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Ultra Magnus (WFC)

2010-07-23T06:34:43Z

SharkyMcShark:

{{faction|autobot|wreckers}}
{{disambig3|Ultra Magnus}}
[[Image:UltraMagnusWFCDSconcept.jpg|thumb|300px|Why yes, my crotchplate does form the leading edge of my vehicle mode. WHy do you ask?]]
'''Ultra Magnus''' is the hammer wielding commander of the [[Wreckers]].

{{quote|Daring, strategically ingenious, and courageous to the point of recklessness, Ultra Magnus hammers back the Decepticon forces — literally.|[[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]]|[[Covenant of Primus]]}}

==Fiction==
===''Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron''===
Ultra Magnus was a sergeant of the [[Autobot High Council|Council]] Guardians who held back the Decepticons during the siege of the [[Hydrax Plateau]] spaceport despite overwhelming odds. Though the spaceport fell, Magnus and his main soldiers proved to be indispensable soldiers and were dubbed the "Wreckers". The Wreckers were crucial to holding [[Tagan Heights]], battling [[Devastator (Prime)|Devastator]] and buying time for the scientists there to build the [[Protectobot (Prime)|Protectobot]] [[combiner]] [[Defensor (Prime)|Defensor]].

When [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] corrupted the [[core]] of Cybertron with [[Dark Energon]], Magnus and his Wreckers guarded the entrance at the [[Well of All Sparks]] with [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] while [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jetfire (Prime)|Jetfire]] descended to purge the core. When the ''[[Ark (Prime)|Ark]]'' was completed, Ultra Magnus offered to stay behind and fight off [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]] when the gargantuan Decepticon emerged. Trypticon transformed into the ''Nemesis'' and pursued the ''Ark'' into space, but with his Wreckers and [[Omega Supreme (Prime)|Omega Supreme]], Magnus was ready to battle [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]]'s new regime. {{storylink|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jamieson Price]] (English)
{{charstubfiction}}
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}
Ultra Magnus was one of the arena bosses. Dark energon took over him, untill two Autobots battled him to get the dark energon out.

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Prime characters]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Jetblade

2010-07-17T07:55:30Z

SharkyMcShark: /* Transformers (2010) */

{{faction|decepticon}}

:''Jetblade is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline.]]''

[[Image:TF2010toy-Jetblade.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]

'''Jetblade''' likes to hide among [[human]] military aircraft. Years passed without him being discovered. He met a fellow Decepticon named [[Terradive (TF 2010)|Terradive]] and the two became friends, deciding to hide as long as they were able. Even so, they couldn't resist catching [[Tomahawk (TF 2010)|Tomahawk]].<ref>Jetblade's bio</ref>

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2010)===
*'''Jetblade''' (Deluxe Class, 2010)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles, 2 missile launchers

:Jetblade is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Dirge (ROTF)|Dirge]]. He converts into a slightly modified [[Wikipedia:Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier]]-like jet . He has two spring-loaded missile launchers that mount under his wings or, in robot mode, onto his arms, though his left arm's [[kibble]] makes this an awkward fit. Jetblade features spinning gears on his nipples when you lift his arms. The nosecone on Jetblade is made of a much softer rubber than on Dirge.

==References==
<references/>

[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Transformers 2010 toyline characters]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"

2010-07-16T12:21:18Z

SharkyMcShark: The discussion for issue 7 came to the conclusion that changes like these are to be considered errors

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #9
|prev=The Transformers issue 8
|next=The Transformers issue 10
|title=
|image=Transformers 9A.jpg
|caption=Bumble in the rubble
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[July 14]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=July 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]]
|colors by=
|letters by=
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''Strange things are afoot in North Korea'''

==Synopsis==

A television news anchor reports that spy satellites show that North Korea is manufacturing energon. Their intent is unknown, although it has left the United States uneasy, as prior to the Cybertronian conflict on Earth North Korea had been moving towards attaining nuclear weapons.

In the Korean de-militarised zone, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] drives through the fence separating the North and the South, and starts to attack South Korean soldiers. He is struck by a shell from a tank, but the tank is vaporised by another tank - who transforms revealing himself to be [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]. Jet fighters scrambled to attack the invaders are cut down in the air by [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], who transforms and joins the others on the ground. Onslaught radios his boss, Kim Jong Du, and reports that the battle is over. Kim, at the head of a large North Korean military force, is pleased, claiming that Seoul will be theirs in hours at this rate.

At Skywatch headquarters Spike reflects that it was inevitable that North Korea collaborate with the Decepticons eventually. He consults Henderson about the specifics of the situation, but Henderson is unable to reveal anything beyond that there is one further Combaticon in play that has not been sighted yet, and that the North Koreans have seventeen energon production facilities.

Meanwhile elsewhere in the base [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] is explaining to a Skywatch engineer the internal workings of the Cybertronians, using a relaxed Cliffjumper as an example. [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] expresses his hesitancy to Bumblebee about giving their knowledge to the humans, but Bumblbee replies that not only have the humans given them similar access to human information, but they've also supplied them with all the energon they need. Spike enters the room, asking the speak to the leader of the Autobots and deciding that Optimus Prime is a better option after Jetfire, Ratchet and Cliffjumper all gesture to Bumblebee.

Spike finds Optimus Prime sitting in the now open cell where he was previously detained, which he claims helps him to think. He requests for Prime's help dealing with the Combaticons, stating that they are more organised and powerful than any Decepticon they've had to bring in before. Bumblebee accepts his request, but before he can assemble a team Campognolo bursts in to tell them that the President is making a live address.

The President says that there has been an act of aggression from North Korea towards the South, and that Cybertronians were involved on the side of the aggressors. He then declares that any nation collaborating with Cybertronians or using their technology will be considered to be in possession of weapons of mass destruction. Spike is aware of the problems this causes for him and the Autobots, and as the address ends Spike orders that everyone act as if the base was under communications black out and no one had heard the address, and continues preparing for the mission.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters

|c1=
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (9)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (10)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (11)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (12)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (13)
|c2=
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (3)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (4)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (5)
|c3=
* [[News Anchor]] (1)
* Korean DMZ Soldiers (2)
* [[Kim Jong Du]] (6)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (7)
* [[Henderson]]
* [[Skywatch]] Personnel (8)
* [[Campologno]] (14)
* The [[President of the United States]] (15)

}}
==Quotes==
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==Errors==
*Almost all of the Autobots have changed bodies again between issues. This time they are closer to their G1 cartoon [[character model]]s. Bumblebee is the exception, as he is back in the body he took on at the conclusion of [[The Transformers: Bumblebee|his mini-series]], though an artistic error showed him in his traditional Volkswagen body in his [[The Transformers issue 7|last appearance]].

==Items of note==
*Onslaught's license plate reads "D-64", the [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]] of his original toy.
*The North Korean leader in this issue, Kim Jong Du, while being said to be the son of Kim Jong Il, is clearly based off his likeness. The American President however looks nothing like Barack Obama.
*Henderson reveals that the North Koreans have been producing enough energon for five Cybertronians to consume. This might suggest that the Combaticons are together for the first time (while he'd been referred to as a Combaticon previously Swindle had never been seen with them up to this point).

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Bumblebee taking cover behind debris under fire from the Combaticons; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by .
* '''Cover B:''' The Combaticons; art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by .
* '''Cover RI:''' Concept art of Optimus Prime; art by Don Figueroa.

<gallery>
Image: Transformers 9A.jpg|Hey, why don't you boss Ultra Magnus around some more, Bee? I'm sure he'll come running.
Image: Transformers 9B.jpg|"Blast-Off, I hope your aim is better than that [[Movor|other guy]]!
Image: Transformers 9RI.jpg|Freaky faces are the right of all sentient beings
</gallery>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:The Transformers issue 09}}
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"

2010-07-16T12:19:37Z

SharkyMcShark: The discussion for issue came to the conclusion that changes like these are to be considered errors

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #9
|prev=The Transformers issue 8
|next=The Transformers issue 10
|title=
|image=Transformers 9A.jpg
|caption=Bumble in the rubble
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[July 14]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=July 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]]
|colors by=
|letters by=
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''Strange things are afoot in North Korea'''

==Synopsis==

A television news anchor reports that spy satellites show that North Korea is manufacturing energon. Their intent is unknown, although it has left the United States uneasy, as prior to the Cybertronian conflict on Earth North Korea had been moving towards attaining nuclear weapons.

In the Korean de-militarised zone, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] drives through the fence separating the North and the South, and starts to attack South Korean soldiers. He is struck by a shell from a tank, but the tank is vaporised by another tank - who transforms revealing himself to be [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]. Jet fighters scrambled to attack the invaders are cut down in the air by [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], who transforms and joins the others on the ground. Onslaught radios his boss, Kim Jong Du, and reports that the battle is over. Kim, at the head of a large North Korean military force, is pleased, claiming that Seoul will be theirs in hours at this rate.

At Skywatch headquarters Spike reflects that it was inevitable that North Korea collaborate with the Decepticons eventually. He consults Henderson about the specifics of the situation, but Henderson is unable to reveal anything beyond that there is one further Combaticon in play that has not been sighted yet, and that the North Koreans have seventeen energon production facilities.

Meanwhile elsewhere in the base [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] is explaining to a Skywatch engineer the internal workings of the Cybertronians, using a relaxed Cliffjumper as an example. [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] expresses his hesitancy to Bumblebee about giving their knowledge to the humans, but Bumblbee replies that not only have the humans given them similar access to human information, but they've also supplied them with all the energon they need. Spike enters the room, asking the speak to the leader of the Autobots and deciding that Optimus Prime is a better option after Jetfire, Ratchet and Cliffjumper all gesture to Bumblebee.

Spike finds Optimus Prime sitting in the now open cell where he was previously detained, which he claims helps him to think. He requests for Prime's help dealing with the Combaticons, stating that they are more organised and powerful than any Decepticon they've had to bring in before. Bumblebee accepts his request, but before he can assemble a team Campognolo bursts in to tell them that the President is making a live address.

The President says that there has been an act of aggression from North Korea towards the South, and that Cybertronians were involved on the side of the aggressors. He then declares that any nation collaborating with Cybertronians or using their technology will be considered to be in possession of weapons of mass destruction. Spike is aware of the problems this causes for him and the Autobots, and as the address ends Spike orders that everyone act as if the base was under communications black out and no one had heard the address, and continues preparing for the mission.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters

|c1=
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (9)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (10)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (11)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (12)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (13)
|c2=
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (3)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (4)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (5)
|c3=
* [[News Anchor]] (1)
* Korean DMZ Soldiers (2)
* [[Kim Jong Du]] (6)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (7)
* [[Henderson]]
* [[Skywatch]] Personnel (8)
* [[Campologno]] (14)
* The [[President of the United States]] (15)

}}
==Quotes==
TBA
==Errors==
*Almost all of the Autobots have changed bodies again between issues. This time they are closer to their G1 cartoon [[character model]]s. Bumblebee is the exception, as he is back in theh body he took on at the conclusion of [[The Transformers: Bumblebee|his mini-series]], though an artistic error showed him in his traditional Volkswagen body in his [[The Transformers issue 7|last appearance]].

==Items of note==
*Onslaught's license plate reads "D-64", the [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]] of his original toy.
*The North Korean leader in this issue, Kim Jong Du, while being said to be the son of Kim Jong Il, is clearly based off his likeness. The American President however looks nothing like Barack Obama.
*Henderson reveals that the North Koreans have been producing enough energon for five Cybertronians to consume. This might suggest that the Combaticons are together for the first time (while he'd been referred to as a Combaticon previously Swindle had never been seen with them up to this point).

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Bumblebee taking cover behind debris under fire from the Combaticons; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by .
* '''Cover B:''' The Combaticons; art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by .
* '''Cover RI:''' Concept art of Optimus Prime; art by Don Figueroa.

<gallery>
Image: Transformers 9A.jpg|Hey, why don't you boss Ultra Magnus around some more, Bee? I'm sure he'll come running.
Image: Transformers 9B.jpg|"Blast-Off, I hope your aim is better than that [[Movor|other guy]]!
Image: Transformers 9RI.jpg|Freaky faces are the right of all sentient beings
</gallery>

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[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

Vortex (G1)

2010-07-16T09:48:12Z

SharkyMcShark: /* IDW comics continuity */

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{{disambig3|Vortex}}
:''Vortex is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:MTMTEVortex.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm FANCY!]]
In a past life, it is very possible that '''Vortex''' was a roller coaster of some sort. He is the interrogator of the [[Decepticon]]s, and his favorite method of coaxing secrets from trembling [[Autobot]]s is to take them on ''Mr. Vortex's Wild Ride''. Laughing like a maniac, Vortex will treat Autobots held hostage within his cargo hold to a psychotic helicopter ride of twists, turns and near-death experiences. Then, once he has learned everything they have to tell: kerplop!

Vortex can combine with his fellow [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]].

:''Japanese name:'' '''Vorter'''

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Johnny Haymer]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese)
[[Image:StarscreamsBrigade Vortex capture.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Hey dude, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore!" 
"Shut up, Jazz."]]
Vortex was one of the five [[renegade Decepticon]]s liberated by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in the Air Commander's latest attempt to unseat [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. As an element of their imprisonment, they had been reduced to mere [[personality component]]s, so Starscream installed them into abandoned [[World War II]] military vehicles. The transplant caused the vehicles to immediately reconfigure themselves: Vortex in particular went from being a [[wikipedia:F4U Corsair|Chance Vought F4U Corsair]]<ref>"Starscream's Brigade" shooting script</ref> to being a helicopter, before turning into a robot. Starscream called them "Combaticons" and announced their names as they transformed, but they didn't recognize him. Nor did they feel particularly indebted to him for their release; in the end, Starscream only guaranteed their loyalty though having given them bodies bereft of [[energy absorber]]s, so they would be dependent upon him to refuel. While their first missions for Starscream were initially successful, the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]' intervention meant the brigade's defeat, and Megatron exiled all six to a remote asteroid. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

Vortex and his fellow Combaticons soon escaped the asteroid and invaded [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], defeating [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] defenses as Bruticus. After Onslaught modified the [[space bridge]] to pull [[Earth]] into the [[sun]], the Combaticons were attacked by unknown forces, which were actually [[Hologram|holograms]]. Vortex was quite happy, as he ''loved'' sneak attacks. Once again, however, the Combaticons were defeated by outside intervention, as the Autobots and Decepticons temporarily allied against the renegades. While Megatron allowed the Autobots to believe the Combaticons had been destroyed, he secretly had Bruticus (and his components, we guess) reprogrammed to serve more loyally. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[Image:RevengeBruticus BlastOff Vortex.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Another example of why headbanging isn't more popular among the Decepticons.]]

Some time later, the Combaticons set a trap for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], and Vortex attacked them alongside [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. He was eventually shot down by [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and retreated back to Megatron's [[Giant Purple Griffin]], which the Aerialbots eventually discovered. In the ensuing battle, Vortex took control of a few of Megatron's jet fighter [[drone]]s, but didn't fare particularly well anyway. The Combaticons then tried to merge into Bruticus, but were defeated by [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}} Afterwards, Bruticus was blown to pieces by [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] sold Vortex's parts. What a friend. Vortex and the other Combaticons were eventually repaired just in time for Bruticus to be defeated again. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[Image:FFoD2 SwindleVortex.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Hey, my semi-automatic glue gun isn't firing lasers any more! It must be... broken?"]]

After the great battle at [[Autobot City]], the Combaticons were among the battered Decepticon forces who withdrew to [[Chaar]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} When the Deceptions spotted [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] spying on them, Vortex was the first to note that their weapons weren't working due to their low energy levels. He and his comrades simply opted for bashing the intruders to death instead. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} The Combaticons later participated in a [[Quintesson]]-led assault on a group of Autobots trapped on [[Goo]] {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}, until [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] returned and took back control of his forces. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

[[Image:UltimateWeapon Vortex interrogation.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Confess! Where is the candlestick? What were you doing in the conservatory?"]]

The Combaticons later performed a hit-and-run attack on Cybertron in order to destroy a peace conference shuttle. When the Autobots fought back, Vortex shot [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] with a barrage of lasers, but was blasted out of the sky by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] for it. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} Much later, Vortex was charged with guarding [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in the [[Netherlands]]. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]], seated in a disguised Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime, respectively, tried tricking him into thinking they were repairmen in order to infiltrate the city-bot, but unfortunately Vortex could detect the "nauseating smell of Autobot fumes" on them. He tried shaking the truth out of Daniel, only to accidentally throw him off a cliff. The Autobots were forced to abandon their disguises in order to save him, and Rodimus blasted Vortex into unconsciousness. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

[[Image:ReturnOptimusPrime1 InfectedVortex.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The difference between a Decepticon and a Decepticon infected with the hate plague is... murky, at best.]]

When the Earth was infected by the [[Hate Plague]], the Combaticons were among the early victims. In a frenzy, Vortex started flying around an airfield blowing up jumbo jets. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} By order of Galvatron, the Combaticons lated constructed a giant planetary rocket engine that was used to propel Cybertron into orbit around Earth. They also dragged away the bodies of defeated Autobots to use as fuel for the engine. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
{{--}}
====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====
As Bruticus, Vortex and the Combaticons aided Menasor when the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]' new base found itself under attack from [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. Whilst Bruticus took care of Defensor with relative ease, Superion shot his leg components off, allowing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] to steal their places. Taking control of the giant's flight systems, the two [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] flew off with Bruticus's remaining components, planning to drop them off somewhere over the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

Vortex and the Combaticons were later ordered to hunt down a [[Murdered puppy|dog]] imbued with [[Decepticon super science]]. The Autobot [[Mini Vehicle]]s led by [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] soon arrived to save the poor animal, and the Combaticons formed Bruticus in response. However, the dog used its super science to power up Powerglide, who used [[Scramble Power]] to combine with his comrades and drill straight through him, forcing the Combaticons to withdraw. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}

====''Scramble City'' OVA====
Vortex and the other Combaticons were dispatched to help the Stunticons in a battle against the Aerialbots. As Bruticus and Menasor, the two groups nearly defeated Superion, until [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] arrived and blew them away. {{storylink|Scramble City (episode)|Scramble City}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
The Combaticons participated in a major Decepticon assault on Cybertron, during which Vortex performed air strikes until he was shot down by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} He later combined with the other Combaticons to continue fighting, but even Bruticus was driven away by the arrival of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} The Combaticons were subsequently sent to Earth, where they set out to stop [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] from retrieving the [[Matrix of Leadership]] for Optimus Prime. They didn't get far before being ambushed by the Protectobots, who buried the team in a rockfall. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Vortex and the others later defended [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] against [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]]'s attempted infiltration, but got their hands full when the Aerialbots also joined the battle. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

The Decepticon army, including the Combaticons, later attacked Cybertron again, in order to obtain the precious [[Cybertonuron]] created by [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} This didn't go very well, as Bruticus was again defeated by Defensor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} Bruticus was then sent to [[San Francisco]] with orders to destroy any Autobots out to kill the giant carnivorous plant hidden there by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. He ended up dueling with [[Raiden]], the [[Trainbot]] combiner. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} Vortex and his team were later seen under the command of [[Sixshot]], who ordered them to attack an Autobot energy facility in [[Miami]] in order to divert troops from [[Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} They also unleashed Bruticus as Sixshot continued his reign of terror over the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

Vortex later watched and cheered as Scorponok official took leadership of the Decepticons. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} As Bruticus's arm, he later tried to lure Fortress Maximus away from the Decepticon base on [[Master (planet)|Master]], but it didn't work. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} Bruticus was later seen laughing with [[Predaking]] as they sank the luxury liner ''[[Queen World]]'' in the Atlantic Ocean. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} Naturally, Vortex and the Combaticons were part of the final climactic battle with the Autobot army at the [[Arctic|North Pole]], and retreated into space when Scorponok's plan to tear Earth apart appeared to become a reality. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Vortex was of those summoned, but only as part of Bruticus. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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''[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] was the only human in existence to have ever possessed the Autobots' [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] in his mind. Months after returning the Matrix to its true guardian, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Buster began experiencing nightmares of strange new Transformers, [[Special Teams]] with the ability to merge into a 5-in-1 giant. Vortex and his Combaticon teammates appeared in one of Buster's earlier dreams, before he sought help from the Autobots. In order to process the information his subconscious was feeding him, Buster linked his mind with Prime, so that the next dream came through far clearer than the previous ones. He and Prime observed a <s>toy commercial</s> scenario where Vortex and his fellow Combaticons joined forces with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] against their Autobot counterparts, the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. The Combaticons fought together as [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], but were defeated by the teamwork shown by Autobot gestalts [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. After Prime and Buster awoke, the Autobots immediately went to work designing these new warriors. Thanks to [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s hacking skills, however, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] also saw the visions and began working on their own Special Teams. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}''

{{note|The above origin was not referenced in the U.S. comics and, unlike the Stunticons, the Combaticons were never explicitly stated to have been built on Earth. Although it's generally assumed they were anyway, one [[Swarm (issue)|obscure reference]] inferred that they may have come from Cybertron.}}

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At Megatron's command, Vortex began scouting human energy projects for possible sources of energon for the Decepticons to steal. Hovering over [[Energy Futures Industries]] on the Oregon coast, Vortex learned about a new device called a [[hydrothermocline]], which could potentially summon limitless energy from beneath the seas. He summoned Megatron and the rest of the Combaticons for a late night raid. Unfortunately for them, the Autobots had been doing a little spying of their own, and the Combaticons found Optimus Prime and the Protectobots lying in wait at EFI when they arrived. Optimus and Megatron were busy measuring who had the biggest gestalt when [[Ethan Zachary]], a human programmer working at EFI, offered them a better solution than brawling. Using his [[Multi-World]] video game scenario, Zachery could upload the Autobots and Decepticons into the game, allowing them to fight without risking the hydro-whatsis or innocent lives in the process.

Inside Multi-World, Vortex and [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] teamed up to hunt down Protectobots. In the region known as the [[Cloud-Steppes]], they came across [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]]. The digital environment was comprised of a series of roadways supported by cables connecting them to hovering clouds. Vortex chose the simplest solution and began cutting through the cables with his rotor blades, sending the ground-bound Groove and several Cloud-Steppers to their doom. Groove saved himself, and Blades caught the cloud people as they fell. The Autobots' new friends then turned their cloud power against the Combaticons, blinding them long enough for Groove to... blind them again. Stupid pacifists. Anyway, Vortex and Blast Off then crashed into each other and "died", their consciousnesses returning to reality. The other Combaticons fared just as well, leaving Megatron alone to fight Prime and Defensor. Blindly choking his subordinates in the real world, Megatron got close enough for Vortex to whisper a "cheat code" he had overheard when first scouting the location... AFTERDEATH. Despite using the password to cheat, Megatron still lost the battle. But, because Optimus Prime was forced to sacrifice innocent "people" in the game to defeat Megatron, he allowed the Decepticons to take the hydrothermocline anyway. Truly an [[Heavy Metal War|over-developed sense of honor]]. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

During the Decepticon plans to move the hydrothermocline to a more energy efficient location for its work, Vortex was transporting the land-bound Decepticons to their island base. At Shockwave's request, however, he was dissuaded from picking up Megatron on time, allowing Shockwave's [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] mercenaries time to complete their assassination attempt on the Decepticon leader. Megatron survived, but ended up blowing himself up anyway, leaving Vortex and the Combaticons under Shockwave's command. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} When fuel auditor [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] arrived to supervise the Decepticon activities, Shockwave engineered a daring daylight raid on an oil tanker in the Caribbean. Vortex, the [[Conehead]]s and the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] successfully commandeered the vessel and brought it to the Decepticons island base. It was the perfect plan... with the small technicality of there not being any fuel in the tanker. {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}}

''On a later mission, Soundwave and the Combaticons were commissioned with destroying the inactive super-Decepticon known as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who had been trapped inside the lava flow of an active volcano, preserving him like a fly in amber. Shockwave nevertheless saw Galvatron as a potential threat to his command, and wanted him eliminated permanently. Vortex and the others were to set up explosive charges around the mouth, burying the future warrior forever. Their plans were waylaid by a group of human females, who used up most of the explosives against the Combaticons. The Decepticons were then forced to retreat once [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and the [[Throttlebot]]s arrived to back-up the humans, but they swore vengeance for the interference. {{storylink|Ladies' Night}}''

Vortex began trailing the Throttlebots, and caught up with them on a California freeway. He was freely taking pot shots at them until Blaster transformed and supported himself on [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] and [[Chase (G1)|Chase]]'s vehicle modes, firing back at the Combaticon with his electro-scrambler gun. After nearly causing a traffic pile-up, Blaster got a good shot at Vortex, overloading his circuitry and sending the Decepticon careening through the sky. Once he recovered, Vortex tracked Blaster and the Throttlebots to a used car dealership, and summoned the rest of the Combaticons. Matters became complicated when the Protectobots also arrived on the scene, looking to arrest Blaster and Goldbug for going AWOL and rebelling against the Autobot commander, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]... not to mention the [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] brigade of human military officers looking to take the Autobots into custody as well. The resulting four-way war left everyone confused and the dealership a wreck. Vortex was blinded early on battling [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], and the Combaticons ultimately retreated once Blaster joined forces with the Protectobots. In the melee, however, the Throttlebots were carted off by RAAT, and the Protectobots still took Blaster into custody for Grimlock after the fight was over. {{storylink|Used Autobots}}

Vortex tracked the Protectobots from a distance, as they transported the mode-locked Blaster back to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] for trial and execution. The two teams clashed again at a (mostly) abandoned railyard once the Combaticons had fully assembled on Vortex's position. Vortex clashed with his opposite number, the Protectobot helicopter known as Blades, trading fire in the skies. Despite his computer image-guided targeting technology, Blades was unable to overcome Vortex's aerial agility and score a decent hit. The Combaticons eventually combined into Bruticus and managed to defeat the united Defensor in battle. Meanwhile, Blaster had managed to shake off his mode-lock and, despite his current situation, brought down the Decepticons in defense of his fellow Autobots. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

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The Combaticons licked their wounds and eventually limped back to the Decepticons' hidden island base in the Caribbean. Decepticon leadership soon changed from Shockwave to Ratbat after the former was critically injured and believed dead following a space battle with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}} When the Autobots decided the best way for Grimlock and Blaster to finally settle their differences was through trial by combat, Ratbat brought the Decepticons to the combat site on the moon and launched a full scale assault on the unsuspecting Autobots. Vortex and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] managed to shoot down [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], but ultimately Grimlock and Blaster put aside their differences and turned the tide, sending the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

For their next trick, the Decepticons turned their deserted desert island base into a tropical paradise for humans, using the tourist trade to hide their true motives and protect themselves from any Autobot attack with human shields. Despite their distaste for flesh-creatures, many of the Decepticons were in good spirits. Vortex was seen trading stories with [[Drag Strip]] about how he told off one of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Those nerds. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''Vortex and the Decepticon air force were led into battle by [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] in 2008. They planned to strike back against the Autobots, but were instead ambushed by the [[Quintesson]]s in what could have been a massacre. Putting aside his pride, Decepticon commander [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] radioed the Autobots for assistance, and soon the two factions were fighting side-by-side on Cybertron against the invading Quintesson forces. After the fight was over, Soundwave left the battlefield in Vortex's [[Scale|ridiculously-oversized]] helicopter mode. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

====Generation 2====
When Megatron was looking to forge an alliance with Optimus Prime against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s Cybertronians, he brought a contingent of Decepticons to Ethos to back-up the Autobots. Vortex joined Starscream and [[Ransack (G2)|Ransack]] in supplementing the Aerialbots and the other Autobot sky forces. {{storylink|Escalation!}}

Vortex, along with the other Combaticons, formed the first line of defense against Jhiaxus's attack on [[Warworld]]. While Vortex's ultimate fate is unseen, the fact that Jhiaxus's troops ultimately took Warworld makes it likely he was destroyed. {{storylink|Total War!}}

===Young Corgi continuity===
Vortex and his fellow Combaticons were searching for a mysterious city beneath the ice when the Aerialbots, [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] and [[Slingshot]], interfered. Vortex got into a dogfight with Skydive, flying through the icy mountains and canyons of the North Pole. Luckily, as a Super Seasprite helicopter, he was infinitely more maneuverable than an F-16. Vortex led Skydive straight towards a mountain wall, and shot upwards at the last instant to send the Aerialbot flying nose first into the side of the mountain. Unfortunately for Vortex, Skydive vaporized the mountain peak with his [[nega-gun]] and, flipping back around in robot mode, clocked the Combaticon with a solid blow while Vortex was blinding by the steam.

Vortex was presumably still seeing stars when the rest of the Decepticons learned the [[city-dweller]]s were the true enemy and joined forces with the Autobots against them. Hopefully, Vortex's fellow Combaticons remembered to pick him up for repairs when they departed. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Shortly after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] became the new Autobot Supreme Commander, Vortex and the other Combaticons took part in the Decepticon assault upon [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]] under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}}

Millions of years later, after the [[Great Shutdown]], Vortex, along with his fellow Combaticons, was imprisoned in the [[Detention Banks]] in [[Quadrant Epsilon]] by Shockwave under his new "Cybertronian" regime. When the Autobots rose up against Shockwave and the Decepticons, Starscream turned tail and escaped to [[Earth]] with the [[protoform]]s of the Combaticons. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Returning to the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' via an uncooperative [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Starscream realized he needed to take parts from the Autobots' ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' if he ever hoped to get the ''Nemesis'' flying again, and for that he needed considerable firepower. Fortunately, there was a nearby abandoned military testing ground from which the Combaticons could scan Earth-based alternate modes. When the attack on the ''Ark'' was launched, the Autobots had little problem defending against the first wave, successfully capturing [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], but several of the Autobots were soundly beaten when the Combaticons showed up and combined into the mighty Bruticus. The behemoth attacked the ''Ark'' freeing his Decepticon compatriots before going after [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Unfortunately, the Autobots activated their ship's self-destruct before escaping, damaging the Combaticons in the resulting explosion. When Starscream berated them for letting the ship be destroyed, Vortex groaned in pain. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}

Damaged or not, they soon had to face a powerful enemy when the crazed zealot [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] appeared on Earth, but before they could attack him, Bruticus' head was blown apart by [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] in the Autobot supply ship ''[[Orion (ship)|Orion]]''. In the aftermath, Bruticus' barely-conscious body was battered upon by an angry Brawn. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

[[Image:G1DW SkyLynx defeats Combaticons.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Nice kitty... pretty kitty...]]

The repaired Combaticons were brought to Guadalcanal, where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. Starscream ordered them to defeat the Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] as a means to train themselves for greater battles. Blast Off ordered Vortex to "take [Sky Lynx] down", but the crafty Autobot split into his two forms, and Blast Off was embarrassingly grabbed in the flying form's jaws while Vortex looked on.

This was the least of their troubles, however, as [[Predaking]] showed up as soon as Sky Lynx was deactivated. This encounter also did not end well. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs the Transformers''===
As part of [[Serpent O.R.]]'s forces, Vortex defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] strike force. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Vortex was part of the Combaticons', under the command of [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]]'s [[Decepticon Secret Service]]. They attacked the [[Garrus-9]] penal facility to seize the [[Pretender Monster|new gestalt Transformers]]. When [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] turned up to kill them all, it was Vortex who reacted quickly and sprang the gestalts while under fire. He then dissed [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] on the way out. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

After a deal was negotiated between Arcee and Banzaitron, Vortex and the other Combaticons later helped her in an attempt to recapture [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (who had been stolen by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]]'s forces) on [[Rotan]], though the insane Autobot disappeared mid-battle. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

{{note|Due to the truncated nature of the ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' miniseries, the outcome of this battle is unknown.}}

Years later on Earth the Combaticons were hired by North Korean leader [[Kim Jong Du]] to lead an attack on the South. Brawl, Onslaught and Vortex destroyed a South Korean outpost on the border of the DMZ to this end, with Vortex destroying air support the South had sent.

{{storylink|The Transformers issue 9}}

===Wings of Honor===
Vortex was part of an Autobot [[Elite Guard]] special ops unit created by [[Magnum]] to take out the various [[Decepticon leader|leaders]] of the new Decepticon faction, in the hopes of ending the war quickly. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 2}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Vortex toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Get to da choppa. I dare ya.]]
* '''Vortex''' (Combaticon, 1985/1986/1991)
**''Team ID number'': '''C4'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-66'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol, left & right cannons

: Vortex transforms into a Kaman Aerospace SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopter. He is armed with a small, chin-mounted [[Glue gun|semi-automatic glue gun]] and two large, tri-barrel Gatling guns mounted astern on his tail.

: In robot mode, Vortex is armed with his helicopter chin gun, and along with fellow Combaticon [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], is one of the first Transformers figures to utilize ball-joints, located in his shoulders. Vortex normally becomes the left arm of Bruticus, but as a [[Scramble City]] design, he can also occupy any other limb slot on Bruticus.

: There are a few variations of this toy. Initial releases of Vortex gave him a [[die-cast]] metal chestplate painted deep purple. Later releases replaced the metal with lighter-purple plastic. In 1991, the entire Combaticon team was re-released as part of the European "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" line; like many toys released in this series, Vortex was [[retool]]ed to remove the [[rubsign]] indent from his vehicle mode.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed as ''[[Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Target Hawk]], ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]], and ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Ro-Tor.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Vortex/vortex.htm More information on Vortex at TFU.info]''

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*'''Bruticus''' (Gift set, 1985, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-69'''

:Vortex, along with the other Combaticons, were included in a [[giftset]] that was only available in [[Japan]] and [[Italy]].

:In 2009, this set was reissued under the ''[[Encore|Transformers Encore]]'' line, using the [[retool]]ed molds from the ''[[Car Robots]]'' and ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' lines.
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===Generation 2===
* '''Vortex''' (Combaticon, 1994)
**''Team ID number'': '''C4'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol, left & right cannons

: During the ''Generation 2'' line, Vortex was redecoed blue with purple camouflage paint. His weapons were also redecoed purple, and his chest was changed to a different shade of purple, making him totally inconspicuous.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Vortex/vortex.htm More information on Generation 2 Vortex at TFU.info]''
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===Universe (2008)===
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*'''Bruticus Maximus''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Quad blaster (hand/foot), Decepticon-type [[energon star]]

:''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' Vortex is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Blackout (combiner)|Blackout]]/[[Stormcloud (Energon)|Stormcloud]] mold, transforming into a blue/grey assault helicopter somewhat similar to an AH-1 Cobra. He was only available with ''Universe'' Bruticus Maximus giftset. When combined with the other Combaticons, Vortex is nominally Bruticus Maximus' left arm, though he can be used in any other limb position. "V-1" is [[tampograph]]ed on the right side of his cockpit.

:This mold was also used to make [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]] and ''Universe'' (2008) [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. Said Swindle is identical to ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Swindle (ROTF)|Swindle]], and Vortex himself also doubles as that franchise's [[Vortex (ROTF)|Vortex]].
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[Image:Henkei-toy VortexMicron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|And he doesn't take American Express.]]
*'''Destron Vorter''' (Micron, 2009)

: A redeco of the ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Mini-Con]] [[Divebomb (Classics)|Divebomb]], Vortex now transforms into an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|AH-64 Apache assault helicopter]].

: Vortex was only available by—brace yourself—signing up for a [http://www.transformers-card.com/pre2/index.html Transformers-themed Visa credit card] through Pocket Card Co., Ltd. Vortex is available only to those who get the Decepticon-themed card. Also available is [[Slingshot|Sling]] for those who get the Autobot card. How one gets both without paying out the butt is anyone's guess.

: This mold was also used to make [[Torque Gain]] and ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Cloudraker (Universe)|Cloudraker]] and [[Crosshairs (Universe)|Crosshairs]].
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==Notes==
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* The [[character model|character models]] of the Combaticons are kinda... okay, heavily made-up. Early models of the team which were a bit more accurate to the toys - except for the heads, oddly enough - have shown up in various sourcebooks, though Vortex's is still off in some very odd ways.
* The packaging of the 1990 European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] release of the original Onslaught toy depicted the Combaticons in (mostly) new color schemes, despite the fact that the actual toys looked identical to their original releases. While it may never be known for certain, it has been theorized that these colors originated from a packaging printing error rather than a legitimate attempt to [[redeco]] the Combaticons.

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

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Brawl (G1)

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:''Brawl is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:MTMTEBrawl.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I wouldn't need the pistol, but I don't wanna have to bend over to aim..."]]
If '''Brawl'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s on the battlefield and you can't hear him coming, it's time to check your audio receptors, because chances are you've gone deaf. Brawl's main distinguishing characteristic is '''VOLUME'''. No matter if he's talking (yelling), moving (clanking and rattling), or fighting (yelling, clanking, rattling, and blasting) you're sure to hear him doing it, as is anyone else in the county. As if that wasn't enough, he is also a ball of barely contained rage and violence with a hair-trigger temper. This makes even his comrades wary, but it does make him a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield... as long as the mission doesn't require stealth. Or zero casualties.

Brawl combines with his fellow Combaticons to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]].

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Baggareur'''
:''Italian name:'' '''Bomber'''
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Huligán''' ("Hooligan")
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Jēng-chǎu''' (爭吵, "Brawl" or "Quarrel")
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Chaonao''' (吵闹, "Brawl" or "Clamor")
:''Russian TV dub name:'' '''Гром''' ("Thunder")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tony St. James]] (English), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)
[[Image:StarscreamsBrigade Starscream Brawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"It's YOUR fault I'm not more toy-accurate!"]]
Brawl was one of the five [[renegade Decepticon]]s liberated by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in the Air Commander's latest attempt to unseat [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. As an element of their imprisonment, they had been reduced to mere [[personality component]]s, so Starscream installed them into abandoned [[World War II]] military vehicles. The transplant caused the vehicles to immediately reconfigure themselves: Brawl in particular went from being an [[wikipedia:M4 Sherman|M4 Sherman]] tank<ref>"Starscream's Brigade" shooting script</ref> to being a... more differenter tank, before turning into a robot. Starscream called them "Combaticons" and announced their names as they transformed, but they didn't recognize him. Nor did they feel particularly indebted to him for their release; Brawl even threatened to pound him into scrap for no apparent reason. In the end, Starscream only guaranteed their loyalty though having given them bodies bereft of [[energy absorber]]s, so they would be dependent upon him to refuel. While their first missions for Starscream were initially successful, the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]' intervention meant the brigade's defeat, and Megatron exiled all six to a remote asteroid. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

The Combaticons managed to tow the asteroid to Cybertron and evict [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Brawl would have preferred just to shoot the hell out of the Decepticons and [[Earth]], but [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] managed to rig the [[space bridge]] to drag Earth into the sun. However, the Combaticons were later attacked by mysterious aggressors. Although the Combaticons were confused by their appearance, Brawl figured that they should just annihilate them. As it turned out, the aggressors were holograms created by Starscream and Shockwave, whom the Combaticons captured. Once Megatron, as well as the [[Autobot]]s, arrived, the Combaticons merged into Bruticus, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] deactivated him. The Combaticons were then reprogrammed to serve Megatron. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[Image:BOT RepairingBrawl.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Only a fierce backrub could cure Brawl's rage. Megatron happily loaned out his eunuch for a few hours just to get some peace and quiet.]]

When Onslaught ordered the Combaticons to transform in a street, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] knocked into Brawl, who in turn made his displeasure very vocal. They then transformed into Bruticus, who was immediately shot to pieces by [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Swindle was the sole survivor, and he sold his partners' deactivated forms to various humans such as [[El Presidente]]. Under threat of death by Megatron, Swindle stole back the parts of his unit. However, he was unable to find Brawl's personality component, leaving Brawl a silent shell requiring to be guided over to the rest of the group when ordered to form Bruticus. It turned out that the Combaticons couldn't merge at all without that particular piece of technology, much to Megatron's dismay. Swindle was sent out to retrieve the personality component, which had been used by [[Martin and Roland|some]] [[Elise Presser|kids]] to build [[B.O.T. (robot)|a robot]] for a school project. Of course, this made the robot extremely violent, and it destroyed the school lab and fought some Autobots before Swindle found it and recovered the component. This whole ordeal does pose a question: why does Bruticus depend on the personality component of a loud, homicidal maniac to form? {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[Image:FightorFlee RazorclawBrawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This makes perfect sense in context. Really.]]

During the Decepticon attack on [[Paradron]], Brawl teamed up with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] to capture [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], and together they managed to make him fall off a bridge. Later, he manned a [[molecular cannon]] alongside [[Headstrong]], but the cannon was destroyed in an Autobot attack. At the same time, Brawl was ''also'' part of Bruticus, who was accompanying [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}} Some time later, the Combaticons were sent by Galvatron to assassinate the Decepticon exile [[Octane]]. Because bringing Brawl along when you need to sneak up on someone is a good idea. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

The Combaticons later performed a hit-and-run attack on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to mess up an upcoming peace conference. Brawl got a good shot at [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] in the ensuing battle, but [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] jumped in and took the blast. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} When the [[Hate Plague]] was brought to Earth, the Combaticons were infected by the disease when Bruticus was (rather ineffectively) punched by an infected Ultra Magnus. Bruticus apparently split apart later on, as Brawl was seen rampaging through a human marketplace, crushing various stands beneath his tracks. Soon afterwards he infected Headstrong. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====
[[Image:Manga8 Brawlshootsadog.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Oh my god, you've killed a puppy. YOU RUST-CASE!!]]
When Menasor's baseball stadium/command base was attacked by Superion and Defensor, Bruticus came to his aid. He quickly took out Defensor, damaging [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and preventing the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] from combining again. However, Superion blasted Brawl and Swindle away with his [[electrostatic discharger rifle]], allowing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] to steal their places as Bruticus's legs and fly away with him. Brawl followed them, meagerly yelling for his enemies to wait up. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

The Combaticons were later sent to hunt down an escaped [[Murdered puppy|puppy]] that Megatron had experimented on. Brawl was pretty happy when he got a few shots in on the fleeing animal, but was reprimanded by [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] as they were supposed to capture it alive. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] soon showed up to save the dog, and using its [[Decepticon super science|experimental energy]], he and the [[Mini Vehicle]]s defeated the Combaticons. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}
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====''Scramble City'' OVA====
When the Stunticons were dispatched to hinder the Autobots from constructing [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], they were attacked by the Aerialbots and did not fare too well. Brawl and the Combaticons arrived to help, and together Bruticus and Menasor easily overpowered Superion. However, Scramble City itself soon drove up and blasted both combiners into the distance. {{storylink|Scramble City}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Brawl and the Combaticons participated in an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}, until [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] arrived and drove them away. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Shortly afterwards, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] set out to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and bring it to Optimus Prime, and the Combaticons were among the troops sent out to stop him. They were ambushed by the Protectobots, and defeated when Defensor buried Bruticus in a rockfall. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Not long after that, the Combaticons defended [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] against [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]]'s attempted infiltration, but failed when the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] arrived and distracted them. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[Image:SOSfromSandra Terrorcon Brawl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"NO MERCY! RIP 'EM APART! I'LL MURDERIZE 'EM! I'LL —" "Your squad's over there, Brawl." "RIGHT! I KNEW THAT!"]]

The Combaticons were later part of ''another'' attack on Cybertron, during which they killed plenty of [[Generic|soldiers]] before getting into another fight with Defensor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} They lost. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} When the Decepticons planted a giant carnivorous plant in [[San Francisco]], the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were stationed to attack any Autobots who arrived to kill it. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} When the Autobots were preparing [[Energon cube|energon cubes]] to aid the planet [[Sandra]], Brawl attacked them alongside the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], taking [[Blot (G1)|Blot]]'s place for [[Animation error|reasons unknown]]. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}} [[Sixshot]] later sent all the Combaticons, Terrorcons and [[Horrorcon]]s to attack an Autobot energy facility in [[Miami]], in order to lure Autobot troops away from [[Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} The Combaticons also later unleashed Bruticus as Sixshot continued his reign of terror over the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

Brawl was present when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] held a speech about Galvatron's recent death and took control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} Bruticus was later part of a small group of Decepticons who tried to lead Fortress Maximus away from the Decepticon base on [[Master (planet)|Master]]. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} The combiner then stood by and laughed as [[Predaking]] sank the luxury liner ''[[Queen World]]'' in the Atlantic Ocean, before being ordered to defend a [[death tower]] in [[Australia]]. Bruticus easily took care of Defensor when the Autobot tried to destroy the tower, but was ordered to retreat when the machine activated. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As Bruticus, the Combaticons participated in the final battle with the Autobots at the North Pole, and retreated into space when Scorponok's energy-absorbing satellite started tearing the Earth apart. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
Brawl formed the right leg of [[Scramble 7]], a Decepticon combiner using various combiner team members in a supposedly "ideal" configuration. Scramble 7 attacked the Autobot base on [[Athenia]], but was defeated by [[Ginrai|Super Ginrai]], [[Lightfoot]] and [[Ranger]] thanks to their use of [[Chōkon Power]]. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}}

====''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Brawl was of those summoned, but only as part of Bruticus. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
''[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], who had held the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] inside his mind, once experienced nightmares of strange new Transformers, [[Special Teams]] with the ability to merge into a giants. Brawl and his Combaticon teammates appeared in one of Buster's earlier dreams, before he sought help from the Autobots. In order to process the information his subconscious was feeding him, Buster linked his mind with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], so that the next dream came through far clearer than the previous ones. He and Prime observed a scenario where the Combaticons joined forces with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] against their Autobot counterparts, the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. The Combaticons fought together as Bruticus, but were defeated by the teamwork shown by Autobot gestalts [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. After Prime and Buster awoke, the Autobots immediately went to work designing these new warriors. Thanks to [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s hacking skills, however, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] also saw the visions and began working on their own Special Teams. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}''

{{note|The above origin was not referenced in the U.S. comics and, unlike the Stunticons, the Combaticons were never explicitly stated to have been built on Earth. Although it's generally assumed they were anyway, one [[Swarm (issue)|obscure reference]] inferred that they may have come from Cybertron.}}

[[Image:GonebutNotForgotten Brawlheadcrush.JPG|left|200px|thumb|"MEGATRON... PLEASE, NO!! I... CAN'T BREA... WAIT!! I... HAVE A... MOU..." *krunnk*]]

On his first mission on Earth, Brawl was sent with the Combaticons and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to steal the human [[hydrothermocline]] plant. When they arrived, they faced Optimus Prime and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] waiting for them. Brawl combined with his team to form Bruticus, but before the giant got a chance to brawl with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Ethan Zachary|a human]] suggested that they'd play a [[Multi-World|video game]] over the plant instead. Optimus Prime and Megatron both agreed, and Brawl was sent into the video game along with the other Combaticons, Protectobots, and faction leaders. Brawl teamed up with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to destroy [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] in the "Vineland" area of the game. However, they were tripped up by a bunch of vine creatures, [[Decrystallizer cannon|crystallized]], and blown to smithereens. Game over. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Unluckily for him, Brawl learned nothing about caution from this experience. A few days later, he mouthed off at Megatron, telling him to get over the fact that Optimus Prime had died by someone else's hands. Megatron proceeded to pop Brawl's head like a ripe melon and throw his lifeless body into a wall. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

''He got better. On a later mission, Soundwave and the Combaticons were commissioned with destroying the inactive super-Decepticon known as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who had been trapped inside the lava flow of an active volcano, preserving him like a fly in amber. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who had been commanding the Combaticons ever since Megatron was believed dead in a [[space bridge]] accident, nevertheless saw Galvatron as a potential threat to his command, and wanted him eliminated permanently. Vortex and the others were to set up explosive charges around the mouth, burying the future warrior forever. Their plans were waylaid by a group of human females, who used up most of the explosives against the Combaticons. The Decepticons were then forced to retreat once [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and the [[Throttlebot]]s arrived to back-up the humans, but they swore vengeance for the interference. {{storylink|Ladies' Night}}''

After chasing the Throttlebots around, the Combaticons eventually attacked them in a car lot, and Brawl got into another fight with the Protectobots as they arrived on the scene. Blaster stopped him from shooting [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] in the back, and the Combaticons were eventually forced to retreat. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} Shortly afterwards, the group decided to ambush the Protectobots on their way to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They failed to take the Autobots completely by surprise as Hot Spot recognized Brawl's tank tracks on the ground, and the ensuing battle quickly led to the groups combining. Bruticus claimed victory over Defensor with his brute strength, but was soon tricked and broken into his component parts by Blaster. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

Brawl was amongst the large number of Decepticons who ambushed the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], only to be beaten back by Blaster and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}}
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====Generation 2====
Brawl was among the Decepticons preparing to charge into battle against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}} He was later seen with his fellow Combaticons attempting to defend the [[Warworld]] against borders. They didn't do so well. {{storylink|Total War!}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Brawl was damaged trying to breach [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s defenses. He was towed in for repairs by Onslaught and the Decepticon recovery crew. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

===Young Corgi continuity===
Brawl joined his fellow Combaticons, Vortex and Blast Off, in searching for a city the humans had found hidden beneath the ice. After a brief battle with the Aerialbots, both sides learned that the [[city-dweller]]s were dangerous to Autobot and Decepticon alike, and joined forced against [[The Watcher]] and his ilk. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and the Aerialbots complied with the truce, allowing Brawl and the Combaticons to leave unmolested once everything was over. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Brawltww.jpg|left|150px|thumb|This... is my BOOMSTICK!]]
Brawl participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s siege on [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within}}. As part of a combiner group, his actions were somewhat limited by the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]]; it is unknown how he occupied his time while the Accord was in place. {{storylink|Devastation (Dreamwave)|The Dark Ages #3}}

Millions of years later, when [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] appeared on Earth, the battered Combaticons were ordered by Starscream to combine into Bruticus and deal with the crazed zealot. It did not end well. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

[[Image:G1DW SkyLynx defeats Combaticons.jpg|right|250px|thumb|This can't turn out good...]]

The repaired Combaticons were brought to Guadalcanal where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. When Swindle commented on Starscream's mental state, Brawl agreed, stating that he'd like to pull the Air Commander's Cerebro circuits straight out of his faceplate so they could get a better look at them. Starscream overheard their conversation, but let it pass in order for them to fight the magnificent Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Unfortunately, the Combaticons did not fare well when the crafty Autobot split into his two forms, with Brawl and Onslaught nearly crushed by the Lynx's right paw.

This was the least of their troubles, however, as [[Predaking]] showed up as soon as Sky Lynx was deactivated. This encounter also did not end well. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs the Transformers'' comics continuity===
As part of [[Serpent O.R.]]'s forces, Brawl defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] strike force. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Brawl was a member of the Combaticon tactical unit under the command of [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s [[Decepticon Secret Service]] and helped capture the [[Pretender Monster|"gestalt" transformers]] being held in the [[Garrus-9]] detention facility. He loved killing things: "''We aim to maim!''" Presumably, he was not particularly keen on being maimed himself, as he was impaled by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee's]] twin saber blades. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

After a deal was negotiated between Arcee and Banzai-Tron, Brawl and the other Combaticons later helped her in an attempt to recapture [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (who had been stolen by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime's]] forces), though the insane Autobot disappeared mid-battle. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

{{note|Due to the truncated nature of the ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' miniseries, the outcome of this battle is unknown.}}
{{--}}

Years later on Earth the Combaticons were hired by North Korean leader [[Kim Jong Du]] to lead an attack on the South. Brawl, Onslaught and Vortex destroyed a South Korean outpost on the border of the DMZ to this end.

{{storylink|The Transformers issue 9}}

===Wings of Honor===
Brawl was part of an Autobot [[Elite Guard]] special ops unit created by [[Magnum]] to take out the various [[Decepticon leader|leaders]] of the new Decepticon faction, in the hopes of ending the war quickly. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 2}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Brawl toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Available in space camouflage.]]
* '''Brawl''' (Combaticon, 1986/1987/1990)
**''Team ID number'': '''C1'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-67'''
**''Accessories'': [[Electron gun]], Twin Sonic Cannon

: Brawl transforms into a green Leopard 1 main battle tank. In vehicle mode his armament is supplemented by a large dark gray anti-aircraft gun mounted of the back of the tank's hull. In robot mode Brawl is armed with a small dark gray gun.

: Early releases of Brawl used painted die-cast metal for his chest and leg-mounted tank treads. This was later replaced by color-cast plastic. The complete set of Combaticons were re-released in the European-market "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" line in 1990; these releases has the [[rubsign]] indent removed from the molding.

: Brawl normally operates as Bruticus' left leg, but as a [[Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can also act as any other limb for any other combination of robots who share the connection design.

: In 1987, Brawl also came with a randomly-packed Decepticon [[Decoy]] and accompanying mini-comic/checklist.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed as ''[[Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Sandstorm (OC)|Sandstorm]], ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Brawl, ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]] (twice!) and finally ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Armorhide.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Brawl/brawl.htm More information on Brawl at TFU.info]''

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*'''Bruticus''' (Gift set, 1985, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-69'''

:Brawl, along with the other Combaticons, were included in a [[giftset]] that was only available in [[Japan]] and [[Italy]].

:In 2009, this set was reissued under the ''[[Encore|Transformers Encore]]'' line, using the [[retool]]ed molds from the ''[[Car Robots]]'' and ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' lines.

===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2Brawl toy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Before [[Megaplex]] came about, Megatron disguised Brawl as himself to draw fire away.]]
*'''Brawl''' (Combaticon, 1994)
**''Team ID number'': '''C1'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol, double-barreled cannon

: For ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', Brawl was redecoed with bright green and purple camo. Presumably this is so he can hide in the same green and purple forests as [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]].
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===Universe (2008)===
====G1 Series====
[[Image:Universe-ROTF-toy_Brawl.jpg|thumb|right|300px| BRWL!]]
*'''Bruticus Maximus''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Energon Gun-radar/hand, Decepticon-type [[energon star]]

:''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Brawl is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]]/[[Blight (Energon)|Blight]] mold, transforming into a green [http://www.army-technology.com/projects/gepard/gepard1.html Gepard] anti-aircraft tank. He was only available with ''Universe'' Bruticus Maximus giftset. When combined with the other Combaticons, Brawl is nominally Bruticus Maximus' left leg, though he can be used in any other limb position. His tank mode is adorned with the text "1MJ9" in a font that says "brwl" when read upside-down.

:This mold was also used to make [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] and ''Universe'' (2008) [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], who doubles as ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Blast Off (ROTF)|Blast Off]]. Brawl himself is also indistinguishable from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Brawl (ROTF)|Brawl]].
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==Trivia==
[[Image:G1OddCombat.jpg|thumb|200px]]
[[Image:EuroClassicsCombaticons.jpg|thumb|200px]]
* The [[character model]]s of the Combaticons are kinda... okay, heavily made-up. Brawl has a lot of extra bits, and his arms are completely different from the toy. Early models of the team which were a bit more accurate to the toys - except for the heads, oddly enough - have shown up in various sourcebooks, though Brawl's is still off in some very odd ways. Even his final vehicle-mode model is off-kilter, resembling a British [[wikipedia:Centurion tank|Centurion]] more than a German Leopard 1.
* The packaging of the 1990 European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] release of the original Onslaught toy depicted the Combaticons in new color schemes, despite the fact that the actual toys looked identical to their original releases. While it may never be known for certain, it has been theorized that these colors originated from a packaging printing error rather than a legitimate attempt to [[redeco]] the Combaticons.
* Brawl's animation model was used multiple times (in both robot and tank modes) as [[generic]] Decepticons in the [[Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]].
* According to the [[Walmart]] computer database, there seemed to have been plans at some point for a ''[[War Within (franchise)|War Within]]'' version of Brawl in the 6" ''[[Titanium Series]]'' line. No other evidence of these plans has come to light.
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Brawl Brawl's Universe profile at NFTA.net]

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International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"

2010-07-16T09:46:37Z

SharkyMcShark: /* Items of note */

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|next=The Transformers issue 10
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|image=Transformers 9A.jpg
|caption=Bumble in the rubble
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[July 14]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=July 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]]
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|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
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'''Strange things are afoot in North Korea'''

==Synopsis==

A television news anchor reports that spy satellites show that North Korea is manufacturing energon. Their intent is unknown, although it has left the United States uneasy, as prior to the Cybertronian conflict on Earth North Korea had been moving towards attaining nuclear weapons.

In the Korean de-militarised zone, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] drives through the fence separating the North and the South, and starts to attack South Korean soldiers. He is struck by a shell from a tank, but the tank is vaporised by another tank - who transforms revealing himself to be [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]. Jet fighters scrambled to attack the invaders are cut down in the air by [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], who transforms and joins the others on the ground. Onslaught radios his boss, Kim Jong Du, and reports that the battle is over. Kim, at the head of a large North Korean military force, is pleased, claiming that Seoul will be theirs in hours at this rate.

At Skywatch headquarters Spike reflects that it was inevitable that North Korea collaborate with the Decepticons eventually. He consults Henderson about the specifics of the situation, but Henderson is unable to reveal anything beyond that there is one further Combaticon in play that has not been sighted yet, and that the North Koreans have seventeen energon production facilities.

Meanwhile elsewhere in the base [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] is explaining to a Skywatch engineer the internal workings of the Cybertronians, using a relaxed Cliffjumper as an example. [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] expresses his hesitancy to Bumblebee about giving their knowledge to the humans, but Bumblbee replies that not only have the humans given them similar access to human information, but they've also supplied them with all the energon they need. Spike enters the room, asking the speak to the leader of the Autobots and deciding that Optimus Prime is a better option after Jetfire, Ratchet and Cliffjumper all gesture to Bumblebee.

Spike finds Optimus Prime sitting in the now open cell where he was previously detained, which he claims helps him to think. He requests for Prime's help dealing with the Combaticons, stating that they are more organised and powerful than any Decepticon they've had to bring in before. Bumblebee accepts his request, but before he can assemble a team Campognolo bursts in to tell them that the President is making a live address.

The President says that there has been an act of aggression from North Korea towards the South, and that Cybertronians were involved on the side of the aggressors. He then declares that any nation collaborating with Cybertronians or using their technology will be considered to be in possession of weapons of mass destruction. Spike is aware of the problems this causes for him and the Autobots, and as the address ends Spike orders that everyone act as if the base was under communications black out and no one had heard the address, and continues preparing for the mission.

==Featured characters==
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|c1=
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (9)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (10)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (11)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (12)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (13)
|c2=
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (3)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (4)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (5)
|c3=
* [[News Anchor]] (1)
* Korean DMZ Soldiers (2)
* [[Kim Jong Du]] (6)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (7)
* [[Henderson]]
* [[Skywatch]] Personnel (8)
* [[Campologno]] (14)
* The [[President of the United States]] (15)

}}
==Quotes==
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==Errors==
*Character models have changed again between issue. Bumblebee, last seen in a G1 cartoon accurate body, is now back in his post Bumblebee mini series upgraded body. In contrast, both Cliffjumper and Ratchet are not portrayed in their usual IDW bodies but in G1 cartoon accurate forms.

==Items of note==
*Onslaught's license plate reads "D-64", the [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]] of his original toy.
*The North Korean leader in this issue, Kim Jong Du, while being said to be the son of Kim Jong Il, is clearly based off his likeness. The American President however looks nothing like Barack Obama.
*Henderson reveals that the North Koreans have been producing enough energon for five Cybertronians to consume. This might suggest that the Combaticons are together for the first time (while he'd been referred to as a Combaticon previously Swindle had never been seen with them up to this point).

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Bumblebee taking cover behind debris under fire from the Combaticons; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by .
* '''Cover B:''' The Combaticons; art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by .
* '''Cover RI:''' Concept art of Optimus Prime; art by Don Figueroa.

<gallery>
Image: Transformers 9A.jpg|Hey, why don't you boss Ultra Magnus around some more, Bee? I'm sure he'll come running.
Image: Transformers 9B.jpg|"Blast-Off, I hope your aim is better than that [[Movor|other guy]]!
Image: Transformers 9RI.jpg|Freaky faces are the right of all sentient beings
</gallery>

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Onslaught (G1)

2010-07-16T09:43:03Z

SharkyMcShark: /* IDW comics continuity */

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{{disambig3|Onslaught}}
:''Onslaught is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:MTMTEOnslaught.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''The Combaticons are warring! Onslaught is ROARING! He is one metamorphin' DUDICUS!'']]
'''Onslaught''' is what you'd call the "hands-off" type. He doesn't enjoy getting his mitts dirty, but instead prefers the thrill of designing battle plans, strategies, and tactics, and then watching his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] soldiers carry them out. While he typically crafts his strategies to exclude his direct involvement, Onslaught is no coward. When required, he will engage in battle with strength, cunning and earthquaking fury. This darker, more brutish side of Onslaught might lead some [[Decepticon]]s into thinking he has a secret blood-lust stashed away in his circuits. But truth be told, he's really just ticked off that his plans didn't work out the way they were supposed to.

Onslaught can combine with his fellow Combaticons to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], who is considerably dumber than Onslaught.

{{quote|I beg your pardon?! My strategies are brilliant!|Onslaught to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]|"[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]"}}

:''French name:'' '''Abordage''' ("Boarding", Canada)
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Cudar''' ("Rascally")
:''Italian name:'' '''Destroyer'''
:''Spanish name:'' '''Oslat''' (Spain)
:''Chinese name:'' '''Tú-jí''' (突擊, "Onslaught" or "Assault", Taiwan), '''Anslo''' (安史羅 ''Ān Shr Lúo'', Taiwan ''Universe''), '''Xiji''' (袭击, "Raid", China)

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[S. Marc Jordan]], [[Steve Bulin]] (English), [[Yū Shimaka|Yutaka Shimaka]] (Japanese), [[Hitoshi Horikawa]] (Japanese, ''The Rebirth'' only)
[[Image:StarscreamsBrigade OnslaughtVortex.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Heave! Next time, Vortex, ''chew'' your food!"]]
Onslaught was one of the five [[renegade Decepticon]]s liberated by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in the Air Commander's latest attempt to unseat [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. As an element of their imprisonment, they had been reduced to mere [[personality component]]s, so Starscream installed them into abandoned [[World War II]] military vehicles. The transplant caused the vehicles to immediately reconfigure themselves: Onslaught in particular went from being a [[wikipedia:Half-track|half-track]] troop carrier to being a flatbed missile-truck, before turning into a robot. Starscream called them "Combaticons" and announced their names as they transformed, but they didn't recognize him. Nor did they feel particularly indebted to him for their release; in the end, Starscream only guaranteed their loyalty though having given them bodies bereft of [[energy absorber]]s, so they would be dependent upon him to refuel.

Onslaught and his fellow Combaticons agreed to work with Starscream to overthrow Megatron on the promise of being given the vital components. Onslaught worked in capturing two [[Autobot]]s, though he got into an argument with [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] over who was responsible for the act. Later, while recharging at a power station, Starscream's brigade was confronted by the Decepticons under Megatron's command. Anticipating that [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] might come into play, Starscream ordered Onslaught and the other Combaticons to merge into the dim-witted [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. The Combaticon combiner managed to soundly defeat Devastator, but was in turn defeated by a surprise attack by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. For their treachery, Megatron banished Onslaught, his comrades and Starscream in space on a desolate asteroid. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[Image:Revenge of bruticus 4 changing course.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Megatron felt quite foolish once Onslaught showed him the one loose wire preventing his [[Victory (ship)|space cruiser]] from flying again.]]

After a falling out with Starscream, Onslaught became the mastermind of [[Operation Revenge]] and helped defeat [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s forces on Cybertron. He also used his external backpack and altered the Space Bridge to send Earth into the sun. It didn't work as he was defeated by the allied Decepticons and Autobots. Then Megatron had the Combaticons, including Onslaught, reprogrammed to serve him. Poor guy, can't seem to get a break. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[Image:AerialAssault Onslaughtattacks.jpg|left|200px|thumb|In Soviet Russia, [[Aerialbot (G1)|skeet]] shoots back!]]

After that little lobotomy, the Combaticons were deployed to Earth's Middle East to assist in Megatron's scheme to steal military jets, rebuild them into cars, drive them out of the owners' nations, and then rebuild them back into drone jets in friendly territory. Yeah. Onslaught and the other Combaticons attacked the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] when they snooped around, managing to force [[Slingshot]] to crash into a cave (YAY!). Later, Onslaught and the ground-based Combaticons formed an anti-aircraft screen against an Aerialbot attack on [[Giant Purple Griffin|the Fortress]], then merged into Bruticus, but was rather quickly defeated by [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] before being blown away by the exploding oil wells. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

Back in the [[United States of America|United States]], Onslaught led the Combaticons in driving down the road of a random city for no apparent reason until they were confronted by [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Though the Combaticons formed Bruticus, they were blown to pieces by a single shot from the Autobot, with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] being the only survivor. Swindle later sold the parts of his comrades, but was forced to buy them back for Megatron's next Crazy Scheme. The Combaticons formed Bruticus to operate the orbital disruptor cannon, but was shot by the cannon itself when [[B.O.T. (robot)|B.O.T.]] tampered with it. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[Image:FFoD1 DamagedOnslaught.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Stoopid 'Cons never lisssen t'me. I'ma bloody genius, a strategic maschter *hic* maschtermind, but they's still following a [[Galvatron (G1)|looney wit'a big gun]]. Just—it just ain't right. *hic* Aw, I'm gonna over-energize all over my face-plate...]]

By the year 2006, the Decepticons had been forced into retreat on the ruined, burned out world of [[Chaar]]. Onslaught warned first [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and then the [[Quintesson]]s that the Decepticons would no longer be powerful enough to attack the Autobots directly, but he joined most of the other Decepticons in their attack on the Autobots anyway. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} Much later, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] sent Onslaught, [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] to assassinate the Decepticon exile [[Octane]]. Onslaught attempted to hold his troops until the proper moment presented itself, but Octane was still able to seek cover before their laser fire could terminate him. The traitor's Autobot partner, [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], then used his eponymous ability to blind and disorient the Combaticons long enough for the two [[Triple Changer]]s to escape. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

Onslaught's next mission was to lead the Combaticons in an attack on an Autobot shuttle waiting to deliver [[human]]s to a peace conference. He had a complicated and cunning strategy of misdirecting the Autobots by dressing up like Bruticus and having Swindle painted like [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], but the Autobots were unfazed by the confusion. The Combaticons succeeded in busting up the shuttle a little before being driven away by the Autobots. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} As part of Bruticus, Onslaught watched the Decepticon assault on [[Paradron]] {{storylink|Fight or Flee}}, and was infected by the [[Hate Plague]], along with the rest of the galaxy. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

During the battle for the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], Onslaught led his Combaticons in the crafting of a giant planetary rocket engine that would be used to propel Cybertron into orbit around Earth. This engine was fueled by the reprocessed body parts of defeated Autobots. Gross. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in this continuity as detailed above, except the events of 2006 are pushed back to 2010, and "The Rebirth" does not occur. Japanese continuity inserts several new stories into the resultant gaps in the timeline.}}
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[Image:DecepticonTrailerBrigade1.jpg|left|140px|thumb|"Eleven foot six? Damn you!"]]
When Menasor's baseball stadium/command base was attacked by Superion and Defensor, Bruticus (so by proxy, Onslaught) came to his aid. He quickly took out Defensor, damaging [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and preventing the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] from combining again. However, Superion blasted Brawl and Swindle away with his [[Electrostatic discharger rifle|electrostatic discharger rifle]], allowing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] to steal their places as Bruticus's legs and fly away with Onslaught and his troops. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

In order to make the Autobots look bad, Onslaught joined the Stunticons in destroying factories while wearing the Autobot [[insignia]]. When they were caught, all but him and [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] fled the scene, but Onslaught had an ace up his sleeve: Together, he and Motormaster made up the [[Decepticon Trailer Brigade]]! With their spinning "Decepticon Great Wheel" attack, the subgroup leaders held the Autobots at bay for a while, but were eventually defeated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s "Prime-Magnus Finish Double" kick. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7}}

Onslaught then led his Combaticons in murdering a [[Murdered puppy|puppy]]. They succeeded, but the [[Mini Vehicle|Minibots]] got them good. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}
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=====''Scramble City'' cartoon=====
When the Stunticons were dispatched to hinder the Autobots from constructing [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], they were attacked by the Aerialbots and did not fare too well. Onslaught's Combaticons arrived to help, and together Bruticus and Menasor easily overpowered Superion. However, Scramble City itself soon arrived and blasted both combiners away. {{storylink|Scramble City (episode)|Scramble City}}

=====''The Great Transformer War'' comic=====
[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons kidnapped the scientist [[Doctor Dalton]] to help advance their combination technology. When the Aerialbots and Protectobots arrived to save Dalton, Onslaught and Motormaster merged with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in base mode, deploying their fellow Decepticons into battle. The Decepticon combiners then formed Bruticus and Menasor, but were ultimately defeated by their Autobot counterparts. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michitaka Kobayashi]] (Japanese)

Onslaught and the Combaticons participated in an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron, {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} until [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] arrived and drove them away. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Shortly afterwards, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] set out to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and bring it to Optimus Prime, and the Combaticons were among the troops sent out to stop him. They were ambushed by the Protectobots, and defeated when Defensor buried Bruticus in a rockfall. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Not long after that, the Combaticons defended [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] against [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]]'s attempted infiltration, but failed when the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] arrived and distracted them. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[Image:UltraMagnusDies Combaticons.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Jeez, Galvatron, why put HIM with the Combaticons?"]]

The Combaticons were later part of ''another'' attack on Cybertron, during which they killed plenty of [[Generic|soldiers]] before getting into another fight with Defensor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} They lost. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} When the Decepticons planted a giant carnivorous plant in [[San Francisco]], the Combaticons and Stunticons were stationed to attack any Autobots who arrived to kill it. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} Sixshot later sent the Combaticons, [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and [[Horrorcon]]s to attack an Autobot energy facility in [[Miami]], in order to lure Autobot troops away from [[Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} The Combaticons also unleashed Bruticus as Sixshot continued his reign of terror over the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

Onslaught was present when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] held a speech about Galvatron's recent death and took control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} Bruticus was later part of a small group of Decepticons who tried to lead Fortress Maximus away from the Decepticon base on [[Master (planet)|Master]]. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} The combiner then stood by and laughed as [[Predaking]] sank the luxury liner ''[[Queen World]]'' in the Atlantic Ocean. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As Bruticus, the Combaticons participated in the final battle with the Autobots at the North Pole, and retreated into space when Scorponok's energy-absorbing satellite started tearing the Earth apart. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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=====''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Onslaught was one of those summoned, but only as part of Bruticus. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Onslaught Marvel41.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[wikipedia:Onslaught (comics)|BEHOLD MY MIGHTY HAND!]]]]
Onslaught is the leader of the Combaticons, ''one of the [[Special Teams]] foretold by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}'' Onslaught and his team were first seen on Earth fighting the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] inside the Multi-World computer game. They didn't fare too well. Onslaught got "fused by a fireball" from Hotspot. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

''Later on, he led his team to kill [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] while he was trapped in a volcano, and Onslaught was the only Combaticon not taken down by [[Ladies' Night|a trio of human women]]. He would've killed them if the [[Throttlebot]]s hadn't shown up as the cavalry. {{storylink|Ladies' Night}} In response to that humiliation,'' Onslaught and the Combaticons hunted the Throttlebots down. The Throttlebots were trapped in a used car lot and the Combaticons were forced to bid for them in an auction against RAAT and the Protectobots, but Onslaught cut through this by trying to have the lot's owner assassinated. RAAT would get the Throttlebots and the Combaticons were beaten by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. {{storylink|Used Autobots}}

Onslaught's shining moment came when he got to lead a massed Decepticon assault on the Autobots, which came close to wiping them all out. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''In an alternate timeline after the attack of [[Unicron]] in 2006, Onslaught was still active in 2008 and was one of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s lieutenants when the [[Quintesson]]s invaded. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

====Generation 2====
Onslaught was one of the Decepticons operating aboard [[Warworld]]. At the death of [[Mindset]], a G2 Cybertronian killed light years away, Onslaught was briefly overcome by pain, hinting of a genetic connection between these two. {{storylink|Escalation!}} He was offlined along with the entire Combaticon team by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] shortly thereafter, and this was never delved into. It is unknown if he was killed or later repaired. {{storylink|Total War!}}

{{note|The origin of the Combaticons in the Marvel Comic is somewhat unclear. The UK comic clearly indicated that the Combaticons were to be newly created on Earth by the Creation Matrix, much like the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were. While this could be inferred from the US comic, it was not explicitly stated. What makes things even more confusing is Onslaught's reaction to the death of Mindset in the Generation 2 comic. The clear inference there was that Mindset had cyber-genetically descended from Onslaught through the [[Reproduction|budding process]], implying then that Onslaught was around on Cybertron millions of years ago when budding was still performed.}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Onslaughtwarwithin.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Those Autobots are in for some "wheel" trouble now!]]
Onslaught unleashed his considerable firepower against the Autobots during the Decepticon assault against [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within}} He and his fellow Combaticons were later upgraded into Combiners. After the Crisis Intervention Accords were enacted, however, it is unknown if Onslaught joined up separately with any faction.

After the Great Shutdown and the peace that followed it, Onslaught and the Combaticons were labeled as war criminals and held in stasis in a penitentiary. That is, at least until Starscream freed them. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

When [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] appeared on Earth, the battered Combaticons were ordered by Starscream to combine into Bruticus and deal with the crazed zealot. It did not end well. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

[[Image:Onslaught G1DW routeofallevil.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Well, isn't he a bossy one...]]

The repaired Combaticons were brought to Guadalcanal where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. Starscream ordered them to defeat the magnificent Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] as a means to train themselves for greater battles. Unfortunately, the Combaticons did not fare well when the crafty Autobot split into his two forms, with Onslaught nearly crushed by the Lynx's right paw as he was issuing orders. After Starscream deactivated Sky Lynx, Onslaught berated his team as buffoons for not paying attention to his battle plan.

This was the least of their troubles, however, as [[Predaking]] showed up as soon after Sky Lynx shut down. Onslaught ordered his men to keep moving and maintain formation so as to remain smaller, faster targets, then as they neared Predaking, formed Bruticus. This encounter did not end well either... {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
The discovery that Swindle was selling Decepticon weapons on the black market lead Megatron to berate Onslaught on his inability to keep his team member under control. Onslaught asked for another chance to get Swindle under control, but Megatron denied his request, giving [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] the task of bringing Swindle in. {{storylink|Two for the Price of One}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers'' comics continuity===
The Combaticons were among the Decepticon army on Cybertron when [[Serpent O.R.]] took control of it. As the new Decepticon leader was assaulted by Optimus Prime, he called Onslaught and several other subgroup leaders to his aid. Prime fought back, grabbing [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'s sword and slashing Onslaught with it. It is unclear if this killed him or merely damaged him, but Onslaught wasn't seen for the remainder of the battle. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightArcee Onslaught.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[JaAm|Crumplezone! Hump that tank!]]]]
Onslaught led the Combaticon tactical unit assigned to the [[Decepticon Secret Service]] under [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]]'s command. They were the storming squad which participated in the ground assault raid of the [[Garrus-9]] penal facility, successfully blasting their way through Autobot resistance and capturing [[Pretender Monster|the "gestalt" transformers]]. He was the only one not to wee himself over [[Arcee (G1)|the pink death that is Arcee]], and he berated the other Combaticons for fearing her. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

After a deal was negotiated between Arcee and Banzai-Tron, Onslaught and the other Combaticons later helped her in an attempt to recapture [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (who had been stolen by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]]'s forces), though the insane Autobot disappeared mid-battle. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

{{note|Due to the truncated nature of the ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' miniseries, the outcome of this battle is unknown, though it appears that [[Devastator (G1)|the Secret Service won.]]}}

A few years later, Onslaught went to [[Earth]], where he was captured by the human organization [[Skywatch]]. He was among the deactivated captives retrieved by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s team as they searched for more allies for their quest to get off the planet. {{storylink|A Rude Awakening}}

He was later hired by North Korean leader [[Kimg Jong Du]] to lead an attack on South Korea, destroying a South Korean military outpost at the de-militarized zone in the process.

{{storylink|The Transformers issue 9}}
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===Wings of Honor===
Onslaught was part of a [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] special ops unit created by [[Magnum]] to take out the various [[Decepticon leader|leaders]] of the new Decepticon faction, in the hopes of ending the war quickly. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 2}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Onslaught toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The Real American Decepticon]]
* '''Onslaught''' (1986, 1990)
**''Team ID number:'' '''C5'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-64'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Sonic stun-gun]]" rifle, double-barreled turret, chest shield, ramp, Bruticus chest shield, Bruticus head, left & right Bruticus fists, left & right Bruticus foot stands

: Originally designed for the aborted ''[[Diaclone]]'' line ''Jizai Gattai'' ("Free Combination") and then brought over to the ''Transformers'' toyline, Onslaught transforms into a dark blue and green mobile anti-aircraft truck of made-up origin, armed with a large double-barreled cannon mounted on the flatbed of his vehicle mode. Like all of the original four "Scramble City"-style combiner team leaders, he can also assume a base/gun emplacement mode with a ramp that smaller Combaticons can use, which can be connected to both the Autobot city [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (a feature not mentioned in either toy's instructions, for obvious reasons) and to the Decepticon city [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (a feature only documented in Trypticon's instructions). As with [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] and [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], Onslaught was originally designed to feature a spring-loaded launching mechanism in base mode that would propel the smaller vehicles off him. Hasbro dropped the feature, perhaps [[for safety reasons]], but it was retained on the Japanese edition of the figure.

: In robot mode, Onslaught is armed with a long olive [[Sonic stun-gun|sonic stun-gun]] and is accessorized by a small chest plate. The gun can store on his backpack in either mode via two rectangular pegs which hold onto his gun sight. Holes in the side of the gun are, probably coincidentally, just the right size to peg in the smaller weapons from the other Combaticons—a feature that would be canonized only for the later Ruination version of the mold.

:Onslaught combines with the other Combaticon toys into Bruticus, forming the central body component of the super-robot with the addition of a large silver chest plate and Bruticus's head. He also comes with Bruticus's hands and feet.

: The complete set of Combaticons were re-released in the European-market "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" line in 1990; these releases typically have the [[rubsign]] indent removed from the molding. However, Onslaught has his indent intact, and the indent remains even in more recent reuses of the mold.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed as ''[[Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Great Cannon]], ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Mega-Octane]], and ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Mega-Octane.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Onslaught/onslaught.htm More information on Onslaught at TFU.info]''

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*'''Bruticus''' (Gift set, 1985, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-69'''

:Bruticus, along with the other Combaticons, were included in a [[giftset]] that was only available in [[Japan]] and [[Italy]].

:In 2009, this set was reissued under the ''[[Encore|Transformers Encore]]'' line, using the [[retool]]ed molds from the ''[[Car Robots]]'' and ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' lines.
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===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2Onslaught toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I am a Goofy Goober, yeah!]]
* '''Onslaught''' (1993)
**''Team ID number:'' '''C5'''
**''Accessories'': "Sonic stun gun" rifle, double-barreled turret, missile launcher, 2 missiles, chest shield, ramp, Bruticus chest shield, Bruticus head, left & right Bruticus fists, left & right Bruticus foot stands

: In ''Generation 2'', Onslaught was redecoed in a rather outlandish colour scheme of bright orange covered in purple camouflage, with purple replacing most of his olive and silver colours. The stickers on the back of his truck proudly state that he is indeed Onslaught. In this form he was reputedly "one metamorphin' dude-icus."

:His new spring-loaded missile launcher was taken from [http://www.yojoe.com/action/91/snowserpent2.shtml Snow Serpent] from the ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' toyline, and was the same one used by Gen2 [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]. His backpack cannon was [[retool]]ed with a peg-hole to mount this new launcher. This is the only peg-hole on Onslaught to accommodate the gun's smaller peg, rather than its 5mm peg. (In theory the other smaller Combaticons can also hold the rifle, and their weapons can store on Onslaught's backpack now. Not that Onslaught's about to lend his gun to Swindle or Brawl.)
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===Universe (2008)===
====Classic Series====
[[Image:Onslaughtuniverselegends.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Because ''Classics'' Legends [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] was super-popular.]]
*'''Onslaught''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2008)

: Part of the very first wave of ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Legends Class|Legends-class]] toys, Onslaught is a [[Redeco|redeco]] of Legends-class [[Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'']] [[Red Alert (Armada)#LOC|Red Alert]], transforming into a SWAT-deco'd BTR-90 armored personnel carrier mounted with a top-mounted missile similar to a SCUD launcher. Because apparently SWAT teams now have missiles. Well, maybe in [[Chicago]].... Onslaught uses the Movie-style Decepticon symbol.

: This mold was also used to make [[Classics (2006)|''Classics'']] [[Perceptor (G1)#Classics|Perceptor]].

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* '''Onslaught''' (Ultra, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Shield

[[Image:Onslaughtuniversetoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He found your phone number and wants to ask you a few questions.]]
: The large ''Universe'' version of Onslaught transforms into a six-wheeled SWAT assault truck with top-mounted twin cannons. When the button on his rotating turret is pressed, electronic lights flash and one hears either machine gun fire or a siren sound. A rubber tread on the vehicle's middle left tire activates a third sound effect of him causing extensive property damage on something unfortunate enough to get caught under his wheels. In robot mode, a riot shield can detach from the top of the turret and connect to Onslaught's left arm, while a button on Onslaught's right arm spring-deploys an arm-mounted weapon. The robot mode cheats somewhat, having a second tow-winch on his belt-buckle immediately below his vehicle hood, while the actual vehicle mode winch splits in two to form his shoulders ([[#Trivia|see below]] for more on this). Interestingly enough, Onslaught on his own stands almost exactly as tall as the combined mode of the original Bruticus toy.

:The Japanese [[TakaraTomy]] version of Onslaught was released in American ''Universe'' packaging as a USA Edition toy. He is redecoed to more closely resemble the colours of the original Onslaught toy and his appearance in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.

:The first waves of Onslaughts gave only very brief clips of sound when that gimmick was activated; this was changed in the Japanese release and as a [[running change]] in the U.S. version, so that the gun and siren noises are now restored to their intended full lengths.

: "MONZO 12782" is [[tampograph]]ed onto the front of the vehicle mode on both versions, a reference by Hasbro to the ever-helpful [[Fandom|fan]] [[User:Monzo|Monzo]] and his birthdate, [[December 7]], [[1982]], or 12-7-82.

:This mold was redecoed as ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and retooled as ''[[Timelines (franchise)|Timelines]]'' [[Clench (G2)|Clench]].
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====G1 Series====
[[Image:Universe-ROTF-toy_Onslaught.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Grindcore (G1)|Grindcore]] stole his design, so he stole Grindcore's colors.]]
*'''Bruticus Maximus''' (2008)

:The third ''Universe'' Onslaught toy is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Barricade (Energon)|Barricade]], transforming into an eight-wheeled armored personnel carrier with a rear-mounted (non-firing) missile rack that turns and elevates. Amusingly, Barricade has a more Onslaught-accurate colour scheme than ''Universe'' Onslaught. He was only available with ''Universe'' Bruticus Maximus giftset, and when combined with the other Combaticons, Onslaught forms the torso. Every Onslaught also has a paint error on the right robot knee, in that there is no paint around the hole immediately below the knee, where there ''is'' paint on the left one. This error is also evident in the box photos for the individual robot mode, but not the combined mode, curiously.

:As the Bruticus Maximus multi-pack was also released under the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' banner, this toy is identical to ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]], including the paint error. The mold was [[retool]]ed to make [[Heatwave]].

:For a little extra G1 flare, Onslaught's (as well as any other variations of the mold) missile rack in vehicle-mode can be clicked back to be dragged behind, elongating the entire vehicle, similar to the original toy.
{{--}}
====Encore====
*'''Bruticus''' (Encore Multi-Pack, Japan 2009)
**''ID number:'' '''16'''

:A reissue of the original G1 Onslaught, this is in reality a G1 Onslaught [[redeco]] of the Hasbro [[Mega-Octane]] version of the mold, complete with shortened rifle and all other subsequent mold changes and a plastic chest—however, the Japan-only base mode launcher mechanism was reinstated for this release. The mold also has quite a bit of visible mold wear-and-tear thanks to the inordinate number of times the Onslaught mold has been reused and [[retool]]ed.
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[Image:Onslaughtmodelsheetshood.jpg|right|160px|thumb|Onslaught's early, unused character model (left) is more toy-accurate, if you ignore a heck of a lot.]]
* Onslaught's ability to combine with Metroplex is due to the fact that both were originally designed as part of the [[Diaclone]] line, where both were presumably part of the same faction. Neither were ever released under the Diaclone brand, as it had long since been overtaken by the Transformers.
* Like the rest of the Combaticons, Onslaught had an earlier, unused [[character model]] which superficially resembles the toy, other than the head design. There are other problems, such as wheel placement, but it's possible the artist of the unused character model was working off crappy source material.
[[Image:EuroClassicOnslaughtPurple.jpg|thumb|160px|]]
* When the unused character model was redrawn into the final character model, it kept the odd wheel placement and gave Onslaught his toy's head, but did some bizarre things with his transformation. Like with many of the other Combaticons' final character models, such as Swindle's, his torso is the bumper, hood, and roof of the vehicle mode flattened out. Years later, Onslaught's Ultra class ''Universe'' toy attempted to replicate this transformation scheme.
* The packaging of the 1990 European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] release of the original Onslaught toy depicted Onslaught and the Combaticons in new color schemes—Onslaught himself was mainly purple—despite the fact that the actual toys looked identical to their original releases. While it may never be known for certain, it has been theorized that these colors originated from a packaging printing error rather than a legitimate attempt to [[redeco]] the Combaticons.
[[Image:Universe Onslaught originalsculpt.jpg|right|160px|thumb|The dream is dead.]]
* In the [[commercial]] advertising the Generation 2 Aerialbots and Combaticons, Onslaught is referred to as "one metamorphin' dudicus". It is presently unknown what a dudicus ''is'', or what qualifications Onslaught has met to be the only known one.
* As revealed on Hasbro's ''Transformers'' website<ref>[http://hasbro.com/transformers/universe/default.cfm?page=News/Item&newsid=A795A47F-D56F-E112-48649ACADFB6ADDC Hasbro's preview of ''Universe'' Wave 1's toys]</ref>, ''Universe'' Ultra class Onslaught's original prototype featured a larger head that lacked a neck section, and the front section of his vehicle with a (non-functional) winch folded down to become his stomach and waist, as well as more cartoon-accurate sculpted detailing on his waist. However, on the final version of this mold, the winch remains on his shoulders while another winch is molded onto the battery cover as part of his waist.
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==References==
{{reflist}}

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

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International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"

2010-07-16T09:40:33Z

SharkyMcShark: /* Items of note */

{{Comicstory|
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|next=The Transformers issue 10
|title=
|image=Transformers 9A.jpg
|caption=Bumble in the rubble
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[July 14]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=July 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]]
|colors by=
|letters by=
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
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'''Strange things are afoot in North Korea'''

==Synopsis==

A television news anchor reports that spy satellites show that North Korea is manufacturing energon. Their intent is unknown, although it has left the United States uneasy, as prior to the Cybertronian conflict on Earth North Korea had been moving towards attaining nuclear weapons.

In the Korean de-militarised zone, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] drives through the fence separating the North and the South, and starts to attack South Korean soldiers. He is struck by a shell from a tank, but the tank is vaporised by another tank - who transforms revealing himself to be [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]. Jet fighters scrambled to attack the invaders are cut down in the air by [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], who transforms and joins the others on the ground. Onslaught radios his boss, Kim Jong Du, and reports that the battle is over. Kim, at the head of a large North Korean military force, is pleased, claiming that Seoul will be theirs in hours at this rate.

At Skywatch headquarters Spike reflects that it was inevitable that North Korea collaborate with the Decepticons eventually. He consults Henderson about the specifics of the situation, but Henderson is unable to reveal anything beyond that there is one further Combaticon in play that has not been sighted yet, and that the North Koreans have seventeen energon production facilities.

Meanwhile elsewhere in the base [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] is explaining to a Skywatch engineer the internal workings of the Cybertronians, using a relaxed Cliffjumper as an example. [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] expresses his hesitancy to Bumblebee about giving their knowledge to the humans, but Bumblbee replies that not only have the humans given them similar access to human information, but they've also supplied them with all the energon they need. Spike enters the room, asking the speak to the leader of the Autobots and deciding that Optimus Prime is a better option after Jetfire, Ratchet and Cliffjumper all gesture to Bumblebee.

Spike finds Optimus Prime sitting in the now open cell where he was previously detained, which he claims helps him to think. He requests for Prime's help dealing with the Combaticons, stating that they are more organised and powerful than any Decepticon they've had to bring in before. Bumblebee accepts his request, but before he can assemble a team Campognolo bursts in to tell them that the President is making a live address.

The President says that there has been an act of aggression from North Korea towards the South, and that Cybertronians were involved on the side of the aggressors. He then declares that any nation collaborating with Cybertronians or using their technology will be considered to be in possession of weapons of mass destruction. Spike is aware of the problems this causes for him and the Autobots, and as the address ends Spike orders that everyone act as if the base was under communications black out and no one had heard the address, and continues preparing for the mission.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters

|c1=
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (9)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (10)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (11)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (12)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (13)
|c2=
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (3)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (4)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (5)
|c3=
* [[News Anchor]] (1)
* Korean DMZ Soldiers (2)
* [[Kim Jong Du]] (6)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (7)
* [[Henderson]]
* [[Skywatch]] Personnel (8)
* [[Campologno]] (14)
* The [[President of the United States]] (15)

}}
==Quotes==
TBA
==Errors==
*Character models have changed again between issue. Bumblebee, last seen in a G1 cartoon accurate body, is now back in his post Bumblebee mini series upgraded body. In contrast, both Cliffjumper and Ratchet are not portrayed in their usual IDW bodies but in G1 cartoon accurate forms.

==Items of note==
*Onslaught's license plate reads "D-64", the [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]] of his original toy.
*The North Korean leader in this issue, Kim Jong Du, while being said to be the son of Kim Jong Il, is clearly based off his likeness. The American President however looks nothing like Barack Obama.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Bumblebee taking cover behind debris under fire from the Combaticons; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by .
* '''Cover B:''' The Combaticons; art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by .
* '''Cover RI:''' Concept art of Optimus Prime; art by Don Figueroa.

<gallery>
Image: Transformers 9A.jpg|Hey, why don't you boss Ultra Magnus around some more, Bee? I'm sure he'll come running.
Image: Transformers 9B.jpg|"Blast-Off, I hope your aim is better than that [[Movor|other guy]]!
Image: Transformers 9RI.jpg|Freaky faces are the right of all sentient beings
</gallery>

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International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"

2010-07-16T09:39:19Z

SharkyMcShark: /* Synopsis */

{{Comicstory|
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|prev=The Transformers issue 8
|next=The Transformers issue 10
|title=
|image=Transformers 9A.jpg
|caption=Bumble in the rubble
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[July 14]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=July 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]]
|colors by=
|letters by=
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''Strange things are afoot in North Korea'''

==Synopsis==

A television news anchor reports that spy satellites show that North Korea is manufacturing energon. Their intent is unknown, although it has left the United States uneasy, as prior to the Cybertronian conflict on Earth North Korea had been moving towards attaining nuclear weapons.

In the Korean de-militarised zone, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] drives through the fence separating the North and the South, and starts to attack South Korean soldiers. He is struck by a shell from a tank, but the tank is vaporised by another tank - who transforms revealing himself to be [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]. Jet fighters scrambled to attack the invaders are cut down in the air by [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], who transforms and joins the others on the ground. Onslaught radios his boss, Kim Jong Du, and reports that the battle is over. Kim, at the head of a large North Korean military force, is pleased, claiming that Seoul will be theirs in hours at this rate.

At Skywatch headquarters Spike reflects that it was inevitable that North Korea collaborate with the Decepticons eventually. He consults Henderson about the specifics of the situation, but Henderson is unable to reveal anything beyond that there is one further Combaticon in play that has not been sighted yet, and that the North Koreans have seventeen energon production facilities.

Meanwhile elsewhere in the base [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] is explaining to a Skywatch engineer the internal workings of the Cybertronians, using a relaxed Cliffjumper as an example. [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] expresses his hesitancy to Bumblebee about giving their knowledge to the humans, but Bumblbee replies that not only have the humans given them similar access to human information, but they've also supplied them with all the energon they need. Spike enters the room, asking the speak to the leader of the Autobots and deciding that Optimus Prime is a better option after Jetfire, Ratchet and Cliffjumper all gesture to Bumblebee.

Spike finds Optimus Prime sitting in the now open cell where he was previously detained, which he claims helps him to think. He requests for Prime's help dealing with the Combaticons, stating that they are more organised and powerful than any Decepticon they've had to bring in before. Bumblebee accepts his request, but before he can assemble a team Campognolo bursts in to tell them that the President is making a live address.

The President says that there has been an act of aggression from North Korea towards the South, and that Cybertronians were involved on the side of the aggressors. He then declares that any nation collaborating with Cybertronians or using their technology will be considered to be in possession of weapons of mass destruction. Spike is aware of the problems this causes for him and the Autobots, and as the address ends Spike orders that everyone act as if the base was under communications black out and no one had heard the address, and continues preparing for the mission.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters

|c1=
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (9)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (10)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (11)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (12)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (13)
|c2=
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (3)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (4)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (5)
|c3=
* [[News Anchor]] (1)
* Korean DMZ Soldiers (2)
* [[Kim Jong Du]] (6)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (7)
* [[Henderson]]
* [[Skywatch]] Personnel (8)
* [[Campologno]] (14)
* The [[President of the United States]] (15)

}}
==Quotes==
TBA
==Errors==
*Character models have changed again between issue. Bumblebee, last seen in a G1 cartoon accurate body, is now back in his post Bumblebee mini series upgraded body. In contrast, both Cliffjumper and Ratchet are not portrayed in their usual IDW bodies but in G1 cartoon accurate forms.

==Items of note==
*Onslaught's license plate reads "D-64", the [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]] of his original toy.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Bumblebee taking cover behind debris under fire from the Combaticons; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by .
* '''Cover B:''' The Combaticons; art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by .
* '''Cover RI:''' Concept art of Optimus Prime; art by Don Figueroa.

<gallery>
Image: Transformers 9A.jpg|Hey, why don't you boss Ultra Magnus around some more, Bee? I'm sure he'll come running.
Image: Transformers 9B.jpg|"Blast-Off, I hope your aim is better than that [[Movor|other guy]]!
Image: Transformers 9RI.jpg|Freaky faces are the right of all sentient beings
</gallery>

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International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"

2010-07-16T09:38:15Z

SharkyMcShark:

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #9
|prev=The Transformers issue 8
|next=The Transformers issue 10
|title=
|image=Transformers 9A.jpg
|caption=Bumble in the rubble
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[July 14]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=July 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]]
|colors by=
|letters by=
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''Strange things are afoot in North Korea'''

==Synopsis==

A television news anchor reports that spy satellites show that North Korea is manufacturing energon. Their intent is unknown, although it has left the United States uneasy, as prior to the Cybertronian conflict on Earth North Korea had been moving towards attaining nuclear weapons.

In the Korean de-militarised zone, [[Onslaught (G1|Onslaught]] drives through the fence separating the North and the South, and starts to attack South Korean soldiers. He is struck by a shell from a tank, but the tank is vaporised by another tank - who transforms revealing himself to be [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]. Jet fighters scrambled to attack the invaders are cut down in the air by [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], who transforms and joins the others on the ground. Onslaught radios his boss, Kim Jong Du, and reports that the battle is over. Kim, at the head of a large North Korean military force, is pleased, claiming that Seoul will be theirs in hours at this rate.

At Skywatch headquarters Spike reflects that it was inevitable that North Korea collaborate with the Decepticons eventually. He consults Henderson about the specifics of the situation, but Henderson is unable to reveal anything beyond that there is one further Combaticon in play that has not been sighted yet, and that the North Koreans have seventeen energon production facilities.

Meanwhile elsewhere in the base Ratchet is explaining to a Skywatch engineer the internal workings of the Cybertronians, using a relaxed Cliffjumper as an example. Jetfire expresses his hesitancy to Bumblebee about giving their knowledge to the humans, but Bumblbee replies that not only have the humans given them similar access to human information, but they've also supplied them with all the energon they need. Spike enters the room, asking the speak to the leader of the Autobots and deciding that Optimus Prime is a better option after Jetfire, Ratchet and Cliffjumper all gesture to Bumblebee.

Spike finds Optimus Prime sitting in the now open cell where he was previously detained, which he claims helps him to think. He requests for Prime's help dealing with the Combaticons, stating that they are more organised and powerful than any Decepticon they've had to bring in before. Bumblebee accepts his request, but before he can assemble a team Campognolo bursts in to tell them that the President is making a live address.

The President says that there has been an act of aggression from North Korea towards the South, and that Cybertronians were involved on the side of the aggressors. He then declares that any nation collaborating with Cybertronians or using their technology will be considered to be in possession of weapons of mass destruction. Spike is aware of the problems this causes for him and the Autobots, and as the address ends Spike orders that everyone act as if the base was under communications black out and no one had heard the address, and continues preparing for the mission.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters

|c1=
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (9)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (10)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (11)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (12)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (13)
|c2=
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (3)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (4)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (5)
|c3=
* [[News Anchor]] (1)
* Korean DMZ Soldiers (2)
* [[Kim Jong Du]] (6)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (7)
* [[Henderson]]
* [[Skywatch]] Personnel (8)
* [[Campologno]] (14)
* The [[President of the United States]] (15)

}}
==Quotes==
TBA
==Errors==
*Character models have changed again between issue. Bumblebee, last seen in a G1 cartoon accurate body, is now back in his post Bumblebee mini series upgraded body. In contrast, both Cliffjumper and Ratchet are not portrayed in their usual IDW bodies but in G1 cartoon accurate forms.

==Items of note==
*Onslaught's license plate reads "D-64", the [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]] of his original toy.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Bumblebee taking cover behind debris under fire from the Combaticons; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by .
* '''Cover B:''' The Combaticons; art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by .
* '''Cover RI:''' Concept art of Optimus Prime; art by Don Figueroa.

<gallery>
Image: Transformers 9A.jpg|Hey, why don't you boss Ultra Magnus around some more, Bee? I'm sure he'll come running.
Image: Transformers 9B.jpg|"Blast-Off, I hope your aim is better than that [[Movor|other guy]]!
Image: Transformers 9RI.jpg|Freaky faces are the right of all sentient beings
</gallery>

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Talk:Seeker (body-type)

2010-07-13T03:53:54Z

SharkyMcShark: /* The Section on G1 Seekers */

==Additional Pic==

Full catalog page scan.

[[Image:Seekers_ad.jpg|thumb]]
:Does anyone have the page that ran OPPOSITE this one? (It had a GoBots ad, IIRC.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 20:20, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
{{-}}

==Older Stuff==
In my opinion, both "Seeker" and "Skyraider" should be capitalized, since both are the formal names of subgroups. In fact, the article itself mentions that "Seeker" is capitalized in the JCPenney catalog, which is the only primary source for the term in which capitalization is even distincted (as opposed to the all-capitals use in TWW). -[[User:LV|LV]] 00:44, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, you're right. I got carried away with my de-capitalizing things thing. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 01:05, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Starscream-types in Armada are known as Seekers too, according to page 13 of the DK Reader 'The Awakening,' ISBN 0-78-94-9741-7

What about something about how the coneheads have radicly different character modles becuse they were desinged by Floro Deary, and not by the takara guys that did the Season 1 designs? --X-BoB

I wouldn't call the coneheads "radically" different, but, sure. I'll toss that in. Also, about the paragraph you inserted:

I'm not sure what "according to 3H" is supposed to mean. Are you referring to a statement that Glen or Tengu or somebody made, or do you just mean that the Seeker characters who appeared in 3H's comics happened to have the same design as BM Jetstorm and his drones?

--[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 04:49, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

I remember Glen or Dan saying that Wreckers Skywarp's body is a common bodytype to the Beast Era, but 1) I'm not sure they said anything about it belonging to the remaining Seekers, 2) I'm not sure it has any relevance to the entry, and 3) the toy Jetstorm looks NOTHING like the show Jetstorm, so I have no idea how one would be based on the other. I'm removing it for now, with the additional note to whomever is consistently misspelling "based" to cut it out. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 05:11, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

If the Jetstorm toy ''is'' the Beast Era Seeker body then that means that within fiction it came before the Aerodrones.[[User:X-BoB58|X-BoB58]] 19:10, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Oh cool, I didn't know that. I just assumed he' was one of the smaller-drones who was gonna be associated with the Vehicon General body Megatron made for Cyclonus. (That is right, right?) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 11:48, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Didn't Cryotek make Cyclonus' body? -XBob
:IIRC, Cyclonus' bio says that he was a botched plan of Megatron's to make him one of his Generals, but his boxart depicts Cryotek. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:29, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure I agree with the bits about Seeker "going back to being a fan-term" when DW folded. Especially since it is followed by a remark that it HAS been used officially since.
Once something IS an official term, it can't return to being a fan term. Official is official and "Seeker" is now such.

could they be clones
:Dreamwave's Summer Special explicitly referenced "Air Warrior Clones" who were generic Seekers. So ''some'' Seekers are clones. It's unclear whether they ''all'' are, though it's strongly implied in MTMTE #8 that at least some redeco characters are clones. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] 21:17, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
::Yes. Sunstorm and ricochet are both clones... in Dreamwave continuity. In non-Dreamwave continuities they're NOT clones. (We even got an explicit origin for one of the TDU incarnations of Sunstorm that mentioned his powers coming from a manufacturing error.) Dreamwave was clone-happy. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 21:21, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
:::Actually, I was referring to the Summer Special story, where Megatron goes to Beest to find the Predacons and takes a bunch of purple Seekers with him. The title page for that story lists them as "Air Warrior Clones." (Either that, or I'm losing my mind.) --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] 21:24, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
::::Right, that's the Air Cavalry set- the 3 purple PVC's we got as botcon exclusives. But AFAIK, they're supposed to represent 3 survivors (or at least zombie-like salvages) from the hordes of seeker clones in The Age of Wrath. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 21:28, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

==Strike Planes==
I remembered Seekers being called 'Strike Planes' in catalogues when they first came out in the UK, and finally found something that backs up my memory - see http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-image/toysheets/g1/uksheet01/1.jpg/image.html . Is this worth a mention in the article?

:Interesting! I'll stick it in the article. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 05:01, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

==Move==
I do think that this should be moved to an article title with SOME form of parenthetical disambiguation. Since there IS another "Seeker" that is a separate concept that DOES have a PD. I'm not wild about "group", but lacking a better term... --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 23:03, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
:I dunno, I think this would be the primary term people would think about when you give the term "Seeker". The minicon is definitely less well known, so I think it could just be noted at the top of this page "for the minicon named Seeker, please see..." --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 15:09, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
::Except that's inconsistent with everything else that requires a disambig on this wiki. Most people think of G1 Prime when you say "Optimus Prime", but he still has the (G1) tag. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 15:15, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
::I don't think that G1 Prime is comparable, as many other Optimus Primes have plenty of history and backstory. Energon Seeker is a easily forgotten toy that I think should actually be at the bottom of the main Seeker page, as it doesn't have a lot of info on its own. That being said, if the G1 seekers need disambiguation, how about "Seeker (subgroup)" --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 15:42, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
:::I agree this should sit in a Disambig (and because there are only two of them, let [[Seeker]] direct to this one.) But the Seekers aren't a 'group,' they're a classification. I'd say "Seeker (jets)", but the mini-con ''is'' a jet already. "Seeker (type)"? It looks kinda weird, but it's... really clear. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 15:33, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
:The page should be moved to be consistent with our revised disambig rules, and plain old "Seeker" should redirect to it. Picking a parenthetical for the page is not trivial, though. The Seekers aren't really an official subgroup (unless they've been declared that recently in some random ad copy someplace) so we shouldn't use that (and I'm going to take that category away). "Group" and "type" are a little vague, but, something clear like "common body type" is too awkward. As soon as somebody as a good idea, I'll be happy to move the article and update all the links with my bot. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 22:09, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
::"classification"? "body-type"?
::Also... "''Energon Seeker is a easily forgotten toy that I think should actually be at the bottom of the main Seeker page, as it doesn't have a lot of info on its own.''"... that is a profoundly bad idea. Joe-Stalker isn't on the Predator-Stalker page, and all three Flashes are separated. He's not ''a'' Seeker. He's not even a Decepticon. And as an individual character, no matter how little he does, he should get his own page. Stuffing him on a page ''completely unrelated'' to him makes no sense whatsoever, and would make the categories the page appears in REALLY screwed up. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 22:19, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

== Animated ==

Would it be appropriate now to start a section on the Animated Seekers, or do we have to wait for "Fistful of Energon"?[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 05:38, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:We're probably going to wait until they are actually CALLED Seekers. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 06:40, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
::Well, we at least know that there are going to be characters along the same concept. Even if they don't end up being called Seeker's, I think it would be correct to add that a similar group exists in Animated.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 21:19, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
'''''SPOILERS, GODDAMMIT.''''' --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 22:05, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
:::...err, no. The actual episodes which introduce the Seekers may have yet to air, but that Starscream clones/twins will appear in the series was announced a while ago. Besides, we have a "Spoilers" tag anyway.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 16:54, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

==Movieverse Seekers==
In [[The Reign of Starscream issue 2]], Starscream refers to himself as having "Seeker attributes" on page 7, and refers to Thundercracker as a Seeker on page 20. Although the synopsis has yet to be written for the comic, since it has been released, should this info be added to this page? Just wanted to make sure, since there's been such a freak-out over spoilers lately. --[[User:Nightshade83|Nightshade83]] 00:53, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
: [[Defiance issue 4]] also uses the term Seekers to describe the folks sent to blah blah blah way way back at the dawn of time. Seems to include Jetfire. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:57, 19 April 2009 (EDT)

== Questions about the toy section: ==

Are we only counting molds that were redecoed into multiple characters during a franchise or are we including molds that have been in multiple toylines as different characters? For example: the Armada Thrust mold was released as Universe Sunstorm, but this is nowhere mentioned on the page. Also, Cybertron Thundercracker was redecoed as Movie Divebomb.

Movie Dreadwing and Overcast share a mold, but neither is a name that was previously identified as a "Seeker"; do they belong here or not? They are a "family" of jet-mode Decepticons, after all. [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 14:03, 22 April 2009 (EDT)
Adding on another question: What about the 3" Titanium Starscream and Thundercracker? They DEFINITELY should be here, but I'm not sure if they would go under Toys or Merchandise. [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 14:12, 22 April 2009 (EDT)

== A second '84-era use of "Seeker" ==
<nowiki>http://pleasesavemerobots.com/vstp/tf84/84_k25nov_zayre.jpg</nowiki> Courtesy crazysteve, here's a November 1984 Zayre circular listing "Decepticon Seekers" for $11.99 a pop. This definitely supports the theory that "Seeker" was used at some early stage, and if the JC Penney catalog and a fairly large regional department store chain both used the term in their advertising, it makes sense that other retailers did too; it's just a matter of finding the evidence. (crazysteve, being crazy, finds these by spending hours in a public library on microfiche readers. i do not have the time for that sort of thing.) [[User:Hooper X|Hooper_X]] 07:47, 19 May 2009 (EDT)
:I can't seem to get the darn thing to load.... --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:31, 20 May 2009 (EDT)
::I added a question mark to the end of the URL and well... an image loaded alright, but it wasn't a Zayre circular listing. It appears to be a three-way Beast Wars sex act. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 04:28, 20 May 2009 (EDT)
:::I can see it, but then I've got an anti-''anti-''hotlink filter. Copy and paste the link. *tells MediaWiki not to render text as a clickable link* - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 10:08, 20 May 2009 (EDT)
::::Is that 2 YELLOW Cliffjumpers in that picture? Or is the robot mode one actually Bumper? Either way it's an interesting use of non standard toys in the ad.[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:21, 8 August 2009 (EDT)
:::::[http://pleasesavemerobots.com/vstp/vstptf84.html This should work]. Text is reproduced on the page, which should help to find it easily.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 19:28, 1 December 2009 (EST)
::::::Interesting. Perhaps Seeker was an assortment name? It's the only reason I can think of that different stores would use the same uncommon and specialized terminology. --[[User:Tigerpaw28|Tigerpaw28]] 22:57, 1 December 2009 (EST)

== (G1)? ==
Why has this been moved to Seeker (G1) when it contains non-G1 stuff? Is the article going to be split? Is that really necessary? --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 22:19, 23 May 2009 (EDT)
:I agree that the choice of parenthetical doesn't make sense, and came here to the same point as you on that - but the plot of ROTF involves "Seekers" that have no connection to Starscream & co, so it needs '''a''' parenthetical.
:But (G1) isn't it. - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 19:49, 24 May 2009 (EDT)
::"(G1)" is correct by the standards. It is the first franchise appearance. See [[Sideways (RID)]] and [[Cryotek (RID)]] - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 17:21, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
:::Sideways and Cryotek are the exact same character in the multiple continuities, so it makes sense to label them with the first continuity they showed up in.
:::However, this is just a similar concept in multiple continuities. The Movie Seekers may have a similar ''concept'' to G1 Seekers, but the Movie Seekers as a ''specific group'' showed up first in the Movies, not G1.
:::But I guess the operative question is, do we have any other non-character multiple-continuity-spanning articles with parentheticals to study as a precedent? Energon (G1) got moved to Energon (fuel), and that's the only one I know of right off the top of my head. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 17:36, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
::::The ROTF "Seekers" have a very specific ''function'' which is unrelated to body types. Not the same thing as Starscream/Thundercracker/Skywarp/etc at all.
::::And a concept should have a parenthetical after the concept, even if it's something basic like "Seeker (jets)". Not after a franchise. - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 17:47, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
:::::You say it should, but I fail to see why the system that works for characters doesn't work here. The Movie and ROTF Seekers are to be split out because they are not the same thing as the G1 Seekers at all. Ditto for Shattered Glass Seekers. That leaves almost completely G1 material, with one Armada reference. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 19:57, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
::::::The modern use of Movie seekers (the elite unit including Starscream and Thundercracker) could probably stay here. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 20:01, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
:::::::Well, that's not going to be the MAIN use of "Seeker" in the Movie continuity family, but it's a valid use and should probably stay on this page if it's referring to "Starscream clones".
:::::::And that's the main use of this page, to refer to reuses of the Starscream [[body-type]] in various continuities and continuity families. Given that this page includes at least four continuity families (G1, UT, Animated and Movie), I fail to see how [[Seeker (body-type)]] would be less vague and open to confusion, since it explicitly ties in to an existing article. Especially since it very clearly disambiguates from the ROTF use of "Seeker".
:::::::I certainly don't believe that disambiguating by franchise always works for characters as well as Interrobang alleges, especially for franchise-jumpers like Sideways (whose whole claim to be an "RID" character is based on a case the article admits is "not airtight" involving an obscure Wal-Mart-exclusive toy with the same name and some Japanese-exclusive publicity material - hell, on that score, given the Japanese Car Robots retcons, it should probably be Sideways (G1)...) - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 21:39, 26 May 2009 (EDT)

"Seeker (body-type)" seems a bit vague, since there are multiple body-types. How about "Seeker (classification)"? That sorta straddles a border between body class and function, which seem to be how Seekers are used. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 21:45, 26 May 2009 (EDT)
:Movie Seekers could be a "body-type" that can cross interstellar space. They could also be a "classification." How about "Seeker (J.C. Penny wishbook)"? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 22:20, 26 May 2009 (EDT)

== Merge or delete ==
Is it really necessary to have separate articles for [[Seeker (SG)]], [[Seeker (Movie)]], and [[Seeker (ROTF)]] in addition to the coverage given those uses of the term here? Two of the three are only stubs, and even the ROTF article is fairly short. It would seem that either the relevant material should be removed from this article or those articles should be deleted. [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:33, 12 August 2009 (EDT)
:The answer is in the discussion right above you. Namely, it was decided that this and the other Seeker types are all completely different concepts rather than minor variations on the same concept. The amount of info available has no relevance on the question. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 11:38, 12 August 2009 (EDT)
::Addendum: Plus that reminds me that the SG Seeker page really should be on my list of SG articles to update. *adds* --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 11:42, 12 August 2009 (EDT)
:::Then why retain so much about the Unicron Trilogy and Movieverse seekers on this page? If they are separate enough to warrant their own articles, they are separate enough NOT to be in this article. The disambiguation link would be enough.[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:01, 12 August 2009 (EDT)

== Propose renaming this article to Seeker (G1) ==

Given that there are now articles for [Seeker (SG)], [Seeker (Movie)], and [Seeker (ROTF)] as well as [Starscream clone] and a section on "hunter-seeker skyships" at [Ferak]; I propose that this page be renamed (and slightly redone) as Seeker (G1). Much information here would remain as is. However; sections 3 (Unicron trilogy), 4 (Live-action movie), 5 (Shattered Glass) and some parts of section 8 (toys, specifically 8.3, 8.10, 8.11) would be transferred to the appropriate pages. This would necessitate the creation of 1 new page: Seeker (Unicron trilogy). Toy section 8.7 would be modified to mention that the Legends of Cybertron mold was used for [Ramjet (G1)] despite being used primarily for characters from other franchises. Toy section 8.6 is somewhat unclear as to whether the characters mentioned are all G1, all other franchises, or a mixture of the two. The note in the first paragraph (and also the Decepticons in later franchises such as Armada where similar "families" of jets appear) would be changed to a simple statement that the G1 group inspired similar groups in later franchises, with the disambiguation page serving to lead readers to these other pages. Much of the information is already in place on the other pages, this process would simply insure that nothing was lost. The disambiguation page already seems to effectively treat this page as Seeker (G1). Changing the name would serve to clarify the distinctions between the similar groups. Also, this would prevent "drift" as data relevant to other lines would be placed on those pages entirely and not haphazardly here or there or both randomly. Opinions? [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 23:03, 23 August 2009 (EDT)
:NO.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 23:06, 23 August 2009 (EDT)
::Haven't we already covered this twice on this very page? --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 23:31, 23 August 2009 (EDT)
:::THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM I GUESS. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:41, 23 August 2009 (EDT)
::::It just seems strange that this page contains information on similar groups from multiple continuities including some with their own pages already. It seemed to me that that was what disambiguation pages were for. I had made this proposal because I felt that Jeysie had misunderstood my previous one. That happens to me fairly often. If no one else seems confused, I will not press further. [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 23:56, 23 August 2009 (EDT)

That said, shouldn't [[Seeker (Movie)]] (not to be confused with the ROTF Seekers) be merged into here, while the stuff about the SG Seekers should be removed from this page entirely? A touch of cleanup couldn't hurt. - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 21:12, 24 August 2009 (EDT)
:For consistency, I think you're right. Khajidha has a valid point, that right now the situation between all the various "Seeker" pages is confused. In fact, between this page's description of the Movie Seekers and the [[Seeker (Movie)]] description, I can't tell if that "Seeker" is really a body-type designation or just indicating membership of a team. Does anyone have that issue of the comic and can give us some hard quotes?
:But while I'm basically in agreement with you in terms of status-quo maintenance, I'm not sure what the ideal content and title of this page ought to be. For one thing, I'm leaning towards the "(G1)" side because this article only talks about other franchises ''in relation to G1.'' The "Unicron Trilogy" section openly ''brushes aside'' that universe's definition of "Seeker" just to talk about how the toy designers made some G1 homages. The SG stuff, as you say, has no place here. And the Movie Seekers, while officially Seekers in the traditional way, don't really add anything of substance to the concept. They seem to be just another parroting of the G1 idea, albeit with more in-fiction backup than their UT equivalent.
:So, if it's correct to say that this article is essentially G1-focused, then the question arises of what non-G1 stuff actually belongs here. I'm.... not ready to say [[Seeker (Movie)]] really doesn't deserve its own page. I think it depends on how much meat can be found in that comic issue. My instinct is to prune the hell out of the non-G1 content until it's just a few sentences and a bunch of "See this other article for more info" notes. But that's more an idle thought than an actual proposal.
:Overall, I agree with those above who have said that "(body type)" is an awkward, possibly-inaccurate parenthetical. But it's an awkward article, and I feel like streamlining it will help settle the titling question.
:- [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 23:54, 24 August 2009 (EDT)

==The 'Lady in Purple'==
What or who is it? I've never heard of a possibly female Seeker in g1--[[Special:Contributions/91.113.121.205|91.113.121.205]] 19:10, 4 March 2010 (EST)
:There wasn't any female Seekers in G1. The "Lady in Purple" was apparently from some fan fiction. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 19:19, 4 March 2010 (EST)
:There's a vaguely female-looking seeker in one shot of MTMTE part 3, which fanon has retconned into being female. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 19:30, 4 March 2010 (EST)
::I know which "character" it is, but that's only because I accidentally found that information on another site long ago. Perhaps someone more in the know could write a short article for the character/add the remaining information to this article? Because as it is now, I find the mention of something that's supposedly "infamous" yet seemingly surprisingly obscure confusing. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 01:42, 5 March 2010 (EST)
:::There is no "character" for an article to be written for. We don't have articles for single generics who don't do anything but fill out group shots. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 12:18, 5 March 2010 (EST)
::::She's a "Raksha-creation", right? A trivia note on Raksha's page to link to would be all needed. That, or the info on LiP should be outright deleted since it's only confusing like this. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 12:33, 5 March 2010 (EST)

=="Origin of term "Seeker""==
I don't think it's that odd that the JC Penny catalogs could've started the trend among a whole legion of Transfans. I remember those catologs being in heavy rotation. You were mailed them quite often. I also remember the "seeker" term from far back even before the internet. I definitely picked it up before then so it was probably from the book [[User:Riddlerj|Riddlerj]] 13:58, 27 April 2010 (EDT)
::Also, those of us not rich enough to afford the toys often held on to the catalog pages for long periods of time. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 14:05, 27 April 2010 (EDT)

==The Section on G1 Seekers==
I notice that the G1 section is essentially a list of the different categories (Coneheads, Skyraiders etc), whereas the sections on other continuities go into what being a seeker actually is. AHM and then the Ongoing (esp. Issue 4) gave us a more detailed look at the meaning of this term (in the IDW G1 continuity anyway), with why they all look the same, what their purpose is among the Decepticon army and other various intricacies explored. Should we have a section on this? It seems quite pertinent and I feel that the G1 seeker section is lacking in information (it seems like more of a list if I'm being honest). --[[User:SharkyMcShark|SharkyMcShark]] 01:10, 12 July 2010 (EDT)

I've added a section under the G1 seekers heading for the IDW comics continuity. --[[User:SharkyMcShark|SharkyMcShark]] 23:53, 12 July 2010 (EDT)

Seeker (body-type)

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SharkyMcShark: /* Generation 1 Seekers */

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[[Image:Seekers.png|right|300px|thumb|Well, they keep the toy-repainting fans off the streets, at least. (Generic Seekers from, clockwise: 1) MtMtE Part 3, 2) sticker sheet, 3-6) Five Faces of Darkness)]]

The term '''Seeker''' refers to [[Decepticon]] jet troopers who all share the same [[body-type]]. That is, the Decepticons in [[Generation 1]] that looked like [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], but in different colors or with minor variations in wing and head shapes, and also the Decepticons in later franchises such as ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' where similar "families" of jets appear.

The word "Seeker" hovered a long time in a strange gray area between official and fan-coined terms. It seems to have originated in ''extremely'' obscure official or semi-official writing, but somehow became widely used among fans. In 2002, the term appeared in dialog from the first issue of ''[[The War Within]]'' from [[Dreamwave Productions]], [[Canonizing|making it truly official]] after years of controversy. It has subsequently appeared in many other places such as on toy packaging, books, and in other stories.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Jetron'''

==Generation 1 Seekers==
===Originals===
[[Image:MainSeekers.gif|300px|thumb|right|The original Seekers]]
In Generation 1, there were six Seekers originally given names and characterization: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. The first three, the season one Seekers, had animation designs done primarily by [[Shōhei Kohara]].
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===Coneheads===
[[Image:ConeheadsGenerations1.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Coneheads.]]
The last three Generation 1 Seekers are usually designated as "[[Conehead]]" Seekers by fans for their distinctive transformation that leaves the jet nosecone pointing up. The animation models for the Conehead Seekers were designed by [[Floro Dery]].
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===Skyraiders===
[[Image:WingsofHonor-Skyraiders.jpg|right|thumb|250px|New guys, same ol' body-type.]]
The term "Skyraiders" (see [[#Alternate terms|alternate terms]]) was assigned to the prototypical Starscream-like air warriors that [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] developed at the very beginning of the war. The ranks of the Skyraiders did not seem to include any of the usual Seekers, but instead comprised other flying Decepticon characters. In addition to Skyquake himself, the Skyraiders were [[Leozack]], [[Hellbat]], [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]], and [[Gaihawk]].
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===And all the rest===
[[Image:MTMTEGenerics-OilField.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Aw, not "[[When Continents Collide]]" again...]]
In the Generation 1 cartoon there were large numbers of [[generic]], unnamed Seekers in addition to the named characters. They came in a wide variety of colors, from extra duplicates of Starscream or one of the other named guys, to original and distinct looks all their own. They seem to have formed the bulk of the Decepticon forces on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], as well as among [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s initial troops on [[Earth]]. They gradually became less common, perhaps as a result of casualties... or the cartoon's production team becoming more careful, or more-likely having more "actual" Decepticons to work with as the toy line expanded. (Extra [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] units and alternate color cassettes were also used along with these Seekers, early on, to fill out the comparatively thin Decepticon ranks.)

These unsung Seekers would be recognized years later in ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' toy form as the [[Air Warrior]]s (all using the common lavender/white color scheme). Soon afterward, the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''Generation One'' comic series introduced an army of similarly-colored Seeker drones.

[[Image:AirWarriors MTMtE.jpg|right|200px|thumb|You talking to me? Or him? Or the other one?]]

Around the same time, another background Seeker was also given a new life through toys and Dreamwave comics: [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. This yellow-orange Seeker was a nameless background character in the first episode of the ''Transformers'' cartoon, until [[e-Hobby]] turned him into an [[exclusive]] toy (available with an [[Autobot]] also based on a [[Hauler|first-episode cameo]]). Now [[Hasbro]] [[Sunstorm (disambiguation)|can't get enough of him]]. Another generic Seeker was given attention: [[Acid Storm]]. Like Sunstorm before him, he was based on one of the background Seekers from the original cartoon, in this case the episode "Divide and Conquer" (see below).
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Unnamed Seekers with their own distinct color schemes appear in the following episodes as noted below:

[[Image:Sunstorm Cartoon.jpg|250px|thumb|One for all, and all for one. Sunstorm and co. attack.]]
* "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]"
:In the "return to [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]]" scene on Cybertron, five to seven Seekers appear (wide shots depict a group of five, but the close-ups give us seven distinct color schemes.) The first three are (as far as colors are concerned) Skywarp, Starscream (with a deeper voice), and Thundercracker. In a following shot, we see a lavender Seeker with a flamethrower pack, a medium-blue Seeker with white trim, holding his arm gun like a rifle, a yellow/orange Seeker who would become Sunstorm... and lurking in the back, a very dark-blue Seeker with white trim barely visible, but there if you look.

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[[Image:MmteSeekers2.gif|250px|thumb|Lots of generic Seekers from this one.]]
* "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]" and "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3|Part 3]]"
:The mother lode of unnamed Seekers. Especially if you like variations of blue and lavender. Crowds of them appear at the start of the final battle. At least six different Seekers of various shades and decos of blue and at least or four of various shades and decos of lavender (two with black tail fins in jet mode, two with white). Also, a blue variant (seen in the picture above) missing his wings and shoulder vents appears in "Part 3".

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[[Image:DivideandCon.gif|300px|thumb|Divide and Conquer Seekers]]
* "[[Divide and Conquer]]"
: Avert your eyes! One deep blue, one eye-burning bright green, and one garishly bright yellow. This trio is often referred to by fans as "the [[Rainmakers]]" because they started an [[acid rain]] shower to irritate a group of [[Autobot|Autobots]]. The green jet in this grouping was made into the ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Acid Storm]] character, whose name was initially supposed to be "Rainmaker", then "Acid Rain".

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[[Image:UltimateDoom.gif|300px|thumb|Ultimate Doom Seekers]]
* "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]"
: Two blue variants and one really nice looking pine-green Seeker appear as part of Shockwave's forces trying to prevent the rescue of [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

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* "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]"
: One all-gray Seeker, one with [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]'s coloration, and one with [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s. There's also an interesting Conehead variant. (All of which appear in the main image above.)

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[[Image:NotDirge.gif|200px|thumb|Dark Awakening Seeker]]
* "[[The Transformers: The Movie]]" & "[[Dark Awakening]]"
: One season 1-style [[:Image:DirgeseekerTFMovie.jpg|Seeker]] with Dirge's colors appears in jet mode in the attack on Autobot City in the movie, and next to the actual Dirge in the episode.

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* Puffy stickers
: A sheet of Transformer puffy stickers featured a rare generic with a Starscream-based color scheme. He is pictured above as well.

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[[Image:Returntocybertron-seeker.jpg|200px|thumb|Return to Cybertron Seeker.]]
* "[[Return to Cybertron]]"
: This relatively obscure [[Sticker Adventures]] tale gives us a brief glimpse of a Seeker with a Thundercracker/Skywarp mix; blue body, purple tailfins and wing stripes. You can't tell much more about him, given that he is A: partially obscured and B: exploding.

===IDW comics continuity===

Seekers are elite officers in the Decepticon army, and are expected to fulfill a leadership role on the battlefield in commanding other Decepticon troops. Seekers are expected to show absolute loyalty to the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|Seasons in Flight}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

The seekers all take on the same body type out of respect to their commander, Starscream, and hold a position of prestige within the Decepticon ranks {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

==UK Generation 2 comic==
An unnamed seeker with a light blue body with white face, light red helmet and thighs, and yellow cockpit cover was hanging around when Megatron boarded the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}}

==Unicron Trilogy Seekers==
According to one minor source in ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', when any Transformer converts to a jet, he is called a "seeker"<ref>''[[Transformers Armada: The Awakening]]'' DK Readers book.</ref>. But the closest specific characters to the Generation 1 Seekers are this universe's own [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]/[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]/[[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] trio. All three even used the same toy mold in their first release, although Skywarp was heavily [[Retool|retooled]] from the others (including getting an entirely new-mold [[Mini-Con]] partner). While new Decepticon-allied jet characters named [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] and [[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]] were released in ''Armada'', they each had their own unique molds. However, whereas Ramjet was simply the Mini-Con partner of [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], Thrust was a [[bulk]] who even had a VTOL engine in jet mode, a conehead and vertically-oriented wings in robot mode. Although Thrust's original toy was green, redecos looked a bit more like his G1 incarnation.

Though only Starscream appeared in the follow-up franchise, ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', several Seekers appeared in the final portion of the Unicron Trilogy, ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''. Starscream was back in a form heavily inspired by ''[[The War Within]]'' Starscream design (itself based on the "tetrajet" (see below)), while Thundercracker received a completely different body. A Skywarp was also released as a redeco of Thundercracker.

Further, the ''[[Legends Class|Legends of Cybertron]]'' Starscream toy, a tiny, simplified version of his main toy, was redecoed three more times: [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] as a giveaway at [[ComicCon 2005]], [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] as a giveaway at [[BotCon 2005]], and [[Sunstorm (LOC)|Sunstorm]] as part of the last wave of the LOC line at retail.

==Live-action movie franchise Seekers==

In the letters page for [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan's tie-in comic]], the movie versions of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]], and [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]] were first referred to as Seekers—by Starscream himself, no less. [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] was noticeably absent from Starscream's list, despite also being a jet and Thundercracker also being the name/body for a line of drones. This left it unclear what a Seeker ''is''. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|#9's Star Screams}}

The term was used twice in IDW movie comics, meaning different things—[[Seeker (Movie)|Starscream's crack unit]], and [[Seeker (ROTF)|ancient spacefaring Transformers]].

In the [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|movie sequel]], Jetfire describes himself as a Seeker. One of the early categories of Transformers, they were created to seek out stars which could be harvested for energon. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

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==Shattered Glass==
The term is taken to refer to [[Seeker (SG)|a group of evil Autobots with car alternate modes who share the same color of black]].

==War for Cybertron==
Starscream unambiguously uses the term as a random combat phrase, occasionally shouting that he is "the strongest of the Seekers". "Seeker" also refers to flying generic Decepticons in the Autobot campaign.

==Alternate terms==
The most obvious alternate name for these Transformers—and the one generally used by pack-in [[cross-sell]] catalogs—is '''[[Decepticon Planes]]'''. While usually clear enough from context, this term has the weakness that there are many Decepticon planes who are not "Seekers". Also, the term is rarely, if ever, used outside of toy-specific contexts.

The 1985 audio book [[Sun Raid]] has Megatron ordering the '''Deceptiplanes''' (Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker) to break off an attack.

[[Image:Tetrajet seekers.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Did you ever wonder why we had to run for shelter...]]
The same Transformers are also sometimes referred to as '''tetrajets''', which makes reference to their Cybertronian forms as seen in the cartoon episode "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" and a handful of other episodes set on Cybertron. In these forms, their vehicular modes are shaped somewhat like [[wikipedia:tetrahedron|tetrahedra]], or "triangular pyramids" (that is, a pyramid with a triangular base).

For a time, the term '''Skyraider''' saw increasing popularity. This term originated from European ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' marketing. When Starscream and Ramjet were released in this line, their packaging referred to them as Skyraiders. The UK ''Generation 2'' comic also featured some character profiles (much like the old [[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|''Transformers Universe'']] comics), and those profiles for Starscream and Ramjet used the word as well. It is a relatively small leap to extend usage to all similarly-built Decepticons. The push to use "Skyraider" was largely founded on the idea of using an official term instead of one that was, seemingly, coined and used only by fans. When [[Simon Furman]] made use of "Seeker" in ''The War Within'', however, this primary motivation was lost. "Skyraider" was used once again to describe the Starscream-like jet warriors in the [[BotCon 2009]] set "[[Wings of Honor]]," and [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] was indicated as the body-type's developer.

The first UK cross-sell catalog referred to the group as '''strike planes'''.<ref>[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-image/toysheets/g1/uksheet01/1.jpg/image.html Catalogue image] at Transformers @ The Moon</ref>

In Japan, they received the subgroup designation of '''Jetrons'''.

==Origin of term "Seeker"==
Although the most well-known name for these Decepticons, the wide use of the term "Seeker" is still somewhat mysterious.

[[Image:Seekers ad text.jpg|left|197px|thumb|From the 1984 J.C. Penney wishbook. [[:Image:Seekers ad.jpg|See the full page here.]]]]
The first documented use of the term discovered by the Transformers [[fandom]] is from the 1984 J.C. Penney holiday catalog (sometimes called a "wishbook"). On the page which shows the Christmas season's available Transformers, the following entry is found: ''"Decepticon Silver Plane. Airplane with sensational F-15 styling scours the countryside searching for Autobots. When they're found, the Seekers set out to destroy them. Transforms to an exciting robot with hi-tech weapons and Decepticon logo."'' A photo of Starscream and Thundercracker is displayed.

Also on the same page in an ad for [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], he's said to ''"send out messages to the Seekers and other Decepticons"''.

Another early use not discovered by the fandom until much later is from an ad by now defunct discount retail chain Zayre from November 1984, listed as ''"Decepticon Seeker"'' among "Autobot mini car", "Autobot car", "Decepticon Communicator" and "Autobot or Decepticon Leader". Depicted are Starscream and either Skywarp or Thundercracker.<ref name="savead">[http://pleasesavemerobots.com/vstp/vstptf84.html The Transformers 1984] at The Vintage Space Toaster Palace.</ref>

These two seemingly unconnected instances back up a long-standing rumor that the term "Seeker" was used in some other early promotional materials, and has been handed down by [[Hasbro]] at some point. This would also explain why it's capitalized in both instances. Still, though, as there are only two known primary sources in which the term appears to this day, it seems strange that they could have inspired the entire fandom to use the term. "Seeker" was in wide use among internet Transfans even in the early 1990s, when the fandom was just getting off its feet. Did somebody in the days of the Transformers email list have a memory of the word from when they saw one of these catalogs at age 10 and start the trend? It is probably impossible to know at this point.

It is sometimes erroneously claimed that "Seeker" is derived from a line of dialog in the first episode of the G1 cartoon, in which these jets are referred to as "hunter-seekers". This line does not exist.

The term "[[hunter-seeker skyship|hunter-seekers]]" is used in issue 17 of the US comic, "[[The Smelting Pool!]]". However, the Decepticons it is applied to are shown only in their flight modes, which look nothing like the "Seekers" that we are familiar with. In fact, the Conehead Seekers make their first appearance in this same issue, and their Cybertronian flight modes appear very similar to their [[Earth]] jet forms (if not completely identical), and completely ''different'' from the craft which are referred to as hunter-seekers. The only real connection between the hunter-seekers we were shown and the "Seekers" is that there's more than one of them and they fly.

==Toys==
{{note|Because of the bodytype-sharing nature of the Seekers, this section includes only molds that have been decorated as two or more Seeker characters, omitting a large number of molds unique to a single character.}}
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Redeco.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The original Seekers.]]
* '''[[Decepticon Planes]]''' (1984)
{{collist|3|
:* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
:* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
:* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
}}

* '''Decepticon Planes''' (1985)
{{collist|3|
:* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]
:* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
:* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]
}}

:The original Seeker mold was the [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#F-15 Eagle|F-15]] ''[[Diaclone]]'' design, noted for its detailed jet mode, extremely limited robot-mode articulation, and the need to remove/add many parts during transformation.

:The mold was initially decorated as Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker. In 1985, Ramjet, Dirge and Thrust were created out of this mold, each with unique new wing toolings and color schemes. Redecorated [[retool]]s of the mold also appeared in ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' as Starscream and Ramjet, featuring new accessory [[soundbox]]es.

:This mold subsequently has been extensively reissued and redecorated; see [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream (G1) toys]] for a ridiculously long list of examples. The reissues have included the original six characters as well as the retro-Generation-1 character [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]].

* '''[[Action Master]]s''' (1990)

:This non-transforming action figure mold was sold as Starscream, and later redecorated as Thundercracker for the European market.

===''Machine Wars''===
[[Image:MWSkywarp.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''Machine Wars'' Skywarp]]
* '''Basic''' (1997)

:A small [[Flipchanger|flipchanger]] mold, originally intended for ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', was issued as Thundercracker and Skywarp.

===''Armada''===
* '''Max-Con''' (2002)

:An all-new mold sold at the $20 price point was originally issued as ''Armada'' [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], redecorated as ''Armada'' [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], and retooled as ''Armada'' [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]]. The retooled version was later issued as the new character [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] in the first ''Universe'' toy line.

===''Smallest Transforming Transformers''===
[[Image:STFStarscream toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' Starscream]]
:The ''Smallest'' line, issued in Japan in 2003, featured a reduced-scale version of the original Generation 1 Seeker mold.

:It was issued as Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker, and retooled as Thrust.

===''Robot Masters''===
:A new Seeker mold was created for Japan's ''[[Robot Masters]]'' subline. It is based on the original toy, but redesigned at a smaller size and with enhanced articulation.

:It was issued as Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker.

===''Titanium''===
[[Image:TitaniumHeroesWWThundercracker.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''Titanium'' Thundercracker]]
:A new Seeker mold created for the ''[[Titanium Series]]'' subline features a Cybertronian-based alternate mode, derived from the characters' appearance in ''[[The War Within]]'' (itself loosely based on the original pyramid jets seen in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]".) This mold has been issued as Thundercracker, Starscream, Skywarp (a convention exclusive), Sunstorm, and Thrust (a Target Exclusive).

===''Cybertron''===
* '''Voyager''' (2006)

:This mold, based on G1 Starscream's ''[[War Within]]'' appearance, was issued as ''Armada'' Starscream, and later redecorated as Generation 1 Dirge.

* '''Deluxe''' (2006)
: Though Thundercracker wasn't the same mold as Starscream in this series, his deluxe toy was redecoed as Skywarp.

* '''Legends of Cybertron''' (2006)

:A tiny version of the Voyager mold, issued as ''Armada'' Starscream, and redecorated as ''Universe'' [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]], ''Armada'' [[Skywarp (Armada)#LOC|Skywarp]] and [[Sunstorm (LOC)|Sunstorm]], and Generation 1 [[Ramjet (G1)#Universe_.282008.29|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)#Universe_.282008.29|Thrust]]

===''Classics''===
[[Image:Henkei Thundercracker toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''Henkei! Henkei!'' Thundercracker]]
* '''Deluxe''' (2006)

:An all-new mold at the $10 price point, the ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' Seeker design retains the F-15 alternate mode, but with a new transformation scheme and modern articulation.

:Like the original, this mold has been redecorated numerous times. In addition to the original six Seekers (some of which were BotCon-exclusive retools), it has also been issued as the character [[Acid Storm]]. The mold was sold in Japan under the ''Henkei! Henkei!'' line.

===''Masterpiece''===
:A larger-scaled, highly complex mold. Issued as Starscream in 2005, with later retools as Skywarp and Thundercracker.

===Movie (2007)===
* '''Voyager'''

[[Image:Movie Voyager Starscream toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|''2007 Live Action Movie'' Starscream]]
:The mold used for the the [[Transformers (2007)|''Transformers'' live-action movie]] [[Voyager]] class [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] figure was remolded and repainted into [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] (as well as a G1 recolor of Starscream.) For the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen]]'' line of toys, the mold was recolored again as [[Skywarp (ROTF)|Skywarp]] and [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]] respectively.

* '''Fast Action Battler'''

:The [[Fast Action Battler]] version of Starscream was recolored into Ramjet in 2007.
{{-}}

===''Animated''===
* '''Voyager'''

[[Image:Animated Skywarp Voyager.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''Animated'' Skywarp]]
:The [[Voyager]] class [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] from [[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]] has been recolored into two of his [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clones]] already, [[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] and [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] with a release of [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] on the way.

* '''Activator'''

: Starscream's [[Activator]] mold, a smaller, auto-transforming design based on the larger toy, was recolored into [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] and [[Dirge (Animated)|Dirge]], also based on the clones from the cartoon.

==Merchandise==
[[Image:HoC 3H Seeker Set.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Starscream (G1)|I]] am [[Thundercracker (G1)|he]] as [[Skywarp (G1)|you]] are he as you are me and [[Air Warrior|we]] are all together.]]
===''Super Collection Figure''===
:A small, PVC plastic figure based on the Seekers' animation model design. It was imported from Takara in the 2002 ''Heroes of Cybertron'' line.

:It was issued as Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp, Sunstorm, and as a six-pack of the three original seekers and three generic light purple [[Air Warrior|Air Warriors]]. It was retooled and redecorated as Ramjet, Thrust and Dirge.

{{-}}

===Titanium Series===
[[Image:TitaniumRM Starscream.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Stop, in the name of love...]]

: A small, non-transforming die-cast metal figurine, based upon the Generation 1 cartoon appearance of the Seekers was available decoed as either Starscream or Thundercracker.
{{-}}

===''Myclone''===
[[Image:MyCloneRamjet.jpg|right|100px|thumb|''Myclone'' Ramjet]]
:A super-adorable figurine mold of Starscream was issued for this line, and redecorated as the [[Chase figure|chase figure]] Thundercracker. A Coneheads mold was also available, issued as Ramjet and chase figure Dirge, and retooled as Thrust.
{{-}}

===''Robot Heroes''===
[[Image:Robot Hero Skywarp.jpg|right|120px|thumb|Robot Heroes Skywarp]]
:Another super-adorable figurine of Starscream, this time launching himself into the air. Redecorated as Skywarp and Thundercracker. A Thrust mold from the same line has yet to be redecorated.
{{-}}

==References==
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[[Category:Fandom]]
[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Seekers| Seeker (body-type)]]
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Insecticon swarm

2010-07-12T11:31:26Z

SharkyMcShark: /* IDW Comics continuity */

{{Noname-unconfirmed}}
{{disambig3|Swarm}}
:''The Insecticon swarm is a [[Decepticon]] abomination of science from the [[IDW continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:AHM7 Swarm.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Hasbro]], will we get these as [[Robot Heroes]]? Pleeeeease?]]
The '''Insecticon swarm''' is a horde of horribly mutated insect-like robots created by the Decepticons, stalking about the surface of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] looking for victims to devour.

==Fiction==
===IDW Comics continuity===
{{ongoing}}
The swarm were a side-effect of the Decepticons' attempts to create the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and their existence was seen as horrific torture by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]. The process created one successful Insecticon for every ''thousand'' swarm clones, with the swarm growing to be three thousand strong {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} before being dumped to scamper around on Cybertron.

[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] stated he and his crashed crew were lucky to avoid the swarm. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5}} Bowing to narrative effect, two of the swarm chose that very day to walk over to the Autobots' temporary base, allowing [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to show how cool and violent they were. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

The Autobots retreated to a fallback position {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}}, needing only to destroy a bridge to keep the swarm at bay. The swarm took out [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], forcing [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] to sacrifice himself manually blowing the bridge. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

During the time the Autobots managed to revive [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9}}, the swarm managed to locate another bridge and besiege the Autobots. Although emboldened by the return of their [[Prime (rank)|leader]], the swarm's sheer numbers began to whittle the Autobot defenses down. Surrounded, outnumbered, and out-gunned, the Autobots were facing imminent death at the hands of the swarm.

And then this happened:
[[Image:Omega Arrives in AHM.jpg|thumb|left|300px|We were important to the plot, honest!]]
{{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

With Cybertron still overrun by the Swarm three years later it was posited by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] that the they had to be exterminated before the planet could restored.

{{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}}

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2010-07-12T05:10:02Z

SharkyMcShark:

Scrapper (issue)

2010-07-11T17:52:47Z

SharkyMcShark: /* Items of note */

{{picsneeded|Interiors}}
{{Comicstory|
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|prev=The Transformers issue 7
|next=The Transformers issue 9
|title=
|image=Transformers 8-A.jpg
|caption=Yay, Spotlight: Scrapper!
Wait, ''what the-?''
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[June 9]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=June 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Javier Saltares]]
|colors by=[[James Brown]]
|letters by= [[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''Spike Witwicky reflects on current events and attempts to come to terms with his position as a leader.'''

==Synopsis==
Commander Spike Witwicky reminisces about how he hates all machines while working out, regardless of whether they make you stronger or more vulnerable. He recalls his childhood, most of which he spent outdoors, especially on camping trips with [[Sparkplug Witwicky|his Dad]], who taught him about responsibility and duty.

He has a sparring match at Skywatch headquarters, during which he demonstrates a practical and somewhat underhanded approach to fighting, rather than an artful approach, defeating his Skywatch team mate Henderson, although the aftermath shows that they have a friendly rivalry. Henderson then gets into a play-fight with another of his Skywatch team mates, Campognolo, in the mess hall, causing a window to be broken as he is tackled through it. Spike is less than impressed and orders Campognolo to clean up the mess, reflecting that he hasn't yet got the hang of leadership.

Spike then enters into a video meeting with General Witwicky, General Allenby, and the Joint Chiefs. General Allenby questions Spike over the circumstances surrounding [[Earthworks|Optimus Prime's 'escape']], and warns him that any further incidents could lead to his position being reviewed. Speaking in private at the end of the meeting General Witwicky warns Spike that Allenby is ready to pounce on any indiscretion or error he makes, and to be wary, especially of his new Autobot allies.

Spike then enters into briefing with another Skywatch soldier, Sandra, regarding the latest on the positions of rogue Decepticons on Earth. He leaves halfway through, ordering that Henderson be deferred to if anything should occur.

He drives to a seemingly deserted construction site. Entering it he calls to the hidden [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] to give up the charade, and that he has come armed with low-tech weapons for a confrontation. He pours some acid on Scrapper, causing him to transform out of vehicle mode and attack Spike. During their fight Spike tells Scrapper that he has no backup, and then sprays acid on his face which stuns him long enough for Spike to use a crane to drop girders on him, impaling him and sticking him to the ground. Spike explains that he came with low-tech weapons and no backup so he could prove that he could take on a Cybertronian without the need for high-tech weaponry.

Scrapper then asks Spike to put suppressors on and says that he will go willingly into Skywatch custody. Spike recounts to Scrapper the memory of Tim Simmons, who Spike considers the bravest soldier he ever knew. He tells Scrapper that when [[All Hail Megatron issue 1|the Decepticons invaded New York]], Tim was involved in helping get the population out of the city centre, but perished when [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] [[All Hail Megatron issue 2|collapsed the subway tunnels]]. Spike, having also seen the destruction caused by Menasor, wants to ensurea similar incident doesn't happen again by removing one of the Constructicons from the equation permanently. Despite Scrapper's feeble protest, Spike uses his gun against him, destroying his head with a single shot.

As Spike walks away he again considers that he hates machines, especially the ones that take away your humanity and make you feel like a machine.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters

|c2=
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]
|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Daniel Witwicky]]
* [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]]
* [[Joe Henderson|Joe Henderson]]
* [[Campologno|Campologno]]
}}

==Quotes==
"I've always hated machines. The ones that make you stronger. The ones that make you more vulnerable."
:—'''Spike Witwicky''' doing an impression of [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]].

"And green. Really. That has to be the ''stupidest'' color for a "disguise"..."
:—'''Spike Witwicky''' taunting Constructicon Scrapper.

"I wanted to show you that ''one'' of us can beat you. No lasers. None of your technology. Just a solution that can be made out of stuff anyone would have in their kitchen."
:—'''Spike Witwicky''' ruining all the fun by emasculating the entire Cybertronian race.

==Errors==

* Spike, a military officer, is evidently able to abandon his post and pursue Decepticons single-handed as part of a personal vendetta. One would think this kind of behaviour would be frowned upon in the notoriously rigid military structure most armies have, but guess having a dad for a general can be pretty useful.
* There is an art error during Spike's battle with Scrapper. As Spike is climbing the ladder, Scrapper's visor is drawn as extending down to his chin, like that of a [[Cyberjet]], whereas in the rest of the issue he is drawn with his normal visor.

==Items of note==
* This is the first issue of the ongoing series (or any previous series) to not feature any prominent Transformer robots. The story mainly focuses on Spike Witwicky and a robot isn't even seen until page 17.
* This issue continues IDW's apparent belief that humans are way, way more awesome than the Transformers are. This follows up on "[[Spotlight: Prowl]]", where humans' inherent greatness causes Prowl to modify his emotionless, ruthless personality to incorporate idiotic self-sacrifice.
* During Spike's recollection of Tim Simmons, the flashback image of Devastator destroying the tunnels depicts Devs with a much more monster-like appearance. While in the same pose and largely drawn the same otherwise, in the flashback he has sharp teeth, a skull like face and an evil grin, in contract to his more conventional appearance during these events in [[All Hail Megatron issue 2]].

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Scrapper busting through a construction site; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by [[James Brown]].
* '''Cover B:''' Scrapper reaching out towards Spike Witwicky through a construction site; art by [[Javier Saltares]] and colors by [[James Brown]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Concept art of Jazz; art by Don Figueroa.

<gallery>
Image: Transformers 8-A.jpg|Oh scrap!
Image: Transformers 8-B.jpg|We're all rooting for Scrapper here.
Image: Transformers 8-RI.jpg|Hasbro, get to making this - NOW!
</gallery>

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2010-07-11T14:49:19Z

SharkyMcShark:

I'm confused. IDW's [http://idwpublishing.com/catalog/book/883 promo blurb online] says the war ended three years ago. In the issue, Hot Rod says it's been two years. Which is correct, book or promo?--[[User:SuzyP|SuzyP]] 19:16, 25 November 2009 (EST)
: Book. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:41, 25 November 2009 (EST)

On the subject of new paragraphs, I think it should be a new one for every new story arc. Those new paragraphs for every issue will get a bit broken in this instance. [[User:Warpspeed Hellscream|Screamer]] 01:18, 2 March 2010 (EST)

What's going on with the TPB? [https://shop.idwpublishing.com/transformers-volume-1-for-all-mankind.html IDW] says it's available, but [http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-1-Mankind-Mike-Costa/dp/1600106846/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276220875&sr=8-1 Amazon] and [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Transformers/Don-Figueroa/e/9781600106842/?itm=1&USRI=transformers+for+all+mankind Barnes & Noble] both have different release dates. --[[User:Zormo|Zormo]] 21:58, 10 June 2010 (EDT)
: I bought it from my local comic book shop yesterday. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:56, 10 June 2010 (EDT)

Do you feel there's room for a few lines on the new alternate modes that everyone has ended up with (eg Hot Rod as a Pagani Zonda) like there was in the AHM overview article? That would be the kind of thing that I'd be willing to do. --[[User:SharkyMcShark|SharkyMcShark]] 10:32, 11 July 2010 (EDT)

Talk:The Transformers (IDW)

2010-07-11T14:32:47Z

SharkyMcShark:

I'm confused. IDW's [http://idwpublishing.com/catalog/book/883 promo blurb online] says the war ended three years ago. In the issue, Hot Rod says it's been two years. Which is correct, book or promo?--[[User:SuzyP|SuzyP]] 19:16, 25 November 2009 (EST)
: Book. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:41, 25 November 2009 (EST)

On the subject of new paragraphs, I think it should be a new one for every new story arc. Those new paragraphs for every issue will get a bit broken in this instance. [[User:Warpspeed Hellscream|Screamer]] 01:18, 2 March 2010 (EST)

What's going on with the TPB? [https://shop.idwpublishing.com/transformers-volume-1-for-all-mankind.html IDW] says it's available, but [http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-1-Mankind-Mike-Costa/dp/1600106846/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276220875&sr=8-1 Amazon] and [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Transformers/Don-Figueroa/e/9781600106842/?itm=1&USRI=transformers+for+all+mankind Barnes & Noble] both have different release dates. --[[User:Zormo|Zormo]] 21:58, 10 June 2010 (EDT)
: I bought it from my local comic book shop yesterday. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:56, 10 June 2010 (EDT)

Do you feel there's room for an article on the new alternate modes that everyone has ended up with (eg Hot Rod as a Pagani Zonda) like there was in the AHM overview article? That would be the kind of thing that I'd be willing to do. --[[User:SharkyMcShark|SharkyMcShark]] 10:32, 11 July 2010 (EDT)

Talk:The Transformers (IDW)

2010-07-11T14:32:28Z

SharkyMcShark:

I'm confused. IDW's [http://idwpublishing.com/catalog/book/883 promo blurb online] says the war ended three years ago. In the issue, Hot Rod says it's been two years. Which is correct, book or promo?--[[User:SuzyP|SuzyP]] 19:16, 25 November 2009 (EST)
: Book. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:41, 25 November 2009 (EST)

On the subject of new paragraphs, I think it should be a new one for every new story arc. Those new paragraphs for every issue will get a bit broken in this instance. [[User:Warpspeed Hellscream|Screamer]] 01:18, 2 March 2010 (EST)

What's going on with the TPB? [https://shop.idwpublishing.com/transformers-volume-1-for-all-mankind.html IDW] says it's available, but [http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-1-Mankind-Mike-Costa/dp/1600106846/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276220875&sr=8-1 Amazon] and [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Transformers/Don-Figueroa/e/9781600106842/?itm=1&USRI=transformers+for+all+mankind Barnes & Noble] both have different release dates. --[[User:Zormo|Zormo]] 21:58, 10 June 2010 (EDT)
: I bought it from my local comic book shop yesterday. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:56, 10 June 2010 (EDT)

Do you feel there's room for an article on the new alternate modes that everyone has ended up with (eg Hot Rod as a Pagani Zonda) like there was in the AHM overview article? That would be the kind of thing that I'd be willing to do.

Scrapper (issue)

2010-07-11T14:29:35Z

SharkyMcShark:

{{picsneeded|Interiors}}
{{Comicstory|
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|next=The Transformers issue 9
|title=
|image=Transformers 8-A.jpg
|caption=Yay, Spotlight: Scrapper!
Wait, ''what the-?''
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[June 9]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=June 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Javier Saltares]]
|colors by=[[James Brown]]
|letters by= [[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
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'''Spike Witwicky reflects on current events and attempts to come to terms with his position as a leader.'''

==Synopsis==
Commander Spike Witwicky reminisces about how he hates all machines while working out, regardless of whether they make you stronger or more vulnerable. He recalls his childhood, most of which he spent outdoors, especially on camping trips with [[Sparkplug Witwicky|his Dad]], who taught him about responsibility and duty.

He has a sparring match at Skywatch headquarters, during which he demonstrates a practical and somewhat underhanded approach to fighting, rather than an artful approach, defeating his Skywatch team mate Henderson, although the aftermath shows that they have a friendly rivalry. Henderson then gets into a play-fight with another of his Skywatch team mates, Campognolo, in the mess hall, causing a window to be broken as he is tackled through it. Spike is less than impressed and orders Campognolo to clean up the mess, reflecting that he hasn't yet got the hang of leadership.

Spike then enters into a video meeting with General Witwicky, General Allenby, and the Joint Chiefs. General Allenby questions Spike over the circumstances surrounding [[Earthworks|Optimus Prime's 'escape']], and warns him that any further incidents could lead to his position being reviewed. Speaking in private at the end of the meeting General Witwicky warns Spike that Allenby is ready to pounce on any indiscretion or error he makes, and to be wary, especially of his new Autobot allies.

Spike then enters into briefing with another Skywatch soldier, Sandra, regarding the latest on the positions of rogue Decepticons on Earth. He leaves halfway through, ordering that Henderson be deferred to if anything should occur.

He drives to a seemingly deserted construction site. Entering it he calls to the hidden [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] to give up the charade, and that he has come armed with low-tech weapons for a confrontation. He pours some acid on Scrapper, causing him to transform out of vehicle mode and attack Spike. During their fight Spike tells Scrapper that he has no backup, and then sprays acid on his face which stuns him long enough for Spike to use a crane to drop girders on him, impaling him and sticking him to the ground. Spike explains that he came with low-tech weapons and no backup so he could prove that he could take on a Cybertronian without the need for high-tech weaponry.

Scrapper then asks Spike to put suppressors on and says that he will go willingly into Skywatch custody. Spike recounts to Scrapper the memory of Tim Simmons, who Spike considers the bravest soldier he ever knew. He tells Scrapper that when [[All Hail Megatron issue 1|the Decepticons invaded New York]], Tim was involved in helping get the population out of the city centre, but perished when [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] [[All Hail Megatron issue 2|collapsed the subway tunnels]]. Spike, having also seen the destruction caused by Menasor, wants to ensurea similar incident doesn't happen again by removing one of the Constructicons from the equation permanently. Despite Scrapper's feeble protest, Spike uses his gun against him, destroying his head with a single shot.

As Spike walks away he again considers that he hates machines, especially the ones that take away your humanity and make you feel like a machine.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters

|c2=
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]
|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Daniel Witwicky]]
* [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]]
* [[Joe Henderson|Joe Henderson]]
* [[Campologno|Campologno]]
}}

==Quotes==
"I've always hated machines. The ones that make you stronger. The ones that make you more vulnerable."
:—'''Spike Witwicky''' doing an impression of [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]].

"And green. Really. That has to be the ''stupidest'' color for a "disguise"..."
:—'''Spike Witwicky''' taunting Constructicon Scrapper.

"I wanted to show you that ''one'' of us can beat you. No lasers. None of your technology. Just a solution that can be made out of stuff anyone would have in their kitchen."
:—'''Spike Witwicky''' ruining all the fun by emasculating the entire Cybertronian race.

==Errors==

* Spike, a military officer, is evidently able to abandon his post and pursue Decepticons single-handed as part of a personal vendetta. One would think this kind of behaviour would be frowned upon in the notoriously rigid military structure most armies have, but guess having a dad for a general can be pretty useful.
* There is an art error during Spike's battle with Scrapper. As Spike is climbing the ladder, Scrapper's visor is drawn as extending down to his chin, like that of a [[Cyberjet]], whereas in the rest of the issue he is drawn with his normal visor.

==Items of note==
* This is the first issue of the ongoing series (or any previous series) to not feature any prominent Transformer robots. The story mainly focuses on Spike Witwicky and a robot isn't even seen until page 17.
* This issue continues IDW's apparent belief that humans are way, way more awesome than the Transformers are. This follows up on "[[Spotlight: Prowl]]", where humans' inherent greatness causes Prowl to modify his emotionless, ruthless personality to incorporate idiotic self-sacrifice.
* During Spike's recollection of Tim Simmons, the flashback image of Devastator destroying the tunnels depicts Devs with a much more monster-like appearance. While in the same post and largely drawn the same otherwise, in the flashback he has sharp teeth, a skull like face and an evil grin, in contract to his more conventional appearance during these events in [[All Hail Megatron issue 2]].

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Scrapper busting through a construction site; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by [[James Brown]].
* '''Cover B:''' Scrapper reaching out towards Spike Witwicky through a construction site; art by [[Javier Saltares]] and colors by [[James Brown]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Concept art of Jazz; art by Don Figueroa.

<gallery>
Image: Transformers 8-A.jpg|Oh scrap!
Image: Transformers 8-B.jpg|We're all rooting for Scrapper here.
Image: Transformers 8-RI.jpg|Hasbro, get to making this - NOW!
</gallery>

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Insecticon swarm

2010-07-11T11:55:27Z

SharkyMcShark:

{{Noname-unconfirmed}}
{{disambig3|Swarm}}
:''The Insecticon swarm is a [[Decepticon]] abomination of science from the [[IDW continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:AHM7 Swarm.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Hasbro]], will we get these as [[Robot Heroes]]? Pleeeeease?]]
The '''Insecticon swarm''' is a horde of horribly mutated insect-like robots created by the Decepticons, stalking about the surface of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] looking for victims to devour.

==Fiction==
===IDW Comics continuity===
{{ongoing}}
The swarm were a side-effect of the Decepticons' attempts to create the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and their existence was seen as horrific torture by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]. The process created one successful Insecticon for every ''thousand'' swarm clones, with the swarm growing to be three thousand strong {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} before being dumped to scamper around on Cybertron.

[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] stated he and his crashed crew were lucky to avoid the swarm. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5}} Bowing to narrative effect, two of the swarm chose that very day to walk over to the Autobots' temporary base, allowing [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to show how cool and violent they were. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

The Autobots retreated to a fallback position {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}}, needing only to destroy a bridge to keep the swarm at bay. The swarm took out [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], forcing [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] to sacrifice himself manually blowing the bridge. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

During the time the Autobots managed to revive [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9}}, the swarm managed to locate another bridge and besiege the Autobots. Although emboldened by the return of their [[Prime (rank)|leader]], the swarm's sheer numbers began to whittle the Autobot defenses down. Surrounded, outnumbered, and out-gunned, the Autobots were facing imminent death at the hands of the swarm.

And then this happened:
[[Image:Omega Arrives in AHM.jpg|thumb|left|300px|We were important to the plot, honest!]]
{{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

Three years later, it was posited by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] that the Swarm had to be exterminated before Cybertron could restored.

{{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}}

[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Insecticons]]
[[Category:Subgroups]]

Insecticon swarm

2010-07-11T11:54:50Z

SharkyMcShark:

{{Noname-unconfirmed}}
{{disambig3|Swarm}}
:''The Insecticon swarm is a [[Decepticon]] abomination of science from the [[IDW continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:AHM7 Swarm.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Hasbro]], will we get these as [[Robot Heroes]]? Pleeeeease?]]
The '''Insecticon swarm''' is a horde of horribly mutated insect-like robots created by the Decepticons, stalking about the surface of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] looking for victims to devour.

==Fiction==
===IDW Comics continuity===
{{ongoing}}
The swarm were a side-effect of the Decepticons' attempts to create the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and their existence was seen as horrific torture by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]. The process created one successful Insecticon for every ''thousand'' swarm clones, with the swarm growing to be three thousand strong {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} before being dumped to scamper around on Cybertron.

[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] stated he and his crashed crew were lucky to avoid the swarm. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5}} Bowing to narrative effect, two of the swarm chose that very day to walk over to the Autobots' temporary base, allowing [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to show how cool and violent they were. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

The Autobots retreated to a fallback position {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}}, needing only to destroy a bridge to keep the swarm at bay. The swarm took out [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], forcing [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] to sacrifice himself manually blowing the bridge. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

During the time the Autobots managed to revive [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9}}, the swarm managed to locate another bridge and besiege the Autobots. Although emboldened by the return of their [[Prime (rank)|leader]], the swarm's sheer numbers began to whittle the Autobot defenses down. Surrounded, outnumbered, and out-gunned, the Autobots were facing imminent death at the hands of the swarm.

And then this happened:
[[Image:Omega Arrives in AHM.jpg|thumb|left|300px|We were important to the plot, honest!]]
{{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

Three years later, it was posited by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] that the Swarm had to be exterminated before he could restored.

{{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}}

[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Insecticons]]
[[Category:Subgroups]]

Alpha Trion/Generation 1

2010-07-11T11:53:22Z

SharkyMcShark: /* IDW comics continuity */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Alpha Trion}}
:''Alpha Trion is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Alphatrionkhanna.jpg|right|228px|thumb|If Alpha Trion were a Decepticon, you KNOW he would stroke his beard while contemplating conquest. You know it.]]
'''Alpha Trion''' is one of the oldest living Transformers, and with that age comes a nuanced understanding of his race and their place within the universe. In his youth, he went by the name '''A3''', and in this time, he helped lead the enslaved Cybertronians in their rebellion against their cruel masters, the [[Quintesson]]s. As a result, he was instrumental in first establishing [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as an independent planet.

In his older years, he has found a comfortable role in serving as advisor to other Transformers. Though not taking part in the battles of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], he is firmly on the side of the Autobots, serving as a mentor and guide, especially to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Elita One]]. He is an enigmatic old robot, though he is known to be the guardian of [[Vector Sigma]] and the custodian of its [[Key to Vector Sigma|circuit key]]. His sage-like manner paints him in almost a mystic tone, and possible connections between Alpha Trion, [[Primus]], and the history of Cybertron itself have boosted him into legendary status.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Alpha Trin''' (except for "The Rebirth")
:''Indonesian name:'' '''Alpa Trion'''
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Tai Shifu''' (鈦師傅, "Master Titanium")

{{note| In 2010 Hasbro introduced a [[retcon]] naming Alpha Trion as a member of the [[Thirteen original Transformers]], and thus a likely [[Multiversal singularity|multiversal singularity]] (meaning, basically, that all Alpha Trions in the [[multiverse]] would be the same individual). Due to the lengthy histories many of these incarnations (especially this one) had prior to the retcon we have opted to leave their pages as separate entities, and merely note the retcon on each individual page.}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
''Voice actors:'' [[John Stephenson]] (English), [[Corey Burton]] (English, "[[War Dawn]]"), [[Tony Pope]] (English, "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]"), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese), [[Hiroshi Naka]] (Japanese, ''The Rebirth'' only)

[[Image:YoungA3.jpg|left|thumb|Silverbolt never misses a chance to check out A3's rugged mustache.]]
11 million years ago, a mechanoid named A3 was part of the [[Autobot Rebellion|rebellion]] against the [[Quintesson]]s on a [[Cybertron (planet)|factory world]], creating a device called the [[Coda Remote]] that would stop their [[Dark Guardian]]s. Due to a timerift created by Quintessons from the future, he was briefly pulled from his position in the [[Empty Lands]] into the year 2006. Fortunately, his partner [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] managed to start the rebellion as scheduled, and A3 was soon returned by future [[Autobot]]s to fulfill his role in Cybertronian history. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[Image:Alphatrionagesbackwards.jpg|right|thumb|He grew a beard, picked up the Matrix, shaved his beard, and then built Optimus, apparently.]]
Years later, he would be given the [[Matrix of Leadership]] by a [[U-Haul Robot|dying Autobot leader]], but Alpha Trion himself did not become Autobot leader. It would sit in his possession, unused, until the coming of the next Autobot leader. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} In the meantime, Alpha Trion developed plans to rebuild Autobots to better combat the escalating [[Decepticon]] menace.

The next Autobot leader would actually come to ''him'' when a [[Aerialbot (G1)|group of time-travelers]] lugged a dying youth named Orion Pax to his repair center. Reluctant at first, Alpha Trion sensed a strong spirit in Orion Pax, and decided to rebuild him entirely... into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. When Prime asked if Alpha Trion could rebuild his fallen girlfriend Ariel as well, Alpha Trion agreed, and mused that [[Elita One]] would be a good name for a female warrior. {{storylink|War Dawn}}

[[Image:AlphaTrion.jpg|left|thumb|"Yes, she is a girl."]]

Over the intervening millennia, Alpha Trion's two greatest creations, whether by design or coincidence, forgot their relationship to the ancient Autobot. Five million years after his creation, Optimus Prime was lost when his spacecraft crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, but Alpha Trion kept in contact with Elita One, acting as a sagely advisor to her team of [[Female Autobots]] as they spent the following four million years stealing [[energon (fuel)|energon]] from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Eventually, in the Earth year 1985, Shockwave caught the Female Autobots in the act and tracked them back to their headquarters, prompting Elita One to consult with Alpha Trion on a course of action. Trion suggested they move their headquarters, telling Elita to scout for a new location alone, but in the event that she encountered the Decepticons, warned her not to use her life-draining time-freezing power. Alas, Elita was captured, and used by the Decepticons to lure Optimus Prime into a trap. To save her beloved's life, Elita used her fatal power, and the Autobot leader was forced to track Alpha Trion to his secret base in hopes that he could save her. Alpha Trion repaired her to the best of his ability, but revealed to Optimus Prime that only Prime could save Elita by interfacing to her with his power filter. An astonished Optimus Prime stated that only his creator could know that! {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}

[[Image:Ktvs prime and trion.jpg|right|thumb]]

A short time later, while he was looking for a [[10.2 ultra-drill|misplaced tool]], Alpha Trion was attacked in his workshop by Megatron and his Decepticons, who demanded that he hand over the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. Trion pled ignorance, but Megatron knew better, and the elderly Autobot was soon overpowered while the Decepticons made off with the key. Alpha Trion was rescued from the chunk of metal the Decepticons left him stuck in by Optimus Prime and the Autobots, and after his injuries were repaired by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], he journeyed with them into Cybertron's depths, leading the way to Vector Sigma's chamber. Their way, however, was barred by [[Centurion droid]]s that Megatron used the Key to command, and Alpha Trion helped reactivate some discarded worker robots to fight the droids off. The droids had done their job, however, and prevented the Autobots from reaching Megatron before he used Vector Sigma to bring his newest Decepticons, the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to life. To combat these new land-based Decepticons, Optimus Prime hit on the idea of creating some new aerial Autobots, and Alpha Trion set to work reconstructing some Cybertronian aircraft. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} When the work was done, Alpha Trion professed that he had another key to Vector Sigma "on him," and he would use it to reactivate the computer so that it could bring the jets to life. His "key," however, was his own life force: as a first generation product of Vector Sigma, his computation matrix could interface with the computer and bring it back online, at the cost of his own continued existence. Optimus Prime tried to stop him, but Alpha Trion refused to listen, reminding Prime that he was his creator and insisting that the jets were more important that he was. Prime relented, and Alpha Trion merged with Vector Sigma, which activated and brought the new [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to life. Before Prime and the Autobots departed for Earth, Alpha Trion spoke to them through Vector Sigma, warning them of a fact merging with the computer had revealed to him: on Earth, the Key to Vector Sigma had even greater power. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Many years later, when the [[Hate Plague]] was raging throughout the universe in the year 2006, Optimus Prime entered the Matrix to consult the ancient Autobots within on a possible cure. Alpha Trion was the first Prime spoke to, but he had no information to give, save a warning that Prime should take care on his journey into the Matrix, lest he be unable to return. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

The following year, after the Decepticons stole the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber]], Optimus Prime used the Matrix to reactivate Vector Sigma so that he could converse with Alpha Trion, hoping that the old sage knew something more about what was going on. Alpha Trion revealed to Prime that Vector Sigma had ''allowed'' [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to become aware of the key's existence, as the chamber was key to the dawning of a new [[Golden Age]] for Cybertron... as was the merging of an [[Cerebros (G1)|Autobot]]'s life with that of a [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|human]]'s. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in the Japanese timeline as described above, except that the events of 2006 take place instead in 2010, and "The Rebirth" does not occur. Japanese continuity inserts many additional stories into the timeline, only one of which features Alpha Trion.}}
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[Image:AlphaTrionGhost.jpg|right|thumb|Alpha Trion's Spooooooky Ghost]]
In the year 2011, one year after Optimus Prime released the energy of the Matrix to cure the Hate Plague, Vector Sigma began to destabilize as a result. Optimus Prime voyaged into the planet's depths to try and bring the computer back under control, but the mission seemed doomed to failure, as he did not have the Matrix to help him. While the other Autobots searched Earth for the Matrix, which had been hidden away to recharge, the spectral form of Alpha Trion appeared to Optimus Prime to help lead him through the many dangers blocking the path to Vector Sigma's chamber. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} When they finally reached their goal, however, it turned out the Decepticons had beaten them there. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] was not far behind, with the recovered Matrix in his grasp, and when the young Autobot arrived, Alpha Trion instructed him to hold the talisman aloft. Trion's ethereal form flowed into the Matrix, completing its recharging process and transforming Hot Rod back into Rodimus Prime, who joined Optimus is thrashing the Decepticons. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}{{-}}

===''Universe: Featuring the Wreckers''===
[[Image:Alphatrionwreckers.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Alpha Trion was a lion for all of two seconds.]]
Alpha Trion was seemingly resurrected and/or reformatted as a lion by the [[Oracle]] to guide [[Primal Prime]] and his [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] in much the same way as he aided many previous Autobot leaders. {{storylink|Departure}} It is unclear whether this new form ever existed physically; its only appearance was as a vision in Primal Prime's head. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

[[Image:Alphatrionuniverse.jpg|right|150px|thumb|You know, screw this lion thing.]]
However, he did not make an appearance after this enigmatic reintroduction until [[Unicron]] posed a new threat to the balance of the multiverse. Alpha Trion, though technically still merged with [[Primus]]/[[Vector Sigma]]/Whatever, was again in his original body (but now with a cape!). He/they pulled Cybertron's greatest hero, [[Optimus Primal]], back from the dead in order to rescue recently abducted Cybertronians from the center of the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink|Abduction}}

When Primal succeeded at this monumental task, {{storylink|Escape (issue)|Escape}} he confronted the [[Maximal Elders]] with one of his overblown speeches and was thrown in jail. Alpha Trion sent [[Snarl (BM)|Snarl]] to stage a small rescue of his own, and Primal was returned to the center of Cybertron. Here, Alpha Trion presented Primal with a window into the past, present, and future of the [[Allspark]], from which he could pluck any warrior, whether they be living or dead. Primal chose [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depthcharge]] and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], the former of whom rejected Primal's calling. Alpha Trion quieted Primal's disappointment, letting Depthcharge go, expecting him to return of his own accord. To take his place, Alpha Trion pulled [[Omega Prime]] from the ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' universe. {{storylink|Homecoming (issue)|Homecoming}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Alphatriondw.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Most people kill their prizes before hanging them on their wall. Shockwave is not most people.]]
Eons ago, Alpha Trion kept watch over the Transformers when Primus entered his eternal sleep to hide Cybertron from Unicron. However, a nomadic alien race eventually conquered Cybertron, and Alpha Trion was forced into hiding. Thousands of Transformers were slaughtered, and Alpha Trion was unable to act.<ref>[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]</ref> What exactly happened afterwards is unknown, but it is implied that Alpha Trion eventually drove the invaders off Cybertron.

Alpha Trion was last seen hanging on [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s wall. This was apparently meant to be very important to the huge, over-arching plot of the entire universe, but odds are we'll never learn why. {{storylink|War and Peace}}
{{-}}
===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[Image:Historyofcybertron.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Trukk... and munky?]]
When [[Serpent O.R.]] downloaded some of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s memories, he saw Alpha Trion and his role in the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars#G1 cartoon continuity|rebellion]] against the [[Quintesson]]s. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1}}
{{-}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:MO3 EOOPAT funeral.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]
Alpha Trion attended the funerals of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback|Fastback]], accompanied by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]], [[Elita One|Ariel]], and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}
{{spoiler|Ironing Out the Details|August 7, 2010}}
[[Image:Ironing Out the Details Alpha Trion.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Not Bludgeon. Honest.]]Several million [[units of time|meta-cycles]] later, Alpha Trion found himself the last Transformer on Cybertron, working to restore the planet after it had been rendered virtually uninhabitable by normal Transformers and overrun by the monstrous [[Insecticon swarm]]. Requiring the toughest of the tough to obliterate the swarm, Alpha Trion determined to create for himself a duplicate of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to do the job, constructing a new body and programming it with Ironhide's four-million-year-old memories, saved in the "core". With Vector Sigma having been essentially erased in the event that devastated Cybertron, this took Trion years and pushed his skills to their limit, but, by coincidence or some grand cosmic or spiritual design, it was not until the "real" Ironhide died on Earth that Trion was able to complete "his" Ironhide.

Ironhide awoke in confusion and wandered Cybertron's wastes until Alpha Trion dispatched his [[Scamper|page]] to bring the befuddled warrior to his [[Metroplex (G1)|base of operations]]. Alpha Trion took umbrage at the fact Ironhide had never heard of his ancient greatness, and revealed his incredible powers over his own electromagnetic aura by using it to control Ironhide's actions when the ornery Autobot started to get a little rough. Ironhide further tested Trion's patience when he ignored his cautions and ventured out to track down the near-dead [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (even if Sunstreaker ''had'' heard of him). Finally, Trion relented to Ironhide's constant questioning and explained the reason he had brought him back online: to exterminate the swarm.
{{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Unreleased===
[[Image:Alphalion.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You'll never own me.]]
A redeco of [[Snarl (BM)|''Beast Machines'' Snarl]] was planned as Alpha Trion for the [[The Official Transformers Collectors Convention|OTFCC]] ''[[Universe (2003 comic)|Wreckers]]'' storyline, but this concept never made it past the paint mock-up stage.

A redecoed [[Lio Convoy]] was also considered by [[3H Productions|3H]] for Alpha Trion around the same time, and it was sort of this version that briefly appeared in the comic book (see above). Though the toy [[Prototype|mock-up]] used Snarl, 3H hoped they could finagle the use of the Lio Convoy mold. "Alpha Lion"'s wireframe appearance in [[Departure|''Wreckers'' #1]] used Lio Convoy's body, but Snarl's head, hopefully allowing 3H to fudge either way, should they come to a decision. They didn't!

{{canceledtoy}}
{{-}}

==Merchandise==
===Super Collection Figure===
* '''Alpha Trin''' (2002)

: A three-inch-tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Alpha Trion was available in "Act 8" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full-color figure and a metallic-silver "pewter" version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures. Additionally, the pewter version of Alpha Trion came packaged with the left leg of the [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] collectible "build-a-figure".

: Alpha Trion was not among the ''Super Collection Figures'' brought over to the West for [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line.

==Notes==
* Alpha Trion is one of the very few Cybertronians to show signs of aging and [[Facial hair|hair growth]].
* In the G1 cartoon, it's possible he lacked an alternate mode because he was created much before the Great Wars, and thus before the Autobots developed transformation in order to defeat the Decepticons.
* According to a note in Japan's ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' magazine, A3 was the first successful Cybertronian, A1 and A2 being failures. However, the presence of Cybertronians within the Matrix of Leadership older than Alpha Trion (as seen in "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|The Return of Optimus Prime]]") makes the actual [[Canon|canonicity]] of this questionable.
* In ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'', an [[Alpha Trion (RID)|Alpha Trion]] is mentioned in "[[Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!]]" as an Autobot elder who created [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]].
* The [[Unicron Trilogy]] has another nigh-identical [[Alpha Trion (Energon)|Alpha Trion]]. In fact, [[BotCon 2007]] Alpha Trion's bio suggests many continuities have him, and they are all pretty much the same.
* ... Except for the [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion who likes to hang corpses from his ceiling]].

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*[http://www.redshirt.co.uk/random/alpha-trion-vs-emirate-xaaron/ Horribly biased comparison of Alpha Trion and Emirate Xaaron]

[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
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[[Category:Elderly Transformers]]
[[Category:Ghosts]]

All His Engines

2010-07-11T10:04:58Z

SharkyMcShark: /* Errors */

{{picsneeded|Cover RI and Interiors}}
{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #7
|prev=Earthworks
|next=The Transformers issue 8
|title=
|image=Transformers 7-A.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[May 26]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=May 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|colors by=[[James Brown]]
|letters by= [[Neil Uyetake]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''A recovering Megatron reflects on the current state of the Decepticons and the Autobots' alliance with humanity.'''

==Synopsis==

Three years after Megatron's defeat on Earth, the majority of the remaining Decepticons are located on a desolate asteroid, under the self proclaimed command of Starscream. [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] and [[Acid Storm]] sit dejected, while [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] fight with each other. Elsewhere on the asteroid Dreadwind is pursued by Needlenose, Shrapnel, and Pounce after stealing more than his share of Energon rations. After initially escaping by firing his boot jets into the others, Dreadwind is gunned down and killed by the other three, who then fight amongst themselves over who gets what part as they cannibalise the body, during which Razorclaw looks on approvingly.

Elsewhere, Shockwave has isolated himself in his laboratory, allegedly striving to fix the space bridge, while Soundwave is based in the ship that took them to the asteroid. Starscream, wearing the Matrix, confronts Shrapnel over his lack of progress in developing an energon processor, to which Shrapenl replies that the Decepticons on the asteroid are now self governing through cannibalism, under the supervision of Razorclaw. Starscream demands to know what Shrapnel has been working on, and Shrapnel presents him with a [[cerebro-shell]], which would allow Starscream to exert control over any Cybertronian he affixes it to.

At that moment a [[Quake (G1)|disgruntled Decepticon]] blasts a hole through the wall and bursts in, declaring "death to tyrants". Starscream throws the cerebro-shell at him, and once it is affixed he opens fire, shouting "die!" at the intruder, who then promptly dies, seemingly because Starscream ordered him to, as opposed to from any wounds. Starscream asks if is Shrapnel has created any more cerebro-shells.

Meanwhile, on Earth, Optimus Prime and General Witwicky meet at a military facility, and Optimus thanks him for the contributions of human soldiers that made the defeat of the Decepticons possible. In private General Witwicky is angered by the release of Optimus Prime and the Autobots, stating that Spike has superseded his authority. Spike retorts that it was a tactical decision, that the Autobots aren't the enemy, and that they'd never be able to keep up technologically otherwise. General Witwicky points out that if General Allenby finds out Spike will probably be court-martialed, to which Spike replies that they'll just have to keep it a secret.

After the general leaves Spike is speaking to Sandra, a soldier who used to work for General Allenby. She points out that if he is so much suspected of breaking protocol Allenby will have him court-martialed, and that he has jeopardised all of those under his command by asking them to back his story, and that this underhanded approach goes against all the reasons that she decided to join the military for. Spike replies that the only lie that General Allenby has to believe is that Prime escaped custody prior to fighting Menasor, as opposed to being released. They then go to meet the rest of the Autobot recruits, in the form of Blurr, Jetfire, Bumblebee and Ratchet.

Back on the asteroid, Megatron, badly damaged and in a CR tank, stirs, clenching his fist and vowing that upon his return Prime will be defeated.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (15)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (19)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (20)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (21)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (22)
|c2=
* [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] (1)
* [[Acid Storm]] (2)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (3)
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (4)
* [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] (5)
* [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (6)
* [[Needlenose]] (7)
* [[Pounce]] (8)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (9)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (10)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (11)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (12)
* [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (13)
* [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] (14)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (23)
|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (16)
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Daniel Witwicky]] (17)
* [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] (18)
}}

==Quotes==
"Shockwave has isolated himself in his workshop, toiling without stop to rebuild the space bridge. Or so he says. No one has thought to check. No one would know what they were looking at if they did"
:-'''Megatron''' thinks that Shockwave may have hatched a cunning plan.

"Razorclaw has not been chosen by the Matrix of Leadership. He may enjoy observing this place like a game warden, but in Megatron's absence I must lead us into a new era!"
:-'''Starscream''' makes sure that Shrapnel hasn't forgotten that he's the boss.

==Errors==
* Bombshell's [[cerebro-shell]]s are depicted as miniature versions of his insect mode. This ''could'' be related to the miniature Bombshell from "[[Spotlight: Blaster]]", but it seems Bombshell invented them just now.
* Blurr is back in his Cybertronian body ala ''[[The Transformers: Bumblebee]]''.
* And speaking of Bumblebee, he's oddly back to his old Volkswagen body, rather than his Dodge Challenger-inspired body which had been used for the last few issues.
* To complete the alt mode roundabout, Jetfire is now in a simplified version of his body from [[Stormbringer]], as opposed to the much larger body with an Earth bomber alt mode that he had previously.
* How DOES a barely functioning/ on life support/ half dead Megatron know so much about what's going on in the Decepticon camp AND Earth anyway?

==Items of note==
* Includes a [[Decepticomments]] section where editor [[Denton J. Tipton]] says good-bye to the readers. It also reveals the winner of the contest from "[[Seasons in Flight]]".
* This issue has no title, unlike all the previous ones.
* With this issue, art duties have been turned over to E.J. Su, and the characters are no longer drawn in [[Don Figueroa]]'s movie-inspired style. For example, the Autobots' designs are simplified versions of the character models Su developed back in 2005 for the ''[[Infiltration]]'' series.
* This issue reveals that, in IDW continuity at least, Dreadwind and Darkwing are siblings.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Close up of Megatron's face; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by [[James Brown]].
* '''Cover B:''' An angry Megatron featuring a black helmet like in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]]; art by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Concept art of Hot Rod; art by Don Figueroa.

<gallery>
Image:Transformers 7-A.jpg|
Image:Transformers 7-B.jpg|
Image:Transformers 7-RI.jpg|
</gallery>

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All His Engines

2010-07-11T09:59:22Z

SharkyMcShark: /* Quotes */

{{picsneeded|Cover RI and Interiors}}
{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #7
|prev=Earthworks
|next=The Transformers issue 8
|title=
|image=Transformers 7-A.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[May 26]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=May 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|colors by=[[James Brown]]
|letters by= [[Neil Uyetake]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''A recovering Megatron reflects on the current state of the Decepticons and the Autobots' alliance with humanity.'''

==Synopsis==

Three years after Megatron's defeat on Earth, the majority of the remaining Decepticons are located on a desolate asteroid, under the self proclaimed command of Starscream. [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] and [[Acid Storm]] sit dejected, while [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] fight with each other. Elsewhere on the asteroid Dreadwind is pursued by Needlenose, Shrapnel, and Pounce after stealing more than his share of Energon rations. After initially escaping by firing his boot jets into the others, Dreadwind is gunned down and killed by the other three, who then fight amongst themselves over who gets what part as they cannibalise the body, during which Razorclaw looks on approvingly.

Elsewhere, Shockwave has isolated himself in his laboratory, allegedly striving to fix the space bridge, while Soundwave is based in the ship that took them to the asteroid. Starscream, wearing the Matrix, confronts Shrapnel over his lack of progress in developing an energon processor, to which Shrapenl replies that the Decepticons on the asteroid are now self governing through cannibalism, under the supervision of Razorclaw. Starscream demands to know what Shrapnel has been working on, and Shrapnel presents him with a [[cerebro-shell]], which would allow Starscream to exert control over any Cybertronian he affixes it to.

At that moment a [[Quake (G1)|disgruntled Decepticon]] blasts a hole through the wall and bursts in, declaring "death to tyrants". Starscream throws the cerebro-shell at him, and once it is affixed he opens fire, shouting "die!" at the intruder, who then promptly dies, seemingly because Starscream ordered him to, as opposed to from any wounds. Starscream asks if is Shrapnel has created any more cerebro-shells.

Meanwhile, on Earth, Optimus Prime and General Witwicky meet at a military facility, and Optimus thanks him for the contributions of human soldiers that made the defeat of the Decepticons possible. In private General Witwicky is angered by the release of Optimus Prime and the Autobots, stating that Spike has superseded his authority. Spike retorts that it was a tactical decision, that the Autobots aren't the enemy, and that they'd never be able to keep up technologically otherwise. General Witwicky points out that if General Allenby finds out Spike will probably be court-martialed, to which Spike replies that they'll just have to keep it a secret.

After the general leaves Spike is speaking to Sandra, a soldier who used to work for General Allenby. She points out that if he is so much suspected of breaking protocol Allenby will have him court-martialed, and that he has jeopardised all of those under his command by asking them to back his story, and that this underhanded approach goes against all the reasons that she decided to join the military for. Spike replies that the only lie that General Allenby has to believe is that Prime escaped custody prior to fighting Menasor, as opposed to being released. They then go to meet the rest of the Autobot recruits, in the form of Blurr, Jetfire, Bumblebee and Ratchet.

Back on the asteroid, Megatron, badly damaged and in a CR tank, stirs, clenching his fist and vowing that upon his return Prime will be defeated.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (15)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (19)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (20)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (21)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (22)
|c2=
* [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] (1)
* [[Acid Storm]] (2)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (3)
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (4)
* [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] (5)
* [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (6)
* [[Needlenose]] (7)
* [[Pounce]] (8)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (9)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (10)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (11)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (12)
* [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (13)
* [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] (14)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (23)
|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (16)
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Daniel Witwicky]] (17)
* [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] (18)
}}

==Quotes==
"Shockwave has isolated himself in his workshop, toiling without stop to rebuild the space bridge. Or so he says. No one has thought to check. No one would know what they were looking at if they did"
:-'''Megatron''' thinks that Shockwave may have hatched a cunning plan.

"Razorclaw has not been chosen by the Matrix of Leadership. He may enjoy observing this place like a game warden, but in Megatron's absence I must lead us into a new era!"
:-'''Starscream''' makes sure that Shrapnel hasn't forgotten that he's the boss.

==Errors==
* Bombshell's [[cerebro-shell]]s are depicted as miniature versions of his insect mode. This ''could'' be related to the miniature Bombshell from "[[Spotlight: Blaster]]", but it seems Bombshell invented them just now.
* Blurr is back in his Cybertronian body ala ''[[The Transformers: Bumblebee]]''.
* And speaking of Bumblebee, he's oddly back to his old Volkswagen body, rather than his Dodge Challenger-inspired body which had been used for the last few issues.
* How DOES a barely functioning/ on life support/ half dead Megatron know so much about what's going on in the Decepticon camp AND Earth anyway?

==Items of note==
* Includes a [[Decepticomments]] section where editor [[Denton J. Tipton]] says good-bye to the readers. It also reveals the winner of the contest from "[[Seasons in Flight]]".
* This issue has no title, unlike all the previous ones.
* With this issue, art duties have been turned over to E.J. Su, and the characters are no longer drawn in [[Don Figueroa]]'s movie-inspired style. For example, the Autobots' designs are simplified versions of the character models Su developed back in 2005 for the ''[[Infiltration]]'' series.
* This issue reveals that, in IDW continuity at least, Dreadwind and Darkwing are siblings.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Close up of Megatron's face; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by [[James Brown]].
* '''Cover B:''' An angry Megatron featuring a black helmet like in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]]; art by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Concept art of Hot Rod; art by Don Figueroa.

<gallery>
Image:Transformers 7-A.jpg|
Image:Transformers 7-B.jpg|
Image:Transformers 7-RI.jpg|
</gallery>

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All His Engines

2010-07-11T09:58:57Z

SharkyMcShark: /* Quotes */

{{picsneeded|Cover RI and Interiors}}
{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #7
|prev=Earthworks
|next=The Transformers issue 8
|title=
|image=Transformers 7-A.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[May 26]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=May 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|colors by=[[James Brown]]
|letters by= [[Neil Uyetake]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''A recovering Megatron reflects on the current state of the Decepticons and the Autobots' alliance with humanity.'''

==Synopsis==

Three years after Megatron's defeat on Earth, the majority of the remaining Decepticons are located on a desolate asteroid, under the self proclaimed command of Starscream. [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] and [[Acid Storm]] sit dejected, while [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] fight with each other. Elsewhere on the asteroid Dreadwind is pursued by Needlenose, Shrapnel, and Pounce after stealing more than his share of Energon rations. After initially escaping by firing his boot jets into the others, Dreadwind is gunned down and killed by the other three, who then fight amongst themselves over who gets what part as they cannibalise the body, during which Razorclaw looks on approvingly.

Elsewhere, Shockwave has isolated himself in his laboratory, allegedly striving to fix the space bridge, while Soundwave is based in the ship that took them to the asteroid. Starscream, wearing the Matrix, confronts Shrapnel over his lack of progress in developing an energon processor, to which Shrapenl replies that the Decepticons on the asteroid are now self governing through cannibalism, under the supervision of Razorclaw. Starscream demands to know what Shrapnel has been working on, and Shrapnel presents him with a [[cerebro-shell]], which would allow Starscream to exert control over any Cybertronian he affixes it to.

At that moment a [[Quake (G1)|disgruntled Decepticon]] blasts a hole through the wall and bursts in, declaring "death to tyrants". Starscream throws the cerebro-shell at him, and once it is affixed he opens fire, shouting "die!" at the intruder, who then promptly dies, seemingly because Starscream ordered him to, as opposed to from any wounds. Starscream asks if is Shrapnel has created any more cerebro-shells.

Meanwhile, on Earth, Optimus Prime and General Witwicky meet at a military facility, and Optimus thanks him for the contributions of human soldiers that made the defeat of the Decepticons possible. In private General Witwicky is angered by the release of Optimus Prime and the Autobots, stating that Spike has superseded his authority. Spike retorts that it was a tactical decision, that the Autobots aren't the enemy, and that they'd never be able to keep up technologically otherwise. General Witwicky points out that if General Allenby finds out Spike will probably be court-martialed, to which Spike replies that they'll just have to keep it a secret.

After the general leaves Spike is speaking to Sandra, a soldier who used to work for General Allenby. She points out that if he is so much suspected of breaking protocol Allenby will have him court-martialed, and that he has jeopardised all of those under his command by asking them to back his story, and that this underhanded approach goes against all the reasons that she decided to join the military for. Spike replies that the only lie that General Allenby has to believe is that Prime escaped custody prior to fighting Menasor, as opposed to being released. They then go to meet the rest of the Autobot recruits, in the form of Blurr, Jetfire, Bumblebee and Ratchet.

Back on the asteroid, Megatron, badly damaged and in a CR tank, stirs, clenching his fist and vowing that upon his return Prime will be defeated.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (15)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (19)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (20)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (21)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (22)
|c2=
* [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] (1)
* [[Acid Storm]] (2)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (3)
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (4)
* [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] (5)
* [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (6)
* [[Needlenose]] (7)
* [[Pounce]] (8)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (9)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (10)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (11)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (12)
* [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (13)
* [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] (14)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (23)
|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (16)
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Daniel Witwicky]] (17)
* [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] (18)
}}

==Quotes==
"Shockwave has isolated himself in his workshop, toiling without stop to rebuild the space bridge. Or so he says. No one has thought to check. No one would know what they were looking at if they did"
:—'''Megatron''' thinks that Shockwave may have hatched a cunning plan.

"Razorclaw has not been chosen by the Matrix of Leadership. He may enjoy observing this place like a game warden, but in Megatron's absence I must lead us into a new era!"
:-'''Starscream''' makes sure that Shrapnel hasn't forgotten that he's the boss.

==Errors==
* Bombshell's [[cerebro-shell]]s are depicted as miniature versions of his insect mode. This ''could'' be related to the miniature Bombshell from "[[Spotlight: Blaster]]", but it seems Bombshell invented them just now.
* Blurr is back in his Cybertronian body ala ''[[The Transformers: Bumblebee]]''.
* And speaking of Bumblebee, he's oddly back to his old Volkswagen body, rather than his Dodge Challenger-inspired body which had been used for the last few issues.
* How DOES a barely functioning/ on life support/ half dead Megatron know so much about what's going on in the Decepticon camp AND Earth anyway?

==Items of note==
* Includes a [[Decepticomments]] section where editor [[Denton J. Tipton]] says good-bye to the readers. It also reveals the winner of the contest from "[[Seasons in Flight]]".
* This issue has no title, unlike all the previous ones.
* With this issue, art duties have been turned over to E.J. Su, and the characters are no longer drawn in [[Don Figueroa]]'s movie-inspired style. For example, the Autobots' designs are simplified versions of the character models Su developed back in 2005 for the ''[[Infiltration]]'' series.
* This issue reveals that, in IDW continuity at least, Dreadwind and Darkwing are siblings.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Close up of Megatron's face; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by [[James Brown]].
* '''Cover B:''' An angry Megatron featuring a black helmet like in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]]; art by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Concept art of Hot Rod; art by Don Figueroa.

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Image:Transformers 7-A.jpg|
Image:Transformers 7-B.jpg|
Image:Transformers 7-RI.jpg|
</gallery>

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All His Engines

2010-07-11T09:51:52Z

SharkyMcShark:

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|next=The Transformers issue 8
|title=
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|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[May 26]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=May 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|colors by=[[James Brown]]
|letters by= [[Neil Uyetake]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
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'''A recovering Megatron reflects on the current state of the Decepticons and the Autobots' alliance with humanity.'''

==Synopsis==

Three years after Megatron's defeat on Earth, the majority of the remaining Decepticons are located on a desolate asteroid, under the self proclaimed command of Starscream. [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] and [[Acid Storm]] sit dejected, while [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] fight with each other. Elsewhere on the asteroid Dreadwind is pursued by Needlenose, Shrapnel, and Pounce after stealing more than his share of Energon rations. After initially escaping by firing his boot jets into the others, Dreadwind is gunned down and killed by the other three, who then fight amongst themselves over who gets what part as they cannibalise the body, during which Razorclaw looks on approvingly.

Elsewhere, Shockwave has isolated himself in his laboratory, allegedly striving to fix the space bridge, while Soundwave is based in the ship that took them to the asteroid. Starscream, wearing the Matrix, confronts Shrapnel over his lack of progress in developing an energon processor, to which Shrapenl replies that the Decepticons on the asteroid are now self governing through cannibalism, under the supervision of Razorclaw. Starscream demands to know what Shrapnel has been working on, and Shrapnel presents him with a [[cerebro-shell]], which would allow Starscream to exert control over any Cybertronian he affixes it to.

At that moment a [[Quake (G1)|disgruntled Decepticon]] blasts a hole through the wall and bursts in, declaring "death to tyrants". Starscream throws the cerebro-shell at him, and once it is affixed he opens fire, shouting "die!" at the intruder, who then promptly dies, seemingly because Starscream ordered him to, as opposed to from any wounds. Starscream asks if is Shrapnel has created any more cerebro-shells.

Meanwhile, on Earth, Optimus Prime and General Witwicky meet at a military facility, and Optimus thanks him for the contributions of human soldiers that made the defeat of the Decepticons possible. In private General Witwicky is angered by the release of Optimus Prime and the Autobots, stating that Spike has superseded his authority. Spike retorts that it was a tactical decision, that the Autobots aren't the enemy, and that they'd never be able to keep up technologically otherwise. General Witwicky points out that if General Allenby finds out Spike will probably be court-martialed, to which Spike replies that they'll just have to keep it a secret.

After the general leaves Spike is speaking to Sandra, a soldier who used to work for General Allenby. She points out that if he is so much suspected of breaking protocol Allenby will have him court-martialed, and that he has jeopardised all of those under his command by asking them to back his story, and that this underhanded approach goes against all the reasons that she decided to join the military for. Spike replies that the only lie that General Allenby has to believe is that Prime escaped custody prior to fighting Menasor, as opposed to being released. They then go to meet the rest of the Autobot recruits, in the form of Blurr, Jetfire, Bumblebee and Ratchet.

Back on the asteroid, Megatron, badly damaged and in a CR tank, stirs, clenching his fist and vowing that upon his return Prime will be defeated.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (15)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (19)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (20)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (21)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (22)
|c2=
* [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] (1)
* [[Acid Storm]] (2)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (3)
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (4)
* [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] (5)
* [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (6)
* [[Needlenose]] (7)
* [[Pounce]] (8)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (9)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (10)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (11)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (12)
* [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (13)
* [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] (14)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (23)
|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (16)
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Daniel Witwicky]] (17)
* [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] (18)
}}

==Quotes==
* TBD

==Errors==
* Bombshell's [[cerebro-shell]]s are depicted as miniature versions of his insect mode. This ''could'' be related to the miniature Bombshell from "[[Spotlight: Blaster]]", but it seems Bombshell invented them just now.
* Blurr is back in his Cybertronian body ala ''[[The Transformers: Bumblebee]]''.
* And speaking of Bumblebee, he's oddly back to his old Volkswagen body, rather than his Dodge Challenger-inspired body which had been used for the last few issues.
* How DOES a barely functioning/ on life support/ half dead Megatron know so much about what's going on in the Decepticon camp AND Earth anyway?

==Items of note==
* Includes a [[Decepticomments]] section where editor [[Denton J. Tipton]] says good-bye to the readers. It also reveals the winner of the contest from "[[Seasons in Flight]]".
* This issue has no title, unlike all the previous ones.
* With this issue, art duties have been turned over to E.J. Su, and the characters are no longer drawn in [[Don Figueroa]]'s movie-inspired style. For example, the Autobots' designs are simplified versions of the character models Su developed back in 2005 for the ''[[Infiltration]]'' series.
* This issue reveals that, in IDW continuity at least, Dreadwind and Darkwing are siblings.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Close up of Megatron's face; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by [[James Brown]].
* '''Cover B:''' An angry Megatron featuring a black helmet like in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]]; art by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Concept art of Hot Rod; art by Don Figueroa.

<gallery>
Image:Transformers 7-A.jpg|
Image:Transformers 7-B.jpg|
Image:Transformers 7-RI.jpg|
</gallery>

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* ''Killing the Cobra'' comic
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* ''Star Trek: Motion Picture Trilogy'' TPB
* ''Witch and Wizard: Battle for Shadowland'' comic
* ''Antiques: The Comic Strip'' TPB
* ''Love and Capes'' comics
* ''Puffed'' TPB
* ''Bram Stoker's Death Ship'' comic
* ''Mystery Society'' comic (back cover)

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[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]