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Shattered Glass II issue 3

2022-11-07T01:17:24Z

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{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass II]]'' #3
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|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[November 2]], 2022
|coverdate=October 2022
|written by=[[Danny Lore]]
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]]
|colors=[[John-Paul Bove]] and [[Ed Pirrie]]
|letters by=[[Jake M. Wood]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]] and [[Riley Farmer]]
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'''Slicer has an unhappy reunion with his former leader as he infiltrates the dormant Metroplex.'''

==Synopsis==
Since the fall of [[Kaon (polity)|Gold City]], [[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]] has been hard at work re-establishing his ghoulish "clinic" in a secure location; as [[Wheeljack (SG)|Slicer]] gives him some fresh parts to tinker with, the cranky medic brings Slicer up to speed on his hasty relocation as the [[Wreckers|Wrecker]] commando prepares for his next mission. With [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] at the helm, Slicer insists that they're on the verge of a decisive victory... but the ever-morose Ratchet grunts that it's all the same, and gloomily proclaims that Slicer's bound to lose an arm on his next outing. No matter who wins or loses, Ratchet grumbles, ''he's'' the one who's stuck—quite literally—picking up the pieces.

As he transforms and races out into the inhospitable [[Static Zone]], Slicer relies on the sophisticated communications array embedded in [[Blaster (SG)|Blaster]]'s severed head to pierce the communications-jamming radiation that gives the region its name, even though the pragmatic, pessimistic Slicer has no patience for [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]]'s morale-boosting broadcasts. After arriving at [[Metroplex (SG)|Metroplex]]'s resting site, Slicer spies [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] scouting the area from above; worse yet, the disturbed ground around the base of the buried [[Titan (group)|Titan]] indicate that it's been ''moving''. Slicer heads through the Titan's inner workings in search of [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]], using Blaster's head as a kind of compass to navigate through empty corridors and abandoned infrastructure and lacing the Titan's frame with hidden explosives as he goes, until he finally triangulates the source of the radio interference: Goldbug has implanted [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]]'s disembodied, indestructible [[spark]] into Metroplex's systems. When his old boss confronts his former lackey for running off, Slicer lies that he went underground after the fall of Gold City and has only just come out of hiding.

The two work to try and get Metroplex moving while Wheeljack tries to pump Goldbug for whatever scraps of information he can wrangle from the uncooperative Autobot warlord, but eventually slips away to put through a call to the rest of the Wreckers for backup. As he finishes, however, the ground beneath his feet abruptly shakes: Jetfire is making his move, and Metroplex is moving in response! However, when Jetfire weighs his odds and falls back, the Titan goes dormant once more; Slicer tries working Goldbug for any information regarding Metroplex's fitful behaviour, but the impetuous ex-tyrant refuses to play along. When Blaster's head picks up a garbled transmission from Soundwave regarding Decepticon movement on the front lines, Slicer gets an idea...

Somewhere in the wasteland, the [[Air Strike Patrol (SG)|Air Strike Patrol]]'s reconnaissance flight takes a dramatic turn when a shot from the ground obliterates [[Tailwind (SG)|Tailwind]]; [[Whisper (SG)|Visper]] leads the remaining two Decepticons as they circle around to take on Slicer and Goldbug, but the two Autobots make short work of their victims. Having goaded Goldbug into action, Slicer's confident that he can eliminate his former boss next... until Goldbug shrieks that he knows ''exactly'' who Slicer's really working for, tackles his former employee, and points his gun to Slicer's head. Before he can pull the trigger, however, unexpected salvation arrives in the form of Jetfire, who transforms and finally avenges Starscream as he fatally crushes Goldbug's head beneath his foot.

The two traitors briefly stand side-by-side... until Jetfire pulls his gun on Slicer, prompting the saboteur to deploy his last-ditch booby-trap—his own arm, rigged with enough explosives to sever the limb and shock the ex-Autobot. Jetfire's unfazed, however, but as he prepares to take down Slicer the other Wreckers arrive, and promptly lash the Autobot flier to the ground with strong cables. Slicer shouts that Ultra Magnus ''needs'' Jetfire alive to wake Metroplex... but he's not the only 'bot interested in the Titan: [[Flamewar (SG)|Flamewar]] and her Decepticon crew are on the way!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashback. 

{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Decepticon]]s|c1=
* [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] (voice only) (5)
* [[Storm Cloud (SG)|Storm Cloud]] (9)
* [[Whisper (SG)|Visper]] (10)
* [[Nightflight (SG)|Nightflight]] (11)
* [[Tailwind (SG)|Tailwind]] (12)
* [[Barricade (SG)|Barricade]] (17)
* [[Slipstream (SG)|Slipstream]] (18)
* [[Hotlink (SG)|Hotlink]] (19)
* [[Tracer (SG)|Tracer]] (20)
* [[Flamewar (SG)|Flamewar]] (21)
* [[Sunstorm (SG)|Sunstorm]] (22)
* [[Shadow Striker (SG)|Shadow Striker]] (23)

|h2=[[Autobot]]s|c2=
* [[Wheeljack (SG)|Slicer]] (1)
* [[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]] (2)
* [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr's corpse]] (3)
* [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] (8)
* [[Springer (SG)|Springer]] (13)
* [[Tailgate (SG)|Tailgate]] (14)
* [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] (15)
* [[Drift (SG)|Drift]] (16)

|c4=
* [[Metroplex (SG)|Metroplex]] (6)
* [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] (7)

}}

==Quotes==
"Winning and losing is all the '''same''' from my workbench. I'll be putting the pieces back '''together''' no matter what."
:-'''Ratchet'''

"Hearing Soundwave fret about how soldiers' pasts will affect their futures reminds me of Ratchet's way of holding on to the dead. Both hoping that they'll find a key to the future. I know better, of course. You can't change what's happened before. You don't know who's gonna win tomorrow's battle. You just figure out who's the most powerful now, what they need from you and... boom. You're good."
:—'''Slicer'''

"You're an overgrown patch of rust on my hinges, you know that? Think I don't know you're still '''loyal''' to '''Ultra Magnus?''' No '''Wreckers''' just '''walk'''. But you had a use, right up until that damn radio frequency nonsense. If your lies are getting '''sloppy''', Slicer, you're done."
:—'''Goldbug'''

"When you think about everything he's done... Goldbug should really have seen that coming."
:—'''Slicer''' watches Goldbug die

"Slicer." 
"Jetfire—look at us. Two traitors to Gold City." 
"Some bots deserve to be betrayed."
:—'''Jetfire''' and '''Slicer'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* As established in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (IDW)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Shattered Glass issue 1|#1]], Ratchet used to run his clinic in occupied [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], then known as "Gold City". This issue reveals that he survived the battle against the Decepticons and relocated to wherever the Autobots are currently operating out of.
* While driving towards Metroplex, Slicer passes [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]]'s melted corpse, still standing after [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] outsmarted him in ''Shattered Glass'' #1.
* Goldbug killed Starscream and escaped with his unique indestructible spark in [[Shattered Glass issue 5|''Shattered Glass'' #5]], in the hopes that he'd be able to awaken Metroplex. He's being tracked by [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]], who'd previously vowed to avenge Starscream in the same issue; [[Shattered Glass II issue 2|the previous issue]] had him pressing Megatron for troops to carry out his vendetta, so it's likely that, at some point between issues #2 and #3, Megatron allowed the Air Strike Patrol to fly a sortie with him.

===Transformers references===
* On page one, Ratchet's handling a severed arm based on the [[Exo-Suit (SG)|Exo-Suit]] figure that came with Slicer's [[Wheeljack (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|most recent ''Shattered Glass'' toy]].
* Wheeljack's mid-transformation pose on page two evokes Wheeljack's pose in [[DIS-Integrated Circuits!|issue #9]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US comic]].
* Flamewar's Decepticon squad draws heavily upon the (in)famous "[[Team Stream]]" from [[Transformers (2019 comic)|IDW's rebooted ''Transformers'']] run: there's Flamewar herself, of course, and her crew also includes mirror-universe versions of [[Sunstorm (SG)|Sunstorm]], [[Slipstream (SG)|Slipstream]], [[Hotlink (SG)|Hotlink]], [[Tracer (SG)|Tracer]], and [[Shadow Striker (SG)|Shadow Striker]], plus [[Barricade (SG)|Barricade]], whom Flamewar occasionally bullied in ''Transformers''. In a stranger turn, there's also [[Hailstorm (SG)|Hailstorm]], whose only connection to Flamewar involves a cameo in 2014's "[[Cybertron's Most Wanted]]" comic. Whether by coincidence or design, his missile tank altmode and purple paint job evokes [[Strika (BM)|Strika]], who occasionally appeared alongside Flamewar and rest of Team Stream in ''Transformers''.

===Real-world references===
* When holding Blaster's head, Wheeljack mockingly asks if he has no jokes and says "Alas, poor Blaster.", referencing the often-misquoted {{w|Yorick}} soliloquy from Shakespeare's ''{{w|Hamlet}}''.

===Covers (4)===
* '''Cover A:''' Slicer vs. Jetfire and Goldbug, by [[Guido Guidi]]
* '''Cover B:''' Slicer, Ratchet, and Optimus, by [[Lantana Gao]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover:''' Slicer in the Static Zone, by [[Stefano Siemone]]
* '''Hasbro Pulse exclusive cover:''' Slicer attacks, by [[Casey Coller]]

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Bodyscrapper

2021-09-30T01:07:03Z

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[[File:Bodyscrappers.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Wanna make somethin' of it?]]

'''Bodyscrappers''' are unscrupulous bounty hunters aligned with the [[Autobot#Shattered Glass|Autobots]]. They usually target [[Decepticon#Shattered Glass|Decepticons]], but will not hesitate to turn on each other if it improves their payout.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Shattered Glass'' comic===

At some point following the war, a team of bodyscrappers including [[Brainstorm (SG)|Brainstorm]], [[Chromedome (SG)|Chromedome]], [[Fortress Maximus (SG)|Fortress Maximus]], [[Highbrow (SG)|Highbrow]], and [[Hardhead (SG)|Hardhead]] subdued [[Reflector (SG)|Reflector]]. They were soon joined by [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]], a former scout.

In the present day, Blurr was hired to hunt down [[Sixshot (SG)|Sixshot]], a Decepticon straggler taking refuge in [[Prowl (SG)|Prowl's]] territory. He fought off a rival team of bounty hunters before executing the Decepticon. While he brought the dismembered remains to [[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]] in [[Gold City]], Hardhead and Chromedome took on [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]]'s contract to kill [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]]. They managed to weaken the Decepticon lieutenant, and came close to capturing him, but were denied their bounty by Blurr's last-second intervention. Blurr's brief alliance with Starscream proved to be more than a match for the two, and they were left incapacitated.

In the [[Static Zone]], Blurr planned to gain Starscream's trust, before leading him to the volcano range of [[Chrome Ridge]], where his quarry would be vulnerable. However, Starscream struck first and used Blurr's own hubris to kill the bodyscrapper. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 1|Shattered Glass #1}}
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==Notes==
*The featured bodyscrappers are recolored from figures released in the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Retro_Headmasters|''Retro Headmasters'']] subline. According to colorist [[John-Paul Bove]], their colorations are original, and not meant to reference characters from the positive universe.<ref>[https://twitter.com/wordmongerer/status/1428618566442565634 John Paul Bove on Twitter, 20 August 2021]: "I did colour this, but their colours are not based on any other character they are just schemes I liked."</ref>
*The squad of bounty hunters seen competing with Blurr on the Sixshot bounty, seen in silhouette, is ostensibly composed of [[Kup (SG)|Kup]], [[Springer (SG)|Springer]], [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Roadbuster (SG)|Roadbuster]]. Assuming these characters are also considered bodyscrappers, the group as a whole likely serves as this universe's counterpart to the [[Wreckers]].

==References==
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[[Category:Bounty hunters]]
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[[Category:Shattered Glass]]

The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground

2021-06-15T20:22:11Z

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|prev=The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine
|next=The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named
|caption=Prepare for hour-lighting!
|image=OP17 cvrA.jpg
|title="The Falling Chapter 3: The Ground"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[April 18]], 2018
|coverdate=March 2018
|written by=[[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Kei Zama]]
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Current era]]
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'''Cybertron descends into chaos as Onyx Prime sows dissent, revealing secrets that turn Decepticon against Decepticon, Titan against Prime, and Cybertronian against Cybertronian.'''

==Synopsis==
Aboard [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] over [[Kentucky]], [[Aileron]] reflects on her life up to this point. In her youth on [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], she always wanted more out of life, and found inspiration when [[Pyra Magna]] of the [[Torchbearer]]s visited her village. Her adherence to the [[Way of Flame]] swelling as she read more about the Torchbearers' adventures, Aileron moved to the big city, dragging her friend [[Sterling]] along with her. There, they witnessed first contact with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and Aileron met [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and followed him to Earth... which led to Sterling's death at [[human]] hands. Now, as Aileron watches footage beamed lived from Cybertron, she witnesses another death that has come as the apparent result of following a Prime—[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] has perished in a bombing that [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] is blaming on [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] and the [[Decepticon]]s. Aileron is convinced that Onyx is responsible, however, and urges [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] to activate the [[space bridge]] so they can go help. [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] advocates caution, but Autobot City itself seems to have other ideas; the ground suddenly falls out from under Aileron as [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] transforms from city to robot mode and opens a space bridge big enough for himself to travel through. Arcee dives after Aileron, while down below, in Kentucky's [[Ore-13]] mine, the Autobot colonists can only watch as the city disappears through the portal, leaving them behind.

On Cybertron, it turns out that no-one is actually buying Onyx's allegations against Soundwave, believing that [[Liege Maximo]]—who has vanished from captivity in the chaos—is the one responsible. Unfortunately, [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] and [[Longtooth]] are still broadcasting live to the whole city as Onyx continues his tirade, impugning Optimus Prime's good name and reminding all native Cybertronian citizens watching that they have ''far'' more reason to mistrust the Decepticons, [[human]]s, and colonists with whom Optimus stands than they do Onyx himself. To validate his point, Onyx unveils a years-old recording he has secretly obtained from [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s public security network, which reveals to all a long-held secret: it shows Soundwave killing [[Horri-Bull]] by detonating his [[inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chip]], something that everyone believed was [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'s doing. Content to leave the populace to do with this information as they will, Onyx boards his flying skiff to return to his eyeball-mothership, [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]], floating above. Horri-Bull's former [[Conjunx Endura]], [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], is confused and horrified; Soundwave remorsefully admits to the crime, and mayhem erupts all at once as Needlenose lunges at him, and fighting breaks out among Cybertronians and colonists in the city streets.

Having just watched yet another Prime prove to be nothing more than a manipulator and liar, [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] finds that his previously-faltering faith in [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] as the ''true'' "Chosen One" prophesied to save Cybertron is now stronger than ever. Soundwave shrugs off Needlenose's ineffectual attacks to watch as Scoop combines with the other [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] into [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]], who proceeds to tear his way into the prison where Starscream is being held and forcibly drag the former ruler of Cybertron out of his cell so that he can "light their darkest hour"—all over Starscream's own protestations, of course. But Scoop isn't the only believer in Starscream's supposed divinity—in the sky over Cybertron, Metrotitan emerges from his space bridge, and submits himself to Starscream's command, opening fire on Onyx Prime's skiff.

Recognizing that the whole situation has somehow been engineered by Onyx but unable to discern why, Optimus Prime has [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] fly him up to Metrotitan's head-height so he can order the Titan to stand down. Metrotitan refuses to obey Optimus's orders and fires on the pair; Windblade evades the blasts, but Optimus slips from her grasp and is sent plummeting down towards the surface... only to be snatched to safety by Onyx, aboard his skiff. At Onyx's command, Nemesis returns fire on Metrotitan, blasting him through the chest with a single colossal energy beam. The giant collapses, and Optimus, aghast at the apparent deaths of his Titan and all aboard him, turns on Onyx. Onyx grabs Optimus's arm to stop his blow, then plunges his left hand into Optimus's midsection, unleashing an incapacitating energy blast. Onyx draws back his arm, his left hand shattered by the attack... then Optimus ''tears Onyx's face off''... revealing that, beneath his beastly exterior, "Onyx Prime" is, and has always been...

[[File:OP17-ShockwaveRevealed.jpg|center|upright=2.3|thumb]]

...''[[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]!''

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Aileron]] (1)
*''[[Pyra Magna]]'' (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] (7)
*[[Slide]] (8)
*[[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]] (9)
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s corpse (10)
*[[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] (12)
*[[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] (14)
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (15)
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (21)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'s "ghost" (37)
|c2=
*''[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'' (4)
*''[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]'' (5)
*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]]'s corpse (22)
*[[Swift (G1)|Swift]] (23)
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] (24)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] (26)
*''[[Horri-Bull]]'' (29)
*''[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'' (30)

|c3=
*[[Marissa Faireborn]] (20)

|c4=
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{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*''[[Sterling]]'' (2)
*[[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] (11)
*[[D.0.C.]] (13)
*[[Mistress of Flame]] (16)
*[[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] (17)
*[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] (18)
*[[Fireshot (G1)|Fireshot]] (19)
*[[Longtooth]] (25)
*[[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime/Shockwave]] (27)
*''[[Zetca]]'' (28)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (29)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (30)
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (31)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (32)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (33)
*[[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] (34)
*[[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]] (35)
*[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] (36)
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (37)
{{!}}}
}}

==Quotes==
"'''Flying''' is a constant '''fight'''. '''Gravity''' pulls at us. I can tell myself it can't get '''me'''... but not everybody is so lucky. I wanted to '''build''' things. I told Optimus you need to start with a '''foundation'''. When the '''foundation''' isn't strong enough... when it '''fails'''... '''nothing''' stays standing. When everything '''collapses'''... it's not the '''falling''' that kills you. It's the sudden '''stop''' at the end."
:—'''Aileron'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Aileron describes Pyra Magna as being the "new leader" of the Torchbearers, indicating that this flashback takes place shortly after the events recounted in the second half of the [[Ghost Stories|2017 ''Optimus Prime'' annual]].
*Aileron flashes back to Menasor and Swindle's attack on [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] and Optimus Prime's unveiling of the Matrix to the planet's people, as seen in [[The Sum and Its Parts|''Windblade'' vol. 2 #1]]. Though not shown in flashback form, she also recalls Sterling's death from [[All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #50]].
*Aileron mentions that her colony was lucky enough not to be wiped out by the [[Black Block Consortia]], recalling the fate of [[Prion (planet)|Prion]].
*Onyx tells the masses that he "was there when [[Protihex|Protohex]] was razed by the [[Darklands|Darklanders]]," an event we saw in [[Origin Myths|issue #10]], though there was no sign of Onyx being there to witness it...
*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] is revealed to have died in the explosion at the end of last issue, though you would be forgiven for missing it; pretty much nobody comments on his death (not even this article!), and his corpse is kept mostly off-panel for some reason.
*Needlenose refers to Optimus Prime—back in his Orion Pax days—joining with the Decepticons to take down [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], as seen in ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy]]''. He also notes that Prime gave the Decepticons "another shot" after Galvatron "tried to wreck everything", a rather understated summary of the events of [[Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #46]]-[[All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|55]].
*The first voice that speaks out to join Onyx in discrediting Optimus Prime is [[Tappet]], the occasionally-seen [[NAIL]] who has been nursing a hatred of <s>Optimus</s> "Orion Pax" since he was first introduced years ago in ''[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]''. We found out the origins of his grudge back in [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|issue #1]].
*Onyx's recording showing the death of Horri-Bull from way back in [[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|''Robots in Disguise'' #1]], and the subsequent revelation that the Decepticons were responsible from [[The World & Everything in It|issue #2]]. He claims it is a public security recording, but the camera angles (viewing the death from behind and above, then looking up at Ratbat as he hangs upside down from the ceiling) indicate that this is actually a POV recording from [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]], who watched the scene play out from these positions.
*Just before the chaos breaks out, [[Marissa Faireborn]] is seen making a phone call to her assistant [[Rashid Nasir]] to have the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] sent over. We learned Rashid was working as Marissa's assistant in [[Starscream: The Movie (comic)|2018 ''Optimus Prime'' Annual]]; we haven't seen the Dinobots since [[The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|issue #14]], but this confirms they're still living inside [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], as they have been since the events of ''[[The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption]]'', even though Trypty is now serving as the [[Earth]] embassy on Cybertron.
*It makes sense that Metrotitan would follow Starscream, as he was the one who originally dubbed him the "Chosen One", back in [[Primus: All Good Things|the 2012 ''Robots in Disguise'' annual]].
*Shock''whaaaaaaaaaat?!'' In one of the biggest surprise moments in ''Transformers'' comics pretty much ''ever'' (and in no way lesser than [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|the first time]] the "this character was secretly Shockwave all along" twist happened), Ol' One-Eye returns from his apparent death in [[...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|the final chapter of ''Dark Cybertron'']], when he was consumed by a singularity. Perhaps it shouldn't be a surprise that he still lives, though; the [[Ghost Stories|2017 ''Transformers'' annual]] revealed that Bumblebee, dead even before ''he'' was consumed by the singularity, was alive within it.

===Transformers references===
*"Onyx" identifies his eyeball ship by name as [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]], after the similar-looking [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] craft from the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'' animated series. There's a parallel in this; Shockwave previously used a ''different'' Predacon ship, the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' from ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', in [[Strange Visitors|''Revolutionaries'' #5]]. And of course, it's a huge, single eye... should've been a hint, really, shouldn't it?
*This isn't the first time a Shockwave has [[Shockwave (Animated)|masqueraded as a Prime]].
*Devastator asks Starscream to light their [[darkest hour]]. You should know what this means even without the link.

===Errors===
*Dreadwing's corpse is identified by a caption that mistakenly refers to him as "Dreadwind". This is corrected in the trade paperback.
*Devastator is depicted with [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] and [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]'s treads on the sides of his torso, like his ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Generations|toy]], instead of on his forearms. This error would pop up intermittently in future issues.

===Other trivia===
*Originally solicited for release in March 2018, this issue arrived noticeably late, almost two full months after issue #16. Issue #18, however, was ''not'' delayed; it was supposed to be released the week after #17, but a scheduling error resulted in the issue being digitally released, and copies being shipped to some stores, in the ''same week'' as this issue.

===Soundtrack===
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===Covers (3)===
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===Reprints===
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:*Bonus material includes a page about the [[Thirteen|Primes]], a cover gallery and an intro by [[Simon Furman]].

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==External links==
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Computron (G1)

2021-06-10T20:34:45Z

Shockcrusher: /* 2019 IDW Continuity */

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{{disambig3|Computron}}
:''Computron is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Computron.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I'm a Mac.]]
'''Computron''' is the combination of the five [[Autobot]] [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s. Typically, the [[combiner]] process dulls the wits of the individual [[Transformer]]s because the minds of the individual robots are working in tandem and may not mesh well with each other. However, such is not the case for Computron. The Technobots managed to remedy that problem by pooling their intellects as one cohesive force, but in the process, severely lagged Computron's reaction time. Before coming to any decision, Computron must analyze the opinions of every individual Technobot, resulting in his falling behind in battle. In the end, he always makes the correct choice, but more often than not it's too little, too late. Thanks for nothing, brainiac! Computron often clashes with the [[Decepticon]] combiner [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], the combined form of the bloodthirsty [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s.

Computron is composed of:

*[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (torso)
*[[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] (left arm)
*[[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (left leg)
*[[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (right arm)
*[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (right leg)

{{bigquote|What a ''nerd''.|[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] on Computron|"[[The Fall]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Computron LoveAndSteel.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.15|Probability of scaring the crap out of everybody: *sigh*...100%...]]
{{quote|Brawn without brains ill-becomes a warrior, Decepticon! You're too data-deficient to even ''comprehend'' what this [[Acid pellet|acid-pellet]] gun is doing to you!|Computron to Abominus|"[[Love and Steel!]]"}}
The [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and the [[Decepticon]] [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrorcons]] [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] were busy "terrorizing" the [[Nebulan]] city of [[Splendora]] when the Technobots arrived together with [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] to save the day. Once the Terrorcons combined to form [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] ordered the Technobots to do likewise.

Computron ordered the Nebulans to find shelter, vowing to protect them. He fared well against his dim-witted opponent, first blasting the bajeezus out of Abominus with his primary weapon, then bashing him with a steel I-beam with sufficient force to shatter the Decepticon combiner into his component Terrorcons, who promptly retreated.

Computron stood by as [[Duros]] and [[Arcana]] separated from their Autobot partners to explain to the shell-shocked Nebulans that ''this'' batch of giant alien robots wasn't out to terrorize anybody. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Bert Kramer]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)|[[Yang Wenyuan]] (Chinese), [[Paulo Bernardo]] (Portuguese, "Grimlock's New Brain"), [[Dario de Castro]] (Portuguese, "Money Is Everything"), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, "Grimlock's New Brain"), [[Peter Musäus]] (German, "Money Is Everything")}}
[[File:GrimlocksNewBrain-ComputronGrimlock.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|Probability of showing up wearing the same hat as Grimlock: 42.6363%.]]
After [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] created the Technobots from parts within [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s head, he revealed that they had the ability to combine to form Computron to counter the new [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. Computron stated that his computation capacity was near infinite, but he lacked the knowledge to use this capacity. Grimlock then transferred his [[anti-electron]]-endowed super-intelligence to the combiner via a [[Brainwave Transfer Device|silly helmet]]. Abominus tried to crush Computron in a powerful hug, but the Technobot gestalt fought back by vibrating violently, forcing Abominus to disengage into its Terrorcon components, who fled away along with [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the rest of his minions. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:Money-is-everything-computron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
After the Technobots and [[Marissa Faireborn]] rescued space rogue [[Dirk Manus]] from [[Hun-Grrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]], Computron formed in order to evaluate the probability that Manus's tale of a [[Quintesson]] base on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] wasn't a load of lies. He calculated it wasn't, and was absolutely correct. Computron had a chance for a rematch with Abominus once the full team made it to Titan, as the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] were working with the Quintessons... who were making trade deals for stolen goods with Manus. Computron again defeated Abominus, this time by using a focused blast from a hidden chest-cannon that triggered a mechanism that the Quintessons had installed into the Terrorcons in order to limit the time they could spend in their combined form. {{storylink|Money Is Everything (episode)|Money is Everything}}

Abominus got Computron back when the Technobots were sent to defend [[Mark Morgan]]'s laboratory. Almost immediately after combining, Abominus declared that "Computron think too much" and blasted him, forcing him to disassemble. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}
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====''The Great Transformer War'' manga====
[[File:Greattfwar rodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|You can ask Computron for the answer, but it'll take a while.]]
Once the Autobots rescued the scientist [[Dalton]] from Decepticon clutches, he immediately began building upgrades in Computron so he could fend off the already-upgraded Decepticon combiners.{{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}} Computron initially mopped the floor with [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], but a squirt of [[Cohesive Control Liquid]] brainwashed him into working for the Decepticons. Luckily, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]] retaliated with a "defense spray" that neutralized the liquid. With his mind restored, Computron made short work of Abominus. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}}
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====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:BirthFantasticDoublePrime-Computron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Probability to Let that Decepticon alone, 77.90%]]
The Technobots formed Computron to assist [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] in his quest for the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Computron occupied the Decepticons while Hot Rod made for Cybertron aboard the [[Trainbot|robot train]]. He tried to crush [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] with his bare hands, but failed. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Later, Computron was assembled to battle with his old nemesis Abominus. He covered the Headmasters' retreat so that they could deal with the threat of the [[Metamorphose|metal-warping meteorite]] unmolested by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}} He also helped defend [[San Francisco]] from [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and their [[buridanka|gigantic man-eating plant]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Computron assembled on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to attack the Decepticons during [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s leadership rally. The tide turned when Galvatron arrived and galvanized his troops to strike back at the Autobots. Computron was zapped by the rapidly advancing Decepticons, and fled with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} He was summoned again when the Autobots' relief aid supplies for Sandra were in danger. Computron faced off against Abominus, and calculated that the most probable method of defeating his opponent was a slo-mo flying jump kick. It worked. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

[[File:Hm35 Bruticus holding Computron.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb]]
When the Decepticons fled into deep space to seek out new sources of energy, the Technobots joined [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] in hunting them down. Computron was seen battling Abominus on the [[Twin Star]] planets. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} He also confronted [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] on [[Paradise]]. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

Back on Earth, Computron was assembled several times to deal with the growing number of Decepticon attacks. He was formed in Miami to defend an Autobot energy facility from Abominus and the Decepticons, but was unable to return to Autobot City in time to save [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] from [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} As Sixshot's attacks continued, Computron was dispatched to another site as the Autobot forces wore thin. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Later on, Computron helped [[Raiden]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] demolish an old Decepticon base after the enemy abandoned the planet Earth. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

Computron joined the entire Autobot army in journeying to the North Pole for a climactic battle with Scorponok. He fought against the evil combiners as the battle raged. Along with all the other Autobots present, Computron 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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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Battle Begins! The Earth-Space Alliance Army}}}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Ricky Hayberg]] (''Combiner Wars'', English), [[Matthew Patrick]] (''Titans Return'', English)}}
[[File:TF-CW-EP1-Computron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probability of appearing in a better series: 0.01%]]
Computron fought in the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]], and as such was in the crosshairs of the vengeful Camien [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Windblade|Prelude - Windblade}} One of the Combiners loyal to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s ruling council, {{storylink|The Council}} Computron was dispatched by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to apprehend Menasor. {{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}} The subsequent battle saw the two Combiners tumble through a [[space bridge]] to planet [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]'s orbit, and their fight continued as they fell to the surface. By the time they landed, Menasor had prevailed, and Computron got stomped in the face and called a nerd. Such is life. {{storylink|The Fall}} In his final moments, the Autobot Combiner transmitted footage of Windblade heading to Cybertron to the exiled [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Duel}} His remains were brought back to Cybertron for examination, {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}} where they were subsequently absorbed by Starscream as he unleashed the power of the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|A War of Giants}} When Starscream was defeated, Computron was brought back to life by the Enigma's power along with Menasor. Once Windblade gave [[Victorion]] the Engima, the Combiners left peacefully. {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}

Computron assisted in the reconstruction efforts following the end of the Combiner Wars. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] suggested Computron might have access to historical battle records showing where [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] might be found, so he and the other Combiners were recruited by the [[Mistress of Flame]] to investigate. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}} They eventually reached Fortress Maximus, {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} where Computron deduced the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s [[transformation cog]] was damaged, but the weapons systems were intact. Victorion ordered Computron to take control of Fortress Maximus's weapon systems and fire everything they had at [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}} When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] arrived at Fortress Maximus and revealed the Mistress of Flame had perished, Computron and the other Combiners assumed him responsible and attacked. Once Windblade arrived and the fight stopped long enough for Megatron to explain, Computron fused with the other Combiners using the Enigma of Combination, turning Victorion into a super-Combiner. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}}

[[File:POTP-Ep2-Volcanicus-Computron-dies.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
Unfortunately, the empowered Victorion proved no match for Trypticon and the Combiners were forced to separate again, though Computron was quick to jump back into the fray. He directed Menasor towards a weak spot in Trypticon's foot in an attempt to knock him off balance and later joined the others in attacking Trypticon's fortress mode from all sides. {{storylink|In Good Hands}} When Trypticon swallowed Victorion and the Enigma, he used its power to take control of Computron and the other Combiners, forcing them to attack Fortress Maximus, Windblade and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Consumed}} Computron was freed form Trypticon's control after the Titan expelled the Enigma, and he bore witness to the return of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and the death of Optimus. Though still mourning his former leader's loss, he agreed to join Megatron's quest to stop Megatronus. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}} While the others went searching for the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]], Computron and his team were cornered by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]], who promptly killed him with a single shot through the torso. His spark floated away {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}} to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]]. {{storylink|Without Warning}}
{{-}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
During the war, the Technobots were approached by the genius designer [[Ironclad]], who had an idea to improve their combined form, with him helping to form a special arm. His idea was rejected, but the team used the idea to add [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] and [[Boltax (G1)|Cybaxx]], also known as [[Boltax (G1)|Boltax]], to Computron. They hoped Cybaxx's [[Underbase]]-fuelled knowledge and power would help them defeat the unstoppable [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. It didn't. {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}}

===2019 IDW Continuity===
When the Technobots have fallen into the Combination Core, they combined to form Computron for the first time. Computron sudden combination left him confused which gave [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] the opening to jettison him from the Hexagon. {{storylink|Light/Star}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Computron animated.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Probability of having been created by Grimlock: 33.635%]]

On an alien world, the Technobots faced the new Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] base, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. They combined into Computron in response to Scorponok assuming its beast mode. Mr. Smart Guy then strode forward confidently, only to get wholloped with a huge boulder thrown by his opponent. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Computron and Scorponok|Technobots and Scorponok commercial}}

{{note|A portion of this animation was re-used for the [[title sequence]] of "[[The Rebirth]]".}}

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==Games==
===The Transformers (PS2)===
[[File:Computron-TransformersPS2.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
{{voiceactor|[[Strings Kozisek]] (English)}}
====Decepticon story====
Computron was first encountered in the desert when the Decepticons investigated a drill bit made of a mysterious meteorite. He later defended the [[Enormous Laser Transmission Array]] when the Decepticons invaded ELTA looking for the [[Zel Quartz]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Computron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Effectiveness in battle: 30%]]
[[File:Computron-BattleTactics.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Probability of obtaining me: 0.046%]]
Computron participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He could be recruited if all five of his component members were at max level.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Computron toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probability of finding pants off the rack that fit: 0.003%]]
*'''Computron''' ([[1987]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-91'''
:Computron is formed out of all five Technobots. As a [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]] combiner, each smaller Technobot attaches as a limb into the central body, Scattershot. He is completed by attaching fists, feet, a large chestplate, and head and is armed with Scattershot's rifle. Like [[Bruticus (G1)#Generation 1|Bruticus]], one can leave most of the smaller toys' vehicle mode weapons attached.

:As the combining connection points are on Scattershot's knees, it means there is some baggage around Computron's thighs as Scattershot's lower legs are hanging off them. Also, Nosecone is nominally Computron's left leg, but due to Nosecone's combiner connector being set further back than the hole that the foot attaches to, Nosecone makes Computron look like he's always taking a step forward. When attached as his legs, Nosecone and Lightspeed are two of the very few Scramble City-style limbs who face backwards, Lightspeed in particular due to clearance issues with his feet and Computron's footplate.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Computron/computron.htm More information on Computron at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1987/instr_computron.jpg Instructions for Computron at Botchthecrab.com]''
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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy Computron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Probability of replacing the limbs [[Sunstreaker (G1)|with]] [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|different]] [[Mirage (G1)|bots]] (well, except for [[Prowl (Kre-O)|one]]) to form a different [[Betatron|gestalt]]: 50%]]
*'''Computron''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2013]])
**''Set number'': '''A7030'''
**''Pieces'': '''75'''
:Part of the third wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Computron comes as a set of four component Kreons: Afterburst, Lightstorm, Scattershot, and Strafe. The Kreons can be built into their robot modes or their vehicle modes, or they can be built into Computron by taking them apart and combining their pieces.

:Like the entire Micro Changer combiner sets, Computron comes with only one ''Kre-O'' display brick, and a sticker sheet composed of his leg detailing and a ''Kre-O'' logo. Due to the leg stickers being slightly transparent, applying them into the black-colored leg parts can render the details being semi-transparent. The instructions do not mention where the ''Kre-O'' logo sticker should be applied. Computron's combined mode's waist part is prone to falling off from the assembly while posing, and he has a problem standing straight due to how the legs are constructed.

:As Kreon combiners only involve four components, ''Kre-O'' [[Nosecone (G1)#Kre-O|Nosecone]] instead ended up as a Series 3 blind-bagged figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OComputron/computron.htm More information on Computron at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
====Combiner Wars====
[[File:TF-Generations-Computron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probability of being able to do the Mashed Potato: 87.5%]]
*'''Computron''' (Collection Pack, [[2016]])
**''Accessories'': Scattershot's rifle, shield, Afterbreaker's two rifles, Lightsteed's gun, Nosecone's drill-gun, Computron hands and feet, Cybaxx Targetmaster
:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Computron is composed of the entire Technobot team, including Scrounge. While Scattershot is redecoed from his individual Voyager Class figure, "Lightsteed" (renamed due to [[trademark]] issues) and Nosecone are redecoed from Deluxe Class [[Streetwise (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Streetwise]] and [[Brawl (G1)#CombinerWars|Brawl]] respectively (with Nosecone using the [[BotCon 2016]] exclusive [[Ram Horn#Generations|General Ramhorn]] figure's drill accessory), whereas "Afterbreaker" (also renamed), Strafe and Scrounge are retooled from ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class [[Groove (G1)#MayMayhemDeluxe|Protectobot Groove]], [[Air Raid (G1)#Generations|Air Raid]] and ''Thrilling 30'' Legends Class [[Cosmos (G1)#Generations|Autobot Cosmos]], respectively. Scrounge can attach to Strafe (thanks to an added peg that's part of the retool), who forms Computron's left arm in the official configuration. The five Technobots are ''generally'' decoed to match their original 1987 figures, but have some occasional hue differences and callouts to details from the cartoon.

:Like [[Victorion#Toys|Victorion]], Computron features new pairs of hands and feet, resembling the cartoon model versions and the original toys'. The hands can be stored underneath the feet's cavity when Computron is not formed, and were later reused as ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Ruination (RID)#Unite Warriors|Baldigus]]'s hands and feet.

:Computron was only available as part of a box set, including a poster and a collector card based on his packaging art. The set was one of several so-called "Collection Packs" that were "online exclusives" in the United States, available from online retailers such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and [[BigBadToyStore]] as well as the online stores of "big box" retailers such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]], and [[Kmart]]. In Hasbro's Asian markets such as Singapore and Taiwan, the set was available at general retail. In Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, it was sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWComputron/computron.htm More information on Computron at TFU.info]''
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===Unite Warriors===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-Computron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probability of pulling off a Superhero Landing: 0.54%]]
*'''Computicon''' ('''Computron''')<ref>The on-package Japanese name is コンピューティコン (Computicon), but the accompanying English subtitle is "Computron".</ref> (Multi-pack, 2016-[[August 27|08-27]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''UW-08'''
**''Accessories'': Weapons (combine to form a larger gun for Computicon), Techbot weapons/extremities
:Released as part of the ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' lineup, Takara's take on "Computicon" is very different from Hasbro's version. Only two of the figures (Scattershot and Afterburner) actually use the same base sculpts, and both sport tooling changes, with Scattershot even sporting a different combiner chest and head sculpt more closely resembling Generation 1 Computicon. Strafe, Lightspeed, and Nosecone are retooled from ''Unite Warriors'' Blast Off, ''Combiner Wars'' Wheeljack, and Rook, respectively. All five figures are retooled and decoed to much more closely match their G1 cartoon appearances.

:Strangely, he does not include the same dedicated hands and feet as the Hasbro version. Instead he opts to use the standard ''Combiner Wars'' hand/foot guns. The packaging and instructions also assign the "wrong" HFG to each Techbot, though only Lightspeed is actually affected by this since his HFG has unique tooling left over from [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]]. Like previous ''Unite Warriors'' releases, his box gives his Western name, Computron, in English alongside his Japanese moniker, Computicon, in katakana.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2016/Autobot/UWComputron/computron.htm More information on Computicon at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Machinima-CW-Computron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
*Computron's standard animation model uses Lightspeed's chest as the combiner's back.
*Since the Japanese name for the Decepticons is "Destrons", any Destron subgroup names, such as "[[Combaticon (G1)|Combatron]]" or "[[Stunticon (G1)|Stuntron]]", also ended with "-tron". The association was further enforced by the presence of the individual Transformer names "Megatron" and "Galvatron". Thus Computron's name was changed to "Computicon" for the Japanese market. Oddly, this makes his name match the general pattern for Decepticon subgroup names in English-speaking markets.
*The mid-development revisions of the [[Transformers: Combiner Wars (cartoon)|''Combiner Wars'' cartoon]] meant that Computron's animation model ultimately wound up having the [[#Toys|G1 toy]] as a base with bits of the [[#Generations|''Combiner Wars'' figure]] Frankenstein-ed on.
*The name Computron also belongs to a villainous alien robot from the ''[[Ben 10]]'' franchise. Coincidence? Probably.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Computicon''' (コンピューティコン ''Konpyūtikon'')
*''French:'' '''Ordinatron''' (France, from "Ordinateur", "Computer")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Diànnǎo Jīngāng''' (Taiwan, 電腦金剛, "Computer {{w|Vajra}}"), '''Jìsuàn Wáng''' (China, 计算王, "Computing King")

==References==
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[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Autobots]]
[[Category:Technobots]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Autobots]]

Computron (G1)

2021-06-10T20:34:19Z

Shockcrusher: /* Fiction */

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{{disambig3|Computron}}
:''Computron is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Computron.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I'm a Mac.]]
'''Computron''' is the combination of the five [[Autobot]] [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s. Typically, the [[combiner]] process dulls the wits of the individual [[Transformer]]s because the minds of the individual robots are working in tandem and may not mesh well with each other. However, such is not the case for Computron. The Technobots managed to remedy that problem by pooling their intellects as one cohesive force, but in the process, severely lagged Computron's reaction time. Before coming to any decision, Computron must analyze the opinions of every individual Technobot, resulting in his falling behind in battle. In the end, he always makes the correct choice, but more often than not it's too little, too late. Thanks for nothing, brainiac! Computron often clashes with the [[Decepticon]] combiner [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], the combined form of the bloodthirsty [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s.

Computron is composed of:

*[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (torso)
*[[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] (left arm)
*[[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (left leg)
*[[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (right arm)
*[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (right leg)

{{bigquote|What a ''nerd''.|[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] on Computron|"[[The Fall]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Computron LoveAndSteel.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.15|Probability of scaring the crap out of everybody: *sigh*...100%...]]
{{quote|Brawn without brains ill-becomes a warrior, Decepticon! You're too data-deficient to even ''comprehend'' what this [[Acid pellet|acid-pellet]] gun is doing to you!|Computron to Abominus|"[[Love and Steel!]]"}}
The [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and the [[Decepticon]] [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrorcons]] [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] were busy "terrorizing" the [[Nebulan]] city of [[Splendora]] when the Technobots arrived together with [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] to save the day. Once the Terrorcons combined to form [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] ordered the Technobots to do likewise.

Computron ordered the Nebulans to find shelter, vowing to protect them. He fared well against his dim-witted opponent, first blasting the bajeezus out of Abominus with his primary weapon, then bashing him with a steel I-beam with sufficient force to shatter the Decepticon combiner into his component Terrorcons, who promptly retreated.

Computron stood by as [[Duros]] and [[Arcana]] separated from their Autobot partners to explain to the shell-shocked Nebulans that ''this'' batch of giant alien robots wasn't out to terrorize anybody. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Bert Kramer]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)|[[Yang Wenyuan]] (Chinese), [[Paulo Bernardo]] (Portuguese, "Grimlock's New Brain"), [[Dario de Castro]] (Portuguese, "Money Is Everything"), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, "Grimlock's New Brain"), [[Peter Musäus]] (German, "Money Is Everything")}}
[[File:GrimlocksNewBrain-ComputronGrimlock.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|Probability of showing up wearing the same hat as Grimlock: 42.6363%.]]
After [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] created the Technobots from parts within [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s head, he revealed that they had the ability to combine to form Computron to counter the new [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. Computron stated that his computation capacity was near infinite, but he lacked the knowledge to use this capacity. Grimlock then transferred his [[anti-electron]]-endowed super-intelligence to the combiner via a [[Brainwave Transfer Device|silly helmet]]. Abominus tried to crush Computron in a powerful hug, but the Technobot gestalt fought back by vibrating violently, forcing Abominus to disengage into its Terrorcon components, who fled away along with [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the rest of his minions. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:Money-is-everything-computron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
After the Technobots and [[Marissa Faireborn]] rescued space rogue [[Dirk Manus]] from [[Hun-Grrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]], Computron formed in order to evaluate the probability that Manus's tale of a [[Quintesson]] base on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] wasn't a load of lies. He calculated it wasn't, and was absolutely correct. Computron had a chance for a rematch with Abominus once the full team made it to Titan, as the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] were working with the Quintessons... who were making trade deals for stolen goods with Manus. Computron again defeated Abominus, this time by using a focused blast from a hidden chest-cannon that triggered a mechanism that the Quintessons had installed into the Terrorcons in order to limit the time they could spend in their combined form. {{storylink|Money Is Everything (episode)|Money is Everything}}

Abominus got Computron back when the Technobots were sent to defend [[Mark Morgan]]'s laboratory. Almost immediately after combining, Abominus declared that "Computron think too much" and blasted him, forcing him to disassemble. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}
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====''The Great Transformer War'' manga====
[[File:Greattfwar rodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|You can ask Computron for the answer, but it'll take a while.]]
Once the Autobots rescued the scientist [[Dalton]] from Decepticon clutches, he immediately began building upgrades in Computron so he could fend off the already-upgraded Decepticon combiners.{{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}} Computron initially mopped the floor with [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], but a squirt of [[Cohesive Control Liquid]] brainwashed him into working for the Decepticons. Luckily, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]] retaliated with a "defense spray" that neutralized the liquid. With his mind restored, Computron made short work of Abominus. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}}
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====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:BirthFantasticDoublePrime-Computron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Probability to Let that Decepticon alone, 77.90%]]
The Technobots formed Computron to assist [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] in his quest for the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Computron occupied the Decepticons while Hot Rod made for Cybertron aboard the [[Trainbot|robot train]]. He tried to crush [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] with his bare hands, but failed. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Later, Computron was assembled to battle with his old nemesis Abominus. He covered the Headmasters' retreat so that they could deal with the threat of the [[Metamorphose|metal-warping meteorite]] unmolested by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}} He also helped defend [[San Francisco]] from [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and their [[buridanka|gigantic man-eating plant]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Computron assembled on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to attack the Decepticons during [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s leadership rally. The tide turned when Galvatron arrived and galvanized his troops to strike back at the Autobots. Computron was zapped by the rapidly advancing Decepticons, and fled with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} He was summoned again when the Autobots' relief aid supplies for Sandra were in danger. Computron faced off against Abominus, and calculated that the most probable method of defeating his opponent was a slo-mo flying jump kick. It worked. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

[[File:Hm35 Bruticus holding Computron.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb]]
When the Decepticons fled into deep space to seek out new sources of energy, the Technobots joined [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] in hunting them down. Computron was seen battling Abominus on the [[Twin Star]] planets. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} He also confronted [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] on [[Paradise]]. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

Back on Earth, Computron was assembled several times to deal with the growing number of Decepticon attacks. He was formed in Miami to defend an Autobot energy facility from Abominus and the Decepticons, but was unable to return to Autobot City in time to save [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] from [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} As Sixshot's attacks continued, Computron was dispatched to another site as the Autobot forces wore thin. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Later on, Computron helped [[Raiden]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] demolish an old Decepticon base after the enemy abandoned the planet Earth. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

Computron joined the entire Autobot army in journeying to the North Pole for a climactic battle with Scorponok. He fought against the evil combiners as the battle raged. Along with all the other Autobots present, Computron 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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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Battle Begins! The Earth-Space Alliance Army}}}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Ricky Hayberg]] (''Combiner Wars'', English), [[Matthew Patrick]] (''Titans Return'', English)}}
[[File:TF-CW-EP1-Computron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probability of appearing in a better series: 0.01%]]
Computron fought in the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]], and as such was in the crosshairs of the vengeful Camien [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Windblade|Prelude - Windblade}} One of the Combiners loyal to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s ruling council, {{storylink|The Council}} Computron was dispatched by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to apprehend Menasor. {{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}} The subsequent battle saw the two Combiners tumble through a [[space bridge]] to planet [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]'s orbit, and their fight continued as they fell to the surface. By the time they landed, Menasor had prevailed, and Computron got stomped in the face and called a nerd. Such is life. {{storylink|The Fall}} In his final moments, the Autobot Combiner transmitted footage of Windblade heading to Cybertron to the exiled [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Duel}} His remains were brought back to Cybertron for examination, {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}} where they were subsequently absorbed by Starscream as he unleashed the power of the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|A War of Giants}} When Starscream was defeated, Computron was brought back to life by the Enigma's power along with Menasor. Once Windblade gave [[Victorion]] the Engima, the Combiners left peacefully. {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}

Computron assisted in the reconstruction efforts following the end of the Combiner Wars. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] suggested Computron might have access to historical battle records showing where [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] might be found, so he and the other Combiners were recruited by the [[Mistress of Flame]] to investigate. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}} They eventually reached Fortress Maximus, {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} where Computron deduced the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s [[transformation cog]] was damaged, but the weapons systems were intact. Victorion ordered Computron to take control of Fortress Maximus's weapon systems and fire everything they had at [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}} When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] arrived at Fortress Maximus and revealed the Mistress of Flame had perished, Computron and the other Combiners assumed him responsible and attacked. Once Windblade arrived and the fight stopped long enough for Megatron to explain, Computron fused with the other Combiners using the Enigma of Combination, turning Victorion into a super-Combiner. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}}

[[File:POTP-Ep2-Volcanicus-Computron-dies.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
Unfortunately, the empowered Victorion proved no match for Trypticon and the Combiners were forced to separate again, though Computron was quick to jump back into the fray. He directed Menasor towards a weak spot in Trypticon's foot in an attempt to knock him off balance and later joined the others in attacking Trypticon's fortress mode from all sides. {{storylink|In Good Hands}} When Trypticon swallowed Victorion and the Enigma, he used its power to take control of Computron and the other Combiners, forcing them to attack Fortress Maximus, Windblade and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Consumed}} Computron was freed form Trypticon's control after the Titan expelled the Enigma, and he bore witness to the return of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and the death of Optimus. Though still mourning his former leader's loss, he agreed to join Megatron's quest to stop Megatronus. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}} While the others went searching for the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]], Computron and his team were cornered by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]], who promptly killed him with a single shot through the torso. His spark floated away {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}} to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]]. {{storylink|Without Warning}}
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===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
During the war, the Technobots were approached by the genius designer [[Ironclad]], who had an idea to improve their combined form, with him helping to form a special arm. His idea was rejected, but the team used the idea to add [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] and [[Boltax (G1)|Cybaxx]], also known as [[Boltax (G1)|Boltax]], to Computron. They hoped Cybaxx's [[Underbase]]-fuelled knowledge and power would help them defeat the unstoppable [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. It didn't. {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}}

===2019 IDW Continuity===
When the Technobots have fallen into the Combination Core, they combined to form Computron for the first time. Computron sudden combination left him confused which gave [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] the opening to jettison from the Hexagon. {{storylink|Light/Star}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Computron animated.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Probability of having been created by Grimlock: 33.635%]]

On an alien world, the Technobots faced the new Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] base, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. They combined into Computron in response to Scorponok assuming its beast mode. Mr. Smart Guy then strode forward confidently, only to get wholloped with a huge boulder thrown by his opponent. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Computron and Scorponok|Technobots and Scorponok commercial}}

{{note|A portion of this animation was re-used for the [[title sequence]] of "[[The Rebirth]]".}}

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==Games==
===The Transformers (PS2)===
[[File:Computron-TransformersPS2.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
{{voiceactor|[[Strings Kozisek]] (English)}}
====Decepticon story====
Computron was first encountered in the desert when the Decepticons investigated a drill bit made of a mysterious meteorite. He later defended the [[Enormous Laser Transmission Array]] when the Decepticons invaded ELTA looking for the [[Zel Quartz]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Computron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Effectiveness in battle: 30%]]
[[File:Computron-BattleTactics.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Probability of obtaining me: 0.046%]]
Computron participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He could be recruited if all five of his component members were at max level.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Computron toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probability of finding pants off the rack that fit: 0.003%]]
*'''Computron''' ([[1987]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-91'''
:Computron is formed out of all five Technobots. As a [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]] combiner, each smaller Technobot attaches as a limb into the central body, Scattershot. He is completed by attaching fists, feet, a large chestplate, and head and is armed with Scattershot's rifle. Like [[Bruticus (G1)#Generation 1|Bruticus]], one can leave most of the smaller toys' vehicle mode weapons attached.

:As the combining connection points are on Scattershot's knees, it means there is some baggage around Computron's thighs as Scattershot's lower legs are hanging off them. Also, Nosecone is nominally Computron's left leg, but due to Nosecone's combiner connector being set further back than the hole that the foot attaches to, Nosecone makes Computron look like he's always taking a step forward. When attached as his legs, Nosecone and Lightspeed are two of the very few Scramble City-style limbs who face backwards, Lightspeed in particular due to clearance issues with his feet and Computron's footplate.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Computron/computron.htm More information on Computron at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1987/instr_computron.jpg Instructions for Computron at Botchthecrab.com]''
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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy Computron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Probability of replacing the limbs [[Sunstreaker (G1)|with]] [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|different]] [[Mirage (G1)|bots]] (well, except for [[Prowl (Kre-O)|one]]) to form a different [[Betatron|gestalt]]: 50%]]
*'''Computron''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2013]])
**''Set number'': '''A7030'''
**''Pieces'': '''75'''
:Part of the third wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Computron comes as a set of four component Kreons: Afterburst, Lightstorm, Scattershot, and Strafe. The Kreons can be built into their robot modes or their vehicle modes, or they can be built into Computron by taking them apart and combining their pieces.

:Like the entire Micro Changer combiner sets, Computron comes with only one ''Kre-O'' display brick, and a sticker sheet composed of his leg detailing and a ''Kre-O'' logo. Due to the leg stickers being slightly transparent, applying them into the black-colored leg parts can render the details being semi-transparent. The instructions do not mention where the ''Kre-O'' logo sticker should be applied. Computron's combined mode's waist part is prone to falling off from the assembly while posing, and he has a problem standing straight due to how the legs are constructed.

:As Kreon combiners only involve four components, ''Kre-O'' [[Nosecone (G1)#Kre-O|Nosecone]] instead ended up as a Series 3 blind-bagged figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OComputron/computron.htm More information on Computron at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
====Combiner Wars====
[[File:TF-Generations-Computron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probability of being able to do the Mashed Potato: 87.5%]]
*'''Computron''' (Collection Pack, [[2016]])
**''Accessories'': Scattershot's rifle, shield, Afterbreaker's two rifles, Lightsteed's gun, Nosecone's drill-gun, Computron hands and feet, Cybaxx Targetmaster
:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Computron is composed of the entire Technobot team, including Scrounge. While Scattershot is redecoed from his individual Voyager Class figure, "Lightsteed" (renamed due to [[trademark]] issues) and Nosecone are redecoed from Deluxe Class [[Streetwise (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Streetwise]] and [[Brawl (G1)#CombinerWars|Brawl]] respectively (with Nosecone using the [[BotCon 2016]] exclusive [[Ram Horn#Generations|General Ramhorn]] figure's drill accessory), whereas "Afterbreaker" (also renamed), Strafe and Scrounge are retooled from ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class [[Groove (G1)#MayMayhemDeluxe|Protectobot Groove]], [[Air Raid (G1)#Generations|Air Raid]] and ''Thrilling 30'' Legends Class [[Cosmos (G1)#Generations|Autobot Cosmos]], respectively. Scrounge can attach to Strafe (thanks to an added peg that's part of the retool), who forms Computron's left arm in the official configuration. The five Technobots are ''generally'' decoed to match their original 1987 figures, but have some occasional hue differences and callouts to details from the cartoon.

:Like [[Victorion#Toys|Victorion]], Computron features new pairs of hands and feet, resembling the cartoon model versions and the original toys'. The hands can be stored underneath the feet's cavity when Computron is not formed, and were later reused as ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Ruination (RID)#Unite Warriors|Baldigus]]'s hands and feet.

:Computron was only available as part of a box set, including a poster and a collector card based on his packaging art. The set was one of several so-called "Collection Packs" that were "online exclusives" in the United States, available from online retailers such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and [[BigBadToyStore]] as well as the online stores of "big box" retailers such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]], and [[Kmart]]. In Hasbro's Asian markets such as Singapore and Taiwan, the set was available at general retail. In Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, it was sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWComputron/computron.htm More information on Computron at TFU.info]''
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===Unite Warriors===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-Computron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probability of pulling off a Superhero Landing: 0.54%]]
*'''Computicon''' ('''Computron''')<ref>The on-package Japanese name is コンピューティコン (Computicon), but the accompanying English subtitle is "Computron".</ref> (Multi-pack, 2016-[[August 27|08-27]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''UW-08'''
**''Accessories'': Weapons (combine to form a larger gun for Computicon), Techbot weapons/extremities
:Released as part of the ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' lineup, Takara's take on "Computicon" is very different from Hasbro's version. Only two of the figures (Scattershot and Afterburner) actually use the same base sculpts, and both sport tooling changes, with Scattershot even sporting a different combiner chest and head sculpt more closely resembling Generation 1 Computicon. Strafe, Lightspeed, and Nosecone are retooled from ''Unite Warriors'' Blast Off, ''Combiner Wars'' Wheeljack, and Rook, respectively. All five figures are retooled and decoed to much more closely match their G1 cartoon appearances.

:Strangely, he does not include the same dedicated hands and feet as the Hasbro version. Instead he opts to use the standard ''Combiner Wars'' hand/foot guns. The packaging and instructions also assign the "wrong" HFG to each Techbot, though only Lightspeed is actually affected by this since his HFG has unique tooling left over from [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]]. Like previous ''Unite Warriors'' releases, his box gives his Western name, Computron, in English alongside his Japanese moniker, Computicon, in katakana.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2016/Autobot/UWComputron/computron.htm More information on Computicon at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Machinima-CW-Computron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
*Computron's standard animation model uses Lightspeed's chest as the combiner's back.
*Since the Japanese name for the Decepticons is "Destrons", any Destron subgroup names, such as "[[Combaticon (G1)|Combatron]]" or "[[Stunticon (G1)|Stuntron]]", also ended with "-tron". The association was further enforced by the presence of the individual Transformer names "Megatron" and "Galvatron". Thus Computron's name was changed to "Computicon" for the Japanese market. Oddly, this makes his name match the general pattern for Decepticon subgroup names in English-speaking markets.
*The mid-development revisions of the [[Transformers: Combiner Wars (cartoon)|''Combiner Wars'' cartoon]] meant that Computron's animation model ultimately wound up having the [[#Toys|G1 toy]] as a base with bits of the [[#Generations|''Combiner Wars'' figure]] Frankenstein-ed on.
*The name Computron also belongs to a villainous alien robot from the ''[[Ben 10]]'' franchise. Coincidence? Probably.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Computicon''' (コンピューティコン ''Konpyūtikon'')
*''French:'' '''Ordinatron''' (France, from "Ordinateur", "Computer")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Diànnǎo Jīngāng''' (Taiwan, 電腦金剛, "Computer {{w|Vajra}}"), '''Jìsuàn Wáng''' (China, 计算王, "Computing King")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Autobots]]
[[Category:Technobots]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Autobots]]

Syphon

2021-06-10T20:25:40Z

Shockcrusher:

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Syphon is an [[Autobot]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTE-55-Syphon.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb]]

'''Syphon''' was thought dead, but turns out he ain't! He may possess an aquatic alt-mode.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
Syphon and [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] fought together in the [[Forced Flood]]. At some point, Syphon was listed as MIA, in actuality because [[Mortilus|Censere the Necrobot]] used the [[time case]] to rescue Syphon from whatever fate awaited him and bring him to the future after the war (because he was listed as "missing" before Censere decided to use the time case...). The rigors of [[time travel]] taking its toll on Syphon, he was placed in a coma and disguised as an organic being using holograms in a chamber within the [[Necroworld]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}} Meanwhile, Syphon's name listing on the Necrobot's record of the Disappeared was examined by [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}}

During [[Team Rodimus]]'s battle with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], Syphon and his fellow rescuees came to and were greeted by a future unfamiliar to them. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}} After getting brought back up to speed by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Syphon watched the super strong [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] lift [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Syphon was among the crew of the Hexagon searching for the rogue titan [[Vigilem]]. {{storylink|Light/Star}}

==Notes==
*[[Sardines|''Lost Light'' #13]] indicates that after [[Team Rodimus]] left Necroworld, the "Disappeared" Decepticons banded together and killed all Autobots on the planet. Syphon was presumably among the dead, but this is unconfirmed.

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Jetfire (WFC)

2021-06-10T02:17:14Z

Shockcrusher:

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:''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 [[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 (WFC)|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)}}
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 comandeer 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==
* 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.

===Foreign names===
*''Russian:'' '''Istrebitel''' (Истребитель, "Aircraft Fighter")

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Midnight Express (RID)

2021-05-19T20:34:31Z

Shockcrusher: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

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{{disambig2|the ''Robots in Disguise'' Autobot|the ''Universe'' Micromaster Railbot|Midnight Express (Universe)}}
:''Midnight Express is an [[Autobot]] originally from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Midnight Express Robot.jpg|right|upright=1.3|thumb|Yes, he has legs, and yes, he knows how to use them.]]
'''Midnight Express''' is a member of [[Team Bullet Train]], a trio of Autobots who patrol the railways. Fussy and easily flustered, he has a habit of getting lost and separated from his fellow trains. Of the three members of his team, he has the most empathy with other trains, often treating them as sentient entities even when it's clear they're not.

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==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[David Lodge]] (English), [[Naomi Matamura]] (Japanese)| [[Vladimir Gerasimov]] (Russian), [[Leonardo García]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:Secret of the Ruins Midnight Express.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Joey, have you ever been in a Turkish prison?]]
When Team Bullet Train was called in to help protect the Linear RFG, Midnight Express was at a location eight hours away, about to haul a private wedding party. [[Rapid Run (RID)|Rapid Run]] was not impressed with his plan to slow the bullet train by coating the tracks with glue, but the team was able to link up and stop the train before it plunged over a bridge destroyed by the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]]. They then merged into [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]] in order to see the Predacons off. {{storylink|Bullet Train to the Rescue}}

The team was called into [[Metro City]] to thwart another attack on the part of [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] and his Predacons. Negotiating the city streets was not easy for the large Bullet Trains, and at one point Midnight Express started down the wrong street. After a pitched battle with the Predacons, the team merged into Rail Racer and chased them off. Although as it turned out, the attack was a diversion while [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] investigated some important ruins. {{storylink|The Secret of the Ruins|The Secret of the Ruins}}

[[File:Secret Weapon D-5 Midnight Express.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Such villainous nonsense]]
Midnight Express seemed to believe that "Grandpa", a steam train which the Autobots were protecting, was somehow alive; he referred to it as "he", admonished Rapid Run for calling it an old crate and claimed the steam train was mad at the insults of the other bullet trains. When [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]] attempted to commandeer the steam engine, Midnight Express knocked him off and beat him to the ground. You do not want to get Midnight Express angry. After Grandpa dropped off his passengers, the Predacons hijacked him and Midnight Express set off in pursuit, continuing to plead with Grandpa to put on the brakes. He followed the old steam engine off a cliff into the ocean, hauling it out of the sea and out of Megatron's clutches. {{storylink|Secret Weapon: D-5}}

Midnight Express and the rest of team Bullet Train was standing idle at Autobot headquarters when Koji voiced his concern that the Predacons would attempt to steal the world's largest ruby, currently on display in the city. {{storylink|Mirage's Betrayal}}

Team Bullet Train helped to try to track down [[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]] after the Autobot scanned a racing car and was possessed by an urge to engage in races. They entered the Great Race, but were halted partway by a rock slide they were unable to pass. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}}

[[File:Ultimate Robot Warrior Midnight Express.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Where's Jim Cornette when you need him?]]
Called in to help scare the Predacons away from the [[Cave of the Dragon]], Midnight Express provided the lower half of a statue to [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s upper half. It did not go well—Midnight Express overbalanced and brought the guise crashing to the ground, but the Predacons were able to be frightened off anyway. {{storylink|The Ultimate Robot Warrior}}

After practising their link-up manoeuvre, Team Bullet Train returned to the Autobot base to review footage of previous adventures in an attempt to find the Predacon base. {{storylink|Hope for the Future|Hope for the Future}} Following the creation of the Decepticons by Megatron, the team was sent to [[Sherman Dam]], where they combined into Rail Racer and fought [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]]. {{storylink|Commandos}} They would subsequently spend a lot of time using the [[Global Space Bridge]] to arrive at locations under attack from the Decepticons and fight them off, often forming Rail Racer to do so. Such as the instance when they arrived at [[Pier 7B]] just in time to dissuade the Decepticons from taking on the Autobots, after they had rampaged across the countryside following Side Burn. {{storylink|Attack from Outer Space}}

With the Autobot Brothers having been “duped” by Sky-Byte to go to the [[Bayshore power plant]] while the Decepticons attacked the [[Crestline power plant]] instead, it was up to Team Bullet Train to take on Scourge and the Commandos. Midnight Express, Railspaike and Rapid Run combined into Rail Racer shortly after their arrival at the plant, and drove off the aggressors.{{storylink|The Fish Test}}

The Autobots' ability to get to remote locations quickly did not go unnoticed by the Decepticons, who managed to sabotage the space bridge, depositing Team Bullet Train on a busy motorway. Midnight Express was terribly unsettled. A second attempt to use the space bridge left him dizzily trapped in a loop. Once the space bridge was repaired, the three bullet trains arrived at the North Energy Research Facility and prepared to form Rail Racer. They were stopped by [[Wedge (RID)|Wedge]], who asked them to let the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] defeat Megatron as a matter of honour. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}}

In between all their adventures, the Autobots still had to perform some of the more menial tasks, such as regularly testing out the global space bridge. {{storylink|Lessons of the Past}}

On another occasion, the team formed Rail Racer to prevent the Decepticons stealing some energy, and kept Ruination busy while the Build Team recovered the stolen energy. {{storylink|A Test of Metal}} They were also sent looking for the [[Autobot Brothers]], who had disappeared while tracking [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]], a recent arrival to Earth. They were approached by Magnus himself, who informed them that Optimus was being led into a trap, and the three trains rushed to help the Autobot leader. {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}}

[[File:Koji Gets his Wish Midnight Express.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, a Mini-Con!]]
When the Autobots were on the verge of locating [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]], Team Bullet Train were dispatched to the location under Metro City to protect the Build Team. Midnight Express became disoriented in the maze of tunnels, only being reunited with the other Bullet Trains when he was swept along by flood-waters released by Ultra Magnus. The trio were carried to the cavern where Maximus was located and formed Rail Racer to defend the giant robot from the Decepticons, and subsequently draw them away from where the Build Team were trying to hide him. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}}

Team Bullet Train also attempted to defend Maximus from the Decepticons once his location was exposed. [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] managed to successfully activate Maximus, but proved unable to control him. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}} When Scourge magnified the human portion of his bio-signature in another attempt to control Maximus, Team Bullet Train was sent into the desert with Build Team and a thousand children to halt the titan. {{storylink|The Human Element}}

Gathering at a predetermined location, the Bullet Trains and the rest of the Autobots ambushed the Decepticon forces. The team combined into Rail Racer to fight Galvatron's ''[[Megastar]]'', but the battle station was eventually felled by Fortress Maximus. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} After Galvatron used [[cyber-bat]]s to gain control of the world's children, the Autobots were forced to retreat into the space bridge and were followed by the Decepticons. Midnight Express attempted unsuccessfully to execute a speed turn in order to face the enemy. Galvatron ruptured the tunnel during the battle which followed, flooding it with molten lava which the Autobots were only narrowly able to escape. They were promptly seized by a powered-up Galvatron. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} Team Bullet Train reformed Rail Racer in order to protect Optimus Prime, and were subsequently held in a paralysed state by Galvatron until the Decepticon leader's defeat at the hands of [[Omega Prime]]. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

====Dreamwave ''Robots in Disguise'' comic====
Combined into Rail Racer, Midnight Express was off on a mission that had the Autobots' forces spread thin. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?}}

====''Legends'' comic====
As a member of the [[Dimensional Patrol]], Midnight Express was brought to the [[Legends World]] by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] to defend it against the attack of [[Majin Zarak]] and the [[Zamojin]]. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One}}

As part of Rail Racer, Midnight Express's adventures with the [[Dimensional Patrol]] continued under the command of Devil God Fire Convoy. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In several realities such as [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]], Midnight Express was brainwashed by using the [[Robosmasher|Robo-Smasher]] and reformatted into [[Loco]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/13}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
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[[File:NewCybertronPart1-BumpMidnightExpress.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Bump|He]] took the midnight express going anywhere...]]

Hailing from [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Midnight Express was a devout Cybertronian whose [[Way of Flame|religion]] revered the [[Thirteen]]. Spurred on by his planet's recent deification of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], Midnight Express travelled to [[Earth]] after the defeat of [[Baron Karza]] to join the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} The formation of the [[Council of Worlds]] had allowed for his impoverished homeworld to receive the aid and support that it had gravely required, and as a result Midnight Express had privately come to believe that Caminus and the other Transformer colonies no longer required the support of their ruined [[Cybertron (planet)|ancestral homeworld]]. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}} Like the other [[Colonist Soldiers|colonists]] that had travelled to Earth to be close to the sacred Prime, Midnight Express modified his own face with a [[mouthplate]] to better emulate Optimus Prime.

On one of their first missions, the new recruits were sent to [[Mexico City]] with [[Aileron]], to uphold the [[Tyrest Accord]] by tracking down a cache of illegal Cybertronian weaponry. Their presence provoked an anti-Transformer protest that soon degenerated into a riot; as the Autobots transformed to perform crowd control, Midnight Express was shot by a human protester wielding one of the weapons they had been sent to find. Optimus deployed reinforcements from [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Autobot City]] while [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] helped evacuate him. Back aboard Metrotitan, Aileron and [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] tended to his injuries. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

[[File:WhatItsReallyLike-ColonistConstructionCrew.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

Midnight Express made a full recovery in time to attend Optimus Prime's first diplomatic meeting with the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] leaders [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Rum-Maj]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} He knelt by the [[space bridge]] with his teammates as Optimus returned to Earth from Cybertron, and watched Optimus argue with [[Pyra Magna]] about Prime's agnosticism. The Earth-bound Transformers later attended Optimus Prime's summit, held for the benefit of several human leaders, which was interrupted by a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] attack on the part of the Junkions. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} Midnight Express fought to keep the Junkion forces away from the human dignitaries, battling alongside [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] and [[Slide]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}}

When Optimus Prime brokered a new peace between the Cybertronians and Junkions, Midnight Express and the other Autobots relocated to the [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] to help the Junkions build a [[Little Cybertron|refugee colony]] for themselves. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} As work continued, the colonists attended [[Oiler]]'s funeral. Midnight Express attempted to offer some words of comfort to Oiler's sister [[Slide]], but she angrily brushed off his attempts to console her. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}}

A few days later, the colonists were growing bored with life on the island. After an evening's work, Midnight Express and the colonists drove off to hang out on the beach, blowing off the Junkion representative they'd been working with and leaving Slide, who could no longer transform, behind. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}}

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As Optimus Prime and his inner retinue travelled to Cybertron to commemorate Earth officially joining the Council, the ceremony was interrupted by [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]]'s attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], deactivating the space bridge and cutting Earth off from Cybertron. In the chaos, Aileron took charge and brought the colonist soldiers with her on a mission to find [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]]. The team tracked him to [[Oaxaca]], where they encountered more humans wielding Cybertronian weapons. Retreating to the city outskirts to regroup, Midnight Express watched Aileron argue with Slide, the latter having grown disillusioned with Optimus' leadership. The group headed north, and as they drove the colonists began coming around to Slide's way of thinking. As Midnight Express wondered why Jazz couldn't take care of himself, an explosion alerted them to Jazz, under fire by more humans. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}}

[[File:PrimelessPart2-MidnightExpress.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Every 90 minutes, someone in this country is hit by a train. A train, okay? Trains are on tracks. They can't come and get you. They can't surprise you when you step off a curb. You have to go to them. Got that?]]

In the ensuing confrontation, Midnight Express used his locomotive mode to run one of the human's vehicles off the road. The timely arrival of the colonists forced the humans to retreat except for [[Mateo Chavez]], who with some intimidation, was able to arrange a meeting with his "suppliers" in a nearby ghost town. The perpetrators were soon unmasked as the [[Decepticon]]s [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], who had been conducting a gunrunning trade for months in the hopes of making a fast buck. The Autobots took custody of the guns and loaded them into a train car for Midnight Express to tow away. Though [[Gimlet]] was all to eager to throw the two 'Cons behind bars, Aileron realized that any further actions would jeopardize an already fragile political situation and they would have to cover up the situation entirely. The colonists returned to Autobot City with the stolen weaponry with none of the other Autobots any the wiser. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}}

When the crisis had passed and the space bridge had returned to functionality, Midnight Express and the other colonists went to Cybertron to attend [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]]'s funeral. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}}

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While Optimus presided over the opening ceremony of an Ore-13 mine in [[Kentucky]], Midnight Express and the other colonists argued with Slide about Prime's true intentions aboard Metrotitan before Aileron intervened. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} While the colonists were on the ground, Metrotitan abruptly took his leave to deal with a new crisis on Cybertron, spacebridging away and leaving the colonists stranded. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} Eventually, the team returned to Little Cybertron to wait for new orders; only to learn from the Junkions that Cybertron had abruptly lost contact with the planet [[Velocitron]]. A subsequent broadcast from Circuit revealed that the entire planet had been ''destroyed'' by [[Unicron/Generation 1|an unknown force]], as had [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]] and [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]]. News that Optimus planned to forestall the threat by sacrificing Midnight Express's homeworld of Caminus prompted Slide to announce that they were going rogue to end Prime's reign. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}}

Roping [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] into their mission, Slide led her team to [[Mount Rushmore]] to rescue the recently imprisoned Jazz from [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] custody, but was unaware that Jazz had willingly surrendered himself—and that [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s had also set up shop there, joining the battle to defend the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s new cargo of [[spark]]s from the colonists. In the crossfire, Gimlet was sliced in half by Slug after killing [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] in anger; the battle was only interrupted when Unicron himself appeared over the planet, having destroyed both Caminus and Cybertron in the interim and now intent on finishing off Earth, the final Cybertronian world. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} The presence Wreck-Gar, Rum-Maj, and their Sharkticons, combined with Soundwave's overwhelming grief at losing his human friend, and the abrupt arrival of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] allowed the various warring factions to temporarily put their differences aside to focus on stopping the true threat: Unicron. {{storylink|A Sunrise Dark}}

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Midnight Express and the other colonists returned to [[Victoria Falls]], now home to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and the other Cybertronian refugees, to formulate a new plan, one that involved using the alien [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] that had birthed the planet-eater to breach his impenetrable defenses and kill him. The next morning, as Unicron's [[Maximal]] swarms descended on the planet, Midnight Express was among the Cybertronians teleported into low Earth orbit by Metroplex and Trypticon to meet the planet-eater and his legions head-on. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} In the ensuing fight, Midnight Express and the other surviving colonists tried to spur a recalcitrant Slide into action, finally teaming up with the Dinobots to pursue [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Worldsweeper]] flagship into Earth's atmosphere. He, Roulette, and Bump watched as Slide joined forces with the surviving [[Torchbearer]]s, absorbing the energies of the Enigma of Combination to become [[Victorion]]'s new limb. {{storylink|Ceremony}} Following Unicron's demise, thanks to Prime's sacrifice, Midnight Express joined Aileron, [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]], and the other colonists on a deep-space exploration mission. {{storylink|Post}}

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==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2001)===
[[File:RID Midhight Express Toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|And I'll be with him / On that midnight train to Georgia ''(Hasbro gray-windows release pictured)'']]
*'''J-Four''' (2000) / '''Midnight Express''' (Mega Class, 2001)
**''Takara ID number'': '''C-014'''
**''Accessories'': Linkage missile launcher, missile

: ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Midnight Express transforms into an {{w|E4 Series Shinkansen|E4 Series}} "Max" bullet train. In this form, he can link up with the other Bullet Trains to form one long locomotive (albeit one made up entirely of engines with no passenger cars). His back-end link-section can be re-assembled to form a spring-loaded missile launcher for use in robot mode. He can also form the legs to the team's combined form [[Rail Racer (RID)#Toys|Rail Racer]].

: There are significant differences between the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] and [[Hasbro]] versions of Midnight Express. The Takara "'''J-Four'''" version has several portions cast in transparent plastic to give him clear windows, requiring extensive [[Paint operation|paint applications]] to blend in. The Takara versions of the Bullet Trains appear to have had a particularly bad run of quality control regarding the paint applications, with many having sloppily applied decoes.

: The Hasbro version released in 2001 replaced the transparent plastics with opaques to cut back on the number of needed paint applications. An Autobot [[insignia]] was also added to the roof of the train mode, plus the yellow detail paint was replaced with a metallic gold. Midnight also gained a pair of gold stripes on the top of his train mode, and gold paint on his robot mode "abs". Early versions of the toy had gray-painted windows (the only one of the three trains to have painted windows in the first release, as unlike the other two his windows were not bordered by accent paint), but later runs changed the color to metallic blue paint to match the now-with-painted-windows versions of his teammates.

: The Turkish release of Midnight Express uses the same packaging as the standard European release, except that a sticker with the name "Euro Express" has been slapped over the name on the box, as the film ''{{w|Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express}}'' is a bit of a sore point in that country. [http://pleasesavemerobots.blogspot.com/2008/02/places-ive-lived-have-been-less-seven.html] The toy itself is identical to the American release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/MidnightExpress/midnightexpress.htm More information on Midnight Express at TFU.info]''

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*'''JRX''' (Multi-pack, 2000)
**''ID number'': '''C-015'''
**''Accessories'': Linkage missile launcher, missile

: All three members of Team Bullet Train—[[Railspike (RID)#JRX|J-Five]], J-Four, and [[Rapid Run (RID)#JRX|J-Seven]]—were also available in a complete box set in Japan. All three toys were identical to their individual releases.

: While the individually packaged Bullet Trains came in clear-window packages to see the toys, the box set was completely windowless, so it was kind of a crap shoot as to the quality of paint you got with the set.

: [[Sonokong]] also released this gift set in [[South Korea|Korean]] markets with no differences other than the packaging.

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==Notes==
[[File:MidnightExpressProto.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I say, are you calling me yellow?]]
* Midnight's portrayals in the Japanese and English versions of the cartoon differed considerably more than those of his teammates. In Japan, he was given the voice and mannerisms of a well-mannered little kid, high-pitched wail and all. For the English version, he was an older, fussy [[C-3PO]]-type with a bit of an aristocratic air. However, no matter what the version, he's still basically a doof.
**Additionally, the on-package bio for the Hasbro toy is based on Midnight's Japanese portrayal, describing him as his team's uplifting, fun-loving junior member with a preference for colder climates.
* A version of Midnight Express (well, J-Four) with different robot mode deco appeared in the original ''Car Robots'' toy catalog. It featured significantly more yellow than the final version, along with other various color differences.
* Midnight Express's transformation and ability to form the bottom half of Rail Racer are based on that of the Earth Liner from ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn]]''.
* Reportedly, the Bullet Trains, which were developed with Takara's very ''flexible'' pricing structure, really did not fit into Hasbro's more rigid existing price-points, budget-wise. They cost too much to be sold as Deluxes, but weren't really up to Mega-class costs.
* While the original incarnation of Midnight Express transformed into an {{w|E4 Series Shinkansen}}, he was given an {{w|E7 Series Shinkansen|E7 Series}} alt-mode for ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' by [[Kei Zama]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''J-Four''' (ジェイフォー ''Jeifō'')
*''Korean:'' '''J-Four''' (제이포 ''Jeipo'')
*''Russian:'' '''Express''' (Экспресс ''Ekspress'')
*''Turkish:'' '''Euro Express'''

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Dinobot (BW)

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Shockcrusher: /* 2021 Beast Wars comic */

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:''Dinobot is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] or [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

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"You lived like a warrior ans died to an hero." [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en&&] ]]








'''Dinobot''' is a Predacon ruled by his sense of honor. He lives to die gloriously in battle. When he aided [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] in the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Dinobot believed he was in the pursuit of endless glory. But when he and his Predacon peers crashed on what seemed to be the wrong planet alongside a [[Maximal]] exploration vessel, he rebelled against Megatron and joined the Maximal team. It would be an uneasy alliance, fraught with turns of loyalty and turns of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespearean]] phrase. But it also led to strong friendships and even the salvation of all [[human]]ity.

As befits a warrior of his stature, Dinobot is skilled in all forms of combat. He wields a spinning sword and a [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotating blade]] as his preferred tools in battle, but, ever pragmatic in matters of violence, he has been known to use ranged weapons, such as his laser eye-beams or a simple handheld gun. He has threatened to use any and all of these on [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], with whom he has an intense rivalry. Deep down, he may respect the rodent, but he'll die before he'll admit to it.

{{bigquote|The question that has haunted my being has been answered: The future is not fixed. My choices are my own. And yet, how ironic, for I now find I have no choice at all! I am a warrior... let the battle be joined.|Dinobot|"[[Code of Hero]]"}}

==Fiction==
===First wave toy bios===
Dinobot clawed his way up to the top through victory after victory. Optimus considers him a natural when it comes to combat expertise. His thirst for battle is unquenchable. {{storylink|Dinobot (BW)#Toys|Dinobot bio}}
{{note|The on-package [[bio]]s of the first wave of Beast Wars toys predate the development of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon and its backstory. They seem to present the characters as a direct continuation of the previous Autobot/Decepticon conflict, with Optimus Primal actually being a new form of Optimus Prime and Megatron being his Generation 1 counterpart, and their battles taking place on present day, [[human]]-inhabited Earth, rather than in the distant past. Once the cartoon launched, the toyline adjusted itself to match that continuity instead, relegating this one to an aborted [[micro-continuity]].}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)|[[Yu Zhenbo]] (Chinese), [[Luiz Carlos de Moraes]] (Portuguese, Season 1), [[Jorge Barcellos]] (Portuguese, Season 2 onwards), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Héctor Cantolla]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Mario Zucca]] (Italian), [[Michel Vigné]] (French), [[Uli Pleßmann]] (German)}}

[[File:BWDinobot arrival.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair... wherever the hell we are."]]
Dinobot was one of a group of rogue Predacons and was party to their theft of the Maximal relic, the Golden Disk. They stole a ship and traveled through a transwarp portal, with the Maximal ship ''Axalon'' not far behind. After a heated space battle over a mysterious planet, both ships were damaged, and they fell blazing towards the ground below.

The entire planet was saturated with [[energon]], so much so that Dinobot and the other Predacons required protection. To this end, organic forms were scanned. In Dinobot's case, ''Velociraptor'' remains buried deep within the volcanic soil of their crash site became the basis for his new form. But the levels of energon were just one problem—this planet looked nothing like [[Earth]], their target destination! As Dinobot ventured outside the base, he blamed [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] for this error and announced his intention to take over the Predacons himself. Megatron laughed and had [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] shoot him over the horizon.

Dinobot, cheated and humbled, took his efforts elsewhere. As the Maximals returned to their crashed ship from an outing, Dinobot was there, blocking the rocky bridge that crossed the waterfall surrounding their new base. This time, he challenged [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], and for the leadership of the Maximals. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

[[File:BWPart1 bridgefaceoff.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Ill met by moonlight—er, sunlight, proud Optimus."]]
He and Optimus Primal began their fight. It almost ended badly for Primal when the Maximal commander's foot slipped on the edge of the bridge, but Dinobot saved him, as the Predacon believed that a dishonorable death would mean a dishonorable victory on his own part. They continued, but their battle was interrupted by a Predacon attack. After that clash subsided, Dinobot helped the Maximals, leading them to a victory against Megatron when he tried to obtain the bounty of a mountain-sized cache of natural energon. Optimus accepted him into the fold—not as a leader, of course, but still as a valued team member. This didn't sit well with the other Maximals, particularly [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}}

Dinobot provided not only brute force but an understanding of the enemy. A short time afterward, Dinobot was standing with Primal and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] on the bridge of the ''Axalon'' around a holo-map of the Predacon base when Primal suggested that Rattrap go on a scouting mission. {{storylink|The Web}}

[[File:Dinobotbulliescheetor.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Come not within the measure of my wrath."]]
However, though he was an asset against the Predacons, Dinobot sowed discontent amongst the Maximals' own ranks. Early on, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] was ordered to his quarters for fumbling the test of an energon monitoring device, and Dinobot suggested to the young Maximal that he secretly test the device himself. This ended in potential disaster when Cheetor unwittingly created an instant-transport stream between the two bases. When [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] used this to infiltrate the Maximal base, Dinobot feigned a desire to team up with him and overthrow Megatron. Lulling him into a false sense of security, Dinobot eventually took care of him with the trash disposal unit—all without firing a shot, and the other Maximals never even knew. {{storylink|Equal Measures}}

[[File:Coc getshorty.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"The course of true love never did run smooth."]]
Dinobot and Optimus Primal investigated an energy signature detected within the [[Standing Stones]], an enigmatic monument of alien origin. After a clash with Megatron and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], the monument came to life and Optimus Primal disappeared before their eyes. When Dinobot woke up, he was in the Maximal CR chamber, as he'd been found stripped down and abandoned outside the base by unknown hands. But that wasn't important-Optimus Primal was gone, perhaps dead! The Maximals quickly tried to select a new leader by [[Democracy|secret ballot]], and Dinobot laughed at them when their vote ended in a tie. No, he would be the new leader-by force, if necessary! However, they were all interrupted by a message from Optimus Primal, who was inside the alien monument. Primal put Rattrap in charge, and the remaining Maximals mounted a plan to extract Primal from the alien construct. After another battle with the Predacons at the Standing Stones, the aliens returned Primal to them, with no explanations. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}

When an incoming [[stasis pod]] carrying a potential new Maximal team member was detected, Dinobot refused to let Primal leave without scouting the area outside the ''Axalon'' first himself. Dinobot was convinced the Predacons would try to remove Primal from the equation, as he was their faction's only flying member, and he was right—the Predacons managed to damage Primal enough to keep him out of the race for the pod. Dinobot stayed behind with Primal while the others made a play for the pod on foot. When Dinobot received a transmission indicating the Maximals were having difficulties, he awoke Primal's [[core consciousness]] to consult him. As a result, the two were able to bounce a signal off one of the planet's moons to the dormant stasis pod, beating the Predacons to the punch. [[Tigatron]] joined the team. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}}

[[File:Better Mousetrap Dinobot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Today is a good day for violence!"]]
Soon after, Dinobot and Primal were investigating a second stasis pod when they were suddenly ambushed by Predacons. The Predacons defeated the two and secured the pod for themselves, bringing [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] online. As this was one in a long string of clever coups, this forced Optimus Primal to consider that their team was suffering from an information leak. Primal scapegoated Rattrap, an accusation in which Dinobot took pleasure. Dinobot was all too happy to destroy the alleged turncoat despite the potential hypocrisy of that act. Rattrap subsequently defected, and in the ensuing battle, was ordered by Megatron to shoot Dinobot, his frequent rival. After some hesitation, Rattrap shot Terrorsaur instead and revealed that the entire situation was a ruse by Optimus Primal to detect the real source of the information leak: stolen Maximal codes. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

Childish infighting between Rattrap and Dinobot inadvertently triggered Rhinox's new security program, [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]], before it could be completed. Dinobot and the other Maximals fled the ''Axalon'', while Rattrap stayed inside to combat Sentinel himself. Later, when Sentinel appeared to have shut down, Rattrap was assumed dead. Each Maximal gave a touching eulogy for Rattrap except for Dinobot, who refused to taint Rattrap's memory with lies. It was soon revealed that Rattrap had not perished, but had instead managed to shut off Sentinel.{{storylink|A Better Mousetrap}}

[[File:Dinobotversusplant.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"I will speak daggers to it, but use none."]]
Dinobot joined Optimus Primal on a mission once again, but this time to explore the planet's native organisms. Dinobot considered this work as being beneath him, and in the process found himself assaulted by one of the planet's flora. As Primal considered this a lesson in respect learned, he found himself attacked by one of Scorponok's [[cyberbee]]s. It injected him with a virus that was intended to make him a coward, but instead removed all his inhibitions. Upon returning Primal to the ''Axalon'', Dinobot oddly found himself agreeing that this new bloodthirsty Primal was not a beneficial change. After he failed to solve the problem with the Predacons diplomatically, as Primal would have wanted, it was decided to let the new violent Primal be the new violent Primal. Ultimately, Primal acquired the antidote and woke up with Dinobot standing watch over him. Dinobot assured him that it was merely his shift, and not indicative of his feelings towards Primal—despite having placed a beautiful plant in Primal's quarters. {{storylink|Gorilla Warfare}}

When a Cybertronian probe was detected, Dinobot helped his teammates attempt to contact it, despite the fact he dreaded a return home. After all, he was a criminal even in Predacon terms, and he had no hope for a warm Maximal reception. Somewhat fortunately for Dinobot's potential fate, their attempts to catch the attention of the probe failed when [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] invented the [[Transformation Lock Lens|transformation lock lens]]. {{storylink|The Probe}} The issue was raised again when the Maximals thought that the Predacons had been destroyed. Dinobot elected to remain on the planet while the Maximals repaired their ship and launched it. However, just as Dinobot wandered off to explore the world that had become his, he stumbled across the not-so-dead Predacons, who attacked the ''Axalon'' and grounded the Maximals once again. {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}}

[[File:Dinobot mirror.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"A little more than kin, and less than kind."]]
After Dinobot and the other Maximals were saved from a Predacon attack by Rhinox's ingenuity, Rhinox was abducted by the Predacons and reprogrammed into one of them. Optimus Primal waited for this to backfire on them, and when their plot began to unravel, Dinobot joined the Maximals in infiltrating the Predacon base and retrieving their kidnapped comrade. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Megatron soon set his sights on Dinobot as well. After Terrorsaur buried Dinobot in a cave, Megatron unleashed a [[Clone One|clone of Dinobot]] on the unsuspecting Maximals. Ultimately, Dinobot broke free and returned to the ''Axalon'', where he confronted his clone and ate him. Yes. He ate him. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}

Not long afterward, Tigatron went missing during a routine scouting report. When Optimus Primal noted that Tigatron was the victim of an aerial attack, Dinobot identified the culprits as Waspinator and Terrorsaur. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} Dinobot remained at base with Rhinox while the others searched for Tigatron on a mysterious flying island. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}} Dinobot suffered along with his teammates when the energon dampener was stolen from the ''Axalon'', requiring him and the others to stay in [[beast mode]] to avoid energon surges. Between that and sleep deprivation from persistent Predacon attacks, their innate beast instincts began to take over, and the Maximals went feral. It was only through the instruction of Tigatron that they were able to defeat the Predacons and retrieve the dampener. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}}

Dinobot was tested again when he, Cheetor, Rhinox, and Rattrap were blinded by a Predacon attack. They were far from base and completely helpless, so Dinobot immediately began to panic. Rhinox was able to calm him and the others and slowly lead them back to base, using their other senses. They were rescued by Optimus Primal and Tigatron at the foot of the base just as they began to slip into [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}} The Maximals were also visited by the wandering spark of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who possessed the body of Waspinator and led a successful attack on the Maximal base, resulting in Dinobot receiving critical damage. Forced out of their base, Optimus Primal surrendered the Maximals to Starscream, under the condition that Dinobot be repaired. In exchange, Starscream ordered the Maximals to attack Megatron. Despite his treachery, Starscream himself was deceived, as Dinobot was not as damaged as advertised. He and Primal were able to eject Starscream from Waspinator's body and retake the ''Axalon''. {{storylink|Possession}}

[[File:Dinobottarantulasrattrapthelowroad.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"Frailty, thy name is Tarantulas!"]]
Once again, the feud between Rattrap and Dinobot led to disaster. Their carelessness indirectly caused Rhinox to be infected with a [[Energon discharge virus|virus]] that caused him to eject energy involuntarily, via hiccups or sneezes or...other means. Optimus Primal ordered the bickering pair to hunt down Tarantulas in his lair and obtain the antidote, figuring they'd either learn to work together or everyone would be destroyed. Unfortunately, the latter wasn't so unlikely an option, as Dinobot and Rattrap's out-of-control behavior toward each other repeatedly sabotaged their efforts to capture Tarantulas. Dinobot was able to grab him just as Megatron arrived, and claimed the spider as a hostage. Megatron did not care and shot them both. Ultimately, the day was saved when Rhinox used his virus against the Predacons, unleashing a mighty explosion from his rear end. {{storylink|The Low Road}}

Despite his increasing loyalty to the team, Dinobot's violent heart occasionally created rifts. Most notable was his reaction to [[Tigatron]]'s pacifism: When the tiger tried to leave the Maximals in grief over the accidental death of his best friend, Dinobot argued vociferously with the "coward". He simply could not comprehend what Tigatron was saying, that in order to stop the fighting, someone had to lay down his weapon. The confrontation with Tigatron revealed more than just Dinobot's warrior ethic. He explained to Tigatron a bit of his motives for turning against Megatron: He feared that if Megatron used Earth's energon supply to wage a new war, Cybertron would burn as a result. Dinobot could only see desertion, and for that he nearly killed Tigatron, who refused to fight back. But Primal interrupted before any damage was done, and Tigatron later came back to battle to save Dinobot from a Predacon attack, making the whole point moot. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}

The [[Vok|alien]] mystery that surrounded the planet soon came to a head. When it became apparent that the aliens themselves would visit them imminently, the Predacons surprisingly called for a truce. Tigatron was called to sneak into the Predacon base and find out what had captured Megatron's attention, and Dinobot and the other Maximals staged a non-lethal battle to cover Tigatron's exit, upholding their end of the truce. Dinobot loosened a large boulder out of place, allowing it to crush both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Before the Storm}} As expected, the aliens arrived. A wormhole opened up over the planet, and a beam shot down to the surface, where another alien device was activated. Rhinox and Dinobot stayed behind at the ''Axalon'' while the others investigated, but were too engaged by the planet's second moon shifting its shape into a horrible [[Planet Buster]] weapon to notice their base had been compromised. Both Rhinox and Dinobot were removed from the equation by Blackarachnia and Tarantulas. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} The Maximals returned to find them both welded to the ceiling by cyberwebs. Dinobot and Rhinox were placed inside [[CR chamber]]s as Rattrap and Airazor went to find their unwelcome visitors. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}

[[File:Dinobotgoldendisks.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry."]]
When Dinobot awoke, Optimus Primal was dead, having sacrificed himself to destroy the Planet Buster with a transwarp explosion, and Cheetor and Rattrap had been altered into [[Transmetal]] forms by the resulting [[quantum surge]]. After reluctantly admitting Rattrap's new form was an improvement, he immediately declared himself the new Maximal leader. However, with Primal dead, Rhinox was not in any mood to tolerate Dinobot's outburst and shut him up forcefully. While Rattrap and Cheetor were sent outside to deal with Waspinator and a newly Transmetalled Megatron, Rhinox and Dinobot were stuck with the task of restoring their security systems. They did not account for [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], who had also infiltrated the ''Axalon''. Thankfully, Rhinox was able to defeat the Predacon and eject him from the ship. {{storylink|Aftermath}}

With the destruction of the planet's second moon and the stabilization of the planet's natural energon reserves, it became apparent to Dinobot that Megatron was right all along; this was indeed Earth, though in the distant past. Dinobot broke into the Predacon base and stole Megatron's golden disks. He knew that they contained information about the future, and this cut to the core of his being: "If the future is indeed immutably foretold, then my demise is but moments from that confirmation, for I could not live if not the master of my fate." Dinobot hid the disks in a remote location and returned to the ''Axalon'', where Rattrap was having a minor meltdown. Rhinox had hooked himself to a machine with little explanation, and with Tigatron and Airazor on a long-term exploration trip, it fell to Rattrap, Dinobot, and Cheetor to hold off the combined force of the Predacons. Worse yet, Megatron had introduced two new [[Fuzor]]s to his team, [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]. Dinobot grabbed what weaponry he could, and with the other two Maximals engaged the Predacons far from the ship, in hopes that they could keep the Predacons away from whatever Rhinox was trying to accomplish. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}}

[[File:Coming of the Fuzors 2 Dinobot Rattrap.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!"]]
Their efforts, though seemingly doomed, were not for naught. Though Dinobot, Rattrap, and Cheetor fought to near-death, they held off the enemy long enough for Rhinox's gamble to work. He had travelled into the [[Transformer afterlife|Matrix]] and retrieved Optimus Primal's spark. Optimus Primal, restored as a Transmetal from a [[blank]] [[protoform]], dramatically turned the tide, saving Dinobot and the others from what would at least have been honorable deaths. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

[[File:Maximal No More Dinobot bow.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Is this a dagger which I see before me, Dinobot, the handle toward my hand?"]]
His desire to discover whether the future could be changed kept Dinobot focused on Megatron's actions. When Predacon installations were placed in a Voyager-disk-like pattern, Dinobot remarked that Megatron's plan proceeded even without the disk's information. Thus, he resubmitted himself to Megatron's command, but the Maximals' influence still showed itself. When he was pitted in a death match against [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] in a bizarre test of loyalty, Dinobot subdued his foe but refused to kill him, offering to train him instead. But Megatron accepted the prodigal son anyway, as long as he returned the original Golden Disk. (He had already given the alien disk to Rhinox.) Dinobot complied. He admitted to himself that by helping Megatron he might be sacrificing his own race, but he had to discover whether his actions were his own or predestined. After the artifact was back in Megatron's hands, Rattrap attacked and was quickly immobilized. As a final test of allegiance, Dinobot was ordered to kill his former teammate. This task proved too much for him, and he turned once again on the Predacon leader. Megatron retreated with the disk in his possession, and Primal was left with the decision on whether to allow Dinobot back into their ranks. Dinobot explained that either way, he would fight Megatron, prompting Primal to forgive Dinobot his treacherous actions. Once welcomed back, Dinobot told Primal of Megatron's ultimate designs for the disks' information. {{storylink|Maximal, No More}}

[[File:BWDinobot decision.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"To Bay or not to Bay; that is the question, and here is the sunset."]]
As Rhinox and Dinobot scanned known alien sites, they suddenly realized that Tigatron and Airazor were journeying into one. But before they could send a warning, the traveling pair triggered the alien site and were shot into space. Dinobot and the other Maximals were rallied by Optimus Primal to this site, where they confronted the Predacons. Before the fight could begin, the alien site activated again, creating a massive [[Metal Hunter]], and blasted everyone in the area. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}} The Transformers who had not been altered by the quantum surge lay deactivated, but the Transmetals and Fuzors were unaffected by the Metal Hunter's blast. Silverbolt and Cheetor were instructed to carry Dinobot and Rhinox back to the base for repairs. Megatron used the alien disk to activate the Metal Hunter, and the Maximals gained an unlikely ally: Tarantulas. Dinobot, like his fellow Maximals, greeted the Predacon turncoat with bared weapons and only reluctantly allowed Tarantulas to aid them. Subsequently, Dinobot joined an assault on the Metal Hunter itself, a cover for Tarantulas's entry. The Metal Hunter was destroyed. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 2)}}

When Silverbolt went missing during an energon storm while he, Cheetor, and Optimus Primal were investigating [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]], Dinobot suggested they forget the Fuzor and concentrate on the Predacons. The enemy was, after all, minus both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia, while they were only down one member. Primal rejected Dinobot's lack of sympathy. As Primal and Cheetor left to find Silverbolt, Dinobot turned to one of the ''Axalon'''s consoles and began downloading into its database. {{storylink|Bad Spark}}

Unlike Primal, Rattrap was not so forgiving of Dinobot's earlier betrayal. After contemplating suicide and enduring Rattrap's continuing recriminations, Dinobot decided to set things right. He tracked Megatron down and found him testing the original disk which Dinobot had returned. Megatron had discovered a mountain whose image was recorded on the disk, and he had [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] destroy the peak. From a distance, Dinobot saw his greatest hope and worst fear form simultaneously: The disk's image changed. Dinobot's future was his own...but Megatron had virtually limitless power to change it.

[[File:Dinobot funeral.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Out, out, brief spark! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor mech that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more."]]
When the Predacons launched an attack on a tribe of [[protohuman]]s, attempting to destroy the future human race and alter the course of the Autobot/Decepticon war, Dinobot singlehandedly took on all of them. Having already been blindsided by Tarantulas (and having squashed him under a rock in retaliation), he ambushed Inferno, burying his sword in the latter's chest. Blackarachnia banged him up with her machine guns until Dinobot used Inferno himself as a shield, after which he blew away both Predacons with the ant-bot's own gun.

Dinobot proceeded to bombard Rampage from above until Waspinator shot him down (and caused him to land on top of the luckless flier); when Rampage tried to retaliate in tank mode, Dinobot shoved the downed Waspinator into the mad experiment's cannon, causing Rampage to blow himself apart. The backfire sent the warrior flying with severe damage, and Quickstrike was eager to add to his pain. Despite his optic weaponry shorting out, Dinobot still managed to beat the Fuzor, pummeling him with his bare hands before slamming him head-first into a rock.

At this point, his internal computer attempted to engage stasis lock to save his remaining energy, but Dinobot overrode it and turned to face his final opponent: Megatron himself. Mocking the weakened Dinobot, Megatron tallied the score firmly in his own favor: He had unimaginable power via the Golden Disk, he held a lone protohuman hostage, and the severely damaged Dinobot was the only obstacle in his reality-warping plan. Mostly depowered, severely outmatched, and refusing to quit, Dinobot jammed a rock through a stick and attacked with the makeshift hammer. As the protohuman's bonds dissolved, Megatron dropped the disk, allowing Dinobot to shatter it with his last bit of energy.

The rest of the Maximals arrived to drive Megatron off, but it was too late for their comrade. After a final conversation with his allies (including a last insult to Rattrap and a request to have his story told truly and without embellishment), Dinobot's spark left his frame. He was given a hero's funeral, with his body cremated as the Maximal fliers executed a {{w|Missing man formation}}. His legacy remained even with the anthropoids, who found his hammer and used it as a weapon. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}

Megatron, because that's the sort of prick he is, created a zombie-esque [[Dinobot II|Transmetal 2 clone]] of Dinobot. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}}

Later, to convince Rattrap to let him search for ex-Predacon [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], Silverbolt reminded him he'd trusted the original Dinobot. Rattrap grumped that he'd "regretted it" a few times, but still let his comrade out. {{storylink|Proving Grounds}}

[[File:Dinobotflashesnem1.jpg|left|380px|thumb|Behold, the enemy within!]]
Thanks to the destruction of [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], the Dinobot clone's spark-brother, Dinobot's consciousness was able to take hold of the clone and make him regain a sense of honour. {{storylink|Transformers Hall of Fame}} {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

{{note|It was not entirely spelt out during "Nemesis" why Dinobot II was regaining Dinobot's memories. The 2010 Transformers Hall of Fame profile for Dinobot stated that the original's spirit had somehow returned from beyond to influence his clone. There was also an unproduced episode of ''Beast Wars'', "[[Dark Glass]]", where Rattrap would have discovered and downloaded a back-up of Dinobot's memories into Dinobot II; while the script never made it past a first draft, "[[Bad Spark]]" had Dinobot backing himself up onto the Axalon.}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
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=====''Beast Wars Diorama Story''=====
Dinobot eventually met up with several [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s from [[Transformers (film)|another dimension]]. A battle broke out between the Maximals, Predacons, Autobots and Decepticons. The other-dimensional Transformers eventually returned to their place of origin and the Beast Wars continued as they were. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story|Beast Wars Diorama Story}}
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====''Transformers: Dinobots'' packaging blurb====
When Dinobot's spark returned to the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]], the "data" contained in his "DNA schematics" returned with him. Later, to combat Megatron's [[technorganic]] virus the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] reformated a small group of survivors using these "DNA schematics" from Dinobot, creating the Beast Machines era [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dinobots}}

====3H comics====
After using the [[Divine Light]] to access [[Primus]]'s power, [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]] reanimated several [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] corpses into facsimiles of [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s old subordinates, including one of Dinobot in his pre-Earth vehicular form. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:Dinobotmtmte8.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Little did we know that there was a giant shovel on the other arm.]]
During the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|He Who Would Be Megatron]] also scanned the historical datatrax of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. He failed to notice the approaching guard until Dinobot dispatched him with his sword and insisted they speed up the operation. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye #8}}
{{BW Shell Game}}
While traveling back to Cybertron at the conclusion of the Beast Wars, Optimus Primal reflected on past battles, including those in which Dinobot fought. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}
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====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====
While Megatron was being guided through the afterlife by Rhinox, he beheld a vision of himself slaughtering his allies and foes alike, Dinobot among them. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
Near the end of the Great War, several combatants had been reduced to protoforms due to the fallout of a foiled [[Tripredacus Council]] plot. Among those afflicted was [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], who's stasis pod "Dinobot" came upon as it was being stored away. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] surveyed the events that began the Beast Wars, he witnessed several key moments involving Dinobot, among them his duel with Optimus Primal upon the stone bridge leading to the Maximal base. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

====''Timelines''====
[[File:Dinobotdawnoffuturespast.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them."]]

After meeting with [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]], "Dinobot", Megatron, and [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]] broke into the [[Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive]] to steal a [[Data-Con]] which would provide all sorts of information about the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]. As they were making their getaway, Dinobot threw the Data-Con to Dirge (who was unaware of a switch on Megatron's part) before battling a squadron of [[Maximal Command Security Force|Maximal Security Troopers]], ending with a close combat duel with [[9K]] using his then energy-based sword. Dinobot evidently emerged victorious, as he was later seen with Megatron and "[[Scorponok (BW)|Clamps]]". {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

Megatron and Dinobot joined [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] in escaping the archives with the Golden Disk, avoiding patrolmen [[Nitrostreak|Unit 1]] and [[Tigatron|Unit 2]]. As Dinobot disabled the former, he protested Megatron's apparent cowardice and dishonorable tactics. Megatron responded by clamping his fist around Dinobot's neck, rebuking him for using the "h" word in his presence. After Dinobot had regained his composure, they made their way to the rendezvous point with the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' and launched into space, where they activated their transwarp drive.

The ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Chromia 10]]'' gave chase, though the latter was destroyed by [[Laserbeak (G1)|unknown]] [[Buzzsaw (G1)|assailants]]. When the ''Axalon'' caught up with the Predacons, Dinobot balked at the idea of fleeing again and managed to fire a few shots at the ''Axalon''. After Megatron taunted the pilot of the ''Axalon'' via videoscreen, Dinobot and the other rogue Predacons on board the ''Darksyde'' disappeared through a transwarp portal, with the ''Axalon'' close behind. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

After [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was reborn on [[Earth]], Dinobot rushed out to assist the Maximals against the Predacons during a plot to launch an orbital weapon. The launching pad was destroyed by Airazor just as Dinobot arrived. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}
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====Razorclaw continuity====
In one splinter timeline of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]], minor atmospheric perturbations caused [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]'s stasis pod to crash on the far side of Earth, and absent his presence, Megatron slaughtered all the remaining Maximals except [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 7, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 07/08/2015}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
Following the [[Quantum surge]], Dinobot, as well as many other Maximals, became separated from the rest of the team and left stranded somewhere on [[Earth|Energoa]]. After Optimus Primal's resurrection and escape from Megatron, Dinobot could be seen watching the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] from somewhere off in the distance. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}

Dinobot eventually got in contact with his Maximal comrades and revealed he was recovering in a [[protohuman]] village. The village was promptly attacked by [[Jaguar]] and Dinobot died defending the protohumans. Optimus Primal showed up and, swearing to avenge Dinobot's death, killed Jaguar in battle. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 3|Beast Wars Metals #3}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkeimanga-Dinobot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Who's got two thumbs on one hand except for when I switch to my fists? THIS guy!]]
In the present day, the [[Autobot]] [[Mini Vehicle]]s dug up the bodies of [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|Hot Shot]] and Dinobot from deep within the earth. As the Mini Vehicles wondered if Dinobot were an Autobot, he woke up angrily, and began to attack the others, hoping to find a worthy foe, until finally Hot Shot (and his [[Mini-Con]], Jolt) faced Dinobot in battle. After seeing Hot Shot perform a series of clever moves, Dinobot suggested the two battle for leadership. However, Hot Shot declined Dinobot's offer and suggested instead they team up and make peace.

Hot Shot returned with Dinobot to Autobot headquarters, where [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] immediately suggesting he and Dinobot fight each other for fun, ruining Hot Shot's ceasefire. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-4-Dinobot.jpg|75px|thumb]]
Dinobot had himself a hearty laugh when [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] attempted to replicate [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]'s new clear-torso'd power-up via a see-through negligee. {{Storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:AloneTogetherP-Dynobot.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
On a Cybertron ruled by the decrepit and corrupt Builders, '''Dynobot''' was one of the first Maximals and Predacons to speak out against the system, agitating for change. It was his words that would inspire some of the first seeds of real resistance on Cybertron. {{storylink|Derailment}} Eventually, Dynobot was captured and placed in the maximum security level of the [[Ferromax Detention Center]]. There he stayed until a group of Maximals led by Rattrap broke him out in a daring raid. {{storylink|Alone Together: Prologue|Prologue}}
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===''Legends'' comic===
[[File:LegendsChristmasDinobot.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

Dinobot was an employee of [[Axalon Trading Company]] whose solution to most problems was to eat them. During one busy day he was being rushed by their boss, Optimus Primal and complained that he needed help if he was supposed to get done any faster. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap|The Transformation Gap}} When he was introduced to the new junior employee, Rattrap, the first thing Dinobot did was try to eat him. Rattrap wouldn't let this get to him, though, and continued doing his job even while stuck in the raptor's mouth. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 11#The Two's Recent Encounter|The Two's Recent Encounter}}

Dinobot made fun of Rattrap for collecting children's toys, but a defensive Rattrap argued that Transformers could be really difficult to transform and challenged him to transform a [[Mach Kick]]. He was unable to make heads or tails of the toy, so in the end he gave up and simply ate it, to Rattrap's horror. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 11#When We Have Been Social|When We Have Been Social}} Rattrap took revenge by replacing Dinobot's office supplies with ''[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]'' toys, forcing him to transform them before he could get any work done. This backfired on him when Dinobot ate these toys as well. On a hot day he demanded Rattrap bring him an popsicle, only to receive a plastic [[Gari Robo-kun]] transforming popsicle instead. Naturally, he proceeded to eat it anyway, leaving Rattrap despairing that he should've seen it coming by now. {{storylink|Prank}}

For [[Christmas]], Rattrap gifted Dinobot the alarm clock Transformer [[Heinrad (BWN)|Heinrad]], which mystified him. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} The tall stature of Dinobot and the other Axalon employees was another source of grief for Rattrap, who disliked his small size. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}} Dinobot later visited the TransformersFes 2016 event, where he encountered an alternate dimension version of Rattrap. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rattrap)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} He was among the employees present for the inauguration of the new Autobot-Axalon office building, in actuality a new [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Windblade6-allofus.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
Dinobot was a resident of the colony world [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], and a member of the [[Scale Walkers|Scale Walker]] tribe. He gathered with representatives of the other three tribes in [[Talon Valley]], in front of a [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] portal, to discuss the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] [[combiner]]s who had invaded three weeks prior. While declaring he would defend his planet from any invaders, no matter the cost, a traveler from offworld arrived through the portal: [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. Dinobot quickly took a disliking to him.

After Rattrap returned to Cybertron with intel, a week later, official representatives from offworld arrived on Eukaris through the portal. Dinobot and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] were suspicious of them, as they heard of how their kind was once driven away and slaughtered by ancient Cybertronians, but amidst their visitors' pleas for peace, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] was allowed to speak, as she was not actually Cybertronian, but a [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]]. The planet's gigantic guardian, [[Chela]], awoke before their eyes to quell this reunion of worlds, and Dinobot and the others attempted to defend the spacebridge from it, but it was summarily defeated by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Dinobot was put off that in spite of the destruction of their legendary guardian, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] still condoned an alliance. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

Dinobot begrudgingly (and adorably) gave a gift to his [[Fur Walkers|Fur Walker]] rival Cheetor on Chosen One Day. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[Thrashclaw]] had a mentor who was a "brown and blue, thick-headed, dynamic" bot who went off with a "[[Megatron (BW)|purple lunatic]]". {{storylink|Life Finds a Way}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
[[File:Earthrise6DinobotOptic.jpg|thumb|250px]]
While patrolling through the jungle, Dinobot's attention was drawn by the sound of space debris falling to Earth's surface. He emerged from the foliage to investigate, discovering the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}
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===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
As an agent of [[Megatron (BW)|Galavar]], Dinobot went with Terrorsaur and Scorponok to handle the guards. When Terrorsaur was about to kill [[Under-3]], Dinobot intervene believing there's no honor in killing a defenseless enemy who won't fight back attempted to convince Terrorsaur to spare him only for Scorponok to do the job. While on the ''Darksyde'', Dinobot stopped Terrorsaur from firing the ''Axalon'' in transwarp as the blast would destroy both ships. When the ''Darksyde'' crashed, Dinobot and the crew were thrown into stasis lock, the ship's computer then outfitted the Predacons in new forms to deal with the energon radiation. With Dinobot having a ''Velociraptor'' form. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}} Dinobot went to Tarantulas' lab to check on his progress on mapping the planet's environment but Tarantualas only cared about the unspace energy all around the ship. Dinobot ordered Tarantulas to abandon the project, but the latter refused to comply and ordered the former to leave his lab. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 2}} Dinobot left the room with a tortured [[Nyx]], when she was about to die by the excessive use of torture by the torture device, Dinobot step in and tried to reason with Megatron
that Nyx can't give him information if she die. This only angered Megatron over his protest of a worthy for deserving a worthy death. Until Tarantulas gave the latter of the information that the Maximals have survived. Megatron forgave his outburst and warned Dinobot to not defy him again. When the seven Predacons went outside to watch Nyx's execution of energon poisoning by the transformation lock lens, Terrorsaur offered Dinobot the chance to shoot her, Dinobot oblige only to destroy the lock lens causing the other Predacons to attack him for his treachery. [[Skold]] and Scorponok accused him of betraying the Predacon cause, but Dinobot insisted that he has not betrayed his ideal and offered Skold the chance of being more useful to the Predacons. When Megatron confronted Dinobot for his stupidity, Dinobot threw Skold at him and ordered the ''Darksyde'' to go on lockdown. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 3}}
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==Games==
===''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game continuity===
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game advertising comic====
Upon arriving on "[[Earth|Planet Energon]]", the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Maximals and their Predacon adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
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Many Beast Wars combatants had managed to construct personal bases, customized to their personal tastes, due to the extended duration of the war. Dinobot's own was situated in the "Polluted Area" of the planet, where a previous conflict had rendered it a gloomy and dilapidated environment. Dinobot joined his fellow Maximals in battling not only an entrenched Predacon threat, but the interdimensional monsters known as the [[Skriix]].

=====Maximal campaign=====
[[File:BeastWarsPSX-Dinobotstats.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Digital [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotate blade]]!]]
Upon having eliminated the Predacon threat, Dinobot was part of Optimus Primal's roll call when he announced that the galaxy was now at peace.

=====Predacon campaign=====
After the Maximals failed to rescue a downed stasis pod in Dinobot's territory, the Predacons took advantage of Dinobot's troops having recently been thinned by a conflict with the Skriix. This left Dinobot vulnerable, leading him to be assassinated by a Predacon agent. In response to Dinobot's death, Optimus Primal launched an unsuccessful attempt on the Predacon ship, which ultimately led to the Maximals' undoing. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers}}

{{Note|Due to the nature of this game, a player may select various individual characters to perform the feats required in every level, and complete the game's narrative. Thus, any playable Maximal can fill the role of protagonist in Maximal Mode, and any playable Predacon can fill the role of protagonist in Predacon Mode. To view the various feats Dinobot can accomplish throughout gameplay in Maximal Mode, it is told on the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|''Beast Wars'' video game]] page, wherein Dinobot fills the role of the nameless Maximal.}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Dinobot was part of Megatron's forces when a huge earthquake uncovered [[Energon]]. He took part in an ambush of the Maximals, so that the Predacons could gain control of this new resource. Also he appeared to have at least two raptor clones backing him up. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Legends)|Beast Wars}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDinobot.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Beware my hand-mouth!]]
Dinobot 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: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Dinobot-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|250px|Clever Boy. He stole [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/killer-instinct-season-2-the-return-of-riptor/1100-6424228/ someone's] new design...]]
Dinobot was one of many warriors pulled from [[Beast Era| his universe]] to fight for the [[Quintesson| Quintessons]]. There are many of him running around, some of which join [[You|the Commander]]. Notably, he is the only character in the game to have a unique victory animation.
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
When Dinobot arrived to the future Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] wanted him to join the Dinobots because hence his name. Dinobot refused causing confusion among the Dinobots for not joining them. Dinobot then expressed that he wished Rattrap was here because of Grimlock's annoyances. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}{{chargamestub}}

==Toys==
{{main|Dinobot (BW)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Dinobot (BW)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
*Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' comics, Dinobot is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]]'s helmet in gold.
*The [[#Beast Wars: Uprising|''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnation]] of Dynobot is a "virtual redeco" of the [[Springer (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Voyager Class Springer mold]]. Accordingly, [[Grimlock (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Grimlock]] shares this body-type in ''Uprising''.
*Unlike the other recognizable Maximals and Predacons featured in the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic, Dinobot's Cybertronian body is a wholly-new design yet retrains his regular color scheme.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1357035373184962561 Josh Burcham on twitter]</ref>
===Toy related===
[[File:BWRConcept04.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Dinobot's control art. The beast head displays a more rigid grill structure.]]
*Dinobot's original toy was designed to supplant a failed lion Transformer counterpart to Cheetor that ended up being, understandably, too similar to Cheetor. A dinosaur's entry into the Maximals was justified by pointing out that the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had been good guys in Generation 1.<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p1-2</ref>
*In the first ''Beast Wars'' toy commercials, [[:File:Dinobottoycommercial.jpg|Dinobot had a slightly different deco than the final toy]]. He was browner, rather than pinker, and had thicker stripes.
*Some fans are inclined to yank off Dinobot's mutant mask pieces, since he doesn't have them on the television show, they get in the way during transformation, and they're easily removable. Ten years later, Hasbro thought so, too, in their stock photography for ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' Dinobot.
[[File:TMDinobotConcept.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Raptor and... squatting Raptor? It's a jet powered squat, surely.]]
*A mainline Transmetal Dinobot made it to the concept art stage. Several elements of the design were recycled for Transmetal [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]].
*Dinobot's toy curiously has six toes on each foot. Since his legs form his [[robot mode]] arms, not only does this mean he's left with two thumbs, but also a tiny, barely noticeable finger molded near his wrist. The double thumbs got carried over onto his animation model, yet his in-show beast mode appears to only have three toes. Between all this, it has to be said that real-life raptors had no more than four toes on each of their feet.
*From the size to the proportions to the complete lack of feathers, Dinobot's [[beast mode]] barely resembles a {{w|File:Velociraptor Restoration.png|real ''Velociraptor''}}. Though raptors were not definitively known to be feathered in 1996 (feathers on dromeosaurids were considered speculative until the late 1990s and evidence of Velociraptor in particular having feathers did not emerge until 2007), the contemporary science was not taken into account when designing the toy or animated character model. Instead, Dinobot seems to be based on the depiction of Velociraptors from ''Jurassic Park'', which had shot the species to worldwide awareness three years before and was likewise accompanied by a toyline from Kenner.
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===Television related===
[[File:Dinobotearlycgimodel.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Code of... something.]]
*Several views of preliminary ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' CGI models were available in the Special Features of [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s ''Beast Wars: The Complete Second Season'' DVD box set. Dinobot's early model, like the other preliminary models, took more cues from the toy, such as including the [[mutant head]] and actually looking transformable. Interestingly enough, the preliminary model transformed into the final beast mode model, but since Dinobot's transformation involves swapping out parts, that's not too hard to believe.
[[File:Dinobotearlycgimodel2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]]'s influence reached back through time.]]
*Australia's ''Beast Wars'' DVD sets from [[Madman Entertainment]] offered images of in-progress Dinobot models from later into production. Even in this late stage, he kept a large amount of his transformation kibble, though the aesthetic flourishes (like the spines on his ankles and the ribs in his torso) began to take shape. And, hey, check out that chin.
*In an interview on Madman's Season 3 DVDs, Scott McNeil revealed that he created the Dinobot voice by using his previous experience mimicking [[Chris Latta]]'s famous performance of [[Cobra Commander]] when replacing him in the role after his death. Since he found the Latta-style vocalisation so difficult to maintain, he tried dropping it two octaves, and thus arrived at Dinobot.
*In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Dinobot spoke with a protracted and emphatic ''dā'' (ダー) attached to the ends of his sentences. This is a vocal tic associated with older, archaic forms of speech, signifying his old-timey sensibilities and concepts of honor.

===Fandom related===
*Some fans humorously refer to Dinobot's [[Cyber-slash tail weapon]] as a "Rotate Blade" because of its usage in a [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& terrible fanfic by MG-Dinobot].
*Likewise, fans refer to Dinobot as having a "rigid grill structure", an injoke that came into being because of an [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/307ed3ad2152d304 alt.toys.transformers poster's] somewhat confusing signature that included a quote from ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''. What part of Dinobot is the rigid grill structure is not definitively determined, whether it be the bony pair of robot legs that hang under his toy's beast mode or his, uh, crotch.
*Speaking of Dinobot's crotch, [[Mainframe Entertainment]] once had a little fun with Dinobot's model after hours. "[[:File:Dirkdinobot.jpg|Dirk Dinobot]]" may not be safe for work, but his grill structure here is anything but rigid! Fan James Hooks was responsible for originally posting the Dirk Dinobot image on [[alt.toys.transformers]], thanks to an unknown person from Mainframe Entertainment.
*On [[May 7]], [[2010]], he was unveiled as one of the first five nominees for the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]], the first ''Beast Wars'' character to earn the honor and the only character not to be from 1984 or 1985. A tongue-in-cheek campaign for Dinobot was started by [[David Willis]], with the gag being that he'd never beat the 1984/5 characters. To everyone's surprise, at [[BotCon 2010]]'s Hall of Fame ceremony, Dinobot was unveiled as the winner: he became both the first ''Beast Wars'' character and first fan-voted to be inducted, beating out even long time favorites [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dinobot''' (ダイノボット ''Dainobotto'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Dillonburg''' (狄龍堡 ''Dik Lung Bou'')
*''Korean:'' '''Dinobot''' (다이노봇 ''Dainobos'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kǒng Lóng''' (China, 恐龙, "Dinosaur"), '''Mó Lóng''' (Taiwan, 魔龍, "Demonic Dinosaur")
*''Russian:'' '''Zuborob''' (first ''Beast Wars'' dub, Зубороб), '''Dinobot''' (second ''Beast Wars'' dub, Динобот)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& "Dinobot's Old Technology" by MG-Dinobot]
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?R=3D1EC1EB-19B9-F369-109E-19B934FCADD2:en_US Botcon 2010 tribute]

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:''Dinobot is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] or [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

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"You lived like a warrior ans died to an hero." [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en&&] ]]








'''Dinobot''' is a Predacon ruled by his sense of honor. He lives to die gloriously in battle. When he aided [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] in the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Dinobot believed he was in the pursuit of endless glory. But when he and his Predacon peers crashed on what seemed to be the wrong planet alongside a [[Maximal]] exploration vessel, he rebelled against Megatron and joined the Maximal team. It would be an uneasy alliance, fraught with turns of loyalty and turns of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespearean]] phrase. But it also led to strong friendships and even the salvation of all [[human]]ity.

As befits a warrior of his stature, Dinobot is skilled in all forms of combat. He wields a spinning sword and a [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotating blade]] as his preferred tools in battle, but, ever pragmatic in matters of violence, he has been known to use ranged weapons, such as his laser eye-beams or a simple handheld gun. He has threatened to use any and all of these on [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], with whom he has an intense rivalry. Deep down, he may respect the rodent, but he'll die before he'll admit to it.

{{bigquote|The question that has haunted my being has been answered: The future is not fixed. My choices are my own. And yet, how ironic, for I now find I have no choice at all! I am a warrior... let the battle be joined.|Dinobot|"[[Code of Hero]]"}}

==Fiction==
===First wave toy bios===
Dinobot clawed his way up to the top through victory after victory. Optimus considers him a natural when it comes to combat expertise. His thirst for battle is unquenchable. {{storylink|Dinobot (BW)#Toys|Dinobot bio}}
{{note|The on-package [[bio]]s of the first wave of Beast Wars toys predate the development of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon and its backstory. They seem to present the characters as a direct continuation of the previous Autobot/Decepticon conflict, with Optimus Primal actually being a new form of Optimus Prime and Megatron being his Generation 1 counterpart, and their battles taking place on present day, [[human]]-inhabited Earth, rather than in the distant past. Once the cartoon launched, the toyline adjusted itself to match that continuity instead, relegating this one to an aborted [[micro-continuity]].}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)|[[Yu Zhenbo]] (Chinese), [[Luiz Carlos de Moraes]] (Portuguese, Season 1), [[Jorge Barcellos]] (Portuguese, Season 2 onwards), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Héctor Cantolla]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Mario Zucca]] (Italian), [[Michel Vigné]] (French), [[Uli Pleßmann]] (German)}}

[[File:BWDinobot arrival.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair... wherever the hell we are."]]
Dinobot was one of a group of rogue Predacons and was party to their theft of the Maximal relic, the Golden Disk. They stole a ship and traveled through a transwarp portal, with the Maximal ship ''Axalon'' not far behind. After a heated space battle over a mysterious planet, both ships were damaged, and they fell blazing towards the ground below.

The entire planet was saturated with [[energon]], so much so that Dinobot and the other Predacons required protection. To this end, organic forms were scanned. In Dinobot's case, ''Velociraptor'' remains buried deep within the volcanic soil of their crash site became the basis for his new form. But the levels of energon were just one problem—this planet looked nothing like [[Earth]], their target destination! As Dinobot ventured outside the base, he blamed [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] for this error and announced his intention to take over the Predacons himself. Megatron laughed and had [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] shoot him over the horizon.

Dinobot, cheated and humbled, took his efforts elsewhere. As the Maximals returned to their crashed ship from an outing, Dinobot was there, blocking the rocky bridge that crossed the waterfall surrounding their new base. This time, he challenged [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], and for the leadership of the Maximals. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

[[File:BWPart1 bridgefaceoff.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Ill met by moonlight—er, sunlight, proud Optimus."]]
He and Optimus Primal began their fight. It almost ended badly for Primal when the Maximal commander's foot slipped on the edge of the bridge, but Dinobot saved him, as the Predacon believed that a dishonorable death would mean a dishonorable victory on his own part. They continued, but their battle was interrupted by a Predacon attack. After that clash subsided, Dinobot helped the Maximals, leading them to a victory against Megatron when he tried to obtain the bounty of a mountain-sized cache of natural energon. Optimus accepted him into the fold—not as a leader, of course, but still as a valued team member. This didn't sit well with the other Maximals, particularly [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}}

Dinobot provided not only brute force but an understanding of the enemy. A short time afterward, Dinobot was standing with Primal and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] on the bridge of the ''Axalon'' around a holo-map of the Predacon base when Primal suggested that Rattrap go on a scouting mission. {{storylink|The Web}}

[[File:Dinobotbulliescheetor.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Come not within the measure of my wrath."]]
However, though he was an asset against the Predacons, Dinobot sowed discontent amongst the Maximals' own ranks. Early on, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] was ordered to his quarters for fumbling the test of an energon monitoring device, and Dinobot suggested to the young Maximal that he secretly test the device himself. This ended in potential disaster when Cheetor unwittingly created an instant-transport stream between the two bases. When [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] used this to infiltrate the Maximal base, Dinobot feigned a desire to team up with him and overthrow Megatron. Lulling him into a false sense of security, Dinobot eventually took care of him with the trash disposal unit—all without firing a shot, and the other Maximals never even knew. {{storylink|Equal Measures}}

[[File:Coc getshorty.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"The course of true love never did run smooth."]]
Dinobot and Optimus Primal investigated an energy signature detected within the [[Standing Stones]], an enigmatic monument of alien origin. After a clash with Megatron and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], the monument came to life and Optimus Primal disappeared before their eyes. When Dinobot woke up, he was in the Maximal CR chamber, as he'd been found stripped down and abandoned outside the base by unknown hands. But that wasn't important-Optimus Primal was gone, perhaps dead! The Maximals quickly tried to select a new leader by [[Democracy|secret ballot]], and Dinobot laughed at them when their vote ended in a tie. No, he would be the new leader-by force, if necessary! However, they were all interrupted by a message from Optimus Primal, who was inside the alien monument. Primal put Rattrap in charge, and the remaining Maximals mounted a plan to extract Primal from the alien construct. After another battle with the Predacons at the Standing Stones, the aliens returned Primal to them, with no explanations. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}

When an incoming [[stasis pod]] carrying a potential new Maximal team member was detected, Dinobot refused to let Primal leave without scouting the area outside the ''Axalon'' first himself. Dinobot was convinced the Predacons would try to remove Primal from the equation, as he was their faction's only flying member, and he was right—the Predacons managed to damage Primal enough to keep him out of the race for the pod. Dinobot stayed behind with Primal while the others made a play for the pod on foot. When Dinobot received a transmission indicating the Maximals were having difficulties, he awoke Primal's [[core consciousness]] to consult him. As a result, the two were able to bounce a signal off one of the planet's moons to the dormant stasis pod, beating the Predacons to the punch. [[Tigatron]] joined the team. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}}

[[File:Better Mousetrap Dinobot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Today is a good day for violence!"]]
Soon after, Dinobot and Primal were investigating a second stasis pod when they were suddenly ambushed by Predacons. The Predacons defeated the two and secured the pod for themselves, bringing [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] online. As this was one in a long string of clever coups, this forced Optimus Primal to consider that their team was suffering from an information leak. Primal scapegoated Rattrap, an accusation in which Dinobot took pleasure. Dinobot was all too happy to destroy the alleged turncoat despite the potential hypocrisy of that act. Rattrap subsequently defected, and in the ensuing battle, was ordered by Megatron to shoot Dinobot, his frequent rival. After some hesitation, Rattrap shot Terrorsaur instead and revealed that the entire situation was a ruse by Optimus Primal to detect the real source of the information leak: stolen Maximal codes. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

Childish infighting between Rattrap and Dinobot inadvertently triggered Rhinox's new security program, [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]], before it could be completed. Dinobot and the other Maximals fled the ''Axalon'', while Rattrap stayed inside to combat Sentinel himself. Later, when Sentinel appeared to have shut down, Rattrap was assumed dead. Each Maximal gave a touching eulogy for Rattrap except for Dinobot, who refused to taint Rattrap's memory with lies. It was soon revealed that Rattrap had not perished, but had instead managed to shut off Sentinel.{{storylink|A Better Mousetrap}}

[[File:Dinobotversusplant.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"I will speak daggers to it, but use none."]]
Dinobot joined Optimus Primal on a mission once again, but this time to explore the planet's native organisms. Dinobot considered this work as being beneath him, and in the process found himself assaulted by one of the planet's flora. As Primal considered this a lesson in respect learned, he found himself attacked by one of Scorponok's [[cyberbee]]s. It injected him with a virus that was intended to make him a coward, but instead removed all his inhibitions. Upon returning Primal to the ''Axalon'', Dinobot oddly found himself agreeing that this new bloodthirsty Primal was not a beneficial change. After he failed to solve the problem with the Predacons diplomatically, as Primal would have wanted, it was decided to let the new violent Primal be the new violent Primal. Ultimately, Primal acquired the antidote and woke up with Dinobot standing watch over him. Dinobot assured him that it was merely his shift, and not indicative of his feelings towards Primal—despite having placed a beautiful plant in Primal's quarters. {{storylink|Gorilla Warfare}}

When a Cybertronian probe was detected, Dinobot helped his teammates attempt to contact it, despite the fact he dreaded a return home. After all, he was a criminal even in Predacon terms, and he had no hope for a warm Maximal reception. Somewhat fortunately for Dinobot's potential fate, their attempts to catch the attention of the probe failed when [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] invented the [[Transformation Lock Lens|transformation lock lens]]. {{storylink|The Probe}} The issue was raised again when the Maximals thought that the Predacons had been destroyed. Dinobot elected to remain on the planet while the Maximals repaired their ship and launched it. However, just as Dinobot wandered off to explore the world that had become his, he stumbled across the not-so-dead Predacons, who attacked the ''Axalon'' and grounded the Maximals once again. {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}}

[[File:Dinobot mirror.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"A little more than kin, and less than kind."]]
After Dinobot and the other Maximals were saved from a Predacon attack by Rhinox's ingenuity, Rhinox was abducted by the Predacons and reprogrammed into one of them. Optimus Primal waited for this to backfire on them, and when their plot began to unravel, Dinobot joined the Maximals in infiltrating the Predacon base and retrieving their kidnapped comrade. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Megatron soon set his sights on Dinobot as well. After Terrorsaur buried Dinobot in a cave, Megatron unleashed a [[Clone One|clone of Dinobot]] on the unsuspecting Maximals. Ultimately, Dinobot broke free and returned to the ''Axalon'', where he confronted his clone and ate him. Yes. He ate him. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}

Not long afterward, Tigatron went missing during a routine scouting report. When Optimus Primal noted that Tigatron was the victim of an aerial attack, Dinobot identified the culprits as Waspinator and Terrorsaur. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} Dinobot remained at base with Rhinox while the others searched for Tigatron on a mysterious flying island. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}} Dinobot suffered along with his teammates when the energon dampener was stolen from the ''Axalon'', requiring him and the others to stay in [[beast mode]] to avoid energon surges. Between that and sleep deprivation from persistent Predacon attacks, their innate beast instincts began to take over, and the Maximals went feral. It was only through the instruction of Tigatron that they were able to defeat the Predacons and retrieve the dampener. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}}

Dinobot was tested again when he, Cheetor, Rhinox, and Rattrap were blinded by a Predacon attack. They were far from base and completely helpless, so Dinobot immediately began to panic. Rhinox was able to calm him and the others and slowly lead them back to base, using their other senses. They were rescued by Optimus Primal and Tigatron at the foot of the base just as they began to slip into [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}} The Maximals were also visited by the wandering spark of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who possessed the body of Waspinator and led a successful attack on the Maximal base, resulting in Dinobot receiving critical damage. Forced out of their base, Optimus Primal surrendered the Maximals to Starscream, under the condition that Dinobot be repaired. In exchange, Starscream ordered the Maximals to attack Megatron. Despite his treachery, Starscream himself was deceived, as Dinobot was not as damaged as advertised. He and Primal were able to eject Starscream from Waspinator's body and retake the ''Axalon''. {{storylink|Possession}}

[[File:Dinobottarantulasrattrapthelowroad.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"Frailty, thy name is Tarantulas!"]]
Once again, the feud between Rattrap and Dinobot led to disaster. Their carelessness indirectly caused Rhinox to be infected with a [[Energon discharge virus|virus]] that caused him to eject energy involuntarily, via hiccups or sneezes or...other means. Optimus Primal ordered the bickering pair to hunt down Tarantulas in his lair and obtain the antidote, figuring they'd either learn to work together or everyone would be destroyed. Unfortunately, the latter wasn't so unlikely an option, as Dinobot and Rattrap's out-of-control behavior toward each other repeatedly sabotaged their efforts to capture Tarantulas. Dinobot was able to grab him just as Megatron arrived, and claimed the spider as a hostage. Megatron did not care and shot them both. Ultimately, the day was saved when Rhinox used his virus against the Predacons, unleashing a mighty explosion from his rear end. {{storylink|The Low Road}}

Despite his increasing loyalty to the team, Dinobot's violent heart occasionally created rifts. Most notable was his reaction to [[Tigatron]]'s pacifism: When the tiger tried to leave the Maximals in grief over the accidental death of his best friend, Dinobot argued vociferously with the "coward". He simply could not comprehend what Tigatron was saying, that in order to stop the fighting, someone had to lay down his weapon. The confrontation with Tigatron revealed more than just Dinobot's warrior ethic. He explained to Tigatron a bit of his motives for turning against Megatron: He feared that if Megatron used Earth's energon supply to wage a new war, Cybertron would burn as a result. Dinobot could only see desertion, and for that he nearly killed Tigatron, who refused to fight back. But Primal interrupted before any damage was done, and Tigatron later came back to battle to save Dinobot from a Predacon attack, making the whole point moot. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}

The [[Vok|alien]] mystery that surrounded the planet soon came to a head. When it became apparent that the aliens themselves would visit them imminently, the Predacons surprisingly called for a truce. Tigatron was called to sneak into the Predacon base and find out what had captured Megatron's attention, and Dinobot and the other Maximals staged a non-lethal battle to cover Tigatron's exit, upholding their end of the truce. Dinobot loosened a large boulder out of place, allowing it to crush both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Before the Storm}} As expected, the aliens arrived. A wormhole opened up over the planet, and a beam shot down to the surface, where another alien device was activated. Rhinox and Dinobot stayed behind at the ''Axalon'' while the others investigated, but were too engaged by the planet's second moon shifting its shape into a horrible [[Planet Buster]] weapon to notice their base had been compromised. Both Rhinox and Dinobot were removed from the equation by Blackarachnia and Tarantulas. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} The Maximals returned to find them both welded to the ceiling by cyberwebs. Dinobot and Rhinox were placed inside [[CR chamber]]s as Rattrap and Airazor went to find their unwelcome visitors. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}

[[File:Dinobotgoldendisks.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry."]]
When Dinobot awoke, Optimus Primal was dead, having sacrificed himself to destroy the Planet Buster with a transwarp explosion, and Cheetor and Rattrap had been altered into [[Transmetal]] forms by the resulting [[quantum surge]]. After reluctantly admitting Rattrap's new form was an improvement, he immediately declared himself the new Maximal leader. However, with Primal dead, Rhinox was not in any mood to tolerate Dinobot's outburst and shut him up forcefully. While Rattrap and Cheetor were sent outside to deal with Waspinator and a newly Transmetalled Megatron, Rhinox and Dinobot were stuck with the task of restoring their security systems. They did not account for [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], who had also infiltrated the ''Axalon''. Thankfully, Rhinox was able to defeat the Predacon and eject him from the ship. {{storylink|Aftermath}}

With the destruction of the planet's second moon and the stabilization of the planet's natural energon reserves, it became apparent to Dinobot that Megatron was right all along; this was indeed Earth, though in the distant past. Dinobot broke into the Predacon base and stole Megatron's golden disks. He knew that they contained information about the future, and this cut to the core of his being: "If the future is indeed immutably foretold, then my demise is but moments from that confirmation, for I could not live if not the master of my fate." Dinobot hid the disks in a remote location and returned to the ''Axalon'', where Rattrap was having a minor meltdown. Rhinox had hooked himself to a machine with little explanation, and with Tigatron and Airazor on a long-term exploration trip, it fell to Rattrap, Dinobot, and Cheetor to hold off the combined force of the Predacons. Worse yet, Megatron had introduced two new [[Fuzor]]s to his team, [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]. Dinobot grabbed what weaponry he could, and with the other two Maximals engaged the Predacons far from the ship, in hopes that they could keep the Predacons away from whatever Rhinox was trying to accomplish. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}}

[[File:Coming of the Fuzors 2 Dinobot Rattrap.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!"]]
Their efforts, though seemingly doomed, were not for naught. Though Dinobot, Rattrap, and Cheetor fought to near-death, they held off the enemy long enough for Rhinox's gamble to work. He had travelled into the [[Transformer afterlife|Matrix]] and retrieved Optimus Primal's spark. Optimus Primal, restored as a Transmetal from a [[blank]] [[protoform]], dramatically turned the tide, saving Dinobot and the others from what would at least have been honorable deaths. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

[[File:Maximal No More Dinobot bow.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Is this a dagger which I see before me, Dinobot, the handle toward my hand?"]]
His desire to discover whether the future could be changed kept Dinobot focused on Megatron's actions. When Predacon installations were placed in a Voyager-disk-like pattern, Dinobot remarked that Megatron's plan proceeded even without the disk's information. Thus, he resubmitted himself to Megatron's command, but the Maximals' influence still showed itself. When he was pitted in a death match against [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] in a bizarre test of loyalty, Dinobot subdued his foe but refused to kill him, offering to train him instead. But Megatron accepted the prodigal son anyway, as long as he returned the original Golden Disk. (He had already given the alien disk to Rhinox.) Dinobot complied. He admitted to himself that by helping Megatron he might be sacrificing his own race, but he had to discover whether his actions were his own or predestined. After the artifact was back in Megatron's hands, Rattrap attacked and was quickly immobilized. As a final test of allegiance, Dinobot was ordered to kill his former teammate. This task proved too much for him, and he turned once again on the Predacon leader. Megatron retreated with the disk in his possession, and Primal was left with the decision on whether to allow Dinobot back into their ranks. Dinobot explained that either way, he would fight Megatron, prompting Primal to forgive Dinobot his treacherous actions. Once welcomed back, Dinobot told Primal of Megatron's ultimate designs for the disks' information. {{storylink|Maximal, No More}}

[[File:BWDinobot decision.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"To Bay or not to Bay; that is the question, and here is the sunset."]]
As Rhinox and Dinobot scanned known alien sites, they suddenly realized that Tigatron and Airazor were journeying into one. But before they could send a warning, the traveling pair triggered the alien site and were shot into space. Dinobot and the other Maximals were rallied by Optimus Primal to this site, where they confronted the Predacons. Before the fight could begin, the alien site activated again, creating a massive [[Metal Hunter]], and blasted everyone in the area. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}} The Transformers who had not been altered by the quantum surge lay deactivated, but the Transmetals and Fuzors were unaffected by the Metal Hunter's blast. Silverbolt and Cheetor were instructed to carry Dinobot and Rhinox back to the base for repairs. Megatron used the alien disk to activate the Metal Hunter, and the Maximals gained an unlikely ally: Tarantulas. Dinobot, like his fellow Maximals, greeted the Predacon turncoat with bared weapons and only reluctantly allowed Tarantulas to aid them. Subsequently, Dinobot joined an assault on the Metal Hunter itself, a cover for Tarantulas's entry. The Metal Hunter was destroyed. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 2)}}

When Silverbolt went missing during an energon storm while he, Cheetor, and Optimus Primal were investigating [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]], Dinobot suggested they forget the Fuzor and concentrate on the Predacons. The enemy was, after all, minus both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia, while they were only down one member. Primal rejected Dinobot's lack of sympathy. As Primal and Cheetor left to find Silverbolt, Dinobot turned to one of the ''Axalon'''s consoles and began downloading into its database. {{storylink|Bad Spark}}

Unlike Primal, Rattrap was not so forgiving of Dinobot's earlier betrayal. After contemplating suicide and enduring Rattrap's continuing recriminations, Dinobot decided to set things right. He tracked Megatron down and found him testing the original disk which Dinobot had returned. Megatron had discovered a mountain whose image was recorded on the disk, and he had [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] destroy the peak. From a distance, Dinobot saw his greatest hope and worst fear form simultaneously: The disk's image changed. Dinobot's future was his own...but Megatron had virtually limitless power to change it.

[[File:Dinobot funeral.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Out, out, brief spark! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor mech that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more."]]
When the Predacons launched an attack on a tribe of [[protohuman]]s, attempting to destroy the future human race and alter the course of the Autobot/Decepticon war, Dinobot singlehandedly took on all of them. Having already been blindsided by Tarantulas (and having squashed him under a rock in retaliation), he ambushed Inferno, burying his sword in the latter's chest. Blackarachnia banged him up with her machine guns until Dinobot used Inferno himself as a shield, after which he blew away both Predacons with the ant-bot's own gun.

Dinobot proceeded to bombard Rampage from above until Waspinator shot him down (and caused him to land on top of the luckless flier); when Rampage tried to retaliate in tank mode, Dinobot shoved the downed Waspinator into the mad experiment's cannon, causing Rampage to blow himself apart. The backfire sent the warrior flying with severe damage, and Quickstrike was eager to add to his pain. Despite his optic weaponry shorting out, Dinobot still managed to beat the Fuzor, pummeling him with his bare hands before slamming him head-first into a rock.

At this point, his internal computer attempted to engage stasis lock to save his remaining energy, but Dinobot overrode it and turned to face his final opponent: Megatron himself. Mocking the weakened Dinobot, Megatron tallied the score firmly in his own favor: He had unimaginable power via the Golden Disk, he held a lone protohuman hostage, and the severely damaged Dinobot was the only obstacle in his reality-warping plan. Mostly depowered, severely outmatched, and refusing to quit, Dinobot jammed a rock through a stick and attacked with the makeshift hammer. As the protohuman's bonds dissolved, Megatron dropped the disk, allowing Dinobot to shatter it with his last bit of energy.

The rest of the Maximals arrived to drive Megatron off, but it was too late for their comrade. After a final conversation with his allies (including a last insult to Rattrap and a request to have his story told truly and without embellishment), Dinobot's spark left his frame. He was given a hero's funeral, with his body cremated as the Maximal fliers executed a {{w|Missing man formation}}. His legacy remained even with the anthropoids, who found his hammer and used it as a weapon. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}

Megatron, because that's the sort of prick he is, created a zombie-esque [[Dinobot II|Transmetal 2 clone]] of Dinobot. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}}

Later, to convince Rattrap to let him search for ex-Predacon [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], Silverbolt reminded him he'd trusted the original Dinobot. Rattrap grumped that he'd "regretted it" a few times, but still let his comrade out. {{storylink|Proving Grounds}}

[[File:Dinobotflashesnem1.jpg|left|380px|thumb|Behold, the enemy within!]]
Thanks to the destruction of [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], the Dinobot clone's spark-brother, Dinobot's consciousness was able to take hold of the clone and make him regain a sense of honour. {{storylink|Transformers Hall of Fame}} {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

{{note|It was not entirely spelt out during "Nemesis" why Dinobot II was regaining Dinobot's memories. The 2010 Transformers Hall of Fame profile for Dinobot stated that the original's spirit had somehow returned from beyond to influence his clone. There was also an unproduced episode of ''Beast Wars'', "[[Dark Glass]]", where Rattrap would have discovered and downloaded a back-up of Dinobot's memories into Dinobot II; while the script never made it past a first draft, "[[Bad Spark]]" had Dinobot backing himself up onto the Axalon.}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''Cloud''=====
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=====''Beast Wars Diorama Story''=====
Dinobot eventually met up with several [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s from [[Transformers (film)|another dimension]]. A battle broke out between the Maximals, Predacons, Autobots and Decepticons. The other-dimensional Transformers eventually returned to their place of origin and the Beast Wars continued as they were. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story|Beast Wars Diorama Story}}
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====''Transformers: Dinobots'' packaging blurb====
When Dinobot's spark returned to the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]], the "data" contained in his "DNA schematics" returned with him. Later, to combat Megatron's [[technorganic]] virus the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] reformated a small group of survivors using these "DNA schematics" from Dinobot, creating the Beast Machines era [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dinobots}}

====3H comics====
After using the [[Divine Light]] to access [[Primus]]'s power, [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]] reanimated several [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] corpses into facsimiles of [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s old subordinates, including one of Dinobot in his pre-Earth vehicular form. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:Dinobotmtmte8.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Little did we know that there was a giant shovel on the other arm.]]
During the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|He Who Would Be Megatron]] also scanned the historical datatrax of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. He failed to notice the approaching guard until Dinobot dispatched him with his sword and insisted they speed up the operation. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye #8}}
{{BW Shell Game}}
While traveling back to Cybertron at the conclusion of the Beast Wars, Optimus Primal reflected on past battles, including those in which Dinobot fought. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}
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====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====
While Megatron was being guided through the afterlife by Rhinox, he beheld a vision of himself slaughtering his allies and foes alike, Dinobot among them. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
Near the end of the Great War, several combatants had been reduced to protoforms due to the fallout of a foiled [[Tripredacus Council]] plot. Among those afflicted was [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], who's stasis pod "Dinobot" came upon as it was being stored away. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] surveyed the events that began the Beast Wars, he witnessed several key moments involving Dinobot, among them his duel with Optimus Primal upon the stone bridge leading to the Maximal base. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

====''Timelines''====
[[File:Dinobotdawnoffuturespast.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them."]]

After meeting with [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]], "Dinobot", Megatron, and [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]] broke into the [[Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive]] to steal a [[Data-Con]] which would provide all sorts of information about the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]. As they were making their getaway, Dinobot threw the Data-Con to Dirge (who was unaware of a switch on Megatron's part) before battling a squadron of [[Maximal Command Security Force|Maximal Security Troopers]], ending with a close combat duel with [[9K]] using his then energy-based sword. Dinobot evidently emerged victorious, as he was later seen with Megatron and "[[Scorponok (BW)|Clamps]]". {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

Megatron and Dinobot joined [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] in escaping the archives with the Golden Disk, avoiding patrolmen [[Nitrostreak|Unit 1]] and [[Tigatron|Unit 2]]. As Dinobot disabled the former, he protested Megatron's apparent cowardice and dishonorable tactics. Megatron responded by clamping his fist around Dinobot's neck, rebuking him for using the "h" word in his presence. After Dinobot had regained his composure, they made their way to the rendezvous point with the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' and launched into space, where they activated their transwarp drive.

The ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Chromia 10]]'' gave chase, though the latter was destroyed by [[Laserbeak (G1)|unknown]] [[Buzzsaw (G1)|assailants]]. When the ''Axalon'' caught up with the Predacons, Dinobot balked at the idea of fleeing again and managed to fire a few shots at the ''Axalon''. After Megatron taunted the pilot of the ''Axalon'' via videoscreen, Dinobot and the other rogue Predacons on board the ''Darksyde'' disappeared through a transwarp portal, with the ''Axalon'' close behind. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

After [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was reborn on [[Earth]], Dinobot rushed out to assist the Maximals against the Predacons during a plot to launch an orbital weapon. The launching pad was destroyed by Airazor just as Dinobot arrived. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}
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====Razorclaw continuity====
In one splinter timeline of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]], minor atmospheric perturbations caused [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]'s stasis pod to crash on the far side of Earth, and absent his presence, Megatron slaughtered all the remaining Maximals except [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 7, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 07/08/2015}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
Following the [[Quantum surge]], Dinobot, as well as many other Maximals, became separated from the rest of the team and left stranded somewhere on [[Earth|Energoa]]. After Optimus Primal's resurrection and escape from Megatron, Dinobot could be seen watching the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] from somewhere off in the distance. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}

Dinobot eventually got in contact with his Maximal comrades and revealed he was recovering in a [[protohuman]] village. The village was promptly attacked by [[Jaguar]] and Dinobot died defending the protohumans. Optimus Primal showed up and, swearing to avenge Dinobot's death, killed Jaguar in battle. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 3|Beast Wars Metals #3}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkeimanga-Dinobot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Who's got two thumbs on one hand except for when I switch to my fists? THIS guy!]]
In the present day, the [[Autobot]] [[Mini Vehicle]]s dug up the bodies of [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|Hot Shot]] and Dinobot from deep within the earth. As the Mini Vehicles wondered if Dinobot were an Autobot, he woke up angrily, and began to attack the others, hoping to find a worthy foe, until finally Hot Shot (and his [[Mini-Con]], Jolt) faced Dinobot in battle. After seeing Hot Shot perform a series of clever moves, Dinobot suggested the two battle for leadership. However, Hot Shot declined Dinobot's offer and suggested instead they team up and make peace.

Hot Shot returned with Dinobot to Autobot headquarters, where [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] immediately suggesting he and Dinobot fight each other for fun, ruining Hot Shot's ceasefire. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
[[File:Visualize Shot 13.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
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===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-4-Dinobot.jpg|75px|thumb]]
Dinobot had himself a hearty laugh when [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] attempted to replicate [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]'s new clear-torso'd power-up via a see-through negligee. {{Storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:AloneTogetherP-Dynobot.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
On a Cybertron ruled by the decrepit and corrupt Builders, '''Dynobot''' was one of the first Maximals and Predacons to speak out against the system, agitating for change. It was his words that would inspire some of the first seeds of real resistance on Cybertron. {{storylink|Derailment}} Eventually, Dynobot was captured and placed in the maximum security level of the [[Ferromax Detention Center]]. There he stayed until a group of Maximals led by Rattrap broke him out in a daring raid. {{storylink|Alone Together: Prologue|Prologue}}
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===''Legends'' comic===
[[File:LegendsChristmasDinobot.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

Dinobot was an employee of [[Axalon Trading Company]] whose solution to most problems was to eat them. During one busy day he was being rushed by their boss, Optimus Primal and complained that he needed help if he was supposed to get done any faster. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap|The Transformation Gap}} When he was introduced to the new junior employee, Rattrap, the first thing Dinobot did was try to eat him. Rattrap wouldn't let this get to him, though, and continued doing his job even while stuck in the raptor's mouth. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 11#The Two's Recent Encounter|The Two's Recent Encounter}}

Dinobot made fun of Rattrap for collecting children's toys, but a defensive Rattrap argued that Transformers could be really difficult to transform and challenged him to transform a [[Mach Kick]]. He was unable to make heads or tails of the toy, so in the end he gave up and simply ate it, to Rattrap's horror. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 11#When We Have Been Social|When We Have Been Social}} Rattrap took revenge by replacing Dinobot's office supplies with ''[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]'' toys, forcing him to transform them before he could get any work done. This backfired on him when Dinobot ate these toys as well. On a hot day he demanded Rattrap bring him an popsicle, only to receive a plastic [[Gari Robo-kun]] transforming popsicle instead. Naturally, he proceeded to eat it anyway, leaving Rattrap despairing that he should've seen it coming by now. {{storylink|Prank}}

For [[Christmas]], Rattrap gifted Dinobot the alarm clock Transformer [[Heinrad (BWN)|Heinrad]], which mystified him. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} The tall stature of Dinobot and the other Axalon employees was another source of grief for Rattrap, who disliked his small size. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}} Dinobot later visited the TransformersFes 2016 event, where he encountered an alternate dimension version of Rattrap. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rattrap)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} He was among the employees present for the inauguration of the new Autobot-Axalon office building, in actuality a new [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Windblade6-allofus.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
Dinobot was a resident of the colony world [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], and a member of the [[Scale Walkers|Scale Walker]] tribe. He gathered with representatives of the other three tribes in [[Talon Valley]], in front of a [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] portal, to discuss the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] [[combiner]]s who had invaded three weeks prior. While declaring he would defend his planet from any invaders, no matter the cost, a traveler from offworld arrived through the portal: [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. Dinobot quickly took a disliking to him.

After Rattrap returned to Cybertron with intel, a week later, official representatives from offworld arrived on Eukaris through the portal. Dinobot and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] were suspicious of them, as they heard of how their kind was once driven away and slaughtered by ancient Cybertronians, but amidst their visitors' pleas for peace, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] was allowed to speak, as she was not actually Cybertronian, but a [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]]. The planet's gigantic guardian, [[Chela]], awoke before their eyes to quell this reunion of worlds, and Dinobot and the others attempted to defend the spacebridge from it, but it was summarily defeated by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Dinobot was put off that in spite of the destruction of their legendary guardian, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] still condoned an alliance. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

Dinobot begrudgingly (and adorably) gave a gift to his [[Fur Walkers|Fur Walker]] rival Cheetor on Chosen One Day. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[Thrashclaw]] had a mentor who was a "brown and blue, thick-headed, dynamic" bot who went off with a "[[Megatron (BW)|purple lunatic]]". {{storylink|Life Finds a Way}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
[[File:Earthrise6DinobotOptic.jpg|thumb|250px]]
While patrolling through the jungle, Dinobot's attention was drawn by the sound of space debris falling to Earth's surface. He emerged from the foliage to investigate, discovering the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}
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===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
As an agent of [[Megatron (BW)|Galavar]], Dinobot went with Terrorsaur and Scorponok to handle the guards. When Terrorsaur was about to kill [[Under-3]], Dinobot intervene believing there's no honor in killing a defenseless enemy who won't fight back attempted to convince Terrorsaur to spare him only for Scorponok to do the job. While on the ''Darksyde'', Dinobot stopped Terrorsaur from firing the ''Axalon'' in transwarp as the blast would destroy both ships. When the ''Darksyde'' crashed, Dinobot and the crew were thrown into stasis lock, the ship's computer then outfitted the Predacons in new forms to deal with the energon radiation. With Dinobot having a ''Velociraptor'' form. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}} Dinobot went to Tarantulas' lab to check on his progress on mapping the planet's environment but Tarantualas only cared about the unspace energy all around the ship. Dinobot ordered Tarantulas to abandon the project, but the latter refused to comply and ordered the former to leave his lab. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 2}}{{charstubfiction}}
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==Games==
===''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game continuity===
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game advertising comic====
Upon arriving on "[[Earth|Planet Energon]]", the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Maximals and their Predacon adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
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Many Beast Wars combatants had managed to construct personal bases, customized to their personal tastes, due to the extended duration of the war. Dinobot's own was situated in the "Polluted Area" of the planet, where a previous conflict had rendered it a gloomy and dilapidated environment. Dinobot joined his fellow Maximals in battling not only an entrenched Predacon threat, but the interdimensional monsters known as the [[Skriix]].

=====Maximal campaign=====
[[File:BeastWarsPSX-Dinobotstats.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Digital [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotate blade]]!]]
Upon having eliminated the Predacon threat, Dinobot was part of Optimus Primal's roll call when he announced that the galaxy was now at peace.

=====Predacon campaign=====
After the Maximals failed to rescue a downed stasis pod in Dinobot's territory, the Predacons took advantage of Dinobot's troops having recently been thinned by a conflict with the Skriix. This left Dinobot vulnerable, leading him to be assassinated by a Predacon agent. In response to Dinobot's death, Optimus Primal launched an unsuccessful attempt on the Predacon ship, which ultimately led to the Maximals' undoing. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers}}

{{Note|Due to the nature of this game, a player may select various individual characters to perform the feats required in every level, and complete the game's narrative. Thus, any playable Maximal can fill the role of protagonist in Maximal Mode, and any playable Predacon can fill the role of protagonist in Predacon Mode. To view the various feats Dinobot can accomplish throughout gameplay in Maximal Mode, it is told on the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|''Beast Wars'' video game]] page, wherein Dinobot fills the role of the nameless Maximal.}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Dinobot was part of Megatron's forces when a huge earthquake uncovered [[Energon]]. He took part in an ambush of the Maximals, so that the Predacons could gain control of this new resource. Also he appeared to have at least two raptor clones backing him up. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Legends)|Beast Wars}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDinobot.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Beware my hand-mouth!]]
Dinobot 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: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Dinobot-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|250px|Clever Boy. He stole [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/killer-instinct-season-2-the-return-of-riptor/1100-6424228/ someone's] new design...]]
Dinobot was one of many warriors pulled from [[Beast Era| his universe]] to fight for the [[Quintesson| Quintessons]]. There are many of him running around, some of which join [[You|the Commander]]. Notably, he is the only character in the game to have a unique victory animation.
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
When Dinobot arrived to the future Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] wanted him to join the Dinobots because hence his name. Dinobot refused causing confusion among the Dinobots for not joining them. Dinobot then expressed that he wished Rattrap was here because of Grimlock's annoyances. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}{{chargamestub}}

==Toys==
{{main|Dinobot (BW)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Dinobot (BW)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
*Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' comics, Dinobot is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]]'s helmet in gold.
*The [[#Beast Wars: Uprising|''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnation]] of Dynobot is a "virtual redeco" of the [[Springer (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Voyager Class Springer mold]]. Accordingly, [[Grimlock (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Grimlock]] shares this body-type in ''Uprising''.
*Unlike the other recognizable Maximals and Predacons featured in the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic, Dinobot's Cybertronian body is a wholly-new design yet retrains his regular color scheme.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1357035373184962561 Josh Burcham on twitter]</ref>
===Toy related===
[[File:BWRConcept04.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Dinobot's control art. The beast head displays a more rigid grill structure.]]
*Dinobot's original toy was designed to supplant a failed lion Transformer counterpart to Cheetor that ended up being, understandably, too similar to Cheetor. A dinosaur's entry into the Maximals was justified by pointing out that the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had been good guys in Generation 1.<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p1-2</ref>
*In the first ''Beast Wars'' toy commercials, [[:File:Dinobottoycommercial.jpg|Dinobot had a slightly different deco than the final toy]]. He was browner, rather than pinker, and had thicker stripes.
*Some fans are inclined to yank off Dinobot's mutant mask pieces, since he doesn't have them on the television show, they get in the way during transformation, and they're easily removable. Ten years later, Hasbro thought so, too, in their stock photography for ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' Dinobot.
[[File:TMDinobotConcept.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Raptor and... squatting Raptor? It's a jet powered squat, surely.]]
*A mainline Transmetal Dinobot made it to the concept art stage. Several elements of the design were recycled for Transmetal [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]].
*Dinobot's toy curiously has six toes on each foot. Since his legs form his [[robot mode]] arms, not only does this mean he's left with two thumbs, but also a tiny, barely noticeable finger molded near his wrist. The double thumbs got carried over onto his animation model, yet his in-show beast mode appears to only have three toes. Between all this, it has to be said that real-life raptors had no more than four toes on each of their feet.
*From the size to the proportions to the complete lack of feathers, Dinobot's [[beast mode]] barely resembles a {{w|File:Velociraptor Restoration.png|real ''Velociraptor''}}. Though raptors were not definitively known to be feathered in 1996 (feathers on dromeosaurids were considered speculative until the late 1990s and evidence of Velociraptor in particular having feathers did not emerge until 2007), the contemporary science was not taken into account when designing the toy or animated character model. Instead, Dinobot seems to be based on the depiction of Velociraptors from ''Jurassic Park'', which had shot the species to worldwide awareness three years before and was likewise accompanied by a toyline from Kenner.
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===Television related===
[[File:Dinobotearlycgimodel.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Code of... something.]]
*Several views of preliminary ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' CGI models were available in the Special Features of [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s ''Beast Wars: The Complete Second Season'' DVD box set. Dinobot's early model, like the other preliminary models, took more cues from the toy, such as including the [[mutant head]] and actually looking transformable. Interestingly enough, the preliminary model transformed into the final beast mode model, but since Dinobot's transformation involves swapping out parts, that's not too hard to believe.
[[File:Dinobotearlycgimodel2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]]'s influence reached back through time.]]
*Australia's ''Beast Wars'' DVD sets from [[Madman Entertainment]] offered images of in-progress Dinobot models from later into production. Even in this late stage, he kept a large amount of his transformation kibble, though the aesthetic flourishes (like the spines on his ankles and the ribs in his torso) began to take shape. And, hey, check out that chin.
*In an interview on Madman's Season 3 DVDs, Scott McNeil revealed that he created the Dinobot voice by using his previous experience mimicking [[Chris Latta]]'s famous performance of [[Cobra Commander]] when replacing him in the role after his death. Since he found the Latta-style vocalisation so difficult to maintain, he tried dropping it two octaves, and thus arrived at Dinobot.
*In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Dinobot spoke with a protracted and emphatic ''dā'' (ダー) attached to the ends of his sentences. This is a vocal tic associated with older, archaic forms of speech, signifying his old-timey sensibilities and concepts of honor.

===Fandom related===
*Some fans humorously refer to Dinobot's [[Cyber-slash tail weapon]] as a "Rotate Blade" because of its usage in a [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& terrible fanfic by MG-Dinobot].
*Likewise, fans refer to Dinobot as having a "rigid grill structure", an injoke that came into being because of an [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/307ed3ad2152d304 alt.toys.transformers poster's] somewhat confusing signature that included a quote from ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''. What part of Dinobot is the rigid grill structure is not definitively determined, whether it be the bony pair of robot legs that hang under his toy's beast mode or his, uh, crotch.
*Speaking of Dinobot's crotch, [[Mainframe Entertainment]] once had a little fun with Dinobot's model after hours. "[[:File:Dirkdinobot.jpg|Dirk Dinobot]]" may not be safe for work, but his grill structure here is anything but rigid! Fan James Hooks was responsible for originally posting the Dirk Dinobot image on [[alt.toys.transformers]], thanks to an unknown person from Mainframe Entertainment.
*On [[May 7]], [[2010]], he was unveiled as one of the first five nominees for the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]], the first ''Beast Wars'' character to earn the honor and the only character not to be from 1984 or 1985. A tongue-in-cheek campaign for Dinobot was started by [[David Willis]], with the gag being that he'd never beat the 1984/5 characters. To everyone's surprise, at [[BotCon 2010]]'s Hall of Fame ceremony, Dinobot was unveiled as the winner: he became both the first ''Beast Wars'' character and first fan-voted to be inducted, beating out even long time favorites [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dinobot''' (ダイノボット ''Dainobotto'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Dillonburg''' (狄龍堡 ''Dik Lung Bou'')
*''Korean:'' '''Dinobot''' (다이노봇 ''Dainobos'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kǒng Lóng''' (China, 恐龙, "Dinosaur"), '''Mó Lóng''' (Taiwan, 魔龍, "Demonic Dinosaur")
*''Russian:'' '''Zuborob''' (first ''Beast Wars'' dub, Зубороб), '''Dinobot''' (second ''Beast Wars'' dub, Динобот)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& "Dinobot's Old Technology" by MG-Dinobot]
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?R=3D1EC1EB-19B9-F369-109E-19B934FCADD2:en_US Botcon 2010 tribute]

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Dinobot (BW)

2021-04-24T16:06:02Z

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:''Dinobot is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] or [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

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"You lived like a warrior ans died to an hero." [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en&&] ]]








'''Dinobot''' is a Predacon ruled by his sense of honor. He lives to die gloriously in battle. When he aided [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] in the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Dinobot believed he was in the pursuit of endless glory. But when he and his Predacon peers crashed on what seemed to be the wrong planet alongside a [[Maximal]] exploration vessel, he rebelled against Megatron and joined the Maximal team. It would be an uneasy alliance, fraught with turns of loyalty and turns of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespearean]] phrase. But it also led to strong friendships and even the salvation of all [[human]]ity.

As befits a warrior of his stature, Dinobot is skilled in all forms of combat. He wields a spinning sword and a [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotating blade]] as his preferred tools in battle, but, ever pragmatic in matters of violence, he has been known to use ranged weapons, such as his laser eye-beams or a simple handheld gun. He has threatened to use any and all of these on [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], with whom he has an intense rivalry. Deep down, he may respect the rodent, but he'll die before he'll admit to it.

{{bigquote|The question that has haunted my being has been answered: The future is not fixed. My choices are my own. And yet, how ironic, for I now find I have no choice at all! I am a warrior... let the battle be joined.|Dinobot|"[[Code of Hero]]"}}

==Fiction==
===First wave toy bios===
Dinobot clawed his way up to the top through victory after victory. Optimus considers him a natural when it comes to combat expertise. His thirst for battle is unquenchable. {{storylink|Dinobot (BW)#Toys|Dinobot bio}}
{{note|The on-package [[bio]]s of the first wave of Beast Wars toys predate the development of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon and its backstory. They seem to present the characters as a direct continuation of the previous Autobot/Decepticon conflict, with Optimus Primal actually being a new form of Optimus Prime and Megatron being his Generation 1 counterpart, and their battles taking place on present day, [[human]]-inhabited Earth, rather than in the distant past. Once the cartoon launched, the toyline adjusted itself to match that continuity instead, relegating this one to an aborted [[micro-continuity]].}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)|[[Yu Zhenbo]] (Chinese), [[Luiz Carlos de Moraes]] (Portuguese, Season 1), [[Jorge Barcellos]] (Portuguese, Season 2 onwards), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Héctor Cantolla]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Mario Zucca]] (Italian), [[Michel Vigné]] (French), [[Uli Pleßmann]] (German)}}

[[File:BWDinobot arrival.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair... wherever the hell we are."]]
Dinobot was one of a group of rogue Predacons and was party to their theft of the Maximal relic, the Golden Disk. They stole a ship and traveled through a transwarp portal, with the Maximal ship ''Axalon'' not far behind. After a heated space battle over a mysterious planet, both ships were damaged, and they fell blazing towards the ground below.

The entire planet was saturated with [[energon]], so much so that Dinobot and the other Predacons required protection. To this end, organic forms were scanned. In Dinobot's case, ''Velociraptor'' remains buried deep within the volcanic soil of their crash site became the basis for his new form. But the levels of energon were just one problem—this planet looked nothing like [[Earth]], their target destination! As Dinobot ventured outside the base, he blamed [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] for this error and announced his intention to take over the Predacons himself. Megatron laughed and had [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] shoot him over the horizon.

Dinobot, cheated and humbled, took his efforts elsewhere. As the Maximals returned to their crashed ship from an outing, Dinobot was there, blocking the rocky bridge that crossed the waterfall surrounding their new base. This time, he challenged [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], and for the leadership of the Maximals. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

[[File:BWPart1 bridgefaceoff.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Ill met by moonlight—er, sunlight, proud Optimus."]]
He and Optimus Primal began their fight. It almost ended badly for Primal when the Maximal commander's foot slipped on the edge of the bridge, but Dinobot saved him, as the Predacon believed that a dishonorable death would mean a dishonorable victory on his own part. They continued, but their battle was interrupted by a Predacon attack. After that clash subsided, Dinobot helped the Maximals, leading them to a victory against Megatron when he tried to obtain the bounty of a mountain-sized cache of natural energon. Optimus accepted him into the fold—not as a leader, of course, but still as a valued team member. This didn't sit well with the other Maximals, particularly [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}}

Dinobot provided not only brute force but an understanding of the enemy. A short time afterward, Dinobot was standing with Primal and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] on the bridge of the ''Axalon'' around a holo-map of the Predacon base when Primal suggested that Rattrap go on a scouting mission. {{storylink|The Web}}

[[File:Dinobotbulliescheetor.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Come not within the measure of my wrath."]]
However, though he was an asset against the Predacons, Dinobot sowed discontent amongst the Maximals' own ranks. Early on, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] was ordered to his quarters for fumbling the test of an energon monitoring device, and Dinobot suggested to the young Maximal that he secretly test the device himself. This ended in potential disaster when Cheetor unwittingly created an instant-transport stream between the two bases. When [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] used this to infiltrate the Maximal base, Dinobot feigned a desire to team up with him and overthrow Megatron. Lulling him into a false sense of security, Dinobot eventually took care of him with the trash disposal unit—all without firing a shot, and the other Maximals never even knew. {{storylink|Equal Measures}}

[[File:Coc getshorty.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"The course of true love never did run smooth."]]
Dinobot and Optimus Primal investigated an energy signature detected within the [[Standing Stones]], an enigmatic monument of alien origin. After a clash with Megatron and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], the monument came to life and Optimus Primal disappeared before their eyes. When Dinobot woke up, he was in the Maximal CR chamber, as he'd been found stripped down and abandoned outside the base by unknown hands. But that wasn't important-Optimus Primal was gone, perhaps dead! The Maximals quickly tried to select a new leader by [[Democracy|secret ballot]], and Dinobot laughed at them when their vote ended in a tie. No, he would be the new leader-by force, if necessary! However, they were all interrupted by a message from Optimus Primal, who was inside the alien monument. Primal put Rattrap in charge, and the remaining Maximals mounted a plan to extract Primal from the alien construct. After another battle with the Predacons at the Standing Stones, the aliens returned Primal to them, with no explanations. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}

When an incoming [[stasis pod]] carrying a potential new Maximal team member was detected, Dinobot refused to let Primal leave without scouting the area outside the ''Axalon'' first himself. Dinobot was convinced the Predacons would try to remove Primal from the equation, as he was their faction's only flying member, and he was right—the Predacons managed to damage Primal enough to keep him out of the race for the pod. Dinobot stayed behind with Primal while the others made a play for the pod on foot. When Dinobot received a transmission indicating the Maximals were having difficulties, he awoke Primal's [[core consciousness]] to consult him. As a result, the two were able to bounce a signal off one of the planet's moons to the dormant stasis pod, beating the Predacons to the punch. [[Tigatron]] joined the team. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}}

[[File:Better Mousetrap Dinobot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Today is a good day for violence!"]]
Soon after, Dinobot and Primal were investigating a second stasis pod when they were suddenly ambushed by Predacons. The Predacons defeated the two and secured the pod for themselves, bringing [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] online. As this was one in a long string of clever coups, this forced Optimus Primal to consider that their team was suffering from an information leak. Primal scapegoated Rattrap, an accusation in which Dinobot took pleasure. Dinobot was all too happy to destroy the alleged turncoat despite the potential hypocrisy of that act. Rattrap subsequently defected, and in the ensuing battle, was ordered by Megatron to shoot Dinobot, his frequent rival. After some hesitation, Rattrap shot Terrorsaur instead and revealed that the entire situation was a ruse by Optimus Primal to detect the real source of the information leak: stolen Maximal codes. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

Childish infighting between Rattrap and Dinobot inadvertently triggered Rhinox's new security program, [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]], before it could be completed. Dinobot and the other Maximals fled the ''Axalon'', while Rattrap stayed inside to combat Sentinel himself. Later, when Sentinel appeared to have shut down, Rattrap was assumed dead. Each Maximal gave a touching eulogy for Rattrap except for Dinobot, who refused to taint Rattrap's memory with lies. It was soon revealed that Rattrap had not perished, but had instead managed to shut off Sentinel.{{storylink|A Better Mousetrap}}

[[File:Dinobotversusplant.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"I will speak daggers to it, but use none."]]
Dinobot joined Optimus Primal on a mission once again, but this time to explore the planet's native organisms. Dinobot considered this work as being beneath him, and in the process found himself assaulted by one of the planet's flora. As Primal considered this a lesson in respect learned, he found himself attacked by one of Scorponok's [[cyberbee]]s. It injected him with a virus that was intended to make him a coward, but instead removed all his inhibitions. Upon returning Primal to the ''Axalon'', Dinobot oddly found himself agreeing that this new bloodthirsty Primal was not a beneficial change. After he failed to solve the problem with the Predacons diplomatically, as Primal would have wanted, it was decided to let the new violent Primal be the new violent Primal. Ultimately, Primal acquired the antidote and woke up with Dinobot standing watch over him. Dinobot assured him that it was merely his shift, and not indicative of his feelings towards Primal—despite having placed a beautiful plant in Primal's quarters. {{storylink|Gorilla Warfare}}

When a Cybertronian probe was detected, Dinobot helped his teammates attempt to contact it, despite the fact he dreaded a return home. After all, he was a criminal even in Predacon terms, and he had no hope for a warm Maximal reception. Somewhat fortunately for Dinobot's potential fate, their attempts to catch the attention of the probe failed when [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] invented the [[Transformation Lock Lens|transformation lock lens]]. {{storylink|The Probe}} The issue was raised again when the Maximals thought that the Predacons had been destroyed. Dinobot elected to remain on the planet while the Maximals repaired their ship and launched it. However, just as Dinobot wandered off to explore the world that had become his, he stumbled across the not-so-dead Predacons, who attacked the ''Axalon'' and grounded the Maximals once again. {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}}

[[File:Dinobot mirror.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"A little more than kin, and less than kind."]]
After Dinobot and the other Maximals were saved from a Predacon attack by Rhinox's ingenuity, Rhinox was abducted by the Predacons and reprogrammed into one of them. Optimus Primal waited for this to backfire on them, and when their plot began to unravel, Dinobot joined the Maximals in infiltrating the Predacon base and retrieving their kidnapped comrade. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Megatron soon set his sights on Dinobot as well. After Terrorsaur buried Dinobot in a cave, Megatron unleashed a [[Clone One|clone of Dinobot]] on the unsuspecting Maximals. Ultimately, Dinobot broke free and returned to the ''Axalon'', where he confronted his clone and ate him. Yes. He ate him. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}

Not long afterward, Tigatron went missing during a routine scouting report. When Optimus Primal noted that Tigatron was the victim of an aerial attack, Dinobot identified the culprits as Waspinator and Terrorsaur. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} Dinobot remained at base with Rhinox while the others searched for Tigatron on a mysterious flying island. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}} Dinobot suffered along with his teammates when the energon dampener was stolen from the ''Axalon'', requiring him and the others to stay in [[beast mode]] to avoid energon surges. Between that and sleep deprivation from persistent Predacon attacks, their innate beast instincts began to take over, and the Maximals went feral. It was only through the instruction of Tigatron that they were able to defeat the Predacons and retrieve the dampener. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}}

Dinobot was tested again when he, Cheetor, Rhinox, and Rattrap were blinded by a Predacon attack. They were far from base and completely helpless, so Dinobot immediately began to panic. Rhinox was able to calm him and the others and slowly lead them back to base, using their other senses. They were rescued by Optimus Primal and Tigatron at the foot of the base just as they began to slip into [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}} The Maximals were also visited by the wandering spark of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who possessed the body of Waspinator and led a successful attack on the Maximal base, resulting in Dinobot receiving critical damage. Forced out of their base, Optimus Primal surrendered the Maximals to Starscream, under the condition that Dinobot be repaired. In exchange, Starscream ordered the Maximals to attack Megatron. Despite his treachery, Starscream himself was deceived, as Dinobot was not as damaged as advertised. He and Primal were able to eject Starscream from Waspinator's body and retake the ''Axalon''. {{storylink|Possession}}

[[File:Dinobottarantulasrattrapthelowroad.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"Frailty, thy name is Tarantulas!"]]
Once again, the feud between Rattrap and Dinobot led to disaster. Their carelessness indirectly caused Rhinox to be infected with a [[Energon discharge virus|virus]] that caused him to eject energy involuntarily, via hiccups or sneezes or...other means. Optimus Primal ordered the bickering pair to hunt down Tarantulas in his lair and obtain the antidote, figuring they'd either learn to work together or everyone would be destroyed. Unfortunately, the latter wasn't so unlikely an option, as Dinobot and Rattrap's out-of-control behavior toward each other repeatedly sabotaged their efforts to capture Tarantulas. Dinobot was able to grab him just as Megatron arrived, and claimed the spider as a hostage. Megatron did not care and shot them both. Ultimately, the day was saved when Rhinox used his virus against the Predacons, unleashing a mighty explosion from his rear end. {{storylink|The Low Road}}

Despite his increasing loyalty to the team, Dinobot's violent heart occasionally created rifts. Most notable was his reaction to [[Tigatron]]'s pacifism: When the tiger tried to leave the Maximals in grief over the accidental death of his best friend, Dinobot argued vociferously with the "coward". He simply could not comprehend what Tigatron was saying, that in order to stop the fighting, someone had to lay down his weapon. The confrontation with Tigatron revealed more than just Dinobot's warrior ethic. He explained to Tigatron a bit of his motives for turning against Megatron: He feared that if Megatron used Earth's energon supply to wage a new war, Cybertron would burn as a result. Dinobot could only see desertion, and for that he nearly killed Tigatron, who refused to fight back. But Primal interrupted before any damage was done, and Tigatron later came back to battle to save Dinobot from a Predacon attack, making the whole point moot. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}

The [[Vok|alien]] mystery that surrounded the planet soon came to a head. When it became apparent that the aliens themselves would visit them imminently, the Predacons surprisingly called for a truce. Tigatron was called to sneak into the Predacon base and find out what had captured Megatron's attention, and Dinobot and the other Maximals staged a non-lethal battle to cover Tigatron's exit, upholding their end of the truce. Dinobot loosened a large boulder out of place, allowing it to crush both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Before the Storm}} As expected, the aliens arrived. A wormhole opened up over the planet, and a beam shot down to the surface, where another alien device was activated. Rhinox and Dinobot stayed behind at the ''Axalon'' while the others investigated, but were too engaged by the planet's second moon shifting its shape into a horrible [[Planet Buster]] weapon to notice their base had been compromised. Both Rhinox and Dinobot were removed from the equation by Blackarachnia and Tarantulas. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} The Maximals returned to find them both welded to the ceiling by cyberwebs. Dinobot and Rhinox were placed inside [[CR chamber]]s as Rattrap and Airazor went to find their unwelcome visitors. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}

[[File:Dinobotgoldendisks.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry."]]
When Dinobot awoke, Optimus Primal was dead, having sacrificed himself to destroy the Planet Buster with a transwarp explosion, and Cheetor and Rattrap had been altered into [[Transmetal]] forms by the resulting [[quantum surge]]. After reluctantly admitting Rattrap's new form was an improvement, he immediately declared himself the new Maximal leader. However, with Primal dead, Rhinox was not in any mood to tolerate Dinobot's outburst and shut him up forcefully. While Rattrap and Cheetor were sent outside to deal with Waspinator and a newly Transmetalled Megatron, Rhinox and Dinobot were stuck with the task of restoring their security systems. They did not account for [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], who had also infiltrated the ''Axalon''. Thankfully, Rhinox was able to defeat the Predacon and eject him from the ship. {{storylink|Aftermath}}

With the destruction of the planet's second moon and the stabilization of the planet's natural energon reserves, it became apparent to Dinobot that Megatron was right all along; this was indeed Earth, though in the distant past. Dinobot broke into the Predacon base and stole Megatron's golden disks. He knew that they contained information about the future, and this cut to the core of his being: "If the future is indeed immutably foretold, then my demise is but moments from that confirmation, for I could not live if not the master of my fate." Dinobot hid the disks in a remote location and returned to the ''Axalon'', where Rattrap was having a minor meltdown. Rhinox had hooked himself to a machine with little explanation, and with Tigatron and Airazor on a long-term exploration trip, it fell to Rattrap, Dinobot, and Cheetor to hold off the combined force of the Predacons. Worse yet, Megatron had introduced two new [[Fuzor]]s to his team, [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]. Dinobot grabbed what weaponry he could, and with the other two Maximals engaged the Predacons far from the ship, in hopes that they could keep the Predacons away from whatever Rhinox was trying to accomplish. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}}

[[File:Coming of the Fuzors 2 Dinobot Rattrap.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!"]]
Their efforts, though seemingly doomed, were not for naught. Though Dinobot, Rattrap, and Cheetor fought to near-death, they held off the enemy long enough for Rhinox's gamble to work. He had travelled into the [[Transformer afterlife|Matrix]] and retrieved Optimus Primal's spark. Optimus Primal, restored as a Transmetal from a [[blank]] [[protoform]], dramatically turned the tide, saving Dinobot and the others from what would at least have been honorable deaths. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

[[File:Maximal No More Dinobot bow.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Is this a dagger which I see before me, Dinobot, the handle toward my hand?"]]
His desire to discover whether the future could be changed kept Dinobot focused on Megatron's actions. When Predacon installations were placed in a Voyager-disk-like pattern, Dinobot remarked that Megatron's plan proceeded even without the disk's information. Thus, he resubmitted himself to Megatron's command, but the Maximals' influence still showed itself. When he was pitted in a death match against [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] in a bizarre test of loyalty, Dinobot subdued his foe but refused to kill him, offering to train him instead. But Megatron accepted the prodigal son anyway, as long as he returned the original Golden Disk. (He had already given the alien disk to Rhinox.) Dinobot complied. He admitted to himself that by helping Megatron he might be sacrificing his own race, but he had to discover whether his actions were his own or predestined. After the artifact was back in Megatron's hands, Rattrap attacked and was quickly immobilized. As a final test of allegiance, Dinobot was ordered to kill his former teammate. This task proved too much for him, and he turned once again on the Predacon leader. Megatron retreated with the disk in his possession, and Primal was left with the decision on whether to allow Dinobot back into their ranks. Dinobot explained that either way, he would fight Megatron, prompting Primal to forgive Dinobot his treacherous actions. Once welcomed back, Dinobot told Primal of Megatron's ultimate designs for the disks' information. {{storylink|Maximal, No More}}

[[File:BWDinobot decision.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"To Bay or not to Bay; that is the question, and here is the sunset."]]
As Rhinox and Dinobot scanned known alien sites, they suddenly realized that Tigatron and Airazor were journeying into one. But before they could send a warning, the traveling pair triggered the alien site and were shot into space. Dinobot and the other Maximals were rallied by Optimus Primal to this site, where they confronted the Predacons. Before the fight could begin, the alien site activated again, creating a massive [[Metal Hunter]], and blasted everyone in the area. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}} The Transformers who had not been altered by the quantum surge lay deactivated, but the Transmetals and Fuzors were unaffected by the Metal Hunter's blast. Silverbolt and Cheetor were instructed to carry Dinobot and Rhinox back to the base for repairs. Megatron used the alien disk to activate the Metal Hunter, and the Maximals gained an unlikely ally: Tarantulas. Dinobot, like his fellow Maximals, greeted the Predacon turncoat with bared weapons and only reluctantly allowed Tarantulas to aid them. Subsequently, Dinobot joined an assault on the Metal Hunter itself, a cover for Tarantulas's entry. The Metal Hunter was destroyed. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 2)}}

When Silverbolt went missing during an energon storm while he, Cheetor, and Optimus Primal were investigating [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]], Dinobot suggested they forget the Fuzor and concentrate on the Predacons. The enemy was, after all, minus both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia, while they were only down one member. Primal rejected Dinobot's lack of sympathy. As Primal and Cheetor left to find Silverbolt, Dinobot turned to one of the ''Axalon'''s consoles and began downloading into its database. {{storylink|Bad Spark}}

Unlike Primal, Rattrap was not so forgiving of Dinobot's earlier betrayal. After contemplating suicide and enduring Rattrap's continuing recriminations, Dinobot decided to set things right. He tracked Megatron down and found him testing the original disk which Dinobot had returned. Megatron had discovered a mountain whose image was recorded on the disk, and he had [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] destroy the peak. From a distance, Dinobot saw his greatest hope and worst fear form simultaneously: The disk's image changed. Dinobot's future was his own...but Megatron had virtually limitless power to change it.

[[File:Dinobot funeral.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Out, out, brief spark! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor mech that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more."]]
When the Predacons launched an attack on a tribe of [[protohuman]]s, attempting to destroy the future human race and alter the course of the Autobot/Decepticon war, Dinobot singlehandedly took on all of them. Having already been blindsided by Tarantulas (and having squashed him under a rock in retaliation), he ambushed Inferno, burying his sword in the latter's chest. Blackarachnia banged him up with her machine guns until Dinobot used Inferno himself as a shield, after which he blew away both Predacons with the ant-bot's own gun.

Dinobot proceeded to bombard Rampage from above until Waspinator shot him down (and caused him to land on top of the luckless flier); when Rampage tried to retaliate in tank mode, Dinobot shoved the downed Waspinator into the mad experiment's cannon, causing Rampage to blow himself apart. The backfire sent the warrior flying with severe damage, and Quickstrike was eager to add to his pain. Despite his optic weaponry shorting out, Dinobot still managed to beat the Fuzor, pummeling him with his bare hands before slamming him head-first into a rock.

At this point, his internal computer attempted to engage stasis lock to save his remaining energy, but Dinobot overrode it and turned to face his final opponent: Megatron himself. Mocking the weakened Dinobot, Megatron tallied the score firmly in his own favor: He had unimaginable power via the Golden Disk, he held a lone protohuman hostage, and the severely damaged Dinobot was the only obstacle in his reality-warping plan. Mostly depowered, severely outmatched, and refusing to quit, Dinobot jammed a rock through a stick and attacked with the makeshift hammer. As the protohuman's bonds dissolved, Megatron dropped the disk, allowing Dinobot to shatter it with his last bit of energy.

The rest of the Maximals arrived to drive Megatron off, but it was too late for their comrade. After a final conversation with his allies (including a last insult to Rattrap and a request to have his story told truly and without embellishment), Dinobot's spark left his frame. He was given a hero's funeral, with his body cremated as the Maximal fliers executed a {{w|Missing man formation}}. His legacy remained even with the anthropoids, who found his hammer and used it as a weapon. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}

Megatron, because that's the sort of prick he is, created a zombie-esque [[Dinobot II|Transmetal 2 clone]] of Dinobot. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}}

Later, to convince Rattrap to let him search for ex-Predacon [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], Silverbolt reminded him he'd trusted the original Dinobot. Rattrap grumped that he'd "regretted it" a few times, but still let his comrade out. {{storylink|Proving Grounds}}

[[File:Dinobotflashesnem1.jpg|left|380px|thumb|Behold, the enemy within!]]
Thanks to the destruction of [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], the Dinobot clone's spark-brother, Dinobot's consciousness was able to take hold of the clone and make him regain a sense of honour. {{storylink|Transformers Hall of Fame}} {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

{{note|It was not entirely spelt out during "Nemesis" why Dinobot II was regaining Dinobot's memories. The 2010 Transformers Hall of Fame profile for Dinobot stated that the original's spirit had somehow returned from beyond to influence his clone. There was also an unproduced episode of ''Beast Wars'', "[[Dark Glass]]", where Rattrap would have discovered and downloaded a back-up of Dinobot's memories into Dinobot II; while the script never made it past a first draft, "[[Bad Spark]]" had Dinobot backing himself up onto the Axalon.}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
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=====''Beast Wars Diorama Story''=====
Dinobot eventually met up with several [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s from [[Transformers (film)|another dimension]]. A battle broke out between the Maximals, Predacons, Autobots and Decepticons. The other-dimensional Transformers eventually returned to their place of origin and the Beast Wars continued as they were. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story|Beast Wars Diorama Story}}
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====''Transformers: Dinobots'' packaging blurb====
When Dinobot's spark returned to the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]], the "data" contained in his "DNA schematics" returned with him. Later, to combat Megatron's [[technorganic]] virus the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] reformated a small group of survivors using these "DNA schematics" from Dinobot, creating the Beast Machines era [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dinobots}}

====3H comics====
After using the [[Divine Light]] to access [[Primus]]'s power, [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]] reanimated several [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] corpses into facsimiles of [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s old subordinates, including one of Dinobot in his pre-Earth vehicular form. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:Dinobotmtmte8.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Little did we know that there was a giant shovel on the other arm.]]
During the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|He Who Would Be Megatron]] also scanned the historical datatrax of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. He failed to notice the approaching guard until Dinobot dispatched him with his sword and insisted they speed up the operation. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye #8}}
{{BW Shell Game}}
While traveling back to Cybertron at the conclusion of the Beast Wars, Optimus Primal reflected on past battles, including those in which Dinobot fought. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}
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====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====
While Megatron was being guided through the afterlife by Rhinox, he beheld a vision of himself slaughtering his allies and foes alike, Dinobot among them. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
Near the end of the Great War, several combatants had been reduced to protoforms due to the fallout of a foiled [[Tripredacus Council]] plot. Among those afflicted was [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], who's stasis pod "Dinobot" came upon as it was being stored away. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] surveyed the events that began the Beast Wars, he witnessed several key moments involving Dinobot, among them his duel with Optimus Primal upon the stone bridge leading to the Maximal base. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

====''Timelines''====
[[File:Dinobotdawnoffuturespast.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them."]]

After meeting with [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]], "Dinobot", Megatron, and [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]] broke into the [[Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive]] to steal a [[Data-Con]] which would provide all sorts of information about the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]. As they were making their getaway, Dinobot threw the Data-Con to Dirge (who was unaware of a switch on Megatron's part) before battling a squadron of [[Maximal Command Security Force|Maximal Security Troopers]], ending with a close combat duel with [[9K]] using his then energy-based sword. Dinobot evidently emerged victorious, as he was later seen with Megatron and "[[Scorponok (BW)|Clamps]]". {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

Megatron and Dinobot joined [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] in escaping the archives with the Golden Disk, avoiding patrolmen [[Nitrostreak|Unit 1]] and [[Tigatron|Unit 2]]. As Dinobot disabled the former, he protested Megatron's apparent cowardice and dishonorable tactics. Megatron responded by clamping his fist around Dinobot's neck, rebuking him for using the "h" word in his presence. After Dinobot had regained his composure, they made their way to the rendezvous point with the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' and launched into space, where they activated their transwarp drive.

The ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Chromia 10]]'' gave chase, though the latter was destroyed by [[Laserbeak (G1)|unknown]] [[Buzzsaw (G1)|assailants]]. When the ''Axalon'' caught up with the Predacons, Dinobot balked at the idea of fleeing again and managed to fire a few shots at the ''Axalon''. After Megatron taunted the pilot of the ''Axalon'' via videoscreen, Dinobot and the other rogue Predacons on board the ''Darksyde'' disappeared through a transwarp portal, with the ''Axalon'' close behind. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

After [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was reborn on [[Earth]], Dinobot rushed out to assist the Maximals against the Predacons during a plot to launch an orbital weapon. The launching pad was destroyed by Airazor just as Dinobot arrived. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}
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====Razorclaw continuity====
In one splinter timeline of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]], minor atmospheric perturbations caused [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]'s stasis pod to crash on the far side of Earth, and absent his presence, Megatron slaughtered all the remaining Maximals except [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 7, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 07/08/2015}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
Following the [[Quantum surge]], Dinobot, as well as many other Maximals, became separated from the rest of the team and left stranded somewhere on [[Earth|Energoa]]. After Optimus Primal's resurrection and escape from Megatron, Dinobot could be seen watching the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] from somewhere off in the distance. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}

Dinobot eventually got in contact with his Maximal comrades and revealed he was recovering in a [[protohuman]] village. The village was promptly attacked by [[Jaguar]] and Dinobot died defending the protohumans. Optimus Primal showed up and, swearing to avenge Dinobot's death, killed Jaguar in battle. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 3|Beast Wars Metals #3}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkeimanga-Dinobot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Who's got two thumbs on one hand except for when I switch to my fists? THIS guy!]]
In the present day, the [[Autobot]] [[Mini Vehicle]]s dug up the bodies of [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|Hot Shot]] and Dinobot from deep within the earth. As the Mini Vehicles wondered if Dinobot were an Autobot, he woke up angrily, and began to attack the others, hoping to find a worthy foe, until finally Hot Shot (and his [[Mini-Con]], Jolt) faced Dinobot in battle. After seeing Hot Shot perform a series of clever moves, Dinobot suggested the two battle for leadership. However, Hot Shot declined Dinobot's offer and suggested instead they team up and make peace.

Hot Shot returned with Dinobot to Autobot headquarters, where [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] immediately suggesting he and Dinobot fight each other for fun, ruining Hot Shot's ceasefire. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
[[File:Visualize Shot 13.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
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===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-4-Dinobot.jpg|75px|thumb]]
Dinobot had himself a hearty laugh when [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] attempted to replicate [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]'s new clear-torso'd power-up via a see-through negligee. {{Storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:AloneTogetherP-Dynobot.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
On a Cybertron ruled by the decrepit and corrupt Builders, '''Dynobot''' was one of the first Maximals and Predacons to speak out against the system, agitating for change. It was his words that would inspire some of the first seeds of real resistance on Cybertron. {{storylink|Derailment}} Eventually, Dynobot was captured and placed in the maximum security level of the [[Ferromax Detention Center]]. There he stayed until a group of Maximals led by Rattrap broke him out in a daring raid. {{storylink|Alone Together: Prologue|Prologue}}
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===''Legends'' comic===
[[File:LegendsChristmasDinobot.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

Dinobot was an employee of [[Axalon Trading Company]] whose solution to most problems was to eat them. During one busy day he was being rushed by their boss, Optimus Primal and complained that he needed help if he was supposed to get done any faster. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap|The Transformation Gap}} When he was introduced to the new junior employee, Rattrap, the first thing Dinobot did was try to eat him. Rattrap wouldn't let this get to him, though, and continued doing his job even while stuck in the raptor's mouth. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 11#The Two's Recent Encounter|The Two's Recent Encounter}}

Dinobot made fun of Rattrap for collecting children's toys, but a defensive Rattrap argued that Transformers could be really difficult to transform and challenged him to transform a [[Mach Kick]]. He was unable to make heads or tails of the toy, so in the end he gave up and simply ate it, to Rattrap's horror. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 11#When We Have Been Social|When We Have Been Social}} Rattrap took revenge by replacing Dinobot's office supplies with ''[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]'' toys, forcing him to transform them before he could get any work done. This backfired on him when Dinobot ate these toys as well. On a hot day he demanded Rattrap bring him an popsicle, only to receive a plastic [[Gari Robo-kun]] transforming popsicle instead. Naturally, he proceeded to eat it anyway, leaving Rattrap despairing that he should've seen it coming by now. {{storylink|Prank}}

For [[Christmas]], Rattrap gifted Dinobot the alarm clock Transformer [[Heinrad (BWN)|Heinrad]], which mystified him. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} The tall stature of Dinobot and the other Axalon employees was another source of grief for Rattrap, who disliked his small size. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}} Dinobot later visited the TransformersFes 2016 event, where he encountered an alternate dimension version of Rattrap. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rattrap)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} He was among the employees present for the inauguration of the new Autobot-Axalon office building, in actuality a new [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Windblade6-allofus.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
Dinobot was a resident of the colony world [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], and a member of the [[Scale Walkers|Scale Walker]] tribe. He gathered with representatives of the other three tribes in [[Talon Valley]], in front of a [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] portal, to discuss the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] [[combiner]]s who had invaded three weeks prior. While declaring he would defend his planet from any invaders, no matter the cost, a traveler from offworld arrived through the portal: [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. Dinobot quickly took a disliking to him.

After Rattrap returned to Cybertron with intel, a week later, official representatives from offworld arrived on Eukaris through the portal. Dinobot and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] were suspicious of them, as they heard of how their kind was once driven away and slaughtered by ancient Cybertronians, but amidst their visitors' pleas for peace, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] was allowed to speak, as she was not actually Cybertronian, but a [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]]. The planet's gigantic guardian, [[Chela]], awoke before their eyes to quell this reunion of worlds, and Dinobot and the others attempted to defend the spacebridge from it, but it was summarily defeated by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Dinobot was put off that in spite of the destruction of their legendary guardian, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] still condoned an alliance. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

Dinobot begrudgingly (and adorably) gave a gift to his [[Fur Walkers|Fur Walker]] rival Cheetor on Chosen One Day. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[Thrashclaw]] had a mentor who was a "brown and blue, thick-headed, dynamic" bot who went off with a "[[Megatron (BW)|purple lunatic]]". {{storylink|Life Finds a Way}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
[[File:Earthrise6DinobotOptic.jpg|thumb|250px]]
While patrolling through the jungle, Dinobot's attention was drawn by the sound of space debris falling to Earth's surface. He emerged from the foliage to investigate, discovering the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}
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===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
As an agent of [[Megatron (BW)|Galavar]], Dinobot went with Terrorsaur and Scorponok to handle the guards. When Terrorsaur was about to kill [[Under-3]], Dinobot intervene believing there's no honor in killing a defenseless enemy who won't fight back attempted to convince Terrorsaur to spare him only for Scorponok to do the job. While on the ''Darksyde'', Dinobot stopped Terrorsaur from firing the ''Axalon'' in transwarp as the blast would destroy both ships. When the ''Darksyde'' crashed, Dinobot and the crew were thrown into stasis lock, the ship's computer then outfitted the Predacons in new forms to deal with the energon radiation. With Dinobot having a ''Velociraptor'' form. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}} Dinobot went to Tarantulas' lab to check on his progress on mapping the planet's environment but Tarantualas only cared about the unspace energy all around the ship. Dinobot ordered Tarantulas to abandon the project, But the latter refused to comply and ordered the former to leave his lab. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 2}}{{charstubfiction}}
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==Games==
===''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game continuity===
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game advertising comic====
Upon arriving on "[[Earth|Planet Energon]]", the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Maximals and their Predacon adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
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Many Beast Wars combatants had managed to construct personal bases, customized to their personal tastes, due to the extended duration of the war. Dinobot's own was situated in the "Polluted Area" of the planet, where a previous conflict had rendered it a gloomy and dilapidated environment. Dinobot joined his fellow Maximals in battling not only an entrenched Predacon threat, but the interdimensional monsters known as the [[Skriix]].

=====Maximal campaign=====
[[File:BeastWarsPSX-Dinobotstats.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Digital [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotate blade]]!]]
Upon having eliminated the Predacon threat, Dinobot was part of Optimus Primal's roll call when he announced that the galaxy was now at peace.

=====Predacon campaign=====
After the Maximals failed to rescue a downed stasis pod in Dinobot's territory, the Predacons took advantage of Dinobot's troops having recently been thinned by a conflict with the Skriix. This left Dinobot vulnerable, leading him to be assassinated by a Predacon agent. In response to Dinobot's death, Optimus Primal launched an unsuccessful attempt on the Predacon ship, which ultimately led to the Maximals' undoing. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers}}

{{Note|Due to the nature of this game, a player may select various individual characters to perform the feats required in every level, and complete the game's narrative. Thus, any playable Maximal can fill the role of protagonist in Maximal Mode, and any playable Predacon can fill the role of protagonist in Predacon Mode. To view the various feats Dinobot can accomplish throughout gameplay in Maximal Mode, it is told on the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|''Beast Wars'' video game]] page, wherein Dinobot fills the role of the nameless Maximal.}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Dinobot was part of Megatron's forces when a huge earthquake uncovered [[Energon]]. He took part in an ambush of the Maximals, so that the Predacons could gain control of this new resource. Also he appeared to have at least two raptor clones backing him up. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Legends)|Beast Wars}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDinobot.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Beware my hand-mouth!]]
Dinobot 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: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Dinobot-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|250px|Clever Boy. He stole [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/killer-instinct-season-2-the-return-of-riptor/1100-6424228/ someone's] new design...]]
Dinobot was one of many warriors pulled from [[Beast Era| his universe]] to fight for the [[Quintesson| Quintessons]]. There are many of him running around, some of which join [[You|the Commander]]. Notably, he is the only character in the game to have a unique victory animation.
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
When Dinobot arrived to the future Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] wanted him to join the Dinobots because hence his name. Dinobot refused causing confusion among the Dinobots for not joining them. Dinobot then expressed that he wished Rattrap was here because of Grimlock's annoyances. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}{{chargamestub}}

==Toys==
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==Merchandise==
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==Notes==
*Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' comics, Dinobot is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]]'s helmet in gold.
*The [[#Beast Wars: Uprising|''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnation]] of Dynobot is a "virtual redeco" of the [[Springer (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Voyager Class Springer mold]]. Accordingly, [[Grimlock (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Grimlock]] shares this body-type in ''Uprising''.
*Unlike the other recognizable Maximals and Predacons featured in the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic, Dinobot's Cybertronian body is a wholly-new design yet retrains his regular color scheme.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1357035373184962561 Josh Burcham on twitter]</ref>
===Toy related===
[[File:BWRConcept04.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Dinobot's control art. The beast head displays a more rigid grill structure.]]
*Dinobot's original toy was designed to supplant a failed lion Transformer counterpart to Cheetor that ended up being, understandably, too similar to Cheetor. A dinosaur's entry into the Maximals was justified by pointing out that the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had been good guys in Generation 1.<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p1-2</ref>
*In the first ''Beast Wars'' toy commercials, [[:File:Dinobottoycommercial.jpg|Dinobot had a slightly different deco than the final toy]]. He was browner, rather than pinker, and had thicker stripes.
*Some fans are inclined to yank off Dinobot's mutant mask pieces, since he doesn't have them on the television show, they get in the way during transformation, and they're easily removable. Ten years later, Hasbro thought so, too, in their stock photography for ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' Dinobot.
[[File:TMDinobotConcept.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Raptor and... squatting Raptor? It's a jet powered squat, surely.]]
*A mainline Transmetal Dinobot made it to the concept art stage. Several elements of the design were recycled for Transmetal [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]].
*Dinobot's toy curiously has six toes on each foot. Since his legs form his [[robot mode]] arms, not only does this mean he's left with two thumbs, but also a tiny, barely noticeable finger molded near his wrist. The double thumbs got carried over onto his animation model, yet his in-show beast mode appears to only have three toes. Between all this, it has to be said that real-life raptors had no more than four toes on each of their feet.
*From the size to the proportions to the complete lack of feathers, Dinobot's [[beast mode]] barely resembles a {{w|File:Velociraptor Restoration.png|real ''Velociraptor''}}. Though raptors were not definitively known to be feathered in 1996 (feathers on dromeosaurids were considered speculative until the late 1990s and evidence of Velociraptor in particular having feathers did not emerge until 2007), the contemporary science was not taken into account when designing the toy or animated character model. Instead, Dinobot seems to be based on the depiction of Velociraptors from ''Jurassic Park'', which had shot the species to worldwide awareness three years before and was likewise accompanied by a toyline from Kenner.
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===Television related===
[[File:Dinobotearlycgimodel.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Code of... something.]]
*Several views of preliminary ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' CGI models were available in the Special Features of [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s ''Beast Wars: The Complete Second Season'' DVD box set. Dinobot's early model, like the other preliminary models, took more cues from the toy, such as including the [[mutant head]] and actually looking transformable. Interestingly enough, the preliminary model transformed into the final beast mode model, but since Dinobot's transformation involves swapping out parts, that's not too hard to believe.
[[File:Dinobotearlycgimodel2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]]'s influence reached back through time.]]
*Australia's ''Beast Wars'' DVD sets from [[Madman Entertainment]] offered images of in-progress Dinobot models from later into production. Even in this late stage, he kept a large amount of his transformation kibble, though the aesthetic flourishes (like the spines on his ankles and the ribs in his torso) began to take shape. And, hey, check out that chin.
*In an interview on Madman's Season 3 DVDs, Scott McNeil revealed that he created the Dinobot voice by using his previous experience mimicking [[Chris Latta]]'s famous performance of [[Cobra Commander]] when replacing him in the role after his death. Since he found the Latta-style vocalisation so difficult to maintain, he tried dropping it two octaves, and thus arrived at Dinobot.
*In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Dinobot spoke with a protracted and emphatic ''dā'' (ダー) attached to the ends of his sentences. This is a vocal tic associated with older, archaic forms of speech, signifying his old-timey sensibilities and concepts of honor.

===Fandom related===
*Some fans humorously refer to Dinobot's [[Cyber-slash tail weapon]] as a "Rotate Blade" because of its usage in a [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& terrible fanfic by MG-Dinobot].
*Likewise, fans refer to Dinobot as having a "rigid grill structure", an injoke that came into being because of an [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/307ed3ad2152d304 alt.toys.transformers poster's] somewhat confusing signature that included a quote from ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''. What part of Dinobot is the rigid grill structure is not definitively determined, whether it be the bony pair of robot legs that hang under his toy's beast mode or his, uh, crotch.
*Speaking of Dinobot's crotch, [[Mainframe Entertainment]] once had a little fun with Dinobot's model after hours. "[[:File:Dirkdinobot.jpg|Dirk Dinobot]]" may not be safe for work, but his grill structure here is anything but rigid! Fan James Hooks was responsible for originally posting the Dirk Dinobot image on [[alt.toys.transformers]], thanks to an unknown person from Mainframe Entertainment.
*On [[May 7]], [[2010]], he was unveiled as one of the first five nominees for the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]], the first ''Beast Wars'' character to earn the honor and the only character not to be from 1984 or 1985. A tongue-in-cheek campaign for Dinobot was started by [[David Willis]], with the gag being that he'd never beat the 1984/5 characters. To everyone's surprise, at [[BotCon 2010]]'s Hall of Fame ceremony, Dinobot was unveiled as the winner: he became both the first ''Beast Wars'' character and first fan-voted to be inducted, beating out even long time favorites [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dinobot''' (ダイノボット ''Dainobotto'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Dillonburg''' (狄龍堡 ''Dik Lung Bou'')
*''Korean:'' '''Dinobot''' (다이노봇 ''Dainobos'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kǒng Lóng''' (China, 恐龙, "Dinosaur"), '''Mó Lóng''' (Taiwan, 魔龍, "Demonic Dinosaur")
*''Russian:'' '''Zuborob''' (first ''Beast Wars'' dub, Зубороб), '''Dinobot''' (second ''Beast Wars'' dub, Динобот)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& "Dinobot's Old Technology" by MG-Dinobot]
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?R=3D1EC1EB-19B9-F369-109E-19B934FCADD2:en_US Botcon 2010 tribute]

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Dinobot (BW)

2021-04-24T16:03:42Z

Shockcrusher: /* 2021 Beast Wars comic */

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:''Dinobot is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] or [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

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"You lived like a warrior ans died to an hero." [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en&&] ]]








'''Dinobot''' is a Predacon ruled by his sense of honor. He lives to die gloriously in battle. When he aided [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] in the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Dinobot believed he was in the pursuit of endless glory. But when he and his Predacon peers crashed on what seemed to be the wrong planet alongside a [[Maximal]] exploration vessel, he rebelled against Megatron and joined the Maximal team. It would be an uneasy alliance, fraught with turns of loyalty and turns of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespearean]] phrase. But it also led to strong friendships and even the salvation of all [[human]]ity.

As befits a warrior of his stature, Dinobot is skilled in all forms of combat. He wields a spinning sword and a [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotating blade]] as his preferred tools in battle, but, ever pragmatic in matters of violence, he has been known to use ranged weapons, such as his laser eye-beams or a simple handheld gun. He has threatened to use any and all of these on [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], with whom he has an intense rivalry. Deep down, he may respect the rodent, but he'll die before he'll admit to it.

{{bigquote|The question that has haunted my being has been answered: The future is not fixed. My choices are my own. And yet, how ironic, for I now find I have no choice at all! I am a warrior... let the battle be joined.|Dinobot|"[[Code of Hero]]"}}

==Fiction==
===First wave toy bios===
Dinobot clawed his way up to the top through victory after victory. Optimus considers him a natural when it comes to combat expertise. His thirst for battle is unquenchable. {{storylink|Dinobot (BW)#Toys|Dinobot bio}}
{{note|The on-package [[bio]]s of the first wave of Beast Wars toys predate the development of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon and its backstory. They seem to present the characters as a direct continuation of the previous Autobot/Decepticon conflict, with Optimus Primal actually being a new form of Optimus Prime and Megatron being his Generation 1 counterpart, and their battles taking place on present day, [[human]]-inhabited Earth, rather than in the distant past. Once the cartoon launched, the toyline adjusted itself to match that continuity instead, relegating this one to an aborted [[micro-continuity]].}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)|[[Yu Zhenbo]] (Chinese), [[Luiz Carlos de Moraes]] (Portuguese, Season 1), [[Jorge Barcellos]] (Portuguese, Season 2 onwards), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Héctor Cantolla]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Mario Zucca]] (Italian), [[Michel Vigné]] (French), [[Uli Pleßmann]] (German)}}

[[File:BWDinobot arrival.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair... wherever the hell we are."]]
Dinobot was one of a group of rogue Predacons and was party to their theft of the Maximal relic, the Golden Disk. They stole a ship and traveled through a transwarp portal, with the Maximal ship ''Axalon'' not far behind. After a heated space battle over a mysterious planet, both ships were damaged, and they fell blazing towards the ground below.

The entire planet was saturated with [[energon]], so much so that Dinobot and the other Predacons required protection. To this end, organic forms were scanned. In Dinobot's case, ''Velociraptor'' remains buried deep within the volcanic soil of their crash site became the basis for his new form. But the levels of energon were just one problem—this planet looked nothing like [[Earth]], their target destination! As Dinobot ventured outside the base, he blamed [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] for this error and announced his intention to take over the Predacons himself. Megatron laughed and had [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] shoot him over the horizon.

Dinobot, cheated and humbled, took his efforts elsewhere. As the Maximals returned to their crashed ship from an outing, Dinobot was there, blocking the rocky bridge that crossed the waterfall surrounding their new base. This time, he challenged [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], and for the leadership of the Maximals. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

[[File:BWPart1 bridgefaceoff.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Ill met by moonlight—er, sunlight, proud Optimus."]]
He and Optimus Primal began their fight. It almost ended badly for Primal when the Maximal commander's foot slipped on the edge of the bridge, but Dinobot saved him, as the Predacon believed that a dishonorable death would mean a dishonorable victory on his own part. They continued, but their battle was interrupted by a Predacon attack. After that clash subsided, Dinobot helped the Maximals, leading them to a victory against Megatron when he tried to obtain the bounty of a mountain-sized cache of natural energon. Optimus accepted him into the fold—not as a leader, of course, but still as a valued team member. This didn't sit well with the other Maximals, particularly [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}}

Dinobot provided not only brute force but an understanding of the enemy. A short time afterward, Dinobot was standing with Primal and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] on the bridge of the ''Axalon'' around a holo-map of the Predacon base when Primal suggested that Rattrap go on a scouting mission. {{storylink|The Web}}

[[File:Dinobotbulliescheetor.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Come not within the measure of my wrath."]]
However, though he was an asset against the Predacons, Dinobot sowed discontent amongst the Maximals' own ranks. Early on, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] was ordered to his quarters for fumbling the test of an energon monitoring device, and Dinobot suggested to the young Maximal that he secretly test the device himself. This ended in potential disaster when Cheetor unwittingly created an instant-transport stream between the two bases. When [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] used this to infiltrate the Maximal base, Dinobot feigned a desire to team up with him and overthrow Megatron. Lulling him into a false sense of security, Dinobot eventually took care of him with the trash disposal unit—all without firing a shot, and the other Maximals never even knew. {{storylink|Equal Measures}}

[[File:Coc getshorty.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"The course of true love never did run smooth."]]
Dinobot and Optimus Primal investigated an energy signature detected within the [[Standing Stones]], an enigmatic monument of alien origin. After a clash with Megatron and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], the monument came to life and Optimus Primal disappeared before their eyes. When Dinobot woke up, he was in the Maximal CR chamber, as he'd been found stripped down and abandoned outside the base by unknown hands. But that wasn't important-Optimus Primal was gone, perhaps dead! The Maximals quickly tried to select a new leader by [[Democracy|secret ballot]], and Dinobot laughed at them when their vote ended in a tie. No, he would be the new leader-by force, if necessary! However, they were all interrupted by a message from Optimus Primal, who was inside the alien monument. Primal put Rattrap in charge, and the remaining Maximals mounted a plan to extract Primal from the alien construct. After another battle with the Predacons at the Standing Stones, the aliens returned Primal to them, with no explanations. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}

When an incoming [[stasis pod]] carrying a potential new Maximal team member was detected, Dinobot refused to let Primal leave without scouting the area outside the ''Axalon'' first himself. Dinobot was convinced the Predacons would try to remove Primal from the equation, as he was their faction's only flying member, and he was right—the Predacons managed to damage Primal enough to keep him out of the race for the pod. Dinobot stayed behind with Primal while the others made a play for the pod on foot. When Dinobot received a transmission indicating the Maximals were having difficulties, he awoke Primal's [[core consciousness]] to consult him. As a result, the two were able to bounce a signal off one of the planet's moons to the dormant stasis pod, beating the Predacons to the punch. [[Tigatron]] joined the team. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}}

[[File:Better Mousetrap Dinobot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Today is a good day for violence!"]]
Soon after, Dinobot and Primal were investigating a second stasis pod when they were suddenly ambushed by Predacons. The Predacons defeated the two and secured the pod for themselves, bringing [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] online. As this was one in a long string of clever coups, this forced Optimus Primal to consider that their team was suffering from an information leak. Primal scapegoated Rattrap, an accusation in which Dinobot took pleasure. Dinobot was all too happy to destroy the alleged turncoat despite the potential hypocrisy of that act. Rattrap subsequently defected, and in the ensuing battle, was ordered by Megatron to shoot Dinobot, his frequent rival. After some hesitation, Rattrap shot Terrorsaur instead and revealed that the entire situation was a ruse by Optimus Primal to detect the real source of the information leak: stolen Maximal codes. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

Childish infighting between Rattrap and Dinobot inadvertently triggered Rhinox's new security program, [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]], before it could be completed. Dinobot and the other Maximals fled the ''Axalon'', while Rattrap stayed inside to combat Sentinel himself. Later, when Sentinel appeared to have shut down, Rattrap was assumed dead. Each Maximal gave a touching eulogy for Rattrap except for Dinobot, who refused to taint Rattrap's memory with lies. It was soon revealed that Rattrap had not perished, but had instead managed to shut off Sentinel.{{storylink|A Better Mousetrap}}

[[File:Dinobotversusplant.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"I will speak daggers to it, but use none."]]
Dinobot joined Optimus Primal on a mission once again, but this time to explore the planet's native organisms. Dinobot considered this work as being beneath him, and in the process found himself assaulted by one of the planet's flora. As Primal considered this a lesson in respect learned, he found himself attacked by one of Scorponok's [[cyberbee]]s. It injected him with a virus that was intended to make him a coward, but instead removed all his inhibitions. Upon returning Primal to the ''Axalon'', Dinobot oddly found himself agreeing that this new bloodthirsty Primal was not a beneficial change. After he failed to solve the problem with the Predacons diplomatically, as Primal would have wanted, it was decided to let the new violent Primal be the new violent Primal. Ultimately, Primal acquired the antidote and woke up with Dinobot standing watch over him. Dinobot assured him that it was merely his shift, and not indicative of his feelings towards Primal—despite having placed a beautiful plant in Primal's quarters. {{storylink|Gorilla Warfare}}

When a Cybertronian probe was detected, Dinobot helped his teammates attempt to contact it, despite the fact he dreaded a return home. After all, he was a criminal even in Predacon terms, and he had no hope for a warm Maximal reception. Somewhat fortunately for Dinobot's potential fate, their attempts to catch the attention of the probe failed when [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] invented the [[Transformation Lock Lens|transformation lock lens]]. {{storylink|The Probe}} The issue was raised again when the Maximals thought that the Predacons had been destroyed. Dinobot elected to remain on the planet while the Maximals repaired their ship and launched it. However, just as Dinobot wandered off to explore the world that had become his, he stumbled across the not-so-dead Predacons, who attacked the ''Axalon'' and grounded the Maximals once again. {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}}

[[File:Dinobot mirror.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"A little more than kin, and less than kind."]]
After Dinobot and the other Maximals were saved from a Predacon attack by Rhinox's ingenuity, Rhinox was abducted by the Predacons and reprogrammed into one of them. Optimus Primal waited for this to backfire on them, and when their plot began to unravel, Dinobot joined the Maximals in infiltrating the Predacon base and retrieving their kidnapped comrade. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Megatron soon set his sights on Dinobot as well. After Terrorsaur buried Dinobot in a cave, Megatron unleashed a [[Clone One|clone of Dinobot]] on the unsuspecting Maximals. Ultimately, Dinobot broke free and returned to the ''Axalon'', where he confronted his clone and ate him. Yes. He ate him. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}

Not long afterward, Tigatron went missing during a routine scouting report. When Optimus Primal noted that Tigatron was the victim of an aerial attack, Dinobot identified the culprits as Waspinator and Terrorsaur. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} Dinobot remained at base with Rhinox while the others searched for Tigatron on a mysterious flying island. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}} Dinobot suffered along with his teammates when the energon dampener was stolen from the ''Axalon'', requiring him and the others to stay in [[beast mode]] to avoid energon surges. Between that and sleep deprivation from persistent Predacon attacks, their innate beast instincts began to take over, and the Maximals went feral. It was only through the instruction of Tigatron that they were able to defeat the Predacons and retrieve the dampener. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}}

Dinobot was tested again when he, Cheetor, Rhinox, and Rattrap were blinded by a Predacon attack. They were far from base and completely helpless, so Dinobot immediately began to panic. Rhinox was able to calm him and the others and slowly lead them back to base, using their other senses. They were rescued by Optimus Primal and Tigatron at the foot of the base just as they began to slip into [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}} The Maximals were also visited by the wandering spark of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who possessed the body of Waspinator and led a successful attack on the Maximal base, resulting in Dinobot receiving critical damage. Forced out of their base, Optimus Primal surrendered the Maximals to Starscream, under the condition that Dinobot be repaired. In exchange, Starscream ordered the Maximals to attack Megatron. Despite his treachery, Starscream himself was deceived, as Dinobot was not as damaged as advertised. He and Primal were able to eject Starscream from Waspinator's body and retake the ''Axalon''. {{storylink|Possession}}

[[File:Dinobottarantulasrattrapthelowroad.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"Frailty, thy name is Tarantulas!"]]
Once again, the feud between Rattrap and Dinobot led to disaster. Their carelessness indirectly caused Rhinox to be infected with a [[Energon discharge virus|virus]] that caused him to eject energy involuntarily, via hiccups or sneezes or...other means. Optimus Primal ordered the bickering pair to hunt down Tarantulas in his lair and obtain the antidote, figuring they'd either learn to work together or everyone would be destroyed. Unfortunately, the latter wasn't so unlikely an option, as Dinobot and Rattrap's out-of-control behavior toward each other repeatedly sabotaged their efforts to capture Tarantulas. Dinobot was able to grab him just as Megatron arrived, and claimed the spider as a hostage. Megatron did not care and shot them both. Ultimately, the day was saved when Rhinox used his virus against the Predacons, unleashing a mighty explosion from his rear end. {{storylink|The Low Road}}

Despite his increasing loyalty to the team, Dinobot's violent heart occasionally created rifts. Most notable was his reaction to [[Tigatron]]'s pacifism: When the tiger tried to leave the Maximals in grief over the accidental death of his best friend, Dinobot argued vociferously with the "coward". He simply could not comprehend what Tigatron was saying, that in order to stop the fighting, someone had to lay down his weapon. The confrontation with Tigatron revealed more than just Dinobot's warrior ethic. He explained to Tigatron a bit of his motives for turning against Megatron: He feared that if Megatron used Earth's energon supply to wage a new war, Cybertron would burn as a result. Dinobot could only see desertion, and for that he nearly killed Tigatron, who refused to fight back. But Primal interrupted before any damage was done, and Tigatron later came back to battle to save Dinobot from a Predacon attack, making the whole point moot. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}

The [[Vok|alien]] mystery that surrounded the planet soon came to a head. When it became apparent that the aliens themselves would visit them imminently, the Predacons surprisingly called for a truce. Tigatron was called to sneak into the Predacon base and find out what had captured Megatron's attention, and Dinobot and the other Maximals staged a non-lethal battle to cover Tigatron's exit, upholding their end of the truce. Dinobot loosened a large boulder out of place, allowing it to crush both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Before the Storm}} As expected, the aliens arrived. A wormhole opened up over the planet, and a beam shot down to the surface, where another alien device was activated. Rhinox and Dinobot stayed behind at the ''Axalon'' while the others investigated, but were too engaged by the planet's second moon shifting its shape into a horrible [[Planet Buster]] weapon to notice their base had been compromised. Both Rhinox and Dinobot were removed from the equation by Blackarachnia and Tarantulas. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} The Maximals returned to find them both welded to the ceiling by cyberwebs. Dinobot and Rhinox were placed inside [[CR chamber]]s as Rattrap and Airazor went to find their unwelcome visitors. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}

[[File:Dinobotgoldendisks.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry."]]
When Dinobot awoke, Optimus Primal was dead, having sacrificed himself to destroy the Planet Buster with a transwarp explosion, and Cheetor and Rattrap had been altered into [[Transmetal]] forms by the resulting [[quantum surge]]. After reluctantly admitting Rattrap's new form was an improvement, he immediately declared himself the new Maximal leader. However, with Primal dead, Rhinox was not in any mood to tolerate Dinobot's outburst and shut him up forcefully. While Rattrap and Cheetor were sent outside to deal with Waspinator and a newly Transmetalled Megatron, Rhinox and Dinobot were stuck with the task of restoring their security systems. They did not account for [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], who had also infiltrated the ''Axalon''. Thankfully, Rhinox was able to defeat the Predacon and eject him from the ship. {{storylink|Aftermath}}

With the destruction of the planet's second moon and the stabilization of the planet's natural energon reserves, it became apparent to Dinobot that Megatron was right all along; this was indeed Earth, though in the distant past. Dinobot broke into the Predacon base and stole Megatron's golden disks. He knew that they contained information about the future, and this cut to the core of his being: "If the future is indeed immutably foretold, then my demise is but moments from that confirmation, for I could not live if not the master of my fate." Dinobot hid the disks in a remote location and returned to the ''Axalon'', where Rattrap was having a minor meltdown. Rhinox had hooked himself to a machine with little explanation, and with Tigatron and Airazor on a long-term exploration trip, it fell to Rattrap, Dinobot, and Cheetor to hold off the combined force of the Predacons. Worse yet, Megatron had introduced two new [[Fuzor]]s to his team, [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]. Dinobot grabbed what weaponry he could, and with the other two Maximals engaged the Predacons far from the ship, in hopes that they could keep the Predacons away from whatever Rhinox was trying to accomplish. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}}

[[File:Coming of the Fuzors 2 Dinobot Rattrap.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!"]]
Their efforts, though seemingly doomed, were not for naught. Though Dinobot, Rattrap, and Cheetor fought to near-death, they held off the enemy long enough for Rhinox's gamble to work. He had travelled into the [[Transformer afterlife|Matrix]] and retrieved Optimus Primal's spark. Optimus Primal, restored as a Transmetal from a [[blank]] [[protoform]], dramatically turned the tide, saving Dinobot and the others from what would at least have been honorable deaths. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

[[File:Maximal No More Dinobot bow.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Is this a dagger which I see before me, Dinobot, the handle toward my hand?"]]
His desire to discover whether the future could be changed kept Dinobot focused on Megatron's actions. When Predacon installations were placed in a Voyager-disk-like pattern, Dinobot remarked that Megatron's plan proceeded even without the disk's information. Thus, he resubmitted himself to Megatron's command, but the Maximals' influence still showed itself. When he was pitted in a death match against [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] in a bizarre test of loyalty, Dinobot subdued his foe but refused to kill him, offering to train him instead. But Megatron accepted the prodigal son anyway, as long as he returned the original Golden Disk. (He had already given the alien disk to Rhinox.) Dinobot complied. He admitted to himself that by helping Megatron he might be sacrificing his own race, but he had to discover whether his actions were his own or predestined. After the artifact was back in Megatron's hands, Rattrap attacked and was quickly immobilized. As a final test of allegiance, Dinobot was ordered to kill his former teammate. This task proved too much for him, and he turned once again on the Predacon leader. Megatron retreated with the disk in his possession, and Primal was left with the decision on whether to allow Dinobot back into their ranks. Dinobot explained that either way, he would fight Megatron, prompting Primal to forgive Dinobot his treacherous actions. Once welcomed back, Dinobot told Primal of Megatron's ultimate designs for the disks' information. {{storylink|Maximal, No More}}

[[File:BWDinobot decision.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"To Bay or not to Bay; that is the question, and here is the sunset."]]
As Rhinox and Dinobot scanned known alien sites, they suddenly realized that Tigatron and Airazor were journeying into one. But before they could send a warning, the traveling pair triggered the alien site and were shot into space. Dinobot and the other Maximals were rallied by Optimus Primal to this site, where they confronted the Predacons. Before the fight could begin, the alien site activated again, creating a massive [[Metal Hunter]], and blasted everyone in the area. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}} The Transformers who had not been altered by the quantum surge lay deactivated, but the Transmetals and Fuzors were unaffected by the Metal Hunter's blast. Silverbolt and Cheetor were instructed to carry Dinobot and Rhinox back to the base for repairs. Megatron used the alien disk to activate the Metal Hunter, and the Maximals gained an unlikely ally: Tarantulas. Dinobot, like his fellow Maximals, greeted the Predacon turncoat with bared weapons and only reluctantly allowed Tarantulas to aid them. Subsequently, Dinobot joined an assault on the Metal Hunter itself, a cover for Tarantulas's entry. The Metal Hunter was destroyed. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 2)}}

When Silverbolt went missing during an energon storm while he, Cheetor, and Optimus Primal were investigating [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]], Dinobot suggested they forget the Fuzor and concentrate on the Predacons. The enemy was, after all, minus both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia, while they were only down one member. Primal rejected Dinobot's lack of sympathy. As Primal and Cheetor left to find Silverbolt, Dinobot turned to one of the ''Axalon'''s consoles and began downloading into its database. {{storylink|Bad Spark}}

Unlike Primal, Rattrap was not so forgiving of Dinobot's earlier betrayal. After contemplating suicide and enduring Rattrap's continuing recriminations, Dinobot decided to set things right. He tracked Megatron down and found him testing the original disk which Dinobot had returned. Megatron had discovered a mountain whose image was recorded on the disk, and he had [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] destroy the peak. From a distance, Dinobot saw his greatest hope and worst fear form simultaneously: The disk's image changed. Dinobot's future was his own...but Megatron had virtually limitless power to change it.

[[File:Dinobot funeral.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Out, out, brief spark! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor mech that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more."]]
When the Predacons launched an attack on a tribe of [[protohuman]]s, attempting to destroy the future human race and alter the course of the Autobot/Decepticon war, Dinobot singlehandedly took on all of them. Having already been blindsided by Tarantulas (and having squashed him under a rock in retaliation), he ambushed Inferno, burying his sword in the latter's chest. Blackarachnia banged him up with her machine guns until Dinobot used Inferno himself as a shield, after which he blew away both Predacons with the ant-bot's own gun.

Dinobot proceeded to bombard Rampage from above until Waspinator shot him down (and caused him to land on top of the luckless flier); when Rampage tried to retaliate in tank mode, Dinobot shoved the downed Waspinator into the mad experiment's cannon, causing Rampage to blow himself apart. The backfire sent the warrior flying with severe damage, and Quickstrike was eager to add to his pain. Despite his optic weaponry shorting out, Dinobot still managed to beat the Fuzor, pummeling him with his bare hands before slamming him head-first into a rock.

At this point, his internal computer attempted to engage stasis lock to save his remaining energy, but Dinobot overrode it and turned to face his final opponent: Megatron himself. Mocking the weakened Dinobot, Megatron tallied the score firmly in his own favor: He had unimaginable power via the Golden Disk, he held a lone protohuman hostage, and the severely damaged Dinobot was the only obstacle in his reality-warping plan. Mostly depowered, severely outmatched, and refusing to quit, Dinobot jammed a rock through a stick and attacked with the makeshift hammer. As the protohuman's bonds dissolved, Megatron dropped the disk, allowing Dinobot to shatter it with his last bit of energy.

The rest of the Maximals arrived to drive Megatron off, but it was too late for their comrade. After a final conversation with his allies (including a last insult to Rattrap and a request to have his story told truly and without embellishment), Dinobot's spark left his frame. He was given a hero's funeral, with his body cremated as the Maximal fliers executed a {{w|Missing man formation}}. His legacy remained even with the anthropoids, who found his hammer and used it as a weapon. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}

Megatron, because that's the sort of prick he is, created a zombie-esque [[Dinobot II|Transmetal 2 clone]] of Dinobot. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}}

Later, to convince Rattrap to let him search for ex-Predacon [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], Silverbolt reminded him he'd trusted the original Dinobot. Rattrap grumped that he'd "regretted it" a few times, but still let his comrade out. {{storylink|Proving Grounds}}

[[File:Dinobotflashesnem1.jpg|left|380px|thumb|Behold, the enemy within!]]
Thanks to the destruction of [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], the Dinobot clone's spark-brother, Dinobot's consciousness was able to take hold of the clone and make him regain a sense of honour. {{storylink|Transformers Hall of Fame}} {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

{{note|It was not entirely spelt out during "Nemesis" why Dinobot II was regaining Dinobot's memories. The 2010 Transformers Hall of Fame profile for Dinobot stated that the original's spirit had somehow returned from beyond to influence his clone. There was also an unproduced episode of ''Beast Wars'', "[[Dark Glass]]", where Rattrap would have discovered and downloaded a back-up of Dinobot's memories into Dinobot II; while the script never made it past a first draft, "[[Bad Spark]]" had Dinobot backing himself up onto the Axalon.}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''Cloud''=====
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=====''Beast Wars Diorama Story''=====
Dinobot eventually met up with several [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s from [[Transformers (film)|another dimension]]. A battle broke out between the Maximals, Predacons, Autobots and Decepticons. The other-dimensional Transformers eventually returned to their place of origin and the Beast Wars continued as they were. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story|Beast Wars Diorama Story}}
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====''Transformers: Dinobots'' packaging blurb====
When Dinobot's spark returned to the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]], the "data" contained in his "DNA schematics" returned with him. Later, to combat Megatron's [[technorganic]] virus the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] reformated a small group of survivors using these "DNA schematics" from Dinobot, creating the Beast Machines era [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dinobots}}

====3H comics====
After using the [[Divine Light]] to access [[Primus]]'s power, [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]] reanimated several [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] corpses into facsimiles of [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s old subordinates, including one of Dinobot in his pre-Earth vehicular form. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:Dinobotmtmte8.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Little did we know that there was a giant shovel on the other arm.]]
During the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|He Who Would Be Megatron]] also scanned the historical datatrax of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. He failed to notice the approaching guard until Dinobot dispatched him with his sword and insisted they speed up the operation. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye #8}}
{{BW Shell Game}}
While traveling back to Cybertron at the conclusion of the Beast Wars, Optimus Primal reflected on past battles, including those in which Dinobot fought. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}
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====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====
While Megatron was being guided through the afterlife by Rhinox, he beheld a vision of himself slaughtering his allies and foes alike, Dinobot among them. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
Near the end of the Great War, several combatants had been reduced to protoforms due to the fallout of a foiled [[Tripredacus Council]] plot. Among those afflicted was [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], who's stasis pod "Dinobot" came upon as it was being stored away. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] surveyed the events that began the Beast Wars, he witnessed several key moments involving Dinobot, among them his duel with Optimus Primal upon the stone bridge leading to the Maximal base. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

====''Timelines''====
[[File:Dinobotdawnoffuturespast.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them."]]

After meeting with [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]], "Dinobot", Megatron, and [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]] broke into the [[Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive]] to steal a [[Data-Con]] which would provide all sorts of information about the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]. As they were making their getaway, Dinobot threw the Data-Con to Dirge (who was unaware of a switch on Megatron's part) before battling a squadron of [[Maximal Command Security Force|Maximal Security Troopers]], ending with a close combat duel with [[9K]] using his then energy-based sword. Dinobot evidently emerged victorious, as he was later seen with Megatron and "[[Scorponok (BW)|Clamps]]". {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

Megatron and Dinobot joined [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] in escaping the archives with the Golden Disk, avoiding patrolmen [[Nitrostreak|Unit 1]] and [[Tigatron|Unit 2]]. As Dinobot disabled the former, he protested Megatron's apparent cowardice and dishonorable tactics. Megatron responded by clamping his fist around Dinobot's neck, rebuking him for using the "h" word in his presence. After Dinobot had regained his composure, they made their way to the rendezvous point with the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' and launched into space, where they activated their transwarp drive.

The ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Chromia 10]]'' gave chase, though the latter was destroyed by [[Laserbeak (G1)|unknown]] [[Buzzsaw (G1)|assailants]]. When the ''Axalon'' caught up with the Predacons, Dinobot balked at the idea of fleeing again and managed to fire a few shots at the ''Axalon''. After Megatron taunted the pilot of the ''Axalon'' via videoscreen, Dinobot and the other rogue Predacons on board the ''Darksyde'' disappeared through a transwarp portal, with the ''Axalon'' close behind. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

After [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was reborn on [[Earth]], Dinobot rushed out to assist the Maximals against the Predacons during a plot to launch an orbital weapon. The launching pad was destroyed by Airazor just as Dinobot arrived. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}
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====Razorclaw continuity====
In one splinter timeline of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]], minor atmospheric perturbations caused [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]'s stasis pod to crash on the far side of Earth, and absent his presence, Megatron slaughtered all the remaining Maximals except [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 7, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 07/08/2015}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
Following the [[Quantum surge]], Dinobot, as well as many other Maximals, became separated from the rest of the team and left stranded somewhere on [[Earth|Energoa]]. After Optimus Primal's resurrection and escape from Megatron, Dinobot could be seen watching the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] from somewhere off in the distance. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}

Dinobot eventually got in contact with his Maximal comrades and revealed he was recovering in a [[protohuman]] village. The village was promptly attacked by [[Jaguar]] and Dinobot died defending the protohumans. Optimus Primal showed up and, swearing to avenge Dinobot's death, killed Jaguar in battle. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 3|Beast Wars Metals #3}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkeimanga-Dinobot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Who's got two thumbs on one hand except for when I switch to my fists? THIS guy!]]
In the present day, the [[Autobot]] [[Mini Vehicle]]s dug up the bodies of [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|Hot Shot]] and Dinobot from deep within the earth. As the Mini Vehicles wondered if Dinobot were an Autobot, he woke up angrily, and began to attack the others, hoping to find a worthy foe, until finally Hot Shot (and his [[Mini-Con]], Jolt) faced Dinobot in battle. After seeing Hot Shot perform a series of clever moves, Dinobot suggested the two battle for leadership. However, Hot Shot declined Dinobot's offer and suggested instead they team up and make peace.

Hot Shot returned with Dinobot to Autobot headquarters, where [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] immediately suggesting he and Dinobot fight each other for fun, ruining Hot Shot's ceasefire. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
[[File:Visualize Shot 13.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
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===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-4-Dinobot.jpg|75px|thumb]]
Dinobot had himself a hearty laugh when [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] attempted to replicate [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]'s new clear-torso'd power-up via a see-through negligee. {{Storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:AloneTogetherP-Dynobot.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
On a Cybertron ruled by the decrepit and corrupt Builders, '''Dynobot''' was one of the first Maximals and Predacons to speak out against the system, agitating for change. It was his words that would inspire some of the first seeds of real resistance on Cybertron. {{storylink|Derailment}} Eventually, Dynobot was captured and placed in the maximum security level of the [[Ferromax Detention Center]]. There he stayed until a group of Maximals led by Rattrap broke him out in a daring raid. {{storylink|Alone Together: Prologue|Prologue}}
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===''Legends'' comic===
[[File:LegendsChristmasDinobot.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

Dinobot was an employee of [[Axalon Trading Company]] whose solution to most problems was to eat them. During one busy day he was being rushed by their boss, Optimus Primal and complained that he needed help if he was supposed to get done any faster. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap|The Transformation Gap}} When he was introduced to the new junior employee, Rattrap, the first thing Dinobot did was try to eat him. Rattrap wouldn't let this get to him, though, and continued doing his job even while stuck in the raptor's mouth. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 11#The Two's Recent Encounter|The Two's Recent Encounter}}

Dinobot made fun of Rattrap for collecting children's toys, but a defensive Rattrap argued that Transformers could be really difficult to transform and challenged him to transform a [[Mach Kick]]. He was unable to make heads or tails of the toy, so in the end he gave up and simply ate it, to Rattrap's horror. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 11#When We Have Been Social|When We Have Been Social}} Rattrap took revenge by replacing Dinobot's office supplies with ''[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]'' toys, forcing him to transform them before he could get any work done. This backfired on him when Dinobot ate these toys as well. On a hot day he demanded Rattrap bring him an popsicle, only to receive a plastic [[Gari Robo-kun]] transforming popsicle instead. Naturally, he proceeded to eat it anyway, leaving Rattrap despairing that he should've seen it coming by now. {{storylink|Prank}}

For [[Christmas]], Rattrap gifted Dinobot the alarm clock Transformer [[Heinrad (BWN)|Heinrad]], which mystified him. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} The tall stature of Dinobot and the other Axalon employees was another source of grief for Rattrap, who disliked his small size. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}} Dinobot later visited the TransformersFes 2016 event, where he encountered an alternate dimension version of Rattrap. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rattrap)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} He was among the employees present for the inauguration of the new Autobot-Axalon office building, in actuality a new [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Windblade6-allofus.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
Dinobot was a resident of the colony world [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], and a member of the [[Scale Walkers|Scale Walker]] tribe. He gathered with representatives of the other three tribes in [[Talon Valley]], in front of a [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] portal, to discuss the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] [[combiner]]s who had invaded three weeks prior. While declaring he would defend his planet from any invaders, no matter the cost, a traveler from offworld arrived through the portal: [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. Dinobot quickly took a disliking to him.

After Rattrap returned to Cybertron with intel, a week later, official representatives from offworld arrived on Eukaris through the portal. Dinobot and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] were suspicious of them, as they heard of how their kind was once driven away and slaughtered by ancient Cybertronians, but amidst their visitors' pleas for peace, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] was allowed to speak, as she was not actually Cybertronian, but a [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]]. The planet's gigantic guardian, [[Chela]], awoke before their eyes to quell this reunion of worlds, and Dinobot and the others attempted to defend the spacebridge from it, but it was summarily defeated by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Dinobot was put off that in spite of the destruction of their legendary guardian, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] still condoned an alliance. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

Dinobot begrudgingly (and adorably) gave a gift to his [[Fur Walkers|Fur Walker]] rival Cheetor on Chosen One Day. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[Thrashclaw]] had a mentor who was a "brown and blue, thick-headed, dynamic" bot who went off with a "[[Megatron (BW)|purple lunatic]]". {{storylink|Life Finds a Way}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
[[File:Earthrise6DinobotOptic.jpg|thumb|250px]]
While patrolling through the jungle, Dinobot's attention was drawn by the sound of space debris falling to Earth's surface. He emerged from the foliage to investigate, discovering the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}
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===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
As an agent of [[Megatron (BW)|Galavar]], Dinobot went with Terrorsaur and Scorponok to handle the guards. When Terrorsaur was about to kill [[Under-3]], Dinobot intervene believing there's no honor in killing a defenseless enemy who won't fight back attempted to convince Terrorsaur to spare him only for Scorponok to do the job. While on the ''Darksyde'', Dinobot stopped Terrorsaur from firing the ''Axalon'' in transwarp as the blast would destroy both ships. When the ''Darksyde'' crashed, Dinobot and the crew were thrown into stasis lock, the ship's computer then outfitted the Predacons in new forms to deal with the energon radiation. With Dinobot having a ''Velociraptor'' form. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}} Dinobot went to Tarantulas' lab to check on his progress on mapping the planet's environment but Tarantualas only cared about the unspace energy all around the ship. Dinobot ordered Tarantulas to abandon the project. But the latter refused to comply and ordered the former to leave his lab. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 2}}{{charstubfiction}}
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==Games==
===''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game continuity===
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game advertising comic====
Upon arriving on "[[Earth|Planet Energon]]", the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Maximals and their Predacon adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
{{voiceactor|??? (English), ??? (Japanese)}}

Many Beast Wars combatants had managed to construct personal bases, customized to their personal tastes, due to the extended duration of the war. Dinobot's own was situated in the "Polluted Area" of the planet, where a previous conflict had rendered it a gloomy and dilapidated environment. Dinobot joined his fellow Maximals in battling not only an entrenched Predacon threat, but the interdimensional monsters known as the [[Skriix]].

=====Maximal campaign=====
[[File:BeastWarsPSX-Dinobotstats.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Digital [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotate blade]]!]]
Upon having eliminated the Predacon threat, Dinobot was part of Optimus Primal's roll call when he announced that the galaxy was now at peace.

=====Predacon campaign=====
After the Maximals failed to rescue a downed stasis pod in Dinobot's territory, the Predacons took advantage of Dinobot's troops having recently been thinned by a conflict with the Skriix. This left Dinobot vulnerable, leading him to be assassinated by a Predacon agent. In response to Dinobot's death, Optimus Primal launched an unsuccessful attempt on the Predacon ship, which ultimately led to the Maximals' undoing. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers}}

{{Note|Due to the nature of this game, a player may select various individual characters to perform the feats required in every level, and complete the game's narrative. Thus, any playable Maximal can fill the role of protagonist in Maximal Mode, and any playable Predacon can fill the role of protagonist in Predacon Mode. To view the various feats Dinobot can accomplish throughout gameplay in Maximal Mode, it is told on the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|''Beast Wars'' video game]] page, wherein Dinobot fills the role of the nameless Maximal.}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Dinobot was part of Megatron's forces when a huge earthquake uncovered [[Energon]]. He took part in an ambush of the Maximals, so that the Predacons could gain control of this new resource. Also he appeared to have at least two raptor clones backing him up. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Legends)|Beast Wars}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDinobot.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Beware my hand-mouth!]]
Dinobot 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: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Dinobot-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|250px|Clever Boy. He stole [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/killer-instinct-season-2-the-return-of-riptor/1100-6424228/ someone's] new design...]]
Dinobot was one of many warriors pulled from [[Beast Era| his universe]] to fight for the [[Quintesson| Quintessons]]. There are many of him running around, some of which join [[You|the Commander]]. Notably, he is the only character in the game to have a unique victory animation.
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
When Dinobot arrived to the future Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] wanted him to join the Dinobots because hence his name. Dinobot refused causing confusion among the Dinobots for not joining them. Dinobot then expressed that he wished Rattrap was here because of Grimlock's annoyances. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}{{chargamestub}}

==Toys==
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==Merchandise==
{{main|Dinobot (BW)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
*Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' comics, Dinobot is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]]'s helmet in gold.
*The [[#Beast Wars: Uprising|''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnation]] of Dynobot is a "virtual redeco" of the [[Springer (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Voyager Class Springer mold]]. Accordingly, [[Grimlock (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Grimlock]] shares this body-type in ''Uprising''.
*Unlike the other recognizable Maximals and Predacons featured in the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic, Dinobot's Cybertronian body is a wholly-new design yet retrains his regular color scheme.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1357035373184962561 Josh Burcham on twitter]</ref>
===Toy related===
[[File:BWRConcept04.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Dinobot's control art. The beast head displays a more rigid grill structure.]]
*Dinobot's original toy was designed to supplant a failed lion Transformer counterpart to Cheetor that ended up being, understandably, too similar to Cheetor. A dinosaur's entry into the Maximals was justified by pointing out that the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had been good guys in Generation 1.<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p1-2</ref>
*In the first ''Beast Wars'' toy commercials, [[:File:Dinobottoycommercial.jpg|Dinobot had a slightly different deco than the final toy]]. He was browner, rather than pinker, and had thicker stripes.
*Some fans are inclined to yank off Dinobot's mutant mask pieces, since he doesn't have them on the television show, they get in the way during transformation, and they're easily removable. Ten years later, Hasbro thought so, too, in their stock photography for ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' Dinobot.
[[File:TMDinobotConcept.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Raptor and... squatting Raptor? It's a jet powered squat, surely.]]
*A mainline Transmetal Dinobot made it to the concept art stage. Several elements of the design were recycled for Transmetal [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]].
*Dinobot's toy curiously has six toes on each foot. Since his legs form his [[robot mode]] arms, not only does this mean he's left with two thumbs, but also a tiny, barely noticeable finger molded near his wrist. The double thumbs got carried over onto his animation model, yet his in-show beast mode appears to only have three toes. Between all this, it has to be said that real-life raptors had no more than four toes on each of their feet.
*From the size to the proportions to the complete lack of feathers, Dinobot's [[beast mode]] barely resembles a {{w|File:Velociraptor Restoration.png|real ''Velociraptor''}}. Though raptors were not definitively known to be feathered in 1996 (feathers on dromeosaurids were considered speculative until the late 1990s and evidence of Velociraptor in particular having feathers did not emerge until 2007), the contemporary science was not taken into account when designing the toy or animated character model. Instead, Dinobot seems to be based on the depiction of Velociraptors from ''Jurassic Park'', which had shot the species to worldwide awareness three years before and was likewise accompanied by a toyline from Kenner.
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===Television related===
[[File:Dinobotearlycgimodel.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Code of... something.]]
*Several views of preliminary ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' CGI models were available in the Special Features of [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s ''Beast Wars: The Complete Second Season'' DVD box set. Dinobot's early model, like the other preliminary models, took more cues from the toy, such as including the [[mutant head]] and actually looking transformable. Interestingly enough, the preliminary model transformed into the final beast mode model, but since Dinobot's transformation involves swapping out parts, that's not too hard to believe.
[[File:Dinobotearlycgimodel2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]]'s influence reached back through time.]]
*Australia's ''Beast Wars'' DVD sets from [[Madman Entertainment]] offered images of in-progress Dinobot models from later into production. Even in this late stage, he kept a large amount of his transformation kibble, though the aesthetic flourishes (like the spines on his ankles and the ribs in his torso) began to take shape. And, hey, check out that chin.
*In an interview on Madman's Season 3 DVDs, Scott McNeil revealed that he created the Dinobot voice by using his previous experience mimicking [[Chris Latta]]'s famous performance of [[Cobra Commander]] when replacing him in the role after his death. Since he found the Latta-style vocalisation so difficult to maintain, he tried dropping it two octaves, and thus arrived at Dinobot.
*In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Dinobot spoke with a protracted and emphatic ''dā'' (ダー) attached to the ends of his sentences. This is a vocal tic associated with older, archaic forms of speech, signifying his old-timey sensibilities and concepts of honor.

===Fandom related===
*Some fans humorously refer to Dinobot's [[Cyber-slash tail weapon]] as a "Rotate Blade" because of its usage in a [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& terrible fanfic by MG-Dinobot].
*Likewise, fans refer to Dinobot as having a "rigid grill structure", an injoke that came into being because of an [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/307ed3ad2152d304 alt.toys.transformers poster's] somewhat confusing signature that included a quote from ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''. What part of Dinobot is the rigid grill structure is not definitively determined, whether it be the bony pair of robot legs that hang under his toy's beast mode or his, uh, crotch.
*Speaking of Dinobot's crotch, [[Mainframe Entertainment]] once had a little fun with Dinobot's model after hours. "[[:File:Dirkdinobot.jpg|Dirk Dinobot]]" may not be safe for work, but his grill structure here is anything but rigid! Fan James Hooks was responsible for originally posting the Dirk Dinobot image on [[alt.toys.transformers]], thanks to an unknown person from Mainframe Entertainment.
*On [[May 7]], [[2010]], he was unveiled as one of the first five nominees for the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]], the first ''Beast Wars'' character to earn the honor and the only character not to be from 1984 or 1985. A tongue-in-cheek campaign for Dinobot was started by [[David Willis]], with the gag being that he'd never beat the 1984/5 characters. To everyone's surprise, at [[BotCon 2010]]'s Hall of Fame ceremony, Dinobot was unveiled as the winner: he became both the first ''Beast Wars'' character and first fan-voted to be inducted, beating out even long time favorites [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dinobot''' (ダイノボット ''Dainobotto'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Dillonburg''' (狄龍堡 ''Dik Lung Bou'')
*''Korean:'' '''Dinobot''' (다이노봇 ''Dainobos'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kǒng Lóng''' (China, 恐龙, "Dinosaur"), '''Mó Lóng''' (Taiwan, 魔龍, "Demonic Dinosaur")
*''Russian:'' '''Zuborob''' (first ''Beast Wars'' dub, Зубороб), '''Dinobot''' (second ''Beast Wars'' dub, Динобот)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& "Dinobot's Old Technology" by MG-Dinobot]
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?R=3D1EC1EB-19B9-F369-109E-19B934FCADD2:en_US Botcon 2010 tribute]

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Dinobot (BW)

2021-04-24T15:49:12Z

Shockcrusher: /* 2021 Beast Wars comic */

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:''Dinobot is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] or [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

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"You lived like a warrior ans died to an hero." [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en&&] ]]








'''Dinobot''' is a Predacon ruled by his sense of honor. He lives to die gloriously in battle. When he aided [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] in the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Dinobot believed he was in the pursuit of endless glory. But when he and his Predacon peers crashed on what seemed to be the wrong planet alongside a [[Maximal]] exploration vessel, he rebelled against Megatron and joined the Maximal team. It would be an uneasy alliance, fraught with turns of loyalty and turns of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespearean]] phrase. But it also led to strong friendships and even the salvation of all [[human]]ity.

As befits a warrior of his stature, Dinobot is skilled in all forms of combat. He wields a spinning sword and a [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotating blade]] as his preferred tools in battle, but, ever pragmatic in matters of violence, he has been known to use ranged weapons, such as his laser eye-beams or a simple handheld gun. He has threatened to use any and all of these on [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], with whom he has an intense rivalry. Deep down, he may respect the rodent, but he'll die before he'll admit to it.

{{bigquote|The question that has haunted my being has been answered: The future is not fixed. My choices are my own. And yet, how ironic, for I now find I have no choice at all! I am a warrior... let the battle be joined.|Dinobot|"[[Code of Hero]]"}}

==Fiction==
===First wave toy bios===
Dinobot clawed his way up to the top through victory after victory. Optimus considers him a natural when it comes to combat expertise. His thirst for battle is unquenchable. {{storylink|Dinobot (BW)#Toys|Dinobot bio}}
{{note|The on-package [[bio]]s of the first wave of Beast Wars toys predate the development of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon and its backstory. They seem to present the characters as a direct continuation of the previous Autobot/Decepticon conflict, with Optimus Primal actually being a new form of Optimus Prime and Megatron being his Generation 1 counterpart, and their battles taking place on present day, [[human]]-inhabited Earth, rather than in the distant past. Once the cartoon launched, the toyline adjusted itself to match that continuity instead, relegating this one to an aborted [[micro-continuity]].}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)|[[Yu Zhenbo]] (Chinese), [[Luiz Carlos de Moraes]] (Portuguese, Season 1), [[Jorge Barcellos]] (Portuguese, Season 2 onwards), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Héctor Cantolla]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Mario Zucca]] (Italian), [[Michel Vigné]] (French), [[Uli Pleßmann]] (German)}}

[[File:BWDinobot arrival.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair... wherever the hell we are."]]
Dinobot was one of a group of rogue Predacons and was party to their theft of the Maximal relic, the Golden Disk. They stole a ship and traveled through a transwarp portal, with the Maximal ship ''Axalon'' not far behind. After a heated space battle over a mysterious planet, both ships were damaged, and they fell blazing towards the ground below.

The entire planet was saturated with [[energon]], so much so that Dinobot and the other Predacons required protection. To this end, organic forms were scanned. In Dinobot's case, ''Velociraptor'' remains buried deep within the volcanic soil of their crash site became the basis for his new form. But the levels of energon were just one problem—this planet looked nothing like [[Earth]], their target destination! As Dinobot ventured outside the base, he blamed [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] for this error and announced his intention to take over the Predacons himself. Megatron laughed and had [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] shoot him over the horizon.

Dinobot, cheated and humbled, took his efforts elsewhere. As the Maximals returned to their crashed ship from an outing, Dinobot was there, blocking the rocky bridge that crossed the waterfall surrounding their new base. This time, he challenged [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], and for the leadership of the Maximals. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

[[File:BWPart1 bridgefaceoff.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Ill met by moonlight—er, sunlight, proud Optimus."]]
He and Optimus Primal began their fight. It almost ended badly for Primal when the Maximal commander's foot slipped on the edge of the bridge, but Dinobot saved him, as the Predacon believed that a dishonorable death would mean a dishonorable victory on his own part. They continued, but their battle was interrupted by a Predacon attack. After that clash subsided, Dinobot helped the Maximals, leading them to a victory against Megatron when he tried to obtain the bounty of a mountain-sized cache of natural energon. Optimus accepted him into the fold—not as a leader, of course, but still as a valued team member. This didn't sit well with the other Maximals, particularly [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}}

Dinobot provided not only brute force but an understanding of the enemy. A short time afterward, Dinobot was standing with Primal and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] on the bridge of the ''Axalon'' around a holo-map of the Predacon base when Primal suggested that Rattrap go on a scouting mission. {{storylink|The Web}}

[[File:Dinobotbulliescheetor.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Come not within the measure of my wrath."]]
However, though he was an asset against the Predacons, Dinobot sowed discontent amongst the Maximals' own ranks. Early on, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] was ordered to his quarters for fumbling the test of an energon monitoring device, and Dinobot suggested to the young Maximal that he secretly test the device himself. This ended in potential disaster when Cheetor unwittingly created an instant-transport stream between the two bases. When [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] used this to infiltrate the Maximal base, Dinobot feigned a desire to team up with him and overthrow Megatron. Lulling him into a false sense of security, Dinobot eventually took care of him with the trash disposal unit—all without firing a shot, and the other Maximals never even knew. {{storylink|Equal Measures}}

[[File:Coc getshorty.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"The course of true love never did run smooth."]]
Dinobot and Optimus Primal investigated an energy signature detected within the [[Standing Stones]], an enigmatic monument of alien origin. After a clash with Megatron and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], the monument came to life and Optimus Primal disappeared before their eyes. When Dinobot woke up, he was in the Maximal CR chamber, as he'd been found stripped down and abandoned outside the base by unknown hands. But that wasn't important-Optimus Primal was gone, perhaps dead! The Maximals quickly tried to select a new leader by [[Democracy|secret ballot]], and Dinobot laughed at them when their vote ended in a tie. No, he would be the new leader-by force, if necessary! However, they were all interrupted by a message from Optimus Primal, who was inside the alien monument. Primal put Rattrap in charge, and the remaining Maximals mounted a plan to extract Primal from the alien construct. After another battle with the Predacons at the Standing Stones, the aliens returned Primal to them, with no explanations. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}

When an incoming [[stasis pod]] carrying a potential new Maximal team member was detected, Dinobot refused to let Primal leave without scouting the area outside the ''Axalon'' first himself. Dinobot was convinced the Predacons would try to remove Primal from the equation, as he was their faction's only flying member, and he was right—the Predacons managed to damage Primal enough to keep him out of the race for the pod. Dinobot stayed behind with Primal while the others made a play for the pod on foot. When Dinobot received a transmission indicating the Maximals were having difficulties, he awoke Primal's [[core consciousness]] to consult him. As a result, the two were able to bounce a signal off one of the planet's moons to the dormant stasis pod, beating the Predacons to the punch. [[Tigatron]] joined the team. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}}

[[File:Better Mousetrap Dinobot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Today is a good day for violence!"]]
Soon after, Dinobot and Primal were investigating a second stasis pod when they were suddenly ambushed by Predacons. The Predacons defeated the two and secured the pod for themselves, bringing [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] online. As this was one in a long string of clever coups, this forced Optimus Primal to consider that their team was suffering from an information leak. Primal scapegoated Rattrap, an accusation in which Dinobot took pleasure. Dinobot was all too happy to destroy the alleged turncoat despite the potential hypocrisy of that act. Rattrap subsequently defected, and in the ensuing battle, was ordered by Megatron to shoot Dinobot, his frequent rival. After some hesitation, Rattrap shot Terrorsaur instead and revealed that the entire situation was a ruse by Optimus Primal to detect the real source of the information leak: stolen Maximal codes. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

Childish infighting between Rattrap and Dinobot inadvertently triggered Rhinox's new security program, [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]], before it could be completed. Dinobot and the other Maximals fled the ''Axalon'', while Rattrap stayed inside to combat Sentinel himself. Later, when Sentinel appeared to have shut down, Rattrap was assumed dead. Each Maximal gave a touching eulogy for Rattrap except for Dinobot, who refused to taint Rattrap's memory with lies. It was soon revealed that Rattrap had not perished, but had instead managed to shut off Sentinel.{{storylink|A Better Mousetrap}}

[[File:Dinobotversusplant.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"I will speak daggers to it, but use none."]]
Dinobot joined Optimus Primal on a mission once again, but this time to explore the planet's native organisms. Dinobot considered this work as being beneath him, and in the process found himself assaulted by one of the planet's flora. As Primal considered this a lesson in respect learned, he found himself attacked by one of Scorponok's [[cyberbee]]s. It injected him with a virus that was intended to make him a coward, but instead removed all his inhibitions. Upon returning Primal to the ''Axalon'', Dinobot oddly found himself agreeing that this new bloodthirsty Primal was not a beneficial change. After he failed to solve the problem with the Predacons diplomatically, as Primal would have wanted, it was decided to let the new violent Primal be the new violent Primal. Ultimately, Primal acquired the antidote and woke up with Dinobot standing watch over him. Dinobot assured him that it was merely his shift, and not indicative of his feelings towards Primal—despite having placed a beautiful plant in Primal's quarters. {{storylink|Gorilla Warfare}}

When a Cybertronian probe was detected, Dinobot helped his teammates attempt to contact it, despite the fact he dreaded a return home. After all, he was a criminal even in Predacon terms, and he had no hope for a warm Maximal reception. Somewhat fortunately for Dinobot's potential fate, their attempts to catch the attention of the probe failed when [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] invented the [[Transformation Lock Lens|transformation lock lens]]. {{storylink|The Probe}} The issue was raised again when the Maximals thought that the Predacons had been destroyed. Dinobot elected to remain on the planet while the Maximals repaired their ship and launched it. However, just as Dinobot wandered off to explore the world that had become his, he stumbled across the not-so-dead Predacons, who attacked the ''Axalon'' and grounded the Maximals once again. {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}}

[[File:Dinobot mirror.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"A little more than kin, and less than kind."]]
After Dinobot and the other Maximals were saved from a Predacon attack by Rhinox's ingenuity, Rhinox was abducted by the Predacons and reprogrammed into one of them. Optimus Primal waited for this to backfire on them, and when their plot began to unravel, Dinobot joined the Maximals in infiltrating the Predacon base and retrieving their kidnapped comrade. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Megatron soon set his sights on Dinobot as well. After Terrorsaur buried Dinobot in a cave, Megatron unleashed a [[Clone One|clone of Dinobot]] on the unsuspecting Maximals. Ultimately, Dinobot broke free and returned to the ''Axalon'', where he confronted his clone and ate him. Yes. He ate him. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}

Not long afterward, Tigatron went missing during a routine scouting report. When Optimus Primal noted that Tigatron was the victim of an aerial attack, Dinobot identified the culprits as Waspinator and Terrorsaur. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} Dinobot remained at base with Rhinox while the others searched for Tigatron on a mysterious flying island. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}} Dinobot suffered along with his teammates when the energon dampener was stolen from the ''Axalon'', requiring him and the others to stay in [[beast mode]] to avoid energon surges. Between that and sleep deprivation from persistent Predacon attacks, their innate beast instincts began to take over, and the Maximals went feral. It was only through the instruction of Tigatron that they were able to defeat the Predacons and retrieve the dampener. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}}

Dinobot was tested again when he, Cheetor, Rhinox, and Rattrap were blinded by a Predacon attack. They were far from base and completely helpless, so Dinobot immediately began to panic. Rhinox was able to calm him and the others and slowly lead them back to base, using their other senses. They were rescued by Optimus Primal and Tigatron at the foot of the base just as they began to slip into [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}} The Maximals were also visited by the wandering spark of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who possessed the body of Waspinator and led a successful attack on the Maximal base, resulting in Dinobot receiving critical damage. Forced out of their base, Optimus Primal surrendered the Maximals to Starscream, under the condition that Dinobot be repaired. In exchange, Starscream ordered the Maximals to attack Megatron. Despite his treachery, Starscream himself was deceived, as Dinobot was not as damaged as advertised. He and Primal were able to eject Starscream from Waspinator's body and retake the ''Axalon''. {{storylink|Possession}}

[[File:Dinobottarantulasrattrapthelowroad.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"Frailty, thy name is Tarantulas!"]]
Once again, the feud between Rattrap and Dinobot led to disaster. Their carelessness indirectly caused Rhinox to be infected with a [[Energon discharge virus|virus]] that caused him to eject energy involuntarily, via hiccups or sneezes or...other means. Optimus Primal ordered the bickering pair to hunt down Tarantulas in his lair and obtain the antidote, figuring they'd either learn to work together or everyone would be destroyed. Unfortunately, the latter wasn't so unlikely an option, as Dinobot and Rattrap's out-of-control behavior toward each other repeatedly sabotaged their efforts to capture Tarantulas. Dinobot was able to grab him just as Megatron arrived, and claimed the spider as a hostage. Megatron did not care and shot them both. Ultimately, the day was saved when Rhinox used his virus against the Predacons, unleashing a mighty explosion from his rear end. {{storylink|The Low Road}}

Despite his increasing loyalty to the team, Dinobot's violent heart occasionally created rifts. Most notable was his reaction to [[Tigatron]]'s pacifism: When the tiger tried to leave the Maximals in grief over the accidental death of his best friend, Dinobot argued vociferously with the "coward". He simply could not comprehend what Tigatron was saying, that in order to stop the fighting, someone had to lay down his weapon. The confrontation with Tigatron revealed more than just Dinobot's warrior ethic. He explained to Tigatron a bit of his motives for turning against Megatron: He feared that if Megatron used Earth's energon supply to wage a new war, Cybertron would burn as a result. Dinobot could only see desertion, and for that he nearly killed Tigatron, who refused to fight back. But Primal interrupted before any damage was done, and Tigatron later came back to battle to save Dinobot from a Predacon attack, making the whole point moot. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}

The [[Vok|alien]] mystery that surrounded the planet soon came to a head. When it became apparent that the aliens themselves would visit them imminently, the Predacons surprisingly called for a truce. Tigatron was called to sneak into the Predacon base and find out what had captured Megatron's attention, and Dinobot and the other Maximals staged a non-lethal battle to cover Tigatron's exit, upholding their end of the truce. Dinobot loosened a large boulder out of place, allowing it to crush both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Before the Storm}} As expected, the aliens arrived. A wormhole opened up over the planet, and a beam shot down to the surface, where another alien device was activated. Rhinox and Dinobot stayed behind at the ''Axalon'' while the others investigated, but were too engaged by the planet's second moon shifting its shape into a horrible [[Planet Buster]] weapon to notice their base had been compromised. Both Rhinox and Dinobot were removed from the equation by Blackarachnia and Tarantulas. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} The Maximals returned to find them both welded to the ceiling by cyberwebs. Dinobot and Rhinox were placed inside [[CR chamber]]s as Rattrap and Airazor went to find their unwelcome visitors. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}

[[File:Dinobotgoldendisks.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry."]]
When Dinobot awoke, Optimus Primal was dead, having sacrificed himself to destroy the Planet Buster with a transwarp explosion, and Cheetor and Rattrap had been altered into [[Transmetal]] forms by the resulting [[quantum surge]]. After reluctantly admitting Rattrap's new form was an improvement, he immediately declared himself the new Maximal leader. However, with Primal dead, Rhinox was not in any mood to tolerate Dinobot's outburst and shut him up forcefully. While Rattrap and Cheetor were sent outside to deal with Waspinator and a newly Transmetalled Megatron, Rhinox and Dinobot were stuck with the task of restoring their security systems. They did not account for [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], who had also infiltrated the ''Axalon''. Thankfully, Rhinox was able to defeat the Predacon and eject him from the ship. {{storylink|Aftermath}}

With the destruction of the planet's second moon and the stabilization of the planet's natural energon reserves, it became apparent to Dinobot that Megatron was right all along; this was indeed Earth, though in the distant past. Dinobot broke into the Predacon base and stole Megatron's golden disks. He knew that they contained information about the future, and this cut to the core of his being: "If the future is indeed immutably foretold, then my demise is but moments from that confirmation, for I could not live if not the master of my fate." Dinobot hid the disks in a remote location and returned to the ''Axalon'', where Rattrap was having a minor meltdown. Rhinox had hooked himself to a machine with little explanation, and with Tigatron and Airazor on a long-term exploration trip, it fell to Rattrap, Dinobot, and Cheetor to hold off the combined force of the Predacons. Worse yet, Megatron had introduced two new [[Fuzor]]s to his team, [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]. Dinobot grabbed what weaponry he could, and with the other two Maximals engaged the Predacons far from the ship, in hopes that they could keep the Predacons away from whatever Rhinox was trying to accomplish. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}}

[[File:Coming of the Fuzors 2 Dinobot Rattrap.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!"]]
Their efforts, though seemingly doomed, were not for naught. Though Dinobot, Rattrap, and Cheetor fought to near-death, they held off the enemy long enough for Rhinox's gamble to work. He had travelled into the [[Transformer afterlife|Matrix]] and retrieved Optimus Primal's spark. Optimus Primal, restored as a Transmetal from a [[blank]] [[protoform]], dramatically turned the tide, saving Dinobot and the others from what would at least have been honorable deaths. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

[[File:Maximal No More Dinobot bow.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Is this a dagger which I see before me, Dinobot, the handle toward my hand?"]]
His desire to discover whether the future could be changed kept Dinobot focused on Megatron's actions. When Predacon installations were placed in a Voyager-disk-like pattern, Dinobot remarked that Megatron's plan proceeded even without the disk's information. Thus, he resubmitted himself to Megatron's command, but the Maximals' influence still showed itself. When he was pitted in a death match against [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] in a bizarre test of loyalty, Dinobot subdued his foe but refused to kill him, offering to train him instead. But Megatron accepted the prodigal son anyway, as long as he returned the original Golden Disk. (He had already given the alien disk to Rhinox.) Dinobot complied. He admitted to himself that by helping Megatron he might be sacrificing his own race, but he had to discover whether his actions were his own or predestined. After the artifact was back in Megatron's hands, Rattrap attacked and was quickly immobilized. As a final test of allegiance, Dinobot was ordered to kill his former teammate. This task proved too much for him, and he turned once again on the Predacon leader. Megatron retreated with the disk in his possession, and Primal was left with the decision on whether to allow Dinobot back into their ranks. Dinobot explained that either way, he would fight Megatron, prompting Primal to forgive Dinobot his treacherous actions. Once welcomed back, Dinobot told Primal of Megatron's ultimate designs for the disks' information. {{storylink|Maximal, No More}}

[[File:BWDinobot decision.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"To Bay or not to Bay; that is the question, and here is the sunset."]]
As Rhinox and Dinobot scanned known alien sites, they suddenly realized that Tigatron and Airazor were journeying into one. But before they could send a warning, the traveling pair triggered the alien site and were shot into space. Dinobot and the other Maximals were rallied by Optimus Primal to this site, where they confronted the Predacons. Before the fight could begin, the alien site activated again, creating a massive [[Metal Hunter]], and blasted everyone in the area. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}} The Transformers who had not been altered by the quantum surge lay deactivated, but the Transmetals and Fuzors were unaffected by the Metal Hunter's blast. Silverbolt and Cheetor were instructed to carry Dinobot and Rhinox back to the base for repairs. Megatron used the alien disk to activate the Metal Hunter, and the Maximals gained an unlikely ally: Tarantulas. Dinobot, like his fellow Maximals, greeted the Predacon turncoat with bared weapons and only reluctantly allowed Tarantulas to aid them. Subsequently, Dinobot joined an assault on the Metal Hunter itself, a cover for Tarantulas's entry. The Metal Hunter was destroyed. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 2)}}

When Silverbolt went missing during an energon storm while he, Cheetor, and Optimus Primal were investigating [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]], Dinobot suggested they forget the Fuzor and concentrate on the Predacons. The enemy was, after all, minus both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia, while they were only down one member. Primal rejected Dinobot's lack of sympathy. As Primal and Cheetor left to find Silverbolt, Dinobot turned to one of the ''Axalon'''s consoles and began downloading into its database. {{storylink|Bad Spark}}

Unlike Primal, Rattrap was not so forgiving of Dinobot's earlier betrayal. After contemplating suicide and enduring Rattrap's continuing recriminations, Dinobot decided to set things right. He tracked Megatron down and found him testing the original disk which Dinobot had returned. Megatron had discovered a mountain whose image was recorded on the disk, and he had [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] destroy the peak. From a distance, Dinobot saw his greatest hope and worst fear form simultaneously: The disk's image changed. Dinobot's future was his own...but Megatron had virtually limitless power to change it.

[[File:Dinobot funeral.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Out, out, brief spark! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor mech that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more."]]
When the Predacons launched an attack on a tribe of [[protohuman]]s, attempting to destroy the future human race and alter the course of the Autobot/Decepticon war, Dinobot singlehandedly took on all of them. Having already been blindsided by Tarantulas (and having squashed him under a rock in retaliation), he ambushed Inferno, burying his sword in the latter's chest. Blackarachnia banged him up with her machine guns until Dinobot used Inferno himself as a shield, after which he blew away both Predacons with the ant-bot's own gun.

Dinobot proceeded to bombard Rampage from above until Waspinator shot him down (and caused him to land on top of the luckless flier); when Rampage tried to retaliate in tank mode, Dinobot shoved the downed Waspinator into the mad experiment's cannon, causing Rampage to blow himself apart. The backfire sent the warrior flying with severe damage, and Quickstrike was eager to add to his pain. Despite his optic weaponry shorting out, Dinobot still managed to beat the Fuzor, pummeling him with his bare hands before slamming him head-first into a rock.

At this point, his internal computer attempted to engage stasis lock to save his remaining energy, but Dinobot overrode it and turned to face his final opponent: Megatron himself. Mocking the weakened Dinobot, Megatron tallied the score firmly in his own favor: He had unimaginable power via the Golden Disk, he held a lone protohuman hostage, and the severely damaged Dinobot was the only obstacle in his reality-warping plan. Mostly depowered, severely outmatched, and refusing to quit, Dinobot jammed a rock through a stick and attacked with the makeshift hammer. As the protohuman's bonds dissolved, Megatron dropped the disk, allowing Dinobot to shatter it with his last bit of energy.

The rest of the Maximals arrived to drive Megatron off, but it was too late for their comrade. After a final conversation with his allies (including a last insult to Rattrap and a request to have his story told truly and without embellishment), Dinobot's spark left his frame. He was given a hero's funeral, with his body cremated as the Maximal fliers executed a {{w|Missing man formation}}. His legacy remained even with the anthropoids, who found his hammer and used it as a weapon. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}

Megatron, because that's the sort of prick he is, created a zombie-esque [[Dinobot II|Transmetal 2 clone]] of Dinobot. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}}

Later, to convince Rattrap to let him search for ex-Predacon [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], Silverbolt reminded him he'd trusted the original Dinobot. Rattrap grumped that he'd "regretted it" a few times, but still let his comrade out. {{storylink|Proving Grounds}}

[[File:Dinobotflashesnem1.jpg|left|380px|thumb|Behold, the enemy within!]]
Thanks to the destruction of [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], the Dinobot clone's spark-brother, Dinobot's consciousness was able to take hold of the clone and make him regain a sense of honour. {{storylink|Transformers Hall of Fame}} {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

{{note|It was not entirely spelt out during "Nemesis" why Dinobot II was regaining Dinobot's memories. The 2010 Transformers Hall of Fame profile for Dinobot stated that the original's spirit had somehow returned from beyond to influence his clone. There was also an unproduced episode of ''Beast Wars'', "[[Dark Glass]]", where Rattrap would have discovered and downloaded a back-up of Dinobot's memories into Dinobot II; while the script never made it past a first draft, "[[Bad Spark]]" had Dinobot backing himself up onto the Axalon.}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''Cloud''=====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Wild (Cloud)|Wild}}}}

=====''Beast Wars Diorama Story''=====
Dinobot eventually met up with several [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s from [[Transformers (film)|another dimension]]. A battle broke out between the Maximals, Predacons, Autobots and Decepticons. The other-dimensional Transformers eventually returned to their place of origin and the Beast Wars continued as they were. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story|Beast Wars Diorama Story}}
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====''Transformers: Dinobots'' packaging blurb====
When Dinobot's spark returned to the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]], the "data" contained in his "DNA schematics" returned with him. Later, to combat Megatron's [[technorganic]] virus the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] reformated a small group of survivors using these "DNA schematics" from Dinobot, creating the Beast Machines era [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dinobots}}

====3H comics====
After using the [[Divine Light]] to access [[Primus]]'s power, [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]] reanimated several [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] corpses into facsimiles of [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s old subordinates, including one of Dinobot in his pre-Earth vehicular form. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:Dinobotmtmte8.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Little did we know that there was a giant shovel on the other arm.]]
During the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|He Who Would Be Megatron]] also scanned the historical datatrax of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. He failed to notice the approaching guard until Dinobot dispatched him with his sword and insisted they speed up the operation. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye #8}}
{{BW Shell Game}}
While traveling back to Cybertron at the conclusion of the Beast Wars, Optimus Primal reflected on past battles, including those in which Dinobot fought. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}
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====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====
While Megatron was being guided through the afterlife by Rhinox, he beheld a vision of himself slaughtering his allies and foes alike, Dinobot among them. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
Near the end of the Great War, several combatants had been reduced to protoforms due to the fallout of a foiled [[Tripredacus Council]] plot. Among those afflicted was [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], who's stasis pod "Dinobot" came upon as it was being stored away. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] surveyed the events that began the Beast Wars, he witnessed several key moments involving Dinobot, among them his duel with Optimus Primal upon the stone bridge leading to the Maximal base. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

====''Timelines''====
[[File:Dinobotdawnoffuturespast.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them."]]

After meeting with [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]], "Dinobot", Megatron, and [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]] broke into the [[Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive]] to steal a [[Data-Con]] which would provide all sorts of information about the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]. As they were making their getaway, Dinobot threw the Data-Con to Dirge (who was unaware of a switch on Megatron's part) before battling a squadron of [[Maximal Command Security Force|Maximal Security Troopers]], ending with a close combat duel with [[9K]] using his then energy-based sword. Dinobot evidently emerged victorious, as he was later seen with Megatron and "[[Scorponok (BW)|Clamps]]". {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

Megatron and Dinobot joined [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] in escaping the archives with the Golden Disk, avoiding patrolmen [[Nitrostreak|Unit 1]] and [[Tigatron|Unit 2]]. As Dinobot disabled the former, he protested Megatron's apparent cowardice and dishonorable tactics. Megatron responded by clamping his fist around Dinobot's neck, rebuking him for using the "h" word in his presence. After Dinobot had regained his composure, they made their way to the rendezvous point with the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' and launched into space, where they activated their transwarp drive.

The ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Chromia 10]]'' gave chase, though the latter was destroyed by [[Laserbeak (G1)|unknown]] [[Buzzsaw (G1)|assailants]]. When the ''Axalon'' caught up with the Predacons, Dinobot balked at the idea of fleeing again and managed to fire a few shots at the ''Axalon''. After Megatron taunted the pilot of the ''Axalon'' via videoscreen, Dinobot and the other rogue Predacons on board the ''Darksyde'' disappeared through a transwarp portal, with the ''Axalon'' close behind. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

After [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was reborn on [[Earth]], Dinobot rushed out to assist the Maximals against the Predacons during a plot to launch an orbital weapon. The launching pad was destroyed by Airazor just as Dinobot arrived. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}
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====Razorclaw continuity====
In one splinter timeline of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]], minor atmospheric perturbations caused [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]'s stasis pod to crash on the far side of Earth, and absent his presence, Megatron slaughtered all the remaining Maximals except [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 7, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 07/08/2015}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
Following the [[Quantum surge]], Dinobot, as well as many other Maximals, became separated from the rest of the team and left stranded somewhere on [[Earth|Energoa]]. After Optimus Primal's resurrection and escape from Megatron, Dinobot could be seen watching the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] from somewhere off in the distance. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}

Dinobot eventually got in contact with his Maximal comrades and revealed he was recovering in a [[protohuman]] village. The village was promptly attacked by [[Jaguar]] and Dinobot died defending the protohumans. Optimus Primal showed up and, swearing to avenge Dinobot's death, killed Jaguar in battle. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 3|Beast Wars Metals #3}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkeimanga-Dinobot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Who's got two thumbs on one hand except for when I switch to my fists? THIS guy!]]
In the present day, the [[Autobot]] [[Mini Vehicle]]s dug up the bodies of [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|Hot Shot]] and Dinobot from deep within the earth. As the Mini Vehicles wondered if Dinobot were an Autobot, he woke up angrily, and began to attack the others, hoping to find a worthy foe, until finally Hot Shot (and his [[Mini-Con]], Jolt) faced Dinobot in battle. After seeing Hot Shot perform a series of clever moves, Dinobot suggested the two battle for leadership. However, Hot Shot declined Dinobot's offer and suggested instead they team up and make peace.

Hot Shot returned with Dinobot to Autobot headquarters, where [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] immediately suggesting he and Dinobot fight each other for fun, ruining Hot Shot's ceasefire. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
[[File:Visualize Shot 13.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Visualize Shot 13}}}}
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===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-4-Dinobot.jpg|75px|thumb]]
Dinobot had himself a hearty laugh when [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] attempted to replicate [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]'s new clear-torso'd power-up via a see-through negligee. {{Storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:AloneTogetherP-Dynobot.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
On a Cybertron ruled by the decrepit and corrupt Builders, '''Dynobot''' was one of the first Maximals and Predacons to speak out against the system, agitating for change. It was his words that would inspire some of the first seeds of real resistance on Cybertron. {{storylink|Derailment}} Eventually, Dynobot was captured and placed in the maximum security level of the [[Ferromax Detention Center]]. There he stayed until a group of Maximals led by Rattrap broke him out in a daring raid. {{storylink|Alone Together: Prologue|Prologue}}
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===''Legends'' comic===
[[File:LegendsChristmasDinobot.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

Dinobot was an employee of [[Axalon Trading Company]] whose solution to most problems was to eat them. During one busy day he was being rushed by their boss, Optimus Primal and complained that he needed help if he was supposed to get done any faster. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap|The Transformation Gap}} When he was introduced to the new junior employee, Rattrap, the first thing Dinobot did was try to eat him. Rattrap wouldn't let this get to him, though, and continued doing his job even while stuck in the raptor's mouth. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 11#The Two's Recent Encounter|The Two's Recent Encounter}}

Dinobot made fun of Rattrap for collecting children's toys, but a defensive Rattrap argued that Transformers could be really difficult to transform and challenged him to transform a [[Mach Kick]]. He was unable to make heads or tails of the toy, so in the end he gave up and simply ate it, to Rattrap's horror. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 11#When We Have Been Social|When We Have Been Social}} Rattrap took revenge by replacing Dinobot's office supplies with ''[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]'' toys, forcing him to transform them before he could get any work done. This backfired on him when Dinobot ate these toys as well. On a hot day he demanded Rattrap bring him an popsicle, only to receive a plastic [[Gari Robo-kun]] transforming popsicle instead. Naturally, he proceeded to eat it anyway, leaving Rattrap despairing that he should've seen it coming by now. {{storylink|Prank}}

For [[Christmas]], Rattrap gifted Dinobot the alarm clock Transformer [[Heinrad (BWN)|Heinrad]], which mystified him. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} The tall stature of Dinobot and the other Axalon employees was another source of grief for Rattrap, who disliked his small size. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}} Dinobot later visited the TransformersFes 2016 event, where he encountered an alternate dimension version of Rattrap. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rattrap)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} He was among the employees present for the inauguration of the new Autobot-Axalon office building, in actuality a new [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Windblade6-allofus.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
Dinobot was a resident of the colony world [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], and a member of the [[Scale Walkers|Scale Walker]] tribe. He gathered with representatives of the other three tribes in [[Talon Valley]], in front of a [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] portal, to discuss the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] [[combiner]]s who had invaded three weeks prior. While declaring he would defend his planet from any invaders, no matter the cost, a traveler from offworld arrived through the portal: [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. Dinobot quickly took a disliking to him.

After Rattrap returned to Cybertron with intel, a week later, official representatives from offworld arrived on Eukaris through the portal. Dinobot and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] were suspicious of them, as they heard of how their kind was once driven away and slaughtered by ancient Cybertronians, but amidst their visitors' pleas for peace, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] was allowed to speak, as she was not actually Cybertronian, but a [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]]. The planet's gigantic guardian, [[Chela]], awoke before their eyes to quell this reunion of worlds, and Dinobot and the others attempted to defend the spacebridge from it, but it was summarily defeated by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Dinobot was put off that in spite of the destruction of their legendary guardian, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] still condoned an alliance. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

Dinobot begrudgingly (and adorably) gave a gift to his [[Fur Walkers|Fur Walker]] rival Cheetor on Chosen One Day. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[Thrashclaw]] had a mentor who was a "brown and blue, thick-headed, dynamic" bot who went off with a "[[Megatron (BW)|purple lunatic]]". {{storylink|Life Finds a Way}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
[[File:Earthrise6DinobotOptic.jpg|thumb|250px]]
While patrolling through the jungle, Dinobot's attention was drawn by the sound of space debris falling to Earth's surface. He emerged from the foliage to investigate, discovering the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}
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===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
As an agent of [[Megatron (BW)|Galavar]], Dinobot went with Terrorsaur and Scorponok to handle the guards. When Terrorsaur was about to kill [[Under-3]], Dinobot intervene believing there's no honor in killing a defenseless enemy who won't fight back attempted to convince Terrorsaur to spare him only for Scorponok to do the job. While on the ''Darksyde'', Dinobot stopped Terrorsaur from firing the ''Axalon'' in transwarp as the blast would destroy both ships. When the ''Darksyde'' crashed, Dinobot and the crew were thrown into stasis lock, the ship's computer then outfitted the Predacons in new forms to deal with the energon radiation. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}}{{charstubfiction}}
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==Games==
===''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game continuity===
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game advertising comic====
Upon arriving on "[[Earth|Planet Energon]]", the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Maximals and their Predacon adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
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Many Beast Wars combatants had managed to construct personal bases, customized to their personal tastes, due to the extended duration of the war. Dinobot's own was situated in the "Polluted Area" of the planet, where a previous conflict had rendered it a gloomy and dilapidated environment. Dinobot joined his fellow Maximals in battling not only an entrenched Predacon threat, but the interdimensional monsters known as the [[Skriix]].

=====Maximal campaign=====
[[File:BeastWarsPSX-Dinobotstats.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Digital [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotate blade]]!]]
Upon having eliminated the Predacon threat, Dinobot was part of Optimus Primal's roll call when he announced that the galaxy was now at peace.

=====Predacon campaign=====
After the Maximals failed to rescue a downed stasis pod in Dinobot's territory, the Predacons took advantage of Dinobot's troops having recently been thinned by a conflict with the Skriix. This left Dinobot vulnerable, leading him to be assassinated by a Predacon agent. In response to Dinobot's death, Optimus Primal launched an unsuccessful attempt on the Predacon ship, which ultimately led to the Maximals' undoing. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers}}

{{Note|Due to the nature of this game, a player may select various individual characters to perform the feats required in every level, and complete the game's narrative. Thus, any playable Maximal can fill the role of protagonist in Maximal Mode, and any playable Predacon can fill the role of protagonist in Predacon Mode. To view the various feats Dinobot can accomplish throughout gameplay in Maximal Mode, it is told on the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|''Beast Wars'' video game]] page, wherein Dinobot fills the role of the nameless Maximal.}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Dinobot was part of Megatron's forces when a huge earthquake uncovered [[Energon]]. He took part in an ambush of the Maximals, so that the Predacons could gain control of this new resource. Also he appeared to have at least two raptor clones backing him up. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Legends)|Beast Wars}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDinobot.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Beware my hand-mouth!]]
Dinobot 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: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Dinobot-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|250px|Clever Boy. He stole [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/killer-instinct-season-2-the-return-of-riptor/1100-6424228/ someone's] new design...]]
Dinobot was one of many warriors pulled from [[Beast Era| his universe]] to fight for the [[Quintesson| Quintessons]]. There are many of him running around, some of which join [[You|the Commander]]. Notably, he is the only character in the game to have a unique victory animation.
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
When Dinobot arrived to the future Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] wanted him to join the Dinobots because hence his name. Dinobot refused causing confusion among the Dinobots for not joining them. Dinobot then expressed that he wished Rattrap was here because of Grimlock's annoyances. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}{{chargamestub}}

==Toys==
{{main|Dinobot (BW)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Dinobot (BW)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
*Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' comics, Dinobot is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]]'s helmet in gold.
*The [[#Beast Wars: Uprising|''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnation]] of Dynobot is a "virtual redeco" of the [[Springer (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Voyager Class Springer mold]]. Accordingly, [[Grimlock (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Grimlock]] shares this body-type in ''Uprising''.
*Unlike the other recognizable Maximals and Predacons featured in the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic, Dinobot's Cybertronian body is a wholly-new design yet retrains his regular color scheme.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1357035373184962561 Josh Burcham on twitter]</ref>
===Toy related===
[[File:BWRConcept04.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Dinobot's control art. The beast head displays a more rigid grill structure.]]
*Dinobot's original toy was designed to supplant a failed lion Transformer counterpart to Cheetor that ended up being, understandably, too similar to Cheetor. A dinosaur's entry into the Maximals was justified by pointing out that the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had been good guys in Generation 1.<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p1-2</ref>
*In the first ''Beast Wars'' toy commercials, [[:File:Dinobottoycommercial.jpg|Dinobot had a slightly different deco than the final toy]]. He was browner, rather than pinker, and had thicker stripes.
*Some fans are inclined to yank off Dinobot's mutant mask pieces, since he doesn't have them on the television show, they get in the way during transformation, and they're easily removable. Ten years later, Hasbro thought so, too, in their stock photography for ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' Dinobot.
[[File:TMDinobotConcept.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Raptor and... squatting Raptor? It's a jet powered squat, surely.]]
*A mainline Transmetal Dinobot made it to the concept art stage. Several elements of the design were recycled for Transmetal [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]].
*Dinobot's toy curiously has six toes on each foot. Since his legs form his [[robot mode]] arms, not only does this mean he's left with two thumbs, but also a tiny, barely noticeable finger molded near his wrist. The double thumbs got carried over onto his animation model, yet his in-show beast mode appears to only have three toes. Between all this, it has to be said that real-life raptors had no more than four toes on each of their feet.
*From the size to the proportions to the complete lack of feathers, Dinobot's [[beast mode]] barely resembles a {{w|File:Velociraptor Restoration.png|real ''Velociraptor''}}. Though raptors were not definitively known to be feathered in 1996 (feathers on dromeosaurids were considered speculative until the late 1990s and evidence of Velociraptor in particular having feathers did not emerge until 2007), the contemporary science was not taken into account when designing the toy or animated character model. Instead, Dinobot seems to be based on the depiction of Velociraptors from ''Jurassic Park'', which had shot the species to worldwide awareness three years before and was likewise accompanied by a toyline from Kenner.
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===Television related===
[[File:Dinobotearlycgimodel.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Code of... something.]]
*Several views of preliminary ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' CGI models were available in the Special Features of [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s ''Beast Wars: The Complete Second Season'' DVD box set. Dinobot's early model, like the other preliminary models, took more cues from the toy, such as including the [[mutant head]] and actually looking transformable. Interestingly enough, the preliminary model transformed into the final beast mode model, but since Dinobot's transformation involves swapping out parts, that's not too hard to believe.
[[File:Dinobotearlycgimodel2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]]'s influence reached back through time.]]
*Australia's ''Beast Wars'' DVD sets from [[Madman Entertainment]] offered images of in-progress Dinobot models from later into production. Even in this late stage, he kept a large amount of his transformation kibble, though the aesthetic flourishes (like the spines on his ankles and the ribs in his torso) began to take shape. And, hey, check out that chin.
*In an interview on Madman's Season 3 DVDs, Scott McNeil revealed that he created the Dinobot voice by using his previous experience mimicking [[Chris Latta]]'s famous performance of [[Cobra Commander]] when replacing him in the role after his death. Since he found the Latta-style vocalisation so difficult to maintain, he tried dropping it two octaves, and thus arrived at Dinobot.
*In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Dinobot spoke with a protracted and emphatic ''dā'' (ダー) attached to the ends of his sentences. This is a vocal tic associated with older, archaic forms of speech, signifying his old-timey sensibilities and concepts of honor.

===Fandom related===
*Some fans humorously refer to Dinobot's [[Cyber-slash tail weapon]] as a "Rotate Blade" because of its usage in a [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& terrible fanfic by MG-Dinobot].
*Likewise, fans refer to Dinobot as having a "rigid grill structure", an injoke that came into being because of an [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/307ed3ad2152d304 alt.toys.transformers poster's] somewhat confusing signature that included a quote from ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''. What part of Dinobot is the rigid grill structure is not definitively determined, whether it be the bony pair of robot legs that hang under his toy's beast mode or his, uh, crotch.
*Speaking of Dinobot's crotch, [[Mainframe Entertainment]] once had a little fun with Dinobot's model after hours. "[[:File:Dirkdinobot.jpg|Dirk Dinobot]]" may not be safe for work, but his grill structure here is anything but rigid! Fan James Hooks was responsible for originally posting the Dirk Dinobot image on [[alt.toys.transformers]], thanks to an unknown person from Mainframe Entertainment.
*On [[May 7]], [[2010]], he was unveiled as one of the first five nominees for the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]], the first ''Beast Wars'' character to earn the honor and the only character not to be from 1984 or 1985. A tongue-in-cheek campaign for Dinobot was started by [[David Willis]], with the gag being that he'd never beat the 1984/5 characters. To everyone's surprise, at [[BotCon 2010]]'s Hall of Fame ceremony, Dinobot was unveiled as the winner: he became both the first ''Beast Wars'' character and first fan-voted to be inducted, beating out even long time favorites [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dinobot''' (ダイノボット ''Dainobotto'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Dillonburg''' (狄龍堡 ''Dik Lung Bou'')
*''Korean:'' '''Dinobot''' (다이노봇 ''Dainobos'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kǒng Lóng''' (China, 恐龙, "Dinosaur"), '''Mó Lóng''' (Taiwan, 魔龍, "Demonic Dinosaur")
*''Russian:'' '''Zuborob''' (first ''Beast Wars'' dub, Зубороб), '''Dinobot''' (second ''Beast Wars'' dub, Динобот)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& "Dinobot's Old Technology" by MG-Dinobot]
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?R=3D1EC1EB-19B9-F369-109E-19B934FCADD2:en_US Botcon 2010 tribute]

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"You lived like a warrior ans died to an hero." [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en&&] ]]








'''Dinobot''' is a Predacon ruled by his sense of honor. He lives to die gloriously in battle. When he aided [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] in the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Dinobot believed he was in the pursuit of endless glory. But when he and his Predacon peers crashed on what seemed to be the wrong planet alongside a [[Maximal]] exploration vessel, he rebelled against Megatron and joined the Maximal team. It would be an uneasy alliance, fraught with turns of loyalty and turns of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespearean]] phrase. But it also led to strong friendships and even the salvation of all [[human]]ity.

As befits a warrior of his stature, Dinobot is skilled in all forms of combat. He wields a spinning sword and a [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotating blade]] as his preferred tools in battle, but, ever pragmatic in matters of violence, he has been known to use ranged weapons, such as his laser eye-beams or a simple handheld gun. He has threatened to use any and all of these on [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], with whom he has an intense rivalry. Deep down, he may respect the rodent, but he'll die before he'll admit to it.

{{bigquote|The question that has haunted my being has been answered: The future is not fixed. My choices are my own. And yet, how ironic, for I now find I have no choice at all! I am a warrior... let the battle be joined.|Dinobot|"[[Code of Hero]]"}}

==Fiction==
===First wave toy bios===
Dinobot clawed his way up to the top through victory after victory. Optimus considers him a natural when it comes to combat expertise. His thirst for battle is unquenchable. {{storylink|Dinobot (BW)#Toys|Dinobot bio}}
{{note|The on-package [[bio]]s of the first wave of Beast Wars toys predate the development of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon and its backstory. They seem to present the characters as a direct continuation of the previous Autobot/Decepticon conflict, with Optimus Primal actually being a new form of Optimus Prime and Megatron being his Generation 1 counterpart, and their battles taking place on present day, [[human]]-inhabited Earth, rather than in the distant past. Once the cartoon launched, the toyline adjusted itself to match that continuity instead, relegating this one to an aborted [[micro-continuity]].}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)|[[Yu Zhenbo]] (Chinese), [[Luiz Carlos de Moraes]] (Portuguese, Season 1), [[Jorge Barcellos]] (Portuguese, Season 2 onwards), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Héctor Cantolla]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Mario Zucca]] (Italian), [[Michel Vigné]] (French), [[Uli Pleßmann]] (German)}}

[[File:BWDinobot arrival.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair... wherever the hell we are."]]
Dinobot was one of a group of rogue Predacons and was party to their theft of the Maximal relic, the Golden Disk. They stole a ship and traveled through a transwarp portal, with the Maximal ship ''Axalon'' not far behind. After a heated space battle over a mysterious planet, both ships were damaged, and they fell blazing towards the ground below.

The entire planet was saturated with [[energon]], so much so that Dinobot and the other Predacons required protection. To this end, organic forms were scanned. In Dinobot's case, ''Velociraptor'' remains buried deep within the volcanic soil of their crash site became the basis for his new form. But the levels of energon were just one problem—this planet looked nothing like [[Earth]], their target destination! As Dinobot ventured outside the base, he blamed [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] for this error and announced his intention to take over the Predacons himself. Megatron laughed and had [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] shoot him over the horizon.

Dinobot, cheated and humbled, took his efforts elsewhere. As the Maximals returned to their crashed ship from an outing, Dinobot was there, blocking the rocky bridge that crossed the waterfall surrounding their new base. This time, he challenged [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], and for the leadership of the Maximals. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

[[File:BWPart1 bridgefaceoff.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Ill met by moonlight—er, sunlight, proud Optimus."]]
He and Optimus Primal began their fight. It almost ended badly for Primal when the Maximal commander's foot slipped on the edge of the bridge, but Dinobot saved him, as the Predacon believed that a dishonorable death would mean a dishonorable victory on his own part. They continued, but their battle was interrupted by a Predacon attack. After that clash subsided, Dinobot helped the Maximals, leading them to a victory against Megatron when he tried to obtain the bounty of a mountain-sized cache of natural energon. Optimus accepted him into the fold—not as a leader, of course, but still as a valued team member. This didn't sit well with the other Maximals, particularly [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}}

Dinobot provided not only brute force but an understanding of the enemy. A short time afterward, Dinobot was standing with Primal and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] on the bridge of the ''Axalon'' around a holo-map of the Predacon base when Primal suggested that Rattrap go on a scouting mission. {{storylink|The Web}}

[[File:Dinobotbulliescheetor.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Come not within the measure of my wrath."]]
However, though he was an asset against the Predacons, Dinobot sowed discontent amongst the Maximals' own ranks. Early on, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] was ordered to his quarters for fumbling the test of an energon monitoring device, and Dinobot suggested to the young Maximal that he secretly test the device himself. This ended in potential disaster when Cheetor unwittingly created an instant-transport stream between the two bases. When [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] used this to infiltrate the Maximal base, Dinobot feigned a desire to team up with him and overthrow Megatron. Lulling him into a false sense of security, Dinobot eventually took care of him with the trash disposal unit—all without firing a shot, and the other Maximals never even knew. {{storylink|Equal Measures}}

[[File:Coc getshorty.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"The course of true love never did run smooth."]]
Dinobot and Optimus Primal investigated an energy signature detected within the [[Standing Stones]], an enigmatic monument of alien origin. After a clash with Megatron and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], the monument came to life and Optimus Primal disappeared before their eyes. When Dinobot woke up, he was in the Maximal CR chamber, as he'd been found stripped down and abandoned outside the base by unknown hands. But that wasn't important-Optimus Primal was gone, perhaps dead! The Maximals quickly tried to select a new leader by [[Democracy|secret ballot]], and Dinobot laughed at them when their vote ended in a tie. No, he would be the new leader-by force, if necessary! However, they were all interrupted by a message from Optimus Primal, who was inside the alien monument. Primal put Rattrap in charge, and the remaining Maximals mounted a plan to extract Primal from the alien construct. After another battle with the Predacons at the Standing Stones, the aliens returned Primal to them, with no explanations. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}

When an incoming [[stasis pod]] carrying a potential new Maximal team member was detected, Dinobot refused to let Primal leave without scouting the area outside the ''Axalon'' first himself. Dinobot was convinced the Predacons would try to remove Primal from the equation, as he was their faction's only flying member, and he was right—the Predacons managed to damage Primal enough to keep him out of the race for the pod. Dinobot stayed behind with Primal while the others made a play for the pod on foot. When Dinobot received a transmission indicating the Maximals were having difficulties, he awoke Primal's [[core consciousness]] to consult him. As a result, the two were able to bounce a signal off one of the planet's moons to the dormant stasis pod, beating the Predacons to the punch. [[Tigatron]] joined the team. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}}

[[File:Better Mousetrap Dinobot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Today is a good day for violence!"]]
Soon after, Dinobot and Primal were investigating a second stasis pod when they were suddenly ambushed by Predacons. The Predacons defeated the two and secured the pod for themselves, bringing [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] online. As this was one in a long string of clever coups, this forced Optimus Primal to consider that their team was suffering from an information leak. Primal scapegoated Rattrap, an accusation in which Dinobot took pleasure. Dinobot was all too happy to destroy the alleged turncoat despite the potential hypocrisy of that act. Rattrap subsequently defected, and in the ensuing battle, was ordered by Megatron to shoot Dinobot, his frequent rival. After some hesitation, Rattrap shot Terrorsaur instead and revealed that the entire situation was a ruse by Optimus Primal to detect the real source of the information leak: stolen Maximal codes. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

Childish infighting between Rattrap and Dinobot inadvertently triggered Rhinox's new security program, [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]], before it could be completed. Dinobot and the other Maximals fled the ''Axalon'', while Rattrap stayed inside to combat Sentinel himself. Later, when Sentinel appeared to have shut down, Rattrap was assumed dead. Each Maximal gave a touching eulogy for Rattrap except for Dinobot, who refused to taint Rattrap's memory with lies. It was soon revealed that Rattrap had not perished, but had instead managed to shut off Sentinel.{{storylink|A Better Mousetrap}}

[[File:Dinobotversusplant.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"I will speak daggers to it, but use none."]]
Dinobot joined Optimus Primal on a mission once again, but this time to explore the planet's native organisms. Dinobot considered this work as being beneath him, and in the process found himself assaulted by one of the planet's flora. As Primal considered this a lesson in respect learned, he found himself attacked by one of Scorponok's [[cyberbee]]s. It injected him with a virus that was intended to make him a coward, but instead removed all his inhibitions. Upon returning Primal to the ''Axalon'', Dinobot oddly found himself agreeing that this new bloodthirsty Primal was not a beneficial change. After he failed to solve the problem with the Predacons diplomatically, as Primal would have wanted, it was decided to let the new violent Primal be the new violent Primal. Ultimately, Primal acquired the antidote and woke up with Dinobot standing watch over him. Dinobot assured him that it was merely his shift, and not indicative of his feelings towards Primal—despite having placed a beautiful plant in Primal's quarters. {{storylink|Gorilla Warfare}}

When a Cybertronian probe was detected, Dinobot helped his teammates attempt to contact it, despite the fact he dreaded a return home. After all, he was a criminal even in Predacon terms, and he had no hope for a warm Maximal reception. Somewhat fortunately for Dinobot's potential fate, their attempts to catch the attention of the probe failed when [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] invented the [[Transformation Lock Lens|transformation lock lens]]. {{storylink|The Probe}} The issue was raised again when the Maximals thought that the Predacons had been destroyed. Dinobot elected to remain on the planet while the Maximals repaired their ship and launched it. However, just as Dinobot wandered off to explore the world that had become his, he stumbled across the not-so-dead Predacons, who attacked the ''Axalon'' and grounded the Maximals once again. {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}}

[[File:Dinobot mirror.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"A little more than kin, and less than kind."]]
After Dinobot and the other Maximals were saved from a Predacon attack by Rhinox's ingenuity, Rhinox was abducted by the Predacons and reprogrammed into one of them. Optimus Primal waited for this to backfire on them, and when their plot began to unravel, Dinobot joined the Maximals in infiltrating the Predacon base and retrieving their kidnapped comrade. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Megatron soon set his sights on Dinobot as well. After Terrorsaur buried Dinobot in a cave, Megatron unleashed a [[Clone One|clone of Dinobot]] on the unsuspecting Maximals. Ultimately, Dinobot broke free and returned to the ''Axalon'', where he confronted his clone and ate him. Yes. He ate him. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}

Not long afterward, Tigatron went missing during a routine scouting report. When Optimus Primal noted that Tigatron was the victim of an aerial attack, Dinobot identified the culprits as Waspinator and Terrorsaur. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} Dinobot remained at base with Rhinox while the others searched for Tigatron on a mysterious flying island. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}} Dinobot suffered along with his teammates when the energon dampener was stolen from the ''Axalon'', requiring him and the others to stay in [[beast mode]] to avoid energon surges. Between that and sleep deprivation from persistent Predacon attacks, their innate beast instincts began to take over, and the Maximals went feral. It was only through the instruction of Tigatron that they were able to defeat the Predacons and retrieve the dampener. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}}

Dinobot was tested again when he, Cheetor, Rhinox, and Rattrap were blinded by a Predacon attack. They were far from base and completely helpless, so Dinobot immediately began to panic. Rhinox was able to calm him and the others and slowly lead them back to base, using their other senses. They were rescued by Optimus Primal and Tigatron at the foot of the base just as they began to slip into [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}} The Maximals were also visited by the wandering spark of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who possessed the body of Waspinator and led a successful attack on the Maximal base, resulting in Dinobot receiving critical damage. Forced out of their base, Optimus Primal surrendered the Maximals to Starscream, under the condition that Dinobot be repaired. In exchange, Starscream ordered the Maximals to attack Megatron. Despite his treachery, Starscream himself was deceived, as Dinobot was not as damaged as advertised. He and Primal were able to eject Starscream from Waspinator's body and retake the ''Axalon''. {{storylink|Possession}}

[[File:Dinobottarantulasrattrapthelowroad.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"Frailty, thy name is Tarantulas!"]]
Once again, the feud between Rattrap and Dinobot led to disaster. Their carelessness indirectly caused Rhinox to be infected with a [[Energon discharge virus|virus]] that caused him to eject energy involuntarily, via hiccups or sneezes or...other means. Optimus Primal ordered the bickering pair to hunt down Tarantulas in his lair and obtain the antidote, figuring they'd either learn to work together or everyone would be destroyed. Unfortunately, the latter wasn't so unlikely an option, as Dinobot and Rattrap's out-of-control behavior toward each other repeatedly sabotaged their efforts to capture Tarantulas. Dinobot was able to grab him just as Megatron arrived, and claimed the spider as a hostage. Megatron did not care and shot them both. Ultimately, the day was saved when Rhinox used his virus against the Predacons, unleashing a mighty explosion from his rear end. {{storylink|The Low Road}}

Despite his increasing loyalty to the team, Dinobot's violent heart occasionally created rifts. Most notable was his reaction to [[Tigatron]]'s pacifism: When the tiger tried to leave the Maximals in grief over the accidental death of his best friend, Dinobot argued vociferously with the "coward". He simply could not comprehend what Tigatron was saying, that in order to stop the fighting, someone had to lay down his weapon. The confrontation with Tigatron revealed more than just Dinobot's warrior ethic. He explained to Tigatron a bit of his motives for turning against Megatron: He feared that if Megatron used Earth's energon supply to wage a new war, Cybertron would burn as a result. Dinobot could only see desertion, and for that he nearly killed Tigatron, who refused to fight back. But Primal interrupted before any damage was done, and Tigatron later came back to battle to save Dinobot from a Predacon attack, making the whole point moot. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}

The [[Vok|alien]] mystery that surrounded the planet soon came to a head. When it became apparent that the aliens themselves would visit them imminently, the Predacons surprisingly called for a truce. Tigatron was called to sneak into the Predacon base and find out what had captured Megatron's attention, and Dinobot and the other Maximals staged a non-lethal battle to cover Tigatron's exit, upholding their end of the truce. Dinobot loosened a large boulder out of place, allowing it to crush both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Before the Storm}} As expected, the aliens arrived. A wormhole opened up over the planet, and a beam shot down to the surface, where another alien device was activated. Rhinox and Dinobot stayed behind at the ''Axalon'' while the others investigated, but were too engaged by the planet's second moon shifting its shape into a horrible [[Planet Buster]] weapon to notice their base had been compromised. Both Rhinox and Dinobot were removed from the equation by Blackarachnia and Tarantulas. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} The Maximals returned to find them both welded to the ceiling by cyberwebs. Dinobot and Rhinox were placed inside [[CR chamber]]s as Rattrap and Airazor went to find their unwelcome visitors. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}

[[File:Dinobotgoldendisks.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry."]]
When Dinobot awoke, Optimus Primal was dead, having sacrificed himself to destroy the Planet Buster with a transwarp explosion, and Cheetor and Rattrap had been altered into [[Transmetal]] forms by the resulting [[quantum surge]]. After reluctantly admitting Rattrap's new form was an improvement, he immediately declared himself the new Maximal leader. However, with Primal dead, Rhinox was not in any mood to tolerate Dinobot's outburst and shut him up forcefully. While Rattrap and Cheetor were sent outside to deal with Waspinator and a newly Transmetalled Megatron, Rhinox and Dinobot were stuck with the task of restoring their security systems. They did not account for [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], who had also infiltrated the ''Axalon''. Thankfully, Rhinox was able to defeat the Predacon and eject him from the ship. {{storylink|Aftermath}}

With the destruction of the planet's second moon and the stabilization of the planet's natural energon reserves, it became apparent to Dinobot that Megatron was right all along; this was indeed Earth, though in the distant past. Dinobot broke into the Predacon base and stole Megatron's golden disks. He knew that they contained information about the future, and this cut to the core of his being: "If the future is indeed immutably foretold, then my demise is but moments from that confirmation, for I could not live if not the master of my fate." Dinobot hid the disks in a remote location and returned to the ''Axalon'', where Rattrap was having a minor meltdown. Rhinox had hooked himself to a machine with little explanation, and with Tigatron and Airazor on a long-term exploration trip, it fell to Rattrap, Dinobot, and Cheetor to hold off the combined force of the Predacons. Worse yet, Megatron had introduced two new [[Fuzor]]s to his team, [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]. Dinobot grabbed what weaponry he could, and with the other two Maximals engaged the Predacons far from the ship, in hopes that they could keep the Predacons away from whatever Rhinox was trying to accomplish. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}}

[[File:Coming of the Fuzors 2 Dinobot Rattrap.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!"]]
Their efforts, though seemingly doomed, were not for naught. Though Dinobot, Rattrap, and Cheetor fought to near-death, they held off the enemy long enough for Rhinox's gamble to work. He had travelled into the [[Transformer afterlife|Matrix]] and retrieved Optimus Primal's spark. Optimus Primal, restored as a Transmetal from a [[blank]] [[protoform]], dramatically turned the tide, saving Dinobot and the others from what would at least have been honorable deaths. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

[[File:Maximal No More Dinobot bow.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Is this a dagger which I see before me, Dinobot, the handle toward my hand?"]]
His desire to discover whether the future could be changed kept Dinobot focused on Megatron's actions. When Predacon installations were placed in a Voyager-disk-like pattern, Dinobot remarked that Megatron's plan proceeded even without the disk's information. Thus, he resubmitted himself to Megatron's command, but the Maximals' influence still showed itself. When he was pitted in a death match against [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] in a bizarre test of loyalty, Dinobot subdued his foe but refused to kill him, offering to train him instead. But Megatron accepted the prodigal son anyway, as long as he returned the original Golden Disk. (He had already given the alien disk to Rhinox.) Dinobot complied. He admitted to himself that by helping Megatron he might be sacrificing his own race, but he had to discover whether his actions were his own or predestined. After the artifact was back in Megatron's hands, Rattrap attacked and was quickly immobilized. As a final test of allegiance, Dinobot was ordered to kill his former teammate. This task proved too much for him, and he turned once again on the Predacon leader. Megatron retreated with the disk in his possession, and Primal was left with the decision on whether to allow Dinobot back into their ranks. Dinobot explained that either way, he would fight Megatron, prompting Primal to forgive Dinobot his treacherous actions. Once welcomed back, Dinobot told Primal of Megatron's ultimate designs for the disks' information. {{storylink|Maximal, No More}}

[[File:BWDinobot decision.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"To Bay or not to Bay; that is the question, and here is the sunset."]]
As Rhinox and Dinobot scanned known alien sites, they suddenly realized that Tigatron and Airazor were journeying into one. But before they could send a warning, the traveling pair triggered the alien site and were shot into space. Dinobot and the other Maximals were rallied by Optimus Primal to this site, where they confronted the Predacons. Before the fight could begin, the alien site activated again, creating a massive [[Metal Hunter]], and blasted everyone in the area. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}} The Transformers who had not been altered by the quantum surge lay deactivated, but the Transmetals and Fuzors were unaffected by the Metal Hunter's blast. Silverbolt and Cheetor were instructed to carry Dinobot and Rhinox back to the base for repairs. Megatron used the alien disk to activate the Metal Hunter, and the Maximals gained an unlikely ally: Tarantulas. Dinobot, like his fellow Maximals, greeted the Predacon turncoat with bared weapons and only reluctantly allowed Tarantulas to aid them. Subsequently, Dinobot joined an assault on the Metal Hunter itself, a cover for Tarantulas's entry. The Metal Hunter was destroyed. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 2)}}

When Silverbolt went missing during an energon storm while he, Cheetor, and Optimus Primal were investigating [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]], Dinobot suggested they forget the Fuzor and concentrate on the Predacons. The enemy was, after all, minus both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia, while they were only down one member. Primal rejected Dinobot's lack of sympathy. As Primal and Cheetor left to find Silverbolt, Dinobot turned to one of the ''Axalon'''s consoles and began downloading into its database. {{storylink|Bad Spark}}

Unlike Primal, Rattrap was not so forgiving of Dinobot's earlier betrayal. After contemplating suicide and enduring Rattrap's continuing recriminations, Dinobot decided to set things right. He tracked Megatron down and found him testing the original disk which Dinobot had returned. Megatron had discovered a mountain whose image was recorded on the disk, and he had [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] destroy the peak. From a distance, Dinobot saw his greatest hope and worst fear form simultaneously: The disk's image changed. Dinobot's future was his own...but Megatron had virtually limitless power to change it.

[[File:Dinobot funeral.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Out, out, brief spark! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor mech that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more."]]
When the Predacons launched an attack on a tribe of [[protohuman]]s, attempting to destroy the future human race and alter the course of the Autobot/Decepticon war, Dinobot singlehandedly took on all of them. Having already been blindsided by Tarantulas (and having squashed him under a rock in retaliation), he ambushed Inferno, burying his sword in the latter's chest. Blackarachnia banged him up with her machine guns until Dinobot used Inferno himself as a shield, after which he blew away both Predacons with the ant-bot's own gun.

Dinobot proceeded to bombard Rampage from above until Waspinator shot him down (and caused him to land on top of the luckless flier); when Rampage tried to retaliate in tank mode, Dinobot shoved the downed Waspinator into the mad experiment's cannon, causing Rampage to blow himself apart. The backfire sent the warrior flying with severe damage, and Quickstrike was eager to add to his pain. Despite his optic weaponry shorting out, Dinobot still managed to beat the Fuzor, pummeling him with his bare hands before slamming him head-first into a rock.

At this point, his internal computer attempted to engage stasis lock to save his remaining energy, but Dinobot overrode it and turned to face his final opponent: Megatron himself. Mocking the weakened Dinobot, Megatron tallied the score firmly in his own favor: He had unimaginable power via the Golden Disk, he held a lone protohuman hostage, and the severely damaged Dinobot was the only obstacle in his reality-warping plan. Mostly depowered, severely outmatched, and refusing to quit, Dinobot jammed a rock through a stick and attacked with the makeshift hammer. As the protohuman's bonds dissolved, Megatron dropped the disk, allowing Dinobot to shatter it with his last bit of energy.

The rest of the Maximals arrived to drive Megatron off, but it was too late for their comrade. After a final conversation with his allies (including a last insult to Rattrap and a request to have his story told truly and without embellishment), Dinobot's spark left his frame. He was given a hero's funeral, with his body cremated as the Maximal fliers executed a {{w|Missing man formation}}. His legacy remained even with the anthropoids, who found his hammer and used it as a weapon. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}

Megatron, because that's the sort of prick he is, created a zombie-esque [[Dinobot II|Transmetal 2 clone]] of Dinobot. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}}

Later, to convince Rattrap to let him search for ex-Predacon [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], Silverbolt reminded him he'd trusted the original Dinobot. Rattrap grumped that he'd "regretted it" a few times, but still let his comrade out. {{storylink|Proving Grounds}}

[[File:Dinobotflashesnem1.jpg|left|380px|thumb|Behold, the enemy within!]]
Thanks to the destruction of [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], the Dinobot clone's spark-brother, Dinobot's consciousness was able to take hold of the clone and make him regain a sense of honour. {{storylink|Transformers Hall of Fame}} {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

{{note|It was not entirely spelt out during "Nemesis" why Dinobot II was regaining Dinobot's memories. The 2010 Transformers Hall of Fame profile for Dinobot stated that the original's spirit had somehow returned from beyond to influence his clone. There was also an unproduced episode of ''Beast Wars'', "[[Dark Glass]]", where Rattrap would have discovered and downloaded a back-up of Dinobot's memories into Dinobot II; while the script never made it past a first draft, "[[Bad Spark]]" had Dinobot backing himself up onto the Axalon.}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''Cloud''=====
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=====''Beast Wars Diorama Story''=====
Dinobot eventually met up with several [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s from [[Transformers (film)|another dimension]]. A battle broke out between the Maximals, Predacons, Autobots and Decepticons. The other-dimensional Transformers eventually returned to their place of origin and the Beast Wars continued as they were. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story|Beast Wars Diorama Story}}
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====''Transformers: Dinobots'' packaging blurb====
When Dinobot's spark returned to the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]], the "data" contained in his "DNA schematics" returned with him. Later, to combat Megatron's [[technorganic]] virus the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] reformated a small group of survivors using these "DNA schematics" from Dinobot, creating the Beast Machines era [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dinobots}}

====3H comics====
After using the [[Divine Light]] to access [[Primus]]'s power, [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]] reanimated several [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] corpses into facsimiles of [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s old subordinates, including one of Dinobot in his pre-Earth vehicular form. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:Dinobotmtmte8.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Little did we know that there was a giant shovel on the other arm.]]
During the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|He Who Would Be Megatron]] also scanned the historical datatrax of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. He failed to notice the approaching guard until Dinobot dispatched him with his sword and insisted they speed up the operation. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye #8}}
{{BW Shell Game}}
While traveling back to Cybertron at the conclusion of the Beast Wars, Optimus Primal reflected on past battles, including those in which Dinobot fought. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}
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====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====
While Megatron was being guided through the afterlife by Rhinox, he beheld a vision of himself slaughtering his allies and foes alike, Dinobot among them. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
Near the end of the Great War, several combatants had been reduced to protoforms due to the fallout of a foiled [[Tripredacus Council]] plot. Among those afflicted was [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], who's stasis pod "Dinobot" came upon as it was being stored away. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] surveyed the events that began the Beast Wars, he witnessed several key moments involving Dinobot, among them his duel with Optimus Primal upon the stone bridge leading to the Maximal base. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

====''Timelines''====
[[File:Dinobotdawnoffuturespast.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them."]]

After meeting with [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]], "Dinobot", Megatron, and [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]] broke into the [[Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive]] to steal a [[Data-Con]] which would provide all sorts of information about the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]. As they were making their getaway, Dinobot threw the Data-Con to Dirge (who was unaware of a switch on Megatron's part) before battling a squadron of [[Maximal Command Security Force|Maximal Security Troopers]], ending with a close combat duel with [[9K]] using his then energy-based sword. Dinobot evidently emerged victorious, as he was later seen with Megatron and "[[Scorponok (BW)|Clamps]]". {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

Megatron and Dinobot joined [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] in escaping the archives with the Golden Disk, avoiding patrolmen [[Nitrostreak|Unit 1]] and [[Tigatron|Unit 2]]. As Dinobot disabled the former, he protested Megatron's apparent cowardice and dishonorable tactics. Megatron responded by clamping his fist around Dinobot's neck, rebuking him for using the "h" word in his presence. After Dinobot had regained his composure, they made their way to the rendezvous point with the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' and launched into space, where they activated their transwarp drive.

The ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Chromia 10]]'' gave chase, though the latter was destroyed by [[Laserbeak (G1)|unknown]] [[Buzzsaw (G1)|assailants]]. When the ''Axalon'' caught up with the Predacons, Dinobot balked at the idea of fleeing again and managed to fire a few shots at the ''Axalon''. After Megatron taunted the pilot of the ''Axalon'' via videoscreen, Dinobot and the other rogue Predacons on board the ''Darksyde'' disappeared through a transwarp portal, with the ''Axalon'' close behind. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

After [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was reborn on [[Earth]], Dinobot rushed out to assist the Maximals against the Predacons during a plot to launch an orbital weapon. The launching pad was destroyed by Airazor just as Dinobot arrived. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}
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====Razorclaw continuity====
In one splinter timeline of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]], minor atmospheric perturbations caused [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]'s stasis pod to crash on the far side of Earth, and absent his presence, Megatron slaughtered all the remaining Maximals except [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 7, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 07/08/2015}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
Following the [[Quantum surge]], Dinobot, as well as many other Maximals, became separated from the rest of the team and left stranded somewhere on [[Earth|Energoa]]. After Optimus Primal's resurrection and escape from Megatron, Dinobot could be seen watching the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] from somewhere off in the distance. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}

Dinobot eventually got in contact with his Maximal comrades and revealed he was recovering in a [[protohuman]] village. The village was promptly attacked by [[Jaguar]] and Dinobot died defending the protohumans. Optimus Primal showed up and, swearing to avenge Dinobot's death, killed Jaguar in battle. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 3|Beast Wars Metals #3}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkeimanga-Dinobot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Who's got two thumbs on one hand except for when I switch to my fists? THIS guy!]]
In the present day, the [[Autobot]] [[Mini Vehicle]]s dug up the bodies of [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|Hot Shot]] and Dinobot from deep within the earth. As the Mini Vehicles wondered if Dinobot were an Autobot, he woke up angrily, and began to attack the others, hoping to find a worthy foe, until finally Hot Shot (and his [[Mini-Con]], Jolt) faced Dinobot in battle. After seeing Hot Shot perform a series of clever moves, Dinobot suggested the two battle for leadership. However, Hot Shot declined Dinobot's offer and suggested instead they team up and make peace.

Hot Shot returned with Dinobot to Autobot headquarters, where [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] immediately suggesting he and Dinobot fight each other for fun, ruining Hot Shot's ceasefire. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
[[File:Visualize Shot 13.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Visualize Shot 13}}}}
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===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-4-Dinobot.jpg|75px|thumb]]
Dinobot had himself a hearty laugh when [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] attempted to replicate [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]'s new clear-torso'd power-up via a see-through negligee. {{Storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:AloneTogetherP-Dynobot.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
On a Cybertron ruled by the decrepit and corrupt Builders, '''Dynobot''' was one of the first Maximals and Predacons to speak out against the system, agitating for change. It was his words that would inspire some of the first seeds of real resistance on Cybertron. {{storylink|Derailment}} Eventually, Dynobot was captured and placed in the maximum security level of the [[Ferromax Detention Center]]. There he stayed until a group of Maximals led by Rattrap broke him out in a daring raid. {{storylink|Alone Together: Prologue|Prologue}}
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===''Legends'' comic===
[[File:LegendsChristmasDinobot.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

Dinobot was an employee of [[Axalon Trading Company]] whose solution to most problems was to eat them. During one busy day he was being rushed by their boss, Optimus Primal and complained that he needed help if he was supposed to get done any faster. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap|The Transformation Gap}} When he was introduced to the new junior employee, Rattrap, the first thing Dinobot did was try to eat him. Rattrap wouldn't let this get to him, though, and continued doing his job even while stuck in the raptor's mouth. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 11#The Two's Recent Encounter|The Two's Recent Encounter}}

Dinobot made fun of Rattrap for collecting children's toys, but a defensive Rattrap argued that Transformers could be really difficult to transform and challenged him to transform a [[Mach Kick]]. He was unable to make heads or tails of the toy, so in the end he gave up and simply ate it, to Rattrap's horror. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 11#When We Have Been Social|When We Have Been Social}} Rattrap took revenge by replacing Dinobot's office supplies with ''[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]'' toys, forcing him to transform them before he could get any work done. This backfired on him when Dinobot ate these toys as well. On a hot day he demanded Rattrap bring him an popsicle, only to receive a plastic [[Gari Robo-kun]] transforming popsicle instead. Naturally, he proceeded to eat it anyway, leaving Rattrap despairing that he should've seen it coming by now. {{storylink|Prank}}

For [[Christmas]], Rattrap gifted Dinobot the alarm clock Transformer [[Heinrad (BWN)|Heinrad]], which mystified him. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} The tall stature of Dinobot and the other Axalon employees was another source of grief for Rattrap, who disliked his small size. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}} Dinobot later visited the TransformersFes 2016 event, where he encountered an alternate dimension version of Rattrap. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rattrap)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} He was among the employees present for the inauguration of the new Autobot-Axalon office building, in actuality a new [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Windblade6-allofus.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
Dinobot was a resident of the colony world [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], and a member of the [[Scale Walkers|Scale Walker]] tribe. He gathered with representatives of the other three tribes in [[Talon Valley]], in front of a [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] portal, to discuss the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] [[combiner]]s who had invaded three weeks prior. While declaring he would defend his planet from any invaders, no matter the cost, a traveler from offworld arrived through the portal: [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. Dinobot quickly took a disliking to him.

After Rattrap returned to Cybertron with intel, a week later, official representatives from offworld arrived on Eukaris through the portal. Dinobot and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] were suspicious of them, as they heard of how their kind was once driven away and slaughtered by ancient Cybertronians, but amidst their visitors' pleas for peace, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] was allowed to speak, as she was not actually Cybertronian, but a [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]]. The planet's gigantic guardian, [[Chela]], awoke before their eyes to quell this reunion of worlds, and Dinobot and the others attempted to defend the spacebridge from it, but it was summarily defeated by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Dinobot was put off that in spite of the destruction of their legendary guardian, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] still condoned an alliance. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

Dinobot begrudgingly (and adorably) gave a gift to his [[Fur Walkers|Fur Walker]] rival Cheetor on Chosen One Day. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[Thrashclaw]] had a mentor who was a "brown and blue, thick-headed, dynamic" bot who went off with a "[[Megatron (BW)|purple lunatic]]". {{storylink|Life Finds a Way}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
[[File:Earthrise6DinobotOptic.jpg|thumb|250px]]
While patrolling through the jungle, Dinobot's attention was drawn by the sound of space debris falling to Earth's surface. He emerged from the foliage to investigate, discovering the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}
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===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
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==Games==
===''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game continuity===
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game advertising comic====
Upon arriving on "[[Earth|Planet Energon]]", the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Maximals and their Predacon adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
{{voiceactor|??? (English), ??? (Japanese)}}

Many Beast Wars combatants had managed to construct personal bases, customized to their personal tastes, due to the extended duration of the war. Dinobot's own was situated in the "Polluted Area" of the planet, where a previous conflict had rendered it a gloomy and dilapidated environment. Dinobot joined his fellow Maximals in battling not only an entrenched Predacon threat, but the interdimensional monsters known as the [[Skriix]].

=====Maximal campaign=====
[[File:BeastWarsPSX-Dinobotstats.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Digital [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotate blade]]!]]
Upon having eliminated the Predacon threat, Dinobot was part of Optimus Primal's roll call when he announced that the galaxy was now at peace.

=====Predacon campaign=====
After the Maximals failed to rescue a downed stasis pod in Dinobot's territory, the Predacons took advantage of Dinobot's troops having recently been thinned by a conflict with the Skriix. This left Dinobot vulnerable, leading him to be assassinated by a Predacon agent. In response to Dinobot's death, Optimus Primal launched an unsuccessful attempt on the Predacon ship, which ultimately led to the Maximals' undoing. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers}}

{{Note|Due to the nature of this game, a player may select various individual characters to perform the feats required in every level, and complete the game's narrative. Thus, any playable Maximal can fill the role of protagonist in Maximal Mode, and any playable Predacon can fill the role of protagonist in Predacon Mode. To view the various feats Dinobot can accomplish throughout gameplay in Maximal Mode, it is told on the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|''Beast Wars'' video game]] page, wherein Dinobot fills the role of the nameless Maximal.}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Dinobot was part of Megatron's forces when a huge earthquake uncovered [[Energon]]. He took part in an ambush of the Maximals, so that the Predacons could gain control of this new resource. Also he appeared to have at least two raptor clones backing him up. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Legends)|Beast Wars}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDinobot.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Beware my hand-mouth!]]
Dinobot 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: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Dinobot-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|250px|Clever Boy. He stole [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/killer-instinct-season-2-the-return-of-riptor/1100-6424228/ someone's] new design...]]
Dinobot was one of many warriors pulled from [[Beast Era| his universe]] to fight for the [[Quintesson| Quintessons]]. There are many of him running around, some of which join [[You|the Commander]]. Notably, he is the only character in the game to have a unique victory animation.
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
When Dinobot arrived to the future Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] wanted him to join the Dinobots because hence his name. Dinobot refused causing confusion among the Dinobots for not joining them. Dinobot then expressed that he wished Rattrap was here because of Grimlock's annoyances. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}{{chargamestub}}

==Toys==
{{main|Dinobot (BW)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Dinobot (BW)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
*Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' comics, Dinobot is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]]'s helmet in gold.
*The [[#Beast Wars: Uprising|''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnation]] of Dynobot is a "virtual redeco" of the [[Springer (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Voyager Class Springer mold]]. Accordingly, [[Grimlock (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Grimlock]] shares this body-type in ''Uprising''.
*Unlike the other recognizable Maximals and Predacons featured in the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic, Dinobot's Cybertronian body is a wholly-new design yet retrains his regular color scheme.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1357035373184962561 Josh Burcham on twitter]</ref>
===Toy related===
[[File:BWRConcept04.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Dinobot's control art. The beast head displays a more rigid grill structure.]]
*Dinobot's original toy was designed to supplant a failed lion Transformer counterpart to Cheetor that ended up being, understandably, too similar to Cheetor. A dinosaur's entry into the Maximals was justified by pointing out that the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had been good guys in Generation 1.<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p1-2</ref>
*In the first ''Beast Wars'' toy commercials, [[:File:Dinobottoycommercial.jpg|Dinobot had a slightly different deco than the final toy]]. He was browner, rather than pinker, and had thicker stripes.
*Some fans are inclined to yank off Dinobot's mutant mask pieces, since he doesn't have them on the television show, they get in the way during transformation, and they're easily removable. Ten years later, Hasbro thought so, too, in their stock photography for ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' Dinobot.
[[File:TMDinobotConcept.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Raptor and... squatting Raptor? It's a jet powered squat, surely.]]
*A mainline Transmetal Dinobot made it to the concept art stage. Several elements of the design were recycled for Transmetal [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]].
*Dinobot's toy curiously has six toes on each foot. Since his legs form his [[robot mode]] arms, not only does this mean he's left with two thumbs, but also a tiny, barely noticeable finger molded near his wrist. The double thumbs got carried over onto his animation model, yet his in-show beast mode appears to only have three toes. Between all this, it has to be said that real-life raptors had no more than four toes on each of their feet.
*From the size to the proportions to the complete lack of feathers, Dinobot's [[beast mode]] barely resembles a {{w|File:Velociraptor Restoration.png|real ''Velociraptor''}}. Though raptors were not definitively known to be feathered in 1996 (feathers on dromeosaurids were considered speculative until the late 1990s and evidence of Velociraptor in particular having feathers did not emerge until 2007), the contemporary science was not taken into account when designing the toy or animated character model. Instead, Dinobot seems to be based on the depiction of Velociraptors from ''Jurassic Park'', which had shot the species to worldwide awareness three years before and was likewise accompanied by a toyline from Kenner.
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===Television related===
[[File:Dinobotearlycgimodel.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Code of... something.]]
*Several views of preliminary ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' CGI models were available in the Special Features of [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s ''Beast Wars: The Complete Second Season'' DVD box set. Dinobot's early model, like the other preliminary models, took more cues from the toy, such as including the [[mutant head]] and actually looking transformable. Interestingly enough, the preliminary model transformed into the final beast mode model, but since Dinobot's transformation involves swapping out parts, that's not too hard to believe.
[[File:Dinobotearlycgimodel2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]]'s influence reached back through time.]]
*Australia's ''Beast Wars'' DVD sets from [[Madman Entertainment]] offered images of in-progress Dinobot models from later into production. Even in this late stage, he kept a large amount of his transformation kibble, though the aesthetic flourishes (like the spines on his ankles and the ribs in his torso) began to take shape. And, hey, check out that chin.
*In an interview on Madman's Season 3 DVDs, Scott McNeil revealed that he created the Dinobot voice by using his previous experience mimicking [[Chris Latta]]'s famous performance of [[Cobra Commander]] when replacing him in the role after his death. Since he found the Latta-style vocalisation so difficult to maintain, he tried dropping it two octaves, and thus arrived at Dinobot.
*In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Dinobot spoke with a protracted and emphatic ''dā'' (ダー) attached to the ends of his sentences. This is a vocal tic associated with older, archaic forms of speech, signifying his old-timey sensibilities and concepts of honor.

===Fandom related===
*Some fans humorously refer to Dinobot's [[Cyber-slash tail weapon]] as a "Rotate Blade" because of its usage in a [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& terrible fanfic by MG-Dinobot].
*Likewise, fans refer to Dinobot as having a "rigid grill structure", an injoke that came into being because of an [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/307ed3ad2152d304 alt.toys.transformers poster's] somewhat confusing signature that included a quote from ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''. What part of Dinobot is the rigid grill structure is not definitively determined, whether it be the bony pair of robot legs that hang under his toy's beast mode or his, uh, crotch.
*Speaking of Dinobot's crotch, [[Mainframe Entertainment]] once had a little fun with Dinobot's model after hours. "[[:File:Dirkdinobot.jpg|Dirk Dinobot]]" may not be safe for work, but his grill structure here is anything but rigid! Fan James Hooks was responsible for originally posting the Dirk Dinobot image on [[alt.toys.transformers]], thanks to an unknown person from Mainframe Entertainment.
*On [[May 7]], [[2010]], he was unveiled as one of the first five nominees for the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]], the first ''Beast Wars'' character to earn the honor and the only character not to be from 1984 or 1985. A tongue-in-cheek campaign for Dinobot was started by [[David Willis]], with the gag being that he'd never beat the 1984/5 characters. To everyone's surprise, at [[BotCon 2010]]'s Hall of Fame ceremony, Dinobot was unveiled as the winner: he became both the first ''Beast Wars'' character and first fan-voted to be inducted, beating out even long time favorites [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dinobot''' (ダイノボット ''Dainobotto'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Dillonburg''' (狄龍堡 ''Dik Lung Bou'')
*''Korean:'' '''Dinobot''' (다이노봇 ''Dainobos'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kǒng Lóng''' (China, 恐龙, "Dinosaur"), '''Mó Lóng''' (Taiwan, 魔龍, "Demonic Dinosaur")
*''Russian:'' '''Zuborob''' (first ''Beast Wars'' dub, Зубороб), '''Dinobot''' (second ''Beast Wars'' dub, Динобот)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& "Dinobot's Old Technology" by MG-Dinobot]
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?R=3D1EC1EB-19B9-F369-109E-19B934FCADD2:en_US Botcon 2010 tribute]

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:''Dinobot is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] or [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

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"You lived like a warrior ans died to an hero." [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en&&] ]]








'''Dinobot''' is a Predacon ruled by his sense of honor. He lives to die gloriously in battle. When he aided [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] in the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Dinobot believed he was in the pursuit of endless glory. But when he and his Predacon peers crashed on what seemed to be the wrong planet alongside a [[Maximal]] exploration vessel, he rebelled against Megatron and joined the Maximal team. It would be an uneasy alliance, fraught with turns of loyalty and turns of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespearean]] phrase. But it also led to strong friendships and even the salvation of all [[human]]ity.

As befits a warrior of his stature, Dinobot is skilled in all forms of combat. He wields a spinning sword and a [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotating blade]] as his preferred tools in battle, but, ever pragmatic in matters of violence, he has been known to use ranged weapons, such as his laser eye-beams or a simple handheld gun. He has threatened to use any and all of these on [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], with whom he has an intense rivalry. Deep down, he may respect the rodent, but he'll die before he'll admit to it.

{{bigquote|The question that has haunted my being has been answered: The future is not fixed. My choices are my own. And yet, how ironic, for I now find I have no choice at all! I am a warrior... let the battle be joined.|Dinobot|"[[Code of Hero]]"}}

==Fiction==
===First wave toy bios===
Dinobot clawed his way up to the top through victory after victory. Optimus considers him a natural when it comes to combat expertise. His thirst for battle is unquenchable. {{storylink|Dinobot (BW)#Toys|Dinobot bio}}
{{note|The on-package [[bio]]s of the first wave of Beast Wars toys predate the development of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon and its backstory. They seem to present the characters as a direct continuation of the previous Autobot/Decepticon conflict, with Optimus Primal actually being a new form of Optimus Prime and Megatron being his Generation 1 counterpart, and their battles taking place on present day, [[human]]-inhabited Earth, rather than in the distant past. Once the cartoon launched, the toyline adjusted itself to match that continuity instead, relegating this one to an aborted [[micro-continuity]].}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)|[[Yu Zhenbo]] (Chinese), [[Luiz Carlos de Moraes]] (Portuguese, Season 1), [[Jorge Barcellos]] (Portuguese, Season 2 onwards), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Héctor Cantolla]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Mario Zucca]] (Italian), [[Michel Vigné]] (French), [[Uli Pleßmann]] (German)}}

[[File:BWDinobot arrival.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair... wherever the hell we are."]]
Dinobot was one of a group of rogue Predacons and was party to their theft of the Maximal relic, the Golden Disk. They stole a ship and traveled through a transwarp portal, with the Maximal ship ''Axalon'' not far behind. After a heated space battle over a mysterious planet, both ships were damaged, and they fell blazing towards the ground below.

The entire planet was saturated with [[energon]], so much so that Dinobot and the other Predacons required protection. To this end, organic forms were scanned. In Dinobot's case, ''Velociraptor'' remains buried deep within the volcanic soil of their crash site became the basis for his new form. But the levels of energon were just one problem—this planet looked nothing like [[Earth]], their target destination! As Dinobot ventured outside the base, he blamed [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] for this error and announced his intention to take over the Predacons himself. Megatron laughed and had [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] shoot him over the horizon.

Dinobot, cheated and humbled, took his efforts elsewhere. As the Maximals returned to their crashed ship from an outing, Dinobot was there, blocking the rocky bridge that crossed the waterfall surrounding their new base. This time, he challenged [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], and for the leadership of the Maximals. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

[[File:BWPart1 bridgefaceoff.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Ill met by moonlight—er, sunlight, proud Optimus."]]
He and Optimus Primal began their fight. It almost ended badly for Primal when the Maximal commander's foot slipped on the edge of the bridge, but Dinobot saved him, as the Predacon believed that a dishonorable death would mean a dishonorable victory on his own part. They continued, but their battle was interrupted by a Predacon attack. After that clash subsided, Dinobot helped the Maximals, leading them to a victory against Megatron when he tried to obtain the bounty of a mountain-sized cache of natural energon. Optimus accepted him into the fold—not as a leader, of course, but still as a valued team member. This didn't sit well with the other Maximals, particularly [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}}

Dinobot provided not only brute force but an understanding of the enemy. A short time afterward, Dinobot was standing with Primal and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] on the bridge of the ''Axalon'' around a holo-map of the Predacon base when Primal suggested that Rattrap go on a scouting mission. {{storylink|The Web}}

[[File:Dinobotbulliescheetor.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Come not within the measure of my wrath."]]
However, though he was an asset against the Predacons, Dinobot sowed discontent amongst the Maximals' own ranks. Early on, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] was ordered to his quarters for fumbling the test of an energon monitoring device, and Dinobot suggested to the young Maximal that he secretly test the device himself. This ended in potential disaster when Cheetor unwittingly created an instant-transport stream between the two bases. When [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] used this to infiltrate the Maximal base, Dinobot feigned a desire to team up with him and overthrow Megatron. Lulling him into a false sense of security, Dinobot eventually took care of him with the trash disposal unit—all without firing a shot, and the other Maximals never even knew. {{storylink|Equal Measures}}

[[File:Coc getshorty.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"The course of true love never did run smooth."]]
Dinobot and Optimus Primal investigated an energy signature detected within the [[Standing Stones]], an enigmatic monument of alien origin. After a clash with Megatron and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], the monument came to life and Optimus Primal disappeared before their eyes. When Dinobot woke up, he was in the Maximal CR chamber, as he'd been found stripped down and abandoned outside the base by unknown hands. But that wasn't important-Optimus Primal was gone, perhaps dead! The Maximals quickly tried to select a new leader by [[Democracy|secret ballot]], and Dinobot laughed at them when their vote ended in a tie. No, he would be the new leader-by force, if necessary! However, they were all interrupted by a message from Optimus Primal, who was inside the alien monument. Primal put Rattrap in charge, and the remaining Maximals mounted a plan to extract Primal from the alien construct. After another battle with the Predacons at the Standing Stones, the aliens returned Primal to them, with no explanations. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}

When an incoming [[stasis pod]] carrying a potential new Maximal team member was detected, Dinobot refused to let Primal leave without scouting the area outside the ''Axalon'' first himself. Dinobot was convinced the Predacons would try to remove Primal from the equation, as he was their faction's only flying member, and he was right—the Predacons managed to damage Primal enough to keep him out of the race for the pod. Dinobot stayed behind with Primal while the others made a play for the pod on foot. When Dinobot received a transmission indicating the Maximals were having difficulties, he awoke Primal's [[core consciousness]] to consult him. As a result, the two were able to bounce a signal off one of the planet's moons to the dormant stasis pod, beating the Predacons to the punch. [[Tigatron]] joined the team. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}}

[[File:Better Mousetrap Dinobot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Today is a good day for violence!"]]
Soon after, Dinobot and Primal were investigating a second stasis pod when they were suddenly ambushed by Predacons. The Predacons defeated the two and secured the pod for themselves, bringing [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] online. As this was one in a long string of clever coups, this forced Optimus Primal to consider that their team was suffering from an information leak. Primal scapegoated Rattrap, an accusation in which Dinobot took pleasure. Dinobot was all too happy to destroy the alleged turncoat despite the potential hypocrisy of that act. Rattrap subsequently defected, and in the ensuing battle, was ordered by Megatron to shoot Dinobot, his frequent rival. After some hesitation, Rattrap shot Terrorsaur instead and revealed that the entire situation was a ruse by Optimus Primal to detect the real source of the information leak: stolen Maximal codes. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

Childish infighting between Rattrap and Dinobot inadvertently triggered Rhinox's new security program, [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]], before it could be completed. Dinobot and the other Maximals fled the ''Axalon'', while Rattrap stayed inside to combat Sentinel himself. Later, when Sentinel appeared to have shut down, Rattrap was assumed dead. Each Maximal gave a touching eulogy for Rattrap except for Dinobot, who refused to taint Rattrap's memory with lies. It was soon revealed that Rattrap had not perished, but had instead managed to shut off Sentinel.{{storylink|A Better Mousetrap}}

[[File:Dinobotversusplant.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"I will speak daggers to it, but use none."]]
Dinobot joined Optimus Primal on a mission once again, but this time to explore the planet's native organisms. Dinobot considered this work as being beneath him, and in the process found himself assaulted by one of the planet's flora. As Primal considered this a lesson in respect learned, he found himself attacked by one of Scorponok's [[cyberbee]]s. It injected him with a virus that was intended to make him a coward, but instead removed all his inhibitions. Upon returning Primal to the ''Axalon'', Dinobot oddly found himself agreeing that this new bloodthirsty Primal was not a beneficial change. After he failed to solve the problem with the Predacons diplomatically, as Primal would have wanted, it was decided to let the new violent Primal be the new violent Primal. Ultimately, Primal acquired the antidote and woke up with Dinobot standing watch over him. Dinobot assured him that it was merely his shift, and not indicative of his feelings towards Primal—despite having placed a beautiful plant in Primal's quarters. {{storylink|Gorilla Warfare}}

When a Cybertronian probe was detected, Dinobot helped his teammates attempt to contact it, despite the fact he dreaded a return home. After all, he was a criminal even in Predacon terms, and he had no hope for a warm Maximal reception. Somewhat fortunately for Dinobot's potential fate, their attempts to catch the attention of the probe failed when [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] invented the [[Transformation Lock Lens|transformation lock lens]]. {{storylink|The Probe}} The issue was raised again when the Maximals thought that the Predacons had been destroyed. Dinobot elected to remain on the planet while the Maximals repaired their ship and launched it. However, just as Dinobot wandered off to explore the world that had become his, he stumbled across the not-so-dead Predacons, who attacked the ''Axalon'' and grounded the Maximals once again. {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}}

[[File:Dinobot mirror.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"A little more than kin, and less than kind."]]
After Dinobot and the other Maximals were saved from a Predacon attack by Rhinox's ingenuity, Rhinox was abducted by the Predacons and reprogrammed into one of them. Optimus Primal waited for this to backfire on them, and when their plot began to unravel, Dinobot joined the Maximals in infiltrating the Predacon base and retrieving their kidnapped comrade. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Megatron soon set his sights on Dinobot as well. After Terrorsaur buried Dinobot in a cave, Megatron unleashed a [[Clone One|clone of Dinobot]] on the unsuspecting Maximals. Ultimately, Dinobot broke free and returned to the ''Axalon'', where he confronted his clone and ate him. Yes. He ate him. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}

Not long afterward, Tigatron went missing during a routine scouting report. When Optimus Primal noted that Tigatron was the victim of an aerial attack, Dinobot identified the culprits as Waspinator and Terrorsaur. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} Dinobot remained at base with Rhinox while the others searched for Tigatron on a mysterious flying island. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}} Dinobot suffered along with his teammates when the energon dampener was stolen from the ''Axalon'', requiring him and the others to stay in [[beast mode]] to avoid energon surges. Between that and sleep deprivation from persistent Predacon attacks, their innate beast instincts began to take over, and the Maximals went feral. It was only through the instruction of Tigatron that they were able to defeat the Predacons and retrieve the dampener. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}}

Dinobot was tested again when he, Cheetor, Rhinox, and Rattrap were blinded by a Predacon attack. They were far from base and completely helpless, so Dinobot immediately began to panic. Rhinox was able to calm him and the others and slowly lead them back to base, using their other senses. They were rescued by Optimus Primal and Tigatron at the foot of the base just as they began to slip into [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}} The Maximals were also visited by the wandering spark of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who possessed the body of Waspinator and led a successful attack on the Maximal base, resulting in Dinobot receiving critical damage. Forced out of their base, Optimus Primal surrendered the Maximals to Starscream, under the condition that Dinobot be repaired. In exchange, Starscream ordered the Maximals to attack Megatron. Despite his treachery, Starscream himself was deceived, as Dinobot was not as damaged as advertised. He and Primal were able to eject Starscream from Waspinator's body and retake the ''Axalon''. {{storylink|Possession}}

[[File:Dinobottarantulasrattrapthelowroad.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"Frailty, thy name is Tarantulas!"]]
Once again, the feud between Rattrap and Dinobot led to disaster. Their carelessness indirectly caused Rhinox to be infected with a [[Energon discharge virus|virus]] that caused him to eject energy involuntarily, via hiccups or sneezes or...other means. Optimus Primal ordered the bickering pair to hunt down Tarantulas in his lair and obtain the antidote, figuring they'd either learn to work together or everyone would be destroyed. Unfortunately, the latter wasn't so unlikely an option, as Dinobot and Rattrap's out-of-control behavior toward each other repeatedly sabotaged their efforts to capture Tarantulas. Dinobot was able to grab him just as Megatron arrived, and claimed the spider as a hostage. Megatron did not care and shot them both. Ultimately, the day was saved when Rhinox used his virus against the Predacons, unleashing a mighty explosion from his rear end. {{storylink|The Low Road}}

Despite his increasing loyalty to the team, Dinobot's violent heart occasionally created rifts. Most notable was his reaction to [[Tigatron]]'s pacifism: When the tiger tried to leave the Maximals in grief over the accidental death of his best friend, Dinobot argued vociferously with the "coward". He simply could not comprehend what Tigatron was saying, that in order to stop the fighting, someone had to lay down his weapon. The confrontation with Tigatron revealed more than just Dinobot's warrior ethic. He explained to Tigatron a bit of his motives for turning against Megatron: He feared that if Megatron used Earth's energon supply to wage a new war, Cybertron would burn as a result. Dinobot could only see desertion, and for that he nearly killed Tigatron, who refused to fight back. But Primal interrupted before any damage was done, and Tigatron later came back to battle to save Dinobot from a Predacon attack, making the whole point moot. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}

The [[Vok|alien]] mystery that surrounded the planet soon came to a head. When it became apparent that the aliens themselves would visit them imminently, the Predacons surprisingly called for a truce. Tigatron was called to sneak into the Predacon base and find out what had captured Megatron's attention, and Dinobot and the other Maximals staged a non-lethal battle to cover Tigatron's exit, upholding their end of the truce. Dinobot loosened a large boulder out of place, allowing it to crush both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Before the Storm}} As expected, the aliens arrived. A wormhole opened up over the planet, and a beam shot down to the surface, where another alien device was activated. Rhinox and Dinobot stayed behind at the ''Axalon'' while the others investigated, but were too engaged by the planet's second moon shifting its shape into a horrible [[Planet Buster]] weapon to notice their base had been compromised. Both Rhinox and Dinobot were removed from the equation by Blackarachnia and Tarantulas. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} The Maximals returned to find them both welded to the ceiling by cyberwebs. Dinobot and Rhinox were placed inside [[CR chamber]]s as Rattrap and Airazor went to find their unwelcome visitors. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}

[[File:Dinobotgoldendisks.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry."]]
When Dinobot awoke, Optimus Primal was dead, having sacrificed himself to destroy the Planet Buster with a transwarp explosion, and Cheetor and Rattrap had been altered into [[Transmetal]] forms by the resulting [[quantum surge]]. After reluctantly admitting Rattrap's new form was an improvement, he immediately declared himself the new Maximal leader. However, with Primal dead, Rhinox was not in any mood to tolerate Dinobot's outburst and shut him up forcefully. While Rattrap and Cheetor were sent outside to deal with Waspinator and a newly Transmetalled Megatron, Rhinox and Dinobot were stuck with the task of restoring their security systems. They did not account for [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], who had also infiltrated the ''Axalon''. Thankfully, Rhinox was able to defeat the Predacon and eject him from the ship. {{storylink|Aftermath}}

With the destruction of the planet's second moon and the stabilization of the planet's natural energon reserves, it became apparent to Dinobot that Megatron was right all along; this was indeed Earth, though in the distant past. Dinobot broke into the Predacon base and stole Megatron's golden disks. He knew that they contained information about the future, and this cut to the core of his being: "If the future is indeed immutably foretold, then my demise is but moments from that confirmation, for I could not live if not the master of my fate." Dinobot hid the disks in a remote location and returned to the ''Axalon'', where Rattrap was having a minor meltdown. Rhinox had hooked himself to a machine with little explanation, and with Tigatron and Airazor on a long-term exploration trip, it fell to Rattrap, Dinobot, and Cheetor to hold off the combined force of the Predacons. Worse yet, Megatron had introduced two new [[Fuzor]]s to his team, [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]. Dinobot grabbed what weaponry he could, and with the other two Maximals engaged the Predacons far from the ship, in hopes that they could keep the Predacons away from whatever Rhinox was trying to accomplish. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}}

[[File:Coming of the Fuzors 2 Dinobot Rattrap.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!"]]
Their efforts, though seemingly doomed, were not for naught. Though Dinobot, Rattrap, and Cheetor fought to near-death, they held off the enemy long enough for Rhinox's gamble to work. He had travelled into the [[Transformer afterlife|Matrix]] and retrieved Optimus Primal's spark. Optimus Primal, restored as a Transmetal from a [[blank]] [[protoform]], dramatically turned the tide, saving Dinobot and the others from what would at least have been honorable deaths. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

[[File:Maximal No More Dinobot bow.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Is this a dagger which I see before me, Dinobot, the handle toward my hand?"]]
His desire to discover whether the future could be changed kept Dinobot focused on Megatron's actions. When Predacon installations were placed in a Voyager-disk-like pattern, Dinobot remarked that Megatron's plan proceeded even without the disk's information. Thus, he resubmitted himself to Megatron's command, but the Maximals' influence still showed itself. When he was pitted in a death match against [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] in a bizarre test of loyalty, Dinobot subdued his foe but refused to kill him, offering to train him instead. But Megatron accepted the prodigal son anyway, as long as he returned the original Golden Disk. (He had already given the alien disk to Rhinox.) Dinobot complied. He admitted to himself that by helping Megatron he might be sacrificing his own race, but he had to discover whether his actions were his own or predestined. After the artifact was back in Megatron's hands, Rattrap attacked and was quickly immobilized. As a final test of allegiance, Dinobot was ordered to kill his former teammate. This task proved too much for him, and he turned once again on the Predacon leader. Megatron retreated with the disk in his possession, and Primal was left with the decision on whether to allow Dinobot back into their ranks. Dinobot explained that either way, he would fight Megatron, prompting Primal to forgive Dinobot his treacherous actions. Once welcomed back, Dinobot told Primal of Megatron's ultimate designs for the disks' information. {{storylink|Maximal, No More}}

[[File:BWDinobot decision.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"To Bay or not to Bay; that is the question, and here is the sunset."]]
As Rhinox and Dinobot scanned known alien sites, they suddenly realized that Tigatron and Airazor were journeying into one. But before they could send a warning, the traveling pair triggered the alien site and were shot into space. Dinobot and the other Maximals were rallied by Optimus Primal to this site, where they confronted the Predacons. Before the fight could begin, the alien site activated again, creating a massive [[Metal Hunter]], and blasted everyone in the area. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}} The Transformers who had not been altered by the quantum surge lay deactivated, but the Transmetals and Fuzors were unaffected by the Metal Hunter's blast. Silverbolt and Cheetor were instructed to carry Dinobot and Rhinox back to the base for repairs. Megatron used the alien disk to activate the Metal Hunter, and the Maximals gained an unlikely ally: Tarantulas. Dinobot, like his fellow Maximals, greeted the Predacon turncoat with bared weapons and only reluctantly allowed Tarantulas to aid them. Subsequently, Dinobot joined an assault on the Metal Hunter itself, a cover for Tarantulas's entry. The Metal Hunter was destroyed. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 2)}}

When Silverbolt went missing during an energon storm while he, Cheetor, and Optimus Primal were investigating [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]], Dinobot suggested they forget the Fuzor and concentrate on the Predacons. The enemy was, after all, minus both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia, while they were only down one member. Primal rejected Dinobot's lack of sympathy. As Primal and Cheetor left to find Silverbolt, Dinobot turned to one of the ''Axalon'''s consoles and began downloading into its database. {{storylink|Bad Spark}}

Unlike Primal, Rattrap was not so forgiving of Dinobot's earlier betrayal. After contemplating suicide and enduring Rattrap's continuing recriminations, Dinobot decided to set things right. He tracked Megatron down and found him testing the original disk which Dinobot had returned. Megatron had discovered a mountain whose image was recorded on the disk, and he had [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] destroy the peak. From a distance, Dinobot saw his greatest hope and worst fear form simultaneously: The disk's image changed. Dinobot's future was his own...but Megatron had virtually limitless power to change it.

[[File:Dinobot funeral.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Out, out, brief spark! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor mech that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more."]]
When the Predacons launched an attack on a tribe of [[protohuman]]s, attempting to destroy the future human race and alter the course of the Autobot/Decepticon war, Dinobot singlehandedly took on all of them. Having already been blindsided by Tarantulas (and having squashed him under a rock in retaliation), he ambushed Inferno, burying his sword in the latter's chest. Blackarachnia banged him up with her machine guns until Dinobot used Inferno himself as a shield, after which he blew away both Predacons with the ant-bot's own gun.

Dinobot proceeded to bombard Rampage from above until Waspinator shot him down (and caused him to land on top of the luckless flier); when Rampage tried to retaliate in tank mode, Dinobot shoved the downed Waspinator into the mad experiment's cannon, causing Rampage to blow himself apart. The backfire sent the warrior flying with severe damage, and Quickstrike was eager to add to his pain. Despite his optic weaponry shorting out, Dinobot still managed to beat the Fuzor, pummeling him with his bare hands before slamming him head-first into a rock.

At this point, his internal computer attempted to engage stasis lock to save his remaining energy, but Dinobot overrode it and turned to face his final opponent: Megatron himself. Mocking the weakened Dinobot, Megatron tallied the score firmly in his own favor: He had unimaginable power via the Golden Disk, he held a lone protohuman hostage, and the severely damaged Dinobot was the only obstacle in his reality-warping plan. Mostly depowered, severely outmatched, and refusing to quit, Dinobot jammed a rock through a stick and attacked with the makeshift hammer. As the protohuman's bonds dissolved, Megatron dropped the disk, allowing Dinobot to shatter it with his last bit of energy.

The rest of the Maximals arrived to drive Megatron off, but it was too late for their comrade. After a final conversation with his allies (including a last insult to Rattrap and a request to have his story told truly and without embellishment), Dinobot's spark left his frame. He was given a hero's funeral, with his body cremated as the Maximal fliers executed a {{w|Missing man formation}}. His legacy remained even with the anthropoids, who found his hammer and used it as a weapon. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}

Megatron, because that's the sort of prick he is, created a zombie-esque [[Dinobot II|Transmetal 2 clone]] of Dinobot. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}}

Later, to convince Rattrap to let him search for ex-Predacon [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], Silverbolt reminded him he'd trusted the original Dinobot. Rattrap grumped that he'd "regretted it" a few times, but still let his comrade out. {{storylink|Proving Grounds}}

[[File:Dinobotflashesnem1.jpg|left|380px|thumb|Behold, the enemy within!]]
Thanks to the destruction of [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], the Dinobot clone's spark-brother, Dinobot's consciousness was able to take hold of the clone and make him regain a sense of honour. {{storylink|Transformers Hall of Fame}} {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

{{note|It was not entirely spelt out during "Nemesis" why Dinobot II was regaining Dinobot's memories. The 2010 Transformers Hall of Fame profile for Dinobot stated that the original's spirit had somehow returned from beyond to influence his clone. There was also an unproduced episode of ''Beast Wars'', "[[Dark Glass]]", where Rattrap would have discovered and downloaded a back-up of Dinobot's memories into Dinobot II; while the script never made it past a first draft, "[[Bad Spark]]" had Dinobot backing himself up onto the Axalon.}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
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=====''Beast Wars Diorama Story''=====
Dinobot eventually met up with several [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s from [[Transformers (film)|another dimension]]. A battle broke out between the Maximals, Predacons, Autobots and Decepticons. The other-dimensional Transformers eventually returned to their place of origin and the Beast Wars continued as they were. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story|Beast Wars Diorama Story}}
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====''Transformers: Dinobots'' packaging blurb====
When Dinobot's spark returned to the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]], the "data" contained in his "DNA schematics" returned with him. Later, to combat Megatron's [[technorganic]] virus the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] reformated a small group of survivors using these "DNA schematics" from Dinobot, creating the Beast Machines era [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dinobots}}

====3H comics====
After using the [[Divine Light]] to access [[Primus]]'s power, [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]] reanimated several [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] corpses into facsimiles of [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s old subordinates, including one of Dinobot in his pre-Earth vehicular form. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:Dinobotmtmte8.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Little did we know that there was a giant shovel on the other arm.]]
During the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|He Who Would Be Megatron]] also scanned the historical datatrax of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. He failed to notice the approaching guard until Dinobot dispatched him with his sword and insisted they speed up the operation. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye #8}}
{{BW Shell Game}}
While traveling back to Cybertron at the conclusion of the Beast Wars, Optimus Primal reflected on past battles, including those in which Dinobot fought. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}
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====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====
While Megatron was being guided through the afterlife by Rhinox, he beheld a vision of himself slaughtering his allies and foes alike, Dinobot among them. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
Near the end of the Great War, several combatants had been reduced to protoforms due to the fallout of a foiled [[Tripredacus Council]] plot. Among those afflicted was [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], who's stasis pod "Dinobot" came upon as it was being stored away. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] surveyed the events that began the Beast Wars, he witnessed several key moments involving Dinobot, among them his duel with Optimus Primal upon the stone bridge leading to the Maximal base. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

====''Timelines''====
[[File:Dinobotdawnoffuturespast.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them."]]

After meeting with [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]], "Dinobot", Megatron, and [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]] broke into the [[Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive]] to steal a [[Data-Con]] which would provide all sorts of information about the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]. As they were making their getaway, Dinobot threw the Data-Con to Dirge (who was unaware of a switch on Megatron's part) before battling a squadron of [[Maximal Command Security Force|Maximal Security Troopers]], ending with a close combat duel with [[9K]] using his then energy-based sword. Dinobot evidently emerged victorious, as he was later seen with Megatron and "[[Scorponok (BW)|Clamps]]". {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

Megatron and Dinobot joined [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] in escaping the archives with the Golden Disk, avoiding patrolmen [[Nitrostreak|Unit 1]] and [[Tigatron|Unit 2]]. As Dinobot disabled the former, he protested Megatron's apparent cowardice and dishonorable tactics. Megatron responded by clamping his fist around Dinobot's neck, rebuking him for using the "h" word in his presence. After Dinobot had regained his composure, they made their way to the rendezvous point with the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' and launched into space, where they activated their transwarp drive.

The ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Chromia 10]]'' gave chase, though the latter was destroyed by [[Laserbeak (G1)|unknown]] [[Buzzsaw (G1)|assailants]]. When the ''Axalon'' caught up with the Predacons, Dinobot balked at the idea of fleeing again and managed to fire a few shots at the ''Axalon''. After Megatron taunted the pilot of the ''Axalon'' via videoscreen, Dinobot and the other rogue Predacons on board the ''Darksyde'' disappeared through a transwarp portal, with the ''Axalon'' close behind. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

After [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was reborn on [[Earth]], Dinobot rushed out to assist the Maximals against the Predacons during a plot to launch an orbital weapon. The launching pad was destroyed by Airazor just as Dinobot arrived. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}
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====Razorclaw continuity====
In one splinter timeline of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]], minor atmospheric perturbations caused [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]'s stasis pod to crash on the far side of Earth, and absent his presence, Megatron slaughtered all the remaining Maximals except [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 7, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 07/08/2015}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
Following the [[Quantum surge]], Dinobot, as well as many other Maximals, became separated from the rest of the team and left stranded somewhere on [[Earth|Energoa]]. After Optimus Primal's resurrection and escape from Megatron, Dinobot could be seen watching the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] from somewhere off in the distance. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}

Dinobot eventually got in contact with his Maximal comrades and revealed he was recovering in a [[protohuman]] village. The village was promptly attacked by [[Jaguar]] and Dinobot died defending the protohumans. Optimus Primal showed up and, swearing to avenge Dinobot's death, killed Jaguar in battle. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 3|Beast Wars Metals #3}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkeimanga-Dinobot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Who's got two thumbs on one hand except for when I switch to my fists? THIS guy!]]
In the present day, the [[Autobot]] [[Mini Vehicle]]s dug up the bodies of [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|Hot Shot]] and Dinobot from deep within the earth. As the Mini Vehicles wondered if Dinobot were an Autobot, he woke up angrily, and began to attack the others, hoping to find a worthy foe, until finally Hot Shot (and his [[Mini-Con]], Jolt) faced Dinobot in battle. After seeing Hot Shot perform a series of clever moves, Dinobot suggested the two battle for leadership. However, Hot Shot declined Dinobot's offer and suggested instead they team up and make peace.

Hot Shot returned with Dinobot to Autobot headquarters, where [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] immediately suggesting he and Dinobot fight each other for fun, ruining Hot Shot's ceasefire. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
[[File:Visualize Shot 13.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Visualize Shot 13}}}}
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===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-4-Dinobot.jpg|75px|thumb]]
Dinobot had himself a hearty laugh when [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] attempted to replicate [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]'s new clear-torso'd power-up via a see-through negligee. {{Storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:AloneTogetherP-Dynobot.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
On a Cybertron ruled by the decrepit and corrupt Builders, '''Dynobot''' was one of the first Maximals and Predacons to speak out against the system, agitating for change. It was his words that would inspire some of the first seeds of real resistance on Cybertron. {{storylink|Derailment}} Eventually, Dynobot was captured and placed in the maximum security level of the [[Ferromax Detention Center]]. There he stayed until a group of Maximals led by Rattrap broke him out in a daring raid. {{storylink|Alone Together: Prologue|Prologue}}
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===''Legends'' comic===
[[File:LegendsChristmasDinobot.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

Dinobot was an employee of [[Axalon Trading Company]] whose solution to most problems was to eat them. During one busy day he was being rushed by their boss, Optimus Primal and complained that he needed help if he was supposed to get done any faster. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap|The Transformation Gap}} When he was introduced to the new junior employee, Rattrap, the first thing Dinobot did was try to eat him. Rattrap wouldn't let this get to him, though, and continued doing his job even while stuck in the raptor's mouth. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 11#The Two's Recent Encounter|The Two's Recent Encounter}}

Dinobot made fun of Rattrap for collecting children's toys, but a defensive Rattrap argued that Transformers could be really difficult to transform and challenged him to transform a [[Mach Kick]]. He was unable to make heads or tails of the toy, so in the end he gave up and simply ate it, to Rattrap's horror. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 11#When We Have Been Social|When We Have Been Social}} Rattrap took revenge by replacing Dinobot's office supplies with ''[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]'' toys, forcing him to transform them before he could get any work done. This backfired on him when Dinobot ate these toys as well. On a hot day he demanded Rattrap bring him an popsicle, only to receive a plastic [[Gari Robo-kun]] transforming popsicle instead. Naturally, he proceeded to eat it anyway, leaving Rattrap despairing that he should've seen it coming by now. {{storylink|Prank}}

For [[Christmas]], Rattrap gifted Dinobot the alarm clock Transformer [[Heinrad (BWN)|Heinrad]], which mystified him. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} The tall stature of Dinobot and the other Axalon employees was another source of grief for Rattrap, who disliked his small size. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}} Dinobot later visited the TransformersFes 2016 event, where he encountered an alternate dimension version of Rattrap. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rattrap)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} He was among the employees present for the inauguration of the new Autobot-Axalon office building, in actuality a new [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Windblade6-allofus.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
Dinobot was a resident of the colony world [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], and a member of the [[Scale Walkers|Scale Walker]] tribe. He gathered with representatives of the other three tribes in [[Talon Valley]], in front of a [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] portal, to discuss the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] [[combiner]]s who had invaded three weeks prior. While declaring he would defend his planet from any invaders, no matter the cost, a traveler from offworld arrived through the portal: [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. Dinobot quickly took a disliking to him.

After Rattrap returned to Cybertron with intel, a week later, official representatives from offworld arrived on Eukaris through the portal. Dinobot and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] were suspicious of them, as they heard of how their kind was once driven away and slaughtered by ancient Cybertronians, but amidst their visitors' pleas for peace, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] was allowed to speak, as she was not actually Cybertronian, but a [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]]. The planet's gigantic guardian, [[Chela]], awoke before their eyes to quell this reunion of worlds, and Dinobot and the others attempted to defend the spacebridge from it, but it was summarily defeated by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Dinobot was put off that in spite of the destruction of their legendary guardian, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] still condoned an alliance. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

Dinobot begrudgingly (and adorably) gave a gift to his [[Fur Walkers|Fur Walker]] rival Cheetor on Chosen One Day. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[Thrashclaw]] had a mentor who was a "brown and blue, thick-headed, dynamic" bot who went off with a "[[Megatron (BW)|purple lunatic]]". {{storylink|Life Finds a Way}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
[[File:Earthrise6DinobotOptic.jpg|thumb|250px]]
While patrolling through the jungle, Dinobot's attention was drawn by the sound of space debris falling to Earth's surface. He emerged from the foliage to investigate, discovering the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}
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===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
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==Games==
===''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game continuity===
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game advertising comic====
Upon arriving on "[[Earth|Planet Energon]]", the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Maximals and their Predacon adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
{{voiceactor|??? (English), ??? (Japanese)}}

Many Beast Wars combatants had managed to construct personal bases, customized to their personal tastes, due to the extended duration of the war. Dinobot's own was situated in the "Polluted Area" of the planet, where a previous conflict had rendered it a gloomy and dilapidated environment. Dinobot joined his fellow Maximals in battling not only an entrenched Predacon threat, but the interdimensional monsters known as the [[Skriix]].

=====Maximal campaign=====
[[File:BeastWarsPSX-Dinobotstats.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Digital [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotate blade]]!]]
Upon having eliminated the Predacon threat, Dinobot was part of Optimus Primal's roll call when he announced that the galaxy was now at peace.

=====Predacon campaign=====
After the Maximals failed to rescue a downed stasis pod in Dinobot's territory, the Predacons took advantage of Dinobot's troops having recently been thinned by a conflict with the Skriix. This left Dinobot vulnerable, leading him to be assassinated by a Predacon agent. In response to Dinobot's death, Optimus Primal launched an unsuccessful attempt on the Predacon ship, which ultimately led to the Maximals' undoing. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers}}

{{Note|Due to the nature of this game, a player may select various individual characters to perform the feats required in every level, and complete the game's narrative. Thus, any playable Maximal can fill the role of protagonist in Maximal Mode, and any playable Predacon can fill the role of protagonist in Predacon Mode. To view the various feats Dinobot can accomplish throughout gameplay in Maximal Mode, it is told on the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|''Beast Wars'' video game]] page, wherein Dinobot fills the role of the nameless Maximal.}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Dinobot was part of Megatron's forces when a huge earthquake uncovered [[Energon]]. He took part in an ambush of the Maximals, so that the Predacons could gain control of this new resource. Also he appeared to have at least two raptor clones backing him up. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Legends)|Beast Wars}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDinobot.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Beware my hand-mouth!]]
Dinobot 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: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Dinobot-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|250px|Clever Boy. He stole [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/killer-instinct-season-2-the-return-of-riptor/1100-6424228/ someone's] new design...]]
Dinobot was one of many warriors pulled from [[Beast Era| his universe]] to fight for the [[Quintesson| Quintessons]]. There are many of him running around, some of which join [[You|the Commander]]. Notably, he is the only character in the game to have a unique victory animation.
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
When Dinobot arrived to the future Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] wanted him to join the Dinobots because hence his name. Dinobot refused causing confusion among the Dinobots for not joining them. Dinobot then expressed that he wished Rattrap was here because of Grimlock's annoyances.{{chargamestub}}

==Toys==
{{main|Dinobot (BW)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Dinobot (BW)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
*Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' comics, Dinobot is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]]'s helmet in gold.
*The [[#Beast Wars: Uprising|''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnation]] of Dynobot is a "virtual redeco" of the [[Springer (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Voyager Class Springer mold]]. Accordingly, [[Grimlock (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Grimlock]] shares this body-type in ''Uprising''.
*Unlike the other recognizable Maximals and Predacons featured in the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic, Dinobot's Cybertronian body is a wholly-new design yet retrains his regular color scheme.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1357035373184962561 Josh Burcham on twitter]</ref>
===Toy related===
[[File:BWRConcept04.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Dinobot's control art. The beast head displays a more rigid grill structure.]]
*Dinobot's original toy was designed to supplant a failed lion Transformer counterpart to Cheetor that ended up being, understandably, too similar to Cheetor. A dinosaur's entry into the Maximals was justified by pointing out that the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had been good guys in Generation 1.<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p1-2</ref>
*In the first ''Beast Wars'' toy commercials, [[:File:Dinobottoycommercial.jpg|Dinobot had a slightly different deco than the final toy]]. He was browner, rather than pinker, and had thicker stripes.
*Some fans are inclined to yank off Dinobot's mutant mask pieces, since he doesn't have them on the television show, they get in the way during transformation, and they're easily removable. Ten years later, Hasbro thought so, too, in their stock photography for ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' Dinobot.
[[File:TMDinobotConcept.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Raptor and... squatting Raptor? It's a jet powered squat, surely.]]
*A mainline Transmetal Dinobot made it to the concept art stage. Several elements of the design were recycled for Transmetal [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]].
*Dinobot's toy curiously has six toes on each foot. Since his legs form his [[robot mode]] arms, not only does this mean he's left with two thumbs, but also a tiny, barely noticeable finger molded near his wrist. The double thumbs got carried over onto his animation model, yet his in-show beast mode appears to only have three toes. Between all this, it has to be said that real-life raptors had no more than four toes on each of their feet.
*From the size to the proportions to the complete lack of feathers, Dinobot's [[beast mode]] barely resembles a {{w|File:Velociraptor Restoration.png|real ''Velociraptor''}}. Though raptors were not definitively known to be feathered in 1996 (feathers on dromeosaurids were considered speculative until the late 1990s and evidence of Velociraptor in particular having feathers did not emerge until 2007), the contemporary science was not taken into account when designing the toy or animated character model. Instead, Dinobot seems to be based on the depiction of Velociraptors from ''Jurassic Park'', which had shot the species to worldwide awareness three years before and was likewise accompanied by a toyline from Kenner.
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===Television related===
[[File:Dinobotearlycgimodel.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Code of... something.]]
*Several views of preliminary ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' CGI models were available in the Special Features of [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s ''Beast Wars: The Complete Second Season'' DVD box set. Dinobot's early model, like the other preliminary models, took more cues from the toy, such as including the [[mutant head]] and actually looking transformable. Interestingly enough, the preliminary model transformed into the final beast mode model, but since Dinobot's transformation involves swapping out parts, that's not too hard to believe.
[[File:Dinobotearlycgimodel2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]]'s influence reached back through time.]]
*Australia's ''Beast Wars'' DVD sets from [[Madman Entertainment]] offered images of in-progress Dinobot models from later into production. Even in this late stage, he kept a large amount of his transformation kibble, though the aesthetic flourishes (like the spines on his ankles and the ribs in his torso) began to take shape. And, hey, check out that chin.
*In an interview on Madman's Season 3 DVDs, Scott McNeil revealed that he created the Dinobot voice by using his previous experience mimicking [[Chris Latta]]'s famous performance of [[Cobra Commander]] when replacing him in the role after his death. Since he found the Latta-style vocalisation so difficult to maintain, he tried dropping it two octaves, and thus arrived at Dinobot.
*In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Dinobot spoke with a protracted and emphatic ''dā'' (ダー) attached to the ends of his sentences. This is a vocal tic associated with older, archaic forms of speech, signifying his old-timey sensibilities and concepts of honor.

===Fandom related===
*Some fans humorously refer to Dinobot's [[Cyber-slash tail weapon]] as a "Rotate Blade" because of its usage in a [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& terrible fanfic by MG-Dinobot].
*Likewise, fans refer to Dinobot as having a "rigid grill structure", an injoke that came into being because of an [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/307ed3ad2152d304 alt.toys.transformers poster's] somewhat confusing signature that included a quote from ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''. What part of Dinobot is the rigid grill structure is not definitively determined, whether it be the bony pair of robot legs that hang under his toy's beast mode or his, uh, crotch.
*Speaking of Dinobot's crotch, [[Mainframe Entertainment]] once had a little fun with Dinobot's model after hours. "[[:File:Dirkdinobot.jpg|Dirk Dinobot]]" may not be safe for work, but his grill structure here is anything but rigid! Fan James Hooks was responsible for originally posting the Dirk Dinobot image on [[alt.toys.transformers]], thanks to an unknown person from Mainframe Entertainment.
*On [[May 7]], [[2010]], he was unveiled as one of the first five nominees for the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]], the first ''Beast Wars'' character to earn the honor and the only character not to be from 1984 or 1985. A tongue-in-cheek campaign for Dinobot was started by [[David Willis]], with the gag being that he'd never beat the 1984/5 characters. To everyone's surprise, at [[BotCon 2010]]'s Hall of Fame ceremony, Dinobot was unveiled as the winner: he became both the first ''Beast Wars'' character and first fan-voted to be inducted, beating out even long time favorites [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dinobot''' (ダイノボット ''Dainobotto'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Dillonburg''' (狄龍堡 ''Dik Lung Bou'')
*''Korean:'' '''Dinobot''' (다이노봇 ''Dainobos'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kǒng Lóng''' (China, 恐龙, "Dinosaur"), '''Mó Lóng''' (Taiwan, 魔龍, "Demonic Dinosaur")
*''Russian:'' '''Zuborob''' (first ''Beast Wars'' dub, Зубороб), '''Dinobot''' (second ''Beast Wars'' dub, Динобот)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& "Dinobot's Old Technology" by MG-Dinobot]
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?R=3D1EC1EB-19B9-F369-109E-19B934FCADD2:en_US Botcon 2010 tribute]

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Six-Gun

2021-04-24T15:25:38Z

Shockcrusher: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

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:''Six-Gun is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1 Six-Gun.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Careful where you're pointing that, it might go off!]]
The name '''Six-Gun''' (also '''Sixgun''') isn't just metaphorical; this Autobot soldier is literally a walking, talking mass of weaponry. Six-Gun is one of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s autonomous troops, and is composed of six of the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s guns. Along with [[Scamper]] and [[Slammer]], he helps patrol and defend Metroplex's interior and periphery. Like his partners, he is mentally linked to Metroplex, and shares a similar personality. Perhaps befitting a living artillery battery, Six-Gun tends to be a bit more blustery and belligerent than his teammates.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Maurice LaMarche]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)|[[Michael Rüth]] (German)}}

[[Image:SixGunCartoon1.jpg|left|170px|thumb|Darn tootin'!]]
Six-Gun was part of Metroplex's investigation into the disappearance of [[Fort Knox]] after "[[dinosaur transform static]]" was found at the scene of the crime. When [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] objected to being grouped together with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Six-Gun pointed out that he had [[dinosaur transform static|dinosaur electron]]s inside of him. However, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] revealed that the [[energon cube]]s found at Fort Knox were made of a [[Decepticon]] formula, and Six-Gun realized that [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] must have been the real culprit. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}
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====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''====
[[Image:TheTransformersManga3_SixGun.jpg|right|150px|thumb|You can't outgun a bot ''made'' of guns!]]
After an attack on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], things were looking pretty bad for [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and ''especially'' bad for all the [[Autobot]]s and [[human]]s inside him. With [[Scamper]] having been dispatched and [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] prepared to deliver the finishing blow with the [[Brunt (G1)|Brunt tank]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] at last ordered Six-Gun into action.

Despite being made ''entirely out of guns'', Six-Gun chose to resolve the issue by punching Full-Tilt in the face. He then proceeded to commandeer the Brunt tank and blast Trypticon with it. With Trypticon's controls being destroyed, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] ordered the [[Decepticon]]s to retreat. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 3|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #3}}

====Metrowars====
Six-Gun was stationed at [[Metrobase]] in [[Earth]] orbit at some point after [[2035]]. When [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] plowed through Metrobase to attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], Six-Gun alerted his comrades at the city of what happened to Metrobase. {{Storylink|Metrowars}}

====''Legends'' comic====
When Metroplex was rebuilt in a new body, Six-Gun took on a new form known as "'''Six-Guns'''" (シックスガンズ ''Shikkusuganzu''), losing his robot mode in exchange for becoming two gigantic cannons that could fly and operate freely of Metroplex. Six-Guns helped Metroplex defeat Metrotitan for good, then came with him to the [[Legends World]] where he and Metroplex's other components assured him they'd always be together. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Six-Gun Kreon.JPG|thumb|left]]

Six-Gun was at the newly constructed Autobot base, Metroplex. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
A walking, talking mass of armaments and firepower, Sixgun is as bellicose as his name suggests, with a personality to match.{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Sixgun Bio}}

Sixgun was summoned by the Autobots to stop [[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Deathsaurus]]'s [[Liokaiser|combiner project]], [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sky Lynx]] then transported him to a Decepticon base where he went by what Sky Lynx called "overkill". {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Deathsaurus Saga - Bullet Storm}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[Image:G1Six-Gun toy.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Why doesn't anyone wanna give me a high-five? I ain't gonna fire.]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Autobot City, 1986)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-70'''

: ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Six-Gun only came with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], as he was composed of both of Metroplex's larger guns (forming the legs), both smaller guns (forming the arms), a tower (forming the body), and a tower top piece (forming the chestplate). An additional gun can be plugged in a peghole on his arm. This leaves Metroplex underarmed, and Six-Gun a bit overkill. Of course, the combination doesn't obstruct the rifles' pegs, meaning he can be used as a colossal super-gun.

:Six-Gun was later [[redeco]]ed into [[Metroshot]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Six-Gun/six-gun.htm More information on Six-Gun at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Generationstoy-TakaraTomy-T30Metroplex.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Metroflex''' ('''Metroplex''') ([[January 27]], [[2018]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG-EX'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Scamper#Legends|Scamper]] figure, Scamper's blaster, 2 guns & missiles, 2 shoulder cannons, repair claw

:The Takara ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Japan|Generations]]'' release of "[[Metroplex (G1)#Legends|Metroflex]]" was reissued as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive under the ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' line, to commemorate the release of ''Legends'' [[Trypticon (G1)#Legends|Dinosaurer]]. The ''Generations'' incarnation of Metroplex only includes [[Scamper#Legends|Scamper]] as a companion figure, but the [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|accompanying mini-comic]] identifies Six-Gun as the two detachable shoulder cannons.
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===''Generations''===
[[File:WFC-Siege-Deluxe-SixGun.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I got a pair of hands!]]
*'''Autobot Sixgun''' (Deluxe Weaponizer, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S22'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''SG-18'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' '''[[April 27]], 2019'''
**''Hidden message code'': '''METROPLEX'''
**''Accessories'': 2 "W-5 Gyro Blasters"

: Part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Deluxes, "Autobot Sixgun" transforms from robot to a Cybertronian VTOL craft (he's officially stated to be a tank<ref>https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/official-images-of-transformers-siege-prowl-sixgun-and-pteraxadon/42332/</ref>, but come the heck on). He is also compatible with the "Fire Blast" effect pieces from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions. His parts can also connect to the various [[5 mm post|5 mm]] holes on his partner, [[Metroplex (G1)#Generations|''Thrilling 30'' Metroplex]]. Six-Gun also has minor battle damage hints on his shoulders and feet.

: As a Weaponizer, he can also be taken apart and converted into weapons and armor that can be attached to other figures that use the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] (or, really, any 5mm post-compatible toys). He splits into the "MTX-50 Dual-Flank Boost Launcher" (upper torso), "MTX-S2A Guided Missile Launcher" (lower body), two "MTX-M2 Anti-Gravity Cannons" (legs), and two "MTX-LR Ion-Pulse Blasters" (arms), with two "W-5 Gyro Blasters" left over (which share their design with [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' Sideswipe]]'s "[[Gyro gun|gyro blaster]]"). His instructions show three suggested combinations of these parts with other figures: the "Defensive Loadout" turns him into a massive anti-aircraft-gun backpack, the "Offensive Loadout" has a slightly smaller gun-backpack and uses Sixgun's torso as a shield, and turns his legs into "platform shoes," while the "High-Precision Launcher Gauntlet" re-combines his upper and lower torso-parts into a massive punchy-hand that fits over most (probably) Deluxe toys' arms, and some Voyagers'. In a bit of backwards compatibility twist you can plug a Mini-Con onto his arms thanks to the 5 mm ports.

: Some Sixguns have their "toe" parts attached on the wrong feet. If the toes are pushed out of position when collapsing them down, they can be popped off and reapplied to the correct feet, allowing them to collapse properly. To pop the toes off, push them up from below when extended and attach them back in the same angle from above; this will avoid any stress to the plastic. Despite what the Hasbro stock renders/Takara stock photos showed you, there is no possible way to securely mount the Gyro Blasters onto the muzzle of the Anti-Gravity Cannons.

: The stock renders incorrectly depict his torso's unpaintable joint, the head (in his alternate mode render), the elbow joints, and the lower red torso in white.

: After his initial release, Sixgun was re-released in the fourth wave of the ''Siege'' line. This unfortunately turned him into a shelfwarmer, with entire pegs often lined with unsold figures well through the beginning of the [[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|next toyline]].

: This mold was [[retool]]ed to make ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Cromar#Generations|Cromar]] and served as the model for [[Metroshot]] in the [[The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|''Legends'' manga]].
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1Six-Gun.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Six-Gun, Heavy Weapons Expert''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1A: Metroplex Deck'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T03/T04'''
**''Stars: ''4

:Six-Gun, Heavy Weapons Expert is one of three standard sized character cards included with the '''Metroplex Deck'''. Like most character cards in the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], the card is double-sided, with foiled artwork of the character in Bot mode on one side, and Alt mode on the other. Six-Gun, Heavy Weapons Expert was made available as part of a ready to play box set, which also included [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex, Autobot City]], [[Scamper|Scamper, City Patrol]], [[Slammer|Slammer, Combat Drone]] and a 40 card battle deck.

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[[File:W4SergeantSix-Gun.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Sergeant Six-Gun, Artillery-Soldier''' (2019)
**'''MTX-M2 Anti-Gravity Cannon'''
***'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
***''Rarity: '''''RT'''
***''Card Number: '''''T09/T52'''
**'''MTX-S2A Guided Missile Launcher'''
***'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
***''Rarity: '''''RT'''
***''Card Number: '''''T10/T52'''
**''Stars: ''9

:Sergeant Six-Gun, Artillery-Soldier is part of Wave 4 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege II. Six-Gun's Bot Mode is made up of two smaller cards, each depicting Six-Gun's [[Weaponizer]] modes, with half of Six-Gun's Bot Mode on the reverse. As a Weaponizer, Six-Gun begins the game in Bot Mode. Instead of being sent to the KO Area once his Health drops to zero, the card splits into his Upgrade components, becoming the MMX-M2 Anti-Gravity Cannon and MTX-S2A Guided Missile Launcher, and equipped in the appropriate Upgrade slots of one or more characters on the player's side of the battlefield.

:The artwork for Six-Gun and his Weaponizer modes are based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Six-Gun toy, with the Bot Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art.
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==Notes==
*Six-Gun presents some very big [[scale]] problems. Most portrayals of Metroplex show him as hundreds or even thousands of feet tall. Accordingly, Six-Gun—composed of weapons that are scaled for Metroplex's use—should be pretty gargantuan himself, but he's shown as a normal-sized Transformer. No fiction has ever attempted to reconcile this oddity.
*Like most comic-original [[Kreon]]s, ''Kre-O'' Six-Gun is made up of existing Kreon parts. He wears [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Soundwave]]'s helmet, [[Onslaught (G1)#Kre-O|Onslaught]]'s twin cannon backpack, and [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]]'s clip-on arm guns.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Six-Gun''' (シックスガン ''Shikkusugan'')
*''French:'' '''Sextuplo''' (Canada)
*''Russian:'' '''Shestizaryadnik''' (Шестизарядник, "Sixshot")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]
[[Category:Weaponizers]]

Atomizer

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Shockcrusher:

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:''Atomizer is an [[Autobot]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:MtMtEAnn2012-Atomizer.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Ultra Magnus may see everyone as a troublemaker, but sometimes he has a reason.]]
'''Atomizer''' is a former interior designer turned weapons engineer and assassin. Formerly stationed at the [[Kimia Facility]] as part of [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]'s team, where he fancied himself a bit of a writing critic, he joined the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s quest for the [[Knights of Cybertron]].

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|"[[Bullets]]" (text story); [[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|''More than Meets the Eye'' Annual 2012]] (depicted on-panel)}}

When Brainstorm's team were discussing [[Fisitron (G1)|Fisitron]]'s [[datalog]] #330, Atomizer put forward a number of critiques of Fisitron's work, and he and the rest of the team started quoting [[Fisitronism]]s. [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]] overheard them and later passed on the criticism to [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]], who was less than impressed. {{storylink|Bullets}}

On skimming a list of those aboard the ''Lost Light'' beginning with 'A', [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] remarked that a certain someone should never be allowed near a crossbow. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} Later, Magnus confiscated Atomizer's crossbow. In return, Atomizer mocked him for the smile that killed a thousand [[Nanocon]]s. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

[[File:Second storytelling an intimate beheading.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|The third [https://christmas-specials.fandom.com/wiki/Heat_Miser?file=Snowwy-and-heaty.png Miser brother] had the power to make it rain arrows.]]
Having acquired a bow and arrow to replace his confiscated weapon, Atomizer attended [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind's]] second storytelling session over a bottle of "[[Old Corroder]]" in [[Swerve's]]. (It seems he once had an adventure with [[Xaaron]], [[Dipstick]], [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]], and [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]].) {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} He later participated in the battle with a group of Decepticons on [[Temptoria]]. {{storylink|Before & After}} When [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] went on a murderous rampage throughout the ''Lost Light'', Atomizer pierced him with a couple of utterly ineffective arrows. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} Following Overlord's defeat, Atomizer and many other crew members were a ''bit'' upset with [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] for having brought him on board. {{storylink|The Gloaming}} Together with many others he later gawked at a giant portal the ''Lost Light'' encountered in space. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}}

When [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] heard that the ''Lost Light'' was harbouring a criminal, Atomizer was the second Autobot he thought of ([[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] was the first). {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} Even so, he had enough faith in Atomizer's interior decorating skills to have him fix up the embarrassing flame decor of the captain's office. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} Atomizer was present when Rodimus sought recruits for a mission into the [[Dead Universe]], {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} and participated in the battle to defend the ''Lost Light'' from [[Ammonite]]s on [[Hydrophena]]. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} He celebrated alongside the rest of the crew when the ship was finally able to return to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} He later assisted with repairs to the ''Lost Light'', helping to repaint the name on the hull. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

[[File:Atomizer words hang in the air.jpg|thumb]]
During [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s trial, he began conspiring with [[Getaway]] and Whirl, first planning to get Rodimus to surrender being Captain of the ''Lost Light'' since they did not believe him to be capable of finding the Knights. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Atomizer supplied Rodimus with what he claimed to be a list of the crewmembers who voted to have him removed as captain, {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} though it turned out that Atomizer had made the list up. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

After Megatron was made the new ''Lost Light'' captain and an Autobot, Atomizer and his co-conspirators began planning to manipulate [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] into being assaulted or killed by the ex-con. Once that happened, Autobot security would arrest or kill Megatron. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}} He and Getaway also began to gauge support for a coup amongst members of the ''Lost Light'''s crew such as [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]]. Anyone who wouldn't be for it had their memory of the conversation erased by [[nudge gun]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

At some point in the first six months of the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s second voyage, he settled his bar tab at Swerve's. When the ''Lost Light'' began to wink out of existence, Atomizer fled with the other crew members, {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} but presumably disappeared with the rest of the original crew. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

Atomizer reappeared, no worse for wear, at [[Swerve's]] after the quantum engine mishap. He toasted with Brainstorm, and then noticed that his colleague broke Swerve's 'No Briefcases' policy. He reminded Brainstorm about the rule, who in return opened his [[Time case|briefcase]] and knocked everyone else in the room unconscious, including Atomizer. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}} He was drinking there again some time later when [[Minimus Ambus]] visited with [[Ten]]. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

[[File:SpeakMemoryPt1 AtomizerVMagnus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.35|"Madam, I'm Atomizer."]]
Tailgate was eventually steered into attacking Megatron and when Whirl got cold feet, Getaway had Atomizer shoot their third man with the memory-altering nudge gun. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}} After the plan failed and Ultra Magnus attempted to arrest Getaway, Atomizer attacked him, although all this accomplished was that he got himself arrested as well. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}}

[[File:HowBrightTheirFrailDeeds-LostLightmutiny.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Him and ''this'' army.]]
Six months later, the full extent of Atomizer and Getaway's plotting became apparent when the rest of the crew stranded Megatron, Rodimus and their supporters on the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]'s [[Necroworld|planet]] and released their ringleaders from the brig. Atomizer stood alongside Getaway as he told Rodimus that they were on their own, then cut off communications and took the ''Lost Light''. In an act of pettiness, Atomizer ''waved'' at the exiles. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

Getaway took charge of the ''Lost Light'', naming Atomizer his second in command. Atomizer later told Getaway that while getting rid of Megatron and his entourage was good for the ship, it was a "victory that felt like a defeat" to the rest of the crew and encouraged him to give them a solid win that they could get behind. When they picked up Rodimus's message from the Necroworld explaining that they were going to be killed by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] tried to leave to go after them; Atomizer put a crossbow bolt through his neck while Getaway shot him from behind with a nudge gun. Knowing that too many of the crew had heard Rodimus's message, Getaway freed [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] and asked him to alter everyone's memories to think that Rodimus and the others had left of their own volition. Atomizer was extremely uneasy at finding out that Sunder's payment was the brains of twenty-five crew members. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} He was present to greet the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] after they crash-landed in the ''Lost Light'''s shuttle bay. After Riptide revealed to them the truth of what had happened, they were captured and placed into a memory loop. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}}

[[File:JourneysEnd AtomizerDead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Splitting the Atomizer]]
Getaway and Atomizer escorted Riptide to the oil reservoir, where Getaway explained to him that he had made a deal with the domesticated [[scraplet]]s in the medibay to devour Transformers but to leave their brainstems for Sunder. Telling Riptide that he wouldn't even bother having Sunder erase everyone's memories of him because he wouldn't be missed, he shot him with a nudge gun to make him forget how to transform and threw him in. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} Atomizer told Getaway that what he did to Riptide wasn't right and that, having already won, there was no need to be so cruel. Getaway took Atomizer to where the comatose Protectobots were being kept, and told Atomizer to kill either [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Rook (Generations)|Rook]], or [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] to prevent them from forming [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Atomizer eventually chose to kill Rook, looking away as he fired the fatal shots. Getaway explained that he knew Atomizer thought he had gone too far, but after killing Rook, now so had Atomizer.

Later, Atomizer uneasily joined Getaway in welcoming the ''Lost Light'''s new head of security, [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]]. His arrival was interrupted by the appearance of [[Mirage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Mirage]], Riptide, Thunderclash, and Defensor, using the corpse of [[Ambulon]] as a replacement leg. Star Saber immediately went on the attack, badly wounding Thunderclash and killing Mirage. Finally deciding he'd had enough, Atomizer shot Star Saber in the head with his nudge gun and ushered the others onto Star Saber's ship to escape. Getaway angrily dragged Atomizer into his office, where he brutally murdered him and began negotiating with Sunder to make the crew believe Thunderclash was the killer. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}
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==Notes==
*Atomization is the process of creating an aerosol, a suspension of particles in a gas. Paint is often stored in aerosol form, and is a helpful tool for interior designers. Meanwhile, in sci-fi, the concept of atomizing typically refers to disintegrating something and turning it into its component atoms. [[James Roberts|Puns!]]

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Atomizer''' (アトマイザー ''Atomaizā'')

[[Category:Assassins]]
[[Category:Comic-only Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]

Death

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Shockcrusher: /* Disassembly */

{{disambig2|the end of life|the Horseman of Unicron|Airazor (Armada)}}
[[File:Battleofautobotcity.jpg|upright=1.77|thumb|And lo, the children did weep. They wept hard too.]]
''Transformers'' is a children's franchise, but at its core, it's a story of war. This means that the '''death''' of major and minor characters sometimes figures into the fiction.

Given the ambiguous nature of [[Transformer]] physiology, there is very little consistency regarding what is fatal to a Transformer, even within a single storyline. Damage that one Transformer might shrug off can prove fatal to another, or even to the same character in a different story. Sometimes just a laser blast or two will do the trick. Other times, characters survive being melted, [[Waspinator (BW)|crushed into cubes]], and even [[Demolishor (Armada)|utterly disintegrated]]. It does not take a terribly cynical viewer to conclude that the threshold of survival is generally determined by the needs of the plot.

The out-of-universe reasons for a character's death can vary from plot development to the arrival of [[To sell toys|new toys]]. Conveniently enough for writers who are beholden to the whims of a toy company, the majority of Transformers characters are machines, which means that death isn't necessarily permanent. Across the various universes, characters that appear to have been killed have been known to pop up alive again at a later date, or go through some sort of resurrection.

{{quote|"How can you all be so cold and unfeeling? He died a hero!" "Don't you even have mechanical hearts?" "The humans don't understand! Our form of life is vastly different from theirs!"|[[Spider-Man]], [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]|"[[Prisoner of War!]]"|noquote=true}}

==In-fiction causes of death==
[[File:DEATH.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2.2|[[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] is just as puzzled as the rest of us.]]
There is little consistency in what can kill a Transformer. Sometimes it takes just a shot. Other times, even totally annihilating a Transformer's body still doesn't do the trick. Even the most basic method of killing, which is to destroy or otherwise cause the loss of a Transformer's [[spark]], varies quite a bit in its details from story to story, character to character, and series to series.

However, over time there has been some convergence of concepts regarding Transformer design across the various franchises and storylines. The concept of Sparks as a Transformer's driving life force has become nearly universal, and with it, the notion that loss of Spark equals death. Various [[2005 IDW continuity]] comics, particularly ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'', have delved deeply into this, positing that a Transformer can die if their Spark, brain or (in a new and unique twist) transformation cog are sufficiently damaged, known as "[[Rossum's Trinity‎]]". MTMTE also makes note of the difficulties in killing a Transformer, and how things like decapitation may not be lethal in the right circumstances.

If one is so inclined, these concepts can be applied retroactively to many, if not all, older stories - so that various means of death described below can be seen simply as the means of inflicting the requisite damage on a Transformer's vital bits.

When a Transformer dies, the loss of their life force (or artistic convention, out here in the real world) often results in them turning gray. The most well-known example by far is Optimus Prime's death in the animated movie; Prowl can also be glimpsed turning gray as he falls during the shuttle assault. This idea has shown up in a few other places, such as [[Transform and Roll Out#Part 3|the ''Animated'' cartoon]] and [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|the ''More Than Meets the Eye'' comics]], the latter of which [[Sardines|coined]] the term "[[aggressive depigmentation]]" to describe the phenomenon.
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===Weaponsfire===
{{bigquote|This was almost too easy, Starscream!|[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (like the fandom) is surprised to find how easily Autobots die, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

[[File:Tftm1986a.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|We're here aboard the Autobot shuttle, where we've secretly replaced Brawn's hyper-dense metal armor plating with styrene plastic. Let's see if anyone can tell the difference.]]
[[File:TFTM UltraMagnus dies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Prepare for your death today. Yer gonna die!!]]
[[File:Magnusdeath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Ow! Hey! Cut it out, guys! That hurts!]]
[[File:Blades1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Sorry, [[Outpost B-67 exo-structuring party|nameless guy]], your generic nature means you will never be miraculously resurrected.]]
[[File:DreadwingdeathImage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|You will pay for this, Megatron! Mark my words, you'll pay!]]
Like humans, Transformers can be killed by damage caused by energy, projectile, and chemical weapons. Just how many shots it takes is widely variable, however.
*In the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]:
**Many casualties of the [[Battle of Autobot City]] (and its run-up), including [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]], [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], are victims of energy weapons. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} This was quite a change from the cartoon's M.O., wherein the same characters routinely got shot and blasted all the time and shrugged it off, or at worst spent some time in the repair bay. Brawn and Prowl (whose tech specs show endurances of 9) both went down after ''one shot''.
**[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] subsequently "dies" after being shot a few times by the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], exploding into pieces. He is soon revived by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], however. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
**In the Japanese continuity, Ultra Magnus dies ''again'', for real this time, after [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] shoots him a few times. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}
*In the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel comics]]:
**[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] is cut down by a single head shot from [[Macabre]]. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}
**Most deaths in the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]'' book occur from energy weapons, such as [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} as well as numerous generics. {{storylink|War Without End!}} Quite a few victims explode spectacularly after being shot, including [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]], {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], {{storylink|New Dawn}} and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]. {{storylink|Escalation!}}
*In the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon:
**[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] dies after incurring severe damage from numerous [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] weapons. {{storylink|Code of Hero}} Other characters have survived similar or worse levels of damage, but the episode gave a reason: Dinobot refuses to go into [[stasis lock]], which his onboard computer warns could "result in loss of Spark" if he keeps it up.
**[[Tigerhawk]] is disintegrated by the main cannon of the starship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. The same cannon subsequently blasts [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]], apparently killing them, though their "death" may be permanent simply because there was nobody around to put them back together - or at least, [[Waspinator (BW)|nobody who cared to]]. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}
*''Armada'' cartoon: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] dies holding back the [[Hydra Cannon]], the damage causing him to [[:File:Crisis Optimus Prime dies.jpg|crumble to dust]]. {{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}}
*[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave G1]] comics: [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] is gunned down by [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} He got better. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}
*[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Universe]]: [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] is shot and killed by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] during the final battle of the [[Universe War]].
*This happens a ''lot'' in the [[Movie continuity]]:
**[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] and [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] both die from weapons fire. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}
**Arcee and Elita-One and possibly Chromia are killed by Decepticon fire.
**All the [[Appliancebot]]s are shot dead by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]].
**A crapload of [[Protoform]]s are shot down by [[NEST]] soldiers. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**[[Crowbar]] is shot in the face by Ironhide.
**[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]] is brought to his knees by a shot to the chest from a Decepticon protoform before [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] finishes him off by shooting him in the back. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
**[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] is killed by a massive onslaught of gunfire from [[Cemetery Wind]]. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] is brutally whittled down in a similar manner, until Lockdown comes and executes him. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
*"[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]": [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] gets his face blown off/in by [[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 4}}
*Many goons during the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]] die from being shot. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron}}
*''Prime'' cartoon: [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] is killed by a shot through the chest by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}
*''Cyberverse'' cartoon:
**[[Prowl (Cyberverse)|Prowl]] leaps in front of a shot meant for Optimus Prime. While dialogue suggests he could have lived, he is not seen afterward as the lights in his optics fade out. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}}
**In [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|Megatron X's]] reality, the tyrant shot his universe's Optimus Prime with his fusion cannon and subsequently seized the Matrix of leadership for himself. {{storylink|The Other One}}
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===Big explosions===
{{bigquote|They're going to blow us all to pieces! [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]]'s booby-trapped - packed with enough explosives to level this whole mountain!|[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], "[[The Wrath of Grimlock!]]"}}

[[File:Afterdeath-gameoverman.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw98ARXfcqk You are dead, dead, DEAAD!]"]]
Transformers characters often assume that explosions are more lethal than they really are; characters survive explosions all the time. An explosion's messy nature makes a good "out" for a writer to fake a character's death. {{storylink|The Wrath of Grimlock!}} {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} Nevertheless, a few characters have been permanently killed by explosions. (This list omits characters who exploded from within, like Ultra Magnus up above.)
*In the Marvel comics:
**[[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] is the victim of an interdimensionally triggered explosion that destroys his body. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} However, in the UK continuity he survives as a raggedy, bodiless head. {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}
**In an alternate future, a wounded [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] dies in the fiery explosion of a crashing shuttlecraft. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
**[[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] is killed when a prototype [[pathblaster]] exploded in his face. {{storylink|Time Wars}}
**[[Finback]] is presumably killed in the explosion of a huge gun battery. [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] tried to warn him off, and may have been killed in the same explosion. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
*''Beast Wars'' cartoon:
**[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] is blown to bits — terminally so — by the [[transwarp]] explosion that destroyed the [[Planet Buster]]. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}
**[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] is killed by the explosion that resulted from [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]'s death (either his exploding spark, or the exploding energon shard that pierced it.) {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}
*Several of the [[Beast Era]] [[Wrecker]]s ([[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], the [[Deployer (BM)|Deployers]]) are destroyed when part of their ship explodes with them in it. {{storylink|Betrayal}}
*Energon: [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]] is killed when Storm Jet causes a massive explosion that engulfed them both.
*''Prime'':
**[[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] and the surrounding [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s are blown up by a grenade attached by the Autobots. Both the Vehicons and Makeshift are killed in the blast. {{storylink|Con Job}} <ref>(According to an interview at [[BotCon 2011]] with the ''Prime'' show runners, Makeshift was deemed too overpowered to be a regular in the show, so they killed him off at the end of the episode.)</ref>
** [[Hardshell]] is killed by [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] when she fires two missiles at him, blowing him up. {{storylink|Hurt}}
*IDW Continuity: [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] and [[Skullgrin]] are killed when Springer blows them up with a grenade. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3}}
*''Movie Continuty'':
**[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]], [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]], and several Decepticon Protoforms are killed by a human air strike in [[Egypt]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] blows up when Ironhide kicks him into a gas station. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
**[[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]] gets blown to bits when Bumblebee shoves his own missile into his chest and detonates it. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

===Impact trauma===
Falling off a cliff or mountainside or tall building is usually just as fatal to Transformers as it is to, say... Wile E. Coyote. Only on rare occasion does it result in death:
*''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' continuity: [[Hacksaw]] meets his end by falling from a huge communications tower. {{storylink|The New World}}
*[[2005 IDW continuity]]:
** [[Doubledealer]] is shot, falls off a mountain and smashed to bits on impact. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}
** [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Infinitus]] gets knocked down a very big hole by [[Beak]] and dies. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}
*Movie continuity:
**[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] falls off the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] after a [[rail gun]] blows his arm apart. He tumbles back down the monument and collapses as he dies. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] is smashed to pieces and killed by being flung into a freeway column. {{storylink|Movie Adaptation issue 4|Movie Adaptation Issue Number Four}}
**[[Hatchet (DOTM)|Hatchet]] meets his end when [[Dino]] sends him crashing into a car.
*The [[Beast (G1)|Beast]] falls off a cliff and shatters. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}} At least, we hope that's where and how it ended.
*''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'': [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] crash-lands after [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] punched out vital components in his [[alternate mode]], reducing his body to a partially transformed scrapheap.

===Disassembly===
[[File:Jazz DyingAction.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"HERE'S what I think of your resemblance to your G1 counterpart!"]]
Taking a Transformer apart into its component parts - or ripping them to pieces - can occasionally kill them:
*Marvel comics:
**[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] meets this fate in an alternate future, when [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] uses a [[repair spider]] to pull him apart into his component pieces. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}
**A future version of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] may have been killed when a group of Decepticons mobbed him and ripped him up. {{storylink|Time Wars}}
[[File:DOTM-Shockwavedeath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''That's'' for screwing up our continuity!]]
*Movie continuity:
** [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] kills [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] by ripping him in half. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}
**The Wreckers gang up on a Decepticon pilot and tear him apart.
**Optimus tears [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s optic from his damaged head. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
**[[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] gets torn apart by a chain wielded by Bumblebee. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
*[[2005 IDW continuity]]:
**[[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] is torn apart and killed while making a final stand against a mass of generic Decepticons. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}
**[[Atomizer]] died when [[Getaway]] tore him apart. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}
*''Prime'' cartoon:
**When fighting [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s [[zombie]] army, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] recommends dissection to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] to "cut" them down to size. How this is more effective then just blasting the living slag out of them is still up for debate. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}
**[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] manages to offline [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] by tearing him limb from limb, leaving only a pile of mutilated body parts in her wake. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}
*''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon:
**[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] is torn apart to pieces by the [[Zombie|Sparkless]], before dying in Optimus's arms. {{storylink|Siege episode 6|Episode 6}}

====Bifurcation====
[[File:VictoryUKAnnual.JPG|thumb|upright=0.85|"Shakkooosh!" is good, but I could really go for a good old-fashioned "CHUK" right about now.]]
{{bigquote|I have no desire to be carved up into Auto-sushi.|Tracks, "[[Make Tracks]]"}}
A particular subset of disassembly, getting chopped in half is pretty graphic for a kids' story, even one about robots, so it doesn't happen very often.
*Marvel comics: In a dream sequence, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] slices [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in half, killing him. {{storylink|Victory!}}
*Japanese G1 cartoon: [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] gets sliced in half by Dai Atlas. The strike dissects what appears to be an organic brain in his head. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}
*''Beast Wars Metals'': Terrorsaur is killed by being sliced in half by Primal's mace. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}
*Movie continuity:
**[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] dies when [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] slices his car mode in two.
**[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] dies when Bumblebee yanks his spine out, tearing him apart.
**[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] slices [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] in half at the chest but Mixmaster survived this. Getting his skull stomped off, not so much. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] meets his end in this manner courtesy of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
**[[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] gets vertically bisected by Dropkick. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
*''War For Cybertron'': In the opening, a Decepticon goon is chopped in half by Optimus Prime.
*[[2005 IDW continuity]]: [[Ambulon]] is chainsawed in half ''vertically'' by [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} ([[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] specifically noted that ''horizontal'' bifurcation would be survivable - indeed, not much later, [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] would be quite active after being ripped apart at the waist by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5}})
*[[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] later briefly survives being torn in half by [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]], {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} before succumbing to his wounds. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}
*When [[Gozer]] attacked Cybertron, it tore [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] in half, lengthways. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}
{{-}}

===Crushing===
[[File:Edgeofextinction-hardheadbombburst.jpg|thumb|DO NOT WANT]]
Quite a few characters have been crushed into deactivation:
*In the Marvel comics:
**[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] is smashed between [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s palms, while [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] meet a similar fate when Unicron steps on them. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
**[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] is apparently killed when a very large building collapses on top of him. {{storylink|Escalation!}}
*[[Unicron Trilogy]] cartoons:
**[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] is killed when caught between two folding sections of Unicron's external armor. {{storylink|Union}}
**[[Shockblast]] is crushed by Unicron's hand on [[Blizzard Planet]]. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}}
**His brother [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]] meets a similar fate, crushed under the heel of a super-sized Galvatron. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}}
[[File:ROTF Scorponok death.jpg|thumb|]]
*IDW continuity:
**[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] is killed when a group of [[human]] police officers set fire to a building and let it collapse on him, crushing him.
**The luckless [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] dies after [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] stomps on him repeatedly, causing enough damage that his Spark falls out.
*Movie continuity:
**[[Dispensor]] is crushed under [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]'s foot. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}
**[[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]'s head is crushed by [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]]'s ''bare fist''. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**[[Shatter]] is crushed by a tanker ship that crashes into a dock. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

===Melting===
[[File:BW Scorponok Terrorsaur deaths.jpg|thumb|Even having a new toy couldn't save Terrorsaur!]]
[[File:Fallout title.jpg|thumb|Primal's diet had gone horribly wrong.]]
They're made of [[living metal|metal]]; therefore, with enough heat or sufficiently acidic material, they can melt. This is one of the more fool-proof methods of killing a Transformer; few, if any, have survived it.
*In the G1 cartoon:
**An acid vat would apparently have been enough to destroy Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
**Another acid vat is used to disintegrate living victims of Unicron. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
*In the Marvel comics:
**Victims of the Decepticon [[smelting pool]]s on Cybertron are reduced by intense heat into their base metals, including [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]]. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}
**It is possible that an acid bath from (naturally) [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] offlined [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] [[Makin' Tracks!|(for a while anyway)]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
**[[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] is partially melted by Unicron's flame-breath and subsequently dies. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
**The [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]] use some kind of acid to rather messily eradicate some of their Decepticon ancestors, including [[Stranglehold]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}
*In the Beast Era cartoons:
**[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] and [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] are apparently melted to death after tumbling into a lava pit within the [[Darksyde (BW)|Predacon base]]. {{storylink|Aftermath}}
**Optimus Primal's body is seemingly melted into the floor after his climactic face-off with [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. Considering how many god-like forces were unleashed and conflicting during the battle, his demise may be due to more than simple temperature-induced melting. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}}
*According to [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]], the [[living metal]] that constitutes Cybertronian biology can be broken down using a cocktail of complicated polymers such as [[w:polyhydroxybutyrate|polyhydroxybutyrate]]; the process — one assumes — proving fatal to the Transformer in question. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}
*''Cyberverse'' cartoon: [[Drift (Cyberverse)|Drift]] is implied to have been melted by toxic Energon waste, as [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] barely survived the experience. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron III}} {{storylink|The Dead End}}

===Disintegration===
{{bigquote|I saw the end! They died in a cosmic funeral pyre!|[[Shawn Berger]], "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2]]"}}

[[File:Schismatic-KupDies.jpg|thumb|"Ironhide, I don't feel so good..."]]

Plasma, energy fields, and stellar atmospheres can all utterly destroy a Transformer's body. Like being melted, being reduced to one's component molecules would seem to be a surefire way of getting killed, but quite a few characters seem able to survive the process as [[ghost]]s and/or disembodied sparks:
*Generation 1 cartoon: [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s spectacular death at the hands of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] might be categorized as incineration. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
*Quite a few characters met this fate in the Unicron Trilogy, but all survived it in some fashion:
**[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s spark persisted within his burnt-out body when he was dropped into the exploding Unicron. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}} {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}}
**[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]'s body was obliterated by an expanding [[energon grid]], but his spark survived the process and was placed in a new body. {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}}
**[[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] was destroyed when he threw himself into a star, but his spark was salvaged by the Autobots and, again, placed in a new body. {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}
**And finally, Megatron (Galvatron, whatever) threw himself into Primus's new energon sun to prevent Unicron from possessing him, killing himself yet again. {{storylink|The Sun}} This death was so inconsequential that his subsequent resurrection wasn't even explained! {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}
**Megatron was disintegrated ''again'', {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}} before he returned to life thanks to unholy powers of the [[Armor of Unicron]]. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} After being stabbed through the Spark by [[Rhisling]], his body disintegrated as he passed on into the next life. {{storylink|Unfinished}}
*[[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] causes a Transformer's body to disintegrate to nothing:
**The [[Thirteenth Legion]] died of Cosmic Rust. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}
**[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] dies after several shots from [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]]'s Cosmic Rust Blaster, though the big hole this left in his torso couldn't have helped much either. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
**Exposure to even a single [[Nervous bot|carrier]] of the disease has been known to wipe out entire planets. [[Blurr (Cyberverse)|Blurr]] was one of its victims, along with the rest of [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Terminal Velocity}}
*In the [[2005 IDW continuity]], [[magic]] is one of the few things that can reliably wound or kill a Transformer; the energies unleashed are anathema to mechanical life, and Transformers exposed to such power soon begin to crumble and die. Casualties of this method include [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] {{storylink|Schismatic}} and [[Quickswitch]]. {{storylink|Good Men}}

===Consumption===
{{bigquote|...If we don't find the Matrix, some bad guy's gonna ''eat'' us! Right?|Longtooth, "[[Deadly Obsession]]"}}

[[File:Wreckers Mutants.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The shocking death of the barely-seen guys with hardly any lines!]]
[[File:Rocky mecannibal bartender marvel uk 240.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Cannibalism is hilarious, kids!]]
[[File:TFTM Unicron Digestion.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Getting eaten is essentially being torn apart, crushed, and melted all in a row, and it's usually fatal. Quite a few critters in the multiverse are equipped to devour giant robots:
*In the G1 cartoon:
**Various life forms are routinely devoured by the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s on Quintessa. These include [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]], a mechanical life form, though not a Transformer. [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] would have suffered this fate as well, but fought their way free. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
**Quite a few Transformers found their way into Unicron's gullet, though many survived the experience. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
*In the Marvel comic:
**[[Scraplet]]s are a mechanical disease - tiny robots that fed on Transformers. A hapless freighter pilot dies after being infected, and quite a few other 'bots only narrowly survived being infected. {{storylink|Crater Critters}}
**The [[Mecannibal]]s eat robots routinely, including quite a few Transformers during their sojourn on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} {{storylink|Out to Lunch!}} There is some indication that they can actually reconstitute their victims from their "recycled" parts, though this is never explicitly shown. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}}
**Unicron skewers [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and eats him. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
**The subsurface-dwelling [[demon]]s devour [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]]. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
**The Swarm "devours" innumerable Cybertronians and a handful of older-generation Transformers as well, though this is through a molecular process almost akin to incineration. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}} {{storylink|Total War!}} {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
*The Sharkticons kill two of the [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]] by gobbling them up. Or ripping them apart. Or both. We don't really know. {{storylink|Betrayal}}
*[[Flanker]] is eaten up and killed by the [[Insecticon (G1)|"Deluxe" Insecticons]].
*In the live-action films:
**[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] and [[Scorn]] eat various [[KSI Sentry|KSI Sentries]] and at least one [[KSI Boss]] {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
**Grimlock also made a snack out of [[Dreadbot]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

===Decapitation===
{{main|Decapitation}}

[[File:Cyclonus death.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Ahhhh, there we go...]]

Sometimes cutting a Transformer's head off is fatal. Sometimes!
*In the Marvel comics:
**The Megatron clone kills Cyclonus by ripping his head off. {{storylink|Dry Run!}}
**Several of the Wreckers are destroyed by having their heads ripped or blasted off, including Twin Twist and Topspin, respectively. {{storylink|Time Wars}}
**[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] has his head cut off by a propeller fired by [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]], presumably (given the ''Generation 2'' book's emphasis on body count) killing him. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
*In the movie continuity:
**Characters frequently die by decapitation of some form: [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]], {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}} are particularly notable examples. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] LOVES doing this.
**Decapitation is a mere inconvenience for [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] the first time. The second time, when the blow actually destroys most of his head, proves fatal.
**[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] is decapitated in the third movie. [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]'s heads fall off when they die, possibly to add finality to their demises. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
**[[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]] met his end after losing his head to [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]]'s sword. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
*In the 2005 IDW continuity:
**The heads of [[Springarm]] and [[Wheelarch]] are removed and then mockingly put on display to creep out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}
*In the Aligned continuity, Vehicons and Insecticons are frequently murdered by decapitation.

===Destruction of brain===
{{bigquote|Next strike in the neural cluster, yes? Weakest spot on ''all'' Transformers...|[[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], "[[Fire on High!]]"}}
[[File:K-PLUTCH.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Roadbuster has spiders on the brain.]]
In the early days of the franchise, a Transformer's life force was sometimes understood to be entirely contained within their [[brain module]], most prominently in the Marvel comics. Destroying the brain would kill the Transformer. This premise was eventually modified to incorporate the more esoteric concept of [[spark]]s.
*In the Marvel comics:
**In an alternate future, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] is blasted by [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], who kills him by extracting and crushing his brain module. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
**The [[Throttlebot]]s ''avoid'' death by having their brain modules removed from their bodies shortly before their bodies are destroyed (by crushing). {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}}
*Movie continuity:
**Optimus rips Grindor's head apart with two hooks. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s heads are blown to bits by explosives or other weapons.
**Optimus Prime kills Sentinel Prime by shooting him in the head with Megatron's shotgun. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
[[File:DOTM-Soundwavedeath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|How exactly is [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]] supposed to download his brain when there's no brain left?]]
*In the 2005 IDW continuity, the brain module is part of [[Rossum's Trinity]] and its destruction will cause the destruction of both the spark and the [[transformation cog]], killing the Cybertronian in question:
**[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] blasts [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] right in the head, destroying his brain module. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4}}
**Impactor kills [[Snare]] by crushing his brain module. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4}}
**[[Squadron X]] are all shot in the head. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4}}
**In the [[Functionist Universe]], every Cybertronian possesses an [[obsolescence chip]] that can be remotely detonated, destroying their heads. [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] and all other Cybertronians with [[data slug]] alt-modes are killed in a [[mass recall]]. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}
**[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] dies when [[Kaon (DJD)|Kaon]] smashes his brain module against his own forcefield. {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}}
**[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] uses his [[size changing]] powers to blow open [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]]'s head from the inside out. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4}}
**[[Oiler]] has his head sliced in two by a [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}}
**Kup exploits [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'s "secret weakness" to defeat him... shooting him in the head and blowing his cranium to bits. (Kup points out that it's most people's secret weakness.) {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}
**[[Adaptus]] met his end when [[Solomus]] drilled directly into his brain. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}
*''Beast Wars: Uprising''
**The [[Resistance]] use a device to short-circuit the remnants of [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]]'s consciousness, frying the [[Cyberdroid]]s that contain his tripartite brain. {{storylink|Head Games}}

===Destruction of spark===
{{bigquote|RAW energon! Right through your twisted spark!|Depth Charge to Rampage, "[[Nemesis Part 1]]"}}
[[File:Skyfallwontbethereforit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|And then he hung Skyfall from his ceiling.]]
Getting stabbed right through the spark is almost always fatal:
*In ''Beast Wars'': The supposedly immortal Rampage is killed when Depth Charge pierces his spark with an energon blade. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}
*''[[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]]'': [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] dies when [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] rams his [[sword]] right through his chest. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 6}}
*''Energon'': [[Constructicon Maximus]] dies when [[Storm Jet (Energon)|Storm Jet]] impales and crushes his spark.
*''Cybertron'': [[Megatron (Armada)#Cybertron cartoon|Galvatron]] dies when [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] impales him with [[Rhisling]]. {{storylink|Unfinished}}
*Movie continuity:
**[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan's Movie comics]]: Transformers have forcefields shielding their sparks, which can be externalized to protect bodywork. Jazz loved doing this, leaving him far more vulnerable to death by destruction of spark than he would otherwise be. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 6|Lost in Space 4: Jazz}}
**Optimus Prime dies when Megatron stabs him through the chest with his death-lock pincer, followed by a blast from his fusion cannon through the spark chamber. [[The Fallen]] also meets his end when a resurrected Optimus punches through his chest and crushes his spark. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*''Cyberverse'': [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] is killed when [[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)|Bludgeon]] stabs her in the back through her spark. {{storylink|Parley}}

That's not the only way to destroy a spark either:

*''Beast Machines'' continuity: [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] — already reduced to a spark within the matrix — ceases to be when Megatron annihilates his spark from existence. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}
*2005 IDW continuity:
**[[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] has modified his vocal processor so that he can get his voice into synch with a spark's pulse and then get it to stop. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}
**The [[killswitch]] built by Chief Justice Tyrest worked by scrambling the Matrix derived sparkcode shared by every constructed cold spark.
**Sentinel Prime wanted Sovereign to power up by eating [[Outrigger]]'s spark, a power shared by the [[Titan Master]]s. This would have killed the [[Circle of Light]] member. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}}
*''Beast Wars: Uprising'': The Vehicons destroy the sparks of those they inject with a nano-virus. The victim is simultaneously turned into another Vehicon in the process.

===Loss of spark===
{{bigquote|Warning. Further expenditure will result in permanent loss of spark. Stasis lock ''must'' commence.|[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]'s internal computer, "[[Code of Hero]]"}}
[[File:Jetstorm with extractor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Lost, stolen, whatever...]]
Sometimes sparks can survive outside of a body; sometimes they cannot. In the Beast Era, there is some indication that a spark left outside a body will soon begin to return to the Matrix/AllSpark/another dimension.
*When Dinobot expires after his final battle, his Spark is seen exiting his body. The implication is that a sufficiently damaged body can no longer hold a spark within this continuity. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
*''Beast Machines'' subsequently showed living sparks existing outside of bodies on a regular basis. The sparkless bodies were simply considered shells, rather than "dead", due to the fact that the sparks were forcibly removed with a [[spark extractor]].
*''Animated'' cartoon: [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] dies when he intentionally relinquishes his own spark. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}
*Movie continuity:
**[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] rips out his own spark chamber to give Optimus a fighting chance. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**[[The Fallen]] dies when Optimus punches through his chest and crushes his spark. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**Lockdown executes a wounded Ratchet by removing his spark. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
*''Cyberverse'' cartoon:
**In ''Cyberverse''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> second season, this is [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream's]] ultimate goal, planning to use the [[AllSpark]] to rip the sparks from every Transformer and bring peace through genocide. He succeeds in doing this to his [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]] followers before he is ultimately thwarted. {{storylink|Dark Birth}}
**Shockwave uses a doohickey to zap his spark into the Allspark and corrupt it. A few minutes later, [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]] uses the same device to do the same and counteract Shockwave's deeds. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}}

===Energy overload===
{{bigquote|We may need energon for power, but this is too much of a good thing.|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]"}}
[[File:TFAnimated transformandrollout DEATH.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Death — the Optimus version of a power nap.]]
[[File:Underbaseallmine.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|He's got an Underbase in his underpants.]]
The average [[human]] needs a lot of [[water]] to survive. But too much water results in {{w|Water intoxication|a horrible death}}. Similarly, Transformers need energy to survive, but too much of it can be a very bad thing. Sometimes it's just plain old energy; other times it some special god-like force that does them in.
*In the Marvel comics:
**An [[Underbase]]-empowered Starscream slaughters dozens of Transformers with energy blasts, {{storylink|Dark Star}} which reportedly burn out millions of their [[microchip]]s. {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?}} Some Transformers are seen to recover from these attacks, either via conventional repairs {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} or through the power of [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]. {{storylink|The Void! (US)}}
**Starscream himself dies when he absorbs all the energies of the Underbase. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
**[[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] is apparently killed when struck by a blast of energy from the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], though the physical effect is more like being hit by an especially powerful laser blast. {{storylink|All Fall Down|All Fall Down (issue)}}
*''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon: [[Sixknight]] dies from an overcharge of BlackZarak's Devil Power. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}}
*[[2005 IDW continuity]]: [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] dies when one of the [[Reaper]]s zaps him full of energy, causing him to explode from within. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6}}
*Movie continuity: [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] is killed when [[Sam Witwicky]] shoves the [[AllSpark]] into his chest. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} [[Evac (Ride)|Evac]] does the same thing with the Allspark shard with Megatron {{storylink|Transformers: The Ride – 3D}}
*''Transformers Animated'' cartoon: [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] gets caught in an explosion of [[AllSpark]] energy that may have been sufficient to kill him, although he also fell off a very tall building immediately afterwards (Starscream was caught in the same explosion and survived, but was knocked offline for an unspecified period.)

===Energy depletion===
On rare occasion, Transformers can simply run out of energy completely and expire.
*Marvel comics: the ancient [[Overlord (rank)|Overlord]] dies from a lack of energy. {{storylink|State Games}}
*''Cybertron'' cartoon [[Vector Prime]] dies after he helps the crew to time travel. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}
*Movie continuity: [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] explains that a lack of energon causes the Transformer equivalent of aging, such as rusting joints, mental confusion, and pieces falling apart, followed by an indefinite period of stasis that can only be reversed by an infusion of Allspark energy. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*''Cyberverse'' cartoon: [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] powers down and dies after [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|Megatron X]] telekinetically rips his [[Matrix of Leadership]] from the former's chest compartment. {{storylink|The Other One}}

===Disease===
You may think giant robots couldn't have diseases but it turns out they can!

*Marvel comics: [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] contracts [[Corrodia Gravis]], a wasting disease where your body is consumed by rust as your metal breaks down at the molecular level. Only a systems boost from a compatible donor could save Snarl {{storylink|Assassins}} but the disease came back anyway. The best cure is to store a Transformer's brain in remote storage and build a whole new body. {{storylink|Destiny of the Dinobots!}}
*2005 IDW comics: [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] engineers the [[Red Rust]] virus: spread by touch and triggered by transforming, it causes all the coolants, dispersants and anti-rusting agents in a Transformer to cross-contaminate and cause a molecular breakdown. The first sign is when the Transformer starts "crying" the fuel out. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}} Most of [[Delphi]] was killed. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}
*And of course, there's the aforementioned [[Scraplet]]s, [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|cosmic rust]], and the similarly named Rust Plague.

===Aging===
{{quote|Parts wear out and can no longer be replaced. Fatigue sets in. Memory banks overflow and tiny fragmentation errors creep in. In the end, entropy claims us all.|[[Vector Prime]]|[[Ask Vector Prime]]}}

While many characters are portrayed as being old, dying of old age is almost unheard of in Transformers.

*In Transformers UK, it is implied Transformers have long, but not endless life spans. In Kup's story, Kup says that he was put on a spaceship to live out his "remaining years" alone. In another story, Goldbug says that he may never understand humans, even if he lives to be 2 million.
*In the 2005 IDW continuity, Ratchet notes that the process of a Cybertronian aging to death (also referred to as age-related burnout) is a relatively recent discovery. He also notes that many, both spiritual and scientific, still refused to "give up on this-this very seductive idea that we're immortal". [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] had been diagnosed with [[cybercrosis]], a fatal condition that has been around since before [[Nova Prime]]'s era but which Ratchet believes in this case was brought about by a combination of the radiation Tailgate had been exposed to upon [[Vector Sigma]]'s re-ignition in addition to his old age. Far in the future, Ratchet himself would succumb to age-related burnout.
*''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'': Although it takes eons, all Transformers eventually die of old age after being disconnected from the life-giving powers of [[Primus]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

==Suicide==
{{quote|Do you realize how '''hard''' it is for a Cybertronian to die by his own hand? You can jump off a building, blow yourself up, cut off your own head - and you might still survive.|Chromedome, [[Before & After]]}}
Sometimes a Transformer kills himself for some reason, or tries to.
*Marvel comics
**Dirge and Nightbeat, rather than be eaten by the Swarm, self-destruct.
*''Beast Wars''
**Transformers can deliberately override the stasis lock protocols, even if this will result in death. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
**In the final battles, Depth Charge allows himself to be blown up, killing Rampage. Rampage laughs maniacally as he detonates, suggesting that he was deliberately trying to die. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}. [[Dinobot II]] let himself go down with the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}
*''Energon'': Galvatron, Starscream, and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] throw themselves into a sun and vaporize themselves. [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]] and Demolishor may have also done this.
*''Revenge of the Fallen'': Jetfire rips out his entire spark housing for Optimus Prime to have enough power to kill The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*2005 IDW continuity
**A [[NAIL protester]] kills himself by repeatedly transforming until his [[transformation cog]] burns out. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}
**[[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] alludes to a desire to find his [[Axalon (BW)|old spaceship]] so that he can die there. How exactly he plans to do this is never expounded on. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

==Non-fatal deactivation==
{{quote|"You mean he's still alive?!" "No! But neither is he what you would term 'dead'!"|[[Spider-Man]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[Prisoner of War!]]"|noquote=true}}

[[File:Zombiesbackfromthedead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Braiiiiiin mooooodulllllles....]]

For almost every single cause of death listed above, there's been one or more Transformers who have survived it, sometimes without so much as a period of unconsciousness.

In particular, "deactivation" is the Transformers equivalent of being in a coma. Numerous Transformers are seen to enter this state and eventually recover, such as the Autobots deactivated by Shockwave, {{storylink|The Last Stand}} who later were repaired. However, the line between death and deactivation is a blurry one. Sometimes the two words are used interchangeably, even in reference to characters who are later revived. Most of Starscream's Underbase victims were described as deactivated, and were sometimes lamented as "dead" while at other times were shown undergoing repairs. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} {{storylink|The Gathering Storm}}

"[[Stasis lock]]" would eventually give a more concrete name to the state of deactivation. The inert Transformers on the crashed Ark were retconned as being in stasis lock. Various ''Beast Wars'' characters would go into stasis lock to maintain their spark when their body had sustained too much damage from weaponsfire or energon absorption. ''Animated'' showed a crew of Autobots voluntarily entering protective stasis lock in anticipation of a crash landing.

Some of the quasi-fatal things which can cause a Transformer to "deactivate" include:

===Impact trauma===
Smashing into something usually knocks out a Transformer, but almost never actually kills them:
*The crew of the original [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] are deactivated when the ship crashes on Earth and lies inert for 4 million years {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)}}
*Marvel comics: [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] falls to his "death", but is patched together and talking again in short order. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

===Decapitation===
[[File:Sentinelprimeanimatedhumiliated.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|In the movie continuity, this would've been fatal. In ''Animated'', it's just embarrassing.]]
{{bigquote|Anyone who can lop your head off in one blow is alright by me!|[[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] jokes about [[Cloudburst]]'s near-death experience, "[[Recipe for Disaster!]]"}}
Like we said before, decapitation is sometimes fatal... and other times it isn't.
*Marvel comic:
**Optimus Prime is able to survive as just a head when Shockwave separates it from his body in an effort to get the Creation Matrix. {{storylink|The New Order}}
**[[Cloudburst]] is abruptly decapitated by sword, but is just fine after some repairs. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}}
*G1 cartoon: Optimus Prime is disassembled into his component parts, but functions just fine as nothing more than a head once [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] connects a few wires. {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}}
*''Beast Wars'' cartoon: [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] survives having his head blasted or otherwise knocked off multiple times, {{storylink|Spider's Game}} {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} {{storylink|Code of Hero}} and even puts it back on himself one time. He even accidentally swaps heads with Megatron once, much to the latter's annoyance. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}} And let's not even get started on how many times [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] has lost his head.
[[File:TLK-Mohawk demise.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Looks like ''Animated's'' non-fatal decapitation practice is catching up to the rest of the [[Multiverse]].]]
*[[2005 IDW continuity]]:
**[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] is just fine when one of the Reapers whacks his head off. (He doesn't fare so well when another Reaper crushes his head with a boulder, however.) {{storylink|Devastation issue 6}}
**[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'s head is removed in an apparent suicide attempt; he survived because he was put back together in time, before his Spark had faded out. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc}} {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism}}
*''Animated'' cartoon: Decapitated victims of the ''Animated'' [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] rarely show any ill effects other than not having a body anymore. {{storylink|Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster}} {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}} {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}
*Movie Continuity:
** Frenzy survives his first decapitation by [[Mikaela Banes]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}
**[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s consciousness survives his decapitation in the Chicago battle, even after having an axe lodged right into his processor. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
**[[Mohawk]] had himself blown up by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], yet his head remained functional, and he himself continued to speak. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

===Dismemberment===
{{quote|MY ARM!!!|Starscream, ''Revenge of the Fallen''}}
Transformers get ripped to pieces all the time, and recover from it:
*Marvel comic: Scorponok tears [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] to pieces. [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] slices [[Horri-Bull]] in half at the waist. Both are seen alive later on. {{storylink|Cold War!}}
*''Last Stand of the Wreckers'': [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] is torn in half by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and is easily repaired. The same also happens to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Fortress Maximus]].
*''Revenge of the Fallen'': During a fierce battle, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] not only cuts off [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]'s arm with an Energon blade, but he rips off [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s arm with his bare hands, and proceeded to ''beat him with it''.

===Spark removal===
{{bigquote|His spark can't exist outside a living body!|[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], "[[Optimal Situation]]"}}

A Transformer's spark—their "soul", their living essence—can be removed from their body, or the body can be destroyed around them
*The destruction of Starscream's body, and his subsequent survival as a ghost, was eventually retconned to be his Spark enduring without a physical form. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} {{storylink|Possession}}
*''Beast Wars'' cartoon: Tigatron and Airazor's sparks spend quite some time wandering around behind Tigerhawk, before combining and entering his body. {{storylink|Other Victories}}
*In the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon:
**Megatron de-sparks most of Cybertron's population and stores their sparks in a big barrel. Most were restored to bodies eventually. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}}
**Blackarachnia's spark wanders around bodiless for a time. {{storylink|Revelations Part III: Apocalypse}}
**Megatron himself, his spark in a depolarized state, wanders the surface of Cybertron without a body for a time. {{storylink|Spark of Darkness}}

The treatment of bodiless sparks in ''Beast Machines'' is seen by some fans as contradicting the canon established by ''Beast Wars'', particularly the quote above.

*In the 2005 IDW continuity, the spark, like the other two parts of Rossum's Trinity, can be safely removed and stored with the proper medical equipment.

===Limbo===
Sometimes Transformers get shunted out of creation as we know it, and into various alternate, sub- and non-dimensions.
*Marvel comics:
**The [[trans-time dimensional portal]] crosses [[Transwarp|unspace]], "a bit of dimensional nothingness" where Ratchet and Megatron vanished and were believed dead. {{storylink|The Gathering Storm}}
**Transformers mass-displaced by time travel wind up in a formless dimension known as [[Limbo]].
*2005 IDW comics: Megatron severely damages Optimus Prime in battle and plans on finishing him off by crushing his [[Laser core|spark core]]. Optimus Prime feigns death by downloading his "consciousness" into his [[Combat Deck (G1)|trailer section]], causing his [[Brain Center|robot mode]] to appear dead. In the time it took for Prime's consciousness to transfer to his trailer, he briefly enters [[infraspace|limbo]], the transitional infraspace between life and death. {{storylink|The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation}}

==Resuscitation==
Robots are machines. They can be switched off, taken apart, blown to bits, and put back together. Ergo, in many continuities and cases, "death" is not nearly as permanent a condition as it is for us fragile fleshy types.

===Reconstruction===
[[File:PeoplePower-reprogrammed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

{{bigquote|I've done it! Optimus Prime lives!|[[Klementia|A random Quintesson]], "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]"}}

*Generation 1 cartoon:
**Optimus Prime is simply ''repaired'' back to life by a Quintesson. Some fixing of this and that, a burst of power, and boom, suddenly he's alive again. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}
**Ultra Magnus's death is undone after his limbs were reconnected to each other. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
*Marvel comics: Optimus Prime's mind gets encoded on a disk. After a new [[Powermaster]] body was constructed for him, the disk's contents are loaded into it, and Optimus Prime lives again. (One wonders why they couldn't make as many Optimus Primes as they pleased.) {{storylink|People Power!}}
*Movie continuity: [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s consciousness manipulates [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]] into building him a new body, which he subsequently infects. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

===Spark transfer===
Transferring a Transformer's spark into a new body constitutes a form of resurrection, particularly if the Transformer's previous body was destroyed.
*''Beast Wars'' cartoon: Optimus Primal is restored to life when Rhinox manages to recall his spark from the Matrix, a special circumstance only enabled by a temporary window into transwarp space. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}
*''Beast Machines'' cartoon: various Vehicon generals are brought to life by placing other Transformer's sparks into them.
*''Armada'' cartoon: Smokescreen is shot through the chest at point blank range by the Requiem Blaster {{storylink|Sacrifice}} but his spark survived and is put into a new body. {{storylink|Regeneration (Armada)|Regeneration}}
*''Energon'' cartoon: Inferno and Demolishor both have their bodies ''atomized''; however, their sparks both survive, and are placed into new bodies. (The upshot of all of this is that it's nigh-impossible to kill a Unicron Trilogy Transformer, unless they do it themselves.) {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}} {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}
*''Animated'' cartoon: The spark of a dying [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]] is placed into a new protoform body by [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]; however, Yoketron consciously chooses to let his life end, and expires anyway. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}
*2005 IDW comics: [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] gets brought back to life after spending five hundred years as a spark fragment in an Energon flower by being transplanted into a snowflake of [[Living metal#2005 IDW continuity|''sentio metallico'']], which results in her being reborn as a [[protoform]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}}

==="Magical" substances===
*Marvel comics: The miraculous healing properties of Nucleon bring many Autobots back to life, as well as a few Decepticons. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}
*''Energon'' cartoon: Megatron is revived by the all-encompassing power of energon, as was Unicron. {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}}

===Primus and Primus-related powers===
{{bigquote|Where the Last Autobot is concerned, even death, it would appear, is an abstract concept!|Optimus Prime explains his latest revival, "[[End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!]]"}}

Anything tied to the primordial life-force of the Transformers' god Primus tends to be a cure-all for death. This includes Primus himself, his various power-wielding avatars and servants, and the assorted Matrixes and Allsparks, all of which can deliver an infusion of the essence of life itself. In some continuities, this is portrayed as a Transformer's spark being brought back out of the Allspark dimension.

[[File:RageInHeaven-HeroPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|A real man never dies, even when he's killed!]]
*In the Marvel comics:
**The [[Last Autobot]] is granted the power of recreation by Primus, which he uses to raise numerous fallen Autobots from the battlefield. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)}}
**Optimus Prime is eager to find the lost Creation Matrix, stating that it would be able to restore many deactivated warriors to life. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}}
**Optimus Prime is restored to life by the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] after it had ingested the energies and knowledge of the Matrix. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
*In the movie continuity:
**The AllSpark is shown repeatedly to be capable of restoring just about anything. Frenzy gets a whole new body from its power, Bumblebee temporarily gets his voice back, {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} and Megatron is restored to life by merely a fragment of it. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**Optimus Prime is restored to life by the Matrix of Leadership, an Allspark-related talisman. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**Sentinel Prime is revived after crash landing on the moon by the Matrix of Leadership, courtesy of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
*''Beast Machines'' cartoon: [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s body is destroyed, but the AllSpark granted him the choice of uniting with it or being reborn. He chose the latter, and ''poof'', just walked right out of the Oracle bubble in a brand new version of his previous body. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}}
*''Armada'' cartoon: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] is brought back to life by the power of the [[Mini-Con]]s after his body was disintegrated. {{storylink|Miracle}}
*"[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]": [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] is resurrected when he and his gestaltmates are combined together and reborn by Primus into [[Nexus Prime]]. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 5}} Nexus Prime then brings [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] back from the other side of the Allspark and infuses him with some of Primus's power to become Galvatron. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 6}}

===Zombies===
*Dude, [[zombie]]s!

==Immortality==
===Immortal sparks===
Certain sparks have mutant qualities that allow them to, potentially, exist forever.
*Starscream survives his death at the hands of Galvatron; this was later explained as him having a "mutant indestructible spark". {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} {{storylink|Possession}} {{storylink|Bad Spark}}
*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] was created as an attempt to duplicate Starscream's immortal spark. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} He is eventually killed by [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]], so the attempt may be seen as unsuccessful. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

===Other===
*[[Multiversal singularity|Multiversal singularities]] such as [[Unicron]] and [[The Fallen]] were immortal, existing in multiple dimensions simultaneously as extensions of the same being across different dimensions (reverse-time dimensions, for example, are key to revival of the singularities). Multiversal singularities ceased to exist with the coming of the [[Shroud]], nullifying this concept.
*''Animated'' [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] cannot be killed so long as he retains his Allspark fragment embedded in his forehead. Whether or not this ability extends to other AllSpark creations is unknown.
*Denizens of the [[Dead Universe]] can essentially regenerate themselves out of nothing, no matter how much damage was inflicted on them. This ability appears to no longer apply, post-[[Expansion]], except when in direct proximity to the Dead Universe.
*Thunderwing's Pretender shell makes him nearly invincible. At the very least, he is able to withstand incredible amounts of salvo and not even flinch.
*[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] can never completely die no matter what for some reason. It's probably because if he died, the universe wouldn't be able to inflict pain on him anymore.

==Out-of-fiction causes of character death==
===Drama / character culmination===
[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers5- Ironfistaneurism.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I told you I was ill.]]
At its best, character death can be a moving plot development, the fruition of an ongoing character arc.
*[[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] spends much of [[Simon Furman]]'s Marvel US run conflicted and doubting himself, and under the weight of his pre-Headmaster self's reputation. He finally gets past this and takes the fight to Unicron, dying in the process, his last words asking Optimus if he'd done good. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
*Suspecting that they would have to remove a character from the show, the writers of ''Beast Wars'' began planning for Dinobot's death several episodes ahead of time. Thus, when it came, it was the outcome of the character's own choices, flaws, and history, and played a crucial role in the show's plot. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
*Sunstreaker's death in ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' was intended to follow a similar style of arc... only it's missing the whole choices, flaws and history thing. Oh well!
*Optimus Primal's death(s) in ''Beast Machines'' are likewise the outcome of his own choices and character. {{storylink|End of the Line}} {{storylink| Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}} His death in ''Beast Wars'', by contrast, is more a moment of dramatic pathos — knowingly walking into danger, his enemy got the better of him. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}
*[[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]'s death in ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' is his main plot arc, quietly built up in the background since the first issue.

===Consequences of war===
[[File:Bulkhead Eradicon Darkness Rising 3.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|His special large intestine! There's only one like it!]]
It's hard to take a war story seriously when nobody actually dies. The reality of war can be more readily portrayed when characters die. [[Generic]]s are particularly handy for this, allowing death to be shown while not removing primary characters (retail toys!) from the story. The results can range from high drama and pathos to numbingly pointless body counts.
*Impactor's death is used to drive home the threat of the Decepticons as well as the risks taken by the Autobots and their commanders. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}
*The ''Generation 2'' book features several deaths which drive home the realities of war. Most notably, Red Alert's destruction serves to make Grimlock acutely aware of just how badly he'd screwed up. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}}
*Pretty much every death in ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' comes under this.
*[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]], [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] and [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] are all killed in their first ''Prime'' episodes, due to just plain bad luck in the first three cases and because of a deliberate Autobot killing in Makeshift's. The [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] are presented as sentient ''and'' as being killed by Autobots in large numbers. [[Jeff Kline]] famously said at the advent of ''Prime'' that all deaths would be final. While the rule applied to the majority of the series, it was happily ignored when it came time for the deaths of [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who were all revived almost immediately after death (admittedly it took until the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|follow-up series]] to revive Optimus a second time, but let's face it, we're used to that by this point).
*In [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|Megatron X]]'s reality, the Autobots lost the war and all of them probably died.{{storylink|The Other One}}

===Increased threat===
[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers1-whycouldntyou.jpg|upright=2.0|thumb]]
An enemy that kills is an enemy to be taken seriously. Thus a writer will frequently throw in some preliminary deaths to point out how seriously the bad guy should be treated.
*The generic who dies at the beginning of "[[City of Fear!]]" serves to show the zombies as a true life-threatening menace.
*Likewise for Runabout's death at the hands of the demons ; {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} knowing they can devour a Transformer makes the reader more concerned about the Dinobots' subsequent fate. {{storylink|Still Life!}}
*In "[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]", [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] makes corpses in practically every scene he's in!
*Cliffjumper in ''Prime'' is set up as a main character and then killed in five minutes, immediately putting the ''Prime'' Decepticons forward as a major threat.
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] is brutally hunted down and killed early into ''Age of Extinction'' by [[Cemetery Wind]] and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], to show what has befallen the majority of the Cybertronians on Earth (and the old cast from the first three films) and what will happen if the survivors are caught.
*''Transformers: Unicron'' begins with Unicron already having noshed on [[Velocitron]], which had previously appeared a few times in that continuity's works while never exactly being a major focus, and soon the [[Space Knight]]s find the corpse of Cliffjumper, whose last major appearance had been a good four years prior, but then Wheeljack, who has been a main character in the last few years, dies as well, proving the situation is now beyond serious. Also, several named Space Knights from Rom's own series die, but they're nasty, bigoted jerks so nobody feels bad when they snuff it.

===Cast thinning===
Generation 1 stories were particularly notorious for acquiring gigantic casts as they rolled on, because of the franchise's longevity. A simple way to make things more manageable was simply to kill off large numbers of characters in battle.

*Examples are rife in the Marvel comics:
**The "[[Time Wars]]" storyline gets rid of the [[Wrecker]]s and quite a few Decepticons as well.
**The [[Underbase Saga]] even more explicitly clears out dozens of characters, leaving perhaps 2 dozen characters from each faction in the story.
**The battle with Unicron in "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]" likewise got rid of a lot of older characters, leaving the story free to concentrate on more of a core cast (and associated newer toy characters.)
*''The Transformers: The Movie'' does this on a smaller basis. While only a handful of characters were actually killed off, many more cast members simply disappeared without explanation in the following season of the cartoon.
*[[Betrayal|Wreckers #2]] deals with its oversized cast by killing off scads of characters right up front.

More recent stories - particularly those without the overriding imperative [[to sell toys]], such as the G1 IDW comics - have accepted that not every character must be constantly accounted for at all times or roll-called every issue, allowing larger casts to simply exist in the background until needed. Another alternative, particularly visible in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, is to give new bodies (based on corresponding new toys, of course) to existing characters, allowing them to continue promoting new toys across multiple seasons of the show.

===Character motivation===
[[File:Bludgeonasavageplace.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|"How are we going to SHEEEAGH together if he's dead?!"]]

A quick and easy way to create enmity between characters is for the antagonist to kill someone close to the protagonist.

*In Marvel's comics, [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]]'s revenge plot against the new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] is motivated by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s murder of [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]]. {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}
*In ''Energon'', [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber ''nee'' Dagger]] swears revenge on [[Shockblast]] after the murder of his partner, [[Padlock (Energon)|Padlock]]. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}} He then forgets to care about Shockblast later but, y'know, ''Energon'' story.
*In ''Prime'', [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee's]] conflict is down to Airachnid's murder of [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]. {{storylink|Predatory}} She keeps throwing this in Arcee's face.

===Clear space for new toys===
{{main|To sell toys}}
[[File:Newyorkunderbase.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|(They also cease to appear on store shelves.)]]
Some fiction has an inherently limited capacity for characters. ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' are by far the most prominent examples; their CGI animation made character animation expensive and necessitated removing an old character before a new one could be brought in. But any medium can be susceptible to this toy-driven phenomena.
*The numerous casualties of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' are fairly explicitly removed from the story to make way for a wave of new toy/characters.
*Terrorsaur and Scorponok had to be removed — quickly — to make room for the two upcoming Fuzor characters, hence their sudden, blink-and-you-miss-it death in "[[Aftermath]]".
*Airazor and Tigatron were removed for similar reasons. When their plot was finally resolved, it was, surprise, via [[Tigerhawk|a new toy]]!
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==Fleshling death==
{{quote|"The humans' spark is fragile." "WHAT?! Impossible! Their spark's not eternal?" "One life. That's ''all'' they've got." "Bahh. Then they really ''are'' poorly designed."|[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]]|"[[Energon Grid (episode)|Energon Grid]]"|noquote=true}}

In general, ''Transformers'' fiction is pretty squeamish about showing the deaths of Earth's organic creatures. But it's a war, and sometimes it does happen. The out-of-universe reasons generally fall into three categories: Consequences of War, Emotional Pathos, and BLOOD IZ KEWL.

The various cartoons tend to show organic death the least, as they are most clearly aimed at, and easily accessible by, children. Comics tend to be less reluctant to show the impact of the Transformers' war on innocent lives, though the death rate varies by series. Latter-day Generation 1 books especially revel in high body counts, because squishing stupid humans is killer and awesome and radical and hardcore. Even the occasional [[Satellite of Doom|children's storybook]] has been known to off mass quantities of the dumb fleshies.

===Animal death===
[[File:MurderedPuppy02.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|One dead dog]]
[[File:Sparkwar3 Dead noble.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Two dead dogs]]
Cute little animals are almost always killed off for reasons of Emotional Pathos:
*A little girl's pet puppy named [[Pis]] barks at [[Wilder (Masterforce)|Wilder]] and is kicked so hard he died. {{storylink|Rage!! Little Devils with No Need for Rules}}
*The "[[Battle Dog]]" is shot down by the Decepticons after running away from Megatron's experiments. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] reminds [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] that [[The Fallen]] once shot down a ship full of [[Antilian bumble-puppy|Antilian bumble-puppies]]. (Decepticons have a thing for killing puppies.)
*The dog-like [[Noble (BM)|Noble]] is shot at by [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] because of his hatred for organics {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege}} and was later mourned by his "owner", [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]. {{storylink|Spark of Darkness}}
*A stray shot from [[Tigatron]] accidentally causes an avalanche which kills his friend [[Snowstalker]]. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}
*[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] eats an eagle. {{storylink|Power Surge (episode)|Power Surge}} [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] eats a cute little rat, {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}} and nearly eats an antelope as well. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
*In order to save [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] knocks a [[saber-toothed cat|saber-toothed tiger]] off a cliff, presumably killing it. {{Storylink|Bad Spark}}
*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] uses [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]]'s shield to knock a spikey rock onto a giant spider, effectively killing it. She later used [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]' axe to kill some new bornbaby spiders. {{Storylink|Along Came a Spider}}
*Human villain [[Trophy White]] has a grisly display of stuffed and mounted animal heads. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.10|Bring Me the Head of Optimus Prime}}
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] takes potshots at a vulture for fun in Africa. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] killed a friggin' elephant in Africa. (In [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|the adaptation]], at least.)
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===Human death===
[[File:Razorclawshootsahuman.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|This didn't happen much.]]
*Marvel US: The [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|original Marvel book]] ignored or glossed over human casualties, which were rarely if ever shown; the panel at right, from [[Toy Soldiers!|US #37]], shows a ''very'' unusual instance of a human dying right in front of us. One of the few human(oid)s to die on-panel was [[Galen]], killed off to make way for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]'' was much more explicit about human death, as Bludgeon and later [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] attacked Earth for the purpose of inflicting casualties.
*Marvel UK: The UK-original stories were much less reluctant to show human death; within the first year or so, humans had died in Autobot-induced car wrecks and at the hands of mind-controlled Autobots.
*In ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'', after his revival on Earth, Megatron manages to gain control of Earth's nuclear arsenal and uses it to push humanity to the brink of extinction. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} During that conflict, Megatron has some fun terrorizing the population with his army of zombie Decepticons. [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] tracks down and killed [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]] and [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] Witwicky in a car wash; had he had his full faculties, he might have [[Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom|appreciated the irony]]. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}
*In almost every US-aired cartoon series, humans essentially ''never'' die. Even ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', which features the city of [[Detroit]] getting smashed by robot battles virtually every week, never once mentions humans getting killed. And then ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' showed up.
**A human is shown slumped against a wall in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]", a victim of Soundwave, though it isn't clear whether he was dead or merely unconscious.[[File:Convoy-kablooie.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|They'll, uh, be okay, maybe.]]
**When [[MECH|human terrorists]] are featured, they will often die. Piloted or driven vehicles explode and enemies are implied to be crushed. "[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]" is the first of numerous examples.
**When Nemesis Prime attacks a military base in his [[Nemesis Prime (episode)|self-titled episode]], it's likely his rampage cost the lives of numerous soldiers.
**When the military attacked [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]], its fusion cannons devastate the entire force, presumably killing them all.
**[[Silas|Cylas]] is the first human to die on-screen in Western Transformers animation, but not before thanking [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] for finally freeing him of his gruesome existence.
*Contemporary toyline-based comics (''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|Armada]]'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (comic)|Energon]]'') seem to follow a similar policy, avoiding showing, only mentioning, human death.
*Japanese cartoons, by contrast, don't seem to mind showing human deaths (or [[Pis|dog deaths]], for that matter).
*The [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave G1 comics]] really thought it was totally awesome and cool and radical to kill off those stupid humans. Thus, they start off with Megatron smushing some stupid humans. More smushing and killing and blowing up follows. DIE, dumb stubbies, DIE!
*[[2005 IDW continuity]] managed to avoid this for a long time, showing human death only when it was particularly integral to the plot... then ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' came down the pike. DIE, stupid fleshies, DIE!
*The live-action [[movie continuity]] implies a great deal of human death. ''Revenge'' mentions a body count of over 9,000 (don't even ''think'' about it), and massive damage is done during the battle of [[Mission City]], though little of it is shown on screen. And of course, the first film begins with Blackout wiping out an entire military base. A handful of humans are killed directly on-screen, most notably [[Patrick Donnelly|Donnelly]]. Then of course we get to ''Dark of the Moon'', which has Decepticons laying siege to [[Chicago]], killing most of its citizens, including several being shot and exploding and disintegrating into just skulls ''directly in front of the camera''. That's not even mentioning [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], whose job it is to assassinate civilians, even if it means befriending their children to do it. Twisted.
**[[Dylan Gould]] is killed when he was shoved into [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime's]] space bridge generator, but given he was a villain it's not so much of a concern. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
**[[Sam Witwicky]] was killed by Megatron but brought back to life by the Primes.
**[[Lucas Flannery]], in a bit of karmic retribution (for having tipped off [[Cemetery Wind]] to Optimus' location against Cade's wishes), gets fried by one of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s grenades and his mangled corpse is converted into ''[[Living metal#Live-action film series|Transformium]]''. [[James Savoy]] says his sister was a casualty of the Battle of Chicago, which he uses as an excuse to sadistically hunt and kill Autobots and their sympathizers. He ends up getting knocked out of a very high window by [[Cade Yeager]] for attempting to kill his family. Later, his boss, [[Harold Attinger]], is brutally gunned down by Optimus Prime when he tries to kill Cade for sympathizing with the Autobots. Additionally, [[Joshua Joyce]] tries to scramble paramedics to the scene of Galvatron's rampage (much to Attinger's disgust), believing people were killed. And then there's the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]] stomping through the densely crowded streets of Hong Kong. They certainly killed more people than Decepticons!
**[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s arrival to Earth was predicted to cause tens of millions of human casualties. When its continents began reconnecting, the human news reported they were literally scraping away major cities such as [[Hong Kong]] and projected to kill millions.
**''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' introduces a new method of human death: liquification. [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] uses a special gun that performs this feat on [[Roy (BB)|some random guy]] and later [[Dr. Powell]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
*The alternate timeline arc in Titan's Movie comic featured big wars on Earth and lots of destruction, clearly ''insinuating'' human death while not being explicit. The exceptions were in [[Transformers Comic issue 10|issue #10]], where [[NATO]] is said to be suffering losses of 11,506 and the [[France|Palais Bourbon]] is blown up when people are still clearly inside. Sam Witwicky, meanwhile, was stated to have died.
*Titan quite blatantly stated that the [[Free Men]] had caused great loss of life at an air base, a rare example of humans killing humans. In the same story, [[Robert Epps]] opens fire on militia men, which kinda implies he was killing them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.10|Bring Me the Head of Optimus Prime}} Similarly, [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] of all people is seen zapping humans at close range during a Decepticon attack; with no "oh it was a stun beam" handwave and the 'Cons not pulling punches, it sure seems like he's murdered 'em! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]'', several [[Kiss Player]]s were seen being devoured by Legions.
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==Characters who die a lot==
*[[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Dirge (G1)]] — the unlucky guy who [[:File:Unicron1-RampageKillsDirge.jpg|gets]] [[:File:Dirge DeathSerpentor.jpg|killed]] [[:File:Dirge DeathSwarm.jpg|off]] [[:File:Dirge DeathTimelines.jpg|in]] [[:File:Dirge DeathUnicron.jpg|many]] [[:File:Dirge DeathArmada.jpg|continuities]]
*[[Quake (G1)|Quake]] — the unlucky guy who gets killed over and over in the same continuity, but doesn't seem to mind.
*[[Cy-Kill (disambiguation)|Cy-Kill]] — a Go-Bots character transferred to many Transformers comics just to be killed off violently, for no other reason than the lolz of ending his toyline, his universe, and finally his life... repeatedly.
*[[Sentinel Prime (G1)]] — the unlucky [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] [[:File:Sentinel prime lou.jpg|who]] [[:File:Sentinel prime dw.jpg|must]] [[Megatron Origin issue 4|die]].
*[[Starscream (Animated)]] — the unlucky guy that constantly gets killed, decapitated, or maimed by others, only to be brought back to life, thanks to a fragment of the [[AllSpark]] embedded in his forehead.
*[[Solus Prime]], who perishes in every continuity to involve the [[Thirteen]], because [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s downfall just can't happen any other way.

==See also==
*[[Transformer funerary practices]]
*[[To sell toys]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Biology]]
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]

Death

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{{disambig2|the end of life|the Horseman of Unicron|Airazor (Armada)}}
[[File:Battleofautobotcity.jpg|upright=1.77|thumb|And lo, the children did weep. They wept hard too.]]
''Transformers'' is a children's franchise, but at its core, it's a story of war. This means that the '''death''' of major and minor characters sometimes figures into the fiction.

Given the ambiguous nature of [[Transformer]] physiology, there is very little consistency regarding what is fatal to a Transformer, even within a single storyline. Damage that one Transformer might shrug off can prove fatal to another, or even to the same character in a different story. Sometimes just a laser blast or two will do the trick. Other times, characters survive being melted, [[Waspinator (BW)|crushed into cubes]], and even [[Demolishor (Armada)|utterly disintegrated]]. It does not take a terribly cynical viewer to conclude that the threshold of survival is generally determined by the needs of the plot.

The out-of-universe reasons for a character's death can vary from plot development to the arrival of [[To sell toys|new toys]]. Conveniently enough for writers who are beholden to the whims of a toy company, the majority of Transformers characters are machines, which means that death isn't necessarily permanent. Across the various universes, characters that appear to have been killed have been known to pop up alive again at a later date, or go through some sort of resurrection.

{{quote|"How can you all be so cold and unfeeling? He died a hero!" "Don't you even have mechanical hearts?" "The humans don't understand! Our form of life is vastly different from theirs!"|[[Spider-Man]], [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]|"[[Prisoner of War!]]"|noquote=true}}

==In-fiction causes of death==
[[File:DEATH.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2.2|[[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] is just as puzzled as the rest of us.]]
There is little consistency in what can kill a Transformer. Sometimes it takes just a shot. Other times, even totally annihilating a Transformer's body still doesn't do the trick. Even the most basic method of killing, which is to destroy or otherwise cause the loss of a Transformer's [[spark]], varies quite a bit in its details from story to story, character to character, and series to series.

However, over time there has been some convergence of concepts regarding Transformer design across the various franchises and storylines. The concept of Sparks as a Transformer's driving life force has become nearly universal, and with it, the notion that loss of Spark equals death. Various [[2005 IDW continuity]] comics, particularly ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'', have delved deeply into this, positing that a Transformer can die if their Spark, brain or (in a new and unique twist) transformation cog are sufficiently damaged, known as "[[Rossum's Trinity‎]]". MTMTE also makes note of the difficulties in killing a Transformer, and how things like decapitation may not be lethal in the right circumstances.

If one is so inclined, these concepts can be applied retroactively to many, if not all, older stories - so that various means of death described below can be seen simply as the means of inflicting the requisite damage on a Transformer's vital bits.

When a Transformer dies, the loss of their life force (or artistic convention, out here in the real world) often results in them turning gray. The most well-known example by far is Optimus Prime's death in the animated movie; Prowl can also be glimpsed turning gray as he falls during the shuttle assault. This idea has shown up in a few other places, such as [[Transform and Roll Out#Part 3|the ''Animated'' cartoon]] and [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|the ''More Than Meets the Eye'' comics]], the latter of which [[Sardines|coined]] the term "[[aggressive depigmentation]]" to describe the phenomenon.
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===Weaponsfire===
{{bigquote|This was almost too easy, Starscream!|[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (like the fandom) is surprised to find how easily Autobots die, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

[[File:Tftm1986a.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|We're here aboard the Autobot shuttle, where we've secretly replaced Brawn's hyper-dense metal armor plating with styrene plastic. Let's see if anyone can tell the difference.]]
[[File:TFTM UltraMagnus dies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Prepare for your death today. Yer gonna die!!]]
[[File:Magnusdeath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Ow! Hey! Cut it out, guys! That hurts!]]
[[File:Blades1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Sorry, [[Outpost B-67 exo-structuring party|nameless guy]], your generic nature means you will never be miraculously resurrected.]]
[[File:DreadwingdeathImage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|You will pay for this, Megatron! Mark my words, you'll pay!]]
Like humans, Transformers can be killed by damage caused by energy, projectile, and chemical weapons. Just how many shots it takes is widely variable, however.
*In the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]:
**Many casualties of the [[Battle of Autobot City]] (and its run-up), including [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]], [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], are victims of energy weapons. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} This was quite a change from the cartoon's M.O., wherein the same characters routinely got shot and blasted all the time and shrugged it off, or at worst spent some time in the repair bay. Brawn and Prowl (whose tech specs show endurances of 9) both went down after ''one shot''.
**[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] subsequently "dies" after being shot a few times by the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], exploding into pieces. He is soon revived by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], however. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
**In the Japanese continuity, Ultra Magnus dies ''again'', for real this time, after [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] shoots him a few times. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}
*In the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel comics]]:
**[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] is cut down by a single head shot from [[Macabre]]. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}
**Most deaths in the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]'' book occur from energy weapons, such as [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} as well as numerous generics. {{storylink|War Without End!}} Quite a few victims explode spectacularly after being shot, including [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]], {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], {{storylink|New Dawn}} and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]. {{storylink|Escalation!}}
*In the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon:
**[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] dies after incurring severe damage from numerous [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] weapons. {{storylink|Code of Hero}} Other characters have survived similar or worse levels of damage, but the episode gave a reason: Dinobot refuses to go into [[stasis lock]], which his onboard computer warns could "result in loss of Spark" if he keeps it up.
**[[Tigerhawk]] is disintegrated by the main cannon of the starship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. The same cannon subsequently blasts [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]], apparently killing them, though their "death" may be permanent simply because there was nobody around to put them back together - or at least, [[Waspinator (BW)|nobody who cared to]]. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}
*''Armada'' cartoon: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] dies holding back the [[Hydra Cannon]], the damage causing him to [[:File:Crisis Optimus Prime dies.jpg|crumble to dust]]. {{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}}
*[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave G1]] comics: [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] is gunned down by [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} He got better. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}
*[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Universe]]: [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] is shot and killed by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] during the final battle of the [[Universe War]].
*This happens a ''lot'' in the [[Movie continuity]]:
**[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] and [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] both die from weapons fire. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}
**Arcee and Elita-One and possibly Chromia are killed by Decepticon fire.
**All the [[Appliancebot]]s are shot dead by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]].
**A crapload of [[Protoform]]s are shot down by [[NEST]] soldiers. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**[[Crowbar]] is shot in the face by Ironhide.
**[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]] is brought to his knees by a shot to the chest from a Decepticon protoform before [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] finishes him off by shooting him in the back. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
**[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] is killed by a massive onslaught of gunfire from [[Cemetery Wind]]. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] is brutally whittled down in a similar manner, until Lockdown comes and executes him. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
*"[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]": [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] gets his face blown off/in by [[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 4}}
*Many goons during the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]] die from being shot. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron}}
*''Prime'' cartoon: [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] is killed by a shot through the chest by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}
*''Cyberverse'' cartoon:
**[[Prowl (Cyberverse)|Prowl]] leaps in front of a shot meant for Optimus Prime. While dialogue suggests he could have lived, he is not seen afterward as the lights in his optics fade out. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}}
**In [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|Megatron X's]] reality, the tyrant shot his universe's Optimus Prime with his fusion cannon and subsequently seized the Matrix of leadership for himself. {{storylink|The Other One}}
{{-}}

===Big explosions===
{{bigquote|They're going to blow us all to pieces! [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]]'s booby-trapped - packed with enough explosives to level this whole mountain!|[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], "[[The Wrath of Grimlock!]]"}}

[[File:Afterdeath-gameoverman.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw98ARXfcqk You are dead, dead, DEAAD!]"]]
Transformers characters often assume that explosions are more lethal than they really are; characters survive explosions all the time. An explosion's messy nature makes a good "out" for a writer to fake a character's death. {{storylink|The Wrath of Grimlock!}} {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} Nevertheless, a few characters have been permanently killed by explosions. (This list omits characters who exploded from within, like Ultra Magnus up above.)
*In the Marvel comics:
**[[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] is the victim of an interdimensionally triggered explosion that destroys his body. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} However, in the UK continuity he survives as a raggedy, bodiless head. {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}
**In an alternate future, a wounded [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] dies in the fiery explosion of a crashing shuttlecraft. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
**[[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] is killed when a prototype [[pathblaster]] exploded in his face. {{storylink|Time Wars}}
**[[Finback]] is presumably killed in the explosion of a huge gun battery. [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] tried to warn him off, and may have been killed in the same explosion. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
*''Beast Wars'' cartoon:
**[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] is blown to bits — terminally so — by the [[transwarp]] explosion that destroyed the [[Planet Buster]]. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}
**[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] is killed by the explosion that resulted from [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]'s death (either his exploding spark, or the exploding energon shard that pierced it.) {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}
*Several of the [[Beast Era]] [[Wrecker]]s ([[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], the [[Deployer (BM)|Deployers]]) are destroyed when part of their ship explodes with them in it. {{storylink|Betrayal}}
*Energon: [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]] is killed when Storm Jet causes a massive explosion that engulfed them both.
*''Prime'':
**[[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] and the surrounding [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s are blown up by a grenade attached by the Autobots. Both the Vehicons and Makeshift are killed in the blast. {{storylink|Con Job}} <ref>(According to an interview at [[BotCon 2011]] with the ''Prime'' show runners, Makeshift was deemed too overpowered to be a regular in the show, so they killed him off at the end of the episode.)</ref>
** [[Hardshell]] is killed by [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] when she fires two missiles at him, blowing him up. {{storylink|Hurt}}
*IDW Continuity: [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] and [[Skullgrin]] are killed when Springer blows them up with a grenade. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3}}
*''Movie Continuty'':
**[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]], [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]], and several Decepticon Protoforms are killed by a human air strike in [[Egypt]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] blows up when Ironhide kicks him into a gas station. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
**[[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]] gets blown to bits when Bumblebee shoves his own missile into his chest and detonates it. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

===Impact trauma===
Falling off a cliff or mountainside or tall building is usually just as fatal to Transformers as it is to, say... Wile E. Coyote. Only on rare occasion does it result in death:
*''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' continuity: [[Hacksaw]] meets his end by falling from a huge communications tower. {{storylink|The New World}}
*[[2005 IDW continuity]]:
** [[Doubledealer]] is shot, falls off a mountain and smashed to bits on impact. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}
** [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Infinitus]] gets knocked down a very big hole by [[Beak]] and dies. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}
*Movie continuity:
**[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] falls off the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] after a [[rail gun]] blows his arm apart. He tumbles back down the monument and collapses as he dies. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] is smashed to pieces and killed by being flung into a freeway column. {{storylink|Movie Adaptation issue 4|Movie Adaptation Issue Number Four}}
**[[Hatchet (DOTM)|Hatchet]] meets his end when [[Dino]] sends him crashing into a car.
*The [[Beast (G1)|Beast]] falls off a cliff and shatters. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}} At least, we hope that's where and how it ended.
*''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'': [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] crash-lands after [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] punched out vital components in his [[alternate mode]], reducing his body to a partially transformed scrapheap.

===Disassembly===
[[File:Jazz DyingAction.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"HERE'S what I think of your resemblance to your G1 counterpart!"]]
Taking a Transformer apart into its component parts - or ripping them to pieces - can occasionally kill them:
*Marvel comics:
**[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] meets this fate in an alternate future, when [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] uses a [[repair spider]] to pull him apart into his component pieces. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}
**A future version of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] may have been killed when a group of Decepticons mobbed him and ripped him up. {{storylink|Time Wars}}
[[File:DOTM-Shockwavedeath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''That's'' for screwing up our continuity!]]
*Movie continuity:
** [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] kills [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] by ripping him in half. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}
**The Wreckers gang up on a Decepticon pilot and tear him apart.
**Optimus tears [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s optic from his damaged head. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
**[[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] gets torn apart by a chain wielded by Bumblebee. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
*[[2005 IDW continuity]]:
**[[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] is torn apart and killed while making a final stand against a mass of generic Decepticons. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}
**[[Atomizer]] died when [[Getaway]] tore him apart.{{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}
*''Prime'' cartoon:
**When fighting [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s [[zombie]] army, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] recommends dissection to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] to "cut" them down to size. How this is more effective then just blasting the living slag out of them is still up for debate. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}
**[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] manages to offline [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] by tearing him limb from limb, leaving only a pile of mutilated body parts in her wake. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}
*''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon:
**[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] is torn apart to pieces by the [[Zombie|Sparkless]], before dying in Optimus's arms. {{storylink|Siege episode 6|Episode 6}}

====Bifurcation====
[[File:VictoryUKAnnual.JPG|thumb|upright=0.85|"Shakkooosh!" is good, but I could really go for a good old-fashioned "CHUK" right about now.]]
{{bigquote|I have no desire to be carved up into Auto-sushi.|Tracks, "[[Make Tracks]]"}}
A particular subset of disassembly, getting chopped in half is pretty graphic for a kids' story, even one about robots, so it doesn't happen very often.
*Marvel comics: In a dream sequence, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] slices [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in half, killing him. {{storylink|Victory!}}
*Japanese G1 cartoon: [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] gets sliced in half by Dai Atlas. The strike dissects what appears to be an organic brain in his head. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}
*''Beast Wars Metals'': Terrorsaur is killed by being sliced in half by Primal's mace. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}
*Movie continuity:
**[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] dies when [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] slices his car mode in two.
**[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] dies when Bumblebee yanks his spine out, tearing him apart.
**[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] slices [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] in half at the chest but Mixmaster survived this. Getting his skull stomped off, not so much. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] meets his end in this manner courtesy of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
**[[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] gets vertically bisected by Dropkick. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
*''War For Cybertron'': In the opening, a Decepticon goon is chopped in half by Optimus Prime.
*[[2005 IDW continuity]]: [[Ambulon]] is chainsawed in half ''vertically'' by [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} ([[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] specifically noted that ''horizontal'' bifurcation would be survivable - indeed, not much later, [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] would be quite active after being ripped apart at the waist by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5}})
*[[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] later briefly survives being torn in half by [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]], {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} before succumbing to his wounds. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}
*When [[Gozer]] attacked Cybertron, it tore [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] in half, lengthways. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}
{{-}}

===Crushing===
[[File:Edgeofextinction-hardheadbombburst.jpg|thumb|DO NOT WANT]]
Quite a few characters have been crushed into deactivation:
*In the Marvel comics:
**[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] is smashed between [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s palms, while [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] meet a similar fate when Unicron steps on them. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
**[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] is apparently killed when a very large building collapses on top of him. {{storylink|Escalation!}}
*[[Unicron Trilogy]] cartoons:
**[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] is killed when caught between two folding sections of Unicron's external armor. {{storylink|Union}}
**[[Shockblast]] is crushed by Unicron's hand on [[Blizzard Planet]]. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}}
**His brother [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]] meets a similar fate, crushed under the heel of a super-sized Galvatron. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}}
[[File:ROTF Scorponok death.jpg|thumb|]]
*IDW continuity:
**[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] is killed when a group of [[human]] police officers set fire to a building and let it collapse on him, crushing him.
**The luckless [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] dies after [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] stomps on him repeatedly, causing enough damage that his Spark falls out.
*Movie continuity:
**[[Dispensor]] is crushed under [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]'s foot. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}
**[[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]'s head is crushed by [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]]'s ''bare fist''. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**[[Shatter]] is crushed by a tanker ship that crashes into a dock. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

===Melting===
[[File:BW Scorponok Terrorsaur deaths.jpg|thumb|Even having a new toy couldn't save Terrorsaur!]]
[[File:Fallout title.jpg|thumb|Primal's diet had gone horribly wrong.]]
They're made of [[living metal|metal]]; therefore, with enough heat or sufficiently acidic material, they can melt. This is one of the more fool-proof methods of killing a Transformer; few, if any, have survived it.
*In the G1 cartoon:
**An acid vat would apparently have been enough to destroy Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
**Another acid vat is used to disintegrate living victims of Unicron. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
*In the Marvel comics:
**Victims of the Decepticon [[smelting pool]]s on Cybertron are reduced by intense heat into their base metals, including [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]]. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}
**It is possible that an acid bath from (naturally) [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] offlined [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] [[Makin' Tracks!|(for a while anyway)]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
**[[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] is partially melted by Unicron's flame-breath and subsequently dies. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
**The [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]] use some kind of acid to rather messily eradicate some of their Decepticon ancestors, including [[Stranglehold]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}
*In the Beast Era cartoons:
**[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] and [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] are apparently melted to death after tumbling into a lava pit within the [[Darksyde (BW)|Predacon base]]. {{storylink|Aftermath}}
**Optimus Primal's body is seemingly melted into the floor after his climactic face-off with [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. Considering how many god-like forces were unleashed and conflicting during the battle, his demise may be due to more than simple temperature-induced melting. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}}
*According to [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]], the [[living metal]] that constitutes Cybertronian biology can be broken down using a cocktail of complicated polymers such as [[w:polyhydroxybutyrate|polyhydroxybutyrate]]; the process — one assumes — proving fatal to the Transformer in question. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}
*''Cyberverse'' cartoon: [[Drift (Cyberverse)|Drift]] is implied to have been melted by toxic Energon waste, as [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] barely survived the experience. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron III}} {{storylink|The Dead End}}

===Disintegration===
{{bigquote|I saw the end! They died in a cosmic funeral pyre!|[[Shawn Berger]], "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2]]"}}

[[File:Schismatic-KupDies.jpg|thumb|"Ironhide, I don't feel so good..."]]

Plasma, energy fields, and stellar atmospheres can all utterly destroy a Transformer's body. Like being melted, being reduced to one's component molecules would seem to be a surefire way of getting killed, but quite a few characters seem able to survive the process as [[ghost]]s and/or disembodied sparks:
*Generation 1 cartoon: [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s spectacular death at the hands of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] might be categorized as incineration. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
*Quite a few characters met this fate in the Unicron Trilogy, but all survived it in some fashion:
**[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s spark persisted within his burnt-out body when he was dropped into the exploding Unicron. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}} {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}}
**[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]'s body was obliterated by an expanding [[energon grid]], but his spark survived the process and was placed in a new body. {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}}
**[[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] was destroyed when he threw himself into a star, but his spark was salvaged by the Autobots and, again, placed in a new body. {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}
**And finally, Megatron (Galvatron, whatever) threw himself into Primus's new energon sun to prevent Unicron from possessing him, killing himself yet again. {{storylink|The Sun}} This death was so inconsequential that his subsequent resurrection wasn't even explained! {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}
**Megatron was disintegrated ''again'', {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}} before he returned to life thanks to unholy powers of the [[Armor of Unicron]]. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} After being stabbed through the Spark by [[Rhisling]], his body disintegrated as he passed on into the next life. {{storylink|Unfinished}}
*[[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] causes a Transformer's body to disintegrate to nothing:
**The [[Thirteenth Legion]] died of Cosmic Rust. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}
**[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] dies after several shots from [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]]'s Cosmic Rust Blaster, though the big hole this left in his torso couldn't have helped much either. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
**Exposure to even a single [[Nervous bot|carrier]] of the disease has been known to wipe out entire planets. [[Blurr (Cyberverse)|Blurr]] was one of its victims, along with the rest of [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Terminal Velocity}}
*In the [[2005 IDW continuity]], [[magic]] is one of the few things that can reliably wound or kill a Transformer; the energies unleashed are anathema to mechanical life, and Transformers exposed to such power soon begin to crumble and die. Casualties of this method include [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] {{storylink|Schismatic}} and [[Quickswitch]]. {{storylink|Good Men}}

===Consumption===
{{bigquote|...If we don't find the Matrix, some bad guy's gonna ''eat'' us! Right?|Longtooth, "[[Deadly Obsession]]"}}

[[File:Wreckers Mutants.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The shocking death of the barely-seen guys with hardly any lines!]]
[[File:Rocky mecannibal bartender marvel uk 240.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Cannibalism is hilarious, kids!]]
[[File:TFTM Unicron Digestion.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Getting eaten is essentially being torn apart, crushed, and melted all in a row, and it's usually fatal. Quite a few critters in the multiverse are equipped to devour giant robots:
*In the G1 cartoon:
**Various life forms are routinely devoured by the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s on Quintessa. These include [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]], a mechanical life form, though not a Transformer. [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] would have suffered this fate as well, but fought their way free. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
**Quite a few Transformers found their way into Unicron's gullet, though many survived the experience. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
*In the Marvel comic:
**[[Scraplet]]s are a mechanical disease - tiny robots that fed on Transformers. A hapless freighter pilot dies after being infected, and quite a few other 'bots only narrowly survived being infected. {{storylink|Crater Critters}}
**The [[Mecannibal]]s eat robots routinely, including quite a few Transformers during their sojourn on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} {{storylink|Out to Lunch!}} There is some indication that they can actually reconstitute their victims from their "recycled" parts, though this is never explicitly shown. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}}
**Unicron skewers [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and eats him. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
**The subsurface-dwelling [[demon]]s devour [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]]. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
**The Swarm "devours" innumerable Cybertronians and a handful of older-generation Transformers as well, though this is through a molecular process almost akin to incineration. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}} {{storylink|Total War!}} {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
*The Sharkticons kill two of the [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]] by gobbling them up. Or ripping them apart. Or both. We don't really know. {{storylink|Betrayal}}
*[[Flanker]] is eaten up and killed by the [[Insecticon (G1)|"Deluxe" Insecticons]].
*In the live-action films:
**[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] and [[Scorn]] eat various [[KSI Sentry|KSI Sentries]] and at least one [[KSI Boss]] {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
**Grimlock also made a snack out of [[Dreadbot]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

===Decapitation===
{{main|Decapitation}}

[[File:Cyclonus death.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Ahhhh, there we go...]]

Sometimes cutting a Transformer's head off is fatal. Sometimes!
*In the Marvel comics:
**The Megatron clone kills Cyclonus by ripping his head off. {{storylink|Dry Run!}}
**Several of the Wreckers are destroyed by having their heads ripped or blasted off, including Twin Twist and Topspin, respectively. {{storylink|Time Wars}}
**[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] has his head cut off by a propeller fired by [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]], presumably (given the ''Generation 2'' book's emphasis on body count) killing him. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
*In the movie continuity:
**Characters frequently die by decapitation of some form: [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]], {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}} are particularly notable examples. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] LOVES doing this.
**Decapitation is a mere inconvenience for [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] the first time. The second time, when the blow actually destroys most of his head, proves fatal.
**[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] is decapitated in the third movie. [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]'s heads fall off when they die, possibly to add finality to their demises. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
**[[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]] met his end after losing his head to [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]]'s sword. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
*In the 2005 IDW continuity:
**The heads of [[Springarm]] and [[Wheelarch]] are removed and then mockingly put on display to creep out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}
*In the Aligned continuity, Vehicons and Insecticons are frequently murdered by decapitation.

===Destruction of brain===
{{bigquote|Next strike in the neural cluster, yes? Weakest spot on ''all'' Transformers...|[[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], "[[Fire on High!]]"}}
[[File:K-PLUTCH.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Roadbuster has spiders on the brain.]]
In the early days of the franchise, a Transformer's life force was sometimes understood to be entirely contained within their [[brain module]], most prominently in the Marvel comics. Destroying the brain would kill the Transformer. This premise was eventually modified to incorporate the more esoteric concept of [[spark]]s.
*In the Marvel comics:
**In an alternate future, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] is blasted by [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], who kills him by extracting and crushing his brain module. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
**The [[Throttlebot]]s ''avoid'' death by having their brain modules removed from their bodies shortly before their bodies are destroyed (by crushing). {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}}
*Movie continuity:
**Optimus rips Grindor's head apart with two hooks. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s heads are blown to bits by explosives or other weapons.
**Optimus Prime kills Sentinel Prime by shooting him in the head with Megatron's shotgun. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
[[File:DOTM-Soundwavedeath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|How exactly is [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]] supposed to download his brain when there's no brain left?]]
*In the 2005 IDW continuity, the brain module is part of [[Rossum's Trinity]] and its destruction will cause the destruction of both the spark and the [[transformation cog]], killing the Cybertronian in question:
**[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] blasts [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] right in the head, destroying his brain module. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4}}
**Impactor kills [[Snare]] by crushing his brain module. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4}}
**[[Squadron X]] are all shot in the head. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4}}
**In the [[Functionist Universe]], every Cybertronian possesses an [[obsolescence chip]] that can be remotely detonated, destroying their heads. [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] and all other Cybertronians with [[data slug]] alt-modes are killed in a [[mass recall]]. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}
**[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] dies when [[Kaon (DJD)|Kaon]] smashes his brain module against his own forcefield. {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}}
**[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] uses his [[size changing]] powers to blow open [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]]'s head from the inside out. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4}}
**[[Oiler]] has his head sliced in two by a [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}}
**Kup exploits [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'s "secret weakness" to defeat him... shooting him in the head and blowing his cranium to bits. (Kup points out that it's most people's secret weakness.) {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}
**[[Adaptus]] met his end when [[Solomus]] drilled directly into his brain. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}
*''Beast Wars: Uprising''
**The [[Resistance]] use a device to short-circuit the remnants of [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]]'s consciousness, frying the [[Cyberdroid]]s that contain his tripartite brain. {{storylink|Head Games}}

===Destruction of spark===
{{bigquote|RAW energon! Right through your twisted spark!|Depth Charge to Rampage, "[[Nemesis Part 1]]"}}
[[File:Skyfallwontbethereforit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|And then he hung Skyfall from his ceiling.]]
Getting stabbed right through the spark is almost always fatal:
*In ''Beast Wars'': The supposedly immortal Rampage is killed when Depth Charge pierces his spark with an energon blade. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}
*''[[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]]'': [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] dies when [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] rams his [[sword]] right through his chest. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 6}}
*''Energon'': [[Constructicon Maximus]] dies when [[Storm Jet (Energon)|Storm Jet]] impales and crushes his spark.
*''Cybertron'': [[Megatron (Armada)#Cybertron cartoon|Galvatron]] dies when [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] impales him with [[Rhisling]]. {{storylink|Unfinished}}
*Movie continuity:
**[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan's Movie comics]]: Transformers have forcefields shielding their sparks, which can be externalized to protect bodywork. Jazz loved doing this, leaving him far more vulnerable to death by destruction of spark than he would otherwise be. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 6|Lost in Space 4: Jazz}}
**Optimus Prime dies when Megatron stabs him through the chest with his death-lock pincer, followed by a blast from his fusion cannon through the spark chamber. [[The Fallen]] also meets his end when a resurrected Optimus punches through his chest and crushes his spark. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*''Cyberverse'': [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] is killed when [[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)|Bludgeon]] stabs her in the back through her spark. {{storylink|Parley}}

That's not the only way to destroy a spark either:

*''Beast Machines'' continuity: [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] — already reduced to a spark within the matrix — ceases to be when Megatron annihilates his spark from existence. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}
*2005 IDW continuity:
**[[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] has modified his vocal processor so that he can get his voice into synch with a spark's pulse and then get it to stop. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}
**The [[killswitch]] built by Chief Justice Tyrest worked by scrambling the Matrix derived sparkcode shared by every constructed cold spark.
**Sentinel Prime wanted Sovereign to power up by eating [[Outrigger]]'s spark, a power shared by the [[Titan Master]]s. This would have killed the [[Circle of Light]] member. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}}
*''Beast Wars: Uprising'': The Vehicons destroy the sparks of those they inject with a nano-virus. The victim is simultaneously turned into another Vehicon in the process.

===Loss of spark===
{{bigquote|Warning. Further expenditure will result in permanent loss of spark. Stasis lock ''must'' commence.|[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]'s internal computer, "[[Code of Hero]]"}}
[[File:Jetstorm with extractor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Lost, stolen, whatever...]]
Sometimes sparks can survive outside of a body; sometimes they cannot. In the Beast Era, there is some indication that a spark left outside a body will soon begin to return to the Matrix/AllSpark/another dimension.
*When Dinobot expires after his final battle, his Spark is seen exiting his body. The implication is that a sufficiently damaged body can no longer hold a spark within this continuity. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
*''Beast Machines'' subsequently showed living sparks existing outside of bodies on a regular basis. The sparkless bodies were simply considered shells, rather than "dead", due to the fact that the sparks were forcibly removed with a [[spark extractor]].
*''Animated'' cartoon: [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] dies when he intentionally relinquishes his own spark. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}
*Movie continuity:
**[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] rips out his own spark chamber to give Optimus a fighting chance. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**[[The Fallen]] dies when Optimus punches through his chest and crushes his spark. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**Lockdown executes a wounded Ratchet by removing his spark. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
*''Cyberverse'' cartoon:
**In ''Cyberverse''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> second season, this is [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream's]] ultimate goal, planning to use the [[AllSpark]] to rip the sparks from every Transformer and bring peace through genocide. He succeeds in doing this to his [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]] followers before he is ultimately thwarted. {{storylink|Dark Birth}}
**Shockwave uses a doohickey to zap his spark into the Allspark and corrupt it. A few minutes later, [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]] uses the same device to do the same and counteract Shockwave's deeds. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}}

===Energy overload===
{{bigquote|We may need energon for power, but this is too much of a good thing.|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]"}}
[[File:TFAnimated transformandrollout DEATH.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Death — the Optimus version of a power nap.]]
[[File:Underbaseallmine.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|He's got an Underbase in his underpants.]]
The average [[human]] needs a lot of [[water]] to survive. But too much water results in {{w|Water intoxication|a horrible death}}. Similarly, Transformers need energy to survive, but too much of it can be a very bad thing. Sometimes it's just plain old energy; other times it some special god-like force that does them in.
*In the Marvel comics:
**An [[Underbase]]-empowered Starscream slaughters dozens of Transformers with energy blasts, {{storylink|Dark Star}} which reportedly burn out millions of their [[microchip]]s. {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?}} Some Transformers are seen to recover from these attacks, either via conventional repairs {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} or through the power of [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]. {{storylink|The Void! (US)}}
**Starscream himself dies when he absorbs all the energies of the Underbase. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
**[[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] is apparently killed when struck by a blast of energy from the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], though the physical effect is more like being hit by an especially powerful laser blast. {{storylink|All Fall Down|All Fall Down (issue)}}
*''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon: [[Sixknight]] dies from an overcharge of BlackZarak's Devil Power. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}}
*[[2005 IDW continuity]]: [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] dies when one of the [[Reaper]]s zaps him full of energy, causing him to explode from within. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6}}
*Movie continuity: [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] is killed when [[Sam Witwicky]] shoves the [[AllSpark]] into his chest. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} [[Evac (Ride)|Evac]] does the same thing with the Allspark shard with Megatron {{storylink|Transformers: The Ride – 3D}}
*''Transformers Animated'' cartoon: [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] gets caught in an explosion of [[AllSpark]] energy that may have been sufficient to kill him, although he also fell off a very tall building immediately afterwards (Starscream was caught in the same explosion and survived, but was knocked offline for an unspecified period.)

===Energy depletion===
On rare occasion, Transformers can simply run out of energy completely and expire.
*Marvel comics: the ancient [[Overlord (rank)|Overlord]] dies from a lack of energy. {{storylink|State Games}}
*''Cybertron'' cartoon [[Vector Prime]] dies after he helps the crew to time travel. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}
*Movie continuity: [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] explains that a lack of energon causes the Transformer equivalent of aging, such as rusting joints, mental confusion, and pieces falling apart, followed by an indefinite period of stasis that can only be reversed by an infusion of Allspark energy. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*''Cyberverse'' cartoon: [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] powers down and dies after [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|Megatron X]] telekinetically rips his [[Matrix of Leadership]] from the former's chest compartment. {{storylink|The Other One}}

===Disease===
You may think giant robots couldn't have diseases but it turns out they can!

*Marvel comics: [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] contracts [[Corrodia Gravis]], a wasting disease where your body is consumed by rust as your metal breaks down at the molecular level. Only a systems boost from a compatible donor could save Snarl {{storylink|Assassins}} but the disease came back anyway. The best cure is to store a Transformer's brain in remote storage and build a whole new body. {{storylink|Destiny of the Dinobots!}}
*2005 IDW comics: [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] engineers the [[Red Rust]] virus: spread by touch and triggered by transforming, it causes all the coolants, dispersants and anti-rusting agents in a Transformer to cross-contaminate and cause a molecular breakdown. The first sign is when the Transformer starts "crying" the fuel out. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}} Most of [[Delphi]] was killed. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}
*And of course, there's the aforementioned [[Scraplet]]s, [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|cosmic rust]], and the similarly named Rust Plague.

===Aging===
{{quote|Parts wear out and can no longer be replaced. Fatigue sets in. Memory banks overflow and tiny fragmentation errors creep in. In the end, entropy claims us all.|[[Vector Prime]]|[[Ask Vector Prime]]}}

While many characters are portrayed as being old, dying of old age is almost unheard of in Transformers.

*In Transformers UK, it is implied Transformers have long, but not endless life spans. In Kup's story, Kup says that he was put on a spaceship to live out his "remaining years" alone. In another story, Goldbug says that he may never understand humans, even if he lives to be 2 million.
*In the 2005 IDW continuity, Ratchet notes that the process of a Cybertronian aging to death (also referred to as age-related burnout) is a relatively recent discovery. He also notes that many, both spiritual and scientific, still refused to "give up on this-this very seductive idea that we're immortal". [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] had been diagnosed with [[cybercrosis]], a fatal condition that has been around since before [[Nova Prime]]'s era but which Ratchet believes in this case was brought about by a combination of the radiation Tailgate had been exposed to upon [[Vector Sigma]]'s re-ignition in addition to his old age. Far in the future, Ratchet himself would succumb to age-related burnout.
*''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'': Although it takes eons, all Transformers eventually die of old age after being disconnected from the life-giving powers of [[Primus]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

==Suicide==
{{quote|Do you realize how '''hard''' it is for a Cybertronian to die by his own hand? You can jump off a building, blow yourself up, cut off your own head - and you might still survive.|Chromedome, [[Before & After]]}}
Sometimes a Transformer kills himself for some reason, or tries to.
*Marvel comics
**Dirge and Nightbeat, rather than be eaten by the Swarm, self-destruct.
*''Beast Wars''
**Transformers can deliberately override the stasis lock protocols, even if this will result in death. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
**In the final battles, Depth Charge allows himself to be blown up, killing Rampage. Rampage laughs maniacally as he detonates, suggesting that he was deliberately trying to die. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}. [[Dinobot II]] let himself go down with the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}
*''Energon'': Galvatron, Starscream, and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] throw themselves into a sun and vaporize themselves. [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]] and Demolishor may have also done this.
*''Revenge of the Fallen'': Jetfire rips out his entire spark housing for Optimus Prime to have enough power to kill The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*2005 IDW continuity
**A [[NAIL protester]] kills himself by repeatedly transforming until his [[transformation cog]] burns out. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}
**[[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] alludes to a desire to find his [[Axalon (BW)|old spaceship]] so that he can die there. How exactly he plans to do this is never expounded on. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

==Non-fatal deactivation==
{{quote|"You mean he's still alive?!" "No! But neither is he what you would term 'dead'!"|[[Spider-Man]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], "[[Prisoner of War!]]"|noquote=true}}

[[File:Zombiesbackfromthedead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Braiiiiiin mooooodulllllles....]]

For almost every single cause of death listed above, there's been one or more Transformers who have survived it, sometimes without so much as a period of unconsciousness.

In particular, "deactivation" is the Transformers equivalent of being in a coma. Numerous Transformers are seen to enter this state and eventually recover, such as the Autobots deactivated by Shockwave, {{storylink|The Last Stand}} who later were repaired. However, the line between death and deactivation is a blurry one. Sometimes the two words are used interchangeably, even in reference to characters who are later revived. Most of Starscream's Underbase victims were described as deactivated, and were sometimes lamented as "dead" while at other times were shown undergoing repairs. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} {{storylink|The Gathering Storm}}

"[[Stasis lock]]" would eventually give a more concrete name to the state of deactivation. The inert Transformers on the crashed Ark were retconned as being in stasis lock. Various ''Beast Wars'' characters would go into stasis lock to maintain their spark when their body had sustained too much damage from weaponsfire or energon absorption. ''Animated'' showed a crew of Autobots voluntarily entering protective stasis lock in anticipation of a crash landing.

Some of the quasi-fatal things which can cause a Transformer to "deactivate" include:

===Impact trauma===
Smashing into something usually knocks out a Transformer, but almost never actually kills them:
*The crew of the original [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] are deactivated when the ship crashes on Earth and lies inert for 4 million years {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)}}
*Marvel comics: [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] falls to his "death", but is patched together and talking again in short order. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

===Decapitation===
[[File:Sentinelprimeanimatedhumiliated.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|In the movie continuity, this would've been fatal. In ''Animated'', it's just embarrassing.]]
{{bigquote|Anyone who can lop your head off in one blow is alright by me!|[[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] jokes about [[Cloudburst]]'s near-death experience, "[[Recipe for Disaster!]]"}}
Like we said before, decapitation is sometimes fatal... and other times it isn't.
*Marvel comic:
**Optimus Prime is able to survive as just a head when Shockwave separates it from his body in an effort to get the Creation Matrix. {{storylink|The New Order}}
**[[Cloudburst]] is abruptly decapitated by sword, but is just fine after some repairs. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}}
*G1 cartoon: Optimus Prime is disassembled into his component parts, but functions just fine as nothing more than a head once [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] connects a few wires. {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}}
*''Beast Wars'' cartoon: [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] survives having his head blasted or otherwise knocked off multiple times, {{storylink|Spider's Game}} {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} {{storylink|Code of Hero}} and even puts it back on himself one time. He even accidentally swaps heads with Megatron once, much to the latter's annoyance. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}} And let's not even get started on how many times [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] has lost his head.
[[File:TLK-Mohawk demise.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Looks like ''Animated's'' non-fatal decapitation practice is catching up to the rest of the [[Multiverse]].]]
*[[2005 IDW continuity]]:
**[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] is just fine when one of the Reapers whacks his head off. (He doesn't fare so well when another Reaper crushes his head with a boulder, however.) {{storylink|Devastation issue 6}}
**[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'s head is removed in an apparent suicide attempt; he survived because he was put back together in time, before his Spark had faded out. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc}} {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism}}
*''Animated'' cartoon: Decapitated victims of the ''Animated'' [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] rarely show any ill effects other than not having a body anymore. {{storylink|Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster}} {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}} {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}
*Movie Continuity:
** Frenzy survives his first decapitation by [[Mikaela Banes]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}
**[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s consciousness survives his decapitation in the Chicago battle, even after having an axe lodged right into his processor. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
**[[Mohawk]] had himself blown up by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], yet his head remained functional, and he himself continued to speak. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

===Dismemberment===
{{quote|MY ARM!!!|Starscream, ''Revenge of the Fallen''}}
Transformers get ripped to pieces all the time, and recover from it:
*Marvel comic: Scorponok tears [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] to pieces. [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] slices [[Horri-Bull]] in half at the waist. Both are seen alive later on. {{storylink|Cold War!}}
*''Last Stand of the Wreckers'': [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] is torn in half by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and is easily repaired. The same also happens to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Fortress Maximus]].
*''Revenge of the Fallen'': During a fierce battle, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] not only cuts off [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]'s arm with an Energon blade, but he rips off [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s arm with his bare hands, and proceeded to ''beat him with it''.

===Spark removal===
{{bigquote|His spark can't exist outside a living body!|[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], "[[Optimal Situation]]"}}

A Transformer's spark—their "soul", their living essence—can be removed from their body, or the body can be destroyed around them
*The destruction of Starscream's body, and his subsequent survival as a ghost, was eventually retconned to be his Spark enduring without a physical form. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} {{storylink|Possession}}
*''Beast Wars'' cartoon: Tigatron and Airazor's sparks spend quite some time wandering around behind Tigerhawk, before combining and entering his body. {{storylink|Other Victories}}
*In the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon:
**Megatron de-sparks most of Cybertron's population and stores their sparks in a big barrel. Most were restored to bodies eventually. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}}
**Blackarachnia's spark wanders around bodiless for a time. {{storylink|Revelations Part III: Apocalypse}}
**Megatron himself, his spark in a depolarized state, wanders the surface of Cybertron without a body for a time. {{storylink|Spark of Darkness}}

The treatment of bodiless sparks in ''Beast Machines'' is seen by some fans as contradicting the canon established by ''Beast Wars'', particularly the quote above.

*In the 2005 IDW continuity, the spark, like the other two parts of Rossum's Trinity, can be safely removed and stored with the proper medical equipment.

===Limbo===
Sometimes Transformers get shunted out of creation as we know it, and into various alternate, sub- and non-dimensions.
*Marvel comics:
**The [[trans-time dimensional portal]] crosses [[Transwarp|unspace]], "a bit of dimensional nothingness" where Ratchet and Megatron vanished and were believed dead. {{storylink|The Gathering Storm}}
**Transformers mass-displaced by time travel wind up in a formless dimension known as [[Limbo]].
*2005 IDW comics: Megatron severely damages Optimus Prime in battle and plans on finishing him off by crushing his [[Laser core|spark core]]. Optimus Prime feigns death by downloading his "consciousness" into his [[Combat Deck (G1)|trailer section]], causing his [[Brain Center|robot mode]] to appear dead. In the time it took for Prime's consciousness to transfer to his trailer, he briefly enters [[infraspace|limbo]], the transitional infraspace between life and death. {{storylink|The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation}}

==Resuscitation==
Robots are machines. They can be switched off, taken apart, blown to bits, and put back together. Ergo, in many continuities and cases, "death" is not nearly as permanent a condition as it is for us fragile fleshy types.

===Reconstruction===
[[File:PeoplePower-reprogrammed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

{{bigquote|I've done it! Optimus Prime lives!|[[Klementia|A random Quintesson]], "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]"}}

*Generation 1 cartoon:
**Optimus Prime is simply ''repaired'' back to life by a Quintesson. Some fixing of this and that, a burst of power, and boom, suddenly he's alive again. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}
**Ultra Magnus's death is undone after his limbs were reconnected to each other. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
*Marvel comics: Optimus Prime's mind gets encoded on a disk. After a new [[Powermaster]] body was constructed for him, the disk's contents are loaded into it, and Optimus Prime lives again. (One wonders why they couldn't make as many Optimus Primes as they pleased.) {{storylink|People Power!}}
*Movie continuity: [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s consciousness manipulates [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]] into building him a new body, which he subsequently infects. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

===Spark transfer===
Transferring a Transformer's spark into a new body constitutes a form of resurrection, particularly if the Transformer's previous body was destroyed.
*''Beast Wars'' cartoon: Optimus Primal is restored to life when Rhinox manages to recall his spark from the Matrix, a special circumstance only enabled by a temporary window into transwarp space. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}
*''Beast Machines'' cartoon: various Vehicon generals are brought to life by placing other Transformer's sparks into them.
*''Armada'' cartoon: Smokescreen is shot through the chest at point blank range by the Requiem Blaster {{storylink|Sacrifice}} but his spark survived and is put into a new body. {{storylink|Regeneration (Armada)|Regeneration}}
*''Energon'' cartoon: Inferno and Demolishor both have their bodies ''atomized''; however, their sparks both survive, and are placed into new bodies. (The upshot of all of this is that it's nigh-impossible to kill a Unicron Trilogy Transformer, unless they do it themselves.) {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}} {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}
*''Animated'' cartoon: The spark of a dying [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]] is placed into a new protoform body by [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]; however, Yoketron consciously chooses to let his life end, and expires anyway. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}
*2005 IDW comics: [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] gets brought back to life after spending five hundred years as a spark fragment in an Energon flower by being transplanted into a snowflake of [[Living metal#2005 IDW continuity|''sentio metallico'']], which results in her being reborn as a [[protoform]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}}

==="Magical" substances===
*Marvel comics: The miraculous healing properties of Nucleon bring many Autobots back to life, as well as a few Decepticons. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}
*''Energon'' cartoon: Megatron is revived by the all-encompassing power of energon, as was Unicron. {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}}

===Primus and Primus-related powers===
{{bigquote|Where the Last Autobot is concerned, even death, it would appear, is an abstract concept!|Optimus Prime explains his latest revival, "[[End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!]]"}}

Anything tied to the primordial life-force of the Transformers' god Primus tends to be a cure-all for death. This includes Primus himself, his various power-wielding avatars and servants, and the assorted Matrixes and Allsparks, all of which can deliver an infusion of the essence of life itself. In some continuities, this is portrayed as a Transformer's spark being brought back out of the Allspark dimension.

[[File:RageInHeaven-HeroPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|A real man never dies, even when he's killed!]]
*In the Marvel comics:
**The [[Last Autobot]] is granted the power of recreation by Primus, which he uses to raise numerous fallen Autobots from the battlefield. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)}}
**Optimus Prime is eager to find the lost Creation Matrix, stating that it would be able to restore many deactivated warriors to life. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}}
**Optimus Prime is restored to life by the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] after it had ingested the energies and knowledge of the Matrix. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
*In the movie continuity:
**The AllSpark is shown repeatedly to be capable of restoring just about anything. Frenzy gets a whole new body from its power, Bumblebee temporarily gets his voice back, {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} and Megatron is restored to life by merely a fragment of it. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**Optimus Prime is restored to life by the Matrix of Leadership, an Allspark-related talisman. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**Sentinel Prime is revived after crash landing on the moon by the Matrix of Leadership, courtesy of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
*''Beast Machines'' cartoon: [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s body is destroyed, but the AllSpark granted him the choice of uniting with it or being reborn. He chose the latter, and ''poof'', just walked right out of the Oracle bubble in a brand new version of his previous body. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}}
*''Armada'' cartoon: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] is brought back to life by the power of the [[Mini-Con]]s after his body was disintegrated. {{storylink|Miracle}}
*"[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]": [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] is resurrected when he and his gestaltmates are combined together and reborn by Primus into [[Nexus Prime]]. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 5}} Nexus Prime then brings [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] back from the other side of the Allspark and infuses him with some of Primus's power to become Galvatron. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 6}}

===Zombies===
*Dude, [[zombie]]s!

==Immortality==
===Immortal sparks===
Certain sparks have mutant qualities that allow them to, potentially, exist forever.
*Starscream survives his death at the hands of Galvatron; this was later explained as him having a "mutant indestructible spark". {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} {{storylink|Possession}} {{storylink|Bad Spark}}
*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] was created as an attempt to duplicate Starscream's immortal spark. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} He is eventually killed by [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]], so the attempt may be seen as unsuccessful. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

===Other===
*[[Multiversal singularity|Multiversal singularities]] such as [[Unicron]] and [[The Fallen]] were immortal, existing in multiple dimensions simultaneously as extensions of the same being across different dimensions (reverse-time dimensions, for example, are key to revival of the singularities). Multiversal singularities ceased to exist with the coming of the [[Shroud]], nullifying this concept.
*''Animated'' [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] cannot be killed so long as he retains his Allspark fragment embedded in his forehead. Whether or not this ability extends to other AllSpark creations is unknown.
*Denizens of the [[Dead Universe]] can essentially regenerate themselves out of nothing, no matter how much damage was inflicted on them. This ability appears to no longer apply, post-[[Expansion]], except when in direct proximity to the Dead Universe.
*Thunderwing's Pretender shell makes him nearly invincible. At the very least, he is able to withstand incredible amounts of salvo and not even flinch.
*[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] can never completely die no matter what for some reason. It's probably because if he died, the universe wouldn't be able to inflict pain on him anymore.

==Out-of-fiction causes of character death==
===Drama / character culmination===
[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers5- Ironfistaneurism.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I told you I was ill.]]
At its best, character death can be a moving plot development, the fruition of an ongoing character arc.
*[[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] spends much of [[Simon Furman]]'s Marvel US run conflicted and doubting himself, and under the weight of his pre-Headmaster self's reputation. He finally gets past this and takes the fight to Unicron, dying in the process, his last words asking Optimus if he'd done good. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
*Suspecting that they would have to remove a character from the show, the writers of ''Beast Wars'' began planning for Dinobot's death several episodes ahead of time. Thus, when it came, it was the outcome of the character's own choices, flaws, and history, and played a crucial role in the show's plot. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
*Sunstreaker's death in ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' was intended to follow a similar style of arc... only it's missing the whole choices, flaws and history thing. Oh well!
*Optimus Primal's death(s) in ''Beast Machines'' are likewise the outcome of his own choices and character. {{storylink|End of the Line}} {{storylink| Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}} His death in ''Beast Wars'', by contrast, is more a moment of dramatic pathos — knowingly walking into danger, his enemy got the better of him. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}
*[[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]'s death in ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' is his main plot arc, quietly built up in the background since the first issue.

===Consequences of war===
[[File:Bulkhead Eradicon Darkness Rising 3.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|His special large intestine! There's only one like it!]]
It's hard to take a war story seriously when nobody actually dies. The reality of war can be more readily portrayed when characters die. [[Generic]]s are particularly handy for this, allowing death to be shown while not removing primary characters (retail toys!) from the story. The results can range from high drama and pathos to numbingly pointless body counts.
*Impactor's death is used to drive home the threat of the Decepticons as well as the risks taken by the Autobots and their commanders. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}
*The ''Generation 2'' book features several deaths which drive home the realities of war. Most notably, Red Alert's destruction serves to make Grimlock acutely aware of just how badly he'd screwed up. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}}
*Pretty much every death in ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' comes under this.
*[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]], [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] and [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] are all killed in their first ''Prime'' episodes, due to just plain bad luck in the first three cases and because of a deliberate Autobot killing in Makeshift's. The [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] are presented as sentient ''and'' as being killed by Autobots in large numbers. [[Jeff Kline]] famously said at the advent of ''Prime'' that all deaths would be final. While the rule applied to the majority of the series, it was happily ignored when it came time for the deaths of [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who were all revived almost immediately after death (admittedly it took until the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|follow-up series]] to revive Optimus a second time, but let's face it, we're used to that by this point).
*In [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|Megatron X]]'s reality, the Autobots lost the war and all of them probably died.{{storylink|The Other One}}

===Increased threat===
[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers1-whycouldntyou.jpg|upright=2.0|thumb]]
An enemy that kills is an enemy to be taken seriously. Thus a writer will frequently throw in some preliminary deaths to point out how seriously the bad guy should be treated.
*The generic who dies at the beginning of "[[City of Fear!]]" serves to show the zombies as a true life-threatening menace.
*Likewise for Runabout's death at the hands of the demons ; {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} knowing they can devour a Transformer makes the reader more concerned about the Dinobots' subsequent fate. {{storylink|Still Life!}}
*In "[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]", [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] makes corpses in practically every scene he's in!
*Cliffjumper in ''Prime'' is set up as a main character and then killed in five minutes, immediately putting the ''Prime'' Decepticons forward as a major threat.
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] is brutally hunted down and killed early into ''Age of Extinction'' by [[Cemetery Wind]] and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], to show what has befallen the majority of the Cybertronians on Earth (and the old cast from the first three films) and what will happen if the survivors are caught.
*''Transformers: Unicron'' begins with Unicron already having noshed on [[Velocitron]], which had previously appeared a few times in that continuity's works while never exactly being a major focus, and soon the [[Space Knight]]s find the corpse of Cliffjumper, whose last major appearance had been a good four years prior, but then Wheeljack, who has been a main character in the last few years, dies as well, proving the situation is now beyond serious. Also, several named Space Knights from Rom's own series die, but they're nasty, bigoted jerks so nobody feels bad when they snuff it.

===Cast thinning===
Generation 1 stories were particularly notorious for acquiring gigantic casts as they rolled on, because of the franchise's longevity. A simple way to make things more manageable was simply to kill off large numbers of characters in battle.

*Examples are rife in the Marvel comics:
**The "[[Time Wars]]" storyline gets rid of the [[Wrecker]]s and quite a few Decepticons as well.
**The [[Underbase Saga]] even more explicitly clears out dozens of characters, leaving perhaps 2 dozen characters from each faction in the story.
**The battle with Unicron in "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]" likewise got rid of a lot of older characters, leaving the story free to concentrate on more of a core cast (and associated newer toy characters.)
*''The Transformers: The Movie'' does this on a smaller basis. While only a handful of characters were actually killed off, many more cast members simply disappeared without explanation in the following season of the cartoon.
*[[Betrayal|Wreckers #2]] deals with its oversized cast by killing off scads of characters right up front.

More recent stories - particularly those without the overriding imperative [[to sell toys]], such as the G1 IDW comics - have accepted that not every character must be constantly accounted for at all times or roll-called every issue, allowing larger casts to simply exist in the background until needed. Another alternative, particularly visible in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, is to give new bodies (based on corresponding new toys, of course) to existing characters, allowing them to continue promoting new toys across multiple seasons of the show.

===Character motivation===
[[File:Bludgeonasavageplace.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|"How are we going to SHEEEAGH together if he's dead?!"]]

A quick and easy way to create enmity between characters is for the antagonist to kill someone close to the protagonist.

*In Marvel's comics, [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]]'s revenge plot against the new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] is motivated by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s murder of [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]]. {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}
*In ''Energon'', [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber ''nee'' Dagger]] swears revenge on [[Shockblast]] after the murder of his partner, [[Padlock (Energon)|Padlock]]. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}} He then forgets to care about Shockblast later but, y'know, ''Energon'' story.
*In ''Prime'', [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee's]] conflict is down to Airachnid's murder of [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]. {{storylink|Predatory}} She keeps throwing this in Arcee's face.

===Clear space for new toys===
{{main|To sell toys}}
[[File:Newyorkunderbase.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|(They also cease to appear on store shelves.)]]
Some fiction has an inherently limited capacity for characters. ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' are by far the most prominent examples; their CGI animation made character animation expensive and necessitated removing an old character before a new one could be brought in. But any medium can be susceptible to this toy-driven phenomena.
*The numerous casualties of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' are fairly explicitly removed from the story to make way for a wave of new toy/characters.
*Terrorsaur and Scorponok had to be removed — quickly — to make room for the two upcoming Fuzor characters, hence their sudden, blink-and-you-miss-it death in "[[Aftermath]]".
*Airazor and Tigatron were removed for similar reasons. When their plot was finally resolved, it was, surprise, via [[Tigerhawk|a new toy]]!
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==Fleshling death==
{{quote|"The humans' spark is fragile." "WHAT?! Impossible! Their spark's not eternal?" "One life. That's ''all'' they've got." "Bahh. Then they really ''are'' poorly designed."|[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]]|"[[Energon Grid (episode)|Energon Grid]]"|noquote=true}}

In general, ''Transformers'' fiction is pretty squeamish about showing the deaths of Earth's organic creatures. But it's a war, and sometimes it does happen. The out-of-universe reasons generally fall into three categories: Consequences of War, Emotional Pathos, and BLOOD IZ KEWL.

The various cartoons tend to show organic death the least, as they are most clearly aimed at, and easily accessible by, children. Comics tend to be less reluctant to show the impact of the Transformers' war on innocent lives, though the death rate varies by series. Latter-day Generation 1 books especially revel in high body counts, because squishing stupid humans is killer and awesome and radical and hardcore. Even the occasional [[Satellite of Doom|children's storybook]] has been known to off mass quantities of the dumb fleshies.

===Animal death===
[[File:MurderedPuppy02.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|One dead dog]]
[[File:Sparkwar3 Dead noble.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Two dead dogs]]
Cute little animals are almost always killed off for reasons of Emotional Pathos:
*A little girl's pet puppy named [[Pis]] barks at [[Wilder (Masterforce)|Wilder]] and is kicked so hard he died. {{storylink|Rage!! Little Devils with No Need for Rules}}
*The "[[Battle Dog]]" is shot down by the Decepticons after running away from Megatron's experiments. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] reminds [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] that [[The Fallen]] once shot down a ship full of [[Antilian bumble-puppy|Antilian bumble-puppies]]. (Decepticons have a thing for killing puppies.)
*The dog-like [[Noble (BM)|Noble]] is shot at by [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] because of his hatred for organics {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege}} and was later mourned by his "owner", [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]. {{storylink|Spark of Darkness}}
*A stray shot from [[Tigatron]] accidentally causes an avalanche which kills his friend [[Snowstalker]]. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}
*[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] eats an eagle. {{storylink|Power Surge (episode)|Power Surge}} [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] eats a cute little rat, {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}} and nearly eats an antelope as well. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
*In order to save [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] knocks a [[saber-toothed cat|saber-toothed tiger]] off a cliff, presumably killing it. {{Storylink|Bad Spark}}
*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] uses [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]]'s shield to knock a spikey rock onto a giant spider, effectively killing it. She later used [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]' axe to kill some new bornbaby spiders. {{Storylink|Along Came a Spider}}
*Human villain [[Trophy White]] has a grisly display of stuffed and mounted animal heads. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.10|Bring Me the Head of Optimus Prime}}
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] takes potshots at a vulture for fun in Africa. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] killed a friggin' elephant in Africa. (In [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|the adaptation]], at least.)
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===Human death===
[[File:Razorclawshootsahuman.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|This didn't happen much.]]
*Marvel US: The [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|original Marvel book]] ignored or glossed over human casualties, which were rarely if ever shown; the panel at right, from [[Toy Soldiers!|US #37]], shows a ''very'' unusual instance of a human dying right in front of us. One of the few human(oid)s to die on-panel was [[Galen]], killed off to make way for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]'' was much more explicit about human death, as Bludgeon and later [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] attacked Earth for the purpose of inflicting casualties.
*Marvel UK: The UK-original stories were much less reluctant to show human death; within the first year or so, humans had died in Autobot-induced car wrecks and at the hands of mind-controlled Autobots.
*In ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'', after his revival on Earth, Megatron manages to gain control of Earth's nuclear arsenal and uses it to push humanity to the brink of extinction. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} During that conflict, Megatron has some fun terrorizing the population with his army of zombie Decepticons. [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] tracks down and killed [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]] and [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] Witwicky in a car wash; had he had his full faculties, he might have [[Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom|appreciated the irony]]. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}
*In almost every US-aired cartoon series, humans essentially ''never'' die. Even ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', which features the city of [[Detroit]] getting smashed by robot battles virtually every week, never once mentions humans getting killed. And then ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' showed up.
**A human is shown slumped against a wall in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]", a victim of Soundwave, though it isn't clear whether he was dead or merely unconscious.[[File:Convoy-kablooie.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|They'll, uh, be okay, maybe.]]
**When [[MECH|human terrorists]] are featured, they will often die. Piloted or driven vehicles explode and enemies are implied to be crushed. "[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]" is the first of numerous examples.
**When Nemesis Prime attacks a military base in his [[Nemesis Prime (episode)|self-titled episode]], it's likely his rampage cost the lives of numerous soldiers.
**When the military attacked [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]], its fusion cannons devastate the entire force, presumably killing them all.
**[[Silas|Cylas]] is the first human to die on-screen in Western Transformers animation, but not before thanking [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] for finally freeing him of his gruesome existence.
*Contemporary toyline-based comics (''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|Armada]]'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (comic)|Energon]]'') seem to follow a similar policy, avoiding showing, only mentioning, human death.
*Japanese cartoons, by contrast, don't seem to mind showing human deaths (or [[Pis|dog deaths]], for that matter).
*The [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave G1 comics]] really thought it was totally awesome and cool and radical to kill off those stupid humans. Thus, they start off with Megatron smushing some stupid humans. More smushing and killing and blowing up follows. DIE, dumb stubbies, DIE!
*[[2005 IDW continuity]] managed to avoid this for a long time, showing human death only when it was particularly integral to the plot... then ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' came down the pike. DIE, stupid fleshies, DIE!
*The live-action [[movie continuity]] implies a great deal of human death. ''Revenge'' mentions a body count of over 9,000 (don't even ''think'' about it), and massive damage is done during the battle of [[Mission City]], though little of it is shown on screen. And of course, the first film begins with Blackout wiping out an entire military base. A handful of humans are killed directly on-screen, most notably [[Patrick Donnelly|Donnelly]]. Then of course we get to ''Dark of the Moon'', which has Decepticons laying siege to [[Chicago]], killing most of its citizens, including several being shot and exploding and disintegrating into just skulls ''directly in front of the camera''. That's not even mentioning [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], whose job it is to assassinate civilians, even if it means befriending their children to do it. Twisted.
**[[Dylan Gould]] is killed when he was shoved into [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime's]] space bridge generator, but given he was a villain it's not so much of a concern. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
**[[Sam Witwicky]] was killed by Megatron but brought back to life by the Primes.
**[[Lucas Flannery]], in a bit of karmic retribution (for having tipped off [[Cemetery Wind]] to Optimus' location against Cade's wishes), gets fried by one of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s grenades and his mangled corpse is converted into ''[[Living metal#Live-action film series|Transformium]]''. [[James Savoy]] says his sister was a casualty of the Battle of Chicago, which he uses as an excuse to sadistically hunt and kill Autobots and their sympathizers. He ends up getting knocked out of a very high window by [[Cade Yeager]] for attempting to kill his family. Later, his boss, [[Harold Attinger]], is brutally gunned down by Optimus Prime when he tries to kill Cade for sympathizing with the Autobots. Additionally, [[Joshua Joyce]] tries to scramble paramedics to the scene of Galvatron's rampage (much to Attinger's disgust), believing people were killed. And then there's the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]] stomping through the densely crowded streets of Hong Kong. They certainly killed more people than Decepticons!
**[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s arrival to Earth was predicted to cause tens of millions of human casualties. When its continents began reconnecting, the human news reported they were literally scraping away major cities such as [[Hong Kong]] and projected to kill millions.
**''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' introduces a new method of human death: liquification. [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] uses a special gun that performs this feat on [[Roy (BB)|some random guy]] and later [[Dr. Powell]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
*The alternate timeline arc in Titan's Movie comic featured big wars on Earth and lots of destruction, clearly ''insinuating'' human death while not being explicit. The exceptions were in [[Transformers Comic issue 10|issue #10]], where [[NATO]] is said to be suffering losses of 11,506 and the [[France|Palais Bourbon]] is blown up when people are still clearly inside. Sam Witwicky, meanwhile, was stated to have died.
*Titan quite blatantly stated that the [[Free Men]] had caused great loss of life at an air base, a rare example of humans killing humans. In the same story, [[Robert Epps]] opens fire on militia men, which kinda implies he was killing them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.10|Bring Me the Head of Optimus Prime}} Similarly, [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] of all people is seen zapping humans at close range during a Decepticon attack; with no "oh it was a stun beam" handwave and the 'Cons not pulling punches, it sure seems like he's murdered 'em! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]'', several [[Kiss Player]]s were seen being devoured by Legions.
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==Characters who die a lot==
*[[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Dirge (G1)]] — the unlucky guy who [[:File:Unicron1-RampageKillsDirge.jpg|gets]] [[:File:Dirge DeathSerpentor.jpg|killed]] [[:File:Dirge DeathSwarm.jpg|off]] [[:File:Dirge DeathTimelines.jpg|in]] [[:File:Dirge DeathUnicron.jpg|many]] [[:File:Dirge DeathArmada.jpg|continuities]]
*[[Quake (G1)|Quake]] — the unlucky guy who gets killed over and over in the same continuity, but doesn't seem to mind.
*[[Cy-Kill (disambiguation)|Cy-Kill]] — a Go-Bots character transferred to many Transformers comics just to be killed off violently, for no other reason than the lolz of ending his toyline, his universe, and finally his life... repeatedly.
*[[Sentinel Prime (G1)]] — the unlucky [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] [[:File:Sentinel prime lou.jpg|who]] [[:File:Sentinel prime dw.jpg|must]] [[Megatron Origin issue 4|die]].
*[[Starscream (Animated)]] — the unlucky guy that constantly gets killed, decapitated, or maimed by others, only to be brought back to life, thanks to a fragment of the [[AllSpark]] embedded in his forehead.
*[[Solus Prime]], who perishes in every continuity to involve the [[Thirteen]], because [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s downfall just can't happen any other way.

==See also==
*[[Transformer funerary practices]]
*[[To sell toys]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]

Gears (G1)

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Shockcrusher: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

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{{disambig3|Gears}}
:''Gears is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Gearsg1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Gears, ironically, hates [[Neon|bright colors]].]]
'''Gears''' hates [[Earth]], a lush, green planet practically as unlike his cozy, gray, metallic [[Cybertron (planet)|homeworld]] as possible. He grumbles and complains about being shipwrecked on it—complains and grumbles to a ridiculous extent, until he becomes a source of amusement, rather than negativity. This is usually his intent—unlike his fellow [[Mini Vehicle]] [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], Gears has a desire to help his fellow Autobots see good in a bad situation. Still, he does get depressed from time to time.

Gears is strong and tough, not so much in lifting but in endurance, and carrying heavy loads with little effort, be they energon cubes, disabled Autobots, or potatoes for the farmers' market. He is fitted with infrared vision sensors.

In [[robot mode]], Gears can release controlled bursts of compressed air from his feet, launching himself to altitudes over 100,000 feet, and floating back down. In doing so, he must be careful not to lose air pressure before coming close enough to the ground for a safe landing.

His nicknames are '''Ox''' and '''Sourball'''.<ref>Nicknames found in early ''[[The Transformers Universe|Universe]]''-style profiles published in [[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]</ref>

{{bigquote|What did you do to Gears, you monster? You turned him...''nice!''|[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]|''[[Changing Gears]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Gearsg1firstappearance.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Wish we saw more of the design on the right. Yikes!]]
{{quote|The only thing '''Gears''' wants to learn about this planet is how to get off it. I hate this place already. I just know you're going to use me as a mobile transport unit again, once we have to set up. Nuts. Let's go home.|The worst words out of his mouth.}}

''Gears was one of Cybertron's great warriors and fought alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] during [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], placing [[shatter bomb]]s on the support struts of the last bridge into the [[Polities of Cybertron|city-state]].'' {{storylink|And There Shall Come...a Leader!}} Later, he was chosen to join the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] mission to save Cybertron from an asteroid belt—a mission that saw him stranded on [[Earth]] for four million years. Once he woke up in [[1984]] and was rebuilt as an Earthen truck, he immediately began complaining. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

[[File:Spider-man.jpg|thumb|Spider-Man's amazing friend.]]
Gears participated in the battle outside of [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s house and while driving away from the battle scared a cop by yelling at him to get out of his way, leaving the man stunned. Shortly after, Gears teamed up with [[Spider-Man]], using his ability to launch himself upward using compressed air and fly alongside the superhero in an attempt to reach the mountaintop [[Decepticon]] fortress. When Gears ran low on power, he began to fall before Spidey caught him in webbing. Although Spider-Man's webbing was extremely strong, the Autobot's weight threatened to break it. Thankfully they had little left to climb, and Spider-Man completed Gears' ascent using the webbing for assistance. After a fight with [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], blind-siding [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], and knocking out [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]], they came face to face with Megatron, who blasted a hole under Gears, causing him (and human [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]) to fall from the fortress. Although Spidey was able to rescue Sparkplug, and attempted to catch Gears as he had done before, the added momentum of the fall proved too much strain on the webbing, and Gears crashed to the ground. Gears was quickly patched up enough to tell the Autobots that Megatron had gotten what he wanted (a fuel conversion process) from Sparkplug. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} His complete restoration was seemingly interrupted when, following recriminations, [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] needed to drive Sparkplug to the hospital to treat his sudden heart attack. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

''Nonetheless back on his feet soon afterwards, Gears helped restrain [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] after his teammate had gone haywire, following him suffering an electrical feedback while repairing the Ark. But the mighty Brawn escaped from his grasp, and began rampaging in a nearby town. Gears and the others quickly caught up to the renegade Autobot, and returned him to his senses with another electrical shock.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} ''Soon afterwards, the Decepticons launched a full-on siege on the Ark. Gears faced off against [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] during the scuffle, until the Ark's computer, [[Aunty|Auntie]], was awakened by Optimus Prime. Deranged due to a circuit malfunction, Auntie put an end to the clash by magnetizing all combatants onto the Ark's walls. While Gears was so incapacitated, Auntie was deactivated once more thanks to the efforts of [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] and Ravage. The Decepticons retreated afterwards, and Gears was happy for the victory, but Optimus warned him they had gained only a brief reprieve, as the Decepticons had sworn to return and take vengeance.'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}

[[File:Buzzsawyikes2.jpg|left|upright=0.8|thumb|Ow ow ow.]]
During the Decepticons' next assault on the Ark, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] managed to incapacitate nearly all of the Autobots. Gears' deactivated form was strung up from the Ark's ceiling, alongside most of his teammates. {{storylink|The New Order}} {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}} By teaming up with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Ratchet managed to retake control of the Ark, and went about putting his comrades back in working order. Subsequently, to make sure all of the Autobots were back in fighting shape, Ratchet had Gears and the others go on a diagnostics run through the open plains. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}

When the Autobots overheard Shockwave's plans to dispose of the captured head of their leader, Optimus Prime, Gears accompanied a convoy out to rescue him. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}} He and the others arrived at a nearby swamp, where the Decepticons had dumped the head, with Optimus's body in tow. However, the head was actually a decoy head, which, when attached to the body, caused it to go on a murderous rampage. Several Decepticons then arrived to help the false Prime batter the Autobots, and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] shot Gears right in the face! {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

''Though in time Optimus was restored and retook command of the Autobots, he had been left troubled by his ordeal. At this time, [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] suggested the Autobots use the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to create a breed of Autobot [[Ultimate Autobot|super warriors]], which could swiftly end the war for them. Gears was among the Autobots who argued against this course of action, seeing it as a perversion of the Matrix's purpose. Following an encounter with Ravage, Bumblebee shortly thereafter went missing. Upon detecting his signal returning towards the Ark, Gears ran out to welcome the scout, only to be met with Bumblebee's severed arm; the Decepticons had challenged Optimus Prime to retrieve their prisoner alone. The ensuing rescue only served to snap Prime out of a funk however, and he returned to announce his decision against building the "Ultimate Autobots."'' {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}}

''Gears joined [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] and Windcharger in searching for [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] during the Dinobot Hunt. Their mission was suddenly cut short by the arrival of Soundwave and the Decepticons, who shot the Minibots in the back and took them prisoner. [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] soon rescued his disabled comrades from the captured [[Ark shuttlecraft]].'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} However, the injuries Gears suffered were grave. Alongside many other Autobots, he was brought to Ratchet's repair bay to be patched up. Due to a lack of supplies, Ratchet only had faint hopes of reviving all of the damaged troops. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

''Gears was witness to Optimus, Ratchet, and Prowl suddenly de-materializing within the Ark. Though at the time they had assumed that the Decepticons had somehow managed to slay the trio, the Autobots soon learned otherwise. Optimus and the others had been transported to [[Limbo|another dimension]] as part of a [[Mass substitution|mass displacement]] effect, triggered by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveling to their present from twenty years in the future. A first strike against the time-traveling tyrant and his cronies ended in [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]]'s capture, and Gears participated in the subsequent effort to free his fellow Autobot but the future-Decepticons wielded unimaginable power, and Gears was brought low by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]].'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:Newyorkunderbase.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Barely snuck into the margins during his own death scene.]]
''Gears was repaired in time to help his fellow Autobots gather up what they believed were Optimus Prime's remains; the Autobot leader had apparently been slain in combat against the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Little did they know that the body they had found was a [[facsimile construct]], planted by Prime to fake his own death.'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}

Though Gears was left inoperative ''once more'', Ratchet began gathering the necessary parts to fix him and the other severely damaged Autobots. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}}

He was back on his feet by the time the Ark was launched into the Earth's orbit. At this time, Optimus was gone and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] had taken control of the Autobot forces, though his leadership proved unpopular among the troops. Gears begged the deserter [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] to usurp the Dinobot alongside the bulk of the Autobot forces. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} This led into Gears witnessing a battle between Grimlock and Blaster for Autobot leadership on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. While Autobots around him cheered vehemently for either combatant, Gears chose to watch in stoic silence. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Gears was among the Autobots who answered Buster Witwicky's distress call from just outside the Decepticons' [[Club Con|headquarters]] in the Arctic. Shortly thereafter, when an [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] announced that he would "destroy the cities of [[New York City|New York]], [[Tokyo]], and [[Buenos Aires]]", Gears was among the allied Autobot/Decepticon teams sent ahead to New York City. As Starscream approached, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] led a team of Autobots which included Gears, and the entire team was destroyed with a "single wave of <s>[[To sell toys|a market executive]]'s</s> Starscream's hand"! Oops. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

Gears' torso, head, and right arm were shown in the midst of attempted repairs while Optimus Prime explained the bleak condition of their fallen to [[Cloudburst]] and [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]. {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?}}
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====''Transformers '84''====
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Don Messick]] (English), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese, "Transport to Oblivion", "Fire in the Sky")|[[Yao Huang]] (Chinese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Peter Bertram]] (German, "Transport To Oblivion"), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "B.O.T."), [[Nelson Batista]] (Portuguese), [[Orlando Prado]] (Portuguese, "The Core")}}
[[File:Hufferg1animated.jpg|left|upright=1.34|thumb|A competition of who complains the most!]]

Gears was one of the original crew of Autobots on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] spaceship when it crash-landed on Earth millions of years ago. When he awoke in 1984, he was reformatted by [[Teletraan I]] so that his [[alternate mode]] was an Earth-based pickup truck. Not a true combatant by nature, he didn't participate in many of the Autobots' more famous battles against the Decepticons, but he did his part despite his complaints. Gears first saw action on Earth at an off-shore oil rig, fighting one of the Seekers with his partner, [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Gears' infrared sensors were useful in capturing [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] when the Decepticon was caught trespassing at the Autobot headquarters. By modifying his searchlight wavelength, Gears could illuminate Ravage's heat traces and neutralize the jaguar's ability to hide in shadows. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} When Prime was injured in an explosion outside the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]], Gears discarded the complaining facade he often wore, in order to encourage [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] to push himself into returning to [[robot mode]]. He later donned a lab coat to help sell [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s holographic rocket base idea, although it didn't do much good. In the final battle to stop the launch of the Decepticon space cruiser, Gears and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] were engaged in battling [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] until [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] called for a retreat. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

Gears assembled for battle when the Decepticons returned to attack a solar power plant, and chastised [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] for missing roll call. At the plant, Gears and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] attempted to stop the Seekers from taking off with the energon cubes, but [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] knocked them aside with a concussion blast. Later, after Bumblebee led the Autobots to the supposed site of the new [[space bridge]], only to find a deserted cave, Gears offered to electrocute the 'Bee in order to juice up his memory circuits. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}} When Optimus Prime was heavily damaged in battle, Gears returned from patrol with [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and Windcharger to check on his condition. None of them, however, was sharp-eyed enough to spot [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] swoop down and land on Brawn's shoulder as they entered the base. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

[[File:FireintheSky Gears crashes through ice.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
After it started snowing, in July, in the middle of the desert, Optimus Prime got suspicious and consulted Teletraan I for a weather report. Gears, who was performing reconnaissance scans on the now-frozen tropical region of the planet, concurred with Teletraan I's conclusions, that Megatron and the Decepticons must somehow be draining heat energy right out of the [[Earth's core]]. In the Arctic, as the Autobots prepared to enter the Decepticons' cavernous base of operations, Gears stalled outside the entrance on the sneaking suspicion the Autobots were falling into a trap. Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy—by lingering too long on the ice, the combined weight of Gears, Hound, [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] caused the tunnel to collapse beneath them. Gears and his buddies were briefly captured by the Decepticons, but escaped thanks to Hound's holograms. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[File:SOSDinobots Soundwave shoots Gears.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Hey! Being shot in the face plays havoc with my sinuses."]]
Gears attended the unveiling of [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]]'s latest science project, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], and managed to stay out of the way after they ran amok. He joined Optimus Prime and the other Autobots on a mission to the [[Great Falls]]. Being one of the few Autobots who can fly (usually), Gears took to the air to fight [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] face-to-face, but was quickly shot down by the more experienced Decepticon. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} On one mission, Gears travelled to Peru to help the Autobots remove the [[Crystal of Power]] from Megatron's control. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}} He was also involved in the dino-design project that created [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

Following a Decepticon attack on the Ark, Gears was briefly seen cleaning up the deadly fire extinguisher foam which drove them away. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} In the aftermath of Cybertron's orbit around Earth, Gears worked on the massive repairs necessary to rebuild human society. He also participated in the raid on [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s laboratory. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

[[File:ChangingGears Gears Bee acrobatics.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Bumblebee and Gears - [[Powerlinx]]!!]]
During an Autobot Alert(!!!), the Ark's crew all leapt into action at high speed...well, except for Gears. The alarm interrupted his plan to "lube his cables", making the cranky Gears slow to respond to the call of duty. He might have trudged even slower if he knew the entire alert was a ruse by Megatron, designed solely for the purpose of capturing Gears. It seemed that Megatron's newest toy, the [[Solar Needle]], required a specific circuit board in order to be properly completed, and Gears contained just such a circuit board in his chest. A curious side effect of removing the circuit board was that it negated Gears' inclination towards squawking and complaining. He was now a compulsively good-natured people-pleaser, unable to refuse requests by anyone, even Megatron. With the solar needle activated, the Decepticons put Gears to work harvesting energon cubes, filled by the sun's mighty power.

Despite the alterations to his personality, Gears tried to remain true to himself. Even while helping Megatron's energy pilfering, he still managed to toss an insult or two at the Decepticon leader. In a good-natured way, of course. And, after the Autobots arrived to destroy the solar needle and drew the Decepticons' attention, Gears made a break for the control panel to retrieve his circuit board and restore his real personality. He was interrupted by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], who had been looking for an excuse to blast Gears all day, but Bumblebee knocked the Seeker aside before he could eliminate the tiny Autobot. Also, when Megatron hurled Prime out of control into the solar needle's incinerating energy grid, Gears used the holdout blaster in his sleeve to disrupt the grid and save Optimus. Still, once Megatron got the drop on the Autobots, he was able to exploit Gears' new personality glitch to make him repair the solar needle while the Decepticons held his teammates at gunpoint. Megatron gloated too much about the nature of Gears' problem, though, allowing Optimus Prime to circumvent his control over Gears. Tricking Megatron into agreeing to honor his last request "as a condemned mechanism", Prime turned the tables on Megatron by asking Gears for a favor of his own. Gears was all too happy to oblige...and destroy the solar needle for Optimus.

[[File:ChangingGears got a bang out of that.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55|In the uncut version, Gears farts.]]
With the fight back on, Gears happily got in on the action and tossed Starscream for a loop. The Decepticons abandoned the field of battle, leaving the Autobots behind to clean up the mess caused by their solar needle. As the needle was being dismantled, Prime was ready to return Gears' circuit board to him when [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] stepped in. Seems the Autobots took a vote, and they would rather not restore Gears' talent for complaining, and whining, and hypochondria, and...well. After a quick joke, though, they did return the circuit board, and Gears showed his gratitude by going "whine, whine, whine" all the way home. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}

Gears was seen awaiting his turn at the [[recharging chamber]]s, but did not appear later on rampaging with the other Autobots afflicted by the [[personality destabilizer device]]. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}} He attended Wheeljack's demonstration of the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]]. When the Decepticons got their metal mitts on the device, Gears was trapped in mid-transformation by the device's rays. He was restored to normal after [[Carly]] fiddled with the controls to reverse its effects. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

[[File:AutobotRun Gears lifts ground.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Stupid Mother Earth!!!]]
Like most of the Autobots, Gears was temporarily trapped in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] after Megatron unleashed his [[Transfixatron]] on them during a car rally for charity. Wheeljack came up with an [[anti-transfixation grenade]] to reverse the process (even his cures explode!), but that only revived the Autobots in time to deal with Plan B: [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. While he isn't in Brawn or Prime's class, Gears is still one strong little Autobot, and demonstrated his strength by ripping out huge chunks of rock to hurl at the massive Decepticon. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}} Sometime later, Gears helped install [[detection plate]]s around the Ark as an early warning system against any intruders. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} He was also briefly seen gawking at the two Optimus Primes who showed up in the dirt. After a sharpshooting contest and car race failed to uncover the imposter, the Autobots rode into battle anyway with both Primes at their side. Gears didn't have much fun in the following melee: first he got sent face-first into the dirt by one of the opening salvos, and was later overmatched in single combat against [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]. He was saved only by the continuation of Megatron and Starscream's cockeyed, overly-elaborate scheme of clones killing clones. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

Gears was on patrol with the team when they suddenly came across an empty riverbed. After a quick mud massage from Jazz's spinning tires, Gears and the others decided to follow the river's trail to see where it had been diverted. What they found was trouble: [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. The Autobots barely escaped battle with Devastator to report on Megatron's activities to Prime. {{storylink|The Core}}

[[File:MMP2 Seaspray and Gears shooting.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Gears attended Wheeljack's demonstration of how he had taught [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] "finesse". The resulting chaos and destruction was predictable, but memorable. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Despite not being seen in the battle at all, Gears was injured fighting Megatron and the [[Heart of Cybertron]] in [[South America]]. All the repairs and none of the glory. Boy, he must have been ''craaaanky''...{{storylink|Microbots}}

Gears and many of his fellow Autobots showed up in [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] for the Autobot Day parade and celebration. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} The city soon turned on the Autobots, thanks to Megatron's machinations, but they returned to help drive the Decepticons away once the humans were temporarily enslaved. Gears was seen among the horde of Autobots that overwhelmed the Decepticon slave-drivers. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} He was also one of the Autobots cheering for the Dinobots when they returned from Cybertron with a fresh supply of [[cybertonium]]. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} Gears was part of the third wave of Autobots to confront the invulnerable Decepticons, but fared no better than his predecessors against their [[electrum]] coating. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} Gears stood by as [[Chip Chase]] and Teletraan I tried to locate the Autobots lost aboard the Space Bridge. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} He was also seen applying [[Corrostop]] to the Statue of Liberty. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:BOT wet Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|You'd complain too if you ran into Ron Jeremy.]]
When Megatron and the Decepticons attacked the Ark looking for the [[Combaticon (G1)|renegade Decepticons]], Gears joined Optimus Prime in fending off their assault. Megatron soon retreated once he realized Prime had no slaggin' idea what he was talking about. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

Gears, Ironhide and Bumblebee responded to an S.O.S. from [[Benjamin Franklin Pierce High School]] and found themselves chasing [[B.O.T. (G1)|B.O.T.]] around the city. They were beaten to it by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who needed to get back [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]'s personality component, and Gears later found himself defending Autobot Headquarters from [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Cloud''=====
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=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
Gears was amongst the Autobots who defended [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]] in [[Arizona]] from a Decepticon attack. Although the Autobots won the day, the attack was actually just a distraction so that [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] could go do evil in Japan or something unspecified. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

=====Full Throttle Scramble Power!=====
Gears accompanied the massive Autobot reinforcements called in to counter Megatron's nefarious [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
Gears watched Megatron depart in the wake of the battle over the [[Transform Super Cog]]. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}} Like most Autobots he was annoyed by [[Twin Twist]] and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]'s antics, commenting that the two were hopeless. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
To alleviate the Transformers' energy woes, a team of Autobots including Gears was formed to crew the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], which soon departed. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

===Sticker Adventures books===
In the aftermath of a battle with the Decepticons, the Autobots found that Decepticon activities had seemingly stopped altogether. Taking advantage of the situation, Optimus went on a trip. Once he had left, Gears found out, to his horror, that the Autobots’ entire fuel supply had been stolen. Gears and the others tried to fend off the Decepticons nonetheless when they attacked once more. Thankfully, Optimus returned just in time with a new shipment of fuel. Re-energized, the Autobots forced the Decepticons to flee once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
Gears was one of the thirty-five active Autobots stationed on Earth. He participated in the battle against the Decepticons that ensued after Megatron put into motion his plan to take hostage millions of humans to gain the Earth's unconditional surrender. After the Autobots had emerged victorious from the conflict, Gears drove away with the rest of his comrades back to Autobot headquarters. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

Gears was present when the Decepticons sent a communication to Autobot headquarters, informing them that not only was [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] their captive hostage, but that the rescue party that tried to liberate him had been captured as well. Gears was shaken by the message, and the Autobots questioned their next move. Thankfully, Optimus Prime renewed morale by coming up with a clever plan to trick the Decepticons. The Autobots hid within a false peace-offering, a life-size statue of Devastator. When the Decepticons approached the statue with their guard down, the Autobots burst forth, taking them by surprise. The Autobots were ultimately victorious that day. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
Gears and Optimus were attacked by Rumble, who used his Earthquake-inducing abilities to bury the two Autobots in a landslide. Though they managed to dig their way out of the rubble, Gears was ws rendered immobile when Soundwave snuck up on him and unplugged a cable inside his back. Gears was brought to Megatron's newly constructed prison and incarcerated within. Thankfully, Bumblebee had evaded capture, and managed to free the rest of his teammates. Upon release, Gears and the other Autobots gave Bumblebee three cheers! {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Gears was one of the many Autobots who stopped the Decepticons from harming Sparkplug and Buster Witwicky. Later, he helped the Autobots in protecting Hoover Dam from the evil robots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

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[[File:G1 GearsPotatoes AutobotSmasher.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|Steve Ditko is noted for his superb use of shading, his handling of facial expressions, and his ability to do cosmic vistas of mystery. Here he was asked to do a line drawing of a truck carrying potatoes.]]
Gears was hauling a load of potatoes, with plans to sell them for oil and gas money. (Really.) He was tricked by the Decepticons into taking a detour, which led him to their "[[Autobot Rest Stop]]"—a car crusher disguised with pillows and a set of curtains. Gears rolled into the Rest Stop and was enjoying himself when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] activated the machine, crushing Gears flat.

Gears was later restored by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], with no ill effects. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}
{{note|This coloring book was illustrated by [[Steve Ditko]], co-creator of none other than... the amazing [[Spider-Man]]! Coincidence? Probably.}}

When the Autobots on Earth received word from [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] that the Decepticons were razing a human village to build a fuel plant in its place, they assumed their vehicle forms to sneak upon their enemies as they were working. Once they were in close enough proximity to the Decepticons, the Autobots transformed and launched a surprise attack. Cosmos continued to observe the battlefield from his post in orbit, and warned Gears and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] when [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] attempted to flank the Autobots to attack them from behind. Gears restrained Kickback, spoiling the bug's attempt to catch [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] off-guard. The Autobots then beat up the rest of the Decepticons, shoved them down a pit, and covered them with quick-drying cement to keep them out of further trouble. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

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===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
When the Cybertronian civil war had yet to leave the planet, Optimus asked his Autobots to join him in leaving their home world behind and travel out into space. When Bumblebee volunteered to join Optimus, Gears and the rest of the Autobots jumped in as well. After crash-landing on Earth and being offline for about 65 million years, Gears and the rest of the Autobots met Sparkplug and his son Spike. With the Decepticons still not in the know of what forms the Autobots had taken, Gears was one of the troops that Optimus led into the desert in order to ambush their enemies. Though they successfully took by surprise a squadron of Decepticons, the Autobots had not anticipated a second group flying in from the opposite direction. Thanks to a warning from Spike and Sparkplug, the Autobots managed to fend off the Decepticons, and came to accept Earth as their new home. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
When Optimus Prime hoped to harness the power of lightning as an energy source, [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] was commissioned to do the design. Huffer requested Gears to assist him with the work, and together the pair worked diligently while trying to out-complain each other. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

Gears assisted his fellow Autobots in the construction of their space cruiser. {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
Gears was one of a group of Autobots who traveled to [[South America]] in search of energy. When they spotted [[Mount Sheelah]], Gears was put to work clearing rocks so they could ascend it for a closer look, though he grumbled almost as much as [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] while doing so. He helped repel a subsequent Decepticon attack and retreated before the volcano erupted. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} After a hard day spent making repairs on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] he and the other Autobots relaxed by watching [[television]], and were alerted by a news bulletin to the fact that the Decepticons were kidnapping humans. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] pretended to defect and the Autobots tricked him, allowing them to destroy the Decepticon base, Gears wondered if they were going to keep Starscream prisoner indefinitely. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] opted to let Starscream go. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] vanished in a space bridge during the war on Cybertron, their respective factions were split into several smaller groups. Gears remained in the main Autobot faction, now under the command of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} He was part of a team who scouted out the [[Praetorus Wharf]] in search of the Decepticons' new mobile command base. Unfortunately, it was a bit [[Trypticon (G1)|''too'' mobile]] for them to handle. {{storylink|Devastation}} Trypticon proceeded to shrug off everything the Autobots threw at it, forcing the Autobots to try and outrun it instead. This too proved ineffectual. Even assistance from the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] helped little against the giant Decepticon. In the end, the Autobots were spared when their target just left in response to other orders it received. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}} Later, when [[The Fallen]] broke into [[Autobase]], Gears was eager to get out there and do something about it. Prowl opted for trying to contain the villain instead, but he turned out to be unstoppable anyway. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

Gears was part of the Ark's original crew, crash-landing on Earth four million years ago and awakening in 1984. Like all the Transformers of Earth, he was believed dead for many years after the mid-air explosion of the ''[[Ark II]]''. In fact, Gears was one of many robots who were salvaged by the mercenary known as [[Lazarus]], who began the time-consuming process of installing remote control programming into his inert Cybertronian captives. Lazarus was doomed to failure, however, for Megatron regained control of his own body shortly after the human reactivated him. With the Decepticons back in action thanks to Megatron, Gears and the other Autobots held captive by Lazarus were left at their mercy. Although a small group of Autobots were free under Optimus Prime's command to combat the Decepticons, most of the 'bots recovered by Lazarus (including Gears) were too badly damaged to be reactivated for that first battle. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}

Gears and the other deactivated Autobots were recovered, though, and were back to full functionality by the time [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arrived from Cybertron, denouncing all Earthbound Transformers as war criminals. {{storylink|New World Order}} As the Autobot forces split in two, Gears went with Optimus Prime and his contingent back to Cybertron aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], peacefully surrendering to Magnus, while another secret team would be left to move freely and uncover the truth behind this turn of events. Despite them being treated as prisoners on the trip home, Gears remained optimistic that the war was finally over, and they could say goodbye to Earth permanently. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} But the Autobots were treated no better on Cybertron. Gears and the rest of his group were locked up in cages, while footage of the Autobots and Decepticons' battles on Earth were broadcast around the planet to turn public opinion against them. Thankfully, there were dissidents in Shockwave's regime, and the Autobots were sprung from their cells. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} While [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] took Prime through the [[Old Slave Trails]] to see [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s rebel team, Gears and the others were taken by Broadside to meet with the Autobots rebels [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] was aligned with. En route, Bluestreak tried to have Gears fess up that it had been foolish to trust Shockwave in the first place. Bitter over where events had taken them, Gears replied that Bluestreak should "blow it out of [his] waste regulator!" {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Afterwards, Gears participated in the insurrection by Autobot dissidents against the rule of Shockwave. After an Autobot victory, Gears cuffed several Decepticons, and led them away from the battlefield. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Much to his dismay, Gears was soon put in the position of having to return to Earth. {{storylink|Original Sin}} With Prime temporarily out of action due to injuries, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] had assumed command of the Ark's crew on Cybertron, and made the decision that a new base of operations needed to be constructed on Earth, to fortify Autobot interests there. Gears griped throughout the meeting discussing this, {{storylink|Atonement}} but eventually agreed to leave his beloved homeworld behind to return to Earth. His mood wasn't much improved by A) having to work with Bluestreak and B) Bluestreak dropping boxes on his feet during the loading of the shuttle. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} Once they arrived, Gears and the others began work on the construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF4 Gears Brawn FlightPods.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Cobra Commander finds out about the "Trouble" part of the "Trouble Bubble"]]
Gears was among the dormant Transformers found by the terrorist organization [[Cobra]] and reprogrammed to be under the humans' control. In the process, he and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] were rebuilt to transform into Cobra [[Flight Pod]]s. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} The two may have participated in an attack on the [[SPS Research Facility]], or it may have just been two regular Flight Pods. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} When [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] hacked Cobra's computers and undid his comrades' reprogramming, Gears and Brawn hunted down [[Cobra Commander]] and blew up the ship he was going to escape from [[Cobra Island]] with. However, before the Autobots could capture the commander, they were taken out by [[Storm Shadow]]'s [[S.N.A.K.E.]] mech. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

Gears didn't give up so easily, however, as he joined several other Autobots and located Cobra Commander and his S.N.A.K.E. guards again. Storm Shadow fought back and killed [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], sending Gears and the others into a berserker rage as they ripped his S.N.A.K.E. apart. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
After a brutal battle during which [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], a monstrous gestalt of unimaginable power, was released, Gears's butchered form lay smoldering in a mass grave of both Autobot and Decepticon corpses. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 3|''Megatron Origin'' #3]]; [[...For All Mankind|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #1]] (modern era, mentioned), [[Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|#15]] (depicted)}}

[[File:Bumper-funeral.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Best seat in the house!]]
Gears was [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|constructed cold]] during the first wave, presumably as part of the [[Silver Harvest]]. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

Millions of years ago, Gears was one of several mourners seen at the funeral of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]], after [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] killed them. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

At some point after [[Surge (event)|a widespread Decepticon attack]], Gears made it to Earth, where he was captured by [[Skywatch]], along with [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] and later, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} He was eventually released once Skywatch realized their misgivings in regards to the Autobots. After a Decepticon attack on their base, Gears and the other Autobots tried to flee and regroup at [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], but were attacked by armed civilians with a grudge against the Transformers. Gears was injured and had to be carried inside [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s trailer. Before they could reach safety, the Autobots were attacked again, this time by Megatron. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}

The Decepticon leader scattered the Autobots with extreme firepower, then left them beaten and bruised on a school playground inside Albuquerque city limits. Gears and his comrades were held hostage by two humans carrying Megatron-based handguns, unable to fight back or defend themselves without risking human lives. The dilemma was ultimately taken out of their hands by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], whose special ops training kicked in and led to him blasting one of the humans. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}} {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

[[File:FecundMoon-Impressive.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm the red and blue guy who's basically Swerve.]]
Like most Autobots, Gears left Earth a few months later, intending to return to Cybertron. On board Omega Supreme's rocket mode, he gathered with a few others who sought to witness a conversation between Optimus Prime and Megatron. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Once the Autobots arrived at Cybertron, they battled [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

After the Chaos War ended, Gears joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] and the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' in their search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} He was one of the crew members invited to [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]'s first story session meant to cure [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} and later watched ships land in Shuttle Bay 3. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} When [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] was let loose on the ship, Gears rushed into action only to be beaten down. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} After recovering, he and many others gathered on the observation deck to witness the discovery of a mysterious portal just hanging in space. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} Gears battled the [[Legislator]]s alongside [[Hound (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hound]] and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] when they suddenly teleported on board. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} After the Legislators were defeated, he was one of a group of Autobots who helped repair [[Swerve's]]. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} When the ''Lost Light'' finally returned to Cybertron, Gears participated in the celebrations. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

Gears continued to serve aboard the ''Lost Light'' as it searched for the Knights of Cybertron, and was present on the [[Rodpod]] when the quantum duplicates of the ship and its crew began to cancel out. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

Gears was willingly complicit in [[Getaway]]'s mutiny against the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s command team. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} He was seen socializing with Siren (...perhaps unwillingly) at [["Visages"]] once the search was underway again under Getaway. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}} When Cyberutopia turned out to be a hoax, Getaway sold out his crew to the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]] and [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]], turning them into [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeaters]]. Gears was subjected to concussive medicine by [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], apparently clearing him of the Sparkeater virus. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} Gears later attend the ''Lost Light'' farewell party. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:GearsVictorianEra-HOS4.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Gears and his fellow Autobots battled the Decepticons in Earth's distant past, until an ice age came around and forced them to go underground and wait it out. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} They eventually woke up in the mid-19th century, and learned that the Decepticons were up and going as well. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} In order to pursue the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Gears took on the form of what appeared to be a coal car and linked up with his friends to form an Autobot train. During the chase, much of the train was trapped when the Decepticons collapsed a tunnel on it, although Gears made it out safe and sound. He was hammered by Decepticon fire as he helped clear away rubble, but survived and went back to sleep underground after the Decepticons were defeated. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
During the final showdown between the Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|Joe]] and Decepticon/[[Cobra]] alliances, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] punched into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s chest and unleashed several soldier into the Decepticon base's interior, Gears among them. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|''Transformers'' issue #2]]

[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePartFive-Gears.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]

Forged in the years leading up to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Gears and his [[mentor]] [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] worked on the [[Tether]], the space elevator that linked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to the [[Winged Moon]]. Atypically, Gears took longer than most newly forged Cybertronians to find his own career, choosing instead to stay with his mentor longer than was usual. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} Although he enjoyed his work on the Tether, he had a bad habit of losing his footing and drifting off into space, necessitating frequent rescues from Chief of Space Security [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. {{storylink|Open Comms}} {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}

During one workshift on the Tether, Gears spent some time helping another new Cybertronian, [[Rubble]], understand the basics of engineering alongside Wheeljack. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} At the end of Rubble's second trial shift, one of Gears' coworkers sprayed him with a hose. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}

As the threat of [[The Rise]] made itself known, Gears and Wheeljack investigated the Winged Moon for signs of sabotage, and eventually discovered that members of The Rise had sabotaged and redirected some of the moon's energon to fuel their underground bunkers, but their investigation was cut short by the arrival of [[Vigilem]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}
{{Charstubfiction|{{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}} {{storylink|War World: Moon|Moon}}}}

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===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
In a post-apocalyptic [[2029]] where [[Skynet]] waged war against the [[Decepticon]]s, Gears's shattered remains lay in a ruined [[Los Angeles]] overpass alongside many other Cybertronian casualties. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
Gears, along with several other Autobots, was abducted and held captive by the Decepticons. Optimus Prime undertook a rescue operation to free his friends from Megatron's clutches, entering the Decepticons' labyrinthine base in order to do so. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===Transformers Legends===
Bumblebee recruited Gears to join the [[Bee Team (G1)|Bee Team]], a secret strike force. {{storylink|The Bee Team}} [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], and Gears were sent to [[South America]] where the Decepticons were attempting to build a cannon to harness the energy of the [[Crystal of Power]]. Even joined by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], the Autobots were unable to prevent the cannon's completion, but later destroyed it and capped the shaft on which the crystal had stood. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (Legends)|Fire on the Mountain}} After [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] was inflicted on the Autobots, Gears and Beachcomber managed to sneak past the Decepticons and get a sample of [[corrostop]] from the [[Statue of Liberty]]. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (Legends)|Cosmic Rust}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsGears.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2| I'm just a starter character that everyone soon forgets. ''grumble''.]]
Gears participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Common character that could be recruited for 8 units of Cybermetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===The Transformers===
[[File:G1Gears toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Grumble... I suppose they want me to supply my own penny..."]]
*'''Gears''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1984]]/[[1985]])
**''Takara ID number'': '''85'''

: Gears was part of the first assortment of Autobot [[Mini Vehicle]]s released in 1984. The mold was first released in 1983 as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Micro Change]]'' line with a slightly darker blue coloration as the "Micro Robot 04 4WD Off-Road," but evidence exists to suggest it was originally designed by defunct American toy company Knickerbocker for the cancelled toyline, ''[[Mysterians]]''. The toy transforms into a red and blue pickup truck of indeterminable model (though some details resemble an old Dodge Power Wagon or Kaiser Jeep M715), with some likewise indeterminable ''stuff'' in the truck bed.

: In 1984, Gears and the other Mini Vehicles came packaged in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]; in 1985, they were switched to come in [[robot mode]], a change preceded by the addition of a picture of their vehicle modes to the front of their cards. The same year, the Autobot [[insignia]] on Gears's hood was replaced with a heat-activated [[rubsign]] placed on his roof. Later in 1985, the Mini-Vehicles came packaged with [[Mini-spy|Mini-spies]].

: For reasons unknown, Gears was the only Mini Vehicle not made available as part of Takara's original retail line in any capacity (while [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] were not available at normal retail, both were offered as mail-away toys).

: This mold was used to make the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] [[Pick-Up (Malignus)#Toys|Pick-Up]], the Autobot [[Small Foot#Toys|Small Foot]] and was [[retool]]ed to make [[Swerve (G1)#Toys|Swerve]] (except in Mexico, where Swerve was a straight redeco of Gears).

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-gears/47/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Gears at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Gears/gears.htm More information on G1 Gears at TFU.info]''

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*'''Pick-Up''' (Robocar, 1985)

: Released by [[Estrela]] in Brazil, "Pick-Up" was available in two different colorations: the original toy's blue-and-red, or orange-and-lighter-orange. This release lacks the Autobot symbols, instead having a variation of the original ''Microchange'' groin-sticker in robot mode. This sticker is of considerably cheaper quality, and is rarely left on loose samples.

: Whether or not he is the same character as either the [[Bat-Robô]] [[Pick-Up (Bat-Robô)|Pick-Up]] or the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] [[Pick-Up (Malignus)#Toys|Pick-Up]] is unknown.

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*'''Gears''' (Mini Vehicle, 1986)

: Manufactured by Argentinean company [[Lynsa]] but sold in Peru, these releases of Gears lacked paint, stickers or [[vacuum metallizing|chrome]]. Yes, plural releases. So far, three different colorations have been confirmed: the original blue-and-red, dark-blue-and-yellow, and orange-and-yellow. It is claimed that there may be ''six'' different versions of Peruvian Gears all told, with the three others being unique to that market, but no-one has been able to find and confirm the others so far.

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

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===The Transformers Collection===
*'''Minibots Team''' (Multi-pack, [[2004]])
**''ID number'': '''TFC-12'''

: Gears was ''finally'' put out at Japanese retail in 2004, as part of ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' "Minibots Team" set. This version is slightly different from the original Hasbro releases, in that his truck mode has ''both'' the Autobot sigil sticker on his hood and the [[rubsign]] sticker on top of his roof.

:This set also includes a retooled [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Bumble]], [[Cosmos (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Adams]], [[Huffer (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Drag]], [[Powerglide (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Powerglide]], and [[Warpath (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Warpath]].

: This set was later [[redeco]]ed to make the [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] [[G1 GoBots]] team.

===Generations===
[[File:Generationstoy-Gears with Eclipse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Swerve used to be ''my'' retool... ''grumble.''"]]
*'''Autobot Gears & Autobot Eclipse''' (Legends, [[2014]])
**''Series / number'': '''02 / #010'''

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Gears is a retool of ''Generations Thrilling 30'' [[Swerve (G1)#Thrilling 30|Swerve]] with a new head based on his fictional appearances rather than his original faceless toy. He transforms into a modernized 4-wheel-drive pickup truck of a made-up model and comes with [[Eagle Eye (G1)#Generations|Eclipse]], who transforms into either a jet or a weapon for Gears to wield via its 5mm handle.

:Gears and Eclipse's [[Hasbro]] product number, A6686, was originally occupied by a '[[Brawn (G1)/toys|Brawn]] & [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]]' pack, leading [[Amazon]] to erroneously list them under those names.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service database 'leak' on The Allspark]</ref>

:The original version of this mold was redecoed and given a shell to make [[BotCon 2015]] [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' incarnation of [[Swerve (SG)|Swerve]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenGears/gears.htm More information on ''Generations'' Gears at TFU.info]''
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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I'm still going to end up amidst a debris field of building blocks anyway."]]
*'''Autobot Gears''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Collection'': '''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 2'''
**''Accessories'': Logo brick, blaster

: Part of the sixth regular assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Gears can be rebuilt into a teeny pickup truck. He sports [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Mirage]]'s helmet.

:Unlike prior Micro-Changer assortments, this series does not have any sort identification code for the bags' actual contents, meaning you'd best be good at the feel-though-the-bag method.

:This assortment was originally slated to be a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], but US stores dropped the line before its release. It was still available in Canada, Australia and Chinese/Asian markets. In 2015, the Collection appeared in US Dollar Tree stores, with a price tag of a whopping $1 a pop. They didn't last long.

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[[File:Kreon-Class-of-1984-Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"And I'm still going to be trapped in a display case, never to be free."]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
**''Voted'': Class Grouch
**''Accessories'': Double-barreled pistol

: This version of Gears has more extensive [[tampograph]]s than his prior version, including a masked-and-visored face, and silver paint on his helmet.

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OGears/gears.htm More information on Class of 1984 Gears at TFU.info]''

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===Vintage G1===
[[File:VintageG1-Gears-Reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Second again... ''grumble''"]]
*'''Gears''' ("Legion Class" reissue, 2019)

:Part of the second wave "Legion Class" figures in the ''[[Vintage G1]]'' line, Gears is a reissue of his [[#Generation 1|Generation 1 figure]]. Like his prior ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' release, he has both a [[rubsign]] and a normal foil Autobot insignia sticker in vehicle mode. The rubsign is an all-new type used on all of the ''Vintage G1'' toys; the insignia only turns red rather than the mood-ring multicolor of older rubsigns, plus the silver border is mirror-level reflective. This version also has production information tampographed onto his inner right foot.

:Like all ''Vintage G1'' figures, Gears was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada.
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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
*'''Gears''' (St. Louis McDonald's promotion, 1985)
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W5AutobotGears.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Gears, Transport & Reconnaissance''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T02/T46'''
**''Stars: ''7

:Autobot Gears, Transport & Reconnaissance is one of forty-six double-sided character cards released as part of Wave 5 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Titan Masters Attack.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''Generations'' Legends-class Gears toy, with line-art by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]] and colors by [[Alex Tarca]] for both modes.

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.
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==Notes==
[[File:TFTM-MaybeGears.jpg|thumb|I sign on to a major movie, and all I get is a lousy cameo appearance?!]]
*In his first Marvel Comics appearance, Gears sported a more humanoid [[character model]] that looked less like his toy than his final animation model. He would also use this model in the UK annual story "[[And There Shall Come...a Leader!]]", while ''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'' was inexplicably drawn with this model in the earlier UK story "[[The Enemy Within!]]".
*The dialogue script for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' reveals that Gears was supposed to appear in the film during the [[Battle of Autobot City]], speaking a single line in horrified reaction to the formation of Devastator ("We're finished! Aaaaahh!"). He was cut from the finished feature, but actor Don Messick recorded the line and remains listed in the film's credits as Gears (but not, oddly enough, as [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]], who ''does'' speak). A 'bot with Gears's color scheme appears on Moonbase One, but is probably not supposed to be him.
**The script provides no context for Gears's scream, so it might be intended to imply that Devastator proceeded to kill him in some fashion. This would fit with the earliest draft of the film, which also saw Gears killed off, albeit in a different way: blown to pieces in a carpet-bombing run by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] during [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s attack on the city.<ref>http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritaage-auctions-transformers-movie.html</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Gears''' (ギアーズ ''Giāzu'')
*''Czech:'' '''Převodovka'''
*''French:'' '''Rollo''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Fuvaros''' ("Hauler")
*''Italian:'' '''Mulo'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Biànsùxiāng''' (变速箱, "Transmission")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Mecano''' (Portugal comics), '''Engrenagem''' (Brazil comics)
*''Russian:'' '''Privod''' (Привод, "Drive")
*''South American:'' '''Pick-Up'''

==References==
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Grapple (G1)

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Shockcrusher: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

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:''Grapple is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TFU Grapple.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Elementary, my dear Hoist."]]
'''Grapple''' is technically an architect, but in his [[spark]] he is an artist. On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], before the war, his buildings were considered great works of art, but now his constructions are limited by the realities and needs of the war effort. It is a situation he often finds stifling. Grapple takes great pride in any work he constructs, and is prone to severe bouts of depression should his "masterworks" be destroyed in the course of combat. Grapple can usually be found hanging out with his close friend [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] who does his best to cheer Grapple up when his artistic temperament has him down.

His name is regrettably sometimes spelled '''Grappel'''.

{{bigquote|Someday I want to build something that doesn't get trashed!|Grapple laments his creations' constant destruction|"[[Auto Berserk]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Renaday]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Chen Chun]] (Chinese), [[Ignacio Campero]] (American Spanish), [[Christoph Jablonka]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "The Master Builders" and "Prime Target"), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "Auto Berserk"), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "Masquerade"), [[Albert Augier]] (European French), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "The Master Builders"), [[Jacques Ferrière]] (European French, "Auto Berserk"), [[Ricardo Schnetzer]] (Portuguese), [[Garcia Neto]] (Portuguese, "Masquerade")}}
[[File:Master builders1.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Boy, I bet you we'll win top prize at the Autobot Science Fair this year! We'll beat Wheeljack's catapult-making machine any day!"]]
Grapple was first seen on Earth hanging out inside the Ark on a typical day for the Autobots. This typical day included the discovery of a [[Dinobot Island (G1)|prehistoric island]] hidden inside a naturally-occurring time warp, and a rampage through the base by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. Yup...typical day. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}}

Grapple designed a [[Solar Power Tower]] to collect solar energy for the Autobots—even built a little model of it. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] wouldn't let him build it, Grapple ran off to sulk and encountered the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], and naturally told them all about his awesome tower idea that got nixed because Prime didn't want the [[Decepticon]]s getting their hands on it. Brilliant.

[[File:Master builders2.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Your invention has a practical application, so it was disqualified. Sorry."]]
They agreed to help Grapple and his buddy [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] out, but then [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] found out and decided to turn it into his latest evil plan. The Solar Power Tower was completed, but [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] trapped Grapple and Hoist inside it, and the Autobots had to show up to save their skidplates. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}}

When the Autobots' favorite mad scientist, [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]], started showing off his latest super-weapon, Grapple begged him to please not point the [[Negavator]] at any of his buildings. It's like he didn't trust Wheeljack not to blow things up, or something. Inevitably, though, the Decepticons attacked and the beautiful bunker Grapple built to house the Negavator was reduced to rubble. While he worked in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] to clear away the debris, Grapple and the Autobots were caught napping by Megatron and his [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. They had Prime and the others in their sights but, when [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] caused a distraction, Grapple dropped the rubble he was carrying on top of the Decepticons, sending them scattering for cover. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}

[[File:AutoBerserk-Grapple.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Usually, Grapple has special ointment to treat his blackheads.]]
Like most of the Autobots, Grapple showed up in [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] for the first (and apparently last) [[Autobot Day]] celebration. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}}

After the Dinobots destroyed a sizeable portion of the airport battling Decepticons, Grapple and the Autobots lent a hand to repair what was damaged. After [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] reconstructed the walls of a building, Grapple was ready to add the ''piece de resistance'' by lowering the roof on top. His artistic pride took a serious blow when Grapple dropped the roof and collapsed the entire building underneath it. Mortified as he was, Grapple's mistake was only the first sign of [[cybertonium]] deficiency, which soon began to affect all the Autobots and their functions. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} He was later seen with Hoist, patching up [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and a group of Autobots after they tangled with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

[[File:Primetargetbotsintraps.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The Inquisition, what a show! The Inquisition, here we go!]]
Grapple was also one of several Autobots captured by [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]]'s wildly-improbable traps; Grapple fell victim to a series of girders that magically fell into a cage configuration. Taken to Chumley's goofy-ass castle, he was used as bait to draw in Optimus Prime, "forced" to hold up a giant boulder—which did not seem to be actually ''supported'' by anything and therefore Grapple could have just dropped it or thrown it at one of the other devices keeping the Autobots prisoner.

Grapple's kind of stupid. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

After [[Teletraan I]] located the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] at large, Prime and the Autobots moved to intercept the wild Decepticons. Grapple, Hoist and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] confronted [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] on a deserted stretch of highway. When Breakdown dropped a line of oil behind him, Grapple took the opportunity to ''light him on fire.'' Geez, Grapple...he didn't even destroy one of your buildings. Why the hate? {{storylink|Masquerade}} When [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] kidnapped [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], Optimus Prime and the Autobots went after them. Powerglide located the missing 'Bots at a power plant, and alerted his comrades. Grapple and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] freed the prisoners during the power struggle between Megatron and Starscream. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:BattleAutobotCity.jpg|thumb|left]]
Alongside [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]'s lower leg and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], Grapple valiantly defended [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] when it was [[Battle of Autobot City|attacked]] by Decepticons in the year [[2005]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
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====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====Scramble City=====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
[[File:UniteWarriorsOffshot Grapple Scrapper.jpg|thumb|150px]]
Grapple was tricked into helping the Constructicons ''again'', this time for the sake of rebuilding the [[Crystal City]] on Earth. There seemed to be nothing nefarious about this project, which makes you wonder why they had to trick him to begin with. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Crystal City Reconstruction Project|Crystal City Reconstruction Project}}
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====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
During the battle for [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], Grapple fought against Rumble. Afterwards, he escaped with [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] in a science vessel and hid out in the [[Rayzor Nebula]]. They were contacted by [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] when the old Autobot's vessel had come under fire, and at his request came out of hiding. This drew the attention of [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. When Scourge saw Cyclonus engaged with Kup's ship, Scourge attacked Cyclonus to ensure that ''he'' would get to destroy the Autobots... this only served to allow all the Autobots to escape. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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When the Autobots' current reserve of energies was dangerously low, Grapple joined his comrades still on Cybertron in stasis hibernation as an energy-saving measure. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Skidsgrapplesmokescreenhoisttracks.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|He built [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] strong enough to survive at least one attack by [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]].]]
Prior to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] leaving Cybertron, Grapple (along with [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], Hoist, and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]) had his memories recorded onto crystals in case [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] required more warriors during the Ark's mission. Four million years following the Ark's crash on [[Earth]], Grapple and the others were revived in new bodies on Earth. While the other newly revived Autobots were sent out to learn more about their new home planet, Grapple was sidelined. Optimus Prime had a very special building project for Grapple. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

So Grapple built [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. On his own.

[[File:CommandPerformances-Autobotsattack.jpg|left|upright=2|thumb|Yeah! Charge that hill! That's what... engineers are for...]]
With Omega Supreme guarding the base, the Autobots were finally able to leave the Ark in great numbers. Grapple accompanied Optimus Prime and all the rest of the available Autobots to the Decepticons' [[Wyoming base|coal strip mine base]] in [[Wyoming]]. Here, Grapple fought the Decepticons long enough for [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] to steal combiner technology from [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Once this was achieved, the Autobots retreated. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''Grapple, Hoist, and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] were sent to retrieve the missing Tracks after [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] located him in [[New York City]]. However, when they arrived they inadvertently exacerbated a hostage situation at a bank and a bomb went off. Grapple assisted by ferrying humans from the building's roof to safety with his crane.'' {{storylink|Missing in Action}}

[[File:Target 2006 sonic probe.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8]]
''When Optimus Prime, [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]], and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] disappeared due to time-jumping Decepticons, Grapple found himself in the position of Autobot medic, repairing a damaged [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. Led into battle with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and his goons by the new leadership triumvirate of [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]], Smokescreen, and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], Grapple and his friends were sorely outmatched against the future Decepticons. Grapple was even part of a half-dozen or so Autobots who dogpiled on [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and barely managed to slow him down. In dire straits, the Autobots were actually forced to go to [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and forge an alliance against Galvatron. Megatron's strategy managed to capture one of the time travellers, Scourge, but not before the fiendish tracker hurled a razor bladed dart straight through Grapple's chest, putting him out of action for the remainder of the conflict. Once Ratchet returned, he managed to piece Grapple back together soon enough.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

After Optimus Prime suffered terrible damage, Grapple and the other Autobots watched as Ratchet desperately tried to repair him before admitting defeat. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} Grapple remained with the Ark's crew for quite some time, and formed part of a security detail to apprehend the captured [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], though they were stood down when it was discovered that the Decepticon was [[mode lock]]ed and only contained some [[Spacehikers|human children]]. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} Back on Earth, the human [[Ethan Zachary]] replayed some of Optimus Prime's memories of Grapple in an attempt to convince him that he was more than just a computer program. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}

Grapple was later seen on the moon during the grudge match between [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. When the Decepticons attacked, Grapple engaged [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] in some gunplay and they appeared to exchange hits. {{storylink|Totaled!}} Grapple was not too badly damaged and would be up and about again a short while later, training against Blaster. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

{{note|Optimus Prime says he copied Grapple's memories in case he needed another warrior while away. Does that mean there's still the original Grapple out there somewhere?}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
In [[2008]], Grapple was operating out of one of the Autobot bases on Cybertron when Scourge and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] led the Decepticons into an all-out war on the base. (The base was a big honkin' mushroom in the middle of an empty field. One can only hope Grapple didn't design it himself.) Anyway, he did pretty well in battle, gunning down one Decepticon at pointblank range ''without looking'' while also firing on an approaching [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Hot rod blurr grapple loose ends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
In [[2012]] Grapple was stationed on Cybertron under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]], while Optimus Prime was away on Earth. When [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] put his plan to steal [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s remains from the [[Hall of Silence]] into action, Grapple suggested that they destroy the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] reservoir rather than allow it to fall into enemy hands. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} With no viable alternate plan Hot Rod went with Grapple's advice and destroyed the Hall of Silence, though neither of them realized Soundwave had already teleported himself and the Matrix reservoir away. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

[[File:Crosshairs grapple natural selection.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
Following the return of the errant [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] to Cybertron, Hot Rod met with Grapple, [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] at the [[Senate Forum]], leaving them in charge of the "Grimlock situation" while he went below the surface to seek out the [[Primus]] chamber. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}} With the arrival of the resurrected [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] and his [[Gene Key]] the situation rapidly worsened; the device allowed Scorponok to forcibly convert Autobots into Decepticons! Grapple first learned of the situation when [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], already turned, tried to throw him off a balcony. He managed to escape, and made his way to the Senate Forum. There, he met with Grapple, Hosehead, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]: the only other uninfected Autobots remaining on the surface. Thanks to Grapple's knowledge on the building, the group found their way to a secret passage which allowed to bypass the chaos outside. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}} Investigating a disturbance at the [[Nursery (Cybertron)|Nursery]], they arrived in time to team up with Grimlock and his [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] with a plan to stop Scorponok. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}} Together, they stormed the [[Civil Defense Hub]] and retook it from [[Wingspan]] and [[Pounce]]. After the Dinobots left to confront Scorponok in the [[Sonic Canyons]], Grapple noticed that the Hub's missile silos had been set to target the returning Autobot hypercruiser ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]'' and when the [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] hesitated in giving up the passkey, Grapple watched as Crosshairs shot Wingspan at point blank range. Pounce immediately gave up the passkey and the ''Valiant'' was saved. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

Grapple met with Hot Rod and other senior Autobots at the [[Presidium (facility)|Presidium]] after the effects of the Gene Key had been reversed. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} Later, he assisted in the clean-up after the attack of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]'' and the [[Blitz Engine]]s. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}}

===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s were effortlessly dismantling [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] one Constructicon at a time, Grapple elbowed his way into the fun and used his rifle to fuse the last two Constructicons into a helpless mess. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
When the Autobots on Earth received word from [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] that the Decepticons were razing a human village to build a fuel plant in its place, they assumed their vehicle forms to sneak upon their enemies as they were working. Once they were in close enough proximity to the Decepticons, the Autobots transformed and launched a surprise attack. Cosmos continued to observe the battlefield from his post in orbit, and warned Grapple and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] when [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] attempted to flank the Autobots to attack them from behind. Grapple hooked Ravage from his crane arm, spoiling the cat's attempt to catch [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] off-guard. The Autobots then beat up the rest of the Decepticons, shoved them down a pit, and covered them with quick-drying cement to keep them out of further trouble. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}}}
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===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
[[File:InsecticonAttackPage09.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Dear Diary; [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] asked me to the prom today. Should I say yes?]]
While lamenting the fact that he couldn't build beautiful buildings like he did back on Cybertron because the Decepticons would destroy them, Grapple spotted a [[Kickback (G1)|grasshopper]] and a [[Bombshell (G1)|beetle]]. He wished life were as simple for him as it was for those insects, who promptly violated his brain. Under Bombshell's control, Grapple attacked [[Beachcomber (G1)|the resident Autobot hippie]]. Later, at their base, the Decepticons had fun bullying Grapple before they got him to use his knowledge for anything of use to them. That's when the Autobots broke into the base. After the Autobots removed his [[cerebro-shell]], Grapple sucker-punched Megatron and they all celebrated. Hurray! {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

{{note|Throughout almost the entire story, Grapple is drawn with [[Hook (G1)|Hook]]'s [[character model]], only appearing with Grapple's own head in close-ups.}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
The Autobots were low on valuable Cybertronian materials such as [[cybernite]]. When Kup suggested a salvage expedition to an old battle field near a mountain valley, Ultra Magnus assembled Wheeljack, Hoist, and Grapple to go with him. Their expedition was cut short by a Decepticon air raid, however. Grapple later helped with the construction of a radio transmitter that blinded the space stations responsible for informing the air raid. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

While storming a Decepticon hideout, Grapple used his job as a battering ram to force his way through the barricaded door. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

Grapple later assisted Optimus Prime in charting a planet-wide search for Decepticon activity on Nebulos. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Decepticon Poison====
[[File:DecepticonPoisonBigBattle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Grapple was amongst the Autobots about to be topped up with their latest batch of fuel when Red Alert burst into Autobot headquarters, warning everyone about Ramjet being spotted nearby. Red Alert's warning came in just in time, as the Autobots’ fuel had been poisoned, and Grapple would have been left unable to transform had he ingested any of it.

In a later possible sequence of events, Grapple was part of the back-up squadron that charged into battle after the now recently cured Autobots were overpowered by the arrival of Megatron himself amidst a Decepticon attack. Grapple and the others soon depleted what little fuel they had left, and were forced to retreat. Grapple used his crane mode to retrieve all of the injured Autobots before heading back into Autobot headquarters. Thankfully, the Autobots had caused enough damage to the Decepticon ranks that they were forced to retreat as well.

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

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

Alternatively, if Optimus decided to use the tainted fuel as a weapon against the Decepticons, Grapple was tasked with carry the large vat of liquid outside of Autobot headquarters. Grapple then carefully lowered the fuel container into a nearby pit, and returned to the safety of the Autobot base, while Jazz executed the next stage of the Autobots’ plan. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}
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====Autobot Alert!====
Grapple was present at the Autobot city of Metroplex when an Autobot Alert sounded.

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

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

In one of the possible plans Ultra Magnus had settled upon to execute, Grapple was to raise the sunken ship through the use of his crane, while Hot Rod searched the vessel for the sphere once it was un-submerged. Partway through the plan, Grapple's crane had a mechanical breakdown. Though Ratchet was able to fix it, this setback had cost the Autobots valuable time, and before they could retrieve the sphere, the Decepticons were upon them. Galvatron and his troops destroyed both the ship and the sphere within. This left the Autobots fighting on the defensive, as superior Decepticon rained down upon them.

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

If Grapple and his team executed their plan before any other Autobots, he attempted to reel the ship away from the Decepticons with his crane hook, only for the Decepticons to open fire onto them. The Decepticons destroyed both the ship and the cybertite sphere contained within, and then began pummelling the Autobots with their superior firepower. Trapped in their caves, the Autobts were left at the Decepticons’ mercy. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
When Optimus Prime followed [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] as Autobot leader, he ordered a mass evacuation of the planet to avoid further loss of life against the Decepticons. Grapple was among the Autobots seen preparing for departure as [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]...debated the merits of the proposal. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}

After the [[Great Shutdown]] ended, Grapple was among a group of Autobots chosen to serve as a [[Autobot High Council|High Councillor]], ruling jointly with the Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] over the newly unified Cybertron. However, the Decepticon easily manipulated the council into giving him more and more power, until they were functionally impotent. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Grapple and his fellow council members were among the last Autobots to truly recognize Shockwave's deceits, but did eventually join their fellow soldiers in bringing down the Decepticon's control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} Afterwards, Grapple decided to accompany [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and the Ark's crew back to Earth, where he could put his skills to work on the construction of Autobot City. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4]]; [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #2]] (modern era)

[[File:MegsOrigin4 Grapple Inferno.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|DULL LOOKING UP!]]
While [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] was running an emergency rescue operation in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] during the first major outbreak of Decepticon violence, Grapple was at his side to presumably offer engineering advice on safely evacuating trapped civilians. Their efforts became moot when a hovering [[Kaon upperclass|elite]] pleasure cruiser was shot down and landed right on top of them. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

[[File:FecundMoon-Impressive.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Always hanging out with Inferno, always.]]
In modern times, Grapple was among the Autobots who volunteered to join [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] in search of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. He was on board the ''[[Lost Light]]'' when its launch turned into a spectacular failure, blasting the crew to a far distant corner of the galaxy. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} Grapple later had the grim job of fishing a decapitated [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] out of the oil reservoir. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} He was injured during [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]'s rampage aboard the ship and laid out in [[Swerve's]], though he later recovered. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} He stood with the rest of the crew as Rodimus announced his discovery of—and intention to investigate—[[Moonbase One|Luna 1]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} After the crew had defeated [[Solomus|Tyrest]] and his [[universal killswitch]], Grapple, Inferno, and [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] examined the remains of the former [[Chief Justice]]'s [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}

[[File:HowBrightTheirFrailDeeds-LostLightmutiny.jpg|thumb|left|250px|You're okay with [[The Master Builders (episode)|working with Decepticons on your projects.]] But having one captain your ship is too much? Stinking hypocrite.]]
Grapple continued to serve on the ''Lost Light'' after [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] was installed as "co-captain", even attending the former Decepticon's classes on the Knights of Cybertron. However, at some point he was approached by [[Getaway]] and [[Atomizer]] and vouched that he would support them in the event of a mutiny against Megatron and his supporters. When the time came, Grapple stood by as Getaway stranded Megatron, Rodimus, and the others on the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]'s [[Necroworld|planet]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

After accepting Getaway as their new captain, Grapple and the crew were unwillingly subjected to [[mnemosurgery]] by [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]]. Their memories were altered to believe Rodimus and the others left the ''Lost Light'' of their own accord, abandoning the rest of the crew. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} Grapple was socializing at [["Visages"]] when [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] caught up with the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}}

When the crew were granted one last "victory lap" for the Lost Light, Grapple watch as Rodimus and the others discuss the about the fate of the Lost Light. Grapple later attended the farewell party, watching [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] carrying Rodimus's desk. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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===''United''===
Grapple was a participant of the Autobots' battles against the Decepticons throughout the ages, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the likes of [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and Optimus Prime himself. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}

Grapple was amongst the victims of a deadly nano-virus. Thankfully, a team of Autobots were successfully in retrieving a cure for the disease from the planet Nebulon. Fully recovered, Grapple attended the ceremony that commended the Autobots responsible for saving his life. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}

===''Transformers'' (2010) toy bios===
[[Image:TF2010 SolarStormGrappel boxart.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Before the war, Grappel was known for remarkable architecture dotting the skyline of every city on Cybertron. With the outbreak of war, he turned his specialty to constructing temporary buildings for battle planning. {{storylink|#Transformers (2010)|Solar Storm Grappel toy bio}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-3-Grapple.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Grapple was building something with [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] when [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] received a call from [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] imploring the [[Autobot]]s to attack the Decepticon Base. {{Storylink|A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell}} Grapple and Hoist later accompanied Optimus Prime to investigate the Decepticons' solar tower construction project. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}}
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===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Grapple was among the Autobots fleeing the launch facility of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]] attacked. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Grapple was presumably the namesake of the [[Grapple Boulevard]], the main road in 24th century [[Proximax]]. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
Grapple took part in the final battle of the Great War before the launch of the ''Ark'' and the arrival of [[Gozer]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Grapple was supervising [[Gauge]] as she learnt architectural design. He was unable to stop a furious [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] from chewing out a 'bot who made a disparaging remark about Gauge. {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}}
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==Commercial appearances==
During a battle against Megatron, Optimus summoned [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and Grapple to his side. Megatron responded by calling down [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Thrust and Dirge|Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Grapple and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] were showing off their model [[Solar Power Tower]] when they were called away with [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] to tend to a stricken [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]. The three engineers ran into the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], but instead of fighting instead bonded over their love of building. The truce was short-lived, as [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] turned up to remind [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] which side he was on, but the Autobot trio still managed to rescue Powerglide. {{storylink|The Master Builders (Legends)|The Master Builders}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Bomb (AB)#As Grapple}}
Grapple appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Bomb. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1 Grapple toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not [[Hauler]].]]
*'''Grapple''' (Autobot Car, [[1985]])
**''Takara ID number'': '''47'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right fists, "Arc-Welder Rifle", 3 rockets

:Grapple transforms into an orange crane based upon the same ''[[Diaclone]]'' truck design that [[Inferno (G1)#Toys|Inferno]] uses, the Mitsubishi Fuso. Each of his forearms contains a spring-loaded missile launcher, so he can fire his own fists or silver missiles (though the mechanism was severely neutered in the original US releases). He is also armed with a small black Arc-Welder rifle.

:This version of this mold was also used to make [[e-HOBBY]] [[Hauler#Toys|RoadHauler]]. The fire engine version of the mold was released as Inferno and ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (toyline)|Headmasters]]'' [[Artfire#Toys|Artfire]].

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-autobot-cars-grapple/430/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Grapple at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Grapple/grapple.htm More information on Grapple at TFU.info]''
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===''Collector's Edition''===
*'''Grapple''' (2001)
**''Accessories'': Left & right fists, "Arc-Welder Rifle," 3 rockets

:Grapple was given a limited [[reissue]] as part of [[Japan]]'s [[Collector's Edition]] series. With no notable changes from the G1 toy, Collector's Edition Grapple was released [[exclusive]]ly at WonderFest in August 2001, along with Inferno.
{{G1InfernoGrappleMold}}
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===''Commemorative Series''===
*'''Autobot Grapple''' (Commemorative Series VI, [[2004]])
**''Accessories'': Left & right fists, "Arc-Welder Rifle", 3 rockets

:Grapple was [[Generation 1 reissues|reissued]] by Hasbro in 2004 as part of the ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Generation One Commemorative Series VI]]''. The spring-loaded firing mechanisms in his arms were completely removed due to [[For safety reasons|safety reasons]].
:Additionally, the hook on his crane as well as the hydraulics in the crane arm were changed to plastic painted silver, rather than using the more brittle (but authentic to the original release) vacuum-metalized plastic. He also gained a new Autobot [[insignia|logo]] [[tampograph]] on his chest/cab, and his eyes were changed from yellow to blue.

:Interestingly enough, Grapple was ''not'' released as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' reissue series.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/CSGrapple/grapple.htm More information on Commemorative Series Grapple at TFU.info]''
{{G1InfernoGrappleMold}}
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF2010-toy SolarStormGrappel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Grah-PEL]]
*'''Solar Storm Grappel''' (Voyager, [[2011]])

:''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' "Grappel" (likely named such due to [[trademark]] reasons) is a redeco/retool of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Inferno]], transforming into a fictional crane truck, a hybrid of a 2002–2007 Pierce Contender "pumper" and 2008 Pierce Velocity "Heavy Rescue". It also has some characteristics from the Pierce Dash 2000 "midmount" with a crane arm instead of a "bucket/cherry-picker" (see {{w|Pierce Manufacturing#Gallery|Pierce Manufacturing}}). Similar to Inferno's cannon, the crane cannot be removed from the robot mode's arm. He is fairly extensively retooled, with new parts for the crane, head, forearms, hands and feet, with the new hands now being molded with the forearms, as well as lacking wrist joints and [[5 mm post|peg-hole]]s. The bars on top of his shoulders have also been enlarged so that they work with [[C joint]] weaponry. As part of the "''[[Reveal the Shield]]''" [[subline imprint]], he has a [[rubsign]] on his left shoulder pad.

:This toy and all ''Reveal the Shield'' Voyager Class toys saw very limited distribution in the USA. Even though they were sold by US-based online retailers in early 2011 and showed up in various international Hasbro markets around the same time, top toy sellers such as [[Walmart]], [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Target]], or [[Kmart]] never stocked them. Instead, they only showed up at stores such as Ross, T.J. Maxx, and Marshalls several months after first being made available online.

:Grappel was redecoed into [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|2014 ''Transformers'']] [[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot Hot Spot]]. 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: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Hot Spot (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Hot Spot]]. It was then redecoed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Artfire#United 2|Artfire]], using tooling from both the original Inferno version and this version of the sculpt.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Grappel/grappel.htm More information on Solar Storm Grappel at TFU.info]''
{{UniverseInfernoMold}}
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===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy-AutobotGrapple.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm the version nobody wants but everybody can find.]]
*'''Autobot Grapple''' (Voyager, 2011-[[January 29|01-29]])
**''ID number:'' '''UN-11'''

:This Japanese version of Solar Storm Grappel is sold as part of the ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toyline. It features several changes in color layout and details, such as an orange head to better resemble most of Grapple's appearances in the Generation 1 cartoon.

:Unlike most ''United'' figures, the ''United'' version of Grapple was released weeks before Solar Storm Grappel was first made available via US-based online retailers.
{{UniverseInfernoMold}}
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===''Kre-O''===
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*'''Kreon Class of 1985''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)
**''Set number'' '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': Most Artistic
**''Accessories'': Small pistol

: ''[[Kre-O]]'' "Autobot Grapple" is a small brick-built [[Kreon]] figure, using the 2015-style construction with raised hands and the sturdier "peg-in-peg" torso/waist connection. His left hand has been replaced with a silver wrist-socket blaster piece.

: He was only available as part of the [[San Diego Comic-Con]]-[[exclusive]] "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" 30-Kreon set. This set was also sold online through [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] after the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/SDCCKre-OGrapple/grapple.htm More information on Class of '85 Grapple at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-35-Grapple.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hauler redeco waiting to happen.]]
*'''Grapple''' ([[2017]]-[[February 25|02-25]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-35'''
**''Accessories:'' Arc-welder rifle, 2 headpieces, 4 faces, 2 wrist barrel attachments, 2 chestplates, [[Solar Power Tower]] model, Solar Power Tower blueprint, screwdriver, shovel attachment, claw attachment, Die-cast Ultra Magnus Figure (Asia release)

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Grapple is a retool of [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Inferno]], as usual. He comes with many accessories, some of which are shared with ''Masterpiece'' Inferno: a pair of extra faces, two swappable chest plates (one cartoon-accurate, one more detailed and chromed to resemble his original toy), and two wrist-barrels for his left arm (one black to go with his cartoon chest, one chromed to go with this toy-accurate chest). Additionally, he comes with the model and the blueprint for the Solar Power Tower, a new handgun, and the screwdriver to build it, all from "[[The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders]]," and two extra crane arm attachments seen in "[[Auto Berserk]]". He also comes with an alternate helmet based on his more toy-accurate early head design, seen in both "Auto Berserk" and the original 1985 Autobot Cars commercial (see "[[#Notes|Notes]]", below).

:The Hasbro Asia release of the figure comes with a die-cast [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#MP35|Ultra Magnus]] mini figure.
{{MPFusoMold}}
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===''Generations''===
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Voyager-Grapple.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I didn't want to be a [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Generations|combiner]] anyway.]]
*'''Autobot Grapple''' (Voyager Class, [[2020]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-E11'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-02'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[April 25]], 2020'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster, Claw, Nozzle

:Released as part of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Voyager Class lineup, this version of Grapple is an all-new cartoon-accurate mold featuring multiple elements of his ''Masterpiece'' figure. He transforms into a crane based on his traditional alternate mode, and features a handgun and a claw. The crane's hook can fold back to reveal a 5mm port for the claw to attach. The same can also be done with his hands. As part of the new play pattern, the claw has an [[A.I.R. Lock System]] connection point which allows him to connect to bases. While it was not shown in promotional stock renders, the display table at [[New York Comic Con]], his description on [[Hasbro Pulse]] and his [[TakaraTomy]] stock photos revealed that Grapple also comes with a nozzle that can plug into his hands the same way as the aforementioned claw, and plug into the crane itself for storage.

:Many buyers have reported that the circular pegs on the base of Grapple's crane are much too thick for the hexagonal pegholes on the bottom of his soles meant to secure the vehicle mode, causing them to break when attempting to unpeg them during transformation to robot mode. If the pegholes seem too tight, it's advised to lightly sand them down before fully plugging them in to avoid this risk.

:CG renders of Grapple depict his head facing at an angle impossible to pull off on the actual toy, as it is on a mushroom peg rather than a ball joint. Additionally, his front wheels have the oddity of the fact that only the tires rotate on his frame. The rims are largely immobile.

:Like all Earthrise toys, the inside of the back of Grapple's package includes an exclusive clip-and-save piece of a larger star map. Also in the box is a thin red piece of transparent plastic with which to read markings on the map. Unusually for a larger Earthrise toy, Grapple's piece of the map does not contain a labeled location. However, it does have part of [[Junkion_(planet)|Junkion]] on it.

:Grapple was significantly retooled into ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Inferno (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Inferno]].

:In Japan, Grapple is available only as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive.
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy Collection===
*'''Grapple''' (Decoy, 1986)
:[[Decoy]] Grapple is a tiny red soft-rubber figurine randomly packaged with various carded toys in 1986.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Grapple/grapple.htm More information on Decoy Grapple at TFU.info]''
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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Grapple-atx.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|{{w|Extendar|The tower of power}}.]]
*'''Grapple''' ([[2007]])
{{attacktix
|ID=Unknown
|faction=Autobot
|class=Warrior
|special=Unknown
|cost=30
|speed=Unknown
|attacktype=Rammer
}}
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:One of many Generation 1 characters slated to appear in ''[[Attacktix]]'', Grapple would have been a "rammer"-type piece, with a spring-loaded boom-crane attack. A presumed wave-3 Booster, this piece was ultimately never released.
{{canceledattacktix}}
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W2Grapple.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Grapple, Autobot Architect''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T26/T46'''
**''Stars: ''12

:Grapple, Autobot Architect is one of forty character cards released in Wave 2 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Rise of the Combiners.

:The artwork for the card is reused from the [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]] mobile game, and is based on the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Reveal the Shield]]'' Solar Storm Grappel toy.
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==Notes==
[[File:Grapple Master Builders Auto Berserk.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right|All that's missing now is a show-accurate reissue of the original toy.]]
*Following the lead of his toy, which could swap its fists out of for projectile rockets, Grapple's [[bio]] describes how he can shoot [[missile]]s from his wrist sockets. His [[character model]], however, was drawn based on an image of the toy with a missile loaded into his left wrist, resulting in a permanently one-handed Grapple. Further, it was reminagined not as a missile, but as a cylindrical gun barrel, similar to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s, also sometimes used by Grapple as an arc welder.
[[File:Hauler01-sm.jpg|upright=1|thumb|This guy gets named, but does [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]? Nope! Screw him!]]
*Like most of the new 1985 product line, Grapple's [[character model]] appears to have been created with only a front-facing photograph of the toy for reference, resulting in a rear-view that was made up by the designers. His robot mode is missing the crane arm that ought to hang down his back, and details from it that were visible in the source image (specifically the part with the hazard stripe, as can be seen in our main image above) were misinterpreted as being part of his legs.
*In the original cartoon, Grapple's helmet is colored solid orange. "[[Auto Berserk]]", however, uses an outdated color model that makes it black like the toy (with a pair of orange horns), a design that can also be seen in the original [[Commercial/Generation 1|commercial]] advertising the new 1985 Autobot cars. This early model also colors his wrist-barrel white; episodes animated using his finalized model, on the other hand, constantly fluctuate between coloring the barrel white and black, with no clear "correct" option.
*An Autobot vehicle matching Grapple's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] and referred to as "Hauler" appears in a quick scene in the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|three-part mini-series pilot]] for the original cartoon series. Though later [[retcon]]ned into [[Hauler|a unique character]] via an [[e-HOBBY]]-[[exclusive]] [[redeco]], it is likely that this was originally intended as the toy and character that eventually became Grapple.
* As with all the non-toy Transformer [[Kreon]]s in the ''Kre-O'' manga, Grapple uses existing toy parts... mostly. See, he uses the [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Inferno]]-style helmet, which is entirely appropriate... but we're not 100% sure what's in his left wrist socket. There is a "blaster" piece that fits in there, but it's much bigger than that. In his second appearance he's got two hands and is further kitted out with [[Hook (G1)|Hook]]'s crane parts on his back.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Grapple''' (グラップル ''Gurappuru'')
*''French:'' '''Grappin''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Csáklya'''
*''Italian:'' '''Gancio'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Diàochē''' (吊车, "Crane")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Lutador''' (Portugal comic), '''Chave''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Granit''' (Гранит, "Granite")

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Roughstuff

2021-04-16T02:12:17Z

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:''Roughstuff is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:G1Roughstuff MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Give him your purse, or he'll shoot you.]]

'''Roughstuff''' is the poster-child for "trigger-happy". (Actually, [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] is the poster-child for "trigger-happy", but Roughstuff can be the poster-nephew, or something.) At the slightest hint of a target, he'll fire. "Verifying the target" and "aiming" are for sissy-bots.

In a rare sign of wisdom, his superiors have transferred him very far from the front lines. This has just made him even more hungry for things to shoot at.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #5</ref>

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Roughstuff, like most Micromasters, was created by the Autobots and Decepticons in a joint venture several million years ago to increase manpower. During the training period, he was one of several Micros who respected the hot shot named [[Barricade (G1)|Runner, aka Barricade]], and apparently joined up with the Decepticon cause after the [[Meltdown Riots]]. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}} Sometime later, he was acting as a bouncer in [[Little Iacon]], checking Micros before they were allowed into the bar. {{storylink|The Gray Race}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Roughstuff had the unenviable task of transporting the most unstable members of [[the Rise]] (which included [[Rage (G1)|Rage]], [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], and [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]]) to a new remote base to keep them out of trouble. Then a groundquake opened up a fissure that he and his convoy fell into. Then Triggerhappy shot him for no reason. Sucks to be Roughstuff. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}} Roughstuff was later getting repaired by [[Flatline (G1)|Flatine]] while in the carrier with [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] before a mob of Ascenticon supporters attacked the carrier. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}}

{{spoiler|War World: Hunt|April 30th}}

Then he got sprung from the clink by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and recruited as a henchman for the guy. Sucks less to be Roughstuff. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-Zone-toy Roughstuff-MissileBull.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|After [[Rescue Roy (1-2-3)|the red stuff and the wet stuff]], the little-known third element of cyber-roshambo.]]
*'''Roughstuff''' (Micromaster Transport, 1989)
**''Accessories'': "[[Military transport]]" trailer, double missile turret, 2 missiles

: ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Roughstuff transforms into a green and blue military truck cab of undetermined, possibly made-up model. The truck tows the [[military transport]] trailer/jet which looks like... a folded up jet, rather than a trailer transporting some kind of missile launcher. Roughstuff's robot mode is unusual in that nearly his entire vehicle mode is on his back. He also has the distinction of being one of the few (If any!) Micromasters that can look down. The trailer turns into a weird jet thing. Roughstuff can sit in the rear area of the vehicle, behind a handle bar.

: This toy was sold in Japan as the [[Autobot]] [[Missile Bull]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Roughstuff/roughstuff.htm More information on Roughstuff at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''European:'' '''Tornado'''
*''French:'' '''Convoi''' (France, "Convoy"), '''Brutus''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Tornado'''

==Footnotes==
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Flatline (G1)

2021-04-16T01:29:49Z

Shockcrusher: /* 2019 IDW continuity */

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{{disambig3|Flatline}}
:''Flatline is a former [[Decepticon]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]''
[[File:RID20_Flatline.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Customizing|We're gonna need]] a [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Trailcutter]], a [[Hoist (G1)#Deluxe|Hoist]] head, and a bit of black paint.]]

'''Flatline''' is a Decepticon medic turned [[neutral]] who is adept at building new bodies for folks.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
Flatline was among those who remained in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] after [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] took command of the [[NAIL|neutral population]] and banished both Autobots and Decepticons. When [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] refused to leave injured Autobots behind, Starscream argued that they didn't need him since they had Flatline and [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], who were both medics. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} Starscream then tasked Flatline with building him a new body, though he got annoyed when the medic started going on about why the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] were so popular. {{storylink|Three Monologues}}

[[File:BurningBright MedicFight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Flatline got his work cut out for him after a "death wave" emitted from the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]] killed and injured many of Iacon's citizens. Whilst diagnosing Starscream's injury, he let out a flippant remark about leadership that caused the stressed-out jet to snap and start yelling at him, but Flatline was too busy watching the Necrotitan stomp into the city to listen. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} When the Autobots returned to lend a hand, an angry Flatline confronted Fixit, outraged that he was keeping their wounded in a ''trailer'' and accusing him of failing to repair the Aerialbots or [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] before he left. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} He then got back to gathering the injured and evacuating the city. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

[[File:PrimelessPt1 Flatline.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.9]]
In the calm that followed the Necrotitan's defeat, Flatline helped [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] bring a bisected [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] in for repairs and build a new body for [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} He reactivated [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] after he'd spent months recovering in a [[CR chamber]], and was among the 'bots repairing Superion when Starscream brought Wheeljack to the facility. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

Sent by Starscream to examine the fresh [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] in [[Alyon]], Flatline reported having found hints of someone having visited recently—that someone being [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], who soon returned and cut down Flatline as well as all the [[Badgeless]] posted there. He survived and was later involved with an experiment involving inserting one of Bludgeon's corrupted sparks into the remains of [[Slag (G1)|Slug]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}

Following [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]]'s attack on Iacon, Flatline was of the opinion that humans—due to their brief lifespans—were intrinsically violent creatures, and was displeased that such a species would be joining the [[Council of Worlds]]. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}}
{{-}}
===2019 IDW continuity===
Flatline tended to [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] at Security headquarters after a disastrous raid on a [[The Rise|Rise]] facility. He was less than enthused about Sideswipe focusing on having been insulted by [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]]. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}}

Later on, Flatline appeared at [[The Rise]] hideout tending to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s injuries. Instead of being a secret member of the terrorist cell, Flatline indicated he was ethically bound to provide aid to all Cybertronians, regardless of character, in the local version of the Hippocratic oath. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}}

Flatline was repairing [[Roughstuff]] on the carrier that has a captive [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], before a mob of Ascenticon supporters started toppling the hovering platform. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}}

Flatline later helped [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] repair injured Autobots. When [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s group of Decepticons arrived to pressure Ratchet and Flatline to hand over Autobots, Hoist in turn, threatened them to leave. {{storylink|Escape Part One}}

==Notes==
*Artist [[Andrew Griffith]] designed Flatline as a [[retool]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Thrilling 30 (2013–2014)|Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe Class [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Trailcutter]] toy.

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Flatline (G1)

2021-04-16T01:29:35Z

Shockcrusher: /* 2019 IDW continuity */

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:''Flatline is a former [[Decepticon]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]''
[[File:RID20_Flatline.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Customizing|We're gonna need]] a [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Trailcutter]], a [[Hoist (G1)#Deluxe|Hoist]] head, and a bit of black paint.]]

'''Flatline''' is a Decepticon medic turned [[neutral]] who is adept at building new bodies for folks.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
Flatline was among those who remained in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] after [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] took command of the [[NAIL|neutral population]] and banished both Autobots and Decepticons. When [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] refused to leave injured Autobots behind, Starscream argued that they didn't need him since they had Flatline and [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], who were both medics. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} Starscream then tasked Flatline with building him a new body, though he got annoyed when the medic started going on about why the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] were so popular. {{storylink|Three Monologues}}

[[File:BurningBright MedicFight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Flatline got his work cut out for him after a "death wave" emitted from the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]] killed and injured many of Iacon's citizens. Whilst diagnosing Starscream's injury, he let out a flippant remark about leadership that caused the stressed-out jet to snap and start yelling at him, but Flatline was too busy watching the Necrotitan stomp into the city to listen. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} When the Autobots returned to lend a hand, an angry Flatline confronted Fixit, outraged that he was keeping their wounded in a ''trailer'' and accusing him of failing to repair the Aerialbots or [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] before he left. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} He then got back to gathering the injured and evacuating the city. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

[[File:PrimelessPt1 Flatline.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.9]]
In the calm that followed the Necrotitan's defeat, Flatline helped [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] bring a bisected [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] in for repairs and build a new body for [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} He reactivated [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] after he'd spent months recovering in a [[CR chamber]], and was among the 'bots repairing Superion when Starscream brought Wheeljack to the facility. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

Sent by Starscream to examine the fresh [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] in [[Alyon]], Flatline reported having found hints of someone having visited recently—that someone being [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], who soon returned and cut down Flatline as well as all the [[Badgeless]] posted there. He survived and was later involved with an experiment involving inserting one of Bludgeon's corrupted sparks into the remains of [[Slag (G1)|Slug]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}

Following [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]]'s attack on Iacon, Flatline was of the opinion that humans—due to their brief lifespans—were intrinsically violent creatures, and was displeased that such a species would be joining the [[Council of Worlds]]. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}}
{{-}}
===2019 IDW continuity===
Flatline tended to [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] at Security headquarters after a disastrous raid on a [[The Rise|Rise]] facility. He was less than enthused about Sideswipe focusing on having been insulted by [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]]. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}}

Later on, Flatline appeared at [[The Rise]] hideout tending to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s injuries. Instead of being a secret member of the terrorist cell, Flatline indicated he was ethically bound to provide aid to all Cybertronians, regardless of character, in the local version of the Hippocratic oath. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}}

Flatline was repairing [[Roughstuff]] on the carrier that has a captive [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], before a mob of Ascenticon supporters started toppling the hovering platform. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners]]

Flatline later helped [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] repair injured Autobots. When [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s group of Decepticons arrived to pressure Ratchet and Flatline to hand over Autobots, Hoist in turn, threatened them to leave. {{storylink|Escape Part One}}

==Notes==
*Artist [[Andrew Griffith]] designed Flatline as a [[retool]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Thrilling 30 (2013–2014)|Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe Class [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Trailcutter]] toy.

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Diagnostic Drone

2021-04-16T01:22:55Z

Shockcrusher: /* Fiction */

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[[File:GrandMal Schematics.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Ahhhh... I am a genius. Heeheeheehee!]]
A '''Diagnostic Drone''' is a type of autonomous drone which generally assists [[Transformer]]s in performing administrative or technical tasks. They have some measure of artificial intelligence and are small, roughly ovoid devices with one visual sensor, two clawed arms, and two "wings". They can hover or fly. Diagnostic Drones are explicitly depicted as [[spark]]less. Several have been shown to have the ability to speak and use advanced experimental technology, but only one is known to have had apparent emotions and a sense of humor; that unit was either a true artificial intelligence, or a very good simulation of one.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====Theft of the Golden Disk====
[[File:Cryotekdrone.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb]]
A black and white Diagnostic Drone accompanied [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]]. {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Christopher Gaze]]/[[Paul Dobson]] (English), [[Isshin Chiba]] (Japanese)|[[Tong Chunguang]] (Chinese), [[Mino Caprio]] (Italian), [[Hans Hohlbein]] (German), [[Frédéric Meaux]] (French)}}
Diagnostic Drones were used by [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] during his tenure as ruler of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

One drone in particular served as Megatron's right-hand man. {{storylink|Fires of the Past}} This drone displayed a seemingly full range of emotions, although its ability to make decisions was handicapped in some ways by its programming. Despite this nearly full sentience, it was explicitly stated to have no spark.

After one of Megatron's many attempts to purge his systems from the organic component, the drone informed Megatron that the procedure had been successful. It was proved wrong when Megatron became frustrated with his drones’ inability to take out the Maximals during their latest confrontation. Megatron scorched the Diagnostic Drone out of anger, though this left it relatively unharmed. When Megatron asked why his drones were having so much trouble with the small group of Maximals despite their technological superiority, the Diagnostic Drone suggested that free-will might be a factor. Megatron admitted that the drone might have a point, and created the Vehicon generals [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]], [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] and [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]. {{storylink|Fires of the Past}}

The Diagnostic Drone continue to aid Megatron in his attempts to purge his body from its organic components, despite regularly warning the Vehicon leader that the procedures were still in their experimental stages. In the wake of a power-feedback, Megatron was rendered weak and unable to defend himself. The drone informed him that all planetary systems were down, and his forces would be unable to defend him until power was restored in half a solar-cycle. After the time period had passed, the drone informed Megatron that his strength was returning. Sure enough, all systems came back online immediately after. The Diagnostic Drone was surprised to see Megatron keep his end of a bargain he made with Rattrap, and allow the Maximals walk away from his citadel. Megatron explained that they could always liberate the Maximals’ sparks another day. {{storylink|The Weak Component}}

On yet another attempt at removing Megatron's organic half, the Diagnostic Drone reminded Megatron that the process of transplanting his spark into a purely technological body would be infinitely simpler. Megatron disregarded the idea, as it would mean leaving his spark vulnerable, if only for an instant. The drone's next suggestion was to capture Nightscream, who he believe generated a beast mode on an entirely inorganic planet. By studying whatever process spontaneously generated an organic half within Nightscream, the drone was confident it could rid Megatron of his own organic component. Megatron approved of this plan, and sent his three Vehicon generals to accompany the Diagnostic Drone on its hunt for the Maximal.

The Diagnostic Drone was able to lock onto Nightscream using his echo-location frequency. Tankor managed to acquire the bat, and the Vehicons began to make their way back to home base. En route, the Diagnostic Drone noted that Nightscream wasn't being repaired by their portable reparation chamber, but was healing due to properties inherent in his technogranic body. Intrigued, he demanded that Nightscream reveal to him the secret behind his healing process. In response, Nightscream blasted the drone, leaving it to be recovered by Tankor.

Away from prying eyes, Tankor reprogrammed the Diagnostic Drone to be loyal to him instead of Megatron. Tankor ordered the Drone to maintain a charade of loyalty toward Megatron, and to track down the Oracle's energy signature. The Drone was also instructed to sabotage all further attempts Megatron made to purging his body of its beast mode. {{storylink|Survivor}}

Later, the drone accompanied Tankor to the Oracle's location. Tankor tasked the drone to enter the Oracle, and retrieve the Key to Vector Sigma. The Diagnostic Drone succeeded and downloaded the key's code to Tankor.

After “Tankor” paid the Maximals a visit, and “overloaded” due to the Key's power, the Diagnostic Drone accompanied a group of Tank Drones to retrieve the general's “body.” In truth, the Tankor the Maximals had witnessed “dying” was a double, part of an elaborate ruse Tankor had set up to fool both Megatron and Optimus. {{storylink|The Key}}

Tankor fed words to the drone from a distance to get Megatron to go along with the next phase of his plan. The Diagnostic Drone informed Megatron that Tankor had “somehow” stumbled upon the key to Vector Sigma, and showed Megatron doctored footage showing Tankor's demise. The drone then encouraged Megatron to download the code to the Key to Vector Sigma to his Vehicon drones, and use its power on a planetary level. The drone almost flubbed the whole charade by continuing to parrot Tankor's words even as the Vehicon general rambled that Megatron would go mad and die due to the key's influence on his beast mode. Despite the drone quickly covering up his mistake, Megatron began to grow suspicious of the drone's behaviour.

The Diagnostic Drone next accompanied Thrust and Jetstorm on their search for a Maximal to test the key's power on, as per Megatron's instructions. Since Tankor's grand scheme necessitated that the Maximals be left alone for the time being, the drone kept the two Vehicon generals busy by insisting that his superior scanners detected Maximal signatures where there were none. Eventually, Blackarachnia came to them anyways. The Diagnostic Drone was knocked unconscious when Blackarchnia lashed out against Jetstorm. Rather than remain on-site, it returned to Megatron's inner sanctum to inform him that the Key's tests were not going smoothly. After the “organics” displayed the extent of their power, the Diagnostic Drone convinced Megatron to only download the Key's code to his Tank Drones, lest one of his two remaining generals grew ambitious and turned on him. Megatron agreed. {{storylink|The Catalyst}}

The Diagnostic Drone returned to Tankor's side to inform him that his plan was going smoothly. Tank Drones were being loaded with the Key program, and all signs pointed towards Megatron intending to go through with unleashing the Key's power soon. Tankor and the drone then found out that Megatron had taken the precaution to disconnect the Tank Drones from Tankor's control, despite the Vehicon general's apparent demise. The Diagnostic Drone was tasked with generating a false vision through the Oracle, and goad Optimus Primal into provoking Megatron to use the Key on a planetary scale as soon a possible. It led Optimus to the Plasma Energy Chamber, and then informed Megatron that the Maximals had found the device. But Megatron had puzzled out that the Diagnostic Drone was no longer loyal to him by this point. After it attempted one too many times to goad him into unleashing his doomsday weapon, Megatron shut the drone down. {{storylink|End of the Line}}

Near the end of Megatron's rule, after his spark was de- and repolarized, his spark became stuck in a Diagnostic Drone. {{storylink|Spark of Darkness}} Despite being trapped in this puny form, Megatron still proved himself to be a daunting opponent. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. I: The Downward Spiral|The Downward Spiral}} Nonetheless, the frame he was confined within could not suit his needs in his final confrontation against the Maximals. He put a new Diagnostic Drone in charge of constructing him a new body, using the specs of one of Optimus Primal's old bodies. Once the body was constructed, the Diagnostic Drone transferred Megatron's spark into it. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. II: When Legends Fall|When Legends Fall}}

The Maximals were soon felled by the Vehicon horde, and Diagnostic Drones brought the captured sparks of Optimus's troops to the spark containment chamber within the Grand Mal. They readied to open the containment chamber and allow Megatron access to the lifeforce of the Cybertronians within, but a stray shot destroyed the control panel. The drones were tasked at repairing the damage panel while Megatron amused himself at chasing Optimus around the city. When their work was finally complete, the drones opened the chamber, allowing Megatron to begin his grand ascension. Their fates after Cybertron's reformatting are unknown. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|Seeds of the Future}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Diagnostic Drones were put to use at the [[Vaults]] storing data cassettes. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}}

A similar drone later helped [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] carry out [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s plan to expose the core of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] itself. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

===''TransTech''===
The case of D. Drone V [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] was mentioned during an argument regarding the [[G1 GoBots|GoBots]], and claims from [[Crystal Widow]] and [[Demolishor (TransTech)|General Demolishor]]. It is implied to relate to a manner of property dispute similar to what happened in ''Beast Machines''. Evidently, Tankor's misuse of Diagnostic Drone landed him in court. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
[[File:Shattered Glass Diagnostic Drone.JPG|thumb|upright=0.8]]
A Diagnostic Drone is seen along with [[Scrapper (SG)|Scrapper]] and [[Hook (SG)|Hook]], who are giving [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] medical treatment. This one has the addition of an adorable nurse's cap. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}
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===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===
[[File:DiagnosticDroneAAII.jpg|left|thumb|100px]]
On time off from [[Project Powermaster]], [[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]] reprogrammed a Diagnostic Drone into [[Tutorbot 2.0]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:IDWMtMtE 7 Drone.jpg|frame|Overlord? Interesting. Yeessss...]]
A Diagnostic Drone assisted [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] with repairs aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On‎|Hangers On}}

Later, another medical Drone reacted to [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'s mention of [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]'s name, and apparently summoned someone to retrieve the evidence Alert had left with the comatose [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}

One Drone was crushed by a [[Legislator]] in an attack on the medibay. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus}}

When he left the ''Lost Light'' aboard the ''[[O Fortuna]]'', [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]'s leaving present from [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] contained a photograph of himself, Ratchet, [[Ambulon]] and the Diagnostic Drone. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

The Diagnostic Drone and Velocity were shown observing Ambulon through a time window after his passing. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}
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===20019 IDW continuity===
[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] used the Diagnostic Drones to force [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] and his squad to leave the treatment facility. {{storylink|Escape Part One}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] sweeped up a Diagnostic Drone that was littering the floor of the Decepticon base. {{storylink|The Beautiful Flower Has Thorns? Temptation of the Female Soldier, Airachnid!}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:InexorableMarch Vehicons.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66]]
After the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] had ended, Galvatron put the finishing touches on his own Vehicon generals with the aid of a Diagnostic Drone. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}
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==Notes==
*The ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' Diagnostic Drone is a "virtual redeco" of the beast partner of [[Squeezeplay (G1)#Generations|''Titans Return'' Crashbash]].
*The "[[Sky Spy#The Functionist Universe|Sky Spy]]" in [[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|''Lost Light'' #1]] is, oddly, a recolor of the Diagnostic Drone model.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Flying Computer''' (フライングコンピューター ''Furaingu Konpyūtā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yīliáo Fēng''' (医疗蜂, "Medical Bee")

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Hoist (G1)

2021-04-16T01:18:12Z

Shockcrusher: /* 2019 IDW continuity */

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:''Hoist is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Hoist MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.85|thumb|If you get shot, I'll patch you up and give you a lithium lollipop!]]
If [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] is the Autobots' chief surgeon, then '''Hoist''' is their family doctor. Everyone reports to Hoist for routine check-ups and maintenance, no exceptions! A jovial, friendly robot, the up-beat Hoist enjoys his job and it shows. He speaks with a cultured [[Accent|British-sounding accent]] and can usually be found playing "Dr. Watson" to his friend [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]'s troubled artist in his off-hours.

{{quote|You know why you can't get a '''handle''' on me? Because I'm an '''ordinary person.''' I'm '''normal.''' I'm just a mid-ranking '''maintenance engineer''' who takes each day as it comes. I'm not particularly chatty, handsome or clever, but you know what? I get by. I '''manage'''. So don't '''dismiss''' me just because—unlike all your pals on the ''Lost Light''—my personality isn't the product of a '''crippling psychological disorder.'''
|Hoist|"[[The Waiting Game]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Chain]] (English), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japanese), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese, "Triple Takeover")|[[Li Danqing]] (Chinese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Pierre Garin]] (European French), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French, 2 episodes), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "Kremzeek!"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Hoist Goes Hollywood" & "Aerial Assault"), [[Marcos Miranda]] (Portuguese), [[Leonel Abrantes]] (Portuguese, "Make Tracks"), [[Lauro Fabiano]] (Portuguese, "Hoist Goes Hollywood"), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Portuguese, "Masquerade")}}
[[File:MasterBuilders Hoist raises hand.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|All I know is that my gut says maybe.]]
Hoist was among those at Autobot headquarters when the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] attempted to show off how civilized they'd become. During the ensuing destruction, he watched [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] rush to put out the fires. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}}

Hoist and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] proposed the construction of an enormous [[Solar Power Tower]] to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], even showing him a darling little functioning model. Prime rejected the idea, and Hoist tried to console his friend, but Grapple was determined to find some way to build it. They encountered the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], who claimed to have left Megatron's cause and wanted to help them construct the tower. Though Hoist worried that it was a trick, he and Grapple let the Decepticons help them build the tower, at which point [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] turned up and had the pair of them sealed into a sheet of metal and installed in the tower. It wasn't until after the other Autobots had demolished the tower that Hoist and Grapple were broken out of their improvised prison. Hoist assured Grapple that there would be other towers to build. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}}

[[File:AutoBerserk Hoist and Grapple digging.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"My claw always drops the rock too soon. This game is rigged!"]]
Hoist was present for the first demonstration of the [[Negavator]]. When [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] attacked the bunker and trapped the Autobots inside, Hoist and Grapple cleared the entrance so they could retaliate. As Hoist surveyed the damage, he heard Red Alert calling out and dug the security officer out from under some rubble. Hoist began to drive the Negavator back to headquarters with an Autobot escort, but the Decepticons made another attempt to grab the weapon, and this time Hoist and Grapple were forced to dig Optimus and [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] out from a rock slide. The Autobots realized something was wrong with Red Alert, but lost him on the city streets. Hoist drove the Negavator back to the bunker, and eventually, Red Alert turned up again. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}

When Megatron located the [[Heart of Cybertron]], Hoist was among the Autobots who traveled to [[South America]] to stop him obtaining the artifact. Unfortunately, they were too late, and they received a pounding courtesy of the powers granted to the Decepticon leader. They returned to base in a rather battered condition. {{storylink|Microbots}} Along with the rest of the Autobots, Hoist was banished from Earth on a spaceship after Megatron framed the Autobots using a faked video recording. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} Though the spaceship was locked on course for the [[Sun]], the Autobots were able to abandon it and, with the help of [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] and one of [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s force fields, return to [[Earth]]. There they fought back against the Decepticons and freed the enslaved humans. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:DesertionOTDinobots1 Hoist repairing Dinobot parts.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Oh, I sing whenever I sing whenever I..."]]
Following a disastrous battle at an airport, Hoist, Red Alert, and Inferno turned up to drag the damaged Dinobots back to base for repairs. No sooner were said repairs done than the Dinobots up and left. Hoist was on the subsequent mission during which the effects of [[cybertonium]] depletion became apparent, but like the other Autobots, he managed to limp back to base, where he remained until fresh cybertonium could be fetched. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Blaster's loud music resulted in Hoist being too late to prevent the theft of the [[Voltronic Galaxer]]. Megatron subsequently used the device to jam radio transmissions across the planet, and Hoist, [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]], [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] and Trailbreaker had to help a bunch of snowed-in motorists. Hoist caught one hapless fellow whose car plunged off a cliff. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[File:DecepticonRaider Hoist bridge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down..."]]
During a spot of gosh and bother with some frightfully rambunctious [[Decepticon|ruffians]], Hoist and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] were transported backwards in time to medieval England. The trio encountered [[Nimue]] and her father, [[Aetheling the Red|Sir Aetheling the Red]], who were holding a jousting match. Hoist whipped up a suit of armor for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] so he could take part, but the Decepticons abducted Nimue during the tournament, and the Autobots were too low on energy to catch up. Sir Aetheling led an assault on [[Wigend of Blackthorn]]'s castle, and Hoist acted variously as a bridge across the castle moat and a siege ladder, until both he and Warpath were exhausted of energy and unable to fight on. The wizard [[Beorht]] gave them a boost of energy, and the two Autobots breached the castle wall, pretty much ending the feud. With more help from the wizard, they were able to return to the nineteen-eighties. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}

[[File:MakeHoistHuffer.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|Oh, Primus, not another traffic jam—I'm in a hurry for the audition!]]
He also drove the lorry [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] once ([[Scale|how he fit in the cab]] is perhaps a question best left unasked), and he was jolly well cross at a ghastly traffic jam. Of course, being a tow truck, he could just get out and tow the broken-down car away. {{storylink|Make Tracks}}

Hoist and Grapple had their mitts full with repair work after the Autobots suffered frightful injuries against the fully fed [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. At least he got to spend some time with [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]. (That poor boy does seem to vanish ever so often.) Hoist later went along with Prime's rescue party to recover Cosmos and the [[robotic insecticide]] he recovered to deal with those awful creatures. The poor chap was in bad shape, so Hoist offered to give him the best overhaul he ever had. Cheers to that, old bean! {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

As Megatron unleashed the dreadful little [[Kremzeek]] on the Autobots, Hoist and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] were the first to be overloaded by the beastly thing. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}} After [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] began randomly bombing a US city, Hoist rescued another motorist when a suspension bridge was struck. He and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] were guided through a Constructicon-built maze by Powerglide, allowing them to recover some of their comrades who'd been built into a sort of throne. Hoist had them all fixed in no time. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} Following an unsuccessful search for some missing Autobots, Hoist was at Headquarters when Cosmos finally located their friends, being held captive by big game hunter [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]]. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

[[File:Hoist goes hollywood1.jpg|upright=1.45|thumb|There were script problems from day one.]]
Following these misadventures, Hoist was out taking a drive with Spike and [[Carly]] when they witnessed a couple of cars crashing. Little did they know that it was a movie stunt, and Hoist's daring rescue landed him a role in the film. Unfortunately, a number of the other Autobots decided this was a great idea and joined in too. Hoist was mortified by his fellow Autobots and the fact that the [[Attack of the Alien Robots director|director]] kept referring to him as "Moist", but took part in filming anyway. Before long, the director decided to rethink the script and instead make ''[[Attack of the Alien Robots]]''. Hoist and his friends found themselves wearing silly masks and being blown up. As it turned out, the Decepticons were hunting [[Major Pictures]] studio for a reel of film, and Hoist helped Spike and Carly fake its destruction, prompting the Decepticons to leave. It later turned out that the secret weapon the Decepticons had salvaged was one of Wheeljack's [[Wheeljack's unnamed invention|old inventions]] that didn't work anyway. Hoist subsequently swore off the movie business. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Hoist was also one of the Autobots who traveled to Cybertron in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] to try and stop the Decepticons creating the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. He and Ratchet were able to save the life of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. When they were too late to stop the Decepticons, Optimus came up with a new plan, and the Autobots set to work modifying some old cargo rockets into Earth-style jets. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} The jet were brought to life by [[Vector Sigma]] as the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. The Autobots returned to Earth in Omega Supreme, who broke down on arrival. Rather than help repair him, Hoist instead went with the Autobots to a rocket base under attack by Decepticons, only to come off second best against the Stunticons. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Hoist was briefly seen assembled with the rest of the Autobots before they drove off to rescue Perceptor from [[Fox Creek Canyon]]. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} Hoist assisted in the capture of Breakdown and Wildrider while the Stunticons were assembling Megatron's latest new weapon. His laser cannon brought the chaotic Wildrider to a screeching halt. When reporting in to Optimus Prime, Hoist gleefully remarked how patching them up wouldn't be his job! {{storylink|Masquerade}}

In the Middle East, Hoist and a squad of Autobots backed up the Aerialbots against [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] activities in the area. The Decepticons fled, but Slingshot was trapped behind an avalanche. Thanks to [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]'s knack for engineering, Hoist was able to get through the rocky debris and pull Slingshot to safety. He and Ratchet then patched him up at the nearby air field. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====Full Throttle Scramble Power!=====
Hoist accompanied the massive Autobot reinforcements called in to counter Megatron's nefarious [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
Hoist was amongst the Autobots who once more confronted Megatron and his Decepticons at the ''[[Trigger]]'' in Earth orbit. When Starscream combined himself with the ''Trigger'' to create a powerful new body for himself, Hoist had to contend with the volley of asteroids thrown towards both Autobots and Decepticons from Starscream's star gate. He was then almost sucked into a portal to a black hole when Starscream neared defeat, but was instead sent plummeting down to Earth when Optimus and Megatron worked together to defeat Starscream. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
Hoist lent a hand when the Constructicons convinced Grapple to rebuild [[Crystal City]] on Earth. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Crystal City Reconstruction Project|Crystal City Reconstruction Project}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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After a battle with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] early in the war, Hoist helped repair the [[Autobot]]s that fell in the battle. After the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' departed, Hoist was one of a group of Autobots that entered suspended animation to save the precious little energon they had left. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

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In the 2000s, Hoist was part of the Earth-based technological research that was instrumental in the development of the [[Cyberfactory|Cyberfactories]] and the "Generation 2" wave of Transformers. {{storylink|Hoist (G1)/toys#Timelines|BotCon 2013 Hoist profile card}}

When the [[Machine Wars (event)|Machine Wars]] broke out, Hoist was among the last defenders of Cybertron against the invasion of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his clone armies. Two days before Jhiaxus's army reached Cybertron, Hoist helped Hotlink fuse the controls for the space bridge control room. Despite their best efforts, however, the bridge could not be opened up from their end. They were ushered out of the room when Obsidian and Pyro wished to talk in private. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

Five days later, Hoist was part of the war effort against Jhiaxus's army, fighting alongside the famous generals [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] in their campaign against the clones. {{storylink|Termination}} Hoist carried injured bots to safety when they could no longer fight. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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{{bigquote|Are we always to be subjected to the indignities '''Hoist''' inflicts upon our bodies?|[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] doesn't like being probed, "[[I, Robot-Master!]]"}}

[[File:Skidsgrapplesmokescreenhoisttracks.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Wheeljack finally opened up the box of Minute Hoist.]]
Hoist was one of a group of Autobots who allowed their brainwave patterns to be encoded on crystals and stored aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in case more warriors were needed. Despite the fact that the Ark ''did'' come under attack during that mission, these warriors were not taken out of storage until after the Ark crash-landed on Earth and spent four million years collecting dust before reawakening in [[1984]]. However, once the Autobots got their act together, Hoist and his crystal-stored friends were reactivated and sent with [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] on a training mission.

[[File:RockAndRollOut-Hoistdriver.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|I feel asleep!]]
Though Bumblebee's orders were to keep Hoist and the others incognito and to avoid conflict, the Decepticons' infiltration of a [[Brick Springstern]] concert at [[Municipal Stadium]] forced his hand. As the Autobots fought to keep the Decepticons from using their [[power siphon]] to harvest energy from the concert, Hoist worked to keep the stage from collapsing on the band members. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

After settling in, Hoist took up the task of routine check-ups for the Autobots who resided in the Ark. Every 1200 miles or four Earth weeks, whichever came first! Some Autobots, like [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], appreciated this maintenance, but [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] only found it invasive. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}}

Hoist was present with the other active Autobots for [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]'s unveiling of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. With the addition of Omega Supreme to the Autobot ranks, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] was free to take the entirety of his Autobots off-site to pursue other tasks. Hoist and the rest followed Optimus lead to the Decepticons' [[Wyoming base]], where they brought a rare full-scale assault on their enemies. Once Bumblebee had gathered the data he needed, however, Optimus Prime called for Hoist and the others to retreat. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''After [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] went missing for over a week, a lead turned up placing him in [[New York City]], being used as a getaway vehicle for a couple of hoodlums. Hoist and Grapple were put under the command of [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] to retrieve their companion. They soon succeeded, finding Tracks parked outside a bank while a robbery was taking place within. Then, a bomb went off inside the bank, destroying its frontage and setting the rest of it aflame. Snapping to action, Hoist held up the building's roof to prevent it from collapsing, while Inferno and Grapple rescue the endangered humans. Once all were safe, Hoist towed Tracks back to Oregon, where he and Ratchet restored him to full vitality.'' {{storylink|Missing in Action}}

[[File:Themission hoist hole.jpg|thumb|left|I lost my faceplate!]]
''Later, Hoist was sent to [[Alaska]] to track the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. While sneaking up on their construction project, he fell into an old snow-covered mineshaft, and became wedged in place, requiring rescue. But when [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] came to his aid, he believed Hoist to have already been scrapped, his body left out as a warning to further trespassers. He was then caught by surprise when the half-buried Hoist sprung to life before him. In his shock, Jazz fired off a shot which betrayed both their positions to the Constructicons. Jazz managed to tug Hoist out of the mine shaft, but was then shot in the head by the enemy. Hoist was forced to wrangle his brain-damaged teammate to safety while being hunted by the Constructicons, first avoiding further laser-fire, then scrambling away from their combined form, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. The Autobots managed to gain ground, despite the uncooperative and bewildered Jazz, and eventually came upon a hydro-electric dam. Hoist cobbled together a makeshift raft, then tricked Devastator into blasting the dam. With the structure breaking up behind him, Hoist shut down Jazz, strapped his unconscious comrade to his raft, and rode out on the torrent of water which overtook the Constructicons. Once the flood had subsided, Hoist was able to tow Jazz back to Autobot headquarters, were Ratchet successfully returned to him his full mental faculties.'' {{storylink|The Mission}}

''When Optimus Prime, [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] mysteriously vanished in a flash of light, Hoist and the rest were left to pick up the pieces. He and the others suffered a severe pounding at the hands of a trio of Decepticons who had traveled from the future, and they were forced to team up with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (of all things) to even the odds. Megatron led a strike team, which included Hoist, against the future Decepticon [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], with some success. Once the future Decepticons were thwarted and the missing Autobots returned, Hoist joined his fellow Autobots in welcoming back Optimus Prime.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:Hoist prowl tracks night the transformers saved christmas.jpg|thumb]]
On [[Christmas|Christmas Eve]], Hoist, Prowl, Bumblebee, and Tracks foiled [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s plan to steal electricity from a power plant near [[Midville]]. Outnumbered, Soundwave and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] retreated upon the Autobots' approach. While Bumblebee and Tracks pursued the Decepticons, Hoist and Prowl tried to get the plant running again. Hoist made some quick repairs, but was unable to get the station functional, and decided that human engineers would be better suited to complete the task. Tracks then reported back to the pair, informing them that he and Bumblebee had met with failure in trying to apprehend Soundwave. The three of them then drove into town, and watched as Bumblebee got into the spirit of giving by supplying power to Midtown's Christmas tree, allowing the humans to partake in their holiday traditions. {{storylink|The Night the Transformers Saved Christmas}}

''The Autobots' several failures during the Galvatron incident convinced Optimus Prime to fake his own death in order to teach his soldiers how to survive without him. To this end, Prime announced that he was going on a solo mission within Decepticon territory. Hoist was among the assembled troops who heard Prime's announcement,'' {{storylink|Prey!}} ''and later gathered up what they believed were Optimus's remains. In reality, what the Autobots had found were pieces of a facsimile construct, one nearly indistinguishable from the real Optimus Prime.'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}

After Optimus Prime was destroyed following a virtual encounter with Megatron, Hoist observed with his fellow Autobots as Ratchet tried in vain to repair him. A funeral followed, in which every available Autobot except Ratchet participated. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] then took over as leader of the Autobots, only for his methods to soon prove unpopular among the rest of the Autobots. Though the Dinobot did manage to coordinate the Ark's repair and launch into Earth's orbit, his first use of the spaceship was to chase down Blaster, who he had deemed a traitor. In his efforts to capture Blaster, Grimlock got a hold of four of the rebel's [[Spacehikers|human allies]]. He cast them into space to draw Blaster into the open, an act that Hoist himself witnessed. This eventually had the intended result, and Blaster was taken in by the Dinobots. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} Afterwards, Hoist disembarked on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] along with the rest of the Ark's crew to watch a staged battle between [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Grimlock for leadership of the Autobots. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:TimeWars2-TakeUp.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
[[File:Newyorkunderbase.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Front and center! Finally, Hoist is the favorite one!]]
Optimus would eventually return from the dead and retake control of his forces on Earth. ''Hoist was present when Optimus, Grimlock, and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]] held a conference to discuss the threat of the time-displaced [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] on Earth. Their plan to attack the future Decepticon was interrupted by the sudden appearance of several Autobots from the former's own era, who had similarly [[time travel]]ed to put an end to his evil. But their presence caused several present-Autobots to be displaced to [[Limbo]], and jumping to the wrong conclusion, Fortress Maximus ordered the troops to attack these "imposters" for having "killed" their comrades. Though [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]], having had previous experience with time travel, was able to talk everyone down, he suffered a shoulder wound during the confusion. Hoist tended to him while the future-present Autobot alliance figured out their next move.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

Hoist was among the Autobots who responded to a distress signal sent out by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] after the boy had been captured by the Decepticons and subsequently escaped their Arctic base. A confrontation against the Decepticons inevitably ensued, though it was cut short when both sides realized the whole set-up was a distraction, orchestrated to divert them from [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]'s bid for the legendary Cybertronian database, the [[Underbase]]. The temporarily-allied factions were unable to stop Starscream from sampling the Underbase's power, which endowed the Seeker with unimaginable might. Starscream announced that he would "destroy the cities of [[New York City|New York]], [[Tokyo]], and [[Buenos Aires]]," and Hoist was among the allied Autobot/Decepticon teams sent ahead to New York City. As Starscream approached, Goldbug led a team of Autobots which included Hoist, and the entire team was destroyed with a "single wave of Starscream's hand"! Oops. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
Hoist was stationed at the Ark in [[2003]]. He was present to hear [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s vision of a new, transforming [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Ark Duty}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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When [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] arrived at the Autobot base beneath the [[Senate Forum]] on Cybertron to look for Hoist, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], and [[Splashdown]] they were missing, presumably infected by [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s [[Gene Key]]. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}}

In the aftermath of the Decepticons' ''[[Warworld]]'' assault on Cybertron, Hoist helped with the clean-up and repairs for the devastated cityscapes. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}}

====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Auntie activates autobot drones secrets and lies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7]]
Shortly after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] crashed on prehistoric [[Earth]] its damaged computer [[Aunty|AUNTIE]] registered the approaching [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] as a threat and as a defensive measure, downloaded and copied the memory engrams of the Autobots' reserve assets [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], and Hoist, creating new drone bodies for them but leaving their [[spark]]s in magnetic limbo. However before the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] commander could reach the Ark, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] arrived looking for [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and engaged the drone Hoist and its companions in battle. Stripped of their Autobot morality and controlled by AUNTIE, the drones fought well against the [[Conehead]]s {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}} but were shut down when Grimlock fought his way past [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] units and a reanimated [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to take AUNTIE offline. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:GalvatronsAirAttack Grapple Hoist and Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
Hoist was among a team of Autobots assembled by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and led by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] to go looking for material on an old battlefield. They barely started searching before they were attacked by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and the Decepticon jets and had to retreat. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}} Some time later, Hoist was among the Autobots stationed on [[Nebulos]]. When the Autobots grew suspicious that the Decepticons were being a little too quiet, they sent out long range patrols. Hoist and [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] scouted out the Pole and had to brave some fierce blizzards. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}
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===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Hoist was present when [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] came rushing back to base after being attacked by the mind-controlled [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]. He later performed the patch work on Grapple's head after [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] magnetically removed the cerebro-shell (without a license for brain surgery, no doubt). {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

Hoist thinks work is hard work. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
After Optimus Prime's resurrection, Hoist and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] bugged Prime to undergo a full checkup, though he felt fine. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] believed this was just their way of saying it was good to have their leader back. A short time later, a Decepticon strike force led by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] attacked, and Hoist took part in trying to fight them off. It turned out to be a diversion while [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] used his [[Nullification Cannon]] on Cybertron's Energon stocks, and Hoist could only watch as the strike force promptly fled once the deception was uncovered. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Nine million years ago, Hoist was allied with the Autobot cause when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optronix]] first rose to become Optimus Prime. He helped load up crates in preparation to abandon Cybertron, following the new Prime ordering an Autobot exodus from the planet. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}

After the [[Great Shutdown]], Hoist was one of several Autobots [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] "helped" into a position of power as the [[Autobot High Council]]. Ostensibly, Shockwave was to rule beside the Council as the Unified Cybertronian government. In fact, however, Shockwave arranged for the council to be composed of Autobots whom he could easily manipulate, and so slowly amassed the majority of true political power for himself, leaving Hoist and his comrades as little more than figureheads. When Optimus Prime and the crew of the Ark returned to Cybertron and helped lead the various Autobot resistance cells in outright insurrection, Hoist and the rest of the High Council finally got the wake-up call, and took to the streets alongside their fellow Autobots, overthrowing Shockwave entirely. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

There were several victims of the revolution, however, including Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus. Hoist personally attended to their recuperation cycles. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Ultra Magnus was back on his feet in a few stellar cycles, and Optimus was expected to make a full recovery in short order as well. Hoist informed [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] on Optimus's recuperation as they came to visit their leader. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} Later, Hoist accompanied Prowl and the Ark's crew back to Earth, where they set up camp and prepared for the construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. He was last seen going over [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s holographic blueprints with Grapple. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|Hoist was all-but left out of Dreamwave's story. Although the War and Peace TPB confirmed that he was intended to be a member of the High Council, Hoist was apparently juuuuust off-panel throughout that entire series, making only a one-panel cameo in a flashback from issue #6. He did not actually make a modern appearance in the timeline until "Black Sunshine".}}

===''TransTech''===
Hoist was a member of the [[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]]. He was part of the group investigating the discovery of [[Comet]]'s body. Later, [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] called him to pick up [[Escargon]]'s body from the [[Widow's Cafe Cybertronian]]. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Doubledealer]]''}}

[[File:TheWaitingGame HoistSurvivor.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.7]]
Hoist was [[Reproduction|forged]]. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} In the early days of the Decepticon uprising, Hoist commuted regularly from [[Kalis]] to [[Ibex]] on a passenger shuttle. On one occasion, the craft collided with [[Omega's Conundrum|another shuttle]] during an ill-advised shortcut over the [[Rust Sea|Rust Spot]], causing to crash with Hoist as the only survivor. Completely alone, he spent an extended period of time waiting for rescue. {{storylink|The Waiting Game}}

During the war, Hoist made a friend in [[Scattergun]]. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} Hoist was amongst the Autobots who attempted to halt [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]]'s progress at the Garrus-9 penitentiary. They were unsuccessful. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

[[File:RudeAwakening-Hoist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|AKA "that normal dude who keeps running off with Rodimus"]]
Hoist joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s troops on [[Earth]] at some point after the failed Decepticon conquest of the planet, but following Prime's surrender, he decided to get out before [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] started arresting people. [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] tried to get him to stay, but Hoist calmly explained his reasoning and apologized before driving off with [[Blurr (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Blurr]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] to join [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]'s team of defectors, who were currently attempting to get off the planet. As Hoist led his comrades in Hot Rod's general direction, the four Autobots were attacked by the human organization [[Skywatch]], who quickly took out Beachcomber. Hoist only had time to stop Tracks from opening fire on the humans before he too was offlined and stuck in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] then used the captured Autobots in his negotiations with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Eventually, the Autobots agreed to form an alliance with Skywatch, and Hoist rejoined his comrades. Once the Decepticons returned to Earth and attacked their base, the Autobots retreated towards [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], only to be pestered by angry civilians and confronted by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. Hoist and the others pounded the newly upgraded Decepticon leader with a barrage of completely ineffective firepower, and were in turn taken out of action by a single shot from his cannon. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}

Megatron dumped the injured Autobots in a schoolyard in [[Albuquerque]], where they were held hostage by two humans carrying Megatron-based handguns and influenced by Megatron's own thoughts. Unable to fight back or defend themselves without risking human lives, Hoist and the others could only sit tight until they were saved by [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]], who killed one of the humans. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}} Hoist and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] carried Bumblebee to safety as they fled. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

[[File:HangersOn-Hoist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Hey, it's my vehicle mode!]]
After recovering from his injuries, Hoist volunteered to return to Cybertron, which had been occupied by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} On arrival, he transformed and rolled out to battle Galvatron's [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] hordes alongside the other Autobots. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

After the battle, Hoist joined Rodimus's crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' as they went searching for the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. Following a failed launch, the ship was lost in space and a number of crew members were sucked out and fell onto a nearby planetoid. Hoist helped search for them and ended up towing [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] out of a lake. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On‎|Hangers On}} He shared a room with [[Boss (G1)|Boss]] when Rodimus locked the ship down following an attack by a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

[[File:WaitingGame-Hoist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Hey, it's my, uh, other vehicle mode!]]
Hoist would subsequently become [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker's]] roommate once everyone settled into everyday life on the ''Lost Light''. When Rodimus awarded several crewmembers [[Rodimus Star]]s for their actions in a decompression emergency, Hoist attended the awards ceremony and hung out at [[Swerve's]] afterwards. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} A short time later he set off on a resource-gathering mission to an abandoned Decepticon outpost on [[Deimus]], accompanied by [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] and [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]]. Shortly before their leaving, [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] invited himself (and [[Bob (IDW)|his pet]]) along as pilot. This, unfortunately, lead to disaster when the vain Autobot crashed the ship, distracted by his own reflection, leaving the craft upside-down and Perceptor melted into the floor.

Unable to contact the ''Lost Light'' (thanks to [[The Reluctant Specialist|their own emergency]]), Hoist set out to scout the area but encountered, inexplicably, [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]], leader of the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. The maintenance engineer fled back to the shuttle and cloaked it, leaving the stranded crew to sit and hope they got rescued before running out of power for the cloak. As Swerve rambled to pass the time, the conversation turned first to fears, then Hoist's ordinariness, and finally to near-death experiences. After being pestered, Hoist shared the story of his shipwrecking in the Rust Spot, but when retrieving a "prop" he had used from the floor, he realised that Swerve had been concealing a serious injury sustained in the crash. Determining that Swerve didn't have enough time left for them to wait for rescue, Hoist and Sunstreaker went proactive, gearing up with makeshift weapons in the hope of stealing a ship from Tarn.

[[File:TheWaitingGame HoistSunstreakerDamnGood.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3|Hoist and Sunstreaker try to revitalize their [[Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|movie careers]].]]
Not long after splitting up, Hoist found Sunstreaker lying at the feet of not Tarn but Megatron, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], and [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], who promptly combined into [[Overmegasixwave|a towering abomination]] before vanishing into thin air. Realising something strange was afoot, the engineer returned to Perceptor on the ship, where they realised that the combining Decepticons had been the product of a [[phobia shield]] drawing on, in this case, Swerve's fears. With the metallurgist now unconscious from his wounds but a medishuttle from the ''Lost Light'' on its way, Hoist fled the ship carrying Swerve and a bisected Perceptor, shortly before it was crushed by the phobia shield's new apparition: [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Bob's worst fear. The maintenance engineer then promptly knocked out both Perceptor and Bob, leaving himself as the sole target for the shield, which realised Hoist's worst fear: being stranded alone. {{storylink|The Waiting Game}}

[[File:ReluctantSpecialist-Hoist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|And here's my other robot mode.]]
The group was soon retrieved by the rescue shuttle, and Hoist was summarily awarded a Rodimus Shield for his actions. This did not please Trailcutter, who had been revelling in finally receiving a Star for his efforts in the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s own crisis. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} Later on, Hoist was amongst the crew members who joined in the attack on a Decepticon base discovered on [[Temptoria]]. As they traveled to the planet on board the ''[[Leading Light]]'', he complimented Trailcutter on his newly upgraded legs. {{storylink|Before & After}} Tailgate asked Hoist and Skids for their opinion on a little present he was fashioning for Cyclonus. He had no clue what it was, which frustrated Tailgate, but the three (and Cyclonus) were interrupted by a ship-wide alert. After racing to the source of the alarm, Hoist was pretty surprised to see that it heralded [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]'s presence on board. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} During Overlord's rampage, Hoist set up a triage station in Swerve's where he tended to the fatally wounded [[Tripodeca]]. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

After the ''Lost Light'' crew rediscovered the famed long-lost [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], a small away team was sent to its surface. During their absence, the ship was overrun by [[Legislator]]s. Hoist held a wounded [[Dipstick]] behind Trailcutter and his forcefield as their opponents advanced. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} After the ship finally returned to Cybertron, Hoist and some other crew members disembarked to discuss the threat of the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]] with Bumblebee's Autobots. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} The Necrotitan was defeated by Metroplex, giving the reunited Autobots a chance to rest and catch up. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} They later held a trial for a surrendered Megatron at [[Raskol Arena]], which Hoist attended. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

[[File:HowBrightTheirFrailDeeds-LostLightmutiny.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
Hoist continued to be part of the ''Lost Light'' crew as it set off on its second journey, now captained by a reformed Megatron. At one point he was seen at Swerve's, chatting with new crew member [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} When parts of the ''Lost Light'' began mysteriously disappearing, the crew evacuated the doomed ship. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} Hoist was among the 20 Autobots evacuated on board the [[Rodpod]], where he embarrassed new arrival [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] with compliments. All original crew members ''themselves'' then began disappearing one by one, Hoist among them. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} Hoist was eventually restored to existence, but lost his roommate when Trailcutter was murdered by the [[Decepticon Justice Division|D.J.D.]] Knowing Hoist suffered from a fear of being alone, [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] asked [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] to pay him a visit for some counseling. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

At some point, Hoist was approached by [[Getaway]] and [[Atomizer]] and vouched that he would support them in the event of a mutiny against Megatron, Rodimus, and their supporters. When the time came, Megatron, Rodimus, Magnus, and the others were stranded on the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]'s planet, and Hoist stood by as Getaway took the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

[[File:FullCircle HoistFirstAidCompareNotes.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|They both seem a bit... ''mouthier'' than usual.]]
During a team meeting regarding the [[Warren]], Hoist and his teammates were horrified when a transmission from Rodimus revealed that Getaway had not only abandoned Rodimus's men to the mercies of the [[Galactic Council]], but to the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. With the command structure threatening to breakdown, Getaway had the mnemosurgeon [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] reprogram the memories of Hoist and the rest of the crew. They were coerced into believing that Rodimus and the others left of their own free will, abandoning the rest of the crew to find Cyberutopia faster on their own. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

When the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] returned to the ''Lost Light'', [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] questioned Hoist, now the ship's acting medical officer, about Thunderclash's relapse into a coma. Hoist noted that Thunderclash was beyond his capabilities, but was apparently happy enough just being able to keep him stable. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}}

Everything collapsed, however, when they reached Cyberutopia. The promised land turned out to be a sham, and the ''Lost Light'' came under attack by the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]] and his [[Phantom Fleet]] of [[Worldsweeper]]s. Desperate to save his own skin, Getaway made a deal with the Architect to spare him in exchange for his help against Rodimus, who Getaway swore would try to stop the Grand Architect's plans. To that end, the Architect's ally [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]] was allowed to subject Hoist and the other Autobots to a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] virus, changing them into zombie-like minions with acid vomit, a thirst for sparks, and no will of their own. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}}

[[File:YouAreHere AutobotSparkeaters.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3|Now he'll land the title role in a horror movie for sure!]]
When Rodimus and the others ''did'' arrive on Cyberutopia, Hoist was dispatched with the first wave of Sparkeaters along with [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]], [[Hound (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hound]] and [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] to "greet" their friends. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}} Hoist and the Sparkeaters threatened Rodimus and his growing collection of allies as they opposed the Grand Architect's forces. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} Eventually, First Aid discovered a form of concussive medicine that would transmit a kinetic program code to eliminate the Sparkeater virus. Hoist and the others were incapacitated, but cured of their infection. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} After Rodimus reclaimed the ''Lost Light'', he had Hoist and his ailing crew brought aboard for Ratchet and First Aid to continue treating as they confronted the Grand Architect. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}}

After the crisis was over, Hoist joined the rest of the crew for one last "victory lap" aboard the ''Lost Light''. As the crew prepared to quantum jump home, the science team proposed the risky gamble of recreating the malfunctioning launch, thereby quantum duplicating themselves before then shunting the duplicates into a parallel universe to ensure that the Lost Light's adventures would never truly end. When the time to jump came, the crew simply wound up back on Cybertron, unaware that, in some distant corner of the multiverse, the duplicate ''Lost Light'' with its version of Hoist materialized, ready to set sail for an infinity of new adventures. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO_Hoist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Hoist was building something with [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] when [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] received a call from [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] imploring the [[Autobot]]s to attack the Decepticon Base. {{Storylink|A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell}} Hoist and Grapple later accompanied Optimus Prime to investigate the Decepticons' solar tower construction project. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}}

Hoist was at [[Metroplex (Kre-O)|Metroplex]] before it was attacked by [[Earth]]'s worst criminals. {{Storylink|The Brick List: Earth's Most Wanted}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Hoist was stationed within [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] when both [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and a mind-controlled [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] attacked the Autobot city. He bore witness to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Imhotep Rodimus]] seizing leadership from Grimlock in the middle of the siege. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Primax 085.0 Eta]], the Autobots defeated and captured the Decepticons on Earth, subsequently returning to Cybertron aboard a refueled and repaired ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', taking the Decepticons on Cybertron unawares and quickly securing control of Cybertron. Peace reigned for a time until a series of [[earthquake (event)|cyberquake]]s and [[Devastator Winds|Devastator storm]]s began, the source of which was determined to be the planet [[Moebius]] in [[Gargent 087.0 Kappa|a parallel universe]]. The Autobots assembled a team to travel to this alternate universe and stop the threat. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], Hoist, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]] composed the team; they dubbed themselves [[Spy Changer]]s because they aimed to achieve their goal with stealth and diplomacy. The team modified their bodies to match the native cyborgs using data acquired from the [[Sky Spy]] and traveled to the 22nd Strata but were soon attacked by the local [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]]s, who mistakenly presumed them to be [[Renegade]]s. The Spy Changers were then rescued by the real Renegades, who presumed them to be potential allies and took them back to their flagship, the ''[[Rogue Star]]''. Renegade leader [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] attempted to court the Spy Changers as allies, but Optimus saw through Cy-Kill's deception. Eventually, the Autobots formed a secret alliance with the Guardians as well as discovered the cause of Cybertron's troubles: Renegade bases on Moebius were draining the planet's energy. The planet's geometry had turned it into a crude [[Dimensional Interfacer]], and Moebius was tapping into Cybertron to sustain itself. Hoist was able to end the crisis by triggering the bases' remote detonation sequence. Cy-Kill was furious, but in the ensuing battle, the Autobot-Guardian alliance triumphed over the Renegades. Optimus Prime and [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] shook hands as a symbol of the transdimensional friendship, and the Autobots returned to their home reality, secure in the knowledge that they had allies in places as distant as alternate realities. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}

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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Hoist was presumably the namesake of the [[Hoist Metrospan]] in [[Proximax]]. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Hoist had worked with [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] a handful of times, enough to remember his distinctive biology. In the modern era, Hoist had taken a job in archiving, passing information onto [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] that suggested that Frenzy had killed [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}} Hoist was part of a crowd watching [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] deliver his first speech as Prime. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings}} Hoist later helped repair [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] while talking about the changes in Cybertron. When [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] and his squad arrived to force Ratchet to hand over the Autobots, Hoist threatened them to leave using the [[Diagnostic Drone|Diagnostic Drones]]. {{storylink|Escape Part One}}

==Commercial appearances==
During a battle against Megatron, Optimus summoned [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], Hoist, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] to his side. Megatron responded by calling down [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Thrust and Dirge|Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] and Hoist were showing off their model [[Solar Power Tower]] when they were called away with [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] to tend to a stricken [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]. The three engineers ran into the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], but instead of fighting instead bonded over their love of building. The truce was short-lived, as [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] turned up to remind [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] which side he was on, but the Autobot trio still managed to rescue Powerglide. {{storylink|The Master Builders (Legends)|The Master Builders}} Hoist, [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were transported to the sixth century where they joined with [[Aetheling the Red|Lord Aetheling]], and were forced to combat similarly displaced Decepticons at a medieval technology level. They eventually triumphed and returned to the present with the Decepticons as prisoners. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (Legends)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}} Hoist was cast in a Hollywood film, which was jeopardized when Decepticons attacked the set. He and Warpath were able to fight them off, and the film became a blockbuster success. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (Legends)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

[[File:BattleTacticsHoist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Somehow I can shoot people in vehicle mode....]]

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
Hoist participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Common character that could be recruited for 12 units of Cybermetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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==Toys==
{{main|Hoist (G1)/toys}}

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

==Notes==
*Hoist had the preliminary name of '''Winch'''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071230210811/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41003 Post by Jim S on The Allspark Forums, 25 December 2007 (via the Internet Archive)]</ref>
*In both the original [[Commercial/Generation 1|commercial]] advertising the new 1985 Autobot cars, and any episodes animated by an [[Unknown Generation 1 animation studios|unknown Generation 1 animation studio]] (including his major prominent appearance in "[[A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court]]"), Hoist appears with an outdated color model. This model colors the central hinge on his chest green and orange (which is actually more toy-accurate than the finished model, which colors it solid orange), makes the tyres on his ankles solid white, instead of black around the edges, and omits the black stripe down the side of his torso.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hoist''' (ホイスト ''Hoisuto'')
*''French:'' '''Treuil''' (Canada, "Winch")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Csörlő'''
*''Italian:'' '''Bufalo''' ("Buffalo")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Huáchē''' (滑车, "Pulley")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Roldana''' (Portugal comic), '''Guindaste''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Tjagach''' (Тягач, "Tractor")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-mtmte-3-preview-panel-and-mtmte-hoist-concept-art-from-alex-milne/24256/ Alex Milne's design for MTMTE Hoist] @ Seibertron.com

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Hoist (G1)

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Shockcrusher: /* 2019 IDW continuity */

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:''Hoist is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Hoist MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.85|thumb|If you get shot, I'll patch you up and give you a lithium lollipop!]]
If [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] is the Autobots' chief surgeon, then '''Hoist''' is their family doctor. Everyone reports to Hoist for routine check-ups and maintenance, no exceptions! A jovial, friendly robot, the up-beat Hoist enjoys his job and it shows. He speaks with a cultured [[Accent|British-sounding accent]] and can usually be found playing "Dr. Watson" to his friend [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]'s troubled artist in his off-hours.

{{quote|You know why you can't get a '''handle''' on me? Because I'm an '''ordinary person.''' I'm '''normal.''' I'm just a mid-ranking '''maintenance engineer''' who takes each day as it comes. I'm not particularly chatty, handsome or clever, but you know what? I get by. I '''manage'''. So don't '''dismiss''' me just because—unlike all your pals on the ''Lost Light''—my personality isn't the product of a '''crippling psychological disorder.'''
|Hoist|"[[The Waiting Game]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Chain]] (English), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japanese), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese, "Triple Takeover")|[[Li Danqing]] (Chinese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Pierre Garin]] (European French), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French, 2 episodes), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "Kremzeek!"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Hoist Goes Hollywood" & "Aerial Assault"), [[Marcos Miranda]] (Portuguese), [[Leonel Abrantes]] (Portuguese, "Make Tracks"), [[Lauro Fabiano]] (Portuguese, "Hoist Goes Hollywood"), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Portuguese, "Masquerade")}}
[[File:MasterBuilders Hoist raises hand.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|All I know is that my gut says maybe.]]
Hoist was among those at Autobot headquarters when the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] attempted to show off how civilized they'd become. During the ensuing destruction, he watched [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] rush to put out the fires. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}}

Hoist and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] proposed the construction of an enormous [[Solar Power Tower]] to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], even showing him a darling little functioning model. Prime rejected the idea, and Hoist tried to console his friend, but Grapple was determined to find some way to build it. They encountered the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], who claimed to have left Megatron's cause and wanted to help them construct the tower. Though Hoist worried that it was a trick, he and Grapple let the Decepticons help them build the tower, at which point [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] turned up and had the pair of them sealed into a sheet of metal and installed in the tower. It wasn't until after the other Autobots had demolished the tower that Hoist and Grapple were broken out of their improvised prison. Hoist assured Grapple that there would be other towers to build. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}}

[[File:AutoBerserk Hoist and Grapple digging.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"My claw always drops the rock too soon. This game is rigged!"]]
Hoist was present for the first demonstration of the [[Negavator]]. When [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] attacked the bunker and trapped the Autobots inside, Hoist and Grapple cleared the entrance so they could retaliate. As Hoist surveyed the damage, he heard Red Alert calling out and dug the security officer out from under some rubble. Hoist began to drive the Negavator back to headquarters with an Autobot escort, but the Decepticons made another attempt to grab the weapon, and this time Hoist and Grapple were forced to dig Optimus and [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] out from a rock slide. The Autobots realized something was wrong with Red Alert, but lost him on the city streets. Hoist drove the Negavator back to the bunker, and eventually, Red Alert turned up again. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}

When Megatron located the [[Heart of Cybertron]], Hoist was among the Autobots who traveled to [[South America]] to stop him obtaining the artifact. Unfortunately, they were too late, and they received a pounding courtesy of the powers granted to the Decepticon leader. They returned to base in a rather battered condition. {{storylink|Microbots}} Along with the rest of the Autobots, Hoist was banished from Earth on a spaceship after Megatron framed the Autobots using a faked video recording. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} Though the spaceship was locked on course for the [[Sun]], the Autobots were able to abandon it and, with the help of [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] and one of [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s force fields, return to [[Earth]]. There they fought back against the Decepticons and freed the enslaved humans. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:DesertionOTDinobots1 Hoist repairing Dinobot parts.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Oh, I sing whenever I sing whenever I..."]]
Following a disastrous battle at an airport, Hoist, Red Alert, and Inferno turned up to drag the damaged Dinobots back to base for repairs. No sooner were said repairs done than the Dinobots up and left. Hoist was on the subsequent mission during which the effects of [[cybertonium]] depletion became apparent, but like the other Autobots, he managed to limp back to base, where he remained until fresh cybertonium could be fetched. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Blaster's loud music resulted in Hoist being too late to prevent the theft of the [[Voltronic Galaxer]]. Megatron subsequently used the device to jam radio transmissions across the planet, and Hoist, [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]], [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] and Trailbreaker had to help a bunch of snowed-in motorists. Hoist caught one hapless fellow whose car plunged off a cliff. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[File:DecepticonRaider Hoist bridge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down..."]]
During a spot of gosh and bother with some frightfully rambunctious [[Decepticon|ruffians]], Hoist and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] were transported backwards in time to medieval England. The trio encountered [[Nimue]] and her father, [[Aetheling the Red|Sir Aetheling the Red]], who were holding a jousting match. Hoist whipped up a suit of armor for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] so he could take part, but the Decepticons abducted Nimue during the tournament, and the Autobots were too low on energy to catch up. Sir Aetheling led an assault on [[Wigend of Blackthorn]]'s castle, and Hoist acted variously as a bridge across the castle moat and a siege ladder, until both he and Warpath were exhausted of energy and unable to fight on. The wizard [[Beorht]] gave them a boost of energy, and the two Autobots breached the castle wall, pretty much ending the feud. With more help from the wizard, they were able to return to the nineteen-eighties. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}

[[File:MakeHoistHuffer.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|Oh, Primus, not another traffic jam—I'm in a hurry for the audition!]]
He also drove the lorry [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] once ([[Scale|how he fit in the cab]] is perhaps a question best left unasked), and he was jolly well cross at a ghastly traffic jam. Of course, being a tow truck, he could just get out and tow the broken-down car away. {{storylink|Make Tracks}}

Hoist and Grapple had their mitts full with repair work after the Autobots suffered frightful injuries against the fully fed [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. At least he got to spend some time with [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]. (That poor boy does seem to vanish ever so often.) Hoist later went along with Prime's rescue party to recover Cosmos and the [[robotic insecticide]] he recovered to deal with those awful creatures. The poor chap was in bad shape, so Hoist offered to give him the best overhaul he ever had. Cheers to that, old bean! {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

As Megatron unleashed the dreadful little [[Kremzeek]] on the Autobots, Hoist and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] were the first to be overloaded by the beastly thing. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}} After [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] began randomly bombing a US city, Hoist rescued another motorist when a suspension bridge was struck. He and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] were guided through a Constructicon-built maze by Powerglide, allowing them to recover some of their comrades who'd been built into a sort of throne. Hoist had them all fixed in no time. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} Following an unsuccessful search for some missing Autobots, Hoist was at Headquarters when Cosmos finally located their friends, being held captive by big game hunter [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]]. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

[[File:Hoist goes hollywood1.jpg|upright=1.45|thumb|There were script problems from day one.]]
Following these misadventures, Hoist was out taking a drive with Spike and [[Carly]] when they witnessed a couple of cars crashing. Little did they know that it was a movie stunt, and Hoist's daring rescue landed him a role in the film. Unfortunately, a number of the other Autobots decided this was a great idea and joined in too. Hoist was mortified by his fellow Autobots and the fact that the [[Attack of the Alien Robots director|director]] kept referring to him as "Moist", but took part in filming anyway. Before long, the director decided to rethink the script and instead make ''[[Attack of the Alien Robots]]''. Hoist and his friends found themselves wearing silly masks and being blown up. As it turned out, the Decepticons were hunting [[Major Pictures]] studio for a reel of film, and Hoist helped Spike and Carly fake its destruction, prompting the Decepticons to leave. It later turned out that the secret weapon the Decepticons had salvaged was one of Wheeljack's [[Wheeljack's unnamed invention|old inventions]] that didn't work anyway. Hoist subsequently swore off the movie business. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Hoist was also one of the Autobots who traveled to Cybertron in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] to try and stop the Decepticons creating the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. He and Ratchet were able to save the life of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. When they were too late to stop the Decepticons, Optimus came up with a new plan, and the Autobots set to work modifying some old cargo rockets into Earth-style jets. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} The jet were brought to life by [[Vector Sigma]] as the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. The Autobots returned to Earth in Omega Supreme, who broke down on arrival. Rather than help repair him, Hoist instead went with the Autobots to a rocket base under attack by Decepticons, only to come off second best against the Stunticons. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Hoist was briefly seen assembled with the rest of the Autobots before they drove off to rescue Perceptor from [[Fox Creek Canyon]]. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} Hoist assisted in the capture of Breakdown and Wildrider while the Stunticons were assembling Megatron's latest new weapon. His laser cannon brought the chaotic Wildrider to a screeching halt. When reporting in to Optimus Prime, Hoist gleefully remarked how patching them up wouldn't be his job! {{storylink|Masquerade}}

In the Middle East, Hoist and a squad of Autobots backed up the Aerialbots against [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] activities in the area. The Decepticons fled, but Slingshot was trapped behind an avalanche. Thanks to [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]'s knack for engineering, Hoist was able to get through the rocky debris and pull Slingshot to safety. He and Ratchet then patched him up at the nearby air field. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====Full Throttle Scramble Power!=====
Hoist accompanied the massive Autobot reinforcements called in to counter Megatron's nefarious [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
Hoist was amongst the Autobots who once more confronted Megatron and his Decepticons at the ''[[Trigger]]'' in Earth orbit. When Starscream combined himself with the ''Trigger'' to create a powerful new body for himself, Hoist had to contend with the volley of asteroids thrown towards both Autobots and Decepticons from Starscream's star gate. He was then almost sucked into a portal to a black hole when Starscream neared defeat, but was instead sent plummeting down to Earth when Optimus and Megatron worked together to defeat Starscream. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
Hoist lent a hand when the Constructicons convinced Grapple to rebuild [[Crystal City]] on Earth. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Crystal City Reconstruction Project|Crystal City Reconstruction Project}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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After a battle with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] early in the war, Hoist helped repair the [[Autobot]]s that fell in the battle. After the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' departed, Hoist was one of a group of Autobots that entered suspended animation to save the precious little energon they had left. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

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In the 2000s, Hoist was part of the Earth-based technological research that was instrumental in the development of the [[Cyberfactory|Cyberfactories]] and the "Generation 2" wave of Transformers. {{storylink|Hoist (G1)/toys#Timelines|BotCon 2013 Hoist profile card}}

When the [[Machine Wars (event)|Machine Wars]] broke out, Hoist was among the last defenders of Cybertron against the invasion of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his clone armies. Two days before Jhiaxus's army reached Cybertron, Hoist helped Hotlink fuse the controls for the space bridge control room. Despite their best efforts, however, the bridge could not be opened up from their end. They were ushered out of the room when Obsidian and Pyro wished to talk in private. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

Five days later, Hoist was part of the war effort against Jhiaxus's army, fighting alongside the famous generals [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] in their campaign against the clones. {{storylink|Termination}} Hoist carried injured bots to safety when they could no longer fight. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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{{bigquote|Are we always to be subjected to the indignities '''Hoist''' inflicts upon our bodies?|[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] doesn't like being probed, "[[I, Robot-Master!]]"}}

[[File:Skidsgrapplesmokescreenhoisttracks.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Wheeljack finally opened up the box of Minute Hoist.]]
Hoist was one of a group of Autobots who allowed their brainwave patterns to be encoded on crystals and stored aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in case more warriors were needed. Despite the fact that the Ark ''did'' come under attack during that mission, these warriors were not taken out of storage until after the Ark crash-landed on Earth and spent four million years collecting dust before reawakening in [[1984]]. However, once the Autobots got their act together, Hoist and his crystal-stored friends were reactivated and sent with [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] on a training mission.

[[File:RockAndRollOut-Hoistdriver.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|I feel asleep!]]
Though Bumblebee's orders were to keep Hoist and the others incognito and to avoid conflict, the Decepticons' infiltration of a [[Brick Springstern]] concert at [[Municipal Stadium]] forced his hand. As the Autobots fought to keep the Decepticons from using their [[power siphon]] to harvest energy from the concert, Hoist worked to keep the stage from collapsing on the band members. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

After settling in, Hoist took up the task of routine check-ups for the Autobots who resided in the Ark. Every 1200 miles or four Earth weeks, whichever came first! Some Autobots, like [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], appreciated this maintenance, but [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] only found it invasive. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}}

Hoist was present with the other active Autobots for [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]'s unveiling of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. With the addition of Omega Supreme to the Autobot ranks, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] was free to take the entirety of his Autobots off-site to pursue other tasks. Hoist and the rest followed Optimus lead to the Decepticons' [[Wyoming base]], where they brought a rare full-scale assault on their enemies. Once Bumblebee had gathered the data he needed, however, Optimus Prime called for Hoist and the others to retreat. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''After [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] went missing for over a week, a lead turned up placing him in [[New York City]], being used as a getaway vehicle for a couple of hoodlums. Hoist and Grapple were put under the command of [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] to retrieve their companion. They soon succeeded, finding Tracks parked outside a bank while a robbery was taking place within. Then, a bomb went off inside the bank, destroying its frontage and setting the rest of it aflame. Snapping to action, Hoist held up the building's roof to prevent it from collapsing, while Inferno and Grapple rescue the endangered humans. Once all were safe, Hoist towed Tracks back to Oregon, where he and Ratchet restored him to full vitality.'' {{storylink|Missing in Action}}

[[File:Themission hoist hole.jpg|thumb|left|I lost my faceplate!]]
''Later, Hoist was sent to [[Alaska]] to track the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. While sneaking up on their construction project, he fell into an old snow-covered mineshaft, and became wedged in place, requiring rescue. But when [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] came to his aid, he believed Hoist to have already been scrapped, his body left out as a warning to further trespassers. He was then caught by surprise when the half-buried Hoist sprung to life before him. In his shock, Jazz fired off a shot which betrayed both their positions to the Constructicons. Jazz managed to tug Hoist out of the mine shaft, but was then shot in the head by the enemy. Hoist was forced to wrangle his brain-damaged teammate to safety while being hunted by the Constructicons, first avoiding further laser-fire, then scrambling away from their combined form, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. The Autobots managed to gain ground, despite the uncooperative and bewildered Jazz, and eventually came upon a hydro-electric dam. Hoist cobbled together a makeshift raft, then tricked Devastator into blasting the dam. With the structure breaking up behind him, Hoist shut down Jazz, strapped his unconscious comrade to his raft, and rode out on the torrent of water which overtook the Constructicons. Once the flood had subsided, Hoist was able to tow Jazz back to Autobot headquarters, were Ratchet successfully returned to him his full mental faculties.'' {{storylink|The Mission}}

''When Optimus Prime, [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] mysteriously vanished in a flash of light, Hoist and the rest were left to pick up the pieces. He and the others suffered a severe pounding at the hands of a trio of Decepticons who had traveled from the future, and they were forced to team up with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (of all things) to even the odds. Megatron led a strike team, which included Hoist, against the future Decepticon [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], with some success. Once the future Decepticons were thwarted and the missing Autobots returned, Hoist joined his fellow Autobots in welcoming back Optimus Prime.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

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On [[Christmas|Christmas Eve]], Hoist, Prowl, Bumblebee, and Tracks foiled [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s plan to steal electricity from a power plant near [[Midville]]. Outnumbered, Soundwave and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] retreated upon the Autobots' approach. While Bumblebee and Tracks pursued the Decepticons, Hoist and Prowl tried to get the plant running again. Hoist made some quick repairs, but was unable to get the station functional, and decided that human engineers would be better suited to complete the task. Tracks then reported back to the pair, informing them that he and Bumblebee had met with failure in trying to apprehend Soundwave. The three of them then drove into town, and watched as Bumblebee got into the spirit of giving by supplying power to Midtown's Christmas tree, allowing the humans to partake in their holiday traditions. {{storylink|The Night the Transformers Saved Christmas}}

''The Autobots' several failures during the Galvatron incident convinced Optimus Prime to fake his own death in order to teach his soldiers how to survive without him. To this end, Prime announced that he was going on a solo mission within Decepticon territory. Hoist was among the assembled troops who heard Prime's announcement,'' {{storylink|Prey!}} ''and later gathered up what they believed were Optimus's remains. In reality, what the Autobots had found were pieces of a facsimile construct, one nearly indistinguishable from the real Optimus Prime.'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}

After Optimus Prime was destroyed following a virtual encounter with Megatron, Hoist observed with his fellow Autobots as Ratchet tried in vain to repair him. A funeral followed, in which every available Autobot except Ratchet participated. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] then took over as leader of the Autobots, only for his methods to soon prove unpopular among the rest of the Autobots. Though the Dinobot did manage to coordinate the Ark's repair and launch into Earth's orbit, his first use of the spaceship was to chase down Blaster, who he had deemed a traitor. In his efforts to capture Blaster, Grimlock got a hold of four of the rebel's [[Spacehikers|human allies]]. He cast them into space to draw Blaster into the open, an act that Hoist himself witnessed. This eventually had the intended result, and Blaster was taken in by the Dinobots. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} Afterwards, Hoist disembarked on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] along with the rest of the Ark's crew to watch a staged battle between [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Grimlock for leadership of the Autobots. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:TimeWars2-TakeUp.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
[[File:Newyorkunderbase.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Front and center! Finally, Hoist is the favorite one!]]
Optimus would eventually return from the dead and retake control of his forces on Earth. ''Hoist was present when Optimus, Grimlock, and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]] held a conference to discuss the threat of the time-displaced [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] on Earth. Their plan to attack the future Decepticon was interrupted by the sudden appearance of several Autobots from the former's own era, who had similarly [[time travel]]ed to put an end to his evil. But their presence caused several present-Autobots to be displaced to [[Limbo]], and jumping to the wrong conclusion, Fortress Maximus ordered the troops to attack these "imposters" for having "killed" their comrades. Though [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]], having had previous experience with time travel, was able to talk everyone down, he suffered a shoulder wound during the confusion. Hoist tended to him while the future-present Autobot alliance figured out their next move.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

Hoist was among the Autobots who responded to a distress signal sent out by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] after the boy had been captured by the Decepticons and subsequently escaped their Arctic base. A confrontation against the Decepticons inevitably ensued, though it was cut short when both sides realized the whole set-up was a distraction, orchestrated to divert them from [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]'s bid for the legendary Cybertronian database, the [[Underbase]]. The temporarily-allied factions were unable to stop Starscream from sampling the Underbase's power, which endowed the Seeker with unimaginable might. Starscream announced that he would "destroy the cities of [[New York City|New York]], [[Tokyo]], and [[Buenos Aires]]," and Hoist was among the allied Autobot/Decepticon teams sent ahead to New York City. As Starscream approached, Goldbug led a team of Autobots which included Hoist, and the entire team was destroyed with a "single wave of Starscream's hand"! Oops. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
Hoist was stationed at the Ark in [[2003]]. He was present to hear [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s vision of a new, transforming [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Ark Duty}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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When [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] arrived at the Autobot base beneath the [[Senate Forum]] on Cybertron to look for Hoist, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], and [[Splashdown]] they were missing, presumably infected by [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s [[Gene Key]]. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}}

In the aftermath of the Decepticons' ''[[Warworld]]'' assault on Cybertron, Hoist helped with the clean-up and repairs for the devastated cityscapes. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}}

====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Auntie activates autobot drones secrets and lies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7]]
Shortly after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] crashed on prehistoric [[Earth]] its damaged computer [[Aunty|AUNTIE]] registered the approaching [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] as a threat and as a defensive measure, downloaded and copied the memory engrams of the Autobots' reserve assets [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], and Hoist, creating new drone bodies for them but leaving their [[spark]]s in magnetic limbo. However before the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] commander could reach the Ark, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] arrived looking for [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and engaged the drone Hoist and its companions in battle. Stripped of their Autobot morality and controlled by AUNTIE, the drones fought well against the [[Conehead]]s {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}} but were shut down when Grimlock fought his way past [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] units and a reanimated [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to take AUNTIE offline. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:GalvatronsAirAttack Grapple Hoist and Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
Hoist was among a team of Autobots assembled by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and led by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] to go looking for material on an old battlefield. They barely started searching before they were attacked by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and the Decepticon jets and had to retreat. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}} Some time later, Hoist was among the Autobots stationed on [[Nebulos]]. When the Autobots grew suspicious that the Decepticons were being a little too quiet, they sent out long range patrols. Hoist and [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] scouted out the Pole and had to brave some fierce blizzards. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}
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===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Hoist was present when [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] came rushing back to base after being attacked by the mind-controlled [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]. He later performed the patch work on Grapple's head after [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] magnetically removed the cerebro-shell (without a license for brain surgery, no doubt). {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

Hoist thinks work is hard work. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
After Optimus Prime's resurrection, Hoist and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] bugged Prime to undergo a full checkup, though he felt fine. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] believed this was just their way of saying it was good to have their leader back. A short time later, a Decepticon strike force led by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] attacked, and Hoist took part in trying to fight them off. It turned out to be a diversion while [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] used his [[Nullification Cannon]] on Cybertron's Energon stocks, and Hoist could only watch as the strike force promptly fled once the deception was uncovered. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Nine million years ago, Hoist was allied with the Autobot cause when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optronix]] first rose to become Optimus Prime. He helped load up crates in preparation to abandon Cybertron, following the new Prime ordering an Autobot exodus from the planet. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}

After the [[Great Shutdown]], Hoist was one of several Autobots [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] "helped" into a position of power as the [[Autobot High Council]]. Ostensibly, Shockwave was to rule beside the Council as the Unified Cybertronian government. In fact, however, Shockwave arranged for the council to be composed of Autobots whom he could easily manipulate, and so slowly amassed the majority of true political power for himself, leaving Hoist and his comrades as little more than figureheads. When Optimus Prime and the crew of the Ark returned to Cybertron and helped lead the various Autobot resistance cells in outright insurrection, Hoist and the rest of the High Council finally got the wake-up call, and took to the streets alongside their fellow Autobots, overthrowing Shockwave entirely. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

There were several victims of the revolution, however, including Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus. Hoist personally attended to their recuperation cycles. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Ultra Magnus was back on his feet in a few stellar cycles, and Optimus was expected to make a full recovery in short order as well. Hoist informed [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] on Optimus's recuperation as they came to visit their leader. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} Later, Hoist accompanied Prowl and the Ark's crew back to Earth, where they set up camp and prepared for the construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. He was last seen going over [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s holographic blueprints with Grapple. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|Hoist was all-but left out of Dreamwave's story. Although the War and Peace TPB confirmed that he was intended to be a member of the High Council, Hoist was apparently juuuuust off-panel throughout that entire series, making only a one-panel cameo in a flashback from issue #6. He did not actually make a modern appearance in the timeline until "Black Sunshine".}}

===''TransTech''===
Hoist was a member of the [[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]]. He was part of the group investigating the discovery of [[Comet]]'s body. Later, [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] called him to pick up [[Escargon]]'s body from the [[Widow's Cafe Cybertronian]]. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Doubledealer]]''}}

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Hoist was [[Reproduction|forged]]. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} In the early days of the Decepticon uprising, Hoist commuted regularly from [[Kalis]] to [[Ibex]] on a passenger shuttle. On one occasion, the craft collided with [[Omega's Conundrum|another shuttle]] during an ill-advised shortcut over the [[Rust Sea|Rust Spot]], causing to crash with Hoist as the only survivor. Completely alone, he spent an extended period of time waiting for rescue. {{storylink|The Waiting Game}}

During the war, Hoist made a friend in [[Scattergun]]. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} Hoist was amongst the Autobots who attempted to halt [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]]'s progress at the Garrus-9 penitentiary. They were unsuccessful. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

[[File:RudeAwakening-Hoist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|AKA "that normal dude who keeps running off with Rodimus"]]
Hoist joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s troops on [[Earth]] at some point after the failed Decepticon conquest of the planet, but following Prime's surrender, he decided to get out before [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] started arresting people. [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] tried to get him to stay, but Hoist calmly explained his reasoning and apologized before driving off with [[Blurr (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Blurr]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] to join [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]'s team of defectors, who were currently attempting to get off the planet. As Hoist led his comrades in Hot Rod's general direction, the four Autobots were attacked by the human organization [[Skywatch]], who quickly took out Beachcomber. Hoist only had time to stop Tracks from opening fire on the humans before he too was offlined and stuck in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] then used the captured Autobots in his negotiations with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Eventually, the Autobots agreed to form an alliance with Skywatch, and Hoist rejoined his comrades. Once the Decepticons returned to Earth and attacked their base, the Autobots retreated towards [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], only to be pestered by angry civilians and confronted by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. Hoist and the others pounded the newly upgraded Decepticon leader with a barrage of completely ineffective firepower, and were in turn taken out of action by a single shot from his cannon. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}

Megatron dumped the injured Autobots in a schoolyard in [[Albuquerque]], where they were held hostage by two humans carrying Megatron-based handguns and influenced by Megatron's own thoughts. Unable to fight back or defend themselves without risking human lives, Hoist and the others could only sit tight until they were saved by [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]], who killed one of the humans. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}} Hoist and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] carried Bumblebee to safety as they fled. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

[[File:HangersOn-Hoist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Hey, it's my vehicle mode!]]
After recovering from his injuries, Hoist volunteered to return to Cybertron, which had been occupied by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} On arrival, he transformed and rolled out to battle Galvatron's [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] hordes alongside the other Autobots. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

After the battle, Hoist joined Rodimus's crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' as they went searching for the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. Following a failed launch, the ship was lost in space and a number of crew members were sucked out and fell onto a nearby planetoid. Hoist helped search for them and ended up towing [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] out of a lake. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On‎|Hangers On}} He shared a room with [[Boss (G1)|Boss]] when Rodimus locked the ship down following an attack by a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

[[File:WaitingGame-Hoist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Hey, it's my, uh, other vehicle mode!]]
Hoist would subsequently become [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker's]] roommate once everyone settled into everyday life on the ''Lost Light''. When Rodimus awarded several crewmembers [[Rodimus Star]]s for their actions in a decompression emergency, Hoist attended the awards ceremony and hung out at [[Swerve's]] afterwards. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} A short time later he set off on a resource-gathering mission to an abandoned Decepticon outpost on [[Deimus]], accompanied by [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] and [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]]. Shortly before their leaving, [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] invited himself (and [[Bob (IDW)|his pet]]) along as pilot. This, unfortunately, lead to disaster when the vain Autobot crashed the ship, distracted by his own reflection, leaving the craft upside-down and Perceptor melted into the floor.

Unable to contact the ''Lost Light'' (thanks to [[The Reluctant Specialist|their own emergency]]), Hoist set out to scout the area but encountered, inexplicably, [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]], leader of the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. The maintenance engineer fled back to the shuttle and cloaked it, leaving the stranded crew to sit and hope they got rescued before running out of power for the cloak. As Swerve rambled to pass the time, the conversation turned first to fears, then Hoist's ordinariness, and finally to near-death experiences. After being pestered, Hoist shared the story of his shipwrecking in the Rust Spot, but when retrieving a "prop" he had used from the floor, he realised that Swerve had been concealing a serious injury sustained in the crash. Determining that Swerve didn't have enough time left for them to wait for rescue, Hoist and Sunstreaker went proactive, gearing up with makeshift weapons in the hope of stealing a ship from Tarn.

[[File:TheWaitingGame HoistSunstreakerDamnGood.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3|Hoist and Sunstreaker try to revitalize their [[Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|movie careers]].]]
Not long after splitting up, Hoist found Sunstreaker lying at the feet of not Tarn but Megatron, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], and [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], who promptly combined into [[Overmegasixwave|a towering abomination]] before vanishing into thin air. Realising something strange was afoot, the engineer returned to Perceptor on the ship, where they realised that the combining Decepticons had been the product of a [[phobia shield]] drawing on, in this case, Swerve's fears. With the metallurgist now unconscious from his wounds but a medishuttle from the ''Lost Light'' on its way, Hoist fled the ship carrying Swerve and a bisected Perceptor, shortly before it was crushed by the phobia shield's new apparition: [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Bob's worst fear. The maintenance engineer then promptly knocked out both Perceptor and Bob, leaving himself as the sole target for the shield, which realised Hoist's worst fear: being stranded alone. {{storylink|The Waiting Game}}

[[File:ReluctantSpecialist-Hoist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|And here's my other robot mode.]]
The group was soon retrieved by the rescue shuttle, and Hoist was summarily awarded a Rodimus Shield for his actions. This did not please Trailcutter, who had been revelling in finally receiving a Star for his efforts in the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s own crisis. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} Later on, Hoist was amongst the crew members who joined in the attack on a Decepticon base discovered on [[Temptoria]]. As they traveled to the planet on board the ''[[Leading Light]]'', he complimented Trailcutter on his newly upgraded legs. {{storylink|Before & After}} Tailgate asked Hoist and Skids for their opinion on a little present he was fashioning for Cyclonus. He had no clue what it was, which frustrated Tailgate, but the three (and Cyclonus) were interrupted by a ship-wide alert. After racing to the source of the alarm, Hoist was pretty surprised to see that it heralded [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]'s presence on board. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} During Overlord's rampage, Hoist set up a triage station in Swerve's where he tended to the fatally wounded [[Tripodeca]]. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

After the ''Lost Light'' crew rediscovered the famed long-lost [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], a small away team was sent to its surface. During their absence, the ship was overrun by [[Legislator]]s. Hoist held a wounded [[Dipstick]] behind Trailcutter and his forcefield as their opponents advanced. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} After the ship finally returned to Cybertron, Hoist and some other crew members disembarked to discuss the threat of the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]] with Bumblebee's Autobots. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} The Necrotitan was defeated by Metroplex, giving the reunited Autobots a chance to rest and catch up. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} They later held a trial for a surrendered Megatron at [[Raskol Arena]], which Hoist attended. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

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Hoist continued to be part of the ''Lost Light'' crew as it set off on its second journey, now captained by a reformed Megatron. At one point he was seen at Swerve's, chatting with new crew member [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} When parts of the ''Lost Light'' began mysteriously disappearing, the crew evacuated the doomed ship. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} Hoist was among the 20 Autobots evacuated on board the [[Rodpod]], where he embarrassed new arrival [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] with compliments. All original crew members ''themselves'' then began disappearing one by one, Hoist among them. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} Hoist was eventually restored to existence, but lost his roommate when Trailcutter was murdered by the [[Decepticon Justice Division|D.J.D.]] Knowing Hoist suffered from a fear of being alone, [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] asked [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] to pay him a visit for some counseling. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

At some point, Hoist was approached by [[Getaway]] and [[Atomizer]] and vouched that he would support them in the event of a mutiny against Megatron, Rodimus, and their supporters. When the time came, Megatron, Rodimus, Magnus, and the others were stranded on the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]'s planet, and Hoist stood by as Getaway took the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

[[File:FullCircle HoistFirstAidCompareNotes.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|They both seem a bit... ''mouthier'' than usual.]]
During a team meeting regarding the [[Warren]], Hoist and his teammates were horrified when a transmission from Rodimus revealed that Getaway had not only abandoned Rodimus's men to the mercies of the [[Galactic Council]], but to the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. With the command structure threatening to breakdown, Getaway had the mnemosurgeon [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] reprogram the memories of Hoist and the rest of the crew. They were coerced into believing that Rodimus and the others left of their own free will, abandoning the rest of the crew to find Cyberutopia faster on their own. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

When the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] returned to the ''Lost Light'', [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] questioned Hoist, now the ship's acting medical officer, about Thunderclash's relapse into a coma. Hoist noted that Thunderclash was beyond his capabilities, but was apparently happy enough just being able to keep him stable. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}}

Everything collapsed, however, when they reached Cyberutopia. The promised land turned out to be a sham, and the ''Lost Light'' came under attack by the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]] and his [[Phantom Fleet]] of [[Worldsweeper]]s. Desperate to save his own skin, Getaway made a deal with the Architect to spare him in exchange for his help against Rodimus, who Getaway swore would try to stop the Grand Architect's plans. To that end, the Architect's ally [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]] was allowed to subject Hoist and the other Autobots to a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] virus, changing them into zombie-like minions with acid vomit, a thirst for sparks, and no will of their own. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}}

[[File:YouAreHere AutobotSparkeaters.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3|Now he'll land the title role in a horror movie for sure!]]
When Rodimus and the others ''did'' arrive on Cyberutopia, Hoist was dispatched with the first wave of Sparkeaters along with [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]], [[Hound (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hound]] and [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] to "greet" their friends. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}} Hoist and the Sparkeaters threatened Rodimus and his growing collection of allies as they opposed the Grand Architect's forces. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} Eventually, First Aid discovered a form of concussive medicine that would transmit a kinetic program code to eliminate the Sparkeater virus. Hoist and the others were incapacitated, but cured of their infection. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} After Rodimus reclaimed the ''Lost Light'', he had Hoist and his ailing crew brought aboard for Ratchet and First Aid to continue treating as they confronted the Grand Architect. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}}

After the crisis was over, Hoist joined the rest of the crew for one last "victory lap" aboard the ''Lost Light''. As the crew prepared to quantum jump home, the science team proposed the risky gamble of recreating the malfunctioning launch, thereby quantum duplicating themselves before then shunting the duplicates into a parallel universe to ensure that the Lost Light's adventures would never truly end. When the time to jump came, the crew simply wound up back on Cybertron, unaware that, in some distant corner of the multiverse, the duplicate ''Lost Light'' with its version of Hoist materialized, ready to set sail for an infinity of new adventures. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO_Hoist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Hoist was building something with [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] when [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] received a call from [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] imploring the [[Autobot]]s to attack the Decepticon Base. {{Storylink|A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell}} Hoist and Grapple later accompanied Optimus Prime to investigate the Decepticons' solar tower construction project. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}}

Hoist was at [[Metroplex (Kre-O)|Metroplex]] before it was attacked by [[Earth]]'s worst criminals. {{Storylink|The Brick List: Earth's Most Wanted}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Hoist was stationed within [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] when both [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and a mind-controlled [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] attacked the Autobot city. He bore witness to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Imhotep Rodimus]] seizing leadership from Grimlock in the middle of the siege. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Primax 085.0 Eta]], the Autobots defeated and captured the Decepticons on Earth, subsequently returning to Cybertron aboard a refueled and repaired ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', taking the Decepticons on Cybertron unawares and quickly securing control of Cybertron. Peace reigned for a time until a series of [[earthquake (event)|cyberquake]]s and [[Devastator Winds|Devastator storm]]s began, the source of which was determined to be the planet [[Moebius]] in [[Gargent 087.0 Kappa|a parallel universe]]. The Autobots assembled a team to travel to this alternate universe and stop the threat. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], Hoist, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]] composed the team; they dubbed themselves [[Spy Changer]]s because they aimed to achieve their goal with stealth and diplomacy. The team modified their bodies to match the native cyborgs using data acquired from the [[Sky Spy]] and traveled to the 22nd Strata but were soon attacked by the local [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]]s, who mistakenly presumed them to be [[Renegade]]s. The Spy Changers were then rescued by the real Renegades, who presumed them to be potential allies and took them back to their flagship, the ''[[Rogue Star]]''. Renegade leader [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] attempted to court the Spy Changers as allies, but Optimus saw through Cy-Kill's deception. Eventually, the Autobots formed a secret alliance with the Guardians as well as discovered the cause of Cybertron's troubles: Renegade bases on Moebius were draining the planet's energy. The planet's geometry had turned it into a crude [[Dimensional Interfacer]], and Moebius was tapping into Cybertron to sustain itself. Hoist was able to end the crisis by triggering the bases' remote detonation sequence. Cy-Kill was furious, but in the ensuing battle, the Autobot-Guardian alliance triumphed over the Renegades. Optimus Prime and [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] shook hands as a symbol of the transdimensional friendship, and the Autobots returned to their home reality, secure in the knowledge that they had allies in places as distant as alternate realities. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}

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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Hoist was presumably the namesake of the [[Hoist Metrospan]] in [[Proximax]]. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Hoist had worked with [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] a handful of times, enough to remember his distinctive biology. In the modern era, Hoist had taken a job in archiving, passing information onto [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] that suggested that Frenzy had killed [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}} Hoist was part of a crowd watching [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] deliver his first speech as Prime. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings}} Hoist later helped repair [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] while talking about the changes in Cybertron. When [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] and his squad arrived to force Ratchet to hand over the Autobots, Hoist threatened them to leave using the [[Diagnostic Drone|Diagnostic Drones]]. {{storylink|Escape: Part One}}

==Commercial appearances==
During a battle against Megatron, Optimus summoned [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], Hoist, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] to his side. Megatron responded by calling down [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Thrust and Dirge|Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] and Hoist were showing off their model [[Solar Power Tower]] when they were called away with [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] to tend to a stricken [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]. The three engineers ran into the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], but instead of fighting instead bonded over their love of building. The truce was short-lived, as [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] turned up to remind [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] which side he was on, but the Autobot trio still managed to rescue Powerglide. {{storylink|The Master Builders (Legends)|The Master Builders}} Hoist, [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were transported to the sixth century where they joined with [[Aetheling the Red|Lord Aetheling]], and were forced to combat similarly displaced Decepticons at a medieval technology level. They eventually triumphed and returned to the present with the Decepticons as prisoners. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (Legends)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}} Hoist was cast in a Hollywood film, which was jeopardized when Decepticons attacked the set. He and Warpath were able to fight them off, and the film became a blockbuster success. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (Legends)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

[[File:BattleTacticsHoist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Somehow I can shoot people in vehicle mode....]]

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
Hoist participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Common character that could be recruited for 12 units of Cybermetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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==Toys==
{{main|Hoist (G1)/toys}}

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

==Notes==
*Hoist had the preliminary name of '''Winch'''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071230210811/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41003 Post by Jim S on The Allspark Forums, 25 December 2007 (via the Internet Archive)]</ref>
*In both the original [[Commercial/Generation 1|commercial]] advertising the new 1985 Autobot cars, and any episodes animated by an [[Unknown Generation 1 animation studios|unknown Generation 1 animation studio]] (including his major prominent appearance in "[[A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court]]"), Hoist appears with an outdated color model. This model colors the central hinge on his chest green and orange (which is actually more toy-accurate than the finished model, which colors it solid orange), makes the tyres on his ankles solid white, instead of black around the edges, and omits the black stripe down the side of his torso.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hoist''' (ホイスト ''Hoisuto'')
*''French:'' '''Treuil''' (Canada, "Winch")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Csörlő'''
*''Italian:'' '''Bufalo''' ("Buffalo")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Huáchē''' (滑车, "Pulley")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Roldana''' (Portugal comic), '''Guindaste''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Tjagach''' (Тягач, "Tractor")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-mtmte-3-preview-panel-and-mtmte-hoist-concept-art-from-alex-milne/24256/ Alex Milne's design for MTMTE Hoist] @ Seibertron.com

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Bumblebee (G1)

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:''Bumblebee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:BumblebeeRIC.jpg|upright=1.55|thumb|Ahoy-hoy!]]

'''Bumblebee''' is one of the smallest and physically weakest Autobots. While his stature allows him to do his job better than most Autobots could manage, he is self-conscious about his size. Maybe this is why he makes fast friends among the humans. He looks up (so to speak) to the other Autobots, especially [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], but what he doesn't realize is that ''they'' look up to ''him''. He may be small, but he's brave, and he's one of the most well-liked Autobots around. Bumblebee already has the respect he craves.

As '''Goldbug''' (or '''Goldfire''')—his [[Renaming|rebuilt]] and "matured" form—Bumblebee retains most of his earlier strengths and weaknesses, but without his crippling need for approval. (This is true of some "matured" versions of Bumblebee without new names or bodies, as well, but is quite markedly associated with the change to Goldbug).

His nicknames are '''Bee''' and '''Beeper'''.<ref>According to [[Jim Sorenson]], Bumblebee had Bee and Beeper listed as his nicknames in [[Bob Budiansky]]'s personal Transformers comic bible. Nicknames for other characters could be found in early ''[[The Transformers Universe|Universe]]''-style profiles published in [[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]. In the Marvel Comics, Blackrock referred to him as Bum.</ref>

{{quote|Some of my best friends are humans.|Bumblebee, on his kid-friendly nature|"[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Bumblebeeplight.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|This iteration's not too fond of freelance peacekeeping agents.]]
{{Main|Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}

Bumblebee was one of the several [[Autobot]]s who were carving a path through space for their planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when the [[Decepticon]]s attacked their spacecraft, the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], forcing them to crash-land on [[Earth]] 4 million years ago. When Bumblebee and the others were awoken in 1984, Bumblebee quickly befriended the [[human]] teenager [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]].

A few years later, Bumblebee was destroyed either by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] or [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] and rebuilt into a more formidable form, Goldbug. In this form he joined [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and the [[Throttlebot]]s and exiled the Autobots while they were under the rule of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. After being destroyed by [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and the [[Underbase]], Goldbug was rebuilt by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] into a [[Pretender]] form and was restored as Bumblebee. He participated in the [[Matrix Quest]] and survived their race's united battle against the Chaos Bringer, [[Unicron]].
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:PlagueOfInsecticons Bumblebee and Spike hide.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|I wonder if he wanted a job as a mechanic?]]
{{main|Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

Bumblebee was one of the several [[Autobot]]s who were searching for energy when the [[Decepticon]]s attacked their [[Ark (G1)|spacecraft]], forcing them to crash-land on [[Earth]] 4 million years ago. When Bumblebee and the others were awoken in 1984, Bumblebee quickly befriended the [[human]] teenager [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]].

Bumblebee and Spike would remain friends up through Spike's adulthood, and were stationed on one of Cybertron's moons in 2005 after the Decepticons conquered Cybertron. Bumblebee survived [[Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron, and remained in action during the leadership of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]].

When Bumblebee was damaged badly during the [[Hate Plague]] outbreak in 2006, he had to be rebuilt into a new form, Goldbug. Goldbug would live to see the next Cybertronian Golden Age.
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===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
Bumblebee spied on Megatron and Soundwave in [[Mato Grosso (state)|Mato Grosso]], [[Brazil]]. He overheard the two Decepticons talking about their latest scheme; they were planning to use an enormous diamond-lens attached to a satellite to melt the [[Rocky Mountains|Rockies]] and use the oil that would gush forth to destroy the Autobots and conquer the galaxy. With this information, he reported back to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Satellite of Doom}}

Bumblebee was sent out to stop the Decepticons’ deforestation operation in Mato Grosso. When Skyfire managed to pinpoint Megatron's location, Bumblebee accompanied him and Optimus in forcing the Decepticons into retreating once again. {{storylink|Storms of Destruction}}

Bumblebee was sent out on a patrol mission in the southwest pacific. During the mission, he was captured by the Insecticons, and made into a mindless slave. He was presumably rescued after Optimus, Prowl and the Dinobots defeated the Insecticons controlling the island of [[Buru]]. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
While continuing their ongoing repairs on the Autobots’ ship, Bumblebee commented how odd it was that the Decepticons had not attack for an extended period of time. Taking advantage of the situation, Optimus left on a trip. After his leader had left, Bumblebee and Gears discovered to their horror that the Autobots’ entire fuel supply had been stolen.Thankfully, Optimus returned just in time with a new shipment of fuel.Re-energized, the Autobots forced the Decepticons to flee once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}

After Optimus had been knocked unconscious during a Decepticon attack, Bumblebee stood by his bedise in the Autobots’ medi-bay. He was relieved to see his commander reawaken after the Autobots repaired him. {{storylink|Return to Cybertron}}
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===Deadly Paradise===
[[File:Novasuspensionbridge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right]]
Sideswipe was convicted of destroying the [[Nova Suspension Bridge]] and deactivated, despite his pleas of innoncence, in order to ease the strain on human/Autobot relations. Prowl became suspicious of the Decepticons being somehow involved, and sent Bumblebee to investigate the crime scene. There, Bumblebee found a suspicious piece of jagged metal and return to base with it. After being scanned, the piece of metal was found to be made out of a very rare ore, only found on one island on the planet. Bumblebee accompanied Prowl, Windcharger, Brawn, Hound and Ratchet and headed to [[Carob Island]]. Upon landfall, Prowl discovered a cave from where suspicious sounds were coming from. Leaving Bumblebee and Hound behind to guard the entrance, Prowl, Windcharger, Brawn and Ratchet went inside. While they were standing guard, Bumblebee and Hound were somehow captured and deactivated by Madame [[Cee]] and her army of pig-robots. They were eventually reactivated inside Madame Cee's workshop, where they learned that the Decepticons were forcing her to help build Autobot duplicates. After learning of the location of Megatron's temporary base on the island, Bumblebee and the rest of the group entered it, finding themselves wandering in a vast, underground labyrinth. They finally came upon an open area, only to be captured in force cages by the Decepticons. Prowl managed to free the rest of the group, and Bumblebee helped them defeat Starscream and Skywarp while Prowl dealt with Megatron. The Autobots managed to escape Megatron's megamaze when it turned out that Ratchet's lubricant container had earlier been damaged, and left them a trail to find their way out of the maze. The Autobots returned to their headquarters where they were able to clear Sideswipes name, and presumably reactivated him. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}
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===Marvel storybooks continuity===
[[File:Autobothuddle-ASW.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.0|left]]
Bumblebee was one of the thirty-five active Autobots on Earth. When Megatron put into motion his latest plot to take over the planet, Bumblebee joined in on the battles that ensued. Once the Autobots had emerged victorious, he drove back to Autobot base alongside Optimus and the other Autobots. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

Bumblebee was present when [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] conveyed a message to Optimus from Megatron. The Autobots learned that Megatron had taken [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] captive, and was demanding the Autobots to surrender. Though the Autobots sent out a rescue party, it failed to liberate their comrade. Bumblebee and the other Autobots became frightened as the situation appeared hopeless, but thanks to an inspirational speech courtesy of [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], they regained their courage. Bumblebee then helped the Autobots build a statue of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] to act as a [[w:Trojan Horse|Trojan Horse]] of sorts. The statue was wheeled up before the Decepticons' base, and the Autobots burst forth from it at the exact right moment to take the Decepticons by surprise. The Autobots emerged victorious from the battle that ensued. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:SearchForTreasure Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I've heard of toy-accuracy, but this is overdoing it a bit.]]
Bumblebee overheard the Decepticons plotting to raid sunken ships and warned the Autobots. The Autobots headed out in a ship built by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and Bumblebee was sent on an underwater scouting mission. Unfortunately he ran into [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], who took him prisoner. The Autobots prevailed anyway. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} On another occasion, Bumblebee was the only Autobot to escape being captured and put in a [[special Autobot prison]]. With [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]'s help, he created a diversion for the Decepticons in the form of a [[giant fake Autobot]] so he could rescue the others. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] sent Bumblebee and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] out scouting, and they spotted [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] mistaking a factory for an Autobot production plant. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}} After rescuing Sparkplug and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] from the Decepticons, Bumblebee and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] were sent scouting and spotted the Decepticons attacking [[Hoover Dam]]. The pair went and alerted the other Autobots, and the dam was eventually saved. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}} When the Decepticons started draining gasoline using their [[molecular transfer device]], Bumblebee was one of the Autobots who broke into the Decepticon stronghold. He turned the weapon on the Decepticons, disabling them. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}

Bumblebee was left guarding the base one day when he had to respond to a call from a rescue mission soon to arrive on Earth, leaving the base unguarded. He discovered too late that it was a diversion so the Decepticons could conquer the Ark and had to get the other Autobots to help him retake the base. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Bumblebee and the other Autobots were on vacation in the forest when they stumbled on the Decepticons wrecking the place. After a short battle, including Bumblebee causing [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] to plunge off a cliff, the Decepticons retreated and the Autobots started cleaning up the forest. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

Upset at being dismissed by the other Autobots, Bumblebee drove into the nearby mountains. There, he spotted some incoming Decepticons who were using jet engine silencers, and rushed back to warn the others. Though [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] ignored his worries, Optimus Prime paid attention and the Decepticon attack was routed. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}

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Some Autobots, including Bumblebee and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]], were out driving when they stopped for a break and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] told a story about a lost shipment of [[energon cube]]s. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

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===Big Looker storybooks===
[[File:Battle For Cybertron SCALE.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|I'm definitely the right size for humans, why do you ask?]]
When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] called for volunteers to help save their endangered world of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Bumblebee was the first to speak up. Their ship was attacked by [[Decepticon]]s and crashed on [[Earth]], where the [[Transformer]]s lay dormant for four million years. When they were finally repaired by the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Bumblebee ventured outside and ran into [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and persuaded them to help repair the rest of the [[Autobot]]s. When the Autobots subsequently had to go into battle, the two humans were left in Bumblebee's care. The trio were able to warn the other Autobots when the Decepticons tried to flank them. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

[[File:GreatCarRally Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|By Primus, I can see all my merchandise!]]
When the Autobots entered the [[Big Car Rally]], Bumblebee and Optimus waited at the finish line. Bumblebee spotted the fact that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] was interfering with [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], enabling the Autobot leader to lend a hand. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}} Bumblebee was one of the Autobots who responded when the Decepticons tried to hi-jack a truck, and drove the confused drivers back to the city. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

Bumblebee saw some Decepticons driving through a mountain pass, but waited until the next day when he, Optimus and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] were sitting under a tree to mention it. When [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] was captured by the Decepticons, Bumnblebee was among the Autobots who attacked the Decepticon base. Afterwards he joked that the Decepticons must have worse headaches than Grapple. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}} Bumblebee and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] took part in building work on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. When [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] stumbled on a Decepticon plan, Bumblebee and the other Autobots entered a car show and turned the tables on their foe. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:AutobotsFightBack Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|[[Thrust (Armada)|How would he like to called flathead?]]]]
Assigned a scouting mission by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]], Bumblebee sneaked into the Decepticon mountain stronghold and spied on them discussing plans to test their ion drive. Though he was spotted, he eluded [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] by blinding the cat in his headlights and returned to base to report to Prime. Bumblebee's subsequent scouting mission revealed that the Decepticons had already relocated to a testing site. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}

After a Decepticon attack on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Bumblebee and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] tailed [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] as he carried away his wounded comrades. While spying on the Decepticons, Bumblebee had to evade [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] by hiding in his Volkswagen form. While hiding, he was so deep in thought that he was almost picked up by a magnet, but Spike managed to save him and he reported back to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] ordered Bumblebee and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] to plant false information indicating that the Autobots had located a new source of energy in order to mislead the Decepticons. Unfortunately the Autobots were still left with the problem that they actually needed to locate a new source of energy. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
When the Autobots discovered that the Decepticons were kidnapping humans, Bumblebee volunteered to be the one to scout the enemy base. After sneaking inside thanks to the carelessness of [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], he spotted the missing humans being used for slave labor, and also managed to steal the [[global crystal]] from the Decepticons' computer. He managed to escape the Decepticon base and hid at the bottom of a lake while the Decepticons searched fruitlessly. Bumblebee's report and the stolen global crystal allowed [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to force the Decepticons to free their prisoners. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

Bumblebee, along with [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] maintained a 24-hour watch on the Decepticon base in shifts. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} He didn't like the very idea of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] defecting to the Autobots. Bumblebee spied on the Decepticon base until he saw Megatron's forces leaving on the wild goose chase which Optimus and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] had tricked Starscream into sending them on. The Autobots were then able to destroy the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
[[File:DinobotsStrikeBackBumbleandSkidsinSub.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"What's the plan?"
"Track him. Find him. Kill him."]]
In a path where Mirage used a hologram of Optimus Prime to lure the four [[cerebro-shell]]-controlled [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] over the edge of [[Bandit's Bluff]] and into the ocean, Bumblebee was one of the Autobots crewing [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]'s that helped haul the unconscious quartet aboard for safe transport back to the Ark.

In an alternate path, Optimus Prime assigned [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and Bumblebee to investigate suspicious activity in [[Dolphin's Bay]] using [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s [[star mini-submarine|new mini-sub]]. [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], considering himself the best water-fighter, also wanted in on the mission, but Optimus could tell that Bumblebee and Skids didn't want him along.

If Optimus sent the pair without Sludge, they faced the option of detouring down a suspicious trail through the woods. If they did, a trap landed them in a cell in a supermodern lab, where [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] and [[Gravedigger]] disassembled them and used their remains as the first components of the [[Autobot Memorial Power Plant]].

If they continued to Dolphin's Bay and the sub, they traced electromagnetic waves back to some [[black coral]]. Bumblebee exited the hatch to break a piece off, triggering an explosion which trapped him in a canyon beneath broken columns of crimson coral. Without underwater gear, Skids's only options were to use the computer to translate some nearby [[dolphin]]s' language and ask them for help, or go back to the channel where he could radio Seaspray. If he went back for help, Seaspray used his laser to free Bumblebee, but then [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] blew all three of them up with a cluster bomb. If Skids tried translating the dolphins' language, he succeeded in five minutes, talking the three largest dolphins into moving the broken coral. Bumblebee brought the black coral and his report back to Optimus Prime, ensuring an Autobot victory.

If Prime ''did'' include Sludge on Bumblebee and Skids's mission, Bumblebee used an underwater cave to infiltrate [[Mount Lomas]], where he heard [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] making a speech about Operation Black Coral vanquishing the Autobots in less than a day. He radioed the info to Skids, but [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] intercepted the transmission. Bumblebee dove back into the water, only to be paralyzed by the sonic attack of [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]. From that point, there are four possible endings, all of which include an Autobot victory and Bumblebee's rescue. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

====Battle Drive====
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Bumblebee was on a scouting mission, looking for signs of Decepticon activity. Just before Bumblebee decided to head back to base, several vehicles sped past him, being chased by the Decepticon planes Blitzwing and Starscream. As the two flying Decepticons wreaked havoc on the farmland, Bumblebee had to decide whether he would fight them or hide.
If Bumblebee decided to take on the Decepticons by himself, he managed to sucker-punch Blitzwing, causing him to fall out of the sky and crash. Bumblebee then managed to overpower Starscream, but not before Starscream called for reinforcements. With Bombshell arriving on-scene to backup Starscream, Bumblebee was forced to flee. If Bumblebee decided to make a dash through a nearby cornfield, he was stunned by Starscream's null rays and is left to the Decepticon's mercy. If he decided to double back to a nearby town and hide in a used-car parking lot instead, he managed to evade the Decepticons' fire long enough to successfully conceal himself. With Bumblebee hiding in plain sight, he overheard Starscream talking to Megatron over the radio; the Decepticons planned to destroy the humans' food supply by destroying their farmlands. As soon as the coast was clear, Bumblebee decided to return to Autobot headquarters, only to run into Prowl, Hound and Swoop. The Autobots debated whether it would be smarter to return to Autobot headquarters and inform Optimus of the situation, or to take on the Decepticons immediately before they caused more damage.

If they decided to report back to Optimus, they became stranded in the middle of nowhere due to a sudden storm, unable to deliver their message. Because of this, humans were doomed to either slavery or starvation at the Decepticons' hands.

If the small troop of Autobots instead decided to take on the Decepticons on their own, they are spied upon by Soundwave, who warns Megatron of their approach. Before they encountered any Decepticons, however, Bumblebee and company ran into Buster Witwicky. Buster informed them that the Decepticons were after his father, who had discovered of a fatal flaw in Decepticon circuitry. With this new information presented to them, Bumblebee and the Autobots had to make yet another decision; stick to their original plan, or rescue Sparkplug immediately.

If Bumblebee decided that the Decepticons destroying farmland was a more important matter to attend to, they are ambushed by the Decepticons almost immediately, and are subsequently destroyed.

If Bumblebee and company went after Sparkplug instead, they soon found him hiding in the hills, trapped in a cave surrounded by Decepticons. In one sequence of events, Bumblebee's team manages to rescue Sparkplug mainly due to Swoop's heroic actions. In another version of the events that followed, Swoop led as many Decepticons as he could away from the cave, leaving Bumblebee, Prowl and Hound to defend the humans in the cave from the remaining evil robots.

If the remaining team decided to stick together, they had to fend off over a dozen Decepticons, including Megatron, on their own. The ensuing battle lasted for two days before Sparkplug noticed a light coming from the rear of the cave. If the Autobots decided to attempt to escape the cave by driving towards this light however, they doomed themselves by tumbling down a pit concealed by the cave's darkness. If Bumblebee and company held out a little longer instead, their reinforcements finally arrived, and drove away the Decepticons. Unfortunately, Sparkplug's blueprints were destroyed in battle, leading to Bumblebee to bemoan that the whole ordeal they suffered through was for nothing. If Bumblebee had earlier decided to send out Prowl with Sparkplug to reach the rest of the Autobots, the whole adventure turned out to be nothing but a dream...

If Bumblebee's initially had decided to pretend to be a damaged car on the side of the road instead of fighting Blitzwing and Starscream, the two Decepticons transform to overlook their handiwork, and discuss between each-other their plan to starve the humans by burning their farmland, within earshot of Bumblebee. With this newly acquired knowledge, Bumblebee returned to Autobot headquarters and reported back to Optimus. Although Optimus initially wished to leave Bumblebee behind as he redeployed Autobots to stop the Decepticons, Bumblebee's insistence on coming along convinced the Autobot leader to allow Bumblebee to join them. Unfortunately, Blitzwing and Starscream's discussion turned out to be a ruse; the Decepticons' true ploy was to goad the Autobots into open farmland, where they would be easy targets for the airborne Decepticons. Any attempt [[you]] made in helping the Autobots only yielded their doom, and so Bumblebee and the Autobots had to take on the Decepticons by themselves if they were to have a chance at success. Left to their own devices, the Autobots soon found themselves in a vulnerable position as the Decepticon jets approached them. If Optimus decided to keep his forces together, Bumblebee and the rest of the Autobots made a break for a nearby bridge, only for them to be blasted before they reached it. If however, Optimus decided to split his forces, Bumblebee and the rest of the Autobots managed to live to fight another day. {{storylink|Battle Drive}}
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====Attack of the Insecticons====
Bumblebee was present while [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] was testing a new device of Sparkplug's invention, the Sun-Pak. When the Decepticons subsequently ambushed the Autubots' underground testing facility to steal the Sun-Pak, Bumble found a tunnel and possible escape route for the Autobots to use. He informed Optimus Prime of this passage, and awaited his leader's decision on whether to use the escape route, or continue to fight the Decepticons, despite the Autobots' waning power levels.

If the Optimus decides to not only fight the Decepticons, but have all the Autobots concentrate their fire upon Starscream, refusing the Decepticon's surrender even once the odds have turned against the leader of the Decepticons' raiding party, the Decepticons manage to kidnap Sparkplug. Bumblebee, alongside Blaster and Buster, are sent on a rescue mission while the rest of the Autobots return to base to recharge. Tracking Starscream's location to a museum in the suburbs, Bumblebee is forced to wait outside, in the museum's parking lot, while Buster and a disguised Blaster investigate. If Blaster and Buster later return to Bumblebee for assistance, informing the little yellow Autobot that Starscream and Bombshell are alone in the museum with their captive, and intend to use a Cerebro-Shell to mind-control Sparkplug, Bumblebee formulates a plan. Using Bumblebee's speed and Blaster's Electro-Scramblers, the Autobots spoil Bombshell's aim and have him hit Starscream with his Cerebro-Shell in-lieu of Sparkplug. The easily manipulated Seeker is then tricked by the Autobots to release Sparkplug and forestall Bombshell, as Bumblebee, Blaster, Buster and Sparkplug make their way to Autobot base, laughing all the way at the Decepticons' misfortune.

If Optimus decides to have his Autobots follow Bumblebee into the tunnel the little yellow Autobot discovered at any point during their initial encounter with the Decepticon forces, Bumblebee encounters a fork in the tunnel that he admits was not there when he first discovered the tunnel. Not knowing which leads to the surface, the Autobots are once again forced to make a choice. And though one tunnel does indeed lead to the surface, the other leads to the Insecticons' nest!

In the event that the Autobots choose the tunnel leading to the surface, the Autobots lose possession of the Sun-Pak to the Insecticons nonetheless. If Optimus decides to have the Autobots return to base to refuel in light of these events, Bumblebee is the one to discover the booby-trapped Sun-Pak in Decepticon territory once the Autobots have ventured there in an attempt to diplomatically retrieve the device from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

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====Desert Flight====
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Bumblebee was part of a group of the Autobots’ best scouts, led by Optimus on a fuel-finding mission. When the convoy heard a large explosion in the distance, Optimus sent Cosmos to investigate the noise.

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

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

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

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

Alternatively, the Autobots could concoct a plan where Optimus would pretend to allow himself to be taken prisoner, per Buddy's suggestion. In actuality, Bumblebee and the rest of the Autobots were hidden away inside Optimus's trailer. The Autobots then led a surprise attack on their unsuspecting foes.

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

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

If Optimus destroyed the duplicate Cosmos, the real one would inform the Autobots of the Decepticons’ schemes, and the convoy would roll out to take on their adversaries. They were soon met by a squad of flying Decepticons, but were at a strict disadvantage against their adversaries as their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s possessed no weapons. The Autobots nonetheless managed to fight their way to the Decepticons’ base, one way or another, and defeated the Decepticons by using their own gravity weapon against them. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}

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====Decepticon Poison====
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Bumblebee was amongst the Autobots about to be topped up with their latest batch of fuel when Red Alert burst into Autobot headquarters, warning everyone about Ramjet being spotted nearby. Red Alert's warning came in just in time, as the Autobots’ fuel had been poisoned, and Bumblebee would have been left unable to transform had he ingested any of it.

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

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

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

In yet another possible scenario, Optimus opted to use the tainted fuel as a weapon against an encroaching Decepticon squadron. Bumblebee was impressed by Grapple powerful crane, as the later lifted the vat of liquid and carried it outside Autobot headquarters. The plan was carried out successfully, and the Autobots celebrated another victory over the Decepticons.

In a completely different scenario, Optimus agreed to Prowl's plan to go on the offensive and try and discover the full extent of the Decepticons’ plans. Optimus nominated Prowl, Bumblebee and Mirage to go along with him on the mission. The group refuelled with the gas that Sparkplug brought back from the Autobots’ secret storage area, and took off on their mission. The group soon happened upon the Decepticons’ lab in the middle of a barren, polluted wasteland.

If all four Autobots ventured together into the Decepticons’ lab, they first encountered Laserbeak, only to quickly dispatch him. Venturing further into the lab, the group soon spotted the antidote they were after, and sent Mirage to fetch it. Mirage returned with the beaker and news; he had heard Ramjet and Starscream talking about using a new poison to turn humans into mindless slaves. Bumblebee suggested that the Autobots return to base and cure the allies in order to combat the Decepticons’ newest ploy.

If Optimus ordered his squad to instead return to Autobot headquarters immediately, his squad returned to find their comrades nearly dead from the poison. But with Ratchet's help, the antidote was quickly distributed, and the Autobots sprung back to life.

If Optimus led his troops back to the Decepticons’ poison lab, Bumblebee was amongst the Autobot convoy that drove into action. Happening upon the Decepticons hauling barrels of poison out of their base, the Autobots devised a couple of possible plans to take them out.

One such plan had Windcharger, Prowl, Jazz and Warpath work together to ignite the poison over the Decepticons, forcing them to retreat back within their base before destroying the lab. Bumblebee was giddy watching his fellow Autobots perform their tasks. The Autobots then drove back to base victoriously.

If however Optimus ordered his troops to deal with the Decepticons before returning to base with the antidote, the Autobots were faced with another decision; deal with Starscream and Ramjet first, or to attempt to destroy the containers of poison first, as per Prowl's suggestion.

If the Autobots went along with Prowl's strategy, the resulting heat from the explosion caused the Autobots’ circuits to overheat, rendering them unconscious. Upon reawakening, the Autobots found themselves captives of Megatron, who informed them that their fellow Autobots would soon perish, and that the humans would be conquered by the Decepticons shortly after.

If Optimus instead decided to deal with Ramjet and Starscream first, his troop easily overpowered the pair, Bumblebee stuffing a rock in Starscream's mouth in order to keep him quiet. After having destroyed the lab, the Autobots returned to their headquarters with the antidote.

If instead of going into the Decepticons’ poison lab together, the Autobots sent Bumblebee to go in alone, the little Autobot snuck by Laserbeak, sleeping at his post, before finding the antidote to the poison coursing through the Autobots’ fuel lines. Though he attempted to escape the laboratory without incident, Laserbeak awoke before he could leave, and the cruel Decepticon ordered Bumblebee to surrender.

If Bumblebee made a break for it, he narrowly escaped the Decepticons’ lab and rejoined Optimus and the others. Together, the Autobots escaped from the [[Decepticon Poison Lab|Valley of Poison]] and returned to Autobot headquarters. Once the other Autobots were cured, they all drank a toast to Bumblebee, to celebrate his part in the mission.

If Bumblebee heeded Laserbeak's commands, the cruel Decepticon retrieved the antidote before beginning his torture of the little Autobot, in order to make him talk. Bumblebee refused to break, thinking only of his hero, Optimus Prime, as Laserbeak presumably did unspeakable things to the little Autobot. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}
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====Autobot Alert!====
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While out on patrol, Bumblebee spotted Astrotrain hovering about in a valley near Autobot headquarters. Assuming it was nothing more than Astrotrain acting as a transport for his fellow Decepticons, he paid the sighting no heed.

The next day, Bumblebee was watching a game of baseball on television when the broadcast was highjacked by the Decepticons. He informed the Autobots’ commander, Ultra Magnus of this development immediately. Though the Autobots learned that in addition to the crisis in Earth orbit, the Decepticons had also attacked a nearby research base, Bumblebee still considered the attack on Earth's satellites to be a more urgent matter.

If Ultra Magnus decided to prioritize the Decepticons satellite hijacking plot, Bumblebee caught sight of Hot Rod in a nearby corner, sulking over not being picked for the mission. As Bumblebee had not been picked for the mission either, he informed Hot Rod on what he had seen the previous night, and suggested the two of them go on their own clandestine mission to investigate Astrotrain's activities. Hot Rod gladly obliged. They brought along a supply of "laser-ignited explosives" and went on their way. Soon happening upon the Decepticons’ control centre, the pair set out to sabotage the Decepticons’ operation. While Bumblebee wanted to sabotage the Decepticons’ communication centre on Earth, Hot Rod was in favour of sneaking aboard Astrotrain before he launched, and sabotage the Decepticons out in space.

If Hot Rod convinced Bumblebee to go along with his plan, the pair snuck aboard Astrotrain by concealing themselves within a trailer filled with bombs. As Astrotrain launched, Hot Rod drew Bumblebee's attention to a room filled with Decepticon space gear. The two Autobots donned the suits in order to disguise themselves. The disguises proved effective as Thrust and Starscream walked past the pair, none the wiser. Bumblebee was nonetheless unwilling to push their luck too much, and suggested that they find a hiding spot and use the weapons they brought along as soon as possible. Just then, Hot Rod spotted the Autobots’ shuttle heading into a Decepticon trap through one of Astrotrain's windows.

If Hot Rod decided to try and commandeer Astrotrain's military control station, Bumblebee nervously followed him, advising the young Autobot to act like he knows what he's doing in order to fool the guards. The pair bypassed the guards easily, but were not able to fool Scourge, who happened upon them soon after. Bumblebee alerted Hot Rod of Scourge's approach, and urged him to fire Astrotrain's weapons as soon as possible. Hot Rod succeeded in firing Astrotrain's weapons at Cyclonus, warning the Autobot shuttle of the Decepticons, but both he and Bumblebee were quickly overpowered by Scourge. They were then flung out into the blackness of space by Scourge, stranded in zero-gravity, waiting for a rescue that might never come.

If instead Hot Rod and Bumblebee decided to find themselves a hiding spot, the pair snuck into a room labelled "Dirty Tricks Department" in order to dodge the incoming Laserbeak. After Hot Rod successfully shot down Cyclonus from their hiding spot, Hot Rod and Bumblebee hid out for the rest of the mission inside the Dirty Tricks department room, finding a way to escape later when it docked.

If instead of boarding Astrotrain, Hot Rod and Bumblebee decided to infiltrate the Decepticons’ command centre on Earth, the two used Astrotrain's take-off as cover for sneaking into the facility. The pair soon found themselves overhearing Galvatron's latest pirate broadcast. As the nearby Decepticons troops were busy bowing the their leader's image, Bumblebee and Hot Rod managed to find the Decepticons’ main computer room. Now in a position to thoroughly sabotage the Decepticons’ operation, Bumblebee strained to remember a code he had learned in Advanced Espionage which would, when input, scramble the Decepticons’ computer program. Hot Rod was more in favour of pressing a button labelled "TOP SECURITY/DESTRUCT SYSTEM!"

If Bumblebee insisted on them using his code, the Decepticons’ plan fell into disarray, and Bumblebee and Hot Rod made their way back to the Autobots’ base safely as the command centre blew itself apart behind them.

If Hot Rod went ahead and pressed the button, he and Bumblebee soon discovered that it was a Decepticon trap, as sirens began blaring across the Decepticon base and iron bars prevented them from escaping. Galvatron's image appeared on a nearby monitor, explaining that both Hot Rod and Bumblebee would be used as hostages in order to secure a Decepticon victory.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, wherein Ultra Magnus decided to prioritize the theft of the coded message, Bumblebee was part of the captive audience that listened to Kup divulge information about an ancient Autobot formula. Bumblebee took off towards the Autobots’ desert research centre along with a number of other Autobots. Once there, they learned from Springer that the Cybertite sphere containing the formula was discovered by humans during the 16th century. If the Decepticons had decoded Springer's message, they would be searching off the coast of [[California]], where the ship containing the sphere had sunk. If they hadn't decoded the message, the Decepticons would still be digging in the nearby crater.

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

In one of the possible plans concocted by Ultra Magnus, Bumblebee was to work with Grapple and Hot Rod to retrieve the sphere. Bumblebee rode down the boom at the end of Grapple's crane, and fastened it to the sunken ship. He then signalled Grapple to un-submerge the ship, only to find himself and the ship remain immobile. Grapple's crane had suffered a mechanical breakdown, and though the Autobots managed to fix it, valuable time was lost. The Autobots were unable to retrieve the sphere before the Decepticons arrived, and Bumblebee and his friends found themselves being pummelled by superior Decepticon fire raining down upon them. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====Project Brain Drain====
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In one possible scenario, Bumblebee ran into Sparkplug on the way to Metroplex city. Sparkplug informed Bumblebee that he had learned of a Decepticon plot to use a [[Brain Drain device]] to rob a crowd of concertgoers of their intelligence, and the two of them rushed to inform Ultra Magnus of this development.

If Ultra Magnus decided to head for the rock concert and deal with the Decepticons there, Bumblebee brought Sparkplug along to the concert location. Once there, he was ordered to blend in with the various cars parked around the concert, and lie in wait for the Decepticons to show themselves.

Once the Decepticons appeared, Ultra Magnus ordered his troops to transform in unison and open fire on their enemies. But Galvatron had planned to light afire the parking lot in which the Autobots were standing in order to trap the humans. Being drenched from above by Decepticon jets dumping gasoline upon them, Ultra Magnus needed to decide whether the Autobots needed to retreat, or to keep on fighting and hope that they could defeat the Decepticons before the fire consumed them.

If Ultra Magnus decided on a retreat, Bumblebee rushed out of the blazing inferno and moved in closer to the humans in order to protect them. As the other Autobots battled the Decepticon jets swooping down towards them, Bumblebee noticed Galvatron beyond the wall of flame preparing to activate the Brain Drain device. Despite the fire between them, Bumblebee transformed into vehicle mode and darted towards Galvatron in order to stop him. Knowing that none of the weapons on him would harm Galvatron, Bumblebee devised two possible plans of attack, even as the fire around him began to break him down. He could either ram into Galvatron, hoping to make him drop the Brain Drain device, shattering the delicate instrument, or he could transform at the last moment and throw a flaming car towards the device to destroy it while in Galvatron's grasp.

If Bumblebee decided to crash directly into Galvatron, his initial assault fails, with Galvatron managing to regain his balance before he drops the device. However, having been reduced to a burning heap by the inferno, Bumblebee exploded after his gas tank catches fire, destroying the device in the process. Bumblebee sacrificed himself, but the Decepticons’ plot has been stopped.

If Bumblebee decided to launch a truck at Galvatron instead, the oil tanker he grabbed hold of exploded before Bumblebee had a chance to launch it, reducing the little Autobot to nothing more than a smouldering windshield whipper.

In another possible scenario wherein the Autobots remained in the parking lot to battle the Decepticons at close-quarters, both Bumblebee and Hot Rod saw Soundwave pass the Brain Drain device to Galvatron after the latter had flung Ultra Magnus away.

If Bumblebee attempted to stop Galvatron, the Decepticon leader laughed at Bumblebee's efforts, and effortlessly crushed him underfoot before he had a chance to stop them.

If Hot Rod attempted to stop Galvatron, the Autobots were eventually successfully in destroying the device, and Bumblebee and the other Autobots received a standing ovation as the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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At the death of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Bumblebee was part of an Autobot unit defending [[Altihex]] from the Decepticons, but it was ultimately declared a lost cause. [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] had to pull him aboard the shuttle once they realized there was nothing left to do. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] ordered him, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and others to the ruins of [[Praxus]], where Grimlock declared that if the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] was unable to lead successfully, they would take control of the war's leadership... and take out the Prime. Bumblebee was among the group that was present for the Matrix transfer ceremony, where Optronix became [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. When a Decepticon assassination squad arrived and Optimus kicked some exhaust port, Bumblebee declared that he was "awesome". However, Prime then ordered the Autobots to prepare an evacuation of Cybertron. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} When Prime went underground looking for Megatron, Bumblebee was surprised he'd gone alone, but the Autobots suddenly had bigger problems, as [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] attacked [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] with a host of Decepticons. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} During the attack, Bumblebee manned a turret in the [[Decagon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} Eventually, Prowl ordered the Autobots to take them on individually, and Bumblebee went out carrying a cannon that was as [[Scale|big]] as him. At this time, Optimus also beheld a vision of a possible future, in which Bumblebee helped defend a hydro-electric dam on Earth against the forces of the Decepticons. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} Back in reality, Bumblebee survived the destruction of Iacon, and escaped to its outskirts. Prime then met with his troops, and reversed his order of evacuation. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}} During the Dark Ages and the disappearance of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee remained with Prowl's faction of Autobots, huddled in the ruins of Iacon. He was present in the [[Autobase]] when [[The Fallen]] broke in to abduct [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], then being held within one of the Autobots' cells. Though Bumblebee attempted to contain the villain with a forcefield, The Fallen proved to be more than the base's systems could handle. Feedback shot back through its computers struck Bumblebee as The Fallen made his escape with his prize in-hand. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}} Though left relatively unharmed, Bumblebee did not head back into the field afterwards, when The Fallen's base of operations was uncovered and a cross-faction army rushed it. Instead, he stayed behind at the Autobase to coordinate the troops. At Jetfire's prompting, Bumblebee erected a forcefield around The Fallen once more, this time trapping him atop of the [[Seal of Primus]]. Primus's essence was then able to reach out and smite The Fallen, putting an end to his scheme. {{storylink|Conflagration}}

Bumblebee would later aid [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in his struggle to re-unite Cybertron under the Autobot banner. The unification of their race nearly succeeded... only for Megatron to return. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

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Bumblebee was one of the Ark crew that crashed on Earth and awoke in 1984. During that time, he met Spike Witwicky, becoming close friends with the human. In 1999, the Autobots and humans allied and managed to capture the Decepticons, taking them in the ''[[Ark II]]'' back to Cybertron, along with [[Magnificent Seven|seven humans]], including [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], Spike's father. However, the ''Ark II'' was sabotaged by rogue elements of the United States military (apparently as part of a plan by Shockwave). {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} The humans were all killed, but a number of Transformers, including Bumblebee, survived, but in [[stasis lock]]. Bumblebee's body was recovered by [[Robert Hallo|General Hallo]] and [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]], but Rook stole Bumblebee and a number of other Transformers, intent on selling them to various terrorists to feed his greed. As part of a demonstration to prospective buyers, Rook had Bumblebee join an assault against the Smitco Oil Refinery alongside half a dozen Transformers. Soon after this exercise in carnage, Megatron wrestled his mind free from Lazarus's control, and brought ruin onto the human's organization. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} Once they had been freed from Lazarus's control as well, the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], to satisfy their sadism, disassembled and played with Bumblebee's various components. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}

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Optimus Prime's team later rescued Bumblebee and the remaining Autobots. Bumblebee was reassembled while the bulk of the Autobot forces travelled to [[San Francisco]] to stop a large-scale Decepticon assault on the city. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} All Autobots left behind at Lazarus's base were put to work in combating Megatron's latest doomsday weapon, a techno-virus rapidly enveloping the globe. Using devices designed by Wheeljack, Bumblebee and the others began pushing back the virus, at the expense of their own energy supplies. Unfortunately, the [[Canada|Canadian]] military, skittish over the recent Transformer violence, attacked the Autobots as they worked. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} Despite this, Bumblebee tried to save as many of the soldiers as he could before the virus could kill them. The virus was ultimately neutralized, though Wheeljack had to put himself in a deep state of stasis lock to accomplish the task. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

''In the following weeks, the Autobots tried their best to re-establish good relations with the people of Earth, but had little luck. After Optimus Prime, Megatron, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] vanished from the streets of Tokyo with roughly 200 human civilians, the public was understandably critical of the Transformers and their war. Bumblebee didn't help any when [[Chris Killah]], a reporter for MNT, interviewed him on the scene while he and Prowl were looking for clues to the disappearance. Bumblebee's knowledge of Earth idioms and slang normally worked to the Autobots' benefit, but he got "stage fright" in front of the TV cameras and referred to the massive property damage and loss of human life as a "bummer". Duuuuude...no. ''

''With both sides effectively leaderless at first, Bumblebee and Prowl did their best to contain the fallout of Megatron and Prime's disappearance. Acting on a tip, they tracked [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] to an airport in [[Mesa Verde]], [[Mexico]], where he was running guns with some human terrorists. The battle was memorable, but brief, thanks largely to the arrival of the renegade Autobot known as Grimlock. Having heard the Starscream had taken over the human city of [[Las Vegas]], Grimlock had commissioned a human black ops army and invited Bumblebee and Prowl to join him in assaulting the Decepticon position. Already frustrated at the [[United Nations]]' orders to stay out of Vegas, for fear of civilian casualties, Bumblebee and Prowl accepted the offer. After fighting their way through [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] and the other [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] on the outskirts of town, the Autobots managed to make it to the center of the Strip to confront Soundwave. Fortunately, the Autobots had long since developed internal jammers to prevent Soundwave from reading their thoughts during a battle, but that didn't make things easy. Fighting their way around the casinos, Bumblebee finally collapsed a massive neon sign on top of Soundwave, temporarily ending the fight. Bumblebee and Prowl's luck turned sour, though, with the arrival of Starscream and the mighty Devastator. The sudden appearance of a spatial gateway depositing Optimus and the other lost Transformers, along with their captors the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]], was just one set of complications on top of another. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}''

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

Sometime later, as they were entrenched against the Decepticons on the Alsakan shore, the Autobots received visitors from Cybertron. Representing a united Cybertronian government of both Autobots and Decepticons, they claimed the Transformers on Earth were a throwback to darker days, and wanted to take them into custody to prevent their "anachronistic" feud from upsetting Cybertron's populace. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], leader of the united Cybertronians, unleashed his triple-changing troops to take in both Optimus and Megatron's followers by force, and though the Decepticons were taken in, the Autobots escaped. {{storylink|New World Order}} The Autobots under Optimus Prime split into two groups, with Bumblebee and several others joining their leader in surrendering to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (another member of the United Cybertron force), while Jazz led a small group away from the Ark to continue monitoring activities on Earth. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Once they arrived on Cybertron, it became clear that there was a rotten core to the new government, namely Shockwave. Thankfully, there were dissidents in Shockwave's government, and Bumblebee, Optimus, Prowl, and Gears were freed from their holding cell by Sandstorm and Broadside. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} The liberated Autobots were then ferried away to meet with the leaders of Cybertron's underground resistance. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} They then helped overthrow Shockwave's reign, reinstating Autobot rule over Cybertron. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

[[File:Bumblebeebattlemask.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|25 years before someone realized his toy has no face.]]
After Cybertron settled down, Bumblebee commanded the Autobot Shuttle ''[[Orion]]'' and a small crew, traveling back to Earth with supplies for Jazz's team at the Ark. Starscream and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] were in the midst of an attack on the Ark when the ''Orion'' arrived. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} The little ship managed to damage [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] significantly before the super-powerful zealot [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] shorted out its engines and it crashed. Bumblebee and his crew walked away from their rough landing unharmed however, and Sunstorm flew off in pursuit of Starscream. Bumblebee set about returning his ship to operational status, and a few hours later, the ''Orion'' was once more in working order. Bumblebee was ready to lie back and recharge... only for Starscream to return to the scene, now accompanied by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} The Autobots were forced into an uneasy alliance with Starscream to combat Sunstorm's greater threat. Pooling their knowledge with Jetfire's, the Autobots were able to concoct a plan that had a chance of disabling their powerful foe. But all throughout their preparations, Bumblebee had to put up with his crew's doubts towards his capabilities. Bumblebee retorted that though he was "no Prime," none of them were, and that they'd have to pull through nonetheless. Deciding that he would once and for all prove to the others that he "had what it took," Bumblebee led the assault against Sunstorm when he inevitably returned. His shuttle was downed again by Sunstorm's radiation, but thanks to Jetfire distracting the clone at a pivotal moment, Bumblebee was able to attach an energy-siphon onto the super-clone, forcing him to flee as his power began to drain. But Jetfire warned Bumblebee that so long as Sunstorm was on the loose, he was a potential source of trouble. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} Bumblebee and the others returned to the ''Orion'', finding all of its remaining crew disabled by Starscream, who had himself fled. While the Autobots were tending to the injured, they heard a distant explosion, signifying that their last ace-in-the-hole, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], had tracked down and engaged Sunstorm. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}}

Unfortunately, Omega Supreme did not emerge victorious from this confrontation. Bumblebee and the others found him unconscious, with the energy-siphon they had attached to Sunstorm nearby, broken and disabled. Omega Supreme rebooted, and began recovering, but Bumblebee still felt guilty about not leading the Autobots towards more favorable results. He accompanied Jetfire in tracking down Sunstorm, and Bumblebee admitted he had begun to feel disillusioned in his role as the two flew off. They then came upon Starscream opening an ancient Cybertronian bunker, and swooped down to stop whatever machinations he was partaking in. Despite Sunstorm's interference, the two Autobots managed to follow Starscream underground. Jetfire managed to subdue Starscream once more, but Bumblebee received a disabling dose of radiation from Sunstorm. Before he briefly slipped into unconsciousness, Bumblebee witnessed Starscream defeat both his clone and Jetfire. {{storylink|Original Sin}}

Opening his optics, Bumblebee found himself staring down Starscream's gun-barrel. Starscream mocked the young Autobot, telling him how utterly clueless he was about the events unfolding around him. In the midst of his rant, Sunstorm re-emerged, the energies within him now erupting more violently than ever. Tired of his "brother's" constant betrayals, Sunstorm denounced Starscream, and instead claimed that ''Bumblebee'' had divine purpose to him. As Sunstorm readied to strike Bumblebee for apparently having usurped his divine mission, an explosion tore through the clone's arm.. from within! Jetfire recovered, and both he and Bumblebee tried to pin down Sunstorm to no avail. Jetfire was forced to grab Sunstorm and push him up into orbit to prevent his inevitable melt-down from causing further harm to the Earth. Starscream, out of begrudging gratitude towards his former friend, returned Bumblebee to the surface. Bumblebee then begged Starscream to take him up so they could both help Jetfire escape as Sunstorm went critical. But Starscream refused, stating that he wasn't looking to help anyone beyond himself. Bumblebee was forced to watch helplessly as Jetfire was blown to oblivion. Thoroughly distraught over what had transpired, Bumblebee deserted the Autobot army. {{storylink|Atonement}} He headed to Spike's house, but Spike, resentful of the death of Sparkplug, lashed out at him. {{storylink|Extermination}} Afterward, Spike finally realized he was being harsh on his old friend, and the two went for a night on the town, where they stopped a mugging. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

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Some time in the future, he was augmented with the Pretender technology. Jazz wrote in Bumblebee's profile that even though Bumblebee had become stronger, the latter would eventually realise that there are always someone tougher out there, and that the important thing is that Bumblebee always had heart regardless of his physical strength. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye#Issue #7|Pretender Bumblebee's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile}}

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Bumblebee was upgraded once again, becoming the Throttlebot Goldbug. While still fun-loving and supportive, he finally matured and stopped trying to prove his worth to others. His hero worship of the other Autobots also turned into serious respect for them. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye#Issue #2|Goldbug's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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Bumblebee was aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crashed on Earth millions of years in the past, leaving its passengers deactivated. Along with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], he was sealed off from the rest of the crew in the crash, and therefore avoided capture when [[Cobra]] broke into the ship and stole the dormant Transformers therein. Bumblebee and Wheeljack were eventually revived by [[Teletraan I|Teletran-One]], only to find their friends missing. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

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Attempting to find the missing Transformers, Bumblebee disguised himself as a Volkswagen Beetle, an altmode that really got on his nerves after months of fruitless searching. Eventually, Wheeljack came up with some leads on Cobra's next target, while Bumblebee just grumbled that Wheeljack got all the good [[Hologram|holographic]] drivers. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} When Cobra attacked the [[SPS Research Facility]], the Autobots were waiting for them, and Bumblebee punched out a brainwashed [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] before helping [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'s [[Laser Squad]] get out of some rubble. Unfortunately, the humans didn't quite trust the giant robots, and [[Cover Girl]] fired a missile at 'Bee, who ''grabbed the projectile in mid-air'' and threw it at Rumble instead. He and Wheeljack eventually convinced G.I. Joe they were good guys, and the humans provided them with the information needed to undo Cobra's reprogramming of the other Transformers. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}

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As G.I. Joe prepared to attack [[Cobra Island]], Bumblebee and Wheeljack came with them. However, the United States government preferred nuke the island and dissect the two aliens at [[Area 51]], and Bumblebee was struck with a magnetic pulse and incapacitated. Luckily, Wheeljack convinced [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] that a nuclear strike on Cobra's [[energon]] stockpile would lead to worldwide devastation, so G.I. Joe broke orders and took the Autobots with them to attack Cobra Island anyway. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Upon arrival, Bumblebee watched as the [[SPS Satellite]]'s energy beam struck an energy-gathering dish on the island, then helped G.I. Joe take down [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] after the giant Decepticon killed [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

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It soon transpired that the United States government were sending the nukes regardless of G.I. Joe's presence on the island, so the Autobots and humans made their way to the SPS Satellite's controls, where Bumblebee found a cowering [[Doctor Mindbender]]. While Mindbender was forced to calibrate the satellite's beams to shoot down the approaching nuclear warheads, the facility came under attack by [[Storm Shadow]], [[Firefly]] and various Cobra troopers. During the battle, Bumblebee defeated Storm Shadow and his heavily damaged [[S.N.A.K.E.]] suit. He then cheered as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] defeated Megatron and shot down the SPS Satellite, and he later returned to Cybertron aboard a new ''Ark''. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

Two years later, Bumblebee was sent back through time to [[1970]]'s [[San Francisco]] by a malfunctioning [[Teletran 3]], and was left dormant in the form of a Ford Pinto. He was found and reactivated by several G.I. Joes and Cobra members sent to get him back to the future, but both Bumblebee and [[Zartan]] were disappointed with his altmode compared to the much fancier car his fellow time-lost Autobot [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] turned into. After hunting down [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] in the same era, the team returned to their own time. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} Back on present-day Cybertron, Bumblebee and the others had no choice but to wait inside [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s force field until the three other teams returned with more lost Transformers. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}} When the whole affair was over, Bumblebee curiously inspected Teletran 3. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

[[File:GIJoevsTFArtofwar3 BumblebeeDeath.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Crossovers are not kind to Bumblebee.]]
An agreement was made between the Autobots and G.I. Joe to decommission any Cybertronian technology left on Earth, and Bumblebee was sent back to Earth along with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], the last of whom he was very flirty with. When [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]] came under attack from Cobra, Bumblebee noticed that [[Cobra Commander]] was using the attack as a diversion to infiltrate the facility's lower levels. He pursued the Commander, but was rendered unconscious when Zartan planted an electromagnetic scrambler on him. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} [[File:JoeTF ArtofWar5 BumblebeeMemorial.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|Here Lies 'Bee / Only Time He Had A Girl In Any Continui-ty]] Just when Cobra Commander was about to smash the robot's face in with a lead pipe, the other Autobots and G.I. Joes arrived and saved him. While Arcee was worried about his low energy levels, Bumblebee assured her that seeing her was all the recharge he needed. However, it was soon revealed what Cobra Commander had come for: [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], a biotechnological weapon created from Megatron's remains. He was also just as power-hungry as Megatron, and took control of [[G.I. Joe battle mech|G.I. Joe's battle suits]] and pitted them against the four Autobots to distract them while he warped to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

Along with a group of Joes, the Autobots followed Serpent O.R. to their home planet, and ended up getting attacked by [[cannibalizer]]s in a junkyard. As they retreated to avoid human casualties, Bumblebee tried to extort a kiss from Arcee if he could outrace her, but she upped the bet by offering to rotate his tires if he could pull it off. Bumblebee accelerated in anticipation... and drove straight into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], who stomped him unconscious. Serpent O.R., who had recruited Predaking alongside various other Decepticons, complimented the little Autobot's courage and resilience, noting that he could probably survive with the proper medical attention. Then he crushed Bumblebee to death with his tentacles. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Following the defeat of Serpent O.R., a funeral was held for Bumblebee and a statue was built in his honor. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

Bumblebee's death had a large impact on Optimus Prime, who blamed himself for his friend's death. Unwilling to send anyone else to their death, he went on a dangerous mission on Earth all by himself. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2|Black Horizon, Part 1}}

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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
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After laying dormant among the [[Fera Islands]] for three million years, Bumblebee and his friends were reactivated in [[1939]] when [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] attacked [[Cobra]]'s headquarters in the archipelago. He was reformatted into a [[World War II]]-era motorcycle, complete with sidecar, and thought Optimus Prime was a bit pessimistic when he worried that [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] might no longer exist. {{storylink|Transformed}} The Autobots subsequently joined G.I. Joe on their mission to eliminate Cobra and their Decepticon allies. Bumblebee overheard [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] and [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] discussing that [[Snake-Eyes]] had vanished, and tried to reassure [[Scarlett]] that the missing Joe would show up eventually. Before long, the group came under attack from Cobra paratroopers, but the bullets merely bounced off Bumblebee, who happily suggested that the Autobots should try out their new bodies in action. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}}

Upon entering combat, the Autobots were faced with [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], who was easily taking out the larger tank Autobots with his earthquakes. While Bumblebee was busy explaining who Rumble was, Scarlett commandeered him (noting how "sweet" it was that he had never been driven before) and drove into action, jumping above the Decepticon and destroying him with a grenade. Bumblebee felt that he and Scarlett made a nice team, and sheepishly told her that she could drive him anytime. How cheeky! {{storylink|Wolves}} When they reached Cobra's fortress, the [[Terrordrome]], the Autobots were attacked by a raging [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], whom Bumblebee noted that he had never seen before. In the end, the [[Matrix of Leadership]] had to be destroyed in order to stop Bruticus, which killed Bumblebee and all the other Transformers in the process. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Bumblebee participated in a savage battle against the Decepticons. He watched on in horror as [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]] rampaged across the battlefield, killing Autobots and Decepticons alike. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

Bumblebee later rode in Optimus Prime's trailer as the Autobots attempted to outrun The Beast. Thankfully, Jetfire showed up just in time to rescue Prime's passengers, save Skids, who was crushed moments before Jetfire's arrival. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===''Universe'' comic===
{{voiceactor|[[Dan Gilvezan]] (English)}}
During the [[Universe War]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] built a device to counteract [[Unicron]]'s attempts to abduct Transformers from across the multiverse. Two such attempts were only partially successful, sending the would-be abductees to a barren, icy planetoid and necessitating the deployment of a rescue team. As a side effect, the device also sucked in the Autobot stellar freighter ''[[OTFCC (ship)|OTFCC]]'', carrying Bumblebee, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] from the past. The past Autobots worked together with the present-day rescue team and the victims to fight off Unicron's Decepticons, and the past Autobots were returned to their own time. {{storylink|Voice Actor Drama}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
In a reality where the Dinobots consisted of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], and [[Paddles (G1)|Paddles]], Bumblebee gained the latter's friendship and trust. {{storylink|Paddles (story)|Paddles}}

Bumblebee, Spike, and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] happened upon a badly damaged [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] while out racing. Bumblebee convinced the others to bring Starscream back to the Ark for repairs, under the rationale that while Starscream wouldn't have done the same for them, they weren't Decepticons. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

Bumblebee dropped Spike off at school and waited around in the carpark, where he was stolen by two car thieves, [[Jack (thief)|Jack]] and [[Rick (thief)|Rick]]. The Autobot let them have some fun for a while before taking control and giving them the ride of their lives. After letting them out, Bumblebee went back to pick up Spike, who wondered why the seat was wet. {{storylink|Joyride (story)|Joyride}}

===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===Descent into Evil===
[[File:Timelines-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|You know you want me, baby.]]
Having been on the trail of the Decepticon agent [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] for a long, long time, now-[[espionage director]] Bumblebee made his move, interrupting a supposedly-secure secret communication between Flamewar and the [[Tripredacus Council]]. He revealed that his agent, [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]] had installed a degenerating virus into [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s [[Virulent Clone|clone army]]. Oh, and that since the Autobots now ''knew'' Flamewar's whereabouts and who she was working for, the Tripredacus Council would certainly consider her a liability. Which they did. So they blew [[Flamewar's ship|her ship]] up. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}

That's cold, Bee. Real cold.

{{note|Bumblebee appears in his unreleased [[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]] body.}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{note|For information pertaining to Goldbug, a separate individual in the IDW continuity, see [[Goldbug (IDW)]].}}
{{main|Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
[[File:BeforeTheDawn-BumblebeeKRONCH.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Having been part of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]]'s team during the latter days of the Decepticon uprising and [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]'s reign, millions of years later, Bumblebee was a member of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s tactical response unit, stationed on Earth, and aided [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] in tracking down the original Decepticon [[infiltration protocol|infiltration bunker]], while noting that the doctor's human friends were ultimately "acceptable losses" if it came to it.

After the Decepticon [[Surge (event)|Surge]] and their subsequent retreat from Earth, Optimus Prime gave himself up to [[Skywatch]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] took a splinter group with the aim of getting off the planet by any means necessary, Bumblebee was elected leader by the remaining Autobots. What followed was a leadership in a constant state of crisis, as few respected his authority, with many continuing to defer to the returned Optimus Prime. After the Chaos War, Bumblebee found himself in nominal charge of the reborn Cybertron as Optimus Prime once again departed, this time in the face of a hostile [[NAIL|civilian population]], and the renamed "Rodimus" again took a splinter group of Autobots elsewhere, this time on a quixotic quest for the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. Played by all, an uprising led by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] proved the final straw for the civilian "NAILs" with both factions, and with [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] renouncing his faction and grasping the opportunity, both Bumblebee's Autobots and the Decepticons were exiled to the Cybertronian wilderness.

Shortly afterward, in the "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" crisis, Bumblebee was killed by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]. Oddly enough, the Transformer most bothered by this was Megatron. However Bumblebee ''did'' survive, in a sense, his consciousness ending up in [[Infraspace]], where he would bug Starscream as a ghost, before eventually restored after briefly joining with [[Pyra Magna]]. In the aftermath of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s apocalyptic attack, Prowl turned Megatron over to the [[Galactic Council]] for a trial, the act allowing the Cybertronians a chance to finally join the organization, Bumblebee acting as their representative, accompanied by the ghost of Starscream.
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Beeawakens-HOS1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|The upstairs neighbors are at it again...]]
In an alternate universe, the Transformers landed on Earth before the Ice Age, taking on the forms of dinosaurs and giant insects; Bumblebee took on the form of a ''{{w|Gastonia (dinosaur)|Gastonia}}''-like dinosaur. When the climate became too cold for [[Ice Age Wars|the war]] to continue, Bumblebee and the other Autobots entered into [[stasis lock]] to prevent further damage. Thousands of years later, Bumblebee awoke to the age of humans from the noise of John Henry's hammering. Bumblebee was impressed by the humans' industriousness, and disguised himself as a small steam locomotive with no control cab, and a built in steam-hammer for driving spikes. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} Initially, 'Bee directly competed with steel-driving legend [[John Henry]]. After Bumblebee revealed himself in robot form to Henry, Henry set aside his mistrust of automation after realizing that Bumblebee was a living being (not just a machine) who wanted to put in a fair day's work. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}}

[[File:BeeandJohnHenry-HOS2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left]]
Bumblebee woke several of his fellow Autobots, who soon discovered that the Decepticons were also active in this era. After taking on locomotive alt modes themselves, {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}} Bumblebee, the Autobots, and their new human friends worked together to prevent the Decepticons' mighty [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] from reaching [[New York City]]. With the Decepticons defeated, Bumblebee and the Autobots returned to their slumber. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

Years later when the Autobots learned of the rise of an [[Elder God]], they realized they needed the power of Optimus Prime, but didn't have enough energy to awaken him from stasis lock. Disguising himself in a new streetcar mode, Bumblebee made contact with [[Tobias Muldoon]], an inventor he had befriended during his earlier adventure, and requested his help in gathering electricity. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}

The Autobots continued to stand guard over humanity until the modern day, when Ratchet was captured by the human organization [[Skylogic Systems]], prompting Bumblebee and Optimus Prime to investigate. Their search led them to the [[Lone Gunmen]], three humans who revealed that they were out to stop Skylogic from producing a virus made partially from Ratchet's DNA. Joining forces, the Autobots and Gunmen captured and interrogated Skylogic scientist [[David Simmons]], learning the location of where Ratchet was being held. Being the smaller of the Autobots, Bumblebee took the form of a military vehicle (to his chagrin) and infiltrated the facility with the Gunmen, hitting it off particularly well with his "ninja buddy" [[Richard Langly]]. While freeing Ratchet he was paralyzed by a Skylogic weapon, and though he urged the others to run, Langly turned back and destroyed the weapon, allowing him to escape. The Autobots then said goodbye to their new allies and took off elsewhere in an attempt to lure away Skylogic pursuers. {{storylink|The X-Files: Conspiracy: The Transformers}}

{{note|Events identical to those of ''Hearts of Steel'' and ''Infestation 2'' occurred in the [[2005 IDW continuity]]; however, they happened to [[Maximal]] explorers brainwashed by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] into believing they were the Autobots and Decepticons of the Great War. Bumblebee's identity was taken by the Maximal named [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]].}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
On a shopping trip, Bumblebee became frustrated over the fact that he was never able to find the toys he wanted on store shelves.

Later, a vending machine caught his eye, and he wound up spending all his money on "her." Bumblebee asked Ultra Magnus to borrow him some money, only for Magnus to claim the vending machine was just using him. Bumblebee denied this, claiming that what they had was true love.

Later still, some jerk in a [[Spider-Man]] outfit led a legion of [[Clone trooper]]s to smash Bumblebee and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s [[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]] [[Transformers: Crossovers]] toys. Bumblebee's pleas for him to stop were left unheeded. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''TransTech''===
{{voiceactor|[[Dan Gilvezan]] (English)}}
A Bumblebee with a Cybertronian alternate-mode was among the many off-worlders being processed when [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]], [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], and [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]] arrived in Axiom Nexus. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 1}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Bee in the City 2: Electric Bugaloo}}}}

[[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]] reported that a Bumblebee on the last stellar cycle's Starlogged was a [[Pretender]]. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Visualize Shot 1}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 4}} {{storylink|Visualize Shot 6}}}}

===Titan Magazines===
After a hard day of fighting the most despiscable enemies the universe has to offer,
[[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Transformers (2007)|Slumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Transformers (2007)|Softimus Prime]]
like nothing more than to hit the couch and hug their favorite humans. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Slumber Party}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei bumblebee pack in.jpg|left|thumb]]

When [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Megatron]] and the Decepticons attacked Earth in the 21st century, Bumblebee and the Autobots were there to stop them. During a battle in Tokyo, Bumblebee got the drop on [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Starscream]], dousing him with a fire engine's hose and leaving him open for a thrashing from [[Grimlock (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 1}}

Later, Bumblebee helped shield human bystanders from injury when [[Astrotrain (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Astrotrain]] went on a rampage, {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} and cheered when they were joined in their fight by [[Hot Rod (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Rodimus]]. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}}

Bumblebee was last seen helping to once more protect humans when the Decepticons attacked a power plant with their newest member, the reluctant [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comics|Skyfire]]. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 4}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bun Bun manga===
[[File:Henkei chpt 01 first meeting.jpg|thumb|During Autobot gymnastics tryouts for the 2012 Olympics: DISQUALIFIED.]]

Bumblebee was part of a small Autobot team led by Optimus Prime who left Cybertron to pursue the [[Energon cube#Henkei! Henkei! Comic Bun Bun pack-in manga|Energon Cube]] through space. When the giant energy source crashed on Earth, in the Japanese town of [[Hoshinochō]], it shattered into fragments that were scattered far and wide. Bumblebee and the other Autobots set up a subterranean base below the Cube's impact crater, and began their search for the shards, taking the forms of local vehicles to hide their activities. Despite their attempts at remaining unseen, glimpses of the Autobots only magnified the reputation the crash of the Cube (believed by humans to be a meteor) had given Hoshinochō: that of a hotbed of rumored alien and UFO activity, Japan's answer to [[United States of America|America]]'s [[Roswell]].

[[File:Henkei bumblebee and wataru.jpg|left|thumb|20 years later, Wataru still has this hanging on his wall.]]

Eleven years later, the driverless [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] Bumblebee was spotted by a schoolchild in the vicinity of the [[Star Dome]], a building since constructed over the Cube crater. Hearing the story from this witness, fame-seeking schoolboy [[Wataru Hoshinoumi]] ditched school to investigate the Star Dome, only for coincidence to lead him to step right in front of the speeding Bumblebee! Bumblebee was forced to transform and vault over the boy to prevent injuring him, but was able to make his escape before Wataru got a good look at him. Bumblebee hastily continued on his way to the Star Dome, and arrived to find it under attack by [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Starscream]] and [[Ramjet (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ramjet]]. Wataru, too, had made it to the Dome, and Bumblebee saved him from Starscream before realizing with surprise that he was the same boy from earlier. {{storylink|Enter! The Transformers}} The other Autobots soon arrived to join the fight, and Bumblebee tried to protect Wataru from injury by scooping him up and tossing him to the relative safety of the stands. For his trouble, the small Autobot was pinned by Starscream, but Wataru returned the favor by blinding the Decepticon with a fire extinguisher. The battle was then joined by the Decepticon leader [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Megatron]], who attempted to make an example of Bumblebee and Wataru by blasting them with his fusion cannon, but at the last second, Optimus Prime was apparently able to deflect Megatron's shot with one of his own. Megatron covered the Decepticons' subsequent retreat by collapsing a part of the Star Dome, but Bumblebee protected Wataru from the rubble by shielding him with his own body. The pair then properly introduced themselves to one another, and Wataru was invited into the Autobots' base for an explanation. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Appears!}}

[[File:Henkei bumblebee medical treatment.jpg|thumb|Who knew alien-robots could be {{w|Trypanophobia|trypanophobic}}?]]

Bumblebee and Prime showed Wataru through their base on their way to the medical bay, where Bumblebee was to be treated for repairs. Bumblebee did not relish Optimus's medical ministrations, and the two Autobots were so busy trying to get through the process that they did not notice Wataru touching the large shard of the Energon Cube that they had recovered in their time on Earth. A bizarre energy discharge resulted that not only showed the Autobots images of [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|another time and place]], but also healed all of Bumblebee's wounds. Prime pulled Wataru away from the shard and things returned to normal, leaving Bumblebee and the boy to marvel over what had occurred, and Prime to ponder what it might mean. Bumblebee then took Wataru back to school, but when he nearly blabbed everything that had happened to him to the assembled teachers, students and police, Bumblebee was forced to bump into him from behind shut him up. Unfortunately for 'Bee, he then had to beat a hast retreat as the police came chasing after him for his "hit and run" offense! {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}

Bumblebee was next called into action when Starscream attacked a hydro-electric power plant with the help of his brainwashed comrade, [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Skyfire]]. {{storylink|The Enemy from the Arctic}} Once again, Bumblebee tried to save Wataru from the Decepticons and was blasted as a result. This time, however, the pair were both saved by Skyfire, who was struggling against the mind-controlling influence of the helmet Starscream had placed on his head. All the combatants were shocked when a surge of familiar surge of energy erupted from Wataru's body; again, Bumblebee's wounds were healed, and Skyfire was empowered to overcome the helmet. Skyfire helped fend the Decepticons off and joined the Autobots, returning with them to their base where Prime explained to Bumblebee what he had come to understand about Wataru: he was a being known as a "[[Booster]]", born with the ability to control the energies of the Energon Cube. Both Bumblebee and Wataru were very excited at the idea that Wataru would now be able to help the Autobots in their fight. {{storylink|Wataru's Power}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Optimus Prime's Secret}} {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} {{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}} {{storylink|The Threat of Galvatron}} {{storylink|Revenge (Henkei)|Revenge}} {{storylink|A Nightmare, Once Again}} {{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}}}
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===''Universe'' cartoon===
[[File:FfE Bumblebee.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Is he Schwarzebee... or Bumblenegger?]]
Bumblebee was one of the many oppressed Cybertronians who sought freedom when their planet's halls of power grew dark with corruption, greed and malice. He was one of the first Autobots to travel to Earth, and took on an alternate form to disguise himself amongst its populace. {{storylink|Action Blast 1}}

Bumblebee and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] were out for a drive when they discovered [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] mining fuel near an abandoned [[Rock-It Fuel|gas station]]. Bumblebee wanted to rush in but Optimus Prime suggested they create a diversion. They caused an explosion which distracted Cyclonus. Bumblebee attacked and kept him busy while Optimus Prime snuck up and hit him over the head with his [[energon-axe]]. Megatron chose to blow up the mining operation and retreat with Cyclonus. Optimus Prime and Bumblebee drove off leaving the flaming wreckage of the mining operation behind. {{storylink|Fight for Energon}}
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===Robot Heroes===
Bumblebee was one of Optimus Prime's many Autobot friends who joined him on a journey to Earth. After hiding their ship, the Autobots helped defend the planet from the Decepticons; Bumblebee took on Blitzwing. The evil robots were defeated, but the Autobots knew they would come back one day, and swore to continue their vigil over the Earth. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}
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===''United''===
Millions of years ago, Megatron thought Optimus Prime to be forever vanquished. He was proven wrong when the Autobot leader rushed into battle alongside Bumblebee and his other compatriots against him in a surprise attack. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}

Bumblebee was amongst the victims of a deadly nano-virus. Thankfully, a team of Autobots were successfully in retrieving a cure for the disease from the planet [[Nebulos|Nebulon]]. Fully recovered, Bumblebee attended the ceremony that commended the Autobots responsible for saving his life. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}

===''Unit:E'' comic===
Upon approaching the planet [[Earth]], the artificial intelligence [[Synergy]] presented footage of the Autobots to her crew-mate, the young [[Microman|Acroyear]], so that he could learn about his potential allies and enemies on the alien world. Bumblebee could be seen being ordered forward by Optimus Prime on one of Synergy's view-screens. {{storylink|Unit:E (issue)|Unit:E}}

===''BeCool'' shorts===
{{voiceactor|[[Yuka Hoshi]] (Japanese)}}
'''Yellow Sports Car''' (黄色のスポーツカー ''Kiiro no Supōtsu Kā'') was a confident racer who liked adventure. {{storylink|The Self-Introduction Chapter}} Among others, he was caught in a traffic jam, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Trailer]] made them all transform into robot modes so that they could walk past the jam. {{storylink|The Story of the Surprising and Big Traffic Jam!}} Yellow Sports Car was again stuck with others because of a hole in the road. When Trailer used his body to fill the hole, Yellow Sports Car became starry-eyed, and wanted to try out being nice. However, Trailer sped off, leaving Yellow Sports Car in the hole. {{storylink|The Story of Mister Trailer's Big Success!}}

While exploring a forest, Yellow Sports Car became lost. He found [[Powerglide (G1)|Red Jet]], who was also lost, and the two agreed to find a means to escape the forest together. {{storylink|The Story of the Lost Plane!}} Yellow Sports Car was later part of the ''Quiz! BeCool'' show, where he was on a team with [[Jazz (G1)|Green Sports Car]]. Despite answering the first question correctly, their team ended up losing. {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}} Interacting with [[you]], Yellow Sports Car explained his ''BeCool'' marks, which he thought were cool. He soon spotted Trailer sleeping, with the appropriate "Zzz..." mark showing. {{storylink|The Story of What Do I Know About the BeCool Mark?}}

Yellow Sports Car was driving through the city when he inadvertently slipped on a [[banana]] peel left by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Garbage Truck]]. Spinning out of control, he passed a red light, leading [[Prowl (G1)|Patrol Car]] and [[Barricade (Movie)|American Patrol Car]] to admonish him for not following traffic laws. {{storylink|The Story of Protecting the Signal!}} Yellow Sports Car later played part in a movie being directed by [[Megatron (G1)|Tank Lorry]]. However, his cries for "help" atop a fake burning building were misinterpreted by the local fire brigade and he was "rescued". {{storylink|The Story of the Fire Brigade Dispatch!}}

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

===''Construct-Bots'' cartoon===
Bumblebee told [[you]] about Construct-bots, and took showed off his jet mode. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] tried to shoot him down, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] came to his rescue! {{storylink|Toys & App TV Commercial}}

Optimus and Bumblebee snuck into the [[Decepticon]]s' base, and found their enemies upgrading themselves with [[Autobot]] parts. The pair took offense to this, and Bumblebee set about sabotaging the process. Thanks to his mucking about with the Decepticons' computer, Megatron wound up getting a gumball machine strapped to his chest. Enraged, he tossed the candy dispenser to the ground, and wound up tripping on the gumballs that spilled all over the floor. Megatron wound up tripping on the gumballs and had his parts come off his chassis when he fell to the ground. Optimus and Bumblebee congratulated each other on a prank well done! {{storylink|Intro!}}

Bumblebee was out and about with [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] when they came upon [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] preening in front of a full-length mirror. The narcissistic Decepticon was then attacked by [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], who scattered his pieces. As Starscream put himself back together, Bumblebee swapped out his wings for some wheels. When Starscream tried to take off, he predictably enough fell to a nasty drop. Bumblebee then attached the wings to himself and took off skywards. {{storylink|Take Flight!}}

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

Optimus later helped Bumblebee put his parts back on his bare chassis. During the dress-up, Bumblebee managed to accidentally swallow his Autobot badge. Choking, he coughed up a bird and a bike horn before the badge came back out. With his airway now clear, he sang a little bit. When he noted that Optimus didn't think much of the tune, he asked if the other Autobot wanted "piece of him". {{storylink|Bumblebee Speaks!}}

On another occasion, Optimus got a little carried away with strapping new parts onto Bumblebee. Bumblebee tried to protest Optimus attaching a rocket to his shoulder, but the booster activated and sent Bumblebee wheeling through the air. Bumblebee eventually came crashing back down, and gave a "thumbs up" to show he was okay. {{storylink|Strength!}}

===''Cloud''===
Bumblebee was one of the Autobots of Metropolis, who maintained order throughout the multiverse from [[Cloud World]]. He was dispatched by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to deal with an energy surge at the [[Duel on the Asteroid|33-HM Spacetime]]. {{storylink|Uprising (Cloud)|Uprising}} Back in [[Metropolis]], Bumblebee learned that the Decepticons had managed to abduct [[SARA]], the super-robotic being that allowed not only for the Autobots' ability to travel to other dimensions, but ensured their continued prosperity. Though normally brave at heart, Bumblebee began to panic at the news and turned to Optimus, questioning how their civilization could continue to function without SARA. Optimus calmed his troops down, and assured them that it was possible to retrieve SARA from the [[Underground (Cloud)|Underground]]... even if he had to journey into the Decepticon territory on his own. Though the Autobots had been skittish about travelling to the Underground at first, they found their courage when Optimus suggested this course of action. All of them volunteered to join Optimus on the rescue operation. Once the group was ready, Optimus gave the order... ROLL OUT! {{storylink|Resolve}}

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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Golden Boys Starscream and Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.7]]
Starscream pursued Bumblebee through space, determined to use him to lure [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] out of hiding. During the chase, Bumblebee's [[Autobot Resistance Karrier|A.R.K.]] took severe damage, forcing him to set it down on planet [[Earth]]. He landed near a [[Cobra]] base under assault by the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]s. Entering the site, Bumblebee hid among a collection of cars by adopting a similar form. When [[Snake-Eyes|Snake Eyes]] came about and engaged Starscream in combat, Bumblebee broke cover to help the ninja escape. Starscream then managed to grab a hold of Bumblebee and pulled him up into the air. The following battle between the Joes and Cobra resulted in a huge explosion of [[G.I.Rocket|Creeper]] vines, which tore into Bumblebee's body. Starscream grabbed hold of Bumblebee's head, leaving the Autobot's body in the Joes' possession.

Starscream then brought Bumblebee's head to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as a gift. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}} Megatron attached it to a chain and wore it around his neck as a trophy. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} Back on Earth, Bumblebee's body was rebuilt into a transforming "Bumblecycle", which [[General Flagg]] used to defend the [[USS Flagg|U.S.S. ''Flagg'']] from a "Decepticobra" attack. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} After being allowed use of the Bumblecycle in his arcane experiments, [[Doctor Venom]] turned it into a robot suit through which he was able to [[binary bonding|binary-bond]] with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s body. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}}

Optimus Prime was furious to hear of Bumblebee's death, and traveled to Earth to confront G.I. Joe and retrieve his friend's remains. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} Doctor Venom attacked him with his Bumblebee/Soundwave patchwork robot, but Prime tore its head off and returned with the Bumblebee suit to Cybertron. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} Meanwhile, Bumblebee's head was placed within [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], where [[Doctor B]] claimed it was a robotics project based on a cartoon as part of the city's [[Springfield (G.I. Joe)|Springfield]] facade. After [[Scarlett]] was able to take control of Scorponok, she returned Bumblebee's head to Optimus Prime who finally reunited it with its body. {{storylink|Headmasters (issue)|Headmasters}} Bumblebee became whole once more, and gained the ability to fly! But celebrations were to be short-lived; Optimus met Megatron in a duel, which ended with the Decepticons dog-pilling both Optimus and Bumblebee. Though Bumblebee managed to break free of the Decepticon holding him down, he was too late to save Optimus from getting a hole blown through his chest. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}

When the Jotobot alliance prepared to march on Trypticon, Bumblebee took part in rousing Metroplex's fighting spirit. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} The following battle saw [[Primus]] wrap Earth's star in a dyson sphere as he feasted on its energy, before [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] heralded the return of Optimus Prime. After some weird and trippy events, a game of "hot potato" began for the [[Matrix of Leadership]], Bumblebee claiming it from some Cobra mooks before delivering it back to Optimus. Unfortunately, not even the words of the Prime could tame Primus' hunger, the deity having to be stopped by [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]], the robot mode of Earth. As peace settled among both humans and Cybertronians, Bumblebee joined the crew of the [[Ark II|''Ark 2'']], confirming their heading towards [[Quadrant X]] on their hunt for the [[Quintesson|Makers]]. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===''Transformers × Evangelion''===
Bumblebee was among the Autobots who traveled to Earth to investigate strange energy readings and found a [[Tokyo-3]] under attack by [[Angel]]s. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 1}} They bore witness to the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] possessing one of the Angels, becoming "Angel"-scream. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 2}} During the battle with the monster, Bumblebee used his size to his advantage and drove circles around "Angel"-scream, who stumbled in his attempts to catch the little Autobot. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 4}}

===''Angry Birds'' comic===
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When Decepticons attacked the Autobot shuttle carrying the [[AllSpark]], Bumblebee was charged by Optimus Prime with taking the relic and running away. He was chased down and cornered by Starscream, but the Decepticon's attack missed and shattered a window, causing the AllSpark to be sucked into space and a [[Transwarp|quantum tunnel]]. Bumblebee wasn't discouraged, though, promising they'd keep looking for it as he captured Starscream. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}} Turns out they didn't have to, as the AllSpark later came crashing back through another window while the Autobots were discussing where to look next. {{storylink|Hard Boiled}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
On Earth in the 1980s, Bumblebee led a team of Minibots against the Decepticons when they attacked the [[British Museum]] shielding [[Noah Acton|Noah]] and [[Leah Acton]] from falling debris. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

[[Eject (G1)|Eject]] lamented that all the great and famous Cybertronians, including Bumblebee, were long gone by the time that Cybertron was controlled by the [[Builder Assembly]]. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
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In one universe, Bumblebee fought alongside his fellow Autobots against Megatron's Decepticons until the Cybertronian civil war led to the creation of the monstrous combiner, [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Thunder Mayhem turned on his masters, ultimately leading to him rampaging across Cybertron. Bumblebee presumably perished during the reckoning of his homeworld. {{storylink|History}}

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===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===
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Along with Arcee and Optimus Prime, Bumblebee was fighting the Decepticons on Earth before seismic activity forced everyone away. As the Autobots rolled out, Optimus was teleported away by [[Baron Karza]]. {{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 1|Aw Yeah Revolution! #1}} Optimus returned soon enough, rallying a force of Autobots that counted Bumblebee among them. {{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 3|Aw Yeah Revolution! #3}}
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===When Worlds Collide===
When trying to retrieve the stolen [[Matrix of Leadership]], Bumblebee and the Autobots joined forces with a variety of humans and other beings in their fight against Megatron and Cobra Commander's forces. Though the combined forces of good were ready for their ultimate battle, the showdown was delayed when the two kids imagining the scenario were called away to dinner. {{storylink|When Worlds Collide}}

===''Bumblebee'' graphic novels===
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Bumblebee joined Optimus Prime as he and his Autobot team battled [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] for control of a recently landed [[cybertonium]] meteorite. As the other Autobots swung into action, however, Bumblebee found himself unable to meaningfully contribute to the skirmish between the Autobots and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, and as [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] reported that that the volatile cocktail of exotic materials in the meteorite made it liable to erupt in a devastating explosion, Prime sent Bumblebee to rescue some human scientists who had come under attack from [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]—the Autobot leader counted on Bumblebee's ability to make new friends to help the humans out of the situation safely.

Even though Bumblebee quickly got the humans to safety, their comments about his nonthreatening appearance got under his skin and led him to drop off the humans at a safe distance before racing back to the crash site. As the meteor went critical, Starscream prepared to abscond with a fragment of the cybertonium... until Bumblebee vaulted himself off a nearby ramp to tackle the flying Decepticon head-on. As the pair struggled in mid-air, the fragment exploded; although Starscream and the Constructicons retreated empty-handed, the stunt left Bumblebee badly injured. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold|Go for the Gold}}

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After [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] helped to rebuild the little Autobot, Optimus put Bumblebee on standby until he had completed his road tests. While mulling over his perceived uselessness while driving through [[Yosemite National Park]], Bumblebee intervened in a dangerous street race and wound up rescuing the human [[Mateo Cruz]] after his aggressive competitor ran him off the road. Bumblebee towed Mateo's Jeep back to his country home and the pair became friends along the way, with the human explaining the nature of his prosthetic limbs to the Autobot. Mateo offered to repair Bumblebee, and the next morning the two headed into town to confront the owner of the mystery Jeep racer and began their search at the garage where [[Nicole]] worked. In spite of Mateo's romantic awkwardness around the flirty mechanic, 'Bee tried to get his friend to confess his feelings and invite her to the school dance that night, but to no avail.

Nicole's information then sent the pair then headed to [[Herman's Military Surplus and Museum|a run-down airfield]] on the outskirts of town; when Mateo went poking inside the building, however, he stumbled upon a scheme to steal the top-secret [[B-2 stealth bomber]] that [[Angela Cruz|Mateo's mother]] had been working on—a plan headed by the mystery street racer... the Decepticon [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]! The pair chased Swindle as he made a break for it, but were unable to stop him from swerving behind a passing train and making good his escape. With no way to capture Swindle, and Mateo's prosthetic leg destroyed in the chase, Bumblebee persuaded his friend to spend his night at the school dance, using the upgraded mechanical limb he and his mother had built. After a quick pep-talk from Bumblebee, the Autobot revealed that he had wired Mateo's legs with a two-way signal, allowing him to remotely control Mateo's limbs from afar—and using that connection to help Mateo wow Nicole on the dance floor. This elation was short lived, however; when 'Bee spied a helicopter buzzing overhead, he quickly realized it to be the Combaticon [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], who jammed his communications and moved in for the kill.

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With an angry Vortex on his tail, Bumblebee headed to the local [[Sierra Station|military base]] to get whatever reinforcements he could find while Mateo and Nicole pursued Bumblebee in her own car. Mateo's mother,having escaped from Combaticon custody by commandeering an abandoned plane, confirmed that the local military was woefully underprepared to take on the Decepticons... especially after they combined into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Though he briefly lost his composure in the face of the rampaging combiner, Mateo pulled up just in time to spur him into action by using Bumblebee's own advice: by showing them who he ''really'' was, and relying on ''his'' strengths, he could win by doing what he did best—and for Bumblebee, that strength was the power of teamwork. While Bumblebee distracted Bruticus long enough for the human soldiers to hammer Bruticus with artillery fire until he split up, he and his three new friends headed to a nearby hangar, where Angela and Mateo piloted the stealth bomber right over the disoriented Combaticons, with Bumblebee delivering the final coup de grâce by paralyzing them with an EMP bomb.

The next morning, Optimus and the other Autobots arrive to take the Combaticons into custody, while Optimus apologized to Bumblebee for underestimating him in the field. Before Bumblebee returned home, however, he had time for one more race with his new friends, and promptly drove off into the sunrise. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare|Win If You Dare}}

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===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
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Four million years ago, Bumblebee was among the Autobots who left Cybertron aboard the ''Ark'' to clear a path through an [[asteroid belt]]. Though they succeeded in this task, Megatron's Decepticons attacked, boarded the ''Ark'', and sent the ship crashing towards Earth. In the year [[1984]], a volcanic eruption reawoke the ship's complement and a secret war began for the Earth's energon supply. During the conflict, Bumblebee developed a reputation for getting along well with humans, but when humanity found itself embroiled in the vicious [[Eugenics Wars]] and the later [[World War III]], the Autobots felt that they could no longer trust humans and fled the planet aboard [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] sometime around [[2026]]. After decades in space, the Autobots picked up an energon signal on the planet [[Cygnus Seven]] only to be attacked by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], whose attack once again sent the Autobot ship hurtling down towards a primitive planet and locking all aboard in emergency stasis. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}}

In the 23rd century, the [[Federation]] established a mining outpost on Cygnus Seven, and while excavating a mineshaft a team of Federation miners stumbled onto the buried ship and accidentally tripped Maximus's autonomous repair systems. As it had on Earth, these emergency protocols reactivated the Decepticons first, then Optimus Prime, who promptly rushed out to defend the mine while the rest of the Autobots came online. The group promptly came face to face with [[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]]'s away team from the from the [[USS Enterprise|USS ''Enterprise'']], with Jazz demanding to know what they'd done with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}}

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Believing that the humans had killed Optimus Prime, the two factions briefly clashed; Bumblebee subdued [[M'Ress]] before Captain [[James T. Kirk]] convinced the Autobots of their good intentions. Once cooler heads began to prevail, Jazz had Bumblebee recount how the Autobots had wound up on Cygnus Seven before a Decepticon attack collapsed the mineshaft, sealing the group underground. Undaunted, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] said that they'd have to reactivate Fortress Maximus. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} After the doctor had set up a [[Binary bonding|binary bond]] between the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] and the human captain, the former extracted the blueprints of the USS ''Enterprise'' to reformat and heal himself, leading the Autobots out onto the surface, only for the ground force to be caught in Trypticon's [[fire-breath]]. When Maximus transformed to robot mode, Bumblebee noted that, unlike M'Ress, he did such things every day. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}}

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As the two Titans duelled, Bumblebee stood up for Kirk's ability to reign in Maximus's desire for revenge before he and Jazz engaged Megatron as he turned on his [[Klingon]] allies. Soon enough however, Starscream doublecrossed Megatron, prompting the tyrant to withdraw his forces so that he could pursue his traitorous second. As the Autobot/[[Starfleet]] alliance prepared to pursue, they first travelled to the original, and disabled, ''Enterprise'' where Bumblebee, along with his fellow Autobots, was beamed aboard the human ship so that Cybertronian knowledge could accelerate its repairs. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}}

The two ships set out for [[Kronos]], capital of the [[Klingon Empire]], constructing [[Crewbot]]s so that the organics could fight on a Cybertronian footing. Though the Autobots and Starfleet, joined by the Klingons, held the numerical advantage, Soundwave incapacitated everyone with his audio disruptor waves. Fortunately, the Klingons were deaf to the frequency that the communication chief used allowing them to summon a [[Warbird (Star Trek)|warbird]] fleet that defeated the invaders. In the aftermath, the Autobots were allowed to go free. Though Kirk asked them if they would return to Earth, Optimus politely refused the offer, instead choosing to lead the Autobots elsewhere in the universe. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part One|''Transformers'' issue #1]]}}
[[File:TheWorldInYourEyesPartTwo-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Wow, Bumblebee, when I get older, can I run over Soundwave too?"]]

Bumblebee was forged during the reign of [[Nominus Prime]], and emerged from the [[Pyramid (Cybertron)|Pyramid]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] with great fanfare. Within the first few minutes of his life, he had already befriended [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], and been introduced to his mentor, [[Shutter]], who helped him get accustomed to life on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}} In time, Bumblebee would choose an alternate mode for himself and join [[Security Operations]] alongside Windblade, {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} where he worked as a recon scout. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} Bumblebee soon became a very popular bot, making friends far and wide, and his fame was such that the [[Probat (species)|inhabitants]] of the Cybertronian colony world [[Probat (planet)|Probat]] would come to worship him as their savior after he helped set up an energon refinery on their homeworld. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 1}} However, this period in his life would end disastrously; under as-yet unrevealed circumstances, Bumblebee would be expelled from Security Operations. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} Bumblebee would join Cybertron's search and rescue division; {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} ''how'' exactly this came about is not yet known, but Bumblebee would later note that he was in "debt" to Senator [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]]. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}}

With Cybertron's ability to forge new [[protoform]]s limited by the terms of the [[Nominus Edict]], Bumblebee was overjoyed when he learned that he had been selected to mentor one such new Transformer, introducing him to every facet of life on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} Bumblebee first met his new charge, a little 'bot named [[Rubble]], at the great [[Pyramid (Cybertron)|Pyramid]] in the city of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], where he participated in the ceremony that marked Rubble's proper introduction to the world. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}} Under Bumblebee's tutelage, Rubble learned more and more about life on Cybertron and the many potential careers available to him; however, this era of Cybertronian society was also a volatile one, with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] rallies inflaming an already fraught political situation. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} Bumblebee remained disinterested in politics, however, choosing not to affiliate with the Autobots, Ascenticons, or any of the minor political parties represented in the Cybertronian Senate. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}}

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One evening, on Rubble's forty-first cycle of existence, Bumblebee took his young ward to the badlands that lay beyond Iacon so as to introduce him to [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]], who worked at a nearby [[energon transmission station]]. After meeting a [[Voin]] scavenger and Windblade, the three made it to the station... only to learn that Brainstorm had been murdered, {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} in a way that seemingly incriminated the violent Ascenticon splinter group known as "[[The Rise]]." Wanting to shield Rubble from this unpleasant business, and uninterested in dealing with [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]'s [[Security Operations]] taskforce, Bumblebee instead shuttled Rubble to the next leg of their journey, the massive space elevator known as the [[Tether]], which connected Cybertron to the [[Winged Moon]]. Bumblebee introduced Rubble to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and left him for the day so that Rubble could experience life as part of Wheeljack's engineering corps... but not before warning him to keep quiet regarding Brainstorm's death. That evening, Bumblebee returned to pick up Rubble, and the pair watched as the Winged Moon began its nightly harvest while Bumblebee filled in his protégé on Cybertron's political situation. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}}

Later, Bumblebee tried teaching Rubble about [[alternate mode]]s, even using the passing shape of [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]] as an object lesson, though Rubble was more interested in the moon. Bumblebee promised that they would visit the Winged Moon one day; however, he was called away by the [[Senate]] before he could finish the lesson. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} Bumblebee spoke with Orion Pax, worried that a botched attack at Megatron's latest Ascenticon rally had been suspiciously incompetent, requested that Bumblebee join the recently founded [[Ascenticon Guard]] in order to keep an eye on Megatron's operations. Though initially hesitant, Bumblebeee's debt to Orion compelled him to agree; {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} over the coming days, Bumblebee attended a forging celebration with Rubble, and intervened in a scuffle between an Autobot and an Ascenticon sympathizer, before leaving Rubble again to attend Brainstorm's funeral. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}}

[[File:TheWorldInYourEyesPartFive-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Bumblebee would never trust dating sites again.]]

Some time afterwards, Bumblebee would finally contact the Ascenticons and request permission to join the Guard, leaving Rubble to walk home by himself after another shift on the Tether. While he expected to deal with his friend [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]], he instead found himself confronted by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who planted an [[electromagnetic damper]] to ensure that their conversation wold not be monitored. Revealing that he had once been expelled from Security Operations, Bumblebee confessed that he found the Ascenticons and their message of stability resonated with him... and that, more than anything, he wanted to ensure that Rubble would enjoy a safe future. Tragically, the electromagnetic damper meant that Bumblebee was unaware that Rubble was calling him for help—his young friend had encountered the unstable Ascenticon [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], and was swiftly beaten to death by the Ascenticon berserker. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}

Learning of Rubble's fate, but not his killer, Bumblebee fell into a deep, guilt-ridden depression, despite the best efforts of both Windblade and Orion. Finally galvanized to avenge Rubble by ensuring that nobody else would have to experience what he experienced, Bumblebee met with Elita-1 at [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Ascenticon Headquarters]] and announced his intentions to join the Guard. Despite the mockery of fellow recruits [[Flywheels|Skytread]] and [[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]], Bumblebee was able to best them both in physical combat before Elita separated them. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} Bumblebee's attitude impressed Elita, who wished that her fellow Guard members possessed his professionalism. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}} Another ex-security 'bot, [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], quickly joined the Guard, far more easily than 'Bee had, which caused the yellow Autobot to suspect something was amiss. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three}}

Shortly before [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s return to Cybertron, Bumblebee and Elita were assigned to guard Megatron himself as he made his way to the Senate, and stood guard outside. However, an anti-Ascenticon protest quickly became a mob, and the pair were pushed into using physical force to get them to disperse. In the aftermath, Bumblebee and Elita both wondered if their actions felt right. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} Bumblebee later spoke with Pax, who offered to let him leave the Guard in light of Rubble's demise, only for Bumblebee to double down on the mission. When the Ascenticons prepared for an attack that evening, Bumblebee followed the shifty looking Barricade, coming to blows with [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] and his cell of [[The Rise|Risers]] only to be electrocuted by Skytread. That night, Bumblebee was part of the group shot as Megatron rebranded the Ascenticons. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}}

[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePt1 BumblebeeBeatsSkytread.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|How Krillin wins most of his fights too.]]

After receiving the new insignia, Bumblebee went to confront Skytread, contemptuously decking the [[Duocon]], before Elita pulled him away for a scolding. Far from being intimidated, Bumblebee pointed out the suspicious nature of Barricade's abduction and later tried to hack into Soundwave's files to discover the truth. When Elita found out, she decided to humor him, finding that both Barricade and Quake's profiles had been deleted, the latter on the same cycle that Rubble had died, by Soundwave himself. The communications chief then arrived and told them both to come with him to the [[Cybertronian Mountains]]. Elita warned Bumblebee that they'd gotten extremely lucky this time. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}}

When the trio arrived, Soundwave waved [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] aside and went off to negotiate with the Risers holed up within the immersant [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. As Elita questioned Soundwave's choice of words, Bumblebee jumped in after the Senator overhearing some of the negotiation. When Soundwave made to leave, Bumblebee scampered back to the surface, noting to Elita that the [[electromagnetic suppressor]] had been left behind, before Soundwave arrived with a falsified account of events. Off to the side, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] questioned his spy, [[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]] on when Bumblebee had joined the Guard before the Titan's corpse exploded. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}}

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Shortly afterwards, Bumblebee made his way to Orion and Chromia and reported his findings to them. After the two confirmed his information, Orion revealed the mounting evidence that Quake had killed Rubble. Though initially angry at this deception, Bumblebee soon accepted Pax's reasoning for concealing this information. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}} In one of their discussions, Starscream revealed to Megatron some information of Bumblebee's expulsion from Security Operations and planted the seeds of doubt in the former gladiator's mind regarding the yellow 'bot, enough that he consulted Elita-1, who had nothing but good things to say about her friend. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}}

After the Tether fell, Megatron decided that both Elita and Bumblebee had served their purposes, arranging for [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Catgut]] to assassinate the ex-Security Operative. Delegated by Skytread, now the head of the Guard, to search for survivors in the wreckage, Bumblebee, suspecting a trap, called Chromia for backup. After finding a mangled corpse, Bumblebee was assaulted by Catgut but managed to quickly shake him off only to be pounced on by Treadshot. Though managing to hold both off, Bumblebee was left near death before Chromia arrived and scared the two off. After Chromia confirmed that the Guard had abandoned him, she relieved Bumblebee of his mission and praised him for a job well done. Despondently, Bumblebee disagreed noting that he hadn't changed anything and that Rubble was still dead. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}}

His cover now exposed, Bumblebee was put under witness protection by Security and hidden in a safe house. Guarded by [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]], he chafed at being inactive while those he held responsible for Rubble's murder still ran free. Windblade paid him a welcome visit, but they were interrupted by a massive hologram of Megatron that appeared over Iacon to decry the Autobots. Windblade departed after that, leaving Bumblebee to continuing stewing in his perceived helplessness. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}}

[[File:Prisoners BumblebeeQuake.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|He wants to get at Barricade as well... looks like Bee's been taking notes from [[Bumblebee (Movie)|his Movie self]].]]
After Quake was finally apprehended, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] made a spectacle of his capture, having the murderer paraded through the streets. Bumblebee watched the procession from his safe house with Stakeout, worryingly noting how many Ascenticon supporters were in the crowds, When a riot erupted and the bound Quake managed to make a break for it, Bumblebee immediately left the house, determined to prevent the killer's escape. He caught up with Quake in an alley, with the vicious Ascenticon having just fended off an attack by the Voin, who were also seeking retribution upon him. Freed of his bonds and gravely wounded, Quake slowly began to shift into his tank mode for a getaway. Fearing Quake would escape justice again, Bumblebee seized one of the Voin's fallen swords and leaped onto Quake's back while he was transforming. He stabbed Quake straight through the back of the neck, then wrenched the brute's entire [[spark]] chamber and head clean out of his body, killing him. Stakeout and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] caught up to the scene to find Bumblebee kneeling next to Quake's corpse and had no choice but to place him under arrest. Smokescreen tried to tell the Bumblebee that it was over, but the spy grimly noted that Barricade was still out there, unpunished. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}}

Imprisoned, Bumblebee was paid a visit by Starscream, who told him that things were going to drastically change on Cybertron ''very'' shortly and proposed an alliance. Starscream promised his protection when the spy's recent covert actions were brought to light, but Bumblebee remained silent and unmoved by the offer. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}}

{{spoiler|War World: Hunt|April 21}}

Bumblebee was then broken free from prison by Swindle and reluctantly joined his group, though Bumblebee only cared about revenge against Barricade. Bee was surprised about Swindle's bunker containing multiworld simulation couches, and with the ambassador [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] using it. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}
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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
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Bumblebee joined Optimus and the other Autobots as they battled the Decepticons near a [[space bridge]], until a bizarre space-time warp pulled them into the Japan of an alternate universe. On arriving, Prime and his men encountered the recently defeated [[Baron Ashura]]; the evil cyborg misled the heroes into supporting the nefarious [[Doctor Hell]] and his [[Iron Mask Army]] in their campaign against [[Kōji Kabuto]]'s [[Mazinger Z]]. Not realizing the nature of the deception, Prime and the other Autobots obligingly supported their new ally when Ashura and the [[Mechanical Beast]]s made a second run on the [[Photonic Power Laboratory]], but found themselves outmatched by the human-built super robots. Amidst the mayhem, Mazinger Z grabbed Bumblebee; Optimus's concern for the smallest Autobot prompted him to call off the attack so that they could free their comrade, and Optimus's concern for his soldier spurred a realization from Kōji: these new robots talked, unlike the Mechanical Beasts he fought. Realizing that they'd been on the wrong side all along, the Autobots teamed up with Mazinger Z and [[Boss Borot]], drove the villains off, then formally introduced themselves to each other.

As the Autobots got to know their new friends, Bumblebee, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] faced off against Kōji in a game of [[Mecha-soccer|soccer]] until a combined Mechanical Beast-Decepticon alliance launched another attack on the Photonic Power Laboratory. Bumblebee joined Grimlock and Boss Borot as they faced off against the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s; the arrival of the [[Jet Scrander]] turned the tide in favor of the Autobots until Starscream arrived, now sporting a gigantic Mazinger body! Autobots, Decepticons, Mazinger, and Mechanical Beasts alike teamed up to try and bring down the out-of-control "Mazinscream", but the dramatic battle ended with the photonic power fatally overloading his body, creating a rift that sucked the other Cybertronians back to their own dimension to continue their war. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
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Bumblebee was among the Autobots who fled Cybertron at the end of the Great War, being spared the destruction of Cybertron and the near-extinction of the Cybertronian race at the hands of [[Gozer]]. A thousand or so years later, Cliffjumper and Bumblebee's attention was seized by [[Ectotron|Ectronymous Diamatron]]'s eager shout. Running the two minibots were shocked to see that a Cybertronian signal had been picked up from the nearby Earth, Bumblebee dragging Ectronymous to inform Optimus Prime of these findings while reminding the scientist of the importance of addressing people by their proper titles that they'd worked so hard to attain. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}}

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===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
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Bumblebee was one of the few Autobots who survived the Decepticons' initial ransacking of the ''Ark'', though he had remained unknown to the human AI [[Skynet]]. By the year [[2029]], Bumblebee had fallen; his mutilated corpse littered a bridge in [[Los Angeles]] along with many other Cybertronian bodies. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}} {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}

In an attempt to negate this timeline, a lone [[T-800]] travelled back in time to when the ''Ark'' was reactivated in 1984. The unit's unwilling companion, a waitress named [[Sarah Connor]] managed to direct the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s repair beam on Bumblebee, his reactivation proving incentive enough for the Decepticons to fall back for the time being. As Bumblebee helped Prime up, the T-800 attacked again before Sarah called for calm. Though thoroughly unmoved by the robot's origin story, Bumblebee agreed to work with it after Optimus proposed an alliance. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

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After [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] had been healed, Bumblebee bonded with Sarah before being assigned to take her home. After a stopover at [[Stockton]] so Sarah could make a change of clothes, the two found the Decepticons attacking a [[Cyberdyne Systems]] facility. After calling for backup, Bumblebee was found by Skywarp. Though failing to have Skywarp crash into Megatron, Bumblebee was saved by the arrival of the other Autobots. Shielding Sarah from the blasts, he instructed her to flee and contact the ''Ark'' for reinforcements. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}

Though Arcee had managed to slay [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], the Autobots were still outnumbered and boxed in. A chance came when Starscream turned on the Decepticons and shot Soundwave in the back. Taking advantage of the distraction, Arcee downed the other two Seekers while Bumblebee and Velocity maneuvered the other two Insecticons into disabling each other. Sarah then called out to Bumblebee, informing him that the ''Ark'' hadn't answered, and requesting his help in assisting the now bisected T-800. Bumblebee tossed the android to Velocity who tossed him to Arcee who lobbed him into Megatron's open wound, killing the warlord. In the aftermath, Bumblebee comforted Sarah but she turned down his offer to come with him. Arriving back to the ''Ark'', the Autobots and Decepticons found it destroyed by the duplicitous T-800 before Optimus Prime proposed a truce, one that was quickly agreed to. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}
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===''Generations Selects'' Special Comic===
A blue Bumblebee was a member of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. During a mission, he joined [[Blue Big Convoy|his leader]] in interrupting a battle between [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Convoy]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Megatron]]. {{Storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Joe Zieja]] (English), [[Ryōhei Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Daniele Raffaeli]] (Italian), [[Gil Mesquita]] (Portuguese), [[Guillaume Bourboulon]] (French), [[Boris Tessmann]] (German), [[Fernando Cabrera]] (Castilian Spanish), [[José Antonio Macías]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:SiegeEp1-BumblebeeWheeljack.jpg|thumb|right|300px|It's like Sunbow, but with more sandblasting.]]

Bumblebee was a neutral energon scavenger who wanted no part in the raging Autobot-Decepticon conflict, and frequently traded with the neutral mercenary [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]]. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}} At one point, the Autobots hired him for an energon procurement mission along with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. The pair discovered a disused [[space bridge|spacebridge]] along with a cache of energon, but despite Wheeljack's enthusiasm Bumblebee bluntly reminded him that he had no interest in helping the Autobots beyond what they paid him for—but the subsequent arrival of both Optimus ''and'' Megatron forced Bumblebee's hand, and the yellow 'bot made the decision to retreat with the Autobots back to their base aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Though Bumblebee accepted medical aid from [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], he again refused to assist the Autobots in their mission and left. {{storylink|Siege episode 1}} Later, Bumblebee stole a cache of Energon that had been deliberately planted by the Decepticons as bait for the Autobot forces. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}

Bumblebee tried to return to his old life, but while accepting payment for the stolen shipment he suddenly found himself overwhelmed by a surge of energy—one that contained the ancient [[Alpha Trion Protocol]]s that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] had carried and deliberately activated just before his death. Realizing that he had been pulled into something greater against his will, Bumblebee tried to return to the Ark to seek out Prime's assistance but instead found himself pulled into his own mind where he confronted the spirit of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] himself; Bumblebee learned that he had been chosen to carry this information to support Optimus Prime in his efforts to escape, information that included a map to the [[AllSpark]] itself. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}}

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While Prime led a team to secure the AllSpark in anticipation of their final evacuation effort, Bumblebee, Arcee, and [[Cog (G1)|Cog]] traveled to Soundblaster's fortress to try and gain control of the mercenary's large supply of energon, but found themselves outmatched and outgunned by the mercenary and his guards. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}} Before the guards could finish them off, however, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s computer virus attacked the base, which caused a power outage and knocked Bumblebee unconscious; by the time he awoke in the ''Ark'''s medical bay, he discovered that the virus had attacked his mind and erased the Alpha Trion protocols from his systems. Undaunted, Bumblebee nevertheless took up arms and help repel the Decepticon invasion force. Bumblebee then took part in the final battle on the site of the reactivated spacebridge and bought time for Optimus to throw the AllSpark through the portal and put it beyond Megatron's grasp, with the assistance of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Bumblebee then joined the Autobots as they boarded the ''Ark'' and lifted off. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
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While battling for control of a malfunctioning [[Space bridge|spacebridge]], Bumblebee was among the many Cybertronians [[magic]]ally transported to [[Equestria]] by [[Queen Chrysalis]]. As he and Optimus fell victim to the planet's gravity field, they were saved by [[Twilight Sparkle]]. After being informed that the ponies had never seen Cybertronians, Bumblebee displayed his vehicle mode as an idea of blending in only to be informed that the ponies weren't a judgmental species and would likely accept their robot modes. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}}

Bumblebee, Optimus, and Twilight travelled across Equestria gathering allies in anticipation of a final showdown against Megatron's forces, arrived at the [[Crystal Empire]] just in time to prevent the Decepticon-changeling alliance from conquering the city. Bumblebee complimented [[Princess Cadance]]'s taste in decorations, then stood by as several [[unicorn]]s blasted [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] with their combined magic power. Once the villains had been vanquished and the Decepticons banished back to Cybertron, he and the other Autobots took part in their goodbye party before traveling back to Cybertron and severing the link between their two worlds for good. {{storylink|Finale (My Little Pony/Transformers)|Finale}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
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In the year [[1985]], Bumblebee was scouting [[Hill Valley]] where he found [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] in the [[Lyon Estates]] neighborhood, clashing with them as he updated Optimus Prime. When the humans [[Doc Brown]] and [[Marty McFly]] stumbled on the battle, everyone reverted to alternate mode, Bumblebee taking the chance to kill Ravage by crushing him under his tire. After Rumble had fled, Bumblebee bore witness to Brown using a modified Delorean to [[time travel]] before he set out for the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}}

In an altered timeline where [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had killed [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Bumblebee and [[Gigawatt]] had joined [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]'s Autobot resistance by the year [[2015]]. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}}

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==Commercial appearances==
*Bumblebee was reunited with Optimus, emerging from his shell alongside Jazz and running up to help him fight Starscream in a darkened city. Prime gave them both a hug. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Classic Pretenders|Classic Pretenders commercial}}
*Bumblebee and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] managed to capture two of the Decepticons' Micromaster vehicles, and hauled them within an Autobot base to show [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]]. The Autobots were sent scrambling when a team of Decepticon Micromasters sprung up, and transformed the vehicles into mini-bases, using them to attack Bumblebee and company! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster micro bases|Micromaster micro bases commercial}}
*Goldbug looked on as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] handed their agent [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] an important device to carry. Punch assured the Autobots that they could trust him, and he sped off... to meet with the Decepticons! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Punch and Clones|Punch/Counterpunch and Clones commercial}}
*"Bot Shots" Bumblebee burst through a display of the Bot Shots toyline, and exclaimed "BOT SHOTS!" before lunging forwards with his fist. {{storylink|Commercial#Bot Shots|Bot Shots toy commercial}}
*"Hero Mashers" Bumblebee, Optimus Prime and Grimlock took on Megatron in the middle of a busy city. After Optimus started swapping pieces with everyone, Bumblebee and Grimlock took a break from the fight to arm wrestle. They were interrupted by Optimus crashing between them, and the Autobots scrambled their pieces into one another to take down Megatron for good. The trio then returned to their normal configurations (though it took them more than one try to do so!) {{storylink|Commercial#Hero Mashers|Hero Mashers commercial}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
Bumblebee was amongst the Autobots abducted and held captive by the Decepticons, prompting Optimus Prime to enter the Decepticons' maze-like base in a rescue operation. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===The Transformers (1985)===
Bumblebee was among the few remaining Autobots in the wake of the Decepticon creation of ROBO-CLONING technology. With his energy-starved comrades, he desperately sought pieces of the Autobot Energon Cube before the Decepticons could get their hands on them. {{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers}}

===The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth===
[[File:C64Bumblebee.gif|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Along with his fellow Autobots, Bumblebee protected Earth from the menace of the Decepticons. He was ostensibly under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth}}
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===Transformers: Mystery of Convoy===
Bumblebee could come to Ultra Magnus's (or Rodimus Prime's) aid under special circumstances at certain points during the mission to uncover Optimus Prime's whereabouts. Upon destroying a red, white and orange seeker, Ultra Magnus/Rodimus Prime would be escorted by Bumblebee to another location, allowing to bypass entire areas that the Autobot would have to otherwise battled their way through. The first possible instance of this occurring is in the [[Temple Ruins]], with Bumblebee leading the Autobot warrior to the [[Subspace Zone]]. Bumblebee could come to the Autobot's aid once more in the [[Glacier Zone]], leading them directly to the [[Underground Machine City]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}
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===3D Battle-Card Game===
Bumblebee was one of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in a fight against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s Decepticon army. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Merluzzi]]}}

Bumblebee was one of the Autobots present on [[Zel Samine]] during the Decepticon attacks. He joined up with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s party after they secured the wind power plant from the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===
Bumblebee, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of an Autobot team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. He faced off against a team of Decepticons in a series of one-on-one matches. If he managed to defeat Menasor, Trypticon, Astrotrain, Starscream and Megatron, Bumblebee was declared to be the tournament's champion! {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}

===''Sector Seven'' game===
Footage of "NBE A684" was captured within a parking garage by a security camera, where it transformed out of its Volkswagen Beetle mode and stomped on another nearby vehicle. This footage was later leaked onto the internet. {{storylink|Sector Seven (game)}}

===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===
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Bumblebee was among the Autobots who left Cybertron in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and spent four million years in stasis after the ship crashed on Earth thanks to a Decepticon attack. When he woke up, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] gave him the news that most of the other Autobots were damaged and needed [[energon]] to wake them up. Bumblebee was soon put to work gathering energy from nearby power plants. He was soon overjoyed when Optimus Prime was recovered enough to lead them again. After discovering the Decepticon [[space bridge]], the Autobots used it to return to Cybertron, only to find that [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] had conquered it. Stripped of their weapons, they were imprisoned, but Bumblebee and Ratchet soon escaped and freed their fellows, leading to an escape back to Earth.

Following more adventures on Earth, including helping [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and repelling an assault on the Ark, Bumblebee and the other Autobots returned to Cybertron, intending to free their enslaved fellows there. Bumblebee scouted the fortress, allowing them to take out the defenses by taking out the power generators. After fighting their way through more Decepticons, Optimus and Bumblebee found themselves confronting Shockwave himself. Though Prime ordered Bumblebee to go free as many Autobots as possible, Bumblebee staunchly stood by his leader, and they soon defeated Shockwave with Grimlock's help. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
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Bumblebee participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===Transformers Legends===
In the early days of the war, Bumblebee and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] battled [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], who were under orders to breach Iacon's defences. The Autobots emerged victorious when [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] awakened and joined the fray. {{storylink|Assault on Iacon}} On their way back to Iacon after an energon scavenging mission, Bumblebee and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] were forced to evade a Decepticon team headed by [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (Legends)|More than Meets the Eye}}

Bumblebee, having received impressive new upgrades making him capable of "incredible feats of bravery and heroism", recruited Gears, Huffer, and Beachcomber to form the [[Bee Team (G1)|Bee Team]], a secret strike force. The Deluxe [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], led by [[Venom (G1)|Venom]], managed to stop them attacking Decepticon bases. {{storylink|The Bee Team}} Bumblebee took part in the defense of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] during a Decepticon assault, but was unable to prevent their advance. {{storylink|One Shall Fall...}} Bumblebee led a team including [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] to hunt down the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] before they could do too much damage to the Autobot forces. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives (Legends)|Call of the Primitives}} Bumblebee and [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] spent a night out testing [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s new sound system, only to return to base and find that the other Autobots had been turned evil thanks to Megatron's sabotage of the [[recharging chamber]]. While Sparkplug worked on an antidote, Bumblebee and Jazz went to halt the Autobot attack on [[Rutter U.S. Military Base|Rutter Military Base]]. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (Legends)|Attack of the Autobots}}

When [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and his minions set their sights on the secrets of [[Gravitronic Energy]], Bumblebee and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] had to save the human scientists and their research. {{storylink|Box Trap}}

Bumblebee was among the Transformers who attempted to make contact with the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]], and subsequently had to battle it. {{storylink|Revelation (Legends)|Revalation}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
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Bumblebee appears as the second unlockable character. He is portrayed by Chuck. He also appears as [[Chuck (AB)#As Energon Bumblebee|Energon]], [[Chuck (AB)#As High-Octane Bumblebee|High-Octane]] and [[Chuck (AB)#As Classic Bumblebee|Classic]] versions. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
Bumblebee participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in four different bodies:
*''Bumblebee'' — This Common character could be recruited by collecting 12 units of cybermetal.
*''Bumblebee (Gen)'' — This Uncommon character could be recruited by collecting 45 units of cybermetal and 20 units of transmetal.
*''Goldfire'' — This Uncommon character could be recruited by collecting 135 units of cybermetal and 64 units of transmetal.
*''Bumblebee (G2)'' — This Super Rare character first appeared in the "Generation 2 Episode 1 " event, and could be recruited by collecting 250 units of cybermetal, 75 units of transmetal, 35 event cores, and 10 cores of this character.
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{voiceactor|[[Dan Gilvezan]]}}
Bumblebee accompanied Optimus Prime in his mission to stop Megatron. He used his small size and agility to great effect against the Decepticons, dodging or even sliding between the legs of larger opponents to score back-shots against them. When things got tough, he would deploy a barrage of grenades to clear out opponents. While exploring the ''[[Proudstar]]'', Bumblebee was told his future by [[Teletraan Alpha]], who revealed he will one day be known as "The World's Bridge", "Goldbug", "Race-Welder", and "Goldfire".

{{Note|A Goldfire costume for Bumblebee appears as downloadable content.}} {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers Operation Omega''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===

[[file:BumblebeeEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75| HEY!!!! No touchy! Nooo touchy! No touch!]]

Bumblebee arrived on Earth in time for the fight for the Codex Key. The Autobots retrieve it with Bumblebee's help. {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars|Transformers: Earth Wars - The Codex Showdown Campaign}}

*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons:''' Bumblebee uses a Stun Gun to stun defenses, but it doesn't deal much damage. And he can also somersault to dodge Auto Cannon and Mortar shots.
*'''Ability: EMP Bomb''' - Throw an EMP Bomb that explodes stunning nearby targets for several seconds and deals 33% attack damage every second.
**'''Cost''': 2 ability points +2 for reuses.

[[File:Goldfire_Earth_Wars.jpg|thumb|left|''All things bright and glittery, and of course i look fantastiiiiiic'']]

As Rodimus Unicronus started to collect the Prime cores forcibly, Bumblebee tried to defend the Vector Prime core from Rodimus Unicronus, but in a last ditch attempt to keep the core out of Rodimus' hands, Bumblebee shot the Prime core, blasting him and the core into the past!

Later, he woke up to find himself in 1987, with Harmony Keen keeping watch over him. He learns that Harmony is Melody's mom, and finds out Ramjet is heading into the facility! Bumblebee asked for Harmony to use the developmenta tech to transfer his spark over into their new "Goldfire" prototype body. When he was beaten down into submission, "Goldfire" told Harmony to activate the tech again, transferring his spark back into his old body. He zapped Ramjet into submission, but once Harmony was threatened, Bumblebee reluctantly gave up the Vector Prime Core. Once she was out of the picture though, Bumblebee knocked Ramjet out.
He gave Harmony a hailing frequency telling her to call it, and used the Vector Prime Core to teleport himself and Ramjet back into the present.

Returning to the present in his new body, He noted to Cliffjumper and Mirage that he was the same bot, before telling Melody to pick up her phone once it rang, wishing her a Merry Christmas, before heading out. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 2 stars
*'''Weapons''': Goldfire uses his specially modified blasters to shoot down targets. Once he does, he walks up and smashes them with his hands.
*'''Ability''': Blazing Charge - Rush into combat setting buildings on fire and dealing damage to each of them over time. The effect will spread if the building is destroyed during this time.
**'''Cost''': 3 (+3 for reuses.)

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:Bumblebee Bumblebee on Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
 
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:Goldfire Goldfire on Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Bumblebee TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
{{bigquote|Best take caution and anticipate anything.}}

Before the [[AllSpark]] went into hibernation, Bumblebee was one of the last Transformers created. By natural selection, he was appointed to be Optimus Prime's scout. In his limited capacity, Bumblebee would look up to model authority such as Optimus Prime. He desired to be recognized, which forced him to try to seize the opportunity to display his courage. Thus, Bumblebee would perform some seemingly foolhardy and risky tasks in an attempt to impress his teammates. In secrecy, though, he is a competent scout like no other.

In battle, Bumblebee wielded the "[[Laser Blade]]" and the "[[Skullbuster]]" shotgun. His active skill was "Lightning Laceration":
*'''Lightning Laceration''' — Bumblebee vanishes into thin air, enabling him to dish out 300 points of damage to his opponent 5 times in succession. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero2.shtml Bumblebee on the Transformers Online website]</ref>
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:ForgedToFight-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Tiny but Mighty!"]]
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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
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[[File:BBOStealthBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Bumblebee took part in a series of attacks against multiple Decepticon bases, destroying them and defeating all enemies in the process. Sometimes, he would change from his regular form to a stronger one known as Stealth Bumblebee. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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===''World of Warships: Transformers''===
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==Toys==
{{main|Bumblebee (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise}}

==Notes==
*The original Bumblebee toy was taken from the Japanese ''[[Micro Change|Microchange]]'' line, where it was available in yellow, red, and blue versions.
*Bumblebee appeared in one of five [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]] [[public service announcement]]s, informing children that they shouldn't run away from home because it's "mean". This from the guy who ditched the Autobots for no real reason.
[[File:PretenderBumblebeeModel.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Bumblebee's rarely-seen Classic Pretenders character model. (Optimus Prime wants Goldbug back.)]]
*A 1986 [[Panini]] stickerbook sold in Belgium and the Netherlands gave Bumblebee the alternate French language name "Bonnebille". Whether this name was used in any other media made for French-speaking regions is unknown. No such thing in Quebec for sure.
*When Bumblebee reappeared in the Marvel Comics as a [[Classic Pretender]], he returned to his original toy's [[character model]], rather than one based on his new form. A new character model did appear in various toy commercials, however. These included one which introduced him and the other Classic Pretenders, and one where he and Jazz stupidly drag [[Micromaster]] bases into Autobot headquarters, causing everyone to flee when they transform and attack.
*According to [[Battle for Cybertron]], Bumblebee is a code-name.
*Bumblebee/Goldbug was clearly a "top-tier" character in the first decade of ''Transformers'': he was the only 1984 Autobot still shipping in 1986; he received more toys during Generation 1 than any other character; he had a toy shipping during seven of Generation 1's eight-year run. However, [[Hasbro]] lost the right to use "Bumblebee" as a toy [[trademark]] during the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' years, when Generation 1 names were in disuse. That's right, the name "Bumblebee" was lost during the years everyone turned into animals. Hence why [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Unicron Trilogy Hot Shot]] could not be named Bumblebee despite the obvious yellow kid-appeal tradition.
*The ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Mini-Con]], [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] is pretty clearly an [[homage]] to Bumblebee, from the coloration, placement of car-parts in [[robot mode]], segmented-pipe biceps and even the head design.
*A robot using Bumblebee's character model is shown in a still-shot flashback as a member of the [[Rodimus's crew|Autobot group]] led by [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]]. Whether this robot is an alternate-universe incarnation of Bumblebee or simply a similar-looking robot is—like all [[Unicron Trilogy]] character-model cameos—left to conjecture.
*Goldbug was actually a preliminary name for Bumblebee during early treatments for the Marvel Comics!<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-bob-budiansky-panel-coverage-170041/ Bob Budiansky BotCon Panel Coverage]</ref>
*A vehicle resembling Bumblebee's [[alternate mode]] appears at the end of ''[[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]]''.
*While ''Cloud'' Bumblebee doesn't appear in any illustrations, a [https://twitter.com/gikogakodo/status/537809990669451264 photo] of the ''Cloud'' Autobots together by writer [[Makoto Wakabayashi]] shows him as [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#OPandBee|''Generations'' Legends Class Bumblebee]]'s Japanese release.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bumble''' (バンブル ''Banburu''), '''Bumblebee''' (バンブルビー ''Banburubī''), '''Goldback''' (Goldbug, ゴールドバック ''Gōrudobakku''), '''Goldbug''' (ゴールドバグ ''Gōrudobagu''), '''Goldfire''' (ゴールドファイア ''Gōrudofaia'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Daai Wong Fung''' (大黃蜂, "Hornet")
*''Czech:'' '''Čmelák''' ("Bumblebee")
*''French:'' '''Bourdon''' (Canada, "Bumblebee"), '''Coccinelle''' (Canada, "Ladybug" or "Beetle"),<ref>The Volkswagen Beetle was called "Coccinelle" in French areas, which is the French word for ladybug.</ref> '''Balbee''' (European French cartoon dub)
*''Hebrew:'' '''Dabúr''' (דבור, "Hornet")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Űrdongó''' ("Space-bumblebee"), '''Dongó''' (''The Movie'', "Bumblebee"), '''Aranybogár''' ("Goldbug")
*''Italian:'' '''Maggiolino''' ("Beetle"), '''Wagenbot''' (Goldbug), '''Saetta''' ("Set Commandos" four-pack), '''Defensor''' (Action Master)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tà-huáng-fēng''' (Taiwan, 大黃蜂, "Bumblebee" or "Hornet"), '''Chīn Chiǎ-ch'óng''' (Taiwan Goldbug, 金甲蟲, "Golden Beetle"), '''Dàhuángfēng''' (China, 大黄蜂, "Bumblebee" or "Hornet")
*''Polish:'' '''Trzmiel''' ("Bumblebee")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Moscardo''' (Portugal comics, "Hornet"), '''Furão''' (Brazil comics, "Ferret")
*''Russian:'' '''Shershen'''' (dub, Шершень, "Hornet")
*''South American:'' '''Volks'''
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Dzhmil'''' (ICTV, Джміль, "Bumblebee")

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
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|disambig=Bumblebee (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], the voiceless yellow one-man franchise from the [[live-action film series]].
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], the hothead yellow kid-appeal character from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], the yellow kid-appeal character turned leader from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]], the amnesiac yellow kid-appeal character from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Transformers: Cyberverse]].''}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/mini_frame.php?art=whitemexbee White Mexican Bumblebee gallery at TF-1.com]

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Transformer romance

2021-04-08T22:40:37Z

Shockcrusher:

[[File:Orionpax.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|I want a robot man to hold me tight. One that I can count on every single night.]]
Some will vehemently refuse to admit it exists. Others ''really'' don't care about [[Transformers brand|the brand]] beyond it. Regardless of [[Fandom|opinions]], [[Transformer]]s engaging in or pursuing interaction of a '''romantic nature''' is a well-established element in pretty much every continuity. For the most part, Transformers are observed searching for romantic partners amongst their own kind, but attraction to organic lifeforms and even non-living objects has been documented as well.

Some wonder why a species that likely does not [[Reproduction|reproduce]] sexually would participate in behavior that in other creatures exists as a means to promote sex and thereby new life. While a definitive answer to this has yet to be given, the question as to why Transformers become romantically involved with one another can be approached from a different angle. Transformers are a highly social species. This is shown through their very human-like society, interpersonal interactions, [[Relatives|familial relationships]], and even the fairly common practice of merging [[Combiner|bodies]] and minds. If these are not frowned upon, then why should social connections of the romantic kind be regarded much differently, if at all? Perhaps there is no reason for them to engage in romance, but then there is equally no reason for them not to.

Though rather obscure, there is even an official term for two Transformers in a relationship: "[[spark]]mates". Existing as a [[Fan fiction|fan term]] mostly, it has been used in two official sources, the end-of-game [[bio]] for [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], in reference to her and [[Tigatron]], in the Nintendo 64 version of the "[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals]]" video game<ref>''Beast Wars Transmetals'' end-of-game bios - [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/756a36c7076a7195?dmode=source transcription]</ref> and again in [[Venus (magazine)|Venus]]. In addition, [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]]'s [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code info]] appears to refer to Transformer marriage in stating that he and [[Joyride (Cybertron)|his lifebond partner]] "joined together under the [[Covenant of Primus]]".

The [[2005 IDW continuity]] ongoing series, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'', refers to a Transformer in a committed, intimate partnership as a "[[Conjunx Endura]]". In issue #38 of this series, Brainstorm uses the term "sparkmate" when he addresses Rewind about his Conjunx Endura.

==Orientation==
[[File:Gayforgalvatron.jpg|center|1000px|thumb|<center>[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|It will forever be a shame he wasn't in ''Cybertron'']].</center>]]
The most common observation of Cybertronian romance is between a male and a [[female Transformer]]. {{fact}} Considering the general scarcity of female Transformers, and perhaps the absence of [[Reproduction|sexual reproduction]], this is a rather interesting if odd situation. Second to that are the number of noted relations between a Transformer and an organic, equally so almost solely between a (nominally) male and female. These become more frequent as the gender balance becomes less even, even if that is a direct result of Transformers allegedly being genderless. Third in line come "couples" that consist of a Transformer fawning over a not-living object, often regarding it as of the opposite gender.

Until recently, same-gender interests were comparatively rare. The Japanese version of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' had [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] as a male, making ''his'' relation with [[Tigatron]] the first known instance of a homosexual Transformer couple.<ref name="Airazorboy">The reason the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' dub had Airazor male was because Takara hoped to increase toy sales that way. Therefore, the relationship with [[Tigatron]] was initially played off somewhat differently to avoid complaints of homosexuality. Tigatron was presented as a samurai retainer with protective feelings towards his young ward, their closeness addressed in a "brotherly" sort of way. Despite that, there was still enough innuendo left over for the gender-bending to become noticeable. The end of the matter came with the sequence in "[[Other Visits (Part 1)]]" when Airazor and Tigatron stare into each other's eyes while holding hands and slowly leaning in for a kiss. Since little could be done with that scene, the dub team had Airazor fully "come out" and begin to express his affection for Tigatron just before the two of them were abducted by the Vok. Japanese magazine editors, responding to letters from confused young fans, gently explained that "some people are just like that".</ref> At a distance follows ''Energon'' [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]], who had the (unrequited) hots for [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. ([[Dick Gautier]] jokingly "confirmed" that [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] is gay at [[BotCon 2002]], in response to panel-mate [[Michael McConnohie]] being asked if [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] was. This is obviously not canon.)

Transformer/organic relations are not any richer in this regard. [[Paddles (G1)|Paddles]] had a clear fondness for the humans [[Randall]] and [[Ed (student)|Ed]], and [[Magnificus (G1)|Magnificus]] and [[Ga'mede]] ''might'' have something going between them, but that's about it. A note could be made on the fair chance that Tigatron's [[beast mode]] represents a female tiger and was scanned from his partner [[Snowstalker]], yet that is speculation at best.

[[File:2 Transformers at the Ark-1 Memorial Statue.jpg‎|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Bender from ''Futurama'' finds a friend at the Ark 1 Memorial Statue...]]
The real-world explanation for the overall scarcity of anything specific between two of the same gender is that ''Transformers'' above all exists [[to sell toys]] to children and so has to play in on the wishes and expectations of the assumed general audience. Even if attitude is improving, heterosexuality is still the default assumption and least controversial option in all-ages fiction. Outside of an accident in translation<ref name="Airazorboy" /> and a few [[Knock Out (Prime)|sneaked-in jokes]] for older viewers, the default is still for writers to haul up Arcee or insert a new female (Transformer) to fill the romance niche than play up that sort of interaction in same gender context.

However, the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] comics have a traditionally older audience. This led to the glass ceiling being shattered when ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' depicted [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] in a millennia-long relationship, in which they were named as each other's "significant other"... and this relationship was not the first either have had, and Chromedome may or may not have been dating ''[[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'' before that.<ref>[http://theunderbase.libsyn.com/the-underbase-deconstructs-shadowplay "The Underbase Podcast Deconstructs Shadowplay"], 17:17 - 14:58</ref> The relationship is perhaps not out-and-out romance as humans would think or feel it, but author [[James Roberts]] has commented that this is because he imagines Transformers ''don't'' have relationships in exactly the same way humans do; he leaves no doubt that "Chromedome and Rewind each regard the other as the most important person in their life."<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=12651&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20 James Roberts on Chromedome and Rewind on the IDW forums]</ref> That Rewind out-and-out says "I love you" in a message to Chromedome only hammers it home. [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Tailgate (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Tailgate]] have also shared a close bond over the years that gradually evolved into a romantic relationship. Hasbro has been totally cool with IDW doing this.<ref>[http://www.fullmetalhero.com/t14540/ Moonbase2's second interview with James Roberts - 01:40:47 to 01:41:24]</ref> This measure was later followed up by the introduction of the first same-gender female couple in Transformers history in the form of [[Anode]] and [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]], {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}} as well as the first example of attraction between members of different genders in IDW. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} More recently, IDW followed up with the first genuinely romantic, on-the-mouth, unobfuscated, fully-on-screen/panel kiss between Transformers in recorded history, and by extension, the first same-gender kiss between [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and [[Aileron]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable}}

(And yes, there is the fact that IDW has previously established that Transformers are genderless in their continuity, but let's not kid ourselves about what we're seeing here.)
{{-}}

==Sex==
[[File:KP001.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Oh, Convoy! Your shift lever is dirty," Marissa exclaims. "It must be from when I spilled soft serve ice cream on you before. I will wipe it clean for you now." (''NOTE: We didn't make that up. That actually, [[canon]]ically happened.'')]]

The [[Unofficial guidebooks#Prime Targets|hints]] are few and far between, but ''Transformers'' is not devoid of the possibility Transformers might engage in sexual activities (for recreational purposes, usually). [[Kiss]]ing is a regularly observed sign of affection and in [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' episode]] "[[Return of the Immortal Emperor]]", [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] was rather thrilled he got to see [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] transform. Nevertheless, ''Beast Wars'' was the first to pick up the subject in a more direct manner: in the episode "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] offers to take [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] to what sounds like a Cybertronian version of a strip club, and later slyly makes a double entendre regarding Silverbolt's suspected kinky activities with [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] also makes a lewd-sounding comment about him interfacing with a computer, which he retorts "is more fun than plowing your little field of dreams," followed by the two sharing a knowing smirk.

Sexual assault euphemisms are commonly inserted in the Japanese dubs of Western ''Transformers'' programs for, ''uh'', "humor". The Japanese dub of "[[Maximal, No More#Foreign localization|Maximal, No More]]" has Rattrap, thinking himself about to be stabbed by [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], ask his attacker to penetrate him "gently, because I've heard the first time can hurt." The Japanese dub of "[[Predatory#Foreign localization|Predatory]]", reworked from a slasher movie homage to a parody of Pepe Le Pew cartoons, has [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] spewing a lengthy string of sexual declarations (some thinly veiled, some not-so-much) as she amorously pursues [[Jack Darby|Jack]] (including singing a Japanese folk song about a woman assaulting a man).

References and innuendos have become increasingly more common in recent years. [[Scarlett]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] had a suggestive conversation about "riding" him in "[[Wolves]]", and in "[[The Art of War issue 3]]", Arcee promised Bumblebee to "rotate his tires" if he could beat her, to which he responded with a most enthusiastic "Wooo-Hooo!". In the Dreamwave issue "[[Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation]]", [[:File:Infestation crotchrot.jpg|one remark from Sunstreaker]] might suggest the existence of Transformer S.T.D.'s. In the ever-questionable ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]'' double-entendres ran rife, with one of the most disturbing involving Optimus Prime deriving pleasure from [[Marissa Faireborn]] polishing his stick shift and rubbing the rim of his gas tank, which are pretty clear metaphors for... well... y'know.

And that's about as far as we're going to broach the subject. If you ''really'' want to know more on the matter of Transformer sex, an exciting world of [[fan fiction]] awaits you. Take note that doing so will be at your own risk, and [[Main Page|TFWiki]] accepts no liability for any psychological trauma incurred.

{{See also|Reproduction#Other_means|l1=Sexual Reproduction}}

==Transformer - Transformer==
{{bigquote|But me Grimlock still taller than ''you''. That why Spider-Lady like me Grimlock best.|[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]], making sure no one else tries a move on his love interest|"[[Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday]]"}}

Most commonly, Transformers stick to their own kind when becoming romantically entangled. In at least one universe, a Transformer can designate another Transformer their [[Conjunx Endura]], or significant other.

===Cases===
====Generation 1====
[[File:Disclosure CSSB-16 Devcon & co.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I didn't know giant robots '''had''' testosterone."]]
;Generation 1 cartoon continuity:
*[[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] (Ariel) - [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (Orion Pax)
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] - [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
*[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] - [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
*[[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] - either [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] or [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters}}
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] - [[Nancy]] {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}
*[[Octane]] once tried to tune in an image of a [[Cheesecake robot|disturbingly sexualized unnamed female robot]]. Make of that what you will. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}
*Technically or something, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] is married to [[Giga|him]]/[[Mega|her]]self. {{storylink|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce}}
*[[Esmeral (Victory)|Esmeral]] - [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deszaras]] who, unique to other Transformers relationships, are explicitly stated to be husband and wife. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|Victory}}
*[[Clipper (Victory)|Clipper]] - [[Holi]] {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory}}
*[[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] blushed and was a little lost on words when Clipper complimented him. Holi didn't like this. {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}}
*[[Rescue Patrol Team|The rest of Holi's team]] is sad they don't have girlfriends. {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}}

;2005 IDW continuity

*[[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] - [[Dominus Ambus]] {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}
*[[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] - [[Pivot]] {{storylink|The Gloaming}}, [[Mach (Victory)|Mach]] {{storylink|The Gloaming}}, [[Scattergun]] {{storylink|The Gloaming}}, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] {{storylink|Shadowplay (disambiguation)|Shadowplay}} (possibly), and finally Rewind {{storylink|Before & After}}
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] had an unreciprocated love for [[Quark]]. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}
[[File:ChooseMe-engagement.jpg|thumb|right||upright=1.66]]
*[[Proxima (G1)|Proxima]] - [[Acceleron]] {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}
*[[Sparkstalker]] - [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] {{storylink|Choose Me}}
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] - [[Horri-Bull]] {{storylink|The Transgressors}}
*[[Greenlight]] - [[Lancer]] {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}
*[[Swift (G1)|Swift]] - [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]]
*[[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] assumed [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] was hitting on her {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption}}.
*[[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] - [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]] {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4}}
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] - [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] {{storylink|The Price of You}}
*[[Anode]] - [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}}
*[[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] was [[Chela]]'s mate. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] - [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}
*[[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] - [[Aileron]] {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable}}
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] - [[Rum-Maj]] {{storylink|Time Will Rust}}
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] - [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

;2019 IDW continuity
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*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] - [[Greenlight]] {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}}
*[[Glyph (G1)|Glyph]] - [[Tap-Out (Universe)|Tap-Out]] {{storylink|Transformers Valentine's Day Special}}
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] - [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] {{storylink|Open Comms}}
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] - [[Paragon]] {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}
*Both [[Proxima]] and [[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]] had a crush on [[Nautica]] {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}}

;Other:
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] - [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War|The Art of War}}
*[[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] is planning on getting himself a whole harem of girl-bots. {{Storylink|The Art of War issue 5}}
*[[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] found himself some [[Devcon's galpal|pleasant company]] on [[Spaceport CSSB-16]]. {{storylink|Disclosure}}
*[[San D-Go]] once had plans to marry [[Discharge (OC)|Discharge]], apparently directly inspired by that aspect of [[human]] culture. Whether there was an actual romantic relationship involved is unknown. {{storylink|San D-Go|San D-Go's Micromaster toy bio}}
*[[Raker]] is a shameless flirt to female robots. {{storylink|Raker|Raker's Micromaster toy bio}}
*[[Magnum]] has a [[:File:Magnumsgirlfriend.jpg|girlfriend]]. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] had parents when he crashed on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]. {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}
*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] once dated [[Thunderblast (G1)|Thunderblast]], and is a bit of a skirt-chaser in general. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] has a thing for fembots (specifically ones in red) and isn't above impersonating [[Dion (G1)|an elite guardsman]] to get sympathy. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 1}}
**And thinks [[Lyzack (Victory)|Lyzack]], a femicon with a sword, is hot. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 3}}
*[[Alpha Bravo]] and [[Offroad (Generations)|Offroad]], though not officially described as anything other than "friends", had a relationship practically ''swimming'' in romantic undertones. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim}}

====Beast Era====
[[File:Scylla love triangle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] - [[Tigatron]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] - [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] all had crushes on [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] had feelings towards her that we'll leave to the imagination.
*[[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] - [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]
*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] - [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095128/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Wed_19_Jan_2000.html ''Transformers: Beast Machines Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)'' Wed, 19 Jan 2000], by [[Bob Skir]]</ref>
*[[Scylla]] and [[Artemis]] both fancy [[Scuba]]. In turn, [[Bighorn]] has a crush on Scylla, while Artemis also likes [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]].
*While technically not a Transformer, [[DNAVI]] is in love with [[Guiledart]].
*[[Rage (BWN)|Rage]] - [[Stampy (BWN)|Stampy]] {{storylink|To Jellyfish with Love! Cry Out, Stampy Blade}}
*[[Z Grill]] and [[Kitte Shūshū]] fell in love and made a [[Stampy (BWN)|kid]]. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 10/5/2015}}
*[[Bazooka (BWN)|Bazooka]] - [[Crazybolt (BWN)|Crazybolt]] {{storylink|Intersectionality}} {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}
*[[Nucleon (Generations)|Nucleon]] - [[Kari]]<ref>Kari is a [[Cyberdroid]] in the [[Beast Wars: Uprising]] continuity rather than a [[Nebulan]].</ref> {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

====Unicron Trilogy====
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] displays romantic interest in [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon}}
*[[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] - [[Joyride (Cybertron)|Joyride]] {{storylink|Cyber Key Codes|Downshift's Cyber Key Code info}}
*[[Shortround (Cybertron)|Shortround]] fancies [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]]. Naturally, she does not reciprocate.
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] - [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Just about anybody]] [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|who's big and powerful]].
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] is quite the skirt chaser. He used to have a relation with a "cute scooter",<ref>From context, the best guess is [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] was talking about a Transformer.</ref> but eventually dumped her. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}} He also harbored a secret crush on [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], {{storylink|Cyber Key Codes|Ransack's Cyber Key Code info}} and tried to win over Thunderblast by winning the [[Speedia|Speedia 500]]. {{storylink|Beginning}}
*[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]] tried to cheer up the ''[[Upstart]]'''s crew by reminding them of the perks of seeking out the colony worlds. Starting his list came "naive small planetoid femme-bots." ...Yes. Let's hope that when he closed his speech with "all of it untouched for centuries or more... until we show up," he was only talking about the energon reserves at the end of the list. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}
*[[Vector Prime]] and his bodyguard [[Scorpia (G2)|Scorpia]] had a love that bypassed rank but, in the end, his duty meant he had to leave her. Answering questions about this left him quiet and sad. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

====Live-action film series====
*[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] claims to have a mother and a father. Primus knows what [[Relatives|that]] means, but we might as well try to be complete about this list. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*In her spare time, [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] runs a lonely-hearts ad column called Arcee's soulmates. Many 'bots write letters in for it mostly expecting replies from other 'bots. {{storylink|Star Screams}}
*In the letters page of the comic of the films, [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] flirts right back with a cop-cycle OC called Hotwire.

====Transformers Animated====
[[File:TFA Black Friday ME GRIMLOCK IN LOVE.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In case you needed visual recognition that he has the hots for her.]]
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] used to date [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] until, [[Along Came a Spider|well...]] {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]], [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]], [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] and [[Wasp|Wasp/Waspinator]] each have (had) a one-sided crush on [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]]. {{storylink|Black_Friday_(episode)|Black Friday}}
*Blackarachnia and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] seem to have feelings for each other. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] flirted with [[Slipstream (Animated)|his female clone]] upon meeting her. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] once considered [[Afterburn]] dreamy. It is unclear if this opinion is to be attributed to her dormant Transformer half. {{storylink|Transformers Animated (Titan)|Transformers Animated}}
*[[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] - [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|Strika's tech spec bio}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] has an unnamed girlfriend from [[Crystal City]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}
*[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] once believed [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] wanted to go steady with him. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}
*[[Botanica (Animated)|Botanica]] - [[Rattletrap]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}
*[[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]] - [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}
*[[Glyph (Animated)|Glyph]] and [[Volks (Animated)|Volks]] used to date long ago. And Volks is something of a Ladiesbot217-type. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

====TransTech====
*[[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] is obsessed (but very unlucky) with fembots. Among his unsuccessful projects are [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}
*[[Crystal Widow]] had [[Skyfall (Armada)|Skyfall]] before becoming stuck in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}
*One of the ways Airazor can be bribed is by "providing her with a handsome companion", according to Crystal Widow. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}
*[[Swindle (G1)#TransTech|Swindle]]s of [[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]] has hinted that all three of the Swindles are in some kind of polyamorous relationship. One of them tried dating a different [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]], but one of the other Swindles took a dislike to the newcomer and the relationship went nowhere. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Swindle's Spiel|Swindle's Spiel}}

====Shattered Glass====
*[[Elita-One (SG)|Elita-One]] - [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] {{storylink|Blitzwing Bop}}
*[[Strongarm (SG)|Strongarm]] - [[Windblade (SG)|Windblade]] {{storylink|Coalescence}}
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====Aligned continuity family====
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and [[Liege Maximo]] had feelings for [[Solus Prime]] {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}. She returned Megatronus's feelings{{storylink|Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus}}, but may have had eyes for [[Nexus Prime]] as well.
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] once expressed feelings for [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}} Looks like even Cybertronian love hurts too. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}
*Ratchet, in a [[Synthetic Energon]]-induced daze of strength and adrenaline, flirtatiously winked at [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], causing a very awkward response from the latter. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and Arcee hinted at an infatuation between each other until [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] killed the moment. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

==Transformer - organic==
{{bigquote|We don't have to be the same outside to share the same feeling inside.|[[Alana]] speaks words every Autobot Commander dreads|"[[Sea Change]]"}}

Perhaps because [[reproduction]] does not seem to be a motivation for them to become romantically involved, or perhaps because finding a proper partner among their own kind is not always an easy task, more than one Transformer has made nice with an organic lifeform. However, virtually nothing is known about how the long-term cases worked out, what with physical differences such as size, [[Transformer#Transformer life cycle|lifespan and aging]], and [[Transformer#Transformer culture|cultural differences]] - even without the constant influence of the war.

The reason why organic lifeforms sometimes go head-over-heels for giant mechanical beings is another matter. In the case of humans, [[fan fiction|several authoritative works]] have been written on relevant aspects of their biology. Readers are advised to seek them out for further reference.

===Cases===
====Generation 1====
[[File:Pgalove.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Powerglide (G1)|PG]][[Astoria Carlton-Ritz|A]] PDA]]
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Charlene (cowgirl)|Charlene]] {{storylink|Showdown!}}
*[[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] took a deep liking to [[Joy Meadows]] {{storylink|The Transformers (Marvel comic)|UK Marvel comics}}
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] believed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s care for [[Cindy Newell]] was of the "nudge. nudge. wink. wink." variety. {{storylink|Fire on High!}}
*[[:File:Nomates.jpg|While Cloudburst clumsily tried to explain to the First One ''why'' he wasn't interested in her]], [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] got cozy in the next room with several other [[Femax]]ians. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}}
*[[Stranglehold]] had a dream involving two ladies there for his affections. They are supposedly organic-based, because while Stranglehold's humanoid appearance is his [[Pretender]] shell, female Transformers officially don't exist in the Marvel continuity, so it's not likely they are Pretenders. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] - [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]] {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}}
*[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] - [[Alana]] {{storylink|Sea Change}}
*[[Michelle]] totally got it on with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]. Though to be fair, he was human at the time. {{storylink|Only Human}}
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] had a thing for [[Papika]]. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}
*[[Lander]] went on a date with [[Madonna (Masterforce)|Madonna]] at least once.
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] fell for [[Jenny (G1)|Jenny]]'s charms. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] - [[Marissa Faireborn]] {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)|Generation One}}
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] - [[Scarlett]] {{storylink|Transformers/G.I. Joe}}
*[[Glide (OC)|Glide]] is known to pick up cute human girls and give them rides on his motorcycle mode. {{storylink|Glide (OC)|Glide's Micromaster toy bio}}
*[[Autorooper]] - [[Atari Hitotonari]] {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players}}
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] - [[Shaoshao Li]] {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players}}
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] - [[Marissa Faireborn]] {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players}}
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] drives faster if he smells [[Kelly (RID)|Junko Shiragami]]'s marigold-scented hair. Make of that what you will. {{storylink|The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk}}
*[[Paddles (G1)|Paddles]] took a deep liking to [[Randall]] and [[Ed (student)|Ed]]. {{storylink|Paddles (story)|Paddles}}
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] - [[Cover Girl]] {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] - [[CONS4EVA]] {{storylink|Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!}}
*[[Rapticon (BM)|Rapticon]] - [[Ne'll]] <ref>As Ne'll is stated to be a cybernetically enhanced specimen of humanity, it's unclear just how much of her body is still organic, which makes this something of a borderline case.</ref> {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}
*[[Action Man]] tried to flirt with [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]], which repulsed [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]]. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}}
*It's never called out, but [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] based the lead female character in his script partially after [[Marissa Faireborn]] and the male lead partially after himself. They also act like an old married couple.

====Beast Era====
*[[Tigatron]] - [[Snowstalker]]
*''Possibly, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] once fell for a female gorilla.'' {{storylink|A Greater Ape}}
*When [[Diver (BWII)|Diver]] was singing, he attracted a lot of female frogs out of his expectation. {{storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

====Live-action film series====
[[File:ROTF-Wheeliedryhumpsaleg.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|See it like this: rather a leghugger than a [[Matrixspawn|facehugger]].]]
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] thought that [[Mikaela Banes]] was hot. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*He later shifted his attentions to [[Carly Spencer]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

====''Prime''====
*In the Japanese dub, [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] is head-over-heels in love with [[Jack Darby|Jack]], even going so far as to aggressively propose marriage to him (Jack, incidentally, does not reciprocate the affection). {{storylink|Predatory#Foreign localization|Mystery Insect Transformation! Forest of the Spider Woman!}}
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==Transformer - non-living object==
{{bigquote|And when we get back home, I want Bumblebee to meet my brother's convertible. We call her Juanita, and I think the two of them will get along just fine.|[[Luisa]], quite likely one of the very few humans who does not find this an awkward subject|"[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]"}}

While the ability to at least exchange thoughts can explain the interest some Transformers have for beings not belonging to their own kind, that pretty much doesn't go for the interest some of them have for non-living objects. Unless the fact they often treat them as if alive has something to do with it. This is possibly not as odd as it seems: Transformers are, after all, [[Alternate mode|part object themselves]], some even having been upgraded from a mere piece of machinery. In that sense, it is perhaps harder to understand why it doesn't happen more often. Fancy that sleek piece of car? Oh, so it's one of those ''not'' talking back? [[Sacred implement|Nothing that can't be helped!]] Or alternatively, it comes very close to the real thing and one can be certain not to be rejected by it.

===Cases===
====Generation 1====
*[[Luisa]] wanted to introduce [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] to her brother's convertible "Juanita". Bumblebee seemed to appreciate that plan. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}}
*[[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] and [[Pretender|his own Pretender shell]] {{storylink|Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus's toy bio}}
*[[Rook (Universe)|Rook]] and the [[Running Cogs Award for Captivating Journalism]] {{storylink|Around Cybertron issue 17|Around Cybertron #17}}

====Robots in Disguise====
[[File:Sideburn's Obsession Sideburntricycle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|'Burn tricycle]]
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] has a thing for pretty red sportcars.

====Unicron Trilogy====
*[[QuickFire]] - [[Starheart]] {{storylink|Lonesome Diesel}}

====Live-action movies====
*Dialog from their [[trans-scan]] of new [[alternate mode]]s may suggest [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] had sexual thoughts towards their new alternate modes.<ref>Mudflap: "This is my booty call right here. Time to get my sexy on with the green. (beatboxes)" {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}</ref>

====Transformers Animated====
*[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] and [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] like sportcars almost as much as Side Burn does. {{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}}
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==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Sureshot (G1)

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Shockcrusher: /* 2019 IDW continuity */

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:''Sureshot is an [[Autobot]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1 Sureshot boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dammit, [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]! Stop peeing on my lawn!]]
'''Sureshot''' is [[Pat Lee|an ego]] that holds a gun. 

''He's too skillful for his chestplate, too skillful for his chestplate.'' 
''His shooting is great. And he's too much for [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and even [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]],'' 
''[[Femax]] and [[Nebulos|Nebulon]].'' 

''And he's too skillful to take orders'' 
''Or work with stupid [[human|stubbies]].'' 
''The [[Optimus Prime (G1)|big red guy]] can stuff it.'' 

''He's a marksman—you know what that means—'' 
''And he shoots his laser gun on the front lines...'' 
''On the front lines, on the front lines, yeah.'' 
''He shoots his laser gun on the front lines.'' 

''And he's too skillful for this song...''

Sureshot would probably be pleased if [[Hasbro|a toy company]] produced a replica of his marvelous self, but extremely annoyed if said replica were [[Sureshot (G2)|a redeco of an Optimus Prime toy]].

Sureshot's [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner [[Spoilsport]] is just as good at marksmanship as him, and he hates that.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
Millions of years ago, Sureshot was a marksman in the [[IntraFormers Sharpshooting Competition]], even winning first place in one round, outclassing [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe|Sureshot's ''Universe'' profile}}

Sureshot was one of many Autobots living in an unnamed city on Cybertron. The city was eventually incinerated by [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons; Sureshot was among the numerous Autobots captured and marched off toward the [[smelting pool]]s. Only a timely attack by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]]'s band saved them, driving off their Decepticon captors.

Sureshot apparently joined Fortress Maximus's group at this point; he was part of the group of Autobots who abandoned the war under the leadership of Fortress Maximus, attempting to give peace a chance on the new world of [[Nebulos]]. Their efforts at peaceful coexistence with the natives were destabilized by mistrust and treachery, however, prompting Fortress Maximus to make a desperate bid for peace. Sureshot was one of nearly a dozen Autobots who gave up their personal weapons to the Nebulans as a sign of cooperation—a major sacrifice for Sureshot, to be sure. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}

[[File:BrothersinArmor-Targetmasters.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Because you can't, you won't, and you don't stop...]]
The arrival of the Decepticons was almost beneficial for the Autobots, as it compelled the Autobots and Nebulans to work together by [[binary bonding]] into integrated [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] pairings. After Scorponok and his army made a deal with the unscrupulous Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and became Headmasters themselves, though, they were able to use Zarak's connections and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s hypnotic power to turn public Nebulan sentiment against the Autobots. Sureshot and many of his fellow warriors were still weaponless, and now leaderless after Fortress Maximus and the Headmasters were captured by Zarak's crew. Luckily, some Nebulans still believed in Maximus's partner, [[Galen|Peer Galen]], and had themselves bio-mechanically engineered to transform into weapons that would replace those the Autobots lost. In defending the Nursery botanical gardens, Sureshot first combined with his Nebulan partner [[Spoilsport]] as an Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]. Unfortunately, this mission ended in disaster; though the Autobots proved more than a match for their opponents, their battle was simply too destructive, and left The Nursery in ruins. Shortly thereafter, the Autobots chose to abandon Nebulos rather than allow the war to continue raging over an innocent new world. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

[[File:Sureshot misfire worlds apart.jpg|thumb|I '''DO''' look good in pink!]]
''At some point before they left Nebulos, Sureshot, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], and [[Pointblank]] were captured by Scorponok's Decepticons, ostensibly because they were having trouble perfecting the Targetmaster process. However, when the Autobot Headmasters pursued the fleeing Decepticons back to their [[Fortress of Despair]], they found that the Targetmasters were merely bait and that it was the Headmasters that Scorponok wanted to study. After [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] released their bonds, the Autobot Targetmasters freed [[Peacemaker]], [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]], and Spoilsport and joined the fray.'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

{{note|In the UK-produced "Worlds Apart", [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and Sureshot's colours are switched.}}

Sureshot and the other Autobots made their way to Earth and, following Galen's death, followed [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] into battle after he had taken up the role of Fortress Maximus's Headmaster partner. After the boy had [[introdump|introduced]] the Targetmasters to his father, they left to rescue his [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|younger brother]] from the Decepticons. Upon landing on the enemy's island-base however, they were driven back by its automated defenses. Sureshot was ultimately unable to pursue the Decepticons when the whole landmass transformed into a rocketship, and blasted off into space. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}}

Afterwards, ''Steelhaven''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew united with the other Autobots on board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Unfortunately, the Ark's commander, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], was difficult to deal with, and so their meetup resulted in a ritual battle for Autobot supremacy between him and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. Sureshot disembarked along with the rest of the ''Steelhaven'' crew to watch the fight. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Fortress Maximus's troops eventually came under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Sureshot didn't see any major action under Prime's command and was actually taken down inside the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s hallways when a crazed [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]/[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] fusion...thingy went rampaging through the ship. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}} He was repaired in short order by [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] and was up and active by the time the Autobots were forced to intervene as a duel between Scorponok and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] threatened [[New York City]]. During the battle, [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] hypnotized [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]], and planned to have him order his subordinates to lay down their arms, so that Shockwave's loyalists could easily pick off Scorponok's followers. Sureshot was part of a small group of Autobots who forced him to modify this plan; at gun-point, Mindwipe had the Decepticons unite into a cohesive faction, and join forces with the Autobots. [[Primus]] then suddenly summoned all the Transformers of Earth back to Cybertron to do battle with [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} Several [[Acolyte of Unicron|cultists]] emerged upon Unicron's approach, attacking Optimus in the hopes of weakening the army opposing their master by eliminating its leader. Sureshot helped fight back against the cultists, but this skirmish proved to be little more than a distraction! Following the altercation, the Transformers turned their gazes skywards to find Unicron already within Cybertron's orbit! {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

[[File:Stilllife-deadbombburst.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Two Bursts and a Shot.]]
Confronted by the impossible enormity of this opponent, Sureshot panicked and tried to make a run for it, only to be sent reeling when Unicron slammed his hand into the planet's surface. The Transformers were eventually rallied into striking back against Unicron, but their efforts amounted to little. It wasn't until the Matrix returned and Optimus seized a hold of it that Unicron was destroyed and Cybertron was saved from destruction. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} A destroyed vehicle resembling Sureshot was seen in the aftermath of the battle with the Planet-Eater. {{storylink|Still Life!}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Sureshot war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I am not throwing away my shot!"]]
Sureshot was with acting Autobot leader [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] when the wayward [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] returned to Cybertron from Nebulos. Along with [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]], and [[Override (G1)|Override]], he assisted with taking Grimlock into custody at the [[Bastion-five lock-up]], getting quite dinged up in the process. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}} Later, when Rodimus Prime met [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] at [[Eugenesis Plaza]] he had Sureshot and Crosshairs cover the meeting from a distance with sniper rifles. Jhiaxus immediately detected their presence and so he and Prime left to discuss matters in private at [[Nova Point]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}
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====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Fortress maximus secrets and lies.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s launch, Sureshot was one of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]]'s troops when they were attacked by [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s troops. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}
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===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Bulen]] (English), [[Ken Narita]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Sureshot lefty.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Sureshot will fight left-handed; otherwise, it's over too quickly.]]
Sureshot was hanging around with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]], [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and several others on Cybertron when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] radioed in to warn them that the Decepticons were coming for an assault. How many Decepticons, you ask? ALL of them. It seemed [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] had learned of the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], the foundry in which the original Autobot bodies were forged, and had a plan to take the Chamber's key, open it, and turn the massive energies within to his advantage. Sureshot and his allies managed to get the key back from Galvatron's lackey, [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]], just before a blast of [[plasma energy]] sent their shuttle rocketing through space. They eventually crash-landed on the planet Nebulos and were captured by machine-hating rebels who mistook the Autobots for creations of their enemies, the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]].

When the Decepticons arrived, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] was able to convince the Nebulan leader [[Gort]] to release the Autobots to fight for them. Mere moments after the energy bonds were undone, though, Sureshot was disabled by the Decepticons' opening volley of laser fire. The 'Cons disengaged after a short battle, taking the fallen Autobots with them as leverage and to torture them for the location of the key. After applying Brainstorm's ideas for bio-mechanical engineering to themselves and the Nebulans to become Headmasters, the free Autobots assaulted the Decepticons and managed to reclaim Sureshot and the rest of their comrades.

[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]], Scourge and the other Decepticons then made a devil's bargain with Zarak and the Hive, creating Decepticon Headmasters and a new variant in binary bonding: Targetmasters. Their enhancements proved effective, and they managed to steal back the key from the Autobots. On the other hand, Brainstorm's exo-scanner captured a full bodyscan of a Targetmaster warrior, allowing him to recreate the process and turn Sureshot and several others into Autobot Targetmasters, binary bonded to six Nebulan sharpshooters. Having created two giant transforming starships as well, Scorponok and later Fortress Maximus, the Transformers carried the battle back to Cybertron, where the power of the Plasma Energy Chamber was ultimately reversed back into the planet's core, revitalizing Cybertron back to what it was in the Golden Age. Sureshot and the -Master warriors were last seen returning to Nebulos to cleanse the planet of the Hive's evil machines. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)|[[Rik Thomas]] (English, [[Omni Productions]] dub)}}
[[File:HM28 Sureshot and Crosshairs with guns.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Sureshot was part of an elite trio of Autobots, along with [[Pointblank]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]. Contrary to what SOME 'bots may have said, he was no friend of [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]'s. He and his comrades came to Fortress's aid shortly after the deaths of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and Galvatron changed the course of the war. They became involved in a mission to dispose of deadly plasma energy bombs when everything became complicated by the arrival of a Decepticon space squad and a ship of refugees trying to flee from the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]. The bombs ended up going off during the battle, and several Autobots and Decepticons were bathed with plasma energy. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] recovered the unconscious Sureshot and his friends from space. Miraculously, the three Autobots had not only survived the explosion, each of them had also been fused to one of the Master refugees in a kind of symbiotic combination. The smaller Master robot known as [[Spoilsport|Spoil]] could now transform into a powerful weapon and affix himself to Crosshairs's hand, creating a Targetmaster. Pointblank and his men seemed cocky before, but their newfound power made them almost unbearable. Sureshot and Crosshairs had to get between Pointblank and the Headmasters when their leader simply would not shut up about how awesome he was. After the Autobots arrived on Master, [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] were triple-teamed by the new Targetmasters. Perhaps not considering the [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrorcons]] worthy of their new powers, Sureshot and the Targetmasters spent the whole battle unarmed and in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], and still royally smacked the chips out of the two Decepticons. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}}

[[File:HM 30 Spoil bonded with Sureshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Sureshot continued to serve on Master with Pointblank and Fortress. He and his fellow Targetmasters were involved in the battle for data on the [[Master Sword]]. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} While in orbit around Master in the Battleship Maximus, the Targetmasters spot [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] spying on them, and chase him and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] back to the planet's surface. Their pursuit was interrupted by the arrival of the Decepticon Targetmasters, who tried to eliminate the Autobots by blasting open a natural reservoir, washing Sureshot and his friends away in a massive wave. The Targetmasters survived, however, and located the Decepticons' secret cavern base. They sent out their small partners to covertly investigate the base, but the loud and bolsterous arrival of [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and the Headmasters made stealth impossible, and so a battle was joined. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}}

Sureshot and the Targetmasters continued working with Fortress's army against Scorponok and were involved in the final [[Head Formation]] that destroyed Mega Zarak at the North Pole. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}} {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}} {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}} {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}}}

====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:Legends Autobot Targetmasters.jpg|thumb]]During a battle with Scorponok in [[2021]], Sureshot and the Targetmasters battled their Decepticon counterparts, who managed to take away their gun partners as part of a plan to forcibly bond with them during another plasma energy detonation. Instead, the explosion caused all the Targetmaster partners to disappear and infected everyone else with "[[blackball]]s", small [[black hole]]s that were shrinking their bodies until they would ultimately collapse in on themselves. Having no other choice, Sureshot the other non-Headmasters agreed to have their heads removed and converted into Headmasters so they could leave their bodies behind. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} While one account saw Sureshot accompanying the other Autobots to the [[Legends World]] in search of new bodies, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 21|Bonus Edition Vol. 21}} he and the other Targetmasters actually remained in their home universe to search for their lost partners. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} They eventually found them floating in space, only to find they had been supercharged with plasma energy and were emitting deadly doses of it. Before the trio could succumb to the energy, the Targetmaster partners suddenly vanished, whisked away to the Legends World by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}}

===Toy pack-in material===
When Optimus became stranded on Cybertron's hemisphere of darkness with his memory damaged, Sureshot joined a small strike force of Autobots called H.O.P.E. ([[Help Optimus Prime Escape]]) to retrieve him. {{Storylink|Optimus Prime Is Back}}
{{-}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Sureshot was one of the Autobot Targetmasters who ruined a Decepticon energy operation at the Nebulan north pole by using thermal lasers to sink [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] into the melting ice he had rested upon. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Following the destruction of Cybertron's [[energon]] supply by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Sureshot was on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s team for a mission to destroy the [[Nullification Cannon]]. After they broke into the Decepticon's hidden base, Optimus went on alone, and succeeded in destroying the Cannon. Blurr and Sureshot helped him limp away from the destruction. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===3H comics===
Sureshot, Crosshairs, and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], were part of a rescue team sent to [[Japan]] to retrieve [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doctor Fujiyama]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] from an all-out assault of an army of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]]. Sureshot had the task of suppressing Fujiyama's latest blunder. {{storylink|Departure}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 2|Transformers: Stormbringer #2]]
[[File:Stormbringer 2 Sureshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Sureshot was a crewman aboard the ''[[Ark-27]]'' under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. He was seated next to the navigator station, so he could have been in charge of anything from sensor operations to communications to helm control. With his pride in his shooting, though, weapons seems a good bet. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}}

Later, Sureshot helped haul Omega Supreme away after his fight with Monstructor. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

[[File:Chaos3-KimiaSurvivors.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Sureshot was present when [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s invaded [[Kimia Facility|Kimia]]. He survived the massacre and got away aboard an escape pod piloted by [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]. They were soon rescued by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} She told the survivors about [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s misguided plans to save the universe (which would actually destroy it), then brought them to Cybertron to put a stop to it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

After Cybertron was reborn in the wake of [[D-Void]]'s attack, Sureshot joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]'s mission to use the map within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]] at [[Cyberutopia]]. The mission's departure in the ''[[Lost Light]]'' was interrupted by an explosion in the ship sending it into premature [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]]. The resulting hull breach sucked Sureshot out of the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was soon rescued by Rodimus and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], who had come to retrieve him and the others. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On‎|Hangers On}}

Sureshot was among the crew members who participated in the battle with the Decepticons on [[Temptoria]]. {{storylink|Before & After}} He was later arrested and thrown in the brig for playing hand-grenade tag with [[Waverider]] outside Ultra Magnus's office. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

Sureshot became a member of the security team for the ''Lost Light'' after supporting [[Getaway]]'s mutiny. Like all of the crew, he was subjected to mnemosurgery that made him forget the mutiny and believe Megatron, Rodimus, and Ultra Magnus left of their own accord, abandoning the rest of the crew. Sureshot was subjected to additional reprogramming as a member of the security team, causing him to unquestioningly accept Getaway's orders, and believe anyone who opposed Getaway was a Decepticon traitor. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Following [[The Rise]]'s terrorist attack on the [[Tether]], Sureshot volunteered for [[Colonial Security]]. He became a member of [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]]'s recon and rapid response unit, partnered with [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] as a strike duo for long - and short-range coordinated assault. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down}}

Sureshot was dispatched to defend [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] after he was injured by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], he then sniped [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], while ordering [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] to apprehend him. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}} Sureshot informed Novastar that they have got [[Leviathan (G1)|backup]] coming their way. He later on a carrier carrying the captive Quake until Asenticon mob supporters started attacking to free Quake, Sureshot and Smokescreen were then overpowered by the mobs. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}} Sureshot then went with Novastar's recon onboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to help liberate [[Winged Moon]] from [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]]'s forces. He talked with Novastar on whether giving the Decepticons a chance to surrender only to be knocked out by [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]]. {{storylink|War World: Moon|Moon}}
{{-}}

==Commercial appearances==
*When the Transformers' war resumed its course on [[Nebulos|Nebulon]], Sureshot could be seen fighting alongside his fellow Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] against their Decepticon counterparts, while [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] grappled in the distance. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}
*Sureshot and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] battled [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] in the middle of a mechanical city. After transforming and using [[Spoilsport]] to fire off a flew blasts towards Triggerhappy, Sureshot grappled with him while both their [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners did the same. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Targetmasters|Targetmasters commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Sureshot is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Autobot duplicates in the Decepticon campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1-toy Sureshot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He of the long, long torso]]
*'''Sureshot''' (Targetmaster, [[1987]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-105'''
**''Accessories'': "Spoilsport"/"Spoil" Targetmaster partner
:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Sureshot transforms into a Cybertronic buggy somewhat resembling a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Baja buggy]]. As a Targetmaster, he can hold in his hand or mount on his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] roof any Targetmaster gun (or any weapon that uses a 5mm peg). He came with his partner, [[Spoilsport]]/Spoil.

:Like the other Targetmasters, his Japanese release lacks a [[rubsign]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Sureshot/sureshot.htm More information on Sureshot at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*Sureshot's [[character model]] (to be precise, his Japanese one from ''The Headmasters'' rather than his Western one) was recolored and used in ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' to make the "[[Sentinel Minor|arrogant Autobot officer]]".
*Sureshot appears in [[Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Vol. 52]] of the [[Transformers Legends (comic)|''Legends'' manga]] as a "virtual redeco" of the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Chasm#Toys|Chasm]] head on the [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Titans Return|Full-Tilt]] body.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sureshot''' (サーショット ''Sāshotto'', シュアショット<ref>''[[The_Transformers_(cartoon)#Transformers:_The_Rebirth|Transformers: The Rebirth]]''</ref><ref>Japanese reprint of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' vol. 1.</ref> ''Shuashotto'')
*''French:'' '''Tirexact''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Dragster'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Sasha''' (Taiwan [[Omni Productions]] dub, 沙夏 ''Shāxià''), '''Shut''' (China, 煞特 ''Shātè'')
*''Russian:'' '''Sniper''' (Снайпер, ''Snaĭper'')
*''Spanish:'' '''Sansón''' (America)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Machines Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe Transformers]]

Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners

2021-04-08T02:47:54Z

Shockcrusher: /* Synopsis */

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|image=TF2019 22 cvrB.jpg
|title="Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[August 19]], 2020
|coverdate=August 2020
|written by=[[Brian Ruckley]]
|art by=[[Anna Malkova]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Jake M. Wood]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]], [[Tom Waltz]] and [[Riley Farmer]]
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'''Novastar and her team finally have Quake in custody—now, they have to''' '''''keep''''' '''him there.'''

==Synopsis==
In the private safehouse provided by [[Security Operations]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] stews in his own guilt and anger...

Out in the badlands, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] proves a formidable foe; shifting from one mode to the next, he singlehandedly holds off [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]]'s team with homing bombs and brute force while [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] free [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] from his paralyzing net. Nothing Novastar's team has can penetrate Quake's thick vehicle mode armor, but [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] radios in to tell his commander that they've got some heavy-duty backup on the way—a furious [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]]! The colossal Transformer contemptuously grabs Quake's vehicle mode like a toy, lifts him above her head and slams him into the ground, upside down. But this doesn't stop the Riser from blasting her in the knee and sending her toppling; this proves Quake's own undoing, however, as her fall winds up pinning him directly underneath her own body. Sixshot quickly realizes that he's outmatched and retreats with Frenzy and Rumble in tow, and Novastar lets him go—as she explains to [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], their priorities are taking care of the injured Leviathan and bringing in Quake, who's got a lot to answer for.

First Senator [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], intent on sending a message to the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]]s and [[The Rise]], promptly organizes a public spectacle in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] where Quake will be marched through the streets for all to see before standing trial at the [[Senate]]. [[Andromeda (G1)|Andromeda]] and [[Voxpop]] provide commentary as anxious crowds line the street; in the Senate building itself, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] fruitlessly tries to convince Sentinel to see sense and warns him his pageantry will only further inflame tensions. Away from Sentinel and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Orion confesses to [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] that Sentinel's learned all the wrong lesson from the crisis—his growing reliance on these pointless theatrics will only play right into [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s hands—and asks a doubtful Ironhide to commit the Senate guard to the streets to try and keep order alongside Security Operations. A call from [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] brings only more bad news: she and [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] have somehow lost track of the [[Voin]] asserter. Orion agrees to tell [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and Ironhide to keep a lookout... but warns her that they have a great many other problems to worry about.

Seeking closure for Quake's murder of [[Rubble]], Bumblebee observes the proceedings from a crack in the wall of the safehouse and observes the worrying numbers of Ascenticon supporters that line the streets. Overworked and overstretched members of [[Security Operations]] struggle to keep the road to the Senate clear, while members of the [[Senate Guard]] find that nobody's willing to respect their authority outside of the Senate. Finally, the moment arrives as Novastar, [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]], [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] man the carrier transporting both Quake and a wounded [[Roughstuff]], all while angry members of the crowd hurl debris at the killer. Novastar worries that they might not have enough security operatives on hand. [[Ascenticon Guard]] leader [[Flywheels|Skytread]], meanwhile, receives a private transmission from [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]: Quake ''cannot'' be allowed to enter Senate custody. On cue, Skytread executes his contingency plan—when the carrier passes by, a mob of Ascenticon supporters dogpile the floating platform and drag it down under sheer weight of numbers. When the carrier topples, Quake bounds away as Novastar screams for someone to secure their prisoner. Bumblebee sees this all play out from the safehouse's second floor, realizes that they're going to lose Quake again, and races down the stairs, ignoring [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]]'s objections as he goes...

As Smokescreen and Sureshot struggle through the Ascenticon mob, Quake has no such compunctions and simply tramples everyone who gets in his way before ducking into a nearby alleyway. Unfortunately for him, that alleyway is currently occupied by the missing Voin asserter, eager for revenge! The Voin has a numerical advantage, but Quake is a canny fighter and goads the Voin into ripping his hand off and breaking his restraints. Even without his hand, Quake proves a capable warrior; after slaughtering his way through every one of the Voin's bioengineered monsters, he finally pushes directly through the asserter's forcefield and crushes the Voin inside to death. Tired and wounded, Quake's unprepared when Bumblebee charges towards him, shouting to security that Quake's no longer manacled and can freely transform. That's just what Quake does as Bumblebee grabs one of the Voin's discarded weapons, leaps onto the bigger Transformer in mid-transformation, then—without thinking—stabs him through the neck and fatally shears Quake's head and [[spark]] chamber from his body.

Smokescreen and Stakeout round the corner to find Bumblebee kneeling over Quake's headless corpse; Bumblebee mumbles that he would've gotten away otherwise, but Stakeout orders Bumblebee to stand down and arrests him on the spot. Smokescreen tells him that he's done, but Bumblebee can't do that—''won't'' do that—not while [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] is still out there.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] (15)
* [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] (16)

|h2=[[Decepticon|Ascenticon]]s|c2=
* [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] (3)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (4)
* [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (5)
* [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] (10)
* [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] (26)
* [[Roughstuff]] (27)
* [[Flywheels|Skytread]] (28)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (voice, 29)

|h4=Cybertronians|c4=
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{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (1)
* [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] (2)
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (6)
* [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]] (7)
* [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (8)
* [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (9)
* [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (11)
* [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]] (12)
* [[Andromeda (G1)|Andromeda]] (13)
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* [[Voxpop]] (14)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (17)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (18)
* [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (19)
* [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] (20)
* [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] (21)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (22)
* [[Grotusque]] (23)
* [[Vibes]] (24)
* [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] (25)

{{!}}}
|h5=Others|c5=
* [[Voin]] asserter (30)

}}

==Quotes==
"You think you get to put a sword through me '''twice''' in one lifetime?"
:—'''Sixshot''' takes down Windblade

"I mean, Sentinel Prime! How do we even know that Matrix thing passed to him? Did you see it happen? '''I''' didn't! He wants us to call them Decepticons, but is that the right way 'round? '''Is''' it? Just saying."
:—'''Voxpop'''

"The First Senator plans to limit inter-city movement, I heard. Which sounds crazy to me, but I guess he's too late anyway. What's even the '''point''' of an intelligence unit if it doesn't give you warning of something like '''this'''?"
:—'''Stakeout'''

"They're not wrong, Pipes. It's not like we can actually do anything except stand here." "I know, Roulette. But it's all about '''how''' you stand. Look at Brawn there. That's a bot who knows how to stand."
:—'''Roulette''' and '''Pipes'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* A grieving [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] remembers his conversation with [[Rubble]] in [[The World In Your Eyes Part Four|issue #4]] as they attended [[Gauge]]'s forging ceremony together—Rubble mused that he, too, was once a spark. Bumblebee found out that Quake had killed Rubble in [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five|issue #11]] and hopes to find closure by watching Quake on his way to stand trial, but discovers that finding closure is harder than he thought...
* As he backhands [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], Sixshot sarcastically asks if she thinks she'll be able to put a sword through him twice; she previously impaled him during a raid on the Rise base beneath Iacon's [[Memorial Crater]] back in [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three|#9]].
* Several characters mention [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]; the pair go unseen in the issue itself, but are noted to be recuperating from their respective wounds, inflicted by Sixshot and [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] in the previous issue.
* [[Andromeda (G1)|Andromeda]] previously appeared as a news broadcaster in [[Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|issue #20]], but this time around she's joined by [[Voxpop]]. This beige, two-headed Transformer(s?), based on one of the many unnamed [[NAIL]]s from the [[2005 IDW continuity]], had previously appeared in issue #20 as one of the many gamblers at [[Swindle's]], and now after three cameos in eight years, he finally gets an official name!
* [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] both appeared as members of Senate security in [[The Change In Your Nature Part Four|issue #16]].
* Flatline operates on [[Roughstuff]], the Riser whom Triggerhappy casually shot for fun last issue. #21 left his fate up in the air; this issue confirms that he's alive, but badly damaged.
* The [[Voin]] asserter arrived on Cybertron in [[The Change In Your Nature Part Four|issue #16]] to seek retribution for the death of one of its kind, while [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] had been in charge of keeping it under control.
* Bumblebee's going after [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] next—Barricade was conveniently "abducted" by [[The Rise]] during a standoff between them and [[Security Operations]] in [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five|issue #11]], and Bumblebee found evidence that Barricade was in on a conspiracy with several high-ranking Risers in [[The Change In Your Nature Part One|issue #13]]. According to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in #11, Barricade tipped off [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to the existence of the [[Voin]] scavenger that had witnessed [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s murder, setting in motion the chain of events that led to Rubble's murder, and it seems as though Bumblebee has clued into this as well...

===Transformers references===
* [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] appears as a member of the Senate Guard... although we'd be hesitant to call her out as one of the many obscure Transformers [[Brian Ruckley]] enjoys slipping into scenes, since she ''did'' recently enjoy a semi-prominent role back in ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' as a member of the [[Colonist Soldiers]].
* One of the many Cybertronians in the crowd on page twelve sports [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s head.

===Real-life references===
* "Frequent commenter" Voxpop takes his (their?) name from the journalistic concept of "vox pop"; short for "{{w|vox populi|vox populi}}", literally, "voice of the people", the term generally refers to "man-on-the-street" style interviews with ordinary citizens. Given his heavy-handed, inflammatory rhetoric, it seems as though Voxpop fills a similar niche on Andromeda's show.

===Errors===
* The opening roll call page mixes up [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s names; in this universe, Frenzy is blue.
* On panel three of page twenty, Bumblebee is missing the Ascenticon logo on his chest.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A''': Dangerous ladies, by [[Anna Malkova]]
* '''Cover B''': Quake in chains, by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[John-Paul Bove]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover''': Monkey versus robot, by [[Winston Chan]]

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===Reprints===
*'''''Transformers Volume 3: All Fall Down''''' ([[February 24]], [[2021]]) ISBN 1684057396 / ISBN 978-1684057399
**Hardcover.
**Collects ''Transformers'' issues #19–24 and ''Galaxies'' issues #7–12.
**Bonus material currently unknown, most likely alternate covers.

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image:TF-IDW-2019v3.jpg|'''''Volume 3: All Fall Down'''''; cover art by [[Cryssy Cheung]]
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==External links==
* [https://graphicpolicy.com/2020/08/18/preview-transformers-22/ Preview]

[[Category:Transformers (2019) issues]]

Sureshot (G1)

2021-04-08T02:42:17Z

Shockcrusher: /* 2019 IDW continuity */

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{{disambig2|the way-bad Generation 1 Autobot Targetmaster|the Generation 2 European Hero Prime redeco|Sureshot (G2)}}
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:''Sureshot is an [[Autobot]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1 Sureshot boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dammit, [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]! Stop peeing on my lawn!]]
'''Sureshot''' is [[Pat Lee|an ego]] that holds a gun. 

''He's too skillful for his chestplate, too skillful for his chestplate.'' 
''His shooting is great. And he's too much for [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and even [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]],'' 
''[[Femax]] and [[Nebulos|Nebulon]].'' 

''And he's too skillful to take orders'' 
''Or work with stupid [[human|stubbies]].'' 
''The [[Optimus Prime (G1)|big red guy]] can stuff it.'' 

''He's a marksman—you know what that means—'' 
''And he shoots his laser gun on the front lines...'' 
''On the front lines, on the front lines, yeah.'' 
''He shoots his laser gun on the front lines.'' 

''And he's too skillful for this song...''

Sureshot would probably be pleased if [[Hasbro|a toy company]] produced a replica of his marvelous self, but extremely annoyed if said replica were [[Sureshot (G2)|a redeco of an Optimus Prime toy]].

Sureshot's [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner [[Spoilsport]] is just as good at marksmanship as him, and he hates that.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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Millions of years ago, Sureshot was a marksman in the [[IntraFormers Sharpshooting Competition]], even winning first place in one round, outclassing [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe|Sureshot's ''Universe'' profile}}

Sureshot was one of many Autobots living in an unnamed city on Cybertron. The city was eventually incinerated by [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons; Sureshot was among the numerous Autobots captured and marched off toward the [[smelting pool]]s. Only a timely attack by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]]'s band saved them, driving off their Decepticon captors.

Sureshot apparently joined Fortress Maximus's group at this point; he was part of the group of Autobots who abandoned the war under the leadership of Fortress Maximus, attempting to give peace a chance on the new world of [[Nebulos]]. Their efforts at peaceful coexistence with the natives were destabilized by mistrust and treachery, however, prompting Fortress Maximus to make a desperate bid for peace. Sureshot was one of nearly a dozen Autobots who gave up their personal weapons to the Nebulans as a sign of cooperation—a major sacrifice for Sureshot, to be sure. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}

[[File:BrothersinArmor-Targetmasters.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Because you can't, you won't, and you don't stop...]]
The arrival of the Decepticons was almost beneficial for the Autobots, as it compelled the Autobots and Nebulans to work together by [[binary bonding]] into integrated [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] pairings. After Scorponok and his army made a deal with the unscrupulous Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and became Headmasters themselves, though, they were able to use Zarak's connections and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s hypnotic power to turn public Nebulan sentiment against the Autobots. Sureshot and many of his fellow warriors were still weaponless, and now leaderless after Fortress Maximus and the Headmasters were captured by Zarak's crew. Luckily, some Nebulans still believed in Maximus's partner, [[Galen|Peer Galen]], and had themselves bio-mechanically engineered to transform into weapons that would replace those the Autobots lost. In defending the Nursery botanical gardens, Sureshot first combined with his Nebulan partner [[Spoilsport]] as an Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]. Unfortunately, this mission ended in disaster; though the Autobots proved more than a match for their opponents, their battle was simply too destructive, and left The Nursery in ruins. Shortly thereafter, the Autobots chose to abandon Nebulos rather than allow the war to continue raging over an innocent new world. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

[[File:Sureshot misfire worlds apart.jpg|thumb|I '''DO''' look good in pink!]]
''At some point before they left Nebulos, Sureshot, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], and [[Pointblank]] were captured by Scorponok's Decepticons, ostensibly because they were having trouble perfecting the Targetmaster process. However, when the Autobot Headmasters pursued the fleeing Decepticons back to their [[Fortress of Despair]], they found that the Targetmasters were merely bait and that it was the Headmasters that Scorponok wanted to study. After [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] released their bonds, the Autobot Targetmasters freed [[Peacemaker]], [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]], and Spoilsport and joined the fray.'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

{{note|In the UK-produced "Worlds Apart", [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and Sureshot's colours are switched.}}

Sureshot and the other Autobots made their way to Earth and, following Galen's death, followed [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] into battle after he had taken up the role of Fortress Maximus's Headmaster partner. After the boy had [[introdump|introduced]] the Targetmasters to his father, they left to rescue his [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|younger brother]] from the Decepticons. Upon landing on the enemy's island-base however, they were driven back by its automated defenses. Sureshot was ultimately unable to pursue the Decepticons when the whole landmass transformed into a rocketship, and blasted off into space. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}}

Afterwards, ''Steelhaven''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew united with the other Autobots on board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Unfortunately, the Ark's commander, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], was difficult to deal with, and so their meetup resulted in a ritual battle for Autobot supremacy between him and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. Sureshot disembarked along with the rest of the ''Steelhaven'' crew to watch the fight. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Fortress Maximus's troops eventually came under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Sureshot didn't see any major action under Prime's command and was actually taken down inside the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s hallways when a crazed [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]/[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] fusion...thingy went rampaging through the ship. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}} He was repaired in short order by [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] and was up and active by the time the Autobots were forced to intervene as a duel between Scorponok and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] threatened [[New York City]]. During the battle, [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] hypnotized [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]], and planned to have him order his subordinates to lay down their arms, so that Shockwave's loyalists could easily pick off Scorponok's followers. Sureshot was part of a small group of Autobots who forced him to modify this plan; at gun-point, Mindwipe had the Decepticons unite into a cohesive faction, and join forces with the Autobots. [[Primus]] then suddenly summoned all the Transformers of Earth back to Cybertron to do battle with [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} Several [[Acolyte of Unicron|cultists]] emerged upon Unicron's approach, attacking Optimus in the hopes of weakening the army opposing their master by eliminating its leader. Sureshot helped fight back against the cultists, but this skirmish proved to be little more than a distraction! Following the altercation, the Transformers turned their gazes skywards to find Unicron already within Cybertron's orbit! {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

[[File:Stilllife-deadbombburst.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Two Bursts and a Shot.]]
Confronted by the impossible enormity of this opponent, Sureshot panicked and tried to make a run for it, only to be sent reeling when Unicron slammed his hand into the planet's surface. The Transformers were eventually rallied into striking back against Unicron, but their efforts amounted to little. It wasn't until the Matrix returned and Optimus seized a hold of it that Unicron was destroyed and Cybertron was saved from destruction. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} A destroyed vehicle resembling Sureshot was seen in the aftermath of the battle with the Planet-Eater. {{storylink|Still Life!}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Sureshot war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I am not throwing away my shot!"]]
Sureshot was with acting Autobot leader [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] when the wayward [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] returned to Cybertron from Nebulos. Along with [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]], and [[Override (G1)|Override]], he assisted with taking Grimlock into custody at the [[Bastion-five lock-up]], getting quite dinged up in the process. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}} Later, when Rodimus Prime met [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] at [[Eugenesis Plaza]] he had Sureshot and Crosshairs cover the meeting from a distance with sniper rifles. Jhiaxus immediately detected their presence and so he and Prime left to discuss matters in private at [[Nova Point]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}
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====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Fortress maximus secrets and lies.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s launch, Sureshot was one of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]]'s troops when they were attacked by [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s troops. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}
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===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Bulen]] (English), [[Ken Narita]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Sureshot lefty.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Sureshot will fight left-handed; otherwise, it's over too quickly.]]
Sureshot was hanging around with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]], [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and several others on Cybertron when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] radioed in to warn them that the Decepticons were coming for an assault. How many Decepticons, you ask? ALL of them. It seemed [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] had learned of the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], the foundry in which the original Autobot bodies were forged, and had a plan to take the Chamber's key, open it, and turn the massive energies within to his advantage. Sureshot and his allies managed to get the key back from Galvatron's lackey, [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]], just before a blast of [[plasma energy]] sent their shuttle rocketing through space. They eventually crash-landed on the planet Nebulos and were captured by machine-hating rebels who mistook the Autobots for creations of their enemies, the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]].

When the Decepticons arrived, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] was able to convince the Nebulan leader [[Gort]] to release the Autobots to fight for them. Mere moments after the energy bonds were undone, though, Sureshot was disabled by the Decepticons' opening volley of laser fire. The 'Cons disengaged after a short battle, taking the fallen Autobots with them as leverage and to torture them for the location of the key. After applying Brainstorm's ideas for bio-mechanical engineering to themselves and the Nebulans to become Headmasters, the free Autobots assaulted the Decepticons and managed to reclaim Sureshot and the rest of their comrades.

[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]], Scourge and the other Decepticons then made a devil's bargain with Zarak and the Hive, creating Decepticon Headmasters and a new variant in binary bonding: Targetmasters. Their enhancements proved effective, and they managed to steal back the key from the Autobots. On the other hand, Brainstorm's exo-scanner captured a full bodyscan of a Targetmaster warrior, allowing him to recreate the process and turn Sureshot and several others into Autobot Targetmasters, binary bonded to six Nebulan sharpshooters. Having created two giant transforming starships as well, Scorponok and later Fortress Maximus, the Transformers carried the battle back to Cybertron, where the power of the Plasma Energy Chamber was ultimately reversed back into the planet's core, revitalizing Cybertron back to what it was in the Golden Age. Sureshot and the -Master warriors were last seen returning to Nebulos to cleanse the planet of the Hive's evil machines. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)|[[Rik Thomas]] (English, [[Omni Productions]] dub)}}
[[File:HM28 Sureshot and Crosshairs with guns.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Sureshot was part of an elite trio of Autobots, along with [[Pointblank]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]. Contrary to what SOME 'bots may have said, he was no friend of [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]'s. He and his comrades came to Fortress's aid shortly after the deaths of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and Galvatron changed the course of the war. They became involved in a mission to dispose of deadly plasma energy bombs when everything became complicated by the arrival of a Decepticon space squad and a ship of refugees trying to flee from the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]. The bombs ended up going off during the battle, and several Autobots and Decepticons were bathed with plasma energy. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] recovered the unconscious Sureshot and his friends from space. Miraculously, the three Autobots had not only survived the explosion, each of them had also been fused to one of the Master refugees in a kind of symbiotic combination. The smaller Master robot known as [[Spoilsport|Spoil]] could now transform into a powerful weapon and affix himself to Crosshairs's hand, creating a Targetmaster. Pointblank and his men seemed cocky before, but their newfound power made them almost unbearable. Sureshot and Crosshairs had to get between Pointblank and the Headmasters when their leader simply would not shut up about how awesome he was. After the Autobots arrived on Master, [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] were triple-teamed by the new Targetmasters. Perhaps not considering the [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrorcons]] worthy of their new powers, Sureshot and the Targetmasters spent the whole battle unarmed and in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], and still royally smacked the chips out of the two Decepticons. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}}

[[File:HM 30 Spoil bonded with Sureshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Sureshot continued to serve on Master with Pointblank and Fortress. He and his fellow Targetmasters were involved in the battle for data on the [[Master Sword]]. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} While in orbit around Master in the Battleship Maximus, the Targetmasters spot [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] spying on them, and chase him and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] back to the planet's surface. Their pursuit was interrupted by the arrival of the Decepticon Targetmasters, who tried to eliminate the Autobots by blasting open a natural reservoir, washing Sureshot and his friends away in a massive wave. The Targetmasters survived, however, and located the Decepticons' secret cavern base. They sent out their small partners to covertly investigate the base, but the loud and bolsterous arrival of [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and the Headmasters made stealth impossible, and so a battle was joined. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}}

Sureshot and the Targetmasters continued working with Fortress's army against Scorponok and were involved in the final [[Head Formation]] that destroyed Mega Zarak at the North Pole. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}} {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}} {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}} {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}}}

====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:Legends Autobot Targetmasters.jpg|thumb]]During a battle with Scorponok in [[2021]], Sureshot and the Targetmasters battled their Decepticon counterparts, who managed to take away their gun partners as part of a plan to forcibly bond with them during another plasma energy detonation. Instead, the explosion caused all the Targetmaster partners to disappear and infected everyone else with "[[blackball]]s", small [[black hole]]s that were shrinking their bodies until they would ultimately collapse in on themselves. Having no other choice, Sureshot the other non-Headmasters agreed to have their heads removed and converted into Headmasters so they could leave their bodies behind. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} While one account saw Sureshot accompanying the other Autobots to the [[Legends World]] in search of new bodies, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 21|Bonus Edition Vol. 21}} he and the other Targetmasters actually remained in their home universe to search for their lost partners. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} They eventually found them floating in space, only to find they had been supercharged with plasma energy and were emitting deadly doses of it. Before the trio could succumb to the energy, the Targetmaster partners suddenly vanished, whisked away to the Legends World by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}}

===Toy pack-in material===
When Optimus became stranded on Cybertron's hemisphere of darkness with his memory damaged, Sureshot joined a small strike force of Autobots called H.O.P.E. ([[Help Optimus Prime Escape]]) to retrieve him. {{Storylink|Optimus Prime Is Back}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
Sureshot was one of the Autobot Targetmasters who ruined a Decepticon energy operation at the Nebulan north pole by using thermal lasers to sink [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] into the melting ice he had rested upon. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Following the destruction of Cybertron's [[energon]] supply by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Sureshot was on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s team for a mission to destroy the [[Nullification Cannon]]. After they broke into the Decepticon's hidden base, Optimus went on alone, and succeeded in destroying the Cannon. Blurr and Sureshot helped him limp away from the destruction. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===3H comics===
Sureshot, Crosshairs, and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], were part of a rescue team sent to [[Japan]] to retrieve [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doctor Fujiyama]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] from an all-out assault of an army of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]]. Sureshot had the task of suppressing Fujiyama's latest blunder. {{storylink|Departure}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 2|Transformers: Stormbringer #2]]
[[File:Stormbringer 2 Sureshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Sureshot was a crewman aboard the ''[[Ark-27]]'' under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. He was seated next to the navigator station, so he could have been in charge of anything from sensor operations to communications to helm control. With his pride in his shooting, though, weapons seems a good bet. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}}

Later, Sureshot helped haul Omega Supreme away after his fight with Monstructor. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

[[File:Chaos3-KimiaSurvivors.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Sureshot was present when [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s invaded [[Kimia Facility|Kimia]]. He survived the massacre and got away aboard an escape pod piloted by [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]. They were soon rescued by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} She told the survivors about [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s misguided plans to save the universe (which would actually destroy it), then brought them to Cybertron to put a stop to it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

After Cybertron was reborn in the wake of [[D-Void]]'s attack, Sureshot joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]'s mission to use the map within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]] at [[Cyberutopia]]. The mission's departure in the ''[[Lost Light]]'' was interrupted by an explosion in the ship sending it into premature [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]]. The resulting hull breach sucked Sureshot out of the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was soon rescued by Rodimus and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], who had come to retrieve him and the others. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On‎|Hangers On}}

Sureshot was among the crew members who participated in the battle with the Decepticons on [[Temptoria]]. {{storylink|Before & After}} He was later arrested and thrown in the brig for playing hand-grenade tag with [[Waverider]] outside Ultra Magnus's office. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

Sureshot became a member of the security team for the ''Lost Light'' after supporting [[Getaway]]'s mutiny. Like all of the crew, he was subjected to mnemosurgery that made him forget the mutiny and believe Megatron, Rodimus, and Ultra Magnus left of their own accord, abandoning the rest of the crew. Sureshot was subjected to additional reprogramming as a member of the security team, causing him to unquestioningly accept Getaway's orders, and believe anyone who opposed Getaway was a Decepticon traitor. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Following [[The Rise]]'s terrorist attack on the [[Tether]], Sureshot volunteered for [[Colonial Security]]. He became a member of [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]]'s recon and rapid response unit, partnered with [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] as a strike duo for long - and short-range coordinated assault. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down}}

Sureshot was dispatched to defend [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] after he was injured by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], he then sniped [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], while ordering [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] to apprehend him. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}} Sureshot informed Novastar that they have got [[Leviathan (G1)|backup]] coming their way. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}} Sureshot then went with Novastar's recon onboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to help liberate [[Winged Moon]] from [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]]'s forces. He talked with Novastar on whether giving the Decepticons a chance to surrender only to be knocked out by [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]]. {{storylink|War World: Moon|Moon}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*When the Transformers' war resumed its course on [[Nebulos|Nebulon]], Sureshot could be seen fighting alongside his fellow Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] against their Decepticon counterparts, while [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] grappled in the distance. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}
*Sureshot and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] battled [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] in the middle of a mechanical city. After transforming and using [[Spoilsport]] to fire off a flew blasts towards Triggerhappy, Sureshot grappled with him while both their [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners did the same. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Targetmasters|Targetmasters commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Sureshot is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Autobot duplicates in the Decepticon campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1-toy Sureshot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He of the long, long torso]]
*'''Sureshot''' (Targetmaster, [[1987]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-105'''
**''Accessories'': "Spoilsport"/"Spoil" Targetmaster partner
:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Sureshot transforms into a Cybertronic buggy somewhat resembling a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Baja buggy]]. As a Targetmaster, he can hold in his hand or mount on his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] roof any Targetmaster gun (or any weapon that uses a 5mm peg). He came with his partner, [[Spoilsport]]/Spoil.

:Like the other Targetmasters, his Japanese release lacks a [[rubsign]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Sureshot/sureshot.htm More information on Sureshot at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*Sureshot's [[character model]] (to be precise, his Japanese one from ''The Headmasters'' rather than his Western one) was recolored and used in ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' to make the "[[Sentinel Minor|arrogant Autobot officer]]".
*Sureshot appears in [[Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Vol. 52]] of the [[Transformers Legends (comic)|''Legends'' manga]] as a "virtual redeco" of the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Chasm#Toys|Chasm]] head on the [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Titans Return|Full-Tilt]] body.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sureshot''' (サーショット ''Sāshotto'', シュアショット<ref>''[[The_Transformers_(cartoon)#Transformers:_The_Rebirth|Transformers: The Rebirth]]''</ref><ref>Japanese reprint of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' vol. 1.</ref> ''Shuashotto'')
*''French:'' '''Tirexact''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Dragster'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Sasha''' (Taiwan [[Omni Productions]] dub, 沙夏 ''Shāxià''), '''Shut''' (China, 煞特 ''Shātè'')
*''Russian:'' '''Sniper''' (Снайпер, ''Snaĭper'')
*''Spanish:'' '''Sansón''' (America)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Machines Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe Transformers]]

Cyclonus (G1)

2021-04-08T02:00:30Z

Shockcrusher: /* 2019 IDW continuity */

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:''Cyclonus is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:CyclonusPioneerDVD1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|We have met the cyclone and it is us.]]
Among the Decepticons, finding a genuinely loyal and competent [[second-in-command]] is a near [[Starscream (G1)|impossibility]]. '''Cyclonus''' is the exception to that rule. Created by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], Cyclonus is a being whose loyalty to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the Decepticon cause is so intense as to exclude most other emotions and interests from his mind. He is dedicated to destruction in his leader's name.

He also has brains to back up that dedication, power to enforce Galvatron's will, and the initiative to form plans and get them done. Cyclonus could easily rule the Decepticons himself if he so desired, either as a power behind the throne or directly overthrowing his psychotic master. His responses to any suggestions that he do so? "All hail Galvatron!"

It's really amazing that he's so loyal, when one considers that he alternates with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] as Galvatron's personal punching bag.

{{bigquote|Galvatron! Why would you attack me, your most loyal soldier?|Cyclonus|"[[The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
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{{main|Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
Created in [[2005]] from the remains of a battle damaged Decepticon, Cyclonus instantly became [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s loyal second-in-command. When his leader became brain-damaged in [[2006]], Cyclonus continued to serve him faithfully, save for a brief attempt to admit him to a sanitarium planet for counseling. Cyclonus later journeyed to the planet [[Nebulos]] and, allying himself with the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]], became a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]].

In a splinter timeline, Cyclonus did not become a Targetmaster, and in [[2011]], found himself falling from Galvatron's good graces in the wake of the advent of the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. Following Galvatron's demise, Cyclonus mourned his fallen leader, only to become possessed by the will of [[Galvatron II]], an alternate universe incarnation of his former master. Following a battle with Unicron, Cyclonus was purged of Galvatron II's spirit and resolved to stop worshipping Galvatron and instead become as powerful as him.
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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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[[File:Cyclonustarget2006.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|What once had been a misread movie script was now dumb-sounding canon!]]
In ''the 2006 of'' a future timeline, Cyclonus was a creation of Unicron, {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}} ''remade from the body of the dispatched Decepticon [[Life Spark]]'', {{storylink|Target: 2006}} so that he could serve as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s personal ship. Tasked with tracking down the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]] by their dark master, Galvatron, Cyclonus, and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] first stopped by [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] so that Galvatron could eliminate [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and secure his position as leader of the Decepticons. There, the trio witnessed Unicron consume Cybertron's moons, which enraged Galvatron until Unicron tortured him back into servitude. On their master's orders, the Decepticons then headed for [[Earth]] and attacked [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s Autobots as they were attempting to make their way off-planet. The Autobots' trickery led the Decepticons into believing that they successfully destroyed their opponent, while in reality they only managed to detonate an empty portion of Ultra Magnus's starship. {{storylink|Judgment Day!}} ''Following this, Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge [[Time travel|traveled back in time]] to [[1986]] as part of a plan to free themselves from Unicron's control by constructing a massive cannon that would destroy him upon their return to the future. The three Unicronian Decepticons proved themselves almost invincible in the face of the Autobots' attacks, but were finally defeated when Galvatron was duped into believing he was trapped in a temporal paradox, and returned to his own time to live out the remaining events of Unicron's design.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:Cyclonuspullsthebeardy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Sure, yanking Scourge's beard is funny, but wait till you see what they do with Cyclonus's ears.]]
''Back in his own time,'' Cyclonus served once more as Galvatron's personal transport when he headed to the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]] to snatch the Matrix away from Ultra Magnus. Though Galvatron was unable to use the Autobot bauble's power against Unicron, the Decepticons were freed from Unicron's control when his destruction was dealt out at the hands of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Final Battle!}} ''After this, Galvatron transported himself back in time to [[1987]], leaving Cyclonus and Scourge in the future, under [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s command. The duo were attacked by the freelance peace-keeping agent, [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], who was seeking the bounty on Galvatron’s head, and Cyclonus revealed Galvatron’s whereabouts to him.'' {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} ''Later, Shockwave hired Death’s Head to kill Rodimus Prime, but Cyclonus and Scourge interfered with the job as they sought to kill Rodimus first, in order to reclaim their lost standing amongst the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Headhunt}} ''This did not please Death’s Head, and consequently, he willingly accepted a contract from Rodimus to hunt down Cyclonus and Scourge, eventually tracking them down to the planet of Junk as [[2008]] dawned. Before he could finish the job, however, all three of them fell under the mind-controlling influence of Unicron, whose disembodied head had survived the destruction of his body and had landed on the planet, where he was having the native Junkions construct a new body for him.''

''Under Unicron's control, Cyclonus and Scourge killed Shockwave and became Decepticon leaders, reigniting the stalemated Cybertronian war to a furious degree to cover Unicron's actions. Death's Head, however, was able to fight the mind control and work with the Autobots long enough to stop the chaos-bringer's plan. As explosions destroyed Unicron, Death's Head tackled Cyclonus and Scourge, pushing them through a [[time portal]] Unicron had built, promising to kill them another time. Cyclonus and Scourge were hurled into the past of Cybertron by the portal, where they came under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]].'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

[[File:Scourge scorponok cyclonus marvel uk 151.jpg|left|thumb|He's from the future and knows a lot about history.]]
Cyclonus and Scourge traveled with Scorponok and several other Decepticons to the peaceful planet [[Nebulos]] in pursuit of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|Broken Glass!}} After Scorponok and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] were defeated by the new Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], the Nebulan [[Vorath]] attempted to duplicate the technology on the Decepticons. Cyclonus was partnered with [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]], a Nebulan recruit who had been bio-mechanically engineered to be able to transform into his weapon. Cyclonus was soon presented with an opportunity to test his new Targetmaster abilities when some Autobot Headmaster prisoners escaped. The fury of the battle destroyed the city of [[Koraja]], culminating in Fortress Maximus knocking down Cyclonus and the other Decepticon Targetmasters with part of a beloved fountain. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

''At some point afterwards, Cyclonus and the other Decepticon Targetmasters lay in ambush for the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] at the [[Fortress of Despair]] where they had the Autobot Targetmasters held captive. However, once Scorponok had abducted [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] to study the Headmaster process further the remaining Headmasters were able to free their Targetmaster comrades and turn the tables on the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

Ultimately, Cyclonus and Scorponok's Decepticons followed the Autobots off Nebulos to Earth. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

[[File:Cyclonuskronk.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Back-seat driver!]]
''Once there, Cyclonus and Scourge sought out Galvatron, and arranged to meet with him in the open. En-route to the meeting grounds, they were accosted by a squad of human-piloted jet-fighters, and Cyclonus reveled at the chance to have some target-practice at their expense. Nightstick cheered him on as he downed his targets, only for the Decepticon to remind the Nebulon that he was only a spectator, and not an active participant in the skirmish. Shortly after, the humans tricked Cyclonus into crashing in a rocky peak, and Nightstick had to take control after all to retreat. Their day having started out badly already, Cyclonus and Scourge proceeded to meet with Galvatron, and revealed they were no longer willing to serve him. Instead, they demanded that he hand over his [[Time-jump trigger device|time travel device]] so that they could return to the future and their position as Decepticon leaders. The confrontation was disrupted by the sudden appearance of the Autobot commando squad, the [[Wrecker]]s, and Cyclonus found himself battling [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] instead of his intended target. The Autobot drew both Cyclonus and Scourge away from the human settlement by professing to have stolen Galvatron's time jump mechanism, when in reality, the Decepticon no longer even had it for them to take. Cyclonus and Scourge caught up to Springer and learned of the ruse just as the rest of the Wreckers came to their leader's rescue. [[File:Cyclonus death.jpg|left|thumb|"Handles on your head are the latest thing," Unicron says to me. "You'll look so trendy with head-handles."]] Unwilling to fight them all at once, Cyclonus and Scourge took to the air and left.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}

''Having met with failure again, Cyclonus and Scourge decided to cut their losses and team up with Shockwave's present-day Earth-based Decepticon forces.''

''Unfortunately, Cyclonus accidentally let slip that they would kill Shockwave in the future. Naturally wanting to ensure his continued existence, Shockwave unleashed a brainwashed [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron clone]] upon the two. Seized by the clone, Cyclonus’s Targetmaster partner, Nightstick, was crushed, and as Cyclonus begged Scourge for help, his companion fled to save his own life and Cyclonus’s head was torn from his body, killing him outright.'' {{storylink|Dry Run!}}

''Cyclonus and Scourge’s displacement into the past had circumvented the normal [[Mass substitution|mass-replacement]] method used by time travel, and had hence unbalanced the space-time continuum, causing a [[Time rift|rift]] to appear in the fabric of space and time. Cyclonus's death, twenty years before he was even created, proved to be the final straw, accelerating the rift, which soon threatened to consume Earth and Cybertron. Realizing that the only way to stop it was to return himself, Galvatron and Cyclonus to their original time, Scourge attempted to recover Cyclonus’s body from Shockwave, only to be attacked by the deranged Decepticon, who had lost his mind due to the illogical nature of the situation, and had strung Cyclonus’s remains up like a twisted trophy. [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], however, was able to bring Shockwave back to sanity enough for him to deposit Cyclonus’s remains after Galvatron and Scourge, and then seal it with an x-ray blast.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}} ''These events were observed by the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}
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====The Big Broadcast of 2006====
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In an alternate future of 2006, Cyclonus was on the Decepticon planet [[Chaar]] when [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] arrived and gave a report to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] about the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] being hypnotized by a television. Galvatron angrily declared he didn't care anything about the news. Cyclonus pleaded with him to reconsider how the information could be used against the Autobots, but Galvatron would not change his mind. On his own initiative, Cyclonus took [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] along to investigate and discovered the [[Quintesson]]s were involved.

Back on Chaar, a hypnotized Galvatron suddenly took off without telling Cyclonus where he was going, so Cyclonus and Scourge followed him to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. They were soon met there by a group of Autobots where they engaged them in battle. When the Autobots succeeded in disrupting the Quintessons' hypnosis signal, the Junkions added their strength to the Autobots', which caused Galvatron to retreat so fast he nearly left Cyclonus behind. Cyclonus decided to ask Galvatron to make Junkion off-limits to Decepticons. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

====Rhythms of Darkness!====
Another alternate version of Cyclonus inhabited an alternate future world. Cyclonus, along with Scourge, had pursued Rodimus Prime and his crew to Junkion. After his [[Autobot shuttle|shuttle]] had been destroyed and his crew deactivated, Rodimus defiantly stood against the attacking Decepticons, but a sudden distraction gave Cyclonus and Scourge the opening they needed to shoot the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] away from him, [[File:Cyclonusrod.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Those ears are never not useful and/or hilarious in these death scenes.]] allowing Galvatron to finish him off. The Decepticons likely failed to notice that another Hot Rod from [[Primax 512.5 Gamma|a parallel timeline]] had observed these events, or that the Matrix had landed at his feet before he disappeared back into his own time. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

By [[2009]], Cybertron had been destroyed and [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] ruled the American continents on Earth. To eliminate the Decepticons themselves, the governments of the remaining free nations planned to launch nuclear weapons towards the United States. Anticipating this move, Galvatron had equipped a fortress with the necessary machinery to convert the fallout into energon, and placed Cyclonus and Scourge to guard the installation. While griping over how they missed conquest, and how the lack of resistance proved to no longer be fun, the pair were ambushed by [[Getaway]], one of the few surviving Autobots. He was joined by [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] and [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], and though Cyclonus killed the latter, Getaway succeeded in eliminating Scourge before falling himself. Cyclonus was then pounced upon by Chainclaw, only to be rescued by Galvatron. For having failed to stop an Autobot/human rebel invasion of the main Decepticon base, and for needing to be rescued at all, Cyclonus was destroyed by his enraged leader. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
An aerial warrior under [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s command, Cyclonus was part of a bombing run against [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]]'s troops after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had been lost. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}

===Sticker Adventures books===
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===Marvel coloring books===
Cyclonus was one of the Decepticon troops Galvatron called upon during his battle against the Dinobots in [[Oil Valley]]. The Decepticons still lost the fight, as even more Autobot reinforcements arrived shortly after. As they retreated, Cyclonus carried Galvatron away in his ship mode, though not before receiving a hit from Grimlock. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}}}

Cyclonus's alternate mode looked a lot like Scourge's. He acted as Galvatron's ship and base of operation in Earth orbit. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
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Cyclonus worked for [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] during the 1980s. He participated in an attack on a group of Autobots scavenging for parts. Despite their best efforts, the Decepticons were unable to fell a single opponent. Cyclonus reported back to Galvatron, who was less than thrilled about his troops' failure. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}} Later, he rose to leadership of the Decepticons at a time when the war was entrenched on [[Nebulos]]. Now a very evil and gloat-happy chap, he matched wits against [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], his opposite number in the Autobots. His schemes included trying to absorb a burst of cosmic radiation, unconcerned that it could kill the rest of the planet, {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}} and a substantially less evil plot of trying to stop the Autobots lubricating their joints. {{storylink|Autobots Strike Oil}}

At some point, the Decepticon base [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] became a sentient Transformer and leader of the Decepticons, and Cyclonus was ''never seen again''...
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===Toy pack-in material===
Cyclonus participated in a tumultuous battle on a moon base. He managed to dodge a blast from [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] in order to punch [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] in the face! {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

The Decepticons having recently captured the Creation Matrix, Cyclonus was one of the soldiers posted at a high security base to prevent the Autobots from retrieving it. Cyclonus was fooled by the Autobots army of [[decoy]]s, and the Decepticons lost control of the relic. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}

===Swamp of the Scorpion===
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Highbrow once used an electronic circuit jammer to prevent Cyclonus from taking flight and battling both Highbrow and Brainstorm. {{storylink|Swamp of the Scorpion}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Autobot Alert!====
[[File:AutobotAlertCyclonusonscreen.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Who was Cyclonus originally? For Skywarp, turn to page 23. For Bombshell, turn to page 31.]]
Cyclonus is a gargantuan Decepticon soldier, able to comfortably house most of Galvatron's troops within his spaceship mode. He was involved in the Decepticon's ploy to take over the Earth's communication satellites, looming ominously in Earth orbit, ready to blast into oblivion any Autobots who attempted to interfere. He also acted as the Decepticons’ signal jamming device, preventing any signal other than Galvatron's from get through to Earth.

In one possible scenario, he was shot by Astrotrain, as the later's military control had been taken over by Hot Rod.

In another possible scenario, he blow apart by Hot Rod, who was using one of Perceptor's latest inventions, a “rapid-fire, high-intesity rifle cannon.”

In yet another possible scenario, Cyclonus was immobilized in Earth orbit when the Autobots successfully sabotaged the Decepticons’ computer systems.

In yet another possible scenario, Ultra Magnus and his crew opened fire onto Cyclonus from their space shuttle in orbit. Galvatron and his multiwing jet fighter Decepticons emerged from Cyclonus in order to engage the Autobots. Galvatron and Cyclonus had a good maniacal laugh together as they watched the Autobots drift helplessly into the void of space after the Decepticons tore their shuttle to pieces.

In another possible scenario, Powerglide and Swoop worked in conjunction to distract Cyclonus, and destroy the Decepticons’ transmit ion device. After the Autobots’ plan had succeeded, Cyclonus was still left too confused to understand what had just transpired. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====The Invisibility Factor====
Cyclonus was stationed in the Decepticons’ secret desert base. In one possible scenario, he failed to recapture the human [[Sarah Sanders]] after she had been snatched up by the Autobots from the Decepticons’ grasp. Though he fired upon Sarah's spaceship as she and the Autobots within began to fly away, Cyclonus was unable to hit his target once the ship became invisible.{{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Cyclonus grew increasingly discontent with Galvatron after the Decepticon leader took to talking to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] more than him, and began openly discussing mutiny with [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. He was sent out on a mission to locate a new [[energon]] source which had been detected on an asteroid, and found that the source was a strange [[Observer|small alien]]. Following more abuse heaped on him by Galvatron, Cyclonus was able to study the creature, and discovered that it regurgitated its food in the form of Energon. Galvatron was pleased, but while Ratbat was out searching for more of the creatures, an Autobot was detected spying on the Decepticons, and the situation soon escalated into a pitched battle. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

Along with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and Octane, Cyclonus intercepted [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], as the Autobot was heading for [[Andellor]]. Though Cyclonus initially disbelieved Cosmos's story, he insisted that Cosmos lead them to his destination. It was there that Cyclonus was able to recall the history of Andellor and the existence of the [[Prism of Power]]. Down on the planet, the three Decepticons ventured into a cave and were attacked, first by some tentacles from a pool, and finally by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], who defeated them. {{storylink|Transformers in 3-D issue 2|Transformers in 3-D #2}}

Cyclonus took part in the attack on [[Tau-Ursa]] which saw Galvatron acquire a component for his latest weapon. Galvatron ordered the city destroyed. Cyclonus subsequently took part in a diversionary attack led by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] while Galvatron used his new weapon, the [[Nullification Cannon]], to destroy Cybertron's Energon stocks. The Autobots began searching for the planet [[Metascan Alpha]], location of a vast store of energy, and Cyclonus took the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s to find them, eventually encountering [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on a desolate moon. The Autobots quickly retreated, preferring to concentrate on their goal, but inadvertently ended up leading the [[Destructon]]s to the moon. Cyclonus and the Terrorcons were outmatched against this new foe, and Cyclonus reluctantly agreed to cooperate with the Autobots against the Destructons. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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Cyclonus served under [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] on a Decepticon ship, when they managed to shoot down the ship being captained by Ultra Magnus. After the Autobots crash-landed on planet [[Barrenikon]], the Decepticons landed their ship nearby to finish off their enemies. In the many possible adventures that followed, Cyclonus usually remained aboard the ship, while the Combaticons went out in the field to deal with the Autobots. He nonetheless encountered [[you]] and your Autobot friends when you had to sneak aboard to steal the Decepticon ship's power pack. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}

===3H comics===
{{quote|But ''I'' grew up! ''You're'' still kissing the skidplate of a 'con with more vision than you! Only now it's a two-bit crime boss with delusions of grandeur instead of the psychotic leftovers of Megatron's legacy!|Rodimus trash talks Cyclonus|"[[Wreckers: Finale Part II]]"}}
[[File:Cryotekcyclonusseries.jpg|left|upright=2.8|thumb|Cryotek looks like a Megatron and hits Cyclonus only about half as much.]]
When [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] was reformatted by [[Unicron]] into Cyclonus, and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] into [[Cyclonus's Armada]], Cyclonus was given a mental link to his Armada that gave him control over him. This link persisted even when Skywarp's personality resurfaced years later. When Galvatron failed the Decepticons and the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] ended, Cyclonus turned his allegiance towards the gangster [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]]. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

Centuries later, Cyclonus was caught up in the Predacon [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s attack on all Cybertron. Despite Megatron's attempts to implant his spark within a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] body, Cyclonus retained his own mind and managed to escape. Wishing to restore the glorious Decepticon empire, Cyclonus had already been seduced by Cryotek's ambitions when he, alongside other renegade "bad guys" Skywarp and [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]], joined the [[Wrecker]]s. In the aftermath of Megatron's [[transformation virus]], the Wreckers and a few other small groups were the only Transformers left active on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

[[File:Wreckersskywarpcyclonus.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Looks like Cyclonus was Bombshell after all!]]
Soon, the legendary entity called the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] gathered these groups together and gave them each a task. The Wreckers were summoned to a far-off planet, and so the team fought their way through scores of Vehicons to secure a shuttle. Cyclonus and Skywarp's arrival helped seal the Wreckers' victory, and the group managed to leave Cybertron towards their destination. {{storylink|Departure}}

After some difficulties with [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]], a stowaway, Cyclonus and the other Wreckers landed on [[Akalo|Archa Nine]], where they learned of a mysterious energy-generating crystal named the "[[Divine Light]]". Cyclonus killed the [[Maximal]] [[Packrat]], nearly killed Rotorbolt, and stole the Divine Light, and after taunting his deceived "comrades," fled home to deliver the artifact to his true master. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

[[File:WreckersFinaleII-RodimusCyclonus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Any possible caption for this image is already taken by the in-story banter.]]
As Cryotek siphoned the power of [[Primus]] by using the Divine Light, his ascension to borrowed godhood was guarded by Cyclonus. At first, Cyclonus seemed to have the upper hand when he appeared to be able to command Skywarp. Skywarp's complicity was just a ruse, however, and Cyclonus found himself doublecrossed. With the rest of the Wreckers busy, Cyclonus faced his old rival, Rodimus, in a very personal battle. After trading barbs both physical and verbal, the two ended their duel in a messy, violent stalemate. This stalemate lasted until Rotorbolt arrived and ended Cyclonus, avenging his near-deadly encounter on Archa Nine. Cryotek briefly resurrected him as one of many [[zombie]]s, but his subsequent defeat at the hands of Rodimus, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Sentinel Maximus]], [[Al-Badur]], and [[Ramulus]] ended Cyclonus's life again. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

Cyclonus was apparently a [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minion of Unicron]], though it is unknown if or when he participated in the [[Universe War]]. {{storylink|Betrayal|Cyclonus's ''Universe'' profile}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Cyclonusdreamwave.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Neither Skywarp nor Bombshell? This is madness!]]
After [[Unicron]] consumed the planet [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] in the wake of his reactivation, the Cyclonus series of drone was built within pods inside the chaos-bringer's body, constructed from the remnants Lithone's matter and captured inhabitants. The second in a series of Unicron's drone fleets, the Cyclonus model was considered by the [[Quintesson]]s to be more powerful, more efficient and more of a threat. One of these drones broke out of his incubation pod as [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] was having some difficulties on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}

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Cyclonus attacked the base of the Earth Defense Command in order to retrieve Scourge, who was being held there. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 13|Generation 1 #13}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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Cyclonus was serving Shockwave when the latter was running the Cybertronian Decepticons in Megatron's absence. After failing to capture a group of [[energon cube]]-stealing Autobots, he was part of a unit standing by to seize several Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] as they used [[Teletran 3]] to prevent damage to the time-stream. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] put up a force field around the computer, Cyclonus reported to Shockwave that the field would soon fall, and was pleased when Shockwave told him his life was ensured for another [[Units of time|cycle]]. When the field came down, Cyclonus helped capture the Autobots and shoot [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] in the back when he arrived from the future. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

Following their victory, Cyclonus listened to Shockwave's intentions of dissecting the humans, only for the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to arrive from the past and attack the Decepticons. It is unknown if Cyclonus survived the battle. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}
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====''TransTech''====
In [[Primax 806.30 Gamma]], Cyclonus and his comrades came to ally with the [[Kalistan]]ian terrorist organization [[S.K.A.R.]] Cyclonus himself was binary-bonded to S.K.A.R. second-in-command [[Steel Raven]], utilizing technology from the old [[I.R.O.N.|I.R.O.N. Army]]. The Decepticons and their humans allies subsequently waged a globe-spanning conflict against the Autobots and their humans allies. Ultimately, however, [[Sgt. Savage]]'s [[Screaming Eagles]] and the Autobots triumphed. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/01}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{note|IDW Cyclonus is an ancient Transformer who is not a Decepticon and has no connection to Unicron, Bombshell, or Skywarp.}}
{{main|Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
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After being a religious youth, Cyclonus ultimately became a senior officer on [[Nova Prime]]'s ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', which plunged into the [[Benzuli Expanse]] millions of [[Units of time|meta-cycles]] ago and hence continued to serve [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]]. He had a fierce love of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and wanted to see it bring about an ordered universe, bringing structure to a chaotic universe and hoped ordering the universe might order him. After the failure of [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]]'s [[Expansion]] plans {{storylink|Revelation (IDW)|Revelation}}, he settled down to die for good on [[Gorlam Prime]], until [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] healed him with the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]] and "suborned him to its will". He followed Galvatron on his quest to stop [[D-Void]], despite misgivings on the truth of D-Void's existence {{storylink|The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness}}, until he realised at the last, after an assault on Cybertron that left many Autobots dead, that Galvatron had forced him to hurt Cybertron, giving [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] an opening to heal [[Vector Sigma]] at the cost of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Chaos (IDW)|Chaos}}

Afterward, healed of his undead state by Vector Sigma but having been mistaken for a Decepticon by the Autobots, he was initially penned up with the Decepticons until a deal with [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]], who had been there when he turned on Galvatron, allowed him to join the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]''. Rooming with fellow ancient [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], who he swings between contempt and affection for, and mourning the loss of "his" Cybertron (occasionally in song) he mostly keeps himself to himself. And hates [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye}}
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===''Universe'' toy bio===
Cyclonus was constructed from the cast-off chassis of deactivated Decepticons, programmed by Unicron to be loyal only to Galvatron. {{storylink|Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Cyclonus toy bio}}

===''Universe'' cartoon===
[[File:FfE Cyclonus.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Red Eyes Insanity!]]
Cyclonus was helping Megatron mine Energon from a gas station, mostly by taking pot-shots at [[bunny rabbit|bunnies]]. This ended shortly after he was El Kabong'd by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[energon-axe|axed]] by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime]]. {{storylink|Fight for Energon}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 9|Henkei! Henkei! #9}} {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 12|Henkei! Henkei! #12}}}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} {{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}} {{storylink|The Threat of Galvatron}} {{storylink|Revenge (Henkei)|Revenge}} {{storylink|A Nightmare, Once Again}} {{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-13-Cyclonus.jpg|thumb]]
When the newly created Galvatron went on a rampage and no Decepticon dared stop him, Cyclonus saw no way out but to phone the [[Autobot]]s and ask for help. He was relieved when [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] showed up and turned Galvatron back into [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Visualize Shot 11}}}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Cyclonus led a group of Decepticons deployed to capture the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] who were invading Megatron's Cybertron, though to Megatron's displeasure all they returned with was a couple of Autobots. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} He later reported [[Destro]]'s imminent arrival via [[M.A.S.S. Device]] to Megatron. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Cyclonus was a famed lieutenant of [[Decepticon leader]] [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Towards the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Cyclonus became a Targetmaster, partnered with the [[Nebulon (Headmasters)|Nightstick the Nebulon]]. He sacrificed himself under unknown circumstances during the [[Great Push]], gaining legendary status among all Cybertronians. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

The [[Cyclonus Memorial Tower]] was presumably named in honor of Cyclonus. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

===''Combiner Wars'' toy bio===
Cyclonus used mind control to combine with other Autobots or Decepticons into [[Galvatronus (Generations)|Galvatronus]]. {{storylink|Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Generations|''Combiner Wars'' Cyclonus toy bio}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In one [[universal stream]] which [[Unicron]] destroyed, Unicron created Cyclonus from the remains of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s deceased subordinates while Megatron himself was reformatted into [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Galvatron]]. Galvatron, Cyclonus, and [[Scourge (G1)#Dreamwave Armada comic|Scourge]] served Unicron in preparing universes for destruction, but Cyclonus eventually met his end when one Primax Megatron, unhappy at the prospect of his universe being destroyed, ripped his head off. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Three|''Transformers'' issue #3]]}}
[[File:TheWorldInYourEyesPartThree-ThreefoldSparkWar.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

An ancient warrior, Cyclonus fought against [[Exarchon]] in the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] alongside [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} and four other 'bots: [[Gridlock]], [[Grudge]], [[Provoke]], and [[Highfire]], who all fell in the conflict. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} Over the course of the conflict, Cyclonus would come to resent the [[Great General]] [[Pyra Magna]] for killing [[Paragon]]. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}} In the age of postwar reconstruction that followed under [[Nominus Prime]]'s reign, Cyclonus struggled to settle into peacetime life, and eventually developed a coping mechanism by which he would converse with the hallucinatory "ghosts" of his four dead friends. Cyclonus found it difficult to move past his wartime experiences, even with [[Froid]] providing regular therapeutic sessions; although Froid encouraged Cyclonus to reach out to "Paragon" the way he had resurrected his four fallen comrades, Cyclonus eventually removed himself from Froid's care. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}}

Cyclonus attempted to fit in with the citizens of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], attending [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s forging during the customary ceremony at the [[Pyramid (Cybertron)|Pyramid]], {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}} but circumstances eventually pushed him into leaving Cybertronian civilization behind entirely. Though his fellow soldiers would remember him as a respected war hero, Cyclonus took up a hermetic existence in the badlands beyond Iacon, destroying his comms so that nobody would contact him. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}} At the bequest of "Highfire", Cyclonus took up a solitary vigil at the [[Memorial Crater]]—the site of the final battle of the war—in case Exarchon ever came back, ignoring Gridlock's protests that Exarchon was long gone. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}}

[[File:TheCracksBeneathYourFeetPartOne-Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
On the night of [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s demise, Cyclonus witnessed the scientist arrive at his [[energon transmission station]], and later saw a "[[Frenzy (G1)|blue bot]]" approach the building just before the scientist's murder. A few days later, [[Security Operations]] officers [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] caught up with Cyclonus and interrogated him; despite his evasive answers, Chromia told him to report to the [[South Tower Security Center]] within a cycle, something that Cyclonus had no intention of doing, despite the ghosts of his old comrades encouraging him to aid the police. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}}

Cyclonus continued to maintain his lonely vigil at the Memorial Crater until he discovered a loose wire that led to a [[The Rise|Rise]] bunker buried beneath the crater. When he investigated, he attracted the unwelcome attention of first [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]], then fellow veteran [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]], who proved able to wound Cyclonus as he transformed and fled to Iacon. Once he crash-landed in the building where Chromia and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] were interrogating Froid. Once Cyclonus informed them about the suspect activity in the badlands, Froid took him aside and suggested that they speak privately. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}} Once Cyclonus had his physical injuries tended to, Froid tried to get his old patient to open up about his experiences; when Froid broached the delicate subject of Paragon, however, Cyclonus stormed from the room, shouting that Paragon had been needlessly killed. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}}

By the time that Cyclonus returned to the Memorial Crater, he discovered that the entire area had been destroyed by a subterranean explosion, the result of the Risers scuttling their bunker with subsurface explosives. When Cyclonus approached [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] for information, the search and rescue officer informed him that [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] was to blame. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}

Trailing the [[Ascenticon Guard|Decepticon Guard]] following its takeover of Iacon, Cyclonus overheard the rumours that Sixshot might become the Guard's new captain, news that made him eager to confront the six-changer. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}}

Cyclonus tried to enter the [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Decepticon Headquarters]] only for [[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]] to block his path. He proceed to knock out Crasher before entering to find Sixshot. When he find him, he named all their former comrades who have fallen in the war memorial accusing Sixshot of erasing their legacy before provoking Sixshot to attack. They briefly fought before Sixshot mentioned that Pyra Magna was released by the Autobots, remembering the bot who took Paragon's life, and wanting to atone for his sins by killing Magna, Cyclonus then ordered Sixshot to find Magna's weaknesses so he can decapitate her. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

==Commercial appearances==
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], Cyclonus, and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] faced off against [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] until Autobot reinforcements showed up in the form of [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. With the appearance of these new arrivals, Cyclonus declared that he was itching for a fight. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, and Rodimus Prime commercial}}
*When Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge were joined by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] in battle, he counted off the new Decepticon's modes while Galvatron named them all. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}
*Galvatron and Cyclonus met with their Decepticon agent [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] in an isolated spot. There, Counterpunch handed them an Autobot device, and declared that Galvatron could definitely trust him... {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Punch and Clones|Punch/Counterpunch and Clones commercial}}
*Cyclonus, [[Octane]], and Scourge launched an attack on the Autobots' base, only to be met with the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s, who gave them a good trouncing. Cyclonus was shaken about by [[Doublecross]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Monsterbots|Monsterbots commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TF PS2 Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{voiceactor|[[Walter Roberts]] (English)}}
====Decepticon story====
As one of the elite troops sent back in time to prevent Shockwave's unstoppable rampage, Cyclonus acted as Galvatron's second in command. When they joined forces with Megatron and his troops, Cyclonus worked with Soundwave in identifying possible targets. At one point, the pair disagreed with one another over one of these targets and Cyclonus threatened Soundwave into accepting all blame if the lead didn't pan out. Soundwave agreed, but ominously warned that he charged a high price for being spoken to in such a manner.

Sure enough, the operation was a dud and Cyclonus attempted to deflect the blame to Soundwave, who promptly played back a recording of the entire conversation. Unluckily for Cyclonus, that conversation included him insulting Megatron and referring to him as obsolete scrap. Soundwave next had the pleasure of recording Cyclonus's screams as Megatron used him for target practice.

Cyclonus also had the unusual experience of being impressed with Starscream when the normally-treacherous Air Commander successfully defused a potentially lethal fight between Megatron and Galvatron. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

====Autobot story====
Cyclonus attacked the Autobots inside the Atalstan gem mine with Octane for support. Deciding to skip the usual pre-fight banter, Cyclonus got right to the fighting. After a fierce battle, the Autobots managed to take down Cyclonus and Octane. Defeated, Cyclonus stated that he had underestimated the Autobots' power and that he needed to retreat and rest. He bid the Autobots goodbye and transformed into his fighter craft form, retreating from the mine. Rodimus Prime expressed disappointment about how Cyclonus got away, and Optimus acknowledged that Cyclonus was a tough opponent.

Later, Cyclonus joined up with Scourge while the latter was fighting the Autobots on their way to the ELTA. Both were eventually defeated, and Cyclonus decided to fall back, almost leaving Scourge behind! {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Legends''===
[[File:TFLegendsApp-Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|left]]
[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] was reformatted into Cyclonus at some point. He served [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as second-in-command. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}} Cyclonus and Scourge were tasked with leading raids on an Autobot supply convoy and managed to deal the Autobots a heavy blow. {{storylink|Cold Delivery}} Following Megatron's demise, the pair opposed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s bid for leadership. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}} They later aided [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] after his rebirth in [[Unicron]]'s maw, but their might was insufficient and they were defeated by Rodimus's forces. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}} Cyclonus was among a handful of Decepticons who ventured inside Unicron to search for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. After encountering [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], then falling foul of Unicron's internal defenses, the Decepticons resumed their search. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (Legends)|Belly of the Beast}} Following the destruction of Unicron, Cyclonus tracked down Galvatron on the planet [[Krull]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}

Cyclonus and Scourge both fell under Starscream's control as the Air Commander attempted to supply Unicron with a new body in the form of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. They were intercepted by Autobots and defeated, forcing Starscream to relinquish control, however the pair had no memory of the events, and returned bewildered to base. {{storylink|Unicron Returns}}

At some point Cyclonus teamed up with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] to combat [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and his allies. {{storylink|Fan Favorite}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Minion Pig#As Cyclonus}}
Cyclonus appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by a Minion Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsCyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|"NOW I get my armada!"]]
Cyclonus 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 after collecting 175 units of Cybermetal, 110 units of Transmetal, and 70 soldier cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:CyclonusEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|And I lost my Armada. ''Again.''.]]
Though both intelligent and awesomely powerful, Cyclonus is also a cold and consummate professional, one who oozes contempt aimed at those who would undermine the Decepticon cause for personal advancement or gain. [[Swindle (G1)|(Ahem).]]

He'd rather earn the respect of his fellow Decepticons through his actions than simply by flexing his muscles or showing off.

In both space jet and robot mode he's one of the most physically powerful and capable warriors in existence. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Cyclonus Bio}}

Cyclonus came to Earth seeking to aid Galvatron in his conquest of Earth. When he came through the [[Space bridge]] He proclaimed straight away "I follow the one true leader of the Decepticon cause!" At first, Megatron was pleased, but when he heard Cyclonus say "All hail Galvatron!" he tried to correct him.

After Galvatron scolded him for being late, Cyclonus informed him of his plan to set Earth's jungles on fire and to convert the thermal energy to Energon to fuel the Decepticons on Earth. Unfortunately, Hot Spot heard of the plan, and as he usually did, intervened. Cyclonus failed the mission, but still gained some of the loyalty of the Decepticons on Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Rumble in the Jungle event}}

When the Decepticons located a strange signal in the Artic, Galvatron ordered Cyclonus to investigate while Megatron and Starscream were quarreling. He spotted [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], but was unable to pursue due to the ice formed on his canopy. It turns out it was no ordinary ice, but [[nano-frost]], so Galvatron had him return with the sample, hoping to use it as a super-weapon. Naturally, Starscream scoffed at Cyclonus being commended for being frozen. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Artic Signal}}

Cyclonus questioned how Megatron would get the [[Nova Power Core|Nova Core]] after Reflector botched the mission. He replied that his insubordinate behavior makes revealing his genius strategy all the more enjoyable, and called in Brake-Neck.
Cyclonus boldly denounced that Megatron's backup plan for an incompetent engineer was "an insane car", and gave a sarcastic remark after Brake-Neck said he wouldn't go near the power plant. Megatron then gave Cyclonus a smashing punch. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Bit of a Longshot}}

*'''Class''': Aerial
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 1 star
*'''Weapons''': Cyclonus uses a lightning gun to obliterate targets.
*'''Ability: Bombing Run''': Drops 12 bombs in a line across targets dealing high damage.
**'''Cost:''': 4 ability points +1 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:cyclonus Cyclonus at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:cyclonustff2f.jpg|thumb|400px|"Screw the armada, where's [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]!?"]]
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}}}

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

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

==Notes==
[[File:FriedmanAuctionCyclonusModelEdit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Wait, how do his ears shift from pink to lavender in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]?]]
[[File:Cyclonusscale.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|He's big!]]
*When asked about Cyclonus's design in an online interview, [[Floro Dery]]'s reply was, "Cyclonus was a small time demon."<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery]</ref>
*In 2010, a set of Cyclonus's original color models from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' went up for sale on Heritage Auctions, sold from [[Ron Friedman|Ron Friedman's]] collection of [[Sunbow Productions]] materials. In contrast to his final model and toys, this early color model depicted him with pink, magenta, and cyan parts... and luscious, kissable lips. Odd.
*During ''The Transformers: The Movie'', Cyclonus is shown to be [[:File:Cyclonuscoronation.jpg|''huge'' in vehicle form]], serving as a personal attack ship for Galvatron, despite being a normal-sized robot. In the cartoon's subsequent third season, however, Galvatron uses the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]'' and his own flight capabilities as his primary means of transport, and Cyclonus never shows such size-changing abilities again except in the episode "Starscream's Ghost".
*In two scenes in the US edition of [[Broken Glass!|''Headmasters'' #2]], where Cyclonus was supposed to appear, artist [[Frank Springer]] [[The Transformers: Headmasters|accidentally drew]] a giant-sized version of [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] (though it's actually [[Fracas]], but those two's character models got swapped and... oy), who was then colored like Cyclonus. For the UK printing of the story, since audiences were already very familiar with Cyclonus from exclusive stories in that comic, the giant Nightstick was renamed "[[Krunix (G1)|Krunix]]".
*Cyclonus's unique origin in the UK comics is a result of Simon Furman's misinterpretation of the movie summary he had read (having not yet actually seen the feature), which referenced the fading "life spark" of a Decepticon. This led to Cyclonus actually claiming he had been rebuilt from a Decepticon named "[[Life Spark]]".
*Cyclonus's voice in the Generation One cartoon is noticeably inconsistent. In some episodes (e.g. "The Big Broadcast of 2006") he speaks with a sinister, purring baritone. In others (the "Five Faces of Darkness" episodes) his voice takes on a comical, overly dramatic thespian quality. Sometimes he changed between the two within the same episode.

===Foreign names===
[[File:EvolutionOfCyclonus.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Evolution of a small time demon.]]
*''Japanese:'' '''Cyclonus''' (サイクロナス ''Saikuronasu'')
*''Italian:'' '''Ciclone''' ("Cyclone")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hsuèn-fōng''' (Taiwan, 旋風, "Cyclone"), '''Kuáng Biāo''' (China, 狂飙, "Mad Whirlwind")
*''Russian:'' '''Tsiklon''' (Циклон, "Cyclone")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Tsyklon''' (ICTV, Циклон, "Cyclone")

==See also==
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*[[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]], the time-lost nihilist from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]], the Decepticon subversive mastermind from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://botcon.com/archive/story/characters/cyclonus.html Cyclonus's archived BotCon Online profile]

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Sureshot (G1)

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Shockcrusher: /* 2019 IDW continuity */

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{{disambig2|the way-bad Generation 1 Autobot Targetmaster|the Generation 2 European Hero Prime redeco|Sureshot (G2)}}
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:''Sureshot is an [[Autobot]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1 Sureshot boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dammit, [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]! Stop peeing on my lawn!]]
'''Sureshot''' is [[Pat Lee|an ego]] that holds a gun. 

''He's too skillful for his chestplate, too skillful for his chestplate.'' 
''His shooting is great. And he's too much for [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and even [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]],'' 
''[[Femax]] and [[Nebulos|Nebulon]].'' 

''And he's too skillful to take orders'' 
''Or work with stupid [[human|stubbies]].'' 
''The [[Optimus Prime (G1)|big red guy]] can stuff it.'' 

''He's a marksman—you know what that means—'' 
''And he shoots his laser gun on the front lines...'' 
''On the front lines, on the front lines, yeah.'' 
''He shoots his laser gun on the front lines.'' 

''And he's too skillful for this song...''

Sureshot would probably be pleased if [[Hasbro|a toy company]] produced a replica of his marvelous self, but extremely annoyed if said replica were [[Sureshot (G2)|a redeco of an Optimus Prime toy]].

Sureshot's [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner [[Spoilsport]] is just as good at marksmanship as him, and he hates that.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
Millions of years ago, Sureshot was a marksman in the [[IntraFormers Sharpshooting Competition]], even winning first place in one round, outclassing [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe|Sureshot's ''Universe'' profile}}

Sureshot was one of many Autobots living in an unnamed city on Cybertron. The city was eventually incinerated by [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons; Sureshot was among the numerous Autobots captured and marched off toward the [[smelting pool]]s. Only a timely attack by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]]'s band saved them, driving off their Decepticon captors.

Sureshot apparently joined Fortress Maximus's group at this point; he was part of the group of Autobots who abandoned the war under the leadership of Fortress Maximus, attempting to give peace a chance on the new world of [[Nebulos]]. Their efforts at peaceful coexistence with the natives were destabilized by mistrust and treachery, however, prompting Fortress Maximus to make a desperate bid for peace. Sureshot was one of nearly a dozen Autobots who gave up their personal weapons to the Nebulans as a sign of cooperation—a major sacrifice for Sureshot, to be sure. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}

[[File:BrothersinArmor-Targetmasters.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Because you can't, you won't, and you don't stop...]]
The arrival of the Decepticons was almost beneficial for the Autobots, as it compelled the Autobots and Nebulans to work together by [[binary bonding]] into integrated [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] pairings. After Scorponok and his army made a deal with the unscrupulous Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and became Headmasters themselves, though, they were able to use Zarak's connections and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s hypnotic power to turn public Nebulan sentiment against the Autobots. Sureshot and many of his fellow warriors were still weaponless, and now leaderless after Fortress Maximus and the Headmasters were captured by Zarak's crew. Luckily, some Nebulans still believed in Maximus's partner, [[Galen|Peer Galen]], and had themselves bio-mechanically engineered to transform into weapons that would replace those the Autobots lost. In defending the Nursery botanical gardens, Sureshot first combined with his Nebulan partner [[Spoilsport]] as an Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]. Unfortunately, this mission ended in disaster; though the Autobots proved more than a match for their opponents, their battle was simply too destructive, and left The Nursery in ruins. Shortly thereafter, the Autobots chose to abandon Nebulos rather than allow the war to continue raging over an innocent new world. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

[[File:Sureshot misfire worlds apart.jpg|thumb|I '''DO''' look good in pink!]]
''At some point before they left Nebulos, Sureshot, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], and [[Pointblank]] were captured by Scorponok's Decepticons, ostensibly because they were having trouble perfecting the Targetmaster process. However, when the Autobot Headmasters pursued the fleeing Decepticons back to their [[Fortress of Despair]], they found that the Targetmasters were merely bait and that it was the Headmasters that Scorponok wanted to study. After [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] released their bonds, the Autobot Targetmasters freed [[Peacemaker]], [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]], and Spoilsport and joined the fray.'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

{{note|In the UK-produced "Worlds Apart", [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and Sureshot's colours are switched.}}

Sureshot and the other Autobots made their way to Earth and, following Galen's death, followed [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] into battle after he had taken up the role of Fortress Maximus's Headmaster partner. After the boy had [[introdump|introduced]] the Targetmasters to his father, they left to rescue his [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|younger brother]] from the Decepticons. Upon landing on the enemy's island-base however, they were driven back by its automated defenses. Sureshot was ultimately unable to pursue the Decepticons when the whole landmass transformed into a rocketship, and blasted off into space. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}}

Afterwards, ''Steelhaven''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew united with the other Autobots on board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Unfortunately, the Ark's commander, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], was difficult to deal with, and so their meetup resulted in a ritual battle for Autobot supremacy between him and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. Sureshot disembarked along with the rest of the ''Steelhaven'' crew to watch the fight. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Fortress Maximus's troops eventually came under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Sureshot didn't see any major action under Prime's command and was actually taken down inside the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s hallways when a crazed [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]/[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] fusion...thingy went rampaging through the ship. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}} He was repaired in short order by [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] and was up and active by the time the Autobots were forced to intervene as a duel between Scorponok and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] threatened [[New York City]]. During the battle, [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] hypnotized [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]], and planned to have him order his subordinates to lay down their arms, so that Shockwave's loyalists could easily pick off Scorponok's followers. Sureshot was part of a small group of Autobots who forced him to modify this plan; at gun-point, Mindwipe had the Decepticons unite into a cohesive faction, and join forces with the Autobots. [[Primus]] then suddenly summoned all the Transformers of Earth back to Cybertron to do battle with [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} Several [[Acolyte of Unicron|cultists]] emerged upon Unicron's approach, attacking Optimus in the hopes of weakening the army opposing their master by eliminating its leader. Sureshot helped fight back against the cultists, but this skirmish proved to be little more than a distraction! Following the altercation, the Transformers turned their gazes skywards to find Unicron already within Cybertron's orbit! {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

[[File:Stilllife-deadbombburst.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Two Bursts and a Shot.]]
Confronted by the impossible enormity of this opponent, Sureshot panicked and tried to make a run for it, only to be sent reeling when Unicron slammed his hand into the planet's surface. The Transformers were eventually rallied into striking back against Unicron, but their efforts amounted to little. It wasn't until the Matrix returned and Optimus seized a hold of it that Unicron was destroyed and Cybertron was saved from destruction. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} A destroyed vehicle resembling Sureshot was seen in the aftermath of the battle with the Planet-Eater. {{storylink|Still Life!}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Sureshot war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I am not throwing away my shot!"]]
Sureshot was with acting Autobot leader [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] when the wayward [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] returned to Cybertron from Nebulos. Along with [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]], and [[Override (G1)|Override]], he assisted with taking Grimlock into custody at the [[Bastion-five lock-up]], getting quite dinged up in the process. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}} Later, when Rodimus Prime met [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] at [[Eugenesis Plaza]] he had Sureshot and Crosshairs cover the meeting from a distance with sniper rifles. Jhiaxus immediately detected their presence and so he and Prime left to discuss matters in private at [[Nova Point]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}
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====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Fortress maximus secrets and lies.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s launch, Sureshot was one of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]]'s troops when they were attacked by [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s troops. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}
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===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Bulen]] (English), [[Ken Narita]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Sureshot lefty.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Sureshot will fight left-handed; otherwise, it's over too quickly.]]
Sureshot was hanging around with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]], [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and several others on Cybertron when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] radioed in to warn them that the Decepticons were coming for an assault. How many Decepticons, you ask? ALL of them. It seemed [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] had learned of the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], the foundry in which the original Autobot bodies were forged, and had a plan to take the Chamber's key, open it, and turn the massive energies within to his advantage. Sureshot and his allies managed to get the key back from Galvatron's lackey, [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]], just before a blast of [[plasma energy]] sent their shuttle rocketing through space. They eventually crash-landed on the planet Nebulos and were captured by machine-hating rebels who mistook the Autobots for creations of their enemies, the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]].

When the Decepticons arrived, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] was able to convince the Nebulan leader [[Gort]] to release the Autobots to fight for them. Mere moments after the energy bonds were undone, though, Sureshot was disabled by the Decepticons' opening volley of laser fire. The 'Cons disengaged after a short battle, taking the fallen Autobots with them as leverage and to torture them for the location of the key. After applying Brainstorm's ideas for bio-mechanical engineering to themselves and the Nebulans to become Headmasters, the free Autobots assaulted the Decepticons and managed to reclaim Sureshot and the rest of their comrades.

[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]], Scourge and the other Decepticons then made a devil's bargain with Zarak and the Hive, creating Decepticon Headmasters and a new variant in binary bonding: Targetmasters. Their enhancements proved effective, and they managed to steal back the key from the Autobots. On the other hand, Brainstorm's exo-scanner captured a full bodyscan of a Targetmaster warrior, allowing him to recreate the process and turn Sureshot and several others into Autobot Targetmasters, binary bonded to six Nebulan sharpshooters. Having created two giant transforming starships as well, Scorponok and later Fortress Maximus, the Transformers carried the battle back to Cybertron, where the power of the Plasma Energy Chamber was ultimately reversed back into the planet's core, revitalizing Cybertron back to what it was in the Golden Age. Sureshot and the -Master warriors were last seen returning to Nebulos to cleanse the planet of the Hive's evil machines. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)|[[Rik Thomas]] (English, [[Omni Productions]] dub)}}
[[File:HM28 Sureshot and Crosshairs with guns.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Sureshot was part of an elite trio of Autobots, along with [[Pointblank]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]. Contrary to what SOME 'bots may have said, he was no friend of [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]'s. He and his comrades came to Fortress's aid shortly after the deaths of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and Galvatron changed the course of the war. They became involved in a mission to dispose of deadly plasma energy bombs when everything became complicated by the arrival of a Decepticon space squad and a ship of refugees trying to flee from the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]. The bombs ended up going off during the battle, and several Autobots and Decepticons were bathed with plasma energy. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] recovered the unconscious Sureshot and his friends from space. Miraculously, the three Autobots had not only survived the explosion, each of them had also been fused to one of the Master refugees in a kind of symbiotic combination. The smaller Master robot known as [[Spoilsport|Spoil]] could now transform into a powerful weapon and affix himself to Crosshairs's hand, creating a Targetmaster. Pointblank and his men seemed cocky before, but their newfound power made them almost unbearable. Sureshot and Crosshairs had to get between Pointblank and the Headmasters when their leader simply would not shut up about how awesome he was. After the Autobots arrived on Master, [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] were triple-teamed by the new Targetmasters. Perhaps not considering the [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrorcons]] worthy of their new powers, Sureshot and the Targetmasters spent the whole battle unarmed and in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], and still royally smacked the chips out of the two Decepticons. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}}

[[File:HM 30 Spoil bonded with Sureshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Sureshot continued to serve on Master with Pointblank and Fortress. He and his fellow Targetmasters were involved in the battle for data on the [[Master Sword]]. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} While in orbit around Master in the Battleship Maximus, the Targetmasters spot [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] spying on them, and chase him and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] back to the planet's surface. Their pursuit was interrupted by the arrival of the Decepticon Targetmasters, who tried to eliminate the Autobots by blasting open a natural reservoir, washing Sureshot and his friends away in a massive wave. The Targetmasters survived, however, and located the Decepticons' secret cavern base. They sent out their small partners to covertly investigate the base, but the loud and bolsterous arrival of [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and the Headmasters made stealth impossible, and so a battle was joined. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}}

Sureshot and the Targetmasters continued working with Fortress's army against Scorponok and were involved in the final [[Head Formation]] that destroyed Mega Zarak at the North Pole. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}} {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}} {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}} {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}}}

====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:Legends Autobot Targetmasters.jpg|thumb]]During a battle with Scorponok in [[2021]], Sureshot and the Targetmasters battled their Decepticon counterparts, who managed to take away their gun partners as part of a plan to forcibly bond with them during another plasma energy detonation. Instead, the explosion caused all the Targetmaster partners to disappear and infected everyone else with "[[blackball]]s", small [[black hole]]s that were shrinking their bodies until they would ultimately collapse in on themselves. Having no other choice, Sureshot the other non-Headmasters agreed to have their heads removed and converted into Headmasters so they could leave their bodies behind. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} While one account saw Sureshot accompanying the other Autobots to the [[Legends World]] in search of new bodies, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 21|Bonus Edition Vol. 21}} he and the other Targetmasters actually remained in their home universe to search for their lost partners. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} They eventually found them floating in space, only to find they had been supercharged with plasma energy and were emitting deadly doses of it. Before the trio could succumb to the energy, the Targetmaster partners suddenly vanished, whisked away to the Legends World by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}}

===Toy pack-in material===
When Optimus became stranded on Cybertron's hemisphere of darkness with his memory damaged, Sureshot joined a small strike force of Autobots called H.O.P.E. ([[Help Optimus Prime Escape]]) to retrieve him. {{Storylink|Optimus Prime Is Back}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
Sureshot was one of the Autobot Targetmasters who ruined a Decepticon energy operation at the Nebulan north pole by using thermal lasers to sink [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] into the melting ice he had rested upon. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Following the destruction of Cybertron's [[energon]] supply by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Sureshot was on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s team for a mission to destroy the [[Nullification Cannon]]. After they broke into the Decepticon's hidden base, Optimus went on alone, and succeeded in destroying the Cannon. Blurr and Sureshot helped him limp away from the destruction. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===3H comics===
Sureshot, Crosshairs, and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], were part of a rescue team sent to [[Japan]] to retrieve [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doctor Fujiyama]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] from an all-out assault of an army of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]]. Sureshot had the task of suppressing Fujiyama's latest blunder. {{storylink|Departure}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 2|Transformers: Stormbringer #2]]
[[File:Stormbringer 2 Sureshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Sureshot was a crewman aboard the ''[[Ark-27]]'' under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. He was seated next to the navigator station, so he could have been in charge of anything from sensor operations to communications to helm control. With his pride in his shooting, though, weapons seems a good bet. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}}

Later, Sureshot helped haul Omega Supreme away after his fight with Monstructor. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

[[File:Chaos3-KimiaSurvivors.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Sureshot was present when [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s invaded [[Kimia Facility|Kimia]]. He survived the massacre and got away aboard an escape pod piloted by [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]. They were soon rescued by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} She told the survivors about [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s misguided plans to save the universe (which would actually destroy it), then brought them to Cybertron to put a stop to it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

After Cybertron was reborn in the wake of [[D-Void]]'s attack, Sureshot joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]'s mission to use the map within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]] at [[Cyberutopia]]. The mission's departure in the ''[[Lost Light]]'' was interrupted by an explosion in the ship sending it into premature [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]]. The resulting hull breach sucked Sureshot out of the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was soon rescued by Rodimus and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], who had come to retrieve him and the others. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On‎|Hangers On}}

Sureshot was among the crew members who participated in the battle with the Decepticons on [[Temptoria]]. {{storylink|Before & After}} He was later arrested and thrown in the brig for playing hand-grenade tag with [[Waverider]] outside Ultra Magnus's office. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

Sureshot became a member of the security team for the ''Lost Light'' after supporting [[Getaway]]'s mutiny. Like all of the crew, he was subjected to mnemosurgery that made him forget the mutiny and believe Megatron, Rodimus, and Ultra Magnus left of their own accord, abandoning the rest of the crew. Sureshot was subjected to additional reprogramming as a member of the security team, causing him to unquestioningly accept Getaway's orders, and believe anyone who opposed Getaway was a Decepticon traitor. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Following [[The Rise]]'s terrorist attack on the [[Tether]], Sureshot volunteered for [[Colonial Security]]. He became a member of [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]]'s recon and rapid response unit, partnered with [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] as a strike duo for long - and short-range coordinated assault. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down}}

Sureshot was dispatched to defend [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] after he was injured by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], he then sniped [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], while ordering [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] to apprehend him. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}} Sureshot then went with Novastar's recon onboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to help liberate [[Winged Moon]] from [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]]'s forces. He talked with Novastar on whether giving the Decepticons a chance to surrender only to be knocked out by [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]]. {{storylink|War World: Moon|Moon}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*When the Transformers' war resumed its course on [[Nebulos|Nebulon]], Sureshot could be seen fighting alongside his fellow Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] against their Decepticon counterparts, while [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] grappled in the distance. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}
*Sureshot and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] battled [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] in the middle of a mechanical city. After transforming and using [[Spoilsport]] to fire off a flew blasts towards Triggerhappy, Sureshot grappled with him while both their [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners did the same. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Targetmasters|Targetmasters commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Sureshot is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Autobot duplicates in the Decepticon campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1-toy Sureshot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He of the long, long torso]]
*'''Sureshot''' (Targetmaster, [[1987]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-105'''
**''Accessories'': "Spoilsport"/"Spoil" Targetmaster partner
:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Sureshot transforms into a Cybertronic buggy somewhat resembling a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Baja buggy]]. As a Targetmaster, he can hold in his hand or mount on his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] roof any Targetmaster gun (or any weapon that uses a 5mm peg). He came with his partner, [[Spoilsport]]/Spoil.

:Like the other Targetmasters, his Japanese release lacks a [[rubsign]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Sureshot/sureshot.htm More information on Sureshot at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*Sureshot's [[character model]] (to be precise, his Japanese one from ''The Headmasters'' rather than his Western one) was recolored and used in ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' to make the "[[Sentinel Minor|arrogant Autobot officer]]".
*Sureshot appears in [[Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Vol. 52]] of the [[Transformers Legends (comic)|''Legends'' manga]] as a "virtual redeco" of the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Chasm#Toys|Chasm]] head on the [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Titans Return|Full-Tilt]] body.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sureshot''' (サーショット ''Sāshotto'', シュアショット<ref>''[[The_Transformers_(cartoon)#Transformers:_The_Rebirth|Transformers: The Rebirth]]''</ref><ref>Japanese reprint of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' vol. 1.</ref> ''Shuashotto'')
*''French:'' '''Tirexact''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Dragster'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Sasha''' (Taiwan [[Omni Productions]] dub, 沙夏 ''Shāxià''), '''Shut''' (China, 煞特 ''Shātè'')
*''Russian:'' '''Sniper''' (Снайпер, ''Snaĭper'')
*''Spanish:'' '''Sansón''' (America)

==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
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[[Powerflash]], [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]], [[Boss (G1)|Boss]], [[Doublecross]] & [[Sureshot]] confront [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]].
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From ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light]]'' #11, "[[The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks]]"

© 2017 [[Hasbro]]

Caminus (planet)

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{{disambig2|the location|the eponymous character|Caminus (Titan)}}
[[File:CW-dawnovercaminus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|The planet Caminus, basically home to all the 'Theatre Kids'.]]

A moon of a gas giant, which in turn orbited a dwarf star, '''Caminus''' was settled by colonists from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] sponsored by [[Solus Prime]]. Since many of their Titan's systems were spread out and integrated into this new civilization, the inhabitants of the civilization he founded named their planet in his honor.

Cut off from Cybertron and stranded on their resource-poor world, the Camiens developed a culture of conservation and careful energy husbandry. Camien warriors rely on swords instead of using consumption-heavy ranged weaponry. Caminus would also give rise to the [[Cityspeaker]]s, a tradition of communicating with dormant Titans.

Caminus also hosts a flourishing artistic and spiritual community, in spite of its straitened infrastructure. Chief among them is the [[Way of Flame]], a religion that deifies [[Primus]] and the [[Thirteen]], extoling [[Solus Prime]] as the spiritual progenitor of Caminus and the greatest of the Thirteen. This religion is headed by the [[Mistress of Flame]], the spiritual leader of the planet. Most Camiens are fanatically devoted to the lineage of the Primes, viewing even [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|modern Primes]] as gods to be worshipped and followed without question. But in the absence of any actual Prime to issue commands, the [[Forgefire Parliament]] oversees the colony. Even so, the Parliament is quick to default to the commands of the Mistress of Flame or a Prime should the opportunity arise.

The term for things relating to Caminus is '''Camien'''.

{{quote|On my colony, on Caminus, we were so cold, so alone. The Primes so distant. To learn one is real – alive...|[[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]]|"[[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:Windblade1 Caminus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.95|The Titan Caminus, seen here shortly after leaving Cybertron.]]

Circa twelve million years ago, Caminus was one of the twelve "colony Titans" who departed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the hopes of establishing [[Pax Cybertronia]] across the galaxy. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} Caminus travelled through space and eventually settled on a small moon in a distant star system; using the [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] within his body, Caminus established a new outpost of Transformer civilization. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} New [[Spark]]s that emerged from this hot spot were nurtured in facilities like the [[Lighthouse]], which also trained medical workers like [[blacksmith]]s. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}} While [[female Transformer]]s went extinct on Cybertron for reasons unknown, Caminus, like the other Cybertronian colony worlds, retained a civilization where both male and female Transformers coexisted. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}}

To ensure the colony's survival as it grew, Caminus allowed himself to be disassembled and spread across the planet. Caminus's intact [[brain module]] survived, however, and in order to interpret his jumbled thoughts the Camiens developed the tradition known as "[[Cityspeaker|cityspeaking]]," with some of their number painting their faces in honor of Caminus. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}} The citizens of Caminus grew to develop a religion known as the [[Way of Flame]], which deified the [[Thirteen]] and extolled [[Solus Prime]] as the greatest among them. Camiens believed that they were descended from Solus, and that they each possessed a portion of her spark. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} The colony grew to have an appreciation of the arts to such an extent that scientific fields such as medicine were considered secondary concerns. As a result of the dominant religion, Camiens were expected to find [[Amica Endura]]e within ten megacycles of their creation or become essentially ''persona non grata'' within society. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} In this prosperous age, the Camiens developed ties with nearby planets, including a nearby [[Mederi]] center. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}}

Some 600,000 years ago, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] launched a sample of [[Ore-4]] at Caminus. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

Approximately five hundred years ago, the Cybertronian adventurer [[Anode]] discovered Caminus and took up residence on the planet, training in a Lighthouse facility as a blacksmith. When her overconfidence led her to fail a delicate operation, she fled Caminus in shame. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}}

At some point after this, Caminus detected a Cybertronian distress beacon emanating from the planet [[Antilla]], and sent a ship to make contact with their ancestors. When the delegates arrived, they found that the planet was ruled by Onyx Prime and his [[Maximal]]s, who killed [[Magrada|one of them]] while the other two fled. By the time the ship returned home, Caminus had begun to suffer energy shortages caused by their dwindling sun and decreasing resources. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}}

To cope, the Camiens developed a low-energy lifestyle, adjusting their Sparks to run on a "lower frequency" to conserve [[energon]] and causing their energon to appear bright blue in color compared to the purple of their ancestors. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} To conserve fuel, Camiens eschewed "wasteful" energy weapons in favor of melee weapons. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade #3}} The energy crisis caused a shift in their civilization, with pioneering Camiens establishing shantytowns in the wastelands in the hopes of striking a vein of usable energon. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} One such town, [[Parvus Oppidum]], was attacked by Onyx Prime and his [[Maximal]]s shortly afterwards {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} so they could acquire a sample of Ore-4. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}} The [[Mistress of Flame]] subsequently covered up the attack. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

In the mid-19th century, a Camien expeditionary vessel containing a cargo of [[protoform]]s ran afoul of the anti-mechanoid [[Galactic Council]]. Given Caminus's isolation from the larger galaxy, they were ignorant of the hatred their Cybertronian ancestors had incurred. The ship was shot down in the [[Gray Area]], and the [[Stardrive|sole surviving protoform]] was rescued by [[Rom]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}}

Shortly after the end of the Cybertronian [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the [[Autobot]] [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] discovered Caminus. Hoping to establish a link with Cybertron so that their ancestral homeworld could rescue their dying colony from certain death, the Mistress of Flame sent [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] on this task. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}} Some months later, Windblade and [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] were able to repair Metroplex's [[space bridge]] so that it could link with the one on Caminus. Unfortunately, Cybertron's ruler [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] had his own ideas; seeking to set himself up as the head of a new Cybertronian empire, he recruited [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] to stage an attack on Caminus; when Menasor invaded, {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} Caminus attempted to alert his Cityspeakers about the [[Enigma of Combination]] that had created the [[combiner]], but they were unable to interpret his garbled warnings. Starscream then deloyed [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to defeat the Decepticons, hoping to set himself up as a hero in the eyes of the populace.

Following the attack, Windblade met with the [[Forgefire Parliament]] in order to determine responsibility for the tragedy. As Cybertron was the cause of the attack, the Parliament decreed that Cybertron must make reparations, and demanded an explanation from Cybertron's official ruler, Starscream. Starscream complied, but diplomacy was interrupted by the arrival of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], who demonstrated his possession of half of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] before the [[Mistress of Flame]] and the assembled Camiens. As a living Prime holding an artifact of Solus Prime, Optimus was essentially a god to the residents of Caminus, and his authority quickly overshadowed Starscream's. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} A number of Cybertronians, primarily Decepticons, went to Caminus to help with disaster relief, and said Decepticons were confused to find that the Camiens were glad to see them.

Thanks to sneaky PR moves by Optimus, Starscream was forced to announce a [[Council of Worlds]] where Caminus and the [[Republic of Cybertron]] would both have an equal voice. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} The first meeting to arrange it fell into problems over how the Council would be governed when Windblade and Starscream were the only two representatives so far. The Camiens were happy to accept Optimus Prime as the tiebreaker, which Starscream wrote off because he knew the Camiens would ''always'' vote his way and give Prime ''de facto'' control—only he wanted Cybertron to have ''de facto'' control instead. The arrival of a Prowl-controlled [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]] on Caminus, trying to force Cybertron to cut ties with the planet, resulted in another bloody combiner fight on the poor planet and the first Council of Worlds decision: Prowl would be imprisoned on Caminus before facing trial for crimes under both planet's laws. Starscream followed this up by agreeing to station a combiner on the colony, increasing his control over it as feared. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

Prowl was clear that Caminus was going to be soft-conquered and Windblade and Optimus couldn't stop it, so he went with Plan B: arranging a Menasor breakout and an invasion of Decepticons into Caminus, believing a "better life" was there, which saw the space bridge damaged. Before the combiners were warped off Caminus, the locals were aghast that this was happening ''for a third damn time''. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}}

After the end of the "[[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]]", Caminus became a member of the [[Council of Worlds]]. {{storylink|All That Remains}} Many of its citizens chose to immigrate to Cybertron. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} Following the annexation of Earth into the Council of Worlds, Optimus Prime and [[Aileron]] travelled to Caminus to meet with the Mistress of Flame. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}}

When a swarm of undead [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s were detected on course for Cybertron, the sick and wounded were evacuated via spacebridge to Caminus. {{storylink|Ping}} In the aftermath, the Mistress of Flame attempted to have Chromia released into Camien custody. Starscream refused prompting the Mistress to ask for Swindle and the Stunticons instead as the two had yet to answer for their crimes against the colony. {{storylink|Heavy}}

Soon afterwards, Windblade revealed to the public that "Carcer" was in fact [[Vigilem]] and that he had freed [[Liege Maximo]] before he died. As a result of this open defiance, the Mistress subsequently banished Windblade from Caminus, becoming the planet's permanent representative on the Council. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

Following Shockwave's defeat and capture, {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}} his Maximals took off in [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]] to join forces with [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], their flight being tracked with [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]. Though unable to save [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]], Prowl managed to extrapolate that Nemesis was heading for Caminus, relaying the information to Optimus Prime and encouraging him to bait a trap for the Chaos Bringer there. The Council of Worlds made the heavy decision to sacrifice Caminus so Optimus could enter Unicron and destroy him from within. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}}

When Unicron arrived in Camien orbit, he and his army were met by a massive [[Autobot fleet]]. Although the Mistress of Flame perished against the Chaos Bringer's Maximal army, her sacrifice allowed the Autobots and their allies the time needed to safely evacuate the population to Cybertron even as Unicron devoured the colony for its Ore-4. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}} When Unicron later destroyed Cybertron, the Camiens were teleported to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Road's End}}

====''Titans Return'' marketing material====
[[File:PowerOfTheTitanMasters-Caminus.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
Caminus was the possible location of one of thirteen [[Titan (group)|Titans]], alongside [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Unicron]], [[Master (planet)|Dominius]], [[Nebulos]], [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], [[Antilla]], [[Paradron]], [[Earth]], [[Velocitron]], [[Biosfera]], [[Aquatron]], [[Botropolis]], [[Micro|Micron]], and [[Gigantion]].<ref>[[:File:TR_Titan_Force_map.jpg|''Titans Return'' Titan Force 3-pack map]]</ref>

On Caminus, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], and [[Stripes]] battled [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullsmasher]], [[Grax]], and [[Horri-Bull|Rot-Gut]], who were attempting to abscond with stolen codes. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

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====''Combiner Wars'' cartoon====
[[File:TheFall-Caminus.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
The brawling [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] warped to Caminus via orbital [[space bridge]]. They fell onto the planet and caused mass destruction as they landed; though Menasor killed Computron, he himself was slain by Windblade. {{storylink|The Fall}}

====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====
The [[Book of Logos]] identified "Caminus" as one of seven colonies. {{storylink|Book of Logos}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
Chromia hailed from Caminus. {{storylink|Siege episode 3}}

===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===
Caminus was a robotic planet within the territory of the [[Autobot Commonwealth]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|The Complete AllSpark Almanac}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
The Cityspeaker [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] hailed from Caminus, {{storylink|Cube (episode)|Cube}} as did her compatriot [[Chromia (Cyberverse)|Chromia]]. {{storylink|Maccadam's}}

==Notes==
*[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/caminus Caminus's name] is Latin for forge—[[Solus Prime|an appropriate name]].
*Caminus appears to be the moon of a gas giant, but for ease of bookkeeping, this wiki categorizes it as a "planet".
*Due to Caminus being used to officially introduce genuine female Transformers into the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005-2018 IDW continuity]], it is often thought by fans to be a planet populated solely, or largely, by female Transformers. This is not the case, however, with Caminus being home to both genders, though all the major characters native to the planet are females, which likely reinforces the misconception.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Caminus''' (カミナス ''Kaminasu'')

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Nyx

2021-04-08T01:18:35Z

Shockcrusher: /* 2021 Beast Wars comic */

{{faction|maximal}}
:''Nyx is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Transformers: Beast Wars|2021 Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Nyx.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Quix Slix Nyx Pix]]

'''Nyx''' is a high-flying pilot serving aboard the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' as part of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s crew.

{{quote|Missed again! Have you ever heard the definition of insanity? Trying the same thing and hoping for a different result? Come on.|"[[Savage Landing Part 2]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
[[File:SavageLandingPart1-AxalonBridge.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Nyx was part of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s skeleton crew aboard the Maximal research vessel ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', and served as the ship's helmsman. While en route to [[H'nkshanaar-4]] as part of a routine [[protoform]] delivery mission, the crew recieved a transmission from Maximal leader [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], who warned them that a group of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] separatists had stolen a [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|valuable relic]] and fled aboard a [[transwarp]]-capable warship. In the ensuing battle, Nyx's evasive maneuvers helped the lightly-armed ''Axalon'' keep up with the heavily-armed ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]''—and when the Predacon ship jumped through time, Nyx and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] used a transwarp lock to follow it across time and space and re-emerged above an alien planet. With their weapons disabled thanks to a surprise attack, Nyx made a last-resort move by simply ramming the ''Axalon'' into the Darksyde, but this unconventional tactic wound up pushing ''both'' ships directly into the planet's atmosphere. The two ships crash-landed on opposite ends of a lush valley and knocked their passengers into [[stasis lock]]; once the ship's artificial intelligences had rebooted, however, it detected toxic levels of [[Energon radiation|energon radiation]] outside and reformatted the five Maximals into [[beast mode]]s based on the local lifeforms. Nyx awoke as a fruit bat, and enthused about her new wings to an unimpressed [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}}

Nyx was working on repairing the Axalon's hull when Optimus Primal suggested she explored the planet for more information about the environment. While Nyx was out exploring, [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] attacked him, Nyx's agility was useful until Terrorsaur convert into his robot form and shot her in the back, allowing him to capture Nyx and taken back to the ''Darksyde''. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 2}}

{{spoiler|Savage Landing Part 3|May 7}}When Nyx regained consciousness, Megatron warned her that [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] will torture her if she does not reveal information about her crew's survival state. Megatron then tried to persuade her to give up the information after but only when Nyx mocked him about forgotten in history that Megatron maximized his torture that would have killed her had [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] not step up to try to reason with Megatron. Tarantulas eventually realized that since she remained silent the entire time, then the Maximals have survived as being the sole survivor would meant she had no comrades to defend and no reason to be muted. Nyx eventually went outside the ''Darksyde'' where the Predacons were outside to watch her die. She tried to transform only to discover that Tarantulas' [[Transformation Lock Lens|transformation lock lens]] locked her in her robot form. Nyx tried to escape from the Predacons before she succumb to the energon radiation. Only after Dinobot destroyed the lock lens did she quickly change back into her beast mode and flew away. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 3}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Nyx is named for {{w|Nyx|the primordial deity of the night}} in Greek mythology.
*Unlike most characters in the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic, Nyx's vehicular Cybertronian body is a wholly-original design.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1357035373184962561 Josh Burcham on Twitter]</ref> Meanwhile, her bestial Earth body was designed in homage to the [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Toys|bat Optimus Primal toy]] (also known as [[Convobat]] in Japan).
*Artist [[Josh Burcham]] suggested {{w|Ashly Burch}} as a possible voice actor for Nyx.<ref>https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1356902232575275010 Tweet by @jcburcham, 3 February 2021</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Pilots]]

Nyx

2021-04-08T01:14:06Z

Shockcrusher: /* 2021 Beast Wars comic */

{{faction|maximal}}
:''Nyx is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Transformers: Beast Wars|2021 Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Nyx.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Quix Slix Nyx Pix]]

'''Nyx''' is a high-flying pilot serving aboard the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' as part of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s crew.

{{quote|Missed again! Have you ever heard the definition of insanity? Trying the same thing and hoping for a different result? Come on.|"[[Savage Landing Part 2]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
[[File:SavageLandingPart1-AxalonBridge.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Nyx was part of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s skeleton crew aboard the Maximal research vessel ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', and served as the ship's helmsman. While en route to [[H'nkshanaar-4]] as part of a routine [[protoform]] delivery mission, the crew recieved a transmission from Maximal leader [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], who warned them that a group of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] separatists had stolen a [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|valuable relic]] and fled aboard a [[transwarp]]-capable warship. In the ensuing battle, Nyx's evasive maneuvers helped the lightly-armed ''Axalon'' keep up with the heavily-armed ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]''—and when the Predacon ship jumped through time, Nyx and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] used a transwarp lock to follow it across time and space and re-emerged above an alien planet. With their weapons disabled thanks to a surprise attack, Nyx made a last-resort move by simply ramming the ''Axalon'' into the Darksyde, but this unconventional tactic wound up pushing ''both'' ships directly into the planet's atmosphere. The two ships crash-landed on opposite ends of a lush valley and knocked their passengers into [[stasis lock]]; once the ship's artificial intelligences had rebooted, however, it detected toxic levels of [[Energon radiation|energon radiation]] outside and reformatted the five Maximals into [[beast mode]]s based on the local lifeforms. Nyx awoke as a fruit bat, and enthused about her new wings to an unimpressed [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}}

Nyx was working on repairing the Axalon's hull when Optimus Primal suggested she explored the planet for more information about the environment. While Nyx was out exploring, [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] attacked him, Nyx's agility was useful until Terrorsaur convert into his robot form and shot her in the back, allowing him to capture Nyx and taken back to the ''Darksyde''. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 2}}

{{spoiler|Savage Landing Part 3|May 7}}When Nyx regained consciousness, Megatron threatened her that [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] will torture her if she does not reveal information about her crew's survival state. Megatron then tried to persuade her to give up the information but only when Nyx mocked him about forgotten in history that Megatron maximized his torture that would have killed her had [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] not step up to try to reason with Megatron. Tarantulas eventually realized that since she remained silent the entire time, then the Maximals have survived as being the sole survivor would meant she had no comrades to defend and no reason to be muted. Nyx eventually went outside the ''Darksyde'' where the Predacons were outside to watch her die. She tried to transform only to discover that Tarantulas' [[Transformation Lock Lens|transformation lock lens]] locked her in her robot form. Nyx tried to escape from the Predacons before she succumb to the energon radiation. Only after Dinobot destroyed the lock lens did she quickly change back into her beast mode and flew away. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 3}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Nyx is named for {{w|Nyx|the primordial deity of the night}} in Greek mythology.
*Unlike most characters in the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic, Nyx's vehicular Cybertronian body is a wholly-original design.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1357035373184962561 Josh Burcham on Twitter]</ref> Meanwhile, her bestial Earth body was designed in homage to the [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Toys|bat Optimus Primal toy]] (also known as [[Convobat]] in Japan).
*Artist [[Josh Burcham]] suggested {{w|Ashly Burch}} as a possible voice actor for Nyx.<ref>https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1356902232575275010 Tweet by @jcburcham, 3 February 2021</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Pilots]]

Nyx

2021-04-08T01:12:55Z

Shockcrusher: /* 2021 Beast Wars comic */

{{faction|maximal}}
:''Nyx is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Transformers: Beast Wars|2021 Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Nyx.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Quix Slix Nyx Pix]]

'''Nyx''' is a high-flying pilot serving aboard the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' as part of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s crew.

{{quote|Missed again! Have you ever heard the definition of insanity? Trying the same thing and hoping for a different result? Come on.|"[[Savage Landing Part 2]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
[[File:SavageLandingPart1-AxalonBridge.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Nyx was part of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s skeleton crew aboard the Maximal research vessel ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', and served as the ship's helmsman. While en route to [[H'nkshanaar-4]] as part of a routine [[protoform]] delivery mission, the crew recieved a transmission from Maximal leader [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], who warned them that a group of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] separatists had stolen a [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|valuable relic]] and fled aboard a [[transwarp]]-capable warship. In the ensuing battle, Nyx's evasive maneuvers helped the lightly-armed ''Axalon'' keep up with the heavily-armed ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]''—and when the Predacon ship jumped through time, Nyx and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] used a transwarp lock to follow it across time and space and re-emerged above an alien planet. With their weapons disabled thanks to a surprise attack, Nyx made a last-resort move by simply ramming the ''Axalon'' into the Darksyde, but this unconventional tactic wound up pushing ''both'' ships directly into the planet's atmosphere. The two ships crash-landed on opposite ends of a lush valley and knocked their passengers into [[stasis lock]]; once the ship's artificial intelligences had rebooted, however, it detected toxic levels of [[Energon radiation|energon radiation]] outside and reformatted the five Maximals into [[beast mode]]s based on the local lifeforms. Nyx awoke as a fruit bat, and enthused about her new wings to an unimpressed [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}}

Nyx was working on repairing the Axalon's hull when Optimus Primal suggested she explored the planet for more information about the environment. While Nyx was out exploring, [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] attacked him, Nyx's agility was useful until Terrorsaur convert into his robot form and shot her in the back, allowing him to capture Nyx and taken back to the ''Darksyde''. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 2}}

{{spoiler|Savage Landing Part 3|May 7}}When Nyx regained consciousness, Megatron threatened her that [[Taranturals (BW)|Taranturals]] will torture her if she does not reveal information about her crew's survival state. Megatron then tried to persuade her to give up the information but only when Nyx mocked him about forgotten in history that Megatron maximized his torture that would have killed her had [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] not step up to try to reason with Megatron. Taranturals eventually realized that since she remained silent the entire time, then the Maximals have survived as being the sole survivor would meant she had no comrades to defend and no reason to be muted. Nyx eventually went outside the ''Darksyde'' where the Predacons were outside to watch her die. She tried to transform only to discover that Taranturals's [[Transformation Lock Lens|transformation lock lens]] locked her in her robot form. Nyx tried to escape from the Predacons before she succumb to the energon radiation. Only after Dinobot destroyed the lock lens did she quickly change back into her beast mode and flew away. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 3}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Nyx is named for {{w|Nyx|the primordial deity of the night}} in Greek mythology.
*Unlike most characters in the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic, Nyx's vehicular Cybertronian body is a wholly-original design.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1357035373184962561 Josh Burcham on Twitter]</ref> Meanwhile, her bestial Earth body was designed in homage to the [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Toys|bat Optimus Primal toy]] (also known as [[Convobat]] in Japan).
*Artist [[Josh Burcham]] suggested {{w|Ashly Burch}} as a possible voice actor for Nyx.<ref>https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1356902232575275010 Tweet by @jcburcham, 3 February 2021</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Pilots]]

Nyx

2021-04-08T01:12:36Z

Shockcrusher: /* 2021 Beast Wars comic */

{{faction|maximal}}
:''Nyx is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Transformers: Beast Wars|2021 Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Nyx.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Quix Slix Nyx Pix]]

'''Nyx''' is a high-flying pilot serving aboard the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' as part of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s crew.

{{quote|Missed again! Have you ever heard the definition of insanity? Trying the same thing and hoping for a different result? Come on.|"[[Savage Landing Part 2]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
[[File:SavageLandingPart1-AxalonBridge.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Nyx was part of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s skeleton crew aboard the Maximal research vessel ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', and served as the ship's helmsman. While en route to [[H'nkshanaar-4]] as part of a routine [[protoform]] delivery mission, the crew recieved a transmission from Maximal leader [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], who warned them that a group of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] separatists had stolen a [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|valuable relic]] and fled aboard a [[transwarp]]-capable warship. In the ensuing battle, Nyx's evasive maneuvers helped the lightly-armed ''Axalon'' keep up with the heavily-armed ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]''—and when the Predacon ship jumped through time, Nyx and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] used a transwarp lock to follow it across time and space and re-emerged above an alien planet. With their weapons disabled thanks to a surprise attack, Nyx made a last-resort move by simply ramming the ''Axalon'' into the Darksyde, but this unconventional tactic wound up pushing ''both'' ships directly into the planet's atmosphere. The two ships crash-landed on opposite ends of a lush valley and knocked their passengers into [[stasis lock]]; once the ship's artificial intelligences had rebooted, however, it detected toxic levels of [[Energon radiation|energon radiation]] outside and reformatted the five Maximals into [[beast mode]]s based on the local lifeforms. Nyx awoke as a fruit bat, and enthused about her new wings to an unimpressed [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}}

Nyx was working on repairing the Axalon's hull when Optimus Primal suggested she explored the planet for more information about the environment. While Nyx was out exploring, [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] attacked him, Nyx's agility was useful until Terrorsaur convert into his robot form and shot her in the back, allowing him to capture Nyx and taken back to the ''Darksyde''. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 2}}

{{spoiler|Savage Landing Part 3|May 7}} When Nyx regained consciousness, Megatron threatened her that [[Taranturals (BW)|Taranturals]] will torture her if she does not reveal information about her crew's survival state. Megatron then tried to persuade her to give up the information but only when Nyx mocked him about forgotten in history that Megatron maximized his torture that would have killed her had [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] not step up to try to reason with Megatron. Taranturals eventually realized that since she remained silent the entire time, then the Maximals have survived as being the sole survivor would meant she had no comrades to defend and no reason to be muted. Nyx eventually went outside the ''Darksyde'' where the Predacons were outside to watch her die. She tried to transform only to discover that Taranturals's [[Transformation Lock Lens|transformation lock lens]] locked her in her robot form. Nyx tried to escape from the Predacons before she succumb to the energon radiation. Only after Dinobot destroyed the lock lens did she quickly change back into her beast mode and flew away. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 3}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Nyx is named for {{w|Nyx|the primordial deity of the night}} in Greek mythology.
*Unlike most characters in the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic, Nyx's vehicular Cybertronian body is a wholly-original design.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1357035373184962561 Josh Burcham on Twitter]</ref> Meanwhile, her bestial Earth body was designed in homage to the [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Toys|bat Optimus Primal toy]] (also known as [[Convobat]] in Japan).
*Artist [[Josh Burcham]] suggested {{w|Ashly Burch}} as a possible voice actor for Nyx.<ref>https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1356902232575275010 Tweet by @jcburcham, 3 February 2021</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Pilots]]

Transformation Lock Lens

2021-04-08T00:45:15Z

Shockcrusher: /* 2021 IDW Beast Wars Comic */

[[File:Bwtflocklens.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Ooooo... pretty.]]

The '''Transformation Lock Lens''' is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] weapon invented by [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]. The device levitates in the air and shoots a pink beam through a round lens that traps victims in their [[beast mode]]s, rendering them relatively defenseless.

The lens appears to have either rudimentary artificial intelligence or sophisticated programming that helps it distinguish between friend or foe, dodge enemy fire, and hide itself for later dramatic entrances. It is not very durable, however; a single direct hit of weapons fire is all it takes to destroy it.

Repairing one's self from the "lock" is done by spending some time in a [[CR chamber]].
{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
[[File:Tflocklens&tarantulas.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Say hello to my little friend. Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha."]]
[[Tigatron]] was assigned guard duty as the [[Maximal]]s built a signal array to contact [[Temporal probe|a probe]] from Cybertron. Tarantulas attacked him using the Transformation Lock Lens which trapped Tigatron in his beast mode. When [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] came to help his fellow cat, he also succumbed to the device while Tarantulas cackled on the sidelines. The pair were taken prisoner and brought back to [[Darksyde (BW)|the Predacon base]].

[[File:Tflocklense&primal.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|The eye in the sky is not your friend, Primal.]]
Later, the Predacons attacked the Maximal signal array, using the lens to trap [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], and [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus]] in quick succession. Luckily, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] arrived in time to save Optimus from Megatron, but the lens zapped him before he could complete the array, ruining the Maximal's chance to contact the Cybertronian probe.

As [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] destroyed the array and prepared to finish his mode-locked foes, Cheetor and Tigatron arrived on the scene, having escaped from the Predacon base and cured themselves using its repair chamber. The catbots released a barrage of firepower from out of nowhere, which finally destroyed the Transformation Lock Lens. {{storylink|The Probe}}
{{--}}

===2021 IDW ''Beast Wars'' Comic===
{{spoiler|Savage Landing Part 3|May 7}}Tarantulas created the Transformation Lock Lens that trapped [[Nyx]] in her unshielded robot mode, almost allowing her to die by the planet's [[Energon radiation|energon radiation]] until Dinobot believing that there's no honor in torture destroyed the device. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 3}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Lock Beam'''

==See also==
*[[Transformation cog]]
*[[Transformation paralysis]]
*[[Mode lock]]
*[[Suppressor (device)]]
*[[Transfixatron]]
*[[Transformation virus]]

[[Category:Beast Wars objects]]
[[Category:Beast Wars technology]]
[[Category:Restraining devices]]

Transformation Lock Lens

2021-04-08T00:44:47Z

Shockcrusher: /* 2021 IDW Beast Wars Comic */

[[File:Bwtflocklens.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Ooooo... pretty.]]

The '''Transformation Lock Lens''' is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] weapon invented by [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]. The device levitates in the air and shoots a pink beam through a round lens that traps victims in their [[beast mode]]s, rendering them relatively defenseless.

The lens appears to have either rudimentary artificial intelligence or sophisticated programming that helps it distinguish between friend or foe, dodge enemy fire, and hide itself for later dramatic entrances. It is not very durable, however; a single direct hit of weapons fire is all it takes to destroy it.

Repairing one's self from the "lock" is done by spending some time in a [[CR chamber]].
{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
[[File:Tflocklens&tarantulas.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Say hello to my little friend. Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha."]]
[[Tigatron]] was assigned guard duty as the [[Maximal]]s built a signal array to contact [[Temporal probe|a probe]] from Cybertron. Tarantulas attacked him using the Transformation Lock Lens which trapped Tigatron in his beast mode. When [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] came to help his fellow cat, he also succumbed to the device while Tarantulas cackled on the sidelines. The pair were taken prisoner and brought back to [[Darksyde (BW)|the Predacon base]].

[[File:Tflocklense&primal.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|The eye in the sky is not your friend, Primal.]]
Later, the Predacons attacked the Maximal signal array, using the lens to trap [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], and [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus]] in quick succession. Luckily, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] arrived in time to save Optimus from Megatron, but the lens zapped him before he could complete the array, ruining the Maximal's chance to contact the Cybertronian probe.

As [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] destroyed the array and prepared to finish his mode-locked foes, Cheetor and Tigatron arrived on the scene, having escaped from the Predacon base and cured themselves using its repair chamber. The catbots released a barrage of firepower from out of nowhere, which finally destroyed the Transformation Lock Lens. {{storylink|The Probe}}
{{--}}

===2021 IDW ''Beast Wars'' Comic===
{{spoiler|May}}Tarantulas created the Transformation Lock Lens that trapped [[Nyx]] in her unshielded robot mode, almost allowing her to die by the planet's [[Energon radiation|energon radiation]] until Dinobot believing that there's no honor in torture destroyed the device. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 3}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Lock Beam'''

==See also==
*[[Transformation cog]]
*[[Transformation paralysis]]
*[[Mode lock]]
*[[Suppressor (device)]]
*[[Transfixatron]]
*[[Transformation virus]]

[[Category:Beast Wars objects]]
[[Category:Beast Wars technology]]
[[Category:Restraining devices]]

Transformation Lock Lens

2021-04-08T00:43:33Z

Shockcrusher: /* 2021 IDW Beast Wars Comic */

[[File:Bwtflocklens.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Ooooo... pretty.]]

The '''Transformation Lock Lens''' is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] weapon invented by [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]. The device levitates in the air and shoots a pink beam through a round lens that traps victims in their [[beast mode]]s, rendering them relatively defenseless.

The lens appears to have either rudimentary artificial intelligence or sophisticated programming that helps it distinguish between friend or foe, dodge enemy fire, and hide itself for later dramatic entrances. It is not very durable, however; a single direct hit of weapons fire is all it takes to destroy it.

Repairing one's self from the "lock" is done by spending some time in a [[CR chamber]].
{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
[[File:Tflocklens&tarantulas.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Say hello to my little friend. Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha."]]
[[Tigatron]] was assigned guard duty as the [[Maximal]]s built a signal array to contact [[Temporal probe|a probe]] from Cybertron. Tarantulas attacked him using the Transformation Lock Lens which trapped Tigatron in his beast mode. When [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] came to help his fellow cat, he also succumbed to the device while Tarantulas cackled on the sidelines. The pair were taken prisoner and brought back to [[Darksyde (BW)|the Predacon base]].

[[File:Tflocklense&primal.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|The eye in the sky is not your friend, Primal.]]
Later, the Predacons attacked the Maximal signal array, using the lens to trap [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], and [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus]] in quick succession. Luckily, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] arrived in time to save Optimus from Megatron, but the lens zapped him before he could complete the array, ruining the Maximal's chance to contact the Cybertronian probe.

As [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] destroyed the array and prepared to finish his mode-locked foes, Cheetor and Tigatron arrived on the scene, having escaped from the Predacon base and cured themselves using its repair chamber. The catbots released a barrage of firepower from out of nowhere, which finally destroyed the Transformation Lock Lens. {{storylink|The Probe}}
{{--}}

===2021 IDW ''Beast Wars'' Comic===
{{spoiler|5/19/21}}Tarantulas created the Transformation Lock Lens that trapped [[Nyx]] in her unshielded robot mode, almost allowing her to die by the planet's [[Energon radiation|energon radiation]] until Dinobot believing that there's no honor in torture destroyed the device. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 3}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Lock Beam'''

==See also==
*[[Transformation cog]]
*[[Transformation paralysis]]
*[[Mode lock]]
*[[Suppressor (device)]]
*[[Transfixatron]]
*[[Transformation virus]]

[[Category:Beast Wars objects]]
[[Category:Beast Wars technology]]
[[Category:Restraining devices]]

Transformation Lock Lens

2021-04-08T00:42:46Z

Shockcrusher:

[[File:Bwtflocklens.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Ooooo... pretty.]]

The '''Transformation Lock Lens''' is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] weapon invented by [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]. The device levitates in the air and shoots a pink beam through a round lens that traps victims in their [[beast mode]]s, rendering them relatively defenseless.

The lens appears to have either rudimentary artificial intelligence or sophisticated programming that helps it distinguish between friend or foe, dodge enemy fire, and hide itself for later dramatic entrances. It is not very durable, however; a single direct hit of weapons fire is all it takes to destroy it.

Repairing one's self from the "lock" is done by spending some time in a [[CR chamber]].
{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
[[File:Tflocklens&tarantulas.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Say hello to my little friend. Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha."]]
[[Tigatron]] was assigned guard duty as the [[Maximal]]s built a signal array to contact [[Temporal probe|a probe]] from Cybertron. Tarantulas attacked him using the Transformation Lock Lens which trapped Tigatron in his beast mode. When [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] came to help his fellow cat, he also succumbed to the device while Tarantulas cackled on the sidelines. The pair were taken prisoner and brought back to [[Darksyde (BW)|the Predacon base]].

[[File:Tflocklense&primal.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|The eye in the sky is not your friend, Primal.]]
Later, the Predacons attacked the Maximal signal array, using the lens to trap [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], and [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus]] in quick succession. Luckily, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] arrived in time to save Optimus from Megatron, but the lens zapped him before he could complete the array, ruining the Maximal's chance to contact the Cybertronian probe.

As [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] destroyed the array and prepared to finish his mode-locked foes, Cheetor and Tigatron arrived on the scene, having escaped from the Predacon base and cured themselves using its repair chamber. The catbots released a barrage of firepower from out of nowhere, which finally destroyed the Transformation Lock Lens. {{storylink|The Probe}}
{{--}}

===2021 IDW ''Beast Wars'' Comic===
{{spoiler|}}Tarantulas created the Transformation Lock Lens that trapped [[Nyx]] in her unshielded robot mode, almost allowing her to die by the planet's [[Energon radiation|energon radiation]] until Dinobot believing that there's no honor in torture destroyed the device. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 3}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Lock Beam'''

==See also==
*[[Transformation cog]]
*[[Transformation paralysis]]
*[[Mode lock]]
*[[Suppressor (device)]]
*[[Transfixatron]]
*[[Transformation virus]]

[[Category:Beast Wars objects]]
[[Category:Beast Wars technology]]
[[Category:Restraining devices]]

Six-Gun

2021-04-03T03:35:23Z

Shockcrusher:

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Six-Gun is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1 Six-Gun.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Careful where you're pointing that, it might go off!]]
The name '''Six-Gun''' (also '''Sixgun''') isn't just metaphorical; this Autobot soldier is literally a walking, talking mass of weaponry. Six-Gun is one of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s autonomous troops, and is composed of six of the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s guns. Along with [[Scamper]] and [[Slammer]], he helps patrol and defend Metroplex's interior and periphery. Like his partners, he is mentally linked to Metroplex, and shares a similar personality. Perhaps befitting a living artillery battery, Six-Gun tends to be a bit more blustery and belligerent than his teammates.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Maurice LaMarche]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)|[[Michael Rüth]] (German)}}

[[Image:SixGunCartoon1.jpg|left|170px|thumb|Darn tootin'!]]
Six-Gun was part of Metroplex's investigation into the disappearance of [[Fort Knox]] after "[[dinosaur transform static]]" was found at the scene of the crime. When [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] objected to being grouped together with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Six-Gun pointed out that he had [[dinosaur transform static|dinosaur electron]]s inside of him. However, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] revealed that the [[energon cube]]s found at Fort Knox were made of a [[Decepticon]] formula, and Six-Gun realized that [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] must have been the real culprit. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}
{{-}}

====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''====
[[Image:TheTransformersManga3_SixGun.jpg|right|150px|thumb|You can't outgun a bot ''made'' of guns!]]
After an attack on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], things were looking pretty bad for [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and ''especially'' bad for all the [[Autobot]]s and [[human]]s inside him. With [[Scamper]] having been dispatched and [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] prepared to deliver the finishing blow with the [[Brunt (G1)|Brunt tank]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] at last ordered Six-Gun into action.

Despite being made ''entirely out of guns'', Six-Gun chose to resolve the issue by punching Full-Tilt in the face. He then proceeded to commandeer the Brunt tank and blast Trypticon with it. With Trypticon's controls being destroyed, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] ordered the [[Decepticon]]s to retreat. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 3|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #3}}

====Metrowars====
Six-Gun was stationed at [[Metrobase]] in [[Earth]] orbit at some point after [[2035]]. When [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] plowed through Metrobase to attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], Six-Gun alerted his comrades at the city of what happened to Metrobase. {{Storylink|Metrowars}}

====''Legends'' comic====
When Metroplex was rebuilt in a new body, Six-Gun took on a new form known as "'''Six-Guns'''" (シックスガンズ ''Shikkusuganzu''), losing his robot mode in exchange for becoming two gigantic cannons that could fly and operate freely of Metroplex. Six-Guns helped Metroplex defeat Metrotitan for good, then came with him to the [[Legends World]] where he and Metroplex's other components assured him they'd always be together. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Six-Gun Kreon.JPG|thumb|left]]

Six-Gun was at the newly constructed Autobot base, Metroplex. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Six-GunEarthWars.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.75|]]
A walking, talking mass of armaments and firepower, Sixgun is as bellicose as his name suggests, with a personality to match.{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Star Saber Bio}}

Sixgun was summoned by the Autobots to stop [[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Deathsaurus]]'s [[Liokaiser|combiner project]], [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sky Lynx]] then transported him to a Decepticon base where he went by what Sky Lynx called "overkill". {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Deathsaurus Saga - Bullet Storm}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[Image:G1Six-Gun toy.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Why doesn't anyone wanna give me a high-five? I ain't gonna fire.]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Autobot City, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-70'''

: ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Six-Gun only came with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], as he was composed of both of Metroplex's larger guns (forming the legs), both smaller guns (forming the arms), a tower (forming the body), and a tower top piece (forming the chestplate). An additional gun can be plugged in a peghole on his arm. This leaves Metroplex underarmed, and Six-Gun a bit overkill. Of course, the combination doesn't obstruct the rifles' pegs, meaning he can be used as a colossal super-gun.

:Six-Gun was later [[redeco]]ed into [[Metroshot]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Six-Gun/six-gun.htm More information on Six-Gun at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Legends''===
[[File:Generationstoy-TakaraTomy-T30Metroplex.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Metroflex''' ('''Metroplex''') ([[January 27]], [[2018]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG-EX'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Scamper#Legends|Scamper]] figure, Scamper's blaster, 2 guns & missiles, 2 shoulder cannons, repair claw

:The Takara ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Japan|Generations]]'' release of "[[Metroplex (G1)#Legends|Metroflex]]" was reissued as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive under the ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' line, to commemorate the release of ''Legends'' [[Trypticon (G1)#Legends|Dinosaurer]]. The ''Generations'' incarnation of Metroplex only includes [[Scamper#Legends|Scamper]] as a companion figure, but the [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|accompanying mini-comic]] identifies Six-Gun as the two detachable shoulder cannons.
{{-}}

===''Generations''===
[[File:WFC-Siege-Deluxe-SixGun.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I got a pair of hands!]]
*'''Autobot Sixgun''' (Deluxe Weaponizer, [[2019]])
**''ID number'': '''WFC-S22'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SG-18'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[April 27]], 2019'''
**''Accessories'': 2 "W-5 Gyro Blasters"

: Part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Deluxes, "Autobot Sixgun" transforms from robot to a Cybertronian VTOL craft (he's officially stated to be a tank<ref>https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/official-images-of-transformers-siege-prowl-sixgun-and-pteraxadon/42332/</ref>, but come the heck on). He is also compatible with the "Fire Blast" effect pieces from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions. His parts can also connect to the various [[5 mm post|5 mm]] holes on his partner, [[Metroplex (G1)#Generations|''Thrilling 30'' Metroplex]]. Six-Gun also has minor battle damage hints on his shoulders and feet.

: As a Weaponizer, he can also be taken apart and converted into weapons and armor that can be attached to other figures that use the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] (or, really, any 5mm post-compatible toys). He splits into the "MTX-50 Dual-Flank Boost Launcher" (upper torso), "MTX-S2A Guided Missile Launcher" (lower body), two "MTX-M2 Anti-Gravity Cannons" (legs), and two "MTX-LR Ion-Pulse Blasters" (arms), with two "W-5 Gyro Blasters" left over (which share their design with [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' Sideswipe]]'s "[[Gyro gun|gyro blaster]]"). His instructions show three suggested combinations of these parts with other figures: the "Defensive Loadout" turns him into a massive anti-aircraft-gun backpack, the "Offensive Loadout" has a slightly smaller gun-backpack and uses Sixgun's torso as a shield, and turns his legs into "platform shoes," while the "High-Precision Launcher Gauntlet" re-combines his upper and lower torso-parts into a massive punchy-hand that fits over most (probably) Deluxe toys' arms, and some Voyagers'. In a bit of backwards compatibility twist you can plug a Mini-Con onto his arms thanks to the 5 mm ports.

: Some Sixguns have their "toe" parts attached on the wrong feet. If the toes are pushed out of position when collapsing them down, they can be popped off and reapplied to the correct feet, allowing them to collapse properly. To pop the toes off, push them up from below when extended and attach them back in the same angle from above; this will avoid any stress to the plastic. Despite what the Hasbro stock renders/Takara stock photos showed you, there is no possible way to securely mount the Gyro Blasters onto the muzzle of the Anti-Gravity Cannons.

: The stock renders incorrectly depict his torso's unpaintable joint, the head (in his alternate mode render), the elbow joints, and the lower red torso in white.

: After his initial release, Sixgun was re-released in the fourth wave of the ''Siege'' line. This unfortunately turned him into a shelfwarmer, with entire pegs often lined with unsold figures well through the beginning of the [[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|next toyline]].

: This mold was [[retool]]ed to make ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Cromar#Generations|Cromar]] and served as the model for [[Metroshot]] in the [[The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|''Legends'' manga]].
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W1Six-Gun.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Six-Gun, Heavy Weapons Expert''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1A: Metroplex Deck'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T03/T04'''
**''Stars: ''4
:Six-Gun, Heavy Weapons Expert is one of three standard sized character cards included with the '''Metroplex Deck'''. Like most character cards in the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], the card is double-sided, with foiled artwork of the character in Bot mode on one side, and Alt mode on the other. Six-Gun, Heavy Weapons Expert was made available as part of a ready to play box set, which also included [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex, Autobot City]], [[Scamper|Scamper, City Patrol]], [[Slammer|Slammer, Combat Drone]] and a 40 card battle deck.
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[[File:W4SergeantSix-Gun.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Sergeant Six-Gun, Artillery-Soldier''' (2019)
**'''MTX-M2 Anti-Gravity Cannon'''
***'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
***''Rarity: '''''RT'''
***''Card Number: '''''T09/T52'''
**'''MTX-S2A Guided Missile Launcher'''
***'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
***''Rarity: '''''RT'''
***''Card Number: '''''T10/T52'''
**''Stars: ''9

:Sergeant Six-Gun, Artillery-Soldier is part of Wave 4 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege II. Six-Gun's Bot Mode is made up of two smaller cards, each depicting Six-Gun's [[Weaponizer]] modes, with half of Six-Gun's Bot Mode on the reverse. As a Weaponizer, Six-Gun begins the game in Bot Mode. Instead of being sent to the KO Area once his Health drops to zero, the card splits into his Upgrade components, becoming the MMX-M2 Anti-Gravity Cannon and MTX-S2A Guided Missile Launcher, and equipped in the appropriate Upgrade slots of one or more characters on the player's side of the battlefield.

:The artwork for Six-Gun and his Weaponizer modes are based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Six-Gun toy, with the Bot Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art.

{{-}}

==Notes==
*Six-Gun presents some very big [[scale]] problems. Most portrayals of Metroplex show him as hundreds or even thousands of feet tall. Accordingly, Six-Gun—composed of weapons that are scaled for Metroplex's use—should be pretty gargantuan himself, but he's shown as a normal-sized Transformer. No fiction has ever attempted to reconcile this oddity.
*Like most comic-original [[Kreon]]s, ''Kre-O'' Six-Gun is made up of existing Kreon parts. He wears [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Soundwave]]'s helmet, [[Onslaught (G1)#Kre-O|Onslaught]]'s twin cannon backpack, and [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]]'s clip-on arm guns.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Six-Gun''' (シックスガン ''Shikkusugan'')
*''French:'' '''Sextuplo''' (Canada)
*''Russian:'' '''Shestizaryadnik''' (Шестизарядник, "Sixshot")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]
[[Category:Weaponizers]]

Mercenary

2021-04-03T03:17:09Z

Shockcrusher: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

{{factions|{{factions/icons|custom=Mercenary-Symbol.png|cLink=Mercenary|cSize=40x40px}}}}
{{disambig2|the de facto faction|[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s assistants|Shadow Raider}}
[[File:Mercenary Symbol.png|thumb|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCvIw7DMHXc Oh no you didn't!]]]

Independent from both the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, the '''Mercenaries''' are dangerous, skilled operatives whose only allegiance is to getting paid and to whichever side they find most beneficial at the time.<ref>https://transformerstcg-support.wizards.com/hc/en-us/articles/360034460772-INTRODUCING-MERCENARIES-</ref>

{{quote|There are no factions out here.|[[Doubledealer]] dealing his ideals|[[Earthrise episode 2]]}}

==Members==
{{collist|3|
*[[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Dome Guard]]s
*[[Doubledealer]]
*[[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]]
*[[Exhaust]]
*[[Conehead]]s
**[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]
**[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
**[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]]
*[[Mudflap (G1)|Mudflap]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]
*[[Detritus (G1)|Detritus]]
*[[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]]
*[[Octane|Octone]]}}

==Fiction==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
[[File:Siege5SoundblasterGreeting.jpg|thumb|250px|left]]
During the final days of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], a unit of Mercenaries led by the faulty clone [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]] traded [[energon]] among the [[neutral]] population, with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] being a frequent visitor. Needing raw Energon to launch the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', Bumblebee led [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Cog (G1)|Cog]] to Soundblaster's base, only to be cornered as they located their target. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}}

Before Soundblaster and his [[Dome Guard]]s could execute them, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s anti-[[Alpha Trion Protocols|Alpha Trion Protocol]] virus wreaked havoc on the base's systems, giving the Autobots a chance to escape. After the ''Ark'' had left Cybertron, [[Teletraan I]] detected the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'', a ship operated by a unit of Mercenaries led by [[Doubledealer]]. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}} {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}}

[[File:Earthrise2MercsSaveAutobots.jpg|thumb|350px]]
While taking control of the ''Ark'', Doubledealer and his subordinates got the Autobots to stand down when Bumblebee—who had now joined the Autobots—attacked [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]]. [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] piloted the ''Fool's Fortune'' to [[Chaar]], where they rendezvous with Doubledealer and their teammates aboard the ''Ark''. Their payment for the mission was denied when their client, a [[Quintesson Judge]] known as [[Deseeus]], suddenly mutilated most of its faces and turned on Doubledealer. Hoping for a chance at revenge, Doubledealer's unit helped the Autobots escape and battled the [[Quintesson]]'s forces. They were then tasked by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to follow the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}}

Catching up with the ''Fool's Fortune'', Deseeus took control of Doubledealer's mind in hopes of wiping out Autobot and Decepticon alike. Though [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], Dirge, and Thrust were able to escape the Quintesson, Bug Bite and [[Exhaust]] willingly (and begrudgingly) sided with their client-turned-boss. Having been knocked out of the ''Ark'' when the ship took damage, Cog took the opportunity to offline Bug Bite and Exhaust before battling Deseeus. The Quintesson was able to mortally wound Cog thanks to an opportunity caused by the ''Fool's Fortune'' taking damage from the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Once Deseeus fled the ''Fool's Fortune'', the ship exploded with both Doubledealer and Cog getting killed and debris knocking the ''Ark''' and the ''Nemesis'' towards [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

==Games==
===Transformers: Earth Wars===

As a Mercenary, Doubledealer, and Snapdragon can be recruited by both Autobot and Decepticon players.

==Toys==
===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertron Mudflap toy.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*[[Mudflap (G1)#Cybertron|Mudflap]]
:The Decepticon-branded ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Mudflap (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Mudflap]] was repurposed as his Mercenary-self in the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]''.
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===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
[[File:ROTF deluxe Lockdown.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Revenge of the Fallen|Lockdown]]
:The Decepticon-branded ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen|Lockdown]] was repurposed as his Mercenary-self in the ''Transformers Trading Card Game''.
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===''Generations''===
====''War for Cybertron: Siege''====
[[File:Siege35th-WFC-S63-Voyager-Soundblaster.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*[[Soundblaster_(G1)#War_for_Cybertron:_Siege|Soundblaster]]
:The Decepticon-branded ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Soundblaster is depicted with a Mercenary symbol instead in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon. The TakaraTomy release of the toy features a more [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] tape window, with a cleaner chest and Mercenary badge.
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====''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''====
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-E-Voyager-Doubledealer.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*[[Doubledealer#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Doubledealer]]
:''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Doubledealer was shown to be a Mercenary at [[Toy Fair 2020|New York Toy Fair 2020]], and Mercenary symbols are featured on both the inner cardboard backdrop and the instructions. However, his packaging is outwardly branded as Decepticon, and the toy itself features changeable Autobot/Decepticon symbols on his shoulders in robot mode. Doubledealer is depicted with a Mercenary symbol in the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon.
*[[Snapdragon (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Snapdragon]]
:Snapdragon was shown to be a Mercenary at New York Toy Fair 2020, but was released as a Decepticon and uses the term in his [[trademark]]-friendly name.
*[[Thrust (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Thrust]]
:Mercenary symbols are featured on the inner cardboard backdrop. However, his packaging is outwardly branded as Decepticon, and the toy itself features Decepticon symbols on his wings. Thrust is depicted with Mercenary symbols in the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon, albeit with a Cybertronian design.
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====''Generations Selects''====
[[File:GenerationsSelectstoy-Exhaust.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Generations|Nightbird]]
:''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Selects]]'' Nightbird's packaging is outwardly branded as Decepticon, but she is depicted as a Mercenary in the ''Transformers Trading Card Game''.
*[[Exhaust#Generations|Decepticon Exhaust]]
:Exhaust is the first release to feature a Mercenary symbol on the toy itself.
*[[Bug_Bite_(GoBots)#Generations|Bug Bite]]
:Bug Bite is the first release to be a Mercenary and ''not'' be associated with the Decepticons, given how Exhaust has a trademark-friendly name using the term "Decepticon". The generic ''Selects'' box art for the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' was changed on this toy to feature a Mercenary logo.
*[[Soundblaster_(G1)#Selects|Soundblaster]]
:The TakaraTomy version of ''Siege'' Soundblaster is also being released under ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Selects]]'', with the product description explicitly referring to Soundblaster by his Mercenary depiction in the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
====War for Cybertron: Siege II====
[[File:W4PNightbird.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*[[Detritus (G1)#Transformers Trading Card Game|Detritus, Arms Dealer]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers Trading Card Game|Deadlock, Soldier of Fortune]]
*[[Mudflap (G1)#Transformers Trading Card Game|Mudflap, Hired Muscle]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers Trading Card Game|Nightbird, Enigmatic Agent]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers Trading Card Game|Lockdown, Bounty Hunter]]
*[[Octane#Transformers Trading Card Game|Octone, Capricious Agitator]]
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==Foreign names==
*''Japanese:'' '''Mercenary''' (マーシナリー ''Māshinarī'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Factions]]
[[Category:Mercenaries| ]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise subgroups]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege subgroups]]

Ube-in

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:''Ube-in is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

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'''Ube-in''' is an [[Autobot]].

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
Ube-in was represented by a statue on the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]'s [[Necroworld|world]]. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

==Notes==
*Ube-in was a character created by artist [[Hayato Sakamoto]] for his fanworks.

[[Category:Comic-only Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]

Ube-in

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'''Shockcrusher''', is a 15-year old obsessed Transformers fans who wants to help the TfWiki.net Been a big fan since 5. [[File:MtMtEAnn2012-Atomizer.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Wished [[Atomizer]] didn't got killed by Getaway and escaped with Thunderclash, [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], and [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]]]]

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