything]]".

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/15/marissafaireborn.shtml More information on Marissa Faireborn at YoJoe.com]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-31-Delta-Magnus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|That's me in the corner]]
*'''Delta Magnus''' ([[2016]]-[[August 27|08-27]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-31'''
**''Accessories'': Super Blaster Gun, 2 missiles, Marissa figure, 2 neutral faces, 2 screaming faces
: A mini-figure of Marissa is included with the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Delta Magnus#Masterpiece|Delta Magnus]] figure and can be seated inside his cab in vehicle mode.
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==Notes==
*Although Marissa's father in cartoon continuity has long been accepted to be the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] member [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (aka Dashiell Faireborn), there were no statements as to the identity of her mother for several years. In an interview on the Sony BMG re-release of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', former Transformers writer and story editor [[Flint Dille]] confirmed fellow G.I. Joe member [[Lady Jaye]] as Marissa's mother. This would subsequently make Marissa a distant relative of [[Destro]] as well. However, [http://web.archive.org/web/20060319041539/https://joeheadquarters.com/interviews_dille.shtml in an interview with ''G.I. Joe'' fansite Joe Headquarters,] Dille added the caveat that "I've always thought of Flint as being too young to have a daughter that old."
*''Kiss Players'' designer/illustrator Yūki Ōshima based Marissa's black leather battle outfit on that of the [[Baroness]]. He originally wanted her to infiltrate [[Cobra]], but had her join an anti-government resistance team when the idea was shot down.
*Early previews of ''Kiss Players'' implied Marissa to be a current or former EDC member, going so far as to feature an EDC logo on her shirt in early images. The idea was discarded, and the EDC logo was replaced with the set of three eyepatch-wearing skulls referenced above.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Melissa Faireborn''' (メリッサ・フェアボーン ''Merissa Feabōn'')
*''Polish:'' '''Nemerysa''' (in "Killing Jar")

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Chaos (episode)

2025-06-09T21:33:43Z

SerpentorImperator:

{{disambig3.5|the Generation 1 cartoon episode|the alien creature featured in the episode|Chaos (alien)|Chaos}}
{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|series2=2010
|ep2=11
|prev2=The Killing Jar (episode)
|next2=Madman's Paradise
|image=G1 Chaos.JPG
|caption=Kup discovers a very distant cousin (twice removed) of [[Godzilla|that big green, fire-snortin' lizard]].
|ep=72
|title="Chaos"
|season=3
|season ep=7
|production code=700-92
|airdate=[[September 30]], 1986
|written by=[[Paul Davids]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbATwtlvPzI
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''A discovery on Goo forces Kup to face a demon from his past.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Chaos Blastoff Skuxxoid.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Give me your snack, kid."]]

Near Goo, a [[Skuxxoid]] is using a bazooka to fire strange crystals at random pieces of junk. However, [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] spots him and they start firing at each other. Cornering the Skuxxoid on Goo, Blast Off demands to know with what he was being shot. The Skuxxoid shows him the crystals. He says that they are hard to find, but he knows where the planet is.

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] is telling a story about one of his encounters with an [[Ick-Yak]] to [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]. An Ick-Yak had cornered Kup on [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], but Kup managed to trick it into walking into the quick-mud. Grimlock says he heard that a monster named [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]] lived on Dread, and asks Kup if that's true. Kup freaks out and tells Grimlock never to speak of Chaos again. However, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] contacts Cybertron, telling them of a discovery he made. Using [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], the [[Autobot]]s go to investigate. On [[Goo 8739-B|Goo]], they discover a destroyed [[Earth Defense Command]] station. Grimlock is shocked, as the station was made of the strongest metal in the galaxy. Kup, however, recognizes what did it: [[Death crystal]]s. The Autobots ask what death crystals are, but Kup is hesitant. At that moment, Blast Off appears with [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] riding on him, firing death crystals. Escaping on Sky Lynx, the two [[Transformer]] shuttles play a game of cat and mouse, until Runamuck destroys a comet, allowing Sky Lynx to escape.

[[File:Chaos Kup prisoners.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Kup finds all the UK exclusive characters.]]

After escaping, the Autobots demand answers. Kup explains that one hundred-thousand years ago, when he was on Dread, he was captured by [[Orb]]s, a slaver race. He was forced to work in the death crystal mines under extremely hazardous conditions, facing attacks by wrecks of [[shrikebat]]s. Kup managed to sneak away from his work detail, heading into the caves, where he found a group of imprisoned robots. As he was preparing to free them, Chaos appeared. Kup was so frightened that he fled, leaving the robots behind. He's never forgiven himself for leaving those other robots behind, and now the [[Decepticon]]s know about the death crystals. The Autobots resolve to stop the Decepticons before disaster should strike.

[[File:Chaos Kup Predacons.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Kup's early years as a Lion Tamer weren't going too well]]

On Dread, it turns out that [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] is not content to use them merely as ammunition—he's building a [[Death crystal cannon|cannon]] that will fire death crystals at Cybertron, destroying the planet with one shot. Landing away from the Decepticon camp, Kup takes Blurr to do some recon. During their search, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] arrive, with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] taking on Kup, with the others knocking Blurr into the quick-mud (which has the benefit of shutting him up). Grimlock, Wheelie, and Wreck-Gar head to help, while Sky Lynx separates. Heading for the two Autobots, Grimlock mauls Razorclaw as Wheelie and Wreck-Gar fire, while Sky Lynx rescues Blurr from the mud. As the Predacons retreat to inform Galvatron, Sky Lynx follows to further investigate.

[[File:Chaos Kup enters cave.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"What's in there?" "Only what you take with you."]]

Heading for the camp, the other Autobots arrive to attack the Decepticons, and the Predacons form [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], managing to get a lucky shot on Sky Lynx. Kup is trapped in the mines of [[Queeg Mountain]] due to a random shot, and immediately goes to find Chaos. Finding imprisoned robots, he frees them, just as Chaos arrives. The beast has death crystals embedded into his skin, but Kup has a plan. Using another opening in the volcano, Kup leads the robots to freedom, and uses Galvatron's death crystal cannon on Chaos, which also causes the volcano to erupt. Sky Lynx manages to rescue the Autobots, who flee into space. Sky Lynx has been injured, but Kup is sure that he'll be okay. It actually reminds him of the time he was riding the shuttle ''[[Jonagar]]'' and was trapped in a [[space whale]]. As the other Autobots bemoan another tale, Grimlock commands them to be quiet, as he loves Kup's war stories.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (3)
*[[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] (4)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (5)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (6)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (7)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (8)

|c2=
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (2)
*[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (9)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (12)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (13)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (14)
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (15)
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (16)
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] (17)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (18)
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (19)

|c4=
*[[Skuxxoid]] (1)
*[[Dread slaves]] (10)
*[[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]] (11)
}}

==Quotes==
[[File:Chaos SkyLynx liftoff.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a lynx! It's Sky Lynx!"]]

"This could be the galaxy-busting case I've been waiting to sink my sensors into."
:—'''Kup''', thinking he's [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]].

"Secret-keepers always weepers! Tell a friend or heads will bend!"
:—'''Wheelie''' starts getting violent.

"Sky Lynx! If he's come after the cannon, he's gonna get himself obliterated!" 
"Obliterated? By you grubby Predacons? That'll be the day!"
:—'''Tantrum''' and '''Sky Lynx''' trade barbs.

==Notes==
===Production information===
* First draft script submitted: 12th April 1986
* Revised script submitted: 28th April 1986
* Script finalised by [[Flint Dille]]: 29th April 1986
* Dialogue recording: 19th May 1986
* First draft storyboards completed: 4th June 1986

===Continuity notes===
[[File:Ick-Yak01.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*This is the second time that Kup would narrate an encounter with an [[Ick-Yak]]. He first mentions them in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the movie]].
*The Ick-Yak was not the only monster Kup mentioned in the movie to make an appearance. The bat creatures that harried Kup and the other slaves were labeled "[[shrikebat]]s" on their [[character model]]s.
*Galvatron orders the Predacons to merge into Predaking before sending them off to get the Autobots, but when they encounter the Autobots, they are back in their individual beast modes.
*When Kup first mentions Dread, Grimlock asks about the rumors of Chaos living there; Kup tells the Dinobot to forget he ever heard the name. Later, Kup mentions Chaos, and Grimlock asks who that is. Apparently he took Kup's instructions a little ''too'' literally.
*Having learned from [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3|their previous adventure on Goo]], the Autobots send Blurr to "shut off the goo" so they can walk on the planetoid's surface.
*Predaking shows some rather flagrant on-screen size-changing - he forms, then grows visibly larger.
*Sky Lynx's cabin includes a pair of piloting yokes. Apparently he can be piloted like a standard ship, as Wreck-Gar and Blurr are shown manning them.
*Predaking uses a snazzy purple lightsaber in this episode to slice off a boulder and cave in the Autobots.

===Real-world references===
*Wreck-Gar's quips and quotes are mostly generic:
**He paraphrases cigarette health warnings with the "Nine out of ten doctors and the surgeon general agree, that death crystals can be hazardous to your health."
**He laments getting shot with a cry of "Zip-Lock bag not locking!"
*The story of Jonagar and the space whale is a thinly papered version of the Biblical story of {{w|Jonah|Jonah and the Whale}}.
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst both times that Sky Lynx takes off from Goo's surface.
**Diving [[X-wing Fighter|X-Wings]] and [[TIE Fighter]] roar as Blast Off and Sky Lynx chase through the planetary ring system, and again as Sky Lynx transforms to his separate modes on Dread, and again as he takes off for his "recon mission". If one listens very closely during the latter, at the very end of the sound, the sound of Darth Vader's breathing and the TIE engine when heard from inside can be picked out.
**''Falcon'' engine whine as the Predacons return from their fight with Sky Lynx.
**Clashing and sparking [[lightsaber]]s as Predaking slices a boulder loose.

===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:Chaos Kup Blurr piloting ship.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Distinguishing characteristics of a non-AKOM episode: 1) Doesn't suck.]]
The animation and artwork is among the show's best. Characters are consistently drawn and colored; they're generally well proportioned and on-model. Minor details abound: characters stay in the correct relative positions between shots, Kup hangs on to his detector device during the battle until he puts it down, Headstrong paws the ground before charging, and Blurr even gets his blurred visual trail effect, which every other episode forgot about.
*There's an odd silent moment at around 3:13, as the computer beeps and blurbs without any dialogue. This space was originally occupied with dialogue from [[Casey Kasem]] as [[Teletraan II]], which was deleted after he departed the series following behind-the-scenes issues on "[[Thief in the Night]]". One of Kasem's lines actually does survive, that of Imprisoned Robot #2, who begs, "We've got to get back to our home planet!"
*Coloring errors:
**Kup's helmet rims are the same light gray as his face as Blurr transforms lands on Goo.
**As Kup and Blurr exit Sky Lynx on the planet, Kup's Autobot symbol is purple instead of red.
**Sky Lynx is missing all his red bits just before he transforms on Goo - they're colored white and blue instead.
**Tantrum's head becomes all-black as he transforms into Predaking form, then returns to its correct red.
**Predaking's eyeband is the same orange as his helmet when he first forms; combined with how low his helmet sits, it makes it look like he doesn't have a face at all!
**Blurr's helmet flashes between light and dark blue as he sinks into the swamp.
**Headstrong's beast legs are yellow instead of black as the Predacons return from their first fight with the Autobots.
**As he says, "Commence hunting season!," Galvatron's Decepticon symbol is red instead of purple. This happens again just after Sky Lynx passes by him.
**Just before firing the crystals at Chaos, the triangles under Kup's eyes are the same color as his eyes (they should be white like the rest of his face). The same error occurs several shots later, as Wheelie worries about getting Sky Lynx patched up.
*Blast Off's vehicle form is swollen up like a balloon, and missing its tailfin, as Runamuck tells him to dive lower.
*A whole series of shots repeats after the first commercial break. Mostly it's just characters shooting at each other, but in one, Kup puts aside his detector and dodges a death crystal blast - meaning he puts the detector down twice in a row!
*As Kup remembers his first encounter with Chaos (over 100,000 years ago), there's a camera pan over the slaves in the mine. Later, when we first see that Galvatron is on the planet, the ''same pan'' is played in reverse. In fact, almost every scene from Kup's story is recycled to show the present day. Not much changes on Dread, apparently.
*Blurr sinks entirely into the mud puddle, but he's half out of it and is able to grab Sky Lynx a few shots later.
*As he delivers the "9 out of 10 Autobots" line, Wreck-Gar only has 6 fingers extended.
*When Kup frees the imprisoned robots, one of them, round in shape, keeps appearing and disappearing between frames.

===Continuity errors===
*Kup has his early model (the one used for flashbacks in this episode) in the present while examining the damage on Goo. He is colored gray like he should be in the present.
*Just as the voicing of minor characters took a hit in consistency after the Movie, so too did the appearance of the series' various planets. Primarily, this means Cybertron and [[Chaar]], which both appear in many episodes. In this episode, Cybertron's actually moderately consistent with its pre-Movie appearance, but it is shown with two moons. The pre-Movie episodes never showed it with any moons at all, while the Movie showed at least three - though the dialog and action implied only two, both devoured by Unicron. The existence of other moons was vaguely hinted at by [[Victor Caroli]] in the prologue to ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*Wasn't [[Goo 8739-B|Goo]] destroyed in a [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|previous episode]]? Of course, this might not have been #8739-B.
*Kup sure extrapolates a lot of info from Wreck-Gar's short and cryptic statements about what's been happening on Goo!
*Kup and three slaves are saved by Sky Lynx, but what about the rest of the slaves still on the planet? They've still got Galvatron, Astrotrain and the Predacons to deal with, if they weren't burned to a crisp by the lava!
*We get that the damage caused by the cannon was bad, but Sky Lynx's monitor shows the whole planet belching a plume smoke ''into space''.

===Trivia===
[[File:Chaos Kup's jailbreak.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*This episode would be the last time [[Casey Kasem]] would ever voice a character in ''Transformers''. He can briefly be heard as one of the robot slaves in Kup's first flashback to Chaos, screaming, "We have to return to our home planets!" The voice actor call sheet for this episode shows that he performed for Teletraan II, only to have his lines deleted.
[[File:Kup model comparison Chaos.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Note his knees, belt and backpack.]]
*Like most movie characters, Kup had an alternate [[character model]]. In "Chaos", the animators cleverly used the alternate model for Kup's flashbacks.
*An early title for the episode (as well as the titular antagonist) was "Mayhem".
*The early script also called for organic alien slaves, who even had character models developed. The final, aired version replaced these organic slaves with robots. [[Jim Sorenson]] posted their designs on his [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2008/11/blogging-is-right-of-all-sentient.html blog]. These models appeared in the episode only very briefly, in one shot, as Kup frees the prisoners (pictured); they were later reused for two members of a party of aliens who rescue [[Octane]] after he gets stranded in space in "[[Starscream's Ghost]]".
*One of the escaping slaves is just a gray sphere! A [[ballobot]], perhaps?

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Chaos'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*This is one of the only episodes whose two different dubs (France and Canada) have survived time.
::*Concerning the European French dub:
:::*Usually, Blurr talks like any other robot in the French dub. However, just for one phrase (the one about being a team), [[Albert Augier]] makes him talk very fast like in the original version. He does not continue and goes back to normal speed after this.
:::*Galvatron's phrase "Predacons! Merge to become Predaking!" is dubbed by "Predacon! Hurry up, I need you!", like if Predacon was the name of Predaking. Again, later in the episode, when Galvatron says the exact same phrase in the original version, the dub says "Predacon, you need to get in position right now!".
:::*The grunting sounds of the Predacons are absent. The same goes for the sounds of the bats.
:::*Kup actually ''names'' some robots!! Wheelie (despite saying "Whilee"), Grimlock, and... "Unican" ? Wreck-Gar has been called "Attilus" in the ''Five Faces of Darkness'' episodes.
:::*Blurr's gibberish has been dubbed in two different ways as he sinks in the mud, before and after the commercial bumper. Before, he says "Don't let me sink any further, I'm too young to die!" and after the break he says "One can't just leave a worthy Autobot in a situation like this!".
:::*After being called "Salvatron" and "Sky Lynx" before, Sky Lynx is called "Stylynx" throughout this episode.
:::*Kup precises how he managed to get out of the Space Whale, he actually found a way to make it sneeze a dozen times.
::*Concerning the Canadian French dub:
:::*There is a little harsh cut during the scene between Kup and Grimlock who wants Kup to tell the story. He says "Me Grimlock says-" and it cuts on Kup's sad face.
:::*Wheelie's line "Secret-keepers always weepers! Tell a friend or heads will bend!" is dubbed by "Grimlock is angry, I think you should tell everything, otherwise he will get angry!".
:::*When talking to Predaking, Galvatron uses "vous", which means either that he continues to consider Predaking as 5 distinct robots, or that he uses the very polite formula.
:::*Like in the European dub, Blurr's gibberish has been dubbed in two different ways as he sinks in the mud, before and after the commercial bumper. Before, he says "Help me, help me, help me! I feel like I'm sinking and if I sink further, I'm going to take my ''(incomprehensible)'' and I-" and after the break he says "Please, I sink deeper and deeper, the deeper I sink, the more I disappear, I don't like it when the ''(incomprehensible)''".
:::*After telling that Sky Lynx has been hurt from the fighting, he adds "We have to patch him up, otherwise he'll bleed, won't he?".

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Tödliche Kristalle'''" ("Deadly Crystals")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (first dub):'' "'''Il mostro Caos'''" ("Chaos the Monster")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*When the spaceship makes noise because of the death crystal, in this dub the noise is not present. Still, Grimlock claims that the ship is making noise... are you hearing things, Grimlock?
:*''Title (second dub):'' "'''Caos'''" ("Chaos")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*The title suggests the name of the monster being "Caos", making this a rare case in which a character is called by its Italian name rather than the English one in this dub.

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''デスクリスタル'''" (''Death Crystal'')
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 30]], [[1987]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Hùndùn Guài'''" (混沌怪, "Chaos Monster")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''O Caos'''" ("The Chaos")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' none (title card was cut; same as intro and outro)
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::* Lots of omitted names (both characters and fractions) and even when there are names, there are mistakes - Blurr is called Bot, Grimlock - Gremlock and Sky Lynx is Sky Loose (sic!).
::* Astotrain's line which mentions Unicron is simply "We'll see how you [Autobots] feel when we get you" - Galvatron still replies "Yes, I know".
::* Name "Chaos" is pronounced phonetically in English - result is "Keyas".

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Khaos'''" (Хаос, "The Chaos")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1: Vol. 1 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 4: Series 3.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 15 ([[Déclic Images]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20230305021917/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-92.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=151ZJRSG43lnImKg2vsIfNGOSfV9DsSRK Voice actor call sheet and dialogue script]

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

Chaos (episode)

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{{disambig3.5|the Generation 1 cartoon episode|the alien creature featured in the episode|Chaos (alien)|Chaos}}
{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|series2=2010
|ep2=11
|prev2=The Killing Jar (episode)
|next2=Madman's Paradise
|image=G1 Chaos.JPG
|caption=Kup discovers a very distant cousin (twice removed) of [[Godzilla|that big green, fire-snortin' lizard]].
|ep=72
|title="Chaos"
|season=3
|season ep=7
|production code=700-92
|airdate=[[September 30]], 1986
|written by=[[Paul Davids]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbATwtlvPzI
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''A discovery on Goo forces Kup to face a demon from his past.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Chaos Blastoff Skuxxoid.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Give me your snack, kid."]]

Near Goo, a [[Skuxxoid]] is using a bazooka to fire strange crystals at random pieces of junk. However, [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] spots him and they start firing at each other. Cornering the Skuxxoid on Goo, Blast Off demands to know with what he was being shot. The Skuxxoid shows him the crystals. He says that they are hard to find, but he knows where the planet is.

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] is telling a story about one of his encounters with an [[Ick-Yak]] to [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]. An Ick-Yak had cornered Kup on [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], but Kup managed to trick it into walking into the quick-mud. Grimlock says he heard that a monster named [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]] lived on Dread, and asks Kup if that's true. Kup freaks out and tells Grimlock never to speak of Chaos again. However, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] contacts Cybertron, telling them of a discovery he made. Using [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], the [[Autobot]]s go to investigate. On [[Goo 8739-B|Goo]], they discover a destroyed [[Earth Defense Command]] station. Grimlock is shocked, as the station was made of the strongest metal in the galaxy. Kup, however, recognizes what did it: [[Death crystal]]s. The Autobots ask what death crystals are, but Kup is hesitant. At that moment, Blast Off appears with [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] riding on him, firing death crystals. Escaping on Sky Lynx, the two [[Transformer]] shuttles play a game of cat and mouse, until Runamuck destroys a comet, allowing Sky Lynx to escape.

[[File:Chaos Kup prisoners.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Kup finds all the UK exclusive characters.]]

After escaping, the Autobots demand answers. Kup explains that one hundred-thousand years ago, when he was on Dread, he was captured by [[Orb]]s, a slaver race. He was forced to work in the death crystal mines under extremely hazardous conditions, facing attacks by wrecks of [[shrikebat]]s. Kup managed to sneak away from his work detail, heading into the caves, where he found a group of imprisoned robots. As he was preparing to free them, Chaos appeared. Kup was so frightened that he fled, leaving the robots behind. He's never forgiven himself for leaving those other robots behind, and now the [[Decepticon]]s know about the death crystals. The Autobots resolve to stop the Decepticons before disaster should strike.

[[File:Chaos Kup Predacons.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Kup's early years as a Lion Tamer weren't going too well]]

On Dread, it turns out that [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] is not content to use them merely as ammunition—he's building a [[Death crystal cannon|cannon]] that will fire death crystals at Cybertron, destroying the planet with one shot. Landing away from the Decepticon camp, Kup takes Blurr to do some recon. During their search, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] arrive, with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] taking on Kup, with the others knocking Blurr into the quick-mud (which has the benefit of shutting him up). Grimlock, Wheelie, and Wreck-Gar head to help, while Sky Lynx separates. Heading for the two Autobots, Grimlock mauls Razorclaw as Wheelie and Wreck-Gar fire, while Sky Lynx rescues Blurr from the mud. As the Predacons retreat to inform Galvatron, Sky Lynx follows to further investigate.

[[File:Chaos Kup enters cave.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"What's in there?" "Only what you take with you."]]

Heading for the camp, the other Autobots arrive to attack the Decepticons, and the Predacons form [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], managing to get a lucky shot on Sky Lynx. Kup is trapped in the mines of [[Queeg Mountain]] due to a random shot, and immediately goes to find Chaos. Finding imprisoned robots, he frees them, just as Chaos arrives. The beast has death crystals embedded into his skin, but Kup has a plan. Using another opening in the volcano, Kup leads the robots to freedom, and uses Galvatron's death crystal cannon on Chaos, which also causes the volcano to erupt. Sky Lynx manages to rescue the Autobots, who flee into space. Sky Lynx has been injured, but Kup is sure that he'll be okay. It actually reminds him of the time he was riding the shuttle ''[[Jonagar]]'' and was trapped in a [[space whale]]. As the other Autobots bemoan another tale, Grimlock commands them to be quiet, as he loves Kup's war stories.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (3)
*[[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] (4)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (5)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (6)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (7)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (8)

|c2=
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (2)
*[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (9)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (12)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (13)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (14)
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (15)
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (16)
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] (17)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (18)
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (19)

|c4=
*[[Skuxxoid]] (1)
*[[Dread slaves]] (10)
*[[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]] (11)
}}

==Quotes==
[[File:Chaos SkyLynx liftoff.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a lynx! It's Sky Lynx!"]]

"This could be the galaxy-busting case I've been waiting to sink my sensors into."
:—'''Kup''', thinking he's [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]].

"Secret-keepers always weepers! Tell a friend or heads will bend!"
:—'''Wheelie''' starts getting violent.

"Sky Lynx! If he's come after the cannon, he's gonna get himself obliterated!" 
"Obliterated? By you grubby Predacons? That'll be the day!"
:—'''Tantrum''' and '''Sky Lynx''' trade barbs.

==Notes==
===Production information===
* First draft script submitted: 12th April 1986
* Revised script submitted: 28th April 1986
* Script finalised by [[Flint Dille]]: 29th April 1986
* Dialogue recording: 19th May 1986
* First draft storyboards completed: 4th June 1986

===Continuity notes===
[[File:Ick-Yak01.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*This is the second time that Kup would narrate an encounter with an [[Ick-Yak]]. He first mentions them in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the movie]].
*The Ick-Yak was not the only monster Kup mentioned in the movie to make an appearance. The bat creatures that harried Kup and the other slaves were labeled "[[shrikebat]]s" on their [[character model]]s.
*Galvatron orders the Predacons to merge into Predaking before sending them off to get the Autobots, but when they encounter the Autobots, they are back in their individual beast modes.
*When Kup first mentions Dread, Grimlock asks about the rumors of Chaos living there; Kup tells the Dinobot to forget he ever heard the name. Later, Kup mentions Chaos, and Grimlock asks who that is. Apparently he took Kup's instructions a little ''too'' literally.
*Having learned from [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3|their previous adventure on Goo]], the Autobots send Blurr to "shut off the goo" so they can walk on the planetoid's surface.
*Predaking shows some rather flagrant on-screen size-changing - he forms, then grows visibly larger.
*Sky Lynx's cabin includes a pair of piloting yokes. Apparently he can be piloted like a standard ship, as Wreck-Gar and Blurr are shown manning them.
*Predaking uses a snazzy purple lightsaber in this episode to slice off a boulder and cave in the Autobots.

===Real-world references===
*Wreck-Gar's quips and quotes are mostly generic:
**He paraphrases cigarette health warnings with the "Nine out of ten doctors and the surgeon general agree, that death crystals can be hazardous to your health."
**He laments getting shot with a cry of "Zip-Lock bag not locking!"
*The story of Jonagar and the space whale is a thinly papered version of the Biblical story of {{w|Jonah|Jonah and the Whale}}.
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst both times that Sky Lynx takes off from Goo's surface.
**Diving [[X-wing Fighter|X-Wings]] and [[TIE Fighter]] roar as Blast Off and Sky Lynx chase through the planetary ring system, and again as Sky Lynx transforms to his separate modes on Dread, and again as he takes off for his "recon mission". If one listens very closely during the latter, at the very end of the sound, the sound of Darth Vader's breathing and the TIE engine when heard from inside can be picked out.
**''Falcon'' engine whine as the Predacons return from their fight with Sky Lynx.
**Clashing and sparking [[lightsaber]]s as Predaking slices a boulder loose.

===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:Chaos Kup Blurr piloting ship.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Distinguishing characteristics of a non-AKOM episode: 1) Doesn't suck.]]
The animation and artwork is among the show's best. Characters are consistently drawn and colored; they're generally well proportioned and on-model. Minor details abound: characters stay in the correct relative positions between shots, Kup hangs on to his detector device during the battle until he puts it down, Headstrong paws the ground before charging, and Blurr even gets his blurred visual trail effect, which every other episode forgot about.
*There's an odd silent moment at around 3:13, as the computer beeps and blurbs without any dialogue. This space was originally occupied with dialogue from [[Casey Kasem]] as [[Teletraan II]], which was deleted after he departed the series following behind-the-scenes issues on "[[Thief in the Night]]". One of Kasem's lines actually does survive, that of Imprisoned Robot #2, who begs, "We've got to get back to our home planet!"
*Coloring errors:
**Kup's helmet rims are the same light gray as his face as Blurr transforms lands on Goo.
**As Kup and Blurr exit Sky Lynx on the planet, Kup's Autobot symbol is purple instead of red.
**Sky Lynx is missing all his red bits just before he transforms on Goo - they're colored white and blue instead.
**Tantrum's head becomes all-black as he transforms into Predaking form, then returns to its correct red.
**Predaking's eyeband is the same orange as his helmet when he first forms; combined with how low his helmet sits, it makes it look like he doesn't have a face at all!
**Blurr's helmet flashes between light and dark blue as he sinks into the swamp.
**Headstrong's beast legs are yellow instead of black as the Predacons return from their first fight with the Autobots.
**As he says, "Commence hunting season!," Galvatron's Decepticon symbol is red instead of purple. This happens again just after Sky Lynx passes by him.
**Just before firing the crystals at Chaos, the triangles under Kup's eyes are the same color as his eyes (they should be white like the rest of his face). The same error occurs several shots later, as Wheelie worries about getting Sky Lynx patched up.
*Blast Off's vehicle form is swollen up like a balloon, and missing its tailfin, as Runamuck tells him to dive lower.
*A whole series of shots repeats after the first commercial break. Mostly it's just characters shooting at each other, but in one, Kup puts aside his detector and dodges a death crystal blast - meaning he puts the detector down twice in a row!
*As Kup remembers his first encounter with Chaos (over 100,000 years ago), there's a camera pan over the slaves in the mine. Later, when we first see that Galvatron is on the planet, the ''same pan'' is played in reverse. In fact, almost every scene from Kup's story is recycled to show the present day. Not much changes on Dread, apparently.
*Blurr sinks entirely into the mud puddle, but he's half out of it and is able to grab Sky Lynx a few shots later.
*As he delivers the "9 out of 10 Autobots" line, Wreck-Gar only has 6 fingers extended.
*When Kup frees the imprisoned robots, one of them, round in shape, keeps appearing and disappearing between frames.

===Continuity errors===
*Kup has his early model (the one used for flashbacks in this episode) in the present while examining the damage on Goo. He is colored gray like he should be in the present.
*Just as the voicing of minor characters took a hit in consistency after the Movie, so too did the appearance of the series' various planets. Primarily, this means Cybertron and [[Chaar]], which both appear in many episodes. In this episode, Cybertron's actually moderately consistent with its pre-Movie appearance, but it is shown with two moons. The pre-Movie episodes never showed it with any moons at all, while the Movie showed at least three - though the dialog and action implied only two, both devoured by Unicron. The existence of other moons was vaguely hinted at by [[Victor Caroli]] in the prologue to ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*Wasn't [[Goo 8739-B|Goo]] destroyed in a [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|previous episode]]? Of course, this might not have been #8739-B.
*Kup sure extrapolates a lot of info from Wreck-Gar's short and cryptic statements about what's been happening on Goo!
*Kup and three slaves are saved by Sky Lynx, but what about the rest of the slaves still on the planet? They've still got Galvatron, Astrotrain and the Predacons to deal with, if they weren't burned to a crisp by the lava!
*We get that the damage caused by the cannon was bad, but Sky Lynx's monitor shows the whole planet belching a plume smoke ''into space''.

===Trivia===
[[File:Chaos Kup's jailbreak.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*This episode would be the last time [[Casey Kasem]] would ever voice a character in ''Transformers''. He can briefly be heard as one of the robot slaves in Kup's first flashback to Chaos, screaming, "We have to return to our home planets!" The voice actor call sheet for this episode shows that he performed for Teletraan II, only to have his lines deleted.
[[File:Kup model comparison Chaos.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Note his knees, belt and backpack.]]
*Like most movie characters, Kup had an alternate [[character model]]. In "Chaos", the animators cleverly used the alternate model for Kup's flashbacks.
*An early title for the episode (as well as the titular antagonist) was "Mayhem".
*The early script also called for organic alien slaves, who even had character models developed. The final, aired version replaced these organic slaves with robots. [[Jim Sorenson]] posted their designs on his [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2008/11/blogging-is-right-of-all-sentient.html blog]. These models appeared in the episode only very briefly, in one shot, as Kup frees the prisoners (pictured); they were later reused for two members of a party of aliens who rescue [[Octane]] after he gets stranded in space in "[[Starscream's Ghost]]".
*One of the escaping slaves is just a gray sphere! A [[ballobot]], perhaps?

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Chaos'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*This is one of the only episodes whose two different dubs (France and Canada) have survived time.
::*Concerning the European French dub:
:::*Usually, Blurr talks like any other robot in the French dub. However, just for one phrase (the one about being a team), [[Albert Augier]] makes him talk very fast like in the original version. He does not continue and goes back to normal speed after this.
:::*Galvatron's phrase "Predacons! Merge to become Predaking!" is dubbed by "Predacon! Hurry up, I need you!", like if Predacon was the name of Predaking. Again, later in the episode, when Galvatron says the exact same phrase in the original version, the dub says "Predacon, you need to get in position right now!".
:::*The grunting sounds of the Predacons are absent. The same goes for the sounds of the bats.
:::*Kup actually ''names'' some robots!! Wheelie (despite saying "Whilee"), Grimlock, and... "Unican" ? Wreck-Gar has been called "Attilus" in the ''Five Faces of Darkness'' episodes.
:::*Blurr's gibberish has been dubbed in two different ways as he sinks in the mud, before and after the commercial bumper. Before, he says "Don't let me sink any further, I'm too young to die!" and after the break he says "One can't just leave a worthy Autobot in a situation like this!".
:::*After being called "Salvatron" and "Sky Lynx" before, Sky Lynx is called "Stylynx" throughout this episode.
:::*Kup precises how he managed to get out of the Space Whale, he actually found a way to make it sneeze a dozen times.
::*Concerning the Canadian French dub:
:::*There is a little harsh cut during the scene between Kup and Grimlock who wants Kup to tell the story. He says "Me Grimlock says-" and it cuts on Kup's sad face.
:::*Wheelie's line "Secret-keepers always weepers! Tell a friend or heads will bend!" is dubbed by "Grimlock is angry, I think you should tell everything, otherwise he will get angry!".
:::*When talking to Predaking, Galvatron uses "vous", which means either that he continues to consider Predaking as 5 distinct robots, or that he uses the very polite formula.
:::*Like in the European dub, Blurr's gibberish has been dubbed in two different ways as he sinks in the mud, before and after the commercial bumper. Before, he says "Help me, help me, help me! I feel like I'm sinking and if I sink further, I'm going to take my ''(incomprehensible)'' and I-" and after the break he says "Please, I sink deeper and deeper, the deeper I sink, the more I disappear, I don't like it when the ''(incomprehensible)''".
:::*After telling that Sky Lynx has been hurt from the fighting, he adds "We have to patch him up, otherwise he'll bleed, won't he?".

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Tödliche Kristalle'''" ("Deadly Crystals")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (first dub):'' "'''Il mostro Caos'''" ("Chaos the Monster")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*When the spaceship makes noise because of the death crystal, in this dub the noise is not present. Still, Grimlock claims that the ship is making noise... are you hearing things, Grimlock?
:*''Title (second dub):'' "'''Caos'''" ("Chaos")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*The title suggests the name of the monster being "Caos", making this a rare case in which a character is called by its Italian name rather than the English one in this dub.

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''デスクリスタル'''" (''Death Crystal'')
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 30]], [[1987]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Hùndùn Guài'''" (混沌怪, "Chaos Monster")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''O Caos'''" ("The Chaos")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' none (title card was cut; same as intro and outro)
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::* Lots of omitted names (both characters and fractions) and even when there are names, there are mistakes - Blurr is called Bot, Grimlock - Gremlock and Sky Lynx is Sky Loose (sic!).
::* Astotrain's line which mentions Unicron is simply "We'll see how you [Autobots] feel when we get you" - Galvatron still replies "Yes, I know".

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Khaos'''" (Хаос, "The Chaos")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1: Vol. 1 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 4: Series 3.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 15 ([[Déclic Images]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20230305021917/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-3/synopses/700-92.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=151ZJRSG43lnImKg2vsIfNGOSfV9DsSRK Voice actor call sheet and dialogue script]

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

Insecticon (G1)

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:''The Insecticons are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Insecticons.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Just another bug hunt.]]
The '''Insecticons''' are a group of insectoid troublemakers that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] trusts as far as he can throw [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Aside from their individual talents, as a group, the Insecticons also display a wide array of unique abilities: eating both organic and inorganic matter for energy, creating [[Insecticon clone|clones of themselves]], and controlling the weather.

The most commonly-seen group of Insecticons includes:
*[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (stag beetle)—a sadist with power over electricity
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (rhinoceros beetle)—the master of the mind-warping [[cerebro-shell]]s
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (grasshopper)—a smooth-talker with powerful legs

Their ranks can also include:
*[[Venom (G1)|Venom]] (cicada)—the paranoid leader of the team
*[[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]] (stag beetle)—an ambitious thief
*[[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]] (rhinoceros beetle)—a cruel berserker
*[[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]] (grasshopper)—an unstoppable scourge

Some of the Insecticon clones have individual names:
*[[Zaptrap]]—the clone of Shrapnel
*[[Salvo (G1)|Salvo]]—the clone of Bombshell
*[[Shothole]]—the clone of Kickback

The army of [[Virulent Clone]]s created by [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] were spawned from two vestiges of the Insecticons:
*[[Buzzclaw (G1)|Buzzclaw]]
*[[Dirge (Timelines)|Dirge]]

A failed batch of Insecticons became known as [[Insecticon swarm|the Swarm]]. A lone member of the Swarm was domesticated and given the name [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:PlagueInsecticons Insecticon lair.jpg|left|thumb|Now I passed up all the chain franchise joints on Hamburger Row, and stopped at a little greasy spoon place I always eat at, called EAT.]]
Individualistic, greedy, and arrogant, the Insecticons consider themselves a species unto themselves and have only a tentative on-again/off-again alliance with the main Decepticon forces, mainly when [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] can bribe them with the [[energon]] they need to maintain their [[Insecticon clone|clone hordes]].

Shrapnel, Kickback, and Bombshell arrived on Earth in an escape pod millions of years ago. Landing in [[Demon Swamp|a swamp]], their [[idento-computer]]s gave them new [[alternate mode]]s based on local insects. Eventually their food-raiding activities attracted the attention of both the Autobots and Decepticons, the latter approaching them with offers of alliance and shared purpose.

Reunited with their Decepticon comrades, the three warriors happily accepted an alliance, driving off the Autobots and participating in a raid on an oil refinery. They displayed the full range of their powers... as well as their willingness to clear out as soon as the tide of battle turned against the Decepticons. Devouring a batch of [[energon cube]]s, they abandoned the fight, prompting Megatron to pursue them into the distance, swearing vengeance. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

[[File:G1 Traitor Bombshell captures Mirage.jpg|thumb|You wanna know where paradise lies, I call it two triple cheeseburger, side order fries.]]
The Insecticons somehow survived, and were in the area when Megatron decided to pursue the [[electro-cell]]s. The Insecticons aided the Decepticons in battle... and received a measly three energon cubes as a reward. The Autobot [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] took advantage of their discontent, stealing the cubes and leaving a Decepticon insignia in their place. Soon, the Insecticons attacked the Decepticons in retribution. Mirage was injured in the battle, and cerebro-shelled into being an Insecticon slave. Megatron and Bombshell eventually worked out Mirage's deception, and used him to lure several Autobots into a trap. When the battle turned against them, Megatron destroyed the electro-cells, resulting in massive explosions which convinced the Insecticons to flee into the distance. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}}

In an unusual instance of an Insecticon working solo, Bombshell joined Megatron's forces after they had captured the human-made [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] robot. He performed brain work on the robot to turn it into a Decepticon ally, and was quite impressed with its abilities. He later participated in a battle with the Autobots over the [[World Energy Chip]]. When Starscream disabled Nightbird with an energy blast to the back, Bombshell joined Megatron and the Decepticons in pursuing Starscream into the distance. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

[[File:QuestForSurvival Insecticon swarm.jpg|left|thumb|Well don't you know that other kids are starving in Japan, so EAT IT, just EAT IT.]]
The Insecticons had been devouring trees in a National Park, prompting the Autobots to investigate. Megatron and his troops arrived in time to observe as the trio defeated [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]. Megatron approached them and proposed a temporary alliance to capture the data storage facility at [[Iron Mountain]]. As a reward, the Insecticons were first allowed to feast on the [[Nova Power Core]], which allowed them to grow to great size and power. Quickly seizing the initiative, they cerebro-shelled [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], taking control of him. Through him they learned of Megatron's plan to dispose of them after Iron Mountain's data was secure. Thus they covertly cerebro-shelled the rest of the Decepticons; when Megatron emerged from Iron Mountain, he found himself facing the guns of his own troops. The Autobots, meanwhile, had discovered that the Nova Power Core was unstable and would eventually cause the Insecticons to explode. They developed an antidote, and allied with Megatron to deliver it into the Insecticons. Bombshell and Kickback were cured and returned to their normal size, but Shrapnel exploded before the antidote could take full effect. The explosion also released the Decepticons from Bombshell's control. Bombshell was able to instantly reconstruct Shrapnel's shattered pieces. With an infuriated Megatron in hot pursuit, the Insecticons fled into the distance. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

[[File:QuestForSurvival Insecticons.jpg|thumb|I'm a hungry man, till somebody feeds me / my appetite is large, 'cause me so hungry!]]
The Insecticons went on a cloning spree, creating thousands of clones and raiding farmland to harvest energy. After driving off an Autobot attack led by [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], the Insecticons and their clone hordes flew to [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon Headquarters]] for energy processing. Megatron gave them their cut, consisting of three ''tiny'' energon cubes, while privately processing scads of full-sized cubes behind the scenes.

{{quote|Our friend Megatron's in trouble.}}
{{quote|If I weren't so ''hungry'' I'd stop to help him out! Haww haw haw!|Kickback and Bombshell}}

When the Autobots acquired a [[robotic insecticide]] to deal with the swarm, Megatron sent [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] to warn his erstwhile allies, but the Insecticons suspected that they were being deceived, and instead flew directly to the valley where the insecticide (along with the Autobot [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]), lay stranded. They gleefully ignored Megatron's Decepticons, who were being overwhelmed by the Autobots, and instead turned their attention to a delicious-looking forest, which Megatron was ''clearly'' trying to hoard for himself. Flying into the "forest", the Insecticons quickly discovered that it consisted of ravenous [[Morphobot]]s, which promptly devoured the entire Insecticon army. Only the three originals escaped unharmed, though just barely; they fled, flying away into the distance. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

[[File:TFTM Insecticons dumped.jpg|left|thumb|Jettison Weight, Step 1: Remove those who eat the most]]

Another horde of Insecticon clones was ravaging a city when the Autobots rolled into town. After the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] evacuated the city, the Autobots blasted the clones to scrap. When the Autobots attempted to seize control of the [[space bridge]], Megatron had the Insecticons steal the bridge's control module. Later, faced with an Earth-destroying crisis that required cooperation with the Autobots as well as a trip to Cybertron, the Autobots and Decepticons tracked the Insecticons down to a parking garage. Shrapnel panicked at the sight of Megatron; the trio transformed and burrowed into the ground, leaving the control module behind and fleeing into the... ground. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

At some point, the Insecticons appeared to have joined Megatron's regular forces; they were on Cybertron after he conquered the planet, and joined in the raid on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], where they ate a lot of doors and armor, and got bashed around and run over quite a bit.

After the [[Battle of Autobot City]], the three Insecticons found themselves battered and broken, and on the wrong end of the "weight" jettisoned from [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. All three appeared to be reformatted by [[Unicron]] into new bodies, though Shrapnel later menaced [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Kickback and Shrapnel were among the Decepticons seen struggling for energon on Chaar after the destruction of Unicron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Later, all three Insecticons were among the Decepticons on Earth who assisted [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in his assault on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. They got flattened by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

====Japanese Generation 1 continuity family====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' cartoon=====
The Insecticons arrived on [[Earth]] via their vessel long before the other Decepticons and the Autobots arrived. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons|The Mystery of the Insectrons}}<ref>The Japanese dub confuses Megatron's poorly phrased line of "This is a Decepticon escape module launched before our own starship crashed on Earth four million years ago" as meaning that the Insecticons took off and arrived on Earth long before the other Decepticons crashed on Earth.</ref>

=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
Bombshell's cerebro-shell technology was combined with [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s [[hypno-chip]] to create a new form of brainwashing. Using this technique, Starscream's Decepticons and their human allies the [[Concurrence]] infiltrated the Binaltech Project to steal the advanced bodies planned for the Autobots for themselves. {{storylink|Arise! Evil Binaltechs}}

=====Wars manga=====
Somewhere beyond the year [[2025]], Kickback piloted the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'' to extract [[Metrobomb]] after he'd stolen vital secrets from [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Before he and Metrobomb could escape, however, a manipulator arm from Metroplex caught the ship and used an energy surge to fry the stolen data. {{storylink|Metrowars 2}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
The Insecticons took part in an attack on [[Kyushu]] that attracted the attention of the Autobots. The [[Four-Wheel Drive Corps]] responded, but the attack turned out to be an ambush as the Insecticons trapped the Autobots in a volcanic crater. Luckily, the Four-Wheel Drive Corps was able to "combine" and perform the fearsome "Four-Wheel Drive Robo Combination Scrumbuster" attack. The blast of energy was so powerful that it sent the Insecticons fleeing in terror. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|issue #3}}

====''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''====
[[File:Mars attacks the insecticons.jpg|thumb]]
Shrapnel, Kickback, and Bombshell were among the Decepticon forces who formed an alliance with the Autobots during a [[Martian]] invasion. They saved [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] from some of the Martians' giant ants. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]], the Insecticons were among the few allies [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] found in his campaign against [[Cobra]]-controlled Earth. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/13}}

In a strange 'amalgam' universe created by the machinations of [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] and [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]], the Insecticons were replaced by several [[Renegade]]s during the events of the [[Unicron War]]. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Straxusholdscourt.jpg|thumb]]
The Decepticon warriors Bombshell, Shrapnel, Kickback, [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] were seemingly high-ranking officers under the command of Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], Lord High Governor of [[Polyhex]]. Shrapnel served as Straxus's Executive Officer, and was presented as a cruel, sadistic being, with no notable sign of a speech impediment. It was he that supervised the technicians who received—and eventually decoded—a transmission from [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] on [[Earth]], and later he who was given the distinctly thankless task of assisting Straxus in the management of the [[space bridge]] project.

The six appeared to serve as [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]'s security in some fashion, since Shrapnel personally captured the [[Autobot]] [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] and brought him to Straxus—and, later, after [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] had been deliberately taken prisoner, it was Shrapnel who brought him before the tyrant in the space bridge construction hangar—only to be assaulted by a less-than-grateful Decepticon leader. Later, all six were observed flying into battle against Autobot intruders. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

[[File:Kickback target 2006.jpg|thumb|left]]
At this point, the Insecticon trio transformed into forms which appeared to very closely resemble their later Earthen modes—albeit without any visible shifting of mass (i.e. Shrapnel is still the same size as in his robotic mode, as evidenced when he seizes hold of Scrounge). ''Later, during the attempt to assassinate [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] (itself in reality bait for the [[Wreckers]]' [[Operation: Volcano]]), Kickback does apparently reduce in size, so it's possible that the Insecticons already have this ability, but that it is optional, in the same way that Soundwave appears able to decide on a whim what size he wishes his alt mode to be on any given day.''

''After the fall of Darkmount and the crippling of Straxus, the trio continued to be influential figures in the Cybertronian Decepticon Army, and were part of a battle unit regarded by the Autobots as being some of the Decepticons' [[Ten Deadliest Killers]]—specifically, Bombshell, Shrapnel, Kickback, Dirge, Thrust, Ramjet, [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Octane]], and [[Macabre]]—so much so, in fact, that Emirate Xaaron planned the dangerous Operation: Volcano to lure them into a deadly trap, believing that the extermination of this group would deliver a great psychological blow for the Resistance.''

''Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on one's allegiance, after [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] had tricked a doomed [[Autobot traitor]] into passing on fake information to a typically murderous Shrapnel, Operation: Volcano began to fall apart as a result of events on Earth. First, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] was removed from the Wreckers' strike force to travel to Earth, and second, after Kickback had completed reconnaissance, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] himself contacted the Decepticon attack group and ordered the Insecticons to report to Earth—immediately. Unwilling to risk disobeying Megatron, everyone but Macabre returned to Polyhex.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''Significantly, during these events, the trio are twice referred to as Insecticons by name, suggesting both that Cybertron does possess insect life, and that their forms are indeed already based upon it—an implication absent in the US strip.''

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The three Insecticons were sent to Earth via a repaired or rebuilt space bridge, where they fell under the command of Megatron, who altered them ''making minor modifications'' in order to allow them to transform into the likenesses of ''Earthside'' insects. Megatron intended to make use of the space bridge to revitalise Cybertron, by connecting a vast drilling pipe transdimensionally between Earth and a massive turbine and generator complex constructed on Cybertron, and drilling through Hoover Dam to do it. To this end, he utilised the Insecticons' unique talents—Bombshell used one of his Cerebro-shells to take the mind of one of the Dam's technical staff, [[Ricky Vasquez]], Shrapnel's electrical powers were used to remote-operate the Dam's electrical machinery, and Kickback... kicked a door down.

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When the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] on their first mission intervened, both the Insecticons and their three Strike Plane comrades, also having travelled to Earth, fared badly against them. Shrapnel's antennae were twisted, courtesy of [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]'s torque rifle, and ultimately Ricky Vasquez's free will and love of his daughter were enough to allow him to overcome Bombshell's cerebro-shell entirely, pulling Megatron's trigger and destroying the drill. Battered, Shrapnel and Kickback somewhat unceremoniously carried a still fulminating Megatron off into the distance. Meanwhile, however, Bombshell, having seen an opportunity in his small insect-size, attached himself to the Aerialbot leader [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], and returned with him to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in secret. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

Bombshell planted a cerebro-shell in the head of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], current head of the Earthbound Autobots. The shell failed to take full effect for unknown reasons, but ''did'' permit Megatron and Soundwave to tap into and monitor Optimus' thoughts—including the Creation Matrix. Thus, Bombshell was indirectly responsible for Megatron being able to give life to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], and presumably (though it is never stated) the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] as well. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

The point at which he left the Ark is unknown, but the trio continued to make sporadic appearances amongst the Decepticon forces until the [[Underbase Saga]]. Shrapnel notably used his electrical powers to remote-control the bridge of a cargo ship at one point, but beyond that, the trio seem to have faded into the background. Although not shown being deactivated or destroyed by [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] during this conflict, they were still never seen again. They may have been taken out of action at this point, or possibly during the preceding inter-faction fighting. It is also possible that they simply chose to lie low for a while.

''The Insecticons Chop Shop and Venom, although not specifically identified as Insecticons at any point in this continuity, were part of the Decepticons' original [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], which was sent to Earth in fragile alliance with the Wreckers to hunt down and destroy [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in late 1988-early 1989. Predictably, few of either group survived the encounter with the future Decepticon, and these Insecticons were apparently slaughtered—either by Galvatron or by the [[Straxus (G1)|clone of Megatron]] with whom he had formed an alliance. As the story never presents a full roster of the Mayhem Attack Squad, it is possible that Ransack and Barrage were also members, but the numbers given make it impossible for them to have been also present and killed off-panel.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

During one alternate future, Shrapnel and [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] attempted to kill [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] on the planet of [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] in the year [[2006]],{{storylink|The Final Battle!}} ''but this particular timeline was rewritten when Galvatron time-travelled back to 1987 to escape [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]].'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

====Earthforce====
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[[File:Earthforce insecticons.jpg|thumb|Om nom nom.]]
The three original Insecticons were among the Decepticons recruited—and possibly reactivated—by Megatron on Earth during the [[Decepticon Civil War]] there, while Optimus Prime was focused on the approaching threat of Unicron. Although initially loyal to Megatron, they were bested in combat by Starscream—then theoretically under [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s command—when he infiltrated Megatron's base. Starscream subdued the trio using an electrically charged flyswat known as a [[rustbug hoop]]—thereby proving the existence of [[Rustbug|Cybertronian insect life]]—and more or less blackmailed them into joining forces with himself and Soundwave in their plans to reunite both Earthbound Decepticon factions by disposing of Megatron and Shockwave and taking their place. {{storylink|Bugged!}}

Bombshell's cerebro-shells, now apparently grown somewhat more reliable, were used at least twice during this period—once to drive the Aerialbot gestalt [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] into running amok, {{storylink|Inside Story!}} and later to rewrite the memories of journalist [[Irwin Spoon]], ensuring the continued success of Soundwave and Starscream's smear campaign against the Autobots. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:LooseEnds1 Soundwave Insecticons.jpg|thumb|left|upright=.75|Soundwave should really spray in there.]]
Twenty-one years after the regeneration of Cybertron, Soundwave ordered [[Venom (G1)|Venom]], [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]] and [[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]] to assassinate the insurgents [[Windrazor (G2)|Windrazor]], [[Afterburner (G2)|Afterburner]], [[Terradive (G2)|Terradive]] and [[Eagle Eye (G2)|Eagle Eye]], who were holed up in a [[Kalis]] weapons-decommissioning depot, threatening to detonate a clutch of reclaimed warheads. The Insecticons executed their mission with ease but were surprised in turn by the arrival of the "all-new, all-cuddly" [[Wreckers]], who quickly restrained them inside a [[detention-sphere]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}}

====''Transformers '84''====
In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, the Insecticons fell under the command of Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]. Chop Shop was seen participating in a Decepticon assault alongside Barrage, Ransack, and Venom {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}} and later took part in attacking an Autobot fort in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Border Regions]] alongside Bombshell, Shrapnel, and Kickback. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}} The latter three subsequently joined Straxus in watching Autobot prisoners being executed in Darkmount's [[smelting pool]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback, along with Soundwave and Ravage, were sent by Megatron to assassinate the new Autobot leader, Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} They failed when Optimus royally kicked their asses. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} In their Cybertronian modes, Shrapnel transformed into a jet, and while the others were not seen to transform, Bombshell appeared to have the parts to become a tank while Kickback looked to possibly transform into a type of dragster. The remaining Insecticons caused terror throughout Cybertron and joined Shockwave's attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Chop Shop was seen to transform into a wheeled vehicle (with pincers) while Venom became a jet. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

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During the [[Dark Ages]], the Insecticons split among the Decepticon splinter groups. Venom, Chop Shop, Ransack and Barrage joined the [[Ultracon]]s, {{storylink|Escalation}} while Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback remained with the Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Although the Decepticon forces were eventually reunited, {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} the former Ultracon Insecticons were reduced to vampirism, capturing [[Micromaster]]s and draining them of [[energon]]. By this point, they looked to transform into their Earthen modes somehow. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

Meanwhile, Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback sent to [[Earth]] by Shockwave after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] crash-landed on the planet. They were to guide Earth's development and prepare it for conquest (real logical choice there, Shockwave) but were followed by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]]. We're not entirely sure of the sequence of events, but it appears that the Insecticons played dead until [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] got bored and wandered off. It's assumed they gained their insect forms around this time. {{storylink|Extermination}}

In the present day, after the fall of Shockwave's regime on Cybertron, {{storylink|War and Peace}} the Earthen Insecticons resurfaced in [[San Desto]], taking control of the town and growing an army of Insecticon clones. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}} A team of Autobots assisted by the [[Earth Defense Command]] managed to defeat them. {{storylink|Extermination}}
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===Descent into Evil===
The remnants of the Insecticons had been widely dispersed, apparently lacking access to their cloning abilities. The Decepticon general [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], seeking to provide the [[Decepticon/Predacon Alliance]] with the means to return the balance of power to their favor, established a research facility on [[Ceti Alpha Seven]]. In this lab, the surviving Insecticons Buzzclaw and Dirge were analyzed, and their genetic cloning ability unlocked once more. The resultant [[Virulent Clone]]s fought against an Autobot team sent to destroy the base, but were ultimately destroyed along with their base, and possibly Buzzclaw. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Kickback was seen among [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s troops as they waited for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s force field to run out of power so they could capture the Autobots. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

When a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and [[Cobra]] members were sent to a dark future where the Decepticons had conquered Earth, they were attacked by a swarm of Insecticon clones. [[Torch (G.I. Joe)|Torch]] managed to deactivate them using an [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] grenade. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

Later in the normal timeline, Shrapnel, Venom, Ransack and Barrage were seen under [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s command, fighting back against a combined Autobot/G.I. Joe assault. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:AllHailMegatron8-Insecticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"We've got to get organized. We should not be losing to grasshoppers, people."]]
The first Insecticons dwelt deep beneath Cybertron, a mindless "[[Insecticon swarm|swarm]]" that defended the core of the planet from subterranean threats. {{storylink|First Strike issue 5|First Strike #5}} {{storylink|Transformers: Historia|Historia}} An erroneous account places [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] during the early days of the Decepticon movement, while [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] later used a thing called "Bombshell" to brainwash [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}} Venom, Barrage, Chop Shop, and Ransack do not appear to have any connections to this swarm; the first three members of the group hunted for the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command, {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}} while Ransack was stationed elsewhere. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}

In the years leading up to the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], a group of Decepticon scientists launched an ambitious campaign to [[cloning|clone]] the primitive creatures in great numbers. {{storylink|Transformers: Historia|Historia}} However, the inefficient process yielded only three successes—Bombshell, Kickback, and Shrapnel—and approximately three thousand of mutant failures. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} These three Insecticons joined the Decepticon force on Earth, taking part in both the defeat and banishment of the Autobot forces there, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} the conquest of New York, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} and having to listen to [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] waffle. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} Assaulting [[Beijing]] with Skywarp and Thundercracker, they quickly agitated Skywarp by telling him the Seekers were no longer the elite warriors of the Decepticons, replaced by newer warriors, like the Constructicons. This nearly caused Skywarp, and by proxy Thundercracker, to attack them. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} The Decepticons left the [[Insecticon swarm|mutant swarm]] behind on the dead planet; {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} they menaced the exiled Autobots there for some time until [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] eventually returned and destroyed the majority of their forces. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

In New York, Starscream recruited the Insecticons to help overthrow Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} When they acted on this betrayal, however, Megatron defeated all three of them with little effort. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} The Insecticons battled the European military and the newly returned Autobots, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} but fled the planet along with Starscream and his troops when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] defeated Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} {{storylink|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

[[File:Needlenose kickback shrapnel all his engines.jpg|thumb|left|Man, Kickback and Shrapnel are letting just anybody join the Insecticons these days.]]
Over the next few years, [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]]—with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s assistance—exterminated the remainder of mutant clones on Cybertron, save for a friendly member of the swarm that Sunstreaker named "[[Bob (IDW)|Bob]]". By that point, the three main Insecticons had set up residence on a desolate asteroid base along with Starscream's Decepticon remnant; while their leader did nothing, his followers cannibalized each other for fuel and parts, and Shrapnel and Kickback killed [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] for this reason. {{storylink|All His Engines}} Bombshell and Shrapnel later unsuccessfully tried to defend the base from [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]'s infiltration. {{storylink|Heart Like a Wheel}} [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s return to the planet caused whatever remained of the mutant swarm to transform into [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|Buster, Bob, and D.0.C. profiles}} Once Megatron was back in command, he summoned the Insecticons and his other troops to Cybertron, where [[D-Void]] brainwashed them into serving as components of the "[[Deceptigod]]". {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

The defeat of the Deceptigod also marked the end of the war; as the postwar world took shape, Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Ransack, ended up having to work for the Autobots. {{storylink|Stick Together}} {{storylink|City on Fire}} Bombshell became a major player in Megatron's new plan to conquer Cybertron and used his cerebro-shells to take control of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] as part of a bid to create a new version of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]; {{storylink|Devisive}} {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} however, during the subsequent battle for [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] stabbed him through the head and killed him. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} By this point, Venom, Barrage, and Chop Shop had become members of [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]]'s [[Titan Hunter]]s, {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} and were later joined by Ransack. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}}

Many years later, the terrorists of the [[Iron Ring]] briefly encountered a swarm of subterranean Insecticons during their attack on Cybertron, but quickly outran the monsters as they pushed deeper towards the planet's core. {{storylink|First Strike issue 5|First Strike #5}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:HeartsofSteel2 Insecticons.jpg|thumb|"Bugs thrive on carnage, tiger. They consume, infest, destroy, live off the death and destruction of other species."]]
Kickback, Bombshell and Shrapnel fought the Autobots on Earth in ancient times, then went into stasis to avoid an Ice Age and didn't wake up until the 19th century. They fell under the command of [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} In order to get [[Tobias Muldoon]] the funding he needed to build the Decepticons a base, Starscream sent the Insecticons to rob a train carrying cash and bullion from the Denver Mint. Taking on a [[Insectrain|combined train mode]], they knocked the train off the rails and stole the money, although they didn't see the value in [[Gold|weak metal]] and sheets of paper. They delivered the stolen property to Starscream and Muldoon the following morning. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} The Insecticons were later seen aiding in the construction of more Decepticons, including the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], in preparation of the Decepticons' master plan. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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{{storylink|Another Episode, Part 1}} {{storylink|The False Power}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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The Insecticon trio of Bombshell, Kickback, and Shrapnel worked for Megatron as bounty hunters, and captured some of the recently arrived [[human]]s of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} Other Insecticons lived underground; when Cybertron transformed into [[Primus]], they fled the sub-levels in a mass migration. {{storylink|Escape from Primus}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart2-Insecticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|YUM YUM EAT EM UP]]

Bombshell, Skrapnel and Kickback emerged from the [[Forge Pyramid]] with a unique hunger for materials that could never be sated. Shortly after their first meal, it transpired they could metabolize what they ate into an ultra-powerful form of energon, dubbed [[Ore-13|Ultra-Energon]]. The trio were studied extensively, and painfully, by the scientific elite of Cybertron, who failed to glean the secrets of their biology. With no answers to be found, the three were set to work, consuming the waste of Cybertron to turn it into energon, receiving great, though irrelevant to them, praise for their contributions. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

When the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] broke out, the trio took to the battlefields and began consuming the dead and the dying. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} As Cybertronians scrambled to the front lines, nobody kept tabs on the Insecticons; eventually, the trio approached [[Exarchon]]'s minion [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who had begun a series of [[cloning]] experiments. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} Shockwave's cloning machinery ran on the ultra-energon the Insecticons could produce in large quantities, and eventually Bombshell cut a deal with the scientist: in exchange for their services, Shockwave would clone ''them''. Although Shockwave ran some preliminary tests and discovered that the three were well-suited for the rigorous cloning process, he ultimately withheld this information from them for fear that they had only just begun testing the limits of their destructive potential. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} After the end of the war, the trio were banished from Cybertron and eventually wound up on the planet [[Mayalx]]. Bombshell claimed that the Cybertronian government had grown wary of their powers and wondered if they would ever develop a taste for living Cybertronians; because of this, the government rebranded them as the lowly "Insecticons" and put them to work far from Cybertron. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

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Eventually, Bombshell and the other Insecticons re-established contact with Shockwave and joined [[The Rise]], which had begun recruiting disaffected Cybertronians from the colonies and turning them into potential [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] operatives. When the team discovered the similarly disgraced [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s on Mayalx, Bombshell saw a valuable set of catspaws that could be manipulated to help the Insecticons gather energon for their cause. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} After first feasting on a dead worker [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] killed by accident, the Insecticons confronted the builders during one of [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]'s regular sparring matches. Bombshell had explained their own history and encouraged [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] and his friends to embrace their full potential by taking revenge on the society that had scorned their talents. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

After the Constructicons had agreed to attack, using their [[Devastator (G1)|combined form]], the Insecticons consumed three workers, their living [[spark]]s giving the Insecticons the extra juice to produce a particularly volatile variety of energon. Once the Constructicons had over-fuelled on their energon cubes and ravaged the colony as the newly christened Devastator, Bombshell delivered a grisly, ironic toast to [[Nominus Prime]]: the bot who'd made this all possible. Many cycles later, after the Insecticons had devoured and processed everything—and ''everyone''—Devastator had destroyed, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]'s unit arrived to pick up their energon cube shipment to take back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}}

Following the fall of the [[Tether]], the Insecticons had returned to Cybertron, feasting on the inhabitants of the [[A'ovan habitat]] before [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] chased them out. As they flew off, Bombshell noted that they needed more life to sustain themselves, knowing where they could find a supplier. {{storylink|Escape Part One}} That supplier was Shockwave. The Insecticons confronted him inside one of his bases, angry at the mere handouts they had been given, and regarding his promises as empty. Shockwave assuaged them that the clone army they sought would take time, and the three stormed off. Unwilling to wait on their ally any longer, they set their own plan in motion. Using Bombshell's cerebro-shells, they made Skystalker their inside man, an agent to 'procure' cloning machinery while they acquired the fuel. Namely, living Cybertronians. Setting out, they attacked a caravan of Autobots protecting a convoy of organics. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} The Autobots fought back, and ultimately the Insecticons made off with only one of them, but this was enough for their needs. Returning to their base, an immersant Titan, they began the process, vowing to show everyone on Cybertron what they were capable of. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} Their swarm of clones soon broke free and swarmed to Darkmount, devouring two Arks in the process. On return to the Titan, the Insecticons promptly devoured their progeny, so they could use the resultant Ultra Energon to make more clones, and continue their cycle of feeding. {{storylink|Escape Part Five}}

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Over the next forty cycles, swarms of feral Insecticon clones continued to menace Darkmount and the surrounding regions. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} The clones became a regular nuisance to the remaining defenders of Darkmount and the organic refugees they protected, and the city's Autobot defenders continually repelled their assaults upon the city as their reserves dwindled. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} Eventually, Shockwave and the Insecticons agreed to a truce; as a result, when the Decepticons caught wind of [[Termagax]]'s [[House (building)|mobile fortress]] near the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], Shockwave contacted Bombshell and ordered him to take out the fortress—safe in the knowledge that the task would significantly weaken Bombshell's clone army. The full might of the Insecticon swarm exhausted Termagax's ammunition reserves, but the clones could not penetrate the walls of the building before Autobot reinforcements arrived and eliminated the swarm. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}}

Still eager to feast on Darkmount, the Insecticons continued to attack the settlement but were consistently pushed back. With their reserves dwindling, [[Termagax]] observed an Insecticon carrying a [[rust worm]], which gave her an idea on how to defeat them {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} While [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]] worked to create a high-density [[data-bomb]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] secured a specimen while [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]]'s team tracked the Insecticons to their primary nest in the Cybertronian Mountains. {{storylink|Radical Time}} After taking out the majority of the swarm by sacrificing House, Termagax and the Autobots were able to reprogram the Insecticons to feast on the rust worms and end two threats to the planet at once. {{storylink|End of Time}}
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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
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Awakening aboard the ''Ark'' in 1984, the Insecticons took part in the Decepticon conquest of [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} In the year [[2029]], they reinforced the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]' attack on [[Skynet]]'s [[Omega Base]] and emerged triumphant, failing to notice that their enemy had sent a [[T-800]] back in time to prevent this future from ever coming to pass. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}}

In the new timeline, the T-800 arrived at the ''Ark'' just before the Insecticons could be revived by the other Decepticons. The interference of the Terminator, along with its unwilling companion [[Sarah Connor]], caused the repair beams meant for the Insecticons to revive Optimus Prime and Bumblebee instead. Despite this setback, the Insecticons were soon brought back online and retreated with the other Decepticons. Megatron sent them and [[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]] to scout the surrounding regions for energy sources; they found a [[Cyberdyne Systems]] facility and directed Megatron and the other Decepticons to attack the building for its nuclear reactor. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPart3-Insecticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
The Decepticons deduced a connection between the robotics lab and the Terminator which had attacked them; however, they did not realize that the robot hailed from the ''future'', and so Megatron ordered the trio to tear the building apart in search of more Terminator robots before the Autobots arrived. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}

The Insecticons took part in the ensuing battle that would ultimately mark the end of the war; though [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] killed Kickback, Bumblebee and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] were able to incapacitate Skrapnel and Bombshell by tricking them into shooting each other. The Autobots took the pair prisoner after Megatron perished, but when the Autobots returned to Mount St. Hillary they discovered that the T-800 had destroyed the ship. Bombshell suggested that he and Skrapnel could leave no trace of the ''Ark'' or its occupants, but Optimus decided against it until the lava had cooled. Instead, he proposed a truce between all the remaining Cybertronians on Earth, one that the four remaining Decepticons agreed to. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:StrengthInNumbers-Insecticons.jpg|thumb|left|These bloody things are everywhere. They're in the lift, in the lorry, in the bond wizard, and all over the malonga gilderchuck!]]
The Insecticons were among the many Transformers teleported to [[Equestria]], and frightened some rabbits when they arrived. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}} The rapacious trio and their clones soon invaded the neighboring [[Sweet Apple Acres]] farm and devoured their way through [[Applejack]]'s apple orchard. Although Applejack's initial attempts to shoo them away proved ineffective, she and her many family members were eventually able to see them off. {{storylink|Strength in Numbers}} The three original Insecticons joined Megatron during their attack on the [[Crystal Empire]] but were eventually banished back to Cybertron along with all of the other defeated Decepticons. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Shrapnel, Bombshell and Kickback led an enormous swarm of Insecticons to attack a farm. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Insecticons|Insecticons commercial}}

==Games==
===Transformers Legends===
Kickback, Hardshell, and Sharpshot rebelled from Megatron's rule and began consuming GM crops. Their imminent clone army threatened to spell doom for Earth until their plan was foiled by an alliance of Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Harvest of the Insecticons}} Venom, Barrage, and Chop Shop attempted to thwart the secret Autobot commando unit known as the [[Bee Team (G1)|Bee Team]]. {{storylink|The Bee Team}} Sharpshot, Hardshell, and Kickback attacked [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] after the Autobot commander brought [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] to Earth. {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}}

===''Transformers: Devastation''===
[[File:Devastation-Cyberforming.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]
The ancient starship ''[[Proudstar]]'' contained a swarm of Insecticons as part of its [[cyberforming|terraforming]] system. Upon encountering a potential world, the swarm would work in concert with the ship's [[plasma energy]] to transform the world into one capable of supporting mechanical life. While [[Nova Prime]] initially only terraformed barren worlds, after a stop on a [[Unicron|strangely sinister planet]], a dark influence led him to begin wiping out populated worlds to reshape into copies of Cybertron.

When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] activated the ''Proudstar's'' systems, he unleashed the swarm upon the Earth, who spread out and . The Autobots were forced to venture into the crashed ship, where they defeated [[Shrapnel (G1)|three]] [[Bombshell (G1)|large]] [[Kickback (G1)|Insecticons]] and accessed the ship's systems to shut down the swarm.
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
The Insecticons were a group of ancient Cybertronians that took the form of various arthropods, which they considered to be their natural shape. Their primal hunger for energon led them to ally with the Decepticons. The Insecticons also commanded [[Insecticon swarm|”The Swarm”]], a massive army of clones and copies that obeyed the dominant “Alpha Insecticons”. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Shrapnel.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Shrapnel, Shrapnel]]
*'''Insecticons''' ([[1985]])
**[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]
**[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]
**[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The Insecticons were sold in small boxed packages at the $6 price point in 1985 and 1986. They are [[Diaclone]]-origin toys, retaining the vestigial "cockpits" common to such toys. They are decorated in a standard color scheme dominated by black, with purple, yellow, and silver chrome hightlights.

{{anchor|Deluxe}}
[[File:G1 barrage toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Barrage]]
*'''Deluxe Insecticons''' (1985)
**[[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]]
**[[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]]
**[[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]]
**[[Venom (G1)|Venom]]
{{toydesigner|[[Shinji Aramaki]] (concept artist)}}
:The four Deluxe Insecticons were originally designed by [[Artmic]] and released in the ''[[Armored Insect Corps Beetras]]'' toyline by [[Takatoku Toys]], likely explaining their near-total absence from vintage Generation 1 fiction. They feature larger size and greater complexity than the standard Insecticons. Their color scheme is not unified.

*'''Decoys''' ([[1987]])
**Bombshell
**Kickback
**Shrapnel

*'''Action Masters''' ([[1990]])
**Bombshell
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}

*'''e-HOBBY''' ([[2004]])
**[[Salvo (G1)|Salvo]]
**[[Shothole]]
**[[Zaptrap]]

:[[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] [[redeco]]s of Bombshell, Kickback, and Shrapnel, respectively.
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
*'''Insectrons''' (2004)
{{toydesigner|[[Pat Lee]] (packaging artist)}}

:Kickback, Shrapnel, and Bombshell were offered as a [[giftset]] in the "[[The Transformers Collection|book-box]]" line of [[reissue]]s. This set design would be the basis of multiple further reissues listed below.

===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL-toy Virulent Clone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A Virulent Clone]]
*'''Descent into Evil''' ([[2005]])
**[[Buzzclaw (G1)|Buzzclaw]]
**[[Dirge (Timelines)|Dirge]]

*'''Convention attendee bonus toys''' (2005)
**[[Virulent Clone]]
:All the Timelines Insecticons are redecos of the ''Beast Wars'' [[Buzzclaw (BW)#Toys|Buzzclaw]] mold, manufactured for [[BotCon 2005]].
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
*'''Insecticons''' (Commemorative Edition three-pack, [[2009]])
:Includes the Insecticons Hardshell, Kickback, and Sharpshot. These are reissues of the original Insecticons Bombshell, Kickback, and Shrapnel.

===''Generations''===
Notably, all three of the original Insecticons received new toys under the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' branding, all of them as part of the Legends Class [[size class|price point]]. However, each of them was released under a different [[subline imprint]], each incorporating that subline's [[gimmick]] for the Legends Class. In addition, one of the Deluxe Insecticons received two different toys as well.

====''Thrilling 30''====
[[File:Generationstoy-SkrapnelReflector.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|One letter away from his original name, name.]]
*'''Megatron & Chop Shop''' (Legends Class two-pack, [[2013]])
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}
:A small companion figure for the Legends Class figure of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#GenerationsLegends|Megatron]] released under the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' subline imprint, [[Chop Shop (G1)#Generations|Chop Shop]] features a minimal transformation (he basically transforms into a stag beetle by lying down on the ground). He also features a [[5 mm post|5 mm handle]] in his chest that allows Megatron (or any other figure with hands supporting 5mm handles) to hold him in insect mode and use him as a claw. On top of that, he can be transformed into a mine plow that can be attached to the front end of Megatron's tank mode.

*'''Skrapnel & Reflector''' (Legends Class two-pack, [[2014]])
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] and [[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}
:A Legends Class figure of "[[Shrapnel (G1)#Generations|Skrapnel]]" (so named for [[trademark]] purposes, just like the figure from the ''Platinum Edition'' set listed below) released under the ''Thrilling 30'' subline imprint, including a small figure of [[Reflector (G1)#Generations|Reflector]] that can be used by Skrapnel (or any other figure with hands supporting 5mm handles) not only in camera mode, but also in an additional weapon mode. Additionally, Reflector can also be mounted on Skrapnel's back in insect mode.
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===''Platinum Edition''===
*'''Insecticons''' (Platinum Edition three-pack, [[2015]])
:The original Insecticons were once again reissued for the ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' 3-pack, under the ''Generations'' line. Each figure comes with an extra Energon Cube accessory. Shrapnel is now named "Skrapnel", whereas Bombshell got his original name back, albeit with an "Insecticon" prefix.

:This set was releaed as a [[Kmart]] exclusive in the United States. However, it was also stocked by US-based online retailers [[BigBadToyStore]] and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely Singapore, the Philippines and China; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Canada and Australia, it was sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was officially available via the UK division of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and A1Toys. In Germany, it was originally available via Bankroft, an online retailer that otherwise specializes in [[Nerf]] blasters and accessories, as part of a special "Fan Edition" arrangement through Hasbro Germany, with the help of several German [[fandom|fan]] sites. Due to low sales, the unsold stock was later sold to Actionfiguren24, a German online retailer that specializes in imported toys, who was able to lower its price for its existing stock of imported Insecticon sets as a result.

===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Combiner-Wars-Legends-Class-Bombshell.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bombshell, featuring an "abandoned" gun mode.]]
*'''Bombshell''' (Legends Class, [[2014]])
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}
:A Legends Class figure of [[Bombshell (G1)#Generations|Bombshell]] (simply named "Bombshell" again, without a prefix unlike the figure from the ''Platinum Edition'' set listed above) released under the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline imprint. In addition to his robot and insect modes, he also sports additional [[5 mm post|5 mm handles]] that allow him to be held by [[combiner]] figures (or any other figure with hands supporting 5mm handles) in what's presumed to be a third "weapon mode", although such a mode is not officially depicted in the [[instructions]] or any of the [[stock photography|stock photo]]s for the figure. Bombshell's purple plastic color does not match up with Skrapnel's, and on top of that, he features orange instead of yellow [[paint operation]]s.

*'''Chop Shop''' (Legends Class, 2015)
: A redeco (and minor retool) of ''Thrilling 30'' Skrapnel sporting a new head sculpt, resembling the Deluxe Insecticon [[Chop Shop (G1)#CombinerWars|Chop Shop]]. Unlike with Skrapnel, no companion figure was included.
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Legends-Kickback.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Completing the set.]]
*'''Kickback''' (Legends Class, 2016)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}
: A Legends Class figure of [[Kickback (G1)#Generations|Kickback]] released under the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' subline imprint. He features a cockpit that can house a [[Titan Master]] figure, similar to the original ''Generation 1'' figure's cockpit originally designed for ''[[Diaclone]]'' pilots. Kickback's colors are once again different from ''Thrilling 30'' Skrapnel and ''Combiner Wars'' Bombshell; notably, his yellow parts are made out of translucent plastic.
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===''Power of the Primes''===
*'''Skrapnel''' (Legends Class, [[2017]])
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}
:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Shrapnel (G1)#Power of the Primes|Skrapnel]] is a slight redeco of ''Thrilling 30'' Skrapnel without [[Reflector (G1)#Generations|Reflector]], sporting darker purple plastic, slightly lighter yellow paint, and a barely different paint application pattern on the legs. This means he features no retooling, which also means [[Prime Master]]s can't interact with him the same way they can with other Legends Class figures.

===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Kickback.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A Deluxe Insecticon, but not a ''Deluxe'' Insecticon.]]
*'''Kickback''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])
*'''Shrapnel''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])
*'''Bombshell''' (Deluxe Class, 2023)
*'''Chop Shop''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])
*'''Barrage''' (Deluxe Class, 2024)

{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Ken Christiansen]] and [[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept art)}}<ref>Transformers Panel at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2021]]</ref>

:After several years of being confined to the Legends Class scale, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Kickback (G1)#Legacy|Kickback]] is the first ''Generations'' Insecticon made at the Deluxe Class scale. ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]]'', the second year branding of ''Legacy'', would complete the trio with [[Shrapnel (G1)#Legacy|Shrapnel]] and [[Bombshell (G1)#Legacy|Bombshell]]'s addition to the line. The third year, ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Legacy: United|Legacy: United]]'', retooled Shrapnel and Bombshell into new versions of [[Chop Shop (G1)#Legacy|Chop Shop]] and [[Barrage (Insecticon)#Legacy|Barrage]], sold as part of an Amazon-exclusive three-pack.
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:Buzzworthy Creatures Collide Ransack.JPG|upright=1.67|thumb|A Deluxe [[Deluxe Insecticon]].]]
*'''Creatures Collide''' (4-pack, [[2022]])
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Ken Christiansen]] and [[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept art)}}

:A new toy of [[Ransack (G1)#BuzzworthyBumblebee|Ransack]], retooled from the Kickback figure mentioned above, was included in a ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' box set alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#CreaturesCollide|Goldbug]],[[Skywasp#BuzzworthyBumblebee|Skywasp]] and [[Scorponok (BW)#BuzzworthyBumblebee|Predacon Scorponok]].

:As with other products under the line, it was a Target Exclusive.
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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:Retro Bombshell Ramhorn.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|''Transformers Retro'' Bombshell & Ramhorn]]
*'''Kickback''' (2023)
*'''Shrapnel''' (2023)
*'''Bombshell & Ramhorn''' (2024)

:The original Insecticons were re-released yet again in the [[Walmart]]-exclusive ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' line, featuring new cartoon-accurate decos and the removal of chrome plating for the first time. [[Kickback (G1)#Transformers Retro|Kickback]] and [[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers Retro|Shrapnel]] were released in 2023 with ''The Transformers: The Movie''-themed packaging and each included a whopping ''six'' Energon Cube accessories. [[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers Retro|Bombshell]] was released the next year in more traditional Generation 1 packaging, and did not include any cubes but instead a similarly-themed redeco of [[Ramhorn (G1)#Transformers Retro|Ramhorn]].
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==Merchandise==
===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroesperceptorhardshell.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The mind is his playpen, and now he's IN the playpen.]]
*'''[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus]] vs. Insecticon''' (Shrapnel, renamed due to trademark issues) ([[2007]])
*'''[[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Ironhide]] vs. Kickback''' ([[2008]])
*'''Perceptor vs. Hardshell''' (Bombshell, renamed due to trademark issues) (2008)
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==Notes==
*The command structure of the Insecticons is a little fraught.
**Per the original [[profile]]s written by [[Bob Budiansky]], Venom is the group's leader. His [[bio]] notes that he fears his position as leader being usurped, and he has the highest "rank" number on his [[Tech Spec]]s out of all seven original Insecticon toys. However, the Deluxe Insecticons' profiles are not included in Marvel's ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Universe]]'' series. It isn't until Dreamwave's [[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|''More than Meets the Eye'']] series that the Insecticons receive bios actively referencing Shrapnel scheming to replace the overall Insecticon leader, Venom.
**Because Venom and the other deluxe Insecticons do not appear in the animated series, he does not fulfill that role for the cartoon. The cartoon tends to present the three Insecticons who do appear—Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback—as being fairly equal to one another, but when circumstances demand, Shrapnel serves as the leader of the group, speaking for the others and issuing instructions.
**It is Bombshell who receives the most attention on the show, as his creepy personality and mind-control powers hold more story potential. This, along with the occasional instance where he utters the "attack" order for the group, led to the belief in early online fandom that he was in charge of the team. That, in turn, has influenced some official media; it is implied he is seeking to usurp command of the Insecticons from Shrapnel in Dreamwave's comics books, and he is the spokesperson for the team in the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005]] and [[2019 IDW continuity|2019]] IDW continuities.
**Going by Tech Spec numbers, Kickback is the one with the highest rank, "7" in comparison to Bombshell and Shrapnel's "6". Though the original Kickback never displays leadership skills, his [[Kickback (FOC)|counterpart from the Aligned continuity]] is depicted as the leader of his universe's version of the Insecticons in his toy bio, and that bio would in turn be recycled for the original Kickback by the ''Transformers Legends'' mobile game. It's still influencing things years later, as ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Kickback (G1)#Legacy|Kickback]] was referred to as being the Insecticon leader in [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2021]].
*The exact meaning of the scene explaining the Insecticons' origin in the cartoon is not clear. Megatron says that the Insecticons' escape pod was launched "before [[Nemesis (G1)|our own ship]] crashed here millions of years ago". One might reasonably take this to mean that the Insecticons were aboard Megatron's ship; however, upon meeting Megatron a few scenes later, Shrapnel says to him "I don't know you", implying that they weren't aboard Megatron's ship. The summary of the episode in the [[production bible]] clarifies this, saying the pod "... was originally part of the Decepticon spacecraft that jettisoned away just before the Autobots and Decepticons crash landed on Earth".<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#072 Transformers Production Bible at Tfarchive.com]</ref> Guess Shrapnel was feeling conveniently forgetful-forgetful that day.
*The Insecticons' appearances in both ''The Movie'' and season 3 are the subject of much fan debate. In most cases, the Insecticons are specifically called for, by name, in the episode scripts, while the script for ''The Movie'' does not specifically call for them to be recreated by Unicron, indicating that it is the movie, rather than all subsequent material, that is at fault in its depiction of the fates of the characters. In an attempt to make some sense of things, many fans turn to the Insecticons' cloning abilities for a possible explanation, suggesting it is either clones that were transformed, or clones that are seen later. Neither theory really works: only the original three Insecticons are seen during the battle at Autobot City, and the Insecticon clones never display any sentience (as did the Insecticons on Astrotrain prior to being jettisoned, and the Insecticons that were shown later on). The idea does provide a cute [[fanon]] explanation for the seemingly-endless supply of [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, though.
*According to the data unlocked with their [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]], the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] have a connection to the Insecticons. What this connection is, however, is unknown.
*In the commentary for ''[[You Can Draw Transformers]]'', [[Simon Furman]] notes that the Insecticons have acid-secreting powers. This has yet to show up in any fiction.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Insectron''' (インセクトロン ''Insekutoron''), '''Insecticon''' (インセクティコン ''Insekutikon'')
*''Hebrew:'' '''Ḥereknikim''' (חרקניקים, "Insectniks")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Álcarovarok''' ("Decepticon-insects"), '''Rovarángok''' ("Insectarangs", animated movie's 1st dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Mini-Insector'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jīqì Kūnchóng''' (机器昆虫, "Machine Insects")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Insecticus''' (Brazil comic), '''Inseticons''' (Brazil comic)
*''Polish:'' '''Owadocony''' ("Insecticons", "The Movie")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Insecticons| Insecticon (G1)]]
[[Category:Timelines]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game subgroups]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

Cobra Commander

2025-06-09T21:18:38Z

SerpentorImperator:

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{{disambig2|the fictional character|the real-world comic series|Cobra Commander (comic)}}
[[File:CobraCommander-150.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Oh yeah. I went there.]]

Whether he's a renegade European scientist, the scion of [[Cobra-La|a bizarre ancient civilization]], or just a former used car salesman driven to the brink of insanity, '''Cobra Commander''' ''really'' hates [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. As the leader of the ruthless terrorist organization [[Cobra]], he frequently tries (and fails) to take over the world.

No matter what maniacal scheme he comes up with, be it raising an island from the sea to form his own independent nation, editing elementary school textbooks to read pro-Cobra or ''etching his face onto the moon with a laser'', G.I. Joe is there to try and stop him.

When fallen on hard times, he goes by the alias '''"Old Snake"'''. Cobra Commander's evil stretches across time; in some realities, the title is an inherited one, and other Cobra operatives such as [[Tomax and Xamot|Tomax]] or the [[Baroness]] will take up the mantle and become a new Cobra Commander.

{{quote|Who '''are''' you?}}
{{quote|The '''future'''.|[[Destro]] and Cobra Commander|"[[Cobra Commander issue 5|Cobra Commander #5]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Chris Latta]] (English), [[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (Japanese)|[[Bernd Simon]] (German), [[Éric Peter]] (European French), [[Lucas Cisneros]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Carlos Seidl]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:CC-OldSnake01.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Urban Cowboy/Terrorist]]
By the year [[2006]], the once mighty Cobra organization had apparently been defeated. Cobra Commander, now going by the alias "'''Old Snake'''", was left with little to do to pass the time but hire out his services as an independent contractor—''of terror''!

A mob boss named [[Victor Drath]] had hired Old Snake at least once in the past, and decided to hire him again to learn the secret of [[synthoid]] technology so that he might use it against the [[Autobot]]s. Snake took the job and used the synthoid technology to craft "human" bodies for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], then somehow transferred their minds inside them. Drath planned to then destroy the Autobots' now mindless robot bodies, but Old Snake dissuaded him, noting what excellent weapons they would make.

Eventually, the Autobots managed to return to their original Cybertronian bodies and Victor Drath and his gang were arrested. However, Snake managed to escape capture.

[[File:CC-OldSnake02.jpg|thumb|They don't make lozenges like they used to, either.]]
After watching Drath and his gang get hauled away, Old Snake walked into the sunset. He mused to himself that "they just don't make terrorists like they used to", and began shouting the old Cobra battlecry to the heavens, perhaps for old times' sake.

He was, unfortunately, cut short by a coughing fit. {{storylink|Only Human|Only Human}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
Finding that the fire in his belly had been reignited by his encounter with the Autobots, "Old Snake" decided to revive an old Cobra program to engineer the ultimate warrior by combining the greatest military leaders in Earth history into one being. Seeking to create a mechanical warrior rather than the organic one Cobra's last effort had produced, Old Snake located the discarded body of a deactivated Decepticon [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] to use for the project, but just as he got things underway, the [[Earth Defense Command]] disrupted the proceedings. Nevertheless, the project was success, and [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] was born—though he was not the loyal Cobra warrior Old Snake had hoped for, as EDC General [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] had inadvertently had a scan of his brainwaves added to the mix, making Serpent O.R. sympathetic to their cause. {{storylink|A Common Foe|''Wings Universe'' Serpent O.R. profile}}

====''Legends'' comic====
Having fallen in with the [[Concurrence]] by [[2021]], Old Snake infiltrated the [[Universal Peace Alliance]] disguised as [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]], the organization's chairman. As part of the Concurrence's plans to destroy the Autobots using [[plasma energy]], he ordered [[Shaoshao Li]] to bring back the plasma-mutated [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners from the [[Legends World]], claiming the Alliance wanted to keep them out of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s hands. {{storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}} The Concurrence's attempts to eliminate the real Spike were thwarted by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Goldbug]], so Old Snake declared that Goldbug had betrayed the Universal Peace Alliance and ordered the [[Throttlebot]]s to destroy him. When he brought the team to the Legends World, however, they refused his orders, and he was forced to retreat by Spike and Goldbug (now Bumblebee). {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 54|Bonus Edition Vol. 54}}

Old Snake next struck a deal with [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], who had recovered the Targetmaster [[Caliburst (G1)|Caliburst]], granting him a [[transtector]] body in exchange for the destruction of all Transformers in the Legends World. Unfortunately for him, the Decepticon was defeated. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 55|Bonus Edition Vol. 55}} When the Autobot [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] stole data containing evidence of Old Snake's facade, he declared them criminals and confronted them alongside [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]]. Hound grew suspicious when he couldn't back up his claims of their crimes, however, and ultimately realized he couldn't be the real Spike when he cold-bloodedly ordered the deaths of the Clones. A sonic beam from [[Fastlane]] then destroyed Old Snake's disguise and unveiled the truth, forcing him to flee. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 58|Bonus Edition Vol. 58}} Changing gears, he then brought over the rest of the Concurrence's forces to conquer the Legends World, starting by capturing [[Tera-Kura Co.]] and using synthoid technology to turn its owner, [[Megatron (BW)|Beast Megatron]], into their loyal servant. G1 Megatron managed to restore Beast Megatron to normal, however, and the Concurrence was sent fleeing by the two Megatrons. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 63|Bonus Edition Vol. 63}}

When Chairman Megatron announced he was going to leave the Legends World, President Megatron reminisced about their times together, such as when the older Megatron saved the younger from Old Snake. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]], Cobra Commander led Cobra to the successful conquest of Earth by 1984. When the Transformers awoke and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] tried to conquer Earth as well, Cobra thwarted him at every turn with the [[M.A.S.S. Device]]. Eventually, Megatron forged an alliance with the [[Sub-Atlantica]]ns, but they betrayed and turned him over to Cobra when Cobra threatened to invade Sub-Atlantica with genetically-modified aquatic soldiers. [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] subsequently took command of the Decepticon forces and abandoned Earth while Megatron, [[stasis lock]]ed into his gun alt-mode, became a trophy for Cobra Commander. The [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]] kept watch on this universe for a while due to the presence of a Cybertronian in human hands, but with multiple other areas of interest available, Cobra Commander was content to simply display Megatron as a trophy. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/13}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''====
[[File:Cobra Commander and Zartan-Blood on the Tracks.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|Whoa! Struck a nerve there, eh, little scrawn job?]]
On [[Cobra Island]], Cobra Commander berated [[Zartan]] for the careless actions of his [[Dreadnok]]s, which had revealed Cobra's interest in [[Power Station Alpha]] to G.I. Joe, and ordered him to send [[Zarana]] to retrieve the uncouth mercenaries. He feared that the incident had left him vulnerable to the manipulations of his would-be usurper, [[Serpentor]]. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} He was right to be concerned, as he was apparently deposed soon after by Serpentor, who took command of Cobra. {{storylink|Power Struggle}}
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:ZaranaCommander FinalTransformations.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|No it isn't!]]

Years later, Cobra Commander was back in charge of Cobra and had killed many potential traitors on [[Cobra Island]]. This left him with a staffing issue: [[Zarana]] was now the ''de facto'' second-in-command and he had to bring [[Doctor Mindbender]] ''back'' from the dead after killing him the first time. {{storylink|Realignments}} He had a very large vocabulary and loves insulting people, ''especially'' if they were Zarana! For all his alleged smarts, he was honestly surprised to learn [[Scarlett|long-standing G.I. Joe members]] aren't really defecting but just pretending so they can spy on him. {{storylink|Final Transformations}}

While the Commander was taking over [[Destro]]'s [[Silent Castle|shape-shifting castle]], a half-scrap [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] appeared (believing it was a Transformer). {{storylink|Unfoldings!}} Cobra Commander offered him a deal. Megatron shot up his castle. Cobra Commander then offered a ''better'' deal: a new body made by Doctor [[Sidney Biggles-Jones]] in exchange for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology. Megatron agreed {{storylink|Realignments}} and led him to the ''Ark'', which was transferred to [[Milleville]]. The partnership, however, was pretty crap from the Commander's point of view as Megatron cared barely a jot for things like secrecy and helping out against a G.I. Joe raid. Cobra Commander complained about this but had his hands full bringing [[Doctor Mindbender]] back from the dead to work for him again and then dealing with the aforementioned Joes. {{storylink|Goin' South}} {{storylink|Sucker Punch}}

He was unknowingly betrayed by both Biggles-Jones ''and'' Megatron: she secretly infected Megatron's new [[rail gun]] with a computer virus to disable it, and he discovered it, removed it and transferred it to the Cybertronian technology he gave to Cobra. {{storylink|Final Transformations}}

Not knowing about the virus, Cobra Commander tried to transfer all that junk back to base anyway.

[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] found out about this, and couldn't let the technology fall into Cobra hands just in case they ''could'' get something out of it, so he attacked the Cobra convoy. With all the equipment destroyed, an angry Cobra Commander ordered his men to capture and dissect the Autobot as a replacement. Having taken heavy damage from Cobra Detonators and unable to keep fighting, Hot Spot chose to self-destruct rather than let his body fall into the clutches of Cobra. {{storylink|All or Nothing!}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF1 CobraCommander.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Ooooh... shiny!]]
Following directions from [[Destro]], Cobra Commander and the [[Baroness]] unearthed an [[Ark (G1)|alien spaceship]] in 2003, before Cobra had made itself known to the world. Finding the ship full of [[Transformer|giant deactivated robots]], Cobra Commander ordered his troops to haul the aliens away and re-seal the craft. Cobra's scientists soon managed to reprogram the robots to be under their control, except for the one known as [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who was merely locked into the form of a gun and held at Cobra Commander's side. Cobra revealed themselves to the world some time later, when Cobra Commander led an attack on a peace summit in [[Washington, D.C.]] using his new "[[Battle Android Trooper]]s". {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}}

After the attack, the commander returned to [[Cobra Island]], where he forced Megatron to give him information on [[energon]] and noted a breach in Cobra's network security. He also greeted Destro when the arms dealer came to check up on Cobra's progress in reverse-engineering the alien technology. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Cobra Commander was less than pleased when Destro decided to muscle in on things and take the upcoming attack on the [[SPS Research Facility]] into his own hands. He soon had other things to worry about, however, as the Battle Android Troopers broke out of Cobra's reprogramming and the commander found himself face-to-face with a very unhappy [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}

[[File:Megatronddjoe.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|And what do we learn out of this? Don't F**K with MEGATRON!]]
Cobra Commander tried to defend himself using Megatron, who strictly refused to fight unless he was restored to his normal self. Realizing he had no other choice, the commander released Megatron and ran away while the [[Decepticon]] clashed with Optimus Prime. He made it to the island's shore, only to have [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] blow up his escape ship and attempt to capture him. Luckily, he was saved by [[Storm Shadow]] and his [[S.N.A.K.E.]] mech. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} The S.N.A.K.E. squad protecting Cobra Commander was then discovered and defeated by a different group of Autobots, forcing him to flee on foot while grumbling that he was going to need a new ninja. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} Eventually, he stumbled across [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], immobilized and with a grenade about to detonate in his eye socket. The robot struck a deal with Cobra Commander: If the human removed the grenade, Starscream would in turn take him off the island. The commander accepted his offer, and the two began a grudging partnership as they escaped to [[Florida]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

[[File:GIJoevsTFII 1 shutyourdamnmouth.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"With all due respect, shut your damn mouth." "And how much respect is that?" "Very little, actually."]]
Two years later, Cobra Commander had somehow turned this grudging partnership into something more pleasing for himself, as Starscream was now happily following his orders. After learning about the supercomputer [[Teletran 3]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], connected to Earth via a strange wormhole, Cobra Commander figured that the computer's [[teleportation]] technology would be invaluable to Cobra. He then traveled to [[Portugal]], where he convinced Destro to provide him with the financial support needed to hack the computer. When Cobra Commander and Destro were overseeing the process in their [[Boston]] facility the following day, they came under attack by G.I. Joe, and were suddenly sent to Cybertron when Cobra's wormhole computer malfunctioned. Cobra Commander wasted no time in ordering his troops to kill the Joes and steal Teletran 3, but was interrupted by the arrival of several Autobots and Decepticons. He mostly faded into the background after [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] called him imperious and Destro told him to shut up. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} When the whole affair was over, Cobra Commander argued with Destro some more and noticed that Starscream had fled, but he didn't really care about that. As it turned out, he had lined the jet's hull with plastic explosives, which later blew up as Starscream returned to the current Decepticon leader, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], killing them both. As a result, Cobra Commander finally brought peace back to Cybertron, a fact which probably would've annoyed the heck out of him if he had been aware. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

[[File:ArtofWar2 CobraCommander Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Oh yeah. Hitting a giant alien robot in the face with an ineffective weapon. There's no way this will end horribly.]]
Thanks to [[Zarana]] infiltrating [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]], Cobra Commander learned that US government had used Megatron's remains to create the "[[Serpentor|Serpent Organic Robot]]", a biological android imbued with the experience of the world's greatest tacticians and warriors. Cobra Commander naturally wanted Serpent O.R. on his side, and staged a massive attack on Area 52, distracting its defenses with an army of new Battle Android Troopers while he and [[Zartan]] sneaked in on a [[Buzz Boar]]. [[File:JoeTFDrKnox.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|DERP.]] After incapacitating [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], they freed Serpent O.R., only to learn that the android had retained some of Megatron's unpleasant memories of Cobra Commander, and definitely had no intention of being anyone's servant. While the commander had Zartan place a device on Serpent O.R.'s neck, they were quickly knocked out by his tentacles. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} After recovering, Cobra Commander cursed the day he found the Transformers, and was about to smash Bumblebee's face in with a lead pipe when G.I. Joe and some Autobots arrived and demanded answers. He briefly explained to them what he had come for, but was interrupted when Serpent O.R. reappeared and attacked everyone. While the Autobots and Joes were busy fighting back, Cobra Commander escaped with Zartan and Zarana. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

After returning to the Cobra [[Terrordrome]] in [[Siberia]], Cobra Commander worked with [[Knox|Doctor Knox]] to take control of Serpent O.R. using the device Zartan had planted on him. He happily claimed that with the power of a god, he wouldn't need any of his old underlings. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} The perfect chance soon came, as Serpent O.R. defeated Optimus Prime and stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]], transforming himself into the mighty "Serpentor Prime". Possessing the android's body, Cobra Commander killed two of his lieutenants, [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], while laughing at Serpent O.R. for being willing to give his power up. He soon came under attack by the Autobots and G.I. Joes he had met at Area 52, but took most of them out using Serpent O.R.'s tentacles, all the while bragging that he would conquer everything from the comfort of his lab and only regretting that he couldn't kill Megatron and Starscream personally. However, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] managed to rip his chestplate off, allowing [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] to absorb the power of the Matrix out of him. The power feedback reduced Serpentor Prime to a smoldering wreck and fried Cobra Commander's brain, leaving him an unresponsive vegetable in his control chair on Earth. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:DWTFJoe3 cobra commander matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I have the magical light ball of doom!]]
In [[1938]], Cobra Commander learned that an "ultimate weapon" was hidden on the [[Fera Islands]], and ordered [[Major Bludd]] to retrieve it. When the major returned with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and a number of [[Decepticon]]s in tow, Cobra Commander started wearing the relic on his person and allied himself with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], leader of the Decepticons. By the summer of [[1939]], Cobra and the Decepticons had conquered several [[Europe]]an nations, and the commander anticipated that the [[United States of America]] would soon make their move. [[Destro]] suggested that they withdraw a third of their forces to defend their headquarters on the Fera Islands, but Cobra Commander angrily dismissed his idea, as the US troops didn't even know where Cobra's base was located. {{storylink|The Line}}

A few hours later, a US [[G.I. Joe (team)|strike force]] airdropped near the Cobra base while Cobra Commander was busy inspecting his jewelry. After verbally assaulting Destro for practically everything he said, the commander dispatched [[Zartan]] and a squadron of [[Rattler]]s to deal with the attackers. {{storylink|Transformed}} Shortly afterwards, Megatron that the Decepticon-Cobra allliance was no longer of use to him, and tried to attack Cobra Commander. In response, the commander revealed that he could use the Matrix to harm Megatron, bringing the Decepticon leader to his knees. While he decided to spare Megatron for now, Cobra Commander warned him that if he ever rebelled again, he wouldn't be so lucky. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}}

[[File:Cobra Commander and Megatron-The Iron Fist.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Is it suicide if you use ''someone'' as the weapon?]]
As the enemy troops, now allied with the [[Autobot]]s, closed in on the Cobra [[Terrordrome]], Cobra Commander ordered Major Bludd to take the civilians and slaves in the area and use them as a human defense line. With the enemy unable to attack innocent people, the commander was free to pick them off using [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s cannon mode. As Shockwave fired on [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], Cobra Commander held a dramatic speech about how people once saw him as a madman just because he saw his own destiny as future ruler of the world... but now, anyone who stood against him would burn! {{storylink|Trenches}}

However, despite Cobra Commander's efforts, the enemy continued to advance. His troops were scattered, his slaves were rescued, and Shockwave broke down from overuse. When he tried to get Megatron's help, the Decepticon leader only mocked him. Shortly thereafter, Cobra Commander was caught in a rockslide caused by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], which crushed his legs. His pleas for help were ignored by Megatron, who instead transformed into gun mode and offered Cobra Commander a quick and easy way to end it all. The commander held Megatron to his head, but ultimately threw him away, unable to kill himself. The gun was quickly picked back up by [[Baroness]], who told Cobra Commander that while he had always loved power, he had never known what to do with it. She then finished the job by executing him. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

Some fifty years later, in 1986, Cobra Commander was back in action. On his base on [[Cobra Island]], he learned that an alien craft had crashlanded near [[Portland]], [[Oregon]], and dispatched a squad to retrieve it for Cobra. {{storylink|Targets of Opportunity}}

{{Unreleased TFGJ comic}}
Cobra Commander sent out his assassin, [[Firefly]], to track down and eliminate Snake-Eyes. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front|Divided Front #3}} At some point, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] found out about a "terrible secret" buried beneath Cobra Island, and threatened Cobra Commander's life in order to gain access to it. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front|Divided Front #5}}

{{note|The Cobra Commander seen in ''Divided Front'' is most likely a different person behind the mask, but as Dreamwave folded after only the first issue was published, any details remain unknown.}}

===''Lil Formers''===
Cobra Commander popped into a theatre to ask [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] if they wanted to do a cross-over. Unfortunately, the Decepticons were watching "[[w:Snakes on a Plane|Snakes on a Plane]]," and Cobra Commander's sudden appearance spooked them good. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===
[[File:AAII mount rushmore.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Is that Cobra or a Pac Man ghost?]]
By the 22nd century, Cobra Commander's face (or, rather, the visage of his mask) had been added to [[Mount Rushmore]]. We ''hope'' that doesn't mean he was a President. {{Storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} His likeness was used as a [[Halloween]] costume by a child in [[Detroit]]. {{Storylink|Along Came a Spider}}
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===''Kre-O cartoon''===
[[File:Kreo cobracommander.jpg|right|thumb]]
Cobra Commander helpfully pointed viewers to Kre-O's website. {{storylink|Carnival Face Off}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreoComic7 swindle hydra oldsnake.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Old Snake and [[Hydra (Animated)|Hydra]] bought bricks from [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:FCBD Once a man.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.0]]
Once, Cobra Commander was a man. He left behind his wife and [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|son]] for reasons unknown to become a terrorist mastermind. {{storylink|FCBD Funnies}} At the end of the 20th century, he recruited [[Destro]] into the ranks of Cobra by offering him a mountain of money and bespectacled babes. In exchange, Destro provided Cobra with exclusive access to cutting-edge weapons technology. {{storylink|Stick To Your Guns}} In his long history of global snake-themed terrorism, Cobra Commander was responsible for killing the parents of G.I. Joe markswoman [[Scarlett]], and the sister of Joe commando [[Snake-Eyes]]. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}} A wildly materialistic man, the Commander's private pursuits included completing a vast collection of every make of automobile known to man, which he kept in Cobra's temple base of [[Koh-Buru-Lah]].

[[File:TFvsJoe0 cobracommander and snakeyes.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1]]
This base was also home to Cobra's [[G.I.Rocket|Project Creeper]], which had just reached completion and was on the verge of being deployed when G.I. Joe arrived to crash Cobra's party. Mowing down Joes [[Zap (G.I. Joe)|Zap]], [[Short-Fuze]], and [[Shooter]], Cobra Commander boarded a [[Rattler]] piloted by the [[Baroness]] and took off to drop the plane's payload of "creeper bombs" on a major American city. Their escape was foiled when a revenge-hungry Scarlett crippled the Rattler with one of Cobra's own creeper grenades, entangling it in fast-growing vegetable matter, at which point Snake-Eyes, eager to win Scarlett's heart by claiming revenge for her, used a jetpack to land on the stricken plane. Just as Snake-Eyes sank his blade into the villain's heart, the Commander discharged his gun directly into Snake-Eyes's face. The plane was subsequently consumed in the detonation of its creeper bomb cargo, and Cobra Commander and the Baroness were believed dead by the Joes. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}}

In actuality, both survived the blast, though the Baroness was left heavily scarred, and Cobra Commander was rendered comatose, kept alive only by machines. Refashioning herself with the new identity of the "Serpentress", the Baroness worked with [[Destro]] to keep Cobra together, enshrining Cobra Commander's body and using it as a symbol to rally Cobra loyalists under her leadership. After a time, the pair grew fearful that he might one day awaken and their new positions of power would be lost to them, and resolved to use an extraterrestrial gun gifted to them by the alien god-king [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to kill the Commander for good. Upon removing his hood, however, they discovered that the body was merely one of his "Fred" body-doubles, and that the real Cobra Commander was still at large...
[[File:Pax Megatronus cobra's last supper.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|Ain't no last supper like a Cobra last supper!]]

Hey, do you think that was him who broke some prisoners out of [[Blackwater Prison]]? You do? Okay. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

That <s>unidenfitied</s> Commander went with his freed allies to the Arctic, where the mercenary [[Kwinn]] led them to the resting place of the monstrous [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]], god of the Cobra cult! Lamenting that Cobra was working with the Transformers, the villain woke the beast up in the hope of turning things around. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} As an extra treat, his long-abandoned son Billy showed up with a half-dead Snake-Eyes to kill! The Commander was pleased with that, but let Koh-Buru-Lah kill Billy anyway since he had the "stink" of Transformers on him. It turned out Snake-Eyes was playing possum and sprang to life before his mask could be removed. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}

After Cybertron had collided with Earth, Koh-Buru-Lah carried Cobra Commander and his retinue to the metallic planet via one of its mega-mountains. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}}

Seeking to put his house in order, Cobra Commander visited the [[Terrordrome]]s erected across Cybertron and reclaimed them one by one. When he reunited with the Baroness he convinced her to let him rule once again before both revealed their faces and made love. During the final battle for Earth's sun, Cobra Commander approached Megatron, fighting against the effects of the [[G.I.Rocket|green bombs]] and bargained the kill code in exchange for rulership over [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

After having his mask stolen by a [[U.S.7]] beast, Snake-Eyes presented the Commander with his old mask before he was confronted by Billy. Though the Commander quickly defeated his wayward son, Snake-Eyes remotely triggered the mask's plastic explosives, killing Cobra Commander. As his heir, Billy inherited the Commander's promised Mars. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{MainIDW|Cobra Commander}}
[[File:StrangeVisitors-TheNewMe.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1]]

The mantle of "Cobra Commander" has been passed down through the ages from one Commander to their successor; the head of an ancient conspiracy centuries in the making. In the aftermath of [[Surge (event)|Megatron's invasion of Earth]] and the departure of the Transformers, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] became aware of the existence of Cobra and its leader, {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} leading to a years-long war that saw the death of the current Commander. {{istorylink|Rattler}} The next Cobra Commander, a man named [[Krake]], would go on to conquer [[Nanzhao]], leading to the deployment of nuclear weaponry and the country's subsequent annihilation. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

Five years later, [[Tomax and Xamot|Tomax Paoli]] would oust Krake from leadership and go on to bring Cobra out of the shadows, reforming the ancient conspiracy into an outwardly legitimate security firm with humanitarian ties. Under his leadership, Cobra would keep the peace in the Eastern European nation of [[Schleteva]] during its war against [[Galibi]], but his brief reign ultimately collapsed after G.I. Joe managed to bring down Cobra from the inside. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}

By the time [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] annexed Earth, several years later, Cobra had collapsed and its many Commanders had been largely forgotten. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

The disgraced Tomax would fall in with [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]]'s new [[Iron Ring]]; despite his disgust for Tomax's weak leadership, Ironblood and [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]] entrusted him and [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] with a mission to [[San Francisco]]. Tomax would briefly don his old suit at the behest of Garrison Kreiger during a battle against the "Revolutionaries". It didn't work out too well and Tomax was taken into custody. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

Around the same time, the [[Baroness]] began working to properly rebuild Cobra; after escaping G.I. Joe custody with the help of several "[[Cobranarchist]]s", she assumed the title of Cobra Commander and absorbed the forces of [[V.E.N.O.M.]] into her organization in the process. She had her minions raid museums in pursuit of antediluvian artifacts, {{storylink|G.I. Joe: First Strike}} while melting the polar ice in pursuit of a similar goal. {{storylink|M.A.S.K.: First Strike}}

[[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] eventually produced a [[Last Laugh: The Life and Death of Chuckles|biopic]] based on Chuckles's final encounter with G.I. Joe's original Cobra Commander. The Seeker made a few... errors with regards to aspects of the various Commanders. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

All decked out in their Cobra Commander outfits, Tomax, Krake and the Baroness attended the meeting within [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to discuss the threat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}
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===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===
Cobra Commander led his troops in a battle against G.I. Joe {{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 1|Aw Yeah Revolution! #1}} before Optimus Prime and [[Baron Karza]] came tumbling out of a portal from [[Microspace]]. After the Baron helped Cobra defeat Optimus, he was granted co-leadership of Cobra. When the Prime's allies followed, Cobra Commander ordered his troops to fire on them before [[Rom]] towed Optimus out of the range of Cobra's control frequency. Destro then seized the [[Orbsah Gem]] prompting the Commander to declare victory for Cobra before the [[Autobot]]s arrived. {{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 3|Aw Yeah Revolution! #3}}

===When Worlds Collide===
Along with Megatron, Cobra Commander stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]], being chased across various worlds by the Autobots and meeting several dastardly allies. The two, along with their legion of doom, were ready to make a stand against the Autobots and their own allies before the two kids imagining the whole thing were called away to diner. While angry at first, the sight of puppies convinced Cobra Commander to let it go. {{storylink|When Worlds Collide}}

===Energon Universe===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Cobra Commander issue 1|Cobra Commander #1}} {{storylink|Cobra Commander issue 2|Cobra Commander #2}}}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Hub-CobraPaloozaMegatronAThon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Next week, [[Batman]] is coming. Prepare for his downfall.]]
While promoting repeat marathons of their television series, Cobra Commander and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] carried on an argument regarding world domination. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1|Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:Only Human Old Snake Card.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|[[Solid Snake|He's no hero. Never was. Never will be]].]]

Old Snake came to Victor Drath's assistance, using technology to trap four Autobots in synthoid bodies, and using the discarded shells in an attempt to destroy Autobot City. Though the plan was foiled, Old Snake managed to make an escape, though his attempt at his old battle cry was cut short by a coughing fit. {{storylink|Only Human (Legends)|Only Human}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
'''[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundwave]] [[HISS tank|H.I.S.S.]]'''
[[File:Cobra Cobra-Commander EarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.00|What do you mean a [[Viper (CW)|living Cobra Rattler]] is more important to the story than me?!]]

Cobra Commander is the [[Cobra]] partner of Soundwave {{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

Cobra Commander brokered a deal with the Decepticons to repair Soundwave as a H.I.S.S. Tank after being blown up by G.I. Joe and the Autobots.

*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Ability: G.I. Joe Command''' - Follow Cobra's command! Aim at a defence and the H.I.S.S. Tank will deal some damage. Defences in the area receive 20% (2-Stars) / 30% (3-Stars) / 40% (4-Stars) more damage and get prioritized by all bots for 3.5 seconds.
**'''Cost''': 5 ability points, +3 for reuses.

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==Toys==
{{Note|This character has many other toys that are not connected to ''Transformers''. See the external link to yojoe.com for more information.}}
===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
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[[File:StarscreamSkystriker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"'Evil scheme' is quite literally my middle name! It's Slovenian!"]]
*'''Starscream Sky Striker (XP-21F) with Cobra Commander''' ([[2011]])
**''Accessories:'' Helmet, harness, parachute pack, leg straps, Megatron gun, display stand

: An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011, this flight-suited Cobra Commander action figure is a combination of redecoed parts from existing ''G.I. Joe'' figures; namely, the head (and helmet) of the 2008 ''25th Anniversary'' "DVD Battles" set 5 Cobra Commander, the torso and waist of the 2009 ''Resolute'' box set [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], the upper legs of 2008's ''25th Anniversary'' [[Ace (G.I. Joe)|Capt. Ace]], and the arms, lower legs, and feet of the 2011 ''Pursuit of Cobra'' Skydive.

: Cobra Commander features a removable helmet and parachute pack, along with a tiny gun-mode [[Megatron (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Megatron]] to wield. He was available only with [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Starscream]], a [[redeco]] of the 2011 ''G.I. Joe'' [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Sky Striker]], whose cockpit he can sit inside.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/11/cobracommander47.shtml More information on Cobra Commander (v47) at YoJoe.com]''

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[[File:Oldsnake Bat Pack TFCCPhoto.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I can never tell you two apart!" ''"Ow!"'' "''There!'' Now you're the one with the ''fork'' stuck in your eye!!"]]
*'''Old Snake with Advanced Stealth B.A.T. Duo''' ([[2015]])
**''Accessories:'' Pistol, backpack, 2 energon cubes, display stand

:Released exclusively to both the Transformers and G.I. Joe Collectors Club stores, '''Old Snake''' is a figure based on his appearance in the original ''Transformers'' cartoon. He is made using the same head as the above Cobra Commander (with a glued-on Collectors' Club 2013 exclusive [[Muskrat]] hat), the torso, waist, and arms of 2009's ''The Rise of Cobra'' wave one [[Storm Shadow]], and the legs of that toyline's "G.I. Joe Rescue Mission" multipack version of [[Snake-Eyes]]. He comes with ''Joe''-compatible pistol and backpack accessories, as well as two energon cubes.

:Also included in the set is a pair of [[Battle Android Trooper#TCC2015|Advanced Stealth B.A.T.]]s.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/15/oldsnake.shtml More information on Old Snake at YoJoe.com]''

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[[File:Ninja Force Cobra Commander toy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2|"We'll ''BLOW UP THE OCEAN!''"]]
*'''G.I. Joe featuring Ninja Force and Transformers''' ([[2017]])
**''Accessories:'' Megatron gun, saber, pistol, belt, display stand

:Another exclusive to the Transformers and G.I. Joe club stores, this Cobra Commander was included as part of the "G.I. Joe featuring Ninja Force and Transformers" box set, referencing the events of the [[G.I. Joe (comic)|''Generation 2'' story arc]]. This time he's constructed from a number of figures from the ''25th Anniversary'' line – the head from 2007's single carded Cobra Commander, the legs of the Cobra Commander included in the 2007 Cobra Battle Pack #1, the torso and waist of the 2008 [[Crimson Guard]], and the legs of the 2008 comic pack Red Star – as well as the arms of the 2011 ''Renegades'' Cobra Commander. He is armed with a pistol and a snake-handled saber, as well as another gun mode Megatron.

:Also included in the box set were the ''Joe'' figures [[Scarlett#NinjaForce|Ninja Force: Scarlett]] and [[Sidney Biggles-Jones#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Dr. Sidney Biggles-Jones]], the Transformers [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Ratbat]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#ClubCrossover|Megatron]], a figurine of [[Blackcat (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Autobot Black Cat]], and accessories of [[Toaster#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Autobot Toaster]] and three [[Crusticon#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Crusticon]]s.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/17/cobracommander55.shtml More information on Cobra Commander (v55) at YoJoe.com]''
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==Merchandise==
===''The Loyal Subjects''===
*'''Starscream X Cobra Commander''' (2014)
**''Accessories'': Gun

:Exclusive to Newbury Comics stores, this two pack includes Starscream and Cobra Commander which have negligible changes from their individual releases. Despite the pairing of these two characters is undoubtedly a nod to their [[Chris Latta|shared voice actor]], the packing makes no reference to this. The set was limited to 1000 pieces.
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===Kidrobot===
[[File:Kidrobot GIJoe Enamel Pin Series.jpg|thumb|250px|"THE MERE ''SIGHT'' OF YOU MAKES ME WANT TO ''RETCH''!"]]
====Enamel Pin Series====
*'''Cobra Commander''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 20
:Released by [[Kidrobot]] in their Enamel Pin Series, this is a flat, enamel pin badge of Cobra Commander inspired by the art of [[Tom Scioli]]'s ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', albeit with [[Super deformed|cutesy proportions]]. He is depicted in his hooded look, as seen on his return to the comic in "[[Pax Megatronus]]". The pin series was [[Blindpacking|blindboxed]], with some pins being rarer than others.
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====Vinyl Mini Series====
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Cobra Commander mini.jpg|thumb|upright=1|"Oh, CRAP! I forgot my Price Style Plus Card!"]]
*'''Cobra Commander''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 2 in 24
:The same character design was reused for the Vinyl Mini Series, with Cobra Commander receiving a three-inch tall, blindboxed figurine retaining the vibrant colours and exaggerated proportions. Cobra Commander featured articulation in each shoulder.
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====Medium Figure Series====
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Cobra Commander medium.jpg|thumb|upright=1|"SHUT IT! PIZZA CAN'T ''TALK''!"]]
*'''Cobra Commander''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:This "art figure" of Cobra Commander, released in the Medium Figure Series, followed the same design, now blown up to seven inches; some painted-on details of his smaller incarnation, like his sash, boots, and epaulettes were now rendered as part of the sculpt. In addition to articulated shoulders, the Commander now also featured a turning head.

:Unlike the rest of Kidrobot's ''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' line, the Medium Figure Series were sold in open-faced boxes.
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[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Cobra Commander medium exclusive.jpg|thumb|upright=1|"FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC!"]]
*'''Cobra Commander''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:Released at the same time as the standard version, this variant of Cobra Commander was limited to 200 pieces and exclusive to the Kidrobot online store. The Commander is now decoed in predominantly dark grey; while this scheme never actually appeared in the comic, it ''has'' been a classic palette swap for him since 1993.
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====Vinyl Keychain Series====
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Cobra Commander keychain.jpg|thumb|upright=1|"HEY, KID! WANNA SMOKE SOME CANDY WITH ME?!"]]
*'''Cobra Commander''' ([[December 1]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 3 in 24
:Cobra Commander was also released as part of the once again blindboxed Vinyl Keychain Series, now standing at about one to two inches. He included a keychain molded into his head and, due to his small scale, did not feature any articulation.
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===''Pop!''===
[[File:Funko Pop Mystery Box Optimus Prime Cobra Commander.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"WHAT KIND OF POWER-UP IS '''MOIST BEAM''?!"]]
*'''Funko Mystery Box: Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''' (Giftset, 2021)
**''ID number:'' '''47'''

:Released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment and available only as part of a GameStop exclusive giftset, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''Pop!'' Cobra Commander is a super deformed vinyl figure and comes [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]] inside a ''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''-themed lunch box alongside a ''Pop!'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Pop!|Optimus Prime]] figure, a Decepticon logo decal, a Cobra logo keychain, and a set of four pins of Cobra Commander, Optimus Prime, [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Pop!|Megatron]] and [[Duke (G.I. Joe)#Pop!|Duke]].

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==Notes==
[[File:OnlyHumanJap1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

*Cobra Commander has been played by several ''Transformers'' voice actors, including [[Chris Latta]], [[Michael Dobson]], [[Charlie Adler]], [[Frank Todaro]] (all of whom have played versions of [[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]]), [[Scott McNeil]], [[Marc Thompson]] and [[Keith Silverstein]].
*In publicity artwork for the episode "[[Only Human]]" published in ''[[TV Magazine]]'', "Old Snake" can be seen ominously commanding several Cobra [[Rattler]]s and F.A.N.G.s. However, such vehicles do not appear in the actual episode.
*As "Old Snake", Cobra Commander appears in a [[super deformed]] [http://www.tfarchive.com/cartoons/japanese/pioneer/SDLDpostmovie.jpg cross-faction art piece] by [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]], packaged with [[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer]]'s LaserDisc collection of ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Transformers 2010]]''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Snake''' (スネーク ''Sunēku''), '''Cobra Commander''' (コブラコマンダー ''Kobura Komandā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yǎnjìngshé Zhǐhuīguān''' (眼镜蛇指挥官, "Cobra Commander")
*''Polish:'' '''Komandor Cobra''' ("Commander Cobra"), '''Komandor Cobry''' ("Commander of Cobra"), '''Dowódca Cobry''' ("Cobra Commander"), '''Przywódca Cobry''', '''Wódz Cobry''' ("Cobra Leader"), '''Komendant Cobra''' ("Cobra Commandant"), '''Cobra'''

==External links==
*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/82/cobracommander.shtml Cobra Commander at Yojoe.com]

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Dark Awakening (episode)

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{{disambig2|the cartoon episode|the mobile game event|Dark Awakening (Legends)}}
{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|series2=2010
|ep=73
|ep2=8
|prev2=Starscream's Ghost
|next2=Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)
|image=Optimusg1zombie.jpg
|caption=Yeah, let ''this'' be how the kids remember their hero.
|title="Dark Awakening"
|season=3
|season ep=8
|production code=700-93
|airdate=[[October 1]], [[1986]]
|written by=[[Antoni Zalewski]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOFKJPQUKRw
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''Optimus Prime is revived as a zombie by Quintessons.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:G1-screencap darkawakening Optimus empty tomb.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Don't you hate when your stuff goes missing?]]
On the run from [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]], [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] try the old "detonate three-quarters of the ship" trick to lose their pursuers. What's left of the ship can't support human life for long, however, so they take refuge on board the nearby [[Autobot Mausoleum]], an interstellar tomb containing many of their deceased comrades, most notably the venerated [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]].

While exploring by himself, Daniel is stuck in a dark room with robot corpses and gets appropriately creeped out... particularly when he sees what looks like the fully animated form of Optimus Prime. When he finds the others he swears he has seen Optimus Prime alive. To satisfy his curiosity and against the opinions of the other Autobots, Rodimus opens Prime's tomb, only to find it empty. However, they cannot investigate further because the Decepticons have followed them inside and attack them (turns out Galvatron has wised up to the detonate-three-quarters thing.) The fierce battle that follows appears lost for the Autobots, when suddenly they are saved by none other than Optimus Prime. With their ranks bolstered by the mighty warrior's firepower, they quickly drive the freaked out Decepticons into retreat.

[[File:OptimusMatrixAwakening.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Uh uh. Nope. Had it. Done with it.]]
The Autobots are amazed and confused at Prime's presence. Optimus can give them no explanation to his apparent resurrection, just the typical near-death experience of seeing darkness and then a light at the end of the tunnel. Rodimus Prime eagerly (too eagerly) returns the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to him, despite Prime's bizarre behavior and damaged appearance, and against the advice of Kup and Ultra Magnus. Without the Matrix inside him, Rodimus reverts to Hot Rod and declares, "Let's party!" Optimus evidently has other plans and attacks the Autobots and sets the auto-destruct sequence to the mausoleum ship. He then departs and leaves the others stranded.

After returning to Cybertron, Optimus informs the [[Autobot]]s that Rodimus and the others were killed by the Quintessons. This puts everyone in a pretty bad mood ([[Springer (G1)|Springer]] swears vengeance - particularly for Arcee - while [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] spends at least a minute stomping and thumping his tail). Optimus re-assumes command and orders an all-out attack on a supposed Quintesson base.

[[File:G1-screencap DarkAwakening Quintessons missiles.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Our budget only ran to six missiles.]]
Hot Rod and his group manage to escape, mere moments before the mausoleum ship plunges into a star and explodes. They return to Cybertron, but find nobody around but the Dinobots. Turns out most of the Autobots have left to attack the Quintessons. They pursue their friends in their own ship, but arrive to find the [[Autobot fleet]] already being decimated by Quintesson missile fire. Their frantic calls to stop the attack are dismissed by Optimus as Quintesson tricks.

Hot Rod and the others finally manage to board the lead ship, and the former Rodimus goes "Optimus hunting" after his [[zombie|zombified]] mentor. When the two meet, Optimus starts to pound on Hot Rod, but as he's kicking Hot Rod's tailpipe he begs Hot Rod to defeat him.

[[File:Zombiesmatrixmakesmetoostrong.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|And that's for getting me killed!]]
Fighting against both Hot Rod and himself, Optimus flashes back to his own reanimation at the hands of the Quintessons, who stole his corpse and reanimated it with their own evil programming to lead all Autobots into a trap.
Optimus is nothing more than a "robotic zombie", combined with "lingering remnants" of his personality and memories. Hot Rod puts up a brave fight in a moment of compassion trying to help Optimus, Hot Rod is physically overcome by Optimus, but the influence of the Matrix allows Prime to overcome the Quintessons' programming. Ending the fight, Optimus returns the Matrix to Hot Rod's chest cavity, restoring him to his status as Rodimus Prime.
As Optimus Prime takes his leave, the other Autobots find their battered leader and inform him that the equally battered ship is being evacuated.

Optimus Prime takes control of the ship, and orders the Autobot fleet away from the Quintesson trap.

As the stunned Quintessons watch, the Autobot fleet escapes. Optimus's final act is to pilot the Autobot flagship into the trigger zone of the Quintesson trap; ensuring the safety of the retreating Autobot ships and craft.
Closing the distance piloting the command ship, Optimus Prime suffers horrendous damage as the Quintessons bombard the ship with missile fire and explosions and flames erupt from various points in the command ship on top of the battle damage Optimus had incurred previously from his fight with Hot Rod; losing an arm namely.

With a massive explosion, the solar system is destroyed.
As Kup bids his old friend farewell and the other Autobots mourn their lost leader a second time, Magnus remarks that the nova will be Optimus's memorial. Rodimus doubts he'll be the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] that Optimus Prime was, but vows to try.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (3)
*[[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] (9)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (11)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (14)
*[[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] (15)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (16)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (17)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (18)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (19)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (20)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (21)
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (22)
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] (23)
*[[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] (24)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (25)
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (26)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (27)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (28)
|c2=
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (4)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (5)
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] (6)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (8)
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (12)
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (13)
|c3=
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (1)
*[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (10)
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*[[Quintesson]]s (7)
}}

==Quotes==
"Great. What'll Daniel and I do when the air runs out?" 
"Basically you'll have two choices: suffocate, or smother."
:—As '''Spike''' wonders about the limited oxygen for the first time in life in the Autobot life pod, '''Rodimus Prime''' takes "deadpan" to a whole new level.

"How convenient, Rodimus! We can lay your wreckage beside that of your mentor!"
:—'''Galvatron''' wants to add insult to injury.

"Decepticons... leave this place... or die!"
:— For just one brief chill-bump moment, '''Optimus Prime''' is back.

"Hey, he's here, he's back, and who cares how!" 
"Must... complete... plan..." ''Optimus abruptly walks offscreen.'' 
"Yeah! What's the plan?"
:—'''Rodimus''' misses some critical clues from '''Optimus Prime'''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> behavior.

'''Arcee''': Sludge! Snarl! Oh, are we glad to see you. 
'''Sludge''': Me Sludge not glad to see ''you''. 
'''Snarl''': You all dead! Rarrr! 
'''Sludge''': ...Maybe ''we'' dead.
:—Arcee freaks out the Dinobots.

'''Kup''': Where is everybody? 
'''Sludge''': All go smash Quintessons. 
'''Ultra Magnus''': Quintessons? What have Quintessons got to do with any of this? 
'''Snarl''': They kill you! Optimus Prime say so! ...Uh-oh. Something not right.
:—The Dinobots start to comprehend that all is not well.

"This won't even be a war." 
"Merely an exercise in... extermination."
:—The '''Quintessons''' nonchalantly slaughter the Autobot fleet

"Not a game! ...Matrix makes me ''too strong''!" 
"Now ''there's'' a unique complaint!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' wails on '''Hot Rod''', who takes it in stride

"Monsters... they made me a weapon, to destroy the very ones I loved in life. But you will save them... Rodimus Prime."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' hands over the Matrix.

"I don't know if I'll ever be the leader that you were, but for sure... I'm gonna try. So long... Prime."
:—'''Rodimus''' gives a eulogy in his own inimitable fashion.

==Season 5==
{{note|When this episode was rebroadcast in [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5|the fifth season]] of ''The Transformers'', it contained new bookending segments with original story material.}}
[[File:TommyInterviewsPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
[[Tommy Kennedy|Tommy]] and [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] meet in the barren wasteland where Tommy, apparently a reporter for [[Autobot City News]], asks to interview Prime. Tommy asks for the inside scoop on how Prime came back from the dead. Prime recalls how it all began...

{{bigquote|Okay, what would you like me to tell you?}}
{{bigquote|Tell us the real scoop! The behind the scenes, super secret story of how '''you''' came back from the dead!}}

:''22 minutes later...''

{{bigquote|You said you were going to tell me how you were brought back to life and instead you tell me a story where you weren't ''really'' brought back to life at all! And even if you ''were'', you'd be dead again by now!}}

Tommy is furious, accusing Prime of dodging the question and not telling him how he ''really'' cheated death. Prime informs him that there's "more than meets the eye" to this story. In fact, the story has only just begun. Tommy stops him, as his recorder has run out of tape. Tommy and Prime then blast off into outer space to... go to the store to buy more tape. Okay.
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==Notes==
===Production information===
*Dialogue recording: 29th May 1986
*This episode originally aired early in season 3, but was strategically re-aired in February 1987 to promote the broadcast of "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of Optimus Prime]]." The rerun featured new closing narration from [[Victor Caroli]] added to the final scene: "But is this really the end of Optimus Prime? Find out in tomorrow's exciting episode, 'The Return of Optimus Prime!'" Caroli's line replaced the original final line of the episode, delivered by Rodimus: "So long, Prime." The original version was released on VHS by [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]], but when the company released the episode on DVD, the altered ending was the only one included. Observing the frustration this caused among American fans, DVD consultant [[Chris McFeely]] helped ensure the restoration of the original ending for the [[Metrodome]] DVD release of the episode, with the alternate ending included as an easter egg. The original ending is also the version featured on the [[Shout! Factory]] DVD sets, but when Hasbro put the episode up on YouTube in 2021, the altered version was used.

===Continuity notes===
*Galvatron still has some degree of alliance with the Quintessons, despite their betrayal in "Five Faces of Darkness". (Of course, it's leading to ''another'' betrayal, as the Quintessons are presumably luring him and the Autobots to zombie Optimus's trap.)
*As an episode built around the events of the animated movie, Galvatron's order to examine the debris of the destroyed Autobot ship is almost certainly a callback to the last time he blew up an Autobot vessel from afar - he's wised up to the Autobots' "detonate three quarters of the ship" trick!
*Kup alludes to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] when Daniel asks about Optimus Prime's inclusion in the Mausoleum.
*The Autobot Mausoleum includes the Veil of Remembrance, a "memorial to the Autobot heroes whose chassis and servos rest here". Optimus Prime's tomb rested in a burial chamber on the other side of it.
*Besides Optimus, the interred Autobots whose names are read off by Daniel are [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]], [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]], [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]], and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]. The first three were killed off in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', all in the same scene, in fact. This is the first time we learn of Huffer's death, however. The absence of [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (also killed off in the same scene) has led to joking fandom speculation that he must have survived getting shot in the shoulder (bolstered by his and Huffer's animation-error appearance in "[[Carnage in C-Minor]]"). [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]'s bodies weren't even mentioned, despite their offscreen deaths in the movie.
[[File:DarkAwakening dead Autobot.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*The dead Autobot that nearly squashes Daniel isn't Ironhide, but follows his general design pattern: rounded head helmet, boxy torso with a front window chest. The details are off, though, and of course he's got a totally different color scheme (mostly gray, with an olive green chest).
*Cyclonus pulls his gun out of thin air during the fight on the mausoleum; it simply appears in his hand in a flash of light, another instance supporting the fan-theories of "subspace" and the like.
*Arcee suffers an "exo-structure" wound.
*Springer reacts pointedly to the supposed death of Arcee, continuing the romantic overtones between them that first showed up back in "Five Faces of Darkness".
*The ship Optimus Prime takes command of is the [[Autobot Flagship|Flagship]] of the Autobot Fleet, with the bridge being called its Command Center. Do we see the ship before or again? Iunno.
*The Quintessons propose and enact an "anticipatory snicker of triumph", recalling their celebratory chuckle from "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3]]".
*Later, the Quintessons repeat the "perhaps we should seek some cover / no, place your faith in our defense systems" exchange from "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2]]".
*The Autobot fleet shown in this episode is weird. Character models for the Aerialbots, Powerglide, and Skyfire are used to pad out the fleet's ranks and many of these "ships" are shown getting annihilated by the Quintessons.
*The ship Hot Rod, Ultra Magnus, et al. take to get to the Autobot Flagship is an Interceptor called [[Intercept-One]].
*Daniel wears his [[exosuit]] from the movie while aboard Intercept-One, which protects him from the vacuum of space when the ship gets blown up.

===Real-world references===
[[File:Autobot shuttle lifepod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*Writer Antoni Zalewski recycled his own work for the opening scene of this episode, which is copied almost note-for-note from the 1985 "Ghost Ship" episode of ''The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians''. The parallels include a pursuit through space, launching an escape pod ("We turned the cockpit into an escape ship just in time!"), right up to Spike's verbatim quote "It's the size of... Manhattan!"
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**The ''Star Wars'' effects are of a much higher fidelity of sound than the rest of the episode's effects, music and voiceovers, sitting higher in the mix and sounding rather out of place. Some are mixed to the point of being unidentifiable.
**A long [[X-wing Fighter|X-Wing]] whine - from the Rebel squads approaching the [[Death Star]] - is heard in the opening shot as the Autobot ship flies past camera.
**As the Decepticons launch torpedos, sounds from one of the firefights on the Death Star can be heard.
**The whine of Luke's X-Wing about to crash on Dagobah (a rare use of a sound effect from ''Empire'') plays as the Mausoleum approaches the sun; the sound of branches hitting the fighter's canopy can still be heard.
**Death Star superlaser as the Autobots escape from the Mausoleum.
**X-Wing engine whine as the Quintesson asteroid-ship moves into firing position.
*Also regarding sound effect reuse: the sudden electric crackling noise that accompanies our first look at the zombie Optimus Prime was reused from the very beginning of Unicron's transformation in the animated movie.

===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:DarkAwakening Magnus hands.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Don't look at me either. I had my shot. I'm out.]]
[[File:DarkAwakening-Springer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*An AKOM episode. Watch for off-model characters including:
**Rodimus and Galvatron are both consistently colored using outdated color models; Rodimus's shoulder indentations are red instead of white, his pelvis-windshield details are white instead of light burgundy, and his gun is red instead of black, while Galvatron has pale purple "underpants."
**Movie characters have colored mouths, such as Ultra Magnus with a red mouth, Cyclonus with purple, Blurr with blue and Springer with green.
**Optimus's running light rims are white, and the lights themselves are red, rather than vice versa; his backpack is white instead of red.
**The top part of Ultra Magnus' back is sometimes colored grey when it should be red (such as when he shoots at Galvatron).
*Coloring errors:
**In the first shot of the Decepticon mothership shooting at the Autobot shuttle, one of the two Sweeps flying alongside it is colored all white.
**"They're getting away!" - Cyclonus's jet windows are colored white instead of orange.
**As Rodimus delivers the "I'd hoped never to see it again" line, Kup's eyes are gray and the triangles below them blue, rather than the other way around.
**Rodimus's eyes flash blue-gray-blue as he details the location of Optimus's tomb.
**After driving the Decepticons off, Optimus walks up to the Autobots and the left side of his helmet is grey instead of blue.
**Right after Optimus Prime shoots Hot Rod, Kup, Arcee, Daniel and Spike, the top of his helmet is colored gray.
**As Optimus walks up to Hot Rod, his Autobot symbol is grey instead of red.
**Just before Optimus' flashback, his crotch piece and lower legs are dark grey instead of blue.
**When Rodimus tosses him, Optimus' face is entirely colored in blue. As he lands, the top of Optimus' helmet is grey.
*As the "torpedos" close in on the Autobot ship, it's suddenly no longer in the asteroid field, but in open space.
*The life pod's engine-roar sound effect flies past the camera long before the ship itself does.
*After they blow up the Autobot ship, a shot of the Decepticons flying shows their group to contain a 1984 Seeker design with Dirge's color-scheme. Thrust and Dirge are also flying alongside the ship - the first and only time they've been shown to be space flight capable. The Decepticon ship isn't all that much bigger than the Decepticons around it, either.
*As the Decepticon ship turns to intercept, the squad of Decepticons are no longer flying alongside it.
*The mausoleum first appears floating in empty open space, but as the Autobots approach it, it's suddenly got asteroids and a red sun nearby.
*As they approach the Mausoleum in their ship, the Autobots keep changing positions between shots. First Kup is up front on the right, then he's behind Rodimus on the left, then Rodimus is in the back right with Kup in front of him. Arcee moves from the front right to the back left, then back to the front right again.
**Also during the approach, the seats at the front of the ship appear and disappear between shots.
***''Also'' during the approach, the large door with the Autobot symbol has a grey frame around it (with parts that overlap the right and left sides), but when it opens, the frame is gone.
*As he walks up behind Daniel, Optimus is supposed to be obscured by darkness - but since the animation portrays the scene as not really dark at all, Optimus simply ''appears out of thin air'' when Daniel turns the lights back on.
**Also, he's covered with cobwebs, as if he's been standing immobile in one spot for ages, even though he was just walking around. Some of them even connect to the wall behind and above him! The cobwebs are gone in a closeup view in the very next shot. (Dare we even ''ask'' how there are ''spiders'' inside a Cybertronian tomb in space? What are they eating?)
*In that first closeup shot, Optimus has a much more damaged look (both his chest windows are broken, showing internal circuitry; his mouthplate is broken; and the overall look of the chest area is more worn out. For the remainder of the episode, he is drawn with the damaged look from the movie.
*After discovering Optimus's empty tomb, the Autobots are apparently supposed to be reacting to some sound, indicating the Decepticons' arrival - but there's no such sound. They just all turn at once in response to nothing.
*Rodimus is missing his spoiler after yelling "Take cover!"
*When Cyclonus shoots Arcee, the blast comes from WAY too low to be from the gun, coming instead from his third knuckle.
*When Optimus shoots at the Decepticons, Galvatron's Decepticon logo is missing its "eyes."
*Cyclonus steals Galvatron's cannon sound effect as he drags his wounded leader away.
*Ultra Magnus yells at the other Autobots to "Hold your fire, we've driven them off!" but they've already stopped shooting!
*After driving the Decepticons off, Spike is not in the shot, even though he was right next to Daniel earlier.
*After driving the Decepticons off, Optimus is still holding his gun, but when he asks about the Matrix, it's suddenly gone.
*Some weird shadows are drawn over Rodimus's face as he opens his chest to return the Matrix - but there's no light source shown to cause them.
*Layering problem: The flame pattern on Rodimus's chest opens sideways, leaving what ''appears'' to be a cavity in the same shape as the flame pattern - yet instead of reaching ''inside'', Rodimus's hand reaches ''behind'' it to retrieve the Matrix!
*After Optimus shoots him, Hot Rod lands on what seems to be the exterior surface of a planet, rather than the hangar bay of the Mausoleum.
*Optimus's mouthplate often doesn't move when he speaks, as when he relates the supposed fate of Rodimus and the others to the Autobots. After the Matrix overrides the Quintessons' programming, it consistently moves when he speaks. If it was an intentional effect, however, it's thrown off by the fact that it ''does'' move when he first appears and threatens the Decepticons.
*As Springer comments on going after the Quintessons, his lip flap stops a bit before his words do.
*When boarding Ultra Magnus' "little improvisation," the camera shake isn't synced with the frames of animation, so it looks like there are two Arcees, Kups and Hot Rods.
*The Autobot fleet contains all sorts of strange stuff; see also Continuity Notes, above:
**In the first pan shot: two Skydive, two Slingshots, an Air Raid, and lots of black-colored jets that may be various Aerialbot models.
**In the fly-over shot, the (much smaller) fleet is entirely light gray ships, some loosely based on Broadside's jet mode, but mostly generic science fiction style.
**As the Quintessons open fire, Skydive and two black jets are destroyed.
***On board one of those ships, a [[generic]] Autobot with Dead End's color scheme - including a purple Autobot symbol - gets blown away, followed by two more generics based on Dead End and Scamper.
**Next shot: Powerglide and Slingshot are destroyed. An all-white Skyfire, another Skyfire in Skydive's colore scheme, and a black jet are nearby.
**After the commercial break: the same shot repeats, but this time the missiles fly in and past without hitting anybody.
**Next shot: an all-white Skyfire with orange tailfins gets pummeled by missiles.
**Next shot: several generic white jets are blown up.
**Next shot: a generic white jet and Slingshot (again!) are destroyed. Two Skydives, two Air Raids, and someone in Powerglide's colors go untouched.
**A moment later, Skydive and Air Raid are seen manning laser cannons to destroy the interceptor ship.
**Four generic jets in white, gray and black are shown escaping at the end. In a second shot, two of them are loosely based on Skyfire's design.
**In the final shot, the escaping ships include generic ship/jets with Skydive and Air Raid's color schemes.
*When Perceptor shouts "They're alive!", Blaster (with a white helmet) and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] - completely miscolored in light and dark blue - are standing in the background. The space behind Perceptor was totally empty in the previous shot.
*Not a glitch so much as a strange shortcut: the Quintessons' lines, "Perhaps we should seek some cover." and "No. Place your faith in our defense systems." are both recycled from "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2]]".
*As Hot Rod announces he's going "Optimus hunting," Wheelie is missing his Autobot symbol.
*"Optimus, front and center!" - Hot Rod is drawn as his Rodimus self for a couple of shots.
**After Optimus returns the Matrix to him and walks off, Rodimus is still drawn as Hot Rod for the rest of the scene.
*When he puts Rodimus in the wrestling hold, Optimus' nose isn't drawn in.
*When Rodimus tosses him, Optimus clearly hits a display monitor (which doesn't break) in its upper left corner, but when he lands, he's way over on the right side of the console.
*Whatever the burbling thing that melts through Hot Rod's torso is, it's gone in the next shot - then back again, then gone for good in the following shots.
*When Optimus gives the Matrix back to Hot Rod, Hot Rod's door is made up of the entire yellow (flame) part of his chest. In "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4," the door was split in half and opened around the center of his chest.
*When Optimus is in control of the flagship and orders the other Autobots to return, he has his left arm again... and the hand colored wrong (red).
**In the first shot of him on the bridge, the bridge design is completely different than the one shown at the start of the attack.
*As the Autobots watch the explosion, Ultra Magnus' (red) mouth is shown gaping open and not moving when he speaks; his eyes are connected together like a visor.

===Continuity errors===
[[File:DarkAwakening Mausoleum.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Just in case you weren't clear that Prowl, Ratchet, etc. are dead - this episode goes and kills them ''even more dead''.]]
*[[Revenge (G1)|Galvatron's starship]] is shown to be perfectly intact here, despite being smashed by Unicron in the movie.
*Rodimus Prime and his crew were surprised to find the Autobot Mausoleum, suggesting they forgot where it was. Why didn't the Autobots just put the Mausoleum somewhere on Cybertron?
*Why are the tomb's light controls at human child level?
*Rodimus Prime states that Optimus has been dead "for years". While it's not always wise to take the flippant Rodimus [[The Burden Hardest to Bear|at face value]], Prime has actually been dead for a year at most. (The cartoon's timeframe is rarely made explicit, but "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]" was stated in narration to take place in [[2005]], while later episodes like "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]" indicate the series has moved on into [[2006]] as time has gone on. Also, Daniel hasn't visibly aged since Optimus died. This works better in Japan, though, where the series takes place in [[2010]].)
*It's never explained where Hot Rod and company obtained the ship that carries them away from the Mausoleum. Magnus just comments vaguely about "this little improvisation" in reference to the vessel.
*Optimus returns to Cybertron still beat to hell, fine. But... then he rushes everyone off into battle and ''nobody'' stops him to say, hey, get yourself to repair bay first?
*During the flashback to the Quintessons discussing Optimus Prime over his dead body, shouldn't the body still be grey (as it appeared after his death in the movie)? It's the usual colors instead.
*Kup tells Rodimus the ship is being blown to pieces, but it seems perfectly calm (until the Quintessons notice it's heading for the detonator and fire on it, of course).

===Other trivia===
*Interviews included in the 20th anniversary DVD release of ''The Transformers - The Movie'' reveal that this episode had already begun production at the time of the film's theatrical release, unaware of just how deeply the [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|death of Optimus Prime]] would have ultimately affected the audience, or how such an episode might have compounded it.
*The [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)|''Transformers 2010'' story pages]] would run with this story's events, having the Quintessons analyze Optimus Prime's specifications and use them to build [[Gilthor]].
*"Ask Vector Prime" would build off the original ending, giving us the splinter timeline of [[Primax 1086.01 Alpha]].
*This is easily the most gruesome episode of the original cartoon, and perhaps the only one with a certifiable body count - even if you don't include the named character models that are shown.
*That sure is some chipper, happy, peppy, upbeat music that plays as Daniel walks about reading the names of the dead, opening tombs, and running into zombies!
*As of August 20, 2019, this episode is not included in the "Transformers: Season 3" lineup as featured in the Starz online streaming service for the United States. The episode numbers in the Starz lineup for Season 3 skip from #307 ("Chaos") to #309 ("Starscream's Ghost"), which appears out of order. The order and numbering of other episodes in the season have also been changed.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sombre réveil'''" ("Dark Awakening")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Concerning the European French dub:
:::*Arcee is dubbed by ''a man'' during this episode. Despite trying to lighten his voice, this is very disturbing to hear.
:::*Rodimus Prime's line "Well basically you'll have two choices: suffocate or smother" is dubbed by "Actually, you'll only have two solutions: suffocate or ''commit suicide''". Wow.
:::*Daniel calls Ironhide "Irox", but he was called "Irok" during seasons 1 and 2.
:::*The Autobots call the Matrix la "Matrix", despite calling it la "Matrice" in previous episodes. However, "Matrix" was the term used in ''The Movie''.
:::*Arcee's scream is missing as she gets hit by Cyclonus.
:::*For some reason, Optimus Prime calls Arcee "Archère" ("Archer"). Like for Wreck-Gar and Sky Lynx who also got made-up names in previous episodes, this name will never be used ever again.
:::*Before saying "This nova will be his memorial", Ultra Magnus adds "Do not cry" to Daniel.

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Das Erwachen im Dunkeln'''" ("The Awakening in the Dark")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*This was one of twelve episodes of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]] released as audio adventures by the [[Germany|German]] company [[Karussell|Karussell Musik und Video]].

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (first dub):'' "'''Fantasmi dal passato'''" ("Ghosts from the Past")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Spike talks about Manhattan using a past tense, making it look like it doesn't exists anymore.
::*Hot Rod's name is never pronounced in this episode.
:*''Title (second dub):'' "'''Risveglio oscuro'''" ("Dark Awakening")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' コンボイの影 (''Convoy no Kage'', "Convoy's Shadow")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 9]], [[1987]]
::*As Kup explains about the Autobot Mausoleum, he mentions the [[Unicron War]] instead of the Great War.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' Wǔmiànguài de Guǐjì (五面怪的诡计, "Quintesson's Ruse")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Despertar Sombrio'''" ("Dark Awakening")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Probuzhdenie vo tjme'''" (Пробуждение во тьме, "The Awakening in the Dark")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mroczne przebudzenie'''" ("Dark Awakening"), "'''Ciemne przebudzenie'''" ("Dark Awakening")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::* There were two versions (one withing main release of "G1" on VHS tapes, second on compilation of different cartoons) - first one was filled with translation errors, second was way better, but also had some error.
::* "Arcee!" shouted by Daniel is either "Widzę!" ("I see!") or "Dostałaś?" ("Have you been hit?")
::* In second version Cyclonus calls Rodimus "Optimus Prime" (sic!)
::* In first version Matrix is unnamed.
::* In first version Cybertron is called "Salvershot" by Ultra Magnus (sic!)
::* "Rodimus, Kup, Ultra Magnus and Arcee" said by Rodimus was botched in both versions. In the first one Optimus says "Rodimus ma automagnes z Morza Północnego" ("Rodimus has automagnet from North Sea") and in the second "Rodimusie, odetnij automagnes, a zobaczysz" ("Rodimus, cut automagnet and you will see"). It is clear that in both versions translators translated by ear and did not know the names of the Autobots.
::* Rodimus is called "Radomas", "Rodamus", "Rodomus"

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[1988]] — ''Transformers'' — Dark Awakening / Grimlock's New Brain ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[1990]] — ''Transformers'' — Dark Awakening ([[Tempo Video|Collins Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1990 — ''Transformers'' — Dark Awakening / Grimlock's New Brain ([[Tempo Video|Abbey Home Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[1999]] — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 2: Revenge of the Decepticons ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[2001]] — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2003]] — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1: Vol. 2 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2004]] — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 4: Series 3.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 15 ([[Déclic Images]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2006]] — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — The Best of ''The Transformers'' (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2007]] — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Episodes (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2009]] — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2010]] — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2011]] — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2014]] — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808822/ IMDb's page for this episode]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1_CN1s80MHOZDFaY1ZWV2Y4UUk/view?usp=sharing Orignal dialogue script]

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Blaster (G1)

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:''Blaster is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:SDCCBlasterBoxArt.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"What it is, big mama? My mama ain't raise no dummies, I dug her rap!"]]

'''Blaster''' loves all Earth music, especially good, hard, LOUD rock 'n' roll. He can be found at the forefront of any situation in which he's involved, be it getting down and truly hopping to town, or kicking butt and taking names—both of which he does well, and both of which have led him into conflict with authority at times. Blaster marches to his own beat, whether it's a pounding bassline or pounding Decepticon skulls, and he's not shy when it comes to sharing his feelings about either! He maintains a shared enmity with his Decepticon counterpart [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], with whom he shares his powers over all forms of sound, and is often backed up by a team of his own [[Autobot Mini-Cassette]]s to match Soundwave's mini-minions on the battlefield.

{{note|Blaster's personality varied significantly across different media; see entries below for details.}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{main|Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
[[File:AutoBop blaster speakers.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Beware my tweeters of doom!!]]
Blaster was a fun-loving, hip and happening robot. Loud and energetic, he was quick to immerse himself in Earth culture, and was happy to share his choice of rockin' tunes with anyone, whether they really wanted to hear them or not—a trait that got him in trouble as often as it saved him and his Autobot allies. Developing a rivalry with his Decepticon opposite number, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], Blaster gained a cassette army of his own so he could fight Soundwave on equal footing, and he and little buddies were instrumental in ensuring reinforcements arrived in time to save [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] when it was besieged in [[2005]]. Following this, Blaster was assigned command of the city, where his jive-talking jingles and jams saw the Autobots through crises like the attack of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Blaster's duties also took him to a variety of battlefields that were stranger than many other Transformers would experience, including millions of years into the past, into another dimension ruled by magic, and—a particular favorite of his—the musical planet of [[Eurythma]].

In some timelines which spin off from this one, Blaster joined the [[Interplanetary Personnel Exchange Program]] under the new name '''Broadblast''' (ブロードブラスト ''Burōdoburasuto''), and after perishing in a one-on-one battle with Soundwave, was reconstructed by the super-science of the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] as '''Twincast''' (ツインキャスト ''Tsuinkyasuto'').
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:BlasterUS17.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|More than likely, he'll kill you. Yeah, [[you]]. You know who you are.]]
Blaster was a rather grim, brooding, rebellious, badass who hated Decepticons with a passion, whose reputation as one of the best fighters the [[Autobot]]s had was blemished by his vocal problems with authority figures. Part of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s [[Cybertron Seven|Autobot resistance cell]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], he often disagreed with his superior's orders, especially after his friend [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] failed to make a rendezvous with him in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]], and Blaster wanted to hunt for him. Although his fellow freedom fighters rallied behind him at first, the discovery that Scrounge had been taken to the Decepticon stronghold in [[Polyhex]] changed their minds, and Blaster went in alone. Captured by the forces of [[Straxus (G1)|Lord Straxus]], Blaster was sentenced to the [[smelting pool]], where he discovered the half-melted Scrounge, who clung to life just long enough to pass on to Blaster the data he had obtained, so that this death would not be in vain. Blaster was then saved from the pit by his comrades, and he claimed revenge for Scrounge by ripping out the pipes that fed the pool and blasting their Decepticon pursuers with molten slag.

[[File:MarvelUS18 blaster cyb altmode.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3|And you thought the 1980s cellphones were huge.]]
Scrounge's information brought new hope to the Autobot resistance, as it revealed that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] were still alive and well after four million years, fighting on a planet called Earth. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} The Decepticons set about building a [[space bridge]] to this planet, and Blaster spied on the tests in his [[alternate mode]], gathering the information they needed to launch an attack. After planting [[fission bomb]]s on the bridge, Blaster personally battled Straxus, tricking the Decepticon leader into damaging the portal before kicking him through it and apparently destroying him. Blaster and the rest of his Autobot allies were trapped on the Earth side of the bridge as it faded out. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}} Though [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and his troops spotted the Autobots upon their materialization on Earth, the Decepticons were distracted by a more pressing mission at the time, and left without attacking the new arrivals. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

Blaster and his men were attacked by the government anti-robot task force [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] and its super-powered agent [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] almost immediately upon arrival; unfamiliar with Earth customs, Blaster's group first tried to communicate with RAAT's vehicles, leaving the humans an opening to blindside the Autobots with "electric snow" missiles. Circuit Breaker then delivered a powerful electric blast, short-circuiting the group. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} Blaster and the others were disassembled, with their heads getting mounted on the wall of RAAT's headquarters. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} To deal with the threat of the [[Battlecharger]]s, Blaster and the Autobots agreed to allow Circuit Breaker to jury-rig their bodies together into a giant exo-suit she would use to take the two Decepticons down, in exchange for their being rebuilt and released. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

[[File:FallenAngel blaster sonics galvatron.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Yeah, that's real good, Blaster, you keep doing that.]]
''Blaster's team followed their fellow RAAT captive [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] back to the Ark, but along the way, their guide vanished, displaced to [[Limbo]] by the appearance of the future Decepticon, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Unwisely deciding to engage the Decepticon, Blaster tried hitting him with a blast of sonics, which sundered Galvatron's tenuous hold on sanity and only made him even more dangerous. Fortunately, the arrival of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] saved him, and he decided to try the tactic again while Galvatron was distracted. It ''almost'' worked this time, but Galvatron hurled a discarded [[sword]] in Blaster's direction, and he was only rescued from impalement by [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]]. Blaster was soon knocked unconscious, and didn't witness Galvatron being driven off by the present-day Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}} ''Blaster's team continued on their way to the Ark, and arrived just as the Autobots were preparing to hold a funeral for Optimus Prime. Blaster quietly questioned their decision to bury Prime rather than fire his body into space, but it proved a moot point when the Autobot leader turned out to not actually be dead, returning in the midst of the ceremony.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[File:JoeandTF4 blaster omega and the rest.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|Turn down that blasted music! THIS I COMMAND!!!]]
When Optimus Prime died for real soon after, Blaster got on the comm to pass the grim news on to [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], ordering him to break off his present engagement with the anti-terrorist team [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and return to the Ark. {{storylink|Power Struggle}} After watching as [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] tried and failed to rebuild the Autobot leader, Blaster attended Prime's funeral, where his body was sent into space on a funeral bier. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} Blaster gave a speech to mark Prime's passing, {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}} then returned to the Ark with the Autobots, only to be attacked by the ship's own defense systems, co-opted by the human criminal, the [[Mechanic]]. Perceptor had to stop Blaster from damaging the ship until the situation could be brought under control. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} No sooner had ''that'' been dealt with than Blaster detected a fleet of human aircraft heading for the Ark, which the Autobots proceeded to intercept on the assumption of hostile intent. After a brief battle, the human revealed themselves to agents of [[Cobra]], who requested the Autobots' help in stopping the Decepticons from destroying the planet using [[Power Station Alpha]]. {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}} Suspecting the highly advanced Alpha could potentially be a sentient technological lifeform, Blaster opposed destroying it outright, and remained at the Ark to co-ordinate a combined Autobot/G.I. Joe/Cobra attack on the Decepticons to free Alpha from their control. The Joes and Cobra surreptitiously had Alpha destroyed to remove its threat, infuriating Blaster and leading him to wonder if ''any'' humans could be trusted. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

[[File:MarvelUS28 blaster cops.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Blaster's about to lay down some sick beats!]]
Turning to the matter of finding a new leader of the Autobots, Blaster and several other high-ranking Autobots were in the process of a holding a vote when the massive Decepticon battle station Trypticon attacked, and Blaster was shot down when he attempted to rush the giant. Dinobot leader [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] proceeded to secure victory over Trypticon, convincing Blaster and the other Autobots to appoint him the Autobots' new commander. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}} Unfortunately, Grimlock soon gave Blaster cause to regret his decision with increasingly hostile leadership methods and a callous disregard for human safety. Paired with [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]], whose more naturally upbeat personality provided the Boy Wonder to his [[Batman]], Blaster was charged with locating the Mechanic, but disobeyed orders and entered into alliance with some local human law enforcement to prevent the officers from being killed by the advanced Cybertronian weapons the criminal had stolen from the Ark. Playing the fool, Detective [[Greco]] carried Blaster into the Mechanic's hideout in tape-deck mode, where the Autobot used his electro scrambler to disable all the villain's weapons. Alas, the Mechanic escaped, and, realizing that Grimlock would not tolerate the news of their failure and their human alliances, Blaster and Goldbug elected to go AWOL. {{storylink|Mechanical Difficulties!}}

[[File:MarvelUS30 blaster and goldbug.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"MY PARTNERS ARE DEEEEAD!"]]
Rather than lay low, Blaster and Goldbug decided to take their fight to the Decepticons, and quickly tracked down the Autobots' human ally [[G.B. Blackrock]] in hope that he could provide them with both fuel and some hot tips on current 'Con activity. Following Blackrock's info, the two Autobots found a crashed Decepticon ship, and befriended the scientist [[Charlie Fong]] in order to bypass the military blocked surrounding it. Upon approaching the crash-site, they ran afoul of the Decepticon [[Triple Changer]]s. As Blaster took on all three of the villains at once, he discovered they were ravaged with [[Scraplet]]s, which soon infected him as well. Goldbug withdrew to seek a cure, but Blaster believed he had left him to die and swore vengeance against the little 'bot. {{storylink|Crater Critters}} Hooking up with the [[Throttlebot]]s and human scientist [[Charlie Fong]], Goldbug discovered that water could destroy the Scraplets, and surprised Blaster by returning to save him. Blaster refused to allow himself to be cured if it meant that the Decepticons would live as well, but when the Scraplets merged into a giant, Goldbug had no choice, and sprayed them all. A cured but furious Blaster smashed the water tank over the Scraplet-monster, killing it, then calmed down enough to apologize to Goldbug for doubting him. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

[[File:MarvelUS32 blaster arrested.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Check it out, Blaster, we all got [[Nerf]] guns for Christmas!]]
''Taking some time out of their life on the road to watch human television, Blaster, Goldbug and the Throttlebots happened upon a news report about the discovery of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and Galvatron, entombed in lava within the volcano, [[Mount Verona]]. Discovering that Soundwave and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] were going to blow up the mountain to destroy them both, Blaster used his sonic powers to block Soundwave's detonation signal, preventing the bombs the Combaticons placed from going off.'' {{storylink|Ladies' Night (issue)|Ladies' Night}} Once they had evaded the pursuing Combaticons, Blaster and company found themselves in a scuffle with RAAT in [[California]], and hid out in [[Big Steve Ludwig (G1)|Big Steve Ludwig]]'s used car lot. Unfortunately, their battle made the evening news and finally alerted Grimlock to their AWOL status, prompting him to brand them traitors and send the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] to hunt them down. The car lot quickly turned into a three-way battleground between the Combaticons, Protectobots and RAAT, and despite Blaster's help in the battle, the Protectobots surrounded and apprehended him at the fight's end. {{storylink|Used Autobots}}

[[File:Blasterbeourleaderplease.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"BLASTER, BE OUR LEADER, PLEAAAASE???"]]
Trapped in tape deck mode by a [[mode lock]], Blaster was helpless to aid the Protectobots when the Combaticons returned. Groove sped off and stashed Blaster away in a drainage pipe for retrieval after the battle's end, where he latter was found by four [[Spacehikers|human children]]. It took some convincing, but Blaster eventually talked the younglings to remove his mode lock. Despite once more being able to transform, Blaster was still no match for [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], who had managed to fell Defensor in the meantime. Blaster was forced to rely on the children to put on a good show, and "proved" he was no longer loyal to the Autobots by making the Decepticon believe he shot one of them dead. The dimwitted colossus fooled, Blaster circled around him and collapsed an electrical tower onto Bruticus, knocking him offline. Realizing that Blaster was far nobler than Grimlock, [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] allowed him to go free upon his recovery. In turn, Blaster rewarded the children for their help by taking them on a trip into space aboard the mode-locked [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]. Unfortunately, they were accosted in mid-flight by the now-airborne Ark. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}} The humans tossed Blaster out an airlock so he could avoid capture by Grimlock's forces. While Grimlock was occupied trying to stop [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] from interfering in his attempted execution of the kids, Blaster rode a telecommunications satellite back to the Ark, where he his fellow Autobots, all sick of Grimlock's leadership, begged him to take over as leader. However, he was forced to surrender to his former commander in order to secure the kids' safety. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

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Imprisoned by Grimlock, Blaster was strapped to a [[variable voltage harness]] for some time as punishment for his desertion and disobedience. When [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and his Autobots arrived and Grimlock challenged him to a duel, Goldbug talked Blaster into taking the injured Fortress Maximus's place to get even with Grimlock once and for all. They proceeded to battle on the surface of Earth's [[moon (moon)|moon]], but their duel was interrupted by a Decepticon attack, and Blaster pointed out that their feud had put all Autobots in danger. Grimlock agreed to call their duel a draw and declared a truce with Blaster as they fended off the Decepticons side by side. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

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With Optimus Prime's subsequent return both to life and to command of the Autobots, the faction's in-fighting issues ceased and more important matters could be dealt with—namely, rescuing their human ally [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] from the Decepticons' baffling new [[Club Con|desert island resort]]. Tasked with investigating, Blaster was loaded into a [[Egg transport|capsule]] in tape deck mode and dropped from the orbiting Ark into the Witwicky family garden, where he asked Buster's girlfriend [[Jesse (G1)|Jesse]] to sneak him into "Club Con". The pair were able to steal a pair of captive Autobot cassettes—[[Grand Slam (G1)|Grand Slam]] and [[Raindance]]—from the Decepticons, but this aroused the ire of the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]], and Blaster, unable to battle them effectively due to the human holidaymakers occupying the island, was forced to ditch the tapes in the ocean to break off the fight. Although forced to withdraw without Buster, Blaster and Jessie ''had'' learned something important: the tapes held data on a mysterious Cybertronian object heading for Earth. {{storylink|Club Con!}} ''The eruption of the "Time Wars" briefly tabled this mystery, but Blaster had no real role in that conflict, as he, Optimus Prime, and several other Autobots were temporarily displaced into Limbo to make room for a team of Autobots arriving from the future.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

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A search of the waters where "Club Con" used to be proved fruitless, as the Decepticons quickly moved on after Blaster's incursion. Blaster berated himself for his "incompetence," which allowed the Decepticons to slip beyond their reach once more, though Optimus assured him they would track down their enemies in due course. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Soon after, the Autobots were drawn to the Arctic, where a Decepticon ambush awaited them. The warring factions struck a temporary truce when they learned that [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] had orchestrated the confrontation in order to distract everyone else from his own goals. The approaching object Blaster had learned about earlier, revealed to be the Cybertronian database known as the [[Underbase]], would endow Starscream with godlike powers were he to absorb all of its cosmic energies. Though the Autobot/Decepticon alliance interrupted Starscream's absorption of the Underbase's power, the portion he did manage to take into himself was enough to grant him near-invincibility. Blaster joined [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] in co-ordinating a battalion of Autobots and Decepticons in defense of [[New York City]] against Starscream's worldwide rampage, and was the last to fall, shot dead atop the Brooklyn Bridge, like all those who attempted to stand against the cosmically powered villain. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

[[File:Marvel77-Blaster.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|He used to be badass, now he's just a poor man's Perceptor...]]
Blaster's body was put into storage on the Ark, defying all of Ratchet's attempts to repair it, {{storylink|The Man in the Machine!}} {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?}} to the extent that the medic started to have nightmares about him and various other deactivated Autobots reviving as [[zombie]]s to kill him for his failures. Ratchet's nightmares came true for a short while, when the Decepticon [[Sports Car Patrol]] managed to infiltrate the Ark and took control of the damaged Autobots' bodies to torment him. When this failed to make Ratchet snap completely, the Decepticons' plan was abandoned and Blaster was shut down once more. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

A few years later, Grimlock succeeded where Ratchet had failed by using the miracle fuel [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] to revive the damaged Autobots, with Blaster being one of the first back on his feet. Arriving on Cybertron in the nick of time aboard the Ark, Blaster took part in and survived the battle with [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} In the aftermath, [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] had Blaster run a check on the strange seismic activity Cybertron was suffering from, {{storylink|Still Life!}} with disastrous results: It turned out Cybertron was tearing itself apart without the binding life-force of [[Primus]] to sustain it. A meeting was called, with Blaster sharing the news to all present. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

[[File:EndOfTheRoad-finalfive.jpg|thumb|Guess how many of these guys had Action Master toys on the shelves when this came out.]]
The Decepticons fled Cybertron, leaving the Autobots to die with their homeworld. Blaster found Prowl wandering about outside, and cautioned his fellow Autobot to take shelter, as Cybertron's gradual self-destruction made the outdoors dangerous. His warning was met with laughter; Prowl had given up on living altogether, seeing no escape from the planet's death-throes. The pair were then surprised by Grimlock, who had foreseen the Decepticons' treachery and secured alternate transportation! {{storylink|A Savage Circle}} The Autobots followed the Decepticons to the planet [[Klo]], only to be caught in an ambush upon arrival. Only five stragglers managed to escape this surprise attack: Blaster, Grimlock, Kup, Slag, and Prowl. Despite their best attempts to lose their pursuers, the Autobots found themselves hounded by a hunting party. Blaster took a blast in the shoulder from [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], but persevered nonetheless. His group miraculously defeated the hunting party, and doubled back for a final stand against Bludgeon's forces. Upon arrival, they found a resurrected Optimus Prime already turning the tide of battle thanks to a new ally, the [[Last Autobot]]. Blaster was last seen shooting the head off [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] as the Decepticons were driven off into exile. [[Krunk|Uh oh.]] {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
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=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
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In an alternate version of [[2006]], Blaster went with a group of Autobots to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] to investigate strange happenings there. When they arrived, they discovered a chaotic scene where aliens from many worlds, including the Decepticons, were all engaged in a deadly battle with one another. Blaster detected a signal he suspected was hypnotizing all the combatants into this aggressive behavior. He and Ultra Magnus came up with a plan where [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] would fly Blaster into the air, while Blaster would broadcast soothing music. The plan succeeded in calming all those affected by the signal. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:SpacePirates blaster strung up.jpg|thumb|left|Help! He's touching my special area!]]
In the future of [[2008]], Blaster was present at Autobot City when the [[Quintesson]] [[Trident Attack Craft|Trident]] ships attacked. He attempted to transform Autobot City himself, but was stopped cold by General [[Ghyrik]]. He was deactivated in the battle that followed and his body strung up on the outer parapets as a warning to any Autobots who came to liberate the city. Although Blaster was inactive, his cassettes were not, and this fact gave [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] an edge when they began battling their way through the Quintesson occupants. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

Blaster was seen briefly in [[2009]] at the start of the Time Wars, but did not end up joining Rodimus Prime on his mission into the past (see above). {{storylink|Time Wars}} After Galvatron was destroyed back in [[1989]] and the time line rebooted itself, Blaster was still among the Autobots stationed at Autobot City. He responded to [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]]'s emergency signal when the Autobots crash landed on Earth after a crazed Rodimus Prime turned against them. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}} Upon his arrival however, Kup urged the other Autobots to hold their fire; he had deduced that it was Unicron acting through Rodimus, as the dark god had been imprisoned within the Matrix at a pervious date. Blaster and the other reinforcements stood back as Kup managed to rip the sacred talisman out of Rodimus's chest, severing Unicron's connection to him. {{storylink|White Fire}}
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=====Letters page=====
[[File:TFUK300 letterspage.jpg|left|upright=0.8|thumb|FAKE NU(cleon)S]]
The relaxed and jovial Blaster of "yet another alternate future" was turned into an [[Action Master]] and somehow arrived on 1990s Earth, where he took a job answering letters for Marvel UK. {{storylink|Rhythms_of_Darkness!|#300's Darn 'n' Blast}} He had to recuperate in an acclimatisation unit as a result and a nameless human at the Marvel offices took it upon themselves to answer a letter about being an Action Master, copying [[Nucleon (substance)#Toy packaging blurb|the back of a toy box]] and claiming that was the origin of [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]]. Don't trust it, kids! The ''real'' answer comes from an upcoming story, kids! {{storylink|The Human Factor!|#303's Darn 'n' Blast}}{{storylink|Rhythms_of_Darkness!|#300's Darn 'n' Blast}}

When Dreadwind refused to accept he'd been replaced as letters host and barricaded his office, Blaster, new host of ''Darn 'n' Blast'', took up a temporary office next door. Dreadwind kept banging on the wall to distract him. {{storylink|Rhythms_of_Darkness!|#300's Transformation}} The kids of 1990 Britain duly wrote to Blaster with rap and cool lingo, dude. {{storylink|Rhythms_of_Darkness!|#300's Darn 'n' Blast}}

Unlike Grimlock, he felt guilty about using the [[variable voltage harness]] to punish Marvel UK staff for bad work. Following a suggestion by a sadistic fan, he instead began tormenting people with hours of {{w|The Church (band)|''The Church}} and {{w|Cliff Richard}}. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm|#308 Darn 'n' Blast It}}

During Blaster's run we learned he had a brother named [[Toaster]]{{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!|#310's letters page}} and a sister called [[Karmen]] {{storylink|Out of Time!|#316's letters page}}, and about sports like the [[Iacon 5000]] and [[Mecha-soccer|Cybertron's football divisions]] (Primus League and Premier League). His team are the non-league no-hopers [[Throttlebot]] Wanderers {{storylink|Out of Time!|#316's letters page}} and he lamented how badly they'd been fouled by Combaticon Hove Albion, ruining their chances of a cup win. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!|#320's letters page}}

He was unable to make a reader's birthday party due to the battle against [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Exodus!|#326's letters page}}

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=====''Combat Colin''=====
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After [[Colin Doobrey-Smiff|Colin]] managed to defeat all of his recurring villains at once, he grew a bit too big for his boots and announced that he was going to boot out the [[Transformer]]s and take over the rest of the comic. Overhearing this, Blaster was forced to remind him of his place as a back-up strip character. {{storylink|Combat Colin issue 300}}
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=====Another Time & Place=====
[[File:Another Time Place Fangry.jpg|thumb|left|That's his hand on the left!]]
Blaster was part of the rescue unit who infiltrated [[Hydrus Four]] to defeat the Decepticons and rescue the Dinobots. He personally helped disarm and defeat [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]]. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Blaster and the Autobots defended the launch of a new space flight by human scientists. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 14|Transformers in Action: The Countdown to a New Space Age!}}
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====''Classics''====
[[File:Invasion-Radcontrolroom.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Blaster's happy? This can't be the Marvelverse.]]
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Decades later in [[2012]], Blaster was stationed with several other Autobots in [[Canada]] within the ''[[Ark II]]''. He was present one day when [[Rad (G1)|Rad]] reported from the [[Ironworks (facility)|Ironworks]] base in [[Oregon]] about a foiled attack by [[Overlord (G1)|Gigatron]] and his Decepticons. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

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Blaster and his partners [[Stripes]], [[Tigatron]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Sundor]], and [[Blockrock]] subsequently teamed up with negative polarity [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]]. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 12|Recordicons #12}}

Some time later on negative Cybertron, Blaster and [[Straxus (SG)|Straxus]] compared notes on their mirror universes, such as [[Straxus (G1)|the evil Straxus]]. {{storylink|Falling into Place}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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Sometime around [[2007]], Blaster was amongst those Transformers suffering ill effects from the infusion of [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] into their systems. It had apparently made him hyper-sensitive to noise and he was kept at the [[Nursery (Cybertron)|Nursery]]. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}} He, along with [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] were eventually given new Nucleon-free bodies at the [[Garage]]. Going against [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]]'s orders that they should not get involved in the growing conflict with [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s Neo-Decepticons, Blaster began monitoring the old Decepticon comm-line subfrequencies and discovered that Soundwave was indeed responsible for keeping Cybertron's population aggressive through an irritant subsonic signal. Alerted to Blaster's hacking, Soundwave dispatched [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]], [[Snarler]], and [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]]—the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]—to eliminate him, but the four former Nucleon patients used some quick thinking to subdue the Decepticons and report the signal to Autobot command. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}

[[File:Blaster soundwave destiny.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|''Only one will survive. Beatle-based pop vs. New Romantic, History will decide.'']]
As the Decepticon invasion/uprising under Soundwave and Bludgeon began, Blaster tracked down Soundwave on the battlefield for a "battle of the bands". {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} Soundwave attempted to defeat Blaster with finesse, using a variety of sonic tricks and frequencies to disorient his Autobot counterpart. To win, Blaster abandoned skill for brute force, and unleashed a sonic onslaught that overwhelmed Soundwave and brought him to his end. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

Blaster reintegrated into the Autobot forces, joining the bridge crew of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]'s command vessel ''[[Priam]]'' during the attack on the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]]. Unfortunately, the superior numbers and firepower of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his Cybertronians forced the Autobots to surrender. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}} They escaped captivity thanks to the ever-insubordinate [[Wreckers]] staging their own attack on the Hub, and Blaster joined the crew as they made their way back to Cybertron to face an even greater menace. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}} The [[Dark Matrix|Anti-Matrix]] had consumed the population of Cybertron, transforming them into [[shadow-leech]]es. Blaster and the remaining Autobots forces secured the [[space bridge]] network to Earth and [[Nebulos]] while Rodimus Prime confronted the creature in [[Zero Space]], bringing an end to its machinations. On Nebulos, Blaster joined [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s troops in finishing off [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] once and for all. With their link to the [[multiverse]] and [[Primus]] himself permanently cut off, Blaster and the other remaining Transformers abandoned Cybertron, eventually growing old and dying. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
Blaster and the Autobots protected the humans from a revenge attack by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons.{{storylink|Galvatron Attacks}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
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Blaster received a message from Decepticon headquarters and conveyed it to Optimus Prime; the Decepticons had taken [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] hostage, and were demanding the Autobots' surrender. The Autobots sent out a party to rescue their captured comrade, but the attempt failed. Afterwards, Blaster once more relayed a message from Megatron to Optimus; the Decepticon leader threatened to destroy all four captured Autobots and rebuild them into Decepticons if Optimus did not surrender before morning. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Attack of the Insecticons===
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Blaster was witness to Ironhide testing the Sun-Pak, a device of Sparkplug's invention that would solve the Autobot's energy problems. When the Decepticons discovered of the device's existence, many possible adventures ensued. Most notably, after a failed attempt on Optimus's part to eliminate Starscream, who was leading the Decepticon's raid, Sparkplug is kidnapped by the Decepticons and Blaster is entrusted alongside Bumblebee and Buster with Sparkplug's rescue, while the rest of the Autobots are forced back to base in order to recharge. The trio is instructed to contact Autobot headquarters as soon as they come to know the Decepticons' location. Blaster was the one who managed to track down Starscream and Sparkplug, using his abilities to detect one of Starscream's transmissions. Blaster traces the transmission to a museum in the suburbs, and he and Buster sneak into the building while Blaster is camouflaged in tape-player mode. Hiding in one of the museum's planes until after-hours, at which point Starscream and Bombshell reveal they will use a Cerebro-shell to make Sparkplug compliant to their wills, Blaster and Buster debate whether to contact Megatron, and offer a recording made by Blaster earlier proving that Starscream is a Decepticon traitor in exchange for Sparkplug's release, or to fetch Bumblebee and take on the Decepticons personally.

If it is decided to try and parlay with Megatron, omitting any mention of the Sun-Pak in their story, Megatron appears attentive at first, but demands that the Autobots fulfill their half of the trade before he takes action. If Blaster and Buster accept, Megatron arrives at the museum, and forces Starscream back to Decepticon base to be reprogrammed after releasing Sparkplug. If they insist to have Megatron release Sparkplug from Decepticon custody first, Blaster and Buster are powerless to stop Sparkplug from becoming a mind-controlled slave.

If Blaster and Buster decide to fetch Bumblebee, the trio quickly formulate a plan to rescue Sparkplug. Using his Electro-Scramblers at a key moment, Blaster causes Starscream to be the recipient of the Cerebro-Shell instead of Sparkplug, and then convinces the now easily influenced Decepticon to release Sparkplug and hold back Bombshell while Sparkplug, Buster, Blaster and Bumblebee happily ride back to Autobot headquarters.
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===Milton Bradley mini-comic===
Blaster was among the Autobots under [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s command who launched in the [[Ark (G1)|ark]] to clear a path through an asteroid belt. When the Decepticons attacked the ship, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] sent it crashing into [[Earth]], knocking everyone aboard offline. Four million years later, they were repaired when the ship's systems were reactivated by a volcanic eruption. {{storylink|The Transformers (Milton Bradley comic)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
[[File:WarAgainstDestructions blaster plays.jpg|thumb|left|That's right kids, this is what 3D used to look like.]]
When Hot Rod and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] returned from [[Tau-Ursa]] with a strange recording, Blaster was able to play it. The recording revealed the existence of the [[Destructon]]s, [[Logicon]]s, and the location of [[Metascan Alpha]], the Logicons' storehouse of [[Energon]]. At Optimus Prime's command, Blaster contacted Ultra Magnus at Metroplex on Earth to pass the information along. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}
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===''Beast Wars Metals'' comic===
Blaster took orders from Optimus Prime as the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' launched. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:AgeofWrath2 AutobotResistance.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Steeljaw was in the bathroom.]]
Around 6.5 million years ago, Blaster was one of the high-ranking Autobots who helped Ultra Magnus reunify their fractured faction at the end of the [[Dark Ages]], suggesting that he may have been in charge of one of the various splinter groups that formed during those troubled times. Over the next half-a-million years, the reunited Autobots worked to usher in a new Golden Age, and were finally poised to sign a peace treaty with the Decepticons and [[Ultracon]]s until the long-missing Megatron returned to Cybertron, launching an attack in the middle of the treaty ceremony with his new [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} With this new army, Megatron ushered in an [[Age of Internment]], capturing nearly the entire Autobot army and putting them to work as slaves, extracting the very core of Cybertron itself. Blaster managed to evade capture, however, and together with Perceptor, assembled a small rebel cell hiding out in the subterranean chambers of [[Iacon Command]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

Seeking to capture one of Megatron's drones in order to learn more about Megatron's new [[Cloning|clone technology]], Blaster oversaw his unit on the mission from a distance, using his abilities to jam any emergency transmissions while [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and several other Autobots engaged the drone in battle long enough to attach an inhibitor claw, immobilizing it. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3}}

{{Unreleased WW comic}}

Blaster and his team used an ancient map of Cybertron's depths to infiltrate Megatron's slave camp, only for them to be discovered by Megatron himself. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}} Blaster battled Megatron one-on-one, managing to use his sonic powers to briefly gain the upper hand, before losing a leg to the Decepticon leader. The sudden return of Grimlock, believed to have died during Megatron's first attack, gave the wounded Blaster the chance he needed to free the Autobot prisoners by deactivating their [[inhibitor claw]]s. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.5}} Blaster was badly damaged, losing a leg in his fight against Megatron. Perceptor, meanwhile, used the data gleaned from studying the captured drone to deactivate the neural network linking the entire squadron, ending the Age of Internment. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}

Blaster remained on Cybertron when the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' left four million years ago, and eventually entered stasis along with the rest of the planet when it finally ran out of energy during the [[Great Shutdown]]. The planet was reawakened by Shockwave in roughly the Earth year 1000 BC, and the Autobots and Decepticons put aside their differences to begin rebuilding their world. [[File:PassiveAggression Blaster lovesEarth.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb]] Suspecting that Shockwave had more sinister motives, Blaster was one of the first Autobots to join an underground resistance movement against him, using his communications skills to discover a subliminal code being pumped through the public address screens around the planet that was aggravating the violent tendencies of the entire population. Despite his feelings for Shockwave, Blaster still developed a strong taste for information from the Earth culture Shockwave was introducing to Cybertron, and even modified his alternate mode into an Earthly boom box. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

In the year [[2003]], when Shockwave's forces brought Optimus Prime and the crew of the Ark back to Cybertron to be tried as war criminals, double agents inside the United Cybertronian force delivered Prime and his crew to Blaster and the others at their headquarters in the [[Wastelands]]. With the help of Cybertron's greatest hero, the resistance movement began an open insurrection against Shockwave's loyal Decepticon forces and the [[Guardian robot]]s under his control. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Shockwave's regime fell, and the Autobots resumed command of Cybertron. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:DividedFront1 bots found.jpg|thumb|Comfortable?]]
In the year [[1985]], Blaster and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] hastily took off for [[Earth]] in an starship poorly-suited for interstellar travel. Upon arrival, they unsurprisingly crashed, landing in the forests of [[Oregon]] near [[Mount St. Hilary]]. Their deactivated bodies were found by the forces of [[Cobra]] and bundled up to be airlifted out, but a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team led by [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] soon intervened. [[Blowtorch]] knocked the chopper carrying their bodies out of the air with his flamethrower, and [[Barbecue]] extinguished the flames before the two Autobots could be consumed by the blaze. Blaster and Perceptor's bodies were then taken back to G.I. Joe headquarters. {{storylink|Targets of Opportunity}}
{{note|Dreamwave's bankruptcy meant this story was never finished.}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:HeartsofSteel blaster.jpg|left|thumb|No, no, don't get up.]]
Blaster and his fellow Autobots fought the Decepticons on Earth in the distant past until an incoming ice age threatened to deactivate all the Transformers. Both sides went into hiding underground until the danger had passed, remaining in stasis until the mid-19th century. When they woke up, the war against the Decepticons started anew, though Blaster was not seen getting involved. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}}

{{IDW HOS}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Blaster participated in a savage battle against the Decepticons, though he did not fare too well, already laying defeated on the battleground during the conflict's early stages.{{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Stormbringer issue 1|''Stormbringer'' #1]]}}

Blaster was [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|constructed cold]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Before the war, he was a reporter for the [[Iaconian Newsfeed Service]], and reported live from the [[Nova Plaza]] after an assassination attempt on [[Nominus Prime]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2|Chaos Theory #2}} He took a brief respite from reporting to work for security control for Sentinel Prime's government. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

[[File:Broadcast BlastersMoment.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left]]
When the [[Decepticon]] dictatorship of Cybertron began, Blaster used his bad experiences with state-censored media to set up the [[Nexis]], a pirate news broadcast that dared speak the truth about the new government. [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] attempted to assassinate him, but were defeated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] who asked for Blaster's help to hack the Iaconian Newsfeed Service's headquarters and send a rallying call for additional support against the Decepticon tyranny. {{storylink|Broadcast}} After his efforts had led to the Decepticons being overthrown and replaced with Optimus Prime's Autobot government, Blaster went back to legal news broadcasting. From the Nexis, he reported on the disastrous explosion of the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]] and interviewed [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] about the [[Exodus (event)|mass exodus]] triggered by its destruction. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} During the exodus he interviewed some of the disgruntled Cybertronians stranded at [[Starsreach Spaceport]], annoying [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s Autobots who thought the media attention just served to make things worse. {{storylink|Massacre}}

[[File:SpotlightBlaster the voice.jpg|upright=1.9|thumb|right|''I'm gonna bust into your head through your cute lil' ears'' ''and blow your minds with my sexy voice and out-of-sight sounds!'']]
In the wake of the exodus and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s rampage in [[Harmonex]], Blaster reported that the [[Conclave of Representatives]] was refusing to disclose how many Cybertronians had left the planet and that Harmonex had been closed off, calling the government's intentions into question once more. {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy #1}}

With the war going into full swing, Blaster joined Optimus Prime's Autobots, and initially served as a soldier who was present at a victory celebration after the Autobots halted a major Decepticon energon convoy four million years ago. {{storylink|The Iron Age}} Eventually, however, he returned to his broadcasting roots and became a patriotic radio personality, broadcasting propaganda across the galaxy to rally the Autobot forces as they struggled on the war's many battlefronts. Known as "The Voice" for his widespread positive influence, Blaster became the target of a Decepticon assassination attempt, this time to prevent him from making an important broadcast on the eve of a major Autobot offensive. Although the assassin failed, Blaster's wounded body was ejected into space, and he was believed dead by his faction.

[[File:SpotlightBlaster altmode.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|Blaster used to transform into a kaboombox.]]
Some time later, Blaster was found by a passing [[Yar|trawler]] and delivered home, where it was revealed that he had to have been attacked by an Autobot. In an effort to flush the traitor out, Blaster went back on the air. The attempt worked, and his would-be killer was revealed: [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], forced into the act by a mind-controlling [[cerebro-shell]] implanted by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] at the direction of [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]. However, he was able to resist when Blaster used his greatest weapon: his voice. As a damaged Beachcomber was brought in for repairs, Blaster swore he'd find Soundwave and that the last thing he'd ever hear would be... the Voice. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

[[File:AHM15 blaster and kup.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|I dunno... sex appeal?]]
In the year that followed the defeat of [[Nova Prime]], Blaster was among the Autobots captured by the Decepticon [[Turmoil]], but was soon rescued by a team led by [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]]. All the other prisoners were members of the [[Wreckers]], suggesting Blaster may have joined the team at some point. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}} Blaster remained with Kup's team, and was serving as the communications officer for his ship, the ''[[Trion]]'', when a simultaneous galaxy-wide uprising was staged by the Decepticons. Distress signals came pouring in, but all went silent in short order, save for one from [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], so the crew of the ''Trion'' went to save the turbo-revvin' young punk from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. The day was saved by [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]], although Blaster disapproved of the scientist's transformation into a warrior, saying he had "defiled himself". {{storylink|Lost & Found}}

Blaster and the others harried the Decepticon fleet until they were baited into an ambush above Cybertron. There, the ship was shot down and forced to crash-land on the assumed uninhabitable world. Banding together to survive, they eventually encountered Optimus Prime's unit, only to find him incapacitated, the Matrix having been seized by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}} Blaster mingled with the other Autobots for a while, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} before warning Kup about an incoming [[Insecticon swarm|swarm]] attack that forced them to relocate. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

[[File:AHM9 blaster breaks up argument.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.0|...kiss, damn it, my fanfic needs justification!]]
With morale still dwindling, Blaster attempted to put his famous voice to work by trying to break up a fight between Hot Rod and [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] by injecting some reason, but was interrupted by [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] telling them they all deserved to die. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} The Autobots were eventually saved when [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] decimated the swarm and carried them all to Earth, where they attacked Megatron and his troops. Blaster was ordered to block the Decepticons' communications, allowing the arrival of Omega Supreme to take them completely by surprise. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} He survived the great battle. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

Blaster remained on Earth with the other Autobots for the next three years, as they regathered their forces. [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] radioed in to Blaster when Prowl got himself nabbed by [[Skywatch]], an event which led to the death of [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] and the resignation of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} Autobot leadership was split between Bumblebee and Hot Rod, and Blaster stayed with Bumblebee's group, which went on to form an alliance with [[Gordon Horiuchi]] of Skywatch. Blaster was among the Autobots who captured [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and other Decepticons for their new allies. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}} Unfortunately, Horiuchi betrayed the Autobots and forced them to hunt one of their own kind, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]. Bumblebee managed to get free from Horiuchi's control, and so Blaster and the others stayed behind to cover for him as he sought a solution for their problems. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}} They pretended to be making plans to hunt down Hot Rod while Bumblebee recovered the control tech Skywatch was using to keep them in line. {{storylink|The Gift Horse}} Bumblebee was successful, and Blaster was later present when Bumblebee unveiled his new, more powerful form, to better serve as Autobot leader. {{storylink|Wings of Wax}}

[[File:IntimateBeheading BRILLIANT.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
Following the end of the war, Blaster was one of the Autobots who joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' in search of the mythical [[Knights of Cybertron]] {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} and was one of the first people to use [[Swerve's]], being part of the grand secret opening. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} Much later, when the newly arrived [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] was on a rampage around the ship, Blaster hacked a security camera so the crew could see what he was doing when he holed himself up in [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s office. {{storylink|Interiors}} He was later instructed by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] to patch him in with Rodimus after the latter and some other crewmembers had been teleported to [[Theophany]]. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} Blaster was among those invited to [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind's]] first attempt to awaken Rung from his coma with a storytelling session, but it didn't go so well thanks to [[Siren (G1)|Siren]]'s volume. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

[[File:UnderColdBlueStars-PipesBlasterWhirl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Swerve needs to go on an Electro-Scrambler Quest.]]
One of Blaster's duties on the ''Lost Light'' was to repair the long-range [[unspace|subspace]] communicator so that the crew could contact Cybertron, and he was annoyed all the while by [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] who wanted to be the first to send a message. He thought he fixed it, but the message still couldn't get through as Swerve had the wrong hailing frequency. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Not that it would have mattered much, as Blaster went on to say that any attempt made with the subspace communicator to reach Cybertron met with failure. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}} Blaster reported to Rodimus when the ''Lost Light'' was contacted by the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'' and [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]. {{storylink|Little Victories}} The subspace communicator still wasn't working properly, but this didn't stop [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] from leaving a message for [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] with Blaster while he was busy clearing a path through an asteroid belt with unwanted help from [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}}

Following the disappearance of an injured Ultra Magnus, Blaster used security footage to find out where he had gone, eventually leading the ''Lost Light'' to the lost moon [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]]. Rodimus led a team to its surface, leaving Blaster and Fortress Maximus in charge, but they lost contact with the away team when the ship was attacked by [[Legislator]]s who blocked their transmissions. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} Blaster took a blast to the chest early in the battle and had to be protected by Maximus, {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ámbus}} and the crew was ultimately overwhelmed by the Legislators. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} To make matters worse, when the insane Chief Justice [[Solomus|Tyrest]] activated his [[universal killswitch]] to eradicate the Transformers who were "constructed cold", Blaster was one of those affected. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}

Following the Tyrest crisis, Blaster was one of the dozens of Autobots who helped clean and fix up the [[Swerve's|devastated bar]] so that Swerve could reopen it. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

Blaster was present on bridge when Ultra Magnus made the decision to search for [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} The crew tracked the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] to the oceans of [[Hydrophena]] where they were attacked by [[Ammonite]]s, {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} prompting Blaster to participate in the underwater battle. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} Upon finding Metroplex, they used his [[space bridge]] to return the ''Lost Light'' to Cybertron, where they were reunited with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Once the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]] plaguing Cybertron was defeated, Blaster celebrated alongside the rest of the population. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} He went on to attend the trial of Megatron at [[Raskol Arena]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}

[[File:TwentyPlusOne BlasterLostRodimus.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|right]]
Blaster continued to serve aboard the ''Lost Light'' as it departed again under the command of a new captain—a reformed Megatron. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Alongside the rest of the crew he evacuated the ship when it began mysteriously dematerializing piece by piece. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} Stuck on board the [[Rodpod]] alongside 20 other others, he took a message from Rodimus on the ''[[Leading Light]]'' to rendezvous at [[Ofsted XVII]]. All original crew members then began disappearing one by one as well, Blaster among them. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} Fortunately, the new crew managed to reverse the quantum irregularity, and Blaster and the others quickly returned. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

On a quantum-duplicated ''Lost Light'', its version of Blaster was executed along with the rest of the crew, save their Rewind. He was forced to transform into vehicle mode to keep his transformation cog fresh, which was harvested from his body by the [[Decepticon Justice Division|DJD]]. His corpse was found among a large collection of bodies in a room by [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]]. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}}

[[File:HowBrightTheirFrailDeeds-LostLightmutiny.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|Always [[Totaled!|first in line for mutiny.]]]]
Blaster gathered with most of the crew to hear Rodimus announce their rendezvous with the ''Vis Vitalis'' for the dying Thunderclash's "pre-wake". {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} He later served as DJ for a dance party in Swerve's and accepted a song request from [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} After a life-size [[holomatter]] projection of Earth appeared to be tailing the ''Lost Light'', Blaster attempted to make radio contact with it, only to hear a "catchy" song being played back to them. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}} When [[Getaway]] set up his mutiny, Blaster agreed to be part of it. He 'discovered' the source of a signal that would lure Megatron, Rodimus, and their 'loyalists' off the ''Light'', and later stood with Getaway in a broadcast to emphasize how the crew had turned on their captains. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

[[File:FillingInTheBlanks GetawayFakeNews.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|right|Do one mutiny, get a second free.]]
During a team meeting regarding the [[Warren]], Blaster interrupted to report a distress signal came in from [[Frayus]], but was stunned when Getaway told him to respond that they couldn't assist. As Getaway and Thunderclash argued, Blaster and his teammates were horrified when a transmission from Rodimus revealed that Getaway had not only abandoned Rodimus's men to the mercies of the [[Galactic Council]], but to the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. With the command structure threatening to breakdown, Getaway had the mnemosurgeon [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] reprogram the memories of Blaster and the rest of the crew. They were coerced into believing that Rodimus and the others left of their own free will, abandoning the rest of the crew to find Cyberutopia faster on their own. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

As the use of the Warren drew the ''Lost Light'' closer to Cyberutopia, Blaster was instructed by Getaway to change their course so that they could make a rendezvous with their new Head of Security. Soon after, Blaster happily reported to Getaway that they had finally arrived at Cyberutopia. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

[[File:ADanceBeforeDying BlasterSparkeater.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|left|"Hey folks, this is Blaster slaverin' at ya! ''Uhnnn, SPAAAAAAARKSSSSSSSS''..."]]
Everything collapsed, however, when they reached Cyberutopia. The promised land turned out to be a sham, and the ''Lost Light'' came under attack by the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]] and his [[Phantom Fleet]] of [[Worldsweeper]]s. Desperate to save his own skin, Getaway made a deal with the Architect to spare him in exchange for his help against Rodimus, who Getaway swore would try to stop the Grand Architect's plans. To that end, the Architect's ally [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was allowed to subject Blaster and the other Autobots to a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] virus, changing them into zombie-like minions with acid vomit, a thirst for sparks, and no will of their own. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}}

When Rodimus and the others ''did'' arrive on Cyberutopia, Blaster was dispatched with the first wave of Sparkeaters along with [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]], [[Hound (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hound]] and [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] to "greet" their friends. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}} Blaster and the Sparkeaters threatened Rodimus and his growing collection of allies as they opposed the Grand Architect's forces. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} Eventually, First Aid discovered a form of concussive medicine that would transmit a kinetic program code to eliminate the Sparkeater virus. Blaster and the others were incapacitated, but seemingly cured of their infection. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} After Rodimus reclaimed the ''Lost Light'', he had Blaster and his ailing crew brought aboard for Ratchet and First Aid to continue treating as they confronted the Grand Architect. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}}

After the crisis was over, Blaster joined the rest of the crew for one last "victory lap" aboard the ''Lost Light''. As the crew prepared to quantum jump home, the science team proposed the risky gamble of recreating the malfunctioning launch, thereby quantum duplicating themselves before then shunting the duplicates into a parallel universe to ensure that the Lost Light's adventures would never truly end. Rodimus put the notion to a vote, and the crew agreed to attempt it.

After returning to Cybertron and years in the future, Blaster was one of the attendees at Ratchet's funeral. He led the grieving Hound away after the service had concluded.

Unaware to everyone, in some distant corner of the multiverse, the duplicate ''Lost Light'' with its version of Blaster had successfully materialized. Blaster excitedly reported that the navigation computers had no idea where they were, and everyone got ready to set sail for an infinity of new adventures. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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===''TransTech''===
{{voiceactor|[[Buster Jones]] (English)}}

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{{storylink|Bee in the City 2: Electric Bugaloo}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Blaster Kreon.JPG|thumb]]
Blaster was seemingly escorting [[Lumina Hoshi|Lumina]] at the inauguration of [[Metroplex (G1)|Autobot City]], as he was holding her hand. {{Storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}

Some time later, when [[Soundwave (G1)#Kre-O online manga|Soundwave]] tried to use his clones to brainwash humans, Blaster arrived alongside [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus]] and [[Jazz (G1)#Kre-O online manga|Jazz]] to stop him. Blaster turned to tape deck mode to help the Autobots in the battle of opposing sounds, and later (in a different blue coloration) played music at the ensuing hanami. {{Storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:FormFollowsFunction-Blaster.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Blaster was a freedom fighter on a Decepticon-controlled Cybertron. He was one of the many thorns in Megatron's side that continuously evaded capture.

Enraged that the once great [[Hot Rod (G1)|Imhotep Rodimus]] was one of the many Autobots that had succumbed to Megatron's will, Blaster set out to confront his fellow Autobot at the planet's north pole. There, he berated and blasted Rodimus for his fall from grace. Rodimus retaliated and during the firefight, [[G.I.Rocket]]s began to rain down around them. One of the rockets' blasts caused debris to fall atop of Blaster, knocking him out. Rather than allow his friend to be captured by the Decepticons, Rodimus abandoned his post and hauled Blaster away. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} Rodimus brought Blaster to Ratchet for repairs before seizing leadership of the Autobots from [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

During the combined Autobot-Joe attack on the Decepticon army, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] had Blaster deactivate [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s force shield by using his altmode to emit a sonic signal imbued with the shield's codes. Blaster then joined the battle by releasing his [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Recordobots]] against [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[Eject (G1)|Eject]] lamented that all the great and famous Cybertronians, including his mentor Blaster, were long gone by the time Cybertron was controlled by the [[Builder Assembly]]. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
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When the [[Titan Master]]s joined the Autobot-Decepticon war, Blaster was partnered with the Titan Master [[Twin Cast]], the bot with the universe's most advanced cryptographic abilities. {{storylink|Blaster (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|''Titans Return'' Twin Cast/Blaster toy bio}} On the planet [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Blaster, Stripes, and Rewind pursued [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullsmasher]], [[Grax]], and [[Horri-Bull|Rot-Gut]] through the streets. They were ultimately forced to break off when Rot-Gut and Skullsmasher combined, allowing Skullsmasher to deploy a cloud of armor-eating rust and make good their escape. Blaster was later seen fighting off Soundwave's all-out attack on Cybertron. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

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===''Win If You Dare''===
[[File:WinIfYouDare-Blaster.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

Blaster was playing music outside the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] returned from a test drive, part of Ratchet's experimental "music therapy" program. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare|Win If You Dare}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Change In Your Nature Part Five|''Transformers'' #17]]}}

[[File:WarWorldHunt-Blaster.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

Blaster worked with [[Playback (G1)|Playback]] and [[Wavelength (G1)|Wavelength]] at the [[Titan Net]] primary hub in Iacon. When members of [[The Rise]] hacked their network to upload a powerful [[data-bomb]], Blaster and his crew found that the virus left them unable to awaken any of the dormant [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s in Cybertron's orbit, and powerless to prevent the rogue Titan [[Vigilem]] from approaching the [[Winged Moon]]. With no other options, Blaster contacted [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] and her Titan [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]], who had only recently returned from beyond Cybertronian space and hadn't yet linked with the Titan Net, and ordered her to stop Vigilem by any means necessary.{{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}

Despite their best efforts, the pair weren't able to stop Vigilem from severing the great [[Tether]] that connected the Winged Moon to Cybertron. Blaster and his crew did their best to re-establish a link with the Titans; despite receiving assistance from [[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]], [[Tap-Out (Universe)|Tap-Out]], and [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}} they weren't able to repair the Titan Net before Megatron staged a coup, overthrew the [[Senate]], and killed [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] inherited the Matrix to become Optimus Prime, Blaster attended his first speech. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings}} Not long afterwards, the triumphant Decepticons moved to seize control of Iacon's infrastructure by planting loyalists in positions of power, and as a result [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], [[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]], and [[Sparkstalker]] took control of the Titan Net building and ousted Blaster and his crew. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

Blaster followed Optimus Prime and his followers when they abandoned Iacon entirely and decamped to [[Crystal City]]. There, Blaster received a proper [[Autobot]] insignia as part of a ceremony commemorating the rebirth of the Autobot faction. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} However, when the Decepticons turned their sights on Crystal City, Blaster and a number of other scientists and engineers retreated to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. {{storylink|Radical Time}} There, Blaster helped [[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] engineer a data-bomb that would disrupt the Insecticon neural network long enough for [[Termagax]] to transmit new instructions to the swarming [[Insecticon clone]]s and call off their rampage. {{storylink|End of Time}}

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===Precursor World===
[[File:GodNeptuneComic1-Twincast.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Video killed the radio star.]]

A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling Twincast was a member of the [[Blue Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. When the traitorous [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus twins]] unleashed a rage virus to destroy the corps from within, he was slain in the ensuing brawl. Vanguard leader [[Primus#The old universe|Primus]] later loaded the Warrior's lingering [[spark]]s into his [[Golden Noah]] in an attempt to ferry their souls to the [[G1 World|next world]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}} Unfortunately, this did not work. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}
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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
[[File:GoGo13-Blaster.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66]]

Blaster was freestyling with the other Autobots when he encountered his old foe [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] came up with the idea of having the equally matched rivals settle their differences through a rap battle, where they eventually admitted their grudging respect for one another. However, the two soon went back to brawling when each accused the other of screwing up their conciliatory high five. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 13}}

One evening, Blaster invited Bumblebee to come outside and play, but Bumblebee had too much homework to do. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 14}} Blaster and Eject took part in a snowball fight until Wheeljack's snowball-throwing robot went haywire. Jazz and Blaster provided covering fire so that Bumblebee could close the distance and switch off the machine, and that night the Autobots used the excess snow to construct an igloo where they could relax. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 18}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Go! Go! Extra Volume|Extra Volume}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 39}} {{storylink|The Transformers Go! Go! Search Quiz is Here!|Search Quiz}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 46}}}}

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===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 no. 5 – Blaster wielding gun.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Tell my electro-scrambler I love her!"]]
During a battle on Cybertron, Blaster was shot in the chest. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

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==Commercial appearances==
*Blaster allowed himself to be found by [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] in his radio mode. The device caught Rumble's eye, and he decided to bring Blaster back to the Decepticons' headquarters. Soundwave wasn't as easily duped, and recognized Blaster as an Autobot intruder immediately upon seeing him. Blaster then had to contend with fending off [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Blaster|Blaster commercial}}
*When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] led a squad of Decepticons on an attack on the Autobots' launch site, Blaster informed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] that [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] was off-planet, and so couldn't come to their aid. He stayed behind as Ultra Magnus carried several Autobots into battle to counter-attack. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus commercial}}
*Blaster, Cosmos, and Perceptor had a dance-off against Soundwave, Rumble, and Frenzy. {{storylink|Blaster VS Soundwave 2013}}

==Games==
===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===
[[File:Gluawakening blaster.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
Blaster was among the Autobots who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and spent four million years in stasis after it was shot down over Earth by the Decepticons. Though Ratchet soon had him fixed up, the Autobots lacked the [[energon]] that he needed to get operational. They had gathered enough by the time the Autobots were preparing to assault the Decepticon fortress on Cybertron to free their enslaved fellows, and Blaster took part in the operation to take out the fortress's main power plants. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
When the Decepticons seemed to be having a run of luck, Blaster and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] found this pattern so suspicious that they teamed up with [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to investigate. They eventually uncovered [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s infiltration and sent the Decepticon and his tapes packing. {{storylink|Covert Operations (Legends)|Covert Operations}} Concerned that the Decepticons might be after the technology at a scientific facility, Blaster and his tapes infiltrated the base only to find that Soundwave was already concealed inside and after the tech. {{storylink|Espionage}} Returning from a charity event, Blaster, Windcharger and Cliffjumper received a distress signal from a nearby human military base. Leading the charge, Blaster found a Decepticon raiding party scouring the base for the [[MacGuffin Generator]]. The Autobots fought the Decepticons to a stalemate until the evil robots managed to acquire the device. It proved more volatile than they expected however, and Blaster and his team helped rebuild the base after the Decepticons were blown away by the generator. {{storylink|Raiding Party}}

Blaster was among the Autobots who fought the Decepticons after they joined forces with the Quintessons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 2}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:Blaster-Bird.jpg|thumb|300px]]
{{main|Bubbles#As Blaster}}

On an [[AllSpark|Eggspark]]-altered [[Piggy Island]], Blaster found himself fused with [[Bubbles]] of the [[Flock]], turning them into an [[Autobird]] that transforms into a van-like thing. Bubbles-Blaster launches a rapid-fire stream of sonic blasts that pack incredible punch and have a wide "splash damage" range, especially when paired up with his [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|cassette]] partners.

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{|class="wikitable" border="5" style="width:75%" align="center"
|-
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Accessory'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Body Part'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Rarity'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Cost'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Base Effect'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Notes'''
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|[[Rosanna (AB)|Rosanna]]
|Head
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Explosive Force
|
|-
|Headphones
|Head
|Uncommon
|5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins
| +10% Damage
|
|-
|Baseball Cap
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Vehicle Time
|
|-
|Santa Hat
|Head
|Uncommon
|5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins
| +10% Defense
| Holiday Event exclusive
|-
|Festive Deely Bopper
|Head
|Rare
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
| Holiday Event exclusive
|-
|Snowman
|Head
|Rare
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
| Holiday Event exclusive
|-
|Lion Hat
|Head
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +16% Defense
|Chinese New Year exclusive
|-
|[[Stripes]]
|Chest
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +40% Faster Reload
|
|-
|[[Sundor]]
|Arms
|Rare
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|
|}
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[[File:Blaster accessory.jpeg|thumb|200px|But I'm already a [[Bubbles#As Blaster|character]] in the game!]]

Blaster is also an "Accessory" character, giving Autobirds he's attached to an increase to their EMP Rounds (probably due to his groovy, well-tuned personality). This bonus can be increased with level upgrades, won from random-prize Crates or in the "[[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower" mini-game.

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

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{|class="wikitable" border="5" style="width:75%" align="center"
|-
! scope="col" width="15%" | '''Autobird'''
! scope="col" width="8%" | '''Body Part'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Gem Cost'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Base Effect'''
! scope="col" width="30%" | '''Notes'''
|-
|[[Red (AB)#As Blurr|Blurr]]
|Arms
|650
| EMP Rounds
|
|-
|}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|Among the random Movie quotes a random bot says are: Two can Play! Sic' em! Don't know how much longer we can hold out. We're all going to look like burnt-out toaster ovens.]]
Blaster participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who first appeared in the "Sonic Clash" event, and could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal,100 event cores, and 50 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Blaster-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Yo dawg! Let's build this base before the Cons show up!]]

Loud, proud and in-your-face, Blaster has a zest for life and an unquenchable appetite for action.
The louder and more intense it gets, the more it sparks his circuits.
The opposite of sneaky, he prefers to make his presence known, literally assaulting his enemies with sound and fury.
But his special passion is good old fashioned rock 'n' roll, and his ability to monitor multiple frequencies and channels has exposed him to a wide variety of music. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Blaster Bio}}

Blaster was in contact with Ironhide and Jetfire after the latter two and an ally raided a Decepticon outpost. Blaster suggested it would be great if they upgraded the HQ.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

Blaster then helped out in the many other battles that the Autobots participated in.

*'''Class:''': Special (Deployer)
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Weapons:''' Blaster uses a standard issue Photon blaster used by Jetfire and the Aerobots.
*'''Ability: Deploy Minions:''' Deploy Eject, Rewind, Steeljaw, and Ramhorn to attack targets! All have unique attacks.
**'''Cost''': 3 ability points +3 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:blaster Blaster at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

Blaster is one of two characters that has a unique ending victory pose, in which Blaster has a chance to perform a handstand, and then start break dancing.

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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:ForgedToFight-Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Impossible! Our laserfire is only making him '''stronger!'''"]]
In a surprising twist, Blaster isn't a clone of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], instead having his own unique animations and abilities. He fights using buffed-up energy attacks and his cassette allies, and, when awakened, can heal himself when struck with the enemy's ranged laser attacks.
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Blaster was head of Autobot communications and a master of sonic warfare. In his off-time, he was something of a party animal, and this laid-back approach to life has bled back into his career as a soldier. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game|Transformers Roleplaying Game bonus material}}

Blaster and his Mini-Cassettes were deployed to an abandoned railyard in [[Colorado]] to guard a shipment of [[energon cube]]s while [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] drew the attention of the Decepticons. However, their ruse failed; the Decepticons tracked the [[Union Pacific]] train back to its point of origin, and in the ensuing battle [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and his comrades defeated Blaster and stole the energon. {{storylink|The Great Energon Robbery}}

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

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

==Notes==
[[File:MicroChangeRadiCassRobo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*Blaster had the preliminary names of '''Pulse'''<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/index.php?full=1&set_albumName=BotCon_2010_Sat_Panels&id=DSC05237&option=com_gallery&Itemid=4&include=view_photo.php Bob Budiansky's notes at BotCon 2010]</ref> and '''Blastbox'''.<ref>[[Production bible]] of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]]</ref>
*Blaster began life as the ''[[Micro Change]]'' "Radi-Casse Robo" ("radio-cassette", you see), which was actually a functional AM radio. Though this feature was gutted from Blaster when he was released as part of the ''Transformers'' toyline, the original toy's power switch (on his right leg), earphone jack (on the back of his left leg) and tuning dial (on his chest) still remain, now as moulded, non-moving details. Even the toy's electro-scrambler gun is designed to serve as storage for the mono earphone which came with the toy, with the plug inserting into the stock, the cord winding around it, and the earphone itself tucking into the hole in the gun's main body. It was not the toy itself which was the radio; rather, the radio was a small "micro-cassette" which plugged into the toy's internal wiring when inserted into its chest, allowing it to play through the speakers in its legs in either mode. As the electronic equipment in the chest meant that the figure could not hold normal ''Micro Change'' cassettes there, it featured a compartment on its back which could hold a single tape instead. This compartment could still be found on some early releases of Blaster, though it was often mistaken by fans as a vestigial battery compartment, which was actually originally located in the toy's right leg.
*Blaster's finalized [[character model]] was apparently not available to artist [[Don Perlin]] when he first drew Blaster in the Marvel Comic. While the final model—used in the Generation 1 cartoon, the UK Marvel comics and ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (comic)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]''—gives Blaster a set of individual eyes, Perlin's interpretation of the toy reference material he had to work with saw him draw Blaster with a goggled visor. Perlin's visored head design would be used throughout the Marvel run, until the last few issues, when UK artists who had taken over drawing the book rendered Blaster with his finalized model's head. [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] rationalized this discrepancy early on in the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]] of [[Hunters|UK issue #118]] by explaining that Blaster's visor is retractable, and used to shield his especially delicate optical sensors from sunlight. Less explainable was [[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]'s color choice for the comic version of Blaster: a red forehead and yellow face, a combination never used on a toy or in the cartoon.
**[[IDW Publishing]] tried for a hybridized look, giving Blaster an odd-looking "moustache" that was promptly discarded from his design after his introductory [[Spotlight: Blaster|''Spotlight'' issue]].
[[File:TFUK300 letterspage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*In an odd quirk of design, Blaster's character model breaks the row of buttons on his abdomen up into three buttons in [[robot mode]], but four in [[alternate mode]]. It's a product of the way his toy is made: it's got three separate button-chunks, like his robot mode model, but the centre chunk is two buttons sculpted together, so he's actually ''got'' four, like his alternate mode model. This was most evident in the cartoon; in the comic, as you can see from some of the pictures above, they'd often basically draw as many as they felt like.
*Blaster hosted the Marvel UK comic's letters page for the final 33 issues (from [[Rhythms of Darkness!|issue #300]] to [[End of the Road! (US)|issue #332]]), to tie in with his Action Master toy. Here, the letters page was dubbed "Darn 'n' Blast", replacing [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind's]] "Dread Tidings", despite Dreadwind's holing himself up in the Marvel offices. The Decepticon finally left after a visit by three Christmas spirits, [[Ghost of the present|one of whom]] took on the appearance of Blaster. {{storylink|Dreadwind's Xmas!}} Blaster complained that Dreadwind had decorated the office in all purple and orange with a solitary picture of a dog with sad eyes. His characterization in the letters page is more in line with his fun-loving, hip and happening self from the cartoon than the rather grim, brooding, rebellious badass seen in the comics. He arrived on the letters page in advance of his resurrection in the comics itself, which did not occur until [[On the Edge of Extinction!|issue #321]]. He was explicitly identified as being a non-transformer Action Master, though his partner [[Flight Pack]] did not appear.
*According to Blaster himself on the UK letters page, he has two [[Relatives|siblings]]: [[Toaster]] and [[Karmen]]. And then there's [[Bluster]], his retroactively-created and less-seen brother.
*Since the release of ''Universe'' Blaster, there seems to be an attempt on the part of tech spec writers to balance Marvel's dark and brooding portrayal of Blaster with the rock 'n' roll loving version from the original US cartoon. The ''Universe'' write-up has Blaster organizing resistance cells with Perceptor (with NO mention of his musical interests), recalling the storyline in US comic #17-18. The 2010 San Diego Comic Convention release of the figure not only mentions Blaster's love of music ("Any music, from Cybertronian magna marches to down and dirty [[Washington, D.C.|D.C.]] hardcore"), it references "his hatred of the Decepticons", because "the war they started killed the music scene (and most of the musicians) on Cybertron"—combining Blaster's varying personalities from these two continuities into one.
**This also means Blaster is a fan of Bad Brains and Minor Threat. That rules '''so hard.'''

===Foreign names===
====Blaster====
*''Japanese:'' '''Broadcast''' (ブロードキャスト ''Burōdokyasuto''), '''Broadblast''' (ブロードブラスト ''Burōdoburasuto''), '''Blaster''' (ブラスター ''Burasutā'')
*''English:'' '''Billy''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub),
*''Czech:'' '''Reprák''' (Supermax dub, "Speaker")
*''French:'' '''Tempo''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Össztűz''' ("Bombardment"), '''Lőmester''' ("Demolitions-Expert", alternate name used occasionally in the Marvel comics)
*''Italian:'' '''Radiorobot''', '''Audiobot''' (''The Headmasters'')
*''Portuguese:'' '''Rajada''' (Portugal comic, "Gust"), '''Dinamitador''' (Brazil comic)
*''Spanish:'' '''Bill''' (America, ''The Headmasters''), '''Plato''' (America, ''The Headmasters'')
*''Chinese:'' '''Lùyīnjī''' (China, 录音机, "Recorder"), '''Shuāng Lǚdài''' (''The Headmasters'', 双履带, "Double Pedrail")
*''Polish:'' '''Łoskot''' ("Rumble", sic!; in some episodes of cartoon)

====Twincast====
*''Japanese:'' '''Twincast''' (ツインキャスト ''Tsuinkyasto'')
*''English:'' '''Blaster''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Digital'''
*''Spanish:'' '''Platon'''

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