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Kup (G1)/toys

2024-05-31T17:56:43Z

Shellspark: /* Notes */

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[[File:G1 boxart Kup.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|"Death stalks you at every turn!" "Kup!" "Well it ''does''."]]

None of '''Kup'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s toys are as old as him.

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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1toy-Kup.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I always get the blame around here! ''Who threw a cane at the TV? Who fell into the china hutch? Who got their dentures stuck on the toilet?''"]]
*'''Kup''' (Autobot, 1986)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-82'''
**''Accessories:'' "[[Musket laser]]"

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Kup transforms into a Cybertronic pickup truck (though how he is able to carry goods safely with no tailgate is a mystery). The entire front of the vehicle (including the windshield) is made out of die-cast metal. In [[robot mode]], Kup has full shoulder rotation, though the way his elbows are set up means he cannot make full use of their joints. He (somewhat) makes up for it with swivel wrists. His legs feature no articulation whatsoever. Maybe Hot Rod left a piece out. He is armed with a blue laser rifle. Early releases of Kup had metal rear wheels, while later releases replaced them with black plastic.

:Amusingly, one of the details on the figure's chest sticker depicts a pair of [[floppy disk|5 1/4-inch floppy disk]] drives. Whether that is supposed to indicate that he can store up to two extra Transformers' brains is up to anyone's guess.

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

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[[File:G1toy-KupTargetmaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"You're a gutsy daredevil with a give-'em-hell attitude and a fourth grade education. You coulda made Sergeant!"]]
*'''Kup''' (Targetmaster, 1987)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-113'''
**''Accessories:'' Musket Laser/Recoil Targetmaster partner

:Kup (this time with plastic rear wheels rather than die-cast) was slightly [[retool]]ed with larger fist-holes and a mounting point on his vehicle mode back-end in order to make him into a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]. He came with his Nebulan partner [[Recoil (G1)|Recoil]] rather than his original blaster.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Kup/kup.htm More information on Targetmaster Kup at TFU.info]''
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
[[File:TransformersCollection20.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"He used to be as smart as a monkey, but now... he's as dumb as a chimp."]]
*'''Future Cybertron''' (Transformers Collection, 2005)
**''ID number:'' '''20'''
**''Accessories:'' Musket Laser, Musket Laser/Recoil Targetmaster partner (you read that right)

:Targetmaster Kup was reissued in Japan, and like the ''[[The Transformers Collection|Collection]]'' reissue of [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Hot Rod]], he came with his original metal parts restored, as well as both his partner Recoil ''and'' his original gun, which was slightly retooled to fit the larger weapon-mounting points. The set also came with a redecoed [[Wheelie (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Wheelie]].

:This iteration of the mold was used to make [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Orion Pax]].
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-KupWoH.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Three wars back we called Sauerkraut 'liberty cabbage' and we called liberty cabbage 'super slaw' and back then a suitcase was known as a 'Swedish lunchbox'. Of course, nobody knew that but me. Anyway, long story short... is a phrase whose origins are complicated and rambling..."]]
*'''Wings of Honor''' ([[BotCon 2009]] box set)
**''Accessories'': Clamp attachment, hammer attachment, Earth Cyber Key

:This ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' version of Kup is a convention-exclusive [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Deluxe Class [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Red Alert]] and transforms into an unlicensed {{w|Dodge Magnum}} emergency vehicle. Plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into the back of his car mode causes two rear side-panels to pop out and reveal two spring-forward non-firing blasters. This gimmick is retained in robot mode, where they become over-shoulder blasters. He features an unusual transformation sequence where both the front and rear halves of the vehicle mode come together to form his legs. His hood halves open to reveal storage space for extra tools (a hammer-head and an opening claw) that can be attached onto his left arm blaster.

:Kup comes in a box set with fellow Autobots [[Flak (G1)#Timelines|Flak]], [[Thunder Clash#Timelines|Thunderclash]], and [[Landshark (G1)#Timelines|Landshark]], and rival Decepticon [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Timelines|Scourge]].

:The Kup tooling was also the basis of the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' incarnation of [[Kup (SG)|Kup]]. The original version of this mold was also used to make ''Cybertron'' [[Cannonball (Cybertron)#Toys|Cannonball]], and the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie toyline]] [[Crankcase (Movie)#Toys|Crankcase]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/BCKup/kup.htm More information on Kup at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generations SergeantKup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"So you see, old people aren't so useless after all. Ironhide's old, and he outsmarted the lot of you. And I'm even older and I outsmarted him! ''Ah ha ha ha!''" "Shut up." "I've had my moment."]]
*'''Sergeant Kup''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' "laser musket" rifle/exhaust pipe
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:Part of wave 6 of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', "Sergeant Kup" sticks to the character's roots, transforming into an old-school (or, alternatively, "retro"-styled) Earth pic'''kup''' truck. The design closely resembles a Honda Ridgeline. He comes with his signature [[Musket laser|laser musket]] weapon, which looks like an actual musket this go-round. Like his contemporaries, Kup is covered in 3 mm rungs that are compatible with [[C joint]] clip-on weapons. There are two rungs on his backpack, plus two rungs each on his forearm [[kibble]], and two on his lower back (these two are shown in the ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' version's instructions). The musket can either plug into the underside of the truck, forming a second exhaust pipe, or clip onto the roof of the truck via a C joint. Kup noticeably has a peculiar elbow setup; the top hinge moves vertically, while the bottom hinge moves horizontally. Interestingly, due to his transformation, Kup's truck mode features a working tailgate.

:Despite appearances, his musket does ''not'' have a proper 5 mm peg, being slightly smaller. This makes it impossible for Kup to hold 5 mm accessories without stretching and potentially damaging his hands. Coincidentally, it's about the same size as the smaller peg on [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Classics|''Classics'' Grimlock]]'s spring loaded launcher, meaning they can swap weapons. The extra, proper 5 mm ring on Grimlock's weapon makes it a loose fit on Kup's open hands, though.

:He was later retooled/redecoed into [[Swerve (G1)#Generations|Swerve]], whose head was depicted in Kup's [[instructions]] before the retool was officially announced, and was separately retooled into [[BotCon 2013]] [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Timelines|Hoist]] and [[Electro#Timelines|Autobot Electrons]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/SergeantKup/kup.htm More information on Sergeant Kup at TFU.info]''
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*'''Autobot Warriors''' (multi-pack, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' "laser musket" rifle/exhaust pipe

:''Generations'' Sergeant Kup was re-released in a three-pack with ''Universe'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ratchet]] and ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Perceptor]], available from Hasbro Asia and [[TakaraTomy Mall]]. All three Autobots feature new metallic paint decoes.

:This release of Kup simply calls him "Kup", without any additional trademark prefixes.
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===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy-Kup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Yeah, well, I may not have a fancy black bath robe and a hammer like snooty, but I ''do'' have slippers and an oatmeal spoon! Look!"]]
*'''Autobot Kup''' ([[February 26]], [[2011]])
**''ID number:'' '''UN-17'''
**''Accessories:'' "Musket gun"/tailpipe
:''[[Transformers United|United]]'' "Autobot Kup" is a [[redeco]] of ''Generations'' Autobot Kup in metallic paint. Other changes include silver paint on his stomach, painted rims, and a smaller Autobot symbol with a silver border. Surprisingly, Kup is presented with his cy-gar attached to his mouth on the back of his package.
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[[File:Unitedtoy-KupeHobby.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Full speed ahead! Dam the torpedos!" "What did he say? Put on our tuxedos?" "I want some taquitos."]]
*'''Autobot Set''' (Multi-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Rifle/tailpipe

:Dubbed "Autobot Kup Damage Version", this [[redeco]] of the 2010 Kup mold (see above) is cast in brighter teals, with silver "scrape" paint marks (as well as other additional paint applications), giving him a more weathered look (despite his more saturated color palette). Official photography depicted this Kup as bright blue, but that was a case of photography having trouble with his shade of teal.

:This version was only available in an [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] three-pack with a [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#United|clear-blue Hot Rod]] and [[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]]. Preorders for the set were opened on [[December 13]], 2010 and closed on [[January 11]], 2011, and with the set shipping in April.

:This figure was available with a Hot Rod pin and ''[[Macrocosmic Seekers]]'' booklet directly from e-HOBBY, he was also released in Asian countries outside of Japan without said pin and booklet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Cybertron/Kup/kup.htm More information on Autobot Kup Damage Version at TFU.info]''
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BotShots Kup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Kids love that water."]]
*'''Scourge / Sergeant Kup / Blitzwing''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''BP006'''
***''Fist strength'': '''762'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''598'''
***''Sword strength'': '''260'''

:Part of the second wave of Series 2 three-packs, "Sergeant Kup" is a redeco of [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#SpinShot|Spin Shot Ironhide]] in cyan in homage to Generation 1 Kup and thus turns into a pickup truck with a massive spoiler. As a Spin Shot toy, an impact to his front bumper will cause him to autotransform while his top half spins around.

:The second wave of Series 2 three-packs didn't reach mass retail in the United States, only showing up in discount stores like Ross.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSKup/kup.htm More information on Sergeant Kup at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy KupKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Here you go, ya ingrate. Think of ME when you're having the best sex of your life!"]]
*'''Autobot Kup''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Bag number'': '''33501 39'''
**''Accessories'': Stand-brick, small pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the fourth full series of [[blindpacking|blind-packed]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Kup can be rebuilt from a robot to a pickup truck. His deco is based on his Generation 1 namesake, although his grey plastic is lighter than usual.

: He uses the very popular [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] style helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OKup/kup.htm More information on Kup at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
{{anchor|AutobotHeroes}}
[[File:TF-Generations-Platinum-Edition-Autobot-Heroes-Kup.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Old Man Yells at Cloud'']]
*'''Autobot Heroes''' (5-pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Springer's weapons (dual missile launcher, two missiles, rotor blades/sword), Arcee's weapons (2 swords), Kup's "laser musket" rifle/exhaust pipe, Ultra Magnus' 2 guns, Blurr's weapons (Sniper rifle, left & right pistols), Minimus Ambus figure

:Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Sergeant Kup is a more "[[show-accuracy|screen-accurate]]" redeco of his [[#Generations|''Generations'' Deluxe Class toy]], with his primary plastic color being cast in a lighter shade of teal, the metallic gray plastic parts and paint operations replaced with cyan, and featuring additonal new paint operations (including painted rims).

:Most copies of this figure appear to suffer from the same [[Misassembly|assembly error]] as ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Transformers Timelines]]'' [[Electro#Timelines|Electrons]] and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Timelines|Hoist]], whereby the central chest assembly doesn't fully rotate up into place. Luckily, this can be [https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/hoist-electrons-chest-fix-from-botcon-2013-machine-wars-termination-set.943752/ easily fixed] by removing the three screws holding the chest together and turning the spring-loaded panel inside 180 degrees around, taking care of the spring when reinserting it into its slot.

:Sergeant Kup was released as part of 5-pack with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#AutobotHeroes|Ultra Magnus]] (including [[Minimus Ambus#Platinum Edition|Minimus Ambus]]), [[Springer (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Autobot Springer]], [[Arcee (G1)/toys#AutobotHeroes|Arcee]] and [[Blurr (G1)/toys#AutobotHeroes|Blurr]]. The set also included a recreation of the theatrical poster for the 1986 movie. In the United States, this set was officially a [[Target]] exclusive, but was only available via the company's website, never sold in stores. It was also released in Singapore, although it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not. In Canada, it was available via the Canadian [[Walmart]] website but never found in stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was available via the UK [[Toys"R"Us]] website but was sold in some stores. In Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of both [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online. In Germany, it was available via retailer Real and specialty store Rappelkiste Ahlen, also only available online.

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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TitansReturntoy-SergeantKup.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|"So how do you know so much about American history?" "I pieced it together, mostly from sugar packets."]]
*'''Flintlock & Sergeant Kup''' (Deluxe Class, 2017)
**''Accessories'': 2 guns, [[Recoil (G1)|Flintlock]] Titan Master
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' "Sergeant Kup" transforms from a robot based on the character's [[Guido Guidi]] ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' design into a futuristic pic'''kup''' truck based on his alt mode in ''The Transformers: The Movie'', with colors based on his original toy. Kup's head is formed by [[Titan Master]] [[Recoil (G1)#Generations|Flintlock]], who can also transform into a robot and pilot Kup's vehicle mode, although the wideness of the cockpit combined with an ineffective tab recess often results in him falling out of position inside.

: Kup's two 5mm guns can combine into a larger weapon incorporating a Titan Master seat, or can be mounted separately on his truck bed, where there are also three pairs of pegs to attach Titan Masters. The guns can also be combined and mounted onto his back in robot mode.

: All copies of Kup (including his redecoes/retools) are misassembled; his leg panels' central lines between the two sculpted square details do not line up with the line extending beyond it. If you want to fix this, you have two options:
::1. You can use a small handsaw to carefully cut off the parts that connect the pieces to his wheels and swap the pieces before gluing them back.
::2. The other option involves using a soldering iron to heat the head of the pins and then pushing the wheels and the panels off, then reattaching them to the correct sides. This can be difficult and risks causing damage to the toy. If attempting this method, USE EXTREME CAUTION to avoid injury.

:This mold was retooled with a new face into ''[[Transformers Tribute|Tribute]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Tribute|Orion Pax]].
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-LG-46-Targetmaster-Kup.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Oh, Kup, can't you go five seconds without humiliating yourself?" *''sproing!''* "How long was that?"]]
*'''Targetmaster Cher (Targetmaster Kup)'''<ref>The Japanese text on the packaging is チャー / "Cher", but the English subtitle says "Kup".</ref> ([[September 30]], [[2017]])
**''ID Number'': '''LG46'''
**''Accessories'': Headmaster, [[Recoil (G1)#Legends|Recoil]] Targetmaster

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' "Targetmaster Cher" is a redeco and retool of [[#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Deluxe Class Sergeant Kup]], featuring new arms, a new face on the Headmaster and a color scheme based on his appearance in the ''G1'' animated series. Instead of the two guns the original version had, he comes with Recoil, a completely new molded Targetmaster who transforms from robot to gun. Although Kup's robot mode matches his original design better thanks to his new arms, this unfortunately creates noticeable gaps in his truck mode, as well as making the robot mode fists more visually obvious.

:Early stock photography of ''Legends'' Kup showed him in a color scheme so desaturated that he was entirely grey, but later images reflected his cartoon-accurate dark-green-grey colors. The figure is unfortunately plagued by the leg panel misassembly from the original ''Titans Return'' release.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:Studio-Series-86-Kup.jpg|thumb|300px|"Movies! What a rip-off! I don't have to sit here and listen to th-zzzzzz!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Kup''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-61'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 20]], [[2021]]
:*''Accessories'': Musket laser, [[energon goodie]] dispenser, "Sea Squid Showdown" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)<ref name="insta">Evan Brooks's [https://www.instagram.com/p/CcBnZE2uDPK/ Instagram post]</ref>, [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Released to commemorate the 35th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''[[Studio Series]]'' Kup is based on his appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon (see [[Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon#Studio Series 86 Kup|this page]] for an explanation of his color scheme). His limbs are attached on [[5 mm post]]s, and can be removed to recreate the scene of his repair by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. Oddly, this feature is not documented in his instructions, but you'll probably end up finding out anyway because the connections are not always the most secure and may fall off while moving the joint or especially during transformation.. He comes with an Energon goodie dispenser and a musket laser based on his original toy's gun accessory, both of which can be mounted on his vehicle mode. Like all ''Studio Series'' figures, the interior of the package forms a diorama display for the figure. In this case, it is Kup and Hot Rod's fight against the [[sea squid|giant squid]] on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]].

:If one so chooses, Kup can accommodate [[Recoil (G1)#Legends|''Legends'' Recoil]] in robot mode; however, there is no way to mount the Targetmaster onto his vehicle mode.

:Care should be taken when rolling Kup along any surface in vehicle mode; the painted robot mode crotch area that is part of the vehicle mode undercarriage does not fold up far enough to prevent dragging and paint damage.

:Due to being reissued sometime between late 2021- early 2022, he and his wave mate [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Blurr]] could be found [[shelfwarmer|shelfwarming]] ''en masse'' almost ''three years'' after being initially released.

:This figure was retooled into ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' "A Hero Is Born" [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Orion Pax]], and the "War Dawn 2-Pack" [[Dion (G1)|Dion]].
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
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[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-86-02BB-Kup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"I first met Bumblebee in 1927, in a bar in Brooklyn. Little did I know he would soon become Mrs. Joe DiMaggio and..."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Kup''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''''Studio Series'''''
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''ID number'': '''86-02BB'''
:*''Accessories'': Musket laser, [[energon goodie]] dispenser, "[[Battle of Autobot City]]" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy, original), [[Emiliano Santalucia]] (details, original)<ref name="insta"/>}}

:A minor redeco of the above ''Studio Series'' Kup, now sporting an opaque windshield instead of a clear one, tampographed scuffs and damage, gray wheels, and a Generation 1-style Autobot [[insignia]] instead of the live-action film Autobot insignia. Also, notably, the vehicle mode roof is now a more accurate green instead of the turquoise the above ''Studio Series'' figure sports. This release replaces his original backdrop with a "Battle of Autobot City" one. His eyes are also painted a brighter shade of blue, resolving the dead-eyed look of the original release.

:The problem with the vehicle mode undercarriage dragging on the original release of this mold was fixed on this version.

:Like much of the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' line-up, Kup was found at retail in Taiwan in early [[December]] [[2021]] with no prior announcement. Like parts of the ''Generations''-type figures in the line, Kup was also sold as a Farmers exclusive in [[New Zealand]].
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:Behold Galvatron Kup.JPG|thumb|200px|Arcee: Come on, Hot Rod. You can make it! 
Kup: Oh, of course he'll make it, it's TV.]]
* '''Behold, Galvatron! Unicron Companion Pack''' (Leader Class, 2022)
:''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Kup is a non-transforming and immobile [[Slug figure|minifigure]], barely 10mm tall, scaled to interact with the immense [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Unicron]] figure and its clear display base. This was one of a set of 14 minifigures in the "Unicron Companion Pack" that was included with the [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|"reformatting" version of Galvatron]]. The set was [[exclusive]] to [[Hasbro Pulse]].
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1SergeantKup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Let's see... hmm... I'm an elk... a mason... a communist... I'm the president of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance for some reason..."]]
*'''Sergeant Kup, Veteran Sergeant''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T34/T40'''
**''Stars: ''7

:Sergeant Kup, Veteran Sergeant is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork on the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, and is based on the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Transformers: Generations]]'' Sergeant Kup toy.

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[[File:W5SergeantKup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Bah! This is just another Hallmark holiday cooked up to sell cards."]]
*'''Sergeant Kup, Wrecker Leader''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T35/T46'''
**''Stars: ''7

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.
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==Notes==
* Kup's appearance in the Takara ''Kre-O'' online manga pre-dates his reveal as a Micro-Changer. Given wave-mate [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Rodimus]] also appears in the story but doesn't actually use the same parts as the toy version, it's a safe bet that this was a coincidence.
*Two almost-realized [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]]s from [[Fun Publications]] included a redeco of [[#Generations|''Generations'' Sergeant Kup]] into [[Crosshairs (G1)|Generation 1 Crosshairs]] and [[Hubcap (MW)|''Machine Wars'' Hubcap]] (utilizing a [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Timelines|Hoist]]/[[Electro#Timelines|Electrons]] head).<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/843904312589930496 Tweet by Jesse Wittenrich, 2017/03/20]</ref>
*The ''[[Transformers: Generations#T30|Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe Class [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/Generations_toys#Thrilling_30|Orion Pax]] mold had a pretooled alternate head based on Kup, but this tooling never came to fruition. At the [[Unofficial conventions|unofficial Pete's Robot Convention 2018]], former [[Fun Publications]] displayed a mock-up of what this Kup figure would have looked like, courtesy of extra parts from a test run of the 2015 figures [[Lio Convoy#Timelines 2|Lio Convoy]] and [[Optimus Prime (SG)#NovaPrime|Nova Prime]].<ref>https://www.facebook.com/PetesRoboCon/posts/569672986709925</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Bot Shots Autobots]]
[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:E-HOBBY exclusives]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Studio Series Autobots]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Titans Return Autobots]]
[[Category:United Autobots]]

Unpredictable

2024-04-30T04:43:52Z

Shellspark: /* Notes */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers Go! Go!]]'' print issue 11
|prev=The Commander's Birthday
|next=I Want to Protect This Place
|seriesissue2=web issue 10
|next2=Marvelous! Fire Shark Fishing!!
|seriesissue3=collected issue 11
|prev3=The Iron Man of Repair
|caption=
|image=Go!Go! ep10.jpg
|title="Unpredictable"
|japanese=ヨソクフノウ
|romaji=Yosokufunō
|publisher=[[Kodansha]]
|published in=''[[TV Magazine]]''
|date=[[February 26]], [[2022]]
|coverdate=April/May 2022
|manga=[[Haruka Oda]]
|editor=[[Minoko]]
}}

'''Soundwave has his animal subordinates ready to attack the Autobots.'''

==Synopsis==
It's [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s turn to destroy the [[Autobot]]s! When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] confront the Decepticon in the woods, they think themselves at a numerical advantage—--only for Soundwave to even the odds by releasing his [[Mini-Cassette]] minions. Much to Soundwave's chagrin, however, the two Autobots find [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] too adorable to fight and promptly begin to play with the smaller Transformers. Soundwave fumes as Bumblebee asks if they can keep the pair, but Optimus informs his friend that they'll have to return them to their owner.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (5)

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*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (1)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (2)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (3)

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}}

==Notes==
* This comic was published in the April/May 2022 issue of ''TV Magazine'' and advertised the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)#Japan|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Cheetor]] and [[Deseeus Army Drone#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Deseeus Army Drone]] toys.
* It was re-run (simul-run?) as the first May 2022 issue of the bi-monthly web comic, now advertising [[Studio Series#Studio Series (TakaraTomy)|''Studio Series'']] [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#SS83|''Bumblebee'' Soundwave]].
* This comic marks the end of the online re-runs as the web comic has now burned through the print comic backlog.
*From here the comic splits into two tracks:
**The print comic continues alongside the ''TV Magazine'' issues as usual.
**The web comic, meanwhile, spins out into all-new stories published once a month.
* This issue was published a yet third time in the first collected edition of ''Transformers Go! Go!'', after which [[Kodansha]] subsequently took the rather cynical step of replacing its page on the ''TV Magazine'' website with a redirect to [[Go! Go! issue 26|an issue advertising the physical release]].

===Transformers references===
* Soundwave, Ravage and Laserbeak sport designs based on their ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#2020Netflix|three-pack]].
===Reprints===
* '''''Transformers Go! Go!''''' ([[July 26]], [[2023]]) ISBN 4065320852 / ISBN 978-4065320853
**Collects 19 select issues of ''Transformers Go! Go!''
**Bonus material includes character profiles and new {{w|4-koma}} backup strips.
**{{w|Tankōbon}} format.
<gallery>
File:Go!Go! tankobon.jpg|'''''Transformers Go! Go!''''' - cover art by [[Haruka Oda]]
</gallery>

==External links==

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20230316035641/https://cocreco.kodansha.co.jp/telemaga/news/feature/tfgogo/98qlC "Unpredictable"] at ''TV Magazine'' (archived)
*[https://comic-days.com/episode/4855956445034349662 "Unpredictable"] on Comic-Days (dead link)


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[[File:Junkion symbol.png|thumb|upright=1.4|R-E-C-Y-C-L-E recycle!]]

'''Junkions''' are a race of transforming mechanoids that inhabit the planetoid also known as [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. Depending on the universe, their historical origin may be unclear, but in some they are indeed descended from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronians]].<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''</ref>

They have a unique physiology, seemingly made of little more than the same rusted scraps of trash metal that compose their homeworld. They are capable of not only withstanding damage that would normally incapacitate or kill the average Transformer, but quickly repairing that damage using any pieces of scrap metal they can get their hands on. A Junkion may even be reduced to a pile of parts, only to come back at their enemy less than a minute later. Junkions in battle are utterly fearless, using tag-team and ambush tactics to keep mobile while swarming their opponents ''en masse''.

They are also expert mechanics, even able to repair with remarkable ease Transformers normal medical science would write off as [[Death|dead]]. ''How'' the Junkions have developed in this manner has yet to be explained.

Junkion culture is centered on one thing: [[Earth]] broadcasting. Their speech is a hodgepodge of television and radio clippings, making them oftentimes hard to understand. Junkions as a whole are somewhat childlike and naive. They are curious, but also tend to be wary of, if not outright hostile towards, newcomers to their planet (far too many have come with the goal of harming their world), but once a Junkion's friendship is gained, they go "coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs" and treat their allies as Friends For Life. As such, they are instinctively protective of [[human]]s, the source of [[television]].

After having come in contact with the [[Autobot]]s, the Junkions have become known as some of the best scrap metal merchants and traders around. Even [[Octane|some]] [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Decepticons]] make use of their services. The Junkions are all too happy to exchange [[energon]] for more scrap metal... even if they don't think to ask just ''where'' the scrap metal came from.

{{quote|Junkions don't need help, Junkions ''are'' help! Spare parts? We'll fix 'em!|[[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]]|''[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:TFTM Junkions.JPG|upright=2|thumb|Punker Bots!]]

{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]], [[Michael Bell]], various other actors speaking as a crowd (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese)|[[Newton Apollo]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub)}}

When a group of [[Autobot]]s crashlanded on their planet, the Junkions saw them as nothing but intruding thieves. Without warning, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and his Junkions led an assault on them, but they soon halted when another group of Autobots arrived and proved their friendliness with the [[universal greeting]]. Pacified, the Junkions revived the late [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and promptly organized a dance party for everyone.

When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] voiced his desire to destroy [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], the Junkions did not hesitate to join him, and a large number of them boarded the [[Minnow]] with which to attack the dark god. The Minnow was crushed in Unicron's hand in the following battle, but luckily the passengers survived (at the very least, Wreck-Gar and [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] did). {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|The Junkions’ involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]" and the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]."}}

[[File:FFoD4 Junkion Rescuers.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A species that does nothing but spout pop-culture references. That proves it: this cartoon predicted the shape of internet culture.]]

Two Junkions came with Wreck-Gar when he travelled to planet [[Goo Number 8739-B]] to save his Autobot friends. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} The exiled Decepticon [[Octane]] later worked with Junkions to freight scrapmetal between their planet to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} The defensive Junkions later chased off a number of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] that had landed on their planet in search of a [[Quintesson]] [[Quintesson Journal|journal]]. In response, the Quintessons hijacked the Junkions' precious television signals, planting subliminal messages that caused the Junkions to consider all other races to be their enemies. Even worse, the Junkions got the bright idea to ''share'' these transmissions, beaming them out in the galaxy and causing sentient races everywhere to fight each other. The brainwashed Junkions were eventually fixed when [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] countered the transmissions with some of his own. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
Among other robotic races, the Junkions were created by [[Primacron]]. He used the lifeforce of the [[Precursor World|previous universe]] via the [[Primus#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Oracle]] to grant them life. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale Part 2}}

=====''Victory'' cartoon=====
A few Junkions were residing in [[Iron Town]], where they were menaced by the [[Decepticon desperadoes]]. Fortunately, [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] saved the town. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
When [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] and [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] destabilized the universe on the eve of the [[Unicron War]], the Junkions and their role in the conflict were overwritten and replaced by the [[Rock Lord]]s. [[Vector Prime]] ultimately corrected the multiversal damage and set history back on its correct course, and the Junkions helped defeat Unicron. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
====The Big Broadcast of 2006====
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In a strange alternate future, the defensive Junkions chased off a number of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] that had landed on their planet in search of a [[Quintesson]] [[Quintesson Journal|journal]]. In response, the Quintessons hijacked the Junkions' precious television signals, planting subliminal messages that caused the Junkions to consider all other races to be their enemies and meticulously organize the junk on their planet in hopes the lost journal would be discovered. The Junkions got the bright idea to ''share'' these transmissions, beaming them out in the galaxy and causing sentient races everywhere to fight each other. The brainwashed Junkions were eventually fixed when [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] countered the transmissions with soothing easy-listening music. Once the hypnosis was broken, the Junkions sided with the Autobots in driving off the attacking Decepticons. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (US)}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====
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''Following the destruction of Unicron, his still living head floated into range of the planet Junk, and using his vast mental powers he took control of the entire Junkion population. Planning to use Junk as his new body, Unicron ordered the Junkions to attach his head to the planet. His plot failed when Wreck-Gar, who had been off in space at the time Unicron took control, planted explosives beneath his head and blew him up.'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
The Junkions did not take kindly to the [[Recyclon]]s intending to recycle their planet into energon. After [[Salvage (G1)|Salvage]] damaged Wreck-Gar, the Junkions swarmed the intruders and forced them to retreat into space. Down but not out, the Recyclons decided to fire the [[Prime Processing Unit]] to recycle the entire planet from orbit, but the Junkions fired a tractor beam in return, sending [[Reclamation|their ship]] crashing violently into Junk. Salvage was the sole survivor of the crash, his last sight alive being a group of Junkions moving in on him. {{storylink|Collect and Save}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:MTMTE 8 anonymous Junkion.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"We are the Transformers who say "NI!"]]
{{quote|You're not an Autobot or Decepticon, yet I smell the stench of ''both'' breeds emanating from you.|[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]|"[[Runnin' with the Devil]]"}}
The planet Junkion began as a [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] garbage disposal area in space where junk was dumped by means of [[space bridge]] technology. From whatever reason more Cybertronians, [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s alike, were dumped through the space bridge, {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|''More Than Meets The Eye'' space bridge entry}} with the Junkions eventually emerging as a new breed of Transformer. {{storylink|Runnin' with the Devil}} Though not hostile by nature, the fact their home planet was paradise to numerous treasure hunters and thrill seekers that couldn't care less how the Junkions would suffer from their presence, the Junkions had adopted a mildly xenophobic disposition. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|''More Than Meets The Eye'' Junk entry}}

[[Dreamwave timeline|Sometime in 2003]], Junkion leader [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] was flying the [[Minnow|Junkions' main ship]] alone through space when he stumbled upon the remains of [[Decepticon leader]] [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} He brought him on board and repaired him, though Megatron was not the least bit grateful. First, he harshly demanded to know what Wreck-Gar was and when that was answered, Megatron proceeded to manipulate Wreck-Gar into getting him a start back to power. The two returned to Junkion, where Wreck-Gar collected discarded [[Air Warrior]] bodies and repaired them, believing Megatron needed an army to vanquish evil from the [[Universe (universe)|universe]]. When he was done, Megatron killed (?) him, because Wreck-Gar was too unpredictable an ally. {{storylink|Runnin' with the Devil}}

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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:ALonelyPillarOnThePlain-WreckGarsHead.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5]]

According to the historian [[Pentius]], the Junkions were the remains of a rich and prosperous race who had arrogantly believed their resources would last them forever. When their veritable paradise of a planet finally ran out of [[energon]], these early Junkions were forced to sell off their wealth to other races in a desperate attempt at survival, but it was a futile struggle. As their civilization slowly fell into ruins and their planet was reduced to a hellish junkyard, the survivors deteriorated into a race of scavengers and cannibals living among the garbage. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}}

The Junkions became a kind of bogeyman to Cybertronians, who believed them to be monstrous scrap-eating zombies from the mythical death-world of Junkion. When [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] was banished to Junkion by [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]], however, he found that the threat was very real. {{storylink|Derelicts}} He viciously destroyed the group of cannibalistic Junkions who attacked him, suffering some damage in the process. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} Tales of Megatron's power spread throughout the Junkion clans, and when the Decepticon leader later returned and demanded their loyalty, they were quick to bow before him. Joining forces with the Decepticons, the Junkions provided them with a ship with which to return to Cybertron. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} On arrival in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], the Junkions participated in the Decepticon assault on the city, swarming over and outnumbering the Autobot defenders. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}}

Soon after, Shockwave led a Decepticon force to the Junkions in the hope of recruiting them and Prowl led the Autobots to stop it. The [[Battle of Junkion]] ended with one of them ''detonating'' the planet's core so it would knock out the others. In the aftermath, the Junkions were left nomadic, a bit weird, and developing strange new ways of keeping themselves pieced together. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

Some four million years later, [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] recruited several Junkions into the army he was raising to oppose [[D-Void]]. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 3|Heart of Darkness #3}} Some other Junkions were among the [[NAIL|neutral Transformers]] who returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after the war was over. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} One of them watched a live interview with [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}}

In 2017, a crew of Junkions under Wreck-Gar and [[Rum-Maj]] arrived on [[Earth]] to trade technology for [[Ore-13|Ultra-Energon]]. They were bemused to find Optimus Prime on Earth claiming he spoke for it and such trade couldn't be allowed ''and'' [[G.I. Joe (team)|the natives]] hostile to them and Prime both. A formal meeting was held at [[Metrotitan (G1)|Autobot City]] and the Junkions offered a [[positron core]] as something to trade, allowing the Autobots to repair innumerous wounded people. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

Suspicious of the Junkions, the Autobots had [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] infiltrate [[Quintesson Cruiser|their ship]], {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} only for him to be subdued by the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]. In retaliation for this, Rum-Maj launched the Junkion invasion of Earth. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} After the positron core had been destroyed however, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] managed to bargain for peace with the Junkions and established the city of [[Little Cybertron]] for them to live in peace. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

Some Junkions later got jobs at an Ore-13 mine in Kentucky where one of the workers expressed surprise at how much the humans were being paid while Rum-Maj dismayed that they were now at the mercy of the Autobots and humans. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}}

When [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] began its apocalyptic attack on the [[Cybertronian colonies]], Rum-Maj found recent events to be creating very disturbing historical parallels and rallied the Sharkticons to make another attempt at conquering Earth. When the army arrived at [[Mount Rushmore]] however, [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] managed to have everyone stand down before Unicron then appeared over Earth. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} In the battle against the Chaos Bringer, the Junkions defended the [[White House]], unleashing the Sharkticons on the [[Maximal]]s who'd survived [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Worldsweeper]] crashing into the building. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

In the new era, the Junkions returned to Little Cybertron, Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj watching the Sharkticons dig graves for all those that had fallen. {{storylink|Post}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] opined that [[Meltdown (Animated)|Meltdown]] was "buggier than a Junkion's code-base". {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}

===Aligned novels===
Early on in the [[space bridge]] colonization project, Cybertronian colonists used the world of Junkion as a collective dumping ground for the vast amounts of refuse that inevitably resulted from the push outwards. This same planetoid was later used as a hideout for Cybertronian criminals, pirates, and outlaws. Many of them created new identities for themselves and began new lives working on the planet. The space bridge project eventually failed, leaving Junkion isolated from the rest of the universe. With no new resources available, the inhabitants turned to scavenging to survive. As they created new bots from the junk around them, the few former Cybertronians gradually forgot about their origins and took on the name "Junkions". At the time of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s search for the [[AllSpark]], their leader was the eccentric [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]].

The Junkions were initially skeptical of Optimus Prime's quest, but eventually aided him and his [[Autobot]]s by directing them to the nearest working space bridge. However, the [[Decepticon]]s, who had been following the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', landed on the planet and launched an attack on both the Autobots and Junkions. During the course of the battle, the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]], the center of Junkion, was removed, causing the planet to break apart. The fracas was further compounded by the arrival of the [[Star Seeker]]s, who took the Junkions hostage and, despite Wreck-Gar's protests, forced them to weld a space bridge to the hull of the ''[[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]]''. The Star Seekers and Junkions disappeared to places unknown. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

The [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']] eventually crossed paths with the Star Seekers who'd forced Wreck-Gar to emit a phoney Autobot distress call. Though the Star Seekers tried to destroy the ''Nemesis'', it proved a superior warship to the ''Tidal Wave'', in spite of the Requiem Blaster which it was eventually forced to eject. As the wounded pirate ship retreated, Wreck-Gar used the chaos to space bridge away. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
[[File:ScrapIronSG-filecardart.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"You belong to us. You shall be like us."]]
The Junkions were the minions of [[Wreck-Gar (SG)|Wreck-Gar]], an experimental junk robot with the ability to remake other Transformers in his image using snake-like creatures. They spoke in the manner of computer error messages. After the spread of the Junkion "Hive" proved a threat to both factions, they were locked away on the prison planet [[Paradron]].

Eventually, they were freed by the Autobot renegade [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]], who recruited them as footsoldiers for his incursion into the dimension [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]]. There, they fought both Decepticons native from their own Universe, and local Autobots. {{storylink|Distant Fissures}} Numerous Autobots from that universe were assimilated into the Hive, and as Magnus's plan came to fruition, transporting the alternate Earth back to their own, negative-polarity universe and destroying 207.0 Epsilon in its wake, the Junkions retreated from battle. {{Storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] became stranded on the planet Junk, he was forced to fight off Wreck-Gar and the hordes of cannibalistic Junkions until he could be rescued by [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{storylink|Wreckage (Legends)|Wreckage}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy WreckGar.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Not sold in stores...anymore."]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Hero, 1986)
**''Takara ID number'': '''C-81'''
**''Accessories'': "Decelerator laser" gun, "Armor Axe", tire/shield

: The only Junkion toy originally produced was the group's leader, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Toys|Wreck-Gar]], sold as part of the two-bot "Heroes" assortment in the third year of the Hasbro line. This toy is noteworthy for being one of the earliest uses of ball-and-socket joints in the entire franchise. Unfortunately, he completely lacks his cartoon model's sweet facial "hair". Also unfortunately, a robot-mode Wreck-Gar toy cannot properly ride a motorcycle-mode Wreck-Gar, unlike the action depicted in the movie. Sigh.
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===''Collector's Edition''===
[[File:G1-toy Detritus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Detritus''' (Junkion, 2004)
**''ID number'': '''77'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 12.7mm machinegun, missile launcher, 3 missiles, spare tire, spare tank

: [[Detritus (G1)#Toys|Detritus]] is an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive redeco of [[Hound (G1)/toys#The Transformers|the original Hound toy]], transforming into a Mitsubishi J59 off-road vehicle. He came with an entirely new [[sticker|decal]] sheet to make him fit the Junkion aesthetic better, which also includes both Autobot and Decepticon faction sigils to match his neutral nature from his e-HOBBY bio.
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF2010-toy WreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This is the breakfast your Wreck-Gar could look like, can you see me now?]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories'': "4-bladed battle axe"/tailpipe

:Part of the sixth and final wave of Hasbro's [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]] under the "[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]" branding, this version of [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Wreck-Gar]] transforms into a junker off-road motorcycle. Double pegs under his pelvis correspond to double pegholes in his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] seat, meaning if you get more than one, he can totally ride himself, or anyone else made from this mold. Finally!

:Unfortunately, despite looking awesome, Wreck-Gar has a distressingly fiddly transformation and a slew of [[design flaw]]s. While the full details can be found on his page, even Hasbro has implemented some of the fixes found by fans for future uses of his mold.
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===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy-Scrapheap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I'm cuckoo for Cocoa Junk!"]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Deluxe, 2011)
**''ID number'': UN-18
**''Accessories'': "Battle axe"/tailpipe

: Part of the third wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' line, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#United|Wreck-Gar]] is a redeco of the Hasbro "Reveal the Shield" Wreck-Gar toy, this time extensively painted with a more original-cartoon-inspired deco. Like most toys in the line, some of his parts are painted with a metallic sheen; in Wreck-Gar's case, it's his red chest and legs.

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*'''Autobot SET''' (3-pack, 2011)
**'''Scrapheap'''

: This e-Hobby exclusive three-pack includes [[Scrapheap (G1)#Toys|Scrapheap]], a retool of the "Reveal the Shield"/''United'' Wreck-Gar with a new head inspired by the background Junkions from the movie.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/more-information-on-the-ehobby-transformers-2010-campaign-exclusives-170961/ More Information on the eHobby Transformers 2010 Campaign Exclusives]</ref>

: This pack also comes with a [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#United|clear-blue Hot Rod]] and a [[Kup (G1)/toys#UnitedDamage|battle-damaged Kup]].

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[[File:UEX-toy Roadmaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Roadmaster Prime Mode''' ([[2012]]-[[October 27|10-27]])
**''ID number'': '''EX 03'''
**''Accessories'': Junker Drone, Trasher Drone, Waster Drone, Scrapper Drone

: Part of the second wave of ''United EX'' toys, "[[Detritus (G1)#United EX|Roadmaster]]" (the new code name for Detritus) is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Mudslinger (PCC)#Toys|Mudslinger]] toy, transforming into a monster truck of indeterminate model. He also has a "Prime Mode" where he becomes the torso of a super robot, capable of using any auto-transforming Power Core Combiner drone-machine molds for limbs.

: He comes with four color-coordinated "wasteland" vehicle drone-limbs, redecoes of the [[Destructicon (PCC)|Destructicon]]s. Each one has a square socket for a Power Core Combiner connection; when attached via the blue plugs on a Commander figure, the vehicles automatically transform into a super-robot limb, and snaps back to [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] when disconnected. Despite the universal connector, each drone can only form one limb type (but can be swapped from left to right):

:*'''Junker Drone''' — Leg (Roadmaster's left)
:*'''Trasher Drone''' — Leg (Roadmaster's right)
:*'''Waster Drone''' — Arm (Roadmaster's left)
:*'''Scrapper Drone''' — Arm (Roadmaster's right)
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Gen-toy Junkheap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I'm a Pepper. Do you want to be a Pepper, too?"]]
*'''Junkheap''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)
**''Accessories'': Tailpipe/axe

: Part of the ninth and final wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxes in 2011, [[Junkyard (G1)#Toys|Junkheap]] is a retool of "Reveal the Shield" Wreck-Gar with a ''different'' new head. This is also the first use of the mold that features many attempts to improve upon the [[design flaw]]s found in previous iterations.
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===''Timelines''===
[[Image:Timelinestoy-BC2012WreckGar.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Wreck-Gar / Scrap Iron / Junkheap''' (Convention multipack, 2012)

: Available at [[BotCon 2012]] in an at-convention-only three, pack, ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (fiction)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Wreck-Gar (SG)#Toys|Wreck-Gar]], [[Scrap Iron (SG)#Toys|Scrap Iron]] and [[Junkheap (SG)#Toys|Junkheap]] are redecoes of the "Reveal the Shield" Junkion mold, this time in [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] colors to reflect the twisted nature of the universe.

: This is also the first release of a Junkheap using the right eye insert, as the original Junkheap used Scrapheap's eyepiece instead of his own.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CW-toy WreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Legends Class, 2016)

:The only new item in the sixth and final wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Legends-class toys, Wreck-Gar is a [[retool]]ing of [[Groove (G1)#Generations|Groove]], sporting a brand new noggin. He transforms into a motorcycle of made-up model.

: He can also convert into chest armor for [[Defensor (G1)#Generations|Defensor]] and other iterations of the ''Combiner Wars'' [[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Hot Spot]] mold.
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:Gen-toy Scrapheap Platinum.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Planet of Junk Clash''' (Platinum Edition Deluxe 3-pack, 2016)

:Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', this three-pack includes new-deco versions of the "Reveal the Shield" mold [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Platinum Edition|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Scrapheap (G1)#Generations|Scrapheap]], as well as a new-deco version of [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Autobot Hot Rod]]. Wreck-Gar and Scrapheap have near-identical decoes, with their yellow and bronze paints vice-versa-ing between the two.

: This set was intended as a [[Target]] exclusive in the US, but was effectively an online-only item.
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-toy WreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Deluxe Class, 2018)
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''PP-41'''
**''Accessories'': Axe/tailpipe, Prime Armor/combiner hand, Prime Master gap filler/gun

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Power of the Primes|Wreck-Gar]] is a retool of ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Groove (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Groove]], transforming into a motorcycle of indeterminate model. Wreck-Gar can also change into a limb for any ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-style combiner.

:He was first discovered in a listing in [[Walgreens]]' internal systems during the course of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' as a Walgreens exclusive. Wreck-Gar was exclusive to Walgreens in the U.S. but found at EB Games in Canada and general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-86-09-Voyager-Wreck-Gar.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I have a dream. I believe, one day, that everyone, everywhere.... will know the wonders of my nipples!]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Voyager Class, [[2021]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-09'''
**''Accessories'': 2 wheel shields, four-bladed axe, "[[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] Dance Party" backdrop

:Released to commemorate the 35th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''[[Studio Series]]'' Wreck-Gar is a Voyager Class-sized mold accurate to his appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon, right down to his laser nipples.

:He comes with his two spiky shields, which can attach to his arm or leg in robot mode or form his wheels when converting to his motorcycle mode. Wreck-Gar also comes with his four-bladed axe, which can either be stored on his back or held in his hand. Much like the [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers (2010)|2010 ''Reveal the Shield'']] release, one figure of Wreck-Gar can ride another in their alternate mode.

:Like the other ''Studio Series'' toys, the interior of the package forms a display background for the toy. In this case, is it a dance party taking place on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]].
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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-86-14-Deluxe-Junkyard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|With arm pieces acquired directly from his namesake!]]
*'''Junkheap''' (Voyager Class, [[2022]])
**''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-14'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-88'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[August 27]], [[2022]]
**''Accessories'': Front wheel shield (wide), back wheel shield (thin), four-bladed axe, "[[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] Dance Party" backdrop

: Released to commemorate the 35th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''[[Studio Series]]'' "Junkheap" is a heavy retool of Voyager Class [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Studio Series|Wreck-Gar]], replacing the head, upper chest, and lower arms from the original release. Sadly, no nipples. It's worth mentioning that the retooled arm piece (included to compromise between animation models) adds a rotatable wheel guard piece, thus giving Junkheap's bike mode a more complete-looking footrest than Wreck-Gar's.

: Junkheap comes with the same two spiky shields as Wreck-Gar, which can attach to ports on his forearms or the sides of his knees in robot mode or form his wheels when in motorcycle mode. Junkheap also comes with Wreck-Gar's four-bladed axe, which can either be stored on his back or held in his hand. Much like the above ''Generations'' release, one Junkheap can ride another Junkheap/Wreck-Gar's alternate mode, although the riding figure is somewhat out of scale compared to the motorcycle-mode figure, which is more [[:File:TF-Studio-Series-86-Hot-Rod-riding-Wreck-Gar.jpg|suited towards Deluxe-scale figures]] such as [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Studio Series|''Studio Series'' Hot Rod]]. While his wheels are capable of spinning, the studs on them mean that they are more likely to scrape if pushed along a hard surface so care should be taken to avoid scratching the figure.

: Junkheap's arm shields are based on the unfinalized model drawn by [[Floro Dery]], which appeared in season 3 of the Generation 1 cartoon. The rest of him appears to be a mix between the finalized [[Toei Animation|Toei]] model and the unfinalized Dery model.

: Unfortunately, due to trademark reasons, the character has again been released as "Junkheap".

: Like all other ''Studio Series'' toys, the interior of the package forms a display backdrop.
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===''Legacy''===
{{anchor|Legacy}}
[[File:TF Legacy Deluxe Class Scraphook.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| ''Legacy'' Scraphook]]
:Deluxe Junkions were released in the subline imprint ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution .282023.29|Legacy: Evolution]]'', representing all-new characters. Their [[Evo-Fusion]] function is analogous to the Weaponizer gimmick from the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' toylines; their bodies split apart to form armor and weapon enhancements for their allies. In addition, the Junkions are also advertised swapping parts with each other in vehicle mode. Unlike previous figures of this nature however, the Junkion Weaponizers do not transform via partsforming.
*'''[[Scraphook#Toys|Scraphook]]''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-30'''
**''Accessories'': Tow-arm, tow hook, left & right exhaust pipes, wheel shield, 2 engine-blower "dual phaser blasters"
: Part of the first wave of Deluxes in Legacy: Evolution, Scraphook transforms into a junky, post-apocalyptic tow truck. His limbs are removable and are connected via 5 mm ports at the knees and shoulders.
*'''[[Crashbar#Toys|Crashbar]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2023)
**''Accessories'': 2 saddle bag/gravity cannons, 2 exhaust pipe/clubs, back tire/sawblade
: Part of the second wave of Deluxes in Legacy: Evolution, Crashbar transforms into a junky, post-apocalyptic motorcycle. His lower limbs are removable and are connected via 5 mm ports at the knees.
*'''[[Axlegrease#toys|Axlegrease]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2023)
**''Accessories'': Engine block/ blasters, exhaust pipes, thrusters, hook
: Part of the third wave of Deluxes in Legacy: Evolution, Axlegrease is a retool of Scraphook and transforms into a junky, post-apocalyptic muscle car. Her limbs are removable and are connected via 5 mm ports at the knees and shoulders.
{{comingsoontoy|Axlegrease}}
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==Notes==
[[File:Dreadnokcyborgs2.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Spiked tires make for a very un-smooth ride.]]
*According to a [[Secret Files of Teletraan II|secret file on Autobots]], the Junkions are a "tribe of Autobots that dwells on the planet Junkion", ostensibly cementing their place as Transformers.
*In ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3]]'', the [[Dreadnok]]s, a [[Cobra]] biker gang, are shown to ride motorcycles that look just like the Junkions. The Dreadnoks claim to have found their new bikes in a junkyard at some point. No indication is given that the bikes are living Transformers, leaving it simply an [[Easter egg]] for the reader.
*The Junkions that appeared in the movie and their ship were given names in the ''[[Transformers: The Complete Ark]]'' book, which was released 23 years after the movie.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Junkion''' (ジャンキオン ''Jankion'')
*''French:'' '''Clocharion''' (France, from "Clochard", "Tramp")
*''Russian:'' '''Musorshchiki''' (Мусорщики, "Scavengers")
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==References==
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Transformers: Prime (toyline)

2020-09-18T03:17:34Z

Shellspark: /* Hasbro Prime toyline */ Fixed links to go to the correct (toy) page

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The '''''Transformers: Prime''''' toyline hit shelves in [[Calendar|November]] [[2011]]. Originally, [[Hasbro]] played coy with the series receiving a toyline at all, emphasizing that it was a television series first and foremost. There were initial plans to release a small assortment of three Deluxe figures ([[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys|Bumblebee]], [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]) in the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line before they were moved into the expanded "First Edition" launch line.

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==Hasbro ''Prime'' toyline==
===''First Edition'' (2011)===
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The first assortment of ''Prime'' toys are more collector-aimed, with more intricate transformation schemes than later iterations.

The ''First Edition'' toys had a spotty, messy release in the U.S. Only the first wave of Deluxes made it to ''some'' stores at first, with fans having to turn to Canada and Asian markets for later releases. Eventually, in late 2012, [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] picked up the whole "First Edition" line as part of a ''huge'' block of U.S. market [[exclusive]]s for the holiday season.

<big>'''Deluxes'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)/toys#FirstEdition|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#FirstEdition|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#FirstEdition|Starscream]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#FirstEdition|Cliffjumper]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#FirstEditionTerrorcon|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#FirstEdition|Vehicon]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Primetoy-ArceeDeluxe.jpg|thumb|200px|First Edition Arcee]]
|}
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<big>'''Voyager Class'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)/toys#FirstEdition|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#FirstEdition|Optimus Prime]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
</ul>
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<big>'''Entertainment Pack'''</big>

*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#EntertainmentPack|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#EntertainmentPack|Megatron]]: A Rivalry Reborn
**Includes [[Jack Darby#EntertainmentPack|Jack Darby]], [[Miko Nakadai#EntertainmentPack|Miko Nakadai]], and [[Raf Esquivel#EntertainmentPack|Raf Esquivel]]

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<big>'''Exclusives'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Matrix of Leadership/toys|Matrix of Leadership]] [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#SDCC2011|Optimus Prime]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''New York Comic-Con 2011'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#NewYork|Bumblebee]] / [[Arcee (WFC)#NewYork|Arcee]], Includes [[Raf Esquivel#NewYork|Raf Esquivel]] and [[Jack Darby#NewYork|Jack Darby]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:NYCC-Arcee-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|200px|Pretty in Pink, she is not.]]</ul>
|}
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===''Robots in Disguise'' (2012)===
{{anchor|RID}}
Finally releasing well after the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]] had premiered and run through several episodes, the "real" ''Prime'' toyline was bent a little more towards kids, with simpler transformations than the First Edition toys (including "false" vehicle-mode parts sculpted into purely robot-mode bits) and a handful of smaller play [[gimmick]]s.

====''Cyberverse''====
:'''Legion Class'''

{{note|A few ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' items inexplicably shipped in some the same cases as the ''Prime'' Cyberverse Legions, on ''Prime''-style cards but without the specific "Prime" logo. We won't list those here, check out the [[Cyberverse (toyline)|main Cyberverse page]] for that info.}}

:{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Cyberverse|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#Cyberverse|Vehicon]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (WFC)#Cyberverse|Breakdown]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CyberverseQuickblade|Quick Blade Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Flamewar (Prime)#Toys|Decepticon Flamewar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Prime)#Hyperspeed|Hyperspeed Wheeljack]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fallback (Prime)#Toys|Fallback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Knock Out (Prime)#CyberverseSingle|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tailgate (Prime)#Toys|Autobot Tailgate]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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:'''Commander Class'''

:Commander class figures all come with translucent weaponry, and feature some amount of translucent plastic in their bodies (blue for Autobots, but a variety of colors for Decepticons), a feature designed around interacting with the line's vehicles (see below). Each vehicle is equipped with an "[[Energon Booster]]", a light-up accessory that can plug into the Commanders' weapons or into the posts and ports on the figures' backs to illuminate them with "glowing energon power".

{{Note|The Wave 1 figures also came in a "DVD Edition" case: the only difference is the slightly different packaging and the inclusion of a mini-DVD that contains the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' episode "[[Masters & Students]]". Yes, all four of them come with the same episode.}}

:{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Cyberverse|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)#Cyberverse|Starscream]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Cyberverse|Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (WFC)#Cyberverse|Ironhide]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Nightwatch Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Cyberverse|Ultra Magnus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)/toys#CyberverseBattleTactics|Battle Tactics Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skyquake (Prime)#Cyberverse|Skyquake]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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:'''Vehicles'''

:{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Energon Driller#Toys|Energon Driller]] with [[Knock Out (Prime)#CyberverseDrill|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jackhammer (Prime)#Toys|Star Hammer]] with [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Cyberverse|Wheeljack]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee Battle Suit]] with [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CyberverseBattlesuit|Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

:'''Other'''
:{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Maximus (Prime)|Optimus Maximus]]}}
|}

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===="Standard" line====
:'''Deluxe Class'''
:Deluxe class figures feature a dynamic "head reveal" gimmick: the robot-mode heads pop out during transformation via spring-loaded or gear-operated gimmickry, or occasionally by simple manually-operated panel-flipping. Internally, these figures were referred to by Hasbro as "Revealers".

:{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Deluxe|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (WFC)#Deluxe|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Prime)#Deluxe|Wheeljack]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)/toys#Deluxe|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (WFC)/toys#Deluxe|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Prime)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Knock Out (Prime)#Deluxe|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#Deluxe|Vehicon]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Airachnid (Prime)#Toys|Airachnid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#ShadowStrike|Shadow Strike Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (WFC)#Toys|Dead End]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Primetoy-VehiconRevealers.jpg|thumb|200px|Vehicon]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (WFC)#Prime|Sergeant Kup]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rumble (WFC)#Prime|Rumble]]}}</ul>
|}

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:'''Voyager Class'''
:Voyager figures all feature a spring-loaded [[MechTech]]-style transforming weapon, partially constructed from translucent plastic, which lights up via LED when the weapon is deployed. The figures themselves also feature translucent plastic, so the moving LED creates the image of energon power "flowing" from the character's bodies into their weapons. This worked better in theory than in practice. Internally, these figures were referred to by Hasbro as "Powerizers".

:{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Voyager|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Voyager|Optimus Prime]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)/toys#Voyager|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Voyager|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Voyager|Dreadwing]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Voyager|Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundertron#Toys|Thundertron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Primetoy-SkyquakeVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Voyager Skyquake, who barely made it out at retail.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skyquake (Prime)#Voyager|Skyquake]]}}
|}

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:'''Weaponizers
[[File:Transformers-Prime-Weaponizers-Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Weaponizer Optimus Prime]]
:A new size class, Weaponizer Class figures are similar in size to Leader Class toys of previous lines, but with simpler transformations. They feature light-up parts and spinning mini-guns that can deploy in either mode.

::'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
::{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Weaponizer|Optimus Prime]]}}
::{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Weaponizer|Bumblebee]]}}</ul>

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:'''Entertainment Pack'''
::*[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#EntertainmentPack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Starscream (WFC)#EntertainmentPack|Starscream]]: Ultimate Opponents (w/ [[Silas#Toys|Silas]] and [[MECH]] soldier)

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====Exclusives====
:In a rare move, there were no brick and mortar store [[exclusive]]s in Western markets for the regular ''Prime'' line. The "Rust in Peace" special edition of Terrorcon Cliffjumper was available at San Diego Comic-Con and Hasbro Toy Shop, while the "[[Dark Energon]]" series of translucent redecos was sold by online retailer [[BigBadToyStore]]. All of the "Dark Energon" toys were available at general retail in Singapore and Malaysia, and the Voyager Class figures were also available at general retail in the Philippines.
:The Asian market additionally received a special two-pack of Voyager Optimus Prime and Gaia Unicron, complete with their Microns from TakaraTomy's ''Arms Micron'' line.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Rust in Peace [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#SDCC2012|Cliffjumper]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Dark Energon Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#DarkEnergon|Bumblebee]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Knock Out (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Knock Out]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)#DarkEnergon|Starscream]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Dark Energon Voyager Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#DarkEnergon|Megatron]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#DarkEnergon|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Asian Market'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#PrimeUnicronPack|Optimus Prime]] & [[Unicron/toys#PrimeUnicronPack|Gaia Unicron]] two-pack}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Primetoy-MegatronDarkEnergon.jpg|thumb|200px|Dark Energon Megatron]]
|}

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===''Beast Hunters'' (2013)===
{{anchor|BH}}
[[File:Beasthunters-logo1.png|right|300px]]
In 2013, ''Prime'' shifted to the '''''Beast Hunters''''' [[subline imprint]], a branding that also extended into the ''[[Kre-O]]'' line.

This series introduced the dangerous [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] faction, robotic dragons and mythical creatures that posed a threat to Autobot and Decepticon alike. In response, the 'Bots and 'Cons don new armor (the Autobots in spiky, over-weaponized armor reminiscent of ''{{w|Mad Max}}'', while the Decepticons take on more beastly traits) and are armed with new [[gimmick]]-laden launching/spinning weapons. On-package [[bio]]s were reduced in length to just a sentence or two, and the [[Instructions|instruction sheets]] instead feature facts about one of the figure's main weapons, as well as a chapter of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' prose story.

The final waves of this line, released in early [[2014]], ''really'' pushed towards younger kids, with incredibly simplified designs based on the characters' ''Cyberverse'' releases, which actually allowed the toys to be larger than most others in their size class. Unfortunately, as they were [[tail-ender]]s, their US releases were nearly nonexistent: only the Voyagers made it out at US retail, and only through discount chains like Ross and TJ Maxx. The rest ended up released only overseas (not even [[Canada]] got them!).

====''Cyberverse''====
;Legion Class

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Airachnid (Prime)#Cyberverse|Airachnid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#BHCyberverse|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Prime)#Cyberverse|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Twinstrike (Prime)#Cyberverse|Twinstrike]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)#Cyberverse|Hun-Gurrr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (WFC)#Cyberverse|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Blight (Prime)#Cyberverse|Blight]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Rippersnapper (Prime)#Cyberverse|Predacon Rippersnapper]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Windrazor (Prime)#Cyberverse|Windrazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#CyberverseAir|Air Vehicon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (EU only)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bluestreak (Prime)#Cyberverse|Bluestreak]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Divebomb (Prime)|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Rot Gut (Prime)|Rot Gut]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#CyberverseAce|Ace Vehicon]]}}
|}
{{-}}
;Commander Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)/toys#BHCyberverse|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHCyberverse|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Cyberverse|Predaking]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Hardshell#Toys|Hardshell]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trailbreaker (Prime)#Toys|Trailcutter]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (WFC)#Cyberverse|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#BHCyberverse|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Huffer (Prime)#Toys|Huffer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BBladeCyberverse|Beast Blade Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (EU only)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (Prime)|Decepticon Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Unicron|Unicron Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#BHCyberverse|Ultra Magnus]]}}
|}
{{-}}
;Beast Tracker Vehicles
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Claw]] with [[Smokescreen (Prime)#SkyClaw|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Hunter Armor]] with [[Breakdown (WFC)#CyberverseApexArmor|Breakdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Driller#BeeDriller|Energon Driller]] with [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CyberverseDriller|Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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===="Standard" line====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Beast Hunters|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Lazerback (Prime)#Toys|Lazerback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Beast Hunters|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Ravage (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Ravage]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)/toys#Beast Hunters|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Ripclaw#Toys|Ripclaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Beast Hunters|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (WFC)/toys#Beast Hunters|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Skystalker (Prime)#Toys|Skystalker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)/toys#Beast Hunters|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Knock Out (Prime)#BHDeluxe|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Vertebreak (Prime)#Toys|Vertebreak]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Beast Hunters Soundwave]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#BHNightShadow|Night Shadow Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (WFC)#Deluxe|Prowl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (EU only)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#BHDeluxe2014|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Prime)#Deluxe2014|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Twinstrike (Prime)#Deluxe Class|Twinstrike]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Windrazor (Prime)#Deluxe|Windrazor]]}}
|}
{{-}}

;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHVoyager|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Voyager|Predaking]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Shockwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Grimwing (Prime)|Grimwing]] (w/ [[Blackbeak (Prime)|Blackbeak]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Ultra Magnus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Beast Hunters|Megatron/Sharkticon Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:BHtoy Voyager Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Voyager Shockwave]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHVoyager2014|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#2014Voyager|Predaking]]}}
|}

{{-}}
;Battlemaster Class
[[File:Beast-Hunters-Weaponizers-BeastTrackerOptimus.jpg|thumb|200px|Beast Tracker Optimus Prime]]
:Basically just a re-naming of the prior year's Weaponizer Class toys, [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed with some new gear.

<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#BHWeaponizer|Talking Bumblebee]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHWeaponizer|Beast Tracker Optimus Prime]]}}</ul>

{{-}}
;Ultimate Class
:A new size class, Ultimate Class figures are larger than the prior Leader Class toys, but with simpler transformations. They also feature light-up gimmicks and spring-loaded missile launchers.

:They also shipped in separate assortments, due to their differently-shaped boxes.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Assortment 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Ultimate|Beast Hunter Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Assortment 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Ultimate|Beast Fire Predaking]] (outside US only)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

{{-}}

====Kre-O====
{{main|Kre-O#Kre-O Beast Hunters|l1=Kre-O Beast Hunters}}

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====Exclusives====
[[File:Beast Hunters Predacons Rising logo.png|right|300px]]
:'''''Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising'''''
:[[Exclusive]] to [[Target]] stores in the US, this subline-of-a-subline featured multiple new decos of ''Beast Hunters'' toys, including many new characters. It also extended outside the "normal" toyline, including an all-new ''[[Construct-Bots]]'' set.

:Oddly, all of these toys shipped in full cases of a single figure/set.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cyberverse Legion 2-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1p2|[[Smokescreen (Prime)#Cindersaur|Smokescreen]] vs [[Cindersaur (Prime)|Cindersaur]] (Wave 1)}}
{{Bp-a1p2|[[Bumblebee (WFC)#Target2pack|Night Shadow Bumblebee]] vs [[Blight (Prime)#Target2pack|Blight]] (Wave 2)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cyberverse Commander 2-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1p2|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Target2pack|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Predaking (Prime)#Target2pack|Predaking]] (Wave 1)}}
{{Bp-d1p2|[[Bombshock (Prime)#Cyberverse|Bombshock]] & [[Shockwave (WFC)#Rising|Shockwave]] (Wave 2)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cyberverse box set'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Abominus (Prime)#Giftset|Abominus]] ([[Blight (Prime)#Giftset|Blight]], [[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)#Giftset|Hun-Gurrr]], [[Rippersnapper (Prime)#Giftset|Rippersnapper]], [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Giftset|Twinstrike]], [[Windrazor (Prime)#Giftset|Windrazor]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Skylynx (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Skylynx]] (Wave 1)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)#NovaBlast|Nova Blast Bumblebee]] (Wave 2)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Darksteel (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Darksteel]] (Wave 1)}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Cryofire|Cryofire Predaking]] (Wave 2)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Ultimate|Beast Fire Predaking]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Construct-Bots'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Construct-Bots|Predaking]]}}
|}

{{-}}
'''Convention exclusives'''

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Con]] 2013'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys|"First Edition" Beast Hunter Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1p2|Shockwave's Lab (Asian market) ([[Shockwave (WFC)#CybertronCon|Shockwave]], [[Predaking (Prime)#CybertronCon|Predaking]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1p2|Shockwave's Lab (US market) ([[Shockwave (WFC)#SDCC|Shockwave]], [[Predaking (Prime)#SDCC|Predaking]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]] (EU)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1p2|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Predaking|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Predaking (Prime)#Optimus|Predaking]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Shockwave's-Lab-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Shockwave's Lab (US version)]]
|}

{{-}}

==Takara ''Prime'' toyline==
{{anchor|Japan}}
{{toystub}}

===''First Edition''===

*005 [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#FirstEdition|Megatron]] (single pack release of Deluxe class Megatron from the Entertainment Pack released in Hasbro's territories)
{{note|Sharing the same ID number as Terrorcon Cliffjumper, Japan's 005 Megatron may not have been a release that was planned by Hasbro.}}

:'''Exclusives'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Tokyo Toy Show|Tokyo Toy Show 2012]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Shining|Shining Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''World Hobby Fair convention'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Firebolt (Prime)|Autobot Firebolt Clear Yellow Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Vector Oracle]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pinpointer (Prime)|Autobot Pinpointer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Aimless (Prime)|Aimless]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Blowpipe (Prime)|Blowpipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Firebolt (Prime)|Autobot Firebolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#DarkGuard|Dark Guard Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Peaceman|Autobot Peaceman]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Prime-toy Aimless.jpg|thumb|200px|Aimless]]
|}

{{-}}

===''Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prime'' (Arms Micron)===

The main ''Prime'' line in Japan, while mostly using the same molds, was quite a bit different from the Hasbro version. Hoping to snag a slightly-older market, the toys were given a bit of "model kit" vibe. [[Paint operation]]s were reduced and replaced with old-fashioned [[sticker]] sheets, so you had to customize/complete the toy itself... and then there was the ''blatantly'' model-kit [[Arms Micron]]s packed in with every toy.

Replacing the weapons of the Hasbro releases, these new [[Mini-Con]]s transform into their larger parnter's signature weapons. They came as unassembled, unpainted model kits, similarly using stickers to fill in details. Several Arms Microns also came by themselves in bagged kits, plus there was a ''metric ton'' of promotional Microns throughout the line, possibly more than any prior line (even ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Micron Legend]]''!), and that's not counting the ones that were released during the ''First Edition'' series. The Arms Microns also had multiple [[5 mm post]]s and holes, and could be combined into super weapons, plus the larger toys were [[retool]]ed to have new Arms Micron mounting points.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[March 31|03-31]]-[[2012]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Deluxe|Bumblebee]] (w/ [[B.2#Toys|B.2]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Deluxe|Cliffjumper]] (w/ [[C.L.#Toys|C.L.]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#JapanDeluxe|Megatron]] (w/ [[Gora#Toys|Gora]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Voyager|Optimus Prime]] (w/ [[O.P.#Toys|O.P.]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (WFC)#Deluxe|Ratchet]] (w/ [[R.A.#Toys|R.A.]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (WFC)#Toys|Skywarp]] (w/ [[Balo#Toys|Balo]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[April 28|04-28]]-2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Terrorcon|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]] (w/ [[Jida#Toys|Jida]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (WFC)#Prime|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Zori#Toys|Zori]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[May 28|05-28]]-2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)#Deluxe|Arcee]] (w/ [[Arc#Toys|Arc]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Voyager|Bulkhead]] (w/ [[B.H.#Toys|B.H.]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[June 30|06-30]]-2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (WFC)#Voyager|War Breakdown]] (w/ [[Zamu#Toys|Zamu]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Knock Out (Prime)#Deluxe|Medic Knock Out]] (w/ [[Gra#Toys|Gra]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)#Voyager|Starscream]] (w/ [[Gul#Toys|Gul]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#Deluxe|Vehicon]] (w/ [[Noji#Toys|Noji]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Primetoy-WarBreakdown.jpg|thumb|200px|War Breakdown & Zamu]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 28|7-28]]-2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Balo#AMW|Balo G]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Baru]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[C.L.#AMW|C.L. GR]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dai]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Gabu]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#Jet|Jet Vehicon]] (w/ [[Igu#Toys|Igu]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Jida#AMW|Jida R]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Voyager|Megatron Darkness]] (w/ [[Gora#GoraII|Gora II]] & [[Hades#Toys|Hades]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[August 25|08-25]]-2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Airachnid (Prime)#Toys|Airachnid]] (w/ [[Ida#Toys|Ida]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jayz#AMW|Jayz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pral#AMW|Pral]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sais#AMW|Sais]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swerve (Prime)#Toys|Swerve]] (w/ [[Sou#Toys|Sou]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[September 29|09-29]]-2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arc#AMW|Arc S]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[B.H.#AMW|B.H. B]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (WFC)#Deluxe|Ironhide]] (w/ [[Iro#Toys|Iro]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Weaponizer|Arms Master Optimus]] (w/ [[R.A.#ArmsMaster|Shining R.A.]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Prime|Gaia Unicron]] (w/ [[Bogu#Toys|Bogu]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Zori#AMW|Zori M]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[October 27|10-27]]-2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Voyager|Dreadwing]] (w/ [[Jigu#Toys|Jigu]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Prime)#Deluxe|Wheeljack]] (w/ [[Wuji#Toys|Wuji]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Primetoy-UnicronArmsMicron.jpg|righ|thumb|200px|Gaia Unicron & Bogu]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[November 24|11-24]]-2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (Prime)#Toys|Nemesis Prime]] (w/ [[Giza (Prime)#Toys|Giza]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Silas#SilasBreakdown|Silas Breakdown]] (w/ [[Magi#Toys|Magi]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Prime)#Prime|Smokescreen]] (w/ [[S.2#Toys|S.2]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[December 15|12-15]]-2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Lio Convoy#Prime|Leo Prime]] (w/ [[L.P.#Toys|L.P.]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (WFC)#Prime|Shockwave]] (w/ [[Bido#Toys|Bido]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Voyager|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Ulma#Toys|Ulma]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[December 26|12-26]]-2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Frenzy (WFC)#Prime|Frenzy]] (w/ [[Dago#Toys|Dago F]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rumble (WFC)#Prime|Rumble]] (w/ [[Dago#Toys|Dago R]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[January 26|01-26]]-[[2013]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Wildrider (Prime)#Toys|Stunt Wildrider]] (w/ [[Ozu (Prime)#Toys|Ozu]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[February 25|2-25]]-2013)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#JetGeneral|Jet Vehicon General]] (w/ [[Igu#Silver|Igu S]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Darkest|Final Battle Megatron]] (w/ [[Baru#Shadow|Shadow Baru]], [[Dai#Shadow|Shadow Dai]], [[Gabu#Shadow|Shadow Gabu]])}}
|}

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'''Gacha Arms Microns'''
:A completely new set of molds were created for a set of Arms Microns distributed mainly through [[Gacha]]-branded "capsule toy" machines. Oddly, they contain a mix of Micron versions of larger show characters (for lack of information or a better explanation, this wiki is treating them as new characters) and entirely-new bestial Decepticon Microns.

:The first two waves of Microns were imported to UK and German toy stores as a [[blindpacking|blindbagged]] line in English packaging, produced by Tomy (the packaging sports Tomy and Gacha logos) and licensed by Hasbro UK.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Vol.1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee Sword]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Gob (Prime)|Gob]] (2 versions)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Blaster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Zad (Prime)|Zad]] (2 versions)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Vol.2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee Blade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead Knuckle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dado (Prime)|Dado]] (2 versions)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron Cannon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Vol.3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dobo]] (2 versions)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet Spanner]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream Boomerang]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack Kunai]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ArmsMicronGachaWave1.jpg|thumb|200px]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Special Edition'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee Blade]] MX}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead Knuckle]] MX}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee Sword]] MX}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Blaster]] MX}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet Spanner]] MX}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack Kunai]] MX}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dado (Prime)|Dado]] TC}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dobo]] TC}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Gob (Prime)|Gob]] TC}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron Cannon]] TC}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream Boomerang]] TC}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Zad (Prime)|Zad]] TC}}
|}

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'''Exclusives'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Terrorcon|Terrorcon Bumblebee]] (w/ [[Zori#Terrorcon|Terrorcon Zori]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Gra#Shining|Shining Gra B]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Gul#Hellflame|Hellflame Gul]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.A.#Shadow|Shadow R.A.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.A.#ShiningGR|Shining R.A. GR]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Arms Up Campaign]] contest'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Hades#gold|Golden Hades]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Golden|Golden Optimus Prime]] (w/ [[O.P.#Gold|Golden O.P.]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Gora#Shadow|Shadow Gora]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Next Generation World Hobby Fair Summer '12'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[O.P.#Shining|Shining O.P.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Tokyo Toy Show 2012'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[B.2#Shining|Shining B.2]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[B.2#PureEnergon|Pure Energon B.2]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[C.L.#Shadow|Shadow C.L.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[O.P.#PureEnergon|Pure Energon O.P.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BattleShield|Battle Shield Optimus]] (w/ [[O.P.#Gray|O.P. A]], [[Jayz#Toys|Jayz G]], [[Pral#Toys|Pral G]], [[Sais#Toys|Sais G]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pinpointer (Prime)|Autobot Pinpointer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.A.#ShiningR|Shining R.A. R]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Zamu#Hellflame|Hellflame Zamu]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''TV Boy'' magazine'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Blaster#TVBoyRed|Optimus Prime Blaster (red version)]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Balo#Shadow|Shadow Balo]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Jida#Hellflame|Hellflame Jida]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Noji#Hellflame|Hellflame Noji]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#OrionPax|Orion Pax]] (w/ [[R.A.#Orion|Gold Metal R.A.]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.A.#ShiningP|Shining R.A. P]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.A.#ShiningY|Shining R.A. Y]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (WFC)#Toys|Thundercracker]] (w/ [[Balo#Silver|Silver Metal Balo]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Nightmare|Nightmare Unicron]] (w/ [[Bogu#Nightmare|Bogu M]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}</ul>



===EZ Collection===
{{toystub}}

{{-}}

==Merchandise==
*'''Optimus Prime Stand-up Mover'''
*'''Bumblebee Stand-up Mover'''

;Roleplay
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#ionblaster|Bumblebee Ion Blaster]]

;Battle Masks
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys|Optimus Prime]] Battle Mask
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys|Bumblebee]] Battle Mask

;Energon Helmet
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys|Optimus Prime]] Energon Helmet

==Notes==
* Hasbro applied for a ''Beast Hunters'' video game trademark on December 17, 2012, leading to speculation of a possible ''Beast Hunters'' game.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-video-game-trademark-revealed-176549/ Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Video Game Trademark Revealed]</ref> With no news after that and the marketing shift to ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'', any video game appears to have been canned.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prime (toyline)}}
[[Category:Prime| ]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Battle Master

2020-02-17T03:28:10Z

Shellspark:

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

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

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

{{TOCclear}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Battle Masters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Firebolt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Firedrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lionizer (G1)#Generations|Lionizer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pteraxadon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Aimless (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Aimless]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dazzlestrike]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smashdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Caliburst (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Caliburst]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trenchfoot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracas#War for Cybertron: Siege|Fracas]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hairsplitter#War for Cybertron: Siege|Shrute]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Terror-Daxtyl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Singe#War for Cybertron: Siege|Singe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rung (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Rung]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Soundbarrier]]}}</ul>
|[[File:War-For-Cybertron-Siege-Battle-Master-Firedrive.jpg|thumb|300px]]
|}

==Notes==
*"Battle Masters" are named as such either because [[Hasbro]] has lost the [[trademark]] for "Targetmaster", some have melee alt-modes, or both.
*As it is possible to detach limbs and reattach them to their repaints, the original 1987 color schemes may be easily recreated for some. Switching the arms of Blowpipe and Aimless will give them their original Targetmaster appearance, while Fracas may be created using parts from Aimless, Blowpipe and Caliburst.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese'': '''Battle Master''' (バトルマスター ''Batoru Masutā'')

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

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

Transformers: BotBots (toyline)

2020-01-07T21:02:12Z

Shellspark: /* Series 4 */ Added checklist images

[[File:Transformers BotBots Logo.jpg|center|350px]]
[[File:BotBotsPromoArt.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Don't eat the ones that turn into food, or you'll get botbotulism!]]

'''''Transformers: BotBots''''' is a toyline released in late [[2018]], involving small, cartoony, [[super deformed]] robot characters who transform into mundane items. These 1-inch tall soft-plastic bots are marketed in the same style as the insanely popular ''{{w|Shopkins}}'' toys and other collectible mini-toys. The line is heavily aimed at young children, with wackiness and toilet humor galore.

In the universe of the BotBots, a mysterious cloud of [[energon]] gas drifted through a shopping mall, bringing tools, electronics, and even food to life as tiny transforming robots. By day they hide, and by night, mischief aplenty.

''BotBots'' seems to take place in its own [[continuity]]; the rare references to extant ''Transformers'' universes or incarnations of existing characters seem to indicate those exist as mass-market fiction in this world.

{{Quote|One stormy night at a mall nearby, energon power fell from the sky. It hit the mall with its powerful might, and gave everyday objects robot life!|official synopsis}}

==Overview==
[[File:TransformersBotBotstoys.jpg|thumb|right|300px|If ever there was a time to give us a new toy of [[Ejector]], Hasbro, this is it.]]

Each BotBot is a tiny, roughly-1-inch tall PVC-plastic toy that converts from a robot into some other object in a few short, simple steps. Though accessories are exceedingly rare in the line, many BotBots have hands that are compatible with accessories that use [[C joint|3mm posts]].

Each character belongs to a themed team depending on the "store" their [[alternate mode]] is found in, though the individual members of the team are spread out among a '''''lot''''' of packages. The three main price points in the line, found in every Series, are:

* '''[[Blindpacking|Blind Bag]] Mystery Figures''' with a single Bot inside
* '''5-Packs''' with two Bots from the pack's theme team, two Bots from two other teams, and an additional blind-packed (but ''not'' random) "Lost Bot"
* '''8-Packs''' with two Bots from the pack's theme team, five Bots from five other teams, and an additional blind-packed (but not random) "Lost Bot"

There are also several special price points introduced in later Series:

* '''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' packs with twelve Bots from the pack's theme team, and four from other teams (well, usually)
* '''Surprise Unboxing''' packs with ten individual capsules inside, containing five Bots, one "Winner's Circle" gold Bot, and four stickers

Naturally, there is a ton of overlap, with many figures available in multiple different packs; some Bots can be found in up to ''four'' different packages per Series. These redundant Bots are meant to encourage trading among the kids.

In the first three Series, the blind-packed portions are opened by pulling up a tearable flap on the back of the card, revealing a perforated paper layer. The instructions say to then push the plastic bubble with both thumbs to pop the Bot out through the paper, but you can just tear the paper and pull it out too. By Series 4, these tearaway flaps were removed to discourage in-store theft.

The Blind Bag Mystery Figures have individual ID numbers that allow you to tell what toy is inside. For Series 1 and 4, these are lightly embossed (by hand, strangely) on the back of the card on the bottom-right, near the pull-up flap. There are clearer, stamped-on ID codes located ''under'' the flap, though pulling them up while you're still in the store may get you in trouble. In Series 2 and 3, the ID numbers are instead properly printed onto the back of the card, near the top edge. The blindpacked portions of 5-packs and 8-packs also have hand-embossed numbers to identify the Lost Bot/Winner's Circle Bot inside, but we tell you what's in there anyway, so.

{{-}}

==Toys==
As each individual toy can appear in multiple multi-packs, this section is... a little more complicated than most. For each Series, we'll first list a complete roster of characters, broken down by their "tribes", then a listing of the individual packages and their contents.

===Series 1===
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Backpack Bunch]]'''
* [[Cranks]]
* [[Ms. Take]]
* [[Point Dexter]]
* [[Professor Wellread]]
* [[Slappyhappy]]
* [[Snippy Snappy]]
* [[Sticky McGee]]
* [[Totes Magotes]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Greaser Gang]]'''
* [[Angry Cheese]]
* [[Duderoni]]
* [[Fottle Barts]]
* [[Hawt Diggity]]
* [[S'up Dawg]]
* [[Shredder Jack]]
* [[Spud Muffin]]
* [[Twerple Burple]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
* [[Arctic Guzzlerush]]
* [[Batsby]]
* [[Fit Ness Monster]]
* [[Kidd Klobber]]
* [[Laceface]]
* [[Pucksie]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''The [[Lost Bots]]'''
* [[Bonz-Eye]]
* [[Burgertron]]
* [[Clogstopper]]
* [[Dimlit]]
* [[Frostferatu]]
* [[Game Over]]
* [[Stinkeye Stapleton]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 1 checklist.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Shed Heads]]'''
* [[Cuddletooth]]
* [[Fun Gus]]
* [[Grit Sandwood]]
* [[Major Lee Screwge]]
* [[Nail Byter]]
* [[Rootwing]]
* [[Slobber Rock]]
* [[Venus Frogtrap]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Cocoa Crazy]]
* [[Lolly Licks]]
* [[Nrjeez]]
* [[The Plop Father]]
* [[Remorsel]]
* [[Sippy Slurps]]
* [[Sprinkleberry D'uhnut]]
* [[Unilla Icequeencone]]
* [[Waddlepop]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Techie Team]]'''
* [[Chilla Gorilla]]
* [[Dr. Moggly]]
* [[Fomo]]
* [[Goob Toob]]
* [[Raddhaxx]]
* [[S.A. Cheez]]
* [[Screen Fiend]]
* [[Skillz Punk]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toilet Troop]]'''
* [[Frohawk]]
* [[King Toots]]
* [[Nobeeoh]]
* [[Poo Sham]]
* [[Sergeant Scrubadub]]
* [[Stinkosaurus Rex]]
* [[Sudsbeard]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack/assortment. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the number of sets to buy to complete a Series.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 ''Stinkosaurus Rex''
* #2 ''Sergeant Scrubadub''
* #3 ''Nobeeoh''
* #4 ''Cocoa Crazy''
* #5 Sippy Slurps
* #6 ''Remorsel''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 Skillz Punk
* #8 ''Fomo''
* #9 ''S.A. Cheez''
* #10 S'up Dawg
* #11 ''Twerple Burple''
* #12 Spud Muffin (#12)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 ''Rootwing''
* #14 Venus Frogtrap
* #15 ''Fun Gus''
* #16 ''Slobber Rock''
* #17 ''Frostferatu''
* #18 Dimlit
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 ''Professor Wellread''
* #20 ''Snippy Snappy''
* #21 ''Totes Magotes''
* #22 ''Cranks''
* #23 Batsby
* #24 Kidd Klobber
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|[[File:BotBots-toy S1-MysteryFigure.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 1 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S1-5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 1 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S1-8packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 1 8-pack samples]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Sugar Shocks''' (5-pack #1)
: Lolly Licks, Ms. Take, Shredder Jack, Sippy Slurps, Clogstopper (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Sugar Shocks''' (5-pack #2)
: Nail Byter, ''The Plop Father'', Slappyhappy, Waddlepop, Burgertron (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Sugar Shocks''' (5-pack #3)
: Laceface, Point Dexter, Sprinkleberry D'uhnut, Unilla Icequeencone, Game Over (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Techie Team''' (5-pack #1)
: ''Dr. Moggly'', Ms. Take, Nrjeez, Skillz Punk, Burgertron (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Techie Team''' (5-pack #2)
: ''Chilla Gorilla'', Pucksie, Raddhaxx, Slappyhappy, Bonz-Eye (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Troop''' (5-pack #1)
: Frohawk, King Toots, Sticky McGee, Unilla Icequeencone, Dimlit (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Troop''' (5-pack #2)
: King Toots, Shredder Jack, ''Sudsbeard'', Waddlepop, Stinkeye Stapleton (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Troop''' (5-pack #3)
: Fit Ness Monster, Frohawk, Poo Sham, Sprinkleberry D'uhnut, Bonz-Eye (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #1)
: Angry Cheese, Batsby, Fottle Barts, Goob Toob, Sippy Slurps, Sticky McGee, Venus Frogtrap, Clogstopper (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #2)
: Fit Ness Monster, Major Lee Screwge, Point Dexter, Poo Sham, S'up Dawg, Shredder Jack, Waddlepop, Game Over (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #3)
: Fottle Barts, Ms. Take, Nrjeez, Poo Sham, Pucksie, Raddhaxx, Spud Muffin, Bonz-Eye (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #4)
: Arctic Guzzlerush, ''Cuddletooth'', ''Duderoni'', Frohawk, Hawt Diggity, Lolly Licks, Screen Fiend, Stinkeye Stapleton (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #1)
: Angry Cheese, Arctic Guzzlerush, Grit Sandwood, King Toots, Lolly Licks, Pucksie, Screen Fiend, Stinkeye Stapleton (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #2)
: Kidd Klobber, Laceface, Nail Byter, Poo Sham, Skillz Punk, Sticky McGee, Unilla Icequeencone, Burgertron (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #3)
: Arctic Guzzlerush, Batsby, Hawt Diggity, King Toots, Major Lee Screwge, Slappyhappy, Sprinkleberry D'uhnut, Game Over (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #4)
: Fit Ness Monster, Fottle Barts, Goob Toob, Grit Sandwood, Laceface, Nrjeez, Point Dexter, Clogstopper (Lost Bot)
|}
{{note|You only need to buy '''one''' of the Jock Squad packs with Grit Sandwood in them. Everyone else in either pack is a duplicate found in other "recommended" packs, so pick the set whose extras make you happier.}}

{{-}}

===Series "1.5"===
This series features special "color change" BotBots with heat-sensitive paint, revealing splotches when warmed up. It appears to be an "add-on" to Series 1, and includes a modified Series 1 checklist.

It was revealed via Hasbro Australia's website<ref>https://shop.hasbro.com/en-au/product/transformers-botbots-toys-bakery-bytes-mystery-5-pack-series-1-collectible-color-change-figures:FD475617-D835-4087-8A4C-6984CB2B7F1F</ref>. But its lack of appearance at [[Toy Fair 2019]], as well as apparently not being included in the ''[[Transformers BotBots Official Sticker Book]]'', indicate it was originally meant to be a store [[exclusive]]; most likely [[Toys"R"Us]], as they are sold through that chain in Canada, Taiwan and Hong Kong. With that chain's US death, [[Amazon]] eventually released the Bakery Bytes to US buyers (as would several smaller online outlets well before then), but no word on the Lawn League yet.

;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Bakery Bytes]]'''
* [[Batter Splatter]]
* [[Cavi T.]]
* [[Chief Cherry 3.14]]
* [[Flat Flour Face]]
* [[Reci P. Cooker]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lawn League]]'''
* [[Bum Sprout]]
* [[Grass Guzzler]]
* [[Luckaneer]]
* [[McMuzzsaw]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Mucker Von Diggs]]
* [[Nozzlesnot]]
* [[The Pollinator]]
* [[Silent Shade]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

{{-}}
;Packages
{{note|Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack/assortment. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the number of sets to buy to complete a Series... but see the note below about the special circumstances surrounding this batch.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #1)
: Batter Splatter, Bum Sprout, Flat Flour Face, McMuzzsaw, Cavi T. (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #2)
: Batter Splatter, Chief Cherry 3.14, Flat Flour Face, Luckaneer, Nozzlesnot (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #3)
: Batter Splatter, Flat Flour Face, Luckaneer, McMuzzsaw, Reci P. Cooker (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #4)
: Batter Splatter, Flat Flour Face, McMuzzsaw, Silent Shade, Chief Cherry 3.14 (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:BotBots-toy S1-BakeryBytes5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series "1.5" Bakery Bytes 5-pack samples]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Lawn League''' (8-pack #1)
: Bum Sprout, Cavi T., Chief Cherry 3.14, Grass Guzzler, Nozzlesnot, Reci P. Cooker, Silent Shade, McMuzzsaw (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Lawn League''' (8-pack #2)
: Bum Sprout, Cavi T., Chief Cherry 3.14, Luckaneer, ''Mucker Von Diggs'', ''The Pollinator'', Reci P. Cooker, Grass Guzzler (blind-packed)
|}

{{note|This "minimum buy" arrangement '''''only''''' works if you can obtain the toys in-person and can see what you're getting. Amazon, the US distributor, does '''''not''''' allow you to pick specific items from ''BotBots'' assortments, and will send you random ones. In this instance, you are better off ordering two Lawn League packs — of which there are only two and they contain all of the toys in wave 1.5 except for the two color-changing Bakery Bytes— and a single Bakery Bytes pack, which no matter which one you get, will have said two color-changing Bakery Bytes. There's still an off chance you might get two of the same Lawn League pack, but retailer Kohl's accepts Amazon returns. Yeah, it's a pain, sorry.}}

===Series 2===
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Backpack Bunch]]'''
* [[Bogus Pocus]]
* [[Bottocorrect]]
* [[Scribby]]
* [[Short Edge]]
* [[Steve From Accounting]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Greaser Gang]]'''
* [[Brock Head]]
* [[Brotato]]
* [[Hawt Mess]]
* [[Must Turd]]
* [[Nacho Problem]]
* [[Sir Botcha]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
* [[Big Botti]]
* [[Ice Sight]]
* [[The In-Sole]]
* [[Toughdown]]
* [[Tropic Guzzlerush]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lost Bots]]'''
* [[Abominable Soundman]]
* [[The Detangler]]
* [[Hamurai]]
* [[Love Struck]]
* [[Ol' Tic Toc]]
* [[Overpack]]
* [[PB Junior]]
* [[Rebugnant]]
* [[Rock Swagger]]
* [[Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 2 checklist.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Music Mob]]'''
* [[Dizzy Bones]]
* [[Dumbeats]]
* [[Grampiano]]
* [[Pink Key Pop]]
* [[Songwave]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Shed Heads]]'''
* [[Drillit Yaself]]
* [[Grrr'illa Grimes]]
* [[Sandy Man]]
* [[Spots the Rock]]
* [[Tool Bag]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Spoiled Rottens]]'''
* [[Atomic Freeze]]
* [[Big Cantuna]]
* [[Grumpy Clumpy]]
* [[Holey Moldy]]
* [[Sour Wing]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Javasaurus Rex]]
* [[King Candyhooves]]
* [[Lolly Mints]]
* [[Mocklate]]
* [[Sippyberry]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Swag Stylers]]'''
* [[Chic Cheeks]]
* [[Frizzle Fry]]
* [[Ollie Bite]]
* [[Prince Perfumius]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Techie Team]]'''
* [[Clixx]]
* [[Glitch Face]]
* [[Hashtagz]]
* [[Outtacontrol]]
* [[Technotic Sonic]]
* [[TV Cop]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toilet Troop]]'''
* [[Be-Oh]]
* [[Captain Swoon]]
* [[Nope Soap]]
* [[TP Itch]]
|}

;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack/assortment. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the number of sets to buy to complete a Series.}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 ''Sippyberry''
* #2 ''Captain Swoon''
* #3 ''The Detangler''
* #4 ''King Candyhooves''
* #5 ''TV Cop''
* #6 ''Ice Sight''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 ''Glitchface''
* #8 ''PB Junior''
* #9 ''Must Turd''
* #10 ''Sandy Man''
* #11 ''Tropic Guzzlerush''
* #12 Songwave
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 Grumpy Clumpy
* #14 Atomic Freeze
* #15 Dumbeats
* #16 Pink Key Pop
* #17 Ollie Bite
* #18 Frizzle Fry
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 ''Sir Botcha''
* #20 ''Technotic Sonic''
* #21 ''Javasaurus Rex''
* #22 ''Hamurai''
* #23 Overpack
* #24 ''The In-Sole''
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|[[File:BotBots-toy S2-MysteryFigure.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 2 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S2-5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 2 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S2-8packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 2 8-pack samples]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Backpack Bunch''' (5-pack #1)
:Bogus Pocus, Hashtagz, Nope Soap, Short Edge, Love Struck (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Backpack Bunch''' (5-pack #2)
:Bottocorrect, Clixx, Pink Key Pop, Steve From Accounting, Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Music Mob''' (5-pack #1)
:Dumbeats, Holey Moldy, Scribby, Songwave, Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Music Mob''' (5-pack #2)
:Dizzy Bones, Dumbeats, Outtacontrol, Steve From Accounting, Rebugnant (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Music Mob''' (5-pack #3)
:Be-Oh, ''Grampiano'', Nacho Problem, Pink Key Pop, Overpack (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Shed Heads''' (5-pack #1)
:Bottocorrect, Brotato, Drillit Yaself, Tool Bag, Love Struck (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Shed Heads''' (5-pack #2)
:Drillit Yaself, Holey Moldy, Lolly Mints, Spots the Rock, Rock Swagger (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Shed Heads''' (5-pack #3)
:Grrr'illa Grimes, Hawt Mess, Tool Bag, Toughdown, Ol' Tic Toc (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #1)
:Grrr'illa Grimes, Grumpy Clumpy, Hashtagz, Hawt Mess, Lolly Mints, Scribby, Sour Wing, Rock Swagger (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #2)
: ''Big Cantuna'', Bottocorrect, Brock Head, Nope Soap, Ollie Bite, Outtacontrol, Sour Wing, Rebugnant (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #3)
: Atomic Freeze, Big Botti, Bogus Pocus, Brotato, Dizzy Bones, ''Mocklate'', Sour Wing, Abominable Soundman (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #4)
: Atomic Freeze, Be-Oh, Grumpy Clumpy, Nacho Problem, Short Edge, Spots the Rock, Toughdown, Ol' Tic Toc (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #1)
: Brock Head, Chic Cheeks, Frizzle Fry, Grumpy Clumpy, Nope Soap, Scribby, Songwave, Love Struck (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #2)
: Atomic Freeze, Be-Oh, Big Botti, Nacho Problem, Ollie Bite, Prince Perfumius, Steve from Accounting, Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #3)
: Brock Head, Chic Cheeks, Clixx, Dizzy Bones, Ollie Bite, Toughdown, Short Edge, Rebugnant (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #4)
: Big Botti, Bogus Pocus, Brotato, Frizzle Fry, Lolly Mints, Prince Perfumius, ''TP Itch'', Abominable Soundman (Lost Bot)
|}

{{-}}

===Series 3===
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Arcade Renegades]]'''
* [[24K-Bit]]
* [[Bankshot]]
* [[Cackle Corn]]
* [[Clawsome]]
* [[Driver Ted]]
* [[The Fizz]]
* [[Greed Feed]]
* [[Knotzel]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Old Cool]]
* [[Papa Click]]
* [[Pixelfin]]
* [[Sheriff Sugarfeet]]
* [[Sweet Cheat]]
* [[Tangry Tart]]
* [[Tutu Puffz]]
* [[Wrist Banned]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Fresh Squeezes]]'''
* [[Avocando]]
* [[Bunches]]
* [[Latte Spice Whirl]]
* [[Sensei Spiny]]
* [[Smerg the Sad]]
* [[Trend Blend]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Goo Goo Groopies]]'''
* [[Bottle O-Tears]]
* [[Crib Watch]]
* [[Drippy Pup]]
* [[Highroller]]
* [[Nampy]]
* [[Shushifier]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 3 checklist.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
* [[Citrus Guzzlerush]]
* [[Dinger]]
* [[Mal Content]]
* [[Rink Stink]]
* [[Terror Tale Torch]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lost Bots]]'''
* [[Grave Rave]]
* [[Greeny Rex]]
* [[Fail Polish]]
* [[Nanny McBag]]
* [[Smooth Shaker]]
* [[Strike Four]]
* [[Trisourtops]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Music Mob]]'''
* [[Axwell]]
* [[Batterhead]]
* [[Calamity Keys]]
* [[Dingledeedoo]]
* [[Loudsy]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Playroom Posse]]'''
* [[Cuddle Wuddle]]
* [[D-Pad Chad]]
* [[Kikmee]]
* [[Pop-O the Clown]]
* [[Q.U.R.O.B.O. 6000]]
* [[Quackles]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Seasons Greeters]]'''
* [[Halloween Knight]]
* [[Meltz Down]]
* [[Stringaling]]
* [[Sugar Breath]]
* [[Wizengreen]]
* [[Yule B. Bored]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Spoiled Rottens]]'''
* [[Croaks]]
* [[Disgusto Desserto]]
* [[Moldwich]]
* [[Sardank]]
* [[Slimey Slurps]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Choc-O-Lawless]]
* [[Minnycake]]
* [[Sugar Saddle]]
* [[Swoonberry]]
* [[Treat Elite]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Swag Stylers]]'''
* [[Blabberbook]]
* [[Excessory]]
* [[Makeover N. Over]]
* [[Perfumigator]]
* [[Wristocrat]]
|}
{{-}}
;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack/assortment. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the number of sets to buy to complete a Series.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 Greeny Rex
* #2 Smerg the Sad
* #3 ''Terror Tale Torch''
* #4 Choc-O-Lawless
* #5 ''Disgusto Desserto''
* #6 ''Dingledeedoo''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 Strike Four
* #8 ''Citrus Guzzlerush''
* #9 ''Slimey Slurps''
* #10 Calamity Keys
* #11 ''Makeover N. Over''
* #12 ''Axwell''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 ''Meltz Down''
* #14 ''Wizengreen''
* #15 Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000
* #16 Quackles
* #17 Shushifier
* #18 Nampy
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 ''Drippy Pup''
* #20 Sensei Spiny
* #21 ''Treat Elite''
* #22 Latte Spice Whirl
* #23 ''Rink Stink''
* #24 ''D-Pad Chad''
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=8|[[File:BotBots-toy S3-MysteryFigure.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 3 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S3-5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 3 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S3-8packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 3 8-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S3-ArcadeRenegade.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Arcade Renegades Surprise 16-pack]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #1)
: Bunches, Crib Watch, Kikmee, Quackles, ''Grave Rave'' (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #2)
: Batterhead, Blabberbook, Pop-O the Clown, Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000, Trisourtops (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #3)
: Kikmee, Loudsy, Mal Content, Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000, Greeny Rex (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #4)
: Cuddle Wuddle, Dinger, Quackles, Swoonberry, Smooth Shaker (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #1)
: Calamity Keys, Moldwich, Sugar Breath, Yule B. Bored, Fail Polish (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #2)
: Halloween Knight, Highroller, Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000, Stringaling, Latte Spice Whirl (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #3)
: Perfumigator, Stringaling, Sugar Breath, Swoonberry, Shushifier (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #4)
: Minnycake, Pop-O the Clown, Sugar Breath, Yule B. Bored, Trisourtops (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #1)
: Avocando, Choc-O-Lawless, Mal Content, Moldwich, Quackles, Smerg the Sad, Yule B. Bored, ''Nanny McBag'' (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #2)
: Blabberbook, Bottle O-Tears, Croaks, Loudsy, Minnycake, Sensei Spiny, Trend Blend, Strike Four (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #3)
: Bunches, Crib Watch, Excessory, Halloween Knight, Sardank, Sugar Saddle, Trend Blend, Smooth Shaker (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #4)
: Avocando, Bunches, Dinger, Nampy, Stringaling, Sugar Breath, Swoonberry, Fail Polish (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #1)
: Bunches, Crib Watch, Croaks, Loudsy, Mal Content, Nampy, Sugar Saddle, Fail Polish (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #2)
: Batterhead, Bottle O-Tears, Choc-O-Lawless, Dinger, Perfumigator, Shushifier, Trend Blend, Trisourtops (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #3)
: Avocando, Batterhead, Crib Watch, Excessory, Halloween Knight, Sardank, Shushifier, Strike Four (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #4)
: Bottle O-Tears, Cuddle Wuddle, Highroller, Mal Content, Minnycake, Trend Blend, ''Wristocrat'', Smooth Shaker (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #1)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**24K-Bit, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Sweet Cheat, Tangry Tart
**Laceface, S'up Dawg, Skillz Punk, Spud Muffin
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #2)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**The Fizz, Papa Click, Pixelfin, Wrist Banned
**Chilla Gorilla, Duderoni, Hawt Diggity, Shredder Jack
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #3)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**24K-Bit, Papa Click, Sweet Cheat, Wrist Banned
**Chilla Gorilla, Duderoni, Skillz Punk, Spud Muffin
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #4)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**The Fizz, Pixelfin, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Tangry Tart
**Hawt Diggity, Laceface, S'up Dawg, Shredder Jack
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #5)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**Papa Click, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Sweet Cheat, Tangry Tart
**Chilla Gorilla, Duderoni, Laceface, Skillz Punk
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #6)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**24K-Bit, The Fizz, Papa Click, Pixelfin, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Sweet Cheat, Tangry Tart, Wrist Banned
|}
{{note|The Arcade Renegade packs have an ID number printed on the back, just to the right of the group shot, next to Sweet Cheat, appropriately enough. The number corresponds to their listing here; obviously, "6" is the only one you want to keep in mind.}}
{{note|Yes, for some reason, non-Lost-Bots ended up in two of the Seasons Greeters Lost Bot bubbles. We don't know why.}}

{{-}}
===Series 4===
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Fresh Squeezes]]'''
* [[Aday]]
* [[Hiptoast]]
* [[Peary Peculiar]]
* [[Peels the Monkey]]
* [[Tricitrustups]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Home Rangers]]'''
* [[Bogusaurus Rex]]
* [[Crabby Grabby]]
* [[Heat Freak]]
* [[Pressure Punk]]
* [[Roarista]]
* [[Rolley Doughley]]
* [[Whirlderful]]
* [[Windbag]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Los Deliciosos]]'''
* [[Burrito Favorito]]
* [[Chef Nada]]
* [[King Cubano]]
* [[Lunchador]]
* [[The Cobbler]]
* [[Suavé Verde]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Magic Tricksters]]'''
* [[King Cheats]]
* [[Skitter Chatters]]
* [[The Great Mumblo Bumblo]]
* [[Whoopsie Cushion]]
* [[Zanzabar]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Movie Moguls]]'''
* [[Bluray Murray]]
* [[Bretzel]]
* [[Critically Complained]]
* [[Fizzkick]]
* [[Lumidope]]
*[[ Movie Munchster]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Retro Replays]]'''
* [[Game Older]]
* [[Loadoutsky]]
* [[Mr. Business Esquire]]
* [[Mr. Memory Banks]]
* [[Pop N. Lock]]
* [[Snorg the Conquerer]]
* [[Swapbox 16]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Science Alliance]]'''
* [[Dr. Flaskenstein]]
* [[Eye-Goon]]
* [[Face Ace]]
* [[Starscope]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Seasons Greeters]]'''
* [[Bemyne]]
* [[Flare Devil]]
* [[Incog-Eggo]]
* [[Snotty Stem]]
* [[Zwonkey Donkey]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Crumbly Yumbly]]
* [[Cypops]]
* [[DJ Fudgey Fresh]]
* [[Fancy Flutter]]
* [[Frostfetti Frostyface]]
* [[Grandma Crinkles]]
* [[Milton (BotBots)|Milton]]
* [[Smore N'More]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Wilderness Troop]]'''
* [[Cam The Man]]
* [[Disaster Master]]
* [[Doc Kit]]
* [[Googly Spy P.I.]]
* [[Miss Mixed]]
* [[Ranger Lampton]]
* [[Rusty Von Cleave]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Winner's Circle]]'''
* [[Game Golden]]
* [[Gold Dexter]]
* [[Goldenberry D'uhnut]]
* [[Goldface]]
* [[Goldie Rock]]
* [[Goldsferatu]]
* [[Liquid Gold]]
* [[Pop O' Gold]]
|}

;Packages
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 Pop O' Gold
* #2 Miss Mixed
* #3 Starscope
* #4 Hiptoast
* #5 Snotty Stem
* #6 Zwonkey Donkey
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 Liquid Gold
* #8 Cypops
* #9 Milton
* #10 Movie Munchster
* #11 Whirlderful
* #12 Rolley Doughley
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 Pressure Punk
* #14 Burrito Favorito
* #15 Chef Nada
* #16 Game Older
* #17 Swapbox 16
* #18 Snorg the Conqueror
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 The Great Mumbo Bumblo
* #20 King Cheats
* #21 Whoopsie Cushion
* #22 Disaster Master
* #23 Googly Spy P.I.
* #24 Face Ace
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 4 checklist A.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Home Rangers''' (5-pack #1)
: Bogusaurus Rex, Cam the Man, Flare Devil, Rolley Doughley, Lunchador (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Home Rangers''' (5-pack #2)
: Incog-Eggo, Roarista, Suavé Verde, Whirlderful, Goldie Rock (Winner's Circle bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Home Rangers''' (5-pack #3)
: Heat Freak, Pop N. Lock, Rolley Doughley, Tricitrustops, Zanzabar (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Magic Tricksters''' (5-pack #1)
: King Cheats, Peary Peculiar, Rusty Von Cleave, Whoopsie Cushion, Hiptoast (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rwospan=4|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Magic Tricksters''' (5-pack #2)
: Bemyne, Critically Complained, The Great Mumbo Bumblo, Whoopsie Cushion, Mr. Business Esquire (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Science Alliance''' (5-pack #1)
: Dr. Flaskenstein, Incog-Eggo, Peels the Monkey, Starscope, Mr. Business Esquire (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Science Alliance''' (5-pack #2)
: Aday, Dr. Flaskenstein, Loadoutsky, Starscope, Windbag (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Science Alliance''' (5-pack #3)
: Doc Kit, Dr. Flaskenstein, Eye Goon, Grandma Crinkles, Lunchador (blind-packed)
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 4 checklist B.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Movie Moguls''' (8-pack #1)
: Bretzel, Chef Nada, Incog-Eggo, Lumidope, Peels the Monkey, Pop N. Lock, Rusty Von Cleave, Winner's Circle bot TBD
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Movie Moguls''' (8-pack #2)
: Bogusaurus Rex, Fizzkick, Grandma Krinkle, King Cubano, Movie Munchster, Ranger Lampton, Swapbox 16, Winner's Circle bot TBD
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Movie Moguls''' (8-pack #3)
: Bemyne, Critically Complained, Doc Kit, Heat Freak, Loadoutsky, Lumidope, Peary Peculiar, Winner's Circle bot TBD
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Movie Moguls''' (8-pack #4)
: Bretzel, DJ Fudgey Fresh, Fizzkick, Roarista, Snorg the Conqueror, Suavé Verde, Tricitrustops, Winner's Circle bot TBD
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Wilderness Troop''' (8-pack #1)
: Aday, Bretzel, Eye-Goon, Goggly Spy P.I., Grandma Crinkle, Ranger Lampton, Swapbox 16, Winner's Circle bot TBD
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Wilderness Troop''' (8-pack #2)
: Cypops, Doc Kit, Goggly Sp P.I., Heat Freak, Snorg the Conqueror, Suavé Verde, Tricitrustops, Winner's Circle bot TBD
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Wilderness Troop''' (8-pack #3)
: Aday, Cam the Man, Crabby Grabby, DJ Fudgey Fresh, Flare Devil, Loadoutsky, Ranger Lampton, Winner's Circle bot TBD
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Wilderness Troop''' (8-pack #4)
: Bemyne, Cam the Man, DJ Fudgey Fresh, Fizzkick, Peels the Monkey, Pop N. Lock, Rusty Von Cleave, Winner's Circle bot TBD
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Claw Machine Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack #1)
: Blurry Murray, Crabby Grabby, Goldface, Miss Mixed, Mr. Memory Banks, Skitter Chatter, 4 stickers
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Claw Machine Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack #2)
: Blurry Murray, The Cobbler, Gold Dexter, Milton, Skitter Chatter, Snotty Stem, 4 stickers
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Gumball Machine Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack #1)
: Crumbly Yumbly, Disaster Master, Fancy Flutter, Goldsferatu, Snore N'More, Movie Munchster, 4 stickers
|
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*'''Gumball Machine Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack #2)
: Fancy Flutter, Frostfetti Frostyface, Game Older, Goldenberry D'uhnut, King Cubano, Smore N'More, 4 stickers
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{{note|Hasbro promotional imagery shows several more Winner's Circle bots who do not appear on the Series 4 checklist: a boxing glove, shampoo bottle, ball cap, and watering can. Presumably, they will be released in one of the other 2020 Series.}}
{{comingsoontoy|8-packs not released yet}}

===Exclusives===
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* '''[[Con Crew]]''' (10-pack, 2019)
:[[Fantastic Fuelers]] ([[Carb O'Nate]], [[Coffeemus Prime]], [[Hal A. Peno]], [[Sumthin' Fishy]])
:[[Line League]] ([[Captain Cartridge]], [[Con-Packtor]], [[Vigitente]])
:[[Meet N' Greets]] ([[Botarazzi]], [[Inky Inkerson]], [[Scribzilla]])
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==Merchandise==
* '''''BotBots'' apparel''' (2019)

: Available through Amazon.com, ''BotBots'' has a number of t-shirts, long-sleeve tees, and hoodies for kids and adults:

:* Botbots group shot
:* "#Brobots" (group shot)
:* "At First I Was Like..." (group shot)
:* "I (Donut) Care (Sprinkleberry D'uhnut)
:* "I'm About To Do Something Awesome!" (group shot)
:* "Nacho Business" (Shredder Jack)
:* "Power Player" (Game Over)
:* "That's How I Roll" (King Toots & Rootwing)
:* "To Do List:" (group shot)
:* "Today I Am:" (group shot)
:* "Whatever Happened, It Wasn't Me!" (King Toots)
:* "You Want A Pizza Me?" (Duderoni)

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*'''''Transformers BotBots Official Sticker Book''''' (2019)
**''Publishing date'': [[September 24]], 2019

: Published by [[Random House]], the ''[[Transformers BotBots Official Sticker Book]]'' contains over 500 stickers, with character profiles on 123 ''BotBots'' characters (including the Series 1 & 2 Bots, and the two moved from Series 1 to Series 3). The book also reveals which group the various [[Lost Bots]] are missing from.

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*'''''Lost Bots! (Transformers BotBots) Step Into Reading - Step 3 ''''' (2020)
**''Publishing date'': [[July 7]], 2020
Aimed for kids aged 5 to 7, this 3-step-reading book contains 30 stickers as well.<ref>https://www.amazon.de/Lost-Bots-Transformers-Botbots-Reading/dp/0593173007/ref=sr_1_7?crid=CBSXBD1FIX31&keywords=botbots&qid=1577272595&sprefix=boptbots%2Caps%2C247&sr=8-7</ref>

==Notes==
* The instruction leaflets (as well as the official BotBots website) provide all of the individual BotBot characters with a "Level" of between one and three stars. This corresponds to the illustrated checklist (included in every BotBots package), depicting the BotBots within a shopping mall. To make each BotBot easier to find on the checklist, the one-starred BotBots are on the ground floor, the two-starred BotBots are on the second tier, and the three-starred BotBots are on the top floor. The star rating appears to have no other purpose, and is not a reliable indicator of rarity. 3-Star bots are ''usually'' only available in a single pack, but many one-pack-only bots aren't 3-Star rated. None of this is helped by the fact that Series 2 has several discrepancies between the pack-in checklist and website's Levels for many bots.
* Promotional material for Series 1 shows two Bots who are not actually ''in'' Series 1, a baseball and a soccer ball.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmjc_F0GISU Transformers BotBots Origin Story Sing-Along on YouTube]</ref> Both were moved to later Series.
* All of the characters introduced thus far are entirely new, separate from any traditional "Generation 1" characters: a rarity in today's ''Transformers'' toy market.
* On that note, many characters have [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] symbols on them (though the latter has not been found on anyone without the former also present). However, it does not appear that this is meant to indicate factional allegiance... but ''in-universe marketing''. Absolutely no mention of the Autobots, Decepticons, Cybertron, or the like is made in the promotional materials, only "energon". Several Bots like [[Skillz Punk]] have both faction symbols on them, typically in the context "Autobots vs Decepticons" branding. It looks like in this universe, "Autobots" and "Decepticons" are... well, intellectual property used to advertise products. Meta!
* ''BotBots'' easily has the highest percentage of [[female Transformer]]s in its cast of any ''Transformers'' toyline, and by a stunningly wide margin. In the first two series alone, ''39'' of the 121 characters are female. In fact, it took ''Transformers'' as a whole ''thirty years'' to approach that number of female toy-characters ''period'', and that's including [[BotCon|convention]]-exclusive offerings! (And ''not'' counting toys that had no [[bio]] upon release and were later [[retcon]]ned as female.)

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/botbots Page on the Transformers website]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1G3gfw2uISQ7UAKF3sv8-a5O9JinhTITeRJyMGbZZQ04 Google Spreadsheet of all ''BotBots'' pack contents including "minimum buy" for a complete set]

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{{disambigm|Nova Prime (disambiguation)|Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)}}
:''Nova Prime is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Novaprime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Furmanism|Ahead, hovering, like some vast, predatory bird...]]]]
'''Nova Prime''' was the predecessor to [[Nominus Prime]]. Once the elite soldier '''Nova Major''', he led the unification of a divided [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], ascending to leadership of his people. An expansionist and a supremacist, Nova Prime believed that [[Transformer]]s were the greatest among all life forms and that they should bring their glory to the myriad of lesser races throughout the universe.

After being sucked into the [[Dead Universe]], Nova was chosen to be the host for [[Darkness (G1)|the Darkness]], an otherworldly counterpart of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] which worked by transforming the inhabitants of the Dead Universe into [[Zombie|undead wielders of anti-life]]. Upon merging, Nova was reborn as the sinister and extremely powerful '''Nemesis Prime'''. He now sees it as his mission to fulfil the Darkness' imperative by expanding the Dead Universe's hold into the living realm.

Nemesis may seem to hold sway over both his troops and the Darkness, but nothing could be further from the truth. The powerful [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] sees the Darkness as his rightful inheritance. And then, there is the fear. The fear that the Darkness has more in common with the Matrix than Nemesis is comfortable with. He feels he has earned this power, and isn't willing to see it follow its natural path. It is for this reason he must eliminate Optimus Prime. And it is for this reason he fears to face his successor.

{{bigquote|''Nova was forever seeking, forever testing the limits of science and faith. He had a certain moral...ambiguity about the Cybertronian ideal''.|[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]|"[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Escalation issue 6|''Escalation'' #6]]}}

{{quote|'''I AM THE LEGACY OF PRIMUS!'''|Nova Prime|"[[Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things]]"}}

[[File:TheCrucible NovaMajorEucryphia.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.4]]
Long ago in [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron's]] past, there was a [[First Cybertronian Civil War|great war]] (no, not [[Great War (G1)|that one]]) and Nova Major fought for his tribe's leader [[Prima]]. Ten million years ago, Prima flew the coop and Nova was left as the last soldier standing at the Siege of the [[Citadel of Light]] until [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] arrived out of the wilderness. The two fought against the beast hordes and drove them back, turning the siege into a by-word for courage. [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], the last Prime on the planet, was the one who brought them together in the hope that they could end the war.

Realizing the Primes were gone, Nova went out and united the tribes (starting with [[Rhinox (BW)|the beasts]]) to create a unified Cybertronian society, one for all Cybertronians and where everyone would be "[[functionism|in their place]]." Trion later claimed that this did not sound sinister at the time.

[[File:PrimusAllGoodThings-introdump.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.4|"I, '''Nova Prime''', stand ready to use my '''homage''' powers to enforce a pleasing '''metafictionality!'''"]]

With Trion's blessing, Nova took the mantle of Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}} With the war over, he and his closest friends and advisors Galvatron, [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], and [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] went on a quest in Cybertron's underground, hoping to rediscover the lost principles of their gods, the [[Guiding Hand]]. Nova found the Hand's old home: [[Crystal City]], with its guardian [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega joined Nova's crew and they worked to bring about the legendary [[Golden Age]]. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}}

Soon, Nova's ambition grew and he secretly began planning the [[Expansion]], the Cybertronian conquest of the universe. Obsessed with the Hand's prophecy that "[['Til all are one|all shall be one]]", he intended to enslave all other lifeforms in order to "free" them from their individual wills and make them part of something greater—Nova's empire. He formed the [[Primal Vanguard]] for off-world peacekeeping and began work on the first ''[[Ark (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Ark]]'', claiming it was meant for trade and exploration when it was in truth the first step of the Expansion. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} However, his plans hit a snag when [[Vector Sigma]]'s flow of new [[spark]]s began to cease. Fearing that his Expansion would be impossible with a limited population of Cybertronians at his disposal, Nova had a team of scientists led by [[Solomus|Tyrest]] tap into the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and use its power to create new life, a process that was covered up as a "population augmentation program" that made use of [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|"spark splicing"]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} Nova Prime also wished to evolve Cybertronians in preparation for their destiny as rulers of the universe, and against Omega's wishes, he had Jhiaxus re-engineer [[Pretender Monster|six Transformers]] to be able to [[Combiner|combine]] into a being of higher intellect and strength, in hopes of uncovering the secret of [[Nexus Prime]]'s [[Enigma of Combination]]. However they were driven mad by the merging, and they devolved into [[Monstructor (G1)|a monster]] that tore through Crystal City before they were stopped. Nova didn't care about the destruction though, feeling the city had outlived its usefulness. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} {{storylink|The Crucible}}

[[File:DarkCybertron1 NovaOrdersEntryIntoDU.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6]]
Nova Prime and his closest comrades boarded the ''Ark'' to enact the Expansion, making their way to the [[Benzuli Expanse]] where they discovered a portal to the [[Dead Universe]]. Seeing it as just ''another'' universe to conquer, Nova ordered the ship to pass through, not worried at all by the fact that the portal itself was pulling them in. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} The ship never reappeared and the crew was presumed dead, but Nova's aggressive intentions never came to light, and the Transformers honored his memory with a statue. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} The Matrix he once carried remained on Cybertron, hidden in the [[Undergrid]] {{storylink|Transformation (issue)|Transformation}}, with a fake one (that everyone believed was real) left behind for his successor, [[Nominus Prime]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} Meanwhile, his population expansion had left Cybertron with energon shortages and caused an outburst of racism, complete with a period of apartheid, against the constructed Transformers created by his spark splicing program. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

[[File:Escalation6 OptimusNemesisInfraspace.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Lite Brite, Lite Brite, make a face to glow at night!]]
The Prime was thought dead but countless years later, when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] downloaded himself into [[infraspace]] to survive an attack from [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], he sensed the presence of Nova Prime... and was filled with an incredible sense of dread. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}} These feelings led Optimus Prime to seek information from Omega Supreme, and shared with him his belief that Nova might still be alive, and his feelings of dread. In turn, Omega told Optimus of Nova's story, and later learned of Monstructor. Optimus was left with the knowledge that the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] lineage had been corrupt from the start, and it gave the Autobot leader something to ponder about. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

It was later learned that Optimus Prime's assessment was right: Nova Prime was still functioning, though in a strange half-dead state in the [[Dead Universe]], and was now the fearsome figure known as Nemesis Prime, powered by the almighty mind-altering anti-Matrix, the [[Darkness (G1)|Darkness]], which ruled the Dead Universe. His grand plan, the Expansion, was now intended to merge the Dead Universe with the real one, allowing him to both return home at long last ''and'' direct the merged universe into a new, more ''ordered'' era.

[[File:Jhiaxusnemesisprimedevastation.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.3|Not even a toy yet and he's already got a [[black repaint]].]]
He already had an outpost and minions on [[Gorlam Prime]], ready to direct his coming Expansion. He had [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] captured by [[Sports Car Patrol|some of his minions]] and programmed {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}} to assassinate Optimus Prime at a set time, {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} as he subconsciously knew the Darkness would behave like the Matrix and jump from him to Optimus if given the chance. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

With that secured, Nemesis Prime decided that the Expansion was ready to begin. He dispatched [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in a mission to secure [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], kill the Autobots guarding him, and bring the [[Pretender]] to the Dead Universe. Galvatron secured Thunderwing, but spared the Autobots, viewing it as a small rebellion against Nova. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} After observing the [[Reaper]]s about to destroy [[Earth]], he ordered Galvatron there to stop them, since the Earth was part of their expansion plan. {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}} Galvatron performed his task well, but Prime remarked to Jhiaxus that he was aware that Galvatron had his own agendas and secrets. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

After [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] secured the [[Nega-Core]] and activated its guardian, Nemesis Prime initiated the [[Expansion]] with the rest of the [[Dead Universe]] crew. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

Nemesis Prime was found by Jhiaxus on the remains of the ''Ark'', thinking back on old times and planning for the future. Upon receiving the latest intelligence on both Cyclonus and Nightbeat, he dismissed the former and requested Jhiaxus take care of the Nightbeat situation personally. When Jhiaxus reported Nightbeat's death, Nemesis was unmoved, deciding he would take over Nightbeat's mission and deal with Optimus Prime himself. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

[[File:DarknessNemesis.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|left|He's an 8.5 on the Kirby Dot Scale!]]
Nemesis Prime attacked the prison facility on [[Garrus-9]] while Optimus Prime was inspecting it. The Autobot defense forces were helpless against him: Nemesis was immune to all their firepower and used his deadly decaying touch to instantly snuff out their lives. Seeing that conflict was futile, Optimus Prime ordered all the defenders to retreat, then faced Nemesis Prime directly. Nemesis gloated about the upcoming Expansion, then revealed to Optimus Prime the nature of the Darkness and channeled it as a weapon against Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

Unfortunately for Nemesis, the Darkness ''did'' want to leap to Optimus as he had feared, and it would do so if he either used it or touched Optimus. Enraged, Nemesis backed off and resorted to firing a torrent of normal energy. Optimus was able to withstand the blast however, but their fight ended abruptly when Nemesis, distracted by the battle, was shot in the back and killed by Galvatron, as part of his plan to claim the Darkness for himself. Though Optimus Prime soon destroyed the Darkness-infused Galvatron (or so he thought), Optimus remarked that he could not mourn his predecessor, noting that Nova Prime was long dead. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:HoD3 NemesisPrimeRevealed.jpg|thumb|right|Now filled with Black Moon clan essence.]]
Nemesis's body was taken back to Cybertron, where [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] took custody of it and began studying it in his lab in hopes of finding out more about the Dead Universe. He eventually came to speculate that Nemesis had not actually perished, but rather, that his life-essence had returned to the Dead Universe. What Brainstorm was ''not'' aware of, however, was the bolt of energy that had leapt from Nemesis's corpse to his own body, leaving him in a living-dead state of his own. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}}

Brainstorm's supposition was proven correct when Nemesis Prime reappeared on the planet [[Dykayra]], emerging from a portal to the Dead Universe to confront Galvatron. His wounds pulsating with dark energy, he now served the greater being of which the Darkness had always been but a small part: the [[D-Void]]. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 3|Heart of Darkness #3}} Apparently seeking to retake the Darkness from Galvatron, Nemesis briefly battled him and his army, brushing off their firepower and destroyed several of Galvatron's minions by devouring their energy. He then mutated into a gigantic, horrible monster, seemingly falling under the D-Void's direct control in the process, and continued the fight against Galvatron. In the end, Galvatron was able to summon his army and force the malformed Nemesis Prime back through the portal, which he then destroyed. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}}

[[File:FinestHour NovaGalvatronExitMegatron.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|left|"Hey, what's the big idea? Move it, chowdah-head!"{{-}}"''Whoob whoob whoob''!"]]
As it transpired, however, Nemesis had not sought to reclaim the Darkness, but had rather only been used a pawn by D-Void in its attempts to motivate Galvatron into using the Darkness to destroy Cybertron. Following the D-Void's destruction and Galvatron's own consignment to the Dead Universe, Nemesis was at last free of its influence, and reverted to being "Nova Prime" in name and appearance once more. Working with Galvatron, he made contact with Jhiaxus and his old pupil [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] in the living universe, and began an apparent plot to conquer Cybertron and return it to Nova's leadership. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Initially hoping to use the [[space bridge]] of Shockwave's [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]] as transport out of the Dead Universe, {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} Nova and Galvatron were forced to use Megatron's personal space bridge when that plan faltered. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} However, as Nova was about to emerge in the living universe, the united forces of [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'s Autobots and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s Decepticons attacked Shockwave's lair, and in the chaos, Nova was punched by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] back into the Dead Universe.

[[File:NoExit NovaAndOrion.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6]]
Trapped yet again, Nova Prime directed his rage upon a group of intruders who had entered the Dead Universe while he had been occupied: Orion Pax and his band. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} Amused with Orion's choice to no longer call himself a Prime, Nova proceeded to mock Cyclonus, claiming that his former crewmate had been nothing but a hanger-on. After [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] broke out of the containment field Nova had sealed the group in, Nova destroyed his protective forcefield generator, allowing the Autobot to be consumed and disintegrated by the Dead Universe. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} Demonstrating his growing ability to manipulate the energies of the Dead Universe, Nova took the remainder of the group to his citadel, where he kept [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]], whom he had been attempting to convert into a living spacebridge. In the energy of his captives' [[spark]]s, Nova Prime finally saw a chance to escape the universe. {{Storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}}

[[File:RID26 my name is optimus prime.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|Blue blazes!]]
However, the prisoners were able to liberate Nightbeat, still under Nova's control after all these years, and he then helped them escape their cage. Confronting them, Nova Prime took the opportunity to challenge his successor to battle once more. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} Nova employed some psychological warfare on Pax, using his control of the Dead Universe to make himself shape-shift into each member of the Prime lineage to mock Orion with its tainted legacy. After Nova became a mirror image of him, Pax sank into temporary despair as Nova began gaining the upper hand. However, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] delivered a pep talk that got Pax back on his feet, just before being blasted by Nova. Re-accepting his role as Prime and his duty to brighten that dark lineage, Optimus promptly tore Nova's arm off and finally slew his evil predecessor with a punch clear through the villain's chest. Upon expiring, Nova Prime's crumbling body reverted back to its natural appearance. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

Unfortunately, unbeknownst to Orion, this was exactly what Shockwave had wanted all along; with Nova dead, the Dead Universe's energies were now Shockwave's to control as part of his ''true'' plan to end all life in the universe. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} The deceased Nova had one final use to serve, though: when Optimus's team heard singing emanating from it, they realized that it contained a link back to the living universe, and used the technology of his citadel to convert his body into a space bridge home. They emerged through a portal in Brainstorm's own chest, thanks to his own living-dead link to the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}}

[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] later cited Nova Prime—along with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel]] and [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta]]—as examples of the corrupt lineage of the Primes, to discredit Optimus and sway the opinion of the [[Council of Worlds]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} After being removed from power and receiving a life sentence, Starscream defended his reign of Cybertron to Bumblebee by bringing up Nova Prime trying to destroy the universe multiple times. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}}

====The Functionist Universe====
In an [[Functionist Universe|alternate timeline]] where the [[Functionist Council]] overthrew Nominus Prime and ruled Cybertron, they discovered the truth behind Nova Prime's spark splicing program and declared it heresy. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
The peace of Nova Prime's rule over Cybertron was shattered by the arrival of a future version of himself named Nemesis Prime. Though Nova Prime rallied [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] in an attempt to quell this future shade, Nemesis Prime triumphed over the Autobots. {{storylink|Prime Evil}}

===''Transformers: Devastation''===
Nova Prime was known as the conqueror of the [[Benzuli Expanse]], Greatest Autobot to bear the Matrix, and all around great guy. He inspired [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Bad Bots]] to be good and [[Kranix (G1)|Good Bots]] to be better. It was he who led the [[Mission of Cybertronian Expansion]], hoping to create [[Cybertronian colonies|colonies]] on cyberformed planets for future Cybertronians to inhabit, thereby preserving their culture forever.

[[File:Devastation-Nova-Madness.jpg|right|thumb|Insane in the Mainframe]]
The mission started out as a tremendous success. The crew would find uninhabited planets and using the [[Ferrotaxis]], a [[Plasma Core]], and the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon Swarm]] aboard Nova Prime's ship, the ''[[Proudstar]]'', a planet could be quickly cyberformed and ready for colonization. After [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] had been cyberformed, resources began to wane and the ''Proudstar'' made a supply run on a [[Unicron/Generation 1|mysterious planet]]. As the crew resupplied, a darkness fell over them and their ship, causing them to become corrupt and mad. Before the crew left the planet, Nova Prime pointed it in the direction of Cybertron. As the ''Proudstar'' sailed through the galaxy, the darkness began to grow in Nova Prime, with righteous pride, as opposed to once peaceful intentions, beginning to guide his mission. Nova Prime eventually began targeting inhabited planets for cyberforming, wiping out several civilizations. One of these planets was [[Earth]] where, thanks to some sabotage courtesy of a guilt-ridden [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]], the ''Proudstar'' crashed into the surface and trapped its crew and resources in stasis. Unaware of what had transpired on his fateful mission, the populace of Cybertron declared Nova Prime as missing in action while heralding him as one of the greatest heroes their race had ever produced.

[[File:Devastation-Nova-Awakens.jpg|left|thumb|Nova Prime is awake, and he's mad you broke all his stuff.]]
In the late 20th century, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s discovered the ''Proudstar'' and tried to use it to cyberform Earth only for his plot to be foiled by Nova's eventual successor Optimus Prime. Though Optimus had believed the ''Proudstar'' to be offline once again, some unseen power supply still thrummed deep within its bowels and, within a broken [[stasis pod]], reawakened Nova Prime!
{{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Nova-Prime.jpg|thumb|400px|I ''am'' the most powerful prime!]]
Nova Prime participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a an Epic character who was available in the (last) February Daily Campaign, and could be recruited by collecting 20 Alpha cores, 20 Beta Cores, 20 Omega cores, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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==Toys==
===Timelines===
[[File:Timelinestoy-NovaPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|That's weird, this doesn't look anything like Glenn Close.]]
*'''Nova Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
**''Accessories'': [[Fusion cannon|Quantum Fusion cannon]], [[G-Metal]] Battle Axe
: The first of two [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] exclusives for 2015, Nova Prime is a [[redeco]] of that same year's member incentive figure, [[Lio Convoy#Timelines 2|Lio Convoy]]. Both were retooled from ''Thrilling 30'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Deluxe|Orion Pax]] and feature a new head. Nova still comes with the blaster and axe, which can store via a 5mm peg on either side of the vehicle mode. Although not depicted on the instructions, the Quantum Fusion cannon can also peg into the hole on the larger blade of the Energon Axe.

: Nova Prime comes in a box with an additional space to store Lio Convoy inside as well.

: This figure officially [[Repurposing|doubles]] as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Optimus Prime (SG)#NovaPrime|Nova Prime]]. This mold was also used to make [[Galva Convoy#Timelines|Galva Convoy]].

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==Notes==
[[File:NovaPrime variousmodes.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Nova Prime's smaller inner robot. Toy, Hasbro, please? Pretty please?]]
*Nova Prime was actually an Optimus Prime design that artist [[Don Figueroa]] had made for [[Hasbro]], but it was never made as a toy. In fact, part of the combined super [[robot mode]] concept art was first seen on the [[BotCon 2005]]-exclusive cover for [[Infiltration issue 0|''Infiltration'' #0]].
*According to Nova Prime's design sketches by Don, seen in the back of ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]'', the form seen in the story is Nova Prime's winged cab/trailer super robot. He also has a smaller robot mode consisting of only the cab. The transformation of the cab is pretty similar to that of [[Rodimus (Energon)#Energon|''Energon'' Rodimus]].
*Apparently, being an undead Prime means you have to reverse your color scheme.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nova Prime''' (ノバ・プライム<ref name="ROTD">Japanese reprint of ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers: Revenge of the Decepticons]]''.</ref> ''Noba Puraimu'', ノヴァ・プライム<ref>Japanese reprint of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' vol. 1.</ref> ''Nova Puraimu''), '''Nemesis Prime''' (ネメシス・プライム ''Nemeshisu Puraimu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhèn Tiān Wēi''' (震天威, "Sky-deterrence Strength" )

==References==
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Transformers: BotBots (toyline)

2019-12-21T02:59:48Z

Shellspark: /* Series 4 */

[[File:Transformers BotBots Logo.jpg|center|350px]]
[[File:BotBotsPromoArt.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Don't eat the ones that turn into food, or you'll get botbotulism!]]

'''''Transformers: BotBots''''' is a toyline released in late [[2018]], involving small, cartoony, [[super deformed]] robot characters who transform into mundane items. These 1-inch tall soft-plastic bots are marketed in the same style as the insanely popular ''{{w|Shopkins}}'' toys and other collectible mini-toys. The line is heavily aimed at young children, with wackiness and toilet humor galore.

In the universe of the BotBots, a mysterious cloud of [[energon]] gas drifted through a shopping mall, bringing tools, electronics, and even food to life as tiny transforming robots. By day they hide, and by night, mischief aplenty.

''BotBots'' seems to take place in its own [[continuity]]; the rare references to extant ''Transformers'' universes or incarnations of existing characters seem to indicate those exist as mass-market fiction in this world.

{{Quote|One stormy night at a mall nearby, energon power fell from the sky. It hit the mall with its powerful might, and gave everyday objects robot life!|official synopsis}}

==Overview==
[[File:TransformersBotBotstoys.jpg|thumb|right|300px|If ever there was a time to give us a new toy of [[Ejector]], Hasbro, this is it.]]

Each BotBot is a tiny, roughly-1-inch tall PVC-plastic toy that converts from a robot into some other object in a few short, simple steps. Though accessories are exceedingly rare in the line, many BotBots have hands that are compatible with accessories that use [[C joint|3mm posts]].

Each character belongs to a themed team depending on the "store" their [[alternate mode]] is found in, though the individual members of the team are spread out among a '''''lot''''' of packages. The three main price points in the line, found in every Series, are:

* '''[[Blindpacking|Blind Bag]] Mystery Figures''' with a single Bot inside
* '''5-Packs''' with two Bots from the pack's theme team, two Bots from two other teams, and an additional blind-packed (but ''not'' random) "Lost Bot"
* '''8-Packs''' with two Bots from the pack's theme team, five Bots from five other teams, and an additional blind-packed (but not random) "Lost Bot"

There are also several special price points introduced in later Series:

* '''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' packs with twelve Bots from the pack's theme team, and four from other teams (well, usually)
* '''Surprise Unboxing''' packs with ten individual capsules inside, containing five Bots, one "Winner's Circle" gold Bot, and four stickers

Naturally, there is a ton of overlap, with many figures available in multiple different packs; some Bots can be found in up to ''four'' different packages per Series. These redundant Bots are meant to encourage trading among the kids.

In the first three Series, the blind-packed portions are opened by pulling up a tearable flap on the back of the card, revealing a perforated paper layer. The instructions say to then push the plastic bubble with both thumbs to pop the Bot out through the paper, but you can just tear the paper and pull it out too. By Series 4, these tearaway flaps were removed to discourage in-store theft.

The Blind Bag Mystery Figures have individual ID numbers that allow you to tell what toy is inside. For Series 1 and 4, these are lightly embossed (by hand, strangely) on the back of the card on the bottom-right, near the pull-up flap. There are clearer, stamped-on ID codes located ''under'' the flap, though pulling them up while you're still in the store may get you in trouble. In Series 2 and 3, the ID numbers are instead properly printed onto the back of the card, near the top edge. The blindpacked portions of 5-packs and 8-packs also have hand-embossed numbers to identify the Lost Bot/Winner's Circle Bot inside, but we tell you what's in there anyway, so.

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==Toys==
As each individual toy can appear in multiple multi-packs, this section is... a little more complicated than most. For each Series, we'll first list a complete roster of characters, broken down by their "tribes", then a listing of the individual packages and their contents.

===Series 1===
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Backpack Bunch]]'''
* [[Cranks]]
* [[Ms. Take]]
* [[Point Dexter]]
* [[Professor Wellread]]
* [[Slappyhappy]]
* [[Snippy Snappy]]
* [[Sticky McGee]]
* [[Totes Magotes]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Greaser Gang]]'''
* [[Angry Cheese]]
* [[Duderoni]]
* [[Fottle Barts]]
* [[Hawt Diggity]]
* [[S'up Dawg]]
* [[Shredder Jack]]
* [[Spud Muffin]]
* [[Twerple Burple]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
* [[Arctic Guzzlerush]]
* [[Batsby]]
* [[Fit Ness Monster]]
* [[Kidd Klobber]]
* [[Laceface]]
* [[Pucksie]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''The [[Lost Bots]]'''
* [[Bonz-Eye]]
* [[Burgertron]]
* [[Clogstopper]]
* [[Dimlit]]
* [[Frostferatu]]
* [[Game Over]]
* [[Stinkeye Stapleton]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 1 checklist.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Shed Heads]]'''
* [[Cuddletooth]]
* [[Fun Gus]]
* [[Grit Sandwood]]
* [[Major Lee Screwge]]
* [[Nail Byter]]
* [[Rootwing]]
* [[Slobber Rock]]
* [[Venus Frogtrap]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Cocoa Crazy]]
* [[Lolly Licks]]
* [[Nrjeez]]
* [[The Plop Father]]
* [[Remorsel]]
* [[Sippy Slurps]]
* [[Sprinkleberry D'uhnut]]
* [[Unilla Icequeencone]]
* [[Waddlepop]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Techie Team]]'''
* [[Chilla Gorilla]]
* [[Dr. Moggly]]
* [[Fomo]]
* [[Goob Toob]]
* [[Raddhaxx]]
* [[S.A. Cheez]]
* [[Screen Fiend]]
* [[Skillz Punk]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toilet Troop]]'''
* [[Frohawk]]
* [[King Toots]]
* [[Nobeeoh]]
* [[Poo Sham]]
* [[Sergeant Scrubadub]]
* [[Stinkosaurus Rex]]
* [[Sudsbeard]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack/assortment. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the number of sets to buy to complete a Series.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 ''Stinkosaurus Rex''
* #2 ''Sergeant Scrubadub''
* #3 ''Nobeeoh''
* #4 ''Cocoa Crazy''
* #5 Sippy Slurps
* #6 ''Remorsel''
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 Skillz Punk
* #8 ''Fomo''
* #9 ''S.A. Cheez''
* #10 S'up Dawg
* #11 ''Twerple Burple''
* #12 Spud Muffin (#12)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 ''Rootwing''
* #14 Venus Frogtrap
* #15 ''Fun Gus''
* #16 ''Slobber Rock''
* #17 ''Frostferatu''
* #18 Dimlit
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 ''Professor Wellread''
* #20 ''Snippy Snappy''
* #21 ''Totes Magotes''
* #22 ''Cranks''
* #23 Batsby
* #24 Kidd Klobber
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|[[File:BotBots-toy S1-MysteryFigure.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 1 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S1-5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 1 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S1-8packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 1 8-pack samples]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Sugar Shocks''' (5-pack #1)
: Lolly Licks, Ms. Take, Shredder Jack, Sippy Slurps, Clogstopper (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Sugar Shocks''' (5-pack #2)
: Nail Byter, ''The Plop Father'', Slappyhappy, Waddlepop, Burgertron (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Sugar Shocks''' (5-pack #3)
: Laceface, Point Dexter, Sprinkleberry D'uhnut, Unilla Icequeencone, Game Over (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Techie Team''' (5-pack #1)
: ''Dr. Moggly'', Ms. Take, Nrjeez, Skillz Punk, Burgertron (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Techie Team''' (5-pack #2)
: ''Chilla Gorilla'', Pucksie, Raddhaxx, Slappyhappy, Bonz-Eye (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Troop''' (5-pack #1)
: Frohawk, King Toots, Sticky McGee, Unilla Icequeencone, Dimlit (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Troop''' (5-pack #2)
: King Toots, Shredder Jack, ''Sudsbeard'', Waddlepop, Stinkeye Stapleton (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Troop''' (5-pack #3)
: Fit Ness Monster, Frohawk, Poo Sham, Sprinkleberry D'uhnut, Bonz-Eye (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #1)
: Angry Cheese, Batsby, Fottle Barts, Goob Toob, Sippy Slurps, Sticky McGee, Venus Frogtrap, Clogstopper (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #2)
: Fit Ness Monster, Major Lee Screwge, Point Dexter, Poo Sham, S'up Dawg, Shredder Jack, Waddlepop, Game Over (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #3)
: Fottle Barts, Ms. Take, Nrjeez, Poo Sham, Pucksie, Raddhaxx, Spud Muffin, Bonz-Eye (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #4)
: Arctic Guzzlerush, ''Cuddletooth'', ''Duderoni'', Frohawk, Hawt Diggity, Lolly Licks, Screen Fiend, Stinkeye Stapleton (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #1)
: Angry Cheese, Arctic Guzzlerush, Grit Sandwood, King Toots, Lolly Licks, Pucksie, Screen Fiend, Stinkeye Stapleton (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #2)
: Kidd Klobber, Laceface, Nail Byter, Poo Sham, Skillz Punk, Sticky McGee, Unilla Icequeencone, Burgertron (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #3)
: Arctic Guzzlerush, Batsby, Hawt Diggity, King Toots, Major Lee Screwge, Slappyhappy, Sprinkleberry D'uhnut, Game Over (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #4)
: Fit Ness Monster, Fottle Barts, Goob Toob, Grit Sandwood, Laceface, Nrjeez, Point Dexter, Clogstopper (Lost Bot)
|}
{{note|You only need to buy '''one''' of the Jock Squad packs with Grit Sandwood in them. Everyone else in either pack is a duplicate found in other "recommended" packs, so pick the set whose extras make you happier.}}

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===Series "1.5"===
This series features special "color change" BotBots with heat-sensitive paint, revealing splotches when warmed up. It appears to be an "add-on" to Series 1, and includes a modified Series 1 checklist.

It was revealed via Hasbro Australia's website<ref>https://shop.hasbro.com/en-au/product/transformers-botbots-toys-bakery-bytes-mystery-5-pack-series-1-collectible-color-change-figures:FD475617-D835-4087-8A4C-6984CB2B7F1F</ref>. But its lack of appearance at [[Toy Fair 2019]], as well as apparently not being included in the ''[[Transformers BotBots Official Sticker Book]]'', indicate it was originally meant to be a store [[exclusive]]; most likely [[Toys"R"Us]], as they are sold through that chain in Canada, Taiwan and Hong Kong. With that chain's US death, [[Amazon]] eventually released the Bakery Bytes to US buyers (as would several smaller online outlets well before then), but no word on the Lawn League yet.

;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Bakery Bytes]]'''
* [[Batter Splatter]]
* [[Cavi T.]]
* [[Chief Cherry 3.14]]
* [[Flat Flour Face]]
* [[Reci P. Cooker]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lawn League]]'''
* [[Bum Sprout]]
* [[Grass Guzzler]]
* [[Luckaneer]]
* [[McMuzzsaw]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Mucker Von Diggs]]
* [[Nozzlesnot]]
* [[The Pollinator]]
* [[Silent Shade]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

{{-}}
;Packages
{{note|Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack/assortment. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the number of sets to buy to complete a Series... but see the note below about the special circumstances surrounding this batch.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #1)
: Batter Splatter, Bum Sprout, Flat Flour Face, McMuzzsaw, Cavi T. (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #2)
: Batter Splatter, Chief Cherry 3.14, Flat Flour Face, Luckaneer, Nozzlesnot (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #3)
: Batter Splatter, Flat Flour Face, Luckaneer, McMuzzsaw, Reci P. Cooker (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #4)
: Batter Splatter, Flat Flour Face, McMuzzsaw, Silent Shade, Chief Cherry 3.14 (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:BotBots-toy S1-BakeryBytes5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series "1.5" Bakery Bytes 5-pack samples]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Lawn League''' (8-pack #1)
: Bum Sprout, Cavi T., Chief Cherry 3.14, Grass Guzzler, Nozzlesnot, Reci P. Cooker, Silent Shade, McMuzzsaw (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Lawn League''' (8-pack #2)
: Bum Sprout, Cavi T., Chief Cherry 3.14, Luckaneer, ''Mucker Von Diggs'', ''The Pollinator'', Reci P. Cooker, Grass Guzzler (blind-packed)
|}

{{note|This "minimum buy" arrangement '''''only''''' works if you can obtain the toys in-person and can see what you're getting. Amazon, the US distributor, does '''''not''''' allow you to pick specific items from ''BotBots'' assortments, and will send you random ones. In this instance, you are better off ordering two Lawn League packs — of which there are only two and they contain all of the toys in wave 1.5 except for the two color-changing Bakery Bytes— and a single Bakery Bytes pack, which no matter which one you get, will have said two color-changing Bakery Bytes. There's still an off chance you might get two of the same Lawn League pack, but retailer Kohl's accepts Amazon returns. Yeah, it's a pain, sorry.}}

===Series 2===
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Backpack Bunch]]'''
* [[Bogus Pocus]]
* [[Bottocorrect]]
* [[Scribby]]
* [[Short Edge]]
* [[Steve From Accounting]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Greaser Gang]]'''
* [[Brock Head]]
* [[Brotato]]
* [[Hawt Mess]]
* [[Must Turd]]
* [[Nacho Problem]]
* [[Sir Botcha]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
* [[Big Botti]]
* [[Ice Sight]]
* [[The In-Sole]]
* [[Toughdown]]
* [[Tropic Guzzlerush]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lost Bots]]'''
* [[Abominable Soundman]]
* [[The Detangler]]
* [[Hamurai]]
* [[Love Struck]]
* [[Ol' Tic Toc]]
* [[Overpack]]
* [[PB Junior]]
* [[Rebugnant]]
* [[Rock Swagger]]
* [[Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 2 checklist.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Music Mob]]'''
* [[Dizzy Bones]]
* [[Dumbeats]]
* [[Grampiano]]
* [[Pink Key Pop]]
* [[Songwave]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Shed Heads]]'''
* [[Drillit Yaself]]
* [[Grrr'illa Grimes]]
* [[Sandy Man]]
* [[Spots the Rock]]
* [[Tool Bag]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Spoiled Rottens]]'''
* [[Atomic Freeze]]
* [[Big Cantuna]]
* [[Grumpy Clumpy]]
* [[Holey Moldy]]
* [[Sour Wing]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Javasaurus Rex]]
* [[King Candyhooves]]
* [[Lolly Mints]]
* [[Mocklate]]
* [[Sippyberry]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Swag Stylers]]'''
* [[Chic Cheeks]]
* [[Frizzle Fry]]
* [[Ollie Bite]]
* [[Prince Perfumius]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Techie Team]]'''
* [[Clixx]]
* [[Glitch Face]]
* [[Hashtagz]]
* [[Outtacontrol]]
* [[Technotic Sonic]]
* [[TV Cop]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toilet Troop]]'''
* [[Be-Oh]]
* [[Captain Swoon]]
* [[Nope Soap]]
* [[TP Itch]]
|}

;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack/assortment. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the number of sets to buy to complete a Series.}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 ''Sippyberry''
* #2 ''Captain Swoon''
* #3 ''The Detangler''
* #4 ''King Candyhooves''
* #5 ''TV Cop''
* #6 ''Ice Sight''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 ''Glitchface''
* #8 ''PB Junior''
* #9 ''Must Turd''
* #10 ''Sandy Man''
* #11 ''Tropic Guzzlerush''
* #12 Songwave
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 Grumpy Clumpy
* #14 Atomic Freeze
* #15 Dumbeats
* #16 Pink Key Pop
* #17 Ollie Bite
* #18 Frizzle Fry
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 ''Sir Botcha''
* #20 ''Technotic Sonic''
* #21 ''Javasaurus Rex''
* #22 ''Hamurai''
* #23 Overpack
* #24 ''The In-Sole''
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|[[File:BotBots-toy S2-MysteryFigure.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 2 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S2-5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 2 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S2-8packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 2 8-pack samples]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Backpack Bunch''' (5-pack #1)
:Bogus Pocus, Hashtagz, Nope Soap, Short Edge, Love Struck (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Backpack Bunch''' (5-pack #2)
:Bottocorrect, Clixx, Pink Key Pop, Steve From Accounting, Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Music Mob''' (5-pack #1)
:Dumbeats, Holey Moldy, Scribby, Songwave, Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Music Mob''' (5-pack #2)
:Dizzy Bones, Dumbeats, Outtacontrol, Steve From Accounting, Rebugnant (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Music Mob''' (5-pack #3)
:Be-Oh, ''Grampiano'', Nacho Problem, Pink Key Pop, Overpack (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Shed Heads''' (5-pack #1)
:Bottocorrect, Brotato, Drillit Yaself, Tool Bag, Love Struck (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Shed Heads''' (5-pack #2)
:Drillit Yaself, Holey Moldy, Lolly Mints, Spots the Rock, Rock Swagger (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Shed Heads''' (5-pack #3)
:Grrr'illa Grimes, Hawt Mess, Tool Bag, Toughdown, Ol' Tic Toc (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #1)
:Grrr'illa Grimes, Grumpy Clumpy, Hashtagz, Hawt Mess, Lolly Mints, Scribby, Sour Wing, Rock Swagger (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #2)
: ''Big Cantuna'', Bottocorrect, Brock Head, Nope Soap, Ollie Bite, Outtacontrol, Sour Wing, Rebugnant (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #3)
: Atomic Freeze, Big Botti, Bogus Pocus, Brotato, Dizzy Bones, ''Mocklate'', Sour Wing, Abominable Soundman (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #4)
: Atomic Freeze, Be-Oh, Grumpy Clumpy, Nacho Problem, Short Edge, Spots the Rock, Toughdown, Ol' Tic Toc (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #1)
: Brock Head, Chic Cheeks, Frizzle Fry, Grumpy Clumpy, Nope Soap, Scribby, Songwave, Love Struck (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #2)
: Atomic Freeze, Be-Oh, Big Botti, Nacho Problem, Ollie Bite, Prince Perfumius, Steve from Accounting, Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #3)
: Brock Head, Chic Cheeks, Clixx, Dizzy Bones, Ollie Bite, Toughdown, Short Edge, Rebugnant (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #4)
: Big Botti, Bogus Pocus, Brotato, Frizzle Fry, Lolly Mints, Prince Perfumius, ''TP Itch'', Abominable Soundman (Lost Bot)
|}

{{-}}

===Series 3===
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Arcade Renegades]]'''
* [[24K-Bit]]
* [[Bankshot]]
* [[Cackle Corn]]
* [[Clawsome]]
* [[Driver Ted]]
* [[The Fizz]]
* [[Greed Feed]]
* [[Knotzel]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Old Cool]]
* [[Papa Click]]
* [[Pixelfin]]
* [[Sheriff Sugarfeet]]
* [[Sweet Cheat]]
* [[Tangry Tart]]
* [[Tutu Puffz]]
* [[Wrist Banned]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Fresh Squeezes]]'''
* [[Avocando]]
* [[Bunches]]
* [[Latte Spice Whirl]]
* [[Sensei Spiny]]
* [[Smerg the Sad]]
* [[Trend Blend]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Goo Goo Groopies]]'''
* [[Bottle O-Tears]]
* [[Crib Watch]]
* [[Drippy Pup]]
* [[Highroller]]
* [[Nampy]]
* [[Shushifier]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 3 checklist.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
* [[Citrus Guzzlerush]]
* [[Dinger]]
* [[Mal Content]]
* [[Rink Stink]]
* [[Terror Tale Torch]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lost Bots]]'''
* [[Grave Rave]]
* [[Greeny Rex]]
* [[Fail Polish]]
* [[Nanny McBag]]
* [[Smooth Shaker]]
* [[Strike Four]]
* [[Trisourtops]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Music Mob]]'''
* [[Axwell]]
* [[Batterhead]]
* [[Calamity Keys]]
* [[Dingledeedoo]]
* [[Loudsy]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Playroom Posse]]'''
* [[Cuddle Wuddle]]
* [[D-Pad Chad]]
* [[Kikmee]]
* [[Pop-O the Clown]]
* [[Q.U.R.O.B.O. 6000]]
* [[Quackles]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Seasons Greeters]]'''
* [[Halloween Knight]]
* [[Meltz Down]]
* [[Stringaling]]
* [[Sugar Breath]]
* [[Wizengreen]]
* [[Yule B. Bored]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Spoiled Rottens]]'''
* [[Croaks]]
* [[Disgusto Desserto]]
* [[Moldwich]]
* [[Sardank]]
* [[Slimey Slurps]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Choc-O-Lawless]]
* [[Minnycake]]
* [[Sugar Saddle]]
* [[Swoonberry]]
* [[Treat Elite]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Swag Stylers]]'''
* [[Blabberbook]]
* [[Excessory]]
* [[Makeover N. Over]]
* [[Perfumigator]]
* [[Wristocrat]]
|}
{{-}}
;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack/assortment. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the number of sets to buy to complete a Series.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 Greeny Rex
* #2 Smerg the Sad
* #3 ''Terror Tale Torch''
* #4 Choc-O-Lawless
* #5 ''Disgusto Desserto''
* #6 ''Dingledeedoo''
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 Strike Four
* #8 ''Citrus Guzzlerush''
* #9 ''Slimey Slurps''
* #10 Calamity Keys
* #11 ''Makeover N. Over''
* #12 ''Axwell''
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 ''Meltz Down''
* #14 ''Wizengreen''
* #15 Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000
* #16 Quackles
* #17 Shushifier
* #18 Nampy
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 ''Drippy Pup''
* #20 Sensei Spiny
* #21 ''Treat Elite''
* #22 Latte Spice Whirl
* #23 ''Rink Stink''
* #24 ''D-Pad Chad''
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=8|[[File:BotBots-toy S3-MysteryFigure.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 3 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S3-5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 3 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S3-8packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 3 8-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S3-ArcadeRenegade.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Arcade Renegades Surprise 16-pack]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #1)
: Bunches, Crib Watch, Kikmee, Quackles, ''Grave Rave'' (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #2)
: Batterhead, Blabberbook, Pop-O the Clown, Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000, Trisourtops (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #3)
: Kikmee, Loudsy, Mal Content, Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000, Greeny Rex (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #4)
: Cuddle Wuddle, Dinger, Quackles, Swoonberry, Smooth Shaker (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #1)
: Calamity Keys, Moldwich, Sugar Breath, Yule B. Bored, Fail Polish (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #2)
: Halloween Knight, Highroller, Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000, Stringaling, Latte Spice Whirl (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #3)
: Perfumigator, Stringaling, Sugar Breath, Swoonberry, Shushifier (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #4)
: Minnycake, Pop-O the Clown, Sugar Breath, Yule B. Bored, Trisourtops (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #1)
: Avocando, Choc-O-Lawless, Mal Content, Moldwich, Quackles, Smerg the Sad, Yule B. Bored, ''Nanny McBag'' (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #2)
: Blabberbook, Bottle O-Tears, Croaks, Loudsy, Minnycake, Sensei Spiny, Trend Blend, Strike Four (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #3)
: Bunches, Crib Watch, Excessory, Halloween Knight, Sardank, Sugar Saddle, Trend Blend, Smooth Shaker (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #4)
: Avocando, Bunches, Dinger, Nampy, Stringaling, Sugar Breath, Swoonberry, Fail Polish (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #1)
: Bunches, Crib Watch, Croaks, Loudsy, Mal Content, Nampy, Sugar Saddle, Fail Polish (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #2)
: Batterhead, Bottle O-Tears, Choc-O-Lawless, Dinger, Perfumigator, Shushifier, Trend Blend, Trisourtops (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #3)
: Avocando, Batterhead, Crib Watch, Excessory, Halloween Knight, Sardank, Shushifier, Strike Four (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #4)
: Bottle O-Tears, Cuddle Wuddle, Highroller, Mal Content, Minnycake, Trend Blend, ''Wristocrat'', Smooth Shaker (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #1)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**24K-Bit, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Sweet Cheat, Tangry Tart
**Laceface, S'up Dawg, Skillz Punk, Spud Muffin
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*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #2)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**The Fizz, Papa Click, Pixelfin, Wrist Banned
**Chilla Gorilla, Duderoni, Hawt Diggity, Shredder Jack
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #3)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**24K-Bit, Papa Click, Sweet Cheat, Wrist Banned
**Chilla Gorilla, Duderoni, Skillz Punk, Spud Muffin
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #4)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**The Fizz, Pixelfin, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Tangry Tart
**Hawt Diggity, Laceface, S'up Dawg, Shredder Jack
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #5)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**Papa Click, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Sweet Cheat, Tangry Tart
**Chilla Gorilla, Duderoni, Laceface, Skillz Punk
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #6)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**24K-Bit, The Fizz, Papa Click, Pixelfin, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Sweet Cheat, Tangry Tart, Wrist Banned
|}
{{note|The Arcade Renegade packs have an ID number printed on the back, just to the right of the group shot, next to Sweet Cheat, appropriately enough. The number corresponds to their listing here; obviously, "6" is the only one you want to keep in mind.}}
{{note|Yes, for some reason, non-Lost-Bots ended up in two of the Seasons Greeters Lost Bot bubbles. We don't know why.}}

{{-}}
===Series 4===
{{note|Information on Series 4 is currently scarce; little was revealed at the MCM London Comic-Con in late October, and only the single-packs have been found at retail (so far). More as we get it.}}

;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Fresh Squeezes]]'''
* [[Aday]]
* [[Hiptoast]]
* [[Peary Peculiar]]
* [[Peels the Monkey]]
* [[Tricitrustups]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Home Rangers]]'''
* [[Bogusaurus Rex]]
* [[Crabby Grabby]]
* [[Heat Freak]]
* [[Pressure Punk]]
* [[Roarista]]
* [[Rolley Doughley]]
* [[Whirlderful]]
* [[Windbag]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Los Deliciosos]]'''
* [[Burrito Favorito]]
* [[Chef Nada]]
* [[King Cubano]]
* [[Lunchador]]
* [[The Cobbler]]
* [[Suavé Verde]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Magic Tricksters]]'''
* [[King Cheats]]
* [[Skitter Chatters]]
* [[The Great Mumblo Bumblo]]
* [[Whoopsie Cushion]]
* [[Zanzabar]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Movie Moguls]]'''
* [[Bluray Murray]]
* [[Bretzel]]
* [[Critically Complained]]
* [[Fizzkick]]
* [[Lumidope]]
*[[ Movie Munchster]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Retro Replays]]'''
* [[Game Older]]
* [[Loadoutsky]]
* [[Mr. Business Esquire]]
* [[Mr. Memory Banks]]
* [[Pop N. Lock]]
* [[Snorg the Conquerer]]
* [[Swapbox 16]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Science Alliance]]'''
* [[Dr. Flaskenstein]]
* [[Eye-Goon]]
* [[Face Ace]]
* [[Starscope]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Seasons Greeters]]'''
* [[Bemyne]]
* [[Flare Devil]]
* [[Incog-Eggo]]
* [[Snotty Stem]]
* [[Zwonkey Donkey]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Crumbly Yumbly]]
* [[Cypops]]
* [[DJ Fudgey Fresh]]
* [[Fancy Flutter]]
* [[Frostfetti Frostyface]]
* [[Grandma Crinkles]]
* [[Milton (BotBots)|Milton]]
* [[Smore N'More]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Wilderness Troop]]'''
* [[Cam The Man]]
* [[Disaster Master]]
* [[Doc Kit]]
* [[Googly Spy P.I.]]
* [[Miss Mixed]]
* [[Ranger Lampton]]
* [[Rusty Von Cleave]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Winner's Circle]]'''
* [[Game Golden]]
* [[Gold Dexter]]
* [[Goldenberry D'uhnut]]
* [[Goldface]]
* [[Goldie Rock]]
* [[Goldsferatu]]
* [[Liquid Gold]]
* [[Pop O' Gold]]
|}

;Packages
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 Pop O' Gold
* #2 Miss Mixed
* #3 Starscope
* #4 Hiptoast
* #5 Snotty Stem
* #6 Zwonkey Donkey
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 Liquid Gold
* #8 Cypops
* #9 Milton
* #10 Movie Munchster
* #11 Whirlderful
* #12 Rolley Doughley
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 Pressure Punk
* #14 Burrito Favorito
* #15 Chef Nada
* #16 Game Older
* #17 Swapbox 16
* #18 Snorg the Conqueror
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 The Great Mumbo Bumblo
* #20 King Cheats
* #21 Whoopsie Cushion
* #22 Disaster Master
* #23 Googly Spy P.I.
* #24 Face Ace
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Home Rangers''' (5-pack #1)
: Bogusaurus Rex, Cam the Man, Flare Devil, Rolley Doughley, Winner's Circle bot TBD
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Home Rangers''' (5-pack #2)
: Incog-Eggo, Roarista, Suavé Verde, Whirlderful, Winner's Circle bot TBD
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Home Rangers''' (5-pack #3)
: Heat Freak, Pop N. Lock, Rolley Doughley, Tricitrustops, Winner's Circle bot TBD
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Magic Tricksters''' (5-pack #1)
: King Cheats, Peary Peculiar, Rusty Von Cleave, Whoopsie Cushion, Winner's Circle bot TBD
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rwospan=4|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Magic Tricksters''' (5-pack #2)
: Bemyne, Critically Complained, The Great Mumbo Bumblo, Whoopsie Cushion, Winner's Circle bot TBD
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Science Alliance''' (5-pack #1)
: Dr. Flaskenstein, Incog-Eggo, Peels the Monkey, Starscope, Winner's Circle bot TBD
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Science Alliance''' (5-pack #2)
: Aday, Dr. Flaskenstein, Loadoutsky, Starscope, Winner's Circle bot TBD
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Science Alliance''' (5-pack #3)
: Doc Kit, Dr. Flaskenstein, Eye Goon, Grandma Crinkles, Winner's Circle bot TBD
|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Claw Machine Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack)
: 5 BotBots toys (TBD), 1 Winner's Circle Bot, 4 stickers
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Gumball Machine Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack)
: 5 BotBots toys (TBD), 1 Winner's Circle Bot, 4 stickers
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|}
{{note|Hasbro promotional imagery shows several more Winner's Circle bots who do not appear on the Series 4 checklist: a boxing glove, shampoo bottle, ball cap, and watering can. Presumably, they will be released in one of the other 2020 Series.}}
{{comingsoontoy|8-packs not yet announced, Surprise Unboxing packs not released yet}}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[San Diego Comic-Con]]'''
* '''[[Con Crew]]''' (10-pack, 2019)
:[[Fantastic Fuelers]] ([[Carb O'Nate]], [[Coffeemus Prime]], [[Hal A. Peno]], [[Sumthin' Fishy]])
:[[Line League]] ([[Captain Cartridge]], [[Con-Packtor]], [[Vigitente]])
:[[Meet N' Greets]] ([[Botarazzi]], [[Inky Inkerson]], [[Scribzilla]])
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|
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|}

==Merchandise==
* '''''BotBots'' apparel''' (2019)

: Available through Amazon.com, ''BotBots'' has a number of t-shirts, long-sleeve tees, and hoodies for kids and adults:

:* Botbots group shot
:* "#Brobots" (group shot)
:* "At First I Was Like..." (group shot)
:* "I (Donut) Care (Sprinkleberry D'uhnut)
:* "I'm About To Do Something Awesome!" (group shot)
:* "Nacho Business" (Shredder Jack)
:* "Power Player" (Game Over)
:* "That's How I Roll" (King Toots & Rootwing)
:* "To Do List:" (group shot)
:* "Today I Am:" (group shot)
:* "Whatever Happened, It Wasn't Me!" (King Toots)
:* "You Want A Pizza Me?" (Duderoni)

{{-}}
*'''''Transformers BotBots Official Sticker Book''''' (2019)
**''Publishing date'': [[September 24]], 2019

: Published by [[Random House]], the ''[[Transformers BotBots Official Sticker Book]]'' contains over 500 stickers, with character profiles on 123 ''BotBots'' characters (including the Series 1 & 2 Bots, and the two moved from Series 1 to Series 3).

==Notes==
* The instruction leaflets (as well as the official BotBots website) provide all of the individual BotBot characters with a "Level" of between one and three stars. This corresponds to the illustrated checklist (included in every BotBots package), depicting the BotBots within a shopping mall. To make each BotBot easier to find on the checklist, the one-starred BotBots are on the ground floor, the two-starred BotBots are on the second tier, and the three-starred BotBots are on the top floor. The star rating appears to have no other purpose, and is not a reliable indicator of rarity. 3-Star bots are ''usually'' only available in a single pack, but many one-pack-only bots aren't 3-Star rated. None of this is helped by the fact that Series 2 has several discrepancies between the pack-in checklist and website's Levels for many bots.
* Promotional material for Series 1 shows two Bots who are not actually ''in'' Series 1, a baseball and a soccer ball.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmjc_F0GISU Transformers BotBots Origin Story Sing-Along on YouTube]</ref> Both were moved to later Series.
* All of the characters introduced thus far are entirely new, separate from any traditional "Generation 1" characters: a rarity in today's ''Transformers'' toy market.
* On that note, many characters have [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] symbols on them (though the latter has not been found on anyone without the former also present). However, it does not appear that this is meant to indicate factional allegiance... but ''in-universe marketing''. Absolutely no mention of the Autobots, Decepticons, Cybertron, or the like is made in the promotional materials, only "energon". Several Bots like [[Skillz Punk]] have both faction symbols on them, typically in the context "Autobots vs Decepticons" branding. It looks like in this universe, "Autobots" and "Decepticons" are... well, intellectual property used to advertise products. Meta!
* ''BotBots'' easily has the highest percentage of [[female Transformer]]s in its cast of any ''Transformers'' toyline, and by a stunningly wide margin. In the first two series alone, ''39'' of the 121 characters are female. In fact, it took ''Transformers'' as a whole ''thirty years'' to approach that number of female toy-characters ''period'', and that's including [[BotCon|convention]]-exclusive offerings! (And ''not'' counting toys that had no [[bio]] upon release and were later [[retcon]]ned as female.)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/botbots Page on the Transformers website]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1G3gfw2uISQ7UAKF3sv8-a5O9JinhTITeRJyMGbZZQ04 Google Spreadsheet of all ''BotBots'' pack contents including "minimum buy" for a complete set]

{{DEFAULTSORT:BotBots}}
[[Category:BotBots| ]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Transformers: BotBots (toyline)

2019-11-10T17:39:21Z

Shellspark: /* Series 4 */ Added blind-pack numbering

[[File:Transformers BotBots Logo.jpg|center|350px]]
[[File:BotBotsPromoArt.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Don't eat the ones that turn into food, or you'll get botbotulism!]]

'''''Transformers: BotBots''''' is a toyline released in late [[2018]], involving small, cartoony, [[super deformed]] robot characters who transform into mundane items. These 1-inch tall soft-plastic bots are marketed in the same style as the insanely popular ''{{w|Shopkins}}'' toys and other collectible mini-toys. ''BotBots'' seems to take place in its own [[continuity]], with no ties to extant ''Transformers'' universes or incarnations of existing characters. The line is also quite kid-focused, with wackiness and toilet humor galore.

In the universe of the BotBots, a mysterious cloud of [[energon]] gas drifted through a shopping mall, bringing tools, electronics, and even food to life as tiny transforming robots. By day they hide, and by night, mischief aplenty.
{{Quote|One stormy night at a mall nearby, energon power fell from the sky. It hit the mall with its powerful might, and gave everyday objects robot life!|official synopsis}}

==Overview==
[[File:TransformersBotBotstoys.jpg|thumb|right|300px|If ever there was a time to give us a new toy of [[Ejector]], Hasbro, this is it.]]

Each BotBot is a tiny, roughly-1-inch tall PVC-plastic toy that converts from a robot into some other object in a few short, simple steps. Though accessories are exceedingly rare in the line, many BotBots have hands that are compatible with accessories that use [[C joint|3mm posts]].

Each character belongs to a themed team depending on the "store" their [[alternate mode]] is found in, though the individual members of the team are spread out among a '''''lot''''' of packages. The three main price points in the line, found in every Series, are:

* '''[[Blindpacking|Blind Bag]] Mystery Figures''' with a single Bot inside
* '''5-Packs''' with two Bots from the pack's theme team, two Bots from two other teams, and an additional blind-packed (but ''not'' random) "Lost Bot"
* '''8-Packs''' with two Bots from the pack's theme team, five Bots from five other teams, and an additional blind-packed (but not random) "Lost Bot"

There are also several special price points introduced in later Series:

* '''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' packs with twelve Bots from the pack's theme team, and four from other teams (well, usually)
* '''Surprise Unboxing''' packs with ten individual capsules inside, containing five Bots, one "Winner's Circle" gold Bot, and four stickers

Naturally, there is a ton of overlap, with many figures available in multiple different packs; some Bots can be found in up to ''four'' different packages per Series. These redundant Bots are meant to encourage trading among the kids.

In the first three Series, the blind-packed portions are opened by pulling up a tearable flap on the back of the card, revealing a perforated paper layer. The instructions say to then push the plastic bubble with both thumbs to pop the Bot out through the paper, but you can just tear the paper and pull it out too. By Series 4, these tearaway flaps were removed to discourage in-store theft.

The Blind Bag Mystery Figures have individual ID numbers that allow you to tell what toy is inside. For Series 1 and 4, these are lightly embossed (by hand, strangely) on the back of the card on the bottom-right, near the pull-up flap. There are clearer, stamped-on ID codes located ''under'' the flap, though pulling them up while you're still in the store may get you in trouble. In Series 2 and 3, the ID numbers are instead properly printed onto the back of the card, near the top edge. The blindpacked portions of 5-packs and 8-packs also have hand-embossed numbers to identify the Lost Bot/Winner's Circle Bot inside, but we tell you what's in there anyway, so.

{{-}}

==Toys==
As each individual toy can appear in multiple multi-packs, this section is... a little more complicated than most. For each Series, we'll first list a complete roster of characters, broken down by their "tribes", then a listing of the individual packages and their contents.

===Series 1===
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Backpack Bunch]]'''
* [[Cranks]]
* [[Ms. Take]]
* [[Point Dexter]]
* [[Professor Wellread]]
* [[Slappyhappy]]
* [[Snippy Snappy]]
* [[Sticky McGee]]
* [[Totes Magotes]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Greaser Gang]]'''
* [[Angry Cheese]]
* [[Duderoni]]
* [[Fottle Barts]]
* [[Hawt Diggity]]
* [[S'up Dawg]]
* [[Shredder Jack]]
* [[Spud Muffin]]
* [[Twerple Burple]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
* [[Arctic Guzzlerush]]
* [[Batsby]]
* [[Fit Ness Monster]]
* [[Kidd Klobber]]
* [[Laceface]]
* [[Pucksie]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''The [[Lost Bots]]'''
* [[Bonz-Eye]]
* [[Burgertron]]
* [[Clogstopper]]
* [[Dimlit]]
* [[Frostferatu]]
* [[Game Over]]
* [[Stinkeye Stapleton]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 1 checklist.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Shed Heads]]'''
* [[Cuddletooth]]
* [[Fun Gus]]
* [[Grit Sandwood]]
* [[Major Lee Screwge]]
* [[Nail Byter]]
* [[Rootwing]]
* [[Slobber Rock]]
* [[Venus Frogtrap]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Cocoa Crazy]]
* [[Lolly Licks]]
* [[Nrjeez]]
* [[The Plop Father]]
* [[Remorsel]]
* [[Sippy Slurps]]
* [[Sprinkleberry D'uhnut]]
* [[Unilla Icequeencone]]
* [[Waddlepop]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Techie Team]]'''
* [[Chilla Gorilla]]
* [[Dr. Moggly]]
* [[Fomo]]
* [[Goob Toob]]
* [[Raddhaxx]]
* [[S.A. Cheez]]
* [[Screen Fiend]]
* [[Skillz Punk]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toilet Troop]]'''
* [[Frohawk]]
* [[King Toots]]
* [[Nobeeoh]]
* [[Poo Sham]]
* [[Sergeant Scrubadub]]
* [[Stinkosaurus Rex]]
* [[Sudsbeard]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack/assortment. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the number of sets to buy to complete a Series.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 ''Stinkosaurus Rex''
* #2 ''Sergeant Scrubadub''
* #3 ''Nobeeoh''
* #4 ''Cocoa Crazy''
* #5 Sippy Slurps
* #6 ''Remorsel''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 Skillz Punk
* #8 ''Fomo''
* #9 ''S.A. Cheez''
* #10 S'up Dawg
* #11 ''Twerple Burple''
* #12 Spud Muffin (#12)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 ''Rootwing''
* #14 Venus Frogtrap
* #15 ''Fun Gus''
* #16 ''Slobber Rock''
* #17 ''Frostferatu''
* #18 Dimlit
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 ''Professor Wellread''
* #20 ''Snippy Snappy''
* #21 ''Totes Magotes''
* #22 ''Cranks''
* #23 Batsby
* #24 Kidd Klobber
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|[[File:BotBots-toy S1-MysteryFigure.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 1 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S1-5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 1 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S1-8packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 1 8-pack samples]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Sugar Shocks''' (5-pack #1)
: Lolly Licks, Ms. Take, Shredder Jack, Sippy Slurps, Clogstopper (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Sugar Shocks''' (5-pack #2)
: Nail Byter, ''The Plop Father'', Slappyhappy, Waddlepop, Burgertron (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Sugar Shocks''' (5-pack #3)
: Laceface, Point Dexter, Sprinkleberry D'uhnut, Unilla Icequeencone, Game Over (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Techie Team''' (5-pack #1)
: ''Dr. Moggly'', Ms. Take, Nrjeez, Skillz Punk, Burgertron (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Techie Team''' (5-pack #2)
: ''Chilla Gorilla'', Pucksie, Raddhaxx, Slappyhappy, Bonz-Eye (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Troop''' (5-pack #1)
: Frohawk, King Toots, Sticky McGee, Unilla Icequeencone, Dimlit (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Troop''' (5-pack #2)
: King Toots, Shredder Jack, ''Sudsbeard'', Waddlepop, Stinkeye Stapleton (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Troop''' (5-pack #3)
: Fit Ness Monster, Frohawk, Poo Sham, Sprinkleberry D'uhnut, Bonz-Eye (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #1)
: Angry Cheese, Batsby, Fottle Barts, Goob Toob, Sippy Slurps, Sticky McGee, Venus Frogtrap, Clogstopper (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #2)
: Fit Ness Monster, Major Lee Screwge, Point Dexter, Poo Sham, S'up Dawg, Shredder Jack, Waddlepop, Game Over (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #3)
: Fottle Barts, Ms. Take, Nrjeez, Poo Sham, Pucksie, Raddhaxx, Spud Muffin, Bonz-Eye (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #4)
: Arctic Guzzlerush, ''Cuddletooth'', ''Duderoni'', Frohawk, Hawt Diggity, Lolly Licks, Screen Fiend, Stinkeye Stapleton (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #1)
: Angry Cheese, Arctic Guzzlerush, Grit Sandwood, King Toots, Lolly Licks, Pucksie, Screen Fiend, Stinkeye Stapleton (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #2)
: Kidd Klobber, Laceface, Nail Byter, Poo Sham, Skillz Punk, Sticky McGee, Unilla Icequeencone, Burgertron (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #3)
: Arctic Guzzlerush, Batsby, Hawt Diggity, King Toots, Major Lee Screwge, Slappyhappy, Sprinkleberry D'uhnut, Game Over (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #4)
: Fit Ness Monster, Fottle Barts, Goob Toob, Grit Sandwood, Laceface, Nrjeez, Point Dexter, Clogstopper (Lost Bot)
|}
{{note|You only need to buy '''one''' of the Jock Squad packs with Grit Sandwood in them. Everyone else in either pack is a duplicate found in other "recommended" packs, so pick the set whose extras make you happier.}}

{{-}}

===Series "1.5"===
This series features special "color change" BotBots with heat-sensitive paint, revealing splotches when warmed up. It appears to be an "add-on" to Series 1, and includes a modified Series 1 checklist.

It was revealed via Hasbro Australia's website<ref>https://shop.hasbro.com/en-au/product/transformers-botbots-toys-bakery-bytes-mystery-5-pack-series-1-collectible-color-change-figures:FD475617-D835-4087-8A4C-6984CB2B7F1F</ref>. But its lack of appearance at [[Toy Fair 2019]], as well as apparently not being included in the ''[[Transformers BotBots Official Sticker Book]]'', indicate it was originally meant to be a store [[exclusive]]; most likely [[Toys"R"Us]], as they are sold through that chain in Canada, Taiwan and Hong Kong. With that chain's US death, [[Amazon]] would eventually release the toys to US buyers (as would several smaller online outlets well before then).

;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Bakery Bytes]]'''
* [[Batter Splatter]]
* [[Cavi T.]]
* [[Chief Cherry 3.14]]
* [[Flat Flour Face]]
* [[Reci P. Cooker]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lawn League]]'''
* [[Bum Sprout]]
* [[Grass Guzzler]]
* [[Luckaneer]]
* [[McMuzzsaw]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Mucker Von Diggs]]
* [[Nozzlesnot]]
* [[The Pollinator]]
* [[Silent Shade]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

{{-}}
;Packages
{{note|Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack/assortment. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the number of sets to buy to complete a Series... but see the note below about the special circumstances surrounding this batch.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #1)
: Batter Splatter, Bum Sprout, Flat Flour Face, McMuzzsaw, Cavi T. (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #2)
: Batter Splatter, Chief Cherry 3.14, Flat Flour Face, Luckaneer, Nozzlesnot (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #3)
: Batter Splatter, Flat Flour Face, Luckaneer, McMuzzsaw, Reci P. Cooker (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #4)
: Batter Splatter, Flat Flour Face, McMuzzsaw, Silent Shade, Chief Cherry 3.14 (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:BotBots-toy S1-BakeryBytes5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series "1.5" Bakery Bytes 5-pack samples]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Lawn League''' (8-pack #1)
: Bum Sprout, Cavi T., Chief Cherry 3.14, Grass Guzzler, Nozzlesnot, Reci P. Cooker, Silent Shade, McMuzzsaw (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Lawn League''' (8-pack #2)
: Bum Sprout, Cavi T., Chief Cherry 3.14, Luckaneer, ''Mucker Von Diggs'', ''The Pollinator'', Reci P. Cooker, Grass Guzzler (blind-packed)
|}

{{note|This "minimum buy" arrangement '''''only''''' works if you can obtain the toys in-person and can see what you're getting. Amazon, the US distributor, does '''''not''''' allow you to pick specific items from ''BotBots'' assortments, and will send you random ones. In this instance, you are better off ordering two Lawn League packs — of which there are only two and they contain all of the toys in wave 1.5 except for the two color-changing Bakery Bytes— and a single Bakery Bytes pack, which no matter which one you get, will have said two color-changing Bakery Bytes. There's still an off chance you might get two of the same Lawn League pack, but retailer Kohl's accepts Amazon returns. Yeah, it's a pain, sorry.}}

===Series 2===
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Backpack Bunch]]'''
* [[Bogus Pocus]]
* [[Bottocorrect]]
* [[Scribby]]
* [[Short Edge]]
* [[Steve From Accounting]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Greaser Gang]]'''
* [[Brock Head]]
* [[Brotato]]
* [[Hawt Mess]]
* [[Must Turd]]
* [[Nacho Problem]]
* [[Sir Botcha]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
* [[Big Botti]]
* [[Ice Sight]]
* [[The In-Sole]]
* [[Toughdown]]
* [[Tropic Guzzlerush]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lost Bots]]'''
* [[Abominable Soundman]]
* [[The Detangler]]
* [[Hamurai]]
* [[Love Struck]]
* [[Ol' Tic Toc]]
* [[Overpack]]
* [[PB Junior]]
* [[Rebugnant]]
* [[Rock Swagger]]
* [[Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 2 checklist.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Music Mob]]'''
* [[Dizzy Bones]]
* [[Dumbeats]]
* [[Grampiano]]
* [[Pink Key Pop]]
* [[Songwave]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Shed Heads]]'''
* [[Drillit Yaself]]
* [[Grrr'illa Grimes]]
* [[Sandy Man]]
* [[Spots the Rock]]
* [[Tool Bag]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Spoiled Rottens]]'''
* [[Atomic Freeze]]
* [[Big Cantuna]]
* [[Grumpy Clumpy]]
* [[Holey Moldy]]
* [[Sour Wing]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Javasaurus Rex]]
* [[King Candyhooves]]
* [[Lolly Mints]]
* [[Mocklate]]
* [[Sippyberry]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Swag Stylers]]'''
* [[Chic Cheeks]]
* [[Frizzle Fry]]
* [[Ollie Bite]]
* [[Prince Perfumius]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Techie Team]]'''
* [[Clixx]]
* [[Glitch Face]]
* [[Hashtagz]]
* [[Outtacontrol]]
* [[Technotic Sonic]]
* [[TV Cop]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toilet Troop]]'''
* [[Be-Oh]]
* [[Captain Swoon]]
* [[Nope Soap]]
* [[TP Itch]]
|}

;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack/assortment. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the number of sets to buy to complete a Series.}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 ''Sippyberry''
* #2 ''Captain Swoon''
* #3 ''The Detangler''
* #4 ''King Candyhooves''
* #5 ''TV Cop''
* #6 ''Ice Sight''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 ''Glitchface''
* #8 ''PB Junior''
* #9 ''Must Turd''
* #10 ''Sandy Man''
* #11 ''Tropic Guzzlerush''
* #12 Songwave
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 Grumpy Clumpy
* #14 Atomic Freeze
* #15 Dumbeats
* #16 Pink Key Pop
* #17 Ollie Bite
* #18 Frizzle Fry
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 ''Sir Botcha''
* #20 ''Technotic Sonic''
* #21 ''Javasaurus Rex''
* #22 ''Hamurai''
* #23 Overpack
* #24 ''The In-Sole''
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|[[File:BotBots-toy S2-MysteryFigure.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 2 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S2-5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 2 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S2-8packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 2 8-pack samples]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Backpack Bunch''' (5-pack #1)
:Bogus Pocus, Hashtagz, Nope Soap, Short Edge, Love Struck (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Backpack Bunch''' (5-pack #2)
:Bottocorrect, Clixx, Pink Key Pop, Steve From Accounting, Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Music Mob''' (5-pack #1)
:Dumbeats, Holey Moldy, Scribby, Songwave, Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Music Mob''' (5-pack #2)
:Dizzy Bones, Dumbeats, Outtacontrol, Steve From Accounting, Rebugnant (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Music Mob''' (5-pack #3)
:Be-Oh, ''Grampiano'', Nacho Problem, Pink Key Pop, Overpack (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Shed Heads''' (5-pack #1)
:Bottocorrect, Brotato, Drillit Yaself, Tool Bag, Love Struck (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Shed Heads''' (5-pack #2)
:Drillit Yaself, Holey Moldy, Lolly Mints, Spots the Rock, Rock Swagger (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Shed Heads''' (5-pack #3)
:Grrr'illa Grimes, Hawt Mess, Tool Bag, Toughdown, Ol' Tic Toc (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #1)
:Grrr'illa Grimes, Grumpy Clumpy, Hashtagz, Hawt Mess, Lolly Mints, Scribby, Sour Wing, Rock Swagger (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #2)
: ''Big Cantuna'', Bottocorrect, Brock Head, Nope Soap, Ollie Bite, Outtacontrol, Sour Wing, Rebugnant (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #3)
: Atomic Freeze, Big Botti, Bogus Pocus, Brotato, Dizzy Bones, ''Mocklate'', Sour Wing, Abominable Soundman (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #4)
: Atomic Freeze, Be-Oh, Grumpy Clumpy, Nacho Problem, Short Edge, Spots the Rock, Toughdown, Ol' Tic Toc (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #1)
: Brock Head, Chic Cheeks, Frizzle Fry, Grumpy Clumpy, Nope Soap, Scribby, Songwave, Love Struck (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #2)
: Atomic Freeze, Be-Oh, Big Botti, Nacho Problem, Ollie Bite, Prince Perfumius, Steve from Accounting, Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #3)
: Brock Head, Chic Cheeks, Clixx, Dizzy Bones, Ollie Bite, Toughdown, Short Edge, Rebugnant (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #4)
: Big Botti, Bogus Pocus, Brotato, Frizzle Fry, Lolly Mints, Prince Perfumius, ''TP Itch'', Abominable Soundman (Lost Bot)
|}

{{-}}

===Series 3===
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Arcade Renegades]]'''
* [[24K-Bit]]
* [[Bankshot]]
* [[Cackle Corn]]
* [[Clawsome]]
* [[Driver Ted]]
* [[The Fizz]]
* [[Greed Feed]]
* [[Knotzel]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Old Cool]]
* [[Papa Click]]
* [[Pixelfin]]
* [[Sheriff Sugarfeet]]
* [[Sweet Cheat]]
* [[Tangry Tart]]
* [[Tutu Puffz]]
* [[Wrist Banned]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Fresh Squeezes]]'''
* [[Avocando]]
* [[Bunches]]
* [[Latte Spice Whirl]]
* [[Sensei Spiny]]
* [[Smerg the Sad]]
* [[Trend Blend]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Goo Goo Groopies]]'''
* [[Bottle O-Tears]]
* [[Crib Watch]]
* [[Drippy Pup]]
* [[Highroller]]
* [[Nampy]]
* [[Shushifier]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 3 checklist.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
* [[Citrus Guzzlerush]]
* [[Dinger]]
* [[Mal Content]]
* [[Rink Stink]]
* [[Terror Tale Torch]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lost Bots]]'''
* [[Grave Rave]]
* [[Greeny Rex]]
* [[Fail Polish]]
* [[Nanny McBag]]
* [[Smooth Shaker]]
* [[Strike Four]]
* [[Trisourtops]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Music Mob]]'''
* [[Axwell]]
* [[Batterhead]]
* [[Calamity Keys]]
* [[Dingledeedoo]]
* [[Loudsy]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Playroom Posse]]'''
* [[Cuddle Wuddle]]
* [[D-Pad Chad]]
* [[Kikmee]]
* [[Pop-O the Clown]]
* [[Q.U.R.O.B.O. 6000]]
* [[Quackles]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Seasons Greeters]]'''
* [[Halloween Knight]]
* [[Meltz Down]]
* [[Stringaling]]
* [[Sugar Breath]]
* [[Wizengreen]]
* [[Yule B. Bored]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Spoiled Rottens]]'''
* [[Croaks]]
* [[Disgusto Desserto]]
* [[Moldwich]]
* [[Sardank]]
* [[Slimey Slurps]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Choc-O-Lawless]]
* [[Minnycake]]
* [[Sugar Saddle]]
* [[Swoonberry]]
* [[Treat Elite]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Swag Stylers]]'''
* [[Blabberbook]]
* [[Excessory]]
* [[Makeover N. Over]]
* [[Perfumigator]]
* [[Wristocrat]]
|}
{{-}}
;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack/assortment. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the number of sets to buy to complete a Series.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 Greeny Rex
* #2 Smerg the Sad
* #3 ''Terror Tale Torch''
* #4 Choc-O-Lawless
* #5 ''Disgusto Desserto''
* #6 ''Dingledeedoo''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 Strike Four
* #8 ''Citrus Guzzlerush''
* #9 ''Slimey Slurps''
* #10 Calamity Keys
* #11 ''Makeover N. Over''
* #12 ''Axwell''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 ''Meltz Down''
* #14 ''Wizengreen''
* #15 Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000
* #16 Quackles
* #17 Shushifier
* #18 Nampy
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 ''Drippy Pup''
* #20 Sensei Spiny
* #21 ''Treat Elite''
* #22 Latte Spice Whirl
* #23 ''Rink Stink''
* #24 ''D-Pad Chad''
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=8|[[File:BotBots-toy S3-MysteryFigure.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 3 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S3-5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 3 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S3-8packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 3 8-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S3-ArcadeRenegade.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Arcade Renegades Surprise 16-pack]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #1)
: Bunches, Crib Watch, Kikmee, Quackles, ''Grave Rave'' (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #2)
: Batterhead, Blabberbook, Pop-O the Clown, Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000, Trisourtops (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #3)
: Kikmee, Loudsy, Mal Content, Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000, Greeny Rex (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #4)
: Cuddle Wuddle, Dinger, Quackles, Swoonberry, Smooth Shaker (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #1)
: Calamity Keys, Moldwich, Sugar Breath, Yule B. Bored, Fail Polish (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #2)
: Halloween Knight, Highroller, Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000, Stringaling, Latte Spice Whirl (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #3)
: Perfumigator, Stringaling, Sugar Breath, Swoonberry, Shushifier (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #4)
: Minnycake, Pop-O the Clown, Sugar Breath, Yule B. Bored, Trisourtops (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #1)
: Avocando, Choc-O-Lawless, Mal Content, Moldwich, Quackles, Smerg the Sad, Yule B. Bored, ''Nanny McBag'' (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #2)
: Blabberbook, Bottle O-Tears, Croaks, Loudsy, Minnycake, Sensei Spiny, Trend Blend, Strike Four (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #3)
: Bunches, Crib Watch, Excessory, Halloween Knight, Sardank, Sugar Saddle, Trend Blend, Smooth Shaker (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #4)
: Avocando, Bunches, Dinger, Nampy, Stringaling, Sugar Breath, Swoonberry, Fail Polish (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #1)
: Bunches, Crib Watch, Croaks, Loudsy, Mal Content, Nampy, Sugar Saddle, Fail Polish (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #2)
: Batterhead, Bottle O-Tears, Choc-O-Lawless, Dinger, Perfumigator, Shushifier, Trend Blend, Trisourtops (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #3)
: Avocando, Batterhead, Crib Watch, Excessory, Halloween Knight, Sardank, Shushifier, Strike Four (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #4)
: Bottle O-Tears, Cuddle Wuddle, Highroller, Mal Content, Minnycake, Trend Blend, ''Wristocrat'', Smooth Shaker (Lost Bot)
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*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #1)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**24K-Bit, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Sweet Cheat, Tangry Tart
**Laceface, S'up Dawg, Skillz Punk, Spud Muffin
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*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #2)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**The Fizz, Papa Click, Pixelfin, Wrist Banned
**Chilla Gorilla, Duderoni, Hawt Diggity, Shredder Jack
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*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #3)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**24K-Bit, Papa Click, Sweet Cheat, Wrist Banned
**Chilla Gorilla, Duderoni, Skillz Punk, Spud Muffin
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*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #4)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**The Fizz, Pixelfin, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Tangry Tart
**Hawt Diggity, Laceface, S'up Dawg, Shredder Jack
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #5)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**Papa Click, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Sweet Cheat, Tangry Tart
**Chilla Gorilla, Duderoni, Laceface, Skillz Punk
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*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #6)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**24K-Bit, The Fizz, Papa Click, Pixelfin, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Sweet Cheat, Tangry Tart, Wrist Banned
|}
{{note|The Arcade Renegade packs have an ID number printed on the back, just to the right of the group shot, next to Sweet Cheat, appropriately enough. The number corresponds to their listing here; obviously, "6" is the only one you want to keep in mind.}}
{{note|Yes, for some reason, non-Lost-Bots ended up in two of the Seasons Greeters Lost Bot bubbles. We don't know why.}}

{{-}}
===Series 4===
{{note|Information on Series 4 is currently scarce; little was revealed at the MCM London Comic-Con in late October, and only the single-packs have been found at retail (so far), with no information on the regular 5-packs and 8-packs at all. More as we get it.}}

;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Fresh Squeezes]]'''
* [[Aday]]
* [[Hiptoast]]
* [[Peary Peculiar]]
* [[Peels the Monkey]]
* [[Tricitrustups]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Home Rangers]]'''
* [[Bogusaurus Rex]]
* [[Crabby Grabby]]
* [[Heat Freak]]
* [[Pressure Punk]]
* [[Roarista]]
* [[Rolley Doughley]]
* [[Whirlderful]]
* [[Windbag]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Los Delicioses]]'''
* [[Burrito Favorito]]
* [[Chef Nada]]
* [[King Cubano]]
* [[Lunchador]]
* [[The Cobbler]]
* [[Suavé Verde]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Magic Tricksters]]'''
* [[King Cheats]]
* [[Skitter Chatters]]
* [[The Great Mumblo Bumblo]]
* [[Whoopsie Cushion]]
* [[Zanzabar]]
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|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Movie Moguls]]'''
* [[Bluray Murray]]
* [[Bretzel]]
* [[Critically Complained]]
* [[Fizzkick]]
* [[Lumidope]]
*[[ Movie Munchster]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Retro Replays]]'''
* [[Game Older]]
* [[Loadoutsky]]
* [[Mr. Business Esquire]]
* [[Mr. Memory Banks]]
* [[Pop N. Lock]]
* [[Snorg the Conquerer]]
* [[Swapbox 16]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Science Alliance]]'''
* [[Dr. Flaskenstein]]
* [[Eye-Goon]]
* [[Face Ace]]
* [[Starscope]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Seasons Greeters]]'''
* [[Bemyne]]
* [[Flare Devil]]
* [[Incog-Eggo]]
* [[Snotty Stem]]
* [[Zwonkey Donkey]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Crumbly Yumbly]]
* [[Cypops]]
* [[DJ Fudgey Fresh]]
* [[Fancy Flutter]]
* [[Frostfetti Frostyface]]
* [[Grandma Crinkles]]
* [[Milton (BotBots)|Milton]]
* [[Smore N'More]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Wilderness Troop]]'''
* [[Cam The Man]]
* [[Disaster Master]]
* [[Doc Kit]]
* [[Googly Spy P.I.]]
* [[Miss Mixed]]
* [[Ranger Lampton]]
* [[Rusty Von Cleave]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Winner's Circle]]'''
* [[Game Golden]]
* [[Gold Dexter]]
* [[Goldenberry D'uhnut]]
* [[Goldface]]
* [[Goldie Rock]]
* [[Goldsferatu]]
* [[Liquid Gold]]
* [[Pop O' Gold]]
|}

;Packages
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 Pop O' Gold
* #2 Miss Mixed
* #3 Starscope
* #4 Hiptoast
* #5 Snotty Stem
* #6 Zwonkey Donkey
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 Liquid Gold
* #8 Cypops
* #9 Milton
* #10 Movie Munchster
* #11 Whirlderful
* #12 Rholley Doughley
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* #13 Pressure Punk
* #14 Burrito Favorito
* #15 Chef Nada
* #16 Game Older
* #17 Swapbox 16
* #18 Snorg the Conqueror
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* #19 The Great Mumbo Bunblo
* #20 King Cheats
* #21 Whoopsie Cushion
* #22 Disaster Master
* #23 Googly Spy P.I.
* #24 Face Ace
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
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*'''Claw Machine Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack)
: 5 BotBots toys (TBD), 1 Winner's Circle Bot, 4 stickers
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*'''Gumball Machine Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack)
: 5 BotBots toys (TBD), 1 Winner's Circle Bot, 4 stickers
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|-
|}
{{note|Hasbro promotional imagery shows two more Winner's Circle bots, a boxing glove and a shampoo bottle, who do not appear on the Series 4 checklist. Presumably, they will be released in one of the other 2020 Series.}}
{{comingsoontoy|Everything except single blind-bags not out yet}}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[San Diego Comic-Con]]'''
* '''[[Con Crew]]''' (10-pack, 2019)
:[[Fantastic Fuelers]] ([[Carb O'Nate]], [[Coffeemus Prime]], [[Hal A. Peno]], [[Sumthin' Fishy]])
:[[Line League]] ([[Captain Cartridge]], [[Con-Packtor]], [[Vigitente]])
:[[Meet N' Greets]] ([[Botarazzi]], [[Inky Inkerson]], [[Scribzilla]])
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|}

==Merchandise==
* '''''BotBots'' apparel''' (2019)

: Available through Amazon.com, ''BotBots'' has a number of t-shirts, long-sleeve tees, and hoodies for kids and adults:

:* Botbots group shot
:* "#Brobots" (group shot)
:* "At First I Was Like..." (group shot)
:* "I (Donut) Care (Sprinkleberry D'uhnut)
:* "I'm About To Do Something Awesome!" (group shot)
:* "Nacho Business" (Shredder Jack)
:* "Power Player" (Game Over)
:* "That's How I Roll" (King Toots & Rootwing)
:* "To Do List:" (group shot)
:* "Today I Am:" (group shot)
:* "Whatever Happened, It Wasn't Me!" (King Toots)
:* "You Want A Pizza Me?" (Duderoni)

{{-}}
*'''''Transformers BotBots Official Sticker Book''''' (2019)
**''Publishing date'': [[September 24]], 2019

: Published by [[Random House]], the ''[[Transformers BotBots Official Sticker Book]]'' contains over 500 stickers, with character profiles on 123 ''BotBots'' characters (including the Series 1 & 2 Bots, and the two moved from Series 1 to Series 3).

==Notes==
* The instruction leaflets (as well as the official BotBots website) provide all of the individual BotBot characters with a "Level" of between one and three stars. This corresponds to the illustrated checklist (included in every BotBots package), depicting the BotBots within a shopping mall. To make each BotBot easier to find on the checklist, the one-starred BotBots are on the ground floor, the two-starred BotBots are on the second tier, and the three-starred BotBots are on the top floor. The star rating appears to have no other purpose, and is not a reliable indicator of rarity. 3-Star bots are ''usually'' only available in a single pack, but many one-pack-only bots aren't 3-Star rated. None of this is helped by the fact that Series 2 has several discrepancies between the pack-in checklist and website's Levels for many bots.
* Promotional material for Series 1 shows two Bots who are not actually ''in'' Series 1, a baseball and a soccer ball.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmjc_F0GISU Transformers BotBots Origin Story Sing-Along on YouTube]</ref> Both were moved to later Series.
* All of the characters introduced thus far are entirely new, separate from any traditional "Generation 1" characters: a rarity in today's ''Transformers'' toy market.
* On that note, many characters have [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] symbols on them (though the latter has not been found on anyone without the former also present). However, it does not appear that this is meant to indicate factional allegiance... but ''in-universe marketing''. Absolutely no mention of the Autobots, Decepticons, Cybertron, or the like is made in the promotional materials, only "energon". Several Bots like [[Skillz Punk]] have both faction symbols on them, typically in the context "Autobots vs Decepticons" branding. It looks like in this universe, "Autobots" and "Decepticons" are... well, intellectual property used to advertise products. Meta!
* ''BotBots'' easily has the highest percentage of [[female Transformer]]s in its cast of any ''Transformers'' toyline, and by a stunningly wide margin. In the first two series alone, ''39'' of the 121 characters are female. In fact, it took ''Transformers'' as a whole ''thirty years'' to approach that number of female toy-characters ''period'', and that's including [[BotCon|convention]]-exclusive offerings! (And ''not'' counting toys that had no [[bio]] upon release and were later [[retcon]]ned as female.)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/botbots Page on the Transformers website]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1G3gfw2uISQ7UAKF3sv8-a5O9JinhTITeRJyMGbZZQ04 Google Spreadsheet of all ''BotBots'' pack contents including "minimum buy" for a complete set]

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[[Category:BotBots| ]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Transformers: BotBots (toyline)

2019-11-03T00:57:12Z

Shellspark: /* Series 4 */

[[File:Transformers BotBots Logo.jpg|center|350px]]
[[File:BotBotsPromoArt.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Don't eat the ones that turn into food, or you'll get botbotulism!]]

'''''Transformers: BotBots''''' is a toyline released in late [[2018]], involving small, cartoony, [[super deformed]] robot characters who transform into mundane items. These 1-inch tall soft-plastic bots are marketed in the same style as the insanely popular ''{{w|Shopkins}}'' toys and other collectible mini-toys. ''BotBots'' seems to take place in its own [[continuity]], with no ties to extant ''Transformers'' universes or incarnations of existing characters. The line is also quite kid-focused, with wackiness and toilet humor galore.

In the universe of the BotBots, a mysterious cloud of [[energon]] gas drifted through a shopping mall, bringing tools, electronics, and even food to life as tiny transforming robots. By day they hide, and by night, mischief aplenty.
{{Quote|One stormy night at a mall nearby, energon power fell from the sky. It hit the mall with its powerful might, and gave everyday objects robot life!|official synopsis}}

==Overview==
[[File:TransformersBotBotstoys.jpg|thumb|right|300px|If ever there was a time to give us a new toy of [[Ejector]], Hasbro, this is it.]]

Each BotBot is a tiny, roughly-1-inch tall PVC-plastic toy that converts from a robot into some other object in a few short, simple steps. Though accessories are exceedingly rare in the line, many BotBots have hands that are compatible with accessories that use [[C joint|3mm posts]].

Each character belongs to a themed team depending on the "store" their [[alternate mode]] is found in, though the individual members of the team are spread out among a '''''lot''''' of packages:

* '''[[Blindpacking|Blind Bag]] Mystery Figures''' with a single Bot inside
* '''5-Packs''' with two Bots from the pack's theme team, two Bots from two other teams, and an additional blind-packed (but ''not'' random) "Lost Bot"
* '''8-Packs''' with two Bots from the pack's theme team, five Bots from five other teams, and an additional blind-packed (but not random) "Lost Bot"
* '''16-Packs''' with twelve Bots from the pack's theme team, and four from other teams

Naturally, there is a ton of overlap, with many figures available in multiple different packs; some Bots can be found in up to ''four'' different packages per Series. These redundant Bots are meant to encourage trading among the kids.

The blind-packed portions are opened by pulling up a tearable flap on the back of the card, revealing a perforated paper layer. The instructions say to then push the plastic bubble with both thumbs to pop the Bot out through the paper, but you can just tear the paper and pull it out too.

Single-packed Bots and Lost Bots in multipacks have individual ID numbers that allow you to tell what toy is inside. For Series 1, these are lightly embossed (by hand, strangely) on the back of the card on the bottom-right, near the pull-up flap. There are clearer, stamped-on ID codes located ''under'' the flap, though pulling them up while you're still in the store may get you in trouble. Beginning with Series 2, the ID numbers are instead properly printed onto the back of the card, near the top edge.

{{-}}

==Toys==
As each individual toy can appear in multiple multi-packs, this section is... a little more complicated than most. For each Series, we'll first list a complete roster of characters, broken down by their "tribes", then a listing of the individual packages and their contents.

===Series 1===
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Backpack Bunch]]'''
* [[Cranks]]
* [[Ms. Take]]
* [[Point Dexter]]
* [[Professor Wellread]]
* [[Slappyhappy]]
* [[Snippy Snappy]]
* [[Sticky McGee]]
* [[Totes Magotes]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Greaser Gang]]'''
* [[Angry Cheese]]
* [[Duderoni]]
* [[Fottle Barts]]
* [[Hawt Diggity]]
* [[S'up Dawg]]
* [[Shredder Jack]]
* [[Spud Muffin]]
* [[Twerple Burple]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
* [[Arctic Guzzlerush]]
* [[Batsby]]
* [[Fit Ness Monster]]
* [[Kidd Klobber]]
* [[Laceface]]
* [[Pucksie]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''The [[Lost Bots]]'''
* [[Bonz-Eye]]
* [[Burgertron]]
* [[Clogstopper]]
* [[Dimlit]]
* [[Frostferatu]]
* [[Game Over]]
* [[Stinkeye Stapleton]]
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 1 checklist.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Shed Heads]]'''
* [[Cuddletooth]]
* [[Fun Gus]]
* [[Grit Sandwood]]
* [[Major Lee Screwge]]
* [[Nail Byter]]
* [[Rootwing]]
* [[Slobber Rock]]
* [[Venus Frogtrap]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Cocoa Crazy]]
* [[Lolly Licks]]
* [[Nrjeez]]
* [[The Plop Father]]
* [[Remorsel]]
* [[Sippy Slurps]]
* [[Sprinkleberry D'uhnut]]
* [[Unilla Icequeencone]]
* [[Waddlepop]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Techie Team]]'''
* [[Chilla Gorilla]]
* [[Dr. Moggly]]
* [[Fomo]]
* [[Goob Toob]]
* [[Raddhaxx]]
* [[S.A. Cheez]]
* [[Screen Fiend]]
* [[Skillz Punk]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toilet Troop]]'''
* [[Frohawk]]
* [[King Toots]]
* [[Nobeeoh]]
* [[Poo Sham]]
* [[Sergeant Scrubadub]]
* [[Stinkosaurus Rex]]
* [[Sudsbeard]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack/assortment. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the number of sets to buy to complete a Series.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 ''Stinkosaurus Rex''
* #2 ''Sergeant Scrubadub''
* #3 ''Nobeeoh''
* #4 ''Cocoa Crazy''
* #5 Sippy Slurps
* #6 ''Remorsel''
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* #7 Skillz Punk
* #8 ''Fomo''
* #9 ''S.A. Cheez''
* #10 S'up Dawg
* #11 ''Twerple Burple''
* #12 Spud Muffin (#12)
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 ''Rootwing''
* #14 Venus Frogtrap
* #15 ''Fun Gus''
* #16 ''Slobber Rock''
* #17 ''Frostferatu''
* #18 Dimlit
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 ''Professor Wellread''
* #20 ''Snippy Snappy''
* #21 ''Totes Magotes''
* #22 ''Cranks''
* #23 Batsby
* #24 Kidd Klobber
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|[[File:BotBots-toy S1-MysteryFigure.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 1 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S1-5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 1 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S1-8packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 1 8-pack samples]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Sugar Shocks''' (5-pack #1)
: Lolly Licks, Ms. Take, Shredder Jack, Sippy Slurps, Clogstopper (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Sugar Shocks''' (5-pack #2)
: Nail Byter, ''The Plop Father'', Slappyhappy, Waddlepop, Burgertron (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Sugar Shocks''' (5-pack #3)
: Laceface, Point Dexter, Sprinkleberry D'uhnut, Unilla Icequeencone, Game Over (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Techie Team''' (5-pack #1)
: ''Dr. Moggly'', Ms. Take, Nrjeez, Skillz Punk, Burgertron (Lost Bot)
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|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Techie Team''' (5-pack #2)
: ''Chilla Gorilla'', Pucksie, Raddhaxx, Slappyhappy, Bonz-Eye (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Troop''' (5-pack #1)
: Frohawk, King Toots, Sticky McGee, Unilla Icequeencone, Dimlit (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Troop''' (5-pack #2)
: King Toots, Shredder Jack, ''Sudsbeard'', Waddlepop, Stinkeye Stapleton (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Troop''' (5-pack #3)
: Fit Ness Monster, Frohawk, Poo Sham, Sprinkleberry D'uhnut, Bonz-Eye (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #1)
: Angry Cheese, Batsby, Fottle Barts, Goob Toob, Sippy Slurps, Sticky McGee, Venus Frogtrap, Clogstopper (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #2)
: Fit Ness Monster, Major Lee Screwge, Point Dexter, Poo Sham, S'up Dawg, Shredder Jack, Waddlepop, Game Over (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #3)
: Fottle Barts, Ms. Take, Nrjeez, Poo Sham, Pucksie, Raddhaxx, Spud Muffin, Bonz-Eye (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #4)
: Arctic Guzzlerush, ''Cuddletooth'', ''Duderoni'', Frohawk, Hawt Diggity, Lolly Licks, Screen Fiend, Stinkeye Stapleton (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #1)
: Angry Cheese, Arctic Guzzlerush, Grit Sandwood, King Toots, Lolly Licks, Pucksie, Screen Fiend, Stinkeye Stapleton (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #2)
: Kidd Klobber, Laceface, Nail Byter, Poo Sham, Skillz Punk, Sticky McGee, Unilla Icequeencone, Burgertron (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #3)
: Arctic Guzzlerush, Batsby, Hawt Diggity, King Toots, Major Lee Screwge, Slappyhappy, Sprinkleberry D'uhnut, Game Over (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #4)
: Fit Ness Monster, Fottle Barts, Goob Toob, Grit Sandwood, Laceface, Nrjeez, Point Dexter, Clogstopper (Lost Bot)
|}
{{note|You only need to buy '''one''' of the Jock Squad packs with Grit Sandwood in them. Everyone else in either pack is a duplicate found in other "recommended" packs, so pick the set whose extras make you happier.}}

{{-}}

===Series "1.5"===
This series features special "color change" BotBots with heat-sensitive paint, revealing splotches when warmed up. It appears to be an "add-on" to Series 1, and includes a modified Series 1 checklist.

It was revealed via Hasbro Australia's website<ref>https://shop.hasbro.com/en-au/product/transformers-botbots-toys-bakery-bytes-mystery-5-pack-series-1-collectible-color-change-figures:FD475617-D835-4087-8A4C-6984CB2B7F1F</ref>. But its lack of appearance at [[Toy Fair 2019]], as well as apparently not being included in the ''[[Transformers BotBots Official Sticker Book]]'', indicate it was originally meant to be a store [[exclusive]]; most likely [[Toys"R"Us]], as they are sold through that chain in Canada, Taiwan and Hong Kong. With that chain's US death, [[Amazon]] would eventually release the toys to US buyers (as would several smaller online outlets well before then).

;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Bakery Bytes]]'''
* [[Batter Splatter]]
* [[Cavi T.]]
* [[Chief Cherry 3.14]]
* [[Flat Flour Face]]
* [[Reci P. Cooker]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lawn League]]'''
* [[Bum Sprout]]
* [[Grass Guzzler]]
* [[Luckaneer]]
* [[McMuzzsaw]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Mucker Von Diggs]]
* [[Nozzlesnot]]
* [[The Pollinator]]
* [[Silent Shade]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

{{-}}
;Packages
{{note|Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack/assortment. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the number of sets to buy to complete a Series... but see the note below about the special circumstances surrounding this batch.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #1)
: Batter Splatter, Bum Sprout, Flat Flour Face, McMuzzsaw, Cavi T. (blind-packed)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #2)
: Batter Splatter, Chief Cherry 3.14, Flat Flour Face, Luckaneer, Nozzlesnot (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #3)
: Batter Splatter, Flat Flour Face, Luckaneer, McMuzzsaw, Reci P. Cooker (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #4)
: Batter Splatter, Flat Flour Face, McMuzzsaw, Silent Shade, Chief Cherry 3.14 (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:BotBots-toy S1-BakeryBytes5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series "1.5" Bakery Bytes 5-pack samples]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Lawn League''' (8-pack #1)
: Bum Sprout, Cavi T., Chief Cherry 3.14, Grass Guzzler, Nozzlesnot, Reci P. Cooker, Silent Shade, McMuzzsaw (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Lawn League''' (8-pack #2)
: Bum Sprout, Cavi T., Chief Cherry 3.14, Luckaneer, ''Mucker Von Diggs'', ''The Pollinator'', Reci P. Cooker, Grass Guzzler (blind-packed)
|}

{{note|This "minimum buy" arrangement '''''only''''' works if you can obtain the toys in-person and can see what you're getting. Amazon, the US distributor, does '''''not''''' allow you to pick specific items from ''BotBots'' assortments, and will send you random ones. In this instance, you are better off ordering the two Lawn League packs —which contain all of the toys in wave 1.5 except for the two color-changing Bakery Bytes— and a single Bakery Bytes pack, which no matter which one you get, will have said two color-changing Bakery Bytes. There's still an off chance you might get two of the same Lawn League pack, but retailer Kohl's accepts Amazon returns. Yeah, it's a pain, sorry.}}

===Series 2===
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Backpack Bunch]]'''
* [[Bogus Pocus]]
* [[Bottocorrect]]
* [[Scribby]]
* [[Short Edge]]
* [[Steve From Accounting]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Greaser Gang]]'''
* [[Brock Head]]
* [[Brotato]]
* [[Hawt Mess]]
* [[Must Turd]]
* [[Nacho Problem]]
* [[Sir Botcha]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
* [[Big Botti]]
* [[Ice Sight]]
* [[The In-Sole]]
* [[Toughdown]]
* [[Tropic Guzzlerush]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lost Bots]]'''
* [[Abominable Soundman]]
* [[The Detangler]]
* [[Hamurai]]
* [[Love Struck]]
* [[Ol' Tic Toc]]
* [[Overpack]]
* [[PB Junior]]
* [[Rebugnant]]
* [[Rock Swagger]]
* [[Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 2 checklist.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Music Mob]]'''
* [[Dizzy Bones]]
* [[Dumbeats]]
* [[Grampiano]]
* [[Pink Key Pop]]
* [[Songwave]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Shed Heads]]'''
* [[Drillit Yaself]]
* [[Grrr'illa Grimes]]
* [[Sandy Man]]
* [[Spots the Rock]]
* [[Tool Bag]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Spoiled Rottens]]'''
* [[Atomic Freeze]]
* [[Big Cantuna]]
* [[Grumpy Clumpy]]
* [[Holey Moldy]]
* [[Sour Wing]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Javasaurus Rex]]
* [[King Candyhooves]]
* [[Lolly Mints]]
* [[Mocklate]]
* [[Sippyberry]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Swag Stylers]]'''
* [[Chic Cheeks]]
* [[Frizzle Fry]]
* [[Ollie Bite]]
* [[Prince Perfumius]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Techie Team]]'''
* [[Clixx]]
* [[Glitch Face]]
* [[Hashtagz]]
* [[Outtacontrol]]
* [[Technotic Sonic]]
* [[TV Cop]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toilet Troop]]'''
* [[Be-Oh]]
* [[Captain Swoon]]
* [[Nope Soap]]
* [[TP Itch]]
|}

;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack/assortment. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the number of sets to buy to complete a Series.}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 ''Sippyberry''
* #2 ''Captain Swoon''
* #3 ''The Detangler''
* #4 ''King Candyhooves''
* #5 ''TV Cop''
* #6 ''Ice Sight''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 ''Glitchface''
* #8 ''PB Junior''
* #9 ''Must Turd''
* #10 ''Sandy Man''
* #11 ''Tropic Guzzlerush''
* #12 Songwave
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 Grumpy Clumpy
* #14 Atomic Freeze
* #15 Dumbeats
* #16 Pink Key Pop
* #17 Ollie Bite
* #18 Frizzle Fry
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 ''Sir Botcha''
* #20 ''Technotic Sonic''
* #21 ''Javasaurus Rex''
* #22 ''Hamurai''
* #23 Overpack
* #24 ''The In-Sole''
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|[[File:BotBots-toy S2-MysteryFigure.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 2 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S2-5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 2 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S2-8packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 2 8-pack samples]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Backpack Bunch''' (5-pack #1)
:Bogus Pocus, Hashtagz, Nope Soap, Short Edge, Love Struck (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Backpack Bunch''' (5-pack #2)
:Bottocorrect, Clixx, Pink Key Pop, Steve From Accounting, Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Music Mob''' (5-pack #1)
:Dumbeats, Holey Moldy, Scribby, Songwave, Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Music Mob''' (5-pack #2)
:Dizzy Bones, Dumbeats, Outtacontrol, Steve From Accounting, Rebugnant (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Music Mob''' (5-pack #3)
:Be-Oh, ''Grampiano'', Nacho Problem, Pink Key Pop, Overpack (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Shed Heads''' (5-pack #1)
:Bottocorrect, Brotato, Drillit Yaself, Tool Bag, Love Struck (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Shed Heads''' (5-pack #2)
:Drillit Yaself, Holey Moldy, Lolly Mints, Spots the Rock, Rock Swagger (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Shed Heads''' (5-pack #3)
:Grrr'illa Grimes, Hawt Mess, Tool Bag, Toughdown, Ol' Tic Toc (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #1)
:Grrr'illa Grimes, Grumpy Clumpy, Hashtagz, Hawt Mess, Lolly Mints, Scribby, Sour Wing, Rock Swagger (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #2)
: ''Big Cantuna'', Bottocorrect, Brock Head, Nope Soap, Ollie Bite, Outtacontrol, Sour Wing, Rebugnant (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #3)
: Atomic Freeze, Big Botti, Bogus Pocus, Brotato, Dizzy Bones, ''Mocklate'', Sour Wing, Abominable Soundman (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #4)
: Atomic Freeze, Be-Oh, Grumpy Clumpy, Nacho Problem, Short Edge, Spots the Rock, Toughdown, Ol' Tic Toc (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #1)
: Brock Head, Chic Cheeks, Frizzle Fry, Grumpy Clumpy, Nope Soap, Scribby, Songwave, Love Struck (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #2)
: Atomic Freeze, Be-Oh, Big Botti, Nacho Problem, Ollie Bite, Prince Perfumius, Steve from Accounting, Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #3)
: Brock Head, Chic Cheeks, Clixx, Dizzy Bones, Ollie Bite, Toughdown, Short Edge, Rebugnant (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #4)
: Big Botti, Bogus Pocus, Brotato, Frizzle Fry, Lolly Mints, Prince Perfumius, ''TP Itch'', Abominable Soundman (Lost Bot)
|}

{{-}}

===Series 3===
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Arcade Renegades]]'''
* [[24K-Bit]]
* [[Bankshot]]
* [[Cackle Corn]]
* [[Clawsome]]
* [[Driver Ted]]
* [[The Fizz]]
* [[Greed Feed]]
* [[Knotzel]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Old Cool]]
* [[Papa Click]]
* [[Pixelfin]]
* [[Sheriff Sugarfeet]]
* [[Sweet Cheat]]
* [[Tangry Tart]]
* [[Tutu Puffz]]
* [[Wrist Banned]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Fresh Squeezes]]'''
* [[Avocando]]
* [[Bunches]]
* [[Latte Spice Whirl]]
* [[Sensei Spiny]]
* [[Smerg the Sad]]
* [[Trend Blend]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Goo Goo Groopies]]'''
* [[Bottle O-Tears]]
* [[Crib Watch]]
* [[Drippy Pup]]
* [[Highroller]]
* [[Nampy]]
* [[Shushifier]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 3 checklist.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
* [[Citrus Guzzlerush]]
* [[Dinger]]
* [[Mal Content]]
* [[Rink Stink]]
* [[Terror Tale Torch]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lost Bots]]'''
* [[Grave Rave]]
* [[Greeny Rex]]
* [[Fail Polish]]
* [[Nanny McBag]]
* [[Smooth Shaker]]
* [[Strike Four]]
* [[Trisourtops]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Music Mob]]'''
* [[Axwell]]
* [[Batterhead]]
* [[Calamity Keys]]
* [[Dingledeedoo]]
* [[Loudsy]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Playroom Posse]]'''
* [[Cuddle Wuddle]]
* [[D-Pad Chad]]
* [[Kikmee]]
* [[Pop-O the Clown]]
* [[Q.U.R.O.B.O. 6000]]
* [[Quackles]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Seasons Greeters]]'''
* [[Halloween Knight]]
* [[Meltz Down]]
* [[Stringaling]]
* [[Sugar Breath]]
* [[Wizengreen]]
* [[Yule B. Bored]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Spoiled Rottens]]'''
* [[Croaks]]
* [[Disgusto Desserto]]
* [[Moldwich]]
* [[Sardank]]
* [[Slimey Slurps]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Choc-O-Lawless]]
* [[Minnycake]]
* [[Sugar Saddle]]
* [[Swoonberry]]
* [[Treat Elite]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Swag Stylers]]'''
* [[Blabberbook]]
* [[Excessory]]
* [[Makeover N. Over]]
* [[Perfumigator]]
* [[Wristocrat]]
|}
{{-}}
;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack/assortment. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the number of sets to buy to complete a Series.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 Greeny Rex
* #2 Smerg the Sad
* #3 ''Terror Tale Torch''
* #4 Choc-O-Lawless
* #5 ''Disgusto Desserto''
* #6 ''Dingledeedoo''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 Strike Four
* #8 ''Citrus Guzzlerush''
* #9 ''Slimey Slurps''
* #10 Calamity Keys
* #11 ''Makeover N. Over''
* #12 ''Axwell''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 ''Meltz Down''
* #14 ''Wizengreen''
* #15 Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000
* #16 Quackles
* #17 Shushifier
* #18 Nampy
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 ''Drippy Pup''
* #20 Sensei Spiny
* #21 ''Treat Elite''
* #22 Latte Spice Whirl
* #23 ''Rink Stink''
* #24 ''D-Pad Chad''
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=8|[[File:BotBots-toy S3-MysteryFigure.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 3 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S3-5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 3 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S3-8packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 3 8-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S3-ArcadeRenegade.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Arcade Renegades Surprise 16-pack]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #1)
: Bunches, Crib Watch, Kikmee, Quackles, ''Grave Rave'' (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #2)
: Batterhead, Blabberbook, Pop-O the Clown, Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000, Trisourtops (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #3)
: Kikmee, Loudsy, Mal Content, Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000, Greeny Rex (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #4)
: Cuddle Wuddle, Dinger, Quackles, Swoonberry, Smooth Shaker (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #1)
: Calamity Keys, Moldwich, Sugar Breath, Yule B. Bored, Fail Polish (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #2)
: Halloween Knight, Highroller, Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000, Stringaling, Latte Spice Whirl (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #3)
: Perfumigator, Stringaling, Sugar Breath, Swoonberry, Shushifier (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #4)
: Minnycake, Pop-O the Clown, Sugar Breath, Yule B. Bored, Trisourtops (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #1)
: Avocando, Choc-O-Lawless, Mal Content, Moldwich, Quackles, Smerg the Sad, Yule B. Bored, ''Nanny McBag'' (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #2)
: Blabberbook, Bottle O-Tears, Croaks, Loudsy, Minnycake, Sensei Spiny, Trend Blend, Strike Four (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #3)
: Bunches, Crib Watch, Excessory, Halloween Knight, Sardank, Sugar Saddle, Trend Blend, Smooth Shaker (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #4)
: Avocando, Bunches, Dinger, Nampy, Stringaling, Sugar Breath, Swoonberry, Fail Polish (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #1)
: Bunches, Crib Watch, Croaks, Loudsy, Mal Content, Nampy, Sugar Saddle, Fail Polish (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #2)
: Batterhead, Bottle O-Tears, Choc-O-Lawless, Dinger, Perfumigator, Shushifier, Trend Blend, Trisourtops (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #3)
: Avocando, Batterhead, Crib Watch, Excessory, Halloween Knight, Sardank, Shushifier, Strike Four (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #4)
: Bottle O-Tears, Cuddle Wuddle, Highroller, Mal Content, Minnycake, Trend Blend, ''Wristocrat'', Smooth Shaker (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #1)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**24K-Bit, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Sweet Cheat, Tangry Tart
**Laceface, S'up Dawg, Skillz Punk, Spud Muffin
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #2)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**The Fizz, Papa Click, Pixelfin, Wrist Banned
**Chilla Gorilla, Duderoni, Hawt Diggity, Shredder Jack
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #3)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**24K-Bit, Papa Click, Sweet Cheat, Wrist Banned
**Chilla Gorilla, Duderoni, Skillz Punk, Spud Muffin
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #4)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**The Fizz, Pixelfin, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Tangry Tart
**Hawt Diggity, Laceface, S'up Dawg, Shredder Jack
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #5)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**Papa Click, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Sweet Cheat, Tangry Tart
**Chilla Gorilla, Duderoni, Laceface, Skillz Punk
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #6)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**24K-Bit, The Fizz, Papa Click, Pixelfin, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Sweet Cheat, Tangry Tart, Wrist Banned
|}
{{note|The Arcade Renegade packs have an ID number printed on the back, just to the right of the group shot, next to Sweet Cheat, appropriately enough. The number corresponds to their listing here; obviously, "6" is the only one you want to keep in mind.}}
{{note|Yes, for some reason, non-Lost-Bots ended up in two of the Seasons Greeters Lost Bot bubbles. We don't know why.}}

{{-}}
===Series 4===
{{note|Information on Series 4 is currently scarce, having only just been revealed at the MCM London Comic-Con in late October. Information here comes from the art assets and Hasbro shipping information, and will change as more is revealed.}}

;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Winner's Circle]]'''
* Liquid Gold
* boxing glove (name TBA)
* cupcake (name TBA)
* Goldenberry D'uhnut
* Goldface
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* Game Golden
* Gold Dexter
* Pop O' Gold
* Goldie Rock
* shampoo bottle (name TBA)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Magic Tricksters]]'''
* King Cheats
* Skitter Chatters
* The Great Mumblo Bumblo
* Whoopsie Cushion
* Zanzabar
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Retro Replays]]'''
* Game Older
* Loadoutsky
* Mr. Memory Banks
* Mr. Business Esquire
* Pop N. Lock
* Snorg the Conquerer
* Swapbox 16
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Seasons Greeters]]'''
* Bemyne
* Flare Devil
* Incog-eggo
* Snotty Stem
* Zwonkey Donkey
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* Crumbly Yumbly
* Cypops
* DJ Fudgey Fresh
* Fancy Flutter
* Frostfetti Frostyface
* Grandma Crinkles
* Milton
* Smore N'More
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Movie Moguls]]'''
* Bluray Murray
* Bretzel
* Critically Complained
* Fizzkick
* Lumidope
* Movie Munchster
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Home Rangers]]'''
* Bogusaurus Rex
* Crabby Grabby
* Heat Freak
* Pressure Punk
* Roarista
* Rolley Doughley
* Whirlderful
* Windbag
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Wilderness Troop]]'''
* Cam The Man
* Disaster Master
* Doc Kit
* Googly Spy P.I.
* Miss Mixed
* Ranger Lampton
* Rusty Von Cleave
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Los Delicioses]]'''
* Burrito Favorito
* Chef Nada
* King Cubano
* Lunchador
* The Cobbler
* Suavé Verde
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Fresh Squeezes]]'''
* Aday
* Hiptoast
* Peary Peculiar
* Peels the Monkey
* Tricitrustops
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Science Alliance]]'''
* Dr. Flaskenstein
* Eye-Goon
* Face Ace
* Starscope
|}

;Packages
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* TBD
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Claw Machine Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack)
: 5 BotBots toys (TBD), 1 Winner's Circle Bot, 4 stickers
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Gumball Machine Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack)
: 5 BotBots toys (TBD), 1 Winner's Circle Bot, 4 stickers
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|}
{{note|The usual 5-packs and 8-packs are confirmed to be continuing, but no other information on them has been released.}}
{{comingsoontoy|All Series 4 releases not due until January 2020}}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[San Diego Comic-Con]]'''
* '''[[Con Crew]]''' (10-pack, 2019)
:[[Fantastic Fuelers]] ([[Carb O'Nate]], [[Coffeemus Prime]], [[Hal A. Peno]], [[Sumthin' Fishy]])
:[[Line League]] ([[Captain Cartridge]], [[Con-Packtor]], [[Vigitente]])
:[[Meet N' Greets]] ([[Botarazzi]], [[Inky Inkerson]], [[Scribzilla]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

==Merchandise==
* '''''BotBots'' apparel''' (2019)

: Available through Amazon.com, ''BotBots'' has a number of t-shirts, long-sleeve tees, and hoodies for kids and adults:

:* Botbots group shot
:* "#Brobots" (group shot)
:* "At First I Was Like..." (group shot)
:* "I (Donut) Care (Sprinkleberry D'uhnut)
:* "I'm About To Do Something Awesome!" (group shot)
:* "Nacho Business" (Shredder Jack)
:* "Power Player" (Game Over)
:* "That's How I Roll" (King Toots & Rootwing)
:* "To Do List:" (group shot)
:* "Today I Am:" (group shot)
:* "Whatever Happened, It Wasn't Me!" (King Toots)
:* "You Want A Pizza Me?" (Duderoni)

{{-}}
*'''''Transformers BotBots Official Sticker Book''''' (2019)
**''Publishing date'': [[September 24]], 2019

: Published by [[Random House]], the ''[[Transformers BotBots Official Sticker Book]]'' contains over 500 stickers, with character profiles on 123 ''BotBots'' characters (including the Series 1 & 2 Bots, and the two moved from Series 1 to Series 3).

==Notes==
* The instruction leaflets (as well as the official BotBots website) provide all of the individual BotBot characters with a "Level" of between one and three stars. This corresponds to the illustrated checklist (included in every BotBots package), depicting the BotBots within a shopping mall. To make each BotBot easier to find on the checklist, the one-starred BotBots are on the ground floor, the two-starred BotBots are on the second tier, and the three-starred BotBots are on the top floor. The star rating appears to have no other purpose, and is not a reliable indicator of rarity. 3-Star bots are ''usually'' only available in a single pack, but many one-pack-only bots aren't 3-Star rated. None of this is helped by the fact that Series 2 has several discrepancies between the pack-in checklist and website's Levels for many bots.
* Promotional material for Series 1 shows two Bots who are not actually ''in'' Series 1, a baseball and a soccer ball.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmjc_F0GISU Transformers BotBots Origin Story Sing-Along on YouTube]</ref> Both were moved to later Series.
* All of the characters introduced thus far are entirely new, separate from any traditional "Generation 1" characters: a rarity in today's ''Transformers'' toy market.
* On that note, many characters have [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] symbols on them (though the latter has not been found on anyone without the former also present). However, it does not appear that this is meant to indicate factional allegiance... but ''in-universe marketing''. Absolutely no mention of the Autobots, Decepticons, Cybertron, or the like is made in the promotional materials, only "energon". Several Bots like [[Skillz Punk]] have both faction symbols on them, typically in the context "Autobots vs Decepticons" branding. It looks like in this universe, "Autobots" and "Decepticons" are... well, intellectual property used to advertise products. Meta!
* ''BotBots'' easily has the highest percentage of [[female Transformer]]s in its cast of any ''Transformers'' toyline, and by a stunningly wide margin. In the first two series alone, ''39'' of the 121 characters are female. In fact, it took ''Transformers'' as a whole ''thirty years'' to approach that number of female toy-characters ''period'', and that's including [[BotCon|convention]]-exclusive offerings! (And ''not'' counting toys that had no [[bio]] upon release and were later [[retcon]]ned as female.)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/botbots Page on the Transformers website]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1G3gfw2uISQ7UAKF3sv8-a5O9JinhTITeRJyMGbZZQ04 Google Spreadsheet of all ''BotBots'' pack contents including "minimum buy" for a complete set]

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[[Category:Toylines]]

Transformers: BotBots (toyline)

2019-11-02T23:47:56Z

Shellspark: /* Series 4 */

[[File:Transformers BotBots Logo.jpg|center|350px]]
[[File:BotBotsPromoArt.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Don't eat the ones that turn into food, or you'll get botbotulism!]]

'''''Transformers: BotBots''''' is a toyline released in late [[2018]], involving small, cartoony, [[super deformed]] robot characters who transform into mundane items. These 1-inch tall soft-plastic bots are marketed in the same style as the insanely popular ''{{w|Shopkins}}'' toys and other collectible mini-toys. ''BotBots'' seems to take place in its own [[continuity]], with no ties to extant ''Transformers'' universes or incarnations of existing characters. The line is also quite kid-focused, with wackiness and toilet humor galore.

In the universe of the BotBots, a mysterious cloud of [[energon]] gas drifted through a shopping mall, bringing tools, electronics, and even food to life as tiny transforming robots. By day they hide, and by night, mischief aplenty.
{{Quote|One stormy night at a mall nearby, energon power fell from the sky. It hit the mall with its powerful might, and gave everyday objects robot life!|official synopsis}}

==Overview==
[[File:TransformersBotBotstoys.jpg|thumb|right|300px|If ever there was a time to give us a new toy of [[Ejector]], Hasbro, this is it.]]

Each BotBot is a tiny, roughly-1-inch tall PVC-plastic toy that converts from a robot into some other object in a few short, simple steps. Though accessories are exceedingly rare in the line, many BotBots have hands that are compatible with accessories that use [[C joint|3mm posts]].

Each character belongs to a themed team depending on the "store" their [[alternate mode]] is found in, though the individual members of the team are spread out among a '''''lot''''' of packages:

* '''[[Blindpacking|Blind Bag]] Mystery Figures''' with a single Bot inside
* '''5-Packs''' with two Bots from the pack's theme team, two Bots from two other teams, and an additional blind-packed (but ''not'' random) "Lost Bot"
* '''8-Packs''' with two Bots from the pack's theme team, five Bots from five other teams, and an additional blind-packed (but not random) "Lost Bot"
* '''16-Packs''' with twelve Bots from the pack's theme team, and four from other teams

Naturally, there is a ton of overlap, with many figures available in multiple different packs; some Bots can be found in up to ''four'' different packages per Series. These redundant Bots are meant to encourage trading among the kids.

The blind-packed portions are opened by pulling up a tearable flap on the back of the card, revealing a perforated paper layer. The instructions say to then push the plastic bubble with both thumbs to pop the Bot out through the paper, but you can just tear the paper and pull it out too.

Single-packed Bots and Lost Bots in multipacks have individual ID numbers that allow you to tell what toy is inside. For Series 1, these are lightly embossed (by hand, strangely) on the back of the card on the bottom-right, near the pull-up flap. There are clearer, stamped-on ID codes located ''under'' the flap, though pulling them up while you're still in the store may get you in trouble. Beginning with Series 2, the ID numbers are instead properly printed onto the back of the card, near the top edge.

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==Toys==
As each individual toy can appear in multiple multi-packs, this section is... a little more complicated than most. For each Series, we'll first list a complete roster of characters, broken down by their "tribes", then a listing of the individual packages and their contents.

===Series 1===
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Backpack Bunch]]'''
* [[Cranks]]
* [[Ms. Take]]
* [[Point Dexter]]
* [[Professor Wellread]]
* [[Slappyhappy]]
* [[Snippy Snappy]]
* [[Sticky McGee]]
* [[Totes Magotes]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Greaser Gang]]'''
* [[Angry Cheese]]
* [[Duderoni]]
* [[Fottle Barts]]
* [[Hawt Diggity]]
* [[S'up Dawg]]
* [[Shredder Jack]]
* [[Spud Muffin]]
* [[Twerple Burple]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
* [[Arctic Guzzlerush]]
* [[Batsby]]
* [[Fit Ness Monster]]
* [[Kidd Klobber]]
* [[Laceface]]
* [[Pucksie]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''The [[Lost Bots]]'''
* [[Bonz-Eye]]
* [[Burgertron]]
* [[Clogstopper]]
* [[Dimlit]]
* [[Frostferatu]]
* [[Game Over]]
* [[Stinkeye Stapleton]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 1 checklist.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Shed Heads]]'''
* [[Cuddletooth]]
* [[Fun Gus]]
* [[Grit Sandwood]]
* [[Major Lee Screwge]]
* [[Nail Byter]]
* [[Rootwing]]
* [[Slobber Rock]]
* [[Venus Frogtrap]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Cocoa Crazy]]
* [[Lolly Licks]]
* [[Nrjeez]]
* [[The Plop Father]]
* [[Remorsel]]
* [[Sippy Slurps]]
* [[Sprinkleberry D'uhnut]]
* [[Unilla Icequeencone]]
* [[Waddlepop]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Techie Team]]'''
* [[Chilla Gorilla]]
* [[Dr. Moggly]]
* [[Fomo]]
* [[Goob Toob]]
* [[Raddhaxx]]
* [[S.A. Cheez]]
* [[Screen Fiend]]
* [[Skillz Punk]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toilet Troop]]'''
* [[Frohawk]]
* [[King Toots]]
* [[Nobeeoh]]
* [[Poo Sham]]
* [[Sergeant Scrubadub]]
* [[Stinkosaurus Rex]]
* [[Sudsbeard]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack/assortment. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the number of sets to buy to complete a Series.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 ''Stinkosaurus Rex''
* #2 ''Sergeant Scrubadub''
* #3 ''Nobeeoh''
* #4 ''Cocoa Crazy''
* #5 Sippy Slurps
* #6 ''Remorsel''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 Skillz Punk
* #8 ''Fomo''
* #9 ''S.A. Cheez''
* #10 S'up Dawg
* #11 ''Twerple Burple''
* #12 Spud Muffin (#12)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 ''Rootwing''
* #14 Venus Frogtrap
* #15 ''Fun Gus''
* #16 ''Slobber Rock''
* #17 ''Frostferatu''
* #18 Dimlit
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 ''Professor Wellread''
* #20 ''Snippy Snappy''
* #21 ''Totes Magotes''
* #22 ''Cranks''
* #23 Batsby
* #24 Kidd Klobber
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|[[File:BotBots-toy S1-MysteryFigure.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 1 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S1-5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 1 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S1-8packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 1 8-pack samples]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Sugar Shocks''' (5-pack #1)
: Lolly Licks, Ms. Take, Shredder Jack, Sippy Slurps, Clogstopper (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Sugar Shocks''' (5-pack #2)
: Nail Byter, ''The Plop Father'', Slappyhappy, Waddlepop, Burgertron (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Sugar Shocks''' (5-pack #3)
: Laceface, Point Dexter, Sprinkleberry D'uhnut, Unilla Icequeencone, Game Over (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Techie Team''' (5-pack #1)
: ''Dr. Moggly'', Ms. Take, Nrjeez, Skillz Punk, Burgertron (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Techie Team''' (5-pack #2)
: ''Chilla Gorilla'', Pucksie, Raddhaxx, Slappyhappy, Bonz-Eye (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Troop''' (5-pack #1)
: Frohawk, King Toots, Sticky McGee, Unilla Icequeencone, Dimlit (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Troop''' (5-pack #2)
: King Toots, Shredder Jack, ''Sudsbeard'', Waddlepop, Stinkeye Stapleton (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Troop''' (5-pack #3)
: Fit Ness Monster, Frohawk, Poo Sham, Sprinkleberry D'uhnut, Bonz-Eye (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #1)
: Angry Cheese, Batsby, Fottle Barts, Goob Toob, Sippy Slurps, Sticky McGee, Venus Frogtrap, Clogstopper (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #2)
: Fit Ness Monster, Major Lee Screwge, Point Dexter, Poo Sham, S'up Dawg, Shredder Jack, Waddlepop, Game Over (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #3)
: Fottle Barts, Ms. Take, Nrjeez, Poo Sham, Pucksie, Raddhaxx, Spud Muffin, Bonz-Eye (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #4)
: Arctic Guzzlerush, ''Cuddletooth'', ''Duderoni'', Frohawk, Hawt Diggity, Lolly Licks, Screen Fiend, Stinkeye Stapleton (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #1)
: Angry Cheese, Arctic Guzzlerush, Grit Sandwood, King Toots, Lolly Licks, Pucksie, Screen Fiend, Stinkeye Stapleton (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #2)
: Kidd Klobber, Laceface, Nail Byter, Poo Sham, Skillz Punk, Sticky McGee, Unilla Icequeencone, Burgertron (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #3)
: Arctic Guzzlerush, Batsby, Hawt Diggity, King Toots, Major Lee Screwge, Slappyhappy, Sprinkleberry D'uhnut, Game Over (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #4)
: Fit Ness Monster, Fottle Barts, Goob Toob, Grit Sandwood, Laceface, Nrjeez, Point Dexter, Clogstopper (Lost Bot)
|}
{{note|You only need to buy '''one''' of the Jock Squad packs with Grit Sandwood in them. Everyone else in either pack is a duplicate found in other "recommended" packs, so pick the set whose extras make you happier.}}

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===Series "1.5"===
This series features special "color change" BotBots with heat-sensitive paint, revealing splotches when warmed up. It appears to be an "add-on" to Series 1, and includes a modified Series 1 checklist.

It was revealed via Hasbro Australia's website<ref>https://shop.hasbro.com/en-au/product/transformers-botbots-toys-bakery-bytes-mystery-5-pack-series-1-collectible-color-change-figures:FD475617-D835-4087-8A4C-6984CB2B7F1F</ref>. But its lack of appearance at [[Toy Fair 2019]], as well as apparently not being included in the ''[[Transformers BotBots Official Sticker Book]]'', indicate it was originally meant to be a store [[exclusive]]; most likely [[Toys"R"Us]], as they are sold through that chain in Canada, Taiwan and Hong Kong. With that chain's US death, [[Amazon]] would eventually release the toys to US buyers (as would several smaller online outlets well before then).

;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Bakery Bytes]]'''
* [[Batter Splatter]]
* [[Cavi T.]]
* [[Chief Cherry 3.14]]
* [[Flat Flour Face]]
* [[Reci P. Cooker]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lawn League]]'''
* [[Bum Sprout]]
* [[Grass Guzzler]]
* [[Luckaneer]]
* [[McMuzzsaw]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Mucker Von Diggs]]
* [[Nozzlesnot]]
* [[The Pollinator]]
* [[Silent Shade]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

{{-}}
;Packages
{{note|Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack/assortment. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the number of sets to buy to complete a Series... but see the note below about the special circumstances surrounding this batch.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #1)
: Batter Splatter, Bum Sprout, Flat Flour Face, McMuzzsaw, Cavi T. (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #2)
: Batter Splatter, Chief Cherry 3.14, Flat Flour Face, Luckaneer, Nozzlesnot (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #3)
: Batter Splatter, Flat Flour Face, Luckaneer, McMuzzsaw, Reci P. Cooker (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #4)
: Batter Splatter, Flat Flour Face, McMuzzsaw, Silent Shade, Chief Cherry 3.14 (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:BotBots-toy S1-BakeryBytes5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series "1.5" Bakery Bytes 5-pack samples]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Lawn League''' (8-pack #1)
: Bum Sprout, Cavi T., Chief Cherry 3.14, Grass Guzzler, Nozzlesnot, Reci P. Cooker, Silent Shade, McMuzzsaw (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Lawn League''' (8-pack #2)
: Bum Sprout, Cavi T., Chief Cherry 3.14, Luckaneer, ''Mucker Von Diggs'', ''The Pollinator'', Reci P. Cooker, Grass Guzzler (blind-packed)
|}

{{note|This "minimum buy" arrangement '''''only''''' works if you can obtain the toys in-person and can see what you're getting. Amazon, the US distributor, does '''''not''''' allow you to pick specific items from ''BotBots'' assortments, and will send you random ones. In this instance, you are better off ordering the two Lawn League packs —which contain all of the toys in wave 1.5 except for the two color-changing Bakery Bytes— and a single Bakery Bytes pack, which no matter which one you get, will have said two color-changing Bakery Bytes. There's still an off chance you might get two of the same Lawn League pack, but retailer Kohl's accepts Amazon returns. Yeah, it's a pain, sorry.}}

===Series 2===
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Backpack Bunch]]'''
* [[Bogus Pocus]]
* [[Bottocorrect]]
* [[Scribby]]
* [[Short Edge]]
* [[Steve From Accounting]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Greaser Gang]]'''
* [[Brock Head]]
* [[Brotato]]
* [[Hawt Mess]]
* [[Must Turd]]
* [[Nacho Problem]]
* [[Sir Botcha]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
* [[Big Botti]]
* [[Ice Sight]]
* [[The In-Sole]]
* [[Toughdown]]
* [[Tropic Guzzlerush]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lost Bots]]'''
* [[Abominable Soundman]]
* [[The Detangler]]
* [[Hamurai]]
* [[Love Struck]]
* [[Ol' Tic Toc]]
* [[Overpack]]
* [[PB Junior]]
* [[Rebugnant]]
* [[Rock Swagger]]
* [[Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 2 checklist.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Music Mob]]'''
* [[Dizzy Bones]]
* [[Dumbeats]]
* [[Grampiano]]
* [[Pink Key Pop]]
* [[Songwave]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Shed Heads]]'''
* [[Drillit Yaself]]
* [[Grrr'illa Grimes]]
* [[Sandy Man]]
* [[Spots the Rock]]
* [[Tool Bag]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Spoiled Rottens]]'''
* [[Atomic Freeze]]
* [[Big Cantuna]]
* [[Grumpy Clumpy]]
* [[Holey Moldy]]
* [[Sour Wing]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Javasaurus Rex]]
* [[King Candyhooves]]
* [[Lolly Mints]]
* [[Mocklate]]
* [[Sippyberry]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Swag Stylers]]'''
* [[Chic Cheeks]]
* [[Frizzle Fry]]
* [[Ollie Bite]]
* [[Prince Perfumius]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Techie Team]]'''
* [[Clixx]]
* [[Glitch Face]]
* [[Hashtagz]]
* [[Outtacontrol]]
* [[Technotic Sonic]]
* [[TV Cop]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toilet Troop]]'''
* [[Be-Oh]]
* [[Captain Swoon]]
* [[Nope Soap]]
* [[TP Itch]]
|}

;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack/assortment. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the number of sets to buy to complete a Series.}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 ''Sippyberry''
* #2 ''Captain Swoon''
* #3 ''The Detangler''
* #4 ''King Candyhooves''
* #5 ''TV Cop''
* #6 ''Ice Sight''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 ''Glitchface''
* #8 ''PB Junior''
* #9 ''Must Turd''
* #10 ''Sandy Man''
* #11 ''Tropic Guzzlerush''
* #12 Songwave
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 Grumpy Clumpy
* #14 Atomic Freeze
* #15 Dumbeats
* #16 Pink Key Pop
* #17 Ollie Bite
* #18 Frizzle Fry
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 ''Sir Botcha''
* #20 ''Technotic Sonic''
* #21 ''Javasaurus Rex''
* #22 ''Hamurai''
* #23 Overpack
* #24 ''The In-Sole''
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|[[File:BotBots-toy S2-MysteryFigure.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 2 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S2-5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 2 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S2-8packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 2 8-pack samples]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Backpack Bunch''' (5-pack #1)
:Bogus Pocus, Hashtagz, Nope Soap, Short Edge, Love Struck (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Backpack Bunch''' (5-pack #2)
:Bottocorrect, Clixx, Pink Key Pop, Steve From Accounting, Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Music Mob''' (5-pack #1)
:Dumbeats, Holey Moldy, Scribby, Songwave, Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Music Mob''' (5-pack #2)
:Dizzy Bones, Dumbeats, Outtacontrol, Steve From Accounting, Rebugnant (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Music Mob''' (5-pack #3)
:Be-Oh, ''Grampiano'', Nacho Problem, Pink Key Pop, Overpack (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Shed Heads''' (5-pack #1)
:Bottocorrect, Brotato, Drillit Yaself, Tool Bag, Love Struck (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Shed Heads''' (5-pack #2)
:Drillit Yaself, Holey Moldy, Lolly Mints, Spots the Rock, Rock Swagger (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Shed Heads''' (5-pack #3)
:Grrr'illa Grimes, Hawt Mess, Tool Bag, Toughdown, Ol' Tic Toc (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #1)
:Grrr'illa Grimes, Grumpy Clumpy, Hashtagz, Hawt Mess, Lolly Mints, Scribby, Sour Wing, Rock Swagger (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #2)
: ''Big Cantuna'', Bottocorrect, Brock Head, Nope Soap, Ollie Bite, Outtacontrol, Sour Wing, Rebugnant (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #3)
: Atomic Freeze, Big Botti, Bogus Pocus, Brotato, Dizzy Bones, ''Mocklate'', Sour Wing, Abominable Soundman (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #4)
: Atomic Freeze, Be-Oh, Grumpy Clumpy, Nacho Problem, Short Edge, Spots the Rock, Toughdown, Ol' Tic Toc (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #1)
: Brock Head, Chic Cheeks, Frizzle Fry, Grumpy Clumpy, Nope Soap, Scribby, Songwave, Love Struck (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #2)
: Atomic Freeze, Be-Oh, Big Botti, Nacho Problem, Ollie Bite, Prince Perfumius, Steve from Accounting, Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #3)
: Brock Head, Chic Cheeks, Clixx, Dizzy Bones, Ollie Bite, Toughdown, Short Edge, Rebugnant (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #4)
: Big Botti, Bogus Pocus, Brotato, Frizzle Fry, Lolly Mints, Prince Perfumius, ''TP Itch'', Abominable Soundman (Lost Bot)
|}

{{-}}

===Series 3===
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Arcade Renegades]]'''
* [[24K-Bit]]
* [[Bankshot]]
* [[Cackle Corn]]
* [[Clawsome]]
* [[Driver Ted]]
* [[The Fizz]]
* [[Greed Feed]]
* [[Knotzel]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Old Cool]]
* [[Papa Click]]
* [[Pixelfin]]
* [[Sheriff Sugarfeet]]
* [[Sweet Cheat]]
* [[Tangry Tart]]
* [[Tutu Puffz]]
* [[Wrist Banned]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Fresh Squeezes]]'''
* [[Avocando]]
* [[Bunches]]
* [[Latte Spice Whirl]]
* [[Sensei Spiny]]
* [[Smerg the Sad]]
* [[Trend Blend]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Goo Goo Groopies]]'''
* [[Bottle O-Tears]]
* [[Crib Watch]]
* [[Drippy Pup]]
* [[Highroller]]
* [[Nampy]]
* [[Shushifier]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 3 checklist.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
* [[Citrus Guzzlerush]]
* [[Dinger]]
* [[Mal Content]]
* [[Rink Stink]]
* [[Terror Tale Torch]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lost Bots]]'''
* [[Grave Rave]]
* [[Greeny Rex]]
* [[Fail Polish]]
* [[Nanny McBag]]
* [[Smooth Shaker]]
* [[Strike Four]]
* [[Trisourtops]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Music Mob]]'''
* [[Axwell]]
* [[Batterhead]]
* [[Calamity Keys]]
* [[Dingledeedoo]]
* [[Loudsy]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Playroom Posse]]'''
* [[Cuddle Wuddle]]
* [[D-Pad Chad]]
* [[Kikmee]]
* [[Pop-O the Clown]]
* [[Q.U.R.O.B.O. 6000]]
* [[Quackles]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Seasons Greeters]]'''
* [[Halloween Knight]]
* [[Meltz Down]]
* [[Stringaling]]
* [[Sugar Breath]]
* [[Wizengreen]]
* [[Yule B. Bored]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Spoiled Rottens]]'''
* [[Croaks]]
* [[Disgusto Desserto]]
* [[Moldwich]]
* [[Sardank]]
* [[Slimey Slurps]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Choc-O-Lawless]]
* [[Minnycake]]
* [[Sugar Saddle]]
* [[Swoonberry]]
* [[Treat Elite]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Swag Stylers]]'''
* [[Blabberbook]]
* [[Excessory]]
* [[Makeover N. Over]]
* [[Perfumigator]]
* [[Wristocrat]]
|}
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;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack/assortment. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the number of sets to buy to complete a Series.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 Greeny Rex
* #2 Smerg the Sad
* #3 ''Terror Tale Torch''
* #4 Choc-O-Lawless
* #5 ''Disgusto Desserto''
* #6 ''Dingledeedoo''
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 Strike Four
* #8 ''Citrus Guzzlerush''
* #9 ''Slimey Slurps''
* #10 Calamity Keys
* #11 ''Makeover N. Over''
* #12 ''Axwell''
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* #13 ''Meltz Down''
* #14 ''Wizengreen''
* #15 Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000
* #16 Quackles
* #17 Shushifier
* #18 Nampy
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 ''Drippy Pup''
* #20 Sensei Spiny
* #21 ''Treat Elite''
* #22 Latte Spice Whirl
* #23 ''Rink Stink''
* #24 ''D-Pad Chad''
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=8|[[File:BotBots-toy S3-MysteryFigure.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 3 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S3-5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 3 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S3-8packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 3 8-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S3-ArcadeRenegade.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Arcade Renegades Surprise 16-pack]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #1)
: Bunches, Crib Watch, Kikmee, Quackles, ''Grave Rave'' (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #2)
: Batterhead, Blabberbook, Pop-O the Clown, Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000, Trisourtops (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #3)
: Kikmee, Loudsy, Mal Content, Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000, Greeny Rex (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #4)
: Cuddle Wuddle, Dinger, Quackles, Swoonberry, Smooth Shaker (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #1)
: Calamity Keys, Moldwich, Sugar Breath, Yule B. Bored, Fail Polish (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #2)
: Halloween Knight, Highroller, Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000, Stringaling, Latte Spice Whirl (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #3)
: Perfumigator, Stringaling, Sugar Breath, Swoonberry, Shushifier (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #4)
: Minnycake, Pop-O the Clown, Sugar Breath, Yule B. Bored, Trisourtops (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #1)
: Avocando, Choc-O-Lawless, Mal Content, Moldwich, Quackles, Smerg the Sad, Yule B. Bored, ''Nanny McBag'' (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #2)
: Blabberbook, Bottle O-Tears, Croaks, Loudsy, Minnycake, Sensei Spiny, Trend Blend, Strike Four (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #3)
: Bunches, Crib Watch, Excessory, Halloween Knight, Sardank, Sugar Saddle, Trend Blend, Smooth Shaker (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #4)
: Avocando, Bunches, Dinger, Nampy, Stringaling, Sugar Breath, Swoonberry, Fail Polish (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #1)
: Bunches, Crib Watch, Croaks, Loudsy, Mal Content, Nampy, Sugar Saddle, Fail Polish (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #2)
: Batterhead, Bottle O-Tears, Choc-O-Lawless, Dinger, Perfumigator, Shushifier, Trend Blend, Trisourtops (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #3)
: Avocando, Batterhead, Crib Watch, Excessory, Halloween Knight, Sardank, Shushifier, Strike Four (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #4)
: Bottle O-Tears, Cuddle Wuddle, Highroller, Mal Content, Minnycake, Trend Blend, ''Wristocrat'', Smooth Shaker (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #1)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**24K-Bit, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Sweet Cheat, Tangry Tart
**Laceface, S'up Dawg, Skillz Punk, Spud Muffin
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*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #2)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**The Fizz, Papa Click, Pixelfin, Wrist Banned
**Chilla Gorilla, Duderoni, Hawt Diggity, Shredder Jack
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #3)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**24K-Bit, Papa Click, Sweet Cheat, Wrist Banned
**Chilla Gorilla, Duderoni, Skillz Punk, Spud Muffin
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #4)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**The Fizz, Pixelfin, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Tangry Tart
**Hawt Diggity, Laceface, S'up Dawg, Shredder Jack
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #5)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**Papa Click, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Sweet Cheat, Tangry Tart
**Chilla Gorilla, Duderoni, Laceface, Skillz Punk
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #6)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Crackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**24K-Bit, The Fizz, Papa Click, Pixelfin, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Sweet Cheat, Tangry Tart, Wrist Banned
|}
{{note|The Arcade Renegade packs have an ID number printed on the back, just to the right of the group shot, next to Sweet Cheat, appropriately enough. The number corresponds to their listing here; obviously, "6" is the only one you want to keep in mind.}}
{{note|Yes, for some reason, non-Lost-Bots ended up in two of the Seasons Greeters Lost Bot bubbles. We don't know why.}}

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===Series 4===
{{note|Information on Series 4 is currently scarce, having only just been revealed at the MCM London Comic-Con in late October. Information here comes from the art assets and Hasbro shipping information, and will change as more is revealed.}}

;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Winner's Circle]]'''
* blender (name TBA)
* boxing glove (name TBA)
* cupcake (name TBA)
* donut (name TBA)
* football (name TBA)
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* game controller (name TBA)
* pencil (name TBA)
* popcorn box (name TBA)
* rock (name TBA)
* shampoo bottle (name TBA)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Magic Tricksters'''
* King Cheats
* Skitter Chatters
* The Great Mumblo Bumblo
* Whoopsie Cushion
* Zanzabar
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Retro Replays'''
* Game Older
* Loadoutsky
* Mr. Memory Banks
* Mr. Business Esquire
* Pop N. Lock
* Snorg the Conquerer
* Swapbox 16
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Seasons Greeters]]'''
* Bemyne
* Flare Devil
* Incog-eggo
* Snotty Stem
* Zwonkey Donkey
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* DJ Fudgey Fresh
* Cypops
* Milton
* Grandma Crinkles
* Frostfetti Frostyface
* Fancy Flutter
* Smore N'More
* Crumbly Yumbly
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Movie Moguls'''
* Bluray Murray
* Bretzel
* Critically Complained
* Fizzkick
* Lumidope
* Movie Munchster
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''home goods team''' (name TBA)
* vacuum cleaner (name TBA)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''outdoor goods team''' (name TBA)
* binoculars (name TBA)
* canteen (name TBA)
* corn on the cob (name TBA)
* hatchet (name TBA)
* s'mores (name TBA)
* tent (name TBA)
|
|}

;Packages
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* TBD
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Claw Machine Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack)
: 5 BotBots toys (TBD), 1 Winner's Circle Bot, 4 stickers
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Gumball Machine Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack)
: 5 BotBots toys (TBD), 1 Winner's Circle Bot, 4 stickers
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|}
{{note|The usual 5-packs and 8-packs are confirmed to be continuing, but no other information on them has been released.}}
{{comingsoontoy|All Series 4 releases not due until January 2020}}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[San Diego Comic-Con]]'''
* '''[[Con Crew]]''' (10-pack, 2019)
:[[Fantastic Fuelers]] ([[Carb O'Nate]], [[Coffeemus Prime]], [[Hal A. Peno]], [[Sumthin' Fishy]])
:[[Line League]] ([[Captain Cartridge]], [[Con-Packtor]], [[Vigitente]])
:[[Meet N' Greets]] ([[Botarazzi]], [[Inky Inkerson]], [[Scribzilla]])
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

==Merchandise==
* '''''BotBots'' apparel''' (2019)

: Available through Amazon.com, ''BotBots'' has a number of t-shirts, long-sleeve tees, and hoodies for kids and adults:

:* Botbots group shot
:* "#Brobots" (group shot)
:* "At First I Was Like..." (group shot)
:* "I (Donut) Care (Sprinkleberry D'uhnut)
:* "I'm About To Do Something Awesome!" (group shot)
:* "Nacho Business" (Shredder Jack)
:* "Power Player" (Game Over)
:* "That's How I Roll" (King Toots & Rootwing)
:* "To Do List:" (group shot)
:* "Today I Am:" (group shot)
:* "Whatever Happened, It Wasn't Me!" (King Toots)
:* "You Want A Pizza Me?" (Duderoni)

{{-}}
*'''''Transformers BotBots Official Sticker Book''''' (2019)
**''Publishing date'': [[September 24]], 2019

: Published by [[Random House]], the ''[[Transformers BotBots Official Sticker Book]]'' contains over 500 stickers, with character profiles on 123 ''BotBots'' characters (including the Series 1 & 2 Bots, and the two moved from Series 1 to Series 3).

==Notes==
* The instruction leaflets (as well as the official BotBots website) provide all of the individual BotBot characters with a "Level" of between one and three stars. This corresponds to the illustrated checklist (included in every BotBots package), depicting the BotBots within a shopping mall. To make each BotBot easier to find on the checklist, the one-starred BotBots are on the ground floor, the two-starred BotBots are on the second tier, and the three-starred BotBots are on the top floor. The star rating appears to have no other purpose, and is not a reliable indicator of rarity. 3-Star bots are ''usually'' only available in a single pack, but many one-pack-only bots aren't 3-Star rated. None of this is helped by the fact that Series 2 has several discrepancies between the pack-in checklist and website's Levels for many bots.
* Promotional material for Series 1 shows two Bots who are not actually ''in'' Series 1, a baseball and a soccer ball.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmjc_F0GISU Transformers BotBots Origin Story Sing-Along on YouTube]</ref> Both were moved to later Series.
* All of the characters introduced thus far are entirely new, separate from any traditional "Generation 1" characters: a rarity in today's ''Transformers'' toy market.
* On that note, many characters have [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] symbols on them (though the latter has not been found on anyone without the former also present). However, it does not appear that this is meant to indicate factional allegiance... but ''in-universe marketing''. Absolutely no mention of the Autobots, Decepticons, Cybertron, or the like is made in the promotional materials, only "energon". Several Bots like [[Skillz Punk]] have both faction symbols on them, typically in the context "Autobots vs Decepticons" branding. It looks like in this universe, "Autobots" and "Decepticons" are... well, intellectual property used to advertise products. Meta!
* ''BotBots'' easily has the highest percentage of [[female Transformer]]s in its cast of any ''Transformers'' toyline, and by a stunningly wide margin. In the first two series alone, ''39'' of the 121 characters are female. In fact, it took ''Transformers'' as a whole ''thirty years'' to approach that number of female toy-characters ''period'', and that's including [[BotCon|convention]]-exclusive offerings! (And ''not'' counting toys that had no [[bio]] upon release and were later [[retcon]]ned as female.)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/botbots Page on the Transformers website]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1G3gfw2uISQ7UAKF3sv8-a5O9JinhTITeRJyMGbZZQ04 Google Spreadsheet of all ''BotBots'' pack contents including "minimum buy" for a complete set]

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Demolishor (ROTF)

2019-02-08T03:04:07Z

Shellspark: /* Notes */

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{{disambig3|Demolishor}}
{{disambig2|the Decepticon excavator in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]|the ''other'' Decepticon excavator in Revenge of the Fallen|Scavenger (ROTF)}}

:''Demolishor is a [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] from the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:HeatScramble-ROTFDemolishor.jpg|thumb|300px|You know that guy in college? The one who juggled and rode a unicycle everywhere? Yeah, we hated him too.]]

The gigantic '''Demolishor''' may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but he's smart enough to know when to fight openly and when to stick to the shadows. One of the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]], Demolishor arrived on [[Earth]] to find [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] dead, so he went into hiding, gathering other Decepticons who needed a big, blunt instrument to cower behind. Now in charge of this little band, he awaits the day when a new Decepticon leader will rise.

He is sometimes called '''Wheelbot''', and may or may not form the upper torso of [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]. Then again, he's too busy looking after [[Sideways (ROTF)|other Decepticons]] to combine anyway.

{{bigquote|This is not your planet to rule. The Fallen shall rise again!|Demolishor's last words|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
{{Voiceactor|[[Calvin Wimmer]] (English; credited as "Wheelbot")|[[Gu-han Gang]] (South Korean), [[Andrés García]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Sérgio Stern]] (Portuguese)}}

[[File:ROTFDemolishorispissed.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''[[Hulk|DEMOLISHOR]] [[Tankor (BM)|SMASH]]!''']]

NEST arrived in Shanghai with a cover story from the Chinese government that there was a chemical spill in the area. Major Lennox and his men followed a radiation blip to a construction site where a massive excavator stood. Suddenly, the excavator transformed and revealed itself to be Demolishor! In fury, he smashed his arms on the ground, flinging concrete pipes onto approaching NEST troopers, crushing them, before rolling away. NEST's firepower availed them little as Demolishor shrugged off their attacks and smashed his way to the nearby freeway. Most of the Autobots were soon deployed to deal with his running comrade [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], leaving NEST with only [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] to deal with the massive Constructicon. Overhead, a [[United States Air Force#C-17 Globemaster III|C-17 Globemaster III]] circled, dropping the most powerful Autobot onto the battle field: [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] had entered the game.

[[File:ROTF-DemolishorPrime.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Prime is his bling!]]
As Demolishor rolled along the freeway, crushing cars, destroying barriers and casually tossing nearby cars to their doom, Optimus intercepted him at an overpass and leaped onto his head as the Decepticon reduced the overpass to rubble. Demolishor declined Optimus' demand for him to "pull over" forcing the Autobot leader to fire his [[Ion blaster]] into the former's head, soon followed by Ironhide jumping on and shooting out his massive wheel. The crippled Decepticon crashed into a warehouse district and was helpless as Optimus Prime, Ironhide, and the rest of the NEST soldiers advanced.

[[File:ROTFDemolishordies.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"Goodbye, Scavenger." "I'M DEMOLISHOR!" "Who cares?" *BOOM*]]

Standing before the "Punk-ass Decepticon" as Ironhide dubbed him, Optimus inquired if there were any last words he wished to convey. In defiance, Demolishor declared with his dying breath that Earth was not their planet to rule, and that [[The Fallen]] would rise again. Optimus Prime disagreed and shot him through the face, destroying him. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
{{note|Demolishor's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels “[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]],” “[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]” and “[[The Last Prime]]”; the “[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]” and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks "[[I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime]],” “[[Operation Autobot]],” "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Electronic Voice Changer]]" and "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match]]."}}
{{-}}

===IDW movie comics===
[[Image:Defiance4_Constructicons.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Impress the ladies with a new move...the incredible ''Double Pits to Chesty!!'']]

In the distant past, the [[AllSpark]] Cube created [[Thirteen|a race]] of powerful, trans-dimensional beings as the first inhabitants of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The Cube gave these beings mighty powers, as well as terraforming their world, but it was not limitless, and gradually became depleted. The first beings learned that the AllSpark's power could be replenished by harvesting the energy of stars, but they were unable to locate new stars to suit their purposes, despite their amazing ability to travel between dimensions. Once again, the Cube came to the rescue, creating a race of workers, who had the ability to change their shape.

Demolishor (or a Transformer who shared his [[body-type]]) was among the very first of these new beings, one of several "builders" who would construct a [[Star Harvester|harvester]] when a suitable sun had been found. Once built, the device would drain the energy of these stars, thus replenishing the AllSpark. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} It is assumed that at some point during the civil war on Cybertron, he sided with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the new protege of Demolishor's only surviving ancient master, [[The Fallen]].

During the war on Cybertron, Demolishor was used as a shock trooper, sowing terror amongst settlements of displaced Autobots. At one of his massacres there was a survivor, the Autobot [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]].

Demolishor's modus operandi continued when he arrived on [[Earth]], wreaking havoc in human cities, literally daring the Autobots to stop him so that, once baited, he could slaughter the Autobot forces. This caught the attention of Sideswipe, whom Demolishor had assumed was already dead. Delighting in the return of his old playmate, the Decepticon led Sideswipe on a destructive chase through [[Montevideo]] in [[Uruguay]] to [[Buenos Aires]] in [[Argentina]]. Ultimately he was driven to ground again by the arrival of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[human]]-[[Autobot]] [[NEST]] team. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}}

He was later detected in [[Shanghai]], [[China]], prompting NEST to mobilize once again. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}
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===Toy bios===
[[Image:Demolishor-packageart.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Painting the town red! With the blood of all those dead Chinese people.]]
Demolishor was nice but dim: when he arrived to find Megatron was dead, he decided to hide out until a new leader showed up and took a few smaller Decepticons under his protection. He'd built up quite a little Con-munity! {{storylink|#Voyager Class toys|Voyager Demolishor}}

===''Unite for the Universe''===
Following Demolishor's death, his body was moved to the [[N.E.S.T. N.B.E. Resource Redistribution Plant]] in [[Toronto]], [[Canada]] to be melted down by [[NEST]]. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Ambition Instigated}}
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==Games==
===Transformers: Battle for the Matrix===

{{Note|Battle for the Matrix is a simplified retelling of the events of [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]. It can be played from the perspective of either Bumblebee or Optimus Prime.}}
[[Image:Demolishor battleformatrix.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Prime being stalked...]]
Demolishor uses his wheels to smash Autobots.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle for the Matrix}}
{{-}}

===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Fred Tatasciore]]

====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Autobot campaign=====
[[Image:Demolishor shanghai rotfgame conceptart.jpg|thumb|200px|Oh, it's that dream again.]]

NEST communications in a Shanghai construction site were disrupted by the Decepticons, prompting Optimus Prime to investigate. There, the Autobot leader found Demolishor, a massive, powerful Constructicon who pummeled him with missiles, but was eventually defeated. As he lay dying, the Decepticon spat that the Fallen would rise again, and was then executed by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}
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====PSP====
=====Autobot campaign=====
During the battle in Shanghai, Demolishor obtained the remaining AllSpark fragment, and tried to get out of the city before the Autobots could get their hands on it. However, the Autobots crippled him and forced him into battle. One short fight later, Demolishor was beaten, but not before he could tell the Autobots that their victory would be short-lived, and the Fallen would rise again.

Oh, the Decepticons still had the AllSpark fragment, somehow.

=====Decepticon campaign=====
[[Soundwave (ROTF)| Soundwave]] ordered Demolishor to obtain the AllSpark fragment from a convoy driving around in Shanghai. He obtained it, but perished during the escape. None of the Decepticons actually cared, however, because they got the AllSpark fragment. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (PSP)|Revenge of the Fallen (PSP)}}
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====Wii/PS2====
Soundwave ordered Demolishor and Sideways to attack a NEST truck, containing an ancient Cybertronian artifact. While Sideways escaped with the artifact, Demolishor held off the Autobots. Optimus Prime ordered Ironhide to take out Demolishor, and after a brief chase, Ironhide knocked him off a bridge. Demolishor hurriedly tried to dig for something in the ground, and whenever the Autobot approached, he either swatted him away or attempted to crush him. Eventually, Ironhide blew up Demolishor's head, neutralizing him. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Wii/PS2)|Revenge of the Fallen (Wii/PS2)}}

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:EZCollectionDemolishorShanghaiAttack.jpg|thumb|]]
*'''Demolishor Shanghai Attack''' (EZ Collection, 2010)

:A [[redeco]] of Legends class [[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]]. He was an online [[exclusive]] available as a bonus to the first 120 customers{{fact}} who ordered ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] from [[Toys"R"Us]] Japan. As a Scavenger redeco, Demolishor can form the upper torso of Legends class [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]].

:While this figure was referred to as "Demolishor Shanghai Attack" on TakaraTomy's official website, the included instruction sheet simply calls it "Demolishor".
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====Voyager Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF Voyager Demolishor.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Well... this will be fun to pose.]]
*'''Demolishor''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-03'''

:Demolishor transforms from a red [http://www.mining-power.de/rh400/erh400.html Terex RH400 mining excavator] into a unique robot mode via a surprisingly complex transformation. His [[Mech Alive]] gimmick in robot mode is a drum in each arm that spins when you move his lower arm (not in the shoulders as the packaging call out states). He has real rubber treads that sadly can't move, and no little plastic wheels that help it move either. He is almost impossible to stand up—let alone pose—but it ''can'' be managed.

:In the film, Demolishor's vehicle mode features a lot more white. This toy's colors are actually a match to [[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger's]] colors.

:Like several ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toys, such as [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Voyager_Class_toys_2|Voyager class Starscream]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader_Class_toys_2|Leader class Optimus Prime]], Demolishor is yet another victim of late mold changes due to 2008-2009 economic problems. On the back of the box, his treads are pictured as being made of several individual, linked plastic sections. The sections were apparently recast as a single rubber tread ring for the final toy.

:Also, left out on the instruction was that the shovel "teeth"/robot mode fingers are articulated (albeit via a very tight joint).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Demolishor/demolishor.htm More information on Demolishor at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:ROTF Voyager SA Demolishor 1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Red-and-white color schemes are not always given to [[Ratchet (G1)|ambulances]].]]
*'''Demolishor Shanghai Attack''' (Voyager, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-19'''

:Demolishor Shanghai Attack redecoes Demolishor's voyager class toy with colors that more closely resemble those seen in his [[show-accuracy|film appearance]].

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*'''Shanghai Showdown''' (Figure multi-pack, 2010)

:Hasbro's release of the screen-accurate Demolishor features brown dirt decos on his treads and body. He is packed with more accurately decoed versions of [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] in their ice cream truck bodies.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/TRUDemolishor/demolishor.htm More information on Shanghai Showdown Demolishor at TFU.info]''

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==Merchandise==
===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroestwinswidewaysprimedemolishorsideswipe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Well if there aren't any girls, why am I posed like this?]]
*'''Shanghai Shootout''' (2009)
:Shanghai Shootout replicates the opening action scene from ''Revenge of the Fallen'', featuring figurines of [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]/[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (ice cream truck), [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] (vehicle mode), [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], Demolishor, and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] (vehicle mode). Demolishor is a slightly-oversized figure and the centerpiece of the box set.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/RHDemolishor/demolishor.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Demolishor at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
[[Image:ROTFDemolishorIsWhite.jpg|thumb|250px|The best view of his color scheme in the film is a static shot of his vehicle mode, you say? Well, '''we're''' shocked.]]
*Demolishor is identical in design and vehicle form to [[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]]. In the film itself, Demolishor is mostly white with red striping and signage, but in other places his coloration matches Scavenger, such as his first toy, his ''Robot Heroes'' figure, and in his appearances in [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|the video game]] and [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1|the comic adaptation]]. [[Repurposing]] is quite fitting, if one so chooses.

*In the comic adaptation, Demolishor's [[alternate mode]] is a different model of steam shovel. It is a smaller model that could more realistically hide out in a big city than the very large mining excavator of the toy and movie.

* Okay, what's a giant mining excavator doing anywhere near a steel mill, exactly? Isn't that like having an amphibious vehicle in the Rocky Mountains?

*Demolishor's demise in the movie may be viewed as a rather unfortunate moral grey area on the Autobots' part, and was at one point the focus of heated discussion by some fans.
**On the one hand, though likely as vicious as every other Decepticon shown in the movie continuity, he seemed to just be hiding, and did not attack until his discovery was imminent. To make matters worse, his toy bio, while far from flattering, seems to imply that he takes care of smaller frightened Decepticons out of the goodness of his spark. To top things off, his completely accurate statement that Earth was not the Autobots' to rule never actually implies that it is the Decepticons' either, although in that same statement he also menacingly mentions "the Fallen [rising] again." Again, clearly a monstrous mechanical bully... but how he died in the movie was still slightly unsettling.
**On the other hand, he ''was'' casually picking up passenger-filled cars in his hands and flinging them off the highway overpass to their doom as he was fleeing from NEST, even though they weren't in the way of his wheels (and mercilessly crushing those that were in his way), so it's not like the movie made no effort to paint him in a negative light. In addition, "[[Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2]]" painted him as a Decepticon that revels in destruction and creating collateral damage, and one that is responsible for several large-scale Autobot massacres in the past, making Demolishor's execution seem more justified.

*During the production of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', the as-yet-unnamed Demolishor was referred to with the simple if descriptive moniker of "'''Wheelbot'''". Although Hasbro went on to provide a proper name for the character, Demolishor still wound up being listed as "Wheelbot" in the credits of the film itself.

*In 2010, Terex sold its mining products line (including the Terex RH400 excavator, Demolishor's alternate mode) to Bucyrus International. That means that Demolishor's altmode was then a Bucyrus RH400 mining excavator. Bucyrus, in turn, was purchased by Caterpillar Inc. in 2011, so Demolisher's altmode is now a Caterpillar 6090. Whatever the name, it is still gigantic.

*Strangely, even though explosions that are targeted at NEST occur all around him at the steel mill, Demolishor has no guns or any other ranged weapons, using his size, weight and strength to cause destruction.

*His ''Revenge of the Fallen'' game incarnation is equipped with missile launchers.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Demolishor''' (デモリッシャー ''Demorisshā'')
*''Polish:'' '''Demolator''' (''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen — The Game]]'')

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Constructicons]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]

The Secret of Godbomber!

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Shellspark:

{{episode
|series=Masterforce
|ep=45
|image=SecretOfGodbomberTitle.jpg
|title="The Secret of Godbomber!"
|japanese=ゴッドボンバーの秘密!
|romaji=Godbomber no Himitsu!
|compiled by=[[Masumi Kaneda]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Don't tell anyone.'''

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Godbomber]] (3)
*[[Sixknight]] (22)

'''Human Autobots'''

*[[Lightfoot (Masterforce)|Lightfoot]] (1)
*[[Ginrai]] (2)
*[[Cab]] (4)
*[[Shūta Gō]] (5)
*[[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]] (6)

|c2=
*[[Lobclaw]] (10)
*[[Overbite (Masterforce)|Overbite]] (11)
*[[Gulf]] (12)
*[[Tentakil (Masterforce)|Tentakil]] (13)
*[[Kraken]] (14)
*[[Turtler]] (15)
*[[Gilmer]] (16)
*[[King Poseidon]] (17)

'''Human Decepticons'''

*[[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] (7)
*[[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] (8)
*[[Giga]] (9)
*[[Bullhorn (Masterforce)|Bullhorn]] (18)
*[[Wilder]] (19)
*[[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] (20)
*[[Mega]] (21)
*[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (23)
}}
==Notes==
*This episode is the third of five ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' [[clip show]]s produced for direct-to-video release, and comprises footage taken from "[[Overlord - Terror of the Chōkon Tornado]]", "[[Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts]]" and "[[Destroy Godbomber!!]]", with particular focus on Godbomber and his initial transformations into [[Robot mode|robot mode]].

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Secret of Godbomber!}}
[[Category:Clip shows]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce episodes]]

Hellflame Mini-Con Team

2016-02-16T18:06:05Z

Shellspark:

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The vehicular [[alternate mode]]s of the '''Hellflame Mini-Con Team''' may be incongruous with the normal life of the [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]], but they are valued enforcers of the will of the mighty [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]. They take their name from their leader's deadly Hellflame Axe attack. Despite transforming into rescue vehicles, they are violent individuals; their projectile-weapon modes are just as uncommon as their alternate forms, making them very dangerous opponents indeed!

The Hellflame Mini-Con Team is composed of...

*[[Bulge (Galaxy Force)|Bulge]] the twin-rotor helicopter.
*[[Graviton (Galaxy Force)|Graviton]] the crash-response truck.
*[[Quasar]] the Cybertronic police car.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] cautioned readers to be wary of the Hellflame Mini-Con Team if they ever encountered the team. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Toys==
===Galaxy Force===
*'''Bulge''' (2005)
*'''Graviton''' (2005)
*'''Quasar''' (2005)

: The three members of the Hellflame Mini-Con Team are [[retool]]s of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Emergency Mini-Con Team]]. They were only available in March and April of 2005 with the purchase of certain ''Galaxy Force'' toys at specifically-participating stores.

: An all-white version of the Team was also released in March as a [[JUSCO]] store [[exclusive]]; each member was available with the purchase of a specific toy.

: These molds were also used to make the [[Hazard Team]], [[First Responder Mini-Con Team]], and the [[Mini-Con Council of Sages]].

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hellflame Micron''' (ヘルフレイムマイクロン ''Herufureimu Maikuron'')

[[Category:Cybertron subgroups]]
[[Category:Jungle Planet]]
[[Category:Mini-Con teams]]

Megatron (G1)

2016-02-16T16:09:02Z

Shellspark: /* Notes */

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:''Megatron is the [[Decepticon]] leader from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Megatronguido.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Baby, why you make me gotta hurt you?]]
'''Megatron''' is the founder of the Decepticon uprising, and their most well-known and feared [[Decepticon leader|leader]]. As a young, charismatic leader forged in battle and the heritage of war, he began to believe in a grand purpose for his race—it is the [[Transformer]]s' glorious destiny to rule an [[Decepticon Empire|empire]] which will span the universe. The opposite of his mortal enemy [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], he feels great contempt for other Transformers who, he feels, betray their proud heritage by demanding peace and cooperation with weaker life forms. It is the destiny of the Decepticons to bring order to the universe through conquest, though in the millions of years since coining this purpose it remains to be seen how much of his mission statement is altruistic... and how much of it is mere words built to fuel warriors to further his desire for personal power.

Megatron will attempt almost anything to achieve his goals, but his schemes are rarely in any way subtle. This is perhaps due to his arrogance, but his pride is not so strong as to dissuade him from abandoning a battle he is losing. He often shows dramatic examples of cowardice, concealed in rage. Some would question his sanity, though these few are mostly now dead by his hands... or his [[fusion cannon]], depending on his mood. Sometimes he uses his [[energon mace]] to strike them down. It does not matter how they die. Death by the hands of Megatron is an honour.

His Earth [[alternate mode]] is usually a modified [[wikipedia:Walther P38|Walther P38]]. Contrary to natural assumptions, his [[fusion cannon]] becomes the scope, not the barrel.

Sometimes, Megatron is later [[Renaming|reborn as]] [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].

{{quote|You destroy everything you touch, Megatron!}} {{quote|That's because everything I touch is food for my hunger. My hunger for ''power''!|Optimus Prime and Megatron, "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{main|Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}

[[File:Megatrong1marvelhumiliation.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|And so it begins...]]
Megatron was a [[gladiatorial combat|gladiator]] from [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], who sought to turn Cybertron into a cosmic dreadnaught. To win his war for conquest, Megatron's Decepticons developed the art of transformation. Reawakening on Earth in [[1984]], Megatron was ousted from command by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and their power struggle continued for sometime until Optimus Prime killed himself in a video game duel. Refusing to believe his nemesis was dead, Megatron committed suicide by blowing himself up on a [[space bridge]]. However, the explosion had merely deposited him in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] region of Cybertron, where he wandered as an [[empty]], with no recollection of who he was.

After regaining his memories, Megatron forced [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] to turn [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] into a [[Pretender]], but the ploy failed and the two were grotesquely fused in a [[trans-time dimensional portal]] explosion. [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] separated their bodies but the two remained in stasis aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They reawoke when [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], a future version of Megatron, attacked, and Ratchet crash landed the ship.

In [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|one universe]], [[Cobra]] rebuilt Megatron into a tank, and he allied with Optimus against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], his [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], and the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. In [[Transformers: Classics|another]], fifteen years of peace passed before Megatron rose again. In [[The Transformers: Regeneration One|a third]], he woke up in [[1994]], and proceeded to lay waste to the Earth, awaiting the day Optimus Prime would return.
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{main|Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

[[File:Mtmte1 megatron throne.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|FOOL! Pass me the TP!]]

Megatron was responsible for bringing Cybertron out of its [[Golden Age]] when he restarted the Autobot/Decepticon civil war nine million years ago. Among his first actions was the fatal wounding of a young dock worker named Orion Pax, who was rebuilt to become Megatron's mortal enemy, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]].

Megatron's forces boarded the Autobots' spacecraft when it was on a mission to search for new sources of energy on other planets, and was knocked offline like all the other Transformers when the craft crashed on prehistoric Earth. When both factions reawakened in 1984, Megatron made it his mission to pillage all of Earth's natural resources and enslave its populace, with the goal of revitalizing Cybertron and dominating the entire universe. His plans were by turns cunning, wicked, outrageous, and often, utterly, utterly ludicrous.

In 2005, Megatron faced off with Optimus Prime in a battle at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], during which he fatally wounded the Autobot leader, but not without taking severe damage himself. Cast adrift into space, Megatron was found by the planet-eater, [[Unicron]], and recreated as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].

In other timelines which branch out of this one, Megatron became a [[Transmetal]], ordered the [[murdered puppy|murder of a puppy]], and years after his transformation into Galvatron, became Megatron once again, in various powered-up forms.
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===Sticker Adventures books===
In the aftermath of yet another battle had lost against the Autobots, Megatron concocted a sneakier plan to get rid of the Autobots. He had his troops lay low for several days, then instructed Ravage to sneak into the Autobots’ base and steal all of their fuel. Megatron then led his troops into combat once more, before the Autobots would have a chance to procure more fuel. But Optimus, having anticipated a trick on the Decepticons’ part, arrived at the battlefield with a new supply of fuel for his troops. After sustaining too much damage, the Decepticons were forced to retreat once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
After awakening on Earth, Megatron put into motion a plot that would gain him the unconditional surrender of the planet. Megatron first established the [[Global Corporation]] in order to employ the Constructicons to create and build sophisticated buildings all around the world. Each building had been outfitted with a secret mechanism which would trap all of those inside at the push of a button. Once all the buildings had been completed, Megatron would demand Earth's unconditional surrender in exchange for the safe release of the humans captured. Megatron's plan was interrupted by Optimus Prime and his Autobots invading the Decepticon base. Though Megatron attempted to assume the guise of an honest businessbot, Optimus was not fooled, and the two factions began to fight. Optimus had arrived too late, however, and with the plan already in its final stages, Megatron activated the trap mechanisms within his buildings. Megatron then jettisoned the Autobots from his headquarters, and highjacked a television broadcast, making his demands known to the human race.

Megatron and Optimus clashed once more afterwards. This time, Megatron had The Devastator help out on the battlefield, and the Decepticons' victory seemed assured with the help of the colossus. That was until the Dinobots' arrival, who effortlessly slaughtered the Constructicons. The Autobots then proceeded to disable the mechanisms holding the humans captive. Despite Megatron ranting that the war was far from over, the Autobots drove away from the battlefield victoriously. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

Megatron sent out [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] to capture any Autobot the colossus could find. Devastator returned with [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and locked him up in a cell within Decepticon headquarters. Megatron then approached the captive Autobot, and informed him that he would be used as a hostage to force the Autobots into surrendering. As Megatron walked away, Sunstreaker took a potshot at his back, enraging the Decepticon leader. Megatron and two Constructicons returned fire with cruel ferocity. With Sunstreaker left cowering in the corner of his cell, Megatron called to Soundwave to open communications with Autobot headquarters. He had his communications officer inform the Autobots of the situation, and demanded their surrender by the next morning. If they did not accept his terms, Megatron threatened to destroy Sunstreaker and rebuild him as a Decepticon!

Megatron knew the Autobots would not forfeit the Earth so easily, and so had Devastator stand guard over the Decepticon Base's entrance. Surely enough, a rescue party attempted to storm the base, but were quickly subdued by Devastator as well. Now with four prisoners in his custody, Megatron returned to the prison to address the Constructicons. He told [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] that soon his surgical skills would be needed to convert the Autobots into loyal Decepticons. This led to a squabble between Hook and [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]], who both wanted the privilege of destroying the Autobots before their reconstruction. Megatron assured them that they would both get their own Autobot to destroy.

[[File:Autobots secret weapon prime megs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Megatron sent a second message to the Autobots, revealing that their rescue squad had also been captured. He then explained that with the four Autobots rebuilt into Decepticons, he would have enough power to defeat the Autobots whether they surrendered or not. His deadline nonetheless still stood, and he awaited morning for the Autobots' surrender.

The following morning, Megatron emerged from the Decepticon headquarters to find a life-size statue of Devastator accompanied by a letter. The message was from Optimus Prime, and it explained that the statue was a peace offering, as the Autobots had agreed to surrender to the Decepticons. Gleeful at this turn of events, Megatron ordered the Autobot prisoners to be brought before the statue. The statue turned out to be an Autobot ruse, however, and from within it burst forth Autobot reinforcements. Megatron lead the Decepticons in a counter-offensive. He first deployed the Decepticon jets to counter the Autobots' own aerial warriors. The battle took a turn for the worse for the Decepticons when [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s earthquake-inducing abilities backfired, and many Decepticons were swallowed up by the earth. Deciding to end the battle once and for all, Megatron fired his fusion cannon at Optimus Prime. But Optimus used a reflective piece of metal to deflect Megatron's beam back at him! Hit by his own attack, Megatron crumpled to the ground, defeated. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:BumblebeeToTheRescue Megatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Who's for volleyball?"]]
To rule [[Earth]], Megatron came up with the idea to raid sunken treasure. Once they obtained the treasure, Megatron decided to use a truck to take it into town and buy some factories. Unfortunately for him, the truck was [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who released a bunch of [[Autobot]]s and defeated Megatron and his men. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} Megatron's next plan was to lock up the Autobots in a [[special Autobot prison]]. They managed to get most of their enemies captured, but while Megatron was distracted by a [[Giant fake Autobot|cardboard cutout]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] freed the Autobots and Optimus soon had Megatron wrapped in an iron bar. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Megatron sent out the Decepticons to find factories to build more troops. They ended up falling into a trap laid by the forewarned Autobots, but Megatron refused to surrender and Optimus Prime threw him into orbit. Floating in space, Megatron promised that next time the Decepticons would win! {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}}
The Decepticons kidnapped [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], but had to retreat during the following battle because they were low on power. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Deciding that the Decepticons should rule Earth, Megatron set about using the [[molecular transfer device]] to steal the planet's fuel supplies. The Autobots soon found out about it, and when they assaulted the Decepticon stronghold, Megatron was bamboozled by one of Mirage's holograms. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}} After [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] reported on a communication device possessed by the Autobots, Megatron used a fake message to lure Bumblebee away from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] so he could take it over. It worked, but when Optimus pulled the same trick a short time later, Megatron fell for it. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Megatron decided to build a factory in a forested area. The Autobots also happened to be vacationing there, and after Megatron was knocked down by a boulder, and fooled by one of [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s holograms, he was forced to flee. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

After the Decepticons developed a jet engine silencer, Megatron led them on an attack on the Autobot base. Thanks to Bumblebee's warnings, the Autobots tricked the Decepticons into using up their firepower on a hologram of the Autobot base. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}

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===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books continuity===
{{voiceactor|[[Earl Hammond]] (English)}}
Tricking thousands of humans into digging a large cavern underneath the [[Kalahari Desert]] in [[Africa]], Megatron detonated them with the largest explosion the world had ever seen, transforming the coal and humans into the world's largest diamond. Transporting it to a satellite launch base in [[Brazil]], Megatron gloated the [[crystal satellite|satellite]] would use the diamond as a lens to melt the [[Rocky Mountains]]. Megatron looked on as Skyfire attempted to destroy the satellite out in orbit. When the Autobot failed and fell back to Earth, burning up on reentry, Megatron had a good laugh at his expense. His tone changed when Prime countered the satellite's attack on the Rockies by constructing a square mile of polished metal, which the Autobots placed below the satellite, deflecting its beam and destroying it. Megatron and Soundwave escaped underground in a [[turbine mole machine]]. {{storylink|Satellite of Doom}}

The duo stole an enormous hovering fuel transport, but [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] destroyed it, forcing Megatron to come up with a new scheme: to drill the [[Prudhoe Bay oil reservoir]]. Their drill was so powerful, it caused volcanic eruptions and [[Siberia]] to approach the US, accelerating tensions between the US and USSR. Optimus had [[razon gas]] pumped into the reservoir, returning the [[oil]] below the sea floor and rising the Decepticon device. Boarding it, the Autobots once again found Megatron had fled. {{storylink|When Continents Collide}} He now intended to raise the oil from Brazil, unwittingly destroying the city of [[Machu Picchu]] and much of the [[Andes Mountains|Andes]], as well as wreaking havoc with the weather. The Autobots stopped them again, and once more Megatron and Soundwave fled. {{storylink|Storms of Destruction}}

With all these failures, Megatron grew jealous of Shockwave's success in getting oil to the Decepticon soldiers. Tracking [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], Megatron found the Autobot oil supplies in [[Antarctica]]. Using the [[Crusher (G1)|Crusher]] Megatron sliced icebergs off the Antarctic, causing sea levels to rise. Unwittingly, his actions revived hundreds of dormant Dinobots trapped in the tar beneath the ice, forcing him to flee once more. {{storylink|Jaws of Terror}} Enslaving oil workers in the Pacific, Megatron tried to drill the oil of [[Buru]], but [[Oil driller and transporter|his transport]] overloaded and he took flight. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}} From his submersible near [[Madagascar]], Megatron sank six [[oil tanker]]s. Attacking another, Megatron's submersible was completely wrecked when it emerged the oil he drained was tainted by the Autobots with corrosive acid. He escaped during the subsequent Autobot attack. {{storylink|Attack of the Decepticons}}

Megatron's relationship with Soundwave was very abusive; he dubbed him a "blundering tape-filled idiot". {{storylink|When Continents Collide}}

===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
[[File:KidsCliff1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|MTV pimps Megatron's ride.]]
As Decepticon leader, Megatron was part of the forces that attacked the Autobot Ark while it was trying to eliminate asteroids that threated to smash [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to pieces. The Ark crashed on [[Earth]], and four million years later, the Decepticons were first to be woken by the ship's computer. Leaving the ship, they attempted to destroy it, but their energy levels were too low, and Megatron announced they'd have to find new sources of energy. After raiding the nuclear plant at nearby [[Kimball]], they returned to the Ark, only to find it empty. He ordered his men to split up and go in two different directions, and hence they were able to outflank the Autobots. The battle was short-lived, as the Autobots proved too much for them, and the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

A bunch of humans set up a race for charity, and the victor would receive a year's supply of oil and gasoline. Well, the Decepticons desperately wanted that bounty, so rather than just steal it, they decided to sneak into the race. [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] was one of the Autobots driving in the rally and was unaware that the scary black Cadillac was actually being driven by Megatron! Megatron dogged Cliffjumper for quite a while but ended up losing to the Minibot. Cliffjumper won the race and everybody smiled, even Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}}

After a particularly damaging battle, Megatron sent the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s to distract the Autobots while he took a small squad to capture a broken-down oil truck nearby, claiming it would allow them to defeat the Autobots once and for all. While he and his men were implementing the plan, somehow [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] sneaked up and got the truck working again. Megatron furiously pursued the truck and managed to seize it from behind. Suddenly [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] appeared overhead and Megatron proved unable to shoot him down. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] dropped a bomb on the group of Decepticons, reducing them to a pile of metal scrap. An automated signal summoned a [[Decepticon rescue squadron|rescue squadron]], who arrived a short time later to retrieve the remains of Megatron and his men. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

Megatron set his sights on raiding a power plant, and promised his men that whoever came up with a fool-proof plan would be made Decepticon [[second-in-command]]. He was pleased when [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] informed him that [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] had been captured, and even more so when [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] arrived back at base with the [[cerebro-shell]]ed Autobot. Megatron instructed Grapple to come up with a plan to steal the energy in the power plant. When the rest of the Autobots turned up to rescue their friend, Megatron took the opportunity to gloat before battle commenced. He ordered Grapple to help them fight, however Grapple, who had been de-cerebro-shelled, called him a "big coffee pot" and threw him on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{Storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
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When [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] discovered that the Autobots were working on a device resembling a radio tower, Megatron sent [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to investigate. The revelation that the Autobots had concealed much of the tower underground made Megatron think they were up to something underhanded, but before he could learn more, he realized [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] had gone to destroy the device. Megatron and the other Decepticons caught up with and stopped Starscream, and then puzzled over the machine. The machine, in reality intended to collect lightning, released a surge of power that caused the Decepticons to malfunction, forcing them to retreat. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

Impatient at the lack of the energy they needed to power their space cruiser, Megatron had [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] sent out. They soon hit pay dirt when Buzzsaw located an experimental solar power station. After surveying the station with Soundwave, Megatron ordered the rest of the Decepticons to come in force, however instead Starscream attempted to lead the other Decepticons in an impromptu mutiny. Though Megatron swiftly brought the Decepticons back under his heel, their energy collection was ultimately foiled by the Autobots. {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}} As the Decepticons' space cruiser neared completion, Megatron was determined that they find a way to test the ion-drive, despite Starscream's protests that it didn't need testing. Luckily Ravage located an abandoned mine, so the Decepticons made use of it for testing purposes. The Autobots again got wind of their activities, and used mine cars to blow up the ion-drive, collapsing the tunnel on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}

Furious over the constant defeats, Megatron ordered Soundwave to send Laserbeak to find out more about the [[human]]s who inhabited the planet [[Earth]]. The scouting mission led the Decepticons to a unique piece of Earth technology — a windmill. During the ensuing fight with the Autobots, they discovered the windmill was immune to the null ray, and believing it to be an advanced new weapon, Megatron ordered it be captured. Instead Rumble managed to destroy it and it collapsed on top of the four Decepticons. {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}} At some point [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveled back in time from the 21st century and took over leadership of the Decepticons from Megatron. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
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[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] passed on news of Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]]'s solar reactor. Megatron immediately made plans to use the device to drain the [[Sun]]'s energy, despite [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s assertion that doing so would result in doom for Earth. He was furious when Starscream led an impromptu attack on the Autobots at the solar plant and ordered the three jets to retreat before they damaged the reactor. He had [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] kidnap Blaisedale in an attempt to draw the Autobots away from the plant, before leading an attack himself. Unfortunately his particle cannon was destroyed by [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] turned up as well, resulting in the destruction of the solar reactor. Megatron retreated empty-handed. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===Listen 'n Play audiobooks continuity===
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Megatron devised a scheme to abduct humans by disguising the Decepticon jets as commercial airliners. Unfortunately the Autobots stumbled on the plan, freed the humans and defeated the Decepticon squad which was doing the kidnapping. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Play)}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
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Thanks to [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]'s spying, Megatron and his men followed the Autobots to [[South America]], where they found [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] taking interest in [[Mount Sheelah]]. Being unfamiliar with volcanoes, Megatron decided to investigate, but his men were unable to capture the [[John Gordon|two]] [[Tim Gordon|humans]] helping the Autobots. After the Autobots had retreated, the Decepticons got their change to look more closely at the volcano, only for it to erupt, trapping them with lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} Megatron had his men kidnap humans from towns to use as slave labor, but after [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] stole the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], the Decepticons were forced to set the humans free. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] spotted a hydro-dam at [[Stanley Lake]], Megatron decided to see if it was suitable for their energy needs, and staged an invasion. A short time later, he and his men spotted the Autobots in the valley in front of the dam and attacked them. Though they appeared triumphant after the Autobots retreated, the valley was flooded with water from the dam a short time later, washing them all away. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} Furious at the mounting defeats, Megatron sent Starscream to infiltrate the Autobot ranks. When air commander reported that the Autobots' [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|super weapon]] was being stored in [[Mount Levram]], Megatron led the Decepticons there to flatten the mountain. Unfortunately it turned out that Starscream hadn't fooled the Autobots at all, and when the Decepticons returned to their base, it had been leveled in their absence. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===Deadly Paradise===
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Megatron discovered Madame [[Cee]], a human tinkerer on [[Carob Island]] with estensive knowledge of mechanics. With her (involuntary) help, and a rare mineral present on the island, he began building duplicate Autobots, starting with Sideswipe. Megatron also built a [[megamaze]] around his underground base on the island to deter intruders. Megatron first sent out the duplicate Sideswipe to destroy the [[Nova Suspension Bridge]] in order to frame the Autobots, then proceeded to build more clones, including a duplicate Prowl. He had nearly finished building a duplicate Optimus Prime when a group of Autobots found their way into his base. They were easily captured, but Megatron could not help but stroke his own ego, and showed Prowl, leader of the squad, the full extent of his plan. Prowl managed to overpower his escorts on his way back to his cage, and tricked Megatron into destroying the duplicate Prowl instead of the real one. Megatron was then hit by some of Prowl's acid pellets, forcing him to retreat through a secret passage, though not before taunting Prowl once more, claiming that the Autobots would never escape his megamaze. The Autobots managed it and escaped the island. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}
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===The Special Teams===
Upon first awakening on Earth, Megatron immediately schemed to steal fuel from the Earth in order to build the “ultimate weapon” and in time, conquer the universe. Some time later, as the battle with the Autobots had raged for some time on Earth, Megatron was too distracted to put a halt to Starscream’s underhanded schemes. His attention had been completely focused on an attempt to convert the Aerialbots to the Decepticons’ side. While pondering over how differently things might have gone if only the Aerialbots had remained allied with the Decepticons, Megatron was brought out of his reverie by Teletraan 1, alerting him that a nearby power plant had been evacuated of its human workers due to the possibilities of a landslide happening. Megatron summoned Dirge, Thrust, Ramjet, Blitzwing, Rumble, and Starscream to accompany him on a raid on the unattended power plant. He was infuriated to find that Starscream was once more absent from his post, only to be reminded by Dirge that Starscream had been absent ever since he had been sent to fetch the Stunticons from Cybertron. Wary of Autobot spies eavesdropping on their conversation and wanting to keep the Stunticons’ existence a secret a while longer, Megatron dropped the subject. Coincidently, Starscream made communication with him at that moment, and Megatron ordered him to meet the rest of the Decepticons at a well-hidden spot near the power plant.

There, Megatron dispatched the Stunticons to attack the [[Pullen Power Plant]], despite Starscream’s tardiness. The Decepticons ultimately failed in their raid, though Megatron’s lack of interference in the combat gave Optimus some pause, as he wondered if the victory was truly a reflection of the Autobots’ overall position in their war against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===''S.T.A.R.S.'' continuity===
Before the construction of Autobot City on Earth, Optimus led a convoy of Autobots to find the ideal location for their new base's construction. Megatron lay in wait, inconspicuously disguised as a giant gun on a hillside, ready to strike as the Autobots approached. The battle that ensued later came to be known as "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]." {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}}

Evidently, the battle went in Megatron's favour, as Optimus was forced to send some of his troops away to fetch reinforcements. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}} {{storylink|The Autobots Are Under Attack!}}
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===Highway Clash===
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Megatron learned about the existence of a cargo of microchips that could bestow sentience onto robots. Seeking to acquire said microchips, Megatron set out into the Yorkshire Dales to intercept the convoy transporting them. From a secret underground lair, he and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] planned out their assault, only to be opposed by Optimus Prime and Prowl who were secretly guarding the shipment. Whether or not Megatron succeeded in acquiring the chips depended on the decisions that [[you]] made! {{storylink|Highway Clash}}
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===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
Megatron had been overseeing Operation Black Coral from the Decepticons' secret base in [[Mount Lomas]] for over a week before two of the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s went on their mission to [[Hidden Valley]]. When [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] reported that [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] had successfully planted [[cerebro-shell]]s on four of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], he was thrilled!

{{note|Since Kickback leaving to report back to Megatron occurs before the first choice is made, and Megatron's reaction is documented on the back cover, we can assume that this holds true for every path in this book.}}

In one possible path on the following day, he rallied his troops with a speech about how the imminent completion of the machinery necessary to convert [[Dolphin's Bay|Dolphin Bay]]'s [[black coral]] into superfuel would ensure the final defeat of the Autobots in a matter of hours. This conveniently told the spying [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] all he needed to know about Operation Black Coral so he could relay it to [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] via radio, which conveniently told [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] that he was right outside the doorway so Frenzy could paralyze him and leave him in the underwater tunnel.

If Skids just returns to the Ark after this, it leads to two possible outcomes in which Megatron appears long enough to witness a Decepticon defeat. In one, he ordered his warrior jets into action only to see them fall to [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide's]] thermal beam while [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] torched the base's lab. In another, [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] showed up at Mount Lomas claiming that he and the other three Dinobots under Bombshell's control had just decimated the Autobot ranks, convincing Megatron to welcome them into their base by holding the Operation Black Coral victory party and bonfire a day early. He began to question his judgement when Grimlock suddenly ordered his team to attack, but didn't react in time to save Soundwave or Frenzy. As [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] nailed [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] with a missile, Megatron fired his nuclear fusion cannon at the Pteranodon, only to have his blast redirected at the last second by [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl's]] tail-strike. This caused him to blast straight down into the mountainside, creating a hole which allowed the arriving Autobots easy access to Megatron's swiftly-demolished base.

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In another alternate path, Megatron greeted the approaching Autobot assault force with "a strange challenge to Optimus Prime": a one-on-one fight to the end! After squaring off for a few minutes, Megatron fired, but Optimus dodged the blast by splitting into his three components, gaining the upper hand. Thanks to [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble's]] interference, we'll never know if Megatron could've turned things around. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

====Battle Drive====
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In order to take out the Autobots, Megatron concocted a diabolical new plot. He sent out Blitzwing and Starscream to destroy acres of farmland, and pretend that the Decepticon's latest ploy was to destroy the humans' food supply, forcing the fleshlings to either become Decepticon slaves or starve to death. In reality, this was only a ruse covering Megatron's true scheme. When the Autobots would come rolling out in the open farmland, they would be without cover for the Decepticon armada awaiting them, and would then be wiped out by Megatron's forces.

In one possible turn of events, the a small group of Autobots hatched a counter-plot where they hoped to trick Megatron into thinking the whole Autobot army was attacking when in reality only a squadron was battling the Decepticons. Thanks to his spy in the field, Soundwave, Megatron caught wind of this plan and was able to wipe out the Autobot squad easily.

In another version of the following events, Megatron learns that Sparkplug Witwicky has discovered a fatal flaw in the Decepticons' circuitry, and is forced to divert the bulk of his forces into a manhunt for the Autobots' ally.
the Decepticons find Sparkplug holed up in a cave in the mountains. When Swoop, Prowl, Hound and Bumblebee arrive on scene, events could play out in a number of ways.

If Swoop decided to take Megatron head-on in aerial combat, the Dinobot landed a lucky shot inside of Megatron's fusion cannon as it was charging up, causing the weapon to backfire and Megatron to be destroyed.

If Swoop decided to retreat back to Autobot headquarters after an initial assault, Megatron would allow a number of his troops to chase Swoop down while the rest of the Decepticon forces remained at the cave's entrance. Megatron would remain at the cave himself, sending volleys of lasers towards the Autobots and humans trapped inside. In one possible version of the events that followed, Megatron is forced to retreat when Swoop returns with reinforcements, and believing that the Autobots still possess the schematics for the Decepticons' circuits, is forced to redesign the Decepticons' internal workings.

In another version of the following events, Bumblebee distracts Megatron by sending a boulder tumbling at him, allowing Prowl to make a mad dash back to Autobot headquarters.

If Megatron's ploy to lure the Autobots out in the open farmland was successful, he led the entirety of his fores with the intent of destroying Optimus Prime and his team of Autobots. Whether or not Megatron succeeded in destroying his foe depended on which decisions Optimus made from this point forward. In many scenarios, Megatron manages to pin the Autobots on a nearby bridge, only for them to escape by various means. {{storylink|Battle Drive}}
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====Attack of the Insecticons====
Megatron was leading a party of Decepticons on a raid to steal energy sources from the humans when Starscream learned of a new device that would solve all of the Decepticons' energy problems, the Sun-Pak.
In a possible outcome of a the events that would follow, Megatron was contacted some time later by the human Buster, who explained that he wanted to offer a trade to the Decepticon leader. Megatron was offered an audio file containing conclusive proof that Starscream planned to overthrow him, in exchange for the safe release of Sparkplug, who Starscream had in his possession. Megatron could only humour the human germ to a certain degree, and said that he would only agree to such a trade if Buster were to fulfill his end of the bargain first.

If Buster agreed, and did indeed send a genuine recording of Starscream gloating about his plans to seize leadership of the Decepticons, Megatron would shortly come in person to command Starscream to release the meaningless human and then deliver an ultimatum; either Starscream face the full force of the Decepticon army for his treachery, or be subjected to reprogramming at Decepticon headquarters. After Starscream accepted the later option, Megatron shooed off the humans and the few Autobot present to put his own house in order.

If Buster refused to relinquish the sound file before Megatron issued the order to have Sparkplug released, Megatron would nonetheless arrived on scene, demanding to be informed of the situation at hand. After being informed of the existence of the Sun-Pak, and that by using a Cerebro-Shell to force Sparkplug to construct a new one the Decepticons would no longer need worry about energy supplies, Megatron allows Starscream to follow through with his plan despite Buster's protests. For all his troubles, Megatron acquires nothing but a laser-toothbrush from this venture, as the mind-control process leaves Sparkplug's memory damaged, and the hygienic device is the only invention the human could produce for the Decepticons.

In another possible adventure, Megatron is encountered in an underground cavern by Beachcomber, who is attempting to make his way to the surface in order to recharge the Sun-Pak and rescue his fellow Autobots from the Insecticons. The encounter is a short one, as Megatron quickly disposes of Mirage before making his way further below ground to destroy the rest of the Autobots.

In yet another possible adventure, Megatron having acquired the Sun-Pak is in the process of himself recharging it near Decepticon headquarters when the Autobots intrude and attempt diplomacy in order to have the device returned to them. Megatron declines, and a firefight between the two factions begin.

If Optimus Prime attempts to end the fighting by proposing he and Megatron duel for the Sun-Pak's ownership, Megatron agrees and the two of them begin a long and strenuous battle. If Optimus gains the upper hand, the Autobot leader is content with leaving Megatron vanquished, and returning to base with the Sun-Pak in his possession. However, if Megatron begins to gain ground in their duel, Optimus forfeits the duel, and begins to walk away as Megatron mocks the cowardly Autobot. When Optimus approaches the Sun-Pak, he "accidentally" trips, and blasts the device into smithereens, leaving Megatron in a furor.

Alternatively, if Optimus attempts to end the fighting by simply making a grab for the Sun-Pak, Megatron intervenes and steps forth to defend the device from falling into enemy hands. But Optimus and his Autobot lackey, Smokescreen, dupe Megatron into tossing to Buzzsaw, only for Optimus to catch the device in mid-pass, leaving an enraged Megatron impotent to stop the Autobots from retreating with the device in their possession.

In yet another possible adventure, it is Shrapnel who comes to possess the Sun-Pak, and plans to usurp Megatron's leadership with the device. But Megatron's loyal spy Ravage overhears these happenings, and informs his leader of the situation. If the Insecticons still have the Sun-Pak in their possession when Megatron arrives to confront them, he berates Shrapnel for his clandestine activities, and blasts the Insecticon for his planned coup. The Autobots arrive shortly thereafter, and Megatron decides to use the rotting trees of the forest they are in as cover for an ambush on his newly arrived foes. Unknown to him, Mirage and Buster were hiding nearby, and warn the Autobots of Megatron's ambush. Megatron along with his troops are defeated by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s acid spray, and the Decepticons retreat, the Sun-Pak having been destroyed in the process. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Earthquake====
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Megatron’s latest ploy was to destroy Center City with the help of Rumble’s earthquake-inducing abilities and a Destruction Beam device.

In one possible series of events, after Windcharger and Beachcomber had infiltrated Megatron's secret spy station within the Decepticon’s newest secret fortress, Megatron was tricked into making all of his troops stand down and surrender by Beachcomber.

In another possible scenario, Windcharger and Beachcomber attempted to muscle their way into Megatron’s secret spy chamber, only to fail miserably. Alerting Megatron of their presence this way, Megatron then confronted the pair in his weapon mode. Megatron promptly slaughtered the two Autobots with a blast of his nuclear-charged fusion cannon. Then, after having captured Powerglide and reprogramming him to lead the Decepticons to the Autobot headquarters, Megatron led his army and felled the Autobots one by one, until only Optimus remained. Megatron gloated that he would not kill Optimus, only alter him to make him a destroyer of mankind. Optimus activated the Ark’s self-destruct sequence, taking all of the Decepticons with him in a fiery death.

In yet another possible scenario, Beachcomber and Powerglide happened upon Megatron as he explained the details of his plan to Soundwave.

In one possible series of events, Beachcomber, Powerglide and Windcharger managed to uncover the Decepticons’ plot without being captured, and shortly thereafter Optimus led a team of Autobots to storm the Decepticon base. Megatron was quickly overpowered by Optimus during the ensuing fight, and forced to lead a small group of Autobots to his lab. Once the Autobots disabled and destroyed Megatron’s Destruction Beam device, they took him as a prisoner of war. Megatron was eventually traded back to the Decepticons in order to guarantee the safe release of a number of captured Autobots, but the Decepticons were ultimately defeated.

In another possible sequence of events, Megatron bumped into Cosmos, wandering the confines of the Decepticons’ fortress.

If Megatron allowed the little Autobot to speak, Cosmos would tell him of how he overheard Soundwave and Starscream plotting to overthrow him. Enraged by the news, Megatron ignored Cosmos to confront the pair. The Decepticons began fighting one another, leaving the Autobots to their own devices. This would ultimately lead to the Decepticons’ doom when the Autobots managed to recall the Destruction Beam to its point of origin, annihilating the Decepticons.

If Megatron didn’t bother to listen to what Cosmos had to say, he called his Decepticon troops to himself so that they could all partake in Cosmos’s destruction. Before the Decepticons were able to begin, they found themselves surrounded by an team of Autobot. Though the Autobots defeated the Decepticons, they were unable to interfere with the Destruction beam. The Destruction beamed then reached its target, and Center City was destroyed. Though the Autobots were able to gain control of the Decepticon fortress and destroy the lab, they were not able to wipe out all of the evil robots, and enjoyed a pyrrhic victory at best.

In another possible scenario, the Autobots Powerglide, Windcharger and Beachcomber were captured by the Decepticons while snooping around in their secret fortress. After ordering the Autobots executed, Megatron sent out a false distress signal to Optimus, tricking the rest of the Autobots to walk into a trap. With the Autobots destroyed, Optimus declared the world to be his.

In yet another possible scenario, Megatron captured Buster and Beachcomber wandering about the Decepticons’ fortress, and tortured the pair by forcing them to watch the destruction of Center City via a view screen. The show over, Megatron then turned his cannon upon the intruders, and pulled the trigger…

Another course of action could lead to Megatron brainwashing the human Jessie into being loyal to the Decepticons. Using her as bait, Megatron successfully captured all of the Autobots.

In a final possible path, wherein Beachcomber attempted to enter the Decepticons’ fortress by himself through the front door, he was jumped by the Decepticons and disassembled. Megatron then ordered his Decepticons to rebuild Beachcomber. In the process, the Decepticons planned to swap Beachcomber’s memory chip for a Destructicon chip, to create the perfect double agent.

In several other possible outcomes, Megatron gloated and laughed as his plans came to fruition, and the Earth came under his rule. In several others, Megatron’s plot was foiled before it would even begin. All of this hinged on what choices the Autobots made. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}

====Desert Flight====
When the Autobot-Decepticon civil war had yet to expand beyond Cybertron, Megatron made use of a weapon that weakened the gravitational pull within a confined area. The weapon being unreliable, Megatron opted not to use it again for quite some time.

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

If the Autobots bypassed the anti-gravity field, Megatron would use his [[magna-mike]] to deliver an ultimatum; either the Autobots surrender Optimus Prime as a prisoner of war, or the Decepticons would use their gravity weapon to make the nearby human town float off into space.

If the Autobots ignored Megatron’s ultimatum, the Decepticon leader would activate his base’s forcefield to stop their advance, before firing the gravity beam in all directions. This caused a ripple effect, and all Autobots, humans, and anything else on Earth not nailed down to its surface floated helplessly out into space.

In the event that the Autobots used a trojan ruse to infiltrate the Decepticon base, Megatron was one of the few Decepticons who had not gotten drunk in premature celebration, and called reinforcements to his position to fight off the Autobot intruders.

In the event that Windcharger successfully turned the Decepticons’ forcefield off, reinforcements burst into the base just as Megatron was strike Optimus from behind. His aim thrown off at the last moment, Megatron blasted a hole in his own base, revealing to the Autobots the location of the gravity gun. Though Hook successfully caught Optimus in the gun’s beam, Megatron caught sight of the human [[Buddy]] near the gravity weapon’s control panel, ready to tamper with it. Megatron charged towards the boy.

If Buddy pulled the gravity gun’s horizontal control just as Hook turned the weapon to full power, the weapon would swivel and catch Megatron in its beam, tearing the Decepticon leader to pieces.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, Dirge and Buzzsaw brought before Megatron the Autobot Cosmos. As the little Autobot had attempted to infiltrate the Decepticon base on his own, Megatron decided to have Hook build a duplicate of Cosmos who house a proton bomb, and would destroy the Autobots when it “reported back” to Optimus Prime.{{storylink|Desert Flight}}

====Decepticon Poison====
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In one possible sequence of events, Megatron was accompanied by a squadron of Decepticon jets to take out the recently poisoned Autobots. They found themselves fighting against the recently cured Autobots, and Megatron was temporarily stunned by a shot courtesy of Sunstreaker. Undeterred by this display of resistance, Megatron ordered his troops to engage their enemies. A fierce battle began between both sides. Megatron was quickly able to overpower the first wave of Autobots through the use of his fusion cannon, prompting Optimus to lead a back-up squad of Autobots against him. Both sides were forced into a retreat as they sustained grievous injuries over the course of the battle.

In another possible scenario, Megatron came upon the Autobot base, quiet as a tomb. Believing his plan to poison them having worked out perfectly, he strode into the Autobots’ headquarters, unawares that the Autobots were merely playing dead, having already been cured. Megatron ordered his troops to put aside their weapons in order to carry out the Autobots, and haul them over a nearby cliff to dispose of them. Once the Decepticons disarmed themselves, they were ambushed by the Autobots, and defeated with ease.

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

In yet another possible scenario, where the Autobots weaponized the tainted fuel and created a toxic cloud by burning it, the Decepticons were forced to retreat before their attack was fully underway.

In another possible scenario, Megatron lead a horde of Decepticons to a the water supply facility, about to poison it when the Autobots arrived on-scene. In one possible sequence that followed, he killed Bluestreak, Hound and Mirage before confronting Optimus Prime. Ultimately, Megatron and his Decepticons were defeated, though they left the Autobots worse for wear.

In another possible path, where a small group of Autobots attempted to destroy the Decepticons’ poison in their lab, only for the resulting explosion to render them unconscious, Megatron gloated to Optimus, Prowl, Bumblebee and Mirage, now his captives, that thanks to their foolish decisions, the Autobots would die a slow agonizing death, while the humans would soon become Decepticon slaves. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

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===Milton Bradley mini-comic===
When the Autobots launched an [[Ark (G1)|ark]] to clear a path through the asteroid belt that threatened [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron set an ambush and boarded the ship with his men. He grappled with the Autobot leader, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] who revealed that the ship had been set on a collision course with a nearby planet. Megatron had his own contingency plan, and ordered [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to jump clear. The crash knocked out Megatron and everyone else aboard the ark, but four million years later, a volcanic eruption jolted the ship's systems back into life. Megatron and the others were repaired by the ship's brain, and were soon ready to renew hostilities on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|In the Transformers}}

===Beehive Books continuity===
Megatron plotted the destruction of the Autobots in [[Castle Decepticon]]. Megatron had also allied himself with a [[Malevolent Giant Serpent]] to guard said castle. When the Autobots attacked, Megatron sent out his most loyal Decepticons to fend them off. {{Storylink|Transformers Pop-Up Book}}
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===Frito-Lay posters===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Power Struggle}}}}
Megatron was amongst a squad of Decepticons who attempted to get to the power source within [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. He dueled Optimus Prime, while his minions lit up the surrounding landscape with numerous explosions. The Decepticons were ultimately unsuccessful in gathering the data they were after. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}
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===''Transformers PD Type'' comic===
[[File:PDtype-Matrixattack.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|This is how the movie ''should've'' gone.]]

With the discovery of a new super energy source known as the [[Blackball]]s, Megatron found himself joined by numerous Decepticons from all across the timestream, all hoping to obtain the ebony spheres. Naturally, opposing him were a team of Autobots, also gathered from all across the timestream.

In one confrontation with his eternal foe, Optimus Prime, Megatron got to relive their battle at Autobot City. Except this time around, Megatron was defeated when Prime launched his "Matrix Attack" (''literally'' launching the Matrix from his chest, bonking Megatron on the noggin). {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##1 "You're Great! Optimus Prime!"|You're Great! Optimus Prime!}}

Later, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] managed to find what he ''thought'' was a Blackball. He presented it to Megatron and received much praise...until the Blackball turned out to be a cartoon bomb which exloded in their faces. As the Autobots stood astonished that their crude strategy succeeded, a badly singed Megatron was left in a smoking crater, strangling Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##3 "Don't Cry! Megatron!!"|Don't Cry! Megatron!!}}

During battle with [[Victory Leo]], Megatron found himself horribly outmatched. Thinking quickly, he launched a special weapon from his fusion cannon: a ball of yarn. The giant robot kitty immediately began playing with the yarn, giving Megatron the distraction he needed to escape. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##6 "Tough as Nails! Victory Leo!"|Tough as Nails! Victory Leo!}}

After that, he had to snap a pensive [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] out of a trance and order him to return to a battle he had walked away from in order to look at clouds. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##9 "Oh, Overlord."|Oh, Overlord.}}

Some time later, Starscream located yet another Blackball. This time, though, he decided to keep its power for himself and use it to overthrow Megatron. Then it exploded in his hands because it was ''another'' cartoon bomb. Megatron watched the explosion from a distance, unaware of what was going on. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##10 "Good Luck! Starscream!!"|Good Luck! Starscream!!}}

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===The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Megatron's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}} {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}} {{storylink|The Dinobots!}} {{storylink|Moving Day Planet Earth}}}}

===''Comic Bom Bom G-2'' manga===
In the 1990s, the Decepticons had learned of a powerful new energy source known as [[forestonite]] which just happened to be located (surprise surprise) on [[Earth]]. Megatron sent his trio of [[Cyberjet]]s to Earth first to draw out the enemy Autobots. The Cyberjets made quick work of [[Electro (G2)|Electro]] but were soon halted by the appearance of Optimus Prime.

Megatron then entered the fray and fired his Black Hole Burn attack from his fusion cannon, narrowly missing Optimus Prime but vaporizing [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]] in the process. Prime fought fiercely but Megatron began to take the upper hand in battle.

However, Prime was encouraged to keep fighting by the cheers of a human boy named [[Junpei]]. Megatron, surprised at Prime's resilience, attempted to finish his foe off with his Tornado Axe attack. Prime countered with his Double Wheel-Torque Mega-Ton, which trumped Megatron's attack and injured the Decepticon badly. Megatron teleported back to his ship and left Earth's atmosphere, vowing to return. {{storylink|The New Battle!!}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
At some point, the local [[Archforce]] of [[Primax 895.0 Gamma]] posed a threat to Optimus Prime and Megatron alike. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 10/8/2015}}

===''Beast Wars'' toy bios===
[[File:Megalligator.jpg|thumb|150px]]
Formerly a Walther P-38, Megatron took on the form of a purple alligator, changing his name to "Megaligator" in the process. He fought against the similarly changed [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Beast Wars toy bios|Convobat]]. {{storylink|Megatron (G1)/toys#CDgator|Amazon Showdown Megaligator bio}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Garry Chalk]] (English), [[Wataru Takagi]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:G1Megatron Disc Agenda part2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|Now that's what we call a smile.]]

After the Autobot/Decepticon war moved to Earth, Megatron hunted down the [[Voyager spacecraft]] as it traveled through the [[Solar System]] and encoded a message on its disc. Should his efforts fail, he left detailed instructions to any Decepticon descendants who recovered the disc, instructions which apparently condoned use of [[transwarp]] technology to alter history in his favor by locating the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] before it was reactivated, with access codes to the Ark stored in the disk, and killing Optimus Prime before the Autobots and Decepticons reawaken. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

The disk (dubbed the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]) eventually fell into Cybertronian hands and was stolen by a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] who shared Megatron's name. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} This new [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], later stranded in Earth's past, was able to use a recording of the original Megatron to sway one of the original Megatron's most loyal troops, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], to his cause. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

[[File:G1Megatron MasterBlaster stasislock.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Sure, we all need our beauty sleep, but 4 million years, now that's taking the piss.]]

The original Megatron himself was stranded in Earth's past on board the Ark, offline. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} Before long, Predacon Megatron was able to approach the comatose body of his namesake and steal his [[spark]], integrating it into his own system. Almost immediately, however, during Predacon Megatron's painful reaction to this integration, he was thrown into a pool of lava by his treacherous underlings. In spite of—or perhaps because of—this, Predacon Megatron emerged from the lava, with a new body that could now transform into a fire-breathing dragon. It is unknown how much influence the original Megatron's Spark had in this metamorphosis. {{storylink|Master Blaster}}

A [[Megatron (myth)|Megatron]] was mentioned in the [[Covenant of Primus]], an ancient sacred text which claimed to prophesize future events, including the Beast Wars. It was implied that both Megatrons took their name from here. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}
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=====Ask Vector Prime=====
[[File:G1Megs Nemesis part2 deletedclip.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|I was cut out?! This is Starscream's doing!]]
At the end of the Beast Wars, after Predacon Megatron was overcome, the original Megatron's Spark was returned to his body, restoring the flow of history. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 23/7/2015}}

====3H comics====
Megatron was one of the legendary Autobots and Decepticons who resided in [[J'nwan]] after the end of the Great War. During the battle known as [[Point Omega]], Megatron was among the legends who arrived to combat the warlord [[Shokaract]]. Their efforts contributed to Shokaract's defeat and the nullification of the sequence of events that had led to his existence. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}} {{storylink|Departure}}

After the Beast Wars had run its course, Megatron's inert form could still be seen within the Ark when the [[Vok]] removed the Matrix of Leadership from an unconscious Optimus Prime and gave it to their creation, [[Primal Prime]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}}

====Razorclaw continuity====
In one splinter timeline of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]], the Predacon leader Megatron succeeded in absorbing the spark of his namesake. The Vok emissary [[Tigerhawk]] managed to kill Megatron, but it was too late; the ensuing [[timestorm]] consumed reality. [[Unicron]] would later pluck Tigerhawk from the remains of his timeline, and the hardened warrior would become [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 7/8/2015}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
The apparition of Megatron haunted the thoughts of his descendant, [[Megatron (BW)|the Predacon Megatron]], inspiring him to travel to prehistoric Earth and search for the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

The younger Megatron eventually found the ''Ark'' and merged with the spark of the original Megatron, gaining a gigantic new body. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}} [[Optimus Primal]] eventually merged with the spark of Optimus Prime and, after a battle, the merged Megatron spark was completely destroyed. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 6|Beast Wars Metals #6}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:Megatrong1gladiator.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Gladiators can afford extra paint applications.]]
Young Megatron was a rising star in gladiatorial combat in the depths of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As victory upon victory mounted, he began to realize that the games were nothing more than an elaborate conspiracy by the [[Council of Ancients]] to divert the attentions of the masses from the dangerous truth of Cybertron’s history. When Megatron began to show interest in Cybertron's buried past through exploration and research, the Council of Ancients attempted to have him assassinated—a plan that only resulted in stirring up even more discontent among Cybertronians, allowing Megatron to begin recruiting for the Decepticon movement.

First his "inner circle", then many of the gladiators, and then finally disgruntled civilians answered his call to action. The Decepticons were born. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

[[File:Fledglingcause.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Megatron is so grass-roots.]]
In search of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix]], Megatron personally killed [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], only to find that the Autobot leader was not even carrying the Matrix of Leadership. He then sent an assassination squad to the inauguration of the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]], only for the whole squad to be killed. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Refusing to give up, Megatron paid a visit to one of the huge planetary engines which the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s were reactivating, using it to orchestrate a disaster in the destruction of the [[Forum of Enlightenment]], all in order to lure Optimus underground. Megatron sent [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] to kill Prime and bring him the Matrix {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} As Megatron explained to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] his plan to transform [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a massive warworld that would cut a swathe of destruction through the galaxy, Optimus again defeated the Decepticons sent against him.

Megatron finally opted to confront the new Prime personally, but Starscream blasted the bridge they were standing on, plunging them both into an abyss. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} Megatron continued to press his attack, explaining to Optimus exactly why he needed the Matrix and urging Prime to join him. When Megatron drove his fist into his opponent's chest, the Matrix enveloped them both in light, and they found themselves on [[Earth|an alien world]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} Visions of the future, spawned by the Matrix, played out before the two warriors, even as they continued to fight. Finally they were returned to subterranean Cybertron, but were quickly separated. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} Optimus returned with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s [[sword]] and a new resolve, defeating Megatron. Meanwhile, Starscream had activated the planet mechaforming process too soon, resulting in the destruction of the machinery. Some time later, Megatron, his memory of the battle and Matrix visions erased, found Soundwave while stumbling through the Cybertron underground. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

Roughly 7.4 million years BCE, Megatron and Optimus Prime disappeared in an early test of the then-unstable [[space bridge]] matter-transport system. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} Spending an undisclosed time on the planet [[Quintessa]], Megatron returned with an overwhelming army of lifeless [[Air Warrior|seeker clones]], arriving as the planet was on the verge of peace. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} He quickly subjugated the planet, though he kept secret the fact that he was working with the Quintessons. He took great delight in sealing Starscream in a tank of [[Piranacon (Quintesson)|Piranacons]] and placing the Autobots in internment camps, while working on a plan to access Cybertron's core. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}
{{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3}}
{{note|The final three issues of the story were never published due to Dreamwave's bankruptcy. However, Simon Furman would eventually sell copies of the scripts for #4 and #5, along with the outline for the never-scripted #6, at various conventions {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}}{{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.5}}{{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}.}}

Four million years BCE, Cybertron was threatened by a massive approaching asteroid, so Optimus Prime led a contingent of Autobots aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to blow the rock to fragments, which were transported away by an orbital space bridge network. When this task was completed, Megatron chose this moment to strike, attacking the Ark with his troops. Crippled, the craft flew through one of the space bridge portals, and was transported to prehistoric Earth, where it crashed, entombing the occupants in stasis for four million years.

The Autobots and Decepticons were reactivated in 1984, but specific details of their battles in the 1980s and 1990s are unrecorded. In 1999, an Autobot/Human military alliance succeeded in capturing and deactivating the Decepticons. However, the [[Ark II]] spaceship carrying them back to Cybertron exploded shortly after liftoff, and the Transformers were believed destroyed. In actuality, they had been scattered back to Earth, where they lay in [[stasis lock]] across the globe for three years.

This slumber was brought to an end when [[Lazarus (G1)|Adam Rook]] (aka Lazarus), a rogue military scientist who had devised a method of controlling Transformers, salvaged many of the fallen Cybertronians and reprogrammed them as mass killing machines, which he then attempted to sell on the black market. Megatron was used to attack and destroy a rebel encampment in [[South America]]. Lazarus later demonstrated his voice control of Megatron to a prospective client, however though Megatron obeyed the lesser commands, he would not move when commanded to kneel. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}}

Having sufficiently raised interest, Lazarus held an auction, beginning with Megatron. He was unprepared when the Decepticon leader demonstrated his autonomy, blasting his way out of the bunker. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} Megatron swiftly put into action a plan to use a [[cyber-virus]] to reformat Earth into a new Cybertron, with Lazarus as its first casualty. As the Autobots arrived, Megatron outlined his plan to Optimus, suggesting that the Autobot leader simply let it happen. Prime declined, however as the two factions fought, the US Military decided to enact [[Operation Clean-Up]] and dropped a bomb on them. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}

The bomb's energy absorbed by the virus, the Decepticons left the area before the Autobots could recover. Megatron unleashed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] on [[San Francisco]], resulting in mass slaughter and the devastation of the city. The Autobots arrived and engaged the Decepticons in battle, but [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'s defeat turned the course of the battle towards Autobot defeat. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} Although Prime took down Devastator, he still fell before Megatron, who took the time to point out how worthless the humans around them were. He again suggested that Optimus join him. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} The actions of a group of humans, including ramming Megatron with fire engines, inspired the Autobots to fight back. Optimus slammed Megatron to the ground and delivered a beating, but Soundwave's news that the humans had launched a nuke at their battleground in a virtual repeat of the events in Canada, provoked a peal of laughter from Megatron. Though the nuke was stopped by [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], the Decepticons escaped in the ensuing chaos. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

{{charstubfiction|[[The Transformers Trilogy]] ({{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}} / {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}} / {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}})}}

[[File:Shockwavedwwarandpeace.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Megatron's a bottom.]]
Several months later. Megatron was subliminally summoned to a remote area in Alaska along with the other Earthbound Transformers. There they battled until Megatron's former second-in-command, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], arrived and revealed that in their absence the war on Cybertron had ended. He arrested Megatron, Prime, and their troops as war criminals. Megatron, weakened by battle, was quickly defeated by Shockwave and loaded aboard a shuttle for return to Cybertron, only to have Starscream seize the opportunity to jettison him into space on the return trip. {{storylink|New World Order}} Megatron used the time floating in space to contemplate his existence and the Decepticon goal. Realizing that he had wasted millennia in his feud with Prime, Megatron resolved to once again conquer Cybertron as a means of enhancing the Transformer race and strengthening it from outside threats. It seemed as through he would not live to accomplish this goal, however, as death closed in on him... only for him to be retrieved by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} Wreck-Gar took Megatron to the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and repaired and re-armed him, as well as digging up and reactivating a number of seeker clones that had wound up there after being dumped through space bridge portals. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Megatron returned the favor by stabbing him in the back with an energy dagger. {{storylink|Runnin' with the Devil}}

Traveling to the Planet [[Beast (planet)|Beest]], Megatron defeated the exiled Decepticon warlords, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], and rebuilt them into the mightiest of all combiners, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], to serve as his ace in the hole in his quest to reclaim leadership of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}} Moving in stealth on Cybertron, Megatron defeated Shockwave, severing his laser arm and forcing him into servitude. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} He then returned to Earth to collect the remaining Decepticons under Starscream's command. With Soundwave's help, he blasted a good-sized hole through Starscream himself, before the Air Commander revealed the recent activities of [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], a figure Megatron believed was connected to the [[Covenant of Primus]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|While it was alluded that Megatron had a grand goal in mind that also included the subjugation of the [[Quintesson]]s, the remainder of the story was never told due to the closure of [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]].}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} {{storylink|The Omega Effect}}}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
His spark within the body of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], Megatron was able to talk the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] leader into a new plan. Once they had broken into the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and implanted a fragment of Megatron's spark into Starscream, he was able to use the air warrior to attempt to return his spark to its rightful place. Unfortunately the beast Megatron resisted and overcame Megatron in a war of wills, subsuming the older Megatron. After the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] ended, the [[Maximal]]s returned Megatron's spark to his body. {{storylink|A Meeting of Minds}}

Following yet another fight between Megatron and Starscream, the latter went missing. The discovery that Starscream appeared to be working with the Autobots drove Megatron into a rage, and he unsuccessfully tried to extract the Seeker from the clutches of his foes, only to be beaten off by the Autobots. Starscream later returned of his own accord, claiming to have been feigning amnesia in order to gain access to the Autobot base. The story appeared to placate the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

Megatron was furious when Soundwave told him that [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] was selling Decepticon weapons on the black market. After chewing out [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], he commanded Skywarp to bring Swindle in, and he wasn't fussy about how many pieces the Combaticon was in. {{storylink|Two for the Price of One}}

Megatron, along with [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and two [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]s, was waiting [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] emerged from a meeting with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and two [[Optimus Primal]]s. {{storylink|Prime Spark (story)|Prime Spark}}

During the gladiatorial matches in the depths of Cybertron, Megatron encountered [[Geosensus]], and mistook him for a potential recruit. When Geosensus revealed he had no offensive capability, Megatron concluded he was a worthless idiot. Megatron prepared to terminate Geosensus, but was interrupted by Shockwave's warning that security forces were incoming. The two Decepticons left to plan their attack on Kaon. {{storylink|Parts}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Megatronddjoe.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Joey Slick > Cobra Commander]]
When [[Cobra]], a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world, found a crashed spaceship full of Transformers in [[stasis lock]], Megatron proved to them that the machines weren't piloted vehicles when he briefly awoke and groaned that he still functioned. Cobra rebuilt the aliens into new vehicles and reprogrammed them to serve Cobra, with the exception of Megatron, who was rebuilt to transform into a Walther P38 handgun, but was only locked in this mode and not reprogrammed. Holstered by [[Cobra Commander]] at all times, the Decepticon mocked Cobra's decisions, such as deciding that [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Megatron's traitorous lieutenant, would serve as the Commander's choice of transport. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}}

Regardless of his complaints, Megatron's only chance to be released from his state was to follow Cobra Commander's orders, such as providing instructions on how to create [[energon]]. Things weren't all bad, though, as he still got some enjoyment out of seeing his nemesis [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] being forced to steal and destroy. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Megatron was also pleased when [[Destro]] showed up and started bossing Cobra Commander around. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}

When the Transformers were cleared of their reprogramming thanks to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], Cobra Commander found himself face to face with a very stern Optimus Prime, and tried to use Megatron to shoot the Autobot. However, Megatron still had some control of his body and strictly refused to fire, instead bargaining with Cobra Commander to return him to normal. The human gave in, and Megatron transformed and clashed with his old enemy. With Prime low on energon, Megatron came out on top, but before he could finish Prime off, Starscream attacked him and tried to take leadership of the Decepticons. Megatron got rid of him, but the distraction had allowed several Autobots to come to Optimus Prime's rescue. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

Ignoring Prime to focus on some more long-term plans, Megatron made [[Doctor Mindbender]] use the [[SPS Satellite]] to create large amounts of energon. However, his party was soon crashed when Optimus Prime attacked the facility and used the energon to power up. Finding the situation unsalvageable, Megatron tried to escape while Prime was busy with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} He ran right into [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], but was unimpressed with their firepower and fought back with his [[energon mace]], possibly killing [[Mercer]]. Things quickly turned for the worse for Megatron; his arm was heavily damaged by a stray beam from the malfunctioning SPS Satellite, he was pounded by G.I. Joe's rockets, and Optimus Prime caught up to him and beat him to a pulp. Prime then stole his [[fusion cannon]] and used it to destroy the satellite and smack Megatron across the jaw, defeating him and ending the battle. The Decepticon was disassembled, but unbeknownst to the victors, his remains were seized and experimented upon by the United States government. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

[[File:The Art of War 1 Martin vs Megatron.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|No one sticks out their tongue at Megatron. At least, not for long.]]
A few years later, the human scientists had used Megatron's technology to create the [[Serpentor|Serpent Organic Robot]], a synthetic creature that combined the personalities of several of [[Earth]]'s most famous warmongers and Megatron. After being prematurely activated by Cobra Commander, Serpent O.R. flashbacked to a memory of Megatron's imprisonment and attacked the Cobra leader. He then plugged himself into Soundwave's deactivated head and learned the history of the Transformers, subsequently considering himself the son of Megatron. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} Serpent O.R. went on to travel to Cybertron and realize his destiny of becoming the next leader of the Decepticons, while Megatron's remains were left where they lay in [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
Megatron and his underlings lay buried and deactivated under a temple on the [[Fera Islands]] for some three million years, until one day in [[1938]] when they were somehow reactivated by [[Major Bludd]] touching the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. After learning that [[Cobra]], like the Decepticons, were ruthless conquerors in search of power, Megatron allied himself with the humans. However, this was merely a ruse so that he could get his hands on the Matrix, which proved hard as [[Cobra Commander]] kept on his person at all times. Megatron and his troops spent the following year helping Cobra ransack various European nations, stealing energy for themselves while leaving the useless "[[Gold|yellow metal]] and painted paper" for Cobra. In the summer of [[1939]], he took out the aerial defense of the English Channel alongside [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], clearing the way for an invasion of the [[United Kingdom]]. {{storylink|The Line}}

Hours later at the Fera Islands, Megatron was in the process of beating up Starscream for leaving his post when he spotted an Autobot [[Sky Spy|repair drone]] in the process of reactivating [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his troops. This angered him slightly more than [[Destro]] eyeing his [[energon cube]]s. {{storylink|Transformed}} Deciding that he needed a safer place to store the energy, Megatron commandeered a submarine and forced Cobra troops to move the cubes into it, which did not please Cobra Commander. However, Megatron had decided their alliance had outlived its usefulness anyway, and prepared to squish the fleshling, only to learn the hard way that Cobra Commander could use the Matrix to cause him great pain. As Megatron collapsed, the Cobra leader warned him against ever rebelling again. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}}

The Decepticon commander decided to bide his time, and stood calmly by Cobra Commander's side as their enemies closed in on the Terrordrome. When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] refused to follow Cobra Commander's orders, Megatron admonished him in order to further trick the commander that he had learned his lesson. {{storylink|Trenches}} As Cobra Commander's orders led to Shockwave breaking apart, Megatron suggested that he be given the Matrix so he could repair his underling. Unfortunately for him, Cobra Commander did not fall for it, but Megatron at least got to taunt him for wasting valuable troops like that. Shortly afterwards, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] was unleashed, causing a rockslide that crushed Cobra Commander's legs, despite his orders for Megatron to shield him. Instead, Megatron "humbly" suggested that the commander use his gun mode as a means of ending his life. Cobra Commander could not go through with it, but Megatron was simply picked up by the [[Baroness]], who executed her former leader. Free at last, the Decepticon leader went after the Matrix, only to find it had been stolen by [[Snake-Eyes]]. Before he could kill the ninja, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrived and attacked him, keeping him at bay while Snake-Eyes destroyed the Matrix in an attempt to destroy Bruticus, killing all the Transformers in the process. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Megatron led a full Decepticon offensive, catching the Autobots unaware. With the ensuing battle going in the Decepticons’ favour, Megatron waded through the battlefield, slaughtering Autobots as he went. Ordering his troops to leave no survivors, Megatron’s onslaught was interrupted when the Dinobots combined into [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], forcing him to prioritize this newest threat. He cheered on when Predaking clashed with The Beast, though it did the combiner little good. When Megatron attempted to interfere himself with The Beast as it took on several of the Decepticons’ combiners, he was tackled down and beaten up by Optimus. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

With the Beast continuing its rampage, Megatron and his battered troops chose to flee the battlefield rather than risk being slaughtered by The Beast. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences prologue}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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Realizing that peaceful movements could not change [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron, a miner from [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], decided to wage a war against the corrupt [[Senate]]. With help from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] and his [[Autobot]]s, he overthrew the corrupt Autobot leader, [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], and became new tyrant of the planet. The betrayed Orion Pax, now going by the name of "Optimus Prime", gathered the remaining Autobots and organized a rebellion against Megatron and his [[Decepticon]] army. Over time, the war between Decepticons and Autobots spread throughout the entire galaxy.

Four million years later, Megatron arrived on Earth to put down a coup fronted by Starscream. Intrigued by the presence of an incredible new energy source known as [[Ore-13]] on the planet, Megatron remained on Earth, and when Optimus Prime arrived as well, it became a new battleground for the war. By springing a trap on the Autobots, Megatron cast them to the despoiled, [[Insecticon swarm|Insecticon-infested]] Cybertron and attempted to conquer Earth. However, aided by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|a human]], Optimus Prime defeated Megatron at last, while Starscream took his damaged leader and retreated from the planet.

After a two-year convalescence, Megatron was revived in a new body built by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]. Seeking revenge on both Optimus Prime and humanity, Megatron concocted a plan to shatter the already-fragile alliance between the Autobots and their new human allies in [[Skywatch]], mind-controlling humans into his pawns through replicas of his gun form. Defeating Prime in battle, he then made the surprising move of surrendering himself to the Autobots, but his ulterior motives soon revealed themselves: by surrendering, he secured himself passage to Cybertron, and once there, used the [[space bridge]] technology in his new body to teleport his Decepticon army back to their homeworld. This plan played out in the midst of an attempt by [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] to bring the [[Dead Universe]] entity [[D-Void]] into the living reality; the minds of Megatron's troops were seized by D-Void and they were combined into [[Deceptigod|a giant monster]], which Megatron battled and defeated.

Galvatron's defeat was followed by the reformatting of Cybertron into a primordial state, and Megatron went into hiding in the wilderness to study the energy used to create D-Void's monster, using it to perfect the combination process. With a new [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] created through this idealized new process, as a well as a new body for himself design to interact with the combiner, Megatron laid siege to Iacon from within, but was stopped by a hidden forcefield implanted inside his body by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]].
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
Megatron was referred to as a leader [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] wanted to replace. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} When the [[Elder God]]s took the [[Decepticon]]s under their control, Megatron had yet to awaken. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}

{{note|Unused concept art for ''Hearts of Steel'' depicts Megatron with a variety of proposed alternate modes: a giant cannon (with big studded wheels that become shoulder-shields), a 19th-century Colt revolver, possibly a [[wikipedia:Colt 1851 Navy Revolver|Colt 1851 Navy]], and another very similar revolver, with an anachronistic scope and a bulkier muzzle.}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
In the 21st century, Megatron attacked [[Tokyo]], planning to steal its energy and enslave the population. He retreated once the Autobots arrived and a fight with Optimus ensued. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 1}} Sending [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to distract his nemesis, Megatron quietly gathered a large amount of energon cubes before being attacked by [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]]. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} Megatron escaped, {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}} with enough energon to transform himself into Galvatron. He nearly killed Prime and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] before apparently overloading and exploding, transforming him back into Megatron. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 7}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Generations'' manga===
Starscream's ghost attempted to overthrow Megatron once more. Blowing away the cape and crown that Starscream had doned before their confrontation, Megatron admitted that he was curious to learn how Starscream's new "body" functioned. {{storylink|Starscream's Ambition}}

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===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===
[[File:Henkei1 enter megatron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|At last, I have returned in a— wait, am I a [[Nerf|NERF]] pistol now?! CURSE YOU STARSCREAM!!!]]

When the legendary [[Energon Cube]] was lost to the reaches of space, Megatron led a small team of Decepticons across the galaxy in pursuit. The cube crashed on Earth, in the Japanese town of [[Hoshinochō]], where it shattered into innumerable fragments that were scattered far and wide. To search for the cube shards, Megatron and his Decepticons took on the forms of local vehicles and devices, so they could operate in secret. [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Optimus Prime]] and his Autobots had also followed the Cube to Earth, and so the Transformers' war continued in secret on this new world. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}

Ten years later, Megatron discovered that the humans had a "secret weapon" of sorts in their quest: They had allied themselves with the human boy [[Akira Kihara]], who possessed the incredible powers of a "[[Booster]]", one of a small number of beings in the universe born with the power to detect and manipulate the energies of the Energon Cube. Seeking the boy's power for his own, Megatron struck, but was repelled when Akira used his powers to their fullest. Alas, Akira overloaded his body and died in the process, and Prime was consumed with guilt. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}}

One year after the battle for Akira, Megatron received word from [[Astrotrain (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Astrotrain]] that [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Starscream]] and [[Ramjet (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ramjet]] were battling Prime's Autobots at the human structure known as the [[Star Dome]]. {{storylink|Enter! The Transformers}} Joining the conflict, he berating Starscream for his failures, using the fallen Air Commander as a shield to protect himself from Optimus Prime's shots. Chastizing Prime for not going all-out in his attack, Megatron turned his Fusion Cannon on [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Bumblebee]] and the Autobots' newest human ally [[Wataru Hoshinoumi]]. At the last moment, Prime appeared to deflect Megatron's blast with a shot of his, and Megatron elected to retreat, transforming to gun mode and collapsing a large chunk of the Star Dome to cover the Decepticons' withdrawal. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Appears!}} Starscream claimed Megatron's advanced age was making him weak, but Megatron suggested that he had another reason for calling retreat... {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}

[[File:Henkei6 megatron mace.jpg|thumb|Even if the mace's end is only a few feet from my head, it shall never hurt me!]]

When Starscream struck out on his own, attacking a power plant with the aid of the brainwashed Autobot [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Skyfire]], Megatron observed the battle via a recording made by his spy, [[Ravage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ravage]]. The events that unfolded during the conflict confirmed Megatron's suspicions: Wataru was also a Booster! {{storylink|Wataru's Power}} Once again seeking to take the power of a Booster for himself, Megatron tracked Prime and Wataru when they went on a mission to investigate a local relic (in actuality, a cube shard), then struck hard. Taunting Prime with the memory of the last Booster that he had allowed to die, Megatron goaded the Autobot leader into a ferocious battle with their energon-axe and flail. Throughout the duel, Megatron challenged Prime's philosophy and beliefs, eventually striking home with the claim that Prime had hoped to use Wataru's power to defeat him. With Prime's focus broken by this sadly-true accusation, Megatron was able to lay Prime low and seize Wataru, informing the boy that he would not allow him to die like Akira had if he came with him willingly. Naturally, Wataru refused, and activated his powers, forcing Megatron back with a barrier shield; this, Megatron realized, was what had deflected his shot during his first encounter with Wataru, rather than Prime's blast. Wataru used his powers to heal Optimus and power-up his energon axe into a mighty [[sword]], which Prime used to tear a massive gash in Megatron's armor. The explosion that resulted decimated the surrounding countryside, and when Prime and Wataru awoke, Megatron was gone. {{storylink|Optimus Prime's Secret}}

[[File:Henkei8 megatron energon bath.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Now that my bubble bath is ready, I shall go get my [[Rubber Ducky|little rubber bathtime plaything]].]]

The injured Megatron had been spirited away by [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Cyclonus]], who took him to a network of caves beneath a volcano and placed him in a "bath" of molten [[energon cube]]s to heal him. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} While Megatron was recuperating, however, Starscream led Optimus Prime and Bumblebee to his location, in hopes that they would destroy him so that he could take his throne. As Starscream and Cyclonus battled in the air, Prime approached Megatron, and without hesitation, plunged his energon sword into the Decepticon leader's chest and broke the blade off within his body. Megatron howled in pain and fury, and the energon cubes around him began to react, rising to whirl around him and surround his body with their glow. The maddened Megatron seized one of the cubes and bit into it deeply, causing a huge energon explosion. As the light from the blast faded, Megatron stood restored, renewed and reformatted... now, he was [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Galvatron]]! {{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Alternity''===
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Numerous incarnations of Megatron from throughout the [[multiverse]] were gathered together as the "[[Megatron Aggregate]]" under the leadership of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|one particular incarnation]] who hailed from [[BT World|a universe]] where the Autobots had evolved into the hyperdimensional race known as the [[Alternity]]. Shackling the power of the trans-time god-beast [[Hytherion]], this Megatron conveyed time-and-space-manipulating powers similar to those of the Alternity upon himself as his different iterations, forging them into one cross-dimensional gestalt-consciousness entity. To battle the Alternity across time and space, the Megatrons copied their methods, projecting their consciousnesses into [[auto-avatar]]s. The Megatron responsible for the scheme took control of a "Premium Le Mans Blue" style auto-avatar, while his first known ally (from an unidentified dimension) possessed a "Blade Silver" body. {{storylink|To Mega Therion}}

The third identified member of the Megatron Aggregate hailed from [[universal stream]] [[Primax 1286.3 Kappa]]. In a "Diamond Black" auto-avatar body, he engaged in battle with "Ultimate Silver" [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|Optimus Prime]] across two universal streams, striking at him from the year 2009. This Megatron was amused when Prime deduced that he had an ulterior motive for operating in that year, and so made him a wager: if he could defeat him in a game of his own choosing, he would answer a question honestly. Megatron proposed manipulating the inhabitants of his home universe in a "game full of death and suffering", and infused a portion of his power through a legion of Decepticons (including his own past self) to be pitted against Prime's lone chosen champion, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|To Die Game!}}

With the Hytherion's power under the Aggregate's control, one Megatron and his universe's Decepticons' battle tactics changed from attacking specific strategic targets to widespread, sweeping destruction. {{storylink|Nissan GT-R / Ultra Magnus (Brilliant Pearl White)}}

{{note|Alternity beings are both individuals and a collective of separate entities. More fiction about Megatron's Alternity collective can be found [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|here]].}}

===''Universe'' cartoon===
[[File:FfE Megatron.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Cyclonus, if you would please fetch the nail clipper.]]
During the war, Megatron rose up to become leader of the Decepticons. Pursuing Optimus on his quest for more Energon, he shot down his ship. Landing, he, Starscream and Soundwave saw Optimus and his Autobots had survived, and taken disguises. Megatron's eyes turned red as he prepared to scan an alternate mode... {{storylink|Action Blast 1}}

Megatron and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] set up a mining operation near an abandoned [[Rock-It Fuel|gas station]] to extract Earth's natural resources and convert them to [[energon]]. They were discovered by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who created a diversion and knocked Cyclonus out. Megatron then blew the mining operation up with his double-barreled arm cannon and retreated with Cyclonus. {{storylink|Fight for Energon}}
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===Robot Heroes===
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===''Transformers'' (2010) toy bios===
[[Lugnut (TF 2010)|Lugnut]] was fanatically loyal to Megatron. {{storylink|Lugnut (TF 2010)#Transformers (2010)|''Transformers'' Lugnut toy bio}}

===''BeCool'' shorts===
'''Tank Lorry''' (タンクローリー ''Tanku Rōrī'') was a participant in the ''Quiz! BeCool'' show, teamed with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Trailer]]. However, their inability to correctly answer questions or be civil to each other cost them the winning spot. Another BeCool, '''Hyper Tank''' (ハイパータンク ''Haipā Tanku'') was part of the audience. {{storylink|The Story of the BeCool Quiz!}} Tank Lorry was part of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Yellow Sports Car]]'s explanation of BeCool marks. {{storylink|The Story of What Do I Know About the BeCool Mark?}} He was later caught in a big traffic accident when Yellow Sports Car spun out of control after slipping on a banana peel. {{storylink|The Story of Protecting the Signal!}}

It turned out that Tank Lorry was a movie director, and his filming of a movie was interrupted by the fire brigade who thought that the movie's pyrotechnics were an actual raging fire. {{storylink|The Story of the Fire Brigade Dispatch!}}

===''Transformers United''===
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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{{storylink|Another Episode, Part 1}} {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|To Earth}} {{storylink|Reunion and Parting}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)}} {{storylink|The False Power}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}

===''Transformers GT: Mission GT-R''===
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In a world where the Transformers' war settled into a series of competitive races known as the [[Transformers GT]], Megatron took on a race car form and became a [[GT Transformer]] under the name '''GT-R Megatron''', though he retained his ruthless nature and favored blasting other racers out of his way with his powerful [[EX. Cannon]]. In order to put a on limit his own strength, he separated his "Dark Matrix", the portion of his soul governing his wisdom, into a [[GT Sister]] partner named [[Noa]].

====Comic====
Megatron had a reputation for suddenly showing up at race tracks and blowing away the competition with his incredible speed. This earned him the moniker of "The Silver Tyrant". At [[Noa]]’s urging, Megatron interrupted a race between Star Saber, Optimus Prime and Fortress Maximus as they neared their final laps. He quickly outpaced both Maximus and Saber before challenging Optimus to battle. As the two fought, Megatron explained that he considered the competition to be a farce, as he easily outclassed all those who opposed him. [[Safety Prime]] and his [[GT Sister]] [[Ai (GT)|Ai]] then drove onto the race track, announcing they would not stand for Megatron’s grandstanding. In response, Megatron swatted Safety Prime away, and claimed he would soon make his nom-de-guerre all the more appropriate by pulverizing the new arrival. Before Megatron could give Safety Prime a thorough trouncing, Optimus stepped in, claiming he understood Megatron’s true motivation for coming to the race track; a dire need for the thrill of the race! Having been promised a true challenge, Megatron took on his car mode once again, and all four Transformers resumed the race. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (comic)|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R}}

====Story pages====
During round 3 of the Transformers GT, Megatron burst onto the scene from inside a black trailer and threatened to destroy the race, expressing disappointment that all races so far had failed to excite his warrior's spark. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|GT-R Prime]] understood the newcomer's desire for a truly thrilling race and called upon Megatron to race against him. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|GT-R Megatron Attacks!}} Like other racers, GT-R Megatron attended photo shoots alongside Noa in order to promote coexistence between humans and Transformers. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|The Work of the GT Sister Race Queens?}} When a reincarnated [[Unicron]] attacked the Transformers GT finals intending to absorb the GT Transformers' energy, Megatron restored his true strength by using the "Matrix In" ability to recombine with Noa. He then fought and defeated Unicron alongside the other powered-up racers. {{storylink|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|The True TFGT}}

===Starscream's New Power===
Starscream, having just driven off several other Decepticons after grabbing some weapons from Shockwave's lab, gloated that the Decepticons would soon kneel before him as their new leader. He was unaware of Megatron sneaking up on him as he did so... {{storylink|Starscream's New Power}}

===''Construct-Bots'' cartoon===
Megatron tried to shoot down [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] while he was showing off his jet mode, only for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to rear-end him, sending Megatron flying. The force of the impact also caused Megatron's parts to come off his chassis. Upon noticing this, Megatron covered himself in shame. {{storylink|Toys & App TV Commercial}}

Megatron was playing cards with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] when [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] attacked their base. Megatron used a nearby Construct-Bots computer terminal to upgrade both his minions. But when it came time to receive his own upgrade, Bumblebee mucked about with the computer, and Megatron got a gumball machine attached to his chest. Enraged, he threw the candy dispensor to the ground, only for gumballs to scatter about and cause him to trip. Falling to the ground, Megatron was left with a bare chassis as the impact caused all his parts to scatter! {{storylink|Intro!}}

Megatron tussled with Bumblebee. Throughout the fight, both 'bots' parts got rearranged in bizarre ways. At the end of the struggle, Bumblebee stood properly assembled, while Megatron found his chassis stripped of its parts! Humiliated, Megatron took off. {{storylink|Switcheroo!}}

===''Cloud''===
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Megatron once worked alongside Optimus as part of Cloud World's Universal Police. But he was ambitious, and wanted to use SARA's power for more than just law enforcement; he saw the potential in using her power to conquer dimensions, and bring them to an orderly rule... under himself. Despite assembling like-minded warriors to his side, Megatron was ultimately defeated by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Fate}} He was branded "Political Prisoner X-86" and banished from the Autobots' Metropolis. {{storylink|Raid}} Believing power to be the only thing that mattered, Megatron intended to conquer all space-time and bring order to its chaotic nature by force, with no concern for who or what he had to sacrifice in the process. An outstanding swordsman, Megatron's weapon of choice was the Fusion Blade, a mighty sword created by fusing together metals from many different dimensions.

Megatron came to be the leader of the [[Decepticon]]s consigned to [[Cloud World]]'s [[Underground (Cloud)|Underground]], rallying the many who had been also been exiled from [[Metropolis]]. He proclaimed to his followers that the power of [[SARA]] rightfully belonged in their hands. Taking advantage of the resentment his kin felt towards the Autobots, he forged the Decepticons into a formidable army, and led them towards Metropolis in a grand coup. {{storylink|Uprising (Cloud)|Uprising}} Before the attack, he learned that Starscream schemed to seize the power for himself, and planned accordingly. {{storylink|Resolve}} During the attack, he made his way to Metropolis's thirteenth district, and began to obliterate it by himself while his troops spread out to sow destruction among the city's many other districts. {{storylink|Raid}} A select team had been given a special mission during the invasion; to infiltrate the Autobots' command center and kidnap SARA! {{storylink|Resolve}}

As he rampaged, Megatron was pestered by Starscream. While Megatron chewed out his subordinate, Optimus Prime came upon them. Though Starscream tried to interfere, Optimus took him down with a well-placed punch. Megatron then told his subordinate to find his OWN nemesis to fight, and stepped forth to duel Optimus himself. A nearby explosion rocked the battlefield, causing Optimus to falter in his stance. Seizing the opportunity, Megatron lunged forth with his sword, only to be outmaneuvered when Optimus shifted to his vehicle mode and back, and struck a counter-blow. As the battle raged on, both combatants found themselves evenly matched. {{storylink|Fate}} But as the entire attack had been nothing more than a distraction in Megatron's greater scheme, it came to an end when news reached the combatants that the Decepticons had taken off with SARA. Megatron contacted [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to confirm the report then sounded a retreat. Triumphant, Megatron returned to the Underground. {{storylink|Resolve}}

Holing himself up in the basement of a decrepit old building while his troops guarded the main floor, Megatron began wiring the SARA orb into his own systems. Optimus nonetheless found his way to him, accompanied by [[Hot Rod|Hot Rodimus]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]. As SARA's power flowed into him, Megatron revealed to his enemies the true extent of his megalomania; he planned to became the ruler of all space-time, even if it meant destroying his home dimension in the process. With a surge of energy, Megatron then knocked aside both Brawl and Hot Rodimus before Optimus managed to ram him, disrupting the energy flow from SARA. The collision caused the combatants to be transported to [[OG World]], where Megatron had planned to begin his dimensional conquest. But during the trip, Megatron became separated from SARA. He found Optimus in short order, alongside the local Autobots and Decepticons, and charged his nemesis.{{storylink|Leap}}

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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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Starscream brought Megatron the disembodied head of Bumblebee which contained massive amounts of useful information. As a reward Megatron gave Starscream a position of power. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}} This allowed Megatron to achieve victory against the Autobots and caused Optimus Prime to disappear. Megatron seemed insulted that his foe had abandoned their battle. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} Around this time, Megatron seized the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and bonded it to his [[Black hole|black hole]] spark. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} The Matrix led him to the face of [[Primus]] and through it the Decepticon leader began corrupting [[Vector Sigma]] and subjugated his creator to his will. Cybertron was slowly turned into a massive space ship shaped like his head which would utilize Primus' power to cyberform the entire galaxy. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

He then ordered Cybertron moved into the solar system of [[Earth]], where Starscream had retrieved Bumblebee from. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} Megatron was atop his throne in [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] when G.I. Joe began bombing Cybertron with organic matter. The [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] eventually brought him the invaders only for them to escape, along with some Autobots, when [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] projected an Optimus Prime hologram causing Megatron to lunge at what he thought was his foe. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} At some point Megatron aligned the Decepticons with Cobra. When [[Destro]] transwarped into Megatron's throne room, the cyber-human impressed Megatron with both his drive and mastery of mechanical life. Megatron allowed him to handle his next mission alone and gave him a gun as a gift to slay the comatose [[Cobra Commander]]. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} Outraged that G.I. Joe was aiding the Autobots, Megatron launched a full attack on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], recently deposed as Autobot King, tried to kill Megatron personally only to be slain and salvaged for spare parts and war trophies. Despite [[Fortress Maximus (G1)| Fortress Maximus]] coming to aid his comrades, the Decepticon/Cobra alliance prevailed and Megatron allowed Metroplex and Fortress Maximus to slink off in their damaged states (though [[Straxus (G1)| Straxus]] believed Megatron had wounds to lick). {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

Seeking to bring all lifeforms in the universe under his command Megatron set up a facility to study human and Cybertronian minds with the end goal being to decrypt the living mind under the supervision of [[Doctor Mindbender]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. {{storylink|Headmasters (issue)|Headmasters}} He made enough progress to override motor functions and watched as Autobot and Joe were pitted against each other in the Polyhex Killway arena. To his mild interest the Autobot [[Galen Kord| Galen]] turned out to be a human in armour. Meanwhile Cybertron had already cyberformed [[Saturn]] and [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] and was beginning to cyberform the moon as he desired. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} When he found Cobra Commander's son Billy, missing an arm and a leg, he grafted cybernetic limbs to him and turned him into a weapon (a great honour in Megatron's view). {{storylink|FCBD Funnies}} When Optimus Prime returned to Cybertron, Megatron, feeling nostalgic, engaged him in one-to-one combat. Optimus got the upper hand and cleaved open Megatron's chest, revealing the corrupted Matrix. Realizing that this was the most devastating blow the fight could offer, Megatron abandoned the duel and ordered his troops to overrun the Autobots. Megatron admitted to Optimus that while he liked nostalgia he was concerned with bigger things. Cybertron had finally reached Earth and the horn-like mega-moutains slammed into Earth to begin the cyberforming. Megatron then shot Optimus through the [[Spark|spark]] at point-blank range with his [[Fusion cannon|fusion cannon]] sending his foe down a pit while the Autobots and Joes watched in horror. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}
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===''Angry Birds'' comic===
[[File:ABTF1 OptimuspunchesMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left]]
Megatron led an attack on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in an attempt to capture the [[AllSpark]] from the Autobots. His attack plan fell apart when Starscream broke rank, leading to Megatron's troopsbeing repelled from the ship. After Optimus delivered a mean right-hook right into the Decepticon leader's jaw, Megatron was sent tumbling after his minions by a blast of water, courtesy of [[Heatwave (G1)|Heatwave]]. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Countless eons after the Great War had ended, all that was left of Megatron was his [[Energon mace]], on display in the [[Eject (G1)|Administrator]]'s office. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

[[Ser-Ket (BW)|Ser-Ket]] claimed to be part of a warrior lineage that stretched back to Megatron and others. {{storylink|Head Games}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)}}
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===''Timelines''===
In [[Primax 096.0 Beta|one universe]], Megatron upgraded himself with flight capability and the ability to combine with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] during the latter days of the [[Great War (G1)|third Cybertronian war]]. In response, [[Optimus Prime (G1)#General Optimus|General Optimus Prime]] upgraded himself with heavier armor and weaponry. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime profile card}} During the obligatory Battle for [[Sherman Dam]], Megatron in his ATB form battled Optimus Prime, but the Autobots ultimately won the day thanks to the arrival of the Dinobots. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 6/9/2015}} At the war's final battle on [[Mirtonia]], the Autobots emerged victorious in routing Megatron's [[Decepticon Empire|Decepticon Star Empire]] when Decepticons accidentally blew up an experimental energon refinery and themselves along with it. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime profile card}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
One Megatron transformed into a shoe. His plot to stamp on the face of liberty forever was foiled with the help of [[Vector Prime]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 14/6/2015}}

In [[Primax 092.0 Beta]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Star Convoy]] and [[Hot Rod|Fire Rodimus]] formed Supernova Convoy to defeat [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]] and Ultra Megatron. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 15/8/2015}} Some time later, Megatron returned, empowered by [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]] but was defeated by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 16/7/2015}}

Another Megatron from a universe destroyed by [[Unicron]] was reformatted into Unicron's [[Herald of Unicron|Herald]] [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada comic|Galvatron]].

Yet another Megatron, unhappy with the prospect of his universe being destroyed, killed the aforementioned Galvatron's fellow Herald [[Cyclonus (G1)#Ask Vector Prime|Cyclonus]] by ripping Cyclonus's head off. His universe, however, was ultimately consumed by Unicron as well. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 19/9/2015}}

===e-HOBBY comics===
Megatron was leading his troops in an assault against the Autobots when the dimensional intruder [[Grand Scourge]] dropped in via a rip in space-time. Megatron could do little more than stare in bafflement as Grand Scourge used his [[Matrix Breaker]] sword to dismantle [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], then forcefully combine with four of the Stunticons while Motormaster fled in terror. Feeling that he had been made a fool of, Megatron vowed to defeat the rogue Decepticon. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}}

==Commercial appearances==
Megatron featured in quite a few [[commercial]]s, mostly advertising other toys. Those that had original footage of Megatron included the following:

* Megatron landed amid a battle on Earth and fired his cannon at incoming Autobots. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#The Transformers #1|''The Transformers'' #1}}
{{note|This appearance used his pre-cartoon design, with the black helmet and triggered cannon. He was not properly introduced in the commercial, but simply referred to as "The Decepticon Leader". This footage was later recycled in an ad for [[Coleco]]'s [[Power Cycle]] (where he and his Decepticons raided a <s>jungle gym</s> power plant) and again for the [[rubsign]] ad.}}
* Megatron led his troops against Optimus's as they charged at one another in the middle of the desert. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Optimus Prime and Megatron|Optimus Prime and Megatron commercial}}
*During a battle against Megatron, Optimus summoned [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] to his side. Megatron responded by calling down [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Thrust and Dirge|Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial}}
* In the middle of a desert battle, Megatron summoned Thrust and Dirge, in response to Optimus Prime bringing in like, half a dozen new guys. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Thrust and Dirge|Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial}}
* Megatron, [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blasted through a wall together to steal the power behind becoming Action Masters. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation_1#Action Masters|Action Masters commercial}}
{{note|In this scene, Megatron and the other Deceptions are not animated using [[character model]]s, but by tracing stop-motion animation of their toys. This is because that sequence is the commercial's transition from animation to live-action, the first visual image of the toys proper.}}
* Megatron attempted to hijack a load of shoes in a South American ad for [[Bata]]'s licensed ''Transformers'' footwear. He was stopped when a pair of said shoes deflected his fusion cannon blast right back at him. No, really. {{storylink|Commercial/International#Transformers de Bata|Transformers de Bata commercial}}
[[File:Commercial-AMMegatronpoints.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|My purple fists are for POINTING!]]
* Megatron, in his "Action Master" body, pointed at Action Master Starscream. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Action Masters|Action Master Starscream Commercial}}
* Megatron, again as an Action Master, was seen in a base futilely trying to grab a pair of [[Micromaster Combiner]]s. He got shot in the face for his trouble. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Combiners|Micromaster Combiners commercial}}
* Once upgraded into his "Generation 2" body, Megatron tracked down Optimus Prime. Once he had his old foe in his crosshairs, he sprung in attack, and the two faction leaders dueled fiercely. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Megatron|Generation 2 Megatron commercial}}
* Megatron barged into the suburbs in his battle tank mode, only to be opposed once more by Optimus Prime. Both transformed, and Optimus blasted Megatron's gun out of his hand. In the grappling that followed, Megatron was presumably defeated and driven off. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Combat Heroes|Combat Heroes commercial}}
*"Bot Shots" Megatron had many confrontations with his Optimus counterpart, crashing into each other in vehicle mode and then slugging it out in robot mode. One Bot Shot Megatron and Optimus belonged to neighbours, and taunted one another when their owners left for school. They both burst out of their respective houses, destroying the windows on the way out and colliding in mid-air. {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Battle for the Matrix Bot Shots commercial}} Megatron would continue to duke it out against Optimus, though sometimes he would appear in a different body. {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Bot Shots Dragon Track Commercial}}
* "Hero Mashers" Megatron battled Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Grimlock in the middle of a busy city. Using Grimlock's head, Optimus managed to bite off Megatron's arm and steal his jet pack, sending the Decepticon crashing into a wall. Though Megatron fell to pieces, he managed to reassemble himself, and tried to shoot at the now thoroughly-scramble Autobots. Optimus dodged the blast by removing his head and putting it back on, then knocked out Megatron with his "dino-fist." Megatron fell apart once more, and bounced around as a head in defeat. {{storylink|Commercial#Hero Mashers|Hero Mashers commercial}}
*[[Frank Welker|Megatron's voice]] narrated numerous commercials, including:
** The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Constructicons|Constructicons commercial}}
** [[Rubsign]]s {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Rubsign|Rubsign commercial}}
** The [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] (strange!) {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sharkticon|Sharkticon commercial}}
** [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (stranger!) {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Springer and Wreck-Gar|Springer and Wreck-Gar commercial}}
** [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (stranger still!) {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus and Galvatron|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron commercial}}
** The [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}
** The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Bruticus and Metroplex|Bruticus and Metroplex commercial}}
** [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Defensor and Trypticon|Defensor and Trypticon commercial}}
** The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Predacons|Predacons commercial}}
** The [[Battlecharger]]s {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Battlechargers|Battlechargers commercial}}

===The Hub promos===
[[File:Hub-CobraPaloozaMegatronAThon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
[[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron had an argument involving New Year's Eve marathons of their respective television series. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1|Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon}}

{{Note|Ironically, the [[Five Faces of Darkness|episodes]] featured in the ''Transformers'' portion of the marathon didn't feature Megatron [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|as Megatron]]. (With the exception of [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|one flashback]].)}}

[[Megatron (WFC)|Another Megatron]] declared the Hub his in a commercial for a marathon of ''Prime'' season 1 and 2, doing certain Hub-focused jokes and gags before the commercial breaks during the marathon. One such segment showed [[The Transformers (cartoon)|his home movies]], during which reminisced on how [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|young he looked back then]] and mocked [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave's]] dated choice of alt-mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|Megatron's Favorite Song (26 Hour Takeover marathon promo)}}

{{Note|This is highly unlikely to be canon. For the Megatron primarily focused on the Hub, see: [[Megatron (WFC)]].}}

===Online promotional videos===
* Megatron was contacted by Optimus Prime, who convinced him to attend [[BotCon 2009]]. It took some doing though, but Megatron agree to participate when he learned that his human fans would be in attendance. {{storylink|BotCon 2009!}}
* Megatron asked Starscream if he had finished work on the Decepticons’ anti-matter gun, only to learn that Starscream had instead been spending his time gushing over his new [[BotCon]] toy. After shoving Starscream over for his insubordination, Megatron asked Breakdown and Counterpunch if they could think of a place where the Decepticons could find some new ultimate weapons. Breakdown pointed out that BotCon had all sorts of Transformers-related stuff, and Megatron got the idea that he could pick up some weapons at the convention. {{storylink|BotCon 2010 Promo}}
* Megatron addressed female viewers, asking them to compare their male companions to himself. He clarified that said males were puny weaklings compared to the mighty Megatron! Though, they could still join the Transformers collector’s club to get some exclusive toys. He also showed off the Transformers club magazine, the incentive figure for 2011, and was on a jet in outer space. {{storylink|Mega Spice -- The Transformer Your Fan Could Be Like}}
* Megatron and Starscream visited Shockwave's lab on Cybertron. The Decepticon leader asked if Shockwave has finished his work on the continuum transmorpher. He was pleased to hear that the device was nearly complete, but then got distracted by some new upgrades throughout Shockwave’s lab. As Shockwave showed him around, Starscream summoned his [[Starscream (Animated)|“Animated” counterpart]] to their reality. Megatron came upon the pair, and they blasted the Decepticon leader together. It still wasn’t enough to keep Megatron down though. {{storylink|Who is the Greatest Starscream Of All Time?}}
* Megatron interrupted Starscream’s video for the first [[BotCon 2012]] exclusive toy review, allowing for [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to step in and ruin the review. {{storylink|BotCon 2012: Figure Reveal!}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Megatron could hinder Optimus Prime's progress by blasting him with fusion cannons. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
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===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===

As [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] searched for the truth behind [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s death, he was taunted by Megatron about the truth. Soon, Megatron and Ultra Magnus battled in a game of death and suffering. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}
====''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga====
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{{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy) strategy guide comic}}

===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals''===
After defeating both the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on ancient Earth, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] entered the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and used a prototype [[transreplication]] device to create clones of the dormant Decepticons within. The Megatron clone, equipped with all the memories and personality functions of the original, then followed Ravage back to his future in order to conquer it. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals}}

===''DreamMix TV World Fighters''===
{{voiceactor|[[Seizō Katō]] (Japanese)}}

As part of [[DreamMix TV]]'s attempt to pull in more ratings, Megatron and his eternal rival Optimus Prime were invited to battle bunches of other beings on the television show ''[[World Fighters]]''. {{storylink|DreamMix TV World Fighters}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Jeff Manning]] (English)}}
[[File:TF PS2 Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

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{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game (Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC)===
[[File:ROTF 360PS3PC G1Megatron DLC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Compare me to a cancelled toy, as I am only a skin for Flight ''Movie'' Me. I feel pain, as no one else can feel '''MY AWESOME POWER!!!''']]
{{voiceactor|Frank Welker (English)}}

{{Note|On [[August 27]], [[2009]], Megatron was one of a handful of downloadable characters in a DLC pack for Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===
Megatron, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of a Decepticon team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. If an Autobot wished to claim the title of tournament champion, Megatron was the last opponent they needed to face. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}

===Transformers Battle Universe===
At the edge of time, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] needed a new host, Megatron was among several warriors (and [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatrons]]) summoned from the multiverse to battle for control of the prize. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Universe}}

===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===
[[File:Megatron g1awakening stats.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb]]
When the Autobots left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Megatron and his troops gave chase, boarding the Autobot ship and causing it to crash on [[Earth]]. After a four million year stasis nap, a volcanic eruption woke the Decepticons, and they began conquering the new planet and building a [[space bridge]]. When they found [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], Megatron tricked him into joining the Decepticons. Unfortunately the Autobots soon turned Jetfire to their side, much to Megatron's displeasure, and the Autobots found out about the space bridge. Megatron returned to Cybertron and laid a trap with which he successfully captured the Autobots who came through the bridge. When the Autobots escaped back to Earth, Megatron followed them and mounted an all-out assault on the Ark. Unfortunately this was repelled, and despite Megatron's best efforts, the Autobots fought their way back to the space bridge, and attacked the Decepticon's headquarters on Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
Megatron participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

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

===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegendsApp-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I turn into a tank now. Any problems?]]
Megatron was once a miner, until Senator Ratbat shut down the facility where Megatron was employed. Enraged by the maltreatment of a fellow miner by the Senator's guards, Megatron accidently killed the guard and got himself arrested. While being transported, Megatron was convinced to take over the ship he was on by some fellow inmates, and set a course for the city of Kaon. There, he joined the underground gladiatorial fights and began to plot against the government establishment that had led him down this path. Megatron rose through the ranks of the pit fights, losing an arm in the process, only to have it replaced with spare parts acquired from a defeated foe. {{storylink|Megatron Origins}} In the Kaon pits, the harsh conditions gave him the desire to be the strongest of all. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Megatron's bio}} He eventually found himself opposed by Clench, but defeated him. Megatron then proceeded to take over Kaon, and set his sights on conquering the entirety of Cybertron. {{storylink|Megatron Origins}}

Megatron formulated a plan to wipe out the Autobots by activating [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[planetary engine]]s. When [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] tried to meet with him to talk him out of this course of action, Megatron instead ambushed the Autobot leader and successfully slew him. Unfortunately Megatron found that Sentinel was not in possession of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which was promptly passed to the new Autobot leader, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The War Within}} During the early days of the war, Megatron attempted to obtain a quick victory by conquering Iacon. This plan failed due to Metroplex getting involved in the battle. {{storylink|Assault on Iacon}}

Stranded on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], Megatron had to fight off the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] until Skywarp arrived to rescue him. {{storylink|Wreckage (Legends)|Wreckage}} Later on [[Earth]], Megatron's strict rule resulted in the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] going rogue. {{storylink|Harvest of the Insecticons}} He was pleased when he heard that Optimus Prime had been badly damaged by the Dinobots, but didn't have time to order a strike on the Autobot base, as the Dinobots were attacking his own base. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 1}}

At some point, Megatron went missing in action, and Starscream took command of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (Legends)|Countdown to Extinction}} As part of a distraction while the Constructicons attacked Teletraan I, Megatron challenged Optimus to a duel. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War - Part 1}} After [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] found a Golden Lagoon of [[Electrum]], Megatron led the invulnerable Decepticons against [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and then Autobot Headquarters, only to find the latter was deserted. The Decepticons rushed back to the lagoon to find the Autobots were also invulnerable, and after the lagoon was destroyed in the ensuing battle, Megatron and his forces retreated. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (Legends)|The Golden Lagoon}}

Megatron was enraged to learn that the Constructicons had somehow become friendly with [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], and sent [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] out to bring the team back into line. {{storylink|The Master Builders (Legends)|The Master Builders}} When [[Chronogon]] portals began opening, Megatron devised a plan to utilize them. The Decepticons successfully sprang a trap that sent the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] back in time, and followed that up by trying unsuccessfully to prevent Orion Pax from becoming Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}} During a battle near Autobot HQ, Megatron sneaked away and sabotaged the Autobot [[recharging chamber]] with a [[personality destabilizer device]]. The Autobots were turned evil the next time they recharged, and Megatron sent them to [[Rutter U.S. Military Base|Rutter Military Base]] to steal a solar energy satellite. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (Legends)|Attack of the Autobots}}

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Megatron and Shockwave slyly suggested to Grimlock that he should be leader of the Autobots, believing that if he took over, it would make their job of overcoming the Autobots easier. As it happened, once Grimlock took over, the two Decepticons were instead captured by his forces, and only escaped once he turned the reigns back over to Optimus. {{storylink|Me, Grimlock, King}} Megatron somehow became fused to Ratchet somewhere in inter-dimensional space. The pair were attacked by a time-displaced [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], however a team of Autobots rescued them and the pair were surgically separated at the Autobot base. Megatron took advantage of the subsequent celebrations to make his escape. {{storylink|Savage Circle}}

The Decepticons managed to steal [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], and Megatron had Hardshell reprogram her to serve the Decepticon cause. Though she succeeded in stealing the [[World Energy Chip]] from Autobot HQ, Megatron and his troops were forced to come to her aid and failed to prevent her falling back into Autobot hands. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird (Legends)|Enter the Nightbird}} After Megatron and his men found a [[Lightning Bug]] on an old Autobot colony world, they found they'd contracted [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Back on Earth, they stole [[corrostop]] and cured themselves, before inflicting the disease on the Autobots. The Decepticons were unable to stop the Autobots getting a sample of corrostop from the [[Statue of Liberty]] and curing themselves, however. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (Legends)|Cosmic Rust}}

After Dirge crashed into a movie set while transporting a stolen Autobot weapon, Megatron sent a group of Decepticons to retrieve him and destroy all evidence. He was upset when they not only returned without having destroyed the film, but when the film turned out to be a blockbuster hit. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (Legends)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Megatron and his men finally managed to drive the Autobots from Earth, badly damaging Optimus in the process, and set about conquering the planet. Their reign was short-lived, as the Autobots returned once Optimus had recovered, and Megatron was himself badly damaged in the battle that ensued, resulting in the Decepticons retreating. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron (Legends)|All Hail Megatron}}

When the ongoing conflict with the Autobots finally came to a head, Megatron led an assault on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and eventually stood over Optimus Prime's broken body. {{storylink|One Shall Fall...}} Or possibly Optimus defeated Megatron. {{storylink|The Battle for Autobot City}} A short time later, Megatron was reborn into Galvatron, thanks to [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
Megatron participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:
*''Megatron'' —
*''G2 Megatron'' —
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers Operation Omega''===
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==Toys==
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==Merchandise==
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==Notes==
[[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The [[fusion cannon]]'s got that handle because... well, we're not sure.]] [[File:P-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Microman Megatron's concept model. Back then, he was a little less happy to see you.]]
* Early in the ''Transformers'' series preproduction, Megatron's look was based not on the toy, but on concept art for an unproduced prototype version. This early version, sporting a different, black head, a very different scope/fusion cannon, and the gun's barrel on his back, managed to make its way into not only early [[commercial]] animation and licensed material, but into the art of the early Marvel Comics. Though the model was altered before the animated series was produced, elements from the first model such as the back-mounted barrel were perpetuated in both the comic and the cartoon. The Marvel Comics continued to color Megatron's helmet black (well, blue) until the end of its run. Cleverly, flashbacks in IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer]]'' and subsequent series used the black helmet to show Megatron's younger self and his normal gray helmet for his modern self in order to show age.

*Similar to Optimus Prime's trailer, Megatron's Walther P38 alt-mode includes parts that materialize from out of nowhere once he transforms, which change his silhouette into a more rifle-like shape. These parts include an elongated pistol stock and an extending barrel attachment, both of which fly offscreen once he reassumes his robot mode. Megatron is never seen operating as a pistol without these extra parts.

* The name "Megatron" was originally used by Marvel Comics for ''another'' robot that appeared long before the Transformers toyline came about, in issue 18 of the ''Shogun Warriors'' series (written by Doug Moench, art by Herb Trimpe, released in July 1980).<ref>[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix2/droneracecharter.htm#Megatron Megatron and the "Drones" from Marvel's ''Shogun Warriors'' comic at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]</ref> Strictly speaking, though, the name is even older, as it has been used by a manufacturer of ball points since at least 1965.<ref name="ballpoint">[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=72213575 USPTO file on "Megatron" trademark for ballpoint balls]</ref> [[Bob Budiansky]] stated in an interview that the name "Megatron" is a portmanteau derived from "Megaton" and "Electronic".<ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/interviews/bb204/ Bob Budiansky Interview at BWTF.com]</ref> He suggested the name "Megatron" for the Transformers line (it's unclear if he was aware of the existing Marvel character, though as an editor it seems likely that he at least had a subconscious memory of it) but [[Hasbro]] initially rejected it, claiming that "mega" conjured images of nuclear bombs. Budiansky reminded them that the name was supposed to sound evil, because he's the leader of the bad guys. Hasbro responded, "Oh, right", and then approved the name.<ref>[http://www.asmzine.com/geekly-rewind/2010/07/02/from-the-asm-archives-a-little-qa-with-bob-budiansky/ ASM: A Little Q&A with... Bob Budiansky]</ref>

*When Megatron transforms into gun mode, he most often [[Size changing|shrinks]] to a size where he can be held by either a human or fellow Transformer and has someone else aim and fire him. The exceptions are in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|episodes]] "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]" and "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]", the [[The Transformers (PS2)|''The Transformers'' video game]], the manga issues [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' #4]] and "[[The Battle of the Star Gate]]" (likely "[[Activation]]" too, but the angles makes it impossible to say for certain) as well as the [[G.I. Joe (comic)|''G.I. Joe'' issue]] "[[Realignments]]". In the cases of "S.O.S. Dinobots", ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' #4 and "The Battle of the Star Gate", Megatron does not shrink and has another Transformer somewhat clumsily aim and move him. In "The Ultimate Doom, Part 3", the video game and "Realignments" (and "Activation"), he floats in the air and takes a shot at his target unassisted. Regardless, the reasons Megatron chooses to Transform instead of simply using his fusion cannon are not entirely clear. The ''G.I. Joe'' comic issue states that his [[robot mode]] is an easier target than his gun mode, but it's unclear if that's the only advantage the gun mode has over the other. One could assume his gun mode's firepower is more concentrated or in some other way more powerful.

*On the 1985 [[The Transformers Universal Studios Tour|Universal Studios Tour]], a giant statue of Megatron was available for children to clamber over and have their picture taken on. It wasn't especially dignified.

* In the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon continuity, Megatron has been missing since the beginning of [[Pax Cybertronia]]. It is rumored that he has been deceased. This is seemingly incongruous with the open references the cartoon makes to the Transformers Movie, where Blackarachnia confirms it was Galvatron, a reformatted Megatron, who killed Starscream, who claimed he had been killed by Unicron, the one who created Galvatron from Megatron's broken body. <ref name=BWU>Page 37, Guest Character and ''G1'' Icons, ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'' ISBN 978-4766938005</ref>

* The guidebook ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'' credits Megatron as '''Original Megatron''' in order to make distinguish between him and the [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]].<ref name=BWU/>

*Some [[Canada|Québecquers]] loved his shiny body so much they named a communications company after him.<ref>[http://www.megatron.net/quebec/ Megatron Dot Net Forward Slash Quebec.]</ref>

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===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン ''Megatoron'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Megaton''' (麥加登 ''Mak Gaa Dang'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Měi-chīa Wáng''' (Taiwan, 美加王, "King Mega"), '''Chǜ-wú-pà''' (Taiwan, 巨無霸, "Extremely Gigantic"), '''Wēi Zhèn Tīan''' (China, 威震天, "Extremely Prestigious", literally "Heaven-shaking Might")
*''French:'' '''Mégatron'''
*''Hebrew:'' '''Megatron''' (מגהטרון ''Mghjrwn'')
*''Portuguese:'' '''Megatrão''' (Portugal comics)
*''Russian, Serbian & Ukrainian:'' '''Megatron''' (Мегатрон)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformers-universe.com/popup.php?img=content/images/galerie/pics/44/4417_Megatron_DreamwaveProfile1.jpg Page 1,] [http://www.transformers-universe.com/popup.php?img=content/images/galerie/pics/44/4418_Megatron_DreamwaveProfile2.jpg 2 and] [http://www.transformers-universe.com/popup.php?img=content/images/galerie/pics/44/4419_Megatron_DreamwaveProfile3.jpg 3 of Megatron's MTMTE profile at Transformers-universe.com]
*[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/4539/37/|e-HOBBY Megatron Black Version Manga and Profile Translation at the Allspark / TF Pulp]
* [http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=269&page=13 Transformers #227 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk]

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Predacon (BW)

2015-06-22T06:07:25Z

Shellspark: /* Origin */

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{{disambig3|Predacon}}
:''The Predacons are a faction from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Predacon symbol.png|thumb|You know they're evil. Their icon could poke out an optic.]]
Arising from the ashes of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the '''Predacons''' are, at least in part, descendants of the [[Decepticon]]s. Some sources suggest that they were born from what remained of the original five [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. By order of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], they exist as something of an underclass, appearing to be equals, but firmly under the [[Maximal]]s in the social order. This has led many Predacons to hold bitter grudges against the Maximals.

Predacons tend to take reptilian or arthropod [[beast mode]]s, although this is not a hard-and-fast rule.

The adjective for "of or pertaining to the Predacons" is '''Predaconial''',<ref><tt>A [Maximal] strategic specialist, [[Stinkbomb]] is fascinated with the study of Predaconial psychology.</tt> — [http://www.tfu.info/1999/Maximal/Stinkbomb/stinkbomb.htm Stinkbomb's Tech-Spec], 1999</ref> though it is ''extremely common'' to simply substitute 'Predacon'.

{{quote|You do not know the Predacons. We—they ''live'' for the glory of conquest.|[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] to [[Tigatron]]|"[[Law of the Jungle]]"}}

==Origin==
[[File:BW Predacons.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
We do not know the origin of the Predacons beyond the fact that they are descendants of the Decepticons, at least in part. They were in existence and at war with the [[Maximal]]s prior to the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], at which time most laid down their arms but a few went rogue.

Different continuities present differing, sometimes conflicting accounts. One account says that [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] founded the Predacons ([[Predacon (G1)|reusing his old team's name]]) after the Decepticons' defeat, and that they took the fight to Cybertron and could have won if the [[Tripredacus Council]] hadn't stolen control for themselves. {{storylink|BotCon 2009|Timelines Razorclaw's bio card}} Other continuities have the Predacons and Decepticons co-existing for a time. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}} {{storylink|Descent into Evil}} {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} When [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was in a bad mood, he's said the Predacons came ''after'' the Great War. {{storylink|Code of Hero}} {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} Meanwhile, another continuity depicts the Predacons being formed in 2013 C.E. in the wake of the Pax Cybertronia by the Decepticon Predacon team as well as their fellow Quintesson creation [[Sky-Byte (G2)|Sky-Byte]]. Their new forces initially comprised Transformers from stasis pods looted from [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s secondary laboratory, including [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] and the future Tripredacus Council. {{storylink|A Common Foe}} However, the Decepticons also continued to exist for some time. {{storylink|Tornado's Personal Journal|Apelinq's Personal Journal}} {{storylink|BotCon 2014|Apelinq's profile card}}

In at least one [[Micro-continuity]] the Predacons existed as far back as the 1990s, operating on human inhabited Earth under ''a'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Optimus Primal vs Megatron!}} {{storylink|Tarantulas (BW)#Toy Bio|Tarantulas toy bio}} It has been recorded that their way of life was to prosper or perish, and their leader swore they'd do this by driving the Maximals into extinction! {{storylink|Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Megatron (1996) bio}} Of course, this may be [[Maximal Elder]] propaganda.

==Organization==
[[File:TripredacusCouncil1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
The Predacons, although apparently governed by an organization known as the [[Predacon Alliance]], appear to be a rather splintered faction. One of the major ruling bodies is the [[Tripredacus Council]], but it is possible they represent only one political voice within the Alliance. As Predacons are known to look down on a [[Democracy|democratic]] system of governance and appear able to accept power plays and treachery if it ''succeeds'' {{storylink|Master Blaster}}, Predacon government can be assumed as autocratic and based on whoever can hold on to power successfully.

The Tripredacus Council keeps its followers pacified under the Pax Cybertronia with the promise of a slow, sly return to power, whispering of a long-term plan to overthrow the Maximals when the time is right. A number of Predacons have expressed dissatisfaction with this approach, leading renegades such as [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]], and [[Magmatron]] to recruit private armies of followers and, either covertly or overtly, strike out against the Maximals on their own. Nearly all known Beast Wars-era Predacons tend to fall within the arms of these criminal renegade militias, with the exceptions of [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], with the [[Predacon Secret Police]], and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], a Covert Agent who reported directly to the Tripredacus Council. (Tarantulas was a direct agent too but this appears to have been just ''him'', rather than standard for officers) It is unknown whether the Predacons have any sort of official standing army or defense force other than the internal Secret Police and the Covert Agent secret service.

In one continuity, following the [[Great Reformatting]], a revived Predacon force under Razorclaw (along with Divebomb and the descendants of Headstrong, Rampage, and Tantrum) was preparing for war. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

In another continuity, thousands of years after Beast Machines, the Predacons have been shown to be actively at war with the Maximals across the galaxy {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}} {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}} and have an [[Dead End (BWN)|official army with a military academy]]. The top military rank at this time is "[[Emperor of Destruction]]", and any governing force beyond that is unknown.

Oddly enough, all the Predacons in Beast Wars II (apart from Galvatron, of course) have [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s rather than [[beast mode]]s, but the Japanese never heard of Vehicons then, so... it doesn't matter.

==Society==
We don't know much about the Predacons' general lifestyle. All evidence suggests a very militant warrior culture, with power grabs endemic. This is even enshrined for some in an [[Dinobot (BW)|honour system]], where seizing control by force if you think you could do a better job was seen as an honourable, proper act. Predacon honour also put great stock in bravery in battle, a glorious end, and paying off your debts. The fact that the honour system allows for treachery has left Maximals confused. We do not know how widespread this honour system actually ''is'', as the majority of Beast Wars (admittedly criminal renegade) combatants were happy to ignore it.

A number of Predacons are scientists. Academic knowledge and expertise seems respected as long as you can also fight; if you can't, [[Fractyl (BW)|you get looked down on]], but if you've got both skill sets, [[Tarantulas (BW)|this will often be sufficient to excuse your bad habits, personality quirks, or minor crimes]].

Some Predacons have gone for more esoteric skills, such as [[Saberback|magic]].

Unsurprisingly, Predacon society has a strong criminal element. Both [[Crazybolt|individual thieves]] and organised gangs are known. Some gangsters, such as [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], have become hideously powerful and bold enough to attack the Maximal government.

==Social status==
The exact social status of the Predacons appears to be a second-class one, but there's no specifics. Megatron has referred to the Maximals as ''ruling'' the Predacons on several occasions {{storylink|Code of Hero}} and once, in a melodramatic moment, said that they were slaves. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} Dinobot, meanwhile, thinks little of Maximal justice {{storylink|The Probe}} and believes that the Maximals use [[Maximal Torture Chamber|torture devices]] on Predacons. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}

Some Maximals, like [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], consider there to be a long-standing peace between the two races, apparently unaware of Predacon frustrations. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} Optimus has also been willing to offer a hand of friendship {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}} or show respect {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}} to individual Predacons. Many of the ''other'' Maximals we've seen, by contrast, appear to view the ''entirety'' of the Predacon population as inherently untrustworthy and dangerous (especially if that Maximal is [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]). Maximal soldiers on Cybertron have expressed ''enjoyment'' in finally being allowed to beat up on insurgent Predacons. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2}}

That all said, the Predacons co-run the important governing body, the [[Bi-Partate Committee for State Affairs]]. {{storylink|Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering}}

==Bases of operation==
[[File:Commandoutpostone-exterior.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
It is even unknown where exactly the Predacons are based.

The Tripredacus Council holds meetings aboard a space station, [[Predacon Command Outpost One]].

While one would presume the Predacons also had some sort of presence on Cybertron itself, after the Beast Warriors' return to Cybertron following the events of Beast Wars, they refer frequently to the missing population as Maximals only.

{{note|When asked about the Predacons (and Autobots and Decepticons) being absent in [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]], story editor and head writer [[Bob Skir]] said "We're trying to refer to Cybertronians as "Transformers", which includes *all* factions. We are avoiding terms like "Predacons" because the conflict between Maximals and Predacons doesn't factor into our current storylines, and we don't want to cause any confusion. But rest assured, Cybertron *was* populated by all four of the "species" you mentioned." <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080222040119/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Sat_06_Nov_1999.html Bob Skir FAQ from 6 November 1999]</ref>}}
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Destron''' (デストロン ''Desutoron'')
*''Dutch:'' '''Predator''' (toyline)
*''French:'' '''Predator''' (France toyline), '''Prédator''' (Canada)
*''German:'' '''Predator''' (toyline)
*''Latvian:'' '''Predakoni'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yuánshǐ Shòu''' (原始兽, "Primeval Beast")
*''Polish:'' '''Predatony'''
*''Russian:'' '''Khishcherony''' (Хищероны, "Predatorcons")

==References==
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Sparkplug Witwicky

2015-06-22T06:05:42Z

Shellspark: /* Earthquake */

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:''Sparkplug [[Witwicky]] is a [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:SparkplugG1.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|"I fought in wars, kid."]]
'''Sparkplug Witwicky''' is many things, but first and foremost a father. He's gruff and no-nonsense in a working-class manner, but he loves his son(s) dearly—a sentiment very much reciprocated. His experiences with the [[Transformer]]s aren't always smooth, but his down-to-earth approach serves him well. He is very mechanically inclined, which is an obvious asset when dealing with robots.

His several incarnations throughout the [[Continuity|multiverse]] have a varying number of sons with names like "[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]", "[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]]", and "[[Butch Witwicky (G1)|Butch]]".

{{bigquote|I'm a mechanic! I know what I'm doing!|A mind-controlled Sparkplug states his credentials|"[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{quote|Y'know, son, if my hands aren't coated with an inch of motor grease, they may as well not be on my wrists!|Sparkplug Witwicky|"[[The Next Best Thing to Being There!]]"}}
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[[File:LastStand-Sparkplugflashback.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Car monkey have boring weekend, boring manager Rob.]]
In his younger days, '''"Sparkplug" Witwicky''' was a Sergeant in the [[United States Marine Corps]]. A P.O.W. during the [[Wikipedia:Korean War|Korean War]], Sparkplug was forced to repair the [[North Korea]]ns' equipment. However, he secretly sabotaged that same equipment, leading to personnel and material losses for the North Koreans. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

Later in life, he was a mechanic who owned [[S. Witwicky Auto Repairs & Tow Service]], his own auto service shop in [[Portland]], [[Oregon]]. He had a teenage son, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]], who didn't share his interest in auto repair. Buster was more interested in reading, learning, and his work in the literary scholarship program, which he hoped would help pay for his college. This caused Sparkplug to worry, because this wouldn't "lead to a job one day"? What?

[[File:TheTransformers-Sparkplug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Like any good father, Sparkplug believes education is a tragic waste of time.]]
Sparkplug was rudely awoken one night by noise in his garage, and when he rushed down there to investigate, he was incredibly pleased to see Buster inspecting a damaged Volkswagen Beetle. Finally his son had begun carrying on his father's work! Buster explained that Sparkplug was mistaken, and that this car was ''alive''. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

Buster told his dad that while he, [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]], and [["O"]] were at the drive-in movie that night, they were attacked by [[Seeker (body-type)|three jet fighters]] and during the confusion that followed, Buster ended up driving the Volkswagen home. Sparkplug, though he disbelieved Buster's story, nonetheless began working on repairing the car. Hours later, what repairs Sparkplug could manage were finished, and the car transformed into the alien robot, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee!]] He explained to the two humans that he was an Autobot who had crash landed on Earth along with several others, and that they were in the middle of a civil war. When Buster asked to return with Bumblebee to the [[Ark (G1)|Autobots' spaceship]], at first Sparkplug refused, but then Buster reminded him that Sparkplug had always wanted Buster to stop reading and start living. Sparkplug let his son leave.

But the two quickly returned when Bumblebee realized his damage was more widespread than he realized. Using some materials from Sparkplugs garage, they constructed a communicator. Soon the rest of the Autobots arrived, and their leader, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], introduced himself to them and addressed their group's dire fuel needs. Their introductions were interrupted by an attack by the [[Decepticon]]s, the Autobots' enemies. As the battlefield consumed the neighborhood, Sparkplug hid with his son in the cab of a wreck in the lot's junkyard. However, the Decepticon leader, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] located Sparkplug and grabbed him, intent on getting the human to make fuel for the Decepticons. Megatron dropped him ("Geronimo!") momentarily to fight Optimus Prime, only for Sparkplug to be scooped up again by [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. The Decepticons immediately fled with their prize. {{storylink|Power Play!}}

After being kidnapped by the Decepticons, he was instructed by Megatron to develop a process that would convert Earthen gasoline into fuel they could consume. Sparkplug drew on his memories of his time as a mechanic in the Korean War, recalling an instance where he had sabotaged the enemy vehicles' fuel and brake lines, and did the same to the Decepticons, poisoning their fuel and hopefully allowing the Autobots to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Finally, Sparkplug was rescued from the [[Fortress Sinister|Decepticons' fortress]] by the Autobot [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] and the mysterious [[Spider-Man]].

[[File:LastStand-heartattack.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Suffer a heart attack, Sparkplug, courtesy of my [[photon rifle]]!]]
However, before Sparkplug's heroic act could come to light, many of the Autobots believed that Sparkplug had betrayed them by making fuel for the Decepticons, and an over-reactive [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] let loose with his flamethrower. Although Sparkplug wasn't injured by the weapon itself, he did suffer a mild heart attack. Startled, the Autobots allowed [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] to drive Sparkplug and his son to [[Greater Portland Medical Center|the nearest hospital]]. Much later, Sparkplug's condition was stabilised, and he woke up in the hospital surrounded by Buster, Jessie, and "O". He smiled, knowing that ultimately, his plan to poison the Decepticons' fuel would spell their doom. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

''The alien history student [[Dicet Alpha-zero]] traveled through time to witness key moments in the Autobot/Decepticon civil war, and thus he observed Sparkplug poison the Decepticons' fuel and suffer his heart attack.'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

From his hospital bed, he asked Buster to promise to cut his ties with the Autobots, as an alien civil war was no place for a high school teenager. {{storylink|The New Order}} As Sparkplug was kept in the hospital, his customers grew irate with his disappearance and threatened to take their business to [[Scarpatoni's Garage]]. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}} Finally, Sparkplug was sent home, muttering about how the doctors demanded to keep him there a week for "only a little" heart attack. He couldn't wait to get back to fixing cars, but amazingly, when he opened the garage, there were none inside. Buster explained that he had somehow fixed them all. Ecstatic, Sparkplug noted that it wasn't too late to change the sign to say "Witwicky and Son." {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

[[File:Brainstorm-Sparkplug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Uh, dad, when [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] says she's going to apologize, that's code for "[[kiss|make out]]." You're not gonna...?"]]
Convinced his son enjoyed auto repairs as much as he did, Sparkplug asked Buster to accompany him in the tow-truck when he learned about a breakdown on the interstate. They returned to their service shop to find Buster's girlfriend Jessie. Sparkplug told Buster to forget about the car repairs and have fun with Jessie on their bicycles, so long as they returned in time for dinner. But the repairs were interrupted when Bumblebee arrived and told Sparkplug that his son was in grave danger, for Buster had broken his promise to avoid the Transformers and had somehow come into possession of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. The Decepticons would stop at nothing to take it for themselves. Despite Bumblebee's warning, Sparkplug shooed the Autobot away, insisting that he didn't need help taking care of his son. Once Bumblebee left, Sparkplug left the shop in his tow truck, hoping to find Buster before the Autobots did. Though Sparkplug was able to notice Bumblebee tailing him and subsequently lose him, he didn't notice Bumblebee's colleague [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]. And thankfully so, because once Buster and Jessie were spotted, the group was under attack first by [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and then the mindless Decepticon creation, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. Both Bumblebee and Bluestreak were damaged in the battle, so it fell to Buster Witwicky and his command of the Creation Matrix to save them. After Sparkplug watched Buster take apart Jetfire with his mind, he realized that Buster was becoming an adult and didn't need him to tell him what to do anymore - his son could decide what was best for himself. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}}

[[File:Specialteamssense.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|I'm just a caveman. Your "Defensor" and "Superion" frighten and confuse me.]]
''Buster eventually returned the Creation Matrix to Optimus Prime, but residual energy persisted within his mind. Late one night, Sparkplug rushed into Buster's room when he heard his son screaming from nightmares. During his sleep, Buster had somehow carved an image of [[Superion (G1)|a strange Transformer]] into his bedroom door. Righfully so, the next day Sparkplug insisted Buster join Jessie to a local demolition derby to help clear his head. After they left, Sparkplug detached the door and brought it to the Autobots in the hope that they could diagnose Buster's problem. Worried that [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] would come after Buster, Sparkplug and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] followed Buster and Jessie to the derby. After the Decepticons attacked as suspected and Buster was knocked into a coma, Sparkplug's misgivings about interacting with the Transformers were strengthened.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}} ''Against his father's wishes, Buster and Optimus Prime traveled into Buster's dreams in order to decipher the meaning of them. After learning about the Second Generation of Transformers known as the "[[Special Teams]]," Buster and Optimus came to, and Buster's nightmares were excised.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

Years later, Sparkplug had opened up a [[Wash and Roll]] car wash franchise adjacent to his service shop. Nothing pleased Sparkplug more than filling up cars, except maybe all the extra money that was coming in. It was later revealed that the car wash had put Sparkplug and countless other humans under hypnotic suggestion to surrender their fuel to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s Decepticons and become their slaves. While under Decepticon control, Sparkplug and an angry mob attacked Buster while the teenager was attempting to defeat Ratbat. Once the source of the hypnotic control was destroyed by Buster, Sparkplug and the other slaves were mentally released, and Ratbat and Laserbeak were attacked by their former slaves. Sparkplug promised his son that he'd have more free time from then on, as the Wash and Roll franchise had until then swallowed their lives whole. Sure, he was out half his business, but it beat being a "rich zombie." {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}}

[[File:TrialByFire-Sparkplug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Something more like a stream of flames or something, maybe, but not a collapsing building."]]
Some months later, Sparkplug received a letter from his other son, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], who had been away at college "back east" and was going to come visit his family for break. Sparkplug went to tell Buster the great news, but Buster was too busy thinking about the Autobots he recently saw executed on the news; one of them looked like Bumblebee. Sparkplug reminded Buster that there wasn't anything ordinary folks like them could do. The next morning, the Witwickies received a surprise visit from [[Walter Barnett (G1)|Walter Barnett]], who carried a briefcase containing the brains of the executed Autobots attached to remote control cars. When Barnett said Buster must come with him on a matter of national security, Sparkplug happily handed over the keys to the pickup. But unfortunately for Sparkplug, once Barnett and Buster had departed, he was confronted by Ratbat and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. When Sparkplug refused to give up their location, the Decepticons tore the Witwicky service garage apart, collapsing it on top of the mechanic. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}}

Needless to say, a day or two later when Spike arrived from college and saw the collapsed building, he feared for his father's life. Sparkplug appeared behind him, laughing, saying that it "takes more than a garage collapsing on top of him to keep old Sparkplug Witwicky down!" It had taken over a day for the authorities to dig him out, but he was no worse for wear. Once Sparkplug told Spike that his younger brother Buster was last seen heading off to the Ark, Spike worried for Buster as well, and left Sparkplug to go find him. {{storylink|Trial by Fire!}}

[[File:DesertIslandofSpace-Spikereveals.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2.2|"Oh, thank god, I thought you were coming out."]]
With his home demolished, Sparkplug took up residence in the [[Cascade Vista Motel]]. Several days later, Spike returned, telling his father that he was going to go find Buster. Their conversation was interrupted by a phone call from Walter Barnett, who said that he had located Buster and was keeping an eye on him, but couldn't tell them where he was. When Spike ran his fingers over the phone cord to track the call, Sparkplug's eldest son was forced to admit the cause of his recent departure: he had become an Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], [[Binary bonding|binary bonded]] to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. Sparkplug was understandably shocked, and when Spike combined with [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] and then combined with Fortress Maximus, the mechanic wondered audibly what the Autobots had done to his son. After being introduced to the Autobot [[Targetmaster]]s, Fortress Maximus bid farewell to his father, and the Autobots left him. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}}

[[File:PretendertotheThrone-Sparkplug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Sparkplug's tired of Prime's prank calls.]]
Ethan Zachary, trying to help his digital copy of the dead Optimus Prime get through some personality issues, called every Witwicky in Portland, hoping to get in contact with one of Prime's former human friends. By then, Sparkplug was living in a boarding house in a run-down section of the city. When Zachary told Sparkplug that he was calling on behalf of Optimus Prime, Sparkplug fumed.

{{quote|My family's destroyed, my home is gone, I'm forced to live in this rat-hole -- all because of those robots -- '''and now you ask me to help them again?!'''}}

Sparkplug slammed the phone. "Some game players are sorer losers than others," Prime observed. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}

Since his auto repair business had been destroyed, Sparkplug didn't get much practice fixing cars, so he was grateful when Jessie stopped by to have her car's transmission looked at. He bemoaned the loss of his business and both of his sons to the Autobots. Suddenly, an egg landed, shot from orbit, and opened to reveal the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. Blaster offered to help them get Buster back... if one of them snuck him onto the Decepticons' island resort, [[Club Con]], in his stereo mode. Jessie noted that Sparkplug was too old and might be too conspicuous and volunteered herself. Sparkplug forbade it, not wishing harm to befall Jessie as well, but Jessie insisted, mentioning that with Buster back, she wouldn't be around to annoy him so much anymore. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

Though Blaster failed, Buster was rescued from the Decepticons via other means, and Sparkplug was happy to have both of his sons back home with him. Spike was off to pick up his friend [[Cliff Dietz]] in [[San Francisco]] to go skiing, and Sparkplug told his eldest son to be careful, as he would be returning to college soon. {{storylink|The Man in the Machine!}}

{{note|In "[[The Last Stand]]", Sparkplug had a dream sequence where he identified his first name as William. Later, in "[[Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom]]", while hypnotized, he identified his first name as Irving. Additionally, the name of his service shop is "S. Witwicky Auto Repairs & Tow Service", which was revealed at [[Bob Budiansky]]'s [[BotCon 2010]] slideshow to stand for "Stanislas Piotr" Witwicky.<ref name="BC10">[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc10/bc10bb.html griffin's 2010 BotCon report]</ref>}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} {{storylink|Prime Time!}} {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}}}}

====''Regeneration One''====
[[File:Sparkplug the war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|Hmmm... No, not seeing any difference.]]
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Sparkplug died sometime after the supposed end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], most likely during [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s [[zombie]]-powered devastation of [[Earth]] in the mid-1990s. Later, as the Dark [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] creature tortured Spike Witwicky in [[Zero Space]], it manifested as Sparkplug in order to fuel Spike's guilt over abandoning his family (and most of the population of Earth) to their fates. This caused multiple fissures to tear in the membranes of reality itself so that the Dark Matrix could infect the rest of the [[multiverse]], though its plan was ultimately foiled by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and an army of alternate versions of himself. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Chris Latta]] (English), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese)|[[Edgar Fruitier]] (Canadian French), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German), [[Gerd Rigauer]] (German, ''Generation 2'')}}
At some unspecified point in the past, Sparkplug Witwicky worked as a [[Ruby crystal mines of Burma|ruby crystal miner in Burma]], of all things. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

[[File:Mtmte2 witwickys and trailbreaker.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|"Another crumpet, Mr. Car?"]]
In [[1984]], he and his son Spike were working on an offshore [[oil rig]]. The day was like any other day, with Sparkplug asking his son to help him flush out a drill bit. Before they could carry out their task, [[Decepticon|giant robots]] descended from the sky and landed on the oil rig, and with no provocation, were almost immediately attacked by Sparkplug's coworkers. Regardless, their intentions became clear when Sparkplug himself was pinned against a wall by [[Rumble (G1)|a small purple robot]], who then threw Spike overboard when he tried to help his father. Freeing himself from the robot's clutches, Sparkplug dived into the water after his son. While the rig workers hid in the ocean, [[Autobot|another group of giant robots]] arrived and fought with the group of robots who were stealing [[oil]] from the rig. The leader of the evil robots destroyed the rig and set fire to the oil tanks as a diversion while he escaped. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

The good robots, calling themselves the Autobots, saved the oil rig workers from a fate exactly the same as death. Grateful, Sparkplug and Spike happily latched on to the friendly alien robots, offering up their expertise and knowledge about planet Earth in exchange for joining the team. After the Autobots failed to stop the evil Decepticons at [[Sherman Dam]], Sparkplug, Spike and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] had a tea party in the woods, ostensibly so they could eavesdrop on the nearby Decepticon base. After finding out that the evil robots intended to attack the Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma, Sparkplug opined that he preferred being a spy to his old job at the oil rig, which was just as well, given the fact he was now unemployed. Later, Sparkplug's prior experience in the Burma mines came in handy when the Autobots needed to plant an explosive device inside the mine. As he left with [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], Sparkplug declared that their mission was for both the fortunes of Cybertron and Earth. Moments later, they were caught in the explosion and buried alive. Oops. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

[[File:G1 Transport RatchetSparkplug fixingIronhide.jpg|upright=1.34|thumb|"Now where is that tumor?"]]
Fortunately, they were saved. Later, both father and son volunteered for the Autobot attack on the Decepticon space cruiser. After [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] failed to stop the cruiser, Sparkplug tried to reassure the Autobot leader that he'd done all that anybody could do. Subsequently, the Decepticons were apparently defeated when their ship crashed into the sea, so Sparkplug and Spike were to join the Autobots as they went home to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], with fuel from the grateful nations of Earth. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

For some reason, this did not pan out, and neither the Autobots nor Sparkplug and his son went anywhere. As their livelihoods had been destroyed, the Witwickys seemed to move into the ''Ark'' and were almost constantly hanging out with the Autobots. After the Autobots failed to stop the Decepticons at the local solar power station, Sparkplug helped [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] repair the stubborn old [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]]. Later, Sparkplug stopped the trigger-happy Ironhide from blowing up a shuttle full of Decepticon [[energon cube]]s, as he was the only one who bothered to remember the fact that Spike had been captured to pilot the shuttle through the [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}}

After Optimus Prime was mortally wounded in battle, Sparkplug watched Ratchet and Wheeljack attempt repairs, but couldn't lend much more than moral support. Though a team was sent to Cybertron to pick up a replacement [[Cosmitron]] provided some hope, Sparkplug cautioned Spike that sometimes things just don't turn out like you'd hope. Spike continued to hope and, despite his father's wishes, went to help the Autobot defend headquarters against a Decepticon attack. Sparkplug's earlier caution was proved unnecessary when [[Chip Chase]] and the Autobots returned with a new Cosmitron. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

[[File:WaroftheDinobots Sparkplug with plans.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|"Wait, the anklebone's connected to the hipbone? That can't be right."]]
Spike and Sparkplug accompanied the Autobots to the [[Arctic]], to investigate Decepticon activity there. They couldn't do much more than run for cover when the giant Decepticon [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] fired on them. After Sparkplug rescued his son from the water, the pair became stranded on a chuck of ice, and captured by Skyfire. [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s treatment of the two humans, imprisoning them in an ice case, clued Skyfire in that the Decepticons weren't what they seemed. Spike and Sparkplug were soon rescued by the Autobots, and cheered on Skyfire as he dealt with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

Sparkplug helped out with the construction of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, and was present for their unveiling and subsequent rampage. Fortunately neither him nor his son were injured, but he was concerned when Spike and Bumblebee went after [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} When Chip came up with two more Dinobots to build, Sparkplug professed his ignorance of the prehistoric beasts, but helped build them anyway. The Autobots lost contact with Optimus, who had gone to check on [[Meteorini Chipperoni|a potentially explosive meteorite]], and Wheeljack informed the humans that the meteorite had been moved. The two new Dinobots were sent to investigate, and by the time Sparkplug and the others arrived, Grimlock and Optimus were making up after an earlier falling out. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

[[File:UltimateDoom1 SparkplugslapsSpike.jpg|upright=1.34|thumb|"Disrespecting little brat! OBEY YOUR DADDY!"]]
Sparkplug was kidnapped by the Decepticons as a test subject for [[Doctor Arkeville]] and turned to their side by the doctor's [[hypno-chip]]s. The Decepticons allowed the Autobots to free Sparkplug so he could sabotage [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]], which gave them an easy means to attack the Autobot headquarters. Spike confronted his father over the apparent betrayal, and Sparkplug appealed to his son to join the Decepticons. When Spike refused, Sparkplug declared that the next time they met, it would be as enemies. Sparkplug and a number of other controlled humans were used as a shield by the Decepticons, while they set up a huge space bridge. During the battle, Spike was able to momentarily reach his father, before Arkeville increased the power of the hypno-chip, once again overriding Sparkplug's will. Sparkplug later activated one of the massive pylons, bringing Cybertron into Earth's orbit and imperiling both worlds. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}}

[[File:UltimateDoom3 Sparkplug and Spike hug.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb]]
In the aftermath, a celebratory Sparkplug left aboard [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. When the Decepticons started using the slaves as human shields for their energon shipments, Sparkplug ended up on Cybertron. Spike mounted a rescue mission, eventually stumbling on the hypno-chip control center. There he encountered Sparkplug, who immediately trigged an alarm. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} On [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s orders, Sparkplug prevented Spike from escaping, but with the arrival of more Autobots, Spike got away. Once Wheeljack had rigged up disruption device to disable the hypno-chips, they returned to Decepticon HQ and used it to free Sparkplug. The reunited family returned to Earth in Skyfire to help defeat Megatron and remove Cybertron from orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}}

[[File:PlagueofInsecticons distress call.jpg|upright=1.45|thumb|"Let's see if I remember my morse. Y. O. M. A. M. M. A. ... Hey!"]]
Sparkplug listened in on a distress call from [[Bali]] about [[Insecticon (G1)|giant monster insects]]. While Spike and several of the Autobots went to investigate, Sparkplug contacted Optimus Prime and alerted him to the problem. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}} After Megatron challenged Optimus to a one-on-one duel, Sparkplug, Spike, Chip and the Autobots all turned out to watch and cheer Optimus on. To their horror, Megatron bested Prime, meaning the Autobots would have to leave Earth. Fortunately, when they got back to Headquarters, they discovered that Megatron had cheated, rendering the result void. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

In an effort to show his friend Wheeljack that the Autobot wasn't the only inventor in the Ark, Sparkplug once managed to take spare Autobot parts and put them together to make a functioning robot called [[Autobot X (G1)|Autobot X]]. Once activated, the mindless robot immediately bashed in everything and everyone in sight. After Spike was injured in a battle with the Decepticons, they formulated a plan to transfer Spike's mind into Autobot X while his human body was worked upon by surgeons. Sparkplug regretted this decision, as it drove Spike insane. Spike was on the verge of joining the Decepticons when his own actions sent his father plummeting from a clifftop. The threat to Sparkplug caused Spike to regain his senses, and he was later restored to his own body. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}}

[[File:AttackOfTheAutobots Attitude Exchanger.jpg|left|upright=1.34|Sparkplug Witwicky, Quidditch enthusiast.|thumb]]
Sparkplug was at Autobot HQ when new reports indicated Decepticon activity in [[New York City]]. As he left, Optimus told Sparkplug to tell the other Autobots to head there. {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}} After "enjoying" a test of [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]]'s new speaker system, Spike and Sparkplug returned to HQ with the Autobot, to find [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] acting strangely. Once Sparkplug had patched up Teletraan I, they discovered that Megatron had modified the [[recharging chamber]]s to turn the Autobots evil. Sparkplug created an [[attitude exchanger]] and, after testing it on Bluestreak, built enough to cure the rest of the Autobots as well. He and Jazz daringly rescued [[Harding|Doctor Harding]] from Ratchet and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], then headed to an air field to hunt down everyone else. Later there was a brief argument over who should claim the credit, before Spike reminded them that there were a bunch of planes busted by the Autobots that needed fixing. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}}

Sparkplug alerted Ironhide after [[Sky Spy]] witnessed [[Carly]] being captured by the Decepticons. Though Ironhide figured Spike would handle it, Sparkplug talked him into lending a hand. Sparkplug was pleased as punch when his son went out with [[Carly]], because she was clearly out of Spike's league. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}} When the Autobots were called to [[Quantum Laboratories]] to fight out-of-control machinery, Sparkplug found a [[Remote Control Circuit Linker]] card on one of the devices. He accompanied the Autobots on a hydrofoil to the [[oil rig|oil platform]] which the Decepticons were using to steal energy from [[oil tanker]]s. He was useful in alerting the Autobots when he spotted the Decepticons making a swift retreat, and everyone evacuated before it exploded. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}}

Sparkplug joined his son for the unveiling of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] and fled the hall when the Decepticons attacked. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} During a demonstration of the training Wheeljack had given the Dinobots, Sparkplug was impressed with their progress, but it turned out he'd spoken too soon, as the Dinobots began another rampage. He and Ratchet made the mistake of starting to try to fix thing ''before'' the Dinobots had been reigned in. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Repairs were completed in record time, however the repaired Teletraan alerted them to strange energy readings in town, which Sparkplug realised were near where Spike had gone. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}} He helped out with one of the stranger plans by loading a box containing [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and Bumblebee onto [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]. {{storylink|Microbots}}

[[File:MMP2 Sparkplug Chip enjoy Decepticon Day.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"This is the LAST time I visit San Francisco, Chip."]]
Sparkplug, Spike and Chip were part of the cheering crowds that greeted the Autobots on [[Autobot Day]]. Unfortunately the crowd turned nasty after incriminating video was played of the Autobots raiding [[oil refinery|oil refineries]], but the trio stuck by their Autobot friends, returning to Headquarters with them. To Sparkplug's bewilderment, the Autobots were rapidly found guilty and commanded to leave the planet. As they did so, Sparkplug wondered where Spike had gone. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} The humans put on [[Decepticon Day]], a celebration that Sparkplug found sickening. Spike turned up with evidence exonerating the Autobots, but as he, Sparkplug and Chip tried to present it, the other shoe dropped — the Decepticons revealed their true intent and took over the city. The trio was put to work with other humans in a power plant. Just when all hope seemed lost, the Autobots returned and freed everyone. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:DesertionDinos1 SparkpluginaSuit.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|"A suit? Who are you, and what have you done with my father?"]]
Later, Sparkplug left on a ''mysterious'' trip that required him to wear a suit. Upon his arrival at the airport, he was greeted by Spike, Carly and Bumblebee. The three humans were remarkably unharmed after Megatron blew up a nearby plane, though the Dinobots were badly damaged, and Sparkplug helped repair them, only for the ingrates to leave the Autobots. When the Autobots suffered from [[Cybertonium]] depletion, Sparkplug managed to persuade the Dinobots to steal some from the Decepticon space bridge. Instead they went to Cybertron. Spike and Carly opted to follow them, so Sparkplug supplied Spike with a two-way radio. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} He monitored the pair as they explored Cybertron, providing guidance until they went too deep into the planet to communicate with. He somehow set up a space bridge platform right outside Headquarters, and was waiting by it when Spike, Carly and the Dinobots returned with a supply of Cybertonium. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

Blaster's broadcast of a human concert managed to annoy Sparkplug as well as the Autobots when it came through the comms system at Headquarters. When Megatron subsequently stole the [[Voltronic Galaxer]] and blocked radio transmissions worldwide, Sparkplug wondered what they could do and quickly [[Roll out|got an answer]]. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} As the Autobots expanded their operations, they installed a small urban base in [[New York City|New York]] City, concealed behind an auto-repair garage operated by Sparkplug. In the aftermath of the failed Decepticon plan to use stolen cars as robot drones, Sparkplug bemoaned the fact it would take weeks for himself, [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], Ratchet and Wheeljack to return the cars to normal functionality. {{storylink|Make Tracks}}

[[File:CosmicRust Spike Carly Sparkplug at awards.jpg|thumb|upright=1.34|"How is it that ''Sparkplug Witwicky'' of all people owns more than one suit?" muses guy-in-front-who-is-totally-G.B.-Blackrock.]]
When Megatron unleashed [[Kremzeek]] onto the Autobots, Sparkplug was the first to realize the electrically based creature scrambled Autobot circuits and would thus be repelled by an insulating compound sprayed on the remaining Autobots. While those few left for [[Japan]] to chase after the creature, the hapless Sparkplug was left with the unenviable task of reactivating the other Autobots left behind. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}} Spike and Sparkplug were running a workshop when Powerglide was assigned to protect [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]]. Sparkplug observed with amusement that Powerglide appeared to have fallen in love with Astoria, provoking laughter from Ratchet and Ironhide, and a threat of violence from Powerglide. {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}} After [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] was critically damaged, Sparkplug worked hard to help repair him. His toiling and support of Ratchet helped to show the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s that the Autobot cause was worthier than the Decepticon one. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}} Sparkplug got all gussied up again for a [[National Scientific Achievement]] ceremony during which Perceptor was presented with an award. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
Sparkplug worked alongside Spike, [[Chip Chase]] and [[Carly]] to help to construct [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
{{Note|As the following stories are [[multipath adventure]]s, details will vary depending on the path taken. See individual pages for information on alternate paths.}}
====Battle Drive====
Sparkplug discovered a critical weakness in the Decepticons' circuits that would allow the Autobots to destroy them once and for all. However, the Decepticons discovered this and came after Sparkplug, who fled to the hills to hide. This eventually led to an Alamo-like standoff with a small group of Autobots holding off the Decepticon army from the shelter of a cave for two days while they waited for relief to arrive, with Sparkplug performing the makeshift repair work to keep them running. In one possible scenario that ensued, Sparkplug and Prowl attempted to make a mad dash back to Autobots headquarters in order to get the schematics to safety. But this turned out to be one of [[you]]r dreams. In another possible sequence of events, Sparkplug, Buster and the Autobots trapped in the cave tried to escape by going farther down inside the cavern. They only plummeted to their doom for their trouble, as they couldn't see the chasm before them in the dark.

The paper on which Sparkplug had the specifics of the weakness was ruined in the battle. He could re-create the research, but the Decepticons would be able to change the design of their circuits while he did so. Still, at least it would keep them out of trouble for a while! {{storylink|Battle Drive}}

====Attack of the Insecticons====
While tinkering in his lab, Sparkplug invented the [[Sun-Pak]], a powerful solar battery that threatened to change the balance of power between the Autobots and the Decepticons. Observing Ironhide testing the device in an underground cave, Sparkplug alongside his son, Buster, and the Autobots became excited at the prospect of never needing to worry about their energy supplies running low ever again. Optimus Prime was quick to praise Sparkplug, calling him a genius for his new invention, though the ever-humble Sparkplug was happy enough with the simple title of "mechanic." Celebrations are short lived, however, as the Decepticons discover the Autobot's testing grounds just as the device is waning in power, and Sparkplug is pushed aside to safety by Optimus when a firefight breaks out between the two factions.

One of the possible outcomes of the firefight leads to Sparkplug being kidnapped by Starscream, hellbent on acquiring the Sun-Pak for himself. Later finding himself before Starscream and Bombshell in a museum after-hours, the two Decepticons attempt to browbeat the human into building another Sun-Pak for them. He is given the choice of building one out of his own free will, or being subjected to Bombshell's Cerebro-shells, and being made a slave to the Decepticons' whims. Sparkplug insists that nothing will make him cooperate with the evil robots, and so Bombshell prepares to administer the mind-control device. Depending one what choices Buster makes, who observed the whole drama develop while hiding nearby, Sparkplug's fate differs.

If Buster decides to contact Megatron and provide him with a recording proving that Starscream intends to overthrow him as leader of the Decepticons, Megatron is shortly on-scene. The Decepticon leader orders Sparkplug's release, and allows the humans and their Autobot allies to leave the museum safely while he deals out disciplinary actions towards his troops. Though Sparkplug is worried that the Decepticons may seek out to steal his invention again, Buster informs him that circumstances are so either all Decepticons who know about the Sun-Pak will be unable or unwilling to divulge the information to Megatron.

If Buster decides to contact Megatron but refuses to provide him with proof of Starscream's treachery, Megatron appears nonetheless, but allows the Cerebro-shell to be administered onto Sparkplug. Though it appears at first as though the Decepticons have secured themselves victory over the Autobots, the mind-control process leaves Sparkplug's memory damaged, and he is unable to recreate the Sun-Pak for the Decepticons. He is later released from Decepticon custody, the effects of the Cerebro-Shell having worn off, and informs his Autobot allies that the only invention he could provide for the Decepticons while under their spell was a laser-toothbrush!

If Buster decides to formulate a plan with Bumblebee and Blaster to rescue his father, the Autobots use a combination of speed and Electro-scramblers to have Bombshell miss his target, and hit Starscream instead of Sparkplug. Sparkplug is ordered to be release by the newly mentally malleable Decepticons, and father, son and Autobots allies ride off safely as Starscream and Bombshell bicker over allegiances.

In another possible outcome of the previously mentioned firefight, if the Autobots attempt to flee and confuse their escape route with another passage, they find themselves in the Insecticons' underground nest. The heroic Cybertronians find themselves under the effect of an Electro-Scramblers, and are unable to fight back against their captors. Sparkplug and Buster are however unaffected by the device. Sparkplug proposes that he can rewire the Sun-Pak to provide for a short time a source of energy for all the Autobots, if the manage to recharge it.

If Beachcomber is tasked with sneaking off with the Sun-Pak to the surface, and manages to make his way there, the Autobot comes face to face with Kickback. Thankfully, Sparkplug and Buster find their way to the surface too, and take the Insecticon by surprise with a blaster. Father, son and Beachcomber make their way back to the rest of the Autobots, and enable them to escape the Insecticon's trap with the now-charge Sun-Pak.

If the Autobots instead attempt to use the Sun-Pak as a bargaining chip against the Insecticons, the Insecticons turn down their offer, leaving Sparkplug and Buster to rescue the lot of them. The duo sneak up on the Insecticons, and turn the power of the Electro-Disrupter onto them, allowing the Autobots to flee safely out of the cavern.

In other possible adventures where the Autobots are forced to destroy the Sun-Pak to keep it out of Decepticon hands, Optimus is confident that Sparkplug can construct a new Sun-Pak if the situation calls for him to do so. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Earthquake====
In one possible sequence of events, after the Autobots had uncovered a Decepticon plot to destroy Center City, a lead team, including Optimus and his strongest Autobots, headed for the city to defend it. On route, Optimus picked up Sparkplug to help the Autobots better communicate with the humans. Stopping outside of Center City, Prime asked Sparkplug on which course of action would best… To enter Center City in their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s, or in their [[robot mode]]s?

If Sparkplug suggested that the Autobots not worry about subtlety, the entire squad transformed and began prowling the streets in search of Decepticons. Though Sparkplug and the Autobots attempted to find the mayor of the city to restore order, they were unable to do so amidst the chaos. Having lost too much time, Sparkplug was presumably killed when the Decepticons’ earthquake successfully destroyed Center City.

If Sparkplug suggested that the Autobots not risk causing a panic and remain in their vehicle modes, he asked the Autobots to drive him to the mayor’s office. As an old friend of his, the mayor would listen to his pleas for an evacuation. The Autobots would serve as the means for the evacuation in their vehicle modes. Sparkplug's plan was carried out smoothly. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}

====Decepticon Poison====
Sparkplug was dispensing the Autobots’ newest batch of fuel, only to discover once he had topped up about half of the Autobots that the fuel had been poisoned by the Decepticons.

If Optimus decided in light of these events to stay on the defensive while the Autobots attempted to devise a cure, he sent Sparkplug out to fetch the Autobots’ emergency stash of fuel, in case the Decepticons attacked while the Autobots were in a weakened state.

In one possible scenario, Sparkplug returned to the Autobot headquarters with the fuel in tow just in time to refuel Optimus, Mirage, Prowl and Bumblebee as the group took off on an espionage mission against the Decepticons.

In several possible versions of the events that followed, Sparkplug then returned to the Autobot headquarters with more fuel, just in time to see the Autobots having been cured from the poison. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}
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====Project Brain Drain====
[[File:ProjectBrainDrainSparkplugandSpike.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Sparkplug was fiddling around with a new invention, a new type of high-tech radio when Spike came about to inform his father that he was off to a rock concert at [[Heywood Heights]]. Just as Spike was leaving, Sparkplug managed to get his radio to work, only for him to stumble upon a secret Decepticon frequency. Overhearing their plans, Sparkplug learned that the Decepticons were planning to drain the brain powers of the attendees of the very rock concert his son was going to attend later in the day. Though Sparkplug attempted to warn Spike, the boy had already left with his friends. Realizing that he needed to radio the Autobots, Sparkplug needed to decide whether he would try contacting them over his radio, or if he should set out for the Autobot city Metroplex.

If Sparkplugs set out immediately for Metroplex, he managed to make it most of the way there, only for his old beat-up car to get a flat a few miles from the Autobot base and swerve out of control. The car was demolished after crashing into a telephone pole, but Sprakplug emerged unharmed from the wreckage. Knowing that time was still of the essence, he pressed on towards Metroplex.

If Sparkplug continued to follow the road towards Metroplex, he soon crossed paths with Bumblebee, who gave him a ride to the Autobot headquarters. The both of them then rushed to Ultra Magnus to inform him of what Sparkplug had previously learned.

In one possible scenario that ensued, Sparkplug joined the Autobots as they headed to the Decepticons’ headquarters, hoping to create enough trouble there that the Decepticons would be forced to abandon their scheme. Upon arrival, Sparkplug checked his watch to realize they had only a few minutes left before the Decepticons were scheduled to begin their attack. Sparkplug didn’t participate further in the conflict from this point forward, and whether or not the Autobots won depended on what choices Ultra Magnus made.

In another possible scenario, Sparkplug accompanied the Autobots as they moved to intercept the Decepticons at the concert itself. He was mostly uninvolved in the ensuing battle, and whether or not the Autobots succeeded depended on choices his allies made.

Alternatively, if instead of continuing on the road to Metroplex, Sparkplug attempted to take a shortcut, he accidentally tumbled into a raving en route, falling into a hole from which there was no escape. Oops.

In a completely different sequence of events, where Sparkplug attempted to contact the Autobots through his radio instead of setting out for Metroplex himself, he came into communication with Wreck-Gar. Unable to hail anyone else, Sparkplug agreed to have the Junkion motorcycle drive him to Ultra Magnus. En route, the pair noticed an old abandoned building guarded by Decepticons. Realizing that the Brain Drain device might be held within, Sparkplug considered sneaking into the lab and taking care of it himself.

If Sparkplug decided to keep on pushing Wreck-Gar to head for Metroplex, the strain caused the Junkion to break down. Stranded in the middle of nowhere, without any spare parts to repair Wreck-Gar, the pair were unable to reach the Autobots in time to warn them of the Decepticons’ plot.

If Sparkplug decided to sneak into the lab, he and Wreck-Gar circled the building until they came upon an unguarded backdoor. They two of them made a dash for the entrance, only to run into Soundwave exiting the building. Spotting them immediately, Soundwave opened fire on the pair, forcing them to retreat. But Sparkplug soon found his and Wreck-Gar’s escape route being blocked off by a detachment of Decepticons. Surrounded by Decepticons on all sides, Sparkplug was instructed to surrender by Soundwave, who further told him that no harm would come to him if he did so.

If Sparkplug did surrender, he was immediately blown to smithereens by the lying Decepticons.

If instead, Sparkplug and Wreck-Gar made a mad dash to escape, the two of them managed to get past the Decepticons surrounding them, but were then chased down by Thrust and Laserbeak, who managed to send them skidding into a nearby lake. As the Decepticons moved in for the kill, Hot Rod, Kup and Jazz showed up, shifting the odds and rescuing Sparkplug and Wreck-Gar. With Thrust and Laserbeak retreating, Sparkplug explained to his rescuers the situation as it were. The Autobots then decided whether they would try a counter-attack on the Decepticons’ lab, or if they would send Hot Rod off to Metroplex for reinforcements while the rest of them headed for the rock concert.

If the Autobots decided to storm the Decepticons’ lab, Sparkplug loaded Kup up with some hefty rock, so that he too could participate in the battle that ensued. Sparkplug managed to knock out Thrust with one of his rocks, which demoralized the rest of the Decepticons, and led to them being further beaten back. The Autobots winning, Soundwave attempted to escape with the Brain Drain device in hand.

If Hot Rod attempted to stop Soundwave, Laserbeak managed to grab hold of the device and flew off to meet Galvatron. The Autobots being too low on power to pursue meant that the Decepticons would ultimately be victorious. If Jazz attempted to stop him however, he was successful in doing so and the Autobots successfully destroyed the Brain Drain device.

Alternatively, if Sprakplug, Wreck-Gar, Kup and Jazz headed towards the concert while Hot Rod headed back to Metroplex for reinforcements, the small group found themselves wondering how they could defend the huge sea of people by themselves upon their arrival. Hearing the Decepticons approaching, but uncertain from which direction they were coming from, the Autobots and Sparkplug had to decide whether they would station themselves on the west side of the concert, or at its south.

If the Autobots decided to head for the west side of the concert, Sparkplug and the others positioned themselves just in time to see a whole squadron of Decepticons coming into view. As the Autobots fought the Decepticons off, Sparkplug stood at the ready to perform any repairs needed to help his friends. After Wreck-Gar was blown apart, Sparkplug help reassemble him, so that the Junkion could continue fighting. But Wreck-Gar was blown apart once more. As Sparkplug scramble to bring back together the Junkion’s parts, he spied a cloud of dust coming towards them from the horizon. Unsure whether it was more Decepticons or Autobot reinforcements, Sparkplug needed to decide whether to continue reassembling Wreck-Gar or to try and signal the newcomers.

If Sparkplug went off to wave the newcomers over, he was relieved to see Hot Rod, Ultra Magnus, and numerous other Decepticons drive up to meet them. Thanks to Sparkplug directing the reinforcements to his position, the Autobots were successful in foiling Galvatron’s plans.

If Sparkplug instead continued to fix Wreck-Gar, the reassembled Junkion was able to himself destroy the Brain Drain device.

Alternatively, if the Autobots decided to head for the south side of the concerts, Sparkplug split from the group to search the crowd for his son. As they were facing in the wrong direction, the Autobots were surprised and immediately destroyed by the Decepticons. With no one to stop him, Galvatron used the Brain Drain device on the crowd before him. Sparkplug found his son too late to save him from having all of his brain power stolen from him. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}

===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
[[File:Battle-for-earth sparkplug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|1980s coveralls had big shoulderpads.]]
When Sparkplug and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were inspecting the damage wrought by a volcano's eruption, they spotted an ancient buried spacecraft from which came [[Decepticon|giant robots]]. The pair hid, and after the Decepticons left, they approached the ship and encountered [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. After helping the Autobots get back on their feet, Sparkplug suggested they tap into the volcano's thermal energy as a power supply. On their way back to their home city of [[Kimball]] in [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], Spike and Sparkplug spotted the Decepticons attacking the nuclear power plant and alerted the Autobots. During the ensuing battle, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was hit, and it was only Sparkplug's quick work that got him functioning again, ensuring an Autobot victory. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}} The Autobots entered a car rally to win free gas and Sparkplug and Spike turned out as spectators to cheer them on. Despite Decepticon interference, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] got to the finishing line first, to cheers from the two humans. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}}

===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
Shortly after the Autobots arrived on Earth, they met Sparkplug and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], who befriended them. One morning Buster pointed out to his father the new [[Freedom Sports Arena]] being built in [[Beacon (city)|Beacon]], and Sparkplug said the company building it was well known for its great buildings. He wasn't to know that the reason for that was because [[Global Building Corporation]] was a front for the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, and the buildings it had created were all cunning traps! {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:Bumblebeetotherescue-sparkplug.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"You got a real purty mouth, boy!"]]
Sparkplug and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] spied on the Autobots from behind rocks, but were grabbed by the Decepticons. Fortunately the Autobots noticed their predicament and came to their aid. In return, Sparkplug repaired all the damaged Autobots and declared his intent to help the Autobots defend Earth. When the Decepticons attacked [[Hoover Dam]], Sparkplug went along and, with [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]'s help, carried out battlefield repairs on [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}} Sparkplug was serving as referee for a race between [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] when Decepticon [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] trapped them with [[Sleep Net]]s. When all of the Autobots except Bumblebee were captured by the enemy, a plan was devised and implemented — Sparkplug and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] constructed a giant cut-out Autobot which was placed outside Decepticon headquarters as a diversion while Bumblebee slipped in and freed everyone. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Sparkplug and Spike accompanied the Autobots on a ship [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] built, when the Decepticons were searching for undersea treasure. The humans were safe inside [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] when the missiles started flying. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} Sparkplug and [[Butch Witwicky (G1)|Butch]] went fishing in the forest with the Autobots, or at least Butch fished while Sparkplug polished Bumblebee. During a battle with the Decepticons, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] made a grab for Sparkplug and Butch... but came up empty-handed because he'd been fooled by one of [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s holograms. Afterwards, the Autobots fixed the forest, and Sparkplug and Butch thanked them. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
While Optimus and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] prepared a one-bot ship for launch to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Sparkplug put together a device to track the ship's journey, though he didn't see why they needed to leave a lovely planet like Earth. Optimus patiently explained that they needed to see what had been happening there in their absence. The Decepticons picked that point to attack. After Optimus recovered, he related the dream of returning to Cybertron he'd had, and Sparkplug said he was glad Optimus was still with them, for now. {{storylink|Return to Cybertron}} Optimus and Sparkplug went on a road trip together to find parts for the Autobot spaceship. When they returned, they found that the Decepticons had stolen the Autobots' fuel supply and were attacking. Luckily the pair had picked up lots of fuel on their way back, and the Autobots used it to recharge and chase the Decepticons off. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:LaserbeaksFury Cliffjumper and Sparkplug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Spike's father had seen lightning damage all sorts of things, which is why he wasn't surprised to see it had made half of a mountain disappear. After he explained the phenomenon to the Autobots, they build a machine to try to harness the power of lightning, and he joined them in watching the initial test from a safe distance. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}} Spike's father helped the Autobots repair their space cruiser, but lamented the lack of a power source for the ship. He and Spike accompanied [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to a solar research plant, and he was able to decipher Spike's morse code when the boy scouted out the Decepticon activities. {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}}

When the Decepticons were found to be at work on a space cruiser of their own, Spike's father noted that the area they were building in was once famous for its quarries, and the Decepticons were probably using one of those. After Spike discovered that there was a convenient road rally in the area, he and his father entered with the Autobots as vehicles, so they could search for the Decepticons without raising suspicion. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}} During a search for [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], Spike's father filled the Autobots in on the technical aspects of windmills. He and Spike manage to avoid being flattened when the Decepticons accidentally destroyed the windmill in question. {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}} Spike's father offered advice to the Autobots when they found a Decepticon base dangerously near a human estate. He and his son were able to talk to the office and factory workers, and establish that the place would soon be empty and it would be safe for the Autobots to attack the Decepticons. During the ensuing battle, the pair proved themselves useful by distracting the Decepticons with a piece of machinery. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

{{note|Sparkplug is never referred to by name, merely as "Spike's father".}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:DWPrimeDirective1 Sparkplug newspaper.jpg|thumb|No, not taken the day before Daniel was born.]]
Sparkplug, along with his sons Spike and Buster, befriended the Autobots shortly after the Transformers re-awoke in 1984. After [[Operation Liberation]] and the defeat of the Decepticons, Sparkplug was one of the humans chosen to accompany the Autobots back to Cybertron. Unfortunately, he and the rest of the [[Magnificent Seven]] were killed in 1999 when the ''[[Ark II]]'' exploded.

His death caused Spike and Buster to turn into jerks towards the Autobots. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
'''Daniel "Sparkplug" Witwicky''' frequently used to take his son, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] out camping in the woods when he was young, but these trips came to an end when he became a colonel in the [[United States military]]. {{storylink|Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper}} When his son went to West Point, he was able to get away with being a complete prat because of who his dad was. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Only Forward}}

[[File:Danielwitwickyidw.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Sparkplug sucks the blood off his toothpick as Chad gasps wordlessly, organs spilling out of his lacerated belly. It tastes of tapioca and shame.]]
Sparkplug was grinning and bearing a cocktail party with [[Mrs. Witwicky|his wife's]] environmentally-conscious associates, fantasizing about killing them with his toothpick, when an army helicopter suddenly landed on the lawn. At the [[President of the United States|president]]'s request, Sparkplug was whisked to [[New York City]] to lead troops against a Decepticon onslaught. On the way, he repeatedly mouthed off at CIA [[Grant (G1)|Agent Grant]] and later had him assaulted by another soldier because the member of ''the CIA'' was big on secrecy. Once in New York, he gathered all the senior officers for a briefing, but when the Decepticons began targeting the city's bridges and tunnels, he just stood there open-mouthed and said, "Good God." {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}}

As the Decepticons overtook New York City, the now-General Witwicky had his troops pulled back into the residential areas, given that the last batch was annihilated by [[Frenzy (G1)|one robot]], to better protect them from raids. He sat in his command tent powerless as he got updates on the death toll, the flooding of the tunnels, and how the Decepticons had begun invasions of [[San Francisco]], [[Los Angeles]] and [[San Diego]]. He was then informed of how the Decepticons had completely wasted the US Navy, and that Air Force One had been destroyed. The president dead, Witwicky was left as speechless as the "snooty elite" he'd harped on earlier. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}

Witwicky would later send Spike on a special mission to take out [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], but was disheartened when his son's team was attacked by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and thought dead. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}} In truth, Spike alone survived and called his dad from within New York after the Decepticon radio blackout was taken down. Sparkplug told him that the other nations were planning to nuke the city with him and all other survivors still there. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}}

[[File:Dropshot down AHM.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Anyway, tomorrow I'm gonna go back to trying to kill you guys."]]
Later, when the Autobots returned to Earth and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] battled [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Witwicky was astounded but continued to lead an evacuation. Unfortunately one of his vehicles happened to be [[Dropshot (Universe)|Dropshot]], who transformed and started mowing down his men. The colonel was not amused. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} Sparkplug fired a bazooka at Dropshot, but only slightly injured him. Luckily [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] showed up. Afterwards, Sparkplug and Kup had a chat about outer space and Kup's "[[cy-gar|cigar]]" while sitting on the fallen body of Dropshot. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

In the aftermath of the invasion, the covert alien investigation organization [[Skywatch]] was reworked into a Transformer-hunting military force working under the [[United Nations]]. General Witwicky was put in charge of the organization, replacing the very ineffective [[Joshua Red|Agent Red]]. Spike also became a Major of Skywatch. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16|The Man of Steel}}

Two years later, Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered himself to Skywatch and was put into custody at Spike's base. Once General Witwicky heard of this, he contacted his son and ordered him to keep Prime there while he conferred with the Joint Chiefs of Staff on what to do. He was unimpressed with how Spike had been off-site during two important events: the Autobots attacking and saved [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|a prisoner]], and Prime's surrender. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Wanting to show his dad and the other generals that he could be a good leader and not just a grunt, Spike struggled to get any information at all out of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}} {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} Just hours before General Witwicky arrived, Spike temporarily released Optimus Prime so he could fight [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and didn't care if anyone reported him to his father. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

When Sparkplug finally did arrive, he was outraged about the release of the prisoner, but Spike argued that the Autobots weren't a threat to humans and that forming an alliance with them would be for the best. Sparkplug reluctantly agreed with his idea, as long as the much stricter [[Allenby|General Allenby]] didn't find out he let Optimus Prime go and they kept [[Section 82|certain]] Skywatch activities secret from the Autobots. {{storylink|All His Engines}} Together with Allenby and the Joint Chiefs, he later participated in a video conference with Spike, helping his son's cover story by lying to Allenby that Optimus Prime had actually escaped on his own. When they got some time alone, he warned Spike against getting sloppy as he feared what might happen if the Autobots stopped trusting him. {{storylink|Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper}}

As it turned out, the Autobots did indeed stop trusting him because he'd been cutting deals with Decepticons for weaponry. Spike became an international fugitive as a result... and Sparkplug ''aided'' him in this, sending him covert emails. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs}}

Years later, following the apparent dissolution of Skywatch after their alliance with the Autobots was made public, General Witwicky had come to lead its replacement, [[Earth Defense Command]]. Together with Director [[Marissa Faireborn]] he traveled to the [[Antarctica|South Pole]] to meet with [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] when the Decepticons returned to Earth with a peace offer. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} In return for the Decepticons' help in preventing the return of the Autobots, the EDC would build them a haven in the form of a space station near [[Jupiter]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

When the Decepticons ambushed the Autobots, Witwicky monitored the situation and ordered Faireborn to keep the number of civilian witnesses to a minimum, but was cut off when Soundwave began blocking all communications. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} As the battle risked revealing their alliance to the public, the EDC used their [[mind bomb]] weapon to neutralize the Decepticons, prompting a vengeful Galvatron to confront General Witwicky at their [[Bikini Atoll]] base. Keeping his composure, Witwicky defended himself by accusing the Decepticons of not sticking to their agreement and updating them on the progress of the EDC's part of the bargain. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} Interrupted by an Autobot attack on the base, Witwicky tried to organize an evacuation, only to learn that Galvatron had not been placated when he found himself staring down the barrel of the Decepticon leader's cannon. For his last words, Witwicky tried to pass on a message to his son, Spike, but Galvatron didn't hear him out and killed him on the spot. When Marissa Faireborn arrived at the scene, the Decepticon upheld the alliance by telling her the general had been killed by Prowl. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

After his death, Prowl used his emails to track down Spike. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs}}

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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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{{storylink|Reunion and Parting}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Sparkplug spent a night out with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], testing the latter's new sound system. When they returned to base, they found [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had sabotaged the [[recharging chamber]], turning the other Autobots evil. Sparkplug created an [[attitude exchanger]] to repair the damage to the Autobots' circuits. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (Legends)|Attack of the Autobots}} After Spike's mind was placed in a [[Autobot X (G1)|robot body]] and the boy turned against the Autobots, Sparkplug's injury in the ensuing battle resulted in Spike coming back to his senses. {{storylink|Autobot X (Legends)|Autobot X}}

==Notes==
[[File:FFoD01CastSparkplug.jpg|100px|thumb|He was sick that day, so the Skuxxoid filled in.]]
*Although the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Sunbow cartoon]] [[production bible]] states that Sparkplug is a widower,<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#007 Sparkplug's bio] in the G1 cartoon bible.</ref> the cartoon itself never mentions him having a wife - or ''anything'' whatsoever about Spike's mom.
*Speaking of love interests, in addition to revealing Sparkplug's real name to be Stanislas Piotr Witwicky, [[Marvel Comics]]' original treatment mentions Sparkplug's "ladyfriend", "Toots". She's kept out of the loop on the Transformers' arrival from Cybertron and wonders why Sparkplug's suddenly so busy all the time.<ref name="BC10"/>
*Sparkplug is mentioned in the [[Sunbow Productions|Sunbow]] cast list for "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]"—and the relevant [[dialogue script]] for the episode reveals that he was indeed supposed to make an appearance! He would have been with [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] aboard the [[Earth Defense Command|E.D.C.]] shuttle sent to investigate reports of Decepticon activity in [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. His one line—"How're we gonna find the Decepticons? It's like a needle in a haystack."—was reassigned to Blaster in the final cut of the episode.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sparkplug Witwicky''' (スパークプラグ・ウィトウィッキー ''Supākupuragu Witowikkī'')
*''French:'' '''Malabar''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''William "Gyertya" Witwicky'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Spikeplug''' (斯派克普拉 ''Sīpàikèpǔlā'')
*''Portuguese:'' '''Vela-de-Ignição Witwicky''' (Portugal comics), '''Bob Centelha''' (Brazil comics)
*''Russian:'' '''Fakel''' (Факел, "Torch")

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Venom (G1)

2015-02-02T03:18:03Z

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:''Venom is a [[Decepticon]] [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:G1Venom boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It may seem like he's just shaking his fist, but in reality his forehead is giving you the finger.]]
'''Venom''' is the official leader of the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], but he's so paranoid about one of the others trying to usurp his position that he does more damage to his own standing among them than most of the plots they might hatch against him. He trusts none of them and suspects everyone of being after his place. He won't hesitate to utilize his manipulative and destructive psychological warfare techniques on those under him to stay in power: his self-esteem is based solely around his job!

The stinger on his head is loaded with all sorts of chemicals that can mess up organic and mechanical life... as long as it doesn't get stuck in an enemy and break off.<ref>[http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/extended-bios.html Extended bio at ''Disciplies of Boltax'']</ref>

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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Venom and his teammates in the elite [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] were sent to aid the [[Wrecker]]s against the team-up of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Despite the Mayhems' reputation, however, they were no match for their opponents, and Venom was slain by Galvatron shortly after the battle began. Twice. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Soundwave Insecticons.jpeg|left|100px|thumb]]
Venom, Chop Shop and Ransack were ordered by [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] to ensure the [[Skyscorcher]]s, under siege in the [[Pax Cybertronia Decommissioning Depot]] in [[Kalis]], would be "martyrs". The three Insecticons sneaked in and killed their targets, with Venom taking out [[Eagle Eye (G2)|Eagle Eye]] and [[Terradive (G2)|Terradive]] with a sinister ''WRUP'', and arming a [[Warbird]] missile to detonate. However, the [[Wrecker]]s blew in and captured them inside a [[detention-sphere]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}}
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===Kid Stuff storybooks===
[[File:SlavesoftheInsecticons Venom.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]]! See you.]]
Venom and his Insecticon forces were in charge of an oil-mining operation on the Pacific Rim island of [[Buru]]. Having enslaved the natives with their special venom, they patrolled the island to make sure that no Autobots interfered with the operation. Venom refused Megatron's orders to pump faster, saying it was impossible. When Megatron arrived on his [[oil driller and transporter]] to speed up the drilling operations, Venom boarded the vessel to meet with the Decepticon leader. He freaked out Megatron by just staring at him in total silence, leaving Megatron and Soundwave to whisper and speculate what he might be thinking.

{{note|Venom's lack of dialogue results from Kid Stuff's apparent desire to not have any speaking parts in their audiobooks besides the core cast of Optimus Prime, Megatron, Soundwave and Prowl.}}

Venom's forces were subsequently crushed underfoot by a horde of [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Ratbatwarwithin.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"The Frightful Four?? I wanted to be in the Sinister Six!"]]
8.2 million years ago, Venom participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} He presumably retreated with the rest of the Decepticons when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] activated the planetary engines, devastating the city.

After the fragmentation of the Decepticon forces following Megatron's seeming destruction in a [[space bridge]] accident, Venom joined [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s. He accompanied Ratbat and fellow Ultracons [[Chop Shop]] and [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]] on a mission to the [[Tagan Heights]], where they unleashed the deadly [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] on the [[Wrecker]]s. Capturing the Wreckers' leader, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], the Ultracons were prevented from executing him when Devastator's battle with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] raged out of control. {{storylink|Escalation}} In the chaos that ensued, Venom and his allies escaped, leaving Devastator behind. {{storylink|Devastation}}

Later, Venom, Chop Shop, and [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]] were involved in an altercation with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. Venom also accompanied his leader to the [[Autobot]]/Decepticon peace ceremony at [[Tyger Pax]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

Venom, along with Barrage, Chop Shop, and Ransack, remained on Cybertron following the departure of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]. The planet's chronic [[energon]] shortage reduced them to a vampiric existence, forcing them to capture [[Micromaster]]s and drain them of their fuel. While pursuing [[Falcon (OC)|Falcon]] and [[Flanker]] in the [[Wastelands]], they ran into the middle of a conflict between the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] and [[Race Track Patrol]]. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}

[[File:VictimsoftheRevolution Venom impaled.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|[[Blaze Master|Lethal Defector.]]]]
After devouring Falcon, they soon set upon the other Micromasters, but were driven back by the timely arrival of [[Groundshaker]], who left with the Hot Rod Patrol. The subsequent arrival of Shockwave prevented them from devouring the Race Track Patrol, but Shockwave did surreptitiously toss them Flanker as a snack once the others had left. {{storylink|The Gray Race}} The Insecticons subsequently abducted the Race Track Patrol and several other Micromasters from [[Little Iacon]] in an attempt to ferret out the Hot Rod Patrol and gain some new recruits in the process. Venom berated Chop Shop after the latter accidentally snatched [[Road Hugger (G1)|Road Hugger]], accusing him of trying to undermine the mission. As Venom attempted to persuade his captives to join the Decepticons, he ordered Barrage to blast [[Blaze Master]] as a show of force. Taking his captives and recruits back to Decepticon HQ, Venom passed along a communique from Shockwave (actually a disguised [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]]) to [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] and his teammates, summoning them to his quarters. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} While attempting to stop an invasion force of Micromasters from freeing their comrades, Venom was skewered by a revived Blaze Master. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}
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===''The Battle of the Star Gate''===
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] confronted the two [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]s on the [[Trigger]], Venom was part of his forces. When the [[Autobot]]s arrived, the [[Decepticon]]s battled them, till the Starscream of the future interrupted the battle by merging with the Trigger. In the ensuing conflict, the Trigger was destroyed and the Transformers were sent falling to the [[Earth]], becoming lost. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity===
As part of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces, Venom defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] strike force. During the battle, he and Barrage were pounded on by [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Storm Shadow]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
During the early days of the war, Venom served under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] as part of a team sent to find the lost [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Titan]], [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. On the two-hundred-and-thirty-eighth day of this grueling campaign, Venom and his colleagues destroyed a [[Nibarian]] outpost because they believed it was between them and their quarry. A hunch from [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] led them further to a planet inhabited by [[Urtuskian]]s. As Venom and the other Decepticons started obliterating the primitive outpost, believing Metroplex was underneath (and also because it was fun), their team was caught up to by a team of [[Autobot]]s who had been trailing them. Venom and the other the Decepticons retreated without accomplishing their goal. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

His experience pursuing Metroplex eventually brought him and his crewmates to the attention of [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]], who recruited them to his [[Titan Hunters|Titan hunting crew]]. This found him boarding the ''[[Lost Light]]'' in search of the sloughed-off portion of Metroplex that its crew had salvaged. Finding the only operational crewman to be the newly-christened [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]], he opened fire on the hapless Autobot and pursued him through the corridors until a cruel trick resulted in his head having an unpleasant interaction with a closing bulkhead door. Incapacitated for the time being, he was dragged by Trailcutter back to Lockdown. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

Venom was still working as part of Lockdown's crew on the "lost" [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], where they found [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] and a small landing party from the ''Lost Light'' investigating a [[Point One Percenter]] [[spark]] in a giant hot spot. They immediately attacked the Autobots (and [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]) for "trespassing". {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} Chasing the "trespassers" into a huge graveyard of deactivated Titans, Venom and the rest of the Decepticons were easily able to round them all up, whereupon they were delivered into the custody of Chief Justice [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Insecticon leader Venom discovered that [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] had formed the [[Bee Team]] to strike at Decepticon bases worldwide. Luckily for the Decepticons, Venom and his colleagues managed to keep the Autobots at bay. {{storylink|The Bee Team}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1VenomToy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Fear my docile, stingerless beast form!]]
*'''Venom''' (Deluxe Insecticon, [[1985]])

:Venom is a green and orange [[redeco]] of [[#Notes|''Armored Insect Battalion Beetras'' Beet-Zeguna]] and transforms into a robotic [[wikipedia:cicada|cicada]]. He comes with a small blaster and an axe, and is one of the few Deluxe Insecticons whose arms actually let him aim either in any useful manner.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Venom/venom.htm More information on Venom at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:1985MuralDXInsecticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*Venom, like all of the Deluxe Insecticons, was designed and originally produced by [[Takatoku Toys]] for inclusion in their ''Armored Insect Battalion Beetras'' toyline (甲虫隊ビートラス). Decoed in black and brown, the mold first saw release under the name Beet-Zeguna. Takatoku Toys went out of business a short while later in 1984, and their assets were purchased by fellow Japanese toymaker [[Bandai]]. At that time, the American market was one Bandai was not very active in, which made it a competitor of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], but not of [[Hasbro]]. Due to this, the company had no objection to licensing various Takatoku molds to Hasbro in 1985 for sale in the American market primarily as part of their version of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|''The Transformers'' toyline]]. Nowadays, Bandai has a worthwhile interest in every market and since it only once licensed the molds, there is little likelihood that Venom and company will ever be put up for reissue.
*Since Hasbro and Takara shared the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] as promotional material for their respective versions of the toyline, Venom and the other Deluxe Insecticons were not included in its cast to avoid giving Japanese market-competitor Bandai free publicity. The group was also omitted from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|US Marvel comics]] and barely appeared in the UK Marvel comics, making them the least "successful" of the Takatoku molds. This trend has continued in fiction since, the team's current highlight being their role in the ''[[Transformers: Micromasters|Micromasters]]'' comics.
*Barrage, Chop Shop and Venom all appeared in their ''Beetras'' color schemes on Hasbro's 1985 packaging mural, along with several other toys in early or unused color schemes.
*Because of the Deluxe Insecticons' regular absence from fiction, Venom has rarely acted as leader of the whole Insecticon group. Instead, the more prominently appearing Insecticon trio usually seems to be rather communal in leadership, though [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] often gets to be in a leadership position of sorts. Venom is keeping an eye on him.
*Real [[wikipedia:Cicada|cicadas]] have no venom. They don't even bite or sting. They're just noisy.
*Venom has shown no evidence in any fiction of [[Venom (Crossovers)|a desire to eat your brains]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.diaclone.net/gattaioh/beet/zeg/index.html Beet-Zeguna at Diaclone.net]

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Venin

2015-02-02T03:17:34Z

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Venin's preferred method of attack is to pierce the armor of his enemies with his stinger and move out of range while his poison attacks their systems from the inside and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm's]] rain corrodes them from the outside.

[[File:TFGenerations Legends Acid Storm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Unfortunately, he can only fire his gun mode off once before dying.]]

==Toys==
===Generations===
*'''Acid Storm with Venin''' (Legends Class, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' 2 cannons

:Part of the seventh wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Venin is a [[redeco]] of [[Waspinator (BW)#Generations|Waspinator]]. His coloring seems to be an homage to the G1 Pretender [[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]] or the [[Insecticon (G1)|G1 cartoon Insecticons]]. He comes with [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]]. Venin can transform into a purple insect, a robot with [[C joint|3mm-compatible]] hands, and a gun with a [[5mm post|5mm handle]]. He has an [[autotransformation]] feature that folds up his wings when his gun barrel is extended.

:Compared to Waspinator, many of Venin's plastic parts are considerably softer, giving him a much less solid feel.

:This sculpt is also used to make [[Movie Advanced Series]] [[Buzz Saw (AOE)|Buzz Saw]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenVenin/venin.htm More information on Venin at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*Venin was originally designed with the colors of Deluxe Insecticon [[Venom]], back when Acid Storm was going to be Thundercracker <ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96686-generations-legends-targetmaster-moulds/?p=2517377 Joe Kyde's comment on allspark.com]</ref> but the colors were changed sometime between then and production, presumably to match his new partner.

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Oktober Guard

2015-01-11T07:42:45Z

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:''The Oktober Guard are a team from the [[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]] continuity.''
[[File:TFvsJoe oktober guard.jpg|right|thumb|400px]]
They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and ooky... they're the '''Oktober Guard''', the [[Russia]]n counterpart to [[United States of America|America]]'s [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]. The team includes:

*[[Colonel Breakoff]], team leader
*[[Daina|Denia]], murderess without mercy
*[[Dragun]], fire-breathing reptilian
*[[Horrorshow]], great and terrible
*[[S.H.R.I.E.K.]], robotic torture drone
*[[Münchnik]], diminutive killer who speaks only in redacted dialogue

==Fiction==
===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
{{ongoing}}
The Oktober Guard ambushed G.I. Joe's "non-human personnel" unit [[U.S.7]] when they were on a supply run to the metal planet of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as it drew closer to [[Earth]]. Boarding chutes in their spaceship bored their way into U.S.7's craft, and a battle broke out between the two groups, but it lasted only a few moments before the gigantic [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] reached up from the surface of Cybertron, grabbed the ship, and dumped all the guardsmen and Joe animals down his throat. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}}

==Notes==
*The Oktober Guard are long-standing figures in ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' history, having appeared in the original [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] comic and animated series. ''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' completely reinterprets the characters into a horror/[[Halloween]]-themed team; outside of an unnamed cameo by [[Daina|one member]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[Prime Target]]", they have never appeared in Transformers fiction in their original incarnation as the USSR's counterpart to G.I. Joe, a military team comprising characters from various Communist bloc countries. Originally named after the {{w|October Revolution}}, their membership consisted of team leader Colonel Brekhov; marksman and helicopter pilot Daina; flamethrower-wielding mechanic Dragonsky; team muscle Horrorshow; infantry trooper Schrage; and paratrooper Stormavik.

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Ghost in the Machine (G1)

2014-12-22T19:46:16Z

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{{disambig2|the cartoon episode|the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Legends]]'' event|Ghost in the Machine (Legends)}}
{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|series2=2010
|ep=80
|ep2=16
|prev2=Fight or Flee
|next2=Webworld
|series3=''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|The Transformers: Generation 2]]''
|ep3=22
|prev3=Masquerade
|next3=The Ultimate Weapon
|image=GhostMachine Starscream Scourge Unicron.JPG
|caption=Screw you guys, I'm going home.
|title="Ghost in the Machine"
|production code=700-100
|airdate=[[October 21]], 1986
|written by=[[Joey Kurihara Piedra]] [[Michael Charles Hill]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Set on regaining a physical body, the ghost of Starscream possesses Scourge and makes a deal with the devil.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:GhostMachine Scourge approaches Unicron.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Your ''break''fast, Sir!]]

On [[Chaar]], the [[Decepticon]]s are following [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], when [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s ghost appears and possesses [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Despite his better efforts, Starscream forces Scourge to fire on Galvatron, then flees with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in pursuit. Cyclonus follows as far as [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he breaks off, assuming that Scourge has defected to the [[Autobot]]s. But that is not Starscream's goal. He instead flies to the severed head of [[Unicron]]. Using Scourge to reactivate the Dark God, Starscream offers his services in exchange for a new body. Unicron agrees to restore him to life in exchange for three labors. The first labor is to bring [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Sensors|eyes]] to Unicron. With nowhere else to go, Scourge agrees to serve Unicron.

[[Image:GhostMachine Metroplex eye explode.jpg|right|200px|thumb|There are no eye-drops for this.]]

On Earth, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] arrives for an inspection of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], when Scourge and Starscream make their move. Destroying Metroplex's security system, the two Decepticons steal the eyes, but [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] cause Scourge to drop one, shattering it. Fleeing, Metroplex [[Transformation|transforms]], but cannot see, and begins firing on the Autobots. However, a photon bomb disables Metroplex, causing him to crash. Lacking one eye, the two head back for Chaar, where they dispatch the [[Battlecharger]]s, outwit Starscream's [[Seeker (body-type)|former soldiers]], and steal one of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s eyes. In addition, Starscream possesses [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to serve as their ride home, where Astrotrain is left to the mercy of the Autobots. Upon learning of what happened, Galvatron reacts in a rational, controlled manner... for Galvatron.

[[Image:Dirge AlmostDeath.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Galvatron settles an old score with the wall.]]

Pleased with his new eyes, Unicron informs Starscream and Scourge of their next labor: bring Trypticon to Unicron (should have told them that before they left). Starscream heads off to complete the task. Meanwhile, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] interrogates Astrotrain, who claims not to remember what happened, but [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] reveals that Unicron has his eyes back! [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] takes [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to investigate, but Unicron drives them off. Scourge is becoming nervous, but Unicron warns his creation that he can take what he has given. On Chaar, Galvatron orders the Battlechargers and [[Conehead|Coneheads]] to locate Starscream and Scourge, only for Trypticon to transform, under Starscream's control, and depart, with the Decepticons in pursuit.

As the Autobots prepare for the Decepticon assault, Unicron commands Starscream to remove Trypticon's [[transformation cog]] and place it in Unicron. The Decepticons arrive and attack, but Starscream uses Trypticon to disable their weapons. As the Decepticons flee, Unicron commands his minions to complete the third labor—connect Unicron's head to Cybertron, making it his new body. Scourge decides to book it, and Starscream is left to complete the task. Scourge tries to warn Galvatron, but he doesn't care. Scourge then heads to the Autobots, and warns them of Unicron's intentions.

[[Image:GhostMachine Unicron starscream jumpers.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Refusing to call Triple-A, Starscream prepares to jumpstart Unicron.]]

Within Trypticon, the Battlecharges and the Coneheads disable Starscream's control over Trypticon, so Starscream demands his body to complete the labors. Unicron restores his body, but Starscream (surprise, surprise), tells Unicron to connect himself to Cybertron. However, the Autobots manage to plant some [[energon cube]]s on Unicron's head. They detonate the [[energon]], causing Unicron's head to return to orbit and Starscream to go flying. Thrown past the Decepticons, Galvatron orders them to fire on Starscream. When their shots begin hitting him, Cyclonus wonders why Starscream's ghost has lost control.

On Cybertron, Rodimus agrees to allow Scourge and Astrotrain to leave, in exchange for their help. He then tells the Autobots of their new mission to retrieve Metroplex's eye, but then reveals that he was joking, saying that the eyes were probably destroyed in the explosion.

Unseen by the Autobots, Unicron's eye twinkles in the night...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (with [[Scamper (G1)|Scamper]]) (9)
* [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (10)
* [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (11)
* [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (13)
* [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (14)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (15)
* [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (16)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (17)
* [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (18)
* [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (19)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (26)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (27)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (28)
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (29)
* [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (30)
* [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (31)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (cameo) (33)

|c2=
* [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (1)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (2)
* [[Sweep|Sweeps]] (3)
* [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (4)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (5)
* [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (6)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (7)
* [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (20)
* [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (21)
* [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (22)
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (23)
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (24)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (25)
* [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (32)

|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (12)

|c4=
* [[Unicron|Unicron's head]] (8)
}}

==Quotes==
"THERE IS NO REASONING WITH HIM! DESTROY HIM! HE'S LOST HIS MIND!"
:—'''Galvatron''', calling [[Scourge (G1)|the kettle]] black.

"Decepticon intruders IN MY BRAIN!"
:—'''Metroplex''', on the perils of being city-sized.

"First, you two let Scourge and Starscream steal one of Trypticon's eyes. And then you two allowed Astrotrain to be used as their escape vehicle. So Scourge is helping Starscream voluntarily, and you four were unable to stop them! Well, all I can say is...BWWWAAAAAAA!"
:—'''Galvatron''', giving his outburst a rare preamble.

"Why did Galvatron have you attack Cybertron all by yourself? Are you stupid or just obedient?"
:—'''Rodimus Prime''', getting sassy with Astrotrain

"I don't have to show you no stinking passes."
:—'''Starscream''' has picked up some [[wikipedia:Stinking_badges|Earth culture]].

"Starscream! You are a dead mechanism!" 
"Of course I'm dead, Galvatron! But not for much longer. And then are you going to be sorry!" 
"I'm already sorry!"
:—'''Galvatron''' and '''Starscream''', bickering like [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|old times]].

"Unicron! If you want the connection made, you'd better give me a new body now!" 
"You shall have it." 
''(Unicron shoots lasers from his eyes, and Starscream's body is reformed)'' 
"I live again!" 
"Now, do my bidding. Complete the connection!" 
"Ha! Do it yourself!"
:—'''Unicron''' bet on the wrong pony, and '''Starscream''' just loves being a prick.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical glitches===
* Headstrong's gun sounds like Galvatron's cannon.
* In this episode, Cyclonus's eyebrows are purple. His chin is still grey, though.
* Unicron's helmet was all gold [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1| the last time we saw it]]. Now it's blue with gold horns.
* After entering Unicron, Scourge/Starscream lands and walks forward. Look at the background—it turns dark and suddenly flashes back to the previous background again.
* As he says, "Only three?," Starscream's eyes are suddenly huge.
* Scamper, shown in one of Metroplex's vehicle bays as Sky Lynx lands, is HUGE, dwarfing the shuttle.
[[Image:GhostInTheMachine Bumblebee huge wheels.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Top this Putt-Putt.]]
* When Bumblebee and Spike discover Scourge stealing Metroplex's eyes, Bumblebee has enormous wheels.
* Just before setting the charge inside Metroplex, Scourge's eyes are blue instead of red.
* After the bomb goes off, the next shot of the inside of Metroplex shows a star background on his monitor. A few shots later, it's the usual Earth sky.
* When Silverbolt says that he doesn't see any enemy, he and Skydive are both mouthing the words.
* As Scourge exits Astrotrain/Starscream to dig out Metroplex's eye, he's still carrying Trypticon's eye. It disappears in the next shot.
* As he re-enters Astrotrain/Starscream, Scourge just sort of clips into him through a solid wall.
* In a few scenes, Hot Spot has a mouth on his faceplate.
* The tops of Rodimus's shoulders are the same color as his arms in this episode. [[Fight or Flee (episode)|The last time we saw him]], they were white.
* The inside of Ultra Magnus's mouth is red for most of the episode.
* In a layering error, the "Unidentified craft" warning message that flashes up on Blurr's screen overlays his head.
* Groove has a totally different voice for his one line ("Locked and loaded!"), sounding somewhat like Beachcomber. Usually, he sounds more like a higher-pitched Trailbreaker.
* When he accuses Astrotrain of stealing Metroplex's eyes, Magnus's whole face is blue.
* As Sky Lynx approaches him, Unicron's eyes are missing again.
* During Scourge's attack on him, Sky Lynx has a Decepticon symbol on his nose.
* Hot Spot says, "Look out, Scourge!" when he probably meant to say, "Look out, it's Scourge!"
* As he berates his troops, the tops of Galvatron's shoulders are missing their red squares.
* As Scourge is brought to Rodimus, an overhead shot shows Ultra Magnus with circular cogs on his shoulders instead of the usual white pillars.
* When Galvatron shoots at Starscream, his cannon sounds like a regular Decepticon laser.
* When Rodimus shakes Magnus's hand, Magnus has an Autobot symbol on his left shoulder. He should only have one on his right shoulder.
* As Rodimus jokes about recovering Metroplex's eyes from Unicron, a reaction shot shows Magnus's other (right) shoulder. This ''should'' have an Autobot symbol, but doesn't!
* As Rodimus jokes about recovering Metroplex's eyes from Unicron, one shot shows a solid wall behind him even though he's still standing in front of the display (showing space).
* ''After'' Rodimus jokes about recovering Metroplex's eyes from Unicron, Hot Spot is shown with Ultra Magnus's color scheme.

===Continuity errors===
* While Scourge makes a respectable attempt at fighting off Starscream's control of his body in this episode, he displayed no such strength of will when he was possessed by the latter at the end of "[[Starscream's Ghost]]". Of course, this time he could have been some what familiar with Starscream's forceful takeover techniques and able to mount a better resistance.
* Cyclonus won't go near Unicron's head because that would alert the Autobots, but they don't seem to notice Scourge approaching it.
* Putting one wire back together is enough to reactivate Unicron's mind! You'd think Rodimus would have done more to make it unrepairable.
* [[Triple Takeover|It's not unprecedented]] for Autobots to come back from being seriously injured, but Powerglide appears alive and well, even though he was blown up by the Quintessons [[Dark Awakening (episode)|the last time we saw him]].
* Starscream enters Kup's body and somehow immediately causes an explosion in a random wall that blows out Metroplex's ''entire'' security system.
* Following that scene, Scourge is already in Metroplex. Nobody noticed him fly to Earth? What happened to the Earth Defense Command satellites?
* What is Trypticon doing on that random planet? And why doesn't he notice Scourge stealing his eye?
* Although undoubtedly big, Metroplex and Trypticon's eyes should be ''way'' too small for Unicron to use as like-for-like replacements.
* Why don't the Autobots just blast Unicron's repaired circuits as soon as they enter his head?
* When Scourge approaches Galvatron he says, "Galvatron, don't shoot!" Galvatron states he couldn't even if he wanted to, because Trypticon neutralized their weapons (somehow). Yet, when Starscream's out of control body flies past him, he begins firing on him.
* It's odd that Unicron wants Starscream to bring Trypticon to him just to get his transformation cog. Why not just steal the cog as they did in "[[The Ultimate Weapon]]"?
* Why doesn't Rodimus just jump inside Unicron's head and open the Matrix again?
* After receiving his new body, Starscream completely blows Unicron off. Since Unicron was able to mentally torture Galvatron into compliance, he should have been able to be the same here.
* What happens to Trypticon (and the Decepticons inside him) when Unicron's head is blasted away?
* Why does Starscream "tumble through space" if he could just transform and fly away?
* Arcee appears in one shot of the episode, as the Autobots cheer when Unicron's head is blasted away.
* Warpath and Bumblebee appear (for one shot each) on the Autobots' base on Cybertron at the end of the episode. Is there some reason why they made the trip there from Earth?

===Continuity notes===
* Only appearance of [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]].
* This episode is the second appearance of Starscream's ghost. His first appearance was in the G1 episode "[[Starscream's Ghost]]". His ghost makes a third appearance in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Possession]]" in which he takes over [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]].
* Scourge demonstrates an extraordinary level of willpower in this episode. Of all the Transformers Starscream is seen possessing in both this episode and "[[Starscream's Ghost]]", Scourge is the only one who puts up a fight for control of his own body and retains his memories of what happened while "under the influence". (This is admittedly inconsistent with the ending of the prequel to this episode, however.)
* Unicron displays the ability to electrocute the Autobots inside his head and expel them through his neck.
* Starscream is last seen tumbling away through space in his new body, possibly damaged from Galvatron's attacks but still very much alive. This is sometimes seen as a point of conflict with his appearance as a ghost in the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Possession]]". Fans have reconciled this by speculating that he died again off-screen, or else traveled through time to the ''Beast Wars'' era (and back) before this episode took place chronologically. Alternatively, the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon does not follow strictly from any specific Generation 1 continuity, allowing the "error" to be dismissed entirely.

===Real-world references===
* The title's literal meaning obviously applies to the events of the episode, but the phrase has a history in philosophical discourse. It was [[Wikipedia:Ghost in the machine|coined as a pejorative]] against the [[Wikipedia:Mind-body dichotomy|mind-body split]] of [[wikipedia:René Descartes|Cartesian]] dualism, and by the time this episode was made, it had also been used as the title of [[wikipedia:The Ghost in the Machine|a book]] and [[wikipedia:Ghost in the Machine (album)|a rock album]].
* Starscream delivers the line, "I don't have to show you no [[wikipedia:Stinking_badges|stinking passes]]"

===Trivia===
* Given what later series and other media would reveal about Cybertron, Unicron is basically trying to bodyjack [[Primus|his own brother]].

===Foreign localization===

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der Geist im Roboter'''" ("The Ghost inside the Robot")
:*''Title (Generation 2 dub):'' "'''Starscream kehrt zurück'''" ("Starscream Returns")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' スタースクリームの復活 (''Starscream no Fukkatsu'', "Starscream's Revival")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 13]], [[1987]]

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Prizrak v mashine'''" (''Призрак в машине'', "Ghost in the Machine")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1987 — ''Transformers'' — Starscream's Ghost / The Nightmare Planet / The Ghost in the Machine ([[St. Michael Video Library]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — A Ghost in the Machine / Heavy Metal Wars ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — The Action Adventure Collection II (Tempo Video) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2000 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 11: The Decepticon Possession ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 4: Series 3.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — The Best of ''The Transformers'' (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Episodes (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/ghost_in_the_machine.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]

[[Category:Generation 1 episodes]]
[[Category:Generation 2 episodes]]

Surprise Party

2014-12-12T19:59:30Z

Shellspark: /* Notes */

{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|series2=2010
|ep=77
|ep2=13
|prev2=Madman's Paradise
|next2=Carnage in C-Minor
|image=Danielvsshadows.jpg
|caption=
|title="Surprise Party"
|production code=700-97
|airdate=[[October 9]], 1986
|written by=[[Steve Mitchell]] [[Barbara Petty]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Daniel and Wheelie's first team-up! Oh noes!'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Firstaidfixesmultramagnus.jpg|left|200px|thumb|It's a good thing you called me, they've stolen your cyber-kidney.]]

Spike and the Autobots throw a surprise party for Daniel, but it is interrupted by an attack from the Combaticons. Wheelie gets caught in the crossfire and Ultra Magnus throws himself over the boy Autobot to save him from being shot. After hitting the shuttle bay and destroying several ships, the Combaticons retreat. The attack was a coordinated effort by Galvatron to disrupt a peace conference to be hosted on Cybertron the next day.

[[Image:Nafromlibrarianbot.jpg|right|200px|thumb|That's a karaoke machine. Right now it's playing the end of "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" by Journey.]]

Daniel and Wheelie want to throw Ultra Magnus a surprise party, but no one knows the date of his creation and it isn’t on file in the [[Hall of Records]]. An annoying and clumsy [[Custodiobot]] tells them that the information must be stored on the lost Autobot storage asteroid. Daniel and Wheelie steal a garbage ship and head out to find the asteroid and the info. Unbeknownst to them, their movements are being watched by Cyclonus, who evidently doesn’t have anything better to do than spy on garbage ships. Galvatron orders his troops to follow it.

Stuck in a meteor shower, Daniel and Wheelie crash on an asteroid that—surprise!—happens to be the asteroid they were looking for. While they are exploring they are attacked by scaly flying eels and take refuge in a cave, which turns out to be the opening to the records. Inside, sentry robots attack them for asking for the wrong file name. To make matters worse, the eels have found their way inside and attach themselves to Wheelie. Just as they are about to be shot by the drones and eaten by the eels, both menaces are destroyed by Cyclonus and the Sweeps, who take the pair hostage and interrogate them.

[[Image:Cyclonus%26daniel.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Apparently Deathsaurus isn't the only Decepticon who likes small children.]]

Cyclonus reprograms the asteroid into a collision course for Cybertron and then sends Spike a message that he’s holding Daniel hostage. The Autobots have two choices: destroy the asteroid and kill Daniel, or let the asteroid hit the planet and kill all the peace delegates.

Ultra Magnus takes Sky Lynx to the asteroid. The Sweeps attack, but Magnus makes short work of them, then heads after Cyclonus. They pound on each other as Wheelie sneaks by and presses the convenient self-destruct button. Cyclonus runs off and the Autobots and Daniel escape in Sky Lynx as the asteroid blows up.

Safe on Cybertron, Daniel explains how they got into this mess, looking for Ultra Magnus’ birthday. Spike declares today as Ultra Magnus’ birthday and everyone cheers.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (2)
* [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (3)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (4)
* [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (5)
* [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (6)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (7)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (17)
* [[Custodiobot]] (18)
* Sentry drones (20)
* [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (22)
* [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (23)
|c2=
* [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (9)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (10)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (11)
* [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]
** [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (12)
** [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (13)
** [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (14)
** [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (15)
** [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (16)
* [[Sweep]]s (21)
|c3=
* [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (1)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (8)
* Old peace delegate (19)
}}

==Quotes==
"I don't know, Wheelie. This seems an awful lot like stealing to me." 
"A ship we'll only borrow! We'll have it back tomorrow."
:—'''Daniel''' is led into a life of crime by '''Wheelie'''.

"Invalid file name! Invalid file name! Invalid file name!"
:—The asteroid '''security drones''' are pissed over Daniel's use of incorrect syntax.

"You are insolent, Earth boy." 
"Heh, thanks."
:—'''Cyclonus''' vs. '''Daniel Witwicky'''

"If my superb physique would pass through the tunnels I would join you." 
"Forget it."
:—'''Sky Lynx''' and '''Ultra Magnus'''

"Happy birthday, Ultra Magnus! Ha ha ha ha ha!"
:—The Autobots and humans make merry.

==Season 5==
{{note|When this episode was rebroadcast in [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5|the fifth season]] of ''The Transformers'', it contained new bookending segments with original story material.}}

[[image:TommysBirthday.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]

[[Tommy Kennedy (G1)|Tommy]] and [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] meet in the barren wasteland and Optimus offers to tell Tommy any kind of story he wants. Tommy asks if he knows any ''birthday'' stories... specifically, stories about ''forgetting'' somebody's birthday. Hmm? ''HMMM?'' Seemingly not getting the hint, Optimus says he has just such a story...

After concluding the story, Prime notices that Tommy looks sullen and asks him what's wrong. Tommy asks Prime how he could forget his birthday. Prime then surprises him with a birthday cake, saying that it's from all the Autobots. As Tommy blows out the candles (15 of them, for the record), several other Autobots cheer him on.

{{note|By recycling animation from the episode, the cake appears to be presented to Tommy by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]].}}

{{--}}

==Notes==
===Animation or technical glitches===
[[Image:Supriseparty 2rodimuses.jpg|right|180px|thumb|"Hi, I'm Rodimus, and this is my twin, Not-Optimus"]]
* The "CONTROL ROOM" door Spike opens at the beginning has circular yellow buttons beside it (in the long shot) that change to square red buttons (when he presses them).
* When Spike opens the door, space is seen behind him, even though he was just in an enclosed hallway.
* Ultra Magnus is missing the white circles on his waist during the surprise party.
* As the Autobots fire on the Decepticons and vice versa, First Aid's chest is colored mostly white.
* In a few Combaticon shots, Swindle is colored green. Since he's in jeep mode, it makes him look just like [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]!
* When the Combaticons retreat, Bruticus is seen running with them instead of Onslaught.
* As Daniel asks if the shuttle can still fly, Wheelie is missing his Autobot symbol.
* As Daniel talks to Wheelie about setting up the party for Magnus, the white circles on Magnus' waist are red.
* As Daniel and Wheelie ask him about Magnus' birthday, Perceptor's chin is white.
* During Daniel and Wheelie's conversation with the librarian bot, Wheelie makes their request but it's Daniel's mouth and hands that are moving.
* Early in the season, Cyclonus' chin and eyebrows were grey (the same color as his face). In "[[Starscream's Ghost]]", they were both purple. Here, his chin is purple and his eyebrows are grey.
* As Daniel and Wheelie enter the cave, a [[scene transition]] runs, but the background music and sound effects play over it instead of the usual flip-change music.
* As he shoots the sentry-bots, Cyclonus' gun uses the sound effect from Galvatron's cannon.
* As Cyclonus pounds a control panel, his chin ''is'' the same color as his face.
* In one shot of Blaster and Spike talking to Daniel, Blaster's helmet is almost completely white.
* When Ultra Magnus points at Cyclonus through the monitor he has six fingers.
* Just before Ultra Magnus enlists Sky Lynx's help in finding Daniel, two Rodimus Primes can be seen guarding the entrance to the Peace Conference.
* While Ultra Magnus and Sky Lynx are fighting the eels, Sky Lynx has a red Decepticon logo—twice.
* Sky Linx also seems to suffer some sort of skin rash, with black spots over his face.
* The first shot fired by Ultra Magnus at the Sweeps uses the sound effect from Optimus/Rodimus Prime's rifle. The subsequent shots have the usual Autobot laser sound. Then Magnus fires his shoulder rockets, and they too use Prime's rifle sound (they had their own distinct "fwoosh" earlier in the show).
* As Ultra Magnus fights Cyclonus, his shoulder missiles appear and disappear between shots.
* When Wheelie blasts through the cell door, it's missing the line down its the middle.
*On the asteroid, as Wheelie, Daniel, and Sky Lynx wait for Ultra Magnus, Sky Lynx speaks but it's Wheelie whose mouth is moving.
* The word "welcome" is spelt "wellcome" over the entrance to the peace conference, and later Wheelie activates the asteroid's "auto destrut sequences".
* Right after Wheelie presses the button, Ultra Magnus' head is all-white. As he stoops over, his face morphs into an indistinct shape (Cyclonus is missing his Decepticon symbol during this shot).
* Cyclonus' eyebrows are missing as he comments on Wheelie activating the auto destruct.
* Since Ultra Magnus's mouth is moving at the end of the episode, it looks like he's wishing himself a happy birthday!

===Continuity errors===
* The Combaticons fire at the Autobots from some kind of rocky outcropping next to the shuttle hangar. A rocky outcropping on a machine planet.
* First Aid, the pacifist, sure loves shooting guns!
* The Hall of Records on Cybertron has stacks of human-looking books inside.
* Wheelie just flies the shuttle right into a meteor shower. Was he not paying attention at the controls?
* Does the asteroid have an oxygen-rich atmosphere? Because Daniel doesn't have a space suit...and neither the vacuum of space, nor a lack of oxygen if there is air, seem to have an effect. Maybe it's part of those superhuman abilities those Witwickys have...
* Sky Lynx flies over to the asteroid, but his top section disappears when he lands, and doesn't reappear until the Autobots escape from the asteroid.
* Cyclonus's hostage-taking plan isn't executed very well. He puts Wheelie and Daniel in a cell that Wheelie can escape from by just ''driving through the door''. Cyclonus is totally unaware of their escape, not having assigned a guard or anything to watch them.
* Not only does Cyclonus spend his time watching garbage ships, but the fact that one of them is off course is apparently reason to alert Galvatron. Okay...
* Apparently no one is sad that the storage asteroid has been destroyed. How many priceless pieces of information have been lost?

===Continuity notes===
* This isn't the [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|first time]] that Wheelie has almost been done in by a swarm of little flying brown alien [[lipole|creatures]] on some [[Io|desolate rock]].

===Trivia===
*This was one of twelve episodes of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]] released as audio adventures by the [[Germany|German]] company [[Karussell|Karussell Musik und Video]].

===Foreign localization===

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Geburtstagsparty"'''" ("The Birthdayparty")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' ビックリパーティー (''Surprise Party'')
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 13]], [[1987]]

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "La fiesta de cumpleaños" (''The Birthday Party'') (America)
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1991 — ''Transformers'' — Thief in the Night / Surprise Party ([[Tempo Video]])
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1: Vol. 2 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 4: Series 3.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/surprise_party.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicles]

[[Category:Generation 1 episodes]]

Thief in the Night

2014-12-12T18:15:57Z

Shellspark: /* Animation or technical errors */

{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|series2=2010
|ep=76
|ep2=6
|prev2=Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5
|next2=Starscream's Ghost
|image=ThiefNight Trypticon monuments.JPG
|caption=Looks more like a "Thief in the Day" to us.
|title="Thief in the Night"
|production code=700-96
|airdate=[[October 6]], 1986
|written by=[[Paul Davids]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Octane steals Trypticon in an attempt to use him to control the Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:ThiefNight Seaspray Broadside.JPG|left|200px|thumb|Thundersub! Oh wait, wrong universe.]]

[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] are reviewing the footage of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s battle with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Grimlock declares that he wants to see the "good part", where Metroplex destroyed Trypticon, but [[Teletraan II]] states that Trypticon survived the encounter. [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] travel to where Trypticon landed in the ocean, and learn that he walked underwater to avoid being caught.

Meanwhile, the [[Triple Changer]] [[Octane (G1)|Octane]] is nursing Trypticon back to health, using [[energon]] made from the [[oil]] of [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. Octane hopes that with Trypticon to back him up, he can overthrow [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and become [[Decepticon leader|leader]] of the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]]. However, [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|Abdul Fakkadi]], the leader of the desert nation, is unhappy with Trypticon's constant consumption of oil. Fakkadi demands that the two Decepticons leave, or he will call the [[Autobot|Autobots]]. Octane offers to bring Fakkadi [[gold]] in exchange for being able to stay, but Fakkadi declares that it would take all the gold of the [[United States of America|United States]] to allow them to stay. The simple answer? Octane has Trypticon steal [[Fort Knox]].

Pacified, Fakkadi agrees to allow the Decepticons to remain in Carbombya until the next crescent moon, and Trypticon is put under strict ration of one thousand barrels a day. Octane declares that Trypticon will starve, and negotiates a new plan: give Fakkadi a new palace, and he will let them stay and have more oil. To make Fakkadi "more happy", Trypticon steals the [[Taj Mahal]].

[[Image:ThiefNight Autobots investigate.JPG|right|200px|thumb|What we looking at?]]

While the Autobots investigate the disappearance of Fort Knox ('cause that's something that directly involves the Autobots), Grimlock finds [[Energon cube|energon cubes]] which he says "smell different". As Perceptor begins analyzing the energon, Grimlock also smells [[dinosaur transform static]], and fears one of his own [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] may have been involved. Metroplex decides to interrogate all the Dinobots.

At Carbombya, Fakkadi is pleased, declaring that with enough monuments, they will soon have a thriving tourist attraction. However, Galvatron has been tracking down Trypticon. He declares Octane a traitor, saying he stole Trypticon from [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]. Thinking fast, Octane claims that he brought Trypticon to Carbombya to help him get better, with a more powerful form of energon, and tosses Galvatron a cube. As Trypticon says nothing to contradict the story, Galvatron takes a swig, and finds that it ''is'' stronger.

Meanwhile, [[Six-Gun (G1)|Six-Gun]] and [[Scamper (G1)|Scamper]] are interrogating the Dinobots, as well as [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], under the watchful eye of Metroplex. Sky Lynx angrily objects to being called a Dinobot, and refuses to participate. Perceptor runs in declaring that the energon Grimlock found was made via a Decepticon formula, with Carbombyan oil. Perceptor believes that Trypticon is responsible for the thefts. Broadside takes the Aerialbots to investigate, and spots the two stolen buildings. However, Trypticon surfaces, carrying the [[Eiffel Tower]]. Galvatron and Octane are explaining to Fakkadi that the Decepticons will supply Carbombya with more buildings, such as the [[Kremlin]], while they take over the oil fields. However, Trypticon spots the Aerialbots, and converts to battle mode, forcing the Aerialbots to retreat.

[[Image:ThiefNight Metroplex Kremlin.JPG|left|200px|thumb|Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to become a tall building in a single bound!]]

Having learned that Trypticon intends to take the Kremlin, the Autobots head to [[Moscow]], but Metroplex is late. In the night fog, Trypticon arrives and steals the Kremlin, but Metroplex interrupts him. Metroplex takes back the Kremlin while Trypticon flees, and the [[Soviet Union|Soviet government]] accuses the Autobots of the theft, as does [[India]]. Grimlock laments the Autobots' sad fate.

[[Image:ThiefNight Metroplex Trypticon.JPG|right|200px|thumb|"Trypticon, I wouldn't trust you as far as I could thr—uh, wait..."]]

At Carbombya, Fakkadi is recording a message to send to the Autobots, authorizing them to invade Carbombya and attack the Decepticons. Galvatron, however, simply locks up the dictator. Rodimus, the Dinobots, the Aerialbots, Metroplex, and Broadside arrive to fight off the Decepticons, and Metroplex throws Trypticon into the ocean (again). Without Trypticon to even the odds, Galvatron orders the 'Cons to retreat. Metroplex returns the monuments, clearing the Autobots' name. Rodimus asks Fakkadi to never ally with the Decepticons again. Fakkadi promises the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] that he will not, swearing by the livestock of his various family members.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (2)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (4)
* [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (5)
* [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (6)
* [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (7)
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (8)
* [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (9)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (10)
* [[Teletraan II]] (11)
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (12)
* [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] (13)
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (21)
* [[Slammer]] (28)
* [[Six-Gun (G1)|Six-Gun]] (29)
* [[Scamper (G1)|Scamper]] (30)
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (31)
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (32)
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (33)
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (34)
* [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (35)
* [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (40)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (41)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (42)
|c2=
* [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (1)
* [[Octane (G1)|Octane]] (16)
* [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (22)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (23)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (24)
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (25)
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (26)
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (27)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (39)
* [[Sweep]] (43)
|c3=
* Luxury Cruises captain (14)
* Luxury Cruises passengers (15)
* [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|Abdul Fakkadi]] (17)
* Fakkadi's lackeys (18)
* US Army officer (19)
* Private [[Dixson]] (20)
* Soviet army officer (36)
* Soviet news broadcaster (37)
* Indian news broadcaster (38)
}}

==Quotes==
"Trypticon and me wanna turn your country into a paradise!" 
"It already ''is'' a paradise"
:—'''Octane'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s offer elicits an icy response from '''Abdul Fakkadi'''.

'''Galvatron''': You're a traitor, Octane! You had no permission to take Trypticon away from Dinobot Island! I needed Trypticon for my plans of conquering the Earth. Now, thanks to you, he may never recover! 
'''Octane''': But you got it all wrong, Galvatron! Me and Trypticon found this fantastic new type of energon. It's helping Trypticon get all better real quick! Try some, you'll love it! 
'''Trypticon''': Drink! Drink and CRUSH! 
'''Galvatron''': That's good! Makes me feel stronger, more powerful!
:—Galvatron is soothed by Octane and Trypticon

"Why am I under investigation? I'm not a Dinobot." 
"Ya got Dinosaur electrons in yer circuits, Sky Lynx." 
"Never the less, I am ''definitely'' not a Dinobot! I refuse to participate in this...kangaroo court!"
:—'''Sky Lynx''' denounces '''Six-Gun''''s prosecution skills.

"Me Grimlock say this grim. Whole world thinks Autobots are building snatchers."
:—'''Grimlock''' laments the Autobots' sad fate.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
[[File:ThiefNight Fakkadi holding gold.jpg|thumb|right|200px|I said, when I woke up this morning, I heard a disturbing sound! What I heard was the jingle-jangle of a thousand lost souls!]]
[[File:G1 Six-Gun.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Don't be lost when the time comes!]]
[[File:Thiefinthenight trypticon steals kremlin.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Well let us all, all go back Back to the old, old landmark!]]
*In the second shot of the episode (people running away from Trypticon), the woman in orange is missing her eyes.
*In Teletraan II's recap (of "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4"), Metroplex is shown throwing Trypticon over an icy environment (it was actually more like a desert), and Trypticon slides over a flat-topped brown cliffside on his way into the ocean (he actually ''bounced'' over some ''grey'' cliffs).
*When Rodimus Prime, Perceptor, Grimlock, and the Aerialbots are watching the footage on the battle of Metroplex and Trypticon, Grimlock is seen in robot mode from behind. When he starts to talk, he is in dinosaur mode.
* Abdul's throne has five steps in front of it. When he starts talking to his men about Octane and Trypticon, he walks down three of the steps. Two shots later, he takes two steps forwards, and then the shot changes and he's suddenly only on the third step and needs to take three more to reach the main floor.
* Speaking of the steps, they start out as a small platform around his throne but are much larger a few shots later.
* Once again, the commercial bumpers have an extra second or two of music.
* Abdul's medals (especially the one with white and red stripes) change colors and shapes during his chat with Octane after the Fort Knox heist.
* As Grimlock notices the energon cubes around the Fort Knox site, the top of his head disappears a few times.
* As Octane notes their partnership, there are six lines around the top of his Decepticon logo instead of four.
* Trypticon clips through the left side of the Taj Mahal as he steals it.
* In the shot of the Decepticons flying into Carbombya to retrieve Trypticon, Cyclonus is missing half his left leg (and the top half is blue instead of grey) and they are joined by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] miscolored as [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], who turns into Dirge as they land.
* A few shots later, Ramjet is miscolored as Thrust, who is right in front of him.
* When we pan down from Metroplex (in robot mode) to see Six-Gun for his first (and only) animated appearance, Metroplex is still wearing the shoulder cannons that supposedly form Six-Gun's arms.
* As Perceptor notes that the Dinobots are innocent, his Autobot logo is framed in black instead of white.
* Despite the dialogue, the building Trypticon attempts to steal from Moscow is not the [[wikipedia:Moscow_Kremlin|Kremlin]] but nearby [[wikipedia:Saint_Basil's_Cathedral|Saint Basil's Cathedral]].
* When the Autobots jump off Broadside, Grimlock disappears.
* When the Autobots are shown firing after Trypticon is hurled into the ocean, there are three Rodimus Primes, two Perceptors, and two [[Blurr (G1)|Blurrs]].

===Continuity errors===
* This episode is actually set before "[[Starscream's Ghost]]" as it explains why Galvatron has it in for Octane. Except it doesn't actually explain that - Galvatron is no longer on bad terms with Octane at the end of the episode. Put it down to Galvatron's insanity. In real-life production terms, Octane's role in "Starscream's Ghost" was originally meant for Blitzwing, accounting for the somewhat wonky continuity with this episode.
* The Luxury Cruises captain says that Carbombya is off the ship's starboard bow. The country is actually on the port side of the ship.
* Considering that Fakkadi hired Trypticon and Octane to keep the American "imperialist fanatic" tourists away from Carbombya, it is rather unclear why he would desire his nation to become a tourist mecca via the appropriated world monuments. Did he suddenly realize the economic potential of having foreigners bringing their money to his country?
* It's pretty weird that Teletraan II didn't immediately inform the Autobots that a robot as dangerous as Trypticon was still alive.
* First Trypticon crunches the energon cubes, then they melt in his mouth, then he drinks from them.
* In this episode, energon cubes take on a rusted brownish color when emptied. Previously, they became clear when drained of energy, such as when the Decepticons got "over-energized" during the episode "[[Microbots]]".
* ''Nobody'' noticed Trypticon as he just strolled up to Fort Knox? What about all the guards who are supposed to be around the main building?
* Given their need for the energon cubes, why did Octane and Trypticon just leave several laying there at Fort Knox?
* Abdul just gets away with helping the Decepticons. Even if he denied responsibility, what is his explanation for all those priceless buildings in his country? You'd think Rodimus would at least want to take him in to prove to the world that the Autobots weren't responsible for the thefts.
* Amazing that the various buildings that Trypticon stole weren't damaged while he stole them.
* Amazing that Abdul wasn't held slightly accountable for the deaths of the soldiers crushed by the falling gold in Fort Knox.
* Amazing that after being carried by hand to a separate hemisphere the gold bars are still stacked neatly in Fort Knox.
* Amazing that all the gold of the United States was stacked so neatly when it was last seen falling on soldiers.
* Amazing that all the gold of the United States was not slathered in red, human blood after crushing and smashing American soldiers.
* Okay, seriously... [[dinosaur transform static]]? WTF?
* Although this episode is set in the year 2006, the [[Soviet Union]] still exists. In the real world, the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991.

===Continuity notes===
* Trypticon had been taken to [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] in an attempt to help him recover. When the Decepticons last [[Dinobot Island, Part 2|visited the island]], they had been attacked by the [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|natives]].

===Real-world references===
* While the title is a rather literal description of Trypticon's activities, the phrase comes from the [[Wikipedia:Bible|Bible]], regarding the second coming of [[Jesus]]: [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Thessalonians%204:16-5:2;&version=31; "The day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night."]

===Trivia===
*This was one of twelve episodes of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]] released as audio adventures by the [[Germany|German]] company [[Karussell|Karussell Musik und Video]].
* Trypticon is the most energy inefficient robot ever. Seriously.

===Foreign localization===

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Wie ein Dieb in der Nacht'''" ("Like a Thief in the Night")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' メトロフレックスVSダイナザウラー (''Metroflex VS Dinosaurer'')
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 19]], [[1986]]

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1991 — ''Transformers'' — Thief in the Night / Surprise Party ([[Tempo Video]])
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1: Vol. 2 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 4: Series 3.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/thief_in_the_night.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicles]

[[Category:Generation 1 episodes]]

Thief in the Night

2014-12-12T17:55:10Z

Shellspark: /* Animation or technical errors */ Error was already noted above.

{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|series2=2010
|ep=76
|ep2=6
|prev2=Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5
|next2=Starscream's Ghost
|image=ThiefNight Trypticon monuments.JPG
|caption=Looks more like a "Thief in the Day" to us.
|title="Thief in the Night"
|production code=700-96
|airdate=[[October 6]], 1986
|written by=[[Paul Davids]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Octane steals Trypticon in an attempt to use him to control the Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:ThiefNight Seaspray Broadside.JPG|left|200px|thumb|Thundersub! Oh wait, wrong universe.]]

[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] are reviewing the footage of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s battle with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Grimlock declares that he wants to see the "good part", where Metroplex destroyed Trypticon, but [[Teletraan II]] states that Trypticon survived the encounter. [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] travel to where Trypticon landed in the ocean, and learn that he walked underwater to avoid being caught.

Meanwhile, the [[Triple Changer]] [[Octane (G1)|Octane]] is nursing Trypticon back to health, using [[energon]] made from the [[oil]] of [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. Octane hopes that with Trypticon to back him up, he can overthrow [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and become [[Decepticon leader|leader]] of the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]]. However, [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|Abdul Fakkadi]], the leader of the desert nation, is unhappy with Trypticon's constant consumption of oil. Fakkadi demands that the two Decepticons leave, or he will call the [[Autobot|Autobots]]. Octane offers to bring Fakkadi [[gold]] in exchange for being able to stay, but Fakkadi declares that it would take all the gold of the [[United States of America|United States]] to allow them to stay. The simple answer? Octane has Trypticon steal [[Fort Knox]].

Pacified, Fakkadi agrees to allow the Decepticons to remain in Carbombya until the next crescent moon, and Trypticon is put under strict ration of one thousand barrels a day. Octane declares that Trypticon will starve, and negotiates a new plan: give Fakkadi a new palace, and he will let them stay and have more oil. To make Fakkadi "more happy", Trypticon steals the [[Taj Mahal]].

[[Image:ThiefNight Autobots investigate.JPG|right|200px|thumb|What we looking at?]]

While the Autobots investigate the disappearance of Fort Knox ('cause that's something that directly involves the Autobots), Grimlock finds [[Energon cube|energon cubes]] which he says "smell different". As Perceptor begins analyzing the energon, Grimlock also smells [[dinosaur transform static]], and fears one of his own [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] may have been involved. Metroplex decides to interrogate all the Dinobots.

At Carbombya, Fakkadi is pleased, declaring that with enough monuments, they will soon have a thriving tourist attraction. However, Galvatron has been tracking down Trypticon. He declares Octane a traitor, saying he stole Trypticon from [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]. Thinking fast, Octane claims that he brought Trypticon to Carbombya to help him get better, with a more powerful form of energon, and tosses Galvatron a cube. As Trypticon says nothing to contradict the story, Galvatron takes a swig, and finds that it ''is'' stronger.

Meanwhile, [[Six-Gun (G1)|Six-Gun]] and [[Scamper (G1)|Scamper]] are interrogating the Dinobots, as well as [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], under the watchful eye of Metroplex. Sky Lynx angrily objects to being called a Dinobot, and refuses to participate. Perceptor runs in declaring that the energon Grimlock found was made via a Decepticon formula, with Carbombyan oil. Perceptor believes that Trypticon is responsible for the thefts. Broadside takes the Aerialbots to investigate, and spots the two stolen buildings. However, Trypticon surfaces, carrying the [[Eiffel Tower]]. Galvatron and Octane are explaining to Fakkadi that the Decepticons will supply Carbombya with more buildings, such as the [[Kremlin]], while they take over the oil fields. However, Trypticon spots the Aerialbots, and converts to battle mode, forcing the Aerialbots to retreat.

[[Image:ThiefNight Metroplex Kremlin.JPG|left|200px|thumb|Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to become a tall building in a single bound!]]

Having learned that Trypticon intends to take the Kremlin, the Autobots head to [[Moscow]], but Metroplex is late. In the night fog, Trypticon arrives and steals the Kremlin, but Metroplex interrupts him. Metroplex takes back the Kremlin while Trypticon flees, and the [[Soviet Union|Soviet government]] accuses the Autobots of the theft, as does [[India]]. Grimlock laments the Autobots' sad fate.

[[Image:ThiefNight Metroplex Trypticon.JPG|right|200px|thumb|"Trypticon, I wouldn't trust you as far as I could thr—uh, wait..."]]

At Carbombya, Fakkadi is recording a message to send to the Autobots, authorizing them to invade Carbombya and attack the Decepticons. Galvatron, however, simply locks up the dictator. Rodimus, the Dinobots, the Aerialbots, Metroplex, and Broadside arrive to fight off the Decepticons, and Metroplex throws Trypticon into the ocean (again). Without Trypticon to even the odds, Galvatron orders the 'Cons to retreat. Metroplex returns the monuments, clearing the Autobots' name. Rodimus asks Fakkadi to never ally with the Decepticons again. Fakkadi promises the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] that he will not, swearing by the livestock of his various family members.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (2)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (4)
* [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (5)
* [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (6)
* [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (7)
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (8)
* [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (9)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (10)
* [[Teletraan II]] (11)
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (12)
* [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] (13)
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (21)
* [[Slammer]] (28)
* [[Six-Gun (G1)|Six-Gun]] (29)
* [[Scamper (G1)|Scamper]] (30)
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (31)
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (32)
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (33)
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (34)
* [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (35)
* [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (40)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (41)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (42)
|c2=
* [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (1)
* [[Octane (G1)|Octane]] (16)
* [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (22)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (23)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (24)
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (25)
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (26)
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (27)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (39)
* [[Sweep]] (43)
|c3=
* Luxury Cruises captain (14)
* Luxury Cruises passengers (15)
* [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|Abdul Fakkadi]] (17)
* Fakkadi's lackeys (18)
* US Army officer (19)
* Private [[Dixson]] (20)
* Soviet army officer (36)
* Soviet news broadcaster (37)
* Indian news broadcaster (38)
}}

==Quotes==
"Trypticon and me wanna turn your country into a paradise!" 
"It already ''is'' a paradise"
:—'''Octane'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s offer elicits an icy response from '''Abdul Fakkadi'''.

'''Galvatron''': You're a traitor, Octane! You had no permission to take Trypticon away from Dinobot Island! I needed Trypticon for my plans of conquering the Earth. Now, thanks to you, he may never recover! 
'''Octane''': But you got it all wrong, Galvatron! Me and Trypticon found this fantastic new type of energon. It's helping Trypticon get all better real quick! Try some, you'll love it! 
'''Trypticon''': Drink! Drink and CRUSH! 
'''Galvatron''': That's good! Makes me feel stronger, more powerful!
:—Galvatron is soothed by Octane and Trypticon

"Why am I under investigation? I'm not a Dinobot." 
"Ya got Dinosaur electrons in yer circuits, Sky Lynx." 
"Never the less, I am ''definitely'' not a Dinobot! I refuse to participate in this...kangaroo court!"
:—'''Sky Lynx''' denounces '''Six-Gun''''s prosecution skills.

"Me Grimlock say this grim. Whole world thinks Autobots are building snatchers."
:—'''Grimlock''' laments the Autobots' sad fate.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
[[File:ThiefNight Fakkadi holding gold.jpg|thumb|right|200px|I said, when I woke up this morning, I heard a disturbing sound! What I heard was the jingle-jangle of a thousand lost souls!]]
[[File:G1 Six-Gun.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Don't be lost when the time comes!]]
[[File:Thiefinthenight trypticon steals kremlin.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Well let us all, all go back Back to the old, old landmark!]]
*In the second shot of the episode (people running away from Trypticon), the woman in orange is missing her eyes.
*In Teletraan II's recap (of "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4"), Metroplex is shown throwing Trypticon over an icy environment (it was actually more like a desert), and Trypticon slides over a flat-topped brown cliffside on his way into the ocean (he actually ''bounced'' over some ''grey'' cliffs).
*When Rodimus Prime, Perceptor, Grimlock, and the Aerialbots are watching the footage on the battle of Metroplex and Trypticon, Grimlock is seen in robot mode from behind. When he starts to talk, he is in dinosaur mode.
* Abdul's throne has five steps in front of it. When he starts talking to his men about Octane and Trypticon, he walks down three of the steps. Two shots later, he takes two steps forwards, and then the shot changes and he's suddenly only on the third step and needs to take three more to reach the main floor.
* Speaking of the steps, they start out as a small platform around his throne but are much larger a few shots later.
* Once again, the commercial bumpers have an extra second or two of music.
* Abdul's medals (especially the one with white and red stripes) change colors and shapes during his chat with Octane after the Fort Knox heist.
* As Grimlock notices the energon cubes around the Fort Knox site, the top of his head disappears a few times.
* As Octane notes their partnership, there are six lines around the top of his Decepticon logo instead of four.
* Trypticon clips through the left side of the Taj Mahal as he steals it.
* In the first shot of Galvatron's troops, Cyclonus is missing half his left leg (and the top half is blue instead of grey) and Dirge is colored as Beachcomber.
* A few shots later, there are two Ramjets behind Galvatron. Note that Ramjet does not appear in the rest of the episode.
* When we pan down from Metroplex (in robot mode) to see Six-Gun for his first (and only) animated appearance, Metroplex is still wearing the shoulder cannons that supposedly form Six-Gun's arms.
* As Perceptor notes that the Dinobots are innocent, his Autobot logo is framed in black instead of white.
* Despite the dialogue, the building Trypticon attempts to steal from Moscow is not the [[wikipedia:Moscow_Kremlin|Kremlin]] but nearby [[wikipedia:Saint_Basil's_Cathedral|Saint Basil's Cathedral]].
* When the Autobots jump off Broadside, Grimlock disappears.
* When the Autobots are shown firing after Trypticon is hurled into the ocean, there are three Rodimus Primes, two Perceptors, and two [[Blurr (G1)|Blurrs]].
*When the Decepticons fly into Carbombya to retrieve Trypticon, their ranks include [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] miscolored as [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]].

===Continuity errors===
* This episode is actually set before "[[Starscream's Ghost]]" as it explains why Galvatron has it in for Octane. Except it doesn't actually explain that - Galvatron is no longer on bad terms with Octane at the end of the episode. Put it down to Galvatron's insanity. In real-life production terms, Octane's role in "Starscream's Ghost" was originally meant for Blitzwing, accounting for the somewhat wonky continuity with this episode.
* The Luxury Cruises captain says that Carbombya is off the ship's starboard bow. The country is actually on the port side of the ship.
* Considering that Fakkadi hired Trypticon and Octane to keep the American "imperialist fanatic" tourists away from Carbombya, it is rather unclear why he would desire his nation to become a tourist mecca via the appropriated world monuments. Did he suddenly realize the economic potential of having foreigners bringing their money to his country?
* It's pretty weird that Teletraan II didn't immediately inform the Autobots that a robot as dangerous as Trypticon was still alive.
* First Trypticon crunches the energon cubes, then they melt in his mouth, then he drinks from them.
* In this episode, energon cubes take on a rusted brownish color when emptied. Previously, they became clear when drained of energy, such as when the Decepticons got "over-energized" during the episode "[[Microbots]]".
* ''Nobody'' noticed Trypticon as he just strolled up to Fort Knox? What about all the guards who are supposed to be around the main building?
* Given their need for the energon cubes, why did Octane and Trypticon just leave several laying there at Fort Knox?
* Abdul just gets away with helping the Decepticons. Even if he denied responsibility, what is his explanation for all those priceless buildings in his country? You'd think Rodimus would at least want to take him in to prove to the world that the Autobots weren't responsible for the thefts.
* Amazing that the various buildings that Trypticon stole weren't damaged while he stole them.
* Amazing that Abdul wasn't held slightly accountable for the deaths of the soldiers crushed by the falling gold in Fort Knox.
* Amazing that after being carried by hand to a separate hemisphere the gold bars are still stacked neatly in Fort Knox.
* Amazing that all the gold of the United States was stacked so neatly when it was last seen falling on soldiers.
* Amazing that all the gold of the United States was not slathered in red, human blood after crushing and smashing American soldiers.
* Okay, seriously... [[dinosaur transform static]]? WTF?
* Although this episode is set in the year 2006, the [[Soviet Union]] still exists. In the real world, the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991.

===Continuity notes===
* Trypticon had been taken to [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] in an attempt to help him recover. When the Decepticons last [[Dinobot Island, Part 2|visited the island]], they had been attacked by the [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|natives]].

===Real-world references===
* While the title is a rather literal description of Trypticon's activities, the phrase comes from the [[Wikipedia:Bible|Bible]], regarding the second coming of [[Jesus]]: [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Thessalonians%204:16-5:2;&version=31; "The day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night."]

===Trivia===
*This was one of twelve episodes of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]] released as audio adventures by the [[Germany|German]] company [[Karussell|Karussell Musik und Video]].
* Trypticon is the most energy inefficient robot ever. Seriously.

===Foreign localization===

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Wie ein Dieb in der Nacht'''" ("Like a Thief in the Night")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' メトロフレックスVSダイナザウラー (''Metroflex VS Dinosaurer'')
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 19]], [[1986]]

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1991 — ''Transformers'' — Thief in the Night / Surprise Party ([[Tempo Video]])
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1: Vol. 2 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 4: Series 3.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/thief_in_the_night.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicles]

[[Category:Generation 1 episodes]]

Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5

2014-12-11T18:21:35Z

Shellspark: /* Animation or technical glitches */ - consistency!

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|series=G1toon
|ep=70
|series2=2010
|ep2=5
|prev2=Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4
|next2=Thief in the Night
|title="Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"
|image=FFOD5_Galvatron_lever.jpg
|caption=How can he possibly resist the diabolical urge to pull the lever that could erase his very existence?
|airdate=[[September 19]], 1986
|written by=[[Flint Dille]]
|production code=700-90
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''With Earth and Cybertron under joint Decepticon-Quintesson assault, the Autobots raise a last stand against their old enemies... and the race which created them.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:FFOD5 Decepticons attack.JPG|left|150px|thumb|Galvatron, can he join my armada?]]

The [[Decepticon]]s open a sortie against the [[Autobot]]s on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and the initial attack took out the whole defense system. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] tells the others to go, while he holds them off. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] says that Magnus's courage will be remembered. Unsaid is the possibility that there will be no one to remember it. From their ship, the [[Quintesson]]s calculate that it will take less than a day to completely defeat the Autobots. After all, they've given [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] something worth fighting for...

On Earth, the new Decepticon battle station heads for [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]]. [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] lead a counter offensive, but their efforts are stymied when the station [[Transformation|transforms]] into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Warpath orders [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] to activate the defense systems, but Trypticon causes [[Mount St. Hilary|the volcano]] to collapse on the ship, destroying it. With his task there complete, Trypticon heads to his next target: [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]].

[[Image:FFOD5 Predacons.JPG|right|150px|thumb|Know that there are five Predacons. The other guys are posers!]]

On [[Io]], [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] hurries to rescue [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], and [[Marissa Faireborn]] from certain death from the natives. However, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] arrive to steal the [[Transformation cog|Transformation Cog]] intended for [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Initially, the Predacons turn out to be all bark with no bite. However, they merge into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], and manage to disorient Wheelie, Blurr, and Faireborn. However, Sky Lynx attacks Predaking, and causes him to separate. Sky Lynx orders the others to board him, and Wheelie discovers the cog.

Meanwhile, Galvatron orders [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] to give a status report to the Quintessons. However, Blitzwing overhears that the Quintessons don't have the [[Decepticon Matrix]]. What's worse, they want the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] to pull a [[large switch]] which will deactivate the [[Transformer]]s all over the galaxy. Blitzwing tries to tell Galvatron, but the psychotic [[Decepticon leader]] merely beats him. Blitzwing realizes that there is one other option...side with the Autobots to stop the Quintessons.

[[Image:FFOD5 Metroplex Trypticon.JPG|left|150px|thumb|Godzilla vs. Megazord!]]

On Earth, Trypticon has arrived at Autobot City, but Wheelie is able to get the cog to Pipes, who installs it in Metroplex. Coming online, Metroplex and Trypticon throw down. Their battle extends into another city (which everyone manages to evacuate from). Finally, Metroplex manages to overwhelm Trypticon, and throws Trypticon a great distance, where he lands in the ocean and sinks.

On Cybertron, Blitzwing, Rodimus Prime, and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] manage to stop the Sharkticons, but Galvatron, thinking the switch is the key to the Decepticon Matrix, pulls it. With the Transformers offline, the Quintessons land on Cybertron. As the Quintessons enjoy how great it is to be home, Spike grabs Rodimus' weapon, and destroys the lever. Reactivating, an incredibly angry Galvatron begins chasing the Quintessons, who manage to escape. Galvatron then prepares to fight Rodimus, but Blitzwing pulls his weapon on Galvatron, telling him that this has to end. Galvatron banishes Blitzwing from the Decepticons, and orders the Decepticons to retreat.

[[Image:FFOD5 Rodimus victory speech.JPG|right|150px|thumb|Optimus would have given a more rousing speech.]]

Rodimus notes that the battle is over for now, but the Autobot leader also notes that the Transformers may well have met their greatest enemies...
{{-}}

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
* [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (5)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (6)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (8)
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (9)
* [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (12)
* [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] (13)
* [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (14)
* [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (15)
* [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (16)
* [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] (17)
* [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] (18)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (19)
* [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (20)
* [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (21)
* [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] (22)
* [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] (23)
* [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (24)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (26)
* [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (27)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (30)
* [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (31)
* [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] (32)
* [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (33)
* [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (48)
* [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (49)

|c2=
* [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (1)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (2)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (3)
* [[Sweep]]s (4)
* [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (11)
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (28)
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (29)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (34)
* [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (35)
* [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (36)
* [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] (37)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (38)
* [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (39)
* [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (30)
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (31)
* [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (32)
* [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (33)
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (34)
* [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (35)
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (38)
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (36)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (37)
* [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (39)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (40)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (41)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (42)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (43)
* [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (44)
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (45)
* [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (46)
* [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (47)

|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (7)
* [[Marissa Faireborn]] (25)

|c4=
* [[Quintesson]]s (10)
* [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] (35)

}}

==Quotes==
"Olé, sucker!" 
:—'''Wheelie''' the bullfighter!

"Mighty Galvatron, there is no Decepticon Matrix!" 
[''smacks him away''] "Tell it to the Autobots!"
:—'''Blitzwing''' gets some inspiration from '''Galvatron'''.

"Faster, Pipes, faster faster faster faster faster! You gotta work faster because if you don't Trypticon's gonna stomp us and that's why we're gonna get..." 
"Blurr...shut up!"
:—'''Blurr''' annoys '''Pipes'''.

"This planet's not big enough for the both of us." 
"Me crush Metroplex!"
:—'''Metroplex''', the gung-ho cowboy, meets '''Trypticon''', the ravaging dinosaur.

"We Transformers have looked into the face of our creators...and seen the face of an enemy."
:—'''Rodimus Prime'''

==Season 5==
{{note|When this episode was rebroadcast in [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5|the fifth season]] of ''The Transformers'', it contained new bookending segments with original story material.}}

[[image:PrimeEmergencyBeaconMohawk.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Prime's mohawk has many practical functions you never knew about.]]

[[Tommy Kennedy (G1)|Tommy]] and [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] meet in the barren wasteland and Tommy wants to know why Optimus is late again. Optimus explains that [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] slowed him down, but not to worry, he "demolished them". However, the whole sector is currently on alert, just in case they come back. Despite all this danger, Tommy asks Prime to finish the story...

In the end, Tommy is thrilled to hear that it took a ''human'' to ultimately save the day. Optimus says that the Autobots owe the humans their lives and Tommy volunteers to help him out next time there are any Decepticons to fight. Suddenly, Prime's flashing red emergency mohawk beacon goes off: The Decepticons are back! Optimus tells Tommy to get ready for battle and Tommy begins to renege on his offer to help fight. Prime accuses Tommy of being frightened which spurs the youth into declaring "let's do it!" Together, they blast off into space to meet the Decepticons in deadliest combat.

{{--}}

==Notes==
===Animation or technical glitches===
[[Image:Cyclonus oddity armadaesque.jpg|thumb|right|150px| ]]
* During the recap, Galvatron's "Very well, Junkions" line is not flanged.
* In the opening pan, the entire Decepticon army seems to be made up of randomly recoloured Sweeps and Cyclonuses. Among the more visible examples are Sweeps colored like Breakdown and Wildrider.
* Rodimus's spoiler ridge is colored yellow instead of orange as Kup laments the loss of the defense system.
* Springer changes places between shots, going from Magnus's right to directly behind him (and back again when the first shot is recycled.)
* As Magnus turns to open fire, the foreshortening of his arm is bizarrely misdrawn.
* As Galvatron continues to descend and fire, an extra Cyclonus appears in Dirge's colors, alongside the actual Cyclonus.
** A Dirge-colored Cyclonus strafes Cybertron after the first commercial break.

* The click sound of the button pushed by the Quintesson to activate his monitor doesn't coincide with the actual push of the button.
* The Quintessons' view of Earth initially shows partly cloudy skies... then Trypticon just appears out of nowhere against the same sky. We'll be kind and not count this monitor view under "Improbable Viewpoints".
* Warpath neither moves his faceplate nor flashes his cheek blinkers when he speaks.
[[Image:FFoD5 MiniVehicles.jpg|thumb|right|250px| ]]
* From shot to shot, Swerve's head goes from pink helmet and visor, to pink helmet and blue visor, to red helmet and blue visor.
* Swerve disappears after the initial shot of the Autobot ambush, and is replaced by Beachcomber.
*
* The view of Trypticon smoking and damaged is set against a starry night sky, despite the scene occurring during the daytime.
[[Image:Giantscamper.jpg|thumb|right|250px| ]]
* An establishing shot of Metroplex shows him sitting in the desert all by himself, without [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] anywhere in sight. He also has Scamper sitting in his "garage", drawn to toy-based scale... which means he'd be a hundred foot long car.
* Sky Lynx flies behind a smooth, featureless reddish celestial body. If it's supposed to be Io, it's ''waaaaaay'' too small, not more than a couple hundred feet across. In fact it's too small to be a regular round body.
* Io has changed colors; an establishing shot shows it to be red instead of the gray it was last time. Of course, the ''real'' Io actually ''is'' red.
* In the first shot of Blurr, Wheelie, and Marissa fighting the lipoles, none of them is standing on Io's surface; they're floating several feet above it.
* Also, Marissa's ship is intact, but it was blown up in the previous episode.
* Improbable viewpoints:
** How does Blaster get an eye-level view of Marissa fighting on Io?
* When Wheelie loses the transforming cog, three of the next four shots are shown against a blue sky with clouds, rather than the night sky of Io.
* Once again, the animation fails to convey that the lipoles are an actual threat.
* "We have no choice but to make our stand here" - one of Bumblebee's horns is drawn and colored as though it was part of Swerve's leg, which is behind it.
* In the second shot of Warpath's team of [[Mini Vehicle]]s outside Autobot Headquarters, Beachcomber is colored like Wildrider.
* Powerglide gets a descending-pitch transformation sound as he changes to his plane mode and takes off. Launching aerial Transformers normally get the rising-pitch version.
* The Constructicons watching Trypticon on the hill are much larger than they should be.
* Scrapper's faceplate changes from grey to red as he listens to Bonecrusher.
* Five Autobots drive toward Trypticon, but the next shot shows only three getting kicked away.
* Pipes and Swerve seem to be firing lasers right out of their windshields.
* As Trypticon approaches the Ark, it only has two engines sticking out rather than three.
* As the Autobots watch Trypticon walk off, Warpath's back is grey rather than red.
* The sound effect for the shot that Trypticon fires at the camera lags behind the shot itself.
[[Image:Cycloni ffod5.jpg|thumb|right|250px| ]]
* Cyclonus and his Armada:
** Four Cyclonuses are shown strafing Cybertron after the first commercial break.
** The next shot shows two Cyclonuses.
** While retreating from Cybertron, there are five Cyclonuses flying with Galvatron.
* Ultra Magnus punches Ramjet, who spirals out of control. When he hits a wall and explodes, he's colored like Dirge. The error is particular visible since Dirge himself gets the same punch-and-explode treatment a second later.
* When Galvatron transforms to fire on Ultra Magnus, his arm cannon flies off screen, and a new one comes out of his head to take its place in cannon mode. (Again!)
* Magnus and Galvatron's voices are muffled as if they were speaking by radio, even though there's no reason for them to do so. Dirge and Ramjet suffer from a similar though less obvious effect in the same scene.
* Bumblebee and Powerglide are briefly visible fighting alongside Perceptor against the Sweeps on Cybertron, despite being on Earth at the time.
* Streetwise has a red chest (Red Alert's color scheme?) as he stands next to Perceptor and Slingshot, firing.
* As he delivers the "Meet your fate valiantly, Autobots!" line, Perceptor's Autobot logo is all grey rather than just a grey outline.
* Blitzwing's voice isn't properly flanged as he acknowledges Galvatron's command to report to the Quintessons.
* Throughout the episode, the area around Blitzwing's Decepticon symbol changes. Sometimes it has lines above and below it, sometimes only above, sometimes none. Sometimes red, sometimes purple.
* In the establishing shot before Sky Lynx arrives, Marissa and the 'bots aren't even trying to fight off the lipoles! Incidentally, Io's gone back to being gray.
* Sky Lynx's first transformation sequence lacks any transformation sound.
* The squawks that Sky Lynx lets loose after transforming are not by his voice actor! (The whole animal noise shtick for him would be dropped after this episode.)
* The Predacons get some bizarre use of the transformation noise. It plays as they emerge from the balls of fire that carried them to Io (a means of transport that they never used again.)
* Headstrong and Tantrum arrive carrying their guns, but a second later they charge into battle with their swords. They then proceed not to use either weapon.
* Sky Lynx's transporter section transforms to lynx mode, but is back in transporter mode when Blurr and Marissa run away from it.
* Headstrong's beast mode head has a huge swath of black on it in two different shots.
* Blurr lacks a transformation noise as he changes modes to cross the canyon.
* Predaking gets the transformation sound ''every time he moves''.
* Sky Lynx's transporter section lacks the transformation sound as it converts to lynx mode again. Apparently, Predaking sucked up all the transformation noises from the whole scene.
* When Predaking fires his foot weapons, a laser emerges. The weapon's effect, however, is shown as a windstorm.
* Sky Lynx's combining sequence is a little messed up; his lynx legs are shown unfolding, but since his lower half was already in lynx mode, they should be unfolded already.
* Predaking's head is on backwards as Sky Lynx wraps his tail around it.
* As Trypticon approaches Autobot City, the city is shown in a barren desert. It had [[The Transformers: The Movie|previously been shown]] to be located in a lush mountain valley, and is shown that way again at the end of the episode.
* Slingshot is seen running about in Autobot City as it transforms, even though he was last seen on Cybertron with Perceptor.
* As Blaster despairs over Sky Lynx's absence, his helmet is white instead of red.
* Scrapper's mouthplate continues moving even as Mixmaster gives the order to fire. (And why is Mixmaster giving the orders, anyway?)
* As the Autobots exit Sky Lynx, the transforming cog is shown as a large gear wheel, instead of an orb-shaped device. Sky Lynx's windows aren't colored in, either.
* Night sky is shown behind Marissa as she orders Blurr to "stop babbling"...
** And again behind Blurr as he prepares for his "lateral"...
** And again behind the cog as Wheelie throws it to Sky Lynx...
** And again behind Sky Lynx as he flattens the Decepticon lineup...
* As Blurr throws the cog, Thrust flies past in Laserbeak's colors. This was probably intended to be Laserbeak himself, since Thrust just got swatted.
* As the Constructicons try to tackle Wheelie, they're shown on a metal floor, despite the preceding and following shots being shown in the desert. Motormaster likewise goes from desert to metal floor as he accidentally tackles Bonecrusher.
[[Image:FFOD5_Insecticons.png|right|thumb|200px|Maybe Cyclonus ''was'' [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. Or [[Insecticon clone|a clone.]]]]
* When Wheelie faces off against the big line of Decepticon troops, all three Insecticons are present, including two Shrapnels. Bombshell's eyes aren't colored in. Blast Off and Swindle are also in the lineup, despite appearing on Cybertron at the start of the attack there.
** When Sky Lynx jumps over/through the lined up Decepticons, the second Shrapnel is replaced by Soundwave.
* It's an AKOM episode, so watch for Soundwave's white backpack as Sky Lynx flattens him.
* Sky Lynx clearly throws the cog horizontally, yet it somehow arcs so high that Trypticon can't catch it. As Trypticon lunges for the cog, it's the size of his fist -- the same fist that easily held Outback earlier in the episode.
* When the Autobots are celebrating the safety of the transformation cog after the little game of catch with the Decepticons, two Constructicons and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] are seen "raising the roof" along with them. Slingshot shows up again, too, along with a generic model colored like Dead End.
* Metroplex is back in city mode as Trypticon prepares to stomp him.
* The hand that topples Trypticon does not come from the actual location where Metroplex's arms are stored in city mode.
* When Metroplex transforms, Autobot City is nowhere in sight.
* Metroplex's single line is delivered in a different voice than that of his later appearances.
* Who knew Trypticon was so aerodynamic? After Metroplex throws him, he falls ''up'' in the second shot of him sailing over the landscape.
* The late Ratchet is among the Autobots cheering Metroplex's victory, in Blaster's colors. And is that ''another'' Ratchet in the background?
* The [[large switch]] stops glowing after the Sharkticons arrive.
* For some reason, a view of Cybertron is used as an establishing shot for Earth.
[[Image:FFoD Part5 Frozen Metroplex.jpg|thumb|right|250px| ]]
* Blitzwing is shown with a purple Autobot insignia while being offered membership in their ranks by Rodimus Prime.
* Spinger and Arcee are shown among the frozen Autobots on Earth, despite being on Cybertron. Sludge is shown in the same shot in Grimlock's colors (and possibly with Grimlock's head.)
* As the Quintessons venture onto Cybertron, a frozen Sweep is shown with red (pink?) wings.
* A second later, the Quintessons walk past a frozen [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] (or [[Eject (G1)|Eject]]), drawn at the size of an ordinary Transformer and colored like [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]].
* The energy beams of the fleeing Quintessons don't line up with their bodies.
* As the Quintessons blast off in the escape pod, we see a group of generic Transformers who look a lot like those seen in Rodimus's flashback during the previous episode!
* Mixmaster and Scrapper are seen on Cybertron as the Quintessons escape, despite the Constructicons being on Earth.
* Sky Lynx is far too small as he and the others watch Rodimus on screen.
* Although both the [[Kid Rhino]] and [[Shout! Factory]] versions of this episode contain the correct unique opening titles for the story (one of only two parts of "Five Faces of Darkness" on DVD that do), the Shout! version incorrectly uses the soundtrack to the standard season three opening as now found on the broadcast masters to all five parts.

===Continuity errors===
* The opening pan over Cybertron shows it with two moons, even though Unicron ostensibly devoured both of Cybertron's moons during ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. One moon appears again as the Quintessons make their battle projection.
* Kup says that "that blast took out the whole defense system". But it wasn't a ''blast''; it was a crashing space ship.
* Spike retains his superhuman capabilities, surviving a blast that trashes the room he's in and sends his Autobot friends flying.
* Powerglide notes that Trypticon has "''another'' transform," but at this point he's only seen it in the battle platform mode.
* So if everyone actually retreated to Level 2, per Rodimus's order, then who are all those Decepticons firing at? How long would it take them to gang up and overpower Magnus, if he's really the only one left?
* The answer comes a moment later, when Perceptor and company are seen to have ignored that order.
[[Image:G1 FFODPart5 UltraMagnus punch Dirge.jpg|thumb|right|250px| ]]
* Dirge and Ramjet both appear to explode rather fatally after Magnus punches them. Both will nevertheless show up alive and well in later episodes. Considering they were already seen eaten by Unicron in the Movie, this is not so surprising.
* Despite the absence of the transforming cog, both Autobot City ''and'' Metroplex are showing transforming to their respective battle station modes. Apparently, Metroplex only needs the cog to change into robot mode.
* Most of the battle on Cybertron is shown happening on the surface, with no ceilings and blue night skies, despite Rodimus's order to retreat below ground. Yet Blitzwing still flies underground to report to Galvatron.
* Most of the Constructicon's appearances shows that Scrapper leads the team, so why the hell is Mixmaster giving the orders?
* There appears to be a human city quite close to Autobot city, but previously in the [[The Transformers: The Movie|Movie]], there were no signs or suggestions of a human city being nearby. In addition, this poses the question of why the Autobots or humans built their cities so near to each other despite the fact that Autobot City is often under attack by Decepticons.
* Superhuman Spike has amazingly little trouble hoisting Rodimus's gun onto his shoulder.
* Speaking of which, the gun disappears after Spike shoots the switch, but several shots later Rodimus suddenly has it again.

===Continuity notes===
* Pipes cites the late Optimus Prime and quotes his catchphrase, "Transform and [[roll out]]!"
* Gadgets and powers:
** Bumblebee is shown with a rooftop cannon in vehicle mode during the first attack run on Trypticon. The weapon appears to be based on that of Outback.
* Galvatron makes reference to his last meeting with Ultra Magnus, on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]].
* This episode is the first and only appearance of Tailgate. Swerve would later reappear briefly in "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]".
* [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] would apparently survive destruction, in Japanese continuity, anyway. It would appear one final time in ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' episode "[[Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!]]".

===Real-world references===
* ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
** Laserbeak and Thrust emerge from Trypticon's chest with the sound of the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'''s engine burst.
*It must be more than coincidence that the force attacking the city-scale Trypticon is made up entirely of characters from the Mini Vehicle range (plugging the new Decepticon's playset potential).

===Trivia===
* Just from the episode alone, it's impossible to tell who the line "It'll be passing above us soon" is being spoken by, as it doesn't correspond to any of the known voices of the Autobots present. This just left Swerve and Tailgate as possible candidates for the line (since neither was ever seen to speak any other lines, it could have been either of them). The episode's script would later confirm that the line belonged to Tailgate, and was delivered by the eternally overlooked [[Ted Schwartz]].
* This episode is the first appearance of the Predacons, and the last appearance of the volcano and the Ark.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die fünf Gesichter der Finsternis, Teil 5'''" ("The five Faces of Darkness, Part 5")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' クインテッサ星人の陰謀 (''Quintessa Seijin no Inbō'', "Conspiracy of the Quintessons")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 12]], [[1986]]
:*[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)|Part 3]] of the ''Transformers 2010'' [[story page]]s published in ''[[TV Magazine]]'' crafts an origin to explain the sudden existence of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s in this episode. According to the story page, the Predacons were built by the [[Quintesson]]s during their brief alliance with the Decepticons to aid their allies in battle.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 1990 — ''The Transformers'' — Five Faces of Darkness ([[Family Home Entertainment]])
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 1990 — ''The Transformers'' — Five Faces of Darkness (Family Home Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Five Faces of Darkness: Parts 1-5 ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1: Vol. 1 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 4: Series 3.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/five_faces_of_darkness_part_5.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]

[[Category:Generation 1 episodes]]

User talk:Mimi

2014-10-28T06:10:36Z

Shellspark:

==K-CR==
I found the Korean opening to ''Car Robots'', and... it seems to use footage created exclusively for ''Robots in Disguise''.

http://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=lhbhave&logNo=121553929

At least, I don't remember if CR had those CGI symbol-flip transitions, and I'm pretty sure the "comic book style" image-within-frames around 0:55 is specific to the RID opening.

Does this make Korea's Car Robots a version of RID? --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 06:48, 25 February 2013 (EST)
:I'm not of much help here since I don't actually speak Korean and haven't watched either RID or Car Robots. I just put the BWII reuses into Car Robots continuity, since that's what the toyline takes the most after. Sorry if I screwed up somewhere! [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] 09:31, 25 February 2013 (EST)

== Robotmasters ==

[http://ufox.com/wshnc5lrmpum Is what you're looking for in this omnibus zip?] -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 12:31, 1 October 2013 (EDT)
:Yes! Thank you! [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] 18:47, 1 October 2013 (EDT)

==Beastformers==
[http://fun-to-toy.com/funtotoy_bf_top.html This site] has a listing of all the Beastformer weapon names and functions. Since I'd never seen a source for the weapon name katakana before, we might want to use the site to re-evaluate some of the transliterations. (At least, it seems like Drillfrog's weapon should be the Rog Driller, what with all the weapon names being based on the character's names...) --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 18:44, 23 November 2013 (EST)

==Who died and made you the quote police?==
[[User:Hooper X|-hx]] ([[User talk:Hooper X|talk]]) 08:26, 18 February 2014 (EST)
:Did you read them? Most are just incidental dialog, not character-revealing in the slightest. All added by BassXO, I think. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] ([[User talk:Repowers|talk]]) 09:40, 18 February 2014 (EST)
::Yeah, they were all pretty uniformly terrible. Mimi just did what I wanted to do but couldn't muster up the energy for. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 12:05, 18 February 2014 (EST)
:::Sorry, but users whose names I don't immediately recognize making a bunch of "clean up" edits generally sets off a red flag. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] ([[User talk:Hooper X|talk]]) 16:15, 18 February 2014 (EST)
::::I don't recognize you either? I saw grumbling about Bass's quotes at several places, so I just went ahead and removed them. It took a big chunk of edits because nobody really told Bass to cut it out with quotes like "It's a government installation designed to investigate the possibilities of 'wave power' into electricity." [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] ([[User talk:Mimi|talk]]) 13:46, 24 February 2014 (EST)
Mimi may be overzealous sometimes, but this time she's stone right.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 18:41, 18 February 2014 (EST)
::You don't like my choices of quote then fine. But don't be lazy about it. Replace the quote with another, don't just delete it without replacing it. I do not replace or delete quotes that someone else has added, I only add quotes where there are none already so by being the "quote police", you can get to work on adding quotes of your own. If a character is limited in their choice of quotes said by them or about them then we have to use what we have. [[User:Bass X0|Bass X0]] ([[User talk:Bass X0|talk]]) 13:29, 8 March 2014 (EST)
:::No, Bass, we don't have to "use what we have" when all we have is a terrible, redundant, uninsightful quote. Then, we just don't have a quote. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 14:01, 8 March 2014 (EST)
Did you even bother to look for a better quote when removing my choices before deciding the character has no decent quotes? And if not, why not? Make the time to do so. Someone cares enough about looking so you should too. [[User:Bass X0|Bass X0]] ([[User talk:Bass X0|talk]]) 06:31, 30 March 2014 (EDT)
:As Chris said, having no quote is better than having the pointless inanities you posted. Your picks actively made the pages look bad. Removing them was necessary. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 09:01, 30 March 2014 (EDT)
:We do not have quotes just to have quotes. Having no quotes is definitely a very okay thing. There is no requirement for quotes. <---repeat a billion times --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 11:33, 30 March 2014 (EDT)

== BWII screen caps ==

Thanks a bunch for going through and replacing the show images with ones from the new raws. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] ([[User talk:FortMax|talk]]) 23:01, 28 June 2014 (EDT)
:You're welcome! [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] ([[User talk:Mimi|talk]]) 00:35, 29 June 2014 (EDT)

== Are you stalking my activity?==
I'm sorry, but every page that I decided to put a seemingly harmless edit to, you seem to show up in the history page afterword with said edit and some snide comment. Especially on pages where you never made you presence there beforehand. I just want to ask.---[[User:TransformersMarvel|TransformersMarvel]] ([[User talk:TransformersMarvel|talk]]) 4:20 pm, 31 July 2014 (EDT)
:# [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Special:RecentChanges]
:# Please reevaluate what you consider to be "stalking". Fixing up your pages and reverting your edits that removed necessary formatting is not stalking. Especially when such activity is concentrated on only three pages. [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] ([[User talk:Mimi|talk]]) 16:31, 31 July 2014 (EDT)

== You noticed I moved that page back, right? ==

Please discuss moving a page like [[City-bot]] on the talk page first. It's the term people actually use, and I ''think'' (but amn't certain) it's been used in fiction. - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] ([[User talk:SanityOrMadness|talk]]) 21:47, 10 August 2014 (EDT)
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>shrug* The category is "City Transformers" and it was brought up at the talk page (admittedly in 2011) to no response. [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] ([[User talk:Mimi|talk]]) 21:53, 12 August 2014 (EDT)

== Legends comic ==

You got any interest in making pages for them? I want to, but I don't read Japanese, so I can't do them. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 12:36, 24 August 2014 (EDT)
:*crickets* [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 17:54, 30 August 2014 (EDT)
::I'll do it when I feel like it. Your rudeness isn't going to make me hurry up. [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] ([[User talk:Mimi|talk]]) 14:03, 31 August 2014 (EDT)

== Nexus Prime ==

Fun Pub's Nexus Prime first showed up in a Shattered Glass story. He should be categorized as Nexus Prime (SG) -- [[User:Shellspark|Shellspark]] ([[User talk:Shellspark|talk]]) 02:10, 28 October 2014 (EDT)

Talk:Nexus Prime

2014-10-28T06:08:41Z

Shellspark:

==Naming Issues==
I wouldn't mind not increasing traffic to that, um, non-Transformers related website. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 20:18, 30 May 2009 (EDT)
:Well, Critical Name Research Failure ''is'' the sort of thing we tend to find news-worthy, and I'm not sure how else to cite it... --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 20:27, 30 May 2009 (EDT)
::As a side note, at least as of today this wiki page has pulled ahead of the, shall we say, "original" Nexus Maximus page. -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] 05:24, 4 August 2009 (EDT)

So..... ummm in the Club comics he is a Prime now (Nexus Prime) ....... there goes all the jokes.... ho huh........ [[User:Protoman|Protoman]] 12:07, 27 September 2009 (EDT)
: Source please. Let's make this better, £5 if it's not leaked.[[User:Metal Gear NOIZE|Metal Gear NOIZE]] 14:26, 27 September 2009 (EDT)
::Er, his source is probably just what he said it was: the club comics. Specifically Reunification: Part 5, which according to the TFCC webpage the first-class subscribers should be getting right now. (As a lowly third-classer, I have to wait.) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 14:30, 27 September 2009 (EDT)

::::Yup 's from the mag. And to officially raise the question, didn't we establish that "in fiction" names trump "on package" names for the wiki? That would mean this should move, Yes? (Or does unintentionally hilarious names trump in fiction names?) --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 07:29, 28 September 2009 (EDT)
:::::I'd speculate that, hilarious name or no, they were probably always intending to call him "Nexus Prime" in the story itself (since being one of the 13, he should ''be'' a Prime), and just had to make a concession for the toy since Hasbro are persnickity about what "Prime" gets put on. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 08:29, 28 September 2009 (EDT)

:::::I always thought it was the other way around... toy trumps fiction as the official name. (Or is that only for which franchise to put people in?) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 09:05, 28 September 2009 (EDT)
::::::Naw, it's always been fiction-first. "Beast Changer", and all that. I don't think we have anyone at their toy-name if they have a different in fiction. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 10:19, 28 September 2009 (EDT)
:::::::Yup, fiction trumps toys for us, always has. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 12:19, 28 September 2009 (EDT)
::::::::That's... not true, really, otherwise we wouldn't have "[[Brawl (Movie)]]" or "[[Jolt (Movie)]]", neither of which I think should be moved. It's just exceedingly rare for the circumstances to arise where a toy is named first then the later fiction decides to name them something else (or, well, Brawl's bizarre case). In almost every instance, the fiction goes with the names pre-set by the toys, since ''in most instances'' the toys come first and fiction is crafted around it. Toys of characters developed for fiction first are a fairly recent and still pretty rare occurrence, and obviously, they're going to shoot for the name the character was given first when they name the toy. Nexus here, we know the backstory that they always wanted "Nexus Prime", and Hasbro's recent reluctance to "water down" the Prime designation, so the current name here I'm okay with. It's not a 100% every-time rule... it's just ''generally'' the way naming works in this franchise based on real-world chronology... which I consider the bigger trump card, and even that's not absolute. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 13:06, 28 September 2009 (EDT)
:::::::::You are of course correct. I guess the actual policy is something more akin to 'the most prominent name for the character,' taking toys and fiction and out of universe info into account.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 22:19, 28 September 2009 (EDT)
::::::::::Not particularly - surely, to pick one example, [[Overhaul (Cybertron)]] would be at [[Leobreaker]] if that was the case, yes? - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 23:34, 28 September 2009 (EDT)
:::::::::::What if the wiki were more flexible where you didn't have to pick one name to be the most prominent to be the name of the article. There would be a list of valid names and whatever one you searched for or linked from would appear at the top of the article with a list of other valid names directly below it. That would be cool. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 23:59, 28 September 2009 (EDT)
::::::::::::You mean like, if there were some way where if you typed in "Leobreaker" you were somehow... redirected... to Overhaul? My god, it's brilliant. :D [[User:Hooper X|Hooper_X]] 10:42, 30 September 2009 (EDT)
:::::::::::::I believe he's looking more for something like typing in "Leobreaker" and you'd be directed to Overhaul's page, but "Leobreaker" would still show as the page title, with "Overhaul" and any other redirects listed below it. Having the page title change like that isn't really that good an idea, though. When you get redirected, there's already a note at the top saying so, indicating that the wiki didn't ignore what you typed. As for having all the page redirects listed...well, what for? If you've already found the page, you don't need them. They'd just take up space, I'd think.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 11:07, 30 September 2009 (EDT)
:::::::::::::::Uh, no, I meant what I said. Meaning "if we went purely on prominence, surely the Overhaul page should be moved to Leobreaker" (and I was using that as '''an''' example, not as the only example. There are other pages at perhaps less-prominent-but-later names). - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 17:25, 30 September 2009 (EDT)

::::::::::::::Yes, there is a little note saying that you were redirected, like from "Leobreaker" to "Overhaul" but that doesn't stop big discussions as to the all-important big name at the top of the article. It forces the wiki to take a stance as to which name is more prominent. The list of other names is to immediately let the reader who is on the "Leobreaker" page know that there is not also a separate "Overhaul" page. It might not be practical, but it would allow the wiki to be more neutral to such things. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 11:40, 30 September 2009 (EDT)
:::::::::::::::I don't know what possible benefit we would get from this.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 12:50, 30 September 2009 (EDT)
::::::::::::::::I do. We'd never have to argue about which name takes primacy. Do we file Animated [[Wasp]] under Wasp or Waspinator? Doesn't matter, whichever you type in is what the name on the top of the page says. Nexus Prime or Nexus Maximus? Doesn't matter. Elita-1 or Blackarachnia? V.V.H. or Variable Voltage Harness? Brigadoon or Flying island? Optimus Prime or Orion Pax or Optronix? As long as there's no debate about whether a name is valid or not, then we can avoid a lot of handwringing by making a little code. I think it's a great idea. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 13:05, 30 September 2009 (EDT)
:::::::::::::::::Regardless of how beneficial or not it would be, I don't think it would even be possible, since the wiki database uses the title of an article in storing it, and I doubt there's any way to feasibly tie redirects to a main article in terms of rewriting the HTML. I have a feeling it'd be a lot more than just "a little code". You'd pretty much have to rewrite the database schema itself to enable it to store aliases of some sort for a page. And then I'm not sure how you could make it so that redirects=stored as aliases.
:::::::::::::::::But IANAP (I Am Not a Programmer), so take this with a few grains of salt. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 18:22, 30 September 2009 (EDT)

Nexus Prime seems to be his true form, does that mean he is like the opposite of a combiner, a disassemble-er? Instead of the minds of several Transformers gestalting into one, his mind fractures into five? Oh, and I vote for the move. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 12:14, 28 September 2009 (EDT)

Remember, we have a 30-day grace period enforced before we add Club Magazine material. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:06, 28 September 2009 (EDT)
:Correct, but surely this doesn't extend to something as simple as rectifying a name?--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 21:15, 28 September 2009 (EDT)

The link at the bottom, "posted an image" leads to a password protected site. [[Special:Contributions/76.252.60.224|76.252.60.224]] 01:16, 19 June 2010 (EDT)
: We are well aware. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:26, 19 June 2010 (EDT)

==Official Configuration==
"Fun Publications stated at BotCon 2009 that the official limb arrangement for Nexus Prime is that of the configuration in his instructions. With Landquake as the right arm, Topspin as the left arm, Breakaway as the right leg, and Skyfall as the left leg. Why he was depicted in a different arrangement in the caverns around the Caretaker no one knows."

Considering that his comic setup ended up being Landquake=right arm, Topspin=right leg, Breakaway=left arm, Skyfall=left leg, and I don't have access to his instructions or BotCon 09 info, I have no idea if this is an editing goof on our part (and the BotCon 09/instruction info needs fixing), or if ''both'' the BotCon 09/instruction setup and the Caretaker setup ended up not matching the comic. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 12:47, 11 February 2010 (EST)
:Wouldn't this note be better put in the toy description? Not to mention redoing the photo to actually match it. [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:50, 11 February 2010 (EST)

== Link ==

I really think the link to the site the "orriginal" Nexus Maximus is sold should be removed. Any child could come here and click it.--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 18:46, 10 April 2011 (EDT)
: Any young child on the Internet should be under direct supervision. If not, then they get to learn something neat. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:54, 10 April 2011 (EDT)
:There's a disclaimer. That should suffice. What are you, the morality police? First Knock Out, now this. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:55, 10 April 2011 (EDT)
::I can't wait for them to find the Kiss Player stuff! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:57, 10 April 2011 (EDT)
:::I believe I actually bolded the "not safe for work" part a few weeks ago due to similar concerns. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 03:56, 11 April 2011 (EDT)
::::I have absolutely no way of saying this without incriminating myself, but the, erm, item in question is discontinued anyway. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 14:50, 18 February 2013 (EST)

== HOW Do We Work This? ==

So... Exiles/Aligned Nexus has a lot of Facets of his appearance, nature, components and all that DO NOT match up to the version we see in the Fun Pub stuff. I know we're keeping the Thirteen to the one page cause of the singularity stuff. (Even if that doesn't apply to Aligned). So my question is... Is everyone OK if I pull all the Fun Pub Specific stuff down from the opening to the appropriate fiction section and then add the Exiles stuff to that fiction section. That seems the way we'll have to go if we want to keep them one page AND want the opening bio to be universal and continuity non-specific which is what we shoot for. Yes?--[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206|76.28.76.206]] 15:10, 11 October 2011 (EDT)
:I'm wondering if we need separate pages for (Prime) Clocker, Mainspring, Chaindrive, Pinion, and Cannonspring. I mean, [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] and friends had several years worth of Fun Pub stories to develop as individuals, not to mention their own toys / images that could fill up their pages. Nexus Prime's (Prime) components, though, only appeared in this single novel, as varying levels of background character, with little to no description of their appearances or even alt modes. Is there anything about them that couldn't just be contained in the ''Exiles'' fiction section, with some redirects? --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] 16:20, 18 November 2011 (EST)
::The individual components have their own names and they did things in fiction. I think they deserve their own pages. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:29, 18 November 2011 (EST)

==Split==
Nexus Prime from the pre-Aligned multiverse and Nexus Prime from Exiles are different characters and should have been split long ago. Just because it took us forever to concede that Alpha Trion needed to be split doesn't mean splitting Nexus Prime should be dragged out forever. -[[User:LV|LV]] ([[User talk:LV|talk]]) 10:43, 25 October 2014 (EDT)
:Where would IDW Nexus go in that case, though? He (obviously) couldn't go on the Aligned article, but yet he's also not a multiversal demi-god directly born to Primus. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 11:33, 25 October 2014 (EDT)
::The real answer is "then probably none of them are actually multiversal singularities and without Aaron in charge that will continue to be the case", but the softer, less-feelings-hurty version is "there are separate Nexus-Prime-the-singularity and Nexus-Prime-the-early-combiner-leader-guy" characters, much like there are two Megatrons in the G1 continuity, one from long before the other. -[[User:LV|LV]] ([[User talk:LV|talk]]) 12:01, 25 October 2014 (EDT)
:::Yeah, this is most likely the best approach at this point. Although I would really hate to see this impact Unicron and Primus' articles too, mostly because they're concepts like Energon and the Matrix that exist throughout TF history. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 12:07, 25 October 2014 (EDT)
::::Yeah, in this post-Archer era, I'd be happy with splitting every member of the Thirteen by continuity family (as Alpha Trion is now), and just noting how the multiversal singularity thing used to be true. The only complication would be the ones like Nexus where their multiversal-ness was actually embraced in fiction and you couldn't easily say "this is the Nexus Prime from the ____ continuity family." [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 12:17, 25 October 2014 (EDT)

::::@Escargon: Not really. There are years before any of those bar energon showed up (note even the infamous scan of Optimus' internals in the pre-TFTM G1 cartoon that so clearly failed to show the Matrix), and there was the cartoon origin for the TFs that so clearly had no Primus, and an entirely unrelated origin for Unicron. Even energon was initially just the Decepticons fuel of choice in the cartoon that could be made from anything (Autobots didn't use it until TFTM, and had never heard of it at first! It was ages before any form of it showed up in the Marvel Comics, and even then it never became predominant). Everything else is retcon that tries to prevail some current idea over what was actually said at the time.
::::<nowiki>*is slightly</nowiki> surprised that, in that spirit, no-one tried to link [[energy crystal]]s and [[energon crystal]]s post-Beast Wars...* - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] ([[User talk:SanityOrMadness|talk]]) 12:35, 25 October 2014 (EDT)
:::::Well, yeah, I know that, I was attempting to say in reference to that they're importance and relevance to the history of the brand has been mostly unchanged throughout their duration of it, beyond examples like the ones you mentioned. Unicron and Primus still have the same basic concept in Aligned as they do in most of everything else and it seems unecessary to me to split them. Hopefully that makes some kind of sense. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 14:11, 25 October 2014 (EDT)
::::::Has they stayed the same any more than ''any other'' thing which Keeps Turning Up? - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] ([[User talk:SanityOrMadness|talk]]) 15:04, 25 October 2014 (EDT)

I just want to say that with the exception of slightly problematic issue of Alpha Trion's inclusion, I see absolutely no conflict between the way the IDW Thirteen have been presented and their being the same ol' multiversal singularities. No, they are not presented as "multiversal demi-gods directly born to Primus," but that is no different than how any of the singularities are presented in stories that aren't ''about'' the multiverse. I see no reason not to think "this is what the Thirteen did when they came to this particular dimension." --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] ([[User talk:KilMichaelMcC|talk]]) 14:18, 25 October 2014 (EDT)
:"...with the exception of..." In other word, you do see a conflict. - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] ([[User talk:SanityOrMadness|talk]]) 15:04, 25 October 2014 (EDT)
::Not in the overall presentation of IDW's 13, is the main point. Alpha Trion being a singularity yet somehow having a Shattered Glass counterpart is a Thing That Would Need Explaining Hint Hint FunPub Writers, but that's it --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] ([[User talk:KilMichaelMcC|talk]]) 17:22, 25 October 2014 (EDT)
:::I hope Jim Sorenson is making notes of all this. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 17:25, 25 October 2014 (EDT)
:Indeed. I feel like the IDW 13, presenting a version of the "multiverse 13" that is so clearly drawn from the "Aligned 13" is more evidence than ever for ''not'' splitting them. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 15:05, 25 October 2014 (EDT)
::The "Aligned 13" are gods, the first Cybertronians. The IDW 13 are not - Alpha Trion explicitly rejects that the term applies to them - and are the ''third'' generation after the Guiding Hand and the Knights of Cybertron. Other than that, how is IDW Nexus any more similar to Club Nexus or Aligned Nexus than Optimus Prime A is from Optimus Prime B? - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] ([[User talk:SanityOrMadness|talk]]) 15:47, 25 October 2014 (EDT)
:::Seems like it would be more of a case of "Marvel Blaster vs. Sunbow Blaster" than anything to me. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:57, 25 October 2014 (EDT)
::::Then at what point do we merge Every Optimus Prime Ever? (Because you know this is where it's heading. Remember the "one true Prime" bit where Optimus woke the Necrotitan?) - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] ([[User talk:SanityOrMadness|talk]]) 16:35, 25 October 2014 (EDT)
I had originally categorized Nexus here as a Classics toy, mistakenly remembering Skyfall first showing up in an FP Classics comic. It was correctly pointed out to me that it was actually a Cybertron story. Regardless, Nexus Prime, in his combined form, first showed up in a Shattered Glass story. This talk page should be moved to that article and this one deleted. -- [[User:Shellspark|Shellspark]] ([[User talk:Shellspark|talk]]) 02:08, 28 October 2014 (EDT)

Thirteen

2014-10-28T06:00:49Z

Shellspark:

{{disambig2|the group of ancient [[Transformer]]s|the comic series that might never be published|Transformers: The Thirteen}}
[[File:Original13.jpg|center|upright=2.8|thumb|Guess the one on fire!]]
{{quote|We are the 13, the first, the forgotten, each of us serving a function vital to the survival of the universe. Each of us designated a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] and given a function to serve during the long march of infinity.|[[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]]|"[[Vector Prime: In the Beginning]]"}}

The '''Thirteen''' are the first [[Transformer]]s created by [[Primus]]. Rightfully huge and powerful, each was designated a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]],<ref>A Hasbro Q&A response would later try to alter this. See Notes above.</ref> and given unique roles and natures to battle Primus's ancient foe [[Unicron]].

==Conceptual history==
[[File:BW Covenant.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Covenant]] shares a very similar base concept with the Thirteen, and may have been the original inspiration for them.]]
Despite how often their importance is trumpeted, the fact of the matter is, the concept of the Thirteen hasn't actually been around that long, hasn't been related in much detail, and hasn't been presented in a very linear manner. The development of the concept is described in this section to minimize confusion; for details of their history and actions in specific bits of fiction, see below.

The very earliest seeds of the Thirteen can probably be found in material produced by [[3H Productions]] for [[BotCon]], most notably 2000's "[[Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Covenant]]". This story introduces the undeniably similar concept of the [[Covenant]], a group of twelve zodiac-themed robots who are the first creations of [[Primus]], created as a test-run for the Transformer race. Despite the basic similarity between the Covenant and the Thirteen, though, the two groups have not been connected, and those same stories by 3H would ultimately contradict the later lore of the Thirteen by introducing [[Primon]], a Matrix-bearer who preceded [[Prima (G1)|Prima]], which should not be possible.

[[File:Vectorprimeut.jpg|thumb|[[Fun Publications]] established [[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] to be a member of the Thirteen in 2005.]]

It was in the pages of 2004's ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' that the mysterious "Thirteen Original Transformers" were first spoken of, and their basic origin was laid down: they were the first Transformers created by Primus to battle Unicron, and their number included Prima, the first [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-bearer from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics series]] and [[The Fallen]], an enigmatic servant of Unicron from [[Dreamwave Productions]]' 2003 comic, ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages]]''. The book also noted that if ''[[Alignment]]'' had been published, the [[Liege Maximo (G2)|Liege Maximo]], an ancient evil [[Cybertronian]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Generation 2'' comics]], would have been counted among them as well (retroactively, of course, since ''Alignment'' predated the idea of the Thirteen). The book also contained a passing mention that the enigmatic [[Maccadam|manager]] of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], a Cybertronian pub introduced in the UK ''Generation 1'' Marvel Comics, was rumored to be one of the Thirteen (though it also admits that this could be a fabrication by the pub's drunken patrons). Not surprisingly, it was the creator of all four of these characters, [[Simon Furman]], who both wrote the guide and conceived the idea of the Thirteen.<ref>Simon Furman panel, BotCon 2012</ref> While it was Furman who also created the Covenant, it is not yet known whether or not he was deliberately drawing upon his old idea when he introduced the Thirteen in this book.

The concept of the Thirteen quietly bubbled under for the next year, until another element was added with the introduction of [[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] in 2005's ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' series. Although presented merely as a very ancient [[Autobot]] in the original Japanese version of the ''Cybertron'' cartoon, Hasbro envisioned him as one of the Thirteen, and writer [[Forest Lee]] made this explicit in [[Vector Prime: In the Beginning|the first story]] produced for the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]. This story also introduced the idea that all of the Thirteen were [[Prime (rank)|Primes]], and that each had a specific function or purpose; Vector Prime's was stewardship of time, while a 2007 [[bio]] written for The Fallen's ''[[Titanium Series]]'' toy would later reveal he was the overseer of entropy. Between these two releases, in 2006, the short Japanese text story ''[[Beast Wars Reborn]]'' introduced [[Soundblaster (Cybertron)|Logos Prime]]; as a Japanese creation, his status among the Thirteen would be in question for years not because of anything in the fiction itself—which was pretty clear-cut on the matter—but purely because fans doubted that Hasbro were ''aware'' of the character.
[[File:NexusPrimeflankedbyotherPrimes.jpg|left|thumb|Fun Publications also introduced the first [[combiner]], [[Nexus Prime (SG)|Nexus Prime.]]
While it was not immediately apparent, Hasbro had put a plan in motion for the Thirteen with the Collectors' Club comic: across the next five years, five separate robots were introduced who were gradually revealed to be components of a combiner, Nexus Prime, who was one of the Thirteen. During this five-year span, the subject of the Thirteen often came up at BotCon Q&A sessions, during which the idea of them being [[multiversal singularity|multiversal singularities]] solidified.

Also during this time, current Transformers comic license holders [[IDW Publishing]] spoke often of a potential comic book mini-series about the Thirteen to be written by Simon Furman, but this was eventually nixed, with Furman noting in 2009 that this was because it had "become more of a [[Hasbro]] thing than an IDW thing."<ref>[http://hombreimaginario.deviantart.com/art/Interviews-10-Simon-Furman-130246343 Furman talks about the Thirteen in an interview on DeviantArt]</ref> Hasbro's desire to control and fully conceptualize the story of the Thirteen was further made evident when, after [[Fun Publications]]' Nexus Prime story concluded in the same year, they effectively took "custody" of the character as part of their future plans. This control, however, was evidently not all-encompassing: also in 2009, The Fallen made a surprising appearance as the titular villain of the second-live action Transformers film, ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', where he was a member not of a group of thirteen, but only ''seven'' Primes. Hasbro's [[Hasbro Q&A/October 2009#AllSpark.com|October 2009 online Q&A]] retroactively justified this by explaining that while all the Thirteen were Primes, only seven actually had the word "Prime" ''in their names''.
[[File:TransformersVault-Prima.jpg|thumb|The new design for [[Prima (Prime)|Prima]] was revealed at [[BotCon 2010]].]]
Eventually, in 2010, the grand scope of the new [[Aligned continuity family]] became the "delivery method" for Hasbro's long-percolating tale of the Thirteen. However, the "Aligned" continuity was also established to ''not'' be part of the multiverse in which all preceding Transformers fiction took place, which until then had lain the groundwork for the Thirteen. As such, the new information introduced by the Aligned continuity was only true for ''that'' continuity, and even chose to ignore or overrule some previous pieces of the story that had been revealed in "Multiverse" stories—The Fallen was given a much more tragic origin story that involved no connection to Unicron, Logos Prime was not included in the ranked of the "Aligned Thirteen" (which does not preclude his inclusion in the "Multiverse Thirteen"), while [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] was named as a member of the Aligned group, while he cannot possibly be a member of the Multiverse group given the established existence of alternate versions of himself (most significantly, his evil mirror universe [[Alpha Trion (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' self]]).

It was the novel ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' which revealed Trion to be one of the Thirteen, and which also revealed the Fallen's real name to be "Megatronus". New "Aligned" designs for Megatronus (and his "Fallen" form), Prima, Vector Prime, Alpha Trion and the now-canonized Liege Maximo were revealed at [[BotCon 2010]], with the new designs for Nexus Prime and newcomer [[Solus Prime (Prime)|Solus Prime]] revealed the following year at [[BotCon 2011]]. It was here that it was explained that each of the Thirteen represented one aspect of the Transformer race, their ranks also including a beast-mode Transformer and a [[Mini-Con]]. Solus would later factor into the ''[[Transformers: Exiles]]'' novel, which also introduced [[Amalgamous Prime]] and [[Alchemist Prime]]. Right around this time, the story of the Thirteen finally made the leap to the small screen, when, after years of being consigned to fan-targeted comics and convention panels, their origin tale was told in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' episode, "[[One Shall Rise, Part 1]]".

Finally, in December 2013, ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]]'' was released, detailing in full the complete history of the Thirteen in the Aligned Continuity.
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==Members==
===Multiverse===
Within the multiverse in which most Transformers fiction occurs, the Thirteen are [[multiversal singularity|multiversal singularities]]—across all the different [[universal stream]]s, only one incarnation of each of the Thirteen exists, moving between worlds. The group's roster has not been fully revealed, and known members include:

*'''[[Prima (G1)|Prima]]''' - The first [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix-bearer]] and first Transformer born from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the leader of the Thirteen.<ref>''Sentinel Prime was one of a dynasty of Primes, stretching back to the original '''13 Transformers''' and their leader, Prima.'' — ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' (2005) 1st ed p15, "Sentinel Prime"</ref>
*'''[[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]]''' - The guardian of space and time, who spent most of his life outside of reality, observing it and occasionally stepping in to help.
*'''[[The Fallen]]''' - Formerly the guardian of entropy, whose true name was stricken from history when he betrayed his brothers and became a [[Herald of Unicron]].<ref>''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''</ref>
*'''[[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Prime]]''' - The first combiner, and the guardian of [[Rarified Energon]].
*'''[[Soundblaster (Cybertron)|Logos Prime]]'''— an enigmatic figure who, in the present day, sought to pass on his incredible powers over time and space to an heir.

The [[Liege Maximo (G2)|Liege Maximo]] was implied to be one of the group, but has not been confirmed in any canon source. Also, [[Maccadam]] was rumored (albeit half-jokingly) to be one of the Thirteen in ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|The Ultimate Guide]]'', but this has not been touched upon since.

===Aligned===
[[File:OneShallRise1-WellofAllSparks.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Within the Aligned continuity family, which exists separately from the rest of the Transformers multiverse, the full roster of the Thirteen is known. Each possesses a special [[Artifacts of the Primes|artifact]] of great power that is tied to their identity and role in Primus' plan. Listed in the order of their creation by Primus, they are:

*'''[[Prima (Prime)|Prima]]''' - The leader of the Thirteen, a warrior of light who wielded the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]].
*'''[[Vector Prime (WFC)|Vector Prime]]''' - The master of time and space, which he could manipulate through his [[Blades of Time]].
*'''[[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]]''' - Holder of the [[Quill]], which he uses to record the past, present, and future of Cybertron in the [[Covenant of Primus]] in his role as recordskeeper of the Primes.
*'''[[Solus Prime (Prime)|Solus Prime]]''' - The master artificer and creator of many of the Primes' weapons through use of her incredible [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]]. She was the first [[female Transformer|female Cybertronian]].
*'''[[Micronus Prime]]''' - The conscience of the Thirteen, and the first [[Mini-Con]], able to [[Powerlinx|link up with and enhance the power]] of his siblings through the use of his [[Chimera Stone]].
*'''[[Alchemist Prime]]''' - Student of the elemental structure of the natural world, aided in this by his [[Lenses]], which allowed him to see further and deeper than anyone, in both material and spiritual senses. Co-founder of Cybertronian civilization with Alpha Trion.
*'''[[Nexus Prime (Prime)|Nexus Prime]]''' - The first and greatest combiner, granted the ability to divide himself into separate forms by his [[Enigma of Combination]]. Unpredictable, fascinated by change, and a lighthearted prankster.
*'''[[Onyx Prime (Prime)|Onyx Prime]]''' - The first beast-form Cybertronian, a primitive and spiritual being able to view other times, places, souls and even the afterlife through his three-faced [[Triptych Mask]].
*'''[[Amalgamous Prime]]''' - The joker of the Thirteen and the first [[Shifter]], unpredictable and easygoing. He was first Cybertronian with the ability of [[transformation]], granted him by his [[Transformation Cog]], which became the basis for the cogs in all subsequent Trasnformer life.
*'''[[Quintus Prime]]''' - A daydreamer and perfectionist whose drive to express his ideas led him to become a scientist. His artifact was the [[Emberstone]], which gave him the ability to create life; the [[Quintesson]]s were among his creations.
*'''[[Liege Maximo (WFC)|Liege Maximo]]''' - The manipulator. Though his artifact was notionally the toxin-loaded [[Legian Darts]], his real skill was his ability to talk others into his way of thinking—a black art that ultimately caused the downfall of the Thirteen.
*'''[[Megatronus (WFC)|Megatronus]]''' - The warrior of darkness, Prima's opposite number, whose role as the necessary counterbalance set him apart from his fellow Primes. His artifact was the [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]], created for him by Solus; this act began a doomed romance between the two that led to his turning on his brothers and becoming known as '''The Fallen'''.
*'''[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]''' - The mediator of the Primes, who united the Thirteen by being the first among them to raise an arm in greeting. He would subsequently be reincarnated as '''Orion Pax'''.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Thefallen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|No, seriously guys, is it just me, or is it hot in here?]]
[[The Fallen]] was thwarted in his attempt to sabotage [[Primus]]' [[Cybertron (planet)|physical form]], and the Thirteen allegedly died after casting the Fallen and his master [[Unicron]] through a [[black hole]] into another dimension. In truth, the Fallen was imprisoned in another dimension, while [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] kept watch over the Transformers in the [[Well of All Sparks]] and Primus entered his eternal sleep to hide from Unicron. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}}

After [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Megatron]] were lost in a [[space bridge]] explosion, the Fallen was free from his prison in [[Transwarp|underspace]], and returned to Cybertron. He immediately set about trying to undo the [[Seal of Primus]] that locked the Well of All Sparks. However, upon his success, the Fallen was promptly destroyed by his reawoken creator. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages}}

{{note|It was revealed long after the demise of ''Dreamwave'' that an issue was planned which involved the return of both [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and the Fallen, meaning his "death" would not have been final. The Fallen would have appeared in a one-shot story entitled "[[The Enemy Within]]", when in the present, Jetfire discovered Shockwave broke the Seal for his cloning experiments. The Fallen's essence escaped and corrupted [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], and following his death, passed into Jetfire. ''Dreamwave'''s bankruptcy meant the story was never published.}}

===Fun Publications===
[[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] aided the [[Autobot]]s in finding the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s to close the [[Unicron Singularity]]. He regularly reported their progress to [[Alpha Trion (Energon)|Alpha Trion]], but during one visit Unicron's servants [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] and [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] attacked. {{storylink|Balancing Act}} [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] came to Cybertron looking for clues to his past, only to be attacked by [[Scorponok (Energon)|Dark Scorponok]], {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 2}} but his forcefield protected him. Ramjet offered him clues to his past in exchange for his <s>soul</s> service. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 3}} They went to Primus' spark core to destroy him with the [[Dead Matrix]], but Vector and [[Sentinel Maximus]] fought back. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 4}} Ramjet said he would stop trying to kill Primus if Vector aided them in restoring the balance by resurrecting Unicron, but he refused. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Pt 5}} Skyfall tried to save Ramjet but his forcefield only ignited an explosion that killed Ramjet. {{storylink|Revelations Part 1}} Vector had drones repair Skyfall and found [[Omega Prime]]—Trion's creation from a [[Viron]] universe—had helped Sentinel defeated Nemesis. Omega's presence saddened Vector, as it confirmed the multiverse was falling apart, and he left. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

Skyfall was helping Sentinel repair [[Vector Sigma]], when [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] informed him he had found a twenty-million-cycle-old carving of him and another bot. {{storylink|Revelations Part 4}} Immediately during a battle between [[Mini-Con]] Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s, Skyfall found [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}} The two seemingly vanished when Unicron attacked, {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}} when they had been transported to [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]]'s universe, {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 1}} and the trio and went through a [[space bridge]] {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}} to find [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]] in [[Axiom Nexus]]. [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Cheetor]] and [[Silverbolt (TransTech)|Silverbolt]] introduced the trio to [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]. However, [[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]] had Breakaway quietly subdued and taken to his laboratory. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 1}} Skyfall and Landquake realized Breakaway was gone, but Alpha Trion told them to come with him if they wanted to rescue their brother from the evil [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTechs]]. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 2}} He explained he was not from this dimension and was part of a resistance movement, introducing them to Topspin, whose job was to transfer their [[lowtech]] followers' [[spark]]s into their TransTech counterparts. Realizing Topspin was one of their kin, Skyfall and Landquake agreed to help. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 3}} [[Nightscream (TransTech)|Nightscream]] found Breakaway was being held near the portal to Alpha Trion's dimension, {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 4}} and his acolytes attacked, rescuing Breakaway {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 5}} and entering the [[transwarp]] device. Alpha Trion explained to Skyfall he was the key to the reunification, and killed him as they entered [[Shattered Glass|his universe]]. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 6}}
[[File:Reunification5-arisenexusprime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.95]]
Despite his claim his was a peaceful world, Alpha Trion shot [[Downshift (SG)|Downshift]], and Breakaway realized Skyfall had been killed by an energy blade rather than shot from behind as the old Autobot claimed. Alpha Trion's troops arrived, took the four components and he proclaimed he would kill them all—as reunification still worked with one of them dead—and that his reign would begin. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 1}} Landquake manipulated the raw energon and used smokebombs to escape, with Topspin and Breakaway carrying Skyfall. Weeks later, after trying unsuccessfully to revive Skyfall, {{storylink|Reunification: Part 2}} the [[Quintesson]] [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] appeared to take them to [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 3}} Landquake explained their situation to the Decepticons, and Megatron asked [[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]] to bring [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]], but then Cyclonus, revealing himself to be an agent of Alpha Trion, assassinated Megatron. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 4}} Breakaway suggested they use their powers to revive Megatron, and found themselves in a white space with Skyfall and Primus. They made their choice: [[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Prime]] was reborn. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 5}} Nexus resurrected Megatron as Galvatron and defeated [[Omega Doom]]. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 6}} Using Galvatron's gift of the [[stellar spanner]], Nexus and Aquarius began dimension-hopping to find the shards of the [[Star Saber (Prima)|artifact]] he had been entrusted with, so he could complete his memories. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}

===''Beast Wars Reborn''===
[[File:Bwreborn text.jpg|thumb]]
The '''Ancients''' (エンシェント ''Enshento'') were the original clan of Transformers created by Primus before he became [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and possessed extraordinary powers over space and time. One of them, [[Soundblaster (Cybertron)|Logos Prime]], lost sight of his objective and memory of him faded away. {{Storylink|Planetfall (BWR)|Planetfall}} He would return under the name of Soundblaster, abducting [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] so he could apparently appoint Megatron as his successor. [[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] was sent by Primus to stop the plot and was taken aback when confronted with his fellow Ancient who he thought lost. {{Storylink|Master of the Game}} While Vector Prime and what remained of Logos Prime fought on the astral plane, Soundblaster revealed the [[Zeonomicon]], the key to his power, and had Optimus and Megatron hunt it down on [[Animatron]] to decide who would inherit his power. {{storylink|Planetfall (BWR)|Planetfall}}

===Live-action film series===
{{main|Dynasty of Primes}}
[[File:ROTF-sixprimes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|The Primes in the Matrix/Allspark/surreal part of Primus's imagination.]]
The Primes were the guardians of the [[AllSpark]], charged with replenishing it. They commanded [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] and [[Constructicon (ROTF)|workers]] to find stars and replenish the AllSpark with their energy. The Fallen began seeing himself as the AllSpark's chosen one and began destroying solar systems with sentient life to replenish the Cube. His brothers warned him not to do it again, so The Fallen tried it again on [[Earth]] to lure them. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3|Tales of the Fallen #3}} The Fallen slaughtered all his brothers bar Prima himself, who gathered his brothers' lifeforce to trap The Fallen in his [[sarcophagus]]. Prima sacrificed himself to form a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] with his brothers' bodies to hide the Matrix. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}}

A long time passed, and The Fallen was eventually dug up. From his prison, he pushed [[Megatron (Movie)|High Protector Megatron]] into forming the Decepticons. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}} Thousands of years later, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], the sole surviving descendant of the Primes to survive The Fallen's rampage, {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}} had been killed. The Primes appeared to [[Sam Witwicky (Movie)|Sam Witwicky]], giving him the Matrix to revive Optimus, and Optimus avenged The Fallen's brothers by killing him. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|The ''Revenge of the Fallen'' adaptations have thirteen Primes. While designs were made for twelve non-Fallen Prime heads, the finished film shows only seven Primes, and this change was followed in ''[[Transformers: Tales of the Fallen|Tales of the Fallen]]'' and [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|the Titan magazine]]. Prima's appearance was retconned by Hasbro at [[BotCon 2010]].}}

===Aligned continuity===
{{note|"Anything you know from past generations of the brand may or may not be factual in the new continuity."<ref>[[Hasbro Q&A/September 2010: Answers|Hasbro Q&A, September 2010: {{SITENAME SHORT}}]]</ref><ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=74182 Hasbro Q&A, September 2010: AllSpark.com]</ref>}}
[[File:OneShallRise1-TheThirteen.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|They're not a fan of direct lighting.]]
Legend says that [[Primus]] created the Thirteen to defeat [[Unicron]]. The Thirteen succeeded, and Unicron's defeated form was cast by them into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Statues of the Thirteen were created at some point after they defeated Unicron. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

What is known about the Primes is that their war made "enemies of brothers, murderers of lovers, heroes of the insignificant, and cowards of the mighty". Allegiances formed and broke apart: Megatronus refused to bow before his brothers, and he believed he would be vindicated someday despite his destructive methods. The murder of one sent them across the stars, to battle among themselves for billions of cycles. Finally, there came a time when Prima had to relinquish the Matrix. Afterwards, the [[Covenant of Primus]] decreed Cybertron could only have one Prime at a time.
[[File:OneShallRise1-Thirteenattack.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Three seconds of one episode made up for a lifetime of lack of Thirteen images.]]
[[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] remained on Cybertron, recording these events into the Covenant, and the Primes became myths doubted by [[Jazz (WFC)|some]]. Alpha Trion retreated into becoming the Archivist of the [[Hall of Records]] when [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]], the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] and the [[Guilds of Cybertron]] ignored his protests about the [[caste system]]. The [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] did not bestow itself onto another until the unworthy Sentinel died, and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] was imbued with it, while his nemesis had become known as [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], who like his namesake had come to destroy that he believed in. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}
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==Notes==
*''Transformers: The Ultimate Guide'' asserts that all of the Thirteen were destroyed in the early battle between Primus and Unicron, but the statement was disproven by the book itself, since it recounted how The Fallen was not destroyed but exiled to a transdimensional prison from which he later escaped. Fun Publications comics would later depict Vector Prime as the sole surviving member of the Thirteen, and then go on to introduce Nexus Prime as a co-survivor alongside him.
*In Hasbro Q&A on October, 2009 from [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=63609 ''The Allspark Forum''], The Thirteen are referred to as "the Original Epic Warriors of Cybertron" by Hasbro.
*The notion of the Primes being originally huge is similar to early ''Revenge of the Fallen'' concepts where the Fallen dwarfed Optimus and was almost the size of a pyramid, as evident from [[Defiance issue 4|''Defiance'' #4]] and the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]].
*In "[[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations]]", [[James Roberts]] came up with a completely different creation story for [[IDW Publishing]]'s Transformers, just because he ''can''. There is still [[Guiding Hand|an original group of Transformers]] and a war caused by treachery, but in that version the traitor is another god named [[Mortilus]]. However in [[The Crucible]], reveals that there existed Thirteen Original Primes in the IDW continuity, based off the Thirteen as depicted in the Aligned continuity family. While unknown if they were the original Transformers, Alpha Trion mentions they possessed a bond to Primus.

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Prime (rank)

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{{disambig3|Prime}}
{{quote|We are Primus. We are Prima. We are Prime Nova. We are Sentinel Prime. We are Optimus Prime.}}

'''Prime''' is a rank of highest distinction in many ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' continuities. Typically, it is used as the identification for the leader of the [[Autobot]]s, something that is bestowed only on those that carry the [[Matrix of Leadership]] within them. It is [[Retcon|retroactively]] derived from [[Primus]], the creator of the Transformers.

With the retcon that Primus is one singular entity that exists (and '''must''' exist) threaded through all Transformer continuities, the term Prime is likewise given one singular origin. It was, first of all, the designation granted by Primus to seven of the [[Thirteen|Thirteen original Transformers]] created, by his own hand, at the dawn of the physical universe to crew his planetary form.

In universes where the Transformers speak Japanese, the equivalent rank is '''[[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]'''.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
"Prime" did not initially seem to hold any significance as a title or rank.
*Optimus Prime's Marvel Comics ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' profile describes his "Optimus" module as his humanoid robot component and his "Prime" module as his small cart-shaped component that is also known as [[Roller (G1)|Roller]].
*The Decepticons did not know who held the Creation Matrix until [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] calculated with 99.7% certainty that it was Optimus Prime.<ref>[[The New Order]]</ref>
*In a flashback to events early in the war, "Optimus Prime" was simply a [[Lieutenant Commander]].<ref>[[The Flames of Boltax!]]</ref>

Nevertheless, "Prime" eventually developed into a title of sorts. A direct lineage of Creation Matrix bearers was established, each of whom took on a derivation of the name of their god Primus. They were [[Prima (G1)|Prima]], [[Prime Nova]], [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]. However, following the lead of the animated movie, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] briefly bore the Matrix without taking the title of "Prime" in the UK's future continuity.<ref>In [[Target: 2006]] part 7, the time-traveling [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] called the 1986 version of Ultra Magnus "Ultra Magnus" even though he mistook him for the future Ultra Magnus who was the current bearer of the Matrix.</ref>

===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
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The evidence for "Prime" being a rank here is weaker than elsewhere, but the case can still be made. Though many Matrix-Bearers are seen, and all are by definition Autobot Leaders, only four are ever named; 2 Primes, 2 not: [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], Optimus Prime, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], and Rodimus Prime. Without knowing any other names it is hard to make a concrete case here for "Prime" being a title given only to Matrix-Bearers.

It is of note though that if it were, then "Prime" in this continuity would be a military/political title (since it is the "Matrix of Leadership"), rather than the religious title of the Marvel Comics.

''"Prime" is a title/rank similar in use to Marvel Comics. There is a nearly complete linage of Matrix of Leadership bearers taking the rank. They are: [[Primon]], [[Prima (G1)|Prima]], [[Prime Nova]], [[Guardian Prime]], [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon|Sentinel Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}''

{{note|Not all Convoys are Primes (and vice-versa). If you can lead [[Antroid]]s to a picnic, you're a Convoy in Japan.}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
It's only passingly touched on, but may be noteworthy that the phrase, "Who died and made you Prime?" was used by [[Maximal]] characters in ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]],'' implying that, to them, "prime" was roughly equivalent to "leader". They also used the word to mean "great" or "good" in the phrases "That's just prime," (said sarcastically), and "Feeling prime."

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
This continuity also establishes Prime as designating the leader of the Autobots, but there is some muddled information. The Prime carried within him the Matrix of Leadership, but it appears that the Matrix doesn't contain the wisdom of past leaders, as that was held on a [[Golden Disk (council)|separate datatrak]]. Also, the Prime did not appoint his successor. A new Prime was chosen by the [[Council of Ancients]], supposedly through divine authority.

It's unknown what powers the Prime shared with the Council of Ancients, but the Primes themselves had several powers. In addition to being commander-in-chief of the Autobot Army, the Prime also had the authority to order a planet wide evacuation. Autobots gave oaths of loyalty to the Prime, and were expected to risk their lives for the Prime's safety (whether the Prime wanted them to or not). {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}}

There are five known Primes in Dreamwave continuity, listed in ''More than Meets the Eye'' #8. These are Alpha Prime, Guardian Prime, Sentinel Prime, Optimus Prime and Rodimus Prime. The list does not specify chronology, and Rodimus Prime never appeared in any actual Dreamwave comics.

===Unicron Trilogy===
Prime is indeed a title given to leaders and Matrix-bearers here, as evidenced by both [[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], but no other Primes are ever named. In ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Galaxy Force]]'', [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (Nitro Convoy), [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (Flame Convoy), [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (Live Convoy), and [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (Megalo Convoy) all hold the title of Convoy as leaders of their respective planets, but this scheme does not carry over into the western translation, and so the Prime appellation does not apply. Likewise, in ''Super Link'', the Japanese version of ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]] is known as "Rodimus Convoy", hearkening back to the name of [[Hot Rod (G1)|his G1 predecessor]]. But again, this does not follow through in Hasbro's materials.

Interestingly, Vector Prime is not known as Vector Convoy in Japan, but Vector Prime, while Optimus maintains the traditional Convoy title as Galaxy Convoy.

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:Primes IDW.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|[[To sell toys|Get on it, Hasbro!]]]]
Optimus Prime describes Primes as beings that define the eras they ruled. Thus, [[Nova Prime]] presided over an era in which the populace believed the Cybertronian race's destiny was in the stars, and commissioned the first [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'' spacecraft]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} The people of Cybertron believed the ''Ark'' was for exploration, but Nova's true goal was aggressive expansionism at the cost of other civilizations. Despite being a Matrix bearer (the exact circumstances of how he acquired the Matrix are unknown) {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}, he was referred to by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] as a "false Prime" most likely due to his behaviour betraying the ideals of Primus. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} Nova was thought lost after he disappeared into the [[Benzuli Expanse]] while aboard the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}

Nova was succeeded by [[Nominus Prime]], who rose to become the leader of a corrupt Cybertron where the ruling elite oppressed the lower citizens whose roles in life were determined by the bodies they were built in. His rule ended when a group within the [[Senate]] conspired against him in order to take the power of the Matrix for themselves, {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} only to find that his Matrix was a fake. They quickly had Nominus killed, covered it up and publicly announced that their head of security [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel]], part of the conspiracy, was showing signs of Matrix affinity. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}}

Thus Sentinel became Sentinel Prime, who during the [[Clampdown]] served as the head of the Autobot Security Services, the chief law enforcement and military body on Cybertron. However, he stressed that he was ultimately subservient to the will of the Senate who enacted the laws he enforced. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} His tenure was a short one, as he was killed by [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] during the first [[Decepticon]] uprising {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

[[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]] rose to power shortly after the deaths of Sentinel and the old Senate, and seemed to be a change in pace from their corrupt regime. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} However, as the civil war spread across Cybertron, Zeta grew increasingly ruthless in his methods of fighting the Decepticons and didn't care what the New Senate had to say or what the common Cybertronian had to go through. {{storylink|Parasites}} He was destroyed by Megatron after his officer [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] turned against him. {{storylink|Overthrown}}

Shortly after Zeta's death, Orion Pax happened upon the real Matrix, which called out to him and transformed him into Optimus Prime, the first Prime in ages to be chosen by the Matrix. {{storylink|Transformation (issue)|Transformation}} After Cybertron was rendered uninhabitable, Optimus Prime was the apparent highest ranking Autobot, directing the galaxy-spanning conflict to deny the Decepticons conquest of additional planets. In this task, he occasionally sought the guidance of the ancient Autobot and weapon of last resort Omega Supreme. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} While he was a fair and wise leader, the lineage of corrupt and militant Primes that preceded him had already tarnished the title of Prime in the eyes of [[NAIL|neutral Cybertronians]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt}} With the loss of the Matrix and the realization that the neutrals saw him as a warmonger and not a leader, Optimus Prime abandoned his title and went back to being Orion Pax once the war was over. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] called himself "Rodimus Prime" for a while, a name coined by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] in an attempt to appeal to the Autobot's ego. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}

In addition to these Primes, there appear to be at least two Primes predating Nova Prime. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

{{note|Neither Nominus nor Zeta Prime were included in the lineage of Primes depicted in "Spotlight: Optimus Prime", which is of course because they were created after "Spotlight: Optimus Prime" had been published.}}

===Movie continuity===
{{main|Dynasty of Primes}}

{{note|The following has been [[retcon]]ned during the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] phase of the film series.}}
The title of Prime was bestowed upon the civilian and spiritual leader of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] but at the same time, aided the [[Lord High Protector]] in stewarding the [[AllSpark]] just as the Lord High Protector was co-ruler. Optimus Prime held this title before, during and after the war for the AllSpark as leader of the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday}}

According to The Quest For the ALLSPARK paperback's opening paragraph, "...Most revered were Optimus and Megatron. They were twin brothers of the Prime dynasty."

This, along with the note from the Autobots version of the same DS game that Megatron "took the spark" of his and Optimus' father, implies that “Prime” may have been their father’s name and that Megatron may have also had the surname "Prime" as well.

In Revenge of the Fallen, its revealed that the Primes were ancient Transformers, the first of the race and that the [[Dynasty of Primes]] led the race until the Fallen betrayed his brothers and they sacrificed themselves to prevent him from getting the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. By 2007, Optimus Prime was the only Prime known to still be alive (no one knew that Sentinel was still alive in the ruins of the ''Ark'' on Earth's Moon) and the only one who could defeat the Fallen as "only a Prime can defeat the Fallen." The Fallen had him killed by Megatron and tried his original plan to harvest Earth's sun for Energon, but was killed by the resurrected Optimus with help from [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] and thanks to the efforts of [[Sam Witwicky]].

Eventually, the remains of the ''Ark'' are discovered along with the body of Sentinel Prime who is revived by the Matrix of Leadership like Optimus once was. Sentinel is revealed to be a traitor and in a battle, is killed by Optimus Prime with help from Megatron.

===Transformers Animated===
Prime is still a rank in this continuity, but (uniquely) it is distinctly lower than commander of all Autobots (that would be [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] — the "[[Magnus (rank)|Magnus]]" refers to his rank). This is revealed when [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] attempts to give an order to [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]. Optimus is able to disregard this order because regardless of Sentinel's standing on the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]], they are both still Primes of equal rank. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}} Both Ultra Magnus and Sentinel Prime have bars on their forearms, with more bars present for the superior officer. Optimus Prime lacks these, and as such it is unknown if they are only present on the Elite Guard. The rank of Prime seems to be roughly equivalent to the human naval rank of captain.

In addition to Optimus and Sentinel, there is also [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime]]. Longarm was presumably given the rank as head of [[Cybertron Intelligence]], although his predecessor [[Highbrow (Animated)|Highbrow]] was never referred to as a Prime.

In the Animated universe, there is also the rank of "[[Minor (rank)|Minor]]", which lies below Prime. [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|Some sources]] [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|hint at]] a "Major" rank lying above Minor, but below Prime.

===Fun Publications fan club comics===
[[File:Clubcombinercarving.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|A component of the Prime of Rarified Energon looks at a portrait of his complete self...]]
It is revealed that the first [[Thirteen|Thirteen original Transformers]] created by Primus to crew his planetary form were all designated Primes. In addition to this designation, each was given a specific task or role in sustaining the multiverse.

[[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] was granted guardianship of space-time. The Prime who would become [[The Fallen]] was charged to oversee the force of entropy. [[Nexus Prime (SG)|Another of these Primes]] was made the guardian of [[Rarified Energon]]. Logos Prime and Prima's function are still unknown.

These Primes are [[Multiversal singularity|multiversal singularities]] (like their creator, only one version of each existing across all realities).
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===Shattered Glass===
The title of Prime is not an honorary rank but the title of the diabolical leader of the Autobots. [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] stands as the current Prime. For now. [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]], [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] or [[Thunderclash (SG)|Thunderclash]] may very well usurp the title and position in the future.

===Aligned===
====War for Cybertron====
Following the War of the [[Thirteen|Original Thirteen Primes]], the [[Covenant of Primus]] decreed there would only be one Prime ruling Cybertron at a time. It was technically [[Primus]]'s right to appoint the Prime and bestow them the Matrix, but gradually his children became ignorant of his presence. It almost seems [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] was the only Prime between the Age of the Primes and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], as he fought off the [[Quintesson]]s, established the [[Golden Age]] and tried to combat its decline by establishing the [[caste system]], to [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]]'s displeasure. Sentinel was unworthy of the Matrix, and the [[Core]] said it was only after his death that Optimus could receive it for being a Prime was not a status Trion or the High Council could grant. The civil war began and continues as [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] both want to be Prime and bear the Matrix. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

In Xbox 360/PS3/PC version of ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]'', the [[Autobot High Council]] declare they exist to choose the Primes, and seemingly referencing the Thirteen, note they have watched as many Primes fell to their greed and pride.

==== ''Prime'' cartoon ====
[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] traveled to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] to visit a tomb known to hold the remains of a [[Dead Prime|Prime]]. He severed the arm of the Prime and attached it to his own body to gain control of the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. With the Forge, he crafted the [[Dark Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

==Notes==
*In the UK Marvel Comics continuity story "[[Space Pirates!]]", Rodimus Prime lost control of the Creation Matrix and immediately reverted to "Hot Rod", apparently losing the rank of Prime along with the Matrix. Optimus Prime, on the other hand, continued to be known as "Prime" during the long stretch of time when the Creation Matrix was lost.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Prime''' (プライム ''Puraimu'')

==References==
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==See also==
*[[Autobot commander (disambiguation)|Autobot Commander]]
*[[Supreme Commander]]
*[[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]
*[[Magnus (rank)|Magnus]]

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Megatronus (WFC)

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{{disambig2|the Fallen from the Aligned continuity family|the Fallen in most continuities|The Fallen}}

:''Megatronus is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:MegatronusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px]]

'''Megatronus''' is a member of the [[Thirteen]], who was later known as the '''Fallen'''.

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Megatronus conceived the idea of the [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]], a weapon so powerful that it dwarfed all other weapons in existence. With great reluctance, [[Solus Prime]] agreed to forge the weapon for Megatronus, and even then only after Megatronus convinced other members of the Thirteen to petition her on his behalf as well. Even after the weapon was completed, Solus Prime showed great reluctance in allowing it to remain in existence. After demonstrating its awesome power to the Thirteen, she asked for a vote as to whether the Requiem Blaster should be destroyed. Megatronus led the group who voted in favor of retaining the Blaster, and they won by the slimmest of margins, 7-to-6.

At some later date, Megatronus killed Solus Prime in a fit of rage, and became the Fallen, forever more. The reason for the murder is not fully known at this point, although Solus did favor [[Nexus Prime (Prime)|Nexus Prime]] over others in the Thirteen, a fact that had stirred jealousy in Megatronus in the past. Though a terrible thing, [[Vector Prime]] considered the Fallen lashing out in a moment of anger forgivable over [[Liege Maximo (WFC)|Liege Maximo]]'s active plotting. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], who took his name to inspire fear, took a favorable view of the Fallen, considering him the one member of the Thirteen who refused to bow down to the others and would carve his own destiny. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[File:OneShallRise1-WellofAllSparks.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67]]
According to legend, at the beginning of time, Unicron and Primus battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Until, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

A [[Megatron (WFC)|gladiator]] would name himself after Megatronus before shortening his name to simply "Megatron". {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

At some point statues of Megatronus and his brothers were made. They were placed in the chamber of the High Council. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

When [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] proclaimed to Optimus Prime that he wished to change sides, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] sarcastically claimed that he had been [[lobbing]] with the Fallen. {{storylink|Partners}}

===''The Covenant of Primus''===
{{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}
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Enigma of Combination

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[[File:RID34 enigma of combination.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
The '''Enigma of Combination''' is one of the [[Artifacts of the Primes|artifacts]] of the [[Thirteen]]. Possessed by [[Nexus Prime (SG)|Nexus Prime]], it can bestow the power of [[combiner|combination]] upon [[Transformer|Cybertronians]].

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
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{{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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During [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s ancient past, the Thirteen each led one of the [[Thirteen Tribes]] that waged war over the surface. In this time, the Enigma was in the hands of [[Nexus Prime (SG)|Nexus Prime]], who used it to create the Ancient [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], combining humanoid Transformers with beast-form Cybertronians from the ranks of his ally [[Onyx Prime]]. Sickened by these "abominations", the barbarian [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] waged a bloody crusade to slay all the Headmasters, then killed Nexus himself and took the Enigma to prevent its powers from being used to perpetuate what he saw as further perversions of Cybertronian purity. Later partnering with [[Nova Prime]], who hoped to use the Enigma's power for his own ends, Galvatron lied and claimed that Nexus had fled the planet, taking the Enigma with him. However, their mutual ally [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] could detect the falsehood in Galvatron's words—none had ever known whether or not the Enigma was anything more than a ''concept'', but Galvatron clearly knew it to be a physical object. Realizing that he had accidentally tipped his hand, Galvatron shot the Enigma into space to put it beyond his allies' reach. Eventually, seven million years ago, it crash-landed on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

==Notes==
*When listing a handful of the artifacts of the Primes, the novel ''[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]'' mentions the [[Infinite Combinatoric]]. Given the abilities its name implies, this ''might'' have been an early name for the Enigma. It wouldn't be the only point of confusing discontinuity between artifacts in ''Exiles''.

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Vector Prime (WFC)

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{{disambig2|the Vector Prime from the Aligned continuity family|the Vector Prime who first appeared in ''Cybertron''|Vector Prime (Cybertron)}}

:''Vector Prime is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

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'''Vector Prime''' is one of the [[Thirteen]].

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
In the past, the once idealistic Vector Prime held the Thirteen together with his idealism, but despaired as his fellow Primes fell to fighting and backstabbing. He could understand a moment of anger that caused [[Megatronus (WFC)|Megatronus]] to lash out and kill [[Solus Prime]], but when he discovered [[Liege Maximo (WFC)|Liege Maximo]] actively scheming against his brothers, he could tolerate no more, and created a miniature pocket dimension for himself. This could only be accessed through the [[Blades of Time]], which were scattered across the Cybertronian colonies and guarded by [[Nexus Prime (Prime)|Nexus Prime]]'s fractured selves. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

When he defeated [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] in combat, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] noticed he wore the sigil of the noble myth of Vector Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

After discovering and assembling the Blades of Time, Optimus stepped through into Vector Prime's pocket dimension. Vector Prime had been expecting him, and called Optimus "Prime". He agreed to aid the Autobots, and seemed surprised that Alpha Trion was still alive. He wondered how many of the Thirteen were still around. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[File:OneShallRise1-VectorPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

At some point, statues of Vector Prime and his brothers were made. They were placed in the chamber of the High Council. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

===''The Covenant of Primus''===
{{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}
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Solus Prime (G1)

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{{disambig2|the Solus Prime from Generation 1|the Solus Prime from the Aligned continuity family|Solus Prime (Prime)}}
:''Solus Prime is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

'''Solus Prime''' is one of the [[Thirteen]], who leads her own [[Transformer]] tribe.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[Nexus Prime (SG)|Nexus Prime]] claimed that [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] broke a promise to Solus Prime, which led to war between the Thirteen and their respective tribes. The war forced most of the Thirteen, including Solus Prime, to leave [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. She resided on another planet, the location of which was later discovered by [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]. As with the other Primes, Shockwave sent one of his [[Regenesis]] ore to Solus's hiding place. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

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Shifter

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:''Shifters are a [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]ian sub-species from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

While almost every [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] is capable of [[transformation|changing shape]] to some degree, '''Shifters''' take this to a whole new level. Supposed descendants of the trickster of the [[Thirteen]] [[Amalgamous Prime]], Shifters are chameleonoid even by their race's standards. They have the ability to [[Alt-mode|take any form]] comparative to their normal size and mass—extending even to other Cybertronians. Thus, their rare talent makes them highly-prized spies and scouts by others.

==Known Shifters==
*[[Amalgamous Prime]] - Original Shifter.
*[[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] - Now deceased.
*The [[Mutacon]]s - Granted to them by Amalgamous Prime's [[Transformation cog]].

==Fiction==
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{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles}} {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus}}

==Notes==
*[[Nexus Prime (Prime)|Nexus Prime]] is described as being like a Shifter at the end of ''[[Transformers: Exiles]]'', but since they were earlier described as the descendants of Amalgamous Prime, this may be more comparative than literal.

[[Category:Prime subgroups]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron subgroups]]

Transformers I.Q.

2014-10-28T05:51:27Z

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'''Transformers I.Q.''' is a regular feature of the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Collectors' Club magazine]] starting from [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 43|issue 43]]. It takes the form of a ''Transformers'' trivia quiz in comic strip format, presented as multi-choice questions posed by [[I-QUEUE]], an interactive AI that serves as an interface to the [[Axiom Nexus Cybernet Infocore]]. Questions can come from any of the myriad [[universal stream]]s known to the [[Transcendent Technomorph|Transtechs]] who live in [[Axiom Nexus]]. Looking the answers up on TFWiki.net is probably considered cheating.

The feature also includes a "last issue review", in which I-QUEUE covers the answer to one of the previous issue's questions in more detail, or a "trivia bonus" which covers an aspect of the topic from the current issue.

==Installments==
*{{anchor|issue 43}} Base level familiarity with the multiverse with questions from a number of universal streams. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 43|Collectors' Club #43}}
*{{anchor|issue 44}} More questions from select universal streams. Last issue review: I-QUEUE details the shooting and subsequent upgrading of Orion Pax into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] as well as the later attack on Iacon detailed in "[[Battle Lines, Part 6]]". {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 44|Collectors' Club #44}}
*{{anchor|issue 45}} Notable individuals in Cybertronian history. Last issue review: the ambush of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s at [[Elevation Recostalus]] and their rebuilding on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 45|Collectors' Club #45}}
*{{anchor|issue 46}} [[Alien]] life forms encountered by Transformers. Last issue review: [[Mini-Con]]s and [[Powerlinx|Powerlinqing]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 46|Collectors' Club #46}}
*{{anchor|issue 47}} [[Human]] allies of the Transformers. Last issue review: [[Mecannibal]]s and their eating habits. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 47|Collectors' Club #47}}
*{{anchor|issue 48}} [[Quintesson]]s. Last issue review: [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] takes delivery of a shard of the [[Star Saber (Prima)|"Cosmic Blade"]] that [[Nexus Prime (SG)|Nexus Prime]] needs to save reality. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 48|Collectors' Club #48}}
*{{anchor|issue 49}} [[Beast mode|Beast Warriors]] throughout the multiverse. Trivia Bonus: [[Lio Convoy (BWII)|Lio Convoy]]'s mission to collect [[Angolmois]] and rebuild [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 49|Collectors' Club #49}}
*{{anchor|issue 50}} The creation of various types of Beast Warrior. Trivia Bonus: The [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]] of [[Primax 498.1 Alpha]] and his quest to rise in the ranks. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 50|Collectors' Club #50}}
*{{anchor|issue 51}} Non-Beast Warrior Transformers with animal alternate modes. Trivia Bonus: [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], [[Targetmaster]]s, and the [[binary bonding|bond]] between organic and Cybertronian. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 51|Collectors' Club #51}}
*{{anchor|issue 52}} Some of the more obscure Japanese ''Beast Wars'' based fiction. Trivia Bonus: [[Big Convoy (BWN)|Big Convoy]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 52|Collectors' Club #52}}
*{{anchor|issue 53}} [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]] [[Maximal]]s under the command of [[Lio Convoy (BWII)|Lioconvoy]]. Trivia Bonus: the secrets of the planet [[Gaea]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 53|Collectors' Club #53}}
*{{anchor|issue 54}} Club-based Beast Era fiction. Trivia Bonus: Aquarius and "[[Dorothy]]" arrive in the ''Shattered Glass'' universe instead of their intended destination, so Aquarius can take delivery of the [[Origin Matrix]] from [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Mammoth]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 54|Collectors' Club #54}}
*{{anchor|issue 55}} Base questions on Autobot/Maximal leaders. Trivia Bonus: The history of universal stream [[Primax 209.0 Gamma]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 55|Collectors' Club #55}}
*{{anchor|issue 56}} [[:Category:Pirates|Pirates]] and pirate related things. Trivia Bonus: Pirate captain [[Cannonball (disambiguation)|Cannonball]] across the Multiverse, including [[Cannonball (Cybertron)|Cannonball]], [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]] and [[Cannonball (RID)|Cannonball]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 56|Collectors' Club #56}}
*{{anchor|issue 57}} Transforming species that aren't from Cybertron. Trivia Bonus: Organic Transformers. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 57|Collectors' Club #57}}
*{{anchor|issue 58}} Negative polarity universes. Trivia Bonus: [[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]]'s assassination of [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 58|Collectors' Club #58}}

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[[Category:Comics]]
[[Category:Fun Publications]]
[[Category:TransTech]]

Mainspring

2014-10-28T05:51:24Z

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:''Mainspring is a Velocitronian from the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] [[continuity family]].''

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'''Mainspring''' is a mechanic, content to work behind the scenes and in the pits on his native world of Velocitron, repairing other raceers and optimizing them for speed. Nevertheless, he does sometimes tire of his life fixing wheeled vehicles, and yearns for other challenges on other worlds. This may be because he is, in fact, a fifth of [[Nexus Prime (Prime)|an ancient, legendary combiner]].

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}
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[[Category:Mechanics]]
[[Category:Nexus Prime components]]
[[Category:Prime Transformers]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Velocitron]]

Chaindrive

2014-10-28T05:51:21Z

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:''Chaindrive is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] [[continuity family]].''

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'''Chaindrive''' is an Autobot.

Or at least that's what he thought for a long time, before realizing at [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]]'s urging that he was, in fact, a component of a [[Nexus Prime (Prime)|long-lost, ancient combiner]].

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Chaindrive was one of the many Autobots who remained on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after its demise. However, Alpha Trion realized that there was far more potential in him. With the aid of [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], the two of them constructed a jury-rigged [[space bridge]], which sent Chaindrive to the tomb of [[Solus Prime]], where he met up with the other Autobots. Carrying one of the [[Blades of Time]], granted to him by Alpha Trion, he aided Optimus in locating the lost [[Vector Prime]].

Upon arriving on Junkion, Chaindrive was reunited with three other Velocitronians and Junkions; the equally enigmatic, [[Pinion]], [[Mainspring]], and [[Clocker (Prime)|Clocker]]. Their combined energy awoke the fifth and final member of the team, the dormant [[Cannonspring]]. Together, they realized their true heritage and destiny, and for the first time in eons reunited into the mighty Nexus Prime.

Displaying the ability to hold more weapons than an armory, Nexus Prime pulled forth his Omni Blade and passed the Cyber Caliber over to Optimus Prime. Although he refused to kill anyone, Nexus Prime essentially held off the Decepticons and the Star Seekers for a time, on intimidation alone. As Megatron and Thundertron left to pursue other goals, Nexus Prime reclaimed his swords and gave some last words of encouragement to Optimus Prime before splitting himself once more. Reduced to a set of five protoforms, Nexus Prime vanished into space and the annals of history once more. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

[[Category:Nexus Prime components]]
[[Category:Prime Transformers]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]

Cannonspring

2014-10-28T05:51:18Z

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:''Cannonspring is a Cybertronian from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Cannonspring''' was a fifth of the mighty [[Nexus Prime (Prime)|Nexus Prime]], and the only one of the impromptu quintet who had an inkling of his past and ultimate destiny.

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==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Not long after Nexus Prime separated himself permanently, Cannonspring was tasked with defending his portion of the [[Blades of Time]]. However, his ship crashed on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], and he himself was knocked offline for many centuries.

Much, much later, Cannonspring was awoken by the presence of four other [[Transformer]]s above him and a raging battle. These four Transformers were also components of Nexus Prime, and together they reunified for the first time in eons to help defend against the [[Decepticon]]s and [[Star Seeker]]s. Nexus Prime pulled forth his [[Omni Saber]] and passed the [[Cyber Caliber]] over to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Although he refused to kill anyone, Nexus Prime essentially held off the Decepticons and the Star Seekers for a time, on intimidation alone. As [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and [[Thundertron]] left to pursue other goals, Nexus Prime reclaimed his swords and gave some last words of encouragement to Optimus Prime before splitting himself once more. Reduced to a set of five [[protoform]]s, Nexus Prime vanished into space and the annals of history once more. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

[[Category:Nexus Prime components]]
[[Category:Prime Transformers]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]

Pinion

2014-10-28T05:51:16Z

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:''Pinion is a [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]]''.

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The scrap trader '''Pinion''' has never felt entirely at home on the world of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion.]] Nevertheless, the quiet Junkion does his best to work hard and fit in.

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Optimus Prime first met Pinion while pursuing a piece of the [[Blades of Time]]. Although the two briefly fought while Prime attempted to rescue the piece from an incinerator, they both apologized for the misunderstanding. Pinion felt a connection to the piece of metal, but could not explain it.

When the [[Decepticon]]s attacked Junkion, Pinion, [[Mainspring]], [[Clocker (Prime)|Clocker]], [[Chaindrive]], and [[Cannonspring]] were drawn together to re-form the mighty Prime [[Nexus Prime (Prime)|Nexus Prime]] to help defend against the [[Decepticon]]s and [[Star Seeker]]s. Nexus Prime pulled forth his Omni Blade and passed the Cyber Caliber over to Optimus Prime. Although he refused to kill anyone, Nexus Prime essentially held off the Decepticons and the Star Seekers for a time, on intimidation alone. As Megatron and Thundertron left to pursue other goals, Nexus Prime reclaimed his swords and gave some last words of encouragement to Optimus Prime before splitting himself once more. Reduced to a set of five protoforms, Nexus Prime vanished into space and the annals of history once more. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

[[Category:Junkions]]
[[Category:Nexus Prime components]]
[[Category:Prime Transformers]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]

Blades of Time

2014-10-28T05:51:13Z

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When the once idealistic [[Vector Prime]] despaired after the [[War of the Primes]] and sealed himself away in a peculiar pocket dimension, he left the '''Blades of Time''' in the hands of his comrade [[Nexus Prime (Prime)|Nexus Prime]]. When assembled correctly, these five pieces of metal are capable of opening a portal to Vector Prime's secret sanctuary.

However, when Nexus Prime split himself into five parts in order to protect the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], the Blades were also divvied up, and his five amnesiac components soon lost track of them.

==Fiction==
===''Exiles''===

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Chaos Edge

2014-10-28T05:51:11Z

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The '''Chaos Edge''' is one of the many swords carried by [[Nexus Prime (Prime)|Nexus Prime]].

==Fiction==
===''Exiles''===

Nexus Prime held this sword (appearing from nowhere) to threaten the rogue pirate captain [[Thundertron]], but refrained from actually using it, as he sensed that the pirate captain would "have a role to play in the question of the [[AllSpark]]". {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

[[Category:Artifacts of the Primes]]
[[Category:Blades]]
[[Category:Prime weapons]]

Omni Saber

2014-10-28T05:51:08Z

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The '''Omni Saber''' is yet another sword that [[Nexus Prime (Prime)|Nexus Prime]] likes to carry around. It is described as being "black as space" and reflects no light. ''Dark''...

==Fiction==
===''Exiles''===

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[[Category:Blades]]
[[category:Prime weapons]]

Rage of the Dinobots issue 4

2014-10-28T05:51:06Z

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|next=Beast Hunters issue 1
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|image=RotD4_cvrA.jpg
|title=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[February 20]], [[2013]]
|coverdate=February 2013
|written by=[[Mike Johnson]] & [[Mairghread Scott]]
|art by=[[Agustin Padilla]]
|colors by=[[Thomas Deer]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|assistant editor=[[Jean-Carlo Tirado]]
|editor=[[John Barber]]
|continuity=[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]
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'''Grimlock versus Shockwave!'''

==Synopsis==

The [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]] and [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] meet [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] in battle, but the cyclopean scientist proves to be surrounded by a forcefield that deflects their every attack. Knocked out by an [[electromagnetic pulse]] trigger by the [[Decepticon]], the team is taken to Shockwave's laboratory, where Grimlock is strapped to an operating table and the others are jailed. As Grimlock struggles to escape, Shockwave explains that he created the Dinobots based on the hypothesis that a combination of intelligence and brute savagery was necessary to create the perfect soldier. Having observed the Dinobots in action since their escape from his clutches, however, he now postulates that sentience is not necessary, and fully unleashing that beast within Grimlock will transform him into the ideal warrior. As Shockwave sets about his wicked work, Grimlock recalls the last time he was trapped in this position, his previous escape and battle with Shockwave, and his being injured in the [[space bridge]] explosion that followed, left for dead until his fellow Dinobots came to his aid...

Elsewhere in the complex, [[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]] tests the durability of their cell with his blaster while Ultra Magnus puts his mind to work thinking up an escape plan. He and [[Slug (FOC)|Slug]] engage in a fake argument, during which Magnus threatens to blast the Dinobot, prompting the guards to come rushing in to prevent the untimely death of Shockwave's experiments. Slug and Magnus immediately turn on the guards and take them down, then quickly locate Shockwave's lab; Slug smashes into the wall, weakening it enough that a combined charge from all four Dinobots breaks it open, just before Shockwave makes the fateful incision into Grimlock's cranium. Caught by surprise, Shockwave is seized by his four former experiments and Magnus, and rather spectacularly torn limb from limb with one almighty pull. Grimlock is soon released from the table, but just as he is coming back to his senses, a hologram of Shockwave appears in the room and reveals that they have not killed him, but rather, slain only one of many avatars working on one of many labs all across the planet.

A little later, the Dinobots and Magnus gather at a spacecraft, ready to take off and join [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s fleet. Grimlock informs Magnus that the Dinobots will not be going, instead remaining on their homeworld to save the few 'bots still there, as well as to hunt down Shockwave and finish him once and for all. Magnus bids them farewell, affirming them has his fellow Autobots, and takes off as the Dinobots head out for further adventures.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]] (2)
*[[Slug (FOC)|Slug]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)
*[[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] (6)
*[[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]] (7)

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*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (1)
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (8) (flashback)
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==Quotes==

"I was Optimus Prime's '''right hand!'''" 
"I don't care if you were [[Nexus Prime (Prime)|Nexus Prime]]'s left leg!"
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Slug'''

"Dibs on [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]]'s palace."
:—'''Swoop'''

==Notes==
* During Grimlock's flashback to events of the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' video game, what's seen of Shockwave and Starscream are their ''War for Cybertron'' bodies. This issue also patches up a gap in continuity between the end of the game and the start of this mini-series, showing us what happened to Grimlock after the space bridge explosion that ended his role in the game (one of the elevated platforms that level was set on crumbled beneath him and he fell and wound up buried in rubble until the other Dinobots found him).
* Continuing the approach taken by IDW's [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (comic)|''Fall of Cybertron'' comic]], [[Earth]]'s [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] are specifically referred to as "ancient", again affirming that Shockwave looked into Earth's ''past'', and that the game is not set—as [[High Moon Studios]] promotional material often claimed—contemporaneously with the era of living dinosaurs.
* There's a "bonus GRIMLOCK pinup" by [[Thomas Deer]].

===Errors===
* On page 15, it appears Sludge is drawn doing Slug's work of ramming through the door, followed by Snarl telling Slug to quit ramming the door and then Slug taking credit for ramming the door while Sludge magically appears behind them.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' Grimlock and Ser-Ket, by [[Ken Christiansen]]
*'''Cover RIA:''' Prime Shockwave by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Joana Lafuente]], part of a combined image formed from the RIA covers to all four issues.
*'''Cover RIB:''' ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Shockwave concept art by [[Norwood Cole]].

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Transformers: The Covenant of Primus

2014-10-28T05:51:04Z

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|seriesissue=''Transformers: The Covenant of Primus''
|image=TransformersCovenantofPrimusCovers.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[Becker & Mayer]]
|written by=[[Justina Robson]]
|date=[[December 10]], [[2013]]
|illustrated by=[[Ken Christiansen]] [[Casey Coller]] [[Livio Ramondelli]] [[Emiliano Santalucia]]
|continuity=[[Aligned continuity family]]
|pagecount=176
|price=$99 USD
|next=
|ISBN=ISBN 1477805990 ISBN 978-1477805992
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'''''Transformers: The Covenant of Primus''''' is a hardcover book presenting the [[Covenant of Primus]] as written by [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], with 60 new lavish illustrations. The book itself is contained inside an [[Insignia|Autobrand]]-shaped casing, that plays the [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] when opened. The book was exclusive to the [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] publishing group 47North.

==Summary==
===Foreword===
Alpha Trion admits he does not know the origin of [[Primus]] or what happened before his own creation. There are pages for this "before time" (a great many, he later states) in the Covenant but he cannot read their symbols. Then he states that THIS volume will be an editing/arrangement of Covenant intended for a [[human]] audience, to help them learn about their galactic neighbors. To forward this purpose he has "translated" terms, concepts and customs at times into forms easier for humans to relate to.

===Chapter 1: The Thirteen Primes===
Alpha Trion recalls the moment of his creation and then that of [[Solus Prime]] and the others following him, each appearing from nothing "ex nihlo" in repeating explosions of lighting and tremor. Immediately after their creation they feel Primus fade away into hypersleep. He leaves them with a last vision of how he and [[Unicron]] became a divided duality from a single original being and fell into eternal conflict and battle too evenly matched to ever end.

Primus sought to change that eternal stalemate by removing himself from the equation and substituting beings of much greater variety and unique varied potential to change the future: a group of Thirteen each with creative new approaches to the problem of Unicron. These Thirteen were formed to incorporate facets of both Primus and Unicron's natures, increasing the options for new direction far beyond the equally matched duality of the original combatants.

Alpha Trion then gives a brief several paragraph portrait of each Prime in the order of their creation: [[Prima]], [[Vector Prime]], Alpha Trion, Solus Prime (including a brief digression on the nature of Gender in Transformers), [[Micronus Prime]], [[Alchemist Prime]], [[Nexus Prime (Prime)|Nexus Prime]], [[Onyx Prime]], [[Amalgamous Prime]], [[Quintus Prime]], [[Liege Maximo]], [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], and the [[Optimus Prime (WFC) |Thirteenth Prime]] (referred to by the book simply as "''Thirteen''" for in-story reasons).

===Chapter 2: The Expulsion of Unicron===
The newborn Primes quickly settle down to learn their own abilities, to train and to strategize for the coming conflict with Unicron. They split into three natural teams: Warriors (Prima, Vector, Megatronus, Onyx and Amalgamous), Strategists (Trion, Quintus, Maximo, and Micronus), and "Free Agents" capable of direct battle or more subtle/varied attacks (Alchemist, Solus, Nexus, and ''Thirteen''). Many strategies were discussed and abandoned.

Personality conflicts simmered between some of the Thirteen (between the very Primus-like Prima and strongly Unicron-influenced Megatronus particularly) but their unified purpose bound them together. It was in this period that Megatronus requested the construction of the [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]] from Solus, and though she was hesitant to make such a thing she decided that she trusted him and would do as he asked. The faith she put in him and the fine speech she made proclaiming it touched the often shunned Megatronus deeply and bound him to her in absolute loyalty and unswerving love, softening his hard edges, though inflating his great pride.

Training continued and friendships formed. Eventually they settled on a plan to battle and distract Unicron as a cover to opening a path for ''Thirteen'' to be inserted in close proximity to Unicron's core. Once there his uniquely Primus-like spark would react with Unicron's and both would be knocked into involuntary shutdown. The Primes would then retrieve and (hopefully) revive him.

When the time of battle came it proved far more hellish and terrible than they had imagined in all their training. Unicron assaulted them with defenses far beyond their expectations and, worse, the mere aura of his presence crushed all their hopes and dreams nearly drowning their sparks in despair and darkness. Only the comforting words "All are One" sent by ''Thirteen'' to reassure each and rekindle their hope let them continue fighting, eventually succeeding in their goal. Unicron was vanquished, knocked into unconsciousness, hopefully forever. This was not without cost.There were many grave injuries. But worse each of them had been tainted with a touch of darkness by their closeness to Unicron.

===Chapter 3: The War of the Primes===
The touch of Unicron was a contamination that festered silently as they tried to ignore it and pretend it would fade and it would likely play a part in the tragedies that were to come. Though it was the fertile ground they gave it, Alpha Trion now realizes, that let it grow.

In the long ages following Unicron's defeat the Primes each turned towards their own interests. [[Vector Sigma]] and the device that would much later become the [[Matrix of Leadership]] were among the projects of this era. Prima, Vector Prime, and Alpha Trion concerned themselves mostly with government and the planning of rules and order for a new community and civilization. The independently-natured Megatronus, Maximo, and Amalgamous focused on Energon stores, mining, and refining, but were resentful of what they saw as the first group's bossy, controlling interference. Micronus, Onyx, Solus and Nexus lacked interest in the politics of either group and concerned themselves largely with their own creative tasks. While ''Thirteen'', Alchemist and Quintus traveled freely between cliques. The Liege Maximo was the true emissary, always traveling and communicating between all groups and individuals with his natural beguiling charm.

During this period the feelings between Megatronus and Solus deepened into true and mutual love. This surprised the more distant and insular Primes like Prima, Vector and Trion, but the later Primes (especially ''Thirteen'', Onyx and Micronus) smiled on the idea and enjoyed seeing their friend Solus happy. Megatronus was jealous of her by nature, but she was in large the hub that connected all the Primes into friendship and family.

Discord among the Primes began to build more strongly when Maximo discovered and revealed a chart where Prima had plotted which Primes were the most like Unicron and functioned as "Agents of Chaos." This enraged Megatronus (who had always been secretly ashamed of and at inner war with his own nature).

The cracks in their bonds began final disintegration when it was revealed that Liege Maximo, with the covert help of Quintus and Megatronus, had been experimenting with creating new robot beasts and requested an extremely powerful armor suit from Solus to deal with them. Though the creatures were yet nonliving and he presented them as small toys really, Solus and the other Primes felt something was off about these secret creations and his feeling that he needed such a powerful suit to deal with them. Maximo promised to reveal all in time and attempted to persuade Solus with the gift of a small robot pet that she soon grew to love. Prima on the other hand was sure their experiments were wrong. He ordered the secret "Farm" where they experimented shut down or he would shut it down. In following him to its location Alpha Trion accidentally learned that larger beasts were being pitted against one another in combat and that perhaps worse things still were occurring in secret underground caves. Maximo tried again to get his "needed" armor from Solus with words and charm and a promise that he would use it to shut things down safely but she did not believe him.

The conflict over Maximo's rights to experiment with nonliving robots in secret versus Prima's decree that it must stop came to a head when ''Thirteen'' demanded a full vote to decide the issue. The contentious match was evenly split with the deciding vote falling to Solus. Despite her dislike for Prima's actions and attitude ("Time rust you." she said to him as she voted) in the end her decision went against Maximo.

Maximo then convinced Megatronus to go and make a last attempt to get the armor from her. Shortly after this arguing and a blow was heard from the Forge and when the other Primes raced to investigate they found Solus Prime dead, killed by a blast from the Requiem Blaster. The Primes were shattered by this first loss among their number; Onyx driven nearly mad with grief, Micronus inconsolable, Nexus at a loss, the others angry and demanding Megatronus be found and made to pay. ''Thirteen'' did his best to calm them and prevent a lynch mob mentality.

Surprising them all Solus's dead body began to glow blue and melt away into the surface of Cybertron. On and on the reaction went as she melted down opening a channel to the deep core of Primus himself at the center of the world: The [[Well of All Sparks]].

Upon their finding him waiting Megatronus willingly revealed what had happened. He had found a device (apparently left out for him to find on purpose by Maximo) through which the Liege had monitored Solus through the "pet" he had given her. Megatronus heard her say that she thought Maximo was playing him for a fool. Hurt deeply by this "betrayal" of her faith in him he went to try and retrieve the armor. She refused to give it and suggested that he should perhaps return the Requiem Blaster as well. He reacted badly, imagining she never loved him and they all hated him for what he was, and the two begin to fight. Her pet attacked him and he blasted it, causing her (not knowing its nature as Maximo's spy) to swing the Forge at him in anger and he to fire the Requiem Blaster in blind unthinking response. Her last dying words to him were a profession of her love.

Upon confrontation at the "Farm" Maximo attempted to blame it all on Megatronus as the "true mastermind." Saying Megatronus's violent need to test himself battling the war beasts they were building in secret was behind it all, while Megatronus became enraged realizing that Maximo had indeed been manipulating and using them all this whole time and is setting him up to take the fall (and Quintus meanwhile just kinda squirms and whines and refuses to take personal responsibility for anything he did). All out battle breaks out among them and all the Primes fall into the caverns below, where they are set upon by three incredibly massive war beasts.

When Alpha Trion awoke a time later it was all over. He and ''Thirteen'' were largely unscathed. The beasts were destroyed. The Liege Maximo was torn to pieces, his head mostly destroyed by the Requiem Blaster that Trion could not remember being fired. Onyx, having suffered the brunt of the beasts attacks, was fatally wounded and would soon die.

A tomb was built for Solus and her forge placed with in it. Another tomb built for Maximo. Megatronus, in grief and shame and realization of his foolishness, renamed himself "the Fallen" and decided that he would leave forever, to honor Solus he would take a ship and travel far into distant space and help those beings he found there as best he could with his power.

Those that remained hatched a new plan. They would retire from active life on their world and leave it to descendants. Onyx Prime would travel to the bottom of the Well of All Sparks where the presence of Primus would sustain him forever despite his grave wounds. There he would use his [[Triptych Mask]] to recombine the designs of the Thirteen in a manner similar to what Primus had done with himself and Unicron when first making the Thirteen. Thus their descendants would have again orders more variation and uniqueness with which to shape the future. ''Thirteen'' decided to go into the Well himself so that he could be remade as one of these new robots and so know better how to help them. Quintus would go into space to experiment and seed life there and make them future allies. Prima and Alpha Trion would guide and protect the new life. At the last Micronus chose to go with Onyx into the well to keep his closest remaining friend company in his eternal retreat.

Thus the [[Age of Primes]] came to an end.

===Chapter 4: The Age of Evolution===
After ''Thirteen'', Onyx and Micronus vanished into the Well a vast upheaval shook the world. A beam erupted from the Well of All Sparks and shot out across the stars. Alchemist Prime recognized it as the gaze of the Triptych Mask scanning all the way to the edge of the Universe and then transmitting back pattern information on all the varied lifeforms found amongst the stars to inform and shape the creation of Cybertron’s new life.

When the beam cut off there came forth from the Well a great deluge of robotic life of every conceivable size and shape. Crawling, flying, walking, rolling, fluttering, slithering lifeforms swarmed forward, some as small as a rivet and others as big as an arm or leg. For three days these small creatures surged forth in uncountable numbers and variety, and then larger creatures began to follow them. Among these were biped humanoid forms. First among them the watching Primes recognized the vastly transformed, reduced, simplified form that had once stood among their number. Alpha Trion attuned himself to track this new robot, who would be known as Orion Pax. Despite Prima’s misgivings Alpha Trion stood by the decision to keep their inherited [[Transformation cog|T-Cog]] and its abilities secret from the newborn lifeforms for the time being.

On the last day of this first burst of creation came a new breed of robot, towering gigantic and monstrous beasts: the Predacons, as they were dubbed by Prima, emerged from the Well. The first and most powerful among them was the [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] and his followers [[Lazerback (Prime)|Lazerback]] and [[Twinstrike (Prime)|Twinstrike]].

From then on the Well would send forth new life to replace the dead or occasionally to introduce new lifeforms until Cybertron was a lush rich living world covered completely in varied, complex and thriving ecosystems. The Covenant grew great with the chronicle of this new Age of Evolution.

During this time Prima faced the dominant Predaking in battle and won from him a promise to no longer prey on the humanoid Cybertronians in his domain.

Eventually though all things end. For Cybertron this ending would be known as “The [[Great Cataclysm|Cataclysm]].” The temporary pass of a swollen red star tugged free an armada of asteroids from the [[Trypticon Asteroid Belt|Debris Belt]] beyond the 5th planet of Cybertron’s system and sent them hurling towards the unprotected world. Though the Primes deflected many they could not stop them all. Meteorfalls smashed into Cybertron and plunged it into the equivalent of a nuclear winter. Though this was not as fatal a blow as it would have been to organic life forms there was a second threat that was even more deadly. The pull of the second star caused vast solar flares to burst forth from their planet’s star and scourge Cybertron in apocalyptic fire and radiation that no life form could survive.

The Primes did the only thing they could and gathered as many Cybertronians as possible into the deep underground caves there they might be shielded. They taught them how to activate a protective Stasis Lock that would let them survive there until the surface became habitable once more. Many life forms were extinguished forever during the Cataclysm. Left alone on the surface the barbaric Predacons at first fled from the flares under Predaking’s command but soon realized there was no escape from these flames of extinction. Only in their last moments did Predaking recall some instinctual knowledge of stasis lock and attempt to protect himself and his race beneath the planet’s surface. Whether any Predacons survived in the end was unknown to even Alpha Trion.

When the dying star in time passed them by the small and medium Transformers that survived, though greatly reduced in numbers, emerged at last and began to once more shape their world and civilization.

===Chapter 5: The Age of Origins===
As the Great Cataclysm faded into the past the Transformers once again took up the work of taming and terraforming their world. Across the planet discoveries were made, robots banded together in groups and a general sense of purpose and meaning born of their brush with planetary mortality infused all life. The most influential group in these early days were the [[Patterner]]s.

Formed of a group of friends who passed the dark times below the surface discussing the cause of the Cataclysm and how another might be prevented, the Patterners considered both supernatural and scientific meanings and causes. Under the guidance of a lifelong student of the stars named [[Azimuth]] they came to study the true, impartial movements of the cosmos in logic, mathematics and pattern. Upon emerging from the dark they began the work of inscribing those patterns upon the surface of the world so they could never be overlooked or forgotten by those on Cybertron or others among the stars. This movement spread across the world in the time to come and all of Cybertron’s surface was soon carved and shaped with the geometric patterns that traced out the movements of the stars, galaxies and time itself. [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] and [[Reflector (COP)|Reflector]] numbered among the prominent members of the Patterners.

The remaining original Primes spent the time of the Patterner rise gathering their scattered artifacts and ensuring what little memory of them survived the Cataclysm passed into the realm of blurry myth and legend. Many warlords and tribes of barbarian ravagers rose in this era as the Patterner states struggled for survival. Eventually as hundreds of stellar cycles passed [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] emerged as a refuge of learning and study. Alpha Trion took up residence there and inaugurated the [[Hall of Records]]. The Well slowly birthed more bipedal Transformers and less of the animalistic sorts, but in the barbaric wildernesses [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] and other bestial bots still roamed. A band of warriors known as the [[Wrecker]]s formed with the goal of protecting the weak and vulnerable from marauding and pillaging groups like the [[Vandal]]s, [[Breaker (COP)|Breakers]] and [[Ravager]]s. Through these wilds, from a primitive distant village, a young [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] set out on a pilgrimage to the beacon of learning that was Iacon. There he apprenticed himself to the Chief of Surgery [[Remedy (COP)|Remedy]].

Over the long march of ages the Patterner movement eventually splintered into all sorts of forms, from mystic cults to social clubs, all with disparate purposes and goals. One splinter faction was a cult that dubbed itself [[Random]] and sought to foment chaos and erase all order in the world. They survived only a short time, but their mad leader [[Galvatron (COP)|Galvatron]] embodied everything Azimuth despised. Over time the Patterner movement faded to other ideas and newer creeds. Trade Kings and Queens rose and fell, as did many states and powers legal and illegal, and small conflicts and wars bloomed and ended.

In near space however the [[Quintesson]]s (whom Alpha Trion would recognize as the work of Quintus Prime and his [[Emberstone]]) watched and planned. Junior Medic Ratchet and his colleague Dr. [[Cogwheel]] found the first evidence of their movement: a probe implanted in a worker named [[Coldwelder]]. Soon the Quintessons descended on Cybertron in glory proclaiming their goal to “uplift” Cybertron into a great transcendent galactic community. To prove their word and good intent they “gifted” Cybertronians with the wondrous power of transformation (for they knew of the T-Cog that the Transformers did not, and how to activate it). Despite the caution of Alpha Trion to the ears that would listen, this seemingly magical gift of transformation won the day, and all Cybertron soon bowed to the power of their new “Benevolent saviors” from the stars.

===Chapter 6: The Age of Wrath===
The Quintessons quickly took over the planet under cover of benevolently guiding the Transformers toward galactic ascension. Transformer society underwent a complete transformation and globalization. The Quints guided the Transformers to fix roads, develop astrophysics, master spaceflight, open dimensional portals, systemize industry, create order, impose a planetary rule of law, establish the world-leading political office of [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], establish an electoral system, and regulate the orders of Form and Function. It was a shame they were secretly doing it all as preparation for selling the entire population as worker slaves.

Some Transformers were taken into “partnership” and altered with cockpits to act as personal transportation for the Quintessons, the rest were organized into mandatory working “collectives.” Half of the world’s production was wisked away to space to “prepare for the future” and the other half went to secret Quintesson projects across the planet.

With the introduction of a planetary police force for the first time the clashing warrior bands of the past like the Razers and Wreckers became marginalized outlaws (something the traditionally "heroic" Wreckers took rather hard.)

The Quintessons also established a [[Supreme Court]] with a vicious circus-like atmosphere where anyone could charge anyone else without any particular need for evidence and the common verdict of “innocent” meant life imprisonment or death by [[Sharkticon (COP)|Sharkticon]].

By far the worst symptom of the Quintesson occupation was that new Transformers were beginning to emerge from the Well without names or developed personalities. The process of ascent from the Well, that usually informed them of the world above and shaped them as individuals was altering under the new social conditions to instead turn out robots defined only by the positions they were meant to take in the labor collectives of the new order. Robots like [[Megatron (WFC)|D16]]. The Quintessons were surprised by but quite content with this turn of events.

The resistance and dissent these things caused began to build, though the Quintessons seemed blithely unaware or unconcerned.

Over all this ruled the newly elected [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Zeta]], as the first planetary leader: Sentinel Prime, and his council of thirteen. A former mercenary and warrior Sentinel was not about to allow himself to be a puppet. Luring a robot named [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] away from the Wreckers he began to investigate the Quintesson’s secret projects. A non-government underground resistance involving the Wreckers and others was at work as well and among them a robot known as [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] was the first to crack the Quintesson codes. A member of Sentinel’s council named [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] then stole this breakthrough. Two friends, [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] and [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]], analyzed the data and discovered the truth: The secret construction projects were massive [[Space bridge|Space Bridges]] (a technology the Quintessons had apparently stolen and did not fully understand themselves) intended to ship the population of Cybertron out into the Galaxy as slave labor.

It was during this period of covert resistance that Orion Pax first met another secret freedom fighter, [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], and the two became best friends. The situation was dire as along with their secret projects the Quintessons had also constructed a vast army of Sharkticons with which to control the population. The resistance needed to mobilize the populace. They intercepted the birth of a robot named [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] at the Well of All Sparks and with the help of Ratchet and Cogwheel proved that the T-Cog was a preexisting piece of natural Transformer biology. Revealing this piece of Quintesson deception together with a broadcast of a Sharkticon force massacring Cybertronians was the last piece needed. With the planet behind him Sentinel launched a full on war against the Quintesson oppressors.

The war raged for a period but the enraged population of Cybertron eventually overwhelmed their would-be masters and soon it was a full rout as the Quintessons retreated to their cloaked starship and abandoned the system all together. Cybertron was free.

Behind them the Qunitessons left lingering anger, an entrenched planetary bureaucracy, a stifling stratified social system based on Functionalism, and a Well of All Sparks still birthing more unnamed workers than individuals.

And a score of soon-to-be-completed Space Bridges set to open the doors to the stars.

===Chapter 7: The Golden Age===
With the Quintessons gone and the Space Bridges under their control Cybertron lauched into an age of prosperity, wealth and expansion such as it had never known before. The [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron had begun.

New Transformers emerged from the Well in large numbers. This was seen as a blessing from Primus and religious impulse grew, sparking new cults and churches. An entertainment industry, catering to the new prosperous classes and centered around the revival and reinterpretation of ancient myths and stories began to boom.

One of the few downsides of this boom time and period of growth was that there was little space for social change in the rush to meet the new economic and material demands of growth, and so the Quintesson’s strict caste system grew entrenched. One’s “proper place” in the world being definite and unchangeable was considered for all intents a physical law of the Universe.

For the next 8,000 Stellar Cycles Cybertron society pursued a destiny of galactic exploration and colonization. Over 200 distant uninhabited worlds were colonized by use of the Space Bridges and many of them cyberformed into miniature Cybertrons. In order to relieve their growing energon drain on the homeworld it was decided that these new planets must be given their own Well of All Sparks to power them. This was first attempted on the already energy rich colony of [[Archon]]. Though doomsday cultists fearing the disruption of Primus attempted to interrupt the ceremony the intervention of the Wreckers and the sniper known as [[Moonracer (COP)|Moonracer]] ended their trouble. A “torch” was lit from the Well to be passed from Transformer to Transformer (Bluestreak first among them) across Cybertron and then across the Bridge where the head of the Archon colony, [[Metalhawk (COP)|Metalhawk]], at last dropped it into their smaller replica of the Well. After a tense handful of moments Archon’s Well came to life in smaller echo of Cybertron’s own.

Galactic expansion spread even quicker and farther. Cybertron prospered. New alien races were met and contact with new cultures opened nearly every stellar cycle. Sentinel Prime rulled with a steady, sure hand. For a long, long stretch of time everything was indeed “Golden.”

And then, in the blink of an optic, it wasn’t. The [[Keepers (COP)|Keepers]], guardians of Cybertron’s physical structure, reported that Energon supplies, drained by the off-world colonies, had dropped to dangerously low levels and the Well was producing new Transformers at only a 10th of the previous rate. This fallowness was reported by all the smaller Wells on distant worlds as well.

This alone would have been a crisis perhaps. What followed turned it into something much worse. In deep space a Cybertronian transport ship discovered a terrible, virulent and unstoppable [[Rust Plague]]. With apocalyptic swiftness it spread through the Space Bridge networks, killing every robot infected with terrifying speed. Whole worlds infected, entire populations dying horribly by the hour and the disease spreading unstoppably across the stars there was no choice but to destroy all the Space Bridges before Cybertron itself was reached by the plague.

Prowl broke orders and attempted to retrieve his dearest friend Bluestreak from Archon before destroying the Bridge, but Bluestreak refused. The Plague had reached Archon. Law and logic and duty said he could not endanger Cybertron by returning. Prowl pleaded desperately and Bluestreak attempted to console him that Metalhawk’s teams might yet halt the Plague’s spread on Archon with fire. With [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] looking on a bereft and heartbroken Prowl had no choice but to destroy the Bridge and say goodbye to his dearest, closest friend.

The destruction worked. Cybertron was spared the Plague. But the Space Bridges were gone and with them the star spanning empire lost forever.
The [[Age of Rust]] had begun.

===Chapter 8: The Age of Rust===
The traumatic events at the end of the Golden Age shattered the Cybertronians' vision of the themselves, their future and their place in the universe. The population that was left was surprisingly small but the available Energon reserves were smaller still. Social stratification again re-entrenched itself for both security and rationing purposes. A sense of hopelessness, of the the impossibility and purposeless of all pursuits suffused society.

In the city of Kaon dangerous criminally-owned extreme sports, including gladiatorial blood-sports, rose to thrill the dejected public. Though a temperance movement rose to counter this it did little to check the growth of vice. Suicide rates soared. New robots emerged from the Well in record low numbers and almost all without forming full personal identities or names.

Councillor Soundwave gave impassioned speeches against the repressive government by [[Form and Function]] that was the social legacy of the Quintessons, the bloated bureaucracy that held it in place, and the uselessness and hypocrisy of Sentinel Prime in the face of these problems. When his words could not produce change Soundwave took a vow of silence, quit the council and cut all ties with them.

Alpha Trion knew the issues were grave and so sought audience with Vector Sigma, the sentient, perhaps even living, interface the Thirteen had built to communicate with the core of the planet. Alpha Trion was searching for the Matrix of Leadership to break the malaise that smothered the world and usher in a new age. Vector Sigma refused, as the Matrix's time was coming soon, but in its own way. The computer did grant him the [[Badge of Vector Prime]] as a token for Sentinel.

Before he could deliver it the badge reacted with Alpha's own artifacts, the Covenant and the Quill. They burned a strange and uncontrolled outpouring of largely indecipherable text into the future of the book: ''Thirteen'' needed to be awakened. To do so he needed an equal and opposite number, a cataclysmic reaction to jog his own heart into motion. Though Alpha Trion was at first unsure of how the future had been shaped by the artifacts that day, the rise of a certain Gladiator in the pits of Kaon shortly after stuck a chord of recognition...

D16 had taken to the pits and thrived. He had renamed himself Megatronus, and the crowds had soon shortened that to Megatron. Orion Pax became intrigued by his call for revolt and social equality. They became friends and compatriots. Megatron seemed to actually like Orion and Alpha Trion hoped Orion might temper Megatron's excesses as he once had for the original Megatronus.

Alas Megatron could not stand to give any power to another, even someone he liked. Though they wished for the same thing their differing inclinations lead them to form separate opposing factions: the [[Decepticon]]s, aimed at violent forceful revolution, and the [[Autobot]]s, aimed at peaceful social change. All came to a head when Sentinel and his Council, at Alpha Trion's behest, gave the quest to recover the Matrix of Leadership to Orion Pax and named him the new Prime. Megatron saw this as the greatest affront and betrayal, and severed all ties with his former "brother."

Eventually Orion succeeded in retrieving the Matrix and it reawakened him as the member of the Thirteen he had once been. Optimus Prime's ancient memories were returned and he had been born anew. But the break with Megatron was irreparable and the violent Decepticon revolt surged into motion. The [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]] had begun.

===Chapter 9: The Great War===
At the start of the Great War many were forced to join the Decepticons at the end of a gun.

Security was assigned to the Council, including [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] to Alpha Trion. Sentinel Prime thought he was untouchable still, but Megatron’s forces attacked him in the heart of the [[Altihex Casino]] during a comedy performance. His security for the night was Air Commander [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. Sentinel’s cowardly reaction turned Starscream's mind on the spot and he captured his former charge for Megatron, buying himself into the 'Con elite. With Starscream went most of the [[Air Command]], a good portion of the planet's security information, and the secrets of [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] station and the [[Dark Energon]] hidden within.

Starscream’s former compatriot [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] was one of the few of his type to join the Autobots and did what little he could to counter Starscream’s actions. He attempted to rescue Sentinel together with Optimus Prime, but they were unsuccessful and Megatron killed Sentinel to claim the [[Plasma Chamber]] key hidden in his chest.

To Megatron’s regret these keys, instead of opening the planet’s core to him awakened the giant Autobot [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]. Alas Omega’s contribution to the fight was short lived, as Starscream and the Seekers blew him from the sky. Megatron gained access to the core of the planet and attempted to transform it with Dark Energon. Desperate to counter this Optimus Prime called out to Iacon and the city itself transformed into a Transformer of unprecedented size: [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]]. This titan was able to hold back the Decepticon Army long enough for Prime to reach the planet core and destroy the Dark Energon poisoning the planet.

But Primus was wounded enough that he would need to shut down to regenerate. He placed a portion of his own spark in the Matrix of Leadership and gave it to Optimus Prime. It was this gift that restored Optimus Prime to his original Thirteen self.

While all this happened Alpha Trion struggled to find ships for an exodus to the stars and gather powerful artifacts such as the Star Saber, Blades of Time, Apex Armour, and the Omega Keys, hiding them in artificial meteor-ships and launching them off world to places like [[Velocitron]], [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and [[Earth]] to keep them out of Decepticon hands.

Optimus Prime, after receiving the Matrix, ordered construction of the Ark so that the Autobots could leave their dormant world.

Metroplex died in the ensuing battles and returned his [[Spark]] and energy to the center of the world to bolster Primus.

It was in this era that one of the youngest Transformers, one of the last born before the Well went silent at the start of the war, came to prominence. Young [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] distracted Megatron while Optimus and his team had attempted to rescue Sentinel Prime. It cost him his voice box, crushed by Megatron’s own hands. Despite this loss, his spirit and heart caused him to become an important part of the Autobot team and a little brother and silent confidant to the others.

Soon it became clear that Megatron would take Iacon and the Well. The Allspark was jettisoned from the Well into space to keep it from Decepticon hands.

Alpha Trion, Smokescreen and the Wreckers among others would stay behind on Cybertron to preserve what they could there after the Ark launch. As the Ark launched, Megatron soon followed with the Nemesis, a ship formed from the brain-dead body of Trypticon.

On Cybertron the Decepticons had left behind Shockwave, a twisted scientist who passed the time experimenting on and reinventing any unfortunate robots who came into his hands. He fiddled with Insecticons and created altered Forged followers for himself. He was able to get a damaged Space Bridge to partially work and used it as a view port through time and space. Glimpsing Cretaceous Earth he altered a group of captured Autobots, the Lightning Strike Coalition, into robotic versions of the beasts he saw there. Thus Grimlock, Slug, Sludge, and Swoop became the Dinobots. When the Dinobots broke free and joined the Autobots as defenders of what remained of Cybertron Shockwave set out to create a new, more powerful Forged to bring them back to him.

And so the War in large part ended and the burnt out quiet plains of Cybertron became a mostly dead limbo of silent metal.

===Chapter 10: Exodus===
Though the Ark had left the planet behind, the mystical Quill continued to follow its story beyond the Space Bridge, recording it all in the Covenant.

Their first port of call was Velocitron. It had been intended as a fun project world for racer enthusiasts, not a long term colony, but the Rust Plague had cut it off with all the others. Despite a dying sun that threatened to consume them, the Velocitrons had slipped deeper into their obsession with racing and simply waited for Cybertron and a Prime to save them. In interacting with the natives (especially Override, Blurr, and Ransack) the Autobots and later the Decepticons following them spread their conflict to a new world. Optimus also recovered several Thirteen artifacts and gained two new crew members, Clocker and Mainspring.

Next stop for the Ark was Junkion, where they made contact with the leader of the Junkions, Wreck-Gar. While there, Prowl and Jazz were able to trap a traitor among their number: the [[Shifter]] named Axer who had disguised himself as Hound. Optimus rediscovered the Tomb of Solus Prime and was visited and warned by her spirit. The last parts of the artifact they had found on Velocitron were recovered and revealed as Vector Prime’s [[Blades of Time]].

When the Nemesis arrived at Junkion, it was revealed that the planetoid had formed around the ancient massive Requiem Blaster. The Decepticons retrieved it and mounted it on the underside of the Nemesis. In the battle that followed, the true identity of Clocker, Mainspring, Chaindrive, Pinion and Cannonspring was also revealed as they combined back into the original Nexus Prime. Together Optimus and Nexus, two of the Thirteen, and the Autobots stopped the Nemesis and returned the Blaster to the core of Junkion.

The chase was off again as the Nemesis followed the Ark away from Junkion and were themselves followed by a vengeful [[Thundertron|Captain Thundertron]] and his pirate band of [[Star Seeker]]s.

On Cybertron, Alpha Trion and the Dinobots continued to defy Shockwave’s depredations.

In space, Autobots, Decepticons and Star Seekers ran afoul of their ancient foes the Quintessons and had to join forces against them, but then resumed their chase through the stars.

Their next encounter was with the starship fleet of the amusingly fae and transmutable [[Mutacon]]s. Their outgoing, effervescent leader [[Mercury (COP)|Mercury]] explained that they were Transformers who had fled the colony of [[Neutronia]] in ships when the Plague hit. In space they had discovered the mystical artifact of Amalgamous Prime – the original [[Transformation Cog (artifact)|Transformation Cog]]. They had taken it with them for safe keeping and proximity to it had granted them strange new powers: infinite transformation and infinite combination. Their starships were now the combined bodies of hundreds of their crew. Unfortunately the process was slowly merging them into one being, causing them to lose their individual personalities and memories. Now they were on a quest for Amalgamous Prime, hoping he could reverse the process. When Mercury and Optimus met face to face, the Matrix downloaded to her the history of Cybertron after the Plague and she found Megatron’s philosophy of “Peace through Tyranny” to be hilariously stupid. Though they could not help the Mutacons find Amalgamous, a friendship was struck and the jovial Mutacons happily delayed the pursuers so the Ark could escape ahead.

In the stellar cycles that followed, many more adventures were had as the Autobots and the Ark traveled ever outward across the stars, searching for the Allspark and trying to elude their hunters.

Eventually Shockwave alone among the remaining Cybertronian Decepticons continued to cause much trouble. Encountering him, two Autobots, Arcee and Cliffjumper, were sent through a space bridge and met up with Optimus's team on the world where their star-flung Exodus at last came to an end: [[Earth]].

===Chapter 11: Earthfall===
Alpha Trion chooses to end this edit of the Covenant with excerpts from the personal Journals of Optimus Prime and Arcee to give the events some personal context.

Optimus Prime — Arriving on Earth, Optimus is surprised to find that Unicron's body has given birth to so much richness of life. Studying their signals on approach he is also surprised how very similar that human life is to Transformer life. There are many Cybertronian signals here to track down. He thinks on the saying that "Journeys end in lovers meeting" and wonders who the "lovers" are as his journey ends here on Earth. He decides that Arcee and Bumblebee are the most sympathetic so he will give them missions that bring them close to humans so that they will make the inevitable first contact.

Alpha Trion notes that Prime's team eventually joins forces with the US government after building their base in Jasper, NV.

Optimus Prime — Prime talks about how he and Ratchet fought an army of Dark Energon zombies raised by Megatron. He speculates that the ancient Transformers were on Earth as archeologists searching for artifacts of the Thirteen. He says that though Megatron appears to be dead he does not believe their fight is over. He worries about Megatron's obsession with Unicron and about involving humans in the fight. He thinks again "Journeys end in lovers meeting."

Alpha Trion recounts Megatron's return and reconciliation with Starscream and how all the Cybertronian artifacts found on Earth and the Dark Energon used by Megatron awoke the sleeping Unicron.

Arcee — Waiting to attack Unicron, Arcee updates her Journal for the first time since coming to Earth. She talks about how fragile humans are and making friends with Jack, Miko and Raf. At first she was overcompensating for losing Cliffjumper and Tailgate, but now she's past that and still wants to protect Jack and Earth.

Optimus Prime — Prime recounts assaulting Unicron alongside Megatron. Missing the original Thirteen from their first assault but being proud of how Megatron stood against Unicron. (Prime remembers the human saying again.) The Matrix, holding the essence of all the Thirteen and a part of Primus' own spark was able to render Unicron a non-corporeal being, ending the threat. Prime recounts how he lost his memory and became Orion again and then regained it once more.

Alpha Trion tells briefly how, despite his efforts, Megaton gained the Forge of Solus Prime and stole the arm of Liege Maximo to let him forge a [[Dark Star Saber]]. He recounts all that happened after, the Star Saber breaking, the Omega Keys, the cloning of a new Predaking by Shockwave, the final fight on the Nemesis, Bumblebee's rebirth leading to Megatron's death, and Megatron's final return as a puppet of the disembodied Unicron. And Prime recovering the Allspark at last.

Optimus Prime — Prime remembers his deep despair seeing Bumblebee die and his relief as his friend returned and ended Megatron's threat. Then Prime found the Allspark. Journeys end in lovers meeting. Unicron's could not end until he reintegrated with Primus. Since they could not arrange that he came up with a new plan to use the Allsparks container. He remembered his siblings in the Thirteen as he made his choice. Prime recounts the surprise of Unicron as he was trapped forever. And meeting the eyes of Megatron as he rose, free at last, and both of them knowing that "the Journey" was over.

Sector D-16 — Megatron remembers his beginnings. Being nameless and condemned to the mines and wanting more. Seeing robots go into the debasing gladiator pits because it was their only option, and seeing in it a way to escape the oppression Form and Function government imposed. Choosing his name because what had Fallen might rise again. Meeting Orion Pax and feeling that they might balance one another and achieve their goals. Anger at "Optimus Prime" as only a new face of old oppression. The pleasure of righteous anger at being a victim. Seeing Pax being a "chosen one" meaning D16 was only a chosen miner. Falling for his own publicity, his ego growing beyond all bounds. Vanity supreme. And realizing, now, finally after being Unicron's puppet that he had fallen out of love with his own ego. His romantic vision of who he was had died. He wanted to be something more, new, better.

Back in the present Megatron denied Starscream's offer to escape and reform the Decepticons. He nodded to Optimus. "There is no peace through tyranny." he said quietly. Prime smiled and nodded back. Megatron and Starscream left in opposite directions.

At last Optimus explained to the remaining robots that his Spark was now joined to the Allspark and the only way to return it to the Well and revive Cybertron was for him to return it himself and his Spark with it. He told them that Megatron showed that there was hope for redemption for all and that this was not an end, but only a new transformation. Then he plunged into the Well.

The Well of All Sparks burst to life and light as thousands of Sparks of endless colors fountained up out of the Well and into the sky.

The gathered Transformers watched and decided that if it were up to them the Great War was now truly over at last. And they broadcast the news to the stars.

===Epilogue: Afterword===
Alpha Trion concludes the covenant's secrets, including the age of the Primes and the origins of Cybertron, but admits that not the whole story has been recorded and that it continues to write of time and space on Earth and all over the galaxy, giving the book to human hands so we would know more of our allies and enemies and how they came to be and to know that the Autobots would respond if we ever need them again.

He then bids us the last wish of the Thirteenth Prime, TILL ALL ARE ONE.

==Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]]
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]
*[[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]]
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]
*[[Makeshift (Prime)|Hound]]
*[[Ironhide (WFC) |Ironhide]]
*[[Wheeljack (Prime) |Wheeljack]]
*[[Impactor (Prime)|Impactor]]
*[[Springer (WFC)|Springer]]
*[[Roadbuster (Prime)|Roadbuster]]
*[[Rotorstorm (Prime)|Rotorstorm]]
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]]
*[[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]
*[[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]]
*[[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]]
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]
*[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]
|c2=
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]
*[[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]
*[[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]]
*[[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]]
*[[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]]
*[[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]]
*[[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]]
*[[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]]
*[[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]]
*[[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]]
*[[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]]
*[[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]]
*[[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]]
*[[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]]
*[[Buzzsaw (FOC)|Buzzsaw]]

|h3=[[Thirteen]]|c3=
*[[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]]
*[[Solus Prime]]
*[[Vector Prime]]
*[[Prima]]
*[[Micronus Prime]]
*[[Alchemist Prime]]
*[[Nexus Prime]]
**[[Clocker (Prime)|Clocker]]
**[[Mainspring]]
**[[Pinion]]
**[[Chaindrive]]
**[[Cannonspring]]
*[[Onyx Prime]]
*[[Amalgamous Prime]]
*[[Quintus Prime]]
*[[Liege Maximo]]
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|The Thirteenth Prime]]

|h4=Pre-War Cybertronians|c4=
*[[Azimuth]]
*[[Reflector (COP)|Reflector]]
*[[Remedy (COP)|Remedy]]
*[[Galvatron (COP)|Galvatron]]
*[[Crankhandle]]
*[[Coldwelder]]
*[[Cogwheel]]
*[[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]
*[[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]]
*[[Elita One (COP)|Elita One]]
*[[Moonracer (COP)|Moonracer]]
*[[Metalhawk (COP)|Metalhawk]]
*[[Backburner]]
*[[Soaring]]
*[[Halogen (WFC)|Halogen]]
*[[Armorhide (WFC)|Armorhide]]

|h5=Others|c5=
*[[Primus]]
*[[Unicron]]
*[[Quintesson]]s
*[[Sharkticon (Prime)|Sharkticon]]s
*[[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]]
*[[Shearbolt]]
*[[Mercury (COP)|Mercury]]

'''[[Velocitron]]ians'''
*[[Override (Prime)|Override]]
*[[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack]]
*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]]

'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]'''

'''Original'''
*[[Predaking (COP)|Predaking]]
*[[Lazerback (COP)|Lazerback]]
*[[Twinstrike (COP)|Twinstrike]]
*[[Skystalker (COP)|Skystalker]]
*[[Backlash]]
*[[Fangblade]]
'''Cloned'''
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]]
*[[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]]
*[[Skylynx]]

'''[[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]]'''
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]
*[[Slug (FOC)|Slug]]
*[[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]]
*[[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]]

'''[[Star Seeker]]s'''
*[[Thundertron]]
*[[Axer (Prime)|Axer]]

|nonumbering=true
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity===
*The Foreword notes that the book is an abridging and arrangement of only small pieces of the 'real' Covenant, all of it edited and even, Alpha Trion admits, sometimes outright altered in ways to improve human comprehension and promote empathy between the species. Consequently, the book has a self-admitted potential for 'unreliable narration'.
*The events surrounding the end of the Thirteen's original era, as presented here, differ significantly several major details from what was related (also by Alpha Trion) in the [[Alex Irvine]] novels. In the novels the betrayal of Megatronus seems to be closer to the fall of his Multiversal self and the scheme of the Liege Maximo is portrayed as a separate later event. Even more divergent is the final fate of the Liege, who here is killed by his own monstrous creations and the Requiem Blaster, while in the novels Alpha talks about his escaping justice after his betrayal and fleeing into deep space. In that version Alchemist Prime later leaves Cybertron to hunt the Liege down among the stars. The difference might be explained as a result of the unreliable narrator here mentioned above or as purposeful misinformation presented there to hide/erase the truth of the Thirteen's story.
*The Chapter on the Great War conflates and reorders events from the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' games, as well as Alex Irvine's ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]'' novel.
*The Covenant is surprisingly silent on the fates of the Ark and the rest of its crew beyond the cast of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', as well as how Optimus and his small remaining crew came to leave them and settle on Earth. This may be due to the upcoming novel ''[[Transformers: Retribution|Retribution]]'', which has been said to touch on those events.

===Errors===
* A conflict of continuity leaves the final fate of Alpha Trion rather uncertain. According to the DVD Commentary track for Transformers Prime Season 3, of the episode "Rebellion", Alpha Trion's appearance in Optimus' vision is a sign that Alpha Trion is "well and truly dead." However, if this is the case, then it would be impossible for Alpha Trion to have annotated or translated any part of the Covenant's sections in the Earthfall chapter which take place post-Rebellion, such as the annotation about Bumblebee killing Megatron, or the events of Predacons Rising (unless he somehow did so from ''beyond the grave'', if that's even possible). To make matters even worse, outside of the commentary track, there is no mention either in the show, or in the Covenant, detailing what, if anything, happened to Alpha Trion, (other than the Covenant's general implicit implication of his continued existence.)
* Despite being left on Archon with no way of returning to Cybertron, a bot that somewhat resembles Bluestreak was present during the Great War, if the illustrations are anything to go by.
* The Exodus Chapter seems to conflate the two separate characters of Makeshift and Axer from the Exiles novel into a single being. As there's no real reason to do this it seems more likely to have been an error then an intentional retcon.
* Prowl mysteriously appears in the final section of the Earthfall chapter, detailing the end of Predacons Rising. The other characters react to his presence as if nothing is wrong with his sudden commentary, which would only make sense if Prowl was present for the entirety of the events of Predacons Rising, which he clearly was not. Prowl's last appearance in the Covenant was during the Exodus chapter, after which he is never made reference to again. It's possible the text meant to refer to Knock Out or Smokescreen instead.

==Covers==
The book comes in a series of boxes, including one shaped like a silver Autobot sigil:

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File:TransformersCovenantofPrimusBox.jpg|Box back
File:CovenantofPrimuscasing.jpg
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==External link==
*''[http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Covenant-Primus-Justina-Robson/dp/1477805990/ Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]'' at Amazon.com

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[[Category:Books]]
[[Category:Prime books]]

Chifumi Takahashi

2014-10-28T05:50:59Z

Shellspark:

{{noname-nickname}}
:''"Dorothy" is a being from an unknown [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TransformersIQ Dorothy.jpg|thumb|right|150px]]
"'''Dorothy'''" isn't in Kansas any more.

==Fiction==
===''TransTech''===
At some point "Dorothy" found herself in [[Axiom Nexus]], unable to return to her home universal stream. She eventually encountered [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]], with whom she made a deal: she retrieved a shard of the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] from the vaults for him, in return for safe passage home. {{storylink|Transformers I.Q.#issue 48|Transformers I.Q. last issue review #6}} The pair arrived instead in [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]], which "Dorothy" pointed out plainly was not the right universe. The truth became clear moments later — [[Nexus Prime (SG)|Nexus Prime]] had transported them there to pick up [[Origin Matrix|a package]]. {{storylink|Transformers I.Q.#issue 54|Transformers I.Q. trivia bonus #12}}

==Notes==
*"Dorothy" is based on the [[Diaclone]] pilots that came with Transformers back when they were part of that line, specifically the pilot that came with the Diaclone version of [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. She is unnamed in the comic strip, with Aquarius addressing her as Dorothy as part of a ''Wizard of Oz'' metaphor.

[[Category:Comic-only characters]]
[[Category:TransTech characters]]

Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb

2014-10-28T05:50:57Z

Shellspark:

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|written by=[[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Andrew Griffith]] (present day) [[Casey Coller]] (flashback pgs 1-6) [[Brendan Cahill]] (flashback pgs 16-18)
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'''It's Devastator versus Galvatron as Prowl's dangerous gambit plays out, forcing the Earth Defense Command to tip their hand.'''

==Synopsis==

''Ten million years ago, during the first Cybertronian civil war, [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] fights the Battle of Aegiax against the [[Headmaster (technology)|Ancient Headmasters]], slaughtering his way through the entire tribe until only two remain. As one falls to his cannon, the last, [[Myskrion]], is able to run Galvatron through with his polearm, but the wound has no effect—Galvatron simply charges his opponent with the weapon still sticking out his body, fatally impaling him with it. Myskrion's furious Headmaster partner disconnects and tries to maul Galvatron, but winds up being torn in half. As he surveys the field of corpses, Galvatron is approached by a stranger who introduces himself as [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], and offers to bestow upon Galvatron everything he has ever wanted...''

''Four months ago, the [[Decepticon]]s return to their spacecraft in orbit above [[Earth]] following their meeting with the [[Earth Defense Command]]. With Galvatron's disgust over the alliance they have forged with the [[human]]s nakedly apparent, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] explains his position—his fascination with the fact that it was Earth that brought about the end of the Transformers' war, and his belief that without [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] leading the Decepticons down a destructive path, humanity will naturally side with them against the Autobots. Galvatron has little time for the argument, as he did not live through the era of Autobot oppression, but when [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] scoffs, the enraged Gavatron slams him off a wall. Soundwave remains stoic, and insists they will gain the resources they need through truth and cooperation, rather than deceit and violence.''

In the town of [[Poverty Flat]], [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] drives Galvatron into the ground with one strike, then turns to swiping the attacking Decepticons out of the air. Galvatron is quick to recover, however, and resumes his battle with Devastator over Soundwave's protests. The outraged [[Marissa Faireborn]] finds her communication with [[Sparkplug Witwicky|General Witwicky]] cut off as Soundwave erects a jamming field around the town to prevent any information making it out, forcing the EDC to withdraw outside his range so that contact can be established with the orchestrator of their contingency plan in the event of the Decepticons going off-mission: Dr. [[Sanjay Bharwaney]]. The doctor activates a brainwave-scrambling "mind bomb" that incapacitates the Decepticons, allowing Faireborn to call up [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]—whose damaged form is integrated with the Decepticons' orbiting ship—and have him remotely teleport all the Decepticons back to their craft. Devastator disengages back into [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and they and the other Autobots quickly depart aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], leaving the EDC too busy with damage control to follow. Wiping away an [[energon]] "nosebleed", Prowl explains to an angry [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] that it had been obvious to him from the outset that the EDC had wanted the presence of Cybertronians on Earth to remain a secret, so he chose to take things public with Devastator in order to make their enemies' lives difficult. As [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] radios in with an update on the EDC's cover measures, Prowl horrifies his leader with his pleasant surprise at the fact the organization isn't just killing everyone in town.

''One month ago, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], Prowl, and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] watch as [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] gives Alpha Trion's message to Optimus. Prowl is curious about Arcee's reaction to the appearance of new [[Female Transformer]]s, but Arcee is surprised to find she feels nothing at all. Prowl opines that, as [[Caminus|Camineans]], Windblade and her fellow new arrivals are as different from Arcee as they are from any other "regular" Cybertronian; [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] puts his foot in it, however, when he grumbles about missing the simple old days of Autobots versus Decepticons, before nobody knew who they could trust. Arcee takes offense and leaves the group to talk to Optimus, wishing to find out more about the recent passing of her friend [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]. Prime assures her that he died trying to save everyone, and that [[Nova Prime|his killer]] has been disposed of; satisfied, Arcee voices her second request, asking to join Prime's mission to Earth.''

Prowl and Optimus argue all the way back to the ''[[Ark-7]]'', with Prime refuting the idea that the humans are their enemies, and Prowl pointing out that they had a weapon capable of disabling a Cybertronian brain. [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] regretfully offers evidence that backs up Prowl's hypothesis: he detected a Cybertronian brain pattern behind the "mind bomb", and the microbots that attacked the Ark were based on Cybertronian neurology, suggesting that the EDC has access to a Cybertronian brain for study... a brain belonging, Prowl is sure, to Alpha Trion. As the team sets course for the origin point of the mind bomb's signal, traced to the [[Marshall Islands]], [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] sneaks away and opens up a comm channel...

In the Decepticons' spaceship, Galvatron takes out his rage on the fittings and fixtures until [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] tells him to stop and becomes a target for his rage instead. Galvatron insists they take revenge on the humans, but Soundwave refuses, deeming "the mission" too important; Galvatron dismisses his goals as a farce, but Soundwave calmly informs him that he has found the location of ''Galvatron's'' goal... Scavenger, his spy among the Autobots, has provided them with the location of Alpha Trion!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (10)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (11)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (12)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (13)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (21)
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] (23)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (25)
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (29)
*''[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]'' (30)
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (31)
|c2=
*[[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] (1)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (5)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (6)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (7)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (8)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (14)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (15)
*[[Needlenose]] (16)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (17)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (33)

|h4=[[Human]]s|c4=
*[[Marissa Faireborn]] (18)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky|Daniel Witwicky]] (19)
*[[Sanjay Bharwaney]] (20)
|h5=Others|c5=
*''[[Myskrion]]'' (2)
*''Myskrion's partner'' (3)
*''[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'' (4)
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (9)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (22)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (24)
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (26)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (27)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (28)
*[[D.O.C.]] (32)
}}

==Quotes==

"Calm yourself, warrior. I come in '''peace'''. Perhaps you know the term? It means the '''absence of war'''." 
"I am '''aware''' of the word. In my land, we pronounced it '''"conquest"'''."
:—'''Alpha Trion''' and '''Galvatron'''

"Are you prepared to die, Galvatron?" 
"Always. But that has never been a '''real''' concern."
:—'''Devastator''' and '''Galvatron'''

"Did '''Prowl''' just get, like, '''way dumber'''?" 
"It's the '''mass-displacement.''' Even Prowl's '''fat head''' can't handle the brain/size ratio of '''Devastator'''."
:—'''Jazz''' and '''Arcee'''

"When I '''smash''' you, you '''geriatric insect'''—you know what they'll call my '''fist'''? They'll name it '''progress'''!"
:—'''Devastator'''

"'''The humans betrayed us!'''" 
"Stop smashing things." 
"Did you just issue me an '''order''', Spacebus?" 
"Uh, my name's '''Astrotrain'''... and, uh... it was more a '''suggestion'''..."
:—'''Galvatron''' and '''Astrotrain'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Galvatron's conquest of the "Ancient Headmasters" was first mentioned in [[Shockpoint|issue #21]]. At the time, it was merely patching over a continuity error that was created with the introduction of the first of these Headmasters, [[Thinkbox]], in ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness]]'' [[Heart of Darkness issue 3|#3]]. How times change!
*After Galvatron rips Myskrion's partner in half, Alpha Trion wonders if he enjoys the action, alluding to his future tearing in half of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] in [[Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|issue #24]].
*Skywarp is evidently still recovering from the malfunction of his teleporting powers that happened back in issue #24, and seems to have been wired into the Decepticon ship's system to direct his power and even enable heretofore unseen remote teleportation of others.
*The "Thirteen Tribes" were first mentioned in [[The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|''More than Meets the Eye'' #27]]. See "Transformers references", below, for some further analysis of what we learn about them in this issue.
*Sanjay Bharwaney originally appeared in the ''[[The Transformers: Bumblebee|Bumblebee]]'' mini-series, and most recently made a return in ''[[The Question|Spotlight: Bumblebee]]''.
*The flashback to one month ago follows directly from the similar scene in [[Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|issue #28]], even repeating part of Optimus and Windblade's conversation from that sequence.
*Hardhead died in [[No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|''More than Meets the Eye'' #25]]. Reference is made to the time he and Arcee spent together on [[Gorlam Prime]], between ''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]'' and ''Heart of Darkness''.
*Following the revelation of his "bad eyes" in ''More than Meets the Eye'' #25, Astrotrain has replaced (or covered) his individual optics—a product of his original Generation 1 [[character model]]—with a visor like that sported by his original Generation 1 toy.

===Transformers references===
*Galvatron's ancient "barbarian" body draws particular inspiration from his original Generation 1 toy. In particular, his arm cannon is based on the hand-held gun the toy came with.
*The significance of the '''thirteen''' tribes should be lost on no-one, hearkening as they do to the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]]. That link is solidified further this issue, as the leader of the tribe of Ancient Headmasters is named as "Nexus"—presumably [[Nexus Prime (SG)|Nexus Prime]], one of the thirteen in other continuities. Strengthening the allusion, Galvatron refers to "Nexus' enigma"; per ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]'', Nexus Prime possessed an object known as the [[Enigma of Combination]], which granted him the power to divide and re-combine his body. And Headmasters are certainly a form of combination...
*Alpha Trion's alternate mode in ancient times is the hovercraft form Coller designed for him while working on the ''[[The Transformers: Ironhide|Ironhide]]'' mini-series, which previously appeared only in concept art.
*The design of the Decepticons' spacecraft is inspired by the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]'', the ship [[Unicron]] bestowed on Galvatron in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', with its distinctive arced side protrusions.

===Errors===
*The flashback to one month ago on Cybertron is mistakenly labeled as being ''six'' months into the past.

===Other trivia===
*After last issue appeared to imply a [[wikipedia:Floating timeline|floating timescale]] that placed the events of ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' only three years before this storyline, this issue has General Witwicky state that the attack took place ''eight'' years ago. Assuming that this story is taking place six months in the relative future from its printing date of mid-2014, that would date ''All Hail Megatron'' to around late 2006/early 2007, fairly in-keeping with when we have understood it to occur up to now. Apparently the [[wikipedia:Occupy movement|Occupy movement]] just took place a lot earlier in IDW continuity!

===Covers (4)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Galvatron in Devastator's clutches, by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Subscription cover:''' Galvatron the Barbarian, by [[Casey Coller]] and Joana Lafuente
*'''30th Anniversary cover:''' Optimus Prime and Megatron battle atop [[Sherman Dam]], as seen in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]", by [[Guido Guidi]] and [[John-Paul Bove]]
*'''BotCon cover:''' Black-and-white lineart version of the 30th Anniversary cover, available exclusively at [[BotCon 2014]]
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==External links==
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