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Xaaron (G1)

2024-06-13T22:49:07Z

Sir Kultur: Changed a Generations Comic Edition toy picture caption (ok, it's more silly now)

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:''Xaaron is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TFUK 169 Xaaron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You wily old buzzard!]]

[[Emirate]] '''Xaaron''' is the leader of the Autobot underground resistance movement and was the chairman of the [[Council of Autobot Elders]]. He is not a fighter, but his strength is found in his convictions. Xaaron, though physically unimposing, speaks and acts with incredible confidence that grows from his irreverent brand of wisdom. [[Impactor (G1)|A few]] under his command wish he weren't such a "wily old buzzard," since Xaaron's touch is about as subtle as a boulder to the head. It is this heavy-handed approach, however, that makes him extremely valuable to the Autobots as a source of inspiration; some believe he is so important to the cause that most would willingly lay down their lives to save him.

He has a small combat tank as alternate mode, but what with the "not really a fighter" thing, he hasn't transformed in hundreds of years. Doing so might very well kill him from the shock!<ref name=facts>"[[Transformers: The Facts]]" ([[Source:Dread Tidings#Issue 200|transcript]])</ref>

{{bigquote|I don't know whether to thank him or '''tear his head off!'''|[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] on Xaaron's "methods"}}

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==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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[[File:Xaaroncomealeader.jpg|left|thumb|Tell me, Mr. Anderson... What good is a phone call if you're unable to speak?]]
''Millions of years ago, when the [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] war was new, Xaaron belonged to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Academy of Science and Technology]], where he dismissed a proposal from his colleague [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] to reattempt [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s scheme to rebuild [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a mobile battlestation. Flame, who was increasingly mad, was then seemingly destroyed in an explosion near [[Kalis]].''<ref>It is not entirely clear when, relative to other events, Flame disappeared. He must have been dispelled from the Iacon academy before Iacon was destroyed, but it also seems unlikely he worked at his plan for four million years.</ref> {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}}

''As Vos and Tarn fell into conflict, Xaaron urged Iacon's ruling council to intervene and send a peace-keeping force to the war zone. High Councillor [[Traachon]] refused to do so, fearing that any involvement on their part would only lead to Iacon being engulfed in violence as well. The latter even suggested that it might be in Iacon's best interest if Vos and Tarn annihilated one another. Little did he suspect that Iacon would get tangled up in the war anyway once [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] seized control of the disenfranchised survivors of the clash.'' {{storylink|State Games}} ''Sure enough, the capital city of Iacon eventually came under heavy assault, prompting the Council of Autobot Elders to contemplate surrender. Emirate Xaaron refused, suggesting to High Councillor Traachon that bureaucratic mismanagement of the Autobot army was the real culprit. He nominated a single warrior to take direct control of the Autobot forces—[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]!'' {{storylink|And There Shall Come...a Leader!}} {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}}

''After Optimus Prime, Megatron, and countless other combatants were lost to [[Earth]], the Decepticon warlord [[Trannis]] rose into power. Xaaron created an assault team, the [[Wreckers]], to assassinate Trannis, but when they succeeded, one warlord was merely replaced by [[Straxus (G1)|another]].'' {{storylink|Cybertron: The Middle Years!}}

[[File:Xaaronimpactor.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Impactor and Xaaron versus unfortunate illustration composition.]]
''In [[1986]], Xaaron hatched a new plan for the Wreckers: [[Operation: Volcano]]. Using himself as bait, he would lure the several of the best Decepticon warriors into a trap. The Wreckers, under the leadership of [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] momentarily reconsidered when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]], who was built to aid them in this particular mission, left for Earth to investigate the disappearance of Optimus Prime. Xaaron quickly replaced them with the Autobot [[Triple Changer]]s, at first sending them to attack Impactor while pretending to be Decepticons. Though this trick aggravated Impactor, the Wreckers commander grudgingly admitted it proved the three were up to the job. The bait was set, but a turn of events forced the Decepticons to abandon it. However, one disobedient Decepticon fired on Xaaron anyway, and when Impactor jumped in front of the blast, the Wreckers commander was destroyed, dying in Xaaron's arms. [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] was chosen to replace him.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''A short time later, Springer captured an alleged imposter posing as Optimus Prime. The imposter escaped, and Springer alerted Xaaron. Upon finding the imposter cradling a dying [[Outback (G1)|Outback]], Xaaron heard enough of his passionate words to realize that this was, indeed, the real Optimus Prime. After four million years, Xaaron welcomed his old friend home.'' {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}} ''Following several raids on Decepticon encampments, Optimus announced that he planned on returning to [[Earth]]. Xaaron pleaded for him to stay, but Optimus insisted he was needed more back on the alien world, where the Decepticons would acquire unlimited resources if left unchecked.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

''An explosion which rocked Kalis caught the attention of Xaaron and the other Autobots stationed in a subterranean headquarters near there. This caused Emirate Xaaron to recall Flame's old experiments with Megatron's underground fusion reactors, so he filled in Springer's Wreckers on this presumed closed chapter of history, initiating a search for the source of the problem. Unfortunately, three weeks of probing woke up an army of [[zombie]]s, led by the reanimated corpse of the former Wreckers leader, Impactor! Xaaron's attempts to appeal to Impactor failed, and worse, Flame subsequently reintroduced himself, very much alive! Flame's mad plans to activate the fusion reactors had continued all this time, and even though Xaaron again noted that this action would destroy all of Cybertron, he had his zombie army put Xaaron and the Wreckers in bound captivity. The cackling Flame left zombie Impactor to guard their prison cell. After Xaaron encouraged Springer, who was having doubts about the success of his leadership, Springer was able to reach what was left of the old Impactor inside his undead husk of a body.'' {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}}

[[File:Xaaroncannottransform.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Xaaron, the first [[Action Master]]!]]
''Xaaron and the others were freed from their bondage, and so he snuck into Flame's main staging grounds, hoping to stop him personally. Flame, however, had been expecting Xaaron to arrive, having watched him on the monitors. Since Xaaron hadn't transformed in hundreds of years, meaning the shock to his systems may actually kill him, he was hopelessly outgunned. Flame could transform with ease into his heavily-armed flame-tank mode, and so Xaaron was forced to dive for cover. Just like Xaaron predicted, the fusion reactors warned of an imminent meltdown, but Flame's insanity was too great to be deterred. Flame was momentarily knocked out when Ultra Magnus and the Wreckers arrived, but there was bad news. In order to stop the destruction of Cybertron, they would have to isolate the reactor, but doing so would ultimately destroy the Transformer who would make that final, heroic act. Xaaron suggested he do it, but Ultra Magnus wouldn't have it, as Xaaron was too important to the Autobot resistance movement. No, the deed was done by Impactor, who had regained his wits, despite his zombie state. And with Xaaron's blessing, Impactor sacrificed his life once again for all of Cybertron.'' {{storylink|Meltdown!}}

''Xaaron inspected the remains of [[Chameleon (G1)|Chameleon]] following his death.'' {{storylink|Deadly Games!}} ''He also coordinated with the Wreckers as they prepared to jump to Earth for conflict with Galvatron.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}

''When the [[Micromaster]] [[Battle Patrol]] were captured by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s Decepticons, Xaaron ordered [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]]'s [[Race Car Patrol]] to destroy them so that Micromaster technology would not fall into Decepticon hands. When Roadhandler failed to do this, partly because of his own misgivings, he returned to Xaaron to submit himself for execution. Emirate Xaaron refused, saying the folly was his own for putting the demands of war over the lives of individuals.'' {{storylink|A Small War!}}

[[File:Xaarondelbo.jpg|thumb|Xaaron's first Marvel US appearance. Sadly, only the yellow passed through customs.]]
After [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] were restored as [[Pretender]]s, their new might helped turn the tide of Xaaron's underground resistance. ''During their tour of duty, [[Seawatch]] was returned to Autobase, catatonic. Xaaron tasked [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] with rebooting Seawatch so the Autobots could learn who had slaughtered several Decepticons found with their comrade, and avoid reprisals from the enemy camp. Xaaron also sent out the Classic Pretenders to investigate in the field, and they found the [[Demon]]s, relics of Cybertron's past.'' {{storylink|Demons!}} ''From Seawatch's manic ramblings, Xaaron was clued in to the lore of the Demons and their weakness. Arriving on the battlescene with [[Red Hot]], Xaaron overloaded them with pure [[energon]], destroying the creatures.'' {{storylink|Dawn of Darkness}} ''Xaaron later assigned [[Longtooth]], [[Doubleheader]], and [[Pincher (G1)|Pincher]] the task of tracking down the creation Matrix, lost in space after Optimus's death and resurrection. ''{{storylink|Whose Lifeforce Is It Anyway?}}

The Classic Pretenders needed to return to [[Earth]], but while Xaaron had opened a transdimensional portal to send them home, the Autobots were suddenly under attack by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. As a result, the Mayhem Attack Squad, the Classic Pretenders, and some Autobot [[Micromaster]]s were thrown into the center of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}} Xaaron was able to locate them and send them to their intended destination, but not before the combatants had awoken [[Primus]]. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}

With [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] now nearing Cybertron, Xaaron aided Optimus Prime in their search for the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] by sending out teams into a sector of the galaxy where the Matrix (in Optimus Prime's old body) had likely been jettisoned. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}} But Unicron had his own plans in mind, sending a [[Galvatron II|Galvatron from a possible future]] to Cybertron to prepare for his arrival. The timelost herald pursued Xaaron specifically, finally cornering him deep below the surface of the planet. {{storylink|Surrender!}} Galvatron revealed that he felt betrayed by Unicron and wished to ask Xaaron how to defeat him. Xaaron gasped, recalling an old legend which stated that if the Transformers united as one, Unicron could be defeated. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} Galvatron brought Xaaron down into the center of Cybertron, where Primus' chamber lay, and had the resistance leader attempt to pray Primus out of his renewed slumber. Xaaron succeeded, Primus awoke, and all of the Transformers on [[Earth]] were instantaneously transported to Cybertron. {{storylink|Out of Time!}}

[[File:OntheEdgeofExtinction-Primus.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Xaaron is full of the Holy Spirit.]]
Primus spoke through Xaaron's body, causing it to glow and float above the startled Transformers, and he told them the history of their race. After the Autobots and Decepticons joined forces long enough to ward off brainwashed [[Acolyte of Unicron|Unicron cultists]], Primus' avatar nominated Optimus Prime to be their united leader. This union dissipated quickly into chaos and terror once the impossibly huge Unicron arrived. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

Unicron's assault on the planet was halted momentarily when the possessed Xaaron confronted him, but both Xaaron's body and Primus' essence were seemingly destroyed once Unicron realized that this avatar could do him no harm and blasted Xaaron's form to tiny pieces. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

===''TransTech''===
A confused [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] who lived in [[Axiom Nexus]] believed that he was secretly the Emirate Xaaron of [[universal stream]] [[Primax 093.0 Epsilon]]. He's really, really not. {{storylink|I, Lowtech}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #2]] (mentioned); [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|#5]]}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers5-atrocityafteratrocity.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''His sentence may be death because<br>I AM THE LAW!'']]

Advocate Xaaron was one of the Autobots' chief legal advisors {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} and had been for a long time: when arresting some scumbag in the pre-war era, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] said he had the right to a "Xaaron-approved" attorney. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

When the war broke out, Xaaron attended Optimus Prime's [[Grand Convocation]], representing an unknown neutral faction. {{storylink|Derelicts}}

Long ago, he was rescued from a drilling platform within the [[Sonic Canyons]] by the Wreckers' leader, Impactor. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

Later, as [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] was tried by [[Aequitas]] for his crimes, Xaaron watched in disgust alongside [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], [[Solomus|Chief Justice Tyrest]], [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and others. Fearing the potential damage to morale and Decepticon use as propaganda should the trial data be released, these law and order luminaries agreed to keep the trials secret until the final verdict had been passed, then it would be full disclosure. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

Xaaron served on the [[Ethics Committee]] meetings at the [[Kimia Facility]], alongside [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Animus]]. He sat in consideration of [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]'s new invention, [[cerebro-sensitive bullet]]s that used onboard computers to ensure a killshot to the head with every pull of the trigger. {{storylink|Bullets}}

[[File:ChaosTheory1-labkimia.jpg|thumb|left|Don't do it, Wheeljack! [[Ironfist (G1)|That]] lab is [[Skyfall (G1)|CURSED!]]]]
When [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] unexpectedly surrendered, Xaaron was called in to advise on the legal aspects of his detention and possible trial. ([[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] wasn't too happy with the idea of POW rights for Megatron) Xaaron's advice was that Megatron should not be tried by an Autobot military tribunal but by a third party, as the intergalactic community had no time for ''either'' faction in the war and would accuse the Autobots of rigging the result. He also offered [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] a job at Kimia, in Ironfist's old lab. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}

After Cybertron was reborn in the wake of [[D-Void]]'s attack, Xaaron watched on as a viewscreen showed [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] explaining his desire to gather a crew to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{Storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He apparently thought this was a good idea as he was later seen on Rodimus's ship, the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

[[File:Second storytelling an intimate beheading.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
[[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] gathered Xaaron, [[Dipstick]], [[Atomizer]], [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]], and [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] to tell a true story over a bottle of "[[Old Corroder]]" in [[Swerve's]], in the hope it'd jumpstart [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s brain: the implication is the five of them had some significant adventure in the past. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} He later participated in an attack on a rogue group of Decepticons occupying the planet [[Temptoria]]. {{storylink|Before & After}} When [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] was let loose on the ''Lost Light'', the entire crew fruitlessly tried to fight him, including Xaaron. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} Together with Rodimus, Xaaron presided over the [[Transformer funerary practices#2005 IDW continuity|Act of Transition]] to honor those who fell in battle with Overlord. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

The ''Lost Light'' was eventually able to return to Cybertron, allowing Xaaron and the others to reunite with the other Autobots and celebrate the defeat of the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} He was in attendance when Megatron's trial finally came to be held. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

Xaaron was one of three heads for the first convening of the [[Lost Light Internal Legal Affairs Committee]], gathered to decide [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]'s fate following the scientist's attempts to alter history. (It was supposed to be four, but Megatron—Brainstorm's eventual intended target—recused himself.) He didn't have much to say during the hearing, but along with Rodimus and Magnus, came to the decision to keep Brainstorm on-ship, under supervision, and have his [[Time case|time machine]] destroyed. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}} Xaaron was present when Rodimus announced [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}

[[File:FillingInTheBlanks GetawayFakeNews.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|right|OBJECTION!]]
Xaaron attended Megatron's classes on the Knights of Cybertron. However, when [[Getaway]] and [[Atomizer]] led a mutiny against the former Decepticon and his supporters shortly afterwards, Xaaron was not amongst those who stood up for Megatron. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Like the others, Xaaron watched Getaway gloat to the stranded [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]] before mentioning the arrival of third party. When Getaway revealed that said party was the [[Galactic Council]], Xaaron was shocked that Getaway would deal with the aliens and rightly skeptical at the Council's supposed promise of only wanting Megatron and leaving the others alone. Part of the new bridge crew, Xaaron attended a meeting on the [[Warren]]. After [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] scribbled some extra symbols on Rodimus's map to [[Cyberutopia]], Xaaron identified them as clan markings of the Knights of Cybertron. At that moment, a message from Rodimus came in explaining that Team Rodimus would soon face the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] and Rodimus's gruesome funerary wishes before Getaway deleted the message. The bridge crew began grilling Getaway again, Xaaron demanding he speak up, before the escapologist dismissed them all. Xaaron's memories were later remotely altered by [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] to make him believe that Team Rodimus had left of their own free will. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

Getaway eventually betrayed his crew, despite their unwavering (if compelled) support. Cornered by the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]] and his [[Phantom Fleet]], Getaway offered up his men in exchange for his own life. Xaaron and the others were forcibly subjected to a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] virus by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], making them into diseased and near-mindless horrors to be unleashed on Team Rodimus when they caught up with the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} Xaaron was eventually cured and attended the ''Lost Light''{{'}}s farewell party in Swerve's, chatting with [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Clicker]]. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Primax 092.0 Beta]], Emirate Xaaron was one of [[Hyperdrive (Turbomaster)|Hyperdrive]]'s predecessors as Autobot leader. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/16}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Tread & Circuits Part 2|''Tread & Circuits'' #2]]}}
[[File:Tread&Circuits4 XaaronAnnounces.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
As official consul to the [[Senate]], {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}} Emirate Xaaron helped officiate the [[Speedia|Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]]. As the racers got into place, the current First Senator [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] asked Xaaron to give the countdown. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}} After [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]] launched an attack on the race, Xaaron worried that the terrorists had disrupted their means of choosing a new First Senator, but was relieved when [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] arrived at the finish line. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}} At Knock Out's inauguration, Xaaron officially introduced to him to the citizenry of Velocitron, but was forced to evacuate the stage after Mayhem launched another attack. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}
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==Toys==
===''Generations Comic Edition''===
[[File:ComicEdition-EmirateXaaron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|You thought to see [[Impactor (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Impactor]]? But it was me, [[Reflector (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege | Refraktor]]!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Emirate Xaaron and Autobot Flame''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Shield, Blaster/Tank Turret
:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Comic Edition|Generations Comic Edition]]'' "Emirate Xaaron" is a heavy retool of [[Reflector (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|''War for Cybertron: Siege'' Refraktor]], most notably gaining a new head and comic-accurate chest (complete with comic-accurate scar). He transforms into the "Combat Mode" he mentioned having but never using, with the actual design having been invented for this toy. The vehicle parts all attach via [[5mm post]]s, so you can set them aside and have a more comic-accurate "only-a-robot" appearance. Or make him one-third of a camera, technically.

:He is packaged with [[Flame (Marvel)#Generations Comic Edition|Autobot Flame]].

:The 2-pack was [[exclusive]] to [[Hasbro Pulse]]. It was revealed on [[Sixo]]'s Twitter on [[June 13]], with pre-orders going up later that day.
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==Notes==
[[File:ThereShallComeALeader_redraws.jpg|thumb|"I know what Megatron's capable of... ''He's my brother.''"<br>DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUN]]
*In [[And There Shall Come...a Leader!|Xaaron's first appearance]], his head design was clearly based on [[:File:G1Megatron_toy.jpg|the original ''Generation 1'' Megatron toy]], minus the larger grey helmet and the gun [[kibble]]. His chest looks a little Megatron-y as well. The arms and everything else from the chest down was designed later and was much less Megatron-y.
*Xaaron's original depiction also suggests an explanation for his weird lip-connecting strip things: His mouth bears a resemblance to that of [[Iron Man]]'s [https://i.pinimg.com/736x/63/9c/67/639c671457cff7c7e89c67be54a65d4d.jpg original helmet] – that is, a line of three unmoving holes in a rigid faceplate. Of course it's impossible to tell for sure in still pictures whether the mouth is supposed to be moving, but it ''is'' pretty inexpressive. And [[John Stokes|the artist]] drew [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s mouth in [https://transformandrollout.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/06-4.jpg a very human-like style] in the same story. At any rate, later artists would interpret his mouth in [[:File:Xaarondelbo.jpg|the same way as other Transformers]], just with those... weird lip-connecting strip things.
*In [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|the Marvel comics]] it is not clear if the character's full name is "Emirate Xaaron" or if "Emirate" is a title. Later continuities would use "Emirate" as a title. However, the English word "{{w|emirate}}" is not actually a personal title, but rather a territory or an office. It's derived from the Arabic ''{{w|emir}}'', which is the actual title of the person in charge of that territory or office.
*Xaaron's alt mode was the subject of one of the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Marvel UK letters page's]] most frequently asked questions,<ref name=facts/> confounding [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]].<ref>[[Source:Dread Tidings#Issue 201|Dread Tidings, issue 201]]</ref> It became a bit of a running gag for the hosts to give silly answers, like when Dreadwind suggested he turned into a toaster<ref>[[Source:Dread Tidings#Issue 184|Dread Tidings, issue 184]]</ref> or "somethin' really wimpy" like that (while also acknowledging the rumour that Xaaron hadn't transformed for millions of years).<ref>[[Source:Dread Tidings#Issue 269|Dread Tidings, issue 269]]</ref> [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] asked around and found that nobody knew, "but he could turn into a egg-whisk for all we know!"<ref>[[Source:Darn 'n' Blast#Issue 318|Darn 'n' Blast, issue 318]]</ref> He also joked that the weird lip-connecting strip things were some sort of oral toast rack, before claiming they "diffus[ed] the infra-red emissions generated by his continuous speeches" – what a load of hot air!<ref>[[Source:Darn 'n' Blast#Issue 319|Darn 'n' Blast, issue 319]]</ref>
*Marvel stories are inconsistent on Xaaron's place in the Council; "The Middle Years!" explicitly notes Traachon as leader, while "Legion of the Lost!" refers to Xaaron as "chairman", although he is subservient to Traachon in other stories.
*Xaaron was one Marvel UK conceit that writer [[Simon Furman]] quickly brought over when he began writing for Marvel US. In the translation, however, Xaaron lost all his colors except for the yellow.
*Xaaron is one of two Transformers who have served as a yellow-glowing avatar for [[Primus]]. The other is [[Mini-Con]] [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] from [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'']].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Xaaron''' (ザロン ''Zaron'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Xaaron emír''' ("Emir Xaaron")

==References==
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Quake (G1)

2024-06-13T22:32:59Z

Sir Kultur: Added a small joke about Legacy Quake's alternate mode

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{{disambig3|Quake}}
:''Quake is a [[Decepticon]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TF 2019 11 cvrRIclean.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Instagib is his jam.]]
'''Quake''' is a berserker. When he enters a battlefield, he will not rest until anything and everything within sight is in smoldering ruins, including his own comrades. It will often take cries of protest from fellow Decepticons to "point the ''other'' way, you idiot!" to remind him to pick his targets more selectively. This, he claims, is just part of one of his unconventional "battle techniques."

Quake can become so caught up in the battle frenzy that his systems can overheat and shut him down. His endurance is second-to-none, however, and he has pulled through even the most seemingly final of defeats.

His [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners are [[Tiptop]] and [[Heater]].

{{bigquote|Fundamentally attracted to, and nostalgic for, violence.|[[Froid]]'s psychological assessment of Quake|"[[The World In Your Eyes Part Three]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:UK213 Quake Grinning.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1|This is easily the most awesome he's ever looked.]]
''Quake was one of the [[Triumvirate]]'s gladiators on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and took a full [[fusion cannon]] blast from [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] before the latter had the Triumvirate killed and assumed control of their territory.'' {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}} ''He briefly went to [[Earth]], where a fight between him and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] badly injured a [[human]].'' {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}}

[[File:Crankcase battletrap quake the void.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|Quake, with fear.]]
''He was later sent by the [[Decepticon High Council]] to Earth alongside [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]], [[Windsweeper]] and [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]] to bring back [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] after his failed bid for 'Con leadership. Thunderwing was unwilling to return, though, and when he punched out Ruckus, Quake made the mistake of shooting at him, for which he was grabbed by the barrel and used as a club to beat up the others.'' {{storylink|Rage!}} ''Afterwards, Thunderwing had his new team make a suicide attack on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], but thankfully Ruckus convinced him that a good leader knows when to retreat.'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

On Cybertron, Quake became part of the Transformer race's united defense against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} When the Chaos-Bringer arrived, Quake attacked Unicron's foot alongside the Autobots Joyride and [[Waverider]]. Their combined firepower was enough to make Unicron go "Ouch", but a devastating optic beam scattered the attackers. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} Despite the blast, Quake survived Unicron's assault and was present when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] expired after the war was over. {{storylink|Still Life!}} He also attended the summit meeting between the Autobots and Decepticons, as the two factions tried to maintain peace. Like many Decepticons, though, Quake had trouble with the concept. Getting along with Autobots like [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] was tough enough, but he also treated their human "[[Neo-Knights|comrades]]" like so much luggage (though, to be fair, they ''were'' boxed up in a crate). {{storylink|Exodus!}}

Few Decepticons had to have been happier than Quake when their new leader, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], ended the alliance, stranding the Autobots on Cybertron while the Decepticons went marauding on the planet [[Klo]]. Quake relished in the devastation the Decepticons caused on that world. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} When the Autobots eventually arrived, they were ambushed and beaten almost to the last man. Quake joined a 'Con patrol hunting down the last five Autobots left alive, during which time he blasted [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] from behind. As he was not seen afterwards (yet Blaster ''was''—nice shot there, Quake), he probably didn't fare too well against [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the other ambushed Autobots. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

=====Trigger-Happy!=====
Following a botched sting operation, [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] went on the run from his fellow Autobots, frightened over the consequences in store for him for his failure. Seeing an opportunity to turn one of Optimus's soldiers to his side, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] had [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and Quake accompany him in tracking down the wayward Autobot. They trailed Backstreet to an abandoned amusement park, where Megatron instructed his soldiers to wait at a distance while he made his recruitment pitch. Listening in, Quake became so engrossed that he failed to notice Optimus Prime barreling towards him. He wound up getting knocked aside by the Autobot leader, who proceeded to rescue his soldier and return him home. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Quake was present when Megatron made peaceful gestures to Humanity in [[New York City]]; and the Decepticons gave 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|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}}

The characteristics of Quake and the other "Small Targetmaster Decepticons" were reviewed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] in a simulation watched by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}

====Another Time & Place====
Quake was among the Decepticon warriors who attacked [[Hydrus Four]] with Bludgeon, assuming control of the [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] production facility in the hopes of reviving Megatron. They captured the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] easily enough and Quake guarded them, prodding them with an [[electro mace]] whether they stepped out of line or not, but a full Autobot task force soon followed and the Decepticons were overwhelmed and defeated. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Quakeg1.jpg|upright=1|thumb|"No, no, hit the ones with the red faces painted on them! The purple faces are your friends!"]]
Miraculously alive and well, Quake was serving on the bridge of the new [[Warworld]] Bludgeon had constructed for raiding other ships in space and stocking up on resources. {{storylink|Primal Fear!|Old Evils}} He was one of countless Decepticons under Bludgeon's command when they fought the Autobots over ownership of a cache of weapons on an unnamed barren world. The Decepticons were easily overpowering the Autobots, but Bludgeon ordered a retreat when the gigantic, [[Guardian (G2)|monstrous creature]] that guarded their quarry warned them away. {{storylink|Ghosts}} Quake was later part of a raiding party which landed on Earth, and enjoyed spreading chaos and destruction among the humans. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Tales of Earth Part One}} Like most of Bludgeon's Decepticons, however, he was quickly cowed when Megatron returned and killed Bludgeon, forcing the Decepticons back under his command. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory|Tales of Earth Part Two}}

During a [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] attack on the Warworld, Quake was destroyed. Again. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

===3H comics===
[[File:Quakevehicon.jpg|thumb|left|Rule 193 of villainy: Don't taunt the tiny kitty.]]
With the emergence of the [[Wreckers]], [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]], and [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]] on Vehicon-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] needed more [[Vehicon General]]s to counter the insurgents. He picked the sparks of Quake and [[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]], who served Megatron's [[Megatron (G1)|namesake]] well, and put them in new Vehicon bodies and gave them [[Blastcharge's drones|experimental]] [[Quake's drones|drones]] to command.

Quake and Blastcharge followed [[Primal Prime]]'s group to the lair of the recluse spider [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], but got there too late to catch up with the main force. Blastcharge shot [[Fractyl]], who had stayed behind to talk to Arcee. Quake rumbled that the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] was only worth five points for being "a half-pint loser" rather than the ten Blastcharge claimed, leaving two drones to clean up the mess as they went to hunt down the other Wreckers.

The two arrived at the Wreckers' destination, a shuttle hangar, right in the middle of a battle between the small force and a horde of drones led by [[Spy Streak]]. Quake was not impressed with many of the Maximals' small size, and chose to taunt the relatively tiny [[Tigatron]]. This was a mistake. Tigatron opened his chest, and with the awesome elemental powers of the [[Vok]], Quake was destroyed. (Anybody else sensing a trend here?) {{storylink|Departure}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
In the early days of Optimus Prime's reign as Prime, Quake participated in the Decepticon assault on the [[Decagon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}}

Quake became a member of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s faction of [[Ultracon]]s during the Dark Ages. He was present at the near-signing of the tri-faction peace treaty, and engaged the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]] in battle alongside many other Autobots and Decepticons after the bombing. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Stormbringer issue 4|''Stormbringer'' #4]]}}
[[File:AllHisEngines Quakedies.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Quake died. Must be a Tuesday.]]
Quake served with [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]'s ground troops on board the Decepticon starship ''[[Thanatos]]'', under the overall command of [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]. They joined the Autobot [[Wreckers]] in confronting [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] on Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

After the fall of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], what remained of the Decepticon hierarchy retreated to a burnt-out husk of a planet. Quake and Razorclaw were among the nearly 100 Decepticons present, possibly having arrived with the rest of the crew of the ''Thanatos''. As the mood in the camp descended into cannibalistic survivalism, Quake turned against the Decepticon leaders and attempted to assassinate [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]. His efforts failed thanks to the "[[cerebro-shell]]" unit [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] constructed; Starscream shouted at him to die, and he did. {{storylink|All His Engines}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Three|''Transformers'' #3]]}}

[[File:TheWorldInYourEyesPartThree-ThreefoldSparkWar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55]]

Quake served under [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] during the [[War of the Threefold Spark]]. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} He helped rescue a wounded [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in the final battle of the war. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}} A berserker by nature, Quake developed an addiction to violence during the war and proved unable to readjust to peacetime. Although [[Froid]] tried to treat him, the psychiatrist was unable to curb his appetite for destruction and eventually wrote him off as one of his four substantial failures, though Froid also held the opinion that limiting Quake's access to his only legitimate medium of self-expression was a poor decision. By the era just before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Quake still hadn't reintegrated into society, and his warlike personality led him into [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s burgeoning [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] movement. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}}

At some point, Quake posed in a group photo with many Cybertronians, including [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]. {{storylink|Open Comms}}

[[File:TheWorldInYourEyesPart5-Quake.jpg|thumb|200px|Thank you, [[Brian Ruckley|Ruckley]], for letting me actually do something!]]
Secretly, however, Quake was ''also'' part of [[The Rise]], the radical splinter cell led by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and deliberately cultivated by Megatron to effect change in Cybertronian society. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} Following a staged attack on one of Megatron's Ascenticon rallies just after [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s murder, supposedly at the hands of the Ascenticons, Quake was one of the four initial Ascenticons recruited into Megatron's new [[Ascenticon Guard]]—a development that caused no small amount of concern for the Autobots, who were already aware of Quake's notorious reputation. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}}

Eventually, the Ascenticon sympathizer [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] learned the whereabouts of a [[Voin]] trader who had supposedly been privy to Brainstorm's killing, and passed this information along to [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]; once Soundwave relayed the news to Shockwave, he sent Quake to Iacon's [[Xeno-Quarter]] to silence the loose end before [[Security Operations]] got to the Voin first. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} Quake easily killed his target, but then spied [[Rubble]], who had followed the Voin out of curiosity. Quake assumed that the newborn was a spy, chased him through the Xeno-Quarter, and easily killed him. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}

As a result of his reckless behavior, Shockwave had Quake kept on a tight leash for some time, hidden away in a secret Rise bunker with [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] under [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s supervision. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}} Once the news came that they had to up stakes and relocate their hidden base, Quake and some other "problematic" members of The Rise were loaded aboard [[Roughstuff]]'s trailer for the move until a sudden ground quake upended their transport. To make matters worse, the sociopathic [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] then shot Roughstuff for no reason, leaving the group stranded in the wilderness. They were inadvertently discovered by a team of geologists, who recognized the wanted Quake and called in Security. [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]]'s quick-response strike team soon arrived to save the geologists from the Risers, with Quake transforming to tank mode and shooting down [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] in the ensuing melee. He then fell for [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]'s decoy tactics and wound up ensnared in a paralyzing net by Novastar. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}}

[[File:Prisoners BumblebeeQuake.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|Still his meatiest role to date.]]
Sixshot's arrival changed the tide of battle and Quake was freed by Frenzy and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. However, Quake soon found himself attacked by the massive [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]], who picked him up and smashed him into the ground. He managed to shoot out her knee with his tank cannon, but she toppled onto Quake, pinning him under her gargantuan form. Sixshot decided to cut losses and retreated with Rumble and Frenzy, leaving Quake to be taken into custody by Security. [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] wanted to make a spectacle of Quake's capture and had Security parade him out in public in front of the unruly masses.

[[Flywheels|Skytread]] seeded the crowd with Ascenticon sympathizers, and upon receiving Soundwave's decree that Quake could not enter [[Senate]] custody, had them start a riot to cover for Quake's escape. Still manacled, Quake leaped from the hovering platform he was being transported on into the crowd, muscling his way to freedom down a side alley. He encountered a Voin asserter and its slaved simian enforcers, seeking vengeance for Quake's earlier murder of one of their kind. Quake managed to trick the attacking organics into breaking his manacles, losing a hand in the process. He then brutally slaughtered the Voin and its enforcers, but not without incurring severe damage. [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] arrived in the alley in time to see Quake slowly shifting to his tank mode in an attempt to escape. Fearing that Quake would again escape justice for Rubble's murder, Bumblebee seized one of the Voin's fallen swords and drove it straight through the back of Quake's neck as he was transforming. Bumblebee then wrenched Quake's head and entire [[spark]] chamber clean out of his body, killing him. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
[[File:BBOQuake.jpg|thumb|100px]]
Quake was in command of the second Decepticon base attacked and destroyed by the Autobots during a series of raids. He pursued the invader in tank mode launching several bombs against his target, but foolishly ran over his own bombs and ended blowing himself up. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Quake was a heavily-armed Decepticon berserker who joined the Decepticons to get back at everyone who'd wronged him. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1-toy Quake.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ready to shake, rattle and—oh wait, never mind.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Quake''' (Targetmaster, [[1988]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Quake transforms into a Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank equipped with a [[plasma cannon]]. Unlike the other "double" [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s, Quake has a third non-Nebulan weapon; his removable turret cannon, which can be replaced in vehicle mode by any smaller Targetmaster partner, or be held in robot mode.

:He comes with the Nebulan Targetmasters [[Tiptop#Toys|Tiptop]] and [[Heater#Toys|Heater]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Quake/quake.htm More information on Quake at TFU.info]''
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Deluxe-Quake.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A G1 robot mode but a Beast Machines tank mode.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Chasm & Decepticon Quake''' (Deluxe Class, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': rifle, tank turret
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' "Decepticon Quake" is a [[redeco]] of [[Hardhead (G1)#Titans Return|Hardhead]], transforming into a futuristic tank of made-up model. Although his tank treads are merely molded detail, he possesses a set of hidden wheels underneath the front of his vehicle mode and in his rear tank treads that allow him to roll. In robot mode, he can either mount his non-firing turret on his shoulder (as pictured) or carry it in his hand, though due to its size it can make the figure somewhat unstable. His rifle - which, interestingly, seems to be generally modeled after a real-life [[wikipedia:Heckler & Koch G36|Heckler & Koch G36C]] subcarabine - can also be carried, mounted on his shoulder, or plugged in on top of the larger gun.

:Quake comes with his [[Titan Master]] partner [[Chasm#Titans Return|Chasm]] (retooled from [[Duros#Titans Return|Furos]]), who fits into his vehicle mode cockpit and transforms into his robot mode head. As with other ''Titans Return'' toys, Quake can accommodate any Titan Master figure in both robot and vehicle mode. Due to the placement of the socket for Titan Masters to attach, Quake can be fully transformed into vehicle mode without removing his head. His head socket is a bit on the tight side; turning Chasm's head 180° before inserting him will make for a smoother fit. However, this should be done with caution, as grooves in the neck port can scratch the paint off of Chasm's face with repeated use.

:In addition to the cockpit, Quake's turret can be opened to reveal a seat that allows any Titan Master figure to man it in both modes, with the cover also featuring a pair of angled pegs for a Titan Master to (somewhat insecurely) peg onto. Quake additionally sports four pegs on his treads that allow Titan Master figures to attach to his vehicle mode. (The rifle also has a small port that lets you store it on any of these pegs.) All this means that, not counting the neck socket, Quake's vehicle mode can accommodate a grand total of ''six'' extra Titan Masters at once.

:Quake was first released at retail in the Philippines, and subsequently the United States, in early 2017, with [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Perceptor]] and [[Kup (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Sergeant Kup]] being the only figures that from his wave had been officially announced by Hasbro by that point. Hasbro didn't acknowledge the existence of Quake, [[Krok (G1)#Titans Return|Krok]] and [[Topspin (G1)#Titans Return|Topspin]] until [[Toy Fair]], over a month after their release in the Philippines and two weeks after the first sighting at US retail.

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=6765 More information on Quake at Transformers-Universe.com]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Quake.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The Great Quake of 2024]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''G1 Universe Quake, G1 Universe Heater, G1 Universe Tiptop''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8GM1yKslnY/ Design notes] on ''Legacy'' Quake from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>

:Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Legacy_United|Legacy United]]'' Deluxe figures, "G1 Universe Quake" is a ''heavy'' retool of [[Skullgrin#Legacy|''Legacy'' Skullgrin]], only retaining the chest, forearms and feet of the original mold, transforming into a <s>box with treads and a gun</s> tank. The tip of his cannon barrel is compatible with [[Fire Blast effect]] parts.

: He comes with his Targetmaster partners, [[Tiptop#Legacy|G1 Universe Tiptop]] and [[Heater#Legacy|G1 Universe Heater]], which he can wield in both hands, on both sides of his tank mode, or on his turret. Tiptop and Heater can also combine into a super weapon, much like the original.

: Quake was revealed by collectors site Preternia.com on Twitter on [[June 11]], 2024, with pre-orders going up later the same day.

: The original mold was also used to make the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Cybertronian (faction)#Toys|G2 Universe Cybertronian Trooper]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8GM1yKslnY/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Quake from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W5DecepticonQuake.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Decepticon Quake, Ground Assault''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T18/T46'''
**''Stars: ''7

:Quake, Ground Assault is one of forty-six double sided character cards released as part of Wave 5 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Titans Masters Attack. As a character with a body mode, Quake begins the game with a Titan Master attached in head mode. Once Quake is KO'd, said Titan Master is deployed.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''Titans Return'' Quake toy, with the body mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art (minus the Chasm Titan Master). The card features original Alt Mode artwork, with lines by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]] and colors by [[Zoner]].

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.
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==Notes==
*[[#3H comics|Vehicon Quake]]'s body is [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]'s toy form in Quake's colors. A toy of this was never produced, and seemingly not even proposed as a convention [[exclusive]], though it would be moderately easy to [[Customizing|personally paint one]]. Quake had tank drones that looked [[Repurposing|exactly like]] Tankor's Mega-size toy, colors and all. (In ''The Wreckers'' comics, Tankor's [[Tank Drone]]s were drawn to look like their CGI model from the television series, which was visually distinct.)
*The [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#3D Battle-Card Game|Blitzwing]] card from the ''[[3D Battle-Card Game]]'' "Energon Wars" expansion is clearly designed to be Quake.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Quake''' (クェイク ''Kweiku'')
*''French:'' '''Séisme''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Rengés'''

==References==
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