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2026-05-12T18:21:02Z

ShootingStar7X: Roadburner in Transformers Legends seems more like a "misuse of TFWiki" than a just a simple coloring error.

[[File:AHM 15cvrB.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The cover for ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron]]'' [[All Hail Megatron issue 15|issue #15]], featuring text from [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor's article on this wiki.]]]]
As befitting a franchise that has run continuously for {{#expr: {{CURRENTYEAR}}-1984}} years, the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] is a vast and sprawling one. However, as an intellectual property based around the inherently transient medium of [[To sell toys|merchandising]], both [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy]] have, historically, taken a laissez-faire approach to storytelling and don't have a complete, centralized repository of internal reference material.

As a result, the largest compendium of ''Transformers'' knowledge is, in fact, this [[TFWiki.Net|very website]] you are reading this article on right now, and many creatives have confirmed that they have used our wiki when writing stories or looking for toy references. While wikis have a few advantages over "in-house" lore bibles—they can be edited by anyone, not just professionals, for instance—their main downside is that... well, they can be edited by anyone. Although we at {{SITENAME SHORT}} strive for accuracy and neutrality when covering ''Transformers'' topics, there have been cases where inaccurate, misleading or misinterpreted information on this very wiki have gone on to inform official ''Transformers'' toys and fiction.

Of course, people working on official Transformers work use references outside of the wiki, namely other sites reporting on ''Transformers'', leaving the door open for many, many more errors. See the [[Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon|miscolorings]] page for more information.

This phenomenon is formally termed '''{{w|circular reporting}}''', commonly nicknamed '''citogenesis''' due to a 2011 [https://xkcd.com/978/ xkcd webcomic strip] that satirized the concept. This article provides a non-comprehensive cross-section of such mishaps.

{{quote|Some of the biggest shows and franchises you follow have zero in-house continuity documents. They do everything off of fan wikis.|{{w|Gail Simone}}|Twitter<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Now, I am not talking about some niche comic book property, I am talking about massively successful film, game and tv properties. Some of the biggest shows and franchises you follow have zero in-house continuity documents. They do everything off of fan wikis.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913142152/https://twitter.com/GailSimone/status/1304831678045585408|name=Gail Simone|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=09|day=12}}</ref>}}

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==Hasbro's in-house continuity documents==
[[File:Ultimateguide.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Comprehensive. Definitive. Authoritative.]]
In the mid-2000s, Hasbro licensees were provided with copies of [[Simon Furman]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' as reference—notably, [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] regularly consulted the guide while writing the 2007 ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' movie. In a similar vein, [[IDW Publishing]]'s reprints of [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile series were directly referenced for ''[[The Art of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'', and have been used by other licensees such as [[Fun Publications]] and [[Space Ape Games]].

The only known example of a high-level continuity document designed solely for internal use was the 2010 [[Binder of Revelation]], compiled to help new creatives in the franchise get up to speed with key characters, concepts, and settings, to bring the various stories they were producing at the time into alignment. This lore bible went on to inform vast swathes of modern ''Transformers'' storytelling, most notably the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon, which proved extremely influential in its own right.

As the creatives behind the Binder have moved on from the company over the years, however, it appears to have fallen by the wayside, with Hasbro happy to have different concurrent media diverge entirely so long as some key synergies remain—such as the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' cartoon being informed by the script for the 2018 ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' movie—directing writers to the wiki for lore nitty-gritty. ''Cyberverse'' showrunner [[Randolph Heard]] cites this as one reason for the show's starring roles for many more obscure fan-favourite characters.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I came to this, again, without a lot of ''Transformers'' knowledge, and I was directed to TFWiki, and I started reading TFWiki and I'm like, oh my god, I don't understand ''anything'', is this a multiverse, or- why- why are there so many variations on things? I'm never gonna learn this thing or understand it. And fortunately my staff were very helpful in that regard. But I think that ''Cyberverse'' to me was like, because I came from the outside in a way, I looked at it as a big box of toys, and I could play with any of them. And you know, that's how kids are, right? They're not going to distinguish between a [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] toy, a [[DC Comics|DC]] toy, and something else—if they're cool they'll make a battle between anything. And so to me I felt the freedom, like, yeah, I'll just pick stuff and no-one said no. In fact they seemed delighted that we were bringing back characters. [...] I researched lists of 'weirdest Transformers ever.' [...] I said I don't, you know, I confessed to [[Mikiel Houser]], and he said that's fine, check out the TFWiki and that'll tell you everything you need to know, and I was kind of like- it told me too much, you know? It was overwhelming. And I love TFWiki—they have such great writers, they're hilarious.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vindAiN7YNY&t=1087s|name=Randolph Heard is too kind,|site=Keyan Carlile's Transformer Channel|title=The cancelled TF show BEFORE Cyberverse! (Randolph Heard talks Early Development & Seasons 1-2)|year=2021|month=11|day=20}}</ref> Another franchise newcomer, [[Brian Ruckley]], writer of [[IDW Publishing]]'s rebooted ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' series, plucked a large number of obscure characters from the wiki, in particular a great many [[female Transformer]]s. All of this is to say that the referencing of fan wikis is perfectly normal and can often be positive. It's also why the wiki should strive for completeness and accuracy when documenting the ''Transformers'' universe—as the following cautionary tales show...
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==Examples of circular reporting through TFWiki.net==


===Absence of evidence===
[[File:SpotlightHardhead-CaughtInAVortex.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The original Tailwind that went undocumented on this wiki...]]
[[File:BeforeAndAfter-DriftTailwindTentakil.jpg|thumb|200px|...and this guy showed up! Maybe if he gets hurt, [[Mario (ROTF)|he'll shrink back?]]]]
In the [[2008]] comic story ''[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]'', the [[Micromaster]] toy character [[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]] was given a cameo as one of the many [[Gorlamite]]s attacking [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]—but for many years, Tailwind was the only one whose appearance in that comic was not documented on his own wiki page. As part of a general desire to make use of characters who had yet to be introduced to the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]], writer [[James Roberts]] evidently decided to check him off the list by writing a full-sized Cybertronian Tailwind into [[Before & After|''More than Meets the Eye'' #12]], being bisected by [[Drift (G1)|Drift]].

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Similarly, the 2007 online [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] profile for [[Flashdrive]]—based on the Japanese-exclusive Mini-Con Processor—refers to a teammate called "[[Trickshot]]", clearly intended to be his fellow [[Micron Booster]] toy Triac; the wiki failed to note this, and soon thereafter the Mini-Con bio regimen ended without Trickshot's own profile being published. Thusly, the 2015 [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime]] column would instead give Triac the localized identity of "Bingo".
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===Text transfer===
====(Heavy) Artillery Drones====
[[File:Sparkwar3 Heavy Artillery Drone vehicle.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Once we were nameless...]]
[[File:Sparkwar3 Heavy Artillery Drone robot.jpg|thumb|200px|...until a mix-up gave us our name!]]
The [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]] belonging to [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] were never named in the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]], [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|toyline]], or related media. Back when TFWiki started out on Wikia (now Fandom), [[fandom:transformers:Special:Contributions/72.48.102.5|an anonymous user]] created the article for Strika's drones in [[2008]] using the fan name "Heavy Artillery Drone". Due to an oversight (as no one knew that it ''wasn't'' an official name), this remained the article's name for nearly a decade.

In a non-visual, text-only instance of this roundabout reporting, the [[2016]] prose story "[[Derailment]]" officially named Strika's drones as "Artillery Drones" based on the wiki's use of the name "Heavy Artillery Drone". The article was soon moved to "[[Artillery Drone]]" shortly after in early [[2017]], to reflect the official name. But, the official name only came about in the first place because of the wiki unknowingly using a completely made-up fan name.
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{{anchor|Stratosphere}}
====''Rise of the Beasts'' Stratosphere bio====
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====Blokees Classic Class====
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====2023 ''Transformers'' letter pages====
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===Incorrect colors in official media===
The use of {{SITENAME SHORT}} images as color references can occasionally result in... interesting... new color schemes when characters appear in official media. Original colors are given to the left when possible.

{{anchor|Horri-Bull}}
====IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' Horri-Bull====
In the [[IDW Publishing]] comic issue [[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|''Robots in Disguise'' #1]], [[Horri-Bull]]'s colorization is apparently based on photos of a [[Photodegradation|photodegradated]] example of his original toy that was once used on his page. When asked, colorist [[Josh Perez]] purported that he chose to use the yellow to "help him stick out a lot more".<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/84653-idw-rid-teaser-images/page-5|name=Josh Perez|site=The Allspark Forums|defunct=yes}}</ref>

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File:G1toy-Horri-Bull.jpg|''Original 1988 toy pictured''
File:Horribull bullhorn toy.jpg|''Degraded toy pictured''
File:Autonomy Lesson Horri-Bull Zetca.jpg|''2012 comic scene pictured'' [[Photodegradation|It's canon folks!]]
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====''Fall of Cybertron'' Vortex====
[[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]]'s color scheme in ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (video game)|Fall of Cybertron]]'' is an unusual red and beige, derived from [[Vortex (G1)|G1 Vortex]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' character art that is his main page image—in particular, our previously-used scan of the artwork makes it appear to have a much warmer tone than it does in print, shifting the gray towards brown and the lilac towards pink. These tones influenced the coloring of Vortex's ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[:File:FOC Vortex.jpg|concept art]], which evolved to the in-game colors.

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File:G1Vortex toy.jpg|''Original 1985 deco pictured''
File:MTMTE2003-Vortex.jpg|''Better scan of 2003 art pictured''
File:MTMTEVortex.jpg|''Worse scan of 2003 art pictured''
File:FOC-HMS-render-Vortex-robot mode.jpg|''2012 game render pictured''
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====IDW ''Transformers'' Azimuth====
[[Azimuth (COP)|Azimuth]] was originally a minor character who appeared in ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]''. Beyond a brief namedrop, she went unseen for several years until 2015, when the [[Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook feature revealed that she sported a body based on the gold MC-6 ''[[Kronoform]]'' toy. However, when [[Azimuth (G1)|a new incarnation of Azimuth]] appeared in 2020, in IDW's ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' comic, she was colored silver—a mixup that almost assuredly stems from the photo on Azimuth's wiki article more prominently displaying ''that'' figure, with the "correct" gold figure tucked away on the far right.

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File:Aligned Azimuth Toy.jpg|''Original 1993 deco pictured''
File:Mc-06 Micro Change catalog.jpg|''Catalogue scan uploaded to the wiki in 2015'' Hey, she got a [[Azimuth (G1)#Toys|''Transformers'' toy]] out of it.
File:Tremors-Azimuth.jpg|''2020 comic scene pictured'' You know what, you're welcome.
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====''Earth Wars'' Dile====
In the ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' mobile game, [[Dile]] was revealed as a forthcoming character in early September 2020, sporting an unusual gray and purple deco which doesn't match his toy's colors at all. The following month, [[Space Ape Games]] put out a new render via their official newsletter, explaining that the original colors were based on the washed out scan of his card art seen at the top of his TFWiki character page. This makes it one of the few known instances where circular reporting was caught and corrected before release. The new render instead uses a more light-green and silvery hue based on a somewhat color-corrected version of the card art, rather than the much more pronounced green of [[:File:G1toy dile.jpg|the toy itself]]. However following a total overhaul of the game's UI in 2024, he wound up using the initial render instead whilst his in-game model's colors remains the same finalized color scheme. Potentially due to the game's official wiki still using [https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733799213343-Dile-Overkill#toc1| that same render on his page].

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File:G1toy dile.jpg|''Original 1987 toy pictured''
File:G1 Dial boxart.jpg|''Scan of 1987 art pictured'' A washout, that's all you are! A washout!
File:Early Dile-EarthWars.jpg|''Initial 2020 CG model pictured''
File:Dile Fixed-EarthWars.jpg|''Finalized 2020 CG model pictured''
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====''Siege'' Ion Storm====
The stock photography for ''Siege'' [[Ion Storm]]'s jet mode mistakenly showed [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Thundercracker]]'s jet instead—which is nearly identical apart from red highlights. With the 2019 [[Rainmaker]]s set being hard to come by, this erroneous image was used on the wiki for a couple of years, and appears highly in Google Images search results—leading Ion Storm's jet mode to be colored accordingly as Thundercracker in [[Volcanicus comic 2|a TakaraTomy comic]] released in September 2020 and in [[Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|an IDW comic]] released in September 2021.

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File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Rainmaker-3-pack-Ion-Storm.jpg|''Erroneous 2019 vehicle mode pictured''
File:Siege-toy IonStorm.jpg|''True 2019 vehicle mode pictured''
File:GS-Volcanicus comic 2-Rainmakers.jpg|''2020 comic scene pictured''
File:SeaOfRustPartII-Rainmakers.jpg|''2021 comic scene pictured''
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===Incorrect decos for official toys===
On rare occasions, coloring misadventures as described above can even escalate to the point of affecting actual ''new toys'' of those characters. Once again, original colors are given to the left when possible.

{{anchor|Igu}}
====''Prime 10 Year Anniversary'' Igu====
The ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Post-Prime releases|10 Year Anniversary]]'' reissue of [[Igu]] ([[Vehicon (Prime)|Jet Vehicon]]'s [[Arms Micron]] partner from the [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Takara Prime toyline|Prime]]'' toyline) mistakenly colors him bright silver, as opposed to the black of the original release.

This can be attributed to the set designer using the first image in the "Toys" subheading of Igu's wiki page for reference—which was actually an "elite" redeco packed with [[Vehicon (Prime)#JetGeneral|Jet Vehicon General]]. The original black release of Igu is used as the article's mainpic instead of being used in the "Toys" section, due to a lack of images of his vanishingly few fictional appearances. From a toy design perspective, this error means that the now-silver Igu breaks aesthetic cohesion with his mostly-black partner Jet Vehicon.

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File:Prime-toy Igu.jpg|''Original 2012 deco pictured''
File:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-ArmsMicronIguS.jpg|''Secondary 2013 deco pictured'' Please, "Igu S" was my father.
File:Prime-toy Igu 10Year.jpg|''2020 reissue deco pictured''
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====''Siege'' Caliburst====
''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Caliburst (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Caliburst]] uses a colour scheme of black and indigo, as opposed to the paler blue seen in most of his other appearances. For years, the main pictures for [[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]] and Caliburst were erroneously reversed, which likely led to this extrapolated colour scheme.
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File:BlowpipeRebirth.jpg|''Screenshot of Blowpipe from the '80s cartoon''
File:CaliburstRebirth.jpg|''Screenshot of Caliburst from the '80s cartoon''
File:G1-toy Caliburst.jpg|''1987 toy of Caliburst pictured''
File:WFC-Siege-WFC-S30-Battle-Master-Caliburst.jpg|''2019 toy of Caliburst pictured''
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====''Kingdom'' T-Wrecks====
The ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Leader Class toy of [[T-Wrecks#Generations|T-Wrecks]] has a colour scheme which is much more drab than the original ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Ultra Class iteration, with the brown-tinted torso being swapped for a dull grey, and the bright bronze of his helmet being swapped for the same red as his beast-mode skin. More noticeably, only the lower portion of T-Wrecks's crotch is molded blue, with the waist itself being left unpainted grey. It seems that these changes are the result of the wiki's use of the Hasbro stock photo of the original toy, depicting the hand-painted sample, being primarily used for reference; the lighting in the image is a little misleading, and the toy's posed leaning forward such that its belly overhangs its waist entirely! The ''Kingdom'' T-Wrecks's eyes are also yellow rather than the green of the ''Beast Machines'' toy. It would seem that [[:File:Disclosure-Dinobots.jpg|some of the]] [[:File:TWrecksdinobotspackaging art.jpg|other pictures]] on his page may have played into this color change also.

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File:Beast Machines T-Wrecks.jpg|''Finalized 2000 deco pictured''
File: BM T-Wrecks toy.jpg|''Hand-painted proto Hasbro stock photo pictured''
File:WFC-K T-Wrecks stock.jpg|''2021 toy pictured'' His bronze and innocence: Gone.
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====''Age of the Primes'' Sideways====
''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Voyager Class [[Sideways (Armada)#AOTPArmada|Sideways]], in contrast to either his original toy or cartoon depiction, gives [[Crosswise (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Crosswise's]] head mode unusual yellow eyes. The first depiction of Crosswise's head mode on Sideway's article used to be a collage (below) made up of edited screencaps from "[[Credulous]]" where he swaps heads to show off all three of his configurations from the same camera angle, where the eyes of Crosswise's head mode were shown glowing yellow. The episode in question has Crosswise's eyes dramatically glow yellow when attached to his partner, only to turn to their default pink ''the frame right after'' the screencap was taken, with pink-eyed Sideways being the default from then on (and on the other cartoon screencaps on Sideways' article).

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File:Sidewaysheads.jpg|''Yellow eyes in the now-replaced collage from Sideway's article (bottom)''
File:Sidewayses.jpg|''Sideway's default pink eyes (top)''
File:AOTP Armada Crosswise.jpg|''2026 Crosswise toy pictured'' "[[Circular reporting#Sideways|If I had a nickel for every time Sideways was citogenised, I'd have two nickels. Y'know.]]"
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===The big ones===
{{anchor|Black Roritchi}}
====Black Roritchi's antennae====
For years, the main image for [[Black Roritchi]] on this wiki used an image from the [[2006]] [[Metrodome]] release [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|''Masterforce'' cartoon]] depicting him against a pitch-black backdrop, which his equally-black antennae blended into. When ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Black Roritchi was produced in 2020 as a redeco of [[Fasttrack (G1)#Generations|Fasttrack]], the figure was given a custom head solely to remove the antennae under the mistaken belief that he didn't have them. Color-correction in later re-releases of the cartoon would reveal Black Roritchi to have blue antennae against a starfield. The timing of those re-releases? [[2012]]. Oops.

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File:MF-toy Black Roritchi.jpg|''Original 1988 toy pictured''
File:Mf35 guardminder leader.jpg|''2006 [[Metrodome]] version of 1988 anime scene pictured'' He's literally about to turn his head and show off his black antennae.
File:Black roritchi masterforce.jpg|''2012 [[Shout! Studios|Shout! Factory]] restoration pictured'' Uh, make that blue antennae. 
File:GS-toy BlackRoritchi.jpg|''2020 toy pictured'' The only time people wouldn't care if Hasbro [[Rotorstorm (G1)#Generations|accidently forgot to show off the new head]].
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====''Studio Series'' Scrapmetal====
[[File:ROTF Constructicon concept.jpg|thumb|250px|left|{{SITENAME SHORT}}'s beautiful son. Our little guy.]]
[[File:Studio-Series-MV2-41-Deluxe-Scrapmetal.jpg|thumb|250px|Nobody tell him he was an accident.]]
The character that the wiki identifies as "[[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]]" was created through a complicated, decade-long tennis match between the wiki and Hasbro. In 2009, shortly after the theatrical release of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', the wiki created a page for the then-nameless character under the half-jokey title "Ze little one". Rather than assuming that the character was a [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] clone, wiki editors at the time decided that he was his own character, as the scene where [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]] went underwater featured a yellow Volvo excavator that didn't match to any of the other characters. "Ze little one" quickly picked up an ironic fan following, and by December 2009 Hasbro called him "Scrapmetal" and identified his alternate mode as "the bulldozer."<ref>[http://www.tfviews.com/news/main/hasbro-q-and-a/641 Hasbro Q&A December 2009 at TFviews.com]</ref> The wiki documented this and moved on. Around the same time, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]'s page noted that the film version of the character was formed from [[Unknown Constructicon shovel|an extra bulldozer]] compared to the official list of his components.

Almost ten years later, Hasbro announced a giant, fully-articulated ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Devastator (ROTF)#Studio Series|Devastator]] toy formed from multiple Constructicon figures from the ''[[Studio Series]]'' toyline. It is not 100% clear, but what appears to have happened is that whoever was planning the character selection looked at both Devastator and Scrapmetal's pages and decided to marry these two random tidbits by making Scrapmetal the extra bulldozer. ''Then'', the individual(s) assigned to design Scrapmetal's toy consulted the wiki page to figure out who the character was and instead made them a yellow excavator with the robot mode of the concept art randomly chosen for the main picture of the article—the result of the wiki stringing together tidbits of contradictory information from the movie. ''Whoops...''

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====Sideways the dimension-hopper====
[[File:Sidewayses.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|''Can you see all of me? Walk into my mystery Step inside and hold on for dear life'' ''Do you remember me? Capture you or set you free I am all, I am all of me'']]
Oh dear.

In [[2002]], Hasbro released two motorcycle toys bearing the same name: ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] and ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. The Hasbro toy bio for the latter recycled much of the same text from the bio of the former, nearly verbatim. This led to speculation at the time about whether or not they were meant to be the same character, ''regardless'' of the differences in toyline release since ''Robots in Disguise'' Sideways also came packaged with [[Axer (G1)#Robots in Disguise|Axer]], whose own bio hinted at his being the same person as [[Axer (G1)#The Transformers|his Generation 1 namesake]], having crossed dimensions from Generation 1 to ''Robots in Disguise''.

In [[2004]], Takara's ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' line released another motorcycle toy named [[Sideways (RM)|Double Face]], who shared the exact same colors and Japanese name of ''Armada'' Sideways. Since the ''Robotmasters'' series was a big crossover event similar in concept to the concurrent ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Transformers: Universe]]'' series, compounded by the then notoriously scattershot documenting done for the Japanese side of the franchise, fans in the West initially mistook ''Robotmasters'' for a [[multiverse|multiversal]] event, with characters crossing dimensions from different universes to team up with each other in a Generation 1 setting (as was the case in ''Universe''). In actuality, ''Robotmasters'' only featured time travel, not dimensional travel. But because of the initial misconception, what came next was very easily believed.

In early [[2005]], a mere two months after Double Face's release, a [https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/lKVCHWhYoJM/m/1NhElIcSnwwJ fan-given claim] was made online about Takara's official [http://web.archive.org/web/20070618040111/www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/robotmasters/main2.htm ''Robotmasters'' website] supposedly declaring Double Face to be the same character as ''Robots in Disguise'' Sideways. When the [[Sideways (Armada)|original TFWiki article for Sideways]] was first being put together in [[2006]], this same claim was reiterated several times on the article's [[Talk:Sideways (Armada)|talk page]], which misled the article's original creators to believe it and treat the ''Robots in Disguise'', ''Armada'', and ''Robotmasters'' characters all as the same Sideways, assuming that ''Robotmasters'' had confirmed the character to have dimension-hopped from another universe into Generation 1 (when it actually ''hadn't'').

With the wiki article treating all three as the same person, able to jump from universe to universe, the article went on to inspire later versions of Sideways, like ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Sideways (Animated)|Sideways]] and [[Ask Vector Prime]] [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]], who not only were ''explicitly'' presented as dimension-hoppers, but also had ''implicit'' ties to the originally-unrelated ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], which only led to even ''more'' debates about how ''that'' Sideways related to the others, and whether or not ''every'' Sideways was really the ''same'' individual!

It wasn't until late [[2022]] that the validity of the original claim about ''Robotmasters'' Double Face was finally investigated; the results of this investigation revealed that there had actually been ''zero evidence'' in support of the claim found anywhere on the Takara ''Robotmasters'' website. And thanks to this false claim influencing the wiki, Sideways went on to have a reputation for being a multiversal mischief maker who jumps across multiple realities, which was never originally supposed to be the case.
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File:RIDtoy-Sideways.jpg|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Sideways (RID)#Toys|Sideways]]
File:Armadatoy-Sideways-wrongways.jpg|''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Armada|Sideways]] / ''Legends of the Microns'' Double Face
File:RMtoy-Doubleface.jpg|''[[Robotmasters (franchise)#Toys|Robotmasters]]'' [[Sideways (RM)#Toys|Double Face]]
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===The littlest one===
====Spelling the word Robo-Smasher====
In perhaps the amusingly smallest example of circular reporting from this wiki, the "[[Robosmasher]]" from the 1985 cartoon episode "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme]]" was in fact written as one plain word in the episode's script. However, as is prone to happening with televised media, the original dialogue's text was not consulted when a TFWiki article for the device was created in [[2006]], under the hyphenated spelling "Robo-Smasher". This spelling was thus used by the [[Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook page as well as ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' text stories in [[2015]] prior to the wiki article being amended in [[2017]] to acknowledge the original spelling.

==Misuse of the TFWiki==
It's sometimes the case that even ''accurate'' content on the TFWiki gets misused, misappropriated, or misinterpreted by people working for Hasbro. Look, we try our best, but there is literally only so much we can do.

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====''Legends'' Roadburner====
''Here we go...''

[[Roadburner]]'s 2013 appearance in the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game can only be described as a fit of insanity. His appearance is based on a catastrophic misinterpretation of this wiki's photography for the toy, depicting his partner [[Wheel Blaze]] as white... because they didn't understand the greyed-out photo this wiki uses to indicate ''which paired toy the article isn't about''. To make matters worse, it is highly likely Roadburner ''wasn't supposed to be in the game to begin with.'' Considering that the theme of [[By Land, Sea, or Air|the event he appeared in]] was basically "These Autobots with military alt-modes do stuff," and the fact that [[Roadbuster (G1)|Road''buster'']] would make more sense given [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]'s prevalence in said event... yeah. Not helping matters is that when in the process of typing "Roadbuster" into this wiki's search bar, Roadburner shows up first in the search results. Someone must have been in a hurry.

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File:G1-toy Roadburner.jpg|''1990 toy pictured''
File:TFLegends-Roadburner.jpg|''2013 art pictured'' "What grade did you get today, honey?"
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{{anchor|Swoop}}
====''The Loyal Subjects'' Swoop====
Hasbro licensee [[The Loyal Subjects]] frequently, ah, took ''inspiration'' from the wiki's writeups for its various [[Tech Spec|bio cards]]. Most memorably, this resulted in [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]'s 2014 motto being given as the image caption from his main picture.

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File:TVMagSwoop.jpg|"Him Swoop have legs that go for miiiles."
File:HimSwoopHaveLegsThatGoForMiles.jpg|All the good mottos were taken.
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====''Hero Mashers'' Heatwave====
The 2014 ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' line featured ''Shattered Glass'' [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]], of all 'bots. As no other Mirrorverse characters appeared in mainline retail at the time, this can be surmised as a consequence of rushed production leading to the wrong Wiki article being consulted, as opposed to the more well-known [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]].

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File:Heatwave bio.jpg|Heatwave's original bio picture.
File:HM-toy Heatwave.jpg|Why do I exist?
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====''Shattered Glass'' Hailstorm====
In IDW's ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass II]]'' miniseries, [[Shattered Glass II issue 4|the fourth issue]] focused on a ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]. Put bluntly, writer [[Danny Lore]] appears to have worked out the backstory for [[Flamewar (SG)|this mirror-universe version of Flamewar]] by giving her existing TFWiki article a cursory skim; in particular, the incongruous presence of [[Hailstorm (SG)|Hailstorm]] in the comic is likely extrapolated entirely from a cropped panel used on the article, where Flamewar is seen hanging out with Hailstorm in the multiversal melting-pot of [[Axiom Nexus]].

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File:HailstormDeceptichargeFlamewarCMW.jpg|[[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] hanging on the arm of [[Hailstorm (TF 2010)|Hailstorm]] in [[Axiom Nexus]]
File:SGHailstorm.jpg|[[Hailstorm (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Hailstorm]]
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{{anchor|Ladybug}}
====BotCon Ladybug/Cliffjumper====
In [[2025]], when unofficial ''Transformers'' convention BotCon began promoting their convention-exclusive figures—produced under official license from Hasbro, via licensor [[Yolopark]]—the wiki duly created a new page for "Ladybug", a female Decepticon based on the G1 "red Bumblebee" toy [[variant]], being touted by BotCon to be a brand-new character. In the first sentence of the toy's writeup, the word "unofficial" was used to describe BotCon, as the convention is organised by a third party, Agabyss. Representatives from BotCon tried to have this word removed from the article, for reasons which were—at the time—totally unclear. Then, in the run-up to the convention, social media posts from BotCon inexplicably appeared to walk back the characterisation of "Ladybug"; she was instead referred to simply as [[Cliffjumper (Yolopark)|Cliffjumper]], and depicted as an Autobot.

At the convention itself, the people involved gave an explanation: apparently, someone at Hasbro had come across the wiki's article for "Ladybug", seen the word "unofficial", and somehow completely misread this to mean that "Ladybug" was a ''pre-existing, fanmade'' character. As it happened, this was actually true: many fans (including [[Dave Edwards|Zobovor]], going back to the days of [[alt.toys.transformers]]) had independently come up with the idea of calling the red Bumblebee toy "Ladybug", though the BotCon staff reportedly had never heard of this. Presumably for legal reasons, Hasbro became adamantly against the "Ladybug" character, and for simplicity's sake suggested that she be called "Cliffjumper" instead. Unhappy that the toy didn't really resemble previous Cliffjumpers, BotCon argued that they should produce a pack-in comic to give the character a backstory and justify its existence: "[[A Cliffjumper(s) Tale]]". This in turn led to [[The Sound of Science|an equivalent comic]] being produced for the accompanying Soundblaster/Glyph two-pack from the same convention. In other words, the presence of one little word on one of our pages killed a character and created two comics.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://tfwiki.net/wiki/User_talk:Sabrblade/BotCon_2025_report|name=Sabrblade|site=TFWiki|title=BotCon 2025 report|year=2025|month=06|day=18}}</ref> Disturbing!

==Non-TFWiki misreporting==
Of course, people working on official ''Transformers'' material make use of unofficial reference material outside of this wiki, and errors in ''Transformers'' scholarship elsewhere are just as capable of leading to incorrect or occasionally, outright made up, information making it into the final product.


===Incorrectly-colored animation models===
[[File:Incorrect R.E.D. Soundwave Shins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''Inaccurate model at left'' ''Accurate model at centre'' ''Off-model 2020 product at right'']]
{{main|Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon}}

The [[1984]]-[[1987]] [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' animated series]] that has become a centerpiece of the brand was, to be blunt, not a high-quality production in the animation department. All four seasons were prone to [[animation error]]s, adding an additional challenge to modern fans attempting to isolate simple views of any given [[character model]]. To make matters worse, Hasbro and licensees have often relied upon a set of fan-colorings from the Ukrainian ''Transformers'' fan website, [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/index.php?pageid=g1encyclopedia Transformers.kiev.ua,] that attempted to recreate Sunbow animation models using screen captures of episodes, while eye dropping the colors from said screen captures, and then replacing the heads of the models with traced headshots also taken from episode screen captures. These fan-colorings regularly make rounds on the web since they are readily available on Pinterest and Fandom wikia pages, making it hard not to come across them on Google Images.

On top of all of this, the models Transformers.kiev.ua would frequently use were also the ones published in [[The Ark series|''The Ark'' series]] books as they were the only real source available for Generation 1 animation models at the time. In the years since, better copies of animation models have surfaced through eBay and various Japanese auction sites, revealing that a large majority of the models used in the books were actually out of date pre-final models that had been revised anywhere from once, to several times afterwards. The author of the books, [[Jim Sorenson]] has also stated in conversation with the wiki team that due to the condition of some of the models he had found or been given access to, [[Bill Forster]] had to sometimes trace, redraw, and digitally mend models, such as the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s, to make them more presentable for publishing; this has also led to several inaccuracies with the original model sheets that have surfaced since.

As can be seen in the example at right, the 2020 ''[[Transformers R.E.D.|R.E.D. <nowiki>[</nowiki>Robot Enhanced Design<nowiki>]</nowiki>]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#RED|Soundwave]] figure's shins were incorrectly left blue instead of being painted silver/gray due to Hasbro once again basing the figure on the [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/g1/soundwaveg1.html Transformers.kiev.ua fan-colored model].

Hasbro also tends to use the images from Transformers.kiev.ua whole-hog in their social media posts on Instagram and Facebook for memes, visuals for trivia, and holiday celebration posts, as well as using them as placeholder images for pipeline reveals of upcoming figures in the works. A notable example of this was the pipeline reveal of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Devcon (G1)#Legacy|Devcon]], whose [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/g1/devcong1.html placeholder "model" image] isn't even a model at all, rather [[:File:Devcon-Body01.jpg|a couple of]] [[:File:Gambler Devcon vehicle.jpg|traced screencaps]] from the episode "[[The Gambler]]".<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/01/31/transformers-jan-23-livestream-recap-legacy-evolution-wave-2-and-more-474374 Transformers Jan 23 Livestream Recap – Legacy Evolution Wave 2 and More!] at TFW2005</ref> The Devcon mishap also extends to his toy, as the vertical line detailing below the molded ring on his left arm is missing from the right arm, something that the traced "model" completely neglected to translate from the original show screencap. The same had also been done for [[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Snarl]], [[Bombshell (G1)#Legacy|Bombshell]], [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dirge]], and so on. It's one thing to use them as reference for toys and design inspiration, but the practice of taking them whole-hog without a background check, and using them in official posts is a bit of a shoddy practice, to say the least.
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===Designs based on "third party" toys===
[[File:OnePrimus.jpg|thumb|400px|]]
{{main|IP infringement#Third party designs in official products and marketing}}
Many illustrations and character models created in the franchise's recent history are based on unlicensed products, usually simply because these get lumped in with official reference material in Google Images search results.

===Other oddities===
====Discmaster====
This might be one of the earliest cases of circular reporting in the history of the ''Transformers'' brand and fandom (and one of the rare, non-visual, text-only cases). The [http://tflab.net/japaspe/second/bd20.html toy bio] for ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Autolauncher]] refers to both himself and his rival [[Mantis]] with the turn of phrase ''enban tsukai'' (円盤使い, meaning "disc user"). When the bio was translated into English in the late 1990s/early 2000s, the phrase was written in English as "Discmaster", with the one responsible having likely taken some creative inspiration from [[Headmaster (technology)|the]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|various]] [[Powermaster|forms]] [[Godmaster (lifeform)|of]] "[[Brainmaster|-master]]" [[Micromaster|technology]] [[Powered Master|of]] Generation 1.

During the mid-2000s, when putting together the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'', longtime fan [[Ben Yee]] (who was co-author of the ''Sourcebook'' with [[Simon Furman]]) took this translation to heart and applied the term to the book's profiles for both Autolauncher and Mantis—unaware that "Discmaster" was actually creative liberty on part of the fan translation and not an accurate representation of what was originally written in the Japanese bio text. As a result, the term "[[Discmaster]]" now referred to a martial art practiced by both characters, despite the term having never actually existed beforehand in the first place.

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====''Transformers Legends'' Axe====
[[File:TFLegends Axe vehicle.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.5]]
In 2014, the ''Transformers Legends'' mobile game added a card based on [[Axe (G1)|Axe]], a character designed by [[Alex Milne]] for ''[[The Transformers: Drift]]''. However, for alt-mode reference, the card directly copied a piece of fanart created by Sara Guyon-Gellin.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Nicely done, but the game's artist lacks some creativity IMHO. For the design of jet mode in particular. Done and uploaded in 2011. Nice to know my work is good enough that someone officially hired by Hasbro decided there was no need for further adjustment and simply copied his/her own pictures from it :( I mean, couldn't you at least have changed the tail rudders ? </sarcasm>|link=https://www.deviantart.com/alteride/journal/Nice-to-be-an-inspiration-for-official-TF-artists-494832421|name=Sara Guyon-Gellin|site=deviantART|title=Nice to be an inspiration for official TF artists|year=2014|month=11|day=16}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.deviantart.com/alteride/art/Axe-alt-modes-studies-252754825|name=Sara Guyon-Gellin|site=deviantART|title=Axe alt modes - studies|year=2011|month=08|day=14}}</ref> Milne had intended the character to have a land-based mode!<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Too bad for the jet part, though, [Alex Milne] told me later Axe was land-based only. Voice of God :/|link=https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/252754825/2172060396|name=Sara Guyon-Gellin|site=deviantART|year=2011|month=08|day=30}}</ref> Also, not cool.

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====''Combiner Wars'' G2 Menasor====
At first glance, Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''-themed redeco of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Menasor (G1)#CWG2|Menasor]] looks to be a simple homage to the original, canceled ''Generation 2'' toy. However, a closer inspection reveals that it took some notable inspiration from a 2014 fanmade digibash [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 posted to DeviantArt] by longtime fan artist Air Hammer, which was itself based on another fan's [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 hand-painted customization] of the original Generation 1 Stunticons in an attempt to recreate the canceled ''Generation 2'' toys. As an extra, the official Transformers Facebook page [[:file:G2Offroad.jpg|posted a promotional pic of the set]] that used the aforemented digibashes of the individual Stunticons instead of their proper stock photos... which featured [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]] as the fifth member of the team, rather than [[Wildrider (G1)|Brake-Neck]] (whose ''Combiner Wars'' version wasn't revealed yet when the digibash was made) as the official set.

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File:G2 Menasor and G2 Defensor.jpg|''Original 1994 deco pictured, left''
File:G2 Stunticons 1995 Tomart.jpg|''Purple-faced Menasor, as seen in the [[cross-sell]] from the figures' packaging''
File:Transformers-Generations-Combiner-Wars-G2-Menasor.jpg|''2015 deco pictured'' Why, these limbs are the wrong toolings entirel- [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Oh, right.]]
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====Warriorbot====
[[File:Warriorbot hobby lobby.jpg|thumb|150px]]
In [[2017]], a Hasbro license, [[Open Road Brands]], released a [[:File:Open road brands faction sign.jpg|tin wall sign]] exclusively to Hobby Lobby stores, meant to showcase the many [[Insignia|faction symbols]] from the [[Transformers brand|brand]]'s history, but one symbol stood out. The self-proclaimed "Warriorbots" were never a real thing. So were did they come from? The answer can be found on the "[https://transformers.fandom.com/wiki/Insignia?diff=prev&oldid=405151 Insignia]" page on the Transformers Fandom (formerly Wikia) wiki from 2014 to 2017, with it being listed among the others. In other words: Whoever designed it used that page as reference.
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====''Cyberverse'' character models====
While the core cast of the [[2018]] series ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)| Cyberverse]]'' was based on the [[evergreen]] characters being pushed at the time, the supporting cast drew from a range of pre-existing toys (mostly from the ''Generations'' line) and designs (mostly from [[IDW Publishing]]'s comics). Close inspection of character models reveals that, in some cases, specific pieces of artwork were used for reference—and in a couple of cases, the artwork in question wasn't actually official, but rather fan-work that crops up often on Google Images:
* [[Perceptor (Cyberverse)|Perceptor]] is based on a fan-colored version of [[Guido Guidi]]'s character model sketched for ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', which is where his grey feet come from (in IDW's comics, they were black).<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Coloring of Guido Guidi's Perceptor.|link=https://www.deviantart.com/vaderprime1/art/Perceptor-208339678|name=VaderPrime1|site=DeviantArt|title=Perceptor|year=2011|month=05|day=10}}</ref>
* [[Drift (Cyberverse)|Drift]]'s original "Deadlock" body is based on a piece of fanart by Guido Guidi.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=A fanart rendering based on G1 Springer repurposed as an hypothetical G1 Deadlock repaint (Drift former identity as Decepticon)|link=https://www.deviantart.com/guidoguidi/art/Retro-G1-Deadlock-model-sheet-526900626|name=Guido Guidi|site=DeviantArt|title=Retro G1 Deadlock model sheet|year=2015|month=04|day=15}}</ref>
* [[Alpha Trion#Cyberverse|Alpha Trion]] is based on a piece of fanart by [[Makoto Ono]], the original source for which has disappeared along with the rest of his DeviantArt account, but which still remains [https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/autobot-leader-alpha-trion-by-makotoonodeviantartcom-on-deviantart--375909900129440770/ floating around on the internet]. This is where Alpha Trion's hulked-out proportions come from, as well as the details of his lower legs.

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====IDW ''Transformers'' Megaplex====
[[File:Megaplex Digibash IDW.jpg|thumb]]
In the IDW Publishing comic issue [[Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|''Transformers'' #20]], the ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]''-based characters [[Starscream (MW)|Starscream]] and [[Megaplex]] make cameo appearances in a crowd. Line artist [[Anna Malkova]] drew Megaplex according to a 2012 "virtual redeco" of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Deluxe-sized [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Starscream]] [https://www.deviantart.com/air-hammer/art/Machine-Wars-Megatron-and-Megaplex-Digibash-341964614 posted to DeviantArt] by fan artist Air Hammer (similar to the above case of ''Combiner Wars'' G2 Menasor). Given that "Starscream" is drawn according to his [[Starscream (MW)#Toys|original toy]], one imagines that Malkova intended to do the same for Megaplex—but as Google Images returns the fan-made digibash near the top of its search results for "''Machine Wars'' Megaplex", Malkova presumably believed it to be an official toy, and wound up drawing that design instead.

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====''Legacy: United'' Rukus====
The [[2024]] modernised toy of [[Ruckus (G1)#Legacy|Rukus]] released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Exclusives 3|Doom 'n Destruction Collection]]'' capsule subline of ''Legacy: United'' sports new [[paint operation]]s on his forearms. In addition, the suspension springs sculpted into his legs are upside down compared to the original toy and [[package art]]. The toy was clearly designed with reference to an incorrectly-[[sticker]]ed sample of the G1 toy, with the hip detailing mistakenly applied to the forearms, and the leg stickers placed upside-down. For several years prior to this incident, the TFWiki itself had been using [https://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/g1-1988/ruckus/124/1/ images from Seibertron] with misplaced hip stickers—but the upside-down springs on the legs point towards a different specific sample of the toy being the culprit.
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File:G1 Ruckus toy.jpg|''Original [[1988]] toy with correct sticker placement'' Many thanks to [[Sixo]]! You wreck and rule!
File:Misstickered G1 Ruckus toy.jpg|''Original 1988 toy with'' '''''incorrect''''' ''sticker placement, from Seibertron.com''
File:TF-Legacy-United-Deluxe-Rukus.jpg|''2024 toy pictured''
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==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Fandom]]

Swerve (G1)

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ShootingStar7X: /* Age of the Primes */ Removing sudden Capitalization mid-sentence.

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{{disambig3|Swerve}}
:''Swerve is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]. He is sometimes known as "Shut the Hell Up".''
[[File:Swerve.toy.boxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Comes with ''[[My First Blaster]]''™ accessory!]]
Gregarious would be a good word to describe '''Swerve'''. So would outgoing, enthusiastic, upbeat, joyfully irreverent, flippant, sarcastic, wise ass, troll, or "total pain in the aft", depending on which side of his weapons-grade mouth you happen to fall on and how long you've been listening to him use it. Swerve has a sense of fun and even whimsy that stands out from your run of the mill Autobots fairly dramatically, but this constant running commentary stems at least partially from Swerve's low self-esteem, a coping mechanism that helps to cover up some of his own insecurities. The little fellow may get on their nerves... he'll ''probably'' get on their nerves... but it'll always be with a smile, a laugh, and an epic level quip, making him a good [[Swerve's|bartender]].

He is, however, also a menace to everyone within range of a gun in his hand - including himself - given his legendarily bad aim, as well as to anyone driving nearby because he's ''so'' easily distracted by just about anything that catches his attention. Despite this, he's quite intelligent and skilled as a metallurgist, analysing the properties of a material with unique sensors in his hands. When he gets caught up in a problem, he becomes almost laser-like in focus and intensity, going on quest after quest, both major and [[Thumb Quest|minor]]. Unfortunately, this generally leaves him just as distracted from any other tasks at hand and just as accident-prone as ever. He's almost always in need of some repairs, major or minor, because of it.

Now if only [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime]] could get him to not get easily distracted when receiving his orders too...

{{bigquote|People ''don't'' like me—they just laugh at my jokes. There's a difference.|Swerve|"[[Cybertronian Homesick Blues]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Minoru Inaba]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:FFOD Part5 Swerve.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Now we know why he refuses to play in the sand.]]
Swerve participated in the defense of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in [[2006]], but was trod upon by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}} Later, after the [[Quintesson]] scientist [[Inquirata (G1)|Inquirata]] attempted to change history by removing the Autobot resistance leader known as [[Alpha Trion|A-3]] from the past, a race Swerve was participating in repeated itself in an endless loop due to the ripples in the timestream. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Legends'' comic=====
[[File:Transformers Legends LG08 Tailgate and Swerve.jpg|thumb|]]
In [[2015]], Tailgate and Swerve fought [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in a battle that went poorly, with Tailgate being easily kicked aside and Swerve stomped into the ground. As he was being dug up by Tailgate, the two Minibots were questioned by the [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] of [[Legends World|another universe]] as to why they'd even taken on such a huge enemy. Swerve responded that size had nothing to do with it, claiming that as long as you've got guts and smarts, you can win against anyone. He and Tailgate then introduced Rattrap to their Mini-Con allies, [[Phaser (G1)|Phaser]] and [[Groundshaker (Legends)|Groundshaker]], explaining that even though they were tiny, they were still valuable allies. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}}

Rattrap then asked Swerve about why he barely appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] and why his name [[#Foreign names|wasn't Werve anymore]], to which he grinned and responded that stuff like attention and names weren't important to him: as long as he got his work done, he didn't care about being noticed or what people called him. Rattrap swooned at how cool his answers were. When Swerve shrugged aside a similar question about his marksmanship, however, claiming it wasn't important if he hit or not, Phaser protested. The Mini-Con then displayed the usefulness of his [[My First Blaster]] mode by having Swerve attack Trypticon with it, but unfortunately his helpful advice on where to aim only served to let the Decepticon dodge their blasts anyway. {{storylink|2015's Swerve}} Eventually, Swerve and Tailgate successfully defeated Trypticon {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}} by exploiting a weak spot they discovered on the sole of his foot.

Given Swerve's achievement, [[Alpha Trion]] brought him to the Legends World to help defeat a revived Trypticon. Swerve put on a bomb belt and let himself get trampled by Trypticon once more, at which point he detonated the explosives right on the weak spot, stunning Trypticon and allowing [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to defeat him. He survived the explosion unscathed by again ending up stomped into the ground. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}}

=====Train Wars=====
Swerve was present on Cybertron after the various [[Trainbot]]s and inter-dimensional warriors defeated [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Train Wars 2}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
[[File:4WheeldriveBrigade1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Swerve appeared on Earth as a member of the [[Four-Wheel Drive Corps]]. Led by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], the Corps confronted the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] out in the desert, only to be caught in an explosive mine trap and fall into a pit. Working together, Swerve and the others combined their Scramble Power and worked their way free of the pit. A concentrated Scrumbuster attack drove off the Decepticons, and the Autobots won the day. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Swerve helped with the assembly of a special radio transmitter to interfere with Decepticon surveillance space stations. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:BlackSunshine Autobot training failures.jpg|left|thumb]]
Swerve was on Cybertron observing the anti-Prime propaganda that [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] pumped through the data-net after retrieving the Ark's crew from [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Later, he was among the group of new recruits seen failing to take on the [[auto-combatant]] training drones on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after Shockwave's rule was toppled. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
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[[File:Swerve blurr cybertronian homesick blues.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|It's actually [[Joe Kyde]]'s number.]]

'''Swerve of [[Helex (polity)|Helex]]'''<ref>[https://www.idwpublishing.com/product/transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-42/ ''The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye'' #42 solicitation]</ref> was [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|forged]], {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} and a practicing "Adaptican" who worshipped [[Adaptus]] of the [[Guiding Hand]]. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} While Swerve was a trained metallurgist, his ''real'' dream was to open his own bar; in the years before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], he received an autograph from his favorite athlete [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], who mentioned that he'd wanted to run a bar as well after retiring from racing. Swerve thought Blurr might want to run it with ''him'', but Blurr escaped by giving Swerve a fake phone number. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Forever after, Swerve insisted that he and Blurr had a plan to run a bar after the war. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

When war broke out, Swerve joined the Autobots. At the academy, he received the unflattering nickname "Shut the Hell Up."<ref>''More than Meets the Eye'' roll call</ref> During one early battle, Swerve was in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and helped guard the civilian population. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}} Throughout the war, Swerve had multiple adventures, which he called "quests"—these included a "[[Titan (group)|Titan]] Quest", a "[[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] Quest", a "[[Prime (rank)|Prime]] Quest", and a legendarily awful "[[Thumb Quest]]". {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Swerve's last quest before the end of the war would be the "Moon Quest", in which he and [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] unsuccessfully searched for [[Moonbase One|Luna One]]. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations}} Five hundred years ago, the Decepticon scientist [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] contacted multiple scientists from both factions to discuss Cybertron's dwindling energy reserves. Swerve, like the rest, disregarded his warnings. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}}

After the fall of Cybertron, Swerve was stationed at the [[Kimia Facility]]. He was a fan of the ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' datalogs, although he thought [[Fisitron (G1)|Fisitron]] was a bit of a hagiographer {{storylink|Bullets}}, and was unaware that "Fisitron" was really a pseudonym for his colleague [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}} While away from Kimia, Swerve encountered the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] members [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]] and [[Dominus Ambus|Vos]] force-feeding a [[Genericon]] his own innards. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} While trying to get away, Vos shot him in the shoulder; unbeknownst to Swerve, "Vos" was in reality the undercover Autobot [[Dominus Ambus]], who communicated with his handlers by firing data slugs in the right eye of the [[Autobot]] insignia. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}} The experience left him speechless for six months. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Unaware that he'd been shot with a solid bullet, Swerve didn't get his injury properly treated, and the hastily patched wound bothered him for centuries. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

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Swerve was present when [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s invaded Kimia. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} He survived the massacre by piling into an escape pod with [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]. When [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] came to rescue them, everyone reminded the motor-mouthed Swerve not to say something tactless that might set her off. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} Swerve listened with the others to [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and Arcee's explanation of the situation with [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]] and [[D-Void]], although his immediate understanding of the complex scenario clashed with his naïve optimism at the prospect of saving the universe. However, once they arrived in Cybertron's atmosphere, Arcee ordered the shuttle to fly directly at the planet's surface and Swerve was among the first to bail. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

Following the end of the war and the revitalization of Cybertron, Swerve chose to accompany [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] on his search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]]—an adventure he immediately dubbed the "Knight Quest". [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] reluctantly allowed Swerve to board the ''[[Lost Light]]'' if he'd stop talking. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was in the medibay when [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] recovered consciousness, and got to be the one who broke the news that Tailgate had been trapped underground for six million years and missed the entire war. He and Tailgate went out for some fresh air and, along with [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]], encountered [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and watched him fight the [[Legislator]]s. Skids wasn't keen on Swerve's suggestion they should team up. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

[[File:Swerves bar life after the big bang.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Sometimes you've got to go where everybody knows your name.]]

During the incident with the [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]], Swerve and Skids stumbled on an abandoned canteen, which reminded Swerve of his earlier plans to run a bar. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} To celebrate the Sparkeater's demise, Swerve refurbished the facility and dubbed it "[[Swerve's]]"—although he hid its existence from the uptight [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. As a subscriber to Fisitron's ''Wreckers: Declassified'', he received a strange new datalog and discussed it with [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]], prompting the latter's trip to [[Delphi]]. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Shortly after that, Swerve saw [[Ambulon]] talking with First Aid, and curious about his [[alternate mode]], threw a ball at his [[neural cluster]] and triggered an involuntary transformation. Ever the understanding sort, Swerve proceeded to make bad puns about his leg mode. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

Swerve attended a celebration following the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s collision with a discarded thumb from Metroplex and its subsequent repair. There, he cheered when Highbrow, Chromedome, and Brainstorm were awarded a [[Rodimus Star]] for their part in saving the ship. He was at some point put on "sponsored silence," in return for a coveted Rodimus Star of his own if he followed through with it. Swerve found that remaining silent was exceedingly difficult for him, and so contacted Trailcutter, asking him to project a forcefield into his mouth to seal off his vocal synthesizer. Trailcutter refused. Swerve was then frozen in place, along with nearly everyone else aboard the ''Lost Light'', when one of Brainstorm's experimental weapons accidentally went off. When he eventually recovered, he was awarded a Rodimus Star after all, though it was "for exceptional endurance in the face of adversity." {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

Swerve accompanied [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] on a mission to scrounge [[energon]] from a deserted Decepticon outpost but their pilot, [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]], was distracted by his own reflection in the radar screen and crashed their shuttle into a planet. With the ship upside down and Perceptor half-melted into the ceiling Swerve kept up his usual banter as they found themselves under attack by [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]], which happened to be one of his worst fears. With the shuttle cloaked, Swerve passed the time by teasing Sunstreaker and talking about his other worst fears—[[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], and [[Overmegasixwave|some nightmare combination of all four]]. However, it was soon revealed that this bluster was merely an attempt to disguise the fact that his [[spark]] casing had cracked during the crash; without immediate medical attention, he would die. Hoist and Sunstreaker left him to take the fight to Tarn but the [[Decepticon Justice Division|D.J.D.]] leader quickly took down Sunstreaker and Hoist found himself under attack by Megatron, Overlord, Sixshot, and Shockwave—who then combined before disappearing at the same time Swerve fell unconscious. After Perceptor deduced that the planet was protected by a [[phobia shield]], Hoist managed to defeat it by rendering Perceptor and Bob unconscious and facing his own worst fear—being alone. {{storylink|The Waiting Game}}

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Swerve recovered from the experience and eventually returned to waiting tables. However, when Ultra Magnus finally found out about his bar, he led Swerve away in handcuffs and assigned him to punishment detail with Rewind, replacing rivets on the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s hull. However, their vantage point gave them an advantage when [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] instigated a hostage crisis. While Rewind distracted Maximus with a recording of [[Garrus-9]], Swerve fired his rivet gun through the window, but his poor aim blew Rung's head off instead of merely wounding Maximus as he'd hoped. {{storylink|Interiors}} Though Rung survived, Swerve was horrified to learn that his actions had left the psychiatrist in a coma. He visited Rung with Skids, and left one of Rung's model ships at his bedside. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} At one point, he sat and talked to Rung for 147 hours straight, until the patient finally moved for the first time since the shooting... to make a "shush" gesture. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}}

Swerve intended to attend Tailgate's [[Act of Affiliation]] ceremony but got sidetracked when he discovered [[Ore]], who'd been involved in a [[quantum generator]] accident, had been recently revived. He was assigned by Rodimus to distract the blinded Ore from realizing what had happened to him, which would cause the engine he was stuck on to activate and quantum jump the whole ship. Swerve began a conversation with Ore under the false identity of [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], since the [[Duobot]] had been chatting with Pipes before the incident.

[[File:Mtmte10-p17-swerve-wholeotherstory.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Swerve vs. Swindle in a fingergun fight to the death!]]

Swerve used the conversation as an excuse to (surreptitiously) discuss the guilt he was experiencing after shooting Rung, his inability to disobey Rodimus for fear of losing his bar, as well as the confusion he was undergoing about the difference between peace and happiness. Ore allowed Swerve to realize that his ability to regret his actions made him a decent person, and Swerve considered whether or not he really wanted the reputation he'd earned. Moments later, Swerve was contacted by Rodimus to tell Ore the truth about what happened, as his death or mental breakdown would jump them away from the aggressive [[Galactic Council]]. Swerve responded by saying he would rather save Ore than hurt him, orders or no. Fortunately, the nearby [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] quantum-jumped the ship and teleported Ore away as an extra convenience. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

[[File:CybertronianHomesickBlues-holomatterswerve.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|''Voice actor:'' Rich Evans (English)]]

A few days later, Swerve joined a few other Autobots to watch "[[Proteus's Promise]]" in Rewind's hab-suite. {{storylink| Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}} Swerve and Rewind arranged a series of storytelling sessions in the bar to try and help Rung's mental recovery. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} They made little progress and eventually had a third session with Chromedome, [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], Ratchet, Whirl, and others. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} Swerve was unable to stop himself occasionally interjecting into the story. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Unable to get into his own quarters to fetch refreshments, Swerve raided [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s stash of [[Nightmare Fuel]]. Following the story, the shipwide alarm sounded and Swerve speculated that someone had trodden dirt into Ultra Magnus's office. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

The alarm turned out to be a call to take part in a mission to [[Temptoria]] to find the [[Circle of Light]]. Swerve kept himself calm during the trip in the ''[[Leading Light]]'' by using Rungian re-experience therapy, and took part in the battle against a Decepticon holdout on Temptoria until his gun ran out of ammunition. Whirl threw him the enormous "[[Shoomer]]", and as he struggled to lift the weapon he wound up accidentally shooting himself in the face. Despite the damage, he survived and was taken back to the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Before & After}}

While on shore leave on the planet [[Hedonia]], Rodimus told Swerve to bring Ultra Magnus along and help him relax. However, when Magnus began hitting the [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]] and passed out, Swerve was left to provide a shoulder for the drunken Magnus to cry on. He tried to buck the enforcer up, reassuring him that people did like him; when Magnus fell unconscious again, Swerve quietly admitted that people didn't like ''him'' either, just his jokes. After an intense effort, Swerve and the gang got Ultra Magnus back to the ''Lost Light''—after deciding that this particular "quest" was in his top three, he used a prototype broadcast system to call Blurr and tell him all about it, and refused to admit that the number was a fake. Sensing a new relationship with Magnus, Swerve asked him (next in a long line) if he'd like to share his room: Magnus, like everyone else, turned it down. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

Swerve and Tailgate bet 100 [[shanix]] that each would be the first to discover what Rung transformed into without asking him directly. Swerve's initial attempts involved striking the psychiatrist in the [[neural cluster]] to induce an involuntary transformation, but he was unsuccessful. He then tried to bribe Rung by getting him [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s autograph, but soon found themselves in the middle of a hostage situation as the Autobot [[Paddox]] revealed he was actually a deep-cover group of [[Ammonite]]s and demanded the ''Lost Light's'' quantum engines in exchange for Thunderclash's life. Swerve bemoaned the fact that they were unarmed, but Rung responded that wasn't necessarily the case—Swerve ultimately wound up using Rung's unusual alternate mode as a weapon and knocked "Paddox" back into his component robots. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

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Swerve accompanied Rewind to Brainstorm's laboratory in the hopes of finding Chromedome. While the other two Autobots talked, Swerve began playing with one of Brainstorm's inventions and accidentally triggered a "[[metafictional bomb]]" that caused Swerve to act like a character in a comic book. Just then, a ship wide alarm sounded—the notorious [[Decepticon]] psychopath Overlord had appeared on the ship and begun a rampage! Swerve wound up sitting by an injured Drift; still under the influence of the meta bomb, he began a detached monologue about their dire situation. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} After Rewind sacrificed himself to kill Overlord, Swerve and Tailgate visited the ship's medbay as Ratchet tried to save the mortally wounded Ultra Magnus. Swerve played ''[[The Empyrean Suite]]'', one of Magnus's favorite tunes, but Ratchet reminded him that his comatose patient couldn't hear the music.Shortly afterwards, at the memorial service for those killed during Overlord's rampage, Swerve decided to begin a "quest" to learn the contents of Brainstorm's briefcase to take his mind off the recent tragedies. {{storylink|The Gloaming}} Swerve succeeded in opening the briefcase; unbeknownst to Swerve, however, the reiterative nature of Brainstorm's time machine had a unique effect on his systems that allowed him to perpetually loop holomatter energy through his systems again and again. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

[[File:MyFirstBlaster DirectHit.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mOdroOjLWM "Da-da-da-da dum-dum da-da-da!'']]]

After the service, Ultra Magnus spontaneously revived and fled the ship aboard a shuttlecraft. A they pursued the ship, the ''Lost Light'' arrived at a vast portal hanging in space—Swerve enthused wildly about this latest development to Tailgate, ignorant that the Autobot-in-training had just been diagnosed with a fatal case of [[cybercrosis]]. Through the portal, the ship found the long lost [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]]; despite his enthusiasm, Rodimus forbade Swerve from joining the landing party, as he'd done nothing useful with his metallurgical skills the past few months beside running his bar. A forlorn Swerve decided to shut down the bar for good... moments before the first [[Legislator]] attacked his bar. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}}

The mechanoid promptly shredded the room to bits, but Swerve was able to get behind the bar and trigger Brainstorm's automated security protocol. Despite taking fire from scores of automated turrets, the Legislator remained standing, so the bartender went for another gift from Brainstorm, ''[[My First Blaster]]''™. Despite his infamously poor marksmanship, the chunky weapon allowed Swerve to put a hole through his assailant and kill it. Swerve rushed to the oil reservoir just in time to find his friend Skids, before [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] teleported in behind him and ran Skids through. Swerve frantically opened fire, but missed every shot and was knocked unconscious. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}

The two Autobots were teleported into a cell on Luna 1 where they found the other captured members of the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s landing party and [[Getaway]], {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} who explained that the insane [[Chief Justice]] [[Solomus|Tyrest]] was behind their imprisonment. After escaping, the group rushed to confront Tyrest, only for the mad lawman to incapacitate the Autobots and activate his [[universal killswitch]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Swerve finally got to put his metallurgy skills to good use when he and his team raided [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]]'s medbay, where he helped discover a cure for cybercrosis and save Tailgate's life. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} Swerve was still congratulating himself when he was approached by Brainstorm, who suspected that someone had opened his briefcase. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}

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After returning to the ''Lost Light'', Swerve began cleaning up his bar, only to find several crewmembers promising to help clean up if he'd re-open it. At Swerve's suggestion, [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] found a damaged Legislator; Swerve rebuilt it, hacked its "bruised brain", and put the newly christened "[[Ten]]" to work as a doorman. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} After the ''Lost Light'' left Luna 1, Swerve held a grand reopening of his bar. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

While on their way to make contact with Thunderclash, the ''Lost Light'' received a dire warning from Orion Pax regarding the destruction of [[Gorlam Prime]]. Demonstrating a keen awareness of the severity of the situation, Swerve turned the warning into the ringtone for his comm unit. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} After they rescued Pax and his crew, Swerve held a welcoming celebration at his bar. As Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, and "Optimus Prime" shared a drink together at his bar, Swerve couldn't contain himself and started taking pictures for the wall until they shooed him away. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}}

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The ''Lost Light'' quantum jumped to the planet [[Hydrophena]] in search of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], but were attacked by thousands of Ammonites. Swerve joined the crew in taking the fight to the [[Stentarian]] army hand-to-hand while Ultra Magnus, Ratchet, and several others went for Metroplex himself. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} During the battle, Swerve saved famous [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]], and protested that he was one of the "main cast" when Crosscut admitted he didn't know who he was. Inside Metroplex, Swerve's comrades located traces of [[admium]] in the water running through the Titan, and contacted him for his metallurgic expertise. Swerve warned that Metroplex might have contracted an [[alchemical virus]] and told them to retreat as the Ammonite horde swarmed into Metroplex's cranium. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} Swerve and the crew got back aboard the ''Lost Light'' before Metroplex linked with the ship and triggered his internal [[space bridge|spacebridge]], bringing them back to Cybertron in time for Metroplex to defeat the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

After the dark Titan fell, Swerve opened up Swerve's for Autobot and Decepticon alike to relax in. His innermost energon nearly boiled over, though, when a dream came true: Blurr. ''In his bar.'' Swerve played it as cool as he could, meaning he left Blurr feeling unnerved and very annoyed at "that three-fingered guy". {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} As the Ammonites returned to invade Cybertron by the billions, Swerve held the ground with the other Cybertronians. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} They kept the planet from falling until the leadership of the Autobots and Decepticons succeeded in stopping Shockwave's mad schemes. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

As the ''Lost Light'' prepared to leave Cybertron for the second time, Swerve, [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]], and [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] hosted a series of "crewditions", during which he rejected [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] for spurious reasons before [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] revealed the whole exercise to be one of Swerve's elaborate pranks. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} While showing the some of the new crew around, he and Bluestreak had a chat about Earth culture. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} Once the mission was once again underway, Swerve chafed under its new co-captain, Megatron. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}

[[File:PREVIOUSLY, ON SWERVE.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|"Hey folks, did you know if you act all wacky and tell jokes, it doesn't make the pain inside go away but does mean everyone assumes you're happy? It's true!"]]

When things aboard the ''Lost Light''—and ultimately the ship itself—started to disappear, Swerve abandoned the ship along with the rest of the crew. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} While trying to make sense of the situation aboard the [[Rodpod]] along with Megatron and a collection of other Autobots, Swerve himself then vanished. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} The remaining Autobots discovered a quantum duplicate ''Lost Light'' on which all aboard had been slaughtered by the Decepticon Justice Division. The duplicate Swerve had his skull crushed by Tarn himself. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} When the duplicate ship's quantum engines were shut down, it disappeared and the other ship and crew reappeared, Swerve included. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

During the second leg of their voyage, Swerve—feeling increasingly out of place now that the "cast" had changed—fell into a deep depression. He stopped coming out of his room entirely, and used a holomatter avatar of himself to run the bar. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}} Swerve spent weeks consuming every piece of Earth media he could find, to the point where Bluestreak came to regret ever installing intergalactic wi-fi. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} He developed a penchant for Earth sitcoms: wacky stories with happy endings, starring "losers and screwups" who became friends. The lingering effects of Brainstorm's meta bomb caused Swerve to act increasingly erratically, to the point where he'd begin recapping events on the ''Lost Light'' to an imaginary group of "readers". His old bullet wound gave him a creeping, untreated rust infection which, unnoticed by anyone nor himself, gradually shut his systems down. However, because Swerve maintained his wisecracking persona, nobody ever realized that Swerve was putting himself through severe neglect. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

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Swerve was serving drinks at his bar during a movie screening and joined in a singalong of "The Power of Love". {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} The "bad batch of [[engex]]" hurt Swerve's reputation as a bartender, as such most people frequented [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]'s new bar [["Visages"]]. His only customers were Ratchet and Tailgate. Needing an outlet, he took his anger out on Ten. Swerve later found himself called in for a bogus medical inspection regarding "Super Scraplets". The real reason was so that Ratchet could talk to him. The CMO suggested that Swerve invite Megatron to do a poetry reading, hoping it would revive the bar and help the former Decepticon out of his brooding. Swerve, however, invited Megatron to "Visages", and put the bar out of business before he even finished his second verse. [[Minimus Ambus]] later came into Swerve's with Ten as his guest and overruled Swerve's abuse of the Legislator. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

While conversing with [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]], Swerve remarked that he learned three great things from Earth TV, but was cut off by Rodimus's gong. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} Afterwards, Swerve held an "Indie Disco" featuring Earth music, shortly before his holomatter avatar abruptly cut out as his body began to die. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} It was only ''then'' that Skids, to his shame, actually visited his friend's room and found his comatose form. However, Swerve's consciousness survived—peeking into Brainstorm's briefcase had given him the ability to re-route energy indefinitely through his holomatter generator; combined with the lingering effects of meta-bomb radiation, Swerve's mind took refuge on a life-sized holomatter replica of Earth, a "happy place", constructed from his good memories of watching Earth sitcoms. However, the strain of maintaining "[[Swearth]]" began killing his body that much faster. With no time to waste, the ''Lost Light'' crew began searching the 'planet' for him, even at the risk to their own selves.

[[File:Father Ted's Big Bang Community.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|''Three little holomatters, one, two, three'' ''Without a home or a Spotlight story'' ''Once they were lost but now they're found'' ''And now we're all just'' ''Swerving Around'']]

After a bewildering trek through background laughter and impractical rooms, a team of Autobots found three bickering roommates in a simulated [[New York City]]: "Ted" the priest, "Sheldon" the dermatologist, and "Jerry" the stand-up comedian—each a fragment of Swerve's mind, fractured along different aspects of his personality. The crew realised what was going on when Tailgate found the recap pages in a [[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|comic]], where "Swerve" explained everything. This allowed everyone to realise the three :humans" were Swerve; after merging them back into a single avatar, Cyclonus revealed that everyone on the ''Lost Light'' cared enough to search for him. A touched Swerve dissolved the illusion, and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] was able to identify and fix his shoulder wound. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

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Swerve quickly got over the experience; when he learned his wound had been a data slug by Autobot spy Agent 113, he created a 'Shot in the Shoulder' drink costing 1.13 [[shanix]]. After his recovery, he joined Team Rodimus in journeying to the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]'s home. As a memory of the experience, he took a photo of himself with the 'bot. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} Several days later, a moodier-than-usual Cyclonus came into Swerve's, Swerve determining he was looking for Tailgate, and told him where he was, though not before giving Cyclonus a drink as repayment for what he did on "Swearth". {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

At some point, Swerve compiled a range of music for Ultra Magnus, which contained a large amount of crooning. In late December that year, the ship began to pass into [[Mauler]] territory, and in order to protect the crew from the vicious robophobes, the entire crew was told to hide their spark signatures by entering Biometric Envelopment Devices. However, Swerve, Whirl, and Nautica decided to hang out and get plastered on subspace-filtered engex, utterly unafraid of any potential trouble this would get him into, until they discovered what appeared to be a newborn [[protoform]] inside a crate of engex. Realizing they couldn't keep "her", the three went looking for the subspace hatch, which had been moved to Ultra Magnus's office. Ignoring Swerve's attempts at distraction, Magnus entered his office and found that his armor had apparently come to life. A panicked Nautica knocked Magnus out with her [[Nautica's wrench|wrench]], and the supposed protoform made off with the armor. Taking action, Swerve told Nautica and Whirl to find the armor while he put Minimus in a B.E.D., before presumably putting himself in one too. {{storylink|Silent Light}}

Swerve was one of several crew-members who took advantage of the "time fissures" present in his bar to look back on past events, before joining everyone else in a toast to "surprises". {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} During another movie night, Swerve was one of the Autobots who watched a documentary regarding [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s death. Swerve explained that Sentinel had faked Matrix affinity and was never a true Prime before trying to placate an annoyed Megatron with energon nibbles. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

Swerve was one of several Autobots who took part in a battle against some [[Rust Giants]] on [[Millarium]], and in the aftermath was swarmed by the grateful locals. Once back aboard the ship, Swerve was one of several members of the crew who were subjected to a strange psychic attack {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} —in his case, an auditory hallucination of Ten berating Swerve for his poor treatment. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}} which left a bad enough effect on Swerve he was still recovering even when he joined the team going to find it.The Rodpod wound up first inside, then on the [[Necroworld|Necrobot's planet]], but before they could wonder about that, they came under attack.

[[File:TheSunInFlight-swervefreaksout.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]

Swerve helpfully made a list of who it was that could've wanted them dead ("everyone"). As they tried fleeing to the Necrobot's fortress, their only ship was blown to pieces; inside, they found the Necrobot dead. Getting in contact with the ship revealed that Getaway had been set free by the rest of the crew, who were past fed up with Megatron and his entourage. Swerve was quick to call Getaway out on saying he supported Megatron, only for the 'bot to reveal he'd been going through the crew, determining who would support a mutiny and who wouldn't, then shooting them with a [[nudge gun]] afterwards to cover his tracks. Worse yet, the Decepticon Justice Division was on their way to kill Megatron and the rest of them, and Swerve took the news about as well as could be expected. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

Fortunately, the D.J.D. kept to their own script, retreating after their initial attack to give everyone time to sweat. As Rodimus told everyone to use the eight-hour window to find an out, Velocity asked Swerve to check Censere's corpse, which had dissolved into [[Living metal|sentio metallico]] and left only a key behind. As they searched for a lock, Swerve explained to Velocity that he'd brought Ten along because of the nature of the psychic attack, before finally finding what the key opened: a room filled with at least sixty bodies inside strange pods. As the Autobots debated whether or to flee or defend the people inside, Swerve suggested stealing the D.J.D.'s starship, smuggling the pods aboard, and legging it. Despite Whirl pointing out the plan was fairly terrible, Ravage said he could probably track it down. Ten left to follow him, though not before leaving a general outline for his own plan of using the residual spark energy in the flowers surrounding the fortress to power up some storm shields. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}}

[[File:RageRage-roomyshoulders.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

When Ten returned, much worse for wear, alongside Ratchet and Drift, Swerve tried talking to him, only for Magnus to tell him to give Ten some space. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}} After that, the gravity of the situation caught up to Swerve, and he felt the need to take a time out with Skids. Six hours later, just before the D.J.D. were about to strike, Swerve summed up the situation and declared it couldn't get worse. Swerve then took part in the group hug before going out to fight. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} Temporarily empowered into [[Outlier (group)|Outlier]]s through Skids' self-sacrifice, Swerve and Rewind fought alongside Ultra Magnus using the turrets built into his new "Maximum Ambus" upgrade. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} By the time that their temporary spark surge had worn off, the three had retreated back to the Necrobot's fortress with the other stranded Autobots. There, Swerve came up with the idea of weaponizing the Necrobot's psychic beacon, forcing Deathsaurus and his Decepticons into a retreat and leaving Megatron to face the DJD alone. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

In the immediate aftermath, Swerve adopted a black Autobrand to mark Skids' death, and turned to multiple hits of numbing [[mood suppressant]]. When the "organics" turned out to be shielded Transformers that the Necrobot had rescued from past deaths, Swerve got up to his old tricks fast and started "background checks" on them for a laugh. When new arrival [[Anode]] said Swerve didn't seem too upset about his friend's death, he snapped at her and stormed off. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}} Later, he volunteered to check the pods for any others waking up like Anode. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|Anomie}}
Down below, Swerve and Ten discovered a massive unopened pod. He wanted Cyclonus and Whirl around in case the occupant was dodgy, but Whirl popped the pod before Cyclonus arrived. Inside was his ultimate nemesis, the bio-locational weapons engineer and [[Warriors Elite]] member known as [[Killmaster]]. The nemeses locked into combat with each other, but Whirl's laser fire only seemed to make him stronger! Swerve was distraught when Ten was blasted by Killmaster's wand and seemingly atomized, only for the next blast to zap ''him'' as well. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}

[[File:Sardines-sprinklers.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Fortunately, Cyclonus and Whirl defeated Killmaster and Brainstorm worked out how to use the wand to recover Swerve and Ten from their extra-dimensional displacement. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} Having realized that the [[Galactic Council]] had previously shunted the entire Necroworld into [[Functionist Universe|an alternate timeline]], Brainstorm used the wand-tech to restore them to their original reality. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}} By [[Size changing|mass-displacing]] the body of [[Skip]], a small Decepticon who turned into a spaceship, Swerve and the crew, sans Megatron, made ready to continue their quest aboard their jury-rigged vessel. {{storylink|After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|After Megatron}}

Boredom and frustration from being in a confined space for an extended period of time led to a prank war breaking out between Swerve and Anode. When Anode painted up [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] in Swerve's colors and had her proclaim to be his biggest fan, Swerve retaliated by having Velocity call Anode in for a medical exam and inform her that she had a "second head" in her rear armature. Anode got back at him by having Whirl plant a fake bomb in Swerve's head before waking him up to make it seem like she was using [[magnetizing spray]] to fuse him to his recharge slab. Unaware of the fake bomb, Swerve used Skip's sprinkler system to coat Anode with magnetizing spray before going to see Ratchet, where he discovered that the "bomb" was counting down each word he spoke. To make matters worse, Ratchet suddenly lost his colors, making him appear dead. Swerve then used what he believed to be his "last words" to trick Anode into getting fused to Ultra Magnus. When this resulted in chaos breaking out among the crew, Swerve uses his final words to warn Anode of a furious Cyclonus as he was about to slice her with his [[Great Sword]], only to wound Rewind instead. As chaos continued to unfold around them, Anode revealed to Swerve that the "bomb" in his head had been her doing and declared herself victor of the prank war. Suddenly, as Skip's mass displacement wore off, the shrinking ship threatened to crush them all, until Ten unexpectedly spoke up and ordered everyone to listen to him. {{storylink|Sardines}}

[[File:Metastasis-newmembers.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Acting on Ten's instructions, Swerve and the others modified Skip to travel through compressed space and make it to the nearest [[Mederi]] facility. However, when Skip began to shrink in on the crew, they were forced to abandon ship and were seemingly killed by the ravages of compressed space. Upon awakening, the crew converged on Rodimus's position, where he was standing over Ten's deactivated body. After mourning over his departed friend, Swerve professed that they had ended up in the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]]. When Ratchet met this idea with skepticism, Swerve was seemingly proved correct when the deceased Trailcutter and Pipes suddenly appeared before them. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}}

Overjoyed by being reunited with their departed friends, {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War|The God War}} Swerve and the others eventually gathered under the giant Matrix that loomed over the Afterspark and prepared to ascend. However, when the Matrix, along with Trailcutter and Pipes, suddenly faded away, the crew realized that the "Afterspark" had in fact been an illusion generated by the Mederi program intended to euthanize them. Moreover, Mederi was in fact "Cyberutopia" itself, therefore bringing the Knight Quest to a conclusion. Before Swerve and the others could enjoy their happy ending, they were attacked by the mutineers of the ''Lost Light'', whom Getaway had mutated into ravenous sparkeaters. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

Forced to team up with the misfit Decepticon [[Scavengers (G1)|Scavengers]], Swerve and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] quickly bonded over their love of wordplay as they barricaded themselves in Mederi's medical center. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} Inside the med center, [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] discovered a concussive treatment that would return the afflicted Autobots to their old selves. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} As everyone regrouped on the recovered ''Lost Light'', the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]] opened a rift in space and drew the ship back into the [[Benzene Cluster]]. Swerve and Anode confirmed that the Grand Architect had used a mold to forge ''five'' duplicate Cybertrons relatively recently. Once the Grand Architect himself brought Rodimus and the others aboard his ship, the God Gun blasted open a hole in reality... allowing the inhabitants of [[Functionist Universe|another dimension]] to invade their own. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}}

[[File:ASparkAmongEmbers SwerveMisfireOpenMatrix.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Help arrived in the form of Megatron, who'd returned from the Functionist Universe in the ''[[Last Light (ship)|Last Light]]'', but he was pursued by that reality's [[Functionist Council]], who'd reformatted their own Cybertron into an enormous transforming robot. On the ''Last Light'', Swerve caught up with Megatron and criticized his taste in decor. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}} Once everyone reunited aboard the original ''Lost Light'', Swerve was present as everyone as Rung—now revealed as [[Primus]] himself, the original Transformer—announced a plan to incapacitate the false Primus by creating twelve Matrices and firing them at different [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]]s, moments before the false Primus robot annihilated the last of the five Cybertrons. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}

As reinforcements from Luna One arrived and forced Primus back into his planet mode by striking his neural cluster, Swerve, Misfire, and Grimlock travelled to [[Warrior's Gate]]—however, Swerve couldn't bypass the Matrix's [[morality lock]] alone, but after losing an arm to the onrushing [[Functionary|Functionaries]], an encouraging transmission from Rodimus allowed him and Misfire to successfully open the artifact together. Despite having saved the universe, after they regrouped on the ''Lost Light'', Swerve pointed out that they weren't quite done yet. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}

After bargaining with [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], Rodimus reached a deal: after one last cruise around the neighboring system, the ''Lost Light'' would be decommissioned and its engines removed to provide for a fresh wave of sparks birthed by the Matrix pulse. On the way, Rodimus hit upon the idea of recreating the quantum jump that had originally duplicated their ship when they first set out; against all odds, they created a copy of themselves in some new universe, who set out to continue their quest indefinitely. Although they'd never know if their experiment had been successful, the crew held one last party in Swerve's bar... but, even as a despairing Swerve swore that their quest couldn't end like this, automated cranes began stripping the ship down to its components. As the Scavengers left, Swerve lamented that he'd forgotten to get Misfire's number.

In the years that followed, Swerve reopened his bar on New Cybertron and eventually tried to turn his business into a franchise. Although at one point he owned [[113 (disambiguation)#James Roberts, 2005 IDW continuity|113 locations]] across the planet, the chain went bust; by the time that [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] had passed away, Swerve had been reduced back to just one bar. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

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===Velocitron Speedia 500===
[[File:VelocitronSpeedia1-SwerveNightbird.jpg|left|thumb|150px|How does Swerve keep finding Blurr when Blurr keeps giving him wrong phone numbers?]]
Swerve was one of the spectators for the [[Speedia 500]], {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1}} and cheered as the race neared its end. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-Swerve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Swerve was assigned to [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]]'s team, guarding some researchers at a coastal town when they were attacked by [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]] and [[Nautilator]]. {{storylink|The B-Team Part Deux}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsSwerve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If we can't equip him with a "My First Blaster", we can just move on.]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Swerve-(Gen).jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's smiling because...]]
Swerve participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:
*''Swerve''—This Common character could be recruited by collecting 20 units of Cybermetal.
*''Swerve (Gen)''—This Epic character first appeared in the "Transform and Roll Out!" event, and could be recruited by collecting 650 units of Cybermetal, 350 Units of Transmetal, 150 exclusive cores, and 50 cores of this character.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Swerve was a fun-loving, irreverent ‘bot; in his role as a public relations specialist, he helped keep battlefield morale high wherever he went. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy Swerve.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Elbows. I no has them!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Swerve''' (Mini-Vehicle, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Werve'''
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''C-58'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hideaki Yoke]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the third year of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' [[Mini Vehicle]] assortment, Swerve is a [[retool]] of the ''[[Micro Change]]'' toy originally used to make [[Gears (G1)#Toys|Gears]], transforming into a pickup truck of indeterminable model with robot kludge in the cargo bed. He is largely maroon and white, with squarer legs and a more elaborate face than Gears.

: The initial releases of all Mini Vehicles and [[Special Teams]] in 1986 were part of a promotional campaign that featured reflective [[iron-on patch]]es as part of a contest. Later in the year, packages without bonus patches were released.

: In Japan, "Werve" was sold in the second year of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line, packaged in a small box with a collector's card rather than the Hasbro version's bubble-card.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-swerve/1175/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Swerve at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Swerve/swerve.htm More information on Swerve at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Mexican IGA Swerve.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Soy demasiado sexy para mi cabeza.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Swerve''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1987]])}}</ul>

: In the Mexican ''Transformers'' line produced by [[IGA]], Swerve was released as a straight [[redeco]] of Gears, sold on Swerve cards. He was cast in metallic-maroon with white robot parts, which is pretty close to the Hasbro/Takara Swerve colors. Unlike most of the second-series IGA Mini Vehicles, he does not appear to have been sold in a second color scheme (at least, that we know of so far).

: IGA appears to have done this old-mold-new-colors move with the other third-year retools ([[Hubcap (G1)#IGA|Hubcap]], [[Outback (G1)#IGA|Outback]], [[Pipes (G1)#IGA|Pipes]], and [[Tailgate (G1)#IGA|Tailgate]]), though so far Tailgate and Swerve are the only ones that have been confirmed with carded samples.

: IGA Transformers also eventually made their way to a variety of European markets, slightly decreasing their rarity.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/MexicanSwerve/swerve.htm More information on IGA Swerve at TFU.info]''
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===''Alternators''===
[[File:Alternator Swerve Toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A new head. We were so spoiled...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Swerve''' (Alternator, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''15'''
:*''Accessories:'' Engine/blaster

: Released in the thirteenth wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' line (and the only new item in said wave), Swerve is a new-head retooling of [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Alternators|Tracks]], and transforms into a red {{w|Chevrolet Corvette C5|Corvette Z06}} featuring opening doors and hood, as well as a realistic interior. Swerve is armed with a double-barreled engine gun formed from his engine, two pairs of double-barreled slide-out wrist blasters, and two shoulder-mounted (non-firing) rocket launchers, making him one of the most heavily armed ''Alternators'' toys.

: Even though the head sculpt is directly based on his Generation 1 version, the deco designer apparently only knew about the original toy (which had sported an entirely red head and face) and wasn't aware of the more diverse colors for the head from Swerve's appearance in the cartoon episode "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]", so the ''Alternators'' toy was given a completely original color scheme for the head.

: He also came with an optional customer-applied flame hood decal reminiscent of the flames on the [[Tracks (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original Tracks toy]], which was originally available with the Takara ''Binaltech'' Tracks release (and obviously intended by Hasbro for that toy). Applying this to Swerve really makes him resemble [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] in vehicle mode.

: Swerve's golden-colored joints have the tendency to snap off, which occasionally leads to him being labelled as a [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|gold plastic syndrome]] sufferer — however, given the lack of swirly plastic, the issue here is most likely not with the plastic but rather with the construction of the joints themselves, which appear to have been assembled in an excessively tight manner. In either case, it is advisable to be careful when handling him.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/AltSwerve/swerve.htm More information on Alternators Swerve at TFU.info]''
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===''Encore''===
[[File:Encore Swerve toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Weird—I crashed into a paint-sprayer, and for some reason, I can see better.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumble & Minibots''' (Multi-pack, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''10'''

:In 2008, "Werve" was reissued in Takara's ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line, bundled with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Encore|Bumblebee]], [[Pipes (G1)#Encore|Pipes]], [[Tailgate (G1)#Encore|Tailgate]], and [[Outback (G1)#Encore|Outback]]. As with his pack-mates, his face paint was given more detailing to better resemble his cartoon model.
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===''Generations''===
====GDO====
[[File:Generations china import deluxe swerve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's scowling because he still doesn't have his own mold.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Swerve''' (Deluxe Class, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Swerve is a [[Retool#Gang-molded alternate parts|pretool]] and [[redeco]] of [[Kup (G1)/toys#Generations|Sergeant Kup]], using the planned-in alternate head for the mold.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/transformers-generations--movie-series-asia-exclusives-174569/ Transformers Generations & Movie Series Asia Exclusives]</ref> He transforms into a pseudo-retro-styled pickup truck of indeterminate, probably-made-up model, and is covered in 3mm rungs that are compatible with [[C joint]] clip-on weapons. There are two rungs on his backpack, plus two rungs each on his forearm [[kibble]], and two on his lower back. The blaster can either be hand-held or plugged into the underside of the truck to form a second exhaust pipe or clip onto the roof via a C joint. Interestingly, due to his transformation, Swerve's truck mode features a working tailgate.

:While the instructions correctly advise facing the forearm panels sideways or outwards and rotating the truck panels in robot mode. You can rotate them backward to make the forearms look more presentable, and the doors can remain untransformed for a better appearance. Although not mentioned in the instructions or the prototype/stock photos, Swerve's windshield and front hood can be pushed down further (as long as the hood is folded correctly) for a cleaner silhouette. Be aware that the joints holding the wheel may bump against the panels due to their somewhat limited clearance.

:Swerve was originally only to be released as part of a big block of toys developed [[exclusive]]ly for release in China and other Hasbro Asia markets. However, [[Toys"R"Us]] picked up Swerve as part of a ''massive'' group of ''Transformers'' exclusives for US market release, just in time for the 2012 holiday shopping season.

:This mold was retooled into ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Timelines|Hoist]] and [[Electro#Timelines|Autobot Electrons]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GDOSwerve/swerve.htm More information on ''Generations'' Swerve at TFU.info]''
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====''Thrilling 30''====
[[File:Generationstoy-Swerve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Sound chip not included. World breathes sigh of relief.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Swerve & Flanker''' (Legends Class, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''2 / 005'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the fifth wave of [[2012]]-onwards ''Generations'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Swerve is roughly the size of a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy. His [[robot mode]] is styled after his appearance in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'', but transforms into a mostly red, modernized four-wheel drive pickup truck of made-up model. He comes with <s>a tray of drinks</s> <s>a ''My First Blaster''™</s> [[Sky High (Micromaster)#Generations|Flanker]], a small bot who transforms into either a blue jet or a weapon for Swerve to wield via its 5mm handle.

:The package art for Swerve mistakenly depicts him with ''five'' fingers on each hand instead of the usual four.

:Swerve was retooled into ''Generations'' [[Gears (G1)#Generations|Gears]] and redecoed and given a shell as [[BotCon 2015]] [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]. In turn, that was retooled into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#TFSS|Double Pretender Optimus Prime]].

:This tooling also served as the basis of the non-toy ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of [[Swerve (SG)|Swerve]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenSwerve/swerve.htm More information on ''Thrilling 30'' Swerve at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG-08-Swerve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Why is the bartender packed with the ''baby'', again?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Swerve & Tailgate''' (Multi-pack, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LG08'''
:*''Release date'': [[January 24]] 2015

: Released in the fourth wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' line, Swerve is a redeco of the above ''Generations'' Legends Class Swerve, made to closer resemble his original toy. Changes including a darker shade of red plastic, additional white paint on his legs/truck bed and a black square on his hood.

: He now comes with [[Phaser (G1)#Legends|Phaser]], a redeco of Flanker who is colored to resemble Swerve's [[My First Blaster]] in gun mode.

: Swerve and Phaser were only available in a multi-pack with [[Tailgate (G1)#Legends|Tailgate]] and [[Groundshaker (Legends)#Toys|Groundshaker]].
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===''Vintage G1''===
[[File:VG1-toy Serve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Suave.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Swerve''' ("Legion Class" reissue, [[2018]])}}</ul>

: Part of the first wave of the ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' line, Swerve's first US re-release is very similar to his ''Encore'' "Werve" release, complete with a multicolored face, but there are a few small but significant differences. His chest sticker has been applied upside-down, his [[rubsign]] is an all-new type with a mirror-level reflective silver border and a symbol that only turns red rather than the mood-ring multicolor of older rubsigns, plus he has production information tampographed onto his inner right foot.

: Like all ''Vintage G1'' figures, Swerve was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada; he debuted on the Walmart website in the US months before hitting retail in December of 2018. He was also available at general retail in Hong Kong, and exclusive to the website of Australian fashion chain Cotton On. Oddly, the Australian release came in [[multilingual packaging]] intended for the European market, a rare but not entirely unheard of occurrence. Due to the limited space on the back, this, unfortunately, means the [[Tech Spec]] card is omitted, replaced by parental warnings in ''twenty-four'' languages about the possibility of breakage due to excessive force, and that parts are not designed to reattach.

: Although originating from the 1986 range of Mini-Vehicles, ''Vintage G1'' Swerve's [[package art#Back of the box art|back-of-card artwork]] features the original 1984 mural, rather than the 1986 "Metroplex" mural present on ''Vintage G1'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Hot Rod]]'s box.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Swerve''' (Deluxe Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
*''Accessories:'' Blaster

: Part of the second 2026 wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes]]'' Deluxe figures, Swerve is a retool of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' [[Gears (G1)#Legacy|Gears]], featuring a new head, chest, and shoulders with molded faux-part wheels and fenders to replicate his [[Sunbow Productions|Sunbow]] animation model. Curiously, he has also been retooled to have his rear wheels attach to his fenders and fold behind the leg for robot mode, rather than fold into the robot mode chest. He also comes with the same blaster accessory as Gears.

: Unfortunately, Swerve's new head sculpt and chest details are based on the poorly traced "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]" screencap that was published in [[The Ark series|''The Ark'' series]] books in place of an ''actual'' [[character model]] (see [[#Notes]] below), with [[Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon|the coloration]] of the made-up chest details being solely based on the [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/g1/swerveg1.html Transformers.kiev.ua] fan coloring that shows up instantly in a simple Google Search.

: Swerve's vehicle mode roof, which unfortunately forms the bottom of his feet, is white plastic painted red and black. As such, care should be taken when handling him to avoid scratching the paint.
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{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Merchandise==
===Blokees===
====Blokees Wheels====
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Swerve''' (Blokees Wheels, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Wheels Transformers 01 - Roll Out!'''
:*''Pull rate:'' 1/12
:*''Accessories'': My First Blaster

:Part of the first wave of the [[Blokees]] Wheels series of blind-boxed 1/64-scale vehicles, this Swerve model kit is based on his Cybertronian car mode designed by [[Alex Milne]] for [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' comic series, and also comes with "[[My First Blaster]]"; a piece at the rear of the vehicle can be removed to allow the gun to be mounted instead, but the weapon is also compatible with most other Blokees kits that use the same 3.4 mm connection (sadly, even the slightly thicker bit at the top isn't [[5 mm post|5 mm port]]-compatible). While everything else is molded in ABS plastic, the rear vehicle shell is made out of "2.5x density" Solidex to evoke the feeling of die-cast cars like [[Hot Wheels]]. He uses the same universal Chassis Connector as the rest of the lineup. There is space for chase kits' driver figures to sit in the driver's seat, and the windshield pivots up backwards to allow access.
:Swerve was retooled into his wavemate [[Gears (G1)#Blokees Wheels|Gears]].
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==Notes==
[[File:G1-Swerve-model-comparison.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|'''Left:''' Poorly drawn Swerve from the cartoon. '''Center:''' Made up character model found in ''The Ark''. '''Right:''' ''Actual'' finalized model found among original cartoon production material.]]
* Swerve's [[robot mode]] [[character model]] used in [[The Ark series|''The Ark'' series]] books is actually not a model at all, rather it is a poorly traced episode screencap of the character from the episode "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]"—which itself, was a poorly drawn attempt at a [[Character model#Model sheet poses used in fiction|model sheet pose insert in a fictional setting]]. His vehicle mode on the other hand, is a photoshopped tracing of [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]'s final vehicle mode model flipped 180° degrees. Gears's finalized vehicle mode model is more of a rough sketch, with not many solid lines, so what this photoshop job did was make the lines somewhat crisper for Swerve, and also adds additional details that didn't exist on the original model, like the "M" on the hood, which is present on the ''real'' Swerve model, but not on Gears's. Needless to say, Swerve's ''actual'' models look pretty different in comparison.
* Swerve and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] are curiously absent from 1986's ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|The Transformers Universe]]'' profile book. The only other missing characters were the two [[Deluxe Vehicle]]s and the four [[Insecticon (G1)|Deluxe Insecticons]], whose absence might be explained by their toys' origins with companies in competition with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]. Swerve and Hubcap's omissions, however, appear to be errors; all the other toys in their wave and subgroup were included. The extended, unused TFU entry was eventually revealed by [[Jim Sorenson]] on [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/extended-bios.html his blog "Disciples of Boltax".]
* Given the lack of appearance in any [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] fiction, including the profile books, it appears that the comic department at Marvel never received the model sheets for Swerve at all.
* According to [[James Roberts]]'s notes in his ''MTMTE Notebooks'', IDW Swerve's personality is based on Guy Gardner, but 'less of an ass'.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Werve''' (ウェーブ ''Wēbu'', ウエーブ ''Uēbu''), '''Swerve''' (スワーブ ''Suwābu'')
*''French:'' '''Embardo''' (Canada)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bèi Lí''' (China, 背离, "Swerve")

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Age of the Primes Autobots]]
[[Category:Alternators Autobots]]
[[Category:Bartenders]]
[[Category:Encore]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Autobots]]

Gilthor

2025-11-11T18:32:02Z

ShootingStar7X: /* Flame Toys */ As you wish, Saix.

{{factions|quintesson|decepticon}}
:''Gilthor is a [[Quintesson]] creation from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Guiltaur.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I was [[Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)|Nemesis Prime]] ''before'' it was cool!]]

The Colossal Cannon Soldier '''Gilthor''' (ギルトール ''Girutōru'') is a bizarre, vicious fusion of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], built by the [[Quintesson]]s. Created from the same [[Cybertonium]] alloys which made Optimus Prime so resilient, and boasting a Destrogun many times more powerful than Megatron's [[fusion cannon]], his combat power exceeds his predecessors' in nearly every way.

Gilthor, however, is ultimately a lifeless shell, animated by the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], causing him to succumb to the same weaknesses as the Decepticon jet.

==Fiction==
===''Transformers 2010'' story pages===
When the [[Quintesson]]s stole [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Dark Awakening (episode)|dead body and brought it back to life as a rampaging zombie]], they used his specifications to help create Gilthor. Teaming with the [[Decepticon]]s, they also obtained [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s specifications, completing their work of art.

Built with the same [[Cybertonium]] alloy as Prime and boasting a Destrogun more powerful than Megatron's [[fusion cannon]], Gilthor was also built to be able to combine his Destrogun with his shoulder artillery and Active Revolver to create the super destructive "Bazooka Storm" attack. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)|A Mysterious Decepticon Soldier Appears. He is the Colossal Cannon Soldier Gilthor!}}

===''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''===
[[File:Gilthor-vehicle.jpg|left|180px|thumb|It's a better truck mode than THS Convoy, at least]]

Gilthor rose from the sea off Japan, seeking out [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], who was engaged in a one-on-one battle with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Just as Rodimus appeared to gain a decisive victory over his enemy, Gilthor attacked Rodimus from behind with a variety of artillery modes, sending the Autobot leader flying. As it turned out, the one-on-one showdown Galvatron had invited Rodimus Prime to was in reality a trap.

[[File:Gilthor-revolverlaser.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Here's your tickets to the GUN SHOW.]]

Galvatron revealed that Gilthor was a Transformer created by the Quintessons, who had risen up the ranks of the Decepticons... because apparently, Galvatron doesn't have any accumulated memory whatsoever. As Galvatron gloated over his fallen enemy, praising Gilthor's obedience, Gilthor snuck behind him and attacked, savagely beating Galvatron and kicking him to where Rodimus had fallen. His true intentions were revealed: Gilthor was gunning for leadership of the Decepticons, which even a concussed box turtle could have seen coming. But not Galvatron.

Down, Galvatron revealed to Rodimus that Gilthor was built using the combined skills and essences of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], making him a most formidable adversary. With no other choice but to cooperate, the two faction leaders teamed up against their new common foe. Rodimus transformed into vehicle mode and rammed the unsuspecting Gilthor, Galvatron following-up with a blast in cannon mode. The two then joined in a combined "Galvatron/Rodimus Kick", destroying Gilthor's body. Much to their surprise, Starscream's ghost floated free of the shattered chassis. As if to rub it in his face, Rodimus reminded Galvatron that, obviously, the Quintessons could not be trusted. The two went their separate ways for now, both too weak from Gilthor's attacks to continue the fight. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 4|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #4}}

===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:Guitaur Kre-O Character Image.jpg|75px|thumb|left]]

Gilthor participated in an attack led by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] to conquer Autobot City. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}
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==Merchandise==
===Flame Toys===
[[File:Flame toys Furai Model Gilthor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Gilthor''' (<s>2025?</s>)
:A model kit of Gilthor was announced in 2022 as part of the roster of the ''Furai Model'' line by [[Flame Toys]]. Gilthor was revealed at the same time as [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Furai Model|Beast Megatron]]. While the latter eventually saw release, Gilthor has not appeared since the 2022 reveal and is likely cancelled, perhaps because of rights issues regarding manga-original characters from the '80s ''[[TV Magazine]]'' run.<ref>{{citesocial|name=Evan Brooks|site=Instagram|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CkTHnrWuTAo/|quote=We always talk about those really deep cuts that fan would appreciate, but believe it or not, manga characters are difficult for us to do. We actually don't own the rights to them! It's not impossible but just another hurdle we'd have to jump through.|year=2022|month=10|day=29}}</ref>
{{canceledtoy}}
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==Notes==
[[Image:GuiltorPrelim01.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mega-mouth!]]
* Gilthor's preliminary head design did not feature Optimus Prime's faceplate; effectively, he looked like [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|Megatron wearing an Optimus hat]]! The early name of Gilthor in the conceptual art is "Convotron", a portmanteau of "'''Convo'''y" and "Mega'''tron'''".
*Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' comics, Gilthor is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses the [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] helmet and presumably smokestacks (doubling as extra arsenal), backpack-pieces to hold the smokestacks, and the [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]] arm-rifles. Due to the small image of his so-far solitary appearance and being partially obstructed by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], the identities of the precise pieces are uncertain.

===Name===
For years, there was no "official" word on either the origin or the [[Japanese language|Romanization]] of the character's name (as there were any number of ways to spell it from the katakana, with variations of "'''Guiltaur'''" being the most commonly-used, such as on this wiki). When asked on Twitter in 2019, Gilthor's co-creator [[Masumi Kaneda]] stated that he was inspired to name the character after an evil submarine (also ギルトール ''Girutōru'') from an old Japanese superhero show called ''{{w|National Kid}}'' (as the ''Transformers'' Gilthor also emerges from the seabed). He further proposed that, in English, the name be interpreted as a combination of "Gil" (the man's name) and "[[Thor]]" (the god, although using a non-English pronunciation closer to "Tor").<ref>{{citesocial|quote=@tfwiki はじめまして。「ギルトール」は玩具、アニメとは関係しないオリジナルキャラクターです。海外、特にブラジルで有名な日本の特撮ヒーロー「ナショナルキッド」に登場した潜水艦の名前をリスペクトしました。英語読みはGil(人名)+Thor(神)で良いと思います。 https://t.co/ipQgW2147w|link=https://twitter.com/KanedaMasumi/status/1137684436172980224|name=Masumi Kaneda|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=06|day=09|(defunct=)}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=@tfwiki 本家はgill。鰓ですね。ギルマンのギルです。漫画のギルトールも海底から出現します。|link=https://twitter.com/KanedaMasumi/status/1137835630145093632|name=Masumi Kaneda|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=06|day=09|(defunct=)}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 drones]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Quintesson technology]]

Stinger (AOE)

2025-06-25T16:10:35Z

ShootingStar7X: /* Notes */ More specific.

{{faction|decepticon|ksi}}
{{disambig3|Stinger}}
:''Stinger is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] portion of the [[movie continuity family]].''

[[File:Stinger.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Who are you calling [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]]? He's [[Bumblebee (film)|already dead]]."]]

Innovation. Efficiency. Style. [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]] rolls them out as you've never before experienced with '''Stinger''', the all-new transformable [[drone]] produced on and exclusively for the [[Earth]] market. Improving on our [[Bumblebee (Movie)|competitor's efforts]], Stinger specializes in serving all your sabotage needs.<ref>''Age of Extinction'' Stinger packaging bio</ref> A combination of years of KSI's intensive engineering research with the cutting-edge styling of their partners at [http://www.pagani.com/ Pagani Automobili], Stinger is as beautiful as it is functional.

{{quote|Inspired by Bumblebee, but '''better in every way'''.|KSI promotional video on Stinger|''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''}}

==Fiction==

===''Age of Extinction'' film===
[[File:Stingerstings.jpg|300px|thumb|left|"I've heard of [[Partformer|partsforming]], but this is ridiculous."]]

Stinger was one of a number of drones created by KSI, using salvaged supplies of [[Living metal|transformium]] from the remains of deceased Transformers and recycled into raw materials. Stinger was deliberately designed to evoke [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]; the engineers who supervised the creation of Stinger noted that their model supposedly "improved" on the many design flaws that the "antique" Bumblebee possessed.

A prototype of Stinger was displayed in KSI's headquarters when [[Cade Yeager|Cade]], [[Shane Dyson|Shane]], and Bumblebee infiltrated the building. Infuriated by KSI's claims, Bumblebee wound up knocking over the prototype, leaving Shane to take the heat when KSI staff arrived to investigate.

[[File:AOE- Stinger death.jpg|300px|thumb|This one's for all the fans who'd prefer Cliffjumper over this guy.]]
Shortly afterwards, the working Stinger unit was deployed alongside [[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]] to chase down and apprehend the Autobots as they fled [[Chicago]], firing a missile at the fleeing Autobots. Though Stinger pursued his targets relentlessly, the arrival of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] and the subsequent capture of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] led KSI to recall both Galvatron and Stinger before the government could discover them.

When Galvatron revealed his true nature and commandeered KSI's man-made Transformer army, Stinger was among the many drones deployed in [[Hong Kong]] to seize the [[Seed]]; he pursued Bumblebee and the other Autobots, and eventually engaged his yellow doppelganger atop [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]. The pair grappled as Strafe flew through Hong Kong, but Bumblebee emerging triumphant after impaling him in the head and then shooting him, blowing his body apart. Strafe happily gnawed on Stinger's decapitated head, while a smug Bumblebee remarked he hated "cheap [[Knockoff|knock-offs]]". {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

===Titan ''Age of Extinction'' comic===
[[File:AcceptNoSubstitutes bumblebee vs stinger.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|"Hey, Hasbro, it won't contradict the film if we have Stinger show up early will it?" "Piss off, Titan, we're counting money."]]
Following a breakout at KSI's laboratories, Stinger disguised himself as [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and attacked a power plant, hoping to draw out the [[Autobot]]. He subsequently headed into a nearby forest, and set fire to an occupied house to attract Bumblebee's attention. As the Autobot attempted to rescue the house's occupant, Stinger punched him into a tree, and welded Bumblebee's battle mask down to render the two of them identical. A brief battle ensued, ending when [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] arrived. Stinger mimicked Bumblebee's beeping to confuse the Autobot leader, but he was able to identify his real comrade when the scout dived to save the human from a fall. His cover blown, Stinger pulled a gun on Optimus, but had it knocked from his hand, and quickly fled the scene. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.3|Accept No Substitutes!}}

===Swindle's Spiel===
[[Swindle (G1)#TransTech|Swindle]] of [[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]] had several Stinger units for sale, and considered them to be his best-selling drone model. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Swindle's Spiel|Swindle's Spiel, 2015/10/05}}
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==Games==
===''Age of Extinction'' mobile game===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (mobile game)|Age of Extinction}}}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
{{Note|Stinger is not a playable character in the campaign of ''Rise of the Dark Spark'', but is available to use in Escalation if the game is purchased from [[Walmart]], and subsequently via DLC. He shares his default ability with Bumblebee – the Ammo Supply Core.}}

Part of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s crew, Stinger was present for Drift's interrogation. He then followed Lockdown away, presumably to assist in his objective of retrieving the "amplifier". {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

====3DS====
{{Charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}}}

===''Transformers Ultimate Allstars''===
{{Charstubgame|{{storylink|Lost Age}} {{storylink|Lost Age II}}}}

==Toys==
===''Age of Extinction''===
{{anchor|WalmartLegion}}
[[File:AoE Wal-Mart legion Stinger.jpg|thumb|300px|''Doc Stinger'' in the house.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Stinger''' (Legion Class, [[2014]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Ramon Campos]] (Hasbro)}}

: A [[repaint]] of the ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Series 2 Legion Class [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] toy, superficially changed to resemble Stinger. A [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] in the United States (also available at Asda stores in the United Kingdom and at Müller drug stores in Germany), Stinger came in multi-lingual packaging, with no bio, as well as no weapons of any kind. The stock photography on the back of his packaging depicts the differently decoed "Scene Pack" version of Stinger (see below).

:In vehicle mode, Stinger's front hood/chest and his front windshield/back panel can slightly pop out by accident if one rolls his vehicle mode by gripping/pressing his side doors/arms. The chest also slightly pops out if one pushes his vehicle mode down with a touch of a finger.

:For some reason the back of his card has a [[General Motors|GM]] logo despite his vehicle mode not being a real car design.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/WMLegStinger/stinger.htm More information on Legion Stinger at TFU.info]''

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[[File:AoE Wal-Mart 2-pack legion Stinger.jpg|thumb|300px|When in doubt, redeco from Sideways.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Decepticon Stinger & Dinobot Slug''' (Two-pack, 2014)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Ramon Campos]] (Hasbro)}}

: Stinger is a minor redeco (possibly even a mere [[repaint]]) of ''Cyberverse'' Series 2 [[Dino|Mirage]], itself a retool of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] with standard ''Cyberverse'' hands sporting [[C joint|3mm peg]] holes. While the deco somewhat resembles the on-screen Pagani Huayra that Stinger transforms into, the alternate mode is a modified Audi R8, the [[alternate mode]] used for Sideways in the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' film]]. Stinger is packaged with a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Neo)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' [[Guiledart#Toys|Guiledart]] as [[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]. This two-pack was exclusively available at Walmart stores in the United States and at Asda stores in the United Kingdom.

: The original version of this sculpt was also [[redeco]]ed to make [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] [[Override (TF 2010)|Override]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/WM2pkStinger/stinger.htm More information on two-pack Stinger at TFU.info]''

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[[File:AoE Wal-Mart 3-pack legion Stinger.jpg|thumb|300px|Inspired by Stinger, but '''mostly the same in every way'''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Bumblebee vs. Decepticon Stinger with Strafe''' (Scene Pack, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Sword
{{toydesigner|[[Ramon Campos]] (Hasbro)}}

:Available only in a "Scene Pack" with a ''Cyberverse'' Series 1 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart3Pack|Bumblebee]] redeco and an unchanged ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' Deluxe Class [[Strafe (AOE)#TRUStrafeBeeStingerPack|Strafe]], Stinger is again made from the ''Cyberverse'' Knock Out mold, but has slightly different paint operations compared to his single carded release. Stinger also comes with the ''Cyberverse'' Series 2 accessory based on [[Ratchet (WFC)|''Prime'' Ratchet]]'s scalpel in clear purple.

: This three-pack was available exclusively at Walmart stores in the United States, at Asda stores in the United Kingdom, at Müller drug stores in Germany, and at Auchan stores in Italy. Along with Bumblebee, a number of loose Stingers (often without his weapon, and his enemy Strafe) is later dumped at several Hobby Shops in Asia.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/WM3pkStinger/stinger.htm More information on Scene Pack Stinger at TFU.info]''
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{{anchor|Walmart1StepBonus}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Mega 1-Step Bumblebee with Bonus Value Decepticon Stinger''' (Bonus pack, 2014)}}</ul>

:A Walmart exclusive version of the [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBonus|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]] figure that includes a "bonus value" Legion Class Stinger figure. Both figures are unchanged from their original single releases.

====''Robots in Disguise''====
{{anchor|OneStepChanger}}
[[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|thumb|300px|Looks like [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] has some new eyecandy to drool over.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Stinger''' (One-Step Changers, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''LA12'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': 2014-[[August 2|08-02]]
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Stinger transforms from a licensed Pagani Huayra into a robot in a single step at the push of a button on his windshield. After transforming into robot mode, Stinger needs to transform back into vehicle in both steps: Push down the button again while clamping the vehicle parts together by hand to make it secure. Many figures feature a defect or a [[design flaw]] where the left ankle assembly cannot support the weight of the figure and therefore does not fully extend resulting in a slightly lopsided stance in robot mode.

:Stinger was originally solicited as a mass retail release before it was revealed at [[BotCon 2014]] that at least some of Stinger's toys —including this one— would be released as [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]]s.<ref name="stingerwalmart">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-toys-products-30/rumor-some-age-of-extinction-stinger-toys-to-be-wal-mart-exclusives-180508/ "Rumor - Some Age of Extinction Stinger Toys to be Wal-Mart Exclusives"] at TFW2005.</ref> Oddly, despite sporting a "Walmart exclusive" sticker on its packaging, One-Step Changer Stinger was found at multiple [[Target]] stores as well as online stores like Entertainment Earth.<ref name="target1">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-toys-products-30/age-of-extinction-one-step-changer-stinger-released-walmart-exclusive-found-at-target-180637/ "Age of Extinction One-Step Changer Stinger Released - Walmart Exclusive Found at Target?"] at TFW2005.</ref><ref name="target2">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/993089-walmart-exclusive-one-step-stinger-found-target-2.html#post11288436 Another TFW2005 post] about One-Step Changer Stinger at Target.</ref><ref name="target3">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/993089-walmart-exclusive-one-step-stinger-found-target-4.html#post11290808 ''Another'' TFW2005 post] about One-Step Changer Stinger at Target.</ref> The packaging also still sports the mass retail assortment number, implying a last-minute change in its release, and the factory simply went by the product code/assortment numbers on the packaging and shipped the figure with the other mass retail figures, despite the sticker.

:In Canada, Stinger was also available as a Walmart exclusive. Meanwhile, in Germany, Stinger was originally believed to be exclusive to Müller drug stores (like various other ''Age of Extinction'' figures and multi-packs that are exclusive to Walmart in the US), but later turned out to be a general retail release.

:The [[TakaraTomy]] ''Lost Age Series'' release of Stinger (a normal retail release) features darker red plastic, and that's about it for changes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/OSCStinger/stinger.htm More information on One-Step Changer Stinger at TFU.info]''
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====''Movie Advanced Series''====
[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-DecepticonStinger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Well, it's better than what happened to the [[Dino|other red sports car]]...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Stinger''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]]-[[January 31|01-31]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''AD32'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 throwing stars
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (deco artist)}}

:Released as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)#Movie Advanced Series|Movie Advanced Series]]'' line, Decepticon Stinger is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]] Generations'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]], and transforms from a robot with flip-out arm cannon and a battle mask with green paint details to resemble his "visors", to a 2014 {{w|Chevrolet Camaro}} concept car with a detail of his on-screen vehicle mode, rather than the actual Pagani Huayra as seen in the film. Like the deluxe Bumblebee, he includes two '[[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake kibble]]' hubcaps, which can be screen-accurately mounted on his back, removed and held as throwing star weapons, or store underneath his vehicle mode. Stinger cannot transform into vehicle mode with the Shurikens pegged on his back.

:As with the original mold, Stinger's rear vehicle kibble and shoulder armor are mistransformed in order to fit in the package.
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:ConstructBots_WalmartStinger.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Cliffjumper is a traitor, I knew it!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Bumblebee vs. Decepticon Stinger with Strafe''' (Walmart exclusive, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Pieces: '''44'''
{{toydesigner|[[Ramon Campos]] (Hasbro)}}

:Stinger is a Dinobot Rider comprising [[Drift (AOE)#Construct-Bots|Drift]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Construct-Bots|Bumblebee]] Dinobot Rider parts. This is done to evoke a car mode very similar but not identical to Bumblebee's just as his in-film incarnation. He comes into a [[Walmart]] exclusive three-pack with Bumblebee and [[Strafe (AOE)#Construct-Bots|Strafe]]. He uses a sword and has battle damage in the vehicle mode.

:Like most ''Construct Bots'' figures, Stinger's rubber ball joints can harden over time, which prevents smooth posing.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy StingerKreon.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"You're comparing yourself to me...ha! You're not even good enough to be my fake."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Decepticon Replicator''' (2014)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A8601'''
:*''Pieces'': '''77'''
:*''Kreons'': [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#DecepticonReplicator|Bumblebee]], [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Kre-O|Nemesis Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#Replicator|Optimus Prime]], "[[Scientist]]", Stinger
:*''Accessories'': Blaster

: Available only in the "[[Decepticon Replicator]]" set, [[Kreon]] Stinger is (naturally) based on the Bumblebee that comes in the same set. He has the same helmet and gun, the same chest and leg [[tampograph]]s (just with red details instead of yellow and gunmetal instead of silver), but a different, smirking face with pupil-less eyes. He is meant to fit inside the set's cylindrical display case/replicator tube, which has a (barely) rotating base to spin him around on.

: This set was not made available in U.S. or Canadian markets, seemingly only hitting stores in Taiwan, Singapore, Korea, and China, continuing the tradition of making Stinger merchandise bizarrely hard to find in Hasbro's markets.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-SS-02-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Better in every way.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Stinger''' (Deluxe Class, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Age of Extinction'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''02'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 28]], 2018
:*''Accessories'': 4 shuriken, "[[Hong Kong]] Pursuit" backdrop

[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Stinger-Vehicle-Stock-Photo-Comparison.jpg|left|thumb|150px]]
:Released in the first wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Deluxe class figures, "Decepticon Stinger" transforms from robot to licensed Pagani Huayra and back in 21 steps. He includes 4 shuriken, as well as a cardboard backdrop display depicting the Hong Kong battle in ''Age of Extinction''. The shuriken can either be placed on his back or his forearm. They store underneath his car mode but stick out somewhat. The roof of the car transforms into the stinger he used in the film. Care should be taken when transforming the figure, since part of the stinger weapon is prone to snapping off at the hinge.

:Depending on the quality control between each sample, some units might be missing one or both of their rear view mirror pieces (this even extended to the TakaraTomy stock photo, seen in the comparison on the left), which can be identified in-package by looking at the shoulder "pylons".

:Stinger, along with the rest of Wave 1 Deluxes, was made available at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] following New York [[Toy Fair 2018]], two months ahead of the scheduled brick and mortar release date. This mold was retooled to make a [[KSI Sentry#Toys|KSI Sentry]].
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''High Octane Bumblebee VS Decepticon Stinger''' (Battle Pack, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''''Studio Series'''''
:*''Movie'': '''''Age of Extinction'''''
:*''ID number'': '''02BB'''
:*''Accessories'': 4 shuriken, "Duel of the Dopplegangers {{sic}}" backdrop

:''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' "Decepticon Stinger" is a reissue of the above ''Studio Series'' figure, released in a battle pack with [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]]. Though the backdrop included depicts their Hong Kong showdown in ''Age of Extinction'', the pack itself better reflects their first encounter at KSI's headquarters, when Bumblebee was still in his "High Octane" design.

:It is unknown whether this release of Stinger still suffers from missing 1 of the side view mirrors.
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==Merchandise==
===''Pop!''===
[[File:Pop! Stinger.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Inspired by Stinger, but morbidly deformed.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Stinger''' (2014)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''135'''

:Released as part of the ''Pop! Movies'' segment and exclusive to Walmart, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''[[Funko Pop!|Pop!]]'' Stinger is a super deformed vinyl figure based on his...well, not exactly his screen-accurate appearance in ''Age of Extinction'', but more of a [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper-ish]] look since this is just the red version of [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Pop!|Bumblebee]]'s body, given the mask-less look.
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===''Battle Brigade''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Stinger''' (2014)}}</ul>

:This plush version of Stinger was exclusive to Walmart.
{{charstubtoys}}

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===Prime 1 Studio===
[[File:Prime 1 Studio Museum Masterline Stinger.jpg|100px|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Stinger''' (<s>201?</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Movie:'' '''''Age of Extinction'''''
:*''ID Number'': '''MMTFM-??'''

:[[Prime 1 Studio]] ''Museum Masterline'' Stinger was going to be a huge statue probably featuring light-up LED eyes and some swappable parts. A single prototype image was revealed in late 2015, but the statue never came to fruition.

:There is a chance that this statue was actually going to be ''Age of Extinction'' Bumblebee, but given how it was grouped with [[Shockwave (Movie)|other]] [[Megatron (Movie)|villainous]] [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|characters]] for the announcement and was revealed with the battle mask deployed, it leans a little more to it being Stinger. Or, you know, maybe they would've released it as both characters anyway, so we'll just leave it at that.

{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Hot Wheels''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Pagani Huayra''' (Transformers, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Transformers ID number:'' '''5/5'''
:Made in collaboration with [[Mattel]], this redeco of the ''[[Hot Wheels (franchise)|Hot Wheels]]'' Pagani Huayra casting is made to resemble the color scheme of Stinger. The packaging makes use of stock images of evergreen Megatron and Starscream.

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==Notes==
[[File:AOE Stinger concept.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
*The Pagani Huayra was at one point intended as the alternate mode of a female robot with the working name '''[[KSI Widow#Notes|Widow Maker]]'''.<ref name="vitaly">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-9/age-of-extinction-concept-art-by-vitaly-bulgarov-180636/ Age of Extinction concept art by Vitaly Bulgarov] at TFW2005, including "Widow Maker".</ref><ref name="jung">[https://stevejungart.com/projects/KYk59?album_id=856436 Age of Extinction concept art by Steve Jung] at Comicbook.com, including "Widow Maker".</ref>
*The Legends/Legion Class Stinger toy from the two-pack with Slug marks the third time this sculpt is used to represent an on-screen movie character, even though all three of them used different alternate modes in the films themselves: ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Sideways, the original release of the sculpt, transformed into an Audi R8 (the toy is modified to avoid having to acquire a license), ''Dark of the Moon'' Mirage/"Dino" into a Ferrari 458 Italia, and Stinger into a Pagani Huayra.
*[[Hasbro]] representatives at [[BotCon 2014]] noted that a full [[retool]] of the 2014 Camaro Deluxe Class Bumblebee toy as Stinger was planned, but ultimately did not get beyond the [[prototype]] stage.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/110327-movie-advanced-series-ad-32-stinger-revealed/?p=2726101 Sabrblade posts on The Allspark forums]</ref> This is corroborated by toy listings "leaked" to the public in late [[2013]], which included a 'Decepticon Stinger' toy in the mass-retail Deluxe assortment.<ref>[[User:Monzo]] [http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ summarizes the 'customer service leak' on The Allspark forums]</ref>
*"Stinger" was previously an early working name for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]].
*Prior to the release of the 2018 ''Studio Series'' figure, literally every toy and piece of merchandise made of the character that was available in the US was exclusive to [[Walmart]]. Even his appearance in the console version of ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark]]'' was initially a pre-order bonus specific to Walmart. Not even [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], who has [[Target]] logos on him, was as thoroughly associated with a single retailer as Stinger.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Stinger''' (スティンガー ''Sutingā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Shìcì''' (Taiwan, 螫刺, "Sting")

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Age of Extinction Decepticons]]
[[Category:Construct-Bots Decepticons]]
[[Category:Evil clones]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Man-made Transformers]]
[[Category:Studio Series Decepticons]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Wal-Mart exclusives]]

KSI Widow

2025-06-25T16:09:33Z

ShootingStar7X: /* References */ Has a toy.

{{factions|decepticon|ksi}}
{{Disambig3|Widow}}
[[File:Studio Series Art KSI Widow.jpg|thumb|Oh here she comes / Watch out boy she'll chew you up / Oh here she comes / She's a maneater!]]
:''KSI Widow is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] portion of the [[live-action film series|live-action film continuity family]].''
Created as a marketable drone robot by [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]], '''KSI Widow''' turns into an orange McLaren MP4-12C and was "freed" by [[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]] to become part of his new army. No, she is not French.

==Fiction==
===''Age of Extinction'' film===
[[File:Gallardo Cons.jpg|thumb|left|Blink and you'll miss her.]]
Widow was one of a number of drones created by KSI, using salvaged supplies of [[Living metal|transformium]] from the remains of deceased Transformers recycled into raw materials. She was commandeered by Galvatron and was present in a convoy of his forces as they crossed a bridge and proceeded deeper into [[Hong Kong]] to track down the [[Seed]], although there was no sign of her when the Decepticons subsequently engaged the Autobots in the city. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
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==Toys==
===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF Studio Series KSI Widow.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Can you believe that I'm getting a toy before any of the other [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Concept Art KSI Widow''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Age of Extinction'''''
:*''Accessories'': 2 forearm blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[[June 24]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaPi02SMMSo Transformers Studio Series Fanstream | June 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Nate Purswell]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>}}

:''[[Studio Series]]'' "Concept Art KSI Widow" transforms into a licensed McLaren MP4-12C as seen in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''. Her robot mode most closely resembles [[Steve Jung]]'s "Weapons" concept art (see Gallery below), while her forearm-mounted blasters originate from a different one of his concepts. The blasters can be held in her hands and stored on the inside of her doors in robot or vehicle mode.

:Unlike most other ''Studio Series'' Deluxe cars, Widow avoids having a large [[kibble]] backpack by incorporating most of her car parts into into her calves in a manner similar to the [[Vehicon (Prime)#Robots in Disguise|second ''Prime'' Vehicon Deluxe toy]]. She also uses separate clear plastic parts for all her windows, a rarity for the time.

:Hasbro stock photos for KSI Widow have an oddly desaturated orange instead of her more vibrant shade. Her product description also mentions a "chain" accessory that isn't included, potentially a dropped idea also based on the "Weapons" art.
{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
[[File:Mclaren-mp4-12c.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Smooth as silk]]
*The McLaren is part of a quartet of vehicles, alongside an [[Aston Martin Decepticon|Aston Martin]] and two [[Lamborghini Decepticon|Lamborghinis]], who appear in several brief shots of Galvatron's forces in vehicle mode, but for whom no robot mode was seemingly ever designed, meaning they effectively disappear from the film once the Decepticons enter combat. This is likely due to the prop vehicles being privately-owned cars borrowed by the film production solely for the Hong Kong location shoot, as opposed to being pre-planned, specially-prepared product placement vehicles, which is the more typical scenario for the [[live-action film series]].
*Over a decade later in 2025, the ''Studio Series'' toy would give the McLaren the unused "'''Widow Maker'''" concept design, effectively retconning them into being one and the same, and officially making her name KSI Widow. Initial leaked listings for the figure used the full concept name of "Widow Maker", this was presumably changed to avoid confusion or trademark issues with the ''{{w|Overwatch}}'' character.
*"Widow Maker" was originally developed as the robot mode for the Pagani Hyura, which would eventually be given to [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] instead.
*"Widow Maker" sported many, ''many'' different designs during the concept stages, primarily done by artists [[Steve Jung]] and [[Vitaly Bulgarov]]. Various features across her concept designs included: a more human-looking body with less vehicle kibble, a more alien head design with a crest, and numerous different weapon options such as an extendable arm flail, forearm blasters, a scorpion-like tail, and energy swords.

==Gallery==
===Steve Jung concepts===
<gallery>
File:Widow early concept.jpeg|Early design.
File:Jung Widow Maker WIP Render Weapons.jpeg|Hand weapon.
File:Widow faces.jpeg|Head designs.
File:Widow V2 concept.jpeg|Updated design.
File:AOE Autobot Battle concept.jpeg|Battling [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]].
</gallery>
===Vitaly Bulgarov concepts===
<gallery>
File:Bulgarov Widow render 1.jpg|"Xenocryst" personal art.<ref>"Few years back when I was offered to work on Transformers 4, before it was even confirmed I'd join the concept-art team I made this personal design piece just to warm up and test a pipeline for creating quick 3D robotic character designs."—[https://www.instagram.com/p/5sF290nrwe/ Vitaly Bulgarov, Instagram, 2015/06/15]</ref>
File:Bulgarov Widow render 2.jpg|
File:Bulgarov Widow render 3.jpg|
File:Bulgarov Widow V1.jpg|Alternate head design.
File:Bulgarov Widow V2.jpeg|Updated head design.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Age of Extinction Decepticons]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Man-made Transformers]]
[[Category:Studio Series Decepticons]]

Stinger (AOE)

2025-06-25T16:05:57Z

ShootingStar7X: /* Notes */

{{faction|decepticon|ksi}}
{{disambig3|Stinger}}
:''Stinger is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] portion of the [[movie continuity family]].''

[[File:Stinger.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Who are you calling [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]]? He's [[Bumblebee (film)|already dead]]."]]

Innovation. Efficiency. Style. [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]] rolls them out as you've never before experienced with '''Stinger''', the all-new transformable [[drone]] produced on and exclusively for the [[Earth]] market. Improving on our [[Bumblebee (Movie)|competitor's efforts]], Stinger specializes in serving all your sabotage needs.<ref>''Age of Extinction'' Stinger packaging bio</ref> A combination of years of KSI's intensive engineering research with the cutting-edge styling of their partners at [http://www.pagani.com/ Pagani Automobili], Stinger is as beautiful as it is functional.

{{quote|Inspired by Bumblebee, but '''better in every way'''.|KSI promotional video on Stinger|''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''}}

==Fiction==

===''Age of Extinction'' film===
[[File:Stingerstings.jpg|300px|thumb|left|"I've heard of [[Partformer|partsforming]], but this is ridiculous."]]

Stinger was one of a number of drones created by KSI, using salvaged supplies of [[Living metal|transformium]] from the remains of deceased Transformers and recycled into raw materials. Stinger was deliberately designed to evoke [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]; the engineers who supervised the creation of Stinger noted that their model supposedly "improved" on the many design flaws that the "antique" Bumblebee possessed.

A prototype of Stinger was displayed in KSI's headquarters when [[Cade Yeager|Cade]], [[Shane Dyson|Shane]], and Bumblebee infiltrated the building. Infuriated by KSI's claims, Bumblebee wound up knocking over the prototype, leaving Shane to take the heat when KSI staff arrived to investigate.

[[File:AOE- Stinger death.jpg|300px|thumb|This one's for all the fans who'd prefer Cliffjumper over this guy.]]
Shortly afterwards, the working Stinger unit was deployed alongside [[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]] to chase down and apprehend the Autobots as they fled [[Chicago]], firing a missile at the fleeing Autobots. Though Stinger pursued his targets relentlessly, the arrival of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] and the subsequent capture of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] led KSI to recall both Galvatron and Stinger before the government could discover them.

When Galvatron revealed his true nature and commandeered KSI's man-made Transformer army, Stinger was among the many drones deployed in [[Hong Kong]] to seize the [[Seed]]; he pursued Bumblebee and the other Autobots, and eventually engaged his yellow doppelganger atop [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]. The pair grappled as Strafe flew through Hong Kong, but Bumblebee emerging triumphant after impaling him in the head and then shooting him, blowing his body apart. Strafe happily gnawed on Stinger's decapitated head, while a smug Bumblebee remarked he hated "cheap [[Knockoff|knock-offs]]". {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

===Titan ''Age of Extinction'' comic===
[[File:AcceptNoSubstitutes bumblebee vs stinger.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|"Hey, Hasbro, it won't contradict the film if we have Stinger show up early will it?" "Piss off, Titan, we're counting money."]]
Following a breakout at KSI's laboratories, Stinger disguised himself as [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and attacked a power plant, hoping to draw out the [[Autobot]]. He subsequently headed into a nearby forest, and set fire to an occupied house to attract Bumblebee's attention. As the Autobot attempted to rescue the house's occupant, Stinger punched him into a tree, and welded Bumblebee's battle mask down to render the two of them identical. A brief battle ensued, ending when [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] arrived. Stinger mimicked Bumblebee's beeping to confuse the Autobot leader, but he was able to identify his real comrade when the scout dived to save the human from a fall. His cover blown, Stinger pulled a gun on Optimus, but had it knocked from his hand, and quickly fled the scene. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.3|Accept No Substitutes!}}

===Swindle's Spiel===
[[Swindle (G1)#TransTech|Swindle]] of [[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]] had several Stinger units for sale, and considered them to be his best-selling drone model. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Swindle's Spiel|Swindle's Spiel, 2015/10/05}}
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==Games==
===''Age of Extinction'' mobile game===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (mobile game)|Age of Extinction}}}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
{{Note|Stinger is not a playable character in the campaign of ''Rise of the Dark Spark'', but is available to use in Escalation if the game is purchased from [[Walmart]], and subsequently via DLC. He shares his default ability with Bumblebee – the Ammo Supply Core.}}

Part of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s crew, Stinger was present for Drift's interrogation. He then followed Lockdown away, presumably to assist in his objective of retrieving the "amplifier". {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

====3DS====
{{Charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}}}

===''Transformers Ultimate Allstars''===
{{Charstubgame|{{storylink|Lost Age}} {{storylink|Lost Age II}}}}

==Toys==
===''Age of Extinction''===
{{anchor|WalmartLegion}}
[[File:AoE Wal-Mart legion Stinger.jpg|thumb|300px|''Doc Stinger'' in the house.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Stinger''' (Legion Class, [[2014]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Ramon Campos]] (Hasbro)}}

: A [[repaint]] of the ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Series 2 Legion Class [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] toy, superficially changed to resemble Stinger. A [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] in the United States (also available at Asda stores in the United Kingdom and at Müller drug stores in Germany), Stinger came in multi-lingual packaging, with no bio, as well as no weapons of any kind. The stock photography on the back of his packaging depicts the differently decoed "Scene Pack" version of Stinger (see below).

:In vehicle mode, Stinger's front hood/chest and his front windshield/back panel can slightly pop out by accident if one rolls his vehicle mode by gripping/pressing his side doors/arms. The chest also slightly pops out if one pushes his vehicle mode down with a touch of a finger.

:For some reason the back of his card has a [[General Motors|GM]] logo despite his vehicle mode not being a real car design.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/WMLegStinger/stinger.htm More information on Legion Stinger at TFU.info]''

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[[File:AoE Wal-Mart 2-pack legion Stinger.jpg|thumb|300px|When in doubt, redeco from Sideways.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Decepticon Stinger & Dinobot Slug''' (Two-pack, 2014)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Ramon Campos]] (Hasbro)}}

: Stinger is a minor redeco (possibly even a mere [[repaint]]) of ''Cyberverse'' Series 2 [[Dino|Mirage]], itself a retool of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] with standard ''Cyberverse'' hands sporting [[C joint|3mm peg]] holes. While the deco somewhat resembles the on-screen Pagani Huayra that Stinger transforms into, the alternate mode is a modified Audi R8, the [[alternate mode]] used for Sideways in the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' film]]. Stinger is packaged with a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Neo)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' [[Guiledart#Toys|Guiledart]] as [[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]. This two-pack was exclusively available at Walmart stores in the United States and at Asda stores in the United Kingdom.

: The original version of this sculpt was also [[redeco]]ed to make [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] [[Override (TF 2010)|Override]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/WM2pkStinger/stinger.htm More information on two-pack Stinger at TFU.info]''

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[[File:AoE Wal-Mart 3-pack legion Stinger.jpg|thumb|300px|Inspired by Stinger, but '''mostly the same in every way'''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Bumblebee vs. Decepticon Stinger with Strafe''' (Scene Pack, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Sword
{{toydesigner|[[Ramon Campos]] (Hasbro)}}

:Available only in a "Scene Pack" with a ''Cyberverse'' Series 1 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart3Pack|Bumblebee]] redeco and an unchanged ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' Deluxe Class [[Strafe (AOE)#TRUStrafeBeeStingerPack|Strafe]], Stinger is again made from the ''Cyberverse'' Knock Out mold, but has slightly different paint operations compared to his single carded release. Stinger also comes with the ''Cyberverse'' Series 2 accessory based on [[Ratchet (WFC)|''Prime'' Ratchet]]'s scalpel in clear purple.

: This three-pack was available exclusively at Walmart stores in the United States, at Asda stores in the United Kingdom, at Müller drug stores in Germany, and at Auchan stores in Italy. Along with Bumblebee, a number of loose Stingers (often without his weapon, and his enemy Strafe) is later dumped at several Hobby Shops in Asia.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/WM3pkStinger/stinger.htm More information on Scene Pack Stinger at TFU.info]''
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{{anchor|Walmart1StepBonus}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Mega 1-Step Bumblebee with Bonus Value Decepticon Stinger''' (Bonus pack, 2014)}}</ul>

:A Walmart exclusive version of the [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBonus|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]] figure that includes a "bonus value" Legion Class Stinger figure. Both figures are unchanged from their original single releases.

====''Robots in Disguise''====
{{anchor|OneStepChanger}}
[[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|thumb|300px|Looks like [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] has some new eyecandy to drool over.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Stinger''' (One-Step Changers, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''LA12'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': 2014-[[August 2|08-02]]
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Stinger transforms from a licensed Pagani Huayra into a robot in a single step at the push of a button on his windshield. After transforming into robot mode, Stinger needs to transform back into vehicle in both steps: Push down the button again while clamping the vehicle parts together by hand to make it secure. Many figures feature a defect or a [[design flaw]] where the left ankle assembly cannot support the weight of the figure and therefore does not fully extend resulting in a slightly lopsided stance in robot mode.

:Stinger was originally solicited as a mass retail release before it was revealed at [[BotCon 2014]] that at least some of Stinger's toys —including this one— would be released as [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]]s.<ref name="stingerwalmart">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-toys-products-30/rumor-some-age-of-extinction-stinger-toys-to-be-wal-mart-exclusives-180508/ "Rumor - Some Age of Extinction Stinger Toys to be Wal-Mart Exclusives"] at TFW2005.</ref> Oddly, despite sporting a "Walmart exclusive" sticker on its packaging, One-Step Changer Stinger was found at multiple [[Target]] stores as well as online stores like Entertainment Earth.<ref name="target1">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-toys-products-30/age-of-extinction-one-step-changer-stinger-released-walmart-exclusive-found-at-target-180637/ "Age of Extinction One-Step Changer Stinger Released - Walmart Exclusive Found at Target?"] at TFW2005.</ref><ref name="target2">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/993089-walmart-exclusive-one-step-stinger-found-target-2.html#post11288436 Another TFW2005 post] about One-Step Changer Stinger at Target.</ref><ref name="target3">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/993089-walmart-exclusive-one-step-stinger-found-target-4.html#post11290808 ''Another'' TFW2005 post] about One-Step Changer Stinger at Target.</ref> The packaging also still sports the mass retail assortment number, implying a last-minute change in its release, and the factory simply went by the product code/assortment numbers on the packaging and shipped the figure with the other mass retail figures, despite the sticker.

:In Canada, Stinger was also available as a Walmart exclusive. Meanwhile, in Germany, Stinger was originally believed to be exclusive to Müller drug stores (like various other ''Age of Extinction'' figures and multi-packs that are exclusive to Walmart in the US), but later turned out to be a general retail release.

:The [[TakaraTomy]] ''Lost Age Series'' release of Stinger (a normal retail release) features darker red plastic, and that's about it for changes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/OSCStinger/stinger.htm More information on One-Step Changer Stinger at TFU.info]''
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====''Movie Advanced Series''====
[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-DecepticonStinger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Well, it's better than what happened to the [[Dino|other red sports car]]...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Stinger''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]]-[[January 31|01-31]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''AD32'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 throwing stars
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (deco artist)}}

:Released as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)#Movie Advanced Series|Movie Advanced Series]]'' line, Decepticon Stinger is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]] Generations'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]], and transforms from a robot with flip-out arm cannon and a battle mask with green paint details to resemble his "visors", to a 2014 {{w|Chevrolet Camaro}} concept car with a detail of his on-screen vehicle mode, rather than the actual Pagani Huayra as seen in the film. Like the deluxe Bumblebee, he includes two '[[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake kibble]]' hubcaps, which can be screen-accurately mounted on his back, removed and held as throwing star weapons, or store underneath his vehicle mode. Stinger cannot transform into vehicle mode with the Shurikens pegged on his back.

:As with the original mold, Stinger's rear vehicle kibble and shoulder armor are mistransformed in order to fit in the package.
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:ConstructBots_WalmartStinger.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Cliffjumper is a traitor, I knew it!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Bumblebee vs. Decepticon Stinger with Strafe''' (Walmart exclusive, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Pieces: '''44'''
{{toydesigner|[[Ramon Campos]] (Hasbro)}}

:Stinger is a Dinobot Rider comprising [[Drift (AOE)#Construct-Bots|Drift]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Construct-Bots|Bumblebee]] Dinobot Rider parts. This is done to evoke a car mode very similar but not identical to Bumblebee's just as his in-film incarnation. He comes into a [[Walmart]] exclusive three-pack with Bumblebee and [[Strafe (AOE)#Construct-Bots|Strafe]]. He uses a sword and has battle damage in the vehicle mode.

:Like most ''Construct Bots'' figures, Stinger's rubber ball joints can harden over time, which prevents smooth posing.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy StingerKreon.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"You're comparing yourself to me...ha! You're not even good enough to be my fake."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Decepticon Replicator''' (2014)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A8601'''
:*''Pieces'': '''77'''
:*''Kreons'': [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#DecepticonReplicator|Bumblebee]], [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Kre-O|Nemesis Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#Replicator|Optimus Prime]], "[[Scientist]]", Stinger
:*''Accessories'': Blaster

: Available only in the "[[Decepticon Replicator]]" set, [[Kreon]] Stinger is (naturally) based on the Bumblebee that comes in the same set. He has the same helmet and gun, the same chest and leg [[tampograph]]s (just with red details instead of yellow and gunmetal instead of silver), but a different, smirking face with pupil-less eyes. He is meant to fit inside the set's cylindrical display case/replicator tube, which has a (barely) rotating base to spin him around on.

: This set was not made available in U.S. or Canadian markets, seemingly only hitting stores in Taiwan, Singapore, Korea, and China, continuing the tradition of making Stinger merchandise bizarrely hard to find in Hasbro's markets.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-SS-02-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Better in every way.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Stinger''' (Deluxe Class, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Age of Extinction'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''02'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 28]], 2018
:*''Accessories'': 4 shuriken, "[[Hong Kong]] Pursuit" backdrop

[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Stinger-Vehicle-Stock-Photo-Comparison.jpg|left|thumb|150px]]
:Released in the first wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Deluxe class figures, "Decepticon Stinger" transforms from robot to licensed Pagani Huayra and back in 21 steps. He includes 4 shuriken, as well as a cardboard backdrop display depicting the Hong Kong battle in ''Age of Extinction''. The shuriken can either be placed on his back or his forearm. They store underneath his car mode but stick out somewhat. The roof of the car transforms into the stinger he used in the film. Care should be taken when transforming the figure, since part of the stinger weapon is prone to snapping off at the hinge.

:Depending on the quality control between each sample, some units might be missing one or both of their rear view mirror pieces (this even extended to the TakaraTomy stock photo, seen in the comparison on the left), which can be identified in-package by looking at the shoulder "pylons".

:Stinger, along with the rest of Wave 1 Deluxes, was made available at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] following New York [[Toy Fair 2018]], two months ahead of the scheduled brick and mortar release date. This mold was retooled to make a [[KSI Sentry#Toys|KSI Sentry]].
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''High Octane Bumblebee VS Decepticon Stinger''' (Battle Pack, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''''Studio Series'''''
:*''Movie'': '''''Age of Extinction'''''
:*''ID number'': '''02BB'''
:*''Accessories'': 4 shuriken, "Duel of the Dopplegangers {{sic}}" backdrop

:''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' "Decepticon Stinger" is a reissue of the above ''Studio Series'' figure, released in a battle pack with [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]]. Though the backdrop included depicts their Hong Kong showdown in ''Age of Extinction'', the pack itself better reflects their first encounter at KSI's headquarters, when Bumblebee was still in his "High Octane" design.

:It is unknown whether this release of Stinger still suffers from missing 1 of the side view mirrors.
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==Merchandise==
===''Pop!''===
[[File:Pop! Stinger.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Inspired by Stinger, but morbidly deformed.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Stinger''' (2014)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''135'''

:Released as part of the ''Pop! Movies'' segment and exclusive to Walmart, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''[[Funko Pop!|Pop!]]'' Stinger is a super deformed vinyl figure based on his...well, not exactly his screen-accurate appearance in ''Age of Extinction'', but more of a [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper-ish]] look since this is just the red version of [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Pop!|Bumblebee]]'s body, given the mask-less look.
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===''Battle Brigade''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Stinger''' (2014)}}</ul>

:This plush version of Stinger was exclusive to Walmart.
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===Prime 1 Studio===
[[File:Prime 1 Studio Museum Masterline Stinger.jpg|100px|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Stinger''' (<s>201?</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Movie:'' '''''Age of Extinction'''''
:*''ID Number'': '''MMTFM-??'''

:[[Prime 1 Studio]] ''Museum Masterline'' Stinger was going to be a huge statue probably featuring light-up LED eyes and some swappable parts. A single prototype image was revealed in late 2015, but the statue never came to fruition.

:There is a chance that this statue was actually going to be ''Age of Extinction'' Bumblebee, but given how it was grouped with [[Shockwave (Movie)|other]] [[Megatron (Movie)|villainous]] [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|characters]] for the announcement and was revealed with the battle mask deployed, it leans a little more to it being Stinger. Or, you know, maybe they would've released it as both characters anyway, so we'll just leave it at that.

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===''Hot Wheels''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Pagani Huayra''' (Transformers, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Transformers ID number:'' '''5/5'''
:Made in collaboration with [[Mattel]], this redeco of the ''[[Hot Wheels (franchise)|Hot Wheels]]'' Pagani Huayra casting is made to resemble the color scheme of Stinger. The packaging makes use of stock images of evergreen Megatron and Starscream.

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==Notes==
[[File:AOE Stinger concept.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
*The Pagani Huayra was at one point intended as the alternate mode of a female robot with the working name '''[[KSI Widow|Widow Maker]]'''.<ref name="vitaly">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-9/age-of-extinction-concept-art-by-vitaly-bulgarov-180636/ Age of Extinction concept art by Vitaly Bulgarov] at TFW2005, including "Widow Maker".</ref><ref name="jung">[https://stevejungart.com/projects/KYk59?album_id=856436 Age of Extinction concept art by Steve Jung] at Comicbook.com, including "Widow Maker".</ref>
*The Legends/Legion Class Stinger toy from the two-pack with Slug marks the third time this sculpt is used to represent an on-screen movie character, even though all three of them used different alternate modes in the films themselves: ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Sideways, the original release of the sculpt, transformed into an Audi R8 (the toy is modified to avoid having to acquire a license), ''Dark of the Moon'' Mirage/"Dino" into a Ferrari 458 Italia, and Stinger into a Pagani Huayra.
*[[Hasbro]] representatives at [[BotCon 2014]] noted that a full [[retool]] of the 2014 Camaro Deluxe Class Bumblebee toy as Stinger was planned, but ultimately did not get beyond the [[prototype]] stage.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/110327-movie-advanced-series-ad-32-stinger-revealed/?p=2726101 Sabrblade posts on The Allspark forums]</ref> This is corroborated by toy listings "leaked" to the public in late [[2013]], which included a 'Decepticon Stinger' toy in the mass-retail Deluxe assortment.<ref>[[User:Monzo]] [http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ summarizes the 'customer service leak' on The Allspark forums]</ref>
*"Stinger" was previously an early working name for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]].
*Prior to the release of the 2018 ''Studio Series'' figure, literally every toy and piece of merchandise made of the character that was available in the US was exclusive to [[Walmart]]. Even his appearance in the console version of ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark]]'' was initially a pre-order bonus specific to Walmart. Not even [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], who has [[Target]] logos on him, was as thoroughly associated with a single retailer as Stinger.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Stinger''' (スティンガー ''Sutingā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Shìcì''' (Taiwan, 螫刺, "Sting")

==References==
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[[Category:Age of Extinction Decepticons]]
[[Category:Construct-Bots Decepticons]]
[[Category:Evil clones]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Man-made Transformers]]
[[Category:Studio Series Decepticons]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Wal-Mart exclusives]]

Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers

2025-06-19T00:33:43Z

ShootingStar7X: /* Japanese Generation 1 fiction */ Yes, it's "Diddy*'s Kong* Quest" (a play on "conquest"), not "Diddy Kong's Quest".

Over the years, many '''misconceptions and urban legends''' have sprung up within ''Transformers'' [[fandom]], often resulting from such factors as fuzzy childhood memories, inaccurate catalog illustrations, mistranslations of foreign material, and the occasional outright lie.

As time has gone on, most of these have faded from the general fandom consciousness, as access to information has grown exponentially, both in terms of what we have learned from official sources, and the ease with which such information can be spread (like, say, via this very wiki). Still, we present them here alongside some that are still fairly persistent, as some were "common knowledge" for years, if not ''decades'', before being corrected. And you never know when something old and wrong will get a weird surge of believers.

==General misconceptions==
*'''''Transformers'' is (only) a cartoon from the Eighties that was brought back into vogue with the 2007 movie.'''

: A misconception usually held by casual fans or nostalgic adults is that ''Transformers'' went away some time around 1986 (or 1987, or 1988—pick your year). People who stumbled across a newer incarnation of the ''Transformers'' franchise before 2007 commonly assumed that it had only recently popped back up as an attempt to cash in on '80s nostalgia. From 2007 onwards, people who were (obviously) aware of the [[live-action film series]] commonly believed that it was the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]] that brought the franchise back from limbo. Neither assumption is correct.

:In fact, the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] has been continuous since 1984 (there was a brief gap between 1990 and 1993 as far as the United States market was concerned, but the brand still continued with new products in other markets). It includes many [[Franchises|lines of toys, cartoons and comics]] that span four decades now, with no sign of stopping, as Hasbro considers it a core brand. Each line has experienced varying degrees of success, rebooting when its target audience gets too old or uninterested in the toyline and fiction.

:Some of this misconception is based on the fact that most of the original audience stopped watching and following the franchise long before its initial US cancellation (as it wasn't "cool" to be kiddy once puberty hit). Without any exposure to the market, the toyline and the new cartoons, they simply assume that ''Transformers'' has sunk in popularity, quality and/or sales, since it's not what they remember.

:It ''is'' true that ''Transformers'' hit a low point of popularity in the early 1990s, with the cancelation of Generation 1 and the unremarkable sales of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''. But the successor ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' line re-established the brand for a new generation beginning in 1996, and ''Transformers'' has been a dominant toy franchise ever since. While it's true that the live-action movies caused a major hike in popularity for the brand, they didn't revive a long-forgotten franchise; rather, they merely turned a steadily successful toy series into a major worldwide multimedia phenomenon.

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*'''Generation 1 obviously has the best toys, cartoons and characters.'''

:Casual fans likewise tend to assume automatically that the original 1980s iteration of ''Transformers'' is the best and most successful line to date, with all other successors being unpopular and/or unsuccessful ventures.

:While it's hard to measure the overall success of every line in all its aspects, the original line has been surpassed in both quality and sales multiple times over (if not for warm-fuzzy nostalgia-feels in 80s kids). In factors such as realistic alternate forms, durability, articulation, action features, and complexity, various later toylines have all exceeded Generation 1. And while fiction can't be measured objectively, many fans will swear up and down by some of the later incarnations of ''Transformers''.

:Arguably, ''Transformers'' is in an endless cycle of creating [[true fan|new fans who share new opinions on what is "teh greatest"]].

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[[File:SteamhammerEnergonUniverse.jpg|thumb|Not literally a waste of packaging material.]]
*'''"Repackaged" toys are ''literally'' unsold toys sent back to Hasbro, taken out of the old packaging, put into new packaging and then sent back to stores.'''

:Every so often, a ''Transformers'' toy line features seemingly identical toys in multiple different [[packaging]] versions, such as multi-packs containing toys that were previously available separately. In addition, some toy lines also feature [[rebranding|rebranded]] items, namely toys that were originally released under one line, but are later re-released as part of another line with virtually no changes to the toy itself, only the packaging it is available in. The final stages of the original ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' line took the concept of "rebranding" to a new level, featuring numerous straight re-releases of toys from the since-ended ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' lines, among many others. Since then, it has been repeated with the 2006 ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' line, the 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, the 2010 ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' line and many others. Because a common [[fandom]] term for those releases is "repackages", a popular misconception claims that those toys are ''literally'' "repackages": namely, unsold toys sent back to Hasbro, taken out of their old packaging, put into new packaging and then sent back to (different) stores. (The same train of thought also—very rarely—suggests that "repaints", another common fan term for [[redeco]]s, are ''literally'' "[[repaint]]s", i.e. existing toys painted over in new colors, rather than new production runs from the same toolings using new plastic colors.)

:Needless to say, this theory is dubious for various reasons. Generally, old unsold toys are ''not'' sent back to Hasbro. They either [[Shelfwarmer|remain in the store]] until someone finally decides to buy them, or the store somehow dumps them, such as by selling them off to closeout chains. And even ''if'' Hasbro did regularly get sent back huge shipments of unsold toys, they'd be highly unlikely to go through the effort (and additional cost) of literally repackaging them. Hasbro confirmed this in January of 2009, stating that due to the toys being manufactured in Asia, it would be a waste of time and money to repackage them only to sell them at the same price-point.<ref>[http://www.sirstevesguide.com/index.php?categoryid=13&p2_articleid=1934 SirStevesGuide.com, Tri-Weekly Hasbro Q&A - January 30th]</ref> Thus, they are ''not'' repackaged old product, but new production runs of previous product. These days, this misconception should be much easier to dispel: Every toy now features a manufacturing date stamp etched into the figure, as well as a product code [[tampograph]]ed onto the figure, thus proving that a figure was manufactured more recently than its superficially identical predecessor.

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[[File:SmokesniperStarscream.jpg|thumb|The similarities are astounding. Especially those that aren't there.]]
*'''A new toy that is vaguely reminiscent of an older toy is a retool of said toy.'''

:Hasbro likes to [[redeco]] toys a lot (usually to recoup the R&D costs for developing the original [[mold]]). They also like to release redecos of toys from older lines in newer lines. In some instances, Hasbro also don't just redeco a toy, they [[retool]] it (or create new toolings for new parts that replace parts of the old version of the toy)—sometimes to improve a feature or fix an error, but sometimes also to give the toy new features or [[gimmick]]s, or simply to make it different enough from the original version so owners of the original version would be interested in buying the "retool" as well.

:Some of those retools are comparably minor (such as [[Jazz (Movie)|Final Battle Jazz]] from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 Movie line]]), whereas others can be pretty elaborate. Sometimes the retools are so elaborate that the line between "retool" and "new [[mold]]" gets blurred. The most drastic instances in this regard would be [[K-9]] from ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' (based on [[Wolfang (Maximal)|Wolfang]] from the same line) and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Dark Crumplezone]] from ''Cybertron'' (based on the original ''Cybertron'' Crumplezone toy), both of which have most, if not ''all'' of their parts entirely retooled. Another borderline case would be the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Mini-Con]]s [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]] and [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]], which were released around the same time and are based on the same basic design, share a similar body structure and have very similar [[alternate mode]]s.

:However, sometimes fans ''definitely'' get too far decrying a new toy a "retool" (or "remold"). Toys that share some superficial design similarities, coupled with similar transformation schemes, are often mistaken for retools even though they're simply that: Similar toys based on the same general design, maybe even directly influenced by the older toy, but nothing more. For more examples, see: [[retool#Not actually a retool|retool]].

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*'''Hasbro is responsible for your local store not having the newest toys right now.'''

: Hasbro actually has almost nothing to do with distribution (when Product A arrives in Store B) beyond making sure the manufactured product leaves the factories and shipyards of China at the desired time, and even ''that'' is something their control over is limited at best. Once the items arrive on US shores, they are almost immediately sent from the ships to the distribution centers for the retail chains that ordered them. From there, it's more truck rides to various regional warehouses, which is all controlled by the retailers, not Hasbro. After that, the schedule for taking product from those warehouses and putting it on shelves is dictated by each chain's inventory system.

: It's ''conceivable'' that Hasbro could take more control of the situation, but that would require chains like [[Walmart]] to release the vise-like death grip they have on manufacturers' nards that lets them dictate how the system works—and they're sooooooo not doing that.

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*'''Hasbro should totally cater to the wishes of older collectors, as they purchase the most ''Transformers'' product.'''

: Fans would like to think they've got some sway over the direction of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]]. After all, they've been buying toys for many years (as opposed to the limited purchasing span of most children), and they buy many ''more'' toys than any individual child. And in truth, Hasbro does pay attention to the desires and discussions of its older buyers, even designing certain line segments like ''Alternators'' or ''Classics'' and its successors with collectors as the primary target audience.

: Collectors, however, simply can't compare to the vast numbers of children out there whose parents buy [[Transformer]]s for them. The bulk of ''Transformers'' product is purchased for and/or by young children, and if a company like Hasbro wants to stay in business and keep making money (and by extension, more toys), it must design and market its products accordingly. No accurate figures exist on the collector/children ratio, but estimates mentioned at BotCon panels range from around 10% to 20% of all purchases coming from older collectors—enough to be worth listening to, but not at all the driving force behind the brand. Past toylines have shown that betting ''too much'' on sales from adult collectors can be disastrous.

: Furthermore, it's not as though the [[fandom|fans]] speak with a unified voice. More often, for every fan pushing for one particular idea, there's another fan who thinks that same idea is boring or [[Ruined FOREVER|awful]].

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*'''Hasbro pays its licensees to publish comics for them, and profit directly from the comics selling well.'''

:Presumably stemming from the fact that most Transformers ''cartoons'' are commissioned by Hasbro in order to advertise their toys, a lot of fans are under the impression that Hasbro pays comic publishers like [[IDW Publishing]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]] to produce ''Transformers'' comics for them. This is the exact opposite of how licensed comics work; these companies pay Hasbro for the privilege of publishing ''Transformers'' comics, and they keep all the profits outside of that licensing fee. As such, Hasbro doesn't have any particular investment in the comics selling well, other than their indirect effects on toy sales and potential negative press caused by "failing" comics; all that matters to Hasbro is that they sell well enough that they keep paying for the license.
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===Takara vs. Hasbro===
[[File:Cybertrontoy hasbro and takara vector primes.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Vector Prime]] features different color applications dependent on whether it was released in [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] or [[Hasbro]]'s market.]]
*'''Takara (alternatively, Hasbro) are ''solely'' responsible for designing, developing and manufacturing (all, or certain specific) ''Transformers'' toys.'''

: This was true only for the first few years of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]]. Most of the toys from 1984 to 1986 were imported (and, occasionally, slightly altered) versions of already-existing Japanese toys originally designed and released by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]. Following that, Takara developed new toys both for the Japanese and the Western market, now specifically with ''Transformers'' in mind. The primary exceptions are a handful of toys licensed from other Japanese companies ([[Jetfire (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Jetfire]], the Autobot [[Deluxe Vehicle]]s and [[Insecticon (G1)#Toys|Deluxe Insecticon]]s, among others), and the 1986 toys for the [[The Transformers: The Movie|animated movie]], which were mostly based on designs by [[Floro Dery]].

: However, ever since 1988,<ref name="dunsay">[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/images/full/BC04Dunsay.jpg BotCon 2004 program guide interview with George Dunsay]</ref> most "main" line toys released both in Japan and the Western hemisphere have been designed and developed in cooperation between [[Hasbro]] (or its subsidiary [[Kenner]]) and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] (now TakaraTomy). (For the specifics of this joint venture development process, see the article about [[toy]]s.)

: Still, numerous reasons have led some people to assume incorrectly that ''all'' ''Transformers'' toy lines were ''solely'' developed by only one of the two companies:

:* The Western public and mainstream media, naturally, tend to be unaware of the existence of Takara (TakaraTomy these days). It's therefore logical to assume that Hasbro, the company responsible for distributing Transformers toys outside Japan, is also solely responsible for developing and manufacturing the toys. The fact that Hasbro regularly chooses not to mention their Japanese business partner in official press releases and interviews hasn't exactly helped matters, either.

:* On the other hand, Western anime fans are used to Japanese companies being solely responsible for designing robot toys, which are then imported and sold by Western companies. For lack of better knowledge, those people then simply assume the same also applies to ''Transformers'' toys — namely, that Takara does ''all'' the design and engineering work on their own, and Hasbro is merely the Western ''distributor'' of those toys. The fact that the back of Hasbro's packaging for ''Transformers'' toys sports a small note saying "Manufactured under license from Takara Co., Ltd." (changed to "TOMY Company, Ltd." on more recent toys) is occasionally cited as "proof" that Takara is the sole manufacturer of ''Transformers'' toys as well. A long paper trail of evidence to the contrary<ref name="Hasbro Tour">[http://www.seibertron.com/events/gallery.php?event_id=70&size=0&start=272 Exemplary rundown] of the development process of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]], shown during the Hasbro tour at [[BotCon 2007]]. Of course, Hasbro just replaced the name "Takara" in some of the steps with "Hasbro" in order to convince fans that... yeah, riiiight.</ref> has not been able to convince those people of the flaws in their conspiracy theory — rather, some of them have even postulated the existence of a so-called "Hasbro PR machine", whose sole purpose is to convince ''Transformers'' fans that Hasbro has a larger part in the development of ''Transformers'' toys than is actually the case.<ref name="Propaganda">[http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,88668 ToyBoxDX thread with anime fanboys arguing that "Takara is an enormous toy '''manufacturing''' company. Hasbro doesn't manufacturer anything. The sole reason for its existence is for marketing the products of their partners and wholly-owned subs. Just to be clear here - Takara is bigger than Hasbro."] They wouldn't even believe that [[Joe Kyde]] actually worked at Hasbro. No kidding.</ref>

: That being said, there ''are'' indeed a few toys originally developed by either Hasbro or Takara without the other one's involvement, and then later picked up by the other company, but they're fewer than usually assumed: For Takara, those include the new molds for ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)|Beast Wars II]]'', ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Neo)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'', plus various mostly short-lived, collector-aimed, niche market lines (such as the new ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' molds, the ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'', the ''[[Hybrid Style]]'' toys etc.); for Hasbro, those are mostly either toys originally based on fiction-based franchises that did not originate with Hasbro (such as ''[[Animorphs]]'' or the ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars Transformers]]'' and their later successor, ''[[Transformers: Crossovers]]''), cross-brand lines ''within'' Hasbro where the Transformers toys only make up one part of the overall lineup (such as the [[Titanium Series]] and the [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] figures) and a few very rare "main" line Transformers toys such as [[Grimlock (Energon)|Grimlock]], [[Swoop (Energon)|Swoop]], [[Alpha Quintesson]], [[Kicker Jones#Toys|Energon Kicker]] and [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] from ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''.

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* '''Takara's Japanese-market releases are always of intrinsically better quality than their U.S. counterparts. (E.g., they have sweeter exclusives, and are always more show-accurate, have more accessories, and have tighter quality control.)'''
[[File:RMConvoy toy.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Let's never forget that Takara made ''this'' on their own.]]

: This one depends a bit on the speaker, as it can either be a genuine misconception, a matter of opinion, or at worst, [[Personal canon|willful]] [[True fan|snobbery]]. But, like many broad generalizations, it does have ''some'' basis... but it's also worth noting that since the later 2010s, Takara's "mainline" retail releases have largely been identical to the Hasbro versions outside of packaging, so a lot of this is basically past-tense.

:* "Better quality" often comes down to very subjective personal preferences. A small handful of Takara toys have clear-plastic windows where Hasbro's use painted opaque plastic ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|the first Deluxe movie Bumblebee]]), or have vac-metallized parts where the equivalent U.S. release doesn't ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|''Energon'' Optimus Prime/Grand Convoy]]). Or, "better" "quality" can refer to the fact that Japan has different toy safety laws, thus Takara can give [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Prime]] toys old-school long smokestacks, which are now shortened in the U.S. [[for safety reasons]], or can release [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron toys that turn into realistic firearms]] where Hasbro ''absolutely'' cannot.

:: In many lines, Takara releases can often boast more paint applications. For example, many ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' figures have painted rims, while their ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' counterparts went without. The paint issue is at least in part due to differences in how Hasbro has to budget an entire "wave" of figures at once for retailers (not just the new toys in the wave, ''everything'' in the shipping case!) while Takara operates within a less restrictive, individual-item-based pricing structure. And like the distribution issue above, this is a factor of their respective retail environments that the companies have no control over. This is also not universal: most notably Takara's version of the [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Takara Prime toyline|''Prime'' toyline]] severely cut back on paint in favor of customer-applied decals.

:* "More [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] decos" does have some basis, as Takara frequently releases its toys later than Hasbro does Stateside, and thus can sometimes better reflect the character's in-show coloration (such as with the original [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Toys|Rattrap]] or [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|''Armada''{{'}}s Tidal Wave]]). The most extreme example of this was ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)#2005 (Beast Wars Returns)|Beast Wars Returns]]'', the Japanese release of ''Beast Machines'', which was ''years'' later than in the U.S., allowing Takara to make some figures much closer to their show models, though how ''truly'' accurate any given deco was varied from figure to figure. On the other hand, Takara sometimes goes ''massively'' overboard with "show-accurate" decos on toys that weren't actually designed with the original [[character model|animation model]]s in mind, leading to weird blocks of color meant to represent major details from the show models that simply do not exist in any way on the toys' sculpts. Just ask ''Unite Warriors'' [[Fireflight (G1)#Unite Warriors|Firebolt]], [[Slingshot (G1)#Unite Warriors|Sling]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)#Unite Warriors|Drag Stripe]]. And of course, whether you think fidelity to certain character models is a plus or minus is a personal opinion: do you prefer [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys|Cyclonus]] in [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|dark purple]] (original toy) or [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|light lavender/powder-blue]] (original cartoon)?

:* "More accessories" mostly comes from the fact that ''some'' of Takara's releases have some extra accessories, but this is far, ''far'' from the norm. In the original line, the [[Mini-Cassette]]s had extra tape cases, and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Toys|Fortress Maximus]] had two [[sword]]s his Hasbro version lacked. Some late-run ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Super Link]]'' releases came with [[redeco]]ed [[Energon weapon]]s as well. ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' [[Hot Shot (G1)|Hot Rod]] came with two missile launchers and missiles not included with ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Universe (2008)|Hot Shot]] due to budget constraints, and featured the original tooling for the rear bumper for their inclusion. Part of this is, like the paint applications, thanks to Takara's ability to be more flexible when budgeting individual toys.

:: However, sometimes the Takara versions have ''fewer'' accessories. The original Takara [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Megatron]] may have had a sword and bullets the Hasbro version lacked, but he lacked the barrel, scope and stock extensions that he was always depicted with! ''Henkei! Henkei!'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Lambor]] was ''lacking'' the supercharger engine accessory ''Universe'' Sideswipe came with—[[Hisashi Yuki]], the toy's designer, claims the intent was for only Sunstreaker to have it, with it being meant to differentiate the two, but Hasbro chose to give it to both.<ref name="generations2009">Interview with Hisashi Yuki in [[Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 1|''Transformers Generations 2009'' vol. 1]], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/223379-takaratomy-staff-interview-generations-2009-vol-1-translation.html English translation] at TFW2005.</ref>

:* "Sweeter exclusives" is more or less a mix of "the grass is always greener" and some occasional hits. The truth is, there ''are'' a lot of popular molds, characters, and entire toylines that only show up on Japanese shores or as part of special promotions. However, ''many'' Hasbro toys don't get released by Takara and never reach Japanese fans who don't go the import route. American fans who are willing to pay import fees simply don't tend to notice when Japanese fans miss out unless they pay ''very'' close attention to what's being released there, and due to the simple way that news and hype works, flawed Japanese exclusives tend to simply fly under the radar.

:* "Tighter [[quality control]]" is a total myth. Takara products are manufactured under much the same production conditions as Hasbro's: pretty much everything for both markets is made in China—in fact, according to Hasbro [[Australia]] representatives and Hasbro designer [[Eric Siebenaler]], ''all'' of the ''Transformers'' toys jointly developed between Hasbro and Takara/TakaraTomy are manufactured at factories contracted to the Japanese toy company. This means Takara is (at least indirectly) responsible for whatever quality control problems occur with Hasbro-released toys. Takara's standards of quality control for their domestically-released toys are just as likely to let mistakes creep through. Just ask any buyer of ''Henkei! Henkei!'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Thundercracker]] how well his weapons stay attached to the arms. And let's not even get started on ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Rodimus Convoy's]] first production run.

[[File:ER-toy Allicon TakTom stock.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''I SAY HEY! WHAT'S GOIN' ON!!'']]
:* The fields in which Takara genuinely excels Hasbro are comparably minor: Takara's [[stock photography]] has historically tended to be more impressive than Hasbro's, without obvious mistransformations and awkward poses, and at the same time looks more representative of the actual toy due to less reliance on blatant digital touch-ups. But again, this is a trend, not a rule, as evidenced by whatever the hell is going on with Takara's pre-release images of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Allicon#Toys|Allicon]]. Also, while Hasbro's stock photos were pretty error-prone and used unfinished toys through the early/mid 2000s, the quality has improved over time... plus they've largely moved to using CAD imagery the final toys are made from for stock imagery, which definitely cuts back on room for pre-final changes in the toys and posing/transformation by people unfamiliar with the toys.

:: Likewise, Takara's [[instructions]] generally have tended be more detailed and useful than Hasbro's, though this largely started during ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' and continued up until around the latter 2010s, when Takara started to align its products more with Hasbro's packaging and presentation. With ''Beast Wars'' in particular, this was because Hasbro had to print instructions for the carded toys on the back of the card, which had limited real estate to work with. Folded-up paper instructions only came with larger boxed toys in the Hasbro ''Beast Wars'' line, while virtually ''all'' Takara ''Beast Wars'' toys came in boxes, and had packed-in instructions. But like the stock photography, the divide has shrunk considerably in recent years as the two companies aligned the look and packaging of their product together.

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* '''Hasbro lost the rights to a lot of G1 Transformers names. That is why you see toys named "Autobot Jazz" or "Decepticon Brawl" these days. Takara is more competent than Hasbro and doesn't need to change their toys' names.'''

: That's not quite how name rights —aka [[trademark]]— work. There are indeed instances where another company has snatched a trademark, making it unavailable for Hasbro's use. The reason is because trademarks need to be consistently used in commerce (roughly once every year or so), or it could be considered "abandoned", making it open for grabs should another company try to claim it. "[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Hot Rod]]" was unavailable to [[Hasbro]] because [[Mattel]] held several similar trademarks, "[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys|Bluestreak]]" was too similar to Gendron's "Toledo 'Blue Streak'" trademark, and a company named Lanard held the trademark "Shockwave" until 2005. This prompted Hasbro to use substitute names for toys based on these characters, such as "Rodimus Major" and "Rodimus" for Hot Rod, "Silverstreak" for Bluestreak and "Shockblast" for Shockwave (Hasbro has since managed to reacquire all three aforementioned trademarks).

: Meanwhile, the names with prefixes such as "Autobot" or "Decepticon"? Those are usually non-compound single real words from the English language. Hasbro's legal department considers them too "generic" to be easily defensible as trademarks, hence the addition of prefixes such as "Autobot Jazz", "Decepticon Brawl", or "Constructicon Devastator" for better protection. This does ''not'' work with names already trademarked by another company–otherwise, [[Bandai]] could release a toy named "Gunpla Optimus Prime" tomorrow, and Hasbro couldn't do anything about it.

: For a while, it seemed like these trademark quibbles were limited to Hasbro, and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] was somehow exempt due to a different market situation. However, the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' line saw the emergence of quite a few "Cybertron", "Destron" and "[[Stunticon (G1)|Stuntron]]" prefixes, implying that the trademark situation on the Japanese market was changing, and starting with the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|''Movie'' line]], TakaraTomy (now adopting Hasbro names instead of their established Japanese-market names) began to use "Autobot" and "Decepticon" prefixes. With ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Transformers United|United]]'', TakaraTomy even used prefixes for names Hasbro has been able to use ''without'' prefixes.

{{-}}[[File:Shockwave-MP-vs-KO.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|250px|No factory reject in sight. ''(Knockoff on the left, official on the right)'']]
* '''So-called [[Knockoff#High-fidelity counterfeits|high-quality Transformers knockoffs]] (such as the Masterpiece clones that started cropping up online in the early 2010s) are actually factory rejects that were simply repackaged and sold for a reduced price.'''

: This is an incredibly persistent myth in both Transformers collecting and, in general, across the world of collectible consumer goods broadly: it's not unlikely that you've heard the same claim being made about other types of action figures, as well as trading cards, sneakers, luxury bags, etecetera. Very often, it is stated that cheap high-quality copies of these products (the likes of which you'll usually find on Chinese-connected e-commerce websites like AliExpress, Temu, and Wish) are actually not [[Knockoff|knockoffs]] but rather just official items that did not pass quality control during their production cycles because of some minor imperceptible flaw, and as a result, either they were rescued off the factories by savvy workers who did not want these near-perfect products to go to waste or - as it's sometimes even claimed - they were sold at a heavily reduced price (or even just directly ''given''!) to online resellers by the original manufacturers.

: As with most myths, there is a very slight hint of truth to this one: "[[wikipedia:Factory second|Factory second]]" products that are essentially just original items that did not pass quality control and are thus sold off at a cheaper price do actually exist, but not just is this a far less common practice than what the memorabilia-collecting internet might lead you to believe, such items are also often sold with the acknowledgement of the official brands through either their own websites or by means of reputable connected retailers as one-off discounted batches of products, not dropshippers on AliExpress. Point and case, when it comes to Transformers specifically, there has never been any evidence that any series of knockoffs are "factory rejects": sure, there are some strikingly accurate bootlegs based on toylines and subseries like ''[[Masterpiece]]'', ''[[Human Alliance]]'', and the occasional ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]'' Legends class toys, that really do look like authentic products at a glance... Until you realize that it's {{CURRENTYEAR}}, and new batches of all of these bootlegs are ''still'' consistently showing up on e-commerce websites (the Masterpiece KOs in particular practically flood the internet!), years or often even more than a decade after Hasbro and Takara stopped producing official copies of those same toys. This means that either A) Chinese resellers just keep stumbling into a mythical pile of brand-new unsold copies of old factory-rejected figures or B), as it is more plausible; they're just counterfeit copies that are continually being churned out of factories somewhere in China... And yeah, the latter one is actually the case: for instance; some newer batches of Masterpiece KOs have production stickers that identify them as made by companies like "Yiwu Yiluo Electronic Commerce" with production dates timestamping their manufacturing to one or two years ago.

: To be clear, it's not ''impossible'' that, by some chance, some other batch of Transformers toys being sold on the bootleg market might have been "factory rejects" - it's just that, again, there's no evidence for any such ocurrence, and as we've seen, the bootlegs that are most often described as factory rejects are demonstrably ''not'' factory rejects. As such, you can mostly write this one off as a myth.

==Generation 1 misconceptions==
===Toys===
====Generation 1 (1984-1990)====
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*'''Some Generation 1 toy molds were in use as long ago as 1974.'''

:Some ''[[Micro Change]]''-derived toys have the text "©1974, 1983" or variations thereof stamped on them, with the actual ''Micro Change'' releases of the earlier figures even featuring a blatant "©Takara 1974" printed on the front of their packaging, and as a result are occasionally sold on eBay with descriptions such as "original 1974 [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]]". Likewise, the ''[[Diaclone]]''-derived toys also have two dates as part of their copyright markings, with the earlier one being invariably "1980".

:In reality, though, the first ''Micro Change'' toys weren't even designed until the early 1980s. Those confusing double copyright dates are a result of the way Japanese IP law worked at the time. The earlier copyright date in question refers to the year the toyline in general, as well as its fictional backstory, was first launched (1974 in the case of the original ''[[Microman]]'' franchise, 1980 in the case of Diaclone), while the second one refers to the date the toy itself was created.

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[[File:G1 Bluestreak boxart.jpg|upright=1|thumb|You had this as a kid. The picture, that is. Not the toy.]]
*'''A super-rare blue variant of Bluestreak was available during Generation 1.'''

: The very earliest [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] toy [[catalog]]s used a photo of a blue-sided ''[[Diaclone]]'' Fairlady Z to represent [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys|Bluestreak]]; photographs of the same toy were used for Bluestreak's own [[Instructions|instruction booklet]]. The same blue-sided color scheme was also used on his [[Package art|box art]]; which was in turn shown on ''every'' 1984 instruction booklet as a sample tech spec.

: All this gave rise to a long-standing myth that a blue Bluestreak toy was sold under the ''Transformers'' brand during Generation 1, with some people going so far as to "remember" owning blue Bluestreaks as children, or at least knowing someone else who did. Adding to the confusion, ''{{w|ToyFare}}'' magazine had a long history of listing the supposed blue Bluestreak as a "foreign [[variant]]" in its monthly price guide.

: However, actual samples of a blue-sided Bluestreak in a sealed ''Transformers'' box have ''never'' appeared, and the [[Karl Hartman|collectors who have been at it since the very beginning]] and [[Jon Hartman|amassed ''insane'' numbers of rare Transformers]] have never seen one. After literal decades of no samples ever being found, it is certain that this holy grail is just a legend.

: Oddly enough, numerous other Transformers toys from that era were depicted in both catalogues, packaging art, and even cartoon character models with colors they were never released in —[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], for example— yet Bluestreak is the only one to be (mis)remembered in this manner, perhaps because his name is ''Blue''streak, so he had to have been blue, right?

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[[File:G1-toy Bumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Bumblejumper", who later would be known as "Bumper".]]
*'''"Bumblejumper" is just a yellow Cliffjumper.'''

: In 1984, Hasbro released three different similar-form toys as part of the [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] assortment: [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys|Cliffjumper]], and a [[Bumper (G1)|third unnamed toy]] that was not advertised in any capacity, sold ''only'' on Cliffjumper cards (at least, no samples on a Bumblebee card have ever surfaced). This third mold was a "leftover" from the ''[[Micro Change]]'' line, based on a Mazda Familia 1500XG sedan, and was very quickly phased out (resulting in him becoming the first of the "holy grail" super-costly Transformers on the secondary market). The exact nature of how and why this toy got released is still unclear. Fans took to calling this third mystery mold portmanteau names such as "Bumblejumper", "Cliffbee", and "Bumper"; that last one eventually becoming his official name when he appeared in the ongoing [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)|''Generation One'' Volume 1]] comic series by [[Dreamwave Productions]].

: Adding to the confusion is that both Bumblebee and Cliffjumper were available in two color schemes: their fiction-supported colors (Bee in yellow, Cliff in red) and in reversed colors (Bee in red, Cliff in yellow) up through 1985. And since Cliffjumper and Bumper are both similarly boxy in vehicle form, and Bumper was only available in yellow, and only on Cliffjumper cards for a very short time, and was not in any catalogs and had no name and didn't appear in any cartoons or comics....

: Further adding to the mistaken memory pile is [[Hubcap (G1)#toys|Hubcap]], a yellow [[retool]] of Cliffjumper released in 1986. Fun!

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[[File:Jetfire-SkyfireModels.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Patience. You just have to wait 22 years.]]
*'''A show-accurate Skyfire toy was available during Generation 1.'''

: Due to some legal entanglements, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] was renamed "Skyfire" for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]], with a [[character model]] that bore only a vague resemblance to the toy. Some confused viewers seem to have come away assuming that there had to be a [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] Generation 1 toy by the name of Skyfire. There was not. Not a lot more to elaborate on here.

: Of course, ''later'' toys are another story. The ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Jetfire toy is actually designed as a mix between the original toy and the cartoon character model, and many later toys of the character have aspects of/are based on the cartoon model.

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[[File:Unicron Proto.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Seriously, aren't you glad your poor parents didn't have to waste like a hundred bucks on this back in '86?]]
*'''A Unicron toy was available during Generation 1.'''

: No toys of [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]] were available (or even produced beyond [[prototype]]) until 2003. In fact, the mere ''existence'' of those prototypes wasn't actually officially confirmed until many years later. The first [[Unicron/toys|official Unicron toy]] to be released came out as part of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' line in 2003 and was a brand new mold, not based on an old, unused prototype.

: The fictional existence of a ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' Unicron toy is likely based on schoolground one-upmanship: if one kid had a larger toy such as [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] or [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], a rival kid would claim to have a Unicron toy in order to appear cooler, but would most likely retire to his bed a sobbing mess, knowing in his heart that one day God would punish him for being a HUGE FIBBER.

: What ''might'' also have attributed to this misconception was the voice actor for Unicron himself, Orson Welles. He died before the movie's release, and the part in the 1986 movie was his last role before his death in 1985. He loathed the part and could not even remember his character's name; he was quoted as saying, "I play a big toy who attacks a bunch of smaller toys," mistakenly assuming that there was a toy of his character (an understandable assumption)... though at the time, the number of children who would have heard this quote would likely be vanishingly tiny.

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[[File:G1toy tfc soundwave and soundblaster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Individual buttons. It's a lost art.]]
*'''The reissue Soundwave toys released by Takara are reverse-engineered from Soundblaster because the original molds are lost.'''

:Both the ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' and ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Soundwave]] releases have different tape buttons and hinges than the ones found on the vintage Hasbro release. While the vintage Hasbro Soundwave had inset controls and an internal tape deck hinge, the Takara reissues have a large button block that serves as a pivot point for an external tape deck hinge. The supposed reason for this is the mold for the original versions of the buttons and door are lost or worn out, so a new single tape door was made to work with the Soundblaster mold.

:In fact, the buttons and hinge used on the reissue Soundwaves were originally a [[retool]]ed running change [[variant]] of Takara's original 1985 release of Soundwave. The further Soundblaster retool was based on the later Japanese version of Soundwave, as were the reissues. Presumably, the original mold in its original condition ''is'' lost - but this happened ''long'' before Takara retooled Soundwave into Soundblaster.

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[[File:SnakeBomb-MIB.jpg|upright=1|thumb|This led to more confusion than you'd think.]]
*'''Various misconceptions about ''Beastformers.'''

: While it has been common knowledge since the early days of online fandom that the Hasbro ''Battle Beasts'' toys were sold in Takara's markets in 1987 under the ''Transformers'' banner as ''[[Beastformers (franchise)|Beastformers]]'', many of the details of ''how'' they were sold were misreported. Given it's a somewhat niche piece of Generation 1 history, the early online fandom's general lack of access to Japanese sources, ''and'' the fact that few/no Japanese sources kept track of the rather complicated release history of the toys (outlined on their own page, linked above), it's not hard to see how some of this propagated and persisted for decades since.

: For a while, it was often said that the Beastformers had Autobot/Decepticon [[rubsign]]s, as the characters had been split up into Autobot/Decepticon-allied sides. But the Beastformers had the same Fire/Wood/Water rubsigns as their Hasbro counterparts (their rubsigns were also significantly smaller than those on the Transformers!), it's just that the ''Transformers'' media they (briefly) appeared in made no mention of this play gimmick for whatever reasons; the packaging certainly made note of it.

: Not all of the ''Beastformers'' toys were actually released under the ''Transformers'' umbrella, at least directly. This is an easy one to see how it got spread, as all of Takara's ''Transformers'' catalogs and advertisements in 1987 showed the entire lineup of 76 figures found in ''Battle Beasts''. Even many of Takara's ''modern'' retrospectives do this! But in reality, only 54 figures and only one of the vehicles, the [[Red Phoenix#Toys|Red Phoenix]] [[Fortress (Beastformers)|Fortress]], actually came in ''Transformers''-branded boxes. In 1988, ''Beastformers'' was spun off into its own series without the ''Transformers'' branding as a sequel set after the war with the Cybertronians, and even really played up the Fire/Wood/Water gimmick. It is in this line that 20 of the missing 22 figures (yes, there are two ''Beastformers'' shown in numerous sources that ultimately were never released in Japan), the remaining five vehicles, as well as the entire run of [[Laser Beast]]s, finally reached Japanese toy shelves. Many of the toys from the ''Transformers''-branded part of the line were re-released in this sequel series, but not ''all'' of them... though again, Takara's marketing materials continued to show all 76. Confused? We don't blame you.

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[[File:Henry Orenstein old.jpg|thumb|upright=1|right|Arguably one of the most fascinating people involved with the creation of the ''Transformers'' brand.]]
*'''In 2005, a crazy old man claimed he had created the original ''Transformers'' toys.'''

: In 2005, the ''Transformers'' [[fandom]] learned, by way of a newspaper article posted by an internet fan site, of the existence of [[Henry Orenstein]], a former toymaker. Although the main focus of the article was Orenstein's then-current achievements in the field of poker, it also implied that Orenstein had "created" the original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' toys, and even featured a photo that depicted a somewhat confused-looking Orenstein holding [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|20th Anniversary Optimus Prime]]. Many fans subsequently assumed that this was a deluded old man who believed he had created the concept of ''Transformers'' toys, even though the fandom knew full well by this point that the original toys were originally created in Japan. His status as the "creator" of the ''Transformers'' toy line was subsequently repeated in several other articles about the man, last with the news of his passing in 2021.

: The ''fact'' is that Orenstein had worked for [[Hasbro]] during the 1980s, and was the person who had convinced [[George Dunsay]], then Hasbro's Vice President of R&D, to acquire the rights to a (more or less) innovative type of Japanese toys, which would eventually become known as the original ''Transformers'' toys. Aside from that and the original patent for the [[rubsign]]s, which he shares with Dunsay, Orenstein has made no known contribution to the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]]. Obviously, the writer of said newspaper article had only marginal knowledge of the history of the ''Transformers'' brand, was told what was most likely nothing more than an anecdote by Orenstein (his biography, by the way, is so fascinating that his involvement with the ''Transformers'' brand is arguably one of the ''less'' noteworthy details), and subsequently inflated it massively with hyperbole, possibly in an attempt to gain more attention to his article due to the popularity of the brand, even before the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]]. The only question is, where did the photographer get the 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime toy from?
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====''Generation 2''====
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*'''"Generation 2" means "after ''The Transformers: The Movie''."'''

: This common but explicitly false idea probably stems from the many casual fans who grew up with the original ''Transformers'' line but stopped paying much attention around 1986, when the animated ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' debuted and the ''Transformers'' craze began to die down. Many such fans regained some interest in ''Transformers'' many years later, particularly with hype surrounding the [[Transformers (film)|2007 live-action movie]]. Seeing the phrase "Generation 2" batted around in fandom, it might seem natural to assume it refers to the big changeover that happened with the animated film. It certainly didn't help that, early in the life of [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]], [[Pat Lee]] shared in this misconception, leading other new arrivals to the fandom to ape his use of the term.

: While the original animated movie certainly marked a change from one "generation" of toys to another, along with some new design trends, the phrase "Generation 2" refers to [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|a very specific franchise]], marketed from 1992 to 1995—years after the animated film had come and gone. Its relative obscurity probably contributes to the mis-attribution of the term, as ''Generation 2'' marks a low point in popularity for ''Transformers'' as a whole.

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[[File:G2Devastator toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Its a exclusive!?{{sic}}]]
* '''The orange ''Generation 2'' Constructicons were exclusive to KB Toys.'''

: In 1993, Hasbro reissued the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] under the ''Generation 2'' line. The initial (and more common) versions saw the original ''Generation 1'' figures' green plastic changed to yellow, while a later, rarer version featured an orange plastic color for the entire team instead. A popular rumor, which is also propagated by many an [[eBay]] seller, claims that the orange versions were [[exclusive]]ly available at [[KB Toys]] (formerly "Kay Bee") in the United States.

: No substantial evidence supporting this rumor has ever surfaced. It should be pointed out, though, that store exclusives were still fairly uncommon prior to ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'', with the only confirmed example being the [[Classic Pretender]]s being sold without their [[Pretender]] shells under the name "[[Legends (G1)|Legends]]", exclusive to [[Kmart]].

: Since the packaging for the orange versions is identical to that used for the yellow versions, down to the UPC barcodes, it is very likely that Hasbro didn't actually consider the orange versions as separate products, but as mere [[variant#Running changes|running change color variants]], just like the ''Generation 2'' versions of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s had been available in there different colors each.

: Also, since some people insist having purchased the orange Constructicons at other stores such as Mills Fleet Farm, the most likely explanation is that KB Toys was merely the chain that ordered the largest bulk of them, thus leading to the faulty perception that they were "only" available at KB Toys. Additionally, one has to understand that in the early days of the online Transformers [[fandom]], when the latter consisted entirely of the text-only usenet news group [[alt.toys.transformers]] and long before official announcements of new toys by Hasbro via social media, it was anything but uncommon for people to assume every other newly-found figure to be "exclusive" to whatever chain they were first discovered at by default.
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====''Alternators''====
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*'''A yellow version of ''Alternators'' Tracks was released to North American stores (but then recalled by Hasbro).'''
[[File:YellowTracks.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Only in Japan, baby.]]
:When [[Hasbro]] (and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) originally announced the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' version of [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] in 2004, the toy's [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode's]] primary color was yellow. This caused the ire of a significant portion of the fandom, which insisted that the toy had to be ''blue'', like its [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] predecessor.

:Hasbro eventually confirmed at [[OTFCC 2004]] that the initial idea had been to release the toy in yellow first, and then later as a running change [[variant]] in blue, like Takara would ultimately do. However, Hasbro had encountered problems at the test shot stage, where it became evident that some of the toy's innards were shining through the yellow plastic. As a result, plans for a release of the yellow version were scrapped, and it was decided to release the blue version from the get-go.

:Rumors started circulating that some stores (usually [[Walmart]]) had indeed received a shipment of the toy, but were then asked by Hasbro to send back the entire batch. Naturally, no substantial evidence has ever surfaced to back up these claims. And while toys may occasionally be recalled [[for safety reasons]], it's highly doubtful that "aesthetics" would be enough of a reason to warrant an expensive product recall.
:The only "packaged" versions of a yellow ''Alternators'' Tracks we ever got to see were internet pranks of the "yellow ''Binaltech'' Tracks in photoshopped Hasbro box" variety. Which, of course, didn't help matters at all.
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*'''Hasbro omitted ''Alternators'' Windcharger's gun barrel for safety reasons.'''
[[File:WindchargerOverdrive.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Castrated at the request of Honda.]]
: When the first stolen [[Prototype|test shots]] of ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Windcharger (G1)#Alternators|Windcharger]] surfaced in 2004, the toy sported an extraordinarily long gun barrel (which doubled as the [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]]'s drive shaft). The toy was ultimately released without the barrel, which was not shown or mentioned anywhere on the packaging or in the instructions. Indeed, Windcharger's weapon accessory was officially identified as a "shield" on the back of the packaging (in addition to the actual, ragtop roof shield). [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], on the other hand, later released their own ''Binaltech'' version of the toy (named [[Overdrive]]) with the full barrel, prominently shown in the official promotional photos.

: The initial fan theory upon seeing the barrel-less toy was that Hasbro had gutted it for safety reasons, under the notion that the long barrel might pose a choking hazard. Even though this was refuted by actual experts on toy safety standards, the rumor still persisted. An official response from Hasbro's customer service department to an e-mail inquiry (published on a fan site's message board) confirmed that the reason for the barrel's omission was "so the accessory would not look like a weapon".<ref name="Windcharger gun barrel">"http://forums.tformers.com/talk/index.php?showtopic=13088 Response from Hasbro's customer service department regarding the lack of Alternators Windcharger's gun barrel.</ref> Eventually, Hasbro (in the presence of Takara representatives) would confirm the full story at [[BotCon 2005]]: It had indeed been Honda, specifically their North American branch, that had asked to remove the gun barrel and all references to "weapons" from the toy, its packaging and included paperwork. Honda's Japanese department, on the other hand, had no such concerns, which is why Takara were able to release the ''Binaltech'' version with the barrel intact.

: Despite this official statement by Hasbro, the myth still persists, and has actually since evolved into a conspiracy theory, which postulates that Hasbro ''deliberately lied'' to its fans in order to shift blame to Honda rather than admitting to have made that decision themselves in order to conform to safety standards. Which is mindbogglingly absurd.
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====''Transformers Collection''====
[[File:G1 Vol.1 Issue2 1.jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|A solicitation of then upcoming Takara reissues? Not really.]]
*'''Takara's ''Transformers Collection'' had something to do with Dreamwave.'''

:In 2002, Takara launched their series of [[Generation 1 reissues]] named ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'', also commonly referred to as "bookbox reissues" or even "Dreamwave reissues" among fans. The reason for that is simple: The [[package art]], especially for early releases such as [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Transformers Collection|Meister]] or [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Transformers Collection|Prowl]], was often directly taken from the covers of and promotional posters for [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave's]] first ''[[Prime Directive|Generation One]]'' mini-series drawn by [[Pat Lee]]. A common misconception among fans at that time was that Takara was coordinating their reissues with Dreamwave. Some even tried to predict upcoming reissues based on the existing Dreamwave covers. Yet [[Mirage (G1)#Toys|Mirage]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Sunstreaker]] reissues never materialized.

:In fact, probably the main reason why Takara recycled Pat's Dreamwave artwork of those characters for the [[packaging]] of their reissues was its coincidental availability: The artwork had already been created and paid for, so why commission new art when they could just use what already exists? Furthermore, only about half of the ''Collection'' reissues actually sported "Dreamwave" package art, whereas the rest used newly-commissioned art drawn by Japanese artist [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]], who has never in his life worked for Dreamwave, and had been drawing in a heavily-toy-based style long before Pat Lee rose to his brief "superstar artist" fame.
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===Fiction===
====''The Transformers cartoon''====
*'''The original ''The Transformers'' series was redubbed anime which originated in Japan, just like ''Battle of the Planets'', ''Voltron'', ''Robotech'' and other such shows screened in the '80s.'''
[[File:TFG1.JPG|right|thumb|Toransufōmā!]]
: Although most moderate-to-hardcore fans are well aware that this is a fallacy, there are those more casual fans (or those who have not rewatched the original ''Transformers'' cartoon since childhood) who are under the misconception that [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'']] was an anime.

: Although the original toyline and thus the characters' basic visual designs were taken from Japanese-originated products, the original characters, names, factions and entire story premise of the whole ''Transformers'' franchise were developed in the United States by [[Hasbro]], [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] and eventually [[Sunbow Productions|Sunbow]]. Although the animation was farmed out to [[Toei|Japanese]] (and later also [[AKOM|Korean]]) [[TMS Entertainment|studios]], the writing and original voice recording of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|all four seasons of the original series]] plus ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|The Movie]]'' was entirely done in America.

: This misconception probably stems from distant childhood memories of the cartoon, the fact that shows like the aforementioned ''Robotech'' were redubbed anime and the ''Transformers''' obvious Japanese influences. This ''may'' also be due to passing exposure to [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] and the [[Unicron Trilogy]] shows which, viewed as an adult, are ''very'' obviously redubbed anime.

: This is in part related to the misconception that '''all''' ''Transformers'' toys are ''solely'' designed, developed and manufactured by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], and all [[Hasbro]] ever does is to put them in new packaging and distribute them in the Western market (see above). Because this is true for other Japanese robot toylines, and therefore it must also apply to ''Transformers''.

: However, there's actually a ''little'' bit of truth to this misconception; since the G1 cartoon is an animated series made by Japanese studios, one could feasibly call it an anime; as "anime" is only a word to describe any form of animation in Japan, much like the word "cartoon" is here in the West, and ''not'' a term for a specific genre.

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[[File:G1 cartoon Decepticon underwater base.JPG|upright=1.33|thumb|This wrecked ''Victory'' was never the ''Nemesis''.]]
*'''The Decepticons' undersea base in the Generation 1 cartoon was the ''Nemesis'', the ship that originally brought them to Earth.'''

: In the [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|three-part pilot mini-series]] of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], the Decepticons traveled to Earth aboard a starship that, years later, would be given the name of ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' by the [[Nemesis Part 1|final two]] [[Nemesis Part 2|episodes]] of the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]]. For the rest of the Generation 1 cartoon's first two seasons, the Decepticons were stationed on Earth in an [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|underwater headquarters]] that was originally another spacecraft that they had constructed on Earth during the pilot mini-series. The ship was supposed to take the Decepticons back to Cybertron, but it crashed into the ocean after a battle aboard its bridge. This ship would later be named ''[[Victory (G1)|Victory]]'' in [[2009]].

: However, a combination of faulty memories, lack of proper access to the full G1 cartoon throughout the 1990s, and the ''Nemesis'' being found at the bottom of the sea in ''Beast Wars'', led a sizable number of fans to misremember the Decepticons' underwater base as having been the ''Nemesis'' instead of the ''Victory''. It certainly didn't help that the ''Victory'' originally had no name for twenty-five years, and that its design and appearance were always rather similar to that of the ''Nemesis''. Nonetheless, the ''Nemesis'' eventually did show up in the second season episode "[[Microbots]]" as a completely separate vessel from the undersea base, buried inside a mountain in [[South America]], with Megatron fully confirming it to be the very same ship that had originally brought him and his Decepticon crew to Earth.

: And yet, this misunderstanding persisted just long enough to influence a few pieces of ''Transformers'' media of the 2000s. Namely the [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)|Generation 1 comics]] published by [[Dreamwave Productions]], and [[Redemption Center|one story]] from the ''[[Transformers Legends (book)|Transformers Legends]]'' anthology book featured the ''Nemesis'' as the Decepticons' Earth-based undersea headquarters.

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*'''Jazz was written out of the series due to the death of his voice actor.'''

: [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] conspicuously survives the events of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', yet went on to make no speaking appearances in the third season of the cartoon. As his voice actor, [[Scatman Crothers]], passed away of lung cancer in 1986, it is common for fans to assume that the latter caused the former. This isn't hurt by the fact that fellow Autobot and film survivor [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] also vanished due to issues involving [[Casey Kasem|his own voice actor]], nor by the fact that one of Jazz's only appearances involved him seemingly being referred to as "[[Munka Spanka]]."

: However, the dates simply don't match up: Crothers's death happened on November 22, long after the third season had begun airing. In fact, by that point, the only remaining episodes were the two parts of "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of Optimus Prime]]", both of which aired months after the rest of the season. Add in the fact that any dialogue for the episodes would have been recorded months in advance, and the idea that Crothers dying affected the writing process becomes borderline impossible. The more likely answer is that Jazz stopped appearing, like much of the Season 1 and 2 cast, because his toy was no longer on shelves.

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*'''''The Headmasters'' was going to be dubbed into English and shown in America.'''

: In America, "Season 4" consisted of "The Rebirth", a 3-episode mini-series. In Japan, "The Rebirth" was ignored, and a full-fledged series titled ''The Headmasters'' continued the story instead. Rumors once swirled in the fandom of an American-led dub of ''The Headmasters'' series; the dub was largely finished, goes the story, till the materials were lost in a warehouse fire.

: Given the meandering, continuity-heavy pace of the series (common for Japanese shows but anathema to American sensibilities of the time), the presence of numerous characters who had no toy equivalent on US shelves, the incompatibility with the "[[Nebulan]]" head characters, the number of Japanese cultural references, and the very existence of "[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Rebirth]]", this rumor seems unlikely on the surface.

: More to the point, no official confirmation or other evidence has ever surfaced to back it up. In all likelihood the rumor was probably a {{w|Chinese whispers|Chinese Whisper}} from the fact that the laughably-bad English language [[Omni Productions]] dub was screened on UK satellite TV during the 1990s.

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*'''Transformers were meant as a "genderless" race. Arcee and the other female Transformers were added to the brand because feminists complained about the Transformers all being male.'''

: When [[Bob Budiansky]] was assigned to work out the character details for the toys, he initially intended some of them to represent female characters, like [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. However, he was not given permission by [[Hasbro]] to include females because the company feared it would have a negative impact on the sales of those toys.<ref>[http://rustingcarcass.yuku.com/topic/954 Rusting Carcass interview]</ref> Budiansky complied, and in later years, would even pen [[Recipe for Disaster!|a story]] for the Marvel comic in which the Transformer race was stated to have no concept of gender.

:[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The cartoon]] was a different story. Since television requires a bigger investment than comics, but also offers the potential for a much better payoff, it is of interest for a TV network to broadcast material that reaches the highest possible demographic. To this end, very early in its development, writer [[Jeffrey Scott]] penned a [[production bible]] which included original female Transformer characters as part of an effort to sell the series to TV Network [[CBS]]. When it was decided to produce the series for syndication rather than for a network, new story editors [[Bryce Malek]] and [[Dick Robbins]] dropped this idea, and the series went on to star an exclusively-male cast of robots. However, in late 1984, while working on the early story development for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', writer [[Ron Friedman]] argued for the inclusion of a female Autobot in the story, on the basis that he "had a daughter who love[d] this stuff." Friedman won his argument, Arcee was added to the movie, and in 1985, female Autobots were incorporated into the series in advance of the film's release, with the introduction of [[Elita One]] and her [[Female Autobots]] in the episode "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]."

:In other Transformers cartoons, [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] and the English dub gender flip of [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] have also been added to their respective series because of network demands, whereas [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] and [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] were a request from the writers to Hasbro.

: Despite persistent stories, there is no documented instance of feminists demanding the inclusion of female Transformers (and likely, they've got something better to do than complain about another generic boys show like there are hundreds of). There is, however, a comic story called "[[Prime's Rib!]]" which presents Arcee's introduction to the Autobot ranks as an attempt by Optimus Prime to appease [[Feminist mob|human feminists]]. While the story is obviously satire, through hearsay it has become believed by some that it is what actually happened.
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====''The Transformers: The Movie''====
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[[File:TFTM dead gray Prime.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Traumatizing enough as it is, frankly.]]
*'''There exists an "uncut version" of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' containing all sorts of non-kid-friendly content.'''

: These stories stem mainly from the fact that many home-video releases of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' omit two relatively minor instances of characters using profanity, which during the 1990s resulted in some [[alt.toys.transformers]] posters advertising "uncut" VHS copies of the movie for sale, thus either intentionally or unintentionally creating the myth of a really foul-mouthed and ultra-violent alternate version of ''The Transformers: The Movie''. At least one poster claimed to have uncut reels of the original film showing a number of violent scenes,<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/07464cbfbb5d0cc9/8aee0b30765b2b4a?hl=en#8aee0b30765b2b4a THE UNCUT JAPANESE TRANSFORMERS MOVIE]</ref> but, unsurprisingly, was unwilling to provide any form of proof.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/799fec40c1aa285e/6af42e4099affa04?hl=en# Doth the Canadian protesteth too much?]</ref> So have ended all claims of uncut footage from the film.

: A much stranger rumor, whose origins are unclear, claims that the original theatrical cut of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' depicted [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] crumbling into dust after dying, and that that scene was cut by the distributor in mid-release because children were traumatized by the imagery. Interestingly, the "[[Death of Optimus Prime]]" track on the original soundtrack album does contain ten extra seconds of music. At the end, just before the song's final low-octave percussion sequence, there is a very distinct series of notes that appears nowhere else in the song and is not in the onscreen version. However, no other evidence of this "lost" animation sequence exists among the many storyboards, preliminary animations, interviews, varying formats, etc., that have come to light. The myth could be related to the death of Starscream, a few scenes later, where Starscream '''does''' indeed crumble to dust after being shot by Galvatron; time and distance could lead fans to confuse the two scenes.

: These claims should not be confused with the extra storyboarded scenes and early script revisions which have come to light over the years, which do in fact contain a lot more violence. But no evidence exists that any of these sequences, even those that made it to storyboard, were ever animated. Especially given the expense of producing full animation.

::''See also: [[The Transformers: The Movie#Edits]].''

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*'''Some portions of Unicron's dialogue were recorded by an actor other than Orson Welles.'''

:A common rumor in the Western fandom claimed that Unicron's final lines ("Destiny... you cannot destroy my.. destiny!") were recorded by [[Leonard Nimoy]], based on claims that those lines sounded "different" from the rest of [[Orson Welles]]' lines.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092106/trivia IMDB.com reference to the Leonard Nimoy-as-Unicron rumor.]</ref> Compounding the rumor is the fact that Welles died shortly after recording his ''TF:TM'' lines<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/This-Orson-Welles/dp/030680834X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-6174389-3113623?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1182349938&sr=8-1 According to one biography, Welles recorded his ''TF:TM'' lines on October 5, 1985 and died five days later.]</ref> (and indeed, one version of the rumor has Welles actually dying ''before'' completing his lines). Despite being debunked repeatedly (including by [[Susan Blu]] and [[Wally Burr]], both of whom should know), this one still pops up from time to time.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/leonard-nimoy-officially-announced-as-the-voice-of-sentinel-prime.387399/page-7#post-5858748 Nimoy-as-Unicron rumor repeated by TFW2005 user "RedAlert Rescue".]</ref><ref>[http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2007/07/when_orson_welles_was_a_transformer.single.html Slate.com discusses the Unicron rumor.]</ref>

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[[File:TFTM - Brawn's death.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Brawn can't shoulder the blame on this one.]]
*'''Brawn was killed in the movie by a single shot to the shoulder.'''

:A long-running joke in the fandom is that the tough-as-nails Brawn was killed by taking a single shot to his shoulder. While it's true Brawn was killed by a single shot from Megatron in gun mode, there is a single frame showing the shot actually hitting him in the upper flat portion of his chest, with the massive explosion that follows obscuring exactly where he was hit. In the following shot as he falls, a entry wound can be seen lower on his chest, with a large exit wound seen on his back.

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*'''''The Transformers: The Movie''/Scatman Crothers coined the term "ginormous", which has since been added to several dictionaries.'''

: In ''The Transformers: The Movie'', [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], voiced by [[Scatman Crothers]], described [[Unicron]] as "a ginormous, weird-looking planet". The word "ginormous", a portmanteau of "gigantic" and "enormous", was officially added by the Merriam-Webster Online dictionary in 2007.<ref name="webster">[http://www.merriam-webster.com/info/newwords07.htm Merriam-Webster adding the word "ginormous]</ref>

: Some fans believe that Crothers had coined the term, which is incorrect for several reasons. Even putting aside the notion that under this theory, Crothers is assumed to have ad-libbed the line (rather than simply reading it from [[Ron Friedman]]'s script), the term has actually been around for much longer, being listed in the Oxford English Dictionary as a "British informal" word that has existed since at least the 1940s, and was originally military slang.<ref name="oxford">[http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/ginormous Oxford dictionary entry for "ginormous"]</ref>

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*'''Scourge was the one who asked Galvatron "You want me to gut Ultra Magnus?"'''

: During the Decepticons' second attack on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] rode inside [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus's]] cockpit, piloting him in vehicle mode. At one point, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] flew up alongside them, also in vehicle mode, and his robot mode head popped up when the line "You want me to gut Ultra Magnus?" was spoken to Galvatron. Ever since the movie's release, fans have debated over who said this line, with the majority insisting it was Scourge.<ref>The fact that Scourge's sole line in the movie ("But remember, we belong to ''[[Unicron/Generation 1|him]]!'') was spoken in a much higher-pitched voice than the deeper-pitched voice Scourge would have during Season 3 of the cartoon also led many to mistakenly believe that that line was spoken by a [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] instead of Scourge himself.</ref> The [[Transformers: The Animated Movie|IDW adaptation of the movie]] even gave the line to Scourge in its [[To the Death—and Beyond!|second chapter]]. However, a closer examination of the voice that spoke the line reveals it was actually [[Roger C. Carmel]] (Cyclonus's actor), not [[Stan Jones]] (Scourge's actor): The voice is similarly guttural to how Carmel sounded when voicing the [[Quintesson Prosecutor]] later in the movie, and to how he would sound when voicing Cyclonus in certain episodes of the subsequent third season of the cartoon (such as when Cyclonus spoke the line "Your contributions will not be in vain, brothers," in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2]]"). The movie's [https://www.tfraw.com/p/transformers-movie-dialog-script.html final dialogue script] even confirms that it was Cyclonus who spoke the line.

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*'''''The Transformers: The Movie'' was never released in Japan.'''

:It is true that ''The Transformers: The Movie'' was not released in Japan at the same time it was released in [[Hasbro]]'s markets, with Japanese fans instead getting the ''[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]'' OVA prior to the release of the third season of the show (second for Japan). It is also true that the movie never played in Japanese theaters either. But ''The Movie'' did ultimately reach Japan in August 1989, first through public charity screenings (of the original English version) and then on VHS and LaserDisc (both in Japanese and English). The various discrepancies between the film and subsequent Japan-only Generation 1 fiction (such as who [[Prowl (G1)#The Headmasters cartoon|didn't]] [[Wheeljack (G1)#Victory cartoon|survive]] the movie) are largely a matter of the Japanese television animators and writers being unaware of the precise details of the film. This also led to a similar rumor that ''Scramble City'' was an out-and-out ''replacement'' for the film, similar to how ''The Headmasters'' replaced "The Rebirth." Actually viewing the OVA reveals that it has nothing to do with the events of ''The Movie'', other than that both feature [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and take place between the second and third seasons; at no point does it significantly contradict the film, and pretty much the only third-season change the short film explains is where [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] came from. There were indeed attempts to summarize what had happened in the movie, including a narration added to "Five Faces of Darkness" and scans in ''[[TV Magazine]]'', but ''Scramble City'' served much more as an advertisement for its subline than a major turning point of the continuity.<ref>http://tfarchive.com/community/showthread.php?s=&postid=216153#post216153</ref><ref>http://tfarchive.com/community/showthread.php?s=&postid=216478#post216478</ref><ref>http://tfarchive.com/community/showthread.php?threadid=30800</ref>

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*'''''The Transformers: The Movie'' was released in Japan under the title "Matrix Forever".'''

: "[[The Transformers: The Movie - Apocalypse: Be Eternal, Matrix|Matrix Forever]]" is actually the shortened and slightly mistranslated title of a 20-minute video created to promote the Japanese release of ''The Transformers: The Movie'', but some Western fans have been confused into thinking that ''The Transformers: The Movie'' itself was renamed "Matrix Forever".<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/a5d29844863d2c29</ref>
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====Japanese Generation 1 fiction====
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*'''In Japanese continuity, the Destrons (Decepticons) were invaders from a planet called Destron.'''

: The [[Autobot]]s were renamed "Cybertrons" in the Japanese translation, resulting in a misconception that the Destrons ([[Decepticon]]s) must hail from somewhere other than the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. However, the Japanese translation also used slightly different spellings for the faction, "Cybertron" (literally: サイバトロン, "Sa-i-ba-to-ro-n"), and the planet, (literally: セイバートロン, "Se-i-baa-to-ro-n"), commonly interpreted as "Seibertron" by Western fans, in order to avoid confusion, even though both words originally started out based on the English name "Cybertron".<ref name="tfa522">[http://tfarchive.com/creative/showentry.php?s=522 The Transformers Archive essay about various urban legends surrounding the Transformers franchise]</ref>

: This rumor presumably originates from an article a Thomas Wheeler had written for ''Attic's Collectible Toys and Values Monthly'' during the hiatus between the [[The Transformers (toyline)|G1]] and [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|G2]] toylines. According to that article, Hasbro chose not to follow this element of the story because of the similarity between the term "Destron" and ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]''{{'}}s "[[Destro]]" character. Of course, seeing as the story originated in America to begin with and was only dubbed into Japanese later on, this doesn't make a lot of sense. In later years, Wheeler wrote toy reviews for Master Collector's website, which occasionally also display a certain lack of knowledge about various toys and the ''Transformers'' brand's overall history, so it doesn't seem entirely out of place for him.

: Interestingly, an earlier draft for "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2]]" ''would'' have established the Decepticons as "evil machines from another world",<ref name="dotd2draft">{{citesocial|quote=the original script for 'Desertion Of The Dinobots' had the Decepticons described as coming from another planet other than Cybertron. (1985) https://t.co/FJcCqm5Gdl|link=https://twitter.com/TF_Moments/status/1561586703265153024|name=TF_Moments|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=08|day=22|(defunct=)}}</ref> but this was not used in the final episode, which simply stated that "Decepticons, lusting for power, began a terrible war". "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]" then established the ''true'' origin of the Cybertronian race, which was kept unchanged for the Japanese dub.

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[[File:Mystery_of_Convoy_video_game_cover.png|250px|thumb|right|Ironically, the "Mystery" part of this title is the only actual mystery in this story.]]
*'''The ''Mystery of Convoy'' / ''Convoy no Nazo'' videogame is about Ultra Magnus searching for a missing Optimus Prime'''

: A common misinterpretation regarding the (let's face it, otherwise not very well-developed) plot of 1986's ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy]]'' for the Famicom is that the game follows Ultra Magnus in his search for Optimus Prime after he goes missing, this thus being the titular "Mystery of Convoy" (Convoy is, of course, Optimus' Japanese name). But in reality, both the game's manual and its TV advert already pronounce Optimus Prime as being dead and Magnus as the new Autobot leader, and within this context, it becomes clear that the game's rudimentary opening cutscene - where Optimus' head "explodes" and a couple of orbs fly in the direction of Magnus' model instead - is meant to depict the transferring of the Matrix from Optimus to Magnus. Eventually, the game's true ending involves unlocking [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], thus continuing the lineage of Autobot leaders.

: Since [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 ''Transformers'' movie]] hadn't yet been released in Japan but the third season of the show - taking place after the events of the film - would nonetheless premier across Japanese airwaves in that same year as ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Fight.21 Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010|Transformers 2010]]'', this left a storytelling vacuum in regards to the sudden shift in setting and characters from one season to another, with the only explanation of the movie's events and its subsequent shift in power dynamics being the previously-mentioned 1986 issue of TV Magazine and the added narrations to "Five Faces of Darkness". As a narrative piece, ''Mystery of Convoy'' was, essentially; an attempt to bridge that gap. As to where the erroneously assumed plot comes from... It's anyone's best guess, but the odds are that the "Mystery" part of ''Mystery in Convoy'' and Magnus rather than Optimus being the main character has likely invoked the image of a "main-character-goes-missing-and-secondary-character-goes-after-him" type plot that was common in some retro games, like ''[[Wikipedia:Mario is Missing!|Mario is Missing!]]'' or ''[[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong Country 2|Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. The ending of the game's 2014 sequel / parody ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' actually pokes fun at this whole kerfuffle, mentioning how to this day no one knows what the mystery of ''Mystery of Convoy'' actually was.

: Of note is the fact that there was also another separate account of the game's story as part of a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (comic)|one-shot manga by Ikuo Miyazoe]] where Optimus is indeed still alive by the time of its events, but said manga follows a radically different (and much weirder) narrative that involves Ultra Magnus' young son - [[Ultra Magnus Jr.]] (yes, seriously) - travelling to a mysterious place called the "Decepticon World of Nightmares" where the game's events presumably happen - thus, it has nothing to do with either the game's original plot outline or also with a presumed story about Prime going missing.

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*'''In Japanese continuity, Megatron and Galvatron are two separate characters.'''

: There are a few instances of Japanese fiction (and advertising) that would seem to support this notion, all of which can be attributed to a lack of communication between [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] prior to the release of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. All of them were ultimately ignored by the "primary" fiction, namely the (dubbed) third season of the cartoon (named ''Transformers: 2010'' in Japan) and the accompanying manga, which followed the Western story concept of Galvatron being a reformatted [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]].

: The [[The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 2|second issue]] of ''[[The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers]]'' [[manga]] depicts [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] commanding [[Megatron Corps|a legion of automatons]] created in [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s image, which some non-Japanese-speaking fans misinterpreted as depicting Galvatron and Megatron co-existing. This even extended into ''[[The Battlestars]]'', where the appearance of Super Megatron solidified the idea to those fans; after all, surely if he were upgraded from Galvatron, he would be named Super Galvatron, right? One particularly sturdy rumor claimed that he was trying to hunt Galvatron down (possibly conflating him with [[Gilthor]]).<ref>http://tfarchive.com/creative/showentry.php?s=179</ref>

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[[File:ExplosionMarsMegaZarak MarsExplodes.jpg|upright=1|thumb|"What will you do?" "Rebuild it. Just the way it was, brick for brick."]]
*'''Mars was destroyed in ''The Headmasters''. Therefore, all of its later Japanese G1 appearances are continuity errors.'''

: The planet [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] was blown up by the Decepticons in the [[Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears|fifteenth episode]] of the ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Transformers: The Headmasters]]'' cartoon. Yet, it made later appearances in both the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'' cartoons as a fully-intact, definitely-not-destroyed planet. For decades, fans in the West took these later appearances of Mars following its destruction to be, well, a glaring continuity error. However, it actually isn't.

: In the [[The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)|final episode]] of ''The Headmasters'', the Autobots succeeded in finally driving the Decepticons off the Earth for good, and prepared to leave the planet themselves. When saying goodbye to the [[Witwicky (surname)|Witwicky]]s, the Autobot leader [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] stated that, among many other tasks ahead of them, the Autobots planned to rebuild Mars as part of their efforts to bring peace to the universe. Evidently, they succeeded, given Mars's aforementioned later appearances.

: The Western fandom's perception that Mars's appearances post-''The Headmasters'' were in error stemmed from the fact that, in all official ''and'' unofficial English-subtitled releases of ''The Headmasters'', Fortress's line about rebuilding Mars was completely overlooked and left out of the subtitle translations. It ''was'', however, mentioned in the English dub produced by [[Omni Productions]], but for the longest time, that was believed to have been an invention of the dub, rather than a (surprisingly) accurate translation of the Japanese dialogue.

: In truth, Mars being rebuilt was mentioned in the Japanese dialogue from the very beginning, and the Western fandom at large simply failed to notice.

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*'''Black Shadow and Blue Bacchus are both members of a "Space Mafia".'''

: [[Black Shadow (G1)|Black Shadow]] of ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Victory|Victory]]'' has his function listed as "Space Gangster". An early fan translation of his on-package [[bio]] misinterpreted the Japanese word for "gangster" to mean "Mafia", hence the belief that a "Space Mafia" exists in the Japanese Generation 1 universe. This was naturally extended to his partner, [[Blue Bacchus]], whose function is "Space Gunman."

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[[File:Roadfire1.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Maybe it's the way [[Ban Magami]] drew his mouth?]]
*'''Metrotitan is a zombie of Metroplex.'''

: [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] was a Destron [[redeco]] of [[Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metroplex]] from the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Zone]]'' portion of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original Japanese toyline]]. In the earliest years of the online fandom, some Western fans propagated the idea that Metrotitan was a "zombified" version of Metroplex, who had died somehow, sometime. (The details have never been specified.) A stranger variation on this rumor holds that Metrotitan was somehow "regrown" from one of Metroplex's legs.<ref name="tfa522" />

: This has long since been debunked, as Metrotitan is just a big Decepticon who showed up one day, as big Decepticons are wont to do. It is... ''unclear'' how the zombie rumor got started, but given the general sparsity of both reliable translations of Japanese material at the time, and of ''Zone'' fiction overall, it's kind of easy to see how it stuck around as long as it did.

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[[File:RobotMasters relation chart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Only those from the Beast Era and ''Victory'' travel through the Blastizone.]]
*'''''Robotmasters'' is a multiversal crossover with characters dimension-hopping into Generation 1 from other universes.'''

: Takara's ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' series was released in [[2004]] to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of the ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' brand. As such, it featured a big crossover storyline that brought together several famous characters from across the brand's history: Characters from ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory|Victory]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II]]'' traveled through time and space across a dimensional fissure known as the [[Blastizone]], arriving on Earth in the year 2004 to team up with Generation 1 characters. This all happened around the same time as Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' series, which similarly featured its own big crossover story that saw characters from across the [[multiverse]] coming together from different universes to fight a [[Universe War|war]] over Unicron's return.

: Since the toylines of both ''Robotmasters'' and ''Universe'' consisted primarily of redecos of existing toy molds, and because both series were big crossover events that brought together different characters from different series across time and space, fans in the West considered ''Robotmasters'' to be the Japanese equivalent of ''Universe'', and so initially mistook the events of ''Robotmasters'' for a multiversal conflict analogous to that of ''Universe'', with some of its characters crossing over from other realities. Namely, both [[Tow-Line (RID)|Wrecker Hook]] and [[Sideways (RM)|Double Face]] were key suspects of ''Robotmasters'' characters speculated to have come from other universes (but that is a whole other [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)#The continuity kerfuffle|can]] of [[Circular reporting#Sideways|worms]]).

: However, a closer examination of the ''Robotmasters'' fiction reveals all this to have ''not'' been the case at all. Unlike ''Universe'', ''Robotmasters'' did not actually feature any dimension-hopping whatsoever. Both the [[Robotmasters (comic)|comic series]] and the relation chart (pictured right) found on [https://web.archive.org/web/20070618040111/www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/robotmasters/main2.htm Takara's official website] specified which particular characters did and did not travel through the Blastizone, and the only ones who did were just time-travelers: [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], [[Psycho-Orb]], [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], [[Ginrai (robot)|Victory Leo]], [[Gigant Bomb]], and [[Lio Convoy]]. None of the other ''Robotmasters'' characters were ever indicated to be anything but native to the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Japanese Generation 1 universe]] in the years 2004–2005 (''including'' the aforementioned Wrecker Hook and Double Face).

: Oddly though, the [[Robotmasters (3D diorama comic)|''Robotmasters'' 3D diorama comics]] didn't even feature the Blastizone or any other signs of spacetime travel. All of the time-displaced warriors from ''Beast Wars'', ''Victory'', and ''Beast Wars II'' were just already there in the present, with no explanation given for how any of them got there. Even the [[Robotmasters Vol. 11|final chapter's]] guest appearance of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]—the sole anomalous instance that ''could'' have been considered a universe-hop in ''Robotmasters'' fiction—was completely unexplained: He just showed up without any kind of portal or means of arrival, as if he, bizarrely, was also just a native to the ''Robotmasters'' world (From a real-world standpoint, his appearance was simply to advertise his then-new ''[[Hybrid Style]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Hybrid Style|toy]]).
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====European Generation 1 fiction====
*'''Starscream and Shrapnel are female characters in the French dub of Generation 1.'''
: This rumor is only partly true. The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''Transformers'' cartoon]] used three different dub teams for the French version: one for the TV show's dub broadcast in Quebec, one for the TV show's dub broadcast in France and one for the [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986 movie]] used in both countries. Neither of the TV show's dubs depict [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] as a female as he uses a distinctively male voice;<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhOCYZRxypM YouTube: Doublage de France: Combaticons et Égo]</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMXCeXw5Vdo Doublage Québécois: Égo et Dr. Croc-en-ville]</ref> however, the movie's dubbing team used a female voice for Starscream, and at one point [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] calls Starscream "une imbécile" (articles in French are gender-specific), clearly cementing Starscream's movie status as a female.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20080612225831/http://www.bigbot.com/mp3/transformers_mp3.shtml#Femmes</ref> All the same is also true for [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], who is even referred to as "Mademoiselle Shrapnel" by [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] in the movie.
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*'''The German version of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' was edited and didn't depict Starscream's death scene.'''
: German TV didn't air a dubbed version of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] until 1989. ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' was aired for the first time on German TV in 1994, with only one repeat. For unknown reasons, a rumor was circulating for several years claiming that [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream's]] death was considered too "violent" for German TV standards for children's programs and had therefore been edited out.<ref>[http://www.ofdb.de/view.php?page=fassung&fid=7489&vid=38680 German movie database ''still'' listing the rumor about Starscream's "edited death" in TF:TM]</ref> However, recordings of the TV airing still exist, which don't feature any obvious edits other than [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike's]] infamous "swear" line. Furthermore, a German DVD edition of the movie released in 2004 that features an entirely different dub also depicts Starscream's death in all its glory.
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====Other====
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* '''Cliffjumper dies in every ''Transformers'' series he appears in, or is part of a franchise-wide running gag where he is killed over and over again.'''

[[File:Transformers2-Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|right|I lived, bitch!]]

: The [[2010]] [[Darkness Rising, Part 1|series premiere]] of ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' is well-remembered for its opening act, in which [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] brutally kills [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. Several years later, [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] made a prominent appearance in 2018's ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' film, where he is tortured and killed by the Decepticons [[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]]. By sheer coincidence, [[Cliffjumper (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Cliffjumper]] had recently perished in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s concurrent ''[[Transformers: Unicron|Unicron]]'' miniseries; from these data points (sometimes adding in the fate of his [[Cliffjumper (SG)|mirror-universe self]] in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' and a brief cameo in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|Siege]]'' that leaves his fate uncertain), some fans have extrapolated the idea that Cliffjumper must "always" die in ''Transformers'' stories, or that writers have somehow singled him out to die over and over again for the sake of comedy, not unlike the perpetually unlucky [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]].

:The truth of the matter is a bit more nuanced. Named ''Transformers'' characters die all the time—across different works of ''Transformers'' fiction, characters named "[[Wheeljack (disambiguation)|Wheeljack]]" and "[[Blurr (disambiguation)|Blurr]]" have died just as often as Cliffjumper, and Bumblebee himself has died or otherwise suffered terminal damage onscreen just as often as Cliffjumper! Some of Cliffjumper's deaths were part of climactic "massacre" storylines that killed off dozens of named characters; his appearances in ''Bumblebee'' and ''Siege'' probably came down to the fact that it was easier to finagle another pre-existing character from their limited pool of robot parts by simply recoloring Bumblebee's pre-existing CGI model, rather than any kind of ulterior commentary on the character.

: In 21st century media, Cliffjumper spent years as the POV character in [[Fun Publications]]' ''Shattered Glass'' stories; more recently, he got an entire two-part adventure to himself in 2020's ''[[Transformers: Galaxies]]'' series, where he turned out just fine. In [[2023]], he received a starring role in [[Skybound Entertainment|Skybound]]'s [[Energon Universe]] comics, taking the usual "human ally" role from ... ''Bumblebee'', who died in [[Transformers (2023) issue 1|the very first issue]]. (See what we mean?)
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==Beast Era misconceptions==
===Toys===
*'''Beast Wars didn't originally have the Transformers branding.'''
[[File:BW Waspinator packaging variants.jpg|thumb|right|Let's play the "spot the ''Transformers'' logo" game.]]
:While the early design of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' toy packaging had the ''Transformers'' brand name in a smaller typeface than the main ''Beast Wars'' logo, the toy range was ''always'' officially titled ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' in the United States from day one (while the back of the packaging typically added a definite article, ''Beast Wars: '''The''' Transformers'', presumably in order to keep the [[trademark]] for the original toyline). The ''Beast Wars'' name was first reduced in size with the shift from rock bubble to smooth bubble cards, and again in 1998 with the release of the [[Transmetal]]s and [[Fuzor]]s subranges, which also saw the order of the two parts reversed to ''Transformers: Beast Wars'', thus considerably increasing the prominence of the ''Transformers'' title.

:In Canada and Latin America, the use of [[multilingual packaging|trilingual packaging]] necessitated that the triple ''Beast Wars/Guerre des Bêtes/Guerra de Bestias'' title was rendered in a smaller font than on United States packaging to begin with, resulting in the ''Transformers'' name being more prominent as well. The order of the two parts was switched analogously with United States packaging.

:In Europe, things were a little less cut-and-dry: Initially, early production runs of trilingual English/Spanish/Italian packaging featured only the ''Beast Wars'' title in around the same size featured on United States packaging at the time, while the ''Transformers'' branding was placed in the lower right corner of the packaging. In the case of carded figures, that meant it was hidden far away from the ''Beast Wars'' title, while on boxed figures, it was simply much smaller than, and not at all aligned with, the main title. On top of that, it was rendered in red on an already red background (and, for some reason, also included a ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''-style [[Autobot]] [[insignia]]!). The same was done with early trilingual French/Dutch/German packaging, which featured the double title ''Beast Wars/Ani Mutants''.

:Eventually, English/Spanish/Italian also adopted a second title, becoming ''Beast Wars/Biocombat'', and the ''Transformers'' name was placed directly below it, with the color changed from red to white and the ''Generation 2'' Autobot insignia dropped, just like on American packaging. Unlike English/Spanish/Italian packaging, this packaging design was continued all the way through 1997. Finally, the introduction of the Transmetals and Fuzors subranges in 1998 also saw another change: While English/Spanish/Italian packaging simply reduced the size of the entire title on Basic and Deluxe blister cards, but still kept the ''Transformers'' portion as the secondary title for the remainder of the toyline's run, French/Dutch/German packaging followed the example of American packaging and moved the ''Transformers'' name on top, while keeping the title itself in the same font size also featured on each packaging's English/Spanish/Italian counterpart.

:Lastly, when British commercial broadcaster ITV aired the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' television series]] on their morning show (GMTV), the ''Transformers'' name was edited out of the title sequence entirely.
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===Fiction===
====Japanese ''Beast Wars''====
*'''Preface'''
:To give a better idea of how the following misconceptions came about, many of them stem from how little access the Western fandom had to understandable forms of the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' media at the time. After all, when the series were first released, the internet was still a relatively "new" thing, where [[alt.toys.transformers|USENET forums]] were still a major outlet for fan information and websites were... rudimentary. For about two decades since that time, the most that the West had access to were a small number of fan-subtitled episodes of ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'' and ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Beast Wars Neo]]'', a fansubbed version of the theatrical feature segment ''[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]'', a translation of the first ''Beast Wars II'' [[Catalog#Beast Wars II|toy catalog]], and second-hand accounts from those who had seen the untranslated episodes of either series or had read each's respective [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (manga)|manga]] [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (manga)|series]]. Over time, those who lacked an understanding of the Japanese language would misinterpret much of these series' specifics. The following are a few of the most well known misunderstandings.
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[[File:Optimusx2.JPG|thumb|Well, that's just Prime.]]
*'''In Japanese ''Beast Wars'' continuity, Optimus Primal and Megatron were the same characters as their Generation 1 namesakes.'''
:In hindsight, it sure seems like this was originally going to be the case. When the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline first debuted in the West, both [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] were identified in their earliest toy bios as being new iterations of Generation 1 [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], respectively. This was most evident in the bios of the very first toys of the two: the Basic class bat Optimus Primal and crocodile Megatron toys. But when the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]] started up later, it did away with that idea entirely, by firmly establishing that the two leaders were instead completely separate individuals from their Generation 1 namesakes.

:When ''Beast Wars'' was first brought over to Japan, Takara evidently thought that the original notion was still in effect: Optimus Primal was renamed "Convoy", the same Japanese name as Optimus Prime, and the [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] factions were given the same Japanese names as those of the Autobot and Decepticon faction—"Cybertron" and "Destron", respectively. Optimus and Megatron's Ultra and Basic class toys were each given Japanese bios loosely based on their respective Basic class toys' English bios, with their Ultra class toy bios even giving them the same functions as their Generation 1 namesakes ([[Supreme Commander]] and [[Emperor of Destruction]], respectively); the one for Optimus even indicated him to be the very same Optimus of old. Both of their Basic class toys were even given special redecos with new bios that ''explicitly'' claimed the two had previously been a tractor trailer and a Walther P-38, the very same altmodes of the Generation 1 Optimus Prime and Megatron.

:When the first season of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon began airing in Japan, it was initially ambiguous on the matter, never actually saying one way or the other if Optimus and Megatron were meant to be new characters like their English counterparts, or the same characters as their Generation 1 namesakes. This was because, despite the ''many'' adlibs that were added to the Japanese dub, it was still largely dubbed in accordance to the English version, which rarely ever touched upon the subject in its first season (because it never ''needed'' to, since it was abundantly clear in that version that Optimus Primal and Megatron were not their G1 namesakes). This initial ambiguity would later prove to be the Japanese dub's saving grace from what all came next.

:When Takara made the first Japanese-original spin-off series, ''Beast Wars II'', Optimus Primal made a few guest appearances in both its [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (manga)|manga]] and its [[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!|movie]]. A short bio for him was printed at the end of the [[Free the Captured Matrix!|third chapter]] of the manga, which described Optimus as "A fierce fighter who has fought against the Destron army for thousands of years."<ref>数千年にわたり、デストロン軍と戦いつづけで猛者。コンボイの称号を与える軍の評議会の一員でもある。エネルゴン探索の任務遂行中に消息をたったともいわれていたが...!?</ref> The same chapter also depicted him as a sitting member of [[Convoy Council|council]] that oversaw the military operations on Cybertron, presenting Primal in a lofty position of authority. Then, three months later, Optimus made a big-screen animated appearance in ''Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!'', in which he was presented as a "legendary Supreme Commander", complete with his own [[Matrix (disambiguation)|Matrix]]; a ''stark'' contrast to his American cartoon depiction as merely the young and untested captain of a lowly science vessel. Likewise, the Predacon leader [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] referred to a "Megatron" as "the greatest and most vicious legendary Transformer in history." But, it was never clarified if this grandiose description was in reference to Generation 1 or ''Beast Wars'' Megatron... likely because, at the time, the movie treated the two as if they were the same person, just as it seemed to do for Optimus.

[[File:G1Megatron MasterBlaster stasislock.jpg|thumb|right|Hello there, past self who is a completely different individual.]]
:Despite this initial impression, however, new information would come to light in ''Beast Wars Metals'', the Japanese dub of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon's second and third seasons. These two seasons had been held back from airing on Japanese television until after both had been completed by [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]], and thus did not reach Japanese audiences until after ''Beast Wars II'' and ''Beast Wars Neo'' had come and gone. In short, ''Metals'' remained consistent with the original English version by treating the Generation 1 and ''Beast Wars'' namesakes as separate characters: The Japanese dub of "[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]" even had ''Beast Wars'' Megatron refer to Generation 1 Megatron as "My ancestor Megatron" (我先祖のメガトロン, ''Waga senzo no Megatron'') when relating the history of the Golden Disk to Ravage.

:Consequently, ''Metals'' choosing to remain faithful to the English version on this matter suddenly rendered all of the above Japanese-original media that had previously linked ''Beast Wars'' Megatron and Optimus Primal to their Generation 1 counterparts no longer applicable for the cartoon's continuity. The first-year toy bios were relegated to a [[micro-continuity]], while the ''Beast Wars II'' comic was always its own continuity separate from its counterpart cartoon to begin with. Though, both it and the subsequent [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (manga)|''Beast Wars Neo'' comic]] were followed by a [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (manga)|''Beast Wars Metals'' manga]] whose [[Beast Wars Metals issue 6|final chapter]] would link it back to the ''Beast Wars II'' comic, while also retaining the American cartoon's depiction of the ''Beast Wars'' and Generation 1 Optimuses and Megatrons as separate individuals, despite all the aforementioned implications made previously about Optimus Primal in the ''Beast Wars II'' comic. So... it's not perfect.

:As for the "legendary" status of ''Beast Wars'' Optimus and Megatron in the animated movie, that can easily be brushed aside as merely an aspect of long-running Japanese children's series that have multiple shows (e.g. – ''Kamen Rider'', ''Super Sentai'', etc.), in that the main hero of a previous series is treated with awe and reverence by the cast of the next series in any crossover team-ups. Optimus Primal was the leader of the good guys from the series preceding ''Beast Wars II'', so the cast of that series revered him with due respect. Later, the cast of ''Beast Wars Neo'' did the same for Lio Convoy of ''Beast Wars II'', calling him a "legendary warrior" in [[Illusion? Lio Convoy|Episode 29]]. Heck, even [[Big Convoy]] was called a "legendary warrior" multiple times in ''Neo'', even as early as the [[Big Convoy, Move Out|first episode]]. To put it simply, being "legendary" in Japanese ''Beast Wars'' fiction isn't as special as it sounds.

:Incidentally, it would later be confirmed that the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon actually took place eons ''after'' the later-made ''Beast Wars'' sequel series ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' (see below for more). This meant that ''Beast Wars'' Optimus Primal and Megatron actually ''were'' figures of the distant past from the ''Beast Wars II'' cast's point-of-view. In hindsight, this legendary status of the two in the movie fits rather well with how, in ''Beast Machines'', Megatron singlehandedly conquered all of Cybertron and "viciously" captured the sparks of its entire population, while Optimus "legendarily" saved the whole planet from Megatron at the cost of his own life. As Japan would not receive that series until [[2004]]—six years after the movie's release—this all proved rather fortuitous in the end.
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*'''Optimus Primal was sent to Planet Gaia in the ''Beast Wars II'' movie when he flew into the alien machine at the end of "Other Voices, Part 2".'''
:The ''Beast Wars II'' feature film, ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers]]'', was initially released in Japanese theaters before the second season of the American ''Beast Wars'' cartoon first aired in Japan. During the ''Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!'' segment of this film, Optimus Primal made a guest appearance to team up with the cast of ''Beast Wars II''. At the end of the segment, he declares that he must "return to Energoa"; this was the name given to prehistoric Earth in the Japanese dub of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, before its true identity as Earth was revealed. This meant that he had been transported to Planet [[Gaia]]—future Earth—from prehistoric Earth during the time of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]].

:The final episode of the first season of ''Beast Wars'', "[[Other Voices, Part 2]]", ends with Optimus Primal flying up into the [[Vok]]'s [[Planet Buster|planet-destroying weapon]], sacrificing himself to save the planet. [[Aftermath (BW episode)|Three]] [[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)|episodes]] [[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)|later]], he is restored to life after a difficult resurrection process. Since Primal's appearance in the movie was screened in Japan between the Japanese airings of Seasons 1 and 2 of ''Beast Wars'', some took this release order as a literal chronology for Optimus Primal's Japanese cartoon appearances, thinking that his final moment in "Other Voices, Part 2" was the exact moment he was pulled into the future and brought to Gaia. A statement given in the ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers Film Book]]'' even seemed to confirm this theory.<ref>Page 7: エイリアンマシンに激突した際、時空を超えて惑星ガイアにやってきた。("When he crashed into the [[Planet Buster|Alien Machine]], he crossed space-time and came to the planet Gaia.")</ref>

:Some even took his presence in the movie as an explanation for why the Maximal [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] had great difficulty locating Primal's [[spark]] within "the other side of the [[Transformer afterlife|Matrix]]" in "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)]]", as if to mean that it ''wasn't'' there at the time. ''Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!'' is even bookended by sequences that recap the events of Primal's death and rebirth in ''Beast Wars''. And most of all, when Optimus is brought to Gaia, he initially appears in a glowing, yellow, ghost-like form, which ''wasn't'' the case for the story's main antagonist, [[Majin Zarak]], who had arrived on Gaia through the exact same means as Optimus. He even returns to this glowing, yellow, spectral form upon his departure near the end of the movie.

:However, despite the longevity of this theory, the opening narration of the very next part of the movie—the Japanese dub of the ''Beast Wars'' season 2 episode "[[Bad Spark]]"—actually seems to debunk it by essentially reiterating what was true of Primal's fate in the English version of ''Beast Wars''. In this narration, Rhinox and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] claim that Optimus Primal did indeed die in the [[unspace|transwarp]] explosion at the end of "Other Voices, Part 2", and that Rhinox had brought his spark back from the dead in "Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)".

:While this apparently renders the ''Film Book''{{'}}s statement in error, it does seem like there was originally ''some'' intention for it to be true, given Primal's arrival and departure in the movie depicting him in his aforementioned ghostly form. But, while a neat idea, it raises too many questions and relies on too many assumptions in order for it to sensibly fit with Primal's onscreen resurrection. And since Rhinox and Rattrap claim otherwise, this would mean that Optimus was brought to the future from a different point during the Beast Wars, ''before'' the end of Season 1 due to Primal having his Season 1 body in the movie. Exactly when during Season 1, however, has never been disclosed.
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[[File:PrimalLioConvoyCatalog01.jpg|thumb|Everything you know is a lie!]]
*'''The characters of the ''Beast Wars II'' and ''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoons hail from the same time-period as the cast of ''Beast Wars'', at a point set prior to ''Beast Machines''.'''

:It's barely even correct to call this a misconception; by all appearances, this ''was'' the intent for the Japanese-original ''Beast Wars'' series. The first catalog packed in with the ''Beast Wars II'' toys presented Lio Convoy and Galvatron as contemporaries of ''Beast Wars'' Optimus Primal and Megatron, and this scenario was reflected in both the ''Beast Wars II'' comic and [[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|handheld video game]].

:But in the course of their run, the ''Beast Wars II'' and ''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoons introduced a few notable inconsistencies with the original ''Beast Wars'' series. ''Beast Wars II'' would [[Emissary of the Fourth Planet|introduce the idea]] that it took place at a point in time when humans hadn't lived on Earth for tens of thousands of years, when ''Beast Wars'' had [[Dark Designs|previously established]] that its cast hailed from only three centuries after a time when Earth was still populated. ''Beast Wars Neo'' would also depict the Maximals and Predacons as having been at war for some time, which contradicted the American series, in which the two factions had been at peace for centuries. ''Neo'' also featured the computer [[Vector Sigma]] in a way that would go on to be completely contradicted by its appearance in the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' cartoon (though that one's more forgivable, as the Japanese staff could hardly predict the future).

:These discrepancies were likely unintentional, rather than actual, intentional deviations from continuity; the "three centuries" statement from ''Beast Wars'' had even been omitted from the Japanese dub, so there was originally no issue there. But when TakaraTomy published a massive [[Source:Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|Generation 1/Beast Era timeline]] between 2006 and 2007, they chose to acknowledge and lean ''into'' the English version's "three centuries" statement, and used it to "correct" the ''other'' discrepancies by plainly stating that the wartime era of ''Beast Wars II'' and ''Beast Wars Neo'' did indeed take place tens of thousands of years into the future, long ''after'' the peacetime era of ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' that was set only three centuries into the future. This caused a bit of consternation among English-speaking fans at the time, as they hadn't even been aware of the continuity issues, due to the two series having not yet been translated in full.

:This tactic did create a ''new'' discrepancy, though: In ''Beast Wars Neo'', Cybertron was depicted with its traditional appearance as a metallic planet, while, at the end of ''Beast Machines'', it was converted into a [[technorganic]] form. This last gap in the timeline was finally plugged in [[2019]], when a ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Transformers Legends]]'' [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|pack-in comic]] explained how and why Cybertron was turned back into a metallic world eons after its [[Great Transformation|technorganic reformatting]].

:While these efforts have helped to tidy things up, the original understanding of the timeline has influenced several pieces of American media over the years, with the characters and events of the Japanese series often being presented as contemporaneous with the original ''Beast Wars'' cast, perhaps most notably in the [[IDW Publishing]] comic series ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]'' and its sequels and spin-offs. Even after the release of the Japanese Generation 1/Beast Era timeline, new media set in other continuities have knowingly chosen to continue depicting characters from the Japanese series as existing side-by-side with the American cast, with such series as ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends]]'', and even IDW's second ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars|Beast Wars]]'' comic series each presenting all of them living together in societies and scenarios unique to those series.
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*'''The characters in ''Beast Wars II'' travel forward in time to the future just like how the characters of ''Beast Wars'' travel back in time to prehistoric Earth.'''
:Seemingly an offshoot of the above misconception, this appears to have been born out of a misinterpretation of a scene in the [[The New Forces Arrive!|first episode]]. When the Maximal starship ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]'' takes off into space, there is a shot where it vanishes in a flash of light and reappears elsewhere within the vicinity of Gaia. Some have mistaken this flash of light to mean that the ''Yukikaze'' traveled through [[unspace|transwarp space]] forward in time to arrive in the future, as if to echo the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''{{'}}s own time-jump to the past in ''Beast Wars''.

:This feels like an attempt to hold on to the belief of the ''Beast Wars II'' cast originating from the same home-time of the ''Beast Wars'' cast, while also aligning with the revelation of Gaia being Earth several tens of millennia after humanity left the planet.

:In truth, however, what really happens during the scene in question is that the ''Yukikaze'' simply travels to Gaia with no time travel involved. The ship's disappearance and reappearance in a flash of light was merely the ship going to warp speed, just like many other spacecraft of science fiction.
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*'''In ''Beast Wars II'', Apache is a drunkard as part of a Native American stereotype.'''
:[[Apache]] did indeed get drunk in the first episode of the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon, but only in grief, erroneously believing that his earlier actions had caused the death of [[Lio Convoy]]. He did not get drunk again for the duration of the cartoon, nor did he ever do so in the manga. Outside of that, the Native American stereotype "common" to Japanese fictions is a stoic, silent, and often mystical warrior—none of which could be used to accurately describe Apache at all.

:Amusingly enough, in the sixth installment of the ''Beast Wars II'' comic, ''Lio Convoy'' gets drunk for no apparent reason and ends up trashing Apache's room.
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[[File:BWNeo Unicron.JPG|thumb|Looks can be deceiving.]]
*'''In ''Beast Wars Neo'', Unicron was resurrected by possessing the corpse of Galvatron.'''
:This misunderstanding is pretty understandable. In [[Illusion? Lio Convoy|Episode 29]], the coveted [[Angolmois Energy]] is revealed to be the lifeforce of [[Unicron]], who is successfully resurrected in [[Unicron Revived!?|the very next episode]]. Yet, when he makes his debut, he appears in the form of Galvatron, who had seemingly perished in the [[Farewell! Lio Convoy|final episode]] of ''Beast Wars II''. At first glance, it looks as though Galvatron's corpse had been recovered and used as a vessel to house Unicron's Angolmois Energy, and those who did not understand the Japanese dialogue simply assumed this to be the case.

:However, the Japanese dialogue actually states otherwise. Unicron's resurrected form is not Galvatron's physical body, but is actually a body made of Angolmois Energy that Unicron has deliberately shaped into Galvatron's likeness in an attempt to trick Magmatron into thinking that he ''is'' Galvatron, before revealing his true identity. After which, Unicron simply decided to keep using Galvatron's likeness as his default appearance, even using Galvatron's name when transforming between dragon and robot mode.

:Ironically, the misconception of Galvatron's body absorbing the Angolmois Energy as a resurrection vessel is almost exactly what Unicron ''wanted'' Magmatron to think, with the difference being that Unicron wanted Magmatron to think that the absorption was specifically for Galvatron's revival instead of Unicron's.
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====''Beast Machines''====
*'''A ''Beast Machines'' writer said, "Real heroes don't use guns."'''
:''Beast Machines'' was the first (but not the last) ''Transformers'' series to explicitly avoid all hand-held projectile [[weapon]]ry. While the [[Vehicon (BM)|villains]] still had traditional "blasters" mounted on their bodies, some of the [[Maximal|heroes]]' weapons were more esoteric (such as [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]'s energy-web attack, activated by putting her hands on the ground, or [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s gauntlets, powered by absorbing enemy fire). According to story editor [[Bob Skir]], this creative decision was agreed upon between the story editors, [[Fox Kids]], [[Mainframe Entertainment]], and [[Hasbro]],<ref name="Skir">[http://web.archive.org/web/20080222040119/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Sat_06_Nov_1999.html Archived Q&A from Bob Skir's now-defunct website,] where Skir responds to the gun controversy (question 7).</ref> and it is indeed reflected in the toys as well.

:Note that many Maximals had weaponry that was functionally no different from a "gun"—compare [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]]'s hip-mounted energy cannons, [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]'s back-mounted sonic blaster, or Optimus Primal's chest-mounted energy disc launcher to [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]'s shoulder-mounted ray guns or [[Strika (BM)|Strika]]'s wrist-mounted energy... tossing thingies.

:On his website, Skir also elaborated on his own position as a writer choosing if or how to portray gun use, including this statement: "Our heroes use their wiles and resourcefulness, plus a few cool weapons. Guns? I've never been a fan of them myself, and do not write heroes who need them."<ref>[http://members.aol.com/zobovor/guns.html Article on the fan Dave "Zobovor" Edwards' personal site,] quoting Bob Skir's original gun statement.</ref> Some fans interpreted Skir as condemning ''all'' gun use, even in the real world, no matter the circumstances. This led to the misquote, "Real heroes don't use guns,"<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/be5e55a90df944bb/b748601b997b3508#b748601b997b3508 Alt.toys.transformers thread] with the misquote and attendant assumptions right at the start.</ref> which remains a notoriously persistent error in the fandom. Skir, responding to the controversy, said on his site that "there '''are''' heroes who '''do''' need guns (such as the [[Punisher]]). Spider-Man doesn't need guns. Neither does the [[Hulk]]. And neither do Optimus, Cheetor, Black Arachnia{{sic}}, et al."<ref name="Skir" />

:Notably, the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|series]] [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|immediately]] [[Transformers (2007 franchise)|following]] ''Beast Machines'' did return to classic hand-held gun use among both heroes and villains. However, the later ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' series once again eschewed guns, probably because of its younger target audience.
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==2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' misconceptions==
===Toys===
[[File:TF-Car-Robots-Logo.png|thumb|upright=1.0|right|Do you see a "2000" anywhere in this logo?]]
*'''The ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline was known as "Transformers 2000" in Japan.'''
:As information about the then-new [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|''Car Robots'' toyline]] began to trickle out of Japan in 2000, early rumors purportedly from Japanese sources indicated that it was officially named "Transformers 2000".<ref name="Transformers 2000">http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_frm/thread/e6436b92178f0c0a</ref> It's possible those Japanese sources were also going by early, inaccurate rumors or perhaps a soon-to-be-discarded working title for the line. The idea persisted with many Western fans well after the true name of the show was revealed, encouraged by online import retailers (who were equally misinformed) using the title to promote pre-orders on their sites.
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===Fiction===
[[File:RID Megatron toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|He's got only one voice in his head, not six.]]
*'''Unlike the English version, Gigatron (Megatron) has multiple personalities, a different one for each of his modes.'''
:This originates from a statement given in the first ''Car Robots'' toy catalog, wherein text describing [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron's]] six-mode transformations speculates that he has developed multiple personalities from transforming too much. However, this was only loosely reflected in the Japanese version of the cartoon, in that Gigatron's bat and dragon modes each had their own unique-sounding voice and mannerisms. The Gigabat voice was higher-pitched, a bit dim-sounding, and spoke like how older people used to speak during Japan's Edo period, ending most of its dialogue with "deansu" (であんす). For the Gigadragon mode, Gigatron's voice became much deeper, angrier, and overall more aggressive-sounding. Both of these differed from his much calmer and more "normal" sounding voice in robot mode (which he also used in each of his other modes), and were most noticeable in the first episode, in which Gigatron made heavy use of both his Gigabat and Gigadragon modes. But without the necessary context provided by the catalog, the notion of his having multiple personalities doesn't come across as clearly by Gigatron's cartoon portrayal alone, as only his voice changes between those two modes rather than his entire persona. And ''only'' for the bat and dragon modes rather than all of his modes; when he later becomes Devil Gigatron, his new modes likewise all retained the same ordinary voice used for his robot mode.

:By contrast, the English ''Robots in Disguise'' version gave Megatron one voice for all of his modes, and rewrote his personality to be much more theatrical and ill-tempered. This in turn made his English voice sound like a combination of the two unique Japanese voices, combining the over-the-top aspects of the Gigabat voice with the seething aggression of the Gigadragon voice. But despite both having unique ways of speaking in the Japanese version, neither form had its own separate personality. All of Gigatron's forms in ''Car Robots'' had the same single personality, just as Megatron did in ''Robots in Disguise''.

:Interestingly, the later ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' cartoon ''would'' go on introduce the concept of a multi-changer with multiple personalities in the form of [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]], who had [[Triple Changer|three modes]] and three personalities: His "Icy" persona controlled his jet mode, his "Hothead" persona controlled his tank mode, and his robot mode was shared more equally between those two and his third "Random" persona.
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==Live-action film series misconceptions==
====''Transformers'' (2007)====
[[File:Japaneseflowchart.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Look! No 2007 movie!]]
*'''The movie series takes place in the Generation 1 timeline in Japan.'''
: This is another one of those instances where one TakaraTomy thing, very early in the life cycle of a new ''[[Transformers (2007 franchise)|Transformers]]'' [[franchises|franchise]], will say one thing about said franchise, and then literally ''everything else ever'' will say another.

: When the [[live-action film series]] was getting started, TakaraTomy added a new [https://web.archive.org/web/20070309172231/http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/table.html continuity timeline] to their official ''Transformers'' website. Said timeline appeared to make the rather bizarre claim that the 2007 live-action movie also somehow took place in the Japanese Generation 1 continuity, between ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and ''Transformers 2010'' in the year 2007. However, this was ''not'' reflected in flow-chart featured in the the-then contemporary "[[World of the Transformers]]" website, and was established to not be the case by the [[Source:Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|''Kiss Players'' timeline]] (which noted that the movie-verse Autobots and Decepticons came from another universe when they appeared in [[Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story|''Beast Wars Diorama Story'']]). And of course, nothing else ever attempted to make the connection.
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*'''''Transformers'' was nearly rated R by the MPAA.'''
: In the spring of 2007, it was reported that ''{{w|Disturbia (film)|Disturbia}}'', a then-upcoming [[DreamWorks]] film starring [[Shia LaBeouf]] and produced by [[Steven Spielberg]], had received an R rating from the {{w|Motion Picture Association of America}}. That film's rating was eventually lowered to PG-13 on appeal, but in the meantime some ''Transformers'' fans became confused and believed that it was ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' that had been rated R, leading to some heated discussion on ''Transformers'' message boards.
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[[File:MovieCreditsNoBrawl.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Invisible credit.]]
*'''Brawl is named in the credits.'''

: The Decepticon tank, who was named "Devastator" in a subtitle in the movie, ended up being named "[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]" in [[Hasbro|Hasbro's]] [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|toy line]]. Both Hasbro and the screenwriters, [[Alex Kurtzman]] and [[Roberto Orci]], have expressly favored the toy's name, referring to the name in the movie as an "error".

: Since the character has a "speaking" line in the movie, some fans claim that the voice actor is named in the ending credits, and the character's name is stated as "Brawl" there. In fact, however, there's no credit ''at all'' for the character, under either name, as he has no voice actor, his "speaking role" being little more than echo-y electronic gibberish.
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[[File:BanachekMustacheMan.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|One of these is not like the others.]]
*'''The Decepticons' hologram is Tom Banachek.'''

: Several Decepticons in the movie are seen using a holographic "pilot"/"driver" based on the same short-haired, mustache-clad human with an intense stare, only wearing different clothes to match their respective [[alternate mode]]s. Since [[Tom Banachek]], the head of [[Sector Seven]]'s Advanced Research Division, also sports a mustache, a short-cropped hairstyle and a pretty intense stare, many fans mistakenly believe that the Decepticons' hologram is meant to look like him.

: There are two problems with that. One, the Decepticons' hologram, dubbed "[[Moustache Man]]" in the credits, is played by real-life United States Air Force Major [[Brian Reece]], whereas Tom Banachek is portrayed by established actor [[Michael O'Neill]].

:Two... how would the Decepticons know who Banachek even ''was'' to model a hologram after him?
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====''Revenge of the Fallen''====
*'''Barricade's return?'''
:A common misconception among fans is that [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade's]] Saleen Mustang alternate mode was spotted on the set of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', possibly as part of the alleged "disinformation campaign" director [[Michael Bay]] repeatedly insisted he had initiated. In fact, however, a truck transporting three "Barricade" prop vehicles was spotted in Culver City, California, in March 2008, more than ''two months'' before principal shooting for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' started.<ref name="vehspotted">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/transformersnews.php?id=6980 Superhero Hype reporting on the spotting of Barricade vehicles in March 2008]</ref> There's been no indication that this had any significance other than moving the prop cars... someplace. Barricade would not make his reappearance until the ''next'' movie, ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''.

*'''Decepticon [blank space] popsicle!'''
[[File:ROTF Skids Mudflap popsicle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right|Our ice cream is uncensored.]]
:This rumor claims that a censored version of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' exists in which the rude "[[File:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] suck my popsicle!" decal on the side of [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]'s ice cream truck [[alternate mode]] is edited to remove the words "suck my", resulting in the somewhat nonsensical version "[[File:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]]           popsicle!" This version was supposedly shown in some theaters in several countries, even though other theaters in the those very same markets apparently showed the "uncensored" version.<ref name="popsicle">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/decepticon-popsicle.254257/ Contemporary discussion] of the allegedly "censored" decal on the ice cream truck seen in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' at TFW2005.</ref>

:In reality, the most likely explanation for this is much more mundane: Whereas the Decepticon insignia and the word "popsicle" are both rendered in white, resulting in a high color contrast with the dark background of the decal, the words "suck my" are instead kept in dark red. Depending on the specific brightness and color contrast settings of a particular theater, this, combined with the overall darkness of the scene (which was shot "day for night"), could easily lead to those two words becoming pretty much "invisible" by pure coincidence, with no actual intention of "censorship" behind it.
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====''Dark of the Moon''====
*'''There's an animation error where Megatron's CG model clips through the base of Lincoln's statue'''
:During ''Dark of the Moon'' (and in a clear nod to [[Atlantis, Arise!|past Transformers media]]), Megatron blasts the statue of [[Abraham Lincoln]] in the eponymous Lincoln Memorial and sits on its remains. It's commonly stated that, during one of the shots, there's an overlooked error with the CG animation where the track tires on his feet clip through the base of the statue - however; upon closer inspection (and perhaps with the aid of photographs from the real-life statue for reference), it becomes clear that the tires are resting around the base, not really clipping through it. As with the previous presumably censored "[[File:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] suck my popsicle!" message in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', brightening up the image can help to elucidate this.

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====''Bumblebee''====
*'''''Bumblebee''''' '''and''' '''''Rise of the Beasts''''' '''are reboots that are separate from the rest of the "Bayverse"'''.
: ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' was initially conceived as a straight prequel to the ''Transformers'' films, chronologically falling between the [[World War II]] flashback sequences seen in ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' and the 2007 ''Transformers'' film. However, the movie was hastily retooled relatively late into production, tweaking the film's opening to show Bumblebee arriving on Earth in the 1980s, and, as a result, became more-or-less irreconcilable with both the information given by the ''The Last Knight'' and the various prequel comics that had gone before. Due in part to these reshoots—which were almost certainly added as a way to distance the film from the financial and critical failure that was ''The Last Knight''—some fans jumped on the idea that ''Bumblebee'' was now a "hard reboot" of the film series as a whole, similar to the {{w|Marvel Cinematic Universe}}'s interpretation of [[Spider-Man]] vs. his prior two cinematic outings. Around the time of ''Bumblebee''{{'}}s release, both [[Hasbro]] and [[Paramount Pictures]] were fairly mum on just how it and the five prior Bay films would fit together moving forward: the closest we were given to a conclusive answer was that the film represented the start of a "new storytelling universe,",<ref>[https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2467064/looks-like-bumblebee-is-officially-the-start-of-a-new-transformers-movie-universe "Looks Like Bumblebee is Officially The Start Of A New Transformers Movie Universe]</ref> but Di Bonventura explained that this only meant that the creators had freedom to tell new stories that didn't necessarily follow the rules of the other films. Other fiction, such as the ''[[Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome]]'' comic included with the home media release of the film, continued to tie the events of ''Bumblebee'' to the 2007 movie, putting another notch in the "prequel" column.

: The vaguery only continued in the lead-up to the subsequent film, ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]'', which is set in 1994. Producer [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] was fairly adamant about its prequel status, claiming that ''Rise of the Beasts'' charts Optimus's growth into the character seen in the 2007 film.<ref>[https://collider.com/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-michael-bay-movies-producer-comments/ 'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' Producer on How It Differs From Michael Bay's Movies — Collider]</ref> Director [[Steven Caple Jr.]] was more on the fence; in one interview, he called it a "reboot for sure," only to moments later backpedal and instead call it a "refresher" and a "new direction," adding that you "could call it a reboot" but that that there were still aspects of it that could be tied to the existing films.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MfMFxvT_-Q&t=2446s Steven Caple Jr. interview on The Alfonso Nation]</ref> The film itself splits the difference, with several allusions made to the other films, but the whole "[[Unicron]] is Earth" thing from ''The Last Knight'' going wholly unaddressed, despite Unicron playing a major role.

: When asked point-blank about this after the film released, Caple stated that while they tried to hew as close as they could to not mess up the Bay movies' events, knowing ''Bumblebee'' had previously taken its own liberties meant that he felt okay changing things in service of telling a better story and helping the prequels find their own way, something which Hasbro and Paramount fully agreed with.<ref>[https://www.insider.com/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-director-timeline-inconsistencies-2023-6 'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' producers cared more about telling 'the best story' than keeping the timeline consistent, says director — Insider]</ref> In particular, Caple stated he largely treats the original trilogy as gospel when it comes to continuity, but less so with ''Age of Extinction'' and ''The Last Knight'', feeling like the creative teams behind those movies had less idea where they were actually going with their stories at the time.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/rise-of-the-beasts-director-confirms-that-continuity-is-not-a-concern-within-the-transformers-film-franchise/47813/ Extract from an interview with Caple Jr. on the ''Empire Spoiler Specials'' podcast, via Seibertron.com]</ref> Rassoul Edji, the VFX artist responsible for redesigning Optimus Prime's head for ''Rise of the Beasts,'' stated on Twitter in November 2024 that he received instructions to make Optimus's face resemble its appearance in the 2007 film, specifically referring to the new movie as a "soft-prequel" to the original film.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The director wanted the face to resemble the face from the 2007 Transformers film as ROTB was a soft-prequel to it but also wanted it to be tweaked to fit the new design and for us to give it some new unique features.|link=https://twitter.com/rassouledji/status/1857438415303639337|name=Rassoul Edji|site=Twitter|year=2024|month=11|day=15}}</ref>

:So basically, despite all the incongruities, Hasbro and Paramount are still treating ''Bumblebee'' and any subsequent films as being in continuity with the preceding entries, which makes total sense, as it means not alienating the audiences who ''did'' enjoy those movies. Plus, by continuing to set films before 2007, it not only minimizes the amount of prior knowledge the audience requires to enjoy the movie, but it means that they simply don't have to deal with the implications of the prequel timeline and the Bay movies' timeline intersecting.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-director-steven-caple-jr-1235484272/ ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' Director Steven Caple Jr. on Michael Bay's Support, '90s Rap Soundtrack and Reuniting with 'Creed' Directors — The Hollywood Reporter]</ref> Indeed, di Bonoventura has described continuing to use the prequel setting as "kicking the can down the road" when it comes to confronting the pre-existing continuity, acknowledging that they've "maybe" contradicted things despite their best efforts.<ref>[https://www.fandom.com/articles/transformers-rise-beast-wars-optimus-prime Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Shows a Different Side of Optimus Prime" on Fandom.com]</ref> Ultimately, it's best just to enjoy the films on their own and not to sweat the continuity hiccups; after all, it's not like the Bay movies' stories were internally consistent with each other anyway. (If anything, just [[personal canon|ignoring]] ''The Last Knight'' pretty much fixes most of the issues on its own.)

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====''Rise of the Beasts''====

*'''All of the generic Terrorcons are named "Freezer".'''

:When [[Freezer]] was first revealed during the marketing campaign for ''Rise of the Beasts'', it was initially believed that he was simply a type of mass-produced drone, similarly to the various types of [[Vehicon (disambiguation)|Vehicon]] from past Transformers series, with the name belonging to both the two smaller [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcons]] deployed by [[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]] and the vast horde of generics seen in the final battle. This was seemingly supported by a note in Scourge's character profile on social media<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Helping him in his relentless pursuit, Scourge keeps a collection of six-legged Terrorcon Freezers — mechanical insectoids he can send out to sniff out his prey.|link=https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/pcb.6313444875357573/6313441462024581/|name=Transformers|site=Facebook|year=2023|month=05|day=12}}</ref> and was generally believed to be the case for the first few weeks after the film's release. However, when the film was released on home media, it was revealed in the "Villains" behind-the-scenes featurette that all of the generic Terrorcons were actually named "[[Sweep (ROTB)|Sweeps]]", in a homage to the [[Scourge (G1)|original Scourge]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|minions]], and that the name "Freezer" actually only belonged to one of Scourge's smaller minions, with the second being named "[[Novakane]]".

:This misconception may have also been the result of an animation error regarding the Sweeps' designs. The CGI models indicate that Freezer and Novakane were meant to have unique head designs, with Freezer having two scars on his forehead and Novakane having his left antennae cut off. However, for one reason or another, the two designs wound up being used interchangeably, not only between the two smaller Sweeps, but also between many of the larger Sweeps as well.

:Interestingly, the tie-in book "[[Mission at the Museum]]" actually referred to the pair as Sweeps, but this was initially dismissed as a preliminary working name for Freezer, especially with the next book, "[[The Search Is On]]", using his finalized name instead. However, the difference between the two Sweeps was later confirmed by the aforementioned featurette, a set of Chinese trading cards, and the eventual release of Novakane's ''[[Studio Series]]'' toy, long after the reveal of Freezer. Based upon this information, it can be deduced that Freezer is the Sweep who chases the humans and dies in the Peruvian cave, while Novakane is the Sweep who survives until the final battle before meeting his end in the lava.
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==''Animated'' misconceptions==
===Toys===
*'''Hasbro can't make new toys based on Animated characters without Cartoon Network's approval.'''
[[File:WMTheLegacyOfBumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|This set should not be possible.]]
: While not rooted in any specific source, there has been a longstanding misconception that because they produced the cartoon and collaborated with Hasbro on the toy designs, [[Cartoon Network]] maintains partial (if not complete) ownership over the character designs in ''Transformers Animated'', and is thus the reason why no new toys of the characters were released for almost 15 years.

: In truth, Hasbro owns ''Animated'' lock, stock, and barrel. A quick glance at the legal jargon on the back of any ''Animated'' toy packaging will show Hasbro as the sole [[copyright]] holder listed. In fact, the only legalese mentioning Cartoon Network is the [[trademark]] for their own name and logo, due to printing "AS SEEN ON CN!" on the box. A handful of ''Animated'' toys were also released after the show ended via [[Fun Publications]], which also listed Hasbro as the sole copyright holder. Furthermore, toys of several ''Animated'' characters were also sold under different ''Transformers'' toylines concurrently with the ''Animated'' line itself, such as the [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Universe (2008)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Universe (2008)|Bumblebee]], [[Prowl (Animated)#Universe (2008)|Prowl]] and [[Starscream (Animated)#Universe (2008)|Starscream]] sold under the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' line]], or the Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Transformers (2007)|Bumblebee]] sold as part of the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie toyline]]'s "The Legacy of Bumblebee" three-pack. Again, Cartoon Network is mentioned nowhere on the packaging. Similarly, Cartoon Network goes unmentioned in the copyrights for other merchandise like DVDs and tie-in comics. In Japan, the [[Blackarachnia (Animated)#Toys|''Animated'' Blackarachnia toy]] was even retooled years after ''Animated'' ended to create the [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Legends|''Legends'' toy for ''Beast Wars'' Blackarachnia]], again with no mention of Cartoon Network anywhere.

: The only place you'll find a Cartoon Network copyright is in the credits of the episodes themselves, but Hasbro appears to have long since bought out whatever rights Cartoon Network retained, hence their ability to freely upload ''Animated'' episodes for streaming alongside their other ''Transformers'' cartoons on services like YouTube and [[Tubi]] (very much unlike [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)#Production|the one show we know they ''don't'' have all the rights to]]). And in either case, as mentioned above, it wouldn't prevent them from making new toys using those characters or designs. A much more likely explanation is Hasbro simply wanting new toys to fit a certain aesthetic, one that ''Animated''{{'}}s designs don't quite fit. So instead, they simply choose to adapt the characters to fit the new medium, such as with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|''Prime'' Bulkhead]] or [[Clobber (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Clobber]]. The most overt case of this is the [[2015]] Japanese release of the [[Slipstream (Animated)#Legends|''Legends'' Slipstream toy]], retooled by TakaraTomy from the non-''Animated'' [[Windblade (G1)#Generations|''Generations'' Windblade toy]] to be more ''Animated''-like, and ''explicitly'' spelled out to be the ''Animated'' character via the [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 16|accompanying issue]] of the [[Transformers Legends (comic)|''Legends'' comic]], which itself likewise featured multiple cameos by ''Animated'' characters.

: At [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2022, Hasbro designer [[Evan Brooks]] confirmed that any rumors of ''Animated'' characters not being available for Hasbro's use are incorrect, and that Hasbro has all rights to all Transformers characters.<ref name="evansdcc">[https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/07/25/sdcc-hasbro-kotobukiya-show-floor-qa-461912 "SDCC Hasbro & Kotobukiya Show Floor Q&A"] at TFW2005</ref> This was proven pretty definitively with the release of [[Prowl (Animated)#Legacy|Prowl's ''Legacy'' toy]] the following year (followed by even more in later years), once again absent any sort of Cartoon Network related branding, and thankfully seems to have put the misconception to rest for good.
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===Fiction===
*'''The Japanese dub of ''Transformers Animated'' presents it as a prequel to the live-action movies.'''

: This appears to have ''some'' basis: back in March 2010, the then-recent edition of ''[[TV Magazine]]'' published some early pre-release information about the Japanese dub of the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|''Animated'' cartoon]]. Among the details announced was the name-change of [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] to "Ironhide", and changing his character to be closer in personality to [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] from the [[live-action film series|live-action movies]]. The article allegedly also claimed that because [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] was not Supreme Commander of the Autobots in ''Animated'', the cartoon would be "set chronologically before the live action movies".<ref name="tvmagani">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/animated-8/latest-edition-of-tv-magazine-reveals-new-transformers-animated-japan-details-169265/ TFW2005 reporting on ''TV Magazine'' article about the Japanese dub of the ''Transformers Animated'' cartoon], March 2010.</ref>

: In actuality, however, not much of this has been reflected in the dub itself: aside from the aforementioned renaming of Bulkhead into "Ironhide", there's nothing in the Japanese dub that ties the ''Animated'' cartoon any closer to the live-action movies than its American counterpart.

: While TakaraTomy chose to use the movie-style branding for ''Animated'' products, rendering the "Transformers Animated" logo in the gray steel look used for the movies, this appears to simply be a matter of wanting to associate the brand with the big successful money-making movie franchise rather than any reflection of fictional details.

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==Aligned Continuity misconceptions==
===Toys===
*'''''Transformers: Prime'' was not initially planned to have any toys.'''
:The [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|toy line]] for ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]'' was ''very'' delayed, debuting roughly a year after the associated cartoon had premiered. Previously, at a [[BotCon 2010]] panel about the then-upcoming ''Prime'' cartoon, a Hasbro representative had made a statement that they weren't talking about toys just then. ''Transformers'' fandom being [[Red Alert (G1)|what]] [[Breakdown (G1)|it is]], a widespread belief developed that Hasbro was never going to make ''Prime'' toys ''at all.'' As additional information gradually surfaced, this evolved into a rumor that ''Prime'' would only have a small number of toys, with some further speculating that they would also be limited to the Deluxe [[size class]] (since initially only Deluxes had been seen). The eventual revelation of a full ''Prime'' toyline caused the belief to evolve once more, with the new theory being that there wasn't ''originally'' going to be a ''Prime'' toyline, but Hasbro changed their minds due to demand.

:The reality, as usual, was much less apocalyptic. The statement from the Hasbro Studios panel was never intended to refer to anything except the panel itself—the people ''in that room'' weren't going to be discussing toys ''at that panel''. (In fact, [[Eric Siebenaler]] expressed excitement about [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]'s toy at the very same panel.) As for the delay in the line's launch, put simply, this was for appearance's sake. Hasbro wanted to establish ''Prime'' as a strong ''fictional'' franchise, rather than merely [[To sell toys|a glorified toy commercial]], and reasonably concluded that launching a toyline immediately would detract from that goal. There ''was'' a point when a few ''Prime'' toys were planned to be released under the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Transformers: Generations]]'' banner, but since ''Generations'' was at that time exclusively Deluxes, the aforementioned Bulkhead (a Voyager) indicates that this idea had already been abandoned when the rumors started.

:In short, this is just a matter of fans jumping to conclusions based on misinterpreted statements.
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===Fiction===
*'''The High Moon Studios games are part of G1.'''
{{quote|We really did look very closely at Generation 1 stuff and tried to capture what for us was the essence of the characters.|[[Sean Miller]], Director Character and Animation|[https://web.archive.org/web/20091222170921/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/12/21/transformers-art-video.aspx Gameinformer interview] (Wayback Machine link)}}
[[File:FOC-GameInformerPrimeBumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|It's the prequel to that version of G1 which never existed!]]
:With its designs aiming at a video gamer audience who grew up with [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]], the development team for ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]'' took a great deal of inspiration from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] for such things as characters and the design aesthetic for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222170921/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/12/21/transformers-art-video.aspx|name=Dan Ryckert|site=Game Informer|title=Creating Worlds: Behind The Art Of War For Cybertron|year=2009|month=12|day=21}}</ref> A [[Commercial#War for Cybertron|commercial]] even depicted Shockwave ordering Soundwave to play [[The Touch|a song]] made famous by the [[The Transformers: The Movie|original animated movie]]. Furthermore, War for Cybertron toys were sold as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toyline that featured Generation 1-styled characters. These factors led many to believe the game was actually part of Generation 1.

:To be fair, there was and is virtually no information available to the average fan that ''War for Cybertron'' is not part of Generation 1. Hasbro essentially folded ''War for Cybertron'' into the [[aligned continuity family|aligned continuity]], and informed dedicated fans of this fact through [[Hasbro Q&A|question and answer sessions]].<ref>"The official story of the original 13 and specifically Alpha Trion has not been explored fully in the modern continuity that Transformers War for Cybertron, Exodus, and Prime are a part of." [[Hasbro Q&A/September 2010: Answers]]</ref> The [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|''War for Cybertron'' comic adaptation]] and [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 online timeline] actually are adaptations from ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'', which is the basis for the new modern continuity fiction.

:Canonically, both WfC and its sequel ''Fall of Cybertron'' are in the Aligned continuity, but beyond suggestions and mandatory changes from Hasbro, High Moon Studios didn't seem to care about Hasbro's declarations of canon. In the art book for the sequel to WfC, ''[[The Art of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'', the only influences of the concept art and designs mentioned are G1 related. Dreamwave, the original cartoon, and other concepts and ideas from Generation 1 are cited, but the fact that Cliffjumper's head is based on ''Prime'' Cliffjumper's is not mentioned, nor are the modifications to Optimus Prime's gun, Megatron's new body, [[Tox-En]], or the other assorted influences from ''Prime''.

:[[High Moon Studios]] often described the games as prequels to the G1 cartoon. More savvy fans would recognize that the game is generally irreconcilable with the cartoon (or any other Generation 1 continuity for that matter): the circumstances of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s rise to power would contradict "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]", and Optimus's [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|predecessor]] does not possess the Matrix, unlike his [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|cartoon counterpart]]. The Autobots left Cybertron because the [[Core]] shut down, not because energy sources were depleted, and characters like [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]], [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]], [[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]], the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]], and [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] wouldn't be on Cybertron or even ''exist''. Additionally, the game draws inspiration from other continuities, including characters not from Generation 1 like [[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]] and [[Demolishor (WFC)|Demolishor]]. The game does share a lot of similarities with Dreamwave's ''[[War Within (franchise)|War Within]]'' series (where Jetfire and Trypticon are present), but it cannot take place in that continuity either.
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==Companies==
===Marvel Comics===
*'''John Romita designed the Generation 1 character models.'''
:The rumor here comes about through a misreading of the credits to ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|The Transformers Universe]]''. Legendary Marvel Comics artist John Romita, Sr. was listed as "Art Director", leading readers to assume that he was in charge of designing or developing the various [[character model]]s used in the series (and reprinted in said comic). However, Romita was actually the Art Director for Marvel Comics as a whole at the time, which means he was being credited for the art direction done when making the ''Universe'' issues themselves. The majority of the character models were in fact done by [[Floro Dery]], who went uncredited.<ref>See [http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/11/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-85/ Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed] for more information.</ref>
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===TakaraTomy===
*'''Takara was taken over by Tomy.'''
[[File:Takaratomy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|We are one.]]
:In 2005, it was announced that Takara, longtime Japanese manufacturer/distributor of Transformers toys, and former competitor Tomy would merge into a new company, named [[TakaraTomy]], as of [[March 1]], 2006. Some fans misinterpreted the media coverage, believing that Takara had been bought out by rival Tomy. This was not helped by official press releases declaring Tomy the "surviving company", Tomy having the majority of shares, and the merged company simply going by the name "Tomy" outside Japan.

:The name issue is easily explained, as it was done for purely pragmatic reasons. "Tomy" is an internationally established brand, since the company already had divisions in many other countries prior to the merger, and distributed their toys under their own name there. Takara, meanwhile, had mostly abandoned its ventures into international markets years ago, and had its products distributed through other companies (such as [[Hasbro]]) instead. Therefore, the merged company decided to use the better-known name for its international business, while it would continue as "TakaraTomy" within Japan itself.

:Now, as for the specifics of the merger... Although the merger ratio was set at 0.356 of a Tomy share for each Takara share (including a split of Tomy's stock), and the companies announced a layoff of 15% of their combined workforce mostly on the Takara side, the term "merger" (as compared to "take-over") was prominently used in all the official announcements by the two companies, and twisting tiny details into a de facto "takeover" of Takara by Tomy is effectively splitting hairs.

*'''e-Hobby is owned by Takara (TakaraTomy).'''
:The [[e-HOBBY]] shop is owned by Part One, Ltd. Although the company has had close ties with Takara for decades, the online store also sells toys by other companies, primarily TakaraTomy's rival [[Bandai]].

:The online store ''directly'' owned by TakaraTomy, meanwhile, is [[TakaraTomy Mall]] (formerly Toy Hobby Market).
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===IDW Publishing===

*'''The [[Hasbro Universe]] was pushed on IDW by Hasbro.'''
:While Hasbro is mostly hands-off with IDW's comics, one of the terms of the license is that IDW needs to work with Hasbro to do [[To sell toys|occasional promotion]] for new and upcoming toys; this most obviously took place with events such as [[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]], [[Combiner Wars (comic)|Combiner Wars]] and [[Titans Return (comic)|Titans Return]] — and, if we're being honest, has resulted in some of the less popular arcs from "phase 2" of IDW.<ref>[[James Roberts]] has apologised on multiple occasions for Dark Cybertron, which says a lot.</ref> As such, when IDW announced that they were bringing [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|several]] [[Rom|other]] [[Action Man|Hasbro-]][[M.A.S.K. (franchise)|owned]] [[Micronauts|franchises]] into their [[2005 IDW continuity|acclaimed Transformers universe]], a lot of fans assumed that this was the result of another Hasbro mandate, especially given their stated desire to have a "Transformers {{w|Marvel Cinematic Universe|Cinematic Universe}}." It also bore a startling resemblance to the shuttered plans to use the [[Aligned continuity family]] to launch a shared universe, even sharing the name of [[Unit:E]]. However, the creative teams involved were open from the start about the decision being an internal one that IDW had to ask Hasbro for permission to do.

:Reportedly, the decision stemmed from IDW obtaining multiple additional Hasbro licenses, and [[Chris Ryall]] and [[Christos Gage]] suggesting that G.I. Joe appear in their ''ROM'' comic; this led to [[John Barber]] bringing up [[Andrew Griffith]]'s suggestion that IDW's ''G.I. Joe'' universe could fit "between" big ''Transformers'' events, which led to all of them suggesting to [[Cullen Bunn]] that the Earth that the [[Micronaut]]s visited be the ''ROM''/''Transformers''/''G.I. Joe'' one... and, well, it all spiralled from there. Hasbro were apparently very on board with the idea, but it was far from something that they pushed onto unwilling creators.

*'''The Hasbro Universe comics are responsible for the ending of the 2005 IDW continuity.'''
:Given that IDW announced that they were concluding their [[2005 IDW continuity|main continuity]] less than two years after the VERY controversial Hasbro Universe was first announced, a lot of fans were under the impression that the shared universe, and the relaunch of [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|''The Transformers'']] and [[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|''More than Meets the Eye'']] into ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' and [[The Transformers: Lost Light|''Lost Light'']], were responsible for tanking sales to the point that IDW decided that it would be more profitable to reboot.

:However, the reason that those titles were relaunched in the ''first'' place is that their sales were on an unsustainable downwards spiral; and, other than a brief sales spike for the [[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|first]] [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|issues]] of the relaunched series, the relaunch did pretty much nothing to the sales trends, which continued to decrease at the same level as they had from around the 51st issues to the relaunch.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/670-general-comics-discussion/page-60#entry3661883 Sales chart of the Phase 2 IDW ongoings]</ref> While the Hasbro Universe titles generally didn't sell ''great'', they didn't affect the sales of the ongoing ''Transformers'' series.
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20121116134912/http://tfarchive.com/creative/showentry.php?s=522 Ten popular but incorrect rumors about Japanese Transformers, retrieved November 16, 2012] (archived)

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:''"Cliffjumper" is a <s>[[Decepticon]]</s> [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Botcon Ladybug PackageArt.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|<s>Miraculous! Simply the best! Up to the test when things go wrong!</s> (THEME SONG WITHDRAWN)]]

'''<s>Ladybug</s> Cliffjumper''' is a red Volkswagen Beetle. You wanted a red one, right?

==Fiction==
===Yolopark comics===
Born in [[Primax 625.12 Gamma|a universe]] full of generic [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumpers]], this [[Transformer]] became so frustrated with being regarded as one of them that she finally had it and decided to commit to being ''the'' Cliffjumper. Abandoning her original name and taking care of her "fellow" Cliffjumpers via a [[Hate Plague]] tailored to affect only Cliffjumpers, "Cliffjumper" was content till she found [[Caretaker]] XII in [[Antex (polity)|Antex]] and discovered the existence of a [[multiverse]] with countless iterations of Cliffjumper. When [[Pick-Up (Bat-Robô)|Pick-Up]] pointed out to her that 99.98% of recorded Cliffjumpers were already dead, "Cliffjumper" realized that her actions were in actuality part of a multiverse-wide joke and took her revenge on being "used" by resolving to rescue all Cliffjumpers across universes.

After saving more than 12 million Cliffjumpers, "Cliffjumper" found [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|one]] that actually lived to see the end of existence 18 billion years later. Realizing what an ideal existence this was for a Cliffjumper, the rouge rogue travelled through time to Cliffjumper's manufacture and took his place in history, ensuring she would become '''''the''''' Cliffjumper. {{storylink|A Cliffjumper(s) Tale}}

==Merchandise==
===Yolopark===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (AMK Mini Series, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 additional pairs of hands (Splayed, Pointing), gun

:Released exclusively for the [[Unofficial conventions|unofficial]] Agabyss-organized [[BotCon]] 2025 convention, this [[Yolopark]] ''AMK Mini Series'' kit of "Cliffjumper" is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the same line's [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#AMK Mini|Bumblebee]] with a new head more [[Show-accuracy|accurate]] to [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Bumblebee's original toy]]. As with all ''AMK Mini'' model kits, Cliffjumper must be completed by snapping the pre-painted pieces together, and comes with two additional pairs of hands. She also comes with a gun accessory.

:Originally marketed at [[Toy Fair]] 2025 as a new Decepticon character named "Ladybug",<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://x.com/BotCon/status/1896223898632638823|quote=Yesterday at #Toyfair we showed the BotCon 2025 exclusives from Yolopark: The Sound of Science 2-pack- Glyph vs Soundblaster, & the new character, Ladybug! What's even cooler? The Glyph and Ladybug use a nee{{sic}} head sculpt! Head to http://BotCon.com for more information!|site=Twitter|name=BotCon|year=2025|month=03|day=02}}</ref> it was decided that the toy would be sold as a new version of [[Cliffjumper (disambiguation)|Cliffjumper]], as Yolopark's Hasbro contact saw an earlier edit of [[Circular reporting|this very page]] and thought the mention of "unofficial" referred not to BotCon 2025 but to the character, which led them to prefer the use of an established character instead.

:This version of the mold was also used to make [[Glyph (Universe)#Yolopark|Glyph]] at the same convention.

==Notes==
*"Cliffjumper" is based on the red variant of the [[1983]] ''[[Micro Change]]'' MC-04 Mini Car Robo 03 Volkswagen, sold in [[The Transformers (toyline)|the original ''Transformers'' toyline]] as [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Bumblebee]]. In the years since, Bumblebee has near-universally been represented by the yellow variant of the same toy, but in [[2015]], ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' paid homage to the red version by releasing "[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#MP21R|Bumble Red Body]]".
*Cliffjumper's Yolopark toy was conceived entirely out of a desire for a second use of the new headsculpt created for [[Glyph (Universe)#Yolopark|Glyph]]. The color red was chosen as an obvious homage to the aforementioned red variant of Bumblebee, which then led to the name "Ladybug" being picked as the most obvious choice for a "red bug".<ref>{{citesocial|quote=We can say it was totally independent. Glyph was already planned and we figured why not get another use out of a great retool. Red was the obvious choice and then when names were tossed around, Ladybug was just as obvious. A red VW Bug. Ladybug.|link=https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/1931144530989850893|name=BotCon|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=6|day=6}}</ref> Once the color and name were selected, then came the decision to make the toy a [[Decepticon]] and [[Female Transformer|female]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Then we decided to change the faction and make the bot a her. But the story doesn’t end there, and next week people are in for a crazy twist and turn regarding the character. All revealed in the new story included with the official toy.|link=https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/1931145143660216612|name=@BotCon|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=6|day=6}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]

Flatline (G1)

2025-06-10T18:26:41Z

ShootingStar7X: Not anymore!

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{{disambig3|Flatline}}
:''Flatline is a [[Transformer]] often affiliated with the [[Decepticon]]s from 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 medic, particularly adept at replacing body parts or constructing whole new bodies for his patients. Although nominally a Decepticon, Flatline takes his medical oaths very seriously and will treat any damaged Transformer who finds themselves in his care, be they Decepticon, Autobot, or otherwise.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Second Exodus|''Robots in Disguise'' #18]] (mentioned); [[Three Monologues|#20]] (full)}}
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 [[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===
{{first|[[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four|''Transformers'' #10]]}}
[[File:RiseOfTheDecepticonsAllFallDown FlatlineShockwave.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|"Look, we all know which way you're gonna go, so can we hurry this along?"]]
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 the injured [[Roughstuff]] on a carrier that also held 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]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] repair injured Autobots. When [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s group of Decepticons arrived to threaten their patients, Hoist managed to drive them away using repurposed [[Diagnostic Drone|diagnostic drones]]. {{storylink|Escape Part One}}

[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart3 FlatlineExarchon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|His first major starring role and he isn't even in the driver's seat for it.]]
After the Autobots abandoned [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Flatline remained behind to care for the brain-dead [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Kaskade]]. When the long-thought dead [[Provoke]] was discovered alive, Flatline administered to her as well, offering a diagnosis to her visiting friend [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} Flatline continued to monitor Provoke and called Cyclonus back to the medbay when she awakened. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight II|Test Flight II}} Later, when Ruckus unexpectedly awakened as well, Flatline was flummoxed, as it seemed medically impossible. Provoke tried to convince him otherwise, but Flatline insisted on a full examination of Ruckus. Provoke then revealed that she was actually [[Exarchon]] in disguise and required two more bodies to contain his Threefold Spark— Ruckus...and Flatline himself! {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}} His spark supplanted by Exarchon, Flatline's body was used to gain access to The Rise's hideout, where Exarchon made known his return to his former lieutenant Shockwave. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}} Exarchon-as-Flatline gave his sales pitch to both Shockwave and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], trying to secure their allegiance once again. {{storylink|War's End Part One}} Ultimately, Exarchon's Flatline incarnation was melted to slag by the radiation-spewing [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===

[[File:Earth-Wars-Flatline.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.6]]

*'''Class''': Medic
*'''Lowest Star rating''': 2 star
*'''Weapons''':
: Healing Tower: Spawn a healing tower that recovers 39.4 health to all allies in range every second for 15 seconds. It cannot be targeted nor destroyed.
**'''Cost''': 5 Ability points +5 for extra usage

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==Toys==
===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-Flatline.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|300px|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Flatline''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Cannon, claw missile, blaster/tool attachment, triple-barreled blaster attachment

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Voyagers, Flatline is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of [[Red Alert (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Autobot Red Alert]], with a new head based on his comic appearance. He transforms into an emergency SUV of made-up model.

: His left hand can be replaced with with either of his two gun attachments or the claw missile via [[5 mm post]]s, and he can deploy his (non-firing) missile launcher in both robot and vehicle modes. There are a pair of small posts on the top of his windscreen, which allow his blaster attachments to connect in both modes, which lines up with his various media appearances.
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==Notes==
*Flatline is an adaptation of the [[Flatline (ROTF)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic character]]. ''Robots in Disguise'' line artist [[Andrew Griffith]] designed Flatline as a "virtual [[retool]]" of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe Class [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Trailcutter]] toy.

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Ironfist (G1)

2025-06-08T16:01:35Z

ShootingStar7X: /* Age of the Primes */ The crest and cheek vents are not as prominent as they are on his IDW design.

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{{disambig3|Ironfist}}
:''Ironfist is an [[Autobot]] [[Lightformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Ironfist-WoHprofile.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You wait seventeen years for a personality and then ''two'' come along at once!]]
For '''Ironfist''', there is no greater work of art than an ingenious piece of weaponry. Others can have their metamorphic rock sculptures of unclothed [[human]] males or oil-based images of smiling females, but a tracer cannon that can take out a [[Decepticon]] battalion a [[Units of length|hic]] away is (almost) all that Ironfist admires. Unsurprisingly, this Autobot gun nut gets into the thick of a battle, no matter what the terrain, so long as the action is fast and furious. However, Ironfist still finds the time to silently regard the weapons of war.<ref>Generation 1 Ironfist packaging bio</ref>

In datanet circles, Ironfist is known by his user-name '''[[Fisitron (G1)|Fisitron]]'''. Fisitron is a dedicated [[Wreckers]] fan-boy and writer of the ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' datalogs, an in-depth chronicle of their many dangerous adventures. They're his heroes. Ironfist hopes his passion for weaponry attracts their attention, but if he were ever to meet them, he'd probably faint from over-excitement.<ref>Depiction in the 2005-2018 IDW comics</ref>

Sometimes he sounds like he's from [[Nebulos]].

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #1]]}}

{{bigquote|I fought my first campaign in the Manganese Mountains, where I spoke to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] for the first and last time. He mistook me for somebody else.|Ironfist|[[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #4]]}}

[[File:IntimateBeheading-Ironfist.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|I <3 Delta Magnus! :)]]
Ironfist was [[Reproduction|constructed cold]] before the war began {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}} and took a job in the Ballistics department of the [[Iaconian Mechaforensic Division]]. An enthusiastic but naive nerd, he didn't even know what a Decepticon was ''during the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]]''. As well as his ballistics skills, he was famed for his nerdy love for [[Delta Magnus]] and the [[Primal Vanguard]]: buying any relic they ever touched, using Delta's catchphrase "glorious" all the time, and building a life-size model of Delta. ([[Flatfoot (G1)|Flatfoot]] confiscated it.) Most of his workmates made fun of him, so [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Tumbler]] decided to be nice and pretend he shared Ironfist's hobby; Ironfist would then spend ages talking poor Tumbler's ear off about the bloody Vanguard. This hobby ''did'' come in useful though, when Tumbler needed a replica Matrix for a heist and Ironfist just happened to have one. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers4-CONverttoday.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|He only got the [[mouthplate]] to cover up his bad acne.]]
Later, he finally laid eyes on the Decepticon badge just three days before [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]] was killed. He took his first life before the war ''officially'' started and his next after [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] activated the [[Nightmare Engine]]. Sometime after this, he also altered his head's design to look like a Primal Vanguard helmet. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}} After joining the Autobots, he apprenticed under [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] before heading to the [[Manganese Mountains]] on his first campaign. It was there he designed [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s signature [[ion blaster|laser rifle]], although Optimus thought Ironfist's chief rival [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]] was responsible.

He was subsequently stationed at the [[Kimia Facility]], where he worked as a weapons designer and engineer. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Ironfist's psyche profile}} Experimental weapons he created were widely used throughout the war, and while Ironfist enjoyed his work, he'd never allow himself to feel pride for causing the deaths of thousands. Over the course of the war, he lost his eleven closest friends, including [[Nautilus]], and developed a deep hatred for the Decepticons. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

When not designing weapons, Ironfist would spend most of his time in front of a computer screen. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Ironfist's psyche profile}}

One big defining moment in his time was briefly seeing [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] in action, raiding the Vosian Citadel. ''That'' drove him towards a deep, abiding fandom for the [[Wreckers]] {{storylink|Bullets}} and he became known online as their unofficial historian. Under the sobriquet "Fisitron", he cataloged, disseminated, and glorified their exploits through a series of 331 datalogs that became known as the ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' series. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Ironfist's psyche profile}} They're very popular, though people have noticed he tends to repeat some phrases over and over (which fans call "[[Fisitronism]]s".) {{storylink|Bullets}}

He helped Skyfall get a job at Kimia and even let him use his workshop, and the two became friends. Strangely, sometime after Skyfall came along, Ironfist's invention [[Gideon's Glue]] (so horrifying that Ironfist himself destroyed it) ended up in Decepticon hands and suspicion briefly landed on ''him''! Ironfist was exonerated though. Later, he used his influence to get Skyfall out of a [[Garrus-9]] posting so he could keep enjoying his friend's company: he even promised him he could have his workshop if he ever died. {{storylink|Bullets}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers4-KimiaWeaponsFacility.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|That's a can of Bawls, isn't it?]]
Shortly after that promise, in a [[Skyfall (G1)|horrible twist of fate]], {{storylink|Bullets}} a lab accident embedded a prototype [[cerebro-sensitive bullet]] in Ironfist's skull, which began slowly edging towards his brain, leaving him with only a short time to live. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} Just to make things worse, the [[Ethics Committee]] ''banned'' these bullets under Protocol III of the [[Non-Conventional Weapons Act]], and use of them in future would be deemed a war crime under the [[Tyrest Accord]]. Committee member [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] openly expressed his disapproval of Ironfist for creating such weapons. {{storylink|Bullets}}

He would have lived out the rest of his life holed up in his lab until [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] contacted him one day. Prowl had been keeping tabs on Ironfist and had read all the material he had written as Fisitron. Prowl informed Ironfist that [[Springer (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Springer]] was forming a new Wreckers team, and that there was a space available on it if Ironfist wanted it ''badly'' enough. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}} Prowl had believed that since Ironfist knew he was going to die, he would make a good potential candidate to bypass suicide lock of [[Aequitas]], the infallible guilt-determining supercomputer that was the heart of Garrus-9's justice system; the suicide lock meant that, if security was compromised, a volunteer would have to give up their life to get past its security codes. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} Prowl pulled strings and as a result, Ironfist got to the front of the queue. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}} {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Ironfist's psyche profile}}

[[File:Dead Men's Boots Ironfist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Please ignore the Secret Motivating Tragic Backstory on the screen behind me.]]
Ironfist was personally approached by Springer, via hologram, for recruitment into the Wreckers (he briefly thought he was seeing the [[Shimmer]], the legendary being that heralded your death). {{storylink|Bullets}} However, Ironfist embarrassed himself when he started babbling on about what he thought the survival rate of the Wreckers really was, if one considered [[Rack'n'Ruin (G1)|Rack'n'Ruin]] a single robot. {{storylink|Dead Men's Boots}}

Before his deployment, [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] found out that Ironfist's cerebro-gun had been tampered with. Ironfist realized that Skyfall had done it and began to realize how many other things the bot had done, but departed Kimia without confronting his "friend". Instead, he set things up so that the instant he died, a recorded message containing proof of Skyfall's crimes would be sent to ''everyone'' following the Declassified feed. {{storylink|Bullets}}

Shortly thereafter, Ironfist found himself waiting with [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]], [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], and [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] to be inducted into the Wreckers from an outpost on the [[Igue-Moor Fuel Depot]], Ironfist thought he'd test-run his new [[lightformer cannon]]. Unfortunately, he blew up one of the [[Autobot]]s' local reconstruction projects, causing its overseer [[Dipstick]] to throw a fit.

[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s ship landed shortly, and Ironfist and the other inductees were greeted by several famous members of the Wreckers. Ironfist was practically beside himself when he identified [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]], but [[Verity Carlo]] noted that Kup "changes his oil like everyone else." And while Springer began to brief them, Ironfist fainted.

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers1-Ironfist.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|You should see my Wreckers bedsheets!]]
Eventually Ironfist's systems rebooted, and he immediately tried to downplay his reaction. But after some prodding from Guzzle, Ironfist resigned himself to an explanation. He revealed himself as Fisitron, the famous Wreckers historian and fanboy. As Ironfist began rambling, [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] and [[Twin Twist]] were amused to hear that their files were classified. Ironfist was understandably embarrassed and excused himself. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

On the way to [[Garrus-9]], the ship encountered Impactor, who had just escaped from the prison. Ironfist and the other new recruits were forced to wait around in another room as Springer and Ultra Magnus questioned the Wreckers' former leader. They passed the time speculating on why Impactor was kicked out of the Wreckers and locked-up after a certain incident on [[Pova]]. Ironfist deeply believed that the "official" reason given for Impactor's incarceration was a cover-up, but he couldn't speculate on what had actually occurred. Later on, Ironfist was tasked with replacing Impactor's missing right hand. He rigged-up a [[harpoon]]-launching substitute for the former leader of the Wreckers, but decided not to take the opportunity to question Impactor on the real reason he was imprisoned. Soon thereafter, Springer held a briefing and revealed that [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] had taken over Garrus-9 and was using it as his personal playground. In addition to liberating the place from Overlord and rescuing the Autobot prisoners still trapped within, Springer also announced a secondary objective. That was to secure something code-named "[[Aequitas]]", which was secreted somewhere deep within Garrus-9.

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers2- Fanboy Ironfist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Oh dear lord, he's ''[[Fandom|us!]]'']]
Once the plan to breach Garrus-9's defenses had been finalized, Ironfist gifted Guzzle and Pyro with cerebro-sensitive bullets he had brought along, much to Guzzle's delight. Ultra Magnus and Springer reviewed the security logs and noted Ironfist's previous blackout with some concern. Upon arriving at their destination, the Wreckers were split between two entry pods and launched from Ultra Magnus' ship. Ironfist's group consisted of [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]], Topspin, Pyro, Rotorstorm, and Verity, who had stowed away without anyone's knowledge. The pods breached Garrus-9's defenses and the pod containing Ironfist landed smack-dab in the middle of the "Pit"—Overlord's makeshift arena. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

Ironfist and the others found themselves surrounded by dozens of Decepticons and Overlord himself. Rotorstorm tried to make light of the tense situation with a little joke, which no one save Overlord laughed at. Unfortunately, Overlord then showed his "appreciation" for Rotorstorm's sense of humor by blowing a hole in the Autobot's head. Perceptor ordered Pyro to protect Verity as he, Ironfist, and Topspin lunged for Overlord, but the three Wreckers were completely physically outmatched by the Decepticon powerhouse.

Upon hearing from [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] that there were Wreckers in another part of Garrus-9 as well, Overlord broadcast a message across the entire prison, saying that any Decepticon that brought him the head of a Wrecker would be allowed to leave. It was apparently a very enticing offer, as the mob of Decepticons that had been watching nearby surged towards Ironfist and company. Perceptor managed to delay their advance by sniping a spare fuel tank they had brought along, and the Wreckers took the opportunity to dash away.

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers3 - Ironfist breakdown.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Apparently, the Wreckers have a very misleading brochure.]]
Once there was a bit of distance between them and the Decepticons, Ironfist sagged against a wall, head in his hands. The shock of Rotorstorm's death was setting in, and Perceptor tried to calmly urge him on. But Ironfist's illusions of being a Wrecker had been shattered by what he had witnessed just minutes before. He was in it for the dramatic heroics and adventures-he hadn't expected such a display of raw violence and gore. Topspin angrily slammed him against a wall and pointed out that while Guzzle, Pyro, and Rotorstorm were all officially voted into the Wreckers, there had been no such distinction for Ironfist. Topspin labeled him a glorified tag-along and told him that "people die in stupid, pointless ways. Deal with it." Ironfist snapped out of his funk and furiously told Topspin not to lecture ''him'' about death. Perceptor broke it up and told them they couldn't afford to get personal at the moment.

Soon, they found the chamber in which Aequitas was stored. Perceptor ordered Ironfist to stand guard as he attempted to breach the door. The stripped-down and ravaged form of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] was discovered plugged into it. While Pyro and Topspin disconnected Maximus from the door, Perceptor entered the proper codes to open the chamber. Ironfist quickly caught up with them to warn that the Decepticons were close to breaching the outer doors, but the Aequitas chamber had been opened by this point. The Wreckers walked in as Perceptor revealed Aequitas to them {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}} and revealed their mission was to download all the information stored within its hard drive and make sure the Decepticons didn't get their hands on it.

[[File:LSOTW4 Ironfiststoryteller.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|'''<?>''' ''Your relationship with Verity has changed.'']]
When Topspin complained about this, Ironfist abruptly agreed and started to claim they should go. At that moment, Topspin began suffering the effects of vicarious perception, as his sibling Twin Twist was being tortured somewhere else in Garrus-9. Perceptor told Ironfist and Verity to watch over Topspin as he and Pyro worked on finding an access port for Aequitas.

Hearing the Decepticons still trying to breach the door from outside, Verity asked Ironfist to talk to her about something- anything to keep her mind off their predicament. Ironfist complied, telling her what he'd read about the Wreckers' showdown on Pova with [[Squadron X]]. Perceptor called for everyone to gather by the Aequitas console, informing them of the supercomputer's "suicide lock" and how it could only be bypassed by someone willingly offering up their own spark to the machine. Through process of elimination, Ironfist glumly realized it could only be himself or Pyro, the "second-stringers". Pyro adamantly refused to be the sacrifice, claiming that his life was ultimately the more valuable. Verity angrily told Pyro that Ironfist had as much right to live as he did. Ironfist lost his temper, but after a moment, he decided he was ready to die after all, just as he'd agreed with Prowl. But before Ironfist could do so, Topspin stepped up to the console and plugged himself in, killing both Jumpstarters and allowing Perceptor to log in.

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers4- IronfistAequitasupload.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|I see the light and it ''burns.'']]
Ironfist was selected by Perceptor to receive the contents of Aequitas' hard drive for safekeeping. Now having access to all of Aequitas' prisoner files, the full extent of Impactor's crime was revealed to Ironfist. As the Decepticons outside had almost breached the door, Perceptor revealed he could use Aequitas to activate the deterrence chips in the ex-prisoners' heads to kill them all. Pyro pointed out that this would also trigger the chip in Impactor's head. Perceptor put it to a vote, with Pyro voting against. Ironfist, the truth revealed to him, threw his vote in with Perceptor. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

Verity made an impassioned plea to Ironfist and Perceptor, pointing out that no matter what Impactor did, the Wreckers as chronicled by Fisitron's datalogs would never take this course of action. Perceptor decided Verity was right and they would do things "the old fashioned way". Pyro volunteered to hold the mob of Decepticons off while the others escaped. Ironfist and Pyro shared a moment of understanding before they left him to his fate.

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers5- Ironfist Perceptor Verity.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Ironfist's new Heroes For Hire team didn't last for very long.]]
Ironfist told Perceptor that they had to stop by Garrus-9's weapon stores before joining the others, as he had a good idea. Verity asked Ironfist if Pyro could hold out for long, and Ironfist assured her that he would put up a good fight. Verity then asked Ironfist what he had learned about Impactor from the Aequitas download. Ironfist told her the truth about Pova, and Impactor's crimes.

They arrived at the battle just in time to save Springer from Overlord. Ironfist tossed Springer a giant gun procured from the weapon stores, and Springer emptied it into Overlord. Overlord promptly ripped Springer's face off and followed by blasting Perceptor, leaving just Ironfist and Verity. Ironfist warned the Decepticon to stay back; He had loaded the Gatling gun given to Springer with deterrence chips, which had now all been injected into Overlord. Since he had the whole of Aequitas in his head, he could remotely control all deterrence chips with his mind. With a mental command, Ironfist detonated the chips in Overlord, but suddenly clutched his head in pain and collapsed, suffering another blackout.

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers5- Ironfistaneurism.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Faneurysm.]]
Ironfist came back online to find Overlord defeated, with Verity promising to fill him in later. Unfortunately, Ironfist died en route to [[Earth]] from a mechanical aneurysm. He managed to make a copy of the Aequitas data stored in a [[data slug]], which Ultra Magnus eventually passed on to Prowl. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} Unbeknownst to the Autobots, he also left a backup slug with Verity. {{storylink|In Word and Deed}}

At Kimia, Ironfist's recorded message ensured Skyfall was revealed as the amoral monster he was. {{storylink|Bullets}} His body was interred in the Zone of Remembrance at ''[[Debris]]'', the Wreckers' home base. {{storylink|Zero Point}} On Earth, a mournful Verity wrote the last Wreckers datalog as "Fisitron", chronicling "The Wreckers' Last Stand". {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

Some time later, Ironfist's old workshop was offered to his mentor Wheeljack by Xaaron. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} A statue to him was erected within Kimia, though it suffered some damage during an attack by the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} and was presumably destroyed with the rest of Kimia when it was later detonated by [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]].

[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], a subscriber to Ironfist's ''Wreckers Declassified'' datalogs, would later use the [[unspace|subspace]] network formerly used to send Ironfist's datalogs to subscribers to transmit [[Delphi]]'s patient survival statistics to its subscribers as a cry for help of sorts. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] and First Aid would bond over their love for Ironfist's writing and how both think a lot about how they could have saved his life. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

[[File:SOTW5 Ironfistcorpse.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Damn you, Netflix!]]
[[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] would later use [[mnemosurgery]] to change Overlord's memories of his defeat at Ironfist's hands, causing him to believe Ironfist had said "[['Til all are one]]" before detonating the deterrence chips. This phrase was added to all of Overlord's memories of being defeated in order to insert [[Trepan's Trigger]] in his subconscious. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}}

When he left the ''Lost Light'' aboard the ''[[O Fortuna]]'', First Aid's leaving present from [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] contained a photograph of Swerve and Ironfist. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

After Impactor crashed the ''Debris'' directly into [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s [[Noisemaze (dimension)|Noisemaze]], Ironfist's casket was one of the many that spilled out of the damaged space station. It crashed to the ground and revealed its late occupant, horrifying the nearby Verity. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 5|Sins of the Wreckers #5}}

Some time later on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], Red Alert misremembered Ironfist queuing to join the crew of the ''Lost Light'' alongside other incongruous characters, such as First Aid, [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Ambulon]]. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

===''Wings Universe''===
Before the war, Ironfist was a mere factory worker assigned simple tasks, but a defect in his construction had installed an unnecessary second data processor. In his spare time, Ironfist filled this processor with every minutia about munitions he could get his hands on. When [[Magnum]] stumbled across him during an unscheduled review of his factory, Ironfist was trying to put together a replica of the astoundingly complex [[BAMF-12602]]. Ironfist was fast-tracked to the [[Elite Guard]] and put on [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]]'s team. Now a trained munitions expert, he proved skilled with explosives, though his simple beginnings kept him from grasping even the basic tenants of battlefield strategy. Without supervision, Ironfist was likely to dart into battle unorchestrated, guns blazing. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 36|Ironfist's profile in Club magazine #36}}

[[File:ComingStorm2-Ironfist.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|So [[Pete Sinclair]] says, "No WAY someone else is gonna use Ironfist this year!"]]
Metalhawk's team partnered with [[Thunder Clash]]'s team to face a plague of [[Virulent Clone]]s. Ironfist's explosives were particularly effective against their foes, though his fellow Elite Guardsman [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] was often covered in Insecticon goo as a result. He liked to call Dion "sailor," even though Dion kept reminding him that prior to the war he worked on the docks, not the ships. Ultimately, the Elite Guard was victorious over the Virulent Clones.

The two squads relaxed for a moment until Thunder Clash received a call from [[Magnum]], ordering Metalhawk's squad to ferry Thunder Clash's to [[Space Port Bravo]]. The two squads then packed their gear onto the ''[[Hawk's Claw]]'' and headed out. Once at the spaceport, the two squads said their goodbyes, with Ironfist getting all emotional and foggy-opticed.

Afterward, [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] wondered out loud to the rest of the squad where they'd end up next. When Dion commented that he was eager to beat up some Decepticons, Over-Run asked chastisingly if Dion had ever seen a Decepticon up close before. Both Over-Run and Ironfist were puzzled by Dion stalking off angrily in response, with Ironfist wondering out loud if Dion ''had'' seen one before.

The squad soon re-boarded their ship and headed to Elite Guard HQ, where they found out that their next assignment was going to involve Magnum's [[Combaticon (G1)|newest special ops group]]. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 2}}

These "Combaticons" joined Ironfist's group for debriefing on their trek to [[Median]]. It sounded like a boring mission, basically a peace exercise to placate the civilian council. Ironfist stopped paying attention during the discussion of Median's purpose, something about "deectology", but perked up suddenly when the topic of mining with explosives was broached.

Luckily(?), Median turned out to be more the Elite Guard's sort of mission than they originally thought. One of the relics uncovered in the dig was an urn containing the so-called "[[Heart of the Dragon]]". Based on the tech-specs recovered along with the urn, it apparently contained the [[laser core]] for a living weapon of ultimate potential, and had already come to the attention of some renegade Decepticons known as the [[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtrooper]]s, who were caught casing the joint a few cycles earlier.

The Guardsmechs set up a perimeter in preparation for enemy invasion, and split into two squads to engage the intruders. Ironfist was teamed with [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Combaticons, along with their security liaison, [[Strika (BM)|Strika]]. They secured [[Roadgrabber]], the advance guard, but [[Rage (G1)|Rage]] and his Stormtroopers got past Metalhawk's Squad B, so Ironfist's squad prepared to repel them. Once they got in visible range, however, only half the Stormtroopers were present—they were using [[sensor ghost]]s to fool the Elite Guards ranged scans. With two Decepticons unaccounted for, Onslaught dispatched Ironfist and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] back to the urn chamber as a rear guard. The urn chamber was already raided, however, and Ironfist was caught off-guard by [[Aquablast]]'s chemical cannon, and sent into temporary [[stasis lock]] for the duration of the battle.

After he recovered, the Autobots set off across the landscape to catch up with the Stormtroopers. They made their way inside the [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], Rage's mobile fortress, only to be confronted by a creature known as [[Brimstone (G1 Decepticon)|Brimstone]]. Rage had transplanted the laser-core into a small exo-frame for testing, creating a tiny dragon whose bite WAS bigger than his bark, and could decouple atoms to boot. The Elite Guard commenced a tactical advance to the rear with all due haste. Despite the urgency of the situation, Ironfist gleefully responded when Onslaught issued the greatest order he'd ever heard: ''"Ironfist, get all of your explosives ready."'' Several pretty colors and one large boom later, though, Brimstone was slightly charred, significantly angrier, but otherwise no worse for the wear. Ironfist and the others eventually escaped the Metrotitan only with the assistance of [[Drench (G1)|Drench]], one of the Stormtroopers who wanted out, just before Brimstone's power overloaded completely, destroying the Metrotitan.

Following the mission, Magnum was comparing incident reports back at base and noted that Ironfist's contained only a single sentence. (Likely submission: ''"Thee explosion could've beeeen biggah."'') {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

Ironfist's team and the Combaticons continued working together over the following weeks, and Ironfist got another chance to blast off his arsenal during the mission against [[Shadowcaster]]. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 3}} Immediately the Combaticons disappeared, and Ironfist's team was ordered to try to hunt them down wherever they may be. Their search took them into some very unglamorous places, where the team was approached by a demented Empty which spoke cryptically of a "coming storm" where "rain will fall down" and the "thunder will deafen you" and where the "lightning will burn." After a bit of this, Ironfist's team grew weary of the Empty and left him.

[[File:ComingStorm6-buggah.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Ironfist has learned an Aussie-ism. Just one, and he's gonna keep using it until he learns a second.]]
But the Empty spoke true. Sentinel Major sent their team a distress call, as their Elite Guard headquarters was under attack. Metalhawk ordered his team back to base, where they met up with [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]] on the outer skirts of the battle. He showed them a video feed of the battle's epicenter, where, bogglingly, the Combaticons had switched their allegiance to the Decepticons and had sieged the Elite Guard. Something about the Combaticons looked a little different than before, and, sure enough, the reason for this was revealed when the five of them combined for the first time into the super robot [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], crushing Sentinel Major to death in his mighty fist. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 5}}

Metalhawk led Iron and the others deep into the battle to assist the dwindling members of the Elite Guard. Ironfist broke ranks and plunged ahead, weapons blazing, despite Metalhawk's pleas. No matter what the odds, Bruticus was going to pay for murdering Ironfist's friends, some of whom he even liked! In [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], he ramped up an inclined piece of debris into the super robot's chest, knocking the monster down. But Bruticus was quicker than Ironfist reckoned, and his giant fist closed in on the Autobot before he could flee. Ironfist was granted a temporary reprieve from death when Over-Run and his remote helicopter drone distracted Bruticus, but Ironfist refused to retreat to safety, believing his [[lightformer cannon]] had been granted an opening to fire on their huge opponent. However, both he and Over-Run were crushed when Bruticus grabbed the helicopter drone and flung it into them. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 6}}

[[File:BattleLines4-Ironfist.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|He's not very good at sounding Australian, but to be fair this was 9 million years ago.]]
Ironfist managed to survive and was eventually repaired. He, [[Big Bang (G1)|Big Bang]], [[Rumbler (G1)|Rumbler]], and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] caught up with [[Magnum]]'s team in time for Ironfist to stop the Combaticons from forming Bruticus again. The quartet joined in the battle against [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and at one point Ironfist thought they might just be winning, until Starscream clobbered him. The Autobots did eventually triumph, though Deathsaurus and Starscream both got away. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 4}} A week after the battle, he was part of the Autobot forces at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s city walls as the Decepticons broke through with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Fisitron anonymously uploaded countless stories of the Wreckers' exploits for Autobots and Decepticons alike to read, until [[Thunder Mayhem]] annihilated the whole team, save [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 68|Impactor's profile in Club magazine #68}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] considered Ironfist to be a trusted ally and included him in a list of potential recruits for a new team of Wreckers. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Ironfist was an imaginative Autobot. {{storylink|Field Guide to Action and Adventure}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1-toy-Ironfist.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Luke Cage|Luke who]]? Never heard of him.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Ironfist''' (Lightformer, [[1993]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Gun emplacement
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[The Transformers (European toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Ironfist transforms into an AM General M998 Humvee military off-road vehicle. Mounted on his roof is an ENORMOUS repeater cannon turret that can rotate 360° and pivot upwards at its base. This weapon uses a combination of the [[light-piping]] and gear-wheel [[gimmick]]s so that when you look through the "viewscope" and rapidly push the spring-loaded post at the rear of the turret, the gold cannon will slide back and forth, the grey "ammo" drum on top will rotate while the view from the scope makes it look like twin beams of laser-fire are striking your selected target. The cannon turret has a fold-down stand to become a gun emplacement for Ironfist to man in [[robot mode]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1992/Autobot/Ironfist/ironfist.htm More information on Ironfist at TFU.info]''

===''Generation 2''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Ironfist''' (Lightformer, [[1994]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Gun emplacement

:This release is identical to his 1993 release, but in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' packaging, and was on a blister card instead of in a box.

===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-AOTP-Deluxe-Fisitron.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|his Euro G1 neon pink swag- gone.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-wrmas|'''Carnivac vs. Fisitron''' (Multi-pack, [[2025]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viJopRdWtZA ''Transformers'' panel] at [[Megacon Orlando#2025|Megacon Orlando 2025]] with [[Emily Bader]] and [[Evan Brooks]], recorded at the "V-man" YouTube channel.</ref>
:*''Accessories'': 3-part gun

:''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Fisitron is a heavy retool using new parts plus pieces of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/Generations_toys#HumbleOrigins|Humble Origins Optimus Prime]] and ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Detritus (G1)#Legacy|Detritus]], which were both heavy retools of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Hound (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Hound]], and transforms into an armored truck with Jeep-like and Humvee-like elements. His design melds his original and IDW appearances, with the alt-mode of the original toy and the colors of his IDW incarnation. This hybridization continues to his head, which sports the details of his IDW incarnation's but is proportioned more similarly to his original toy or ''Wings Universe'' design. He comes with a large gun, a downsized version of his original toy's Lightformer cannon, which can separate into three parts.

:Fisitron was released in a two-pack with [[Carnivac (G1)#Age of the Primes|Carnivac]], as part of the "Wreck 'n Doom Collection", which was exclusive to [[Amazon]] in the US and available in limited quantities on [[Hasbro Pulse]]. The set was teased at Megacon Orlando 2025 before being officially revealed at that year's [[Toy Fair|New York Toy Fair]].
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==Notes==
[[File:CombinerWarsIronclad.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]
*Lightformer Ironfist's gun-gimmick simulates twin beams of laser fire striking his target... but the gun only has one barrel. Hmm.
*In a French [[Commercial/International|commercial]] that featured Ironfist, his voice was performed as a generic 1950s robot monotone. So was Pyro's. It must be a thing. [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774423048/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]
*Independently, both [[Fun Publications]] and [[IDW Publishing]] chose to use Ironfist in their stories for [[2010]], mostly because nobody'd ever done anything with him before and nobody'd be likely to! Ha ha ha ha ha whoops. Unsurprisingly, this has led to Ironfist being perhaps one of the first characters in a non-[[Simon Furman|Furman]] story to receive "the [[Bludgeon effect]]" whereby, much like [[Razorbeast#Notes|Razorbeast]] in ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]'', popular new fiction has suddenly caused his previously insignificant toy to rocket in value on the secondary market many years after its release.
*Unlike his fellow Lightformer [[Deftwing]] and their opponents, [[Trakkon]]s [[Fearswoop (G1)|Fearswoop]] and [[Calcar]], Ironfist sported the same name on both [[multilingual packaging|bilingual]] European packaging [[variant]]s (English/Spanish and French/Dutch).
*Unused concepts for a ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Ironfist toy birthed the new character [[Ironclad]], who went on to be mentioned in the ''Of Masters and Mayhem'' prose story "[[Lively Pursuit]]" alongside the separate IDW-inspired Fisitron.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=They are separate... but both inspired by different Ironfists. Fisitron as inspired by IDW's take, while Ironclad was inspired by the G1 bio/Wingsverse version of the character|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1691536886651650048|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=08|day=15}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ironfist''' (アイアンフィスト ''Aianfisuto'')

==References==
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[[Category:Age of the Primes Autobots]]
[[Category:Elite Guard]]
[[Category:European-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Autobots]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Alpha Trion/toys

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ShootingStar7X: /* References */ Not needed for a toys subpage.

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==Toys==
===''Expanded Universe''===
[[File:Alphalion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"im not ownable! im not ownable!!", i continue to insist as i slowly shrink and transform into a lion]]
:A redeco of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Deluxe Class [[Snarl (BM)#Toys|Snarl]] was planned as Alpha Trion for the [[BotCon|OTFCC]] ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' storyline, but this concept never made it past the paint mock-up stage.

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

::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/universe/alpha+trion/3368 Image gallery of the Alpha Trion Snarl redeco purchased from the Hartmans]''

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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-AlphaTrion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm not evil! Honest!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Alpha Trion / Weirdwolf''' (Souvenir two-pack, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Sword, missile, Cyber Key

: The first actual toy of Alpha Trion (well, sorta, we'll get to that in a moment) is a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Voyager Class [[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]], [[redeco]]ed in purple, white, and red, plus a new head designed by [[Dan Khanna]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Here's some Transformers Legends Alpha Trion card art I pencilled for the game. ( colors by Volta studios ) They based this off the Botcon 2007 toy. ( where I designed a new head for the Vector Prime mold.) https://t.co/hfDwLjQHlc|link=https://twitter.com/DantheArtguy/status/1326732569140977669|name=DantheArtguy|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=11|day=12|(defunct=)}}</ref> He transforms into a large Cybertronian space cruiser with "solar panel" wings. His nosecone has a spring-loaded missile launcher at the tip. Inserting his [[Cyber Key]] (painted gold to resemble the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]) does not activate any sounds, unlike Vector Prime's toy. Alpha Trion has the more flexible translucent plastic parts ([[for safety reasons]]) of the [[Hasbro]] version of the mold. His starship mode also has a socket to snugly fit his pack-in partner [[Beta Maxx (RID)#Toys|Beta Maxx]].

: Released under the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' banner, he was only available in a bagged "souvenir set" with Beta Maxx and [[Weirdwolf (G1)#Timelines|Weirdwolf]] at [[BotCon 2007]], limited to 1400 pieces.

: While this figure's design obviously derives from depictions of Generation 1 Alpha Trion, the accompanying profile card ''very vaguely'' describes the [[User:AzimuthAcolyte/Sandbox/Alpha Trion/Shattered Glass|''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of Alpha Trion]]. And roughly a year after its release, the ''Timelines'' fiction made the big reveal that yes, this was the villainous incarnation. For many years there was dispute as to whose page this toy should go on according to the wiki's classification system, but in 2013, this toy appeared in the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Legends]]'' mobile game event "[[Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age]]", and thus this toy resumed having an entry on this page.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/BCAlphaTrion/alphatrion.htm More information on Alpha Trion at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations'' (Japan)===
[[File:TFGenerations2014 Rejected AlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|Denied.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Alpha Trin''' (Deluxe, <strike>[[2015]]</strike>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Presumably 2 handguns

: A mock-up of a Japanese "Alpha Trin" toy in the form of a ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Generations|Scourge]] redeco was shown in ''[[Transformers Generations 2014 Volume 1]]'' as one of ten potential exclusives for Vol. 2. In the [[Fan polls#Generations Magazine Exclusive Character Popularity Vote|fan poll]] held to determine which of the ten would be produced, Alpha Trion claimed 28.9% of the votes but ultimately came second place under [[Goshooter#Generations (Japan)|Goshooter]].<ref>[http://millionhero.sblo.jp/article/101898683.html Poll results at Hero-X]</ref> The accompanying text notes that he would have come with a Vector Sigma accessory, presumably to be a golden redeco of [[Eggbot (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Eggbot]] as seen in the volume's manga story, "[[Train Wars]]".
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy AlphaTrionKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Alpha Trion''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''4'''
:*''Bag number'': '''***** 33'''
:*''Accessories'': Stand brick, buildable sword/spear-thing
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the fourth Collection of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, ''[[Kre-O]]'' Alpha Trion can be rebuilt from a humanoid to a starship seemingly based on the [[BotCon 2007]] Alpha Trion toy (above). His vehicle-mode bits are rebuilt into a massive spear/sword/thing weapon for robot mode. His jet mode is the only Micro-Changer to fully remove the Kreon's arms in alternate mode.

:He uses the [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Jazz]] helmet... which covers his eyes when pushed all the way down on the noggin.

: This Collection was passed by most larger brick-and-mortar stores, appearing at [[Walgreens]] drug stores first and largely being relegated to similar outlets. Later releases of this wave lost the individual bag codes, meaning you either felt parts through the bag or buy blind.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OAlphaTrion/alphatrion.htm More information on ''Kre-O'' Alpha Trion at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy AlphaTrionClass85.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|There's always that one old guy who hangs out at school long after he graduated...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1985''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B5152'''
:*''Voted'': 800th Year Senior
:*''Accessories'': Longsword

: This version of Kreon Alpha Trion has more intricate, cartoon-accurate detailing, and uses the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Kre-O|Galvatron]] helmet. He also comes with the longsword accessory from the ''Kre-O Dungeons & Dragons'' series for... some reason.

: He also uses the updated 2015-style Kreon body, making almost all of his parts incompatible with previous years' Kreons.

: He was only available in the "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" 30-Kreon box set, a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015 [[exclusive]], also sold online through [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] following the convention.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/SDCCKre-OAlphaTrion/alphatrion.htm More information on Class of '85 Alpha Trion at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legendstoy-LG14-Alpha Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So I'm basically Optimus Prime's brother ''and'' father figure?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ultra Magnus''' (Leader, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LG-14'''
:*''Release date'': [[September 9]], 2015
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: The ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' release of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Leader Class [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations|Ultra Magnus]] includes a small Alpha Trion figure, which is a redeco of the [[Minimus Ambus#Generations|Minimus Ambus]] figure (as Minimus does not appear in any Japanese-original fiction). He transforms into a [[Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes#Hovercar|Cybertronian hovercar]], which can tab onto three grooves on the lower level of Magnus's trailer. In robot mode, Alpha Trion can sit inside Ultra Magnus's robot mode torso, "wearing" the Magnus head like a helmet.
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Voyager-Alpha-Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Destined to be repurposed as [[Cheetor (BW)#Wings Universe|Alpha Trizer]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Sovereign & Alpha Trion''' (Voyager Class, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Sword, [[Sovereign#Generations|Sovereign]] Titan Master, Gun
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist), [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Alpha Trion transforms from a robot to lion (in homage to his cancelled [[BotCon 2001]] toy) to spaceship. His head transforms into the [[Titan Master]] [[Sovereign]], although his neck socket is compatible with any other Titan Master figure. Both his alternate modes are references to Alpha Trion's previous BotCon toys. He comes with a gun that Sovereign can ride in spaceship mode. As with other ''Titans Return'' Voyager figures, pressing in his chest crystal makes his head adornments spring up to "bulk up" his head. In Canada and Australia, Alpha Trion along with his wavemate [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Astrotrain]] were prominent shelfwarmers, while finding Alpha Trion anywhere in the US was a great deal more difficult.

: The Hasbro Asia exclusive giveaway sticker sheet can be used to enhance the figure's details.<ref>https://news.tfw2005.com/2016/09/23/hasbro-asia-titans-return-stickers-wave-2-325179</ref>

: This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as a body for ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[User:AzimuthAcolyte/Sandbox/Alpha Trion/Shattered Glass|Alpha Trion]]. This mold was retooled into ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Lio Convoy#Legends|Leo Prime]] and ''extensively'' retooled into ''Titans Return'' [[Broadside (G1)#Titans Return|Broadside]] and [[Tidal Wave (G1)#Titans Return|Tidal Wave]]. The sword was redecoed into ''Legends'' [[Magna Convoy]]'s [[Matrix Sword]] and ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nemesis Prime]]'s Ancient Sword.
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-POTP-Prime-Master-Alpha-Trion-with-Landmine.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Legends'', ''Titans Return'', ''Power of the Primes''. The trilogy is complete!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Alpha Trion''' (Prime Master, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''PP-32'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October 27]], 2018
:*''Accessories:'' Landmine decoy armor, cannon
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Alpha Trion is a [[Prime Master]] with [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] decoy armor, visually based on the original [[Pretender]]'s shell. Alpha Trion/Landmine is a [[retool]] of [[Vector Prime#Power of the Primes|Vector Prime]]/[[Metalhawk (G1)#Power of the Primes|Metalhawk]], with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil and decoy armor front.

:This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The decoy armor has a weapon piece which can fold out to create a weapon mode, or detach and be held in the armor's 3 mm-compatible hand. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside the decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the [[Scepter of Sparks]]. With the power of [[you]]r imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

:Quality control on the Landmine armor varies: many units' arm holes are slightly too small, warping the connector joints in-package and making the arms pop off when posing. Copies with normal-sized holes can be identified by viewing the package sideways to see whether the joints are warped. There have also been some reports of copies with just one flawed arm.
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===''Cyberverse''===
[[File:CV-toy AlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not content with merely stealing Thunderblast's kibble, Alpha Trion escalated to stealing her alternate mode. Next up, her credit card number.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Alpha Trion''' (Ultra Class, [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''Action Attack'': "Laser Beam Blast"

:Released in the fourth wave of ''Cyberverse'' Ultra class figures, under the ''Power of the Spark'' banner, Alpha Trion transforms into a Cybertronian starship. Pressing a button on the rear of the ship mode causes a molded, non-removable double "Laser Beam Blast" effect to flip out of each wing. The mechanism does not lock in too well, so the laser blasts are prone to deploying all the time in this mode.

: The flaps on his legs that form the spaceship nose are even more prone to popping off, especially when they get in the way of posing his limited legs. Alpha Trion only features outward moving articulation at his shoulders and hips, making his knees difficult to employ meaningfully, leaving his elbows as the only useful point of articulation. Just like a real old person.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-A-Hero-Is-Born-Alpha-Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Please, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HasbroPulse|my son]], he is very sick..."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''A Hero is Born''' (2-pack, 2022) }}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]], [[Key to Vector Sigma#Legacy|Key to Vector Sigma]], stand
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Lenny Panzica]] (initial concept)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

: Revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2022, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Alpha Trion is a hefty [[retool]] of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Scourge]], transforming into a Cybertronian hovercraft in 21 steps. This release uses new "wing" pieces in robot mode to resemble his cape from the original animation model; unfortunately, due to clearance issues with his new chest, those pieces do not fold up neatly into the vehicle mode undercarriage, so they just kind of sit there awkwardly and make him tilt forward when placed on a flat surface. Alpha Trion also utilizes the [[5 mm post]]-compatible open-palm hands from ''both'' Scourge and his [[Sweep (G1)#Studio Series|Sweep]] redeco/retool, rather than having either of those molds' asymmetrical open/closed hand arrangements.

: Alpha Trion was only available in the "A Hero Is Born" two-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Orion Pax]], as well as a Vector Sigma accessory and the Key to Vector Sigma. The set went up for pre-order during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|Pulse Con 2022]], and began appearing at stores in Hong Kong shortly afterward.

: [[Taiwan]]ese fans who supported the [[Hasbro Pulse|HasLab]] [[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Victory Saber]] project ended up getting the "A Hero Is Born" set instead (along with a full refund) after their Victory Sabers were severely water damaged during shipment and could not be delivered. No, this set is nowhere near as cool. Sorry?<ref>{{citesocial|quote=People in Taiwan that preordered Haslab Victory Saber through Hasbro TW is getting their preorders cancelled because their batch had too much water damage during transport to be rendered acceptable. They're getting a full refund and a free Alpha Trion set to compensate. (2022) https://t.co/h2A26ZDcS0|link=https://twitter.com/TF_Moments/status/1570857553503948800/photo/1|name=Crazy ass moments in Transformers History|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=09|day=16|(defunct=)}}</ref>
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===''One''===
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[[File:Prime_Changers_Alpha_Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Genderbent [[Twilight Sparkle]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Alpha Trion''' (Prime Changers, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Deluxe Class Alpha Trion''' (デラックスクラスアルファトライオン)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''OD-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2024]] [[July 13]]
:*''Accessories:'' Energon tail whip, Energon dagger/horn
:Released as part of the [[Transformers One (toyline)|''Transformers One'']] Prime Changers line, Alpha Trion is roughly Deluxe Class-sized and is cast almost entirely in pearlescent plastic, and almost all of his paint applications (except on his weapons) use metallic or glittery paint. He transforms from a robot to a horned lion in 15 steps with his tail and horn being wielded as weapons in robot mode. They can be stored inside the "cape" formed from the halves of his beast-mode head. There is a 3 mm flight stand port on the back of his pelvis, though it is blocked off in beast mode by his tail.

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[[File:Robot_Battlers_Alpha_Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Neither giant nor a [[Giant Purple Griffin|griffin]], but it'll have to do.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Alpha Trion''' (Robot Battlers, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Energon tail whip, Energon dagger/horn, base
: Released as part of the Robot Battlers line, Alpha Trion transforms from a robot into a robotic horned lion. Instead of an Energon sword like other Robot Battlers, Alpha Trion's weapons are his detachable tail and horn. The figure can be placed on a base to perform action moves by sliding the finger slots to knock an opponent's figure off of their base.

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Cybertron Rush Battle: Hero-tachi no Tatakai''' (サイバトロンラッシュバトルヒーローたちの戦い, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''OCR-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2024]] [[October 12]]
:*''Accessories:'' Energon tail whip, Energon dagger/horn
:The Robot Battlers Alpha Trion was released in Japan as part of the Cybertron Rush "Battle of Heroes" 3-pack with [[Bumblebee (One)#RobotBattlers|Bumblebee]] and [[Sentinel Prime (One)#RobotBattlers|Sentinel Prime]], but does not come with his base.
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==Merchandise==
===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Alpha Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You better believe people were excited for this in 2002.]]
*'''Alpha Trin''' (2002)
**''Act'': '''8'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: The first "toy" of Alpha Trion ever made, this three-inch-tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine was available in "Act 8" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full-color figure and a metallic-silver "pewter" version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue.

: Additionally, the pewter version of Alpha Trion came packaged with the left leg of the [[Scorponok (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Scorponok]] collectible "build-a-figure".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/AlphaTrin/alphatrin.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Alpha Trin at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/PewterAlphaTrin/alphatrin.htm More information on pewter Alpha Trin at TFU.info]''
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===''EX Gōkin''===
[[File:EX Gokin Alpha Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You'd be scolding young 'bots too if you had a pole in your aft...]]
*'''Alpha Trin''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Two fists, two open hands, two gripping hands, right pointing hand, A-3 head, two A-3 shoulders, display stand

:Produced by [[Art Storm]] as part of their ''[[EX Gōkin]]'' line, this Alpha Trion is a 6-inch tall posable figure based on his cartoon [[character model]]. He comes with a plethora of extra hands and has an articulated cape that splits in two pieces for easier posing. Alpha Trion can (sort of) be turned into his younger self, A-3, by use of an alternate head based on his appearance in "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" and two smaller, spike-less shoulderpads.

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/exgokin_transformersseries_alphatrion.html More information on ''EX Gōkin'' Alpha Trin at Art Storm's official site]''
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W3AlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Alpha Trion, Cybertronian Sage''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T01/T48'''
**''Stars: ''11

: Alpha Trion, Cybertronian Sage is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I.
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===''ReAction''===
*'''Alpha Trion''' (2020)

: Released in the second wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[ReAction]]'' Alpha Trion is a non-converting 3 3/4-inch action figure based on his appearance in the original cartoon, with 5 points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in his feet for use with some variety of stand. Unlike most releases in this line, he lacks an accessory (but both of his hands are open to enable him to hold one), but he does have a thin vinyl cape which is not removable (at least, not without breaking it).

: As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Alpha Trion comes packaged on a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.

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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Matrix and Alpha Trion.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Alpha Trin & Convoy Set''' ([[April 22]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''49 & 50'''

:Released as part of the seventh wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "Alpha Trin" and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] touting the [[Matrix of Leadership]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#49|Translation of Alpha Trion's Transformers Character Card]]''
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===Jada Toys===
*'''Transformers Series 3 18-pack''' (4 cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2023)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Metalfigs'' Alpha Trion is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded doing an action pose. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:He comes in an impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]].

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==References==
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[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Mini-Cons]]
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[[Category:SDCC exclusives]]
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Alpha Trion

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[[File:AlphaTrionG1-Legendsartclean.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm sure I'm just a wise old sage and nothing any more complicated or cosmic than that!]]

'''Alpha Trion''', sometimes called '''A-3''' or '''Sig-Omega''', is one of the oldest living Transformers, with some claiming that he dates back to the [[Thirteen|very first generation of Cybertronians]]. His age has given him unprecedented experience and the wisdom that comes with it; to that end, Alpha Trion has dedicated himself to recording [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s history in the [[Covenant of Primus]], knowing that those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.

Though in his younger years he fought against [[Unicron|those]] [[Quintesson|beings]] that threatened Cybertron and its freedom, in his older years he has eschewed the path of the warrior, preferring to serve as an advisor to other Transformers; he now acts as a mentor and guide to many an [[Autobot]] leader, having particuarly close relationships with [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Elita One (disambiguation)|Elita One]]. Even they, however, know little of the enigmatic sage's true history, and his connections to [[Vector Sigma]], [[Primus]], and the history of Cybertron itself have boosted him to legendary status.

{{bigquote|Respect your elders.|Alpha Trion|''[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
{{main|Alpha Trion/Generation 1}}

===''Robots in Disguise'' (2001) continuity family===
====2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
Alpha Trion created [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] at the same time on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}} Though making two Autobots with polar opposite personalities able to combine might have seemed counter-intuitive, Alpha Trion knew what great potential this would ultimately yield for the brothers. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 8|Ultra Magnus's profile in Club magazine #8}}

====Shell Game continuity====
In [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]], [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] merged with a dying Alpha Trion and became [[Ultra Trion]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}

===Unicron Trilogy continuity family===
====''Energon'' comic====
[[File:Alphatrionsigomega.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Xaaron]]'s probably in here, too, and he's probably called Vec-Alpha.]]

[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], feeling a sense of coming dread, was sent by the [[Mini-Con]] [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] to one of countless [[uplink platform]]s. Here, Over-Run told him, was a direct point of access to Cybertron's planetwide internal mainframe, a mass intellect which could give him answers. Touching the platform, Prime was transported into the [[Hub (Energon)|Hub]], a digital world, where a bearded sage appeared. It was revealed to Prime that [[Unicron]] would return, the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] were gathering, and that his old foe [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] still persisted within the heart of Unicron. And most importantly, [[Energon]] existed in vast quantities on [[Earth]], and the Terrorcons would strike there soon! {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}}

Prime returned with this information to the [[Autobot High Council]] at the [[High Halls]], telling him of the vision he received from this planetary intelligence named "Sig-Omega". High Councilor [[Levitacus]] rejected this news, for they had never heard of such an entity. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}}

Critically damaged during an attack by [[Unicron's Four Horsemen]], [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] took Prime to another uplink platform, where he once again communed with the bearded sage. He granted Prime and various other fallen Autobots who surrounded him the [[Spark of Combination]]. With this upgrade, the Autobots were able to repel the invasion. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Two}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
[[File:Alphatrionbalancingact.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Only energy pizzas will appease the disco god.]]
While [[Vector Prime]] aided the [[Autobot]]s in their search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, he would also report their progress to Alpha Trion. During one such visit, after using the reality-warping properties of the [[Unicron Singularity]] to enlist [[Sentinel Maximus]] from another timeline, {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}} his chamber came under attack by [[Unicron]]'s herald, [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]], and his partner, [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]]. While Vector Prime battled Ramjet, Sentinel Maximus failed to defend Alpha Trion, and Nemesis Prime threw Alpha Trion into [[Vector Sigma]], severely damaging both. {{storylink|Balancing Act}}

After Ramjet and Nemesis Prime's retreat, Alpha Trion was placed in a repair chamber, {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 2}} where he remained for some time since limited resources were available to the Autobots during the Unicron Singularity crisis. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}} Alpha Trion was not completely restored until months after the search for the Cyber Planet Keys was over and Primus had vanquished the black hole forever. Alpha Trion met with the two Optimus Primes currently in his universe, Sentinel Maximus, and others, mourning the loss of Vector Prime and the enigmatic [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] during Alpha Trion's absence, but the sage announced that this day forward would be a new Cybertronian era thanks to their sacrifices. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
{{main|Alpha Trion/Shattered Glass}}
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===''Animated'' cartoon===
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{{voiceactor|[[Phil LaMarr]] (English), [[Kenta Miyake]] (Japanese)|[[Gérard Rouzier]] (French), [[Armando Duque]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[José Carlos Guerra]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[Image:Alphatriontranswarped.jpg|100px|thumb|left|Being interviewed by Barbara Walters, apparently.]]

Billions of stellar cycles before the [[Decepticon]] movement had even been conceived, '''Alpha Trion''' fought in countless Cybertronian battles. He is, perhaps, the oldest [[Transformer]] anybody knows. These days, however, Alpha Trion is just a civilian, serving as the head of the [[Guilds Domesticus]] in the [[Autobot High Council]]. In this role he presents a constant challenge to [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], reminding the arrogant [[Elite Guard]]sman that the Guild is in charge of the military, and not the other way around. Sentinel disagrees with the ancient bot, feeling that he's simply been out of combat for too long to be relevant.

[[Image:AlphaTrionDecepticonAir.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Use the [[Force]], [[Luke Skywalker|Luke]].]]

Alpha Trion was present at the council meeting where Ultra Magnus announced that the likely coordinated attacks on [[space bridge]]s by the [[Decepticon]]s were the work of a spy in their midst. He gave [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime]] an odd look when the security director rather abruptly demanded that all communications from [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s crew on [[Earth]] be filtered through him, "no exceptions". {{storylink|TransWarped}}

Alpha Trion, [[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]], and [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] had a "council" talk regarding how they didn't want [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] as commander. During Sentinel's parade through a Cybertronian city with [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] and the [[Starscream clone (Animated)|Starscream clones]], Alpha Trion and Perceptor seemed less than impressed by the temporary [[Magnus (rank)|Magnus]]'s attitude. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

Alpha Trion was given his first real assessment of Sentinel Prime's ability to lead when [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] appeared over the capital city under the control of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Sentinel advocated that they attack immediately and end the threat of Megatron at once. However, [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], Omega's former mentor-bot, in the company of [[Carmine Fanzone|a small organic]], said that Omega had absorbed so much transwarp energy that destroying the huge Autobot could take Cybertron with him. Alpha Trion announced that the High Council would deliberate on its options. Ratchet, however, broke out in an attempt to make contact with Omega Supreme, and Sentinel Prime diverted all essential energon to [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]], ultimately firing on Omega Supreme, who transwarped away. After that, Alpha Trion made sure that it was known that Ratchet and the organic were the real heroes of the day, and reprimanded Sentinel for disregarding the Council's authority. Sentinel shot back that he would repeat his actions again if it meant saving Cybertron, and Alpha Trion made his position very clear: if it were up to him, Sentinel would never get that chance. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

''Alpha Trion attended the [[Team Stunticon|Stunt Convoy]] show alongside other members of the High Council.'' {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}
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===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
[[File:AlphaTrion-Well-COP.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"So, when can we use the hot tub?"]]

Alpha Trion was the third Prime created by Primus to defeat [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]]. The group of newborn Primes soon began experimenting with their powers and artefacts, strategizing for the coming conflict with their creator's arch-nemesis. Alpha Trion preferred to strategize than directly fight, and trained alongside [[Quintus Prime]], [[Liege Maximo]], and [[Micronus Prime]]. The Thirteen Primes ultimately triumphed over Unicron with the help of [[Solus Prime]]'s many artifacts, although the malevolent presence of Unicron's anti-[[spark]] meant that all of the Primes, Trion included, were irrevocably tainted with a touch of darkness.

In the period following Unicron's defeat, the Primes began rebuilding Cybertron, each focusing on their own interest. Trion collaborated with [[Prima]] and [[Vector Prime]] with the establishment of government, creating order for later civilizations. Trion was surprised when [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and Solus Prime's feelings for one another blossomed into mutual love, but said nothing of the matter. Alpha Trion would later investigate Quintus Prime's unethical experiments, which involved pitting specially-engineered robotic beasts against one another underneath Cybertron. Liege Maximo's manipulations led to the accidental murder of Solus Prime by Megatronus, even as Maximo himself blamed Megatronus for the manipulation. Battle broke out between all thirteen Primes, and they all wound up falling into the caverns below Cybertron, temporarily knocking Alpha Trion unconscious.

When Trion came round, he noticed that Liege Maximo had been blown apart with the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]], and [[Onyx Prime]] had been grievously wounded by Quintus's beasts. After the construction of Solus Prime's tomb, Megatronus departed into space, renaming himself "The Fallen". Alpha Trion and the remaining Primes hatched a new plan to revitalize Cybertron.

Alpha Trion and his closest friend [[Alchemist Prime]] retired from leadership roles, but would subtly guide the progress of the Cybertronian race. Onyx, Micronus, and Thirteen entered the [[Well of All Sparks]] and activated it, giving birth to the Cybertronian race. Alpha Trion went along with Prima's plan to keep the existence of [[Transformation cog|T-cog]]s —and by extension, the ability to [[Transformation|transform]]- a secret for the time being. One of the robots to emerge from the Well was [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]], the reborn shape of the [[Thirteenth Prime]], who had voluntarily entered the Well and allowed himself to be reborn so as to better understand the new Transformer civilization. Alpha Trion made sure to track Pax's progress as he moved through life.

After the [[Great Cataclysm]] and the founding of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Trion took up residence there and founded the [[Hall of Records]]. When the first [[Quintesson]]s arrived on the planet and gave Cybertronians the "gift" of transformation by reactivating the dormant T-cogs, Alpha Trion ruefully noted that even he had been momentarily deceived by the Quintesson's false promises.

[[File:COP-VectorSigmaAlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Disney's newest theme park, complete with a Spaceship Earth clone.]]

After Cybertron's [[Golden Age]], [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]] began sequestering Cybertronians under the [[caste system]]. Trion sought council with [[Vector Sigma]], hoping to gain access to the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and use it to revitalize Cybertron's increasingly static society. Vector Sigma refused to give him access to the artifact, but reassured him that the time would soon be right for the Matrix's arrival. Instead, the computer gave him the [[Badge of Vector Prime]], to be given to Sentinel as a gift. The Badge reacted with Trion's copy of the Covenant and his Quill, creating a new and mostly indecipherable passage calling for the reawakening of the Thirteenth Prime. Alpha Trion realized that Orion needed an equal and opposite number to inspire the archivist and hopefully jog his memory.

While he waited, Alpha Trion sequestered himself within the Hall of Records, and eventually became a recluse. He kept himself busy by monitoring transmissions from across the planet, and grew increasingly interested in the exploits of a gladiator named D-16, who had recently taken on the nickname of "Megatronus". Encouraged by Alpha Trion, Orion Pax and Megatronus became friends and intellectual sparring partners. Trion hoped that this friendship would lead to the fulfillment of the prophecy, and that Orion Pax's idealism would temper Megatronus's aggressive urges. At a council meeting secretly organized by Trion, Sentinel and the High Council named Orion the new Prime, but Megatron's jealousy and inability to share power led to the first shots of the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]].

During the Great War, Alpha Trion was assigned [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] as a security guard. To keep the various artefacts of the Primes out of Decepticon hands, Trion began launching them off planet in artificial meteoroids. He launched many of these artefacts to [[Earth]], as he sensed that one day the war would spill over to the organic planet. After the majority of Transformers left Cybertron, Trion remained on the planet with a handful of other Autobots, including the Wreckers and [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]], and together they continued fighting against [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s remnant Decepticon forces.

He would remain aware of Optimus's progress on Earth, however, and eventually transcribed many of his adventures into the Covenant of Primus itself.

At some point after the rejuvenation of Cybertron, Alpha Trion transmitted an altered copy of the Covenant to Earth, so that humans could learn more about their galactic neighbors. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
[[Image:War for Cybertron comic - Alpha Trion.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Stop writing down everything I say, Trion!]]

Alpha Trion was informed by Orion Pax of an upstart [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]ian gladiator named [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]us, and was played a recording of his speeches regarding a Cybertronian's right to self determination, defying the [[caste system]]. Alpha Trion acknowledged that Megatronus's tirades were the fruit of a society that discouraged ambition.

When terrorists began bombing Cybertron, Alpha Trion saw the gladiator — whose name was shortened to Megatron — and Orion make speeches on the Grid, protesting Megatron was not involved in what happened. When Orion returned to Iacon, Alpha Trion asked him why he trusted Megatron. Orion felt Megatron would have claimed responsibility for the attacks if he were behind them. Awed by Orion's intuition and empathy for the lower class Cybertronians in Kaon, Alpha Trion wondered if Orion was the Prime foretold in the Covenant: the Prime that would save Cybertron from a civil war. When Sentinel was kidnapped, Orion requested Alpha Trion arrange a hearing with the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. Alpha Trion obliged and passed on his beliefs about Orion to the Councilors, and it was at the hearing [[Halogen (WFC)|Halogen]] renamed Orion Optimus Prime: the act that angered Megatron and tore the planet into [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s.

Alpha Trion recorded the events of war in the Covenant. On the [[Communication Grid]] he witnessed the beautiful and terrible destruction of [[Crystal City]]. He continued maintaining the Hall of Records with a skeleton crew, but he felt the stirrings of battle in his Spark, proclaiming he would fight once more if the Decepticons broke the siege of Iacon. Optimus visited after the victory of [[Kalis]], asking if they could win the war itself. Alpha Trion replied only a being who could tell the future could answer that, and it was then he revealed to Optimus it was he who suggested that the High Council appoint him Prime.

When Megatron discovered the existence of [[Dark Energon]] on [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station, Alpha Trion sensed what happened and told the Autobots of the essence of [[Unicron]], revealing he had deleted much of the information regarding Trypticon's purpose from the [[DataNet]] as he felt knowledge of it was too dangerous. When Megatron attempted to steal the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], Alpha Trion informed Optimus that [[Teletraan-1 (WFC)|Teletraan-1]] had reactivated [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]. Afterwards, Alpha Trion gave Optimus advice when he went to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] to rescue Sentinel Prime, and when his body was returned Alpha Trion eulogized him with the traditional liturgy of the Passing of the Primes. It was then Alpha Trion made Optimus's Prime rank official, rather than de facto.

After Optimus returned from purging Cybertron's [[core]] of Dark Energon, he began the construction of the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. He asked Alpha Trion if it would work, but the Archivist responded that if it didn't, the Autobots would die with Cybertron. At this point, despite Optimus's pleas, he was refusing his share of Energon, and refused a place on the ''Ark'', explaining the planet would not permit him to die. He told the Autobots about the last functioning [[space bridge]], during which he made a big giveaway about his identity, seemingly joking he was older than that space bridge and he still functioned. Alpha Trion oversaw the ''Ark''{{'}}s construction within the [[Well of All Sparks]], while Optimus distracted Megatron aboard the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' with a false exodus. With the city-sized ship completed, Alpha Trion reiterated he would not be coming, stating [[Vector Sigma]] would keep him alive. As Optimus boarded the ship, he realized his friend and mentor was one of the Original Thirteen. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|Alpha Trion's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic "[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]."}}

Alpha Trion remained in the [[Hall of Records]] after the departure of the Ark, curiously left alone to attend his duties as Archivist by [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] and his Decepticon forces. Alpha Trion received regular reports from [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and his [[Wreckers]], the primary Autobot resistance force left on Cybertron. Alpha Trion remained concerned about his protégé, Optimus Prime, and his quest for the AllSpark and the final fates of the other Thirteen. He marveled at [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]'s suggestion of re-mastering the [[space bridge|Space Bridge]] technology to send [[Chaindrive|an Autobot]] after the Ark and learn how the mission was proceeding.

As Wheeljack's plot was set into motion, Alpha Trion was forced to deal with an ever-more brazen Shockwave, who began making appearances in the Hall of Records without the knowledge of the security detail appointed to protect it. Shockwave tried to cow Alpha Trion by calling him a traitor, but the wily ol' buzzard calmly retorted that he was far older than the Decepticon regime, and a traitor to nothing...he was a flat-out ''enemy'' of Shockwave's, simple as that. Taken aback by this show of defiance, Shockwave retreated from the Hall for the time being.

Shortly after he successfully launched a volunteer named Chaindrive through space-time towards the signals of the Matrix, Alpha Trion was officially "captured" by Shockwave and detained under house arrest in his quarters at the Hall of Records. Alpha Trion cared little for the change in circumstances, for he had convinced Shockwave to leave him his Quill and Covenant to continue archiving history as it came to him. The Covenant revealed to him signs that [[Nexus Prime]] and [[Vector Prime]] had both reappeared in the flow of history, if only briefly, and Alpha Trion was content with that for now. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

As Shockwave's control over Iacon increased, Alpha Trion spent more and more time analyzing the Covenant. He foresaw a time when Shockwave would take him in for experimentation purposes, and prepared accordingly by safely locking away the crucial information Shockwave was looking for. Sure enough, Shockwave and a swarm of [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s arrived at his door, and Trion willingly gave himself up for arrest.

Shockwave took him to his latest tower, which he had constructed in the center of Iacon, and gloated to his prisoner that he had managed to interpret a section of the Covenant himself, and planned on using the power of the last Prime on Cybertron to access the true power of the [[Vector Sigma]] supercomputer and create a [[Decepticon Matrix]]. Shockwave tried and failed to integrate Trion into the computer, before realizing that Trion had locked the nessecary codes deep in his cortex. Shockwave resorted to his contingency plan- pumping the computer full of Dark Energon. Trion knew that Shockwave's reckless experimentation would alert the [[Quintesson]]s to Vector Sigma's existence, but his warnings did nothing to dissuade Shockwave.

Alpha Trion was eventually rescued by Ultra Magnus and the other Wreckers, who extricated his unconscious body from Shockwave's lab and headed to the surface. Trion managed to stay lucid long enough to alert them to the impending Quintesson invasion before collapsing again. When the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] fleet arrived on Cybertron, a furious Shockwave- who thought that he could use the artifacts of the Primes to repel the aliens- confronted Alpha Trion, who calmly revealed that he had taken the precaution of jettisoning them from Cybertron so that Shockwave couldn't get his hands on them.

Trion then convinced the Wreckers to head to the Hall of Records; the archivist planned to rig the building to explode so that the Quintessons couldn't use Cybertron's accumulated knowledge against them. His plan was foiled by [[Tyrannicon]], who jammed Trion's detonator. Before Tyrannicon could kill them, however, his own foot soldiers turned on their general, and Alpha Trion and the Wreckers managed to escape.

When the threat of the Quintesson invasion had passed, Alpha Trion resumed studying the Covenant, and idly wondered when Optimus and his crew would arrive on the planet where he had launched the many artifacts. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[George Takei]] (English), [[Kinryū Arimoto]] (Japanese)|[[Tom Deininger]] (German), [[Sang-hyeon Eom]] (Korean, season 2), [[Hyeon Lee]] (Korean, season 3), [[Alejandro Villeli]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Vicente Gil]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Jussi Wahlgren]] (Finnish, season 2), [[Tero Koponen]] (Finnish, season 3), [[Bruno Bulté]] (French), [[Mauro Castro]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Gunnar Ernblad]] (Swedish)}}

[[Image:AlphaOmega-ohmy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I'm speaking in riddles. That's kind of the point, like a clue, so when you figure it out you'll say ''Ohhh, '''that's''' what he meant! Stars '''above!'''''"]]

According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} At some point statues of Alpha Trion and his brothers were created and stored in the high council room. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

Alpha Trion was [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]]'s mentor and was the one who requested that he become a Prime. In the final days of the war for Cybertron, [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] was assigned to guard Alpha Trion, whom he came to consider a great mentor and a true friend. Alpha Trion also trusted Smokescreen enough to tell him about his involvement in making Orion a Prime. {{storylink|New Recruit}}

When the Iacon Hall of Records was attacked by Decepticons, the ancient Autobot sent the contents of the Iacon Hall of Records to a remote, seemingly unimportant planet named Earth, as the [[Covenant of Primus]] had foretold that an important chapter of the war against the Decepticons would be decided there, and Alpha Trion wished Optimus Prime to have these important artifacts at his disposal. Within the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] relic, Alpha Trion sealed a message telling Optimus of the significance of the weapons he was sending. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}} He also revealed the secret location of the [[Omega Lock]]. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} However, when Alpha Trion was sending the final [[Omega Key]] relics, it was too late to send the final one into space. In an effort, perhaps desperate, to find an alternate solution, he dazed his pupil Smokescreen long enough to manifest the final Omega Key within him and thus used him as a means of keeping it safe. {{storylink|Inside Job}} Alpha Trion was also in possession of a database with the locations of the relics which he highly encrypted, rendering it useless to Decepticon hackers, even to the likes of Soundwave. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Alpha Trion was inside the Hall of Records when it was overrun {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}} and apparently perished. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

Many, many years later, after Optimus Prime had arrived on Earth and obtained the Star Saber, Optimus Prime received through the sword the message from Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}} Alpha Trion explained why so many artifacts from the Hall of Records were hidden on Earth, and he prepared him for a new hunt for the four [[Omega Key]]s, additional artifacts which would restore Cybertron. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

As Optimus lay dying, he had a vision of Alpha Trion beckoning him to join the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]. Though Trion assured him that the [[Matrix of Leadership]] would choose a new Prime, Optimus hesitated and was restored to life thanks to Smokescreen and the Forge. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Alpha Trion, despite his apparent demise, 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}}

[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] mused that Alpha Trion's [[Facial hair|beard]] resembled a steel carpet. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}}

===Movie continuity family===
====''Prepare for Battle'' prequel material====
As a guardian of the ancient relics of Cybertron, Alpha Trion founded the [[Knights of Cybertron]] and tasked them with guarding the [[AllSpark]] and preventing it from falling into Decepticon hands. After [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] jettisoned the AllSpark into space, the Knights were approached by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], who sought to negotiate peace. This was revealed as a trap, and the Knights contacted Alpha Trion for assistance, though he was unable to help. He transmitted Optimus Prime's coordinates to the only surviving member of the Knights, [[Evac (Ride)|Evac]], in hopes that it would lead him to the AllSpark. {{storylink|Prepare for Battle (website)|Prepare for Battle}}
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====Toy bios====
Alpha Trion had a song named after him called "Rock Me Alpha Trion" on the side B of the [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS20|Bumblebee Vol. 2 Retro Pop Highway]] cassette. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS20|Bumblebee Vol. 2 Retro Pop Highway}}

===Fun Publications===
[[File:AnotherLight-Thirteen.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|That's me in the corner. Losin<nowiki>'</nowiki> my divinity. (He's actually probably the lion, center right.)]]
A short time after the piercing of the "quantum membrane" separating the [[Uniend]] [[Universal stream|cluster]] from the rest of the [[multiverse]], {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/09}} [[Vector Prime]] experienced new memories of a version of himself marveling at his brother Alpha Trion's wisdom. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}} Vector elaborated that the Uniend manifestation of Alpha Trion had begun merging with his multiversal counterparts to form a [[Multiversal singularity|singularity]] like his [[Thirteen|brethren]], though he did not know when or if this process would reach completion. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/28}}

When questioned if Alpha Trion was [[Solomus]], [[Vector Prime]] just said that his brethren went by many faces and names. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/01}}

In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11}} Alpha Trion consulted with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] about his plan to launch the [[AllSpark]] into space, and away from [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s reach. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

Whether Trion achieved singularity or not, his brother [[Nexus Prime]] put a stop to it when he united the [[Terminus Blade]] and the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] to halt the decay of the multiverse and shattered the [[Thirteen]] into separate selves across creation in the process. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

{{charstubfiction|Olympian stuff, more probably}}
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===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Rich Orlow]] (English), [[Yōji Ueda]] (Japanese)|[[Vittorio Bestoso]] (Italian), [[Hans-Eckart Eckhardt]] (German), [[Vicente Gil]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Jesse Conde]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Rogério Ferreira]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:Alpha Trion (Cyberverse - Matrix of Leadership).jpg|thumb|left|250px|The life expectancy of your average Alpha Trion has dropped dramatically in recent years.]]
Alpha Trion was one of the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}}

When [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] attacked the High Council, Alpha Trion was mortally wounded. While under [[Ratchet (Cyberverse)|Ratchet]]'s care, Alpha Trion requested an audience with [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus]] and passed on the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to the younger Autobot before passing away. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}

66 million years later, [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] claimed that one of his [[Scraplet]]s carried Alpha Trion's [[spark]], claiming that the deceased councillor was disapponted with his protege's performance as a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] and wanted the Matrix of Leadership back. {{storylink|Starscream's Children}}

In a [[stasis lock]]ed vision brought on by his use of the Matrix, Optimus saw an image of Alpha Trion with his back turned to him. When he tried to face Trion directly, he could still only see his back no matter which way he turned. {{storylink|Escape From Earth}}
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===''One'' continuity===
====''One'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Laurence Fishburne]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Gerardo Reyero]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Humberto Solórzano]] (Latin-American Spanish, first trailer), [[Tony Aguilar]] (Spain Spanish), [[Juan Carlos Gustems]] (Spain Spanish, first trailer), [[Massimo Corvo]] (Italian), [[Thierry Desroses]] (European French), [[Tristan Harvey]] (Canadian French), [[Tom Vogt]] (German), [[Markus Bäckman]] (Finnish), [[Oleg Stalchuk]] (Ukrainian), [[Jacek Król]] (Polish), [[Jun-seok Song]] (Korean)}}}
[[File:One-Alpha-Trion.jpg|thumb|right|270px|There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.]]
Alpha Trion was one of the [[Thirteen|Primes]], the first Transformers created by [[Primus]], participating in the war against the [[Quintesson]]s. After thousands of cycles of fighting, the principle aid of the Primes, [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], intercepted a transmission about a meeting of Quintesson commanders. The Primes chose to take on the mission themselves and met Sentinel in [[Mouth of Unicron|a cave]] only to be ambushed by [[Quintesson Soldier]]s. The Primes nearly triumphed over their attackers until Sentinel revealed himself as a traitor and turned on the Primes. As the tide of the battle turned, Alpha Trion sent out an urgent SOS message, calling on the [[High Guard]] to come to his location before the Primes fell. While the other twelve perished, Alpha Trion fell into [[stasis lock]]. Fifty cycles later, the beacon containing Alpha Trion's message ended up lost in waste disposal, but a local disposal worker [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]] salvaged it and used it as a component to make an imaginary friend named "[[Steve (One)|Steve]]." There the message remained for the next 50 cycles, until [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]] and [[Megatron (One)|D-16]] were thrown into the disposal area B-127 worked in. Orion inadvertently discovered the beacon and activated the message, leading the three to believe it led to the location of the lost [[Matrix of Leadership]] and embark on a quest to discover it.

When the three bots (now joined by [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]]) discovered the cave where the slain Primes lay, Orion found Alpha Trion buried under an immense amount of rock and still lived, reviving him with an [[energon cube]]. Alpha Trion reacted violently at first, momentarily believing he was still in the midst of battle, but Orion was able to calm him down and bring him up to speed on the current state of affairs. However, when Orion mentioned [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]], Alpha Trion was quick to point out that Sentinel was ''not'' a true Prime. Educating the quartet about Sentinel's treachery, he took them to an overgrown cliff where they watched Sentinel kneel before a [[Quintesson High Commander]]. Though the four younger bots were dismayed and dejected to learn the truth about Sentinel, Alpha Trion rallied them to action with some wise words, reminding them that they must inform the public of the truth and bequeathing them with the [[transformation cog]]s of four of the Primes.

Unfortunately, that was when Sentinel's enforcers discovered them and descended on the cave. Alpha Trion told the quartet to flee as he prepared to hold the line, informing Orion that this battle would have to be his so that Orion's time may come later. Though the [[Death Tracker]]s mocked him and called him old, the ancient Prime was quick to remind them he still had some fight left in him by transforming into his beast mode and swiftly tearing them apart. However, a surprise attack from above by [[Airachnid (One)|Airachnid]] caught him unaware, and a captured Alpha Trion was brought before Sentinel. Defiant even in captivity, Alpha Trion engaged in a battle of words against Sentinel, but Sentinel did not take kindly to the old sage exposing the truth with his speeches and killed Alpha Trion with his blade.

In death, Alpha Trion reunited with his brethren in the AllSpark. A vision of Alpha Trion among his fellow Primes later appeared to a heavily damaged Orion Pax as he fell into Cybertron's core, announcing that he had been chosen by Primus to carry the Matrix and lead Cybertron. As the power of the Matrix reformatted his body, Alpha Trion bestowed upon him the name Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

====''One: New Adventures''====
{{voiceactor|[[Humber Mirabal]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Crate Dodging Challenge: Last Bot Standing}}}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
In the aftermath of a devastating Decepticon attack, the Autobots' base on Earth was left in ruins and Optimus was badly injured. Alpha Trion intervened, healing Optimus's wounds and granting him new flight capabilities. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

==Toys==
{{main|Alpha Trion/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Alpha Trion/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:Alpha_Trion_through_the_epochs.jpg|thumb|Once you go white, you'll never, er... be right?]]
* Alpha Trion is one of the very few Cybertronians to show signs of aging and [[Facial hair|hair growth]].
*"Rock Me Alpha Trion" is a reference to the song "{{w|Rock Me Amadeus}}" by {{w|Falco (musician)|Falco}}.

===''Robots in Disguise'' (2001) cartoon===
* Alpha Trion is a character that was added to the dialogue of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] and is not present in the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)#Car Robots|Car Robots]]'' version of the show, with [[Vector Sigma]] instead being said to have directly created Fire Convoy and God Magnus.
* In the Italian dub, Alpha Trion is described as [[Female Transformer|female]].

===Aligned continuity family===
* Alpha Trion's overall fate is uncertain; the DVD commentary for "[[Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion]]" seems to assert that Trion had died at some point before the episode, although this was never mentioned in the show's dialogue itself, leaving it a case of [[authorial intent]]. The ''Covenant of Primus'' has Alpha Trion describing later episodes all the way up to ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', meaning that he had somehow remained alive or somehow managed to update the Covenant from beyond the grave.

===''One''===
* Alpha Trion's alternate mode being a leonine beast with a [[unicorn]]-esque horn is a direct homage to the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[User:AzimuthAcolyte/Sandbox/Alpha Trion/toys#Titans Return|Voyager Class toy]], itself inspired by the cancelled [[User:AzimuthAcolyte/Sandbox/Alpha Trion/toys#Toys|BotCon Deluxe Class toy]].
* Alpha Trion is the only member of the Primes to not have gold accents.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Alpha Trin''' (アルファートリン ''Arufā Torin''), '''Alpha Trion''' (アルファトライオン ''Arufa Toraion''), '''Alpha Trion''' (アルファ・トライオン ''Arufa Toraion'')
*''Hebrew:'' '''Alpha Trion''' (אלפא טריון, "Alpha Trion")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Alfa Trion'''
*''Indonesian:'' '''Alfa Trion'''
*''Italian:'' '''Alpha Tyron'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Alpha Tellion''' (Taiwan, 阿法特利昂 ''Āfǎ Tèlìáng''), '''Tài Shīfù''' (China, 钛师傅, "Master Titanium")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Alphatrionut.jpg|''Cybertron'' comic appearance
File:AlphaTrionAnimated-model.jpg|''Animated'' character model
File:ImAlphaTrionsHovercraftMode.jpg|IDW ''Ironhide'' unused alternate mode concept art
File:COPAlphaTrion.jpg|''Covenant of Primus'' art
File:TR-Alpha Trion-packaging art.jpg|Hasbro ''Titans Return'' packaging art
File:EW-skin-Alpha Trion-Ghost.jpg|''Earth Wars'' ghost skin
File:CyberverseAlphaTrion.jpg|''Cyberverse'' character model
File:Onealphatrion.jpg|''One'' trading card
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Alpha Trion's base]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].
* [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]], the successor to Alpha Trion in the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''.
* [[Primon|Primon, the Alpha Prime]], the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-bearer from Generation 1.

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Talk:Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)

2025-01-05T21:18:17Z

ShootingStar7X: /* Revisiting the cast list */

Is the list of characters intended to be expanded to include ''all'' the characters that appeared in Victory? If so, including Wheeljack and Perceptor is fine. If not, they really don't feature enough to merit mention, I shouldn't think....--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] 22:37, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
: I'm not sure an "Appearing Characters" is appropriate for this page. Imagine if we were consistent and did that also on the page for the original animated series! I think a better use of this information would be on individual episode pages. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:02, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
:: I'm inclined to agree, which is rather the point. I don't think Wheeljack or Perceptor feature anything like prominently enough in Victory to be on this page.--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] 23:18, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

It'd be nice to have some production notes, to shed some light into the background on the making of the series. [[User:Takeshi357|Takeshi357]] 12:15, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

== Franchise page? ==

Victory appears to lack a franchise page. Could someone-who-is-not-me please crib one together from the short Masterforce page or something? I'm otherwise occupied, which is the only reason I noticed its lack. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 04:33, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

How about that episode list? [[User:Takeshi357|Takeshi357]] 02:33, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
:[[List of Victory episodes|This]]? What about it? [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 07:42, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
::Nothing, I already found it and added the link to the article. :P Now if someone could be arsed to write articles for the rest of the episodes...but who would take upon such a task? [[User:Takeshi357|Takeshi357]] 15:20, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

== Clip shows vs. Recap episodes ==

I've marked the clip shows in the episode list here... but I'm not ''entirely'' sure these are two seperate beasts.

McFeely put ''some'' of these direct-to-video clip shows between episodes, and a bunch more at the end of the series. I'm ''assuming'' that this is because the mid-quel clip shows are "Holi and Jan sit aroudn the base and remember when..." where the episodes themselves have a shell story (however minimal) that actually takes place 'here and now,' while the later ones identified simply as 'clip shows' do not.

Can someone confirm if I'm right in this belief? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 04:46, 20 July 2009 (EDT)
:That's because the ones between legitimate episodes aired as part of the series proper, while the ones at the end were released on home video. That, and it's how the Japanese compile their episode lists. We really just follow what they do. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 04:59, 20 July 2009 (EDT)
::ah, i was thrown by some of the early clip shows not having airdates. They're simply missign airdate then-- they don't lack them. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 05:00, 20 July 2009 (EDT)
:::To further clarify, ''none'' of the episodes have any kind of shell story - they are 100% clips presided over by omniscient narration. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 07:17, 20 July 2009 (EDT)
::::Excellent! Thank you Mr. McFeely! -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 08:28, 20 July 2009 (EDT)

== Deathcobra ==

The Victory page is locked and there's no mention of Deathcobra in the cast list. http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Deathcobra {{unsigned|Mathius|00:19, 6 June 2010 (EDT)}}
:It's not a cast list, it's a ''main cast'' list. Deathcobra appeared in all of '''one''' episode. The page got locked speficially because people kept adding one-episode characters to the list. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 00:22, 6 June 2010 (EDT)

Oh I see. This is an encyclopedia that has only partial knowledge. {{unsigned|Mathius|01:48, 6 June 2010 (EDT)}}

:No this is a wiki that differentiates between legidimate major characters and hundreds of one-shot nobodies. Deathcobra is mentioned where he's relevant. Which is not the main Victory page. --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 01:51, 6 June 2010 (EDT)

"One shot nobodies" are still characters in the universe. You have more information dedicated to characters who don't even have toys. If I hadn't watched the episodes I wouldn't even know about this guy because you don't include him unless someone reads each and every one of your episode summaries. {{unsigned|Mathius|01:54, 6 June 2010 (EDT)}}
:'''Oh no!''' We're not including characters outside of articles to which they are ''relevant!'' The audacity of it all!!! --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:16, 6 June 2010 (EDT)

:We only list main cast on the series pages to give a clear impression about who the main and recurring characters are. You could list Deathcobra and Old Tom and so on on the Victory page, but it would just obscure who the regular case of the series is. If you listed every single character in the Victory universe, you'd have to list every Masterforce, Headmasters and Generation 1 guy as well. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 02:24, 6 June 2010 (EDT)
::And if we listed every character who ever appeared, things would get too out of hand. We'd have things like "Security Guard from Roll for It" and "Seeker #9" --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 07:44, 6 June 2010 (EDT)

And yet "the pisser" is listed from dreamwave comics. Like I said, there's no point in arguing with you. Fanboys are the same the world over. They don't like anyone not in their little "cliche" and they can't handle when someone tells them their "world" doesn't make sense. {{unsigned|Mathius|12:31, 6 June 2010 (EDT)}}
:On which page? --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 12:40, 6 June 2010 (EDT)
:There is no page which contains an overview of the characters appearing in the Dreamwave comics for "The Pisser" to be listed on. He is listed on a page which lists all the human characters in Generation 1 and the page describing the issue in which he appears; neither is analogous to the general ''Victory'' cartoon page, as this page does not attempt to list every incidental character that appeared over the course of the ''Victory'' series. It's possible that there ''should'' be a section listing every incidental from a given series on its page, but at present our pages are not set up in that way. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 12:44, 6 June 2010 (EDT)
:I choose to eschew decency. ''Shut up and fuck off''. Deathcobra is not a main character, therefore he doesn't go in the "main cast". Stop looking for - and failing to find - comparative situations. I imagine you're the guy who's been trying to add all the do-nothing Mini-Cons to the Armada page, and the five-second Headmasters cameo characters to the Masterforce page. These were locked to ''stop'' this stupid shit, because ''it is stupid''. You can wail about how we're a "clique" (although how we're "fanboys" and you're not when you're hearing trying to edit the wiki as well, I don't know), but it will do you no good, because you are in the wrong. It's not changing. Go bitch about us on a messageboard or something - that's what every other retard who tries to add something fucking stupid to the wiki and then gets it reverted does. ''Cry about it some fucking more.'' - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 13:28, 6 June 2010 (EDT)
:The problem isn't people telling us something doesn't make sense. The problem is someone trying to tell us something doesn't make sense before they take the time to learn how our system actually works and the reasoning behind it.
:Which it's clear from your comments here and on SG Arcee's page that you haven't taken that time, and instead of simply asking reasonable questions so you could learn, you felt the need to act like a dick. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 13:39, 6 June 2010 (EDT)

'''I'm''' acting like a dick? I'm not the one cussing and whining like a 2 year old throwing a tantrum. And if I was a dick I'd have just made the edit instead of discussing it first. I don't expect you guys to understand what the difference between a fanboy and a normal person is. It's built into the definition of a fanboy that you are incapable of understanding when you're in the wrong. You guys are like little kids sitting in the sandbox with your "repurposing" nonsense saying "Let's pretend that Hot Rod is bumblee because Hasbro didn't make one." Seriously? You claim there's no "cliche", but then you throw around the words "our" and "we" etc. etc. and talk about your "system" that "I don't understand." If your system works so well then what's with the glaring inconsistencies? ('''YOUR''' repurposing page says they're unofficial, but you argue here that they are official. Whatever) If people are continually trying to edit pages and you're locking them so they can't be editted, OBVIOUSLY they want the information there. But you don't want it there so it can't be. But there's no cliche. Whatever. --[[User:Mathius|Mathius]] 14:25, 6 June 2010 (EDT)
:You are using "clique" to describe "group of people who actually follow the established rules and way of doing things of the site." And have not provided any kind of real explanation for why Deathcobra belongs in a section named "Main Cast". - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 14:31, 6 June 2010 (EDT)
:The problem here isn't that we don't understand how we're in the wrong. The problem is that you only think we're wrong because you don't understand how things work and won't pay attention to our explanations trying to show you how they work.
:We explained to you why we don't list minor cameo characters on main fiction pages, and the places we do list them.
:As for the repurposing, Detour already explained that you didn't pay attention to the whole quote: "The repurposed character has no official toy release of his own, '''but the toy can take on double-duty representing both the character he was originally released as (the character on the box) and the repurposed character established later on in fiction'''."
:On top of that, the descriptions in the prose and/or illustrations for the prose or comic clearly describe/show the character as being represented by that toy (since that's what the author/artist had in mind as being the official representation while doing their art/description).
:So if you want to actually understand how things work and then see if something genuinely doesn't make sense, then drop the attitude and listen and then comment. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 14:42, 6 June 2010 (EDT)
These are not established RULES, these are just things that are done that way because you as a group have decided they are this way. I read the rules pages, I know very well what they say. The list of rules lists what is deemed official and unofficial content, behaviorial restrictions, etc. There is a GUIDELINE as to where the content should be listed and how, there are not a list of RULES that say the front page of an established series should have a listing of main characters only, nor deem who is a main character and who isn't. Deathcobra was only in one episode because he "DIED" in said episode, but he was certainly a main character FOR that episode. I need not remind you that the Sunstorm character didn't even have a name until E-Hobby decided that this "One Shot Nobody" was worthy of a second look. The point of the matter is, if I'm researching Victory and I know nothing about it, one of the first places I'm going to look is the character casting list. He's a character. He had a decent role. He's not in it. He's also one of only 8 breastforce characters which is significant as well.

I read what Detour wrote. You fail to recognize that the rest of the quote doesn't change anything as far as logic is concern. And I read the 'prose' stories (with the exception of reunification), they have few illustrations in them. Again you fail to see your system doesn't work and your logic is distorted. You're arguing to me that this toy looks like this character, but your own wiki page says there is no official image of this person. In other words, you justified whatthis person should look like based on a textual description and are trying to argue with me the accuracy of what is essentially someone's interpretation of the text.

Does this phrase look familiar? "'''This character has no official visual representation whatsoever'''... yet, at least."

Another point to make is that part of the "guidelines" for this is to provide sources. Where are the sources for your "repurposed" pretend figures if they're "official" ?--[[User:Mathius|Mathius]] 14:51, 6 June 2010 (EDT)
:Okay, I need two things to happen. First and foremost, I need people to calm down and tone down this argument's rhetoric ''a lot'' or we're never going to get anywhere and some folks are going to get a time out. Second, this is the talkpage for the Victory cartoon. The repurposed toy discussion does not belong here, so please take it to the page where it originated.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 14:56, 6 June 2010 (EDT)

== Revisiting the cast list ==

Since expanding the cast list has come back up. I think it's very misleading to include (for example) Overlord in the cast list, no matter how that is titled, as Overlord has a cameo in one episode. People are going to look at the list and think Overlord has a significant appearance in the show, which is far from the case. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 15:56, 5 January 2025 (EST)
:As someone who has not seen ''Victory'' as of this writing, my concerns primarily lied in [[Black Shadow (G1)|Black Shadow]] and [[Blue Bacchus]]. Seeing as the two [[Crossformer]]s were voiced characters with toys (with the former also seeing some notable attention after ''Victory''), I failed to realized the duo only appeared in [[Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior|one episode]]. Sorry... [[User:ShootingStar7X|ShootingStar7X]] ([[User talk:ShootingStar7X|talk]]) 16:18, 5 January 2025 (EST)

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)

2025-01-05T20:28:52Z

ShootingStar7X: Undo revision 1806075 by Saix (talk) Then how about doing what we do for Super-God Masterforce?

{{disambig3|Victory}}

{{nav-victory}}
[[File:VictoryPoster1.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|By the power of Grayskull... I HAVE THE POWER!]]

'''''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory''''' (戦え!超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマーV ''Tatakae! Chō Robot Seimeitai Transformers Victory'') ran from [[March 14]], [[1989]] to [[December 19]], [[1989]] in Japan for 38 broadcast episodes, in support of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1989 (Victory)|toyline]] of the same name. "[[Transformer V]]" is the [[theme song|opening theme]] and "[[Cybertron Banzai]]" is its [[Japanese themes|ending theme]], both written by legendary composer [[Chūmei Watanabe]].

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==Development==
[[File:Victory concept art.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Early ''Victory'' treatment artwork by [[Ban Magami]].]]
After the conclusion of the daring, unusual ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', ''Victory'' took the continuing animated saga of the Transformers back to a much more basic approach, restoring an unmoving status quo of small groups of [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s battling over energy on [[Earth]]. Like ''Masterforce'' before it, the series takes a fresh-start approach, focusing on a cast of entirely new characters, although the connections between the previous series are a lot more clearly drawn than they were between ''Masterforce'' and ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'', with repeated appearances by members of its cast.

Early planning for ''Victory'' was done by [[Masumi Kaneda]], who had also been responsible for ''The Headmasters'' and ''Super-God Masterforce''. His earliest treatment for the series—written in September 1988 and illustrated by [[Ban Magami]], as seen at right—included prototypical versions of the characters who would become [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] and [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]—with [[Brainmaster]] and [[Breastforce]] gimmicks already in place—as well the Brainmaster trio, the [[Multiforce]], a non-bestial [[Victory Leo]] and a four-man iteration of the [[Breastforce]]. Perhaps most interestingly, characters based on [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] and [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] all appear in prominent positions among the Decepticons, and the treatment obviously called for the return of all six [[Headmaster Junior]]s from ''Masterforce'' to fill out the series human cast alongside Star Saber's human son, [[Jan Minakaze]]. For whatever reason, though, Kaneda was less involved with the actual production of the finished series, with [[Hiroyuki Hoshiyama]] credited as the head writer. Kaneda did, however, script the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|''Victory'' manga]], with the massive storytelling gulf between it and the anime illustrating how few of Kaneda's ideas for the series actually made it into the show.

For an unknown reason—be it a rushed schedule, a diminishing budget (perhaps caused by ''Victory''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s uncommonly well-done animation) or something else—''Victory''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 38-episode run features a full six [[clip show]]s, containing no new footage or story at all. As if that wasn't enough, a ''further'' six were released directly to video after the end of the series, bringing the total up to 44.
{{--}}

==Storyline==
[[File:Brainmasters victory cartoon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]]
In the year 2025, following the defeat of the [[Decepticon]]s on [[Earth]] in the [[Masterforce War]], the villains have begun aggressively attacking other planets in the universe. To counter this threat, the [[Autobot]]s join with many other civilizations and lifeforms (including [[Human]]ity) to form the [[Universal Peace Alliance]], which strikes back against the Decepticons with its military, the Universal Defense Force. Recently appointed [[Supreme Commander]] of the Autobots, [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] heads up the Sector One Defense Force, backed up by the [[Brainmaster]]s and [[Multiforce]], while [[Ginrai (robot)|God Ginrai]] takes charge of Sector Two.

[[File:Victory36 deathsaurusearth.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Seeking the energy necessary to free his massive [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]] from imprisonment in the [[Dark Nebula]] where Star Saber sealed it years ago, the Decepticons' new [[Emperor of Destruction]], [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], attacks Earth with his [[Dinoforce]], prompting Star Saber and his team to set up residence on the planet. Accompanying them is [[Jan Minakaze]], Star Saber's adopted human son, whose parents died in a Decepticon attack when he was just a baby, and [[Holi]], head of the [[Micromaster]] [[Rescue Patrol Team|Rescue Team]], who soon arrive on Earth to be with their leader. The Decepticons, meanwhile, are progressively joined by more and more members of the elite [[Breastforce]] squad, including their scheming leader [[Leozack]], who seeks to take leadership of the Decepticons from Deathsaurus, and the sneaky [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]], who's only looking out for himself.

After a series of energy-raiding adventures on Earth, the Breastforce target the Micromasters' homeworld of planet [[Micro]], where they liberate their teammate, [[Guyhawk]], enabling the team to combine into the mighty [[Liokaiser]] and finally defeat Star Saber in battle for the first time. Despite the addition of the six-changing samurai [[Sixshot (G1)|Greatshot]] to their ranks, the Autobots are weakened by this turn of events, and when God Ginrai arrives on Earth to aid them, he is fatally wounded by Deathsaurus and recreated as Victory Leo. When Deathsaurus finally reactivates his fortress and turns it upon the Earth, Star Saber and Victory Leo combine together into [[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]] to end the threat of Deathsaurus once and for all.
{{--}}

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Victory episodes}}
{{collist|3|
# [[The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber]]
# [[Sneak Attack! Dinoking]]
# [[Attack! Leozack]]
# [[Unite!! Multiforce]]
# [[Move Out! Rescue Team]]
# [[Infiltration... The Uranium Mine]]
# [[Explosion!! The Energy Base]]
# [[Big City - Underground Terror]]
# [[Clash!! Two Great Heroes]]{{dag|red}}
# [[The New Warrior - Hellbat]]
# [[Attack the Shuttle Base!!]]
# [[Tanker Hijack Operation]]
# [[Move Out!! Breastforce]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Rescue Jan!!]]
# [[Mach and Tackle]]
# [[A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid]]
# [[Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior]]
# [[Rescue! Guyhawk]]
# [[Unite! Liokaiser]]
# [[Assemble! Combiner Warriors]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress]]
# [[Battle Up of Wrath!!]]
# [[Fight to the Death!! Antarctic Battle]]
# [[Crisis! Ambush in the Desert]]
# [[A Deadly Battle]]
# [[Ginrai Dies!!]]
# [[Fight!! Victory Leo]]
# [[Ultimate Crisis!! Autobots]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Awaken! Victory Leo]]
# [[The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification]]
# [[Jan - Defend the Campus!!]]
# [[A Mystery?! The Deception of the Base Bombs]]
# [[The Death-Bringing Space Insects!!]]
# [[The Strongest! Victory Saber]]{{dag|red}}
# [[The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves]]
# [[The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!]]
# [[Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification]]
# [[Autobots Forever]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Radiant! Victorious Planet]]{{dag|red}}
# [[The Emperor of Destruction Wins!]]{{dag|red}}
# [[SOS! Global Defense Directive]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Micromasters!]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Victory Attack of Friendship!]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Echo Across the Galaxy! Bell of Love!!]]{{dag|red}}
}}
{{dag|red}} ''[[Clip show]]''

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
;[[Brainmaster]]s
*[[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber/Victory Saber]] ([[Hideyuki Tanaka]])
*[[Road Caesar]] ([[Kōji Totani]])
**[[Blacker]] (Kōji Totani)
**[[Braver]] ([[Hirohiko Kakegawa]])
**[[Laster]] ([[Shingo Hiromori]])
;[[Multiforce]]
*[[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]] ([[Masashi Hironaka]])
**[[Wingwaver]] (Masashi Hironaka)
**[[Dashtacker]] ([[Yoshikazu Hirano]])
**[[Machtackle]] ([[Yūki Satō|Hiroyuki Satō]])
;[[Rescue Patrol Team|Rescue Team]]
*[[Holi]] ([[Kyōko Tongū]])
*[[Boater]] ([[Aya Hisakawa]])
*[[Fire]] ([[Tomoko Maruo]])
*[[Pīpō]] ([[Hinako Yoshino|Hinako Kanamaru]])
;[[Micromaster|Micromasters]]
*[[Raikuru]] ([[Osamu Saka]])
*[[Clipper (G1)|Clipper]] ([[Miyoko Aoba]])
;Others
*[[Galaxy Shuttle]] (Shingo Hiromori)
*[[Sixshot (G1)|Greatshot]] ([[Michihiro Ikemizu]])
*[[Ginrai (robot)|God Ginrai]]/[[Victory Leo]] ([[Hiroshi Takemura]])
*[[Minerva (G1 robot)|Minerva]] ([[Tomoko Maruo]])
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] ([[Masaharu Satō]])
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] ([[Shinobu Satouchi]])
*[[Lightfoot (robot)|Lightfoot]]
*[[Ranger (robot)|Ranger]]
*[[Road King (robot)|Road King]]

|c2=
;[[Breastforce]]
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] ([[Takeshi Aono]])
**[[Eaglebreast]]
**[[Tigerbreast]]
*[[Liokaiser]] ([[Keiichi Nanba]])
**[[Leozack]] (Keiichi Nanba)
***[[Lionbreast]] (Keiichi Nanba)
**[[Drillhorn (G1)|Drillhorn]] ([[Masato Hirano]])
***[[Hornbreast]]
**[[Guyhawk]] ([[Hōchū Ōtsuka]])
***[[Hawkbreast]]
**[[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]] ([[Yoku Shioya]])
***[[Kōmoribreast]]
**[[Jallguar]] (Hirohiko Kakegawa)
***[[Jaguarbreast]]
**[[Killbison]] ([[Kazumi Tanaka]])
***[[Bisonbreast]]
*[[Deathcobra (G1)|Deathcobra]] ([[Tomomichi Nishimura]])
**[[Cobrabreast]]
;[[Dinoforce]]
*[[Dinoking]] ([[Daisuke Gōri]])
**[[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]] (Daisuke Gōri)
**[[Doryu (G1)|Doryu]] (Masashi Hironaka)
**[[Gairyu]] ([[Yūki Satō|Hiroyuki Satō]])
**[[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] (Masato Hirano)
**[[Rairyu]] ([[Shinobu Satouchi]])
**[[Yokuryu]] (Hirohiko Kakegawa)
;[[Crossformer|Crossformers]]
*[[Black Shadow (G1)|Black Shadow]] ([[Yūji Mikimoto]])
*[[Blue Bacchus]] ([[Ryōichi Tanaka]])
;Others
*[[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]
*[[Buster (G1)|Buster]]
*[[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]]
*[[Cancer (robot)|Cancer]]
*[[Bullhorn (robot)|Bullhorn]]

|c3=
*[[Jan Minakaze]] ([[Miyako Endō]])
*[[Illumina]] ([[Yumi Tōma]])
|nonumbering=true

}}

==Home video releases==
[[File:MadmanVictory.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|Australian DVD release]]
===Japan===
{{main|Geneon Universal Entertainment}}
*''Transformers: Victory'' — DVD Box 01 (2003)
*''Transformers: Victory'' — DVD Box 02 (2003)

===United Kingdom===
{{main|Metrodome}}
*The Takara Collection Vol 3 — ''Transformers: Victory'' (2006)
*''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (2007)

===Australia===
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*''The Transformers: Victory'' (2008)
*''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (2009)

===United States===
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*The Japanese Collection — ''Transformers: Victory'' (2012)
*Transformers — The Japanese Collection (includes ''Headmasters'', ''Masterforce'' and ''Victory'') (2012)
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==External links==
*{{w|lang=ja|戦え!超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマーV|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory'' at the Japanese Wikipedia}}

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Wreck-Gar (G1)

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:''Wreck-Gar is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:StudioSeries-WreckGar-artwork.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|Happy motoring. Cock-a-doodle-doo!]]
'''Wreck-Gar''' is a product of his environment. Unfortunately, this environment is the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junkion]], a distant world of trash which is bombarded by old [[Earth]] television broadcasts. Not only is Wreck-Gar's mismatched body collected from the detritus around him, but his mind is an equally mismatched hodgepodge of Earthling pop culture. These humans' cheesy slogans and sales pitches from decades past form the patchwork of Wreck-Gar's scatterbrained personality.

It is with this demeanor that Wreck-Gar leads the Junkions, a tribe (or possibly race) of junk-robot [[Transformer]]s who inhabit his world. Despite the pop culture of his race being derived from strangers light years away, Wreck-Gar can be strongly xenophobic towards intruders. Thankfully, this attitude is easily broken, and once he befriends you, he will be a selfless ally. He oversees his people's daily activities of "sorting" through their planet's collection of scrap, though what basis they use to sort the material has yet to be identified. Something of a romantic, Wreck-Gar has been known to woo several Junkion ladies in different universes, including [[Nancy]] and [[Rum-Maj]].

In battle, Wreck-Gar is easy to knock down, but near-impossible to ''keep'' down, thanks to the unique physiology of the Junkions. He tends to lose pieces easily when he takes damage, but he can repair that damage with lightning speed, and it's possible that even if he's reduced to a pile of parts it's only a short time before he's back on his feet again swinging his axe. This rapid-healing ability reaches almost instantaneous speed on his home planet of Junk, or anywhere he can get his hands on scrap metal. Wreck-Gar wields, in addition to his energy axe, a [[decelerator laser]] that can bring the cerebral activity of its victim to a lumbering halt.

Steadfast and dependable, powerful and unexpectedly wise, Wreck-Gar reveals himself to be much more than the sum of his parts.

{{quote|Yes, friends, act now! Destroy [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]! Kill the Grand Poobah! Eliminate even the toughest stains!|Wreck-Gar|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Eric Idle]] (''The Movie'', English), [[Tony Pope]] (season 3, English), [[Toshiro Ishii]] (Japanese)|[[Enrique Garduza]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Dani Albiac]] (Spain-Spanish, ''The Movie''), [[Massimiliano Alto]] (Italian, second ''The Movie'' dub), [[Ulrich Frank]] (German, ''The Movie'' TV dub), [[Christoph Lindert]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4", "Chaos" and "The Dweller in the Depths"), [[Fritz von Hardenberg]] (German, "The Killing Jar" and "Forever Is a Long Time Coming"), [[Imo Heite]] (German, "The Big Broadcast of 2006"), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1"), [[Francisco José]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub, "The Killing Jar", "Chaos"), [[Orlando Prado]] (Portuguese, season 3), [[Ricardo Schnetzer]] (Portuguese, "The Big Broadcast of 2006"), [[Fábio Vilalonga]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" Fox Kids dub), [[Francis Lax]] (European French), Unknown (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4"), [[Thierry Kazazian]] (European French, "The Dweller in the Depths"), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1")}}
[[File:TFTM-WreckGarsits.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|''You're'' excited?! Feel these nipples!]]
When a ship crash-landed on the planet of Junk, Wreck-Gar at first viewed the invaders as thieves and enemies. But he and his Junkions chose not to engage them immediately, and kept out of sight while other invaders attacked and destroyed the initial group's [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|leader]]. This moment of weakness was when Wreck-Gar chose to attack. After getting the invaders on the run, Wreck-Gar fought [[Springer (G1)|one of them]] for a while, cornering him, before [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|one of the smaller, squishier invaders]] took him out with an I-beam to the back of the head.

Wreck-Gar came to just as more invaders arrived: [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. After some explanations and introductions, Wreck-Gar and his Junkions were pacified with the [[universal greeting]]. After Wreck-Gar ordered the Junkions to rebuild Ultra Magnus, their fallen leader, he joined forces with these "Autobots" in their quest to destroy the planet-eater, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], once and for all. With the press of a few buttons, Wreck-Gar unleashed [[Minnow|a ship]] from underneath the wreckage of his planet of junk, suitable for escorting his new comrades to the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where Unicron was headed next.

[[File:TFTM-WreckGarbang.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Get it on, bang a gong.]]
The Junkions, like pretty much everyone else, didn't fare well against Unicron. Their ship managed to last longer than most in the battle, proving to be highly resistant to Unicron's fire-breath (due in part certainly to the Junkions' rapid-repair skills), but was ultimately crushed by Unicron's hand.

Wreck-Gar survived, as did their Autobot travel mates, appearing with the rest of Rodimus Prime's Autobot team on Cybertron after Unicron's destruction. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Wreck-Gar’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]," the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]" and the "Special Edition The Transformers: The Movie extra page" of "[[Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe]]."}}

On the planet [[Goo Number 8739-B|Goo]], Rodimus and Ultra Magnus communicated with Wreck-Gar using a two-way TV. Surprised at the sight of his kemosabes being healthy on a dangerous planet like Goo, he was nonetheless capable of striking up a deal with Rodimus. During a battle with Galvatron and the Quintessons, Wreck-Gar was able to control the planet so that it would suck the Autobots into safety while rejecting their enemies. After that, he calmed [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] by reviving a previously disassembled Springer faster than snap, crackle, pop. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

[[File:KillingJar-WreckGar Negative.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.35|Wreck-Gar gave himself a new paint job in anticipation of G2. Alas, it was not meant to be.]]
Tricked into boarding a Quintesson scientist's ship (disguised as a junky television shuttle), Wreck-Gar was placed into a completely sterile room. The Quintesson speculated that being removed from the messiest place in the universe and put in a clean room would send Wreck-Gar into a fetal position of shock and despair; instead, Wreck-Gar tore the room apart until it resembled the surface of Junk, then sat down on a large chunk of metal, happily proclaiming "Home sweet home!" He then met his fellow study subjects: [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Marissa Faireborn]]. When the ship was caught in an electron storm, Wreck-Gar fired his detachable hand at the cell controls, disabling the bars, then battled the Quintessons' bodyguard, losing his weapon-arm in the process (which he easily fixed). However, the ship was caught in the grip of a black hole, and Wreck-Gar was part of an escape pod scuffle that left everyone stranded on the ship as it was pulled into a [[negative universe]]. He then used some of his components, along with ones from the other Transformers, to fix the ship and allow them to escape the black hole.

He is one of the few beings in the galaxy who likes [[Lippo the Clown|clowns]]. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar}}

[[File:Chaos-WreckGar Junk.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|"What do you see here, my friends?" "A hunk of garbage." "A ''glorious'' hunk of garbage!"]]
Wreck-Gar interrupted one of Kup's stories to inform him of a calamity on Goo, to Grimlock's confusion and frustration. When they arrived, Wreck-Gar pointed the Autobots to a destroyed [[Earth Defense Command]] station and said that a lot of things have landed on the planet lately. Though [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] swooped down to attack, Wreck-Gar and the others made their getaway inside Sky Lynx. Arriving on [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], Wreck-Gar helped fight off the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] that were menacing Kup, and then shot at Galvatron's forces with the other Autobots. While they did this, Kup was able to defeat [[Chaos (alien)|the monster]] inhabiting Dread, causing a volcanic eruption in the process. Wreck-Gar and his comrades boarded Sky Lynx and flew off... but he was not pleased at the prospect of Kup telling another one of his stories on the way back. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

Joining [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] on a mission to examine strange chronal energy readings in an asteroid belt, Wreck-Gar got more than he bargained for when they were attacked by a legion of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s. After chopping apart his fair share of the brutes, he was accidentally sent back in time nine million years along with everyone except Perceptor, to when the [[Quintesson]]s ruled Cybertron. After fleeing from a [[guardian robot]] and teaming up with a rebel Autobot group, Wreck-Gar aided the others in their attack on the Quintessons' base, which would have ended in their untimely demise if [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A-3]] had not returned to the past and deactivated the Guardians, forcing the Quintessons to flee. The time-displaced Autobots then returned to their proper era. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[File:Nancy2006.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.05|One lucky robot.]]
One day, Wreck-Gar was watching television with his [[Nancy|lady friend]], but little did they know that Quintessons were spying on them. Wreck-Gar and his Junkions forced off the Quintessons and their Sharkticon pawns, but the Quintessons, aware of Wreck-Gar's love for television, inserted subliminal messages into his programs. These messages managed to convince him and his species to clean the planet and attack all other life forms, Autobot and Decepticon included. Now the centerpiece of their master plan, the hypnotized Wreck-Gar sent a Quintesson broadcast throughout the galaxy, causing tension between all forms of life that now refused to accept each other. Blaster was able to counter the transmissions with some of his own, and Wreck-Gar returned to the Autobots' side. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

[[File:DwellerinDepths-WreckGar Vampire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|[[Simon Belmondo|What a horrible night to have a curse!]]]]
Wreck-Gar followed Galvatron down an old shaft with a team of other Autobots when the Decepticon came to Cybertron looking for Perceptor's new power core. They only found an array of mutants, whom the Autobots soundly fought off. They were unprepared for what came next; a [[Dweller (G1)|colossal beast]] that trapped Ultra Magnus. Wreck-Gar saved Magnus with his axe while yelling [[G.I. Joe (team)|a familiar battle cry]], but got himself caught in the process. Wreck-Gar bemoaned his fate as the Dweller drained him of his energy. The angered Springer managed to recover his friend's body, but he discovered that Wreck-Gar had now become an [[energy vampire]], bent on taking the energy from other beings. Wreck-Gar promptly infected Springer, and later got to many other Transformers (including Scourge and Cyclonus!), and would not stop there. Thinking quickly, Perceptor created an energy imbalance that returned the vampires to their normal states. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}}

During the outbreak of the [[Hate Plague]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] summoned Wreck-Gar to attempt to repair [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], but unfortunately, [[Leonard McCoy|he was dead, Jim]]. Wreck-Gar remained on Earth to assist in trying to stop the hate plague, showing up later to rescue Rodimus from the infected Ultra Magnus, but this quickly proved unsuccessful as Ultra Magnus escaped Wreck-Gar's lasso and infected him. In turn, Wreck-Gar infected Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} His warehouses were overstocked with hate plague priced to move, for a [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|limited time only]].
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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}}}

====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
Wreck-Gar was there to witness a Quintesson ship, ridden by Hot Rod, Kup, and others, landing on the Planet of Junk. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====e-HOBBY toy bios=====
[[Detritus (G1)|Detritus]]'s ultimate goal was to overthrow Wreck-Gar as leader of the Junkions. {{storylink|Detritus (G1)#Toys|''Collector's Edition'' Detritus bio}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:FourWarriors Decepticon attack viewscreen.jpg|left|thumb|When this round thing's in your face, you get, uh, [[Springer (G1)|Sprung]].]]
{{voiceactor|[[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (Japanese)}}
In 2011, Wreck-Gar was hanging out at Autobot headquarters on Cybertron when Galvatron and his new [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] warriors attacked the planet. He merely pointed out the Decepticons' attack being shown on the telly and (successfully) bossed Grimlock around before running off to try to help anyone who might have fallen and been unable to get up. While Kup and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were debating the weakness in [[Vector Sigma]], he told them to make sure operators were standing by and darted back off into the hallway, never to be seen again. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

=====''Macrocosmic Seekers''=====
Wreck-Gar helped the Autobots Rodimus and Kup defend a "treasure" recently found on Junk by his fellow Junkion, Scrapheap. They were attacked by Galvatron's forces before an entity known as the Seeker arrived and spirited away Wreck-Gar's allies and opponents. {{storylink|Unending Battle}}

After his friends returned from their adventure, Wreck-Gar was present to congratulate Scrapheap when Rodimus Prime offered his a position in the Autobots. {{storylink|Macrocosmic Seekers (issue)|Macrocosmic Seekers}}
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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
====Marvel UK future timelines====
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
[[File:Springer wreck gar the final battle.jpg|thumb|]]
''After a group of Autobots crash-landed on the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], Wreck-Gar and his fellow Junkions saw their intrusion as an unwelcomed one... especially after the Autobots began "stealing" their garbage to repair their ship! Wreck-Gar ordered several Junk Guns brought forth to blast the Autobots, but didn't get a chance to use them before another arrival made his presence known: [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]! The Junkions held back as the Decepticon leader and his lackeys opened fire on the Autobots, ripped their leader to shreds and took off with a [[Matrix of Leadership|bauble]] the Autobots had with them at the time.''

''The fighting having come to an end, Wreck-Gar led a charge against the remaining Autobots, only to be once more interrupted; another ship made planetfall, containing yet more Autobots! One of the latest arrivals spoke the [[universal greeting]] and offered Wreck-Gar some "[[Energon|tasty sticks]]," which he readily accepted. Now friends with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] and his kin, Wreck-Gar had his men rebuild [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] as his show of good faith. The Autobots next told their hosts that they had to leave to confront the world-eater, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], a battle the Junkions were eager to be a part of. Wreck-Gar revealed that planet Junk itself was a sort of Transformer, and converted it into a massive spacecraft to do battle with the titan. Though things looked grim when the Autobots' craft wound up crashing into the enemy, they soon escaped from Unicron's body, the latter then exploding thanks to the actions the Autobots had taken part in while inside him.'' {{storylink|The Final Battle!}}

[[File:Hunters2-WreckGarBumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|Oops, did I do that?]]
After the destruction of Unicron, Wreck-Gar remained on Cybertron for a time and helped the Autobots regain control of the planet while attempting to fend off [[Airborne hunter squad|Decepticon attacks]] under the new command of [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] planned a [[time travel]] adventure to end the threat posed by former Decepticon commander, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Wreck-Gar decided to come along and leapt into the time-jump effect at the last second, causing his landing vector to be significantly displaced away from his fellow travelers. {{storylink|Burning Sky!}} Stumbling across the deactivated body of [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] by chance, Wreck-Gar put his considerable mechanical talents to work and rebuilt the scrapped Autobot into a new form as [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. The two then joined Wreck-Gar's allies and the present-day [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] in an attempt to stop Galvatron's schemes. {{storylink|Hunters}} Wreck-Gar managed to get a hold of Galvatron's [[Time-jump mechanism|time jump trigger device]], and planned to jury rig the device to send all the time travelers permanently back to [[2007]]. His recalibrations failed, though, and the Autobots returned to the future while Galvatron remained in the past. {{storylink|Fire on High!}} {{storylink|Vicious Circle!}}

Still, Wreck-Gar had proven himself a worthy ally, and Rodimus gave him an official escort back to the planet of Junk and his people. Upon arriving home, however, Wreck-Gar stumbled into a plot by the Dark God himself, Unicron, to co-opt the planet Junk as a new body. It seems Unicron's head had blown free when his original body was destroyed by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and had drifted into range of the planetoid. Unicron's vast mental powers had enabled him to enslave the entire Junkion people, and Wreck-Gar was forced to [[Death|"cancel"]] [[Scrapheap (G1)|one of his fellow Junkions]] while making his escape, an act for which he swore Unicron would pay dearly. After escaping [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], another of Unicron's mind-pawns, Wreck-Gar gathered a large quantity of explosives directly underneath Unicron's head and set them to blow. He managed to destroy what was left of Unicron's body just as Rodimus Prime contained the Chaos-Bringer's living essence within the confines of the Matrix, ending his threat for the moment. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

[[File:BigBroadcastUK-WreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|LUBUFF!]]
Sometime later, by sheer cosmic chance, Wreck-Gar came into possession of a [[Quintesson Journal]], a message canister containing details of their plans to leave the dying planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] and colonize other mechanical worlds, including Cybertron. When he attempted to bring this information to Rodimus Prime and the Autobots, Wreck-Gar was intercepted en route by the Quintessons and taken captive. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}} [[Mister Regan|They]] tried to torture the location of the canister out of him, but all they got was [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#The Big Broadcast of 2006|total nonsense]]. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} Managing to escape, Wreck-Gar hooked up with an Autobot spy named [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and the two of them blasted off from Quintessa. After eluding his pursuers, Wreck-Gar met up with [[Scrapheap (G1)|some of]] [[Junkyard (G1)|his fellow Junkions]] and rigged the message canister so that its contents were broadcast across the universe. Instantly, all the potential colony worlds were alerted and forewarned of the possibility of a Quintesson invasion, and overnight the Quintessons became one of the most hated and hunted races in all the galaxies, throwing all their future plans into turmoil. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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====The Big Broadcast of 2006====
{{NoteMarvelBB2006}}
[[File:BigBroadcastUS-WreckGar.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.85|The best kind of melee weapon is the one that shoots lasers.]]
In a strange alternate future, Wreck-Gar and his [[Nancy|lady]] were interrupted in their television watching by a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] attack. Wreck-Gar rallied his fellow [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] to repel the invaders. He didn't know that the Sharkticons were sent by the [[Quintesson]]s to look for their [[Quintesson Journal|data canisters]] which, during the fight, was hopelessly lost amongst all the junk. The Quintessons then initiated a new plan which involved beaming a hypnotic signal through the Junkions' televisions. The signal made the Junkions extremely hostile to any foreigners as well as compelling them to meticulously organize their junk. In this way the Junkions would find the data canister for the Quintessons. In an encounter with the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s, the hypnotic signal was momentarily altered to compel Wreck-Gar to bounce the signal throughout the galaxy, causing television watchers everywhere to attack their neighbors and travel to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]].

The Autobots also arrived and successfully disrupted the hypnosis signal. Once freed, Wreck-Gar and his Junkions joined the Autobots in driving the Decepticons off the planet. Rodimus Prime questioned Wreck-Gar about what had transpired, but the Junkion leader was just as much in the dark about the whole affair as he was. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}}}
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===''Sticker Adventures'' books===
[[File:Springer botjp.jpg|thumb|At least this is how Springer tells it.]]
When an [[Autobot shuttle]] was forced to land on [[Junkion (planet)|The Junk Planet]] for repairs, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] caught the attention of Wreck-Gar. Wreck-Gar was impressed by Blurr's powerful engine...and decided he wanted it! He attacked the Autobots with a horde of Junkions, intent on hacking the still-sputtering engine from Blurr's body, and fought [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] in the process.

The misunderstanding came to an end when [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], an old hand at negotiating with natives, located their missing shuttle and instead engaged the Junkions in a barter session, trading weapons and energon. The Junkions waved as their new friends departed with all their parts intact. {{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
Wreck-Gar participated in a tumultuous battle on a moon base, wherein he charged [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] alongside [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
As the Autobots attempted to repel a [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]-led Decepticon attack, Wreck-Gar rushed up to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] with the news that [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] was attacking the energon plant. He led the Autobot leader there, but they were too late—the [[Nullification Cannon]] had destroyed the energon stocks. A while later, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] returned from [[Tau-Ursa]] with a [[Logicon]] recording revealing the location of [[Metascan Alpha]], a storehouse of energon. Wreck-Gar was present at its playing, and subsequently fought off two Decepticon spies, the [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]]s. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===Project Brain Drain===
{{Notemultipath}}
In one possible scenario, after having learned that the Decepticons were planning to use a [[Brain Drain device]] on a crowd concert goers that included his son, Sparkplug Witwicky attempted to contact the Autobots via radio. He came in communication with Wreck-Gar instead. Sparkplug told the Junkion that he needed to talk to Ultra Magnus asap, and so Wreck-Gar found his way to Sparkplug's house, and prompted the human to hop onto his motorcycle mode. The pair took off in direction of the Autobots’ city, Metroplex. As they were driving, however, they spotted an old abandoned building guarded by Decepticons. Sparkplug realized that the Brain Drain device might be held within.

If Sparkplug decided to keep on pushing Wreck-Gar to head for Metroplex, the strain caused the Junkion to break down. Stranded in the middle of nowhere, without any spare parts to repair Wreck-Gar, the pair were unable to reach the Autobots in time to warn them of the Decepticons’ plot.

If Sparkplug instructed Wreck-Gar to try and sneak into the lab, the Junkion circled around until they came upon the building's backdoor, seemingly unwatched. They made a dash for the opening, only to run into Soundwave exiting the building. Soundwave began firing upon the duo, forcing them to retreat. Unfortunately, as they tried to run, they found their escape route cut off by a whole detachment of Decepticons. The pair, now surrounded by Decepticons, were instructed to surrender.

If Wreck-Gar did surrender, he was immediately blown to smithereens by the lying Decepticons.

If instead, Sparkplug and Wreck-Gar made a mad dash to escape, the two of them managed to get past the Decepticons surrounding them, but were then chased down by Thrust and Laserbeak, who managed to send them skidding into a nearby lake. As the Decepticons moved in for the kill, Hot Rod, Kup and Jazz showed up, shifting the odds and rescuing Sparkplug and Wreck-Gar. With Thrust and Laserbeak retreating, the Autobots were brought up-to-date on the situation, and had to decide whether they would launch a counter-attack on the Decepticons’ lab, or if they would send Hot Rod for reinforcements while the rest of them headed for the rock concert.

If the Autobots decided to storm the laboratory, the group attacked with such ferocity and suddenness that they scared off most of the Decepticons guarding the place. Finding their only opposition left being a small group of Decepticons, Wreck-Gar and the others successfully beat them back, until Soundwave attempted to escape with the Brain Drain device in hand.

If Hot Rod attempted to stop Soundwave, Laserbeak managed to grab hold of the device and flew off to meet Galvatron. The Autobots being too low on power to pursue meant that the Decepticons would ultimately be victorious. If Jazz attempted to stop him however, he was successful in doing so and the Autobots successfully destroyed the Brain Drain device.

Alternatively, if Wreck-Gar, Sparkplug, Kup and Jazz headed towards the concert while Hot Rod headed back to Metroplex for reinforcements, the small group found themselves wondering how they could defend the huge sea of people by themselves upon their arrival. Hearing the Decepticons approaching, but uncertain from which direction they were coming from, the Autobots had to decide whether they would station themselves on the west side of the concert, or at its south.

If the Autobots decided to head for the west side of the concert, Wreck-Gar and the others positioned themselves just in time to see a whole squadron of Decepticons coming into view. Catching the Decepticons by surprise with a first volley, the Autobots managed to buy themselves a few minutes as the Decepticons regrouped before circling around for another pass. During the Decepticons’ second pass, Wreck-Gar was blown to pieces. With Sparkplug's help, he was able to reassemble himself. But then Wreck-Gar was hit by Decepticon fire once more, causing him to again fall to pieces.

If Sparkplug went off to alert an incoming convoy of Autobots, Wreck-Gar was left to reassemble himself. He presumably returned to full health as the Autobots soon succeeded in destroying the Brain Drain device and drove the Decepticons away.

If Sparkplug continued to fix Wreck-Gar instead, the Junkion assumed his motorcycle mode as soon as he was back in one piece. Using a nearby toppled speaker as a ramp, Wreck lept into Galvatron, smashing the Brain Drain device. Autobot reinforcements arrived just in time to congratulate Wreck-Gar as the Decepticons fled.

Alternatively, if the Autobots headed for the south side of the concert, they were unable to see the Decepticons coming from the other direction, and were destroyed in a surprise Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:RunninWithTheDevil-WreckGar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Amount anyone will pay to never hear this commercial referenced again: ''Anything.'']]
Wreck-Gar found the chassis of the near-dead [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] floating in space, where he had been abandoned by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], while on a supply run. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} Wreck-Gar brought Megatron back on-line and even salvaged several [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] drone bodies from the surface of Junk for him so he could reclaim his position as leader of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} For Wreck-Gar's efforts, Megatron stabbed him through the chest. {{storylink|Runnin' with the Devil}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
When the [[Recyclon]]s arrived on Junk, intending to convert the planet into energon for their overseers, the [[Harvest Lords of Sigrath]], Wreck-Gar approached the leader, [[Salvage (G1)|Salvage]], and got two blaster bolts in the chest. After a near-instantaneous repair job, Wreck-Gar called out his fellows and swarmed the Recyclons, severely damaging them and forcing them to retreat to their ship, the ''[[Reclamation]]'', and lift off.

Salvage returned to the planet's surface, leaving the ''Reclamation'' in orbit, in order to make peace with Wreck-Gar. But it was all a ruse; Salvage slapped a device on Wreck-Gar, a more powerful version of the Junkion leader's own [[decelerator laser]], preventing him from attacking or calling his people while the orbiting Recyclons fired a beam from the [[Prime Processing Unit]] to convert the planet to energon from space. However, Wreck-Gar proved even stronger than Salvage expected, and he called the Junkions to fire a tractor beam at the ''Reclamation'', sending it crashing into Junk seconds before the Prime Processing Unit activated, causing the ship to explode. Salvage himself lived only a few seconds more than his fellows, as the Junkions closed in on him immediately afterwards. {{storylink|Collect and Save}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{First|[[Derelicts|''Transformers: Monstrosity'' #1]]; [[New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|''Optimus Prime'' #2]] (Modern era)}}
{{quote|Do you ever '''die'''? I don't. At least not '''yet'''. '''This''' can all be yours! '''Operators''' are standing by!"|Wreck-Gar|[[New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain]]}}
[[File:ALonelyPillarOnThePlain-WreckGar.jpg|thumb|200px|"I come out, I throw trash, all over - all over the ring! And then I start eating garbage! And then I pick up the trash can, and I BASH the guy on the head!"]]
When [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] was banished to Junkion early into the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Wreck-Gar spotted his arrival and readied his fellow Junkions to cannibalize the newcomer for parts. {{storylink|Derelicts}} He watched from the sidelines as the other Junkions attacked... and were massacred by Megatron. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}}

The Transformers eventually came back to Junkion as their war intensified; during the subsequent "[[Battle of Junkion]]" the planet became a minor battleground in the Cybertronian war—and culminated in the planet's destruction, when the battle of intellects between [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] ended with one side sabotaging the planet's gravimetric core to detonate. Wreck-Gar, Rum-Maj, and thousands of Junkion refugees and their [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] slaves piled aboard a gigantic [[Quintesson Cruiser|corkscrew-shaped vessel]] and abandoned the shattered remnants of their homeworld. They became nomadic traders, scavenging, bartering for, and exchanging esoteric technologies and trinkets as they wandered from planet to planet. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} During their interplanetary travels, he fell in love with [[Rum-Maj]] on the planet [[Thrull]] {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} and eventually took her on as his new consort, having been "wounded in the heart" by an earlier relationship. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

[[File:ALonelyPillarOnThePlain-WreckGarsHead.jpg|thumb|left|260px|Prices so low, you'll swear we've lost our heads!]]

Circa [[2017]], the Junkions stumbled across the planet [[Earth]] during their travels, a planet with abundant supplies of [[Ore-13]] and the key, the Junkions believed, to restoring their ravaged homeworld to its former glory. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

Making planetfall in the [[Alps]], {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj disembarked, meeting [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the other Autobots. The two Junkions laid out their sales pitch: they had come to Earth in the hopes of trading their many technological secrets for the mineral they sought. Initial diplomatic overtures went poorly; Rum-Maj remained skeptical about Prime's diplomatic status, and when a curious Wreck-Gar investigated an incoming [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] taskforce, he was knocked apart by a [[Sky Hawk]]—though the Junkion leader was unfazed, and his head continued negotiations as some other Junkions cobbled his body back together. On the behest of G.I. Joe, the Autobots withdrew to [[Metrotitan (G1)|Autobot City]], and some hours later the two Junkion leaders arrived aboard a shuttle for a tour of the base. Noting the critically wounded [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]], Wreck-Gar offered the Transformers a [[positron core]], one of the few objects capable of repairing the dying Autobot. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

Back aboard their vessel, the two Junkions watched as [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] carried out what they thought was a covert infiltration of the Junkion mothership on Prime's orders... unaware that their [[stealth paint]] failed to conceal them from advanced Junkion sensors until they stumbled upon the ship's Sharkticon holding pen. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj observed the creatures incapacitate the interlopers; while Wreck-Gar was still keen to make a deal with the Transformers, Rum-Maj asserted that they couldn't trust Optimus and hatched a plan of her own—if they couldn't ''bargain'' for the Ore-13, then they would simply ''take'' it by forcefully colonizing the planet.

At a diplomatic summit between Optimus, the Junkions, and several human leaders, Wreck-Gar joined his beloved in tossing Cosmos's battered but still-living body off of their shuttle as a warning before he reluctantly gave the order to unleash the Sharkticon school on the Autobots and humans alike. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} The battle soon began going south for the Junkions and so Wreck-Gar opted to slip away, taking the positron core with him. Before he could get far, however, he was intercepted by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]], who demanded that he take her to the positron core. Wreck-Gar babbled for a while before revealing that he was carrying it in his chest. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}}

[[File:FeelSafeWithoutRegrets-WreckGarExplodes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|FORE! HEAD!]]
Determined to save Sideswipe, Arcee pummelled Wreck-Gar at length, but his ramshackle physiology meant that he was hard to put down. As the beatdown continued, the Sharkticons—swayed by [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s rhetoric and having turned against their former masters—stormed the ship ahead of Prime and his [[Colonist Soldiers]], and amidst the chaos a stray shot hit the precious core... causing it to detonate, blowing Wreck-Gar's body to bits in the process. A defeated Rum-Maj cradled Wreck-Gar's still-living head in her arms as she lamented her failure to rebuild their world. Rather than finish off his enemies, however, Prime managed to convince his troops to lay down arms, hoping to negotiate a lasting peace between the two cultures, and the two Junkion leaders gratefully accepted his terms of surrender.

[[File:FeelSafeWithoutRegrets-WreckGarRumMaj.jpg|thumb|240px|"I'm off to the Head Museum, to hang out with classy heads like me who appreciate the finer things: poetry, philosophy, hats."]]
On [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s suggestion, the Junkions relocated to the abandoned [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] base in the [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]], and under their direction the derelict facility would be torn down and rebuilt into a new city for Transformers and their ilk on Earth, a "[[Little Cybertron]]." {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} He and Rum-Maj helped supervise the construction of their new home, affectionately bickering with each other all the while, though some of Wreck-Gar's... unorthodox architectural designs proved unstable at best. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}} Still a disembodied head, Wreck-Gar and some other Junkions tried to repair the positron core as a show of goodwill, but were unable to restore the artifact. Instead, the Junkion leader offered up a [[mnemopathis projector]] so that the Autobots could humanely terminate Sideswipe's failing life support systems. The Junkion supervised the initial operation; after Sideswipe's passing, he mourned his inability to fix the device that would have allowed him to save the red Autobot's life. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}

Months later, Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar—still a head—attended the opening of a new Ore-13 mine in [[Kentucky]]. Despite Rum-Maj's gloomy proclamations, Wreck-Gar tried to keep her spirits up. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} After retiring to Little Cybertron some time later, Wreck-Gar's manservant [[Detritus (G1)|Detritus]] informed his boss that [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] had recently been arrested by G.I. Joe in order to facilitate [[Rom]]'s voyage to Cybertron, and later related this news to [[Slide]] and the other colonists. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}}

[[File:UnstoppedAndUnstoppable-DetritusAndWreckGar.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Wreck-Gar took his Talking Heads tribute a little too literally...]]

This tidbit of news was soon overshadowed when the threat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] made itself manifest; as the monster planet tore through the Cybertronian colony worlds until only Earth remained, Slide and the other colonists set out on a mission of vengeance, intent on rectifying Prime's perceived failures through force, and when word came of their attack on [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] at [[Mount Rushmore]], Wreck-Gar glumly mused that he had encouraged the young Autobots. Determined to not let their new home fall to violence, the pair set out aboard a shoal of Sharkticons, but arrived too late to stop the violence that resulted in the deaths of [[Gimlet]] and Joe soldier [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]]—but just in time to watch as Unicron materialized over the planet. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} As a grieving Soundwave cradled Mainframe's dead body, the two were momentarily overwhelmed by the [[Outlier (group)|outlier]]'s telepathic abilities amplifying his emotions, though Wreck-Gar cheerfully pointed out that the situation would translate to good PR regarding human-Cybertronian relations. {{storylink|A Sunrise Dark}}

During the final battle against Unicron and his [[Maximal]]s, Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj flew their fleet of Sharkticons to [[Washington, D.C.]], where they arrived just in time to rescue the [[President of the United States]] and her retinue from the Maximals who had survived the crash of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Worldsweeper]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

After the battle had been won, Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj reconvened in Little Cybertron to help bury the dead and attend Optimus Prime's funeral. There, Rum-Maj mused that the cost of victory had been so high that it hardly ''felt'' like a victory; Wreck-Gar, on the other hand, opined that since life kept going, with or with out you, ''nothing'' could truly be called a victory, and you simply had to do your best for as long as you lived. {{storylink|Post}}

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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Kreo_wreckgar_bot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Wreck-Gar was attacked by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], but was saved when [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] convinced the other Combaticons to withdraw. {{storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}}

He later appeared in motorcycle form among the collapsing bricks of Bruticus, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Wreck-Gar was built just in time to remember the days of the [[Iacon (polity)|Iaconian]] salons on Cybertron, before Megatron's rule became absolute. His was a mind always hungering for something new, but Megatron's world was one of sameness and obeisance. Wreck-Gar turned to narcotic substances to slow down his own mind, numbing away his need for change. When the word came that Optimus had returned to liberate his world, Wreck-Gar abandoned his drugs and joined the uprising, tackling down a Decepticon trying to enforce the Autobots' curfew. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} He joined up with the Autobot army and marched with them to the final showdown with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] emerged to participate in the battle, Wreck-Gar posed alongside him. After the war ended, he remained on Cybertron under the command of Rodimus Prime, and together the two would become known as "philosopher kings" who often visited [[Uranus]] to meditate in silence. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.65|The sad thing is that they actually get along pretty well!]]
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}
When [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s shuttle crash landed on the planet of Junk, Wreck-Gar and another Junkion were there to do endless battle with him! [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] sure liked Wreck-Gar a lot. Maybe he's a Decepticon? Yeah, he's probably a Decepticon. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Springer and Wreck-Gar|Springer and Wreck-Gar commercial}}
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==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Wreck-Gar is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Autobot duplicates in the Decepticon campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] became stranded on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], he was forced to fight off Wreck-Gar and the hordes of cannibalistic Junkions until he could be rescued by [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{storylink|Wreckage (Legends)|Wreckage}}

Wreck-Gar and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] joined up with the Autobots on Junkion. The pair subsequently accompanied [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] back to Earth to assist in rebuilding, only for Wreck-Gar to wander off on a holy pilgrimage to a TV station, and fall victim to a surprise attack from the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}}

Wreck-Gar aided Grimlock in rescuing Rodimus and Kup when the pair were put on trial by the Quintessons. {{storylink|Mockery of Justice}}

Wreck-Gar, alongside Ultra Magnus, intercepted Galvatron and his troops when the Decepticons attacked the facility which contained the Dweller and the Trans-Organics. When the creatures were unleashed, Wreck-Gar pushed Ultra Magnus to safety, and attempted to face the Trans-Organic horde by himself. Both the Autobots and the Decepticons were eventually able to escape, and rocketed back to their respective bases. {{storylink|Dweller in the Depths (Legends)|Dweller in the Depths}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Wreck-Gar was originally a mercenary warlord, but eventually befriended the Autobots and was allowed to become an honorary member of their faction. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}} Although he sometimes fought alongside the Autobots, Wreck-Gar usually remained neutral for the safety of his fellow Junkions. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:EW-Wreck-Gar.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimal Optimus]] called in Wreck-Gar as a specialist. He selected Wreck-Gar since they needed outside help to keep [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] in the dark.{{storylink|Junk Culture}} [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] took notice that some of his stuff was missing. {{storylink|Networking}} It turned out that Wreck-Gar took some of it. He turned the spare parts into a [[Track-Tracer]] that could triangulate the [[Forge Fire Amulet]]'s location. Soundwave clued in on Optimal's strategy and called [[Junkyard (G1)|Junkheap]] in to join the Decepticons. Junkheap didn't believe it when he saw Wreck-Gar with the Autobots and [[Maximal]]s attempt to take the Forge Fire Amulet. {{storylink|Junk Culture}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy WreckGar.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hurry, hurry! Operators are standing by!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wreck-Gar''' (Autobot Hero, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-81'''
:*''Accessories'': [[decelerator laser]], [[armor axe]], tire/shield

:One of two "Heroes" toys released in the third year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''Transformers'' toyline]], Wreck-Gar transforms into a Cybertronic "junk" motorcycle. His accessories all use [[5 mm post]]s, meaning they are compatible with ''all'' of the Wreck-Gar toys that (eventually) followed. His rifle and axe can be "stored" in vehicle mode by plugging them into his fists outside his front wheel, but it's a bit awkward.

:This toy is noteworthy for being one of the earliest uses of ball-and-socket joints in the entire franchise.

:Unfortunately, he completely lacks his cartoon model's sweet facial "hair". Also unfortunately, a robot-mode Wreck-Gar toy cannot properly ride a motorcycle-mode Wreck-Gar, unlike the action depicted in the movie. ''Sigh.''

::*''[http://tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Wreck-Gar/wreck-gar.htm More information on Wreck-Gar at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1986/instr_wreck-gar.jpg Instruction booklet for Wreck-Gar at Botchthecrab.com]''
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF2010-toy WreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This is the breakfast your Wreck-Gar could look like, can you see me now?]]
[[File:RTS-WreckGar-RidingHimself.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Each sold separately.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wreck-Gar''' (Deluxe Class, [[2011]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 4-bladed battle axe/tailpipe
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] and [[Andrew Franks]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:Part of the sixth wave of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]], Wreck-Gar transforms into a ''Road Warrior''-esque junker off-road motorcycle. His exhaust pipe and rear hubcap detach (via a [[C joint|clip joint]]) and unfold to become his axe weapon. As part of the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' subline, Wreck-Gar features a [[rubsign]] on his windscreen/right leg. The front tire is mounted on a ball joint, allowing it to pivot downward and serve as a shield in [[robot mode]]. It can kinda-sorta peg onto his elbow in this position, but doing so limits articulation. The wheel can also be popped out of the ball-joint socket, and held in Wreck-Gar's hand as a shield/axe/melee thingy.

:One Wreck-Gar can totally ride another (or another toy based on the same sculpt) in the style seen in the movie! Double pegs under his pelvis correspond to sockets in his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] seat. Furthermore, the figure has tabs and sockets on his robot mode ankles that are ''supposed'' to connect to corresponding sockets and tabs of his bike mode to secure his feet, but this is done with very limited success as a result of some part interference. Additionally, the left side of his chest/shoulder assembly refuses to peg in properly in robot mode, a very common problem across all later versions of this mold.

:Wreck-Gar suffers from a very intricate transformation that often requires just the right amount of force being applied for it to work; however, applying too much force, or not paying attention to certain parts, can result in outright breakage. His translucent helmet-horns are ''very'' fragile and might even break simply from accidentally turning the head while in vehicle mode, and his sculpted-open hands are prone to stress marks from simply holding the axe. Don't even ''think'' about turning the axe inside his hand! The worst offender, though, are the hinges that connect the rubber handles to the gas tank: those can break after just a few transformations, regardless of whether one uses the automorph by pulling up on the gas tank and thereby dislodging the handles and moving them to the side as intended, or tries to unhinge the handlebars manually beforehand. Sadly, cutting the nubs off has been the only consistent fix to prevent breakage. Hasbro addressed this problem by cutting the nubs off at the factory level for subsequent redecos and retools of the sculpt, starting with ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Junkyard (G1)#Generations|Junkheap]].

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Wreck-Gar (SG)|Wreck-Gar]]. It was also [[retool]]ed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Scrapheap (G1)#Toys|Scrapheap]] (later also released under the ''Generations'' branding) and ''Generations'' Junkheap, each sporting a different head sculpt. Those two were redecoed into [[Scrap Iron (SG)#Toys|''Shattered Glass'' Scrap Iron]] and [[Junkheap (SG)#Toys|''Shattered Glass'' Junkheap]], respectively. This mold also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]].

:Wreck-Gar's [[instructions]] depict Junkheap's head sculpt, thus hinting at the retool before it was announced as a separate release.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Wreck-Gar/wreck-gar.htm More information on ''Reveal the Shield'' Wreck-Gar at TFU.info]''
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===''United''===
[[File:United-toy WreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A shine so bright you could eat off it!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wreck-Gar''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''UN-18'''
:*''Release date'': [[February 26]], 2011
:*''Accessories'': battle axe/tailpipe

:Part of the third wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toyline, this version of Wreck-Gar is an ''extensively'' painted [[redeco]] of the [[Hasbro]] 2010 release in (surprise!) a much brighter, more cartoon-inspired deco. Like most toys in the line, he makes use of metallic paint, mainly a bright reflective red on his chest and legs.

:Initial [[stock photography|stock photos]] used to illustrate preorders depicted a sample in the Hasbro version's deco (but different from the existing Hasbro stock photos) before being replaced by new stock photos depicting the finalized deco.
{{2010Wreck-GarMold}}
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===''Combiner Wars''===
{{anchor|Generations}}
[[File:CW-toy WreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now in bite size!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wreck-Gar''' (Legends Class, [[2016]])}}</ul>

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

:He can also convert into chest armor for [[Defensor (G1)#Generations|Defensor]] and other iterations of the ''Combiner Wars'' [[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Hot Spot]] mold. Early packaging sample photography showed a sticker boasting it being part of the Sky Reign team, but the final product omits this information as Wreck-Gar has no solid way to ''actually'' combine with Sky Reign in a functional way.

:The original version of this mold was also used to make [[Rust Dust#Toys|Rust Dust]] and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Adventure]]'' [[Override (RID)#Toys|Override]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' character [[Vampire (BWU)|Vampire]] and the ''[[Spatiotemporal Challengers]]'' incarnation of [[Scooter (GoBots)|Scooter]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWWreck-Gar/wreck-gar.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Wreck-Gar at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
{{anchor|PlanetOfJunkClash}}
[[File:Gen-toy WreckGar Platinum.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Call now and we'll double the offer! Just pay separate processing and handling.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Planet of Junk Clash''' (Platinum Edition Deluxe 3-pack, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Battle axe/tailpipe

:Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', this Wreck-Gar is a redeco of the ''Reveal the Shield'' figure above. While the overall deco is very similar to the first version, every plastic color has changed and darkened slightly, plus his flame deco is now bright yellow. The clear plastic was replaced with clear orange plastic. Unlike previous releases of the sculpt, Wreck-Gar has no insignia applied on his windshield/right leg.

:Wreck-Gar was only available as a part of the "Planet of Junk Clash" set with [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Autobot Hot Rod]] and [[Scrapheap (G1)#Generations|Junkion Scrapheap]]. In the United States, this set was officially a [[Target]] exclusive, though only ever found at a single Target store, otherwise only available via the company's website. However, it was also stocked by several US-based online retailers [[BigBadToyStore]] and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely Singapore and the Philippines; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Canada, it was sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores, whereas in Chile, it was sold at Ripley stores. In the United Kingdom, it was also sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiary of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés. It's currently unknown if it was also available in stores, or limited to online purchases. In Italy, it was sold at Toys Center stores, making it the first ''Platinum'' set ever released in that country.

:The illustration on the front of the box erroneously depicts Wreck-Gar in his 2010 deco. Whoops!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/PlatinumWreck-Gar/wreck-gar.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' Wreck-Gar at TFU.info]''
{{2010Wreck-GarMold}}
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-toy WreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And what better way to say "I love you" than with the gift of a Junkion?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wreck-Gar''' (Deluxe Class, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-41'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[December 29]], 2018
:*''Accessories'': axe/tailpipe, Prime Armor/combiner hand, Prime Master gap filler/gun

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

:Like all ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class figures, he comes with Prime Armor (redecoed from the [[Dinobot (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dinobots]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)#Generations|Terrorcons]]) with a spot for [[Prime Master#Toys|Prime Master]]s (and by extension, [[Titan Master#Toys|Titan Master]]s, [[Enigma of Combination#Generations|Enigmas]], or [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix cores]]) and can form a Combiner hand. He includes a piece that can fill the gap in the armor or be held as a gun. Unlike most Deluxes in the subline, there is no way to attach the Prime Armor to his chest without [[Customizing|modifications]]. He also includes a redeco of the axe weapon that came with the ''[[#Transformers (2010)|Reveal the Shield]]'' figure above, which is ''really awkward'' for him to hold the only way he can, at the very bottom of the long shaft. However, the "[[C joint]]" clip can attach to his left arm's kickstand, turning it into an arm-mounted blade.

:The side of Wreck-Gar's packaging shows a cropped view of the unnamed [[Inferno Combiner]],<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/pictorial-review-of-transformers-power-of-the-primes-wreckgar/41754/ Seibertron photo review of ''Power of the Primes'' Wreck-Gar, 31 July 2018]</ref> though as it turns out, Wreck-Gar himself is not even part of the art.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/666702265/posts/10157930309492266/ Facebook post by Robby Musso, 4 October 2020]</ref>

:He was first discovered in a listing in [[Walgreens]]' internal systems during the course of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' as a Walgreens exclusive. He then debuted at Taiwanese retail prior to any official acknowledgement from Hasbro, though by this point TakaraTomy had announced their general retail release. Wreck-Gar was also available at EB Games in Canada before he became available in the United States. In the Netherlands, he was available at Kruidvat stores in mid-2019 (as an official release in European packaging), where he was sold on discount for a mere 10 Euros per figure alongside other ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Deluxe Class figures and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Warrior Class figures for the same price.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:SS-toy WreckGar.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The New Original! The Old Classic!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wreck-Gar''' (Voyager Class, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-09'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-69'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November 27]], 2021
:*''Accessories'': front wheel shield (wide), back wheel shield (thin), four-bladed axe, "[[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] Dance Party" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>Evan Brooks's [https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb_ShoUuLDi/ Instagram post]</ref>|[[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]] and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging),<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?si=7l7OP6YeEB9W82xR&t=9841 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref> [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: Released to commemorate the 35th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''[[Studio Series]]'' Wreck-Gar is a Voyager Class-sized mold accurate to his appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon, right down to his laser nipples. Said nipples are actually mounted on [[ball joint]]s, allowing them to point in different directions.

: He comes with his two spiky shields, which can attach to ports on his forearms or the sides of his knees in robot mode or form his wheels when in motorcycle mode. Wreck-Gar also comes with his four-bladed axe, which can either be stored on his back or held in his hand. Much like the [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers (2010)|2010 ''Reveal the Shield'']] release, one figure of Wreck-Gar can ride another in their alternate mode, although the riding figure is visibly larger than the scale of the motorcycle-mode figure, which is more [[:File:TF-Studio-Series-86-Hot-Rod-riding-Wreck-Gar.jpg|suited towards Deluxe-sized figures]] such as [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Studio Series|''Studio Series'' Hot Rod]].

: Like the other ''Studio Series'' toys, the interior of the package forms a display background for the toy. In this case, it's the dance party on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]].

:The figure was heavily retooled to make ''Studio Series'' [[Junkyard (G1)#Studio Series|Junkheap]] and [[Scrapheap (G1)#Studio Series|Scrapheap]].
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==Merchandise==
===''MyClone''===
[[File:G1-toy WreckGar-MyClone.jpg|thumb|He's a [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Kre-O online comic|Kre-O]] Maniac!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wreck-Gar''' (MyClone, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MTF009'''
:*''Accessories'': stand
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Yasuhiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:A "[[super deformed]]" mini-figure of Wreck-Gar was created as part of the second wave of [[MyClone]] Transformers in Japan. These toys could be disassembled and their parts mixed-and-matched thanks to a generic base body. In Wreck-Gar's case, this is especially appropriate.
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===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans WreckGar.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bite-size for infant-type babies!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wreck-Gar''' (Tiny Titan, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''3'''
:*''Number'': '''3/12'''

:Part of the third assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of wreck-Gar is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode. Unusually, the spikes on his elbows and knees are on the ''insides'' of his limbs, rather than on the outside as normally depicted (such as on the included collector card).

:He includes a collectible card that renders him in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.
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===Eaglemoss===
*'''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Wreck-Gar was slated to be a replacement Knight piece on the Autobot side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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===''ReAction''===
[[File:ReAct-toy WreckGar.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wreck-Gar''' ([[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Axe, gun

: Released in the sixth wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[Super7#ReAction|ReAction]]'' Wreck-Gar is a non-converting figure based on his appearance in the original cartoon. He has five points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in his feet for use with some variety of stand. His dangling goatee is made of softer plastic to allow him more head movement, but maybe don't test those limits too much, hm?

: Curiously, despite the figure being cartoon-based, his axe and gun accessories are both based on the ones that came with the original toy (Wreck-Gar didn't even ''have'' a gun in the cartoon). He's also lacking the large center-spikes on his non-removable wheel-shields.

: As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Wreck-Gar comes packaged on a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.
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===''ULTIMATES!''===
[[File:Ult-toy Wreck-Gar.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Multiple attachments for easy listening and a cleaner shave.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wreck-Gar''' (ULTIMATES!, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Alternate toy-based head, closed fists (L & R); "tight" gripping hands (L & R); wider gripping hands (L & R), right open palm hand, left peace sign hand, toy-based axe, cartoon-based axe, 2 energon goodies, 2 tire shields, portable TV, wax bottle, wiping cloth

: Released in the third wave of [[Super7]]'s ''[[Super7#Transformers ULTIMATES!|ULTIMATES!]]'', this version of Wreck-Gar is a 7-inch-tall non-transforming action figure based on his animation model. He features extensive articulation, including multi-directional joints at the neck, shoulders, wrists, hips, and ankles; plus swivel biceps, elbows, knees, and a bit of ab crunch. His hands pop out at the wrists so they can be replaced with his additional spare hands in different poses, some designed to hold particular accessories better than others... and all of them failing to do so, thanks to the hands being made of pretty rigid plastic, making it basically impossible to wedge any of his weapons in there.

: Aside from his animation-accurate axe and tire-shields, he also has toy-accurate renditions of his axe and rifle, both of which have handles that are ''way'' too big to fit in any of his "gripping" hands. (The axe is actually compatible with [[5 mm post]]-holes, but for no damn good reason, the gun's handle isn't, being a bit too large.) He also has an alternate head based on the [[#Toys|original toy]], if you're into that.

: He also includes a pair of [[energon goodie]]s, a wax bottle and a piece of real cloth of the kind the Junkions used to fix [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in the animated movie, and, in a particularly detailed touch, a hand-held TV with a [[sticker]] showing one of the screenshots Wreck-Gar had demonstrated in the "We talk TV!" sequence. The TV and wax bottle can be wedged into his right "open" hand decently enough.

: Care needs to be taken when handling Wreck-Gar, as all of his spikes are ''rigid plastic'' and not a dang one of them is rounded/flattened off to boot, making him very, very pointy for potential painful pokes. He's not needle-point sharp, but still, he can definitely leave an impression.

: Preorders for Wreck-Gar (and the rest of Wave 3) opened on [[December 1]] 2021, with the toys originally slated to ship in fall 2022, a vague release window Super7 missed by a significant amount: the wave finally shipped in November of 202''3''.
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==Notes==
[[File:FloroDeryJunkionnotes.jpg|thumb|Always read the fine print.]]
*Like the rest of the central ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' cast, Wreck-Gar had a (ridiculously overdetailed) preliminary [[character model]] by [[Floro Dery]] that was revised by Japanese artists before final animation. And just like the rest of the central movie cast, that early model was used as a basis for his toy design, and for his Marvel Comics appearances.
*During Wreck-Gar's first appearance in ''The Transformers: The Movie'', his speech pattern was a mashup of contemporary pop culture catchphrases, each line taking from a multitude of sources and scrambling them together to make a (somewhat) coherent new statement. ("Don't look behind Door Number Two, Monty! It's time to play 'End of the Line, My Valentine'! Geroni-doo-run-run-ronimooooo!") In Wreck-Gar's subsequent appearances, however, writers seemed content to give him unaltered lines from television and movies. ("I'm a pepper! Wouldn't you like to be a pepper, too?")
*Of course, in Wreck-Gar's [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|Marvel UK]] appearances, he repeats local British pop culturisms. ("And that's ''Blockbusters''!" and "Jim'll fix it!", though that last one is now in poor taste.)
*In the Japanese dub, Wreck-Gar speaks in the {{w|Kyowa-go}} dialect, an obsolete and obscure dialect often associated with those of mixed Chinese-Japanese heritage. It is considered difficult to understand.
*For nearly 20 years, Wreck-Gar was the ''only'' Junkion toy, until the creation of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Detritus (G1)|Detritus]].
*A motorcycle based on Wreck-Gar makes a brief [[easter egg]] appearance in the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' episode "[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]". Wreck-Gar's [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]] throws it at [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] in a fit of misguided helpfulness.
*Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' manga, Wreck-Gar is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]]'s helmet and a scythe-weapon from the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] Kre-O'' sets.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wreck-Gar''' (レックガー ''Rekkugā'')
*''French:'' '''Ferraille''' (Canada, "Scrap"), '''Attilus''', '''Unican''' (France, early season 3)
*''Italian:'' '''Chopper'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yíngjiù Chē''' (营救车, "Rescue Vehicle")
*''Russian:'' '''Remontnik''' (Ремонтник, "Repairman")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:GenesisArtofTransformers-WreckGar.jpg|''[[Genesis: The Art of Transformers]]'' art
</gallery>

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
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*[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]], the AllSpark-created Autobot from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]], the Junkion from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) aliens]]
[[Category:Junkions]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:MyClone]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes Autobots]]
[[Category:Studio Series Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Transformers]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:United Autobots]]
[[Category:Walgreens exclusives]]

Junkion (species)/gallery

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<gallery heights=200px widths=200px>
Ashtray-repair.jpg|[[Ashtray]]
File:Legacy boxart Axlegrease.jpeg|[[Axlegrease]]
File:Legacy-toy Crashbar.jpg|[[Crashbar]]
Detritus-card.jpg|[[Detritus (G1)|Detritus]]
Greasestain-charactermodel.jpg|[[Greasestain]]
TFTM HAZMAT.jpg|[[HAZMAT]]
FFoD4 Junkion Rescuers.jpg|[[Hood Transformer]] (blue)
File:Legacy Junkasaurus Instagram.jpg|[[Junkasaurus]]
File:TFU-Junkyard-Junkion1-model.jpg|[[Junkyard (G1)|Junkyard (aka Junkheap)]]
File:JunkheapSG-filecardart.jpg|[[Junkheap (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Junkheap]]
Nancy2006.jpg|[[Nancy]]
FFoD4 Junkion Rescuers.jpg|[[Pole vault Transformer]] (navy/orange)
Re-Cycle-charactermodel.jpg|[[Re-Cycle]]
MTMTE_8_anonymous_Junkion.jpg|[[Rivetro]]
Rubbish-charactermodel.jpg|[[Rubbish]]
File:KeiZama-RumMaj.jpg|[[Rum-Maj]]
File:TFU-Scrapheap-Junkion2-model.jpg|[[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]]
File:Luxoflux-Junkion-Warrior-concept.jpg|[[Junkion_(species)#Notes|''Movieverse'' Junkion Warrior]] (unused)
File:Scraphook-packagingart.jpg|[[Scraphook]]
File:ScrapIronSG-filecardart.jpg|[[Scrap Iron (SG)|Scrap Iron]]
Space Pirates! Junkions refuse to answer Rodimus Prime.jpg|[[Second-in-command Junkion]]
BigBroadcast Jimmy Junkion.jpg|[[Short Junkion]]
Trashbin-charactermodel.jpg|[[Trashbin]]
File:TF-Legacy-Voyager-Trashmaster.jpg|[[Trashmaster]]
Wasteoid Gamma-charactermodel.jpg|[[Wasteoid Gamma]]
File:StudioSeries-WreckGar-artwork.jpg|[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]
File:WreckGarSG-filecardart.jpg|[[Wreck-Gar (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Wreck-Gar]]
</gallery>

[[Category:Media]]

Wreck-Gar (disambiguation)

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[[Transformer|'Bots]] named '''Wreck-Gar''' dare to be stupid!

==Major Wreck-Gars==
<center><gallery widths="250px" heights="200px">
File:StudioSeries-WreckGar-artwork.jpg|[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|"Generation 1" Wreck-Gar]]
File:Animated-model-Wreck-Gar.jpg|[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|''Animated'' Wreck-Gar]]
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Wreck-Gars==
{{disamb|y=[[1986]]|[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] [[Autobot]] from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]], the worthless wreck/walking pile of garbage from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]], the Junkion from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Wreck-Gar (SG)|Wreck-Gar]], the evil Junkion from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}

==Not to be confused with...==
* [[Daytrader]], the [[Autobot]] cloaked dump truck from ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (franchise)|The Last Knight]]''.
* The [[Wreckers]]
* [[Wreckage (disambiguation)|Wreckage]]
* [[Wreckloose (disambiguation)|Wreckloose]]

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Wreck-Gar (G1)

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:''Wreck-Gar is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:StudioSeries-WreckGar-artwork.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|Happy motoring. Cock-a-doodle-doo!]]
'''Wreck-Gar''' is a product of his environment. Unfortunately, this environment is the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junkion]], a distant world of trash which is bombarded by old [[Earth]] television broadcasts. Not only is Wreck-Gar's mismatched body collected from the detritus around him, but his mind is an equally mismatched hodgepodge of Earthling pop culture. These humans' cheesy slogans and sales pitches from decades past form the patchwork of Wreck-Gar's scatterbrained personality.

It is with this demeanor that Wreck-Gar leads the Junkions, a tribe (or possibly race) of junk-robot [[Transformer]]s who inhabit his world. Despite the pop culture of his race being derived from strangers light years away, Wreck-Gar can be strongly xenophobic towards intruders. Thankfully, this attitude is easily broken, and once he befriends you, he will be a selfless ally. He oversees his people's daily activities of "sorting" through their planet's collection of scrap, though what basis they use to sort the material has yet to be identified. Something of a romantic, Wreck-Gar has been known to woo several Junkion ladies in different universes, including [[Nancy]] and [[Rum-Maj]].

In battle, Wreck-Gar is easy to knock down, but near-impossible to ''keep'' down, thanks to the unique physiology of the Junkions. He tends to lose pieces easily when he takes damage, but he can repair that damage with lightning speed, and it's possible that even if he's reduced to a pile of parts it's only a short time before he's back on his feet again swinging his axe. This rapid-healing ability reaches almost instantaneous speed on his home planet of Junk, or anywhere he can get his hands on scrap metal. Wreck-Gar wields, in addition to his energy axe, a [[decelerator laser]] that can bring the cerebral activity of its victim to a lumbering halt.

Steadfast and dependable, powerful and unexpectedly wise, Wreck-Gar reveals himself to be much more than the sum of his parts.

{{quote|Yes, friends, act now! Destroy [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]! Kill the Grand Poobah! Eliminate even the toughest stains!|Wreck-Gar|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Eric Idle]] (''The Movie'', English), [[Tony Pope]] (season 3, English), [[Toshiro Ishii]] (Japanese)|[[Enrique Garduza]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Dani Albiac]] (Spain-Spanish, ''The Movie''), [[Massimiliano Alto]] (Italian, second ''The Movie'' dub), [[Ulrich Frank]] (German, ''The Movie'' TV dub), [[Christoph Lindert]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4", "Chaos" and "The Dweller in the Depths"), [[Fritz von Hardenberg]] (German, "The Killing Jar" and "Forever Is a Long Time Coming"), [[Imo Heite]] (German, "The Big Broadcast of 2006"), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1"), [[Francisco José]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub, "The Killing Jar", "Chaos"), [[Orlando Prado]] (Portuguese, season 3), [[Ricardo Schnetzer]] (Portuguese, "The Big Broadcast of 2006"), [[Fábio Vilalonga]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" Fox Kids dub), [[Francis Lax]] (European French), Unknown (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4"), [[Thierry Kazazian]] (European French, "The Dweller in the Depths"), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1")}}
[[File:TFTM-WreckGarsits.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|''You're'' excited?! Feel these nipples!]]
When a ship crash-landed on the planet of Junk, Wreck-Gar at first viewed the invaders as thieves and enemies. But he and his Junkions chose not to engage them immediately, and kept out of sight while other invaders attacked and destroyed the initial group's [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|leader]]. This moment of weakness was when Wreck-Gar chose to attack. After getting the invaders on the run, Wreck-Gar fought [[Springer (G1)|one of them]] for a while, cornering him, before [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|one of the smaller, squishier invaders]] took him out with an I-beam to the back of the head.

Wreck-Gar came to just as more invaders arrived: [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. After some explanations and introductions, Wreck-Gar and his Junkions were pacified with the [[universal greeting]]. After Wreck-Gar ordered the Junkions to rebuild Ultra Magnus, their fallen leader, he joined forces with these "Autobots" in their quest to destroy the planet-eater, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], once and for all. With the press of a few buttons, Wreck-Gar unleashed [[Minnow|a ship]] from underneath the wreckage of his planet of junk, suitable for escorting his new comrades to the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where Unicron was headed next.

[[File:TFTM-WreckGarbang.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Get it on, bang a gong.]]
The Junkions, like pretty much everyone else, didn't fare well against Unicron. Their ship managed to last longer than most in the battle, proving to be highly resistant to Unicron's fire-breath (due in part certainly to the Junkions' rapid-repair skills), but was ultimately crushed by Unicron's hand.

Wreck-Gar survived, as did their Autobot travel mates, appearing with the rest of Rodimus Prime's Autobot team on Cybertron after Unicron's destruction. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Wreck-Gar’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]," the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]" and the "Special Edition The Transformers: The Movie extra page" of "[[Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe]]."}}

On the planet [[Goo Number 8739-B|Goo]], Rodimus and Ultra Magnus communicated with Wreck-Gar using a two-way TV. Surprised at the sight of his kemosabes being healthy on a dangerous planet like Goo, he was nonetheless capable of striking up a deal with Rodimus. During a battle with Galvatron and the Quintessons, Wreck-Gar was able to control the planet so that it would suck the Autobots into safety while rejecting their enemies. After that, he calmed [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] by reviving a previously disassembled Springer faster than snap, crackle, pop. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

[[File:KillingJar-WreckGar Negative.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.35|Wreck-Gar gave himself a new paint job in anticipation of G2. Alas, it was not meant to be.]]
Tricked into boarding a Quintesson scientist's ship (disguised as a junky television shuttle), Wreck-Gar was placed into a completely sterile room. The Quintesson speculated that being removed from the messiest place in the universe and put in a clean room would send Wreck-Gar into a fetal position of shock and despair; instead, Wreck-Gar tore the room apart until it resembled the surface of Junk, then sat down on a large chunk of metal, happily proclaiming "Home sweet home!" He then met his fellow study subjects: [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Marissa Faireborn]]. When the ship was caught in an electron storm, Wreck-Gar fired his detachable hand at the cell controls, disabling the bars, then battled the Quintessons' bodyguard, losing his weapon-arm in the process (which he easily fixed). However, the ship was caught in the grip of a black hole, and Wreck-Gar was part of an escape pod scuffle that left everyone stranded on the ship as it was pulled into a [[negative universe]]. He then used some of his components, along with ones from the other Transformers, to fix the ship and allow them to escape the black hole.

He is one of the few beings in the galaxy who likes [[Lippo the Clown|clowns]]. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar}}

[[File:Chaos-WreckGar Junk.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|"What do you see here, my friends?" "A hunk of garbage." "A ''glorious'' hunk of garbage!"]]
Wreck-Gar interrupted one of Kup's stories to inform him of a calamity on Goo, to Grimlock's confusion and frustration. When they arrived, Wreck-Gar pointed the Autobots to a destroyed [[Earth Defense Command]] station and said that a lot of things have landed on the planet lately. Though [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] swooped down to attack, Wreck-Gar and the others made their getaway inside Sky Lynx. Arriving on [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], Wreck-Gar helped fight off the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] that were menacing Kup, and then shot at Galvatron's forces with the other Autobots. While they did this, Kup was able to defeat [[Chaos (alien)|the monster]] inhabiting Dread, causing a volcanic eruption in the process. Wreck-Gar and his comrades boarded Sky Lynx and flew off... but he was not pleased at the prospect of Kup telling another one of his stories on the way back. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

Joining [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] on a mission to examine strange chronal energy readings in an asteroid belt, Wreck-Gar got more than he bargained for when they were attacked by a legion of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s. After chopping apart his fair share of the brutes, he was accidentally sent back in time nine million years along with everyone except Perceptor, to when the [[Quintesson]]s ruled Cybertron. After fleeing from a [[guardian robot]] and teaming up with a rebel Autobot group, Wreck-Gar aided the others in their attack on the Quintessons' base, which would have ended in their untimely demise if [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A-3]] had not returned to the past and deactivated the Guardians, forcing the Quintessons to flee. The time-displaced Autobots then returned to their proper era. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[File:Nancy2006.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.05|One lucky robot.]]
One day, Wreck-Gar was watching television with his [[Nancy|lady friend]], but little did they know that Quintessons were spying on them. Wreck-Gar and his Junkions forced off the Quintessons and their Sharkticon pawns, but the Quintessons, aware of Wreck-Gar's love for television, inserted subliminal messages into his programs. These messages managed to convince him and his species to clean the planet and attack all other life forms, Autobot and Decepticon included. Now the centerpiece of their master plan, the hypnotized Wreck-Gar sent a Quintesson broadcast throughout the galaxy, causing tension between all forms of life that now refused to accept each other. Blaster was able to counter the transmissions with some of his own, and Wreck-Gar returned to the Autobots' side. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

[[File:DwellerinDepths-WreckGar Vampire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|[[Simon Belmondo|What a horrible night to have a curse!]]]]
Wreck-Gar followed Galvatron down an old shaft with a team of other Autobots when the Decepticon came to Cybertron looking for Perceptor's new power core. They only found an array of mutants, whom the Autobots soundly fought off. They were unprepared for what came next; a [[Dweller (G1)|colossal beast]] that trapped Ultra Magnus. Wreck-Gar saved Magnus with his axe while yelling [[G.I. Joe (team)|a familiar battle cry]], but got himself caught in the process. Wreck-Gar bemoaned his fate as the Dweller drained him of his energy. The angered Springer managed to recover his friend's body, but he discovered that Wreck-Gar had now become an [[energy vampire]], bent on taking the energy from other beings. Wreck-Gar promptly infected Springer, and later got to many other Transformers (including Scourge and Cyclonus!), and would not stop there. Thinking quickly, Perceptor created an energy imbalance that returned the vampires to their normal states. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}}

During the outbreak of the [[Hate Plague]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] summoned Wreck-Gar to attempt to repair [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], but unfortunately, [[Leonard McCoy|he was dead, Jim]]. Wreck-Gar remained on Earth to assist in trying to stop the hate plague, showing up later to rescue Rodimus from the infected Ultra Magnus, but this quickly proved unsuccessful as Ultra Magnus escaped Wreck-Gar's lasso and infected him. In turn, Wreck-Gar infected Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} His warehouses were overstocked with hate plague priced to move, for a [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|limited time only]].
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====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
Wreck-Gar was there to witness a Quintesson ship, ridden by Hot Rod, Kup, and others, landing on the Planet of Junk. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====e-HOBBY toy bios=====
[[Detritus (G1)|Detritus]]'s ultimate goal was to overthrow Wreck-Gar as leader of the Junkions. {{storylink|Detritus (G1)#Toys|''Collector's Edition'' Detritus bio}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:FourWarriors Decepticon attack viewscreen.jpg|left|thumb|When this round thing's in your face, you get, uh, [[Springer (G1)|Sprung]].]]
{{voiceactor|[[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (Japanese)}}
In 2011, Wreck-Gar was hanging out at Autobot headquarters on Cybertron when Galvatron and his new [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] warriors attacked the planet. He merely pointed out the Decepticons' attack being shown on the telly and (successfully) bossed Grimlock around before running off to try to help anyone who might have fallen and been unable to get up. While Kup and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were debating the weakness in [[Vector Sigma]], he told them to make sure operators were standing by and darted back off into the hallway, never to be seen again. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

=====''Macrocosmic Seekers''=====
Wreck-Gar helped the Autobots Rodimus and Kup defend a "treasure" recently found on Junk by his fellow Junkion, Scrapheap. They were attacked by Galvatron's forces before an entity known as the Seeker arrived and spirited away Wreck-Gar's allies and opponents. {{storylink|Unending Battle}}

After his friends returned from their adventure, Wreck-Gar was present to congratulate Scrapheap when Rodimus Prime offered his a position in the Autobots. {{storylink|Macrocosmic Seekers (issue)|Macrocosmic Seekers}}
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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
====Marvel UK future timelines====
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
[[File:Springer wreck gar the final battle.jpg|thumb|]]
''After a group of Autobots crash-landed on the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], Wreck-Gar and his fellow Junkions saw their intrusion as an unwelcomed one... especially after the Autobots began "stealing" their garbage to repair their ship! Wreck-Gar ordered several Junk Guns brought forth to blast the Autobots, but didn't get a chance to use them before another arrival made his presence known: [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]! The Junkions held back as the Decepticon leader and his lackeys opened fire on the Autobots, ripped their leader to shreds and took off with a [[Matrix of Leadership|bauble]] the Autobots had with them at the time.''

''The fighting having come to an end, Wreck-Gar led a charge against the remaining Autobots, only to be once more interrupted; another ship made planetfall, containing yet more Autobots! One of the latest arrivals spoke the [[universal greeting]] and offered Wreck-Gar some "[[Energon|tasty sticks]]," which he readily accepted. Now friends with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] and his kin, Wreck-Gar had his men rebuild [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] as his show of good faith. The Autobots next told their hosts that they had to leave to confront the world-eater, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], a battle the Junkions were eager to be a part of. Wreck-Gar revealed that planet Junk itself was a sort of Transformer, and converted it into a massive spacecraft to do battle with the titan. Though things looked grim when the Autobots' craft wound up crashing into the enemy, they soon escaped from Unicron's body, the latter then exploding thanks to the actions the Autobots had taken part in while inside him.'' {{storylink|The Final Battle!}}

[[File:Hunters2-WreckGarBumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|Oops, did I do that?]]
After the destruction of Unicron, Wreck-Gar remained on Cybertron for a time and helped the Autobots regain control of the planet while attempting to fend off [[Airborne hunter squad|Decepticon attacks]] under the new command of [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] planned a [[time travel]] adventure to end the threat posed by former Decepticon commander, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Wreck-Gar decided to come along and leapt into the time-jump effect at the last second, causing his landing vector to be significantly displaced away from his fellow travelers. {{storylink|Burning Sky!}} Stumbling across the deactivated body of [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] by chance, Wreck-Gar put his considerable mechanical talents to work and rebuilt the scrapped Autobot into a new form as [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. The two then joined Wreck-Gar's allies and the present-day [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] in an attempt to stop Galvatron's schemes. {{storylink|Hunters}} Wreck-Gar managed to get a hold of Galvatron's [[Time-jump mechanism|time jump trigger device]], and planned to jury rig the device to send all the time travelers permanently back to [[2007]]. His recalibrations failed, though, and the Autobots returned to the future while Galvatron remained in the past. {{storylink|Fire on High!}} {{storylink|Vicious Circle!}}

Still, Wreck-Gar had proven himself a worthy ally, and Rodimus gave him an official escort back to the planet of Junk and his people. Upon arriving home, however, Wreck-Gar stumbled into a plot by the Dark God himself, Unicron, to co-opt the planet Junk as a new body. It seems Unicron's head had blown free when his original body was destroyed by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and had drifted into range of the planetoid. Unicron's vast mental powers had enabled him to enslave the entire Junkion people, and Wreck-Gar was forced to [[Death|"cancel"]] [[Scrapheap (G1)|one of his fellow Junkions]] while making his escape, an act for which he swore Unicron would pay dearly. After escaping [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], another of Unicron's mind-pawns, Wreck-Gar gathered a large quantity of explosives directly underneath Unicron's head and set them to blow. He managed to destroy what was left of Unicron's body just as Rodimus Prime contained the Chaos-Bringer's living essence within the confines of the Matrix, ending his threat for the moment. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

[[File:BigBroadcastUK-WreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|LUBUFF!]]
Sometime later, by sheer cosmic chance, Wreck-Gar came into possession of a [[Quintesson Journal]], a message canister containing details of their plans to leave the dying planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] and colonize other mechanical worlds, including Cybertron. When he attempted to bring this information to Rodimus Prime and the Autobots, Wreck-Gar was intercepted en route by the Quintessons and taken captive. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}} [[Mister Regan|They]] tried to torture the location of the canister out of him, but all they got was [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#The Big Broadcast of 2006|total nonsense]]. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} Managing to escape, Wreck-Gar hooked up with an Autobot spy named [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and the two of them blasted off from Quintessa. After eluding his pursuers, Wreck-Gar met up with [[Scrapheap (G1)|some of]] [[Junkyard (G1)|his fellow Junkions]] and rigged the message canister so that its contents were broadcast across the universe. Instantly, all the potential colony worlds were alerted and forewarned of the possibility of a Quintesson invasion, and overnight the Quintessons became one of the most hated and hunted races in all the galaxies, throwing all their future plans into turmoil. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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====The Big Broadcast of 2006====
{{NoteMarvelBB2006}}
[[File:BigBroadcastUS-WreckGar.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.85|The best kind of melee weapon is the one that shoots lasers.]]
In a strange alternate future, Wreck-Gar and his [[Nancy|lady]] were interrupted in their television watching by a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] attack. Wreck-Gar rallied his fellow [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] to repel the invaders. He didn't know that the Sharkticons were sent by the [[Quintesson]]s to look for their [[Quintesson Journal|data canisters]] which, during the fight, was hopelessly lost amongst all the junk. The Quintessons then initiated a new plan which involved beaming a hypnotic signal through the Junkions' televisions. The signal made the Junkions extremely hostile to any foreigners as well as compelling them to meticulously organize their junk. In this way the Junkions would find the data canister for the Quintessons. In an encounter with the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s, the hypnotic signal was momentarily altered to compel Wreck-Gar to bounce the signal throughout the galaxy, causing television watchers everywhere to attack their neighbors and travel to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]].

The Autobots also arrived and successfully disrupted the hypnosis signal. Once freed, Wreck-Gar and his Junkions joined the Autobots in driving the Decepticons off the planet. Rodimus Prime questioned Wreck-Gar about what had transpired, but the Junkion leader was just as much in the dark about the whole affair as he was. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
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===''Sticker Adventures'' books===
[[File:Springer botjp.jpg|thumb|At least this is how Springer tells it.]]
When an [[Autobot shuttle]] was forced to land on [[Junkion (planet)|The Junk Planet]] for repairs, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] caught the attention of Wreck-Gar. Wreck-Gar was impressed by Blurr's powerful engine...and decided he wanted it! He attacked the Autobots with a horde of Junkions, intent on hacking the still-sputtering engine from Blurr's body, and fought [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] in the process.

The misunderstanding came to an end when [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], an old hand at negotiating with natives, located their missing shuttle and instead engaged the Junkions in a barter session, trading weapons and energon. The Junkions waved as their new friends departed with all their parts intact. {{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
Wreck-Gar participated in a tumultuous battle on a moon base, wherein he charged [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] alongside [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
As the Autobots attempted to repel a [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]-led Decepticon attack, Wreck-Gar rushed up to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] with the news that [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] was attacking the energon plant. He led the Autobot leader there, but they were too late—the [[Nullification Cannon]] had destroyed the energon stocks. A while later, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] returned from [[Tau-Ursa]] with a [[Logicon]] recording revealing the location of [[Metascan Alpha]], a storehouse of energon. Wreck-Gar was present at its playing, and subsequently fought off two Decepticon spies, the [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]]s. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===Project Brain Drain===
{{Notemultipath}}
In one possible scenario, after having learned that the Decepticons were planning to use a [[Brain Drain device]] on a crowd concert goers that included his son, Sparkplug Witwicky attempted to contact the Autobots via radio. He came in communication with Wreck-Gar instead. Sparkplug told the Junkion that he needed to talk to Ultra Magnus asap, and so Wreck-Gar found his way to Sparkplug's house, and prompted the human to hop onto his motorcycle mode. The pair took off in direction of the Autobots’ city, Metroplex. As they were driving, however, they spotted an old abandoned building guarded by Decepticons. Sparkplug realized that the Brain Drain device might be held within.

If Sparkplug decided to keep on pushing Wreck-Gar to head for Metroplex, the strain caused the Junkion to break down. Stranded in the middle of nowhere, without any spare parts to repair Wreck-Gar, the pair were unable to reach the Autobots in time to warn them of the Decepticons’ plot.

If Sparkplug instructed Wreck-Gar to try and sneak into the lab, the Junkion circled around until they came upon the building's backdoor, seemingly unwatched. They made a dash for the opening, only to run into Soundwave exiting the building. Soundwave began firing upon the duo, forcing them to retreat. Unfortunately, as they tried to run, they found their escape route cut off by a whole detachment of Decepticons. The pair, now surrounded by Decepticons, were instructed to surrender.

If Wreck-Gar did surrender, he was immediately blown to smithereens by the lying Decepticons.

If instead, Sparkplug and Wreck-Gar made a mad dash to escape, the two of them managed to get past the Decepticons surrounding them, but were then chased down by Thrust and Laserbeak, who managed to send them skidding into a nearby lake. As the Decepticons moved in for the kill, Hot Rod, Kup and Jazz showed up, shifting the odds and rescuing Sparkplug and Wreck-Gar. With Thrust and Laserbeak retreating, the Autobots were brought up-to-date on the situation, and had to decide whether they would launch a counter-attack on the Decepticons’ lab, or if they would send Hot Rod for reinforcements while the rest of them headed for the rock concert.

If the Autobots decided to storm the laboratory, the group attacked with such ferocity and suddenness that they scared off most of the Decepticons guarding the place. Finding their only opposition left being a small group of Decepticons, Wreck-Gar and the others successfully beat them back, until Soundwave attempted to escape with the Brain Drain device in hand.

If Hot Rod attempted to stop Soundwave, Laserbeak managed to grab hold of the device and flew off to meet Galvatron. The Autobots being too low on power to pursue meant that the Decepticons would ultimately be victorious. If Jazz attempted to stop him however, he was successful in doing so and the Autobots successfully destroyed the Brain Drain device.

Alternatively, if Wreck-Gar, Sparkplug, Kup and Jazz headed towards the concert while Hot Rod headed back to Metroplex for reinforcements, the small group found themselves wondering how they could defend the huge sea of people by themselves upon their arrival. Hearing the Decepticons approaching, but uncertain from which direction they were coming from, the Autobots had to decide whether they would station themselves on the west side of the concert, or at its south.

If the Autobots decided to head for the west side of the concert, Wreck-Gar and the others positioned themselves just in time to see a whole squadron of Decepticons coming into view. Catching the Decepticons by surprise with a first volley, the Autobots managed to buy themselves a few minutes as the Decepticons regrouped before circling around for another pass. During the Decepticons’ second pass, Wreck-Gar was blown to pieces. With Sparkplug's help, he was able to reassemble himself. But then Wreck-Gar was hit by Decepticon fire once more, causing him to again fall to pieces.

If Sparkplug went off to alert an incoming convoy of Autobots, Wreck-Gar was left to reassemble himself. He presumably returned to full health as the Autobots soon succeeded in destroying the Brain Drain device and drove the Decepticons away.

If Sparkplug continued to fix Wreck-Gar instead, the Junkion assumed his motorcycle mode as soon as he was back in one piece. Using a nearby toppled speaker as a ramp, Wreck lept into Galvatron, smashing the Brain Drain device. Autobot reinforcements arrived just in time to congratulate Wreck-Gar as the Decepticons fled.

Alternatively, if the Autobots headed for the south side of the concert, they were unable to see the Decepticons coming from the other direction, and were destroyed in a surprise Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:RunninWithTheDevil-WreckGar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Amount anyone will pay to never hear this commercial referenced again: ''Anything.'']]
Wreck-Gar found the chassis of the near-dead [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] floating in space, where he had been abandoned by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], while on a supply run. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} Wreck-Gar brought Megatron back on-line and even salvaged several [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] drone bodies from the surface of Junk for him so he could reclaim his position as leader of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} For Wreck-Gar's efforts, Megatron stabbed him through the chest. {{storylink|Runnin' with the Devil}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
When the [[Recyclon]]s arrived on Junk, intending to convert the planet into energon for their overseers, the [[Harvest Lords of Sigrath]], Wreck-Gar approached the leader, [[Salvage (G1)|Salvage]], and got two blaster bolts in the chest. After a near-instantaneous repair job, Wreck-Gar called out his fellows and swarmed the Recyclons, severely damaging them and forcing them to retreat to their ship, the ''[[Reclamation]]'', and lift off.

Salvage returned to the planet's surface, leaving the ''Reclamation'' in orbit, in order to make peace with Wreck-Gar. But it was all a ruse; Salvage slapped a device on Wreck-Gar, a more powerful version of the Junkion leader's own [[decelerator laser]], preventing him from attacking or calling his people while the orbiting Recyclons fired a beam from the [[Prime Processing Unit]] to convert the planet to energon from space. However, Wreck-Gar proved even stronger than Salvage expected, and he called the Junkions to fire a tractor beam at the ''Reclamation'', sending it crashing into Junk seconds before the Prime Processing Unit activated, causing the ship to explode. Salvage himself lived only a few seconds more than his fellows, as the Junkions closed in on him immediately afterwards. {{storylink|Collect and Save}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{First|[[Derelicts|''Transformers: Monstrosity'' #1]]; [[New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|''Optimus Prime'' #2]] (Modern era)}}
{{quote|Do you ever '''die'''? I don't. At least not '''yet'''. '''This''' can all be yours! '''Operators''' are standing by!"|Wreck-Gar|[[New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain]]}}
[[File:ALonelyPillarOnThePlain-WreckGar.jpg|thumb|200px|"I come out, I throw trash, all over - all over the ring! And then I start eating garbage! And then I pick up the trash can, and I BASH the guy on the head!"]]
When [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] was banished to Junkion early into the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Wreck-Gar spotted his arrival and readied his fellow Junkions to cannibalize the newcomer for parts. {{storylink|Derelicts}} He watched from the sidelines as the other Junkions attacked... and were massacred by Megatron. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}}

The Transformers eventually came back to Junkion as their war intensified; during the subsequent "[[Battle of Junkion]]" the planet became a minor battleground in the Cybertronian war—and culminated in the planet's destruction, when the battle of intellects between [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] ended with one side sabotaging the planet's gravimetric core to detonate. Wreck-Gar, Rum-Maj, and thousands of Junkion refugees and their [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] slaves piled aboard a gigantic [[Quintesson Cruiser|corkscrew-shaped vessel]] and abandoned the shattered remnants of their homeworld. They became nomadic traders, scavenging, bartering for, and exchanging esoteric technologies and trinkets as they wandered from planet to planet. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} During their interplanetary travels, he fell in love with [[Rum-Maj]] on the planet [[Thrull]] {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} and eventually took her on as his new consort, having been "wounded in the heart" by an earlier relationship. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

[[File:ALonelyPillarOnThePlain-WreckGarsHead.jpg|thumb|left|260px|Prices so low, you'll swear we've lost our heads!]]

Circa [[2017]], the Junkions stumbled across the planet [[Earth]] during their travels, a planet with abundant supplies of [[Ore-13]] and the key, the Junkions believed, to restoring their ravaged homeworld to its former glory. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

Making planetfall in the [[Alps]], {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj disembarked, meeting [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the other Autobots. The two Junkions laid out their sales pitch: they had come to Earth in the hopes of trading their many technological secrets for the mineral they sought. Initial diplomatic overtures went poorly; Rum-Maj remained skeptical about Prime's diplomatic status, and when a curious Wreck-Gar investigated an incoming [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] taskforce, he was knocked apart by a [[Sky Hawk]]—though the Junkion leader was unfazed, and his head continued negotiations as some other Junkions cobbled his body back together. On the behest of G.I. Joe, the Autobots withdrew to [[Metrotitan (G1)|Autobot City]], and some hours later the two Junkion leaders arrived aboard a shuttle for a tour of the base. Noting the critically wounded [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]], Wreck-Gar offered the Transformers a [[positron core]], one of the few objects capable of repairing the dying Autobot. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

Back aboard their vessel, the two Junkions watched as [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] carried out what they thought was a covert infiltration of the Junkion mothership on Prime's orders... unaware that their [[stealth paint]] failed to conceal them from advanced Junkion sensors until they stumbled upon the ship's Sharkticon holding pen. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj observed the creatures incapacitate the interlopers; while Wreck-Gar was still keen to make a deal with the Transformers, Rum-Maj asserted that they couldn't trust Optimus and hatched a plan of her own—if they couldn't ''bargain'' for the Ore-13, then they would simply ''take'' it by forcefully colonizing the planet.

At a diplomatic summit between Optimus, the Junkions, and several human leaders, Wreck-Gar joined his beloved in tossing Cosmos's battered but still-living body off of their shuttle as a warning before he reluctantly gave the order to unleash the Sharkticon school on the Autobots and humans alike. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} The battle soon began going south for the Junkions and so Wreck-Gar opted to slip away, taking the positron core with him. Before he could get far, however, he was intercepted by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]], who demanded that he take her to the positron core. Wreck-Gar babbled for a while before revealing that he was carrying it in his chest. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}}

[[File:FeelSafeWithoutRegrets-WreckGarExplodes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|FORE! HEAD!]]
Determined to save Sideswipe, Arcee pummelled Wreck-Gar at length, but his ramshackle physiology meant that he was hard to put down. As the beatdown continued, the Sharkticons—swayed by [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s rhetoric and having turned against their former masters—stormed the ship ahead of Prime and his [[Colonist Soldiers]], and amidst the chaos a stray shot hit the precious core... causing it to detonate, blowing Wreck-Gar's body to bits in the process. A defeated Rum-Maj cradled Wreck-Gar's still-living head in her arms as she lamented her failure to rebuild their world. Rather than finish off his enemies, however, Prime managed to convince his troops to lay down arms, hoping to negotiate a lasting peace between the two cultures, and the two Junkion leaders gratefully accepted his terms of surrender.

[[File:FeelSafeWithoutRegrets-WreckGarRumMaj.jpg|thumb|240px|"I'm off to the Head Museum, to hang out with classy heads like me who appreciate the finer things: poetry, philosophy, hats."]]
On [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s suggestion, the Junkions relocated to the abandoned [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] base in the [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]], and under their direction the derelict facility would be torn down and rebuilt into a new city for Transformers and their ilk on Earth, a "[[Little Cybertron]]." {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} He and Rum-Maj helped supervise the construction of their new home, affectionately bickering with each other all the while, though some of Wreck-Gar's... unorthodox architectural designs proved unstable at best. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}} Still a disembodied head, Wreck-Gar and some other Junkions tried to repair the positron core as a show of goodwill, but were unable to restore the artifact. Instead, the Junkion leader offered up a [[mnemopathis projector]] so that the Autobots could humanely terminate Sideswipe's failing life support systems. The Junkion supervised the initial operation; after Sideswipe's passing, he mourned his inability to fix the device that would have allowed him to save the red Autobot's life. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}

Months later, Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar—still a head—attended the opening of a new Ore-13 mine in [[Kentucky]]. Despite Rum-Maj's gloomy proclamations, Wreck-Gar tried to keep her spirits up. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} After retiring to Little Cybertron some time later, Wreck-Gar's manservant [[Detritus (G1)|Detritus]] informed his boss that [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] had recently been arrested by G.I. Joe in order to facilitate [[Rom]]'s voyage to Cybertron, and later related this news to [[Slide]] and the other colonists. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}}

[[File:UnstoppedAndUnstoppable-DetritusAndWreckGar.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Wreck-Gar took his Talking Heads tribute a little too literally...]]

This tidbit of news was soon overshadowed when the threat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] made itself manifest; as the monster planet tore through the Cybertronian colony worlds until only Earth remained, Slide and the other colonists set out on a mission of vengeance, intent on rectifying Prime's perceived failures through force, and when word came of their attack on [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] at [[Mount Rushmore]], Wreck-Gar glumly mused that he had encouraged the young Autobots. Determined to not let their new home fall to violence, the pair set out aboard a shoal of Sharkticons, but arrived too late to stop the violence that resulted in the deaths of [[Gimlet]] and Joe soldier [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]]—but just in time to watch as Unicron materialized over the planet. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} As a grieving Soundwave cradled Mainframe's dead body, the two were momentarily overwhelmed by the [[Outlier (group)|outlier]]'s telepathic abilities amplifying his emotions, though Wreck-Gar cheerfully pointed out that the situation would translate to good PR regarding human-Cybertronian relations. {{storylink|A Sunrise Dark}}

During the final battle against Unicron and his [[Maximal]]s, Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj flew their fleet of Sharkticons to [[Washington, D.C.]], where they arrived just in time to rescue the [[President of the United States]] and her retinue from the Maximals who had survived the crash of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Worldsweeper]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

After the battle had been won, Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj reconvened in Little Cybertron to help bury the dead and attend Optimus Prime's funeral. There, Rum-Maj mused that the cost of victory had been so high that it hardly ''felt'' like a victory; Wreck-Gar, on the other hand, opined that since life kept going, with or with out you, ''nothing'' could truly be called a victory, and you simply had to do your best for as long as you lived. {{storylink|Post}}

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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Kreo_wreckgar_bot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Wreck-Gar was attacked by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], but was saved when [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] convinced the other Combaticons to withdraw. {{storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}}

He later appeared in motorcycle form among the collapsing bricks of Bruticus, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Wreck-Gar was built just in time to remember the days of the [[Iacon (polity)|Iaconian]] salons on Cybertron, before Megatron's rule became absolute. His was a mind always hungering for something new, but Megatron's world was one of sameness and obeisance. Wreck-Gar turned to narcotic substances to slow down his own mind, numbing away his need for change. When the word came that Optimus had returned to liberate his world, Wreck-Gar abandoned his drugs and joined the uprising, tackling down a Decepticon trying to enforce the Autobots' curfew. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} He joined up with the Autobot army and marched with them to the final showdown with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] emerged to participate in the battle, Wreck-Gar posed alongside him. After the war ended, he remained on Cybertron under the command of Rodimus Prime, and together the two would become known as "philosopher kings" who often visited [[Uranus]] to meditate in silence. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.65|The sad thing is that they actually get along pretty well!]]
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}
When [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s shuttle crash landed on the planet of Junk, Wreck-Gar and another Junkion were there to do endless battle with him! [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] sure liked Wreck-Gar a lot. Maybe he's a Decepticon? Yeah, he's probably a Decepticon. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Springer and Wreck-Gar|Springer and Wreck-Gar commercial}}
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==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Wreck-Gar is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Autobot duplicates in the Decepticon campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] became stranded on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], he was forced to fight off Wreck-Gar and the hordes of cannibalistic Junkions until he could be rescued by [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{storylink|Wreckage (Legends)|Wreckage}}

Wreck-Gar and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] joined up with the Autobots on Junkion. The pair subsequently accompanied [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] back to Earth to assist in rebuilding, only for Wreck-Gar to wander off on a holy pilgrimage to a TV station, and fall victim to a surprise attack from the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}}

Wreck-Gar aided Grimlock in rescuing Rodimus and Kup when the pair were put on trial by the Quintessons. {{storylink|Mockery of Justice}}

Wreck-Gar, alongside Ultra Magnus, intercepted Galvatron and his troops when the Decepticons attacked the facility which contained the Dweller and the Trans-Organics. When the creatures were unleashed, Wreck-Gar pushed Ultra Magnus to safety, and attempted to face the Trans-Organic horde by himself. Both the Autobots and the Decepticons were eventually able to escape, and rocketed back to their respective bases. {{storylink|Dweller in the Depths (Legends)|Dweller in the Depths}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Wreck-Gar was originally a mercenary warlord, but eventually befriended the Autobots and was allowed to become an honorary member of their faction. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}} Although he sometimes fought alongside the Autobots, Wreck-Gar usually remained neutral for the safety of his fellow Junkions. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:EW-Wreck-Gar.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimal Optimus]] called in Wreck-Gar as a specialist. He selected Wreck-Gar since they needed outside help to keep [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] in the dark.{{storylink|Junk Culture}} [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] took notice that some of his stuff was missing. {{storylink|Networking}} It turned out that Wreck-Gar took some of it. He turned the spare parts into a [[Track-Tracer]] that could triangulate the [[Forge Fire Amulet]]'s location. Soundwave clued in on Optimal's strategy and called [[Junkyard (G1)|Junkheap]] in to join the Decepticons. Junkheap didn't believe it when he saw Wreck-Gar with the Autobots and [[Maximal]]s attempt to take the Forge Fire Amulet. {{storylink|Junk Culture}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy WreckGar.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hurry, hurry! Operators are standing by!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wreck-Gar''' (Autobot Hero, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-81'''
:*''Accessories'': [[decelerator laser]], [[armor axe]], tire/shield

:One of two "Heroes" toys released in the third year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''Transformers'' toyline]], Wreck-Gar transforms into a Cybertronic "junk" motorcycle. His accessories all use [[5 mm post]]s, meaning they are compatible with ''all'' of the Wreck-Gar toys that (eventually) followed. His rifle and axe can be "stored" in vehicle mode by plugging them into his fists outside his front wheel, but it's a bit awkward.

:This toy is noteworthy for being one of the earliest uses of ball-and-socket joints in the entire franchise.

:Unfortunately, he completely lacks his cartoon model's sweet facial "hair". Also unfortunately, a robot-mode Wreck-Gar toy cannot properly ride a motorcycle-mode Wreck-Gar, unlike the action depicted in the movie. ''Sigh.''

::*''[http://tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Wreck-Gar/wreck-gar.htm More information on Wreck-Gar at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1986/instr_wreck-gar.jpg Instruction booklet for Wreck-Gar at Botchthecrab.com]''
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF2010-toy WreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This is the breakfast your Wreck-Gar could look like, can you see me now?]]
[[File:RTS-WreckGar-RidingHimself.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Each sold separately.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wreck-Gar''' (Deluxe Class, [[2011]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 4-bladed battle axe/tailpipe
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] and [[Andrew Franks]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:Part of the sixth wave of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]], Wreck-Gar transforms into a ''Road Warrior''-esque junker off-road motorcycle. His exhaust pipe and rear hubcap detach (via a [[C joint|clip joint]]) and unfold to become his axe weapon. As part of the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' subline, Wreck-Gar features a [[rubsign]] on his windscreen/right leg. The front tire is mounted on a ball joint, allowing it to pivot downward and serve as a shield in [[robot mode]]. It can kinda-sorta peg onto his elbow in this position, but doing so limits articulation. The wheel can also be popped out of the ball-joint socket, and held in Wreck-Gar's hand as a shield/axe/melee thingy.

:One Wreck-Gar can totally ride another (or another toy based on the same sculpt) in the style seen in the movie! Double pegs under his pelvis correspond to sockets in his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] seat. Furthermore, the figure has tabs and sockets on his robot mode ankles that are ''supposed'' to connect to corresponding sockets and tabs of his bike mode to secure his feet, but this is done with very limited success as a result of some part interference. Additionally, the left side of his chest/shoulder assembly refuses to peg in properly in robot mode, a very common problem across all later versions of this mold.

:Wreck-Gar suffers from a very intricate transformation that often requires just the right amount of force being applied for it to work; however, applying too much force, or not paying attention to certain parts, can result in outright breakage. His translucent helmet-horns are ''very'' fragile and might even break simply from accidentally turning the head while in vehicle mode, and his sculpted-open hands are prone to stress marks from simply holding the axe. Don't even ''think'' about turning the axe inside his hand! The worst offender, though, are the hinges that connect the rubber handles to the gas tank: those can break after just a few transformations, regardless of whether one uses the automorph by pulling up on the gas tank and thereby dislodging the handles and moving them to the side as intended, or tries to unhinge the handlebars manually beforehand. Sadly, cutting the nubs off has been the only consistent fix to prevent breakage. Hasbro addressed this problem by cutting the nubs off at the factory level for subsequent redecos and retools of the sculpt, starting with ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Junkyard (G1)#Generations|Junkheap]].

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Wreck-Gar (SG)|Wreck-Gar]]. It was also [[retool]]ed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Scrapheap (G1)#Toys|Scrapheap]] (later also released under the ''Generations'' branding) and ''Generations'' Junkheap, each sporting a different head sculpt. Those two were redecoed into [[Scrap Iron (SG)#Toys|''Shattered Glass'' Scrap Iron]] and [[Junkheap (SG)#Toys|''Shattered Glass'' Junkheap]], respectively. This mold also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]].

:Wreck-Gar's [[instructions]] depict Junkheap's head sculpt, thus hinting at the retool before it was announced as a separate release.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Wreck-Gar/wreck-gar.htm More information on ''Reveal the Shield'' Wreck-Gar at TFU.info]''
{{2010Wreck-GarMold}}
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===''United''===
[[File:United-toy WreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A shine so bright you could eat off it!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wreck-Gar''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''UN-18'''
:*''Release date'': [[February 26]], 2011
:*''Accessories'': battle axe/tailpipe

:Part of the third wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toyline, this version of Wreck-Gar is an ''extensively'' painted [[redeco]] of the [[Hasbro]] 2010 release in (surprise!) a much brighter, more cartoon-inspired deco. Like most toys in the line, he makes use of metallic paint, mainly a bright reflective red on his chest and legs.

:Initial [[stock photography|stock photos]] used to illustrate preorders depicted a sample in the Hasbro version's deco (but different from the existing Hasbro stock photos) before being replaced by new stock photos depicting the finalized deco.
{{2010Wreck-GarMold}}
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===''Combiner Wars''===
{{anchor|Generations}}
[[File:CW-toy WreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now in bite size!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wreck-Gar''' (Legends Class, [[2016]])}}</ul>

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

:He can also convert into chest armor for [[Defensor (G1)#Generations|Defensor]] and other iterations of the ''Combiner Wars'' [[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Hot Spot]] mold. Early packaging sample photography showed a sticker boasting it being part of the Sky Reign team, but the final product omits this information as Wreck-Gar has no solid way to ''actually'' combine with Sky Reign in a functional way.

:The original version of this mold was also used to make [[Rust Dust#Toys|Rust Dust]] and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Adventure]]'' [[Override (RID)#Toys|Override]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' character [[Vampire (BWU)|Vampire]] and the ''[[Spatiotemporal Challengers]]'' incarnation of [[Scooter (GoBots)|Scooter]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWWreck-Gar/wreck-gar.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Wreck-Gar at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
{{anchor|PlanetOfJunkClash}}
[[File:Gen-toy WreckGar Platinum.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Call now and we'll double the offer! Just pay separate processing and handling.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Planet of Junk Clash''' (Platinum Edition Deluxe 3-pack, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Battle axe/tailpipe

:Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', this Wreck-Gar is a redeco of the ''Reveal the Shield'' figure above. While the overall deco is very similar to the first version, every plastic color has changed and darkened slightly, plus his flame deco is now bright yellow. The clear plastic was replaced with clear orange plastic. Unlike previous releases of the sculpt, Wreck-Gar has no insignia applied on his windshield/right leg.

:Wreck-Gar was only available as a part of the "Planet of Junk Clash" set with [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Autobot Hot Rod]] and [[Scrapheap (G1)#Generations|Junkion Scrapheap]]. In the United States, this set was officially a [[Target]] exclusive, though only ever found at a single Target store, otherwise only available via the company's website. However, it was also stocked by several US-based online retailers [[BigBadToyStore]] and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely Singapore and the Philippines; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Canada, it was sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores, whereas in Chile, it was sold at Ripley stores. In the United Kingdom, it was also sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiary of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés. It's currently unknown if it was also available in stores, or limited to online purchases. In Italy, it was sold at Toys Center stores, making it the first ''Platinum'' set ever released in that country.

:The illustration on the front of the box erroneously depicts Wreck-Gar in his 2010 deco. Whoops!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/PlatinumWreck-Gar/wreck-gar.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' Wreck-Gar at TFU.info]''
{{2010Wreck-GarMold}}
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-toy WreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And what better way to say "I love you" than with the gift of a Junkion?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wreck-Gar''' (Deluxe Class, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-41'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[December 29]], 2018
:*''Accessories'': axe/tailpipe, Prime Armor/combiner hand, Prime Master gap filler/gun

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

:Like all ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class figures, he comes with Prime Armor (redecoed from the [[Dinobot (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dinobots]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)#Generations|Terrorcons]]) with a spot for [[Prime Master#Toys|Prime Master]]s (and by extension, [[Titan Master#Toys|Titan Master]]s, [[Enigma of Combination#Generations|Enigmas]], or [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix cores]]) and can form a Combiner hand. He includes a piece that can fill the gap in the armor or be held as a gun. Unlike most Deluxes in the subline, there is no way to attach the Prime Armor to his chest without [[Customizing|modifications]]. He also includes a redeco of the axe weapon that came with the ''[[#Transformers (2010)|Reveal the Shield]]'' figure above, which is ''really awkward'' for him to hold the only way he can, at the very bottom of the long shaft. However, the "[[C joint]]" clip can attach to his left arm's kickstand, turning it into an arm-mounted blade.

:The side of Wreck-Gar's packaging shows a cropped view of the unnamed [[Inferno Combiner]],<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/pictorial-review-of-transformers-power-of-the-primes-wreckgar/41754/ Seibertron photo review of ''Power of the Primes'' Wreck-Gar, 31 July 2018]</ref> though as it turns out, Wreck-Gar himself is not even part of the art.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/666702265/posts/10157930309492266/ Facebook post by Robby Musso, 4 October 2020]</ref>

:He was first discovered in a listing in [[Walgreens]]' internal systems during the course of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' as a Walgreens exclusive. He then debuted at Taiwanese retail prior to any official acknowledgement from Hasbro, though by this point TakaraTomy had announced their general retail release. Wreck-Gar was also available at EB Games in Canada before he became available in the United States. In the Netherlands, he was available at Kruidvat stores in mid-2019 (as an official release in European packaging), where he was sold on discount for a mere 10 Euros per figure alongside other ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Deluxe Class figures and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Warrior Class figures for the same price.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:SS-toy WreckGar.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The New Original! The Old Classic!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wreck-Gar''' (Voyager Class, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-09'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-69'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November 27]], 2021
:*''Accessories'': front wheel shield (wide), back wheel shield (thin), four-bladed axe, "[[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] Dance Party" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>Evan Brooks's [https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb_ShoUuLDi/ Instagram post]</ref>|[[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]] and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging),<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?si=7l7OP6YeEB9W82xR&t=9841 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref> [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: Released to commemorate the 35th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''[[Studio Series]]'' Wreck-Gar is a Voyager Class-sized mold accurate to his appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon, right down to his laser nipples. Said nipples are actually mounted on [[ball joint]]s, allowing them to point in different directions.

: He comes with his two spiky shields, which can attach to ports on his forearms or the sides of his knees in robot mode or form his wheels when in motorcycle mode. Wreck-Gar also comes with his four-bladed axe, which can either be stored on his back or held in his hand. Much like the [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers (2010)|2010 ''Reveal the Shield'']] release, one figure of Wreck-Gar can ride another in their alternate mode, although the riding figure is visibly larger than the scale of the motorcycle-mode figure, which is more [[:File:TF-Studio-Series-86-Hot-Rod-riding-Wreck-Gar.jpg|suited towards Deluxe-sized figures]] such as [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Studio Series|''Studio Series'' Hot Rod]].

: Like the other ''Studio Series'' toys, the interior of the package forms a display background for the toy. In this case, it's the dance party on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]].

:The figure was heavily retooled to make ''Studio Series'' [[Junkyard (G1)#Studio Series|Junkheap]] and [[Scrapheap (G1)#Studio Series|Scrapheap]].
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==Merchandise==
===''MyClone''===
[[File:G1-toy WreckGar-MyClone.jpg|thumb|He's a [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Kre-O online comic|Kre-O]] Maniac!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wreck-Gar''' (MyClone, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MTF009'''
:*''Accessories'': stand
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Yasuhiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:A "[[super deformed]]" mini-figure of Wreck-Gar was created as part of the second wave of [[MyClone]] Transformers in Japan. These toys could be disassembled and their parts mixed-and-matched thanks to a generic base body. In Wreck-Gar's case, this is especially appropriate.
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===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans WreckGar.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bite-size for infant-type babies!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wreck-Gar''' (Tiny Titan, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''3'''
:*''Number'': '''3/12'''

:Part of the third assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of wreck-Gar is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode. Unusually, the spikes on his elbows and knees are on the ''insides'' of his limbs, rather than on the outside as normally depicted (such as on the included collector card).

:He includes a collectible card that renders him in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.
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===Eaglemoss===
*'''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Wreck-Gar was slated to be a replacement Knight piece on the Autobot side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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===''ReAction''===
[[File:ReAct-toy WreckGar.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wreck-Gar''' ([[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Axe, gun

: Released in the sixth wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[Super7#ReAction|ReAction]]'' Wreck-Gar is a non-converting figure based on his appearance in the original cartoon. He has five points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in his feet for use with some variety of stand. His dangling goatee is made of softer plastic to allow him more head movement, but maybe don't test those limits too much, hm?

: Curiously, despite the figure being cartoon-based, his axe and gun accessories are both based on the ones that came with the original toy (Wreck-Gar didn't even ''have'' a gun in the cartoon). He's also lacking the large center-spikes on his non-removable wheel-shields.

: As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Wreck-Gar comes packaged on a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.
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===''ULTIMATES!''===
[[File:Ult-toy Wreck-Gar.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Multiple attachments for easy listening and a cleaner shave.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wreck-Gar''' (ULTIMATES!, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Alternate toy-based head, closed fists (L & R); "tight" gripping hands (L & R); wider gripping hands (L & R), right open palm hand, left peace sign hand, toy-based axe, cartoon-based axe, 2 energon goodies, 2 tire shields, portable TV, wax bottle, wiping cloth

: Released in the third wave of [[Super7]]'s ''[[Super7#Transformers ULTIMATES!|ULTIMATES!]]'', this version of Wreck-Gar is a 7-inch-tall non-transforming action figure based on his animation model. He features extensive articulation, including multi-directional joints at the neck, shoulders, wrists, hips, and ankles; plus swivel biceps, elbows, knees, and a bit of ab crunch. His hands pop out at the wrists so they can be replaced with his additional spare hands in different poses, some designed to hold particular accessories better than others... and all of them failing to do so, thanks to the hands being made of pretty rigid plastic, making it basically impossible to wedge any of his weapons in there.

: Aside from his animation-accurate axe and tire-shields, he also has toy-accurate renditions of his axe and rifle, both of which have handles that are ''way'' too big to fit in any of his "gripping" hands. (The axe is actually compatible with [[5 mm post]]-holes, but for no damn good reason, the gun's handle isn't, being a bit too large.) He also has an alternate head based on the [[#Toys|original toy]], if you're into that.

: He also includes a pair of [[energon goodie]]s, a wax bottle and a piece of real cloth of the kind the Junkions used to fix [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in the animated movie, and, in a particularly detailed touch, a hand-held TV with a [[sticker]] showing one of the screenshots Wreck-Gar had demonstrated in the "We talk TV!" sequence. The TV and wax bottle can be wedged into his right "open" hand decently enough.

: Care needs to be taken when handling Wreck-Gar, as all of his spikes are ''rigid plastic'' and not a dang one of them is rounded/flattened off to boot, making him very, very pointy for potential painful pokes. He's not needle-point sharp, but still, he can definitely leave an impression.

: Preorders for Wreck-Gar (and the rest of Wave 3) opened on [[December 1]] 2021, with the toys originally slated to ship in fall 2022, a vague release window Super7 missed by a significant amount: the wave finally shipped in November of 202''3''.
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==Notes==
[[File:FloroDeryJunkionnotes.jpg|thumb|Always read the fine print.]]
*Like the rest of the central ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' cast, Wreck-Gar had a (ridiculously overdetailed) preliminary [[character model]] by [[Floro Dery]] that was revised by Japanese artists before final animation. And just like the rest of the central movie cast, that early model was used as a basis for his toy design, and for his Marvel Comics appearances.
*During Wreck-Gar's first appearance in ''The Transformers: The Movie'', his speech pattern was a mashup of contemporary pop culture catchphrases, each line taking from a multitude of sources and scrambling them together to make a (somewhat) coherent new statement. ("Don't look behind Door Number Two, Monty! It's time to play 'End of the Line, My Valentine'! Geroni-doo-run-run-ronimooooo!") In Wreck-Gar's subsequent appearances, however, writers seemed content to give him unaltered lines from television and movies. ("I'm a pepper! Wouldn't you like to be a pepper, too?")
*Of course, in Wreck-Gar's [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|Marvel UK]] appearances, he repeats local British pop culturisms. ("And that's ''Blockbusters''!" and "Jim'll fix it!", though that last one is now in poor taste.)
*In the Japanese dub, Wreck-Gar speaks in the {{w|Kyowa-go}} dialect, an obsolete and obscure dialect often associated with those of mixed Chinese-Japanese heritage. It is considered difficult to understand.
*For nearly 20 years, Wreck-Gar was the ''only'' Junkion toy, until the creation of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Detritus (G1)|Detritus]].
*A motorcycle based on Wreck-Gar makes a brief [[easter egg]] appearance in the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' episode "[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]". Wreck-Gar's [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]] throws it at [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] in a fit of misguided helpfulness.
*Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' manga, Wreck-Gar is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]]'s helmet and a scythe-weapon from the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] Kre-O'' sets.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wreck-Gar''' (レックガー ''Rekkugā'')
*''French:'' '''Ferraille''' (Canada, "Scrap"), '''Attilus''', '''Unican''' (France, early season 3)
*''Italian:'' '''Chopper'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yíngjiù Chē''' (营救车, "Rescue Vehicle")
*''Russian:'' '''Remontnik''' (Ремонтник, "Repairman")

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
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*[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]], the AllSpark-created Autobot from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]], the Junkion from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}

==References==
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ShootingStar7X: ''Studio Series'' packaging artwork for Wreck-Gar, by Marcelo Matere. From the [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eaglemoss/transformers-gen-1-chess-set/ Kickstarter page] for the canceled Eaglemoss [[Chess#Eaglemoss|T...

''[[Studio Series]]'' packaging artwork for [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], by [[Marcelo Matere]]. From the [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eaglemoss/transformers-gen-1-chess-set/ Kickstarter page] for the canceled [[Eaglemoss]] [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Generation One Chess Set]] (with the "Kickstarter Exclusive" box edited out).

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Jetfire (G1)/toys

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ShootingStar7X: /* Classics */ Unifying alt-mode description with mold-mates.

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[[File:G1 boxart Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Birdman Squadron Jetman.]]

If there is a large, flying [[Autobot]] toy that's not an [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]], it's probably one of '''Jetfire'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s.

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
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[[File:Jetfireg1toy.jpg|upright=1.77|thumb|Don't expect Takara to reissue this toy any time soon.]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Autobot Air Guardian, [[1985]])
**''Accessories:'' "Photon Missile Launcher", rifle mounting pod, "Turbo Thruster" booster pack, 2 leg guards (left & right), 2 arm guards, 2 fenders
{{toydesigner|[[Shōji Kawamori]] ([[Takatoku Toys]])}}

: Released in the second year of the [[Hasbro]] ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' toyline, Jetfire is a [[redeco]] of the [[Takatoku Toys]] ''Macross'' VF-1S Super Valkyrie. Jetfire features three modes: robot, jet, and an "alternate transformation" (called the "Gerwalk" form in ''Macross'', and the "Guardian" form in ''Robotech'') that deploys his arms and legs in [[alternate mode|jet mode]]. Additionally, Jetfire comes with several red pieces of armor and a rocket booster backpack that can snap onto his arms, legs, and back in any mode. He has noticeably more articulation than the other ''Transformers'' in the line at the time.

: The shoulder assembly where the jet mode folds in half for [[robot mode]] is one of the more commonly broken parts in the early ''Transformers'' toy line. Additionally, the thin, rigid plastic used on the armor pieces puts their attachment clips at high risk of breaking off; anyone actually transforming a Jetfire in this day and age would be better off ''gently'' pulling the peg-and-socket-construction armor pieces apart and then reuniting them around his arms and legs without relying on the clips. And finally, the small black clip-piece that attaches Jetfire's rifle to his jet mode is possibly one of the most commonly missing accessories on secondhand Jetfires, if not secondhand Transformers all around. The fact that the instructions don't tell you what to do with it doesn't help. The piece is used to hold Jetfire's rifle via the clip attached to the arm, as well as under the jetmode as a belly gun. It is very difficult to find a complete Jetfire toy, let alone an undamaged one. The figure's white coloration is also heavily succeptible to [[photodegradation|yellowing]], even if properly stored.

: [[Variant|Early specimens]] of Jetfire featured the ''Macross'' [[United Nations|U.N.]] Spacy logo on the wings; the very earliest had this painted on, while a mid-stage release used a [[sticker]]. These "Macross" Jetfires also have an extra black stripe across the jet canopy, and the robot head guns have more complex sculpting with thinner plastic at their bases.

: For what should be ''screamingly obvious reasons'', Jetfire was not released in the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Jetfire/jetfire.htm More information on Jetfire at TFU.info]''
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:Jetfire-G2toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm not a traitor!]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Cyberjet, [[1995]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''TRF-16'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 armor-piercing missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Jetfire was released in the Hasbro ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' line as part of the second [[wave]] of [[Cyberjet]]s. He is a redeco of the Decepticon [[Hooligan (G2)#Toys|Hooligan]], transforming into a proposed swing-wing naval variant of the F-22 Raptor. He is armed with a pressure-launched missile fired from his right arm, which also forms a weapon in fighter mode. He can also store his extra missile on his forearm/jet undercarriage via simple friction-tabs.

: This toy was released in the Takara ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Takara G-2 line|G-2]]'' line, missing the factory-applied stickers on his vertical stabilizers, but otherwise identical to the Hasbro toy. It also came with an [[:File:Jetfire-JG2decal.jpg|extra decal sheet]] featuring white tiger markings, extra ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbols, and "battle damage" markings.

: Apparently, the decision to market the redecos as separate characters was a last-minute change of plans that was only put into use in America and Japan; in Europe, Hasbro supposedly stuck to the original idea for said assortment (here named "Mini-Jets"), with the redecos being sold as [[variant#Running changes|running change color variants]] of their wave 1 mold-mates instead, in unchanged packaging featuring [[package art]] in the original deco and the original character's name. Thus, Hooligan was available in Jetfire's colors but still marketed as Hooligan himself. This practice is only confirmed for the versions available in multilingual French/Dutch/German packaging; thus far, no specimens in English/Spanish/Portuguese packaging or in Italian [[GiG]] packaging have surfaced. This would also explain why the "Jetfire" release of the figure has Decepticon [[Insignia|faction symbol]] stickers, despite being released as an Autobot.

: This sculpt was also used to make ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' [[R-Blade#Toys|R-Blade]], ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Wind Sheer (Universe)#Toys|Wind Sheer]], and [[BotCon 2005]] [[Ricochet (Timelines)#Toys|Ricochet]]. R-Blade's expanded bio in the ''Robotmasters'' sourcebook specifically mentions Jetfire as the leader of the Autobot Cyberjets, even though no mention of this is made in Jetfire's ''Generation 2'' bio, in the U.S. ''or'' Japan.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/Jetfire/jetfire.htm More information on Cyberjet Jetfire at TFU.info]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Jetfiretitaniumwarwithin.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Unfortunate landing gear placement.]]
*'''Jetfire''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, [[2006]])
**''Accessories:'' 2 cannons, display stand with removable nameplate

:''[[Titanium Series]]'' Jetfire is based on [[Don Figueroa]]'s design as seen in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''The War Within'' miniseries, which in turn was based on Figueroa's [[Customizing|scratch-build custom]] Transformer, [http://www.tfarchive.com/fandom/kitbashes/Don_Figueroa/Kitbash_Retrospective/?dgallery_show=./strikefire_2.jpg Strikefire]. He transforms into a Cybertronic fighter plane with armor add-ons.

:As with all ''Titanium Series'' figures, Jetfire's toy is constructed of both die-cast metal and molded plastic, and it comes with a plastic display stand featuring his name and his faction logo. In jet mode, landing gear can be deployed from underneath the fuselage and both legs. In robot mode, the two wing cannons can be removed to be held by the robot either separately or combined together into a single weapon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/TitJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Titanium'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Jetfireclassicsvoyager.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|We're getting almost as many Jetfires as we are Optimus Primes.]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Voyager Class, [[2006]])
**''Accessories:'' Rocket Booster pack, two-piece rifle, 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, helmet
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Jetfire's design is an amalgam of the original cartoon/comic model for Jetfire/Skyfire and the original toy. It not only features removable armor like the original toy, but the toy-inspired head can be removed like a helmet to reveal a cartoon/comic-inspired head. The Cybertronic swing-winged fighter jet mode is primarily based on the {{w|F-14 Tomcat}} (itself the inspiration for the ''Macross'' {{w|VF-1 Valkyrie}} design), but with various visual elements taken from Skyfire's [[character model]], most notably the squared-off nosecone. The toy's add-on booster packs have flip-out reveal cannons, and it also features arm-mounted spring-loaded missile launchers.

:An unexpected level of detail can be found on the black non-firing rifle; when it is assembled, the halves of the gun's "sight" come together in a way that would be functional on a full-size weapon.

:The toy's design was first featured on the solicited cover to [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'' #1. Contrary to popular belief, it was not designed by [[Don Figueroa]].

:A "ghost" [[redeco]] of this toy, with black plastic and silvery electric paint deco, was shown by [[Hasbro]] in a news broadcast about their attempts to cheer up a Rhode Island orphan. Sadly, this version was never released.

:This mold was [[retool]]ed to make the [[BotCon 2007]] version of [[Dreadwind (G1)#Timelines|Dreadwind]], and [[redeco]]ed to make the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' version of [[Tread Bolt#Universe (2008)|Tread Bolt]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/ClassicsJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Classics'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Jetfireclassicslegends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Faith Is For The Larger Toys.]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Legends Class, 2006)
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

:This toy is a [[redeco]] of [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]-class [[Thundercracker (Armada)#LOC|Thundercracker]], transforming into an Su-37 fighter jet. His cannon, while movable, is permanently attached to his left arm.

:This mold was later redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Starscream]], and then ''Universe'' [[Silverbolt (G1)#Universe (2008)|Silverbolt]] from the Target-[[exclusive]] "Special Team Leaders" Legends-class figure pack.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ClassicsLegendsJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Classics'' Legends Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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*'''Jetfire and Grimlock Twin Pack''' (Two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Rocket Booster pack, two-piece rifle, 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, helmet

:In Asian markets such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines, Voyager Class Jetfire was also made available as part of a special two-pack with Deluxe Class [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Classics|Grimlock]] in late 2007. Aside from the unique packaging, the toys are identical to their single releases.
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei Jetfire toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Comes packaged in a block of ice for "show-accuracy".]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Skyfire''' (Voyager, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-06'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 17]], 2008
:*''Accessories'': "Hydrogen-fuel Turbo Thruster Pack", two-piece rifle, 2 photon missile launchers, 2 infrared homing missiles, helmet

: ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Skyfire is a redeco of ''Classics'' Voyager Class Jetfire. The primary changes to his deco are mainly for better resemblance to Skyfire's Generation 1 cartoon model's appearance (in particular painting most of the canopy to make it appear smaller), rather than the Jetfire/''Macross'' design. Of amusement is the fact the fighter's airbrake has been painted blue to be a faux secondary canopy. As with all ''Henkei'' toys, he lacks the heat-sensitive rubsign seen on the ''Classics'' release, but instead has some [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] parts (his jetpack's exhaust nozzles).

: It also includes a [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (pack-in manga)|mini-manga]] detailing the events that lead to Skyfire's appearance in the ''Henkei! Henkei!'' universe (mini-manga universe, that is).

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[[File:gentei-darkskyfire-toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|You bet your smoking [[Anatomic euphemism#Afterburner|afterburners]] I was destined to be repurposed!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dark Skyfire''' (Voyager, [[2010]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-06'''
:*''Release date'': [[March 18]], 2010
:*''Accessories'': "Hydrogen-fuel Turbo Thruster Pack", two-piece rifle, 2 photon missile launchers, 2 infrared homing missiles, helmet

: Part of the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)#Gentei! Gentei!|Gentei! Gentei!]]'' subline of ''Henkei!'', "Dark Skyfire" is a [[TakaraTomy Mall|Toy Hobby Market]]-[[exclusive]] [[black redeco]] and [[retool]] of ''Classics'' Voyager Class Jetfire. The primary changes to his deco are mainly for making him, uh, darker. Specifically, he's cast in glossy black and purple plastic, with painted purple details and new thin white stripes on his wings. The tips of his backpack cannons have been significantly remolded to make the barrels and stalks on which they are mounted a single, newly-jointed piece, with the result being that the cannons' bodies stick out ever so slightly from their housing. This change is likely to make the barrels more durable under the constant spring-loaded strain of being hidden, as well as allow one to pivot and deploy the cannons without sliding back the panels that are keeping them hidden, due to the fact that deploying the cannons this way with the previous tooling often resulted in the (detachable) tips of the cannons to pop out and send them flying. As with all ''Henkei'' toys, he lacks the heat-sensitive rubsign seen on the ''Classics'' release, but instead has some vacuum-metallized parts (his jetpack's exhaust nozzles).

: The extent of Dark Skyfire's 'Dark' originally varied from image to image: early pre-production mockup images showed a dark matte grey similar to e-Hobby [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Collector.27s_Edition|Astrotrain]], whilst later images appeared gloss black with high-contrast silver details, leading to speculation that this redeco is the previously unreleased 'ghost' ''Classics'' Jetfire. Some possible hints of this remain, such as the Hasbro ''Classics''-styled open cockpit instead of ''Henkei's ''half-painted version, as well as some entirely new paint operations, such as the added stripes on the sides of the intakes just behind his shoulders.

: Pre-orders for Dark Skyfire opened up on [[November 12]]th and closed on [[December 11]]th [[2009]], with the toys finally shipping in March of 2010.

: This figure was [[Repurposing|repurpos]]ed as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] and ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]'' [[Zardak]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Destron/DarkSkyfire/darkskyfire.htm More information on Dark Skyfire at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jetfire''' (Voyager, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[August 15]], 2013
:*''Accessories:'' "Hydrogen-fuel Turbo Thruster Pack", two-piece rifle, 2 photon missile launchers, 2 infrared homing missiles, helmet

: Exclusive to [[Cybertron Con 2013]], Jetfire features a similar deco to the regular ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Skyfire but with more white, the red being metallic paint, and most notably Decepticon insignias on the wings. Uncharacteristically for a ''Henkei! Henkei!'' figure, he lacks vacuum-metallized parts. Additionally his box (in monochrome blue) features a lot of English text including the Hasbro market name and [[bio]], even though the box is otherwise following the original ''Henkei! Henkei'' packaging design, down to the line's Japanese title logo.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:Bot Shots Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Jetfire''' ([[2012]])
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B010'''
***''Fist strength'': '''780'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''480'''
***''Sword strength'': '''360'''

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'', Jetfire is a teeny little jet with a spring-loaded automatic transformation to robot mode triggered when his nosecone is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. The colors and sculpted detail are greatly influenced by ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[#Classics|Jetfire]].

:This mold would also have been used to make the unreleased ''Bot Shots'' [[Blast Off (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Blast Off]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Bot Shots'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots 3pack Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Skyquake / Jetfire / Powerglide''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BP007'''
***''Fist strength'': '''215'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''595'''
***''Sword strength'': '''810'''

:This version of Jetfire was only available in a three-pack with [[Skyquake (Prime)#BotShot3Pack|Skyquake]] and [[Powerglide (G1)#BotShot3Pack|Powerglide]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BS3pkJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on three-pack Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots PolarAssault Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Max Jenius Jetfire]]
*'''Polar Assault Team''' (Multi-pack, [[2013]])
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''T005'''
***''Fist strength'': '''220'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''895'''
***''Sword strength'': '''505'''
:A redeco of the original Jetfire Bot Shots mode with pretty much the same color layout of the three-pack Jetfire, only with blue instead of red. This version of Jetfire was available in a five pack with new redecoes of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Bumblebee]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Mirage]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Ironhide]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSPAJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on Polar Assault Jetfire at TFU.info]''
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===''BeCool''===
[[File:BotShots BeCool WhiteJetJetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''White Jet (Jetfire)''' (2012)
**''ID number'': '''B11'''

:''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' "White Jet" is practically identical to the first ''Bot Shots'' Jetfire toy, the only difference being that his stickers don't depict power levels but instead drawings of his vehicle mode in flight, a passenger's bag and the word "Fight!" in English and Japanese.
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Gen-toy Jetfire Leader.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|"Not even lawsuits can stop me now!"]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Leader Class, [[2014]])
**''Series / Number:'' '''02 / 001'''
**'''21 OF 30'''
**''Accessories:'' "Photon Missile Launcher", 1 missile, "Turbo Thruster" booster pack, 2 leg mounted cannon/guards (left & right), 2 arm mounted cannons/guards, removable battle mask
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] and [[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Thrilling 30]]'' Jetfire's design is an amalgam of the original cartoon/comic model for Jetfire/Skyfire and the original toy. It features removable armor like the original toy, but the toy-inspired head can be removed like a mask to reveal a more proportioned cartoon/comic-inspired head. The jet mode is again based on a navalized {{w|F-22 Raptor}} with {{w|F-14 Tomcat}}-like variable geometry wings (The F-14 itself being the inspiration for the ''Macross'' {{w|VF-1 Valkyrie}} design), but with a faux cockpit reminiscent of his Skyfire's [[character model]] underneath the jet's fuselage, most notably the faux squared-off nosecone in his robot mode. The toy's add-on booster pack which can be rotated 360 degrees, arm and leg mounted cannons are [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] bright metallic red. Jetfire also carries a [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] spring-loaded "photon" missile launcher/rifle. All five weapons can combine into a larger weapon, and the removable face armor can be stowed by plugging into the rifle while both arm cannons can also be attached to the peg hole located on both sides of his Turbo Thruster pack. This toy first appeared as Jetfire's new body in the "[[Dawn of the Autobots]]" arc of ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''.

:All versions of this mold have a design flaw in the strut that connects the pelvis to the chest. The very small, very thin plastic on either side of where the strut pins in between the legs has a tendency to eventually break, especially after repeated transformations. The primary cause appears to be when the friction pin starts to work its way into both the inner and outer pieces. Checking the clearance between the pieces and the position of the pin can help prevent untimely damage. Some units also have an ''insanely'' tight pin hole here, where it requires less force to ''ratchet the pieces apart'' than to rotate properly. Removing the pin and opening the hole on the inner piece of the joint can also lengthen the effective lifespan of the figure.

:This mold was also retooled into ''Generations [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#CWLeader|Thundercracker]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys#CWLeader|Starscream]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#CWLeader|Skywarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Generations'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Generations-Silver-Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Eh, is it ''' ''Yacht''fire'''? ''' ''Bus''fire'''? or ''' ''Moto''fire'''?"]]
*'''Silver Jetfire''' (Contest prize, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' "Photon Missile Launcher", 1 missile, "Turbo Thruster" booster pack, 2 leg mounted cannon/guards (left & right), 2 arm mounted cannons/guards, removable battle mask

:Limited to only 3 pieces, Silver Jetfire is a redeco of the Leader Class toy above, featuring silver paint on both his paintable and ''unpaintable'' white parts. The toy was released as a contest prize in AEON Malaysia, which ran from 15 September to 15 October 2014. To enter the competition, participants needed to collect the contest flyer first, purchase the regular Leader Class Jetfire toy, and then answer one simple question regarding Jetfire's alternate mode. Hilariously, while the actual answer is Jet, there are 3 additional answers: ''Yacht'', ''Bus'', and ''Motorcycle''.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Jetwash.jpg|thumb|upright=1.88|Add jetwax for $3.00.]]
*'''Jetwash''' (Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Bag number'': '''40551 53'''
**''Accessories'': 2 buildable rifles

:''[[Kre-O]]'' '''Jetwash''' can be rebuilt from robot mode into a jet. He sports [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Prowl]]'s helmet and the [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Starscream]] wing-backpack. He also comes with 2 buildable guns, which are formed from his jet tail fins and pistols. He uses a chest [[tampograph]] based on the [[#Generation 1|original Jetfire toy]], but the leg deco is based on the [[:File:TFU Jetfire.jpg|"Skyfire" cartoon model]].

:Although the stock photos show the guns being nudged completely into the red parts, there isn't enough space to do so. Several samples of Jetwash had balance problems with the legs's ball-joint holes, causing the figure to fall over if not placed on a display brick. However, a few samples had perfectly balanced leg parts. Good luck finding them.

:He was available in the fifth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, available only at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in the US and Canada.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OJetwash/jetwash.htm More information on Micro-Changer Jetwash at TFU.info]''

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*'''Skyfire''' (Gacha Micro-Changer, 2015)
**''Accessories'': 2 buildable rifles

:The Jetwash Micro Changer Kreon was also released as a "TF Kreon Microchangers" Gacha toy by Takara Tomy, under the name '''Skyfire'''.

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*'''Kreon Class of '85''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)
**''Set number'' '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': The Brain
**''Accessories'': Bazooka

:Back to his original name, [[Kreon Class of '85]] Jetfire is heavily original-toy-based, down to the Veritech-inspired visor-and-mask helmet and red "scramjet" backpack.

:He was only available in a 30-Kreon set, originally made for sale at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015. The leftovers were then made available on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/SDCCKre-OJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on Class of 1985 Jetfire at TFU.info]''

===''Hero Mashers''===
[[File:HM-toy Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Action Figure, 2014)
**''Pieces: '''9'''
**''Accessories'': Wing-pack

:Part of the second wave of ''Transformers [[Hero Mashers]]'' basic Action Figures, Jetfire is a non-transforming action figure with ratchet-joints, about six inches tall. He has multiple peg-holes all over that can be used to mount any ''Hero Mashers'' accessory.

:He is designed with a removable head, forearms, thighs, and lower legs, all of which use the same clip-peg/hole joint. This means his pieces can be swapped around in any order, as well as swapped with any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure... which includes figures from [[Marvel Comics]], ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'', and ''[[Jurassic Park|Jurassic World]]'', meaning you can make some pretty freaky combinations.

:Rather than coming with a (nominally) hand-held weapon accessory, Jetfire comes with a [[redeco]] of [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Hero Mashers|Starscream]]'s wing-backpack, with parts painted red to resemble the original toy's back-mounted jet thrusters. Of course, being a ''Hero Mashers'' piece, it can be attached anywhere, including being hand-held, and since it's got multiple gun barrels on the wings, hey, have at it.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/HMJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Hero Mashers'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Takara-transformers-legends-jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|right|From the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Quadwal]] stream.]]
*'''Jetfire''' ([[December 27]], [[2014]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG07'''
**''Accessories:'' "Photon Missile Launcher", 1 missile, "Turbo Thruster" booster pack, 2 leg mounted cannon/guards (left & right), 2 arm mounted cannons/guards, removable battle mask

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Jetfire is a redeco of ''Generations'' Leader Class Jetfire, featuring de-chromed weapons and a few changes of the deco. He comes with mini-comic [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 7|''Legends'' Bonus Edition Vol. 7]].
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Jetfire''' ([[January 30]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''QTF-08'''

:A retool of ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Starscream]], Jetfire transforms from a [[super deformed]] jet to a cute chubby little robot.

:This mold was also retooled into ''Q-Transformers'' [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Thundercracker]].
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===''Cyber Series''===
[[File:TF-Cyber-Battalion-Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Cyber Battalion, [[2017]])
**''Accessories'': 2 Guns

:Released in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#PrimeWarsTrilogyAsian|Generations: Cyber Series]]'' Cyber Battlion class figures, Jetfire is a retool of the [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Cyber Series|Starscream]] figure from the previous wave. He changes from jet to robot in a few easy steps and includes two guns which can be held in his hands, pegged onto his arms, or mounted underneath his vehicle mode wings. Unlike the base mold, his wings can swing in and out like his original G1 figure. However, there are two pegs on each wing that are used to lock them in position (either full sweep or high-maneuverability), and a lack of clearance requires the wing assembly to be opened to move them in addition to unpegging them from the back of the arms. [[Stock photography]] (shown to the right) has unpainted, red hips, yet final product has them painted over in white.
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===''Revolution''===
[[File:SDCC-2017-Revolution-Leader-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|What am I doing here? I wasn't even in your dang crossover!]]
*'''Revolution Set''' (Multi-pack, [[July 20]], 2017)
**''Accessories'': "Photon Missile Launcher", 1 missile, "Turbo Thruster" booster pack, 2 leg mounted cannon/guards (left & right), 2 arm mounted cannons/guards, removable battle mask

:Released as part of a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2017 exclusive set, this Jetfire is basically a re-release of the ''Legends'' figure. He was packed with several other [[Hasbro Universe]] action figures: [[Matt Trakker]] of ''[[M.A.S.K.]]'', [[Ian Noble|Action Man]], [[Leoric]] of ''[[Visionaries]]'', [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] of ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', [[Rom]] and a [[Dire Wraith]], and 9 ''[[Micronauts]]'' mini-figurines.

:This Jetfire uses a thicker tab that was previously used for the Seeker retools, causing a slight gap in the jet mode.
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:WFC-Siege-WFCS28-Commander-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Avoiding fate since 1985.]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Commander Class, [[2019]], [[2022]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S28'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-26'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 27]], 2019
**''Hidden message code'': '''SKYFIRE'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right "JF-25 HS Photon Missile Sky Launcher" rifles, 2 "HS [[Photon missile|Photon Missiles]]," 2 two-part "JF-15 HP Jetboost [[Particle beam cannon|Particle Beam Cannons]]," 2 "SF-M2 Radiograph Booster" two-part double-cannons, "Skyshield Aerial Armor," "Skyshield Battle Mask," computer core, 2 three-part "[[Fire Blast effect]]" pieces
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]]<ref name="Gen2020">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/transformers-generations-2020-book-shogo-hasui-interview-translation-part-1-2.1215115/ Translated interview] with [[Shogo Hasui]] from ''[[Transformers Generations 2020]]'' book</ref> (TakaraTomy)}}

:The first of the large "Commander Class" toys, this iteration of Jetfire is based ''heavily'' on his 1984 [[Jetfire (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|cartoon]] and [[Jetfire (G1)#Marvel Comics continuity|comic]] [[character model]], transforming into a Cybertronian superjet with a massive, brick-like top-mounted "Turbo Thruster Booster Pack". He is one of the few toys in the ''Siege'' line ''not'' sporting battle damage paint applications, though he does have a very light 'reentry fade' on his lower legs and nosecone.

:In robot mode, the faction symbol on his chest can flip around to be either Autobot or Decepticon, a reference to the original ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon episode "[[Fire in the Sky]]" and to recreate his faction swap in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''Siege'']] cartoon (alternately, you can pretend he's performing the [[Rite of the Autobrand]] as seen in the original Marvel comic). The [[5 mm post]]-hole rings in his hands are designed to recess into his palms when his fingers are extended forward so he looks less awkward in an open-handed pose. Adding the Skyshield Aerial Armor and Skyshield Battle Mask gives his robot mode a ''slightly'' more original-toy appearance. Some copies may have difficulty attaching his chest armor properly due to the small flip-out panels not lining up perfectly: pulling the chest panels open and then putting them back once the armor is attached can help, or it can be attached by a single panel instead of both. While Jetfire does have ankle tilts, there are small but fairly strong clips that lock them in, so a bit of force may be required to unlock them.

:In jet mode, along with deployable landing gear with rolling wheels, he features four pop-out handles on his underside that allow other ''Siege'' figures (or any toy or accessory with a 5 mm grip) to hang underneath him, letting him air-drop his comrades into battle. He can also carry up to three [[Titan Master#Toys|Titan Master]]s or [[Prime Master#Toys|Prime Master]]s in jet mode: removing the filler computer core inside his cockpit (by folding down the nosecone) reveals space for one Master, while the back end of the Turbo Thruster Booster Pack lifts up to reveal space for two more Masters. Oddly, this feature is not shown in his instructions. The core also has a 5 mm hole in it so um... there's that. There is a 5 mm hexagonal port on his underside that appears to be for heavier-duty flight stands, since it is recessed too far to peg in any of his own weapons. Some transformation joints on his wings can also simulate working air flaps. During development, the jet was originally designed as a different "Cybetronian" jet akin to the rest of ''Siege'', but Shogo Hasui pushed for it to more closely match his cartoon appearance instead, just like the robot mode.<ref name="Gen2020"/>

:In either mode, his many many [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] weapons can be mounted on him in a variety of ways. His two "JF-25 HS Photon Missile Sky Launcher" rifles can be combined into a single double-barreled gun vaguely similar to the original animation model's double-barreled cannon. In this configuration, they form the core of a massive pile of weapons and armor that goes on top of his jet mode (as if he wasn't anti-aerodynamic ''enough''). In ''another'' undocumented feature, his "JF-15 HP Jetboost Particle Beam Cannons" and "SF-M2 Radiograph Booster" double-cannons are two-part weapons that can be pulled apart for even more versatility. He also has a large number of 3 mm "blast effect" hardpoints all over his body and on the tips of his weapons. His two multi-part blast effects have 5 mm posts with 3 mm holes in the middle on each part, making them very versatile in simulating his jet thrusters or outgoing or incoming weapons fire. Jetfire was also intended to interact with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|Weaponizer]] [[Six-Gun#War for Cybertron: Siege|Sixgun]] in jet mode, though this was, ''once again'', never advertised.<ref>[https://twitter.com/tf__tf/status/1205868925067513857 Siege Jetfire and Sixgun combination] from ''[[Transformers Generations 2020]]'' book</ref>

:For those curious, the computer core accessory appears to be a reference to the episode "[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]", where a close-up of ''Skyfire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cockpit interior is shown as he is being defrosted by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzq3C4hkfNE&t=373 "Fire on the Mountain" episode timestamp 6:13] - on [[Hasbro Pulse]]'s official YouTube channel.</ref>

:Unfortunately, Jetfire is among one of a long list of figures to suffer from [[photodegradation]] in his [[unpaintable plastic]] parts, as a result of unknown causes.

:Bizarrely, many [[Walmart]] stores in the US put him on instant clearance, causing him to ring up at $40 rather than the actual $80 he's supposed to cost. This made some people very happy.

:This figure saw reissues in late-2022 and mid-2024 and was also redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Jetfire (SG)#Shattered_Glass_Collection|Jetfire]].
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:Transformers-Masterpiece-MP-57-Skyfire.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Huge and probably breaking copyrights, and yet somehow he's still outpriced by the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|truck]].]]
*'''Skyfire''' ([[2023]])
**''ID Number'': '''MP-57'''
**''Accessories'': 3 faces, 2 [[Fire Blast effect|blast effects]], 3 faction plates, "Photon Missile Launcher", 2-piece [[Flight stand|stand base]], stand arm, stand cradle, 3 mini-figures ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP57|Convoy]], [[Jazz (G1)/toys#MP57|Meister]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#MP57|Wheeljack]])
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' <s>Jetfire</s> "Skyfire" is an absolutely humongous figure, nearly 14 inches tall in [[robot mode]], about 2 inches taller than the ''Siege'' Commander-class toy above. Inspired by the Generation 1 cartoon in design, he transforms into a space jet.

:Skyfire comes with a multitude of accessories. For vehicle mode, there is a display stand, and three small, articulated figurines ("Convoy", "Meister", and "Wheeljack") that scale with the vehicle mode and can ride inside of it. Skyfire features several opening hatches for this purpose. As for robot mode, Skyfire comes with three robot faces, including one based on the original masked ''Macross'' design (no antennae though). He also has three interchangeable chest plates displaying an Autobot insignia, a Decepticon insignia, and one that is blank, to replicate the scene in "[[Fire in the Sky]]" where he removes his Decepticon badge and changes allegiances to the Autobots. Also inspired by that same episode, Skyfire's helmet opens up to reveal a brainwave monitor. Lastly, he has his iconic "Photon Missile Launcher", which can be used in robot mode or clipped onto his vehicle mode.

:And yes, he is able to turn into a gerwalk mode. Awesome.

:Confirmed in an interview seen in the 278th issue of ''[[Figure Ō]]'' magazine, Skyfire was officially revealed on [[June 2]], [[2022]]. In [[Japan]] this figure was [[exclusive]] to [[TakaraTomy Mall]].

:On many specimens, the large strong springs inside Skyfire's ankles shove too firmly against the pins holding his heel extensions in place, preventing the feet from opening fully flat and thus interfering with some standing poses.
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==Merchandise==
===First 4 Figures===
*'''Jetfire''' (<s>2006/2007</s> unreleased)

:Intended for release in [[First 4 Figures]]' "Generation One" series, this would have been a full body resin statue of Jetfire. When his digital sculpt was shown to ASM website staff at New York [[Toy Fair]] in February 2006, they noted that Jetfire was depicted holding the [[:File:Jetfireg1dw.jpg|helmet]] he had in [[Dreamwave Productions]]' [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)|comics]].<ref name=ASM>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070806062058/http://toyfair06.asmzine.com/first4figures/report.html "First4Figures Limited Transformers Statues and Busts Info!"] at ASMzine.com (archived)</ref> First 4 Figures allowed [[BigBadToyStore]] to solicit him for sale the same month.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/update-from-bigbadtoystorecom-transformers-and-gij/6539/ "Update from BigBadToyStore.com: Transformers and G.I.Joe Statues and Busts!!!"] on Seibertron.com</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070426030454/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=527&company=130 BigBadToyStore's listings for First 4 Figures' statues] (archived)</ref>

:Unfortunately, Jetfire and the rest of the "Generation One" series were casualties of the general discontinuation of First 4 Figures' ''Transformers'' output, which was attributed to a challenging market and a lack of retailer support.
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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Jetfire-atx.jpg|thumb|Faith is for the Transforming People.]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Booster, <s>2007</s>)

:''[[Attacktix]]'' Jetfire was heavily based on his ''Titanium Series'' toy, and would've featured an oversized gun from which he fired a single missile. He was displayed at various conventions, but was ultimately canceled alongside the entire ''Attacktix'' line.

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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium cancelled figure checklist.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Jetfire''' (unreleased)
:*''Accessories:'' Autobot stand?
:The final ''[[Titanium Series]]'' catalogue listed a number of "Micro Figures" intended for release, though many of them never saw the light of day. Among those listed was a 3" Robot Masters figurine of Jetfire. It is uncertain as to whether he would be depicted in a classic ''Generation 1'' design or his ''[[War Within (comic)|War Within]]'' form, the latter of which had already been included in the [[#Titanium Series|six inch range]]. He may have even been [[Jetfire (Armada)|another Jetfire entirely]]! We'll never know. And neither will ''you''.

:Whatever the case, he would probably have included a stand in the shape of an Autobot badge.
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===Transformers - Mini Bust===
*'''Jetfire''' (2009)

[[File:DiamondSelect G1Jetfirebust.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|How ironic. Two more days and I would have completed my helmet.]]
:Released by [[Diamond Select Toys]] in 2009, Jetfire was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1000 pieces. He is wielding his photon missile launcher but it uses the double-barreled cartoon design instead of the single-barreled version that came with the toy. The rest of the character design is a mixture of his cartoon and comic bodies.
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[[File:AFX ArmoredJetfire bust.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Uh-oh, move along, nothing to see here...]]
*'''Battle Armor Jetfire Bust''' (2009)

:An exclusive to AFX, this version of the Jetfire bust features an interchangeable ''Macross''-inspired head design based upon his original Generation 1 toy, two booster packs on his back and a "battle damaged" sculpt.
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===''Transformers Gum''===
[[File:Kabaya-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Skyfire''' (2009)
:Released in the second wave of the revived ''Transformers Gum'' series in 2009, this transforming model kit of Skyfire is made of white and blue plastic, with lots of stickers for detail. Based on the ''Henkei'' Skyfire figure, the back of the head features the face of the larger toy's helmet.
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===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
[[File:SDCC2013Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Justice Rocket Backpack Rocket Rocket fire!]]
*'''''The Epic Conclusion!'' box set''' ([[July 18]], 2013)
**''Accessories:'' Booster engines, four AIM-9 short-range missiles, four AIM-7 medium-range missiles, two AIM-54 long-range missiles, TARPS pod

:An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013, "Autobot Jetfire" is a [[redeco]] the same 2011 [[mold]] ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Sky Striker]] that had previously been used for [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Starscream]]. New to this set is a large accessory designed after Jetfire's characteristic booster engines; this pack can mount on top of Jetfire using the slots that would otherwise be used for his vertical tail fins, which can instead attach to the engines as horizontal fins. Jetfire features an opening cockpit that can seat a figure. The set also comes with a redecoed [[VAMP]] representing [[Hound (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Hound]], a new [[Snake-Eyes#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Snake-Eyes]] figure bearing an Autobot symbol, a [[Baroness#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Baroness]] figure with [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Baroness|Ravage]] on a leash, a [[Bludgeon (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Bludgeon]] figure, and a [[Blaster (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Blaster]] boombox with cassette pieces representing [[Steeljaw (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Steeljaw]], [[Ramhorn (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Ramhorn]], and [[Eject (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Eject]].

:The box set was announced via a ''USA Today'' [http://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/life/2013/06/05/hasbro-2013-comic-con-exclusives/2392295/ article] on June 5, 2013, along with Hasbro's other Comic-Con exclusives.

:On [[July 22]], [[2013]], Harmony Gold, owner of the rights to the ''Robotech'' franchise and U.S. claimant to the ''Macross'' rights, [https://web.archive.org/web/20131014085251/http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/07/23/Transformers.pdf filed a copyright infringement suit against Hasbro]. In the filing, Harmony Gold argued that the release somehow infringed upon the intellectual property of the Veritech, but noted that "damages are difficult to ascertain". They demanded that Hasbro recall all Jetfires that had been sold, that all Jetfires (including the recalled ones) be either destroyed or handed over to Harmony Gold, and that Hasbro turn over all profits relating to the sales; this was to happen in addition to payment for all actual damages to Harmony Gold (despite Harmony Gold itself not knowing how much the actual damages were) and all punitive assessments assigned against Hasbro.

:Subsequently, an order was filed on September 23rd, 2013, to [http://generalsjoes.com/2013/10/10/hasbro-and-harmony-gold-reportedly-settle-lawsuit-over-sdcc-exclusive-jetfire/ dismiss the case with prejudice], implying that Harmony Gold and Hasbro have reached a settlement. Although confirmation of a settlement, much less details thereof, has not been revealed, the fact that the case was dismissed ''with prejudice'' means that Harmony Gold cannot sue over the Jetfire issue again. By early October the set was made available on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], where it quickly sold out.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/13/autobotjetfire/ More information on Autobot Jetfire at YoJoe.com]''
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Jetfire, Air Guardian''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T24/T40'''
**''Stars: ''10
:'''Jetfire, Air Guardian''' is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork for the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game, and is based on the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Jetfire toy.

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[[File:W4CaptainJetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Captain Jetfire, Engineering-Air Guardian''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T03/T52'''
**''Stars: ''16

:Raider Spinister, Infantry-Aerial Assault is one of 52 character cards released in Wave 4 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege II.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Jetfire toy, with the Bot Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art.
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===ReAction===
[[File:ReActionSkyfire.jpeg|upright=1|thumb|Flashback, flash frozen.]]
*'''Skyfire''' (2020)
**''Accessories'': Cannon

:Released in the second wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[ReAction]]'' Skyfire is a non-converting 3 3/4-inch action figure based on his appearance in the original cartoon, with 5 points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in his feet for use with some variety of stand. Unlike the first-wave figures, both of his hands are open and can grip his included cannon accessory.

:As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Skyfire comes packaged on a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.
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===''Pop!''===
[[File:Funko Pop Jetfire G1.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
*'''Jetfire''' (2021)
**''ID number:'' '''35'''

:Released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment and exclusive to Funko Shop, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''Pop!'' Jetfire is a super deformed vinyl figure based on his original Generation 1 toy.

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*'''Jetfire''' ([[Funko Pop!#Digital Pop! NFTs|Digital ''Pop!'']], 2022)
**''Rarity:''
***''Monochrome:'' '''Common'''
***''Static:'' '''Common'''
***''Glowing:'' '''Uncommon'''
***''Chrome:'' '''Uncommon'''
***''Original:'' '''Epic'''
:{{W|Non-fungible token|NFT}}s depicting Jetfire in the Funko style.
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===Jada Toys===
*'''Sideswipe / <s>Jazz</s> Hot Rod / Jetfire''' (1.65" Die Cast Vehicle 3-pack, <s>2020, 2022</s>)
:Produced by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Hollywood Rides'' Jetfire is a small non-transforming die-cast jet (based on his cartoon appearance, albeit on wheels) measuring approximately 1.65 inches long.

:He was originally announced in 2020 as part of a 3-pack alongside [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Nano Hollywood Rides|Jazz]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Nano Hollywood Rides|Sideswipe]], but the pack got delayed and by 2022 Jazz got replaced by [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Nano Hollywood Rides|Hot Rod]]. As of 2023, however, it's unclear if the pack will ever get to see an official release in any form.
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===''Magic: The Gathering''===
[[File:MTG-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist / Jetfire, Air Guardian''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''003/015'''
**''Set code:'' '''BOT'''
**''Color identity:'' '''Blue'''
**''Casting cost:'' '''{4}{U}''' (front), '''{3}{U}''' (back)

:"Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist" is part of the 2022 ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' ''[[wikia:mtg:Universes Beyond|Universes Beyond]]'' ''[[wikia:mtg:Transformers|Transformers]]'' card set, found in Set Booster and Collector Booster packs of ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ''[[wikia:mtg:The Brothers' War|The Brothers' War]]'' set. It can be reversed to become "Jetfire, Air Guardian", representing Jetfire in vehicle mode.
:A variant of this card was available solely in Collector Booster packs, depicting [[Jetfire (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|''Shattered Glass'' Jetfire]].
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==Notes==
[[File:TakatokuSuperValkyrie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|C'mon, Hasbro. You '''know''' you want to make a "Skull Squadron" version of ''some'' [[Jetfire (disambiguation)|Jetfire]]. What's [[Bandai]] going to do?]]
*As mentioned above, unlike most of the early ''Transformers'' range, the Jetfire toy was designed by [[Takatoku Toys]], being a [[redeco]] (with minor retools to blunt the nosecone and add two tabs to keep the wings from their forward-most position) of their 1/55 [https://web.archive.org/web/20180120173238/http://1501bc.com:80/pretf/macross.html ''Macross'' VF-1S Super Valkyrie]. Naturally, because he was not designed by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], Jetfire was not released in Japan, since the toy (or, at least, a dozen variations of it) was released by one of Takara's rival toy companies.
*Jetfire's [[#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' colour scheme]] nearly inspired the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' multi-pack incarnation of the Mini-Con [[Terradive (Armada)#Notes|Terradive]], but this did not come to fruition.

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Dreadwind (G1)

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{{disambigm|Dreadwind (disambiguation)|Dreadwing (disambiguation)}}
:''Dreadwind is a [[Decepticon]] [[Powermaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Dreadwindboxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|*blam blam blam*Why does no one like me? *blam blam blam*]]
"As ominous as a storm cloud and as chilling as a winter breeze." Not everyone could make [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] look fun by comparison, but '''Dreadwind''' (aka '''Dreadwing''') manages just that. After all, Dead End just depresses himself, but Dreadwind manages to export the feeling to everyone around him. Like a bad case of [[Scraplet]]s, Dreadwind's gloom is contagious and there's no mood so positive that he can't kill it within moments of entering the room. Mournful and doom-laden at the best of times, Decepticons avoid him socially and [[Autobot]]s avoid him on the battlefield, leaving Dreadwind wracked with loneliness and despair.

He tends to think that he has no friends, but the truth is that he couldn't have a more perfect match than his partner [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]], and the two are fairly inseparable—especially in their combined form as the superjet [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]]. He gets along less well with his binary-bonded [[Nebulan]] [[Powermaster]] partner [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]], a villainous, overachieving perfectionist who tries to bully Dreadwind into enjoying their evil acts.

Dreadwind has an exceptionally primitive nervous system, rendering him immune to most pain except, ironically, existential pain.<ref>Dreadwind's nervous system is too primitive for the [[variable voltage harness]], from ''[[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Dread Tidings]]'' #231</ref>

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{note|Although Dreadwind never appears in an episode of ''The Transformers'', he was verbally referenced in new live-action sequences created for the show's [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5|fifth season]].}}

Dreadwind and Darkwing fought [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], but were forced to retreat due to Optimus's superior power. They soon returned and Optimus set out to fight them again, this time with [[Tommy Kennedy]] in tow. {{Storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5#Season 5|Season 5: FFOD, Part 5}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Dreadwinddarkwingpeoplepower.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Nel Yomtov's palette didn't include teal.]]
Dreadwind and Darkwing came to [[Nebulos]] in search of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s group of Decepticons, but they had by then moved on to [[Earth]]. Furthermore, they were warned by the scientist [[Hi-Q]] that if they stayed on Nebulos, they would perish, as the [[Nebulan]]s had poisoned their world's entire fuel supply to prevent another war with the Transformers from occurring. Dreadwind and Darkwing ignored this request, and eventually they lanquished on the brink of permanent shutdown.

Hi-Q's jealous protege, [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]], and his accomplice [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] offered Dreadwind and his partner salvation, by way of [[Powermaster]] technology stolen from Hi-Q. The dying Decepticon duo reluctantly agreed, and, restored, they began destroying Nebulos once again. Now, however, many of their heists involved busting into restaurants and food courts so their Nebulan partners could gorge themselves, restocking their energy supplies and continuing to fuel their larger partners. Their antics were eventually interrupted when a group of Autobots arrived on Nebulos. Dreadwind and Darkwing were threatening the Council of Peers when [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]], [[Getaway]], [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] charged them. Though the Decepticons held their own, Darkwing called for a retreat rather than face the enemy's superior numbers. Dreadwing left the Autobots with a parting laser blast before taking off.

Dreadwind and his allies went on to hassle the Council of Peers once more, this time to obtain the Autobots' location. By this time however, the Autobots had underwent the Powermaster binary bonding procedure with Hi-Q and his staff. Atop of this, the Decepticons had to contend with a reborn and upgraded [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]! Caught unawares by their enemies' power, Dreadwind, Darkwing, and their partners were soundly defeated. It was decreed then that Hi-Test and Throttle were to be banished from Nebulos, and the pair blasted off-planet within Darkwing and Dreadwind's combined form, [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]]. {{storylink|People Power!}} ''These events were observed by the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

Dreadwind, Darkwing, and their Powermaster partners eventually found themselves working for the [[Mecannibal]]s at [[Grand Central Space Station]], wrangling not only clients, but robots for the Mecannibals to devour. They discovered that two of their clients, [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] and [[Cloudburst]], were actually robots disguised as humans, and turned them in to their hungry bosses. {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?}} The Autobots-in-disguise made a savory deal with the Mecannibals, and so Dreadwind and Darkwing followed them to [[Femax]]. In the process, however, they were not only beaten up by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], but Hi-Test and Throttle's ship was discovered to be Dreadwind and Darkwing, robots themselves. Cloudburst and Landmine snitched, and the Mecannibals angrily chased the pair and their Powermaster Partners across the cosmos. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}}

[[File:PrimeBomb JoyrideSlapdashDreadwind.jpg|upright=0.8|thumb|We're flying high, watching the world pass us by.]]
''At some point, the pair ended up on [[Earth]], working for Scorponok. Dreadwind and Darkwing served, in their combined form, as Throttle's getaway vehicle after the Nebulan stole an Autobot-made power cell. In its flight from the crime scene, the Dreadwing was shot down, and sent heading for the ocean. Though Dreadwind pleaded with Darkwing to disengage so that he wouldn't be taken down along with the latter, the pair found their combination mechanism fused, and so both wound up plunging into the drink. They remained nonoperational on the ocean floor while the Autobots retrieved their loot.'' {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}}

''On Scorponok's orders, Dreadwind and Darkwing attacked [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]], where Optimus Prime had left behind a [[floppy disk]] containing a copy of his mind. They found the facility being guarded by [[Getaway]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]]. Dreadwind kept them busy with strafing runs while Darkwing made his way inside the facility. Dreadwind managed to take out both Joyride and Slapdash with his [[thermal melter]]s, though Getaway evaded his sights long enough to join Darkwing within the building. By the time Darkwing emerged with the disk in-hand, the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] had joined the fight. The two jets combined for a quick escape, despite Getaway grappling with them as they did so. Getaway wound up getting his hand stuck in the Decepticons' combination joint, and was dragged along for the flight as Dreadwing blasted off.''

''After Getaway was stashed in a holding cell, Darkwing and Dreadwind were sent out by Scorponok once more. This time, they were carrying a smart missile that their leader had programmed to track Optimus wherever he went. After launching the payload, equipped with a camera so the Decepticons could witness Optimus's demise, the duo doubled back to base, hoping to make it back in time for the show. It wound up never coming about, as Getaway managed to escape and reprogram the missile into a dud.'' {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}}

[[File:Megatron ratchet dreadwind all the familiar faces.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|We'll have a black celebration, tonight.]]
Some time after losing the Mecannibals, Dreadwind and Darkwing were recruited in secret by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to bring him the corpse of the [[Underbase]]-destroyed [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. ''En-route to Earth, the Powermaster duo crossed paths with an Autobot shuttle and decided to shoot it down for sport, managing to do so after a chase over the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]'s surface. Believing that bit of fun to be done with, they then headed down planet-side, unaware that the Autobots had managed to ditch their ship at the last moment, and were now covertly following them. Dreadwind and Darkwing found Starscream in southern [[Peru]], where his [[zombie]] body stalked the Earth, somehow animated past death by the remainder of the Underbase's energies. Caught off-guard by the reanimated body, the two Decepticons wound up getting soundly thrashed. Their Autobot pursuers soon caught up and were themselves attacked by Starscream, allowing Throttle and High-Test to link up with their larger partners, re-energizing them. Despite the close brush with death, Dreadwind insisted on seeing their job through to the end. Once the Autobots had managed to calm down the confused Underbase consciousness controlling Starscream's body, he sent the two Nebulans to drain out the last remnants of its energy, causing it to crumple down into a heap. Dreadwind and Darkwing then quickly gathered up the pieces, and took off to meet with their employer.'' {{storylink|Race with the Devil}} The corpse was delivered to Megatron on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], who had recently abducted the Autobot medical officer [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] to exhort him into rebuilding Starscream using [[Pretender]] technology. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} Megatron was impressed enough to offer Dreadwind and Darkwing full-time positions working for him, which they gratefully accepted as they weren't ''entirely'' sure that they had lost their Mecannibal pursuers. Shortly afterwards, Dreadwind interrupted Megatron in the middle of killing Ratchet to tell him that the medic had doublecrossed Megatron, unleashing his own Pretender army comprising [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} Their subsequent battle with Dreadwind, Darkwing and the [[Micromaster]] [[Sports Car Patrol]] spread outside [[Megatron's base]], moments before the headquarters detonated with Ratchet and Megatron still inside. With Megatron seemingly deceased, Darkwing and Dreadwind found themselves out of work again. {{storylink|Skin Deep}}

[[File:Dreadwinddarkwingunicron.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|I'm taking a ride with my best friend, I hope he never lets me down again.]]
''Feeling like losers, Dreadwind and Darkwing chose to drink away their sorrows at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. The Mecannibals followed them to the pub, eating their way past [[Rocky]], the bouncer. The Mecannibals immediately began tearing up the joint, with the pair of inebriated Decepticons blissfully unaware of the chaos around them. Luckily, [[Quickswitch]] was present and leapt into action. After a brief skirmish, Quickswitch used his tunneling mode to bury the Mecannibals alive deep underground.'' {{storylink|Out to Lunch!}} ''Dreadwind and Darkwing subsequently attended the [[Transformer]]s' [[1989]] [[Christmas]] party where they monopolised the sofa, much to the annoyance of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and Grimlock.'' {{storylink|:File:MarvelUK-250.jpg|''The Transformers'' #250 cover}}

''Dreadwind and Darkwing returned to Earth at some point, where they stole the power cell from a human life support machine. As they escaped, combined into Dreadwing, they were shot down by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] over the ocean. After a brief undersea battle with the Autobot Powermasters, who took the power cell, they were rescued by the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]].'' {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}}

The two were summoned by [[Primus]] to face [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], though Dreadwind spent the speech telling funny anecdotes to Darkwing, annoying everyone around them. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} When the Chaos Bringer attacked, Dreadwind realised that attacking would likely mean they'd die a horrible death but didn't seem ''too'' bothered about that. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} Though they survived, the pair were even more mopey than usual and on their way to a joint Autobot/Decepticon conference to discuss the imminent demise of their homeworld, Dreadwind was hit on the noggin by a large piece of falling debris. {{storylink|Exodus!}} Dreadwind was shaken but survived to escape Cybertron on a starship with several other Decepticons led by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], stranding the Autobots behind to die. Combined with Darkwing into their Dreadwing form, Dreadwind then partook in the violent take-over of the alien world [[Klo]]. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} When the Autobots managed to follow the Decepticons to this planet, the Decepticons ambushed them upon their arrival. Still in their Dreadwing configuration, Dreadwind and Darkwing picked off some of the last remaining Autobots, including Getaway. However, their victory was halted by the divine intervention of the [[Last Autobot]], and the wounded remnants of the Decepticon army fled Klo to parts unknown. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

=====''Robo-Capers''=====
[[File:Grimlock dreadwind of change.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
Dreadwind arrived at the [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[Marvel Comics]] offices to find Grimlock preparing to leave for a holiday, accompanied by a reluctant [[Stubbie]] carrying his cases. Keen to leave without a fight, Grimlock flicked his tail, causing the Stubbie to fall and drop the huge pile of cases on Dreadwind. As Grimlock made his exit, Dreadwind lay among the suitcases wondering whether he had made the right choice. {{storylink|The Wind of Change!}}

====="Dread Tidings" Marvel UK letters page=====
[[File:Dreadtidings.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|He hates your letters.]]
Dreadwind would later discover that the cases were full of unanswered [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|''Transformers'' fanmail]] and along with Hi-Test would go on to answer it for, like, forever! When his time came, he refused to leave, and holed himself up in the Marvel offices. Dreadwing was visited [[Ghost of the past|by]] [[Ghost of the present|three]] [[Ghost of the future|spirits]] at Christmas-time, berating him for his stubborn attitude, and urging him to abandon the post, lest he become a twisted and bitter mockery of his former self. Dreadwind heeded their words and flew out over [[London]] to contemplate what to do next. He settled upon planning a revenge on the sanctimonious Ultimate Beings who had just visited him. {{storylink|Dreadwind's Xmas!}} His successor [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] complained that Dreadwind had decorated the office in all purple and orange with a solitary picture of a dog with sad eyes.

=====Another Time & Place=====
[[File:Dreadwindatap.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|This was retconned, but Dreadwind probably complains about it anyway.]]
Dreadwind was among Bludgeon's decimated Decepticon forces when they followed Grimlock and his [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to [[Hydrus Four]], hoping to steal the power of [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] for themselves. Dreadwind helped ambush the rogue Dinobots, using a device called a [[Holocaust Trigger]] to unleash discordant light and sound, overwhelming their equilibrium. The Dinobots were taken prisoner and Dreadwind was one of the guards assigned to watch over them, prodding them with [[electro mace]]s whether they stepped out of line or not. When Grimlock was freed by a rescue team hours later, however, Dreadwind walked in at just the wrong time and was shot by Grimlock using [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]]'s [[Concussion weapon|concussion blaster]]. He and the remnants of the Decepticon army under Bludgeon were defeated. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Dreadwind was present when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] made peaceful gestures to humanity in [[New York City]]. Darkwing and Dreadwind delivered a "statue" of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] as a gift to the city. Unsurprisingly, once humanity was off-guard, the Decepticons struck, and the Autobots barely stopped them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle}} Those events were recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a [[City of Fear!|nuclear disaster]] in [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 21|In Memory of Earth}}

In [[1973]], {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 17|Powermaster Optimus Prime - A Robot, a Hero}} Dreadwind, [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], and Darkwing were hiding in an airbase in Nevada, before revealing their liquid crystal Decepticon insignia and flying off. They then used the distraction of a hijacked tanker to attack oil fields and refineries. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 6|A Big Day for Powermaster Optimus Prime}} Those events would later be observed via log recording by Autobots in the year [[2008]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 17|Powermaster Optimus Prime - A Robot, a Hero}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Transformers in Action: Megatron's Ultimatum}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 10|Transformers in Action: Wanderer Between the Worlds}} }}

====''Classics''====
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[[File:Dreadwindgod.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Nonsense. You're adorable.]]
After the battle on Klo, Dreadwind stayed under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], who in turn assigned Dreadwind to [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]]'s subcommand. At some point, [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]] was disarmed (no, really) by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], a turn of events that Dreadwind suspects Hi-Test was fine with, so long as his death meant they didn't have to continue being partners. Dreadwind, like [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], was subsequently rebuilt by Bug Bite in order to accommodate the loss of their [[Nebulan]]s. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

After the disastrous battle with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], Dreadwind escaped with the critically damaged Weirdwolf and the apparently-dead Bug Bite, bringing them both back to their ship. Dreadwind stuffed Weirdwolf into a [[CR chamber]], then sat down and moped. When [[G1 GoBots|a group of extra-dimensional visitors]] arrived looking for Bug Bite, Dreadwind glumly assumed they were some of Megatron's crew out to kill him. When that turned out not to be the case, and the "dead" Bug Bite turned out to be very much alive, he grumped a lot while being largely ignored. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

Dreadwind eventually found some new allies on Earth, as he and Weirdwolf joined up with Lord [[Overlord (G1)|Gigatron]] and his Decepticon forces. They were plotting an assault on the [[Ironworks (facility)|Ironworks]] when invaders from another dimension complicated the plans. The Decepticons found themselves allied with the forces of good, defending their hunting ground on Earth from [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|evil Autobots]] who wanted to destroy the entire world. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:NaturalSelectionPart3 DreadwindDarkwingScorponok.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|At last, he has gained the ability to frown.]]
More than twenty-one years after the end of the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Dreadwind and Darkwing had fallen in with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] after seeing the effect of his [[Gene Key]] on the Autobots of Cybertron. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}} Along with the resurrected and corrupted [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] they arrived back at the [[Civil Defense Hub]] to find that Grimlock had switched sides and taken out [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]]. They tracked Grimlock to the [[Nursery (Cybertron)|Nursery]] to find him squaring off against his fellow [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], but he got the drop on Dreadwind's squad, blasting [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]'s containment unit and unleashing his [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]-powered heat. This took Dreadwind out of the fight and he was rendered into Autobot custody, {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}} which probably [[Shadow-leech|ended badly]]. Later in [[Zero Space]], the [[Dark Matrix]] creature admitted to [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] that it had been insinuating itself into the very substance of Cybertron since the planet began reformatting itself and Dreadwind and Darkwing were forced to run from its seismic effects. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was forced to turn himself over to the Decepticon in exchange for their prisoner [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], Darkwing and Dreadwind acted as armed escorts bringing Prime before [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Autobot Hostage}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Dreadwind and Darkwing were members of the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacon]] faction during the [[Dark Ages]], working under the command of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Poor saps. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|War Within: The Age of Wrath}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Stormbringer issue 2|''Stormbringer'' #2]]}}
[[File:Dreadwindstormbringer.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Someone remembered Nebulos doesn't have F-16s.]]
After the Battle at [[Thunderhead Pass]] where the supernaturally-powerful [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] vanished, Darkwing and Dreadwind were seen working with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]], advancing on the Autobots' position on Cybertron shortly before the planet was declared completely uninhabitable. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

[[File:Dreadwind pounce all his engines.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|Dreadwind should be glad. Some friends want him over for dinner.]]
Hundreds of years later, Dreadwind was a part of Darkwing's Infiltration unit on Nebulos when the planet was ravaged by a resurrected Thunderwing. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} Darkwing ordered Dreadwind and the other Decepticons under his command to try to stop Thunderwing before he blew up the planet, which would ruin their long-reaching plans to harvest its natural resources, but all but Dreadwind, Darkwing, and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] were annihilated. They fled the planet, fearful of Megatron's reaction to their failure. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}

A few years later, after Megatron was defeated on Earth, Dreadwind and Darkwing were among the Decepticons who had heard the (self-proclaimed) Decepticon leader [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s rallying call and gathered on a desolate asteroid that was now their new headquarters. However, with the lack of resources, poor morale and Starscream's weak leadership, the Decepticons largely collapsed into anarchy and resorted to cannibalism with not enough energon to go around. Dreadwind took more than his fair share of energon and was hunted down by [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Pounce]]. He tried to blame the theft on his now-absent brother Darkwing, and attacked his pursuers, but was ultimately killed and his parts cannibalised. {{Storylink|All His Engines}} Having witnessed Dreadwind's death from a nearby building, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] noted that his killers appeared to be eating him. {{storylink|Shockpoint}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Dreadwind oversaw the Autobot double agent [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s autopsy of [[Wild Bill]]. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
The combining [[Duocon]] Dreadwind could wield powers of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s by linking with [[Prime Master]]s. {{storylink|#Generations|''Power of the Primes'' Dreadwind packaging bio}}
{{note|For a list of powers manifested by Dreadwind, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this chart]].}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Dreadwind and Darkwing show up in several [[commercial]]s:
[[File:Dreadwinddarkwingcommercials.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hello, hello, hello!]]
*Dreadwind and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] startled the Autobot Powermasters by revealing that the Decepticons had been able to develop Powermasters of their own! They used their Nebulan partners to transform before raining down destruction upon their earth-bound foes. Then, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] joined the battle, and made a display of his considerable firepower against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Powermasters|Powermasters commercial}}
*After a series of defeats forced the Autobots to develop Pretender technology, Dreadwind and Darkwing broke into the Autobots' research lab and approached the new Autobot warriors. The Decepticon duo was quickly forced to retreat as the Pretenders' ability to fight alongside their shells proved overwhelming. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Pretenders|Pretenders commercial}}
*Later, Dreadwind and Darkwing were victims of the new Autobot [[Micromaster]]s. Optimus Prime unleashes an army of the miniature robots upon a Decepticon base, who slipped past [[Piranacon (G1)|the guard]]. Once inside they crawled up both Dreadwind and Darkwing and overwhelmed them. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Patrols|Micromaster Patrols commercial}}
{{note|Footage from the first commercial, depicting Dreadwind and Darkwing in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] chasing [[Getaway]] and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] in vehicle mode, was used at the beginning of the commercial for the [[Triggerbot]]s and [[Triggercon]]s. This animation seemed to be meant to represent these other toys. Don't pay too close attention, kids!}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
During a battle eons ago, Dreadwind and Darkwing defeated [[Getaway]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]]. They were on the verge of destroying the three Autobots when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrived. No match for the Autobot leader, the pair were forced to retreat. Many years later on [[Earth]], the two Powermasters crossed paths with their Autobot counterparts once again, and this time the Decepticons were victorious. {{storylink|End of the Road (Legends)|End of the Road}} Dreadwind and the [[Air Strike Patrol]] conquered [[Garrus-9]], though their triumph was short-lived as the [[Wreckers]] arrived a bit later and liberated it. {{storylink|The Wreckers}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:Dreadwindtoyg1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It's like if a G1 Seeker was a good toy!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dreadwind''' (Powermaster, [[1988]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Hi-Test" Powermaster engine, left & right "[[thermal melter]]s"

: Released in the fifth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]] (fourth in the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European line]]), Dreadwind transforms into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon jet]]. In order to transform back into [[robot mode]], a Decepticon [[Powermaster]] engine must be plugged into his back, unlocking the wings and a few other bits. (He ''can'' fit an Autobot engine into the socket, but they will not unlock his transformation.) Once he has an engine attached, his jet mode can also combine with [[Darkwing (G1)#Toys|Darkwing's]] to form the [[Dreadwing (G1)#Toys|Dreadwing]] super-jet. He also comes with two non-firing handguns that can be held separately, or combined into a large double-barreled weapon.

: He comes with the Nebulan Powermaster engine [[Hi-Test (G1)#Toys|Hi-Test]].

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Masterforce|Super-God Masterforce]]'' [[Buster (G1)#Toys|Buster]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Dreadwind/dreadwind.htm More information on Dreadwind at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Classics Dreadwind Toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Let's just say that the release of [[Darkwing (G1)#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Darkwing]] made some people [[Fan mode|very happy]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Games of Deception''' (Multi-pack, [[2007]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2-part double-rifle, 2 spring-loaded missile launchers, 2 missiles, jet booster backpack

: A redeco and new-head [[retool]]ing of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Classics|Jetfire]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Dreadwind transforms into a Cybertronic swing-winged fighter jet primarily based on the {{w|F-14 Tomcat}} (itself the inspiration for the ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross|Macross]]'' {{w|VF-1 Valkyrie}} design), but with various visual elements taken from Jetfire's "Skyfire" [[character model]], most notably the squared-off nosecone. Like Jetfire, Dreadwind comes with a large number of removable accessories, including a booster pack, two arm-mounted missile launchers, two missiles, and a helmet. The toy's add-on booster pack has flip-out reveal cannons that are functional in both mode, becoming over-shoulder blasters in robot mode. As with most ''Classics'' toys, he features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

: Dreadwind is part of the ''Classics''-themed [[BotCon 2007]] box set, along with [[Bug Bite (GoBots)#Timelines 2|Bug Bite]], [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Timelines|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Timelines|Thrust]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Timelines|Thundercracker]]. There were only 1500 ''Classics'' Dreadwind figures produced.

: The origianl tooling was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Tread Bolt#Universe (2008)|Tread Bolt]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/BCDreadwind/dreadwind.htm More information on ''Classics'' Dreadwind at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy DreadwingCustomKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Trademark]]-induced name change? Oh yeah, he'll complain.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dreadwing''' (Custom Kreon, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A7315'''
:*''Pieces'': '''39'''
:*''Accessories'': Rack, gatling cannon, blade, scoped pistol, ray pistol, missile backpack, spare hand

: Part of the second assortment of ''[[Kre-O]]'' "Custom [[Kreon]]s", "Dreadwing" comes with a buildable parts rack on which to hang/store his many many extra pieces. The plastics of his torso, arms and legs have a metal-flake sheen, and his similarly-shiny [[tampograph]]s are based on the original [[Dreadwind (G1)#Generation 1|Generation 1 Dreadwind toy]]. His "normal" helmet and scoped pistol are [[chrome]]d, plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), plus a buildable hand-cannon, a curved blade, a ray pistol (originally an [[Andorian]] blaster from ''Kre-O [[Star Trek]]''), and a dual-missile backpack. Oh, and a spare hand for some reason.

:Though widely solicited, this wave of Custom Kreons ultimately never saw release outside of the online [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] store and Chinese-market distribution circles.
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:PowerOfThePrimestoy-Dreadwind.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|No Prime Master could ever fill that void within his chest.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dreadwind''' (Deluxe Class, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-17'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 28]], 2017
:*''Accessories'': Blaster, Prime Armor/combiner hand, Prime Master gap filler/gun
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Dreadwind is a heavy retooling of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Combiner Wars|Skydive]], transforming from a fighter jet roughly based on a {{w|General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon}}, although with twin vertical stabilizers. On top of that, part of his retooling allows him to combine with his old partner [[Darkwing (G1)#Power of the Primes|Blackwing]] (released in the following wave) to form the [[Dreadwing (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dreadwing]] superjet just like they did in the old days. Awww.

: He is also capable of transforming into an arm or leg compatible with any ''Combiner Wars''-style torso; he does not have an "assigned" specific combiner, instead his instructions show him joining with him with [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Power of the Primes|Hun-Gurrr]], Blackwing, [[Rippersnapper (G1)#Power of the Primes|Rippersnapper]], and [[Sinnertwin (G1)#Power of the Primes|Sinnertwin]]. Like all other ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class figures, he comes with Prime Armor (sculpted to look like a combination of the detail on [[Hi-Test (G1)#Toys|Hi-Test]] and [[Throttle (G1)#Toys|Throttle]] in their engine modes) with a place for a [[Prime Master#Toys|Prime Master]], [[Enigma of Combination#Power of the Primes|Enigma]], or [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix core]]. This massive chunk of machinery can transform into a combiner hand for use with him in arm mode, be attached to his robot mode as chest armor (after flipping down a central panel in his robot mode), or be attached to his jet mode as a very non-aerodynamic engine. He also comes with a piece that can fill the Master/core gap, andcan also function as a small handgun.

: The peg of Dreadwind's Prime Armor tends to be a loose fit in his arm mode; depending on the individual quality control of the figure, the piece may refuse to stay in place at all and immediately fall out.

: Dreadwind's Prime Armor was redecoed for Blackwing and ''[[The Transformers Golden Lagoon|Golden Lagoon]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon|Starscream]].
{{CWSkydiveMold}}
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2Dreadwind.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Dreadwind, Air Defense''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T24/T46'''
**''Stars: ''8
:Dreadwind, Air Defense was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Dreadwind, Air Defense is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded.

:The card's Bot and Alt Mode art is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.

:Dreadwind, Air Defense can combine with Blackwing, Aerial Attacker to form Dreadwing, Sky Destroyer when the player discards three cards from their hand while the character cards are in bot mode on the battlefield and/or the KO area.
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==Notes==
*According to the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]] in Marvel UK issue [[White Fire|#254]], Dreadwind stands 42 feet tall. In the letter page of issue #195, he states that he is 4,060,342 years old in 1988. The letter pages for issue #248 and #299 would confirm his approximate age.
*In addition to the [[weapon]]s called out in the [[bio]] accompanying his [[Tech Spec]]s, Dreadwind's ''[[The Transformers Universe|Universe]]'' profile described him as possessing rapid-fire [[machine gun]]s and lasers, making him "a flying armory with a vast capacity for devastation"; this aspect of his character was rarely, if ever seen.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dreadwind''' (ドレッドウインド ''Doreddouindo'')
*''French:'' '''Terreur''' (Canada)

==References==
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[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Letters page answerers]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes Decepticons]]
[[Category:Powermasters]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Decepticons]]
[[Category:Robo-Capers characters]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:War Within Predacons]]

Tread Bolt

2024-12-14T02:17:39Z

ShootingStar7X: /* Universe (2008) */ Unifying alt-mode description with mold-mates.

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Micromaster|the full-sized ''Energon'' Autobot|Treadbolt}}
:''Tread Bolt is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:TreadBoltBoxart.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Clearly, he's watched the informative educational film ''How Not To Be Seen''.]]
No-one denies that '''Tread Bolt''' (aka '''Jetmaster''') is an amazing stealth operative for the [[Air Patrol]]. He's an expert at blending into the background, moving silently, and evading detection equipment. But most Autobots wish he'd just stick to using those skills to sneak into [[Decepticon]] installations and stop "practicing" on his teammates by sneaking into their quarters during off hours and scaring the oil out of them. Whatever good graces he's earning by being good at his job are quickly countered by his being a creepy dick.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #7</ref>

{{bigquote|You can't hit what you can't see.|Tread Bolt's Dreamwave profile quote, ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #7}}

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====Toy bio====
As a Micromaster, Tread Bolt served under [[Eagle Eye (G1)|Eagle Eye]] in the Air Patrol. {{storylink|#Zone|Toy bio}}

====''United EX''====
[[File:UnitedEX1 mighty bolt.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Tread Bolt traveled to [[Earth]] from [[Micro|Planet Zone]] to be involved in the Power Core Combination experiments. Using an [[Energon Matrix]] prototype to gain control over a quartet of powered drones, Tread Bolt took the name '''Jetmaster''' (ジェットマスター ''Jettomasutā'') and became an inaugural member of the [[Master Class]] unit. He tested his power in mock combat against [[Novaroid]] drones guided by [[Chip Chase|Professor Chase]]. {{storylink|The Mighty Bolt}}

When a series of Decepticon attacks on Master Class warriors prompted concern from the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]], Jetmaster flew to [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] and recruited the former Decepticon turned Master Class soldier [[Kakuryu (G1)|Grimmaster]] to join the fight for the Autobots. {{storylink|The Dragon Pays His Dues}} Their mission was interrupted by a sneak attack from [[Detritus (G1)|Roadmaster]], [[Master Chaos]] mercenary. Jetmaster was dropped early in the battle, leaving Grimmaster alone to face their foe. {{storylink|Destruction and Regeneration}}

Jetmaster survived and recovered, joining the Master Class forces as [[Clouder|Major Clouder]] rallied them for battle against Master Chaos with his new [[Assaultmaster]] body. {{storylink|Hope for the Next Generation}} Jetmaster and Choppermaster teamed up to distract and defeat [[Onslaught (G1)|Combatmaster]] during the following battle. {{storylink|Unearthed Future}}

====''Legends'' comic====
In 2038, Jetmaster was stationed on [[Micro|Zone]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}} The planet was attacked by the forces of [[Dark Nova|Unicron Neo]] and [[Violengiguar]]. Jetmaster wielded [[Swindler]] and [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] in their combined weapon mode against his former comrade, Eagle Eye. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}} Later, he directed a swarm of Novabots against the new Vok Novaroids launched at the planet by Dark Nova. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 5: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:SpotlightHardhead-CaughtInAVortex.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
Tread Bolt was one of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Micromasters who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on [[Gorlam Prime]]. He survived to confront Hardhead with the [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]-controlled Nightbeat in the planet's subterranean tunnels, but failed to prevent the Autobot from escaping into the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:HtF-FlamewarbeatTreadbolt.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|left]]
Tread Bolt was one of the Autobots stationed at the [[Galadria Space Bridge Outpost]] in the [[Delta Prysmos Sector]]. He fared poorly when confronted by the Decepticon mercenary [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}{{anchor|Zone}}
[[File:G1-toy TreadBolt.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Sky High. Sky High. SKY HIGH. I'm Batman.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Air Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Sky Patrol Team'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-352'''

: Released in the seventh (and final) year of Hasbro's US [[The Transformers (toyline)|''Transformers'' toyline]] (sixth and not-final year in European markets), Tread Bolt transforms into a concept Stealth Bomber jet. Tread Bolt is gang-molded with his teammate Blaze Master, causing the two to share plastic colors.

: He was only available as part of the [[Air Patrol]] set, packed in with his teammates [[Blaze Master#Toys|Blaze Master]], [[Eagle Eye (G1)#Toys|Eagle Eye]], and [[Sky High (Micromaster)#toys|Sky High]].

: In Takara's markets, the Team was released as the "Sky Patrol Team", released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Zone]]'' portion of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline. They are physically identical to their Hasbro counterparts.
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:TFU08-toy TreadBolt.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|First sneak, then DEATH FROM ABOVE!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Tread Bolt''' (Voyager Class, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': Classic Series
:*''Accessories'': Rocket bBooster pack, 2-part rifle, 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, helmet

: Released in the third wave of [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' toyline]]'s Voyager-Class toys, Tread Bolt is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Classics|Jetfire]], transforming into a Cybertronic swing-winged fighter jet primarily based on the {{w|F-14 Tomcat}} (itself the inspiration for the ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross|Macross]]'' {{w|VF-1 Valkyrie}} design), but with various visual elements taken from Jetfire's "Skyfire" [[character model]], most notably the squared-off nosecone. He features a removable robot-mode helmet (the side guns becoming blasters mounted on the sides of the nosecone in vehicle mode), the toy's add-on booster packs have flip-out reveal cannons accessible in both modes, and it also features forearm-mounted spring-loaded missile launchers. An unexpected level of detail can be found on the grey non-firing rifle; when it is assembled, the gun's "sight" comes together in a way that would be functional on a full-size weapon.

: The paint deco for his alt mode seems to be based almost entirely on that of the U.S Navy {{w|Blue angels|Blue Angel}} Planes.

: This mold was used to make the [[BotCon 2007]] version of [[Dreadwind (G1)#Timelines|Dreadwind]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUTreadBolt/treadbolt.htm More information on Universe Tread Bolt at TFU.info]''
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===''United EX''===
[[File:UnitedEX-Jetmaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jetmaster Prime Mode''' ([[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''EX 02'''
:*''Release date'': [[September 22]], 2012
:*''Accessories'': Feminia Drone, Micro Drone, Tenth Drone, Zone Drone

: Released in the first wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers United EX|United EX]]'' product, Jetmaster is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Skyburst (PCC)#Toys|Skyburst]], transforming into a stealthy-type-jet of made-up model. He also has a "Prime Mode" where he becomes the torso of a super robot, capable of using any auto-transforming Power Core Combiner drone-machine molds for limbs.

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

:*1: '''Zone Drone''' [Recon Plane Drone] — Arm (Jetmaster's right)
:*2: '''Feminia Drone''' [Chopper Drone] — Arm (Jetmaster's left)
:*3: '''Micro Drone''' [Combat Helicopter Drone] — Leg (Jetmaster's left)
:*4: '''Tenth Drone''' [Fighter Jet Drone] — Leg (Jetmaster's right)

: The drones are named after planets featured in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: Zone|Zone]]'' fiction: [[Micro|Micro/Zone]], [[Feminia]], and the [[Tenth Planet]].

: Jetmaster's mold was also used to make [[Darkstream]]. The drone-limb molds were also used to make components for other ''Power Core Combiners'' and ''United EX'' teams: the Recon Plane Drone and Combat Helicopter Drone molds were used for the [[Destron (PCC)|Destrons]] and [[Clouder#United EX 2|Assaultmaster]], while the Fighter Jet Drone and Chopper Drone were used for the [[Protectobot (PCC)|Protectobots]].
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==Notes==
*Tread Bolt's original vehicle mode appears to have been directly "inspired" by [http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/REVELL%20B-2%20HIGH%20TECHNOLOGY%20BOMBER%20PAGE.htm a 1987 Revell model kit] of the then-unrevealed B-2 Stealth Bomber.
*Most—if not all—of the toys pictured in the 1990 [[Hasbro]] ''Transformers'' catalog are unfinished prototypes or mock-ups, and a variety of differences from final product pop up. In Tread Bolt's case, the catalog version lacks the final's "Air Force" [[tampograph]]s.
*The ''United EX'' story does not ''explicitly'', out-and-out ''say'' that Jetmaster is Tread Bolt, but that's about the only way it ''doesn't'' connect the two.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Tread Bolt''' (トレードボルト ''Torēdo Boruto'')
*''French:'' '''Boulon''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Mistery'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Gorlam Prime]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:United EX Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Ferak

2024-12-13T20:06:58Z

ShootingStar7X: /* Legacy */ "prepare you for how insanely retooled he is"? I'm not sure how a retool not quite as extensive than Legacy: Evolution Devcon will blow people away, or how your "bit" will prevent that, but whatever.

{{factions|decepticon|starseeker}}
:''Ferak is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers4-TritonFerak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|I finally get a [[robot mode]]. Hope you weren't expecting anything from the neck down. (Ferak is the one at the bottom right.)]]
'''Ferak''' is a Decepticon who transforms into a [[hunter-seeker skyship]]. He has a low taste in entertainments, so he prefers to indulge on his own, taking out his sadistic impulses on others. Ferak's capacity for cruelty extends to his notable engineering skills, having invented such instruments of mayhem as the [[Nightmare Engine]] and the [[Cobalt Fusion Infernal Doombringer]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Hunter seekers.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|The difference, of course, is that they hunt too.]]
Stationed near [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], Ferak and his two fellow Hunter-Seekers were cruising the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] on orders to ''reduce the surplus population'' by blasting and then recycling the derelict [[Empty|Empties]] found there. Spotting three of them, Ferak warned his wingmen off so he could enjoy this sport on his own, taking leisurely potshots at the trio as they ran for their lives.

Ferak destroyed [[Telus]] and [[Rotorbolt (G1)|Rotorbolt]] before the noise of his play attracted the nearby [[electro-scrambler]] (wielded by some [[Blaster (G1)|Autobot]]). The electro-scrambler disrupted Ferak's guidance system, causing him to spin out of control. Blaster then grabbed him by the wings and threw him into a tower.

He exploded on impact. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

[[File:Rodimusprimerequestdenied.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|In. Your. Face.]]
''He survived, and in one possible future led an [[airborne hunter squad]] against [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]. He and his squad gloated at the outnumbered Autobots, apparently taking out Kup and Blurr before transforming to face the Autobot and [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] leaders. Ferak and the others taunted them further, asking that they beg for their lives. Rodimus assured them they would get no such satisfaction from him, and told them to do their worst as they prepared to fire.''

''They were never to get the chance. Prime had stationed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], and [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] nearby and at his word they cut down half the Decepticons where they stood. The others made a break for it, only to find their way blocked by Kup and Blurr who had been playing [[roboto-possum]]. His comrades falling around him, Ferak ran back to fall at Rodimus Prime's feet begging for mercy (and unwittingly [[homage|stirring up]] [[Battle of Autobot City|disturbing memories]] for Rodimus) but the Autobot had no mercy to give and executed the Decepticon on the spot.'' {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:GhostStories-ferak.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|Ferak really just wants to make the Autobots realize that when they speak in front of class, they're always already naked.]]
Ferak was once friends with his fellow engineer [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]]. {{Storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Ferak's Squadron X profile}} In the early days of the war, Ferak worked together with [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], helping them create a "nightmare transmitter" of Shockwave's design they used to torment a courier named [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] into committing acts of terrorism for them. When their patsy turned himself in, it wasn't long before officers [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] and [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] figured out something was up with some help from [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] and descended upon the Decepticon's hideout. Though Soundwave realized the jig was up, Ferak wasn't ready to give in and urged him to keep broadcasting the signal before forcibly being dragged away by [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]]. As they made their escape, Ferak took the controls to their shuttle and commented that he was intrigued by the transmitter's potential. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} Many years later, Ferak came to [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s notice when he created the [[Nightmare Engine]].

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers4-CrosscutFerak.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|This mode isn't quite as much of a surprise.]]
Ferak was later part of [[Squadron X]], a team of Decepticons which served as a brutal counterpart to the Autobots' [[Wreckers]]. He grew tired of this life and hoped to quit after transporting munitions to a Decepticon outpost in the [[Redan Quadrant]]. {{Storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Ferak's Squadron X profile}} The Wreckers and Squadron X's rivalry came to a head on [[Pova]], but after being dispatched in an aerial battle, Ferak and the rest of Squadron X were rounded up in a containment unit and put in inhibitor harnesses.

According to [[Fisitron (G1)|Fisitron]]'s ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' datalogs, Ferak and the other members of Squadron X were able to somehow escape their harnesses, forcing the Wreckers to execute rather than imprison them. However, this was merely a cover story. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}} The truth was that [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] executed Squadron X before the Autobots would have been forced to let them go in accordance with a neutrality agreement. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}
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===''Wings Universe''===
Ferak and Tornado were once members of Squadron X, but joined the Star Seeker pirates after the rest of the Squadron died on [[Torax Prime]].

Upon first joining [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]]’s pirate crew, Ferak and Tornado were tasked with building weapons for the captain. They readily accepted, even suggesting they could throw in a few surprises of their own, given they were provided the necessary parts. Ferak came to enjoying tinkering about with the ''Tidal Wave,'' upgrading the ship whenever he could to make it more effective in the pirates' many raids.

Ferak had Tornado once help test out a batch of [[fragmentation foam]].

After the creature of ''[[Demon's Maw]]'' caused considerable damage to the ''Tidal Wave'', Ferak was tasked with designing better armor platting and weaponry for the ship. He earned many murderous glares from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and his band of laborers whenever he had a change of heart on the ship's reconstruction halfway through their efforts, and ordered them to restart from scratch.

When Tornado asked Ferak to build some kind of sound dampener to quiet [[Thunderclap (G1)|Thunderclap]] and [[Rolling Thunder (G1)|Rolling Thunder]]’s races, Ferak misheard him and instead built a [[sonic destabilizer]].

Ferak at some point had the idea to graft limbs onto a [[Arms of War|bomb]] so that it could shoot at an enemy while it descended upon its intended target. When Tornado walked in on him, seemingly out of a fit of nostalgia, Ferak ceased working in order to discuss the past with his fellow ex-Squadron-X member. It turned out that he had been mentally constructing another weapon, the [[Full-Slayer]], at the time, and had needed Tornado to jog his memory in order to pick up the project once more.

When Tornado and [[Skyduster]] were tasked to infiltrate [[Ventax II]], Ferax provided the pair with extra weaponry. Along with the rest of the crew, Ferak afterwards participated in the attack on the planet. With the help of the sonic disrupter, he rescued Tornado from the local security force, and gave him a ride back to the ''Tidal Wave''.

Some time later, Ferak uncovered a [[Lukythian Warp Star]] in his workshop. Figuring it was either left there by himself after he had forgotten about it, or another pirate who had stashed it away, he claimed it as his own and decided to wear as part of a necklace.

Ferak helped Scorponok upgrade the ''Tidal Wave''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[unspace|transwarp]] engines. He also continued to busy himself by building several [[Arms Minicon]]s, which were distributed to several members of the crew as weaponry/pets. While working on the mechafauna Minicons, he discovered what he believed to be a way to fix Tornado's firing mechanism, and informed the little bot of this development.

On several occasions, Ferak discovered one of [[Brimstone (G1 Star Seeker)|Brimstone]]’s cameras spying on him. He threatened the second-in-command with brutality if he discovered another camera in his workshop after the third time. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}

[[File:HtF-FerakandTornadotransform.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7]]
Ferak was busying himself with his latest project when Cannonball walked in, announcing that they had arrived at their temporal destination. Ferak then accompanied the team of pirates that traveled down to the [[Galadria]] space bridge outpost, where the Star Seekers took control of a space bridge. Along the way, they met the Decepticon [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] and recruited her. Using the space bridge, the pirates transported themselves to [[Unicron]]’s head, still in orbit around Cybertron. Cannonball then revealed the full extent of his plan: to use the Chaos Bringer's remains to siphon Cybertron of all its Energon! The [[Cybertronian Knight]]s came to oppose the Star Seekers, leading Ferak to plan and use Tornado’s gun mode in conjunction with the Lukythian Warp Star to blast [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]] away. Cannonball dissuaded him from doing so, not wanting Tornado to backfire as he knew he was prone to do. Ferak and Tornado activated the systems necessary to begin the Energon collecting process. Nothing came of it, since Cybertron was now a technorganic planet. With the raid a complete failure, Ferak was taken into custody by the knights. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

The pirates escaped and when on the run from the Cybertronian Knights. Cannonball’s crew nonetheless headed for their next adventure: tracking down [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]’s immortal spark! Ferak was tasked with building a [[Spark Containment Chamber]] in order to capture the illusive prize.

Later, Ferak was tasked with coming up with a protective system to halt the gravitational assault of the many black holes surrounding the ''Tidal Wave''{{'}}s next destination. Ferak did come up with something, but warned it would only last so long before the ''Tidal Wave'' would finally be overwhelmed by the black holes’ pull. Though the Star Seekers came close to oblivion, they managed to reach [[Shut-Up-Tornado-I'm-Trying-To-Think|a small, nameless planetoid]] inhabiting a “safe zone” in between the black holes. Ferak, alongside Tornado, [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]], [[Thunderclap (G1)|Thunderclap]], and [[Neurotoxin]] went down to investigate with Captain Cannonball. On the planetoid, the group found an ancient Quintesson who professed knowledge of Starscream's last known location. The Quintesson was brought on board, though soon afterwards, strange happenings began across the ''Tidal Wave''.

In order to escape the gravitational pull of the many black holes surrounding them, Ferak concocted a plan that would involve pouring [[forestonite]] into the ship's engines. The plan was interrupted by a mutiny, which ended with Flamewar as the new Captain of the ship, and Captain Cannonball and his loyalists being stranded on the small barren planetoid. Believing his debt to Cannonball had already been repaid, Ferak had no qualms with staying on the ship under Flamewar's command. He took up with glee her first order of business: for Ferak to modify one of the Cannonball helmets for her use. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}

Ferak was observed by [[Shokaract]], newly arisen from the power of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], as he contemplated new evils. {{storylink|Legacy (issue)|Legacy}}

==Toys==
===''Timelines''===
[[File:BotCon2014-PirateFerak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ferak is no faker.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-multi|'''Pirates Vs Knights''' ([[BotCon 2014]] box set)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Tornado" Targetmaster

:''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Pirate Ferak" is a [[redeco]] of [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Cyclonus]], transforming into a Cybertronian starfighter. In robot mode, his fists can be folded back into their "thruster" arrangement which allows his Targetmaster partner [[Tornado#Toys|Tornado]] to plug into his wrist socket rather than be hand-held. (This is the only way Ferak can use Tornado with his left arm, as that hand oddly lacks a [[5 mm post]]-hole.) Tornado can also be mounted on the roof of Ferak's vehicle mode.

:Ferak was only available in a box set with fellow pirates Tornado, [[Cannonball (G1)#Timelines|Cannonball]], [[Scorponok (G1)#Timelines|Scorponok]], and [[Olin Zarak#Timelines|Olin Zarak]], plus knights [[Ginrai (robot)#Timelines|Ginrai]] and [[Devcon (G1)#Timelines|Devcon]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/StarSeeker/BCFerak/ferak.htm More information on Ferak at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy_United_Ferak.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|In a world without Energon, we might've been heroes!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-ss|'''Star Raider Ferak''' (Voyager Class, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Oxidating laser, 2 wingtip blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[March 14]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESK6ZEhqM5Y Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 14, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy United]]'' "Star Raider Ferak" is a [[retool]]ing of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Cyclonus]], transforming into a Cybertronian spacefighter. His new wings (with detachable guns) and nosecone are designed to bring his vehicle mode closer to the original comic design. His head, chest, and shoulders feature very slight retooling which seems to be based on details from [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#The Transformers|the original Cyclonus toy]]. Additionally, the toy is cast in a silver plastic, rather than the BotCon toy's white, specifically to match Marvel Ferak's actual original comic book colors.

:The original version of this mold was also more extensively retooled into ''Legacy: Evolution'' [[Metalhawk_(G1)#Legacy|Metalhawk]].

:Ferak was revealed during the [[Walmart]] Collector Con online event on [[March 7]], [[2024]], as part of the Walmart-[[exclusive]] "Star Raider" collection.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C40GX5luy1l/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Ferak from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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==Notes==
*In a text interview 23 years after he had written the story that introduced Ferak, [[Bob Budiansky]] was asked if he would pronounce the name "Fair-ACK" or "fehr-OCK". Budiansky laughed, double-checked the spelling, and chose "Fair-ACK".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170710065027/http://rustingcarcass.yuku.com/topic/954/t/Bob-Budiansky.html Interview with Bob Budiansky on "The Rusting Carcass Alcohol Abuse Center"] (archived link)</ref>
*Ferak wasn't given a [[robot mode]] until his surprise appearance in [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #4]]. That mode resembles the [[airborne hunter squad]] leader, an intention confirmed by ''Last Stand'' co-author [[James Roberts]].<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/last-stand-of-the-wreckers-4-discussion.301222/page-3#post-4761849|name=James Roberts|site=TFW2005.com|year=2010|month=04|day=25|quote=And well done for spotting the deliberate resemblance between Ferak's robot mode and the unnamed 'Con from UK114. Nick and I decided that in the Marvel TF universe, Ferak used to be one of the members of the team that Rodimus & Co trounced.}}</ref> Ferak's background information in the ''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' hardcover goes further and hints the airborne hunter squad's leader may well be Ferak himself, who might've survived his encounter with Blaster. The Facebook version of [[Ask Vector Prime]] would go on to confirm this theory.
*Ferak is quite a weapons inventor, having made the [[Chaotic Deathaxe]], [[Neutronic Sorrow-Caster]], [[Proton Fusion Multiplier]], [[Quantum Benzok Accelerator]], [[Semtex Cascading Warhead]] and [[Thermobaric Ordinance of Persistent Terror]]. He may have also created the [[Cascading Cranium Crusher]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ferak''' (フェラク ''Feraku'')

==References==
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[[Category:Engineers]]
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[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
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[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
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Optimus Prime (G1)/toys

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[[File:G1 OptimusPrime boxart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Awwwwww yeah......]]
Since 1984, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 '''Optimus Prime''']] has received the largest number of toys for any single ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' character, a testament to the character's enduring popularity and status as a hero to many fans.

Due to the popularity of the character and the evergrowing [[Generation 1 continuity family]], this article had become far too large, causing internet browsers to struggle loading all of its contents, and—in the most extreme cases—crashing entirely. For the sake of a nice clean split, we have opted to move all of Optimus Prime's ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toys into a separate article which can be found '''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys|here]]'''.

==''The Transformers''==
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[[File:G1 OptimusPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|From the ''Diaclone'' Battle Convoy came Optimus Prime and all his subsequent incarnations.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Autobot Commander, 1984-1986)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''01'''
:*''Accessories'': "Laser Blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
{{toydesigner|[[Hiroyuki Obara]] (TakaraTomy), [[Shōji Kawamori]] ([[Studio Nue]])}}

: Released in the first year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]], Optimus Prime transforms into a White Freightliner WFT-8664T cabover semi-trailer truck with an additional trailer unit. In robot mode, his fists are separate accessories that must plug into his wrists; the fists do not store securely anywhere in vehicle mode, but can fit easily in Prime's chest/drivers' compartment. He is armed with a black laser rifle that, by design, he cannot hold straight. His articulation is relatively high for the era due to his transformation, and even has functioning knees, though their use is restricted by his lack of forward hip movement. His smokestacks can rotate, but are seemingly a form of [[for safety reasons|anti-breakage move]].

: Prime's [[trailer]] opens up into his [[Combat Deck (G1)#Toys|Combat Deck]], containing the scout drone, [[Roller (G1)#Toys|Roller]]. The interior of the Combat Deck features three raised holes that can accommodate Prime's laser rifle, fuel pump and nozzle accessories. The Combat Deck's central feature is a missile-armed repair drone pod mounted upon a boom lift arm, which can be extended through square holes in the trailer's roof and front end when it is closed. While the drone has spring-loaded missile launchers, the springs have been severely weakened in the Hasbro release. Situated in the base of the boom arm is a spring-loaded launcher that can launch Roller out of the Combat Deck and into action. Roller features a port that can accommodate either Prime's rifle or the fuel pump. The interior space of the trailer allows storage room for one standard [[Autobot Cars|Autobot Car]], which can also be shot forward by the launcher.

: The toy started life as the Takara ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Battle Convoy" toy, a piloted mecha, thus the numerous spots across the toy's components with little seats for Diaclone pilots that Optimus did not come with.

: [[File:G1toy optimus prime variants and running changes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Most people would be happy with just ''one'' Optimus Prime, but noooooo...]]

: Optimus was subject to several molding and color variations in his early days. The earliest release of the figure featured large rounded fists, a hefty rifle with a large rounded barrel, a thick fuel pump with a detailed nozzle, silver rockets, silver Roller, silver Combat Deck launcher, and metal plates in the floor of the Combat Deck (a holdover from the ''Diaclone'' version of the toy, to which the magnetic feet of the pilots could cling). In short order, new-yet-almost-identical [[mold]]s were created, presumably to refresh the tooling as the original had already been heavily used for ''Diaclone'' and so a wider range of factories (going from only Japan to Japan, China, Macau, and more) could produce more units to meet demand quickly, a common practice at the time. Prime's fists were resculpted to be smaller and more angular, the gun's silhouette was heavily revised, the fuel pump and nozzle were simplified, the rockets and launcher recast in black plastic, the Combat Deck's metal plates (and their clips) were removed, and the outer trailer detailing and door hinges were altered. Roller and the Combat Deck's drone pod color was swapped to a light blue, though a third running change soon followed that saw them restored to their original darker blue. The revised mold would be used by subsequent reissues of the Optimus toy, though Roller stills fluctuates back and forth between grey and dark blue, depending on how [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] each reissue wants to be.

: The Japanese 1985 release of the figure also underwent the accessory changes, but never featured a silver Roller. Instead, Takara's original release of Prime featured a ''Diaclone''-style Roller without the two rear pegs, and the differently-shaped launcher that accommodated him, before a running change switched over to the Hasbro version. It also had fully-functional missile launchers on the drone.

: Finally, in some European countries, Prime sported red feet, as opposed to his traditional blue; this version of the figure is also known in some cases to feature a differently-painted forehead crest which leaves the three central indentations unpainted blue. For the mainland Europe [[Milton Bradley]] release, there were two [[variant]]s of Optimus Prime available: the first version, manufactured by Takara, sported blue feet like most other versions; the second version, manufactured by [[Joustra]]'s parent company [[Ceji]], sported red feet instead.<ref name="3mb" /> On top of that, the Italian release of "Commander" by [[GiG]] eventually featured a [http://www.fredsworkshop.com/vprime6.html later variant] that replaced the rubber tires and [[die-cast]] feet with plastic parts, similar to the US [[KB Toys]] variant of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Toys|Ultra Magnus]].

: Having been removed from toy store shelves after 1985, Optimus Prime was made available as a mail-away toy in the "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]" offer in the US in 1986 to coincide with the [[The Transformers: The Movie|''Transformers'' movie]] premiering that year. He cost $21.50 and 5 [[Robot Point]]s. He was also offered in "[[The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:]]" mail-away pamphlet, and came with a special "Movie Edition Certificate" and a round sticker that read " Movie . Edition . Transformer" with the Autobot symbol in the middle; this edition of the toy is considered ''particularly'' rare.

: Over twenty-plus years, there have been a ''bajillion'' releases of this mold, some identical to the original toy, and some featuring significant variants with notably different paint jobs, color schemes, accessories and other pack-ins. We have striven to list all these variants on this page under their respective series; for a quick-reference list of all variants and releases [[#Notes|check here]]. The cab robot has also been used sparingly to represent different characters; outfitted with different trailers, it has become Generation 1 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Pepsi Convoy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Generation 1 Optimus Prime at TFU.info]
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[[File:G1-toy OptimusPepsi.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Pepsibots, roll out!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Autobot Commander, 1985)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Laser blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller" (dark blue), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

: A limited edition version of the Optimus Prime toy was sold as a mail-away exclusive by [[Pepsi|PepsiCo]] in North America in 1985. This version of the figure came with a small fold-out leaflet glued to the top-right of the packaging, which contained two Pepsi logo stickers for the buyer to attach to Prime, mid-way through the traditional silver-and-blue stripe on his trailer. [[Canada]] also got a version of this promotional figure, but with much larger stickers that were the full length and height of the trailer.

: This promotion would go on to serve as the inspiration for the Japanese character of [[Pepsi Convoy]], who would in turn be released by Hasbro as a new "[[#PepsiPrime2007|Pepsi Optimus Prime]]" in 2007.

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[[File:Convoy megatron vsx.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Megatron, what are we doing in the same box?!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Convoy vs. Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 1985)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VSX'''
:*''Accessories'': "Laser blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

: This Japanese-[[exclusive]] release of Optimus Prime came with the Japanese release of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Megatron]]. There are no differences between this release of Convoy and the individually-released toy.

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[[File:Goodbye convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1|He's not leaving! He's right behind you!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Good Bye Convoy''' (Multi-pack, 1986)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Laser blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller" (dark blue), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

: Commemorating the death of Optimus Prime in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', this set contains a special version of the original Optimus Prime figure with show-inspired translucent blue windows.

: It was packaged with [[Mirage (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ligier]] and [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Alert]], in an apparent homage to the similar ''Diaclone'' "Powered Convoy DX" giftset that packaged the "Powered Convoy" version of the Optimus mold with figures using the molds of Ligier and Alert.

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[[File:Ultramagnusg1toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Honkimus Prime.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ultra Magnus''' (City Commander, 1986)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-69'''
:*''Accessories'': Large robot head, rifle, chest plate, 2 trailer connectors/waist plates, left & right small robot fists, left & right large robot fists, 2 missile launchers, 4 missiles
{{note|Ultra Magnus' inner white Optimus Prime redeco was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as Optimus Prime in the ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' issue "[[The War Never Ends]]".}}

: Ultra Magnus is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Powered Convoy" figure, itself a redeco and slight retool of "Battle Convoy", the toy that became the original Optimus Prime figure, sporting a new trailer. One of the last few ''Diaclone'' toys to be released in the ''Transformers'' toyline, Magnus was recolored from the original toy's dark blue, red and black color scheme into a more patriotic red, white and blue, though his chestplate, which was rendered white in his package art followed a more the blue color scheme of his shoulders. He transforms into a Freightliner COE, towing a car-carrier trailer capable of transporting up to four normal-sized Autobot cars. As with Optimus Prime, his cab transforms into a small robot, which can then combine with the trailer to form a "super robot", although all original Generation 1 fiction prior to the 21st century ignored this and simply rendered the super robot as Magnus's default robot form. To facilitate this combination, Magnus sports a slightly longer front axle than Prime, thereby creating tabs on either side of the cab that slide into grooves in the trailer to help lock the small robot into place. He is armed with a rifle sporting two handles that allow either of his [[robot mode]]s to hold it, and two shoulder-mounted missile launchers, whose spring-loaded firing mechanism was removed for the Hasbro release of the figure.

: The ''Diaclone'' Powered Convoy figure had several additional features and modes which were mostly excised or left unmentioned for the ''Transformers'' release of Ultra Magnus. Principally, Powered Convoy came packaged with "Powered Buggy", who was left out of Magnus's release (see [[#Notes|notes below]] for further details). Omitted from Magnus's instructions is the ability of his chestplate and super robot head to combine to form a small vehicle; the Powered Convoy version of the figure included small rolling wheels on the underside of the chestplate which were removed for Ultra Magnus. Additionally, three additional modes were included in the ''Diaclone'' instructions that Hasbro left out: a "preparation base" mode and an "Autobot base" mode were excluded entirely, while the third, a "catapult launcher" mode originally intended and proportioned to accommodate the ''Diaclone'' Jet Robo figure that became [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]], was shown only on the front of his packaging, interacting with [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]. The Japanese release of Ultra Magnus—released as part of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Toys 2|Scramble City]]'' sub-line—''did'' include instructions for the preparation base and catapult launcher modes, but replaced the original Autobot base mode with a new configuration.

:The original Ultra Magnus figure has been reissued and redecoed several times down the years, and this article strives to list each edition of the figure under its own heading. The first alteration to Magnus, however, was a [[variant|running change]] made while he was still on shelves: Originally, his tires were made of [[rubber tires|rubber]] and he sported paint on both his small and large robot heads, but this version was soon replaced with one featuring plastic tires and no paint on either head. In addition, the clear yellow plastic that formed his windows was removed from the cab, leaving just holes instead; and his thighs and fuel tanks were left white, as opposed to the vacuum metalized chrome ones of the original release.

:The small robot component, as well as being part of Optimus Prime, was also released with a different trailer as [[Pepsi Convoy]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/UltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''
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[[File:PowermasterOptimusPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|My Japanese release has a lot more bling. And shorter stacks.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Powermaster, 1988)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Hi-Q Powermaster unit, 2 [[laser rifle]]s, 2 twin [[particle beam cannon]]s, super robot head

: Sold in the fifth year of the Hasbro US ''Transformers'' line (fourth in European markets), Powermaster Optimus Prime was the first new toy of the Autobot leader since the original toy's release in 1984. He is an all-new design, featuring the [[Powermaster]] gimmick: His partner figure, [[Hi-Q#Toys|Hi-Q]], must be transformed into an engine and attached to Prime's vehicle mode in order to enable the transformation into robot mode.

: Like the original figure, Powermaster Prime is composed of two major components: his truck cab, which transforms into Prime himself, and his trailer, which is essentially a heavily-armed version of the original. The trailer has a fold-down ramp to allow the storage of a smaller Transformer, or perhaps spare accessories. The trailer transforms into a battle station armed with two long black rifles and two grey double-barreled cannons (featuring seating for Powermaster engine figures), all of which Optimus Prime can also wield in his fists.

: Aside from the Powermaster feature itself, the main [[gimmick]] of the toy is the ability of the truck cab to combine with the trailer to form the larger "Super Optimus Prime" figure. This is essentially accomplished by standing the trailer up, folding the cab in half and inserting it into the empty cavity in the trailer's torso, forming an imposing—if almost entirely unposeable—robot form armed with all four weapons. The head of this super robot form is a separate piece which can be stored in the rear of Prime's trailer when not in use. While Hi-Q was always shown plugged into Prime's chest in artwork of this mode (as seen in the picture here), this was actually entirely unnecessary as transforming into Super Optimus Prime didn't require the standard Prime toy's legs to be unlocked.

:The Japanese release of Powermaster Optimus Prime actually represented a new character named [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]], and featured several retools: the cab featured die-cast metal, shortened smokestacks, vacuum-metalized plastic and clear blue windows, while the trailer was given retractable super robot fists. This Japanese version was eventually issued by Hasbro in 2003 as part of the [[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]] collection ([[#Commemorative Series|see below]]).

:This toy was later redecoed into the Japanese-exclusive Super Convoy.

:There were several different prototypes made for this toy. [[#Powermaster Optimus Prime design history|See a list here]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optmiusprime.htm More information on Powermaster Optimus Prime on TFU.info]''

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[[File:ActionMasterPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Eastbound and Down.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Armored Convoy with Optimus Prime''' (Action Master, 1990)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' trailer, 2 laser guns, 4 blaster cannons, 2 Energon exhaust stacks, [[photon bazooka]]
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Sold in the seventh and final year of the original line (sixth and not-final in Europe), [[Action Master#Toys|Action Master]] Optimus Prime is a non-transforming 3¾-inch action figure closely based on his [[character model]], albeit with a coloration that seems to have been based at least partially on the small robot form of his Powermaster body. His construction is broadly similar to that used by the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' figures of the time, having a swivel neck, shoulders and knees, plus ball-jointed hips attached via a steel rod internally secured by a rubber "o-ring". His hands have standard 3 mm holes which allow him to hold any other accessory in the Action Master line, plus his feet have holes in the bottom to secure him to larger vehicles. On top of that, the hole in his back is compatible with [[5 mm post]]s.

: The toy shown in the Action Masters commercial shows paint operations on Prime's upper legs that the final toy lacks.

: He was only available with the "[[Armored Convoy#Toys|Armored Convoy]]", a large, heavily armed tractor trailer, and the largest Action Master vehicle set offered.

: The Action Master Optimus Prime figure was later redecoed with a more [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] color scheme and included in the Japanese-exclusive "New Year" reissue of the original Optimus Prime toy in 2002. The Armored Convoy was later redecoed as the ''[[Microman]]: [[Microman#Micro Millennium (1998-2000)|LED Powers]]'' toy [[Microman#MicroTrailer|Micro Trailer]] – sans Optimus Prime, natch – which also received two separate [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] toys as the [[Microman#DarkTrailer|Dark Trailer]] and [[Microman#FlameTrailer|Flame Trailer]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Action Master Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Euro classics optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Original Optimus Prime''' (Original Autobot Leader, 1990)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': laser blaster, left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

:This straight reissue of the original Optimus Prime figure was released in Hasbro's European markets in the early 1990s, at the same time as many other Generation 1 figures were being re-released as "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]". Oddly, although he shares their golden packaging, Prime is not actually ''identified'' as a "Classics" figure anywhere on his box, but is generally considered to be part of the sub-line for simplicity's sake.

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*'''Convoy''' (reissue, 2000)[[File:2000 japanese prime reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (grey), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
:The first in what would be a deluge of reissues of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure in the 21st century, this Japanese release sported a golden sticker on his packaging announcing the celebration of the Transformers' 15th anniversary in the country. This version of the mold was retooled to have the same longer front axle introduced on Ultra Magnus. It also featured slightly modified fists to help hold the gun better.

:Simultaneously, this figure was available as a black convention-exclusive redeco, and a golden-chromed "[[Lucky Draw figure]]" (see below).

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[[File:Jafcon convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not the first [[Black Lio Convoy|black Convoy]], but the first that wasn't a clone.]]
*'''Convoy Black Version''' (2000)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (black), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pum
:Released concurrently with the 2000 reissue of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy, this [[black repaint|black redeco]] of the original Prime was available exclusively at the Japanese convention JAFCON. ''Everything'' about it is black, including all of the Combat Deck and Roller.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Cybertron/JAFConvoy/jafconvoy.htm More information on JAFCON Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy convoy gold version.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime's a gold digger/way over Cybertron.]]
*'''Convoy Gold Version''' (2000)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (gold), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
:Released concurrently with the 2000 reissue of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy, this "[[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]]" redeco of the original Prime replaced all of the figure's silver chromed parts and stickers with golden ones, and even included a blinged-out Roller. The figure is extremely rare; apparently only 25 are known to exist.

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[[File:Nucleon quest convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Epic Black repaints are the right of all toy collecting beings.]]
*'''Super Convoy''' (2001)
**''ID number:'' '''C-307X'''
**''Accessories:'' Hi-Q Powermaster unit, 2 laser rifles, 2 twin particle beam cannons, super robot head
{{toydesigner|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (deco artist)}}
:This redeco of the Ginrai tooling of the Powermaster Optimus Prime figure (released concurrently with the 2001 reissue of the Ginrai figure) was a Toys ''R'' Us Japan [[exclusive]] black repaint, made to represent the original Optimus Prime equipped for a special mission. All of his red and blue plastics were changed to black, his clear blue windows were now tinted red, making his overall colour scheme very reminiscent of the now-familiar '[[Black Convoy (disambiguation)|Black Convoy]]' color schemes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/NucleonQuestConvoy/nqconvoy.htm More information on Super Convoy at TFU.info]''

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*'''Convoy (Tokubetsu Shiyō)''' (2002)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''[[File:New year convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
**''Accessories:'' 2 laser blasters, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (dark blue), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump, Action Master Optimus Prime figure, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys|Matrix of Leadership]], chain, Autobot sticker sheet, mouse pad
:Labeled "2002 New Year Special", this Japanese-exclusive "Special Specification" (特別仕様 ''Tokubetsu Shiyō'') of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure featured tinted blue windows, like those sported by the "Goodbye Convoy" edition of the toy, as well as show-accurate blue eyes. Prime came with all his original accessories, including ''both'' versions of his rifle, as well as a new die-cast metal Matrix of Leadership accessory, which can be tabbed into his chest. Additionally, the set included a show-accurate redeco of the Action Master Optimus Prime figure, a sheet of Autobot [[insignia]] stickers of varying sizes, and a mouse pad decorated with the Autobot symbol.

:The Matrix accessory was later recolored in gold chrome for inclusion with the 2005 [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron reissue toy]], and in green chrome as the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys|Creation Matrix]] for the [[e-HOBBY]]-exclusive [[Galvatron II#Toys|Galvatron II]] toy. It returned to its original silver coloration when it was included, sans chain, in the 2010 ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers: Reveal the Shield]]'' "Battle in Space" 2-pack.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/NewYearsConvoy/nyconvoy.htm More information on New Year Special Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy BAPE convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Trukk not munky|TRUKK...''AND'' MUNKY?]]]]
*'''Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver.''' (A Bathing Ape exclusive, 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in July 2011, concurrently with a range of exclusive Transformers t-shirts, "Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver." (コンボイ復刻版 BAPE® Ver.) is a redeco of the original Optimus Prime toy sporting a unique new green color scheme, along with a tan trailer decorated with a camouflage pattern. Both trailer and Prime himself feature the A Bathing Ape logo in place of an Autobot symbol, while the floor of the trailer's Combat Deck mode features new Bathing Ape-themed labels. The figure comes in a recolored version of the original Japanese Optimus Prime packaging.
::*''[http://bape.com/transformer Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. on BAPE.com]''

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[[File:G1toy BAPE ConvoyBlack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime at his audition for ''The Artist''.]]
*'''Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. BLACK'''<ref>Or "Ver. Black Camo," in ''[[Transformers Generations 2012]]''.</ref> (A Bathing Ape exclusive, 2012)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in April 2012, "Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. BLACK" (コンボイ復刻版 BAPE® Ver. BLACK) is a redeco of the original Optimus Prime toy sporting a unique new grey color scheme, along with a grey trailer decorated with a camouflage pattern. Both trailer and Prime himself feature the A Bathing Ape logo in place of an Autobot symbol, while the floor of the trailer's Combat Deck mode features new Bathing Ape-themed labels. The figure comes in a recolored version of the original Japanese packaging.

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[[File:G1toy BAPE ConvoyRed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Three times faster than the original BAPE version.]]
*'''Convoy Reissue BAPE VERSION RED CAMO'''<ref>Japanese listing on the BAPE website. The accompanying English text reads "01 CONVOY BAPE VERSION RED CAMO".</ref> (A Bathing Ape exclusive, 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in March 2013, "Convoy Reissue BAPE VERSION RED CAMO" (コンボイ復刻版 BAPE® VERSION RED CAMO) is a redeco of the original Optimus Prime toy sporting a unique new red color scheme, along with a red trailer decorated with a camouflage pattern. Both trailer and Prime himself feature the A Bathing Ape logo in place of an Autobot symbol, while the floor of the trailer's Combat Deck mode features new Bathing Ape-themed labels. The figure comes in a recolored version of the original Japanese packaging.

::*''[http://www.bape.com/transformers_3 Convoy Reissue BAPE VERSION RED CAMO on BAPE.com]''

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[[File:TF-Commander-Convoy-Box-Gold-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For the people who wanted this for the S.T.A.R.S. kit, I have bad news for you.]]
*'''Transformers 35th Anniversary Commander Convoy''' (<s>2019</s>)
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right)

:Released as part of the "Transformers 35th Anniversary Commander Convoy Box Crowdfunding Project" kickstarted by TakaraTomy and ''[[TV-Kun]]'', this Convoy is a gold-chrome-and-redeco of the ''Generation 1'' Optimus Prime figure, featuring a more balanced deco compared to the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Gold Convoy Trophy|Gold Convoy Trophy]] (at least until [https://twitter.com/Televi_Kun/status/1152244044598132742 the second prototype reveals that the entire body is chromed]). Despite being etched on a trophy stand, Convoy is able to transform into truck mode, albeit facing upwards.

:In addition, the set also comes with a replica of the [[S.T.A.R.S.]] supply kit, a S.T.A.R.S. badge, a Transformers Fan Club card, a poster, and a Transformers Mook.

:Crowdfunding began on [[July 1]]fst until [[August 31]]st, with a total of 2000 backers needed. Unfortunately, it only reached 840 backers with a total of 16,650,000 yen out of 33,600,000 yen needed.

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===''Transform Jr''===
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[[File:Convoy Junior toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime's kid brother.]]
*'''Convoy''' (1985)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 fists (left and right), head, laser blaster, cardboard trailer
:As one of the first ''[[Transform Jr]]'' toys, this version of Optimus Prime was released under the early name for the series, ''Transform Gōkin''. As a smaller, simplified version of the original Generation 1 Prime figure intended as a low-cost alternative for younger children, Prime features a similar transformation, with a removable head in addition to fists, but lacks rubber tires and translucent windows. As with most other ''Transform Jr'' figures, he lacked any of his major accessories, coming only with his rifle and a cardboard replacement for his trailer that had to be assembled by the buyer.

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[[File:Transformjr hero set.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The true Heroes of Cybertron]]
*'''3 Heroes Set''' (multipack, 1987)
**''Accessories:'' 2 fists (left and right), head, laser blaster, cardboard trailer
:The ''Transform Jr'' version of Prime was re-released a few years later in a "Hero" set alongside the ''Jr'' versions of [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]].

*'''5 Years of Leaders Set''' (multipack, 1989)
**''Accessories:'' 2 fists (left and right), head, Laser Blaster, cardboard trailer

:Prime was again re-released several years later in a lucky Draw "5 Years of Leaders" set alongside the ''Jr'' versions of Rodimus Convoy, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], God Ginrai, and Star Saber.
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===''Return of Convoy''===
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[[File:StarConvoy toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Star Convoy''' (Cybertron, 1991)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-372'''
:*''Accessories'': "Galaxy bomber" rifle, [[Micro Trailer]], Microcarrier, small cannon, cannon turret stand, radar, connector, 2 ramps
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original Takara ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toyline]], and the final new-design Optimus Prime toy from the original Generation 1 era, the Japanese-exclusive Star Convoy was a significant departure from previous versions. This incarnation of Prime transforms into an extended-hood cab truck of made-up model pulling an implausibly large trailer, incorporating the motorized "Microcarrier". [[Motorized movement|Powered by four AA batteries]], the Microcarrier drives Star Convoy either forward or backward, spinning a radar dish mounted on the rear of his trailer as he rolls along. Prime's teammate in the [[Battlestars]], [[Grandus (G1)|Grandus]], can link up to the rear of Star Convoy's vehicle mode and be pulled along behind him; [[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]] can then land atop Grandus, forming a giant vehicle.

: Unlike previous Optimus Prime toys, the cab section does not separate from the trailer for transformation, instead forming the arms of his imposing 12-inch tall robot mode. He lacks any sort of leg articulation in this mode, but the Microcarrier comes into play again, allowing Prime to roll either forward or backward into action.

: Additionally, Star Convoy transforms into a large battle station that interacts with the [[Micromaster]]s that made up the vast majority of the ''Transformer'' toyline at the time. His chest contains a peg that allows Micromaster figures to stand inside it in either robot or base modes, and he comes with a unique Micromaster version of [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Hot Rod]] not available on its own. He features storage space in his legs for two spring-loaded figure-launching [[Micro Trailer]]s, and comes with one of his own, decorated in a unique black and orange color scheme. In this mode, two ramps are connected to the Microcarrier; when the carrier's treads are set rolling, they do not move the base, but instead act as conveyor belts that carry Micromaster figures down the ramps. The Microcarrier also spins a gun turret mounted between the conveyors, on which Micromaster figures can stand. Finally, a special connector packaged with Star Convoy allows the Microcarrier to be connected up to Grandus's base mode, powering his moving elevator.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Cybertron/StarConvoy/starconvoy.htm More information on Star Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:StarConvoy reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Star Convoy''' (Cybertron, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-372'''
:*''Accessories'': "Galaxy bomber" rifle, [[Micro Trailer]], Microcarrier, small cannon, cannon turret stand, radar, connector, 2 ramps

:Star Convoy was reissued by Takara in 2005, with some notable alterations to his deco: his white plastic was replaced with metallic silver, and the yellow star on his chest was chromed golden. Star Convoy himself retained some of his original decals, but most notably his "simulated head lights" and "wind shield panels" were tampographed on him; similarly, [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#StarConvoyReissue|Hot Rod]]'s stickers were all replaced with tampograph deco. Additionally, where the original toy had been packaged in robot mode in a tall box decorated with the standard Japanese package art of the time, the reissue was packaged in vehicle mode, in a long, wide box more reminiscent of the original Generation 1 toys.

: The stickers for this reissue have been found to deteriorate over time, with the silver portions showing a prominent fading effect. This was even present in a [[MISB|sealed]] copy.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/encore-star-convoy-stickers.1236170/ Encore Star Convoy sticker issue]</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/StarConvoy/starconvoy.htm More information on reissue Star Convoy at TFU.info]''
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==''Generation 2''==
[[File:G2Prime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I AM OPTIMUS PRIME.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader, [[1992]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Laser blaster", left & right fists, light & sound module, 2 rocket launchers, 4 rockets, "Roller" scout car, hose, nozzle, fuel pump, trailer, 4 missiles

: Part of the very first assortment of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' product released just in time for the 1992 holiday season, this Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] of the original figure release with some notable new additions to catch him up to the radical 1990s. While his cab robot retained his original red and dark blue color scheme, his trailer was recast in black, with the original blue and silver striped sticker replaced with a red and silver one displaying Optimus's name. On the first release of the trailer, the internal components and Roller matched the blue of the cab robot. Later, the internal components and Roller were changed to a lighter blue. Another ''second'' running change followed, making the dark blue of the cab robot match this lighter shade. A bright yellow "Autobot" [[tampograph]] was also added to the back of his right leg, present in all versions of the toy.

: ''Generation 2'' Optimus Prime comes with all his original accessories and play features... yes, even the [[for safety reasons|severely-weakened]] missile launchers on the Combat Deck, the only recycled toy in ''Generation 2'' to retain the old launching mechanisms. But Optimus also sas two major new play features. To increase his arsenal, Optimus is now armed with a pair of large, black handheld missile launchers that fire red missiles. These launchers were retooled from the 1992 ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' figure [http://www.yojoe.com/action/92/barricade.shtml Barricade].

: Second, he comes with an electronic "sound and lights module" that can either plug into the front of the trailer (where it resembles a trailer refrigeration unit), or hook onto Optimus's back in [[robot mode]] via a new slot retooled into the cab robot. Unfortunately, the soundbox is heavy enough that doing so can often overpower Prime's hip joints, causing him to topple backward. The soundbox features a large, [[vacuum metallizing|vacuum metalized]] Autobot symbol on its front, and three grey buttons which trigger two flashing red LEDs on either side of the module, and [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/c/c6/G2OptimusNoises.ogg a trio of sound effects]: a truck engine noise, a laser gun sound effect, and a very loud "I am Optimus Prime!". The module also features ports on either side into which the missile launchers can peg. How the sound module handles batteries is an oddity among Transformers before or since: as Optimus came out during a transitional period where button cell batteries were still fairly expensive, the module uses AA batteries by default, but was originally packed with a small bracket for included LR44 batteries that overrides the AA compartment completely to support the "Try Me!" feature in the box. The original intent is to discard the bracket once the LR44s run out and switch to several AA batteries, but if one were to keep it, the electronics can work equally well solely off far fewer button cell batteries.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Generation 2 Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:CombatheroPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|BE A HEEEERO]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Optimus Prime''' (Hero, 1994)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Convoy Missile Trailer''' (コンボイミサイルトレーラー)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''TRF-1'''
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, 2 rockets
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the second year of ''Generation 2'', [[Hero (G2)|Hero]] Optimus Prime was the first new-mold Optimus Prime toy created for the ''Generation 2'' line. He transforms into a long-nose truck and trailer of unknown, potentially made-up model. The trailer has a permanently-attached massive rocket launcher powered by an air bellows: slide one of his rockets over the barrel, then slam down on the bellows to launch the rocket. The launcher also features a [[5 mm post]] to attach a smaller rifle. The rockets and bellows all clip neatly onto the trailer as well.

: In robot mode, the launcher remains permanently affixed to Optimus's right arm, and retains its functionality. The air bellows and rockets mount on his back. This was also one of the first ''Transformers'' toys to feature expanded [[articulation]] in robot mode, though they hadn't really perfected the formula so soon and he ends up fairly back-heavy and heel-strut-needing.

: A similar air-launching system with identical missiles was used by the simultaneously-released [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Hero|Hero Megatron]], and by Laser Optimus Prime the following year (see below).

: This mold was also used to create [[Sureshot (G2)#Toys|Sureshot]] and the [[KB Toys]]-exclusive [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicon]] [[Scourge (RID)#Destructicon|Scourge]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Hero Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G2toy laser optimus prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|What was that about shoulder-speakers, Jazz?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Laser Optimus Prime''' (Leader, [[1995]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Battle Convoy''' (バトルコンボイ)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''TRF-13'''
:*''Accessories'': "Laser cannon", "[[Laser Rod (weapon)|saber weapon]]", missile launcher, 10 missiles, 5 discs, 2 rockets
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the final year of ''Generation 2'', Laser Optimus Prime (released in Europe under the name "Laser Rod Optimus Prime") transforms into a mid-1990s Western Star 4964EX, pulling a grey and black fuel tank trailer. The sides of the trailer are decorated with a sticker depicting Prime using a flamethrower to burn down a banner with the words "Optimus Prime Octane" on it. The truck is armed with a disc launcher on the roof of its trailer, which launches five blue discs bearing the ''Generation 2'' Autobot insignia as a knob is turned. Like the other "[[Laser Rod|Laser]]" toys released this year, Prime features electronics powered by two button-cell batteries; in truck mode, pressing the button on the cab's roof causes his headlight to light up with yellow LEDs.

: In the grand Optimus tradition, the cab of Laser Optimus Prime disconnects to become the highly poseable robot mode of Prime himself. Like Powermaster Prime and Hero Prime, the toy features the iconic windshield pecs and grill abs, despite not actually being formed from the actual truck components they emulate. In robot mode, pressing the button on Prime's cab (now on his back) activates a red LED in his right fist which illuminates his clear-plastic sword (which stores beneath his legs in truck mode).

: Prime's trailer unfolds via a spring-loaded transformation mechanism in a battle station that is positively ''bristling'' with varied weaponry. In addition to the disc launcher, it is armed with a "ripple-fire" missile launcher that fires five missiles, an air-powered rocket launcher like the one previously seen on Hero Optimus Prime, and a small laser cannon that mounts on the base's main tower. Both the missile launcher and laser cannon can disconnect and be held by Prime; his LED-fist will illuminate the laser cannon like it does his sword. Additional missiles and a second rocket are stored in grooves inside the sides of the trailer.

: This mold was redecoed by Takara in 2000 as ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'' [[Scourge (RID)#Toys|Black Convoy]], and later by Hasbro as Black Convoy's [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' franchise]] counterpart Scourge. It was also used to make the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#G-2|Laser Ultra Magnus]]. It was planned to be used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Toxitron (Universe)#Toys|Toxitron]], but that was canceled.

: In addition to being possibly the most popular ''Generation 2'' figure, Laser Optimus Prime was, prior to 2003, a regular contender for most popular ''Transformers'' toy ''ever'', back in the days of the annual [[alt.toys.transformers]] fan awards; the toy won twice, and actually lost once to his redeco, Scourge.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Laser Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G2-toy OptimusPrime GoBot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Sweet ride, Prime. (''Hasbro release'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Optimus Prime''' (Go-Bot, 1995)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Gun
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the second wave of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]]s, this Optimus is a redeco of [[Firecracker#Toys|Firecracker]], transforming into a ''[[Hot Wheels]]''-sized 1:64-scale Lamborghini Diablo. Like most Go-Bots, he features high speed axles and can roll very well across smooth surfaces, but lacks the weight to propel him quickly, and is broadly compatible with ''Hot Wheels'' and ''Matchbox'' style tracks and playsets.

: The plastic colors are a "solid" version of Firecracker's color layout, substituting opaque red for transparent red plastic, but also adding blue paint to his helmet for that little extra touch of Optimus. (All of the toys from the first wave that had transparent plastics were released in this wave with opaques instead; [[Blowout#Toys|Blowout]] and Firecracker became new versions of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Megatron]] and Optimus Prime respectively, while [[Gearhead#Toys|Gearhead]] and [[Motormouth#Toys|Motormouth]] stayed themselves.)

: In Europe, this deco was sold as Firecracker himself rather than Optimus Prime (at least in the French/Dutch/German packaging variant).

:[[File:G2-toy OptimusPrime GoBotTakara.jpg|upright=1|left|thumb|(''Takara release'')]]

: Optimus was one of only three Go-Bots sold in the Takara ''G-2'' line, but it was a... weird release. His hood was tampographed with a stylized "T" with the ''Transformers'' logo set within the top bar, the same deco that appears on Go-Bots [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Soundwave]], as well as the Japanese release of Go-Bots [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Megatron]]. On top of that, his yellow plastics are now the same bright fluorescent yellow as found on Soundwave, thanks to the [[gang-molding]] process used to make this batch. He keeps the blue helmet though. These three toys were sold on cards that were nigh-identical to the Hasbro cards on the front, rather than the usual ''G-2'' style packaging, with only a small bit of Japanese text on the front in the logo. The back side is stylistically close to the ''Generation 2'' packaging, but a "generic" cardback used for all three toys and entirely in Japanese. It's unclear why these toys were released this way; it's possible these were sold in convenience stores or some other similar outlet rather than in conventional toy stores/departments; these toys do not appear on the normal ''G-2'' catalogs either. Even more oddly, the Optimus shown on the cross-sell is actually a [[Sideswipe (G1)#Go-Bot|Sideswipe]] with the car panels hand-painted red, and lacks the "T" on the hood... and yes, he's labeled "Optimus Prime" in Japanese as well, making this the first instance of the character ''not'' being named "Convoy" in Japan.

: The sculpt was later redecoed again for the third wave of Go-Bots to become [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Sideswipe]], and later still into the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Spychanger]] [[R.E.V.]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/OptimusPrimeGobot/optimusprime.htm More information on Go-Bot Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:CombatHeroPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Optimus Prime''' (Hero, <s>1995</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Gun, 2 rockets

: This Optimus Prime was to be a redeco of Hero Optimus Prime (above) in dark blue and red. Packaged samples of this toy were produced, but it was ultimately never released. The packaged samples feature a "traditional" color scheme for the head, with a silver [[mouthplate]]; the prototype depicted in the official catalog image seen on the right sports an unusual ''red'' mouthplate, which inspired several later toys.

: Since much of the advertising for the ultimately-unreleased redeco used an older, outdated name for the "Heroes" assortment, "Combat Heroes", Optimus and an equally unreleased redeco of "Hero" Megatron are commonly referred to by fans as "Combat Heroes" compared to the original "Heroes" releases, although all evidence suggests that Hasbro had never actually intended such a distinction, instead treating them as mere color [[variant]]s. Though the packaging is mostly unchanged (including a reuse of the existing packaging art depicting the original release's color scheme), one of the few minor alterations sees the addition of the name "Hero" (rather than "Combat Hero") to Optimus Prime's name above the (otherwise unchanged) UPC barcode.

: A finished sample of the Hero Optimus Prime redeco was among the rare toys auctioned off for charity at [[BotCon 1996]], along with several other unreleased ''Generation 2'' items.

::*''[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/HeroOptimusPrimeProtoMOSC.html "Combat Hero" Optimus Prime in packaging at Super Toy Archive]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/generation+2/blue+optimus+prime/3654 "Combat Hero" Optimus Prime in packaging at Transformers @ The Moon]''
::*''[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/g2/combat-hero-optimus-prime/3429/1/ "Combat Hero" Optimus Prime in and out of packaging at Seibertron]
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''General Optimus Prime''' (Auto Roller, <s>1995</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Four missiles
[[File:Un autorollers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

: "General" Optimus Prime would have been a redeco of the Decepticon [[Auto Roller (G2)|Auto Roller]] [[Dirtbag#Toys|Dirtbag]], transforming into an "earth mover" mining dumper/haul truck in green camo, ironically bearing a closer resemblance to [[Hound (G1)/toys|Hound]]'s color scheme than the also-unreleased [[Hound (G1)/toys#Generation 2|"Sgt. Hound"]] Auto Roller.

: the mold has an [[autotransformation|auto-transforming]] [[gimmick]] activated by rolling his rear wheels; roll forward to go to [[robot mode]], and back to dump truck. A switch on his back end separates the gears of the gimmick, allowing him to roll freely in either mode. In robot mode, he has a twin spring-loaded missile launcher in his right arm, and a clamping "stun gun" claw on the left. In vehicle mode, his missiles can peg onto the front end of the dump-bed for storage.

: This mold was also used to make [[Autostinger#Toys|Autostinger]].
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[[File:LaserPrime reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Battle Convoy''' (reissue, [[2006]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''TRF-13'''
:*''Accessories'': "Laser cannon", "saber weapon", missile launcher, 10 missiles, 5 discs, 2 rockets

: This reissue of the original ''Generation 2'' Laser Optimus Prime figure was made using the modified version of the mold created for ''Robots in Disguise'' Scourge, lacking the sculpted ''Generation 2'' Autobot insignias on the disks featured on the original. It sports a modified deco, with the flat grey plastic on both the trailer and Prime's chest now replaced with silver chrome; additionally, new Autobot symbol tampographs were added to the doors of Prime's cab mode and the front end of his trailer, and a pair of new chest-window stickers featuring an illustration of the Matrix of Leadership replaced the original decals.

: This version of the mold was used to create the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#G-2|Laser Ultra Magnus]], and somewhat more perplexingly, was briefly [[repurposing|repurposed]] by the [[Master of the Game|second]] ''[[Beast Wars Reborn]]'' text story as a temporary body for [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity#Beast Wars Reborn|Optimus Primal]]!
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==''Beast Wars''==
{{Note|Very early in the life of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline (before the debut of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon), Hasbro treated the series as an extension of the Autobot/Decepticon war, and so Optimus Primal was presented as being the same character as Optimus Prime.}}

*'''Optimus Primal vs Megatron!''' (Basic versus two-pack, 1996)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-6'''[[File:BWtoy-Primalbat.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm Batman, and I can breathe in space.]]
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:The first ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Optimus Primal]] is a Basic size class blue bat which could autotransform into a robot by pulling the tail. Two swords were removable from under its wings for use as weaponry in [[robot mode]]. It was packaged along with an alligator version of Megatron and a ''Beast Wars'' mini-comic.

:This figure was released during the short-lived period when Hasbro was treating the Beast Wars as an extension of the Autobot/Decepticon war, and Optimus Primal was presented as being the same character as Optimus Prime. This was soon relegated to the realms of [[micro-continuity]] when the ''Beast Wars'' animated series began and clearly established that the two Optimuses were different characters, but the toy remains one that was officially branded as Prime, and is consequently listed here.

:This mold was also used to make the less ambiguous [[#AmazonConvobat|Optimus Prime-recolored Convobat]], the separate individual [[Convobat#Toys|Convobat]], [[Onyx Primal#Toys|Onyx Primal]] as well as inspire the comic character [[Nyx]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/OptimusPrimalBat/optimusprimal.htm More information on Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Optimusprimaltoyultraape.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well, that's just Prime.]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Ultra, 1996/1997/1998)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-1'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "spinal swords", 4 "mega-blast missiles", "mace whip"
{{toydesigner|[[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: The second Optimus Primal toy was an ape in the Ultra size class. Though the transformation from primate to humanoid was a relatively simplistic one, the toy compensated with more than a fair share of weaponry and action features. A compartment on his right forearm opened to reveal a skull-shaped "mace whip" he could hold in his fist. His left forearm could open into a double-barreled "mega-blast missile" launcher. On his back were two more spring-loaded "mega-blast missile cannons"/launchers which auto-flipped over each shoulder. By pulling a lever in the center of his back, both arms would either spin at the bicep or bend in and out at the elbow, depending on the placement of notch-buttons located on either bicep. This gimmick was shown to be an effort to simulate a gorilla beating its chest while Optimus was in [[beast mode]], but could also be used in robot mode, making him swing his weapons wildly before himself. And finally, like many first-year ''Beast Wars'' toys, a battle mask/"[[mutant head]]" could be deployed over his robot head.

:Takara released the toy as part of their ''Beast Wars'' line in July of 1997, nearly identical to the Hasbro version. The missiles for the Takara version are thinner and simpler than the original Hasbro version, and would be used in all subsequent releases of the mold.

:Just like Optimus Primal's basic bat toy, this figure was released during the short-lived period when the Beast Wars was still considered to be an extension of the Autobot/Decepticon war, and Optimus Primal was the same character as Optimus Prime. This was soon relegated to the realms of [[micro-continuity]] when the ''Beast Wars'' animated series began and clearly established that the two Optimuses were different characters, but the toy remains one that was officially branded as Prime, and is consequently listed here.

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Optimus Primal and [[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha Series]] DX Convoy, and [[retool]]ed into ''Beast Wars Reborn''/''Beast Wars Tenth Anniversary'' versus pack Optimus Primal. Takara also created multiple special variants, including all-gold (from ''[[TV Magazine]]'', only ten awarded), red and gray (''TV Magazine'' again, but only ''one'' awarded), and blue-fur (a ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' design-contest prize, only five awarded).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on ape Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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[[File:BW-toy OptimusPrimalCDROM.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Freedom is the right of all superstitious, cowardly lots. Wait, no, that's not right...]]
*'''Amazon Showdown Special Version''' (1997)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-S1'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords
: Available only in a special CD-ROM two-pack with a [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSS1|purple redeco of "Megaligator"]], this redeco of "Convobat" takes his colors from [[#HeroOptimusPrime|the first ''G-2'' Convoy toy released in Japan]] and retains his previous gimmickry. His back features a silver Maximal [[Insignia|faction symbol]] plus "C-ROM", as in "Cybertron", get it? Huh? And Megatron has the "D-ROM"? See what they did there?

:The toy's [[bio]] clarifies that this Convobat is Optimus Prime, having had a trailer truck alternate mode and later scanning a bat to fight Megatron.

:The included CD-ROM includes the bios from wave 1 of the ''Beast Wars'' toyline, the [[Commercial/Beast Wars#Wave 1 Deluxe|first ''Beast Wars'' commercial]], and a coloring game.

: This mold was also used to make [[Onyx Primal]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Cybertron/ConvoyBat/convoybat.htm More information on CD-ROM Convobat at TFU.info]''
::*''[https://ameblo.jp/aburachoujin/entry-12545863577.html Review including CD-ROM images at aburachoujin's blog]''
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==''Machine Wars''==
[[File:MW-toy OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Most Autobots [[Primus apotheosis|aspire]] to be Optimus Prime, Optimus Prime aspires to be [[Thunder Clash]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Ultra, 1997)
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle, 2 missiles

: Available only at [[KB Toys]], ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] and slight [[retool]] of the European Generation 1 exclusive [[Turbomaster]] leader [[Thunder Clash#Toys|Thunder Clash]]. It's easy to see why Thunder Clash was chosen to become the new Optimus Prime, given his adherence to Prime tradition: the truck cab disconnects to become the robot, while the trailer unfolds to become an assault tower with twin missile racks. On the original Thunder Clash version of the mold, the racks operated on a gravity-feed system where a new missile drops into the launcher from above each time one was fired, allowing for twelve to be fired in rapid succession using a pinball launcher style mechanism.
:For ''Machine Wars'' Prime, this feature had to be retooled [[for safety reasons]], sealing the gravity feed slot and cutting the original launcher plungers down to just the handles, which do not move. The small missiles were replaced with much larger new molds to prevent choking hazards and triggers were added to the sides of the launchers, becoming regular spring loaded (and unusually powerful) single-firing weapons. There seems to have been some disconnect between the deco artist and whoever handled the redone Thunder Clash [[sticker]]s, as some stickers replicate details already handled by paint on the figure. Not noted in the instructions is that the handgun is meant to serve as the drive shaft for the cab, storing between the legs on the backside. On a minor note, the redeco eliminates all [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|gold plastic]] from the toy, making it much more durable than Thunder Clash's original release.

: The [[package art]] for this toy is a retouched version of the art for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Laser Optimus Prime (see above), but now positioned so one robot arm is always "off the edge" of the box and unseen - conveniently hiding the sword this toy has never had, yet leaving the Laser Prime faceplate intact.

: This version of the mold was planned to be [[redeco]]ed into [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] for the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, but the release was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Machine Wars'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Choro-Q Robo''==
[[File:ChoroQOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy TV Version''' (2001)
**''ID Number:'' '''Q/01'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Yasuhiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[Choro-Q|Choro-Q Robo]]'' Convoy is a small, cutesified transforming figure of Optimus Prime that changes from trailer-pulling truck directly to [[robot mode]]. The toy features a working pull-back motor, and is decorated in a color scheme based on Prime's appearance in the original Generation 1 cartoon, with blue eyes and windows and a grey stripe on the trailer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ChoroQConvoyTV/convoy.htm Move information on Convoy TV Version at TFU.info]''

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*'''Convoy Metallic Version''' (2001)
**''ID Number:'' '''Q/02'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle

:This version of ''Choro-Q Robo'' Convoy is a redeco of the first, featuring glittering metallic plastic, and a deco based upon the original toy, with yellow eyes, black windows, and a silver-and-blue stripe on the trailer.
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==''Commemorative Series''==
[[File:Commemorative series optimus prime modifications.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The snip that launched a thousand snits.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2002/2012)
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (grey), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

:The first reissue of the original Optimus Prime toy in North America since the Generation 1 toyline reached its end, this "[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]" edition of the figure was a Toys"R"Us exclusive. It was ''mostly'' identical to the original figure, save for some necessary modifications made [[for safety reasons]]: In the first instance of what would become a recognizable alteration to the mold, the toy's smokestacks were shortened, while the Combat Deck's firing missiles were elongated to prevent potential choking, as was the case with all other Commemorative Series figures' firing missiles. This release also had the trailer's launching feature removed.

:In 2012, a reissue of the Commemorative Series toy was released. Though the "Commemorative Series" label was not printed anywhere on the packaging, the included instructions retained the name. The toy itself is a mix of different versions. The cab has the safety modifications of the original ''Commemorative Series'' release, including the shortened smokestacks and longer missiles (and thicker rifle), but also has the modified hitch of the 2011 ''Chronicle'' two-pack (see below). Meanwhile, the trailer features the lighter gray plastic colors used for the 2008 ''Universe'' release, and the Autobot insignias on the robot's shoulders are tampographed (like on Takara's ''Encore'' version and Hasbro's ''Universe'' 25th Anniversary release). This version also seems to suffer from [[Mold#Deterioration|mold deterioration]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Commemorative Series Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:GodGinrai toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The real one has a longer missile]]
*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime with Apex Armor''' (2003, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Hi-Q Powermaster unit, 2 Laser Rifles, 2 Twin Particle Beam Cannons, Super Robot head, missile launcher, 2 missiles, [[Apex Bomber]] chest/trailer top, 2 legs (left & right), 2 arms (left and right), Armor chest/trailer front, 2 wings (left & right)
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Ban Magami]] (concept artist)}}

:Marketed as a reissue of Powermaster Optimus Prime, this Toys"R"Us-exclusive Commemorative Series figure is in truth based on the Ginrai tooling on the toy that had previously been exclusive to Japan. It features a die-cast metal cab with translucent blue windows, and shortened, chrome smokestacks, and comes packaged with the drone [[Apex Bomber]] (formerly Ginrai's partner [[Godbomber]]), who splits into several components and combines with Prime to form "Apex Armor". As with all other Commemorative Series figures, Prime's new spring-loaded missile launcher featured an elongated missile.

:The figure was re-released in Hasbro's Asian markets in 2012, with no known changes to the figure itself but several modifications to the packaging that makes it easy to tell the two releases apart: The flap containing the [[package art]] is omitted entirely, the "Commemorative Series II" label is missing, the age recommendation and safety warning labels, the "Changes from double tractor trailer to battle station to super robot!" call-out and the name of the toy have all been shuffled around (with the words "battle" and "super" being omitted in the process), and most notably, the toy is no longer named "Powermaster Optimus Prime with Apex Armor", but simply "Optimus Prime", with Apex Bomber's existence no longer acknowledged anywhere on the packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/ApexPrime/apexprime.htm More information on Powermaster Prime with Apex Armor at TFU.info]''
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==''The Transformers Collection''==
[[File:Tf collection 0 convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' (2002)
**''ID Number:'' '''0'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (dark blue), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump, [[energon-axe]]

:As yet another in an increasingly large number of reissues of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy, this entry in the Japanese-exclusive ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' line of reissues added a few extra goodies to spice things up. Chiefly, the figure was armed with a new [[energon-axe]], based on the weapon used by Prime in the Generation 1 cartoon episode, "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]", which plugs into either of the headlight-holes that normally accommodate Prime's fists. Additionally, Prime came packaged with a ring binder folder designed to hold the pull-out character file sheets that were included with all the other ''Transformers Collection'' reissues. Notably, this figure reinstated the original, thick version of Prime's rifle as the standard for all future Japanese reissues.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Transformers Collection Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Tfcollection prime fist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Starscream''' (2003)
**''ID Number:'' '''9'''

:This redeco of the original Generation 1 [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] [[Starscream (G1)/toys|toy]] came packaged with a remolded right fist for Optimus Prime. This fist featured additional pegs that allowed it to hold [[Megatron (G1)/toys#TFCStarscream|the pistol mode Megatron accessory]] which was also included with Starscream.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/AnimeStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Transformers Collection Starscream at TFU.info]''
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==''Smallest Transforming Transformers''==
[[File:WSTF Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You didn't find my trailer, did you? Haw haw.]]
*'''Convoy''' (2003)
**''ID Number:'' '''GTF 01A'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster

:Standing only two-and-a-quarter inches tall, ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' Optimus Prime was the smallest fully transforming G1 Optimus toy. He features an accurate transformation sequence based on the original full-sized toy, replacing the detachable hands with actual sculpted fists, and even including a tiny version of his laser rifle. Unsurprisingly, he also has little articulation and is only capable of moving his arms and legs.

:His trailer and Roller were also available as a separate set in the same wave, as a rare [[shortpacking|shortpacked]] figure with the ID number "GTF-01B". It is a simplified version of the original Combat Deck, lacking features like the interior deco and the lift arm of the artillery robot, but still nonetheless looking fairly accurate to the original toy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/SmallestPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Smallest Transforming Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Wstf anime convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy (Anime Version)''' (2004)
**''ID Number:'' '''GTF 06'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster
:''Smallest Transforming'' Prime was redecoed the following year for the second wave of the line, into a color scheme based on his Generation 1 cartoon appearance featuring brighter reds and blues, white thighs, yellow details on his bumper, and blue eyes and windows. This version of the figure was made available for a second time in the next wave ("Wave 2.5"), with a new anime-decorated version of the Combat Deck now available as a rare "chase" figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/SmallestAnimePrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Convoy (Anime Version) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Wstf white convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy (White)''' (2004)
**''ID Number:'' '''GTF X-4'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster
:Another version of Prime was also available in the second wave of the ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' series as a chase figure. This almost entirely white version of the figure is clearly based on the version of the original Prime cab robot used in the Generation 1 Ultra Magnus figure, but was nonetheless sold as Optimus Prime for the ''Smallest'' line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/SmallestConvoyWhiteMode/convoy.htm More information on Convoy (White) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Wstf vsx.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Can't you guys ever get along?]]
*'''Convoy vs Megatron''' (multipack, 2004)
**''ID Number:'' '''VSX'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster
:Available exclusively as a freebie through the September 2004 issue of [[Dengeki Hobby]] magazine, this ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' two-pack contains both Optimus Prime and Megatron, in homage to the original 1984 "VSX" giftset containing the original versions of the two leaders.
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==''Mini Toy Shop Collection''==
[[File:G1toy mini toy shop convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|'Cause we got a li'l ol' convoy, rockin' through the night...]]
*'''Convoy''' (2004)
**''ID Number:'' '''01'''

:At about 2/3 the size of the ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'', this diminutive version of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy is the smallest figure of the Autobot leader made to date. It was sold as part of Takara's blindpacked ''[[Mini Toy Shop Collection]]'' line, a series of miniaturized figures from numerous classic Takara toylines, including ''Transformers'', ''[[Microman]]'', ''[[Licca Kayama|Licca-chan]]'', ''[[Choro-Q]]'' and others. Both of Prime's modes are represented by non-transforming individual figures, which come together in a two-pack. In-box, his truck form is even packed in a miniature recreation of his original Japanese packaging, which also includes a shrunken version of his sticker sheet. A tiny version of the original Takara Transformers catalog completes the set.
::*''[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=3541&mode=flat More information on Mini Collection Convoy at tformers.com]''
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==''Masterpiece''==
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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-1-Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|And the fandom rejoiced. ''(Takara Masterpiece Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-MP-20th-Anniversary-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|''(20th Anniversary Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Optimus Prime'''/'''Convoy''' ([[December 11]], [[2003]]/2004)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe, cardboard trailer (Japanese release only)
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

:''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime was produced for the stated milestone of the ''Transformers'' brand. So successful was the figure that ''ToyFare'' magazine ultimately ranked it #1 in their quest for "Best Toy Ever".<ref>[http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/toyfare/000054376.cfm ToyFare Magazine Best Toys Ever]</ref>

:Created with the specific purpose of producing an Optimus Prime as accurate to the original animated series as possible, the toy is exceptionally poseable compared to toys prior, partially constructed from die-cast metal, features rubber tires and vacuum-metalized plastic and is heavily detailed, with sliding pistons in its joints and working spring-loaded suspension in vehicle mode. The figure also contains multiple non-intrusive gimmicks, such as a moving [[mouthplate]] to emulate Prime's traditional method of speech, flip-up communications panels on the forearms depicting images of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]], and an opening, light-up Matrix chamber in the chest, which contains a removable vacuum-metalized Matrix of Leadership that can also be pulled open. The Matrix is housed within a removable gray battery box which can light up the matrix core when activated.

:Optimus Prime comes with many accessories in addition to the aforementioned Matrix, including the character's traditional laser rifle, now termed (and henceforth known as) an [[ion blaster]]. The initial release of the figure cast the ion blaster in grey plastic, but later assortments recast it in its more familiar black coloration. Other accessories include a transparent orange energon-axe that plugs into either wrist when Prime's fist is retracted, and even a non-transforming gun mode Megatron weapon, with removable stock, silencer, and scope accessories, in homage to [[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|several]] [[The Insecticon Syndrome|instances]] in the Generation 1 cartoon when Prime was forced to wield his enemy. Pack-in bonuses that came with the figure included an inner cardboard tray illustrated to resemble the interior of Prime's Combat Deck, and in later releases, a small poster drawn by [[Pat Lee]].

:Optimus has a hidden sculpted mouth underneath his face mask, though attempts at removing the mask from the head may entirely damage the action feature.

:Takara's version of the figure was released in their markets slightly earlier, as the first of their long-running ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' line. In addition to coming with a cardboard trailer that the buyer could assemble to "complete" Prime's truck mode, Takara's release differed from Hasbro's by featuring longer smokestacks (kept short on the Hasbro version [[for safety reasons]]), and lacking the black scorch-marked "battle damage" paint applications Hasbro included on the figure's shoulders, wrists, and abdomen. In Western markets, the figure was intended to complement the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' line.<ref>[http://www.camphortree.net/tf/tidbits/otfcc2004.txt Steve-o's OTFCC 2004 notes]</ref>

:This sculpt was redecoed by Takara into a golden Lucky Draw figure and later released in its original coloration with a trailer as a "Perfect Edition" (see below for both), while Hasbro would later redeco it into their ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]''-branded "[[#Classics|DVD Edition]]". The mold was also used to make ''Masterpiece'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]] and "[[Eldedroid|Convoy Black Version]]", representing one of many drones built in Prime's image, rather than Prime himself.

:In ''[[Transformers History Collection]]'', a [[Blindpacking|blind-packed]] Transformers trading figure line, Takara released an add-on hand for ''Masterpiece'' Convoy as a [[Chase figure]]. The hand holds a [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] figure and clips on to the end of Optimus Prime's arm, making the arm slightly longer than normal.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/20thPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Gold masterpiece prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|We salute the brave soul who transformed this thing in order to photograph it.]]
*'''Convoy''' (Lucky Draw figure, [[2004]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe, cardboard trailer

:Offered as part of a Lucky Draw campaign in August 2004, this extremely rare version of ''Masterpiece'' Convoy is almost entirely vacuum-metalized gold, lacking any other painted detail or stickers. The parts which are not viable are molded in a flat golden plastic; the only exceptions are its rubber tires, the core of the Matrix and the energon-axe, which remain black, blue and orange, respectively. Whether or not the figure was intended to evoke Optimus Prime's [[:File:Goldenlagoon prime perceptor.jpg|entirely-golden appearance]] in the cartoon episode "[[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon]]", when he was coated with [[electrum]], is unknown; given that entirely chroming a figure gold is a fairly standard deco for Lucky Draw figures, it may just be happy coincidence more than anything else.

:The figure comes packaged in the standard ''Masterpiece'' Convoy box, with the only telltale sign of its fabled contents being the replacement of the traditionally silver foil lettering on the box with gold. It's not clear how many were made, but it is thought to be no more than 10 or 20.

::*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080501195324/http://www.goldoptimusprime.com/?show=Gold-Optimus-Prime More information on gold ''Masterpiece'' Convoy at GoldOptimusPrime.com (via Internet Wayback Machine)]''

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[[File:MP04Convoy2.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|You just paid $170 for a big box on wheels.]]
*'''Convoy Perfect Edition''' ([[September 28]], 2006/2009)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-4'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Combat Deck, ion Blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe, cardboard trailer
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:For this re-release of ''Masterpiece'' Convoy, Takara submitted to the biggest desire fans had for the figure and produced a full-size, fully transforming plastic and die-cast metal trailer. The trailer opens up into Convoy's Combat Deck, with storage for its accessories and a functional repair drone, though Roller is conspicuous by its absence. Like the original Combat Deck, the drone can extend through holes in the roof and front of the closed trailer, and the interior has enough room to accommodate one ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' figure in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. Some reports suggest that the paint on this figure's chest chips more easily than past editions. The red paint on the cab is also a slightly lighter color than on MP01.

:This version of Convoy, and Hasbro's 20th Anniversary DVD version of the toy depicts [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] on its communicators rather than Bumblebee and Starscream.

:Continuating the trend begun by their previous release of ''Masterpiece'' Ultra Magnus in 2005, Hasbro [[Australia]] released Convoy Perfect Edition as a Target Australia [[exclusive]] in 2008. Takara themselves then made the figure available for a second time in October 2009.

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[[File:MP4Sconvoysleepmode.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Remember that scene from the movie that made you cry and traumatised you as a kid? Well now you can display me doing just that!]]
*'''Convoy Sleep Mode''' (2010)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-4S'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Combat Deck, ion Blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe

:Released by TakaraTomy as part of their ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#TakaraTomy Welcome to Transformers 2010 campaign|Welcome to Transformers 2010]]'' anniversary line honoring the "future era" of the original cartoon (which was set in 2010 in Japanese continuity, you see!), this exceptionally morbid re-release of the ''Masterpiece'' Convoy figure recolors the Autobot leader in <s>blacks and greys</s> ''very'' low-saturated reds and blues, representing ''his dead body'' from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''—but don't worry, kids, it's actually a "sleep mode", according to the figure's name! Limited to 2010 pieces in Japan (see what they did there?), it comes with all its customary accessories, including the Perfect Edition trailer, redecoed where appropriate: the trailer itself has become translucent, its energon-axe is now transparent grey, and Megatron, in another movie homage, is rendered in translucent purple, evoking the scene depicting his transformation into [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]]. The figure was also released in other parts of Asia as a limited edition of 2010 as well, combined with the Japanese edition for 4020 total. The Japanese version denotes "Serial Number in Japan: ####/2010" on its bio card with the number out of 2010, while the Asian version denotes "C1 - ####/2010" with the number out of 2010 on its bio card.

:This version of Convoy depicts [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Hot Rod]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]] on its communicators.

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[[File:MPtoy last shot convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Well, it had to end ''some'' day...]]
*'''Convoy Last Production''' ([[March 26]], [[2011]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1L'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe, sound stage

:"Convoy Last Production" was the final re-use of the ''Masterpiece'' toy mold before it was at last retired after numerous re-releases and redecos. The figure is essentially identical to the original Japanese MP-1 release, aside from a slightly brighter red, and the addition of the words "LAST SHOT" in Transformers typeface molded into the small of Convoy's back, hidden beneath its headlight-flaps in [[robot mode]]. Lacking the trailer of MP-4, the figure instead comes with a redecoed version of the electronic base included with Hasbro's "[[#20thDVD|DVD Edition]]" of the figure from five years prior, which now features a collection of sixteen soundbytes of Convoy delivering famous lines from the Japanese version of the Generation 1 cartoon, recited by the character's original Japanese voice actor [[Tesshō Genda]]. The base was promoted as containing a hint as to the identity of the next ''Masterpiece'' toy; as it would turn out, this was a new version of Convoy himself (see below), foreshadowed by a sound clip on the base which played only intermittently, and which had Convoy announce that he would "soon be reborn".

:For its release in Korea, Hasbro Asia provided a [[collector coin]] featuring truck-mode Optimus Prime on one side and "MP-01L" on the other. The coin came mounted on a card featuring lineart of the Autobot leader's head, the stark black design of which could be mistaken for promoting the earlier "Sleep Mode" release. The limited release (and general lack of enthusiasm for the collector coins in Korea) makes this one of the more difficult Masterpiece coins to find.

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[[File:MP-10 toy photo.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Here we go again...]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[September 24]], 2011, 2016)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#mp10|Ion blaster]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#mp10|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#mp10|energon-axe]], [[Combat Deck (G1)#mp10|trailer/Combat Deck]], [[Roller (G1)#Masterpiece|Roller]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Spike Witwicky figurine]]
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Junichi Akutsu]] (concept artist)}}

:MP-10 Convoy, advertised as a "perfect new model" on its packaging, is an entirely new tooling of Generation 1 Optimus Prime. Convoy is now smaller, making him more in-scale with other recent ''Masterpiece'' toys, such as [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Rodimus]], and comes with a trailer and various accessories. While the front of the vehicle mode's cab is an accurate depiction of a mid-to-late-1980s Freightliner FLT cabover, the back half, (which is, as usual, made out of Convoy's legs) is much larger and robot-leggier in proportion. (So much that they sculpt a ladder on each side.)

:Many of the small features and electronics of the original ''Masterpiece'' mold are left out. Instead, this Convoy features better overall cartoon accuracy (chest interior, head, etc.), an extensive red paint job that covers much of his red plastic, corrected robot mode proportions, improved articulation, and its gun can now collapse and store inside a compartment on its back in either mode. In addition to Convoy's trailer, which can transform into Combat Deck, it also comes with Roller, a small Spike Witwicky figurine, a die-cast metal Matrix of Leadership (with a clear blue plastic center), and an energy axe that slips over Convoy's right hand. Spike can fit inside the cab in vehicle mode, ride in Roller's seat, or fit into any of the seating compartments inside Convoy's trailer. Roller has options to plug in Convoy's gun or pull Convoy's trailer, and the trailer itself can store Convoy's weapons in any mode. Although not easily breakable, care must be taken for posing the index fingers; extending the finger even far would cause it to pop off.

:MP-10 immediately became the gold standard in terms of scale for the Masterpiece line, with all subsequent releases being sized to best match him for nearly a decade.

:This figure was re-released in 2016, with the packaging now advertising the "Long Life Design" award which the ''Masterpiece'' line won that same year.<ref name="lldaward">[https://www.g-mark.org/award/describe/44648 Good Design Long Life Award: Transformers Masterpiece]</ref> This mold was also used to make [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Masterpiece|MP-10B Black Convoy]].

:''See also: [[#mp10hasbro|MP-10 Hasbro]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Masterpiece|Hasbro Masterpiece]].''
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[[File:Bape-mp-optimus.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|In the jungle / the mighty jungle / the Convoy sleeps tonight]]
*'''Convoy (BAPE ver.)''' ([[2014]]-[[August 19|07-19]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10A'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#mpbape|Ion Blaster]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#mpbape|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#mpbape|Energon axe]]

:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in 2014, Convoy (BAPE Ver.) is a trailer-less redeco of the MP-10 mold sporting a green color scheme matching the [[#bape|Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver.]] of the original G1 toy, with "BAPE's famous camouflage pattern" and an ape head print on the shoulder replacing the usual faction symbol.

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[[File:Eva-optimus.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Unlike Shinji, this guy won't go strangling his girlfriend or dating his mother's clone, if he even has a mother...]]
*'''Convoy Mode "Eva"''' (2014-[[November 28|11-28]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#eva|Ion Blaster]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#eva|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#eva|Energon axe]], [[Combat Deck (G1)#eva|trailer/Battle Station]], [[Roller (G1)#eva|Roller]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#eva|Spike Witwicky figurine]]

:Exclusive to the [[TakaraTomy Mall]] and limited to 1,000 pieces, this figure was released as part of the ''[[Transformers × Evangelion]]'' crossover. It uses the MP-10 mold with all the same accessories, decoed in the green and purple color scheme of [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]]. The trailer, Roller, and Spike figure are done up in [[Nerv]]-themed colors.

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[[File:Bape2-mp-optimus.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Because one overpriced clothing store exclusive MP10 repaint wasn't enough. Anyone like to give the odds for a BAPE Ver. BLACK in 2017 then?]]
*'''Convoy (BAPE REDCAMO ver.)''' (2015-11)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10R'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe

:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in 2015, Convoy (BAPE REDCAMO Ver.) is a trailer-less redeco of the MP-10 mold sporting a unique deep red color scheme matching the [[#bapered|Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. Red]] of the original G1 toy, with "BAPE's famous camouflage pattern" and an ape head print on the shoulder replacing the usual faction symbol.

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* '''Optimus Prime''' Mini Die-Cast figure (2016-[[November 26|11-26]])
**''ID number:'' '''1'''
**Included with '''[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-33 Inferno]]'''

:Replacing the collector coins in previous releases, the Asia release of ''Masterpiece'' Inferno comes with a mini Optimus Prime figure, the first in a range of non transformable collectables made from <s>lost art</s> Die-Cast metal and based on the corresponding Masterpiece figure (MP10).

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[[File:Bapeblack-mp-optimus.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|As predicted. What's the chances of a new BAPE color scheme? Teal Blue or Burnt Gold would be nice if you're reading this, BAPE.]]
*'''Convoy (BAPE BLACKCAMO ver.)''' (2017)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10K'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe

:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in 2017, MP Convoy BAPE BLACKCAMO Ver. is a trailer-less redeco of the MP-10 mold sporting a unique black color scheme matching the [[#bapeblack|Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. BLACK]] of the original G1 toy, with "BAPE's famous camouflage pattern" and an ape head print on the shoulder replacing the usual faction symbol.
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[[File:MP711-Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|At your 7-Eleven, freedom's waiting for you.]]
*'''Convoy (7-Eleven ver.)''' ([[February 28]], [[2018]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-711'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, Matrix of Leadership, energon-axe, trailer, Roller, Spike Witwicky figurine

:Available exclusively from Japanese 7-11 stores, MP-711 is an [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]]-decoed Convoy—white with green and blue highlighting—themed with [[7-Eleven]] logos. Unlike most MP-10 redecos, he comes with a trailer, Roller, and Spike figure, who is sporting a 7-Eleven uniform. Roller and the combat deck come with 7-Eleven logos, however Convoy's shoulder logos are stickers with the option of a green 7-Eleven logo or the standard Autobot logo on either shoulder.

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[[File:MP-10ASL.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Anyone up for a game of [[basketrek]]?]]
*'''Convoy (atmos safari LeBron Ver.)''' ([[March 15]], [[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10ASL'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe

:Exclusive to Japanese Atmos stores, this deco of Optimus matches Atmos Safari LeBron James sneakers, in a fetching scheme of vibrant orange plus black and gray with extra details and logos. Unfortunately he does not come with a [[ballobot]] accessory.

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[[File:Masterpiece-MP44-Convoy-V3.jpg|upright=3|thumb|All this for the low, low price of an arm, a leg, and your firstborn son! (Note: [[The Master Builders (episode)|Basketball accessory]] not included.)]]
*'''Convoy Ver.3.0''' ([[August 31]], [[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-44'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, 2 beam effect parts, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe, damaged head, alternate head, Starscream head, Starscream shoulder intakes, damaged chestpiece, jetpack, trailer, Roller, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Spike Witwicky figurine]], [[Sparkplug Witwicky#Masterpiece|Sparkplug Witwicky figurine]], [[Carly (G1)#Masterpiece|Carly figurine]]

:An entirely new mold released to commemorate the brand's 35th anniversary, ''Masterpiece'' "Convoy Ver.3.0" is a much more complex and cartoon-accurate figure than previous releases. At 50,000 yen (approximately $450 USD), this Convoy had the highest MSRP of any mass-market ''Transformers'' toy until ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron]]'' [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron|Unicron]]'s $575 price tag was announced.

:Alongside the Trailer (which retains the same function and can hold 4 standard-sized Autobot cars at a time when open), Roller, the Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, and Energon Axe, the Combat Deck's base can be removed and with the new flip-out wheels, Roller (now cast in stark grey with silver rims) can tow it around. The cannon and arm section can also be removed so it can function as a flight stand, while an adapter for [[Dinobot (BW)#Masterpiece|MP-41 Dinobot]]'s display stand is also included, and the Ion Blaster now has 2 effect parts, which can simulate blaster fire and when used with the Sideswipe rocket pack included, can be used as booster flames. He also comes with a fuel hose like that on the original figure, as well as a soundbox feature that can be switched between recorded lines by the character's original Japanese ([[Tesshō Genda]]) and English ([[Peter Cullen]]) voice actors, with transformation effects (though the ascending and descending transformation sounds are spliced together in his English voice) and Douglas Walsh music to boot! As to note, Cullen's clips are closer to the recent [[Aligned]] portrayals.

:Like [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP36|MP-36 Megatron]], Convoy includes a battle-damaged head and an abdomen cover to replicate the war wounds in the climatic battle in the movie, and alongside a newly designed figure of Spike, he comes with two of Sparkplug and Carly, any of them capable of riding inside via 2 small doors on the side of the cab. A second alternate head is based on his head's rounder design seen in the first season of the cartoon and the Marvel Comics. His accessories can be stored in the trailer's removable undercarriage.

:This figure, with the included intakes and alternate head in place, also doubles as [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP44|Starscream]] from "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1]]".

:Unfortunately, Convoy has been known to suffer from differing quality control issues. Because of a design flaw, certain plastic parts in his lower ratcheted knee joints tend to build stress during movement and eventually break. Furthermore, grey and yellow paint in parts that tend to get scratched and bumped during transformation have been prone to paint chipping. Some units have come with their [[For safety reasons|soft plastic]] ear antennas on different heads warped in-package. The human minifigures can have their ball jointed limbs rather easily popping out of their sockets and misassembled ( in this case, Carly with her groin part in reverse from the front).

:Unlike MP-01 and MP-10, this version of Convoy did not get a fully localized Hasbro release for English-speaking markets. However, it is being imported by Hasbro through numerous retail outlets with additional branding using the localized Optimus Prime name and presumably with the same Hasbro-branded slipcover and English safety sheet given to other contemporary ''Masterpiece'' releases. In Canada, the figure is being released as an EB Games exclusive, where he'll cost even more than the game consoles sold there! Hasbro's online product description neglects to mention the voice box gimmick, possibly due to English-speaking audiences' unfamiliarity with Japanese ''Transformers'' media and the fairly late reveal of his English-language voice clips.

:This mold was redecoed as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Black Convoy]], with the sound gimmick removed, and without the trailer, battle damaged, and Starscream parts.

:The trailer from this mold is able to be towed by [[Optimus Prime (One)#BraveCommander|Brave Commander Optimus Prime]] from the [[Transformers One (toyline)|Transformers One toyline]], though this feature is undocumented.
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*'''Convoy (atmos duckcamo Ver.)''' ([[March 26]], [[2020]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10DC'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe
:Exclusive to Japanese Atmos stores, this deco of Optimus matches Atmos Safari Duck sneakers, in a fetching scheme of greens plus vibrant orange.
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{{note|These other Atmos variants were revealed in 2019, but to date have not been released. All have the same accessories.}}

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*'''Convoy (atmos ELEPHANT CAMO Ver.)''' (black plus vibrant teal)
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*'''Convoy (atmos VIOTECH CAMO Ver.)'''(light grey plus light gold)
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*'''Convoy (atmos TIGER CAMO YELLOW Ver.)''' (yellow and black tiger stripes plus white)

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[[File:Transformers-Masterpiece-MP-57-Skyfire.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Optimus Prall, Masterpiece flavored!]]
*'''Skyfire''' ([[2023]])
**''ID number'': '''MP-57'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

:Included with the massive [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Skyfire]] is an articulated, [[show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] figurine of "Convoy", made to scale with Skyfire's jet mode.

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[[File:TF-MP-44S-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[:File:FightSuperRobotLifeTransformersManga.JPG|You know, Optimus Prime, the superhero from America.]]]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[February]] [[2024]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-44S'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, beam effect part, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe, alternate head

:Released in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, ''Masterpiece'' MP-44S Optimus Prime is a redeco of "[[#MP44|Convoy Ver.3.0]]", featuring colors based on the [[#The Transformers|original ''The Transformers'' toy]]. Among the heaps of accessories included with the original release of Convoy, Optimus retains only his Ion Blaster (with its beam effect), Energon Axe, and the more rounded head styled after season 1 of the cartoon (here passing the squint test for the toy head). These accessories are the same as MP-49, but now includes the Transformers power base stand adapter. New for this release is a sheet of stickers to reproduce the, erm, sheet of stickers, included with ''The Transformers'' Optimus Prime. As with the previous trailer-less [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#MP49|MP-49 Black Convoy]], the soundbox has been neutered for this release.

:This redeco has noticeably different tolerance changes, with the joints being much tighter than both MP-44 and MP-49. Also unlike MP-49, the entire figure is painted albeit in a lighter, more resistive coat compared to MP-44. The "round head" was given blue eyes (a change from the promotional photos). With the adjusted tolerances in mind, the clips that hook the leg-stored cab panels into the gas tanks have been removed.

:Instead of the standard "Convoy" of Japanese releases based on older media, this toy uses the "Optimus Prime" name. It is explained as a name made popular by Hollywood movies—referring to the [[live-action film series]], which does not change character names in Japanese localization.
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==''Robotmasters''==
[[File:RMConvoy toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|My vehicle mode is dangerous and unroadworthy!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Convoy''' (2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-01'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 15]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': "Convoy Gun", missile launcher, missile, energon-axe, 4 fists (2 left, 2 right)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' toys, "G1 Convoy" (as he is amusingly referred to even in fiction) visibly takes some design cues from ''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime, featuring a similar sculpt, but sharing few to none of the larger toy's other attributes.

: G1 Convoy comes with two sets of fists, each pair featuring differently-shaped fist holes: one pair with square holes to hold the figure's "Convoy Gun" (as his ion blaster is called), and the other with round 3mm-compatible holes to hold the spring-loaded translucent blue missile launcher (a generic accessory also available with ''Robotmasters'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys|Beast Megatron]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Beast Convoy]]). The fists are swapped out by simply popping them out of the wrist-hinge that holds them in place; the figure also includes an energon-axe that can be inserted into the wrist instead of a fist.

: Due to being molded in translucent plastic, the waist section is prone to breakage, so exercise some caution.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/Convoy/convoy.htm More information on G1 Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RM DVDConvoy toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm shiny!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Convoy + DVD''' (2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-10'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 15]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': "Convoy Gun", missile launcher, missile, energon-axe, 4 fists (2 left, 2 right)

: Also in the first wave of ''Robotmasters'', this special edition release of G1 Convoy is decked out in metallic paint and a tint of yellow for his eyes, with an extra Autobot insignia tampographed onto his right shoulder, and a black Convoy Gun. The figure comes packed with a DVD containing the first episode of the ''Robotmasters'' cartoon, "[[Fight! The Group of the Strongest Commanders!]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/DVDConvoy/convoy.htm More information on G1 Convoy + DVD at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Rmblackconvoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm blacky!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Convoy Limited Black Version''' (2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-01'''
:*''Accessories'': "Convoy Gun", missile launcher, missile, energon-axe, 4 fists (2 left, 2 right), Calamity Defenser

: Available only via mail-order through ''Dengeki Hobby'' magazine, the "Limited Black Version" of G1 Convoy is just that: a straight [[black redeco]] of the G1 Convoy toy. He comes with all his original accessories, appropriately redecoed (including a silver version of his axe), as well as a gold-chromed version of the "Calamity Defenser" [[solitarium]] weapon that came with [[Psycho-Orb]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/HHG1Convoy/convoy.htm More information on G1 Convoy Limited Black Version at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Crayola convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The third one is totally ''Shattered Glass'' Prime!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Convoy''' (Lucky Draw figure, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-01'''
:*''Accessories'': "Convoy Gun", missile launcher, missile, energon-axe, 4 fists (2 left, 2 right)

: When ''Robotmasters'' G1 Convoy was turned into a Lucky Draw figure, the color scheme into which he was redecoed was chosen through a children's coloring contest held in the pages of the December 2004 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]''. The winning entry was a... ''startling'' mixture of blue, orange and two shades of green, earning the toy the [[fandom|fan]]-appointed nickname of "Crayola Convoy". As with all Lucky Draws, it is extremely rare, with only ten units produced.

::*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20210920023820/http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/transformers+robot+masters+-+lucky+draw+custom+colour+g1+convoy/1594/transformers+robot+masters+-+lucky+draw+custom+colour+g1+convoy.html More information on "Crayola Convoy" at LuckyDrawTransformers.com (via Internet Wayback Machine)]''
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==''Universe'' (2003)==
[[File:TFU03-toy Optimus Spychanger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Why won't they repaint my full-size toy in these colours?!?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Spy Changer, 2004)}}</ul>

: ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "Spy Changer" Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Spychanger]] [[Scourge (RID)#Spychanger|Scourge]] toy, transforming into a Western Star 4964EX truck. He replaces most of the black plastic with predominantly red and blue, with silver for detailing. Like most Spy Changers, he features high speed axles and can roll very well across smooth surfaces, but lacks the weight to propel him quickly.

: Originally a [[KB Toys]] exclusive, the first release of this toy (and the others in the assortment) did not have any sub-line designation at all, but later releases for other chains, most notably "budget" chains like Family Dollar, marked them as ''Universe'' product.

: This mold was also redecoed into [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Optimus Prime Figure|a Spy Changer version of the live-action movie Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/SpyPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Universe Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Collector's Edition''==
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[[File:G1-toy OrionPax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Welcome to The Past!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Orion Pax''' (2-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''67'''
:*''Accessories'': "Barrelroller" robot/"electromagnetic lift handle", "laser rifle"

: This ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' Japanese [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive is a [[redeco]] of [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] [[Kup (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Kup]], released in conjunction with [[Kup (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Kup's 2005 reissue]] in ''[[The Transformers Collection]]''. He transforms into a Cybertronian pickup truck, and is colored to represent [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]] as he appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 television series]] episode "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]".

: Like the Kup reissue, he comes with both the original release's gun and a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], in this case [[Roller (G1)#Collector's Edition|Barrelroller]], a redeco of [[Recoil (G1)#Toys|Recoil]]. The original-release rifle has been slightly retooled to fit in the wider fist-holes of the Targetmaster vesion of the mold.

: Just as the reissued Kup came with a reissue of [[Wheelie (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Wheelie]], this set also included a redeco of Wheelie as Orion's best friend, [[Dion (G1)#Toys|Dion]]. It shipped to buyers in September 2005.

: In later years, other Kup toys would be repainted into Orion Pax [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Tribute2Pack|under the]] ''[[Transformers Tribute|Tribute]]'' line, and also the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' "A Hero Is Born" double pack.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/OrionPax/orionpax.htm More information on Orion Pax at TFU.info]''
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==''Hybrid Style''==
*'''Convoy''' (2006)
**''ID number:'' '''T.H.S.-02'''[[File:THS02Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Expensive and tiny.]]
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, ion blaster, gas pump, energon-axe, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, [[jet pack|rocket pack]], 8 hands (4 left, 4 right), Autobot insignia stand
{{toydesigner|[[Shōji Kawamori]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: ''[[Hybrid Style]]'' Optimus Prime is an ''insanely'' detailed and complex transforming toy, created under the supervision of famed mecha designer [[Shōji Kawamori]]. Standing only three and three-quarter inches tall in robot mode, the figure is partially constructed from die-cast metal and features one of the most complex transformation sequences ever seen on a ''Transformers'' figure of its size. Alas, the small size of the figure also works against it, as it required several design concessions that resulted in (if we're being nice about it) an unimpressive cab mode.

:Prime is loaded with a ridiculous number of features and accessories. The robot itself is highly poseable, and both the smokestacks on Prime's shoulders and the fuel tanks on his legs can be rotated forward to act as guns, even featuring sculpted detail to this effect. As ever, he comes with a trailer that opens up into his crazy-detailed Combat Deck, featuring more action features than ever before. In trailer mode alone, it features a flip-down support stand so it can stand alone, a spring-loaded pop-out ramp instead of a fold-down one, and when the trailer is split for transformation, the traditional support legs underneath automatically swing out into place. The trailer houses most of Prime's accessories, including his ion blaster (with a moveable ammo clip to allow for multiple poses) and energon-axe, as well as his classic gas pump accessory, now with a poseable wire instead of a rubber hose. Two fold-out compartments provide storage space for six of Prime's interchangeable fists, while the other two remain attached the robot: two clenched, two open, a pointing right fist, a tilted left fist (for holding the ion blaster's ammo clip), and two fists with slots to grip the miniscule Matrix of Leadership that fits in a tiny chamber in Prime's chest. The Combat Deck's artillery robot features two flip-out handles that Prime can grip as if aiming the drone's guns, and Roller is also included, with three different 3mm ports to hold Prime's gun and gas pump. Lastly, Prime comes with a rocket pack like those used by the Autobots in such Generation 1 cartoon episodes as "[[Dinobot Island, Part 1|Dinobot Island]]", and a stand shaped like the Autobot insignia that allows him to be displayed in mid-air, as if in flight. The rocket pack also has 3mm ports for Prime's weapons, and stores on the front of the trailer in vehicle mode.

:Purchase of a ''Hybrid Style'' Optimus Prime at a Japanese [[Toys"R"Us]] store allowed the buyer the option of also purchasing the exclusive ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|Hot Rod]] toy.

:The toy also received a Hasbro release 11 years later under the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#YOTR2017|''Platinum Edition'']] line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Cybertron/HybridConvoy/convoy.htm More information on Hybrid Style Convoy on TFU.info]''

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[[File:THS-02B G2Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Yanigerlicious!]]
*'''Convoy Black Version''' (2006)
**''ID number:'' '''T.H.S.-02B'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, ion blaster, gas pump, energon-axe, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, rocket pack, 8 fists (4 left, 4 right), Autobot insignia stand, 2 missile launchers, 2 heads

:Available exclusively through e-HOBBY, this black and teal repaint of ''Hybrid Style'' Convoy features the traditional "[[Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)|Nemesis Prime]]" color scheme, but represents a version of Optimus Prime himself. In addition to all the original accessories, the toys also includes several more deliciously metatextual goodies, themed around the ''Generation 2'' toy and comics: two new large guns patterned after the new weapons wielded by the ''Generation 2'' Optimus Prime toy, and two additional (blue) Prime heads that can be swapped with the figure's regular noggin, sculpted explicitly in the style of [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Generation 2'' comic]] artist [[Derek Yaniger]]. One head is pristine, the other decorated to match the battle damage seen on the cover of the [[War Without End!|first ''Generation 2'' issue]].

:As the more franchise-savvy TransFans may realise, these extra parts, plus the black trailer of Convoy Black Version, can all be used to modify the original, red ''Hybrid Style'' Optimus Prime into a comic-accurate ''Generation 2'' version, complete with a black trailer, trailer-mounted guns and your choice of Yaniger-style heads.

:This figure came in a unique box, packaged with a [[Hybrid Style Convoy Black Version|mini-comic]], both illustrated by [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]].

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[[File:TF-Hybrid-Style-THS-02-Convoy-Black-Gold-Ver.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Texas tea.]]
*'''Convoy Black Gold Version''' (November 25, 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''T.H.S.-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, ion blaster, gas pump, energon-axe, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, rocket pack, 8 fists (4 left, 4 right), Autobot insignia stand, 2 missile launchers

:Available ''only'' in China markets, Convoy Black Gold Version is yet another black repaint of the first ''Hybrid Style'' Convoy figure, with some gold detailing. Convoy Black Gold Version does not include any extra accessories unlike the Black Version release above.
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==''Alternators''==
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[[File:Alternators OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I don't come with a creepy girl...]]
[[File:Convoy BT.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|...and neither do I...]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2006)
**''Alternator ID number:'' '''21'''
**''Binaltech ID number:'' '''BT-22'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Steve Bono]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' Optimus Prime transforms into an accurate 1:24 scale Dodge Ram SRT-10. The vehicle mode features rubber tires, functional steering, opening hood, tail gate and doors with a detailed cabin interior. Several of the details of his [[robot mode]] body are based on the sculpt of the 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime figure, but the head itself shares more similarities with the Powermaster mold. He is armed with a small pistol which transforms into his vehicle mode engine.

:This figure was originally conceived by Hasbro to be another character (exactly who is unknown), rather than Optimus Prime, but Takara insisted that the toy be made into Optimus to help it sell well in their markets, as the vehicle mode was no particular draw, given its scarcity in Japan. Reportedly, the figure cost twice as much as other Alternators to construct, so Hasbro had to bow to this demand so Takara would help fund it. Ironically, Takara eventually wound up soliciting the figure ''not'' as Prime, but as his ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' lookalike, [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] (perhaps connected to the Powermasteresque headsculpt), before its Japanese release was cancelled and moved over into the ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' toyline (see below).

: It took two further years, but this figure was eventually released as part of the Japanese counterpart to the ''Alternators'' line (''Binaltech'') in 2008. ''Binaltech'' Convoy features some additional paint details, like his silver pelvis, additional patterns on his shoulders, and red paint on his engine-gun, and like all ''Binaltech'' figures, he also includes die-cast metal pieces. Unlike previous Binaltech releases, a bio-card was not included.

:This sculpt was also used to create ''Alternators'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]].

::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#22|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Convoy's bio and tech specs]]
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/AltOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Alternators/Binaltech Convoy at TFU.info]''
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==''Kiss Players''==
[[File:Kiss Convoy toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|...And yet, I do!]]
*'''Convoy × Melissa''' (2006)
**''Accessories:'' Engine/gun, "[[Surfblade]]" surfboard/sword weapon, [[Marissa Faireborn]] figurine with stand and 2 pairs of arms and legs
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' Convoy is a redeco of ''Alternators'' Optimus Prime. While the figures may appear similar at first glance, given that ''Kiss Players'' Prime is still red, blue and black, there are many subtle differences, not least of all the replacement of the ''Alternators'' figure's bare, flat red plastic with a deep metallic red paint. Several of his body parts are cast in different colors of plastic (for example, his shins, formerly black, are now blue, while his formerly-blue hands are now black), and he features more intricate paint applications on his shoulders, and especially his pelvis, which is decorated to look like Prime's traditional bumper.

:In addition to the small engine-pistol of his ''Alternators'' figure, Prime comes with the "Surfblade", a pink surfboard that can be reconfigured into either two small knives or a large double-bladed sword. As with all the ''Kiss Players'' figures, Prime also comes with a [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of a cute girl: in this case, Marissa Faireborn, who can perch upon his shoulder or sit in his driver's seat, and comes with two pairs of interchangeable arms and legs. Additionally, the set includes a CD featuring the first five episodes of the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama]], as well as the exclusive bonus audio adventure, "[[Someday, Beneath the Sun]]."

:This set was originally intended to be released under the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' line, as "Black Convoy meets Marissa", but this release was cancelled before it was officially even announced.
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==''Titanium Series''==
[[File:TitaniumHeroes WWPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Well he ''is'' a car... in a car ''crash''.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster]], display stand

:Released in the first wave of ''Titanium Series'' 6-inch Cybertron Heroes figures, this figure is based on Optimus Prime's [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] form as seen in the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] comic book "[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]". Prime transforms into a comic-accurate Cybertronian truck in a few steps, and his ion blaster can be slotted in the back of the truck mode cab for storage.

:The figure was personally designed by comic artist [[Don Figueroa]], who created the original comic design in the first place, and his signature is left on the figure in the most literal way: the word "DON" can be seen sculpted into the barrel of his silver ion blaster. The paint on the handle of his ion blaster scuffs rather easily when placed into his hands.

:As a ''Titanium'' figure, Prime is made in large part from die-cast metal, but like so many of the other toys in the ''Titanium'' line, his plastic joints have trouble supporting his heavy metal weight. For that reason, the tiny insufficient clips that hold his shoulders in place are highly prone to breaking off, leaving his shoulders floppy and unable to be secured in robot mode. He comes with the generic display stand shared by all of the 6" "Cybertron Heroes", with a unique removable nameplate.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/TitTWW6OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Titanium Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Titanium war within 2pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now we just need a [[Sherman Dam|dam]]....]]
*'''War Within Optimus Prime vs. War Within Megatron''' (two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster

:This [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] ''Titanium'' two-pack includes the previously-released ''War Within'' Optimus Prime figure along with the ''War Within'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Megatron]] Megatron figure and an exclusive [[variant]] cover of ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' [[The War Within issue 5|#5]].

:As the mass retail release of the last waves of the ''Titanium'' "Cybertron Heroes" figures was delayed for several months, the two-pack version of Megatron was at least initially more widely available than the individually packaged one.

:Despite being mentioned in the joint [[instructions]] leaflet for the set, neither figure includes their display base.

:There appears to be a variant of this two-pack: One version has the Optimus Prime figure more or less identical to its individual release, whereas the other one drops the additional black paint weathering, making him much cleaner-looking.
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==''Classics''==
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[[File:ClassicsPrime Voyager.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The definitive Generation 1 Optimus Prime mold of 2006. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Henkei.21 Henkei.21|And 2008.]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UnitedBlack|And 2012.]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|And 2014.]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#StandFall|And 2016.]]]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/laser cannon, wind vane/ion blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Alex Kubalsky]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Optimus Prime is based upon the original Optimus Prime, as is the intention for the ''Classics'' toyline. He transforms into a modern cab-over style truck of made up model, dominated by a large wind vane on his roof. As with most ''Classics'' toys, he features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

:In [[robot mode]], his wind vane transforms into a large ion blaster, and his smokestacks transform into a smaller laser cannon. Additionally, both weapons can combine together to form a double-barrelled over-shoulder weapon. The unusually high amount of yellow paint used throughout the body is supposed to emulate the yellow stickers from the original G1 toy. The toy has a trailer hitch, but does not come with a trailer.

:Unfortunately, the yellow paint on his forearms tends to flake off.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/ClassicsOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Classics Voyager Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:ClassicsPrime Vs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|They did me right, [[#20th_Anniversary.2FMasterpiece|once]].]]
*'''The Ultimate Battle''' (Multi-pack, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: ''Classics'' "Ultimate Battle" Optimus Prime is a Deluxe Class figure and transforms into a flat-nosed truck cab. The figure is armed with a tommy gun-shaped laser rifle that transforms into a turret-like configuration and mounts on the rear of his truck mode, and features a spinning "power punch" action that sees the whole upper half of his torso spin when a button on his back is pressed. Pressing the button "unlocks" the spinning mechanism; pull ''hard'' on the button, and you can lock the torso back into place.

:In the United States, Prime was only available in a special two-pack with a similarly unique ''Classics'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Megatron toy]], and the specially-produced "[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle|The Ultimate Battle]]" DVD (which is, inappropriately enough, entirely about the [[Unicron Trilogy]]). The two-pack (including the DVD) was also available as a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] "Bonus Value" version with two randomly selected members of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]], in the combinations [[Overcast (Cybertron)|Overcast]]/[[Longarm (Cybertron)|Longarm]], Overcast/[[Deepdive (Cybertron)|Deepdive]] and Deepdive/Longarm. International markets, including European countries, saw the two-pack in a considerably smaller, differently-shaped box that was lacking the DVD case (the DVD was instead made available separately). In addition, Mexico, Singapore and some European countries such as the Netherlands and Hungary also received the two figures on individual cardbacks. For the United States market, the two-pack was [[rebranding|rebranded]] and re-released in [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'']]-branded packaging later in 2007, available from Dollar General, Big Lots and [[KB Toys]], and ''again'' in [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']]-branded packaging in 2011, this time available from Dollar General and Big Bad Toy Store.

:This figure was later ''also'' made available without redeco as part of the "Leader for the Ages" two-pack released under the [[#Transformers (2007)|live-action movie line]] (see below) and saw several redecos for [[#Universe (2008)|''Universe'']] ("Special Edition", below), ''[[Welcome to Transformers 2010]]'' ("Sons of Cybertron", below) and [[#United|United]] (below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/ClassicsDVDOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Classics Deluxe Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:DVD 20thPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Discounted at a Walmart near you.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (20th Anniversary DVD Edition, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leader, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe, display stand

: Produced to coincide with the 20th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and its release on DVD by [[Sony]], this edition of Prime is a redeco of his ''[[#Masterpiece|20th Anniversary]]'' figure. It replaces the original's metallic paint with flatter colors and does away with any and all vacuum-metalized plastic, as well as altering several other small details across the body, like the color of the lights on his feet and chest.

:Prime comes with all the accessories of his previous release, although his ever-changing ion blaster is now somewhat confusingly cast in blue plastic. He features one major additional accessory: an electronic display base sculpted with the image of the Matrix and the Autobot insignia. Pressing the insignia's crest triggers a series of electronic soundbytes, mostly quotes from the movie recited not by original actor [[Peter Cullen]], but by Hasbro's in-house actor, [[Ron Hayden]]: "Autobots, transform and roll out!", "I want you to make a special run to Autobot City," "Megatron must be stopped!", "All we need is a little energon, and a lot of luck," and two samples of the classic [[Transformation#The noise|transformation sound effect]], one ascending, one descending.

:The display stand itself was later redecorated as a mail-in prize for Takara Tomy's "[[Welcome to Transformers 2010]]" promotion, was intended to be used with [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus Convoy]] from "[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]", and was also redecorated in the "final production" run of the Masterpiece Optimus Prime toys and as an Optimus Prime voiced stand for the Second Prize in the [[Arms Up Campaign ]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/20thDVDOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on DVD Edition Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:PepsiOptimusPrime.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|Subservience to Corporate America is the duty of all servile beings.]]
*'''Pepsi Optimus Prime''' (Autobot, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, ion blaster, trailer

:Inspired by the [[#The Transformers|1985 promotional version]] of Optimus Prime that featured Pepsi stickers on his trailer, this outlandish incarnation of Prime is a slightly altered version of Takara's 2005 [[Pepsi Convoy]] figure (which represented a different character to Prime). The figure was only sold by [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] at various conventions, and given away as a promotional prize by Pepsi, via their [[Mountain Dew]] brand.

:A redeco of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime cab robot sporting an egregious number of Pepsi-themed paint masks and details, Pepsi Prime's differences from Pepsi Convoy are minimal: he features the shortened smokestacks previously seen on the [[#Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]] release of the mold, the blue pattern on his decals are different (matching the American Pepsi can/bottle look at the time rather than the one used in Japan), and also has a different layout for the Pepsi logo on his left shoulder. Like Pepsi Convoy, he comes with an entirely new trailer unit, specially designed to carry either a single 500ml (16.9 oz) size [[soft drink]] bottle, three 350ml cans, or 12 bottle caps (bottle cap figurines being a common and popular collectible item in Japan). In a first for the Prime mold, the figure's fists store in holes on the underside of the trailer while he is in vehicle mode. His ion blaster (which also stores under the trailer) is the first Hasbro reissue to feature the original, thick-barrel sculpt, which was reinstated to the mold by the ''[[#Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' release of Prime a few years prior.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/PepsiPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Pepsi Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Sports Label''==
[[File:NikemusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Comfortable ''yet stylish'' jogging is the right of all fashionable beings.]]
*'''Convoy featuring Nike Free 7.0''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Surely one of the strangest examples of licensed ''Transformers'' products, ''[[Transformers Sports Label|Sports Label]]'' Convoy transforms into a ''shoe''. Something of a [[shellformer]], this baffling incarnation of Prime is colored primarily white and red in his alt mode of a realistic-looking (if notably undersized) Nike Free 7.0 sneaker, complete with gratuitously long real fabric shoelaces. In [[robot mode]], he is made instantly recognizable by his incorporation of some additional blue and silver in predictable areas, and a traditionally Prime-styled head. Less traditionally, and somewhat perversely, Prime's feet are sculpted in the likeness of his own sneaker mode, making it seem like he's wearing himself!

:His gun splits into two halves and stores inside his [[kibble]] in shoe mode; in an undocumented feature, it has two handle pegs on opposite sides, so that it can be held either at its far end or halfway along its length. The gun halves can also be plugged together in two different ways.

:This figure was, in fact, the ''only'' mold in the ''Sports Label'' line. It was redecoed into the "Marine Free" version of Prime himself (see below), and given a new head to create ''Sports Label'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Sports Label|Megatron]]''

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Cybertron/SLConvoy/convoy.htm More information on Sport Label Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Sportslabel convoy marine version.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime's secret Magnus cosplay.]]
*'''Convoy featuring Nike Free 7.0 Marine Version'''
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster
:A redeco of the first ''Sports Label'' Convoy, this figure transforms into a white, navy, and grey sneaker. Promotional images for the figure depicted its robot mode as white and aqua-blue, but the finished product was visibly darker, produced in shades of off-white and dark teal. In either coloration, it sure as heck ''looks'' like it should be [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]], but for whatever reason... it ain't.
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==''Encore''==
[[File:Encore convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (grey), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

:A new series of reissues means a new release of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure, and Takara's ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' series proved no different. This edition of the figure featured no extra accessories, but it did include the original, thick-barrelled version of Prime's rifle, as reinstated to the mold by the ''[[#The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' version of the toy a few years prior. Both his blue and red plastics are lighter than normal, though not to the extent of Hasbro's subsequent 25th Anniversary release.

:Notably, this edition addresses the small but persistent issue of the Autobot insignias on Prime's shoulders: Ever since 1984, applying the stickers evenly had been a challenge due to small bumps the figure's shoulders are textured with. Like the [[Pepsi Convoy]] figure released two years prior, ''Encore'' Convoy replaces the stickers with [[tampograph]]s.
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==''Music Label''==
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[[File:MusicLabel-toy iPodConvoy.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|You just paid 140 bucks for a new headsculpt, didn't you? I bet you don't even ''own'' an iPod...]]
*'''Convoy —playing iPod speaker—''' (2007)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/iPod dock, 2 fists (left and right), ion blaster

: Hot on the heels of their licensing deals with Pepsi and Nike, TakaraTomy got themselves a slice of Apple™ pie and released Convoy —playing [[iPod]] speaker— as part of their small, musically-themed ''[[Transformers Music Label|Music Label]]'' line. This version of Prime is an all-white redeco of the original Generation 1 cab robot, which (much like the "Marine Version" of Prime from the ''[[#Sports Label|Sports Label]]'' line) makes it seem like he ought to be Ultra Magnus. The figure is actually even derived from the retool of the mold created for the original Ultra Magnus figure, as distinguished by the elongated hubcap pegs on the front wheels. Like Pepsi Prime before it, the figure's fists now store in peg holes on the under side of its trailer. The toy lacks any of the original Prime's stickers (even the silver stripe on his chest is now a [[paint operation]]) and includes the original thick-barrelled version of Prime's blaster. The toy features a brand new headsculpt based on the [[#20th Anniversary|20th Anniversary]] Prime figure, given additional poseability not previously seen on the figure by being mounted on a [[ball joint]].

:This, of course, is all secondary to the main draw of the figure: it pulls an all-white trailer, which transforms into a working iPod speaker dock by rotating a substantial wedge of its full length 90 degrees . The dock features three working buttons; power, volume up and volume down, as well as an Autobot sigil indicator light. Included is a wall-plugging (Japanese) A/C adaptor with a long lead that plugs into the reverse of the trailer. Although American importers shouldn't have too much trouble, those living in parts of the world using higher strength A/C current outlets should be warned NOT to simply plug the A/C adaptor in with only a socket adapter, as this will overload the device and fry it completely. Buying the appropriate kind of universal A/C adaptor with advice from an electronics specialty shop is recommended.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Cybertron/MLConvoy/convoy.htm More information on Music Label Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Musiclabelprimewithdock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm gonna call you Peanut.]]
*'''Optimus Prime —speakers for iPod—''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/iPod dock, 2 fists (left and right), ion blaster

:Designated "Optimus Prime" rather than the traditional Japanese "Convoy", this figure is a redeco of the previous ''Music Label'' Convoy figure into the character's traditional red, blue and silver color scheme. Unlike previous re-issues of the mold, iPod Optimus Prime's sports a paint application similar to KissPlayers Convoy, having its ABS/PVC parts painted over with a thin layer of his iconic red, white (silver if you will) and blue motif paint applications (with the exception of his iPod docking trailer). This includes his trailer, though the effect is somewhat marred by the large, visible gap on one side. When reconfigured into dock mode, the interior surfaces surrounding the speakers are decorated with black-on-silver techno-patterns as well as three "Optimus Prime" logos. The recessed space also features a stylised, almost [[Frank Miller]]esque, high-contrast portrait of Prime's face, although this is largely covered when an iPod is inserted. The figure comes in identical packaging to the original ''Music Label'' Convoy, save for the addition of a sticker illustrating the different color of its contents.

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[[File:ExileTransformersSpeakers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The right of all sentient beings is... um... what am I promoting now? Wait, a Japanese pop band? Are you kidding me? I need a new agent.]]
*'''{{anchor|EXILE}}EXILE x TRANSFORMERS —speakers for iPod—''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/iPod dock, 2 fists (left and right), ion blaster

:Exclusive to [http://www.ldhshop.jp/ LDH Shop], this redeco of the ''Music Label'' Convoy toy is utterly ridiculous and was created as a promotion for the Japanese pop band {{w|Exile (Japanese band)|EXILE}}. While Convoy himself has EXILE written on his right forearm, his trailer sports the "Love Dream Happiness" tagline of LDH Inc.[http://www.ldh.co.jp/shopping/index.html], as well as the "EXILE Perfect Year 2008" logo of the "EXILE Perfect Year 2008 Ultimate Best Box" boxset, which was released some months after he was.
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==''Transformers'' (2007)==
[[File:Movie LeaderfortheAges 2pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The more things change, the more they, uh, get bigger guns.]]
*'''Leader for the Ages''' (Wal*Mart exclusive two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle

: This Wal*Mart-[[exclusive]] two-pack pairs the deluxe-size ''[[#Classics|Classics]]'' Optimus Prime figure with [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie]] line's ''[[Fast Action Battlers]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Power Hook Optimus Prime]] toy. Both toys are identical to their original releases, and together represent the Optimus Primes of the oldest and newest generations (at the time) of ''Transformers'', respectively. The movie Prime is designated "2007 Optimus Prime", while the ''Classics'' figure is dubbed "1984 Optimus Prime" (referring not, of course, to the toy, which was produced in 2006, but to the character).
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==''Diablock''==
*'''Diablock Convoy''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''01''' ('''Mecha Builder Vol.03''')[[File:DiablockPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| We have the technology. We can ''rebuild him''. Except, uh.. for his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kre-O|face]].]]
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster

:Rounding out a bumper year of Japanese-[[exclusive]] Generation 1 Optimus Primes, the Takara-licensed Kawada brand ''Diablock'' Convoy is a fully transformable Lego-style block building figure similar in premise to the earlier American ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' sets. The ''Diablock'' figure, however, easily outstrips the ''Built to Rule!'' sets by both being an accurate representation of the toy on which it is based, and being able to transform between modes ''without'' having to be partially disassembled and put back together first.

:Forming a roughly 11-inch figure when fully assembled, ''Diablock'' Convoy is highly articulated, save for his head, which is only able to move up and down. Said head is also by far the most stylised aspect of the figure, with no real attempt to approximate Prime's face or mouthplate, instead featuring only a reversed block that gives the odd impression of a cycloptic eye. It is possibly intended to actually represent his forehead grill, as a yellow block inside his head construction remains barely-visible through a slit in his face, possibly intended to represent the classic toy's yellow eyes.

:The figure's [[transformation scheme]] is based on the original G1 figure, the only differences being that the fists are not removed but become the headlights, and instead of flipping backwards inside the chest, ''Diablock'' Convoy's noggin flips forwards with the aid of opening chest windows. A "laser rifle" in the shape of his ion cannon can be built from black bricks, and stickers bearing the Autobot [[Insignia|faction symbol]] can be placed on his shoulders, although this is not recommended as it is designed to permanently stick to multiple tiles which dislodge easily and may damage the sticker.
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==''Henkei! Henkei!''==
[[File:Henkei convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[March 13]], 2008)
**''ID number:'' '''C-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/Prime Gun, wind vane/ion blaster

:''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei! Transformers]]'' Convoy is a redeco of ''[[#Classics|Classics]]'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime. He features a significantly altered colour scheme, generally to make the toy more closely resemble his appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon and the original toyline. His truck mode features less silver paint striping, but compensates with a [[vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metalized]] grill/fender area. In [[robot mode]] all of his previously grey plastic is replaced with red plastic, with a majority of it being painted silver, chromed, or painted gunmetal gray. He features a different shade of red, blue, and clear blue plastic than the Classics version. Since ''Henkei!'' toys do not feature a heat-sensitive rubsign, ''Henkei'' Convoy has two Autobot sigils tampographed onto his shoulders.

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[[File:Henkei clear convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy Clear Version''' ([[June 19]], 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/Prime Gun, wind vane/ion blaster

:This redeco of ''Henkei'' Convoy is cast almost entirely in translucent colored plastic. Also known by the nickname "Crystal Convoy" among fans, it was first released as an exclusive for the Japanese convention Tokyo Toy Fair 2008, limited to 1000 pieces at the event, but was later made available through [[e-HOBBY]]. It was sold in a monochrome-blue version of ''Henkei'' Convoy's regular packaging.

::*''[http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act491/index.php More information on Convoy Clear Version at TFkenkon.com]
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*'''Convoy''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/Prime Gun, wind vane/ion blaster

:[[vacuum metallizing|Chromed]] entirely in gold like many other [[Lucky Draw figure]]s before it, this version of Prime was available only through a ''[[TV Magazine]]'' mail-in promotion held in December 2008, and was limited to only five units, making it one of the rarest officially available Transformers toys in the world.

:Unfortunately, this toy has become the target of several [[knockoff]]s aimed at gullible collectors. Most of the fake ones can be told apart from the real deal by various details not matching up. The real one is cast in gold plastic, painted over in gold chrome and sports small red Autobot [[insignia|logos]] on both shoulders.

::*''[http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=album&album=12878&dispsize=600&start=0 Gallery of (hopefully) a genuine Gold Convoy at TFormers.com]''

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*'''Convoy''' (<s>2008</s>)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/Prime Gun, wind vane/ion blaster

:A (technically) [[unreleased toy|unreleased]] [[black repaint|"black" redeco]] of ''Henkei'' Voyager-sized Convoy using the same plastic layout and paint mask but replacing red and blue with black, silver with gray, leaving the previously vacuum-metalized grill/fender area unpainted, changing the blue tint for the windows to red and changing all silver and yellow paint operations to blue. The red Autobot insignias would have remained unchanged.<ref name="blackgentei1">[http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=album&album=9553&dispsize=800&start=0 Gallery of the unreleased ''Gentei! Gentei'' black Convoy at TFormers.com.]</ref>

:The figure would have come in a monochrome version of the standard ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Convoy's packaging, still named "Convoy" but now labeled as part of the ''Gentei! Gentei'' range of exclusives.<ref name="blackgentei2">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/universe-classics-20-29/transformers-henkei-wonderfest-exclusive-black-convoy-in-box-167615/ The unreleased ''Gentei! Gentei!'' black Convoy in packaging] at TFW2005.</ref> Reportedly, this figure was intended as a Wonderfest exclusive, but was canceled because, according too [[TakaraTomy]] designer [[Shogo Hasui]], it was too similar to ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Universe (2008)|Nemesis Prime]]. [[Knockoff]]s were later made available, so buyers beware!

:A minor redeco (replacing the Autobot insignias with Decepticon insignias, adding silver paint to the grill/fender area and changing the blue paint operations to teal) [[#UnitedBlack|was eventually released]] as a [[Tokyo Toy Show|Tokyo Toy Show 2012]] exclusive, now marketed as part of the ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' line.
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==''Universe'' (2008)==
[[File:Universetoy 25th anniversary optimus prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2|And the block has returned!!!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2008)
**''Series'': G1
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump, sound effects module, comic, DVD
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Sold at the rather exorbitant price of $75, this re-release of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy is actually one of the most visually different from the other "straight" reissues of the mold, despite Hasbro's assurance that this is the toy you had as a kid. Positively ''anemic'' in comparison with the original toy, this Prime's red parts are visibly paler than usual, while his blue parts are much lighter (although the version released at Canadian retail reportedly sports a deeper shade of red again). This shade of blue extends to both Roller (a lighter blue than his traditional dark shade, yet darker than the lightest the figure has been in its history) and the internal workings of his Combat Deck, which is itself a much flatter shade of light grey, compared to its normal dark, swirled metallic silver color. In addition, the toy features the now-customary shortened smokestacks, and the elongated missiles seen on the [[#Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]] release, while the Autobot insignias on his shoulders are no longer stickers, but rather tampographs, like on Takara's ''Encore'' release. While all reissues of the Prime mold since 2003 have used the original thick-barreled mold for his ion blaster, this version includes the slender sculpt instead.

:As a 25th anniversary set, Prime includes several new pack-in bonuses: a reprint of the [[The Transformers (issue)|first issue]] of the original [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comic book]], a DVD containing all three parts of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|animated series]] pilot [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|"More than Meets the Eye"]], and three desktop wallpapers, and a battery-powered Autobot symbol that plays transforming sound effects, part of the first version of the ''Transformers'' [[theme song]], and three voice clips performed by Peter Cullen: "I am Optimus Prime!", "Autobot, transform and roll out!" and "Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost." There are some reports that the Autobot symbol could be worn out or damaged during the time of purchase.

:Outside the United States, this set was available in a thinner rectangular box. It contained all the original accessories from the American release, but not the DVD. An English-only version of this packaging format was available in Asia and Australia (initially only available at Myer stores, but later also at Toys"R"Us, Kmart and Target, eventually at drastically reduced prices), while a bilingual English/French packaging variant was available in Canada, still including—though not advertised on the packaging—the (English only) comic book.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/25thOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on 25th Anniversary Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Deluxe Class===
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[[File:Uni2008-toy SEOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class: Special Edition, 2008)
**''ID Number:'' '''SE-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:"Special Edition" Optimus Prime is a redeco of the ''Classics'' multi-pack toy, featuring some minor paint detail changes, bluer translucent plastic, darker and cooler gray plastic, and darker metallic flake red and blue plastic, with his (previously black-only) rifle body most notably now being cast in both blue ''and'' black plastic. He came in special "book box" style packaging with black-and-white boxart, and was only available at retail in Australian and Asian markets. North American customers could later buy him via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/HTSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Special Edition Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium-toy Target OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Yawn... Hey, wait! Am I [[Delta Magnus]] now?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, display stand

: A [[Target]]-exclusive [[redeco]] of War Within Optimus Prime in [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action film]]-inspired colors. The bio on the back of the packaging only fills up half of the allotted space, as if the [[Forest Lee|writer]] was tired of describing Optimus Primes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TitOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Target-exclusive Titanium Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Alternity''==
[[File:AlternityConvoy VibrantRed.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's like G2 Go-bots all over again...but cooler!]]
*'''Convoy [Ultimate Metal Silver]''' ([[February 26]], 2009)
**''ID number:'' '''A-01'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' Convoy transforms into a 1:32 scale 2007 Nissan GT-R, featuring die-cast metal parts, an opening hood, trunk and doors, as well as an interior, complete with his feet and thighs being sculpted to form the back seats. This complex figure stands at 6.5" tall, and is armed with a pair of blasters on each arm. In the hyper-dimensional world of the oft-confusing ''Alternity'' fiction, this figure specifically represents the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Story of Binaltech|Optimus Prime]] of [[universal stream]] [[BT World|Primax 903.0 Beta]].

:The mold suffers from a [[Design flaw|minor design oversight]], wherein the rear Nissan badge collides with his left leg strut when the left foot is hinged over and pegged into a clear plastic socket during transformation, with the results being that the connection is slightly crooked, isn't very secure, and sometimes pops off, and that the crooked pegging often causes the socket to crack.

:''Alternity'' Convoy was simultaneously available in both this silver coloration, and a deco based on his traditional appearance termed "Vibrant Red" (see below). The figure was later redecoed to create "[[Nemesis Prime (Universe)#Alternity 2|Convoy [Super Black]]]" (representing not Optimus Prime, but ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]]), ''Alternity'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Alternity|Ultra Magnus]], and ''Alternity'' [[Dai Atlas (G1)#Alternity|Dai Atlas]]. It was retooled into ''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|Transformers GT]]'' [[#GT|GT-R Prime]], [[Star Saber (G1)#GT|GT-R Saber]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#GT|GT-R Megatron]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#GT|GT-R Maximus]].
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*'''Convoy [Vibrant Red]''' (February 26, 2009)
**''ID number:'' '''A-01'''

:"Vibrant Red" ''Alternity'' Convoy is a redeco of the "Ultimate Metal Silver" figure in the much more traditional red and blue Prime color scheme, representing the Optimus Prime of universal stream [[Primax 109.0 Beta]]. The figure was available simultaneously with the Ultimate Metal Silver version, sharing the same packaging and pack-in materials, save for the color of the illustration on the front of the box, and a sticker that identified the figure within.
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==''Transformers'' (2010)==
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[[File:G1toy sons of cybertron optimus prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sons of Cybertron''' (Multi-pack, 2010)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Machine gun turret/rifle

: Released as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#TakaraTomy Welcome to Transformers 2010 campaign|Welcome to Transformers 2010]]'' campaign, the "Sons of Cybertron" set includes a redeco of the 2006 ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' "Ultimate Battle" pack Deluxe class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Optimus Prime]], cast mostly in translucent plastic (his shoulders remain opaque [[Unpaintable plastic|Polyoxymethylene (POM)]]).

: He comes packaged with a similarly translucent [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Sons of Cybertron|Rodimus]].

: The set is a counterpart to TakaraTomy's simultaneously-available ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' Sons of Cybertron set, which also features translucent versions of that line's Deluxe [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Welcome to Transformers 2010|Optimus Prime]] and [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)#Toys|Rodimus]] figures. It was intended as an exclusive for the Japanese Chara Hobby 2010 festival, but was also initially offered as a raffle prize at the 2010 "Autobot Alliance" event in the Philippines.,<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/sons-of-cybertron-crystal-classics-optimus-prime-and-rodimus-set-images-169977/ TFW2005.com reports on the Philippines Autobot Alliance/Cybertron Con event. June 18, 2010]</ref> and was later available for purchase at [[Cybertron Con 2010]] in [[Shanghai]].

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[[File:TF2010-toy Legends Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|YOU'LL NEVER GUESS HIS TRUE ALLEGIANCE!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Legends Class, 2011)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the first wave of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' line's]] ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' subline's [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys, Optimus Prime is based on his original Generation 1 appearance, with a transformation scheme reminiscent of past figures such as the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Robotmasters|Robotmasters]] and the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UltimateBattle|Classics Deluxe Class]] figures. He features a [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake grill]] for his robot mode, and his large legs result in a fairly thick and compact truck bed. His [[rubsign]] is located on the left side of the truck/his left elbow.

: This figure was redecoed and retooled into ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Motormaster (G1)#Generations|Motorbreath]] and [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2014)]] [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Ultra Magnus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RTSLegOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Reveal the Shield" Legends Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF2010 Deluxe G2OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Fandom|We]] see a red truck, and we want it painted [[Scourge (RID)|black]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Laser Rod (weapon)|Sword]]
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the sixth wave of ''Transformers'' Deluxes (the second and final wave of ''Reveal the Shield''), this Optimus Prime is a Deluxe Class mold based on the original ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Laser Optimus Prime toy ([[#LaserOptimusPrime|see above]]). Transforming into an International 8200 truck, he has some influences from the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action movie Optimus Prime]], including the more defined flames on his hood, athletic [[robot mode]] proportions and a more aggressive-looking translucent orange sword that can be held with both hands for maximum extreme chopitude. Optimus Prime features extensive use of translucent plastic in his arms, head and upper torso for a [[light-piping]] effect. Optimus also has a (non-detachable) matrix gimmick in robot mode that is formed by a relief pattern on the inside of the cab's side windows and is visible through the windshield/chest in robot mode. Like the Legends toy, he's part of ''Reveal the Shield'' and features a [[rubsign]], this time on the roof. He is also ''very'' articulated and poseable, even featuring ankles and wrists that are both [[Ball joint|ball-joint]]ed ''and'' [[Swivel joint|hinged]].

: The original Hasbro [[Stock photography|stock photos]] depict him as having red [[paint operation]]s on his kneecaps and the sunken ridges around his blue abs that the final product lacks. The photos on the cardback show him with a red Autobot symbol on his truck door and blue plastic instead of grey for the piece just in front of his rear tires. The back photo also depicts his side windows as being the same translucent orange as the front ones, when they are, in reality, a garish solid orange.

: Multiple reports suggest that the toy suffers from a [[design flaw]], inferior plastic quality, or both: due to his hands having peg-holes that are a bit too small to accommodate [[5 mm post]]s, they have a tendency to show stress marks on the inside after pegging his sword handle (or most other pegs) inside. Stress marks also tend to appear near his tiny hinged wrists. Fortunately, there have been no reports of the hands actually ''breaking'' on either location thus far.

: This toy was redecoed into ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]/[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Optimus Prime (SG)#BotCon2012|Optimus Prime]] and ''Timelines'' [[Scourge (RID)#Timelines|Scourge]], and was retooled into ''Timelines/Shattered Glass'' [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Timelines|Ultra Magnus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RTSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Reveal the Shield" Deluxe Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Transformers2010toy-HasbroMP10OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Standing tall and proud with his smokestacks erect.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Masterpiece Optimus Prime''' (Masterpiece, 2012 / 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#Transformers (2010)|Ion cannon]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#mp10hasbro|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#Transformers (2010)|Energon axe]], [[Combat Deck (G1)#Transformers (2010)|trailer/Battle Station/Maintenance Dock]], [[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Autobot Roller]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Spike Witwicky figurine]]
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Franks]] (deco artist)}}

: The Hasbro [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive release of [[#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]] features brighter blue plastic and paint, brighter unpainted non-metallic red plastic, painted yellow lights above the front truck windshields, painted light blue eyes, and lacks silver paint for the trailer's interior. Roller is now blue.

: In the Philippines, this was only available as a Toys"R"Us "Limited Edition" figure in the Trinoma mall from August 23–26, with customers having to sign up to reserve their figure. It was limited to 48 units total, and was limited to one per customer.

: Hasbro Asia re-released this in 2014. It came with an exclusive addition—the [[Key to Vector Sigma#Masterpiece|Key to Vector Sigma]]. In 2017 it was [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Masterpiece|basically reissued]] under ''Generations'' co-branding.

: Stock photos show his vehicle mode mistransformed.
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:*''Accessories:'' Sword (running change variant only)

: The ''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class Optimus Prime sculpt, in the deco from the first ''[[Transformers Chronicle (toyline)|Chronicle]]'' EZ Collection wave (see below) was released as a "dollar store" exclusive (available at stores such as Dollar General and Big Lots) in generic 2010 ''Transformers'' packaging packaging alongside [[Starscream (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Starscream]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Bumblebee]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Megatron]].

: The initial release saw the copyright year removed, while a later [[variant#running changes|running change variant]] featured the new tooling originally used for ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Motormaster (G1)#Generations|Motorbreath]], with not only the retooled hands and a hole on the back of his head/top of his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] compatible with [[C joint|3mm posts]], but also Motorbreath's sword accessory.
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==''United''==
[[File:Unitedtoy cybertron mode prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|See?! War for Cybertron ''is'' G1!]]
*'''Optimus Prime Cybertron Mode''' ([[December 25]], 2010)
**''ID number'': '''UN-01'''
**''Accessories'': "Assault rifle"

: The first toy in TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toyline is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Generations|Optimus Prime]], transforming into a Cybertronic "armored truck". He now sports a metallic red paint job, with brighter pink paint applications and cooler grey parts, and features several additional paint details to those present on the Hasbro figure in the form of black chest windows and pink lines on his face mask. His rifle transforms as well, folding and plugging into the roof of the vehicle mode. The rifle can also peg into his forearms, and, in its compact configuration, can attach to his shoulders via peg holes on the backs of his front tires or stored behind his back in [[robot mode]].

: This mold was also used to make ''United'' [[Darkside Optimus Prime (United)#Toys|Darkside Optimus Prime]].

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[[File:Unitedtoy g1prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|No, my legs won't retract. Now buy me.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (December 25, 2010)
**''ID number:'' '''UN-06'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle

:The second Optimus Prime toy in TakaraTomy's ''United'' toyline is another redeco of the ''Classics'' multi-pack Deluxe-sized toy (the first release in Japan), this time featuring an extensive metallic red paint job on the majority of the red plastic, and he features metallic sheen on the unpaintable red plastic and his blue plastic is now brighter. While the paint masks are identical to the Special Edition release, ''United'' Optimus Prime features additional paint operations on the hip, the stomach grille, the fold-up waist panels, the lower chest piece (at least in the front), and the forehead.

:Although the stock photo (pictured from the right) shows both of his biceps painted silver with his Autobot insignia tampographed on the left shoulder, the final product omits the paint operation (due to being molded with unpaintable plastic) and the insignia is placed on his left forearm, just like his ''Classics'' figure.

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*'''Laser Optimus Prime''' ([[March 26]], 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''UN-22'''
**''Accessories:'' "[[Laser Rod (weapon)|Laser Rod]]" sword

:The third ''United'' Optimus Prime toy is a redeco and slight retool of the [[#Transformers (2010)|Deluxe Class figure]] from Hasbro's 2010 ''Transformers'' toyline, itself an homage to Prime's ''Generation 2'' [[#LaserOptimusPrime|"Laser" form]]. The toy features translucent blue plastic as opposed to Hasbro's orange, red paint is used on the biceps instead of blue paint, extra red paint applications on the knees like the original's sticker detail, and more broken-up red apps on the shoulders. Silver detailing was added to the cab mode on the grill, the bumper, and near the doors. The blue plastic in cab mode is now black plastic to make the figure more accurate to the ''Generation 2'' original. The gray plastic is changed from the Hasbro version to more closely match the [[#G2reissue|2006 reissue of Laser Optimus Prime]]. Black paint was applied to the cab mode to mimic the fade from red to black on the original Laser Optimus, but still includes a flame deco like the Hasbro version, only in a different design. It lacks the roof-mounted rubsign of the Hasbro version, instead including Autobot insignias on the cab doors. (Disappointingly, they are Generation 1 insignias, rather than ''Generation 2'' ones!) Additionally, a retool was made to the peg on the inside of his right shoulder, to make it shorter and wider than the Hasbro version, allowing it to move freely without hitting the torso, unlike the Hasbro release.
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[[File:Unitedtoy-BlackOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Shouldn't be hard for him to fit in with the Decepticons... There's like, [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|two]] [[Darkside Optimus Prime (United)|other]] "evil Optimus Prime" guys in their ranks.]]
*'''Black Optimus Prime''' ([[June 16]], 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/blaster, wind vane/cannon

:Available [[exclusive]]ly at the [[Tokyo Toy Show]] 2012 (along with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Shining|''Prime'' Shining Optimus Prime]]), Black Optimus Prime is a very minor redeco of the previously unreleased [[#GenteiBlack|''Gentei! Gentei!'']] black version of [[#Henkei! Henkei!|''Henkei! Henkei!'' Convoy]], itself a redeco of the [[#Classics (2006)|''Classics'' Voyager Class toy]]. As such, Black Optimus Prime is mostly cast in black plastic, with some gray parts, translucent red windows and teal paint operations.

:The only differences with the unreleased version, aside from the packaging, are that silver paint has been added to the previously unpainted grill/fender area, the blue paint operations have been changed to teal, and the red Autobot insignias have been replaced by purple Decepticon ones. Prime's [[bio]] apparently explains that he took on this new color scheme in order to infiltrate the Decepticon ranks, in response to recent attacks by some new Decepticon forces pretending to be Autobots.

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1579.html Black Optimus Prime at Alfes's Toy Blog (part 1)]''
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1580.html Black Optimus Prime at Alfes's Toy Blog (part 2)]''
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==''Chronicle''==
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*'''G1 & Movie Sōshireikan Set''' (multi-pack, 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''CH01'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster|Laser rifle]], trailer

:This reissue of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure comes in a two-pack with the Deluxe-Class ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Chronicle|Optimus Prime figure]]. Prime himself is almost identical to the ''Encore'' release, save for his trailer hitch which was retooled to allow a peg to be inserted within it while still being able to be inserted into the trailer itself (making it compatible with his G1 trailer and the new trailer included). Like the Encore release, he features lighter colors and tampographed shoulder symbols (which vary slightly from the Encore release).

:His original trailer is not included with the set; instead, he comes with [[Armored Weapons Platform#Chronicle|a new deluxe-scaled trailer]], not available with any other figure, based on the one towed by Prime in ''Dark of the Moon''. The trailer is compatible with both figures, and sports [[5 mm post|5mm post]]-holes that will hold (among many other things) G1 Prime's laser rifle and the [[MechTech]] weapon Movie Prime is armed with.

:Oddly, for their official [[stock photography|promotional photography]], Takara took an existing photo of Optimus Prime's robot mode that was at least a decade old, having previously been used as a very early (and inaccurate) illustration for Hasbro's then upcoming ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' reissue of the figure.

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*'''Convoy''' (EZ Collection, 2011)
:A ''veeery'' slight [[repaint]] of the [[#2010legend|2010 Reveal the Shield]] Legends figure, the first ''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' Prime replaces that figure's rubsign with a tiny tampographed Autobot symbol on his left bicep. He was one of eight figures available in the first wave of "EZ Collection" blindpacked figures.
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[[File:Chronicletoy ez g2 prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not a [[Gilthor]] deco.]]
*'''Convoy''' (EZ Collection, 2011)
:The '''Reveal the Shield''' Legends Prime mold was redecoed again for the second EZ Collection wave. This version of the figure replaces the blue on the head with black, and the blue paint on the legs is stripped off, revealing the black plastic underneath. and like the Megatron redeco in the same wave, features a ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol instead of a Generation 1 insignia.
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==''Kre-O''==
{{Note|This section only lists Generation 1-inspired Optimus Prime ''Kre-O'' toys.}}
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[[File:KreO-Toy OptimusMatrixKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|If you even ''thought'' about Transformers in 2011, you probably have two of me.]]
*'''Matrix Optimus Prime''' (2011)
**''Pieces'': '''10'''
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle

: Intended to be [[exclusive]] to [[BotCon 2011]], this redeco of the regular Optimus Prime Kreon has an open chest showing the [[Matrix of Leadership]] within. He comes with a G1 inspired gun and a black brick display stand.

: We say "intended", because in actuality, the thing appears to have been produced in such huge quantities that it's wound up being made available in ''loads'' of other places—it was handed out at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011, offered as a free giveaway with any order that included Transformers toys on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]), as a free gift on the cover of the ''[[Awesome Autobots Activity Book]]'', and came as a free gift attached to, of all things, issue #240 of the [[United Kingdom|UK]] children's comic, ''[[Doctor Who]] Adventures'' (but not the UK's [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Transformers comic]], you'll note!).

:A supposed factory error even caused this version (minus display stand) to be included in the larger Optimus Prime kit (see below). This problem has (presumably) been fixed, but it was awesome while it lasted.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OMatrixOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Matrix Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy Optimus542pc.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Nigh-infinite configuration possibilities, and somehow a WORSE base mode than pretty much every other Optimus's trailer-bases. Wow.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''30689'''
**''Pieces'': '''542'''
**''Kreons'': Optimus Prime, Bluestreak, Skywarp, two Stunt Drivers
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle, weapons sprue (sniper rifle, pistol, submachinegun, handcuffs, radio, ammo box), large tool sprue (shovel, hammer, electric drill, clamp), small tool sprue (socket wrench, screwdriver, wrench, hatchet), 2 traffic cones

: Naturally, Optimus Prime got the biggest of the sets in the first year of ''Kre-O''. The set can be built into a large long-nose tractor-trailer rig with a removable "sleeper" cab that hides a computer station, and a trailer that can carry the set's two motorcycles or open up to carry larger car builds. The robot mode build includes a huge Optimus, based largely on the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action movie Optimus]], though with a head based almost directly on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics|''Classics'' Voyager Optimus]]. He is armed with a distressingly plain brick that fires pressure-launched missiles (aka his smokestacks). Most of the leftover parts in robot mode become a "headquarters" which is mostly just a random assemblage of mismatched-color panels and a pair of barricades. Both main builds leave numerous parts unused if you go expressly by the instructions, but hey, it's a building kit, surely you can find ''someplace'' to apply most of them.

: The set comes with a bevy of [[Kreon]]s, including Optimus Prime (this one based heavily on Generation 1 Optimus), [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Bluestreak]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Skywarp]], and a pair of human [[Stunt Driver]]s. A packaging error resulted in some releases of this set to come with the promotional "Matrix chest" Optimus (see above) rather than the normal version pictured here.

:Speaking of errors, the instruction manuals (he has two) both have errors in their parts listings, showing numerous pieces in the wrong colors or not making it clear that some parts are, well, clear. Making things more confusing, not all of these miscolors are reflected in the step-by-step instructions, while a couple new ones are added there.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy Optimus-90pc.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Kneedom is the right of all sentient beings.]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''31143'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''

: The smaller of the two Optimus Prime kits in year one, this version is based more on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|original Optimus Prime]]. The small cabover-style tractor-trailer truck build is solid, unable to seat any Kreons inside. The robot mode is heavily restricted in its articulation, with no knees, and only single-direction-swivel elbows and shoulders.

:This is one of the few ''Kre-O Transformers'' sets to not come with any Kreons whatsoever, the other being the similarly-sized [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#74pc|Bumblebee]] kit.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OSmallOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "small" Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Custom Kreon, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A6085'''
**''Pieces'': '''41'''
**''Accessories'': Rack, large rifle, ray pistol, robot sword, wing-backpack, rocket-backpack

: Part of the first assortment of "Custom Kreons", this version of Optimus Prime comes with a buildable parts rack on which to hang/store his many many extra pieces. His [[tampograph]]s are much more heavily-detailed than the original Kreons, based on the [[#The Transformers|original Optimus Prime toy]]. His "normal" helmet (and small sword) are [[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]], plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), plus a buildable large rifle, a buildable wing-pack, and a ray pistol (originally an [[Andorian]] blaster from ''Kre-O Star Trek'').

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[[File:KreO-Toy OrionPax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Orion Pax''' (2014)
**''Pieces'': '''10'''
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle, transparent block, brick display stand

:Available only with the ''[[Transformers: Kre-O Character Encyclopedia]]'', Orion Pax is a Kreon version of Orion Pax from "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]". He uses the [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]] helmet and the original Optimus Prime Kreon's gun. The transparent block which he can hold has "KREO" written on it in [[Cybertronian language#Notes|Autobot text]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OOrionPax/orionpax.htm More information on Orion Pax at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Kre-o-Elite-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Give [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Diablock|me]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kre-O|your]] face?]]
*'''Elite Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**''Pieces'': '''43'''
**''Acessories'': Optimus rifle

:A polybag with buildable Optimus Prime with larger hands and legs on a Kreon sized torso, much like the Galvatron in the Factory Battle set. His helmet is completely unpainted.

:This figure was a freebie given away at Canadian Toys"R"Us stores during a build-a-figure event, and also available at the "Transformers Exhibition" event in Taipei, Taiwan from [[June 27]] to [[July 6]].

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[[File:KreO-toy OptimusClass84.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Voted Most Likely to <s>[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Diablock|GIVE ME]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kre-O|YOUR FACE]]</s> Succeed]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
**''Voted'': Most Likely To Succeed
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle

: This version of Optimus, part of the [[Kreon Class of 1984]], lays heavy on the toy-based tampographs (though they are completely different from the other iterations), and like the others in the set, has a more animation-model-inspired face deco, what with having a nose and all.

:He was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed "Class of 1984". This set was made for sale at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Remaining stock was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online after the convention, but as the set sold out at the show, that never happened.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Class of 1984 Optimue Prime at TFU.info]

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*'''Total Commander Optimus Prime (Convoy)''' (Gacha capsule Kreon, 2014)
**''Accessories'': Ray pistol

:In late 2014, twelve Kreons were sold through [[TakaraTomy]]'s "TakaraTomy A.R.T.S" [[Gacha]] capsule-toy machines in Japan. Thankfully for the rest of the world, these Kreons are all basically identical to previously-released ones in the Hasbro lines. The Gacha release of Optimus Prime is basically the base [[#Custom|Custom Kreon Optimus]] using his clear-plastic helmet and carrying the small ray pistol, lacking his leg-wheels, smokestacks and backpack (and of course all those other parts and accessories).

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*'''Brick Box''' (2016)
**''Set Number'': '''B2963'''
**''Pieces'': '''82'''
**''Accessories'': Optimus Rifle

: Released in the third wave of "Brick Box" sets, and found only at Dollar General stores, this version of Optimus Prime uses the new 2015 style of Kreon hips and torso, with a hollow hip-peg and a central post inside the torso for increased grip... which also makes the torso incompatible with about four years' worth of Kreons. Nice. His face and torso tampographs are new.

: The set comes with two bags of Kre-O parts, one coming from the first-year Sideswipe set (mostly all the small bits and the now-useless neck joint), the other "new" with some basic bricks and plates. The set has no instructions, as it's just a box of bricks to make whatever with.
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===Battle Changers===
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[[File:KreO-toy Optimus-G1 BattleChanger.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It remains to be seen if Optimus' pieces can be rebuilt [[Alligaticon|into an alligator]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle Changers, 2015)
**''Set Number'': '''B0715'''
**''Pieces'': ''89''
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>

: Part of the first wave of "Battle Changers", this version of Optimus Prime is a ''severely'' built-up Kreon that transforms from truck into a robot and back without removing any parts! However, the sheer chunkiness of his limbs hanging off a Kreon torso make for awkward positioning and questionable balljoint grip strength.

: Like the rest of the Battle Changers, he was available in selected Asian countries in December 2014. These sets only appeared in the US through closeout chains like Ross and TJ Maxx in 2015.

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*'''Optimus Prime VS Megatron''' (Battle Changers 2-pack, 2015)
**''Set Number'': '''B1506'''
**''Pieces'': ''198''
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle, trailer
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>

:This version of Battle Changers Optimus was only available in a two pack set with [[Megatron (Kre-O)#Battle Changers|Battle Changer Megatron]]. He is ''largely'' the same construction as as the single release, but has numerous small differences. He uses a new "double harness" piece on his torso instead of using two harnesses, leaving more space for his head to grip the neck-post, and his chest/windshield parts are each a single clipped "flag" part rather than the multi-part assembly of the single-pack. And of course there's the additional trailer, which doesn't have any official robot mode rebuild, and only loosely "connects" to the truck-mode Optimus by being lightly hooked to a single short bar on the back of Optimus's right leg.

:This set, like the one above, was only available in the US through closeout chains like Ross and TJ Maxx in 2015.
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===Mini-Con Combiners===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Mini-Con Combiners, unreleased)
**''Accessories'': Bazooka, [[Phaser (weapon)|phaser]], Uzi, scoped pistol, [[Klingon]] blaster
:"Mini-Con Combiner"' Optimus comes with one standard Kreon and four ''Cityville''-syle mini-Kreons of the same character, each one a different incarnation from various franchises. With some extra parts, the mini-Kreons become limbs to make a larger combiner-bot.

: The main torso-bot is based on Generation 1 Optimus's original body. Two of his limbs are based on ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]; one "normal" (Inferno helmet), one pre-[[Earth]]-body (Knock Out helmet). Another is based on [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action Optimus]] (Soundwave helmet), and the remaining one (Ironhide helmet)... actually looks to be based on the Optimus-like-but-not-Optimus [[Micromaster]] [[Overload (G1)|Overload]]! The heck?

:[https://www.seibertron.com/events/fullsize.php?event_id=400&size=1&image=29 First shown at New York Toy Fair 2015], the Mini-Con Combiners were apparently cancelled without fanfare... a decision that must have come late in the day, as they went on to star in their own promotional animation, "[[Stuck in a Tree]]", released about eight months after the trade show.

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==''EZ Collection Gum''==
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*'''Convoy''' (Candy toy, [[2012]])
**''ID number'': '''1'''
**''Release Date'': [[July 30]] 2012

: Released as a [[candy toy]], [[EZ Collection#Transformers: EZ Collection Gum|''EZ Collection Gum'']] Convoy is another redeco of ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Motormaster (G1)#Generations|Motorbreath]], featuring the retooled parts for accessories he does not come with. He is decoed once again in his ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''-ish color scheme with the black legs and Generation 2 Autobot symbol, but this time he is cast out of "metallic" (aka "slightly glittery/glossy") plastics, and is absolutely ''coated'' in metallic red paint for most of his cab section. His head is now painted metallic dark blue rather than the prior deco's black.

: As per the toyline's name, he comes with a yellow candy-shelled piece of lemony-flavored gum.
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==''Generations''==
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==''Bot Shots''==
[[File:BotShotstoy-OptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Before time began, I was... a cube.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B003'''
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::*''Fist strength'': '''410'''
::*''Blaster strength'': '''850'''
::*''Sword strength'': '''370'''
:Part of the first wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Series 1 single-packs, Optimus Prime is a teeny little long-nosed semi truck with "trailer", with a spring-loaded [[Autotransformation|automatic transformation]] to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. His truck mode and robot body are influenced by the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action Optimus Prime]], while his head is taken from the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|original]]. His blue paint is light and sparkly-metallic, his red paint is dull matte, and his optics are yellow.

:This toy was given away free to attendees of Hasbro's "[[Toy Fair 2012|Collector-Fan Media Day" 2012]], slightly altered by a "Toy Fair 2012" sticker applied to the cardback.

:This mold was also [[redeco]]ed to make [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. He shares parts with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#BotShotSuperBot|Super Bot Megatron]] and [[Motormaster (G1)|Motorbreath]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Bot Shots'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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*'''Optimus Prime Launcher''' (Launcher, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BL001'''
***''Fist strength'': '''920'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''450'''
***''Sword strength'': '''280'''
:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 launchers, this [[repaint]] of Optimus Prime comes with a large trailer that pops open to form a battle station with a spring-loaded launching platform. He appears to have the same plastic colors as the single release, and the same set of [[paint operation]]s, but his paint is done in different shades, having glossy dark blue paint and glossy bright red paint. The black part of his launcher is sculpted to look vaguely like the repair done that is part of Generation 1 Optimus Prime's repair bay.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSLOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Launcher Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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*'''Battle for the Matrix''' (Multi-pack, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''UB001'''
***''Fist strength'': '''835'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''505'''
***''Sword strength'': '''275'''
:This minor [[redeco]] of the Optimus Prime Launcher features grey wheels, blue optics, and added red paint on its upper arms, while the launcher has grey plastic in place of black, smaller Autobot symbols on its sides, and gold paint on its interior instead of silver. The [[stock photography]] on the [[packaging]] depicts Optimus with a blue stripe on his built-in "trailer", which was omitted in the final product.

:The set also comes with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Megatron with his launcher]], [[Brawl (Movie)#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Decepticon Brawl]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Bumblebee]], and a cardboard token representing the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Bot Shots|Matrix]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSBFTMOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Battle for the Matrix" Launcher Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''Super Bot 004'''
***''Fist strength'': '''330'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''315'''
***''Sword strength'': '''995'''
:Part of the fourth wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 single-packs, Super Bot Optimus Prime is a redeco of his toy in translucent blue plastic. As a Super Bot, he was [[Shortpacking|packed one per case]], and has higher, more lopsided stats than normal Bot Shots. He has a really, ''really'' good Sword stat.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSSBOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Super Bot Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-SpinShotOptimusPrimeLauncher.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime Launcher''' (Launcher, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''BL001'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher, 4 [[Energon cube|Energon Cube]] targets
***''Fist strength'': '''820'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''405'''
***''Sword strength'': '''390'''
:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 launchers, this Optimus Prime transforms into a very boxy ''Generation 1''-styled truck with trailer. As a Spin Shot, one manually winds up his upper body beforehand when transforming him into vehicle mode, where striking the front of the vehicle will cause him to burst open and spin while auto-transforming. He comes with a launcher used to propel him to great speeds, as well as four cube targets for him to knock over.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSLOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Spin Shot Launcher Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots PolarAssault Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Polar Assault Team''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''T001'''
***''Fist strength'': '''370'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''945'''
***''Sword strength'': '''310'''
:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 five-packs, this redeco of the original Optimus Prime toy is cast in translucent blue plastic, with his cab painted white. Despite possessing translucent plastic and more lopsided stats than a regular Bot Shot, he is apparently not labeled as a Super Bot. This version of Optimus comes with similarly-themed with new redecos of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Bumblebee]], [[Mirage (G1)#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Mirage]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Ironhide]], and [[Jetfire (G1)#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Jetfire]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSPAOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Polar Assault Team" Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots Dragon Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Dragon Track''' (Playset, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''UB001'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher
***''Fist strength'': '''565'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''325'''
***''Sword strength'': '''725'''
:Available only with the ''Bot Shots'' Dragon Track set, this version of Optimus Prime changes from a robot form resembling ''Generation 1'' Optimus Prime, into a truck with a rocket exhaust molded into the back of its trailer. As a Flip Shot, he, er, flips up when auto-transforming. He comes with a launcher that can be connected to the track, as well as [[Megatron (G1)/toys#DragonTrack|Flip Shot Megatron and his launcher]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSDTOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Dragon Track" Flip Shot Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''BeCool''==
[[File:BeCool-B03-Trailer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Trailer (Optimus Prime)''' (2012)
**''ID number'': '''B03'''
:''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' "Trailer" is practically identical to the ''Bot Shots'' "Battle for the Matrix" Optimus Prime toy with the blue eyes and red arms, the only difference being that the game stats stickers in his chest spinner have been replaced with pictures of his vehicle mode, two people holding hands and the letters "Zzz..."

:[[TakaraTomy]]'s [[stock photography]] of Trailer, including the pictures used on the box, uses the original ''Bot Shots'' Optimus toy with the yellow eyes as a base.

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*'''Garbage Truck (Clean Optimus)''' (2013)
**''ID number'': '''B12'''
:"Garbage Truck" is a redeco of the same Optimus Prime toy in blue and white, a common coloration for Japanese garbage trucks, that ends up bearing a coincidental resemblance to the ''Bot Shots'' Polar Assault Team Optimus. His stickers now picture his truck mode being loaded with garbage, his truck mode driving around, and the word "cleaning" in both English and Japanese.

:The B12 ID number was previously used for [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Special Sports Car]], a limited toy which was only on shelves for three months before being replaced by Garbage Truck.

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[[File:BS02-BeCool-Trailer-and-Trailer-Base.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|I just passed a "jimmy" and a White, I've been passing everything in sight]]
*'''Trailer and Trailer Base (Optimus Prime)''' (2013)
**''ID number'': '''BS02'''
:This Trailer is identical to the original ''BeCool'' Trailer other than the stickers, and now comes with the trailer/launcher accessory from ''Bot Shots'' redecoed in blue with red stripes. While the vehicle mode sticker in his chest remains, the hand-holding and sleeping ones have been replaced by pictures of the launcher: one in base mode and one in trailer mode. He also comes with a sticker sheet for decorating the Trailer Base.
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==''GT''==
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[[File:GT-R-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|From Nissan to nii-san.]]
*'''GT-R Prime''' ([[May 25]], 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''GT-01'''
**''Accessories:'' "Impact Wrench Gun", [[Misaki]] race queen figure
:''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|Transformers GT]]'' "GT-R Prime" is a heavy retool of ''Alternity'' [[#Alternity|Convoy]], transforming into a 1:32 replica of the Motul Autech GT-R race car used by the {{w|Nismo}} team in the {{w|Super GT}} racing championship series. He retains the flip-out blasters of the ''Alternity'' toy and can also wield his new Impact Wrench Gun accessory (also called the "Optimus Rifle" on the ''Transformers GT'' website), a weapon based on the impact wrenches used in car repairs. Like all ''GT'' toys, Prime also comes with a [[GT Sister]], poseable human figures themed after {{w|race queens}}, his partner being a lady named Misaki.

:GT-R Prime's packaging points out that he can be fitted into ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime's trailer to replicate the way actual race cars are transported.

:This mold was also used, with different heads and accessories, to make the other ''Transformers GT'' toys: [[Star Saber (G1)#GT|GT-R Saber]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#GT|GT-R Megatron]], and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#GT|GT-R Maximus]].
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==''FJ Cruiser × Transformers''==
[[File:TF-FJ-Cruiser-Transformers-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=3|thumb]]
*'''FJ Optimus Prime''' (2013)
**''Accessories:'' spare tire/axe
:Part of a cross-promotion between {{w|Toyota}} and TakaraTomy, the deluxe-sized FJ Optimus Prime transforms into an {{w|Toyota FJ Cruiser|FJ Cruiser}}, with his axe weapon becoming the vehicle's spare tire. The vehicle mode's body panels come packaged on the sprue, and can then be clipped onto the core figure. The mass retail release of FJ Optimus includes yellow and white panels, while the red variant was available when purchasing an FJ Cruiser at Japanese Toyota dealerships. As is typical of TakaraTomy exclusives, these variants came in grayscale packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/FJOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on FJ Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Construct-Bots''==
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Elite Class, 2013)
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:Optimus Prime transforms into a truck-like vehicle. This version is a retool to the Ultimate Class two-pack listed below, as his head design is slightly different. Additionally this version features transparent plastic for his body armor amongst other plastic changes. He includes a blue version of one of the Ultimate Class version's guns, specifically the one recycled from Wheeljack.

:As with all [[Construct-Bots]], Optimus Prime's rubber ball joints on the shoulder and feet can harden over time, which makes it difficult to pose smoothly.
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*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron''' (Ultimate Class, 2013)
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist), [[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}
:Optimus Prime transforms into a truck-like vehicle, packed alongside his eternal nemesis [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Megatron]]. This version has opaque colors and a more traditional Optimus color scheme. He includes a projectile weapon along with a variety of melee weapons, as well as a swathe of extra parts for additional configurations.

:Optimus' sword was later redecoed/reused for [[Silverbolt (G1)#Construct-Bots|Silverbolt]] and one of ''Timelines'' [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]'s weapons.
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==''Hero Mashers''==
[[File:HM-toy Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Modular building is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle Upgrade, 2014)
**''Pieces'': '''18'''
**''Accessories'': Missile-launching rifle, missile, energy axe, cannon, left & right rocket pods, "Ultra Magnus" right forearm & fist
:Part of the first wave of "Battle Upgrade" ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' toys, Optimus is a non-transforming action figure with ratchet-joints, about six inches tall. He has multiple peg-holes all over that can be used to mount any ''Hero Mashers'' accessory. As a first-wave figure, he has extra ankle articulation that is not present in later waves (a cut that was made to all ''Hero Mashers'' lines, not just the ''Transformers''-branded ones).

:He is designed with a removable head, forearms, thighs, and lower legs, all of which use the same clip-peg/hole joint. This means his pieces can be swapped around in any order, as well as swapped with any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure... which includes figures from [[Marvel Comics]], ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'', and ''[[Jurassic Park|Jurassic World]]'', meaning you can make some pretty freaky combinations.

:While he is the same size as a standard Hero Masher, his larger [[size class|price point]] is made up for with a lot more parts and gimmicks. Both of his hands are removable, which allows for accessories to be placed in his wrist sockets, notably his iconic "energy axe". His rifle is a spring-loaded missile launcher. He also comes with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Hero Mashers|Ultra Magnus]]'s right arm, which is a [[redeco]] of ''Hero Mashers'' [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Hero Mashers|Bulkhead]]'s, only molded to remove that toy's missile-launching gimmick.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/HMOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Hero Mashers'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:HM-toy Optimus Electronic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Mom said it's ''my'' turn on the [[Xbox 360|Xbox]]."]]
*'''Electronic Optimus Prime''' (Electronic Action, 2014)
**''Pieces'': '''22'''
**''Accessories'': Missile launching cannon, missile, sword, shield, bladed shield, electronic left forearm, bladed left fist, torso armor, left & right winged "launchers", left & right armor boots
:Part of the first (and only) wave of larger electronic ''Hero Mashers Transformers'' toys, the base Optimus Prime figure in this set is ''almost'' identical to the above "Battle Upgrade" toy; this version has a closed right fist that can hold accessories rather than the Battle Upgrade version's finger-pointy one.

:However, this set comes with a completely different (and much larger) pile of accessories to turn Optimus (or any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure) into a hulking armored warrior. He comes with an extra left forearm with an electronic light, used to light up clear-plastic accessories when they're plugged into his wrist socket. Several of these accessories take inspiration from the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action Optimus]]'s gear, notably a very ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''-esque shield.

:Oddly, the big stompy boots accessories are designed in a way that Optimus is really far back in them, leaving a huge gap between his shins and the boots' "knee" guards. Presumably this is to accommodate other ''Hero Mashers'' toys with much larger footprints.
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==''EZ Collection'' (2013)==
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[[File:TF-EZ-Collection-2014-EG01-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=0.99|thumb|I'm the one you actually want. Except that you're gonna import it.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (EZ Collection, [[April 27]], 2013)
**''ID number'': '''EG01'''
:This ''EZ Collection'' Optimus Prime is ''yet'' another release of the ''Reveal the Shield'' redeco with the Motorbreath retooling, but this time he features light blue paint applications in place of the original dark blue. Like the rest of his brethren on the same line, Optimus features a movie version of the Autobot insignia.
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==''Bearbrick''==
[[File:Bearbrick OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Honey is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[July 17]], 2014)
:A special edition [[Bearbrick]] released in celebration of the ''Transformers'' 30th anniversary, Optimus Prime transforms from a Bearbrick painted up like himself to a bear-eared robot. He has no accessories, but holes in his [[robot mode]] hands can accommodate other toys' weapons.

:This mold, with a different head sculpt, was also used for the simultaneously released Bearbrick [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Megatron]], and also redecoed into [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] and ''Age of Extinction'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Bearbrick|Optimus Prime]]. It was further retooled into Bearbrick [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Starscream]].
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==''Transformers'' (campaign item)==
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[[File:AOE-toy Convoy AnniversaryClear.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy [Anniversary Clear Ver.]''' (EZ Collection, 2014)
:A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' Legends Class [[#Legends_Class|Optimus Prime]] toy with the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Motormaster (G1)#GDO|Motorbreath]] [[retool]]ing (for accessories he does not come with), Convoy is cast in red and black clear plastic. He has been retooled to include a magnet in his right foot, allowing him to interact with ''Lost Age'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] and ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]].

:Convoy was available at a variety of 2014 events, including on [[May 3]] at a "Kids Walk" event at {{w|Fuji Speedway}}, in special packaging on [[May 16]] at the "Transformers Celebration 2014" midnight event at the Sunshine City [[Toys"R"Us]] store in {{w|Ikebukuro}}, on [[June 15]] at Tokyo Toy Show 2014, at the Aeon Mall in {{w|Kasukabe}} on [[July 19]], and at the "Transformers Expo" event in {{w|Yokohama}} on [[August 9]]; at the Expo's preview night, attendees could also acquire a sticker sheet designed to turn the toy into Nemesis Prime. Convoy was also available as one of three preorder bonuses for ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' [[Roadbuster (G1)#Cloud|Roadbuster]].

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime/Yokohama Convoy]].
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==''Legend Commander Collection''==
[[File:Legend-Commander-Collection-LC-01-Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Convoy (Jodai)''' (2014)
**''ID number:'' '''LC-01'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, Energon Axe
:Part of the ''[[Legend Commander Collection]]'' sold at [[Transformers Expo]], "Convoy (Jodai)"—''jodai'' (初代) meaning "first generation"—is a redeco of ''Robotmasters'' G1 Convoy. While most of the paint masks are identical to the original mold, other changes include replacing the translucent parts into clear blue plastic, and the panel-lining on the grill is stripped off. Unlike the first toy, he does not include a pair of swappable 3mm fists, his missile launcher, or his Calamity Defenser weapon.

:Remaining stock was sold through [[TakaraTomy Mall]].
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==Optimus Prime Pen==
[[File:OptimusPrimePen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hand cramps are the right of all sentient writers and artists.]]
*'''Transformers Optimus Prime Pen''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, cap/barrel
:Released in Japan by [[Sentinel (company)|Sentinel]] as part of the 30th anniversary, Optimus Prime Pen is a well-articulated robot that folds into the shape of a rather chunky, but functional ballpoint pen. The tip of the pen is formed from his ion blaster, with the barrel acting as a cap.

:This mold was also used to make [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Black Convoy Pen|Black Convoy Pen]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Ultra Magnus Pen|Ultra Magnus Pen]].
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==''Transformers'' (2014)==
[[File:Transformers-2014-Legion-Optimus-Prime-(black-insignia).jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Black insignia version pictured.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Legion Class, 2014/2015/2017)
**<s>''Accessories'': Sword</s>
:Another release of the ''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class sculpt, the deco for its initial release is ''almost'' identical to the ''Transformers'' release from 2012, having silver chest-windows instead of light-metallic-blue, plus a large "CE" mark and number on the backs of its legs, declaring the toy meets European product safety requirements. The tooling is identical to the 2012 release's running change variant, with the retooled hands and a hole on the back of his head/top compatible with [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] [[C joint|3mm]] pegs.

:Bizarrely, the [[package art]] is lifted directly from the ''Generations'' Legends Class Optimus Prime/Autobot Roller two-pack's packaging, whereas the [[stock photography|stock photos]] depicted on the back of the packaging are taken from ''Reveal the Shield'' Optimus Prime's packaging and only slightly altered, advertising a "[[Reveal the Shield]]" [[rubsign]] [[gimmick]] the toy doesn't actually have. Meanwhile, Hasbro's official stock photos provided to online retailers (including an in-packaging photo) depict the toy with the sword that came with the running change variant of the sculpt's 2012 release, even though the actual toy doesn't include the sword.

:Legion Class Optimus Prime has been found at Family Dollar and Dollar General stores in the United States. A later [[variant]] repleaced the red Autobot insignia with a black version. This later version was also released at general retail in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and Russia. In Singapore it was released together with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Starscream]] as part of the promotion for ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' in selected cinemas.
:This figure was made available again, without any changes, in 2015, this time in new packaging resembling the then-concurrent packaging design for the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line, but replacing the name "Generations" with "Authentic Transformers". It was also given a new Hasbro product code number and UPC barcode, thereby technically making it a separate product. In 2017, it was re-released ''again'', this time in a minor variant of the 2014 version's packaging (including the original product code number and barcode) that now lacked the reference to the non-existing "Reveal the Shield" gimmick.

:Like [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Starscream]], the Black Insignia variant of the toy ended up being dumped to some hobby shop dealers in Asia., and even returned to discount stores like Five Below and 99 Cents Only in the US in 2020.
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==''Nanoblock Motion Choro-Q''==
[[File:NanoblockChoroQConvoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not ''[[Minecraft]]''.]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[December 11]], 2014)
:Produced as a collaboration between toylines ''[[Diablock|Nanoblock]]'' and ''[[Choro-Q]]'', this Optimus Prime is a building block toy providing pieces to build both Optimus Prime's super deformed robot mode and, separately, his truck mode (or something else, if you want). His truck mode is built on a generic ''Choro-Q'' chassis outfitted with an electric motor and can be remote-controlled using a smartphone app. While the chassis is physically generic, its firmware identifies it as belonging to the Convoy kit, and the smartphone app's controls adopt a blue and red theme to match, complete with Autobot logo on the steering wheel hub.
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==''Q-Transformers''==
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[[File:QTransformers Optimus Prime GT.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Ohhh! Boo hoo! Let me play a sad song for you on the world's smallest Optimus Prime!"]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[January 24]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''QT-09'''
:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Optimus Prime is a tiny [[super deformed]] toy based on the [[#Alternity|''Alternity'' Convoy]] design, transforming into a Nissan GT-R R35, though his legs retain the traditional blue truck bed motif. The English name on the packaging refers to him as just "Optimus". He comes with a code for unlocking "GTR Optimus Prime" as a playable character in the ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (mobile game)|Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' game.

:Optimus Prime was retooled into ''Q-Transformers'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Soundwave]].

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[[File:QTransformers Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[April 25]], 2015 / [[January 30]], 2016)
**''ID numbers:'' '''QT-19''', '''QTF-04'''
:''Q-Transformers'' Convoy is based on his traditional design, transforming into a flat-nose truck with an integrated, non-removable trailer. He comes with a code for unlocking Generation 1 Optimus Prime, under the name "Convoy", in ''Mystery of Convoy Returns''. This toy was re-released with a new ID number as part of the second ''Q-Transformers'' series.

:Convoy was redecoed into ''Q-Transformers'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Q-Transformers|Black Convoy]] and retooled into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Ultra Magnus]].

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[[File:QTM Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2015)
**''ID number:'' '''QT-M'''
:QT-M Optimus Prime is a redeco of the GT-R Optimus Prime mold in the colors of the Transformers-sponsored [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf30th/teammach/ Nissan GT-R] used by the Team Mach racing team (a vehicle previously used as the base for the non-toy character [[Mach Five Racing Prime]]). Like ''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|Transformers GT]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Safety Prime]], this toy was a collaboration with the [[w:Super GT|Super GT]] racing series and was given away free to young children who attended TakaraTomy-sponsored "Kids' Walk" events held by Super GT in the fall season of 2015.
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==Optimus Prime featuring Original PlayStation==
[[File:OptimusPrimeOriginalPlaystation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|U R NOT E]]
*'''Optimus Prime featuring Original PlayStation''' (02/2015)
**''Accessories:'' Controller/ blasters, memory card, ''Everybody's Golf'' disc, Playstation Club Vol. 1 disc
:Released alongside a [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Mega Drive Megatron|Sega Mega Drive version of Megatron]] and outside of any other toyline, "Optimus Prime featuring Original PlayStation" transforms from robot to a scaled-down non-functional [[Sony]] [[PlayStation]] video game console. He features an opening disc compartment as well as two small thin plastic game discs (''Everybody's Golf'', and Playstation Club Pre-Play Vol. 1) which can store inside his disc compartment. Also included is a memory card that can slot into its dedicated port, as well as a corded controller that splits in half and attaches to his lower arms. The controller's four shoulder buttons flip out into ''very'' tiny blasters.
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==''Timelines''==
[[File:BotCon-2015-General-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''General Optimus Prime''' (BotCon 2015 two-pack)
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile, missile pod, pistol, rifle, cannon/rifle stock, cannon/rifle scope
:Available in the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Generation 2" 2-pack alongside [[Hound (G1)/toys#Timelines|Sgt. Hound]] at [[BotCon 2015]], General Optimus Prime is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Voyager Class [[Roadbuster (G1)#Generations|Roadbuster]] based on the cancelled ''Generation 2'' [[#G2General|General Optimus Prime toy]]. He transforms into an off-road vehicle and comes with numerous weapons, all of which peg via 5mm post onto his vehicle rear/legs, shoulders, upper & lower arms, and hands: a spring-loaded, missile-firing launcher, a pistol, a rifle, and two small cannons that respectively form the scope and stock of the rifle. All of his weapons can combine to form an unwieldy superweapon. The flaws from the original mold are likely to be retained from this release.

:This mold also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnations of [[Guiledart#Beast Wars: Uprising|Guiledart]] and [[Killer Punch#Beast Wars: Uprising|Killer Punch]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/BCGeneralOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Timelines'' General Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Unite Warriors''==
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*'''Convoy Grand Prime''' (giftset, [[February 27]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-05'''
**''Accessories'': Weapons, 4 Gun/Fist/Foots
:Takara's iteration of ''Combiner Wars'' Optimus Maximus is sold in a gift set including all five Autobots (minus the Rodimus mold). This version of Convoy has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon. Like ''Unite Warriors'' [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]], the set also features some minor improvements to the original sculpts, such as improved hip-ratchets for Convoy for increased stability. He also had the slightly modified pegs that Legends Class Rodimus (or Blackjack, Runabout, and Runamuck) can securely attach to, which was previously used for Battle Core Optimus Prime. The tampographed Autobot insignia on the roof/flip-out head joint is now re-positioned to his side truck panels.

:Compared to the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' release]] of the mold, Convoy features additional paint operations on the thighs, truck bumpers, the details on the inner legs, the gestalt chest halves (which are now painted over due to being molded in grey plastic), and the gestalt torso's lower section. The stomach's deco is also minimized, and the silver paint operations on the lower legs are now replaced with gunmetal while the mute metallic blue is now shiny metallic. When it comes to unpaintable plastic; his knee joints and feet are blue while the majority of the shoulder joints are now red. In addition, his gestalt skirt flap is now molded in the same grey color, and the leg panels and thighs are now molded in black, with the latter being painted in silver with some yellow details. As the thighs are painted, care must be taken while transforming him in both modes, as they're somewhat prone to paint scraping. To minimize the damage, the two rear halves must be opened first to transform the legs.

:Despite the ratchet fix, however, Convoy is also the weakest link of the gestalt combination, due to several design failures attributed to his torso mode. The square holes and tabs used to secure the arms together when in torso mode are too weak to remain locked in place (though a very small number of copies can secure the arm well), and are prone to falling out of position should an attached arm be moved. The torso mode's skirt plate is also attached to the stomach rather than the pelvis, rendering the waist swivel nearly worthless due to the skirt obstructing articulation.
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==''Xiaomi / Transformers''==
[[File:Optimus Prime Power Bank.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Transforms from robot to the Monolith from 2001 and back!]]
*'''Optimus Prime Power Bank''' (2017)
**''Accessories'' Shield/Power Bank Shell, wings, sword, USB cord
:Available as a [[HasCon 2017]] exclusive, this Optimus Prime transforms from robot into a ''working'' power bank that supports 6500 mAh of battery power, thanks to a team-up between [[Hasbro]] and Chinese consumer electronics company {{w|Xiaomi}}. As a throwback to the ''Generation 2''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[Laser Rod]] gimmick, the USB cord can also plug on his sword to light-up.
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==''au x Transformers''==
[[File:INFOBAR-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right=1.66|Cell service is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''INFOBAR Optimus Prime (NISHIKIGOI)''' (2017)
**''Accessories:'' Mini flip-phone, display stand, swappable display cards
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Released in conjunction with Japanese cellphone maker au,<ref>[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/product_release/pdf/p170201.pdf TakaraTomy au x Transformers Project press release]</ref> ''au x Transformers'' INFOBAR Optimus Prime celebrates 15 years since the 2002 au Design Project that resulted in the INFOBAR cellphone, as well as the 10th anniversary of the [[Live-action film series|live-action films]]. He transforms into a (non-functional) scaled-down replica of the 2002 au INFOBAR, and in lieu of cellphone functions, the figure can be paired via Bluetooth with a smartphone, such as an iPhone, to act as a notification alarm in either robot or INFOBAR mode. The screen is also non-functional, but pre-printed cards are included which can be slid into the screen to show an Autobot logo, Decepticon logo, a mockup of a cellphone home screen, or a technical "Transformers INFOBAR" design. He features articulated hands for grasping the included tiny flip-phone accessory (which can flip open) that is stored in the bottom of the cell phone mode. The figure also includes a display stand.

:The project was crowd-funded through Japanese crowd-funding site Makuake.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/01/31/transformers-x-au-transforming-phones-launch-crowdfunding-campaign-332289 Transformers x au Transforming Phones Launch Crowdfunding Campaign at TFW2005.com]</ref> For 5,400 yen, contributors received an INFOBAR Optimus Prime, or for 16,200 yen, received INFOBAR Optimus Prime, INFOBAR Megatron and INFOBAR Bumblebee, the only way to obtain the last two items. The project received one million yen in the first 24 hours, ultimately topping out at over 32 million yen.

:This figure was redecoed into INFOBAR Optimus Prime (ANNIN) (below) and slightly retooled with new heads and redecoed into [[Megatron (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Megatron (BUILDING)]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Bumblebee (ICHIMATSU)]].

::*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20180313050340/https://time-space.kddi.com/au-transformers/ More information on au x Transformers website (Japanese)]'' (archived)
::*''[https://www.makuake.com/project/au-transformers/ More information on INFOBAR Optimus Prime at Makuake crowd-funding site (Japanese)]''
::*''[http://chohenken.com/2017/10/08/INFOBARtf_optimusprime-nishikigoi/ Pictorial review of INFOBAR Optimus Prime at Chohenken (Japanese)]''
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[[File:INFOBAR-OptimusPrime-ANNIN.jpg|thumb|right=1.66|White knight vs [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Music Label|white noise]].]]
*'''INFOBAR Optimus Prime (ANNIN)''' (2017)
**''Accessories:'' Mini flip-phone, display stand, swappable display cards
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:INFOBAR Optimus Prime (ANNIN) is a redeco of INFOBAR Optimus Prime (NISHIKIGOI), transforming into a recreation of the ANNIN edition of the INFOBAR cellphone. All-white in cellphone mode, he sports additional blue and red detailing in robot mode. Surprisingly, this white repaint of Optimus is not based on Ultra Magnus, but rather his [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|movie incarnation]]. Like the other figures in this line, he is not a working cellphone but can be paired via Bluetooth with a smartphone, such as an iPhone, to act as a notification alarm in either robot or INFOBAR mode. The screen is non-functional, but pre-printed cards are included which can be slid into the screen to show an Autobot logo, Decepticon logo, a mockup of a cellphone home screen, or a technical "Transformers INFOBAR" design. The figure also includes a display stand.

:This figure was also retooled into [[Megatron (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Megatron (BUILDING)]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Bumblebee (ICHIMATSU)]].

::*''[https://time-space.kddi.com/feature/news-sp/20170713/2041 More information on INFOBAR Optimus Prime (ANNIN) (Japanese)]''
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==''Authentics''==
[[File:Authentics 5inch Optimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For the budget collector who refuses to give in to [[knockoff]]s.]]
*'''Autobot Optimus Prime''' (Bravo, 2017)
{{toydesigner|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}
:Released in the first wave of the [[Transformers Authentics|''Authentics'']] toyline, "Autobot Optimus Prime" is roughly the size of a 2015 [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Mini-Con Battle Packs|''Robots in Disguise'' Battle Pack]] toy. He changes from an [[evergreen]]-inspired robot into a more G1-based truck in just four steps. His instructions are incorrect; for truck mode, his legs must be folded in before the arms, otherwise the locking tabs on the arms will get in the way. Due to his transformation, he ends up with no elbows and a fake chest. He also has problems standing up due to hollow legs.
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[[File:Authentics 7inch Optimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For the budget collector who wants their cheap figures to be ''slightly'' stylish.]]
*'''Autobot Optimus Prime''' (Alpha, 2017)
:Standing at the height of a Voyager figure, "Autobot Optimus Prime" is nearly identical to his smaller counterpart. He retains the four-step transformation while gaining the (sideways) elbows that the little guy lacks. Like his wavemate [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Authentics|Grimlock]], Optimus comes with kibble detached in-package.
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[[File:TF-Authentics-Titan-Changer-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Titan Changer, 2019)
:This Optimus Prime scales with the rest of the Titan Hero/Guardian/Changer figures, utilizing a different transformation scheme compared to his previous ''Authentics'' figures. Due to the said transformation scheme, and unusual for an Optimus Prime toy; his shoulders end up sticking out from the cab's rear.
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[[File:RBA Mini Bot Racers Optimus.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Mini Bot Racers, 2022)
:''Authentics'' Mini Bot Racers Optimus Prime is a [[package refresh]] of the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (toyline)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#MBR|Mini Bot Racers Optimus Prime toy]]. He features no changes from his original release.

: He comes packaged with similarly unchanged rerelases of Mini Bot Racers [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Authentics|Bumblebee]] and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Authentics|Hoist]], along with new characters [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Authentics|Arcee]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Authentics|Trailbreaker]].
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[[File:TF Authentics 2023 Battle Call Optimus Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle Call, 2023)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Shield
:The 2020 [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Battle Call|''Cyberverse'' Battle Call Officer Class Optimus Prime]] figure was reissued under ''Authentics'' branding with no changes apart from the packaging.
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[[File:TF-Authentics-Bravo-2024-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, everybody check me out! I'm a metal chicken! Beep beep gobble boop!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Bravo, 2024)
:Part of the seventh wave of ''Authentics'' Bravo figures, Optimus Prime features simplified engineering and changes into a truck in 6 steps. This figure shares a similar transformation scheme with most of the truck-based ''Rescue Bots'' figures. He features no useful articulation. Bizarrely, his calves are mostly unpainted ''except'' for his vents which are painted blue, in an apparent inversion of the usual color scheme.

:The toy is first revealed at [https://www.mercadolibre.cl/transformers-authentics-bravo-optimus-prime-figura-de-accion/p/MLC29503566 Mercado Libre], an Argentine e-commerce store.
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==''Tribute''==
*'''Optimus Prime & Orion Pax''' (Evolution Pack, 2017)
[[File:TF-Tribute-2-pack-Orion-Pax.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I don't know why, but I'm feeling [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|the urge]] to take Titan Masters' faces..."]]
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:The ''[[Transformers Tribute]]'' "Optimus Prime & Orion Pax" two-pack includes an Orion Pax figure redecoed from ''Titans Return'' [[Kup (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Sergeant Kup]], with a retooled [[Titan Master]] face based on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#T30Deluxe|''Thrilling 30'' Orion Pax toy]].

:While its release in the live-action film–focused ''Tribute'' line technically makes this a toy of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|a different Optimus Prime]], it has been included here for infomational purposes.
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==''Street Fighter II × Transformers''==
[[File:Collab-toy SF2 Ryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The pipes are broken!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Convoy [Ryu] vs Megatron [Vega]''' (Two-pack, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[May 26]], 2018
:*''Accessories'': sword, double-barreled rifle, Headmaster

:Available as part of the exclusive ''[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]'' toyline, "Convoy" is a redeco of ''Titans Return'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#TRVoyager|Optimus Prime]] in [[Ryu]]'s traditional colors, fleshtones and all. His vehicle modes are both adorned with the "''fūrinkazan''" kanji from Ryu's belt: 風林火山 ("as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain"). He transforms from robot to tanker truck to plane and back. Both vehicle modes have "cockpit" areas to seat any [[Titan Master]] (or compatible) figure. Like all ''Titans Return'' Voyager class figures, he has built-in mechanisms to "bulk up" his noggin. In his case, these are spring-loaded pylons. The smaller Headmaster's robot mode is also painted to resemble Ryu.

:Convoy was only available in a two-pack with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Megatron]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[M. Bison#Toys|Vega]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>. This set was available for pre-order on [[TakaraTomy Mall]] from [[November 22]] to [[November 27|27]], 2017, with orders fulfilled in late May 2018. A pre-order goal was also set: if at least 3000 units were pre-ordered, the set would also come with clear display stands for both toys.

:This two-pack was later brought to the West in 2022 as part of the ''[[Transformers Collaborative]]'' line, released as a [[Target]] and [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive in the United States. These releases are functionally identical to the Takara versions; the Hasbro versions have new manufacturing tampographs, but are otherwise the same. They even have all of the Takara packaging ''inside'' the new Hasbro outer packaging!
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==''Golden Lagoon''==
[[File:TF 35th Golden Lagoon Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No luck required... until you transform him.]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[July 29]], 2018)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''GL-01'''
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, energon axe, Matrix of Leadership
:''[[The Transformers Golden Lagoon|Golden Lagoon]]'' Convoy is a gold and gold chrome redeco of MP-10 in homage of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] [[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|episode of the same name]]. He does not include the trailer, Roller or Spike, but retains his energon axe, ion blaster, and Matrix of Leadership.

:Part of TakaraTomy's 35th anniversary celebration, he was initially released at Summer [[Wonder Festival]] 2018, then later through [[Cybertron Satellite]] stores across Japan and [[TakaraTomy Mall]] on [[September 9]], 2018. Along with the rest of the ''Golden Lagoon'' toys, he was later rereleased through [[Hasbro Pulse]] in January 2021.

:This toy was used to represent '''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects comic .281.29|Gold Primus Convoy]]''' in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic|Generations Selects]]'' comic.
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==''G-Shock × Transformers''==
[[File:G-Shock X Transformers Master Optimus Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|<big>'''''STAR PLATINUM!'''''</big>]]
*'''Master Optimus Prime''' ([[December 8]], [[2018]])
**''Accessories'': 2 [[Star Drive Cannon]], [[Chrono Matrix]]
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy) and [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (Robot parts and accessory)}}
:Released to celebrate the 35th anniversary of ''Transformers'' and G-Shock, Master Optimus Prime transforms into a "Pedestal Prime Mode" that can hold the included Chrono Matrix accessory or a G-Shock watch. In particular, it is able to hold G-Shock DW-5600 series and DW-6900 series watches. The included Star Drive Cannons can be held in the hands in robot mode, or attached to its Pedestal Prime Mode.

:This mold was retooled to make [[G3 Prime#G-Shock × Transformers 2|Master Nemesis Prime]].

*'''Master Optimus Prime Resonant Mode [With G-Shock]''' (December 8, 2018)
**''Accessories'': 2 Star Drive Cannon, Chrono Matrix

:Essentially the same release as above, but includes a compatible DW-6900TF-4 watch.
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==''Vintage G1''==
[[File:VintageG1-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Aren't you over [[Bumblebee (film)|trailers]] by now?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2019)
**''Accessories'': 2 laser blasters, 2 fists (left & right)
:Sold at a ''Generations'' Leader-price point, ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' Optimus Prime is a [[Walmart]]-exclusive reissue of the [[#The Transformers|Generation 1 toy]] without the trailer. It includes the two versions of his blaster rifle that had not been packaged together since the [[#NewYearConvoy|New Year Special release]], and his smokestacks are now restored to their long, untrimmed glory not seen in the U.S. since the [[#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' toy]]. The silver stripes on his chest and arms are now painted, replacing the factory-applied stickers. In addition, this release comes with a new sticker sheet that features more symmetrical designs.

:Like all ''Vintage G1'' figures, Optimus Prime was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada and general release in Asia, notably Toys"R"Us.
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==35th Anniversary==
[[File:TF-35th-Anniversary-OP-set-Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Convoy & Optimus Prime Set''' (2-pack, 2019)
**''Release Date'': [[December]] [[2019]]
**''Accessories'': 2 laser blasters, 2 fists (left & right)
:Released as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive, Convoy is basically a TakaraTomy release of the ''Vintage G1'' toy above, complete with an additional laser blaster. It does not however come with the modified sticker sheet from the ''Vintage G1'' release.

:Convoy was only sold as a set with (but packaged separately from) [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#35th Anniversary|Optimus Prime]].
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==''Crossover Collection''==
[[File:MyLittlePrime.jpg|200px|thumb|right]]
* '''My Little Prime''' ([[2020]])
:Part of a series featuring crossovers between ''[[My Little Pony]]'' and other properties including ''[[Ghostbusters]]'', ''[[Power Rangers]]'', and ''Dungeons & Dragons'', My Little Prime is a pony representation of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] using a mold inspired by Generation 1 of the equine property. He has an Autobot [[insignia]] as his cutie mark. The figure has no articulation aside from a ball-jointed tail.

::*''[https://hasbropulse.com/products/my-little-pony-crossover-collection-transformers-my-little-prime My Little Prime at Hasbro Pulse]''
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==Transformers Fan Book==
[[File:Kodansha-TF-Fanbook-2021-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''[[Transformers Fan Book 2021]]''' (TV-Magazine Mook, 2021)
**''Release Date'': July 2021
:Released as one of the freebies (along with the Stealth-colored Bumblebee) for the 2021 issue of the ''[[Transformers Fan Book (series)|Transformers Fan Book]]'', this Optimus Prime is yet another redeco of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Legends Class|''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class mold]]. Deco changes include the silver paint being stripped from the smokestacks, while the rest of the body parts, such as the lower waist and the upper thighs/tanks, are painted in black instead. This release uses the Motorbreath retooling.
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[[File:TF-Fan-Book-2023-Core-Class-Optimus-Prime-Red-Clear-Ver.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''[[Transformers Fan Book 2023]]''' (TV-Magazine Mook, 2023)
**''Release Date'': August 22, 2023

:The fourth ''[[Transformers Fan Book (series)|Transformers Fan Book]]'' comes with the "Optimus Prime (Red Clear Version)" toy, redecoed from the [[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'']] Core Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|mold]]. with the deco once again based on the ''Generation 2''-inspired colors used for the ''Chronicle'' EZ Collection figure.

:His transformation shares engineering with the ''Thrilling 30'' Legends figure, but with sculpted detailing directly based on the ''Earthrise'' mold, down to details like the ''vestigial knee flaps'' from the ''Siege'' mold. The included Ion Blaster features a 3 mm handle under a 5 mm post, dedicated to the C.O.M.B.A.T. System. He is also fairly articulated for a figure this small, having head rotation and tilting, torso rotation (which actually looks a bit unnatural), ab crunch, butterfly joints at the shoulders, and ball joints in shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees.

:As a redeco of the Core Class mold, Optimus Prime (Red Clear Version) can hitch the trailer (with the trailer hitch/shield panel on) from the Hasbro Pulse exclusive Optimus Prime & Bumblebee 2-pack.
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==Robosen Collector's Edition==
[[File:Robosen_Optimus_Prime_stock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This isn't your slightly older brother's [[Automorph Technology|automorph.]]]]
*'''Optimus Prime Auto-Converting Robot''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': carrying case, laser rifle, energy axe, non-removable exhaust pipes, wall charger, micro USB to USB 2.0 cable

:[[Robosen]]'s Optimus Prime is a highly interactive, programmable transforming robot. With over 5,000 pieces, 60 microchips, 27 servo motors, 6 high-intensity [[light-emitting diode|LED]]s, 80 different sound effects including voice clips from Peter Cullen, a dedicated iOS/Android bluetooth app interface, and a pricetag of $750 USD, it blurs the line between "toy" and "high-end showroom electronics." Users can choose between multiple ways to control its robotic movements: including pre-programmed voice commands, pre-programmed app controls, or user-created movement scripts. In truck mode, it can drive as directed or honk its horn. In its [[#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]]-influenced 19"-tall robot mode, it can execute a long list of included scripted actions featuring voice and sound effects, plus an infinite variety of user-programmed poses and user-scripted movement sequences. It has distinct attack movements and sounds to be used with its weapons, and has flip-out wrist communicators featuring sticker images of Megatron and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]].

:The main power source is an internal rechargeable lithium ion [[battery-powered motor|battery]]. The truck's front bumper flips down to expose the charging port and the separate micro USB interface port. A replaceable CR 1220 3V battery powers the "laser rifle's" LED; it's not really a laser, but it's bright. The instructions say don't look straight at it.

:In voice command mode, the spoken user command for conversion between truck and robot modes is officially supposed to be "[[Trademark#Genericized trademarks|convert]]," but secretly the toy will respond the same if you say "transform." It also responds to more than 30 other simple words and phrases which trigger other animations and basic functions: such as: "turn left" to turn left, "move right" to step to the right, or "hero" to strike a superheroic ground-punching pose. 6 months after launch, the Robosen software developers were still releasing new movement animations and firmware updates via channels that can be found in the official app, with no announced end date for their continuing improvements.

:27 servo motors might sound like a lot, but compared to contemporary 1st-party figures costing hundreds and hundreds (''and hundreds!'') of dollars less, this item does lack some some pretty standard joints: such as neck rotation, wrist rotation, and the type of leg rotation that would have allowed the feet to point in different directions.

:Although this Optimus Prime does mostly transform on its own, there are some additional manual adjustments required to make each mode look the way it's advertised. In robot mode, one red panel can be removed from the back of the head, and the gas tanks can be moved into a lower position on the legs. If the gas tanks are not lowered, they can protrude enough to obstruct animation. For vehicle mode, the removable red panel should be reattached, gas tanks moved back so they don't cover the wheels, and the side-view mirrors can be flipped out.

:In truck mode, especially via app control, Optimus is a fully functional remote control vehicle that can move forward, backward, and turn. Its steering does not happen the way real trucks do when they tilt the axles of the front wheels within their wheel wells; Instead, Optimus turns by throwing both legs simultaneously to one side or the other, which gives the appearance that the entire cab is pivoting around a central axis.

:In robot mode, Optimus' default idle behavior is not to stand perfectly still. Instead, he will slowly "breathe" with a subtle inhaling/exhaling motion like a human would have after aerobic exercise. From there, he will occasionally shift into other statuesque poses.

:When asked to turn right or left in robot mode, Optimus is not able to perform that action in two or three normal steps with ankle and hip rotation like a human would. He lacks any leg joints that rotate around a vertical axis, so for him to rotate his body to the right, he must perform a startling stutter shuffle move. He pushes one foot out slightly forward, the other foot slightly backward, and maintains that orientation while rapidly sliding his legs together and apart more than once per second until the asymmetrical rapid sliding friction of his feet against the floor eventually scoots him into facing a different direction. This movement can wear out the paint on his inner soles pretty fast, even on smoother surfaces.

:None of the toy's motorized joints are capable of supporting substantial weight without electricity. This means that when powered off, the robot cannot stand upright without external support. If the toy is in robot mode and senses its batteries are getting low, then to prevent a damaging fall, it will automatically shift into a droopy squatting pose that it can safely sustain while powered off. The average operating time from a full battery charge is approximately 40 minutes. The charging port is not accessible while the robot is standing up. Plugging in the charger while the toy is powered on might endanger fragile components.

:Yes, the above means that this toy in effect cannot be displayed in robot mode when not in active use. It can't really be displayed in the proper truck mode either, as the robot legs need battery power to stay rigidly locked into truck configuration and will droop when turned off. It is rather clearly intended to remain in its protective carrying case most of the time.

:Aside from the laser rifle, none of the LED lights in the eyes, headlights, or tail lights can be deactivated while the toy is powered on. In robot mode, the brake lights shine brightly from the backs of the feet, and the headlights shine from within the forearms. Some of the pre-programmed actions exploit this deliberately, by having Optimus brandish his bright headlights as flip-out weapons. The laser rifle's LED turns on and off with its own physical switch.

:Many of the pre-loaded animations assume Optimus is holding his gun in his right hand and/or that he is holding his axe in his left hand. The toy has no sensors to detect whether those accessories are in place, and the app does not consistently label which animations use accessories. It also does not label the many animations that might damage the toy if attempted while accessories are attached, but <s>transforming</s> converting him or punching the ground would be a bad idea. So don't activate any animations while the accessories are attached unless you're sure you know what will happen.

:In addition to action/fighting/greetings animations, there are also many silly animations available from the official download page, including: Air Guitar with the G1 cartoon theme song, air drumming, a gyrating silent "Christmas" dance, doing push-ups then getting exhausted and passing out, and the {{w|Dab_(dance)|Dab}}.

:The app-controlled motion programming interface is extremely complex. The position of each joint at each step in an animation can be dictated either with numerical parameters, or by sensing the positions of the joints on the toy during programming. Many poses can be strung together to form long action sequences. The app uses long gamified sequences of tutorials to teach programming techniques and unlock more sound clips for use in more animations. Despite that available complexity though, there are some actions used by official animations that cannot be performed in customized sequences: such as a head nod, a full mode conversion, or vehicle driving commands.

:Given this piece's fragility, complexity, and high cost, it is appropriate that it is packaged in a heavy duty foam-padded carrying case, complete with clasps and a handle. But the case can't protect from paint wear issues that arise quickly via actual use. Prime's knuckles and feet will instantly get severe scrape marks if he transforms on a rough surface like concrete, but even smooth unvarnished wood can wear the gloss off the paint before long. Even soft carpeting might not be safe, as some users report toppling issues due to a ''lack'' of traction.

:The sound effect for Prime's gun is of a distinctly "realistic" machine gun, and Hasbro has stated this effect may be changed.<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/22623017/optimus-prime-transformer-auto-converting-programmable-robot-hasbro-robosen Review of Robosen Optimus Prime] mentioning the sound effect choice</ref>

:Accurate 3-D images of this Robosen toy appear throughout its app interface, but the app also decorates prominent buttons with drawings of ''[[Evergreen]]'' Optimus. The app and manual also contain many mistakes in spelling, grammar, typography, labeling transposition, etc.

:This item was revealed on [[Hasbro Pulse]] in April 2021, and began shipping to purchasers in October 2021. The TakaraTomy release of the figure is unchanged, though the dialogue is swapped from English to Japanese with [[Tesshō Genda]] reprising his role.

*'''Flagship Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''Accessories'': carrying case, laser rifle, energy axe, non-removable exhaust pipes, wall charger, micro USB to USB 2.0 cable

:One year after the release of the original Robosen Optimus Prime, the figure was re-labeled as "Flagship Optimus Prime" and rereleased with no changes.... except the price tag, now $999.

*'''Elite Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''Accessories'': carrying case, laser rifle, energy axe, non-removable exhaust pipes, wall charger, micro USB to USB 2.0 cable

:"Elite Optimus Prime" is a downsized version of the original (and now "Flagship") Robosen Optimus Prime, standing a mere 16" instead of 19" and costing $699. The different proportions result in a few noticeable but minor visual changes, such as the fuel tanks on his legs being a different shape and elevation compared to the original toy. It retains all the features and programmable functions as the original.
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==''Classic Heroes Team''==
[[File:Classic Heroes Team Rescan Optimus Prime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (All Star Rescan, [[2022]])
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:A redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RacingTrailer|Optimus Prime Racing Trailer set]] minus the trailer, ''[[Transformers: Classic Heroes Team|Classic Heroes Team]]'' Optimus Prime converts from robot mode to truck mode in a single step and features a slightly different deco from the original release, including blue windows instead of black, yellow highlights in place of the light blue and greens, new silver and black paint applications on the legs, and a new Autobot insignia over the chest area.

:This toy was also released in a ''Rescue Bots Academy'' packaging with the ''Classic Heroes Team'' branding as a subline, arguably making it into [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#CHT|another incarnation of the character]].
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==''LEGO''==
[[File:Lego-toy OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"[[Avengers|Autobots, assemble]]… my body."]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[June 1]], [[2022]])
**''Set Number'': '''10302'''
**''Pieces'': '''1,508'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Ion blaster]]", "[[Energon-axe|Energon axe]]", "[[Energon cube]]", "[[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]]", [[Jet pack|jetpack]], display plaque, optional waist panel, brick separator
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] ([[LEGO]])}}

:The first ever collaboration between [[Hasbro]] and one of its main competitors, [[LEGO]], 10302 Optimus Prime is a fully brick-built model of the Autobot leader standing 13.5 inches tall, released under LEGO's ''[[fandom:Brickipedia:Icons|Icons]]'' subtheme. Unlike (most of) Hasbro's ''[[Kre-O]]'' sets that preceded it, this ''LEGO'' Optimus Prime set is fully transformable from robot to truck mode without having to disassemble any parts. He also includes an optional waist piece for fans to either display him with the Generation 1 toy-accurate truck bumper or the cartoon-accurate yellow block-shaped detail. A tall, top-heavy model, stability concerns mean he is not as articulated as a normal action figure, notably lacking bending knees.

:Prime comes with a plethora of brick-built accessories. He includes his ion blaster, his "Energon axe" (which can plug into either wrist once you remove the fist), a pink "Energon cube", the "Autobot Matrix of Leadership" (which can be stored inside his chest), and a jetpack based on the one he borrowed from [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]" (which can be attached to his back). Aside from the Matrix, only the ion blaster has dedicated storage when Prime is in truck mode, fitting between his legs to form the truck's trailer hitch; according to a small trivia blurb in the instructions, this is because the ion blaster was the only accessory in the set that was also included with the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy. Of course, this is LEGO we're talkin' about, so if you want, you can store the rest of the stuff on him anywhere you see some exposed studs!

:To round things out, an ''[[fandom:Brickipedia:Ultimate Collector's Series|Ultimate Collector's Series]]''-styled display plaque featuring Optimus Prime's name (in both English and Ancient Autobot), function, motto, and [[Tech Spec]]s is included.

:Optimus Prime's [[Instructions|instruction booklet]] contains a short segment written by none other than LEGO Senior Designer [[Joe Kyde]], which showcases the history of the ''Transformers'' brand and the character of Optimus Prime. Unfortunately, said instructions also contain an assembly error: the stickered details on Prime's thighs are applied upside down compared to the Generation 1 [[character model]]. This error is also present on the [[stock photography]] on the packaging. Fortunately, the panels can be removed easily and reinstalled in the correct orientation for a more accurate robot mode. The aforementioned blurb also contains an amusing compromise—giving up on any attempt to reconcile Optimus's famous catchphrase and the need to protect Hasbro's ''Transformers'' [[trademark]], it renders the iconic command as [[:File:Convert and roll out.jpg|"Autobots, ''convert'' and roll out!"]]

::*''[https://brickset.com/sets/10302-1/Optimus-Prime More information on 10302 Optimus Prime at Brickset]''
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==''Anti-Gravity Pedestal Tenseg Base''==
[[File:Anti-Gravity-Pedestal-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime Set'''
**''Release Date'': June 30, 2022
**''Accessories'': Blaster, "[[Flight stand#Official Transformers flight stands|Tenseg Base]]"
:This uniquely branded ''Anti-Gravity Pedestal Tenseg Base'' release of Optimus Prime is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Ultra Magnus]]'s inner robot. Optimus Prime comes with a silver "Tenseg Base" which he can attach to, simulating a "floating" pose. Optimus Prime retains ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]''/''Kingdom'' Ultra Magnus's blaster accessory, colored in a darker metallic gray in a possible attempt to emulate Prime's usual [[ion blaster]].

:Unusually for TakaraTomy, the vehicle mode stock photos are slightly mistransformed - the upper body isn't slid all the way forward, which makes the truck grille appear misaligned. Also, the Hasbro Pulse listing of the figure labels it as a "[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'']]" figure, likely because the figure's box comes sheathed in a ''Masterpiece'' branded sleeve.

:Sold separately are two alternately colored bases; one in heroic Autobot red and the other in '''EVIL''' Decepticon purple. Initially due for release in March 2022, Prime and the bases were eventually released on June 30.

:In a happy accident of cross-compatibility, Tenseg Base Optimus Prime can be equipped with the armor and alternate head included with ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Ultra Magnus]] to replicate the [[:File:RedCabPoweredConvoy.jpeg|red cab variant]] of ''[[Diaclone]]'' Powered Convoy released in [[GiG]]'s short-lived ''[[Trasformer]]'' {{sic}} toyline, minus Super Buggy.
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==''Canon/Transformers''==
[[File:TF-Canon-Transformers-Optimus-Prime-R5.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Canon is the right of all sentient photographers.]]
*'''Optimus Prime R5''' ([[2023]])
**Accessories: Camera Cap/Shield, small camera accessory, Matrix of Leadership
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy) and [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (Robot parts and accessory)}}

:''[[Canon/Transformers]]'' Optimus Prime is a roughly Voyager-sized figure that transforms into a fully licensed Canon [[EOS R5]] digital camera. The toy is 80% the size of the genuine article and features a removable lens attachment, though it must be reattached to him before he can transform to robot mode since it forms his arms. The lens cap is removable and is used as a shield in robot mode. His included [[Matrix of Leadership]] can be pegged onto his lens, just behind the front element. He also comes with a small version of his own camera mode.

:Both his Matrix and small camera accessory can be pegged into his palms. His hands feature a range of movement, with the thumb and index finger being articulated and the remaining fingers joined together.

:This mold was also used to make the concurrently released [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive [[Reflector (G1)#Canon/Transformers 2|Decepticon Refraktor R5]], and redecoed into [[Nemesis Prime R5]].
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==''Lunar Cruiser Prime''==
[[File:Lunar Cruiser OP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It's space time! Let's settle this one on one!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Lunar Cruiser Prime''' (Voyager, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': February [[2024]] (Campfire), March 2024 (general release)
:*''Accessories'': Solar panel/shield, antenna
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]]<ref>[https://camp-fire.jp/projects/673441/activities/484717#main "Designer's Voice Vol.1"] development update at the Lunar Cruiser Prime Campfire campaign</ref> and [[Ittoku Kuwazu]]<ref>[https://camp-fire.jp/projects/673441/activities/485779#main "Designer's Voice Vol.2"] development update at the Lunar Cruiser Prime Campfire campaign</ref> (TakaraTomy)}}

: Produced in collaboration with Japanese space agency {{w|JAXA}} and {{w|Toyota}}, Lunar Cruiser Prime is a roughly Voyager-sized figure that transforms into the as-of-2023 current version of Toyota's "Lunar Cruiser" concept for an enclosed lunar rover, in part to promote TakaraTomy's own unmanned "SORA-Q" rover, which successfully deployed on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] in January 2024 (after some delays). The large solar panel can tab onto the tube on the left side of the vehicle, or be folded in half and tucked away inside the vehicle's back end. The round roof-mounted antenna is on an adjustable armature.

: In robot mode, Prime can hold the solar panel like a shield. Both the shield and radar dish can attach to the adjustable "smokestack"-like assemblies on each of his shoulders, leaving his hands free. A [[Matrix of Leadership]] can also be spotted molded into the drivers' compartment.

:The figure was made available one month ahead of its general release on Japanese crowdfunding site Campfire in four tiers:
::* A version identical to the general release.
::* A package including a modular ''Masterpiece'' style stand.
::* A package with a thank you message on the TakaraTomy website, available to 40 people.
::* A package with a personal thank you message from [[Tesshō Genda]], the iconic original Japanese voice of Optimus Prime available to 10 people.

: The campaign opened at 10 AM on [[June 8]], 2023 and ran through midnight on [[July 17]]. Within the first 24 hours it blew past 300% of its initial 1 million JPY (approx. $7200 USD) goal. This toy was also available through [[Hasbro Pulse]], due to ship on [[June 30]] 2024... but other US-based outlets began shipping them in early March of 2024.

:*''[https://camp-fire.jp/projects/view/673441 The Lunar Cruiser Prime crowdfunding campaign on Campfire (Japanese)]''
:*''[https://global.toyota/en/mobility/technology/lunarcruiser/ The Lunar Cruiser rover at the Toyota website]''
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==''Missing Link''==
[[File:TF-Missing-Link-C-01-Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|How you remember your Optimus Prime toy working as a kid.]]
*'''Convoy''' (2024)
**''ID Number'': '''C-01'''
**Accessories: Ion Blaster, Energon Axe, Matrix of Leadership, [[Trailer]]/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Toys|Combat Deck]], [[Roller (G1)#Toys|Roller]], 4 Missiles, Fuel Pump, Nozzle and Hose
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist), [[Shin Ueda]] (packaging artist)}}<ref name = "Missing Link">Article on Missing Link Convoy in [[Figure King]] issue 308 (September 2023), p109</ref>

:Released to celebrate the 40th anniversary of ''The Transformers'' brand, ''[[Missing Link]]'' (styled ''MISSINGLINK'') Convoy's appearance is a direct recreation of the original ''The Transformers'' toy—but with the benefit of forty years of advances in toy engineering. It retains almost all of the original toy's [[gimmick]]s, and adds a bunch more.

:Although superficially identical to the vintage figure, its engineering has received a total overhaul to add a load of new points of [[articulation]]. Compared to the original, the toy boasts [[ratchet (mechanism)|ratchet]]ed elbows and knees, hinged knuckles, wrist curls, ankle tilts, a deeper forward bend for the feet, double-jointed outward shoulder motion, universal joints at the hips (with the wheels now folding out on skirts to accommodate outward leg motion), along with a neck [[Swivel joint|swivel]], a limited waist swivel and even an ab crunch! Unusually, the toy's [[instructions]] specifically demonstrate how to make use of all these new points of articulation. Where the original toy famously had [[Partformer|detachable]], easy-to-lose fists, this isn't the case with this modern update; the new, slightly smaller fists tuck neatly behind the grille (as with many other modern takes on this basic transformation scheme), revealing a pair of headlights — instead of holes — in the process. To facilitate the vast improvements to the lower body articulation and to help support the legs in truck mode, the toy foregoes one of the most iconic steps in the original transformation — where swinging the truck bed down causes it to separate into the legs — instead mounting the hips on individual [[slide joint]]s that must be carefully wiggled apart past a bracket in the middle first. These intricate plastic components are surrounded by heavy die-cast parts, and the thigh swivels in particular are extraordinarily tight, which makes posing the legs feel ''precarious'' to say the least! We would advise maintaining a firm grip on the red sliding brackets and die-cast hips, as close to the joint being moved as possible, to prevent any excessive leverage being applied.

:All of the original accessories are included with this revamped release, plus some extras. The [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]]'s launching mechanism has been nixed, in favor of allowing the repair drone to detach from the trailer and roll around on its own wheels. [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] (colored silver, not blue) has a new hinge to allow the port for the [[ion blaster]] to rotate out of sight, being replaced with a painted red light detail (harkening back to its appearance in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]") . Roller's wheels and the toy's missiles are packed still attached to their [[sprue]] just like in the old days, complete with an extravagant spare set of missiles. The fuel pump, hose and nozzle are included basically unchanged as three separate parts but are in fact new tooling. In addition to these classic parts, the toy also comes with brand new accessories [[show-accuracy|inspired by the character's animation appearances]]: a chrome-gold [[Matrix of Leadership]] (which fits in his chest, like the similar accessory included with the older "[[#NewYearConvoy|Special Specification]]" release), and a transparent [[energon-axe]] which clasps shut over either hand. The ion blaster now features two [[5 mm post]]s to allow him to grip it normally, or even hold it with both hands thanks to his new articulation, and features a revamped sculpt based on the vintage accessory's earlier "thick" barrel variant (which informed the gun's animated depiction). A special chrome-silver mounting piece for the Matrix sits behind the truck windows, but can be removed to reveal the classic seats for smaller ''[[Diaclone]]'' figures.

:The toy has the classic Autobot [[rubsign]], [[rubber tires]] (with the classic real-world "[http://www.ewillys.com/2021/03/16/desert-dog-history-and-ads/ Desert Dog Formula]" brand), [[die-cast]] parts, and features all the same [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] surfaces as the vintage toy. The details of the original [[sticker]]s (on the arms, knees, and toes) have been fully molded into the plastic and picked out with paint—but the toy ''also'' comes with a direct recreation of the original sticker sheet anyway. The toy also comes with a marketing insert, a collector's [[card]] (with, oddly enough, a small hole punched through the top), and a [[Tech Spec]] decoder for reading the graph printed on the back of the [[packaging]] alongside the classic back-of-the-box mural. Everything is neatly presented using a polystyrene tray. For this release, the illustrator of the toy's original Japanese [[package art]], [[Shin Ueda]] (credited in English right on the new box!), was commissioned to produce a brand-new piece based on the iconic transformation-into-midair-leap pose from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Ironically, though the toy is finally capable of reproducing the ''original'' boxart pose, the engineering of its waist rotation means the ''new'' pose is impossible!

:Since the trailers are nearly identical in shape, the sound effect module from the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' Optimus Prime toy]] is compatible with the trailer of this release, though the module can't connect to Convoy's robot mode back.

:Although entirely a [[TakaraTomy]] initiative, the ''Missing Link'' toys were made available directly to Western fans via [[Hasbro Pulse]], sold under the name Optimus Prime. The toy kept its longer smokestacks and fully-functional firing missiles, which Hasbro had shortened [[for safety reasons]] in prior releases.

:In addition to the anime edition Convoy below, this toy was also redecoed to make ''Missing Link'' [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Missing Link|Sentinel Prime]].

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[[File:TF-Missing-Link-C-02-Convoy-Anime-Color.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|In an undocumented feature, this toy also includes its trailer, updated to be cartoon-accurate by having it vanish entirely into [[unspace|subspace]].]]
*'''Convoy (Anime Edition)''' (2024)
**''ID Number'': '''C-02'''
**Accessories: Ion Blaster, energon axe, Matrix of Leadership
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist), [[Shin Ueda]] (packaging artist)}}<ref name = "Missing Link"/>

:A more affordable release of the ''Missing Link'' Convoy toy was sold without the trailer. This version of the toy goes for [[show-accuracy]], omitting the various paint applications intended to replicate [[sticker]] detailing, painting the toy's eyes blue instead of yellow, swapping the blue plastic for a slightly brighter shade, and picking out an [[Autobot]] [[insignia]] in fine white outlines solely on the left shoulder. Unlike Hasbro's contemporaneous ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' reissues, which similarly aim to use clever deco work to bring the original G1 toys closer to their animation depictions, this release keeps the chrome, instead of using a dull silver plastic.

:The toy still comes with its ion blaster (with a gunmetal paint application on its vent), energon-axe, and Matrix (now painted in animation-accurate metallic orange and silver); the Matrix housing is left as bare black plastic. A smaller sticker sheet is also included for [[customizing]] options—much like the one for the full release, but omitting all the trailer stickers. Three small yellow stickers are provided to replicate the waist/bumper details from the cartoon character model. The paperwork included is similar to the full release.
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==''Reactivate''==
[[File:ReactivateOptimus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Welcome to the apocalypse, Mr. Prime. I hope you like leather.]]

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1| '''Optimus Prime & Soundwave''' (2024)}}</ul>

:*''Accessories'': Axe, blaster, Matrix of Leadership

: ''[[Transformers: Reactivate|''Reactivate'']]'' Optimus Prime transforms from a robot into a post-apocalyptic armoured truck. Optimus was only available with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Reactivate|Soundwave]]. He comes with the usual Optimus accessories; an ion blaster, an energon axe that can fit over either fist, and a removable Matrix of Leadership (a repaint of the Matrix included with ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Optimus Prime).

: Optimus suffers from a [[design flaw]]- the handle on his ion blaster is far too short, resulting in an extremely loose grip. His torso can sometimes be tough to tab in properly because of tolerance issues, resulting in a conspicuous gap between his chest and abdomen; leaving the folded truck roof parts on his back untabbed will allow the rest of the torso to fit correctly while not affecting the toy's general articulation and functionality.
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==''Hot Wheels''==
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1| '''Hot Wheels Transformers Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>

:*''Accessories'': Ion blaster, fists

: ''[[Hot Wheels]]'' Optimus Prime is a very surprising addition to this page, as it represents [[Hasbro]] licensing one of its direct rival toy companies, [[Mattel]], to sell a "proper" transforming Transformers toy. This re-creation of the G1 Optimus Prime design stands 3.5" tall and is made almost entirely out of glossy-painted [[die-cast|die-cast metal]], and with [[rubber tires]] too. The figure comes in an elaborate box that can be oriented to display it in either truck cab or robot mode.

: It went up for preorders on the Mattel Creations website on [[May 21]], 2024, sold out in less than 30 minutes, and shipped later that week.

==''Dramatic Capture Series''==
[[File:TF-DCS-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I am ''definitely'' not bait for a newer version of myself!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Autobot Headquarters''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Release date:'' [[2024]] [[November 30]]
:*''Accessories:'' gun

:Released as part of the ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' 3-pack with [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Jazz]] and [[Mainframe (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Mainframe]], this Optimus Prime is a redeco of his ''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'' mold (sans the Trailer/Combat Deck) in cartoon-accurate colors; most conspicuously, the [[unpaintable plastic]] areas in his calves and biceps now match the surrounding body colors.
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==''Transformers Retro ''==
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[2024]])
**''Accessories'': "Laser Blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>

:Revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2024, ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' Optimus Prime is yet another reissue of the original Optimus Prime toy, though it's now done in cartoon accurate colors, with a white pelvis and thighs. The truck cab has the long smokestacks, though the [[stock photography|toy photographs]] on the box depict short smokestacks.

:For the first time [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|since the 2008 ''Universe'' toy mentioned above]], this reissue also includes the trailer. This trailer has been noticeably modified from all prior releases in that the artillery drone no longer has triggers for the missile launchers.

:As with the rest of the line, Optimus is exclusive to Walmart.
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==''Synergenex''==
{{anchor|ShieldD}}
===''Transformers × Zoids × Diaclone''===
[[File:T-SPARK Synergenex Shield-D-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Shield-D-Prime''' (シールドディープライム, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Release date:'' [[2025]]
:*''Accessories:'' drone, bike

:Announced as the flagship release in TakaraTomy's [[Transformers Collaborative|''Collaborative'']]-adjacent licensed crossover line ''[[T-SPARK#Synergenex|Synergenex]]'', "Shield-D-Prime" combines [[T-SPARK]]'s three pillar brands of ''Transformers'', ''[[Zoids]]'', and ''[[Diaclone]]''. This exotic variant of Optimus Prime turns into a 1/60 scale iteration of ''Zoids'' mascot [[Shield Liger]], and includes a working cockpit for the included ''Diaclone'' "[[dianaut]]" pilot. Accessories include a removable flying drone type thing formed from Optimus's back and tail and an adorable teeny tiny motorcycle for the dianaut.
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===''Transformers × Godzilla''===
[[File:TF T-SPARK Synergenex Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A Laser Prime redeco to a character from an external Japanese multimedia franchise? Close enough, welcome back [[Ryu#Street Fighter II .C3.97 Transformers|''Street Fighter II × Transformers'' Convoy]]!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu''' (オプティマスプライム Type3式機龍, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Release date:'' [[2025]] [[May 31]]
:*''Accessories:'' sword, axe, Matrix, blaster, trailer/battle station

:Part of [[T-SPARK]]'s ''[[Synergenex]]'' line of collector-targeted crossover toys, "Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu" is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Laser Optimus Prime]] inspired by "[https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Kiryu Kiryu]", the version of ''[[Godzilla]]'' foe [https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Mechagodzilla Mechagodzilla] seen in the films ''[https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Godzilla_Against_Mechagodzilla Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]'' and ''[https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Godzilla:_Tokyo_SOS Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]''. This casts nearly all of Optimus's robot mode parts in metallic gray, the sword and axe in bright yellow (inspired by Kiryu's yellow eyes and firepower), the truck cab and blaster in dark blue (with white cybernetic spots on the hood), and the trailer in olive green. The windows on Prime's chest are now opaque, with the right "pec" now displaying a "Godzilla Transformers" logo and the left Kiryu's designation of "MFS-3". Laser Prime's distinctive shoulder tower launchers resemble Kiryu's blue backpack weapons unit, and blaster evokes one of the mechanical kaiju's arm-mounted railguns.

:Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu was unveiled as part of the ''Synergenex'' line's reveal on [[August 25]], 2024.
::*[https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tsparkofficial/synergenex/godzilla Official TakaraTomy website of ''Synergenex'' Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu]

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{{anchor|Liolaeus}}
{{anchor|Monster Hunter × Transformers}}

===''Transformers × Monster Hunter''===
[[File:T-SPARK Synergenex Liolaeus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now featuring real [https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220526-12851/ clawgripping] action!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Rathalos Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Liolaeus Prime''' (リオレウスプライム)
:*''Release date:'' [[2025]] [[July 26]]
:*''Accessories:'' Axelion Blade sword, Axelion Blade shield, Collaboration Matrix

:"Rathalos Prime" is a ''heavy'' retool of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Airazor (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Airazor]] inspired by [[fandom:monsterhunter:Rathalos|Rathalos]] (known as Liolaeus in Japan, hence the figure's Japanese name), the dragon-like poster monster of Capcom's ''Monster Hunter'' franchise, commemorating that series' 20th anniversary. He transforms from a Rathalos itself into a robot mode designed to resemble a hunter geared up in a full set of Rathalos Armor.

:Prime wields a "[[fandom:monsterhunter:Charge Blade|Charge Blade]]" (the [https://mhworld.kiranico.com/en/weapons/ONT6Sp/axelion-blade Axelion Blade], to be specific), a sword-and-shield combo that, after building up enough energy, can be combined together into a large axe. This is achieved in toy form by splitting the shield open and having the sword slot into it. He also comes with a "Collaboration Matrix" bearing the insignia of a [https://mhworld.kiranico.com/en/items/rM2Al/rathalos-ruby Rathalos Ruby].

:Rathalos Prime was initially teased as part of the Synergenex line's reveal on August 25, 2024, and was eventually revealed proper on [[September 26]], 2024 in {{w|Capcom}}'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlnKUs3A7bQ&t=46m17s Online Program] during {{w|Tokyo Game Show}}.

::*[https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tsparkofficial/synergenex/monsterhunter Official TakaraTomy website of ''Synergenex'' Liolaeus Prime]

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==''Bump of Chicken''==
[[File:BumpOfChickenBassConvoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.50|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8I6d2Axu7c Taste the rainbow.]]]

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Convoy''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Release date:'' [[2024]] [[December 7]]
:*''Accessories:'' Matrix, blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Chama]] (deco)}}
: Released as the second collaboration between the ''Transformers'' franchise and the rock group [[Bump of Chicken]], Convoy is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]] toy, minus the [[Combat Deck (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|trailer]]. The toy's limbs are colored based on each band member's [https://twitter.com/awasyuwa/status/1829203383607243084 instruments], including Motoo Fujiwara's yellow guitar for the head, Hiroaki Masukawa's orange guitar for the right arm, Chama's blue bass guitar for the left arm, and Hideo Masu's green drums as the legs. The ion blaster is painted in silver, while the Matrix is cast in transparent blue. The figure featured briefly in [[Studio Trigger]]'s [[Transformers 40th Anniversary Special Movie]], which was set to the band's song "[[Mayday (song)|Mayday]]".

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==Notes==
===Before he became Optimus Prime===
[[File:PrototypeTHB.jpg|thumb|Not so Optimus Prime.]]
*The first prototype for Battle Convoy, the ''[[Diaclone]]'' originator of Optimus Prime, was vastly different from the final version, complete with an entirely different transformation and a car carrying trailer. The head lacked the faceplate.
*A later prototype/mock-up was much closer to the final product but still has some noticeable differences, such as a head with much larger antennae, longer smokestacks and a front grille section that includes the rectangular section that would sport the "Freightliner" logo on the real-life truck (on the final toy, the rectangular section is part of the hinged upper section that includes the windows). It would have also been possible to attach the [[ion blaster]] to either of his shoulders.<ref name="diaclonecatalogs">[https://web.archive.org/web/20151017201739/http://1501bc.com/pretf/pictures/tfdiac6b.jpg Diaclone catalog scans] at 1501bc.com.</ref>
*The toy that would ultimately end up as the original Optimus Prime toy was originally released in August [[1983]] as No.17 Battle Convoy from Takara's Diaclone Car Robo toyline in Japan. In [[1984]], [[Joustra]] released their own version (still with ''Diaclone'' sticker on the trailer) as part of their Diaclone line in Europe, either simply called ''Truck'' (according to the pack-in catalog) or ''Diaclone'' (in the pack-in comic). It's possible that [[GiG]] also released a version called ''Camion Convoy'' as part of their ''[[Trasformer]]'' line in Italy, but to this day no packaged sample has surfaced.
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===The many releases of Optimus Prime===
[[File:SeveralG1Convoy.jpg|thumb|Too much Prime on my hands.]]
Over the years, the [[#The_Transformers|original Optimus Prime]] has been repackaged and reissued multiple times:
*In the US and Canada, limited edition promotional versions were available sporting Pepsi stickers; the Canadian version has large Pepsi stickers that cover the entire trailer, while the US version only has small Pepsi stickers that partially obscure the lines running across the trailer;
*In addition to the standard Japanese 01 Convoy release, Takara also released the toy as part of the [[#VSX|VSX Convoy vs. Megatron]] two-pack in [[1985]];
*Takara released a variant sporting clear blue windows and as part of the "[[#goodbye|Good Bye Convoy]]" set (packaged with [[Red Alert (G1)#Toys|Alert/Red Alert]] and [[Mirage (G1)#Toys|Ligier/Mirage]]) in [[1986]];
*Hasbro's subsidiary [[Milton Bradley]] (MB) released the toy in Europe in late 1985, following a slight delay due to licensing issues;<ref name="mbtfs">[http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/mb-transformers-part-5/ "The Jetfire vs Optimus Prime mixup"] at 20th Century Toy Collector</ref> there are no less than ''three'' variants of MB-packaged Optimus Prime, one of them manufactured by Takara and sporting blue feet, the other two manufactured by [[Joustra]] as part of a deal with Hasbro/MB, one of them with blue and the other one with red feet;<ref name="3mb">[http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/the-three-mb-optimus-primes/ "The Three MB Optimus Primes"] at 20th Century Toy Collector</ref>
*After Hasbro's European division had changed the packaging from "MB" to "Hasbro", the toy continued to be available in 1986, including more of the Joustra-manufactured red and blue feeted versions, which were apparently also available in the UK in English-only packaging;<ref name="3mb"/>
*[[GiG]] released the toy as ''Commander'' as part of their ''Transformers'' line in Italy in 1985, including an all-plastic variant in 1986;
*[[IGA]] released their version in Mexico in 1985; unsold stock was later imported to a plethora of European countries, including the UK, with Optimus Prime having the yellow paint scraped off his eyes and then having them painted over in red;
*Hasbro reissued the "Original Autobot Leader" toy as part of their European ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line of reissues in [[1991]];
*Hasbro released a [[#Generation_2|redecoed version with additional accessories]] as part of their [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' line]] in [[1993]];
*Takara reissued the original toy in its original 1985 Japanese packaging in [[2000]], with an all-black recolor being available from assorted Japanese conventions and another variant with gold instead of silver parts, stickers, and paint as a [[Lucky Draw figure|lucky draw]] prize;
*Takara reissued the toy again as ''New Year Special'' version in January 2002, sporting clear blue windows (similar to Good Bye Convoy) and featuring additional accessories such as a Matrix necklace and a [[Show-accuracy|show accurate]] recolor of the Action Master Optimus Prime figure;
*Hasbro reissued the toy in the US and the UK as part of their ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Generation One Commemorative Series]]'' line of reissues in [[2002]], sporting shortened down smokestacks [[for safety reasons]];
*Takara reissued the toy once again in [[2003]], as part of their ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' line of reissues, numbered 00 and featuring additional accessories such as an energon axe;
*Takara released a recolored version featuring a new trailer in December [[2005]], called ''[[Pepsi Convoy]]''.
*Hasbro released their own version of Pepsi Convoy, named "[[#PepsiPrime|Pepsi Optimus Prime]]", as a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] exclusive in [[2007]], featuring the familiar [[For safety reasons|safety]]-shortened smokestacks of the Commemorative Series reissue.
*In August 2007 TakaraTomy yet again did a rerelease similar to the 2000 Convoy rerelease, this time as part of the "[[Transformers Encore]]" line. This version has a new rifle with a longer handle so Optimus can finally hold it straight.
*TakaraTomy released [https://web.archive.org/web/20080329084648/http://seibertron.com/advertisement.php?id=8 "Convoy iPod Docking Bay with Speakers"] in September 2007. It is an iPod speaker/dock in the shape of a truck, featuring an all-white version of Convoy with a new head sculpt reminiscent of Masterpiece Convoy as the cab, and a trailer housing a pair of speakers and a docking point for an iPod.
*In March [[2008]], TakaraTomy released a G1-colored version of the iPod Convoy set.
*Hasbro released the ''25th Anniversary'' gift set edition detailed above in 2008, as part of the 2008 ''Universe'' line, once again with [[For safety reasons|shortened smokestacks]].
*TakaraTomy released another reissue based on the ''Encore'' version as part of their ''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' line in 2011, lacking the original Generation 1 trailer. Instead, the ''Chronicle'' version was available in a two-pack with ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Chronicle|Optimus Prime]] and a new trailer that could be used by both Optimuses, thanks to a retooled trailer hitch on the Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure.
*In 2012, Hasbro reissued Optimus Prime again for their Asian markets, this time mixing the 25th Anniversary version of the toy itself with the older ''Commemorative Series'' packaging.<ref name="25thcomm">[http://www.cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?t=44388 "Bad news RE: new Commemorative Prime"] at Cybertron.ca.</ref>
*In 2019, Optimus was rereleased once again, this time without his trailer and with his original long smokestacks (something he hasn't had in America since Generation 2), in Hasbro's Vintage G1 line of reissues exclusive to Walmart stores in US and Canada.
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===Powermaster Optimus Prime design history===
[[File:EarlyPMPrime1.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Overcompensating.]]
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[[Powermaster]] Optimus Prime, being the grand toy rebirth of Optimus Prime post-movie, apparently received a lot of thought during the design process. Prime went through an inordinate number of design changes from concept to final with at least three very major revisions:

*The earliest version, as shown in the first patent application for the toy, was to have the Prime cab be a triplechanger, turning from truck cab to jet or robot.<ref>[http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=0&ND=3&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19880604&CC=JP&NR=S63132686A&KC=A Patent #JP63-132686]</ref> The nosecone of the jet and robot legs were released by the Powermaster lock in the same fashion as the legs in the final version. Optimus would have had winged arms in non-super [[robot mode]]. The super robot mode's head was also integrated into the trailer's hitch... and lacked a faceplate.

*The second known version <ref>''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'', p22, p106</ref> ditched the triplechanging gimmick on the cab and simplified things a good bit. This Powermaster Prime has several distinct characteristics only seen in the second design, such as the wider "block head" and two faux smokestacks on top of either shoulder as opposed to one. Also, in a rather odd twist, this design features a black head and fists for both super and regular modes rather than the traditional blue. It also had yellow eyes in either mode a la the original Optimus Prime.

*The third version <ref>''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'', p106</ref> would quite possibly have been the most gimmick loaded Transformer in the history of the line, simultaneously being a Powermaster, [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], and [[Triple Changer]]. The Headmaster also would have been a Triple Changer, turning into a sort of armored four-wheeled rover (Roller II?) and robot as well as a rather silly looking Optimus Prime head with four vertically aligned wheels jutting off the sides. It seems that when the extra Headmaster gimmick was scrapped, the super mode head remained separate rather than being reintegrated into the trailer hitch such as on the earliest design. Notably, the body of this design is extremely close to the final design.
*A fourth version is shown in the 1987-88 Transformers product catalog that has several minor differences from both Powermaster Prime and [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]], such as having God Ginrai's sliding fists but in red, a completely different trailer hitch assembly partially based on the third design, an offset Autobot symbol in base mode, extended feet also based on third design, far more detailed super mode outer leg panels, completely different front bumper, and the first instance of single faux shoulder smokestacks rather than two. It is still unknown as to why Powermaster Prime has completely different arms from God Ginrai or all earlier concept versions.

Powermaster Prime's animation model as used in the commercials and as a character guide for the Marvel comics is a composite of the second and third designs. The body of the model is actually a straight tracing of the concept lineart for the third version (including its different rifles and twin faux shoulder stacks), with a slightly simplified drawing of the second version's head drawn on top.
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===Miscellaneous Primes===
[[File:EarlyActionMasterOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=.5]]
[[File:Early Star Convoy Planning Stage.jpg‎|thumb|left|I am the prototype of the toy of the future!]]
[[File:PMHeroTrace.jpg|thumb|Stealing purses across the ages.]]
*The preproduction version of Action Master Optimus Prime (featured in catalogs and on his [[Power Plans]]) used a darker blue closer to the 1984 toy and had upper legs painted grey. Amusingly, the mold also originally had longer smokestacks that were presumably trimmed down for safety or breakage issues, which would become something of a running theme with Optimus Prime toys.
*The ''Return of Convoy'' pack-in catalogs show Star Convoy as originally having silver paint on his vehicle mode and robot thighs, mirroring the similarly-colored parts of the original Optimus Prime design. However, the Star Convoy released at retail instead used bare white plastic, possibly as a cost-saving measure (as ''Transformers'' was rapidly losing popularity in Japan at the time). When Takara reissued the toy years later, it restored the originally-intended silver of the prototype.
*''Return of Convoy'' catalogs reveal the planning process behind Star Convoy's evolution from gimmick-rich illustration to prototype before reaching final production.
*The pose used for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[#HeroOptimusPrime|Hero Optimus Prime]]'s [[package art]] is rather blatantly swiped from [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Powermaster]] [[#PMOP|Optimus Prime]]'s package art.
*On a similar note, ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' [[#Machine Wars|Optimus Prime]]'s package art is merely edited from ''Generation 2'' [[#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Optimus Prime]]'s card art, keeping it mostly intact save for the removal of shoulder kibble and the addition of a non-windowed chestplate.
*The Masterpiece Optimus Prime toy was featured in a [[:File:Optimus prime nokia 6820.JPG|print ad]] for [[Nokia]] {{w|Nokia 68xx series#Nokia 6820|6820}} phones in December 2004.<ref name="nokia">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/20th-anniversary-optimus-prime-featured-in-nokia-a/4374/ "20th Anniversary Optimus Prime Featured in Nokia Ad"]</ref> He is posed bent over to look at the phone and scratching his head. Pleasantly, ''most'' of the pose pictured is perfectly possible with an un-[[Customizing|kitbash]]ed, un-Photoshopped version of the toy. (The real toy can't bend forward at the waist like that, alas.)
*''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[#Classics (2006)|Optimus Prime]] was initially intended to be Deluxe-sized. An alleged list of the tentative ''Classics'' line-up<ref name="classicslineup">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/possible-transformers-classic-line-up-4336/ Rumor] about the ''Classics'' lineup that turned out to be spot on aside from Voyager [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] and Deluxe Optimus Prime.</ref> included a Deluxe-sized Optimus Prime without a trailer and a version ''with'' a trailer at the Voyager [[size class|price point]]; however, it appears the decision was eventually made to upscale Optimus to Voyager size instead.<ref name="sage">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/cybertron-crosswise-redeco-and-transformers-classics-info-4683/ "Cybertron Crosswise Redeco and Transformers Classics Info"] (via [[Joe Kyde]]'s proxy "SAGE2764")</ref> Don Figueroa's [[control drawing]]s for the Deluxe version were leaked before the ''Classics'' line was even released at retail.<ref name="primecontrol">Leaked ''Classics'' Deluxe Optimus Prime control drawings: [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/transformers-classics-optimus-prime-design-sketch-4691/ Vehicle mode], [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/transformers-classics-optimus-prime-robot-mode-design-sketches-4692/ robot mode]</ref> A gray model [[prototype]] was later shown as part of an interview with [[TakaraTomy]]'s staff in ''[[Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 1|Transformers Generations 2009 vol. 1]]''.<ref name="ttinterview">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/general-articles-25/translated-version-of-the-takara-tomy-transformers-henkei--classics-staff-interview-167073/ Translated TakaraTomy Henkei/Classics staff interview]</ref> It's unclear whether the trailer ever made it past the early planning stage before the size of the figure was changed.
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Optimus Prime (G1)/toys

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ShootingStar7X: Since the new tooling is Generation 1-based, it's worth giving a mention similar to how we treat Titans Return Tidal Wave.

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[[File:G1 OptimusPrime boxart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Awwwwww yeah......]]
Since 1984, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 '''Optimus Prime''']] has received the largest number of toys for any single ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' character, a testament to the character's enduring popularity and status as a hero to many fans.

Due to the popularity of the character and the evergrowing [[Generation 1 continuity family]], this article had become far too large, causing internet browsers to struggle loading all of its contents, and—in the most extreme cases—crashing entirely. For the sake of a nice clean split, we have opted to move all of Optimus Prime's ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toys into a separate article which can be found '''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys|here]]'''.

==''The Transformers''==
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[[File:G1 OptimusPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|From the ''Diaclone'' Battle Convoy came Optimus Prime and all his subsequent incarnations.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Autobot Commander, 1984-1986)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''01'''
:*''Accessories'': "Laser Blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
{{toydesigner|[[Hiroyuki Obara]] (TakaraTomy), [[Shōji Kawamori]] ([[Studio Nue]])}}

: Released in the first year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]], Optimus Prime transforms into a White Freightliner WFT-8664T cabover semi-trailer truck with an additional trailer unit. In robot mode, his fists are separate accessories that must plug into his wrists; the fists do not store securely anywhere in vehicle mode, but can fit easily in Prime's chest/drivers' compartment. He is armed with a black laser rifle that, by design, he cannot hold straight. His articulation is relatively high for the era due to his transformation, and even has functioning knees, though their use is restricted by his lack of forward hip movement. His smokestacks can rotate, but are seemingly a form of [[for safety reasons|anti-breakage move]].

: Prime's [[trailer]] opens up into his [[Combat Deck (G1)#Toys|Combat Deck]], containing the scout drone, [[Roller (G1)#Toys|Roller]]. The interior of the Combat Deck features three raised holes that can accommodate Prime's laser rifle, fuel pump and nozzle accessories. The Combat Deck's central feature is a missile-armed repair drone pod mounted upon a boom lift arm, which can be extended through square holes in the trailer's roof and front end when it is closed. While the drone has spring-loaded missile launchers, the springs have been severely weakened in the Hasbro release. Situated in the base of the boom arm is a spring-loaded launcher that can launch Roller out of the Combat Deck and into action. Roller features a port that can accommodate either Prime's rifle or the fuel pump. The interior space of the trailer allows storage room for one standard [[Autobot Cars|Autobot Car]], which can also be shot forward by the launcher.

: The toy started life as the Takara ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Battle Convoy" toy, a piloted mecha, thus the numerous spots across the toy's components with little seats for Diaclone pilots that Optimus did not come with.

: [[File:G1toy optimus prime variants and running changes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Most people would be happy with just ''one'' Optimus Prime, but noooooo...]]

: Optimus was subject to several molding and color variations in his early days. The earliest release of the figure featured large rounded fists, a hefty rifle with a large rounded barrel, a thick fuel pump with a detailed nozzle, silver rockets, silver Roller, silver Combat Deck launcher, and metal plates in the floor of the Combat Deck (a holdover from the ''Diaclone'' version of the toy, to which the magnetic feet of the pilots could cling). In short order, new-yet-almost-identical [[mold]]s were created, presumably to refresh the tooling as the original had already been heavily used for ''Diaclone'' and so a wider range of factories (going from only Japan to Japan, China, Macau, and more) could produce more units to meet demand quickly, a common practice at the time. Prime's fists were resculpted to be smaller and more angular, the gun's silhouette was heavily revised, the fuel pump and nozzle were simplified, the rockets and launcher recast in black plastic, the Combat Deck's metal plates (and their clips) were removed, and the outer trailer detailing and door hinges were altered. Roller and the Combat Deck's drone pod color was swapped to a light blue, though a third running change soon followed that saw them restored to their original darker blue. The revised mold would be used by subsequent reissues of the Optimus toy, though Roller stills fluctuates back and forth between grey and dark blue, depending on how [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] each reissue wants to be.

: The Japanese 1985 release of the figure also underwent the accessory changes, but never featured a silver Roller. Instead, Takara's original release of Prime featured a ''Diaclone''-style Roller without the two rear pegs, and the differently-shaped launcher that accommodated him, before a running change switched over to the Hasbro version. It also had fully-functional missile launchers on the drone.

: Finally, in some European countries, Prime sported red feet, as opposed to his traditional blue; this version of the figure is also known in some cases to feature a differently-painted forehead crest which leaves the three central indentations unpainted blue. For the mainland Europe [[Milton Bradley]] release, there were two [[variant]]s of Optimus Prime available: the first version, manufactured by Takara, sported blue feet like most other versions; the second version, manufactured by [[Joustra]]'s parent company [[Ceji]], sported red feet instead.<ref name="3mb" /> On top of that, the Italian release of "Commander" by [[GiG]] eventually featured a [http://www.fredsworkshop.com/vprime6.html later variant] that replaced the rubber tires and [[die-cast]] feet with plastic parts, similar to the US [[KB Toys]] variant of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Toys|Ultra Magnus]].

: Having been removed from toy store shelves after 1985, Optimus Prime was made available as a mail-away toy in the "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]" offer in the US in 1986 to coincide with the [[The Transformers: The Movie|''Transformers'' movie]] premiering that year. He cost $21.50 and 5 [[Robot Point]]s. He was also offered in "[[The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:]]" mail-away pamphlet, and came with a special "Movie Edition Certificate" and a round sticker that read " Movie . Edition . Transformer" with the Autobot symbol in the middle; this edition of the toy is considered ''particularly'' rare.

: Over twenty-plus years, there have been a ''bajillion'' releases of this mold, some identical to the original toy, and some featuring significant variants with notably different paint jobs, color schemes, accessories and other pack-ins. We have striven to list all these variants on this page under their respective series; for a quick-reference list of all variants and releases [[#Notes|check here]]. The cab robot has also been used sparingly to represent different characters; outfitted with different trailers, it has become Generation 1 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Pepsi Convoy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Generation 1 Optimus Prime at TFU.info]
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[[File:G1-toy OptimusPepsi.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Pepsibots, roll out!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Autobot Commander, 1985)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Laser blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller" (dark blue), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

: A limited edition version of the Optimus Prime toy was sold as a mail-away exclusive by [[Pepsi|PepsiCo]] in North America in 1985. This version of the figure came with a small fold-out leaflet glued to the top-right of the packaging, which contained two Pepsi logo stickers for the buyer to attach to Prime, mid-way through the traditional silver-and-blue stripe on his trailer. [[Canada]] also got a version of this promotional figure, but with much larger stickers that were the full length and height of the trailer.

: This promotion would go on to serve as the inspiration for the Japanese character of [[Pepsi Convoy]], who would in turn be released by Hasbro as a new "[[#PepsiPrime2007|Pepsi Optimus Prime]]" in 2007.

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[[File:Convoy megatron vsx.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Megatron, what are we doing in the same box?!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Convoy vs. Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 1985)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VSX'''
:*''Accessories'': "Laser blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

: This Japanese-[[exclusive]] release of Optimus Prime came with the Japanese release of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Megatron]]. There are no differences between this release of Convoy and the individually-released toy.

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[[File:Goodbye convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1|He's not leaving! He's right behind you!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Good Bye Convoy''' (Multi-pack, 1986)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Laser blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller" (dark blue), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

: Commemorating the death of Optimus Prime in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', this set contains a special version of the original Optimus Prime figure with show-inspired translucent blue windows.

: It was packaged with [[Mirage (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ligier]] and [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Alert]], in an apparent homage to the similar ''Diaclone'' "Powered Convoy DX" giftset that packaged the "Powered Convoy" version of the Optimus mold with figures using the molds of Ligier and Alert.

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[[File:Ultramagnusg1toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Honkimus Prime.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ultra Magnus''' (City Commander, 1986)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-69'''
:*''Accessories'': Large robot head, rifle, chest plate, 2 trailer connectors/waist plates, left & right small robot fists, left & right large robot fists, 2 missile launchers, 4 missiles
{{note|Ultra Magnus' inner white Optimus Prime redeco was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as Optimus Prime in the ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' issue "[[The War Never Ends]]".}}

: Ultra Magnus is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Powered Convoy" figure, itself a redeco and slight retool of "Battle Convoy", the toy that became the original Optimus Prime figure, sporting a new trailer. One of the last few ''Diaclone'' toys to be released in the ''Transformers'' toyline, Magnus was recolored from the original toy's dark blue, red and black color scheme into a more patriotic red, white and blue, though his chestplate, which was rendered white in his package art followed a more the blue color scheme of his shoulders. He transforms into a Freightliner COE, towing a car-carrier trailer capable of transporting up to four normal-sized Autobot cars. As with Optimus Prime, his cab transforms into a small robot, which can then combine with the trailer to form a "super robot", although all original Generation 1 fiction prior to the 21st century ignored this and simply rendered the super robot as Magnus's default robot form. To facilitate this combination, Magnus sports a slightly longer front axle than Prime, thereby creating tabs on either side of the cab that slide into grooves in the trailer to help lock the small robot into place. He is armed with a rifle sporting two handles that allow either of his [[robot mode]]s to hold it, and two shoulder-mounted missile launchers, whose spring-loaded firing mechanism was removed for the Hasbro release of the figure.

: The ''Diaclone'' Powered Convoy figure had several additional features and modes which were mostly excised or left unmentioned for the ''Transformers'' release of Ultra Magnus. Principally, Powered Convoy came packaged with "Powered Buggy", who was left out of Magnus's release (see [[#Notes|notes below]] for further details). Omitted from Magnus's instructions is the ability of his chestplate and super robot head to combine to form a small vehicle; the Powered Convoy version of the figure included small rolling wheels on the underside of the chestplate which were removed for Ultra Magnus. Additionally, three additional modes were included in the ''Diaclone'' instructions that Hasbro left out: a "preparation base" mode and an "Autobot base" mode were excluded entirely, while the third, a "catapult launcher" mode originally intended and proportioned to accommodate the ''Diaclone'' Jet Robo figure that became [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]], was shown only on the front of his packaging, interacting with [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]. The Japanese release of Ultra Magnus—released as part of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Toys 2|Scramble City]]'' sub-line—''did'' include instructions for the preparation base and catapult launcher modes, but replaced the original Autobot base mode with a new configuration.

:The original Ultra Magnus figure has been reissued and redecoed several times down the years, and this article strives to list each edition of the figure under its own heading. The first alteration to Magnus, however, was a [[variant|running change]] made while he was still on shelves: Originally, his tires were made of [[rubber tires|rubber]] and he sported paint on both his small and large robot heads, but this version was soon replaced with one featuring plastic tires and no paint on either head. In addition, the clear yellow plastic that formed his windows was removed from the cab, leaving just holes instead; and his thighs and fuel tanks were left white, as opposed to the vacuum metalized chrome ones of the original release.

:The small robot component, as well as being part of Optimus Prime, was also released with a different trailer as [[Pepsi Convoy]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/UltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''
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[[File:PowermasterOptimusPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|My Japanese release has a lot more bling. And shorter stacks.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Powermaster, 1988)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Hi-Q Powermaster unit, 2 [[laser rifle]]s, 2 twin [[particle beam cannon]]s, super robot head

: Sold in the fifth year of the Hasbro US ''Transformers'' line (fourth in European markets), Powermaster Optimus Prime was the first new toy of the Autobot leader since the original toy's release in 1984. He is an all-new design, featuring the [[Powermaster]] gimmick: His partner figure, [[Hi-Q#Toys|Hi-Q]], must be transformed into an engine and attached to Prime's vehicle mode in order to enable the transformation into robot mode.

: Like the original figure, Powermaster Prime is composed of two major components: his truck cab, which transforms into Prime himself, and his trailer, which is essentially a heavily-armed version of the original. The trailer has a fold-down ramp to allow the storage of a smaller Transformer, or perhaps spare accessories. The trailer transforms into a battle station armed with two long black rifles and two grey double-barreled cannons (featuring seating for Powermaster engine figures), all of which Optimus Prime can also wield in his fists.

: Aside from the Powermaster feature itself, the main [[gimmick]] of the toy is the ability of the truck cab to combine with the trailer to form the larger "Super Optimus Prime" figure. This is essentially accomplished by standing the trailer up, folding the cab in half and inserting it into the empty cavity in the trailer's torso, forming an imposing—if almost entirely unposeable—robot form armed with all four weapons. The head of this super robot form is a separate piece which can be stored in the rear of Prime's trailer when not in use. While Hi-Q was always shown plugged into Prime's chest in artwork of this mode (as seen in the picture here), this was actually entirely unnecessary as transforming into Super Optimus Prime didn't require the standard Prime toy's legs to be unlocked.

:The Japanese release of Powermaster Optimus Prime actually represented a new character named [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]], and featured several retools: the cab featured die-cast metal, shortened smokestacks, vacuum-metalized plastic and clear blue windows, while the trailer was given retractable super robot fists. This Japanese version was eventually issued by Hasbro in 2003 as part of the [[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]] collection ([[#Commemorative Series|see below]]).

:This toy was later redecoed into the Japanese-exclusive Super Convoy.

:There were several different prototypes made for this toy. [[#Powermaster Optimus Prime design history|See a list here]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optmiusprime.htm More information on Powermaster Optimus Prime on TFU.info]''

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[[File:ActionMasterPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Eastbound and Down.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Armored Convoy with Optimus Prime''' (Action Master, 1990)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' trailer, 2 laser guns, 4 blaster cannons, 2 Energon exhaust stacks, [[photon bazooka]]
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Sold in the seventh and final year of the original line (sixth and not-final in Europe), [[Action Master#Toys|Action Master]] Optimus Prime is a non-transforming 3¾-inch action figure closely based on his [[character model]], albeit with a coloration that seems to have been based at least partially on the small robot form of his Powermaster body. His construction is broadly similar to that used by the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' figures of the time, having a swivel neck, shoulders and knees, plus ball-jointed hips attached via a steel rod internally secured by a rubber "o-ring". His hands have standard 3 mm holes which allow him to hold any other accessory in the Action Master line, plus his feet have holes in the bottom to secure him to larger vehicles. On top of that, the hole in his back is compatible with [[5 mm post]]s.

: The toy shown in the Action Masters commercial shows paint operations on Prime's upper legs that the final toy lacks.

: He was only available with the "[[Armored Convoy#Toys|Armored Convoy]]", a large, heavily armed tractor trailer, and the largest Action Master vehicle set offered.

: The Action Master Optimus Prime figure was later redecoed with a more [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] color scheme and included in the Japanese-exclusive "New Year" reissue of the original Optimus Prime toy in 2002. The Armored Convoy was later redecoed as the ''[[Microman]]: [[Microman#Micro Millennium (1998-2000)|LED Powers]]'' toy [[Microman#MicroTrailer|Micro Trailer]] – sans Optimus Prime, natch – which also received two separate [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] toys as the [[Microman#DarkTrailer|Dark Trailer]] and [[Microman#FlameTrailer|Flame Trailer]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Action Master Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Euro classics optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Original Optimus Prime''' (Original Autobot Leader, 1990)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': laser blaster, left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

:This straight reissue of the original Optimus Prime figure was released in Hasbro's European markets in the early 1990s, at the same time as many other Generation 1 figures were being re-released as "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]". Oddly, although he shares their golden packaging, Prime is not actually ''identified'' as a "Classics" figure anywhere on his box, but is generally considered to be part of the sub-line for simplicity's sake.

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*'''Convoy''' (reissue, 2000)[[File:2000 japanese prime reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (grey), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
:The first in what would be a deluge of reissues of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure in the 21st century, this Japanese release sported a golden sticker on his packaging announcing the celebration of the Transformers' 15th anniversary in the country. This version of the mold was retooled to have the same longer front axle introduced on Ultra Magnus. It also featured slightly modified fists to help hold the gun better.

:Simultaneously, this figure was available as a black convention-exclusive redeco, and a golden-chromed "[[Lucky Draw figure]]" (see below).

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[[File:Jafcon convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not the first [[Black Lio Convoy|black Convoy]], but the first that wasn't a clone.]]
*'''Convoy Black Version''' (2000)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (black), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pum
:Released concurrently with the 2000 reissue of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy, this [[black repaint|black redeco]] of the original Prime was available exclusively at the Japanese convention JAFCON. ''Everything'' about it is black, including all of the Combat Deck and Roller.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Cybertron/JAFConvoy/jafconvoy.htm More information on JAFCON Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy convoy gold version.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime's a gold digger/way over Cybertron.]]
*'''Convoy Gold Version''' (2000)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (gold), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
:Released concurrently with the 2000 reissue of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy, this "[[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]]" redeco of the original Prime replaced all of the figure's silver chromed parts and stickers with golden ones, and even included a blinged-out Roller. The figure is extremely rare; apparently only 25 are known to exist.

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[[File:Nucleon quest convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Epic Black repaints are the right of all toy collecting beings.]]
*'''Super Convoy''' (2001)
**''ID number:'' '''C-307X'''
**''Accessories:'' Hi-Q Powermaster unit, 2 laser rifles, 2 twin particle beam cannons, super robot head
{{toydesigner|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (deco artist)}}
:This redeco of the Ginrai tooling of the Powermaster Optimus Prime figure (released concurrently with the 2001 reissue of the Ginrai figure) was a Toys ''R'' Us Japan [[exclusive]] black repaint, made to represent the original Optimus Prime equipped for a special mission. All of his red and blue plastics were changed to black, his clear blue windows were now tinted red, making his overall colour scheme very reminiscent of the now-familiar '[[Black Convoy (disambiguation)|Black Convoy]]' color schemes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/NucleonQuestConvoy/nqconvoy.htm More information on Super Convoy at TFU.info]''

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*'''Convoy (Tokubetsu Shiyō)''' (2002)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''[[File:New year convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
**''Accessories:'' 2 laser blasters, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (dark blue), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump, Action Master Optimus Prime figure, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys|Matrix of Leadership]], chain, Autobot sticker sheet, mouse pad
:Labeled "2002 New Year Special", this Japanese-exclusive "Special Specification" (特別仕様 ''Tokubetsu Shiyō'') of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure featured tinted blue windows, like those sported by the "Goodbye Convoy" edition of the toy, as well as show-accurate blue eyes. Prime came with all his original accessories, including ''both'' versions of his rifle, as well as a new die-cast metal Matrix of Leadership accessory, which can be tabbed into his chest. Additionally, the set included a show-accurate redeco of the Action Master Optimus Prime figure, a sheet of Autobot [[insignia]] stickers of varying sizes, and a mouse pad decorated with the Autobot symbol.

:The Matrix accessory was later recolored in gold chrome for inclusion with the 2005 [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron reissue toy]], and in green chrome as the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys|Creation Matrix]] for the [[e-HOBBY]]-exclusive [[Galvatron II#Toys|Galvatron II]] toy. It returned to its original silver coloration when it was included, sans chain, in the 2010 ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers: Reveal the Shield]]'' "Battle in Space" 2-pack.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/NewYearsConvoy/nyconvoy.htm More information on New Year Special Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy BAPE convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Trukk not munky|TRUKK...''AND'' MUNKY?]]]]
*'''Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver.''' (A Bathing Ape exclusive, 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in July 2011, concurrently with a range of exclusive Transformers t-shirts, "Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver." (コンボイ復刻版 BAPE® Ver.) is a redeco of the original Optimus Prime toy sporting a unique new green color scheme, along with a tan trailer decorated with a camouflage pattern. Both trailer and Prime himself feature the A Bathing Ape logo in place of an Autobot symbol, while the floor of the trailer's Combat Deck mode features new Bathing Ape-themed labels. The figure comes in a recolored version of the original Japanese Optimus Prime packaging.
::*''[http://bape.com/transformer Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. on BAPE.com]''

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[[File:G1toy BAPE ConvoyBlack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime at his audition for ''The Artist''.]]
*'''Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. BLACK'''<ref>Or "Ver. Black Camo," in ''[[Transformers Generations 2012]]''.</ref> (A Bathing Ape exclusive, 2012)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in April 2012, "Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. BLACK" (コンボイ復刻版 BAPE® Ver. BLACK) is a redeco of the original Optimus Prime toy sporting a unique new grey color scheme, along with a grey trailer decorated with a camouflage pattern. Both trailer and Prime himself feature the A Bathing Ape logo in place of an Autobot symbol, while the floor of the trailer's Combat Deck mode features new Bathing Ape-themed labels. The figure comes in a recolored version of the original Japanese packaging.

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[[File:G1toy BAPE ConvoyRed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Three times faster than the original BAPE version.]]
*'''Convoy Reissue BAPE VERSION RED CAMO'''<ref>Japanese listing on the BAPE website. The accompanying English text reads "01 CONVOY BAPE VERSION RED CAMO".</ref> (A Bathing Ape exclusive, 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in March 2013, "Convoy Reissue BAPE VERSION RED CAMO" (コンボイ復刻版 BAPE® VERSION RED CAMO) is a redeco of the original Optimus Prime toy sporting a unique new red color scheme, along with a red trailer decorated with a camouflage pattern. Both trailer and Prime himself feature the A Bathing Ape logo in place of an Autobot symbol, while the floor of the trailer's Combat Deck mode features new Bathing Ape-themed labels. The figure comes in a recolored version of the original Japanese packaging.

::*''[http://www.bape.com/transformers_3 Convoy Reissue BAPE VERSION RED CAMO on BAPE.com]''

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[[File:TF-Commander-Convoy-Box-Gold-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For the people who wanted this for the S.T.A.R.S. kit, I have bad news for you.]]
*'''Transformers 35th Anniversary Commander Convoy''' (<s>2019</s>)
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right)

:Released as part of the "Transformers 35th Anniversary Commander Convoy Box Crowdfunding Project" kickstarted by TakaraTomy and ''[[TV-Kun]]'', this Convoy is a gold-chrome-and-redeco of the ''Generation 1'' Optimus Prime figure, featuring a more balanced deco compared to the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Gold Convoy Trophy|Gold Convoy Trophy]] (at least until [https://twitter.com/Televi_Kun/status/1152244044598132742 the second prototype reveals that the entire body is chromed]). Despite being etched on a trophy stand, Convoy is able to transform into truck mode, albeit facing upwards.

:In addition, the set also comes with a replica of the [[S.T.A.R.S.]] supply kit, a S.T.A.R.S. badge, a Transformers Fan Club card, a poster, and a Transformers Mook.

:Crowdfunding began on [[July 1]]fst until [[August 31]]st, with a total of 2000 backers needed. Unfortunately, it only reached 840 backers with a total of 16,650,000 yen out of 33,600,000 yen needed.

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===''Transform Jr''===
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[[File:Convoy Junior toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime's kid brother.]]
*'''Convoy''' (1985)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 fists (left and right), head, laser blaster, cardboard trailer
:As one of the first ''[[Transform Jr]]'' toys, this version of Optimus Prime was released under the early name for the series, ''Transform Gōkin''. As a smaller, simplified version of the original Generation 1 Prime figure intended as a low-cost alternative for younger children, Prime features a similar transformation, with a removable head in addition to fists, but lacks rubber tires and translucent windows. As with most other ''Transform Jr'' figures, he lacked any of his major accessories, coming only with his rifle and a cardboard replacement for his trailer that had to be assembled by the buyer.

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[[File:Transformjr hero set.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The true Heroes of Cybertron]]
*'''3 Heroes Set''' (multipack, 1987)
**''Accessories:'' 2 fists (left and right), head, laser blaster, cardboard trailer
:The ''Transform Jr'' version of Prime was re-released a few years later in a "Hero" set alongside the ''Jr'' versions of [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]].

*'''5 Years of Leaders Set''' (multipack, 1989)
**''Accessories:'' 2 fists (left and right), head, Laser Blaster, cardboard trailer

:Prime was again re-released several years later in a lucky Draw "5 Years of Leaders" set alongside the ''Jr'' versions of Rodimus Convoy, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], God Ginrai, and Star Saber.
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===''Return of Convoy''===
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[[File:StarConvoy toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Star Convoy''' (Cybertron, 1991)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-372'''
:*''Accessories'': "Galaxy bomber" rifle, [[Micro Trailer]], Microcarrier, small cannon, cannon turret stand, radar, connector, 2 ramps
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original Takara ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toyline]], and the final new-design Optimus Prime toy from the original Generation 1 era, the Japanese-exclusive Star Convoy was a significant departure from previous versions. This incarnation of Prime transforms into an extended-hood cab truck of made-up model pulling an implausibly large trailer, incorporating the motorized "Microcarrier". [[Motorized movement|Powered by four AA batteries]], the Microcarrier drives Star Convoy either forward or backward, spinning a radar dish mounted on the rear of his trailer as he rolls along. Prime's teammate in the [[Battlestars]], [[Grandus (G1)|Grandus]], can link up to the rear of Star Convoy's vehicle mode and be pulled along behind him; [[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]] can then land atop Grandus, forming a giant vehicle.

: Unlike previous Optimus Prime toys, the cab section does not separate from the trailer for transformation, instead forming the arms of his imposing 12-inch tall robot mode. He lacks any sort of leg articulation in this mode, but the Microcarrier comes into play again, allowing Prime to roll either forward or backward into action.

: Additionally, Star Convoy transforms into a large battle station that interacts with the [[Micromaster]]s that made up the vast majority of the ''Transformer'' toyline at the time. His chest contains a peg that allows Micromaster figures to stand inside it in either robot or base modes, and he comes with a unique Micromaster version of [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Hot Rod]] not available on its own. He features storage space in his legs for two spring-loaded figure-launching [[Micro Trailer]]s, and comes with one of his own, decorated in a unique black and orange color scheme. In this mode, two ramps are connected to the Microcarrier; when the carrier's treads are set rolling, they do not move the base, but instead act as conveyor belts that carry Micromaster figures down the ramps. The Microcarrier also spins a gun turret mounted between the conveyors, on which Micromaster figures can stand. Finally, a special connector packaged with Star Convoy allows the Microcarrier to be connected up to Grandus's base mode, powering his moving elevator.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Cybertron/StarConvoy/starconvoy.htm More information on Star Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:StarConvoy reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Star Convoy''' (Cybertron, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-372'''
:*''Accessories'': "Galaxy bomber" rifle, [[Micro Trailer]], Microcarrier, small cannon, cannon turret stand, radar, connector, 2 ramps

:Star Convoy was reissued by Takara in 2005, with some notable alterations to his deco: his white plastic was replaced with metallic silver, and the yellow star on his chest was chromed golden. Star Convoy himself retained some of his original decals, but most notably his "simulated head lights" and "wind shield panels" were tampographed on him; similarly, [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#StarConvoyReissue|Hot Rod]]'s stickers were all replaced with tampograph deco. Additionally, where the original toy had been packaged in robot mode in a tall box decorated with the standard Japanese package art of the time, the reissue was packaged in vehicle mode, in a long, wide box more reminiscent of the original Generation 1 toys.

: The stickers for this reissue have been found to deteriorate over time, with the silver portions showing a prominent fading effect. This was even present in a [[MISB|sealed]] copy.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/encore-star-convoy-stickers.1236170/ Encore Star Convoy sticker issue]</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/StarConvoy/starconvoy.htm More information on reissue Star Convoy at TFU.info]''
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==''Generation 2''==
[[File:G2Prime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I AM OPTIMUS PRIME.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader, [[1992]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Laser blaster", left & right fists, light & sound module, 2 rocket launchers, 4 rockets, "Roller" scout car, hose, nozzle, fuel pump, trailer, 4 missiles

: Part of the very first assortment of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' product released just in time for the 1992 holiday season, this Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] of the original figure release with some notable new additions to catch him up to the radical 1990s. While his cab robot retained his original red and dark blue color scheme, his trailer was recast in black, with the original blue and silver striped sticker replaced with a red and silver one displaying Optimus's name. On the first release of the trailer, the internal components and Roller matched the blue of the cab robot. Later, the internal components and Roller were changed to a lighter blue. Another ''second'' running change followed, making the dark blue of the cab robot match this lighter shade. A bright yellow "Autobot" [[tampograph]] was also added to the back of his right leg, present in all versions of the toy.

: ''Generation 2'' Optimus Prime comes with all his original accessories and play features... yes, even the [[for safety reasons|severely-weakened]] missile launchers on the Combat Deck, the only recycled toy in ''Generation 2'' to retain the old launching mechanisms. But Optimus also sas two major new play features. To increase his arsenal, Optimus is now armed with a pair of large, black handheld missile launchers that fire red missiles. These launchers were retooled from the 1992 ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' figure [http://www.yojoe.com/action/92/barricade.shtml Barricade].

: Second, he comes with an electronic "sound and lights module" that can either plug into the front of the trailer (where it resembles a trailer refrigeration unit), or hook onto Optimus's back in [[robot mode]] via a new slot retooled into the cab robot. Unfortunately, the soundbox is heavy enough that doing so can often overpower Prime's hip joints, causing him to topple backward. The soundbox features a large, [[vacuum metallizing|vacuum metalized]] Autobot symbol on its front, and three grey buttons which trigger two flashing red LEDs on either side of the module, and [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/c/c6/G2OptimusNoises.ogg a trio of sound effects]: a truck engine noise, a laser gun sound effect, and a very loud "I am Optimus Prime!". The module also features ports on either side into which the missile launchers can peg. How the sound module handles batteries is an oddity among Transformers before or since: as Optimus came out during a transitional period where button cell batteries were still fairly expensive, the module uses AA batteries by default, but was originally packed with a small bracket for included LR44 batteries that overrides the AA compartment completely to support the "Try Me!" feature in the box. The original intent is to discard the bracket once the LR44s run out and switch to several AA batteries, but if one were to keep it, the electronics can work equally well solely off far fewer button cell batteries.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Generation 2 Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:CombatheroPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|BE A HEEEERO]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Optimus Prime''' (Hero, 1994)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Convoy Missile Trailer''' (コンボイミサイルトレーラー)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''TRF-1'''
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, 2 rockets
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the second year of ''Generation 2'', [[Hero (G2)|Hero]] Optimus Prime was the first new-mold Optimus Prime toy created for the ''Generation 2'' line. He transforms into a long-nose truck and trailer of unknown, potentially made-up model. The trailer has a permanently-attached massive rocket launcher powered by an air bellows: slide one of his rockets over the barrel, then slam down on the bellows to launch the rocket. The launcher also features a [[5 mm post]] to attach a smaller rifle. The rockets and bellows all clip neatly onto the trailer as well.

: In robot mode, the launcher remains permanently affixed to Optimus's right arm, and retains its functionality. The air bellows and rockets mount on his back. This was also one of the first ''Transformers'' toys to feature expanded [[articulation]] in robot mode, though they hadn't really perfected the formula so soon and he ends up fairly back-heavy and heel-strut-needing.

: A similar air-launching system with identical missiles was used by the simultaneously-released [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Hero|Hero Megatron]], and by Laser Optimus Prime the following year (see below).

: This mold was also used to create [[Sureshot (G2)#Toys|Sureshot]] and the [[KB Toys]]-exclusive [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicon]] [[Scourge (RID)#Destructicon|Scourge]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Hero Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G2toy laser optimus prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|What was that about shoulder-speakers, Jazz?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Laser Optimus Prime''' (Leader, [[1995]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Battle Convoy''' (バトルコンボイ)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''TRF-13'''
:*''Accessories'': "Laser cannon", "[[Laser Rod (weapon)|saber weapon]]", missile launcher, 10 missiles, 5 discs, 2 rockets
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the final year of ''Generation 2'', Laser Optimus Prime (released in Europe under the name "Laser Rod Optimus Prime") transforms into a mid-1990s Western Star 4964EX, pulling a grey and black fuel tank trailer. The sides of the trailer are decorated with a sticker depicting Prime using a flamethrower to burn down a banner with the words "Optimus Prime Octane" on it. The truck is armed with a disc launcher on the roof of its trailer, which launches five blue discs bearing the ''Generation 2'' Autobot insignia as a knob is turned. Like the other "[[Laser Rod|Laser]]" toys released this year, Prime features electronics powered by two button-cell batteries; in truck mode, pressing the button on the cab's roof causes his headlight to light up with yellow LEDs.

: In the grand Optimus tradition, the cab of Laser Optimus Prime disconnects to become the highly poseable robot mode of Prime himself. Like Powermaster Prime and Hero Prime, the toy features the iconic windshield pecs and grill abs, despite not actually being formed from the actual truck components they emulate. In robot mode, pressing the button on Prime's cab (now on his back) activates a red LED in his right fist which illuminates his clear-plastic sword (which stores beneath his legs in truck mode).

: Prime's trailer unfolds via a spring-loaded transformation mechanism in a battle station that is positively ''bristling'' with varied weaponry. In addition to the disc launcher, it is armed with a "ripple-fire" missile launcher that fires five missiles, an air-powered rocket launcher like the one previously seen on Hero Optimus Prime, and a small laser cannon that mounts on the base's main tower. Both the missile launcher and laser cannon can disconnect and be held by Prime; his LED-fist will illuminate the laser cannon like it does his sword. Additional missiles and a second rocket are stored in grooves inside the sides of the trailer.

: This mold was redecoed by Takara in 2000 as ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'' [[Scourge (RID)#Toys|Black Convoy]], and later by Hasbro as Black Convoy's [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' franchise]] counterpart Scourge. It was also used to make the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#G-2|Laser Ultra Magnus]]. It was planned to be used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Toxitron (Universe)#Toys|Toxitron]], but that was canceled.

: In addition to being possibly the most popular ''Generation 2'' figure, Laser Optimus Prime was, prior to 2003, a regular contender for most popular ''Transformers'' toy ''ever'', back in the days of the annual [[alt.toys.transformers]] fan awards; the toy won twice, and actually lost once to his redeco, Scourge.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Laser Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G2-toy OptimusPrime GoBot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Sweet ride, Prime. (''Hasbro release'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Optimus Prime''' (Go-Bot, 1995)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Gun
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the second wave of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]]s, this Optimus is a redeco of [[Firecracker#Toys|Firecracker]], transforming into a ''[[Hot Wheels]]''-sized 1:64-scale Lamborghini Diablo. Like most Go-Bots, he features high speed axles and can roll very well across smooth surfaces, but lacks the weight to propel him quickly, and is broadly compatible with ''Hot Wheels'' and ''Matchbox'' style tracks and playsets.

: The plastic colors are a "solid" version of Firecracker's color layout, substituting opaque red for transparent red plastic, but also adding blue paint to his helmet for that little extra touch of Optimus. (All of the toys from the first wave that had transparent plastics were released in this wave with opaques instead; [[Blowout#Toys|Blowout]] and Firecracker became new versions of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Megatron]] and Optimus Prime respectively, while [[Gearhead#Toys|Gearhead]] and [[Motormouth#Toys|Motormouth]] stayed themselves.)

: In Europe, this deco was sold as Firecracker himself rather than Optimus Prime (at least in the French/Dutch/German packaging variant).

:[[File:G2-toy OptimusPrime GoBotTakara.jpg|upright=1|left|thumb|(''Takara release'')]]

: Optimus was one of only three Go-Bots sold in the Takara ''G-2'' line, but it was a... weird release. His hood was tampographed with a stylized "T" with the ''Transformers'' logo set within the top bar, the same deco that appears on Go-Bots [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Soundwave]], as well as the Japanese release of Go-Bots [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Megatron]]. On top of that, his yellow plastics are now the same bright fluorescent yellow as found on Soundwave, thanks to the [[gang-molding]] process used to make this batch. He keeps the blue helmet though. These three toys were sold on cards that were nigh-identical to the Hasbro cards on the front, rather than the usual ''G-2'' style packaging, with only a small bit of Japanese text on the front in the logo. The back side is stylistically close to the ''Generation 2'' packaging, but a "generic" cardback used for all three toys and entirely in Japanese. It's unclear why these toys were released this way; it's possible these were sold in convenience stores or some other similar outlet rather than in conventional toy stores/departments; these toys do not appear on the normal ''G-2'' catalogs either. Even more oddly, the Optimus shown on the cross-sell is actually a [[Sideswipe (G1)#Go-Bot|Sideswipe]] with the car panels hand-painted red, and lacks the "T" on the hood... and yes, he's labeled "Optimus Prime" in Japanese as well, making this the first instance of the character ''not'' being named "Convoy" in Japan.

: The sculpt was later redecoed again for the third wave of Go-Bots to become [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Sideswipe]], and later still into the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Spychanger]] [[R.E.V.]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/OptimusPrimeGobot/optimusprime.htm More information on Go-Bot Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:CombatHeroPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Optimus Prime''' (Hero, <s>1995</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Gun, 2 rockets

: This Optimus Prime was to be a redeco of Hero Optimus Prime (above) in dark blue and red. Packaged samples of this toy were produced, but it was ultimately never released. The packaged samples feature a "traditional" color scheme for the head, with a silver [[mouthplate]]; the prototype depicted in the official catalog image seen on the right sports an unusual ''red'' mouthplate, which inspired several later toys.

: Since much of the advertising for the ultimately-unreleased redeco used an older, outdated name for the "Heroes" assortment, "Combat Heroes", Optimus and an equally unreleased redeco of "Hero" Megatron are commonly referred to by fans as "Combat Heroes" compared to the original "Heroes" releases, although all evidence suggests that Hasbro had never actually intended such a distinction, instead treating them as mere color [[variant]]s. Though the packaging is mostly unchanged (including a reuse of the existing packaging art depicting the original release's color scheme), one of the few minor alterations sees the addition of the name "Hero" (rather than "Combat Hero") to Optimus Prime's name above the (otherwise unchanged) UPC barcode.

: A finished sample of the Hero Optimus Prime redeco was among the rare toys auctioned off for charity at [[BotCon 1996]], along with several other unreleased ''Generation 2'' items.

::*''[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/HeroOptimusPrimeProtoMOSC.html "Combat Hero" Optimus Prime in packaging at Super Toy Archive]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/generation+2/blue+optimus+prime/3654 "Combat Hero" Optimus Prime in packaging at Transformers @ The Moon]''
::*''[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/g2/combat-hero-optimus-prime/3429/1/ "Combat Hero" Optimus Prime in and out of packaging at Seibertron]
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''General Optimus Prime''' (Auto Roller, <s>1995</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Four missiles
[[File:Un autorollers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

: "General" Optimus Prime would have been a redeco of the Decepticon [[Auto Roller (G2)|Auto Roller]] [[Dirtbag#Toys|Dirtbag]], transforming into an "earth mover" mining dumper/haul truck in green camo, ironically bearing a closer resemblance to [[Hound (G1)/toys|Hound]]'s color scheme than the also-unreleased [[Hound (G1)/toys#Generation 2|"Sgt. Hound"]] Auto Roller.

: the mold has an [[autotransformation|auto-transforming]] [[gimmick]] activated by rolling his rear wheels; roll forward to go to [[robot mode]], and back to dump truck. A switch on his back end separates the gears of the gimmick, allowing him to roll freely in either mode. In robot mode, he has a twin spring-loaded missile launcher in his right arm, and a clamping "stun gun" claw on the left. In vehicle mode, his missiles can peg onto the front end of the dump-bed for storage.

: This mold was also used to make [[Autostinger#Toys|Autostinger]].
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[[File:LaserPrime reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Battle Convoy''' (reissue, [[2006]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''TRF-13'''
:*''Accessories'': "Laser cannon", "saber weapon", missile launcher, 10 missiles, 5 discs, 2 rockets

: This reissue of the original ''Generation 2'' Laser Optimus Prime figure was made using the modified version of the mold created for ''Robots in Disguise'' Scourge, lacking the sculpted ''Generation 2'' Autobot insignias on the disks featured on the original. It sports a modified deco, with the flat grey plastic on both the trailer and Prime's chest now replaced with silver chrome; additionally, new Autobot symbol tampographs were added to the doors of Prime's cab mode and the front end of his trailer, and a pair of new chest-window stickers featuring an illustration of the Matrix of Leadership replaced the original decals.

: This version of the mold was used to create the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#G-2|Laser Ultra Magnus]], and somewhat more perplexingly, was briefly [[repurposing|repurposed]] by the [[Master of the Game|second]] ''[[Beast Wars Reborn]]'' text story as a temporary body for [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity#Beast Wars Reborn|Optimus Primal]]!
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==''Beast Wars''==
{{Note|Very early in the life of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline (before the debut of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon), Hasbro treated the series as an extension of the Autobot/Decepticon war, and so Optimus Primal was presented as being the same character as Optimus Prime.}}

*'''Optimus Primal vs Megatron!''' (Basic versus two-pack, 1996)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-6'''[[File:BWtoy-Primalbat.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm Batman, and I can breathe in space.]]
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:The first ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Optimus Primal]] is a Basic size class blue bat which could autotransform into a robot by pulling the tail. Two swords were removable from under its wings for use as weaponry in [[robot mode]]. It was packaged along with an alligator version of Megatron and a ''Beast Wars'' mini-comic.

:This figure was released during the short-lived period when Hasbro was treating the Beast Wars as an extension of the Autobot/Decepticon war, and Optimus Primal was presented as being the same character as Optimus Prime. This was soon relegated to the realms of [[micro-continuity]] when the ''Beast Wars'' animated series began and clearly established that the two Optimuses were different characters, but the toy remains one that was officially branded as Prime, and is consequently listed here.

:This mold was also used to make the less ambiguous [[#AmazonConvobat|Optimus Prime-recolored Convobat]], the separate individual [[Convobat#Toys|Convobat]], [[Onyx Primal#Toys|Onyx Primal]] as well as inspire the comic character [[Nyx]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/OptimusPrimalBat/optimusprimal.htm More information on Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Optimusprimaltoyultraape.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well, that's just Prime.]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Ultra, 1996/1997/1998)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-1'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "spinal swords", 4 "mega-blast missiles", "mace whip"
{{toydesigner|[[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: The second Optimus Primal toy was an ape in the Ultra size class. Though the transformation from primate to humanoid was a relatively simplistic one, the toy compensated with more than a fair share of weaponry and action features. A compartment on his right forearm opened to reveal a skull-shaped "mace whip" he could hold in his fist. His left forearm could open into a double-barreled "mega-blast missile" launcher. On his back were two more spring-loaded "mega-blast missile cannons"/launchers which auto-flipped over each shoulder. By pulling a lever in the center of his back, both arms would either spin at the bicep or bend in and out at the elbow, depending on the placement of notch-buttons located on either bicep. This gimmick was shown to be an effort to simulate a gorilla beating its chest while Optimus was in [[beast mode]], but could also be used in robot mode, making him swing his weapons wildly before himself. And finally, like many first-year ''Beast Wars'' toys, a battle mask/"[[mutant head]]" could be deployed over his robot head.

:Takara released the toy as part of their ''Beast Wars'' line in July of 1997, nearly identical to the Hasbro version. The missiles for the Takara version are thinner and simpler than the original Hasbro version, and would be used in all subsequent releases of the mold.

:Just like Optimus Primal's basic bat toy, this figure was released during the short-lived period when the Beast Wars was still considered to be an extension of the Autobot/Decepticon war, and Optimus Primal was the same character as Optimus Prime. This was soon relegated to the realms of [[micro-continuity]] when the ''Beast Wars'' animated series began and clearly established that the two Optimuses were different characters, but the toy remains one that was officially branded as Prime, and is consequently listed here.

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Optimus Primal and [[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha Series]] DX Convoy, and [[retool]]ed into ''Beast Wars Reborn''/''Beast Wars Tenth Anniversary'' versus pack Optimus Primal. Takara also created multiple special variants, including all-gold (from ''[[TV Magazine]]'', only ten awarded), red and gray (''TV Magazine'' again, but only ''one'' awarded), and blue-fur (a ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' design-contest prize, only five awarded).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on ape Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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[[File:BW-toy OptimusPrimalCDROM.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Freedom is the right of all superstitious, cowardly lots. Wait, no, that's not right...]]
*'''Amazon Showdown Special Version''' (1997)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-S1'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords
: Available only in a special CD-ROM two-pack with a [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSS1|purple redeco of "Megaligator"]], this redeco of "Convobat" takes his colors from [[#HeroOptimusPrime|the first ''G-2'' Convoy toy released in Japan]] and retains his previous gimmickry. His back features a silver Maximal [[Insignia|faction symbol]] plus "C-ROM", as in "Cybertron", get it? Huh? And Megatron has the "D-ROM"? See what they did there?

:The toy's [[bio]] clarifies that this Convobat is Optimus Prime, having had a trailer truck alternate mode and later scanning a bat to fight Megatron.

:The included CD-ROM includes the bios from wave 1 of the ''Beast Wars'' toyline, the [[Commercial/Beast Wars#Wave 1 Deluxe|first ''Beast Wars'' commercial]], and a coloring game.

: This mold was also used to make [[Onyx Primal]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Cybertron/ConvoyBat/convoybat.htm More information on CD-ROM Convobat at TFU.info]''
::*''[https://ameblo.jp/aburachoujin/entry-12545863577.html Review including CD-ROM images at aburachoujin's blog]''
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==''Machine Wars''==
[[File:MW-toy OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Most Autobots [[Primus apotheosis|aspire]] to be Optimus Prime, Optimus Prime aspires to be [[Thunder Clash]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Ultra, 1997)
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle, 2 missiles

: Available only at [[KB Toys]], ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] and slight [[retool]] of the European Generation 1 exclusive [[Turbomaster]] leader [[Thunder Clash#Toys|Thunder Clash]]. It's easy to see why Thunder Clash was chosen to become the new Optimus Prime, given his adherence to Prime tradition: the truck cab disconnects to become the robot, while the trailer unfolds to become an assault tower with twin missile racks. On the original Thunder Clash version of the mold, the racks operated on a gravity-feed system where a new missile drops into the launcher from above each time one was fired, allowing for twelve to be fired in rapid succession using a pinball launcher style mechanism.
:For ''Machine Wars'' Prime, this feature had to be retooled [[for safety reasons]], sealing the gravity feed slot and cutting the original launcher plungers down to just the handles, which do not move. The small missiles were replaced with much larger new molds to prevent choking hazards and triggers were added to the sides of the launchers, becoming regular spring loaded (and unusually powerful) single-firing weapons. There seems to have been some disconnect between the deco artist and whoever handled the redone Thunder Clash [[sticker]]s, as some stickers replicate details already handled by paint on the figure. Not noted in the instructions is that the handgun is meant to serve as the drive shaft for the cab, storing between the legs on the backside. On a minor note, the redeco eliminates all [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|gold plastic]] from the toy, making it much more durable than Thunder Clash's original release.

: The [[package art]] for this toy is a retouched version of the art for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Laser Optimus Prime (see above), but now positioned so one robot arm is always "off the edge" of the box and unseen - conveniently hiding the sword this toy has never had, yet leaving the Laser Prime faceplate intact.

: This version of the mold was planned to be [[redeco]]ed into [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] for the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, but the release was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Machine Wars'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Choro-Q Robo''==
[[File:ChoroQOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy TV Version''' (2001)
**''ID Number:'' '''Q/01'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Yasuhiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[Choro-Q|Choro-Q Robo]]'' Convoy is a small, cutesified transforming figure of Optimus Prime that changes from trailer-pulling truck directly to [[robot mode]]. The toy features a working pull-back motor, and is decorated in a color scheme based on Prime's appearance in the original Generation 1 cartoon, with blue eyes and windows and a grey stripe on the trailer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ChoroQConvoyTV/convoy.htm Move information on Convoy TV Version at TFU.info]''

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*'''Convoy Metallic Version''' (2001)
**''ID Number:'' '''Q/02'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle

:This version of ''Choro-Q Robo'' Convoy is a redeco of the first, featuring glittering metallic plastic, and a deco based upon the original toy, with yellow eyes, black windows, and a silver-and-blue stripe on the trailer.
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==''Commemorative Series''==
[[File:Commemorative series optimus prime modifications.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The snip that launched a thousand snits.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2002/2012)
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (grey), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

:The first reissue of the original Optimus Prime toy in North America since the Generation 1 toyline reached its end, this "[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]" edition of the figure was a Toys"R"Us exclusive. It was ''mostly'' identical to the original figure, save for some necessary modifications made [[for safety reasons]]: In the first instance of what would become a recognizable alteration to the mold, the toy's smokestacks were shortened, while the Combat Deck's firing missiles were elongated to prevent potential choking, as was the case with all other Commemorative Series figures' firing missiles. This release also had the trailer's launching feature removed.

:In 2012, a reissue of the Commemorative Series toy was released. Though the "Commemorative Series" label was not printed anywhere on the packaging, the included instructions retained the name. The toy itself is a mix of different versions. The cab has the safety modifications of the original ''Commemorative Series'' release, including the shortened smokestacks and longer missiles (and thicker rifle), but also has the modified hitch of the 2011 ''Chronicle'' two-pack (see below). Meanwhile, the trailer features the lighter gray plastic colors used for the 2008 ''Universe'' release, and the Autobot insignias on the robot's shoulders are tampographed (like on Takara's ''Encore'' version and Hasbro's ''Universe'' 25th Anniversary release). This version also seems to suffer from [[Mold#Deterioration|mold deterioration]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Commemorative Series Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:GodGinrai toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The real one has a longer missile]]
*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime with Apex Armor''' (2003, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Hi-Q Powermaster unit, 2 Laser Rifles, 2 Twin Particle Beam Cannons, Super Robot head, missile launcher, 2 missiles, [[Apex Bomber]] chest/trailer top, 2 legs (left & right), 2 arms (left and right), Armor chest/trailer front, 2 wings (left & right)
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Ban Magami]] (concept artist)}}

:Marketed as a reissue of Powermaster Optimus Prime, this Toys"R"Us-exclusive Commemorative Series figure is in truth based on the Ginrai tooling on the toy that had previously been exclusive to Japan. It features a die-cast metal cab with translucent blue windows, and shortened, chrome smokestacks, and comes packaged with the drone [[Apex Bomber]] (formerly Ginrai's partner [[Godbomber]]), who splits into several components and combines with Prime to form "Apex Armor". As with all other Commemorative Series figures, Prime's new spring-loaded missile launcher featured an elongated missile.

:The figure was re-released in Hasbro's Asian markets in 2012, with no known changes to the figure itself but several modifications to the packaging that makes it easy to tell the two releases apart: The flap containing the [[package art]] is omitted entirely, the "Commemorative Series II" label is missing, the age recommendation and safety warning labels, the "Changes from double tractor trailer to battle station to super robot!" call-out and the name of the toy have all been shuffled around (with the words "battle" and "super" being omitted in the process), and most notably, the toy is no longer named "Powermaster Optimus Prime with Apex Armor", but simply "Optimus Prime", with Apex Bomber's existence no longer acknowledged anywhere on the packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/ApexPrime/apexprime.htm More information on Powermaster Prime with Apex Armor at TFU.info]''
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==''The Transformers Collection''==
[[File:Tf collection 0 convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' (2002)
**''ID Number:'' '''0'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (dark blue), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump, [[energon-axe]]

:As yet another in an increasingly large number of reissues of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy, this entry in the Japanese-exclusive ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' line of reissues added a few extra goodies to spice things up. Chiefly, the figure was armed with a new [[energon-axe]], based on the weapon used by Prime in the Generation 1 cartoon episode, "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]", which plugs into either of the headlight-holes that normally accommodate Prime's fists. Additionally, Prime came packaged with a ring binder folder designed to hold the pull-out character file sheets that were included with all the other ''Transformers Collection'' reissues. Notably, this figure reinstated the original, thick version of Prime's rifle as the standard for all future Japanese reissues.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Transformers Collection Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Tfcollection prime fist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Starscream''' (2003)
**''ID Number:'' '''9'''

:This redeco of the original Generation 1 [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] [[Starscream (G1)/toys|toy]] came packaged with a remolded right fist for Optimus Prime. This fist featured additional pegs that allowed it to hold [[Megatron (G1)/toys#TFCStarscream|the pistol mode Megatron accessory]] which was also included with Starscream.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/AnimeStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Transformers Collection Starscream at TFU.info]''
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==''Smallest Transforming Transformers''==
[[File:WSTF Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You didn't find my trailer, did you? Haw haw.]]
*'''Convoy''' (2003)
**''ID Number:'' '''GTF 01A'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster

:Standing only two-and-a-quarter inches tall, ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' Optimus Prime was the smallest fully transforming G1 Optimus toy. He features an accurate transformation sequence based on the original full-sized toy, replacing the detachable hands with actual sculpted fists, and even including a tiny version of his laser rifle. Unsurprisingly, he also has little articulation and is only capable of moving his arms and legs.

:His trailer and Roller were also available as a separate set in the same wave, as a rare [[shortpacking|shortpacked]] figure with the ID number "GTF-01B". It is a simplified version of the original Combat Deck, lacking features like the interior deco and the lift arm of the artillery robot, but still nonetheless looking fairly accurate to the original toy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/SmallestPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Smallest Transforming Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Wstf anime convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy (Anime Version)''' (2004)
**''ID Number:'' '''GTF 06'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster
:''Smallest Transforming'' Prime was redecoed the following year for the second wave of the line, into a color scheme based on his Generation 1 cartoon appearance featuring brighter reds and blues, white thighs, yellow details on his bumper, and blue eyes and windows. This version of the figure was made available for a second time in the next wave ("Wave 2.5"), with a new anime-decorated version of the Combat Deck now available as a rare "chase" figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/SmallestAnimePrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Convoy (Anime Version) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Wstf white convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy (White)''' (2004)
**''ID Number:'' '''GTF X-4'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster
:Another version of Prime was also available in the second wave of the ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' series as a chase figure. This almost entirely white version of the figure is clearly based on the version of the original Prime cab robot used in the Generation 1 Ultra Magnus figure, but was nonetheless sold as Optimus Prime for the ''Smallest'' line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/SmallestConvoyWhiteMode/convoy.htm More information on Convoy (White) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Wstf vsx.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Can't you guys ever get along?]]
*'''Convoy vs Megatron''' (multipack, 2004)
**''ID Number:'' '''VSX'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster
:Available exclusively as a freebie through the September 2004 issue of [[Dengeki Hobby]] magazine, this ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' two-pack contains both Optimus Prime and Megatron, in homage to the original 1984 "VSX" giftset containing the original versions of the two leaders.
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==''Mini Toy Shop Collection''==
[[File:G1toy mini toy shop convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|'Cause we got a li'l ol' convoy, rockin' through the night...]]
*'''Convoy''' (2004)
**''ID Number:'' '''01'''

:At about 2/3 the size of the ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'', this diminutive version of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy is the smallest figure of the Autobot leader made to date. It was sold as part of Takara's blindpacked ''[[Mini Toy Shop Collection]]'' line, a series of miniaturized figures from numerous classic Takara toylines, including ''Transformers'', ''[[Microman]]'', ''[[Licca Kayama|Licca-chan]]'', ''[[Choro-Q]]'' and others. Both of Prime's modes are represented by non-transforming individual figures, which come together in a two-pack. In-box, his truck form is even packed in a miniature recreation of his original Japanese packaging, which also includes a shrunken version of his sticker sheet. A tiny version of the original Takara Transformers catalog completes the set.
::*''[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=3541&mode=flat More information on Mini Collection Convoy at tformers.com]''
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==''Masterpiece''==
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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-1-Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|And the fandom rejoiced. ''(Takara Masterpiece Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-MP-20th-Anniversary-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|''(20th Anniversary Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Optimus Prime'''/'''Convoy''' ([[December 11]], [[2003]]/2004)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe, cardboard trailer (Japanese release only)
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

:''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime was produced for the stated milestone of the ''Transformers'' brand. So successful was the figure that ''ToyFare'' magazine ultimately ranked it #1 in their quest for "Best Toy Ever".<ref>[http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/toyfare/000054376.cfm ToyFare Magazine Best Toys Ever]</ref>

:Created with the specific purpose of producing an Optimus Prime as accurate to the original animated series as possible, the toy is exceptionally poseable compared to toys prior, partially constructed from die-cast metal, features rubber tires and vacuum-metalized plastic and is heavily detailed, with sliding pistons in its joints and working spring-loaded suspension in vehicle mode. The figure also contains multiple non-intrusive gimmicks, such as a moving [[mouthplate]] to emulate Prime's traditional method of speech, flip-up communications panels on the forearms depicting images of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]], and an opening, light-up Matrix chamber in the chest, which contains a removable vacuum-metalized Matrix of Leadership that can also be pulled open. The Matrix is housed within a removable gray battery box which can light up the matrix core when activated.

:Optimus Prime comes with many accessories in addition to the aforementioned Matrix, including the character's traditional laser rifle, now termed (and henceforth known as) an [[ion blaster]]. The initial release of the figure cast the ion blaster in grey plastic, but later assortments recast it in its more familiar black coloration. Other accessories include a transparent orange energon-axe that plugs into either wrist when Prime's fist is retracted, and even a non-transforming gun mode Megatron weapon, with removable stock, silencer, and scope accessories, in homage to [[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|several]] [[The Insecticon Syndrome|instances]] in the Generation 1 cartoon when Prime was forced to wield his enemy. Pack-in bonuses that came with the figure included an inner cardboard tray illustrated to resemble the interior of Prime's Combat Deck, and in later releases, a small poster drawn by [[Pat Lee]].

:Optimus has a hidden sculpted mouth underneath his face mask, though attempts at removing the mask from the head may entirely damage the action feature.

:Takara's version of the figure was released in their markets slightly earlier, as the first of their long-running ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' line. In addition to coming with a cardboard trailer that the buyer could assemble to "complete" Prime's truck mode, Takara's release differed from Hasbro's by featuring longer smokestacks (kept short on the Hasbro version [[for safety reasons]]), and lacking the black scorch-marked "battle damage" paint applications Hasbro included on the figure's shoulders, wrists, and abdomen. In Western markets, the figure was intended to complement the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' line.<ref>[http://www.camphortree.net/tf/tidbits/otfcc2004.txt Steve-o's OTFCC 2004 notes]</ref>

:This sculpt was redecoed by Takara into a golden Lucky Draw figure and later released in its original coloration with a trailer as a "Perfect Edition" (see below for both), while Hasbro would later redeco it into their ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]''-branded "[[#Classics|DVD Edition]]". The mold was also used to make ''Masterpiece'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]] and "[[Eldedroid|Convoy Black Version]]", representing one of many drones built in Prime's image, rather than Prime himself.

:In ''[[Transformers History Collection]]'', a [[Blindpacking|blind-packed]] Transformers trading figure line, Takara released an add-on hand for ''Masterpiece'' Convoy as a [[Chase figure]]. The hand holds a [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] figure and clips on to the end of Optimus Prime's arm, making the arm slightly longer than normal.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/20thPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Gold masterpiece prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|We salute the brave soul who transformed this thing in order to photograph it.]]
*'''Convoy''' (Lucky Draw figure, [[2004]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe, cardboard trailer

:Offered as part of a Lucky Draw campaign in August 2004, this extremely rare version of ''Masterpiece'' Convoy is almost entirely vacuum-metalized gold, lacking any other painted detail or stickers. The parts which are not viable are molded in a flat golden plastic; the only exceptions are its rubber tires, the core of the Matrix and the energon-axe, which remain black, blue and orange, respectively. Whether or not the figure was intended to evoke Optimus Prime's [[:File:Goldenlagoon prime perceptor.jpg|entirely-golden appearance]] in the cartoon episode "[[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon]]", when he was coated with [[electrum]], is unknown; given that entirely chroming a figure gold is a fairly standard deco for Lucky Draw figures, it may just be happy coincidence more than anything else.

:The figure comes packaged in the standard ''Masterpiece'' Convoy box, with the only telltale sign of its fabled contents being the replacement of the traditionally silver foil lettering on the box with gold. It's not clear how many were made, but it is thought to be no more than 10 or 20.

::*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080501195324/http://www.goldoptimusprime.com/?show=Gold-Optimus-Prime More information on gold ''Masterpiece'' Convoy at GoldOptimusPrime.com (via Internet Wayback Machine)]''

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[[File:MP04Convoy2.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|You just paid $170 for a big box on wheels.]]
*'''Convoy Perfect Edition''' ([[September 28]], 2006/2009)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-4'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Combat Deck, ion Blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe, cardboard trailer
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:For this re-release of ''Masterpiece'' Convoy, Takara submitted to the biggest desire fans had for the figure and produced a full-size, fully transforming plastic and die-cast metal trailer. The trailer opens up into Convoy's Combat Deck, with storage for its accessories and a functional repair drone, though Roller is conspicuous by its absence. Like the original Combat Deck, the drone can extend through holes in the roof and front of the closed trailer, and the interior has enough room to accommodate one ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' figure in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. Some reports suggest that the paint on this figure's chest chips more easily than past editions. The red paint on the cab is also a slightly lighter color than on MP01.

:This version of Convoy, and Hasbro's 20th Anniversary DVD version of the toy depicts [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] on its communicators rather than Bumblebee and Starscream.

:Continuating the trend begun by their previous release of ''Masterpiece'' Ultra Magnus in 2005, Hasbro [[Australia]] released Convoy Perfect Edition as a Target Australia [[exclusive]] in 2008. Takara themselves then made the figure available for a second time in October 2009.

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[[File:MP4Sconvoysleepmode.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Remember that scene from the movie that made you cry and traumatised you as a kid? Well now you can display me doing just that!]]
*'''Convoy Sleep Mode''' (2010)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-4S'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Combat Deck, ion Blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe

:Released by TakaraTomy as part of their ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#TakaraTomy Welcome to Transformers 2010 campaign|Welcome to Transformers 2010]]'' anniversary line honoring the "future era" of the original cartoon (which was set in 2010 in Japanese continuity, you see!), this exceptionally morbid re-release of the ''Masterpiece'' Convoy figure recolors the Autobot leader in <s>blacks and greys</s> ''very'' low-saturated reds and blues, representing ''his dead body'' from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''—but don't worry, kids, it's actually a "sleep mode", according to the figure's name! Limited to 2010 pieces in Japan (see what they did there?), it comes with all its customary accessories, including the Perfect Edition trailer, redecoed where appropriate: the trailer itself has become translucent, its energon-axe is now transparent grey, and Megatron, in another movie homage, is rendered in translucent purple, evoking the scene depicting his transformation into [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]]. The figure was also released in other parts of Asia as a limited edition of 2010 as well, combined with the Japanese edition for 4020 total. The Japanese version denotes "Serial Number in Japan: ####/2010" on its bio card with the number out of 2010, while the Asian version denotes "C1 - ####/2010" with the number out of 2010 on its bio card.

:This version of Convoy depicts [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Hot Rod]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]] on its communicators.

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[[File:MPtoy last shot convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Well, it had to end ''some'' day...]]
*'''Convoy Last Production''' ([[March 26]], [[2011]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1L'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe, sound stage

:"Convoy Last Production" was the final re-use of the ''Masterpiece'' toy mold before it was at last retired after numerous re-releases and redecos. The figure is essentially identical to the original Japanese MP-1 release, aside from a slightly brighter red, and the addition of the words "LAST SHOT" in Transformers typeface molded into the small of Convoy's back, hidden beneath its headlight-flaps in [[robot mode]]. Lacking the trailer of MP-4, the figure instead comes with a redecoed version of the electronic base included with Hasbro's "[[#20thDVD|DVD Edition]]" of the figure from five years prior, which now features a collection of sixteen soundbytes of Convoy delivering famous lines from the Japanese version of the Generation 1 cartoon, recited by the character's original Japanese voice actor [[Tesshō Genda]]. The base was promoted as containing a hint as to the identity of the next ''Masterpiece'' toy; as it would turn out, this was a new version of Convoy himself (see below), foreshadowed by a sound clip on the base which played only intermittently, and which had Convoy announce that he would "soon be reborn".

:For its release in Korea, Hasbro Asia provided a [[collector coin]] featuring truck-mode Optimus Prime on one side and "MP-01L" on the other. The coin came mounted on a card featuring lineart of the Autobot leader's head, the stark black design of which could be mistaken for promoting the earlier "Sleep Mode" release. The limited release (and general lack of enthusiasm for the collector coins in Korea) makes this one of the more difficult Masterpiece coins to find.

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[[File:MP-10 toy photo.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Here we go again...]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[September 24]], 2011, 2016)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#mp10|Ion blaster]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#mp10|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#mp10|energon-axe]], [[Combat Deck (G1)#mp10|trailer/Combat Deck]], [[Roller (G1)#Masterpiece|Roller]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Spike Witwicky figurine]]
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Junichi Akutsu]] (concept artist)}}

:MP-10 Convoy, advertised as a "perfect new model" on its packaging, is an entirely new tooling of Generation 1 Optimus Prime. Convoy is now smaller, making him more in-scale with other recent ''Masterpiece'' toys, such as [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Rodimus]], and comes with a trailer and various accessories. While the front of the vehicle mode's cab is an accurate depiction of a mid-to-late-1980s Freightliner FLT cabover, the back half, (which is, as usual, made out of Convoy's legs) is much larger and robot-leggier in proportion. (So much that they sculpt a ladder on each side.)

:Many of the small features and electronics of the original ''Masterpiece'' mold are left out. Instead, this Convoy features better overall cartoon accuracy (chest interior, head, etc.), an extensive red paint job that covers much of his red plastic, corrected robot mode proportions, improved articulation, and its gun can now collapse and store inside a compartment on its back in either mode. In addition to Convoy's trailer, which can transform into Combat Deck, it also comes with Roller, a small Spike Witwicky figurine, a die-cast metal Matrix of Leadership (with a clear blue plastic center), and an energy axe that slips over Convoy's right hand. Spike can fit inside the cab in vehicle mode, ride in Roller's seat, or fit into any of the seating compartments inside Convoy's trailer. Roller has options to plug in Convoy's gun or pull Convoy's trailer, and the trailer itself can store Convoy's weapons in any mode. Although not easily breakable, care must be taken for posing the index fingers; extending the finger even far would cause it to pop off.

:MP-10 immediately became the gold standard in terms of scale for the Masterpiece line, with all subsequent releases being sized to best match him for nearly a decade.

:This figure was re-released in 2016, with the packaging now advertising the "Long Life Design" award which the ''Masterpiece'' line won that same year.<ref name="lldaward">[https://www.g-mark.org/award/describe/44648 Good Design Long Life Award: Transformers Masterpiece]</ref> This mold was also used to make [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Masterpiece|MP-10B Black Convoy]].

:''See also: [[#mp10hasbro|MP-10 Hasbro]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Masterpiece|Hasbro Masterpiece]].''
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[[File:Bape-mp-optimus.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|In the jungle / the mighty jungle / the Convoy sleeps tonight]]
*'''Convoy (BAPE ver.)''' ([[2014]]-[[August 19|07-19]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10A'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#mpbape|Ion Blaster]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#mpbape|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#mpbape|Energon axe]]

:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in 2014, Convoy (BAPE Ver.) is a trailer-less redeco of the MP-10 mold sporting a green color scheme matching the [[#bape|Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver.]] of the original G1 toy, with "BAPE's famous camouflage pattern" and an ape head print on the shoulder replacing the usual faction symbol.

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[[File:Eva-optimus.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Unlike Shinji, this guy won't go strangling his girlfriend or dating his mother's clone, if he even has a mother...]]
*'''Convoy Mode "Eva"''' (2014-[[November 28|11-28]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#eva|Ion Blaster]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#eva|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#eva|Energon axe]], [[Combat Deck (G1)#eva|trailer/Battle Station]], [[Roller (G1)#eva|Roller]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#eva|Spike Witwicky figurine]]

:Exclusive to the [[TakaraTomy Mall]] and limited to 1,000 pieces, this figure was released as part of the ''[[Transformers × Evangelion]]'' crossover. It uses the MP-10 mold with all the same accessories, decoed in the green and purple color scheme of [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]]. The trailer, Roller, and Spike figure are done up in [[Nerv]]-themed colors.

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[[File:Bape2-mp-optimus.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Because one overpriced clothing store exclusive MP10 repaint wasn't enough. Anyone like to give the odds for a BAPE Ver. BLACK in 2017 then?]]
*'''Convoy (BAPE REDCAMO ver.)''' (2015-11)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10R'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe

:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in 2015, Convoy (BAPE REDCAMO Ver.) is a trailer-less redeco of the MP-10 mold sporting a unique deep red color scheme matching the [[#bapered|Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. Red]] of the original G1 toy, with "BAPE's famous camouflage pattern" and an ape head print on the shoulder replacing the usual faction symbol.

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* '''Optimus Prime''' Mini Die-Cast figure (2016-[[November 26|11-26]])
**''ID number:'' '''1'''
**Included with '''[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-33 Inferno]]'''

:Replacing the collector coins in previous releases, the Asia release of ''Masterpiece'' Inferno comes with a mini Optimus Prime figure, the first in a range of non transformable collectables made from <s>lost art</s> Die-Cast metal and based on the corresponding Masterpiece figure (MP10).

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[[File:Bapeblack-mp-optimus.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|As predicted. What's the chances of a new BAPE color scheme? Teal Blue or Burnt Gold would be nice if you're reading this, BAPE.]]
*'''Convoy (BAPE BLACKCAMO ver.)''' (2017)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10K'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe

:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in 2017, MP Convoy BAPE BLACKCAMO Ver. is a trailer-less redeco of the MP-10 mold sporting a unique black color scheme matching the [[#bapeblack|Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. BLACK]] of the original G1 toy, with "BAPE's famous camouflage pattern" and an ape head print on the shoulder replacing the usual faction symbol.
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[[File:MP711-Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|At your 7-Eleven, freedom's waiting for you.]]
*'''Convoy (7-Eleven ver.)''' ([[February 28]], [[2018]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-711'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, Matrix of Leadership, energon-axe, trailer, Roller, Spike Witwicky figurine

:Available exclusively from Japanese 7-11 stores, MP-711 is an [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]]-decoed Convoy—white with green and blue highlighting—themed with [[7-Eleven]] logos. Unlike most MP-10 redecos, he comes with a trailer, Roller, and Spike figure, who is sporting a 7-Eleven uniform. Roller and the combat deck come with 7-Eleven logos, however Convoy's shoulder logos are stickers with the option of a green 7-Eleven logo or the standard Autobot logo on either shoulder.

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[[File:MP-10ASL.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Anyone up for a game of [[basketrek]]?]]
*'''Convoy (atmos safari LeBron Ver.)''' ([[March 15]], [[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10ASL'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe

:Exclusive to Japanese Atmos stores, this deco of Optimus matches Atmos Safari LeBron James sneakers, in a fetching scheme of vibrant orange plus black and gray with extra details and logos. Unfortunately he does not come with a [[ballobot]] accessory.

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[[File:Masterpiece-MP44-Convoy-V3.jpg|upright=3|thumb|All this for the low, low price of an arm, a leg, and your firstborn son! (Note: [[The Master Builders (episode)|Basketball accessory]] not included.)]]
*'''Convoy Ver.3.0''' ([[August 31]], [[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-44'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, 2 beam effect parts, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe, damaged head, alternate head, Starscream head, Starscream shoulder intakes, damaged chestpiece, jetpack, trailer, Roller, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Spike Witwicky figurine]], [[Sparkplug Witwicky#Masterpiece|Sparkplug Witwicky figurine]], [[Carly (G1)#Masterpiece|Carly figurine]]

:An entirely new mold released to commemorate the brand's 35th anniversary, ''Masterpiece'' "Convoy Ver.3.0" is a much more complex and cartoon-accurate figure than previous releases. At 50,000 yen (approximately $450 USD), this Convoy had the highest MSRP of any mass-market ''Transformers'' toy until ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron]]'' [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron|Unicron]]'s $575 price tag was announced.

:Alongside the Trailer (which retains the same function and can hold 4 standard-sized Autobot cars at a time when open), Roller, the Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, and Energon Axe, the Combat Deck's base can be removed and with the new flip-out wheels, Roller (now cast in stark grey with silver rims) can tow it around. The cannon and arm section can also be removed so it can function as a flight stand, while an adapter for [[Dinobot (BW)#Masterpiece|MP-41 Dinobot]]'s display stand is also included, and the Ion Blaster now has 2 effect parts, which can simulate blaster fire and when used with the Sideswipe rocket pack included, can be used as booster flames. He also comes with a fuel hose like that on the original figure, as well as a soundbox feature that can be switched between recorded lines by the character's original Japanese ([[Tesshō Genda]]) and English ([[Peter Cullen]]) voice actors, with transformation effects (though the ascending and descending transformation sounds are spliced together in his English voice) and Douglas Walsh music to boot! As to note, Cullen's clips are closer to the recent [[Aligned]] portrayals.

:Like [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP36|MP-36 Megatron]], Convoy includes a battle-damaged head and an abdomen cover to replicate the war wounds in the climatic battle in the movie, and alongside a newly designed figure of Spike, he comes with two of Sparkplug and Carly, any of them capable of riding inside via 2 small doors on the side of the cab. A second alternate head is based on his head's rounder design seen in the first season of the cartoon and the Marvel Comics. His accessories can be stored in the trailer's removable undercarriage.

:This figure, with the included intakes and alternate head in place, also doubles as [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP44|Starscream]] from "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1]]".

:Unfortunately, Convoy has been known to suffer from differing quality control issues. Because of a design flaw, certain plastic parts in his lower ratcheted knee joints tend to build stress during movement and eventually break. Furthermore, grey and yellow paint in parts that tend to get scratched and bumped during transformation have been prone to paint chipping. Some units have come with their [[For safety reasons|soft plastic]] ear antennas on different heads warped in-package. The human minifigures can have their ball jointed limbs rather easily popping out of their sockets and misassembled ( in this case, Carly with her groin part in reverse from the front).

:Unlike MP-01 and MP-10, this version of Convoy did not get a fully localized Hasbro release for English-speaking markets. However, it is being imported by Hasbro through numerous retail outlets with additional branding using the localized Optimus Prime name and presumably with the same Hasbro-branded slipcover and English safety sheet given to other contemporary ''Masterpiece'' releases. In Canada, the figure is being released as an EB Games exclusive, where he'll cost even more than the game consoles sold there! Hasbro's online product description neglects to mention the voice box gimmick, possibly due to English-speaking audiences' unfamiliarity with Japanese ''Transformers'' media and the fairly late reveal of his English-language voice clips.

:This mold was redecoed as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Black Convoy]], with the sound gimmick removed, and without the trailer, battle damaged, and Starscream parts.

:The trailer from this mold is able to be towed by [[Optimus Prime (One)#BraveCommander|Brave Commander Optimus Prime]] from the [[Transformers One (toyline)|Transformers One toyline]], though this feature is undocumented.
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*'''Convoy (atmos duckcamo Ver.)''' ([[March 26]], [[2020]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10DC'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe
:Exclusive to Japanese Atmos stores, this deco of Optimus matches Atmos Safari Duck sneakers, in a fetching scheme of greens plus vibrant orange.
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{{note|These other Atmos variants were revealed in 2019, but to date have not been released. All have the same accessories.}}

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*'''Convoy (atmos ELEPHANT CAMO Ver.)''' (black plus vibrant teal)
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*'''Convoy (atmos VIOTECH CAMO Ver.)'''(light grey plus light gold)
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*'''Convoy (atmos TIGER CAMO BLACK Ver.)''' (black plus shocking green and gold)
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*'''Convoy (atmos TIGER CAMO YELLOW Ver.)''' (yellow and black tiger stripes plus white)

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[[File:Transformers-Masterpiece-MP-57-Skyfire.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Optimus Prall, Masterpiece flavored!]]
*'''Skyfire''' ([[2023]])
**''ID number'': '''MP-57'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

:Included with the massive [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Skyfire]] is an articulated, [[show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] figurine of "Convoy", made to scale with Skyfire's jet mode.

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[[File:TF-MP-44S-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[:File:FightSuperRobotLifeTransformersManga.JPG|You know, Optimus Prime, the superhero from America.]]]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[February]] [[2024]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-44S'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, beam effect part, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe, alternate head

:Released in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, ''Masterpiece'' MP-44S Optimus Prime is a redeco of "[[#MP44|Convoy Ver.3.0]]", featuring colors based on the [[#The Transformers|original ''The Transformers'' toy]]. Among the heaps of accessories included with the original release of Convoy, Optimus retains only his Ion Blaster (with its beam effect), Energon Axe, and the more rounded head styled after season 1 of the cartoon (here passing the squint test for the toy head). These accessories are the same as MP-49, but now includes the Transformers power base stand adapter. New for this release is a sheet of stickers to reproduce the, erm, sheet of stickers, included with ''The Transformers'' Optimus Prime. As with the previous trailer-less [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#MP49|MP-49 Black Convoy]], the soundbox has been neutered for this release.

:This redeco has noticeably different tolerance changes, with the joints being much tighter than both MP-44 and MP-49. Also unlike MP-49, the entire figure is painted albeit in a lighter, more resistive coat compared to MP-44. The "round head" was given blue eyes (a change from the promotional photos). With the adjusted tolerances in mind, the clips that hook the leg-stored cab panels into the gas tanks have been removed.

:Instead of the standard "Convoy" of Japanese releases based on older media, this toy uses the "Optimus Prime" name. It is explained as a name made popular by Hollywood movies—referring to the [[live-action film series]], which does not change character names in Japanese localization.
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==''Robotmasters''==
[[File:RMConvoy toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|My vehicle mode is dangerous and unroadworthy!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Convoy''' (2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-01'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 15]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': "Convoy Gun", missile launcher, missile, energon-axe, 4 fists (2 left, 2 right)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' toys, "G1 Convoy" (as he is amusingly referred to even in fiction) visibly takes some design cues from ''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime, featuring a similar sculpt, but sharing few to none of the larger toy's other attributes.

: G1 Convoy comes with two sets of fists, each pair featuring differently-shaped fist holes: one pair with square holes to hold the figure's "Convoy Gun" (as his ion blaster is called), and the other with round 3mm-compatible holes to hold the spring-loaded translucent blue missile launcher (a generic accessory also available with ''Robotmasters'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys|Beast Megatron]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Beast Convoy]]). The fists are swapped out by simply popping them out of the wrist-hinge that holds them in place; the figure also includes an energon-axe that can be inserted into the wrist instead of a fist.

: Due to being molded in translucent plastic, the waist section is prone to breakage, so exercise some caution.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/Convoy/convoy.htm More information on G1 Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RM DVDConvoy toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm shiny!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Convoy + DVD''' (2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-10'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 15]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': "Convoy Gun", missile launcher, missile, energon-axe, 4 fists (2 left, 2 right)

: Also in the first wave of ''Robotmasters'', this special edition release of G1 Convoy is decked out in metallic paint and a tint of yellow for his eyes, with an extra Autobot insignia tampographed onto his right shoulder, and a black Convoy Gun. The figure comes packed with a DVD containing the first episode of the ''Robotmasters'' cartoon, "[[Fight! The Group of the Strongest Commanders!]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/DVDConvoy/convoy.htm More information on G1 Convoy + DVD at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Rmblackconvoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm blacky!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Convoy Limited Black Version''' (2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-01'''
:*''Accessories'': "Convoy Gun", missile launcher, missile, energon-axe, 4 fists (2 left, 2 right), Calamity Defenser

: Available only via mail-order through ''Dengeki Hobby'' magazine, the "Limited Black Version" of G1 Convoy is just that: a straight [[black redeco]] of the G1 Convoy toy. He comes with all his original accessories, appropriately redecoed (including a silver version of his axe), as well as a gold-chromed version of the "Calamity Defenser" [[solitarium]] weapon that came with [[Psycho-Orb]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/HHG1Convoy/convoy.htm More information on G1 Convoy Limited Black Version at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Crayola convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The third one is totally ''Shattered Glass'' Prime!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Convoy''' (Lucky Draw figure, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-01'''
:*''Accessories'': "Convoy Gun", missile launcher, missile, energon-axe, 4 fists (2 left, 2 right)

: When ''Robotmasters'' G1 Convoy was turned into a Lucky Draw figure, the color scheme into which he was redecoed was chosen through a children's coloring contest held in the pages of the December 2004 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]''. The winning entry was a... ''startling'' mixture of blue, orange and two shades of green, earning the toy the [[fandom|fan]]-appointed nickname of "Crayola Convoy". As with all Lucky Draws, it is extremely rare, with only ten units produced.

::*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20210920023820/http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/transformers+robot+masters+-+lucky+draw+custom+colour+g1+convoy/1594/transformers+robot+masters+-+lucky+draw+custom+colour+g1+convoy.html More information on "Crayola Convoy" at LuckyDrawTransformers.com (via Internet Wayback Machine)]''
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==''Universe'' (2003)==
[[File:TFU03-toy Optimus Spychanger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Why won't they repaint my full-size toy in these colours?!?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Spy Changer, 2004)}}</ul>

: ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "Spy Changer" Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Spychanger]] [[Scourge (RID)#Spychanger|Scourge]] toy, transforming into a Western Star 4964EX truck. He replaces most of the black plastic with predominantly red and blue, with silver for detailing. Like most Spy Changers, he features high speed axles and can roll very well across smooth surfaces, but lacks the weight to propel him quickly.

: Originally a [[KB Toys]] exclusive, the first release of this toy (and the others in the assortment) did not have any sub-line designation at all, but later releases for other chains, most notably "budget" chains like Family Dollar, marked them as ''Universe'' product.

: This mold was also redecoed into [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Optimus Prime Figure|a Spy Changer version of the live-action movie Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/SpyPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Universe Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Collector's Edition''==
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[[File:G1-toy OrionPax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Welcome to The Past!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Orion Pax''' (2-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''67'''
:*''Accessories'': "Barrelroller" robot/"electromagnetic lift handle", "laser rifle"

: This ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' Japanese [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive is a [[redeco]] of [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] [[Kup (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Kup]], released in conjunction with [[Kup (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Kup's 2005 reissue]] in ''[[The Transformers Collection]]''. He transforms into a Cybertronian pickup truck, and is colored to represent [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]] as he appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 television series]] episode "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]".

: Like the Kup reissue, he comes with both the original release's gun and a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], in this case [[Roller (G1)#Collector's Edition|Barrelroller]], a redeco of [[Recoil (G1)#Toys|Recoil]]. The original-release rifle has been slightly retooled to fit in the wider fist-holes of the Targetmaster vesion of the mold.

: Just as the reissued Kup came with a reissue of [[Wheelie (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Wheelie]], this set also included a redeco of Wheelie as Orion's best friend, [[Dion (G1)#Toys|Dion]]. It shipped to buyers in September 2005.

: In later years, other Kup toys would be repainted into Orion Pax [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Tribute2Pack|under the]] ''[[Transformers Tribute|Tribute]]'' line, and also the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' "A Hero Is Born" double pack.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/OrionPax/orionpax.htm More information on Orion Pax at TFU.info]''
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==''Hybrid Style''==
*'''Convoy''' (2006)
**''ID number:'' '''T.H.S.-02'''[[File:THS02Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Expensive and tiny.]]
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, ion blaster, gas pump, energon-axe, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, [[jet pack|rocket pack]], 8 hands (4 left, 4 right), Autobot insignia stand
{{toydesigner|[[Shōji Kawamori]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: ''[[Hybrid Style]]'' Optimus Prime is an ''insanely'' detailed and complex transforming toy, created under the supervision of famed mecha designer [[Shōji Kawamori]]. Standing only three and three-quarter inches tall in robot mode, the figure is partially constructed from die-cast metal and features one of the most complex transformation sequences ever seen on a ''Transformers'' figure of its size. Alas, the small size of the figure also works against it, as it required several design concessions that resulted in (if we're being nice about it) an unimpressive cab mode.

:Prime is loaded with a ridiculous number of features and accessories. The robot itself is highly poseable, and both the smokestacks on Prime's shoulders and the fuel tanks on his legs can be rotated forward to act as guns, even featuring sculpted detail to this effect. As ever, he comes with a trailer that opens up into his crazy-detailed Combat Deck, featuring more action features than ever before. In trailer mode alone, it features a flip-down support stand so it can stand alone, a spring-loaded pop-out ramp instead of a fold-down one, and when the trailer is split for transformation, the traditional support legs underneath automatically swing out into place. The trailer houses most of Prime's accessories, including his ion blaster (with a moveable ammo clip to allow for multiple poses) and energon-axe, as well as his classic gas pump accessory, now with a poseable wire instead of a rubber hose. Two fold-out compartments provide storage space for six of Prime's interchangeable fists, while the other two remain attached the robot: two clenched, two open, a pointing right fist, a tilted left fist (for holding the ion blaster's ammo clip), and two fists with slots to grip the miniscule Matrix of Leadership that fits in a tiny chamber in Prime's chest. The Combat Deck's artillery robot features two flip-out handles that Prime can grip as if aiming the drone's guns, and Roller is also included, with three different 3mm ports to hold Prime's gun and gas pump. Lastly, Prime comes with a rocket pack like those used by the Autobots in such Generation 1 cartoon episodes as "[[Dinobot Island, Part 1|Dinobot Island]]", and a stand shaped like the Autobot insignia that allows him to be displayed in mid-air, as if in flight. The rocket pack also has 3mm ports for Prime's weapons, and stores on the front of the trailer in vehicle mode.

:Purchase of a ''Hybrid Style'' Optimus Prime at a Japanese [[Toys"R"Us]] store allowed the buyer the option of also purchasing the exclusive ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|Hot Rod]] toy.

:The toy also received a Hasbro release 11 years later under the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#YOTR2017|''Platinum Edition'']] line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Cybertron/HybridConvoy/convoy.htm More information on Hybrid Style Convoy on TFU.info]''

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[[File:THS-02B G2Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Yanigerlicious!]]
*'''Convoy Black Version''' (2006)
**''ID number:'' '''T.H.S.-02B'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, ion blaster, gas pump, energon-axe, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, rocket pack, 8 fists (4 left, 4 right), Autobot insignia stand, 2 missile launchers, 2 heads

:Available exclusively through e-HOBBY, this black and teal repaint of ''Hybrid Style'' Convoy features the traditional "[[Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)|Nemesis Prime]]" color scheme, but represents a version of Optimus Prime himself. In addition to all the original accessories, the toys also includes several more deliciously metatextual goodies, themed around the ''Generation 2'' toy and comics: two new large guns patterned after the new weapons wielded by the ''Generation 2'' Optimus Prime toy, and two additional (blue) Prime heads that can be swapped with the figure's regular noggin, sculpted explicitly in the style of [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Generation 2'' comic]] artist [[Derek Yaniger]]. One head is pristine, the other decorated to match the battle damage seen on the cover of the [[War Without End!|first ''Generation 2'' issue]].

:As the more franchise-savvy TransFans may realise, these extra parts, plus the black trailer of Convoy Black Version, can all be used to modify the original, red ''Hybrid Style'' Optimus Prime into a comic-accurate ''Generation 2'' version, complete with a black trailer, trailer-mounted guns and your choice of Yaniger-style heads.

:This figure came in a unique box, packaged with a [[Hybrid Style Convoy Black Version|mini-comic]], both illustrated by [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]].

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[[File:TF-Hybrid-Style-THS-02-Convoy-Black-Gold-Ver.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Texas tea.]]
*'''Convoy Black Gold Version''' (November 25, 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''T.H.S.-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, ion blaster, gas pump, energon-axe, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, rocket pack, 8 fists (4 left, 4 right), Autobot insignia stand, 2 missile launchers

:Available ''only'' in China markets, Convoy Black Gold Version is yet another black repaint of the first ''Hybrid Style'' Convoy figure, with some gold detailing. Convoy Black Gold Version does not include any extra accessories unlike the Black Version release above.
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==''Alternators''==
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[[File:Alternators OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I don't come with a creepy girl...]]
[[File:Convoy BT.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|...and neither do I...]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2006)
**''Alternator ID number:'' '''21'''
**''Binaltech ID number:'' '''BT-22'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Steve Bono]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' Optimus Prime transforms into an accurate 1:24 scale Dodge Ram SRT-10. The vehicle mode features rubber tires, functional steering, opening hood, tail gate and doors with a detailed cabin interior. Several of the details of his [[robot mode]] body are based on the sculpt of the 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime figure, but the head itself shares more similarities with the Powermaster mold. He is armed with a small pistol which transforms into his vehicle mode engine.

:This figure was originally conceived by Hasbro to be another character (exactly who is unknown), rather than Optimus Prime, but Takara insisted that the toy be made into Optimus to help it sell well in their markets, as the vehicle mode was no particular draw, given its scarcity in Japan. Reportedly, the figure cost twice as much as other Alternators to construct, so Hasbro had to bow to this demand so Takara would help fund it. Ironically, Takara eventually wound up soliciting the figure ''not'' as Prime, but as his ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' lookalike, [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] (perhaps connected to the Powermasteresque headsculpt), before its Japanese release was cancelled and moved over into the ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' toyline (see below).

: It took two further years, but this figure was eventually released as part of the Japanese counterpart to the ''Alternators'' line (''Binaltech'') in 2008. ''Binaltech'' Convoy features some additional paint details, like his silver pelvis, additional patterns on his shoulders, and red paint on his engine-gun, and like all ''Binaltech'' figures, he also includes die-cast metal pieces. Unlike previous Binaltech releases, a bio-card was not included.

:This sculpt was also used to create ''Alternators'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]].

::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#22|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Convoy's bio and tech specs]]
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/AltOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Alternators/Binaltech Convoy at TFU.info]''
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==''Kiss Players''==
[[File:Kiss Convoy toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|...And yet, I do!]]
*'''Convoy × Melissa''' (2006)
**''Accessories:'' Engine/gun, "[[Surfblade]]" surfboard/sword weapon, [[Marissa Faireborn]] figurine with stand and 2 pairs of arms and legs
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' Convoy is a redeco of ''Alternators'' Optimus Prime. While the figures may appear similar at first glance, given that ''Kiss Players'' Prime is still red, blue and black, there are many subtle differences, not least of all the replacement of the ''Alternators'' figure's bare, flat red plastic with a deep metallic red paint. Several of his body parts are cast in different colors of plastic (for example, his shins, formerly black, are now blue, while his formerly-blue hands are now black), and he features more intricate paint applications on his shoulders, and especially his pelvis, which is decorated to look like Prime's traditional bumper.

:In addition to the small engine-pistol of his ''Alternators'' figure, Prime comes with the "Surfblade", a pink surfboard that can be reconfigured into either two small knives or a large double-bladed sword. As with all the ''Kiss Players'' figures, Prime also comes with a [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of a cute girl: in this case, Marissa Faireborn, who can perch upon his shoulder or sit in his driver's seat, and comes with two pairs of interchangeable arms and legs. Additionally, the set includes a CD featuring the first five episodes of the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama]], as well as the exclusive bonus audio adventure, "[[Someday, Beneath the Sun]]."

:This set was originally intended to be released under the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' line, as "Black Convoy meets Marissa", but this release was cancelled before it was officially even announced.
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==''Titanium Series''==
[[File:TitaniumHeroes WWPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Well he ''is'' a car... in a car ''crash''.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster]], display stand

:Released in the first wave of ''Titanium Series'' 6-inch Cybertron Heroes figures, this figure is based on Optimus Prime's [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] form as seen in the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] comic book "[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]". Prime transforms into a comic-accurate Cybertronian truck in a few steps, and his ion blaster can be slotted in the back of the truck mode cab for storage.

:The figure was personally designed by comic artist [[Don Figueroa]], who created the original comic design in the first place, and his signature is left on the figure in the most literal way: the word "DON" can be seen sculpted into the barrel of his silver ion blaster. The paint on the handle of his ion blaster scuffs rather easily when placed into his hands.

:As a ''Titanium'' figure, Prime is made in large part from die-cast metal, but like so many of the other toys in the ''Titanium'' line, his plastic joints have trouble supporting his heavy metal weight. For that reason, the tiny insufficient clips that hold his shoulders in place are highly prone to breaking off, leaving his shoulders floppy and unable to be secured in robot mode. He comes with the generic display stand shared by all of the 6" "Cybertron Heroes", with a unique removable nameplate.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/TitTWW6OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Titanium Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Titanium war within 2pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now we just need a [[Sherman Dam|dam]]....]]
*'''War Within Optimus Prime vs. War Within Megatron''' (two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster

:This [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] ''Titanium'' two-pack includes the previously-released ''War Within'' Optimus Prime figure along with the ''War Within'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Megatron]] Megatron figure and an exclusive [[variant]] cover of ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' [[The War Within issue 5|#5]].

:As the mass retail release of the last waves of the ''Titanium'' "Cybertron Heroes" figures was delayed for several months, the two-pack version of Megatron was at least initially more widely available than the individually packaged one.

:Despite being mentioned in the joint [[instructions]] leaflet for the set, neither figure includes their display base.

:There appears to be a variant of this two-pack: One version has the Optimus Prime figure more or less identical to its individual release, whereas the other one drops the additional black paint weathering, making him much cleaner-looking.
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==''Classics''==
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[[File:ClassicsPrime Voyager.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The definitive Generation 1 Optimus Prime mold of 2006. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Henkei.21 Henkei.21|And 2008.]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UnitedBlack|And 2012.]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|And 2014.]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#StandFall|And 2016.]]]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/laser cannon, wind vane/ion blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Alex Kubalsky]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Optimus Prime is based upon the original Optimus Prime, as is the intention for the ''Classics'' toyline. He transforms into a modern cab-over style truck of made up model, dominated by a large wind vane on his roof. As with most ''Classics'' toys, he features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

:In [[robot mode]], his wind vane transforms into a large ion blaster, and his smokestacks transform into a smaller laser cannon. Additionally, both weapons can combine together to form a double-barrelled over-shoulder weapon. The unusually high amount of yellow paint used throughout the body is supposed to emulate the yellow stickers from the original G1 toy. The toy has a trailer hitch, but does not come with a trailer.

:Unfortunately, the yellow paint on his forearms tends to flake off.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/ClassicsOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Classics Voyager Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:ClassicsPrime Vs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|They did me right, [[#20th_Anniversary.2FMasterpiece|once]].]]
*'''The Ultimate Battle''' (Multi-pack, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: ''Classics'' "Ultimate Battle" Optimus Prime is a Deluxe Class figure and transforms into a flat-nosed truck cab. The figure is armed with a tommy gun-shaped laser rifle that transforms into a turret-like configuration and mounts on the rear of his truck mode, and features a spinning "power punch" action that sees the whole upper half of his torso spin when a button on his back is pressed. Pressing the button "unlocks" the spinning mechanism; pull ''hard'' on the button, and you can lock the torso back into place.

:In the United States, Prime was only available in a special two-pack with a similarly unique ''Classics'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Megatron toy]], and the specially-produced "[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle|The Ultimate Battle]]" DVD (which is, inappropriately enough, entirely about the [[Unicron Trilogy]]). The two-pack (including the DVD) was also available as a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] "Bonus Value" version with two randomly selected members of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]], in the combinations [[Overcast (Cybertron)|Overcast]]/[[Longarm (Cybertron)|Longarm]], Overcast/[[Deepdive (Cybertron)|Deepdive]] and Deepdive/Longarm. International markets, including European countries, saw the two-pack in a considerably smaller, differently-shaped box that was lacking the DVD case (the DVD was instead made available separately). In addition, Mexico, Singapore and some European countries such as the Netherlands and Hungary also received the two figures on individual cardbacks. For the United States market, the two-pack was [[rebranding|rebranded]] and re-released in [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'']]-branded packaging later in 2007, available from Dollar General, Big Lots and [[KB Toys]], and ''again'' in [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']]-branded packaging in 2011, this time available from Dollar General and Big Bad Toy Store.

:This figure was later ''also'' made available without redeco as part of the "Leader for the Ages" two-pack released under the [[#Transformers (2007)|live-action movie line]] (see below) and saw several redecos for [[#Universe (2008)|''Universe'']] ("Special Edition", below), ''[[Welcome to Transformers 2010]]'' ("Sons of Cybertron", below) and [[#United|United]] (below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/ClassicsDVDOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Classics Deluxe Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:DVD 20thPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Discounted at a Walmart near you.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (20th Anniversary DVD Edition, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leader, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe, display stand

: Produced to coincide with the 20th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and its release on DVD by [[Sony]], this edition of Prime is a redeco of his ''[[#Masterpiece|20th Anniversary]]'' figure. It replaces the original's metallic paint with flatter colors and does away with any and all vacuum-metalized plastic, as well as altering several other small details across the body, like the color of the lights on his feet and chest.

:Prime comes with all the accessories of his previous release, although his ever-changing ion blaster is now somewhat confusingly cast in blue plastic. He features one major additional accessory: an electronic display base sculpted with the image of the Matrix and the Autobot insignia. Pressing the insignia's crest triggers a series of electronic soundbytes, mostly quotes from the movie recited not by original actor [[Peter Cullen]], but by Hasbro's in-house actor, [[Ron Hayden]]: "Autobots, transform and roll out!", "I want you to make a special run to Autobot City," "Megatron must be stopped!", "All we need is a little energon, and a lot of luck," and two samples of the classic [[Transformation#The noise|transformation sound effect]], one ascending, one descending.

:The display stand itself was later redecorated as a mail-in prize for Takara Tomy's "[[Welcome to Transformers 2010]]" promotion, was intended to be used with [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus Convoy]] from "[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]", and was also redecorated in the "final production" run of the Masterpiece Optimus Prime toys and as an Optimus Prime voiced stand for the Second Prize in the [[Arms Up Campaign ]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/20thDVDOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on DVD Edition Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:PepsiOptimusPrime.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|Subservience to Corporate America is the duty of all servile beings.]]
*'''Pepsi Optimus Prime''' (Autobot, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, ion blaster, trailer

:Inspired by the [[#The Transformers|1985 promotional version]] of Optimus Prime that featured Pepsi stickers on his trailer, this outlandish incarnation of Prime is a slightly altered version of Takara's 2005 [[Pepsi Convoy]] figure (which represented a different character to Prime). The figure was only sold by [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] at various conventions, and given away as a promotional prize by Pepsi, via their [[Mountain Dew]] brand.

:A redeco of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime cab robot sporting an egregious number of Pepsi-themed paint masks and details, Pepsi Prime's differences from Pepsi Convoy are minimal: he features the shortened smokestacks previously seen on the [[#Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]] release of the mold, the blue pattern on his decals are different (matching the American Pepsi can/bottle look at the time rather than the one used in Japan), and also has a different layout for the Pepsi logo on his left shoulder. Like Pepsi Convoy, he comes with an entirely new trailer unit, specially designed to carry either a single 500ml (16.9 oz) size [[soft drink]] bottle, three 350ml cans, or 12 bottle caps (bottle cap figurines being a common and popular collectible item in Japan). In a first for the Prime mold, the figure's fists store in holes on the underside of the trailer while he is in vehicle mode. His ion blaster (which also stores under the trailer) is the first Hasbro reissue to feature the original, thick-barrel sculpt, which was reinstated to the mold by the ''[[#Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' release of Prime a few years prior.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/PepsiPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Pepsi Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Sports Label''==
[[File:NikemusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Comfortable ''yet stylish'' jogging is the right of all fashionable beings.]]
*'''Convoy featuring Nike Free 7.0''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Surely one of the strangest examples of licensed ''Transformers'' products, ''[[Transformers Sports Label|Sports Label]]'' Convoy transforms into a ''shoe''. Something of a [[shellformer]], this baffling incarnation of Prime is colored primarily white and red in his alt mode of a realistic-looking (if notably undersized) Nike Free 7.0 sneaker, complete with gratuitously long real fabric shoelaces. In [[robot mode]], he is made instantly recognizable by his incorporation of some additional blue and silver in predictable areas, and a traditionally Prime-styled head. Less traditionally, and somewhat perversely, Prime's feet are sculpted in the likeness of his own sneaker mode, making it seem like he's wearing himself!

:His gun splits into two halves and stores inside his [[kibble]] in shoe mode; in an undocumented feature, it has two handle pegs on opposite sides, so that it can be held either at its far end or halfway along its length. The gun halves can also be plugged together in two different ways.

:This figure was, in fact, the ''only'' mold in the ''Sports Label'' line. It was redecoed into the "Marine Free" version of Prime himself (see below), and given a new head to create ''Sports Label'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Sports Label|Megatron]]''

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Cybertron/SLConvoy/convoy.htm More information on Sport Label Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Sportslabel convoy marine version.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime's secret Magnus cosplay.]]
*'''Convoy featuring Nike Free 7.0 Marine Version'''
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster
:A redeco of the first ''Sports Label'' Convoy, this figure transforms into a white, navy, and grey sneaker. Promotional images for the figure depicted its robot mode as white and aqua-blue, but the finished product was visibly darker, produced in shades of off-white and dark teal. In either coloration, it sure as heck ''looks'' like it should be [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]], but for whatever reason... it ain't.
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==''Encore''==
[[File:Encore convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (grey), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

:A new series of reissues means a new release of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure, and Takara's ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' series proved no different. This edition of the figure featured no extra accessories, but it did include the original, thick-barrelled version of Prime's rifle, as reinstated to the mold by the ''[[#The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' version of the toy a few years prior. Both his blue and red plastics are lighter than normal, though not to the extent of Hasbro's subsequent 25th Anniversary release.

:Notably, this edition addresses the small but persistent issue of the Autobot insignias on Prime's shoulders: Ever since 1984, applying the stickers evenly had been a challenge due to small bumps the figure's shoulders are textured with. Like the [[Pepsi Convoy]] figure released two years prior, ''Encore'' Convoy replaces the stickers with [[tampograph]]s.
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==''Music Label''==
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[[File:MusicLabel-toy iPodConvoy.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|You just paid 140 bucks for a new headsculpt, didn't you? I bet you don't even ''own'' an iPod...]]
*'''Convoy —playing iPod speaker—''' (2007)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/iPod dock, 2 fists (left and right), ion blaster

: Hot on the heels of their licensing deals with Pepsi and Nike, TakaraTomy got themselves a slice of Apple™ pie and released Convoy —playing [[iPod]] speaker— as part of their small, musically-themed ''[[Transformers Music Label|Music Label]]'' line. This version of Prime is an all-white redeco of the original Generation 1 cab robot, which (much like the "Marine Version" of Prime from the ''[[#Sports Label|Sports Label]]'' line) makes it seem like he ought to be Ultra Magnus. The figure is actually even derived from the retool of the mold created for the original Ultra Magnus figure, as distinguished by the elongated hubcap pegs on the front wheels. Like Pepsi Prime before it, the figure's fists now store in peg holes on the under side of its trailer. The toy lacks any of the original Prime's stickers (even the silver stripe on his chest is now a [[paint operation]]) and includes the original thick-barrelled version of Prime's blaster. The toy features a brand new headsculpt based on the [[#20th Anniversary|20th Anniversary]] Prime figure, given additional poseability not previously seen on the figure by being mounted on a [[ball joint]].

:This, of course, is all secondary to the main draw of the figure: it pulls an all-white trailer, which transforms into a working iPod speaker dock by rotating a substantial wedge of its full length 90 degrees . The dock features three working buttons; power, volume up and volume down, as well as an Autobot sigil indicator light. Included is a wall-plugging (Japanese) A/C adaptor with a long lead that plugs into the reverse of the trailer. Although American importers shouldn't have too much trouble, those living in parts of the world using higher strength A/C current outlets should be warned NOT to simply plug the A/C adaptor in with only a socket adapter, as this will overload the device and fry it completely. Buying the appropriate kind of universal A/C adaptor with advice from an electronics specialty shop is recommended.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Cybertron/MLConvoy/convoy.htm More information on Music Label Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Musiclabelprimewithdock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm gonna call you Peanut.]]
*'''Optimus Prime —speakers for iPod—''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/iPod dock, 2 fists (left and right), ion blaster

:Designated "Optimus Prime" rather than the traditional Japanese "Convoy", this figure is a redeco of the previous ''Music Label'' Convoy figure into the character's traditional red, blue and silver color scheme. Unlike previous re-issues of the mold, iPod Optimus Prime's sports a paint application similar to KissPlayers Convoy, having its ABS/PVC parts painted over with a thin layer of his iconic red, white (silver if you will) and blue motif paint applications (with the exception of his iPod docking trailer). This includes his trailer, though the effect is somewhat marred by the large, visible gap on one side. When reconfigured into dock mode, the interior surfaces surrounding the speakers are decorated with black-on-silver techno-patterns as well as three "Optimus Prime" logos. The recessed space also features a stylised, almost [[Frank Miller]]esque, high-contrast portrait of Prime's face, although this is largely covered when an iPod is inserted. The figure comes in identical packaging to the original ''Music Label'' Convoy, save for the addition of a sticker illustrating the different color of its contents.

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[[File:ExileTransformersSpeakers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The right of all sentient beings is... um... what am I promoting now? Wait, a Japanese pop band? Are you kidding me? I need a new agent.]]
*'''{{anchor|EXILE}}EXILE x TRANSFORMERS —speakers for iPod—''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/iPod dock, 2 fists (left and right), ion blaster

:Exclusive to [http://www.ldhshop.jp/ LDH Shop], this redeco of the ''Music Label'' Convoy toy is utterly ridiculous and was created as a promotion for the Japanese pop band {{w|Exile (Japanese band)|EXILE}}. While Convoy himself has EXILE written on his right forearm, his trailer sports the "Love Dream Happiness" tagline of LDH Inc.[http://www.ldh.co.jp/shopping/index.html], as well as the "EXILE Perfect Year 2008" logo of the "EXILE Perfect Year 2008 Ultimate Best Box" boxset, which was released some months after he was.
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==''Transformers'' (2007)==
[[File:Movie LeaderfortheAges 2pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The more things change, the more they, uh, get bigger guns.]]
*'''Leader for the Ages''' (Wal*Mart exclusive two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle

: This Wal*Mart-[[exclusive]] two-pack pairs the deluxe-size ''[[#Classics|Classics]]'' Optimus Prime figure with [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie]] line's ''[[Fast Action Battlers]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Power Hook Optimus Prime]] toy. Both toys are identical to their original releases, and together represent the Optimus Primes of the oldest and newest generations (at the time) of ''Transformers'', respectively. The movie Prime is designated "2007 Optimus Prime", while the ''Classics'' figure is dubbed "1984 Optimus Prime" (referring not, of course, to the toy, which was produced in 2006, but to the character).
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==''Diablock''==
*'''Diablock Convoy''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''01''' ('''Mecha Builder Vol.03''')[[File:DiablockPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| We have the technology. We can ''rebuild him''. Except, uh.. for his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kre-O|face]].]]
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster

:Rounding out a bumper year of Japanese-[[exclusive]] Generation 1 Optimus Primes, the Takara-licensed Kawada brand ''Diablock'' Convoy is a fully transformable Lego-style block building figure similar in premise to the earlier American ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' sets. The ''Diablock'' figure, however, easily outstrips the ''Built to Rule!'' sets by both being an accurate representation of the toy on which it is based, and being able to transform between modes ''without'' having to be partially disassembled and put back together first.

:Forming a roughly 11-inch figure when fully assembled, ''Diablock'' Convoy is highly articulated, save for his head, which is only able to move up and down. Said head is also by far the most stylised aspect of the figure, with no real attempt to approximate Prime's face or mouthplate, instead featuring only a reversed block that gives the odd impression of a cycloptic eye. It is possibly intended to actually represent his forehead grill, as a yellow block inside his head construction remains barely-visible through a slit in his face, possibly intended to represent the classic toy's yellow eyes.

:The figure's [[transformation scheme]] is based on the original G1 figure, the only differences being that the fists are not removed but become the headlights, and instead of flipping backwards inside the chest, ''Diablock'' Convoy's noggin flips forwards with the aid of opening chest windows. A "laser rifle" in the shape of his ion cannon can be built from black bricks, and stickers bearing the Autobot [[Insignia|faction symbol]] can be placed on his shoulders, although this is not recommended as it is designed to permanently stick to multiple tiles which dislodge easily and may damage the sticker.
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==''Henkei! Henkei!''==
[[File:Henkei convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[March 13]], 2008)
**''ID number:'' '''C-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/Prime Gun, wind vane/ion blaster

:''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei! Transformers]]'' Convoy is a redeco of ''[[#Classics|Classics]]'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime. He features a significantly altered colour scheme, generally to make the toy more closely resemble his appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon and the original toyline. His truck mode features less silver paint striping, but compensates with a [[vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metalized]] grill/fender area. In [[robot mode]] all of his previously grey plastic is replaced with red plastic, with a majority of it being painted silver, chromed, or painted gunmetal gray. He features a different shade of red, blue, and clear blue plastic than the Classics version. Since ''Henkei!'' toys do not feature a heat-sensitive rubsign, ''Henkei'' Convoy has two Autobot sigils tampographed onto his shoulders.

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[[File:Henkei clear convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy Clear Version''' ([[June 19]], 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/Prime Gun, wind vane/ion blaster

:This redeco of ''Henkei'' Convoy is cast almost entirely in translucent colored plastic. Also known by the nickname "Crystal Convoy" among fans, it was first released as an exclusive for the Japanese convention Tokyo Toy Fair 2008, limited to 1000 pieces at the event, but was later made available through [[e-HOBBY]]. It was sold in a monochrome-blue version of ''Henkei'' Convoy's regular packaging.

::*''[http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act491/index.php More information on Convoy Clear Version at TFkenkon.com]
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*'''Convoy''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/Prime Gun, wind vane/ion blaster

:[[vacuum metallizing|Chromed]] entirely in gold like many other [[Lucky Draw figure]]s before it, this version of Prime was available only through a ''[[TV Magazine]]'' mail-in promotion held in December 2008, and was limited to only five units, making it one of the rarest officially available Transformers toys in the world.

:Unfortunately, this toy has become the target of several [[knockoff]]s aimed at gullible collectors. Most of the fake ones can be told apart from the real deal by various details not matching up. The real one is cast in gold plastic, painted over in gold chrome and sports small red Autobot [[insignia|logos]] on both shoulders.

::*''[http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=album&album=12878&dispsize=600&start=0 Gallery of (hopefully) a genuine Gold Convoy at TFormers.com]''

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*'''Convoy''' (<s>2008</s>)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/Prime Gun, wind vane/ion blaster

:A (technically) [[unreleased toy|unreleased]] [[black repaint|"black" redeco]] of ''Henkei'' Voyager-sized Convoy using the same plastic layout and paint mask but replacing red and blue with black, silver with gray, leaving the previously vacuum-metalized grill/fender area unpainted, changing the blue tint for the windows to red and changing all silver and yellow paint operations to blue. The red Autobot insignias would have remained unchanged.<ref name="blackgentei1">[http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=album&album=9553&dispsize=800&start=0 Gallery of the unreleased ''Gentei! Gentei'' black Convoy at TFormers.com.]</ref>

:The figure would have come in a monochrome version of the standard ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Convoy's packaging, still named "Convoy" but now labeled as part of the ''Gentei! Gentei'' range of exclusives.<ref name="blackgentei2">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/universe-classics-20-29/transformers-henkei-wonderfest-exclusive-black-convoy-in-box-167615/ The unreleased ''Gentei! Gentei!'' black Convoy in packaging] at TFW2005.</ref> Reportedly, this figure was intended as a Wonderfest exclusive, but was canceled because, according too [[TakaraTomy]] designer [[Shogo Hasui]], it was too similar to ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Universe (2008)|Nemesis Prime]]. [[Knockoff]]s were later made available, so buyers beware!

:A minor redeco (replacing the Autobot insignias with Decepticon insignias, adding silver paint to the grill/fender area and changing the blue paint operations to teal) [[#UnitedBlack|was eventually released]] as a [[Tokyo Toy Show|Tokyo Toy Show 2012]] exclusive, now marketed as part of the ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' line.
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==''Universe'' (2008)==
[[File:Universetoy 25th anniversary optimus prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2|And the block has returned!!!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2008)
**''Series'': G1
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump, sound effects module, comic, DVD
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Sold at the rather exorbitant price of $75, this re-release of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy is actually one of the most visually different from the other "straight" reissues of the mold, despite Hasbro's assurance that this is the toy you had as a kid. Positively ''anemic'' in comparison with the original toy, this Prime's red parts are visibly paler than usual, while his blue parts are much lighter (although the version released at Canadian retail reportedly sports a deeper shade of red again). This shade of blue extends to both Roller (a lighter blue than his traditional dark shade, yet darker than the lightest the figure has been in its history) and the internal workings of his Combat Deck, which is itself a much flatter shade of light grey, compared to its normal dark, swirled metallic silver color. In addition, the toy features the now-customary shortened smokestacks, and the elongated missiles seen on the [[#Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]] release, while the Autobot insignias on his shoulders are no longer stickers, but rather tampographs, like on Takara's ''Encore'' release. While all reissues of the Prime mold since 2003 have used the original thick-barreled mold for his ion blaster, this version includes the slender sculpt instead.

:As a 25th anniversary set, Prime includes several new pack-in bonuses: a reprint of the [[The Transformers (issue)|first issue]] of the original [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comic book]], a DVD containing all three parts of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|animated series]] pilot [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|"More than Meets the Eye"]], and three desktop wallpapers, and a battery-powered Autobot symbol that plays transforming sound effects, part of the first version of the ''Transformers'' [[theme song]], and three voice clips performed by Peter Cullen: "I am Optimus Prime!", "Autobot, transform and roll out!" and "Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost." There are some reports that the Autobot symbol could be worn out or damaged during the time of purchase.

:Outside the United States, this set was available in a thinner rectangular box. It contained all the original accessories from the American release, but not the DVD. An English-only version of this packaging format was available in Asia and Australia (initially only available at Myer stores, but later also at Toys"R"Us, Kmart and Target, eventually at drastically reduced prices), while a bilingual English/French packaging variant was available in Canada, still including—though not advertised on the packaging—the (English only) comic book.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/25thOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on 25th Anniversary Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Deluxe Class===
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[[File:Uni2008-toy SEOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class: Special Edition, 2008)
**''ID Number:'' '''SE-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:"Special Edition" Optimus Prime is a redeco of the ''Classics'' multi-pack toy, featuring some minor paint detail changes, bluer translucent plastic, darker and cooler gray plastic, and darker metallic flake red and blue plastic, with his (previously black-only) rifle body most notably now being cast in both blue ''and'' black plastic. He came in special "book box" style packaging with black-and-white boxart, and was only available at retail in Australian and Asian markets. North American customers could later buy him via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/HTSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Special Edition Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium-toy Target OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Yawn... Hey, wait! Am I [[Delta Magnus]] now?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, display stand

: A [[Target]]-exclusive [[redeco]] of War Within Optimus Prime in [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action film]]-inspired colors. The bio on the back of the packaging only fills up half of the allotted space, as if the [[Forest Lee|writer]] was tired of describing Optimus Primes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TitOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Target-exclusive Titanium Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Alternity''==
[[File:AlternityConvoy VibrantRed.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's like G2 Go-bots all over again...but cooler!]]
*'''Convoy [Ultimate Metal Silver]''' ([[February 26]], 2009)
**''ID number:'' '''A-01'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' Convoy transforms into a 1:32 scale 2007 Nissan GT-R, featuring die-cast metal parts, an opening hood, trunk and doors, as well as an interior, complete with his feet and thighs being sculpted to form the back seats. This complex figure stands at 6.5" tall, and is armed with a pair of blasters on each arm. In the hyper-dimensional world of the oft-confusing ''Alternity'' fiction, this figure specifically represents the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Story of Binaltech|Optimus Prime]] of [[universal stream]] [[BT World|Primax 903.0 Beta]].

:The mold suffers from a [[Design flaw|minor design oversight]], wherein the rear Nissan badge collides with his left leg strut when the left foot is hinged over and pegged into a clear plastic socket during transformation, with the results being that the connection is slightly crooked, isn't very secure, and sometimes pops off, and that the crooked pegging often causes the socket to crack.

:''Alternity'' Convoy was simultaneously available in both this silver coloration, and a deco based on his traditional appearance termed "Vibrant Red" (see below). The figure was later redecoed to create "[[Nemesis Prime (Universe)#Alternity 2|Convoy [Super Black]]]" (representing not Optimus Prime, but ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]]), ''Alternity'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Alternity|Ultra Magnus]], and ''Alternity'' [[Dai Atlas (G1)#Alternity|Dai Atlas]]. It was retooled into ''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|Transformers GT]]'' [[#GT|GT-R Prime]], [[Star Saber (G1)#GT|GT-R Saber]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#GT|GT-R Megatron]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#GT|GT-R Maximus]].
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*'''Convoy [Vibrant Red]''' (February 26, 2009)
**''ID number:'' '''A-01'''

:"Vibrant Red" ''Alternity'' Convoy is a redeco of the "Ultimate Metal Silver" figure in the much more traditional red and blue Prime color scheme, representing the Optimus Prime of universal stream [[Primax 109.0 Beta]]. The figure was available simultaneously with the Ultimate Metal Silver version, sharing the same packaging and pack-in materials, save for the color of the illustration on the front of the box, and a sticker that identified the figure within.
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==''Transformers'' (2010)==
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[[File:G1toy sons of cybertron optimus prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sons of Cybertron''' (Multi-pack, 2010)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Machine gun turret/rifle

: Released as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#TakaraTomy Welcome to Transformers 2010 campaign|Welcome to Transformers 2010]]'' campaign, the "Sons of Cybertron" set includes a redeco of the 2006 ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' "Ultimate Battle" pack Deluxe class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Optimus Prime]], cast mostly in translucent plastic (his shoulders remain opaque [[Unpaintable plastic|Polyoxymethylene (POM)]]).

: He comes packaged with a similarly translucent [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Sons of Cybertron|Rodimus]].

: The set is a counterpart to TakaraTomy's simultaneously-available ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' Sons of Cybertron set, which also features translucent versions of that line's Deluxe [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Welcome to Transformers 2010|Optimus Prime]] and [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)#Toys|Rodimus]] figures. It was intended as an exclusive for the Japanese Chara Hobby 2010 festival, but was also initially offered as a raffle prize at the 2010 "Autobot Alliance" event in the Philippines.,<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/sons-of-cybertron-crystal-classics-optimus-prime-and-rodimus-set-images-169977/ TFW2005.com reports on the Philippines Autobot Alliance/Cybertron Con event. June 18, 2010]</ref> and was later available for purchase at [[Cybertron Con 2010]] in [[Shanghai]].

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[[File:TF2010-toy Legends Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|YOU'LL NEVER GUESS HIS TRUE ALLEGIANCE!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Legends Class, 2011)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the first wave of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' line's]] ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' subline's [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys, Optimus Prime is based on his original Generation 1 appearance, with a transformation scheme reminiscent of past figures such as the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Robotmasters|Robotmasters]] and the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UltimateBattle|Classics Deluxe Class]] figures. He features a [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake grill]] for his robot mode, and his large legs result in a fairly thick and compact truck bed. His [[rubsign]] is located on the left side of the truck/his left elbow.

: This figure was redecoed and retooled into ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Motormaster (G1)#Generations|Motorbreath]] and [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2014)]] [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Ultra Magnus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RTSLegOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Reveal the Shield" Legends Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF2010 Deluxe G2OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Fandom|We]] see a red truck, and we want it painted [[Scourge (RID)|black]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Laser Rod (weapon)|Sword]]
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the sixth wave of ''Transformers'' Deluxes (the second and final wave of ''Reveal the Shield''), this Optimus Prime is a Deluxe Class mold based on the original ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Laser Optimus Prime toy ([[#LaserOptimusPrime|see above]]). Transforming into an International 8200 truck, he has some influences from the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action movie Optimus Prime]], including the more defined flames on his hood, athletic [[robot mode]] proportions and a more aggressive-looking translucent orange sword that can be held with both hands for maximum extreme chopitude. Optimus Prime features extensive use of translucent plastic in his arms, head and upper torso for a [[light-piping]] effect. Optimus also has a (non-detachable) matrix gimmick in robot mode that is formed by a relief pattern on the inside of the cab's side windows and is visible through the windshield/chest in robot mode. Like the Legends toy, he's part of ''Reveal the Shield'' and features a [[rubsign]], this time on the roof. He is also ''very'' articulated and poseable, even featuring ankles and wrists that are both [[Ball joint|ball-joint]]ed ''and'' [[Swivel joint|hinged]].

: The original Hasbro [[Stock photography|stock photos]] depict him as having red [[paint operation]]s on his kneecaps and the sunken ridges around his blue abs that the final product lacks. The photos on the cardback show him with a red Autobot symbol on his truck door and blue plastic instead of grey for the piece just in front of his rear tires. The back photo also depicts his side windows as being the same translucent orange as the front ones, when they are, in reality, a garish solid orange.

: Multiple reports suggest that the toy suffers from a [[design flaw]], inferior plastic quality, or both: due to his hands having peg-holes that are a bit too small to accommodate [[5 mm post]]s, they have a tendency to show stress marks on the inside after pegging his sword handle (or most other pegs) inside. Stress marks also tend to appear near his tiny hinged wrists. Fortunately, there have been no reports of the hands actually ''breaking'' on either location thus far.

: This toy was redecoed into ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]/[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Optimus Prime (SG)#BotCon2012|Optimus Prime]] and ''Timelines'' [[Scourge (RID)#Timelines|Scourge]], and was retooled into ''Timelines/Shattered Glass'' [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Timelines|Ultra Magnus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RTSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Reveal the Shield" Deluxe Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Transformers2010toy-HasbroMP10OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Standing tall and proud with his smokestacks erect.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Masterpiece Optimus Prime''' (Masterpiece, 2012 / 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#Transformers (2010)|Ion cannon]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#mp10hasbro|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#Transformers (2010)|Energon axe]], [[Combat Deck (G1)#Transformers (2010)|trailer/Battle Station/Maintenance Dock]], [[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Autobot Roller]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Spike Witwicky figurine]]
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Franks]] (deco artist)}}

: The Hasbro [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive release of [[#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]] features brighter blue plastic and paint, brighter unpainted non-metallic red plastic, painted yellow lights above the front truck windshields, painted light blue eyes, and lacks silver paint for the trailer's interior. Roller is now blue.

: In the Philippines, this was only available as a Toys"R"Us "Limited Edition" figure in the Trinoma mall from August 23–26, with customers having to sign up to reserve their figure. It was limited to 48 units total, and was limited to one per customer.

: Hasbro Asia re-released this in 2014. It came with an exclusive addition—the [[Key to Vector Sigma#Masterpiece|Key to Vector Sigma]]. In 2017 it was [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Masterpiece|basically reissued]] under ''Generations'' co-branding.

: Stock photos show his vehicle mode mistransformed.
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Legends Class, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Sword (running change variant only)

: The ''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class Optimus Prime sculpt, in the deco from the first ''[[Transformers Chronicle (toyline)|Chronicle]]'' EZ Collection wave (see below) was released as a "dollar store" exclusive (available at stores such as Dollar General and Big Lots) in generic 2010 ''Transformers'' packaging packaging alongside [[Starscream (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Starscream]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Bumblebee]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Megatron]].

: The initial release saw the copyright year removed, while a later [[variant#running changes|running change variant]] featured the new tooling originally used for ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Motormaster (G1)#Generations|Motorbreath]], with not only the retooled hands and a hole on the back of his head/top of his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] compatible with [[C joint|3mm posts]], but also Motorbreath's sword accessory.
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==''United''==
[[File:Unitedtoy cybertron mode prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|See?! War for Cybertron ''is'' G1!]]
*'''Optimus Prime Cybertron Mode''' ([[December 25]], 2010)
**''ID number'': '''UN-01'''
**''Accessories'': "Assault rifle"

: The first toy in TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toyline is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Generations|Optimus Prime]], transforming into a Cybertronic "armored truck". He now sports a metallic red paint job, with brighter pink paint applications and cooler grey parts, and features several additional paint details to those present on the Hasbro figure in the form of black chest windows and pink lines on his face mask. His rifle transforms as well, folding and plugging into the roof of the vehicle mode. The rifle can also peg into his forearms, and, in its compact configuration, can attach to his shoulders via peg holes on the backs of his front tires or stored behind his back in [[robot mode]].

: This mold was also used to make ''United'' [[Darkside Optimus Prime (United)#Toys|Darkside Optimus Prime]].

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[[File:Unitedtoy g1prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|No, my legs won't retract. Now buy me.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (December 25, 2010)
**''ID number:'' '''UN-06'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle

:The second Optimus Prime toy in TakaraTomy's ''United'' toyline is another redeco of the ''Classics'' multi-pack Deluxe-sized toy (the first release in Japan), this time featuring an extensive metallic red paint job on the majority of the red plastic, and he features metallic sheen on the unpaintable red plastic and his blue plastic is now brighter. While the paint masks are identical to the Special Edition release, ''United'' Optimus Prime features additional paint operations on the hip, the stomach grille, the fold-up waist panels, the lower chest piece (at least in the front), and the forehead.

:Although the stock photo (pictured from the right) shows both of his biceps painted silver with his Autobot insignia tampographed on the left shoulder, the final product omits the paint operation (due to being molded with unpaintable plastic) and the insignia is placed on his left forearm, just like his ''Classics'' figure.

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*'''Laser Optimus Prime''' ([[March 26]], 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''UN-22'''
**''Accessories:'' "[[Laser Rod (weapon)|Laser Rod]]" sword

:The third ''United'' Optimus Prime toy is a redeco and slight retool of the [[#Transformers (2010)|Deluxe Class figure]] from Hasbro's 2010 ''Transformers'' toyline, itself an homage to Prime's ''Generation 2'' [[#LaserOptimusPrime|"Laser" form]]. The toy features translucent blue plastic as opposed to Hasbro's orange, red paint is used on the biceps instead of blue paint, extra red paint applications on the knees like the original's sticker detail, and more broken-up red apps on the shoulders. Silver detailing was added to the cab mode on the grill, the bumper, and near the doors. The blue plastic in cab mode is now black plastic to make the figure more accurate to the ''Generation 2'' original. The gray plastic is changed from the Hasbro version to more closely match the [[#G2reissue|2006 reissue of Laser Optimus Prime]]. Black paint was applied to the cab mode to mimic the fade from red to black on the original Laser Optimus, but still includes a flame deco like the Hasbro version, only in a different design. It lacks the roof-mounted rubsign of the Hasbro version, instead including Autobot insignias on the cab doors. (Disappointingly, they are Generation 1 insignias, rather than ''Generation 2'' ones!) Additionally, a retool was made to the peg on the inside of his right shoulder, to make it shorter and wider than the Hasbro version, allowing it to move freely without hitting the torso, unlike the Hasbro release.
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[[File:Unitedtoy-BlackOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Shouldn't be hard for him to fit in with the Decepticons... There's like, [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|two]] [[Darkside Optimus Prime (United)|other]] "evil Optimus Prime" guys in their ranks.]]
*'''Black Optimus Prime''' ([[June 16]], 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/blaster, wind vane/cannon

:Available [[exclusive]]ly at the [[Tokyo Toy Show]] 2012 (along with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Shining|''Prime'' Shining Optimus Prime]]), Black Optimus Prime is a very minor redeco of the previously unreleased [[#GenteiBlack|''Gentei! Gentei!'']] black version of [[#Henkei! Henkei!|''Henkei! Henkei!'' Convoy]], itself a redeco of the [[#Classics (2006)|''Classics'' Voyager Class toy]]. As such, Black Optimus Prime is mostly cast in black plastic, with some gray parts, translucent red windows and teal paint operations.

:The only differences with the unreleased version, aside from the packaging, are that silver paint has been added to the previously unpainted grill/fender area, the blue paint operations have been changed to teal, and the red Autobot insignias have been replaced by purple Decepticon ones. Prime's [[bio]] apparently explains that he took on this new color scheme in order to infiltrate the Decepticon ranks, in response to recent attacks by some new Decepticon forces pretending to be Autobots.

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1579.html Black Optimus Prime at Alfes's Toy Blog (part 1)]''
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1580.html Black Optimus Prime at Alfes's Toy Blog (part 2)]''
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==''Chronicle''==
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[[File:TF-Chronicle-CH01-G1-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''G1 & Movie Sōshireikan Set''' (multi-pack, 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''CH01'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster|Laser rifle]], trailer

:This reissue of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure comes in a two-pack with the Deluxe-Class ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Chronicle|Optimus Prime figure]]. Prime himself is almost identical to the ''Encore'' release, save for his trailer hitch which was retooled to allow a peg to be inserted within it while still being able to be inserted into the trailer itself (making it compatible with his G1 trailer and the new trailer included). Like the Encore release, he features lighter colors and tampographed shoulder symbols (which vary slightly from the Encore release).

:His original trailer is not included with the set; instead, he comes with [[Armored Weapons Platform#Chronicle|a new deluxe-scaled trailer]], not available with any other figure, based on the one towed by Prime in ''Dark of the Moon''. The trailer is compatible with both figures, and sports [[5 mm post|5mm post]]-holes that will hold (among many other things) G1 Prime's laser rifle and the [[MechTech]] weapon Movie Prime is armed with.

:Oddly, for their official [[stock photography|promotional photography]], Takara took an existing photo of Optimus Prime's robot mode that was at least a decade old, having previously been used as a very early (and inaccurate) illustration for Hasbro's then upcoming ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' reissue of the figure.

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*'''Convoy''' (EZ Collection, 2011)
:A ''veeery'' slight [[repaint]] of the [[#2010legend|2010 Reveal the Shield]] Legends figure, the first ''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' Prime replaces that figure's rubsign with a tiny tampographed Autobot symbol on his left bicep. He was one of eight figures available in the first wave of "EZ Collection" blindpacked figures.
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[[File:Chronicletoy ez g2 prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not a [[Gilthor]] deco.]]
*'''Convoy''' (EZ Collection, 2011)
:The '''Reveal the Shield''' Legends Prime mold was redecoed again for the second EZ Collection wave. This version of the figure replaces the blue on the head with black, and the blue paint on the legs is stripped off, revealing the black plastic underneath. and like the Megatron redeco in the same wave, features a ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol instead of a Generation 1 insignia.
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==''Kre-O''==
{{Note|This section only lists Generation 1-inspired Optimus Prime ''Kre-O'' toys.}}
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[[File:KreO-Toy OptimusMatrixKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|If you even ''thought'' about Transformers in 2011, you probably have two of me.]]
*'''Matrix Optimus Prime''' (2011)
**''Pieces'': '''10'''
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle

: Intended to be [[exclusive]] to [[BotCon 2011]], this redeco of the regular Optimus Prime Kreon has an open chest showing the [[Matrix of Leadership]] within. He comes with a G1 inspired gun and a black brick display stand.

: We say "intended", because in actuality, the thing appears to have been produced in such huge quantities that it's wound up being made available in ''loads'' of other places—it was handed out at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011, offered as a free giveaway with any order that included Transformers toys on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]), as a free gift on the cover of the ''[[Awesome Autobots Activity Book]]'', and came as a free gift attached to, of all things, issue #240 of the [[United Kingdom|UK]] children's comic, ''[[Doctor Who]] Adventures'' (but not the UK's [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Transformers comic]], you'll note!).

:A supposed factory error even caused this version (minus display stand) to be included in the larger Optimus Prime kit (see below). This problem has (presumably) been fixed, but it was awesome while it lasted.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OMatrixOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Matrix Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy Optimus542pc.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Nigh-infinite configuration possibilities, and somehow a WORSE base mode than pretty much every other Optimus's trailer-bases. Wow.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''30689'''
**''Pieces'': '''542'''
**''Kreons'': Optimus Prime, Bluestreak, Skywarp, two Stunt Drivers
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle, weapons sprue (sniper rifle, pistol, submachinegun, handcuffs, radio, ammo box), large tool sprue (shovel, hammer, electric drill, clamp), small tool sprue (socket wrench, screwdriver, wrench, hatchet), 2 traffic cones

: Naturally, Optimus Prime got the biggest of the sets in the first year of ''Kre-O''. The set can be built into a large long-nose tractor-trailer rig with a removable "sleeper" cab that hides a computer station, and a trailer that can carry the set's two motorcycles or open up to carry larger car builds. The robot mode build includes a huge Optimus, based largely on the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action movie Optimus]], though with a head based almost directly on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics|''Classics'' Voyager Optimus]]. He is armed with a distressingly plain brick that fires pressure-launched missiles (aka his smokestacks). Most of the leftover parts in robot mode become a "headquarters" which is mostly just a random assemblage of mismatched-color panels and a pair of barricades. Both main builds leave numerous parts unused if you go expressly by the instructions, but hey, it's a building kit, surely you can find ''someplace'' to apply most of them.

: The set comes with a bevy of [[Kreon]]s, including Optimus Prime (this one based heavily on Generation 1 Optimus), [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Bluestreak]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Skywarp]], and a pair of human [[Stunt Driver]]s. A packaging error resulted in some releases of this set to come with the promotional "Matrix chest" Optimus (see above) rather than the normal version pictured here.

:Speaking of errors, the instruction manuals (he has two) both have errors in their parts listings, showing numerous pieces in the wrong colors or not making it clear that some parts are, well, clear. Making things more confusing, not all of these miscolors are reflected in the step-by-step instructions, while a couple new ones are added there.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy Optimus-90pc.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Kneedom is the right of all sentient beings.]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''31143'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''

: The smaller of the two Optimus Prime kits in year one, this version is based more on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|original Optimus Prime]]. The small cabover-style tractor-trailer truck build is solid, unable to seat any Kreons inside. The robot mode is heavily restricted in its articulation, with no knees, and only single-direction-swivel elbows and shoulders.

:This is one of the few ''Kre-O Transformers'' sets to not come with any Kreons whatsoever, the other being the similarly-sized [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#74pc|Bumblebee]] kit.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OSmallOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "small" Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Custom Kreon, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A6085'''
**''Pieces'': '''41'''
**''Accessories'': Rack, large rifle, ray pistol, robot sword, wing-backpack, rocket-backpack

: Part of the first assortment of "Custom Kreons", this version of Optimus Prime comes with a buildable parts rack on which to hang/store his many many extra pieces. His [[tampograph]]s are much more heavily-detailed than the original Kreons, based on the [[#The Transformers|original Optimus Prime toy]]. His "normal" helmet (and small sword) are [[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]], plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), plus a buildable large rifle, a buildable wing-pack, and a ray pistol (originally an [[Andorian]] blaster from ''Kre-O Star Trek'').

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[[File:KreO-Toy OrionPax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Orion Pax''' (2014)
**''Pieces'': '''10'''
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle, transparent block, brick display stand

:Available only with the ''[[Transformers: Kre-O Character Encyclopedia]]'', Orion Pax is a Kreon version of Orion Pax from "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]". He uses the [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]] helmet and the original Optimus Prime Kreon's gun. The transparent block which he can hold has "KREO" written on it in [[Cybertronian language#Notes|Autobot text]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OOrionPax/orionpax.htm More information on Orion Pax at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Kre-o-Elite-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Give [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Diablock|me]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kre-O|your]] face?]]
*'''Elite Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**''Pieces'': '''43'''
**''Acessories'': Optimus rifle

:A polybag with buildable Optimus Prime with larger hands and legs on a Kreon sized torso, much like the Galvatron in the Factory Battle set. His helmet is completely unpainted.

:This figure was a freebie given away at Canadian Toys"R"Us stores during a build-a-figure event, and also available at the "Transformers Exhibition" event in Taipei, Taiwan from [[June 27]] to [[July 6]].

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[[File:KreO-toy OptimusClass84.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Voted Most Likely to <s>[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Diablock|GIVE ME]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kre-O|YOUR FACE]]</s> Succeed]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
**''Voted'': Most Likely To Succeed
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle

: This version of Optimus, part of the [[Kreon Class of 1984]], lays heavy on the toy-based tampographs (though they are completely different from the other iterations), and like the others in the set, has a more animation-model-inspired face deco, what with having a nose and all.

:He was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed "Class of 1984". This set was made for sale at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Remaining stock was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online after the convention, but as the set sold out at the show, that never happened.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Class of 1984 Optimue Prime at TFU.info]

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*'''Total Commander Optimus Prime (Convoy)''' (Gacha capsule Kreon, 2014)
**''Accessories'': Ray pistol

:In late 2014, twelve Kreons were sold through [[TakaraTomy]]'s "TakaraTomy A.R.T.S" [[Gacha]] capsule-toy machines in Japan. Thankfully for the rest of the world, these Kreons are all basically identical to previously-released ones in the Hasbro lines. The Gacha release of Optimus Prime is basically the base [[#Custom|Custom Kreon Optimus]] using his clear-plastic helmet and carrying the small ray pistol, lacking his leg-wheels, smokestacks and backpack (and of course all those other parts and accessories).

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*'''Brick Box''' (2016)
**''Set Number'': '''B2963'''
**''Pieces'': '''82'''
**''Accessories'': Optimus Rifle

: Released in the third wave of "Brick Box" sets, and found only at Dollar General stores, this version of Optimus Prime uses the new 2015 style of Kreon hips and torso, with a hollow hip-peg and a central post inside the torso for increased grip... which also makes the torso incompatible with about four years' worth of Kreons. Nice. His face and torso tampographs are new.

: The set comes with two bags of Kre-O parts, one coming from the first-year Sideswipe set (mostly all the small bits and the now-useless neck joint), the other "new" with some basic bricks and plates. The set has no instructions, as it's just a box of bricks to make whatever with.
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===Battle Changers===
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[[File:KreO-toy Optimus-G1 BattleChanger.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It remains to be seen if Optimus' pieces can be rebuilt [[Alligaticon|into an alligator]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle Changers, 2015)
**''Set Number'': '''B0715'''
**''Pieces'': ''89''
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>

: Part of the first wave of "Battle Changers", this version of Optimus Prime is a ''severely'' built-up Kreon that transforms from truck into a robot and back without removing any parts! However, the sheer chunkiness of his limbs hanging off a Kreon torso make for awkward positioning and questionable balljoint grip strength.

: Like the rest of the Battle Changers, he was available in selected Asian countries in December 2014. These sets only appeared in the US through closeout chains like Ross and TJ Maxx in 2015.

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*'''Optimus Prime VS Megatron''' (Battle Changers 2-pack, 2015)
**''Set Number'': '''B1506'''
**''Pieces'': ''198''
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle, trailer
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>

:This version of Battle Changers Optimus was only available in a two pack set with [[Megatron (Kre-O)#Battle Changers|Battle Changer Megatron]]. He is ''largely'' the same construction as as the single release, but has numerous small differences. He uses a new "double harness" piece on his torso instead of using two harnesses, leaving more space for his head to grip the neck-post, and his chest/windshield parts are each a single clipped "flag" part rather than the multi-part assembly of the single-pack. And of course there's the additional trailer, which doesn't have any official robot mode rebuild, and only loosely "connects" to the truck-mode Optimus by being lightly hooked to a single short bar on the back of Optimus's right leg.

:This set, like the one above, was only available in the US through closeout chains like Ross and TJ Maxx in 2015.
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===Mini-Con Combiners===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Mini-Con Combiners, unreleased)
**''Accessories'': Bazooka, [[Phaser (weapon)|phaser]], Uzi, scoped pistol, [[Klingon]] blaster
:"Mini-Con Combiner"' Optimus comes with one standard Kreon and four ''Cityville''-syle mini-Kreons of the same character, each one a different incarnation from various franchises. With some extra parts, the mini-Kreons become limbs to make a larger combiner-bot.

: The main torso-bot is based on Generation 1 Optimus's original body. Two of his limbs are based on ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]; one "normal" (Inferno helmet), one pre-[[Earth]]-body (Knock Out helmet). Another is based on [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action Optimus]] (Soundwave helmet), and the remaining one (Ironhide helmet)... actually looks to be based on the Optimus-like-but-not-Optimus [[Micromaster]] [[Overload (G1)|Overload]]! The heck?

:[https://www.seibertron.com/events/fullsize.php?event_id=400&size=1&image=29 First shown at New York Toy Fair 2015], the Mini-Con Combiners were apparently cancelled without fanfare... a decision that must have come late in the day, as they went on to star in their own promotional animation, "[[Stuck in a Tree]]", released about eight months after the trade show.

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==''EZ Collection Gum''==
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*'''Convoy''' (Candy toy, [[2012]])
**''ID number'': '''1'''
**''Release Date'': [[July 30]] 2012

: Released as a [[candy toy]], [[EZ Collection#Transformers: EZ Collection Gum|''EZ Collection Gum'']] Convoy is another redeco of ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Motormaster (G1)#Generations|Motorbreath]], featuring the retooled parts for accessories he does not come with. He is decoed once again in his ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''-ish color scheme with the black legs and Generation 2 Autobot symbol, but this time he is cast out of "metallic" (aka "slightly glittery/glossy") plastics, and is absolutely ''coated'' in metallic red paint for most of his cab section. His head is now painted metallic dark blue rather than the prior deco's black.

: As per the toyline's name, he comes with a yellow candy-shelled piece of lemony-flavored gum.
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==''Generations''==
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==''Bot Shots''==
[[File:BotShotstoy-OptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Before time began, I was... a cube.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B003'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
::*''Fist strength'': '''410'''
::*''Blaster strength'': '''850'''
::*''Sword strength'': '''370'''
:Part of the first wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Series 1 single-packs, Optimus Prime is a teeny little long-nosed semi truck with "trailer", with a spring-loaded [[Autotransformation|automatic transformation]] to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. His truck mode and robot body are influenced by the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action Optimus Prime]], while his head is taken from the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|original]]. His blue paint is light and sparkly-metallic, his red paint is dull matte, and his optics are yellow.

:This toy was given away free to attendees of Hasbro's "[[Toy Fair 2012|Collector-Fan Media Day" 2012]], slightly altered by a "Toy Fair 2012" sticker applied to the cardback.

:This mold was also [[redeco]]ed to make [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. He shares parts with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#BotShotSuperBot|Super Bot Megatron]] and [[Motormaster (G1)|Motorbreath]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Bot Shots'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-OptimusPrimeLauncher.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime Launcher''' (Launcher, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BL001'''
***''Fist strength'': '''920'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''450'''
***''Sword strength'': '''280'''
:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 launchers, this [[repaint]] of Optimus Prime comes with a large trailer that pops open to form a battle station with a spring-loaded launching platform. He appears to have the same plastic colors as the single release, and the same set of [[paint operation]]s, but his paint is done in different shades, having glossy dark blue paint and glossy bright red paint. The black part of his launcher is sculpted to look vaguely like the repair done that is part of Generation 1 Optimus Prime's repair bay.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSLOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Launcher Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-BattlefortheMatrix-LauncherOptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Battle for the Matrix''' (Multi-pack, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''UB001'''
***''Fist strength'': '''835'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''505'''
***''Sword strength'': '''275'''
:This minor [[redeco]] of the Optimus Prime Launcher features grey wheels, blue optics, and added red paint on its upper arms, while the launcher has grey plastic in place of black, smaller Autobot symbols on its sides, and gold paint on its interior instead of silver. The [[stock photography]] on the [[packaging]] depicts Optimus with a blue stripe on his built-in "trailer", which was omitted in the final product.

:The set also comes with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Megatron with his launcher]], [[Brawl (Movie)#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Decepticon Brawl]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Bumblebee]], and a cardboard token representing the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Bot Shots|Matrix]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSBFTMOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Battle for the Matrix" Launcher Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots_SuperBotOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''Super Bot 004'''
***''Fist strength'': '''330'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''315'''
***''Sword strength'': '''995'''
:Part of the fourth wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 single-packs, Super Bot Optimus Prime is a redeco of his toy in translucent blue plastic. As a Super Bot, he was [[Shortpacking|packed one per case]], and has higher, more lopsided stats than normal Bot Shots. He has a really, ''really'' good Sword stat.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSSBOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Super Bot Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-SpinShotOptimusPrimeLauncher.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime Launcher''' (Launcher, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''BL001'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher, 4 [[Energon cube|Energon Cube]] targets
***''Fist strength'': '''820'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''405'''
***''Sword strength'': '''390'''
:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 launchers, this Optimus Prime transforms into a very boxy ''Generation 1''-styled truck with trailer. As a Spin Shot, one manually winds up his upper body beforehand when transforming him into vehicle mode, where striking the front of the vehicle will cause him to burst open and spin while auto-transforming. He comes with a launcher used to propel him to great speeds, as well as four cube targets for him to knock over.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSLOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Spin Shot Launcher Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots PolarAssault Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Polar Assault Team''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''T001'''
***''Fist strength'': '''370'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''945'''
***''Sword strength'': '''310'''
:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 five-packs, this redeco of the original Optimus Prime toy is cast in translucent blue plastic, with his cab painted white. Despite possessing translucent plastic and more lopsided stats than a regular Bot Shot, he is apparently not labeled as a Super Bot. This version of Optimus comes with similarly-themed with new redecos of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Bumblebee]], [[Mirage (G1)#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Mirage]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Ironhide]], and [[Jetfire (G1)#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Jetfire]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSPAOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Polar Assault Team" Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots Dragon Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Dragon Track''' (Playset, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''UB001'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher
***''Fist strength'': '''565'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''325'''
***''Sword strength'': '''725'''
:Available only with the ''Bot Shots'' Dragon Track set, this version of Optimus Prime changes from a robot form resembling ''Generation 1'' Optimus Prime, into a truck with a rocket exhaust molded into the back of its trailer. As a Flip Shot, he, er, flips up when auto-transforming. He comes with a launcher that can be connected to the track, as well as [[Megatron (G1)/toys#DragonTrack|Flip Shot Megatron and his launcher]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSDTOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Dragon Track" Flip Shot Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''BeCool''==
[[File:BeCool-B03-Trailer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Trailer (Optimus Prime)''' (2012)
**''ID number'': '''B03'''
:''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' "Trailer" is practically identical to the ''Bot Shots'' "Battle for the Matrix" Optimus Prime toy with the blue eyes and red arms, the only difference being that the game stats stickers in his chest spinner have been replaced with pictures of his vehicle mode, two people holding hands and the letters "Zzz..."

:[[TakaraTomy]]'s [[stock photography]] of Trailer, including the pictures used on the box, uses the original ''Bot Shots'' Optimus toy with the yellow eyes as a base.

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[[File:BeCool-B12-Garbage-Truck.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Garbage Truck (Clean Optimus)''' (2013)
**''ID number'': '''B12'''
:"Garbage Truck" is a redeco of the same Optimus Prime toy in blue and white, a common coloration for Japanese garbage trucks, that ends up bearing a coincidental resemblance to the ''Bot Shots'' Polar Assault Team Optimus. His stickers now picture his truck mode being loaded with garbage, his truck mode driving around, and the word "cleaning" in both English and Japanese.

:The B12 ID number was previously used for [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Special Sports Car]], a limited toy which was only on shelves for three months before being replaced by Garbage Truck.

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[[File:BS02-BeCool-Trailer-and-Trailer-Base.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|I just passed a "jimmy" and a White, I've been passing everything in sight]]
*'''Trailer and Trailer Base (Optimus Prime)''' (2013)
**''ID number'': '''BS02'''
:This Trailer is identical to the original ''BeCool'' Trailer other than the stickers, and now comes with the trailer/launcher accessory from ''Bot Shots'' redecoed in blue with red stripes. While the vehicle mode sticker in his chest remains, the hand-holding and sleeping ones have been replaced by pictures of the launcher: one in base mode and one in trailer mode. He also comes with a sticker sheet for decorating the Trailer Base.
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==''GT''==
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[[File:GT-R-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|From Nissan to nii-san.]]
*'''GT-R Prime''' ([[May 25]], 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''GT-01'''
**''Accessories:'' "Impact Wrench Gun", [[Misaki]] race queen figure
:''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|Transformers GT]]'' "GT-R Prime" is a heavy retool of ''Alternity'' [[#Alternity|Convoy]], transforming into a 1:32 replica of the Motul Autech GT-R race car used by the {{w|Nismo}} team in the {{w|Super GT}} racing championship series. He retains the flip-out blasters of the ''Alternity'' toy and can also wield his new Impact Wrench Gun accessory (also called the "Optimus Rifle" on the ''Transformers GT'' website), a weapon based on the impact wrenches used in car repairs. Like all ''GT'' toys, Prime also comes with a [[GT Sister]], poseable human figures themed after {{w|race queens}}, his partner being a lady named Misaki.

:GT-R Prime's packaging points out that he can be fitted into ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime's trailer to replicate the way actual race cars are transported.

:This mold was also used, with different heads and accessories, to make the other ''Transformers GT'' toys: [[Star Saber (G1)#GT|GT-R Saber]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#GT|GT-R Megatron]], and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#GT|GT-R Maximus]].
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==''FJ Cruiser × Transformers''==
[[File:TF-FJ-Cruiser-Transformers-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=3|thumb]]
*'''FJ Optimus Prime''' (2013)
**''Accessories:'' spare tire/axe
:Part of a cross-promotion between {{w|Toyota}} and TakaraTomy, the deluxe-sized FJ Optimus Prime transforms into an {{w|Toyota FJ Cruiser|FJ Cruiser}}, with his axe weapon becoming the vehicle's spare tire. The vehicle mode's body panels come packaged on the sprue, and can then be clipped onto the core figure. The mass retail release of FJ Optimus includes yellow and white panels, while the red variant was available when purchasing an FJ Cruiser at Japanese Toyota dealerships. As is typical of TakaraTomy exclusives, these variants came in grayscale packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/FJOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on FJ Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Construct-Bots''==
[[File:Construct-Bots-Elite-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Elite Class, 2013)
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:Optimus Prime transforms into a truck-like vehicle. This version is a retool to the Ultimate Class two-pack listed below, as his head design is slightly different. Additionally this version features transparent plastic for his body armor amongst other plastic changes. He includes a blue version of one of the Ultimate Class version's guns, specifically the one recycled from Wheeljack.

:As with all [[Construct-Bots]], Optimus Prime's rubber ball joints on the shoulder and feet can harden over time, which makes it difficult to pose smoothly.
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[[File:Construct-Bots-Elite-Class-OPvsM-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
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*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron''' (Ultimate Class, 2013)
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist), [[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}
:Optimus Prime transforms into a truck-like vehicle, packed alongside his eternal nemesis [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Megatron]]. This version has opaque colors and a more traditional Optimus color scheme. He includes a projectile weapon along with a variety of melee weapons, as well as a swathe of extra parts for additional configurations.

:Optimus' sword was later redecoed/reused for [[Silverbolt (G1)#Construct-Bots|Silverbolt]] and one of ''Timelines'' [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]'s weapons.
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==''Hero Mashers''==
[[File:HM-toy Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Modular building is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle Upgrade, 2014)
**''Pieces'': '''18'''
**''Accessories'': Missile-launching rifle, missile, energy axe, cannon, left & right rocket pods, "Ultra Magnus" right forearm & fist
:Part of the first wave of "Battle Upgrade" ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' toys, Optimus is a non-transforming action figure with ratchet-joints, about six inches tall. He has multiple peg-holes all over that can be used to mount any ''Hero Mashers'' accessory. As a first-wave figure, he has extra ankle articulation that is not present in later waves (a cut that was made to all ''Hero Mashers'' lines, not just the ''Transformers''-branded ones).

:He is designed with a removable head, forearms, thighs, and lower legs, all of which use the same clip-peg/hole joint. This means his pieces can be swapped around in any order, as well as swapped with any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure... which includes figures from [[Marvel Comics]], ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'', and ''[[Jurassic Park|Jurassic World]]'', meaning you can make some pretty freaky combinations.

:While he is the same size as a standard Hero Masher, his larger [[size class|price point]] is made up for with a lot more parts and gimmicks. Both of his hands are removable, which allows for accessories to be placed in his wrist sockets, notably his iconic "energy axe". His rifle is a spring-loaded missile launcher. He also comes with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Hero Mashers|Ultra Magnus]]'s right arm, which is a [[redeco]] of ''Hero Mashers'' [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Hero Mashers|Bulkhead]]'s, only molded to remove that toy's missile-launching gimmick.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/HMOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Hero Mashers'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:HM-toy Optimus Electronic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Mom said it's ''my'' turn on the [[Xbox 360|Xbox]]."]]
*'''Electronic Optimus Prime''' (Electronic Action, 2014)
**''Pieces'': '''22'''
**''Accessories'': Missile launching cannon, missile, sword, shield, bladed shield, electronic left forearm, bladed left fist, torso armor, left & right winged "launchers", left & right armor boots
:Part of the first (and only) wave of larger electronic ''Hero Mashers Transformers'' toys, the base Optimus Prime figure in this set is ''almost'' identical to the above "Battle Upgrade" toy; this version has a closed right fist that can hold accessories rather than the Battle Upgrade version's finger-pointy one.

:However, this set comes with a completely different (and much larger) pile of accessories to turn Optimus (or any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure) into a hulking armored warrior. He comes with an extra left forearm with an electronic light, used to light up clear-plastic accessories when they're plugged into his wrist socket. Several of these accessories take inspiration from the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action Optimus]]'s gear, notably a very ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''-esque shield.

:Oddly, the big stompy boots accessories are designed in a way that Optimus is really far back in them, leaving a huge gap between his shins and the boots' "knee" guards. Presumably this is to accommodate other ''Hero Mashers'' toys with much larger footprints.
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==''EZ Collection'' (2013)==
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[[File:TF-EZ-Collection-2014-EG01-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=0.99|thumb|I'm the one you actually want. Except that you're gonna import it.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (EZ Collection, [[April 27]], 2013)
**''ID number'': '''EG01'''
:This ''EZ Collection'' Optimus Prime is ''yet'' another release of the ''Reveal the Shield'' redeco with the Motorbreath retooling, but this time he features light blue paint applications in place of the original dark blue. Like the rest of his brethren on the same line, Optimus features a movie version of the Autobot insignia.
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==''Bearbrick''==
[[File:Bearbrick OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Honey is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[July 17]], 2014)
:A special edition [[Bearbrick]] released in celebration of the ''Transformers'' 30th anniversary, Optimus Prime transforms from a Bearbrick painted up like himself to a bear-eared robot. He has no accessories, but holes in his [[robot mode]] hands can accommodate other toys' weapons.

:This mold, with a different head sculpt, was also used for the simultaneously released Bearbrick [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Megatron]], and also redecoed into [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] and ''Age of Extinction'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Bearbrick|Optimus Prime]]. It was further retooled into Bearbrick [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Starscream]].
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==''Transformers'' (campaign item)==
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[[File:AOE-toy Convoy AnniversaryClear.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy [Anniversary Clear Ver.]''' (EZ Collection, 2014)
:A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' Legends Class [[#Legends_Class|Optimus Prime]] toy with the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Motormaster (G1)#GDO|Motorbreath]] [[retool]]ing (for accessories he does not come with), Convoy is cast in red and black clear plastic. He has been retooled to include a magnet in his right foot, allowing him to interact with ''Lost Age'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] and ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]].

:Convoy was available at a variety of 2014 events, including on [[May 3]] at a "Kids Walk" event at {{w|Fuji Speedway}}, in special packaging on [[May 16]] at the "Transformers Celebration 2014" midnight event at the Sunshine City [[Toys"R"Us]] store in {{w|Ikebukuro}}, on [[June 15]] at Tokyo Toy Show 2014, at the Aeon Mall in {{w|Kasukabe}} on [[July 19]], and at the "Transformers Expo" event in {{w|Yokohama}} on [[August 9]]; at the Expo's preview night, attendees could also acquire a sticker sheet designed to turn the toy into Nemesis Prime. Convoy was also available as one of three preorder bonuses for ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' [[Roadbuster (G1)#Cloud|Roadbuster]].

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime/Yokohama Convoy]].
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==''Legend Commander Collection''==
[[File:Legend-Commander-Collection-LC-01-Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Convoy (Jodai)''' (2014)
**''ID number:'' '''LC-01'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, Energon Axe
:Part of the ''[[Legend Commander Collection]]'' sold at [[Transformers Expo]], "Convoy (Jodai)"—''jodai'' (初代) meaning "first generation"—is a redeco of ''Robotmasters'' G1 Convoy. While most of the paint masks are identical to the original mold, other changes include replacing the translucent parts into clear blue plastic, and the panel-lining on the grill is stripped off. Unlike the first toy, he does not include a pair of swappable 3mm fists, his missile launcher, or his Calamity Defenser weapon.

:Remaining stock was sold through [[TakaraTomy Mall]].
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==Optimus Prime Pen==
[[File:OptimusPrimePen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hand cramps are the right of all sentient writers and artists.]]
*'''Transformers Optimus Prime Pen''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, cap/barrel
:Released in Japan by [[Sentinel (company)|Sentinel]] as part of the 30th anniversary, Optimus Prime Pen is a well-articulated robot that folds into the shape of a rather chunky, but functional ballpoint pen. The tip of the pen is formed from his ion blaster, with the barrel acting as a cap.

:This mold was also used to make [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Black Convoy Pen|Black Convoy Pen]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Ultra Magnus Pen|Ultra Magnus Pen]].
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==''Transformers'' (2014)==
[[File:Transformers-2014-Legion-Optimus-Prime-(black-insignia).jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Black insignia version pictured.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Legion Class, 2014/2015/2017)
**<s>''Accessories'': Sword</s>
:Another release of the ''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class sculpt, the deco for its initial release is ''almost'' identical to the ''Transformers'' release from 2012, having silver chest-windows instead of light-metallic-blue, plus a large "CE" mark and number on the backs of its legs, declaring the toy meets European product safety requirements. The tooling is identical to the 2012 release's running change variant, with the retooled hands and a hole on the back of his head/top compatible with [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] [[C joint|3mm]] pegs.

:Bizarrely, the [[package art]] is lifted directly from the ''Generations'' Legends Class Optimus Prime/Autobot Roller two-pack's packaging, whereas the [[stock photography|stock photos]] depicted on the back of the packaging are taken from ''Reveal the Shield'' Optimus Prime's packaging and only slightly altered, advertising a "[[Reveal the Shield]]" [[rubsign]] [[gimmick]] the toy doesn't actually have. Meanwhile, Hasbro's official stock photos provided to online retailers (including an in-packaging photo) depict the toy with the sword that came with the running change variant of the sculpt's 2012 release, even though the actual toy doesn't include the sword.

:Legion Class Optimus Prime has been found at Family Dollar and Dollar General stores in the United States. A later [[variant]] repleaced the red Autobot insignia with a black version. This later version was also released at general retail in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and Russia. In Singapore it was released together with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Starscream]] as part of the promotion for ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' in selected cinemas.
:This figure was made available again, without any changes, in 2015, this time in new packaging resembling the then-concurrent packaging design for the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line, but replacing the name "Generations" with "Authentic Transformers". It was also given a new Hasbro product code number and UPC barcode, thereby technically making it a separate product. In 2017, it was re-released ''again'', this time in a minor variant of the 2014 version's packaging (including the original product code number and barcode) that now lacked the reference to the non-existing "Reveal the Shield" gimmick.

:Like [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Starscream]], the Black Insignia variant of the toy ended up being dumped to some hobby shop dealers in Asia., and even returned to discount stores like Five Below and 99 Cents Only in the US in 2020.
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==''Nanoblock Motion Choro-Q''==
[[File:NanoblockChoroQConvoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not ''[[Minecraft]]''.]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[December 11]], 2014)
:Produced as a collaboration between toylines ''[[Diablock|Nanoblock]]'' and ''[[Choro-Q]]'', this Optimus Prime is a building block toy providing pieces to build both Optimus Prime's super deformed robot mode and, separately, his truck mode (or something else, if you want). His truck mode is built on a generic ''Choro-Q'' chassis outfitted with an electric motor and can be remote-controlled using a smartphone app. While the chassis is physically generic, its firmware identifies it as belonging to the Convoy kit, and the smartphone app's controls adopt a blue and red theme to match, complete with Autobot logo on the steering wheel hub.
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==''Q-Transformers''==
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[[File:QTransformers Optimus Prime GT.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Ohhh! Boo hoo! Let me play a sad song for you on the world's smallest Optimus Prime!"]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[January 24]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''QT-09'''
:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Optimus Prime is a tiny [[super deformed]] toy based on the [[#Alternity|''Alternity'' Convoy]] design, transforming into a Nissan GT-R R35, though his legs retain the traditional blue truck bed motif. The English name on the packaging refers to him as just "Optimus". He comes with a code for unlocking "GTR Optimus Prime" as a playable character in the ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (mobile game)|Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' game.

:Optimus Prime was retooled into ''Q-Transformers'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Soundwave]].

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[[File:QTransformers Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[April 25]], 2015 / [[January 30]], 2016)
**''ID numbers:'' '''QT-19''', '''QTF-04'''
:''Q-Transformers'' Convoy is based on his traditional design, transforming into a flat-nose truck with an integrated, non-removable trailer. He comes with a code for unlocking Generation 1 Optimus Prime, under the name "Convoy", in ''Mystery of Convoy Returns''. This toy was re-released with a new ID number as part of the second ''Q-Transformers'' series.

:Convoy was redecoed into ''Q-Transformers'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Q-Transformers|Black Convoy]] and retooled into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Ultra Magnus]].

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (2015)
**''ID number:'' '''QT-M'''
:QT-M Optimus Prime is a redeco of the GT-R Optimus Prime mold in the colors of the Transformers-sponsored [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf30th/teammach/ Nissan GT-R] used by the Team Mach racing team (a vehicle previously used as the base for the non-toy character [[Mach Five Racing Prime]]). Like ''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|Transformers GT]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Safety Prime]], this toy was a collaboration with the [[w:Super GT|Super GT]] racing series and was given away free to young children who attended TakaraTomy-sponsored "Kids' Walk" events held by Super GT in the fall season of 2015.
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==Optimus Prime featuring Original PlayStation==
[[File:OptimusPrimeOriginalPlaystation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|U R NOT E]]
*'''Optimus Prime featuring Original PlayStation''' (02/2015)
**''Accessories:'' Controller/ blasters, memory card, ''Everybody's Golf'' disc, Playstation Club Vol. 1 disc
:Released alongside a [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Mega Drive Megatron|Sega Mega Drive version of Megatron]] and outside of any other toyline, "Optimus Prime featuring Original PlayStation" transforms from robot to a scaled-down non-functional [[Sony]] [[PlayStation]] video game console. He features an opening disc compartment as well as two small thin plastic game discs (''Everybody's Golf'', and Playstation Club Pre-Play Vol. 1) which can store inside his disc compartment. Also included is a memory card that can slot into its dedicated port, as well as a corded controller that splits in half and attaches to his lower arms. The controller's four shoulder buttons flip out into ''very'' tiny blasters.
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==''Timelines''==
[[File:BotCon-2015-General-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''General Optimus Prime''' (BotCon 2015 two-pack)
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile, missile pod, pistol, rifle, cannon/rifle stock, cannon/rifle scope
:Available in the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Generation 2" 2-pack alongside [[Hound (G1)/toys#Timelines|Sgt. Hound]] at [[BotCon 2015]], General Optimus Prime is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Voyager Class [[Roadbuster (G1)#Generations|Roadbuster]] based on the cancelled ''Generation 2'' [[#G2General|General Optimus Prime toy]]. He transforms into an off-road vehicle and comes with numerous weapons, all of which peg via 5mm post onto his vehicle rear/legs, shoulders, upper & lower arms, and hands: a spring-loaded, missile-firing launcher, a pistol, a rifle, and two small cannons that respectively form the scope and stock of the rifle. All of his weapons can combine to form an unwieldy superweapon. The flaws from the original mold are likely to be retained from this release.

:This mold also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnations of [[Guiledart#Beast Wars: Uprising|Guiledart]] and [[Killer Punch#Beast Wars: Uprising|Killer Punch]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/BCGeneralOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Timelines'' General Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Unite Warriors''==
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*'''Convoy Grand Prime''' (giftset, [[February 27]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-05'''
**''Accessories'': Weapons, 4 Gun/Fist/Foots
:Takara's iteration of ''Combiner Wars'' Optimus Maximus is sold in a gift set including all five Autobots (minus the Rodimus mold). This version of Convoy has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon. Like ''Unite Warriors'' [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]], the set also features some minor improvements to the original sculpts, such as improved hip-ratchets for Convoy for increased stability. He also had the slightly modified pegs that Legends Class Rodimus (or Blackjack, Runabout, and Runamuck) can securely attach to, which was previously used for Battle Core Optimus Prime. The tampographed Autobot insignia on the roof/flip-out head joint is now re-positioned to his side truck panels.

:Compared to the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' release]] of the mold, Convoy features additional paint operations on the thighs, truck bumpers, the details on the inner legs, the gestalt chest halves (which are now painted over due to being molded in grey plastic), and the gestalt torso's lower section. The stomach's deco is also minimized, and the silver paint operations on the lower legs are now replaced with gunmetal while the mute metallic blue is now shiny metallic. When it comes to unpaintable plastic; his knee joints and feet are blue while the majority of the shoulder joints are now red. In addition, his gestalt skirt flap is now molded in the same grey color, and the leg panels and thighs are now molded in black, with the latter being painted in silver with some yellow details. As the thighs are painted, care must be taken while transforming him in both modes, as they're somewhat prone to paint scraping. To minimize the damage, the two rear halves must be opened first to transform the legs.

:Despite the ratchet fix, however, Convoy is also the weakest link of the gestalt combination, due to several design failures attributed to his torso mode. The square holes and tabs used to secure the arms together when in torso mode are too weak to remain locked in place (though a very small number of copies can secure the arm well), and are prone to falling out of position should an attached arm be moved. The torso mode's skirt plate is also attached to the stomach rather than the pelvis, rendering the waist swivel nearly worthless due to the skirt obstructing articulation.
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==''Xiaomi / Transformers''==
[[File:Optimus Prime Power Bank.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Transforms from robot to the Monolith from 2001 and back!]]
*'''Optimus Prime Power Bank''' (2017)
**''Accessories'' Shield/Power Bank Shell, wings, sword, USB cord
:Available as a [[HasCon 2017]] exclusive, this Optimus Prime transforms from robot into a ''working'' power bank that supports 6500 mAh of battery power, thanks to a team-up between [[Hasbro]] and Chinese consumer electronics company {{w|Xiaomi}}. As a throwback to the ''Generation 2''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[Laser Rod]] gimmick, the USB cord can also plug on his sword to light-up.
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==''au x Transformers''==
[[File:INFOBAR-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right=1.66|Cell service is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''INFOBAR Optimus Prime (NISHIKIGOI)''' (2017)
**''Accessories:'' Mini flip-phone, display stand, swappable display cards
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Released in conjunction with Japanese cellphone maker au,<ref>[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/product_release/pdf/p170201.pdf TakaraTomy au x Transformers Project press release]</ref> ''au x Transformers'' INFOBAR Optimus Prime celebrates 15 years since the 2002 au Design Project that resulted in the INFOBAR cellphone, as well as the 10th anniversary of the [[Live-action film series|live-action films]]. He transforms into a (non-functional) scaled-down replica of the 2002 au INFOBAR, and in lieu of cellphone functions, the figure can be paired via Bluetooth with a smartphone, such as an iPhone, to act as a notification alarm in either robot or INFOBAR mode. The screen is also non-functional, but pre-printed cards are included which can be slid into the screen to show an Autobot logo, Decepticon logo, a mockup of a cellphone home screen, or a technical "Transformers INFOBAR" design. He features articulated hands for grasping the included tiny flip-phone accessory (which can flip open) that is stored in the bottom of the cell phone mode. The figure also includes a display stand.

:The project was crowd-funded through Japanese crowd-funding site Makuake.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/01/31/transformers-x-au-transforming-phones-launch-crowdfunding-campaign-332289 Transformers x au Transforming Phones Launch Crowdfunding Campaign at TFW2005.com]</ref> For 5,400 yen, contributors received an INFOBAR Optimus Prime, or for 16,200 yen, received INFOBAR Optimus Prime, INFOBAR Megatron and INFOBAR Bumblebee, the only way to obtain the last two items. The project received one million yen in the first 24 hours, ultimately topping out at over 32 million yen.

:This figure was redecoed into INFOBAR Optimus Prime (ANNIN) (below) and slightly retooled with new heads and redecoed into [[Megatron (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Megatron (BUILDING)]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Bumblebee (ICHIMATSU)]].

::*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20180313050340/https://time-space.kddi.com/au-transformers/ More information on au x Transformers website (Japanese)]'' (archived)
::*''[https://www.makuake.com/project/au-transformers/ More information on INFOBAR Optimus Prime at Makuake crowd-funding site (Japanese)]''
::*''[http://chohenken.com/2017/10/08/INFOBARtf_optimusprime-nishikigoi/ Pictorial review of INFOBAR Optimus Prime at Chohenken (Japanese)]''
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[[File:INFOBAR-OptimusPrime-ANNIN.jpg|thumb|right=1.66|White knight vs [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Music Label|white noise]].]]
*'''INFOBAR Optimus Prime (ANNIN)''' (2017)
**''Accessories:'' Mini flip-phone, display stand, swappable display cards
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:INFOBAR Optimus Prime (ANNIN) is a redeco of INFOBAR Optimus Prime (NISHIKIGOI), transforming into a recreation of the ANNIN edition of the INFOBAR cellphone. All-white in cellphone mode, he sports additional blue and red detailing in robot mode. Surprisingly, this white repaint of Optimus is not based on Ultra Magnus, but rather his [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|movie incarnation]]. Like the other figures in this line, he is not a working cellphone but can be paired via Bluetooth with a smartphone, such as an iPhone, to act as a notification alarm in either robot or INFOBAR mode. The screen is non-functional, but pre-printed cards are included which can be slid into the screen to show an Autobot logo, Decepticon logo, a mockup of a cellphone home screen, or a technical "Transformers INFOBAR" design. The figure also includes a display stand.

:This figure was also retooled into [[Megatron (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Megatron (BUILDING)]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Bumblebee (ICHIMATSU)]].

::*''[https://time-space.kddi.com/feature/news-sp/20170713/2041 More information on INFOBAR Optimus Prime (ANNIN) (Japanese)]''
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==''Authentics''==
[[File:Authentics 5inch Optimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For the budget collector who refuses to give in to [[knockoff]]s.]]
*'''Autobot Optimus Prime''' (Bravo, 2017)
{{toydesigner|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}
:Released in the first wave of the [[Transformers Authentics|''Authentics'']] toyline, "Autobot Optimus Prime" is roughly the size of a 2015 [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Mini-Con Battle Packs|''Robots in Disguise'' Battle Pack]] toy. He changes from an [[evergreen]]-inspired robot into a more G1-based truck in just four steps. His instructions are incorrect; for truck mode, his legs must be folded in before the arms, otherwise the locking tabs on the arms will get in the way. Due to his transformation, he ends up with no elbows and a fake chest. He also has problems standing up due to hollow legs.
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[[File:Authentics 7inch Optimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For the budget collector who wants their cheap figures to be ''slightly'' stylish.]]
*'''Autobot Optimus Prime''' (Alpha, 2017)
:Standing at the height of a Voyager figure, "Autobot Optimus Prime" is nearly identical to his smaller counterpart. He retains the four-step transformation while gaining the (sideways) elbows that the little guy lacks. Like his wavemate [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Authentics|Grimlock]], Optimus comes with kibble detached in-package.
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Titan Changer, 2019)
:This Optimus Prime scales with the rest of the Titan Hero/Guardian/Changer figures, utilizing a different transformation scheme compared to his previous ''Authentics'' figures. Due to the said transformation scheme, and unusual for an Optimus Prime toy; his shoulders end up sticking out from the cab's rear.
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[[File:RBA Mini Bot Racers Optimus.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Mini Bot Racers, 2022)
:''Authentics'' Mini Bot Racers Optimus Prime is a [[package refresh]] of the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (toyline)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#MBR|Mini Bot Racers Optimus Prime toy]]. He features no changes from his original release.

: He comes packaged with similarly unchanged rerelases of Mini Bot Racers [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Authentics|Bumblebee]] and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Authentics|Hoist]], along with new characters [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Authentics|Arcee]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Authentics|Trailbreaker]].
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[[File:TF Authentics 2023 Battle Call Optimus Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle Call, 2023)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Shield
:The 2020 [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Battle Call|''Cyberverse'' Battle Call Officer Class Optimus Prime]] figure was reissued under ''Authentics'' branding with no changes apart from the packaging.
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[[File:TF-Authentics-Bravo-2024-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, everybody check me out! I'm a metal chicken! Beep beep gobble boop!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Bravo, 2024)
:Part of the seventh wave of ''Authentics'' Bravo figures, Optimus Prime features simplified engineering and changes into a truck in 6 steps. This figure shares a similar transformation scheme with most of the truck-based ''Rescue Bots'' figures. He features no useful articulation. Bizarrely, his calves are mostly unpainted ''except'' for his vents which are painted blue, in an apparent inversion of the usual color scheme.

:The toy is first revealed at [https://www.mercadolibre.cl/transformers-authentics-bravo-optimus-prime-figura-de-accion/p/MLC29503566 Mercado Libre], an Argentine e-commerce store.
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==''Tribute''==
[[File:TF-Tribute-2-pack-Orion-Pax.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I'm feeling [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|the urge]] to take Titan Masters' faces..."]]
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:The ''[[Transformers Tribute]]'' "Optimus Prime & Orion Pax" two-pack includes an Orion Pax figure redecoed from ''Titans Return'' [[Kup (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Sergeant Kup]], with a retooled [[Titan Master]] face based on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#T30Deluxe|''Thrilling 30'' Orion Pax toy]].

:While its release in the movie-based ''Tribute'' line technically makes this a toy of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|a different Optimus Prime]], it has been included here for infomational purposes.
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==''Street Fighter II × Transformers''==
[[File:Collab-toy SF2 Ryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The pipes are broken!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Convoy [Ryu] vs Megatron [Vega]''' (Two-pack, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[May 26]], 2018
:*''Accessories'': sword, double-barreled rifle, Headmaster

:Available as part of the exclusive ''[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]'' toyline, "Convoy" is a redeco of ''Titans Return'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#TRVoyager|Optimus Prime]] in [[Ryu]]'s traditional colors, fleshtones and all. His vehicle modes are both adorned with the "''fūrinkazan''" kanji from Ryu's belt: 風林火山 ("as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain"). He transforms from robot to tanker truck to plane and back. Both vehicle modes have "cockpit" areas to seat any [[Titan Master]] (or compatible) figure. Like all ''Titans Return'' Voyager class figures, he has built-in mechanisms to "bulk up" his noggin. In his case, these are spring-loaded pylons. The smaller Headmaster's robot mode is also painted to resemble Ryu.

:Convoy was only available in a two-pack with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Megatron]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[M. Bison#Toys|Vega]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>. This set was available for pre-order on [[TakaraTomy Mall]] from [[November 22]] to [[November 27|27]], 2017, with orders fulfilled in late May 2018. A pre-order goal was also set: if at least 3000 units were pre-ordered, the set would also come with clear display stands for both toys.

:This two-pack was later brought to the West in 2022 as part of the ''[[Transformers Collaborative]]'' line, released as a [[Target]] and [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive in the United States. These releases are functionally identical to the Takara versions; the Hasbro versions have new manufacturing tampographs, but are otherwise the same. They even have all of the Takara packaging ''inside'' the new Hasbro outer packaging!
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==''Golden Lagoon''==
[[File:TF 35th Golden Lagoon Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No luck required... until you transform him.]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[July 29]], 2018)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''GL-01'''
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, energon axe, Matrix of Leadership
:''[[The Transformers Golden Lagoon|Golden Lagoon]]'' Convoy is a gold and gold chrome redeco of MP-10 in homage of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] [[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|episode of the same name]]. He does not include the trailer, Roller or Spike, but retains his energon axe, ion blaster, and Matrix of Leadership.

:Part of TakaraTomy's 35th anniversary celebration, he was initially released at Summer [[Wonder Festival]] 2018, then later through [[Cybertron Satellite]] stores across Japan and [[TakaraTomy Mall]] on [[September 9]], 2018. Along with the rest of the ''Golden Lagoon'' toys, he was later rereleased through [[Hasbro Pulse]] in January 2021.

:This toy was used to represent '''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects comic .281.29|Gold Primus Convoy]]''' in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic|Generations Selects]]'' comic.
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==''G-Shock × Transformers''==
[[File:G-Shock X Transformers Master Optimus Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|<big>'''''STAR PLATINUM!'''''</big>]]
*'''Master Optimus Prime''' ([[December 8]], [[2018]])
**''Accessories'': 2 [[Star Drive Cannon]], [[Chrono Matrix]]
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy) and [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (Robot parts and accessory)}}
:Released to celebrate the 35th anniversary of ''Transformers'' and G-Shock, Master Optimus Prime transforms into a "Pedestal Prime Mode" that can hold the included Chrono Matrix accessory or a G-Shock watch. In particular, it is able to hold G-Shock DW-5600 series and DW-6900 series watches. The included Star Drive Cannons can be held in the hands in robot mode, or attached to its Pedestal Prime Mode.

:This mold was retooled to make [[G3 Prime#G-Shock × Transformers 2|Master Nemesis Prime]].

*'''Master Optimus Prime Resonant Mode [With G-Shock]''' (December 8, 2018)
**''Accessories'': 2 Star Drive Cannon, Chrono Matrix

:Essentially the same release as above, but includes a compatible DW-6900TF-4 watch.
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==''Vintage G1''==
[[File:VintageG1-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Aren't you over [[Bumblebee (film)|trailers]] by now?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2019)
**''Accessories'': 2 laser blasters, 2 fists (left & right)
:Sold at a ''Generations'' Leader-price point, ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' Optimus Prime is a [[Walmart]]-exclusive reissue of the [[#The Transformers|Generation 1 toy]] without the trailer. It includes the two versions of his blaster rifle that had not been packaged together since the [[#NewYearConvoy|New Year Special release]], and his smokestacks are now restored to their long, untrimmed glory not seen in the U.S. since the [[#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' toy]]. The silver stripes on his chest and arms are now painted, replacing the factory-applied stickers. In addition, this release comes with a new sticker sheet that features more symmetrical designs.

:Like all ''Vintage G1'' figures, Optimus Prime was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada and general release in Asia, notably Toys"R"Us.
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==35th Anniversary==
[[File:TF-35th-Anniversary-OP-set-Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Convoy & Optimus Prime Set''' (2-pack, 2019)
**''Release Date'': [[December]] [[2019]]
**''Accessories'': 2 laser blasters, 2 fists (left & right)
:Released as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive, Convoy is basically a TakaraTomy release of the ''Vintage G1'' toy above, complete with an additional laser blaster. It does not however come with the modified sticker sheet from the ''Vintage G1'' release.

:Convoy was only sold as a set with (but packaged separately from) [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#35th Anniversary|Optimus Prime]].
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==''Crossover Collection''==
[[File:MyLittlePrime.jpg|200px|thumb|right]]
* '''My Little Prime''' ([[2020]])
:Part of a series featuring crossovers between ''[[My Little Pony]]'' and other properties including ''[[Ghostbusters]]'', ''[[Power Rangers]]'', and ''Dungeons & Dragons'', My Little Prime is a pony representation of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] using a mold inspired by Generation 1 of the equine property. He has an Autobot [[insignia]] as his cutie mark. The figure has no articulation aside from a ball-jointed tail.

::*''[https://hasbropulse.com/products/my-little-pony-crossover-collection-transformers-my-little-prime My Little Prime at Hasbro Pulse]''
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==Transformers Fan Book==
[[File:Kodansha-TF-Fanbook-2021-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''[[Transformers Fan Book 2021]]''' (TV-Magazine Mook, 2021)
**''Release Date'': July 2021
:Released as one of the freebies (along with the Stealth-colored Bumblebee) for the 2021 issue of the ''[[Transformers Fan Book (series)|Transformers Fan Book]]'', this Optimus Prime is yet another redeco of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Legends Class|''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class mold]]. Deco changes include the silver paint being stripped from the smokestacks, while the rest of the body parts, such as the lower waist and the upper thighs/tanks, are painted in black instead. This release uses the Motorbreath retooling.
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*'''[[Transformers Fan Book 2023]]''' (TV-Magazine Mook, 2023)
**''Release Date'': August 22, 2023

:The fourth ''[[Transformers Fan Book (series)|Transformers Fan Book]]'' comes with the "Optimus Prime (Red Clear Version)" toy, redecoed from the [[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'']] Core Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|mold]]. with the deco once again based on the ''Generation 2''-inspired colors used for the ''Chronicle'' EZ Collection figure.

:His transformation shares engineering with the ''Thrilling 30'' Legends figure, but with sculpted detailing directly based on the ''Earthrise'' mold, down to details like the ''vestigial knee flaps'' from the ''Siege'' mold. The included Ion Blaster features a 3 mm handle under a 5 mm post, dedicated to the C.O.M.B.A.T. System. He is also fairly articulated for a figure this small, having head rotation and tilting, torso rotation (which actually looks a bit unnatural), ab crunch, butterfly joints at the shoulders, and ball joints in shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees.

:As a redeco of the Core Class mold, Optimus Prime (Red Clear Version) can hitch the trailer (with the trailer hitch/shield panel on) from the Hasbro Pulse exclusive Optimus Prime & Bumblebee 2-pack.
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==Robosen Collector's Edition==
[[File:Robosen_Optimus_Prime_stock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This isn't your slightly older brother's [[Automorph Technology|automorph.]]]]
*'''Optimus Prime Auto-Converting Robot''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': carrying case, laser rifle, energy axe, non-removable exhaust pipes, wall charger, micro USB to USB 2.0 cable

:[[Robosen]]'s Optimus Prime is a highly interactive, programmable transforming robot. With over 5,000 pieces, 60 microchips, 27 servo motors, 6 high-intensity [[light-emitting diode|LED]]s, 80 different sound effects including voice clips from Peter Cullen, a dedicated iOS/Android bluetooth app interface, and a pricetag of $750 USD, it blurs the line between "toy" and "high-end showroom electronics." Users can choose between multiple ways to control its robotic movements: including pre-programmed voice commands, pre-programmed app controls, or user-created movement scripts. In truck mode, it can drive as directed or honk its horn. In its [[#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]]-influenced 19"-tall robot mode, it can execute a long list of included scripted actions featuring voice and sound effects, plus an infinite variety of user-programmed poses and user-scripted movement sequences. It has distinct attack movements and sounds to be used with its weapons, and has flip-out wrist communicators featuring sticker images of Megatron and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]].

:The main power source is an internal rechargeable lithium ion [[battery-powered motor|battery]]. The truck's front bumper flips down to expose the charging port and the separate micro USB interface port. A replaceable CR 1220 3V battery powers the "laser rifle's" LED; it's not really a laser, but it's bright. The instructions say don't look straight at it.

:In voice command mode, the spoken user command for conversion between truck and robot modes is officially supposed to be "[[Trademark#Genericized trademarks|convert]]," but secretly the toy will respond the same if you say "transform." It also responds to more than 30 other simple words and phrases which trigger other animations and basic functions: such as: "turn left" to turn left, "move right" to step to the right, or "hero" to strike a superheroic ground-punching pose. 6 months after launch, the Robosen software developers were still releasing new movement animations and firmware updates via channels that can be found in the official app, with no announced end date for their continuing improvements.

:27 servo motors might sound like a lot, but compared to contemporary 1st-party figures costing hundreds and hundreds (''and hundreds!'') of dollars less, this item does lack some some pretty standard joints: such as neck rotation, wrist rotation, and the type of leg rotation that would have allowed the feet to point in different directions.

:Although this Optimus Prime does mostly transform on its own, there are some additional manual adjustments required to make each mode look the way it's advertised. In robot mode, one red panel can be removed from the back of the head, and the gas tanks can be moved into a lower position on the legs. If the gas tanks are not lowered, they can protrude enough to obstruct animation. For vehicle mode, the removable red panel should be reattached, gas tanks moved back so they don't cover the wheels, and the side-view mirrors can be flipped out.

:In truck mode, especially via app control, Optimus is a fully functional remote control vehicle that can move forward, backward, and turn. Its steering does not happen the way real trucks do when they tilt the axles of the front wheels within their wheel wells; Instead, Optimus turns by throwing both legs simultaneously to one side or the other, which gives the appearance that the entire cab is pivoting around a central axis.

:In robot mode, Optimus' default idle behavior is not to stand perfectly still. Instead, he will slowly "breathe" with a subtle inhaling/exhaling motion like a human would have after aerobic exercise. From there, he will occasionally shift into other statuesque poses.

:When asked to turn right or left in robot mode, Optimus is not able to perform that action in two or three normal steps with ankle and hip rotation like a human would. He lacks any leg joints that rotate around a vertical axis, so for him to rotate his body to the right, he must perform a startling stutter shuffle move. He pushes one foot out slightly forward, the other foot slightly backward, and maintains that orientation while rapidly sliding his legs together and apart more than once per second until the asymmetrical rapid sliding friction of his feet against the floor eventually scoots him into facing a different direction. This movement can wear out the paint on his inner soles pretty fast, even on smoother surfaces.

:None of the toy's motorized joints are capable of supporting substantial weight without electricity. This means that when powered off, the robot cannot stand upright without external support. If the toy is in robot mode and senses its batteries are getting low, then to prevent a damaging fall, it will automatically shift into a droopy squatting pose that it can safely sustain while powered off. The average operating time from a full battery charge is approximately 40 minutes. The charging port is not accessible while the robot is standing up. Plugging in the charger while the toy is powered on might endanger fragile components.

:Yes, the above means that this toy in effect cannot be displayed in robot mode when not in active use. It can't really be displayed in the proper truck mode either, as the robot legs need battery power to stay rigidly locked into truck configuration and will droop when turned off. It is rather clearly intended to remain in its protective carrying case most of the time.

:Aside from the laser rifle, none of the LED lights in the eyes, headlights, or tail lights can be deactivated while the toy is powered on. In robot mode, the brake lights shine brightly from the backs of the feet, and the headlights shine from within the forearms. Some of the pre-programmed actions exploit this deliberately, by having Optimus brandish his bright headlights as flip-out weapons. The laser rifle's LED turns on and off with its own physical switch.

:Many of the pre-loaded animations assume Optimus is holding his gun in his right hand and/or that he is holding his axe in his left hand. The toy has no sensors to detect whether those accessories are in place, and the app does not consistently label which animations use accessories. It also does not label the many animations that might damage the toy if attempted while accessories are attached, but <s>transforming</s> converting him or punching the ground would be a bad idea. So don't activate any animations while the accessories are attached unless you're sure you know what will happen.

:In addition to action/fighting/greetings animations, there are also many silly animations available from the official download page, including: Air Guitar with the G1 cartoon theme song, air drumming, a gyrating silent "Christmas" dance, doing push-ups then getting exhausted and passing out, and the {{w|Dab_(dance)|Dab}}.

:The app-controlled motion programming interface is extremely complex. The position of each joint at each step in an animation can be dictated either with numerical parameters, or by sensing the positions of the joints on the toy during programming. Many poses can be strung together to form long action sequences. The app uses long gamified sequences of tutorials to teach programming techniques and unlock more sound clips for use in more animations. Despite that available complexity though, there are some actions used by official animations that cannot be performed in customized sequences: such as a head nod, a full mode conversion, or vehicle driving commands.

:Given this piece's fragility, complexity, and high cost, it is appropriate that it is packaged in a heavy duty foam-padded carrying case, complete with clasps and a handle. But the case can't protect from paint wear issues that arise quickly via actual use. Prime's knuckles and feet will instantly get severe scrape marks if he transforms on a rough surface like concrete, but even smooth unvarnished wood can wear the gloss off the paint before long. Even soft carpeting might not be safe, as some users report toppling issues due to a ''lack'' of traction.

:The sound effect for Prime's gun is of a distinctly "realistic" machine gun, and Hasbro has stated this effect may be changed.<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/22623017/optimus-prime-transformer-auto-converting-programmable-robot-hasbro-robosen Review of Robosen Optimus Prime] mentioning the sound effect choice</ref>

:Accurate 3-D images of this Robosen toy appear throughout its app interface, but the app also decorates prominent buttons with drawings of ''[[Evergreen]]'' Optimus. The app and manual also contain many mistakes in spelling, grammar, typography, labeling transposition, etc.

:This item was revealed on [[Hasbro Pulse]] in April 2021, and began shipping to purchasers in October 2021. The TakaraTomy release of the figure is unchanged, though the dialogue is swapped from English to Japanese with [[Tesshō Genda]] reprising his role.

*'''Flagship Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''Accessories'': carrying case, laser rifle, energy axe, non-removable exhaust pipes, wall charger, micro USB to USB 2.0 cable

:One year after the release of the original Robosen Optimus Prime, the figure was re-labeled as "Flagship Optimus Prime" and rereleased with no changes.... except the price tag, now $999.

*'''Elite Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''Accessories'': carrying case, laser rifle, energy axe, non-removable exhaust pipes, wall charger, micro USB to USB 2.0 cable

:"Elite Optimus Prime" is a downsized version of the original (and now "Flagship") Robosen Optimus Prime, standing a mere 16" instead of 19" and costing $699. The different proportions result in a few noticeable but minor visual changes, such as the fuel tanks on his legs being a different shape and elevation compared to the original toy. It retains all the features and programmable functions as the original.
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==''Classic Heroes Team''==
[[File:Classic Heroes Team Rescan Optimus Prime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (All Star Rescan, [[2022]])
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:A redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RacingTrailer|Optimus Prime Racing Trailer set]] minus the trailer, ''[[Transformers: Classic Heroes Team|Classic Heroes Team]]'' Optimus Prime converts from robot mode to truck mode in a single step and features a slightly different deco from the original release, including blue windows instead of black, yellow highlights in place of the light blue and greens, new silver and black paint applications on the legs, and a new Autobot insignia over the chest area.

:This toy was also released in a ''Rescue Bots Academy'' packaging with the ''Classic Heroes Team'' branding as a subline, arguably making it into [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#CHT|another incarnation of the character]].
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==''LEGO''==
[[File:Lego-toy OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"[[Avengers|Autobots, assemble]]… my body."]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[June 1]], [[2022]])
**''Set Number'': '''10302'''
**''Pieces'': '''1,508'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Ion blaster]]", "[[Energon-axe|Energon axe]]", "[[Energon cube]]", "[[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]]", [[Jet pack|jetpack]], display plaque, optional waist panel, brick separator
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] ([[LEGO]])}}

:The first ever collaboration between [[Hasbro]] and one of its main competitors, [[LEGO]], 10302 Optimus Prime is a fully brick-built model of the Autobot leader standing 13.5 inches tall, released under LEGO's ''[[fandom:Brickipedia:Icons|Icons]]'' subtheme. Unlike (most of) Hasbro's ''[[Kre-O]]'' sets that preceded it, this ''LEGO'' Optimus Prime set is fully transformable from robot to truck mode without having to disassemble any parts. He also includes an optional waist piece for fans to either display him with the Generation 1 toy-accurate truck bumper or the cartoon-accurate yellow block-shaped detail. A tall, top-heavy model, stability concerns mean he is not as articulated as a normal action figure, notably lacking bending knees.

:Prime comes with a plethora of brick-built accessories. He includes his ion blaster, his "Energon axe" (which can plug into either wrist once you remove the fist), a pink "Energon cube", the "Autobot Matrix of Leadership" (which can be stored inside his chest), and a jetpack based on the one he borrowed from [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]" (which can be attached to his back). Aside from the Matrix, only the ion blaster has dedicated storage when Prime is in truck mode, fitting between his legs to form the truck's trailer hitch; according to a small trivia blurb in the instructions, this is because the ion blaster was the only accessory in the set that was also included with the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy. Of course, this is LEGO we're talkin' about, so if you want, you can store the rest of the stuff on him anywhere you see some exposed studs!

:To round things out, an ''[[fandom:Brickipedia:Ultimate Collector's Series|Ultimate Collector's Series]]''-styled display plaque featuring Optimus Prime's name (in both English and Ancient Autobot), function, motto, and [[Tech Spec]]s is included.

:Optimus Prime's [[Instructions|instruction booklet]] contains a short segment written by none other than LEGO Senior Designer [[Joe Kyde]], which showcases the history of the ''Transformers'' brand and the character of Optimus Prime. Unfortunately, said instructions also contain an assembly error: the stickered details on Prime's thighs are applied upside down compared to the Generation 1 [[character model]]. This error is also present on the [[stock photography]] on the packaging. Fortunately, the panels can be removed easily and reinstalled in the correct orientation for a more accurate robot mode. The aforementioned blurb also contains an amusing compromise—giving up on any attempt to reconcile Optimus's famous catchphrase and the need to protect Hasbro's ''Transformers'' [[trademark]], it renders the iconic command as [[:File:Convert and roll out.jpg|"Autobots, ''convert'' and roll out!"]]

::*''[https://brickset.com/sets/10302-1/Optimus-Prime More information on 10302 Optimus Prime at Brickset]''
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==''Anti-Gravity Pedestal Tenseg Base''==
[[File:Anti-Gravity-Pedestal-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime Set'''
**''Release Date'': June 30, 2022
**''Accessories'': Blaster, "[[Flight stand#Official Transformers flight stands|Tenseg Base]]"
:This uniquely branded ''Anti-Gravity Pedestal Tenseg Base'' release of Optimus Prime is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Ultra Magnus]]'s inner robot. Optimus Prime comes with a silver "Tenseg Base" which he can attach to, simulating a "floating" pose. Optimus Prime retains ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]''/''Kingdom'' Ultra Magnus's blaster accessory, colored in a darker metallic gray in a possible attempt to emulate Prime's usual [[ion blaster]].

:Unusually for TakaraTomy, the vehicle mode stock photos are slightly mistransformed - the upper body isn't slid all the way forward, which makes the truck grille appear misaligned. Also, the Hasbro Pulse listing of the figure labels it as a "[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'']]" figure, likely because the figure's box comes sheathed in a ''Masterpiece'' branded sleeve.

:Sold separately are two alternately colored bases; one in heroic Autobot red and the other in '''EVIL''' Decepticon purple. Initially due for release in March 2022, Prime and the bases were eventually released on June 30.

:In a happy accident of cross-compatibility, Tenseg Base Optimus Prime can be equipped with the armor and alternate head included with ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Ultra Magnus]] to replicate the [[:File:RedCabPoweredConvoy.jpeg|red cab variant]] of ''[[Diaclone]]'' Powered Convoy released in [[GiG]]'s short-lived ''[[Trasformer]]'' {{sic}} toyline, minus Super Buggy.
{{WFCSiegeUltraMagnusMold}}
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==''Canon/Transformers''==
[[File:TF-Canon-Transformers-Optimus-Prime-R5.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Canon is the right of all sentient photographers.]]
*'''Optimus Prime R5''' ([[2023]])
**Accessories: Camera Cap/Shield, small camera accessory, Matrix of Leadership
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy) and [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (Robot parts and accessory)}}

:''[[Canon/Transformers]]'' Optimus Prime is a roughly Voyager-sized figure that transforms into a fully licensed Canon [[EOS R5]] digital camera. The toy is 80% the size of the genuine article and features a removable lens attachment, though it must be reattached to him before he can transform to robot mode since it forms his arms. The lens cap is removable and is used as a shield in robot mode. His included [[Matrix of Leadership]] can be pegged onto his lens, just behind the front element. He also comes with a small version of his own camera mode.

:Both his Matrix and small camera accessory can be pegged into his palms. His hands feature a range of movement, with the thumb and index finger being articulated and the remaining fingers joined together.

:This mold was also used to make the concurrently released [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive [[Reflector (G1)#Canon/Transformers 2|Decepticon Refraktor R5]], and redecoed into [[Nemesis Prime R5]].
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==''Lunar Cruiser Prime''==
[[File:Lunar Cruiser OP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It's space time! Let's settle this one on one!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Lunar Cruiser Prime''' (Voyager, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': February [[2024]] (Campfire), March 2024 (general release)
:*''Accessories'': Solar panel/shield, antenna
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]]<ref>[https://camp-fire.jp/projects/673441/activities/484717#main "Designer's Voice Vol.1"] development update at the Lunar Cruiser Prime Campfire campaign</ref> and [[Ittoku Kuwazu]]<ref>[https://camp-fire.jp/projects/673441/activities/485779#main "Designer's Voice Vol.2"] development update at the Lunar Cruiser Prime Campfire campaign</ref> (TakaraTomy)}}

: Produced in collaboration with Japanese space agency {{w|JAXA}} and {{w|Toyota}}, Lunar Cruiser Prime is a roughly Voyager-sized figure that transforms into the as-of-2023 current version of Toyota's "Lunar Cruiser" concept for an enclosed lunar rover, in part to promote TakaraTomy's own unmanned "SORA-Q" rover, which successfully deployed on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] in January 2024 (after some delays). The large solar panel can tab onto the tube on the left side of the vehicle, or be folded in half and tucked away inside the vehicle's back end. The round roof-mounted antenna is on an adjustable armature.

: In robot mode, Prime can hold the solar panel like a shield. Both the shield and radar dish can attach to the adjustable "smokestack"-like assemblies on each of his shoulders, leaving his hands free. A [[Matrix of Leadership]] can also be spotted molded into the drivers' compartment.

:The figure was made available one month ahead of its general release on Japanese crowdfunding site Campfire in four tiers:
::* A version identical to the general release.
::* A package including a modular ''Masterpiece'' style stand.
::* A package with a thank you message on the TakaraTomy website, available to 40 people.
::* A package with a personal thank you message from [[Tesshō Genda]], the iconic original Japanese voice of Optimus Prime available to 10 people.

: The campaign opened at 10 AM on [[June 8]], 2023 and ran through midnight on [[July 17]]. Within the first 24 hours it blew past 300% of its initial 1 million JPY (approx. $7200 USD) goal. This toy was also available through [[Hasbro Pulse]], due to ship on [[June 30]] 2024... but other US-based outlets began shipping them in early March of 2024.

:*''[https://camp-fire.jp/projects/view/673441 The Lunar Cruiser Prime crowdfunding campaign on Campfire (Japanese)]''
:*''[https://global.toyota/en/mobility/technology/lunarcruiser/ The Lunar Cruiser rover at the Toyota website]''
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==''Missing Link''==
[[File:TF-Missing-Link-C-01-Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|How you remember your Optimus Prime toy working as a kid.]]
*'''Convoy''' (2024)
**''ID Number'': '''C-01'''
**Accessories: Ion Blaster, Energon Axe, Matrix of Leadership, [[Trailer]]/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Toys|Combat Deck]], [[Roller (G1)#Toys|Roller]], 4 Missiles, Fuel Pump, Nozzle and Hose
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist), [[Shin Ueda]] (packaging artist)}}<ref name = "Missing Link">Article on Missing Link Convoy in [[Figure King]] issue 308 (September 2023), p109</ref>

:Released to celebrate the 40th anniversary of ''The Transformers'' brand, ''[[Missing Link]]'' (styled ''MISSINGLINK'') Convoy's appearance is a direct recreation of the original ''The Transformers'' toy—but with the benefit of forty years of advances in toy engineering. It retains almost all of the original toy's [[gimmick]]s, and adds a bunch more.

:Although superficially identical to the vintage figure, its engineering has received a total overhaul to add a load of new points of [[articulation]]. Compared to the original, the toy boasts [[ratchet (mechanism)|ratchet]]ed elbows and knees, hinged knuckles, wrist curls, ankle tilts, a deeper forward bend for the feet, double-jointed outward shoulder motion, universal joints at the hips (with the wheels now folding out on skirts to accommodate outward leg motion), along with a neck [[Swivel joint|swivel]], a limited waist swivel and even an ab crunch! Unusually, the toy's [[instructions]] specifically demonstrate how to make use of all these new points of articulation. Where the original toy famously had [[Partformer|detachable]], easy-to-lose fists, this isn't the case with this modern update; the new, slightly smaller fists tuck neatly behind the grille (as with many other modern takes on this basic transformation scheme), revealing a pair of headlights — instead of holes — in the process. To facilitate the vast improvements to the lower body articulation and to help support the legs in truck mode, the toy foregoes one of the most iconic steps in the original transformation — where swinging the truck bed down causes it to separate into the legs — instead mounting the hips on individual [[slide joint]]s that must be carefully wiggled apart past a bracket in the middle first. These intricate plastic components are surrounded by heavy die-cast parts, and the thigh swivels in particular are extraordinarily tight, which makes posing the legs feel ''precarious'' to say the least! We would advise maintaining a firm grip on the red sliding brackets and die-cast hips, as close to the joint being moved as possible, to prevent any excessive leverage being applied.

:All of the original accessories are included with this revamped release, plus some extras. The [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]]'s launching mechanism has been nixed, in favor of allowing the repair drone to detach from the trailer and roll around on its own wheels. [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] (colored silver, not blue) has a new hinge to allow the port for the [[ion blaster]] to rotate out of sight, being replaced with a painted red light detail (harkening back to its appearance in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]") . Roller's wheels and the toy's missiles are packed still attached to their [[sprue]] just like in the old days, complete with an extravagant spare set of missiles. The fuel pump, hose and nozzle are included basically unchanged as three separate parts but are in fact new tooling. In addition to these classic parts, the toy also comes with brand new accessories [[show-accuracy|inspired by the character's animation appearances]]: a chrome-gold [[Matrix of Leadership]] (which fits in his chest, like the similar accessory included with the older "[[#NewYearConvoy|Special Specification]]" release), and a transparent [[energon-axe]] which clasps shut over either hand. The ion blaster now features two [[5 mm post]]s to allow him to grip it normally, or even hold it with both hands thanks to his new articulation, and features a revamped sculpt based on the vintage accessory's earlier "thick" barrel variant (which informed the gun's animated depiction). A special chrome-silver mounting piece for the Matrix sits behind the truck windows, but can be removed to reveal the classic seats for smaller ''[[Diaclone]]'' figures.

:The toy has the classic Autobot [[rubsign]], [[rubber tires]] (with the classic real-world "[http://www.ewillys.com/2021/03/16/desert-dog-history-and-ads/ Desert Dog Formula]" brand), [[die-cast]] parts, and features all the same [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] surfaces as the vintage toy. The details of the original [[sticker]]s (on the arms, knees, and toes) have been fully molded into the plastic and picked out with paint—but the toy ''also'' comes with a direct recreation of the original sticker sheet anyway. The toy also comes with a marketing insert, a collector's [[card]] (with, oddly enough, a small hole punched through the top), and a [[Tech Spec]] decoder for reading the graph printed on the back of the [[packaging]] alongside the classic back-of-the-box mural. Everything is neatly presented using a polystyrene tray. For this release, the illustrator of the toy's original Japanese [[package art]], [[Shin Ueda]] (credited in English right on the new box!), was commissioned to produce a brand-new piece based on the iconic transformation-into-midair-leap pose from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Ironically, though the toy is finally capable of reproducing the ''original'' boxart pose, the engineering of its waist rotation means the ''new'' pose is impossible!

:Since the trailers are nearly identical in shape, the sound effect module from the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' Optimus Prime toy]] is compatible with the trailer of this release, though the module can't connect to Convoy's robot mode back.

:Although entirely a [[TakaraTomy]] initiative, the ''Missing Link'' toys were made available directly to Western fans via [[Hasbro Pulse]], sold under the name Optimus Prime. The toy kept its longer smokestacks and fully-functional firing missiles, which Hasbro had shortened [[for safety reasons]] in prior releases.

:In addition to the anime edition Convoy below, this toy was also redecoed to make ''Missing Link'' [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Missing Link|Sentinel Prime]].

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[[File:TF-Missing-Link-C-02-Convoy-Anime-Color.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|In an undocumented feature, this toy also includes its trailer, updated to be cartoon-accurate by having it vanish entirely into [[unspace|subspace]].]]
*'''Convoy (Anime Edition)''' (2024)
**''ID Number'': '''C-02'''
**Accessories: Ion Blaster, energon axe, Matrix of Leadership
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist), [[Shin Ueda]] (packaging artist)}}<ref name = "Missing Link"/>

:A more affordable release of the ''Missing Link'' Convoy toy was sold without the trailer. This version of the toy goes for [[show-accuracy]], omitting the various paint applications intended to replicate [[sticker]] detailing, painting the toy's eyes blue instead of yellow, swapping the blue plastic for a slightly brighter shade, and picking out an [[Autobot]] [[insignia]] in fine white outlines solely on the left shoulder. Unlike Hasbro's contemporaneous ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' reissues, which similarly aim to use clever deco work to bring the original G1 toys closer to their animation depictions, this release keeps the chrome, instead of using a dull silver plastic.

:The toy still comes with its ion blaster (with a gunmetal paint application on its vent), energon-axe, and Matrix (now painted in animation-accurate metallic orange and silver); the Matrix housing is left as bare black plastic. A smaller sticker sheet is also included for [[customizing]] options—much like the one for the full release, but omitting all the trailer stickers. Three small yellow stickers are provided to replicate the waist/bumper details from the cartoon character model. The paperwork included is similar to the full release.
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==''Reactivate''==
[[File:ReactivateOptimus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Welcome to the apocalypse, Mr. Prime. I hope you like leather.]]

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1| '''Optimus Prime & Soundwave''' (2024)}}</ul>

:*''Accessories'': Axe, blaster, Matrix of Leadership

: ''[[Transformers: Reactivate|''Reactivate'']]'' Optimus Prime transforms from a robot into a post-apocalyptic armoured truck. Optimus was only available with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Reactivate|Soundwave]]. He comes with the usual Optimus accessories; an ion blaster, an energon axe that can fit over either fist, and a removable Matrix of Leadership (a repaint of the Matrix included with ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Optimus Prime).

: Optimus suffers from a [[design flaw]]- the handle on his ion blaster is far too short, resulting in an extremely loose grip. His torso can sometimes be tough to tab in properly because of tolerance issues, resulting in a conspicuous gap between his chest and abdomen; leaving the folded truck roof parts on his back untabbed will allow the rest of the torso to fit correctly while not affecting the toy's general articulation and functionality.
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==''Hot Wheels''==
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1| '''Hot Wheels Transformers Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>

:*''Accessories'': Ion blaster, fists

: ''[[Hot Wheels]]'' Optimus Prime is a very surprising addition to this page, as it represents [[Hasbro]] licensing one of its direct rival toy companies, [[Mattel]], to sell a "proper" transforming Transformers toy. This re-creation of the G1 Optimus Prime design stands 3.5" tall and is made almost entirely out of glossy-painted [[die-cast|die-cast metal]], and with [[rubber tires]] too. The figure comes in an elaborate box that can be oriented to display it in either truck cab or robot mode.

: It went up for preorders on the Mattel Creations website on [[May 21]], 2024, sold out in less than 30 minutes, and shipped later that week.

==''Dramatic Capture Series''==
[[File:TF-DCS-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I am ''definitely'' not bait for a newer version of myself!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Autobot Headquarters''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Release date:'' [[2024]] [[November 30]]
:*''Accessories:'' gun

:Released as part of the ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' 3-pack with [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Jazz]] and [[Mainframe (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Mainframe]], this Optimus Prime is a redeco of his ''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'' mold (sans the Trailer/Combat Deck) in cartoon-accurate colors; most conspicuously, the [[unpaintable plastic]] areas in his calves and biceps now match the surrounding body colors.
{{WFCEarthriseOptimusPrimeMold}}
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==''Transformers Retro ''==
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[2024]])
**''Accessories'': "Laser Blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>

:Revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2024, ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' Optimus Prime is yet another reissue of the original Optimus Prime toy, though it's now done in cartoon accurate colors, with a white pelvis and thighs. The truck cab has the long smokestacks, though the [[stock photography|toy photographs]] on the box depict short smokestacks.

:For the first time [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|since the 2008 ''Universe'' toy mentioned above]], this reissue also includes the trailer. This trailer has been noticeably modified from all prior releases in that the artillery drone no longer has triggers for the missile launchers.

:As with the rest of the line, Optimus is exclusive to Walmart.
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==''Synergenex''==
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===''Transformers × Zoids × Diaclone''===
[[File:T-SPARK Synergenex Shield-D-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Shield-D-Prime''' (シールドディープライム, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Release date:'' [[2025]]
:*''Accessories:'' drone, bike

:Announced as the flagship release in TakaraTomy's [[Transformers Collaborative|''Collaborative'']]-adjacent licensed crossover line ''[[T-SPARK#Synergenex|Synergenex]]'', "Shield-D-Prime" combines [[T-SPARK]]'s three pillar brands of ''Transformers'', ''[[Zoids]]'', and ''[[Diaclone]]''. This exotic variant of Optimus Prime turns into a 1/60 scale iteration of ''Zoids'' mascot [[Shield Liger]], and includes a working cockpit for the included ''Diaclone'' "[[dianaut]]" pilot. Accessories include a removable flying drone type thing formed from Optimus's back and tail and an adorable teeny tiny motorcycle for the dianaut.
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===''Transformers × Godzilla''===
[[File:TF T-SPARK Synergenex Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A Laser Prime redeco to a character from an external Japanese multimedia franchise? Close enough, welcome back [[Ryu#Street Fighter II .C3.97 Transformers|''Street Fighter II × Transformers'' Convoy]]!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu''' (オプティマスプライム Type3式機龍, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Release date:'' [[2025]] [[May 31]]
:*''Accessories:'' sword, axe, Matrix, blaster, trailer/battle station

:Part of [[T-SPARK]]'s ''[[Synergenex]]'' line of collector-targeted crossover toys, "Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu" is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Laser Optimus Prime]] inspired by "[https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Kiryu Kiryu]", the version of ''[[Godzilla]]'' foe [https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Mechagodzilla Mechagodzilla] seen in the films ''[https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Godzilla_Against_Mechagodzilla Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]'' and ''[https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Godzilla:_Tokyo_SOS Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]''. This casts nearly all of Optimus's robot mode parts in metallic gray, the sword and axe in bright yellow (inspired by Kiryu's yellow eyes and firepower), the truck cab and blaster in dark blue (with white cybernetic spots on the hood), and the trailer in olive green. The windows on Prime's chest are now opaque, with the right "pec" now displaying a "Godzilla Transformers" logo and the left Kiryu's designation of "MFS-3". Laser Prime's distinctive shoulder tower launchers resemble Kiryu's blue backpack weapons unit, and blaster evokes one of the mechanical kaiju's arm-mounted railguns.

:Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu was unveiled as part of the ''Synergenex'' line's reveal on [[August 25]], 2024.
::*[https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tsparkofficial/synergenex/godzilla Official TakaraTomy website of ''Synergenex'' Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu]

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{{anchor|Monster Hunter × Transformers}}

===''Transformers × Monster Hunter''===
[[File:T-SPARK Synergenex Liolaeus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now featuring real [https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220526-12851/ clawgripping] action!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Rathalos Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Liolaeus Prime''' (リオレウスプライム)
:*''Release date:'' [[2025]] [[July 26]]
:*''Accessories:'' Axelion Blade sword, Axelion Blade shield, Collaboration Matrix

:"Rathalos Prime" is a ''heavy'' retool of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Airazor (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Airazor]] inspired by [[fandom:monsterhunter:Rathalos|Rathalos]] (known as Liolaeus in Japan, hence the figure's Japanese name), the dragon-like poster monster of Capcom's ''Monster Hunter'' franchise, commemorating that series' 20th anniversary. He transforms from a Rathalos itself into a robot mode designed to resemble a hunter geared up in a full set of Rathalos Armor.

:Prime wields a "[[fandom:monsterhunter:Charge Blade|Charge Blade]]" (the [https://mhworld.kiranico.com/en/weapons/ONT6Sp/axelion-blade Axelion Blade], to be specific), a sword-and-shield combo that, after building up enough energy, can be combined together into a large axe. This is achieved in toy form by splitting the shield open and having the sword slot into it. He also comes with a "Collaboration Matrix" bearing the insignia of a [https://mhworld.kiranico.com/en/items/rM2Al/rathalos-ruby Rathalos Ruby].

:Rathalos Prime was initially teased as part of the Synergenex line's reveal on August 25, 2024, and was eventually revealed proper on [[September 26]], 2024 in {{w|Capcom}}'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlnKUs3A7bQ&t=46m17s Online Program] during {{w|Tokyo Game Show}}.

::*[https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tsparkofficial/synergenex/monsterhunter Official TakaraTomy website of ''Synergenex'' Liolaeus Prime]

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==''Bump of Chicken''==
[[File:BumpOfChickenBassConvoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.50|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8I6d2Axu7c Taste the rainbow.]]]

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Convoy''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Release date:'' [[2024]] [[December 7]]
:*''Accessories:'' Matrix, blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Chama]] (deco)}}
: Released as the second collaboration between the ''Transformers'' franchise and the rock group [[Bump of Chicken]], Convoy is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]] toy, minus the [[Combat Deck (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|trailer]]. The toy's limbs are colored based on each band member's [https://twitter.com/awasyuwa/status/1829203383607243084 instruments], including Motoo Fujiwara's yellow guitar for the head, Hiroaki Masukawa's orange guitar for the right arm, Chama's blue bass guitar for the left arm, and Hideo Masu's green drums as the legs. The ion blaster is painted in silver, while the Matrix is cast in transparent blue. The figure featured briefly in [[Studio Trigger]]'s [[Transformers 40th Anniversary Special Movie]], which was set to the band's song "[[Mayday (song)|Mayday]]".

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==Notes==
===Before he became Optimus Prime===
[[File:PrototypeTHB.jpg|thumb|Not so Optimus Prime.]]
*The first prototype for Battle Convoy, the ''[[Diaclone]]'' originator of Optimus Prime, was vastly different from the final version, complete with an entirely different transformation and a car carrying trailer. The head lacked the faceplate.
*A later prototype/mock-up was much closer to the final product but still has some noticeable differences, such as a head with much larger antennae, longer smokestacks and a front grille section that includes the rectangular section that would sport the "Freightliner" logo on the real-life truck (on the final toy, the rectangular section is part of the hinged upper section that includes the windows). It would have also been possible to attach the [[ion blaster]] to either of his shoulders.<ref name="diaclonecatalogs">[https://web.archive.org/web/20151017201739/http://1501bc.com/pretf/pictures/tfdiac6b.jpg Diaclone catalog scans] at 1501bc.com.</ref>
*The toy that would ultimately end up as the original Optimus Prime toy was originally released in August [[1983]] as No.17 Battle Convoy from Takara's Diaclone Car Robo toyline in Japan. In [[1984]], [[Joustra]] released their own version (still with ''Diaclone'' sticker on the trailer) as part of their Diaclone line in Europe, either simply called ''Truck'' (according to the pack-in catalog) or ''Diaclone'' (in the pack-in comic). It's possible that [[GiG]] also released a version called ''Camion Convoy'' as part of their ''[[Trasformer]]'' line in Italy, but to this day no packaged sample has surfaced.
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===The many releases of Optimus Prime===
[[File:SeveralG1Convoy.jpg|thumb|Too much Prime on my hands.]]
Over the years, the [[#The_Transformers|original Optimus Prime]] has been repackaged and reissued multiple times:
*In the US and Canada, limited edition promotional versions were available sporting Pepsi stickers; the Canadian version has large Pepsi stickers that cover the entire trailer, while the US version only has small Pepsi stickers that partially obscure the lines running across the trailer;
*In addition to the standard Japanese 01 Convoy release, Takara also released the toy as part of the [[#VSX|VSX Convoy vs. Megatron]] two-pack in [[1985]];
*Takara released a variant sporting clear blue windows and as part of the "[[#goodbye|Good Bye Convoy]]" set (packaged with [[Red Alert (G1)#Toys|Alert/Red Alert]] and [[Mirage (G1)#Toys|Ligier/Mirage]]) in [[1986]];
*Hasbro's subsidiary [[Milton Bradley]] (MB) released the toy in Europe in late 1985, following a slight delay due to licensing issues;<ref name="mbtfs">[http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/mb-transformers-part-5/ "The Jetfire vs Optimus Prime mixup"] at 20th Century Toy Collector</ref> there are no less than ''three'' variants of MB-packaged Optimus Prime, one of them manufactured by Takara and sporting blue feet, the other two manufactured by [[Joustra]] as part of a deal with Hasbro/MB, one of them with blue and the other one with red feet;<ref name="3mb">[http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/the-three-mb-optimus-primes/ "The Three MB Optimus Primes"] at 20th Century Toy Collector</ref>
*After Hasbro's European division had changed the packaging from "MB" to "Hasbro", the toy continued to be available in 1986, including more of the Joustra-manufactured red and blue feeted versions, which were apparently also available in the UK in English-only packaging;<ref name="3mb"/>
*[[GiG]] released the toy as ''Commander'' as part of their ''Transformers'' line in Italy in 1985, including an all-plastic variant in 1986;
*[[IGA]] released their version in Mexico in 1985; unsold stock was later imported to a plethora of European countries, including the UK, with Optimus Prime having the yellow paint scraped off his eyes and then having them painted over in red;
*Hasbro reissued the "Original Autobot Leader" toy as part of their European ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line of reissues in [[1991]];
*Hasbro released a [[#Generation_2|redecoed version with additional accessories]] as part of their [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' line]] in [[1993]];
*Takara reissued the original toy in its original 1985 Japanese packaging in [[2000]], with an all-black recolor being available from assorted Japanese conventions and another variant with gold instead of silver parts, stickers, and paint as a [[Lucky Draw figure|lucky draw]] prize;
*Takara reissued the toy again as ''New Year Special'' version in January 2002, sporting clear blue windows (similar to Good Bye Convoy) and featuring additional accessories such as a Matrix necklace and a [[Show-accuracy|show accurate]] recolor of the Action Master Optimus Prime figure;
*Hasbro reissued the toy in the US and the UK as part of their ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Generation One Commemorative Series]]'' line of reissues in [[2002]], sporting shortened down smokestacks [[for safety reasons]];
*Takara reissued the toy once again in [[2003]], as part of their ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' line of reissues, numbered 00 and featuring additional accessories such as an energon axe;
*Takara released a recolored version featuring a new trailer in December [[2005]], called ''[[Pepsi Convoy]]''.
*Hasbro released their own version of Pepsi Convoy, named "[[#PepsiPrime|Pepsi Optimus Prime]]", as a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] exclusive in [[2007]], featuring the familiar [[For safety reasons|safety]]-shortened smokestacks of the Commemorative Series reissue.
*In August 2007 TakaraTomy yet again did a rerelease similar to the 2000 Convoy rerelease, this time as part of the "[[Transformers Encore]]" line. This version has a new rifle with a longer handle so Optimus can finally hold it straight.
*TakaraTomy released [https://web.archive.org/web/20080329084648/http://seibertron.com/advertisement.php?id=8 "Convoy iPod Docking Bay with Speakers"] in September 2007. It is an iPod speaker/dock in the shape of a truck, featuring an all-white version of Convoy with a new head sculpt reminiscent of Masterpiece Convoy as the cab, and a trailer housing a pair of speakers and a docking point for an iPod.
*In March [[2008]], TakaraTomy released a G1-colored version of the iPod Convoy set.
*Hasbro released the ''25th Anniversary'' gift set edition detailed above in 2008, as part of the 2008 ''Universe'' line, once again with [[For safety reasons|shortened smokestacks]].
*TakaraTomy released another reissue based on the ''Encore'' version as part of their ''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' line in 2011, lacking the original Generation 1 trailer. Instead, the ''Chronicle'' version was available in a two-pack with ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Chronicle|Optimus Prime]] and a new trailer that could be used by both Optimuses, thanks to a retooled trailer hitch on the Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure.
*In 2012, Hasbro reissued Optimus Prime again for their Asian markets, this time mixing the 25th Anniversary version of the toy itself with the older ''Commemorative Series'' packaging.<ref name="25thcomm">[http://www.cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?t=44388 "Bad news RE: new Commemorative Prime"] at Cybertron.ca.</ref>
*In 2019, Optimus was rereleased once again, this time without his trailer and with his original long smokestacks (something he hasn't had in America since Generation 2), in Hasbro's Vintage G1 line of reissues exclusive to Walmart stores in US and Canada.
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===Powermaster Optimus Prime design history===
[[File:EarlyPMPrime1.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Overcompensating.]]
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[[Powermaster]] Optimus Prime, being the grand toy rebirth of Optimus Prime post-movie, apparently received a lot of thought during the design process. Prime went through an inordinate number of design changes from concept to final with at least three very major revisions:

*The earliest version, as shown in the first patent application for the toy, was to have the Prime cab be a triplechanger, turning from truck cab to jet or robot.<ref>[http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=0&ND=3&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19880604&CC=JP&NR=S63132686A&KC=A Patent #JP63-132686]</ref> The nosecone of the jet and robot legs were released by the Powermaster lock in the same fashion as the legs in the final version. Optimus would have had winged arms in non-super [[robot mode]]. The super robot mode's head was also integrated into the trailer's hitch... and lacked a faceplate.

*The second known version <ref>''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'', p22, p106</ref> ditched the triplechanging gimmick on the cab and simplified things a good bit. This Powermaster Prime has several distinct characteristics only seen in the second design, such as the wider "block head" and two faux smokestacks on top of either shoulder as opposed to one. Also, in a rather odd twist, this design features a black head and fists for both super and regular modes rather than the traditional blue. It also had yellow eyes in either mode a la the original Optimus Prime.

*The third version <ref>''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'', p106</ref> would quite possibly have been the most gimmick loaded Transformer in the history of the line, simultaneously being a Powermaster, [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], and [[Triple Changer]]. The Headmaster also would have been a Triple Changer, turning into a sort of armored four-wheeled rover (Roller II?) and robot as well as a rather silly looking Optimus Prime head with four vertically aligned wheels jutting off the sides. It seems that when the extra Headmaster gimmick was scrapped, the super mode head remained separate rather than being reintegrated into the trailer hitch such as on the earliest design. Notably, the body of this design is extremely close to the final design.
*A fourth version is shown in the 1987-88 Transformers product catalog that has several minor differences from both Powermaster Prime and [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]], such as having God Ginrai's sliding fists but in red, a completely different trailer hitch assembly partially based on the third design, an offset Autobot symbol in base mode, extended feet also based on third design, far more detailed super mode outer leg panels, completely different front bumper, and the first instance of single faux shoulder smokestacks rather than two. It is still unknown as to why Powermaster Prime has completely different arms from God Ginrai or all earlier concept versions.

Powermaster Prime's animation model as used in the commercials and as a character guide for the Marvel comics is a composite of the second and third designs. The body of the model is actually a straight tracing of the concept lineart for the third version (including its different rifles and twin faux shoulder stacks), with a slightly simplified drawing of the second version's head drawn on top.
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===Miscellaneous Primes===
[[File:EarlyActionMasterOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=.5]]
[[File:Early Star Convoy Planning Stage.jpg‎|thumb|left|I am the prototype of the toy of the future!]]
[[File:PMHeroTrace.jpg|thumb|Stealing purses across the ages.]]
*The preproduction version of Action Master Optimus Prime (featured in catalogs and on his [[Power Plans]]) used a darker blue closer to the 1984 toy and had upper legs painted grey. Amusingly, the mold also originally had longer smokestacks that were presumably trimmed down for safety or breakage issues, which would become something of a running theme with Optimus Prime toys.
*The ''Return of Convoy'' pack-in catalogs show Star Convoy as originally having silver paint on his vehicle mode and robot thighs, mirroring the similarly-colored parts of the original Optimus Prime design. However, the Star Convoy released at retail instead used bare white plastic, possibly as a cost-saving measure (as ''Transformers'' was rapidly losing popularity in Japan at the time). When Takara reissued the toy years later, it restored the originally-intended silver of the prototype.
*''Return of Convoy'' catalogs reveal the planning process behind Star Convoy's evolution from gimmick-rich illustration to prototype before reaching final production.
*The pose used for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[#HeroOptimusPrime|Hero Optimus Prime]]'s [[package art]] is rather blatantly swiped from [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Powermaster]] [[#PMOP|Optimus Prime]]'s package art.
*On a similar note, ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' [[#Machine Wars|Optimus Prime]]'s package art is merely edited from ''Generation 2'' [[#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Optimus Prime]]'s card art, keeping it mostly intact save for the removal of shoulder kibble and the addition of a non-windowed chestplate.
*The Masterpiece Optimus Prime toy was featured in a [[:File:Optimus prime nokia 6820.JPG|print ad]] for [[Nokia]] {{w|Nokia 68xx series#Nokia 6820|6820}} phones in December 2004.<ref name="nokia">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/20th-anniversary-optimus-prime-featured-in-nokia-a/4374/ "20th Anniversary Optimus Prime Featured in Nokia Ad"]</ref> He is posed bent over to look at the phone and scratching his head. Pleasantly, ''most'' of the pose pictured is perfectly possible with an un-[[Customizing|kitbash]]ed, un-Photoshopped version of the toy. (The real toy can't bend forward at the waist like that, alas.)
*''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[#Classics (2006)|Optimus Prime]] was initially intended to be Deluxe-sized. An alleged list of the tentative ''Classics'' line-up<ref name="classicslineup">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/possible-transformers-classic-line-up-4336/ Rumor] about the ''Classics'' lineup that turned out to be spot on aside from Voyager [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] and Deluxe Optimus Prime.</ref> included a Deluxe-sized Optimus Prime without a trailer and a version ''with'' a trailer at the Voyager [[size class|price point]]; however, it appears the decision was eventually made to upscale Optimus to Voyager size instead.<ref name="sage">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/cybertron-crosswise-redeco-and-transformers-classics-info-4683/ "Cybertron Crosswise Redeco and Transformers Classics Info"] (via [[Joe Kyde]]'s proxy "SAGE2764")</ref> Don Figueroa's [[control drawing]]s for the Deluxe version were leaked before the ''Classics'' line was even released at retail.<ref name="primecontrol">Leaked ''Classics'' Deluxe Optimus Prime control drawings: [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/transformers-classics-optimus-prime-design-sketch-4691/ Vehicle mode], [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/transformers-classics-optimus-prime-robot-mode-design-sketches-4692/ robot mode]</ref> A gray model [[prototype]] was later shown as part of an interview with [[TakaraTomy]]'s staff in ''[[Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 1|Transformers Generations 2009 vol. 1]]''.<ref name="ttinterview">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/general-articles-25/translated-version-of-the-takara-tomy-transformers-henkei--classics-staff-interview-167073/ Translated TakaraTomy Henkei/Classics staff interview]</ref> It's unclear whether the trailer ever made it past the early planning stage before the size of the figure was changed.
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List of Precursor World toys

2024-12-05T22:57:56Z

ShootingStar7X: We now have an article on this phenomenon.

[[File:Magna Convoy Squad.jpg|right|upright=2|thumb|[[Bludgeon effect]]: the toyline!]]

The '''[[Precursor World continuity|Precursor World]]''', like [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|''Shattered Glass'']] before it, is fairly unusual in the constellation of ''Transformers'' continuities in that it is populated almost entirely by toys originally from other ''Transformers'' toylines that have been [[repurposing|repurposed]] by official fiction as Precursor World characters.

A few additional fiction-only Precursor character designs are based on existing toys/characters with new color schemes, meaning they potentially ''could'' be manufactured some day, or recreated by enterprising [[Customizing|kitbashers]].

==Toys==
===Precursor World toys===
The humble handful of toys created with the explicit intent of tying into the Precursor World storyline were released through [[TakaraTomy|TakaraTomy's]] ''[[Spin Off]]'' label of exclusives under the ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' banner.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[e-HOBBY]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pv|[[Convobat#Legends|Convobat]] (w/ [[Megalligator#Legends|Megalligator]] & [[Ape X Arms#Legends|Ape X Arms]])}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Magna Convoy#Legends|Magna Convoy]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[TakaraTomy Mall]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pv|[[Blue Big Convoy#Legends|Blue Bigconvoy]] {{sic}}}}
|[[File:TF-Legends-LGEX-Megalligator.jpg|right|thumb|200px|''Legends'' Megalligator]]
</ul>
|
|}
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In a fairly unprecedented moment in the history of [[Repurposing|official repurposing]] (prepurposing?), the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|''Shattered Glass Collection'']] [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] toy was triple billed as ''Shattered Glass'' Ultra Magnus, [[Delta Magnus]], and Precursor World native [[Magna Convoy]] with devoted tooling and deco choices for each.<ref>[[April 12]], [[2022]] [https://youtu.be/6MExpXH9zAgl Fan First Tuesday] livestream on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="30%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pv|[[Magna Convoy#Shattered Glass Collection|Magna Convoy]] (w/ [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Ultra Magnus]] & [[Delta Magnus#Shattered Glass Collection)|Delta Magnus]])}}
|[[File:Shattered Glass Collection-Magna Convoy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''Shattered Glass Collection'' Magna Convoy]]
</ul>
|}

===Repurposed toys===
Toys from other lines that fiction has depicted as Precursor World characters. Where possible, new character names are in bold with the original toys in parentheses.

{{note|All the figures listed below are presumed to be TakaraTomy products, unless otherwise stated. All Hasbro/US products are marked with an asterisk ('''*''').}}

====[[Primus Vanguard]]====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Blue Order]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pv|'''[[Blue Big Convoy]]'''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> first coloration ([[Big Convoy#Blue|''Beast Wars'' Blue Big Convoy]])}}
{{Bp-pv|'''[[Brightes|Blue Brightes Convoy]]''' ([[Reverse Convoy#Toys|''Robotmasters'' Reverse Convoy]])}}
{{Bp-pv|'''Chief Engineer [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus]]''' ([[Straxus (G1)#United 2|''United'' Straxus]])}}
{{Bp-pv|His twin brother '''[[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus]]''' ([[Straxus (G1)#Generations|''Generations'' Straxus]]*)}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Blue Bacchus#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' Blue Bacchus]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#MP18B|''Masterpiece'' Bluestreak]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Blurr (Prime)#Warrior|''Robots in Disguise'' Blurr]]*}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Blurr (G1)/toys#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Blurr]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pv|[[Brainstorm (G1)#Legends|''Legends'' Brainstorm]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Breacher (TF 2010)#Toys|''Autobot Alliance'' Breacher]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Breakdown (WFC)#Prime|''Prime'' War Breakdown]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BUMP×TF|''The Transformers'' SonicBlue Bumble]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Dirge (BW)#Toys|''Beast Wars'' Dirge]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Dirge (G1)#The Transformers|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' Dirge]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Dogfight (G1)#Toys|''The Transformers'' Dogfight]]*}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Robots in Disguise|''Prime'' Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Frenzy (G1)/toys#The Transformers|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' Frenzy]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' Grimlock]]*}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Hot Shot (Prime)#Toys|''Prime: Robots in Disguise'' Hot Shot]]*}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Ion Storm#Toys|''Siege'' Seeker Ion Storm]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''War for Cybertron: Siege'' Holo Mirage]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pv|[[Pipes (G1)#Toys|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' Pipes]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)#Toys|''Animated'' Sentinel Prime]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Blackout (Terrorcon)#Toys|''Super Link'' Shadowhawk Limited Cosmo Type]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Skids (G1)#Toys|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' Skids]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Smokescreen (Prime)#SkyClaw|''Prime: Beast Hunters'' Cyberverse Smokescreen]]*}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Prime|''Prime'' Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Spittor (BW)#Toys|''Beast Wars'' Spittor]]*}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#Warrior|''Robots in Disguise'' Thunderhoof]]*}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Tracks (G1)/toys#The Transformers|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' Tracks]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#TwincastG1|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' Twincast]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Overload (Armada)#Blue|''Legends of the Microns'' Tokubetsu Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Wheeljack (Prime)#DarkEnergon|''Prime: Dark Energon'' Wheeljack]]*}}
</ul>
|[[File:1999_Blue_Big_Convoy.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Blue Big Convoy's form in his first appearance]]
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{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[White Order]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pv|'''[[White Gallant Convoy]]''' ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#CWBC|''Combiner Wars'' Battle Core Optimus Prime]]*)}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Drift (G1)#United 2|''United'' Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Dragonicus#Toys|''The Last Knight'' Dragonicus]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Thunderwing (G1)#United 2|''United'' Thunderwing]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Alpha Bravo#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Alpha Bravo]]*}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Autorooper#Kiss Players 2|''Kiss Players'' Autorooper]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Autotrooper (Animated)#Toys|''Animated'' Autotrooper]]*}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#ActivPatrol|''Animated'' Patrol Bumblebee]]*}}
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<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pv|[[Checkpoint (Energon)#Toys|''Energon'' Checkpoint]]*}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Clampdown (G1)#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Clampdown]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Cordon#Toys|''Masterpiece'' Cordon]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Ransack (Cybertron)#Police|''Galaxy Force'' Gasket Police-Type]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Glit (KP)#Toys|''Kiss Players'' Glit]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Groove (G1)#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Groove]]*}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Groove (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|''Unite Warriors'' Groove]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Icebird#Mutant Beast Wars|''Mutant Beast Wars'' Icebird]]*}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Icepick (PCC)#Toys|''Power Core Combiners'' Icepick]]*}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pv|[[Meltz Down#Toys|''BotBots'' Meltz Down]]*}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Prowl (Animated)#EliteGuard|''Animated'' Prowl Elite Guard Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Prowl (WFC)#Beast Hunters|''Prime: Beast Hunters'' Prowl]]*}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|''Unite Warriors'' Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Phantomjaw#Adventure|''Adventure'' Phantomjaw]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Rook (CW)#Toys|''Combiner Wars'' Rook]]*}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|''Super Link'' Snowstorm]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Streetwise (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|''Unite Warriors'' Streetwise]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Waddlepop#Toys|''BotBots'' Waddlepop]]*}}
</ul>
|[[File:CWVoyagerBattleCoreOptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|350px|White Gallant Convoy]]
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|}
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{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Green Order]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pv|'''[[Green Tender Convoy]]''' ([[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHWeaponizer|''Prime'' Beast Tracker Optimus Prime]]*)}}
{{Bp-pv|'''[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (2)|Megatron]]''' ([[Ratchet (WFC)/toys#Go!|''Go!'' Hunter Ratchet]])}}
{{Bp-pv|[[B.H.#Toys|''Prime'' B.H.]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Leader Class|''Animated'' Leader Class Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Bulkhead (Prime)/toys#Construct-Bots|''Construct-Bots'' Bulkhead]]*}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|''Energon'' Bulkhead]]*}}
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<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pv|[[Bulkhead (Prime)/toys#Cyberverse|''Prime'' Cyberverse Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Bulkhead (Prime)/toys#First Edition|''Prime: First Edition'' Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Bulkhead (Prime)/toys#Robots in Disguise|''Prime'' Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Bulkhead (Prime)/toys#Hero Mashers|''Hero Mashers'' Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Kre-O|''Kre-O'' Bulkhead]]*}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Bulkhead Knuckle#Toys|''Prime'' Bulkhead Knuckle]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Bulkhead (Prime)/toys#Go!|''Go!'' Hunter Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Bulkhead (Prime)/toys#McDonald's|''Prime'' Shake Bulkhead]]*}}
</ul>
|[[File:Beast-Hunters-Weaponizers-BeastTrackerOptimus.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Green Tender Convoy]]
|
|}
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{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Red Order]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pv|'''[[Red Sentinel Prime]]''' ([[Sentinel Prime (G1)#TitanForce|''Titan Force'' Sentinel Prime]]*)}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Heatwave (Timelines)#Toys|''Timelines'' Heatwave]]*}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Ginrai (robot)#Timelines|''Timelines'' Knight Ginrai]]*}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#LegendsClearRed|''Animated'' Optimus Prime Clear Red Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Adventure|''Adventure'' Optimus Prime [Clear ver]]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Optimus Prime Blaster#Toys|''Prime'' Optimus Prime Blaster]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (campaign item)|''Transformers'' Convoy [Anniversary Clear Ver.]]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Titan-Force-Sentinel-Prime.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Red Sentinel Prime]]
|
|}
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{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Yellow Order]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pv|'''[[Yellow Splendid Convoy]]''' ([[Optimus Prime (RID)#Toys|''Universe'' Optimus Prime]]*)}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Trickdiamond#Toys|''Unite Warriors'' Trickdiamond]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Blackwidow]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:Universe2003toy-OptimusPrimeSuper.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Yellow Splendid Convoy]]
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|}
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{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Black Parade]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pv|'''[[Go Prime|Black Go Prime]]''' ([[Go Prime#Toys|''Go!'' Go Prime]])}}
{{Bp-pv|'''[[Deadlock (Cloud)|Deadlock]]''' ([[Deadlock (Cloud)#Toys|''Legends'' Deadlock]])}}
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<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pv|'''[[Three Musketeers]]''' ([[Nemesis Prime (RID)#TAV56|''Adventure'' Nemesis Prime]]) ([[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Evolution Nemesis Prime]]) ([[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' Nemesis Prime]])}}
</ul>
|[[File:TFGo Go Prime Stock.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Black Go Prime]]
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|}
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{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Purple Order]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pv|'''[[Purple Wicked Convoy]]''''s first body ([[Optimus Prime (SG)#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]]*)}}
{{Bp-pv|'''Purple Wicked Convoy''''s second body ([[Optimus Prime (SG)#Generations Selects|''Generations Selects'' Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]]*)}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Shockwave (Movie)#BeCool|''BeCool'' Battle Tank]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Shockblast#Energon|''Super Link'' Laserwave]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pv|[[Shockwave (Animated)#TakTomPurple|''Animated'' Shockwave Original Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Shockwave (Cloud)#Toys|''Cloud'' Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Shockwave (WFC)#Construct-Bots|''Construct-Bots'' Shockwave]]*}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class Shockwave]]*}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|''Cyberverse'' Ultra Class Shockwave]]*}}
{{Bp-pv|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Kre-O|''Kre-O'' Shockwave]]*}}
</ul>
|[[File:TF-Masterpiece-SG-Optimus-Prime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Purple Wicked Convoy in his first form]]
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====Others====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Golden Age (GS)|Golden Age]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pv|'''[[Primus#The old universe|Primus]]''' ([[Primus#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' Primus]])}}
{{Bp-pv|'''Oracle''' ([[Vector Oracle#Toys|''Transformers'' Vector Oracle]])}}
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Gold Primus Convoy]]''' ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon|''Golden Lagoon'' Convoy]])}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
* [[Primus's envoy]] ([[Starscream (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon|''Golden Lagoon'' Starscream]])
* [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|''Collector's Edition'' Meister Gold Version]]
* [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon|''Golden Lagoon'' Perceptor]]
* [[Seaspray (G1)#Golden Lagoon|''Golden Lagoon'' Seaspray]]
* [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon|''Golden Lagoon'' Soundwave]]
* [[Beachcomber (G1)#Golden Lagoon|''Golden Lagoon'' Beachcomber]]
|[[File:TF-JG1-Lucky-Draw-God-Primus.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Primus, aka the Oracle]]
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|}
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{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[New Primus Vanguard]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|'''Gold Megatron''']] ([[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP5G|''Masterpiece'' Megatron Gold Ver.]])}}
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Black Megatron]]''' ([[Megatron (Animated)#ShadowBlade|''Animated'' Shadow Blade Megatron]]*)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Blue Megatron]]''' ([[Reverse Convoy#Toys|''Robotmasters'' Reverse Convoy]])}}
|
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Green Megatron]]''' ([[Ratchet (WFC)#Go!|''Go!'' Hunter Ratchet]])}}
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Purple Megatron]]''' ([[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Alternity|''Alternity'' Galvatron]])}}
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Red Megatron]]''' ([[T-Wrecks#Toys|''Beast Machines'' T-Wrecks]]*)}}
|
{{Bp-d1|'''[[White Megatron]]''' ([[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#GS01|''Generations Selects'' Combat Megatron]]*)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Yellow Megatron]]''' ([[Bludgeon (RID 2001)#Toys|''Robots in Disguise'' Destructicon Bludgeon]]*)}}

|[[File:MasterpieceGoldMegs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Gold Megatron]]
</ul>
|
|}
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{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Creations of [[Primacron]]'''
* '''[[Blue Planet (GS)|Neo Primus]]''' ([[Cybertron (planet)#The Last Knight|''The Last Knight'' Cybertron]])
* '''[[Assistant Corps]]''' ([[Apeface#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Apeface]]*) ([[Rarigo#Toys|''Legends'' Rarigo]]) ([[Ape X Arms#Toys|''Legends'' Ape X Arms]])
|[[File:TF-TLK-MtS-Planet-Cybertron.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Neo Primus]]
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{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Children of [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-strx|[[Bruticus (RID)|'''Bruticus''']] ([[Bruticus (RID)#Toys|''Robots in Disguise'' Bruticus]]*)}}
{{Bp-strx|'''[[Wingstun]]''' ([[Wingstun#Toys|''Robotmasters'' Wingstun]])}}
{{Bp-strx|'''[[Air Hunter]]''' ([[Air Hunter#Toys|''Robotmasters'' Air Hunter]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-strx|'''[[Rollermaster Corps]]''' ([[Straxus (G1)#United EX 2|''United EX'' Rollermaster]])}}
{{Bp-strx|[[Flip Sides (G1)#Collector's Edition|''Collector's Edition'' Flip Sides]]}}
{{Bp-strx|[[Hailstorm (G1)#Transformers (2010)|''Autobot Alliance'' Hailstorm]]}}
{{Bp-strx|[[Terradive (G1)#Transformers (2010)|''Autobot Alliance'' Terradive]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-strx|[[Tow-Line (RID)#Robotmasters 2|''Robotmasters'' Wrecker Hook]]}}
{{Bp-strx|[[Grindcore (G1)#United EX 2|''United EX'' Tankmaster]]}}
|[[File:United-toy RollerMaster.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A Rollermaster drone]]
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|}
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{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Beasts of the [[Green Planet]]'''
* [[Buzzclaw (BW)#Toys|''Beast Wars'' Buzzclaw]]*
* [[Air Hammer (BW)#Toys|''Beast Wars'' Air Hammer]]*
* [[Torca (BW)#Toys|''Beast Wars'' Torca]]*
* [[Noctorro#Toys|''Beast Wars'' Noctorro]]*
* [[Bantor (BW)#Toys|''Beast Wars'' Bantor]]*
|[[File:Beast Wars-Air Hammer-toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|One of the Green Planet's native fauna]]
|
|}
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{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Monsters of the [[Purple Planet]]'''
* [[Icepick (G1)#Toys|''The Transformers'' Icepick]]*
* [[Birdbrain#Toys|''The Transformers'' Birdbrain]]*
* [[Slog (G1)#Toys|''The Transformers'' Slog]]*
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Scowl (G1)#Toys|''The Transformers'' Scowl]]*
* [[Wildfly#Toys|''The Transformers'' Wildfly]]*
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Bristleback#Toys|''The Transformers'' Bristleback]]*
* [[Bugly (G1)#Toys|''The Transformers'' Bugly]]*
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Finback#Toys|''The Transformers'' Finback]]*
* [[Octopunch (G1)#Toys|''The Transformers'' Octopunch]]*
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:G1-toy Icepick.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A homunculus of the Purple Order]]
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|}

==Accessories==
The Precursor World goes one step further than repurposing action figures, frequently repurposing bits and bobs from across ''Transformers'' history as new artifacts. Figures with which the accessories are packed are listed in parentheses.

===Precursor World accessories===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'']]'''
* '''[[Creation Matrix (GS)|Green Matrix]]''' ([[Creation Matrix (GS)#Notes|sort of]]) ([[Galvatron II#Toys|Galvatron II]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|''Legends'']]'''
* '''[[Matrix Sword#Legends|Matrix Sword]]''' ([[Magna Convoy#Legends|Magna Convoy]])
* '''[[α Matrix#Legends|Blue Matrix]]''' ([[Blue Big Convoy#Legends|Blue Big Convoy]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|''Generations Selects'']]'''
* '''[[Silver Matrix]]''' ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Generations Selects|Star Convoy]])
|[[File:Legends LGEX MatrixSword.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|The ''Legends'' Matrix Sword]]
|
|}

===Repurposed accessories===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
* '''[[Matrix Saber|White Matrix]]''' ([[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Weaponizer|''Prime'' Arms Master Optimus]])
* '''[[Matrix Buster|Red Matrix]]''' ([[Big Convoy#EncoreMatrixBuster|''Encore'' Big Convoy (Matrix Buster Ver.)]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
* '''[[Matrix Gauntlet|Yellow Matrix]]''' ([[Predaking (G1)#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Predaking]]) ([[Starscream (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon|''Golden Lagoon'' Starscream]])
* '''[[Black Legendisc|Black Matrix]]''' ([[Ravage (WFC)#JapaneseDataDisc|''Generations'' Ravage]])
|
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* '''[[Purple Matrix]]''' ([[Town Matrix|''Matrix Collection'' Mito's Town Matrix]])
* Weapon(?) of Purple Wicked Convoy ([[Gari Robo-kun#Grape|''Garigari-kun × Transformers'' Gari Robo-kun Grape]])
* '''[[Gold Matrix]]''' ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#GoldGF|''Galaxy Force'' Galaxy Convoy Gold Version]])
|[[File:Gf-gold-galaxy-convoy-matrix.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|The Gold Matrix]]
|}
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==Virtual redecos==
Like ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' before it, the Precursor World makes use of real world molds in fictional color schemes, commonly referred to as [[Redeco#"Virtual" redecos|"virtual" redeco]]s.

===Sentinel Armada===
[[File:Primus Vanguard Fleet.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
{{main|Sentinel Armada/gallery}}
The Sentinel Armada are a fleet of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Generations|''Titans Return'' Sentinel Prime]] redecoes, each in the color scheme of their respective Order.
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===Others===
Names are makeshift descriptors unless in bold.

<gallery heights=200px widths=200px>
File:Burning Red Sentinel Prime.jpg|'''[[Red Sentinel Prime|Burning Red Sentinel Prime]]''' The second body of the [[Red Order]] leader, this form of Red Sentinel Prime is made up of his core form, a repurpose of the Titan Master [[Infinitus#Generations|''Titan Force'' Infinitus]], on a new [[transtector]]: A redeco of [[Hardhead (G1)#Generations|''Titans Return'' Hardhead]] in the stylings of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Burning|''Beast Wars'' Burning Convoy]].

File:Dai Atlas Selects.jpg|[[Dai Atlas (G1)#Precursor World|"Dai Atlas"]] Likely intended as a teaser of the then-upcoming [[Dai Atlas (G1)#Legends|''Legends'' Dai Atlas]], this [[Blue Order]] member is a direct redeco of [[Black Shadow (G1)#Titans Return|''Titan Returns'' Sky Shadow]] into the colors of [[Dai Atlas (G1)#The Transformers|''Zone'' Dai Atlas]] without the retooling that would eventually manifest in the [[Transformers Legends (franchise)|''Legends'']] release.

File:Abominus Comic 2- Mutant Soundwave.jpg|[[Soundwave (BW)#Precursor World|"''Beast Wars'' Soundwave"]] This very busy [[Golden Age (GS)|Golden Age]] member is made up of the [[Nightbeat (G1)#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Nightbeat]] Titan Master on the body of [[Mindwipe (G1)#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Mindwipe]] in the livery of [[Soundwave (BW)#Mutant Beast Wars|''Beast Wars'' Soundwave]].

File:EHOBBY Bludgeon back.jpg|[[Bludgeon (G1)#e-HOBBY comics|"Bludgeon"]] This mysterious companion of the aforementioned Golden Age agent is quite the elaborate construction. Made up of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Rev#Generations|Titan Master Throttle]] in the colors of [[Bludgeon (G1)#The Transformers|''The Transformers'' Bludgeon's]] inner robot on the body of [[Hardhead (G1)#Generations|''Titans Return'' Hardhead]] in the colors of his [[Pretender]] shell, with the added adornment of the white shoulder stripes of 2003 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Bludgeon (RID 2001)|Destructicon Bludgeon]]. He additionally bears a redeco of the sword belonging to 2016 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Warrior Class [[Windblade (RID)#Warrior|Windblade,]] as well as a drone partner from the [[Horri-Bull#Generations|''Titans Return'' Terri-bull]] Titan Master vehicle mold in the colors of Pretender Bludgeon's tank mode.

File:Selects Jhiaxus.jpg|[[Jhiaxus (Cloud)|"Jhiaxus"]] First appearing in [[Transformers Cloud|''Cloud'']], this eventual [[Yellow Order]] leader is made up of the [[Jhiaxus (G2)#Generations|''Thrilling 30'' Jhiaxus]] mold in the colors of Jhiaxus's [[:File:Jhiaxusg2.jpg|original Marvel character design]].
</gallery>

==Notes==
{{Twoimages|File:MicroKnightMC11.jpg|w1=200
|File:Microman Giant Robo G-1.jpg|w2=190
|caption='''Left:''' Magna Convoy's original form (''Blue Micro Knight'') '''Right:''' Statue of The One (''Giant Robo G-1'')|float=right}}
* The Precursor World's [[Repurposing|repurposes]] extend beyond the very bounds of this wiki with three special cases from the pre-''Transformers'' ''[[Microman]]'' toyline:
** [[Magna Convoy]]'s first body is a [[Microman#MicroKnight|Blue Micro Knight from the 1979 ''Police Keeper'' subline.]]
** [[The One]]'s [[Statue of The One|statue]] in the inner sanctum of the [[Primus Vanguard|Primus Vanguard's]] [[Ivory Towers|headquarters]] is [[Microman#GiantRobo|Giant Robo G-1]], an early prototype of ''[[Diaclone]]'' mascot [[Diaclone#Early Diaclone|Great Robot Base]] originally slated for the 1979 ''Rescue Team'' series.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The large robot's transformation mechanism was based on the prototype for the unreleased Microman toy, Giant Robo G-1. This robot would later evolve into Diaclone Robot Base.|link=https://twitter.com/_necronomitron_/status/1631449712376315904|site= Twitter|name=Koji Igarashi in p.104 of ''Diaclone World Guide'', translated by Necronomitron|year=2023|month=03|day=03}}</ref>
** The tank preserving [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Chief Engineer Straxus]] after his dismemberment is an [[Microman#Escargot|Escargot]] vehicle from the 1975 ''Project Victory'' series.
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==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Japanese toylines]]
[[Category:Precursor World| ]]

Blaster (G1)/toys

2024-12-04T04:17:05Z

ShootingStar7X: /* Titans Return */ My "apparent" source being a random user's opinion on the internet, IIRC? At least Twin Cast's brow seems to be shaped to fit Blaster's visor and the Takara version colors the brow blue, so the "shades" were probably intentional.

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[[File:G1 packagingart Blaster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]

'''Blaster''' doesn't share as many toys with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] as you might think.

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1 Blaster toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Blaster''' (Autobot Communicator, [[1985]]/[[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''38'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Electro-scrambler|Electro-scrambler gun]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Hideaki Yoke]] and [[Hiroyuki Obara]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the second year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]] (first year in the European and Japanese markets), Blaster transforms into a miniature (but still huge by ''Transformers'' toy standards) [[Non-vehicle non-beast alternate modes|"ghetto blaster" boombox]]. In both modes he features spring-loaded buttons: when pressed, his "start" button stays in the depressed position until his "stop" button is pressed, while pressing the "eject" button pops open his tape door, which can store a single [[Mini-Cassette#Toys|Mini-Cassette]] Transformer. Due to what was presumably a common internal misassembly issue, many original Blasters had doors which would not open when the eject button is pressed, nor would the other buttons work. Blaster has rather limited useful articulation, located in his neck and shoulders.

: As this toy was originally a ''[[Microman]]'' role-play toy with functioning electronics, early versions of Blaster have a back panel that can be removed (with great difficulty) to reveal an empty compartment that originally stored a real cassette tape, as the chest door held the removable working radio portion. Many reissues retain this panel, while some have omitted it. (The big weird hole in his "Electro-scrambler" rifle was also used to hold the ''Microman'' version's included earphones.)

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-communicators-blaster/420/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Blaster at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Blaster/blaster.htm More information on Blaster at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G1toy twincast.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Twincast''' ([[1987]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-116'''
:*''Accessories'': "Electro-Scrambler Gun"

: For this Japanese-exclusive release in the third year of Takara's version of the line, Blaster was [[redeco]]ed into a new blue, yellow, and red color scheme vaguely reminiscent of the mold's original ''[[Microman]]'' release (see "Notes" below). Like his contemporary redeco [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#SoundblasterG1|Soundblaster]], his chest door was [[retool]]ed in order to accommodate two cassettes at once, and changed from colorless clear plastic to translucent red as part of a gimmick with his pack-in partner, [[Steeljaw (G1)#Toys|Steeljaw]]. This version of Steeljaw sports a new decal depicting [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], which reveals the Decepticon's weak spot when placed behind Twincast's red door, working in the same manner as a [[Tech Spec]]s decoder.

:Twincast was reissued as an [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] in 2006 (see below).
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Cybertron/Twincast/twincast.htm More information on Twincast at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1-toy Blaster AM.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Rocket-packing to the top of the charts!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Blaster with Flight-Pack''' (Action Master, [[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Flight-Pack" backpack, "tractor beam electron gun"
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the second assortment of individually-carded [[Action Master]] figures in the toyline's seventh and final year (in the US at least), Blaster is a non-transforming 3¾-inch action figure, with a sculpt based upon his cartoon model, but with some of the toy details added in, like his visor. His construction is broadly similar to that used by the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' figures of the time, having a swivel neck, shoulders and knees, plus ball-jointed hips attached via a steel rod internally secured by a rubber "o-ring". His hands have standard 3 mm holes which allow him to hold any other accessory in the Action Master line, plus his feet have holes in the bottom to secure him to larger vehicles. On top of that, the hole in his back is compatible with [[5 mm post]]s.

: He came with the "[[Flight-Pack]]" accessory, which converts from a winged jetpack to a massive "electro-scrambler" cannon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Blaster/blaster.htm More information on Action Master Blaster at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Blaster''' (Classic, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Electro-Scrambler Gun"

: The original Blaster toy was first reissued in 1991, as part of the [[Australia]]n "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" lineup. There are no notable changes to this toy other than the packaging; it's currently undocumanted which version of the toy's back this release used.
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===''Binaltech Asterisk''===
[[File:BTA-toy Broadblast.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|They see me rollin', they hatin'.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Broadblast feat. Toyota cB meets Lumina''' ([[2005]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''BTA03'''
:*''Release date'': [[November]] ??, 2005
:*''Accessories'': Engine/gun

: The third and final release in the short-lived Takara ''[[Transformers: Alternators#Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' toyline, "Broadblast" is a redeco of [[Skids (G1)#Alternators|Skids]], transforming into a 1:24 scale Toyota bB, aka the {{w|Scion xB}}. He has working doors that reveal a full driver/passenger compartment (both front and back), an opening hood revealing his engine (which becomes a non-firing "secret weapon" for robot mode), and an opening trunk.

: As a ''Binaltech'' toy, much of his outer shell is painted [[die-cast|die-cast metal]], which makes him ''incredibly'' top-heavy, with a ''lot'' of weight supported only by ball-joint ankles.

: He comes with a PVC-plastic figurine of the [[human]] newsgirl [[Lumina Hoshi#Toys|Lumina Hoshi]], who has alternate "driving" arms and lower body parts that allow her to sit in Broadblast's driver's seat.

: He also comes with an extra decal sheet full of optional details to spice him up. These include the obvious Autobot symbols, the flames and Japanese "New Driver" badges found on Skids's optional decal sheet, as well as signs for "TBN", which ''possibly'' stands for "Transformers Broadcast Network" or some such (the Japanese underneath, 取材車, simply means "News Van").

::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech Asterisk bios#3|Archive of ''Binaltech Asterisk'' Broadblast's bio and tech specs]]
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/Broadblast/broadblast.htm More information on Binaltech Asterisk Blaster at TFU.info]''
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
[[File:G1toy TFC blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Broadcast''' ([[2006]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''21'''
:*''Accessories'': "Electro-scrambler gun"

: Blaster's first reissue was the final installment in Takara's ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' line of re-released ''Transformers'' toys. He features no notable changes from his original release, save for the fact that he comes packaged with [[Steeljaw (G1)#Toys|Steeljaw]], where his original release had gone without any pack-in partners. And no, there's no tape-door-window gimmickry going on with Steeljaw here.
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===''Collector's Edition''===
[[File:G1toy twincast reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Twincast / Flip Sides''' (2-pack, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-116'''
:*''Accessories'': "Electro-scrambler gun"

: Twincast's first reissue was available as part of the ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' line exclusively through online retailer [[e-HOBBY]], designed, as most e-HOBBY [[exclusive]]s were at the time, to accompany the mass-release of the standard reissue of the original Blaster. The only notable difference from the original Twincast was the absence of an Autobot sigil on his left upper arm.

: Though Twincast was unusual in that he was a pre-existing character, where the previous few years' worth of e-HOBBY exclusive redecos had been new characters, he did come packaged with a new partner: a redeco of the Eject/Rewind mold named [[Flip Sides (G1)#Toys|Flip Sides]]. At the time, rather than feature unique packaging, all e-HOBBY exclusives came in a generic box in Autobot red or Decepticon purple; Twincast came in a Decepticon box, but since Flip Sides was characterized as a Decepticon sleeper agent, it just about made sense. This pack was shipped out to buyers in April 2006.
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:TFU08-toy Blaster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Preparations for the military strike, dubbed Operation Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication Storm, are already underway.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Blaster''' (Voyager Class, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': Classic Series
:*''Accessories'': "Blockrock" Mini-Con, tri-barrel "particle feedback blaster"/bomb, double-barrel "harmonic wave cannon"/bomb, Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Voyager-class toys, Blaster is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Toys|Soundwave]], transforming into a Cybertronic stealth bomber vaguely like an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|F-117A Nighthawk prototype]], the {{w|Have Blue}}.

: He comes with three hexagonal prism "bombs"; one converts into his partner [[Blockrock#Toys|Blockrock]], the other two unfold into non-firing blaster weapons. Any one of these "bombs" can be stored in his [[robot mode]] chest, which opens by plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into him; Blaster comes with a translucent black, gunmetal-bordered [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]-style Autobot key, in contrast to the [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] key that came with Soundwave. This mechanism becomes a "bombing run" attack in jet mode, as the door ends up on his underside. The other two bombs store in indents on the underside of his wings. His right shoulder also has a port that allows him to mount one of the blasters there, and his wingtips have ports for Blockrock to perch on (all of which are [[5 mm post]]-holes so add whatever you like there).

: His packaging art shows him with only half of his chest-door as clear-blue, emulating the original toy design's tape-window, but the final product (and stock photography) show the blue all the way across. However, his visor ''does'' have red paint to simulate the "goggle visor" look of the [[#Generation 1|original toy]] and Marvel comics model.

: This mold was also used to make ''Galaxy Force'' [[Logos Prime#Toys|Soundblaster]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUBlaster/blaster.htm More information on Classics Blaster at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Universe2008 SDCC G1Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Blaster''' (Multi-pack, [[2010]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': G1 Series
:*''Accessories'': "Electro-Scrambler Gun"
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: Released as part of the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' toyline]], this reissue of the original Blaster toy is actually also a slight [[redeco]], having metal-flake beige legs instead of metallic-swirl silver.

: He also comes with ever-so-slightly-altered reissues of [[Eject (G1)#Universe (2008)|Eject]], [[Ramhorn (G1)#Universe (2008)|Ramhorn]], and [[Steeljaw (G1)#Universe (2008)|Steeljaw]].

: This set was officially a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] and was, in typical tradition, first made available at the Hasbro Toy Shop booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2010 and subsequently also sold via the Hasbro Toy Shop website. In addition, it was also made available at the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong Fair 2010, and was later released at FanExpo Canada 2010.
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===''Device Label''===
[[File:DL-toy BroadBlast.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ten million stickers for the back of the monitor portion not included.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Broad Blast''' (2010)}}</ul>
:''Release date'': [[July 24]], 2010
:*''Accessories:'' USB cable
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: The fifth and penultimate item in Takara's ''[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]'' toyline (the first of 2010's product), "Broad Blast" (renamed for reasons unknown) transforms into a replica Toshiba Qosmio laptop computer, complete with flip-up screen. In both modes(!) he is a fully functional USB hub (USB 1.1-2.0 compatible), with four "Type A" ports, and a single "Mini A" port. He comes with an ''exceedingly'' short Mini-A-to-Type-A cable, which you're probably gonna want to replace if you're gonna use him with a desktop computer setup.

: In robot mode, his chest is designed to accommodate the original [[Mini-Cassette]] toys, though they cannot stay in there in laptop mode, due to Broad Blast's head being inside his chest in this form. He has [[5 mm post|5 mm fist holes]], which means he can use the original Blaster toy's rifle if you so wish.

: Early stock imagery [[:File:Device Label Broadcast.jpg|showed him with a Windows XP home screen]] on his monitor portion, but the final toy instead uses a red screen with the Autobot symbol.

: Originally scheduled for release in late [[2009]], Broad Blast was delayed until July 2010. According to a report from getnews.jp at the Tokyo Toy Show 2010, the delay was due to the discovery of a connection cut-off problem after the toy/USB hub is transformed into robot mode. TakaraTomy redesigned the entire lower body to fix this problem.<ref>[http://getnews.jp/archives/68064 Get News.jp report on Device Label Broadblast]</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Cybertron/DLBroadBlast/broadblast.htm More information on ''Device Label'' Broad Blast at TFU.info]''
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===''Encore''===
[[File:Encoretoy-Twincast.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Twincast''' ([[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''22'''
:*''Accessories:'' "[[Electro-scrambler]]"

: Twincast was available ''again'' as part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' series of reissues. For this release, the techno detailing of his door is smoothed over for cartoon accuracy. Also to add to cartoon accuracy, his face is colored in a metallic yellow with metallic light blue eyes instead of silver with gold eyes. All of the original Twincast's stickers have been replaced with tampographed detailing for this release, including a large Autobot symbol on his chest (where the techno detail was present on previous releases). Twincast also features a darker blue from the previous releases as well as a different shade of yellow for his tape deck door.

: This time around, Twincast came with two new partner Mini-Cassetes, [[Nightstalker (G1)#Toys|Nightstalker]] and [[Stripes#Toys|Stripes]].
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:MP25-Raoul and Blaster accessories.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Tracks''' ([[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MP-25'''
:*''Release date'': [[November 7]], 2015

: ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Tracks]] comes with a teeny-tiny non-transforming Blaster boombox accessory, in homage to the two Autobots' team-up in "[[Auto-Bop]]".

: This mold was also used to make ''Masterpiece'' [[Loudpedal]]'s [[Soundwarrior]].

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[[File:MP-toy Twincast RR accessory.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Road Rage''' ([[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MP-26'''
:*''Release date'': [[December 26]], 2015

: ''Masterpiece'' [[Road Rage (G1)#Masterpiece|Road Rage]], a later [[retool]] of Tracks, also came with a Blaster accessory, but this time in his blue "Twincast" coloration.

: This piece is explained in Road Rage's pack-in booklet as her having captured the fugitive Twincast following the accusation that one of his cassettes, [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]], was a Decepticon deep cover agent. The [[Flip Sides (G1)#Toys|Flip Sides toy]] came with the [[e-HOBBY]] release of Twincast (above), and the [[Road Rage (G1)#Toys|original Road Rage toy]] was an e-HOBBY release, so it's all kinds of fun recursion!
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===''Kre-O''===
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[[File:KreO-toy Blaster C85.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of '85''' (Multi-pack, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B5152'''
:*''Voted'': Most Popular
:*''Accessories'': Large rifle

: ''[[Kre-O]]'' Blaster 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 body [[tampograph]]s are heavily toy-based, but he has a cartoon-based face design.

: 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.
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:Generations-Platinum-Edition-Autobot-Intel-Ops-Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Intel Ops''' (Multi-pack, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Electro-scrambler" rifle

: Hasbro ''again'' re-released Blaster in 2015 as part of the [[Transformers: Platinum Edition|''Platinum Edition'']] toyline. He was co-packed with [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Perceptor]], [[Eject (G1)#Platinum Edition|Eject]], [[Ramhorn (G1)#Platinum Edition|Ramhorn]], and [[Steeljaw (G1)#Platinum Edition|Steeljaw]] in a box with an opening front cover. He appears to be identical to the [[#Hasbroreissue|''Universe'' reissue]], with the metal-flake beige legs.

: In the United States, this set was officially a [[Target]] exclusive, though it was initially only ever found at a single Target store, otherwise only available via the company's website. It was later revealed that multiple Target stores had kept it in their stockroom and eventually put it out on instant clearance many months later. However, it was also stocked by US-based online retailers [[BigBadToyStore]] and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Australia, it was sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores.

: In the United Kingdom, it was both sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores and officially available via the UK division of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], making this the first official UK release of all the toys contained within! In Spain, it was officially available via the Spanish division of Amazon. In Germany, it was originally available via Bankroft, an online retailer that otherwise specializes in [[Nerf]] blasters and accessories, as part of a special "Fan Edition" arrangement through Hasbro Germany, with the help of several German [[fandom|fan]] sites. Due to low sales, the unsold stock was later sold to Actionfiguren24, a German online retailer that specializes in imported toys, who was able to lower its price for its existing stock of imported Autobot Intel Ops sets as a result.
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:Transformers-Generations-Titans-Return-Leader-Class-Blaster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms from innocent radio into Autobot communicator into concert stage and back!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Twin Cast & Autobot Blaster''' (Leader Class, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Twin Cast (TR)|Twin Cast]]" Titan Master partner, rifle, "rocket-sled"/remote control
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of Leader Class ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' figures, Blaster transforms into a huge boombox. His robot-mode head is formed by his [[Titan Master]] partner [[Twin Cast (TR)#Toys|Twin Cast]] and a wrap-around flip-out helmet attached to Blaster's body. In addition to his classic robot and boombox alternate modes, Blaster can also transform into a base mode that can link up to the other base modes in the toyline, and features numerous 5 mm mounting points for weapons and Titan Master vehicles and turrets, as well as tiny pegs to accommodate many other Titan Master figures. He includes a "rocket-sled" that is stylized to look like a remote for when Blaster is in boombox mode; it comes with a seat for a Titan Master pilot which forms the topmost turret of his base mode. The sled stores inside Blaster's chest compartment in other modes; a notch is cut into its underside to store Twin Cast while Blaster is in boombox mode. Blaster's chest compartment is also capable of holding Legends Class "spy-tablet" figures, although this negates the ability to store Twin Cast in boombox mode. He has several (non-functional) ports molded into his back and legs capable of accommodating real-life USB cables, headphone jacks, and power cables.

: Blaster's helmet, modeled after the Marvel comics design, is made of translucent plastic, which is painted everywhere except the visor. Despite this, the visor's placement does not vertically align with Twin Cast's eyes in head mode, leaving his brow the only thing visible. As Twin Cast's brow vaguely matches the shape of Blaser's visor, the intention was likely to create the appearance of black "shades".

: [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Titans Return|Fortress Maximus]]'s box and instructions depict him as part of the [[Cybertron City (TR)|Cybertron City]] combination. Meanwhile, the "Siege on Cybertron" instructions name him as a part of the [[Nemesis Command]] combination, albeit shown using the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Titans Return|Powermaster Optimus Prime]] toy instead. Hilariously, one of the Chinese-English bilingual instructions showcasing Nemesis Command had Blaster's name written as "汽车人的枪“, which literally translates as "'''Autobot's Gun'''".

: He was later [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed into ''Titans Return'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Soundwave]] and ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Bumblebee|Soundwave]]. He is mis-transformed in both his stock photography and in-package: his radio handle isn't collapsed down.
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG27-Blaster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Ladies & Gentlemen, I bring you: Billy the Broadcaster!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Broadcast (Blaster)'''<ref>The packaging says "ブロードキャスト" (Broadcast) in Japanese, but the accompanying English subtitle is "Blaster".</ref> (Leader, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LG27'''
:*''Release date'': [[September 24]], 2016
:*''Accessories'': Headmaster, rifle, spotlight/rocket-sled

: Released in the fourteenth wave of Takara's ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' toyline, Broadcast is a redeco of [[#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Leader Class Blaster]], featuring a deco based on both his toy and cartoon appearances. Notably, his small Headmaster form's colors are based on Twincast, his rebuilt form, which results in a blue visor in robot mode.

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-2688.html Legends Broadcast at Alfes's Blog]''
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===''Vintage G1''===
[[File:VintageG1-Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Blaster''' ([[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Electro-Scrambler Gun #2

: ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' "Autobot Blaster" is a cassette-less reissue of the [[#The Transformers|Generation 1 toy]] (yes, ''another one''), packaged in a nostalgic classic-styled box. Unique to this release, the box better reflects traditional ''Vintage G1'' boxes vs. more modern, thicker cardboard & features a plastic tray. This release appears to use bronze/beige coloring to the legs, as seen in the previous ''[[#Hasbroreissue|Universe (2008)]]'' and ''[[#Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' releases. Unlike [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|''Vintage G1'' Soundwave]], Blaster includes a [[rubsign]], which -as per usual with the line- has a mirror-like silver border and solid red symbol. This release also has a new molding stamp reflecting its production in Vietnam, in addition to modern black ink markings. The included Electro-Scrambler Gun is a reuse of the #2 mold, and is difficult to tell apart from its vintage counterpart.

: Blaster prevailed over [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] in a Hasbro poll to choose a second ''Vintage G1'' release to follow after [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Astrotrain]], winning with 56% of the vote.

: In the United States and Canada, this figure, like all ''Vintage G1'' releases, is exclusive to [[Walmart]].
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:Kingdom-toy Blaster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Both my legs are each in stereo!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Blaster & Eject''' (Voyager Class, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K44'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-21'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 30]], [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': "Electro-Scrambler" rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[March 7]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pkz6oTI7W4 Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 7, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>

: Part of the fifth wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' Voyager Class toys, Blaster transforms from robot to stereo cassette deck in 20 steps. His Electro-Scrambler rifle can plug into the back of his boombox mode via [[5 mm post]] for storage. In both modes, his chest door opens with a push of the buttons underneath, which allows him to store one of the many "shield"/"cassette" bots in the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege| Siege]]'' scale, though individual tolerances vary. They'll fit, but the fit might be very, ''very'' tight.

: He also comes with one such "cassette" bot, his pack-in partner [[Eject (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Eject]].

: His fists are compatible with the megaphone accessory that came with the later ''[[Studio Series]]'' Core-Class [[Steeljaw (G1)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]], allowing him to half-recreate the climactic battle scene from "[[Auto-Bop]]".

: Like many toys released since ''Earthrise'', Blaster is a potential victim of early [[Photodegradation#Unpaintable plastics|photodegradation]], as his unpaintable gray-plastic joints can be prone to yellowing.

: Blaster was originally intended as a ''Legacy'' toy (see below) but ended up pulled forward a wave. This is evidenced by Eject being cast in transparent-blue plastic and Blaster's [[Package art|packaging art]] depicting his Electro-Scrambler rifle as blue Energon painted partly black; the initial (short-lived) gimmick of ''Legacy'' being "[[Energon]]" accessories.

: Though Blaster and Eject were scheduled for a first-quarter 2022 release, they arrived on U.S. store shelves in December 2021.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Blaster (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Blaster]].
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Voyager-Class-Blaster.jpg|upright=.66|thumb|Hi, my little partner is now made out of blood!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Blaster & Eject''' (Voyager Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Electro-Scrambler rifle

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Voyager Class toys, Blaster is a [[package refresh]] of the previous ''Kingdom'' figure above, with no other changes besides the packaging.

:At least one copy of this version has Twincast's smirking head (below)<ref>"Possible Transformers Legacy Blaster Variant Head Found" at [https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/04/04/possible-transformers-legacy-blaster-variant-head-found-453079 TFW2005].</ref>, though this was likely an error.

: ''Legacy'' Blaster was discovered on shelves in [[France]] in late January.

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[[File:Legacy-toy Twincast.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The return of Billy...?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Twincast & Autobot Rewind''' (Voyager Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-40'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[September 30]], 2023
:*''Accessories'': Electro-Scrambler rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[[January 31]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l33J9hIaQm8 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Delaney Norris]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Ben MacCrae]].</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Voyager Class Twincast is a redeco and new-head retool of the above ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Voyager [[#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Blaster]] as the character's revived form from ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'', now featuring a smirking expression instead of the original Blaster's stoic look. His electro-scrambler rifle is the same black coloration included with Blaster and not red as with the original toy or the cartoon, due to the way the plastic parts are molded, with the rifle being made of [[unpaintable plastic]]. His "[[Evo-Fusion]]" ability is attaching the rifle to one of the 5 mm holes on the back of the radio mode, mimicking the look of an antenna. Unfortunately, unlike his [[#TwincastG1|original toy]], [[:File:TV-Magazine-Soundblaster-Twincast.jpg|cartoon appearance]] and the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]''/''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Soundblaster (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Soundblaster]], Twincast doesn't feature a retooled larger cassette door to house more than one cassette.

: He still includes a cassette bot partner, this time being [[Rewind (G1)#Legacy|Rewind]], who like his predecessor [[Eject (G1)#Legacy|Eject]] is cast in translucent plastic.

: [[Ben MacCrae]] introduced Twincast in his [[Hasbro Pulse]] stream reveal as "[[Twincast|a clone that didn't work out so well for Shockwave as planned]]."

: Notably, this marks the first release of Twincast in Hasbro markets, as all other releases of the character have been exclusive to Japan.

: Twincast became available at Canadian retail in early February 2023, ''less than a week'' after his initial reveal.
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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:RetroBlasterSteeljaw.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Blaster & Steeljaw''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Electro-Scrambler rifle

: The [[Walmart]]-exclusive ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' line included its own reissue of the original Blaster (how is this mold not cheese by now), accompanied by [[Steeljaw (G1)#Transformers Retro|Steeljaw]]. This version aimed for unprecedented [[show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate deco]], with matte plastic, dark gray plastics replacing the normal jet-black, and relying on extensive paint operations for detailing.

: The set was revealed as part of Walmart Collector Con, with orders going up [[October 13]], 2023, and began shipping to purchasers in mid-December.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:StudioSeries Blaster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"My original figure now has cartoon accuracy turned up to 11? Well two can play at that game!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Blaster & Eject''' (Voyager Class, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': ''The Transformers: The Movie''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-25'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-129'''
:*''Accessories'': Electro-Scrambler rifle, "Decepticon Shuttle Ambush" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)|[[Mark Maher]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (original tooling), [[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]] and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging), [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?si=7l7OP6YeEB9W82xR&t=9841 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>}}<ref>[[March 7]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pkz6oTI7W4 Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 7, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>

: ''[[Studio Series]]'' Blaster is a redeco of the earlier ''War for Cybertron: Kingdom'' figure in a cartoon-accurate deco, much like the above ''Transformers Retro'' release of his original toy, most notably replacing his clear blue chest window with painted opaque plastic. As he has no retooling, he retains cartoon-inaccurate (and now unpainted) details from the original mold such as his shoulders and several extra knobs on his boombox mode.

: Once more, he comes with [[Eject (G1)#Studio Series|Eject]], this time in opaque plastic. Despite what the packaging says, his included "Decepticon Shuttle Ambush" backdrop is identical in design to the first version of the "Battle of Autobot City" backdrop used by other figures, which is reasonable considering Blaster was never ''on'' the ambushed Autobot shuttle to begin with.

: Blaster and Eject were revealed two hours ahead of the [[March 7]] [[Hasbro Pulse]] fanstream via Hasbro Pulse's social media accounts.<ref>[https://twitter.com/hasbropulse/status/1765740141132316676 ''Studio Series'' Blaster Twitter announcement]</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C4NzaxMOM88/?igsh=MWtnang3YzNsaWtnMQ== ''Studio Series'' Blaster Instagram announcement]</ref> A [[Target]] exclusive in the US, the pair went up for preorder later that morning on their website, along with a small number of stock on Pulse.

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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Gum===
[[File:TFgum blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Broadcast''' (model kit, 1986)
**''Accessories:'' Electro-scrambler gun

:A snap-together model kit of Blaster was released by [[Kabaya]] as part of their ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' line of candy toys. Released in the third wave of the line and sculpted from red, grey and black plastic with a few stickers for detail, Blaster is broadly identical to his larger figure, right down to the moulded-in left-over details from his ''Micro Change'' release like his power switch and dials . There is one major difference: his chest does not open, so he can't store any of the tapes from Kabaya's smaller ''[[Transformers Choco]]'' line the way the ''Transformers Gum'' Soundwave can.

::*''[http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/g1-kabaya-cybertrons-441/broadcast-gum-3398/ More information on Transformers Gum Broadcast at TFW2005.com]''
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===Decoy===
[[File:Cybertron hero collection22.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
{{anchor|TakaraDecoy}}
* '''Cybertron Hero Collection 22 Set''' (Box set, 1986)
**''ID number:'' '''Collection No. 1'''

: Blaster was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines, and sold in one of a series of large boxed sets. Like all the Autobots in the series, Blaster was molded in soft red rubber, and featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]]s, for use in the various games (sold separately) that could be played with the figurines.

: He was available in in the first big 22-pack of figurines, which also included [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Decoy|Bluestreak]], [[Brawn (G1)#Decoy|Brawn]], [[Grapple (G1)#Decoy|Grapple]], [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Decoy|Hoist]], [[Hound (G1)/toys#Decoy|Hound]], [[Huffer (G1)#Decoy|Huffer]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Decoy|Ironhide]], [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Decoy|Jazz]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Decoy|Mirage]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Decoy|Optimus Prime]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Decoy|Ratchet]], [[Red Alert (G1)#Decoy|Red Alert]], [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Decoy|Sideswipe]], [[Skids (G1)#Decoy|Skids]], [[Smokescreen (G1)#Decoy|Smokescreen]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Decoy|Sunstreaker]], [[Swoop (G1)#Decoy|Swoop]], [[Tracks (G1)#Decoy|Tracks]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Decoy|Wheeljack]], and [[Windcharger (G1)#Decoy|Windcharger]].

*'''Broadcast''' (Gashapon keshi, 1986)

: All fifty-three of the Transformers ''keshi'' were also available individually in Japan through "gashapon" capsule machines (presumably in Takara's own "[[Gacha]]"-branded machines), in a variety of different colors including red, blue, yellow, green, orange, sky blue, pink, tan and white. Given the random nature of their purchase and comparative paucity on the secondary market, we can't say with certainty that every one of the fifty-three figures was available in every single one of the different colors... but, hey, this ''is'' Japan we're talking about, so chances are pretty good they were.

*'''Hero Keshigomu Mini Mini Collection''' (Box set, 1986)
*'''Scramble Gun Set Part.1''' (Box set, 1986)
*'''Scramble Gun Set Part.2''' (Box set, 1986)
*'''Water Gun Set''' (Box set, 1986)

: Takara subsidary [[Seven]] used the ''keshi'' molds, now in a uniform peachy color, as randomized filler in [[Seven#Decoys|a number of different sets]].

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[[File:Decoy blaster.jpg|thumb|Soft rock.]]
*'''Throttlebots''' (1986)
*'''Aerialbots''' (1986)
*'''Protectobots''' (1986)
*'''Technobots''' (1986)
**''Decoy ID number'': '''29'''

: The figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number.

: Like all Autobot Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot#Toys|Throttlebots]], [[Aerialbot (G1)#Toys|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)#Toys|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)#Toys|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Blaster/blaster.htm More information on Decoy Blaster at TFU.info]''
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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Blaster-atx.jpg|thumb|Have some NON-EXISTENCE, courtesy of FLAGGING SALES!]]
*'''Blaster''' (Booster, <s>2007</s>)

:Blaster was likely to have been one of several ''Transformers [[Attacktix]]'' Booster pieces, using a powerful spring-loaded "blaster" missile launcher attack. Though displayed as part of the ''Attacktix'' display at the ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' "Celebration IV" convention, he —and all the other pieces revealed at the show— were ultimately never released.

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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroesblasterthrust.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Waiting futilely for ''Robot Heroes'' Scrounge.]]
*'''Autobot Blaster & Thrust''' (Two-pack, 2008)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

:Part of the third wave of ''Universe [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', "Generation 1 Series" Blaster comes packaged with [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Thrust]]. He has the standard shoulders-and-neck articulation. His headsculpt is more toy-based than cartoon-based, featuring his "goggles" (even though his eyes kind of pop out from them).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/RHBlaster/blaster.htm More information on Robot Heroes Blaster at TFU.info]''
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===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoe Epic Conclusion Blaster and cassettes.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''''The Epic Conclusion!'' box set''' (2013)
:An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013, "Autobot Blaster" is a non-transforming, 3.75" scale boombox accessory with cassette pieces representing [[Steeljaw (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Steeljaw]], [[Ramhorn (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Ramhorn]], and [[Eject (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Eject]]. The three cassettes can fit into a slot above Blaster's tape door, and the boombox itself can mount on a G.I. Joe figure's back.

:The set also comes with a retooled [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Sky Striker]] representing [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Jetfire]], a G.I. Joe [[VAMP]] redecoed into [[Hound (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Hound]], a new [[Snake-Eyes#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Snake-Eyes]] figure bearing an Autobot symbol, a [[Baroness]] figure with [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] on a leash, and a [[Bludgeon (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Bludgeon]] figure. This mold was redecoed into [[Toaster#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Toaster]].

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/13/snakeeyes66.shtml More information on Snake Eyes (v66) (with Autobot Blaster and mini-cassettes) at YoJoe.com]''

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===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans Blaster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Blaster''' (Tiny Titans, 2016)
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''Number'': '''2/12'''

: Part of the fifth assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Blaster is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode.

: He includes a collectible card that renders him in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:Blaster35A.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Blaster, Communications''' (2019)
**'''Blaster vs. Soundwave: 35th Anniversary Edition'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T01/T08'''
**''Stars: ''10

:Blaster, Communications was released in the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Blaster vs. Soundwave box set. The box also includes the character cards [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], Communications, [[Eject (G1)|Eject]], Electronic Surveillance, [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], Warrior, [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], Tracker, [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], Spy, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], Warrior, and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], Saboteur, along with two ready to play 40 card battle decks themed around both Blaster and Soundwave.

:The first release of this set was a 35th Anniversary Edition was initially released at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2019 alongside the TCG's [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]] Convention Pack, and later available online on [[Hasbro Pulse]]. The 35th Anniversary Edition features throwback artwork, with the original G1 Blaster packaging art on the Bot Mode side, and original artwork matching the G1 packaging art aesthetic for Alt Mode. This original Alt Mode artwork was drawn by [[Marcelo Matere]] and colored by [[Brian Valeza]].
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[[File:BvSBlaster.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Blaster, Communications''' (2019)
**'''Blaster vs. Soundwave'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T01/T08'''
**''Stars: ''10

:This version of Blaster, Communications was released as part of the general retail version of the Transformers Trading Card Game Blaster vs. Soundwave box set.

:Gameplay-wise the card is identical to the 35th Anniversary Edition of the set, and features different artwork reused from the [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]] mobile game. The line-art for this version was drawn by [[Guido Guidi]].
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===''ReAction''===
*'''Blaster''' (2020)
**''Accessories'': 2 guns

: Released in the third wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[ReAction]]'' Blaster is a non-converting 3 3/4-inch action figure based on his appearance in the original cartoon, with 5 points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in his feet for use with some variety of stand. Oddly, he comes with two rifles, one based on his animation model's weapon, and a "generic" Autobot rifle.

: As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Blaster comes packaged on a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.

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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Blaster and Soundwave.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Broadcast & Soundwave Set''' ([[March 14]], [[2022]])
**''ID number:'' '''07 & 08'''

:Released as part of the second wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "Broadcast" and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#07|Translation of Blaster's Transformers Character Card]]''

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{{anchor|TCC Twincast}}
[[File:Transformers Character Card Soundblaster and Twincast.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Twincast & Soundblaster Set''' ([[October 17]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''67 & 68'''

:Released as part of the ninth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of Twincast and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] in their respective ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: The Headmasters|Headmasters]]'' forms along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#67|Translation of Twincast's Transformers Character Card]]''

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===''ULTIMATES!''===
*'''Tracks''' (ULTIMATES!, 2023)
**''Accessories'': Regular head, [[Attack of the Alien Robots|Evil Alien Robot]] head, 6 interchangeable hands, small gun, large gun, Blaster boom box, [[Basher|"Tank"]]

: Boom-box mode Blaster was included as an accessory with ''[[Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' [[Tracks (G1)/toys#ULTIMATES!|Tracks]].

: Preorders for Tracks (and the rest of Wave 2) opened on [[July 29]] 2021, and closed on [[August 27]], with the toys projected to ship in summer 2022... a date Super7 missed by a full year.

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===''Minimates''===
*'''Blaster''' (Series 2, 2022)
**''Accessories'': Gun, boom-box, stand

:Part of the second wave of Transformers [[Minimates]] from [[Diamond Select]], this Blaster is a 2-inch-tall figurine featuring metallic paint, 12-14 points of articulation, and accessories and body parts interchangeable with other Minimates. Due to their small size, all 4 figures in each series are sold in the same blister card. The set also includes a tiny boom-box mode Blaster that the Minimate figures can hold.
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===''Magic: The Gathering''===
[[File:MTG-Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Blaster, Combat DJ / Blaster, Morale Booster''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''008/015'''
**''Set code:'' '''BOT'''
**''Color identity:'' '''Red/Green'''
**''Casting cost:'' '''{3}{R}{G}''' (front), '''{1}{R}{G}''' (back)
**''Artist:'' [[Ken Christiansen]]
:"Blaster, Combat DJ" is part of the 2022 ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' ''[[wikia:mtg:Universes Beyond|Universes Beyond]]'' ''[[wikia:mtg:Transformers|Transformers]]'' card set, found in Set Booster and Collector Booster packs of ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ''[[wikia:mtg:The Brothers' War|The Brothers' War]]'' set. It can be reversed to become "Blaster, Morale Booster", representing Blaster in boombox mode.
:A variant of this card was available solely in Collector Booster packs, depicting [[Blaster (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|''Shattered Glass'' Blaster]].

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===''Pop!''===
*'''Blaster''' (2024)
**''ID number:'' '''134'''

:Released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment in celebration of the 40 years of the franchise, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''Pop!'' Blaster is a super deformed vinyl figure based on his original Generation 1 toy.

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==Notes==
[[File:MicroChangeRadiCassRobo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*Blaster began life as the ''[[Micro Change]]'' "Radi-Casse Robo" ("radio-cassette", you see), which was actually a functional AM radio. Though this feature was gutted from Blaster when he was released as part of the ''Transformers'' toyline, the original toy's power switch (on his right leg), earphone jack (on the back of his left leg) and tuning dial (on his chest) still remain, now as moulded, non-moving details. Even the toy's electro-scrambler gun is designed to serve as storage for the mono earphone which came with the toy, with the plug inserting into the stock, the cord winding around it, and the earphone itself tucking into the hole in the gun's main body. It was not the toy itself which was the radio; rather, the radio was a small "micro-cassette" which plugged into the toy's internal wiring when inserted into its chest, allowing it to play through the speakers in its legs in either mode. As the electronic equipment in the chest meant that the figure could not hold normal ''Micro Change'' cassettes there, it featured a compartment on its back which could hold a single tape instead. This compartment could still be found on some early releases of Blaster, though it was often mistaken by fans as a vestigial battery compartment, which was actually originally located in the toy's right leg.
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==References==
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[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Binaltech Asterisk characters]]
[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:E-HOBBY exclusives]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Masterpiece]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:SDCC exclusives]]
[[Category:Studio Series Autobots]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Titans Return Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

Detritus (G1)

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ShootingStar7X: To avoid implying his alliance with the Decepticons is ongoing. Correct me if I'm wrong, of course.

{{factions|junkion|autobot|decepticon|mercenary}}
{{disambigm|Detritus (Prime)|Roadmaster}}
:''Detritus is a [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] of variable allegiance from the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Japanese portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Detritus-card.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Three easy payments, an offer you can't refuse.]]

Leaving his homeworld of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] behind, '''Detritus''' (デトライタス ''Detoraitasu'') has become a mercenary, selling his services to either side of the [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] conflict. Rumor has it that his appearance on the battlefield turns the tide of victory to the side that employs him... when in reality, Detritus simply bides his time until he is positive which side is likely to win anyway, then offers to join that side. Like all Junkions, Detritus is capable of repairing heavy damage to himself with whatever scrap metal he can get a hold of.

Detritus's ultimate goal is to use his earnings to build his own army and overthrow [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] as the leader of the Junkions.<ref>''Collector's Edition'' Detritus bio</ref> At one point, he had hooked up with the Decepticons under the alias '''Roadmaster''' to make use of their stolen [[Power Core Combination]] technology.

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==Fiction==
===''United EX''===
[[File:UnitedEX6 destruction regeneration.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I live! I die! I live again!]]
Hired by the Decepticons to join the forces of their new [[Master Chaos]] sub-group, Detritus was upgraded into a new form with enhanced regenerative capabilities that allowed him to draw the scrap material his race could use to repair themselves to his body through magnetism, and supplied with the first team of Decepticon-created [[Power Core Combination|Power Core]] drones, the Road Drones.

Lurking in a landfill, the newly dubbed "'''Roadmaster'''" (ロードマスター ''Rōdomasutā'') ambushed [[Tread Bolt|Jetmaster]] and [[Kakuryu (G1)|Grimmaster]] as the two Autobots returned to their headquarters from [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]. Focusing his attention on Grimmaster, he halfheartedly tried to talk the former Decepticon into returning to the fold, but, upon being rebuffed, was all too happy to demonstrate his new drone force and improved regeneration abilities. {{storylink|Destruction and Regeneration}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:UnstoppedAndUnstoppable-DetritusAndWreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5|left|Getting a head start.]]

Detritus served as Wreck-Gar's valet, carrying the Junkion leader's detached head around via chain looped around Detritus's neck, wearing Wreck-Gar's noggin like an amulet as they met with visitors to [[Little Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}}
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==Toys==
===''Collector's Edition''===
{{anchor|Exclusive}}
[[File:G1-toy Detritus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|When Mr. Safety Catch Is Not On, Mr. Missile Launcher Is Not Your Friend.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Detritus''' ([[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''77'''
:*''Accessories'': "Phase Disruptor" rifle, "Beam Machinegun", missile launcher, 3 "armor-piercing rockets", spare tire, spare tank
:*''Known designers'': [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (deco, Takara)

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Hound (G1)/toys#Toys|original Hound toy]] with the retooling from ''The Transformers Collection'' release, Detritus transforms into a Mitsubishi J59 off-road vehicle. He came with an entirely new [[sticker|decal]] sheet to make him fit the Junkion aesthetic better, which also includes both Autobot and Decepticon faction sigils. He also lacks most of the chrome of the original version, retaining only the chrome on his headlamps. As a Japanese release, his spring-loaded missile launcher is fully operational. He was only available through online retailers [[e-HOBBY]]. The toy features [[facial hair]]; though hard to see, his face has a small, painted goatee.

: The decals for this set are printed on glossy paper rather than foil, with a fairly weak adhesive. As such, the decals designed to fold around corners do not like to ''stay'' folded. Glue may be necessary. Furthermore, the troublesome sticker #10 from Hound's original sheet is similarly given as a long strip here, rather than as the two separate stickers intended to go on either side of his waist.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Interestingly, the Detritus sticker that corresponds to this, the one also not mentioned in the Detritus sticker application map, is actually one long strip. I had to manually split it in two in order to apply one half to the left side of his waist, and one to the right. Amazing how one small oversight by the producers of Hound’s booklet over 30 years ago could have led to similar confusion and misinformation – and even sticker-cutting errors – on a toy released 2 decades after it.|link=https://tfsource.com/blog/2018/05/13/news-to-me-2018-edition/|name=Maz|site=TFsource|title=News to Me – 2018 Edition|year=2018|month=05|day=13}}</ref> You can cut it in half yourself if you like! Like with Hound, the instructions also incorrectly swap stickers #14 and #15 across the arms, so they don't fit properly.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=My incorrect assumption was that it was just an error for the Detritus stickersheet, but I see now on this reissue TFC Hound that it too has a single piece sticker for #10, it too was left unsplit! I don't believe the vintage Hound sticker #10 is split either, which once more explains why so many vintage Hounds simply do not have that correctly applied, or applied at all! But, sticker #10 on the Diaclone stickersheet... is split! [...] The sticker on the side of the waist is hard to see at the best of times, but it consists of 4 yellow/black rectangles and a red capsule shape, all in a row. The Transformers instructions show the red capsule being placed nearest the front of the waist, but all the Diaclone literature and art show it being the 4 rectangles that are closer to the front of the waist, and the red capsule shape being towards the back of the waist. [...] Stickers #14 and #15 go on Hound's forearms/wrists, but both the vintage and reissue Transformers instructions tell you to put #14 on his right forearm, and #15 on the left. This is incorrect, and will end up causing those L-shaped stickers to sit in a way that does not cover the length of the forearm, as well as causing an ill fit around the wrist. Detritus has the same issue, too, by the way.|link=https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-mysterious-g1-hound-stickers.html|name=Maz|site=TFsquareone|title=The Mysterious G1 Hound Stickers|year=2023|month=03|day=11}}</ref>

: Detritus's instruction sheet uses photos of the normal Hound toy for the step-by-step instructions. The "main" picture and decal application photos, however, use Detritus.

: This toy shipped out in August of 2004.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Destron/Detritus/detritus.htm More information on Detritus at TFU.info]''
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===''United EX''===
[[File:UEX-toy Roadmaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Amazing t'ing, trouble. Always I go lookin' for trouble, an' when I find it people say it ain't dere."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Roadmaster Prime Mode''' ([[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''EX 03'''
:*''Release date'': [[October 27]], 2012
:*''Accessories'': Junker Drone, Trasher Drone, Waster Drone, Scrapper Drone

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

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

:*'''Junker Drone'''—Leg (Roadmaster's left)
:*'''Trasher Drone'''—Leg (Roadmaster's right)
:*'''Waster Drone'''—Arm (Roadmaster's left)
:*'''Scrapper Drone'''—Arm (Roadmaster's right)

: The drones are likely named after terms related to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]].

: Care needs to be taken when transforming or even just moving Roadmaster's legs, as the tolerances are a bit too tight, leaving the thighs prone to breaking at the knee-socket due to thinner walls there. Though not shown in the instructions, his thighs need to be turned around completely so the small tabs on his outer thighs are repositioned inward for vehicle mode; leaving them out pushes out on the truck cab portions, keeping the truck mode from tabbing together securely. These issues affect all versions of this mold.

: The back of the box accidentally labels Roadmaster as his wave-mate "[[Onslaught (G1)/toys#United EX|Combatmaster]]" in English, but he's correctly attributed in Japanese.

: Roadmaster's core mold was also used to make [[Salvage (Movie)#Power Core Combiners|Salvage]]. The Junker and Trasher Drones were also used to make two of the ''Power Core Combiners'' [[Stunticon (PCC)|Stunticon]] drones.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Detritus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|“SYK: JUS’ SAY ‘AARRGHAARRGHPLEEASSENNONONOUGH.’”]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Detritus''' (Deluxe Class, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-54'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 24]], [[2024]]
:*''Accessories:'' Rocket launcher, rocket, pistol
:*''Known designers'': [[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)<ref>[[June 20]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Rich Pellegrino]]</ref>

: Part of the seventh wave of ''Legacy'' Deluxes, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Detritus is a heavy [[retool]]ing of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege| Siege]]'' [[Hound (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Hound]], transforming into an unlicensed approximation of a Jeep. To reflect his status as an arms dealer, Detritus has both Autobot and Decepticon insignia printed on him, with only one being prominently visible in each mode: the Autobot symbol on his left shoulder, the Decepticon symbol on the hood of his vehicle mode. The toy's deco takes advantage of the shape of Hound's chin to create the impression of a small molded goatee, though his [[package art]] does not reflect this. His [[Evo-Fusion]] capability is combining his blasters to form a larger one, although all three weapons are clear plastic painted over, so this can cause sticking issues.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Hound (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Hound]], and the rocket launcher and pistol accessories were previously used with ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]] Toxitron Collection'' "[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Legacy|G2 Universe Autobot Jazz]]".
{{WFCSiegeHoundMold}}
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W4Detritus.jpg|thumb|”duh-trai-tuhs”]]
*'''Detritus, Arms Dealer''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T05/T52'''
**''Stars: ''11

:Detritus, Arms Dealer is one of 52 character cards released in Wave 4 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege II. Neither Autobot nor Decepticon, this Detritus is a member of the [[Mercenary]] faction introduced in the set.

:The card features original artwork for both modes, with lines by [[Andrew Griffith]] and colors by [[María Ana Paolo]].
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==Notes==
* The ''United EX'' story does not explicitly say that Roadmaster is Detritus, but that's about the only way it doesn't connect the two.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue_frame.php?art=Detritus e-HOBBY Detritus toy article at TF-1.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125054823/http://www.allspark.com/content/view/10766/37/ Roadmaster's box-back translated at Allspark.com (via the Internet Archive)]

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Humanization

2024-09-20T23:52:50Z

ShootingStar7X: /* Sleep */

Throughout the various Transformers [[canon]], there have been several instances of [[Transformer]]s with humanistic traits and having very [[human]] actions that possibly conflict with their status as mechanical robots. Many of these instances can be dismissed as stylistic choices by the artists or as gags not to be taken seriously.

{{quote|You order a pizza?}}
{{quote|Why would I order a pizza? We don't eat human food!|[[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]] and [[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]]|"[[Dino-mite Duo]]"}}

==Glandular, digestive, and respiratory==
===Sweating===
[[File:LandsharkWOH-energondelivery.jpg|thumb]]

*In [[Prime Time!|issue twelve]] of the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US comic]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] is seen [[:File:PrimeTime Rumble sweat.JPG|leaking lubricant]] from his head during a stressful confrontation with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (as Shockwave points out), in a manner resembling sweating.
*Numerous times in the Marvel UK comic, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] can be seen "sweating".
*[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)]] and ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' featured Transformers displaying the traditional anime "sweat drop", a giant bead of liquid appearing at the side of the head to convey embarrassment or exasperation.
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] sweatdrops upon seeing a particularly scary expression on [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]]'s face. {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}}
*[[Leozack]] sweatdrops oil when [[Landshark (G1)|Landshark]] attacks him. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] sweats slightly with surprise and fury after [[Gauge]] tells her and [[Greenlight]] that someone in the [[Mentor|young mentee's]] architecture class said Gauge was only brought online in the [[Forge Pyramid]] due to [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm's]] death. Despite Greenlight's warning, Arcee gives the bot who insulted the two's mentee an animated and ferocious verbal lambasting. {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}}

===Coughing===
*In the G1 episode "[[Roll for It]]", when the Autobots emerge from the ruins of a demolished [[antimatter]] laboratory, they are coughing.
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] coughs when [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] surrounds him with smoke.{{storylink|Triple Takeover}}
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] coughs while infected with Cosmic Rust. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}
*In "[[Call of the Primitives]]", a fiery blast from [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] causes both the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to cough.
*In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] begins to cough for no reason while making a triumphant speech. Much like Powerglide's "heart", this could be a one-shot joke. He also coughs while sleeping, and when amidst the smoky remains of an electrical fire.
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] fake-coughed in the episode "[[Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege]]" of the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]] to draw [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s attention to the matter of [[Noble (BM)|Noble]].
*In [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] episode "[[Secret Weapon: D-5]]", [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]], and [[Dark Scream]] all cough after inhaling smoke.
*In the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' episode "[[Mortal Combat]]", right after Optimus Prime says "I wish I could accommodate you," he coughs silently.
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] visibly coughs after [[Sam Witwicky]] uses the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to restore him to life in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', even expelling what appears to be dust.
*In "[[Rock Bottom]]", [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] coughs after escaping the collapsed mine. Ironically, Bulkhead later claims ''in the same episode'' that Autobots don't need to breathe.
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]] coughs once he activates himself in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''

===Breathing===
On ''[[memoryalpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', it was explained that the android [[memoryalpha:Data|Data]]'s breathing served to cool his inner components, but mostly so that he doesn't appear unnatural to the humans he was designed to resemble. He also blinks for this reason. It could be argued that breathing serves the same "cooling" purpose in Transformers, as it is possible for their internal systems to overheat with use, but this explanation is always going to smack of desperation.

*In an ''Energon'' episode, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] instructs [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] that they have to synchronize their breathing before they can [[Powerlinx]].
*At the climax of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] tries to strangle [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], complete with sounds of Hot Rod gagging and struggling to breathe. It's possible that Galvatron was trying to compress Hot Rod's neck until the Autobot's head popped off, but that isn't likely.
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], calling for help as a python constricts him, says he can't breathe. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}}
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] gags a bit when [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] lifts him into the air by his throat. When told by Rhinox, "I'm in a bad mood. Understand?" Dinobot responds with a weak, breathless "Uh huh." {{storylink|Aftermath}}
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] is shown to be breathing heavily after trying to chase down Blurr, even though he quips in a previous episode that not needing to breathe is useful for an Autobot. {{storylink|Velocity (episode)|Velocity}}
**Blurr did the same thing when he had completed running all the way back to Cybertron. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
*On the [[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] breath can be seen due to condensation in the cold ship. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] breathes heavily as he runs in fear from [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]] and the slave mines on [[Dread (planet)|Dread]]. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is visibly breathing while in stasis. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}
*"[[A Team Effort]]" confirms that Transformers require ventilation airways in their neck to prevent system overheating, as when [[Charger]] strangles [[Roadgrabber]] in a fit of rage.
*When [[Vigil]] filled the atmosphere with a sleeping agent, [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] melodramatically held his breath until [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] assured him that the air was safe for Autobots to breathe. {{storylink|No Place Like Dome}} Air does not seem to be a requirement, however, as Rescue Bots operate perfectly well in space. {{storylink|Space Bots}} {{storylink|Unfinished Business}}
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] breathes heavily after exerting himself firing off the multiple blasts from [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] in anger. All on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] by the way. {{storylink|Mars (episode)}}

===Spitting===
*Throughout his term on the Marvel UK comic letters page, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] would regularly say "(Puttup)" after mentioning the Autobots or an Autobot's name to represent him spitting in disgust. This habit made an in-story appearance, with him spitting at [[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]] despite his [[mouthplate]]. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}
*After [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] escapes from the Decepticons's New Jersey base via a sewer, he spits as he complains about their poor choice of back door.{{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}
*In the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Tangled Web]]", [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] "spits" after reissuing his challenge to tangle with [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]], despite the fact that, like Soundwave, he has no apparent mouth.
*In ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] repeatedly spits while talking to [[Sam Witwicky]] and his companions. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] also has to spit his mouth clean after being blasted across a forest by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] spits thrice: once at Sam while in the [[Broadwater Metal Works]] foundry, again when he mentions Prime's name and lastly when facing down Sam in Chicago. [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] also spits, albeit for no real reason, when addressing Sam and the humans outside of [[Chicago]] in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]].''
*[[Galvatron II]] is seen spitting and drooling while explaining the situation. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} Both Megatron and Galvatron II are seen both spitting on each other. Gross! {{storylink|Exodus!}}
*An ancient [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] rejects [[Steel Jaw|Steeljaw's]] offer to convert his body to run on [[biofuel]] by spitting in his face and remarked "Poetry ain't the only thing you can pick up from Earth." {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}}

===Crying===
[[File:Omega Supreme tears up.jpg|thumb|Tissue: desired.]]

*A twinkle of light that may not literally be a tear, but is clearly intended to imply one, can be seen in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]'s eye at the end of "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme]]".
*When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] dies in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] is seen to dab at her eyes.
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] told his colleagues he was about to "leak optical lubricant" when they wouldn't stop about giving up on [[Operation: Volcano]]. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}
*In "[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]", [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] has tears falling from his eyes, presumably in pain, during his monstrous disfigurement after he gains the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].
*There is a teardrop on young [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]'s face after being beaten by Deathsaurus. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
[[File:BurdenHardestToBearScourgeCries.jpg|thumb|My allergies are bad this year.]]
*At the end of "[[The Grand Victory War]]", some Decepticons are crying over their defeat.
*As he mourns his dead friend [[Snowstalker]] and decides he can never fight again, [[Tigatron]] cries a single tear in beast mode.
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] wiped a fake tear when [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] put on the heroic act. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
*When pondering [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]'s fate in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] is shown to shed a single tear from one of her spider eyes. This may be due to her technoganic nature though. {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery}}
[[File:Bw2 ep6 twinwaterfalls.jpg|thumb|Surf's up—and I'm talkin' ''up''!]]
*Throughout ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'' and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], and occasionally in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon, several characters are seen crying in hyperbolic anime fashion.
*Tears can be seen welling up in [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]'s eyes and falling to the ground in ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' as he mourns a fallen comrade.
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] told [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] to "cry him a river". {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}
*Ratchet ''actually'' cries tears of defeat when outwitted by Megatron. {{storylink|Warrior School!}}
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] cries over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s death in [[The Art of War issue 5|''The Art of War'' #5]].
*In ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers: Animated]]'', [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] cries, though this "ability" could be part of her partially organic nature. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] cries after [[Sam Witwicky]] tells him cars are not allowed on campus, although he was exaggerating his sorrow and was likely deliberately leaking fluids to enhance the visual. ''{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}''
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] was crying in the corner for not being in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]] game. [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] had to talk to him. Again. {{Storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.12#Law and Disorder|Law and Disorder}}
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] sometimes manifests streams of light from his optics resembling tears. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon}}
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] cries after the death of [[Chela]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}
{{note|In the 2005 IDW continuity, [[authorial intent]] is that this is an overheating of the optical gauze covering their eyes.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=When TFs get emotional, their optical gauze (the microfilaments over their eyes) overheats and you get the ribbons of light.|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/396070452738535424|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2013|month=11|day=01|(defunct=)}}</ref>}}
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] was crying while watching a cowboys movie with [[Russell Clay|Russell]] and a childlike [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!}}
*Windblade cried after [[Maxima]]'s death. {{storylink|The Fall}}
*[[Twitch]] cries after she finds out that [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] had to go on the run to in order keep the rest of the Terrans safe from G.H.O.S.T. after his cover was blown. {{storylink|Security Protocols}}
*[[Twitch]] cries again as she mourns over [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] after [[Mandroid]] kills him and every other Cybertronian on Earth. {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 2}}

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===Eating===
[[File:GoGo12-breakfast.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|My knowledge of eggs is tremendously wide. I've eaten them boiled, I've eaten them fried.]]

*There are references to [[Cybertronian food]].
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] has been known to eat Autobots as well as humans and other organics, despite not needing to do so to survive. Other Decepticons are disgusted by this practice.
*There are Pepsi and [[Destron Pizza|pizza]] in the refrigerator in [[Pepsi Convoy]]'s home.
*In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', the Maximals and Predacons are shown to eat:
**[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] even displays something of a voracious appetite, eating rats and leaving webs to catch prey. At one point, he captures Cheetor and prepares to drain the Maximal's fluids, claiming that it is the act he prefers over the nourishment (which adds just another level of creepy to the already creepy Tarantulas). {{storylink|The Web}}
**[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] eats apples. {{storylink|The Web}}
**And garbage. {{storylink|The Web}}
**[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] eats a bird. {{storylink|Power Surge (episode)|Power Surge}}
**[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] eats [[Clone One|his clone]]. [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] remarks that he is "disgusting". {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}
**While suffering from an [[Energon discharge virus]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] eats wild beans to build up his power. This later ends disastrously for [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Low Road}}
*In ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] wants to eat the underground tree's fruit; [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] protests that "we don't eat food, we process [[energon]]—PERIOD!", but is overruled. {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}
*According to [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] eats [[Autobot]] [[Protoform]]s for breakfast. But of course that could just be a rumour. {{Storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
*[[Brains]] is seen chewing on a screw, while [[Igor]] and the [[hatchling]]s are clearly shown to be ingesting minerals. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] complains that he shouldn't have eaten a lot of "Tijuana street machinery" when he returns to the [[Junkyard (TLK)|junkyard]]. [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] has also developed a bad habit of eating cars. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', Decepticons are seen eating food with human allies. Dauros chokes on a chicken bone. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}
*Multiple characters in ''[[Transformers Go! Go!]]'' eat human food for comedic effect. {{storylink|Don't Oversleep and Forget Things!!}} {{storylink|Muscle Revolution! Ya!}} [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in particular is especially gluttonous. {{storylink|Mission: Snacks, All to Myself!}}
*In ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|BotBots]]'' [[Bonz-Eye]] is shown eating popcorn. {{storylink|I, Cheeseburger (episode)}}

===Flatulence===

*In the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Low Road]]", Rhinox lets out an extreme amount of flatulence after consuming wild bean vines. This could be due to Maximals having organic parts in their makeup.
*In the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Bad Spark]]", [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] also lets out flatulence, blaming it on a large buildup of energy from his [[Transmetal]] body.
*Just go watch ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. Happens every five minutes. You can set a clock by it.
*One of the [[Mini-Constructicon]]s "cuts one", causing the others to laugh and request someone to open a window in "[[Spotlight: Ramjet]]".
*[[Fottle Barts]] farts. And farts. And farts and farts and farts...

===Eructation===
*In an Earth Wars event, [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] gets a bit gassy after having eaten his fill of Sharkticons.{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Death's Trap}}
*[[Twerple Burple]].
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] belches after devouring his own clone, much to the disgust of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}
*In the ''Transformers Animated'' episode "[[Rise of the Constructicons]]", [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]], [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] AND [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] belch a few times after downing some oil.
*[[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] drunkenly belch and hiccup quite a few times after getting well and wasted.{{storylink|Out to Lunch!}}
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] got a bad case of indigestion after chowing down on the Autobots' Energon Stash, and let out a big fiery belch on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] by accident. {{storylink|Mission: Snacks, All to Myself!}}

===Urination===
[[File:Movie2007 Bumblebee lubricates Simmons.JPG|upright=1.95|thumb|Sorry, this was the best image we could find.]]
*[[Tasmania Kid]] urinates (in beast mode) to put out a fire.
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] performs a similar action on [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]] by popping off his automobile oil filter in [[robot mode]]. Optimus Prime claims that 'Bee is just leaking [[lubricant]]s on him. Presumably, this action was inspired from witnessing a [[Mojo|similar incident]].
*[[Scoop (SG)|Scoop]] apparently urinates himself in [[Do Over]].
*In Beast Wars II, [[DJ (BW)|DJ]] is known for wetting himself whenever he drinks too much oil.
*[[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] claims that he "sprung a leak" after freaking out about [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]'s goal to take on [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}
*After [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] shoots at [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to test an energy shield, the latter claims that the trauma caused him to "leak some transmission fluid." {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}
*A brain-damaged [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] "drains his tank" on the floor, much to the dismay and disgust of his fellow [[Scavengers (G1)|Scavengers]]. {{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}}
* [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] admits that while in [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]' shoulder turrets, he "may've leaked a little" when [[Leozack]] went to attack them earlier. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage}}

===Defecation===
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] defecates on [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in ''[[Robo-Capers]]'' from Marvel UK issue [[Robo-Capers issue 87|#87]].

===Use of bathrooms in general===
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] is at one point seen running into an outhouse. It isn't clear which of the previously covered wastes he needs to excrete. {{storylink|Fixit Jam}}
*[[Kreon]] [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] had to go to the bathroom so bad, he drove right through the Decepticon's forces to get to the Autobot base. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}
*The Cyberverse version of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]] has signs in Cybertronian showing the location of the bathroom. {{storylink|Maccadam's}}

===Blushing===
[[File:SeaChange Seaspray Blush.JPEG|thumb]]
*In the G1 episode "[[Sea Change]]", [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] has his whole face turn bright red, even before he jumps into the [[Well of Transformation]] and gets turned into a humanoid.
*''Transformers Animated'' Bumblebee has also been shown to be able to blush in a few episodes. {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}} {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}
*''Transformers Cybertron'' Override blushes when speaking to Lori, which is an indication of the character's original male gender in ''Galaxy Force''. {{storylink|Honor}}

===Intoxication===
*In the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] episode "[[Microbots]]", the [[Decepticon]]s behaving in a noticeably intoxicated fashion after consuming high-grade [[energon]]. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] refers to this as "over-energizing".
*In the UK comic, the [[Wreckers]] frequent a "bar" on Cybertron called [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], where they consume high-grade energon, presumably for the purposes of getting intoxicated. [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] pay a visit to this establishment in a later story, and get so hammered that they don't even notice [[Quickswitch]] fighting with some [[Mecannibal]]s.
*In ''Beast Wars II'', [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] gets "drunk" on numerous occasions.
*In the ''Beast Wars II'' manga, [[Lio Convoy]] gets drunk once and messes up [[Apache]]'s room.{{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}}
*The [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] in ''Animated'', whose personalities are shout-outs to construction worker stereotypes, seem to drink oil the way humans drink beer. However, they never actually get drunk.
**However, the Autobots did feel dizzy after a mini Soundwave spiked the oil nog. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}
*[[Alchemist Prime]] is known for his love of alcoholic beverages. Some say that he came up with the legend of Cybertron's [[Chosen One]] after downing twelve drams of rancid [[Engex]].

===Miscellaneous===
[[File:IDW Kup's non-cigar.jpg|250px|thumb|You can't get the really good ones anymore thanks to Castrol.]]
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] once gets a cold, causing him to cough and have a fever, in an issue of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|''Victory'' manga]]. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
*[[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] got a bump on his head after being hit by Deathsaurus with a staff when they were young boys. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
* ''Transformers Armada'' [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] is seen in bandages after being attacked by [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]]. {{storylink|Past II}}
*In ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] chomps on a [[cy-gar|cy-]][[Cigar|gar]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron}}
*As does [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' and [[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|its sequel]] {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)| Age of Extinction}}
*''Transformers Animated'' [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] has bandages wrapped around his middle after Sari is knocked out and the Autobots return to their base. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
*''Transformers Animated'' [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] wore a cast over his arm after being hit by a falling building. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'', [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] sneezes when he gets coated in flour. {{storylink|Pizza Pi Party}}
*''Transformers: EarthSpark'' [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] is allergic to pine scent, resulting in him sneezing in the middle of getting his picture taken. {{storylink|Dude, Where's My Trailer?}}

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==Body parts==
===Mouths/teeth/tongues===
{{Main|Teeth|Tongue|Mouthplate}}
*The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon series]] is the only major piece of fiction to ''not'' present Transformers as possessing [[teeth]] and/or [[tongue]]s. The features appear in both the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] and [[Dreamwave Productions]] comics, [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (manga)|''The Battlestars'' manga]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' animated series (where teeth would even be knocked out on occasion), the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], and the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] cartoons and comics.
*In an episode of [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]], [[Browning]] sticks his tongue out at [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]] and [[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]] after they insult [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]].
*In the [[live-action film series]], the more human-like the robot, the more they are likely to have teeth. In the case of, say, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], his teeth are mechanical cubes overlaid on each other, while [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has bona fide fangs. Optimus spits out a piece of his shattered faceplate in the second film, which is intended to resemble a boxer spitting out a tooth after a brutal match. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*One of the most prevalent examples of this tradition is the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (manga)|''Kiss Players'' manga]], in which a [[Legion (KP)|Legion]] character is equipped with a distinctive prehensile (and phallic) tongue.
*In ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', a majority of the Transformers possess teeth and throats, but completely lack tongues.

===Eyeballs/eyelashes===
[[File:AutoBerserk OptimusPrime closedeyes.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Oh, my eyes!!]]

*Most Transformers have eyes. They see with them.
*In the episode "[[Auto Berserk]]", Optimus Prime's eyes are closed (apparently to shield them against the smoke) much like a human's when the Autobots stagger out of the fire and smoke of the Negavator's destruction.
*While dying from life force depletion, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] occasionally closes her eyes. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]'s ''Brontosaurus''-mode eyes briefly pop out in a cartoonish manner when he is punched by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] clench their eyes shut when their ship is grabbed by a claw. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}
*Cyclonus also closes his eyes when Galvatron is about to go through the [[Alya]] treatment and he cannot bear to watch. {{storylink|Webworld}}
*[[Lyzack (G1)|Lyzack]] sports some pretty heavy-duty eyelashes for her brief appearance in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|Victory]]'' manga. So does [[Esmeral (G1)|Esmeral]]. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] clenches his eyes shut when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] shines blinding headlights in his face. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}
*In [[Spotlight: Hot Rod]], Hot Rod is shown to have what appears to be blast shields for his optics when he passes out after landing. Dealer's optics are mostly covered by his eyelids, so he looks half-passed out.
{{Note|Per an email query to IDW, their response is that Transformers do not have eyelids; it's just artistic license.}}
*The robots in the [[live-action film series]] have eyes designed to resemble cameras, enabling them to dilate and blink.
*''Animated'' [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] has eyelids. He also blinks frequently.
*The cyborg [[GoBots]], as portrayed in the animated cartoon, do in fact possess eyelids (when the eyes aren't covered by a visor) and frequently blink. Some also have visible pupils.
*Most robots in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' possess camera-like eyes similar to those seen in the live-action films, which dilate, contract, and blink in a highly human-like fashion. Notably, they also replicate the involuntary saccades of the human eye when idle.
*Likewise the robots in ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' blink. [[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] once ruined a photo [[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] was taking of the recruits by blinking. {{storylink|Screen Time}}

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File:TFTM_Sludge_Devastator.jpg
File:Esmeral-manga.jpg|She puts it on with a paint roller.
File:LyzackEyelashes01.jpg|About 15 gallons of mascara for those things.
File:HotRodOpticShields.jpg|Hey, wake up!
File:Dealerseyelids.jpg|Got munchies?
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===Hair===
*Most of the Maximals featured in ''Beast Wars Neo'' feature hair on their heads in some fashion. In some cases it's isolated patches such as Heinreid's and Longrack's sideburns, whilst Break has an entire head of hair.
*The original live-action iteration of [[Wheeljack_(Movie)|Wheeljack]] sports hair-like wires protruding out the sides of his head.
*In some cases, a Transformers' head will feature solidly-molded parts merely resembling that of hair. Such examples include [[Silverbolt_(Fuzor)|Silverbolt's]] ''Beast Machines'' design which sports a metal top-knot, whilst most iterations of ''Windblade'' feature a head design shaped similar to that of a geisha's hairstyle.

===Obesity===
[[File:TFA Total Meltdown Bulkhead stuck.JPG|upright=1.67|thumb|[[:File:AOE-HoundStuck.jpg|"My fat ass is stuck!"]]]]
Although Transformers come in all shapes and sizes anyway, some characters have particularly round appearances that suggest something equivalent to human obesity.

*In [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Grim Grams]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] mentioned that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] weighs a little over 90 tons and "could stand to lose a little around the fuel storage system".<ref>[[Source:Grim Grams#Issue 94|Grim Grams, issue 94]]</ref>
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] complained that the Decepticons had grown "fat and complacent" under [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s rule. {{storylink|Surrender!}}
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] is virtually as wide as he is tall and is depicted as extremely round, with very short, stubby legs. It gives him more than a passing resemblance to a heavily obese person, or at best one of those huge, flabby, off-season wrestlers.
**This description also applies to the aptly named [[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus in ''Animated'']].
*Much the same could be said of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Being big-chassised is no excuse to let yourself go.
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|''Animated'' Ratchet]] has a prominent gut that resembles a human paunch. Although ordinarily this might be considered merely a feature of his [[Transformation|transformation scheme]] (ala [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]), [[Humanization#Aging|he is specifically designed to be a crotchety "old man" character, and in flashback sequences to his younger days in the Great War, he notably ''lacks'' said paunch.]]
*[[Mixmaster (Animated)|''Animated'' Mixmaster]] is designed to look like a portly construction worker, with an engine below his chest that resembles a gut.
*[[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]]. Well, all the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], really, but seriously. It's kind of comically appropriate that the robots which do absolutely nothing but hang out and eat stuff all day are so roly-poly.
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] has a set of metal plates that form the front of his Alt mode forming a sort of "beer gut" on his abdomen. His buddy [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], a fat ballerina, is also pretty darn bulbous, and though it got him stuck in a building once, his weight doesn't really slow him down too much.
** [[Daytrader]] is very portly, but he insists that he is less likely to die in battle than his "corpulent comrade" Hound is of dying from carbon monoxide poisoning and his oil drinking problem. Later, when asked if he's actually overweight by [[Izabella]], Hound insists it's just all his gear and "it's like if somebody packed ten pounds of shit in a five pound sack". [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] disagrees and jokes he's just a chunky Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
*Likely to give [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Devastator]] a proportionate torso, [[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Long Haul]]'s ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy portrays the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] on the portly side.
*[[Skullcruncher (RID)|Skullcruncher]] is a wide [[Croctobot]] with a big gut. 'Nuff said. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 4}}

===Masculine characteristics===
====Facial hair====
{{Main|Facial hair}}
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Unicron]], and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] all sport "facial hair" in the G1 cartoon. In addition to that, ''Energon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], the films' Optimus (who has a goatee), [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] and ''Animated''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]], [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]], and [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|the other Wreck-Gar]] all have varying amounts of facial hair. (The last of these was modeled after [["Weird Al" Yankovic|his voice actor's]] own, prior to his appearance's overhaul.) The ''Shattered Glass'' versions of [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus Prime]] also have "facial hair", probably as a homage to Evil [[Spock]]'s appearance in ''[[Star Trek]]''.
*Many characters in the live-action series have facial hair, like [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]], and [[The Fallen]].
*In ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|BotBots]]'' [[Sergeant Scrubforce]] has a bristle brush style mustache. [[Disgusto Desserto]] has a full beard made from canolli filling.

====Nuts, bolts, and screws====
[[File:LightfootDramaticEncounter Gilmer's injury.jpg|thumb|Hit a Decepticon in its voonerables, he said, and you've killed it.]]
*[[Gilmer]] got rammed in his crotch by [[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]], causing it to become red and Gilmer to clutch it, groaning he got "kicked in the balls". {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}}
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] kicks [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] in the groin, causing apparent pain and giving him a high-pitched voice. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}}
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] once suggested a kick to the "unmentionables" as a workable battle tactic. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}
*[[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] has a set in [[Beast mode|tanuki mode]]. Since tanuki are known for their massive testicles, his equipment's existence actually makes sense.
*[[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] interpreted the word "[[AllSpark Key|key]]" in "[[Vinz Clortho|keymaster]]" a little differently than [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] intended. {{storylink|Bee in the City}}
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] has a pair of dangling wrecking balls in a... very unfortunate place. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*[[Dickbot the blender guy|Blenderbot]] has a... well... [[:File:Appliancebots2.jpg|just look for yourself (NSFW?)]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' one of [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s takedown animations has him kicking a Decepticon Sharpshooter in the crotch.
*The same animation is used for [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] in his fight with [[Sharpshot]] in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark]]'' if the player chooses to perform a stealth takedown.

===Feminine characteristics===
[[File:CrossingtheRubicron-newbody.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|And her beast mode isn't even mammalian!]]
{{main|Female Transformer}}

====Breasts====
Protruding chest areas are a common sight on Transformers, with characters like [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] wearing their vehicle mode hoods as huge "monoboobs." Female Transformers, however, will more often than not be designed with protruding chest pieces not as a consequence of [[Alternate mode|alt mode]], but deliberately to resemble a human female silhouette. Some even have two separate and even more distinctly rounded breast-like protuberances, particularly in their fictional depictions. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]] and [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] all fall into this category. One, [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], even has [[:File:ThunderblastBoobsAndNipples01.jpg|visible nipples]]. ''(You're going to look, aren't you...?)'' Meanwhile, ''Legends'' Arcee had ''partially visible cleavage'' as her armor is consumed by [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]].

====Lips====
[[File:G1 Silverbolt cartoon.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Though not female, [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s got <s>sexy</s> nice lips.]]
Another common feature to denote gender in female Transformers is distinctly fuller, plumper lips than is standard, such as Blackarachnia's in ''Beast Wars''. Sometimes, however, they will additionally have red or otherwise different/darker coloration to their lips, with an evident similarity to human lipstick. Such paint-mouthed female Cybertronians include Blackarachnia in ''Beast Machines'', her [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]], and the [[Female Autobots|G1 Female Autobots]].

As far as males go, none of them have differently colored lips, but some do have noticeably thicker lips. Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Shouki]], for instance, have lips that can easily compete with the females', as does [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' Optimus Prime]]. [[Megatron (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon|Megatron]] in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon takes things to a whole other level.

====Hips====
[[File:Transformers_Legends_LG_10.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|No wonder she was [[redeco]]ed as [[Chun-Li]].]]

Much like humans, many female Transformers have a wider, more highly curved hip structure.

:''See also the '''[[Humanization#Sexuality|Sexuality]]''' section below.

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===Questionable body parts===
[[File:Powerglide heart.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Not {{w|Astroboy}}, we swear!]]

*Nearly all Transformers seem to possess noses for no discernible functional reason, ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' characters and movieverse [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] being exceptions. Noses are sometimes even implied to be there when not clearly visible, such as with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] in the ''Armada'' episode "[[Mars (episode)|Mars]]". Movie [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] also notes that he can smell [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] when the latter is trying to escape from him, and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] remarks that he can "smell" [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]. This would seem to imply that movieverse Transformers have a form of olfactory systems. The idea of noses is somewhat 'fixed' in ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers Prime]]'' by having the noses be a visible part of the robot's helmet as opposed to being part of their face.
*At the end of the G1 episode "[[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]]", [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] is seen to have the LED outline of a cartoon heart within his chassis. This is somewhat nonsensical even within in the context of the show (the contents of Transformers chest cavities had been shown several times before), and is doubtless merely meant as a one-off sight gag.
*Although listed separately above, breasts and "nuts, bolts and screws" would also fit under this category quite well, seeing as there doesn't appear to be any use for them on Transformers, other than to show them off.
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] has eyebrows. They're so prominent that "eyebrows" is literally his nickname.
*Then there's the eyebrows in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''... [[Jesus|my]] [[Primus|God]], the eyebrows...
*''Transformers: Prime'' also has [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (and sometimes other Decepticons) referring to consumed Dark Energon "flowing through my veins!" Whether they were being poetic, or if it was part of ''Prime's'' attempt to redefine the technobiological nature of the Transformers, is unknown.
*In ''Transformers: Animated'', [[Clone number 2716057|a clone of Starscream]] once asked [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] if he didn't "have some Decepticon oil in his tubes." This isn't the only time when [[oil]] has been referred to as blood in the show, though it has some morbid implications, as it has also been used as an analogy for beer...

;Brains
[[File:PredaBrain1.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Predaking: All brawn AND brains!]]

*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] has an organic brain when he is sliced in half in the [[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|''Zone'' cartoon]].
*[[Unicron]] also has an organic brain in the G.I. Joe crossover, [[Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2|Black Horizon Part 2]]. Later handwaved by explaining that the particular Unicron in the crossover came from the universal stream [[Gargent 984.08 Alpha]] and had taken on an organic brain in a similar fashion as the native [[GoBots]].
*[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'']]'s Sentinel Prime seemed to have something in his head resembling a brain after Optimus executed him.
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;Buttocks
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] is depicted with a rather human-like gluteal region in both [[Space Pirates!|issue #182]] of the Marvel UK comic and [[The Gathering Storm|issue #1]] of IDW's ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]''.
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] recalls a time when [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] pulled a stunt to get them out of a dangerous situation, and states that he's "still picking shrapnel out of his backside" while scratching his.. bottom. [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] states that she isn't surprised [[Humanization#Obesity|due to its size]], which amuses [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Con Job}}
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] has a robo-butt, which is a more explicit example of the former example. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25#The Race|The Race}}
*''Animated'' [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] and [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] have buttcracks.
*[[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus]] has a [[Humanization#Obesity|wide]] "exhaust port" according to [[Wildrider (Animated)|Wildrider]]. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}
*When [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] gets himself stuck in a building, he complains "My fat ass is stuck!". {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
*For some reason, [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots In Disguise (2015)]] has many butt jokes involving [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], most of which are him sitting on someone. This even extends to [[Robots in Disguise issue 1|the comic book tie-in]].
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] have also been used for this type of humor, in the same episode... {{storylink|The Low Road}}
* The [[Con Crew]]'s promotional packaging shows a social media post of [[Captain Cartridge]] flexing his...exterior.
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SpacePirates Arcee Bunsofsteel.jpg|Dan Reed, you perv.
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==Other biological functions==
===Sleep===
*In the Marvel G1 comic, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] plays a prank on [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] while he is in "rest mode." {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Trailbreaker's ''Universe'' profile}} [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] falls asleep and dreams (or rather, has a nightmare), an experience Prime refers to as an "involuntary systems shutdown". {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} Kup later attempts to rouse a vision-struck Optimus Prime by urging him to "wake up"—then reminds himself that "we don't sleep!" {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}} When [[Donny Finkleberg]] remarks that unlike machines, humans need to rest, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] informs him Transformers need to as well to conserve fuel. Skids also has an on/off button in his dashboard. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}
*In the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' cartoon]], [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] is able to use a form of hypnotism on the Autobots, which can include lulling them to sleep. In the [[Omni Productions]] dub, [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] notes the strangeness of a robot feeling sleepy.
*This ability is also shown by [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]] in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|''Victory'' cartoon]].
*In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', it has been firmly established that (perhaps partially due to their organic components), all Transformers within the cartoon sleep. Some prime examples of this are:
**Megatron has been shown to sleep in the command chair of the ''Darksyde'', while his dino head mounted on the end of his arm stays awake, looks around, and smiles slyly. Wonder what it thinks about...
**Cheetor has been shown asleep at many points, complete with (occasionally prophetic) dreams. In "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", he also purrs when he's asleep. How cute!
**In "[[Call of the Wild]]", the Maximals are kept awake for two days by the Predacons' non-stop attacks on their base, which exacerbate their beast instincts overriding their logic circuits.
*In ''Beast Wars II'', [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] often nods off in a narcoleptic-like fashion.
*In the ''Beast Wars II'' manga, Lio Convoy sleeps and has a nightmare at one point.
*''Armada'' [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] is quite fond of catching forty winks when possible. [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] does the same on one occasion. Armada Megatron is also seen asleep twice in the episode "Rebellion".
*''Animated'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] enters a form of sleep he calls a "stasis nap", during which he gets several parking tickets. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
*Also in ''Animated'', when the Autobots feel tired after drinking an oil-nog (which Soundwave had spiked), they decide to go to sleep, pardon, to take a stasis nap. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] even yawns. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}
*[[Nightstrike]]'s screams put his victims in a sleep-like state, while also stimulating the "fear centers" of their [[processor]] and forcing them to have nightmares based on their worst fears. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}}
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] falls asleep and has a bad dream about the [[Dark Dawn]]. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}
*The [[Lost Bots]] apparently sleep during the day in their alternate modes. Given BotBots in general are nocturnal, it makes sense the others in the [[mall (BotBots)|mall]] may as well. {{storylink|(Never) Be Yourself}}
*[[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] can be heard snoring after a lack of Energon caused him to pass out.{{storylink|Home, Part 2}}
*[[Megatron (One)|D-16]] is seen sleeping at one point before [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]] wakes him up. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

===Aging===
: ''Main article: [[Transformer#Transformer life cycle|Life cycle]]''
Some Transformers have been depicted as aging.

*[[File:Alpha Trion through the epochs.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]][[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] has been depicted in three different eras: 11 million years in the past, 9 million years in the past, and the present day. Though his [[character model]] undergoes many changes, his facial hair changes seem to mimic human aging. In his (chronologically) earliest depiction, he has a small black mustache. In his second depiction, his mustache has turned white. By the modern era, he sports a long mustache and beard.
*The [[Overlord (rank)|Overlord]] was so old that his body needed a regular energy supply to keep him functioning. {{storylink|State Games}}
*[[Xaaron]] couldn't transform anymore because he was old.[[File:MangaYoungDeathyStarSaber.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Young and Innocent]]
*In an issue of the Marvel UK G1 comics, Kup's systems are going to shut down because he is too old.
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] and [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] are depicted in flashbacks as "child" Transformers, complete with childlike temperaments. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
*[[Break]] and [[Longrack_(BW)|Longrack]] are aged and de-aged respectively in [[Planet of Time]] due to the planet [[Chronos|Chronos']] unique properties. Break's hair grows longer and he suffers from physical ailments commonly associated with old age, whilst the newly-young Longrack is reduced to a child-sized and drastically-immature version of his usual self.
*[[Colada]] is depicted as "child" in his flashback in the issue "[[A Battle Fought Alone]]".
*[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] has a cane and is rusting. Some parts even fall off him when he transforms! However, he states that the reason for his decrepit condition is not just that he is very, very old, but mainly due to the fact that his Energon supplies are very low.
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] claimed to have been a classic car when he was younger, and a tricycle when he was even younger in [[Sideburn's Obsession]]. While he was lying, his story was plausible enough for [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]]. On the other hand, Slapper is an idiot.
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] says he grew up on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] in the short "[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]" and is even depicted as a child in flashback.
*[[Stardrive]] mentions growing up faster than her friends on Elonia. {{storylink|Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor}}
*Eons on [[Donnokt]] without sufficient energon caused Rodimus to visibly age. {{storylink|Transformers: Last Bot Standing}}

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===Sexuality===
[[File:Sideburnhearts.jpg|thumb|Sorry, Side Burn, I don't think Wedge rolls that way.]]
{{Main|Transformer romance|Reproduction}}

One of the most controversial aspects of Transformers is the idea of sexuality. While it is established in most continuities that Transformers do not reproduce sexually, most continuities nonetheless have distinctive male and [[Female Transformer|female characters]] and sometimes drops a hint Transformers may engage in (recreational) sex.

The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] brought the first official female Transformers into the canon, including [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. The characters are noticeably more feminine in design and some have clearly defined romantic relationships with male Transformers. In contrast, such relations between two individuals of the same gender are [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|virtually]] [[Airazor (BW)#Gender|unheard]] of, outside of the 2005 IDW continuity, where it's [[Conjunx Endura|commonly accepted]].

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==Accents==
{{Main|Accent}}

==Notes==
[[File:TFLegends-ElitaOne-Before&After.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|LMAO.]]
*[[Mobage]] wound up on the wrong end of the "feminine characteristics" conversation over [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]'s character art in the [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|''Transformers Legends'']] game. The initial art featured what can only be described as a "boobs and butt" pose, complete with shiny pink "underboob" and a very defined gluteal region. Following outcry from users, the game art was modified to a less obviously sultry version.

==See also==
*[[:Category:Transformer anatomy|Transformer anatomy]]
*[[Anatomic euphemism]]
*[[Relatives]]
*[[Transformer clothing|Clothing]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]

Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes

2024-08-24T18:23:50Z

ShootingStar7X: /* Drill tank */ Consistency.

Whether on [[Earth]], Cybertron, or out in the cosmos, [[Transformer]]s often assume vehicle modes that defy human notions of form, function, and physics. Despite the infinite possibilities out there, sometimes these reappear in odd trends.

'''TFWiki.net: The Transformers Wiki''' has certain requirements for an alt-mode to be listed here. There must be at least '''three unique toy molds''' (as cybertronian modes are rather more common in fiction, this page will focus on the toys) that share the archetype. There must also be at least '''one unique character per mold''' —a single character getting numerous revamps in similar bodies over the years would not count as a "popular mode."

Each mold is listed on its own line, with all different-character decoes/retools on the same line. The list is (more or less) organized in chronological order of toy release or fictional appearance.

:''See also'': [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes]], [[Popular beast alternate modes]], [[Non-vehicle non-beast alternate modes]]

==[[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#AH-64 Apache copter|Apache]]-esque helicopter==
[[File:WFC-Siege-Deluxe-Spinister.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|To Cybertronian vehicle, or not to Cybertronian vehicle.]]
* [[Rotorstorm (G1)#The_Transformers|G1 Rotorstorm]] / [[Sandstorm (G1)#Machine Wars|G1 Sandstorm (''Machine Wars'')]] / [[Whirl (Universe)#Universe_.282003.29|''Universe'' Whirl]]
* [[Bulkhead (Energon)#Energon|''Energon'' Bulkhead]] / [[Quickstrike (Energon)#Energon|''Energon'' Quickstrike]]
* [[Spinister (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|G1 Spinister (''War for Cybertron: Siege'')]] / [[Rotorstorm (G1)#Generations Selects|G1 Rotorstorm (''Generations Selects'')]]
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==Drill tank==
[[File:G1-toy PowerdasherDrill.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
* [[Twin Twist (G1)#The_Transformers|Twin Twist]] / [[Salt-Man Z#Transformers|Salt-Man Z]] / [[Robot-Man Z#Generation 2|Robot-Man Z]]
* [[Zetar (G1)#The Transformers|Zetar]]
* [[Nosecone (G1)#The Transformers|G1 Nosecone]] / [[Ram Horn#Combiner Wars|General Ramhorn]]
* [[Quickswitch#The Transformers|Quickswitch]] / [[Sixknight#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Sixknight]]
* [[Drillhorn (G1)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|''Victory'' Drillhorn]] / [[Rescue Force 3#The Transformers|Rescue Force 3]]
* [[Dai Atlas (G1)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|''Zone'' Dai Atlas]]
* [[Drillbuster#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Drillbuster]]
* [[Scavenger (BW)#Beast Wars|''Beast Wars'' Scavenger]]
* [[Galvatron (BW)#Beast Wars|''Beast Wars II'' Galvatron]]
* [[Drill Bit (Armada)#Armada|''Armada'' Drill Bit]] / [[Rock Krusher#Galaxy Force|Rock Krusher]] / [[Monocle#Cybertron|Monocle]]
* [[Crush (G1)#Gaiacross|Crush]]
* [[Heatrock#G Guardian|Heatrock]]
* [[Tu Xingsun#Nezha: Transformers|Tu Xingsun]]
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==H-tank==
[[File:ROTF-toy Sparkcrusher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|''Armada'' Megatron]] / [[Megazarak (Universe)#Universe .282003.29|''Universe'' Megazarak]]
* [[Warpath (G1)#Universe (2008)|G1 Warpath (''Universe'')]] / [[Sparkcrusher#Revenge of the Fallen|Sparkcrusher]]
* [[Shockwave (Animated)#Animated|''Animated'' Shockwave]]
* [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Revenge of the Fallen|Movie Megatron (''Revenge of the Fallen'')]] / [[Blitzwing (BB)#Bumblebee|''Bumblebee'' Blitzwing]]
* [[Shockwave (WFC)#Beast_Hunters|Aligned Shockwave (''Prime'')]]
* [[Strika (BM)#Timelines|''Beast Machines'' Strika (Timelines)]] / [[Blastcharge Strika Drone#Timelines|Blastcharge Strika Drone]] / [[Treadshot (G1)#Timelines|G1 Treadshot (Timelines)]]
* [[Shockwave (Movie)#SSBB|''Bumblebee'' Shockwave (''Studio Series'')]]
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==Hovercar==
[[File:CombinerWarsMinimusAmbus.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
* [[Blurr (G1)/toys#The Transformers|G1 Blurr]] / [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Titans Return|G1 Arcee (''Titans Return'')]]
* [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|G1 Prowl (''Titanium'')]]
* [[Minimus Ambus#Combiner Wars|Minimus Ambus]] / [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Legends|G1 Alpha Trion (''Legends'')]]
* [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee (Cybertronian Mode)]]
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==Hovertank==
[[File:CV-toy Clobber.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Also officially known as a "Space Thing."]]
* [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Generations|Aligned Megatron (''Generations'')]] / [[Megatron (G1)/toys#United|G1 Megatron (''United'')]] / [[Megatron (KOU)#Knights of Unicron|''Knights of Unicron'' Megatron]]
* [[Rampage (BW)#Timelines 2|''Beast Wars'' Rampage (Timelines)]] / [[Shokaract#Timelines|Shockaract (Timelines)]]
* [[Clobber (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|''Cyberverse'' Clobber]]
* [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|''Cyberverse'' Megatron (Cybertronian Mode)]]
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==Spider tank==
[[File:Cyb-toy Scrapmetal yellow.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Thankfully for Arachnophobes, these only feature four legs.]]
* [[Scrapmetal (race)#Cybertron|''Cybertron'' Scrapmetal]] / [[Cobybot#Galaxy Force|Cobybot]] / [[Inferno (BW)#Universe .282003.29|''Beast Wars'' Inferno (''Universe'')]] / [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Universe .282003.29|G1 Rumble (''Universe'')]]
* [[Thunderhead#Dark_of_the_Moon|Thunderhead]] / [[Crosshairs (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|''Dark of the Moon'' Crosshairs]]
* [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|''Cyberverse'' Shockwave]]
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==Tetrajet==
[[File:WFCT-toy SparklessSeeker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Local Decepticon learns how to ignore aerodynamics! Physicists hate him!]]
* [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|G1 Starscream (''Titanium'')]] / [[Sunstorm (G1)#Titanium Series|G1 Sunstorm (''Titanium'')]] / [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|G1 Skywarp (''Titanium'')]] / [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Titanium_Series|G1 Thrust (''Titanium'')]]
* [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|''Armada'' Starscream (''Cybertron'')]] / [[Sunstorm (Universe)#Cybertron|''Universe'' Sunstorm (''Cybertron'')]] / [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|G1 Ramjet (''Universe'')]] / [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|G1 Dirge (''Universe'')]] / [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Cyberverse|Movie Starscream (''Dark of the Moon'' Cybertronian mode)]]
* [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Generations|Aligned Starscream (''Generations'')]] / [[Skywarp (WFC)#Generations .28Takara.29|Aligned Skywarp (''Generations'']]) / [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Generations|G1 Skywarp (''Thrilling 30'')]] / [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|G1 Thundercracker (''Thrilling 30)]]
* [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|G1 Starscream (''War for Cybertron: Siege'')]] / [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|G1 Thundercracker (''War for Cybertron: Siege'')]] / [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|G1 Skywarp (''War for Cybertron: Siege'')]] / [[Red Wing#Generations Selects|Red Wing (''Generations Selects'')]] / [[Acid Storm (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|G1 Acid Storm (''War for Cybertron: Siege'')]] / [[Nova Storm (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|G1 Nova Storm (''War for Cybertron: Siege'')]] / [[Ion Storm#War for Cybertron: Siege|G1 Ion Storm (''War for Cybertron: Siege'')]] / [[Hotlink (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|G1 Hotlink (''War for Cybertron Trilogy'')]] / [[Sparkless#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Sparkless Seeker]] / [[Nacelle (G1)#Legacy|G1 Nacelle (''Legacy'')]] / [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#HumbleOrigins|Senator Shockwave (''Legacy'')]] / [[Wingstun#2019 IDW continuity|Wingstun ''(2019 IDW Continuity)'']] / [[Hooligan (G2)#2019 IDW continuity|Hooligan ''(2019 IDW continuity)'']] / [[Space Case (G2)#2019 IDW continuity|Space Case ''(2019 IDW continuity)'']]
* [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Studio_Series|Movie Starscream (''Bumblebee'')]] / [[Thrust (Movie)#Studio Series|Movie Thrust (''Bumblebee'')]] / [[Thundercracker (Movie)#Studio Series|Movie Thundercracker (''Bumblebee'')]]
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==Twin-cockpit jet==
[[File:G1-toy Slugslinger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The second cockpit's for your younger sibling to use and pretend he's flying]]
* [[Slugslinger (G1)#The Transformers|G1 Slugslinger]]
* [[Doubleheader#The Transformers|Doubleheader]]
* [[Slugslinger (Energon)#Energon|''Energon'' Slugslinger]] / [[Airazor (BW)#Timelines_2|''Beast Wars'' Airazor (Timelines)]]
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[[Category:Toys]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes

2024-08-24T18:22:17Z

ShootingStar7X: /* Drill tank */

Whether on [[Earth]], Cybertron, or out in the cosmos, [[Transformer]]s often assume vehicle modes that defy human notions of form, function, and physics. Despite the infinite possibilities out there, sometimes these reappear in odd trends.

'''TFWiki.net: The Transformers Wiki''' has certain requirements for an alt-mode to be listed here. There must be at least '''three unique toy molds''' (as cybertronian modes are rather more common in fiction, this page will focus on the toys) that share the archetype. There must also be at least '''one unique character per mold''' —a single character getting numerous revamps in similar bodies over the years would not count as a "popular mode."

Each mold is listed on its own line, with all different-character decoes/retools on the same line. The list is (more or less) organized in chronological order of toy release or fictional appearance.

:''See also'': [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes]], [[Popular beast alternate modes]], [[Non-vehicle non-beast alternate modes]]

==[[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#AH-64 Apache copter|Apache]]-esque helicopter==
[[File:WFC-Siege-Deluxe-Spinister.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|To Cybertronian vehicle, or not to Cybertronian vehicle.]]
* [[Rotorstorm (G1)#The_Transformers|G1 Rotorstorm]] / [[Sandstorm (G1)#Machine Wars|G1 Sandstorm (''Machine Wars'')]] / [[Whirl (Universe)#Universe_.282003.29|''Universe'' Whirl]]
* [[Bulkhead (Energon)#Energon|''Energon'' Bulkhead]] / [[Quickstrike (Energon)#Energon|''Energon'' Quickstrike]]
* [[Spinister (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|G1 Spinister (''War for Cybertron: Siege'')]] / [[Rotorstorm (G1)#Generations Selects|G1 Rotorstorm (''Generations Selects'')]]
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==Drill tank==
[[File:G1-toy PowerdasherDrill.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
* [[Twin Twist (G1)#The_Transformers|Twin Twist]] / [[Salt-Man Z#Transformers|Salt-Man Z]] / [[Robot-Man Z#Generation 2|Robot-Man Z]]
* [[Zetar (G1)#The Transformers|Zetar]]
* [[Nosecone (G1)#The Transformers|G1 Nosecone]] / [[Ram Horn#Combiner Wars|General Ramhorn]]
* [[Quickswitch#The Transformers|Quickswitch]] / [[Sixknight#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Sixknight]]
* [[Drillhorn (G1)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|''Victory'' Drillhorn]] / [[Rescue Force 3#The Transformers|Rescue Force 3]]
* [[Dai Atlas (G1)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|''Zone'' Dai Atlas]]
* [[Drillbuster#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Drillbuster]]
* [[Scavenger (BW)#Beast Wars|''Beast Wars'' Scavenger]]
* [[Galvatron (BW)#Beast Wars|''Beast Wars II'' Galvatron]]
* [[Drill Bit (Armada)#Armada|''Armada'' Drill Bit]] / [[Rock Krusher#Galaxy Force|Rock Krusher]] / [[Monocle#Cybertron|Monocle]]
* [[Crush (G1)#Toys|Crush]]
* [[Heatrock#G Guardian|Heatrock]]
* [[Tu Xingsun#Nezha: Transformers|Tu Xingsun]]
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==H-tank==
[[File:ROTF-toy Sparkcrusher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|''Armada'' Megatron]] / [[Megazarak (Universe)#Universe .282003.29|''Universe'' Megazarak]]
* [[Warpath (G1)#Universe (2008)|G1 Warpath (''Universe'')]] / [[Sparkcrusher#Revenge of the Fallen|Sparkcrusher]]
* [[Shockwave (Animated)#Animated|''Animated'' Shockwave]]
* [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Revenge of the Fallen|Movie Megatron (''Revenge of the Fallen'')]] / [[Blitzwing (BB)#Bumblebee|''Bumblebee'' Blitzwing]]
* [[Shockwave (WFC)#Beast_Hunters|Aligned Shockwave (''Prime'')]]
* [[Strika (BM)#Timelines|''Beast Machines'' Strika (Timelines)]] / [[Blastcharge Strika Drone#Timelines|Blastcharge Strika Drone]] / [[Treadshot (G1)#Timelines|G1 Treadshot (Timelines)]]
* [[Shockwave (Movie)#SSBB|''Bumblebee'' Shockwave (''Studio Series'')]]
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==Hovercar==
[[File:CombinerWarsMinimusAmbus.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
* [[Blurr (G1)/toys#The Transformers|G1 Blurr]] / [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Titans Return|G1 Arcee (''Titans Return'')]]
* [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|G1 Prowl (''Titanium'')]]
* [[Minimus Ambus#Combiner Wars|Minimus Ambus]] / [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Legends|G1 Alpha Trion (''Legends'')]]
* [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee (Cybertronian Mode)]]
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==Hovertank==
[[File:CV-toy Clobber.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Also officially known as a "Space Thing."]]
* [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Generations|Aligned Megatron (''Generations'')]] / [[Megatron (G1)/toys#United|G1 Megatron (''United'')]] / [[Megatron (KOU)#Knights of Unicron|''Knights of Unicron'' Megatron]]
* [[Rampage (BW)#Timelines 2|''Beast Wars'' Rampage (Timelines)]] / [[Shokaract#Timelines|Shockaract (Timelines)]]
* [[Clobber (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|''Cyberverse'' Clobber]]
* [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|''Cyberverse'' Megatron (Cybertronian Mode)]]
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==Spider tank==
[[File:Cyb-toy Scrapmetal yellow.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Thankfully for Arachnophobes, these only feature four legs.]]
* [[Scrapmetal (race)#Cybertron|''Cybertron'' Scrapmetal]] / [[Cobybot#Galaxy Force|Cobybot]] / [[Inferno (BW)#Universe .282003.29|''Beast Wars'' Inferno (''Universe'')]] / [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Universe .282003.29|G1 Rumble (''Universe'')]]
* [[Thunderhead#Dark_of_the_Moon|Thunderhead]] / [[Crosshairs (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|''Dark of the Moon'' Crosshairs]]
* [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|''Cyberverse'' Shockwave]]
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==Tetrajet==
[[File:WFCT-toy SparklessSeeker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Local Decepticon learns how to ignore aerodynamics! Physicists hate him!]]
* [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|G1 Starscream (''Titanium'')]] / [[Sunstorm (G1)#Titanium Series|G1 Sunstorm (''Titanium'')]] / [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|G1 Skywarp (''Titanium'')]] / [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Titanium_Series|G1 Thrust (''Titanium'')]]
* [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|''Armada'' Starscream (''Cybertron'')]] / [[Sunstorm (Universe)#Cybertron|''Universe'' Sunstorm (''Cybertron'')]] / [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|G1 Ramjet (''Universe'')]] / [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|G1 Dirge (''Universe'')]] / [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Cyberverse|Movie Starscream (''Dark of the Moon'' Cybertronian mode)]]
* [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Generations|Aligned Starscream (''Generations'')]] / [[Skywarp (WFC)#Generations .28Takara.29|Aligned Skywarp (''Generations'']]) / [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Generations|G1 Skywarp (''Thrilling 30'')]] / [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|G1 Thundercracker (''Thrilling 30)]]
* [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|G1 Starscream (''War for Cybertron: Siege'')]] / [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|G1 Thundercracker (''War for Cybertron: Siege'')]] / [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|G1 Skywarp (''War for Cybertron: Siege'')]] / [[Red Wing#Generations Selects|Red Wing (''Generations Selects'')]] / [[Acid Storm (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|G1 Acid Storm (''War for Cybertron: Siege'')]] / [[Nova Storm (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|G1 Nova Storm (''War for Cybertron: Siege'')]] / [[Ion Storm#War for Cybertron: Siege|G1 Ion Storm (''War for Cybertron: Siege'')]] / [[Hotlink (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|G1 Hotlink (''War for Cybertron Trilogy'')]] / [[Sparkless#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Sparkless Seeker]] / [[Nacelle (G1)#Legacy|G1 Nacelle (''Legacy'')]] / [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#HumbleOrigins|Senator Shockwave (''Legacy'')]] / [[Wingstun#2019 IDW continuity|Wingstun ''(2019 IDW Continuity)'']] / [[Hooligan (G2)#2019 IDW continuity|Hooligan ''(2019 IDW continuity)'']] / [[Space Case (G2)#2019 IDW continuity|Space Case ''(2019 IDW continuity)'']]
* [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Studio_Series|Movie Starscream (''Bumblebee'')]] / [[Thrust (Movie)#Studio Series|Movie Thrust (''Bumblebee'')]] / [[Thundercracker (Movie)#Studio Series|Movie Thundercracker (''Bumblebee'')]]
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==Twin-cockpit jet==
[[File:G1-toy Slugslinger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The second cockpit's for your younger sibling to use and pretend he's flying]]
* [[Slugslinger (G1)#The Transformers|G1 Slugslinger]]
* [[Doubleheader#The Transformers|Doubleheader]]
* [[Slugslinger (Energon)#Energon|''Energon'' Slugslinger]] / [[Airazor (BW)#Timelines_2|''Beast Wars'' Airazor (Timelines)]]
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[[Category:Toys]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Crush (G1)

2024-08-24T18:21:43Z

ShootingStar7X: /* Gaiacross */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Crush}}
:''Crush is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Japanese cartoon]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Kabaya-toy GaiaCross Crush.jpg|thumb|400px|Not pictured: Ax and Smash.]]
'''Crush''' (クラッシュ ''Kurasshu'') has got his spine and his orange-flavored carbonated beverage. He forms the left leg of [[Gaiacross]].

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
In the [[Vega Sector]], the [[Multiforce]] battled the [[Praetorian]] to stop him from using the corrupted [[Reconfiguration Matrix]] to rewrite all local robotic life into loyal [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] drones. During their struggles, they evolved from [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]] into Gaiacross. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/22}}

==Toys==
===Gaiacross===
* '''Crush''' (Candy toy, 2011)
** ''ID number'': '''5'''

: Crush is a snap-together [[candy toy]] model kit produced by [[Kabaya]], transforming from a robot into a [[Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes#Drill tank|Cybertronic drill tank]] with a bit of [[partformer|partsforming]].

: He can combine with any of his teammates to form the upper or lower body of a two-robot combination: his instructions depict him as the top half of "Crush[[Launcher]]", while he's shown in [[Stream]]'s as the bottom half of "StreamCrush". He also forms the left leg of Gaiacross. Of course, thanks to all six members of the team having the same transformation, he can be swapped around with any of them in any combined mode.

: He was sold in an individual box packed with a stick of (brick-like) gum. Though all six members were sold in identical boxes, a hole in the box lets buyers see a corner of the packed-in [[instructions]] showing which kit number is inside.

: Be aware that the plastic these kits are made of is pretty soft and waxy, making part tolerances, joint friction and sticker adhesion considerably less than ideal.

==Notes==
* Crush's name could also be [[Japanese language|Romanized]] as "Crash". But considering the drills, "Crush" makes a lot more sense.
* For years there was no information of any kind about the Gaiacross team besides that they fight Decepticons in some other dimension. Of course, pretty much ''all'' Transformers battles take place in another dimension. [[Ask Vector Prime]] would eventually give them some scant fiction.

[[Category:Candy toys]]
[[Category:Gaiacross]]

Strange old man

2024-08-21T23:06:29Z

ShootingStar7X:

{{noname-designation}}
:''The "strange old man" is a human(?) from the [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|''Mystery of Convoy'' portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Pickaxe MoCsprite.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Is it still product placement if no one knows you're advertising something?]]

Who is this '''strange old man''' (へんなおじさん ''henna ojisan'')? Why is he hiding out in a [[Decepticon]] [[Time Tunnel]]? What's his beef with the [[Autobot]]s? Is he [[human]], and if so, why is he so big? Does he like corn puff snacks? What's the deal?!

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==Games==
===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
[[File:Mystery Of Convoy - pickaxe man area.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*''Stages'': 3, 6
*''Point value'': 50000 (see notes)

The strange old man was inside a hidden room within the Decepticon Time Tunnels in stage 3 and 6. Should an Autobot stumble into his secret area, he ran along the block-bridge above, whacking it with a pickaxe and dislodging blocks, sending them crashing down onto the Autobots below. However, the blocks were breakable and gave up Energon Cubes upon destruction. Like a happy prospector dropping candies. The bridge protected the old man from all forms of Autobot retaliation, but after a short while, the old man relented, and the Autobots were sent back into the normal Time Tunnel. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

==Notes==
* No, really, we don't know who this character is supposed to be. His inclusion in the game is utterly baffling. He does not appear to be from any of Takara's previous video games, and the [[Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)|strategy guide]] only refers to him as a "strange old man" (へんなおじさん ''henna ojisan''). Our best guess is that he's based on [[tvtropes:Advertising/KarlOjisan|Karl Ojisan]] (カールおじさん, "Uncle Karl"), the mascot for [[Meiji]]'s Karl snacks; notably, the music that plays in his room is very similar to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju2bU_cAx2c "Iimondanafurusatoha"] (いいもんだな故郷は, "It's Nice to be Home"), the song played in commercials featuring the character. That said, even if it ''is'' meant to be Uncle Karl, it's not clear ''why'' he's here, as while Takara and Meiji did have a few collaborations with [[Beastformers (franchise)|other franchises]], we don't know of any such cross-promotions attached to this game.
* In one of many little misfires in the game, the old man has a stray pixel in his "raised pickaxe" animation frame (seen in the screenshot above), at the very top edge of his border.
* There is another entrance to this room from stage 10, but it is blocked by a wall.
* If one were to somehow get above the bridge, the old man would die after one shot and give 50,000 points and one extra life. However, this is impossible in normal gameplay and requires editing the player's location through hacking.

[[Category:Generation 1 humans]]
[[Category:Japanese-original humans]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Circular reporting

2024-08-11T20:45:36Z

ShootingStar7X: /* Absence of evidence */ Since this character's article was renamed.

[[File:AHM 15cvrB.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The cover for ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron]]'' [[All Hail Megatron issue 15|issue #15]], featuring text from [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor's article on this wiki.]]]]
As befitting a franchise that has run continuously for {{#expr: {{CURRENTYEAR}}-1984}} years, the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] is a vast and sprawling one. However, as an intellectual property based around the inherently transient medium of [[To sell toys|merchandising]], both [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy]] have, historically, taken a laissez-faire approach to storytelling and don't have a complete, centralized repository of internal reference material.

As a result, the largest compendium of ''Transformers'' knowledge is, in fact, this [[TFWiki.Net|very website]] you are reading this article on right now, and many creatives have confirmed that they have used our wiki when writing stories or looking for toy references. While wikis have a few advantages over "in-house" lore bibles—they can be edited by anyone, not just professionals, for instance—their main downside is that... well, they can be edited by anyone. Although we at {{SITENAME SHORT}} strive for accuracy and neutrality when covering ''Transformers'' topics, there have been cases where inaccurate, misleading or misinterpreted information on this very wiki have gone on to inform official ''Transformers'' toys and fiction.

Of course, people working on official Transformers work use references outside of the wiki, namely other sites reporting on ''Transformers'', leaving the door open for many, many more errors. See the [[Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon|miscolorings]] page for more information.

This phenomenon is formally termed '''{{w|circular reporting}}''', commonly nicknamed '''citogenesis''' due to a 2011 [https://xkcd.com/978/ xkcd webcomic strip] that satirized the concept. This article provides a non-comprehensive cross-section of such mishaps.

{{quote|Some of the biggest shows and franchises you follow have zero in-house continuity documents. They do everything off of fan wikis.|{{w|Gail Simone}}|Twitter<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Now, I am not talking about some niche comic book property, I am talking about massively successful film, game and tv properties. Some of the biggest shows and franchises you follow have zero in-house continuity documents. They do everything off of fan wikis.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913142152/https://twitter.com/GailSimone/status/1304831678045585408|name=Gail Simone|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=09|day=12}}</ref>}}

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==Hasbro's in-house continuity documents==
[[File:Ultimateguide.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Comprehensive. Definitive. Authoritative.]]
In the mid-2000s, Hasbro licensees were provided with copies of [[Simon Furman]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' as reference—notably, [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] regularly consulted the guide while writing the 2007 ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' movie. In a similar vein, [[IDW Publishing]]'s reprints of [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile series were directly referenced for ''[[The Art of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'', and have been used by other licensees such as [[Fun Publications]] and [[Space Ape Games]].

The only known example of a high-level continuity document designed solely for internal use was the 2010 [[Binder of Revelation]], compiled to help new creatives in the franchise get up to speed with key characters, concepts, and settings, to bring the various stories they were producing at the time into alignment. This lore bible went on to inform vast swathes of modern ''Transformers'' storytelling, most notably the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon, which proved extremely influential in its own right.

As the creatives behind the Binder have moved on from the company over the years, however, it appears to have fallen by the wayside, with Hasbro happy to have different concurrent media diverge entirely so long as some key synergies remain—such as the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' cartoon being informed by the script for the 2018 ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' movie—directing writers to the wiki for lore nitty-gritty. ''Cyberverse'' showrunner [[Randolph Heard]] cites this as one reason for the show's starring roles for many more obscure fan-favourite characters.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I came to this, again, without a lot of ''Transformers'' knowledge, and I was directed to TFWiki, and I started reading TFWiki and I'm like, oh my god, I don't understand ''anything'', is this a multiverse, or- why- why are there so many variations on things? I'm never gonna learn this thing or understand it. And fortunately my staff were very helpful in that regard. But I think that ''Cyberverse'' to me was like, because I came from the outside in a way, I looked at it as a big box of toys, and I could play with any of them. And you know, that's how kids are, right? They're not going to distinguish between a [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] toy, a [[DC Comics|DC]] toy, and something else—if they're cool they'll make a battle between anything. And so to me I felt the freedom, like, yeah, I'll just pick stuff and no-one said no. In fact they seemed delighted that we were bringing back characters. [...] I researched lists of 'weirdest Transformers ever.' [...] I said I don't, you know, I confessed to [[Mikiel Houser]], and he said that's fine, check out the TFWiki and that'll tell you everything you need to know, and I was kind of like- it told me too much, you know? It was overwhelming. And I love TFWiki—they have such great writers, they're hilarious.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vindAiN7YNY&t=1087s|name=Randolph Heard is too kind,|site=Keyan Carlile's Transformer Channel|title=The cancelled TF show BEFORE Cyberverse! (Randolph Heard talks Early Development & Seasons 1-2)|year=2021|month=11|day=20}}</ref> Another franchise newcomer, [[Brian Ruckley]], writer of [[IDW Publishing]]'s rebooted ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' series, plucked a large number of obscure characters from the wiki, in particular a great many [[female Transformer]]s. All of this is to say that the referencing of fan wikis is perfectly normal and can often be positive. It's also why the wiki should strive for completeness and accuracy when documenting the ''Transformers'' universe—as the following cautionary tales show...
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==Examples of circular reporting through TFWiki.net==


===Absence of evidence===
[[File:SpotlightHardhead-CaughtInAVortex.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The original Tailwind that went undocumented on this wiki...]]
[[File:BeforeAndAfter-DriftTailwindTentakil.jpg|thumb|200px|...and this guy showed up! Maybe if he gets hurt, [[Mario (ROTF)|he'll shrink back?]]]]
In the [[2008]] comic story ''[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]'', the [[Micromaster]] toy character [[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]] was given a cameo as one of the many [[Gorlamite]]s attacking [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]—but for many years, Tailwind was the only one whose appearance in that comic was not documented on his own wiki page. As part of a general desire to make use of characters who had yet to be introduced to the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]], writer [[James Roberts]] evidently decided to check him off the list by writing a full-sized Cybertronian Tailwind into [[Before & After|''More than Meets the Eye'' #12]], being bisected by [[Drift (G1)|Drift]].

{{anchor|Trickshot}}
Similarly, the 2007 online [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] profile for [[Flashdrive]]—based on the Japanese-exclusive Mini-Con Processor—refers to a teammate called "[[Trickshot]]", clearly intended to be his fellow [[Micron Booster]] toy Triac; the wiki failed to note this, and soon thereafter the Mini-Con bio regimen ended without Trickshot's own profile being published. Thusly, the 2015 [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime]] column would instead give Triac the localized identity of "Bingo".
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===Text transfer===
====(Heavy) Artillery Drones====
[[File:Sparkwar3 Heavy Artillery Drone vehicle.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Once we were nameless...]]
[[File:Sparkwar3 Heavy Artillery Drone robot.jpg|thumb|200px|...until a mix-up gave us our name!]]
The [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]] belonging to [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] were never named in the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]], [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|toyline]], or related media. Back when TFWiki started out on Wikia (now Fandom), [https://transformers.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/72.48.102.5 an anonymous user] created the article for Strika's drones in [[2008]] using the fan name "Heavy Artillery Drone". Due to an oversight (as no one knew that it ''wasn't'' an official name), this remained the article's name for nearly a decade.

In a non-visual, text-only instance of this roundabout reporting, the [[2016]] prose story "[[Derailment]]" officially named Strika's drones as "Artillery Drones" based on the wiki's use of the name "Heavy Artillery Drone". The article was soon moved to "[[Artillery Drone]]" shortly after in early [[2017]], to reflect the official name. But, the official name only came about in the first place because of the wiki unknowingly using a completely made-up fan name.
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===Coloring conundrums===
The use of {{SITENAME SHORT}} images as color references can occasionally result in... interesting... new color schemes. Original colors are given to the left when possible.

{{anchor|Horri-Bull}}
====IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' Horri-Bull====
In the [[IDW Publishing]] comic issue [[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|''Robots in Disguise'' #1]], [[Horri-Bull]]'s colorization is apparently based on photos of a [[Photodegradation|photodegradated]] example of his original toy that was once used on his page. When asked, colorist [[Josh Perez]] said he chose to use the yellow to "help him stick out a lot more".<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/84653-idw-rid-teaser-images/page-5|name=Josh Perez|site=The Allspark forums|defunct=yes}}</ref>

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File:G1toy-Horri-Bull.jpg|''Original 1988 toy pictured''
File:Horribull bullhorn toy.jpg|''Degraded toy pictured''
File:Autonomy Lesson Horri-Bull Zetca.jpg|''2012 comic scene pictured'' [[Photodegradation|It's canon folks!]]
</gallery></center>

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====''Fall of Cybertron'' Vortex====
[[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]]'s color scheme in ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' is an unusual red and beige, derived from [[Vortex (G1)|G1 Vortex]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' character art that is his main page image—in particular, our previously-used scan of the artwork makes it appear to have a much warmer tone than it does in print, shifting the gray towards brown and the lilac towards pink. These tones influenced the coloring of Vortex's ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[:File:FOC Vortex.jpg|concept art]], which evolved to the in-game colors.

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File:G1Vortex toy.jpg|''Original 1985 deco pictured''
File:MTMTE2003-Vortex.jpg|''Better scan of 2003 art pictured''
File:MTMTEVortex.jpg|''Worse scan of 2003 art pictured''
File:FOC-HMS-render-Vortex-robot mode.jpg|''2012 game render pictured''
</gallery></center>

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====''Legends'' Roadburner====
[[Roadburner]]'s 2013 appearance in the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game can only be described as a fit of insanity. His appearance is based on a catastrophic misinterpretation of this wiki's photography for the toy, depicting his partner [[Wheel Blaze]] as white... because they didn't understand the greyed-out photo this wiki uses to indicate ''which toy the article isn't about''. To make matters worse, it is highly likely Roadburner ''wasn't supposed to be in the game to begin with.'' Considering that the theme of [[By Land, Sea, or Air|the event he appeared in]] was basically "These Autobots with military alt-modes do stuff," and the fact that [[Roadbuster (G1)|Road''buster'']] would make more sense given [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]'s prevalence in said event... yeah. Not helping matters is that when in the process of typing "Roadbuster" into this wiki's search bar, Roadburner shows up first in the search results. Someone must have been in a hurry.

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File:G1-toy Roadburner.jpg|''1990 toy pictured'' HOW???
File:TFLegends-Roadburner.jpg|''2013 art pictured''
</gallery></center>

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====IDW ''Transformers'' Azimuth====
[[Azimuth (COP)|Azimuth]] was originally a minor character who appeared in ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]''. Beyond a brief namedrop, she went unseen for several years until 2015, when the [[Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook feature revealed that she sported a body based on the gold MC-6 ''[[Kronoform]]'' toy. However, when [[Azimuth (G1)|a new incarnation of Azimuth]] appeared in 2020, in IDW's ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' comic, she was colored silver—a mixup that almost assuredly stems from the photo on Azimuth's wiki article more prominently displaying ''that'' figure, with the "correct" gold figure tucked away on the far right.

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File:Aligned Azimuth Toy.jpg|''Original 1993 deco pictured''
File:Mc-06 kronoform catalog.jpg|''Catalogue scan uploaded to the wiki in 2015'' Hey, she got a [[Azimuth (G1)#Toys|''Transformers'' toy]] out of it.
File:Tremors-Azimuth.jpg|''2020 comic scene pictured'' You know what, you're welcome.
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====''Earth Wars'' Dile====
In the ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' mobile game, [[Dile]] was revealed as a forthcoming character in early September 2020, sporting an unusual gray and purple deco which doesn't match his toy's colors at all. The following month, [[Space Ape Games]] put out a new render via their official newsletter, explaining that the original colors were based on the washed out scan of his card art seen at the top of his TFWiki character page. This makes it one of the few known instances where circular reporting was caught and corrected before release. The new render instead uses a more light-green and silvery hue based on a somewhat color-corrected version of the card art, rather than the much more pronounced green of [[:File:G1toy dile.jpg|the toy itself]].

<center><gallery heights=200px widths=200px>
File:G1toy dile.jpg|''Original 1987 toy pictured''
File:G1 Dial boxart.jpg|''Scan of 1987 art pictured'' A washout, that's all you are! A washout!
File:Early Dile-EarthWars.jpg|''Initial 2020 CG model pictured''
File:Dile Fixed-EarthWars.jpg|''Finalized 2020 CG model pictured''
</gallery></center>
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====''Siege'' Ion Storm====
The stock photography for ''Siege'' [[Ion Storm]]'s jet mode mistakenly showed [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Thundercracker]]'s jet instead—which is nearly identical apart from red highlights. With the 2019 [[Rainmaker]]s set being hard to come by, this erroneous image was used on the wiki for a couple of years, and appears highly in Google Image searches—leading Ion Storm's jet mode to be colored accordingly as Thundercracker in [[Volcanicus comic 2|a TakaraTomy comic]] released in September 2020 and in [[Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|an IDW comic]] released in September 2021.

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File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Rainmaker-3-pack-Ion-Storm.jpg|''Erroneous 2019 vehicle mode pictured''
File:Siege-toy IonStorm.jpg|''True 2019 vehicle mode pictured''
File:GS-Volcanicus comic 2-Rainmakers.jpg|''2020 comic scene pictured''
File:SeaOfRustPartII-Rainmakers.jpg|''2021 comic scene pictured''
</gallery></center>
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===Deco disasters===
On rare occasions the aforementioned coloring misadventures can escalate to the point of affecting the characters' actual future toys. Once again, original colors are given to the left when possible.

{{anchor|Igu}}
====''Prime 10 Year Anniversary'' Igu====
The ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Post-Prime releases|10 Year Anniversary]]'' reissue of [[Igu]] ([[Vehicon (Prime)|Jet Vehicon]]'s [[Arms Micron]] partner from the [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Takara Prime toyline|Prime]]'' toyline) mistakenly colors him bright silver, as opposed to the black of the original release.

This can be attributed to the set designer using the first image in the "Toys" subheading of Igu's wiki page for reference—which was actually an "elite" redeco packed with [[Vehicon (Prime)#JetGeneral|Jet Vehicon General]]. The original black release of Igu is used as the article's mainpic instead of being used in the "Toys" section, due to a lack of images of his vanishingly few fictional appearances. From a toy design perspective, this error means that the now-silver Igu breaks aesthetic cohesion with his mostly-black partner Jet Vehicon.

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File:Prime-toy Igu.jpg|''Original 2012 deco pictured''
File:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-ArmsMicronIguS.jpg|''Secondary 2013 deco pictured'' Please, "Igu S" was my father.
File:Prime-toy Igu 10Year.jpg|''2020 reissue deco pictured''
</gallery></center>

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====''Kingdom'' T-Wrecks====
The ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Leader Class toy of [[T-Wrecks#Generations|T-Wrecks]] has a colour scheme which is much more drab than the original ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Ultra Class iteration, with the brown-tinted torso being swapped for a dull grey, and the bright bronze of his helmet being swapped for the same red as his beast-mode skin. More noticeably, only the lower portion of T-Wrecks's crotch is molded blue, with the waist itself being left unpainted grey. It seems that these changes are the result of the wiki's photo of the original toy being primarily used for reference; the lighting in the image is a little misleading, and the toy's posed leaning forward such that its belly overhangs its waist entirely! The ''Kingdom'' T-Wrecks's eyes are also yellow rather than the green of the ''Beast Machines'' toy. It would seem that [[:File:Disclosure-Dinobots.jpg|some of the]] [[:File:TWrecksdinobotspackaging art.jpg|other pictures]] on his page may have played into this color change also.

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File:Beast Machines T-Wrecks.jpg|''Finalized 2000 deco pictured''
File: BM T-Wrecks toy.jpg|''Prototype 2000 deco pictured''
File:WFC-K T-Wrecks stock.jpg|''2021 toy pictured'' His bronze and innocence: Gone.
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===The big ones===
{{anchor|Black Roritchi}}
====Black Roritchi's antennae====
For years, the main image for [[Black Roritchi]] on this wiki used an image from the [[2006]] [[Metrodome]] release [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|''Masterforce'' cartoon]] depicting him against a pitch-black backdrop, which his equally-black antennae blended into. When ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Black Roritchi was produced in 2020 as a redeco of [[Fasttrack (G1)#Generations|Fasttrack]], the figure was given a custom head solely to remove the antennae under the mistaken belief that he didn't have them. Color-correction in later re-releases of the cartoon would reveal Black Roritchi to have blue antennae against a starfield. The timing of those re-releases? [[2012]]. Oops.

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File:MF-toy Black Roritchi.jpg|''Original 1988 toy pictured''
File:Mf35 guardminder leader.jpg|''2006 [[Metrodome]] version of 1988 anime scene pictured'' He's literally about to turn his head and show off his black antennae.
File:Black roritchi masterforce.jpg|''2012 [[Shout! Studios|Shout! Factory]] restoration pictured'' Uh, make that blue antennae. 
File:GS-toy BlackRoritchi.jpg|''2020 toy pictured'' The only time people wouldn't care if Hasbro [[Rotorstorm (G1)#Generations|accidently forgot to show off the new head]].
</gallery></center>

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====''Studio Series'' Scrapmetal====
[[File:ROTF Constructicon concept.jpg|thumb|250px|left|{{SITENAME SHORT}}'s beautiful son. Our little guy.]]
[[File:Studio-Series-MV2-41-Deluxe-Scrapmetal.jpg|thumb|250px|Nobody tell him he was an accident.]]
The character that the wiki identifies as "[[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]]" was created through a complicated, decade-long tennis match between the wiki and Hasbro. In 2009, shortly after the theatrical release of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', the wiki created a page for the then-nameless character under the half-jokey title "Ze little one". Rather than assuming that the character was a [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] clone, wiki editors at the time decided that he was his own character, as the scene where [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]] went underwater featured a yellow Volvo excavator that didn't match to any of the other characters. "Ze little one" quickly picked up an ironic fan following, and by December 2009 Hasbro called him "Scrapmetal" and identified his alternate mode as "the bulldozer."<ref>[http://www.tfviews.com/news/main/hasbro-q-and-a/641 Hasbro Q&A December 2009 at TFviews.com]</ref> The wiki documented this and moved on. Around the same time, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]'s page noted that the film version of the character was formed from [[Unknown Constructicon shovel|an extra bulldozer]] compared to the official list of his components.

Almost ten years later, Hasbro announced a giant, fully-articulated ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Devastator (ROTF)#Studio Series|Devastator]] toy formed from multiple Constructicon figures from the ''[[Studio Series]]'' toyline. It is not 100% clear, but what appears to have happened is that whoever was planning the character selection looked at both Devastator and Scrapmetal's pages and decided to marry these two random tidbits by making Scrapmetal the extra bulldozer. ''Then'', the individual(s) assigned to design Scrapmetal's toy consulted the wiki page to figure out who the character was and instead made them a yellow excavator with the robot mode of the concept art randomly chosen for the main picture of the article—the result of the wiki stringing together tidbits of contradictory information from the movie.

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====Sideways the dimension-hopper====
[[File:Sidewayses.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|''Can you see all of me? Walk into my mystery Step inside and hold on for dear life'' ''Do you remember me? Capture you or set you free I am all, I am all of me'']]
Oh dear.

In [[2002]], Hasbro released two motorcycle toys bearing the same name: ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] and ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. The Hasbro toy bio for the latter recycled much of the same text from the bio of the former, nearly verbatim. This led to speculation at the time about whether or not they were meant to be the same character, ''regardless'' of the differences in toyline release since ''Robots in Disguise'' Sideways also came packaged with [[Axer (G1)#Robots in Disguise|Axer]], whose own bio hinted at his being the same person as [[Axer (G1)#The Transformers|his Generation 1 namesake]], having crossed dimensions from Generation 1 to ''Robots in Disguise''.

In [[2004]], Takara's ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' line released another motorcycle toy named [[Sideways (RM)|Double Face]], who shared the exact same colors and Japanese name of ''Armada'' Sideways. Since the ''Robotmasters'' series was a big crossover event similar in concept to the concurrent ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Transformers: Universe]]'' series, fans in the West initially mistook ''Robotmasters'' for a [[multiverse|multiversal]] event, with characters crossing dimensions from different universes to team up with each other in a Generation 1 setting (as was the case in ''Universe''). In actuality, ''Robotmasters'' only featured time travel, not dimensional travel. But because of the initial misconception, what came next was very easily believed.

In early [[2005]], a mere two months after Double Face's release, a [https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/lKVCHWhYoJM/m/1NhElIcSnwwJ fan-given claim] was made online about Takara's official [http://web.archive.org/web/20070618040111/www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/robotmasters/main2.htm ''Robotmasters'' website] supposedly declaring Double Face to be the same character as ''Robots in Disguise'' Sideways. When the [[Sideways (Armada)|original TFWiki article for Sideways]] was first being put together in [[2006]], this same claim was reiterated several times on the article's [[Talk:Sideways (Armada)|talk page]], which misled the article's original creators to believe it and treat the ''Robots in Disguise'', ''Armada'', and ''Robotmasters'' characters all as the same Sideways, assuming that ''Robotmasters'' had confirmed the character to have dimension-hopped from another universe into Generation 1 (when it actually ''hadn't'').

With the wiki article treating all three as the same person, able to jump from universe to universe, the article went on to inspire later versions of Sideways, like ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Sideways (Animated)|Sideways]] and [[Ask Vector Prime]] [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]], who not only were ''explicitly'' presented as dimension-hoppers, but also had ''implicit'' ties to the originally-unrelated ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], which only led to even ''more'' debates about how ''that'' Sideways related to the others, and whether or not ''every'' Sideways was really the ''same'' individual!

It wasn't until late [[2022]] that the validity of the original claim about ''Robotmasters'' Double Face was finally investigated; the results of this investigation revealed that there had actually been ''zero evidence'' in support of the claim found anywhere on the Takara ''Robotmasters'' website. And thanks to this false claim influencing the wiki, Sideways went on to have a reputation for being a multiversal mischief maker who jumps across multiple realities, which was never originally supposed to be the case.
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<center><gallery heights=200px widths=200px>
File:RIDtoy-Sideways.jpg|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Sideways (RID)#Toys|Sideways]]
File:Armadatoy-Sideways-wrongways.jpg|''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Armada|Sideways]] / ''Legends of the Microns'' Double Face
File:RMtoy-Doubleface.jpg|''[[Robotmasters (franchise)#Toys|Robotmasters]]'' [[Sideways (RM)#Toys|Double Face]]
</gallery></center>
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===The littlest one===
====Spelling the word Robo-Smasher====
In perhaps the amusingly smallest example of circular reporting from this wiki, the "[[Robosmasher]]" from the 1985 cartoon episode "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme]]" was in fact written as one plain word in the episode's script. However, as is prone to happening with televised media, the original dialogue's text was not consulted when a TFWiki article for the device was created in [[2006]], under the hyphenated spelling "Robo-Smasher". This spelling was thus used by the [[Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook page as well as ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' text stories in [[2015]] prior to the wiki article being amended in [[2017]] to acknowledge the original spelling.

==Non-TFWiki misreporting==
Of course, people working on official ''Transformers'' material make use of unofficial reference material outside of this wiki, and errors in ''Transformers'' scholarship elsewhere are just as capable of leading to incorrect or occasionally, outright made up, information making it into the final product.


===Incorrectly-colored animation models===
[[File:Incorrect R.E.D. Soundwave Shins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''Inaccurate model at left'' ''Accurate model at centre'' ''Off-model 2020 product at right'']]
{{main|Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon}}

The [[1984]]-[[1987]] [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' animated series]] that has become a centerpiece of the brand was, to be blunt, not a high-quality production in the animation department. All four seasons were prone to [[animation error]]s, adding an additional challenge to modern fans attempting to isolate simple views of any given [[character model]]. To make matters worse, Hasbro and licensees have often relied upon a set of fan-colorings from the Ukrainian ''Transformers'' fan website, [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/index.php?pageid=g1encyclopedia Transformers.kiev.ua,] that attempted to recreate Sunbow animation models using screen captures of episodes, while eye dropping the colors from said screen captures, and then replacing the heads of the models with traced headshots also taken from episode screen captures. These fan-colorings regularly make rounds on the web since they are readily available on Pinterest and Fandom wikia pages, making it hard not to come across them through a simple Google Search.

On top of all of this, the models Transformers.kiev.ua would frequently use were also the ones published in [[The Ark series|''The Ark'' series]] books as they were the only real source available for Generation 1 animation models at the time. In the years since, better copies of animation models have surfaced through eBay and various Japanese auction sites, revealing that a large majority of the models used in the books were actually out of date pre-final models that had been revised anywhere from once, to several times afterwards. The author of the books, [[Jim Sorenson]] has also stated in conversation with the wiki team that due to the condition of some of the models he had found or been given access to, [[Bill Forster]] had to sometimes trace, redraw and digitally mend models, such as the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s, to make them more presentable for publishing; this has also led to several inaccuracies with the original model sheets that have surfaced since.

As can be seen in the example at right, the 2020 ''[[Transformers R.E.D.|R.E.D. <nowiki>[</nowiki>Robot Enhanced Design<nowiki>]</nowiki>]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#RED|Soundwave]] figure's shins were incorrectly left blue instead of being painted silver/gray due to Hasbro once again basing the figure on the [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/g1/soundwaveg1.html Transformers.kiev.ua fan-colored model].

Hasbro also tends to use the images from Transformers.kiev.ua whole-hog in their social media posts on Instagram and Facebook for memes, visuals for trivia and holiday celebration posts, as well as using them as placeholder images for pipeline reveals of upcoming figures in the works. A notable example of this was the pipeline reveal of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Devcon (G1)#Legacy|Devcon]], whose [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/g1/devcong1.html placeholder "model" image] isn't even a model at all, rather [[:File:Devcon-Body01.jpg|a couple of]] [[:File:Gambler Devcon vehicle.jpg|traced screencaps]] from the episode "[[The Gambler]]".<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/01/31/transformers-jan-23-livestream-recap-legacy-evolution-wave-2-and-more-474374 Transformers Jan 23 Livestream Recap – Legacy Evolution Wave 2 and More!] at TFW2005</ref> The same had also been done for [[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Snarl]], [[Bombshell (G1)#Legacy|Bombshell]], [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dirge]], and so on. It's one thing to use them as reference for toys and design inspiration, but the practice of taking them whole-hog without a background check, and using them in official posts is a bit of a shoddy practice, to say the least.
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===Other oddities===
====Discmaster====
This might be one of the earliest cases of circular reporting in the history of the ''Transformers'' brand and fandom (and one of the rare, non-visual, text-only cases). The [http://tflab.net/japaspe/second/bd20.html toy bio] for ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Autolauncher]] refers to both himself and his rival [[Mantis]] with the turn of phrase ''enban tsukai'' (円盤使い, meaning "disc user"). When the bio was translated into English in the late 1990s/early 2000s, the phrase was written in English as "Discmaster", with the one responsible having likely taken some creative inspiration from [[Headmaster (technology)|the]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|various]] [[Powermaster|forms]] [[Godmaster (lifeform)|of]] "[[Brainmaster|-master]]" [[Micromaster|technology]] [[Powered Master|of]] Generation 1.

During the mid-2000s, when putting together the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'', longtime fan [[Ben Yee]] (who was co-author of the ''Sourcebook'' with [[Simon Furman]]) took this translation to heart and applied the term to the book's profiles for both Autolauncher and Mantis—unaware that "Discmaster" was actually creative liberty on part of the fan translation and not an accurate representation of what was originally written in the Japanese bio text. As a result, the term "[[Discmaster]]" now referred to a martial art practiced by both characters, despite the term having never actually existed beforehand in the first place.

====''Transformers Legends'' Axe====
[[File:TFLegends Axe vehicle.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.5]]
In 2014, the ''Transformers Legends'' mobile game added a card based on [[Axe (G1)|Axe]], a character designed by [[Alex Milne]] for ''[[The Transformers: Drift]]''. However, for alt-mode reference, the card directly copied a piece of fanart created by Sara Guyon-Gellin.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Nicely done, but the game's artist lacks some creativity IMHO. For the design of jet mode in particular. Done and uploaded in 2011. Nice to know my work is good enough that someone officially hired by Hasbro decided there was no need for further adjustment and simply copied his/her own pictures from it :( I mean, couldn't you at least have changed the tail rudders ? </sarcasm>|link=https://www.deviantart.com/alteride/journal/Nice-to-be-an-inspiration-for-official-TF-artists-494832421|name=Sara Guyon-Gellin|site=deviantART|title=Nice to be an inspiration for official TF artists|year=2014|month=11|day=16}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.deviantart.com/alteride/art/Axe-alt-modes-studies-252754825|name=Sara Guyon-Gellin|site=deviantART|title=Axe alt modes - studies|year=2011|month=08|day=14}}</ref> Milne had intended the character to have a land-based mode!<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Too bad for the jet part, though, [Alex Milne] told me later Axe was land-based only. Voice of God :/|link=https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/252754825/2172060396|name=Sara Guyon-Gellin|site=deviantART|year=2011|month=08|day=30}}</ref> Also, not cool.

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====''Combiner Wars'' G2 Menasor====
At first glance, Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''-themed redeco of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Menasor (G1)#CWG2|Menasor]] looks to be a simple homage to the original, canceled ''Generation 2'' toy. However, a closer inspection reveals that it took some notable inspiration from a 2014 fanmade digibash [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 posted to DeviantArt] by longtime fan artist Air Hammer, which was itself based on another fan's [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 hand-painted customization] of the original Generation 1 Stunticons in an attempt to recreate the canceled ''Generation 2'' toys. Most glaringly, [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] winds up having [[:File:Generations g2 breakdown.jpg|purple and silver]] in place of the proper [[:File:G2-toy Breakdown.jpg|pink and gold]]. As an extra, the official Transformers Facebook page [[:file:G2Offroad.jpg|posted a promotional pic of the set]] that used the aforemented digibashes of the individual Stunticons instead of their proper stock photos... which featured [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]] as the fifth member of the team, rather than [[Wildrider (G1)|Brake-Neck]] (whose ''Combiner Wars'' version wasn't revealed yet when the digibash was made) as the official set.

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File:G2 Menasor and G2 Defensor.jpg|''Original 1994 deco pictured, left''
File:G2 Stunticons 1995 Tomart.jpg|''Purple-faced Menasor, as seen in promotional materials''
File:Transformers-Generations-Combiner-Wars-G2-Menasor.jpg|''2015 deco pictured'' Why, these limbs are the wrong toolings entirel- [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Oh, right.]]
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====Warriorbot====
[[File:Warriorbot hobby lobby.jpg|thumb|150px]]
In [[2017]], a Hasbro license, [[Open Road Brands]], released a [[:File:Open road brands faction sign.jpg|tin wall sign]] exclusively to Hobby Lobby stores, meant to showcase the many [[Insignia|faction symbols]] from the [[Transformers brand|brand]]'s history, but one symbol stood out. The self-proclaimed "Warriorbots" were never a real thing. So were did they come from? The answer can be found on the "[https://transformers.fandom.com/wiki/Insignia?diff=prev&oldid=405151 Insignia]" page on the Transformers Fandom (formerly Wikia) wiki from 2014 to 2017, with it being listed among the others. In other words: Whoever designed it used that page as reference.
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====''Legacy United'' Ruckus====
The [[2024]] modernised toy of [[Ruckus (G1)#Legacy|Ruckus]] released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Exclusives 3|Doom 'n Destruction Collection]]'' [[capsule]] subline of ''Legacy: United'' sports an oddly bare chest, with [[paint operation]]s on his forearms. In addition, the suspension springs sculpted into his legs are upside down compared to the original toy and [[package art]]. The toy was clearly designed with reference to an incorrectly-[[sticker]]ed sample of the G1 toy, with the hip detailing mistakenly applied to the forearms, and the leg stickers placed upside-down. For several years prior to this incident, the TFWiki itself had been using [https://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/g1-1988/ruckus/124/1/ images from Seibertron] with misplaced hip stickers—but the upside-down springs on the legs point towards a different specific sample of the toy being the culprit.
<center><gallery heights=200px widths=200px>
File:G1 Ruckus toy.jpg|''Original [[1988]] toy with correct sticker placement'' Many thanks to [[Sixo]]! You wreck and rule!
File:Misstickered G1 Ruckus toy.jpg|''Original 1988 toy with'' '''''incorrect''''' ''sticker placement, from Seibertron.com''
File:TF-Legacy-United-Deluxe-Rukus.jpg|''2024 toy pictured''
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
*[[IP infringement#Third party designs in official products and marketing|Mistakes caused by unlicensed toys using ''Transformers'' likenesses]]

[[Category:Fandom]]

Unnamed Mini-Con trio

2024-08-11T19:01:13Z

ShootingStar7X:

{{faction|minicon}}
{{noname-nickname}}
:''The unnamed [[Mini-Con]] trio are characters from an unknown [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TF2010-toy_unreleased_Mini_Con_three_pack.jpg|right|upright=2|thumb|]]

The "'''unnamed Mini-Con trio'''" are three Mini-Cons. Uh, that's about it.

==Toys==
*'''???''' (Multi-pack, <strike>[[2011]]</strike>)

:In early February [[2011]],<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/shared-exclusive-minicon-and-scout-sets-listed-at-bbts/20772/]</ref> U.S.-based online retailer [[BigBadToyStore]] solicited a three-pack of [[exclusive]] redecoes of the ''[[Transformers: Classics]]'' Mini-Cons [[Divebomb (Classics)|Divebomb]] the helicopter, [[Dirt Rocket (Classics)#Toys|Dirt Rocket]] the motorbike, and [[Steel Wind#Toys|Steel Wind]] the jet as a three-pack to be released in the second quarter of [[2011]]. However, in early March,<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2011/03/01/upcoming-shared-online-exclusive-mini-con-exclusive-three-pack-cancelled-171595]</ref> Hasbro informed BBTS and EE that they had canceled the toys, without any finalized packaging or character names ever being revealed. Some prototype samples have appeared on the secondary market over the years, but what line this trio would have been branded as remains unknown.

:It is worth noting that concurrently, Hasbro did release four ''Classics''-molded Mini-Cons as part of the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' toyline, also exclusive to BBTS, [[Entertainment Earth]], and "[[market six]]" retailers, though these [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]-colored characters were packaged individually.
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==Notes==
*Sorry, readers of the TFWiki. We ''really'' don't have any better page title to give you.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Mini-Con teams]]
[[Category:Things that don't exist]]

Wheeljack (ROTB)

2024-08-09T19:17:32Z

ShootingStar7X: /* Studio Series */ Characters with beast modes are usually depicted in said mode on their packaging art.

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3.5|the ''Rise of the Beasts'' Autobot|the ''other'' movie Wheeljack|Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack}}
:''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (franchise)|Rise of the Beasts]] portion of the [[Movie continuity family]].''

[[File:ROTB-Wheeljack.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Got any cheese?]]
Soft-spoken and insightful, '''Wheeljack''' may lack the bombastic attitude of his fellow Autobots, but he's no less invaluable to their team. An inventor, mechanic and scientist stationed in South America, Wheeljack is enamored with Earth and its natural world, and is committed to ending the war that threatens it. To get around the tight streets of [[Cusco]], he turns into a 1970 {{W|Volkswagen Type 2}} microbus.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://twitter.com/transformers/status/1657105528236003330|name=Transformers|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=5|day=12}}</ref>

Despite being stationed in [[Peru]], he's somehow unknowingly picked up a [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[accent]]. Don't assume he speaks Spanish because of it, though; he thinks it's a little racist.

{{bigquote|Sorry I'm late. I was taking in a harmonious moment between a serene butterfly, and an unruffled caterpillar. Such tranquility.|Wheeljack|''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Rise of the Beasts'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[Cristo Fernández]] (English), [[Shunsuke Takeuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Benjamin Pascal]] (European French), [[Marc Winslow]] (Latin American Spanish), [[José Baudilio]] (Spain Spanish), [[Renato Novara]] (Italian), [[Karim El Kammouchi]] (German), [[Wendel Bezerra]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:TF-ROTB-Wheeljack-the-heck-you're-talking-about.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|left|"Now, last week, Wheeljack used his transformation machine to turn Noah into a car and drive him around the Monaco Grand Prix? Come on!"]]
Being locally stationed there, Wheeljack joined the Autobot forces upon their arrival in [[Peru]] to assist with their search for the other half of the [[Transwarp Key]]. After a brief chat with their new human ally [[Noah Díaz]] established that, while he may have a Spanish accent, he did not speak Spanish, he explained the lay of the land to the group, including the Festival which would prevent the Autobots easily accessing the city. During Noah and [[Elena Wallace]]'s search and subsequent chase underground, he hid in the city with [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] taking cover inside his vehicle mode. When the [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcons]] arrived in force to hunt down the humans, the pair tailed [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]] up the mountain roads, Arcee exchanging fire while Wheeljack dodged missiles and wrecking balls thrown his way. Unfortunately, before they could get close to Battletrap, the Terrorcon attached his towline to Wheeljack's bumper, throwing him and Arcee off the cliff, which also triggered a rockslide that unwittingly broke up the battling Autobots and Terrorcons.

Recovering, he and Arcee immediately followed [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] to assist their human allies from [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|an unfamiliar robotic gorilla]]. Unfortunately for him, [[Rhinox (ROTB)|a massive robotic rhino]] bowled him over from behind. After [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Primal made a truce, Wheeljack accompanied the united Autobot and [[Maximal]] group to the human village which held Primal's half of the Transwarp Key. The next day, he took part in the final battle to prevent [[Unicron]] being summoned to Earth, fighting off the horde of [[Sweep (ROTB)|Sweep]]s and [[Scorponok (ROTB)|Scorponoks]] as a distraction for his allies to shut the machine down.

During the course of the battle, he and Optimus came across Battletrap again, nearly getting shot multiple times, with Primal and Prime having to assist to defeat the Terrorcon. Later on, Wheeljack regrouped with Arcee in mowing down more Sweeps, eventually receiving a minor injury to his lower abdomen. He was also knocked down and briefly overwhelmed when Unicron's reinforcements arrived, but was able to recover when [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] arrived to assist after his resurrection. When Optimus was forced to destroy the Transwarp bridge himself, Wheeljack was ordered to retreat to avoid the expected explosion, following Primal out of the area. Victorious and with Prime safe, he and the other Autobots and Maximals remained steadfast, ready to face Unicron's return.
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts}}

{{note|Wheeljack's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the books "[[Mission at the Museum]]" and "[[The Search Is On]]". In the former, Wheeljack is present in events set in New York City prior to his actual first appearance in the movie.}}

==Toys==
===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:ROTB-Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-Deluxe-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|What's that? One of those 'Led Zeppelins' I've heard so much about?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Cheetor / Nightbird / Wheeljack''' (Jungle Mission 3-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Blaster

: Released in a [[Target]]-exclusive ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' "Jungle Mission 3-pack", Wheeljack is a Deluxe Class figure based on his appearance in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]''. He transforms from a bespectacled robot into an unlicensed approximation of a Volkswagen Type 2 Minibus with "TV Pablo" livery on the sides. He includes a blaster that can be stored on his back or in two spots on the roof of his vehicle mode. Oddly, the rear storage port is slightly tilted to the left. He features [[light piping]] for his eyes, which are still visible through his glasses.

: On some copies, Wheeljack's torso hinges are loose, causing him to flop apart when handling.

: Wheeljack comes packaged with [[Cheetor (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Cheetor]] and [[Nightbird (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Nightbird]]. The CG renders on the packaging have paint applications on the shoulders, stomach, and hands. These are absent on the final toy, with only the tops of the hands being painted. The Autobot symbol on his chest/van front is shown as molded detail in the renders; it is a simple tampograph on the final toy.
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===''Rise of the Beasts''===
[[File:TF-ROTB-Deluxe-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Ehrm.. Ackshually..'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe Class, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Deluxe Class Wheeljack'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''BD-05'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 15]], 2023
:*''Accessories'': Blaster

: Outside of the United States and Canada, the Wheeljack from the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Jungle Mission 3-pack was available individually at general retail under ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' packaging.

: He was first sighted at Australian retail, before any of his wave mates.

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[[File:TF-ROTB-Beast-Alliance-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Stop hitting my child in the head with a lead pipe!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1m1|'''Wheeljack & Rhinox''' (Beast Weaponizer, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Kakusei Change Set Wheeljack & Rhinox'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''BCS-03'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 15]], 2023
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the second wave of Beast Weaponizers, Wheeljack is a simplified toy that converts from a robot to an unlicensed approximation of a Volkswagen Type 2 in 11 steps. He comes with a redecoed [[Rhinox (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Beast Battle Master Rhinox]], who transforms into a minigun for Wheeljack to wield.

:Like much of this toyline, this set was found at retail before any official announcement, this time in Canada.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-ROTB-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Did I do that?'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Rise of the Beasts'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''108'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-133'''
:*''Accessories'': Blaster, "Cliffside Chase" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro), [[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[November 14]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClqPbfd2hcg Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], and [[Evan Brooks]]</ref>

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Deluxe Class figures for 2024, Wheeljack transforms from robot into a licensed Volkswagen Type 2 in 28 steps, borrowing transformation cues from the above ''Beast Weaponizer'' figure. Instead of the chunky arm-blasters he had in the film, he comes with a handheld blaster based on, of all things, the [[generic Autobot laser pistol]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]]. The blaster is compatible with [[Fire Blast effect]]s and stores using a slot on the vehicle's roof. Undocumented, that same slot can be used as robot mode storage. His backdrop depicts the Peru mountain chase.

: Due to his transformation scheme, his door wings are oriented incorrectly. He lacks an Autobot insignia on his forehead and most of the text on the sides of his alternate mode aside from “TV Pablo”. Unlike the two toys above, this Wheeljack lacks any sign of the screen-accurate wheels on his hips.

: The transformation for Wheeljack's shoulders can be frustrating due to very limited clearances in the chest area, potentially stressing and breaking the clear plastic hinges on the doors if they don’t simply pop off. There have also been reports of the clear windshield/roof piece breaking because of the locking tab for robot mode; that tab can be shaved down if it is a concern.

: Oddly, the art on the front of Wheeljack's box features a render of his ''alternate mode'', not his robot mode as per usual with non-beast-mode characters. Why this decision was made is unknown, but could be part of Volkswagen's licensing agreement. On the toy’s CG render, the ring around the Autobot insignia on his chest is missing and the roof lights are not painted over. He also has more silver paint on his glasses and chest, while the silver on his shins is more finely detailed.

: Wheeljack, alongside the first wave of 2024 ''Studio Series'' products, was revealed at MCM London 2023. While the rest of the wave was made available early at [[Cybertron Fest]] 2023, Wheeljack and his Deluxe wavemates were strangely absent. He was later spotted at retail in Singapore in early February 2024.
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==Merchandise==
===Jada Toys===
====''Hollywood Rides''====
[[File:TF-ROTB-Jada-1-24-Wheeljack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb|It's a Frank, Frank. A Frank that shoots Franks.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Volkswagen Bus Wheeljack''' (Scale 1/24 Die Cast Vehicle, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Autobot badge standee
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], this 1/24 scaled non-transforming die-cast licensed first generation Volkswagen Type 2 with rubber tires features opening front doors, one side door, and engine cover with detailed interiors. Similar to the ''[[Robot Powered Machines]]'', the car features a sculpted robot mode underneath. As an authentic first generation Type 2, this model has some movie-inaccurate details, such as the T1's split windshield and differently shaped rear and indicator lights. (See Notes below.)

:Presumably thanks to production lead time, Wheeljack features both the "TV Pablo" markings from the movie itself and the "Frank's TV" branding from footage that went unused in the film.<ref name=frank>{{citesocial|quote=Cool, that's my picture of Frank! Originally, he was in the New York parts of the film, with the van appearing in the warehouse scene, but that was cut. Here's some of the pictures I took of the van when I spotted it returning to the vehicle holding area at MELS in Montreal:|link=https://twitter.com/tfaltmodes/status/1668009290504732672|name=TransformersAltModes|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=6|day=11}}</ref>

:The 1/24 Wheeljack comes with a small chrome Autobot badge on a display stand.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Volkswagen Bus Wheeljack''' (Scale 1/32 Die Cast Vehicle, 2023)}}</ul>
:A smaller replica of Wheeljack much similar to the version above. The opening gimmick is limited to the front doors only. The sculpted robot mode underneath is unpainted.

===Figural Bag Clip===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wheeljack''' (2023)}}</ul>
:Released by Monogram, this 2.5" 3D foam bag clip takes the form of a chibi ''Rise of the Beasts'' Wheeljack.

:It was available only as part of a [[Blindpacking|mystery blind bag]] collection.
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==Notes==
*The promotional render of Wheeljack seen at the top of this page sports some differences from his character model as seen in the film; most notably, it lacks the Autobot badge (a modified Volkswagen logo) on his chest, leaving it blank.
*''Rise of the Beasts'' Wheeljack was conceived as a distinct character from ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que/Wheeljack]]. Rather than take the more [[Wheeljack (G1)|Generation 1-inspired]] design of the Wheeljack seen in ''Bumblebee'', either [[Hasbro]] or [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] wanted to lean more into the idea of the character as a nerdy scientist, as they felt the "tough guy" seen in the previous movie was too similar to other characters among the Autobots.<ref>{{citesocial|quote='''Okay. Wheeljack is in this movie. But Wheeljack is also in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and also just gets killed out of the blue. I love Wheeljack, but this Wheeljack and that Wheeljack seem nothing alike.''' Yeah, they’re different, man. I know the fans have been calling him Pablo Wheeljack, so I’m going to ride with the fans on that one. '''So these are different characters?''' Yes, exactly. When I got into the film, they had already wanted the Wheeljack part of this picture, but they wanted to redesign it and actually lean more into the science and nerdy part of Wheeljack. They felt like the Wheeljack – I don’t know if this is the studio or Hasbro who was here before me – he was kind of falling into the lane of the other characters. Kind of tough. Ironhide, and those kind of vibes. Just didn’t feel like enough variety across the board. And so, for me as a fan, I was like, “All right, how can I keep some of the essence?” But I was like, I’m going to just dive deep into the lore and just gave him his whole sort of personality and a different look as we start to now develop and move on. But yeah, that was it. It was no shade or callbacks to the other Wheeljack at all. But people started calling Pablo Wheeljack, which I thought was kind of funny. And Cristo likes it too. He’s like, “I’m down for that.” Cristo Fernandez, who plays him, which is cool.|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Uproxx|link=https://uproxx.com/movies/steven-caple-jr-interview-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts/|day=07|month=06|year=2023}}</ref>
*Wheeljack’s alternate mode is a mix of the first generation (T1) and second generation (T2) Volkswagen Type 2 (also called a "Minibus" or "Microbus" in the United States). The prop vehicle itself is a T2 Microbus, as evident by views of the interior from set photos and the T2’s single windshield compared to the T1’s split windshield design. However, the exterior of the Microbus is decorated to look like a T1, with its signature curved "V" shape on the front.<ref name=microbus>"[https://www.theautopian.com/the-new-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-movie-trailer-gets-a-vw-microbus-very-wrong-for-no-good-reason/ The New ‘Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts’ Movie Trailer Gets A VW Microbus Very Wrong For No Good Reason]", The Autopian, June 2023.</ref> All of Hasbro's toys of the character (whether licensed by Volkswagen or not) feature the hybrid design, while the Jada Toys Hollywood Rides toys are authentic T1 Volkswagen Type 2s with the movie-inaccurate split windshield.
*Wheeljack has some ''very'' cheaty elements to his transformation:
**The text on his sliding doors somehow end up on his front doors in bot mode. In the film, the doors are visibly clean while he transforms, with the text simply appearing when the shot changes.
**"¡llama", "hoy!", and the phone number on his legs are not present in alt mode.
** Circular red lights appear out of nowhere on his shoulders. These lights resemble rear lights on some Microbus models, but Wheeljack's rear lights are pill shaped and end up on his butt. Concept art<ref name=ConceptArt>[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BXeJWr Wheeljack concept art from Nemanja Stankovic]</ref> for Wheeljack, such as the promo image at the top of the page, instead have them be his turn signals (which are outer pair of lights on the final design), while presumably the lights on his bumper take their place as the outside pair. Which would still be cheaty, as the turn signals would be jumping from brown parts of the car to cream parts.
** Similarly, the roof lights migrate onto brown panels on his chest, and are slightly larger than they should be. Some early concept sketches had these panels actually ''be'' cream-colored parts from the roof.<ref name=ConceptArt/>
*The storybook "[[Mission at the Museum]]", as well as behind-the-scenes photos of Wheeljack's vehicle mode, suggest that he was originally intended to appear in the [[New York City|New York]]-set segments of the film, with his vehicle mode belonging to "Frank's TV" rather than "TV Pablo".<ref name=frank/> This ended up influencing the [[Jada Toys]] die-cast vehicles of Wheeljack, both of which sport "Frank's TV" on their left side and "TV Pablo" on their right.
*Due to the "TV Pablo" branding on his vehicle mode, many fans took to jokingly calling this iteration 'Pablo', as both a shot at him daring not to look like [[Wheeljack (G1)|the original]], and an affectionate nickname. Even director [[Steven Caple Jr.]] and Cristo Fernández (his voice actor) support it! This even went so far as the Fanstream introducing his Studio Series toy using the 'Pablo' name before calling him Wheeljack.
*During the sequence where the Autobots and Maximals line up ready for battle, a pair of ear-like fins based on those of [[Wheeljack (G1)|"Generation 1" Wheeljack]] pop out of the sides of his head; this was apparently a last-minute addition, as some promotional material (notably, the trailers released by Paramount Pictures UK) show the same footage without the fins.<ref>[https://youtu.be/itnqEauWQZM Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Official Trailer (2023 Movie)] from Paramount Pictures on YouTube, with ears</ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/A5TcKWqMOp8 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Official Trailer | Paramount Pictures UK] from Paramount Pictures on YouTube, without ears</ref> Either way, it's very easy to miss, as the fins have vanished by the next shot that Wheeljack appears in and never show up again!
**Multiple concept designs for Wheeljack, including a near final one, actually had G1-inspired head fins.<ref name=ConceptArt/>
*In the Latin American Spanish dub, Wheeljack speaks with a Peruvian accent instead of a Mexican one, using Peruvian slang such as ''causa'', ''chevere'', and ''oe''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheeljack''' (ホイルジャック ''Hoirujakku'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kormányos Jack''' ("Steersman Jack")<ref>[[Wheeljack_(G1)|Generation 1 Wheeljack]] is called ''Kerék'' ("Wheel") in the Hungarian release of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]]. ''Kormányos Jack'' is an erroneous alternate name that appears infrequently in the comics. The translator for ''Rise of the Beasts'' used an incomplete Hungarian Wikipedia list of Transformers names as reference, which only listed this secondary name, hence its usage in the film.</ref>
*''Mandarin:'' '''Qiānjīndǐng''' (China, 千斤顶, "Wheeljack" or "Hoisting Jack")

==References==
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[[Category:Rise of the Beasts Autobots]]
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Gold Plastic Syndrome

2024-07-23T19:24:39Z

ShootingStar7X: /* Toys commonly associated with Gold Plastic Syndrome */

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[[File:Electrogoldplasticsyndrome.jpg|right|upright=2.5|thumb|Ouch.]]
'''Gold Plastic Syndrome''' (commonly shorthanded to '''GPS''') is fandom terminology used to describe the phenomenon of a toy's [[plastic]] decomposing and becoming brittle to the point of shattering or crumbling under minimal-stress conditions. In the most extreme cases, toys have been reported to spontaneously crumble to small bits without any applied force at all, even if they're fresh out of their [[Mint in sealed box|unopened package]].

This breakage is different from the relatively more common stress-fracture type of plastic breakage that can occur in some [[Toy|''Transformers'' toys]]; while normal stress fractures are universally heralded by stress marks on the toy, GPS breakage doesn't have that sign; it simply crumbles to pieces. The condition takes its name from the gold plastics of late Generation 1 through to ''Beast Wars'' that have proved the most prone to this sort of breakage. Despite the name, Gold Plastic Syndrome has been known to affect other types of plastic—most of them noted for a pretty metallic swirl in the plastic; the reason it has the "GPS" moniker is because gold plastic was the first and most common color observed to have this horrific phenomenon.

Thankfully, Gold Plastic Syndrome is generally unheard of in modern ''Transformers'' figures, with the last reported case being in [[2015]] with ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Motormaster (G1)#Unite Warriors|Motormaster]].

==Etymology==
The term was coined in an [[alt.toys.transformers]] post made by user Sky Shadow in September 2002.<ref>http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/2b3d532961b2c2dc</ref> A post by [[Dave Edwards|Dave "Zobovor" Edwards]], meanwhile, made in June of the previous year,<ref>http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/6ed7e0f3586f37e4</ref> is the earliest identifiable acknowledgment of the widespread nature of the phenomenon within the Transformers fan community.

Completing the journey from fan term to official term, "Gold Plastic Syndrome" was used by Hasbro designer [[John Warden]] at the ''Transformers Generations'' panel at Comic-Con International 2015 to describe exactly what would not happen to ''Combiner Wars'' G2-style [[Slingshot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Quickslinger]].

==Notability==
GPS is widespread among toys made in the tail-end of [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]], typically the second year of [[Pretender]]s and even some European-market exclusives, ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' and the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' series, but examples have surfaced from lines as recent as [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]], the ''[[Star Wars Transformers]]'' and the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie]]. Transformers toys are not the only ones to suffer from this; there have been reports of ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' and ''[[Visionaries]]'' toys' gold plastics also crumbling seemingly of their own accord; even some ''Super Sentai'' and ''[[Power Rangers]]'' toys have been known to suffer. Probably the strangest is accounts of retro game collectors finding ''Majora's Mask'' cartridges shatter under minimal stress. Other retro robot toy collectors have referred to it as "Popy disease", after the metallic blue plastic favored by the company Popy that led to the demise of many a Dairugger / Vehicle Team Voltron.

The toys most likely to suffer from Gold Plastic Syndrome are those with gold or bronze plastic with a metallic swirl to it. There are other known cases with different colors of plastic—though usually there is a tell-tale swirl in the plastic.

===Cause===
[[File:SkyquakeGPSback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Gleargh]]
Because this is not exactly an area of scientific notability there aren't any full studies into Gold Plastic Syndrome that we know about. Basically, it is thought that certain plastics weren't mixed as well as others, possibly because of the metallic pigment or colouring, so they break down more quickly.

It's not much of a theory, really; think more a hypothesis. Here's a more detailed attempt:

{{bigquote|The problem likely arises, as with many composites, when the bonding between the polymer and the dye/particles breaks down. This could occur do to a natural chemical/phase change of the plastic, due to oxidation, for example, or by another mechanism, say the forces incurred by the toy being played with, or more likely, due to some combination thereof. In any case, when the bonds between the particles and the polymers break down, you would get small voids in the plastic structure. If this occurs frequently enough, the structure would become effectively porous (that is, it would be filled with lots of tiny voids/cracks where the polymers and particles have come apart). With even a slight amount of force, some of these cracks/voids could expand, even slightly, to the point where they intersect another void and join, making an even bigger crack. Once a critical crack length is reached, the sample fractures.

So effectively, the plastic becomes more brittle, and this would also explain it "crumbling" as well as cracking.}}
:-Aernaroth suggests a cause for GPS [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=57191&view=findpost&p=1174876 on the Allspark]

In short, the poorly-bonded plastic is so honeycombed with air gaps that the pressure required for movement will crumble it.

Hasbro have attributed it to "the amount of gold fleck included in the plastic", and have apparently reduced the amount in similar plastics of more recent vintage to prevent further occurrences.<ref name="hasbrogps">[http://www.transformerland.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3481 Hasbro Transformersland.com Q&A, August 2009:] "When we used gold metallic plastic in the past we discovered, along with many of you, that it becomes brittle over time. As we became aware of this situation, we took the necessary steps to reduce the amount of gold fleck included in the plastic to eliminate this issue. Ultimately, this should no longer be an issue due to these corrective steps that we have taken."</ref> Later Hasbro said that they believe they've "alleviated the issues associated with the 'gold' plastic issue" through "trial and error." <ref>http://www.toyark.com/news/transformers-toy-news-2/hasbro-transformers-june-2010-qna-2867/</ref>

All in all, the actual causes of Gold Plastic Syndrome aren't a very big deal to Transformers fans—it's really pretty academic. Of more concern is the ''RESULTS'' (i.e., poor Electro crumbling to bits like an Oreo left in milk too long), and what to look out for. There's no certain cure here, no fix. If a toy has GPS, it '''will''' die if handled and transformed normally.

Seibertron.com has reported that Ace Hardware's "Lub-E" product may prevent GPS breakage, having applied it to an Electro pre-photo-shoot. This claim needs further verification, as it may very well be a coincidence that that specific Electro did not break at that moment. Other discussions of Lub-E or comparable shock oil products have recommended ''submerging the toy in the lubricant entirely,'' which many collectors would find unacceptable even ''if'' it worked.

===The Symptoms===
[[File:GPSSkyquakescopeclose.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|right|Nooo!]]

Gold Plastic Syndrome usually has a few clear signs. Knowing how to tell the difference between Gold Plastic Syndrome and normal plastic breakage is very important for a Transformers fan who is collecting vintage toys. It's the difference between giving up on that toy completely (since if it has GPS, it's ''likely'' most other samples of the toy will as well) and buying a new copy.
*GPS usually takes place in metallic-coloured plastics, most notably gold plastic and bronze plastic; they tend to have distinctive "swirly," "sparkly" appearance.
*GPS breaks are NOT accompanied by stress fractures. There is usually NOT any visible wear before the breakage. This is really important. Plastic breaks. This is a reality of toy collecting, plastic gets old and it breaks. Gold plastic syndrome is breakage without warning.
*GPS breaks often leave a powdery residue and shards of plastic (though not always), the result of the plastic actually physically crumbling. Take a look at the picture of Skyquake's scope—okay, the bits of his scope—to the right. You can actually see some of the left-over shards of plastic. Keep in mind this picture was taken years after the break actually occurred—these are new shards of plastic which came off these pieces of scope during the process of moving the parts around for photography. Plastic should '''not''' be that brittle or delicate.
*GPS breakages don't need to involve any excess stress or force on a toy—simply handling a toy or opening its box can cause the breakage. If your toy breaks despite careful handling it's more likely to be GPS.
*GPS breaks often have rough, uneven edges with no stress lines around them. This is important—usually when plastic snaps it snaps cleanly (as is common with clear plastic), or it bends first (leaving a torn-off piece, or clear stresses around the break). If a break is uneven, with different colours and textures in it, yet there are no stress fractures around the wound, and especially if it leaves a powdery residue as well, it's almost certainly a GPS break. Take a look at the photo of Skyquake above for a good example of the ragged break. Okay... not good. What's the other word that's LIKE "good", but not actually good? Oh yeah. Horrifying. A HORRIFYING example.
*GPS plastics will sometimes feel brittle to the touch, sometimes making cracking noises as they're handled.

A really easy test to tell if you have GPS breakage is this—if a piece breaks off, try snapping it again. If it's normal plastic breakage, the broken piece should bend or bow, since it would have had only one fracture point and otherwise remained malleable; in that circumstance, even if it were brittle clear plastic, you would be able to glue it back into place, or at least get a replacement part. On the other hand, if the broken piece continues to repeatedly crack apart like a potato chip when hit with pressure from any angle, then you've almost definitely got Gold Plastic Syndrome.

==GPS misconceptions==
'''ALL GOLD PLASTIC WILL DIE!'''
:Not true. It's only a specific composite of gold plastic only used during a specific era that will die, most prominently used from 1988 (second year Pretenders are notorious for it) and through to about the end of ''Beast Wars'' in 2000, although there are still a few very rare cases of post-millennium figures with this issue up until 2015. As far as we know modern toys do not suffer from GPS due to a reduction in the amount of metallic flakes in similar, but more recent toys.<ref name="hasbrogps" /> Toys with flexible nylon-based gold plastics, such as [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Superbase Optimus Prime's]] elbows, are not susceptible to GPS supposedly because of the plastic's composition. Even on toys well known for GPS, some of their gold plastic is less prone to break. Gold plastic which is nice and thick is much less likely to snap than gold plastic which is thin. Gold plastic which is under constant stress—like that at a joint—is also more likely to break. That said, some really nice solid parts can shatter like eggshells if it's real GPS we're talkin' about.

'''OKAY, BUT THEN ALL GOLD PLASTIC FROM 1988 TO THE EARLY 2000s WILL DIE!'''
:Thankfully, no! There are various examples of figures built between the eighties and the early 2000s featuring similar-looking gold or bronze plastic - sometimes even exhibiting some of those much-dreaded swirly patterns - where such an issue has never been reported, like [[Archadis]], [[Guiledart]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generation 2|G2 Bumblebee]], [[Transquito]], [[Snarler]], 2003's version of [[San D-Go]], and perhaps most ironically, [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Goldbug]]. Gold chrome, like that seen in [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Transmetal Cheetor]] and (the other version of) [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|G2 Bumblebee]], is also completely immune from GPS since it's merely painted rather than actually being gold plastic.

'''MY TOY BROKE, IT MUST BE GOLD PLASTIC SYNDROME!!!'''
:There are plenty of ways for plastic to break that aren't related to Gold Plastic Syndrome. Repeated stress on a plastic, dropping a toy, a toy with metal parts that damage the plastic parts, thin plastic, or simply the use of translucent plastic, which is more brittle. Just because a toy breaks doesn't mean it's Gold Plastic Syndrome. Look for the symptoms (listed above) and ask around before assuming that every single copy of this toy is destined to die a painful and horrible death.

'''ONLY GOLD PLASTIC GETS GOLD PLASTIC SYNDROME!'''
:Not ''quite'' true. Observations suggest that it should probably be called "Metallic Plastic Syndrome". It's those metallic plastics, most commonly the gold and bronze plastics used for almost ten years by Hasbro and Takara, from around 1989 to 1998. However, it's possible that any colour of plastic could be susceptible, given enough time. So keep a close eye on your Fire Convoy, kids; that pretty metallic swirl in his plastic isn't promising... maybe.

'''MY TOY IS DOOMED!'''
:Okay... not ''exactly'' a misconception. Your toy is ''probably'' doomed... but there is a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel.

:You see, the thickness of the plastic seems to affect GPS. Also, the amount of stress on it affects it. While some toys are known for breaking just by having their packages opened—guys like Randy, Roadblock and ''Generation 2'' Slingshot—others, like Skyquake and Pyro, can remain intact if they are handled with extreme care (and never ever transformed, of course) because the parts that are made of GPS plastics are large and thick and otherwise robust. GPS is an inconsistent process—eventually your toy '''will''' crumble, but there's no telling how long it will take. With delicate handling (read: almost none) you can maintain a GPS-afflicted toy in your collection for quite some time.

:Also remember that the evidence for Gold Plastic Syndrome is ''completely'' observational. There seems to be some evidence that different plastic batches were less affected, that some releases of the toys were less affected. You might luck out and get an Electro that never crumbles to dust, or you might be really unlucky and get multiple Electros, all of which break horribly. This page is a caution more than anything else. Know what you're getting into when you buy a toy known to be afflicted by GPS.

==Toys commonly associated with Gold Plastic Syndrome==
====''The Transformers''====
* '''[[Scorponok (G1)#BlackZarak|BlackZarak]]''' (1988) is the first known sufferer of GPS and easily one of the most depressing cases due to his rarity and hefty aftermarket pricing. Forget transforming him - simply standing him up is a risk. His golden feet and shield have to be under stress to function as intended, leading to cases of shattered toys fresh out of the box, or even ''[[Mint in sealed box|when still inside it.]]'' The Headmaster figure, double cannons, and city antennas are all likewise gold plastic and all need to be inserted or swiveled into position, and his pack-in partner [[Black Roritchi#Toys|Black Roritchi]], almost entirely made of gold plastic, transforms by folding in half. This is a toy to be handled as little as possible, if ever.

* [[Pretender Monster]]s '''[[Bristleback#Toys|Bristleback]]''' and '''[[Slog (G1)#Toys|Slog]]''' (1989) both suffer, but at different severities. Bristleback has multiple points of failure, the most obvious being the thin edges of his fist-holes, which can snap if his gun is pushed too far in. When forming Monstructor, sliding the combiner's fist in place can sometimes be enough to create a large crack through his legs, sometimes even splitting them entirely. (If you're feeling crafty, you might try shaving a tiiiny bit off the sides of the fist's connector plug. Better that less-than-mint condition than the "very broken" type.) And while his monster-limbs are fairly thick plastic, which is ''usually'' safer, they are also attached ''really tightly'', which means applying too much pressure to turn them can cause fractures. Slog is not especially susceptible on his own despite the sheer amount of gold plastic, but forming Monstructor requires another toy ([[Birdbrain#Toys|Birdbrain]]) to be inserted up inside his gold-plastic torso, which can put too much stress on the thinner sides if jostled or pushed in at a bad angle.

* Ultra Pretenders '''[[Roadblock (G1)#Toys|Roadblock]]''' and '''[[Skyhammer (G1)#Toys|Skyhammer]]''' (1989) are particularly notorious. Roadblock's innermost robot has three peg holes, two in the fists and one on his back, that are particularly susceptible to cracking and shattering, leaving many a Roadblock hand-less... or arm-less, as sometimes the posts attaching his arms to his torso will crumble around the pin keeping them in place. Meanwhile, the entire bottom of Skyhammer's large vehicle shell is made of gold plastic and it is '''''very''''' prone to breakage. Not to mention how much gold plastic is on his inner shell and his [[robot mode]].

* '''[[Killbison#Toys|Killbison]]''' (1989) is one of the comparatively few Takara-market-only toys of the era to have this problem. His arms and back (including the head) are metallic-gold plastic. Most of this plastic is fairly thick, giving it a fair amount of resilience, but his fists and the joint for [[Liokaiser#Toys|Liokaiser]]'s fold-out foot are thinner and run a higher risk of breakage.
[[File:GPSSkyquakescope.jpg|thumb|Well, ''crap''.]]

*The missile launchers shared by all six '''[[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]]''' (1992) toys are likely to self-destruct in two ways. Loading a missile when the toy is holding the launcher can cause the peg itself to give before the rather strong internal spring does. Additionally, launching a missile is a gamble. Either the plastic is able to bend enough to release the internal catch, or it isn't and snaps off.

*'''[[Skyquake (G1)#Toys|Skyquake]]''' (1992) is another toy notable for having a gimmick which makes the whole thing worse. Skyquake actually has two colours of metallic plastic on him: One is a dark bronze, the other a light bronze. It is the light bronze plastic that is most likely to break. Unfortunately, the light bronze plastic also forms Skyquake's scope. You're supposed to put a Predator jet's scope slide into that part of him. But the union is not pleasant for the one on the receiving end. Take a look at the picture to the right. These are the parts left of Skyquake's scope after another Predator tried to unite with him. Actually... that's not even all the parts, that's just all that could be found. This is a gimmick which should '''''never''''' be attempted by modern collectors. Never, ever, ever, ever. For the same reason, don't transform him: the scope won't withstand being swung around and latched into position (the plastic around the swivel-pins is particularly thin) or having his stabilizer fins leveraged inside it. The moving plate over the [[light-piping|light piping]] on the back of his head is that brittle light bronze too, but it is at least loose and thick enough to be less risky.

*'''[[Thunder Clash#Toys|Thunder Clash]]''' (1992), Skyquake's Autobot counterpart, has fewer parts jeopardized by metal-swirly plastics, but the toy's ankles are definite risks, as is the handgun peg if not handled with care. Removing the ratchet "catch" from the feet and sanding the handgun's peg a bit will also help by reducing the force put on those parts without noticeably altering the toy.

*'''[[Pyro (G1)#Toys|Pyro]]''' (1993) has a gold plastic waist which puts him at high risk of cracking in half during transformation, and clipping his gold feet into position in robot mode is a bad idea too. The elbow ratchets are also risky due to the constant spring stress. And of course, his rifle handle is prone to shearing off.

*The e-Hobby exclusive ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition]]'' '''[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Megatron Black Version]]''' (2001/2009) has metallic brown plastic that can crumble if one attaches the sword or rifle in the hand in robot mode or a stock in Walther P-38 mode.
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====''Generation 2''====
[[File:Electrobrokenknee.jpg|thumb|Oh, God, my knee! MY KNEEEEEEE!!]]
* There's a ''reason'' that '''[[Electro#Toys|Electro]]''' (1994) sits up at the top of this page. Poor guy just can't catch a break, it seems. Wait... actually, no. That's the ''entire problem''. The poor guy totally ''can'' catch a break. All the time. Because he is ''designed to die''. Basically ''anything'' on Electro's body is susceptible to shattering thanks to having many many thin joints made out of metallic gold plastic.

* '''[[Slingshot (G1)#Generation 2|Slingshot]]''' (1994) is ''infamous'' for coming apart straight out of the package.<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/2b8b3dec846e5479?hl=en</ref> Worse, he's another toy whose gimmick will destroy him, like Skyquake. Slingshot's head is a post which is designed to plug into [[Silverbolt (G1)#The Transformers|Silverbolt]] (or any other "Scramble City" style torso-bot) so that Slingshot can form an arm or a leg. If you're unlucky, you're going to end up with his head trapped inside a connector joint.

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====''Beast Wars''====
[[File:Goldplasticgrimlock.jpg|thumb|A mighty Dinobot warrior... bested by his own crumbling joints.]]
[[File:Brownplasticsyndrome.jpg|thumb|The one part of Megatron's Movie Jazz cosplay he ''didn't'' want to recreate.]]

*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Beast Wars|Grimlock]]''' (1997) uses metallic gold plastic ball joints for his hips, which is not really a good thing. Common breakages include the insides of his legs (where his chest pegs into them in [[beast mode]]) and his mutant mask (which is very thin).

* The [[Magnaboss (BW)#Beast Wars|Magnaboss]] component '''[[Silverbolt (G1)#Beast Wars|Silverbolt]]''' (1997), despite having a ''dangerously'' large amount of metallic bronze plastic, is... actually fairly stable. The main breakage point is where his tail connects to his body. As well, [[Skywarp (BW)#Beast Wars II|Skywarp]], his Japanese counterpart, is just as likely to suffer from this. That said, just... be careful, okay? Be careful.

* The Hasbro version of '''[[Megatron (BW)/toys#MegaTransmetal|Transmetal Megatron]]''' (1998) has a tendency to snap at the waist, the shoulders, the... well, anything that's made of that dark semi-metallic brown plastic. This is technically Brown Plastic Syndrome, but regardless of what you call it this toy may end in sadness. This breakage may be due to GPS, a [[design flaw]], or a combination of both; the Takara version's immunity to this issue (because its brown parts are black plastic instead) seems to suggest that GPS may have a role.

*'''[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#OptimalOptimus|Optimal Optimus]]''' (1998) uses sparkly dark brown plastic for his wheels and turrets, which can suffer from GPS. The block that holds the batteries is the most likely to break, as the "soft" ratchet joint requires the affected plastic to bend. The pieces that connect his wings to his arms are also made from the same sparkly brown plastic.

* The [[Fuzor]] '''[[Torca (BW)#Toys|Torca]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s (1998) legs, hip armor panels, tail hinge and sides are all prone to Gold Plastic Syndrome.

* The [[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]] '''[[Soundwave (BW)#Toys|Soundwave]]''' (2000) has his ''entire fraggin' body'' composed of gold plastic, so it's a crapshoot. The softer plastics are far less likely to crumble, but the places on his body where the sides hinge open as part of his transformation have a high risk of snapping.

* ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' '''[[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Dinobot]]''' (2006) has ''two'' kinds of metallic swirled plastic, both of which seem to have hit their expiration dates around 2013. In other words, basically any part on him is highly fragile, although he's most likely to break at the neck, hips, and helmet. At this point, keeping the toy MISB is the best way to display him.

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====''Beast Wars II''====

* '''[[Galvatron (BW)#Toys|Galvatron]]''' (1998) suffers from GPS, particularly in his dragon mode feet which can crumble and fall apart, especially at the ankle joint, leaving his dragon mode unable to stand. Additionally, if they do break and fall out, his robot mode legs will be left hollow. The pieces that make the dragon mode shoulder pauldrons/the tank mode drill bit may also break as they too are made of gold plastic, however they are less likely as they do not have to support the weight of the figure or move as much as the feet.

* '''[[Bigmos#Toys|Bigmos]]''' (1998) has GPS problems that are bizarrely ''not'' his many many many metallic gold plastic parts; his ''turquoise''-colored plastic parts are the brittle ones, to the point of snapping right out of the package. Notable breakage points include the mosquito leg connectors snapping right off, tight hip/thigh swivels resulting in crumbling, and occasionally the robot feet can break due to being really thin pieces. Basically, be very gentle with anything molded in turquoise, be very gentle and take extra caution when twisting tight joints.
:''See [[:File:Bigmos GPS examples.jpg|here]] for a minor example of breakages.''

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====''Beast Wars Neo''====

* '''[[Randy (BW)#Toys|Randy]]''' (1999) is one of the ''legendary'' Gold Plastic Syndrome toys. Imagine, if you will, a toy with an entirely spring-loaded transformation... and an outer shell ''made entirely out of metallic gold plastic''. Ouch, right? The stress of staying in beast mode in package, the mode with the very compressed springs, is often enough to break the joints holding his beast-mode sides on before you even open the package. If you're lucky enough to have one still intact, keeping him in robot mode is the best way to ''keep'' him intact. For a while longer, at least.

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====''Beast Machines''====
* '''[[Snarl (BM)#Toys|Snarl]]''' (2000) is an ''atrocious'' example of a victim to Gold Plastic Syndrome; it seems that the longer the figures are left in sealed packages, the more brittle they are upon opening said packages. All manner of extremities will simply snap off of Snarl's body, most easily among these being the ankles.

* '''[[Striker#Toys|Striker]]''' (2000) has an entirely gold plastic dinosaur shell which relies on ball joints to move and shift. He also has gold plastic pegs that tab into gold plastic slots. Transforming Striker could prove to be a suicide mission... for him.

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====''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)====
*'''[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Air Attack Optimus Primal]]''' (2002), the biggest toy in the line, has large expanses made of sparkly brown plastic, which, like with Optimal Optimus (see above), can be prone to shattering. This condition most often results in the feet breaking. The 2018 ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' reissue does not suffer from GPS.

*'''[[Megabolt#Toys|Megabolt]]''' (2003) has limbs cast primarily in gold plastic, which is ''not'' a good thing. Fracture points include his forearms, the holes that lock his arms in place in crawling head mode, lower legs near the knees, and his head. On top of this he has other design flaws that can lead to non-gold-plastic parts snapping off, so, good luck!

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====''Choro-Q''====
*The pinned metallic flake plastic hinges on '''[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#metallic|Rodimus Convoy Metallic Version]]''' (2001) have become prone to breaking after two decades.
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====''Universe'' (2003)====
* Many combiner [[kibble]] parts to '''[[Micromaster]] [[Superion (Universe)#Toys|Superion]]''' (2003) suffer from GPS, particularly the peg that connects [[Ro-Tor (Universe)|Ro-Tor]] to Superion's torso piece.<ref name="tfwsuper">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/300674-warning-universe-micromaster-superion-suffers-gold-plastic-syndrome.html TFW2005 thread about Micromaster Superion suffering from Gold Plastic Syndrome, with multiple reports]</ref>

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====''Alternators''====
*'''[[Swerve (G1)#Alternators|Swerve]]'''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> (2004) elbow joints, poseable fists, thighs, and even rocket launchers are all made out of gold plastic, but the leg joint takes the cake for being one of the easily snapped areas due to its tight construction.

====Unicron Trilogy====
* ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' '''[[Repugnus (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Repugnus]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s (2006/2010) robot mode "hands"/''Spinosaurus'' head are made of black-painted gold plastic. Insertion of his flail weapon into his hands can cause his thin jaw parts to break into pieces. His thigh covers are made of the same plastic, but due to their static position and lack of moving parts are very, very unlikely to break.

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====''Star Wars Transformers''====
*'''[[General Grievous]]'''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> (2006) pelvis, arms and legs are all made out of gold plastic with many thin parts in the jointing, leaving them especially prone to breakage.

* '''[[Millennium Falcon]]/[[Han Solo]] & [[Chewbacca]]''' (2006) has problems with the metallic-brown plastic, especially the Chewbacca half, where his legs can lock up and ultimately snap off. His upper arms are also said to fall victim as well.<ref>http://www.seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=2481&size=0&start=101</ref>

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====Movie toys====
* '''[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Protoform Starscream]]''' (2007) has plastic hinges that connect the two small wings to his body which are especially brittle, because the plastic housing the joints is thin and gives way over time to a crumbly mess. The thumbs are also prone to breakage.

* ''Revenge of the Fallen'' '''[[Stratosphere#Toys|Stratosphere]]''' (2009) has gold plastic in his shoulders and thighs, and there have been reports of these parts crumbling. Additionally, more commonly-reported breakages are the toy's lower knees and the hinges connecting the wings—but neither of these parts are the ones made of gold plastic! Poor guy can't catch a break—or, well he can.

* [[Costco]] exclusive '''[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BattleOpsCostco|Battle Ops Bumblebee]]''' (2010) has metallic dark gray plastic in the upper and lower body that display textbook GPS symptoms. The figure will eventually self-destruct during transformation due to said plastic's use in most of the leg and car roof joints. Ironically, the gold ''painted'' portions are mostly a different, more resilient plastic.
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====''Transformers (2010)''====
*'''[[Primus#Transformers_.282010.29|Creator Primus]]''' (2010) features swirly metallic blue parts that eventually hit their expiry dates 13 years later, and they're very prone to crumbling, with the most aggressively affected area being his arms. <ref>https://x.com/mechtavius/status/1667326036537753601</ref> To make matters worse, his shoulders are on a ratchet joint, so bending his arms ''requires'' one to press down on them with a modicum of force that the figure might not withstand. Considering the relative rarity of this figure, it's probably for the best to just not touch it at all.

====''Unite Warriors''====
*'''[[Motormaster (G1)#Unite Warriors|Motormaster]]''' (2015) is the last figure that's currently known to suffer from GPS, with multiple copies being heavily prone to breaking apart on the waist right after being taken out of the box—and of course, once one peers closer, they'll find that same familiar swirly plastic, this time in gunmetal grey.<ref>https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/uw-motormaster-has-disintegrated-from-the-waist.1096466/</ref> In contrast, others who've purchased the figure at at later point have reported never facing this issue at all even after years of owning him, which might suggest that later runs of the Stunticons 5-pack have fixed this issue. Regardless, for those who do not want to take the risk, a popular solution involves replacing Motormaster's waist with that of [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|his cheaper Hasbro version]].

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====Other notable instances====
* The "[[Vacuum metallizing|chrome]]" version of ''[[Diaclone]]'' '''[[Delta Magnus|Powered Convoy]]''', the [[pre-Transformer]] version of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Notes|Ultra Magnus]], has this problem with its swirly ''blue'' plastic. Given the age and relative rarity of this toy, this is particularly troublesome for hardcore collectors.

* While not a Transformer, ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s '''[[Serpentor]]''' is also known to suffer from this problem, especially through his hips, given the groin-breakage-prone leg construction of the standard 1980s ''G.I. Joe'' figure.

==Toys often mistaken for having GPS==
A number of toys have gold parts that easily break not due to the plastic used, but due to structural problems with the part designs themselves.

* The ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' '''[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#SuperBase|Super Base Optimus Prime]]''' figure's elbows/biceps are made of gold plastic, and the lower joint has been known to break very easily. However, the plastic doesn't exhibit the "crumbliness" typical of GPS; instead, it seems likely that the break occurs when the elbow joints are lined up for them to sit behind the combined mode's back. In this configuration, the red and blue joints don't have room to bend around each other. The way to alleviate this issue is to pull the shoulder out, ''then'' bend the top joint (the red one) first, before moving the arms in any other direction.
* ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' '''[[Scorponok (Energon)#Energon|Scorponok]]''' has pale gold plastic on the (largely painted) front panels of the shoulders, and moving the shoulders for transformation (particularly into jet mode) can cause the panels to tear in half. However, the plastic itself isn't the problem; rather, it seems to be the result of the toy's design, where the corners of the front panels aren't quite symmetrical, and the one with more clearance is on the opposite side. A [[Variant|running change]] saw these panels swapped to alleviate this issue. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHXKDmxeuHs Swapping the panels to the opposite sides], has a higher chance of reducing breakages.
* Another Scorponok, the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie]] [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] '''[[Scorponok (Movie)#Legends Class toys|Scorponok]]''', has a tail stinger made of soft and bendy golden plastic, which tends to harden over time and become prone to breaking. The cause of this problem seems to simply by the use of an inferior plasticizer, rather than traditional Gold Plastic Syndrome.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
At some point during the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], a vaccine for Gold Plastic Syndrome was developed by [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} [[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]] claimed to be the only licensee of the cure in the [[Nexus]] Cluster. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Swindle's Spiel, 2015/10/03}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Primax 185.0 Beta]], the [[S.T.A.R.S.]] weaponized Gold Plastic Syndrome and invented the [[Photodegradation|Photo Degradation Protocol]] in a failed attempt to fight off [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron's]] mindless hordes of [[Decepto-Pack]]-enhanced human slaves. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/04}}

===''Timelines''===
[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] contracted GPS during the war against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. The disease prevented him from properly combining into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|Ratchet (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Customization class G2 Ratchet bio}}

==See also==
*[[Unpaintable plastic#Photodegradation|Another common problem since 2018.]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcjAUN5Ssj8 Demonstration of Gold Plastic Syndrome in effect at YouTube]

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Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys

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[[File:Siege-OptimusPrime-CardArt.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.66|It's great to be back...again!]]
With the evergrowing [[Generation 1 continuity family]], '''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]''' continues to receive more toys—the largest number of toys in fact—for any single ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' character! The more Generation 1 Optimus Prime toys that are made, the harder it is for us here at {{SITENAME SHORT}} to keep documenting them all in a single article without it resulting in [[you]]r internet browser freezing!

For the sake of finding an easy and definitive split from the main toy article, we have opted to make this page strictly for the various ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''-branded toylines, as this appears to be the brand [[Hasbro]] will likely continue adding Generation 1 characters to for the foreseeable future.

You know you can always count on Optimus Prime being there when the next year's ''Generations'' line comes around!

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==''Generations''==
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[[File:Generationstoy-UltimateGiftSet-CombatHeroOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He hasn't found this suit in 17 years!]]
*'''Ultimate Gift Set''' (2012)
**''Accessories:'' Sword
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Franks]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' "'''Combat Hero Optimus Prime'''" is a metallic-blue, gunmetal, and red redeco of ''United'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UnitedG2|Laser Optimus Prime]], having the retooled tab, and being based on the canceled ''Generation 2'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HeroRecolorOptimusPrime|Combat Hero Optimus Prime figure]], sporting a red mouthplate inspired by the official catalog image for the unreleased toy (packaged samples had featured a traditionally colored gray mouthplate). He comes packed with a (vaguely) ''Generation 2''-styled Deluxe Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Autobot Jazz]], as well as unchanged releases of ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Thundercracker]] and [[Motormaster (G1)#UltimateGiftSet|Motorbreath]].

:The Ultimate Gift Set was exclusive to online retailers in the United States, but was available at general retail in Asia.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GenUGSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Combat Hero Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Thrilling 30''==
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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-LegendsOptimusPrimeRoller.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Say hello to my little friend, and Roller.]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Autobot Roller''' (Legends Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #001'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the third wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Optimus Prime is roughly the same size as a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy and transforms into a semi-truck cab. Both his truck and [[robot mode]] are based on his [[Don Figueroa]]-designed body from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 comic series]], and features [[5 mm post|5 mm-compatible]] hands and roof. He comes with an [[Ion blaster#Legends|Ion Blaster]] which has both 5mm and 3mm posts.

: He comes with "[[Roller (G1)#Generations|Autobot Roller]]", who can transform into a six-wheel armored SUV, a robot with [[C joint|3 mm-compatible]] hands, and a weapon with a 5 mm handle. He has a 5 mm hole in vehicle mode and a 3 mm hole in weapon mode for mounting the Ion Blaster.

: Not depicted in the instructions or stock photos, Roller can attach to Prime in vehicle mode via two tabs on the vehicle front which slot into two corresponding slots on Prime's feet. Another undocumented feature is that the butt of the Ion Blaster can be inserted between the barrels of Roller's weapon mode to form a longer weapon. Also not shown in the instructions but depicted on the stock photo on the card-back is that Prime's shoulderpads can be rotated up; the intended positioning for this is notched, although you can position them at other angles.

: The stock photo of Optimus' vehicle mode is slightly mistransformed: his head slightly sticks out from the truck roof, which prevents the front windows to clamp together. This mold was also used to make ''Thrilling 30'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Generations|Nemesis Prime]], and retooled into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Huffer (G1)#Generations|Huffer]] and [[Pipes (G1)#Generations|Autobot Pipes]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/GenOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Thrilling 30'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Generationstoy-T30OrionPax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And so my childhood flees forever more. Shall it return? Quoth the raven: "Nevermore."]]
*'''Orion Pax''' (Deluxe Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #002'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, Energon Axe
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the fifth wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, ''Thrilling 30'' Orion Pax is based on [[Guido Guidi]]'s [[:File:SpotlightBlurr-Optimus.jpg|design for the character, originally seen]] in ''[[Spotlight: Blurr]]''. Some liberties have been taken with the original concept to facilitate his Cybertronian truck mode, which is a new design not based on the Guidi art. He comes with his [[Ion blaster#Deluxe|Ion Blaster]] and an [[Energon-axe#Deluxe|Energon Axe]] with a transparent red-orange blade, both of which can peg onto 5 mm ports on his hands and vehicle rear sides. Although not depicted on the instructions, the Ion Blaster can also peg into the hole in the larger blade of the Energon Axe. Even though the light-piping eyes are neutered by light blue paint, the side grooves are still able to light up as the paint only focuses on the central optic.

:The American release is packed in with a copy of IDW's ''[[Omega's Conundrum|Spotlight: Orion Pax]]'', which sports a 'Hasbro Exclusive Cover' cropped from the [[Clayton Crain]] [[:File:Spotlight OrionPax cvrRI.jpg|retailer incentive cover]] for the issue. In Europe and Canada, the figure was released without the Spotlight.

:Depending on how many painted layers on the Energon axe's hilt, inserting it onto any hand may cause it to scratch off.

:Most of the first-wave Orion Pax toys released in monolingual English [[packaging]] sport a bizarre [[quality control#Packaging images and labelling|error]]: The [[package art|character art]] on the side of the cardboard insert inside the blister bubble has the character art of Orion's [[wave]]-mate [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#T30Deluxe|Megatron]] superimposed over Orion's own art. This error doesn't appear on the [[Multilingual packaging|European packaging]].

:The toy was later [[Redeco|recolored]] and [[retool]]ed to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Lio Convoy#timelinestoy|Lio Convoy]], [[Optimus Prime (SG)#NovaPrime|Nova Prime]], and [[Galva Convoy#Toys|Galva Convoy]]. The mold was designed with a pre-tooled [[Kup (G1)/toys#Generations|Kup]] alternate head that remains unused.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/PetesRoboCon/posts/569672986709925 Behind-the-scenes details] from [[Fun Publications]] alumni Night Shining in a Facebook announcement for unofficial convention Pete's RoboCon 2018</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/GenOrionPax/orionpax.htm More information on ''Thrilling 30'' Orion Pax at TFU.info]''

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*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''01 OF 30'''

: An [[exclusive]] version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#SDCC2013|Metroplex]] was made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013. He comes with 12 [[Slug figure|small, non-transforming figurines]] of Orion Pax, [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#SDCC2013|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Trailcutter]], and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Hoist]], all in both modes. The figurines are based on their ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class toys, and similarly to [[Decoy]]s, the Autobot figurines are cast in red plastic, and the Decepticons in purple.

:The handle of Pax's Energon Axe is incredibly thin and unable to support the axe head, meaning the latter tends to droop down in the process.

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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-Metroplex-OrionPax-HKACGCON.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|... And you ''still'' end up playing the thimble in [[Monopoly]].]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''05 OF 30'''

: Another exclusive version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#HKACGCON|Metroplex]] was made available at [[Hong Kong ACG-CON]] 2013. This Metroplex also has the 12 figurines of Orion Pax, [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#ACGHK2013|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Trailcutter]], and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Hoist]], but casts the Autobot figurines in gold plastic, and the Decepticons in silver.
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===''Platinum Edition''===
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[[File:PlatinumEditiontoy-Year of the horse Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Does not contain any Neil Young.]]
*'''Year of the Horse Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#Platinum Edition|Ion blaster]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Platinum Edition|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#Platinum Edition|Energon axe]], [[Combat Deck (G1)#Platinum Edition|trailer/Battle Station]]
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] and [[Mark Maher]] (deco)}}

:Released to celebrate Chinese New Year, ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Year of the Horse" Optimus Prime is a redeco of MP-10 Convoy, featuring darker reds and gold-chromed parts, among other deco changes. He lacks Roller and the Spike Witwicky figurine.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/YotHOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Year of the Horse Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Generations'' (Japan)==
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[[File:TTGenerationsTG24OptimusRoller.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' ([[September 28]], 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''TG-24'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: The Japanese [[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|''Generations'']] release of ''Thrilling 30'' Legends Class Optimus Prime [[redeco]]es him in an extensive metallic red paint job, save for his unpaintable parts, which made him end up having two tones of red. He comes in a [[TakaraTomy]] four-pack with [[Roller (G1)#TG24|Roller]], as well as [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#TG24|Bumblebee]] and [[Blaze Master#TG24|Blazemaster]].
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[[File:TF-Generation-JP-TG25-Orion-Pax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Neither of them wants to own up to the fact the Great War started over an argument about getting granite counter-tops for their kitchen.]]
*'''Orion Pax VS Megatronus''' ([[October 26]], 2013)
**''ID number'': '''TG-25'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster, axe

: The Japanese [[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|''Generations'']] release of ''Thrilling 30'' Orion Pax also received a metallic paint job as well as other changes, including a translucent blue windshield and brighter orange axe with a metallic gray handle. He was only available in a two-pack with [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#TG25|Megatronus]].
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==''Age of Extinction''==
[[File:Evolution2PackClassicsOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Chrome is the right of all sentient collectors.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)
**'''23 OF 30'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October 3]], 2014
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/laser cannon, wind vane/ion blaster

:Only available at [[Toys"R"Us]], this Optimus Prime is a redeco of the ''Classics'' figure. He features a cartoon/toy accurate deco on his truck/robot parts, and [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] upper legs & front grille to evoke his original Generation 1 toy. This Optimus was packaged along with the redecoed ''Age of Extinction'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Optimus Prime]]. This Optimus also uses the Movie variant of the Autobot insignia.

: The two-pack was one of the three Evolution 2-packs available as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in Japan, with no changes on the figures with an exception of the packaging, which the front box features Japanese translated versions of the English text, and a sticker on the back confirming that this was a Japanese release.
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==''Combiner Wars''==
[[File:GenerationsVoyOP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Beefcake is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2015)
**'''3 OF 5: [[Ultra Prime]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters (combine into large rifle)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''Generations: [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Voyager Class toys, this is a bigger, bulkier incarnation of Optimus Prime with a striking resemblance to Ginrai. He comes with two blasters which he holds via 5 mm post. One of the guns is based on his trademark Ion Blaster, and both weapons store on the back of his vehicle mode as a makeshift engine block. His torso mode has several details that appear to be influenced by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|''Energon'' Optimus Prime]]'s super mode, including the head, chest, and thighs. In particular, the chest details are modeled after the [[Spark of Combination]]. He also features two pair of fake windows on his robot and gestalt chest halves. The combiner head can be used as a robot mode head if you're feeling silly.

:Optimus suffers from a design flaw that many other Voyager Class figures in the ''Combiner Wars'' line experience: the detents, or "click points", on the heavily-ratcheted outward motion of his hips (which also form the hips of his torso mode) are few in number and very far apart. As a result, Prime's legs have great difficulty assuming the natural "A-stance" formation that the angled design of his foot sculpt seems to have been meant to accommodate. Likewise, when forming the torso of Ultra Prime, the interactions of the knee-lock mechanism and the hip detents almost always force Ultra Prime's legs into either an awkwardly knock-kneed arrangement or an equally awkward, and often unstable, bow-legged posture (as seen in the image to the right) that prevents Ultra Prime from standing flat-footed. Unlike Motormaster, this version of Optimus was the only one to not receive the improved hip ratchets implemented in its future releases in some shape or form by Hasbro, though they would be used for the Battle Core redeco later in the line. If one wishes, the improved hip ratchets from a relevant release can be used to replace Prime's first edition ratchets to effectively fix him.

:Being a ''Combiner Wars'' Voyager, Prime is naturally capable of transforming into a torso mode to combine with any 4 Deluxe Class ''Combiner Wars''-style toys, though his packaging call-out has him form Ultra Prime by combining him with Deluxe Class [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Generations|Skydive]] and [[Alpha Bravo]] as the arms, and with [[Fireflight (G1)#Generations|Firefly]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Drag Strip]] as the legs. He can combine with [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]], [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Generations|Prowl]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ironhide]] if one wishes to have an IDW-accurate Optimus Maximus.

:Unfortunately, Optimus Prime is also the weakest link of the gestalt combination, due to a number of design failures attributed to his torso mode. The square holes-and-tabs used to secure the arms together when in torso mode are too weak to remain locked in place (though a very small amount of copies can secure the arm well), and are prone to falling out of position should an attached arm be moved. The torso mode's skirt plate is also attached to the stomach rather than the pelvis, rendering the waist swivel nearly worthless due to the skirt obstructing articulation.

:Though Optimus's wave was scheduled for a first quarter 2015 release, it arrived on U.S. store shelves in late 2014.

:Optimus comes packaged with a collector's card featuring art from the initial release of the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game. The mold would be retooled several times, resulting in [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#CWBC|Battle Core Optimus Prime]], and [[Toxitron (G1)#Combiner_Wars|Wrecker Toxitron]]. The toy also served as a model for ''[[Transformers: Forged to Fight|Forged to Fight]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Nemesis Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:CWVoyagerBattleCoreOptimusPrime.jpg||upright=2.2|thumb|A white Optimus that ''isn't'' [[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]?! What is this madness?]]
*'''Battle Core Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2015)
**'''3 of 5: [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters (combine into large rifle)

:"Battle Core Optimus Prime" is a white redeco and slight retool of the previous ''Combiner Wars'' Optimus figure. According to the Hasbro panel at [[BotCon 2015]], his new head is based on Star Convoy (see above).

:The figure features newly redesigned hip ratchets to make both robot and combiner mode stable, which were also installed in both TakaraTomy's [[Motormaster (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Motormaster]], [[Grand Scourge#Toys|Grand Scourge]], and a revision wave of Hasbro's Motormaster. The pegs that Legends Class Rodimus (or Blackjack) attach to have also been slightly modified to provide a tighter fit, making the latter toy much less prone to falling out.

:Battle Core Optimus Prime can combine with any Deluxe Class toys with the ''Combiner Wars''-styled joint—but, of course, he is intended to be combined with [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]], [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Generations|Prowl]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ironhide]] to form [[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Generations|Optimus Maximus]]. He can also combine with ''Unite Warriors'' [[Streetwise (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Streetwise]], [[Groove (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Groove]], [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Prowl]], and ''Combiner Wars'' [[Rook (CW)#Generations|Rook]] to form White Convoy Grand Prime, as seen in the [[God Neptune comic 2|''Generations Selects'' Special Comic promoting God Neptune]].

:Battle Core Optimus Prime comes packaged with a collector's card based on his packaging art. the prototype printed on the back of the box & the stock photos, and the CG model in the instructions had him possessing a single tampographed/stickered symbol on his left arm.

:He and the last three waves of ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe and Voyager figures later showed up in the U.S. at TJ Maxx at reduced prices.

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

:This figure was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] into [[White Gallant Convoy]] in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWBCOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Battle Core Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TFSS-5.0-Double-Pretender-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The [[Trukk not munky|debate wars]] are over.]]
*'''Double Pretender Optimus Prime''' (TFSS 5.0, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Pretender Shell, Pretender Shell Gun, Blaster

:''Combiner Wars'' Double Pretender Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Swerve (G1)#Thrilling 30|Swerve]], with a new head and [[#LaserOptimusPrime|a ''Generation 2''-inspired]] deco for his pickup truck mode. He reuses the blasters from his [[#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Legends Class and Deluxe Class Orion Pax figures]].

:He also comes with [[Hi-Q#Combiner Wars|Hi-Q]] (a redeco of ''Thrilling 30'' [[Sky High (Micromaster)#Generations|Flanker]]) and a Pretender shell redecoed from [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]'s, decorated after the original unreleased grey-and-red gorilla shell.

:This figure was only available through [[Fun Publications]]' [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|Subscription Service 5.0]] and shipped together with [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#TFSS|Double Pretender Megatron]].
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==''Cyber Series''==
[[File:Generations-Cyber-Battalion-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No, not an upsized KO.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyber Battalion, 2015)

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#PrimeWarsTrilogyAsian|Generations: Cyber Series]]'' Cyber Battalion figures, Optimus Prime is a roughly Voyager-sized figure and transforms from a truck (which is based on the ''Generations Thrilling 30'' Legends Class Optimus Prime figure) into a robot in just 7 simple steps. The figure's transformation engineering had taken cues from the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2010Legend|''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class Optimus Prime]] figure, while it still retains the same ol' articulation.

:As with other earlier Cyber Series figures, Optimus Prime had a rather strange release cycle. At first, he only retailed exclusively in Asia and Latin America, with the closest to a U.S. release being in limited quantities from online retailer BigBadToyStore.com. He did, however, end up being available in the Universal Studios Theme Park, and also later as a Walgreens exclusive.

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[[File:Generations-Cyber-Commander-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Trukk with Munky arms.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyber Commander, 2015)

:This roughly 11-inch leader-sized figure of Optimus Prime transforms from a robot to trailer/truck combination and back, with the transformation taking cues from both the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2010Legend|''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class]] and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Legion Class|the ''Robots in Disguise'' Legion Class]] toys. Surprisingly, he does have a reasonable amount of articulation, including a balljointed head and hinged joints for his arms, shoulders and legs, plus lateral hinges for his feet. His head includes [[light-piping]] and, unlike other Cyber Series toys, his truck windows have ''actual'' transparent plastic rather than just being merely painted.

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[[File:Cyber-Commander-Optimus-Prime-redeco.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Trukk with Munky arms but slightly more G1.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyber Commander, 2017)
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:A redeco of the Cyber Commander toy above, this Prime features grey plastic replacing the original blue, some deco differences on the arms, body & legs. He also features a flame tampograph on the sides of his vehicle front. He comes in an altered packaging that replaces the first version's painted [[prototype]] [[stock photography|stock photos]] with CG renders depicting the new deco, and also features a new Hasbro product code number, thus making him officially a separate product rather than a drastic running change [[variant]].

:Interestingly, the side profile of the cab transitions from red to blue with a flame-like design, obviously nodding towards his movieverse counterpart.

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[[File:TF-Heroes-and-Villains-Optimus-Prime-Megatron-2-pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime / Megatron''' (Heroes & Villains, 2021)

:In 2021, the ''Cyber Series'' Batallion Optimus Prime and [[Megatron_(G1)/Generations_toys#Cyber_Series|Megatron]] figure were reissued as a 2-pack exclusive to Amazon.com.
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==''Platinum Edition''==
:''See also:'' [[#Thrilling30PlatinumEdition]]
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[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-YOTG-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Don't bother asking for explanations'' ''She'll just tell you that she came'' ''In the year of the <s>cat</s> goat'']]
*'''Optimus Prime Year of the Goat Edition''' (2015)
**''Accessories:'' "Laser cannon", "saber weapon", missile launcher, 10 missiles, 5 discs, 2 rockets

:Released to celebrate the Year of the Goat, ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Year of the Goat" Optimus Prime is a redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|''Generation 2'' Laser Optimus Prime]], featuring the same discs lacking the G2 Autobot logo found on the ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Scourge (RID)#Toys|Scourge]] version of the mold, but otherwise keeping all the electronics from the original release. Like Year of the Goat Soundwave, Year of the Goat Optimus Prime features an awkward mix of orange, black, clear pink (in some parts including missiles, the discs, and even the pump!), some clear blue (the missile's tips), translucent plastic, and some hint of chrome silver (mostly his trailer parts, which happens to give the trailer somewhat of a resemblance to that of the aforementioned Scourge).
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[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-OsS-OsF-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Meanwhile, in an alternate universe, the arms are his weak points for Megatron.]]
*'''One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall''' (2-pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Smokestacks/Laser Gun, energy unit/ion blaster

:Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', this Optimus Prime is yet another redeco of the ''[[#Classics|Classics]]'' Voyager toy. Rather than the [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] colors like the ''Age of Extinction'' 2-pack figure, the toy's deco is very similar to the ''Classics'' release, with some changes and omissions: his blue plastic is a dark metallic sheen, his knee's yellow detailing was removed, his small Autobot symbol tampograph was placed on his right shoulder, and his larger one is placed on his energy unit. His side door/arm kibble is left unpainted. According to [[Mark Weber]], this was meant to represent his abdominal area being torn in the movie's battle. (Yeah, we have no idea how it works, since the "battle damage" parts end up on his ''arms'' in robot mode.)

:Both his robot and vehicle mode [[stock photography|stock photos]] depict him slightly mistransformed.

:''Platinum Edition'' Optimus Prime was only available as part of a 2-pack with [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Platinum Edition|Megatron]], named "One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall" after Optimus Prime's famous line in the movie. In the United States and Canada, this set was officially released as an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive. It was also available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely the Philippines and Singapore; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Australia, it was sold at Myer stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was both sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores and available via Tesco's website (but never found in stores). Surprisingly, it was (and still is) a common find in Brazilian online stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/PlatinumOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-YotR-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Also known as "Hybrid Style Convoy Hasbro Edition", but more expensive.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Year of the Rooster Edition ''' (2017)
**''Accessories'': Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, ion blaster, gas pump, energon-axe, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, rocket pack, 8 fists (4 left, 4 right), Autobot insignia stand

:In an ''unexpected'' turn of events, ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Optimus Prime is an ''unchanged'' release of ''[[Hybrid Style]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Hybrid Style|Convoy]], making it the very first Hasbro release of the figure. He retains all of the original figure's accessories, and the die-cast construction.

:Ironically, despite being a rerelease of a small yet complex adult collectible, the figure is marked as "for ages 8 and up". Hope you didn't lose the small parts here.

:The set was first released as an exclusive in Taipei Movie & Toy Convention 2016 in limited quantities; and later through [[Walmart]]'s Canadian website. In late March 2019, the figure finally saw distribution in the US as a BigBadToyStore exclusive.
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==''Titans Return''==
[[File:Titans Return Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=2|An Optimus Prime... ''retooled from an [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]]?'' '''WHAT IS THIS MADNESS?''']]
*'''Autobot Apex & Powermaster Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2016)
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters, two shoulder cannons, [[Hi-Q#Generations|Apex]] Titan Master
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist), [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:A heavy retool of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations|Ultra Magnus]], this Optimus Prime is based on the Powermaster Optimus Prime toy from 1988. Despite this, Hi-Q (now renamed 'Autobot Apex', presumably for trademark reasons) doesn't form the engine on Prime's chest; instead, he transforms into a de-faceplated version of the original Powermaster Optimus Prime cab robot head, over which a helmet slides during transformation to complete the Powermaster Prime look. In all three of Optimus Prime's modes are various pegs and seats with which Titan Master figures can interact. Like other Leader Class figures, his base mode can connect to other ''Titan Returns'' figures with base modes.

:Most notably in terms of new tooling, the panels on the undersides of Powermaster Optimus Prime's forearms feature slots under the fists, which allow the guns to tab in and be held much more stably than with Ultra Magnus. And due to the amount of empty space in the cab area in vehicle mode, Powermaster Prime can fully transform without the need to remove his head.

:Powermaster Optimus Prime also comes with a collector's card based on his packaging art.

:Optimus comes with the same rifles as ''Combiner Wars Ultra Magnus'' which have the undocumented feature of combining into a huge multi-barreled rifle. His instructions show that one of the two Titan Master seat guns can peg onto the top of his chest plate in base mode, but are unclear on exactly ''how''. The tab on the chest plate plugs into the hole where the Titan Master's feet peg in. However, in doing so the Titan Master will no longer fit. Due to the extra panels that were added to the legs, Optimus can not stand totally flat on both feet. Fortunately, this doesn't have any serious effect on the toy's stability due to the size of the feet. His gray plastic has a particularly warm tint compared to the original, likely the result of referencing a [[Photodegradation|yellowed]] specimen of the original Powermaster figure (such as the one on [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PMOP|this very page]]). Optimus' Autobot symbols are also in two different styles. The ones on the shoulders are of the Movie variety, while the trailer features a traditional ''Generation 1''-styled insignia.

:[[Fortress Maximus (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Fortress Maximus]]'s instructions depict him as part of the [[Cybertron City (TR)|Cybertron City]] combination. Meanwhile, the "Siege on Cybertron" instructions show him as a part of the [[Nemesis Command]] combination, albeit mislabeled as [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Autobot Blaster]].

:This mold was further retooled as ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Ginrai (human)#Legends|Super Ginrai]], which was redecoed into Siege On Cybertron [[Ginrai (robot)#Titans Return|Magnus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/TRPMOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Powermaster Optimus Prime at TFU.info]
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[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Voyager-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|An Optimus Prime that turns into a ''jet''? AND HE'S A DECEPTICON? '''''THE MADNESS IS SPREADING!''''']]
*'''Diac & Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Double-barreled rifle, [[Diac#Generations|Diac]] Titan Master
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:This Optimus Prime is a Voyager-sized Triple Changer mold, which transforms from robot to [[Octane (G1)|Octane]]-ish tanker truck to plane. His robot mode is heavily based on ''Generation 2'' [[#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Optimus Prime]], whilst the deco appears to draw from Star Convoy. His Titan Master partner [[Diac#Toys|Diac]] transforms into his head (but any Titan Master figure is compatible). Like all ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Voyager class figures, he has built-in mechanisms to "bulk up" his noggin. In his case, these are spring-loaded pylons. His robot mode also features fake truck windows.

:This iteration of the mold and its redecoes exhibit a minor design flaw: there are two tabs on the plane mode's wings that prevent the truck mode's trailer from fully closing at the rear. Ostensibly, this can be rectified by setting the wings slightly askew so they can properly flatten against each other. However, this leads to some holes on each wing not being lined up with some corresponding pegs on the trailer.

:The stock photo is slightly mistransformed: the wings in jet mode should sit further forward to better resemble a real commercial jet. The packaging art and instructions show the correct orientation. This error is present in photography for all reuses of this variant of this mold.

:This mold was redecoed into ''Legends'' [[Scourge (RID)#Voyager|Black Convoy]] and ''Street Fighter X Transformers'' [[Ryu#Toys|Ryu]], and retooled into [[Octane#Titans Return|Octone]]. Beginning with this wave, Hasbro changed the standard packaging design for ''Titans Return'' Voyagers from "Autobot" style to "Decepticon" style regardless of character faction.

:This mold would've been redecoed as "Action Master" Optimus Prime with a redecoed Infinitus Titan Master for the BotCon 2017 "Action on Hydrus Four" set that never came to be.

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[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Chaos-on-Velocitron-Laser-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|An Optimus Prime with a picture of him burning down forests!? <big>'''''THIS IS MADLY OUTRAGEOU...'''''</big>[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|no wait.]]]]
*'''Chaos on Velocitron''' (Giftset, 2017)
**''Accessories'': [[Laser Rod (weapon)|Sword]], Double-barreled rifle, [[Refractor#Generations|Refractor]] Titan Master

:Released under the name "Laser Prime", this Optimus Prime is a redeco of the above Voyager Class figure, with its deco based on [[#Laser Optimus Prime|his ''Generation 2'' toy]]...and yes, the tanker's sticker is still him burning down forests. Unfortunately, the enormous stickers are usually poorly applied, resulting in peeling, trapped air bubbles, and misaligned placement.

:Refractor and Laser Prime were only available in a box set named "Chaos on Velocitron" that includes [[Dynamus#Generations|Dynamus]] and [[Quickswitch#Titans_Return|Quickswitch]], [[Parsec#Generations|Parsec]] and [[Nautica (G1)#Titans_Return|Autobot Nautica]], [[Fastlane#Titans_Return|Fastclash]], and a [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#TRCOV|Rodimus Prime]] Titan Master head. The set was officially announced by Hasbro to be a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], and was sold at stores in the United States, Canada, and Hasbro's Asian markets (such as Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong). Despite this, it later became available via [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] in the United States (but not in Canada) as well, actually sold by Amazon directly (as compared to a third-party seller).
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===Primitive Skateboarding Promotion===
[[File:TF-Generations-TR-Primitive-Skateboarding-Powermaster-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A black Optimus that isn't [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|evil]]? And he has ''blue'' windows?! '''''THIS IS TOO MADDENING! GAHHHHHH!''''']]
*'''Optimus Prime & Shreddicus Maximus''' (Primitive Skateboarding exclusive Leader Class, 2017)
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters, two shoulder cannons, '[[Shreddicus Maximus]]' Titan Master, Skateboard, 3-piece ramp/railgun
{{toydesigner|[[Robby Musso]] (concept artist)}}

:Released as part of a collaboration between Transformers and [https://primitiveskate.com/ Primitive Skateboarding], this figure is a black repaint of the ''Titans Return'' Powermaster Optimus Prime, with the deco somewhat resembling [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NucleonQuest|Nucleon Quest Super Convoy]], but with some gold trims and Primitive Skateboarding markings partially designed by Primitive Skateboard founder [https://hypebeast.com/tags/paul-rodriguez Paul Rodriguez]. He also comes with a new hoverboard accessory (resembling the one [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] used in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''), which Shreddicus Maximus (or any other Titan/Prime Master) can attach to. This board is designed to attach to the included three-piece skating ramp & rail assembly, which can be folded up and rebuilt into a railgun (get it?) that other figures can wield.

: Optimus & Shreddicus were initially [[exclusive]] to [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2017, where they sold out. A small portion of the run had been held for future sales: [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] put the set up for sale for about five minutes on [[August 14]] before selling out. The remainder was available at [[HasCon 2017]]'s exclusives booth, but again they burned through the stock very quickly.
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==''Alt-Modes''==
[[File:Alt-Modes OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Alt-Modes, 2016)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Collection'': '''1, 2, 3'''

:''[[Alt-Modes]]'' Optimus Prime is a super deformed toy whose body transforms into a truck when the Autobot faction symbol on his head is flipped. He was [[Blindpacking|blind-boxed]] and available in all three cases of the first series.

:This mold was redecoed into ''Alt-Modes'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Alt-Modes|Nemesis Prime]] and retooled into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Ultra Magnus]].

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[[File:Alt-Modes-toy Silver-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Silver Optimus Prime''' (Alt-Modes, 2017)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Collection'': '''1'''

:Released in the second series of ''Alt-Modes'', "Silver Optimus Prime" is, somewhat obviously, a silver redeco of the previous toy, referencing his "heat-resistant alloy" body from "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]".
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==''Masterpiece''==
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:''See also:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10]]
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)
**''ID Number: '''MP-10'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe

:Another Hasbro release of the [[#MP10|MP-10 mold]], which is ''basically a reissue'' of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|2010 ''Transformers'' line's ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime]], but with the Japanese release's ID number. Surprisingly he is NOT mistransformed on the initial official photography... until secondary stock photos had the vehicle mode ''slightly'' mistransformed. Unlike the original Hasbro version, this version features silver paint on the interior of the trailer. This version also removes the red paint on the die cast hinge piece in his body and replaces it with blue paint. Sadly, this figure doesn't come with the Key to Vector Sigma. Due to compact packaging, the trailer is prone to scuffing.

:The figure debuted as a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2017 exclusive in the U.S., then as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in the United States and Canada.
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==''Power of the Primes''==
[[File:TF-Generations-PotP-Leader-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Signs of steroid abuse include aggression, acne and... smokestacks?]]
*'''Evolution Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2018)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-09'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[May 25]], 2018'''
**''Accessories'': trailer/evolution armor, ion-blaster (formed by two blasters), [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]] frame, Matrix of Leadership core
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' "Evolution Optimus Prime" transforms from a truck with a trailer into a robot and back. The truck cab transforms into his "Orion Pax" form based on his appearance in the Generation 1 episode "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]", and he is able to form the core of Optimus Prime's robot mode. His trailer forms Prime's entire body, sharing a noticeable amount of details with MP-10 mold, most notably an almost identical head sculpt. He is the first non-''Masterpiece'' ''Generations'' G1 Optimus Prime figure to include removable [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]] accessory, which is stored in his chest in the 'Evolved' form. The center of his Matrix of Leadership can be replaced with any [[Prime Master#Toys|Prime Master]]. His [[ion blaster]] can be split into two weapons for Orion Pax to use, while also store on Optimus Prime's back via visible [[5 mm post]]s of Orion Pax's hands, though this is undocumented in the instructions. The Takara version of the mold lacks the production numbers located at his right shins. Depending on the individual copy, Optimus Prime is prone to having a number of quality control issues: ranging from two left/right arms and/or legs/feet on the evolution armor, to lacking stickers on the trailer pieces. On the other hand, the trailer can also be towed by any other figure with a compatible hitch.

:Though designated for a first quarter 2018 release, Optimus's wave reached U.S. store shelves in December 2017.

:This mold was [[retool]]ed into ''Power of the Primes'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Power of the Primes|Nemesis Prime]] and later into ''Selects'' [[#Generations Selects|Star Convoy]].
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==''War for Cybertron: Siege''==
[[File:War-For-Cybertron-Siege-Voyager-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I traded my smokestacks for those kickin' roof lights!"]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2019)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-S11'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-06'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 23]], [[2019]]
**''Hidden message code'': '''IACON'''
**''Accessories:'' "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield," "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" (combines to form "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster")
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Gray]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:Part of the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Voyager Class figures, Optimus Prime transforms from robot to [[For safety reasons|short-smokestacked]] Cybertronian armored truck and back. For an inexpensive mass-retail release, Optimus's robot mode is very accurate to his design from the original cartoon (albeit with added details) and also features excellent poseability on par with a ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' toy, resulting in a version of the character that gives collectors lots of bang for their buck. He includes two weapons compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]—the "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield," which is an axe that transforms into a shield, and the "W-M3 RF [[Ion blaster|Ion Blaster]]." Both weapons can combine to form the "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster." An argument could be made that being able to flip around Optimus's underarm kibble to form underslung gatling guns is an undocumented gimmick. Optimus Prime also features "battle damage" paint applications on several parts of his body, as well as multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:In vehicle mode, opening the figure's windows shows the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Matrix of Leadership]] molded into the plastic behind the windows. Due to the transformation, the Matrix doesn't end up in the chest in robot mode. Despite being a Voyager-scale figure, the truck mode is considerably small, in scale with a Legends-sized figure. Whether through coincidence or design, it's possible to fit a ''Power of the Primes'' Matrix core (and by extension, a [[Prime Master]] or [[Titan Master]]) in his chest.

:An additional, undocumented but confirmed third "hover truck" mode exists, which is achieved by folding all of his wheels under his vehicle mode. While the back wheels don't lock in anywhere, the two front wheels actually have small tabs that plug into slots on the back of the wheel sections that aren't used for either of his other modes.<ref>[http://www.toyboxsoapbox.com/2018/11/13/transformers-siege-voyager-optimus-prime-review/ "At some convention somewhere one Hasbro rep let slip that Siege Optimus Prime also had a hidden hover truck mode."] on Toybox Soapbox</ref>

:There is a message written in [[Cybertronian language|Cybertronian letters]] on Optimus Prime's box art, which reads "LIGHT THE DARKEST HOUR."

:While Optimus greatly resembles the inner robot of ''Siege'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ultra Magnus]], he is actually a completely different mold and therefore not compatible with the [[Magnus Armor]]. This mold was later used to make [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nemesis Prime]]. A large number of parts of this figure were reused for the ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime figure released in 2020. Due to this, the trailer packaged with the ''Earthrise'' figure is fully compatible with the ''Siege'' figure's truck mode.

:Depending on the figure's individual quality control, the truck's roof may not sit securely flush in vehicle mode, notably on the rear right side.

:While Hasbro and TakaraTomy's releases of the toy are almost identical, the battle damage paint apps on the latter's shoulders and legs are slightly altered in size.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=シージのオプティマス。右が海外版、左が日本版で後ろが海外前が日本版。汚れのタンポ印刷も違うバリエーションなのかねぇ(´･ω･`) #TFTOYの面白さを伝え隊 https://t.co/g3lMOROVdO|link=https://twitter.com/Alfes2010/status/1099375629361795072|name=Alfes2010|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=02|day=23|(defunct=)}}</ref>

:Though designated for release in the first quarter of 2019, Optimus's wave reached U.S. store shelves in late 2018.
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[[File:WFC-Siege-WFC-S40-Leader-Class-Galaxy-Upgrade-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|"Rooflights? Pah! Check ''this'' out!"]]
*'''Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-S40'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-37'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November 23]], 2019
**''Hidden message code'': '''CONVOY'''
**''Accessories:'' 5 "JF-50 Twinblast [[Super Mode|Galaxy Pack]]" armor pieces, 2 "W-30 Magnetic Inducer Launchers," "JF-15 Gravity Force Laser," 2 front wheels/armguards

:Part of the second wave ''Siege'' Leader Class figures, "Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime" is an extensive retool of the same line's [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ultra Magnus]], taking heavy design cues from [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime]] (the Japanese series name being "''Galaxy Force''," which is referenced in the name). He transforms into a heavily armed fire truck like the ''Cybertron'' figure, but with a Cybertronian aesthetic. The two "W-30 Magnetic Inducer Launchers" are unpainted blasters from ''Siege'' Ultra Magnus, and as such, mirror the detailing placed just behind ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]]'s cab. Their hexagonal tips resembling ''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime's Super Mode leg cannons were likely a foresight for this retooling, but are molded in black rather than grey likely due to [[gang-molding]]. Optimus Prime also features "battle damage" paint applications on several parts of his body, as well as multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:The core figure's robot mode is inspired by Prime's Generation 1 look, but with [[Kibble|vehicle mode details]] and coloration (including yellow eyes) based on the cab of his ''Cybertron'' counterpart. As with the original ''Cybertron'' figure, the barrel of the truck's left cannon can be detached and wielded by Prime as a rifle called the "JF-15 Gravity Force Laser." The sides of the bumper in truck mode can detach and form arm cannons based on his ''Cybertron'' counterpart's forearms. All five weapons are compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. Because of the nature of the mold, additional shoulder pads [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|resembling halves of his truck cab]] were included to complete the Super Mode's resemblance to the template. The vehicle mode's cannons can be underslung and handheld similarly to the ''Cybertron'' figure thanks to the sliding pegs, but lack the original's gimmicks. Unlike Ultra Magnus, Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime also features flip-out support struts on the leg armor to compensate for the back's weight. While they're hardly needed since the armor's bulk is heavy enough to support the weight, the pieces also prevent the leg armor from standing flat when folded in.

:Unlike the above Voyager Class figure, this Prime is fully compatible with the [[Magnus Armor]], as is Ultra Magnus with Optimus's Super Mode gear. Also, whether intentional or not, the figure scales almost perfectly with other figures from the original Cybertron line.

:The box art of his vehicle modes is [[Stock photography#Problems with stock photos|mistransformed]] as a result of using CGI renders; the two shoulder pieces are shown being left on, which is genuinely impossible and in fact appear to be clipped through each other. They are instead stored inside the leg armor, which forms the back end of the trailer. Strangely, the clear blue plastic used for the cab has light bars molded in, but they are painted over in red. Presumably, this is to make the inner robot appear more like G1 Optimus but results in a less accurate vehicle mode compared to the ''Cybertron'' design. Additionally, there are existing stock photos of the figure without the wingpack and the smaller robot head flipped out.
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[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-35th-Voyager-Classic-Animation-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm the one you want...Wait a minute.]]
*'''Classic Animation Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-S65'''
**''Accessories:'' "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield," "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" (combines to form "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster")
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:Specially branded for the 35th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, ''Siege'' "Classic Animation Optimus Prime" is a redeco of the Voyager Class figure above, featuring a cel-shaded paint pattern that evokes his appearance in the cartoon (though the physical result is more like that of [[Transformers: Devastation|''Devastation'']]). In addition, the grey plastics and paint operations are now replaced with white, and the tire rims' paint is omitted.

:Alongside fellow cel-shaded figure [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#S66|Megatron]] and the other "35th Anniversary" figures, Optimus was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada, and among the first figures that debuted a new, "worldwide" [[multilingual packaging]] design that merged the languages typically found on European packaging with those found on American packaging. In a bit of a snafu, though, all the English texts on his packaging are simply repeated four times, instead of being translated into French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese, or omitted in case two or more translations would be identical to each other (or to the English version).
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==''Collaborative''==
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[[File:Collaborative-MP10G-Ghostbusters-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|400px|Where [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP3G|he]] at?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition''' ([[July 19]], [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': trailer, [[Roller (G1)|Roller]], blaster, [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], [[Proton pack]], hose, ghost trap module, [[Slimer]]
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' Ghostbusters x Transformers ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition (whew!) is a [[Ghostbusters]]-themed redeco of the MP-10 Convoy/Optimus Prime mold.

:Optimus Prime is now decoed in white, dark gray and red, with a Ghostbusters "no ghosts" logo on his right shoulder in addition to the Autobot logo on his left. The trailer is decoed similarly, with Ecto-1 style details adorning the sides, as well as green ghost splatter. Optimus's vehicle mode bumper includes an "ECTO-35" plate, which can be seen through his chest in robot mode, referencing the 35th Anniversary of both the ''Transformers'' and ''Ghostbusters'' franchises.

:He includes all his accessories, aside from [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and his axe, gaining a number of additional ones consistent with the theme. The trailer opens out into the "Ecto-Base," or can be stood upright as the "Ecto Maintenance Dock." A snap-on cover can be applied to Roller to turn him into a ghost trap, a painted opaque version of the [[Slimer]] figure included with Ectotron, and a "roof-rack accessory" using the same mold as [[Ectotron]]'s that pegs into the roof of the trailer. This final item converts into a proton pack for robot mode, pegging into the hole in his back, and a hose connects his ion blaster to the proton pack to serve as a particle thrower. In addition, the figure's packaging is shaped like a proton pack, complete with clips to enable the buyer to strap it to their back.

:Ectotron can ''sort of'' fit into Prime's trailer, but this requires the former's equipment rack to be removed from the roof, and clearance within the trailer prevents the trailer's rear tailgate from closing.

:Ecto-35 Edition Optimus Prime debuted as an exclusive at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2019, with additional availability at Fan Expo Canada and the [[Hasbro Pulse]] online store.

::*''[https://reflector.tfw2005.com/transformers-toys/crossovers/ghostbusters-transformers/optimus-prime-mp-10g-ecto-35/ Collaborative MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition at Reflector@TFW2005]''
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[[File:VNR-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|VNR Optimus Prime''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy Release Date'': [[December]] [[2024]]
:*''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, [[Matrix of Leadership#Volvo|Matrix of Leadership]], trailer, artillery robot, ramp/shield, trailer hitch
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)}}<ref name="fanstream">[[June 20]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Rich Pellegrino]]</ref>

:"VNR Optimus Prime" is a redeco of the earlier [[#Holiday Optimus Prime|Holiday Optimus Prime]] figure, this time in traditional Optimus Prime colors. This release sees the circuitous path of the aborted [[Amazon]] ''Collaborative'' toy<ref>See the extensive research in the [[#Holiday Optimus Prime|Holiday Optimus Prime]] entry for details.</ref> come full circle, here branded on his internal packaging under the name "''Collaborative'' Volvo Trucks × Transformers Optimus Prime." He converts in 37 steps into an (at last explicable) licensed {{w|Volvo VN|Volvo VNR 300}}. He includes the ion cannon, Matrix, and [[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' trailer]] of the Holiday release, naturally done up in more orthodox livery. Caution for those attempting to use the Centurion Drone Ion blaster and Energon Ax accessories, the peg handles are NOT compatible owing to their wider diameter and none poseable fist of the mold.

:Depending on how you pose the figure, the mold tends to be front "heavy" when posed at your standard "stand up straight" form without any dynamic spread the legs style. This is due to how the front feet cannot be extended forward due to a single hinge attaching the joint to the inner "truck cab" being static. This concentrates the center of gravity way behind, parallel to what forms the cab's windshield when it should be adjacent to what makes the cab's front wheels.

: This figure was made available exclusively at [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the United States, and was available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets- which stocked the figure months before it was officially acknowledged by Hasbro themselves.
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==''Generations Selects''==
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Star-Convoy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|"The Hate Plague is back?" (jams the Matrix on the gun)]]
*'''Star Convoy''' ([[September 28]], 2019)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''TT-GS01'''
**''Accessories'': [[Star Trailer]]/evolution armor, ion-blaster (formed by two blasters), [[Silver Matrix]]

:''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Star Convoy is a retool of the [[#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Leader Class mold]], featuring new lower legs, head, upper shoulders, and waist parts for both the armor and inner robot, and a new torso for the latter. The Optimus Prime inner robot is remolded to resemble his Generation 1 toy, complete with toy-accurate yellow eyes. Most of the armor's grey parts (especially the evolution armor's arms) are now remolded in red plastic to be more accurate to Star Convoy's character model, though there are a few sacrifices leaving some of the red patches on the trailer.

:The Matrix of Leadership is now replaced with the "Silver Matrix" that is a singular piece of plastic dipped in chrome. As such, it does not accommodate Prime Masters/Matrices/Enigmas. The Matrix can be held by 5 mm fist holes and can combine with the guns to form a "Big Bang Cannon". Unlike the original versions of the mold, Star Convoy's stickers, intended to be applied to his trailer, come on a sheet instead of being factory-applied.

:The star-shaped piece that clips into Star Convoy's chest is new to this version of the mold. Because it pegs into a small hole between the tops of the doors to Star Convoy's chest compartment, it introduces an additional step to access the matrix chamber. The red connector which attaches the star to the figure is misassembled, and flipped from its proper orientation. Due to this, the star is prone to not attaching securely to the chest and can easily pop out without much effort. A fix<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/generations-selects-star-convoy-super-megatron-snaptrap-figures.1172403/page-113#post-17312785 Guide to rearranging the chest star for improved stability] in the TFW2005 thread for ''Selects'' Star Convoy</ref> utilized by some to address the issue involves popping out the star and connector, then flipping the connector around, before reattaching both parts to the figure. Care should be taken when handling the star and transforming Star Convoy to ensure it does not bump against other parts of the figure or experience undue stress. The stem of the star is particularly fragile and has been known to break without much force being applied to it.

:Reminiscent of the fact that the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|''Return of Convoy'' Star Convoy]] figure could transform into a battle station, a "Z Base Mode" resembling that original battle station mode was created for the character and introduced in the ''Selects'' [[Super Megatron comic 1|Special Comic promoting Super Megatron]]. This figure (and any of the ''Power of the Primes'' Evolution Optimus Prime molds) is capable of being configured into this form. In reference to the fact that the original Star Convoy figure included a [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Micromaster version of Hot Rod]] to man the battle station, one can populate the Z Base Mode with the [[Firebolt (G1)#Titans Return|Firedrive]] or Rodimus Prime Titan Masters from [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Hot Rod's ''Titans Return'' figure]] and the "Chaos on Velocitron" box set respectively. As said Hot Rod Micromaster could also store in the original Star Convoy figure's chest, one can also re-enact this functionality by taking a Matrix frame from a ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Leader Class figure and placing one of the aforementioned Titan Masters in it, then inserting the frame into Star Convoy's chest.

:This toy was released exclusively through [[TakaraTomy Mall]] and, thanks to brand unification, [[Hasbro Pulse]] and other online retailers in the United States and Canada. It is the first ''Selects'' figure to be developed by TakaraTomy.
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==''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''==
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Leader-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=2|thumb|That's the news everyone's waiting for!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020/2024)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-E11'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER-02'''
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Optimus Prime with Trailer'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 25]], 2020
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#Generations|Ion Blaster]], shield/ramp, trailer/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Generations|Combat Deck]], artillery robot, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Matrix of Leadership]]
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released in the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Leader Class toys, Optimus Prime is an ''extensive'' retooling of the [[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Siege'' Optimus mold]], now transforming into his classic cab-over Earth-truck mode. Interestingly, his rear wheels are borrowed from ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS32|32]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS44|44 Optimus Prime]], and even has molded drilled-rotor brake discs, a surprising detail for a mainline ''Transformers'' figure. While the vestigial knee flaps were meant to be flipped out while transforming him into truck mode, the flaps' pegs and the elbow's rectangular holes have a slight occupying-the-same-space issue, which can result in the cab noticeably tilting frontward. If this problem persists, the flaps can be untransformed to straighten the cab properly.

: His very cartoon-like robot mode has an opening chest compartment containing a removable [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Matrix of Leadership]] accessory; in an undocumented feature, the Matrix can accommodate "Fire Blast" effect parts and attach to similarly-sized posts. His new Ion Blaster rifle, now in its classic shape, is hinged to fold away the barrel for storage. His hands feature hinge joints in the knuckles, allowing for more expressive posing and proper holding of the included Matrix, with the grip coming from a [[5 mm post|5 mm semi-circle]] formed by the palm and thumb. As the front grill/wheel piece is connected with a c-clip, removing it from his back allows the waist to turn without being hindered.

: For the first time for a (non-''Masterpiece'') ''Generations'' Optimus toy, this release comes with a trailer (sadly too small to store any concurrent car-mode toy larger than the [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' Cliffjumper]] mold when closed up) that converts into a combat deck/repair bay complete with an "artillery robot". The trailer's inner walls are loaded with 5 mm post-holes for accessory storage. The main ramp is [[A.I.R. Lock System]] compatible, and its inner section is removable so it can be used as a shield, leaving a U-shaped partial ramp so any cars on the main deck can still roll out. The trailer's artillery robot has two 5 mm post-holes up front for Fire Blast effects or other accessories, and now features ''two'' claw-arms, sadly the gaps in the claws are not 5 mm compatible. The robot can be removed from the trailer at its base and attached to other toys as a giant accessory, notably a "jetpack". (Coincidentally, the trailer's hitch post is at exactly the right height to let it rest inside the 5mm hole on [[Roller (G1)#Generations|''Thrilling 30'' Roller]].)

: This figure can be augmented with the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' "[[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]]", which includes a non-converting long-barreled Ion Blaster, his expected Energon Axe, and [[Roller (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Roller]]. The Energon Axe is specifically molded to fit onto Optimus's ''right'' hand, with the peg sliding into the underside of the fist. Although it ''can'' fit on his left hand if slid through the top, this puts noticeable stress on the axe's peg due to the thumb sliding up against the housing. The set also comes with [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Sideswipe]]'s jetpack, and while it is ''mainly'' designed for Sideswipe it can, of course, be used by Optimus, though due to a section of Optimus' back being marginally wider than the space available, some force may be required to attach the jetpack fully. Whether by coincidence or not, the Energon Strikeshield from the ''Siege'' figure can attach to his forearms if the hands are tucked away, via the tabs on its hinged handle.

: Like all ''Earthrise'' toys, the inside of the back of Optimus'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 the star map. Optimus' piece of the map contains the labeled location of a planet called "[[Micro|MICRON]]".

[[File:TF-WFC-ER-Prime-Comparison.jpg|300px|thumb|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|Dodged another shot!]] (''Stock image comparison'')]]
:Confusingly, the figure had ''many'' color differences in different official promotional images. The original 3D renders depicted his colors completely show-accurate to the G1 cartoon (minus the blue codpiece, and with quite rare toy-accurate yellow eyes), the lack of striping on the forearms/side doors, and a fully blue artillery robot for the trailer, while the pre-release prototype seen in New York Comic Con 2019 and the secondary stock photos had his hands and elbows molded in grey, with artillery robot being cast in grey and silver plastic similar to the rest of the trailer. According to [[John Warden]], this was due to the limitations of the mold. Even later, Takara's stock photos showed the figure with blue elbows and a blue and silver artillery robot. The retail release of the figure ultimately, for the most part, went with colors showcased in Hasbro's physical toy stock photos, but with previously yellow eyes now more cartoon-accurate blue, and with his hands, codpiece, and the back piece of his head painted in metallic blue. Early renders also displayed the figure's inner shins as being molded in the same blue color as the rest of the legs, although the final figure presents them cast in gray and unpainted. The sample on the TakaraTomy stock photos also depict his trailer hitch as a single piece.

: Optimus Prime first saw release in Bangkok before its actual release date in March. Optimus also saw release with a retailer incentive gift box, coming with an additional large poster promoting the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''Earthrise'' cartoon]] with various signatures from the showrunners and the characters, including [[Jake Foushee|Jake Tillman]], Prime's voice actor, and a die-cast logo pin.

: The Optimus Prime robot mold was also used to make ''War for Cybertron Trilogy Selects'' [[Optimus Prime (SG)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]]. The trailer, including its artillery robot and shield/ramp, was redecoed for the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Nemesis Prime's]] Spoiler Pack and [[#Holiday Optimus Prime|Holiday Optimus Prime]] (see below). The Matrix accessory was reused or repainted extensively for other contemporary Matrix-bearers, such as ''Kingdom'' Rodimus Prime, ''Kingdom'' Galvatron, and ''Studio Series'' Hot Rod.

: Optimus Prime was reissued in mid-2024 with preorders listed on April of that year.
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[[File:TF-Generations-Amazon-Prime-Day-Alt-Universe-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Relive your traumatic childhood on Prime Day!]]
*'''Alternate Universe Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-17'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 20]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ion Blaster]], shield/ramp, trailer/[[Combat Deck (G1)#AltUniverseOP|Combat Deck]], artillery robot, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Matrix of Leadership]]

:"Alternate Universe Optimus Prime" is a grayscale redeco of the figure above with a new head that evokes the battle damage and his death in ''The Transformers: The Movie''. The Matrix of Leadership is the same as the mass retail Leader, though the Ion Blaster is painted completely silver and his rear calves are painted. Another change is the number of lugnuts on the wheels of the trailer. The normal retail version has 10 lug nuts per wheel, while this release has none. He is packaged in a ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Selects]]''-styled box that depicts Ultra Magnus, Hot Rod, and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] grieving during his death scene reflected on a window of his damaged truck mode.
:There are reported issues where the left chest piece is unable to tab in fully due to a deformed pin, leaving a small uneven gap visible in robot mode.

:This is the only ''Earthrise'' toy to lack an ID number and map piece and isn't part of the Galactic Odyssey Collection. Coincidentally, Hasbro ID number WFC-E28 is never used in the toyline within its range of E1 to E41, lending to the possibility that WFC-E28 was intended to be his.

:Before the figure is officially revealed, a single known specimen of the ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime erroneously uses the redeco's alternate head.<ref>https://tformers.com/earthrise-leader-optimus-prime-error-with-alternate-universe-head/37627/news.html</ref>

:Alternate Universe Optimus Prime was supposed to be released as an exclusive for Amazon Prime Day 2020, though the day was pushed back several months, making the toy release much earlier. The figure first saw release in some Malaysian hobby shops ''before'' it was fully revealed on Hasbro's June 26 [[Hasbro Pulse#Fan First Friday|Fan First Friday]] stream. The figure was later released in Japan as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive as part of the 7th wave of TakaraTomy ''Selects'' toys.
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==''War for Cybertron Trilogy''==
[[File:Earthrise_Centurion_mini_OP.JPG|upright=0.5|thumb|Get me the smallest Optimus you have. No, that's too small.]]
*'''Deluxe Centurion Drone''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, 2020)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-E33'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-22'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 27]], 2021

:A [[Slug figure|minuscule figurine]] of Optimus Prime, about 10 millimeters tall, is included in the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Deluxe Centurion set, which is meant to complement the [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Unicron]] figure.

:Despite coming in a ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]''-style box, the set is only branded as part of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'', and doesn't include a ''Selects'' lineup number, instead having an ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' ID number. [[TakaraTomy]] released this toy as part of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' in [[Japan]].<ref name="TT Twitter">{{citesocial|quote=＼フォロワー27 000人突破／新情報2つ目はアースライズシリーズ「センチュリオンドローン＆ウェポナイザー」発売決定しました！予約開始は少し先の予定ですが楽しみしてにお待ち下さい！ #トランスフォーマー #Transformers https://t.co/8DpFsjRCuP|link=https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1285098906422931456/|name=Transformers PR|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=07|day=20|(defunct=)}}</ref>

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[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-Trilogy-Voyager-Battle-3-Pack-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[:File:Optimusprime-g2.jpg|Well]] [[Jhiaxus (G2)|gee]], [[Enerax|axe]] [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|us!]]]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle 3-Pack, 2020)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-11'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 20]], 2021
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, [[Enerax#Toys|Enerax]] and [[Sheeldron#Toys|Sheeldron]] [[Battle Master]]s

:Promoting the ''Earthrise'' chapter of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], this version of Optimus Prime is a trailer-less redeco of the ''Earthrise'' Leader Class mold in darker colors more reminiscent of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|G1 figure]]. He comes with Battle Masters Enerax and Sheeldron, translucent yellow redecoes of ''Siege'' [[Pteraxadon#Toys|Pteraxadon]] and ''Earthrise'' [[Soundbarrier#Toys|Soundbarrier]] respectively, without the effects parts. In terms of deco, Optimus's blue plastic/paint operations and the unpaintable gray joints are replaced with the same darker shade of blue (which also coincidentally resembles the erroneous deco used for most of TakaraTomy's stock photos of the mold), additional blue paint has been added to his legs, the molded detail in the center of his pelvis is painted yellow, the interiors of his opening chest windows are unpainted, the translucent plastic is tinted green, and the eyes are a non-metallic light blue.

:The stock renders for both the robot and vehicle modes are inconsistent with the later stock photos: They reuse his deco from the ''Earthrise'' renders, but with blue eyes, green windows, and battle-damage paint apps that are absent on the final toy. The forearms are depicted as stripeless in robot mode, while the rear hip piece and the thighs are differently colored in the truck mode render.

:While Optimus Prime never appears in his ''Earthrise'' body in the cartoon, he was initially planned to for the ''Earthrise'' and ''Kingdom'' chapters, the idea from which this toy is based. A cartoon CGI render of this ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime can be seen in the ''[[The Art and Making of Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''.

:As with other ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' figures, Optimus Prime was exclusive to Walmart in Canada and the United States.
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[[File:WFC-Netflix-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Obi-Wan Kenobi|"You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would destroy the Decepticons, not join them!"]]]]
*'''Spoiler Pack''' (Leader Unboxing, 2020)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-16'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 27]], 2021
**''Accessories:'' [[Dark Saber#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Dark Saber]], "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster", two forearm blasters, shield/ramp, artillery robot, trailer/[[Combat Deck (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Combat Deck]], [[Giza (POTP)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Giza]] and [[Fangtron#Toys|Fangtron]] [[Battle Master]]s, "Fire Blast", 3 [[energon cube#War for Cybertron Trilogy|energon cubes]], [[Play-Doh|compound]]
{{note|This figure of [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Nemesis Prime]] also represents a "much darker future" of Optimus Prime in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]] cartoon.}}

:Promoting the ''Earthrise'' chapter of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], this ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Leader Unboxing set contains a redeco of ''Siege'' Voyager Class [[#War for Cybertron: Siege|Optimus Prime]] as Nemesis Prime. The figure comes with ''Siege'' Optimus's "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" (but not his "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield") plus a sizeable number of extras that beef up the price. These include: a redecoed trailer from ''Earthrise'' [[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]]; the Dark Saber, [[Giza (POTP)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Giza]], and large forearm blaster accessories, all from the [[#Power_of_the_Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Evolution Leader Class toy]]; [[Fangtron#Toys|Fangtron]], a [[redeco]] of ''Earthrise'' Battle Master [[Slitherfang#Toys|Slitherfang]], along with their blast effect part; and a compound through which a buyer can dig to reveal energon cubes, rereleased from ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Ultra Magnus's]] Spoiler Pack. Fangtron and the shield/Combat Deck ramp are both compatible with the [[A.I.R. Lock System]], as the former can turn into a ramp or a shield for Nemesis Prime. This toy also features a different deco compared to the TakaraTomy Mall exclusive. Namely, he is in fact molded in very dark gray plastic as opposed to the deep black of the Takara version, and the vehicle stripes, bumper guns, and wheel rims are silver instead of teal.

:The Hasbro stock photography for the truck mode is also ''laughably'' mistransformed, with the robot mode crotch being plainly visible, an error that actually requires a considerable amount of effort to replicate with the actual toy. In addition, neither the truck windows nor panels that cover the robot mode hands are compressed fully.

:Much like previous Spoiler Pack, this set is in a windowless box designed to look like an ammo crate and features translatable [[Cybertronian language|Ancient Autobot]]. The text on the package reads "FANGTRON" and "GIZA", while the 'spoiler' text inside features a Decepticon-themed quote: "YOU MUST STAY TRUE / TO WHOM THE MATRIX HAS / CHOSEN, FOR IF YOU / DON’T, A MUCH / DARKER FUTURE AWAITS" and an Autobot-themed one: "THE DEAD UNIVERSE IS / UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU’VE / EXPERIENCED, PRIME", which are both quotes from [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] in [[Earthrise episode 5]]. The lateral side of the package also features artwork of Nemesis Prime, edited from art of ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime. Compared to the previous Spoiler Pack, the packaging itself has no plastic insert.

:This set is a shared exclusive between online retailers and [[Walmart]] in Canada and the USA. In New Zealand, the set was sold exclusively at Toy World and Mighty Ape. Like the previous Spoiler Pack, the TakaraTomy release is packaged in a standard windowed box.
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==''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''==
[[File:TF-WFC-Kingdom-Core-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|optimus prall (prime small)]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Core Class, 2020)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K1'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD EX-03'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 20]], 2021
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the first wave of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Core Class toys, Optimus Prime is a smaller, roughly Legends-sized mold that according to his product copy and stock images is meant to be posed with larger toys of the same character, but we would be stupid not to note that he is also a good size to interact with Titan Class figures. His transformation shares engineering with the [[#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Legends figure]], but with sculpted detailing directly based on the ''Earthrise'' mold, down to details like the ''vestigial knee flaps'' from the ''Siege'' mold. The included Ion Blaster features a 3 mm handle under a 5 mm post, dedicated to the C.O.M.B.A.T. System. He is also fairly articulated for a figure this small, having head rotation and tilting, torso rotation (which actually looks a bit unnatural), ab crunch, butterfly joints at the shoulders, and ball joints in shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees.

:Unlike the actual product, the truck door section of the wrist/hand part is unpainted in the CG stock render. Curiously, his instructions depict an Energon axe that was notably left out of the final release, and was not shown in stock photos.

:In Japan, Optimus Prime was released as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive. This mold was later redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution .282023.29|Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Legacy|Nemesis Prime]], while utilizing the unused Energon Axe.

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[[File:WFC-K11 Optimus Prime Packaging Stock.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K11'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-19'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 26]], [[2022]]
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#Generations|Ion Blaster]], shield/ramp, trailer/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Generations|Combat Deck]], artillery robot, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Matrix of Leadership]]

:''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime featured a [[package refresh]] in the first wave of the ''Kingdom'' Leader Class toys. It featured no changes except for the gunmetal paint on the ion blaster being a ''very slightly'' lighter color.

:Much like most of the toyline, Optimus Prime comes with one of four possible holographic [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] cards for his wave, which reveals a [[Source:Golden Disk destinies|possible destiny]] of a key character, Optimus Prime being one of them.
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[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Titan-Ark-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|Scaled to fit inside the Ark's cockpit or a [[Mark Maher|decent-sized soul patch]].]]
*'''Autobot Ark''' (2021)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-K30'''

:''Kingdom'' Titan Class [[Ark (G1)#Generations|Autobot Ark]] comes with a minuscule figurine of Optimus Prime, similar to the Unicron-scaled one in the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Deluxe Centurion Drone set, designed to be in scale with the ''Ark''{{'}}s starship mode. It is cast in the same orange translucent plastic used for the Ark's windscreen, then painted over with a metallic red.
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==''Premium Finish''==
[[File:TF-Premium-Finish-PFWFC-01-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The REAL ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[#2020Netflix|Autobot Optimus Prime toy]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[October 30]], 2021)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PF WFC-01 / PFGR 01'''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''GE-01'''
**''Accessories'': "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield," "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" (combines to form "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster")

:Part of the first wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Premium Finish|Premium Finish]]'' subline, Optimus Prime is a redeco of the [[#War_for_Cybertron:_Siege|''Siege'' Voyager Class toy]], with the same weapons and C.O.M.B.A.T. System functionality.

:In a similar deco to the ''[[3A|ThreeZero]]'' figure, Optimus Prime is redecoed to be completely accurate to his on-screen appearance in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron'' Trilogy cartoon]]; for example, the translucent blue parts are now green, an extra white stripe is added in the front of the sideways truck kibble, and the battle damage is changed.
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==''Legacy''==
[[File:Legacy Laser Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|We're gonna party like it's 1995!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Laser Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2022]]) / '''G2 Universe Laser Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-06'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[September 24]], 2022
:*''Accessories:'' [[Energon]] sword, Energon axe, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Legacy|Matrix of Leadership]], blaster, repair bay, trailer
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist), [[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Leader Class toys, "Laser Optimus Prime" is an updated version of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|''Generation 2'' design]] which transforms into a mid-1990s Western Star 4964EX, with deco and sculpt details most directly based on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#G2Reissue|2006 "Battle Convoy" reissue version's modified deco and stickers]] with a flame deco on the front from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#RTSDeluxe|his 2010 Deluxe Class figure]]. He includes an Energon sword, an Energon axe, a new removable Matrix of Leadership which echoes the sticker details of the 2006 reissue, and a trailer that can transform into a battle station (tanker deco of Optimus burning down a forest not included, sadly) with a small detachable double-barreled cannon. The axe and sword can be stored either inside the trailer or on the cab, with the sword stored underneath the rear section of the cab like the original and the axe slotting in over the trailer hitch. In tanker mode, the trailer's claw arm can be folded down to act as a jack to allow it to stand freely. His signature shoulder pylons can open outwards to reveal missile pods. He has restricted arm movement as the shoulder pylons do not rotate, whilst the real arms start beneath the flap.

: Not mentioned in his instructions, the sword and axe can combine into a larger sword. His Matrix can be attached to the axe or the combined sword, using the rectangular peg near the axe's haft (normally meant to keep the handle folded neatly for storage). The chest slot where the Matrix plugs in is open in the back, seemingly meant to allow for [[light-piping]] in robot mode. His eyes feature neutered light-piping due to the back of his head being painted over, but the eyes themselves are left unpainted.

:As the sword accessory is designed for this mold's open hands, it cannot be wielded by other figures with 5mm hands due to the protruding peg, which is meant to be mounted onto the trailer or the cab for storage. If you're feeling risky, the tab can be trimmed off, which also permanently loses its storage ability.

: Most of Laser Optimus Prime's lower body, including his hips, thighs, the front of his lower legs (except for the shin vents), and feet, reuse elements from the ''Earthrise'' toy above whereas other details like his crotch, shins, back of the lower legs, tires, and the entirety of his upper body are brand-new. Like the ''Earthrise'' toy, the shins have the ''Siege'' figure's trailer hitch on the outside. Laser Optimus' trailer can be attached to ''Earthrise'' Optimus, as well as ''Siege'' Optimus, ''Kingdom'' Huffer, and ''Kingdom'' Pipes. This figure is also similarly compatible with the trailer included with ''Earthrise'' Optimus.

: The original releases' [[Hasbro Pulse]] listing labeled him as "G2 Universe Laser Optimus Prime", while the packaging itself merely labeled him as "Laser Optimus Prime". The subsequent [[Package refresh|packaging refresh]] in the ''Legacy: United'' subline added the "G2 Universe" label on the box. Despite his origins, Optimus has no G2 faction symbols, only a silver G1 Autobot insignia on his left cab door.

: This figure was also redecoed into ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' "[[Scourge (RID)#Legacy|Robots In Disguise 2000 Universe Scourge]]" and ''Toxitron Collection'' "[[Toxitron (Universe)#Legacy|G2 Universe Toxitron]]", while the sword, axe, and Matrix were redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Terminus Blade]].

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Optimus.jpg|upright=1|thumb|'Til all are [[Package refresh|refreshed!]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Core Class, 2022)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Core Class toys, Optimus Prime is a [[package refresh]] of the previous [[#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Core Class figure]], with no other changes besides his packaging.

: Optimus Prime was spotted at a [[Toys"R"Us]] in [[Taiwan]] in mid-[[June]] 2022 before any official announcement from Hasbro.

: He was then rereleased again as part of the seventh Core Class Wave, revealed on [[August 1]], [[2023]] alongside the previously revealed [[Strongarm (RID)#Legacy|Robots in Disguise 2015 Universe Strongarm]], [[Bludgeon (G1)#Legacy|Comic Universe Bludgeon]] and [[Dreadwing (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Dreadwing]].

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[[File:Legacy-A-Hero-Is-Born-Orion-Pax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"[[Alpha Trion (G1)#Legacy|My]] son, who has every disease."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''A Hero Is Born''' (2-pack, 2022)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Pistol, dispenser
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Lenny Panzica]] (initial concept)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

: A fairly extensive retool of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Kup (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Kup]] with a new cartoon-accurate head, chest, and legs, transforming into a Cybertronian pickup truck... and is a clear homage to the [[e-HOBBY]]-exclusive [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|release from 2005]]. Pax comes with both a red pistol and an [[Energon goodie]] dispenser, both also reused from ''Studio Series'' Kup.

: Orion Pax retains Kup's removable arm and leg feature, which is compatible with any 5mm port or post. Additionally—whether or not it was intentional— Orion Pax's shoulders and hips are inverted straight out of the box, differentiating the overall design from Kup. If one doesn't like them this way, a simple twist of the joints will put them back into the orientation they are on Kup.

: Unfortunately, Orion Pax suffers from the same design issue as the mold's original release. The painted robot mode crotch area that is part of the vehicle mode undercarriage does not fold up far enough to prevent dragging and paint damage, thus care should be taken when the figure is transformed.

: This figure is a part of a [[Hasbro Pulse]]-exclusive 2-pack; also including [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Legacy|Alpha Trion]] with [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]] and [[Key to Vector Sigma#Legacy|its Key]]. The set was put up for preorder during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|Pulse Con 2022]], and began appearing in Hong Kong stores shortly afterwards.

: [[Taiwan]]ese fans who supported the [[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab|HasLab]] [[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Victory Saber]] project ended up getting the "A Hero Is Born" set instead (along with a full refund) after their Victory Sabers were severely water damaged during shipment and could not be delivered. No, this set is nowhere near as cool. Sorry?

:This mold was further retooled to make the "War Dawn 2-Pack" [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] figure.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Data-Pax.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You've heard of a rescue axe, get ready for the ''library axe''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Humble Origins 2-Pack''' (2-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Axe handle, axe head, blaster, ammo drum
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[[May 16]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPFnqhvXhTs Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Evan Brooks]], [[Ben MacCrae]], and [[Sixo]].</ref>

: Part of the [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] ''Pre-Cybertronian War Collection'' line, "Data Clerk Orion Pax" is a retool of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege| Siege]]'' [[Hound (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Hound]] mold, transforming into a Cybertronian armored off-road vehicle. He retains Hound's blaster with clip-on ammo drum and also includes a new two-piece axe based on that of the ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe figure, complete with a 5mm port in the larger blade. His weapons can be mounted on his vehicle mode roof for storage. His newly-molded chest is based on his appearance in "[[Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory]]", while his new head, legs, and windshield are based on the [[Guido Guidi]] design<ref>{{cite social|quote="young" Optimus Prime concept sketch (that later would become inspiration for Generations Orion Pax toy)...|link=https://twitter.com/Guido_Guidi/status/536828436627869696|name=Guido Guidi|site=Twitter|year=2014|month=11|day=24}}</ref> from ''[[Spotlight: Blurr]]''.

: He is marketed as a Data Clerk, even though he was a cop in "Chaos Theory", with the design team noting that they took partial inspiration from the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned continuity]].

: He comes comes in a 2-pack with [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#HumbleOrigins|Senator Shockwave]]. They were both revealed and went up for preorder on the [[May 16]] [[Hasbro Pulse]] Fanstream alongside the "Rise of Tyranny" 2-pack.

: Amazon mistakenly mixed up the product IDs for the Rise Of Tyranny and Humble Origins two-packs; as a result, customers who pre-ordered this set were actually sent [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#RiseOfTyranny|Miner Megatron]] and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Legacy|Senator Ratbat]]. This was corrected a few days after the pre-orders started arriving; customers who purchase this set now will receive what they ordered.

::''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CsUU9MpO8M9/ Designer commentary on Data Clerk Orion Pax from Evan Brooks on Instagram]''
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[[File:LegacyEvo CoreClass2PackOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Advertised as perfect for younger children, but I think a Roller at this scale constitutes a choking hazard in 200 nations worldwide.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (2-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''TL-EX'''
:*''Accessories'': Ion blaster, stinger blaster, axe, trailer, [[Roller (G1)#Legacy|Roller]], repair drone, trailer hitch/shield panel
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name="fanstream" />

: A Hasbro Pulse exclusive, this Optimus Prime is a cartoon-accurate redeco of the above ''Kingdom'' core class figure. His plastic colors are generally brighter, with the grey unpaintable areas in particular now cast in pearlescent white. He also features some differences in paint applications, including no silver on the legs, no stripe on the vehicle mode cab, yellow highlights on his waist flaps, and a gray background for his eyes, all of which serve to make him more show-accurate. He now comes with his famous [[Combat Deck (G1)|trailer]] in Core Class scale (where it can be hitched with an extension panel that doubles as a shield), which includes a tiny Roller (also able to tow the trailer!) and repair drone. The trailer was noted by its designer [[Evan Brooks]] to be proportionally large and is scaled to be able to fit the pack-in partner [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Legacy|Bumblebee]], though it's not quite long enough to fit the repair drone, Roller, and Bumblebee all at once. The set also includes both the Ion Blaster and Energon Axe accessories from the previous versions of the mold.

: He was revealed and put up for preorder on the [[June 20]] [[Hasbro Pulse]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Fanstream]. The set is also sold as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive.
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Universe Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
[[File:TF-Legacy-G1ToyOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Missing Link's little brother.]]
:*''Accessories'': Matrix, 2 blasters, 2 smokestacks, energy axe
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro),<ref>[[May 14]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOXZGDHebTk Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Fanstream | May 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Kelly Rose]].</ref> [[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8H0sH8Osze/ Design notes] on ''Legacy United'' G1 Universe Optimus Prime from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>}}

: Part of the fourth Wave of ''Legacy United'' Deluxes, "G1 Optimus Prime" is an unusual ''Generations'' release in that it is focused entirely on reproducing the aesthetic of his original Generation 1 toy, not unlike TakaraTomy's higher end ''[[Missing Link]]'' line produced around the same time. The chief differences between this and ''Missing Link'' are that the ''Legacy United'' toy is smaller than the G1 figure and lacks [[die-cast]] metal and [[vacuum metallizing|chrome]]. However, like ''Legacy: Evolution'' [[Beachcomber (G1)#Legacy|Beachcomber]], he ''does'' feature "PVC rubber" {{sic}} tires on all six wheels - the first mainline Optimus toy to have soft tires in a [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|very long time]].

: He comes equipped with two versions of his ion blaster - one based on the G1 toy, the other matching the animation design. The smokestacks can be used as handheld weapons as well, compatible with [[Fire Blast effect|blast effects]]. He also comes with the iconic orange energy axe that fits over either of his hands. He is also designed to be able to pull not only current trailers such as that of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise toy]], but also the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original G1 trailer]].

: Teased during the [[May 14]], [[2024]] fanstream as a passion project for Maher, he was later officially revealed on the latter's Instagram page on [[June 12]] later that year, with pre-orders going up on [[June 13]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8H0sH8Osze/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy United'' G1 Universe Optimus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Fractured Friendship 2-Pack''' (2-pack, 2024)}}</ul>
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Fractured-Orion Pax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|]]
:*''Accessories'': Matrix, ion blaster, arm cannons x2

:"Security Officer Orion Pax" is a retool of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Studio Series|Gamer Edition Optimus Prime]] based on his appearance in "[[Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory]]" and the pre-war portions of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'', and transforms into a Cybertronian truck. Compared to Optimus, Pax has a new head, chest, shoulders, and shins, the latter of which gives him some extra height so he can properly look his Decepticon counterpart in the eye. Most of his vehicle mode parts have also seen some notable retooling, resulting in a much more boxy truck mode.

:In terms of accessories, Pax comes with the same Matrix of Leadership accessory as Gamer Edition Optimus (which plugs into his chest cavity via a 5mm connection), an ion blaster similar in appearance to Optimus' (albeit now with a 5mm peg on the bottom so he can wield it by hand), and two forearm-mounted cannons, which peg onto his sides in truck mode.

:Security Officer Orion Pax was included in the "Fractured Friendship" 2-pack alongside the similarly-IDW-inspired [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#FracturedFriendship|Gladiator Megatron]]. The 2-pack was revealed by IGN on [[June 27]], 2024 as an exclusive for that year's [[San Diego Comic-Con]], with limited quantitities to later be made available on [[Hasbro Pulse]]. It was later spotted at Chinese retail soon after its official reveal. <ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/hasbro-sdcc-exclusive-figures-star-wars-marvel-transformers-gi-joe Hasbro SDCC 2024 exclusives reveal] - on IGN</ref>

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==Holiday Optimus Prime==
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[[File:Holiday Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Your mistletoe is no match for my TOW missiles!"]]
*'''Holiday Optimus Prime''' (December 2022)
**''Accessories:'' Candy cane ion blaster, [[Matrix of Holiday Cheer]]<ref>[https://bwtf.com/news/holiday-op-info-pics Full presser for Holiday Optimus Prime] at Ben's World of Transformers including bio and stock photos.</ref>, trailer, artillery robot, ramp/shield, trailer hitch
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] and [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)| [[Mario Carreiro]] and [[Christina Murphy]] (packaging)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANet8GxJgmk Recording] of the ''Transformers'' panel at [[MCM Comic-Con London 2022]] with [[Ben MacCrae]] at the "Ryan Speaks Geek" YouTube channel</ref>

:A surprise reveal at [[MCM Comic-Con London 2022]], "Holiday Optimus Prime" converts in 37 steps from a licensed {{w|Volvo VN|Volvo VNR 300}}–known throughout the United States as an "[[Amazon (website)|Amazon Prime]] truck"–into a very [[Hero (G2)|Combat Hero]]-styled Optimus Prime with a decidedly [[Santa Claus]]ish color layout, in predominantly red deco with white trim and big black boots. The truck mode is decoed so as to represent snow kicking up over the fenders and falling down onto the roof of his trailer. Said trailer is a redeco of the one included with [[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime]] in white with red stripes and features a [[tampograph]]ed Autobot [[insignia]] wearing a Santa hat. It also has a new trailer-hitch add-on part with a much further-back hitch-peg, so the trailer connects in the proper place to Optimus's new truck mode; this part is removable so you can use the trailer with the originally-compatible ''Earthrise'' toys. In terms of accessories, Prime comes with a redeco of the ''Earthrise'' toy's ion blaster in festive candy cane striping, as well as a "Matrix of Holiday Cheer" to store behind his translucent green [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|chest windows]].

:Prime's box is designed to look as though it has been pre-packaged in Autobot insignia/snowflake wrapping paper and partially ripped open to reveal the toy inside, even including a printed-on to/from gift tag!

:The official [[stock photography]] leaves two flaps on Prime's chest mistransformed; they should fold in to give him [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|his iconic grille detail]].

:The figure was made available for sale exclusively at [[Hasbro Pulse]] on November 1, 2022, and shipped in early December 2022.

:...Speaking of the "Amazon Prime" trucks, Holiday Optimus Prime appears to have been repurposed from a long-planned but ultimately [[unreleased toy|never released]] ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' figure which was listed on the Australian version of the website as early as April 2021<ref name="amazon1">[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/04/07/new-amazon-australia-transformers-listings-shattered-glass-and-golden-disk-figures-project-bat-and-more-431028 Earliest reported Amazon Australia listing for "Amazon Optimus Prime"] at TFW2005, April 2021.</ref>, with a detailed product description following in June of that same year<ref name="amazon2">[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/06/28/transformers-collaborative-transformers-amazon-prime-mash-up-official-description-436399 Product description for "Amazon Optimus Prime"] at TFW2005, June 2021.</ref>, as well as listings on other international versions of the Amazon website such as Amazon Germany<ref name="amazon3">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/product-description-for-amazon-x-transformers-optimus-prime.1216185/page-11#post-19284981 Earliest documented Amazon Germany listing for "Amazon Optimus Prime"] at TFW2005, June 2021.</ref>. The Amazon Australia listing was later rediscovered in July 2022<ref name="amazon4">[https://tformers.com/leaked-transformers-x-amazon-prime-collaborative-optimus-prime-delivery-truck-listing/46484/news.html Amazon Australia listing for "Amazon Optimus Prime"] reported by TFormers, July 2022.</ref>, but photos still remained a no-show. Like Holiday Optimus Prime, the Amazon mashup was also specified to turn into a licensed Volvo truck in 37 steps. All signs point to the Volvo Optimus Prime mold being repurposed as an affiliate of a less corporate–and more public domain–gift distributor... not to mention as a release less likely to annoy other [[Walmart|major]] [[Target|retailers]] of Hasbro toys.
::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckepd4SOlPs/ Designer commentary on Holiday Optimus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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==''Generations Comic Edition''==
[[File:GenerationsComics OptimusPrimeHead.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|This is how we get AHEAD in sales.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Shockwave''' (Leader Class, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Display stand, Optimus Prime's head
{{toydesigner|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging artist),<ref>[[April 25]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06YE02e844 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream | April 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref> [[Matthew Cohen]] (photography)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=And here are my shots of the 40th Anniversary Grimlock and Shockwave figures, with accessories and and paint job ripped straight from the comics that inspired them!|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/C3B8OpCMsq1/|site=Instagram|name=Matthew Cohen|year=2024|month=2|day=6}}</ref>}}

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Comic Edition|Generations Comic Edition]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generations Comic Edition|Shockwave]] comes with an accessory depicting the severed head of Optimus Prime in a harness, based on the events of [[The New Order|the second storyline]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|original ''Transformers'' comic]] published by [[Marvel Comics]], in which Shockwave attempts to extract the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] from Prime. More specifically, the design is based on [[Herb Trimpe]]'s artwork from [[Brainstorm!|issues eleven]] and [[Prime Time!|twelve]]. The armatures for the harness accessory come on a [[sprue]] and must be assembled.

:The head of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]] can be removed and replaced with this head for a new Marvel inspired look! It can be a snug fit, though, so take a little care when installing. Also note that, as the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]''/''Earthrise'' head mold does not have the appropriate gap in the back, it cannot be used on the harness in place of the new head.

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==Target Optimus Prime==
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[[File:TargetOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|So...we got the Amazon truck (almost), now this, is the Walmart truck next?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Target Optimus Prime and Autobot Bullseye''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:*Accessories: [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Collaborative|Matrix of Leadership]], repair bay, trailer
{{toydesigner| [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Ted (Target)|Ted]] (Target)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging artist)}}<ref>[[March 14]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESK6ZEhqM5Y Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 14, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>
:"Target Optimus Prime" is a [[Target]]-exclusive (duh) redeco of ''Legacy'' Laser Optimus Prime sans weapons, transforming into a Target-branded truck. He's also packaged with a Target-themed version of the ''Earthrise'' trailer, complete with Bullseye the dog on the side, [[Bullseye (Target)|a representation of whom]] is also packed in with Prime. His packaging art depicts him playing fetch with Bullseye, using one of the iconic "Red Ball" bollards found outside most Target stores as the ball. The front of the package shows him readying to throw the ball, while the side shows Optimus petting and scritching Bullseye after he's caught it. ''D'awww.''

:He was revealed by IGN on [[March 13]], [[2024]] with pre-orders going up later that same day.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.ign.com/articles/transformers-hasbro-reveals-target-exclusive-optimus-prime-autobot-bullseye-figures|title=Transformers: Hasbro Reveals Target-Exclusive Optimus Prime & Autobot Bullseye Figures|site=IGN|name=Jesse Schedeen|year=2024|month=03|day=13}}</ref>
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==''Studio Series''==
[[File:StudioSeries86CommanderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Blaster, I’m gonna need you to blare "The Touch" — louder than ever.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Commander Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-31'''
:*''Accessories'': [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Studio_Series|Matrix of Leadership]], Trailer, beam effect parts, jump effect parts, Energon Axe, Ion Blaster, [[Roller (G1)#Studio_Series|Roller]], "Battle for Autobot City" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Tomo san was an absolute wizard in bringing this figure to life at our CMD price point and I hope you all will stay tuned as I follow up with another post to answer some questions I've seen floating around.|link=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9fYFZvvwxZ/?hl=en|name=Evan Brooks|site=Instagram|year=2024|month=07|day=16}}</ref>
: ''[[Studio Series]]'' '86 Optimus Prime is an even ''more'' cartoon-accurate depiction than the last several iterations, based directly on his appearance in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and transforms into a semi-truck in 40 steps. He features a wide array of articulation points comparable to '86 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Ultra Magnus]], including an individual index finger, rotatable "antennae ears", and butterfly shoulder joints, the latter of which lets him open up his chest compartment and deliver the haymaker that defeated Megatron in the movie. In terms of scale, he's about a head taller than the ''Earthrise'' figure above.

:He comes with his usual blaster, axe, and trailer, the latter of which can store [[Autobot Cars|Deluxe Class figures]] or transform into a command station.<ref>[https://gizmodo.com/hasbro-studio-series-optimus-prime-transformers-the-movie-2000473908 Hasbro’s Latest, Greatest Optimus Prime Is Ready to Roll Out] on Gizmodo, July 2024.</ref> He also comes with Roller (who's scaled to allow [[Titan Master]]s to fit in his seats), an Autolauncher repair drone, and a pair of blast effects that are reminiscent of those that came with the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|''Masterpiece'' "Convoy Ver.3.0"]] figure. Perhaps this set's most noteworthy new feature, however, is ''another'' pair of fiery effect parts that can be attached to the bottom of the cab, allowing collectors to recreate Prime's iconic truck-jumping scene during the [[Battle of Autobot City]]. Prime's weapons and the beam effects store inside the trailer with Roller and the repair drone (none of which need to be removed to fit a Deluxe car in there), while the "jumping" effects are stashed away in the trailer's undercarriage. Alternatively, the blaster can peg into Prime's truck bed, while Roller can carry either the blaster or the repair drone, in addition to being able to tow the entire trailer.

: This figure was revealed by an Amazon product listing on [[July 15]], 2024, with pre-orders going live the next day.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C9fl2OKu-Pa/ Designer commentary on ''Studio Series'' Optimus Prime from Evan Brooks on Instagram]''
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==References==
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[[Category:Collaborative Autobots]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]
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[[Category:Convention exclusives]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Generations Selects toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
[[Category:Masterpiece]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes Autobots]]
[[Category:SDCC exclusives]]
[[Category:Studio Series Autobots]]
[[Category:TakaraTomy Mall exclusives]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Titans Return Autobots]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us exclusives]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us Japan exclusives]]
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[[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]

Circular reporting

2024-06-04T03:07:49Z

ShootingStar7X: I mean, It's more of an alt-mode-and-character-appearance error than just a coloring error, and we have a mostly fiction-based entry on Sideways in that same section, but whatever.

[[File:AHM 15cvrB.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The cover for ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron]]'' [[All Hail Megatron issue 15|issue #15]], featuring text from [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor's article on this wiki.]]]]
As befitting a franchise that has run continuously for {{#expr: {{CURRENTYEAR}}-1984}} years, the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] is a vast and sprawling one. However, as an intellectual property based around the inherently transient medium of [[To sell toys|merchandising]], both [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy]] have, historically, taken a laissez-faire approach to storytelling and don't have a complete, centralized repository of internal reference material.

As a result, the largest compendium of ''Transformers'' knowledge is, in fact, this [[TFWiki.Net|very website]] you are reading this article on right now, and many creatives have confirmed that they have used our wiki when writing stories or looking for toy references. While wikis have a few advantages over "in-house" lore bibles—they can be edited by anyone, not just professionals, for instance—their main downside is that... well, they can be edited by anyone. Although we at {{SITENAME SHORT}} strive for accuracy and neutrality when covering ''Transformers'' topics, there have been cases where inaccurate, misleading or misinterpreted information on this very wiki have gone on to inform official ''Transformers'' toys and fiction.

Of course, people working on official Transformers work use references outside of the wiki, namely other sites reporting on ''Transformers'', leaving the door open for many, many more errors. See the [[Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon|miscolorings]] page for more information.

This phenomenon is formally termed '''{{w|circular reporting}}''', commonly nicknamed '''citogenesis''' due to a 2011 [https://xkcd.com/978/ xkcd webcomic strip] that satirized the concept. This article provides a non-comprehensive cross-section of such mishaps.

{{quote|Some of the biggest shows and franchises you follow have zero in-house continuity documents. They do everything off of fan wikis.|{{w|Gail Simone}}|Twitter<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Now, I am not talking about some niche comic book property, I am talking about massively successful film, game and tv properties. Some of the biggest shows and franchises you follow have zero in-house continuity documents. They do everything off of fan wikis.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913142152/https://twitter.com/GailSimone/status/1304831678045585408|name=Gail Simone|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=09|day=12}}</ref>}}

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==Hasbro's in-house continuity documents==
[[File:Ultimateguide.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Comprehensive. Definitive. Authoritative.]]
In the mid-2000s, Hasbro licensees were provided with copies of [[Simon Furman]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' as reference—notably, [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] regularly consulted the guide while writing the 2007 ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' movie. In a similar vein, [[IDW Publishing]]'s reprints of [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile series were directly referenced for ''[[The Art of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'', and have been used by other licensees such as [[Fun Publications]] and [[Space Ape Games]].

The only known example of a high-level continuity document designed solely for internal use was the 2010 [[Binder of Revelation]], compiled to help new creatives in the franchise get up to speed with key characters, concepts, and settings, to bring the various stories they were producing at the time into alignment. This lore bible went on to inform vast swathes of modern ''Transformers'' storytelling, most notably the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon, which proved extremely influential in its own right.

As the creatives behind the Binder have moved on from the company over the years, however, it appears to have fallen by the wayside, with Hasbro happy to have different concurrent media diverge entirely so long as some key synergies remain—such as the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' cartoon being informed by the script for the 2018 ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' movie—directing writers to the wiki for lore nitty-gritty. ''Cyberverse'' showrunner [[Randolph Heard]] cites this as one reason for the show's starring roles for many more obscure fan-favourite characters.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I came to this, again, without a lot of ''Transformers'' knowledge, and I was directed to TFWiki, and I started reading TFWiki and I'm like, oh my god, I don't understand ''anything'', is this a multiverse, or- why- why are there so many variations on things? I'm never gonna learn this thing or understand it. And fortunately my staff were very helpful in that regard. But I think that ''Cyberverse'' to me was like, because I came from the outside in a way, I looked at it as a big box of toys, and I could play with any of them. And you know, that's how kids are, right? They're not going to distinguish between a [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] toy, a [[DC Comics|DC]] toy, and something else—if they're cool they'll make a battle between anything. And so to me I felt the freedom, like, yeah, I'll just pick stuff and no-one said no. In fact they seemed delighted that we were bringing back characters. [...] I researched lists of 'weirdest Transformers ever.' [...] I said I don't, you know, I confessed to [[Mikiel Houser]], and he said that's fine, check out the TFWiki and that'll tell you everything you need to know, and I was kind of like- it told me too much, you know? It was overwhelming. And I love TFWiki—they have such great writers, they're hilarious.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vindAiN7YNY&t=1087s|name=Randolph Heard is too kind,|site=Keyan Carlile's Transformer Channel|title=The cancelled TF show BEFORE Cyberverse! (Randolph Heard talks Early Development & Seasons 1-2)|year=2021|month=11|day=20}}</ref> Another franchise newcomer, [[Brian Ruckley]], writer of [[IDW Publishing]]'s rebooted ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' series, plucked a large number of obscure characters from the wiki, in particular a great many [[female Transformer]]s. All of this is to say that the referencing of fan wikis is perfectly normal and can often be positive. It's also why the wiki should strive for completeness and accuracy when documenting the ''Transformers'' universe—as the following cautionary tales show...
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==Examples of circular reporting through TFWiki.net==


===Absence of evidence===
[[File:SpotlightHardhead-CaughtInAVortex.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The original Tailwind that went undocumented on this wiki...]]
[[File:BeforeAndAfter-DriftTailwindTentakil.jpg|thumb|200px|...and this guy showed up! Maybe if he gets hurt, [[Mario (ROTF)|he'll shrink back?]]]]
In the [[2008]] comic story ''[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]'', the [[Micromaster]] toy character [[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]] was given a cameo as one of the many [[Gorlamite]]s attacking [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]—but for many years, Tailwind was the only one whose appearance in that comic was not documented on his own wiki page. As part of a general desire to make use of characters who had yet to be introduced to the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]], writer [[James Roberts]] evidently decided to check him off the list by writing a full-sized Cybertronian Tailwind into [[Before & After|''More than Meets the Eye'' #12]], being bisected by [[Drift (G1)|Drift]].

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Similarly, the 2007 online [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] profile for [[Flashdrive]]—based on the Japanese-exclusive Mini-Con Processor—refers to a teammate called "Trickshot", clearly intended to be his fellow [[Micron Booster]] toy Triac; the wiki failed to note this, and soon thereafter the Mini-Con bio regimen ended without Trickshot's own profile being published. Thusly, the 2015 [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime]] column would instead give Triac the localized identity of "[[Bingo]]".
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===Text transfer===
====(Heavy) Artillery Drones====
[[File:Sparkwar3 Heavy Artillery Drone vehicle.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Once we were nameless...]]
[[File:Sparkwar3 Heavy Artillery Drone robot.jpg|thumb|200px|...until a mix-up gave us our name!]]
The [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]] belonging to [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] were never named in the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]], [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|toyline]], or related media. Back when TFWiki started out on Wikia (now Fandom), [https://transformers.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/72.48.102.5 an anonymous user] created the article for Strika's drones in [[2008]] using the fan name "Heavy Artillery Drone". Due to an oversight (as no one knew that it ''wasn't'' an official name), this remained the article's name for nearly a decade.

In a non-visual, text-only instance of this roundabout reporting, the [[2016]] prose story "[[Derailment]]" officially named Strika's drones as "Artillery Drones" based on the wiki's use of the name "Heavy Artillery Drone". The article was soon moved to "[[Artillery Drone]]" shortly after in early [[2017]], to reflect the official name. But, the official name only came about in the first place because of the wiki unknowingly using a completely made-up fan name.
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===Coloring conundrums===
The use of {{SITENAME SHORT}} images as color references can occasionally result in... interesting... new color schemes. Original colors are given to the left when possible.

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====IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' Horri-Bull====
In the [[IDW Publishing]] comic issue [[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|''Robots in Disguise'' #1]], [[Horri-Bull]]'s colorization is apparently based on photos of a [[Photodegradation|photodegradated]] example of his original toy that was once used on his page. When asked, colorist [[Josh Perez]] said he chose to use the yellow to "help him stick out a lot more".<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/84653-idw-rid-teaser-images/page-5|name=Josh Perez|site=The Allspark forums|defunct=yes}}</ref>

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File:G1toy-Horri-Bull.jpg|''Original 1988 toy pictured''
File:Horribull bullhorn toy.jpg|''Degraded toy pictured''
File:Autonomy Lesson Horri-Bull Zetca.jpg|''2012 comic scene pictured'' [[Photodegradation|It's canon folks!]]
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====''Fall of Cybertron'' Vortex====
[[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]]'s color scheme in ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' is an unusual red and beige, derived from [[Vortex (G1)|G1 Vortex]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' character art that is his main page image—in particular, our previously-used scan of the artwork makes it appear to have a much warmer tone than it does in print, shifting the gray towards brown and the lilac towards pink. These tones influenced the coloring of Vortex's ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[:File:FOC Vortex.jpg|concept art]], which evolved to the in-game colors.

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File:G1Vortex toy.jpg|''Original 1985 deco pictured''
File:MTMTE2003-Vortex.jpg|''Better scan of 2003 art pictured''
File:MTMTEVortex.jpg|''Worse scan of 2003 art pictured''
File:FOC-HMS-render-Vortex-robot mode.jpg|''2012 game render pictured''
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====''Legends'' Roadburner====
[[Roadburner]]'s 2013 appearance in the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game can only be described as a fit of insanity. His appearance is based on a catastrophic misinterpretation of this wiki's photography for the toy, depicting his partner [[Wheel Blaze]] as white... because they didn't understand the greyed-out photo this wiki uses to indicate ''which toy the article isn't about''. To make matters worse, it is highly likely Roadburner ''wasn't supposed to be in the game to begin with.'' Considering that the theme of [[By Land, Sea, or Air|the event he appeared in]] was basically "These Autobots with military alt-modes do stuff," and the fact that [[Roadbuster (G1)|Road''buster'']] would make more sense given [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]'s prevalence in said event... yeah. Not helping matters is that when in the process of typing "Roadbuster" into this wiki's search bar, Roadburner shows up first in the search results. Someone must have been in a hurry.

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File:G1-toy Roadburner.jpg|''1990 toy pictured'' HOW???
File:TFLegends-Roadburner.jpg|''2013 art pictured''
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====IDW ''Transformers'' Azimuth====
[[Azimuth (COP)|Azimuth]] was originally a minor character who appeared in ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]''. Beyond a brief namedrop, she went unseen for several years until 2015, when the [[Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook feature revealed that she sported a body based on the gold MC-6 ''[[Kronoform]]'' toy. However, when [[Azimuth (G1)|a new incarnation of Azimuth]] appeared in 2020, in IDW's ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' comic, she was colored silver—a mixup that almost assuredly stems from the photo on Azimuth's wiki article more prominently displaying ''that'' figure, with the "correct" gold figure tucked away on the far right.

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File:Aligned Azimuth Toy.jpg|''Original 1993 deco pictured''
File:Mc-06 kronoform catalog.jpg|''Catalogue scan uploaded to the wiki in 2015'' Hey, she got a [[Azimuth (G1)#Toys|''Transformers'' toy]] out of it.
File:Tremors-Azimuth.jpg|''2020 comic scene pictured'' You know what, you're welcome.
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====''Earth Wars'' Dile====
In the ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' mobile game, [[Dile]] was revealed as a forthcoming character in early September 2020, sporting an unusual gray and purple deco which doesn't match his toy's colors at all. The following month, [[Space Ape Games]] put out a new render via their official newsletter, explaining that the original colors were based on the washed out scan of his card art seen at the top of his TFWiki character page. This makes it one of the few known instances where circular reporting was caught and corrected before release. The new render instead uses a more light-green and silvery hue based on a somewhat color-corrected version of the card art, rather than the much more pronounced green of [[:File:G1toy dile.jpg|the toy itself]].

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File:G1toy dile.jpg|''Original 1987 toy pictured''
File:G1 Dial boxart.jpg|''Scan of 1987 art pictured'' A washout, that's all you are! A washout!
File:Early Dile-EarthWars.jpg|''Initial 2020 CG model pictured''
File:Dile Fixed-EarthWars.jpg|''Finalized 2020 CG model pictured''
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====''Siege'' Ion Storm====
The stock photography for ''Siege'' [[Ion Storm]]'s jet mode mistakenly showed [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Thundercracker]]'s jet instead—which is nearly identical apart from red highlights. With the 2019 [[Rainmaker]]s set being hard to come by, this erroneous image was used on the wiki for a couple of years, and appears highly in Google Image searches—leading Ion Storm's jet mode to be colored according as Thundercracker in [[Volcanicus comic 2|a TakaraTomy comic]] released in September 2020 and in [[Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|an IDW comic]] released in September 2021.

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File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Rainmaker-3-pack-Ion-Storm.jpg|''Erroneous 2019 vehicle mode pictured''
File:Siege-toy IonStorm.jpg|''True 2019 vehicle mode pictured''
File:GS-Volcanicus comic 2-Rainmakers.jpg|''2020 comic scene pictured''
File:SeaOfRustPartII-Rainmakers.jpg|''2021 comic scene pictured''
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===Deco disasters===
On rare occasions the aforementioned coloring misadventures can escalate to the point of affecting the characters' actual future toys. Once again, original colors are given to the left when possible.

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====''Prime 10 Year Anniversary'' Igu====
The ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Post-Prime releases|10 Year Anniversary]]'' reissue of [[Igu]] ([[Vehicon (Prime)|Jet Vehicon]]'s [[Arms Micron]] partner from the [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Takara Prime toyline|Prime]]'' toyline) mistakenly colors him bright silver, as opposed to the black of the original release.

This can be attributed to the set designer using the first image in the "Toys" subheading of Igu's wiki page for reference—which was actually an "elite" redeco packed with [[Vehicon (Prime)#JetGeneral|Jet Vehicon General]]. The original black release of Igu is used as the article's mainpic instead of being used in the "Toys" section, due to a lack of images of his vanishingly few fictional appearances. From a toy design perspective, this error means that the now-silver Igu breaks aesthetic cohesion with his mostly-black partner Jet Vehicon.

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File:Prime-toy Igu.jpg|''Original 2012 deco pictured''
File:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-ArmsMicronIguS.jpg|''Secondary 2013 deco pictured'' Please, "Igu S" was my father.
File:Prime-toy Igu 10Year.jpg|''2020 reissue deco pictured''
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====''Kingdom'' T-Wrecks====
The ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Leader Class toy of [[T-Wrecks#Generations|T-Wrecks]] has a colour scheme which is much more drab than the original ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Ultra Class iteration, with the brown-tinted torso being swapped for a dull grey, and the bright bronze of his helmet being swapped for the same red as his beast-mode skin. More noticeably, only the lower portion of T-Wrecks's crotch is molded blue, with the waist itself being left unpainted grey. It seems that these changes are the result of the wiki's photo of the original toy being primarily used for reference; the lighting in the image is a little misleading, and the toy's posed leaning forward such that its belly overhangs its waist entirely! The ''Kingdom'' T-Wrecks's eyes are also yellow rather than the green of the ''Beast Machines'' toy. It would seem that [[:File:Disclosure-Dinobots.jpg|some of the]] [[:File:TWrecksdinobotspackaging art.jpg|other pictures]] on his page may have played into this color change also.

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File:Beast Machines T-Wrecks.jpg|''Finalized 2000 deco pictured''
File: BM T-Wrecks toy.jpg|''Prototype 2000 deco pictured''
File:WFC-K T-Wrecks stock.jpg|''2021 toy pictured'' His bronze and innocence: Gone.
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===The big ones===
{{anchor|Black Roritchi}}
====Black Roritchi's antennae====
For years, the main image for [[Black Roritchi]] on this wiki used an image from the [[2006]] [[Metrodome]] release [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|''Masterforce'' cartoon]] depicting him against a pitch-black backdrop, which his equally-black antennae blended into. When ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Black Roritchi was produced in 2020 as a redeco of [[Fasttrack (G1)#Generations|Fasttrack]], the figure was given a custom head solely to remove the antennae under the mistaken belief that he didn't have them. Color-correction in later re-releases of the cartoon would reveal Black Roritchi to have blue antennae against a starfield. The timing of those re-releases? [[2012]]. Oops.

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File:MF-toy Black Roritchi.jpg|''Original 1988 toy pictured''
File:Mf35 guardminder leader.jpg|''2006 [[Metrodome]] version of 1988 anime scene pictured'' He's literally about to turn his head and show off his black antennae.
File:Black roritchi masterforce.jpg|''2012 [[Shout! Studios|Shout! Factory]] restoration pictured'' Uh, make that blue antennae. 
File:GS-toy BlackRoritchi.jpg|''2020 toy pictured'' The only time people wouldn't care if Hasbro [[Rotorstorm (G1)#Generations|accidently forgot to show off the new head]].
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====''Studio Series'' Scrapmetal====
[[File:ROTF Constructicon concept.jpg|thumb|250px|left|{{SITENAME SHORT}}'s beautiful son. Our little guy.]]
[[File:Studio-Series-MV2-41-Deluxe-Scrapmetal.jpg|thumb|250px|Nobody tell him he was an accident.]]
The character that the wiki identifies as "[[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]]" was created through a complicated, decade-long tennis match between the wiki and Hasbro. In 2009, shortly after the theatrical release of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', the wiki created a page for the then-nameless character under the half-jokey title "Ze little one". Rather than assuming that the character was a [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] clone, wiki editors at the time decided that he was his own character, as the scene where [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]] went underwater featured a yellow Volvo excavator that didn't match to any of the other characters. "Ze little one" quickly picked up an ironic fan following, and by December 2009 Hasbro called him "Scrapmetal" and identified his alternate mode as "the bulldozer."<ref>[http://www.tfviews.com/news/main/hasbro-q-and-a/641 Hasbro Q&A December 2009 at TFviews.com]</ref> The wiki documented this and moved on. Around the same time, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]'s page noted that the film version of the character was formed from [[Unknown Constructicon shovel|an extra bulldozer]] compared to the official list of his components.

Almost ten years later, Hasbro announced a giant, fully-articulated ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Devastator (ROTF)#Studio Series|Devastator]] toy formed from multiple Constructicon figures from the ''[[Studio Series]]'' toyline. It is not 100% clear, but what appears to have happened is that whoever was planning the character selection looked at both Devastator and Scrapmetal's pages and decided to marry these two random tidbits by making Scrapmetal the extra bulldozer. ''Then'', the individual(s) assigned to design Scrapmetal's toy consulted the wiki page to figure out who the character was and instead made them a yellow excavator with the robot mode of the concept art randomly chosen for the main picture of the article—the result of the wiki stringing together tidbits of contradictory information from the movie.

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====Sideways the dimension-hopper====
[[File:Sidewayses.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|''Can you see all of me? Walk into my mystery Step inside and hold on for dear life'' ''Do you remember me? Capture you or set you free I am all, I am all of me'']]
Oh dear.

In [[2002]], Hasbro released two motorcycle toys bearing the same name: ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] and ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. The Hasbro toy bio for the latter recycled much of the same text from the bio of the former, nearly verbatim. This led to speculation at the time about whether or not they were meant to be the same character, ''regardless'' of the differences in toyline release since ''Robots in Disguise'' Sideways also came packaged with [[Axer (G1)#Robots in Disguise|Axer]], whose own bio hinted at his being the same person as [[Axer (G1)#The Transformers|his Generation 1 namesake]], having crossed dimensions from Generation 1 to ''Robots in Disguise''.

In [[2004]], Takara's ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' line released another motorcycle toy named [[Sideways (RM)|Double Face]], who shared the exact same colors and Japanese name of ''Armada'' Sideways. Since the ''Robotmasters'' series was a big crossover event similar in concept to the concurrent ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Transformers: Universe]]'' series, fans in the West initially mistook ''Robotmasters'' for a [[multiverse|multiversal]] event, with characters crossing dimensions from different universes to team up with each other in a Generation 1 setting (as was the case in ''Universe''). In actuality, ''Robotmasters'' only featured time travel, not dimensional travel. But because of the initial misconception, what came next was very easily believed.

In early [[2005]], a mere two months after Double Face's release, a [https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/lKVCHWhYoJM/m/1NhElIcSnwwJ fan-given claim] was made online about Takara's official [http://web.archive.org/web/20070618040111/www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/robotmasters/main2.htm ''Robotmasters'' website] supposedly declaring Double Face to be the same character as ''Robots in Disguise'' Sideways. When the [[Sideways (Armada)|original TFWiki article for Sideways]] was first being put together in [[2006]], this same claim was reiterated several times on the article's [[Talk:Sideways (Armada)|talk page]], which misled the article's original creators to believe it and treat the ''Robots in Disguise'', ''Armada'', and ''Robotmasters'' characters all as the same Sideways, assuming that ''Robotmasters'' had confirmed the character to have dimension-hopped from another universe into Generation 1 (when it actually ''hadn't'').

With the wiki article treating all three as the same person, able to jump from universe to universe, the article went on to inspire later versions of Sideways, like ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Sideways (Animated)|Sideways]] and [[Ask Vector Prime]] [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]], who not only were ''explicitly'' presented as dimension-hoppers, but also had ''implicit'' ties to the originally-unrelated ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], which only led to even ''more'' debates about how ''that'' Sideways related to the others, and whether or not ''every'' Sideways was really the ''same'' individual!

It wasn't until late [[2022]] that the validity of the original claim about ''Robotmasters'' Double Face was finally investigated; the results of this investigation revealed that there had actually been ''zero evidence'' in support of the claim found anywhere on the Takara ''Robotmasters'' website. And thanks to this false claim influencing the wiki, Sideways went on to have a reputation for being a multiversal mischief maker who jumps across multiple realities, which was never originally supposed to be the case.
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File:RIDtoy-Sideways.jpg|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Sideways (RID)#Toys|Sideways]]
File:Armadatoy-Sideways-wrongways.jpg|''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Armada|Sideways]] / ''Legends of the Microns'' Double Face
File:RMtoy-Doubleface.jpg|''[[Robotmasters (franchise)#Toys|Robotmasters]]'' [[Sideways (RM)#Toys|Double Face]]
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===The littlest one===
====Spelling the word Robo-Smasher====
In perhaps the amusingly smallest example of circular reporting from this wiki, the "[[Robosmasher]]" from the 1985 cartoon episode "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme]]" was in fact written as one plain word in the episode's script. However, as is prone to happening with televised media, the original dialogue's text was not consulted when a TFWiki article for the device was created in [[2006]], under the hyphenated spelling "Robo-Smasher". This spelling was thus used by the [[Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook page as well as ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' text stories in [[2015]] prior to the wiki article being amended in [[2017]] to acknowledge the original spelling.

==Non-TFWiki misreporting==
Of course, people working on official ''Transformers'' material make use of unofficial reference material outside of this wiki, and errors in ''Transformers'' scholarship elsewhere are just as capable of leading to incorrect or occasionally, outright made up, information making it into the final product.


===Incorrectly-colored animation models===
[[File:Incorrect R.E.D. Soundwave Shins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''Inaccurate model at left'' ''Accurate model at centre'' ''Off-model 2020 product at right'']]
{{main|Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon}}

The [[1984]]-[[1987]] [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' animated series]] that has become a centerpiece of the brand was, to be blunt, not a high-quality production in the animation department. All four seasons were prone to [[animation error]]s, adding an additional challenge to modern fans attempting to isolate simple views of any given [[character model]]. To make matters worse, Hasbro and licensees have often relied upon a set of fan-colorings from the Ukrainian ''Transformers'' fan website, [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/index.php?pageid=g1encyclopedia Transformers.kiev.ua,] that attempted to recreate Sunbow animation models using screen captures of episodes, while eye dropping the colors from said screen captures, and then replacing the heads of the models with traced headshots also taken from episode screen captures. These fan-colorings regularly make rounds on the web since they are readily available on Pinterest and Fandom wikia pages, making it hard not to come across them through a simple Google Search.

On top of all of this, the models Transformers.kiev.ua would frequently use were also the ones published in [[The Ark series|''The Ark'' series]] books as they were the only real source available for Generation 1 animation models at the time. In the years since, better copies of animation models have surfaced through eBay and various Japanese auction sites, revealing that a large majority of the models used in the books were actually out of date pre-final models that had been revised anywhere from once, to several times afterwards. The author of the books, [[Jim Sorenson]] has also stated in conversation with the wiki team that due to the condition of some of the models he had found or been given access to, [[Bill Forster]] had to sometimes trace, redraw and digitally mend models, such as the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s, to make them more presentable for publishing; this has also led to several inaccuracies with the original model sheets that have surfaced since.

As can be seen in the example at right, the 2020 ''[[Transformers R.E.D.|R.E.D. <nowiki>[</nowiki>Robot Enhanced Design<nowiki>]</nowiki>]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#RED|Soundwave]] figure's shins were incorrectly left blue instead of being painted silver/gray due to Hasbro once again basing the figure on the [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/g1/soundwaveg1.html Transformers.kiev.ua fan-colored model].

Hasbro also tends to use the images from Transformers.kiev.ua whole-hog in their social media posts on Instagram and Facebook for memes, visuals for trivia and holiday celebration posts, as well as using them as placeholder images for pipeline reveals of upcoming figures in the works. A notable example of this was the pipeline reveal of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Devcon (G1)#Legacy|Devcon]], whose [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/g1/devcong1.html placeholder "model" image] isn't even a model at all, rather [[:File:Devcon-Body01.jpg|a couple of]] [[:File:Gambler Devcon vehicle.jpg|traced screencaps]] from the episode "[[The Gambler]]".<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/01/31/transformers-jan-23-livestream-recap-legacy-evolution-wave-2-and-more-474374 Transformers Jan 23 Livestream Recap – Legacy Evolution Wave 2 and More!] at TFW2005</ref> The same had also been done for [[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Snarl]], [[Bombshell (G1)#Legacy|Bombshell]], [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dirge]], and so on. It's one thing to use them as reference for toys and design inspiration, but the practice of taking them whole-hog without a background check, and using them in official posts is a bit of a shoddy practice, to say the least.
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===Other oddities===
====Discmaster====
This might be one of the earliest cases of circular reporting in the history of the ''Transformers'' brand and fandom (and one of the rare, non-visual, text-only cases). The [http://tflab.net/japaspe/second/bd20.html toy bio] for ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Autolauncher]] refers to both himself and his rival [[Mantis]] with the turn of phrase ''enban tsukai'' (円盤使い, meaning "disc user"). When the bio was translated into English in the late 1990s/early 2000s, the phrase was written in English as "Discmaster", with the one responsible having likely taken some creative inspiration from [[Headmaster (technology)|the]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|various]] [[Powermaster|forms]] [[Godmaster (lifeform)|of]] "[[Brainmaster|-master]]" [[Micromaster|technology]] [[Powered Master|of]] Generation 1.

During the mid-2000s, when putting together the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'', longtime fan [[Ben Yee]] (who was co-author of the ''Sourcebook'' with [[Simon Furman]]) took this translation to heart and applied the term to the book's profiles for both Autolauncher and Mantis—unaware that "Discmaster" was actually creative liberty on part of the fan translation and not an accurate representation of what was originally written in the Japanese bio text. As a result, the term "[[Discmaster]]" now referred to a martial art practiced by both characters, despite the term having never actually existed beforehand in the first place.

====''Transformers Legends'' Axe====
[[File:TFLegends Axe vehicle.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.5]]
In 2014, the ''Transformers Legends'' mobile game added a card based on [[Axe (G1)|Axe]], a character designed by [[Alex Milne]] for ''[[The Transformers: Drift]]''. However, for alt-mode reference, the card directly copied a piece of fanart created by Sara Guyon-Gellin.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Nicely done, but the game's artist lacks some creativity IMHO. For the design of jet mode in particular. Done and uploaded in 2011. Nice to know my work is good enough that someone officially hired by Hasbro decided there was no need for further adjustment and simply copied his/her own pictures from it :( I mean, couldn't you at least have changed the tail rudders ? </sarcasm>|link=https://www.deviantart.com/alteride/journal/Nice-to-be-an-inspiration-for-official-TF-artists-494832421|name=Sara Guyon-Gellin|site=deviantART|title=Nice to be an inspiration for official TF artists|year=2014|month=11|day=16}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.deviantart.com/alteride/art/Axe-alt-modes-studies-252754825|name=Sara Guyon-Gellin|site=deviantART|title=Axe alt modes - studies|year=2011|month=08|day=14}}</ref> Milne had intended the character to have a land-based mode!<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Too bad for the jet part, though, [Alex Milne] told me later Axe was land-based only. Voice of God :/|link=https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/252754825/2172060396|name=Sara Guyon-Gellin|site=deviantART|year=2011|month=08|day=30}}</ref> Also, not cool.

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====''Combiner Wars'' G2 Menasor====
At first glance, Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''-themed redeco of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Menasor (G1)#CWG2|Menasor]] looks to be a simple homage to the original, canceled ''Generation 2'' toy. However, a closer inspection reveals that it took some notable inspiration from a 2014 fanmade digibash [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 posted to DeviantArt] by longtime fan artist Air Hammer, which was itself based on another fan's [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 hand-painted customization] of the original Generation 1 Stunticons in an attempt to recreate the canceled ''Generation 2'' toys. Most glaringly, [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] winds up having [[:File:Generations g2 breakdown.jpg|purple and silver]] in place of the proper [[:File:G2-toy Breakdown.jpg|pink and gold]]. As an extra, the official Transformers Facebook page [[:file:G2Offroad.jpg|posted a promotional pic of the set]] that used the aforemented digibashes of the individual Stunticons instead of their proper stock photos... which featured [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]] as the fifth member of the team, rather than [[Wildrider (G1)|Brake-Neck]] (whose ''Combiner Wars'' version wasn't revealed yet when the digibash was made) as the official set.

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File:G2 Menasor and G2 Defensor.jpg|''Original 1994 deco pictured, left''
File:G2 Stunticons 1995 Tomart.jpg|''Purple-faced Menasor, as seen in promotional materials''
File:Transformers-Generations-Combiner-Wars-G2-Menasor.jpg|''2015 deco pictured'' Why, these limbs are the wrong toolings entirel- [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Oh, right.]]
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====Warriorbot====
[[File:Warriorbot hobby lobby.jpg|thumb|150px]]
In [[2017]], a Hasbro license, [[Open Road Brands]], released a [[:File:Open road brands faction sign.jpg|tin wall sign]] exclusively to Hobby Lobby stores, meant to showcase the many [[Insignia|faction symbols]] from the [[Transformers brand|brand]]'s history, but one symbol stood out. The self-proclaimed "Warriorbots" were never a real thing. So were did they come from? The answer can be found on the "[https://transformers.fandom.com/wiki/Insignia?diff=prev&oldid=405151 Insignia]" page on the Transformers Fandom (formerly Wikia) wiki from 2014 to 2017, with it being listed among the others. In other words: Whoever designed it used that page as reference.
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==References==
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==See also==
*[[IP infringement#Third party designs in official products and marketing|Mistakes caused by unlicensed toys using ''Transformers'' likenesses]]

[[Category:Fandom]]

Circular reporting

2024-06-03T22:11:19Z

ShootingStar7X: Moving Legends Roadburner to "The big ones" since more than just his color scheme (or rather, entire alternate mode) seems to be erroneous.

[[File:AHM 15cvrB.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The cover for ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron]]'' [[All Hail Megatron issue 15|issue #15]], featuring text from [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor's article on this wiki.]]]]
As befitting a franchise that has run continuously for {{#expr: {{CURRENTYEAR}}-1984}} years, the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] is a vast and sprawling one. However, as an intellectual property based around the inherently transient medium of [[To sell toys|merchandising]], both [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy]] have, historically, taken a laissez-faire approach to storytelling and don't have a complete, centralized repository of internal reference material.

As a result, the largest compendium of ''Transformers'' knowledge is, in fact, this [[TFWiki.Net|very website]] you are reading this article on right now, and many creatives have confirmed that they have used our wiki when writing stories or looking for toy references. While wikis have a few advantages over "in-house" lore bibles—they can be edited by anyone, not just professionals, for instance—their main downside is that... well, they can be edited by anyone. Although we at {{SITENAME SHORT}} strive for accuracy and neutrality when covering ''Transformers'' topics, there have been cases where inaccurate, misleading or misinterpreted information on this very wiki have gone on to inform official ''Transformers'' toys and fiction.

Of course, people working on official Transformers work use references outside of the wiki, namely other sites reporting on ''Transformers'', leaving the door open for many, many more errors. See the [[Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon|miscolorings]] page for more information.

This phenomenon is formally termed '''{{w|circular reporting}}''', commonly nicknamed '''citogenesis''' due to a 2011 [https://xkcd.com/978/ xkcd webcomic strip] that satirized the concept. This article provides a non-comprehensive cross-section of such mishaps.

{{quote|Some of the biggest shows and franchises you follow have zero in-house continuity documents. They do everything off of fan wikis.|{{w|Gail Simone}}|Twitter<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Now, I am not talking about some niche comic book property, I am talking about massively successful film, game and tv properties. Some of the biggest shows and franchises you follow have zero in-house continuity documents. They do everything off of fan wikis.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913142152/https://twitter.com/GailSimone/status/1304831678045585408|name=Gail Simone|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=09|day=12}}</ref>}}

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==Hasbro's in-house continuity documents==
[[File:Ultimateguide.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Comprehensive. Definitive. Authoritative.]]
In the mid-2000s, Hasbro licensees were provided with copies of [[Simon Furman]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' as reference—notably, [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] regularly consulted the guide while writing the 2007 ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' movie. In a similar vein, [[IDW Publishing]]'s reprints of [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile series were directly referenced for ''[[The Art of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'', and have been used by other licensees such as [[Fun Publications]] and [[Space Ape Games]].

The only known example of a high-level continuity document designed solely for internal use was the 2010 [[Binder of Revelation]], compiled to help new creatives in the franchise get up to speed with key characters, concepts, and settings, to bring the various stories they were producing at the time into alignment. This lore bible went on to inform vast swathes of modern ''Transformers'' storytelling, most notably the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon, which proved extremely influential in its own right.

As the creatives behind the Binder have moved on from the company over the years, however, it appears to have fallen by the wayside, with Hasbro happy to have different concurrent media diverge entirely so long as some key synergies remain—such as the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' cartoon being informed by the script for the 2018 ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' movie—directing writers to the wiki for lore nitty-gritty. ''Cyberverse'' showrunner [[Randolph Heard]] cites this as one reason for the show's starring roles for many more obscure fan-favourite characters.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I came to this, again, without a lot of ''Transformers'' knowledge, and I was directed to TFWiki, and I started reading TFWiki and I'm like, oh my god, I don't understand ''anything'', is this a multiverse, or- why- why are there so many variations on things? I'm never gonna learn this thing or understand it. And fortunately my staff were very helpful in that regard. But I think that ''Cyberverse'' to me was like, because I came from the outside in a way, I looked at it as a big box of toys, and I could play with any of them. And you know, that's how kids are, right? They're not going to distinguish between a [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] toy, a [[DC Comics|DC]] toy, and something else—if they're cool they'll make a battle between anything. And so to me I felt the freedom, like, yeah, I'll just pick stuff and no-one said no. In fact they seemed delighted that we were bringing back characters. [...] I researched lists of 'weirdest Transformers ever.' [...] I said I don't, you know, I confessed to [[Mikiel Houser]], and he said that's fine, check out the TFWiki and that'll tell you everything you need to know, and I was kind of like- it told me too much, you know? It was overwhelming. And I love TFWiki—they have such great writers, they're hilarious.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vindAiN7YNY&t=1087s|name=Randolph Heard is too kind,|site=Keyan Carlile's Transformer Channel|title=The cancelled TF show BEFORE Cyberverse! (Randolph Heard talks Early Development & Seasons 1-2)|year=2021|month=11|day=20}}</ref> Another franchise newcomer, [[Brian Ruckley]], writer of [[IDW Publishing]]'s rebooted ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' series, plucked a large number of obscure characters from the wiki, in particular a great many [[female Transformer]]s. All of this is to say that the referencing of fan wikis is perfectly normal and can often be positive. It's also why the wiki should strive for completeness and accuracy when documenting the ''Transformers'' universe—as the following cautionary tales show...
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==Examples of circular reporting through TFWiki.net==


===Absence of evidence===
[[File:SpotlightHardhead-CaughtInAVortex.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The original Tailwind that went undocumented on this wiki...]]
[[File:BeforeAndAfter-DriftTailwindTentakil.jpg|thumb|200px|...and this guy showed up! Maybe if he gets hurt, [[Mario (ROTF)|he'll shrink back?]]]]
In the [[2008]] comic story ''[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]'', the [[Micromaster]] toy character [[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]] was given a cameo as one of the many [[Gorlamite]]s attacking [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]—but for many years, Tailwind was the only one whose appearance in that comic was not documented on his own wiki page. As part of a general desire to make use of characters who had yet to be introduced to the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]], writer [[James Roberts]] evidently decided to check him off the list by writing a full-sized Cybertronian Tailwind into [[Before & After|''More than Meets the Eye'' #12]], being bisected by [[Drift (G1)|Drift]].

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Similarly, the 2007 online [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] profile for [[Flashdrive]]—based on the Japanese-exclusive Mini-Con Processor—refers to a teammate called "Trickshot", clearly intended to be his fellow [[Micron Booster]] toy Triac; the wiki failed to note this, and soon thereafter the Mini-Con bio regimen ended without Trickshot's own profile being published. Thusly, the 2015 [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime]] column would instead give Triac the localized identity of "[[Bingo]]".
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===Text transfer===
====(Heavy) Artillery Drones====
[[File:Sparkwar3 Heavy Artillery Drone vehicle.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Once we were nameless...]]
[[File:Sparkwar3 Heavy Artillery Drone robot.jpg|thumb|200px|...until a mix-up gave us our name!]]
The [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]] belonging to [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] were never named in the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]], [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|toyline]], or related media. Back when TFWiki started out on Wikia (now Fandom), [https://transformers.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/72.48.102.5 an anonymous user] created the article for Strika's drones in [[2008]] using the fan name "Heavy Artillery Drone". Due to an oversight (as no one knew that it ''wasn't'' an official name), this remained the article's name for nearly a decade.

In a non-visual, text-only instance of this roundabout reporting, the [[2016]] prose story "[[Derailment]]" officially named Strika's drones as "Artillery Drones" based on the wiki's use of the name "Heavy Artillery Drone". The article was soon moved to "[[Artillery Drone]]" shortly after in early [[2017]], to reflect the official name. But, the official name only came about in the first place because of the wiki unknowingly using a completely made-up fan name.
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===Coloring conundrums===
The use of {{SITENAME SHORT}} images as color references can occasionally result in... interesting... new color schemes. Original colors are given to the left when possible.

{{anchor|Horri-Bull}}
====IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' Horri-Bull====
In the [[IDW Publishing]] comic issue [[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|''Robots in Disguise'' #1]], [[Horri-Bull]]'s colorization is apparently based on photos of a [[Photodegradation|photodegradated]] example of his original toy that was once used on his page. When asked, colorist [[Josh Perez]] said he chose to use the yellow to "help him stick out a lot more".<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/84653-idw-rid-teaser-images/page-5|name=Josh Perez|site=The Allspark forums|defunct=yes}}</ref>

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File:G1toy-Horri-Bull.jpg|''Original 1988 toy pictured''
File:Horribull bullhorn toy.jpg|''Degraded toy pictured''
File:Autonomy Lesson Horri-Bull Zetca.jpg|''2012 comic scene pictured'' [[Photodegradation|It's canon folks!]]
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====''Fall of Cybertron'' Vortex====
[[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]]'s color scheme in ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' is an unusual red and beige, derived from [[Vortex (G1)|G1 Vortex]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' character art that is his main page image—in particular, our previously-used scan of the artwork makes it appear to have a much warmer tone than it does in print, shifting the gray towards brown and the lilac towards pink. These tones influenced the coloring of Vortex's ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[:File:FOC Vortex.jpg|concept art]], which evolved to the in-game colors.

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File:G1Vortex toy.jpg|''Original 1985 deco pictured''
File:MTMTE2003-Vortex.jpg|''Better scan of 2003 art pictured''
File:MTMTEVortex.jpg|''Worse scan of 2003 art pictured''
File:FOC-HMS-render-Vortex-robot mode.jpg|''2012 game render pictured''
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====IDW ''Transformers'' Azimuth====
[[Azimuth (COP)|Azimuth]] was originally a minor character who appeared in ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]''. Beyond a brief namedrop, she went unseen for several years until 2015, when the [[Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook feature revealed that she sported a body based on the gold MC-6 ''[[Kronoform]]'' toy. However, when [[Azimuth (G1)|a new incarnation of Azimuth]] appeared in 2020, in IDW's ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' comic, she was colored silver—a mixup that almost assuredly stems from the photo on Azimuth's wiki article more prominently displaying ''that'' figure, with the "correct" gold figure tucked away on the far right.

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File:Aligned Azimuth Toy.jpg|''Original 1993 deco pictured''
File:Mc-06 kronoform catalog.jpg|''Catalogue scan uploaded to the wiki in 2015'' Hey, she got a [[Azimuth (G1)#Toys|''Transformers'' toy]] out of it.
File:Tremors-Azimuth.jpg|''2020 comic scene pictured'' You know what, you're welcome.
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====''Earth Wars'' Dile====
In the ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' mobile game, [[Dile]] was revealed as a forthcoming character in early September 2020, sporting an unusual gray and purple deco which doesn't match his toy's colors at all. The following month, [[Space Ape Games]] put out a new render via their official newsletter, explaining that the original colors were based on the washed out scan of his card art seen at the top of his TFWiki character page. This makes it one of the few known instances where circular reporting was caught and corrected before release. The new render instead uses a more light-green and silvery hue based on a somewhat color-corrected version of the card art, rather than the much more pronounced green of [[:File:G1toy dile.jpg|the toy itself]].

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File:G1toy dile.jpg|''Original 1987 toy pictured''
File:G1 Dial boxart.jpg|''Scan of 1987 art pictured'' A washout, that's all you are! A washout!
File:Early Dile-EarthWars.jpg|''Initial 2020 CG model pictured''
File:Dile Fixed-EarthWars.jpg|''Finalized 2020 CG model pictured''
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====''Siege'' Ion Storm====
The stock photography for ''Siege'' [[Ion Storm]]'s jet mode mistakenly showed [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Thundercracker]]'s jet instead—which is nearly identical apart from red highlights. With the 2019 [[Rainmaker]]s set being hard to come by, this erroneous image was used on the wiki for a couple of years, and appears highly in Google Image searches—leading Ion Storm's jet mode to be colored according as Thundercracker in [[Volcanicus comic 2|a TakaraTomy comic]] released in September 2020 and in [[Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|an IDW comic]] released in September 2021.

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File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Rainmaker-3-pack-Ion-Storm.jpg|''Erroneous 2019 vehicle mode pictured''
File:Siege-toy IonStorm.jpg|''True 2019 vehicle mode pictured''
File:GS-Volcanicus comic 2-Rainmakers.jpg|''2020 comic scene pictured''
File:SeaOfRustPartII-Rainmakers.jpg|''2021 comic scene pictured''
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===Deco disasters===
On rare occasions the aforementioned coloring misadventures can escalate to the point of affecting the characters' actual future toys. Once again, original colors are given to the left when possible.

{{anchor|Igu}}
====''Prime 10 Year Anniversary'' Igu====
The ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Post-Prime releases|10 Year Anniversary]]'' reissue of [[Igu]] ([[Vehicon (Prime)|Jet Vehicon]]'s [[Arms Micron]] partner from the [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Takara Prime toyline|Prime]]'' toyline) mistakenly colors him bright silver, as opposed to the black of the original release.

This can be attributed to the set designer using the first image in the "Toys" subheading of Igu's wiki page for reference—which was actually an "elite" redeco packed with [[Vehicon (Prime)#JetGeneral|Jet Vehicon General]]. The original black release of Igu is used as the article's mainpic instead of being used in the "Toys" section, due to a lack of images of his vanishingly few fictional appearances. From a toy design perspective, this error means that the now-silver Igu breaks aesthetic cohesion with his mostly-black partner Jet Vehicon.

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File:Prime-toy Igu.jpg|''Original 2012 deco pictured''
File:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-ArmsMicronIguS.jpg|''Secondary 2013 deco pictured'' Please, "Igu S" was my father.
File:Prime-toy Igu 10Year.jpg|''2020 reissue deco pictured''
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====''Kingdom'' T-Wrecks====
The ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Leader Class toy of [[T-Wrecks#Generations|T-Wrecks]] has a colour scheme which is much more drab than the original ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Ultra Class iteration, with the brown-tinted torso being swapped for a dull grey, and the bright bronze of his helmet being swapped for the same red as his beast-mode skin. More noticeably, only the lower portion of T-Wrecks's crotch is molded blue, with the waist itself being left unpainted grey. It seems that these changes are the result of the wiki's photo of the original toy being primarily used for reference; the lighting in the image is a little misleading, and the toy's posed leaning forward such that its belly overhangs its waist entirely! The ''Kingdom'' T-Wrecks's eyes are also yellow rather than the green of the ''Beast Machines'' toy. It would seem that [[:File:Disclosure-Dinobots.jpg|some of the]] [[:File:TWrecksdinobotspackaging art.jpg|other pictures]] on his page may have played into this color change also.

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File:Beast Machines T-Wrecks.jpg|''Finalized 2000 deco pictured''
File: BM T-Wrecks toy.jpg|''Prototype 2000 deco pictured''
File:WFC-K T-Wrecks stock.jpg|''2021 toy pictured'' His bronze and innocence: Gone.
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===The big ones===
{{anchor|Roadburner}}

====''Legends'' Roadburner====
[[Roadburner]]'s 2013 appearance in the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game can only be described as a fit of insanity. His appearance is based on a catastrophic misinterpretation of this wiki's photography for the toy, depicting his partner [[Wheel Blaze]] as white... because they didn't understand the greyed-out photo this wiki uses to indicate ''which toy the article isn't about''. To make matters worse, it is highly likely Roadburner ''wasn't supposed to be in the game to begin with.'' Considering that the theme of [[By Land, Sea, or Air|the event he appeared in]] was basically "These Autobots with military alt-modes do stuff," and the fact that [[Roadbuster (G1)|Road''buster'']] would make more sense given [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]'s prevalence in said event... yeah. Not helping matters is that when in the process of typing "Roadbuster" into this wiki's search bar, Roadburner shows up first in the search results. Someone must have been in a hurry.

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File:G1-toy Roadburner.jpg|''1990 toy pictured'' HOW???
File:TFLegends-Roadburner.jpg|''2013 art pictured''
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====Black Roritchi's antennae====
For years, the main image for [[Black Roritchi]] on this wiki used an image from the [[2006]] [[Metrodome]] release [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|''Masterforce'' cartoon]] depicting him against a pitch-black backdrop, which his equally-black antennae blended into. When ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Black Roritchi was produced in 2020 as a redeco of [[Fasttrack (G1)#Generations|Fasttrack]], the figure was given a custom head solely to remove the antennae under the mistaken belief that he didn't have them. Color-correction in later re-releases of the cartoon would reveal Black Roritchi to have blue antennae against a starfield. The timing of those re-releases? [[2012]]. Oops.

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File:MF-toy Black Roritchi.jpg|''Original 1988 toy pictured''
File:Mf35 guardminder leader.jpg|''2006 [[Metrodome]] version of 1988 anime scene pictured'' He's literally about to turn his head and show off his black antennae.
File:Black roritchi masterforce.jpg|''2012 [[Shout! Studios|Shout! Factory]] restoration pictured'' Uh, make that blue antennae. 
File:GS-toy BlackRoritchi.jpg|''2020 toy pictured'' The only time people wouldn't care if Hasbro [[Rotorstorm (G1)#Generations|accidently forgot to show off the new head]].
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====''Studio Series'' Scrapmetal====
[[File:ROTF Constructicon concept.jpg|thumb|250px|left|{{SITENAME SHORT}}'s beautiful son. Our little guy.]]
[[File:Studio-Series-MV2-41-Deluxe-Scrapmetal.jpg|thumb|250px|Nobody tell him he was an accident.]]
The character that the wiki identifies as "[[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]]" was created through a complicated, decade-long tennis match between the wiki and Hasbro. In 2009, shortly after the theatrical release of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', the wiki created a page for the then-nameless character under the half-jokey title "Ze little one". Rather than assuming that the character was a [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] clone, wiki editors at the time decided that he was his own character, as the scene where [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]] went underwater featured a yellow Volvo excavator that didn't match to any of the other characters. "Ze little one" quickly picked up an ironic fan following, and by December 2009 Hasbro called him "Scrapmetal" and identified his alternate mode as "the bulldozer."<ref>[http://www.tfviews.com/news/main/hasbro-q-and-a/641 Hasbro Q&A December 2009 at TFviews.com]</ref> The wiki documented this and moved on. Around the same time, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]'s page noted that the film version of the character was formed from [[Unknown Constructicon shovel|an extra bulldozer]] compared to the official list of his components.

Almost ten years later, Hasbro announced a giant, fully-articulated ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Devastator (ROTF)#Generations|Devastator]] toy formed from multiple Constructicon figures from the ''[[Studio Series]]'' toyline. It is not 100% clear, but what appears to have happened is that whoever was planning the character selection looked at both Devastator and Scrapmetal's pages and decided to marry these two random tidbits by making Scrapmetal the extra bulldozer. ''Then'', the individual(s) assigned to design Scrapmetal's toy consulted the wiki page to figure out who the character was and instead made them a yellow excavator with the robot mode of the concept art randomly chosen for the main picture of the article—the result of the wiki stringing together tidbits of contradictory information from the movie.

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====Sideways the dimension-hopper====
[[File:Sidewayses.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|''Can you see all of me? Walk into my mystery Step inside and hold on for dear life'' ''Do you remember me? Capture you or set you free I am all, I am all of me'']]
Oh dear.

In [[2002]], Hasbro released two motorcycle toys bearing the same name: ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] and ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. The Hasbro toy bio for the latter recycled much of the same text from the bio of the former, nearly verbatim. This led to speculation at the time about whether or not they were meant to be the same character, ''regardless'' of the differences in toyline release since ''Robots in Disguise'' Sideways also came packaged with [[Axer (G1)#Robots in Disguise|Axer]], whose own bio hinted at his being the same person as [[Axer (G1)#The Transformers|his Generation 1 namesake]], having crossed dimensions from Generation 1 to ''Robots in Disguise''.

In [[2004]], Takara's ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' line released another motorcycle toy named [[Sideways (RM)|Double Face]], who shared the exact same colors and Japanese name of ''Armada'' Sideways. Since the ''Robotmasters'' series was a big crossover event similar in concept to the concurrent ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Transformers: Universe]]'' series, fans in the West initially mistook ''Robotmasters'' for a [[multiverse|multiversal]] event, with characters crossing dimensions from different universes to team up with each other in a Generation 1 setting (as was the case in ''Universe''). In actuality, ''Robotmasters'' only featured time travel, not dimensional travel. But because of the initial misconception, what came next was very easily believed.

In early [[2005]], a mere two months after Double Face's release, a [https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/lKVCHWhYoJM/m/1NhElIcSnwwJ fan-given claim] was made online about Takara's official [http://web.archive.org/web/20070618040111/www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/robotmasters/main2.htm ''Robotmasters'' website] supposedly declaring Double Face to be the same character as ''Robots in Disguise'' Sideways. When the [[Sideways (Armada)|original TFWiki article for Sideways]] was first being put together in [[2006]], this same claim was reiterated several times on the article's [[Talk:Sideways (Armada)|talk page]], which misled the article's original creators to believe it and treat the ''Robots in Disguise'', ''Armada'', and ''Robotmasters'' characters all as the same Sideways, assuming that ''Robotmasters'' had confirmed the character to have dimension-hopped from another universe into Generation 1 (when it actually ''hadn't'').

With the wiki article treating all three as the same person, able to jump from universe to universe, the article went on to inspire later versions of Sideways, like ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Sideways (Animated)|Sideways]] and [[Ask Vector Prime]] [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]], who not only were ''explicitly'' presented as dimension-hoppers, but also had ''implicit'' ties to the originally-unrelated ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], which only led to even ''more'' debates about how ''that'' Sideways related to the others, and whether or not ''every'' Sideways was really the ''same'' individual!

It wasn't until late [[2022]] that the validity of the original claim about ''Robotmasters'' Double Face was finally investigated; the results of this investigation revealed that there had actually been ''zero evidence'' in support of the claim found anywhere on the Takara ''Robotmasters'' website. And thanks to this false claim influencing the wiki, Sideways went on to have a reputation for being a multiversal mischief maker who jumps across multiple realities, which was never originally supposed to be the case.
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File:RIDtoy-Sideways.jpg|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Sideways (RID)#Toys|Sideways]]
File:Armadatoy-Sideways-wrongways.jpg|''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Armada|Sideways]] / ''Legends of the Microns'' Double Face
File:RMtoy-Doubleface.jpg|''[[Robotmasters (franchise)#Toys|Robotmasters]]'' [[Sideways (RM)#Toys|Double Face]]
</gallery></center>
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===The littlest one===
====Spelling the word Robo-Smasher====
In perhaps the amusingly smallest example of circular reporting from this wiki, the "[[Robosmasher]]" from the 1985 cartoon episode "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme]]" was in fact written as one plain word in the episode's script. However, as is prone to happening with televised media, the original dialogue's text was not consulted when a TFWiki article for the device was created in [[2006]], under the hyphenated spelling "Robo-Smasher". This spelling was thus used by the [[Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook page as well as ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' text stories in [[2015]] prior to the wiki article being amended in [[2017]] to acknowledge the original spelling.

==Non-TFWiki misreporting==
Of course, people working on official ''Transformers'' material make use of unofficial reference material outside of this wiki, and errors in ''Transformers'' scholarship elsewhere are just as capable of leading to incorrect or occasionally, outright made up, information making it into the final product.


===Incorrectly-colored animation models===
[[File:Incorrect R.E.D. Soundwave Shins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''Inaccurate model at left'' ''Accurate model at centre'' ''Off-model 2020 product at right'']]
{{main|Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon}}

The [[1984]]-[[1987]] [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' animated series]] that has become a centerpiece of the brand was, to be blunt, not a high-quality production in the animation department. All four seasons were prone to [[animation error]]s, adding an additional challenge to modern fans attempting to isolate simple views of any given [[character model]]. To make matters worse, Hasbro and licensees have often relied upon a set of fan-colorings from the Ukrainian ''Transformers'' fan website, [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/index.php?pageid=g1encyclopedia Transformers.kiev.ua,] that attempted to recreate Sunbow animation models using screen captures of episodes, while eye dropping the colors from said screen captures, and then replacing the heads of the models with traced headshots also taken from episode screen captures. These fan-colorings regularly make rounds on the web since they are readily available on Pinterest and Fandom wikia pages, making it hard not to come across them through a simple Google Search.

On top of all of this, the models Transformers.kiev.ua would frequently use were also the ones published in [[The Ark series|''The Ark'' series]] books as they were the only real source available for Generation 1 animation models at the time. In the years since, better copies of animation models have surfaced through eBay and various Japanese auction sites, revealing that a large majority of the models used in the books were actually out of date pre-final models that had been revised anywhere from once, to several times afterwards. The author of the books, [[Jim Sorenson]] has also stated in conversation with the wiki team that due to the condition of some of the models he had found or been given access to, [[Bill Forster]] had to sometimes trace, redraw and digitally mend models, such as the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s, to make them more presentable for publishing; this has also led to several inaccuracies with the original model sheets that have surfaced since.

As can be seen in the example at right, the 2020 ''[[Transformers R.E.D.|R.E.D. <nowiki>[</nowiki>Robot Enhanced Design<nowiki>]</nowiki>]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#RED|Soundwave]] figure's shins were incorrectly left blue instead of being painted silver/gray due to Hasbro once again basing the figure on the [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/g1/soundwaveg1.html Transformers.kiev.ua fan-colored model].

Hasbro also tends to use the images from Transformers.kiev.ua whole-hog in their social media posts on Instagram and Facebook for memes, visuals for trivia and holiday celebration posts, as well as using them as placeholder images for pipeline reveals of upcoming figures in the works. A notable example of this was the pipeline reveal of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Devcon (G1)#Legacy|Devcon]], whose [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/g1/devcong1.html placeholder "model" image] isn't even a model at all, rather [[:File:Devcon-Body01.jpg|a couple of]] [[:File:Gambler Devcon vehicle.jpg|traced screencaps]] from the episode "[[The Gambler]]".<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/01/31/transformers-jan-23-livestream-recap-legacy-evolution-wave-2-and-more-474374 Transformers Jan 23 Livestream Recap – Legacy Evolution Wave 2 and More!] at TFW2005</ref> The same had also been done for [[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Snarl]], [[Bombshell (G1)#Legacy|Bombshell]], [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dirge]], and so on. It's one thing to use them as reference for toys and design inspiration, but the practice of taking them whole-hog without a background check, and using them in official posts is a bit of a shoddy practice, to say the least.
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===Other oddities===
====Discmaster====
This might be one of the earliest cases of circular reporting in the history of the ''Transformers'' brand and fandom (and one of the rare, non-visual, text-only cases). The [http://tflab.net/japaspe/second/bd20.html toy bio] for ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Autolauncher]] refers to both himself and his rival [[Mantis]] with the turn of phrase ''enban tsukai'' (円盤使い, meaning "disc user"). When the bio was translated into English in the late 1990s/early 2000s, the phrase was written in English as "Discmaster", with the one responsible having likely taken some creative inspiration from [[Headmaster (technology)|the]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|various]] [[Powermaster|forms]] [[Godmaster (lifeform)|of]] "[[Brainmaster|-master]]" [[Micromaster|technology]] [[Powered Master|of]] Generation 1.

During the mid-2000s, when putting together the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'', longtime fan [[Ben Yee]] (who was co-author of the ''Sourcebook'' with [[Simon Furman]]) took this translation to heart and applied the term to the book's profiles for both Autolauncher and Mantis—unaware that "Discmaster" was actually creative liberty on part of the fan translation and not an accurate representation of what was originally written in the Japanese bio text. As a result, the term "[[Discmaster]]" now referred to a martial art practiced by both characters, despite the term having never actually existed beforehand in the first place.

====''Transformers Legends'' Axe====
[[File:TFLegends Axe vehicle.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.5]]
In 2014, the ''Transformers Legends'' mobile game added a card based on [[Axe (G1)|Axe]], a character designed by [[Alex Milne]] for ''[[The Transformers: Drift]]''. However, for alt-mode reference, the card directly copied a piece of fanart created by Sara Guyon-Gellin.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Nicely done, but the game's artist lacks some creativity IMHO. For the design of jet mode in particular. Done and uploaded in 2011. Nice to know my work is good enough that someone officially hired by Hasbro decided there was no need for further adjustment and simply copied his/her own pictures from it :( I mean, couldn't you at least have changed the tail rudders ? </sarcasm>|link=https://www.deviantart.com/alteride/journal/Nice-to-be-an-inspiration-for-official-TF-artists-494832421|name=Sara Guyon-Gellin|site=deviantART|title=Nice to be an inspiration for official TF artists|year=2014|month=11|day=16}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.deviantart.com/alteride/art/Axe-alt-modes-studies-252754825|name=Sara Guyon-Gellin|site=deviantART|title=Axe alt modes - studies|year=2011|month=08|day=14}}</ref> Milne had intended the character to have a land-based mode!<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Too bad for the jet part, though, [Alex Milne] told me later Axe was land-based only. Voice of God :/|link=https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/252754825/2172060396|name=Sara Guyon-Gellin|site=deviantART|year=2011|month=08|day=30}}</ref> Also, not cool.

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====''Combiner Wars'' G2 Menasor====
At first glance, Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''-themed redeco of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Menasor (G1)#CWG2|Menasor]] looks to be a simple homage to the original, canceled ''Generation 2'' toy. However, a closer inspection reveals that it took some notable inspiration from a 2014 fanmade digibash [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 posted to DeviantArt] by longtime fan artist Air Hammer, which was itself based on another fan's [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 hand-painted customization] of the original Generation 1 Stunticons in an attempt to recreate the canceled ''Generation 2'' toys. Most glaringly, [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] winds up having [[:File:Generations g2 breakdown.jpg|purple and silver]] in place of the proper [[:File:G2-toy Breakdown.jpg|pink and gold]]. As an extra, the official Transformers Facebook page [[:file:G2Offroad.jpg|posted a promotional pic of the set]] that used the aforemented digibashes of the individual Stunticons instead of their proper stock photos... which featured [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]] as the fifth member of the team, rather than [[Wildrider (G1)|Brake-Neck]] (whose ''Combiner Wars'' version wasn't revealed yet when the digibash was made) as the official set.

<center><gallery heights=200px widths=200px>
File:G2 Menasor and G2 Defensor.jpg|''Original 1994 deco pictured, left''
File:G2 Stunticons 1995 Tomart.jpg|''Purple-faced Menasor, as seen in promotional materials''
File:Transformers-Generations-Combiner-Wars-G2-Menasor.jpg|''2015 deco pictured'' Why, these limbs are the wrong toolings entirel- [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Oh, right.]]
</gallery></center>
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====Warriorbot====
[[File:Warriorbot hobby lobby.jpg|thumb|150px]]
In [[2017]], a Hasbro license, [[Open Road Brands]], released a [[:File:Open road brands faction sign.jpg|tin wall sign]] exclusively to Hobby Lobby stores, meant to showcase the many [[Insignia|faction symbols]] from the [[Transformers brand|brand]]'s history, but one symbol stood out. The self-proclaimed "Warriorbots" were never a real thing. So were did they come from? The answer can be found on the "[https://transformers.fandom.com/wiki/Insignia?diff=prev&oldid=405151 Insignia]" page on the Transformers Fandom (formerly Wikia) wiki from 2014 to 2017, with it being listed among the others. In other words: Whoever designed it used that page as reference.
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
*[[IP infringement#Third party designs in official products and marketing|Mistakes caused by unlicensed toys using ''Transformers'' likenesses]]

[[Category:Fandom]]

Humanization

2024-05-17T17:22:15Z

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Throughout the various Transformers [[canon]], there have been several instances of [[Transformer]]s with humanistic traits and having very [[human]] actions that possibly conflict with their status as mechanical robots. Many of these instances can be dismissed as stylistic choices by the artists or as gags not to be taken seriously.

{{quote|You order a pizza?}}
{{quote|Why would I order a pizza? We don't eat human food!|[[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]] and [[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]]|"[[Dino-mite Duo]]"}}

==Glandular, digestive, and respiratory==
===Sweating===
[[File:LandsharkWOH-energondelivery.jpg|thumb]]

*In [[Prime Time!|issue twelve]] of the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US comic]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] is seen [[:File:PrimeTime Rumble sweat.JPG|leaking lubricant]] from his head during a stressful confrontation with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (as Shockwave points out), in a manner resembling sweating.
*Numerous times in the Marvel UK comic, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] can be seen "sweating".
*[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)]] and ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' featured Transformers displaying the traditional anime "sweat drop", a giant bead of liquid appearing at the side of the head to convey embarrassment or exasperation.
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] sweatdrops upon seeing a particularly scary expression on [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]]'s face. {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}}
*[[Leozack]] sweatdrops oil when [[Landshark (G1)|Landshark]] attacks him. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] sweats slightly with surprise and fury after [[Gauge]] tells her and [[Greenlight]] that someone in the [[Mentor|young mentee's]] architecture class said Gauge was only brought online in the [[Forge Pyramid]] due to [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm's]] death. Despite Greenlight's warning, Arcee gives the bot who insulted the two's mentee an animated and ferocious verbal lambasting. {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}}

===Coughing===
*In the G1 episode "[[Roll for It]]", when the Autobots emerge from the ruins of a demolished [[antimatter]] laboratory, they are coughing.
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] coughs when [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] surrounds him with smoke.{{storylink|Triple Takeover}}
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] coughs while infected with Cosmic Rust. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}
*In "[[Call of the Primitives]]", a fiery blast from [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] causes both the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to cough.
*In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] begins to cough for no reason while making a triumphant speech. Much like Powerglide's "heart", this could be a one-shot joke. He also coughs while sleeping, and when amidst the smoky remains of an electrical fire.
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] fake-coughed in the episode "[[Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege]]" of the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]] to draw [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s attention to the matter of [[Noble (BM)|Noble]].
*In [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] episode "[[Secret Weapon: D-5]]", [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]], and [[Dark Scream]] all cough after inhaling smoke.
*In the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' episode "[[Mortal Combat]]", right after Optimus Prime says "I wish I could accommodate you," he coughs silently.
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] visibly coughs after [[Sam Witwicky]] uses the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to restore him to life in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', even expelling what appears to be dust.
*In "[[Rock Bottom]]", [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] coughs after escaping the collapsed mine. Ironically, Bulkhead later claims ''in the same episode'' that Autobots don't need to breathe.
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]] coughs once he activates himself in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''

===Breathing===
On ''[[memoryalpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', it was explained that the android [[memoryalpha:Data|Data]]'s breathing served to cool his inner components, but mostly so that he doesn't appear unnatural to the humans he was designed to resemble. He also blinks for this reason. It could be argued that breathing serves the same "cooling" purpose in Transformers, as it is possible for their internal systems to overheat with use, but this explanation is always going to smack of desperation.

*In an ''Energon'' episode, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] instructs [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] that they have to synchronize their breathing before they can [[Powerlinx]].
*At the climax of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] tries to strangle [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], complete with sounds of Hot Rod gagging and struggling to breathe. It's possible that Galvatron was trying to compress Hot Rod's neck until the Autobot's head popped off, but that isn't likely.
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], calling for help as a python constricts him, says he can't breathe. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}}
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] gags a bit when [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] lifts him into the air by his throat. When told by Rhinox, "I'm in a bad mood. Understand?" Dinobot responds with a weak, breathless "Uh huh." {{storylink|Aftermath}}
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] is shown to be breathing heavily after trying to chase down Blurr, even though he quips in a previous episode that not needing to breathe is useful for an Autobot. {{storylink|Velocity (episode)|Velocity}}
**Blurr did the same thing when he had completed running all the way back to Cybertron. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
*On the [[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] breath can be seen due to condensation in the cold ship. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] breathes heavily as he runs in fear from [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]] and the slave mines on [[Dread (planet)|Dread]]. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is visibly breathing while in stasis. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}
*"[[A Team Effort]]" confirms that Transformers require ventilation airways in their neck to prevent system overheating, as when [[Charger]] strangles [[Roadgrabber]] in a fit of rage.
*When [[Vigil]] filled the atmosphere with a sleeping agent, [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] melodramatically held his breath until [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] assured him that the air was safe for Autobots to breathe. {{storylink|No Place Like Dome}} Air does not seem to be a requirement, however, as Rescue Bots operate perfectly well in space. {{storylink|Space Bots}} {{storylink|Unfinished Business}}
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] breathes heavily after exerting himself firing off the multiple blasts from [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] in anger. All on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] by the way. {{storylink|Mars (episode)}}

===Spitting===
*Throughout his term on the Marvel UK comic letters page, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] would regularly say "(Puttup)" after mentioning the Autobots or an Autobot's name to represent him spitting in disgust. This habit made an in-story appearance, with him spitting at [[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]] despite his [[mouthplate]]. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}
*After [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] escapes from the Decepticons's New Jersey base via a sewer, he spits as he complains about their poor choice of back door.{{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}
*In the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Tangled Web]]", [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] "spits" after reissuing his challenge to tangle with [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]], despite the fact that, like Soundwave, he has no apparent mouth.
*In ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] repeatedly spits while talking to [[Sam Witwicky]] and his companions. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] also has to spit his mouth clean after being blasted across a forest by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] spits thrice: once at Sam while in the [[Broadwater Metal Works]] foundry, again when he mentions Prime's name and lastly when facing down Sam in Chicago. [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] also spits, albeit for no real reason, when addressing Sam and the humans outside of [[Chicago]] in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]].''
*[[Galvatron II]] is seen spitting and drooling while explaining the situation. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} Both Megatron and Galvatron II are seen both spitting on each other. Gross! {{storylink|Exodus!}}
*An ancient [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] rejects [[Steel Jaw|Steeljaw's]] offer to convert his body to run on [[biofuel]] by spitting in his face and remarked "Poetry ain't the only thing you can pick up from Earth." {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}}

===Crying===
[[File:Omega Supreme tears up.jpg|thumb|Tissue: desired.]]

*A twinkle of light that may not literally be a tear, but is clearly intended to imply one, can be seen in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]'s eye at the end of "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme]]".
*When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] dies in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] is seen to dab at her eyes.
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] told his colleagues he was about to "leak optical lubricant" when they wouldn't stop about giving up on [[Operation: Volcano]]. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}
*In "[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]", [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] has tears falling from his eyes, presumably in pain, during his monstrous disfigurement after he gains the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].
*There is a teardrop on young [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]'s face after being beaten by Deathsaurus. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
[[File:BurdenHardestToBearScourgeCries.jpg|thumb|My allergies are bad this year.]]
*At the end of "[[The Grand Victory War]]", some Decepticons are crying over their defeat.
*As he mourns his dead friend [[Snowstalker]] and decides he can never fight again, [[Tigatron]] cries a single tear in beast mode.
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] wiped a fake tear when [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] put on the heroic act. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
*When pondering [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]'s fate in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] is shown to shed a single tear from one of her spider eyes. This may be due to her technoganic nature though. {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery}}
[[File:Bw2 ep6 twinwaterfalls.jpg|thumb|Surf's up—and I'm talkin' ''up''!]]
*Throughout ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'' and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], and occasionally in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon, several characters are seen crying in hyperbolic anime fashion.
*Tears can be seen welling up in [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]'s eyes and falling to the ground in ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' as he mourns a fallen comrade.
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] told [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] to "cry him a river". {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}
*Ratchet ''actually'' cries tears of defeat when outwitted by Megatron. {{storylink|Warrior School!}}
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] cries over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s death in [[The Art of War issue 5|''The Art of War'' #5]].
*In ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers: Animated]]'', [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] cries, though this "ability" could be part of her partially organic nature. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] cries after [[Sam Witwicky]] tells him cars are not allowed on campus, although he was exaggerating his sorrow and was likely deliberately leaking fluids to enhance the visual. ''{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}''
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] was crying in the corner for not being in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]] game. [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] had to talk to him. Again. {{Storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.12#Law and Disorder|Law and Disorder}}
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] sometimes manifests streams of light from his optics resembling tears. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon}}
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] cries after the death of [[Chela]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}
{{note|In the 2005 IDW continuity, [[authorial intent]] is that this is an overheating of the optical gauze covering their eyes.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=When TFs get emotional, their optical gauze (the microfilaments over their eyes) overheats and you get the ribbons of light.|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/396070452738535424|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2013|month=11|day=01|(defunct=)}}</ref>}}
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] was crying while watching a cowboys movie with [[Russell Clay|Russell]] and a childlike [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!}}
*Windblade cried after [[Maxima]]'s death. {{storylink|The Fall}}
*[[Twitch]] cries after she finds out that [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] had to go on the run to in order keep the rest of the Terrans safe from G.H.O.S.T. after his cover was blown. {{storylink|Security Protocols}}
*[[Twitch]] cries again as she mourns over [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] after [[Mandroid]] kills him and every other Cybertronian on Earth. {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 2}}

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===Eating===
[[File:GoGo12-breakfast.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|My knowledge of eggs is tremendously wide. I've eaten them boiled, I've eaten them fried.]]

*There are references to [[Cybertronian food]].
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] has been known to eat Autobots as well as humans and other organics, despite not needing to do so to survive. Other Decepticons are disgusted by this practice.
*There are Pepsi and [[Destron Pizza|pizza]] in the refrigerator in [[Pepsi Convoy]]'s home.
*In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', the Maximals and Predacons are shown to eat:
**[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] even displays something of a voracious appetite, eating rats and leaving webs to catch prey. At one point, he captures Cheetor and prepares to drain the Maximal's fluids, claiming that it is the act he prefers over the nourishment (which adds just another level of creepy to the already creepy Tarantulas). {{storylink|The Web}}
**[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] eats apples. {{storylink|The Web}}
**And garbage. {{storylink|The Web}}
**[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] eats a bird. {{storylink|Power Surge (episode)|Power Surge}}
**[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] eats [[Clone One|his clone]]. [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] remarks that he is "disgusting". {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}
**While suffering from an [[Energon discharge virus]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] eats wild beans to build up his power. This later ends disastrously for [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Low Road}}
*In ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] wants to eat the underground tree's fruit; [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] protests that "we don't eat food, we process [[energon]]—PERIOD!", but is overruled. {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}
*According to [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] eats [[Autobot]] [[Protoform]]s for breakfast. But of course that could just be a rumour. {{Storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
*[[Brains]] is seen chewing on a screw, while [[Igor]] and the [[hatchling]]s are clearly shown to be ingesting minerals. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] complains that he shouldn't have eaten a lot of "Tijuana street machinery" when he returns to the [[Junkyard (TLK)|junkyard]]. [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] has also developed a bad habit of eating cars. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', Decepticons are seen eating food with human allies. Dauros chokes on a chicken bone. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}
*Multiple characters in ''[[Transformers Go! Go!]]'' eat human food for comedic effect. {{storylink|Don't Oversleep and Forget Things!!}} {{storylink|Muscle Revolution! Ya!}} [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in particular is especially gluttonous. {{storylink|Mission: Snacks, All to Myself!}}
*In ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|BotBots]]'' [[Bonz-Eye]] is shown eating popcorn. {{storylink|I, Cheeseburger (episode)}}

===Flatulence===

*In the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Low Road]]", Rhinox lets out an extreme amount of flatulence after consuming wild bean vines. This could be due to Maximals having organic parts in their makeup.
*In the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Bad Spark]]", [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] also lets out flatulence, blaming it on a large buildup of energy from his [[Transmetal]] body.
*Just go watch ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. Happens every five minutes. You can set a clock by it.
*One of the [[Mini-Constructicon]]s "cuts one", causing the others to laugh and request someone to open a window in "[[Spotlight: Ramjet]]".
*[[Fottle Barts]] farts. And farts. And farts and farts and farts...

===Eructation===
*In an Earth Wars event, [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] gets a bit gassy after having eaten his fill of Sharkticons.{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Death's Trap}}
*[[Twerple Burple]].
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] belches after devouring his own clone, much to the disgust of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}
*In the ''Transformers Animated'' episode "[[Rise of the Constructicons]]", [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]], [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] AND [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] belch a few times after downing some oil.
*[[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] drunkenly belch and hiccup quite a few times after getting well and wasted.{{storylink|Out to Lunch!}}
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] got a bad case of indigestion after chowing down on the Autobots' Energon Stash, and let out a big fiery belch on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] by accident. {{storylink|Mission: Snacks, All to Myself!}}

===Urination===
[[File:Movie2007 Bumblebee lubricates Simmons.JPG|upright=1.95|thumb|Sorry, this was the best image we could find.]]
*[[Tasmania Kid]] urinates (in beast mode) to put out a fire.
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] performs a similar action on [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]] by popping off his automobile oil filter in [[robot mode]]. Optimus Prime claims that 'Bee is just leaking [[lubricant]]s on him. Presumably, this action was inspired from witnessing a [[Mojo|similar incident]].
*[[Scoop (SG)|Scoop]] apparently urinates himself in [[Do Over]].
*In Beast Wars II, [[DJ (BW)|DJ]] is known for wetting himself whenever he drinks too much oil.
*[[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] claims that he "sprung a leak" after freaking out about [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]'s goal to take on [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}
*After [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] shoots at [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to test an energy shield, the latter claims that the trauma caused him to "leak some transmission fluid." {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}
*A brain-damaged [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] "drains his tank" on the floor, much to the dismay and disgust of his fellow [[Scavengers (G1)|Scavengers]]. {{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}}
* [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] admits that while in [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]' shoulder turrets, he "may've leaked a little" when [[Leozack]] went to attack them earlier. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage}}

===Defecation===
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] defecates on [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in ''[[Robo-Capers]]'' from Marvel UK issue [[Robo-Capers issue 87|#87]].

===Use of bathrooms in general===
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] is at one point seen running into an outhouse. It isn't clear which of the previously covered wastes he needs to excrete. {{storylink|Fixit Jam}}
*[[Kreon]] [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] had to go to the bathroom so bad, he drove right through the Decepticon's forces to get to the Autobot base. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}
*The Cyberverse version of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]] has signs in Cybertronian showing the location of the bathroom. {{storylink|Maccadam's}}

===Blushing===
[[File:SeaChange Seaspray Blush.JPEG|thumb]]
*In the G1 episode "[[Sea Change]]", [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] has his whole face turn bright red, even before he jumps into the [[Well of Transformation]] and gets turned into a humanoid.
*''Transformers Animated'' Bumblebee has also been shown to be able to blush in a few episodes. {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}} {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}
*''Transformers Cybertron'' Override blushes when speaking to Lori, which is an indication of the character's original male gender in ''Galaxy Force''. {{storylink|Honor}}

===Intoxication===
*In the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] episode "[[Microbots]]", the [[Decepticon]]s behaving in a noticeably intoxicated fashion after consuming high-grade [[energon]]. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] refers to this as "over-energizing".
*In the UK comic, the [[Wreckers]] frequent a "bar" on Cybertron called [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], where they consume high-grade energon, presumably for the purposes of getting intoxicated. [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] pay a visit to this establishment in a later story, and get so hammered that they don't even notice [[Quickswitch]] fighting with some [[Mecannibal]]s.
*In ''Beast Wars II'', [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] gets "drunk" on numerous occasions.
*In the ''Beast Wars II'' manga, [[Lio Convoy]] gets drunk once and messes up [[Apache]]'s room.{{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}}
*The [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] in ''Animated'', whose personalities are shout-outs to construction worker stereotypes, seem to drink oil the way humans drink beer. However, they never actually get drunk.
**However, the Autobots did feel dizzy after a mini Soundwave spiked the oil nog. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}
*[[Alchemist Prime]] is known for his love of alcoholic beverages. Some say that he came up with the legend of Cybertron's [[Chosen One]] after downing twelve drams of rancid [[Engex]].

===Miscellaneous===
[[File:IDW Kup's non-cigar.jpg|250px|thumb|You can't get the really good ones anymore thanks to Castrol.]]
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] once gets a cold, causing him to cough and have a fever, in an issue of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|''Victory'' manga]]. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
*[[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] got a bump on his head after being hit by Deathsaurus with a staff when they were young boys. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
* ''Transformers Armada'' [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] is seen in bandages after being attacked by [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]]. {{storylink|Past II}}
*In ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] chomps on a [[cy-gar|cy-]][[Cigar|gar]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron}}
*As does [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' and [[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|its sequel]] {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)| Age of Extinction}}
*''Transformers Animated'' [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] has bandages wrapped around his middle after Sari is knocked out and the Autobots return to their base. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
*''Transformers Animated'' [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] wore a cast over his arm after being hit by a falling building. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'', [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] sneezes when he gets coated in flour. {{storylink|Pizza Pi Party}}

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==Body parts==
===Mouths/teeth/tongues===
{{Main|Teeth|Tongue|Mouthplate}}
*The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon series]] is the only major piece of fiction to ''not'' present Transformers as possessing [[teeth]] and/or [[tongue]]s. The features appear in both the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] and [[Dreamwave Productions]] comics, [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (manga)|''The Battlestars'' manga]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' animated series (where teeth would even be knocked out on occasion), the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], and the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] cartoons and comics.
*In an episode of [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]], [[Browning]] sticks his tongue out at [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]] and [[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]] after they insult [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]].
*In the [[live-action film series]], the more human-like the robot, the more they are likely to have teeth. In the case of, say, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], his teeth are mechanical cubes overlaid on each other, while [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has bona fide fangs. Optimus spits out a piece of his shattered faceplate in the second film, which is intended to resemble a boxer spitting out a tooth after a brutal match. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*One of the most prevalent examples of this tradition is the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (manga)|''Kiss Players'' manga]], in which a [[Legion (KP)|Legion]] character is equipped with a distinctive prehensile (and phallic) tongue.
*In ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', a majority of the Transformers possess teeth and throats, but completely lack tongues.

===Eyeballs/eyelashes===
[[File:AutoBerserk OptimusPrime closedeyes.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Oh, my eyes!!]]

*Most Transformers have eyes. They see with them.
*In the episode "[[Auto Berserk]]", Optimus Prime's eyes are closed (apparently to shield them against the smoke) much like a human's when the Autobots stagger out of the fire and smoke of the Negavator's destruction.
*While dying from life force depletion, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] occasionally closes her eyes. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]'s ''Brontosaurus''-mode eyes briefly pop out in a cartoonish manner when he is punched by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] clench their eyes shut when their ship is grabbed by a claw. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}
*Cyclonus also closes his eyes when Galvatron is about to go through the [[Alya]] treatment and he cannot bear to watch. {{storylink|Webworld}}
*[[Lyzack (G1)|Lyzack]] sports some pretty heavy-duty eyelashes for her brief appearance in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|Victory]]'' manga. So does [[Esmeral (G1)|Esmeral]]. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] clenches his eyes shut when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] shines blinding headlights in his face. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}
*In [[Spotlight: Hot Rod]], Hot Rod is shown to have what appears to be blast shields for his optics when he passes out after landing. Dealer's optics are mostly covered by his eyelids, so he looks half-passed out.
{{Note|Per an email query to IDW, their response is that Transformers do not have eyelids; it's just artistic license.}}
*The robots in the [[live-action film series]] have eyes designed to resemble cameras, enabling them to dilate and blink.
*''Animated'' [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] has eyelids. He also blinks frequently.
*The cyborg [[GoBots]], as portrayed in the animated cartoon, do in fact possess eyelids (when the eyes aren't covered by a visor) and frequently blink. Some also have visible pupils.
*Most robots in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' possess camera-like eyes similar to those seen in the live-action films, which dilate, contract, and blink in a highly human-like fashion. Notably, they also replicate the involuntary saccades of the human eye when idle.
*Likewise the robots in ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' blink. [[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] once ruined a photo [[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] was taking of the recruits by blinking. {{storylink|Screen Time}}

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File:TFTM_Sludge_Devastator.jpg
File:Esmeral-manga.jpg|She puts it on with a paint roller.
File:LyzackEyelashes01.jpg|About 15 gallons of mascara for those things.
File:HotRodOpticShields.jpg|Hey, wake up!
File:Dealerseyelids.jpg|Got munchies?
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===Hair===
*Most of the Maximals featured in ''Beast Wars Neo'' feature hair on their heads in some fashion. In some cases it's isolated patches such as Heinreid's and Longrack's sideburns, whilst Break has an entire head of hair.
*The original live-action iteration of [[Wheeljack_(Movie)|Wheeljack]] sports hair-like wires protruding out the sides of his head.
*In some cases, a Transformers' head will feature solidly-molded parts merely resembling that of hair. Such examples include [[Silverbolt_(Fuzor)|Silverbolt's]] ''Beast Machines'' design which sports a metal top-knot, whilst most iterations of ''Windblade'' feature a head design shaped similar to that of a geisha's hairstyle.

===Obesity===
[[File:TFA Total Meltdown Bulkhead stuck.JPG|upright=1.67|thumb|[[:File:AOE-HoundStuck.jpg|"My fat ass is stuck!"]]]]
Although Transformers come in all shapes and sizes anyway, some characters have particularly round appearances that suggest something equivalent to human obesity.

*In [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Grim Grams]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] mentioned that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] weighs a little over 90 tons and "could stand to lose a little around the fuel storage system".<ref>[[Source:Grim Grams#Issue 94|Grim Grams, issue 94]]</ref>
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] complained that the Decepticons had grown "fat and complacent" under [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s rule. {{storylink|Surrender!}}
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] is virtually as wide as he is tall and is depicted as extremely round, with very short, stubby legs. It gives him more than a passing resemblance to a heavily obese person, or at best one of those huge, flabby, off-season wrestlers.
**This description also applies to the aptly named [[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus in ''Animated'']].
*Much the same could be said of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Being big-chassised is no excuse to let yourself go.
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|''Animated'' Ratchet]] has a prominent gut that resembles a human paunch. Although ordinarily this might be considered merely a feature of his [[Transformation|transformation scheme]] (ala [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]), [[Humanization#Aging|he is specifically designed to be a crotchety "old man" character, and in flashback sequences to his younger days in the Great War, he notably ''lacks'' said paunch.]]
*[[Mixmaster (Animated)|''Animated'' Mixmaster]] is designed to look like a portly construction worker, with an engine below his chest that resembles a gut.
*[[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]]. Well, all the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], really, but seriously. It's kind of comically appropriate that the robots which do absolutely nothing but hang out and eat stuff all day are so roly-poly.
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] has a set of metal plates that form the front of his Alt mode forming a sort of "beer gut" on his abdomen. His buddy [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], a fat ballerina, is also pretty darn bulbous, and though it got him stuck in a building once, his weight doesn't really slow him down too much.
** [[Daytrader]] is very portly, but he insists that he is less likely to die in battle than his "corpulent comrade" Hound is of dying from carbon monoxide poisoning and his oil drinking problem. Later, when asked if he's actually overweight by [[Izabella]], Hound insists it's just all his gear and "it's like if somebody packed ten pounds of shit in a five pound sack". [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] disagrees and jokes he's just a chunky Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
*Likely to give [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Devastator]] a proportionate torso, [[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Long Haul]]'s ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy portrays the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] on the portly side.
*[[Skullcruncher (RID)|Skullcruncher]] is a wide [[Croctobot]] with a big gut. 'Nuff said. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 4}}

===Masculine characteristics===
====Facial hair====
{{Main|Facial hair}}
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Unicron]], and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] all sport "facial hair" in the G1 cartoon. In addition to that, ''Energon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], the films' Optimus (who has a goatee), [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] and ''Animated''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]], [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]], and [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|the other Wreck-Gar]] all have varying amounts of facial hair. (The last of these was modeled after [["Weird Al" Yankovic|his voice actor's]] own, prior to his appearance's overhaul.) The ''Shattered Glass'' versions of [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus Prime]] also have "facial hair", probably as a homage to Evil [[Spock]]'s appearance in ''[[Star Trek]]''.
*Many characters in the live-action series have facial hair, like [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]], and [[The Fallen]].
*In ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|BotBots]]'' [[Sergeant Scrubforce]] has a bristle brush style mustache. [[Disgusto Desserto]] has a full beard made from canolli filling.

====Nuts, bolts, and screws====
[[File:LightfootDramaticEncounter Gilmer's injury.jpg|thumb|Hit a Decepticon in its voonerables, he said, and you've killed it.]]
*[[Gilmer]] got rammed in his crotch by [[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]], causing it to become red and Gilmer to clutch it, groaning he got "kicked in the balls". {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}}
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] kicks [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] in the groin, causing apparent pain and giving him a high-pitched voice. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}}
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] once suggested a kick to the "unmentionables" as a workable battle tactic. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}
*[[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] has a set in [[Beast mode|tanuki mode]]. Since tanuki are known for their massive testicles, his equipment's existence actually makes sense.
*[[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] interpreted the word "[[AllSpark Key|key]]" in "[[Vinz Clortho|keymaster]]" a little differently than [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] intended. {{storylink|Bee in the City}}
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] has a pair of dangling wrecking balls in a... very unfortunate place. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*[[Dickbot the blender guy|Blenderbot]] has a... well... [[:File:Appliancebots2.jpg|just look for yourself (NSFW?)]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' one of [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s takedown animations has him kicking a Decepticon Sharpshooter in the crotch.
*The same animation is used for [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] in his fight with [[Sharpshot]] in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark]]'' if the player chooses to perform a stealth takedown.

===Feminine characteristics===
[[File:CrossingtheRubicron-newbody.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|And her beast mode isn't even mammalian!]]
{{main|Female Transformer}}

====Breasts====
Protruding chest areas are a common sight on Transformers, with characters like [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] wearing their vehicle mode hoods as huge "monoboobs." Female Transformers, however, will more often than not be designed with protruding chest pieces not as a consequence of [[Alternate mode|alt mode]], but deliberately to resemble a human female silhouette. Some even have two separate and even more distinctly rounded breast-like protuberances, particularly in their fictional depictions. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]] and [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] all fall into this category. One, [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], even has [[:File:ThunderblastBoobsAndNipples01.jpg|visible nipples]]. ''(You're going to look, aren't you...?)'' Meanwhile, ''Legends'' Arcee had ''partially visible cleavage'' as her armor is consumed by [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]].

====Lips====
[[File:G1 Silverbolt cartoon.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Though not female, [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s got <s>sexy</s> nice lips.]]
Another common feature to denote gender in female Transformers is distinctly fuller, plumper lips than is standard, such as Blackarachnia's in ''Beast Wars''. Sometimes, however, they will additionally have red or otherwise different/darker coloration to their lips, with an evident similarity to human lipstick. Such paint-mouthed female Cybertronians include Blackarachnia in ''Beast Machines'', her [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]], and the [[Female Autobots|G1 Female Autobots]].

As far as males go, none of them have differently colored lips, but some do have noticeably thicker lips. Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Shouki]], for instance, have lips that can easily compete with the females', as does [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' Optimus Prime]]. [[Megatron (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon|Megatron]] in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon takes things to a whole other level.

====Hips====
[[File:Transformers_Legends_LG_10.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|No wonder she was [[redeco]]ed as [[Chun-Li]].]]

Much like humans, many female Transformers have a wider, more highly curved hip structure.

:''See also the '''[[Humanization#Sexuality|Sexuality]]''' section below.

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===Questionable body parts===
[[File:Powerglide heart.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Not {{w|Astroboy}}, we swear!]]

*Nearly all Transformers seem to possess noses for no discernible functional reason, ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' characters and movieverse [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] being exceptions. Noses are sometimes even implied to be there when not clearly visible, such as with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] in the ''Armada'' episode "[[Mars (episode)|Mars]]". Movie [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] also notes that he can smell [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] when the latter is trying to escape from him, and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] remarks that he can "smell" [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]. This would seem to imply that movieverse Transformers have a form of olfactory systems. The idea of noses is somewhat 'fixed' in ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers Prime]]'' by having the noses be a visible part of the robot's helmet as opposed to being part of their face.
*At the end of the G1 episode "[[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]]", [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] is seen to have the LED outline of a cartoon heart within his chassis. This is somewhat nonsensical even within in the context of the show (the contents of Transformers chest cavities had been shown several times before), and is doubtless merely meant as a one-off sight gag.
*Although listed separately above, breasts and "nuts, bolts and screws" would also fit under this category quite well, seeing as there doesn't appear to be any use for them on Transformers, other than to show them off.
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] has eyebrows. They're so prominent that "eyebrows" is literally his nickname.
*Then there's the eyebrows in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''... [[Jesus|my]] [[Primus|God]], the eyebrows...
*''Transformers: Prime'' also has [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (and sometimes other Decepticons) referring to consumed Dark Energon "flowing through my veins!" Whether they were being poetic, or if it was part of ''Prime's'' attempt to redefine the technobiological nature of the Transformers, is unknown.
*In ''Transformers: Animated'', [[Clone number 2716057|a clone of Starscream]] once asked [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] if he didn't "have some Decepticon oil in his tubes." This isn't the only time when [[oil]] has been referred to as blood in the show, though it has some morbid implications, as it has also been used as an analogy for beer...

;Brains
[[File:PredaBrain1.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Predaking: All brawn AND brains!]]

*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] has an organic brain when he is sliced in half in the [[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|''Zone'' cartoon]].
*[[Unicron]] also has an organic brain in the G.I. Joe crossover, [[Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2|Black Horizon Part 2]]. Later handwaved by explaining that the particular Unicron in the crossover came from the universal stream [[Gargent 984.08 Alpha]] and had taken on an organic brain in a similar fashion as the native [[GoBots]].
*[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'']]'s Sentinel Prime seemed to have something in his head resembling a brain after Optimus executed him.
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;Buttocks
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] is depicted with a rather human-like gluteal region in both [[Space Pirates!|issue #182]] of the Marvel UK comic and [[The Gathering Storm|issue #1]] of IDW's ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]''.
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] recalls a time when [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] pulled a stunt to get them out of a dangerous situation, and states that he's "still picking shrapnel out of his backside" while scratching his.. bottom. [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] states that she isn't surprised [[Humanization#Obesity|due to its size]], which amuses [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Con Job}}
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] has a robo-butt, which is a more explicit example of the former example. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25#The Race|The Race}}
*''Animated'' [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] and [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] have buttcracks.
*[[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus]] has a [[Humanization#Obesity|wide]] "exhaust port" according to [[Wildrider (Animated)|Wildrider]]. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}
*When [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] gets himself stuck in a building, he complains "My fat ass is stuck!". {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
*For some reason, [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots In Disguise (2015)]] has many butt jokes involving [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], most of which are him sitting on someone. This even extends to [[Robots in Disguise issue 1|the comic book tie-in]].
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] have also been used for this type of humor, in the same episode... {{storylink|The Low Road}}
* The [[Con Crew]]'s promotional packaging shows a social media post of [[Captain Cartridge]] flexing his...exterior.
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SpacePirates Arcee Bunsofsteel.jpg|Dan Reed, you perv.
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AOE-HoundStuck.jpg|"911, what's the nature of your emergency?" "I'm looking at twenty tons of fat robot ass stuck in my window!"
Botbots captain cartridge flexing.jpg|Our editors went through great grievances to chronicle all this.
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==Other biological functions==
===Sleep===
*In the Marvel G1 comic, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] plays a prank on [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] while he is in "rest mode." {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Trailbreaker's ''Universe'' profile}} [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] falls asleep and dreams (or rather, has a nightmare), an experience Prime refers to as an "involuntary systems shutdown". {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} Kup later attempts to rouse a vision-struck Optimus Prime by urging him to "wake up"—then reminds himself that "we don't sleep!" {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}} When [[Donny Finkleberg]] remarks that unlike machines, humans need to rest, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] informs him Transformers need to as well to conserve fuel. Skids also has an on/off button in his dashboard. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}
*In the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' cartoon]], [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] is able to use a form of hypnotism on the Autobots, which can include lulling them to sleep. In the [[Omni Productions]] dub, [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] notes the strangeness of a robot feeling sleepy.
*This ability is also shown by [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]] in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|''Victory'' cartoon]].
*In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', it has been firmly established that (perhaps partially due to their organic components), all Transformers within the cartoon sleep. Some prime examples of this are:
**Megatron has been shown to sleep in the command chair of the ''Darksyde'', while his dino head mounted on the end of his arm stays awake, looks around, and smiles slyly. Wonder what it thinks about...
**Cheetor has been shown asleep at many points, complete with (occasionally prophetic) dreams. In "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", he also purrs when he's asleep. How cute!
**In "[[Call of the Wild]]", the Maximals are kept awake for two days by the Predacons' non-stop attacks on their base, which exacerbate their beast instincts overriding their logic circuits.
*In ''Beast Wars II'', [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] often nods off in a narcoleptic-like fashion.
*In the ''Beast Wars II'' manga, Lio Convoy sleeps and has a nightmare at one point.
*''Armada'' [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] is quite fond of catching forty winks when possible. [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] does the same on one occasion. Armada Megatron is also seen asleep twice in the episode "Rebellion".
*''Animated'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] enters a form of sleep he calls a "stasis nap", during which he gets several parking tickets. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
*Also in ''Animated'', when the Autobots feel tired after drinking an oil-nog (which Soundwave had spiked), they decide to go to sleep, pardon, to take a stasis nap. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] even yawns. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}
*[[Nightstrike]]'s screams put his victims in a sleep-like state, while also stimulating the "fear centers" of their [[processor]] and forcing them to have nightmares based on their worst fears. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}}
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] falls asleep and has a bad dream about the [[Dark Dawn]]. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}
*The [[Lost Bots]] apparently sleep during the day in their alternate modes. Given BotBots in general are nocturnal, it makes sense the others in the [[mall (BotBots)|mall]] may as well. {{storylink|(Never) Be Yourself}}
*[[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] can be heard snoring after a lack of Energon caused him to pass out.{{storylink|Home, Part 2}}

===Aging===
: ''Main article: [[Transformer#Transformer life cycle|Life cycle]]''
Some Transformers have been depicted as aging.

*[[File:Alpha Trion through the epochs.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]][[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] has been depicted in three different eras: 11 million years in the past, 9 million years in the past, and the present day. Though his [[character model]] undergoes many changes, his facial hair changes seem to mimic human aging. In his (chronologically) earliest depiction, he has a small black mustache. In his second depiction, his mustache has turned white. By the modern era, he sports a long mustache and beard.
*The [[Overlord (rank)|Overlord]] was so old that his body needed a regular energy supply to keep him functioning. {{storylink|State Games}}
*[[Xaaron]] couldn't transform anymore because he was old.[[File:MangaYoungDeathyStarSaber.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Young and Innocent]]
*In an issue of the Marvel UK G1 comics, Kup's systems are going to shut down because he is too old.
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] and [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] are depicted in flashbacks as "child" Transformers, complete with childlike temperaments. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
*[[Break]] and [[Longrack_(BW)|Longrack]] are aged and de-aged respectively in [[Planet of Time]] due to the planet [[Chronos|Chronos']] unique properties. Break's hair grows longer and he suffers from physical ailments commonly associated with old age, whilst the newly-young Longrack is reduced to a child-sized and drastically-immature version of his usual self.
*[[Colada]] is depicted as "child" in his flashback in the issue "[[A Battle Fought Alone]]".
*[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] has a cane and is rusting. Some parts even fall off him when he transforms! However, he states that the reason for his decrepit condition is not just that he is very, very old, but mainly due to the fact that his Energon supplies are very low.
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] claimed to have been a classic car when he was younger, and a tricycle when he was even younger in [[Sideburn's Obsession]]. While he was lying, his story was plausible enough for [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]]. On the other hand, Slapper is an idiot.
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] says he grew up on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] in the short "[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]" and is even depicted as a child in flashback.
*[[Stardrive]] mentions growing up faster than her friends on Elonia. {{storylink|Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor}}
*Eons on [[Donnokt]] without sufficient energon caused Rodimus to visibly age. {{storylink|Transformers: Last Bot Standing}}

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===Sexuality===
[[File:Sideburnhearts.jpg|thumb|Sorry, Side Burn, I don't think Wedge rolls that way.]]
{{Main|Transformer romance|Reproduction}}

One of the most controversial aspects of Transformers is the idea of sexuality. While it is established in most continuities that Transformers do not reproduce sexually, most continuities nonetheless have distinctive male and [[Female Transformer|female characters]] and sometimes drops a hint Transformers may engage in (recreational) sex.

The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] brought the first official female Transformers into the canon, including [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. The characters are noticeably more feminine in design and some have clearly defined romantic relationships with male Transformers. In contrast, such relations between two individuals of the same gender are [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|virtually]] [[Airazor (BW)#Gender|unheard]] of, outside of the 2005 IDW continuity, where it's [[Conjunx Endura|commonly accepted]].

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==Accents==
{{Main|Accent}}

==Notes==
[[File:TFLegends-ElitaOne-Before&After.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|LMAO.]]
*[[Mobage]] wound up on the wrong end of the "feminine characteristics" conversation over [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]'s character art in the [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|''Transformers Legends'']] game. The initial art featured what can only be described as a "boobs and butt" pose, complete with shiny pink "underboob" and a very defined gluteal region. Following outcry from users, the game art was modified to a less obviously sultry version.

==See also==
*[[:Category:Transformer anatomy|Transformer anatomy]]
*[[Anatomic euphemism]]
*[[Relatives]]
*[[Transformer clothing|Clothing]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]

Blackout (G2)

2024-05-17T17:14:38Z

ShootingStar7X: /* References */ Because this character only exists as an unreleased toy.

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{{disambig3|Blackout}}
:''Blackout was to have been a [[Decepticon]] [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G2 Blackout art.jpg|thumb|300px|All the good names are taken, but we don't have to use ''Y. pestis'' yet.]]

'''Blackout''' is a [[Seeker (body-type)|Decepticon jet]]. Given his coloration, he may be a stealth/nighttime operations specialist.

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==Toys==
===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2BlackoutProductionColor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Paint it Black''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Blackout''' (Decepticon Jet, <strike>[[1995]]</strike>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Presumably left & right fists, left & right wings, left & right tail fins, left & right tail wings, landing gear, 2 missile launchers, 3 missiles, sound/light energy unit

: Years after the end of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toyline, concept/packaging art (above) and a production-colors sample (right) for "Blackout", a [[redeco]] of the ''Generation 2'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Starscream]] toy, was discovered. According to the assortment number on the art, this toy would have slotted somewhere in the mid-point of the 1995 batch of toys. Obviously, this did not happen, and given the general lack of found material for this toy, it seems likely this assortment was canceled pretty early on in development, as by that point Hasbro was trying to distance the line from the "feel" of the original ''Transformers'' line as much as possible.

: This toy would have been released alongside the similarly-canceled [[Sandstorm (G2)#Toys|Sandstorm]].
{{G1SeekerMold}}
{{canceledtoy}}
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==Notes==
[[File:G2BlackoutMockup.jpg|thumb|300px|Whole new meaning of "Jet Black".]]

*Blackout has [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Massive amounts of concept stuff|a riveting history]] as [[Unreleased toy#Generation 2|one of many]] canceled ''Generation 2'' toy concepts:
**A mostly black and grey [[Prototype|mock-up]] of what was believed to be a ''Generation 2'' Starscream, given the nose art "Black Death" and, accordingly, speculated as perhaps intended to be named as such, was found on U.S. auction site eBay courtesy of a seller who had acquired materials from former Hasbro employees. The same collection also yielded the mock-up of ''Generation 2'' [[Sandstorm (G2)|Sandstorm]] (aka "desert Ramjet") and artwork of [[:File:G2GrimlockArtwork.jpg|"tiger Grimlock"]].
**In [[2012]], the fandom discovered that Blackout was further along in production than previously suspected when a production colors test shot was discovered on the Chinese auction site [[TaoBao]] (from a seller also possessing loose copies of the ''Generation 2'' [[Protectobot (G1)#Generation 2|Protectobots]], [[Stunticon (G1)#Generation 2|Stunticons]], and Sandstorm).<ref>[http://www.collecticon.org/2012/01/g2-sandstorm-and-g2-night-attack-starscream-prototypes-discovered-amidst-ancient-relics-in-china-now-on-taobao-for-a-shitload-of-money/ Blog post by Collecticon, 25 January 2012]</ref>
**The packaging artwork was formally published in the [[2014]] book ''[[Legacy: The Art of Transformers Packaging]]'', and in [[2020]], a labeled piece of the packaging artwork was discovered, revealing that the "Black Death Starscream" had, in fact, been intended to be named as Blackout.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157588377069902&set=a.10151877529359902&type=3 Facebook post by Jim Sorenson, 24 March 2020]</ref>
**Somewhat confusingly, there appear to be two different pieces of artwork related to the Blackout concept: one (seen at right) is simply a palette-swapped version of Starscream's [[:File:G2StarscreamPackageArt.jpg|''Generation 2'' artwork]] (down to having exactly the same color stickers), while the other (seen at top) features numerous alterations, among them new foot, knee, and shoulder intake detailing, differently positioned wings, and the missile launchers included with the ''Generation 2'' releases of Starscream and Ramjet. Though unconfirmed, this wiki assumes that the second piece of artwork was meant to go with the final release.
*In addition to Blackout and Sandstorm, a [[:File:G2SSJungleprotojet.jpg|jungle-themed deco]] of Starscream and a [[:File:WhizBangNavyRamjetRedeco.jpg|cloud-themed deco]] of Ramjet are known to exist. Whether these would have been Starscream and Ramjet or new characters remains unknown; in [[2023]] the latter scheme would be used by Hasbro for the character [[Cloudcover]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Seekers]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
[[Category:Unreleased toys]]
[[Category:Things that don't exist]]

Tantrum (G1)

2024-05-14T15:55:40Z

ShootingStar7X: Consistency to other characters with personal insignias (e.g. Straxus, the Clones).

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:''Tantrum is a [[Decepticon]] [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Tantrum boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|STOP MOCKING MEEEE!!!]]

'''Tantrum''' (aka '''Torox''') is loads of fun. He's all violence and no patience. Give him a can of [[Kremzeek]][[Trademark|™]] energy drink with the tab pulled off, and he'll quickly devolve through frustration to crazed screaming to smashing the recalcitrant can to a splattered soup of oily drink and metal shavings. Such outbursts are common, and they usually end with a pile of smoking rubble, and Tantrum in the middle, with a happy, smiling face, the calmest and coolest of Decepticons, for a very short while, until next time the fit takes him.

The Decepticon command, [[Megatron (G1)|in their infinite wisdom]], have augmented the [[Electro-sword|sword fighting]], electrostatic-discharging, and fuel-carrying abilities of this walking Internet with a [[catalytic carbine]] rifle. This can be good for a lot of laughs when it converts the metal in a target to enjoyably dangerous isotopes for [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] to snack on and [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] to play with.

Tantrum and his fellow [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] can combine to form [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].

{{bigquote|If I live to be a billion, I'll never understand why they call destruction "mindless." Destruction's all I think about!|Tantrum|"[[The Gathering Darkness]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Tantrum prey.jpg|thumb|left|Charging here!]]
''As [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s paranoia reached its peak, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] suggested that they enlist the help of the Predacons to flush out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], allowing Megatron to finally defeat him. However, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] called them from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and gave the Predacon leader [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] secret orders to turn on Megatron at a crucial moment. The Predacons successfully hunted down Optimus, and when Megatron arrived, as Shockwave ordered, they turned on him.'' {{storylink|Prey!}} ''Tantrum and [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] tackled down Megatron together, allowing [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] to swoop in and snatch away the Decepticon leader's [[fusion cannon]]. With their target disarmed, the Predacons then fled the scene to allow Prime to finish off his adversary. After learning of Shockwave and the Predacons' betrayal, Megatron summoned a [[space bridge]] to Cybertron to escape, but Prime flung them both through the bridge before it had fully materialized.'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}

[[File:Predacons-GoneButNotForgotten.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Leaping there!]]
''Fortunately for Tantrum and the other Predacons, Megatron lost his memory of this incident when [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] attempted to take over his body. The Predacons were coincidentally sent to Cybertron by Shockwave just as Optimus and Megatron were warped back to Earth, allowing the whole matter to be easily swept under the rug.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}} Contacting Razorclaw on Cybertron, Shockwave hired the Predacons to kill Megatron ''again, this time'' disguised as [[Autobot]]s. Although Tantrum and the others managed to damage the [[Decepticon leader]], he was too strong for them so Razorclaw gave the order to unite into Predaking. Even in this combined form, Megatron humiliated and bested them. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

''Later, after [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] complained about being bored on [[Earth]], the Predacons destroyed a human [[O'Connor's Circus|circus]] for kicks, where Divebomb was attacked by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]]. Tantrum and company took it in turns to beat up on Swoop until his Dinobot comrades showed up to rescue him, whereupon Tantrum began battling [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]]. Ultimately the fight ended in a no score draw when Swoop persuaded [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] to call off his attack.'' {{storylink|Grudge Match!}}

[[File:Predacons-ColdWar.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
The Predacons fell under the command of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and with Grimlock's Autobots off Earth, they were pressed into service raiding liquid oxygen from a chemical storage facility near [[Huntsville]], [[Alabama]]. In response, the [[human]] organisation [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple-I]] apparently executed the captive [[Throttlebot]]s. Ratbat and the Predacons raided Triple-I's [[Oregon]] headquarters to investigate the execution but when it was discovered that the Autobots' [[brain module]]s had been removed, Ratbat sent Tantrum and the other hunters to track their scent. First they tracked the Throttlebots to [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]'s [[S. Witwicky Auto Repairs & Tow Service|garage]], but when the mechanic refused to co-operate they tore the building down around him. They caught up with the Throttlebots (their brain modules ensconced inside toy cars) at a shopping mall and attempted to destroy the pint-sized Autobots, with Tantrum tearing through a bookshop in his pursuit. However, this was less than successful and all the Throttlebots escaped. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} Still, Ratbat successfully captured [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], and so ordered the Predacons to withdraw. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}}

Tantrum next participated in a daring attack against the Autobots on the Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. The Decepticons struck a devastating first blow, but were ultimately driven back when [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Grimlock, then squabbling over leadership of the Autobots, managed to momentarily put aside their differences and rallied the Autobot forces together. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Relocated to the [[Arctic]], Tantrum was among the Decepticons who rushed to defend themselves from an apparently hostile [[Semper Tyrannis|ship]] before it was revealed that the ship also contained Decepticons. When negotiations between Ratbat and [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] turned nasty, Tantrum and the Predacons prevented the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from leaving, triggering an all-out battle between the two Decepticon forces. For his part, Tantrum was torn in half by Scorponok. {{storylink|Cold War!}}

Repaired by the time the Autobots showed up and attacked, Tantrum engaged the enemy briefly before a ceasefire was sounded. [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] had tricked both factions into fighting one another while he pursued the near-unlimited power of the [[Underbase]], and posed the greatest threat to both Autobots and Decepticons alike. Their united forces were unable to prevent Starscream from taking into himself a portion of the Underbase's power however, and several squads were formed to counter Starscream as he attacked human cities. Tantrum found himself forming part of Grimlock and Scorponok's team in [[Tokyo]], but was easily dispatched by the super-powerful [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] when the Predacons and Decepticon Pretenders rushed him. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
Tantrum was probably a member of Shockwave's faction on Earth, like his fellow Predacons, although this isn't entirely clear. When the [[Enclave]] broke out into total carnage due to an Autobot trick, Tantrum was right in the thick of it, probably enjoying every moment of chaos. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} He later joined [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and the Decepticons in attacking the Autobot Earthbase. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] looted a human [[oil tanker]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Tantrum gathering darkness.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I've got an idea for a film and it's a bloody good one! It's called... 'There's a Rhino Loose in the City!'"]]
Somehow resurrected after his demise at Starscream's hands, Tantrum fell under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command and was transported aboard the [[Warworld]] to attack Earth in an attempt to draw out Optimus Prime. When Bludgeon was deposed by Megatron, the plan remained pretty much the same and Tantrum had enormous fun slaughtering humans and causing massive property damage.

Unfortunately for Tantrum the plan worked all too well, and Prime announced his presence by running full-tilt into him in truck mode, smashing the Predacon into scattered chunks. Some people can't take a joke. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
When Megatron awoke in [[1994]] and seized control of the Ark, Tantrum was one of the offline Decepticons "recruited" into his lobotomised [[zombie]] army. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}} In [[2012]] he was part of the force that attacked the Autobots arriving from Cybertron but when [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]] disabled [[Aunty|Auntie]] aboard the Ark, Megatron's control over the zombies was severed and they just..."bit the dust". {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Philip L. Clarke]] (English), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese)|[[Imo Heite]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, "Chaos"), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, "Call of the Primitives"), [[Mário Monjardim]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:Chaos-headstrong-tantrum.jpg|thumb|right]]
Tantrum was among the crowds of battered Decepticons on Thraal who cheered when Cyclonus announced the survival of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Tantrum and the Predacons were first seen in action during an alliance between the Decepticons and [[Quintesson]]s. They were sent to [[Io]] to stop [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] from recovering [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]], leaving the Autobot city helpless against the coming attack of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Tantrum charged Wheelie like the bull he resembles, but the nimble Autobot leapt out of the way and Tantrum crashed into [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] instead. The battle was kicked up a notch when the Predacons combined into Predaking and had their first fight with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Tantrum was sure they'd obliterate him, but after they got knocked into separate components again, [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] began to retreat and Tantrum was forced to flee as well. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:Tantrumchaos.jpg|left|thumb|MESS WITH THE BULL, YOU GET THE HORNS!!!]]
On the planet [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], the Predacons were overseeing construction of a massive cannon which would allow Galvatron to destroy Cybertron with a huge blast of [[death crystal]]s. An Autobot strike team landed on the planet while the Preds were patrolling, and the Decepticons engaged the scouts, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and Blurr. While Razorclaw and Rampage kept Kup busy, Tantrum and Headstrong rammed Blurr into quick-mud, and watched him sink. He would've been obliterated, but Sky Lynx came looking for his Auto-buddies and pulled the motormouth free. The cocky Tantrum was sure they'd obliterate Sky Lynx, but his delusions of adequacy were quickly shattered as the Predacons were forced into a retreat. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

[[File:Nightmare-planet-tantrum-gunfondle.jpg|thumb|right]]
During an attack on [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] on Cybertron, Tantrum and the Predacons became the unwilling subjects of a Quintesson reality-altering effect, where a dream machine was turning [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]'s nightmares into tangible threats and screwing up the environment. After Razorclaw and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] were hauled off by a flying dragon, Rodimus Prime suggested a cease fire so that the Autobots and Predacons could work together and find their friends. Tantrum made a counter-offer, and suggested he wouldn't obliterate the Autobots right that moment if they stayed out of his way. He did manage to blow up a giant plant with the electro-blasts from his horns, so maybe Tantrum didn't need help after all. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}} {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}} {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:HM ep01 Wheelie beats Tantrum.jpg|thumb]]

Tantrum and the Predacons were part of Galvatron's strike force on Cybertron in 2011, seeking to wrest control of [[Vector Sigma]] from the Autobots. While invading [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Tantrum happened across an unguarded [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]. Never one to pass up an opportunity to maul a small child, Tantrum immediately attacked. Unfortunately for him, [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] burst onto the scene, tackled him and beat him senseless. ''Wheelie''. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

Later, the Predacons traveled to Earth in order to stymie Hot Rod's attempt to locate the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Tantrum's unit found the former Autobot leader in the Arctic, but were held off by [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], his [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]]s, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Tantrum and the Predacons were among the Decepticons Galvatron brought with him to the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], although they were absent during the Autobot attack that drove the Decepticons off. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}}

When the Autobots created a new kind of metal on Cybertron called [[Cybertonuron]], Galvatron wanted to claim it for himself. He sent Tantrum and the Predacons to Cybertron as an advance guard to pave the way for his forces. They mowed down Cybertron's standing guardians and began to wreak havoc on the planet. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Once the Autobots arrived from Earth, the Predacons were confronted by [[Shouki]] and the [[Trainbot]]s. Their attempts to intimidate the Light-Speed Commander failed utterly, and a fight broke out. Tantrum ended up knocking himself unconscious colliding with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] when [[Getsuei]] and [[Suiken]] lept away from his ferocious charge. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} Tantrum and the Predacons assembled as Predaking to help [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] steal the [[Sol 1]] satellite, but they were driven off by [[Raiden]] and the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Next, Tantrum and the Predacons helped Scorponok stage a crisis to keep the Autobots distracted, by setting off a volcano in [[Peru]]. On-scene to keep the Autobots from rescuing innocent villagers, Tantrum's group first clashed with the Trainbots before joining forces as Predaking and once again fighting Raiden and the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

As Scorponok began his plan to capture the [[plasma energy]] of Mars by blowing it up, Tantrum and the Predacons stood guard on Mars as the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s began planting the necessary bombs. When the Trainbots stumbled across the plot, the Predacons started up a firefight to dispose of the meddling Autobots. With Daniel Witwicky and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] missing, the Trainbots tagged out with the Autobot Headmasters to go looking for them. Razorclaw gave the order and Predaking was formed. Unfortunately, even Predaking was no match for [[Transtector]] power, and he was felled by a quadruple jump kick by the Headmasters. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} Regrouping on Chaar, Tantrum and the Predacons bore witness to the unveiling on MegaZarak, Scorponok's new super weapon Transtector. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

Tantrum and the Predacons attended Scorponok's ceremony on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. They were scattered by the Autobot attack, but rallied around Galvatron's late arrival and drove off their heroic opponents. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

As Scorponok abandoned Earth in favor of conquering [[Master (planet)|Master]], Tantrum was one of his many troops seen attacking the planet's fortifications. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} He also helped retrofit the [[Zarak Shield]] out of indestructible [[G-Metal]] so that it could stand up to the [[Master Sword]]. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}}

=====''Zone'' cartoon, manga, and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Tantrum was among the selected, but only as a part of Predaking. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
Decades after Predaking was destroyed fighting [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], the Quintessons used their [[Recreator]] to bring the Predacons back to life. Predaking fought the Dinobots on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], but was outmatched when Grimlock used an [[Energon Matrix]] to combine the Dinobots as [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. Tantrum and the Predacons were broken down into individuals after a blow from the Magma Blade, and fled the battle. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:Sky-ByteRampageandTantrum-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|left]]
Splitting off from the Decepticons in the wake of their peace accords with the Autobots, the Predacons formed their own faction, supplementing their forces with Transformers from stasis pods that [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] pilfered from [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s laboratory. {{Storylink|A Common Foe}}
{{note|The events of "[[#Dawn of Future's Past|Dawn of Future's Past]]" are also incorporated into the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''.}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Predacons lost and found.jpg|thumb]]
Tantrum and the Predacons were only ever identified as long lost "warlords" who had apparently been exiled from Cybertron in the distant past. It was not made clear if they were particularly warlike Decepticons, or had been warriors who actually predated Megatron's rise to power. Whatever the case, they had ended up on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beest]] and, by modern times, had descended into feral [[beast mode]]s, operating purely on animal instinct. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}}

Megatron, who was similarly in exile at the time, challenged their leader Razorclaw and defeated him in battle. He then reprogrammed the Predacons to be loyal only to him, and gave them the combiner form of Predaking. Tantrum and the others then helped Megatron resume control over the Decepticons, first traveling to Cybertron to oust Shockwave from command of the Decepticons hiding in the planet's wastelands, {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} then to Earth, where they similarly helped their leader retake control of Starscream's splinter army. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I.Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Decepticons art of war issue 4.jpg|thumb|left]]
Tantrum and his Predacon comrades attacked [[Nautilator]] when he dared to intrude on the Predacons' piece of the [[Gladiator Zone]], but Nautilator fetched his own [[Seacon (G1)|friends]] and formed [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]], prompting the Predacons to combine as well. Predaking eventually defeated Piranacon, but before he could delivered the killing blow, he was frozen in place by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], who convinced Tantrum and the others to join his new Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

When a group of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] came hunting after Serpent O.R., Predaking stomped on [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] with his Tantrum leg. During a Decepticon gathering later on, Divebomb got into a fight with [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]] and tried to goad Tantrum into attacking the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] by claiming Hun-Grrr called him "slow on the upload". Oddly enough, ''Headstrong'' was the one to take offense to this. As Predaking, the Predacons then participated in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Tantrum was later seen among the Decepticon forces preparing to defend their base from a major Autobot/G.I. Joe assault. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===''The Beast Within''===
During an all-out Decepticon offensive, Tantrum joined his fellow Predacons in a battle against the Dinobots. Then, when the Dinobots combined into [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], Tantrum joined his fellow Predacons into forming Predaking. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Stormbringer issue 4|''Stormbringer'' #4]]}}

[[File:Megatron Origin 2 Tantrum.jpg|thumb|right]]

Before the war began, [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] helped train the Predacons, refining them into an effective team of shock troopers. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} In the years leading up to the war, Tantrum and the other Predacons joined [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s illegal gladiatorial deathmatches held in the [[Forge]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} He and the Predacons also became some of the first Decepticons, turning the fighting towards the public and launching an insurrection in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] against the [[Senate]] under Megatron's command. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

When [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]] usurped Megatron, the Predacons refused to serve him, and instead went on an interplanetary hunting trip that eventually left them stranded on [[Canis Tor]] after they'd killed ''all'' life there. Starving, Tantrum and Headstrong watched Rampage and Razorclaw fight it out over who was to blame before all four decided to just eat a weakened Divebomb. Fortunately for Divebomb, [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] showed up and let them know Megatron was back. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} Rejoining the Decepticon army, the Predacons participated in an assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], where they killed [[Slinger]] and battled the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

At one point during the subsequent war between the Autobots and Decepticons, the Predacons killed a squad of Autobots, leaving only one survivor in [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. When [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] came to evacuate him, they shot down his transport and attacked the two Autobots. Tantrum was taken out early in the fight that ensued. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

After the first defeat of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] in a cataclysm during the war that followed, Tantrum and the other Predacons led the attack against the beleaguered Autobot positions soon after the Autobot morale-booster [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was taken out by his [[Beachcomber (G1)|assassin]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

[[File:Stormbringer4 DCon groundforces.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|Surprisingly mellow for Tantrum.]]
In modern times, he served with the rest of the Predacons aboard the ''[[Thanatos]]'', and joined Headstrong in leading a ground envoy onto Cybertron's surface to help the [[Wreckers]] battle the resurrected Thunderwing. Their aid helped turn the tide, so Razorclaw didn't have to use the ship's starblitz torpedoes to obliterate the entire planet. That makes the Predacons heroes! (Say that again, though, and Tantrum will make sure you get obliterated.) {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

[[File:All My Sins remembered Prowl vs Tantrum.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|right]]
Several years later, the Predacons were among the many Decepticons stranded on [[Earth]] with no source of [[energon]]. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}} They briefly experimented with [[combiner]] technology before abandoning the effort. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} In order to survive, Tantrum, Headstrong, Rampage, and Divebomb became hired guns for [[China]], protecting the nation's borders in exchange for precious energy. Led by Rampage, the Predacons intervened when a battle between the Autobots (allied with [[Skywatch]]) and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] (allied with [[North Korea]]) got too close for comfort. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}}

While Tantrum and his teammates were initially willing to leave without a fight, they mistook a blast from [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] as an Autobot act of aggression, and responded in kind. The battle was a short one, though, as the Predacons soon learned that the [[Russia]]ns were sending a nuke to take them all out of the picture. They wasted no time in leaving the area, and later abandoned their alliance with China after [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] blew up the nation's energon factories. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

Years later, Tantrum was one of the disenfranchised Decepticons of Cybertron who rose to [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s banner of new conquests back on Earth. They stormed the spacebridge chamber and made their way to China (where Tantrum once served). In the three way war between the forces of Optimus, Galvatron, and [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force|the Chinese]]. Tantrum was badly injured in the battle, but managed to survive. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

[[File:TheIronKlaw-Predacons.jpg|thumb|left]]

A few months later, the marooned Predacons fell under the sway of the evil [[Iron Klaw|Count von Rani]], who managed to brainwash the Predacons into mindless drones while improving on their prototypical combiner technology. When [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]] visited him to check on the progress of their plans, von Rani took the opportunity to show off his new weapons. Von Rani took the opportunity to deploy the team's new "Predaking" form when [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]], [[Action Man]], [[Snake-Eyes]], and [[G.B. Blackrock]] attacked their base. Though powerful, the combiner was undone after Snake-Eyes smashed the console responsible for keeping the Cybertronian combined and brainwashed. Tantrum was knocked unconscious by the separation, and abandoned after Razorclaw stormed off to settle a score with humankind. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}

Later, Tantrum and the other Predacons formed Predaking to defend [[Venice]] from [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s [[Maximal]] legions. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===Dawn of Future's Past===
[[File:DawnofFuturesPast G1Predacons.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
After the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Predacons (or those of them surviving) founded the new [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon faction]]. Years later, now in a reformatted technorganic body, Tantrum was once again plotting with his old teammates. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}
{{note|Writer [[Pete Sinclair]] stated that the Tantrum in this story is a descendant of the original, but this was not made explicit in the material.}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
A group of five symbols appeared on the walls of a room containing a [[unspace|transwarp shunt]] device on Cybertron. The five symbols seemed to represent a lion, a bird, a bull, a rhinoceros, and a tiger. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Kre-O JP comic 08 - Headlock.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.5]]

Torox and the Predacons were so cuddly and adorable in [[beast mode]], the Autobots could not bring themselves to fight back. The Predacons went from adorable to abominable when they formed Predaking, though, and the Autobots had a renewed fighting spirit...at least until the Predacons split into beasts again. {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Tantrum and the rest of the Predacons came to the aid of a trio of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] who found themselves unable to handle the Dinobots. The Predacons barreled over [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] before combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and pushing the advantage. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Predacons|Predacons commercial}}

Headlock was part of a massive battle between Kreons. After fighting for a bit as individuals, he and his teammates combined into Predaking. They then chased the Autobots off alongside [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Commercial#Kre-O|KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
When an Autobot team led by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] launched a mission to deliver energon to a hidden Autobot base, Tantrum, Rampage, and Headstrong were only too happy to stop them. {{storylink|Road to Ruin}}

After an uneasy alliance with the Autobots, Tantrum and the other Predacons gave in to their base animal instincts, and decided to hunt down Autobots they considered weaklings. They were defeated by a group of Autobots led by Bumblebee. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives (Legends)|Call of the Primitives}}

Tantrum was caught up somehow in a Quintesson plot to kidnap several Autobots during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file: TantrumEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|If you can't bring down the charging bull-]]

Tantrum would rather crash right through a problem, then stamp all over it, rather than apply reason or logic.
Get in his way, annoy him, or - if you're an Autobot - just exist, and his overheated rage is a sight to see. Steam literally puffs out of his nasal ducts before he charges.
These chronic fits of anger may be down to a loose connection somewhere, but no way is Tantrum letting anyone mess with his head!{{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars| Tantrum Bio.}}

Tantrum came to earth during the battle for the Codex key. He also particcipated in a battle where Mixmaster commented that the stuff they just stomped over wasn't just Energon. {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars| Combiner Wars Campaign}}

He is a key component of Razorclaw's task force.

*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 1 star
*'''Weapons''': Tantrum uses his Electro-sword to attack targets.
*'''Ability: Reflective Shield''': Put on a shield that reflects 50% damage back to attackers for a few seconds and attracts defenses!
**'''Cost:''' 4 ability points + 2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:tantrum Tantrum at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:ForgedToFight-Tantrum.jpg|thumb|250px|Then don't wave the [[Superman|red cape]] at it.]]
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Tantrum was the most destructive member of the Predacons, an out-of-control berserker who annihilated anything in his path. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:TF2010toy-Tantrum.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Tantrum''' (Predacon, [[1986]])
**''Team ID number:'' '''5'''
**''Takara ID number:'' '''D-76'''
**''Accessories:'' "[[Electro-sword]]", "[[catalytic carbine]]", Predaking foot/back cannon

:Tantrum transforms into a robotic buffalo. He can form either leg of Predaking, but his nominal placement is as the right leg. His double-barrelled cannon can attach to his back in beast mode and doubles as Predaking's foot. As with the rest of the Predacons, the initial release of Tantrum had [[die-cast]] metal parts which were later replaced by plastic.

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

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*'''Predaking''' (Gift set, 1986/[[2004]])
**''ID number:'' '''D-78'''
**''Accessories'': "Electro-sword", "catalytic carbine"

:While they were only sold separately in the west, in Japan, all five Predacons were also made available as a very large gift-set. This set was reissued in 2004, using the die-cast construction of the initial releases.
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===''Welcome to Transformers 2010''===
{{anchor|Transformers (2010)}}
[[File:Tantrum-2010-reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Predaking''' (Gift set, [[2010]])
**''Accessories'': "Electro-sword", "catalytic carbine"

: As a part of the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#TakaraTomy Welcome to Transformers 2010 campaign|Welcome to Transformers 2010]]'' line, the original Predacon molds were reissued. Tantrum features significant differences from the prior versions; his red, gray, and black plastic is altered to a metal fleck equivalent color. Nearly all of his label stickers were redesigned, and he now features cartoon accurate golden optics instead of red. Also included are optional labels for Tantrum's optics to make them red in both modes.

:This version of Tantrum features diecast metal parts.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Headlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Predaking''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2013]])
**''Set number'': '''A2227'''
**''Pieces'': '''79'''
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Kre-O]]'' "Torox"<ref name="Kre-O">The ''Kre-O'' incarnation of Tantrum is mislabeled "Headlock" as a result of an apparent swap with Headstrong, who was named "Torox" on the packaging. As the name Torox was later correctly applied to Generation 1 Tantrum for his ''Platinum Edition'' toy, this wiki opts to label "Headlock" and "Torox" as properly intended.</ref> (his Italian G1 name used for [[trademark]] reasons) comes as part of the Predaking [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from his [[robot mode]] into a bull. He can also contribute his bricks to form Predaking.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OHeadlock/headlock.htm More information on Headlock at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:Platinum-Edition-Tantrum.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Why am I holding Headstrong's sword?]]
*'''Predaking''' (Gift set, [[2014]])
**'''10 OF 30'''
**''Accessories'': "Electro-sword", "catalytic carbine"

:''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Torox, part of the [[Predaking (G1)#Platinum Edition|Predaking]] five-pack, is similar to the 2010 release by Takara, complete with die-cast metal parts. New to this release is a gold [[redeco]] of the [[Star Saber (Prima)#Beast Hunters|Star Saber]] of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Beast Hunters|Optimus Prime]]. In addition to several pre-applied stickers, five sheets of labels from the 2010 release are also included. Finally, he has a designated number as part of the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' celebration.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/PlatinumTorox/torox.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' Torox at TFU.info]''
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-Titan-Torox.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's still pulling his ''Tantrum'' for not having his name back.]]
*'''Predaking''' (Titan Class, [[2018]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''PP-31'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[September 29]], 2018'''
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] and [[Lynsey Urban]] (Hasbro)|[[Robby Musso]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Torox is a Voyager-sized figure that transforms from bull to robot and back, with a giant cannon that forms Predaking's foot. Unlike most Combiner limbs, Torox and Headstrong also form the thighs and hips, which hang off their robot modes as kibble. Torox was only available as part of the Titan Class [[Predaking (G1)#Generations|Predaking]] five-pack.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2Torox.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Torox, Fueler''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T44/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5

:Torox, Fueler was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Torox, Fueler is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Torox, Fueler depicts [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking's]] right leg, which is formed by Torox in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot and Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.

:Torox, Fueler can be used to form Predaking, Ferocious Hunter with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Predacon Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Predacons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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==Notes==
*Tantrum's [[alternate mode]], a buffalo, is not a predator in nature, but herbivorous.
*His box and instructions, as well as the Predacons' ''[[Secret Files of Teletraan II|Secret Files]]'' profile, refer to his beast mode as a "buffalo", presumably an African or Asian variety. However, he is elsewhere often referred to as a bull, even in fiction (such as when [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5|Wheelie shouts "olé" when dodging him]]).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Tantrum''' (タントラム ''Tantoramu''), '''Torox''' (トロックス ''Torokkusu'')
*''French:'' '''Coléro''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Torox'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yěniú''' (野牛, "Buffalo")
*''Russian:'' '''Bujvol''' (Буйвол, "Buffalo")

==References==
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