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Groove (G1)

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:''Groove is <s>a dirty hippie</s> an [[Autobot]] [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TFU Groove.jpg|upright=1.45|thumb|Lay back and dream on a rainy day.]]
'''Groove''' is a free spirit, man. A full fuel tank and an open sky above him is all this chopper needs to mellow out and enjoy whatever good vibrations the open road brings his way. One relaxed, easy-going dude, Groove is also a bit of a loner in his soul. He doesn't make a lot of attachments to others, preferring the freedom of an empty highway, but he is always sure to be there with the love when his Protectobot teammates need his help. Groove doesn't like combat or conflict in general, and is always ready to give peace a chance.

Groove combines with his fellow Protectobots to form [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Gaia Guardian]], or [[God Guardian]], and sometimes he is part of [[Sky Reign]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese, "B.O.T."), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese, "The Ultimate Weapon") |[[Wolfgang Mascher]] (German, "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Michael Rüth]] (German, "The Ultimate Weapon"), [[Claus Brockmeyer]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "B.O.T."), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:G1 RevengeofBruticus Groove Streetwise freezer.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|If you're fond of sand dunes and salty air...]]
When the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacked an inhabited city on [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] called upon the Protectobots to evacuate the civilians caught in the crossfire. Later, as Earth's orbit was diverted to the [[Sun]] by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and Groove commandeered a meat locker to keep the overheated humans cool. Groove was worried that the humans would freeze in there, but Streetwise assured him that given the constantly rising temperatures outside, the humans would be fine. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

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

[[File:G1 GhostintheMachine Groove lockedloaded.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|Let this groove / light up your fuse / it's all right, alllll right!]]
In the year [[2006]], Groove and the Protectobots were frequently active on both Earth and Cybertron. Shortly before the first Cybertronian peace conference, Groove attended a surprise birthday party for [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. He was therefore available to help [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and the other Autobots fend off a Combaticon assault on the conference's shuttle bay. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} On another occasion, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s eyes were stolen under unusual circumstances at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], and so [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] had [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] on high alert. When the Decepticon [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] began brazenly flying into their air space, Rodimus ordered Groove and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] to man the defensive laser batteries and blow him out of the sky.

The pacifistic Groove's response? "Locked and loaded!"

After pummeling Astrotrain with laser fire, the Autobots realized the stolen eyes weren't for [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], but [[Unicron]]. Groove joined Ultra Magnus and a squad of Autobots who traveled aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to investigate their artificial moon. Unicron awakened while they were inside him, however, and unleashed an electron storm which blasted the Autobots out into space. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}} Groove next took part in the battle on [[Eurythma]]. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

Back on Earth, the Autobots were asked to help the Dutch authorities deal with French rebels. After dispersing the human aggressors by driving at them in a scary fashion, Groove and the other Autobots defended the human civilians and covered First Aid, who was carrying the downed [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] back to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Later, it turned out the battle was only a diversion to allow [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to steal Metroplex's [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]]. First Aid left the Autobots when he failed to stop the theft. Unfortunately, just as First Aid left, the Autobots were called upon to deal with a rampaging [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Hot Spot ordered the remaining Protectobots to combine into Defensor without First Aid, and they still successfully saved a train full of civilians. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Later in 2006, the Protectobots arrived at the aftermath of the battle between the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] at [[Mark Morgan]]'s laboratory. They transported the injured [[Jessica Morgan]] to County General Hospital and watched over her as the doctors restored her ability to walk with an exo-skeletal structure, enraging the robo-phobic senior Morgan and prompting him to release the [[Hate Plague]]. Groove joined the rest of the Protectobots in attempting to retrieve Optimus Prime's body from Morgan's lab, but they ultimately contracted the Hate Plague after battling an infected [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Groove followed Ultra Magnus in ambushing Galvatron during an invasion of Cybertron, but he and the rest of the Protectobots were defeated by the newly-arrived Decepticon [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

For [[Tommy Kennedy]]'s birthday, Groove, among other Autobots, presented to the human boy a cake. {{Storylink|Surprise Party#Season 5|Season 5: Surprise Party}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
Groove and the Protectobots participated in the Scramble City project under Ultra Magnus's direction, working towards the construction of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. After the Decepticons uncovered their secret building site, the Protectobots rode into battle alongside the newly completed Metroplex. Groove and his comrades arrived and formed Defensor just in time to act as the harbinger of Metroplex and his really big gun. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masato Hirano]] (Japanese)}}
In [[2011]], Galvatron attacked Cybertron looking to take control of [[Vector Sigma]]. Groove and the Protectobots were active in Cybertron's defense as Defensor during the assault. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Later, Groove's team assembled on Earth at Ultra Magnus's command. Their mission was to stop the Decepticons from interfering with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], who were searching for the hidden location of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. On a security sweep, the Protectobots ran across their old nemeses, the Combaticons, and went into battle. The two teams quickly assumed their combined forms as Bruticus and Defensor, as the fighting escalated. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

[[File:Hm9 Protectobot Charge.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
When Galvatron made another strike on Cybertron, this time to steal the super-metal [[Cybertonuron]], Groove and the Protectobots assembled before the [[space bridge]] on Earth to be transported into battle. Seeking out the Combaticons on the battlefield, the Protectobots soon formed Defensor and fought once more with Bruticus. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Defensor and Bruticus's battle continued as Defensor delivered a devastating smash to Bruticus's back. For at least part of the battle, the two teams disassembled again for man-to-man combat, {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

Groove and the Protectobots were dispatched to [[Peru]] with the [[Trainbot]]s when a volcano erupted, leaving a mountainside village in dire peril. Their rescue mission was blocked by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. [[Shouki]] and the Trainbots occupied the fiends so that the Protectobots could proceed on to the village and protect the innocent lives. Nevertheless, the Protectobots failed to reach the village, as they were intercepted by the Decepticons' second wave, the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s. Groove and the Protectobots briefly struggled with the Headmasters before forming Defensor, but that left them grouped together and vulnerable to an underhanded attack. Defensor was taken out of action by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s paralysis ray, which was strong enough to force Groove and the Protectobots apart and leave them completely immobilized. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

Groove and the Protectobots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Defensor upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} When the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] sent out a distress call asking for energy, the Autobots of Earth responded. While they were loading the Trainbots full of supplies, however, Galvatron and the Decepticons arrived to take the energy for themselves. Groove and the Protectobots fought back against the enemy, and formed Defensor to counter Devastator on the battlefield. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

[[File:Hm34 Protectobots.jpg|thumb|]]
After the death of Ultra Magnus, the Autobots were desperately trying to pick up the slack during Sixshot's campaign of destruction around the globe. Groove and the Protectobots assembled as Defensor to go out and confront Sixshot at one of the attack sites, but they apparently didn't fare too well. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Groove and the Protectobots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure. On one occasion, they located Sixshot's old command base. By combining into Defensor, the Protectobots helped Raiden and Computron obliterate the base, wiping out all trace of the Decepticons' presence. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

Following a lengthy period of inactivity, the Decepticons renewed their attacks on Earth. With Fortress still off in space, Spike Witwicky dispatched Groove and the Protectobots to attend to the threats. In Canberra, [[Australia]], the Protectobots confronted Bruticus at one of Scorponok's new Death Towers. As Defensor, the Protectobots were beaten severely by Bruticus. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As part of Defensor, Groove participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
Groove and the other Protectobots played a game of baseball in celebration of First Aid's friend [[NUL-A]]'s birthday. {{storylink|Today Is First Aid's Close Friend NUL-A's Birthday!}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
Groove and his fellow Protectobots joined forces with the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s when the Decepticon combiners attacked a baseball stadium. Hot Spot was damaged in battle, leaving the Protectobots unable to remain combined as Defensor. [[Kenji]], the Autobots' human friend, devised a plan to shoot out the leg components of the Decepticon super warriors. Groove transformed into motorcycle mode and drove Kenji through a flying jump, letting the boy get close enough to [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to yell out his plan. After Superion zapped out the Decepticons' legs, Groove and his fellow Protectobots slipped on in their place, forcing [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] to move according to the Autobots' commands. The poor Decepticons were last seen being led out to sea by their own disobedient legs. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
When [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]], the famous scientist, the Protectobots and Aerialbots sped off to rescue the doctor from [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Working with [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], however, Trypticon's Scramble City launcher power allowed the Decepticons to disable Superion before he got close enough to attack. With the Aerialbots seriously injured, the Protectobots had to formulate a new plan. Hot Spot quickly got to work in repair bay mode bringing the Aerialbots back to full status. While [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] snuck into Trypticon alone to rescue the doctor, Groove, First Aid and Streetwise had the unenviable task of defending Hot Spot against both Bruticus and Menasor until he could finish his repair work. Although they took a serious pounding, Groove and his valiant comrades held the line long enough for the Aerialbots to recover and Blades to save Dalton. The Protectobots and Aerialbots left Trypticon victorious, and escorted the thankful doctor back to Metroplex, where he began work on the new [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

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

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:SecondGeneration protectobots.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Get up on your feet]]
''Groove's coming, along with that of the other Protectobots, was foretold in a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced vision of the future shared between [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. In this prophetic vision, Groove and the other Protectobots battled the Stunticons and the Combaticons to defend the [[Pullen Power Plant]] from the evil robots. Throughout the clash, each team combined into their gestalt forms, and Superion aided Defensor in his mission. Streetwise and the other Protectobots were then created on Earth by [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] and the Autobots after they stole a recording of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s combiner transformation sequence and modified it.'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Groove-savemyself.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Down a crowded avenue.]]
After being brought on-line by Optimus Prime, Groove and his team went on a mission to intercept the Decepticons before they could steal the [[hydrothermocline]] from a [[Energy Futures Industries]]. Both sides ended up agreeing to do battle in a virtual landscape maintained by the powerful computer system at the plant, so that the Decepticons wouldn't damage their prize and the Autobots could insure the safety of innocent lives. The lives of both faction leaders were wagered on the outcome of the game. Patrolling the computer-generated area of [[Multi-World]] known as the Cloud-Steppes, Groove and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] were attacked by Combaticons [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. When the Decepticon fliers severed the floating roadway Groove was driving on, he shouted at Blades to let him save himself and instead catch the Cloud-Steppers who fell with him. In gratitude, the humanoids unleashed a cloud cover which distracted the Combaticons long enough for Groove to blast them with his photon pistol. Ultimately, Optimus Prime declared himself the loser of the game, and so Groove and the other Protectobots watched their leader detonate before their eyes. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}} ''These events were observed by the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

Groove was one of the several Autobots who watched on as [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] futilely tried to repair Optimus Prime's body. Once the Autobot leader was declared irreparable, the Autobots held a funeral service for their leader, and launched his remains into space. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}}

[[File:MarvelUS32 blaster arrested.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Step to the beat]]
After [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] abandoned the Autobots due to their disagreements with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s leadership, Grimlock tasked the Protectobots with finding the deserters and returning them to the Ark. Groove and the others found them (and the [[Throttlebot]]s) hiding at [[Big Steve's Used Cars]], where the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s had already arrived. As the two teams battled each other, individually Groove squared off with [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], and both sides were so blinded by their battle that they didn't notice [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] making away with Goldbug and the Throttlebots. With the Combaticons deterred, however, the Protectobots still had Blaster to bring back to Grimlock... for trial and execution. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} Blaster was fitted with a [[mode lock]] and clamped to Groove's motorcycle mode, who in turn rode within First Aid to make sure their captive wouldn't escape. Upon driving through a train yard however, the team ran afoul of the Combaticons yet again. Before the battle was underway, Groove sped off, stash Blaster within a drainage pipe, and then rejoined his comrades. In short order, the Combaticons merged into Bruticus, forcing the Protectobots to themselves combine to match his strength. The battle nonetheless went badly for Defensor, and he was knocked down after being batted with an entire freight train. But Blaster, who had gotten his mode lock removed by some errant children, in turn defeated Bruticus by collapsing an electrical tower atop of the behemoth. In thanks, the Protectobots allowed their prisoner to "escape" them alongside his new friends. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

''Following Optimus Prime's return to life, Groove and the Protectobots were assigned to guard the backup copy of the [[floppy disk]] that had enabled his resurrection, stored at an [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]] warehouse. Alerted to Combaticon activity at [[Rutter U.S. Military Base]], the team was relieved by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s so they could go and deal with their old rivals. Unfortunately, they were too late to stop the Combaticons' theft of military technology; worse yet, upon their return to the warehouse, they discovered that the Decepticon Powermasters had stolen the disk in their absence. Combining into Defensor, they tried to stop the villains from escaping, but a barrage of fire from the underhanded Combaticons knocked the giant over.'' {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}}

====Transformers Comic-Magazin====
In defense of the Earth's energy resources, Groove and the Protectobots formed Defensor and battled Menasor. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Groove-g2vehicle.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|And my soul's been psychedelicized.]]
Groove returned to working with the Autobots after Prime and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] uncovered the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian army]] and their threat to the universe. He participated in Grimlock's ill-fated sabotage attempt on the [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Liege Centuro]]'s warships, which ended in the raiding party being captured by enemy forces. Fortunately, Optimus and a contingency of Autobots were quick to catch up with Grimlock's group, and liberated Groove and the others. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} Later, he joined the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] in a training exercise against [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] and the Dinobots. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Lancer one crew war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|It was so, you know, groovy to come back here this way.]]
Around twenty years after supposed end of the [[Great War (G1)|war]], Groove found himself on the front lines defending Cybertron from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Blitz Engine]]s alongside [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]], [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] and [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]]. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}} Later, Groove formed part of the crew of ''[[Lancer One]]'' alongside [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] as part of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]'s attack on [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his forces at the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]]. Although they successfully completed their mission, Jhiaxus had anticipated the Autobots' strategy and his retaliation forced Rodimus Prime to declare an Autobot surrender. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}}

===The Special Teams===
Groove and the rest of the Protectobots were posted at the [[Pullen Power Plant]] to defend it while its human workers had been evacuated due to the possibility of a landslide in the area. Blades soon spotted the Stunticons heading towards their position. Racing to meet their incoming foes, Groove was surprised to witness these newcomers combine into Menasor.To combat this new threat, the Protectobots merged once more into Defensor. The Decepticons soon found himself losing the battle and dispersed, though the storm around them had gotten too bad for the Autobots to give chase. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Groove-darkages-robot.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|War Within! Yeah! What is it good for? Absolutely nothin'!]]
After the signing of the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]], many of the special teams went into hiding or broke up to continue fighting on different factions. Groove, despite his freewheeling ways, stuck with his team during the [[Dark Ages]] and acted as go-between bot for [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], taking pride in his great speed. Though officially neutral, Groove and his team deployed to counter the threat of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] in the [[Tagan Heights]]. {{storylink|Escalation}} When Defensor began prioritizing Devastator's destruction over preventing collateral damage, Wreckers leader Springer had to talk the Protectobots into separating, after which they were able to use their individual smarts to bring the Constructicon combiner down: while First Aid and Hot Spot plugged an electrical cable into Devastator's leg, Groove brought the other end to Streetwise so he could plug it into Tagan Heights' power grid, overloading Devastator with electricity and shutting him down. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}}

Later, the [[Chaos Trinity]] invaded the Protectobots' base to abduct Hot Spot. During this attack, Groove pleaded with Hot Spot to give the order to form Defensor once more. But Hot Spot hesitated, allowing [[The Fallen]]'s acolytes to defeat each Protectobot individually and make off with their target. To his credit, Groove was the last Protectobot to be defeated by the intruders. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

In modern times, Groove and the Protectobots were damaged while battling Menasor as Defensor and had to be rescued by Ultra Magnus and the Wreckers. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Defensor later joined the united Autobot forces in overthrowing Shockwave's control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} In the aftermath, Groove and the Protectobots processed the forensics at one of Shockwave's labs, where a mysterious energy discharge had disabled the Battlechargers and shot out into the sky. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Iron Age|''Ironhide'' #1]]; [[Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #27]] (modern era)}}

[[File:TheIronAge Autobots vs Decepticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Groove don't need this fascist thing.]]
Four million years ago, Groove was a soldier in the Autobot army working under [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. He, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] held the line to prevent the Decepticon advancement in one of Cybertron's major cities. At the celebration that followed the Autobots' victory, he was seen chatting with [[Gizmo]] and [[Download]]. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

In the modern day, Groove was among [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'s team of Autobots on Earth. He worked under Bumblebee to locate the Decepticons remaining on the planet until Prowl butted in and recruited him into the investigation on [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]]. {{storylink|The Question}} As part of this task, he and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] brought former [[Skywatch]] agent [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] to their headquarters for interrogation. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Only Forward}}

Groove was of the 'bots who [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] refused a place on the ''[[Lost Light]]'' during the "Crewditions" (Which later turned out to be fake). Six months later, Groove had joined the ship's crew, and was outside [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s office when the psychiatrist was interviewing [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} During some downtime, Groove and Streetwise indulged in a bout of wrestling at [[Swerve's]] but when an inebriated [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] set off a silent alarm breaking into the medibay they were called into action as part of a security team alongside Megatron, [[Aquafend]], and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Ascertaining that there was no immediate threat, Megatron dismissed the rest of the team to deal with Trailcutter himself. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}

[[File:MistakesAndMayhem-Protectobotssortof.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Hey, you guys, combine into a larger guy, but not in a way that looks like Groove is involved!]]
Groove was in [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s bar when the ''Lost Light'' began paradoxing itself out of existence piece by piece. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} Some time after the ''Lost Light'' was restored, he danced like a madman on the floor of [[Thunder Clash#2005 IDW continuity|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} Later, Groove and four other crewmembers were chosen to escort [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] back to Cybertron after he started seeing apocalyptic visions. Streetwise joked that the five of them were "Protectobots". {{storylink|The Possible Light}} Once they arrived, Mirage led them hurriedly to Optimus Prime to tell them about his vision, when suddenly Prowl's [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] attacked, who was hoping to destroy the [[space bridge]] to Cybertronian colonies. [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] countered him, but [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] feared the Autobot combiner wouldn't be enough, so he used the [[Enigma of Combination]] to create another. Groove, the other four "Protectobots," and [[Rook (CW)|Rook]], who had wandered into the group, were all combined into the mighty [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

Groove and the Protectobots chose to leave Cybertron and return to the ''Lost Light''. It took several months, but they finally caught up with the ''Lost Light'' on its quest for Cyberutopia. Much had changed. [[Getaway]] was now captain of the ship, and held strict rules about socializing and helping other races on their journey full-pace towards Cyberutopia. Asking around, the Protectobots learned most of the senior staff, including co-captains Rodimus and Megatron, had apparently abandoned the ''Light'' in order to make faster progress on their own. In fact, the regretful [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] informed them Getaway had led a mutiny against the captains, abandoning them on [[Necroworld]] to the [[Galactic Council]] and [[Decepticon Justice Division]], then used mnemosurgery to reprogram the crew into believing otherwise. Groove and the others attempted to flee before Getaway did the same to them, but were captured by the security team and placed in an infinite memory loop by [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}}

[[File:JourneysEnd ProtectobotsDown.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.0]]
Riptide managed to survive Getaway's attempt to dispose of him, hiding away in the ship until he could rescue the Protectobots. Rook had been killed by Getaway and [[Atomizer]] while they slept, so First Aid suggested they un-entomb [[Ambulon]]'s corpse as a replacement leg for Defensor. At the shuttle bay, Defensor and Thunderclash tried to fight their way through the security team, but Getaway had hired [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] as the new head of security. He blasted Thunderclash and broke apart the unstable combiner with a single swipe of his blade. Hot Spot, Blades, Groove, and Streetwise were dazed enough for Getaway and the others to bring them down with a hail of gunfire. Only First Aid, Riptide, and the seriously injured Thunderclash managed to escape the ship. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

Apparently their injuries weren't as bad as they seemed, as all five Protectobots were perfectly fine as they attended Ultra Magnus' parting toast as the ''Lost Light'' completed its victory lap. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Groove was standing next to [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] when the medic was treating the injured [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. {{storylink|Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Groove was presumably present as part of Defensor during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===Precursor World===
[[Primus Vanguard|Warriors of the Seven Lights]] resembling multiple incarnations of Groove were members of the [[White Order]].

One supported his commander [[White Gallant Convoy]] in battle when the [[G1 World|dimension-hopping]] pirate [[Halfshell]] attacked the [[White Planet]] looking to plunder the Order's holy [[Matrix Saber]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

Another ventured forth to confront [[Seacon (BW)|Halfshell's crew]] and retrieve the Saber as the right arm of the mighty '''[[White Gallant Convoy|White Convoy Grand Prime]]!''' What happened to him after the combiner was bisected by [[God Neptune]] is unknown. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
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[[File:WeHaveDecievedYou-Flareup.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|]]
Groove was a member of the [[Senate Guard]], serving under [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to protect the pavilion and the senators within. Tensions were high when First Senator [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] convened the Senate without the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] party. When Megatron and the Ascenticon senators arrived to answer the charges leveled against them, Ironhide sent Groove and [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] in with Autobot Senator Orion Pax for added security. As Megatron's rhetoric at the podium became increasingly radicalized, Pax sent Groove to check the corridors. As a result, he missed the EMP assault triggered by Ion Storm and the Rainmakers when Megatron seized the Senate as hostages and declared his new Decepticons the rulers of Cybertron. More Decepticons flooded the halls, and Groove was driven out of the Senate along with Ironhide and several other guards. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}}

In time, Ironhide orchestrated a raid on the Senate's holding cells with Groove and the other free members of the Guard. They released the rest of the Guard as well as Orion Pax and Sentinel Prime. The Senators were taken to safety, but Groove and several of the Guard remained behind to free the remaining Senators. However, they were opposed by a new rendition of [[Strika's Heavies]], and Roulette was killed in the first strike. They were forced to flee without rescuing any further prisoners. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} Sentinel Prime died in the escape, leading Orion Pax to claim the Matrix and become Optimus Prime. Ironhide retasked Groove and the Guard to defend the Prime. Groove was on duty when Optimus went to speak with Perceptor at the [[Forge Pyramid]]. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} Iacon had fallen, and so Groove and those loyal to Optimus Prime abandoned the city to the Decepticons. {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}}

Groove and the renamed "Prime Guard" deployed with their leader to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], where [[Termagax]] had possession of the [[Enigma of Combination]]. They set up defensive positions around Termagax's house as the Decepticons arrived for the Enigma as well. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} The Enigma was lost to the Sea, but the Autobots escaped without any fatalities. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart1 GrooveProtectsOptimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Way to guard Prime, Prime Guard.]]
Groove and the Prime Guard accompanied Optimus on a pilgrimage to commune with his [[immersant]] mentor, [[Codexa]]. They were ambushed by members of the [[Rise]], who sought to capture the Prime. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] helped the Guard regain the initiative, and Groove and the others got Optimus to safety, though Magnus was captured. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}}

Crystal City came under siege after this, and Groove and the Prime Guard prepared to defend it. They eventually retreated back to a single bunker with those who had chosen to fight, before the Titan [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]] returned. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} After the siege ended in a truce, Groove and the Prime Guard were part of a procession heading to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. {{storylink|Radical Time}} In the final battle at Darkmount, the Autobots were joined by a new Combiner, [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. When [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] shattered the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s' combined form, Flareup and Groove rushed to aid the team leader, [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]]. Containing an artificial [[Enigma of Combination]] in his spark, Scattershot needed volunteers to supplement Computron's power. The Prime Guard was ready to serve, and Javelin, Backstreet, and Pipes joined the first two in helping Scattershot forge an even more powerful Computron. They held the line against Devastator and the Decepticons, allowing Optimus Prime and the other Autobots to escape aboard the ''Ark''. When Computron was finally brought down by the united Decepticon army, the Prime Guard and Technobots became Megatron's prisoners. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

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==Commercial appearances==
*Groove and the rest of the Protectobots rushed the Decepticon fortress [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], undaunted by its enormous size. When Trypticon assumed its battle station mode, the Protectobots merged into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] to better fight back. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Defensor and Trypticon|Defensor and Trypticon commercial}}
*After the Protectobots received a message from Optimus Prime alerting them that [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] was wreaking havoc in a human city, Groove and the rest of the team combined into Defensor to better combat the Decepticon. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#2015|Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars commercials}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
During a Decepticon attack on a major human city, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and the Protectobots launched rescue operations. Unfortunately their efforts were hampered by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who unleashed all manner of sonic attacks on them. {{storylink|To the Rescue}}

Groove, alongside [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], responded to an emergency call that was in actuality a trap set by the Decepticons [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]]. Despite the duo's schemes, the Autobots were able to send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|False Alarm}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsGroove.jpg|thumb|right|300px|If you choose the wrong Groove, you may just lose!]]
Groove participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 160 units of Cybermetal, and 95 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Groove was a friendly member of the Protectobots. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Groove.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Groove''' (Protectobot, [[1986]]/[[1987]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''P2'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-74'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Photon pistol]]", left & right "twin [[vaporator]]s"

: Released in the third year of the Hasbro ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (second year in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Japanese line]]), Groove transforms into a Honda Goldwing GL1200 police motorcycle. He comes with two vaporator cannons, which are pegged onto posts at the rear of the bike mode. He also comes with a photon pistol which he can hold, only sideways. Unusual for a combiner limb figure, Groove's vehicle-mode weapons do not need to be removed to transform into robot mode.

: The initial release of Groove has a [[die-cast]] metal chest painted gold. Where the other Protectobots replaced metal parts with plastic later on, Groove instead kept the metal, but the paint was changed to silver.

: As a ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]''-style combiner member, he can form any of [[Defensor (G1)#Toys||Defensor]]'s limbs, though he nominally forms Defensor's right leg.

: The initial releases of all Mini Vehicles and [[Special Teams]] in 1986 were part of a promotional campaign that featured reflective [[iron-on patch]]es as part of a contest. Later in the year, packages without bonus patches were released. The following year, these toys instead had a randomly-packed [[Decoy (G1)|Decoy]] added to them; Groove only came with Autobot Decoys.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1992 (Operation Combination)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Sparkride (G1)|Sparkride]].

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

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[[File:G1toy defensor giftset.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Defensor''' (Gift set, 1986)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-76'''
:*''Accessories'': "Photon pistol", left & right "twin vaporators"

: All five Protectobots were made available in many markets as a complete [[giftset]] as well as on individual cards/boxes. It is unknown which versions of the toys are in the multipack, metal parts or plastic (or in Groove's case, gold or silver paint).

:In [[1988]], [[GiG]] also re-released the Defensor set in [[Italy]], with five random "Exogini Transformers" ([[Decoy (G1)|Decoy]]s) added.

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

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Groove''' (Protectobot, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Photon pistol", left & right "twin vaporators"

: Groove and the other Protectobots were re-released in 1991 as part of the [[Europe]]an-market ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line.

: This version uses the silver chest, and he lacks a [[rubsign]]; while many toys in this line had their molded rubsign indents filled in, the Protectobots do not appear to be among them.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-Groove.jpg|thumb|I'm [[Playskool|day-glo playskool]] and yet cost more than your house. Chew on that.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Groove''' (Protectobot, <s>1994</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number:'' '''P3'''
:*''Accessories'': "Photon pistol", left and right "twin vaporators"

: Groove and the other Protectobots were slated to be [[redeco]]ed and re-released in the second year of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' toyline]]. However, they and the redecoed [[Stunticon (G1)#Generation 2|Stunticons]] were canceled, with less than a half-dozen production samples of each mold known to exist (save the [[BotCon 1994]] [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], of course). As such, the existing samples go for a ''lot'' of money on the secondary market. Groove would have come in bright orange and aqua-blue.

: The reason for the cancellation is unclear; it's possible they were considered redundant product due to the [[Aerialbot (G1)#Generation 2|Aerialbot]] and [[Combaticon (G1)#Generation 2|Combaticon]] re-releases, especially since [[Hasbro]] was putting out entirely new-mold toys then, and would most likely have wanted ''those'' to have as much shelf space in toy aisles as possible.

::*''[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/g2/groove/850/1/ Image gallery of ''Generation 2'' Groove at Seibertron.com]''
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BotShots Groove.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Sure, there weren't exactly any ''Bot Shots'' motorcycle molds to pick from, but ''jeez!'' Guy's supposed to be a pacifist!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobots''' (Multi-pack, <s>2013</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Number'': '''T0??'''
:**''Fist strength'': 775
:**''Blaster strength'': ???
:**''Sword strength'': ???
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:A redeco of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' [[Brawl (Movie)#Bot Shots|Decepticon Brawl]], "Protectobot Groove" automatically transforms from battle tank(!) to robot when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. A ''rescue'' battle tank, presumably. He has a three-sided tumbler in his chest which reveals one of three stickers, displaying icons and "strength" ratings used in the line's [[rock paper scissors]] style game.

: He was to be sold in a five-pack with [[Hot Spot (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Hot Spot]], [[Blades (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Blades]], [[First Aid (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Streetsmart]], but this never saw release.

:This mold was also used to make [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Super Bot Blitzwing]].
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:Kre-O-Toy Groove.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Hey dude, check out my ride".]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Groove''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''2'''
:*''Bag number'': '''***** 77'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo brick, small pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: As part of the second wave of ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Groove is a [[Kreon]] mini-figure that can be rebuilt into a motorcycle.

: This Collection was still in circulation at "dollar" stores and drug stores up through 2015. They eventually lost the individual-identifying bag codes, but other changes were hidden inside the bag. The 2015 releases replaced the 2x4 logo stand-brick with a new 3x4 logo plate. The Kreon was also given the slight [[retool]]ing to the arm seen in the 2014 Kreons, making the "cuff" parts more sharp-cornered and better adapted to being used as studs. Some of the add-on pieces may also be slightly off-color, possibly due to a change in factories in mid-production.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OGroove/groove.htm More information on Micro Changer Groove at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobot Groove''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''2'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo plate, small pistol

: In 2016, Collection 2 was re-released in a whole new production run for Dollar General stores in the US as part of a large collection of re-released ''Kre-O'' sets. But where most of these releases are nigh-identical to the originals, the re-released Micro-Changer blind-bags use the almost-entirely-retooled 2015 Kreon, with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. (It is possible for some of the add-on pieces to be in the older hues.) Groove got a slight [[tampograph]] tweak, replacing the flat light gray paint with shiny silver.

:Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.
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===''Transformers'' (2014)===
{{anchor|TF2014Protectobots}}
[[File:Transformers-2014-Protectobots-Emergency-Response-Groove.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Groove's Rule 63 incarnation.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobots Emergency Response''' (Multi-pack, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 double-barreled blasters

:''[[Transformers (2014 toyline)|Transformers]]'' "Protectobot Groove" (named so for [[trademark]] reasons) is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Transformers: Prime]] [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class [[Arcee (WFC)#Cyberverse|Arcee]], transforming into a sleek sports motorcycle. This version sports two blue blasters (whereas Arcee had just included one). The toy's color scheme ''might'' be based on ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Groove (Universe)|Groove]].

:Groove was only available in three-pack with [[Streetwise (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot Streetsmart]] and [[First Aid (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot First Aid]], which was released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Hasbro's Asian markets, while in the United States, it was officially an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive that was later also stocked by other online retailers such as [[BigBadToyStore]] for a hefty markup.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/AKDGroove/groove.htm More information on ''Protectobots'' Groove at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarsGroove.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|59th Chest Plate Bot (Feelin' Groovy)]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobot Groove''' (Legends Class, [[2015]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Legends class figures, Groove is a modernized version of the character, transforming into a motorcycle. As [[Rook (CW)#Toys|Rook]] has taken his place as a limb of Defensor, the now-much-more-to-semi-proper-[[scale]] Groove forms Defensor's chestplate. The instructions have you assemble the chestplate mode upside-down (to match the stock photography), but the proper assembly is to attach Groove to Defensor with the wheels facing upwards, connecting a small peg on Defensor's chest into a peghole behind Groove's pelvis and the pegs on Groove's arms to pegholes in Defensor's chest. There is no mention of what purpose the mysterious peg and port on either of his shins serve anywhere.

: Legends Groove also comes with a collector card based on his packaging art.

: This mold was redecoed into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Rust Dust#Toys|Rust Dust]] and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Adventure]]'' [[Override (RID)#Toys|Override]], and [[retool]]ed into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Combiner Wars|Wreck-Gar]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' character [[Vampire (BWU)|Vampire]] and the ''[[Spatiotemporal Challengers]]'' incarnation of [[Scooter (GoBots)|Scooter]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWLegGroove/groove.htm More information on Legends ''Combiner Wars'' Groove at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-Protectobot-Groove.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Defensor's New Groove.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobot Groove''' (Deluxe Class, 2016)}}</ul>
:*'''4 OF 5: [[Sky Reign]]'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 rifles, foot/hand/gun

:The Hasbro release of the ''Unite Warriors'' Groove mold (see below) is nigh indistinguishable from the original release with the exception of two subtle tells: the figure gains small [[copyright]] and {{w|CE marking}} [[tampograph]]s on the back of its feet for legal reasons, and the simple knee pins are replaced with flatheads visible on the inside of the legs.

:The figure saw different methods of distribution in different markets, as is common for "special" products: In Taiwan, Groove was initially released as a promotional item [[exclusive]] to [[Toys"R"Us]] Taiwan, if the customer purchased 1799 Taiwan Dollars (approximately US$55) worth of Transformers products in a single transaction. The promotion ran from [[March 25]]th till [[May 2]]nd. After the promotion had ended, the figure was made available as a general retail release in Taiwan, including (again) Toys"R"Us. Meanwhile, in North America, Hasbro made him available as a "shared exclusive" between various online retailers as part of 2016's "May Mayhem" promotion like [[Slingshot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Quickslinger]] and [[Wildrider (G1)#Combiner Wars|Brake-Neck]] a year earlier, though initially only with limited availability. Later that year, another production run was made more widely available, adding more venues in the process such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]].

:His packaging claims he is part of [[Sky Reign#Toys|Sky Reign]], replacing [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Smokescreen]] as a leg. He can also combine with his Protectobot teammates (excluding Rook and his Legends Class counterpart) to form a more accurate [[Defensor (G1)#Combiner Wars|Defensor]], if that's how you want to roll. His [[package art|packaging art]] is recolored from his ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Legends]]'' mobile game card art, made to (more or less) match his toy colors.

:Deluxe Groove also comes with a collector card based on his packaging art.

:This mold was retooled into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Afterburner (G1)#Combiner Wars|Afterbreaker]], ''Unite Warriors'' [[Afterburner (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Afterburner]], and ''Power of the Primes'' [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Power of the Primes|Wreck-Gar]]. It also served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Thrust (BM)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Thrustor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWGroove/groove.htm More information on Deluxe ''Combiner Wars'' Groove at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:Unite-warriors-UW-03-Guardian-Groove.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|How Defensor Got His Groove Back]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Guardian''' (Multi-pack, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[December 12]], 2015
:*''ID number'': '''UW-03'''
:*''English name:'' '''Defensor'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 rifles, foot/hand/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Streewise is an original mold, transforming into a racing motorcycle of made-up model. As a Takara-initiated design (instead of the Hasbro/Takara collaboration most other ''Combiner Wars'' figures are), Groove sports several differences compared to the other Deluxe figures in the line. Those include [[light-piping]] for the eyes (a concept mostly abandoned by Hasbro at the time), ''two'' individual hand-held weapons instead of just one, a [[5 mm post|5mm peg hole]] underneath the right arm to attach the hand/foot/gun accessory in robot mode, and a slightly more complex transformation due to Takara not being constrained by Hasbro's budget for the Deluxe price point. Takara also didn't design a new hand/foot/gun accessory for Groove; instead, he comes with the piece available with various iterations of the [[Alpha Bravo#Toys|Alpha Bravo]]/[[Blades (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blades]]/[[Vortex (G1)#Combiner Wars|Vortex]] sculpt. In addition, the individual handguns are cast in clear plastic and painted over in an opaque color, with the exception of the handles and the top sections, the latter of which are smoked red to give the impression of police lights.

: The [[Generations Selects Special Comic|''Generations Selects'' comic]] cast this Groove as the right arm of [[White Gallant Convoy|White Convoy Grand Prime]].

: He was only available as part of a five-bot [[Defensor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Guardian]] set, packed in with [[Hot Spot (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Hot Spot]], [[Blades (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Blades]], [[First Aid (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|First Aid]], and [[Streetwise (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Streetwise]]; naturally, [[Rook (CW)#Toys|Rook]] was left out. This set was the first of six [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusives, rather than being a regular release. Preorders were open from [[May 25]] to [[July 6]], and it was shipped December 2015.
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==Merchandise==
===G Guardian===
*'''Groove''' (Candy toy, [[2012]])[[File:Kabayagroove.jpg|thumb|I can roll!!!]]
**''Accessories:'' Blaster

:Groove is a snap-together [[candy toy]] model kit produced by [[Kabaya]] for their [[Gaia Guardian|G Guardian]] series, coming in an individual box packed with a stick of (chalky) gum. He can combine with his five wave-mates to form [[Gaia Guardian]]. He, along with Graze, First Aid, and Streetwise, can also combine with Kabaya's [[Transformers Gum]] Hot Spot to form [[Defensor (G1)|Guardian]]. G Guardian's [[Heatrock]] and [[Skyfeather]] attach to Guardian to create [[God Guardian]].

:Like most of his ''G Guardian'' teammates, Groove manages to avoid the [[Partformer|partforming]] that's commonly associated with Kabaya kits, being able to fully transform from robot to bike and back without requiring any disassembly.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Bruticus and Defensor.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb]]
*'''Guardian & Bruticus Set''' ([[December]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''71 & 72'''

:Released as part of the tenth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "[[Defensor (G1)|Guardian]]" (with his components [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], Groove, and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]) and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (with ''his'' components [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#71|Translation of Defensor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
*Groove had the pre-production name '''Cruiser'''.<ref>[[Sunbow Productions]] cast list entry for "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]".</ref>
*Sometimes [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] likes to steal Groove's pacifism and run off with it.
*During the dream sequence of [[Second Generation!]], Groove described himself as being "fast and flashy", wanting in on the action busting Decepticon heads. These are not character traits that Groove displayed outside of this.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Groove''' (グルーブ ''Gurūbu'')
*''French:'' '''Le Sillon''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Chips'''<ref>Named after the TV show starring Eric Estrada, which was very popular in Italy in the 1980s.</ref>
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chēzhé''' (China, 车辙, "Rut")
*''Russian:'' '''Drug''' (Друг, "Friend")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Hasító''' ("ripper", Marvel Comics)

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:G2GrooveArt.jpg|Unused ''Generation 2'' packaging art
File:Dreamwave-The War Within-Groove Streetwise-Figueroa.jpg|Dreamwave ''The War Within'' Cybertronian design
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Groove/groove.htm Groove at TFU.info]
*[http://www.seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=850&size=0&start=0 Generation 2 Groove photogallery @ Seibertron.com]

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Groove (G1)

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Shockblade: /* Unite Warriors */

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:''Groove is <s>a dirty hippie</s> an [[Autobot]] [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TFU Groove.jpg|upright=1.45|thumb|Lay back and dream on a rainy day.]]
'''Groove''' is a free spirit, man. A full fuel tank and an open sky above him is all this chopper needs to mellow out and enjoy whatever good vibrations the open road brings his way. One relaxed, easy-going dude, Groove is also a bit of a loner in his soul. He doesn't make a lot of attachments to others, preferring the freedom of an empty highway, but he is always sure to be there with the love when his Protectobot teammates need his help. Groove doesn't like combat or conflict in general, and is always ready to give peace a chance.

Groove combines with his fellow Protectobots to form [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Gaia Guardian]], or [[God Guardian]], and sometimes he is part of [[Sky Reign]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese, "B.O.T."), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese, "The Ultimate Weapon") |[[Wolfgang Mascher]] (German, "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Michael Rüth]] (German, "The Ultimate Weapon"), [[Claus Brockmeyer]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "B.O.T."), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:G1 RevengeofBruticus Groove Streetwise freezer.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|If you're fond of sand dunes and salty air...]]
When the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacked an inhabited city on [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] called upon the Protectobots to evacuate the civilians caught in the crossfire. Later, as Earth's orbit was diverted to the [[Sun]] by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and Groove commandeered a meat locker to keep the overheated humans cool. Groove was worried that the humans would freeze in there, but Streetwise assured him that given the constantly rising temperatures outside, the humans would be fine. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

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

[[File:G1 GhostintheMachine Groove lockedloaded.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|Let this groove / light up your fuse / it's all right, alllll right!]]
In the year [[2006]], Groove and the Protectobots were frequently active on both Earth and Cybertron. Shortly before the first Cybertronian peace conference, Groove attended a surprise birthday party for [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. He was therefore available to help [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and the other Autobots fend off a Combaticon assault on the conference's shuttle bay. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} On another occasion, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s eyes were stolen under unusual circumstances at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], and so [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] had [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] on high alert. When the Decepticon [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] began brazenly flying into their air space, Rodimus ordered Groove and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] to man the defensive laser batteries and blow him out of the sky.

The pacifistic Groove's response? "Locked and loaded!"

After pummeling Astrotrain with laser fire, the Autobots realized the stolen eyes weren't for [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], but [[Unicron]]. Groove joined Ultra Magnus and a squad of Autobots who traveled aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to investigate their artificial moon. Unicron awakened while they were inside him, however, and unleashed an electron storm which blasted the Autobots out into space. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}} Groove next took part in the battle on [[Eurythma]]. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

Back on Earth, the Autobots were asked to help the Dutch authorities deal with French rebels. After dispersing the human aggressors by driving at them in a scary fashion, Groove and the other Autobots defended the human civilians and covered First Aid, who was carrying the downed [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] back to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Later, it turned out the battle was only a diversion to allow [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to steal Metroplex's [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]]. First Aid left the Autobots when he failed to stop the theft. Unfortunately, just as First Aid left, the Autobots were called upon to deal with a rampaging [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Hot Spot ordered the remaining Protectobots to combine into Defensor without First Aid, and they still successfully saved a train full of civilians. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Later in 2006, the Protectobots arrived at the aftermath of the battle between the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] at [[Mark Morgan]]'s laboratory. They transported the injured [[Jessica Morgan]] to County General Hospital and watched over her as the doctors restored her ability to walk with an exo-skeletal structure, enraging the robo-phobic senior Morgan and prompting him to release the [[Hate Plague]]. Groove joined the rest of the Protectobots in attempting to retrieve Optimus Prime's body from Morgan's lab, but they ultimately contracted the Hate Plague after battling an infected [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Groove followed Ultra Magnus in ambushing Galvatron during an invasion of Cybertron, but he and the rest of the Protectobots were defeated by the newly-arrived Decepticon [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

For [[Tommy Kennedy]]'s birthday, Groove, among other Autobots, presented to the human boy a cake. {{Storylink|Surprise Party#Season 5|Season 5: Surprise Party}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
Groove and the Protectobots participated in the Scramble City project under Ultra Magnus's direction, working towards the construction of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. After the Decepticons uncovered their secret building site, the Protectobots rode into battle alongside the newly completed Metroplex. Groove and his comrades arrived and formed Defensor just in time to act as the harbinger of Metroplex and his really big gun. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masato Hirano]] (Japanese)}}
In [[2011]], Galvatron attacked Cybertron looking to take control of [[Vector Sigma]]. Groove and the Protectobots were active in Cybertron's defense as Defensor during the assault. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Later, Groove's team assembled on Earth at Ultra Magnus's command. Their mission was to stop the Decepticons from interfering with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], who were searching for the hidden location of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. On a security sweep, the Protectobots ran across their old nemeses, the Combaticons, and went into battle. The two teams quickly assumed their combined forms as Bruticus and Defensor, as the fighting escalated. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

[[File:Hm9 Protectobot Charge.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
When Galvatron made another strike on Cybertron, this time to steal the super-metal [[Cybertonuron]], Groove and the Protectobots assembled before the [[space bridge]] on Earth to be transported into battle. Seeking out the Combaticons on the battlefield, the Protectobots soon formed Defensor and fought once more with Bruticus. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Defensor and Bruticus's battle continued as Defensor delivered a devastating smash to Bruticus's back. For at least part of the battle, the two teams disassembled again for man-to-man combat, {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

Groove and the Protectobots were dispatched to [[Peru]] with the [[Trainbot]]s when a volcano erupted, leaving a mountainside village in dire peril. Their rescue mission was blocked by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. [[Shouki]] and the Trainbots occupied the fiends so that the Protectobots could proceed on to the village and protect the innocent lives. Nevertheless, the Protectobots failed to reach the village, as they were intercepted by the Decepticons' second wave, the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s. Groove and the Protectobots briefly struggled with the Headmasters before forming Defensor, but that left them grouped together and vulnerable to an underhanded attack. Defensor was taken out of action by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s paralysis ray, which was strong enough to force Groove and the Protectobots apart and leave them completely immobilized. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

Groove and the Protectobots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Defensor upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} When the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] sent out a distress call asking for energy, the Autobots of Earth responded. While they were loading the Trainbots full of supplies, however, Galvatron and the Decepticons arrived to take the energy for themselves. Groove and the Protectobots fought back against the enemy, and formed Defensor to counter Devastator on the battlefield. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

[[File:Hm34 Protectobots.jpg|thumb|]]
After the death of Ultra Magnus, the Autobots were desperately trying to pick up the slack during Sixshot's campaign of destruction around the globe. Groove and the Protectobots assembled as Defensor to go out and confront Sixshot at one of the attack sites, but they apparently didn't fare too well. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Groove and the Protectobots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure. On one occasion, they located Sixshot's old command base. By combining into Defensor, the Protectobots helped Raiden and Computron obliterate the base, wiping out all trace of the Decepticons' presence. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

Following a lengthy period of inactivity, the Decepticons renewed their attacks on Earth. With Fortress still off in space, Spike Witwicky dispatched Groove and the Protectobots to attend to the threats. In Canberra, [[Australia]], the Protectobots confronted Bruticus at one of Scorponok's new Death Towers. As Defensor, the Protectobots were beaten severely by Bruticus. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As part of Defensor, Groove participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
Groove and the other Protectobots played a game of baseball in celebration of First Aid's friend [[NUL-A]]'s birthday. {{storylink|Today Is First Aid's Close Friend NUL-A's Birthday!}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
Groove and his fellow Protectobots joined forces with the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s when the Decepticon combiners attacked a baseball stadium. Hot Spot was damaged in battle, leaving the Protectobots unable to remain combined as Defensor. [[Kenji]], the Autobots' human friend, devised a plan to shoot out the leg components of the Decepticon super warriors. Groove transformed into motorcycle mode and drove Kenji through a flying jump, letting the boy get close enough to [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to yell out his plan. After Superion zapped out the Decepticons' legs, Groove and his fellow Protectobots slipped on in their place, forcing [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] to move according to the Autobots' commands. The poor Decepticons were last seen being led out to sea by their own disobedient legs. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
When [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]], the famous scientist, the Protectobots and Aerialbots sped off to rescue the doctor from [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Working with [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], however, Trypticon's Scramble City launcher power allowed the Decepticons to disable Superion before he got close enough to attack. With the Aerialbots seriously injured, the Protectobots had to formulate a new plan. Hot Spot quickly got to work in repair bay mode bringing the Aerialbots back to full status. While [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] snuck into Trypticon alone to rescue the doctor, Groove, First Aid and Streetwise had the unenviable task of defending Hot Spot against both Bruticus and Menasor until he could finish his repair work. Although they took a serious pounding, Groove and his valiant comrades held the line long enough for the Aerialbots to recover and Blades to save Dalton. The Protectobots and Aerialbots left Trypticon victorious, and escorted the thankful doctor back to Metroplex, where he began work on the new [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

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

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:SecondGeneration protectobots.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Get up on your feet]]
''Groove's coming, along with that of the other Protectobots, was foretold in a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced vision of the future shared between [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. In this prophetic vision, Groove and the other Protectobots battled the Stunticons and the Combaticons to defend the [[Pullen Power Plant]] from the evil robots. Throughout the clash, each team combined into their gestalt forms, and Superion aided Defensor in his mission. Streetwise and the other Protectobots were then created on Earth by [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] and the Autobots after they stole a recording of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s combiner transformation sequence and modified it.'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Groove-savemyself.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Down a crowded avenue.]]
After being brought on-line by Optimus Prime, Groove and his team went on a mission to intercept the Decepticons before they could steal the [[hydrothermocline]] from a [[Energy Futures Industries]]. Both sides ended up agreeing to do battle in a virtual landscape maintained by the powerful computer system at the plant, so that the Decepticons wouldn't damage their prize and the Autobots could insure the safety of innocent lives. The lives of both faction leaders were wagered on the outcome of the game. Patrolling the computer-generated area of [[Multi-World]] known as the Cloud-Steppes, Groove and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] were attacked by Combaticons [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. When the Decepticon fliers severed the floating roadway Groove was driving on, he shouted at Blades to let him save himself and instead catch the Cloud-Steppers who fell with him. In gratitude, the humanoids unleashed a cloud cover which distracted the Combaticons long enough for Groove to blast them with his photon pistol. Ultimately, Optimus Prime declared himself the loser of the game, and so Groove and the other Protectobots watched their leader detonate before their eyes. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}} ''These events were observed by the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

Groove was one of the several Autobots who watched on as [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] futilely tried to repair Optimus Prime's body. Once the Autobot leader was declared irreparable, the Autobots held a funeral service for their leader, and launched his remains into space. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}}

[[File:MarvelUS32 blaster arrested.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Step to the beat]]
After [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] abandoned the Autobots due to their disagreements with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s leadership, Grimlock tasked the Protectobots with finding the deserters and returning them to the Ark. Groove and the others found them (and the [[Throttlebot]]s) hiding at [[Big Steve's Used Cars]], where the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s had already arrived. As the two teams battled each other, individually Groove squared off with [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], and both sides were so blinded by their battle that they didn't notice [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] making away with Goldbug and the Throttlebots. With the Combaticons deterred, however, the Protectobots still had Blaster to bring back to Grimlock... for trial and execution. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} Blaster was fitted with a [[mode lock]] and clamped to Groove's motorcycle mode, who in turn rode within First Aid to make sure their captive wouldn't escape. Upon driving through a train yard however, the team ran afoul of the Combaticons yet again. Before the battle was underway, Groove sped off, stash Blaster within a drainage pipe, and then rejoined his comrades. In short order, the Combaticons merged into Bruticus, forcing the Protectobots to themselves combine to match his strength. The battle nonetheless went badly for Defensor, and he was knocked down after being batted with an entire freight train. But Blaster, who had gotten his mode lock removed by some errant children, in turn defeated Bruticus by collapsing an electrical tower atop of the behemoth. In thanks, the Protectobots allowed their prisoner to "escape" them alongside his new friends. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

''Following Optimus Prime's return to life, Groove and the Protectobots were assigned to guard the backup copy of the [[floppy disk]] that had enabled his resurrection, stored at an [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]] warehouse. Alerted to Combaticon activity at [[Rutter U.S. Military Base]], the team was relieved by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s so they could go and deal with their old rivals. Unfortunately, they were too late to stop the Combaticons' theft of military technology; worse yet, upon their return to the warehouse, they discovered that the Decepticon Powermasters had stolen the disk in their absence. Combining into Defensor, they tried to stop the villains from escaping, but a barrage of fire from the underhanded Combaticons knocked the giant over.'' {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}}

====Transformers Comic-Magazin====
In defense of the Earth's energy resources, Groove and the Protectobots formed Defensor and battled Menasor. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Groove-g2vehicle.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|And my soul's been psychedelicized.]]
Groove returned to working with the Autobots after Prime and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] uncovered the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian army]] and their threat to the universe. He participated in Grimlock's ill-fated sabotage attempt on the [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Liege Centuro]]'s warships, which ended in the raiding party being captured by enemy forces. Fortunately, Optimus and a contingency of Autobots were quick to catch up with Grimlock's group, and liberated Groove and the others. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} Later, he joined the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] in a training exercise against [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] and the Dinobots. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Lancer one crew war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|It was so, you know, groovy to come back here this way.]]
Around twenty years after supposed end of the [[Great War (G1)|war]], Groove found himself on the front lines defending Cybertron from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Blitz Engine]]s alongside [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]], [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] and [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]]. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}} Later, Groove formed part of the crew of ''[[Lancer One]]'' alongside [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] as part of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]'s attack on [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his forces at the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]]. Although they successfully completed their mission, Jhiaxus had anticipated the Autobots' strategy and his retaliation forced Rodimus Prime to declare an Autobot surrender. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}}

===The Special Teams===
Groove and the rest of the Protectobots were posted at the [[Pullen Power Plant]] to defend it while its human workers had been evacuated due to the possibility of a landslide in the area. Blades soon spotted the Stunticons heading towards their position. Racing to meet their incoming foes, Groove was surprised to witness these newcomers combine into Menasor.To combat this new threat, the Protectobots merged once more into Defensor. The Decepticons soon found himself losing the battle and dispersed, though the storm around them had gotten too bad for the Autobots to give chase. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Groove-darkages-robot.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|War Within! Yeah! What is it good for? Absolutely nothin'!]]
After the signing of the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]], many of the special teams went into hiding or broke up to continue fighting on different factions. Groove, despite his freewheeling ways, stuck with his team during the [[Dark Ages]] and acted as go-between bot for [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], taking pride in his great speed. Though officially neutral, Groove and his team deployed to counter the threat of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] in the [[Tagan Heights]]. {{storylink|Escalation}} When Defensor began prioritizing Devastator's destruction over preventing collateral damage, Wreckers leader Springer had to talk the Protectobots into separating, after which they were able to use their individual smarts to bring the Constructicon combiner down: while First Aid and Hot Spot plugged an electrical cable into Devastator's leg, Groove brought the other end to Streetwise so he could plug it into Tagan Heights' power grid, overloading Devastator with electricity and shutting him down. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}}

Later, the [[Chaos Trinity]] invaded the Protectobots' base to abduct Hot Spot. During this attack, Groove pleaded with Hot Spot to give the order to form Defensor once more. But Hot Spot hesitated, allowing [[The Fallen]]'s acolytes to defeat each Protectobot individually and make off with their target. To his credit, Groove was the last Protectobot to be defeated by the intruders. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

In modern times, Groove and the Protectobots were damaged while battling Menasor as Defensor and had to be rescued by Ultra Magnus and the Wreckers. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Defensor later joined the united Autobot forces in overthrowing Shockwave's control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} In the aftermath, Groove and the Protectobots processed the forensics at one of Shockwave's labs, where a mysterious energy discharge had disabled the Battlechargers and shot out into the sky. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Iron Age|''Ironhide'' #1]]; [[Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #27]] (modern era)}}

[[File:TheIronAge Autobots vs Decepticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Groove don't need this fascist thing.]]
Four million years ago, Groove was a soldier in the Autobot army working under [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. He, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] held the line to prevent the Decepticon advancement in one of Cybertron's major cities. At the celebration that followed the Autobots' victory, he was seen chatting with [[Gizmo]] and [[Download]]. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

In the modern day, Groove was among [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'s team of Autobots on Earth. He worked under Bumblebee to locate the Decepticons remaining on the planet until Prowl butted in and recruited him into the investigation on [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]]. {{storylink|The Question}} As part of this task, he and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] brought former [[Skywatch]] agent [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] to their headquarters for interrogation. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Only Forward}}

Groove was of the 'bots who [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] refused a place on the ''[[Lost Light]]'' during the "Crewditions" (Which later turned out to be fake). Six months later, Groove had joined the ship's crew, and was outside [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s office when the psychiatrist was interviewing [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} During some downtime, Groove and Streetwise indulged in a bout of wrestling at [[Swerve's]] but when an inebriated [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] set off a silent alarm breaking into the medibay they were called into action as part of a security team alongside Megatron, [[Aquafend]], and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Ascertaining that there was no immediate threat, Megatron dismissed the rest of the team to deal with Trailcutter himself. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}

[[File:MistakesAndMayhem-Protectobotssortof.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Hey, you guys, combine into a larger guy, but not in a way that looks like Groove is involved!]]
Groove was in [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s bar when the ''Lost Light'' began paradoxing itself out of existence piece by piece. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} Some time after the ''Lost Light'' was restored, he danced like a madman on the floor of [[Thunder Clash#2005 IDW continuity|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} Later, Groove and four other crewmembers were chosen to escort [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] back to Cybertron after he started seeing apocalyptic visions. Streetwise joked that the five of them were "Protectobots". {{storylink|The Possible Light}} Once they arrived, Mirage led them hurriedly to Optimus Prime to tell them about his vision, when suddenly Prowl's [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] attacked, who was hoping to destroy the [[space bridge]] to Cybertronian colonies. [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] countered him, but [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] feared the Autobot combiner wouldn't be enough, so he used the [[Enigma of Combination]] to create another. Groove, the other four "Protectobots," and [[Rook (CW)|Rook]], who had wandered into the group, were all combined into the mighty [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

Groove and the Protectobots chose to leave Cybertron and return to the ''Lost Light''. It took several months, but they finally caught up with the ''Lost Light'' on its quest for Cyberutopia. Much had changed. [[Getaway]] was now captain of the ship, and held strict rules about socializing and helping other races on their journey full-pace towards Cyberutopia. Asking around, the Protectobots learned most of the senior staff, including co-captains Rodimus and Megatron, had apparently abandoned the ''Light'' in order to make faster progress on their own. In fact, the regretful [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] informed them Getaway had led a mutiny against the captains, abandoning them on [[Necroworld]] to the [[Galactic Council]] and [[Decepticon Justice Division]], then used mnemosurgery to reprogram the crew into believing otherwise. Groove and the others attempted to flee before Getaway did the same to them, but were captured by the security team and placed in an infinite memory loop by [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}}

[[File:JourneysEnd ProtectobotsDown.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.0]]
Riptide managed to survive Getaway's attempt to dispose of him, hiding away in the ship until he could rescue the Protectobots. Rook had been killed by Getaway and [[Atomizer]] while they slept, so First Aid suggested they un-entomb [[Ambulon]]'s corpse as a replacement leg for Defensor. At the shuttle bay, Defensor and Thunderclash tried to fight their way through the security team, but Getaway had hired [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] as the new head of security. He blasted Thunderclash and broke apart the unstable combiner with a single swipe of his blade. Hot Spot, Blades, Groove, and Streetwise were dazed enough for Getaway and the others to bring them down with a hail of gunfire. Only First Aid, Riptide, and the seriously injured Thunderclash managed to escape the ship. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

Apparently their injuries weren't as bad as they seemed, as all five Protectobots were perfectly fine as they attended Ultra Magnus' parting toast as the ''Lost Light'' completed its victory lap. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Groove was standing next to [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] when the medic was treating the injured [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. {{storylink|Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Groove was presumably present as part of Defensor during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===Precursor World===
[[Primus Vanguard|Warriors of the Seven Lights]] resembling multiple incarnations of Groove were members of the [[White Order]].

One supported his commander [[White Gallant Convoy]] in battle when the [[G1 World|dimension-hopping]] pirate [[Halfshell]] attacked the [[White Planet]] looking to plunder the Order's holy [[Matrix Saber]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

Another ventured forth to confront [[Seacon (BW)|Halfshell's crew]] and retrieve the Saber as the right arm of the mighty '''[[White Gallant Convoy|White Convoy Grand Prime]]!''' What happened to him after the combiner was bisected by [[God Neptune]] is unknown. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|''Transformers'' #23]]}}

[[File:WeHaveDecievedYou-Flareup.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|]]
Groove was a member of the [[Senate Guard]], serving under [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to protect the pavilion and the senators within. Tensions were high when First Senator [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] convened the Senate without the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] party. When Megatron and the Ascenticon senators arrived to answer the charges leveled against them, Ironhide sent Groove and [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] in with Autobot Senator Orion Pax for added security. As Megatron's rhetoric at the podium became increasingly radicalized, Pax sent Groove to check the corridors. As a result, he missed the EMP assault triggered by Ion Storm and the Rainmakers when Megatron seized the Senate as hostages and declared his new Decepticons the rulers of Cybertron. More Decepticons flooded the halls, and Groove was driven out of the Senate along with Ironhide and several other guards. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}}

In time, Ironhide orchestrated a raid on the Senate's holding cells with Groove and the other free members of the Guard. They released the rest of the Guard as well as Orion Pax and Sentinel Prime. The Senators were taken to safety, but Groove and several of the Guard remained behind to free the remaining Senators. However, they were opposed by a new rendition of [[Strika's Heavies]], and Roulette was killed in the first strike. They were forced to flee without rescuing any further prisoners. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} Sentinel Prime died in the escape, leading Orion Pax to claim the Matrix and become Optimus Prime. Ironhide retasked Groove and the Guard to defend the Prime. Groove was on duty when Optimus went to speak with Perceptor at the [[Forge Pyramid]]. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} Iacon had fallen, and so Groove and those loyal to Optimus Prime abandoned the city to the Decepticons. {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}}

Groove and the renamed "Prime Guard" deployed with their leader to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], where [[Termagax]] had possession of the [[Enigma of Combination]]. They set up defensive positions around Termagax's house as the Decepticons arrived for the Enigma as well. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} The Enigma was lost to the Sea, but the Autobots escaped without any fatalities. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart1 GrooveProtectsOptimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Way to guard Prime, Prime Guard.]]
Groove and the Prime Guard accompanied Optimus on a pilgrimage to commune with his [[immersant]] mentor, [[Codexa]]. They were ambushed by members of the [[Rise]], who sought to capture the Prime. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] helped the Guard regain the initiative, and Groove and the others got Optimus to safety, though Magnus was captured. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}}

Crystal City came under siege after this, and Groove and the Prime Guard prepared to defend it. They eventually retreated back to a single bunker with those who had chosen to fight, before the Titan [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]] returned. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} After the siege ended in a truce, Groove and the Prime Guard were part of a procession heading to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. {{storylink|Radical Time}} In the final battle at Darkmount, the Autobots were joined by a new Combiner, [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. When [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] shattered the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s' combined form, Flareup and Groove rushed to aid the team leader, [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]]. Containing an artificial [[Enigma of Combination]] in his spark, Scattershot needed volunteers to supplement Computron's power. The Prime Guard was ready to serve, and Javelin, Backstreet, and Pipes joined the first two in helping Scattershot forge an even more powerful Computron. They held the line against Devastator and the Decepticons, allowing Optimus Prime and the other Autobots to escape aboard the ''Ark''. When Computron was finally brought down by the united Decepticon army, the Prime Guard and Technobots became Megatron's prisoners. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

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==Commercial appearances==
*Groove and the rest of the Protectobots rushed the Decepticon fortress [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], undaunted by its enormous size. When Trypticon assumed its battle station mode, the Protectobots merged into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] to better fight back. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Defensor and Trypticon|Defensor and Trypticon commercial}}
*After the Protectobots received a message from Optimus Prime alerting them that [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] was wreaking havoc in a human city, Groove and the rest of the team combined into Defensor to better combat the Decepticon. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#2015|Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars commercials}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
During a Decepticon attack on a major human city, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and the Protectobots launched rescue operations. Unfortunately their efforts were hampered by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who unleashed all manner of sonic attacks on them. {{storylink|To the Rescue}}

Groove, alongside [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], responded to an emergency call that was in actuality a trap set by the Decepticons [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]]. Despite the duo's schemes, the Autobots were able to send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|False Alarm}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsGroove.jpg|thumb|right|300px|If you choose the wrong Groove, you may just lose!]]
Groove participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 160 units of Cybermetal, and 95 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Groove was a friendly member of the Protectobots. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Groove.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Groove''' (Protectobot, [[1986]]/[[1987]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''P2'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-74'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Photon pistol]]", left & right "twin [[vaporator]]s"

: Released in the third year of the Hasbro ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (second year in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Japanese line]]), Groove transforms into a Honda Goldwing GL1200 police motorcycle. He comes with two vaporator cannons, which are pegged onto posts at the rear of the bike mode. He also comes with a photon pistol which he can hold, only sideways. Unusual for a combiner limb figure, Groove's vehicle-mode weapons do not need to be removed to transform into robot mode.

: The initial release of Groove has a [[die-cast]] metal chest painted gold. Where the other Protectobots replaced metal parts with plastic later on, Groove instead kept the metal, but the paint was changed to silver.

: As a ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]''-style combiner member, he can form any of [[Defensor (G1)#Toys||Defensor]]'s limbs, though he nominally forms Defensor's right leg.

: The initial releases of all Mini Vehicles and [[Special Teams]] in 1986 were part of a promotional campaign that featured reflective [[iron-on patch]]es as part of a contest. Later in the year, packages without bonus patches were released. The following year, these toys instead had a randomly-packed [[Decoy (G1)|Decoy]] added to them; Groove only came with Autobot Decoys.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1992 (Operation Combination)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Sparkride (G1)|Sparkride]].

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

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[[File:G1toy defensor giftset.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Defensor''' (Gift set, 1986)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-76'''
:*''Accessories'': "Photon pistol", left & right "twin vaporators"

: All five Protectobots were made available in many markets as a complete [[giftset]] as well as on individual cards/boxes. It is unknown which versions of the toys are in the multipack, metal parts or plastic (or in Groove's case, gold or silver paint).

:In [[1988]], [[GiG]] also re-released the Defensor set in [[Italy]], with five random "Exogini Transformers" ([[Decoy (G1)|Decoy]]s) added.

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

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Groove''' (Protectobot, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Photon pistol", left & right "twin vaporators"

: Groove and the other Protectobots were re-released in 1991 as part of the [[Europe]]an-market ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line.

: This version uses the silver chest, and he lacks a [[rubsign]]; while many toys in this line had their molded rubsign indents filled in, the Protectobots do not appear to be among them.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-Groove.jpg|thumb|I'm [[Playskool|day-glo playskool]] and yet cost more than your house. Chew on that.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Groove''' (Protectobot, <s>1994</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number:'' '''P3'''
:*''Accessories'': "Photon pistol", left and right "twin vaporators"

: Groove and the other Protectobots were slated to be [[redeco]]ed and re-released in the second year of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' toyline]]. However, they and the redecoed [[Stunticon (G1)#Generation 2|Stunticons]] were canceled, with less than a half-dozen production samples of each mold known to exist (save the [[BotCon 1994]] [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], of course). As such, the existing samples go for a ''lot'' of money on the secondary market. Groove would have come in bright orange and aqua-blue.

: The reason for the cancellation is unclear; it's possible they were considered redundant product due to the [[Aerialbot (G1)#Generation 2|Aerialbot]] and [[Combaticon (G1)#Generation 2|Combaticon]] re-releases, especially since [[Hasbro]] was putting out entirely new-mold toys then, and would most likely have wanted ''those'' to have as much shelf space in toy aisles as possible.

::*''[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/g2/groove/850/1/ Image gallery of ''Generation 2'' Groove at Seibertron.com]''
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BotShots Groove.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Sure, there weren't exactly any ''Bot Shots'' motorcycle molds to pick from, but ''jeez!'' Guy's supposed to be a pacifist!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobots''' (Multi-pack, <s>2013</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Number'': '''T0??'''
:**''Fist strength'': 775
:**''Blaster strength'': ???
:**''Sword strength'': ???
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:A redeco of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' [[Brawl (Movie)#Bot Shots|Decepticon Brawl]], "Protectobot Groove" automatically transforms from battle tank(!) to robot when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. A ''rescue'' battle tank, presumably. He has a three-sided tumbler in his chest which reveals one of three stickers, displaying icons and "strength" ratings used in the line's [[rock paper scissors]] style game.

: He was to be sold in a five-pack with [[Hot Spot (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Hot Spot]], [[Blades (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Blades]], [[First Aid (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Streetsmart]], but this never saw release.

:This mold was also used to make [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Super Bot Blitzwing]].
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:Kre-O-Toy Groove.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Hey dude, check out my ride".]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Groove''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''2'''
:*''Bag number'': '''***** 77'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo brick, small pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: As part of the second wave of ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Groove is a [[Kreon]] mini-figure that can be rebuilt into a motorcycle.

: This Collection was still in circulation at "dollar" stores and drug stores up through 2015. They eventually lost the individual-identifying bag codes, but other changes were hidden inside the bag. The 2015 releases replaced the 2x4 logo stand-brick with a new 3x4 logo plate. The Kreon was also given the slight [[retool]]ing to the arm seen in the 2014 Kreons, making the "cuff" parts more sharp-cornered and better adapted to being used as studs. Some of the add-on pieces may also be slightly off-color, possibly due to a change in factories in mid-production.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OGroove/groove.htm More information on Micro Changer Groove at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobot Groove''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''2'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo plate, small pistol

: In 2016, Collection 2 was re-released in a whole new production run for Dollar General stores in the US as part of a large collection of re-released ''Kre-O'' sets. But where most of these releases are nigh-identical to the originals, the re-released Micro-Changer blind-bags use the almost-entirely-retooled 2015 Kreon, with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. (It is possible for some of the add-on pieces to be in the older hues.) Groove got a slight [[tampograph]] tweak, replacing the flat light gray paint with shiny silver.

:Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.
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===''Transformers'' (2014)===
{{anchor|TF2014Protectobots}}
[[File:Transformers-2014-Protectobots-Emergency-Response-Groove.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Groove's Rule 63 incarnation.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobots Emergency Response''' (Multi-pack, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 double-barreled blasters

:''[[Transformers (2014 toyline)|Transformers]]'' "Protectobot Groove" (named so for [[trademark]] reasons) is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Transformers: Prime]] [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class [[Arcee (WFC)#Cyberverse|Arcee]], transforming into a sleek sports motorcycle. This version sports two blue blasters (whereas Arcee had just included one). The toy's color scheme ''might'' be based on ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Groove (Universe)|Groove]].

:Groove was only available in three-pack with [[Streetwise (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot Streetsmart]] and [[First Aid (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot First Aid]], which was released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Hasbro's Asian markets, while in the United States, it was officially an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive that was later also stocked by other online retailers such as [[BigBadToyStore]] for a hefty markup.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/AKDGroove/groove.htm More information on ''Protectobots'' Groove at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarsGroove.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|59th Chest Plate Bot (Feelin' Groovy)]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobot Groove''' (Legends Class, [[2015]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Legends class figures, Groove is a modernized version of the character, transforming into a motorcycle. As [[Rook (CW)#Toys|Rook]] has taken his place as a limb of Defensor, the now-much-more-to-semi-proper-[[scale]] Groove forms Defensor's chestplate. The instructions have you assemble the chestplate mode upside-down (to match the stock photography), but the proper assembly is to attach Groove to Defensor with the wheels facing upwards, connecting a small peg on Defensor's chest into a peghole behind Groove's pelvis and the pegs on Groove's arms to pegholes in Defensor's chest. There is no mention of what purpose the mysterious peg and port on either of his shins serve anywhere.

: Legends Groove also comes with a collector card based on his packaging art.

: This mold was redecoed into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Rust Dust#Toys|Rust Dust]] and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Adventure]]'' [[Override (RID)#Toys|Override]], and [[retool]]ed into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Combiner Wars|Wreck-Gar]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' character [[Vampire (BWU)|Vampire]] and the ''[[Spatiotemporal Challengers]]'' incarnation of [[Scooter (GoBots)|Scooter]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWLegGroove/groove.htm More information on Legends ''Combiner Wars'' Groove at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-Protectobot-Groove.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Defensor's New Groove.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobot Groove''' (Deluxe Class, 2016)}}</ul>
:*'''4 OF 5: [[Sky Reign]]'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 rifles, foot/hand/gun

:The Hasbro release of the ''Unite Warriors'' Groove mold (see below) is nigh indistinguishable from the original release with the exception of two subtle tells: the figure gains small [[copyright]] and {{w|CE marking}} [[tampograph]]s on the back of its feet for legal reasons, and the simple knee pins are replaced with flatheads visible on the inside of the legs.

:The figure saw different methods of distribution in different markets, as is common for "special" products: In Taiwan, Groove was initially released as a promotional item [[exclusive]] to [[Toys"R"Us]] Taiwan, if the customer purchased 1799 Taiwan Dollars (approximately US$55) worth of Transformers products in a single transaction. The promotion ran from [[March 25]]th till [[May 2]]nd. After the promotion had ended, the figure was made available as a general retail release in Taiwan, including (again) Toys"R"Us. Meanwhile, in North America, Hasbro made him available as a "shared exclusive" between various online retailers as part of 2016's "May Mayhem" promotion like [[Slingshot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Quickslinger]] and [[Wildrider (G1)#Combiner Wars|Brake-Neck]] a year earlier, though initially only with limited availability. Later that year, another production run was made more widely available, adding more venues in the process such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]].

:His packaging claims he is part of [[Sky Reign#Toys|Sky Reign]], replacing [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Smokescreen]] as a leg. He can also combine with his Protectobot teammates (excluding Rook and his Legends Class counterpart) to form a more accurate [[Defensor (G1)#Combiner Wars|Defensor]], if that's how you want to roll. His [[package art|packaging art]] is recolored from his ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Legends]]'' mobile game card art, made to (more or less) match his toy colors.

:Deluxe Groove also comes with a collector card based on his packaging art.

:This mold was retooled into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Afterburner (G1)#Combiner Wars|Afterbreaker]], ''Unite Warriors'' [[Afterburner (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Afterburner]], and ''Power of the Primes'' [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Power of the Primes|Wreck-Gar]]. It also served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Thrust (BM)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Thrustor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWGroove/groove.htm More information on Deluxe ''Combiner Wars'' Groove at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:Unite-warriors-UW-03-Guardian-Groove.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|How Defensor Got His Groove Back]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Guardian''' (Multi-pack, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[December 12]], 2015
:*''ID number'': '''UW-03'''
:*''English name:'' '''Defensor'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 rifles, foot/hand/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Streewise is an original mold, transforming into a racing motorcycle of made-up model. As a Takara-initiated design (instead of the Hasbro/Takara collaboration most other ''Combiner Wars'' figures are), Groove sports several differences compared to the other Deluxe figures in the line. Those include [[light-piping]] for the eyes (a concept mostly abandoned by Hasbro at the time), ''two'' individual hand-held weapons instead of just one, a [[5 mm post|5mm peg hole]] underneath the right arm to attach the hand/foot/gun accessory in robot mode, and a slightly more complex transformation due to Takara not being constrained by Hasbro's budget for the Deluxe price point. Takara also didn't design a new hand/foot/gun accessory for Groove; instead, he comes with the piece available with various iterations of the [[Alpha Bravo#Toys|Alpha Bravo]]/[[Blades (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blades]]/[[Vortex (G1)#Combiner Wars|Vortex]] sculpt. In addition, the individual handguns are cast in clear plastic and painted over in an opaque color, with the exception of the handles and the top sections, the latter of which are smoked red to give the impression of police lights.

: The [[Generations Selects Special Comic|''Generations Selects'' comic]] cast this Groove as the right arm of [[White Gallant Convoy|White Convoy Grand Prime]].

: He was only available as part of a five-bot [[Defensor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Guardian]] set, packed in with [[Hot Spot (G1)#Unite Warriors|Hot Spot]], [[Blades (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Blades]], [[First Aid (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|First Aid]], and [[Streetwise (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Streetwise]]; naturally, [[Rook (CW)#Toys|Rook]] was left out. This set was the first of six [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusives, rather than being a regular release. Preorders were open from [[May 25]] to [[July 6]], and it was shipped December 2015.
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==Merchandise==
===G Guardian===
*'''Groove''' (Candy toy, [[2012]])[[File:Kabayagroove.jpg|thumb|I can roll!!!]]
**''Accessories:'' Blaster

:Groove is a snap-together [[candy toy]] model kit produced by [[Kabaya]] for their [[Gaia Guardian|G Guardian]] series, coming in an individual box packed with a stick of (chalky) gum. He can combine with his five wave-mates to form [[Gaia Guardian]]. He, along with Graze, First Aid, and Streetwise, can also combine with Kabaya's [[Transformers Gum]] Hot Spot to form [[Defensor (G1)|Guardian]]. G Guardian's [[Heatrock]] and [[Skyfeather]] attach to Guardian to create [[God Guardian]].

:Like most of his ''G Guardian'' teammates, Groove manages to avoid the [[Partformer|partforming]] that's commonly associated with Kabaya kits, being able to fully transform from robot to bike and back without requiring any disassembly.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Bruticus and Defensor.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb]]
*'''Guardian & Bruticus Set''' ([[December]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''71 & 72'''

:Released as part of the tenth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "[[Defensor (G1)|Guardian]]" (with his components [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], Groove, and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]) and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (with ''his'' components [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#71|Translation of Defensor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
*Groove had the pre-production name '''Cruiser'''.<ref>[[Sunbow Productions]] cast list entry for "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]".</ref>
*Sometimes [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] likes to steal Groove's pacifism and run off with it.
*During the dream sequence of [[Second Generation!]], Groove described himself as being "fast and flashy", wanting in on the action busting Decepticon heads. These are not character traits that Groove displayed outside of this.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Groove''' (グルーブ ''Gurūbu'')
*''French:'' '''Le Sillon''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Chips'''<ref>Named after the TV show starring Eric Estrada, which was very popular in Italy in the 1980s.</ref>
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chēzhé''' (China, 车辙, "Rut")
*''Russian:'' '''Drug''' (Друг, "Friend")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Hasító''' ("ripper", Marvel Comics)

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:G2GrooveArt.jpg|Unused ''Generation 2'' packaging art
File:Dreamwave-The War Within-Groove Streetwise-Figueroa.jpg|Dreamwave ''The War Within'' Cybertronian design
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Groove/groove.htm Groove at TFU.info]
*[http://www.seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=850&size=0&start=0 Generation 2 Groove photogallery @ Seibertron.com]

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Streetwise (G1)

2026-01-23T11:11:43Z

Shockblade: /* Unite Warriors */

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{{disambigm|Streetwise (Universe)|Streetstar}}
:''Streetwise is an [[Autobot]] [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]. He is also sometimes known as '''Streetstar''', and other times as '''Streetsmart'''.''
[[File:Streetwise g1 boxart.jpg|upright=2|thumb|What snakes? What plane? I don't get it.]]

Who's the [[Neon|black]]-and-white [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] 
That knows every street and parking lot? 
'''STREETWISE'''! 
Ya damn right! 
 
And who is the bot that would risk his [[spark]] 
For his brother bots? 
STREETWISE! 
Can you dig it? 
 
What interceptor won't back down 
'Til his target's run to ground? 
STREETWISE! 
Right on! 
 
They say this cop car is a [[Depth Charge (BW)|bad mother—]] 
SHUT YOUR MOUTH! 
I'm just talking about Streetwise! 
We can dig it! 
 
He's a [[Combiner|combination]] bot, 
But no one gets to use him but [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]*! 
STREETWISE! 

 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>or [[Gaia Guardian]] or [[God Guardian]]. Shhhhh. 

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, "B.O.T."), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese, ''2010'') |[[Thomas Rau]] (German, "The Ultimate Weapon"), [[Christoph Jablonka]] (German, ''Generation 2'' Dub of "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French, "B.O.T."), [[Nilton Valério]] (Portuguese), [[Ayrton Cardoso]] (Portuguese, "The Ultimate Weapon")}}

[[File:G1 RevengeofBruticus FirstAid Streetwise help.jpg|left|thumb|If you see me walking down the street / walk on by, walk on by]]
When the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacked an inhabited city on [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] called upon the Protectobots to evacuate the civilians caught in the crossfire. Streetwise was carrying civilians when he discovered an injured man and called [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] over to help him. Later, as Earth's orbit was diverted to the [[Sun]] by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], Streetwise and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] commandeered a meat locker to keep the overheated humans cool. Streetwise assured Groove that given the constantly rising temperatures outside, the humans would not freeze to death. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[File:G1 RevengeofBruticus Groove Streetwise freezer.jpg|thumb|The heat is on, on the street.]]
Streetwise, as part of Defensor, totally blew up [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Afterward, he was with the Protectobots when they saved some window-washers from a burning skyscraper, catching the humans when [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] blew them off their platform. Later still, Streetwise and the other Protectobots were ordered to help defend [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] from a Decepticon attack. Streetwise had a crowning moment of glory when he blasted Starscream out of the sky. The Protectobots then merged into Defensor, who activated his useless force field, which almost immediately deactivated, allowing the Decepticons to blast Defensor back into his component parts. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

Streetwise was among the Autobots who battled the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s when Cybertron came under attack from the Decepticons and [[Quintesson]]s in [[2005]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:G1 UltimateWeapon HotSpotStreetwise covering FirstAid.jpg|upright=1.25|thumb|left|Bad Boys / Bad Boys / Watcha gonna do / Watcha gonna do when they come 4 u.]]
In the year [[2006]], the Autobots were asked to help the Dutch authorities deal with French rebels. After dispersing the human aggressors by crashing a trash can into them, the Protectobots came under attack from the Decepticons. Streetwise expressed concern that the Decepticons didn't care how many innocent humans they killed so long as they destroyed the Protectobots. Later, it turned out the battle was only a diversion to allow [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to steal [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]], First Aid left the Autobots when he failed to stop the theft. Unfortunately, just as First Aid left, the Autobots were called upon to deal with a rampaging [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Hot Spot ordered the remaining Protectobots to combine into Defensor, and they successfully saved a train full of civilians, even without First Aid. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Later in 2006, the Protectobots arrived at the aftermath of the battle between the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] at [[Mark Morgan]]'s laboratory. They transported the injured [[Jessica Morgan]] to County General Hospital and watched over her as the doctors restored her ability to walk with an exo-skeletal structure, enraging the robo-phobic senior Morgan. This had [[Hate Plague|negative consequences]]. What a jerkface. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

When Cybertron came under attack from the Decepticons again, the Protectobots and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] surrounded [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and showered him in laser fire. They might even have defeated the tyrant if they hadn't been blown away by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s forces. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
Streetwise and the Protectobots participated in the Scramble City project under Ultra Magnus's direction, working towards the construction of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. After the Decepticons uncovered their secret building site, the Protectobots rode into battle alongside the newly completed Metroplex. Streetwise and his comrades arrived and formed Defensor just in time to act as the harbinger of Metroplex and his really big gun. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (Japanese)}}
In [[2011]], Galvatron attacked Cybertron looking to take control of [[Vector Sigma]]. Streetwise and the Protectobots were active in Cybertron's defense as Defensor during the assault. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Later, Streetwise's team assembled on Earth at [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s command. Their mission was to stop the Decepticons from interfering with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s, who were searching for the hidden location of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. On a security sweep, the Protectobots ran across their old nemeses, the Combaticons, and went into battle. The two teams quickly assumed their combined forms as Bruticus and Defensor, as the fighting escalated. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

[[File:Hm9 Protectobot Charge.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
When Galvatron made another strike on Cybertron, this time to steal the super-metal [[Cybertonuron]], Streetwise and the Protectobots assembled before the [[space bridge]] on Earth to be transported into battle. Seeking out the Combaticons on the battlefield, the Protectobots soon formed Defensor and fought once more with Bruticus. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Defensor and Bruticus's battle continued as Defensor delivered a devastating smash to Bruticus's back. For at least part of the battle, the two teams disassembled again for man-to-man combat, {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

Streetwise and the Protectobots were dispatched to [[Peru]] with the [[Trainbot]]s when a volcano erupted, leaving a mountainside village in dire peril. Their rescue mission was blocked by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. [[Shouki]] and the Trainbots occupied the fiends so that the Protectobots could proceed on to the village and protect the innocent lives. Nevertheless, the Protectobots failed to reach the village, as they were intercepted by the Decepticons' second wave, the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. Streetwise and the Protectobots briefly struggled with the Headmasters before forming Defensor, but that left them grouped together and vulnerable to an underhanded attack. Defensor was taken out of action by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s paralysis ray, which was strong enough to force Streetwise and the Protectobots apart and leave them completely immobilized. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

Streetwise and the Protectobots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Defensor upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} When the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] sent out a distress call asking for energy, the Autobots of Earth responded. While they were loading the Trainbots full of supplies, however, Galvatron and the Decepticons arrived to take the energy for themselves. Streetwise and the Protectobots fought back against the enemy, and formed Defensor to counter Devastator on the battlefield. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

[[File:Hm34 Protectobots.jpg|thumb|]]
After the death of Ultra Magnus, the Autobots were desperately trying to pick up the slack during Sixshot's campaign of destruction around the globe. Streetwise and the Protectobots assembled as Defensor to go out and confront Sixshot at one of the attack sites, but they apparently didn't fare too well. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Streetwise and the Protectobots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure. On one occasion, they located Sixshot's old command base. By combining into Defensor, the Protectobots helped Raiden and Computron obliterate the base, wiping out all trace of the Decepticons' presence. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

Following a lengthy period of inactivity, the Decepticons renewed their attacks on Earth. With Fortress still off in space, Spike Witwicky dispatched Streetwise and the Protectobots to attend to the threats. In Canberra, [[Australia]], the Protectobots confronted Bruticus at one of Scorponok's new Death Towers. As Defensor, the Protectobots were beaten severely by Bruticus, and First Aid was even knocked out of the arm socket. Using Scramble Power, Defensor switched Streetwise up to his shoulder and reattached First Aid as a leg, still carrying his fireball cannon. Despite this cunning(?) trick, Defensor was defeated by Bruticus. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As part of Defensor, Streetwise participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
Streetwise and the other Protectobots played a game of baseball in celebration of First Aid's friend [[NUL-A]]'s birthday. {{storylink|Today Is First Aid's Close Friend NUL-A's Birthday!}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
When the Stunticons attacked a baseball stadium, [[Kenji]] alerted the Autobot combiners that they were needed. As the Protectobots arrived, Streetwise got the humans to safety while Hot Spot extinguished the blaze caused by the Decepticons. They transformed into Defensor, but Hot Spot was damaged in a savage attack by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and Bruticus, leaving the Protectobots unable to combine. Seizing upon an idea, Kenji told Superion to shoot out the Decepticons' legs. Streetwise and First Aid then swooped in and combined with Bruticus, while their comrades did the same with Menasor. With their own legs out of control, the Decepticon combiners were tossed out over the ocean by their own limbs. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

Later, Streetwise transported the [[Autobot Mini-Cassette]]s [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] and [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] into battle, pitting them against their Decepticon counterparts, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Streetwise and the Protectobots joined forces with the Aerialbots for a raid on [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. They intended to rescue Doctor [[Dalton]], a scientist Galvatron had kidnapped in order to force him to use his knowledge to upgrade the Decepticons. The Aerialbots, as Superion, charged in first, but were torn to shreds by the Combaticons and Stunticons. Hot Spot went to work in his repair bay mode fixing them up, and tasked [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] with infiltrating Trypticon to recover the missing scientist. In the meantime, it was up to Streetwise, [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] to keep Bruticus and Menasor occupied long enough for Hot Spot and Blades to complete their missions. Soon, the revived Aerialbots stepped in to save their Protectobot comrades, and Blades successfully freed the doctor from the Decepticons whle they were distracted watching the battle. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}

[[File:Pyro streetwise insignia g2 redux.jpg|thumb|"I got one thing to lay on you cats, and then I'll split. I am declaring war on [[Clench (G1)#Wings Universe|anyone who sells drugs in our community.]]"]]
After Cybertron entered its new Golden Age, the war between the Autobots and Decepticons still raged in space and on Earth. Defensor was permanently destroyed in battle with his nemesis, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Only Streetwise managed to survive the colossal damage Defensor suffered, and swore revenge against the last surviving [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]: [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]].

In [[2010]], Streetwise was pulled away from his station at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth to aid the "second generation" Autobots in liberating the [[Large Hadron Collider]] from [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s [[Decepticon Syndicate]]. While most of the Autobot forces distracted the Decepticons with a head-on attack, he came with [[Rapido]] and [[Meanstreak (G2)|Meanstreak]] and used his "knack for getting to where he's not supposed to be" to sneak into the facility and rescue the captive [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]. When they found him, Streetwise was attacked by a [[forestonite]]-powered Breakdown, who then made the mistake of trying to destroy the rest of the forestonite. Instead of exploding, the forestonite gas spread throughout the building, turning Streetwise black and red and giving him the power to turn intangible. He used his new powers to continue the battle with Breakdown until he and the rest of the Decepticons fled. In the aftermath of the battle, Streetwise officially joined Pyro's second generation Autobots and transferred the deactivated Protectobots to Europe in hopes that he could use forestonite to revive them. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

Streetwise joined Pyro's crew as they investigated a break-in at [[Quantum Laboratories]]. They had not long left Earth in the shuttle when he received a transmission from [[Nebulos]]. When the team got there, they found that [[Hi-Q]] had been kidnapped, and when [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], Pyro and Streetwise viewed security footage, they discovered the [[Battlecharger]]s were responsible. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 3}} The kidnappers' exhaust trail led them to [[Qre]], where they were set upon by a training system and then captured by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 4}} Imprisoned, they were forced to listen to Jhiaxus's speeches. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 5}} After being freed by [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], the Autobots went on to rescue Hi-Q, destroy the base, and return to Earth. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}}

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

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:SecondGeneration protectobots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
''Though [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] had given the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] back to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], its influence was still present in his mind. He and Prime had their minds connected to a machine, where they shared a vision of a "Second Generation" of Transformers. Streetwise was the member of the Protectobots, one of four [[Special Teams]]. In this vision, Streetwise and his fellow Protectobots combined into Defensor and fought the Decepticons Bruticus and Menasor while defending the [[Pullen Power Plant]].'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} ''But [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] were listening in on this vision, and both sides planned to make it reality.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Streetwise-g1issue35.jpg|thumb|left|Get me Undercover Brother!]]
On their first mission, the Protectobots joined Optimus Prime in protecting [[Energy Futures Industries]] and the [[hydrothermocline]] from [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. After agreeing to battle for the prize in a virtual reality so that neither the hydrothermocline nor innocent bystanders would be harmed, Optimus and the Protectobots entered the bizarre landscape of ''[[Multi-World]]''. Searching for the Combaticons, Streetwise and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] entered Vineland. On a hunch, Streetwise chose to lift a falling web of vines out of their path instead of blasting through it. This left them open to attack by [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], but it also earned the respect of the living vines populating Vineland, who entangled the Combaticons long enough for the Protectobots to beat their opponents. Streetwise did so by shattering the enemies with his [[Compression cannon|air-compressor cannon]] after First Aid [[Decrystallizer cannon|crystallized]] them. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}} {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} ''These events were observed by the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

[[File:MarvelUS32 blaster arrested.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
After the ''Multi-World'' battle led to the death of Optimus Prime, Streetwise watched with the other active Autobots as Ratchet attempted to bring their leader back to life. This failed, and so Streetwise and the Protectobots escorted Optimus Prime's body to his funeral site, where he would be launched into space. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} The Protectobots fell under the command of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. They were sent to capture the deserters [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]], and found them in a used car lot, alongside the immobilized [[Throttlebot]]s. The situation escalated when both the Combaticons and a [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] squadron also laid claim to the captives, ultimately leading into a brawl between the different factions. During this battle, Streetwise blinded [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] with his [[photon pistol]]. Both Protectobots and Combaticons were so dsitracted by the clash that they didn't notice RAAT making away with Goldbug and the Throttlebots. With the Combaticons deterred, however, the Protectobots still had Blaster to bring back to Grimlock... for trial and execution. {{storylink|Used Autobots}}

As Streetwise was reporting the mission results to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], the Protectobots ran into the Combaticons yet again. This battle went poorly compared to the past ones, as the Protectobots were defeated by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], the Combaticons' combined form, despite themselves merging into Defensor to counter. Thankfully, Blaster came to their rescue; some errant children had removed his mode-lock during the battle, and collapsing an electrical tower atop of Bruticus was enough to knock the colossus unconscious. In thanks, the Protectobots allowed Blaster to walk away with his newfound friends. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

[[File:Stargazing-Streetwise.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Thank god for size-changing!]]
''Later, on Christmas day, Streetwise came upon a [[Christmas kid|young boy]] teaching [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] the meaning of [[Christmas]]. Jumping to the conclusion that the Decepticon was up to no good at first, Streetwise opened fire on Starscream, until his opponent's human companion clarified matters for him. Streetwise was hesitant to buy the boy's story, but Starscream seemingly proved him right by rescuing a busload of senior citizens from being trapped out in the cold. After making sure the boy was alright spending the rest of the day with Starscream, Streetwise left to escort the elderly folks to their destination.'' {{storylink|Stargazing}}

''Following Optimus Prime's return to life, Streetwise and the Protectobots were assigned to guard the backup copy of the [[floppy disk]] that had enabled his resurrection, stored at an [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]] warehouse. Alerted to Combaticon activity at [[Rutter U.S. Military Base]], the team was relieved by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s so they could go and deal with their old rivals. Unfortunately, they were too late to stop the Combaticons' theft of military technology; worse yet, upon their return to the warehouse, they discovered that the Decepticon Powermasters had stolen the disk in their absence. Combining into Defensor, they tried to stop the villains from escaping, but a barrage of fire from the underhanded Combaticons knocked the giant over.'' {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
In one of the many Decepticon attacks on Earth resources, Streetwise and the Protectobots formed Defensor to battle against the Decepticon combiners. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|He Who Laughs Last...}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Protectobots-marvel-g2issue4.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|He'd better transform into a police car with a bandolier.]]
When Optimus Prime and Grimlock discovered the threat of the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], they called in Autobots scattered across the galaxy, including Streetwise. And, when [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] chose to disobey [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prime]]'s directives and make a tactical first strike against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s ships, Streetwise went with him. They were quickly found out and captured, though, leaving it to Optimus to bail them out of trouble. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Prowl streetwise runamuck destiny.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2]]
Streetwise was working security at [[Eugenesis Plaza]] when [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] gave a disastrous speech before the crowd. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} Later, he was patrolling for riff-raff with [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] when they arrested [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}}

After the Decepticon invasion was stopped, Streetwise helped detain and secure the surviving Decepticons. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}}

When Cybertron was overrun by [[shadow-leech]]es, Streetwise was among the victims who were consumed by them. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===The Special Teams===
Streetwise and the rest of the Protectobots were posted at the [[Pullen Power Plant]] to defend it while its human workers had been evacuated due to the possibility of a landslide in the area. Blades soon spotted the Stunticons heading towards their position. Racing to meet their incoming foes, Streetwise was surprised to witness these newcomers combine into Menasor. To combat this new threat, the Protectobots merged once more into Defensor. The Decepticons soon found himself losing the battle and dispersed, though the storm around them had gotten too bad for the Autobots to give chase. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Streetwise-warwithin.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|Hot buttered 'bot]]
During the so-called [[Dark Ages]], when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] vanished in a [[space bridge]] accident, Streetwise stuck with his Protectobot team after the signing of the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]]. Whilst in their base at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Streetwise reported the rumour of the [[Ultracon]] [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] having been unleashed in the [[Tagan Heights]] against [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s [[Wreckers]]. Deciding that they could not afford to ignore this or let the [[combiner]] arms race begin once again, the Protectobots rolled out to assist the Wreckers. Arriving in Tagan Heights, they formed the mighty Defensor and the battle of the titans was on. {{storylink|Escalation}} Unfortunately, they could not control Defensor's dim-witted battle lust, and were forced to separate and find a less destructive means of taking down Devastator. While Devastator manhandled Springer, the Protectobots hooked the former up to a nearby power generator. Streetwise then threw the switch, overloading the enemy combiner and forcing him to separate into the individual [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}}

[[File:WarWithin Confrontation Mindwipe Streetwise.jpg|left|thumb|"Man it's too bad Mindwipe mind controlled you into shooting me." "Yeah... 'mind control'..."]]
Whilst the Protectobots were trying to figure out what went wrong during the battle in their combined form, the [[Chaos Trinity]], minions of the mysterious being known as [[The Fallen]], attacked. As Streetwise drew a bead on [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], he was hypnotized into blasting [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

Millions of years later, the Protectobots battled [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] as Defensor when the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] escaped from a penal facility... and lost, big time. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Defensor later aided in the Autobot insurrection. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} After the Autobots regained power, Streetwise and the Protectobots searched [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s clone lab, finding [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] barely alive, having been attacked by [[Sunstorm (G1)|an unknown assailant]]. Streetwise was reported in on their progress to Ultra Magnus as they tried to get the two Decepticons back to working order, in order to get more information out of them. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[...For All Mankind|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #1]]}}

[[File:Police Action 1 Streetwise.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right]]
Streetwise was one of many Autobot survivors who made it through Megatron's all-out attack on their defense network. In the two years following the attack, he made his way to Earth and united with Optimus Prime and the Autobots stationed there. In order to keep an eye on the humans, Streetwise and [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] infiltrated the police force in their [[alternate mode]]s. Both were present for an emergency response to [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] attacking a power plant. The robot hunters of [[Skywatch]] arrived and disabled the Decepticon, but then proceeded as if they were going to execute him on the scene. Despite Streetwise's words of caution, Prowl transformed to stop the execution and was captured. Streetwise maintained his cover and reported the incident back to Prime. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}}

Later, Streetwise was among the Autobots who remained on Earth along with Prowl, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] (as well as others) instead of accompanying [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus]] and the rest of the Autobots to Cybertron to find out what [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] was up to. He participated in an investigation of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]'s "secret" activities by taking turns trailing the human in his alt form along with Prowl. Prowl and Streetwise followed Spike to a suburban district. However, when Breakdown appeared and attempted to kill Spike by running him over, Streetwise converted to primary form and attacked the Decepticon, much to Prowl's chagrin. Breakdown was damaged and forced to retreat. Prowl and Streetwise then returned to base, where both of them were harshly reprimanded by Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Police Action: Part 1|Police Action #1}}

[[File:Only Forward Streetwsie attacks Brawl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Streetwise came to Prowl's rescue when he was attacked by [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], saving him from a collapsing building before helping him defeat the Decepticon tank. The two took him back to base and tried to interrogate him, but a failsafe in his body went off and placed him in near [[stasis lock]] before he could reveal who sent him. Later, Streetwise and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] were sent to take former Skywatch agent [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] in so that Bumblebee and Ultra Magnus could question her about Spike. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Only Forward}} Together with Prowl and Ultra Magnus, he went on to arrest [[Ben Simpson]], only to find that he was a [[facsimile construct]] created by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}} While Streetwise was busy with Prowl's investigation, Bumblebee went out and captured the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] all on his own, an accomplishment which came as quite a shock for him and the rest of the Earth crew. {{storylink|The Question}}

[[File:A Better Tomorrow Sideswipe saves Streetwise.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5]]
After returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Streetwise assisted in hauling [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s body out of the Decepticon holding area and stood guard in the aftermath of a mysterious explosion. {{storylink|Stick Together}} While standing guard at [[Skydive (Predator)|Skydive]]'s murder scene he was instructed by Prowl to seal off the exits to the city and make sure nobody wandered the reclamation tunnels alone. {{storylink|Devisive}} Together with Prowl and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], Streetwise later broke up a secret meeting between [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] and some Decepticons and was injured by a flamethrower when [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] fought back. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

When the Decepticon captain, [[Turmoil]], landed his ship on Cybertron, Streetwise was part of Prowl's forces that were ordered to start storming the ship when given the order. Later, Metalhawk gave the order and the Autobot squad went in to capture the Decepticons. {{storylink|Interference Patterns}} When [[Turmoil]]'s ship, containing a sort of time machine, disappeared under Bumblebee's nose, Streetwise arrived to help with the investigation. {{storylink|Night and the City}} The Autobot squad was later supposed to storm the Decepticon pen as well, but it exploded in their face due to what appeared to be backfiring booby traps. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}} Shortly thereafter, Megatron returned from a months-long absence, but Streetwise and the other Autobots refused to let him into their peaceful post-war society and immediately tried to kill him. {{storylink|City on Fire}} Sure enough, it wasn't long before Megatron gathered his forces and tried to conquer [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. During the ensuing battle, Streetwise fought desperately to defend the medical center from [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}}

Around six months later, Streetwise joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' on their quest to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]] under the command of a reformed Megatron. Before launch, he was seen painting the ship's name on its hull alongside [[Atomizer]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} During some downtime, Streetwise and Groove had a wrestling match at [[Swerve's]] which Streetwise seemed to be losing. They were both called into action as part of a security team alongside Megatron, [[Aquafend]] and Ultra Magnus when an inebriated [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] set off a silent alarm breaking into the medibay, but Megatron dismissed the rest of the team to deal with Trailcutter himself. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} When the ''Lost Light'' suddenly began disappearing shortly afterwards, Streetwise and the rest of the crew abandoned ship. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} Once the ship returned, he celebrated at Swerve's until he and everyone else present were knocked out by [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] poisoning the drinks. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

He got better, and was later seen popping off on the dance floor at [[Thunder Clash#2005 IDW continuity|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} According to an alternate account, Streetwise remained on Cybertron and responded to the fire that burned down [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s bar. {{storylink|Quest for Fire}}

[[File:MistakesAndMayhem-Protectobotssortof.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7|Oh god, I'm grotesque (tusque)!]]
When [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] returned to Cybertron on the ''[[O Fortuna]]'', Streetwise was part of the crew alongside Groove, [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]. Noting how the five of them had the shared expertise to protect Mirage from any sort of harm, he jokingly dubbed the team the "Protectobots". {{storylink|The Possible Light}} On arrival, the team immediately walked into a [[combiner]] conflict and were forcefully combined into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], who needed another combiner on Cybertron's side. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

Streetwise and the Protectobots later departed Cybertron, apparently intending to return to the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|The Transgressors}} It took several months, but they finally caught up with the ''Lost Light'' on its quest for Cyberutopia. Much had changed. [[Getaway]] was now captain of the ship, and held strict rules about socializing and helping other races on their journey full-pace towards Cyberutopia. Asking around, the Protectobots learned most of the senior staff, including co-captains Rodimus and Megatron, had apparently abandoned the ''Light'' in order to make faster progress on their own. In fact, the regretful [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] informed them Getaway had led a mutiny against the captains, abandoning them on [[Necroworld]] to the [[Galactic Council]] and [[Decepticon Justice Division]], then used mnemosurgery to reprogram the crew into believing otherwise. Streetwise and the others attempted to flee before Getaway did the same to them, but were captured by the security team and placed in an infinite memory loop by [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}}

[[File:JourneysEnd ProtectobotsDown.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.0|Ironically, Groove is the one doing a [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] impression here.]]
Riptide managed to survive Getaway's attempt to dispose of him, hiding away in the ship until he could rescue the Protectobots. Rook had been killed by Getaway and [[Atomizer]] while they slept, so First Aid suggested they un-entomb [[Ambulon]]'s corpse as a replacement leg for Defensor. At the shuttle bay, Defensor and Thunderclash tried to fight their way through the security team, but Getaway had hired [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] as the new head of security. He blasted Thunderclash and broke apart the unstable combiner with a single swipe of his blade. Hot Spot, Blades, Groove, and Streetwise were dazed enough for Getaway and the others to bring them down with a hail of gunfire. Only First Aid, Riptide, and the seriously injured Thunderclash managed to escape the ship. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

Apparently their injuries weren't as bad as they seemed, as all five Protectobots were perfectly fine as they attended Ultra Magnus' parting toast as the ''Lost Light'' completed its victory lap. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
Streetsmart and the Protectobots responded to a [[Decepticon]] attack, leading to [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] being injured in battle. In order to prove to himself that he was a capable warrior, First Aid went on to lead the Protectobots in recovering [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s stolen [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] from [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. After locating the thief, Streetsmart combined with his team to form Defensor, who defeated the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]' own [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
Streetwise was one half of a long-range sniper team for the first few centuries of the Great War. While he was extremely good at eliminating his targets, the emotional wear led him to transfer to the [[Protectobot (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Protectobots]] in search of better ways to end the conflict. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Protectobot Streetwise's bio}}

Upon arriving on Earth,{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Protectobot Blades' bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Protectobot Streetwise's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Protectobot First Aid's bio}} the protection of humanity - not just from Cybertronian threats, but from ''all'' sources of danger - {{storylink|Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Protectobot Hot Spot's bio}} became the Protectobots' highest priority. {{storylink|Medix (G1)#Toys|Customization class Medix bio}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Streetwise was presumably present as part of Defensor during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
Streetwise was among the Autobot troops who bore witness to a pivotal duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, one meant to end the war before the never-ending arms race between the two factions spiralled further out of control. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|''Transformers'' #19]] (mentioned); [[War World: Prime|#25]] (full)}}

[[File:WarWorldPrime StreetwiseSlapdashWheeljack.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0]]
Streetwise was previously the head of Cybertron [[Security Operations]], prior to Chromia's tenure. He once oversaw an operation where Sec-Ops' [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] worked with the criminal [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to deal with the larger threat of [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}}

After retiring, Streetwise ran an academy for Security Operations that [[Javelin]] recently graduated from at the onset of the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] crisis. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} He also commended the performance of [[Strongarm (G1)|Strongarm]], another recent graduate. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}} The fall of the Senate was enough to get Streetwise back in the field. He and [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] saved [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] from [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] in contested Iacon. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} After Sentinel Prime perished, Orion Pax became Optimus Prime, Streetwise being among those who witnessed his first speech as a Prime. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}}

As an Autobot, Streetwise manned the battlements during the Decepticon siege of [[Crystal City]]. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} He was later seen boarding the last ''Ark'' as the Autobots left Cybertron behind to Decepticon control. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling Streetwise was a member of the [[White Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. He supported his commander [[White Gallant Convoy]] in battle when the [[G1 World|dimension-hopping]] pirate [[Halfshell]] attacked the [[White Planet]] looking to plunder the Order's holy [[Matrix Saber]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

He later ventured forth to confront [[Seacon (BW)|Halfshell's crew]] and retrieve the Saber as the right leg of the mighty '''White Convoy Grand Prime!''' What happened to him after the combiner was bisected by [[God Neptune]] is unknown. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Streetwise and the rest of the Protectobots rushed the Decepticon fortress [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], undaunted by its enormous size. When Trypticon assumed its battle station mode, the Protectobots merged into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] to better fight back. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Defensor and Trypticon|Defensor and Trypticon commercial}}
*Streetwise and the Protectobots received a message from Optimus Prime alerting them that [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] was wreaking havoc in a human city, and that the threat was "bigger than ever." The Protectobots combined into Defensor to better combat the Decepticon. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#2015|Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars commercials}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
During a Decepticon attack on a major human city, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and the Protectobots launched rescue operations. Unfortunately their efforts were hampered by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who unleashed all manner of sonic attacks on them. {{storylink|To the Rescue}}

Streetwise, alongside [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], responded to an emergency call that was in actuality a trap set by the Decepticons [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]]. Despite the duo's schemes, the Autobots were able to send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|False Alarm}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsStreetwise.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|ROAR!]]
Streetwise participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Streetwise_Earth_Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]
*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Ability: '''Timesplit Grenade: Shoots a timesplit grenade. When caught in the explosion, every ally is 30% faster while enemies are 30% slower. Both effects last for 11 seconds.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:streetwise Streetwise at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Streetwise was an intelligent Protectobot. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Streetwise.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Come on. Rub my symbol. You know you want to.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Streetwise''' (Protectobot, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro Team ID number'': '''P1'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-73'''
:*''Accessories'': "Photon pistol", "Double-mounted air-compressor cannon"

: Released in the third year of the Hasbro ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (second year in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Japanese line]]), Streetwise transforms into a Nissan 300ZX Turbo police car. In car mode, he has a large, rear-mounted, double-barreled cannon accessory. He can also form a limb of any ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#|Scramble City]]''-style combiner, but his usual place is as [[Defensor (G1)#Toys|Defensor]]'s left leg.

: This mold is unique amongst ''Scramble City''-style combiner limbs in that he has a "normal" robot head that does not also function as a connector peg; instead he features a fold-out connector peg to attach him to Hot Spot. He is also unique amongst the Protectobots in that he is the only one who does not have a "second wave" variation, as well as the only limb-bot whose pistol doesn't have a horizontal grip.

: The initial releases of all Mini Vehicles and [[Special Teams]] in 1986 were part of a promotional campaign that featured reflective [[iron-on patch]]es as part of a contest. Later in the year, packages without bonus patches were released. The following year, these toys instead had a randomly-packed [[Decoy (G1)|Decoy]] added to them; Streetwise only came with Autobot Decoys.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1992 (Operation Combination)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Streetstar]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Streetwise/streetwise.htm More information on Streetwise at TFU.info.]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1986/instr_streetwise.jpg Instructions for Streetwise at Botchthecrab.com.]''

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[[File:G1toy defensor giftset.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Defensor''' (Gift set, 1986)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-76'''
:*''Accessories'': "Photon pistol", "Double-mounted air-compressor cannon"

: All five Protectobots were made available in many markets as a complete [[giftset]] as well as on individual cards/boxes. It is unknown which versions of the toys are in the multipack, metal parts or plastic; of course, this doesn't affect Streetwise since he didn't undergo any materials change.

: In [[1988]], [[GiG]] also re-released the Defensor set in [[Italy]], with five random "Exogini Transformers" ([[Decoy (G1)|Decoys]]) added.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Streetwise''' (Protetcobot, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Photon pistol", "Double-mounted air-compressor cannon"

: Streetwise and the other Protectobots were re-released in 1991 as part of the [[Europe]]an-market ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line.

: This version of Streetwise is [[retool]]ed to have the police lightbar be part of the vehicle roof instead of a separate glued-on piece. He also lacks a [[rubsign]]; while many toys in this line had their molded rubsign indents filled in, the Protectobots do not appear to be among them.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2toy-Streetwisecarded.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Black and red?? G2 toys were so [[neon]]!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Streetwise''' (Protectobot, <s>1994</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''P4'''
:*''Accessories'': "Photon pistol", double-barreled cannon

: Streetwise and the other Protectobots were slated to be [[redeco]]ed and re-released in the second year of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' toyline]]. However, they and the redecoed [[Stunticon (G1)#Generation 2|Stunticons]] were canceled, with less than a half-dozen production samples of each mold known to exist (save the [[BotCon 1994]] [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], of course). Streetwise would have come in gloss black with red inner robot parts.

: The reason for the cancellation is unclear; it's possible they were considered redundant product due to the [[Aerialbot (G1)#Generation 2|Aerialbot]] and [[Combaticon (G1)#Generation 2|Combaticon]] re-releases, especially since [[Hasbro]] was putting out entirely new-mold toys then, and would most likely have wanted ''those'' to have as much shelf space in toy aisles as possible.

::*''[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/g2/streetwise/852/1/ Image gallery of ''Generation 2'' Streetwise at Seibertron.com.]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:BotconG2Streetstar.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|In 1986 I stole his Nissan Z altmode. In 2010 I stole his entire body! ...and [[Streetstar|another guy]]'s name.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Generation 2: Redux''' (BotCon 2010 box set)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Gun

: A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Prowl]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Streetstar" (so named due to [[trademark]] conflicts) transforms into a police car based on a {{w|Nissan 350Z}} and is colored to resemble his unreleased ''Generation 2'' toy. He has a pair of non-firing missile launchers that flip over his shoulders, plus a pistol hidden in his hood in car mode.

: He was only available as part of the [[BotCon 2010]] [[exclusive]] boxed set, alongside [[Breakdown (G1)#Timelines|Breakdown]], [[Pyro (G1)#Timelines|Autobot Spark]], [[Clench (G1)#Timelines|Clench]] and [[Sky-Byte (RID)#Toys|Sky-Byte]]. A number of bagged versions of this set were also made available, but only to people who had already purchased a boxed set.

:This mold was [[retool]]ed to make ''Universe'' [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Silverstreak]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)#Universe (2008)|Smokescreen]], along with Streetstar's fellow BotCon 2010 exclusive [[Rapido#Timeslines|Rapido]]. This mold also served as the basis of the non-toy ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of [[Prowl (SG)|Prowl]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/BCStreetstar/streetstar.htm More information on Streetstar at TFU.info]''
{{UniverseProwlMold}}
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[Image:BotShots Streetsmart.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobots''' (Multi-pack, <s>2013</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Number'': '''T0??'''
:**''Fist strength'': ???
:**''Blaster strength'': 740
:**''Sword strength'': ???
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:A redeco of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Bot Shots|Barricade]], "Protectobot Streetsmart" automatically transforms from police car to robot when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He has a three-sided tumbler in his chest which reveals one of three stickers, displaying icons and "strength" ratings used in the line's [[rock paper scissors]] style game.

: He was to be sold in a five-pack with [[Hot Spot (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Hot Spot]], [[Blades (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Blades]], [[Groove (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Groove]], and [[First Aid (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot First Aid]], but this never saw release.

:This mold was also used to make [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Prowl]]. The main car body, arms and legs were also used for [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Bumblebee]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Bot Shots|Lockdown]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Mirage]], and [[Topspin (DOTM)#Bot Shots|Topspin]].
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Streetsmart.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|"Streetsmart"? ''Sounds like a third party name...'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Defensor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A4474'''
:*''Pieces'': 85
:*''Accessories'': Pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Kre-O]]'' "Streetsmart" ([[trademark]] again) is a [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]], a building-brick-based mini-figure that can be rebuilt into a police cruiser. Curiously, while his robot parts are very based on his off-white original deco, most of his add-on car parts are ''Generation 2''-style black.

: He was only available as part of the [[Defensor (G1)#Kre-O|Defensor]] combiner set, and as such his parts an be merged with his box-mates [[Hot Spot (G1)#Kre-O|Hot Spot]], [[First Aid (G1)#Kre-O|First Aid]], and [[Blades (G1)#Kre-O|Blades]]; his main body goes into the combiner's right leg, with other parts scattered throughout the build.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OStreetsmart/streetsmart.htm More information on Streetsmart at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (2014)===
{{anchor|TF2014Protectobots}}
[[File:Transformers-2014-Protectobots-Emergency-Response-Streetsmart.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Turbo revvin' young cop.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobots Emergency Response''' (Multi-pack, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile launcher, missile

:''[[Transformers (2014 toyline)|Transformers]]'' "Protectobot Streetsmart" is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]: [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|Beast Hunters]]'' Deluxe Class [[Prowl (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Prowl]], himself a retool of the original ''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class [[Smokescreen (Prime)#Deluxe Class|Smokescreen]]. A few parts of the toy (most obviously his head) retain Prowl's black paint operations, but most of the toy is white and light gray plastic, with some scattered blue areas.

:Streetsmart was only available in three-pack with [[First Aid (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot First Aid]] and [[Groove (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot Groove]], which was released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Hasbro's Asian markets, while in the United States, it was officially an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive that was later also stocked by other online retailers such as [[BigBadToyStore]] for a hefty markup.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Barricade (WFC)#Timelines 2|Barricade]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/AKDStreetsmart/streetsmart.htm More information on 2014 Streetsmart at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
{{anchor|Combiner Wars}}
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Streetwise.jpg|upright=1.67|right|thumb|I refuse to share a mold with criminal scum!!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobot Streetwise''' (Deluxe, 2015)}}</ul>
:*'''5 of 5: [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]'''
:*''Accessories'': Triple-barreled shotgun, double-barreled gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the third, all-Protectobot wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxes, "Protectobot Streetwise" (yes, he got his name back) is an extensive [[retool]]ing of [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]] (basically a complete re-shell that only retains the [[robot mode]] torso and some other minor parts) that transforms into an R35 Nissan GTR police car, which is a very, ''very'' sleek police car. Instead of the muffler/beatstick, Streetwise comes with a shotgun with three barrels. Unlike the other Deluxe Protectobots, who are molded in a crisp white, Streetwise is molded in a more cream-colored plastic.

: He can form a limb for any ''Combiner Wars''-style Voyager Class torso, but is supposed to combine with [[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Hot Spot]], [[First Aid (G1)#Combiner Wars|First Aid]], [[Blades (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blades]], and new member [[Rook (CW)#Combiner Wars|Rook]] to form [[Defensor (G1)#Combiner Wars|Defensor]] (with Scout-class [[Groove (G1)#Combiner Wars|Groove]] now serving as a chest piece). Care needs to be taken when transforming to and from leg mode, as the hinge that folds the hood back may be extremely stiff and the thin tab that connects the hood with the rest of the figure may break if too much force is placed on it. Care should also be taken not to lose the swinging combined hinge on his leg, which tends to be looser than that of Dead End and likes to pop off.

:This version of the mold was retooled into [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Prowl]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Smokescreen]] and was redecoed into [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Combiner Wars|Lightsteed]].

:The version of Streetwise released in the United States, Australia, and Hasbro's Asian markets comes with a copy of ''Combiner Wars'' #9 (actually [[The World of Tomorrow|''The Transformers'' #33]]). In Canada, Latin America, and Europe, the toy includes a collector card featuring artwork from the "[[False Alarm]]" episode of the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game instead.

:As a part of the third and fourth wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Streetwise was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2015/08/28/transformers-combiner-wars-sticker-sheet-for-wave-3-and-4-figures-300471 Protectobot and Optimus Maximus sticker promotion on TFW2005]</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWStreetwise/streetwise.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Streetwise at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
{{anchor|UW03}}
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW03-Streetwise.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Guardian''' (Multi-pack, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[December 12]], 2015
:*''ID number'': '''UW-03'''
:*''English name:'' '''Defensor'''
:*''Accessories'': Triple-barreled shotgun, double-barreled gun/fist/foot

: TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Streetwise uses the ''Combiner Wars'' mold, featuring a deco closely resembling his animation model, with the ''Combiner Wars'' version's eggshell-white plastic replaced with a more muted gray. Additionally, he features the hand-foot-gun accessory from the [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Offroad]] mold rather than the Dead End mold.

: He was only available as part of a five-bot [[Defensor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Guardian]] set, packed in with [[Hot Spot (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Hot Spot]], [[Blades (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Blades]], [[First Aid (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|First Aid]], and a new Deluxe mold of [[Groove (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Groove]] instead of Rook. This set was the first of six [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusives, rather than being a regular release. Preorders were open from [[May 25]] to [[July 6]], and it was shipped December 2015.

:The [[Generations Selects Special Comic|''Generations Selects'' comic]] cast this Streetwise as the right leg of [[White Gallant Convoy|White Convoy Grand Prime]].
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==Merchandise==
===G Guardian===
*'''Streetwise''' (Candy toy, 2012)
:Streetwise is a snap-together [[candy toy]] model kit produced by [[Kabaya]] for their [[Gaia Guardian|G Guardian]] series, coming in an individual box packed with a stick of (chalky) gum. He can combine with his five wave-mates to form [[Gaia Guardian]]. He, along with Graze, Groove, and First Aid, can also combine with Kabaya's ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' Hot Spot to form [[Defensor (G1)|Guardian]]. G Guardian's [[Heatrock]] and [[Skyfeather]] attach to Guardian to create [[God Guardian]].

:Like most of his ''G Guardian'' teammates, Streetwise manages to avoid the [[Partformer|partforming]] that's commonly associated with Kabaya kits, being able to fully transform from robot to police car and back without requiring any disassembly.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Bruticus and Defensor.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb]]
*'''Guardian & Bruticus Set''' ([[December]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''71 & 72'''

:Released as part of the tenth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "[[Defensor (G1)|Guardian]]" (with his components [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and Streetwise) and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (with ''his'' components [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#71|Translation of Defensor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
[[File:ArmadaCameos-RedRoom.jpg|thumb|Ahhhh .. Freak out! Le Freak—c'est chic ... Freak out!]]
*Streetwise's animation model appears in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' episode "[[First Encounter]]" as a "generic" Cybertronian at (presumably) Autobot HQ, alongside [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]], [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]/[[Lander]], and [[Sixknight]]. He is only seen from the back and pretty heavily recolored, making him hard to identify.
*Streetwise suddenly got his name changed to "Streetstar" the day after his [[BotCon 2010]] toy was unveiled. [[Pete Sinclair]] quickly put out the flames of Wiki Uncertainty (TM) by letting everyone know that Streetstar was still Streetwise, and not some other character or some amalgamation of the two.
*Streetwise's Shaft-esque personality in the BotCon 2010 comic is apparently the fault of this article.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Streetwise''' (ストリートワイズ ''Sutorītowaizu'')
*''French:'' '''Aviso''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Phantom'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dàjiē''' (大街, "Street")
*''Russian:'' '''Prolaza''' (Пролаза)

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:G2StreetwiseArt.jpg|Unused ''Generation 2'' packaging art
File:Dreamwave-The War Within-Groove Streetwise-Figueroa.jpg|Dreamwave ''The War Within'' Cybertronian design
File:BotCon-2010-Streetstar-profile art.jpg|BotCon 2010 ''Wings Universe'' profile art
File:EW-skin-Streetwise-G2.jpg|''Earth Wars'' ''Generation 2''-themed skin
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
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[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
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[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
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First Aid (G1)

2026-01-23T11:11:05Z

Shockblade: /* Unite Warriors */

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{{disambig3|First Aid}}
:''First Aid is an [[Autobot]] [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TFU First Aid.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Damn it, Jim! I'm a doctor, not a pacifist!]]
'''First Aid''' is one of the most empathic and compassionate beings you'll ever meet. He cares deeply about all living things. Heck, he even cares deeply about the "pain" of inanimate objects. A broken or malfunctioning can-opener will earn just as much sympathy and attention as a fellow Autobot. Otherwise, First Aid is a soft-spoken and sometimes overly cautious sort (especially when it comes to the well-being of a fellow Autobot). Still, all the Autobots know he will work long and hard to do his best for them and that their well-being matters to him more than anything, and those are quite comforting thoughts.

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

{{bigquote|Where there's life, there's hope.|First Aid|"[[Funeral for a Friend!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Bell]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Massimo Corizza]] (Italian), [[Michael Rüth]] (German, "The Ultimate Weapon" & "The Big Broadcast of 2006"), [[Wolfgang Mascher]] (German, "Surprise Party"), [[Franz Rudnick]] (German, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1"), [[Christoph Jablonka]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "The Ultimate Weapon"), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1"), Unknown (European French, "Surprise Party"), [[Lauro Fabiano]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

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

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

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

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

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

In [[2007]], First Aid and the Protectobots were among those who defended Cybertron against a major Decepticon attack, only to fall before the power of the new Decepticon [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}} Some time later, at [[Tommy Kennedy]]'s birthday, First Aid, among other Autobots, presented to the human boy a cake. {{Storylink|Surprise Party#Season 5|Season 5: Surprise Party}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
First Aid and the other Protectobots made their dramatic debut when they formed Defensor to defeat both Menasor and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 12|Story page #12}}

=====Scramble City=====
First Aid and the Protectobots participated in the Scramble City project under Ultra Magnus's direction, working towards the construction of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. After the Decepticons uncovered their secret building site, the Protectobots rode into battle alongside the newly completed Metroplex. First Aid and his comrades arrived and formed Defensor just in time to act as the harbinger of Metroplex and his really big gun. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:HM3 firstaid.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]
In [[2011]], Galvatron attacked Cybertron looking to take control of [[Vector Sigma]]. First Aid and the Protectobots were active in Cybertron's defense as Defensor during the assault, {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} after which they were reassigned to Earth to help keep the Decepticons busy while [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s searched for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]]. On a security sweep, the Protectobots ran across their old nemeses, the Combaticons, and the two teams quickly combined to battle as Bruticus and Defensor. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

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

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

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

After the death of Ultra Magnus, the Autobots were desperately trying to pick up the slack during Sixshot's campaign of destruction around the globe. First Aid and the Protectobots assembled as Defensor to go out and confront Sixshot at one of the attack sites, but they apparently didn't fare too well. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, First Aid and the Protectobots assisted Spike in ridding the planet of all traces of their departed foes, starting with the Decepticons' abandoned Earth base. Combined as Defensor, the team joined Raiden and Computron in obliterating the base. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

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

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

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[File:FSLRF protectobots.jpg|left|thumb]]

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

Later, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] were paving over a natural island paradise, and the Autobots sent a rescue party to save the wildlife and their friends on the island. Due to the medical needs of the mission, First Aid replaced [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] with the Aerialbots to form Superion. Even linked together, First Aid and the Aerialbots were outclassed against both [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], until [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] generated a hologram of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to distract the dino-base Decepticon, sending him over a cliff. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

=====''The Great Transformer War'' =====
[[File:GreatTFwar protectobots.jpg|thumb]]

In [[2010]], [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] kidnapped the scientist [[Dalton]] in order to upgrade his combiner warriors. First Aid and the Protectobots joined forces with the Aerialbots to rescue Dalton from inside Trypticon. Superion was heavily damaged in the first strike run, however, and Hot Spot needed time in his repair bay mode to bring the Aerialbots back to fighting strength. While Blades snuck into Trypticon alone to rescue Dalton, First Aid, Streetwise and Groove defended Hot Spot against both Menasor and Bruticus. They held out long enough for the Aerialbots to be revived. After the Aerialbots distracted the Decepticons, Blades completed his mission and the Autobots rolled out for Scramble City with Dalton in tow. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
After Cybertron entered its new Golden Age, the war between the Autobots and Decepticons still raged in space and on Earth. First Aid perished along with most of the rest of Defensor in battle with their nemesis, Menasor. Only Streetwise and Breakdown survived. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
The Protectobots once lived on the colony world of [[Archon]], but as the colony slowly began to fail they succumbed to [[stasis lock]]. They remained that way until [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] chanced across the ruins of the planet and brought them back to Earth. The only way to revive them was through an [[energon]] infusion; the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s volunteered for the process. The Protectobots made a complete recovery and then some: the transfusion had given them the ability to combine! Optimus Prime gave them [[Protectobots' headquarters|their own headquarters]] in [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]], hoping that city life would help them acclimatize to life on Earth while also providing the metropolis with an extra degree of protection. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/21}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:SecondGeneration protectobots.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3|First Aid's faceplate and visor are at the dry cleaners.]]
''When their human ally [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] began suffering from a series of troubling dreams, the Autobots peered inside his mind in an attempt to understand. There, they saw a vision of a team of new robots, the Protectobots—First Aid among them—being ordered to guard the [[Pullen Power Plant]] against Decepticon attack. Attacked by the Stunticons and Combaticons, the team did the incredible, merging their bodies to become Defensor. Realizing that they were being sent a message about the future of Transformer evolution by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] itself, the Autobots determined to make this vision a reality and set about building the new robots they had seen.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}} {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}}

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

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

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

After [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] abandoned the Autobots due to their disagreements with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s leadership, Grimlock tasked the Protectobots with finding the deserters and returning them to the Ark. First Aid and the others found them (and the [[Throttlebot]]s) hiding at [[Big Steve's Used Cars]], where the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s had already arrived. As the two teams battled each other, individually First Aid squared off with [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], and both sides were so blinded by their battle that they didn't notice [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] making away with Goldbug and the Throttlebots. With the Combaticons deterred, however, the Protectobots still had Blaster to bring back to Grimlock... for trial and execution. {{storylink|Used Autobots}}

[[File:ChildsPlay-FirstAidGroove.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|<obligatory Scale article link>]] Blaster was mode-locked into stereo mode, clamped to [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and also carried inside First Aid for travel back to the Ark, but the Protectobots met up with the Combaticons again within a sprawling trainyard. After the Combaticons merged into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and laid into First Aid and the others, they were forced to set Blaster aside and merge into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] to counter. Blaster, released from mode-lock by some errant children, came to Defensor's rescue, and ultimately First Aid and the others decided Blaster shouldn't stand trial, and he was set free. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}} After First Aid returned to the Ark, the humans were recaptured and Grimlock ordered them to be executed. First Aid and the other Autobots were upset, though they didn't know Grimlock was bluffing in order to draw Blaster into his custody. They begged Blaster to usurp leadership of the Autobots, but Blaster was forced to surrender himself in order to assure the children's safety. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} {{storylink|Totaled!}}

''Following Optimus Prime's return to life, First Aid and the Protectobots were assigned to guard the backup copy of the [[floppy disk]] that had enabled his resurrection, stored at an [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]] warehouse. Alerted to Combaticon activity at [[Rutter U.S. Military Base]], the team was relieved by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s so they could go and deal with their old rivals. Unfortunately, they were too late to stop the Combaticons' theft of military technology; worse yet, upon their return to the warehouse, they discovered that the Decepticon Powermasters had stolen the disk in their absence. Combining into Defensor, they tried to stop the villains from escaping, but a barrage of fire from the underhanded Combaticons knocked the giant over. With the villains gone, Defensor split back into his components, and First Aid tended to the Autobot Powermasters' wounds.'' {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}}

First Aid and several other Autobots helped Blaster train. {{storylink|Club Con!}} ''Soon after, First Aid was among the Transformers deactivated in the battle with the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and was put in a life support capsule. A couple of years later, Optimus Prime briefly considered using a Matrix fragment to revive him after Ratchet's disappearance.'' {{storylink|The Greatest Gift of All!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
At the raw oil harbor of [[Rotterdam]], First Aid and the other Protectobots combined into Defensor to battle [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Ultimately, the Decepticons would retreat, as Powermaster Optimus Prime had predicted! {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
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When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] discovered the threat of the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], they called in Autobots scattered across the galaxy, including First Aid. And, when Grimlock chose to disobey Prime's directives and make a tactical first strike against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s ships, First Aid went with him. They were quickly found out and captured, though, leaving it to Optimus to bail them out of trouble. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}}

Sometime later, First Aid was working with a science team alongside [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]]. They attempted to find out what had devastated the population of [[J'asik]], down to the cellular level. Samples taken from the bodies helped the team identify the killer, known as the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]], as an offshoot of the Cybertronian race. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}}

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====''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material====
{{note|There are two different microcontinuities in ancillary Combiner Wars fiction that involve First Aid. For the one mostly published on the back of retail boxes and [[Combiner Wars (comic)|pack-in comic books]], see [[#PWTG1|below]].}}
First Aid contracted [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|GPS]] during the war against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. The disease prevented him from properly combining into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]].

Optimus Prime discovered the body of his old friend [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Ratchet]], and ordered [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] and First Aid to attempt a full-body spark transplant. It went successfully, and gave Ratchet a combiner upgrade that allowed First Aid to be relieved from Defensor. {{storylink|Ratchet (G1)/toys#BotCon2016|Customization class Generation 2 Ratchet's bio}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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In [[2012]] First Aid travelled to a devastated Earth with Optimus Prime and a group of other Autobots to confront Megatron. After fighting his way through Megatron's lobotomised [[zombie]] army, the medic attended to [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and injected him with an anti-toxin that would hopefully regress the [[Scraplet]] infection the captive [[Wreckers|Wrecker]] had been infected with. When he was sufficiently recovered, Kup took First Aid's gun and used it to kill Ratchet, in turn killing Megatron through the link he and the doctor shared. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} In the aftermath, First Aid delivered a casualty report to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

Following the foiling of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Gene Key]] scheme, First Aid sat in on a meeting of Autobot high command to discuss the lingering after-effects on Cybertronian society of the Decepticon warmonger's plan. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} This was soon followed by an attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] by [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s Neo-Decepticons, which was put down by a team of Autobots led by Blaster; in the aftermath, First Aid tended [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s wounds. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}

First Aid was on hand to help treat the wounded after [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Warworld]] attacked Cybertron, and was seen carrying such an unfortunate on a stretcher with help from [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}} Soon after, when [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his [[Primum Fugae]] caused havoc, First Aid repaired [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s injuries. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}

===The Special Teams===
Optimus Prime assigned First Aid and the other Protectobots to defend the [[Pullen Power Plant]], where they combined into Defensor to battle [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Thankfully, [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] arrived to even the odds, and ultimately the Decepticons were repelled. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
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Following [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s resurrection, First Aid and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] bugged him to come in for a full checkup, which [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] believed was just their way of saying that it was good to have the Autobot leader back. The checkup was interrupted by an alarm, which First Aid announced indicated a Decepticon attack. He took part in the effort to repel [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s forces, only for them to retreat on their own, when Prime realised it was just a diversion while Galvatron attacked the Energon plant. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
[[File:Decoycomic firstaid.jpg|left|thumb|The first, but not the last time First Aid would resemble Ratchet.]]
When the Decepticons stole the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], <s>Ratchet</s> First Aid built an army of Autobot [[Decoy (G1)|decoy]]s to distract the Decepticons while the real Autobots attempted to retrieve their missing artifact. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Firstaid-warwithin.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|In his younger years, First Aid wore a stylish hoodie.]]
Following the disappearance of Optimus Prime and Megatron in a [[space bridge]] accident, the Autobots and Decepticons splintered into multiple separate factions. In compliance with the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]], First Aid and the other Protectobots declared themselves unaligned to any of the groups, and elected to continue operating as an independent team, rather than go their separate ways. When word reached them that the Constructicons had broken the accord by siding with the [[Ultracon]]s, however, First Aid and his comrades knew that they had to take a stand themselves, and decided to aid the [[Wreckers]] in battle against the Decepticon giant. {{storylink|Escalation}} When Defensor began prioritizing Devastator's destruction over preventing collateral damage, Wreckers leader Springer had to talk the Protectobots into separating, after which they were able to use their individual smarts to bring the Constructicon combiner down: First Aid had Hot Spot lift him up on his ladder so he could plug a power cable into a port on Devastator's body, overloading Devastator and forcing him to separate. In the battle's aftermath, First Aid thanked Springer for talking them down, realizing they still had a lot to learn about their combined self. {{storylink|Devastation}} The team subsequently returned to their home base to analyze what had gone wrong with their combination, though First Aid had to convince Hot Spot to let it go when he started to become obsessive. But just as the Protectobots were preparing to take some downtime, they were attacked by the [[Chaos Trinity]], who kidnapped Hot Spot for use in [[The Fallen]]'s scheme. In the scuffle, First Aid was taken out by teammate Streetwise, who had been hypnotized by Mindwipe. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

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Roughly 6.5 million years later, the Protectobots battled Menasor as Defensor when the Stunticons escaped from a penal facility... and lost, big time. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Soon after, the team aided in the Autobot insurrection against [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s rule of Cybertron. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} After the Autobots regained power, First Aid and the Protectobots searched Shockwave's clone lab, finding [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] barely alive, having been attacked by [[Sunstorm (G1)|an unknown assailant]]. First Aid was seen administering medical help to the heavily damaged [[Battlecharger]]s. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Jazz]]; [[Bullets]] (modern era, text); [[Life After the Big Bang|''Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye'' #4]] (on panel)

First Aid was born [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|forged]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

In the early days of the war, First Aid was part of an extraction team who located the damaged pair of [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] following their skirmish with the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. He performed initial repairs on both of them, bringing Tracks back online. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}} About four million years ago, he was seen chatting with his comrades [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] during a victory celebration. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

[[File:MTMTE4 a passing interest.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Well, a doctor cures people. A medic just makes them more comfortable.. while they die.]]
First Aid was eventually assigned to [[Delphi]], an Autobot emergency medical facility on [[Messatine]]. Like any emergency room, Delphi experienced brief flurries of activity followed by long cycles of nothing but routine patient care and waiting for the next disaster. While passing the time First Aid became an avid subscriber to ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'', the adventures of the Autobots' most elite strike team compiled by their unofficial biographer, [[Ironfist (G1)|Fisitron]]. He often found himself reading (and re-reading) [[Pova|Datalog 113: Showdown at Pova]] whenever his work lagged. Five years into his tour at Delphi, while attending a medical conference on the [[Kimia Facility]], First Aid had his own brush with the Wreckers when their leader [[Springer (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Springer]] approached him with a rather unique request. Springer had a mole deep within the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] known only as [[Dominus Ambus|Agent 113]], who had a highly unusual means of delivering messages to his Autobot contacts: In battle, he would ''shoot'' a fellow Autobot with pinpoint accuracy through the right "eye" of their faction symbol with a bullet containing a data-chip with his report inside. First Aid was one of several medics secretly recruited by Springer to always be on the lookout for Agent 113's calling card. First Aid eagerly accepted the "secret mission" and checked over the insignia of every patient that came through his emergency room doors from then on. Not the subtlest of Autobots, First Aid developed a reputation for being fixated on insignias, and was even referred to Autobot psycho-analyst [[Rung (G1)|Rung]], who diagnosed him with "obsessive compulsive tendencies" that forced First Aid's boss [[Ambulon]] to demote him to nurse. But First Aid's attention to his secret duty paid off: one night after the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], when he was giving the once over to [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]]'s recon team after a skirmish with the DJD, First Aid finally discovered one of Agent 113's bullets. The encoded information he delivered to Springer led to the Wreckers' ill-fated mission on [[Garrus-9]]. {{storylink|Bullets}}

[[File:first-aid-jumpstart.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3|"Have you any idea how many [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]]s I had to buy to make these jump leads?" "Yes honey,four..." "it was worth it...Now I can finally say 'Say hello to my little friend!'"]]
When the [[Red Rust]] virus broke out in Delphi, First Aid, Ambulon, and [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]]'s efforts to treat it seemed to be in vain, forcing First Aid to call for help by transmitting the facility's patient survival statistics through the [[unspace|subspace]] network once used to distribute the ''Wreckers: Declassified'' datalogs. This attracted the attention of [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]], who brought [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] and [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] to Delphi where First Aid told them about the outbreak. Using "jump-starting", a new method of [[spark]] resuscitation he had invented himself, he later used his own spark to revitalize a comatose [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] just in time to save the others from a pair of [[Genericon]]s believed to have spread the virus. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} After Fortress Maximus killed the Genericons, it was discovered that Pharma was the culprit behind the virus, a fact that First Aid had long suspected. In the chaos that followed, First Aid took charge to save the patients around him. [[File:MTMTE5 firstaid takes charge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|OBJECTION!!!!!]] After Pharma was defeated and Ratchet used the villain's vaccine to cure Delphi of its virus, First Aid returned to the ''[[Lost Light]]'' with Ratchet. Ratchet promised to promote the nurse to Chief Medical Officer in place of himself after witnessing his actions. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}} To First Aid's silent annoyance, however, Ratchet showed no signs of relinquishing the title any time soon, leaving him Chief Medical Officer-in-training. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

While visiting the [[Swerve's|ship's bar]], First Aid was asked by Ambulon to keep his fellow medic's embarrassing alt-mode a secret, though the request was in vain as [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] promptly triggered Ambulon's transformation anyway. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} First Aid was repairing a dismembered [[Dipstick]] when he and much of the crew were frozen in place by one of [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]'s experimental weapons. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} After Fortress Maximus went on a small shooting spree inside the Lost Light, First Aid helped Ratchet treat the victims. He failed to notice the pattern Ratchet saw in them: they all resembled [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Interiors}} That escapade concluded with Swerve accidentally shooting Rung in the head; First Aid, Ambulon, and Ratchet were instrumental in saving Rung's life {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} and First Aid took the lead on his aftercare, helping him re-learn how to distinguish people from their surroundings. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}}

First Aid was among the crew members that had been shrunken by Brainstorm's mass-displacement cannon and sent to destroy some [[Nanocon]]s inside [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] that had been mysteriously revived. First Aid was resized after the Nanocons were destroyed and attended [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]'s Autobot Initiation Ceremony and asked [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] what he had graffitied inside Ultra Magnus' body but the ceremony began before Whirl could make a full answer. First Aid then told [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] that Ambulon was handling some offline crew members that had suddenly came back to life. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} After the situation was handled, First Aid joined a few Autobots for movie night in [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]'s hab-suite where they watched "[[Proteus's Promise]]". {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

[[File:Patternism-FirstAid.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Hey honey! Sorry, but some guy got his head cut off at work today, so I'm gonna need to stay late.]]
When someone tried to kill [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], First Aid and Ambulon went to work fixing him up. In the process, First Aid discovered the truth, {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} that Red Alert's injuries were self-inflicted, though [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] didn't take the news well. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

Following the return of the ''[[Leading Light]]'' from [[Temptoria]], First Aid tended to the rapidly-fading Rewind and talked [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] into giving the small Autobot a jumpstart. Unfortunately he had to break the news that it hadn't worked. As it turned out, Whirl also had a compatible [[spark]], and First Aid successfully carried out the procedure with him. {{storylink|Before & After}} First Aid later helped Tailgate throw an "alt mode party" in an attempt to get Rung to transform, and appeared in one of Rewind's documentaries to explain how the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'' worked. {{storylink|Little Victories}} When Overlord was let loose on the ''Lost Light'' and stabbed Ultra Magnus through the spark, First Aid rushed to his aid but sadly recognized the injury to be fatal. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}}

When Ultra Magnus's body got up and floated away under mysterious circumstances, First Aid gathered with the rest of the crew to gawp at a huge portal the ''Lost Light'' had followed Magnus's trail to. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} After the ship went through the portal, First Aid and Ambulon were in the medbay when the [[Legislator]]s invaded the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} Alas, the ship was soon overrun, and both 'bots found themselves teleported to Pharma's new lab on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]]. First Aid had to witness Ambulon being horrifically sawn in half, ''lengthwise'' as part of a twisted competition between Ratchet and Pharma. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} When Ratchet refused the younger medic's help, First Aid was infuriated by his attitude and accused him of being unable to let go of his reputation as "best medic" out of a belief that no one else could ever match his expertise. While Ratchet then revealed that the reason he couldn't help was that Ambulon was already dead, he saw the truth in First Aid's words and promised to officially hand over the title of Chief Medical Officer once they'd caught Pharma. First Aid, however, saw no reason to show the corrupt medic any mercy. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}

[[File:ThisCalamitousLife-FirstAid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Not amused]]
First Aid was soon able to confront Pharma, and was enraged that rather than show remorse for his murders of patients or Ambulon, the rogue medic was ''amused'' by what he'd done. When he went so far as to laugh at Ambulon's death, the younger medic snapped and executed him on the spot, then realized what he'd done and broke down. He was comforted by Rung, but on returning to the ''Lost Light'' he shut himself in and refused to talk to anyone. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} The crew eventually convinced him to come out and perform an autopsy on a the corpse of a mysterious ''second'' Rodimus, hoping some work would help rehabilitate him. First Aid deduced from the body's [[innermost energon]] that it was an alternate Rodimus and not some kind of copy. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

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As it transpired, the second Rodimus was a quantum duplicate, which began the slow quantum erasure of the ''Lost Light'' and its crew. First Aid abandoned ship, but soon, his shuttle disappeared around him, as did crewmates [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] and [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]]—only [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and First Aid were left, floating in space, because they weren't members of the ship's original crew. Once the situation had been put to rights, everyone reappeared, and First Aid's group set down on the planet [[Ofsted XVII]] for a momentary breather. First Aid went off to explore the area, and found a gravely-wounded Transformer of unclear affiliation in a nearby lecture theatre. A quick examination proved he was a Decepticon, but First Aid kept this fact from his crewmates as he called upon them to donate some of their [[innermost energon]] to help the 'bot survive. Recognizing the 'bots true allegiance, Mainframe and Bluestreak refused; Trailcutter agreed, but just as he was about to start the process, First Aid recognized the mantra the delirious patient was chanting as the motto of the Decepticon Justice Division. Refusing to heal one of ''those'' monsters under any circumstances, First Aid tried to talk Trailcutter out of helping him, to no avail—and unfortunately, First Aid's fears proved true as the 'bot, [[Vos (G1)|Vos]], attacked Trailcutter as soon as he had been re-powered. While Trailcutter protected himself with his forcefield, First Aid sped off to get the others, but when they returned, they were horrified to discover that Trailcutter had trapped a second, hidden DJD member, [[Kaon (G1)|Kaon]], inside his field with him, who had torn him to pieces. {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}} The remaining trio tried to escape in their shuttle, but it was blown up before it could take off as a parting gesture from the DJD. Fortunately, First Aid and his friends survived. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

[[File:OurStepsWillAlwaysRhyme FirstAidContactInfo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|right|Whoo-hoo, promotion!]]
After Ratchet had several crewmembers tested for "super-[[scraplet]]s", First Aid recognized it as a complete fabrication and an excuse for the senior doctor to talk to his friends in private. As it turned out, Ratchet had been tying up some loose ends before leaving the ''Lost Light'': when First Aid next came to see him, all he found was a method of contacting him and a note officially promoting First Aid to Chief Medical Officer. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

When the ''Lost Light'' met with the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'' for a pre-wake party for the near-death [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]], First Aid and [[Minimus Ambus]] met with ''Vis Vitalis'' chief medical officer [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]]. While Velocity showed Minimus the supposed map to [[Cyberutopia]] that Thunderclash had drawn on the wall, First Aid examined Thunderclash. To First Aid's surprise, however, Thunderclash was ''not'' dying of his old war wound, which had miraculously been healed six months prior. As Velocity could not come up with any information about the "passing healer", First Aid opened up Thunderclash's trailer to examine, finding it empty. Then, Thunderclash started manipulating his own systems to make the life sign monitor display a message: "You're all blind, you're all dead". They then heard a knocking coming from his trailer. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} First Aid, Minimus, and Velocity came under attack by strange creatures. [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] and [[Skystriker (G1)|Skystriker]] arrived in response to the noise only for the creatures to tear Skystriker to shreds. In an act of supreme heroism, Thunderclash himself transformed to hold the creatures off. The group from the medbay then fled with others to the danceroom. There, it was determined that the beasts were [[personality tick]]s, picked up by the [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] crewmembers from [[Marasma]]. They had healed Thunderclash's wound so that they could continue feeding on his charisma and were now visible because their perception-based cloaking was down. Just as all hope seemed lost, the ticks suddenly all died, having overdosed on Rodimus and Megatron's combined charisma. First Aid later attended a party to celebrate the day's successes at [[Swerve's]] aboard the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}}

[[File:MistakesAndMayhem-Protectobotssortof.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left]]
Some time later, when [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] was due to return to Cybertron to represent the ''Lost Light'' in the first meeting between Cybertron and Caminus, First Aid chose to come with as his acting doctor, worried about the "visions" his patient had been experiencing. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} As he was accepting a goodbye present from Tailgate and setting Velocity up to take care of things during his absence, a comatose Swerve was brought before First Aid, but he was unable to locate the problem without surgery and the patient was much too weak to survive being opened up. He had to leave before the other crew members solved the mystery, but on learning from Velocity that the injury had been in Swerve's shoulder and seeing an old picture of him with an insignia on that same shoulder, First Aid realized the damage must have be caused by one of Agent 113's data bullets and asked Velocity to retrieve it. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}} They were accompanied by [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]]: their mission to protect Mirage led to Streetwise jokingly dubbing the group the "Protectobots". {{storylink|The Possible Light}}

On arrival, they came with Mirage as he sought out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], leading to their getting caught up in a [[combiner]] duel between [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] recognized the Protectobots as another potential combiner for his side and, before First Aid could protest that they weren't even a proper team, used the [[Enigma of Combination]] to merge them into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], who bested Devastator soon after coming online. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} Optimus Prime found it worrying that none of Defensor's components had reverted to their normal forms since becoming a combiner; Prowl noted that it was difficult for combiner teams to stay separate for long. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} Once the whole Caminus mess was over, First Aid and the others managed to separate and left Cybertron to return to the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

Some time later, Red Alert misremembered First Aid queuing to join the crew of the ''Lost Light'' alongside other incongruous characters, such as Ambulon, Ironfist, and [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

[[File:Boss IDW.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9]]
The shuttle eventually caught up with the ''Lost Light'', making a violent (yet smart) crash landing into shuttlebay four. As First Aid crawled out of the shuttle, a security team headed by [[Powerflash]] aimed their weapons at him before [[Getaway]] diffused the tension, offering some evasive statements to explain the ship's radio silence and the change in command before he directed First Aid to take [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] to the med-bay. While there, the two discussed their missing crewmates and possible theories on what had happened before he ran a Spark check, noting the large drop in the total number of Sparks and one behind a large, locked door. Attempting to cut through it, Getaway popped in and merrily unlocked it, revealing the comatose [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]. After some disturbing gallows humour, First Aid demanded Getaway tell him what had happened to Rodimus and Megatron. Getaway claimed that [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]] had abandoned ship, believing they could make better progress without the larger crew, before insisting First Aid speak to Hoist about Thunderclash. First Aid found the substitute medic in [["Visages"]] where he caught up with the crew over several overpriced drinks and learned of the many changes aboard ship.

[[File:FullCircle-Rook.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]
His suspicions mounting, First Aid called a meeting for the Protectobots and Mirage in the abandoned [[Swerve's]], noting that twenty-five members of the crew were unaccounted for. As they traded theories and accusations, Mirage and First Aid referenced being asked by Getaway and Atomizer if they would support a mutiny against Megatron, a conversation First Aid confessed to regretting. [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] took that as his cue to enter and revealed the truth behind the mutiny and Thunderclash's condition. Getaway's inner circle then entered and the escapeologist revealed that Thunderclash was in a memory loop. [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] then found the lights, revealing the horrific sight of [[brain module]]s still attached to their spinal columns, pocked with ''teeth-marks'' and suspended in [[engex]]. A running firefight soon broke out as the Protectobots scrambled back to their shuttle to notify [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. The group managed to board a shuttle before it was struck by a [[proton missile]] and towed in with a tractor beam, after which they were all placed in a memory loop. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}} First Aid had a narrow brush with death when Getaway ordered [[Atomizer]] to shoot one of the Protectobots, but was spared when he chose [[Rook (CW)|Rook]] instead. Awakened from his memory loop by Riptide, he and the Protectobots stormed the shuttle bay as Defensor after taking a detour to retrieve [[Ambulon]]'s corpse as a substitute leg for the combiner. However, Defensor was soon cut down and the Protectobots gunned to pieces by Getaway's "new hire", [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]. First Aid, seemingly the sole surviving Protectobot, only escaped his second brush with death and escaped aboard a shuttle with Thunderclash and Riptide thanks to Atomizer having a change of heart and jumping Star Saber. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

[[File:ADanceBeforeDying ThunderclashRecovered.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0]]
After escaping from the ''Lost Light'', First Aid and the other escapees found a distress signal from [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]], adrift in space, and took him on their shuttle to [[Troja Major]]. There, the motley crew bought [[Wipe-Out's ship|a new ship]] from [[Wipe-Out]], capable of [[quantum generator|quantum jumping]]. Tracking the ''Lost Light'' via hidden homing beacon, First Aid's ragtag group found the ship on [[Mederi]], just in time to save Team Rodimus and the [[Scavengers (G1)|Scavengers]] from hungry [[sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]] made from the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s remaining crew. After he and his group explained how they got to Mederi, First Aid brought Rodimus up to speed on the grisly crimes Getaway had committed during his self-appointed tenure as captain. While Rodimus took a team aboard Wipe-Out's ship to reclaim the ''Lost Light'', the rest of the group barricaded themselves in Mederi's Ward Zero to try and cure the crew. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} Hacking the patient files, First Aid learned of concussive medicine, essentially punching the sparkeaters back to health. After the crew had been brought inside for treatment, the organic telepaths began counting down from 1000, at which a point a massive tear opened in nearby space. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}}

With the ''Lost Light'' reclaimed, the group loaded the crew and the organics aboard but failed to escape the gravity of the rift, emerging in the [[Benzene Cluster]], the region now populated by five duplicates of Cybertron. Exploring the surface of one, the crew was taken prisoner by the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]]'s forces. When [[Froid]] and [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] were thrown in, they explained that the Architect sought to use the [[God Gun]] to banish a great threat into another universe. When the Gun fired, it opened a portal through which Megatron's ''[[Last Light (ship)|Last Light]]'' sailed through, {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}} followed by the Cybertron of the [[Functionist Universe]], now transformed into a [[robot mode]] in the likeness of Primus.

As the Architect's and the Functionists' fleets came to blows, Megatron freed most of the prisoners, bringing them aboard the ''Last Light'' where First Aid diagnosed Drift with a [[zero point]]. Though First Aid only asked for a medical bay, Megatron, having gained skills as a medic, quickly healed the Autobot. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}

[[File:LL 24 Four Matrices.jpg|thumb|upright=2.0|left]]
After Rodimus' group reunited with the others, and revealed that Rung was the true Primus, the [[Epistemus|Magnificence]] announced that Rung should make duplicates of the Matrix of Leadership to exploit [[Rossum's Trinity]] on the false Primus. Since this plan would kill all the innocents on Cybertron, the group began brainstorming an alternative, First Aid chiming in that exploiting the [[Hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spots]] would be akin to exploiting a nervous system. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} Sacrificially, Rung produced twelve Matrices, one for each hot spot. Given one and escorted by [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]], First Aid was sent to open it at the [[Pious Pools]], managing to do so after being rallied by Rodimus. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark among Embers}}

New Cybertron, as it came to be known, was soon visited by Prowl, who decided to decommission the ''Lost Light'' so its quantum engines could be used to double the planet's energon reserves but allowed the crew the luxury of a victory lap. Before jumping back home, however, the crew decided to recreate the quantum explosion that marked the beginning of their voyage in the hopes that they could once again duplicate themselves, so that their adventures would never end. Although the crew of the ''Lost Light'' would never truly know if their experiment worked, their duplicates did indeed materialize in an alternate universe, eager to continue their adventures.

In the primary universe, First Aid listened to Ultra Magnus's celebratory toast before the ship was torn apart, later going off with Brainstorm but promising to keep in touch with [[Anode]] and [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]]. Centuries later, First Aid attended Ratchet's funeral with his fellow Protectobots, sadly lamenting how he could have prevented the his friend's fatal spark burnout had he diagnosed it sooner. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
After being injured in a fight while protecting humans, First Aid doubted his effectiveness in combat. [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] tried to cheer him up by insisting on how valuable First Aid was to the Protectobots. Sure enough, First Aid soon had the opportunity to lead the Protectobots in a search for [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s stolen transforming cog. In the aftermath of a battle between [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and Defensor, First Aid remained true to himself by even treating the injured [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. {{storylink|Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!}}

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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
{{note|There are two different microcontinuities in ancillary Combiner Wars fiction that involve First Aid. For the one that broadly aligns with the Marvel Generation 2 comic, see [[#PWTG2|above]].}}
First Aid was a neutral medic for a significant portion of the four-million-year war – running his own clinic, he saw to a great number of wounded individuals until the emotional wear got to him. Motivated to end the violence once and for all, he chose to enlist as an Autobot and subsequently became a [[Protectobot (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Protectobot]]. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Protectobot First Aid's bio}}

Upon arriving on Earth,{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Protectobot Blades' bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Protectobot Streetwise's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Protectobot First Aid's bio}} the protection of humanity - not just from Cybertronian threats, but from ''all'' sources of danger - {{storylink|Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Protectobot Hot Spot's bio}} became the Protectobots' highest priority. {{storylink|Medix (G1)#Toys|Customization class Medix bio}}

When [[Rook (CW)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Rook]] graduated from the [[Cybertronian Military Academy]] and joined the Protectobots, he built a complementary relationship with First Aid. The new member's hydraulic claw and heavy armor made him a good fit to rescue wounded Autobots from the front lines, while the once-neutral medic was well-suited to repair them once they'd been taken to safety. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Protectobot Rook's bio}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
First Aid was presumably present as part of Defensor during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Following the example of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], First Aid and the rest of the Protectobots downsized into [[Micromaster]]s in order to conserve fuel on an energy-starved post-[[Great War (G1)|Great War]] Cybertron.

After a break-in into the [[Forever Vaults]] left one of its guards, [[Cop-Tur (G1)|Cop-Tur]], injured but alive, he was placed under the care of First Aid and [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] in [[Micropolis]]. Cop-Tur's condition baffled both doctors, as unbeknownst to them, he had been infected by the [[G-Virus]]: an artificial plague that would replicate the process that had turned [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Either Fixit or First Aid was blasted by [[Galvatron (BW)|their patient]] after he had undergone his transformation. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
First Aid was among the Autobot troops who bore witness to a pivotal duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, one meant to end the war before the never-ending arms race between the two factions spiralled further out of control. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
At some point, First Aid posed in a group photo with many Cybertronians, including [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]. {{storylink|Open Comms}}

==Commercial appearances==
*First Aid and the rest of the Protectobots rushed the Decepticon fortress [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], undaunted by its enormous size. When Trypticon assumed its battle station mode, the Protectobots merged into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] to better fight back. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Defensor and Trypticon|Defensor and Trypticon commercial}}
*First Aid and the Protectobots received a message from Optimus Prime alerting them that [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] was wreaking havoc in a human city, and that the threat was "bigger than ever." The Protectobots combined into Defensor to better combat the Decepticon. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#2015|Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars commercials}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
During a Decepticon attack on a major human city, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and the Protectobots launched rescue operations. Unfortunately their efforts were hampered by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who unleashed all manner of sonic attacks on them. {{storylink|To the Rescue}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsFirstAid.jpg|thumb|left|400px]]
First Aid participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character available as reward in the "Defensor Safeguard" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:First-Aid-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|300px| The Poor man's Ratchet.]]

Highly empathetic, First Aid really feels for those he treats, and so works tirelessly to repair the seemingly endless damage caused by war.
That laudable character trait makes First Aid slightly reticent in battle - as he hesitates to inflict that kind of pain on others.
But he knows that in the end if the Autobots don't fight - and win - the hurting will never stop for anyone, and so he struggles on. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|First Aid Bio}}

First Aid volunteered to head to Project Nova research site and check its status. He reported that everything was calm, but then he spotted Spectro sneaking through the back door of the facility. Not waiting for backup, he went after him to investigate. [[Reflector (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Reflector]] was running toward him and shoved him aside, and First Aid also proceeded to evacuate when he heard a noise, and his transmission was severed. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Project Supernova}}

With First Aid missing, Optimus gave [[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers Earth Wars|Smokescreen]], who was also at the research site, the task to find him. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Bit of a Longshot}}

First Aid reestablished commmunications, but he was in circuit shock, leaking lubricants, and exposed to the Nova Core's exotic particles. He harnessed his medi-bots to shield him so he could repair himself faster. Optimus also told him to keep his head low while Smokescreen was in battle with Brake-Neck. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Battle Hardened}}

Fully repaired, he helped in the evacuation and protection of the humans from the site, but couldn't let them out of his sight while Brake-Neck was around. He sent his two medi-bots to secure the Nova Core. As they were making their way back, Reflector yanked it from their grasps and took the core for themselves, but Spyglass accidentally dropped the core into water. First Aid convinced the trio to help him shield the core or else everyone would die. Afterwards, he headed out with Smokescreen. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events| Big Bang!}}

When First Aid arrived, Hot Spot was glad to see another Protectobot on Earth. Ratchet and Wheeljack also affirmed their medical assistance. Just then Wheeljack's unstable plasma caster exploded, which Bumblebee thought was a Decepticon diversion. First Aid told him not to worry and lead him to the lab.

At some point Bumblebee asked about First Aid's red medi-bots. He explained his Shield Drones were Build Bots he found in an abandoned base, and refitted with shielding tech and reprogrammed to prevent Autobots from being hurt in the first place. That said, he resumed Bumblebee's dentist appointment, with Hot Spot next.

First Aid was fixing a part in a struggling patient when Ratchet reminded him he could turn his Energon mixer off before fixing it, but First Aid considered it cruel. They turned their attention to another patient in stasis mode who had sustained beam laser damage and mortar shrapnel. Ratchet stated the vulgar reality of war stripped of pomp and ceremony, but First Aid was optimistic; where there's life, there's hope.

*'''Class:''' Medic
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 2 star
*'''Weapons:''' First Aid uses a medi-gun that shoots out health bombs, instead of one continuous stream. His Medibots both use healing beams and provide 40-45% resistant shields.
*'''Ability: Deploy Medibots''' - Deploys 2 Medibots, each with an ability to shield friendly bots blocking 40/45% of incoming damage.
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points +2 cost increase.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:first-aid First Aid at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
First Aid was the Protectobot medic. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1toy FirstAid.jpg|thumb|“These weapons are, uh, tools for healing! Promise!”|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''First Aid''' (Protectobot, [[1986]]/[[1987]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro Team ID number'': '''P4'''
:*'' Takara ID number'': '''C-75'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Photon pistol]]", "dual-barrelled [[decrystallizer cannon]]", cannon connector

: Released in the third year of the Hasbro ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (second year in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Japanese line]]), First Aid transforms into a Datsun Vanette C120 ambulance (distinguishable from the Nissan version by its twin headlamps), model year 1980 or later. In [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], he can be equipped with his large decrystallizer cannon via a connector piece that plugs into the [[5 mm post|5mm peg hole]] on his rear, while in [[robot mode]], he is armed with a small photon pistol. The card instructions for this toy incorrectly show Groove's photon pistol instead of First Aid's weapon. Similarly, Streetwise's connector is shown instead of the connector for First Aid's decrystallizer cannon.

: As a ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#|Scramble City]]''-style combiner, he can form a limb to any compatible combination of robots, though his nominal placement is with his fellow Protectobots as [[Defensor (G1)#Toys|Defensor]]'s arm.

: Like several other 1986 toys, First Aid was released with a painted [[die-cast]] metal chest, but later releases replaced this with red plastic.

: The initial releases of all Mini Vehicles and [[Special Teams]] in 1986 were part of a promotional campaign that featured reflective [[iron-on patch]]es as part of a contest. Later in the year, packages without bonus patches were released. The following year, these toys instead had a randomly-packed [[Decoy (G1)|Decoy]] added to them; First Aid only came with Autobot Decoys.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Safety]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/FirstAid/firstaid.htm More information on First Aid at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy defensor giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Defensor''' (Gift set, 1986)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-76'''
:*''Accessories'': "Photon pistol", "dual-barrelled decrystallizer cannon", cannon connector

: All five Protectobots were made available in many markets as a complete [[giftset]] as well as on individual cards/boxes. It is unknown which versions of the toys are in the multipack, metal parts or plastic.

: In 1988, [[GiG]] also re-released the Defensor set in [[Italy]], with five random "Exogini Transformers" ([[Decoy (G1)|Decoys]]) added.

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

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[[File:G1toy_Classics_FirstAid.JPG|thumb|upright=.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''First Aid''' (Protectobot, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Photon pistol", "dual-barrelled decrystallizer cannon", cannon connector

: First Aid and the other Protectobots were re-released in 1991 as part of the [[Europe]]an-market ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line.

:This version uses the plastic chest, and he lacks a [[rubsign]]; while many toys in this line had their molded rubsign indents filled in, the Protectobots do not appear to be among them.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-FirstAid.jpg|thumb|They didn't change me much.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''First Aid''' (Protectobot, <s>1994</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''P2'''
:*''Accessories'': "Photon pistol", "dual-barrelled decrystallizer cannon", cannon connector

: First Aid and the other Protectobots were slated to be [[redeco]]ed and re-released in the second year of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' toyline]]. However, they and the redecoed [[Stunticon (G1)#Generation 2|Stunticons]] were canceled, with less than a half-dozen production samples of each mold known to exist (save the [[BotCon 1994]] [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], of course). As such, the existing samples go for a ''lot'' of money on the secondary market. Blades was to be released in a white again (ambulance, after all), but this time with extensive emergency-vehicle sticker detailing, and robot parts in medical-scrubs aqua-green with gold. It's uncertain if said gold parts are prone to [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]], but ''man'' one really, ''really'' hopes not.

: The reason for the cancellation is unclear; it's possible they were considered redundant product due to the [[Aerialbot (G1)#Generation 2|Aerialbot]] and [[Combaticon (G1)#Generation 2|Combaticon]] re-releases, especially since [[Hasbro]] was putting out entirely new-mold toys then, and would most likely have wanted ''those'' to have as much shelf space in toy aisles as possible.
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy FirstAid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''First Aid''' (Micromaster Protectobot, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Defensor right foot
{{note|The ''Universe'' [[First Aid (Universe)#Universe (2003)|First Aid]] toy was utilized as the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of First Aid.}}

: An [[exclusive]] to Kay-Bee stores, ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' First Aid is mostly-identical to the ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]'' version of [[Sireen#Micromaster 2|Sireen]], transforming into an ambulance of undetermined model. The only difference between the two is that First Aid has gray-plastic thighs whereas Sireen has black.

: He can also form any other part of the combined Defensor robot, but he's extremely awkward at best as anything other than a leg; his normal placement is as the right leg.

:The toy's larger connector socket is approximately [[5 mm post|5mm wide]], making First Aid compatible with [[Powerlinx]] ports and loads of other accessories.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/MMFirstAid/firstaid.htm More information on First Aid at TFU.info]''
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[Image:BotShots FirstAid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|First Aid? More like [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Ratchet]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobots''' (Multi-pack, <s>2013</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Number'': '''T0??'''
:**''Fist strength'': ???
:**''Blaster strength'': 487
:**''Sword strength'': ???
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:A redeco of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Autobot Ratchet]], "Protectobot First Aid" automatically transforms from emergency-response SUV to robot when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He has a three-sided tumbler in his chest which reveals one of three stickers, displaying icons and "strength" ratings used in the line's [[rock paper scissors]] style game.

: He was to be sold in a five-pack with [[Hot Spot (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Hot Spot]], [[Blades (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Blades]], [[Groove (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Groove]] and [[Streetwise (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Streetsmart]], but this never saw release.

:Many of his parts originally came from [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Ironhide]], and were also used for [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Bot Shots|Super Bot Dirt Boss]], [[Hound (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Blitz Shot Autobot Hound]] and [[Swindle (G1)#Bot Shots|Swindle]].
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===''Kre-O''===
[[FIle:KreO-Toy First Aid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|First Aid superior, Protectobots inferior.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Defensor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A4474'''
:*''Pieces'': 85
:*''Accessories'': Pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Kre-O]]'' First Aid is a [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]], a building-brick-based mini-figure that can be rebuilt into an ambulance.

: He was only available as part of the [[Defensor (G1)#Kre-O|Defensor]] combiner set, and as such his parts an be merged with his box-mates [[Hot Spot (G1)#Kre-O|Hot Spot]], [[Blades (G1)#Kre-O|Blades]], and [[Streetwise (G1)#Kre-O|Streetsmart]]; most of him goes into the super robot's left leg, and various other parts are scattered throughout the build.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OFirstAid/firstaid.htm More information on First Aid at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (2014)===
[[File:ProtectobotsEmergencyResponse-FirstAid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|You better snap this one up, 'cuz they're definitely not gonna make a real First Aid any time... uh...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobots Emergency Response''' (Multi-pack, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 blades

: 2014's ''[[Transformers (2014 toyline)|Transformers]]'' "Protectobot First Aid" is a minor redeco of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Deluxe Class [[Ratchet (WFC)#Prime|Autobot Ratchet]], with altered paint applications (now predominantly blue) and a lighter shade of gray plastic. He also has a "dramatic head reveal" [[gimmick]], with his [[robot mode]] head being spring-loaded to pop up once his "backpack" is pulled down. He features [[5 mm post|5 mm peg-holes]] for his hands, a pair on his front bumpers/shins, and a pair on his vehicle roof.

: First Aid also comes with a pair of battle blades that can mount/be held via [[5 mm post]], and his hands can be swung down at the wrist to give the appearance of the blades sprouting out of his wrists. The blades can mount into the peg-holes on his front bumper, creating a battle mode, and the blades can store on tabs underneath his vehicle.

: First Aid was only available in three-pack with [[Streetwise (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot Streetsmart]] and [[Groove (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot Groove]], which was released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Hasbro's Asian markets, while in the United States, it was officially an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive that was later also stocked by other online retailers such as [[BigBadToyStore]] for a hefty markup.

:This mold was retooled into [[BotCon 2014]] [[Cannonball (G1)#Timelines|Cannonball]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/AKDFirstAid/firstaid.htm More information on 2014 First Aid at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
{{anchor|Generations}}
[[File:Generationstoy-FirstAid.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|...any time soon. ''Huh.'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobot First Aid''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*'''4 of 5: [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]'''
:*''Accessories'': Axe, double-barrelled gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the third, all-Protectobot wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxes, First Aid is an extensive [[retool]]ing of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Decepticon Offroad]]. He transforms into an {{w|Advanced life support|Advanced Life Support (ALS) vehicle}} that most closely resembles a Terrier LT-79. He has a tab on the roof of his vehicle mode that fits into a slot on his fist/foot accessory, allowing it to serve as a gun; he is the only Deluxe Class Protectobot whose instructions actually show him using the gun in this manner.

: He can also form a limb for any ''Combiner Wars''-style super robot, (or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs) although he officially forms the right leg of [[Defensor (G1)#Combiner Wars|Defensor]]. While the front hood/windshields are needed to be folded as kneecaps for his leg mode, the piece also has a tendency to dislodge if he collides to Hot Spot's (or his redecoes/retools) protruding foot while the legs are being swiveled in his standing position, unless the leg joints are bent down to lessen the problem.

:First Aid comes with a copy of "''Combiner Wars'' #12" (actually [[Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|''The Transformers'' #36]]). In Canada, Latin America, and Europe, the comic is omitted and replaced with a collector card featuring the figure's [[package art]].

:As a part of the third and fourth wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, First Aid was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2015/08/28/transformers-combiner-wars-sticker-sheet-for-wave-3-and-4-figures-300471 Protectobot and Optimus Maximus sticker promotion on TFW2005]</ref>

:The original version of this mold was also used to make [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|TFSS]] [[Ruckus (G1)#Combiner Wars|Grabuge]] and ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Breakdown (WFC)#Unite Warriors 2|Zombie War Breakdown]], and was differently retooled into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#CombinerWars|Ironhide]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#CombinerWars|Trailbreaker]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWFirstAid/firstaid.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' First Aid at TFU.info]''
{{CWOffroadMold}}
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW03-First-Aid.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So ehm...what is the axe for ?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Guardian''' (Multi-pack, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[December 12]], 2015
:*''ID number'': '''UW-03'''
:*''English name'': '''Defensor'''
:*''Accessories'': Axe, double-barrelled gun/fist/foot

: TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' iteration of First Aid uses the ''Combiner Wars'' Mold, with a deco that hews towards his original animation model (with a few toy-based details), such as a triangle symbol and thin red stripe alongside his vehicle mode side and an Autobot insignia on his left foot, and a painted rear window absent on the Hasbro release.

: He was only available as part of a five-bot [[Defensor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Guardian]] set, packed in with [[Hot Spot (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Hot Spot]], [[First Aid (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|First Aid]], [[Streetwise (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Streetwise]], and a new Deluxe mold of [[Groove (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Groove]] instead of Rook. This set was the first of six [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusives, rather than being a regular release. Preorders were open from [[May 25]] to [[July 6]], and it was shipped December 2015.
{{CWOffroadMold}}
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Gum===
[[File:G1merch tfgum firstaid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Groove and First Aid''' (1987)
**''Accessories'': Photon pistol, dual-barrelled decrystallizer cannon

:Released in the fourth wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s, this incarnation of First Aid is a snap-together model kit constructed of white, red and black plastic. Available only in a two-pack with Groove (and a stick of gum), First Aid has no paint applications, but features some stickers for decoration. He retains all the features and functionality of his larger toy, and combines with the other ''Transformers Gum'' Protectobots, all available in the same wave, to form Defensor.

::*''[http://bowbowdaijin.blog96.fc2.com/blog-entry-13.html More information on Transformers Gum First Aid at a Japanese fan blog]''
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===G Guardian===
[[File:GGuardian firstaid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''First Aid''' (Candy toy, [[2012]])
**''ID number:'' '''2'''
**''Accessories:'' Photon pistol
:First Aid is a snap-together candy toy model kit produced by Kabaya for their ''[[Gaia Guardian|G Guardian]]'' series, coming in an individual box packed with a stick of (chalky) gum. Made up of red and white plastic with ''lots'' of stickers for detail, he can combine with his five wave-mates to form [[Gaia Guardian]], able to become either an arm or a leg for the super-robot in the style of his Generation 1 figure. Similarly, he can also combine in the traditional manner with ''G Guardian'' Groove, Streetwise & Blades and Kabaya's 2012 ''Transformers Gum'' Hot Spot to form Defensor. ''G Guardian'' [[Heatrock]] and [[Skyfeather]] attach to Defensor to create [[God Guardian]].

:Like most of his ''G Guardian'' teammates, First Aid manages to avoid the [[Partformer|partforming]] that's commonly associated with Kabaya kits, being able to fully transform from robot to ambulance and back without requiring any disassembly.
::*''[http://d.hatena.ne.jp/nagano07/20120420/1334943000 More information on the G Guardian Protectobots at a Japanese blog]''
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Bruticus and Defensor.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb]]
*'''Guardian & Bruticus Set''' ([[December]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''71 & 72'''

:Released as part of the tenth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "[[Defensor (G1)|Guardian]]" (with his components [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], First Aid, [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]) and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (with ''his'' components [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#71|Translation of Defensor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
*First Aid is often characterized broadly in the fandom as a pacifist, but this attribute was only demonstrated in [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]]—his fellow Protectobot [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] was indicated to be the pacifist Protectobot in the original Tech Spec profiles. In First Aid's other appearances, he seems to have little problem fighting his enemies. His [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] [[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]] profile attempts to reconcile these characterizations by stating that he agrees with Groove's pacifism but has overcome his reluctance to fight.
*Although the Protectobots in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]] are assumed to have been built on Earth (explicitly so in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|Marvel UK comics]]), his advice in "[[Afterdeath!]]" to [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] after [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|death]] sounds like words of experience.
*In the Italian dub, First Aid speaks with a cadence resembling an ambulance siren.
*For First Aid's [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]] debut in [[Life After the Big Bang|''More than Meets the Eye'' #4]], [[Alex Milne]] somewhat merged First Aid's toy and cartoon designs.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=first aid was a lot of fun to design. i was looking over his toy and cartoon models as a base for his look here, but i was also came up with some differences to match his personality for this story. i wanted him to be very slender. i felt he wouldn't be the heavy combat type, but more the thinker. at times he had to look a bit timid due to things which were going on in the story and with his character, so that played into my design. overall i like what i came up with.|link=http://web.archive.org/web/20120513124218/http://www.fullmetalhero.com/content/mtmte-designs-3764/|name=Alex Milne|site=Full Metal Hero|year=2012|month=05|day=08}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''First Aid''' (ファーストエイド ''Fāsuto Eido'')
*''French:'' '''Ambulo''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Sirena'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jíjiùyuán''' (急救员, "First Responder")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Primeiro Socorro''' (Portugal Comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Verstak''' (Верстак, "Joiner's Bench"), '''Sanitar''' (Санитар, "Male Nurse")
*''Polish:'' '''Pierwsza Pomoc''' (TM Semic Comic, "First Aid")
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
G2FirstAidArt.jpg|Unused ''Generation 2'' packaging art
File:Dreamwave-The War Within-Blades First Aid-Figueroa.jpg|Dreamwave ''The War Within'' Cybertronian design
File:First Aid-Alex Milne-MtMtE.jpg|IDW robot mode concept art
File:CW First Aid.jpg
File:EW-skin-First Aid-G2.jpg|''Earth Wars'' ''Generation 2''-themed skin
</gallery>

==References==
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Hot Spot (G1)

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Shockblade: /* Unite Warriors */

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{{disambig3|Hot Spot}}
:''Hot Spot is an [[Autobot]] [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:TFU Hotspot.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Unfortunately, for a serious [[primus apotheosis]] subject, an Optimus Prime-like head isn't enough. Fake windscreens on the chest are common.]]
'''Hot Spot''' (aka '''Hot Zone''') leads by example. Whether it's a raging battle or a raging fire, he's right in the thick of things—and that's where he's happiest. While many Autobots get into trouble by not thinking in combat, Hot Spot is a natural warrior who excels at fighting on instinct alone. His fellow Protectobots find his endless energy inspiring (though a bit exhausting), letting Hot Spot command even the most philosophically different of robots like [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] as a tight and effective unit. He's a tough fighter to boot—strong, well-armed and well-armored.

Hot Spot can combine with his fellow [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] to form [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] or [[God Guardian]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Dan Gilvezan]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese, "The Ultimate Weapon", "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1")|[[Roberto Alexander]] (American Spanish), [[Gerhard Acktun]] (German, "Carnage in C-Minor"), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Imo Heite]] (German, "The Ultimate Weapon"), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1"), [[Claus Brockmeyer]] (German, ''Generation 2'' "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Carnage in C-Minor"), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1"), [[Hélio Ribeiro]] (Portuguese), [[Orlando Prado]] (Portuguese, "The Ultimate Weapon")}}

[[File:G1 RevengeofBruticus HotSpotfightfire.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|It's one of 'em newfangled drivin' by 'emselves fire trucks, huyuck!]]
When the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacked an inhabited city on [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] called upon the Protectobots to evacuate the civilians caught in the crossfire. Later, as Earth's orbit was diverted to the [[sun]] by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], Hot Spot extinguished the flames engulfing the bone-dry crops of a farmer before quickly driving off to the next fire. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[File:Bot-episode-hotspot-guns.jpg|thumb|He fights fire with firearms.]]
Hot Spot, as part of Defensor, totally blew up [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Afterwards, he was with the Protectobots when they saved some window-washers from a burning skyscraper, helping [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] extinguish the flames with liquid nitrogen. Later still, Hot Spot and the other Protectobots were ordered to help defend [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] from a Decepticon attack. They merged into Defensor and activated his useless force field, which almost immediately deactivated, allowing the Decepticons to blast Defensor back into his component parts. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

By [[2006]], the Protectobots had risen to become a major presence in the Autobot army. Hot Spot participated in the liberation of [[Paradron]]. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} He, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] were among a group of Autobots who battled the Decepticons on [[Eurythma]]. You read that right. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} On Cybertron, Hot Spot and Groove manned the Autobots' defensive laser batteries when [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s ghost launched [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] into their range. Realizing that this "invasion" and the recent assault on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] were connected with [[Unicron]] getting his eyes back, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] sent Hot Spot, Groove, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] up to Unicron to investigate. They were repulsed, violently, by Unicron's internal defenses. When Unicron and Starscream enlisted [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to move the Planet-Eater's head to Cybertron to make it his new body, though, Hot Spot and his team were ready with energon explosives to blast Unicron back out into space. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}

[[File:G1 UltimateWeapon HotSpotStreetwise covering FirstAid.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|He regrets the moments he got his arm extensions.]]
One day, the Autobots were asked to help the Dutch authorities deal with French rebels. After dispersing the human aggressors, Hot Spot was concerned about how they could protect the human civilians from the Decepticons and cover First Aid, who was helping the downed [[Blades (G1)|Blades]]. Later, as it turned out the battle was only a diversion to allow [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to steal Metroplex's [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]], Hot Spot, Rodimus Prime and Ultra Magnus tried to reassure First Aid of his value to the Autobots when the pacifist medic failed to stop Swindle. Unfortunately, just as First Aid left, the Autobots were called upon to deal with a rampaging Trypticon. Hot Spot ordered the remaining Protectobots to combine into Defensor even without First Aid to save a train full of civilians. After successfully saving them, Hot Spot tracked down First Aid to a junk yard and convinced the latter of his value to the Autobots. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Later in 2006, the Protectobots arrived at the aftermath of the battle between the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] at [[Mark Morgan]]'s laboratory. They transported the injured [[Jessica Morgan]] to county general hospital and watched over her as the doctors restored her ability to walk with an exo-skeletal structure, enraging the robo-phobic senior Morgan. When Hot Spot tried to explain that they only wanted to help, Morgan shot back that they were only turning her into one of ''them''. This had [[Hate Plague|negative consequences]]. What a jerkface. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

Hot Spot, under Ultra Magnus’ command, joined the other Protectobots in a surprise attack on Galvatron. They would have destroyed him if not for the sudden arrival of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
{{charstubfiction}}

=====Scramble City=====
Hot Spot and the Protectobots participated in the Scramble City project under Ultra Magnus's direction, working towards the construction of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. After the Decepticons uncovered their secret building site, the Protectobots rode into battle alongside the newly completed Metroplex. Hot Spot and his comrades arrived and formed Defensor just in time to act as the harbinger of Metroplex and his really big gun. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese), [[Hōchū Ōtsuka]] (ep 12), [[Kazuo Oka]] (ep 25), [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (ep 27), [[Hirohiko Kakegawa]] (ep 34)}}
In [[2011]], [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] attacked Cybertron looking to take control of [[Vector Sigma]]. Hot Spot and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] were on the front lines defending Cybertron against the Combaticons. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} As Defensor, Hot Spot's team continued battling on Cybertron for some time. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Later, Hot Spot and the Protectobots assembled on Earth at [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s command. Their mission was to stop the Decepticons from interfering with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], who were searching for the hidden location of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. On a security sweep, the Protectobots ran across their old foes, the Combaticons, and went into battle. The two teams quickly assumed their combined forms as Bruticus and Defensor, as the fighting escalated. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

[[File:Hm12 Hot Spot Shouki.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
When Galvatron made another strike on Cybertron, this time to steal the super-metal [[Cybertonuron]], Hot Spot and the Protectobots assembled before the [[space bridge]] on Earth to be transported into battle. Seeking out the Combaticons on the battlefield, the Protectobots soon formed Defensor and fought once more with Bruticus. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Defensor and Bruticus's battle continued as Defensor delivered a devastating smash to Bruticus's back. For at least part of the battle, the two teams disassembled again, as Hot Spot and Blades were seen firing upon the aerial Combaticons again. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

Hot Spot and the Protectobots were dispatched to [[Peru]] with the [[Trainbot]]s when a volcano erupted, leaving a mountainside village in dire peril. Their rescue mission was blocked by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Hot Spot was ready to tear into the enemy, but [[Shouki]] insisted the Protectobots proceed on to the village to protect the innocent lives. Hot Spot relented, but the Protectobots nevertheless failed to reach the village. They were intercepted by the Decepticons' second wave, the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. Although they formed Defensor, the Protectobots were taken out of action by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s paralysis ray, which was strong enough to leave them completely immobilized. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

Hot Spot and the Protectobots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Defensor upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} When the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] sent out a distress call asking for energy, the Autobots of Earth responded. While they were loading the Trainbots full of supplies, however, Galvatron and the Decepticons arrived to take the energy for themselves. Hot Spot and the Protectobots fought back against the enemy, and formed Defensor to counter Devastator on the battlefield. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

[[File:Hm34 Protectobots.jpg|thumb|]]
After the death of Ultra Magnus, the Autobots were desperately trying to pick up the slack during Sixshot's campaign of destruction around the globe. Hot Spot and the Protectobots assembled as Defensor to go out and confront Sixshot at one of the attack sites, but they apparently didn't fare too well. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Hot Spot and the Protectobots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure. On one occasion, they located Sixshot's old command base. By combining into Defensor, the Protectobots helped Raiden and Computron obliterate the base, wiping out all trace of the Decepticons' presence. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

Following a lengthy period of inactivity, the Decepticons renewed their attacks on Earth. With Fortress still off in space, Spike Witwicky dispatched Hot Spot and the Protectobots to attend to the threats. In Canberra, [[Australia]], the Protectobots confronted Bruticus at one of Scorponok's new Death Towers. As Defensor, the Protectobots were beaten severely by Bruticus. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As part of Defensor, Hot Spot participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
Hot Spot and the other Protectobots played a game of baseball in celebration of First Aid's friend [[NUL-A]]'s birthday. {{storylink|Today Is First Aid's Close Friend NUL-A's Birthday!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Invitation to the Dress Rehearsal!}}}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
When the Stunticons went on a rampage, attacking a human baseball stadium, the Autobots' human friend [[Kenji]] radioed for help. Hot Spot and the other combiner warriors answered his summons. After Hot Spot extinguished the blaze caused by the Decepticon attack, he joined his fellow warriors in forming Defensor and Superion. The sides evened up with the arrival of Bruticus, however, and a critical blow to Defensor's chest damaged Hot Spot, forcing the Protectobots to disengage. Through sheer cunning, the other Protectobots managed to drive off the Decepticons, and Hot Spot survived long enough to receive the proper repairs. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

Later, the Decepticons tried to drive a rift between the humans and Autobots by using their ground-bound members to pose as crazed Autobot attackers. Hot Spot and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] arrived on the scene and used their water sprays to wash off the fake Autobot symbols, revealing the Decepticons underneath. Not beaten yet, Onslaught and Motormaster unleashed a combiner whirlwind attack, but Hot Spot and Inferno whipped their ladders around, sending the Decepticon sub-commanders flying straight into a double kick by Optimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
On the planet [[Feminia]], the Autobots had constructed a massive energy tower, so naturally the Decepticons wanted to plunder it. Hot Spot and the Protectobots were present to defend the tower as Defensor, but were easily taken down by [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. They had to be rescued by the mysterious and powerful [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]]. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
When [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] kidnapped the famous scientist, Doctor [[Dalton]], Hot Spot and the Protectobots joined the Aerialbots in speeding to his rescue. They were harshly rebuffed at [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s gate, however, by the Combaticons and Stunticons. Superion was torn to shreds, and Hot Spot converted to repair bay mode in order to bring the fallen Aerialbots back on line. His teammates held the line, fending off Bruticus and Menasor while Hot Spot hurried to finish his work, and Blades snuck inside Trypticon to retrieve Dalton. With the Aerialbots repaired and Dalton freed, the Autobots retreated back to Metroplex. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

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

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:SecondGeneration protectobots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
''Hot Spot's coming was first foretold in a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced vision shared between [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. In this prophetic vision, the Protectobots were tasked by Optimus Prime to look after the [[Pullen Power Plant]], only for it to come under attack from both the Combaticons and the Stunticons. By merging into Defensor, and with the help of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], the Protectobots were able to safeguard the plant.'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

Hot Spot and the other Protectobots were then created on Earth by [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] and the Autobots after they stole a recording of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s combiner transformation sequence and modified it. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

[[File:Protectobots-marvel24.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67]]
Hot Spot accompanied Optimus Prime and his fellow Protectobots to [[Energy Futures Industries]], where they squared off against [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and the Combaticons to prevent them from stealing the [[hydrothermocline]], a potentially limitless supply of energy. To prevent property damage and potential civilian casualties, the Autobots agreed to be uploaded into a virtual fantasy world in EFI's computer systems by [[Ethan Zachary]], a [[human]] programmer on site. Similarly, the Decepticons agreed so that the hydrothermocline would remain intact. The game scenario was arranged so that the "death" of either Optimus or Megatron would end the game. Once inside "[[Multi-World]]", Hot Spot convinced Optimus Prime to remain behind while the Protectobots eliminated the potential threats. Hot Spot himself did battle with his opposite number, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], in the region known as the Slimepit. Despite the hindrance the bog caused, Hot Spot still held true to Autobot ideals and threw himself in harm's way to protect the virtual inhabitants of Multi-World. In turn, they carried him to safety away from Onslaught, giving him the advantage he needed to defeat the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]. Despite their efforts, though, Optimus Prime ended up dying on this mission, and the Protectobots brought his body back to the Ark. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}} Back at the [[Wyoming base]], the increasingly insane Megatron would obsessively relive these events, {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} ''as would the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

[[File:Democracykingofthehill.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hot Spot lets the others know how he feels about these meetings with his "wanking" gesture.]]
Hot Spot was one of the several Autobots who watched through a window as [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] futilely tried to repair Optimus Prime's body. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} After the funeral, Hot Spot and other high-ranking Autobots assembled to nominate a new leader. Hot Spot suggested their nominee possess wisdom just like Optimus Prime, since their late leader knew how and how not to fight. After the Autobots were rescued by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] from an attack by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], Hot Spot and the others chose [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] to be their new leader. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

[[File:Hotspot-g1issue35.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Now I've set the timer to ten seconds, so I'll just get in between you guys and—dammit! Not again!"]]
Under Grimlock's leadership, Hot Spot and the Protectobots were ordered to hunt down and apprehend the AWOL Autobots [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. They caught up with the deserters at a used car lot run by [[Big Steve Ludwig (G1)|Big Steve]], but a four-way skirmish developed between Blaster, the Protectobots, the Combaticons, and the human-led robot hunters, [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]]. In the end, Hot Spot and his crew only managed to capture Blaster. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} When a second encounter with the Combaticons endangered the lives of several [[Spacehikers|young humans]], Blaster not only saved the children and defeated [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] where [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] failed, but then willingly resubmitted himself to Protectobot custody rather than trying to escape. Impressed with Blaster's actions, Hot Spot decided to defy Grimlock's orders and let him go free along with the children aboard a [[mode lock]]ed [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}} Grimlock subsequently captured the Decepticon shuttle and brought it on board the Ark. Finding that Blaster had escaped, he nevertheless tried the human children before an [[Autobot Multi-Circuit Court]] and sentenced them to death as Hot Spot and the other Autobots looked on. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

At [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]] back on Earth, the human [[Ethan Zachary]] replayed some of Optimus Prime's memories of Hot Spot in an attempt to convince the former Autobot leader that he was more than just a computer program. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}

''Following Optimus Prime's return to life, Hot Spot and the Protectobots were assigned to guard the backup copy of the [[floppy disk]] that had enabled his resurrection, stored at an [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]] warehouse. Alerted to Combaticon activity at [[Rutter U.S. Military Base]], the team was relieved by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s so they could go and deal with their old rivals. Unfortunately, they were too late to stop the Combaticons' theft of military technology; worse yet, upon their return to the warehouse, they discovered that the Decepticon Powermasters had stolen the disk in their absence. Combining into Defensor, they tried to stop the villains from escaping, but a barrage of fire from the underhanded Combaticons knocked the giant over.'' {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
In [[2008]], Hot Spot was seen beating the stuffing out of a Decepticon during a major offensive on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Hotspot-g2issue2.jpg|left|thumb|He's a Fahrenheit 451 truck: his job is to start fires.]]
Hot Spot led a team of Autobots sent to [[Earth]] by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] to counter the threat of a [[Cobra]]-rebuilt [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. Megatron's new form was more than a match for them, however, and nearly all of his team were destroyed. Only Hot Spot and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] survived the encounter. {{storylink|Final Transformations}}

As the last survivor still on Earth, Hot Spot observed Cobra hauling a trailer of Transformers technology salvaged from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and noted that his orders included keeping Autobot tech out of the humans' hands. He single-handedly attacked the convoy, drawing fire from numerous Cobra tanks, until he managed to destroy the trailer by ramming it off the side of an embankment. Weary and on the brink of shut-down, Hot Spot self-destructed to keep Cobra from using his own body as a replacement source of technology. {{storylink|All or Nothing!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Hot Spot and the Protectobots formed Defensor, battling Menasor in defense of Earth's energy resources. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
Following the assault of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Blitz Engine]]s on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Hot Spot was seen clearing up the mess, putting out fires alongside [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}}

===The Special Teams===
Hot Spot and the rest of the Protectobots were posted at the [[Pullen Power Plant]] to defend it while its human workers had been evacuated due to the possibility of a landslide in the area. Blades soon spotted the Stunticons heading towards their position. Racing to meet their incoming foes, Hot Spot was surprised to witness these newcomers combine into Menasor.To combat this new threat, the Protectobots merged once more into Defensor. The Decepticons soon found himself losing the battle and disperse, though the storm around them had gotten too bad for the Autobots to give chase. Hot Spot admittedly felt he had too much work to do at the plant to bother going after the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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After the signing of the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]], many of the special teams went into hiding or broke up to continue fighting on different factions. Hot Spot maintained the Protectobots, one of the late model specials teams, in secret. The group watched the battles rage around them, continuing to help when possible, intervening to uphold CIA where necessary, and trying to overcome the shortcomings of the combination process.

Upon learning that [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] had persuaded the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] to join his [[Ultracon]]s, Hot Spot led his team to the [[Tagan Heights]] to counter the threat of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] by using Defensor. {{storylink|Escalation}} Unfortunately the plan backfired as Defensor became too focus on beating Devastator and not enough on safeguarding his surroundings. After being talked down by Springer, the team divided and quickly concocted a plan to defeated Devastator; Hot Spot lifted First Aid to reach a port on Devastator's leg and plug a cable into it, while the other end of the line was plugged into Tagan Heights' power grid by Groove and Streetwise. The overload of electricity fried Devastator, knocking him unconscious and forcing him to separate into his component 'bots. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}}

[[File:Hotspot-warwithin.jpg|thumb|left|My invisible partner already has this dance—]]
Hot Spot subsequently became obsessed with overcoming the problem with their combined form. The team's analysis was interrupted by an attack by the [[Chaos Trinity]], as Hot Spot was one of the [[Unbinding|Four Angles of Dissolution]] [[The Fallen]] needed to awaken [[Primus]] and draw [[Unicron]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After the previous failure against Devastator, Hot Spot was unwilling to risk using Defensor again, and his team was defeated by the [[Dark science|enhanced powers]] of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his allies, [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]]. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}} Hot Spot was taken to a [[Well of All Sparks|subterranean chamber]], where energy from his and three others' Sparks served to unlock the seal of Primus. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], another of the Four, eventually freed himself and rescued Hot Spot in what might have been an embarrassing role reversal... if he'd been awake for it. {{storylink|Conflagration}}

During [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s reign over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], he was sent to stop [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'s rampage. Despite merging with his fellow [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], he was defeated even with the aid of the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]]. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

Once they had recovered, Hot Spot and the Protectobots followed an anomalous energy signal to the remains of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s lab, where they found the offline [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]. They called it in to [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], who asked to be kept notified of any developments. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

===3H comics===
[[File:Hotspot-wreckers.jpg|thumb|Leave it to [[Dan Khanna|a fan]] to actually show, for the first time ever, his weapons doing what they're supposed to do.]]
In the not-too-distant future, Hot Spot led a team of [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] aboard [[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]] to back up [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] during an outbreak of [[Nightbird (G1)|crazed female cyber ninjas]]. Fighting a losing battle, Hot Spot personally had to drag Arcee to safety, leaving Wheelie and Daniel behind to grenade themselves to death. Fortunately, their murder-suicide pact also took out the remaining Nightbirds. {{storylink|Departure}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Wheelie]]''; [[Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #2]] (modern era)}}

[[File:SPotlightWheelie-HotSpot.jpg|left|thumb|Because Browning wasn't available.]]
Early in the war, Hot Spot battled on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] during the [[Battle of Junkion]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

Sometime before Cybertron was abandoned, Hot Spot was a dispatch officer, searching for viable soldiers to fill out the ranks. When he needed a volunteer for a deep space exploration mission, he reluctantly chose the tiny supply-bot known as [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] for the assignment. {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

[[File:NewArrivalsOldEncounters-HotSpot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|That's him back there, trust us.]]
Two years after the fall of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] in [[New York City]], Hot Spot was among the surviving Autobots stranded on Earth. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} He was present when [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] returned from space and told them Cybertron was restored. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} While most Autobots returned to Cybertron, Hot Spot was one of those chosen by [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] to remain on Earth. He and [[Kyle Pennington]] agreed that the Autobots, despised by humanity as they were, really needed better PR. Pennington suggested that he and fellow fire truck [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] do stuff like extinguish fires and save cats from trees, which Hot Spot thought was a great idea. Nobody else did. {{storylink|Police Action: Part 1}} He went on to aid in the search for the Decepticon forces hiding on Earth, but their lack of success and the fact that nobody really saw him as a leader got Bumblebee down. Hot Spot tried to cheer him back up, but was left behind when Bumblebee chose to deal with things on his own. {{storylink|The Question}}

[[File:WordsHangInTheAir-Pallbearers.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Always a pallbearer, never a pall.]]
After returning to Cybertron, Hot Spot helped extinguish fires and look for survivors in the wakes of several mysterious explosions. {{storylink|Stick Together}} He later brought an injured [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] to [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]]'s medbay for treatment. {{storylink|City on Fire}}

Hot Spot joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' following its return to Cybertron. When the ship encountered a coffin floating in outer space, Hot Spot, [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and [[Grotusque]] carried it in, under the command of Megatron. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} After the coffin was opened and the ''Lost Light'' began vanishing, Hot Spot fled with the rest of the ship's crew to an escape craft. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

Despite having transferred to the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew, Hot Spot and Streetwise were seen extinguishing a fire at [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s bar back on Cybertron. {{storylink|Quest for Fire}}

After the ''Lost Light'' was restored, its crew attended [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s "pre-wake" on board the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]''. Hot Spot, Streetwise, Blades, and Groove all busted a serious move on the dance floor. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}

[[File:MistakesAndMayhem-Protectobotssortof.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|So in sync with each other that they keep calling Mainframe and Grotusque "Blades" and "Streetwise."]]
Hot Spot was one of four other crewmembers chosen to escort Mirage back to Cybertron after he started seeing apocalyptic visions. Streetwise joked that the five of them were "Protectobots." {{storylink|The Possible Light}} Once they arrived, Mirage led them hurriedly to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] to tell them about his vision, when suddenly [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] attacked, who was hoping to destroy the [[space bridge]] to Cybertronian colonies. [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] countered him, but [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] feared the Autobot combiner wouldn't be enough, so he used the [[Enigma of Combination]] to create another. Hot Spot, the other four "Protectobots," and [[Rook (CW)|Rook]], who had wandered into the group, were all combined into the mighty [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], who managed to defeat Devastator. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} With the Constructicons temporarily contained, Optimus Prime worried that none of Defensor's components had reverted to their normal forms since becoming a combiner; Prowl noted that it was difficult for combiner teams to stay separate for long. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}}

Hot Spot and the Protectobots later departed Cybertron, apparently intending to return to the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|The Transgressors}} It took several months, but they finally caught up with the ''Lost Light'' on its quest for Cyberutopia. Much had changed. [[Getaway]] was now captain of the ship, and held strict rules about socializing and helping other races on their journey full-pace towards Cyberutopia. Asking around, the Protectobots learned most of the senior staff, including co-captains Rodimus and Megatron, had apparently abandoned the ''Light'' in order to make faster progress on their own. In fact, the regretful [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] informed them Getaway had led a mutiny against the captains, abandoning them on [[Necroworld]] to the [[Galactic Council]] and [[Decepticon Justice Division]], then used mnemosurgery to reprogram the crew into believing otherwise. Hot Spot and the others attempted to flee before Getaway did the same to them, but were captured by the security team and placed in an infinite memory loop by [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}}

[[File:JourneysEnd ProtectobotsDown.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0]]
Riptide managed to survive Getaway's attempt to dispose of him, hiding away in the ship until he could rescue the Protectobots. Rook had been killed by Getaway and [[Atomizer]] while they slept, so First Aid suggested they un-entomb [[Ambulon]]'s corpse as a replacement leg for Defensor. At the shuttle bay, Defensor and Thunderclash tried to fight their way through the security team, but Getaway had hired [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] as the new head of security. He blasted Thunderclash and broke apart the unstable combiner with a single swipe of his blade. Hot Spot, Blades, Groove, and Streetwise were dazed enough for Getaway and the others to bring them down with a hail of gunfire. Only First Aid, Riptide, and the seriously injured Thunderclash managed to escape the ship. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

Apparently their injuries weren't as bad as they seemed, as all five Protectobots were perfectly fine as they attended Ultra Magnus' parting toast as the ''Lost Light'' completed its victory lap. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
After being injured in a fight while protecting humans, First Aid doubted his effectiveness in combat. Hot Spot tried to cheer him up by insisting on how valuable First Aid was to the Protectobots. Sure enough, First Aid soon had the opportunity to lead the Protectobots in a search for Swindle and Metroplex's stolen transforming cog. {{storylink|Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
The [[Protectobot (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Protectobots]] were Hot Spot's team. {{storylink|Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Protectobot Hot Spot's bio}}

Upon arriving on Earth,{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Protectobot Blades' bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Protectobot Streetwise's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Protectobot First Aid's bio}} the protection of humanity - not just from Cybertronian threats, but from ''all'' sources of danger - {{storylink|Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Protectobot Hot Spot's bio}} became the Protectobots' highest priority. {{storylink|Medix (G1)#Toys|Customization class Medix bio}}

With a growing number of combiners serving in the Autobot military, Autobot commanders identified a number of drawbacks to these giants, including their inability to function if a teammate was incapacitated. The Protectobots thus inducted [[Rook (CW)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Rook]], then [[Skyfeather]], [[Heatrock]], and finally [[Medix (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Medix]] to avoid this. As Protectobot leader, Hot Spot was presumably involved in this initiative. {{storylink|Medix (G1)#Toys|Customization class Medix bio}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Hot Spot was presumably present as part of Defensor during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
By the tail-end of the Great War, Hot Spot had earned himself a place on the [[Autobot High Council]]. He was away from their base of operation when news came in that both Optimus Prime and Galvatron had fallen in combat, and so attended a meeting via holographic-projection. After rebranding themselves the "[[Primal Council]]", the group discussed their intent to broker an armistice with their enemies in the hopes of ending the war without further bloodshed. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
Hot Spot was among the Autobot troops who bore witness to a pivotal duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, one meant to end the war before the never-ending arms race between the two factions spiralled further out of control. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Change In Your Nature Part Five|''Transformers'' #17]]}}
[[File:WarWorldHunt GrappleVolunteers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|right|He meant to mentor under [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], not Grapple.]]
Hot Spot led a search-and-rescue unit on Cybertron. His team was tasked to operate as a clean-up crew at the site of the [[Memorial Crater]], after [[The Rise]] destroyed the memorial to hide their underground base. Hot Spot checked on [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], who was lingering in the ruins and gave him some information on who was responsible. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}

Hot Spot was part of a crowd watching [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] deliver his first speech as Prime. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}} He and a group of volunteers tried to defend the Iacon [[energon storage field|energon stores]] from Decepticon occupation, but they were driven off by Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and superior numbers. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*Hot Spot and the rest of the Protectobots rushed the Decepticon fortress [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], undaunted by its enormous size. When Trypticon assumed its battle station mode, the Protectobots merged into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] to better fight back. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Defensor and Trypticon|Defensor and Trypticon commercial}}
*Hot Spot and the Protectobots received a message from Optimus Prime alerting them that [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] was wreaking havoc in a human city, and that the threat was "bigger than ever." The Protectobots combined into Defensor to better combat the Decepticon. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#2015|Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars commercials}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
During a Decepticon attack on a major human city, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and the Protectobots launched rescue operations. Unfortunately their efforts were hampered by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who unleashed all manner of sonic attacks on them. {{storylink|To the Rescue}}

Hot Spot, alongside [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], responded to an emergency call that was in actuality a trap set by the Decepticons [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]]. Despite the duo's schemes, the Autobots were able to send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|False Alarm}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Hot-Spot.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Hot Spot participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character available as a reward in the "Defensor Safeguard" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:HotspotEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75| Yes! Rise, my Protectobots!]]

"Never ask anyone to do what you won't do yourself" are practically the words Hot Spot lives by.
He leads by example, always striving to be the best he can be, but never puts himself above those in his command.
You'll find him at the forefront of any battle charge, howling his defiance, cannons blazing, and even when the victory is won, he never truly stands down, always ready to serve… and protect. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Hot Spot Bio}}

Hot Spot came to Earth in response to an endeavor by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] to set all of Earth's jungles on fire to fuel the Decepticon cause with energon.

When Hot Spot came to Earth, he immediately got on with [[Pyra Magna (G1)|Pyra Magna]] as they realized they had similar body styles and thinking. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Lowest star rating''': 2 stars
*'''Weapons''': He uses a pistol to shoot at the designated target, and then closes in and smashes it with his fists.
*'''Ability: Reflective Shield''': Put on a protective shield that reflects 50% damage back to the attackers for several seconds, then charge the target. Attracts defenses!
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points +2 for every reuse.

[http://www.wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:hot-spot Hot Spot at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Hot Spot was the lively leader of the Protectobots. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1HotSpotToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Finally we see the G1 Hotspot mold in all his... well, glory works for me.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Spot''' (Protectobot, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro Team ID number'': '''P5'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-71'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 "[[fireball cannon]]s", 2 mechanical arms, left & right blast shields, Defensor hip shield, left & right Defensor fists, left & right Defensor footplates

: Released in the third year of the Hasbro ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (second year in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Japanese line]]), Hot Spot transforms into a blue Mitsubishi Fuso Great fire engine. The ladder assembly can extend to three times its normal length. He also has an "emergency car carrier" variant vehicle mode, bringing the ladder assembly forward, extending his legs and attaching his the Defensor chest plates to the sides (and adding the guns), giving him deck space to carry a single small vehicle in this form. He also has a ''fourth'' "repair bay" mode, somewhat reminiscent of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Powermaster Optimus Prime]]'s combat deck, equipped with waldo arms to "repair" other vehicles. Hot Spot can connect with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s city mode in this form as well.

: Originally designed for the aborted ''[[Diaclone]]'' line ''[[Diaclone#Jizai Gattai|Jizai Gattai]]'' (自在合体 "Limitless Combination") and then brought over to the ''Transformers'' toyline, he has a ''fifth''(!) mode as a super-robot torso, compatible with any set of ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]''-style limb-robots, but obviously his primary form is with his fellow Protectobots as [[Defensor (G1)#Toys|Defensor]]. Unusually for a combiner of this era, Defensor's head is an integrated part of Hot Spot rather than separate combiner kibble.

:Hot Spot's chest plate was initially made of painted [[die-cast]] metal. However, later runs replaced this with colored plastic and also had some paint application changes on his headlights. A plastic-chest yellow-eyed version (as opposed to the red eyes on the other releases) has been reported but not confirmed.

:This mold was also used to make [[Fire Chief (G1)|Fire Chief]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Hotspot/hotspot.htm More information on Hot Spot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy defensor giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1|GET ME OUT OF HERE!!!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Defensor''' (Gift set, 1986)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-76'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 "fireball cannons", 2 mechanical arms, left & right blast shields, Defensor hip shield, left & right Defensor fists, left & right Defensor footplates

: All five Protectobots were made available in many markets as a complete [[giftset]] as well as on individual cards/boxes. It is unknown which versions of the toys are in the multipack, metal parts or plastic.

:In 1988, [[GiG]] also re-released the Defensor set in [[Italy]], with five random "Exogini Transformers" ([[Decoy (G1)|Decoy]]s) added.

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

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Spot''' (Protectobot, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 fireball cannons, 2 mechanical arms, left & right blast shields, Defensor hip shield, left & right Defensor fists, left & right Defensor footplates

: Hot Spot and the other Protectobots were re-released in 1991 as part of the [[Europe]]an-market ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line.

: This version uses the plastic chest, and his [[rubsign]] is missing.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-Hotspot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Outferyes?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Hot Spot''' (Protectobot, <s>[[1994]]</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''P1'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 "fireball cannons", 2 mechanical arms, left & right blast shields, Defensor hip shield, left & right Defensor fists, left & right Defensor footplates

: Hot Spot and the other Protectobots were slated to be [[redeco]]ed and re-released in the second year of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' toyline]]. However, they and the redecoed [[Stunticon (G1)#Generation 2|Stunticons]] were canceled, with less than a half-dozen production samples of each mold known to exist (save the [[BotCon 1994]] [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], of course). As such, the existing samples go for a ''lot'' of money on the secondary market. Hot Spot was to be released in a red and bright-orange deco, but as no packaged "final" samples of Hot Spot (or his similarly-unreleased Decepticon counterpart [[Motormaster (G1)#Generation 2|Motormaster]]) have surfaced, our only look at the factory-applied stickers he would have had .

: The reason for the cancellation is unclear; it's possible they were considered redundant product due to the [[Aerialbot (G1)#Generation 2|Aerialbot]] and [[Combaticon (G1)#Generation 2|Combaticon]] re-releases, especially since [[Hasbro]] was putting out entirely new-mold toys then, and would most likely have wanted ''those'' to have as much shelf space in toy aisles as possible.
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:TF-Universe-2008-Hot-Zone.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Special Team Leaders''' (Multi-pack, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': Classic Series
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' "Autobot Hot Zone" (renamed for [[trademark]] reasons) is a redeco of the [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]]-class [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC|''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime]], a tiny toy that transforms into a futuristic fire truck cab (minus all the firetruck stuff like ladders and water cannons, oh well).

: He was only available in a [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] box set with [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Universe (2008)|Hun-Grrr]], [[Razorclaw (G1)#Universe (2008)|Razorclaw]], [[Silverbolt (G1)#2008STL|Silverbolt]], and [[Scattershot (G1)#Universe (2008)|Scattorshot]].

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUHotZone/hotzone.htm More information on Hot Zone at TFU.info]''
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====''Titanium Series''====
[[File:TitaniumSeries-HotZone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|No, I don't fight [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]]. Or [[Defensor (OTFCC)|do I???]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Zone''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, [[2009]])}}</ul>

: ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Hot Zone (now lacking the "Autobot" prefix) is a [[redeco]] of the 6-inch [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]], an idea which thematically calls back to the unreleased [[BotCon|OTFCC]] ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Defensor (OTFCC)|Defensor]],<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20140502172447/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/99783-when-exclusives-influence-mass-retail-figures/#entry2546214 Designer Joe Kyde on "The Allspark" messageboard, 2014/04/23] (archived link)</ref> but otherwise doesn't resemble its deco (Hot Zone is the super robot decoed like Hot Spot, while OTFCC Defensor's super robot was decoed like Defensor). Like other Titanium Series toys, Hot Zone is partially constructed of [[die-cast]] metal. His vehicle mode has a ladder which rotates at its base, and two nozzles flip out of the end of the ladder. Panels on his forearms pop up and reveal small, non-firing sculpted guns.

:Unlike previous ''Titanium Series'' toys which were subtitled by the fictional universe/continuity they came from, Hot Zone and the other 2009 ''Titanium Series'' redecos are marketed under the 2008-2009 [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' line]]. Hot Zone also lacks the display stand that previous ''Titanium Series'' toys included.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TitHotZone/hotzone.htm More information on ''Titanium'' Hot Zone at TFU.info.]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Transformers china hot spot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The ''Universe'' Inferno mold: perfect for every fire truck Transformer. ''Ever''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobot Hot Spot''' (Voyager Class, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Water Blast" projectile

: ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Hot Spot is a redeco and [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Inferno]] with a new head, transforming into a fictional firetruck based on the 2002–2007 {{w|Pierce Manufacturing#Gallery of Pierce Apparatus|Pierce Contender}} series of trucks. He is armed with a non-removable arm cannon with a spring-loaded "water blast" projectile. As with [[Grapple (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Solar Storm Grappel]], the bars on top of his shoulders have been enlarged so that they work with [[C joint|3mm clips]]. The vehicle panels on Hot Spot's forearms can rotate 180° in order to get them more out of the way. This is a feature not documented in the instructions or shown in the image to the right, but it is shown in the [[packaging|package]] [[stock photography]].

: This toy was originally an Asian-market exclusive, part of a large assortment of toys labeled by Hasbro as "[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Exclusives|GDO]]". Later (possibly due to the immediate fan demand for them in the west), Hot Spot and (most of) the others saw North American releases as [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusives.

:This figure was the model for the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' incarnation of [[Hosehead (SG)|Hosehead]]. The original version of this sculpt was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Pyro (G1)#Timelines|Spark]], and it was separately retooled to make ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Reveal the Shield]]'' Solar Storm Grappel. It was then redecoed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Artfire#United 2|Artfire]], using tooling from both the original Inferno version and the newer Grappel version of this sculpt.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GDOHotSpot/hotspot.htm More information on ''Generations'' Hot Spot at TFU.info]''
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BotShots HotSpot.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Bot Shot Hot Spot? Bot Shot ''Protectobot'' Hot Spot.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobots''' (Multi-pack, <s>2013</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Number'': '''T0??'''
:**''Fist strength'': 296
:**''Blaster strength'': ???
:**''Sword strength'': ???
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:A redeco of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)#Bot Shots|Sentinel Prime]], "Protectobot Hot Spot" automatically transforms from fire engine to robot when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He has a three-sided tumbler in his chest which reveals one of three stickers, displaying icons and "strength" ratings used in the line's [[rock paper scissors]] style game.

: He was to be sold in a five-pack with [[Blades (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Blades]], [[First Aid (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot First Aid]], [[Groove (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Groove]], and [[Streetwise (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Streetsmart]], but this never saw release.

:This mold also served as the main body for ''BeCool'' [[Ganoh#BeCool|Ganoh]].
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===''Kre-O''===
[[Image:KreO-Toy Hot Spot.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hey, guys! Get over here! He's got free wi-fi!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Defensor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A4474'''
:*''Pieces'': 85
:*''Accessories'': 2 rifles
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Kre-O]]'' Hot Spot is a [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]], a building-brick-based mini-figure that can be rebuilt into a fire engine.

: He was only available as part of the [[Defensor (G1)#Kre-O|Defensor]] combiner set, and as such his parts an be merged with his box-mates [[Blades (G1)#Kre-O|Blades]], [[First Aid (G1)#Kre-O|First Aid]], and [[Streetwise (G1)#Kre-O|Streetsmart]]; his torso goes into the super robot's upper torso, his head is used as Defensor's head, his legs form the left "hand", and his other various parts are scattered throughout the build.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OHotSpot/hotspot.htm More information on Hot Spot at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (2014)===
{{anchor|TF2014Protectobots}}
[[File:Transformers-2014-Protectobots-Evac-Squad-Hot-Spot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Looks like Hot Spot is going to have a ''very'' hard time at saving people without his fire hose.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobots Evac Squad''' (Multi-pack, [[2014]])}}</ul>

: The [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|2014 ''Transformers'' line's]] "Protectobot Hot Spot" is a bright red redeco of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Inferno, but with the head and crane arm from ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Reveal the Shield]]'' Solar Storm Grappel. His colors ''might'' be vaguely based on [[Fire Chief (G1)|Fire Chief]] or the unreleased ''Generation 2'' Hot Spot, but in the end, he simply looks like Grapple in Inferno's colors.

:Similar to every use of the mold aside from the original Inferno version, all of Hot Spot's non-ratcheted swivel joints are incredibly loose. Most instances of the figure have remarkably poor quality control as well, featuring noticeably deep cuts into the plastic where the parts were removed from the sprue and loose plastic tags hanging off the parts or joints.

:Hot Spot was only available in a two-pack with [[Blades (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot Blades]], which was released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Hasbro's Asian markets, while in the United States, it was officially an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive that was later also flipped by other online retailers such as [[BigBadToyStore]] for a hefty markup.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/AKDHotSpot/hotspot.htm More information on Evac Squad Hot Spot on TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:GenerationsCWHotSpot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|29 years later, he can finally combine again!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobot Hot Spot''' (Voyager, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*'''3 of 5: [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 rifles
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Voyager Class toys, ''Generations'' Hot Spot transforms from a firetruck resembling a modified [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)#Studio Series|Rosenbauer Panther 8x8]] to a robot resembling his original design. As a bonus feature, the bucket can seat a [[Titan Master]] or a [[Prime Master]], a play feature advertised (two years later) on the [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Inferno]] retool of the mold.

: Contrary to his [[instructions]], stock photography, this page’s image on the right, and even how he is packaged, Hot Spot is not intended to have double knee joints. Each black knee link should be rotated back 90° at its lower hinge and snapped/clicked forward into the blue lower leg behind the siren (so each black “thigh-and-knee” should make an “L” shape), making the legs far more stable. This can be seen in this page’s ''Unite Warriors'' image.

: He can also combine with the Deluxe Class [[Blades (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blades]], [[First Aid (G1)#Combiner Wars|First Aid]], [[Streetwise (G1)#Combiner Wars|Streetwise]], and [[Rook (CW)#Toys|Rook]] (or Deluxe Groove) and Legends Class [[Groove (G1)#Combiner Wars|Groove]] to form [[Defensor (G1)#Combiner Wars|Defensor]]. Like the original toy and other ''Combiner Wars'' Voyagers, Defensor's head and torso kibble is incorporated into the toy itself rather than being add-on parts, although the head now resides at the top of the ladder instead of inside the assembly as with the original. Hot Spot's two rifles combine into a longer rifle for Defensor. Defensor's head can be opened, revealing a bucket with molded diamond plating.

:As a part of the third and fourth wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Hot Spot was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2015/08/28/transformers-combiner-wars-sticker-sheet-for-wave-3-and-4-figures-300471 Protectobot and Optimus Maximus sticker promotion on TFW2005]</ref>

:Hot Spot's pack-in card reuses art from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' game, which, due to being based on his original ''Generations'' figure, bears little resemblance to the toy it's packaged with.

:Hot Spot's thighs, hips and biceps were later reused for ''Collaborative'' [[Ectotron#Toys|Ectotron]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWHotSpot/hotspot.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Hot Spot at TFU.info]''
{{CWHotSpotMold}}
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===''Unite Warriors''===
{{anchor|UW03}}
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW-03-Hot-Spot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|But where's his third mode?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Guardian''' (Multi-pack, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[December 12]], 2015
:*''ID number:'' '''UW-03'''
:*''English name:'' '''Defensor'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 rifles

: TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' iteration of Hot Spot uses the same mold as the ''Combiner Wars'' release, but with a deco much closer to his original [[character model]], with as a blue line down his chest and a black pelvis, the majority of his elbow joints being cast in blue plastic, and more white present on the ladder.

: He was only available as part of a five-bot [[Defensor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Guardian]] set, packed in with [[Blades (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Blades]], [[First Aid (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|First Aid]], [[Streetwise (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Streetwise]], and a new Deluxe mold of [[Groove (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Groove]] instead of Rook. This set was the first of six [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusives, rather than being a regular release. Preorders were open from [[May 25]] to [[July 6]], and it was shipped December 2015.
{{CWHotSpotMold}}
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Gum===
[[File:Kabaya_hotspot_robot&altmode.jpg‎|thumb|300px|Hot Spot, [[Partformer|PARTSFORM!]]]]
*'''Hot Spot''' (2012)
**''Accessories:'' 2 fireball cannons, 2 hoses
:Part of the fifth series of [[Kabaya]]'s revived ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' series, Hot Spot is a model kit that can transform from robot to fire truck, though his lower legs need to be removed and reattached. He can combine with various members of Kabaya's [[Gaia Guardian|G Guardian]] series to form [[God Guardian]]. He comes with a stick of gum.

:Hot Spot is packaged with [[Eaglebreast#Transformers Gum|Eaglebreast]], who interacts with Hot Spot's wave-mate, [[Deathsaurus (G1)#2012|Deathsaurus]].
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Bruticus and Defensor.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb]]
*'''Guardian & Bruticus Set''' ([[December]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''71 & 72'''

:Released as part of the tenth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "[[Defensor (G1)|Guardian]]" (with his components [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], Hot Spot, [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]) and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (with ''his'' components [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#71|Translation of Defensor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
[[File:G1HotSpotHeads.jpg|thumb|Sometimes you feel like a mouth. Sometimes you don't.]]
*Like [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s ever disappearing-and-reappearing visor, Hot Spot would occasionally switch between having a [[mouthplate]] or having a mouth drawn '''on''' his faceplate in his appearances on the original ''Transformers'' cartoon. The two most prominent instances of him having a mouth occur in "[[Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine]]" and "[[The Ultimate Weapon]]"—episodes that seem to have been animated by two different animation companies, suggesting that Hot Spot's mouth may have come from an alternate [[character model]]. Or, at least, a recurring [[José Delbo|artist mistake]].
*One thing that ''is'' consistent about his appearance in the G1 cartoon is that he was one of the few Autobots (like Metroplex) to have red eyes instead of blue.
*Hot Spot's original vehicle mode is rendered quite differently from his toy in his media depictions. While the Mitsubishi Fuso has four front wheels and two in the rear, the opposite is typically true in his animation and comic book appearances.
*Hot Spot's original toy [[bio]] gives him the quote/motto of "Rust never sleeps, and neither do I." His ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Universe]]'' entry gives him the completely different quote of "The hotter things get, the better I like it." – a phrase that had first appeared in the profile of fellow Autobot fire truck [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]. Maybe [[Bob Budiansky|the writer]] just liked the phrase?
*The ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toy [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]] received a [[Firebot (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|redeco]] in light blue with red-and-white warning stripes as an [[homage]] to Hot Spot.
*Despite having his own robot mode stock photography on the box of his first ''Generations'' toy, the instructions use the stock photograph of Inferno with Hot Spot's newly sculpted head photoshopped (and over-sized) over the top.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hot Spot''' (ホットスポット ''Hotto Supotto'')
*''French:'' '''Calorifêro''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Drago'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Rèdiǎn''' (热点, "Hot Spot")
*''Russian:'' '''Compote''' (Компот ''Kompot'')

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:G2HotSpotArt.jpg|Unused ''Generation 2'' packaging art
File:Dreamwave-The War Within-Hot Spot-Figueroa.jpg|Dreamwave ''The War Within'' Cybertronian design
File:EW-skin-Hot Spot-G2.jpg|''Earth Wars'' ''Generation 2''-themed skin
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Machines Autobots]]
[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Firefighters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Protectobots]]
[[Category:TakaraTomy Mall exclusives]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers with multiple modes]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:Universe Transformers]]

Blades (G1)

2026-01-23T11:09:30Z

Shockblade: /* Unite Warriors */

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{{disambig3|Blades}}
:''Blades is an [[Autobot]] [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Blades-mtmte-unpublished.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Profile art that actually captures the essence of a character. Madness!]]
'''Blades''' will never be the Autobot poster child. He's a dirty, underhanded street brawler at heart and proud of it. The fact that his [[alternate mode]] and function as air support can keep him at a distance from combat infuriates him. Blades would rather use his rotors to gut a Decepticon from antenna to tailpipe than to fly. When he fights, he wants to feel his enemies' fuel spraying across his steel skin. Blades does his job and does it darn well, but if there's a way to get his hands dirty in the process, you can bet your processor he'll find it.

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

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese, "The Ultimate Weapon"), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, "Call of the Primitives")|[[Fritz von Hardenberg]] (German, "The Ultimate Weapon"), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, "Call of the Primitives"), [[Christoph Lindert]] (German, Generation 2 dub of "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Niko Macoulis]] (German, Generation 2 dub of "The Ultimate Weapon"), [[Francisco José]] (Portuguese), [[Garcia Neto]] (Portuguese, "The Ultimate Weapon"), [[Serge Lhorca]] (European French, "The Revenge of Bruticus")}}

[[File:G1 RevengeofBruticus Blades savinghumans.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|A more kid friendly bad boy.]]
When the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacked an inhabited city on [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] called upon the Protectobots to evacuate the civilians caught in the crossfire. Later, as Earth's orbit was diverted to the [[Sun]] by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], while [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] fought the flames, Blades saved civilians trapped by the fires. Soon afterwards he was spraying his limited supply of coolant onto the flames, but was concerned that he was running out and couldn't cool down the whole planet. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

Blades, as part of Defensor, totally blew up [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Afterwards, he was with the Protectobots when they arrived ostensibly to save some window-washers from a burning skyscraper. Blades actually blew the workers from their dangling platform. Fortunately, Streetwise managed to catch them below. Later still, Blades and the other Protectobots were ordered to help defend [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] from a Decepticon attack. They merged into Defensor and activated his useless force field, which almost immediately deactivated, allowing the Decepticons to blast Defensor back into his component parts. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[File:G1 UltimateWeapon FirstAid Blades repairbay.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|Blades is to First Aid as Twins are to Ratchet.]]
In the year [[2006]], Blades was present (occasionally) during the battle on [[Eurythma]]. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

The Autobots were asked to help the Dutch authorities deal with French rebels. After dispersing the human aggressors, Blades was shot down by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] took him back to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] for repairs. While Blades recuperated, the Combaticon [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] broke into the city and managed to steal Metroplex's [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]], and First Aid left the Autobots when he failed to stop the theft. Unfortunately, just as First Aid left, the Autobots were called upon to deal with a rampaging [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Hot Spot ordered the remaining Protectobots to combine into Defensor even without First Aid, and they successfully saved a train full of civilians. After First Aid returned to the Autobots, Blades ferried him into Metroplex while the giant Autobot was battling Trypticon, enabling the medic to realign the replacement cog properly, which in turn allowed Metroplex to triumph. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

[[File:AutobotsCall.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|It might have been just desserts if the whole planet hadn't gotten the same treatment two seconds later.]]
Blades was one of the first three (along with [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) to be drained by the energy leech, [[Tornedron]]. The whole of Cybertron was likewise sucked dry moments later, though all were restored when [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] saved the day. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

Later in 2006, the Protectobots arrived at the aftermath of the battle between the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] at [[Mark Morgan]]'s laboratory. They transported the injured [[Jessica Morgan]] to County General Hospital and watched over her as the doctors restored her ability to walk with an exo-skeletal structure, enraging the robo-phobic senior Morgan. This had [[Hate Plague|negative consequences]]. What a jerkface.

Defensor—and by extension, Blades and the rest of the Protectobots—contracted the plague while fending off an infected Superion. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Blades (along with the rest of the galaxy) was cured by the unleashed wisdom of the Matrix following Optimus Prime's resurrection. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

When the Plasma Energy Chamber helped restore Cybertron to its Golden Age, Blades was among the Autobots cheering for its return. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
Blades and the Protectobots formed Defensor to battle the Decepticon combiners. When Bruticus joined Devastator and Menasor, Defensor was assisted by Superion. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)}}

=====Scramble City=====
[[File:ScrambleCity Blades.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Blades and the Protectobots participated in the Scramble City project under Ultra Magnus's direction, working towards the construction of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. After the Decepticons uncovered their secret building site, the Protectobots rode into battle alongside the newly completed Metroplex. Blades and his comrades arrived and formed Defensor just in time to act as the harbinger of Metroplex and his really big gun. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)}}
In [[2011]], Galvatron attacked Cybertron in order to gain control of [[Vector Sigma]]. Blades was stationed there with the Protectobots and fought off the Decepticons' initial assault. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} As Defensor, Blades' team continued battling on Cybertron for some time. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Later, Blades and the Protectobots assembled on Earth at Ultra Magnus's command. Their mission was to stop the Decepticons from interfering with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s, who were searching for the hidden location of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. On a security sweep, the Protectobots ran across their old nemeses, the Combaticons, and went into battle. The two teams quickly assumed their combined forms as Bruticus and Defensor, as the fighting escalated. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

When Galvatron made another strike on Cybertron, this time to steal the super-metal [[Cybertonuron]], Blades and the Protectobots assembled before the [[space bridge]] on Earth to be transported into battle. Seeking out the Combaticons on the battlefield, the Protectobots soon formed Defensor and fought once more with Bruticus. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Defensor and Bruticus's battle continued as Defensor delivered a devastating smash to Bruticus's back. For at least part of the battle, the two teams disassembled again, as Hot Spot and Blades were seen firing upon the aerial Combaticons again. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

Blades and the Protectobots were dispatched to [[Peru]] with the [[Trainbot]]s when a volcano erupted, leaving a mountainside village in dire peril. Their rescue mission was blocked by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. [[Shouki]] and the Trainbots occupied the fiends so that the Protectobots could proceed on to the village and protect the innocent lives. Nevertheless, the Protectobots failed to reach the village, as they were intercepted by the Decepticons' second wave, the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s. Blades and the Protectobots briefly struggled with the Headmasters before forming Defensor, but that left them grouped together and vulnerable to an underhanded attack. Defensor was taken out of action by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s paralysis ray, which was strong enough to force Blades and the Protectobots apart and leave them completely immobilized. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

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Blades and the Protectobots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Defensor upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} When the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] sent out a distress call asking for energy, the Autobots of Earth responded. While they were loading the Trainbots full of supplies, however, Galvatron and the Decepticons arrived to take the energy for themselves. Blades and the Protectobots fought back against the enemy, and formed Defensor to counter Devastator on the battlefield. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

[[File:Hm34 Protectobots.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
After the death of Ultra Magnus, the Autobots were desperately trying to pick up the slack during Sixshot's campaign of destruction around the globe. Blades and the Protectobots assembled as Defensor to go out and confront Sixshot at one of the attack sites, but they apparently didn't fare too well. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Blades and the Protectobots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure. On one occasion, they located Sixshot's old command base. By combining into Defensor, the Protectobots helped Raiden and Computron obliterate the base, wiping out all trace of the Decepticons' presence. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

Following a lengthy period of inactivity, the Decepticons renewed their attacks on Earth. With Fortress still off in space, Spike Witwicky dispatched Blades and the Protectobots to attend to the threats. In Canberra, [[Australia]], the Protectobots confronted Bruticus at one of Scorponok's new Death Towers. As Defensor, the Protectobots were beaten severely by Bruticus. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As part of Defensor, Blades participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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=====''Legends'' comic=====
In [[2015]], Blades participated in a battle on Earth that led to the defeat of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
In [[2021]], Blades and the other Protectobots played a game of baseball in celebration of First Aid's friend [[NUL-A]]'s birthday. {{storylink|Today Is First Aid's Close Friend NUL-A's Birthday!}} When a bunch of Autobots went to [[Hawaii]] for surfing training, Blades came along to rescue those who weren't so good at it. {{storylink|Crossing the Pacific Ocean!?}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[File:Blades Hotspot Great Transformer War.jpg|thumb|left|Blades is inexplicably the hero of this entire issue.]]

When the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] formed [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] to attack a baseball stadium, the Autobots' human friend [[Kenji]] called in the Aerialbots and Protectobots in response. Blades and the Protectobots put out the fires caused by the Decepticon mayhem before combining into Defensor. Their central component was injured battling Bruticus, however, forcing the Protectobots to disengage while Hot Spot tended to his injuries. Thinking quickly, Kenji told Superion to aim for the legs, and the giant Autobot shot out the leg components of both Bruticus and Menasor. Blades and the smaller Protectobots then leapt into action, linking up with the Decepticon combiners in place of their normal limbs. Kenji laughed as the Protectobots sent their captive Decepticon super-robots kicking through the sky, planning to drop them off over the nearest ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War'' =====
Many years later, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]] of the planet [[Eran]] to increase the potency of their combiner robots. The Protectobots and Aerialbots attempted to storm [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in order to recover the kidnapped scientist, but were repelled by Scramble City base modes with launcher power. Superion in particular suffered critical injuries. Reconsidering their tactics, Hot Spot transformed to repair bay mode in order to bring the Aerialbots back on-line, while Blades infiltrated Trypticon alone to recover Dalton and the other Protectobots held off Menasor and Bruticus long enough for their teammates to complete their missions. Inside Trypticon, Blades was able to retrieve Dalton with little fuss, as most of the Decepticons were distracted watching the fight. Dalton was brought back to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], where he agreed to work on the new [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] warriors for the Autobots. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}
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====Ask Vector Prime====
The Protectobots once lived on the colony world of [[Archon]], but as the colony slowly began to fail they succumbed to [[stasis lock]]. They remained that way until [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] chanced across the ruins of the planet and brought them back to Earth. The only way to revive them was through an [[energon]] infusion; the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s volunteered for the process. The Protectobots made a complete recovery and then some: the transfusion had given them the ability to combine! Optimus Prime gave them [[Protectobots' headquarters|their own headquarters]] in [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]], hoping that city life would help them acclimatize to life on Earth while also providing the metropolis with an extra degree of protection. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/21}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:SecondGeneration protectobots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3| Not only are you guys like, seven years too early for [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]], you won't even ''get'' any G2 toys. Talk about cruel irony.]]
''Though [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] had given the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] back to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], its influence was still present in his mind. He and Prime had their minds connected to a machine, where they shared a vision of a "Second Generation" of Transformers. Blades was the member of the Protectobots, one of four [[Special Teams]]. In this vision, Blades and his fellow Protectobots combined into Defensor and fought the Decepticons Bruticus and Menasor while defending the [[Pullen Power Plant]].'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} ''But [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] were listening in on this vision, and both sides planned to make it reality.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

''Shortly after the Protectobots were given life by the Matrix'', Optimus and Wheeljack learned of a [[cerebro-shell]] implanted in Prime which had allowed [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to tap into the Matrix and eavesdrop on their conversations. Reversing the signal, the Autobots learned of a Decepticon plot to steal the energy-converting hydrothermocline. Taking the Protectobots with him for the mission, Optimus moved to intervene on Megatron and his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]' plans.

At the industrial site, a human named [[Ethan Zachary]] broke a stand-off between the two forces by suggesting they battle for the hydrothermocline in a virtual game program, so that nothing of value to either side would be damaged in the melee. With their consent, Zachary uploaded Optimus, Megatron, and the two Special Teams into the computer game environment called "[[Multi-World]]," though Megatron insisted that each faction leader wager their lives on the outcome of the game. Blades was teamed with [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and they maneuvered through an area called the Cloud-Steppes, where cities floated on clouds and absurdly long walkways were supported underneath them. The Combaticon flyers cut loose one of the walkways, sending the ground-bound Groove and a group of Cloud-Steppers flailing and falling. Against his better judgement, Blades caught the falling humanoids instead of saving his teammate. This proved to be a good idea, as the Cloud-Steppers unleashed their patented cloud-in-a-knapsack trick to blind the Combaticons until Groove shot them down. Ultimately, Optimus Prime declared himself the loser of the game, and so Blades and the other Protectobots watched their leader detonate before their eyes. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}} ''These events were observed by the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}} Afterwards, Blades attended the bedside vigil of Optimus Prime with the rest of the Autobots as [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] tried in vain to repair their fallen leader. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}}

[[File:Blades-uk125a.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|"Blades! Who's the best Autobot leader?" "Well, Optimus Prime was kinda oka—"]]
''When [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] took control of the Autobots, Blades began to muse on deserting, like [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] had already done. While on a mission in [[London]], tracking a signal that could be the deserters, his bad mood was made worse by being attacked by [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]], and he came close to killing the humans before realizing this was against the Autobot code. He then ended up assisting Action Force, Grimlock, and [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]] against a rampaging Megatron, the real source of the signal. If not for Blades, [[Wild Bill]] would have died in a [[Dragonfly]] crash during the fight! The rescue helped the Autobots and the humans work in tandem, as it made clear to both teams that they were fighting for the same side. Despite their alliance, Megatron seemed invulnerable, shrugging off every attack that came his way. It was determined that the only chance to obliterate their foe was to detonate several nearby gas tanks with an air strike, though the only thing keeping Megatron in position was Grimlock. Wishing to redeem himself for an earlier failure, Centurion had Blades drop him atop of the Decepticon while Grimlock was pulled out. Both Megatron and Centurion disappeared in the blast that ensued, and Blades saluted Centurion's death afterwards.'' {{storylink|Ancient Relics!}}

[[File:MarvelUS32 blaster arrested.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|This is a lot sillier when you realize the Protectobots' [[Photon pistol|pistols]] don't really shoot anything. Well, maybe Blades's does.]]
As part of the Protectobots, Blades was sent out ''again'' by Grimlock to track down the "traitorous" Blaster and Goldbug. ''This time,'' they managed to track them down to [[Big Steve Ludwig (G1)|Big Steve]]'s used car dealership, the two deserters having joined forces with the [[Throttlebot]]s during their absence. Big Steve had already disabled the Autobots under his care by pouring soda into their gas tanks, leaving all but Blaster unable to defend themselves. But other parties were on the deserters' trail; a four-way skirmish developed between Blaster, the Protectobots, the Combaticons, and the human-led robot hunters, [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]]. In the end, Blades and his crew only managed to capture Blaster. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} The Protectobots clashed once more against the Combaticons en route to the Ark, this time meeting them in a sprawling trainyard. Blades, disregarding Hotspot's orders, gunned immediately for Vortex, but found himself having trouble getting a bead on his opponent thanks to the latter's superior aerial agility. Once the Combaticons merged into Bruticus, the Protectobots matched their strategy and became Defensor. This still wasn't enough to best the evil robots, and the Protectobots soon found themselves at the enemy's mercy. They were saved by Blaster, who had gotten his [[mode lock]] by some errant children, and managed to bring down an electrical tower atop of Bruticus, knocking him out. In thanks, they let their prisoner "escape," alongside his newfound friends. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

Blaster made his way back to the Ark in time. Blades was present when many other Autobots begged the rebel to take over leadership of the Autobots, though the mutiny didn't pan out thanks to Grimlock taking hostage several [[Spacehikers|humans]] who were allied with Blaster. {{Storylink|Spacehikers!}}

''Following Optimus Prime's return to life, Blades and the Protectobots were assigned to guard the backup copy of the [[floppy disk]] that had enabled his resurrection, stored at an [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]] warehouse. Alerted to Combaticon activity at [[Rutter U.S. Military Base]], the team was relieved by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s so they could go and deal with their old rivals. Unfortunately, they were too late to stop the Combaticons' theft of military technology; worse yet, upon their return to the warehouse, they discovered that the Decepticon Powermasters had stolen the disk in their absence. Combining into Defensor, they tried to stop the villains from escaping, but a barrage of fire from the underhanded Combaticons knocked the giant over.'' {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Blades legacy of unicron.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|"Wait, I don't have a wea—!" "Don't care." '''BOOM.''']]
In [[2008]], the Decepticons made a severe attack on Autobot-controlled territory on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Blades was part of a series of special units unleashed on the attackers in the war zone. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} Later, he was briefly seen on a series of monitors being observed by the [[Quintesson]] General [[Ghyrik]], part of a crew of Autobots [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] had brought to Earth to reclaim the occupied [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
As the Decepticons attacked a series of oil refineries, Blades and the Protectobots formed Defensor to battle Menasor. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|He Who Laughs Last ...}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Blades1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|This is pretty much what he's all about: shooting the crap out of guys who claim they're unarmed.]]
Some years later, Blades was working with a team of Autobots known as the [[Firestormer]]s when they first discovered the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]].

During [[Nexus Seven|one of their raids]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] hesitated to shoot a [[Outpost B-67 exo-structuring party|Cybertronian]] who said he was weaponless. Blades blasted the Cybertronian, who was in fact reaching for a weapon, and berated Hound for being "soft". {{storylink|War Without End!}} Then, under the influence of [[Shadow parasite|mind parasites]], he tore a Cybertronian's cable out with his [[Andrew Wildman|teeth]] on an unnamed planet in the [[K'tord Nebula]]. Yikes. Once the parasites were identified and removed from both factions, a temporary ceasefire was forced upon them to avoid getting infected once more. {{storylink|Primal Fear!}}

Blades was later seen among a crew recruited by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] to destroy the Cybertronian flagship ''[[Twilight (G2)|Twilight]]''. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}}

That mission ended in failure, but Blades survived the subsequent escape and joined another Grimlock-led team sent to [[Earth]] to back up [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], who had gone in solo against [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] damaged his rotors, forcing him to land, which mostly just served to piss him off even more. Though the Decepticons were driven off, they escaped with energies pilfered from the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] in hand. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Lancer one crew war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|Blades, Groove, Scattershot, Powerglide and Wheeljack can only watch in horror as [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]] runs his bad boy image right into the ground.]]
Over twenty years after the end of the war, Blades was deployed as part of a security effort above [[Eugenesis Plaza]] on Cybertron as the new Autobot leader [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] gave a speech. Stirred up by Decepticon agents, the crowd turned violent. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}}

[[File:Destiny5-Warworld.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6]]
When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]'' attacked Cybertron, Blades was sent down to track down [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] after he didn't answer the call to arms. Finding the "Autobots' Greatest Warrior" in the middle of a vicious duel with his crazed nemesis from the future [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], Blades appraised him of the situation and left with the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} to join [[Jetfire (G1)|pretty]] [[Doubleheader|much]] [[Skyhammer (G1)|every]] [[Cloudraker (G1)|other]] [[Dogfight (G1)|Autobot]] [[Crossblades (G1)|flier]] in battling the ''Warworld''. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

Following the battle Blades assisted with the clean-up on the surface of Cybertron under the freshly minted Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}} Later, Blades took part in the assault against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s forces at the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], as part of the crew of ''[[Lancer One]]'' alongside [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]], [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] under the command of [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]]. Although they successfully carried out their part of the mission, Jhiaxus was prepared for the Autobots and they were quickly overwhelmed by his reinforcements, forcing Rodimus Prime to surrender. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}}
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===The Special Teams===
Blades and the rest of the Protectobots were posted at the [[Pullen Power Plant]] to defend it while its human workers had been evacuated due to the possibility of a landslide in the area. He was the first to spot the Stunticons incoming towards the plant, and warned the other Protectobots of the strange vehicles heading their way. Racing to meet their incoming foes, Blades was surprised to witness these newcomers combine into Menasor. To combat this new threat, the Protectobots merged once more into Defensor. The Decepticons soon found himself losing the battle and disperse, though the storm around them had gotten too bad for the Autobots to give chase. Blades found himself unable to fly due to the heavy winds, and so stayed behind with the rest of the Protectobots to continue their watch over the plant. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Blades-warwithin.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|Blades, you're shooting at the artist!]]
After the signing of the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]], many of the special teams went into hiding or broke up to continue fighting on different factions. However, the Protectobots, one of the late model specials teams, stuck together in secret. Though officially neutral, Blades and his team deployed to counter the threat of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] in the [[Tagan Heights]]. {{storylink|Escalation}} Blades and the unit joined into Defensor, and attempted to grapple with Devastator hand-to-hand. When it became evident that the two titans were simply causing more damage, the Protectobots split up to deal with Devastator through more subtle means. It was Blades who got the most dangerous assignment of distracting Devastator while his team disabled the rampaging [[Ultracon]] with teamwork. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}}

Some while later, the [[Chaos Trinity]] invaded the Protectobot base. Blades was quick to draw arms, but was defeated by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

In the present era, the Protectobots served the united Cybertronian government under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. The Protectobots appeared in their combined form battling [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] when he escaped the [[Detention Banks]], {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} and later joined the revolution alongside the other Autobots against Shockwave and his [[Guardian robot]]s. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} After the fall of Shockwave, Blades and the Protectobots uncovered the [[Battlecharger]]s at one of his hidden laboratories. They had been critically damaged when the [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] clone known as [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] escaped. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 2|''Megatron Origin'' #2]]}}
[[File:Blades2.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Blades wants your lunch money. NOW.]]
Millions of years ago on Cybertron, before the war with the Decepticons, Blades was part of an Autobot security force in the city of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. His squad was tasked with hunting down the renegade operators of gladiatorial contests in the degenerate slum areas of Cybertron, particularly the brutal fighter who would come to be known as [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

Blades participated on the raid that ended with the capture of many Decepticons, including Megatron himself. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

When Megatron and many other prisoners escaped, Blades was part of the field team attempting to bring them back under control. He was seen having difficulty contacting other units, as [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] made the decision to bring out his [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

After the war was over, Blades joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' and was often seen in the ship's bar, [[Swerve's]]. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} At one point, he gleefully helped fight a rampaging [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}}

When the ''Lost Light'' resumed its voyage after the battle with the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]], Blades remained on board. He was seen abandoning the ''Lost Light'' as it collapsed due to quantum irregularities. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} The cause was discovered to be the existence of a quantum duplicate ''Lost Light''—the Blades on board this version of the ship had been slaughtered and had his [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] harvested by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} His corpse presumably vanished with the rest of his ''Lost Light'' when the main ''Lost Light'' crew shut down the duplicate ship's quantum engines. {{storylink|Slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}} He was next seen breaking it down on the dance floor at [[Thunder Clash#2005 IDW continuity|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}

[[File:MistakesAndMayhem ProjectileBlades.jpg|upright=1.65|thumb|left|You know that Blades championed this in group chat.]]
When a team was assembled to escort [[Mirage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Mirage]] back to Cybertron, Blades volunteered to come with as additional security. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} On arriving, these newly dubbed "Protectobots" were caught up in a battle between the combiners [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], then merged into the new combiner Defensor by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], who wielded the [[Enigma of Combination]] and sought an ally for Superion. Defensor ended up scoring the win by firing Blades off like a projectile straight through Devastator's torso. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} After participating in various further combiner conflicts as Defensor, Blades and the rest of the team separated and returned to the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

It took several months, but the Protectobots finally caught up with the ''Lost Light'' on its quest for Cyberutopia. Much had changed. [[Getaway]] was now captain of the ship, and held strict rules about socializing and helping other races on their journey full-pace towards Cyberutopia. Asking around, the Protectobots learned most of the senior staff, including co-captains Rodimus and Megatron, had apparently abandoned the ''Light'' in order to make faster progress on their own. In fact, the regretful [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] informed them Getaway had led a mutiny against the captains, abandoning them on [[Necroworld]] to the [[Galactic Council]] and [[Decepticon Justice Division]], then used mnemosurgery to reprogram the crew into believing otherwise. Blades and the others attempted to flee before Getaway did the same to them, but were captured by the security team and placed in an infinite memory loop by [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}}

Riptide managed to survive Getaway's attempt to dispose of him, hiding away in the ship until he could rescue the Protectobots. Rook had been killed by Getaway and [[Atomizer]] while they slept, so First Aid suggested they un-entomb [[Ambulon]]'s corpse as a replacement leg for Defensor. At the shuttle bay, Defensor and Thunderclash tried to fight their way through the security team, but Getaway had hired [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] as the new head of security. He blasted Thunderclash and broke apart the unstable combiner with a single swipe of his blade. Hot Spot, Blades, Groove, and Streetwise were dazed enough for Getaway and the others to bring them down with a hail of gunfire. Only First Aid, Riptide, and the seriously injured Thunderclash managed to escape the ship. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

Apparently their injuries weren't as bad as they seemed, as all five Protectobots were perfectly fine as they attended Ultra Magnus' parting toast as the ''Lost Light'' completed its victory lap. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Blades - Bad at Fighting?.jpg|thumb]]
Blades and the Protectobots tracked down Swindle when he stole Metroplex's transforming cog and recovered it from the Combaticons. {{storylink|Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
Before the war and well before the [[Protectobot (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Protectobots]] were a group, Blades served as part of a Cybertronian security program. Most of his fighting skills were picked up busting the illegal gladiator contests that were commonplace in the city of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Protectobot Blades' bio}}

Upon arriving on Earth,{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Protectobot Blades' bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Protectobot Streetwise's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Protectobot First Aid's bio}} the protection of humanity - not just from Cybertronian threats, but from ''all'' sources of danger - {{storylink|Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Protectobot Hot Spot's bio}} became the Protectobots' highest priority. {{storylink|Medix (G1)#Toys|Customization class Medix bio}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Blades was presumably present as part of Defensor during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
As the Great War drew to a close, Blades witnessed the terrible last confrontation between Galvatron and Optimus Prime, which ended in the deaths of both faction leaders. He reported this turn of events to [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:TFvsJoe12-rescuebots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left|"Argh, I've been [[Blades (RB)#Rescue Bots|kiddified]]!"]]
Blades was a member of the [[Rescuebot]]s, a group of Autobots dedicated to protecting [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], the final remnant of humanity. He formed the right arm of their combined form, [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], who participated in the battle between the Autobot-Joe forces and the Decepticon army. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
Blades was among the Autobot troops who bore witness to a pivotal duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, one meant to end the war before the never-ending arms race between the two factions spiralled further out of control. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
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[[File:SeaOfRustII BladesWindblade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|When they're together, the screen EXPLODES with charisma!]]
As the threat of [[The Rise]] grew on Cybertron, Blades was requisitioned from emergency services to serve under [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]] from [[Colonial Security]]. Blades and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] formed an integrated air recon unit for the rapid response team Novastar assembled. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} They were called out when known Rise terrorists [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] were spotted by a geology unit. Blades attempted to capture Frenzy, but was cut down by the Rise lieutenant, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}}

Blades' injuries kept him out of action for several missions. In his absence, the government fell to a Decepticon revolution. Novastar's unit (Blades included) relocated to [[Crystal City]] with what remained of the old elected government and those loyal to it. Blades returned to action on a mission to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], where [[Termagax]] was reported to possess the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} Blades provided air cover in the battle that followed, as the Decepticons fought to seize the Enigma first. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}}

On their next mission, Blades and Novastar's unit were assigned to deal with the growing [[Insecticon clone|Insecticlone]] swarm. {{storylink|Radical Time}} [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], Blades, and Windblade ran interference with the clones outside [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s lair while the others infiltrated the hive and delivered a [[data-bomb]] that reprogrammed the Insecticlones to attack the [[rust worm]]s infesting Cybertron. {{storylink|End of Time}}

===Energon Universe===
Blades fought through the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], at some point having to airlift [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] for some reason. Eventually, he became part of [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]'s resistance cell on Cybertron sometime after [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]] left aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''.

As the resistance fighters mounted an offensive on the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]] in hopes of using it to create a new Autobot, [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Energon Universe|Cliffjumper]] tasked Blades with airlifting the mangled remains of [[Carly (G1)|Carly]]'s van into the Well. Once he did so, the van acted as the new Autobot's [[alternate mode]], allowing [[Shredhead]] to be born. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 17|Transformers #17}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*Blades and the rest of the Protectobots rushed the Decepticon fortress [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], undaunted by its enormous size. When Trypticon assumed its battle station mode, the Protectobots merged into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] to better fight back. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Defensor and Trypticon|Defensor and Trypticon commercial}}
*Blades and the Protectobots received a message from Optimus Prime alerting them that [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] was wreaking havoc in a human city, and that the threat was "bigger than ever." The Protectobots combined into Defensor to better combat the Decepticon. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#2015|Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars commercials}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
During a Decepticon attack on a major human city, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and the Protectobots launched rescue operations. Unfortunately their efforts were hampered by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who unleashed all manner of sonic attacks on them. {{storylink|To the Rescue}}

Blades, alongside [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], responded to an emergency call that was in actuality a trap set by the Decepticons [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]]. Despite the duo's schemes, the Autobots were able to send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|False Alarm}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsBlades.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|"[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] may think he's got a lock on being the only bad-boy Autobot helicopter! Well, I'll show him!"]]
Blades participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character available as a reward in the "Defensor Safeguard" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Blades_Earth_Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]
Blades arrived on Earth as a refugee from a newly-Unicron-infected Cybertron, warning the remaining earthbound Autobots to attempt no incursions back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Planet Terror}}

Decepticon counterpart: [[Dirge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dirge]].

*'''Class:''' Air
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 2 star
*'''Weapons:''': Blades dual-wields pistols to attack targets on the ground at short range.
*'''Ability: Safe Zone''' - Drop a hack bomb dealing 69.0 damage in an area. Confuse the targets for 5 seconds (reducing their attack speed to 40% and making them attack your foes). Upgrading this ability increases the damage and duration.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:blades Blades at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Blades was a mischievous member of the Protectobots. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:Bladesg1toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|GET TO DA CHOPPA!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Blades''' (Protectobot, [[1986]]/[[1987]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro Team ID number:'' '''P3'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-72'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[photon pistol]]", left & right "twin launchers"

: Released in the third year of the Hasbro ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (second year in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Japanese line]]), Blades transforms to a rescue helicopter resembling a Bell UH-1V Iroquois, also known as a "Huey." He comes with a pair of side-mounted (non-firing) cannons and a small pistol. He can also form a limb of any ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#|Scramble City]]''-style combiner, but his usual place is as [[Defensor (G1)#Toys|Defensor]]'s right arm.

: Like several other 1986 toys, Blades was released with a painted [[die-cast]] metal chest, but later releases replaced this with red plastic.

: The initial releases of all Mini Vehicles and [[Special Teams]] in 1986 were part of a promotional campaign that featured reflective [[iron-on patch]]es as part of a contest. Later in the year, packages without bonus patches were released. The following year, these toys instead had a randomly-packed [[Decoy (G1)|Decoy]] added to them; Blades only came with Autobot Decoys.

: This mold was also [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1992 (Operation Combination)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Fly-Up]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Blades/blades.htm More information on Generation 1 Blades at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy defensor giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Defensor''' (Gift set, 1986)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-76'''
:*''Accessories'': "photon pistol", left & right "twin launchers"

: All five Protectobots were made available in many markets as a complete [[giftset]] as well as on individual cards/boxes. It is unknown which versions of the toys are in the multipack, metal parts or plastic.

:In 1988, [[GiG]] also re-released the Defensor set in [[Italy]], with five random "Exogini Transformers" ([[Decoy (G1)|Decoy]]s) added.

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[[File:ClassicsBlades-Spanish.jpg|thumb|upright=.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Blades''' (Protectobot, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "photon pistol", left & right "twin launchers"

: Blades and the other Protectobots were re-released in 1991 as part of the [[Europe]]an-market ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line.

:This version uses the plastic chest, and he lacks a [[rubsign]]; while many toys in this line had their molded rubsign indents filled in, the Protectobots do not appear to be among them.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:Bladesg2unreleased.jpg|thumb|right|Can't have me!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Blades''' (Protectobot, <s>1994</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''P5'''
:*''Accessories'': "photon pistol", left & right "twin launchers"

: Blades and the other Protectobots were slated to be [[redeco]]ed and re-released in the second year of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' toyline]]. However, they and the redecoed [[Stunticon (G1)#Generation 2|Stunticons]] were canceled, with less than a half-dozen production samples of each mold known to exist (save the [[BotCon 1994]] [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], of course). As such, the existing samples go for a ''lot'' of money on the secondary market. Blades was to be released in a blue and black S.W.A.T.-style deco.

: The reason for the cancellation is unclear; it's possible they were considered redundant product due to the [[Aerialbot (G1)#Generation 2|Aerialbot]] and [[Combaticon (G1)#Generation 2|Combaticon]] re-releases, especially since [[Hasbro]] was putting out entirely new-mold toys then, and would most likely have wanted ''those'' to have as much shelf space in toy aisles as possible.

: Blades was considered for [[BotCon 1994]] before the convention's exclusive toy slot ultimately went to [[Breakdown (G1)#Generation 2|Breakdown]].
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Bladesuniversevoyager.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He'll kick your ass until he's not blue in the face.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Blades''' (Voyager Class, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': Classic Series
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles, rotor blades, Cyber Key
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: Part of the second wave of [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'']] Voyager Class toys, "Autobot Blades" is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Evac]], transforming into a Eurocopter Dauphin rescue helicopter. Printed in very small print around his Autobot symbol (which in turn is integrated into an "Autobot Coastal Rescue" logo) is the Latin phrase "''semper referemus''" (roughly translated as "We will always bring them back").

:He features numerous [[gimmick]]s: His rotor blades spin using a geared push-button, and become a spinning-blade weapon mounted on his [[robot mode]]'s left arm. He has an adjustable [[Retractable string gimmick|tow-hook on a string]], which retracts with the push of a button: this gimmick ends up on his right robot mode arm. Inserting a [[Cyber Key]] into his back end (backpack in robot mode) swings around a pair of spring-loaded [[missile]] launchers that double as the helicopter's engine exhausts when not deployed (or loaded with missiles). Finally, his hands are compatible with [[5 mm post]]s. He comes with a clear Cybertron-style Cyber Key with silver paint and a red Autobot symbol, which doesn't match his [[packaging]] [[stock photography]].

:[[Joe Kyde]] originally did a deco sheet (based on a real Coast Guard color scheme for the Dauphin) for an Evac redeco in the 2007 movie toyline. However, this was replaced in the toyline by ''Transformers'' [[Evac (Movie)#Toys|Evac]]. [[Bill Rawley]] later utilized the unused deco sheet as the starting point for Universe Blades, which is why the color layout isn't accurate to Blades's classic appearance.

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUBlades/blades.htm More information on ''Universe'' (2008) "Autobot Blades" at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Universe-AR-Blades.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|Not the vampire hunter.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Aerial Rivals''' (Multi-pack, 2008)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': Classic Series
:*''Accessories'': Rotor blade

: [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] "Autobot Blades" is a redeco of [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]] [[Evac (Cybertron)#Toys|Evac]], being a ''heavily'' simplified version of his Voyager Class toy. His [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] has a back mounted (non-firing) twin missile launcher (which is carried onto his robot mode), as well as being armed with a rotor blade on his left arm which can rotate, but cannot spin freely. Unlike the Voyager Class version of Blades, the rotor only has two instead of four blades, but on the plus side, his deco is much closer to Blades's original deco.

: He was only available in a [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] five-pack with Legends Class [[Air Raid (G1)#Universe (2008)|Air Raid]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Universe (2008)|Skydive]], [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ramjet]], and [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Thrust]].

:This sculpt was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Whirl (G1)#Classics|Whirl]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFULegendsBlades/blades.htm More information on ''Universe'' (2008) Legends Class "Autobot Blades" at TFU.info]''
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BotShots Blades.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He never should have tried that Rescue Bots cosplay...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobots''' (Multi-pack, <s>2013</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Number'': '''T0??'''
:**''Fist strength'': 262
:**''Blaster strength'': ???
:**''Sword strength'': ???
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: A redeco of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' [[Vortex (G1)#Bot Shots|Vortex]], "Protectobot Blades" automatically transforms from attack helicopter to robot when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He has a three-sided tumbler in his chest which reveals one of three stickers, displaying icons and "strength" ratings used in the line's [[rock paper scissors]] style game.

: He was to be sold in a five-pack with [[Hot Spot (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Hot Spot]], [[First Aid (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot First Aid]], [[Groove (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Groove]], and [[Streetwise (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Streetsmart]], but this never saw release.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Blades.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This is what happens if you boil your Spinister for too long.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Defensor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A4474'''
:*''Pieces'': 85
:*''Accessories'': Buildable twin-rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Kre-O]]'' Blades is a [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]], a building-brick-based mini-figure that can be rebuilt into a helicopter.

: He was only available as part of the [[Defensor (G1)#Kre-O|Defensor]] combiner set, and as such his parts an be merged with his box-mates [[Hot Spot (G1)#Kre-O|Hot Spot]], [[First Aid (G1)#Kre-O|First Aid]], and [[Streetwise (G1)#Kre-O|Streetsmart]]; his torso goes into the super robot's upper torso, while his legs form its right "hand", and various other parts scattered throughout the build.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OBlades/blades.htm More information on ''Kre-O'' Blades at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (2014)===
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[[File:Transformers-2014-Protectobots-Evac-Squad-blades.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|So would he be Fly-Blades or Blades-Up?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobots Evac Squad''' (Multi-pack, [[2014]])}}</ul>

: The [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|2014 ''Transformers'' line's]] "Protectobot Blades" is a blue and white redeco of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Deluxe Class [[Blazemaster (ROTF)#Toys|Blazemaster]], transforming into a Eurocopter Dauphin helicopter with a color scheme that resembles the original Blades's redeco [[Fly-Up]]. The top propeller can be spun using a gear-driven action by pressing the small blue button just under it. The tail rotor cannot move.

: In robot mode, the top rotor can be used as a spinning weapon, or split in half to sit on both arms. There are some issues with this, however, as the propeller does not like to sit in the position shown in the instructions (it tends to rotate down), and the second piece does not fit snugly into its socket, which has one side open to accommodate conversion.

:Blades is only available in a two-pack with [[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot Hot Spot]], which was released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Hasbro's Asian markets, while in the United States, it was officially an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive that was later also stocked by other online retailers such as [[BigBadToyStore]] for a hefty markup.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/AKDBlades/blades.htm More information on 2014 Blades at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Blades.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Yes. He's a rescue helicopter equipped with missiles.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protectobot Blades''' (Deluxe, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*'''1 of 5: [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]'''
:*''Accessories'': Gun, double-barreled gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the third, all-Protectobot wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxes, Blades is a new-head [[retool]]ing of [[Alpha Bravo#Toys|Alpha Bravo]], also sporting the same "Autobot Coastal Rescue" logo previously found on his ''Universe'' Voyager Class toy. He transforms into a helicopter that resembles an {{w|Aérospatiale Dauphin}}. He includes a large cannon sculpted to resemble a pair of chain guns and a smaller rifle designed after an M230 chain gun, plus a collector card featuring his packaging artwork.

: He can form a limb for any ''Combiner Wars''-style Voyager Class torso, but is supposed to combine with [[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Hot Spot]], [[First Aid (G1)#Combiner Wars|First Aid]], [[Blades (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blades]], and new member [[Rook (CW)#Combiner Wars|Rook]] to form [[Defensor (G1)#Combiner Wars|Defensor]] (with Scout-class [[Groove (G1)#Combiner Wars|Groove]] now serving as a chest piece). His twin-cannon serves as either a hand or foot depending on what part of the combiner he forms (but his normal placement is, a usual, as the right arm).

: In the United States, Australia, and Hasbro's Asian markets, a copy of "''Combiner Wars'' #11" (actually [[Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|''The Transformers'' #35]] with a new cover) is [[pack-in material|included]] with Blades. In Canada, Latin America, and Europe, the comic is omitted and replaced with a collector card featuring artwork from the "[[To the Rescue]]" episode of the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.

:As a part of the third and fourth wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Blades was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2015/08/28/transformers-combiner-wars-sticker-sheet-for-wave-3-and-4-figures-300471 Protectobot and Optimus Maximus sticker promotion on TFW2005]</ref>
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW03-Graze-(Blades).jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9_CCRlGKJg Lt. Crank!]"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Guardian''' (Multi-pack, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[December 12]], 2015
:*''ID number'': '''UW-03'''
:*''English name'': '''Defensor'''
:*''Accessories'': Gun, double-barreled gun/fist/foot

: TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' iteration of Blades uses the same mold as the ''Combiner Wars'' release, but with a deco much closer to his original [[character model]], coloring his arms and more of his helicopter mode white and removing the silver paint from his chest.

: He was only available as part of a five-bot [[Defensor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Guardian]] set, packed in with [[Hot Spot (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Hot Spot]], [[First Aid (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|First Aid]], [[Streetwise (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Streetwise]], and a new Deluxe mold of [[Groove (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Groove]] instead of Rook. This set was the first of six [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusives, rather than being a regular release. Preorders were open from [[May 25]] to [[July 6]], and it was shipped December 2015.
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==Merchandise==
===''G Guardian''===
*'''Graze''' (Candy toy, [[2012]])[[File:Kabayablades.jpg|thumb|250px|Having a hoodie made Blades more gangster]]
:Graze is a snap-together [[candy toy]] model kit produced by [[Kabaya]] for their ''[[Gaia Guardian|G Guardian]]'' series, coming in an individual box packed with a stick of (chalky) gum. He can combine with his five wave-mates to form [[Gaia Guardian]]. He, along with First Aid, Groove, and Streetwise, can also combine with Kabaya's ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' Hot Spot to form [[Defensor (G1)|Guardian]]. G Guardian's [[Heatrock]] and [[Skyfeather]] attach to Guardian to create [[God Guardian]].

:Like most of his ''G Guardian'' teammates, Blades manages to avoid the [[Partformer|partforming]] that's commonly associated with Kabaya kits, being able to fully transform from robot to helicopter and back without requiring any disassembly.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Bruticus and Defensor.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb]]
*'''Guardian & Bruticus Set''' ([[December]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''71 & 72'''

:Released as part of the tenth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "[[Defensor (G1)|Guardian]]" (with his components Blades, [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]) and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (with ''his'' components [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#71|Translation of Defensor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
*According to an essay by [[Jon Hartman|Jon]] and [[Karl Hartman]] in [[Fumihiko Akiyama]]'s unofficial [[Unofficial guidebooks|''BotCon Legends: Ten Years' Chronology'']] fanzine, the ''Generation 2'' version of Blades was one of the brothers' top two choices for a [[BotCon 1994]] exclusive. Ultimately, however, they went with [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] instead.
*Coincidentally or not, most modern toys of Blades happen to have the same alternate mode, an Aerospatiale/Eurocopter Dauphin.
*For his appearance in ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', Blades uses a body design of the [[Blades (RB)#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots character]], only cast in his traditional G1 colors.
*Blades's design in the [[2019 IDW continuity|2019-2022 IDW comics]] is an original interpretation by [[Anna Malkova]] of his [[#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' toy]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=ok, look, Blades has a tough life! Based him on a Tf Universe toy, because of his riff with Windblade i thought it'd be fun if their looks were somewhat similar, but Joana colored him more to the tune of CW one and at this point, just, wait till he comes back, we'll sort it out!|link=https://twitter.com/Anna__Malkova/status/1405586233246552070|name=Anna Malkova|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=06|day=17|(defunct=)}}</ref> In [[Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|''Transformers'' #21]], [[Joana Lafuente]] colored him after the [[#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' vehicle mode]], but in later issues he is colored according to the relevant ''Universe'' vehicle mode.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Graze''' (グレイズ ''Gureizu'')
*''French:'' '''Hélicopto''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Rasor'''
*''Korean:'' '''Blades''' (블레이즈 ''Beulleijeu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dāorèn''' (刀刃, "Blade")
*''Russian:'' '''Porez''' (Порез, "Cut")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
G2BladesArt.jpg|Unused ''Generation 2'' packaging art
File:Dreamwave-The War Within-Blades First Aid-Figueroa.jpg|Dreamwave ''The War Within'' Cybertronian design
File:CW Blades cvr.jpg|''Combiner Wars'' comic packaging art
File:EW-skin-Blades-G2.jpg|''Earth Wars'' ''Generation 2''-themed skin
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=1170&size=0&start=0 Gallery] of unreleased MOSC Generation 2 Blades

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Thundercracker (G1)

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:''Thundercracker is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Thundercrackerg1guido.jpg|upright=2|thumb|The blue one. No, the other blue one.]]
'''Thundercracker''' claims the skies as his arena. He looks down in contempt on those who cannot leave the ground — he considers them lesser beings. He will often attack the flightless beings below him for no other reason than to satisfy his scorn.

His superiority in this realm is the only thing he is sure of. Thundercracker is not entirely committed to the Decepticon cause, and even has some seemingly contradictory sympathy for the [[human]]s they terrorize. Fear of retribution from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the influence of his peers is usually enough to bury these doubts. Regardless, he needs constant reassurance from [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (which occasionally take the form of threats) that he's where he needs to be. Sometimes, his [[Spark|heart's]] just not in the job.

{{bigquote|[[Human|These creatures]] were never worthy adversaries. The Decepticons are forged through combat, not slaughter.|Thundercracker|[[All Hail Megatron issue 12|''All Hail Megatron'' #12]]}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:DistantThunder thundercrackers firepower.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.0]]
{{main|Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}
One of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s elite, Thundercracker was present when the Decepticons boarded the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and was subsequently left in [[stasis lock]] for four million years. Thundercracker was a consistent presence on the battlefield until he was severely damaged by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and placed in stasis by the Autobots.

Then, when the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] recovered him (along with various other victims of Omega) and he was reactivated to be one of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s troops, he didn't last long before being destroyed by the [[Underbase]]-powered Starscream.

Thereafter, depending on which [[splinter timeline]] you follow, he was either:
*Reactivated by Megatron and resumed his role at his master's side, helping to fight the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] and the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2}}
*Rebuilt only for his fear and hatred of Starscream to drive him to join [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] before defecting back to Megatron's faction and resuming his high posting. {{storylink|Primax 207.0 Epsilon|Classicsverse}}
*Turned into a [[zombie]]-like puppet by Megatron, until his body was ultimately vaporised by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:FireontheMountain thundercracker extra crispy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|I like pointing my weapons at people.]]
{{main|Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
Thundercracker was an ever-present member of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s Decepticons on Earth, a regular battlefield presence—usually operating alongside his fellow fliers [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]—but never one to draw attention to himself. Perhaps his most significant adventure saw his loyalty to Megatron waver slightly when he contemplated letting the Autobot [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] destroy the Decepticons' newest superweapon in order to embarrass the glory-snatching Starscream.

In the year 2005, Thundercracker was badly injured during the [[Battle of Autobot City]], and was tossed out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] on the Decepticons' return trip to Cybertron. His body was recovered by the planet-eating [[Unicron]], and reformatted into [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]].
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===S.T.A.R.S. pack-in flyers===
[[File:PackIn HaveTheDecepticons Inside1.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Somebody told him the femmebots are all into vampires these days.]]
A [[S.T.A.R.S. continuity|series of recruitment messages]] sent by the Autobots to [[human]] allies featured Thundercracker as a recurrent bogeyman. He first appeared in the story of [[Johnny (G1)|Johnny]], a member of [[S.T.A.R.S.]] who spotted Thundercracker draining the energy from the boy's town. Despite all other power being knocked out, Johnny was able to activate his [[Command Center (G1)|Command Center]] and summon an Autobot squad. {{storylink|Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all?}} However, even they were somewhat affected by Thundercracker's siphoning, and just as Johnny was preparing to issue orders, his Command Center went dead and the walls around him began to shake. {{storylink|Can one boy, alone, hold back the evil Decepticons?}}

Using the human power known as "imagination," S.T.A.R.S. recruits could perceive what it was like to be Thundercracker. {{storylink|You Have Been Chosen.}}

[[File:Theautobotsareunderattack.jpg|right|thumb||upright=1.5|The match-up no one demanded!]]

The Autobot messages ended that story there, leaving the outcome unknown. But in later messages, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] would recall what he considered [[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth]], in which the only enemy combatants were Megatron and Thundercracker. The two Decepticons set up an ambush for an Autobot convoy searching for a site on which to build [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. As the battle erupted, Thundercracker again employed his energy-draining attack (described here as a "[[force field]]"). {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] ordered [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] to retreat out of the weapon's range and get help, but as they left, Thundercracker pursued. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}}

Again, the story was cut short, but it would not be the last time Thundercracker was said to tangle with that particular group of Autobots. The final S.T.A.R.S. recruitment message told of [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] discovering that the squad was out scouting for new energy sources, and Thundercracker was sent on a sneak-attack run. The message warned that if the recipient failed to help out by joining S.T.A.R.S., the Autobots might be destroyed. {{storylink|The Autobots Are Under Attack!}}
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===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
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Thundercracker led a Decepticon attack on an oil storage dump within the Arabian peninsula. Though he carried out his mission with excitement and savagery, Thundercracker's attack was little more than a distraction to keep the Autobots occupied while Megatron stole crude oil from super tankers off the coast of Africa. {{storylink|Attack of the Decepticons}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===

[[File:RevengeoftheDecepticons thundercracker cover.jpg|right|thumb]]

Thundercracker (or Skywarp) participated in a Decepticon assault on the Autobots, only to be once more beaten back. Under Megatron's orders, the Decepticons then lay low for several days, lulling the Autobots into a false sense of security. The Decepticons then stole the entirety of the Autobots’ fuel supply and attacked them once more. 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}}

Thundercracker attacked an Autobot construction site that Optimus and his troops were using to fix up a spaceship. He received a nasty blow courtesy of Cliffjumper. {{storylink|Return to Cybertron (sticker book)|Return to Cybertron}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
[[File:Autobots secret weapon autobot jets.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1]]
Thundercracker is one of Megatron's most vicious fighters. He was involved in Megatron's scheme to take over the Earth by holding millions of humans hostage. When Megatron feigned a friendly demeanor after the Autobots had invaded the Decepticon base, Thundercracker stood by his leader's side. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

After having captured a group of Autobots, the Decepticons were awaiting the Autobots' surrender. The morning the Autobots' surrender was due, the Decepticons found a statue of Devastator on their doorstep, with a note attached to it, explaining the monument to be a peace offering from the Autobots. Thundercracker was amongst the Decepticons present that were surprised to see the Autobots burst forth from within the statue, catching the evil robots by surprise. In response to the Autobot fighter planes attacking from the skies, Megatron deployed Thundercracker and the other Decepticon jets to combat them. The Decepticons ultimately lost the fight nonetheless. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:SearchForTreasure thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Thundercracker attended a briefing in the Decepticons' war room, where Megatron explained his plan to salvage sunken treasure in the waters near Alaska in order to finance factories that would build a Decepticon army. Thundercracker and Starscream maintained a high altitude above the other Decepticons as they retrieved the treasure, held in reserve as "secret weapons" that Megatron then called upon them when a squad of Autobots interfered with their objective. Thundercracker engaged Cliffjumper, but was forced to retreat when he was hit by a blast of the Autobot's [[glass gas]]. He and the other Decepticons were ultimately defeated when one of Rumble's earthquakes backfired, and swallowed up all of them (yes, even the flying ones...) {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}}

After Megatron has constructed his own prison for the Autobots, Thundercracker and the other Decepticons were tasked with rounding their enemies up. He and Starscream employed [[Sleep Net]]s to capture Bluestreak and Sideswipe. Once nearly all of the Autobots had been captured, Bumblebee tricked the Decepticons into leaving the prison unattended, and freed his comrades. Thundercracker and Starscream were shot out of the sky by Sideswipe and Bluestreak upon the Autobots' escape. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

[[File:DecepticonPatrol huffer crushes seekers.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3]]

Ordered to patrol "every inch of the Earth" in order to find a factory suitable for constructing a Decepticon army, Thundercracker wound up above some mountains, where he found only ice and snow. Thundercracker and his fellow jets then happened upon an "Autobot Factory," but a bombing run mysteriously had no effect; when the enraged Megatron led his troops to tear the factory down with their bare hands, it turned out they had been duped by one of Mirage's mirages. The Decepticons then battled the Autobots, and Thundercracker surrendered immediately when he was caught in Huffer's crushing grip. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}}

Thundercracker was one of the Decepticons who attempted to harm Sparkplug and Buster Witwicky, only for their plan to be foiled by the Autobots. Later, the Decepticons attacked the Hoover Dam. Thundercracker fought and defeated <s>Spin-Out</s> Sunstreaker, only for the Autobot to be repaired by his human allies. Thundercracker and the other Decepticons were shortly after driven away from the dam by the autobots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}} Later, Thundercracker was one of the many Decepticons who defended the Decepticons' stronghold when an Autobot convoy mobilized against them. He and the rest of the Decepticons were defeated when the Autobots managed to turn the Decepticons' own [[Molecular transfer device]] against them. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}

When the Decepticons duped the Autobots into abandoning their base with a phoney message from Cybertron, they were themselves then tricked when the Autobots created a fake message of their own. Fleeing the captured Autobot base under the mistaken belief it was about to be attacked by Martians, Thundercracker and Starscream once again wound up in the vise-like grip of Huffer. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} In another case of history repeating itself, Thundercracker was once again ordered by Megatron to patrol every inch of the Earth in order to search for the ideal location for a Decepticon factory. Then Megatron claimed the forest they were already in would be the ideal location for said factory, and Thundercracker didn't go anywhere. Thundercracker helped Megatron tear the place up, until the Autobots arrived, and the Decepticons were forced to flee after a brief battle. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

Thundercracker asked Soundwave, Ravage and Rumble to join him in a plot that would put an end to the Autobots once and for all. He led his fellow Decepticons to a scrap yard, where he showed them a car compactor. The four of them then built a fake rest stop which concealed the car compactor beneath its benign exterior. They managed to trap and crush Gears, only for Mirage, Ratchet and Sideswipe to show up instantly afterwards. Thundercracker's circuits were jammed in mid-air by Mirage, sending him plummeting down. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}}}
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===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
[[File:GreatCarRally thundercracker cliffjumper hound.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2]]
Thundercracker was part of the ambush party that boarded the Ark during the Cretaceous period, which led to Optimus Prime crashing his ship in a volcano and shutting everyone on board offline. The Decepticons then raided a nearby nuclear power to gain the additional power necessary to destroy the Autobots. The Decepticons and the Autobots battled afterwards, but with the Decepticons running low on fuel once more, the evil robots were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

Thundercracker was one of the Decepticons who sabotaged the Autobots’ chance at winning a cross-country car rally. During the final heat of the race, Thundercracker attacked Cliffjumper just as the Autobot was leaving the starting line. Thundercracker planed to blow Cliffjumper to bits, but he did not expect Hound to jump in the way of his projectiles. Thundercracker did not stick around after his botched attempt on the race. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}}

The morning after a fierce battle against the Autobots, as both sides were in the process of recovering, Thundercracker and his fellow Decepticon suddenly appeared in the skies over the Autobots' headquarters. Their mission was to draw the Autobots' attentions in order to prevent them from learning about an attempt by Blitzwing to steal oil nearby, but Optimus Prime realized that he and the Autobots were being distracted when he noticed the Decepticons didn't have the energy to fire their own weapons. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

Thundercracker was present when Megatron threatened his troops into coming up with a battle plan for him. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}
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===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
{{voiceactor|??? (English)}}
Under [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s leadership, Thundercracker and Skywarp attacked a solar plant. After Starscream was hit by Optimus, Thundercracker asked if he was still functional. The trio retreated after Megatron furiously ordered them to withdraw lest they damage the solar reactor. They rendezvoused with the rest of Megatron's forces a mile away, and Thundercracker admitted they had been wrong to follow Starscream's orders. Megatron let him and Skywarp take part in the subsequent attack on the solar plant. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Battle Drive====
In one possible scenario, where Megatron and his troops had tracked down Sparkplug to a cave in the mountains, Thundercracker was amongst the Decepticons present, ready to pounce on the human. Then a small squadron of Autobots arrived to rescue Sparkplug. In the event that Megatron was destroyed by Swoop, Thundercracker, along with the rest of the Decepticons, were easily defeated by the Autobots. In the event that Swoop retreated, Thundercracker was amongst the Decepticons who remained at the cave instead of pursuing the Dinobot. Thundercracker stood next to Megatron in a military formation, along with Buzzsaw, Ransack, Shockwave, Frenzy and Skywarp, while Megatron delivered his sanction to the Autobots in the cave; "Prepare to die!" Thundercracker was soon knocked back by a blast courtesy of Hound. The battle that ensued lasted for two full days before the Decepticons were ready to move in for the kill. In the event that Swoop returned in time with reinforcements, Thundercracker and the rest of the Decepticons were forced to retreat.

In another possible scenario, Thundercracker was likely part of a large Decepticon army that Megatron led once the Autobots had been lured out in the open farmland. Thundercracker didn't perform any feats of note in the ensuing battle, save for being blasted out of the sky Optimus in a scenario where the Autobot leader and Jazz made for a mad dash towards a bridge for cover. In this scenario, the Autobots were victorious. {{storylink|Battle Drive}}

====Attack of the Insecticons====
When Starscream learned that the Autobots had in their possession an energy device called the Sun-Pak, he planned to steal the device for himself, and gathered a posse of Decepticons to accomplish this task, with Thundercracker among the chosen. If Starscream's plan lead to the Autobots concentrating their fire upon him, causing the Decepticon jet to beg for mercy, Thundercracker would react differently depending on the Optimus Prime's retort. If the Autobots accepted Starscream's surrender, Thundercracker would decry Starscream as a coward and terminate his superior officer himself. He would nonetheless thereafter acknowledge Starscream's surrender, and leave the Autobots to their own devices. If the Autobots ignored Starscream's surrender, Thundercracker would prove to be Starscream's salvation instead, as one of his sonic booms would provide Starscream the opening he needed to kidnap Sparkplug and then hastily retreat. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Earthquake====
Thundercracker acted as an advance scout for the Decepticons. In the event that Megatron's plot to destroy Center City with an artificial earthquake was successful, Thundercracker was sent ahead to make sure there were no survivors at ground zero.{{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}

====Desert Flight====
[[File:DecepticonPoisonMegatronFlying.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
Thundercracker was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.

If the Autobots bypassed the anti-gravity field, Thundercracker was part of the squad that intercepted the Autobot convoy headed for the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}

====Decepticon Poison====
In a possible scenario, Thundercracker was one of the many Decepticons present at the water supply facility, about to poison it when the Autobots arrived on-scene. In one possible scenario that followed, he was shot down by the Autobots, creating his own grave in the charred earth bellow. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

====Project Brain Drain====
In one possible scenario, Thundercracker was one of the Decepticons who was to keep a crowd of humans cornered while Galvatron used a "[[Brain Drain device]]" to drain their intelligence. As the Decepticons arrived at the open-air concert they had targeted, Thundercracker was caught off-guard by a small group of Autobots. A blast caught his wing, ripping it off and sending him tumbling to the ground. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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===''Machine Wars'' toy bio===
[[File:MachineWars CardArt Thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.0]]
The mysterious [[Machine Wars (event)|Machine Wars]] were a tumultuous time for Thundercracker. At long last he was convinced of and committed to the truth of the Decepticon cause, but Thundercracker now ironically found himself in open rebellion against Megatron's leadership of the faction. It is unknown what events led to his reversal of heart about the Decepticons and his being branded a "Rebel Warrior."

{{note|Since no fictional backstory has ever been established for the ''Machine Wars'' line it is possible that it is set in some alternate reality where this was simply Thundercracker's nature, but given that the rest of the characters are clearly their classic G1-selves unrevealed events/character development seem more likely explanations.}}
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===3H comics===
During the [[Quintesson]] invasion of Cybertron less than three months after the [[Great Transformation]], a team of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] led by Overseer [[Rexian]] came upon a non-reformatted section of Cybertron. There, they found themselves surrounded by a group of eight fully-mechanical Cybertronians, who alleged that they were Decepticon prisoners freed by the upheaval to their homeworld. With their sparks now in random bodies and their former identities thus unclear, one claimed that he was really Thundercracker—something that the others angrily contested, each claiming that ''they'' were really Thundercracker. The group agreed that the one who was able to smash the most Sharkticons ''must'' have been the real Thundercracker, and they set about tearing Rexian's forces apart. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:WarWithin3 thundercracker.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Sitting quietly in the background while other characters actually ''do'' things—Thundercracker's entire resume until IDW came along.]]
Thundercracker was one of the first Decepticons recruited by Megatron, part of his "inner circle" with standing high enough that he was among those who stood at the Decepticon leader's side as he delivered speeches to his burgeoning army in the early days of war. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

Some time into the war, on the eve of the appointment of the Autobots' new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Thundercracker and Skywarp were charged with massacring a building's worth of pesky [[neutral]]s in [[Altihex]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Some time later, he was sent to destroy an Autobot base in [[Protihex|Sector Zero-Six]] alongside Skywarp and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], but on the way Starscream leaked the plan to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in an attempt to bait him into joining the Decepticons. It didn't exactly work out like that: when the Seekers arrived, Grimlock had evacuated the base and planted a bomb to greet them. {{storylink|The War Within Preview}} Once Skywarp was done berating Starscream for being an idiot, he and Thundercracker returned to base without him. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}}

When Megatron and Optimus Prime were granted a vision of the future by the [[Matrix of Leadership]], Thundercracker was among the Transformers they saw battling on Earth. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} In the years that followed this vision, the two leaders disappeared, heralding the beginning of the [[Dark Ages]]. During this time Thundercracker served under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and was one of the troops sent to the [[Well of All Sparks]] to put a stop to [[The Fallen]]'s plans. {{storylink|Conflagration}}

Thundercracker was one of several Decepticon invaders who attacked the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it left Cybertron to search for energon on other planets, and wound up entombed within the vessel for four million years when it crashed on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} He was reactivated in [[1984]] with the rest of the Transformers, and fought at Megatron's side until the Decepticons were ultimately defeated in 1999. Thundercracker and the other Decepticons were loaded aboard the spacecraft ''[[Ark II]]'' with the intent that they be returned to Cybertron, but the vessel had been sabotaged and exploded mid-flight. Scheming arms dealer [[Lazarus|Adam "Lazarus" Rook]], recovered the bodies of Thundercracker and the other Decepticons, and spent the next several years reprogramming them in order to sell them to foreign powers. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}}

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In 2002, in a demonstration of the Transformers' power for a group of prospective clients, Lazarus had Thundercracker participate in an attack on the Arctic division of the Smitco Oil Refinery. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} Everything went wrong for Lazarus soon after, however, when Megatron succeeded in breaking free of his control, then liberated his Decepticon subordinates. Megatron began a plan to cyberform the Earth with a metallic virus, and to pass the time during the preparations, Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp busied themselves by tearing apart the Autobot [[Mini Vehicle]] team. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} Once the virus was deployed, the Decepticons launched an attack on San Francisco in which Thundercracker took part, joining his fellow fliers in a bombing run on the Autobot giant [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], forcing the combiner to split into his component [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} The Decepticons triumphed over the Autobots, and Thundercracker stood watch over their defeated foes while Megatron tried to persuade [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to help the Decepticons conquer Earth. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} Ultimately, though, the Decepticons' plans were foiled thanks to human interference, and the sacrifice of Superion. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

''When the Decepticons were left leaderless after Megatron was abducted by the mysterious aliens known as the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]], Thundercracker, oddly enough, turned to weapons smuggling, working with [[Mexico|Mexican]] arms dealers south of the border. He was moored at [[Mesa Verde|Atahulpa Aeropuerto de Mesa Verde]], getting his cargo hold loaded with guns, when [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] sieged the tiny airport. As his human allies scattered, Thundercracker transformed and engaged the Autobots with his drone missile launchers. One of the guided projectiles nearly blasted Prowl in the back, but Bumblebee knocked it off course... right into a tanker filled with jet fuel. The resulting explosion was catastrophic, and threw the Autobots for a loop. Thundercracker was prepared to finish off Prowl when the renegade [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] Grimlock arrived on the scene. Fresh for battle, Grimlock easily defeated Thundercracker, battering him from head to toe before knocking him into the airport terminal. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}''

{{note|Thundercracker's smuggling operation may have been connected to Starscream supplying advanced weapons technology to his human servants in [[Las Vegas]], but this was never made clear.}}
''Recovering from his injuries, Thundercracker joined up with Starscream and his forces in [[Las Vegas]] (renamed "New Centurion" by Starscream following his takeover of the city). He got another chance at Prowl and Bumblebee while fighting on the Strip, but the Autobots were better prepared this time and Thundercracker was brought down by Prowl's wire-guided missiles and crashed in front of Caesar's Palace. He revived in time to join Soundwave in double-teaming Grimlock, who had also come in the assault on Las Vegas. Unfortunately, Thundercracker once again fell before the Dinobot's superior might after only a few blows. He stayed under Starscream's command after Megatron returned, remaining in Las Vegas while the former Decepticon leader and those loyal to him quit the city. This only led to Thundercracker being captured with the rest of Starscream's Decepticons when their leader was killed by the Keepers and reanimated as a host body for their awesome power. Thundercracker, Skywarp and the others were trapped beneath a massive energy field, like mice in a cage to the god-like aliens.''

''The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] eventually dug a tunnel to freedom, and Thundercracker's group of Decepticons reunited with Megatron, working with the Autobots against the Keepers. Thundercracker joined [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and the Autobot [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] on air patrol during the fight with the Keepers, strafing the aliens and their puppets, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and Starscream. He survived the battle with the Keepers (not to mention the nuclear missile launched by the American government) thanks to Optimus Prime super-charging the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] with a pool of newly discovered energon.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

''Thundercracker began working for Megatron again, and was present in the Nevada desert when the Autobots and Decepticons confronted the United States military. Thanks to their airborne tactics, Thundercracker and Skywarp did significant injury to the troops and survived the [[deconstructionite]] assault virtually unscathed.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

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When the Decepticons clashed with the Autobots over a crashed Autobot vessel discovered in the Arctic, Thundercracker took a beating from [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]. This battle was soon interrupted by the arrival of Shockwave and his army of [[Triple Changer]]s, who had come from Cybertron to bring the planet's errant sons home. He quickly disposed of Megatron and demanded that Thundercracker and the others submit to him. {{storylink|New World Order}} The Decepticons somewhat begrudgingly assented to return to Cybertron, but upon arrival Thundercracker and Skywarp were amazed at what Shockwave had accomplished in their absence. While relaxing in an energon bath, they debated how to proceed; Thundercracker believed it would not be long before Shockwave demanded they pledge themselves to his cause, but Skywarp didn't care much, advocating they do what they always did and pick the side with the biggest guns. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Their tune soon changed, however, when Shockwave's dark schemes were uncovered by Optimus Prime; the two Seekers ''tried'' to shut the blast door to the command centre before the Autobot leader could make it through, but they failed, and Prime forced Shockwave's location from them. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Thundercracker and Skywarp then both played possum to avoid fighting further. Starscream passed them on his way to the shuttle bay, intending to escape the planet and return to Earth, and he ordered Thundercracker and Skywarp to accompany him. They complied, and helped him load up the inactive Combaticons aboard a shuttle they hijacked. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Back on Earth, the Decepticons made it back to the ''Nemesis'' and set about scavenging parts to restore the ship to working order. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} To this end, they attacked the ''Ark''. Thundercracker was part of Starscream's initial salvo against the Autobot base, a decoy to be deliberately taken prisoner in order to draw out the remaining Autobots where the newly reformatted [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] could get at them. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} After decimating the Autobots' ranks, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] freed the fallen Decepticons, and they were about ready to terminate their opponents when the awe-inspiring clone known as [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] emerged from fold-space, looking to have words with Starscream. Sunstorm's "purifying light" induced an energon overload in the Decepticons' systems, knocking them into stasis lock. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} Skywarp and the others remained Autobot prisoners until Starscream negotiated a deal for their release in exchange for his aid against Sunstorm. They were only given half-power, though, and had to stumble out of the Autobot camp in an extremely weakened condition. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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Thundercracker was one of the many Transformers found dormant aboard the ''Ark'' by [[Cobra]], who reprogrammed the alien robots to serve them. After rebuilding Thundercracker and Skywarp into [[Rattler]] planes, Cobra sent them to attack a peace ceremony at [[Washington, D.C.]], where one of the Seekers was the first of the attackers to reveal their [[transformation]] ability before punching [[Ace]] out of the sky. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}}

Eventually, the Decepticons were freed from Cobra's control, and Thundercracker and Skywarp started fighting against the newly freed Autobots. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} When the [[SPS Satellite]] went out of control and sent energy beams raining down on [[Cobra Island]], the two Seekers were caught in its blasts and deactivated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

{{note|Thundercracker and Skywarp are identical in this series, so it's possible that Thundercracker was also the one to kill [[Major Bludd]] in [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' #4]]. It seems more like something Skywarp would do, though.}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
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During an all-out offensive against the Autobots, Thundercracker attempted to take down Grimlock by himself, only to have his head crushed for his troubles. {{storylink|The Beast Within}} It's not quite clear if this ''killed'' Thundercracker; soon afterward, [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]] slaughtered most of the Decepticons, and Thundercracker's corpse could be seen lying amongst the monstrosity's victims, but his dead body was in ''jet'' mode, suggesting that perhaps he'd survived Grimlock's ministrations and met his end at The Beast's hands while in vehicle form. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{main|Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
[[File:RID32 tc and buster.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"I've only had Buster for a day and a half. But if anything happened to her, I would kill everyone in this room and then myself."]]

A chance to be part of the exciting world of underground gladiator games turned into a life Thundercracker never wanted. Though the terrorism and insurgency of the Decepticons gave him pause, a belief in the rhetoric that founded the faction, and the sense of brotherhood and belonging he gained from being a Seeker, saw Thundercracker remain a loyal Decepticon for millions of years. He served as part of [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s [[Infiltration protocol|infiltration unit]] on Earth, but when [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] laid waste to the planet, it was more than Thundercracker could bear. He believed the Decepticons had strayed too far from their original goals, and turned against his leader, saving the Autobots and the city of New York from a nuclear strike. Cast out by his fellows, he threw his lot in with Earth, embracing the planet as a new home and celebrating the ability of its people to grow and change in ways that Transformers struggle to. Today, his love of humanity and their arts has evolved into a desire to become a screenwriter, but love for his dog [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] always comes first.
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===''Lil Formers''===
Thundercracker watched "[[w:Snakes on a Plane|Snakes on a Plane]]" with [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. All three Decepticons were pretty freaked out by the premise of the film.

Later, he got squeamish when a human baby ''almost'' touched him. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
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Thundercracker accompanied Starscream, Skywarp, Ramjet, and a mind-controlled Jetfire in raiding a power plant. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 4}} A little while later, he, Skywarp, and Ramjet had their alternate modes graffitied by a little kid. Flaming mad, they went after the kid, who was being sped to safety by [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. The jets were able to catch up to them when Prowl pulled Sunstreaker over for speeding, but once he understood the situation, the 'cop-bot helped his fellow Autobot send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 5}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Thundercracker participated in an infiltration of BotCon to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===Robot Heroes===
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When Optimus Prime recounted a story of the Transformers' homeworld of Cybertron, Thundercracker could be seen flying through the planet's skies in his original Cybertronian alternate modes. As Prime's story continued, he was joined by Skywarp. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}
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===''Alternity''===
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A Thundercracker from an unknown [[universal stream]] was one of the [[Questor]]s gathered by [[Megatron (G1)#Alternity|Megatron]]. Granted a portion of the hyperdimensional powers that his leader had obtained from the monstrous [[Hytherion]], Thundercracker was given a new body with a [[Timaeus drive]] that granted him the ability to travel through dimensions, and an assortment of new weaponry, among them a "Power Zap" that let him drain energy from other machines, including his enemies, and a Nova Concussion Generator that allowed him to create the functional equivalent of sonic booms in the vacuum of space. He was less than pleased with his new sports car alternate mode, however; having always considered his ability to fly one of things that put him above most other lifeforms, Thundercracker saw his new ground-bound form something of an ironic humiliation. Further, these assorted upgrades did nothing to dispel his doubts about the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Alternity|Alternity Thundercracker Sonic Blue profile}}

Thundercracker's doubts came to the fore when Megatron succeeded in his plan to seize control of the two-dimensional lifeforms known as the [[Planicron]]s. Observing Megatron's manipulation of these beings from their base on the magical planet of [[Menonia]], Thundercracker felt for the strange creatures as swathes of them were slain in service of Megatron's ambition. Just then, Starscream made another of his characteristic power plays, using a magical tablet to take control of the Planicrons from Megatron—but Megatron simply killed Starscream, and gave the tablet to Thundercracker to hold. Thundercracker set the tablet down, unable to find it himself to do anything to help the Planicrons... then suddenly, the next thing he knew, he was staring at the tablet again, and the sequence to free the Planicrons had been initiated. Although confused as to whether or not he was responsible, Thundercracker felt no fear when a furious Megatron rounded on him. Rather, he informed his leader that he did not deserve such power, and immediately fled, covering his escape with a Nova Concussion blast.

Subsequently, the liberated Planicrons joined forces with the [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]] and the [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]] Transformers of the [[BT World]], and succeeded in obliterating Megatron. In the wake of Megatron's defeat, a guilty Thundercracker returned to Menonia to survey the damage done to the planet, where he received a message from the Planicrons thanking him for helping them. Although Thundercracker took some consolation in their words, the ghostly form of the deceased Starscream the appeared to tell him he would never truly be forgiven. {{storylink|Alternation}}

{{note|The story, or at least the translation we currently have of it, is not very clear, but the implication seems to be that Thundercracker may have been possessed by Starscream's ghost and used to set the Planicrons free.}}
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===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
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Thundercracker gave a poor score to [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]]'s awesome dance performance, and a great score to Starscream's terrible performance. {{storylink|Bot Stars}}

Thundercracker was among the minions who passed [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] his presents during the holiday season. {{storylink|A Gift For Megatron}}

Thundercracker helped Megatron get back into shape after a string of humiliating defeats by standing on top of him while the Decepticon leader did some push-ups, and holding on to his weights while he did some reps. {{storylink|Megatron's Revenge}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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Not long after the Transformers' awakening on Earth, Thundercracker and Starscream engaged the Autobots in battle in a desert canyon, keeping them busy while the other Decepticon raided a nearby power plant. {{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} Some time later, after the Decepticons had seized control of a human city and constructed a space bridge, Thundercracker stood alongside his fellow jets and Devastator to defend the bridge against the Autobots' newest warriors, the Dinobots. Thundercracker was sent hurtling off into the distance by the shockwaves that resulted when Grimlock managed to topple Devastator, but was back in action in time to help direct the Insecticons that Shockwave then sent through the space bridge to keep the Autobots occupied. {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} He then came under fire from human military in the city, and was eventually overpowered by their barrage. {{storylink|Great Aspirations}}
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===''BeCool'' shorts===
'''Blue Jet''' (青のジェット機 ''Ao no Jettoki'') was part of the audience of ''Quiz! BeCool''. {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}}

===''Angry Birds'' comic===
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Thundercracker was part of a group of Decepticons who attacked an Autobot shuttle in a failed attempt to steal the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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Aided by a number of [[Cobra]] troops, Thundercracker guarded the temple constructed by Megatron on [[Primus]]'s face. He detected the arrival of a group of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]], and entered a firefight with them. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}
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===''TransTech''===
[[File:Seeker-Shinai-CMW.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2|...a watch of gold with a diamond chain...]]
A couple of Thundercrackers were two of many offworlders in [[Axiom Nexus]]'s Under City. They were part of a crowd in [[Seeker-Shinai]] that [[Megatron (Movie)|C-81]] attempted to disperse through intimidation. Unfortunately, all the Seekers present were too stunned to see a "Megatron" in Axiom Nexus to budge. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}
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===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
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Thundercracker followed Megatron to Earth in pursuit of the Allspark. His specialty amongst the Seekers was maneuverability. He participated in a large battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Timelines: Wings Universe''===
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Thundercracker was enhanced by both [[Forestonite]] and [[Nucleon]]. Though he retained his alt mode, he now has the speed, strength, and power of an [[Action Master]]. Thundercracker's new coloration made him highly self-conscious and doesn't seem to trust [[Clench (G2)|Clench]] very much. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42|Issue #42 of the Official Collectors' Club magazine}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kenjirō Tsuda]] (Japanese)}}
Starscream dragged Skywarp and Thundercracker along to [[Sanrio Puroland]]. When they encountered [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], Thundercracker reflected that nothing good ever came of the pair tagging along with Starscream. Starscream challenged the Autobots who suggested coming up with a Q-Transformers theme park. Thundercracker's suggestion was to insert 10 yen coins into the Autobots. Riffing on Starscream's idea of an adult-targeted theme park, Thundercracker came up with the concept of locating it in a red light district. {{storylink|The Road to Q-Transformers Land Which Won't Lose to Puroland}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
[[File:Machinima-Titans-Return-Ep2-Elites.jpg|thumb|250px|Not even a speaking role, just dies. Was this role supposed to go to [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]?]]
The [[Mistress of Flame]] ordered Thundercracker and the other members of the [[Elite Air Resistance Squadron]] to attack [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], but they were all completely overwhelmed by the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}}
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===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
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When [[World War III]] consumed [[Earth]], the [[Decepticon]]s fled the blighted planet aboard [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], trailing the Autobots aboard [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. When the two [[Titan (group)|Titans]] reached [[Cygnus Seven]], the Decepticons attacked, the battle sending Maximus hurtling into the planet and causing everyone to fall into [[stasis lock]]. Eventually, the [[Federation]] moved onto Cygnus Seven with a survey team accidentally rousing Maximus's autonomic systems. By random chance, the repair beam first struck [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] who proceeded to revive the other Decepticons and lead an attack on the surface. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} Thundercracker joined his fellow Seekers in attacking the mining colony before the Decepticons were scared away by a [[photon torpedo]] barrage from the [[USS Enterprise|USS ''Enterprise'']]. When the group retreated to a nearby moon, they found Trypticon being swarmed by [[Kuri]]'s [[Klingon]]s. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}}

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As Megatron negotiated with the [[alien]]s, Thundercracker conducted a patrol before the alliance was cemented and he joined Starscream in re-attacking Cygnus Seven. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} When the group cornered Optimus and prepared to execute him, Fortress Maximus burst out of the moon, sending the Seekers scattering. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}} When the two Titans began brawling, Starscream used the distraction to steal away a cache of [[dilithium]] so he could conquer a planet. When Megatron took notice of this, he ordered the battle ended, having Trypticon beam all the Decepticons aboard so they could pursue the traitor. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}}

The Decepticons caught up with Starscream at the chambers of the [[Klingon High Council]] on [[Kronos]]. Once Megatron had downed the traitor, he ordered his troops to raze the First City before the Autobot/[[Starfleet]] alliance arrived. Though the organics had donned [[Crewbot|Cybertronian-scaled mechas]], the Seekers' air superiority proved an advantage in the fight before Soundwave crippled their foes via audio disruptor waves. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, the Klingons were deaf to the frequency that Soundwave used, allowing them to call in a [[Warbird (Star Trek)|warbird]] fleet that defeated the invaders. As part of [[James T. Kirk]]'s peace treaty with the [[Klingon Empire]], Thundercracker and his fellow Decepticons were left in Klingon custody. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
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On Cybertron, Thundercracker was an [[Cybertronian military insignia|Air Force Infantry Sergeant]], whose function was a [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' webpage}}<ref name=Siege>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/siege ''Siege'' website]</ref> During the war for Cybertron, Thundercracker was stationed at [[Altihex]], an area with such high levels of militant Decepticon activity that Autobots found it unsafe and sought to avoid entering. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan-1 Data Files}}

With Cybertron's fate sealed and the Autobots gone, the Decepticons followed them closely through space aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> At this time, Thundercracker was a member of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker Elite]] team alongside [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{storylink|Thundercracker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|WFC-E29 Skywarp & Thundercracker packaging}}

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

During this period, Thundercracker [[trans-scan]]ned into a jet. His Null Rays and sonic booms were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his self-importance, indifference, and carelessness. Thundercracker's message from the future was that it takes two wings to fly. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>
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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Danny Hansen]] (English)|[[Erwan Zamor]] (French), [[Manuel Campuzano]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Jesús Carrasco]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

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Thundercracker accompanied several Seekers in detaining the Autobot Wheeljack and the energon scavenger Bumblebee. On Megatron's orders, Thundercracker and the others prepared to execute their prisoners, but intervention by other Autobots led to their captives' escape. Thundercracker and the other Seekers gave chase but ultimately failed to capture the Autobots. {{storylink|Siege episode 1}}

Thundercracker and Acid Storm joined Starscream in confronting Jetfire outside the tomb of Alpha Trion. Starscream then exposed Jetfire as a traitor for murdering fellow Seeker Skywarp. When Jetfire admitted that Starscream spoke the truth, Megatron ordered his execution. Thundercracker prepared to attack, only to be thrown aside by Jetfire launching missiles, and he fled into the air. Thundercracker joined Starscream in give chase in vehicle mode, and though [[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]] was lost, Thundercracker and the others succeeded in shooting down Jetfire. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}}

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Thundercracker was among the Decepticons that attacked Autobot Command, under the command of Starscream. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}} He was later tasked with torturing the captured [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] as part of Starscream's plan to lure the Autobots left on Cybertron into a trap. Once the trap succeeded, Thundercracker was among the Seekers who delivered the captured Autobots to Megatron. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}}

Once Megatron had gotten the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' off of Cybertron, Thundercracker helped Megatron ambush the Ark; although the arrival of the insane [[Quintesson]] [[Deseeus]] forced both factions to temporarily put their differences aside, the destruction of the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'' caused an explosion that sent both ships plummeting into [[Earth]]'s atmosphere, where they violently crash-landed. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}} After getting their bearings, Thundercracker joined Megatron on a reconnaissance mission; the group encountered the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, a time-travelling group of future Cybertronians led by [[Megatron (BW)|their own Megatron]], and the two factions agreed to an alliance. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} After returning to the ''Nemesis'', Thundercracker informed [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] that they'd captured [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}}

Thundercracker was among the Decepticons captured by the Autobot-[[Maximal]] alliance and shipped back to Cybertron aboard the ''Ark'', and later took part in the final battle against a time-travelling [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. After vanquishing Unicron's minions, Thundercracker was present for the ceremony marking a tentative end to the Autobot-Decepticon war. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}

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===''Bumblebee'' graphic novels===
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Thundercracker was one of a number of Decepticons who joined Starscream as they battled for control of a volatile [[Cybertonium]] meteorite. After first tangling with [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], he and Skywarp chased [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] through the sky until the impending meteor explosion prompted them both to retreat. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold|Go for the Gold}}

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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
[[File:MazingerZvsTransformers-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Transported to the Japan of an alternate universe by a malfunctioning [[space bridge]], Thundercracker and the other Decepticons scouted out the nearby [[Photonic Power Laboratory]], and watched as the Autobots battled [[Kōji Kabuto]] inside the [[Mazinger Z]] super robot. After Megatron and [[Doctor Hell]] formed an alliance of their own, Thundercracker and Skywarp joined the [[Mechanical Beast]]s in their attack on the facility, but Mazinger Z shot them both out of the sky. The duo took part in the three-way battle to take down the monstrous "Hellscream" when the Air Commander went rogue, and Hellscream's eventual destruction opened a second dimensional breach that sent the remaining Cybertronians back home. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
Thundercracker took part in a battle on Cybertron at some point before [[Gozer]] invaded the planet. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}}

===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPart3-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|right|250px|He's sad because he knows he's in another crossover comic and is about to eat shit.]]

In [[2029]], Thundercracker was part of the final attack on [[Skynet]]'s [[Omega Base|last stronghold]], hovering high and raining death on the artificial intelligence's army. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}}

To avert the Decepticon threat, a lone [[T-800]] travelled back to 1984 to try and destroy them before they conquered the world. In this new timeline, the interference of the anomalous android allowed the Autobots to survive. After the Decepticons had fallen back to scout the alien world, they launched an attack on [[Cyberdyne Systems]] for its energy production capabilities. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

After thoroughly conquering the facility, Thundercracker reported on the Decepticons' activities to Megatron, informing his master that nothing similar to the Terminator robot had been found. When the Autobots found them, Thundercracker was jumped by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], having his nosecone impaled. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}

Thundercracker recovered in time to join his fellows in cornering Bumblebee, Arcee and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] before Starscream betrayed the Decepticons by shooting Soundwave in the back, a distraction Arcee took advantage of to knock Skywarp into Thundercracker and take both out of the fight. When Megatron was felled, Thundercracker was taken into custody by the Autobots only for the Cybertronians to find that the T-800 had remotely detonated [[Mount St. Hilary]] and destroyed the ''Ark''. Though confused about who had destroyed the mountain, Thundercracker ultimately agreed to Optimus Prime's proposal of a truce. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:ShineLikeADiamond-Seekers.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Remember when I got to write screenplays and walk my dog and everyone loved me? Why can't I have that back?"]]

Thundercracker was one of several Decepticons who battled for control of a malfunctioning [[Space bridge|spacebridge]], only to be teleported to [[Equestria]] as a result of [[Queen Chrysalis]]'s [[magic]] interfering with the machine. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}} While Megatron had gone off with the [[changeling]] queen, Thundercracker remained with Starscream and Skywarp and the three quickly conquered the city of [[Manehattan]]. Though initially sent to do rounds, Thundercracker was called back into battle by Starscream when [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] arrived. While the Seeker trio initially pinned down the Autobot, the equine [[Rarity]] used her [[magic]] to shield Arcee and allowed her to shoot down Thundercracker. {{storylink|Shine Like a Diamond}}

[[File:TheMagicOfCybertron-Seekers.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

When the Decepticons returned their attention to Equestria, Thundercracker, Starscream, and [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] travelled to the city of [[Las Pegasus]] to steal magic artifacts, only for Thundercracker to blow their cover and attract the attention of [[Twilight Sparkle]] and her friends. {{storylink|The Magic of Cybertron}} After [[King Sombra]] began enslaving Cybertronians, Thundercracker, Starscream, and Skywarp teamed up with [[Rainbow Dash]] and the [[Wonderbolt]]s to capture some of his brainwashed Transformer slaves. Rainbow Dash put her "sonic rainboom" attack to good effect; despite Starscream's insistence that ''he'd'' saved the day, Skywarp and Thundercracker wound up cheering for the ponies. {{storylink|Stunt Flying}}

While trying to escape from Cybertron, [[Vinyl Scratch]] and [[Octavia]] witnessed Thundercracker flying by. {{storylink|Sick Beats}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
After the Decepticons had conquered [[Hill Valley]], Thundercracker functioned as an aerial patrol. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
After [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] had [[Strika's Heavies]] force the Autobots in the path of the [[rust worm]]s, Thundercracker was part of the Seeker force that blocked their escape route. {{storylink|Radical Time}}

===Energon Universe===
Thundercracker was part of the Decepticon detachment aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' as it pursued the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 8|Transformers #8}} As part of the Decepticons' raiding party, he was on the ''Ark'' when it crashed on Earth. [[Teletraan I]] was halfway through reconstructing him when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] destroyed it, leaving Thundercracker to collapse back into his component parts. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}}

[[File:TF2023 no. 5 – Thundercracker finds Skywarp.jpg|thumb|left|Thundercracker expresses distress over his brother's fate as any sibling likely would. Starscream acts in a manner which would make even Cain raise an eyebrow.]]
Eventually, [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Soundwave]] were able to get the raw material to repair Teletraan One by dismembering [[Skywarp (G1)#Energon Universe|Skywarp]] and integrating him into the computer, and then began using Teletraan to reconstruct Thundercracker and numerous other Decepticons. When Thundercracker was revived, he was shocked to see what had become of his fellow Seeker, but Starscream was unsympathetic, telling him that Skywarp had "volunteered his life" for the Decepticon cause (conveniently omitting the fact that Skywarp had been a less-than-willing volunteer).

On finding out that the Autobots had found a new source of energy at a dam, Starscream ordered an offensive to put an end to it. Thundercracker and Starscream began the attack by strafing the Autobots, with Thundercracker vowing to avenge Skywarp. On another strafing run, Thundercracker damaged the dam, causing [[Carly (G1)#Energon Universe|some human]] to nearly fall to her doom. The attack would succeed in its original goal when the Decepticons destroyed the turbine the Autobots had built, but they retreated anyway when Starscream was wounded fighting Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

When the Autobots made a push to retake the ''Ark'', a still-vengeful Thundercracker was one of the Decepticons charged with holding them back. When they made it into the ''Ark'', he grappled with [[Arcee (G1)#Energon Universe|Arcee]] and later carried Soundwave away as the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 6|Transformers #6}}

Now hiding out in the mountains, the Decepticons turned on Starscream, demanding he step down as leader as Soundwave challenged him for the top job. When Starscream attempted to talk his way out of it, Thundercracker pushed the Air Commander into the ring, where Soundwave gave him a merciless beatdown. Thundercracker then led the Decepticons in cheering for their new leader. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}}

[[File:TF2023 no. 8 – Soundwave and Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|right|So he strikes, like Thunderball!]]
Soundwave and Thundercracker then launched an attack on the human aircraft carrier [[USS Henry Harrison|USS ''Henry Harrison'']]. As he pushed the human fighter jets off of the ship's flight deck and watched the humans panic, Thundercracker sneered at the humans' reliance on machines to get around and snatched one up. On hearing the human plead for his life, Thundercracker took pity and released him, allowing the humans to get into a lifeboat. However, Soundwave, not wanting to leave behind any witnesses, sank the lifeboats. They then scuttled the carrier in a specific location where they linked up with the Constructicons, with Soundwave revealing that this was the resting place of the ''Nemesis''. Using the ''Harrison'''s nuclear reactor, the Decepticons restored power to the ''Nemesis'' and made their way inside. On hearing a series of bangs, the Decepticons realized that [[Astrotrain (G1)#Energon Universe|Astrotrain]] was now online. Soundwave ordered Thundercracker to release him from his cell, and on doing so, the enraged triple changer beat Thundercracker like a drum until Soundwave managed to calm him down. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 8|Transformers #8}}

Thundercracker helped repel the Autobot attack on the base, participating in a beatdown on Optimus Prime. Afterwards, he watched his peers drag [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Energon Universe|Cliffjumper]] and [[Jazz (G1)#Energon Universe|Jazz]] away. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 9|Transformers #9}} Thundercracker joined [[Shockwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Shockwave]] and Soundwave in visiting their prisoners, leaving before Shockwave began his torture. Soundwave attempted to ease the Seeker's misgivings, claiming Shockwave's control of Cybertron made him necessary. When Thundercracker suggested mounting an attack on the ''Ark'', Soundwave denied him, reminding him that, as a Decepticon, his body belonged to Soundwave. Later, Thundercracker watched as Shockwave used the space bridge to bring Cybertron to Earth. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}}

[[File:TF2023 №16 – Thundercracker Abandons Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left]]
After that plan's failure, Soundwave ordered the Decepticons on a terror spree across the continental United States to lure out the Autobots, much to Thundercracker's discomfort. When the Decepticons were razing [[Tacoma]], Thundercracker encouraged a group of humans to flee before he was forced to bring down their building. When the Autobots were lured out, the Decepticons confronted them at a dam only for Starscream to return, now commanding the loyalty of Astrotrain and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 15|Transformers #15}} Engaging Starscream in battle, Thundercracker learnt that Soundwave had been complicit in Skywarp's fate. Disgusted by it all, Thundercracker sent the [[H.I.S.S. tank]] that formed Starscream's lower half into the water below before he flew off, abandoning Soundwave to the mercy of Astrotrain. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 16|Transformers #16}}

While the Autobots and their human allies were all out of their base, Thundercracker snuck into the empty ''Ark'' to try and free Skywarp from Teletraan I. But the half-brain-dead Skywarp told him to stop, pointing out that removing him from the computer would kill him. Undaunted, Thundercracker vowed that one way or another, he'd free his brother-in-arms. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 17|Transformers #17}} So he concealed himself inside the ''Ark'', {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 20|Transformers #20}} biding his time until the Autobots were distracted by a Decepticon attack. As the fighting outside intensified, Thundercracker flipped a switch within Skywarp's body, which allowed Skywarp to use his teleportation ability to teleport away the ''Ark'', with the two Seekers inside it, right from under the Autobots' feet. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 21|Transformers #21}}

The ''Ark'' teleported to a realm of [[Cobra-La|monsters]], causing a maddened Thundercracker to reverse the teleport, returning the ''Ark'' to its original resting place whereupon Thundercracker took his madness out on the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 25|Transformers #25}} Though he briefly sought to manually extract Skywarp from the supercomputer, Thundercracker was quickly beaten down by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] before Optimus Prime arrived and defused the conflict by promising to repair Skywarp. While the Autobots delivered on their promise, Skywarp's loyalty to the Decepticons proved absolute. After rebuking Thundercracker's plea to hear him out and mocking him as weak, Skywarp flew out of the ''Ark''. When Ultra Magnus questioned what was to be done with Thundercracker, the blue Seeker said the Autobots had nothing to fear from him and that he had chosen his side. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 26|Transformers #26}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|How bizarrely in-character.]]
Thundercracker snuck his way into several bits of original [[commercial]] animation. The following commercials contain original footage of Thundercracker:
*He appeared in the first Transformers animation, a 1984 commercial advertising the Marvel comic. In it, he, Starscream, and Skywarp attacked a power plant on Earth. The Autobots then launched a counter-attack against them. Thundercracker was animated with an early model featuring a black face. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#The Transformers #1|''The Transformers'' #1}}
*Thundercracker, Skywarp, and Starscream encountered the Autobots Jazz, Sideswipe, and Prowl in the middle of a desert. The two groups briefly scuffled. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Decepticon jets & Autobot cars|Decepticon jets & Autobot cars commercial}}
*He flew overhead in jet mode as Optimus transformed and opened fire on Megatron and his troops. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Optimus Prime and Megatron|Optimus Prime and Megatron commercial}}
*Thundercracker and Starscream strafed three Autobot cars, only to be met with Jetfire. The airborne Autobot shot him down, forcing the Decepticons to transform and land. Thankfully, their newest recruit, Shockwave, was able to pick up the slack. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Jetfire and Shockwave|Jetfire and Shockwave commercial}}
*Thundercracker, Skywarp, and Starscream found themselves on the wrong end of a beating when they came to blows with the Dinobots. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Predacons|Predacons commercial}}
*A commercial for Transformers reflective iron-on patches advertised the "[[Prizes in Disguise]]" competition. When the [[iron-on patch]] was used, it was possible to find instead an instant win ticket for a Transformers voice changer (of the [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]] variety)—or to have a party with "life-size" Transformers! Among the "life-size" Transformers shown were [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and Thundercracker. In all likelihood, you did not party with them.

He has also been featured in some online promotional videos:
*After Megatron learned about [[BotCon 2009]] from Optimus Prime, he led a small group of Decepticon representatives to the convention, including Thundercracker. {{storylink|BotCon 2009!}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Thundercracker could hinder Optimus Prime's progress, by attacking him, temporarilly breaking down the Autobots' leader. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

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===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
[[File:Jetron MoCsprites.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
Thundercracker was among the [[Decepticon]] troops who sought to destroy [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on his journey, confronting him in the [[Temple Ruins]]... in theory. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

{{note|Thundercracker's supposed appearance in this game is from a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (promo video)|''Mystery of Convoy'' promo video]], calling him one of the "[[Seeker (body-type)|Jetron]]" foes. These enemies being copies of Thundercracker is... dubious, especially given the poor visual resemblance.}}

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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
In one of several possible timelines, the time-traveling [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] Ravage broke into the ''Ark'' while its occupants were still in stasis and downloaded protoform cloning data from Thundercracker, among several others. He then returned to his future, planning to revive the Decepticons in new clone bodies and begin their conquest anew. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TFPS2 thundercracker profile.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Thundercracker was one of the Decepticons who joined the battle on the planet [[Zel Samine]] over the powerful [[Zel Quartz]], where he defended the [[Monogan Hydroelectric Power Station]] and [[ELTA]] against Autobot incursion. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

{{Note|Thundercracker is a non-playable character who appears only among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
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===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===
[[File:Gluawakening thundercracker.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85]]
Thundercracker was among the Decepticons who pursued and boarded the Autobot [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. When the ship crashed on [[Earth]], all inside were sent into stasis, but the Decepticons woke up four million years later and resumed their conquering ways. Picking up [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], whom they tricked into becoming a Decepticon, Thundercracker took part in an attack on [[Dyson Dam]]. He and the other [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] picked a fight with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and were soundly trounced by the Dinobot. He also took part in a disastrous assault on the Ark, which ended with the Decepticons in retreat. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:Bsbg-thundercracker.jpg|thumb|Service with a smile.]]
Thundercracker 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!}}
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===''Transformers: Construct-Bots''===
[[File:ConstructBots thundercracker art.jpg|left|thumb]]
Thundercracker was one of the many customizable Transformers who battled across Earth and Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: Construct-Bots (mobile game)|Construct-Bots}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends Thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.75]]
Thundercracker was among the Seekers who went on a worldwide rampage, until they were thwarted by the Autobots. {{storylink|Robots in the Sky}} During a Decepticon attack on a major human city, Thundercracker and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] used their sonic powers to make things difficult for the Autobot rescue team of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]. {{storylink|To the Rescue}} Thundercracker took part in a major battle in [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], but his taunting of the Dinobots resulted in [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] dragging him out of the air for a beating. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots (Legends)|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

Thundercracker was among the Decepticons who came to the aid of the reprogrammed [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], but failed to prevent her falling back into Autobot hands. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird (Legends)|Enter the Nightbird}}

When the Autobots were driven from Earth, Thundercracker fought against his Decepticon comrades. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron (Legends)|All Hail Megatron}}

At some point, he was reformatted into [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}}

Thundercracker was caught up somehow in a [[Quintesson]] plot to kidnap several Autobots during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Minion Pig#As Thundercracker}}
Thundercracker appears as one of the first unlockable characters. He is portrayed by a Minion Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTactics thundercracker.jpg|thumb|upright=2.0]]
Thundercracker participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in multiple different bodies:
*''Thundercracker'' — This Common character could be recruited by collecting 6 units of Cybermetal.
*''Thundercracker'' — This Uncommon character could be recruited by collecting 90 units of Cybermetal and 42 units of Transmetal.
*''Thundercracker'' — This Super Rare character could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, 50 exclusive cores, and 5 cores of this character.
*''Thundercracker (Gen)'' - This Epic Character could be recruited by collecting 650 units of Cybermetal, 350 units of Transmetal, 150 exclusive cores, and 50 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{voiceactor|[[André Sogliuzzo]]}}
[[File:Devastation-Thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.75|"Go bleach your roots, creep!"]]
After the [[Plasma Core]] was lost following its ejection from the ancient Cybertronian starship the ''[[Proudstar]]'', the Autobots had to hunt down a Decepticon from whom they could learn its location. Thundercracker had the misfortune of being the closest 'Con, and was promptly beaten into submission. Optimus Prime invited him to join their cause, and while Thundercracker didn't ''accept'', he ''did'' reveal the core's location to them; he considered Megatron's plans for it to be utter madness, and hoped the Autobots would destroy it. Bumblebee quipped that the Decepticon hadn't required any convincing at all, and that it was no surprise he was named Thunder''crack''er. Despite the Autobots' efforts, the Decepticons got their hands on the core and brought it back to the ''Proudstar'', where Thundercracker later battled the Autobots alongside Skywarp. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:ThundercrackerEarthWars.jpg|upright=1|frame|right|200x200px|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDjxEpNfnfs Ya ta ta ta ta ta Ya ta ta to ta ti Ya ta ta ta ta Ya ta ta ta ta to ta to KABOOM. KABOOM]]]
To Thundercracker, the deadliest weapon is terror - and he soars through the skies gazing contemptuously on anything or anyone unable to rise into the air, occasionally diving and striking, leaving twisted wreckage in his wake.
Conquest is his birthright as a Decepticon, and yet he sometimes doubts the cause he serves, creating an internal conflict he has yet to fully resolve. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Thundercracker Bio}}

Thundercracker arrived on Earth with [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] in time to participate in the battle for the [[Codex Key]].

Starscream tried to pass the blame on Thundercracker for that one time they lost a [[Crystal of Power]] in [[Peru]], so Megatron had them find another Crystal like it, buy they found an inferior Depleted Crystal instead. Starscream hoped to use it anyway to bring an army of his own, but that didn't happen. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Fire on the Mountain event}}

He later commented on how giving [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] cloning tech for his [[Inception Day]] to create [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nemesis Prime]] was a bad call. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Light Our Darkest Hour Event}}

*'''Class''': Aerial
*'''Lowest star rating''': 1 star
*'''Weapons''': He dual-wields miniguns to steadily damage targets.
*'''Ability: EMP bomb''': Drop an EMP bomb on the target disabling it for several seconds and dealing damage over time.
*'''Cost:''' 3 ability points +2 for reuses.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character: Thundercracker at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
[[File:BBOThundercracker.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]
Thundercracker was in command of the ninth Decepticon base attacked and destroyed by the Autobots during a series of raids. He fought the invaders using his air advantage, but was eventually defeated. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:ForgedToFight-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|350px| "Wait, what do you mean it's fair and balanced?"]]
Thundercracker was one of many bots pulled from his universe to fight against the Quintessons. There are many of him running around! {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers: Heavy Metal''===
Thundercracker was among the Decepticons under Starscream's command who invaded Earth in search of Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: Heavy Metal}}

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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Thundercracker was a reluctant warrior who only served the Decepticons because he felt it was better than life as an Autobot stooge. Despite his many hang-ups and his contempt for “grounders”, Thundercracker was a capable warrior when he put his mind to the task at hand. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

Shortly after arriving on Earth, Thundercracker, Skywarp, and Starscream attacked [[Hoover Dam]] in an attempt to generate more [[energon]] for themselves and attacked a team of human engineers. However, a team of Autobots were able to keep the Decepticons at bay long enough for the engineers to open the release valves, which prevented the dam from collapsing and forced the Decepticons to retreat with less energon than they’d hoped. {{storylink|Troubled Waters}}

Thundercracker and Acid Storm sent a group of Decepticon rookies to meet with [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] in [[Kansas]]. {{storylink|The Great Energon Robbery}}

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

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

==Notes==
[[File:DecepticonPatrolJetheads.jpg|thumb|My hat has eyebrows!|upright=.6]]
*A handful of [[Marvel Books]] coloring books (among them ''[[Decepticon Patrol]]'') depict [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and Thundercracker with original head designs. It's possible these were developed so kids could tell the characters apart in black and white, but the numerous [[character model]] oddities in these books make any kind of certain judgment difficult.
*The original [[Title sequence#Season 1|title sequence]] for ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon inexplicably depicts Thundercracker leading the Seeker trio instead of Starscream.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Thundercracker''' (サンダークラッカー ''Sandākurakkā'')
*''Czech:'' '''Hromoprask'''
*''French:'' '''Coup de Tonnerre''' (Canada, "Thunderclap")
*''Hebrew:'' '''Méfatsé'ach Raám''' (מפצח רעם, "Thunder Cracker")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Villámcsapás''' ("Lightning strike")
*''Italian:'' '''Vampiro''' ("Vampire")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Lìe Léi''' (Taiwan, 裂雷, "Cracking Thunder"), '''Léi Gōng''' (Taiwan, 雷公, "{{w|Lei Gong|Lord of Thunder}}"), '''Jīngtiān Léi''' (China, 惊天雷, "Sky-shocking Thunder")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Grande Trovão''' (Portugal comics, "Big Thunder"), '''Arrasador''' (Brazil comics, "Destroyer")
*''Russian:'' '''Tanderkreker''' (Тандеркрэкер, "Thundercracker"), '''Gromoverzhec''' (Громовержец, "Thunderer")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Action Masters]]
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User:Shockblade

2025-09-28T22:40:33Z

Shockblade:

some day this will be a beautiful page just of me, but today is not that day, come back later.

User:Shockblade

2025-09-28T22:38:31Z

Shockblade: Created page with "some day this will be a beautiful page just of me, but today is not that day come back later."

some day this will be a beautiful page just of me, but today is not that day
come back later.

Sideswipe (WFC)

2025-09-22T00:25:01Z

Shockblade: /* Foreign names */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3.5|the Autobot from ''War for Cybertron''|the Autobot from ''Robots in Disguise''|Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe}}
:''Sideswipe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:WFC Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|300px|It's like [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] rolled into one package.]]

The competitive '''Sideswipe''' is always happy to show off his prowess in the heat of battle, and is willing to do whatever it takes to win. He's also a bit of a smart-aleck, and this tends to cheese off [[Air Raid (WFC)|his comrades]].

{{bigquote|Finally! I ''hate'' sneaking around!|Sideswipe|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
Sideswipe was once a promising racer who was wanted in half of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s racing circuits, but his reckless nature cost him his career. He eventually joined the Autobots to try and redeem himself. {{storylink|#Generations|Deluxe Class Sideswipe}}

===Aligned novels===
Sideswipe made his name at the Autobot victory of [[Kalis]], bringing down [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus Maximus]] with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]. Sideswipe boasted that he tore off Bruticus' [[Onslaught (WFC)|head]], a claim [[Alpha Trion]] considered hyperbole. Optimus did not consider Sideswipe one of his closest comrades but he was often present at their meetings. He concurred with Jazz that fighting [[Dark Energon|Darkened]] Decepticons was better than fleeing, and he did so when [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] invaded [[Teletraan-1 (WFC)|Teletraan-1]] and took the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]]. Afterwards he aided in extracting Optimus when he rescued [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] from [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], and guarded over Jazz and [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] as they recovered from that adventure. When Optimus returned from Cybertron's [[core]] with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he began [[Ark (WFC)|Project Generation One]], a plan to leave Cybertron as it purged itself of Megatron's poison. Though he understood why Optimus was doing it, it still felt to Sideswipe like they were quitting the war. He continued to accompany Optimus in sabotaging [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] and was appointed the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s pilot, ensuring it journeyed through the last [[space bridge]], to a [[Milky Way|spiral galaxy]]—where the [[AllSpark]] was detected nearby. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

Sideswipe was the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'s pilot when it left Cybertron. After they arrived at [[Velocitron]], he was assigned to Prowl's landing team, and carried out an inspection of the Ark with Ironhide before they went down to the planet, landing just as the [[Speedia]] was about to start. Following the subsequent sabotage and crash of the Ark, Sideswipe oversaw attempts to repair the ship. They next headed to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], where Sideswipe found the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] were difficult to work with during the ongoing repairs, and reported that the ship's fuel reservoir was damaged beyond repair. As it became increasingly clear that things on Junkion weren't all that they seemed, Sideswipe and Silverbolt got a wrecked ship working for Optimus, who intended to traverse a nearby space bridge. Sideswipe himself was subsequently part of the ship's crew as it passed through the space bridge, and took them to the tomb of [[Solus Prime]]. After Junkion broke apart, Optimus had Sideswipe fly the Ark to the largest piece in order to act as bait for Megatron. Following the battle, Sideswipe again piloted the ship in search of the AllSpark. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

Sideswipe continued to pilot the Ark when the Autobots made contact with the planet [[Aquatron]]. Sideswipe and [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] frequently got on each other's nerves, as remnants of Cybertron's old caste system still lingered in the Autobots' ranks. As pilot, Sideswipe remained on-board the Ark as Optimus Prime led most of his senior staff down to the planet as part of a delegation meeting with Aquatron's [[Inquirata (Prime)|Curator]]. During the excursion, however, the Nemesis caught up with the Ark, prompting some daredevil flying on Sideswipe's part. He orchestrated a semi-successful counter-strike with the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbot]]s, but their dogfighting ended when the Aquatronians revealed themselves to be vassals of the [[Quintesson]]s. Concealed weaponry in the planet's artificial rings rendered both the Ark and the Nemesis inert.

With Optimus and the senior officers imprisoned on the planet below, Sideswipe assumed command and coordinated the repair efforts on the ship as well as discussions of a rescue mission. Eventually, Sideswipe feigned the Ark's departure from the planet, only to target and disable the ring weapon as he passed it, then make a sharp turn and head straight back down to the Quintesson city, [[Hydratron]], to rescue his friends. Luckily, the Decepticons had their own mission going on the Nemesis. The Decepticon ship took the brunt of the anti-aircraft fire and crashed before the Ark got within range. Sideswipe had [[Sunstreaker (Pop-Up)|Sunstreaker]] and a strike team deplane to join forces with the Autobots and Decepticons on the ground as they escaped their cells.

The Autobot/Decepticon alliance became a burden (literally) when Sideswipe tried to fly the Ark out of the flak fire and the grounded Nemesis used clamps to force the Autobot vessel to lift them up as well. It was ultimately [[Superion (Prime)|Superion]] who provided enough boost to get both ships back into orbit. When the Quintessons were defeated, Sideswipe and the Ark picked up Optimus Prime and the Autobot mission to find the Allspark continued through space. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Sideswipe was deployed on Earth alongside [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

==Games==
===Transformers: War for Cybertron (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
[[File:WarforCybertronXbox-FallenHero.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Weekend at Zeta's]]
{{voiceactor|[[Travis Willingham]] (English)|[[Luca Sandri]] (Italian), [[Patrice Baudrier]] (French), [[Carlos López Benedí]] (Spain-Spanish), Klaus Bauer (German)}}
As part of Optimus's plan to rescue [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]], Sideswipe was imprisoned in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] with the other Autobots. [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] sent the prisoners for "recycling", but [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] rescued them just in time. Optimus, Sideswipe, and Bumblebee then fought their way in and out of the prison in order to save Zeta, to Sideswipe's enjoyment. Despite being teleported into prison again, courtesy of Megatron, Optimus used his energon axe to get them out, leaving Sideswipe impressed. The squad of Autobots freed the captured Air Raid and all the other prisoners, and then, after blasting through more Decepticons and barely making it over a floor under assault, intended to free Zeta Prime as well... but found him being guarded and tortured by Soundwave and his minions. After defeating them, Sideswipe accompanied Optimus and Bumblebee as they brought the deceased Zeta to the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]], and witnessed Optimus's promotion to [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{Note|Sideswipe is an unlockable character for the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron'']] and can replace any of the other characters on the Autobot team. Sideswipe can be unlocked by obtaining a data disk in "Rescuing Zeta Prime".}}
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
After Trypticon attacked Iacon from orbit, Sideswipe was one of the first Autobots able to run recon on the damage and look for survivors. While traveling through the debris he was contacted by Ratchet, who was nearby and in need of help. Sideswipe quickly changed course to chase after the medic, finally finding him damaged from a brief confrontation with Megatron. Later, as Barricade infiltrated Iacon, Sideswipe gave the Decepticon a brief chance to surrender before opening fire. Sideswipe was badly damaged before Barricade fled the scene. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
[[File:FallofCybertronXbox-Sideswipevehicle.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]
{{voiceactor|[[Travis Willingham]] (English)}}
Sideswipe was on the evaluation team for the Autobots' massive starship ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. When [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] went missing during the final preparations for the ship's launch, Sideswipe was repairing Autobot [[dropship (WFC)|dropships]] at Autobot headquarters. After reporting to Optimus Prime that he would be able to get the dropship he was working on up and running, Prime sent him to pilot a dropship carrying [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] to go look for Grimlock. He dropped the pair off over some ruins. When they later blew the place up, he was on hand to pick them up in the drop ship. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
:{{voiceactor|[[Travis Willingham]] (English)}}
Sideswipe was tasked, alongside Ironhide, with retrieving the Dark Spark before the Decepticons. He and Ironhide followed Shockwave, Soundwave, and Starscream to the Dark Spark's chamber, and, once the Decepticons had unlocked the chamber the Dark Spark was being held in, stole it and locked the Decepticons in the chamber.

Sideswipe and Ironhide then began to make their way to the city's old subway system, where they would meet up with Optimus Prime. Along the way, they were set upon by Insecticons, and eventually separated, before finally meeting Optimus and Bumblebee in the subway. As the others held off the Insecticons, Sideswipe activated the subway system and hailed a train to take them back to Iacon. However, it was revealed that the trains were on a timer, when the train departed after only Bumblebee had boards. As they waited for the next train to arrive, the Autobots were forced to hold off the Insecticons and Starscream (though luckily for them he was also attacked by the Insecticons).

Sideswipe and his comrades successfully boarded the second train once it arrived, and were nearly home free, but unbeknownst to them, Shockwave had rigged the second train and as they were departing, it exploded. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Sideswipe-(WFC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Knock, knock, it's Knuckles.]]
Sideswipe (WFC) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who first appeared in the "Cybertron: Episode 1" event, and could be recruited by collecting 250 units Cybermetal, 75 units Transmetal, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:Generations-toy FOCSideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|He peers into your ''soul''. ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Generations-tg-10-sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He peers into your ''wallet''. ''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series / number'': '''1 / 011'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TG10'''
**''Accessories'': "Battle cannon" (Hasbro & TakaraTomy), Pistol (TakaraTomy only)
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the third wave of 2012 [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Sideswipe is an extensive retool of ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Jazz (WFC)#Generations|Jazz]], featuring a mostly new vehicle shell, as well as having a new robot head and weapon. His massive "battle cannon" is modeled after a [[Path Blaster]] from ''Fall of Cybertron'', features [[5 mm post|5mm post]]s for the handle and on its side, has a spinning, [[Ratchet (mechanism)|ratcheting]] drum, and can extend its barrel. In an undocumented feature, the blaster can mount at an angle onto his vehicle rear, with the back of the blaster sliding into the spoiler. He features 5mm ports for his hands, on his forearms/rear vehicle sides, and on his vehicle roof.

: In [[robot mode]], he features a case of [[kibble#"Faux-parts"|faux parts]]: The centers of his feet are fake wheels (attached to the legs via ratchet joints) that are hidden in the rear section of his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], while his real vehicle mode wheels end up on the sides of his chest (partially obscured by panels) and on his forearms.

: His [[stock photography]] depicts him with blue eyes, but the final product leaves his eyes the same black/dark gray color as his head. ''Creepy.''

: The TakaraTomy version of the figure features a metallic red paint job on the entirety of the car and several other extensive detailing changes. The most notable of these include the metallic red paint, War for Cybertron style Autobot lighting effects all throughout the figure, maroon paint surrounding his striping, silver striping instead of white in car mode, metallic gray legs instead of white, and blue painted eyes instead of cold dead unpainted clear gray eyes. The TakaraTomy version also features the smaller pistol included with Jazz that was omitted from the Hasbro release.

: The new shell parts involved in the conversion from Jazz have a design flaw. Similar to Jazz, Sideswipe's back consists of two parts connected via hinge joint that are intended to lock into place by pegging into the pelvis. Unlike Jazz however, Sideswipe's back parts do not swivel far enough to be capable of latching onto the pelvis, leaving the instructions impossible and his robot mode unstable.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/FOCSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Sideswipe at TFU.info]''

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===''Hero Mashers''===
[[File:HM-toy Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Soundwave swiped 'Swipe's sidearm.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Battle Upgrade, 2014)
**''Pieces'': '''14'''
**''Accessories'': Missile launcher, missile, shoulder-cannon, blaster/blade, left & right gun pods, "Sideswipe" left forearm

: Part of the second wave of "Battle Upgrade" ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' toys, Sideswipe is represented as a spare left forearm that is included with Soundwave, but does not appear in the line as a complete figure.

:Unlike most other "Battle Upgrade" parts, the Sideswipe arm is a new sculpt, rather than a recolor of another figure's limb. Additionally, the arm has a smaller version of the "[[Path Blaster]]" cannon as part of the design.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/HMSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on ''Hero Mashers'' Soundwave at TFU.info]''

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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-SS-WFC-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|No, I'm not [[Sideswipe (RID)|''that'' Sideswipe]], I'm from the video game you loved playing growing up!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gamer Edition Sideswipe''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Game'': '''''War For Cybertron'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''+07'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS GE-07'''
:*''Accessories'': [[photon burst rifle]], spoiler, "Save Zeta Prime" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)<ref>[[March 28]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlrpW_ZFKvE Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 28, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Kelly Rose]], and [[Matt Ferguson]].</ref>, [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)<ref name=April25>[[April 25]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06YE02e844 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream | April 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>}}

:''[[Studio Series]]'' "Gamer Edition Sideswipe" transforms from a game-accurate robot mode into a Cybertronian car. He comes with a [[Fire Blast effect]]-compatible photon burst rifle that can store on his back or the roof of the car mode. The storage tab is 5mm-sized, allowing the rifle to be held in a normal manner (though not very securely.) Like the rest of the ''Gamer Edition'' figures, his right forearm can be detached to equip the rifle or other ''Gamer Edition'' weapons. Unlike most other ''Gamer Edition'' figures, you can store the detached arm on his back using the tab on the front of the forearm, though this seems unintentional as it can be a snug fit and isn't mentioned in the instructions.

:His spoiler comes separate in the box and attaches via a 5mm port. Said port also allows you to attach the spoiler to the rifle’s 5mm tab as a sort of shield or directly into his arm. Hey, they’re options!

:Sideswipe’s entire forearms are made of black plastic painted red, making them susceptible to chipping. His waist rotation is placed oddly high in his torso, resulting in it slightly pushing the chest and back panels outward when used. It can rotate freely otherwise, allowing for the recreation of his spinning melee attack from the game. Whee! (He'll need to borrow [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Studio Series|Bumblebee]] or [[Cliffjumper_(WFC)#Studio_Series|Cliffjumper's]] sword for it though.) His ankles also have no articulation beyond upwards as a result of transformation, which makes keeping him standing upright when posing dynamically a challenge.

:A month after Sideswipe and his wavemates were spotted at retail, Hasbro showcased the figure at WonderCon on [[March 30]], 2024. The figure was immediately available to ship from [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], and went up for preorder at other outlets on [[April 4]]. He was intentionally packed alongside [[Sunstreaker (ROTF)#Studio Series|''Bumblebee'' Sunstreaker]], a Cybertronian version of his brother from a different universe.<ref name=April25/>
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==Notes==
[[File:WFC-Sideswipe-render-vehicle mode.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*Sideswipe's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Speedster-type chassis for [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]]-class characters. His parts are also available in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Rogue-type components for the [[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrator]] class (although his wheels can also be used by [[Destroyer (FOC)|Destroyers]]).
*An early design for Sideswipe created for the [[Binder of Revelation]] by [[Emiliano Santalucia]] was much more heavily-inspired by the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen]]'' incarnation of the [[Sideswipe (Movie)|character]], but with the colors and transformation scheme of his [[Generation 1]] [[Sideswipe (G1)|counterpart]].<ref>https://santalux.blogspot.com/2012/06/transformers-concepts-sideswipe.html</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sideswipe''' (サイドスワイプ ''Saidosuwaipu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Héng Pào''' (横炮, "Horizontal Cannon")
*''Russian:'' '''Sideswipe''' (''War for Cybertron'', Сайдсвайп ''Saydsvayp''), '''Uppercut''' (''Generation 1'', Апперкот ''Apperkot'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Pilots]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Scouts]]
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Warpath (WFC)

2025-09-22T00:23:05Z

Shockblade: /* Foreign names */

{{disambig3|Warpath}}
{{faction|autobot}}
:''Warpath is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:WFC-Warpath.jpg|right|thumb|300px|BAM! POW! SORRY, WHAT WAS THAT?]]

'''Warpath''' is brash and boastful, always keen to show off his prowess with his giant cannon. Not only is it violently powerful, but it's extremely accurate, even over a range of a mile and a half. It gives him the confidence to charge headlong into battle against the [[Decepticon]]s. Unfortunately said cannon has also made him slightly deaf, so speak up, would ya?

{{quote|I've only got one setting, old timer: KABLAAM!|Warpath to [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]]|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]''}}

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

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Jamieson Price]] (English)|[[Marc Alfos]] (French), [[Miguel Ángel Montero]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Krzysztof Bochenek]] (Polish), Oliver Kraushaar (German)}}

Warpath was among the many Autobots who defended the [[Decagon]] during the [[Decepticon]] invasion of Iacon and helped clear a path for the future [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and his team. After Optimus became Prime following the death of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]], Warpath joined Optimus and [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] on a mission to Cybertron's infected core. After successfully cleansing the core and defeating a corrupted Spaceslug, it turned out that their journey was pointless; the core had to deactivate itself in order for the planet to survive, which would take millions of years. As Warpath and Ironhide displayed worried glances after Optimus proclaimed that the Autobots must leave Cybertron in order for them to survive, they bore witness as Optimus received the Matrix of Leadership from the core.

He later helped evacuate Cybertron during the big shutdown, surviving [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]'s rampage. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Jamieson Price]]}}

Warpath was indulging in some target practice on a shooting range in an Autobot base when [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] gave a rookie Autobot some basic shooting training.

{{Note|Warpath is an unlockable character for the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron'']] and can replace any of the other characters on the Autobot team. Warpath can be unlocked by obtaining a data disk in "Destroying Trypticon Station". An air character is required.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Jamieson Price]]}}

Six days before the launch of the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]], Warpath got word that [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] and some other Autobot techheads were trapped in Autobot City's nerve center. He and Optimus took some troopers to fight off the Decepticons attacking the center. Despite heavy resistance, they cleared the area and Optimus sent Warpath back to organize the Ark's defenses. Unfortunately, the Decepticons launched a massive assault on the Autobot launch pad and it was only when Optimus got the neutron gun and [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]] online that the Decepticons were eventually repelled. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

It is unknown whether he boarded the Ark on its take off or stayed behind with the Autobot resistance.

{{note|Warpath also appears as a playable character in the Escalation Map, 'Ignition'. He fights alongside [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. He is able to deploy Battle Sentries, which fire at enemies.}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
{{Note|Warpath appears as an Escalation-only character.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)}}

==Notes==
[[File:TFUniverse warpath concept.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
* In "Gathering Troops" on the Autobot DS game, and "The Plot forms" on the Decepticon DS game, he is seen using a solid ranged weapon in the combat range, but once you play as him, he uses a plasma ranged weapon.
* In the Xbox 360/PS3/PC version of the ''War for Cybertron'', during Chapter VIII: 'To the Core', he actually says, "I'll show you what a Defender can do!" Coincidentally, "Defender" is also the name of the chassis representing the form of Warpath in the multiplayer.
* Warpath was planned for the ''[[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]]'' online game before it was canceled. Character designer [[Theo Stylianides]] would [https://www.artstation.com/artwork/d0B8w3 post his concept art] of Warpath online (at right).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Warpath''' (ワーパス ''Wāpasu'')
*''Russian:'' '''Warpath''' (''War for Cybertron'', Ворпат ''Vorpat''), '''Tomahawk''' (''Generation 1'', Томагавк ''Tomagavk'')

==External links==
*[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/3oRog?album_id=7416 ArtStation post by Jay Howse]

[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Optimus Prime (WFC)

2025-09-22T00:21:14Z

Shockblade: /* Foreign names */

{{factions|autobot|decepticon|{{factions/icons|custom=PotP-Thirteenth.png|cSize=30px|cLink=Thirteenth Prime}}|primusvanguard|hofsilver}}
{{disambigm|Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Orion Pax (disambiguation)|Optimus Primal (disambiguation)}}
{{suite}}
:''Optimus Prime is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Optimus Prime-Prime-stock-render-alternate.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Megatron awakened within him a secret yearning. The slashfic writes itself.]]
'''Optimus Prime''' was the last born of the original [[Thirteen]] Transformers. His spark was the most like their progenitor [[Primus]], its frequency nearly identical. He was the mediator and visionary of the group, passing among them all as a calm, inspiring, thoughtful, unifying and well-liked friend. It was his unique spark and his inspiring reassurance that "All are One" that allowed the Primes to rally and succeed in their battle against the Chaos Bringer [[Unicron]]. When tragedy at last ended the era of the Primes and brought forth the new race of lesser descendant Transformers, he alone chose to be reborn in the [[Well of All Sparks]] as one of them, that he might know them and their needs more completely.

All memory of his past life gone, he took the name '''Orion Pax''' and sought his way like any other robot on the new world. Eventually, he found his place as a simple data clerk, satisfied with his job. He was always anxious of the inequality amongst Cybertronians and thus, after gaining inspiration from an outspoken gladiator named [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s call for an upheaval of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s society, took a stand to rid the oppressive [[Functionism|caste system]] which hindered the freedom of all the sentient beings on Cybertron. Little did he realize that his instructor, the master archivist [[Alpha Trion]], was also one of the Thirteen and knew of the secret within the data clerk. Once Pax and Megatron discovered they did not have as much in common as they once believed, the lowly data clerk was promoted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] to be the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. With the claiming of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], Orion Pax became Optimus Prime once more, regaining his memory and rising to lead his people.

Over the centuries, loss and war have led Optimus to appear stern and serious to most. But scratch the surface, and you'll find an individual who greatly cares for his fellow living beings, with a warmth and kindness his closest friends can rely on. You'll also find regret over the loss of a comrade to darkness, and the faintest glimmer of hope that he can be saved.

When adopting a [[beast mode]], he is sometimes known as '''Optimus Primal'''.

{{bigquote|We will [[Theme song|wage our battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons]] wherever it may take us. And one day, we will go home.|Optimus Prime|''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
[[File:TheVisionary.jpg|left||thumb|I used to be a god!]]
Optimus Prime was created as the last of the [[Thirteen]], the first generation of Transformers, each created directly by Primus as a band of unique warriors to combat and defeat Unicron. Upon his creation, Optimus united the Thirteen by his greeting: "All are one." While all of the other members of the Thirteen each possessed unique abilities and artifacts, Optimus wielded no special powers or weapons. It was only through his vision and encouraging words that allowed the Thirteen to finally defeat Unicron.

In the era that followed, Optimus served as the mediator and voice of reason among the increasingly argumentative group of Primes. When these conflicts and power plays finally boiled over after the death of [[Solus Prime]], the Primes descended into full-on conflict against one another. Optimus emerged mostly unharmed from the final conflict that split the Thirteen. However, upon the activation of the [[Well of All Sparks]], Optimus chose to enter into the Well and be reborn as a lesser Cybertronian, in order to know them and their needs better. Before doing so, he asked [[Alpha Trion]] to remove all references to his name from the [[Covenant of Primus]], so that he could not be found unless in the most dire of circumstances.

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Carrying the damaged body of [[Onyx Prime]] and accompanied by [[Micronus Prime]], Optimus bid farewell to his brothers, and announced that the era of the Primes had ended. The three of them entered and activated the Well, which began producing new mechanical life. Among the many humanoid Cybertronians that emerged from the Well was Orion Pax, a humble bot with no memories of his previous life. Alpha Trion recognized what had once been his fellow Prime, and made a note to keep an eye on him later.

Orion Pax was implied to have originally lived out in the wilds of Cybertron, before eventually moving to the city of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Orion found work as an archivist in the newly established [[Hall of Records]], under Alpha Trion's watchful eye. During the [[Age of Wrath]], Orion Pax became Alpha Trion's aide. Orion eventually became friends with [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], a member of the underground resistance movement that had formed against the [[Quintesson]]s. When the Cybertronians finally rebelled against the Quintessons, Orion confided to Alpha Trion that there may be more than one variety of Quintesson. Alpha Trion told him that he needed to keep this knowledge a secret to aid the war effort, and that he needed to pass on these orders to every officer in person. [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] served as his bodyguard. Although the duo faced many hardships along the way, Orion Pax eventually fulfilled his mission.

When the Quintessons were finally routed from the system, Orion was present to witness the activation of the first [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]]s, which heralded the arrival of Cybertron's [[Golden Age]].

After the Golden Age, [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]'s [[Functionism|caste system]] became increasingly oppressive and stifling. Orion developed a friendship with a [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]ian gladiator named [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. The two sought to revitalize Cybertron's rigid caste system, although they differed in their ideals. They remained friends until a fateful meeting with the High Council, in which Orion was named the next Prime- "Optimus Prime". Consumed by jealousy, Megatron and his "[[Decepticon]]s" declared war on Optimus and his "[[Autobot]]" followers.

Over the course of the war, Optimus eventually discovered the [[Matrix of Leadership]] after Megatron poisoned Cybertron with [[Dark Energon]]. The Matrix cast all doubt from Optimus's mind about his worthiness as a Prime, and once on the surface he asked Alpha Trion to help build a starship- the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' so that the Autobots could evacuate the planet while it recovered. They were pursued by Megatron aboard his own ship, and the two factions traveled through the last working space bridge, scattering them across the galaxy.

Over the course of the journey, Optimus's crew visited several lost Cybertronian colonies and ran afoul of the Quintessons once again. They also encountered a tribe of nomadic Cybertronian mutants named [[Mutacon]]s; their leader [[Mercury (COP)|Mercury]] temporarily aided the Autobots in battle against both the Decepticons and the [[Star Seeker]]s.

Eventually, the ''Ark'' reached an organic planet known as [[Earth]], where Optimus and a small group of Autobots took up residence. The Autobots secretly allied themselves with the [[United States of America|United States]] government and set up a permanent base in [[Nevada]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===

Orion Pax was put to work in the [[Hall of Records]] soon after emerging from the Well of All Sparks. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}} At some point in the distant past, the first Quintessons arrived in gigantic silver ships, the first alien life-forms ever to contact Cybertron. Orion Pax was present to see the first Quintessons emerge from these ships and give the gift of [[transformation]] to the assembled Cybertronians by reactivating their dormant [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]]s. Throughout the [[Age of Wrath]], Orion Pax continued to work in the Hall of Records, but like many other Cybertronians he chafed under the Quintesson's increasingly oppressive rule and their vicious, circus-like courts that dispensed a twisted brand of justice. The Quintessons were eventually defeated by the incumbent [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]] of the [[Elite Guard]] and an energon miner named D-16, and Orion—who had no part in the revolution—eventually suppressed his traumatic memories of the alien invasion. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

During the era of the [[Functionism|caste system]], Orion would read and index information in the [[Hall of Records]] from the [[Communication Grid]], but was forbidden to analyze it. That was [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]'s job, and the two became friends. Orion began monitoring Megatron's transmissions, and began a secret correspondence with him because he agreed with his beliefs. They had intense but friendly debates over the nature of free will and the dangerousness of their ideals, and Megatron suggested Orion learn how to fight for his beliefs. Orion began training with Jazz, learning to fire an [[ion blaster|ion-cannon]] and to fashion his arms into an [[energon-axe|axe]] and a [[Dual Energon Swords|sword]].

Orion made his first trip to Kaon to meet Megatron in person at his base. Megatron was the only gladiator who gave Orion a warm welcome. Terrorists began bombings in Megatron's name, and he made his first public announcement on the Grid, stating he was not responsible for the attacks and would bring the perpetrators to justice. Orion followed him up with a speech of his own. Orion trusted Megatron, believing if he were responsible for the attacks, he would have wanted to be associated with them. Later, when [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] took him to meet Megatron at an arena beneath the [[Observatory of Iacon]], Orion was shocked to see Jazz in attendance, and that Megatron had heard rumors about the bombings but did nothing to prevent them.

[[File:War for Cybertron comic - Orion testimony.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Lookin' awful buff and armored for an insignificant young library clerk. One has to wonder if the [[Guilds of Cybertron|Guilds]] may have dropped the ball on this one.]]
When "Decepticons" kidnapped [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]], Orion requested Alpha Trion arrange an audience with [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for him and Megatron. During their hearing in the [[High Council Tower]], Orion rigorously defended their ideals, even reviving the ancient philosophical phrase "Autobots" to describe the autonomy his brethren sought. It was then Councilor [[Halogen (WFC)|Halogen]] declared Orion the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]: Optimus Prime. An outraged Megatron accused his brother of treachery, and then murdered Halogen. When Optimus ordered the [[Elite Guard]] to not harm Megatron, Megatron declared Optimus had fallen into the trappings of power the High Council had foisted upon him, and those in attendance dispersed, with the planet forever divided into Autobots and Decepticons.

Optimus forgoed the first engagement of the war, allowing the Decepticons to take [[Fort Scyk]] so he would gain time to recruit more Autobots. Optimus learned from Jazz after the fall of Scyk that he would have to learn to not mourn every soldier. Optimus fought for the first time during the next battle, the siege of the [[Hydrax Plateau]]. The first Cybertronian he ever killed was a former industrial drone named [[Drixco]]. Afterwards, Optimus confided to Alpha Trion that the act of killing alone made him feel he was on the wrong side. Despite the efforts of Optimus and [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] the Decepticons conquered the Hydrax Plateau. It was at the stalemate of [[Praxus]] that Optimus gained the indispensable allies [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] and [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]]. The first Autobot victory was at [[Kalis]], a vital area due to its fusion reactor that powered Iacon. Optimus, Jazz and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] worked together to bring down the monstrous [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus Maximus]], but the battle was mostly won due to the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s' absence. As Energon depleted, the war descended into a mere siege of Iacon lasting millions of cycles, and Optimus opted to eject the [[AllSpark]] itself into space: during this battle, Optimus gained another great friend in [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]].

Following a lull in the war, the Decepticons began using [[Dark Energon]] and routed the Autobots, but Optimus wisely predicted it was an inefficient resource that would run out soon. To his horror, Megatron and Starscream infiltrated [[Teletraan-1 (WFC)|Teletraan-1]] to steal the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], and although Teletraan-1 awakened the legendary [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] to ferry the Chamber to safety, the Dark Energon-powered Decepticons overpowered the Autobots and used the Chamber to corrupt the [[Core]] of Cybertron and infested the planet with Dark Energon. During the battle, Megatron revealed he had killed Sentinel Prime below the High Council Tower to gain access to the Chamber. Afterwards, Prowl picked up a message from Sentinel on the Grid, and Optimus, realizing he had not found Sentinel's body in Iacon, deduced Sentinel was alive. When Optimus, Jazz, and Prowl rescued him from Kaon Prison, they found the city strangely deserted. Optimus believed Dark Energon was having a severe effect on Decepticon morale. When they found Sentinel, he was dying. He regretted his overlong reign as Prime, and that the High Council had made the right decision in appointing Optimus a Prime. He finally told him he had to go to the Core and purge its corruption of Dark Energon.

After Sentinel's funeral in Iacon, where Optimus was officially appointed Prime after holding the de facto position for so long, he journeyed to the Core with Bumblebee and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] and removed the Plasma Energy Chamber. It was there that a voice from the Core told Optimus he was too late, and the Autobots would have to leave Cybertron as the planet healed itself. But it finally bestowed upon him the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the essence of [[Primus]], explaining that while Sentinel lived, he was still Prime and that he had been unworthy of the Matrix. It told him that when the day came that they would return to Cybertron, the Core and the Matrix would restore the planet and Optimus would lead the Autobots in an "age of unimagined wonders". Afterwards, Optimus launched [[Ark (WFC)|Project Generation One]], to build a ship—that Jazz dubbed the ''Ark''—to take them to the stars, a plan some Autobots objected to.

But before their exodus, Optimus planned to fool Megatron by gathering every spaceworthy vessel and having them rendezvous at what was apparently the last remaining [[space bridge]] in orbit. Megatron ordered [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] fire on the ships, but Optimus ordered a fallback as he, Jetfire, Jazz, Ironhide, Prowl, Sideswipe, and Bumblebee flew the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' to board the monster and knocked him from orbit by blasting his [[Spark]] containment field. Optimus's team returned to find the ''Ark'' ready at the Well of All Sparks, and bid goodbye to those—including Jetfire, Magnus and Omega—who stayed to fend off Trypticon as he transformed to attack. Optimus also bade farewell to Alpha Trion, who believed [[Vector Sigma]] would protect him when the rest of the planet would be unable to sustain life: it was then Optimus realized Alpha Trion was one of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]].

Yet as the ''Ark'' took off the Decepticons overran Iacon and Megatron and his elite boarded Trypticon, who transformed into a ''Nemesis''-class cruiser and pursued the Autobots. Megatron used his and Orion's old frequency to inform Optimus that he would pursue him across the stars and eventually kill him. The ''Ark'' entered the last space bridge and emerged with the ''Nemesis'' gone. They were near a [[Milky Way|spiral galaxy]] and Prowl detected the AllSpark. Knowing the Matrix within would help them find a way home, Optimus vowed that the Autobots would continue to wage their battle across the stars. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|Orion Pax/Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic "[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]."}}

After passing through the unstable Space Bridge, Optimus Prime and his crew found themselves in the vicinity of the lost Cybertronian colony world of [[Velocitron]], and with the help of a starmap projected by the Matrix, the Autobots entered orbit above the planet. Optimus Prime led a small exploratory team to the planet's surface, where they met [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], [[Override (Prime)|Override]] and [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack]]. It was a time of great stress between Velocitron's rulers, and the Autobots' arrival from mythical Cybertron only exacerbated the situation. Worse still, active acts of sabotage on the Ark led the Autobots to the conclusion that one of their crew was actually a Decepticon agent. Optimus concluded there was little they could do at the moment other than remain on guard. Later, Optimus traveled with a young Velocitronian named [[Clocker (Prime)|Clocker]] to Velocitron's south pole, where he discovered a fragment of metal that he thought might belong to the mythical [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. His investigations were cut short by an attack of rebel Velocitronians, forcing him to return to the city of [[Delta]], where he discovered what he thought was another fragment. Although the Autobots secured an ally in Override, they left Velocitron on the brink of civil war during their departure, as Ransack's followers had been corrupted by the Decepticon rhetoric of "peace through tyranny" spread by the Ark's traitor.

The next leg of their journey through the Space Bridge brought the Autobots to fabled Junkion, a world composed entirely of space junk. Optimus Prime made contact with the leader of the planet's inhabitants, a scatterbrained robot named [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]], who was spurred to action by the appearance of the Matrix. The Autobots went to work repairing the Ark, with the relative assistance of the Junkions. Prime discovered another fragment in a forge, and barely managed to rescue it. When Prowl discovered the traitorous [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] was aboard, Optimus and Jazz managed to identify and trap the shifter in a stasis field, ending his threat to the Autobots. However, Optimus Prime's Matrix-induced visions led him on a quest through one of the four Space Bridge nodes surrounding Junkion, and he selected Bumblebee and Silverbolt to accompany him. Through the Bridge, they came across the lonely tomb of Solus Prime, fabled artificer of the Thirteen. Her holographic spirit was called forth by the Matrix and informed the Autobots that the Requiem Blaster, most deadly of her creations, rested on Junkion and must be kept out of Decepticon hands. When the group returned to Junkion with Chaindrive in tow, Optimus assembled his findings, the [[Blades of Time]], and contacted the reclusive [[Vector Prime]].

The Decepticons eventually arrived on Junkion in force, and the two sides warred over a hidden treasure at the planet's core...the Requiem Blaster. A weapon capable of drawing infinite power from nearby stellar sources, the Requiem Blaster had its own gravity field and had literally been the core around which Junkion's "junk" had formed. Optimus and Megatron dueled once more as the planet tore itself apart, but the arrival of the mythical hero [[Nexus Prime]] helped to turn the tide. From him, Optimus received the [[Cyber Caliber]], a powerful sword that he used to fight Megatron to a standstill. The fighting over the Requiem Blaster ripped the planet apart, but both sides eventually called off the melee and abandoned the Blaster after learning the location of the Allspark itself. Optimus Prime and the Autobots boarded the Ark and began the long race to reach their civilization's greatest prize before Megatron could. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

Sometime after the battle over Junkion, the Matrix of Leadership began to behave erratically, transmitting strange visions the further the ''Ark'' traveled into deep space and causing Optimus Prime to doubt his own leadership capabilities. The ''Ark'' eventually discovered the world of [[Aquatron]], rich with Energon. Prime ordered an away party to land and investigate the planet's surface. The friendly Aquatronians eventually invited Optimus himself to one of their cities, where he met the [[Inquirata (Prime)|Curator]], who claimed to speak on the behalf of all Aquatronians. Before Optimus could explore any further, he was struck with another vision of himself, in his Orion Pax state, being menaced by a sinister figure. Crying out Megatron's name, Optimus collapsed and was rushed to the nearest Aquatronian medical center for diagnostic investigations. Doctor [[Xeros]] took a particular interest in his Matrix and scanned it, clandestinely transmitting its schematics back to the Curator to further their own plan.

Later that evening, at yet another welcome celebration, Ratchet privately confided in Optimus that Optimus may be suppressing traumatic memories from his days as Orion Pax. Ironhide interrupted the conversation to tell him that [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]], [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]], and Bumblebee had gone missing somewhere beneath Aquatron's deep oceanic trenches. Optimus immediately ordered a search party to find the missing Autobots, even though the Curator warned Optimus that Aquatron's deepest depths were inhabited by vicious, less-evolved creatures. Before the search party could begin its task, Sideswipe warned Optimus of the approaching ''Nemesis'', who had been trailing the Ark and also chanced upon Aquatron. Optimus asked the Curator for help, worrying that the ''Ark'' would be shot down, and the Curator responded by cutting power to both ships, angered that the Cybertronians had chosen to fight their war over a neutral planet. He invited both Optimus and Megatron—forced into a temporary truce—to a peace talk, apparently in the hopes of forging a true peace treaty to permanently ending the war. When both sides had arrived and temporarily disarmed, the Curator revealed his true allegiance... that he was, in fact, a Quintesson. A skeptical Optimus, who had studied the Quintesson occupation of Cybertron (although he did not personally remember his own time under Quintesson rule) found it hard to trust the Curator, even when the Quintesson claimed that his formerly violent race had reformed into a peaceful federation. Even so, Optimus decided to play along until he could find some way to escape.

The Curator visited Prime that night, promising him the current location of the Allspark if he cooperated the next morning, and also mentioning that the Aquatronians could subliminally influence Megatron's mind to make the Decepticon leader more suggestible and easier to manipulate—although Prime steadfastly refused the latter option. Optimus and Megatron prepared to negotiate the next morning. However, Megatron took the opportunity to backstab Prime by siccing six Vehicon troopers on him. Before either side could finish their fight, Skywarp—acting on Starscream's orders—detonated a bomb beneath the building, flooding it. Optimus—who had to shut off his Matrix to quell the tide of Quintesson visions—and Megatron temporarily put aside their differences and helped one another to escape from the rapidly sinking building... only to be met with a horde of angry [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s and their general [[Tyrannicon]], who placed Optimus, Megatron, and all the other Autobots and Decepticons under arrest for public mayhem and blasphemy.

Transported underwater and by rail, the defeated party of Cybertronians eventually arrived at Aquatron's capital of Hydratron. Once there, the Quintessons sent Optimus to stand trial for his numerous crimes against the Quintesson Imperium, including treachery and blasphemy against his creators. The Quintessons claimed that they had colonized Cybertron long ago and built the first Transformers, who subsequently revolted against them. Optimus, initially swayed by the stories—and partially remembering his own time spent under Quintesson rule—sadly pleaded guilty to his imagined crimes. However, he suddenly recalled ''more'' memories, including his life before the Quintesson invasion, and denounced the Quintessons as self-serving and manipulative egotists. Even though his brainwashed troops decried him as a maniac and a warmonger, Megatron, his memories also jogged, corroborated Optimus's testimony. The Quintesson judges considered this, and eventually declared Optimus and the assembled Cybertronians innocent. Being Quintessons, they immediately began executing the Cybertronians by pushing them into a Pirhanacon pit, while forcing Optimus and Megatron to fight one another in hand-to-hand gladiatorial combat.

Unbeknownst to either party, the Quintessons harvested the energy exerted by Optimus to power up an abandoned space bridge located beneath Aquatron, from which they eventually launched a Sharkticon invasion force to retake Cybertron, intending to re-colonize it and enslave its inhabitants once more. With Optimus and Megatron no longer needed, they too were plunged into the execution pit. In the fight for survival, Optimus reactivated his Matrix, giving both him and Megatron additional power, even though the Quintessons once again launched a stream of propaganda to further destabilize him. The two managed to escape and came face-to-face with the [[Gamekeeper]] and a mysterious set of carvings depicting a Megatron-like being surrounded by Sharkticons. Megatron killed the Gamekeeper, but Optimus had doubts about the carving's veracity. The temporary alliance fractured as soon as Megatron discovered the decoy Matrix hidden in Xeros' inner sanctum. He plunged the [[Sharkticon Matrix of Leadership]] into his chest, transformed into a Sharkticon-like form, and hurled Optimus down the elevator shaft.

As Prime fell to certain death, he was briefly visited by [[Thirteen|thirteen mysterious figures]], who informed him that it was not yet his time to depart from this realm. Indeed, Optimus's fall was broken by a recently freed [[Leviacon]], who carried him to the Curator's fortified command bubble hidden deep beneath the surface. Optimus arrived to find Megatron —who had usurped control over the Sharkticons—fighting Tyrannicon over control of the Matrix. Although Tyrannicon soon gained the upperhand and stole Megatron's new Matrix, he was eaten by Hydratron, who had transformed into a monstrous beast that the Curator intended to unleash on Cybertron. Even as the Curator attacked him with its powerful control wand, Optimus managed to ignite the Energon beneath the space bridge and cause a colossal explosion. Despite the Leviacon's misgivings, Optimus stopped to rescue the unconscious Megatron from the explosion as well, and the three of them headed up to the surface of the planet. With the Matrix free of Quintesson interference, Optimus and the Autobots departed to resume their search for the AllSpark. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} after the Autobots barely emerged victorious in a battle at [[Kalis]], Optimus visited Alpha Trion. Within the Iacon archives, he expected to find a more hopeful atmosphere than on the battlefield. Instead, he learned that the Covenant of Primus foretold of a dire threat looming towards the AllSpark. Alpha Trion suggested launching the AllSpark from Cybertron to protect it, and Optimus reluctantly agreed to do so.

Optimus then called a meeting of his most trusted lieutenants: Jazz, Ratchet, Ironhide, Ultra Magnus, and the young Bumblebee, and laid out his plan to keep the AllSpark out of Megatron's reach for the duration of their war. When the group, accompanied by the Wreckers and Jetfire, approached the Well of AllSparks, they learned that the Decepticons were moving in on their position much earlier than anticipated. Optimus modified his plan accordingly, having Jetfire provide his grounded soldiers with a distraction, while the Wreckers were posted as their first line of defense against Megatron's troops. At Bumblebee's insistence, he and Cliffjumper were granted permission to back up the Wreckers.

Within the Well, Optimus had Arcee activate the mechanisms needed to launch the AllSpark, as it could not be activated by a Prime. She did so, and with the AllSpark now away, the Decepticons fell back. Optimus and his troops were then set out to finding Bumblebee out on the battlefield after he had been left crippled and mute by his encounter with Megatron. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

Optimus Prime and the [[Earth Protection Taskforce]] unsuccessfully attempted to capture [[Famine|Starquest]] and [[Thundertron]]. {{Storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

===IDW Aligned comics===
[[File:GoodIntentions-GrimlockOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|The possibility of the Dinobots reacting negatively was a factor I allowed for in my planning.]]
During the war for Cybertron, Optimus Prime and the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] leader [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] didn't see eye to eye. Optimus preferred playing the long game, but Grimlock felt that caution would hinder their attempts at quick victory. Optimus attempted to rein in Grimlock when the latter attempted to defend Autobot City by himself. {{storylink|Fall}} On another one of the Lightning Strike Coalition's reckless missions, Optimus Prime ordered them to return to base and abandon their battle, lest they waste precious energon. Grimlock reluctantly obeyed. However, when it was discovered that [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] was in Decepticon custody, the Lightning Strike Coalition ignored Optimus Prime's orders, broke ranks, and went after him on their own. {{storylink|Good Intentions}}

[[File:PrimeComicOptimus.jpg|thumb|Manga is the right of all sentient beings.]]
In the modern day, Optimus sent an encrypted message from [[Earth]] directing the Autobots to their new world. When [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] landed, Optimus and Bumblebee detected them and came to retrieve them. For Optimus to find them under attack from [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] was no matter, for Optimus crushed the air commander and sent his brawny accomplice running. Optimus picked up the wounded Arcee, and took her through a [[GroundBridge]] to his base for [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] to repair her, while informing Cliffjumper that while his journey was over, their battle was just beginning. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}}
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===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese)|[[Wang Wei]] (Chinese), [[Alexander Kovrizhnykh]] (Russian), [[Alfredo Martínez]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Wan-gyeong Seong]] (Korean), [[Ki-hyeon Kim]] (Korean, "Predacons Rising"), [[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian), [[Erwin Grunspan]] (French), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German, Season One), [[Klaus-Dieter Klebsch]] (German, Season 2), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Dariusz Odija]] (Polish), [[César Marchetti]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Pekka Lehtosaari]] (Finnish), [[Jukka Pihlajaniemi]] (Finnish, as Orion Pax, Season 2)}}
[[File:OneShallRise3-corresponding.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|One does not simply see a strong friendship between a bully and a nerd.]]

In the waning years of the [[Golden Age]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Orion Pax was a clerk in the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] [[Hall of Records]], {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} mentored by Alpha Trion. {{storylink|New Recruit}} His interests lay with the tales of ancient Cybertronian history, but the more he learned about the past, the more he grew concerned about the present. There was a disparity in freedom among the classes of his race, and the ruling class was corrupt and all-powerful. In seeking a solution to this inequity, he found inspiration in the words of a gladiator named [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatronus]], and the two joined forces to end corruption and bring equality to the masses. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} Orion and Megatronus became close allies, almost like brothers. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} But soon Megatronus' ideals would become corrupted, and the two would become bitter enemies. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[File:OneShallRise3-cametobe.jpg|thumb||If you squint, I look sort of like this in ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (video game)|Fall of Cybertron]]''. Okay, that's a lie.]]
Both Megatronus—now "Megatron"—and Orion Pax appeared before the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]], and Megatron stated it was his intention to overthrow the High Council by force and instate himself as the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. But it was Orion's speech that drew their attention. Jealous, Megatron left angrily and began his [[Great War (Prime)|conquest]], which resulted in countless casualties and left the [[Core]] of Cybertron itself [[Dark Energon|poisoned]]. It was Orion's subsequent search for the Core that completed his transformation into Optimus Prime. The Core, the essence of their creator [[Primus]], relinquished the [[Matrix of Leadership]] into his chassis. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

During the war, Optimus encountered [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] at the [[Battle of Technahar]] when the Decepticon was sent by Megatron to kill him. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} With the help of Alpha Trion, Optimus fired the [[AllSpark]] into space to hide it from Megatron. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}} After Cybertron was abandoned, Optimus Prime's [[Team Prime|elite team]] of Autobots eventually made their way to Earth, where they allied themselves with the [[United States of America|United States]] government. The Autobots were assigned [[William Fowler]] as their liaison, and provided an [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|abandoned missile silo]] as a base in exchange for keeping the Decepticon threat contained. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Optimus then sent a message into space, calling any Autobot survivors to Earth. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

[[File:DarknessRising1-fairquestion.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Do you have your grandfather's glasses—er, wait.]]

After three years of Decepticon absence, Prime was out on the road when word reached him that [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] was facing down an entire contingent of Decepticons. Arriving to the battlefield too late, Prime delivered a eulogy for their fallen comrade. Soon after, some humans were caught up in a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, and Optimus, knowing that they would now be targeted by the Decepticons, had them brought to the Autobot base. There, he told them about the Transformer war and assigned the Autobots to be their individual guardians. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Presently, the apparent reactivation of Cliffjumper's lifesigns was detected by the Autobots, and they tracked it to a Decepticon [[Energon]] mine, where they discovered that Megatron had returned to Earth with Dark Energon, used to revive Cliffjumper as a zombie [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

Realizing that Megatron's goal was to create an undead army, Optimus and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] headed to the site of an ancient Transformer battleground on Earth, arriving just as Megatron used a sliver of Dark Energon to reanimate the corpses buried there into a Terrorcon legion. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} Struggling against the detrimental effects of Dark Energon, the pair cut their way through the Terrorcons, but Megatron escaped before Optimus could get his hands on him. Returning to base, Optimus was disappointed to find that [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] had let the kids go out into battle in his absence, but disturbing intel had been recovered in the process: the Decepticons were planning to use a [[space bridge]] to revive the dead of Cybertron with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} [[GroundBridge|GroundBridging]] to the Decepticon's space bridge in Earth orbit, Optimus faced Megatron down in a one-on-one battle while the other Autobots sabotage the bridge, causing it to explode and destroy the Terrorcons, and apparently, Megatron himself. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

[[File:DarknessRising5-OptimusPrimeguns.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Pssst, Prime, your barrel openings are just painted detail.]]

Despite the victory, Optimus regretted not having been able to turn Megatron to the path of peace, and Ratchet consoled the Autobot leader. When Decepticon activity was detected in an area of the desert, Optimus and Bumblebee went to investigate, discovering that Starscream had located and reactivated Skyquake from stasis. Optimus tried to appeal to the two Decepticons to consider a truce now that Megatron had gone, but Starscream merely mocked his request and Skyquake was determined to carry out his late master's wishes and terminate Prime. Optimus and Bumblebee found themselves forced to battle and destroy Skyquake, with some assistance from Fowler, but they respectfully buried their fallen foe and Prime lamented the circumstances. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[File:Scrapheap-cloudsbreak.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Okay, ''now'' I'm ready to call Bulkhead fat."]]
After Bulkhead and Bumblebee found a pod in the [[Arctic]] and brought it back to base, Optimus and Arcee went back to the Arctic to check for clues as to the pod's origin. After some time searching, the temperature sensors Ratchet had given them went off, so Optimus attempted to contact base, only to find the comms were down. The pair sought shelter, but as their temperatures slowly dropped, things looked grim. Just as they were losing hope, the GroundBridge opened and ejected Bulkhead and the swarm of [[Scraplet]]s that had been causing havoc at base. The three Autobots were subsequently able to return home, and Optimus paid tribute to their human friends who had helped eliminate the Scraplets. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

[[File:Convoy-Optimustrailer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"This here's [[Rubber Ducky|Rubber Duck]] and I'm about to put the hammer down."]]
When Bulkhead's old buddy [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] arrived on Earth, Optimus excused himself from the welcome party and went out on patrol, since "Primes don't party". As such, he missed all the fun when Wheeljack turned out to be a [[Makeshift (Prime)|Decepticon spy]], but he stuck around for the second part to welcome the real Wheeljack, telling the visiting Autobot that he'd always be welcome on Earth. {{storylink|Con Job}} Not long after, when the Autobots were contracted by Fowler to help transport the experimental [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]], Optimus carried the device in a [[trailer]] to the rendezvous point, where it was transferred to a train. Unfortunately, the D.N.G.S. became a target for both the Decepticons and the human terrorist organization [[MECH]], and Prime was forced to have his Autobots break cover to fight [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] while he dispatched MECH's leader [[Silas]]. A poor loser, Silas took out the train track ahead and Optimus went into maximum overdrive, grabbing the train and physically halting it. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

[[File:Optimuselectrocuted.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] were right, I should've gone for this earlier!]]
Tracking an [[Energon Harvester]] to a museum, Optimus Prime and the Autobots were attacked by new Decepticons arrivals [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]], and Prime got the business end of Knock Out's [[Energon prod]], taking him out of the fight long enough for Soundwave to make off with the Harvester. Optimus led the Autobots in following the villains to Greece, and stopped their attempts to harvest an Energon seam there. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Prime had another clash with Knock Out soon after: when he discovered that Arcee and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] had disobeyed his orders against using powers for personal gain by participating in illegal street races, Optimus intervened, and helped rescue a [[Vince|captive human]] from Knock Out's clutches by ripping the Decepticon's door off. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[File:SickMind-OPinfected.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I woke up late one morning with a black eye. Why the heck does everyone think I'm sick? I could've just been punched in the face. Really hard.]]
While investigating a [[Autobot plague ship|crashed Autobot spacecraft]], Optimus Prime's hopes of helping any survivors were dashed when the craft turned out to be a corpse-strewn plague ship from which he contracted [[Cybonic plague]], a pathogen engineered by Megatron himself. Arcee and Bumblebee boarded the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' in search of a cure, and, discovering that Megatron was still alive and in stasis, Bumblebee entered his mind via a [[cortical psychic patch]]. In his dreamworld, Megatron was constantly killing imaginary Optimus Primes, and Bumblebee played on Megatron's desire to kill Optimus himself, rather than have him succumb to the plague, to convince him to hand over the cure. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} After getting back up to full health, Optimus led the Autobots to the Arctic, where Starscream was using a heat ray to melt a glacier in order to access an energon deposit. Prime boldly plowed through the weapon's beam in order to get close enough to destroy it, but the resultant explosion left him helpless before Starscream—until he was saved at the last moment when the resurrected Megatron arrived to haul Starscream away for punishment. {{Storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[File:Shadowzone HappymusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|:D]]

Optimus Prime led the Autobots in investigating a Dark Energon energy signature, and found Starscream using the substance to resurrect Skyquake. Fortunately, the additional power conveyed upon Starscream by the Dark Energon was not enough to prevent Optimus Prime from blasting his arm clean off. Presently, a GroundBridge accident catapulted Jack, [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] into an alternate dimension, and when the Autobots opened a portal to bring them back, Prime took the Autobots back to the battlefield to protect them from Starscream. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} Optimus's inimitable compassion even extended to Breakdown, when he was captured by the forces of MECH and Optimus determined they would rescue him. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} Later, Optimus was at the Autobot base when Jack and Arcee brought [[June Darby|Jack's mom]] in to introduce her to everyone. {{storylink|Crisscross (episode)|Crisscross}} He was out on a scouting mission with Bumblebee when Ratchet detected a strange magnetic signature that turned out to be a [[Polarity gauntlet]], {{storylink|Metal Attraction}} and also missed out on an adventure in a collapsed mine, but when he heard that Jack had shown mercy to an immobilized Megatron, he was proud of the boy. {{storylink|Raf's Notes#Note15|Raf's Notes}}


[[File:Partners-StiffOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We've replaced Optimus with a statue. Think anyone will notice?]]

Exploring the wreck of a crashed [[Harbinger|Decepticon ship]], Optimus Prime and his team fell victim to [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], who paralyzed Prime and Bulkhead with the ship's cargo: an experimental [[Immobilizer]]. Prime would have wound up handed over to Megatron and mounted on the bow of the ''Nemesis'' if not for Bumblebee, who saw the villainess off, and Ratchet, who repaired the damaged device and unfroze the pair. {{storylink|Partners (Prime)|Partners}}

[[File:StrongerFaster-RatchetPrime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Who will join me? Who will become stronger, faster, more insubordinate?]]

Lost Cybertronian technology continued to cause problems for Prime and the Autobots when a formula for [[Synthetic Energon]] was beamed from a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] into Bulkhead's mind, putting his life at risk. Refusing to sacrifice Bulkhead despite the advantage the formula would give the Autobots, Prime petitioned Megatron for the return of the cylinder so they could extract the data. In exchange, he would hand it over to the Decepticons, but Megatron refused and destroyed the device after a battle. The formula was subsequently beamed out of Bulkhead's mind into space, {{storylink|T.M.I.}} but when Ratchet proceeded to generate a batch of "SynthEn" and was driven mentally unstable after testing it on himself, he and Optimus came to blows, and Optimus confined him to base. Ratchet instead took off to face Megatron, forcing Prime to lead a team into a Decepticon mine to rescue him. Cured of the SynthEn's effects, Optimus reminded Ratchet that he was a vital member of the team. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

[[File:PrimeEp23-PrimeMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Slap slap.]]

Believing that a prophecy in the [[Covenant of Primus]] was soon to come true and that Megatron could regard it as his destiny, Optimus Prime was finally forced to abandon any illusions of turning his old foe to the path of good after the Decepticon leader grievously wounded Raf during a battle over a power source for the villain's new space bridge. Optimus boarded the ''Nemesis'' and called Megatron out for a one-on-one battle that he vowed would be their last. The two ancient enemies fought before a volcano, and Optimus managed to fell Megatron, but just before he could deliver the killing blow, the volcano erupted with Dark Energon. Megatron experienced an increase in power, and turned the tide, {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} but thankfully, the intervention of the other Autobots saved Optimus's life. Retreating to base to review this new nightmare scenario, Optimus recounting the tale of [[Primus]], [[Unicron]] and the [[Thirteen]] to the gathered humans and told them he believed that Earth had formed around the slumbering form of Unicron, who was now in the process of awakening. Examining areas of the planet struck by earthquakes at the moment of the eruption, Optimus soon found himself confronted by Unicron himself, in an avatar formed from rock and stone. He prostrated himself before the Chaos Bringer and tried to plead for the lives of the billions of [[human]]s who dwelt on Earth, but Unicron considered them parasites and attacked Prime with wave after wave of avatars. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

[[File:OneShallRise2-shake.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Kiss kiss.]]

He ordered the other Autobots ''not'' to come to his aid, so naturally they came anyway. After fighting increasingly larger Unicrons, they came up against one that was too much for them. Just as it was about to step on Optimus, help came in the unlikely form of Megatron, who offered his services in eliminating Unicron and revealed that only the [[Matrix of Leadership]] held by Optimus could achieve that aim. The Autobots returned to base, where the others were horrified that Prime was intending to take up Megatron's offer, but he was resolute that all care would be taken to make sure it was a safe as possible. When Megatron stepped into the base, Optimus and the other Autobots welcomed him appropriately. Before they left on their mission, Optimus presented Jack with the key to the GroundBridge power supply. Optimus, Megatron and the Autobots were soon stepping through the GroundBridge to [[Earth's core]], Unicron himself. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

As they moved through Unicron's internal structure, they came under attack from [[Unicron's antibodies|anti-bots]]. Optimus and Megatron fought back to back, though Optimus took time out to rescue Bulkhead from falling. When they reach Unicron's spark chamber, Optimus and Megatron went inside, and, though the dark god possessed Megatron, Optimus unleashed the Matrix, apparently extinguishing Unicron's spark. However the price was high—Optimus's memory was lost and he believed himself to be Orion Pax. Megatron played along, and took him back to the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

[[File:Orion-Pax-Part-1-OP-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"You mean I can't just go [[Super Mode]] and kick your ass in this show? Crap."]]

Megatron wasted no time in convincing Orion that black was white and up was down. Branded with the Decepticon insignia by Knock Out, Orion was shown false history of Cybertron's destruction, and convinced that the Autobots were the aggressors. Angered at Cybertron's loss, Orion promised Megatron he would do his part to help. He was put to work decoding information stolen from the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] archives, and told Megatron they were of locations of Earth and feared that they could be weapons of mass destruction. Later, there was a commotion in the corridors, and Orion decided to investigate despite being ordered to remain in his lab, however, Soundwave managed to prevent him from seeing Arcee when the Autobot managed to get on board. Not long after, the long-absent Starscream sneaked onto the ship to steal [[energon cube]]s and ended up blundering into Orion's work room. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}}

Surprised to see Starscream, not least because Megatron had said he was dead, Orion's suspicions became aroused as Starscream noted Megatron would likely have told him many lies. Despite asking what he knew, Starscream was quick to depart when more Vehicon guards arrived and in spite of Orion attempting to convince them to hold their fire. After Megatron's subsequent covering of the incident, Orion decided to poke through the Decepticon database and learned that he was Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

[[File:OrionPax3 Optimus Decepticon insignia.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|What did I do last night?]]

Megatron, as it turned out, already knew he knew since his work was being monitored. Orion decided to delete his discoveries so that Megatron could not use then. However, Megatron revealed he was also having his work copied. As Soundwave reported activity on Cybertron, Megatron had more Vehicon guards put at his back while he dealt with the matter, and threatened to kill him if he didn't continue his work. Orion tried to appeal to the guards to help him warn the Autobots, but they responded with a beating until he discovered he was armed and stopped them. Having realized he was meant to be an Autobot, Orion went to confront Megatron at the space bridge. However, he found he was no match for the Decepticon leader and was quickly overpowered. Just then, Arcee leapt through the space bridge from Cybertron and tackled Megatron. Behind her was Jack with the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], loaded with the information from the Matrix of Leadership. Orion questioned whether he was worthy, and Jack assured him he was. When his memory was restored, albeit minus his time as Orion, Optimus prevented Megatron from exterminating his comrades, and they returned to the Autobot base for a big reunion. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

Optimus and Ratchet followed an ancient signal, and found Megatron and his forces unearthing a Cybertronian artifact, the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]]. While the two Autobots fought the other Decepticons, Bumblebee snatched the extractor from Megatron inside the GroundBridge. Later at base, Optimus theorized that the Spark Extractor was among the many Decepticon weapons confiscated during the Great War, and worried that he couldn't remember what he had revealed to Megatron when he was suffering amnesia. To compound matters, a short time later, MECH stole Bumblebee's [[transformation cog (biology)|T-cog]], causing Prime more worry. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Despite Optimus's misgivings, Ratchet talked him into approving a T-cog transplant between Ratchet and Bumblebee. When a signal indicating an artifact was detected, he cut the operation short to take Arcee and Bulkhead to secure it. Unfortunately, he and Arcee were unable to penetrate Knock Out's force field, and the Decepticons got away with the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

[[File:LooseCannons Optimus and Wheeljack in Jackhammer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This scene is even funnier if you imagine "Mahna Mahna" playing on the radio.]]

When Wheeljack returned to Earth in pursuit of [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], Optimus attempted to convince him to join the Autobot team. Wheeljack instead took Bulkhead to try and trap Dreadwing, only to fall into a trap themselves. Prime had to dig Wheeljack out of the resulting rubble, and joined him to rescue Bulkhead, who was strapped to one of Dreadwing's explosives. When Optimus managed to defeat the Decepticon and pin him, his gambit to make Dreadwing defuse the bomb worked, and Wheeljack gained a new respect for the Autobot leader. {{Storylink|Loose Cannons}}

After obtaining information on Airachnid's whereabouts from Starscream, Optimus led a mission to an abandoned energon mine in [[South America]], where they found Megatron fighting an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] under Airachnid's control. When the fight was finished, the Autobots surrounded the exhausted Megatron, but were prevented from finishing him off by the arrival of Dreadwing. Outnumbered, Optimus offered to allow Megatron go if Dreadwing extended the same courtesy. Though Dreadwing kept his word, Megatron ordered the Vehicons to attack while he and Dreadwing escaped, but luckily the Autobots trashed them. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}

[[File:NemesisPrime Nemesis vs Optimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|"Optimus Prime, slavery is the right of all sentient beings!" "Wow, am I really that annoying?"]]
Optimus returned to base from an energon mine to find that MECH had created a clone of him and were using it to attack the military. He and the Autobots attempted to stop [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]] from attacking [[Alden Military Base]], but had to retreat under fire from the military. They began scouring the area, and located the MECH base, where Optimus fought one-on-one with Nemesis Prime, until a distraction by Fowler allowed him to finish off the Silas-controlled machine, dropping it on Silas himself. Optimus returned to base for repairs, and Fowler gave them the news that Silas had disappeared. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}} During Fowler's debriefing by [[Bryce|General Bryce]], Optimus revealed himself to the general to prove he was still alive and on the military's side. {{storylink|Grill (episode)|Grill}}

Optimus took Bumblebee and Arcee to investigate some activity and found Airachnid sending out a swarm of Insecticons to attack the ''Nemesis''. He and Bumblebee ended up having to fight a bunch of them and won. They got to return to base with Airachnid, whom Arcee had trapped in stasis-lock. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}} After the ''Nemesis'' crashed, and was reactivated with Dark Energon, Optimus took a team with the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]] to attack the warship, only for them to all be knocked into stasis lock by the ship's weapons. Ratchet took them back to base, where they recovered after the conscious ship was disabled by the kids. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}

[[File:TriangulationPrimeAndScream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
With the locations of four relics now in their possession, Optimus dispatched Arcee and Bumblebee to [[New York City]] to find the first {{storylink|Tunnel Vision (episode)|Tunnel Vision}} and warned Bulkhead to be careful in obtaining another near the equator. {{storylink|Toxicity}} Optimus himself went to [[Antarctica]], where he found the relic had already been taken, and Dreadwing had Starscream a prisoner. During the ensuing fight, Optimus brought tons of ice down on Dreadwing, before forcing Starscream to lead him to a human base where the relic was being kept. Dreadwing caught up with them, and while Optimus fought the Decepticon, Starscream obtained the [[Apex Armor (Thirteen)|Apex Armor]], forcing Optimus and Dreadwing to team up to defeat him. Though Dreadwing intended to fight him again, Optimus convinced him that there would be no point in continuing their fight, so Dreadwing left. {{storylink|Triangulation}}

Back at base, Prime found that Bulkhead had been critically wounded during the relic missions. Optimus refused to tell Wheeljack who was responsible, but the Wrecker rushed off anyway. When Wheeljack and Miko later returned having killed [[Hardshell]], Optimus stopped Ratchet from preventing Miko from running to Bulkhead's side. {{storylink|Hurt}} Optimus began attempting to decode the Iacon database, though it was hard going with the Earth technology he was forced to use. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

[[File:Legacy-PrimeStarSaber.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|By the power of Iacon, I HAVE THE POWER!]]
During a mission to investigate a crashed escape pod, the team encountered [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] whose tales of guarding Alpha Trion convinced Optimus that he was on the level. Optimus still believed Smokescreen was too green to go into combat, so the new Autobot was left at base when Prime took a team to recover some [[Red Energon]]. When they encountered Starscream, still in possession of the Apex Armor, Optimus took the Decepticon on himself, kicking Starscream off a crane. After Smokescreen used the [[phase shifter]] to separate Starscream from the armor, Optimus officially welcomed the new Autobot to the team. {{storylink|New Recruit}} When Fowler notified them that a [[Project Damocles]] satellite had been stolen by Breakdown and Silas, Optimus took a team to a military base in the hope of securing the satellite control codes before the Decepticons could get them. Instead, they found themselves facing both Decepticon troopers and the orbital death ray itself, controlled by Soundwave. {{storylink|The Human Factor}} Optimus assigned Jack to help Smokescreen adapt to Earth. He had almost finished decoding another set of Iacon coordinates when a signal led him and his team on a wild goose chase. Despite this, they found the location of the real relic, the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], and Optimus managed to wrest control of it off the Decepticons. Through the sword's power, he received a message from Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}}

[[File:AlphaOmega-ohmy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"You must not sacrifice a piece of the future to bring back the past." "But you flung all of the artifacts from the past onto Earth!" "... right, right, sorry. [[Five Servos of Doom|Wrong script]].]]
Trion told him of the existence of the [[Omega Key]]s on Earth, and Prime immediately set about decoding the four final coordinates from the Iacon database. After Arcee returned from the first set of coordinates with news that Megatron had invited Prime to come get the first key, Optimus went to [[Egypt]] to find that Megatron had grafted the arm of a Prime onto himself and forged the [[Dark Star Saber]]. Though Megatron's new weapon shattered the Star Saber, with Smokescreen's help Prime returned to base with the first Omega Key and resumed his decoding work. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

He soon decoded more coordinates decoded though in both cases the Autobots failed to secure the Omega Keys. Smokescreen was hit hard by the failure, and Optimus told the other Autobots to allow the upset rookie space. When the final coordinates he decoded turned out to be an image of Smokescreen, he took the team to find their comrade, only to arrive too late as Smokescreen was captured by Soundwave. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} After Smokescreen escaped the ''Nemesis'' with two of the keys, the Autobots received a message from Starscream offering the final key in exchange for surgical help. Optimus took Bulkhead and Ratchet out to Starscream's location, only to realize too late that they'd been tricked, and Starscream got away with all three of the Autobots' three Omega Keys. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

After Dreadwing returned the Forge of Solus Prime to the Autobots, Optimus used it to modify the GroundBridge into a space bridge. Believing that Megatron would use the keys to restore Cybertron for political points, Optimus took the Autobots to their home world, and kept Megatron busy with the reforged Star Saber while the others took back the keys. Though they succeeded, and reached the [[Omega Lock]], Megatron revealed he had taken the Autobots' human friends hostage. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

[[File:PrimeDarkestHourOPArm.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"...Nothing ever dies we will rise again."]]
With no other choice, Optimus had everyone hand over the Omega Keys in exchange for the kids, however when it turned out Megatron intended to use the Omega Lock on Earth as well, Optimus was compelled to use the Star Saber to destroy the lock. He and his team returned to Earth, only to find that the Omega Lock had created a [[Darkmount (Earth)|Decepticon fortress]] on their doorstep, and he ordered the others to evacuate. Prime himself stayed behind to destroy the GroundBridge, and was caught in the explosion as the Decepticons destroyed the base. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

Optimus was salvaged from the wreckage by Smokescreen, who sheltered Prime in an underground cavern. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} Though Smokescreen was unable to find any medical supplies for his badly-damaged leader, Optimus asked after the Forge of Solus Prime. {{storylink|Scattered}} Smokescreen retrieved the relic from the Decepticon warship, however Optimus refused to use it on himself, believing the power should be conserved for later use in repairing the Omega Lock, and that the Autobots needed a new leader—Smokescreen. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}}

[[File:Rebellion-prepunch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Here's your damn beef!]]
As his life faded, Optimus had a vision of approaching Alpha Trion and the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]. His journey to the afterlife was cut short, as Smokescreen used the Forge to revive him, bestowing on him a new, more powerful body. He flew to [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]], where he rescued [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] from Megatron's tender mercies, and proceeded to throw the Decepticon leader into the power core for the fortress's [[fusion cannon]]s. His efforts allowed Fowler's squadron to destroy the fortress, and the Autobots reassembled at a military base. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

After [[scanning]] a new [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] provided by Fowler, Optimus scouted some Decepticon activity and found some Insecticons digging up a skull. He managed to secure the skull, which turned out to be [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] remains, leading the Autobots to conclude [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] was planning to clone more. After reports of Decepticon activity in [[Texas]], Optimus took Smokescreen and Bumblebee there, but faced with Shockwave and Soundwave, the trio proved unable to prevent the Decepticons obtaining more Predacon [[CNA]]. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

A lull in Decepticon activity made Optimus suspect that their enemy had collected sufficient fossils. He and the others went on a mission to secure more energon, only for Ultra Magnus and Wheeljack to find and destroy the Decepticon cloning laboratory. When the pair were attacked by the newly-intelligent [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], Optimus arrived in the nick of time to save them from termination and flew them back to base. {{storylink|Evolution}}

[[File:MinusOne-staredown.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Imagine waking up to this one day... *squeals with excitement*]]
When the Decepticons started raiding technology from the humans again, Optimus wondered what they were up to this time. He led a team to one of the thefts, and though they were unable to prevent the Vehicons from getting away, Optimus managed to shoot down Soundwave and take the Decepticon captive. Their attempts to interrogate Soundwave were unsuccessful, and Optimus took his team to the [[Solaris particle collider]] in response to another Decepticon attack. He found himself facing Predaking, and though he initially gained the upper hand, Predaking turned the tables and sent Prime plunging to the ground. {{storylink|Minus One}} Optimus continued to fight, but was only saved by the fact that Predaking was called away to rescue Shockwave. He and the rest of the team returned to base to find Ratchet had been abducted by Soundwave. {{storylink|Persuasion}}

The Autobots launched [[Chip|a probe]] containing Laserbeak's transponder and Optimus followed it in the hopes it would lead him to the Decepticon warship. Unfortunately, he was intercepted by Starscream and some Seekers along the way, and though he dealt with the Vehicons, Starscream destroyed the probe and escaped, leaving him none-the-wiser as to the warship's location. He continued to fly around until Ratchet contacted the Autobots to reveal the location of the warship, and Optimus ordered the others to storm the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Synthesis}}

[[File:PredaconsRisingOptimusPrimeFinalGlance.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|Um, Luna? Do you have time to sing a 'Goodbye Song' before you go?]]
Optimus himself reached the ship by air, only to be immediately attacked by Megatron wielding the Dark Star Saber. With his [[jet pack]] damaged, Optimus still managed to climb onto the ship and eventually make his way to the Omega Lock on its underside, allowing him to briefly attack Shockwave before Megatron caught up with him to resume their duel. After Bumblebee's death, Optimus found himself dangling from the ship. Before Megatron could deal a final blow, the warlord was terminated by Bumblebee, who'd been resurrected by the Omega Lock's power. Optimus took command of the warship and flew it to Cybertron, where they used the Omega Lock to resurrect their home world.

After a final visit back to Earth, and a farewell to both their human friends and Ratchet, Optimus and his team finally departed back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock}} Optimus held a ceremony to promote Bumblebee to the rank of warrior, shortly before taking the [[Iron Will]] and heading off to find the AllSpark. He and Wheeljack located it near [[Theta Scorpii]], and managed to retrieve it, but arrived back on Cybertron to find Unicron had taken control of Megatron's body and was trying to destroy the planet. Optimus merged the AllSpark with the Matrix of Leadership, allowing him to use the container that had held it to trap Unicron's anti-spark. Unfortunately, this also meant that his own spark was inextricably merged with the AllSpark, and he was forced to sacrifice his own life to restore the AllSpark to Cybertron. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

===Eaglemoss ''Prime'' comic===
After dealing with a Decepticon incursion, Prime contacted Raf at base to request a GroundBridge. Unfortunately the bridge collapsed as the Autobots went through, scattering them to the four corners of the Earth. {{storylink|On Thin Ice}} Optimus landed up in an Amazon jungle, where he stumbled on a Vehicon sinking in quicksand, having been left there by Starscream. After rescuing the Vehicon, Optimus found himself webbed to a tree by Airachnid. She was about to start cutting him when the Vehicon saved him, and leaving Airachnid in the quicksand, Optimus took a GroundBridge back to base. {{storylink|Friend or Foe?}} When the Decepticons hijacked [[COMSAT-1]] so they could broadcast warning worldwide and terrify the earthlings, Optimus and his team GroundBridged up to stop them. {{storylink|Horrible TV}} When Bulkhead was hit mid-transformation, trapping Miko inside, Optimus said cutting him open to get her out would be a last resort, as he had confidence Ratchet could fix the problem. {{storylink|Cell}}

===Titan ''Prime'' comic===
[[File:Titan4.2 Optimus and Miko.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|"Except when I'm making air-quotes."]]
As the Decepticons slowly conquered Cybertron, Optimus knew they'd try to attack [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and set up defences at the [[Iacon Energon Refinery]]. Sure enough, Megatron attacked with a small team of Decepticons but the Autobot gunners managed to take out all but Megatron. To Optimus's surprise, Megatron didn't abandon his men, instead rescuing them under heavy fire. When Optimus had the opportunity to take a shot, he hesitated and Megatron's team escaped. For that, Optimus took the blame and was even regarded as a traitor by some. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

Many years later, Optimus's team had settled on [[Earth]]. After Ratchet somewhat apologetically unveiled the [[Safe]], Optimus told him to have more confidence in his work. When Bulkhead managed to uncover a hidden nuclear missile and a scouting party of Vehicons neared the base, Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee went out to greet the Decepticons. While Bumblebee knocked the Vehicons into the air, Prime and Arcee blasted them. They reentered at the base in time to see Fowler arriving with some scientists, and Optimus had some stern words with their liaison about the mystery bomb and its intended purpose, insisting that Fowler take it with him when he left. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}

During some downtime, Prime took the other Autobots and the kids to [[Valley of Fire State Park]]. At Miko's request, he told the story of his battle with Megatron in the Iacon Energon Refinery. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

[[File:Titan4.3 Optimus ready to roll out.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|MUNKY ARMS! MUNKY ARMS!]]
On [[Christmas]], Fowler reported to Optimus that Megatron and Starscream had taken control of the [[Yamal|NS ''Yamal'']], a nuclear-powered Russian icebreaker. Leaving Arcee and Bulkhead in charge of the base, Optimus took the other Autobots to the ship and attacked Megatron. As Optimus fought Megatron, the Decepticon leader outlined his plan to detonate the ship's reactors with a [[static lance]]. Bumblebee managed to wrest the lance off Starscream and threw it to Optimus who used it to hit Megatron. Once the Decepticons had been dealt with, Optimus's team returned to the base, where they found it had been turned into an impromptu ice skating rink. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

Optimus was surprised to find the GroundBridge active and asked Bulkhead what the problem was. Bulkhead tried to cover for Raf, who had been temporarily hypnotised into opening the GroundBridge. But his denials were undermined by the Vehicons pouring into the base, and Optimus led the counter-attack. While Optimus and the others kept the Decepticons busy, Raf and Bumblebee managed to shut down the bridge. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}}

Upon hearing of several schools in Jasper County mysteriously exploding, Optimus shared Jack's suspicions about something being afoot. He had the Autobots check out the other schools in the area. Sure enough, the buildings came under attack by [[MECH]], and Optimus helped fend off the organization. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.5|School Is... Out!}}

After Starscream stole [[Air Force One]] and held the [[President of the United States]] ransom, demanding Optimus Prime be turned over bound and gagged, the Autobot leader worked out from the ransom note where Starscream was. While the other Autobots protected the plane and took on the Vehicons, Optimus rescued the President by cutting off Starscream's arm and catching her as she fell. After the Decepticon retreated, Optimus made sure the Autobots left before the aircraft's crew recovered consciousness. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}

[[File:Titan4.6 Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|left|240px]]
Lured into a trap in a scrap-metal facility in [[Zhejiang Province]], [[China]], Optimus found his mind had been zapped into a human by [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s [[neuron refractor]]. The Autobot leader mentally contacted the human, [[Lin-Che]], and guided him in fighting off the attacking Vehicons with the help of an [[The Claw|excavator]]. With the drones bested, they then returned to the refractor to reverse its effect. Back in his own body, Optimus broke out of the crusher he'd been stuffed into, and fought off Knock-Out and the remaining Decepticons. He later drove Lin-Che home, to return the favor. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.8|The Mind Trap!}} After Miko was kidnapped by MECH agent [[Novo]], Optimus joined the hunt to find her. When Novo, now in a mechanoid body thanks to a MECH experiment, returned Miko to them, Optimus offered him the help of Ratchet and the Autobots' technical expertise, but Novo turned him down. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.9|The Novo Incident}}

Optimus led a team to the [[Deep Driller]] oil platform, and found not the expected environmental terrorists, but human soldiers in [[robotic battle suit]]s. After finding dealing with the humans in a non-lethal matter difficult, Optimus took Jack's suggestion of surrendering, and once [[Rufus Madison|General Madison]] realized his opponents were alien robots, he stopped fighting. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.10|Mad Dogs & Autobots}} After it turned out that the missing Bulkhead had been imprisoned on the Decepticon warship, Optimus took a team, including the three kids, to the ship to mount a rescue. During the course of freeing Bulkhead, he trashed at least two Decepticons and blew a hole through the side of the ship. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.11|The Battle for Bulkhead}}

Optimus and his team took part in a battle against the Decepticons in [[The Wave]]. Unsurprisingly, they survived and returned to base to find Bumblebee and Raf had made a mess in their absence. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.12|The Evil Shred}} Optimus and Bumblebee went on a stealth mission to stop Megatron attacking the [[Statue of Liberty]], though they found the Decepticon forces there to be more than they expected. Optimus pursued Megatron up the side of the statue, and managed to defeat the Decepticon leader, but did substantial damage to the statue in the process. He later promised Fowler that the Autobots would fix it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.13|Protecting the Lady}}

Knock Out and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] specifically demanded Optimus and Bulkhead come after the two Decepticons took over a TV studio. The Autobots found themselves forced to run the ''[[Down and Out]]'' course, lest the Decepticons' hostages be harmed. Though Optimus was confused by the inaccurate nature of the ''Down and Out'' set, he and Bulkhead managed to get through the course and rescue the hostages, leading to Knock Out and Breakdown's defeat at the hands of Arcee. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.14|It's a Knock-Out}}

Upon hearing of strange seismic movements throughout the Northen hemisphere, Optimus ordered a mission to a military base which had been hit by a quake, and contained a Particle Accelerator, and travelled there along with Wheeljack, Bulkhead and Arcee. Upon discovering the Decepticons' intent to use the Particle Aceelerator to open a permanent [[space bridge]] to Cybertron, Optimus changed into his Beast Hunters body for no readily apparent reason and ordered Arcee to clear the area of humans. After failing to stop [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] from opening the space bridge and releasing [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], Optimus flew up to the plant's reactor core with the intention of deactivating it, but Predaking blew it up instead. He, Bulkhead and Wheeljack then reflected on their chances of ever returning home. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.17|Collider-Scope}}
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===''Rescue Bots'' pack-in storybooks===
Optimus Prime sent a special message to the [[Rescue Bot]]s on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], calling on them to come to [[Earth]]. He met them on arrival with the news they would be working with [[human]]s to improve inter-species relations. He accompanied them to [[Griffin Rock]] where he introduced them to his friend [[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie]], before leaving to help other Transformers. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Roll Out}} After [[Cody Burns]] helped [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] put out a fire that had threatened [[Fire Station Prime|Prime Fire Station]], Optimus Prime spoke to them through a screen, asking if Cody would join the Rescue Bots. Cody accepted. {{storylink|Prime Alert}} Once [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] and [[Sawyer Storm]] joined the team, Chief Charlie asked Optimus about the other two Rescue Bots, but only got an enigmatic response. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Respond}} Following another rescue conducted by [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and [[Boulder (RB)|Boulder]], Optimus talked [[Walker Cleveland|Walker]] and [[Jack Tracker|Hunter]] into joining the team. {{storylink|Rapid Rescue}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Klaus-Dieter Klebsch]] (German), [[Erwin Grunspan]] (French), [[Jung Goo Lee]] (Korean), [[Péter Barbinek]] (Hungarian), [[Jacek Mikołajczak]] (Polish), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Pekka Lehtosaari]] (Finnish), [[Wellington Lima]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:UnderPressure Optimus on monitor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Playskool]] is the right of all sentient beings.]]
Optimus Prime sent out a call to all Autobots to come to their new home on [[Earth]]. When a team of [[Rescue Bot]]s arrived at a military base, Optimus met them there and gave them their new mission: to team up with the Burns family and help them keep [[Griffin Rock]] safe. After presenting them with vehicles to [[scanning|scan]], he introduced them to [[Charlie Burns]] and left them to get acquainted. {{storylink|Family of Heroes}} The Rescue Bots had trouble learning to work with their new human friends, and they contacted Optimus to tell him as much, but he was confident that they and the humans would learn to work together. {{storylink|Under Pressure}}

After the Rescue Bots were fired by the Griffin Rock city council, [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] attempted, but failed, to contact Optimus Prime to request the reassignment of Rescue Force Sigma-17. The Rescue Bots were later reinstated. {{storylink|The Reign of Morocco}}

[[File:ItsABotTime Optimus vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|left||Optimus drops by Griffin Rock whenever he's in the mood for G1.]]
When [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] tracked a meteor to Griffin Rock, he used the Rescue Bots' comms screen to report in with Optimus, who commended [[Cody Burns]] on his work helping the Bots to acclimate. Three of the Rescue Bots were struck with a strange virus from the meteorite, and they consulted with Optimus and Ratchet on the best way to deal with it. Optimus was concerned that the virus could fall into [[Megatron (WFC)|evil]] [[Silas|hands]] and ordered they destroy the meteorite. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

[[File:BotToTheFuture Optimus steps forward.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Guest starring in an all new ''Tiny Titans'' comic book.]]
Notified that the Rescue Bots had been inadvertently sent back in time, Optimus and Bumblebee returned to Griffin Rock. Optimus deduced that [[energon]] would be enough to power the [[Temporal Station|time machine]], so he and Bumblebee went back to 1939, arriving in time to rescue the Rescue Bots from [[Doctor Morocco]]. The team returned to the present, only to find Griffin Rock overrun by [[MorBot]]s. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}} Optimus and Bumblebee were kept busy trashing MorBots while the Rescue Bots worked out what was going on. By the time the pair ran out of MorBots to destroy, the team was ready to return to 1939 where they rescued [[Dither]] and returned the timeline to normal. Back in the present, Optimus congratulated the Rescue Bots team for their work. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}

Alerted to the presence of energon beneath the island of Griffin Rock, Optimus journeyed there with a trailer to retrieve the substance. When Chief Burns's brother [[Woodrow Burns|Woodrow]] became trapped in a cavern deep underground with Cody, it turned into a rescue mission, and Optimus carried the team to the cavern on his trailer. {{storylink|What Lies Below}} Separated from the rest of the team, Optimus and Heatwave discovered the main shaft of [[Mount Magma]], and nearby, a sizable deposit of energon. When they were later reunited with the rest of the team, they were able to ignite the energon in a plan to blast themselves out of the top of the volcano. Optimus later farewelled the Rescue Bots, informing Heatwave that he should prepare for greater responsibility some time soon. {{storylink|What Rises Above}}

[[File:OddBotOut Optimus Matrix.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|Are we being flashed?]]
The time eventually came, when Optimus ordered Heatwave to the mainland. Rendezvousing at a military base, Optimus trained Heatwave on focusing his energies, so that Heatwave could take on a second [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Changes}}

On a relic-finding mission, Optimus and Bumblebee searched near Griffin Rock for a [[Liquefier|liquefying relic]]. Optimus enlisted [[Blades (RB)|Blades]]'s help to reach the relic at sea, and successfully used the Matrix of Leadership to shut it down before it could destroy the island. {{storylink|Odd Bot Out}}

When Doctor Morocco kidnapped the Rescue Bots, he showed them some photos of Optimus and claimed that Optimus had assigned him as the Rescue Bots liaison on Earth. {{storylink|Double Villainy}} The amnesiac Rescue Bots later tried to contact Optimus but received no response. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

[[File:BigGame Dinoptimus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Just imagine the look on [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s face when he sees this coming at him.]]
Optimus made another routine inspection to Griffin Rock, and when a pterodactyl mysteriously appeared on the island, took the opportunity to observe the rescue team on an investigation mission to [[Wayward Island]]. When the Rescue Bots ran into trouble in the form of some [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]], Optimus was forced to intervene and ended up scanning robo-dino [[Trex]] to gain a third ''tyrannosaurus rex'' mode. With this, he was able to earn the trust of the dinosaurs and discover they were merely protecting their young. {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} Staying on at Griffin Rock to acclimatise to his new dino-mode, a lack of [[energon]] resulted in Optimus becoming feral. The out-of-control Autobot was abducted by big game hunter [[Quint Quarry|Colonel Quint Quarry]], who spirited Optimus away to [[Quarry Safariland]] and began hunting him through the jungle. With the help of Cody, Optimus evaded Quarry long enough for [[Boulder (RB)|Boulder]] to manufacture a cure for his condition. Optimus was returned to normal, and helped Boulder rescue the rest of the rescue team from Quarry. {{storylink|Big Game}}

After capturing an [[Energon eater]], Chase and Boulder dropped it off with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} Chief Burns again called in Optimus when Quarry kidnapped [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]] and demanded five Dinobots as ransom. Optimus and the four Rescue Bots were turned over to Quarry, who took them back to his island and subjected them to physical tests, before imprisoning them ready to be sold. Blades was able to knock out the Q-Drone restraining Optimus and the others, and Quarry was swiftly arrested. {{storylink|Quarry's Quarry}} Optimus alerted the Rescue Bots to a faint energon signal on Wayward Island. {{storylink|Did You See What I Thaw?}}

[[File:ANewHero Optimus laser hand.jpg|thumb|left|290px]]
When some water rescues were imminent, Optimus called [[High Tide]] to Earth to train the Rescue Bots. Later, after High Tide and Heatwave had a fight, Heatwave contacted Optimus to inform him that he was dropping out. Optimus encouraged him to return and he did. After the mission was complete, High Tide contacted Optimus informing him of the mission's success and Optimus requested that High Tide stay on the island to help out, following the destruction of [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]]'s [[floating lab]]. {{storylink|Turning the Tide}}

When the Autobots [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] and [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] were discovered on Wayward Island, Optimus visited Griffin Rock to welcome them to Earth and assign them to be trained by Heatwave's team. With Doc Greene's help, he uncovered the fact that Blurr had been less than truthful about his past. {{storylink|The New Recruits}} Optimus was disappointed to hear that Blurr had stolen the ''[[Sigma]]'' and tried to contact the ship. After Blurr saved the day in Griffin Rock, Prime presented him and Salvage with Rescue Bots insignias, announcing that they would be assigned to a location elsewhere on Earth. {{storylink|A New Hero}}

After being contacted by High Tide, {{storylink|Now and Then (RB)|Now and Then}} Optimus Prime rushed to the location where Griffin Rock had been and helped clear the crater so the island could be flown back from where it had teleported in the [[Arctic]]. He, Blurr and Salvage helped it fly the remaining distance after the rocket engine gave out, and Optimus later decided that the Rescue Bots could let the whole town know that they were Cybertronians. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

At some point during the next several years, [[Madeline Pynch]]'s activities gained Optimus's attention, and he dispatched [[Quickshadow]] to spy on the tycoon. {{storylink|Cody's 11}}

Several years later, Optimus contacted Heatwave with plans for a [[Rescue Bot Training Center|new base]] on the mainland. When Heatwave admitted he still hadn't revealed the Rescue Bots' secret to the humans, Optimus said he'd know when it was time. {{storylink|New Normal}} Optimus also ordered Quickshadow to work with the Griffin Rock rescue team, {{storylink|Plus One (RB)|Plus One}} and she later recorded a report for Optimus on events at the training center. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

Unknown to the Rescue Bots, Optimus had also been involved in the [[Scrubmite|Scrubber Initiative]]. When the project's lab in [[Faxian]] was imperiled by runaway [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]], Optimus observed the Rescue Bots response, and subsequently appeared to them via hologram to give them new assignments protecting the project. {{storylink|Upgrades}} Following the defeat of the [[Morocco virus]], Optimus turned up at the Training Center and assigned the Bots all to separate missions around the world. {{storylink|Transformations}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
As [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] hunted for weapons to combat [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], they ran into trouble and sent a distress call. Optimus had [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] GroundBridge him into a derelict starship in the [[asteroid belt]]. On arrival, he attacked Predaking. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5}} He managed to buy Bumblebee and Wheeljack the time they needed to get away with some of the weapons. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6}}

With the Autobot forces falling before the Predacons, Optimus took the [[Firebreath Cyclocannons]] and set out into the desert in search of Predaking. He found his target, just as Ratchet managed to unlock the power of their new weapons. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 17}} With his newfound power, Optimus was able to instill fear into Predaking for the first time in millions of years. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 18}} The battle ended in Optimus's victory. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 23}}

===''Go!'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Go ep 1 Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|left|Hi, this is all of my frontal shots.]]
Optimus Prime was a warrior of justice who fought the Decepticons for many years. {{Storylink|Pursue! The Legendiscs!}} Somewhere off [[Earth]], Optimus Prime was alerted to the awakening of the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] [[Four Oni]]. He soon detected [[Swordbot|six individual signals]] that he recognized. {{storylink|Triple Combination! Swordbot - Samurai!}} {{storylink|Triple Combination! Swordbot - Ninja!}}

[[File:TFGoSamurai5 Optimus Exprime modes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
Those six signals turned out to be the [[Swordbot]] [[Swordbot Samurai Team|Samurai]] and [[Swordbot Shinobi Team|Shinobi]] teams. Both teams came in contact with Optimus Prime, and the Autobot commander set to analyzing the [[Legendisc]]s. Optimus contacted both teams in their newly built bases and let them know of the Legendiscs' number, locations, and their ability to travel through time. He tasked [[Isami Tatewaki]] and [[Tobio Fūma]] with acquiring the Legendiscs and protecting Earth at all costs. {{Storylink|Pursue! The Legendiscs!}} {{storylink|Discover! The Legendiscs!}} He later warned the Samurai teams that it was only a matter of time before Dragotron awoke, and they needed to find all the Legendiscs. {{storylink|The Invincible Swordsman - Ryōma Sakamoto!?}}

When he detected Dragotron's awakening, he was spurred to adopt a new body with dragon and train alternate modes, and as '''Optimus Exprime''', head to Earth to help the Swordbots in battle against the Predacon leader. {{storylink|Depart! Optimus Exprime!}} {{storylink|Enter! The New Warrior!}} Even with him as added reinforcements, Dragotron proved too much for him. When the Predacon abducted Tobio Fūma and Isami Tatewaki, the young humans who had been helping the Swordbots, Optimus and the Swordbot teams pursued him to [[Mount Fuji]], only to find he had absorbed the boys and the Legendiscs, gaining the power to Cyberform the mountain. Though the two boys manage to resist and escape the Predacon, the power of the Legendisc and the Four Oni which Dragotron also absorbed meant Optimus and the Swordbots had no chance of beating him.

Until, that is, it turned out that Tobio and Isami had duplicated the power of the Legendiscs through their [[burning spirit]], empowering Optimus to combine with [[Kenzan]] and [[Gekisoumaru]]. The Autobots' new combined form was powerful enough to take down Dragotron and use the Legendiscs to once again seal the Predacons away. The de-combined Autobots promised that if the Predacons ever returned, they would be there to again defend the Earth. {{storylink|Final Battle! Link-Up Triple Combination DaiKenzan!}} {{storylink|Final Battle! Link-Up Triple Combination DaiGekisou!}}

{{note|The Samurai and Shinobi ''Go!'' series have near-identical finales, with differences such as Kenzan forming the top of the Optimus combiner in the Samurai Chapter and Gekisoumaru forming the top in the Shinobi Chapter. A generalized retelling of events is presented here for simplicity's sake.}}

===Full of Fire!===
[[File:FullOfFire Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|I'm [[Batman]].]]
Optimus joined Ratchet, Bumblebee and Bulkhead who were testing new Beast Hunters weapons in a [[New Mexico]] desert. When they were attacked by Predacons, Optimus took the opportunity to test out his [[Firebreath Cyclocannons|Dragon Cannons]], and successfully countered Predaking's flame. But as the Predacons retreated, Optimus told the others he believed this was just a test so the Predacons would know the Autobots' comparative strength. {{storylink|Full of Fire!}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Once known as Orion Pax, Optimus is now inspirational leader and friend to the Autobots under his command. He carries within him the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Taitem Kusunoki]] (Japanese)|[[Alexander Kovrizhnykh]] (Russian), [[Seung-uk Jeong]] (Korean, Tooniverse dub), [[Ki-hyeon Kim]] (Korean, Daewon Broadcasting dub), [[Erwin Grunspan]] (French), [[Robert Dubois]] (French, ''Moon Breaker''), [[Klaus-Dieter Klebsch]] (German), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian), [[César Marchetti]] (Brazilian Portuguese, Seasons 1 and 2), [[Sérgio Fortuna]] (Brazilian Portuguese, Seasons 3), [[Jacek Mikołajczak]] (Polish)}}

During the great war, Optimus led an operation to capture the Decepticon spy [[Overload (RID)|Overload]]. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}}

Before [[Predacons Rising (Prime)|he could join with the Allspark]], Optimus was saved from death by the Primes, {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} and brought to the [[Realm of the Primes]]. {{storylink|Out of Focus}} Some years after Cybertron's rebirth, a statue of Optimus was constructed in his honor, and he also had a bust of his head in the [[Cybertron History Museum]]. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} However, when the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] came to power, Optimus Prime was blamed for the destruction of the planet caused by the war {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} and, along with his [[Team Prime|team]], the [[Rescue Bot]]s, and countless other Autobots that supported him, Optimus was blacklisted by the council. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

[[File:OPS1EP01.jpeg|thumb|left|250px|I still exist.]]
One day, while Bumblebee and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] were chasing down [[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]], Optimus appeared to Bumblebee in a vision in an [[Energon]] pool pointing to a map of Earth inscribed at the nearby [[Cybertron History Museum]]. He later appeared again to Bumblebee, directing him to a decommissioned Space Bridge with Earth's coordinates already programmed in. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} When Bumblebee and his makeshift crew cornered the Decepticon [[Underbite]], they were forced to fall back after Underbite unwittingly took a hostage in the form of [[Denny Clay]]. Before Underbite could devour the truck that Denny was trapped in, Optimus Prime manifested himself to the entire group, then easily trounced the Decepticon and rescued Denny. After complimenting Bumblebee's team, Optimus admitted he wasn't sure whether he was alive or not, nor what fate had in store for him, and then disappeared. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}}
[[File:RID2015Optimusreturns.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|He's gonna die and come back here too. I give it a week.]]
Bumblebee continued to worry about his inability to control his troops when compared to Optimus's own command style, and tried calling upon him for guidance- to no avail. Bumblebee later tried to emulate Optimus's authoritative leadership approach while his team tracked down the Decepticon [[Terrashock]], which failed to impress anyone. Eventually, Optimus appeared to Bumblebee in another vision, though Prime disappeared before he could clarify his statement that Bumblebee was not him. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}} [[Russell Clay]] bluffed a mind-controlled Grimlock into thinking Optimus Prime was about to turn up, resulting in Grimlock fleeing. {{storylink|True Colors}}

[[File:OptimusOutOfFocus.jpeg|thumb|left|250px|"Say Cheese!"]]
Optimus began training with the other Primes in the [[Realm of the Primes]], who began testing him in preparation for a new mission on Earth. In one such test, [[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] served as Optimus Prime's mentor, and Micronus challenged Optimus to climb a hill. At the same time, Micronus also manifested a group of humans and a threatening robot to attack them. Optimus tried to defend the humans and begged Micronus to help, although Micronus declined. Eventually, Optimus realized that he needed to climb the hill first, which would activate his [[Prime Decepticon Hunter]] and allow him to defeat the robot. At the end of the test, Micronus revealed that the humans were merely illusions, and the Minicon congratulated Optimus for his accomplishments. {{storylink|Out of Focus}}

When suffering nightmares as the result of [[Nightstrike]]'s abilities, Bumblebee saw Optimus Prime being disappointed in him. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}} The real Optimus made a brief appearance to Bumblebee to warn him of an evil soon to appear. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}}

[[File:Battlegrounds1 Optimus has arrived.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Guess who's back. Back again.]]
Optimus continued his training in the Realm of the Primes with Micronus but still wasn't meeting the skill level Micronus expected of him, to make matters worse the realm was shrouded in darkness which signaled that the threat he was training for was finally about to arrive and he was not ready. Regardless Micronus took Optimus to the ones who ordered his training, the [[Thirteen|Primes]], and Optimus was able to persuade them to allow him some of their power. Reformatted into a new body, he was sent to Earth, arriving in time to save Denny, Russell and Fixit from [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]]. Informed of events, he headed to the [[Crown City Colossus]] when he tried to destroy the gateway [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]'s team had constructed, however he was too late to prevent [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s arrival on Earth. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}

[[File:Battlegrounds2 Optimus and Megatronus fight.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Prime is back. Tell a friend.]]
Optimus engaged Megatronus but the latter's nearly invincible armor and even telekinesis left him at a disadvantage. A blow from Megatronus left Optimus unconscious, and he Optimus eventually came around to see Megatronus using a [[spark fuser]] to attempt to combine the AllSpark with what remained of the Anti-Spark from Earth's core. Optimus returned to battle with Megatronus until Bumblebee tried to get him to move Megatronus in front of the statue. As the AllSpark neared them, Optimus destroyed Megatronus's spark fuser and, with Grimlock's help, got Megatronus into position so the others could drop the statue's arm on him. Following Megatronus's defeat, Optimus intended to leave Earth, but Bumblebee persuaded him otherwise; Optimus agreed to stay but as Bumblebee's equal rather than his leader. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

[[File:TRID E 28 Optimus Prime Polar Stealth.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I just got done racing a polar bear down a mountain. Stepped on some weird orange bandicoot or something on the way, though.]]
Optimus spent several weeks in the scrapyard, recounting war stories to Strongarm to pass the downtime. The Primes reclaimed the additional power which they had bestowed upon Optimus, leaving him in a severely weakened state. Despite this, Optimus insisted on joining the "away team" Bumblebee assigned to hunt Decepticons far from the scrapyard. When going on a mission to the Arctic, Optimus's changed biology caused the GroundBridge to explode after he passed through it. Optimus and his team started tracking a Decepticon hiding on a mountain, but Optimus continued to have trouble, and was knocked off the patch by a chunk of ice. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}} After his rescue by his teammates, Optimus taught the others a trick he'd learned from the Primes, allowing them all to take on the color scheme of a vehicle they scanned. He was also able to come up with a plan on the fly that enabled them to capture [[Polarclaw]] by luring him underwater, and they took the Decepticon to be safely stored away. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 2}}

[[File:TRID E 31 Optimus Prime Desert Stealth.jpg|thumb|left|250px|What happened to you? I joined the Army.]]
Though he was still weakened, Optimus and his team went hunting a Decepticon in the desert. Optimus became aware that the Decepticons they were hunting were preying on the weakest, and so feigned being more injured than he was so that he could take [[Razorpaw]] unawares. Noting that Prime was apparently performing poorly in the field, Windblade began acting overly protective towards him, leading to her getting injured. When the Autobots wound up facing up against Razorpaw and his Mini-Con accomplices, Windblade became their opponents' primary target, yet still interfered with Optimus's attacks so that she could keep him out of harm's way. Prime pretended to be completely disabled during the battle so that the Decepticons' attentions would shift back to him, and managed to defeat all three of the Decepticons in quick succession. He then tasked himself with freeing Sideswipe, Drift, and the Mini-Cons, who had gotten trapped by the enemy during the fight... though Drift told him to take his time, as Sideswipe's blabbermouth had gotten covered up in the process. {{storylink|Cover Me}}

When [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] escaped the [[Shadowzone (dimension)|Shadowzone]], Fixit tried to contact Optimus and the away team, but received no reply. {{storylink|Portals}} Investigating possible interference with one of Windblade's caches, Optimus's team found themselves up against [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] and his army of Mini-Cons. Optimus and Windblade were temporarily trapped in a bunker, but escaped with Sideswipe's help in time to take down the Decepticon. They subsequently GroundBridged back to the scrapyard with their new captives. {{storylink|Graduation Exercises}}

[[File:OPS2EP12.jpeg|thumb|lright|250px|I'm combat ready!]]
Once both teams were reunited, Optimus found himself increasingly questioning Bumblebee's orders and felt under the circumstances that he should take the lead. After a chance encounter reunited them with Ratchet, the Autobot medic tried to discuss the situation Optimus found himself with his former scout, only for Optimus to dodge the conversation. Soon after, the Autobots got help in the form of the Mini-Con [[Toolbox]], recent escapee from "Decepticon Island." The Autobots used a ruse to infiltrate the crash of the ''Alchemor,'' being used as a base by a group of Decepticons. Unfortunately, Optimus second guessed Bumblebee's leadership at a crucial stage of their infiltration; whereas Bumblebee wanted to press on to plant a stasis bomb as quickly as possible to disable their enemies, Optimus felt that they should instead pause to rescue several Mini-Cons being kept as slave. The Autobots were stalled while Optimus and Bumblebee argued, and were found out by the Decepticons. Steeljaw was alerted to the security breach, and Optimus and his team soon found themselves completely surrounded by the enemy. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} [[File:OPS2EP15.jpeg|thumb|left|250px|It's only been two episodes...]] Optimus and Bumblebee began to agree once more, with Optimus wanting to willingly be taken prisoner to prepare a counter-strike. Windblade took the choice out of their hands by flying up and acting as a distraction, allowing the rest of the team to make a break for it and split up. Optimus accompanied Bumblebee and Toolbox to attach a [[cryo-gas]] bomb to the ship's ventilation hub. They were able to work out their leadership issues on the way and, after a fight with a [[Decepticon Hunter]] empowered Steeljaw, succeeded in freezing the Decepticons on the ship. With the Decepticon threat on Earth dealt with, Optimus announced he intended to return to Cybertron on the repaired ''Alchemor'' and investigate the new government there. He said his goodbyes to Bumblebee, telling him that he could always call on him should the need arise. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

[[File:TRID E 43 Optimus Prime Signaute Red & Blue.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This better be an emergency...]]
The need arose and Bumblebee called Optimus to inform him about the new threat. Sporting a new paint job, Optimus told Bumblebee that he did the right thing by calling him and that he would be there soon. {{storylink|Strongarm's Big Score}} He eventually turned up in [[Prime Force One|a ship]] {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} and found that Bumblebee had been abducted by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] along with the team's Mini-Cons. Optimus had the team split up to search and they found the seven Mini-Cons Starscream was hunting. As their leader, Aerobolt, recognized Optimus, the two groups joined forces, only to come up against a group of [[Scavengers (RID)|Scavengers]] who managed to get the better of the Optimus's group. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}}

[[File:TRID E 45 Optimus Prime Aerobolt Power Surge.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Oh sun, source of all life and energy, give me greater strength.]]
Despite the capture of the Mini-Cons by Starscream, Optimus's team was able to overcome the Scavengers and track down Starscream's ship. After Starscream merged with the Mini-Cons, Optimus linked with Aerobolt and gained enough power to go toe-to-toe with the super-powered Decepticon. Optimus then loaded the comatose Starscream, his bounty hunters, and the Scavengers onto his ship to take them back with him. {{storylink|Worthy}}

[[File:OPS3EP5.jpeg|thumb|right|250px|Have you tried turning it off and on again?]]
Bumblebee contacted Optimus to see if he knew anything about the odd sphere they'd found. Optimus thought it looked like the [[Sphere of Doradus]], something he believed was a myth. {{storylink|Sphere of Influence}}

Having gained enough information to know the council were up to something, Optimus returned to Earth to recruit Drift. As Drift was unwilling to leave the Bee Team until the conclusion of their current mission, Optimus opted to join them on a trip to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. He and Fixit separated from the rest of the team to deal with a weapon-laden satellite which had been knock out of its orbit during their space battle with the Stunticons, and the pair were forced to disable its heat shield so it would explode before it hit anything on the ground. They rejoined the rest of the team to find that the Stunticons had been defeated, so Optimus and Drift took the Decepticons with them. {{storylink|Moon Breaker}}

[[File:CollateralDamageOptimusAndHiTest.jpeg|thumb|left|250px|Optimus gets hit by lightning a lot.]]
Ratchet's detection of Shadowzone readings again sent Optimus to Earth, this time by space bridge. Optimus and the Bee Team soon discovered that Soundwave was back and planning to try and contact Megatron, using a [[trans-galactic beacon generator]] which would also irradiate Earth as a side effect. Optimus ended up tangling with [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] and, with the help of a power-up from [[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]], managed to defeat the Mini-Con. He later returned the defeated Soundwave and Laserbeak to Cybertron. {{storylink|Collateral Damage}} With more information gathered on the council, Optimus ordered [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to head to Earth. {{storylink|Sick as a Bot}}

[[File:OptimusPrimeFreedomFighters.jpeg|thumb|right|250px|"[[Mark Hamill|See you around, kid]]."]]
Intel gathered by Drift pointed Optimus to the conclusion that the council were mind-controlling the population of Cybertron. He and the team he had gathered traveled to Earth to enlist the help of Bumblebee's team—as Optimus's group were too well known on Cybertron, they would defend Earth while 'Bee's team exposed the council. Optimus and his team soon discovered council forces stealing tech from a warehouse that could be used to build a space bridge receiver, however before they could act on this, a bomb left in the warehouse exploded. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}} The team fortunately survived thanks to Ratchet's [[Triage Shield]] and tracked the council forces to the [[Crown City]] docks. Though they failed to prevent the council forces from opening a space bridge portal, Optimus was able to throw the receiver into the portal, causing a feedback loop that destroyed the space bridge.

Optimus and his team returned to Cybertron where Bumblebee's team had exposed the council as Decepticons. Optimus turned down the opportunity to be leader of the planet, opting to take a break for a while and instead appointing the other members of his team as a provisional council. {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}}

===Legends World===
[[File:LegendsBizTrip5 TFs of today.jpg|thumb|right]]

During [[Rhinox (BW)#Legends World|Tankor]]'s battle to revert the world back to how it was in the '80s, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] attempted to stop him by singing the praises of modern-day Transformers such as Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5|Bonus Edition Vol. 5}} Rattrap later had a dream in which he met Optimus Prime in the form of his [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV21|latest toy]]. Prime explained that he could play 200 different sounds and phrases, including the names of everyone in Bumblebee's team, though doing so dried out his throat and forced him to have a glass of water. He went on to show off his truck mode, get surprised yet intrigued by a third "base mode" Rattrap invented for him, and dance with the other Autobots to "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]". {{storylink|TAV21 Optimus Prime Now on Sale!}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
As Bumblebee looked into the sea while at the docks, Optimus Prime momentarily appeared to give him an inspirational speech. After his team captured [[Slink]] and her gang, Optimus appeared briefly to give Bumblebee a proud smile. {{storylink|Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof}}

During his training, Optimus found that the challenges were getting harder and harder, but hid some of the damage he sustained for fear it would impact his chances of returning to Earth. When it became obvious that Micronus was not behind the raising intensity, the pair investigated further. They determined that [[Liege Maximo]] was behind the trickery, and once Optimus was able to dismiss the apparitions of Bumblebee's team conjured by the rogue Prime, he and Micronus were able to overcome the foe. Optimus was then allowed to communicate with Bumblebee and gave his former scout some words of encouragement. {{storylink|The Trials of Optimus Prime}}

Optimus was at a disadvantage while hunting [[Shocksprocket]], being too big to use the trees to avoid the electrified ground. Likewise when the away team headed to [[Chomolungma|Mount Everest]] to hunt [[Abominus (RID)|Abominus]], Optimus's bulk did not do him any favors coping with an avalanche. He and the rest of the team fell afoul of one of Abominus's boobytraps, resulting in the Decepticon capturing them until Slipstream came to their rescue and the team was able to turn the tables on Abominus. {{storylink|Autobot World Tour}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
[[File:IDWRID5 Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|280px|right|"I regret now I have the power of the Primes, I am unable to give a straight answer to any question you may pose."]]
While struggling to get his team to work together, Bumblebee recalled happier times under Optimus's leadership. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 1|Robots in Disguise #1}} Optimus later appeared to Bumblebee in a vision to tell him to trust his instincts about the visit by Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 2|Robots in Disguise #2}}

After joining Team Bee following the defeat of Megatronus, Optimus received a directive from the Primes which sent him with Windblade to the [[Sierra Ridge]] mountains. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}} The pair searched various caves until they stumbled on Predaking. The Predacon escaped, but left behind a piece of Starscream. Optimus and Windblade took the arm back with them and were able to use it to convince some Vehicons who'd teamed up with Steeljaw that Starscream was dead and the Decepticon army defeated. Though Optimus offered to allow the Vehicons to peacefully return to Cybertron, they turned down his offer and went back into hiding. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

===''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jake Foushee]], [[Hiro Diaz]] (Eps 1-2 only) (English)|[[Erwin Grunspan]] (French), [[Victor Covarrubias]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian)}}
[[File:RBA - Recruits Part 1 - Recruitment Pitch.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"Keep your pants dry, your dreams wet, and remember, hugs not drugs."]]
Though [[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] was created as a Decepticon, Optimus found him and successfully encouraged him to become an Autobot. {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye (RBA)|More Than Meets the Eye}} Looking for new recruits for the Rescue Bots, Optimus Prime approached [[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] while the young bot was playing [[Cube (sport)|Cube]]. Hot Shot agreed, so Optimus accompanied him on a space bridge journey to Earth and left him at the Rescue Bot Training Center. {{storylink|Recruits Part I}} Optimus later returned to find Hot Shot on the verge of giving up. Though he said Hot Shot was free to give up and return to Cybertron, he first presented the recruit with an ancient Cybertronian relic, the [[Mul-T-Cog|Mul-T-Cog Badge]], which gave Hot Shot the confidence to stick with training for a while longer. {{storylink|Recruits Part II}}

After calling Heatwave for a mission, Prime was invited to see the new recruitment video [[Whirl (RBA)|Whirl]] made, and gave her some advice when she came depressed with the results. Luckily, her fellow recruits made a miracle out of her footage, and an amused Optimus saw them off to complete the film.{{storylink|Rescue Promo}} Optimus was among the bots featured on the [[Heroes of Cybertron (cards)|Heroes of Cybertron]] trading cards which Wedge owned. {{storylink|Battle of the Bots}}

On the eve of the recruits' graduation from year one, Optimus paid them a visit and brought Hot Shot's old friend [[Scorch (RBA)|Scorch]] along. {{storylink|Best Bots Forever Part 1}} Optimus was later disappointed to learn that Hot Shot had abandoned his Rescue Bot training, and went to return to Cybertron to retrieve the Mul-T-Cog so it could be presented to another student. The space bridge malfunctioned as a result of tampering by the recruits, trapping Optimus and the other teachers in a slowly-expanding energon bubble until the recruits were able to free them. Optimus later attended the recruits' graduation. {{storylink|Best Bots Forever Part 2}}

Optimus paid the academy a visit at the start of year two, bringing [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] with him to get the students matched with appropriate mentors. {{storylink|Back To School}} After the [[Sparksayer]] was recovered, Optimus approved the students to be the first to make use of its power. {{storylink|Power Up And Energize}} Optimus contacted Heatwave regarding the fact that Hot Shot had still not mastered use of his Mul-T-Cog enough to be able to use more than one form in a day. He later congratulated Hot Shot when the young Bot finally succeeded. {{storylink|Mul-T-Change of Pace}} Optimus visited the academy to give the recruits their reviews. {{storylink|Wizard of Botz}}

Optimus attended a party on [[Citadel Secundus]] to celebrate the end of the recruits' second year, and was rendered out-cold along with almost everyone else on board when the Titan was struck by an asteroid which created an anti-energon field. {{storylink|Space Party}} Wedge tried unsuccessfully to revive him with a shield emitter which turned out not to be powerful enough given Optimus's size. Those aboard Secundus were eventually revived after the danger was over, and Optimus presented the year two graduation, during which he invited the recruits friends to become a new class, even making Laserbeak an Autobot in the process. {{storylink|Crash of the Titan}}
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===Precursor World===
[[File:Adventure Optimus Prime Selects.jpg|thumb|left|80px]]
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling a scintillating Optimus Prime was a member of the [[Red Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. He cheered on [[Yokohama Convoy|the Order's dimunitive cannoneer]] when their commander [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Precursor World|Red Sentinel Prime]] bade him fire the Order's holy [[Matrix Buster]] at the marauding [[G1 World|interdimensional]] [[Seacon (BW)|pirate]] [[Terrormander]] in defense of the [[Red Planet]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}
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==Commercial appearances==

{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]]}}

*Bulkhead received a phone call from {{w|Strawberry Shortcake}}, juvenile provider of baked goods, inviting him to the Berryfest Princess Parade in which he would be extremely glittered. When Optimus asked who the caller was, Bulkhead stated that it was for Optimus. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Strawberry Shortcake|Strawberry Shortcake and Bulkhead}}

*Optimus was weirded out by [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], [[My Little Pony|ponies]], and an {{w|Strawberry Shortcake|underage baker}} singing Christmas carols. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Carolers1|The Hub Carolers}}

*Optimus participated in a conference call with Fowler, who informed the Autobots that [[Batman]] was to backup the team for a mission. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Impossibly Awesome|Mission: Impossibly Awesome Marathon}}

*Optimus received some new secret weapons from Ratchet, and then proceeded to use his shoulder-mounted guns to mow down some Vehicons. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Weaponizers|Weaponizers commercial}}

*Optimus was lifted by an ant who had engaged in a proper nutrition regiment, yet eats Happy Meals. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Happy Meal|McDonald's Happy Meal}}

*Optimus, Bumblebee, [[Boulder (RB)|Boulder]], and Predaking attended a pool party with various entities from other universes. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Pool Party|Hub Network Summer Pool Party}}

*Toy versions of Optimus and Bumblebee came to life to duke it out against toy versions of Predaking and [[Lazerback (Prime)|Lazerback]] in a child's room. Bumblebee and Optimus came out victorious, and bumped fists while their restrained opponents dangled beneath them. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Beast Hunters toys|Beast Hunters toys commercial}}

*Optimus, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], and [[Boulder (RB)|Boulder]] rushed out of [[Fire Station Prime]] in response to a nearby fire. They watched Heatwave put out the blaze, then all posed heroically in a v-formation. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots toys commercial}}

*Optimus and Bumblebee and the Rescue Bots responded to a fire emergency. Once on-scene, Optimus energized his saw weapon to better deal with the situation. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Energize figures commercial}}

*A child playing with the "Optimus Primal" Rescue Bots toy was turned into an animated version of himself and met with the Rescue Bots! He directed Optimus into rescuing Chase, who had been pinned under a boulder. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots Optimus Primal toy commercial}}

*Optimus came upon [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] and his two Mini-Cons in a parking lot. Though Fracture believe nothing could stop him, Optimus proved him wrong by first ramming the two smaller 'bots, then clobbering their boss in the jaw. {{storylink|Commercial#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Robots in Disguise Mega Optimus Prime toy commercial}}

*At a [[Toys"R"Us]] somewhere in a [[Quadwal]] universe, sentient versions of toy baby {{w|Baby Alive|Snackin' Sara}} and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Robots in Disguise|toy Optimus]] have a discussion involving the store's Price Match guarantee that concludes with toy Optimus getting distraught at the existence of an entire shelf with clones of himself. {{storylink|Commercial#2015 2|Toys"R"Us Commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian), [[Patrice Melennec]] (French), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Alfredo Martínez]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Piotr Dobosz]] (Polish), [[Achim Barrenstein]] (German)}}
[[File:WFC-Opimus Prime-robot mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Steroids are the right of all sentient beings.]]

In the waning days of the war for Cybertron, Optimus spotted a little yellow Autobot in trouble, and defeated the surrounding drone forces. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] arrived on the scene, and Optimus helped up the Autobot scout, who revealed his name was [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. Bumblebee informed Optimus that the Decepticons had taken control of communication relays, so that the only way to contact Optimus was by messenger. He also informed Optimus that their leader, [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]], was dead. Optimus suspected [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s hand, and was informed by Bumblebee that the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] had gone into hiding because of this. Optimus believed that the Council would emerge during a safer time, and formed a team with Bumblebee and Ratchet.

They drove to the [[Decagon]], where they found [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] battling the forces of [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. After assisting him in defeating Starscream's army, they confronted Starscream himself within the Decagon. After the trio combated and drove off Starscream, a hologram of Zeta Prime's face appeared in the center of the room, stating that he is being held in the Kaon prison complex. Optimus took Bumblebee and Sideswipe to the Kaon prison, allowing themselves to be captured so that they could infiltrate the facility. The Decepticons prepared to execute them, but [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] lent a hand so they could escape, though he himself was captured. While sneaking through the corridors, the three managed to free Air Raid, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], and others. They continued through the hallways, and finally located the room where Zeta is being held, only to face [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]. The Decepticon cowered behind a force field, sending [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]], and [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] out to fight for him, only venturing out to administer needed repairs to his minions. As Soundwave's energy became low, he attempted to drain Zeta Prime, only to be interrupted by Optimus, who took a shot meant for Zeta. Though Soundwave and his minions retreated, the damage was done, and Zeta Prime died before Optimus could free him.

Optimus brought Zeta's corpse to the site of the hiding High Council, where he lay the dead body in the center of the room. Optimus stated that the Autobots craved their guidance, but the Council stated that their mission was to choose the Primes, not to lead them. They then told him that Optimus himself is a Prime, and that he had changed the lives around him. Optimus was then told that Megatron had corrupted the core of Cybertron, and that he was the one that could remove this blight. He took this burden and responsibility, then was told by the Council that he was now Optimus ''Prime'', the last Prime.

[[File:WFC-OptimusPrimeAltmode.jpg|left|thumb||Welcome to the ''Twilight Zone'' Prime.]]
For a new mission, Optimus selected Ironhide and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]], and the team ventured to the entrance of the core, where a corrupted [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] was being tortured. After a prolonged battle, the Autobots defeated the torturers and freed Omega Supreme from the Dark Energon influence. Omega Supreme escaped, and the Autobots found some [[space slug]]s to use as steeds. One long journey later, they reached the core and defeated a corrupted slug. Unfortunately the core itself had become contaminated, and informed Optimus as much. The only solution was for the core to reboot, which would take millions of years, during which the planet would be unusable, and Optimus realized that the Autobots would have to leave their home. Before shutting down, the core revealed the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which it installed inside Optimus Prime's chest.

Optimus arrived back at Iacon, where he ordered all Autobots to evacuate the planet. Megatron announced that everyone must stay or face destruction, and fired a massive cannon installed in the Dark Energon space station. Optimus Prime ordered his Air Commander [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] to shut down the cannon with his team. They succeeded, and the station crashed into Iacon. Optimus, Bumblebee, and Ironhide discovered that the "space station" wasn't a space station at all: it was the giant Decepticon, [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. They managed to defeat the heavily armed menace, who plunged into a pool of energon. The Autobots celebrated their victory, but noticed that ''they'' have to evacuate as well. Optimus revealed a massive starship they would use called the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]], a ship still under construction that would allow them to take a part of Cybertron with them across the galaxy. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}
[[File:WFCDS Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|124px|Origamimus Prime]]
Optimus was a dock worker who found himself caught up in the war against the Decepticons. With the Decepticons on the hunt for the Omega Key, Zeta Prime sent Optimus and his team to protect the library, knowing he could count on his old friend. When Zeta Prime was later captured by the Decepticons, he attempted to contact Optimus. The data links keeping him in contact with the Autobots were severed, so Bumblebee tracked down Optimus at an Autobot base. Optimus subsequently rescued an [[Autobot rookie]] from Starscream, chasing the Decepticon off before joining up with Jetfire and destroying other intruders at the base. Optimus was felled by a [[laser guard]], but revived with the help of Jetfire and Bumblebee. They completed clearing the base by defeating [[Dirge (WFC)|Dirge]], and Optimus announced that the next step was to retake Iacon.

He and his team entered Decepticon-occupied Iacon and destroyed the Dark Energon corruptors, allowing them to get the Decagon's defense systems back online. While they waited for Zeta Prime to make contact again, Optimus reminded Bumblebee that they couldn't let Megatron win just by giving up. Zeta let them know that he was being held in Kaon Prison, and Optimus's team infiltrated the prison in search of him. After an encounter with [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]], they ran into Megatron himself, who set more Decepticons on them. When they eventually found Zeta Prime, their leader expired. Optimus returned his body to the High Council, who appointed Optimus the new Prime.

Optimus Prime attempted to solicit [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s help. Grimlock challenged him to a fight to decide whether to join up, but [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]]'s capture by Decepticons sent the Autobots off on a rescue mission instead. The Autobots tracked Swoop down to a Dark Energon laboratory on the outskirts of Iacon and freed him from Dark Energon contamination. Swoop's services were subsequently offered to the Autobots by Grimlock, who said he'd follow along to protect Swoop. Analysis of core samples by Jetfire and Ratchet indicated that they would need to disable to corrupters preventing it from repairing itself. To this end, Optimus's team traveled to the core and freed it after defeating [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]].

Realising that the core needed time to repair itself, Optimus ordered the Autobots to evacuate the planet in Arks. He and his team ascended the space bridge to attack the Trypticon space station and take out its main power core. They escaped during the station's plunge towards Cybertron, but as it fell, it transformed. Optimus rallied his men against this new threat, leading the way to the crash site, where the Autobots confronted Trypticon. After the titan's downfall, Optimus and his men left Cybertron in search of a new source of energy. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian)}}

Optimus Prime coordinated many of the Autobot campaigns during the war. He dispatched Ironhide and Bumblebee to retrieve a datacore of information about Trypticon from Kaon. He later coordinated the evac measures for Cybertron, personally guarding a supply convoy while Bumblebee ran point and ensuring the safe launch of an airlift while the Aerialbots prevented Seekers from taking potshots at it. He also sent the Aerialbots up to Trypticon Station itself when its orbital weapon systems began annihilating the Autobot ranks.

When Trypticon itself fell to Cybertron after the Aerialbot assault, it transformed into a tremendous warbot, and Optimus Prime raced out to meet it. Bumblebee and Ironhide accompanied Prime to the blast site, fighting through numerous Decepticon embankments to reach the monster. Trypticon himself proved to be an implaccable foe, and Optimus coordinated both ground-based flanking attacks and strafing runs by the Aerialbots. Eventually, the mighty menace went down, and Prime saluted Trypticon on his way to extinction. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}
[[File:FOC-GameInformerPrimeBumblebee.jpg|thumb|"No, not in the chest, you guys! The throat! The throat!"]]
As the Ark neared completion, Optimus was alerted to the fact that [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s team had deserted their post and the Decepticons were consequently attacking with giant [[Warp Cannon]]s. He made haste back to Autobot City where he sent [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] off in search of the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] before joining [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] in fending off the Decepticons attacking the nerve center. When it turned out they didn't have enough energon for the defences, Optimus and [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] decided to divert some of the energon from Ark. With Perceptor's help, Optimus got an old artillery piece working and reached the [[neutron cannon]] which he used to take out some of the attackers before running out of energon. At that point he was drawn to the city core, where he managed to awaken [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]]. Optimus guided the giant in destroying the Warp Cannons, but the last of them felled Metroplex, forcing Optimus to go inside it himself.

[[File:FOC-OptimusPrimetruckart.jpg|left|thumb||"WFC Optimus will be so jealous!"]]
He didn't get very far before encountering [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]] who took him prisoner. Dragged before Megatron, Optimus was only saved by the timely reactivation of Metroplex. Once Megatron was a messy stain on the ground, Prime strongly recommended Starscream and the others leave. Some time later, Jazz and Cliffjumper reported that they'd found a massive [[energon lake]], and Optimus organized a transport to pick it up. During a Decepticon attack on [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]'s crash site, Optimus was contacted by Autobots guarding the site who said that Megatron was alive. His request for confirmation was given by none other than Megatron himself, who killed the Autobots who contacted Prime. Recognizing that the Decepticons would only try to retrieve Trypticon's power core if their energon levels were dangerously low, Optimus offered a ceasefire to share what was left, but Megatron rejected his offer, saying that Optimus and the Autobots were responsible for Cybertron's death.

When he was contacted by Grimlock's team who reported [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s experiments, Optimus ordered them back to base, only for Grimlock to ignore him. The Ark was eventually launched thanks to a last-minute sacrifice by Metroplex, but didn't get far before the Decepticons caught up in the ''Nemesis'' and attacked it. Optimus headed to the engine room to assist with the defenses there, only to encounter Megatron himself. As the two fought, Bumblebee threw himself in front of a shot meant for Optimus, and the young bot's sacrifice sent an enraged Optimus back into battle against his nemesis. The pair's fight wasn't yet finished when both they and their ships were sucked into the space bridge portal. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (video game)|Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Optimus Prime also appears in the game's 'Escalation' mode, on the 'Ignition' map. He fights alongside [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]]. Optimus serves as the team's [[Tank (FOC)|Tank]].}}

===''Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon''===
Optimus sent Bulkhead on multiple missions within a Decepticon Dark Energon Mine, the Nemesis Battle Cruiser and back to Autobot Headquarters after it had been infiltrated by Megatron himself. He would warn Bulkhead before he would face off against a particularly dangerous Decepticon foe. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon}}

===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
Optimus Prime helped Arcee in stopping Starscream and his horde of Vehicons from escaping from an abandoned military outpost. Upon Megatron's arrival to the battlefield, he and Arcee defended Autobot headquarters. Though they were victorious, the Autobots swore to remain vigilant, as the future might bring innumerable threats yet!

Optimus Prime could deploy "Cannon Turrets," "Freeze Turrets," and "Missile Turrets" through the Ground Bridge to aid in destroying Vehicons. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense}}

===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
In the aftermath of a devastating Decepticon attack, the Autobots' home base was destroyed and Optimus was left in critical condition. Thankfully, Alpha Trion intervened, healed Optimus and granted him new flight capabilities. With renewed strength and resolved, Optimus fought his way through Megatron's troops until finally squaring off against the Decepticon leader himself. Once he defeated Megatron, Optimus returned to the other Autobots, and together they rebuilt their base in anticipation to the next Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game''===
[[File:Transformers prime the game optimus.jpg|thumb|left||Drop an' give me fifty. ''Now''.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Patrice Melennec]] (French), [[Alfredo Martínez]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

Optimus Prime and the Autobots detected a massive asteroid of Dark Energon headed towards Earth, and used the GroundBridge to intercept the Decepticons aboard the ''Nemesis'' as they tried to retrieve the asteroid. During the battle, the asteroid broke up and Prime fell to Earth from orbit, and his team was scattered.

Optimus was located by Ratchet via the GroundBridge, where he lay buried beneath Dark Energon debris. The secret of the asteroid was revealed, as a powerful Cybertronian named [[Thunderwing (Prime)|Thunderwing]] emerged, ready to claim the Matrix and destroy it on behalf of his master, Unicron. Optimus and Ratchet evaded the giant's attacks until the ''Nemesis'' intervened. Stray blaster fire sent Optimus through a GroundBridge to his rescue, but Ratchet was inadvertently left behind.

Learning that the Decepticons planned to full repair Thunderwing, Optimus and the Autobots raced to stop the 'Cons from collecting Thunderwing's missing pieces. Optimus and Bulkhead battled Megatron and Starscream for one of the pieces, but Megatron escaped with the prize, leaving Prime buried alive.

Prime rescued himself, and GroundBridged to join the other Autobots in finale battle with the repaired Thunderwing. Optimus Prime succeeded in fending off Megatron and, with the help of one of Ratchet's inventions, defeated Thunderwing as well. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}

===''Transformers Online''===
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{{storylink|Transformers Online}}
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}
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{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}
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{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
When the Decepticons constructed an [[Energon Drain]] in an asteroid field, Optimus had the Autobots counter it by building a [[Pulsar Dish]] from debris, and defended the construction using the Star Saber. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}
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=== ''Transformers Universe'' ===
[[File:Tu-character-art optimus.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|right]]
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}

During the journey back to Cybertron the ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' was ambushed by the Decepticons. Ultimately the ''Arclight'' was destroyed, but Optimus along with the Autobots escaped the destruction of the ship and took refuge on Earth. Optimus Prime called upon [[General Freeman]] to provide his fellow Autobots with a base of operations and to hide Optimus Prime himself, just as Megatron ordered the Decepticons to search Earth for Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
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File:TFUniverseJagex-Optimus Prime hologram.jpg|This is probably the most you'll ever see of him in-game
File:TFUniverseJagex-OptimusPrimeVehicle.jpg|The Flameless 379. It won't just rock your logistics, it'll transform them.
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===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
{{note|Due to one update, the original Power Surge Optimus Prime character is removed.}}
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|30
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|2000
|40
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|2000
|40
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|3000
|60
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|4000
|80
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|80
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|4000
|80
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|<s>4000</s>
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|4000
|80
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|4000
|80
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|6000
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|6000
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When Crown City was overrun by Decepticons as a result of a stasis pod modified to clone an army, the Autobots were forced to battle them throughout the city and surrounding landscape. They eventually found that Steeljaw and another Decepticon had constructed a [[space bridge]] and defeated the pair. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

===''Transformers Super Mini-Con Striker''===
Optimus Prime was a spectator for a soccer match between Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Super Mini-Con Striker}}

===''Power Up for Battle''===
[[File:RID2015 Power Up for Battle gameplay.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
Optimus Prime engaged in battle against Starscream using a selection of Weaponizer Mini-Cons provided by Bumblebee. {{storylink|Power Up for Battle}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Optimus-Prime-(WFC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Optimus-Prime-(FOC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Optimus Prime participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in multiple different bodies:
*''Optimus Prime (WFC)'' — This Epic character could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.
*''Optimus Prime (FOC)'' — This Epic character could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Splatoon''===
[[Squid Sisters|Callie]] considered herself an Autobot fan, declaring "Optimus Prime for life!" {{storylink|Splatoon}}

==Toys==
{{main|Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Optimus Prime (WFC)/merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:WFC-OptimusPrimeconcept.jpg|thumb|]]
[[File:TFPrimeOptimustruck.jpg|thumb||So, it hasn't got [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|flames]]. [[Ruined FOREVER|It's still not a flat nose truck.]]]]
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb||It am [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHWeaponizer|BIZARRO OPTIMUS PRIME!]]]]
* ''Exodus'' and ''War for Cybertron'' are different interpretations of the same events. One could choose to view them as similar but different continuities within the same "continuity family" to explain their differences on Optimus Prime's pre-Prime name. Although, [[Hasbro]]'s [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 online timeline]—meant as prequel to ''War for Cybertron''—refers to Optimus's pre-Prime name as "Orion Pax" like ''Exodus''. Furthermore, in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|War for Cybertron]]'' comic, [[Alex Irvine]], in adapting scenes from his novel, still keeps the character's name as "Orion Pax", when it is also meant to occur prior the game's events. In ''Fall of Cybertron'', the sequel to ''War for Cybertron'', the name "Orion Pax" is actually even used in that game, so it is entirely possible that, via a slight [[retcon]], Optimus did indeed go by "Orion Pax" in the games prior his ever first going by "Optimus".
* Optimus is rather forgetful in ''Exodus''. Alpha Trion tells him twice that he had suggested to the High Council that Orion might be the Prime foretold in the [[Covenant of Primus]]. Then he tells Jetfire that the Core told him of Project Generation One, when it was a contingency plan Trion told him about, put in place since the Breaking of the Primes. Then again, leading an army for thousands or millions of years may place a strain on a bot's memory servers.
* Optimus's CG model in the ''Prime'' cartoon underwent modifications between "[[Darkness Rising]]" and the first season proper, with his chest windows lowered somewhat during scenes when he is not in battle.
* Optimus Prime's truck mode in ''Fall of Cybertron'' is described by [[High Moon Studios]] principal artist [[Mike Brown]] as a "fist with wheels attached to it."<ref>{{citesocial|quote=|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118173459/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/10/fall-of-cybertron-the-new-optimus-prime.aspx|name=Ben Hanson|site=Game Informer|title=Fall Of Cybertron: The New Optimus Prime|year=2011|month=10|day=10}}</ref>
* At [[BotCon 2012]], High Moon Studios stated that [[Path Blaster|"Optimus Prime's weapon"]] was designed to look like an earlier version of the rifles he wields in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' television series.
* Optimus Prime's body parts are available to use in [[Hub Network|The Hub]] website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Optimus Prime parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.
* Optimus' appearance after being repaired by the Forge of Solus Prime is fairly reminiscent of Optimus' "Super Mode" appearance in ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Transformers: Cybertron]]'', especially in regards to the wings, and how he holds his blaster in the show, slung under his hand.
* The initial and final colorations of Prime's robot modes in ''RID'' strongly resemble the original [[Action Master]] Prime.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマス・プライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu''), '''Orion Pax''' (オライオンパックス ''Oraion Pakkusu''), '''Optimus Exprime''' (''Go!'', オプティマスエクスプライム ''Oputimasu Ekusupuraimu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Optimusz Fővezér''' ("Supreme Commander Optimus"),<ref>''Robots in Disguise'' game, ''Rescue Bots Academy'', his correct G1 name</ref> '''Optimusz Prime''',<ref>mainline cartoons</ref> '''Optimusz Vezér''' ("Leader Optimus"),<ref>''Rescue Bots'' intro</ref> '''Orion Pax'''
*''Korean:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (옵티머스 프라임 ''Optimeoseu Peuraim''), '''Orion Pax''' (오라이온 팩스 ''Oraion Paekseu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kēbówén''' (Taiwan, 柯博文), '''Qíngtīanzhù''' (China, 擎天柱, "Pillar that Supports the Sky")
*''Russian:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (Оптимус Прайм ''Optimus Praym'')

==References==
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Omega Supreme (WFC)

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Shockblade: /* Foreign names */

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:''Omega Supreme is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:WFC OmegaSupreme.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|So he can make portals now?]]
Striking fear into the [[spark]]s of ''almost'' every [[Decepticon]], '''Omega Supreme''' is the mightiest Autobot of them all. Charged with being the last line of defense for [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], the Autobot capital, and guarding the gateway to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s core, Omega Supreme is near-unstoppable in battle, relentless in his mission, and fearless in the face of danger.

{{quote|Omega activated. Power: Optimal. Mission: Destroy Megatron.|Omega Supreme, a bot of few words|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Omega Supreme was the legendary [[Guardian robot|Guardian]] of [[Crystal City]]. Having acquired the [[Code Key]]s of Power and Justice, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] opened the entrance to the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] below the [[Autobot High Council|High Council Tower]] to corrupt the [[Core]] of Cybertron with [[Dark Energon]]. [[Teletraan-1 (WFC)|Teletraan-1]] reactivated Omega Supreme to fly the Plasma Energy Chamber to safety. Omega was horrified to be informed by the [[Communication Grid]] that the [[Decepticon]]s held eighty-five percent of the planet; that only three of the High Council lived and all of them were Decepticons; the [[AllSpark]] had been ejected from the [[Well of All Sparks]]; and Sentinel Prime was dying. He informed [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] he should have reactivated him sooner, though they had no idea he even existed, and Omega acknowledged it was because of Optimus that the Autobots held out for so long.

Omega tried to fly into space, where Teletraan-1 would give him instructions as to where to hide the Chamber, but [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s attacked. Omega blew up two Seekers before his own nozzles were shot at and he reverted to [[robot mode]] and fell back into [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] was horrified by the Guardian's destruction but fortunately, Omega survived the impact and inspired the Autobots to fight off the Decepticons seeking to gain the Chamber. Omega killed four [[Dark Energon]]-infused Decepticons, but Megatron hammered him in the knee causing him to collapse and allowing a swarm of gladiators to crawl on him. Omega fell, crushing the gladiators, but the Dark Energon left their bodies to power Megatron to the point he could turn Omega on his back. He threatened to slice his throat, but he only wanted the Chamber, and tore it out of Omega's body before escaping.

[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] repaired Omega Supreme, and he was able to fight when [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] emerged in the [[Mithril Sea|Mithric Sea]] when the Autobots left Cybertron on the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. He was left with [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and his Wreckers to deal with [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s new regime. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

After the evacuation of Cybertron and the fall of Iacon, Ultra Magnus used Omega Supreme as a mobile base of operations when the [[Wreckers]] and other pockets of Autobot resistance were forced underground by Shockwave. Omega Supreme joined Ultra Magnus, [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]], [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]], and [[Rack n' Ruin]] on their mission to rescue Alpha Trion from Shockwave, shelling Iacon's defenses from afar and distracting Decepticon police forces long enough for the other Autobots to reach Iacon's underground levels.

During the [[Quintesson]] invasion of Cybertron, Omega Supreme was one of the first Cybertronians to stand against [[Tyrannicon]]'s [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] flotilla. Although the Autobot guardian brought his considerable firepower to bear, destroying several Sharkticon ships in the process, he ultimately could not stand against the general himself, who clambered up Omega Supreme and speared him through the head, taking him out of the fight. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===''The Covenant of Primus''===
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===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Omega Supreme is the last of the mighty Omega Sentinels, but was always unique amongst them. Omega Supreme is a free-thinker, and though he is lacking in terms of personality, he is a powerful Autobot that believes he can tip the war in the Autobots' favour. He once totally snatched a seeker right out of the air! {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Omega Supreme was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)|[[Salvador Serrano]] (Spain-Spanish), Bodo Henkel (German)}}

Omega Supreme was the guardian of the [[Omega Gate]], which gave access to the Core of Cybertron. Omega lay inactive during the war until Megatron's forces invaded [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] seeking what they thought was the [[Omega Key]] (which would allow access to the Core), forcing [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]] to activate the false Omega Key and awaken the sleeping giant. His mission: Destroy Megatron.

[[File:WFC OmegaSupreme vehicle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|This thing shoots enough bullets to make danmaku look conservative.]]

Omega followed the homing signal of the false key and destroyed the fleet of Decepticon ships Megatron was using to search for him. As the Decepticons were securing their wounded, the mighty Autobot attacked, destroying their rescue ship and killing the survivors. At first, the Decepticons seemingly defeated the Guardian of Iacon when they destroyed the supports for a section of bridge Omega was standing upon, but the Autobot returned with a vengeance, using his main gun to disintegrate what remained of the bridge and forcing Megatron's squad to flee to safety.

Omega Supreme attacked Megatron wherever he went, destroying a cargo lift the Decepticon rode, smashing his way through a tunnel and laying landmines upon a bridge that was the only route to safety. Eventually, Omega Supreme tracked the Decepticons to an Autobot anti-aircraft battery on a terrace and attacked with his main gun, heatseeking missiles, [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]] and briefly defending himself with an impenetrable energon barrier. However, the Decepticons discerned the pattern of Omega's attacks and breached his armour thanks to the terrace' turrets, forcing him to crash down into a sub-level of Iacon below.

[[File:WFC OmegaSupreme vs Megatron Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Omega Supreme hates glitches.]]

Sure that the Autobot was destroyed and eager to get his hands on the means to open the Omega Gate, Megatron led his squad down, only to find that Omega Supreme had transformed and re-energized himself with energon batteries drawn from underground. Omega Supreme battered the Decepticons with a combination of missiles, laser turrets, his main gun and a powerful arm-mounted tractor beam, until [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] deduced that Omega's defensive weakness were his turrets - destroying them forced the Autobot guardian to draw upon the energon batteries to regenerate. Seizing the advantage, the Decepticons infected the batteries with a charge of Dark Energon, corrupting Omega Supreme's systems when he drained the batteries. While Omega dealt with the Dark Energon with a counter-virus, Megatron attacked, severely damaging the Autobot's armour. Down, but not out, Omega Supreme drew energy from Cybertron's core itself and unleashed a withering multitude of missiles upon the Decepticons. However, with his internal shielding exposed, Omega was vulnerable, and eventually the Decepticons brought him down by blasting his exposed chest cavity. Gloating in victory, Megatron blasted Dark Energon into Omega Supreme's chest, and the Autobot, helpless to fight against it, was corrupted. Omega Supreme was taken underground where he was forced to open the Omega Gate, allowing Megatron to corrupt Cybertron's core with Dark Energon.

The rumours of Omega Supreme and Zeta Prime's defeats spread through the Autobot camp, leaving the Autobots direction-less and dispirited. Just when hoped seemed to die for the Autobots, a new hero stepped up to lead them: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], the last of the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]].

Charged by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] with destroying the infection to Cybertron's core, Optimus Prime lead a team consisting of [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] to the chamber outside the Omega Gate, where Omega Supreme was being imprisoned. There they found the Decepticons torturing the giant Autobot and force-feeding him Dark Energon to prevent him from repairing himself and escaping his bonds. After his captors were destroyed, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] began repairing Omega Supreme's damage and Dark Energon corruption, but the party were set upon by dozens of Decepticon reinforcements. Just as they were attacked by a Decepticon [[Destroyer (WFC)|Destroyer]], Omega Supreme regained enough functionality to rip the foe to pieces with one hand.

With the present Decepticon threat removed, Omega Supreme opened the Omega Gate to Cybertron's core. However, his systems were not yet fully operational; repairs would have to be completed at Autobot headquarters while Optimus and his team headed down into the depths of Cybertron. {{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
[[File:WFCDS Defeat Omega Supreme.jpg|thumb|left|256px|Finally science determined whether a Transformer could soil himself.]]
At the climax of the Great War, Decepticon Leader Megatron defeated and stole the Omega Key from Zeta Prime. Immediately, sirens began ringing, and Omega was awakened, and immediately went for Megatron. Omega Supreme decimated the Decepticon forces in Iacon, much to Megatron's horror and fury. Omega Supreme was left to find the Decepticon leader with Autobots Jetfire and Cliffjumper at his side.

Megatron returned with his team, defeating Jetfire and Cliffjumper, but Omega finally found them, and began to swipe at them through entire walls. Thundercracker observed the titan had somehow grown huger, but Megatron led his hesitant Decepticons onward nonetheless. Omega Supreme fell, and Megatron claimed a decisive victory in the war.

''Presumably,'' the Autobots went to save their giant guardian at one point. Right?
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}
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===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (PS3, X360, PC)===
[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] revealed in a datalog that Omega Supreme carried on his duty as guardian of the Core and Iacon fiercely defending both of them until his final confrontation with Megatron, which ended with Dark Energon being poured into him again. This caused him to fall into stasis lock. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

==Toys==
===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:PlatinumEditiontoy-YOTSOmegaSupreme.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
*'''Omega Supreme''' (Year of the Snake exclusive, 2013)
** ''Accessories'': 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: A [[BigBadToyStore]]/[[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] shared [[exclusive]], ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Year of the Snake" Omega Supreme is a [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]]. Aside from a more traditional gray, red, and yellow color scheme, Omega Supreme now has a new head and a massive, articulated claw arm, both based on his ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' design. The visor on his head can be flipped open, and he features a flip-up cannon at the back of his head. Meanwhile, the claw arm features double-jointed claws and can spin freely. He lacks the electronics and removable [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] component found on previous versions.

:He splits in half to transform into two vehicles: a train engine and a multi-gunned space battleship. The train features a small articulated "claw" on the roof, a large cannon/construction arm on its caboose, and a [[Mini-Con]]-compatible [[5 mm post|5mm peg]] on each rear side. The battleship has a 5mm peg-hole on either front side of the hull, and comes armed with three double-barreled "laser cannon" turrets, as well as a dual spring-loaded [[missile]] launcher turret with two missiles. The double-barreled cannon at the back can rotate manually, while the two cannons and launcher at the front are geared to rotate together when a red gear wheel, located on the starboard side of the hull/his left arm, is rotated. There are two more Mini-Con compatible pegs on either side of the bow/right shoulder, and an Energon Chip holder on the forward deck. The train can also transform into a crane, while the battleship can transform into an artillery cannon, with both emplacements featuring flip-out handles for other figures to man. Additionally, both vehicles can also combine to form an extremely long "Cybertronian Armored Supertrain". The ship's tower and the clear-yellow canopy at the rear of the train can open, and are meant to accommodate the now non-existent Headmaster component.

[[File:PlatinumEditiontoy-YOTSSuperOptimusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Peeakaboo!]]
:Omega Supreme can also combine with ''Platinum Edition'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Platinum Edition|Optimus Prime]] to form what his [[instructions]] call "[[Super Mode|Super Optimus Prime]]". Prime's drones are color-matched to Omega Supreme, and can attach to four connectors on Omega Supreme's body, while Prime himself is inserted into Omega Supreme's chest cavity to replace his head, although the instructions omit many details on just how to achieve this. Omega Supreme's back can actually open up to accommodate Optimus with his body in truck mode, while Omega Supreme's head is meant to sink into his own neck base panel. The panel itself is then flipped to his right shoulder, forming a shoulder-mounted, non-firing missile battery, and one can rotate Omega Supreme's head to form a sunken cannon turret. This base panel has also been retooled from the original version of the mold, being wider, allowing his head to sink in, and featuring 14 sculpted missiles instead of five. His drone connection points are also compatible with ''Energon'' [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Energon|Wing Saber]]'s dis-articulated parts for use as auxiliary weapons.

:His [[packaging]] mentions that his right arm has a "lunging grip" and can function as a "working crane", which are [[gimmick]] call-outs for the original version of the mold, and are things which the new claw arm can't really do. His [[bio]] is also largely ambiguous, but its mention of Omega being a sleeping guardian, coupled with the style of the new head and arm, seem to cast him as an Aligned continuity family version of the character.

: The original version of this mold was redecoed into ''Energon: The Powerlinx Battles'' [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|Omega Sentinel]].

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==Notes==
* In the ''War For Cybertron'' console multiplayer Escalation map "District", after a certain number of waves, the screen goes dark and Omega Supreme says a random line from the single player campaign. Additionally, in the multiplayer map "Horizon", Omega Supreme can be seen blasting some off-screen Decepticons with his missiles.

* In ''[[The Art of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'', concept art can be seen of ideas that did not make it into the final version of the game. One of these concepts include what appear to be the headless bodily remains of Omega Supreme found within the Sea of Rust. Whether this was intended to be Omega Supreme himself, or simply another guardian resemblant of him is unclear.

===Foreign names===
*''Russian:'' '''Omega Supreme''' (''War for Cybertron'', Омега Суприм, ''Omega Suprim''), '''Omegator''' (''Generation 1'', Омегатор)

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Jetfire (WFC)

2025-09-22T00:16:14Z

Shockblade: /* Foreign names */

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{{disambig3|Jetfire}}
:''Jetfire is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:WFCJetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|{{w|Kamen Rider Ixa|Decepticon, please return that soul to God}}... wait, do I believe in God?]]

'''Jetfire''' is a dedicated scientist whose personal upgrades to his chassis have made him the fastest Autobot on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He has a strong moral compass, which led to his falling-out with his friend [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], and does not believe in gray areas when making major decisions.

{{quote|Megatron! Enough lives have been lost! You've got to stop this madness!|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Jetfire wasn't the first [[Autobot]] [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]], but he was the first to defect from the [[Decepticon]]s. He spent most of his time in a laboratory trying to further exploit the Autobots' flight capabilities – a scientific dead end, but one [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] placed great hope in. He was absent when [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] entered [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and stole the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], but accompanied Optimus with [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as back-up during the rescue of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] from [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. They then moved to rid the [[Dark Energon]] from the [[core]] of Cybertron. While descending, Jetfire was tempted to try some Dark Energon, but Optimus told him if he did, Prime would have to kill him.

Once at the core, Optimus removed the Chamber and was given the [[Matrix of Leadership]], as well as orders to evacuate the planet as it began repairing itself. Optimus launched Project Generation One, which [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] dubbed the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. Jetfire found the notion suicidal, but agreed to help and gave the Autobots time to complete the ''Ark'' by creating a diversion. [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbot]]s under his guidance gathered every space-worthy ship in the ruins of [[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]], while Jetfire picked the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' for himself to captain.

After drawing out [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]], Jetfire evaded the Station's detection system by flying in and out of the Asteroid Belt. He slowly but surely bolted the ''Eight Track'' with an ingress tube on to an unguarded part of the Station, allowing the Autobots to enter and blow up the Dark Energon Facility. Jetfire managed to detach the ship in time before Trypticon crashed in the [[Mithril Sea|Mithric Sea]]. However, Trypticon survived and transformed, and Jetfire refused a place on the ''Ark'' to distract the monster with the flight-capable [[Wreckers|Wrecker]] [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]]. Megatron's elite entered Trypticon, who transformed into the ''Nemesis'' and flew after the ''Ark'', leaving Jetfire on Cybertron with the Wreckers, [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] and [[Alpha Trion]] to deal with [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s forces. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

Jetfire remained a part of the Autobots, serving Ultra Magnus and the Wreckers as a long-range scout and recon expert during their guerilla tactics against Shockwave's rule. Shockwave finally made his move against Alpha Trion, arresting the sage from the [[Hall of Records]]. With Alpha Trion's neutrality no longer permitted, Ultra Magnus planned a rescue op. Jetfire joined Magnus's team of Wreckers to infiltrate Iacon, access the [[Shockwave's Tower|Tower of Shockwave]], and retrieve Alpha Trion. They were provided support by the recently reactivated [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], who would act as a suitable...distraction for their op.

Inside Iacon's walls, Jetfire and the Wreckers came to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], who was secretly working with the Autobot resistance. [[Maccadam]] still shared the occasional oil with his Decepticon overlords, gathering intelligence. One of his patrons was an engineer who provided information on the Tower's mag-lev elevator, allowing the Wreckers to access it underground. The Wreckers were nearly accosted by [[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]] and the Decepticon city garrison, but Magnus radioed Omega Supreme who began long-range bombardment of the city, drawing away the Decepticons.

The Wreckers infiltrated Shockwave's secret lair and recovered Alpha Trion, but the situation was more dire than they anticipated. Shockwave had been trying to access [[Vector Sigma]] using Alpha Trion's systems, but the [[Quintesson]]s had secretly tapped into that same circuitry to reactivate the long dormant Space bridge, beginning a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] invasion of Cybertron. The Wreckers raced to the Archives, where Alpha Trion intended to detonate the remaining articles of Cybertronian history that the Quintessons could claim. They were interrupted by General [[Tyrannicon]] of the Sharkticons, who jammed Alpha Trion's detonator. Fortunately, light-years away, Megatron had claimed the Sharkticon Matrix and therefore ended the Quintesson control over their slaves. Tyrannicon's troopers turned on him and each other, causing the all-but successful invasion to collapse in a matter of minutes. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} when Optimus Prime put into motion his plan to launch the AllSpark into space, Jetfire was tasked with providing his team aerial cover and reconnaissance. Upon nearing the Well of AllSparks, Jetfire warned the rest of his group that Decepticons were heading towards it through the [[Tyger Pax]] bypass, despite it supposedly being an Autobot-controlled territory. Optimus got him to create a diversion, so to make Megatron think that the rest of the group was approaching the Well from a different side than their actual route. Jetfire ran into a group of Seekers before he could get into proper position, spoiling the effectiveness of this tactic. He was forced to lure the other fliers towards the Wreckers, so they might be able to help him take them out.

As the battle got in full swing, Jetfire was unable to rid himself of several Seekers still tailing him as he flew over the Well, leading to him taking considerable damage. He still managed to fire down a missile salvo towards Megatron, driving the Decepticon leader back somewhat. When the AllSpark was finally launched, the resulting shockwave caused Jetfire to tumble out of the sky. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Jetfire acts as the Autobots' Air Guardian. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Jetfire was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Troy Baker]] (English)|[[Gabriele Calindri]] (Italian), [[Bernard Bollet]] (French), [[Héctor Garay]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Piotr Urbaniak]] (Polish), [[Michael Deckner]] (German)}}
When Megatron attacked Starscream's station, Jetfire confronted him during a lull in the fighting, noting he did not want to fight and that Dark Energon was too dangerous to use, Jetfire himself having seen what it can do. When Megatron declared his intent to take it anyway, Jetfire proclaimed that the Decepticon would destroy them all. Megatron mused, as Jetfire flew away, "You say that as if it were a bad thing."

Later, when Megatron had attained Dark Energon and demonstrated his control over it, Starscream offered to serve him and make more. Jetfire was aghast, and quickly escaped the station. Megatron decided to let him go, as he "...wanted the Autobots to know their doom approaches."

During Megatron's siege of Iacon, Jetfire and the other Aerialbots were outnumbered and lacked surface-to-air support, causing significant losses. When Optimus took command, Jetfire specifically requested that the planetary guns be reactivated, which Optimus and his team promptly achieved. With that taken care of, he proceeded to feed tactical data and warnings whenever the still-overmatched Aerialbots could not stop all the incoming Decepticon Seekers, as well as recommendations on key targets of opportunity, including at least one Decepticon warship.

After Optimus assumed the mantle of Prime and kickstarted the Core of Cybertron's self-purging, he declared that the Autobots would have to leave their homeworld, as it would be rendered uninhabitable. However, as the transports began to leave, a powerful orbital weapon, part of Trypticon station, blasted apart every ship it could target. Prime sent Silverbolt, Air Raid, and Jetfire to take it out. Jetfire provided key knowledge during the assault, including weak points of machinery and barriers, as well as their main target of the plasma cooling system that prevented the orbital weapon from overloading. He made sure the Aerialbots stayed until the mechanism was destroyed (when the system reached 110% capacity and Air Raid was surprised it "went that high", Jetfire pointed out it didn't, and that was the point).

Megatron noted with some amusement that the Aerialbots apparently hadn't considered the possibility of backup systems, and ordered "Trypticon" to resume firing. He also entered Optimus Prime's coordinates and told it to bear on him. When Trypticon responded, Jetfire realized that the station, or at least the primary weapon, was a Cybertronian...shortly after which the team realized that they should be able to destroy its transformation systems and force it back into its normal form, which, whatever it was, had to be better than a killsat.

They found to their shock that this placed them inside Trypticon's mouth, and just barely managed to escape through the gaps between its teeth before it closed its jaws on them; it then headed for the surface, a massive [[jet pack]] controlling its descent. The Aerialbots managed to blast the pack apart, causing it to fall to Cybertron's surface like a meteor.

As Optimus, Bumblebee, and Ironhide battled the brute, which had survived the assault, the Aerialbots managed to find them and set about providing air support. However, Trypticon was much faster than they expected, taking out all three—not quite killing them, but putting them out of the fight.

Some time after Trypticon's defeat, they were at least back on their feet, and appeared with Optimus Prime as he surveyed the Ark. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|Troy Baker (English)|Gabriele Calindri (Italian)}}
[[File:WFCDS Jetfire.jpg|thumb|121px]]
With an attack to obtain the Omega Key from Megatron imminent, Zeta Prime ordered Jetfire and Optimus to take the majority of their forces to protect a library while Zeta hid the Omega Key. However, the Decepticons only attacked faster and harder, and it was in this battle Zeta Prime eventually fell.

Jetfire was among the few Autobots who stood to assist Omega Supreme in the total annihilation of the Decepticons in Iacon. However, Megatron arrived with his strike team, and after defeating Cliffjumper, chased Jetfire through the ravaged city. Jetfire finally decided enough was enough, and faced the Decepticons down. However, the former scientist failed, and could only watch as Megatron advanced and defeated Omega Supreme.

Jetfire recovered and rejoined the Autobots. He was often their intel agent, and helped take back Iacon, and locate Zeta Prime. However, their leader died shortly after his rescue. Optimus was declared Optimus Prime, the new leader of the Autobots by the Autobot High Council. Jetfire helped his new leader reach Cybertron's core to save it from the Dark Energon. It was made clear that the recovering Core couldn't sustain the Autobot population, so a mass evacuation was ordered by Optimus. However, Trypticon Space Station began attacking the fleeing Autobot masses, and Jetfire followed Optimus to destroy it. On Cybertron's surface, the crashed station transformed into a monstrous city-sized Decepticon, Trypticon. Upon Trypticon's defeat, Jetfire stayed with Optimus on Cybertron to further battle Megatron.
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

===Transformers: Cybertron Adventures===

As the Autobots prepared to evacuate Cybertron, the Decepticons attempted to destroy their supply lines and bring down their transport ships. During one launch, Thundercracker and Skywarp commenced strafing and bombing of the Autobot position, so Optimus Prime dispatched Air Raid and Jetfire to hold off the Seekers. Unfortunately, the Decepticons managed to get Trypticon back on-line, and the orbital station started taking potshots at the Autobots from the sky. Jetfire and the Aerialbots took to the air, shooting up the energon relay stations that fed power to Trypticon. Jetfire infiltrated the orbital base on his strafing runs, sequentially cutting off all power to the ATG weapon systems, until Trypticon fell right out of the sky.

Unfortunately, once Trypticon Station fell to the planet's surface, it revealed itself as a massive Transformer, laying waste to Cybertron. As Optimus Prime coordinated the attack from the ground, Jetfire fought from the air until Trypticon finally went down, and the war continued for another day. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Troy Baker]] (English)}}
Jetfire was stationed in Autobot City, launch site of the Ark, during the Autobots' final days on Cybertron. When Megatron launched a brutal assault on the Ark, Jetfire was dismayed to learn that the attack came from the direction of [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s apparently abandoned post, and subsequently joined the main battle.

When the Ark finally launched a few days later, Jetfire led the Aerialbots in the battle against the Nemesis. Jetfire was able to destroy several tow cables that the Decepticons were boarding the Ark with, and subsequently helped treat some of the wounded. When [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] went up against the titan combiner [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]], Jetfire assisted him by leaving EMP grenades for him to lure Bruticus into, stunning the combiner. Jetfire and the Aerialbots then were able to defeat Bruticus with Jazz's help, before both the Ark and the Nemesis were flung into the space bridge portal to parts unknown. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
:''Voice actors:'' [[Troy Baker]] (English)
When Optimus Prime and Jazz infiltrated the Decepticon base [[Kolkular]], Jetfire was stationed near Trypticon's crash site as backup in case anything went wrong. When Prime and Jazz were imprisoned while freeing Cliffjumper, Jetfire was contacted and informed by Perceptor that his mission, "Operation: Longshot" was a go. Jetfire's job was to infiltrate the wreckage of Trypticon and commandeer his weapons systems in order to fire upon Kolkular and free Prime and the others.

Upon entering Trypticon's wreckage, Jetfire happened upon his former friend Starscream, who was planning to steal energon from the wreckage. Despite the fact that Jetfire wanted to take revenge on Starscream for betraying him, Jetfire stuck to the shadows and kept searching for Trypticon's weapons systems. However, Starscream discovered Jetfire and deployed his soldiers to dispose of Jetfire. Despite the Decepticon opposition, Jetfire successfully reached Trypticon's weapons systems and rerouted the energon Starscream had been stealing to the systems, using them to fire upon Kolkular and free his allies. He then evacuated Trypticon as Starscream cursed him and swore to take revenge for Jetfire taking his energon. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}
====3DS====
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{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Notes==
[[File:Foc jetfire.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
* Despite being a [[Neutral]] before joining Optimus Prime's cause in War for Cybertron, Jetfire begins the game with his glowing details already in Autobot red as opposed to Neutral yellow.
* Interestingly, Optimus decided that ''Silverbolt'' should lead the attack on Trypticon Station, despite the fact that Jetfire had worked there for a prolonged period of time and would have known exactly how to cripple the station's power. It's possible that Optimus ''didn't know'' about Jetfire's tenure at the station, but this is unlikely seeing as how he had always been allied to the Autobots. It is more likely that Jetfire was the "Planetary" Air Commander (as seen in Defend Iacon), and that Silverbolt was already "Orbital" Air Commander. For what it's worth, in all his appearances in ''Fall of Cybertron'', he's leading the Aerialbots.
* Also interesting is the fact that, while Jetfire underwent no physical changes for ''Fall of Cybertron'', his face/helmet went from cartoon-accurate colors to primarily red with white for... seemingly no reason. Perhaps this represents minor upgrades in-universe?
* Jetfire's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Air Defender-type chassis for [[Scientist (WFC)|Scientist]]-class characters. His parts are also available to Scientists in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Guardian-type components.
* Jetfire’s voice sounds noticeably different in ‘’Rise of the Dark Spark’’, now [https://youtu.be/aA9zA30LEaw?si=gww-gkJpCbsDlq7R sounding much deeper] compared to the last [https://youtu.be/jXkrT4RurJ0?si=cefUKt9swxY1ZM17 two] [https://youtu.be/sNdlNc5V8j0?si=y5KuwvqMva8Ckldh games].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jetfire''' (ジェットファイアー ''Jettofaiā'')
*''Russian:'' '''Jetfire''' (''War for Cybertron'', Джетфайр ''Jetfayr''), '''Istrebitel''' (''Generation 1'', Истребитель, "Aircraft Fighter")

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Ironhide (WFC)

2025-09-22T00:12:30Z

Shockblade: /* Foreign names */

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{{disambig3|Ironhide}}
:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:IronhideWFCArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"And that's the bottom line, 'cause Ironhide said so."]]

'''Ironhide''' is a battle hardened veteran, one of the toughest amongst the Autobots. As one of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus']] oldest and closest friends, Ironhide saw the great potential within Optimus to be more than what he allowed himself to be.
{{quote|Got one talent: bustin' up Decepticons.|Ironhide|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
Ironhide emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] sometime during or before the [[Golden Age]]. He was present during the torch lighting which signified the kindling of a new Well on the first colony of [[Archon]]. Ironhide became bridgemaster for the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] Port [[space bridge]] connecting to other colony worlds established throughout the galaxy. When the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Rust Plague]] struck the colonies, Ironhide was ordered to destroy the space bridge in order to prevent the infection from spreading back to the homeworld. Still, he gently gave [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] time to say goodbye to his friend [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]], who was quarantined on Archon, and refused to break quarantine and risk infecting Cybertron. Ironhide pressed Prowl when it was time, and they destroyed the space bridge, cutting off their cousins on other worlds for all time.

As war broke out between Autobots and Decepticons, Ironhide joined the Autobots under the command of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
Ironhide first met Optimus Prime during the prolonged stalemate at [[Praxus]]. Furious at the loss of his home, Ironhide joined the Autobots despite his cynicism regarding Optimus's leadership. It was at Praxus that Optimus was first showed a preference to stand and fight rather than make strategic withdrawals, and Ironhide slowly but surely began to trust in Optimus. [[Alpha Trion]] commented that Ironhide's "pitiless edge" gave the Autobots a necessary advantage in defeating [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]].

When Megatron invaded [[Teletraan-1 (WFC)|Teletraan-1]] to steal the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], Ironhide made an uncharacteristically emotional display of anguish when [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s Seekers shot down [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], who attempted to ferry the Chamber to safety. As [[Decepticon]]s attempted to claim the Chamber, Ironhide fought one but fell into the crater caused by Omega's impact. He defeated two more who jumped after him, and Optimus lifted him out of the pit, but he fell in again when another Decepticon struck him in the face with a hooked chain. Megatron blasted Optimus, causing him to fall on top of Ironhide, but he ordered his commander to ignore him and stop Megatron.

After the battle, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] welded Ironhide's face back together. When Optimus proposed leaving Cybertron on the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', Ironhide boarded the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' with him to distract the Decepticons. Realizing Megatron had a beam aboard [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon Station]], Ironhide and the Autobots boarded the ship and blew up its [[Dark Energon]] Facility, causing it to crash. He then boarded the completed ''Ark'' and escaped Cybertron through the last [[space bridge]] to the [[Milky Way]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

After passing through the unstable space bridge, Ironhide and the Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' found themselves in the vicinity of a Cybertronian colony world called [[Velocitron]]. Ironhide was assigned to Hound's second response team, as Optimus Prime made planetfall with his initial team. It was a time of great stress between Velocitron's rulers, and the Autobots' arrival from mythical Cybertron only exacerbated the situation. Although the Autobots secured an ally in one of the planet's rulers, [[Override (Prime)|Override]], they left Velocitron on the brink of civil war during their departure.

The next leg of their journey through the Space Bridge brought the Autobots to fabled [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], a world composed entirely of space junk. This time, Ironhide joined Optimus, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] and [[Makeshift (Prime)|Hound]] as they touched down on the planet's heterogeneous surface. The Autobot envoys were attacked shortly after landing, as the local Junkions decided they looked like spare parts in the making. With Optimus Prime's blessing, Ironhide unleashed a volley of plasma rockets to help convince the Junkions that these parts weren't for sale just yet.

During the Autobots' stay on Junkion, Ironhide assisted [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] with his investigations, and later interrogation, of the shifty Decepticon-turned-Junkion named [[Axer (Prime)|Axer]]. He defended the ''Ark'' from attack when the ''Nemesis'' finally caught up with them, and remained with the crew when they finally left Junkion on a new heading towards the [[AllSpark]] itself. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

When the Matrix led the Autobots to the planet [[Aquatron]], Ironhide performed pre-flight checks on Prowl's dropship before the scouting team left to survey the planet. Once it was secured, Ironhide joined Optimus and many of the other Autobots as they flew down to make contact with the [[Inquirata (Prime)|Curator]], Aquatron's regional governor. Optimus ordered Ironhide to remain with the ships in case of trouble.

After Optimus experience an inexplicable seizure during the tour, however, many of the Autobots became suspicious of their hosts. [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]] and Bumblebee wanted to take the dropship to explore the reportedly underwater cities of the Aquatronians. Ironhide was suspicious as well, but he didn't want to buck the chain of command by sending them off without Prowl or Jazz's approval while Optimus was receiving treatment. Once his fellow old-timer [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]] spoke up in favor of the recon, though, Ironhide let himself be convinced.

This seemed to be a mistake when Kup, Rodimus, and Bumblebee broke contact during their deep-sea exploration, and couldn't be located. Ironhide was forced to report his men and dropship were missing to Prime, and took responsibility when confronted by Jazz and Prowl. The recon trio seemingly resurfaced without a scratch, but soon after the Aquatronians revealed their true nature as agents of the Quintessons when the Decepticons arrived. The Aquatronians disabled the Ark and the Nemesis in orbit before politely insisting that the Autobots and Decepticons engage in peace talks, with the Curator as moderator. Optimus skeptically agreed.

Indeed, the "peace talks" were a sham from the beginning, orchestrated by the Curator to fail and bring the Cybertronians before a kangaroo court of trumped up charges before executing them to harvest their energon for an invasion of Cybertron itself. Ironhide also learned during the proceedings that Kup, Rodimus and Bumblebee ''had'' been captured during their exploration, only to be brainwashed to provide false testimony against Optimus during the trial. When Optimus and Megatron were separated from the others during a single combat exercise, Ironhide ripped open the Autobots' cells to strike back against the Quintessons' Sharkticon guards. Alongside the Decepticons, they fought a holding action at [[Hydratron]] while Optimus and Megatron dealt with their true foes. Afterwards, the Autobots and Decepticons coordinated a joint effort to locate their missing leaders among the wreckage, and found Optimus Prime and Megatron side-by-side atop a friendly [[Leviacon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Ironhide had been very skeptical towards Optimus's capabilities as a leader early in the war. This changed as their battles against the Decepticons raged on.

Ironhide attended a meeting of Optimus's most trusted lieutenants, where the Autobot leader announced his plan to keep the AllSpark out of Megatron's reach by launching it into space. Bumblebee protested the idea, but Ironhide told him to trust in their leader.

When the Autobots neared the Well of AllSparks, they learned from Jetfire that the Decepticons were already on their way, much sooner than anyone had expected. Ironhide warned Optimus that if Megatron got into the Well, he'd be sure to destroy the mechanism necessary for launching the AllSpark. Optimus posted him as a lookout within the Well while he and Arcee focused on launching the artifact. Ironhide left his post to assist the Wreckers battling the Decepticons on the Well's rim. During the battle, he saw Megatron unleashing his fusion cannon on Bumblebee, and feared the worst. After the AllSpark had been successfully launched, Ironhide tried to establish contact with Bumblebee while the Decepticons retreated. Though Bumblebee was alive, he could not reply to Ironhide's calls after having gotten his vocoder crushed by Megatron. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Ironhide is one of the oldest Autobots still functioning. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:RID Ironhide Blacklisted.JPG|thumb|upper_left|150px]]
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Ironhide was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith Szarabajka]] (English)| [[Alexandr Novikov]] (Russian), [[Pietro Ubaldi]] (Italian), [[Pascal Casanova]] (French), [[Ángel Amorós]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Jan Kulczycki]] (Polish), Helge Heynold (German)}}

[[File:WFC-Ironhidepromo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|You sissified maggot scum have just signed your death warrants!]]

Ironhide led a squad of Autobots to defend the [[Decagon]] during the [[Decepticon]] invasion of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. With the loss of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]], Ironhide's old friend Optimus was forced to take command of the Autobots, an act that the old soldier approved, as he was glad that Optimus was finally stepping up to take his rightful place in the Autobot hierarchy. After helping Optimus and his team by clearing a path for them to the Decagon (and taking down two [[Brute (WFC)|Brute]]s, tearing one in half), he continued to lead the others to (successfully) push the Decepticons into retreat.

After Optimus became Optimus [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Ironhide and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] joined him on the mission to clear the core of Cybertron that was infected with [[Dark Energon]]. Ironhide constantly rebuked the young, aggressive Warpath's shoot-first attitude. Heading to the [[Omega Gate]], the three Autobots found [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] being tortured with Dark Energon. Freeing the massive Autobot, Ironhide joined Optimus and Warpath in protecting [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] long enough to repair Omega to the open the Gate. Heading underground, the three Autobots found [[space slug]]s working to clear the Dark Energon crystals. When they were sealed off in a cavern, another slug came in and killed an attacking Decepticon, to which the old, knowledgeable Ironhide offered the [[universal greeting]], but the slug simply ignored them and moved on with its task. The three Autobots then found a trio of slugs with [[Ion Displacer]] turrets on their backs, and provided cover fire for the slugs as they made their way through Cybertron. Unfortunately, a corrupted space slug attacked the trio, knocking them underground and killing the slugs. Regrouping at the core, they were attacked by the corrupted slug, and managed to defeat it. Unfortunately, the Dark Energon corrupted the [[Primus|Core]], which could only purge the corruption by shutting down all systems, leaving Cybertron uninhabitable and forcing the Transformers to leave Cybertron. Before departing, Ironhide and Warpath witnessed Optimus receive a part of the Core's essence, the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

[[File:WFC-Ironhidevehicle.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|That was an amazing killing spree...BY THE OTHER TEAM!!]]

As the evacuation went underway, Megatron used his orbital station to attacking fleeing transports. A group of [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]] under [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] managed to shut down the station's cannon, only to learn that the station itself was a Cybertronian named [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. Ironhide joined Optimus and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] in finishing off the monster. Though many Autobots managed to escape, a number of them, Ironhide included, stayed behind to fight against Megatron's schemes. Optimus commissioned the building of a new starship, the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', to take the Autobots from Cybertron, [[Earth|wherever they may go]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith Szarabajka]] (English)}}
[[File:WFCDS Ironhide.jpg|thumb|120px|You are a spineless worm! You are a mistake of nature! You are walking vomit!]]
When the Decepticons started sniffing around an Autobot base, Ironhide sent an [[Autobot rookie]] to find out what they were looking for. Unfortunately, the rookie was killed by Megatron while letting Ironhide know he'd gotten the data links back up and running. Ironhide was captured by the Decepticons at some point and used in Kaon prison to fight Dark Energon-enhanced Decepticons, but presumably later escaped.

Sometime later, Ironhide was contacted by Zeta Prime, who was trying to get hold of Optimus. With the loss of the communications system, Ironhide sent Bumblebee to find Optimus, and a rookie to help Ratchet and [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]]. Once the rookie had gotten the communication system up and running, Ironhide let him know that he was being reassigned to [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]]'s care. Ironhide then directed Optimus around the base, guiding him to areas the Decepticons had taken over.

Optimus announced they needed to retake Iacon, and Ironhide eagerly told him to lead the way, to which Optimus replied that he was no leader. Despite that, the Autobots retook the Decagon, and Ironhide reported that the defenses were back online. When Ironhide rebuked Bumblebee's suggestion that Zeta Prime's transmissions were leading them into a trap, Bumblebee exploded at him that they'd already lost the war. Optimus's team infiltrated Kaon, where Ironhide was more keen to bash Decepticons than rescue Zeta Prime, until Optimus reminded him of their mission. They found Zeta Prime, but their leader died, and Optimus was subsequently appointed Autobot leader. Optimus sought the services of [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], whose slow processor and reluctance to help irritated Ironhide, almost leading to a fight between the two of them and forcing Optimus to tell him to stand down. The Autobots rescued [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]], which helped sway Grimlock in favor of their cause, though Ironhide still wasn't sure it was a good idea. He took part in a mission to the core, to free it from the Dark Energon harvesters that were irradiating it.

With Cybertron no longer capable of supporting life, the Autobots began to evacuate the planet in Arks, but were attacked by Trypticon Station. Optimus intended to take a strike team up the space bridge to directly assault it, which Ironhide regarded as a suicide mission. Still, he joined the mission, and the station was brought down, but as Bumblebee celebrated their escape, Ironhide pointed out the station was transforming. Trypticon's size gave even Ironhide pause, but he still joined the team that headed for the crash site to take the giant on. At one point, he was pinned down by enemy fire, which the other Autobots helped suppress so he could reach a security access panel. He joined them in defeating Trypticon, and later left Cybertron along with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
Ironhide and Bumblebee were tasked with retrieving information from a Decepticon datacore about the "Trypticon" weapon. They nearly managed to make a successful getaway from Kaon before Megatron and Soundwave arrived, dropping the Autobots in the streets. Ironhide was shackled and imprisoned, whie Bumblebee was scheduled for interrogation under the neural scanner. A lucky power outage during an Autobot raid freed Ironhide from his bonds, and he raced through the detention facility to rescue Bumblebee before the scanner forced him to reveal military secrets. He found the kid, but not before some data was lost to the scanner. On the way out of the prison, the duo were radioed by Air Raid, who offered to provide air support during their escape. Thanks to his creative use of firepower, they were able to escape down a road that had previously been a dead end.

Later, Ironhide returned the favour by providing comm support to Air Raid, who was using the data recovered on Trypticon to block the power supply running between Trypticon and the Geosynchronous Energy Bridge. He plotted Air Raid's course through the Decepticon controlled tunnels near the Bridge.

After Trypticon Station fell to Cybertron's surface and revealed itself as a gi-normous transforming creature, Ironhide joined Optimus Prime and Bumblebee in racing to the crash site to finish him off. They were separated during the journey, and had to fight through multiple Decepticon vanguards before even reaching Trypticon. Eventually, it was the combined firepower and teamwork of the Autobot forces that brought down the dangerous dinosaur. Ironhide was ready to kick back with some lubricant, but Optimus reminded him that the war was far from over. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor| [[Keith Szarabajka]] (English)}}
Ironhide is one of the many Autobots involved in the construction of the Ark. During the invasion of Iacon he led a squad of soldiers to defend the Ark's fuelling station which was being attacked by tanks. The battle was not in his favour until Optimus took control of a Neutron Gun turret and later activated Metroplex, destroying the tanks. After Metroplex defeated Megatron, Ironhide was dismayed to learn the Energon saved for the Ark was gone. Later, Jazz reported that he, Cliffjumper and Sideswipe had found an entire reservoir of pure energon that was sufficient to power the Ark. Ratchet then inquired as to how to transport it. After Optimus denied having Metroplex carry it back Ironhide suggested using an old refinery transport. Perceptor argued that the transport guzzled too much energon and Ironhide rebutted that it had the firepower they would need and thus his plan was approved. When the Decepticons attacked the Ark on its way to the portal opened by [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s [[Space bridge|Spacebridge]], Ironhide took part in the battle. At one point he called for air support, saying that one of the blasts fired from the Decepticons had, "Taken a toll on Optimus". {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith Szarabajka]] (English)}}
Ironhide was assigned, alongside Sideswipe, to retrieve the Dark Spark before the Decepticons could. Once they retrieved the Dark Spark, Ironhide and Sideswipe raced through the underground subways of Cybertron, battling off Insecticons all the way, until they reached the rendezvous point where Optimus and Bumblebee were waiting for them. Ironhide helped Optimus and Bumblebee fend off the Insecticons as Sideswipe called a train to evacuate them. When the train arrived, Bumblebee was the first on board, but the train was on a timer, and left before Ironhide, Prime, and Sideswipe could board. They were forced to wait for the next train, fighting off swarming Insecticons while doing so. When the next train arrived all of the Autobots managed to successfully board, but were not able to escape, as the Decepticons blew up the train as it was departing. Optimus assigned the Dark Spark to Ironhide to protect, while he stayed behind to draw the Decepticons' fire. This plan proved futile as the Decepticon [[Sharpshot]] saw Ironhide take the Dark Spark, and, together with [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], beat down Ironhide and took the Dark Spark from him. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)}}

===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:Ironhide TFU.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
{{voiceactor|[[Allan Corduner]]}}
Ironhide updated Autobots with new missions around their base whenever there was something he didn't like the look of. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
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===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
[[File:Ironhide RID mobile game.jpg|thumb|right|150px|He'll turn red any second now. See! Red! No wait, that's blood...]]
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Ironhide was one of the Autobots who fought against hordes of Decepticon clones in and around [[Crown City]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

{{note|Ironhide is a "premium" Champion playable character, meaning that unlike regular characters, he can only be unlocked using the Ultra Spark currency. Accordingly, his gameplay stats are very high, comparable to or higher than those of the most expensive toy characters.}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:FOC trailer Ironhide punches Starscream.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*On a large battlefield, Ironhide and Jazz protected Optimus, who was carrying an injured Bumblebee, from any Decepticon attackers. As Starscream descended in to attack, Ironhide intercepted and punched him, breaking the Seeker's face. He, along with Optimus and Jazz, looked on from the edge of a peak towards the battle below as Megatron ordered the Decepticons to advance towards them. {{storylink|Commercial#Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'' VGA Cinematic Trailer}}
*Ironhide shot a downed Decepticon near what appeared to be an Autobot ship from close range.
{{storylink|Commercial#Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'' E3 Trailer}}
{{Note|The story of the FOC E3 Trailer seemingly follows on from the FOC VGA Cinematic Trailer.}}
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==Toys==
===''Prime''===
{{anchor|Cyberverse}}
[[File:Prime-toy IronhideCyberverse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Water bottle delivery truck.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironhide''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / 006'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''EZ-11'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 26]], 2012
:*''Accessories:'' Left & right cannons
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 2|Series 2 ''Cyberverse'']] Commander Class toys, Ironhide transforms into a 4x4 pickup truck. He features translucent blue plastic on his windshield-chest so that he can be illuminated by the lights from the larger play-sets. He comes with two [[Ironhide (Movie)|Movie-style]] translucent blue cannons which each feature three [[C joint|3mm post]]s and two peg-holes, allowing them to combine with each other to form a longer weapon, peg in into his hands, forearms/doors, and truck bed, as well as be pegged and stored on his robot back. The Hasbro release comes with a pack-in file card.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed to make ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 3|Series 3 ''Cyberverse'']] [[Trailbreaker (Prime)|Trailcutter]] and [[Huffer (Prime)|Huffer]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/CommIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Cyberverse Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Primetoy-IronhideArmsMicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''NEW!'' "Orange [[Blastification]]" flavor! Available in extra-large.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironhide''' (Deluxe, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''AM-20'''
:*''Release date'': [[September 29]], 2012
:*''Accessories'': Arms Micron "Iro"

: Part of the seventh wave of [[TakaraTomy]] ''Prime'' toys, and [[exclusive]] to said toyline, Ironhide is a... well, he's ''kind-of'' a redeco of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Kup (WFC)#Toys|Sergeant Kup]], whose mold was originally designed to be Ironhide, and was originally solicited as such in the Hasbro line. ''Yeah.'' He transforms into a modified Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, and much of his color detail is provided by customer-applied [[sticker]]s rather than [[paint operation]]s. He features peg-holes for [[5 mm post]]s on his forearms/doors, hands, and truck bed.

: Instead of the combining cannons he was originally designed with, he comes with the [[Arms Micron]] [[Iro#Toys|Iro]], who transforms into one of the cannons. Just one. Sorry. (He is, of course, completely compatible with Kup's cannons, if you want to complete his look that way.)

: He also has a "dramatic head reveal," wherein his head rises up from within his torso when his abdomen panel is [[Slide joint|slid]] up. He also features a [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake kibble]] windshield on his chest, with the real front windshield ending up on his back.

: His [[stock photography]] incorrectly depicts him in a magenta-ish shade of red.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/AMIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Arms Micron Ironhide at TFU.info]''
::* ''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1680.html Ironhide and Iro at Alfes's toy blog]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[Image:Kre-O Autobot Assault Devastator set.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Assault Devastator''' (2012)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''36914'''
:*''Pieces'': '''781'''
:*''Kreons'': Devastator, Ironhide, Gunner, Foreman, three Construction Workers
:*''Accessories'': Small pistol

: A [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] version of the [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Devastator]] set comes with both a Kreon [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Ironhide]] (based on the Generation 1 iteration of the character) and a full-build brick Ironhide, which can be rebuilt from an armored pickup truck (calling back to the ''Prime'' incarnation of the character, itself modeled after the [[Ironhide (Movie)|live-action film version]]) into a robot. The robot/truck build also features twin pressure-launch missile launchers, and a bonus human [[Gunner]] Kreon.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-SS-Voyager-Gamer-Ironhide.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''It starts with One thing I don't know why They made new toys for games you can't buy'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironhide''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Game'': '''''War for Cybertron'''''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TS GE-01'''
:*''Accessories'': [[EMP shotgun]], battle axe
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[January 14]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc5mkAAGzyE MASSIVE Transformers Tuesday! In-Hand Product Showcase and Pre-orders | Hasbro Pulse] with [[Nate Purswell]], [[Mark Maher]], and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>

:Part of the 28th wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Voyagers, Ironhide is a redeco and retool of [[Ratchet (WFC)#Studio Series|Gamer Edition Ratchet]], featuring a new head, chest, shoulder pads, and most of his vehicle mode shell. He also includes a new EMP Shotgun while retaining the two-part axe from Ratchet.

:Like other ''Gamer Edition'' figures, his right forearm can be detached to equip the shotgun or other ''Gamer Edition'' weapons to emulate the way characters' arms transformed into their weapons in-game. Ironhide keeps the same design trick from Ratchet, allowing his unused arm to be hidden ''inside'' his backpack.

:The EMP Shotgun is compatible with [[Fire Blast effect]]s. It also features a proper [[5 mm post]], allowing it to be handheld. The shotgun can be stored behind his waist and on the rear of the vehicle mode. The axe head can be tabbed onto his back and on the roof of the vehicle mode for storage.
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==Notes==
[[File:Transformers-Prime-Ironhide-concept-art.jpg|thumb|right|250px|He was not very lucky...punk.]]
[[File:Aligned-concept-Ironhide-vehicle-Ken Christiansen.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
*In ''War for Cybertron'', Ironhide greeted the [[space slug]] with the [[universal greeting]]. [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] had no idea what it was.
*Ironhide was intended to be part of the initial line-up in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', but he was replaced by [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] after the writers deemed their characterization closer to him. Later, on a featurette on the ''Transformers: Prime Season 1'' Blu-ray, [[Rik Alvarez]] admitted that because of the death of Ironhide in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', they didn't want to confuse kids with a living Ironhide.<ref>[http://tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-season-1-blu-ray-review-174448/ Transformers Prime Season One Blu-Ray review at TFW2005]</ref> It's likely that the former story was a cover for the latter, for spoiler reasons. Later, [[Jeff Kline]] said that despite having a toy, there were no plans to feature Ironhide in the show... yet.<ref>[http://tformers.com/transformers-botcon-2011-transformers-prime-interview-with-executive-producer-jeff-kline/15863/news.html TFormers BotCon 2011 interview with Kline]</ref> It was even later said at [[BotCon 2012]] that Ironhide would not appear in the show, but that he might show up in other places.<ref>[http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php/option=com_altcaster/task=viewaltcast/template=/altcast_code=5a0a882ed2/ipod=y]</ref>
*Ironhide's ''Prime'' toy design was based on concept art (at right) submitted by [[Ken Christiansen]] to Hasbro Studios early in the show's development.<ref>[http://badflipblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/transformers-prime-ironhidetoy.html The Bad Flip Blog] and [https://www.facebook.com/214146041944051/photos/a.2350847944940506/2952531634772131/ Ken Christiansen's artwork on Facebook]</ref>
* Like several other ''Prime'' toys unrelated to the cartoon, the Deluxe mold originally intended for Ironhide came about as part of an opportunity to create a [[capsule]] line for the [[Asia]]n market<ref>{{citesocial|quote=So this toy was originally a Hong Kong- or Chinese-kind-of-exclusive line that we were doing over there, in those black boxes. [...] It was all in this mix of, we want to create unique characters for China—or the collector market in Asia, I should say—and that's where this unique character came up, we had been working on him for the story, and they were looking for a dynamic new toy thing, that wasn't- you know, your standard thing, and that's how the kind of these two things got put together, and then timing, it got put under the ''Prime'' banner. [...] He's got different cost constraints, and feature-set, and everything. It's a whole different one-off.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlVUQbW01Ys&t=2881s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=17 - Transformers Created To SELL A STORY | Vector Prime & Thundertron|year=2024|month=06|day=14}}</ref> (a la the "[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Exclusives|Global Development Organization]]" ''Generations'' releases from that same year), tying into the short-lived ''[[Transformers Online (2012 video game)|Transformers Online]]'' {{w|Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMORPG}}.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=TRA MMOG DELUXE ASST 38261 TRA MMOG VOYAGER ASST 38262 TRA MMOG VOYAGER THUNDERTRON 38287 TRA MMOG VOYAGER ULTRA MAGNUS 38288 TRA STARSCREAM DLX W MMOG AND SLUG 38289 TRA BUMBLEBEE DLX W MMO CARD AND SLUG 38328 TRA IRONHIDE DLX W MMOG CARD AND SLUG 38330 TRA FRENZY DLX W MMO CARD AND SLUG 38331|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown.961952/|name=Monzo|site=TFW2005|title=Monzo's Mega Hasbro Customer Service Listing Breakdown|year=2013|month=11|day=01}}</ref> As this capsule never materialised, [[Kup (WFC)|Sergeant Kup]] ended up being the first use of the mold.
*A proposed [[Fun Publications]] [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]] was a redeco of [[#Deluxe|''Prime'' Ironhide]] into the Generation 1 [[Turbomaster]] [[Scorch (G1)|Scorch]].<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report]</ref>

===Arms Up Modes===
*'''Protector Mode''' (プロテクターモード ''Purotekutā Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Iro, O.P., R.A.
: Seen on his box-back photo, this mode is simply Ironhide holding the [[Burst Cannon]] Combo Weapon, continuing the trend of barely trying with the Arms Up Modes.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ironhide''' (アイアンハイド ''Aianhaido'')
*''Russian:'' '''Ironhide''' (''War for Cybertron'', Айронхайд ''Ironhide''), '''Bronevik''' (''Generation 1'', Броневик, "Armored Car")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiěpí''' (铁皮, China, "Iron Hide")

==References==
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Air Raid (WFC)

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:''Air Raid is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:WFCAirRaid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Now equipped with shoulder-mounted ovens.]]
'''Air Raid''' is a headstrong member of the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbot]]s who would rather fly into a group of Decepticons instead of gunning them from afar. Why? Because it's more fun! This attitude often puts him and his comrades in danger, though he almost as often tends to get them out of it.

Sometimes his teammate [[Fireflight (FOC)|Fireflight]] steals his name.

{{quote|"Decepticons, we must hold this position. We cannot fail lord Megatron!" 
"Yeah, well, Lord Megatron 'll never know what happened here; nobody's leaving here 'cept me."|Air Raid has a bit of a dark side|noquote=true|[[Transformers: Cybertron Adventures|Cybertron Adventures Mission #4: Pulling the Plug]]}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
When the ''Nemesis'' caught up with the ''Ark'' above [[Aquatron]] and caught it in a [[tractor beam]], Air Raid participated in the initial counterattack along with his team before the five combined into [[Superion (Prime)|Superion]], crashing through the bridge before making their way to the hangar area with the intent to destroy the engines. Within such closed quarters however, the combiner's size proved more of a detriment than an asset allowing [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to expel them from his ship, seriously injuring them in the process.

They were repaired when [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] brought the ''Ark'' down to the [[Quintesson]] city of [[Hydratron]] to rescue Optimus Prime and the others. The five fliers initially provided cover fire for their capital ship before they again combined into Superion to fight off the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] hordes. When the Autobots and Decepticons formed a shaky alliance against their mutual foes, the ''Ark'' was forced to physically tow the damaged ''Nemesis'' back to orbit with Superion providing the boost necessary to get the clamped ships airborne. When the warships had reached orbit however, the truce was declared over with the Aerialbots decombining and entering the ''Ark'' which set a course deeper into the [[Orion Arm]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Liam O'Brien]] (English)|[[Alberto Olivero]] (Italian), [[Martial Le Minoux]] (French), [[Francisco Javier Martínez]] (Spain-Spanish)}}

During the Decepticons' assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Air Raid and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] assisted [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] by fighting off hordes of aerial Decepticons. As part of Optimus's plan to rescue [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]] from imprisonment, he and some other Autobots allowed themselves to be captured and taken to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. When Optimus, [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] were to be executed by firing squad, Air Raid appeared outside the prison cell and destroyed their would-be executioners, freeing his friends. As the quartet readied for their mission however, Decepticon reinforcements arrived with Air Raid staying behind to let his friends escape. With Megatron masterminding events, Air Raid was placed as bait for Optimus, in a special cell guarded by [[Cloaker]]s. When his friends arrived and freed him, Air Raid led them to the central data core of the prison where they staged a mass break-out. Hacking deeper into the systems, Air Raid found that Zeta Prime was being held in [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]'s lab. Optimus ordered Air Raid to escort the escapees back to Iacon while he and his team rescued Zeta.

The situation however, only turned bleaker. Zeta had died from his wounds and Optimus, now Optimus Prime, had found that [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Core]] had become so grievously polluted by [[Dark Energon]] that it had to reboot. With no recourse left, Optimus ordered the whole of the [[Autobot fleet]] to abandon their home only for their ships to come under attack from Megatron's orbital station. Alongside Jetfire and [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]], Air Raid was dispatched to assault the space gun directly, Air Raid's reservations about following the acrophobic Silverbolt disappearing considering the destructive nature of their sabotage. In their haste however, the Aerialbots had neglected to account for backup power systems, the bombing continuing unabated. As the trio flew deeper into the station, they found it to be a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] known as [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. When the monster turned his sights on Optimus Prime, Air Raid realized that they could target Trypticon's [[transformation cog (biology)|conversion cog]] and revert him to [[robot mode]]. While they were successful, the Titan used his [[jet pack]] to continue a coordinated assault on Iacon forcing the fliers to destroy the pack before gravity brought the ancient mech hurtling down to the planet.

Unable to keep up with a such a rapidly falling mass, the Aerialbots caught up with Optimus as he was fighting the giant. Air Raid attempted to toss down some [[energon grenade]]s to his comrades but wound up swatted out of the sky by the Titan. Once he'd gotten back on his feet, the monster was felled and Optimus had ordered a new ship built for the High Command, the ''Ark'', with which they would eventually leave their world in. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)}}

Air Raid's default weapon is the [[Scatter blaster]], which is best suited for close quarters, so picking up a medium-long ranged weapon like the [[Neutron assault rifle|Neutron Assault Rife]] is advised. His abilities are whirlwind, a spinning melee attack, and cloak.

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|Liam O'Brien (English)}}
During the Great War, Air Raid acted as a trainer for [[Autobot rookie|new recruits]], leading them around a course and instructing them in basic combat. After sparring with the Autobots atop a building in Iacon City, Air Raid was happy to follow Optimus into battle.
{{Note|Air Raid is an unlockable character for the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron'']] and can replace any of the other characters on the Autobot team. Air Raid can be unlocked by defeating him in the Streets 6 Arena level.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron — Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
When Bumblebee and Ironhide escaped from Kaon prison, Air Raid was on hand to provide air support as they blasted their way outta town. He used his missile system to clear the roads so they could make their way safely back to Iacon.

Later, Air Raid volunteered for a mission using the intel Ironhide and Bumblebee had recovered from Kaon. The Decepticons controlled a series of tunnels around the Core, feeding power between Trypticon and the Geosynchronous Energon Bridge. With Ironhide directing him on comms, Air Raid flew into the underground tunnels to access the bridge and take it off-line. He made his way through the security station, but attracted a lot of attention in the process, and had to take a new path to escape further underground. Closer to the Core, he fought his way through giant, worm-like creatures before getting back on the path to the Bridge. The final barriers before the Bridge were heavily guarded by a Destroyer and multiple troops, but Air Raid blasted his way through and cut power to the Bridge.

As the Autobots prepared to evacuate Cybertron, the Decepticons attempted to destroy their supply lines and bring down their transport ships. During one launch, Thundercracker and Skywarp commenced strafing and bombing of the Autobot position, so Optimus Prime dispatched Air Raid and Jetfire to hold off the Seekers. Air Raid prevented Thundercracker from setting off a series of explosives, and then he and Jetfire drove off the Seekers. Unfortunately, the Decepticons managed to get Trypticon back on-line, and the orbital station started taking potshots at the Autobots from the sky. Air Raid and the Aerialbots took to the air, shooting up the energon relay stations that fed power to Trypticon.

Unfortunately, once Trypticon Station fell to ground, it revealed itself as a massive Transformer, laying waste to Cybertron. As Optimus Prime coordinated the attack from the ground, Air Raid fought from the air until Trypticon finally went down, and the war continued for another day. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
During the launch of the ''Ark'', Air Raid stood alongside Jetfire and Silverbolt next to several wounded left in the aftermath of [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]]'s assault on the engine deck. The three assisted [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] in launching several air-strikes at the Decepticon whenever the gestalt was tripped by the faster Autobot before a final barrage sent him hurtling off the ship and back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
{{Note|Air Raid appears as an Escalation-only character. His default ability is the Shockwave, with the Neutron assault rifle as his default weapon.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)}}

==Notes==
*He seems to have been initially planned as a [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] redeco in the ''War for Cybertron'' game, as seen in one concept art <ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2010/05/05/war-for-cybertron-tfw2005-visits-high-moon-studios-gameplay-impressions-169615 TFW2005 visits High Moon Studios]</ref>, ultimatly he got to have his own distinct model.
* Air Raid's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Skyraider-type chassis for [[Scientist (WFC)|Scientist]]-class characters. His parts are also available to Scientists in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Protector-type components.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Air Raid''' (エアレイド ''Ea Reido'')
*''Russian:'' '''Air Raid''' (Эиррейд ''Airraid'')

==References==
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